## One Piece Chapter 423, pages 13-15: The Mermaid Legend - Chapter: 423 - Pages: 13-15 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Rob Lucci, Nami, Tony Tony Chopper, Kokoro, Chimney, Gonbe ### Summary Page 13: Lucci rushes the shrunken Luffy and drives a "SHIGAN" into him. Luffy screams, "UYAAAAH!!!" as he is struck and thrown. Lucci says, "AFTER ALL, YOUR STUPID ATTACK WON'T..." and then traps him against the broken surface. "IT IS UNFORTUNATE... BUT IN THAT STUPID FORM... DIE, STRAWHAT!!" Luffy panics, "CRAP! I... I'M TRAPPED!!" and begs his body to return: "UGH...!! COME BACK TO NORMAL, BODY!! HURRY!!! HURRY!! OR I'LL BE DONE FOR!!!" Lucci prepares the killing technique, "SHIGAN MADARA," surrounding Luffy with the threat of many finger-gun strikes while the small form leaves him almost defenseless. Page 14: Lucci's attack sends Luffy rebounding away instead of finishing him. Luffy flies back through the wreckage and realizes, "THE DAMAGE FROM EARLIER IS COMING TO MY LEGS!!" Then he understands the strange advantage of his tiny body. "COMING BACK!! I'M COMING BACK!!" he shouts as he ricochets toward safety. Lucci notices too late: "HEY, LOOK!!" Luffy grins through the pain and declares, "IT IS WORKING WELL!!!" The weakness from Gear Third nearly killed him, but the same light, springing body sends him back from Lucci's reach before the killing blow can settle. Page 15: Below, the underground passage becomes a drowning chamber. The group is swept through the water and debris, and someone thinks, "I'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING!!! OR EVERYONE WILL DROWN TO DEATH!!!" Nami struggles for air: "I CAN'T BREATHE...!!" Chopper cries, "I CAN'T HOLD MY BREATH ANYMORE!!!" and another desperate thought breaks through: "THIS IS THE END OF MY LIFE, HUH...? SHIT!! IT WAS PRETTY FUN... BUT I DIDN'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH!!!" In the darkness, someone calls, "HELP..." The scene is not heroic motion now, but the raw fear of people running out of air with no visible escape.