## One Piece Chapter 125: CANDLE CHAMPION - Chapter: 125 - Pages: 0-16 - Characters: Karoo, Mr. 3, Nefertari Vivi, Sanji, Dinosaur, Luffy, Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 5, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Miss Valentine ### Summary Page 0: The title page displays "CHAPTER 125" and the title "CANDLE CHAMPION". The cover illustration features Karoo the duck standing in front of a mirror, dressed up in a bucket hat with "DJK" written on it, headphones, a bow tie, and a small satchel. Behind him, Mr. 3, wearing glasses and a dark suit, gestures grandly towards Karoo with a wide smile, as if presenting him. To the right, Vivi stands casually in a puffy jacket with a star on her shirt and dark pants, looking on at the scene. They appear to be in a clothing store or dressing room. Page 1: Sanji stands alone, smoking a cigarette with a thoughtful and slightly concerned expression. He mutters to himself, "I've been waiting here forever, but nobody's come back yet... Something's definitely strange. Really damn strange." The scene shifts to a view of the Going Merry, peacefully docked in the jungle river. Sanji reasons, "If that's the case, then now's not the time for me to prepare cooking this lizard. Don't tell me something happened to Nami and Vivi...!?" Deciding to take action, Sanji turns and walks away from the ship, heading into the dense jungle. "Alright, I'll go look for them," he says, his footsteps rustling the foliage with a "STEP!" Page 2: Deep in the jungle, a massive, bruised dinosaur roars loudly, its face swollen and battered. Sanji's voice calls out from off-panel, "Viviiiiiiii! <3 Namiiiiiiii! <3" Sanji pauses, hearing the rustling and the beast's grumbles. "Hm?" he wonders. In the next moment, Sanji is seen casually riding on the back of the crying, defeated dinosaur as it trots through the jungle. "I love you!" Sanji yells out, then adds, "Heeeey! Say something back if you can hear me!" The dinosaur lets out another loud "ROAR!" Suddenly, Sanji brings the dinosaur to a halt. He stands before a massive, bizarre structure made of white wax, shaped somewhat like a giant cake with a door. "What's this?" Sanji asks, staring up at the strange formation. Page 3: Luffy stands furiously before the giant wax structure, his fists clenched. At the top of the structure, Zoro, Nami, and Vivi are trapped, slowly being encased in wax. Mr. 3, Miss Goldenweek, and Mr. 5 stand triumphantly nearby. "So!? They're still alive!" Luffy yells. Mr. 3 laughs mockingly, "Hahaha! It doesn't matter how pissed off you are because as you can see, your friends have already been reduced to wax-figures." Mr. 5 smirks, adding, "You're far too late... so wallow in despair!" Mr. 3 agrees, "He's exactly right, you know...! You're too late, Strawhat." A close-up shows the agonizing expressions of Zoro, Nami, and Vivi as the wax hardens around them. "They'll sure to be excellent wax-dolls!" Mr. 3 boasts. Miss Goldenweek, holding her paintbrush, casually remarks, "Haha... oh, I wonder about that... once Miss Golden Week paints them," Page 4: A massive, mechanical-looking suit of armor made entirely of wax stomps into view. It has a large "3" on its chest, spiked shoulders, and boxing glove-like hands. "Attack! Candle Champion!" Mr. 3's voice booms from inside. Miss Goldenweek looks up in awe, exclaiming, "It's Mr. 3's greatest work of art!" Mr. 5, looking confident, explains, "This is... the thing that was once used to take down a criminal whose bounty was worth 42 million Beli." Luffy stares up at the towering wax monstrosity in shock, asking, "What's that?" Behind him, Usopp and Karoo scream in terror, "Aghhhhh!" Page 5: Mr. 3, safely inside the Candle Champion suit, commands, "Now then, Miss Golden Week! Please apply a coat of paint on this! And do it artistically as possible! And then I'll easily crush that arrogant Strawhat, won't I!?" Miss Goldenweek, holding her palette, asks lazily, "Can I take a rest after that then?" Mr. 3's face is visible through a window in the suit as he boasts, "My Doru Doru wax that's as hard as iron is wrapped around me completely to form this armour with not even a single weak point! In fact, I ask you to refrain from doing anything more! With this, I am invincible!" Miss Goldenweek replies, "Yes, and I won't care!" Usopp and Karoo, still panicking, yell at Luffy, "Don't just stand there admiring it! Fight!" But Luffy is completely mesmerized by the giant robot suit, his eyes shining with excitement as he breathes, "So cool!" Page 6: Usopp looks on in shock, questioning, "Mist of wax...?" Luffy, snapping out of his awe, pulls his arm back, preparing an attack. "Got it...! Gomu Gomu..." he yells. Meanwhile, Miss Goldenweek finishes applying paint to the Candle Champion suit. "Now then... Painting complete," she announces. Luffy launches his fist forward with incredible speed, shouting, "Pistol!" His fist strikes the wax armor, but it bounces off harmlessly, leaving Luffy grunting in pain, "Agh-" as the suit remains completel...