## One Piece Chapter 539: Emporio Tension Hormones - Chapter: 539 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Nico Robin, Luffy, Emporio Ivankov, Bentham/Mr. 2 Bon Clay, New Kama residents, Inazuma, Portgas D. Ace, Dragon, Whitebeard Pirates, Marines, Revolutionaries, Garp, Revolutionary Army, Domino, Head Jailer, Buggy, Galdino/Mr. 3, Impel Down guards, Marine vice-admirals, Level 5 wolves, prisoners, monitor room guards, Magellan, Marineford ### Summary Page 0: Chapter title page: Chapter 539: "Emporio Tension Hormones." The opener is a standalone cover illustration rather than part of the Impel Down action. Nico Robin sits calmly in a flower field while butterflies drift around her and land near her hands, giving the page a quiet contrast to the prison crisis that follows. The image functions as the title card and Straw Hat side-story style cover before the narrative returns to Luffy's recovery and the race to reach Ace before his transfer. Page 1: Luffy has survived the poison treatment and immediately devours food at a terrifying pace. From inside the rush of activity he yells, "Bring more food!!!" and the New Kama residents shout, "Keep it coming!!! It doesn't matter if it's raw, we need more!! More!!!" They tell each other to hurry and leave the food close by. Someone compares the food vanishing to an ant lion pit and wonders how long Luffy will keep eating, noting that he has already been eating like this for thirty minutes. The page turns recovery into a ravenous, almost unbelievable proof of life. Page 2: The New Kama residents realize Luffy has eaten several days' worth of food for all of Kama Land. Ivankov watches the scene and says Luffy has an incredible will to live. Then the crowd notices him coming out: "Here he comes...!!" They recoil at his altered, gaunt shape, asking, "What is that...!!?" and saying he does not look human. Luffy staggers out with exhausted breaths, "Haa..." and "Aaaah-" while the chamber fills with panic and awe. His survival is no gentle recovery; it looks like a monster crawling back from death's door. Page 3: Luffy's body suddenly swells back with energy and he declares, "I'm good!!!" The New Kama residents scream that he absorbed the energy, calling him inhuman and marveling that he recovered from Magellan's poison in only twenty hours. They call it a miracle that he took the warden's poison and survived. Luffy spots Bon Clay and cries, "Bon-chan!! You're okay!!" Bon Clay weeps, "Thank god..." Ivankov says that even the word miracle does not begin to describe what happened. The page is a celebration, but it also marks how impossible Luffy's recovery should have been. Page 4: Luffy rushes toward Bon Clay, calling, "Bon-chan!! Hey...!!" and asking whether he is okay and can hang in there. Ivankov explains that Bon Clay is simply exhausted, not collapsing from his wounds. Luffy says, "We lived!! Thanks for saving us!!!" Iva redirects that gratitude, telling Luffy that if he wants to thank someone, he should thank Mr. 2 Bon Clay. Ivankov says he only lent Luffy a little strength with his powers, but Bon Clay was the one who truly stayed with him. The emotional weight shifts from the miracle cure to Bon Clay's loyalty. Page 5: Ivankov explains that for hours and hours, even while his throat went hoarse and he coughed up blood, Bon Clay stood there and suffered alongside Luffy. Bon Clay never stopped yelling for him to live, and Iva cannot imagine that had no effect on Luffy pulling through. The page echoes Bon Clay's cry, "Straw-chan!!! I came to help you!!!" Luffy understands what his friend did and tells him directly, "Bon-chan, thank you!!!! I'm in your debt!!!" The page frames Bon Clay's voice as part of the miracle that brought Luffy back. Page 6: Inazuma gives Luffy his hat and clothes while others warn him that he has only just survived and needs another few days of rest or he will not truly recover. Luffy refuses, saying, "I don't have time for that! I've already taken too much time." He asks them to take care of Bon Clay and promises to come back for him. When someone points out that Ace's Vivre Card is still pointing down, Luffy realizes Ace is below them and asks where they are. Ivankov identifies the card and says that now Luffy has revived, he will surely want to go save his brother, adding that it is Luffy's life and he can do what he wants with it. Page 7: Luffy asks whether Iva-chan is going to escape and explains that Bon Clay came down because he wanted to help Ivankov. He asks Iva to tell him where Ace is. Ivankov is surprised by the idea that Bon Boy came to help him and says it is cute, but not yet time to escape. Iva says the conflict between the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates will affect the whole world, but his compatriot, "Dragon, the Revolutionary," has not made his move yet. Luffy casually answers, "Oh... You mean my dad?" Iva continues that he will escape when Dragon marshals his army, because a reckless escape now would only get him captured again. Pa...