## One Piece Chapter 715: Close Contest C-Block - Chapter: 715 - Pages: 0-16 - Characters: Caribou, Coribou, Monkey D. Luffy, Hajrudin, Gatz, Colosseum Audience, Fighting Bull, Rebecca, Cavendish, Ideo, Sai, Boo, Don Chinjao, Colosseum Contestant, Jean Ango, Kelly Funk, Bobby Funk ### Summary Page 0: Cover page for Chapter 715, "Close Contest C-Block." The cover story continues as "Caribou's Kehihihihi in the New World - Volume 33 - Our departed grandma always said, 'No matter what happens, brothers stick together.'" Caribou is shown reunited with his brother while a "Love Peace" image of their grandmother watches over them, making this useful extra material for the cover serial rather than part of the chapter's main Dressrosa action. Page 1: In the Corrida Colosseum, Hajrudin lies collapsed after Lucy's punch. The announcer can barely believe the scale of the upset: "...He's...!! He's not even moving an inch!!" and, "Without a doubt, this former candidate to win it all, Hajrudin...!!" The crowd understands what has happened at the same time: "He brought down the giant warrior in one hit!! Luffy's power is overwhelming!!" The verdict follows immediately: Hajrudin "has been eliminated!!!" But instead of ending the excitement, the knockout makes the arena louder. The announcer says, "There is just no stopping the excitement and anticipation at this point!!" while the crowd shouts, "You're amazing, Lucy!!" C-block has shifted from a giant's domination to the rise of the mysterious gladiator Lucy. Page 2: The announcer declares, "Lucy has done it again!!" placing him at the eye of the storm that has descended onto C-block. The wounded fighting bull presses close to him, and Luffy promises, "I'll carry you over to the edge, Ucy." Around them, the other fighters measure what they have just seen. Rebecca says, "I can't believe it..." and admits that Luffy would be this strong. Cavendish, still focused on Lucy as his prey, says, "We still can't even get a measure on this man!!" The crowd calls, "Lucy!!" while Luffy calmly carries the bull away from the center of the ring. A fighter snaps, "Oi, oi, giant... this is the ring... If you're gonna sleep, do it somewhere else!!" treating Hajrudin's fallen body as another obstacle in the battle. Page 3: Even with Hajrudin down, the announcer warns that C-block is still crawling with real monsters. A fighter steps forward and rejects the idea that Lucy's punch was mere chaos: "No, that was no explosion!! ...Even if Hajrudin is out." The strike looked like an explosion only because the punch came from strange-looking shoulders. The fighter is introduced as the V2 champion of the New World Central Fighting Club, the one who sent giant's body flying: Triple X Rank Boxer, Demolition Cannon Ideo. Ideo enters the ring's spotlight as another top contender, and the crowd struggles to understand how Hajrudin's enormous body could have been blown away. Lucy is no longer the only shock in the arena; C-block is revealing fighters with frighteningly specialized power. Page 4: Ideo's motivation is simple and direct: "I want to be stronger," and therefore, "So I'll be eating that Mera Mera no Mi!!" He says, "I need more power!" while more fighters are highlighted across the ring. The announcer points out a gang of three from the far east nation of Kano, saying, "This gang of three!! And they've got a different flavor altogether!!" They have come from Kano and are drawing attention alongside the rest of C-block's strongest names. Their martial skill is introduced as renowned kenpo, and the narrator remarks that it is a rare day for the colosseum to see such famous kenpo users in action. The tournament prize keeps pulling serious combat traditions into the same chaotic arena. Page 5: The Kano fighters demonstrate why ordinary defenses mean nothing against them. Their finely manipulated Hasshoken makes shields and armor useless, and the page introduces Kanokuni gang member and thirteenth commander of the Happou Navy, Sai. Sai moves with a polearm and direct force, cutting through opponents while the crowd reacts in shock. The explanation is blunt: "There it is!!! Defenses are useless against the finely manipulated attacks of Hasshoken!!" and, "Neither shields nor armor work against these guys!!!" Sai's arrival changes the rhythm of the battle. Where Ideo's blows look like explosions, Sai's Hasshoken bypasses protection itself, making even well-equipped fighters vulnerable. Page 6: The Happou Navy's history is then brought into the ring. Don Chinjao appears, named as a Kanokuni gang member and formerly the twelfth commander of the Happou Navy, now retired. He tells the younger fighters, "You'll have to try another time, greenhorns!!" The narration explains that the might of the Happou Navy boasts hundreds of years of storied history. Boo, the vice commander, is also introduced, and the two men prove that no one can stand up to them. Chinjao says that taking his head will be much more meani...