## One Piece Chapter 297: Praise for Vearth - Chapter: 297 - Pages: 0-16 - Characters: Ace, angry mob, Nami, Luffy, Enel, Conis, Robin, Gan Fall, Wiper, Chopper, McKinley ### Summary Page 0: The title page reads "Chapter 297 'Praise for Vearth'". The cover story is "ACE'S GREAT SEARCH FOR BLACKBEARD VOL. 22 'ACE'S IDENTITY IS DISCOVERED'". Ace is shown running frantically towards the foreground, holding his hat to his head. He is shirtless, wearing his beaded necklace and shorts. Behind him, a group of angry people, including a man who looks like a doctor, are chasing him with weapons. They are running past a large domed building. Page 1: Nami and Luffy ride the waver up the giant beanstalk. Nami looks down in panic, shouting, "He's trying to destroy the whole ground below the stalk!" Above them, a massive projection of Enel's face laughs maniacally from the dark clouds. "YAHAHAHA! HOW DARE YOU LOWLY HUMANS TRY TO REACH ME! YOUR BLASPHEMOUS INSOLENCE KNOWS NO BOUNDS!" On the flying ship Maxim, Enel's followers watch in horror. One yells, "HE'S TARGETING UPPER YARD!" Dark clouds swirl violently around the beanstalk. Nami realizes the danger: "AND IF THE GROUND BENEATH THE STALK IS DESTROYED, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO COME UP THIS HIGH EVER AGAIN! REACHING ENEL WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE THEN!" Enel continues to taunt them from above, "Yahaha! Even if you can resist my lightning, it's meaningless if you can't come up here! Fall back down and wait for raigou's completion, rubber man!" Down below, Conis and others watch the destruction. "LUFFY! NAMI!" "UPPER YARD IS CRUMBLING!" Page 2: As the waver speeds up the beanstalk, Nami tells Luffy, "It seems Enel's set on avoiding direct contact with you!" Luffy, determined, replies, "AS IF I'D LET HIM!" Below them, the giant beanstalk is breaking apart, and the ruins of Shandora are falling through the clouds. People on the ground watch the debris fall. "The city ruins below are visible now!" "He's trying to destroy the whole ground here!" Panic sets in as they realize the danger to those still in the ruins. "Oh no! Wiper's still lying over there!" "Crap! So is Zoro!" Robin looks up at the falling debris, noting, "The ruins..." Page 3: Massive chunks of ruins and the giant snake Nola fall through the sky. A voice declares, "YOUR EFFORT IS USELESS... ENEL... YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER TO DESTROY... THE HISTORY, OF THE PROUD WARRIORS BORN AND RAISED IN SHANDORA!" Gan Fall watches the destruction, adding, "NO MATTER HOW MANY RELICS AND RUINS YOU TRY TO DESTROY! SO NO MATTER HOW MANY FORESTS YOU TRY TO BURN DOWN!" Wiper is shown lying battered on the ground, struggling to stay conscious. The voice continues, "IT WILL GIVE BIRTH! TO GREAT VITALITY! THIS SHEER FORCE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU'RE CAPABLE OF DESTROYING! NO MATTER WHERE SHANDORA IS NOW..." Robin is seen dragging Wiper away from the falling debris. She yells, "RUN AWAY, WIPER! Watch out! YOU'LL DIE!" Page 4: Wiper's bloodied face is shown, his eyes fierce with determination as he declares, "THIS GREAT LAND, WILL NEVER LOSE!" On the flying ship, people watch in awe. "VEARTH WILL..." Conis looks up hopefully. High above, Enel smirks dismissively. "Ohh? Such nonsense I hear from the fools below. Yahahaha..." A massive explosion rocks the island below, sending debris flying as Enel's attack strikes. Page 5: Despite the massive attack, the island of Upper Yard remains intact, resting firmly on the clouds. "IT WON'T SINK! UPPER YARD WON'T BUDGE AN INCH!" Gan Fall clutches his head in realization. "YES! VEARTH'S GRANDEUR SURPASSES ALL! IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE MORTALS CAN CLAIM AND FIGHT OVER AS MERE PROPERTY!" Enel looks down, surprised by the island's resilience. "What tremendous power to resist!" The giant beanstalk, however, begins to crumble and fall. Gan Fall laments, "WHY COULDN'T ANY OF US REALIZE THAT FOR OVER 400 YEARS...!?" Page 6: The giant beanstalk cracks and begins to topple over. People on the ground shout, "WIPEERRR! WIPEERRR!" "Get back over here! The stalk is falling!" Wiper, still on the ground, looks up at the falling stalk and mutters, "Straw Hat... Go..." High above, the waver carrying Luffy and Nami launches off the falling beanstalk, flying straight towards Enel's ship, the Maxim. Page 7: The waver flies through the air towards the Maxim. Luffy yells, "HERE I COME! ENEL!" Luffy's face is fierce as he demands, "HAND OVER! THE GOLDEN BELL!" Nami looks determined beside him. Enel, looking annoyed by their persistence, says, "They're all so stubbornly persistent... Enough is enough! This should be more than big enough to deal with you all for good!" The Maxim looms large as Enel prepares his final attack. "DISAPPEAR WITH THE WHOLE COUNTRY!" Page 8: A colossal, pitch-black spherical cloud descends from the sky, crackling with lightning. Enel announces his ultimate attack: "RAIGOU!" The sheer size of the sphere dwarfs everything around it. Down below, various characters react in absolute terror and shock. Robin, Conis, C...