## One Piece Chapter 529, pages 8-9: Beast Hell - Chapter: 529 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Buggy, Galdino, Mr. 3, Manticores, Impel Down prisoners, Portgas D. Ace ### Summary Page 8: The Level 2 guards are identified by a caption as "Manticore." They roar "Vuoru-rururu!!!" and Mr. 3 warns that if they catch the escapees, they will even eat their bones. The Manticores shout prison phrases such as "The key!!" and "Give us the key!!!" causing Luffy to react in confusion. Mr. 3 tells him not to listen because the creatures have human parts and can imitate human speech, but they only remember what prisoners say and have no idea what the words mean. The Manticores keep repeating bizarre stolen phrases including "Strawberry panties," "Fundoshi," and "Beef steak!" Buggy shouts, "Don't respond!!!" The page turns the man-eating monsters into an absurd chorus of overheard prison vocabulary while still keeping them dangerous. Page 9: Luffy runs through the chaos and asks Mr. 3, "Hey, you said you'd help me, right?" He wants to know how to get down to Level 3. Mr. 3 is shocked and asks, "You're trying to save Fire Fist Ace!!?" He thought they were escaping upward to Level 1, not going deeper into the prison. Mr. 3 then thinks through the layout and says the stairs from Level 1 continue all the way down to Level 3. Privately, he plans to use Strawhat as bait for the beasts that guard the stairs and then escape himself. Luffy grabs onto the useful part of the information, demanding only to be told where the stairs are. Mr. 3 shouts, "Follow me...!!!" and Luffy cheerfully answers that they should go together.