## One Piece Chapter 473, pages 12-14: Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma Appears - Chapter: 473 - Pages: 12-14 - Characters: Bartholomew Kuma, Perona, Gecko Moria, Wild Zombies, Nami ### Summary Page 12: Perona tries to distance herself from Moria immediately. Kuma asks, "Are you one of Moria's men?" and she answers, "Lord Moria... No, Gecko Moria and I have no relationship!! I was just... about to flee this island..." Kuma does not attack her. Instead, he asks with unsettling calm, "If you were to go on vacation, where would you like to go?" The zombies panic at the strange politeness: "Whaaa~!? Small talk!?" Perona, still confident in her own style, answers anyway: "Well, a vacation... Somewhere dark... damp... near an old castle, swimming in malice. I'd like to pass the time singing cursed songs." A servant says, "She answered!!! That's Lady Perona, without a doubt." The question feels absurd, but Kuma's stillness makes it ominous. Page 13: Perona decides to attack before Kuma can unsettle her further. She snaps, "Don't screw around with me...!! I was intimidated by your title, but that's not enough to scare me! Not with my powers! There's no one I can't bring to their knees...!!!" Kuma stands silently, apparently not even listening, while she yells, "Are you even listening!?" Perona boasts, "Your shadow must be extraordinarily strong, Kuma!!! I'll take you down and give you to Moria as a parting gift!" She releases her strongest combination: "Negative Ghost"!! and "Special Hollow"!!! The hollow ghosts stream out around her, and her zombies cheer, "There it is!! Lady Perona's strongest combo!!!" The panel frames her confidence at its peak, just before Kuma's power reveals how little that confidence means. Page 14: Kuma responds before Perona's attack can matter. He says, "If you keep on yapping, then I won't be able to ask you where Moria is..." and moves with a soft "Patsu." In the next instant, Perona is gone. Nami looks around, startled: "Where did she...?" The zombies stare at the empty space, then erupt in panic: "Lady Perona!?" "Hey, what happened!!?" "Lady Perona disappeared!!!" and "Where did Lady Perona go!?" Kuma stands where he was, while the escaped ship and the bridge shake around him. The terrifying part is that there is no visible impact, no struggle, and no explanation on the page. One moment Perona is attacking; the next, Kuma has erased her from the scene.