## One Piece Chapter 709, pages 16-17: King Punch!! - Chapter: 709 - Pages: 16-17 - Characters: Bartolomeo, Monkey D. Luffy, Elizabello II, Bellamy, Blue Gilly, Hack, Dagama, Franky, Thunder Soldier, Wicca, Donquixote Doflamingo ### Summary Page 16: The winner is named at last: "Bartolomeo!!" He stands with both arms raised in the devastated ring and screams back at the crowd, "Hehahaha!! You can all just go to hell!!" The audience answers with rage and confusion. One voice cries, "Gyahh!!" Another asks, "Ewww!! Why did he have to win!?" Luffy, watching from the side, is stunned into silence before saying, "...That weird guy won...!!" The announcer notes the consequence for the next round: "The 'Mera Mera no Mi' will definitely be going to 'that' person...!!" The chapter closes the tournament block with Bartolomeo as an ugly, unpopular, but undeniable victor. His victory is not honorable in the crowd's eyes, but it is technically complete: Hack, Bellamy, Blue Gilly, Dagama, and Elizabello have all fallen, while the barrier man remains standing. Page 17: After B-block ends, the scene shifts away from the arena to the passages inside the colosseum, near the audience seating. A small group moves discreetly while someone says, "Ok, so you're also..." and another snaps, "Keep it down!!!" The conversation turns to the deeper operation beneath Dressrosa. One person asks, "You're also plotting to destroy the factory?" and the reply is firm: "Indeed I am...!! My comrades and I have been moving along steadily with the preparations!!" Another voice offers direct action: "Just tell me where it is!! I'll bring it down in an instant!!" But that is rejected: "I can't allow that!! There are some who work in the factory who we aim to rescue!!" The plan is larger than simple destruction: "But our plan is one that could lead to the collapse of this entire country!!" The speaker continues, "If you possess the gall and the fortitude to stand against Doflamingo... I will tell you everything there is to know about this tragic country, 'Dressrosa'!!"