## One Piece Chapter 423, pages 3-4: The Mermaid Legend - Chapter: 423 - Pages: 3-4 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Rob Lucci, Tom, Franky, Nico Robin ### Summary Page 3: Luffy lands amid rubble, now reduced by the cost of Gear Third. He says through exhausted breaths, "HAA... I USED GEAR THIRD FOR ABOUT A MINUTE...!! SO I'LL PROBABLY BE LIKE THIS FOR ANOTHER MINUTE...!!" He tries to steady himself, thinking, "I SHOULD GO HIDE UNTIL I GET BACK TO NORMAL OR HE'LL KILL ME!!" Then he sees that Lucci is still moving. "EITHER HE'S BEING SERIOUS... OR JUST JOKING AROUND... THE FACT IS HE'S STILL ALIVE..." he thinks. Lucci, thrown from the bombardment and the impact, reflects bitterly, "IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BORING, THOUGH, IF HE DIED FROM SUCH A BOMBARDMENT. JUST LIKE TOM-SAN WAS." The past and present overlap: Franky's old wound over Tom and Lucci's survival both sharpen the stakes. Page 4: From the Bridge of Hesitation, Franky and the others see the main island ahead and push toward it. Someone shouts, "HURRY LUUP!!" and another cries, "WE'RE ALMOST THERE!!" Franky spots the route: "I SEE THE MAIN ISLAND'S FRONT GATE!!!" But the battlefield is still collapsing around them, and he calls out, "YOUR BUDDY FRANKY... WAN TAKEN AWAY," while the chaos of smoke, cannon fire, and broken buildings surrounds the bridge. Lucci's voice cuts through from elsewhere, cold and taunting: "WAN' COME WITH US!?" The gap between the fleeing group and Luffy's duel is still dangerous, and the Buster Call keeps closing behind them.