## One Piece Chapter 518, pages 9-11: Coliseum - Chapter: 518 - Pages: 9-11 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Boa Hancock, Marguerite, Sweet Pea, Aphelandra, Kikyo, Kuja spectators ### Summary Page 9: The other guardian warriors panic when Marguerite speaks. Kikyo shouts, "MARGARET...! WHY!?" Sweet Pea adds, "LADY HEBIHIME!! TH... THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT!!" She explains, "THAT'S RIGHT!! WE FOUND THIS MAN IN THE FOREST, COVERED WITH MUSH-ROOMS!! WE THOUGHT HE WAS FROM THE VILLAGE, SO WE JUST TOOK HIM BACK WITH US...!!" and calls, "SWEETPEA!! APHELANDRA!!" On the arena floor, Sweet Pea and Aphelandra join Marguerite in taking responsibility, saying that if Marguerite is punished, they are responsible too. Luffy grins despite the danger and says, "WEREN'T YOU GUYS TRYING TO KILL ME A LITTLE WHILE AGO? JEEZ, YOU TURNED OUT TO BE NICE PEOPLE AFTER ALL, SHISHISHI!!" The crowd murmurs that Marguerite is too honest. Another Kuja says, "IF THEY SAY THAT, THEN..." and Hancock begins descending from her throne, the sound of her steps cutting through the murmurs. Page 10: Marguerite bows her head and insists, "I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO BROUGHT THE MAN HERE!!!" Luffy smiles as if her honesty will help, but Hancock says, "THAT'S ENOUGH...!! MARGARET!!" She approaches and speaks softly: "RAISE YOUR HEAD... YOU'RE VERY HONEST, MARGARET..." For an instant Marguerite looks relieved. Then Hancock's expression twists into a predatory smile, and she unleashes "\"MERO MERO MELLOW\"!!!" The heart-shaped beam strikes Marguerite, Sweet Pea, and Aphelandra. In a single cold moment, the three women who saved Luffy are transformed into stone, frozen together in shocked poses. Luffy sits bound on the arena floor, stunned, while Hancock stands before him with her hand extended. The punishment is swift and theatrical: the empress rewards honesty by petrifying the women who confessed to helping the man. Page 11: Luffy stares at the petrified Marguerite, Sweet Pea, and Aphelandra, shouting, "EH!? HEY, WHAT!? WHAT'S WRONG, YOU GUYS?!! TALK TO ME!!" He asks, "... HOW COULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED...!?" and then realizes, "... THEY TURNED TO STONE...!! WHY...?" Hancock watches without pity and says, "THIS IS THEIR PUNISHMENT FOR SAVING YOU." Luffy snaps back, "HEY YOU!!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO THEM!!? I OWE MY LIFE TO THEM!!!" Hancock ignores his gratitude and orders, "BRING OUT BACURA!!!" The command changes the execution from judgment to spectacle. Luffy remains trapped in the steel-like snake ropes, kneeling before the stone bodies of the women who helped him, while the crowd prepares for the next phase of punishment. The stakes are no longer only Luffy's life; he now has three innocent victims to protect and restore.