## One Piece Chapter 421, pages 6-7: Gear Third - Chapter: 421 - Pages: 6-7 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Rob Lucci, Nico Robin, Sanji, Sogeking ### Summary Page 6: Luffy looks up as the ceiling and circular upper structure crack under the force of the battle and the bombardment. A Den Den Mushi connection clicks and coos, and Lucci points out that the room is still above sea level: "THIS PLACE IS LOCATED ABOVE SEA LEVEL, SO THE WATER WON'T REACH HERE." He also makes Luffy listen to what is happening outside: "YOU CAN HEAR THE SOUND OF THE WARSHIPS' BOMBARDMENT, CAN'T YOU?" Luffy stands across from him, battered and breathing hard, thinking of the others. The questions hang over him: "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PIRATES...?" and "WHAT HAPPENED TO NICO ROBIN...?" Lucci uses every sound from outside as pressure, trying to make Luffy feel the battlefield collapsing beyond his reach. Page 7: Lucci tells Luffy, "YOU MUST BE WORRIED TO DEATH ABOUT THEM." He offers the bait directly: "IF YOU WANT TO SAVE THEM, GO AHEAD AND DO SO..." But Luffy refuses to turn away. "... I WILL NOT TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU," he says. Then he explains the decision with full certainty: "NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH NOW, THEY WILL SURELY SURVIVE!!! BUT IF I LET YOU GET AWAY HERE... YOU WILL GO KILL MY NAKAMA...!!! I WILL NOT TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU!!!" Lucci only laughs, "FUFU...!" while, outside, Sanji snaps at Sogeking, "THE BOMBARDMENT HAS ALREADY BEGUN. BY THE WAY, GUYS... YOU, SHUT UP!!" Sogeking answers with a desperate "NO~~~!!" Luffy's faith in his crew becomes the reason he stays with the most dangerous enemy.