## One Piece Chapter 704, pages 6-7: Lucy and the Statue of Kyros - Chapter: 704 - Pages: 6-7 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Kyros ### Summary Page 6: The rules of the first stage become clear: "The first round is a battle royale!!" Only survivors have any chance. The announcement lays it out: "A-block is about to start!! Totaling 4-block up with B-, C-, and D-blocks... Out of over 550 fighters, after the first round... only four winners will emerge!!" The stakes narrow brutally: hundreds of fighters, four paths forward, one Devil Fruit at the end. Luffy asks, "What block am I in?" The attendant replies, "I believe we already informed you at the registry desk, but... You're number 556, in C-block." Nearby, someone points out suspicious planning: "And you two... you bribed your way into the same block, yes?" The answer is dismissed as "Pure coincidence." Over all of it, the announcer declares, "Without any further ado, let's get out there and do our best, ladies and gents!!" Tomorrow, someone says, "the world will shift a bit," depending on whose hands the Mera Mera no Mi falls into. Page 7: Luffy reaches the fighters' preparations room and immediately treats it like a gear shop. "So I can really use anything in here!?" he asks, while the attendant explains, "As far as weapons, the only things prohibited are firearms." Around him, fighters call for "Helmets!!" and "Armor!!" as they equip themselves under the looming statue at the center of the hall. Luffy eyes the gear with interest and declares, "I want it!!" One display draws his attention in particular: "A statue of a half-naked old man fighter!!" He says, "I'll take some armor!!" and then, spotting the statue's headgear, adds, "And a cooler helmet than old man statue!!" The room is framed around the statue of Kyros, even before Luffy understands who that figure is, while the fighters prepare for a battle royale with blades, shields, helmets, and armor.