## One Piece Chapter 535: Friend - Chapter: 535 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Brook, ape-like gym partner, Hannibal, Buggy, Galdino/Mr. 3, Impel Down guards, Bentham/Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Magellan, Luffy, Portgas D. Ace, Level 5 prisoners, Crocodile, Sadi-chan, Demon Beast Guards ### Summary Page 0: Chapter title page: Chapter 535: "Friend." The cover illustration is a standalone scene with Brook and another large, hairy, ape-like gym partner lifting heavy dumbbells in a workout room. A note says Brook's shirt says "muscle," matching the body-building gag. This page opens the chapter and gives the title, but it is not part of the Impel Down action. The main narrative will return to Luffy's poisoned fight with Magellan and the fate of the escapees. Page 1: At the passage to Level 3, Hannibal fumes over Buggy and Mr. 3. He thinks, "... Fools...!! If you two had gotten through here and made trouble, I could have blamed it on the Chief Warden!" and also, "I could have blamed it on the Chief Warden!" A guard reports from the Level 3 passage that there are casualties from a bomb attack, but Buggy the Clown and Mr. 3 have been captured. The two prisoners lie battered at Hannibal's feet while he gloats that they were idiots to come at him. Page 2: Buggy and Mr. 3 groan from the floor after losing to Hannibal. Mr. 3 says Hannibal is strong, stronger than expected, and curses him. Buggy, terrified of torture, threatens to bite his own tongue off if they torture him, then says, "... Okay... gonna bite it..." At the same time on the same floor, Mr. 2 Bon Clay runs from guards, shouting, "Out of my way, you guys!!" and "Fallen Swan's Dance Party!!!" He admits he cannot go against Magellan and that his odds of being beaten were two hundred percent, so he screams, "I'm gonna run!!" Page 3: The scene cuts back to Luffy versus Magellan. Luffy coughs and collapses in the smoke as Magellan towers over him, coated in poison. Magellan says, "... You actually brought me to my knees... A cornered rat can be fearsome...!!" but adds that the poison on Luffy's hands is more than enough to steal his ability to move. Luffy groans in pain, "Uwaa-aaahh...!!!" and tries to keep fighting with "Gomu Gomu..." Magellan coldly calls it painful and pitiful while the poison spreads over Luffy's arms. Page 4: Luffy forces another attack despite the poison. He calls out "Twin..." and then launches "Jet Pistol!!!" while Magellan puffs himself up with "Poison Blowfish!!!" Luffy's fists punch into Magellan's swollen poison-covered body with heavy impact sounds, and Magellan exhales poison bubbles or balls. One of the globes shoots back toward Luffy, who reacts in shock. The exchange shows Luffy still landing Gear Second blows, but Magellan's entire body remains a poison trap even when he is hit directly. Page 5: Magellan releases more poison globes with a "hyun!!" as Luffy keeps trying to strike him. Luffy calls "Jet Pistol!!!" again, but Magellan absorbs and redirects the attack through his poison-coated body. The poison balls and splashes fill the panels, and Magellan answers by raising "Hydra" again. Luffy is thrown back and cries, "Uwah!!!" as the renewed poison dragon forms around him. The battle continues to punish Luffy for every attempt to touch Magellan, even when the blow itself lands. Page 6: Luffy coughs and wonders if the haze is fog. Magellan then unleashes "Poison Cloud," spreading a broad toxic mist across the floor. The cloud rolls over the battlefield while Luffy coughs, gasps, and struggles to see. Magellan laughs or exhales with "Fufufu...!!" as Luffy is forced to endure poison in the air on top of poison on his body. This page marks a shift from direct Hydra strikes to a suffocating, area-wide attack that attacks Luffy's senses and breathing. Page 7: The Poison Cloud worsens Luffy's condition. He asks, "My eyes are blurry...?" and, "My ears aren't working right...?" Magellan tells him, "Your hands... are already useless. The poison has already stolen everything from you." Luffy lies in the smoke, barely able to move, while Magellan stands over the swirling dark cloud. Elsewhere, guards call out, "Hey!!! Guard!!!!" from behind the bars, showing that the chaos is still spreading through the prison as Luffy's body begins shutting down. Page 8: Luffy demands, "Tell me the truth... what the hell is going on upstairs...!!?" but the guards answer, "Nothing..." and, "Nothing at all." Magellan strikes Luffy across the battlefield with a heavy blow, sending him crashing into the floor while saying nothing. Luffy pants and coughs, and Magellan watches the battered intruder with the line, "What fearsome determination..." Even poisoned, deafened and blurred, Luffy is still focused on Ace and the prison above instead of on his own survival. Page 9: Magellan continues beating Luffy down. Luffy is slammed into the rocks with a huge impact and cries, "Uwaa-ahh!!!" while Magellan calls him "pathetic." Luffy struggles through the heat and poison, but M...