## One Piece Chapter 55: JUNGLE BLOOD - Chapter: 55 - Pages: 0-18 - Characters: Cabaji, Mohji, Richie, Buggy, Pearl, Krieg Pirates, Baratie Cooks, Monkey D. Luffy, Sanji, Patty, Krieg, Zeff, Gin ### Summary Page 0: The title page for Chapter 55, "JUNGLE BLOOD", features a cover story illustration titled "Adventures of the Buggy Crew Vol. 15 'May you remain in our hearts forever, Captain'". Cabaji, Mohji, and Richie the lion are shown weeping in mourning. They stand before a makeshift wooden grave marker bearing Buggy's face and a pirate flag. On the ground in front of the grave, a small bundle tied with rope, presumably Buggy's separated torso, rests on a mat, with incense burning nearby. Page 1: On the deck of the Baratie, Pearl stands frozen, staring down at a drop of blood falling from his nose. "BLOOD...!" he mutters in shock. Behind him, the Krieg Pirates begin to panic, waving their arms frantically. "IT'S JUST A LITTLE NOSEBLEED! EVERYONE GETS THOSE! YOU HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN HURT AT ALL!" one yells. Another adds, "PEARL, IT'S FINE!" The Baratie cooks, watching from the restaurant's entrance, look completely bewildered. "WHAT...?" one asks. Another cook yells out, "SO JUST CALM DOWN, PEARL!" Luffy and Sanji stand nearby, observing the bizarre reaction. Page 2: A Baratie cook sweats nervously, realizing the shifting mood. "THESE GUYS'RE DANGEROUS!" he says. Pearl, trembling and sweating profusely, stares in disbelief. "MY... IRON WALL WAS BROKEN THROUGH!" he stammers. Luffy casually picks his nose, remarking, "IT'S JUST A LITTLE NOSEBLEED..." Sanji, smoking his cigarette, looks equally unimpressed. "THE HELL'S UP WITH HIM?" Suddenly, Pearl begins violently clacking his iron shields together, the loud "CLACK!! CLACK!!" echoing across the deck. The cooks brace themselves. "SOMETHING'S HAPPENING...!" one warns. The Krieg Pirates desperately try to calm him down. "THIS AIN'T THE JUNGLE!" one shouts. "PEARL! STOP IT! THERE'S NO NEED TO GO WILD OVER A DAMN NOSEBLEED!" But Pearl is lost in a panic, repeatedly screaming, "I'M IN DANGER!" as he bashes his shields. His crewmates plead, "PEARL! CALM DOWN!" Page 3: With a massive roar of flames, Pearl erupts into a blazing inferno. "DANGER!" he screams at the top of his lungs, his entire body and shields engulfed in fire. The sudden explosion of heat and flames shocks everyone on the Baratie. "FIRE!?" someone yells as the fire spreads across the wooden deck of the restaurant ship, sending thick smoke into the air. Page 4: The Krieg Pirates recoil in terror from the intense heat. "CRAP! HE'S DOING THAT THING HE LEARNED TO DO WHILE GROWING UP IN THE JUNGLE!" one pirate explains frantically. "BACK IN THE JUNGLE FULL OF WILD BEASTS, EVERYTIME PEARL FELT THAT HE WAS IN DANGER, HE HAS A HABIT OF LIGHTING A FIRE!" The Baratie cooks watch in disbelief as the flames roar. "WHAT!?" "IT'S HIS DEFENCE TACTIC AGAINST BEASTS!?" Pearl, now completely surrounded by a sphere of fire, clacks his flaming shields together. "DON'T YOU DARE GET CLOSE TO ME!" he threatens. "FIRE PEARL'S..." Page 5: "...DAITOKUTEN! (special treat)" Pearl roars, unleashing a massive wave of fire around himself. The flames surge outward, threatening to consume everything nearby. Seeing the danger, Luffy quickly grabs Sanji by the collar and stretches his arm to pull them both backward, away from the expanding inferno. "HOT!" Luffy yells as they narrowly escape the scorching heat. Page 6: The Krieg Pirates scramble away from the spreading flames, screaming, "HOT! HOT! HOT!" and begging, "PLEASE STOP, PEARL!" Pearl, however, is lost in his fiery rampage, laughing maniacally. "BURN!" he shouts. "WITH MY FLAME SHIELD, MY IRON WALL IS NOW EVEN MORE INVINCIBLE!" The pirates panic as the fire licks at their own ship. "OUR SHIP'S GONNA CATCH ON FIRE!" "CRAP!" Sanji watches the chaos with a scowl. "THAT DAMN IDIOT...!" he mutters. "IS HE TRYING TO BURN DOWN THE VERY SHIP WE'RE TRYING TO STEAL INTO CINDERS!?" "HMPH." Nearby, Luffy frantically fans himself, complaining, "AHHHH HOT HOT HOT!" Page 7: The fire rages across the extended fins of the Baratie, trapping the cooks. "SHIT! FIRE IN THE FRONT AND THE OCEAN TO THE BACK!" one yells. "WE'VE GOT NO PLACE TO RUN TO!" The heat becomes unbearable. "HOT!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" "JUMP INTO THE SEA!" As the cooks panic, Sanji suddenly dashes forward, straight toward the flames. Pearl notices him and taunts, "CAN'T GET NEAR ME, CAN YOU!?" Sanji glares, muttering, "THAT BASTARD...!" Patty shouts a warning, "SANJI, YOU DUMBASS! YOU'LL GET BURNT TO A CRISP!" but Sanji ignores him, yelling back, "PATTY, STAY BACK!" Page 8: Sanji leaps high into the air, soaring directly over the roaring flames toward Pearl. "DON'T YOU DARE BURN THIS RESTAURANT DOWN!" Sanji shouts angrily. With incredible speed and precision, Sanji delivers a powerful flying kick, his foot smashing directly into Pearl's face and shield. The impact forces Pearl backward with a loud "UGH!" Patty watches in...