## One Piece Chapter 426: A Ship Waiting for Wind - Chapter: 426 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Tony Tony Chopper, Nami, Roronoa Zoro, Usopp, Nico Robin, Rob Lucci, Sanji, Franky, Kokoro, Sogeking ### Summary Page 0: Chapter 426 opens with a color spread titled "A SHIP WAITING FOR WIND." The Straw Hats rest on soft sky clouds above a tropical island and a bright sea, with Skypiea visible in the distance. The caption reads, "THIS IS THE BEST~. FEELS LIKE IN A HEAVEN FULL OF FLUFFY BEDS. POWER UP WITH HEAVENLY PINEAPPLES!!" Luffy lounges beside Chopper, Nami drinks on a nearby cloud, Zoro lies face-down, Usopp carries gear and pineapples, and Robin stands calmly among the seabirds. It is useful cover art, not part of the Enies Lobby battle. Page 2: The warships open fire on the first bridge prop. Cannon blasts tear into the wall, and the shock shakes the ruined battlefield where Luffy and Lucci still face one another. Luffy stares upward in alarm: "...!! THE WALL...!!!" Lucci, panting "HAA... HAA..." turns as well and growls, "WHAT...!?" The fight is no longer only between the two of them. The fleet has begun destroying the very structure beneath their feet. Page 3: Half of the first prop collapses in smoke and falling stone. A Marine report confirms it: "DETACHMENT OF THE FIRST PROP HAS BEEN COMPLETED." On the escape ship, the Straw Hats stare in horror. Sanji realizes the scale of the blast and shouts, "THEY DESTROYED HALF OF THE BRIDGE!!!" Franky, Chopper, Nami, and the others react with "WHA...?" and "WHAT'S GOING ON!!?" The answer comes over the military report: "MR. ROB LUCCI OF CP9 AND STRAWHAT LUFFY ARE IN THE FIRST PROP." Nami looks toward the warships and understands the danger: "THE WARSHIPS ARE COMING THIS WAY!!!" Page 4: The fleet closes around the Bridge of Hesitation. The order goes out: "ALL SHIPS: FORM A BATTLE FORMATION AROUND THE BRIDGE OF HESITATION." The Marines confirm the target list: "WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THERE ARE NINE PIRATES," including "PIRATE HUNTER ZORO AND NICO ROBIN" on the bridge and the convoy. Sanji says, "THEY'RE COMING TO GET ROBIN AGAIN." Robin lowers her eyes in silence, "...!!" Nami grips her weapon and refuses to let the Government take her: "WE WON'T LET YOU DO THAT!!" The ships are not simply trying to sink the escape route; they are moving to reclaim Robin. Page 5: The Marines identify the Straw Hats as the people who defeated CP9 in the Tower of Justice. Officers ask, "...BUT WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE ARE THEY...!?" because since CP9 reigned over Enies Lobby, the legend said the tower never fell and stayed intact for the past 800 years. Now its members have been defeated by pirates, and one officer concludes that the captain must be on par with Rob Lucci. Another says, "I GUESS STRAWHAT LUFFY ISN'T AN ORDINARY ROOKIE." But they also believe the gang's annihilation is imminent: "THIS RUBBISH EVIL ATTACK WILL BE PUT TO AN END RIGHT HERE!!" Page 6: Zoro notices movement through the smoke. "HEY!! LOOK OVER THERE!!" he calls, and the others look toward the broken first prop. Across the rubble, Luffy sees the silhouettes of his friends at last. Someone calls, "LUFFY-KUN---!!" and another voice cries from the bridge, "WE'RE HERE!!!" Luffy's battered face changes as he realizes they made it. He has been fighting alone inside the prop, but the people he fought to protect are alive and close enough to shout to him. Page 7: The Straw Hats answer Luffy with everything they have. "WE ALL GOT TO THE BRIDGE SAFELY!!!" they shout. "DON'T WORRY ABOUT US, LUFFY-KUN!!" "WE GOT ROBIN-CHAN SAFELY, TOO!!" Luffy pants "HAA... HAA..." and looks back at them in disbelief: "YOU!!" They promise him the escape he has been buying with his body: "WE'LL GET OUTTA HERE ALIVE TOGETHER!!!" and "DEFEAT HIM!!!" For the first time in the middle of the collapsing battlefield, Luffy smiles. Lucci only watches in silence, "..." Page 8: Lucci understands what the reunion means and turns it into a threat. "FOR NOW, ALL OF YOU ARE ALIVE. JUST LIKE YOU SAID... GOOD JOB..." he says while the warships loom behind the bridge. Then his expression hardens: "BUT IT'LL BE WORTH SEEING IF THEY CAN KEEP THE SAME FACE... IN A FEW MINUTES. 'EVIL' WILL NOT PROSPER IN THIS WORLD!!!" To him, the Straw Hats' survival is temporary, and the Buster Call is proof that the World Government still owns the battlefield. Page 9: The warships fill the sea around the bridge, their decks lined with cannons and soldiers. The Marines decide they have no need for anyone below lieutenant commander rank at the front. An assault unit of 200 is formed, and the order is given to captains and commanders only: "TAKE CARE OF THEM IMMEDIATELY." Zoro notes that they are the same level as "THAT SMOKE BASTARD, SMOKER!" and that there are so many of them. Sanji is suddenly missing. Someone asks, "EH!? HUH!? WHERE'S SANJI!?" and realizes, "HE WAS HERE A MINUTE AGO!!" Zoro snaps, "DID THAT IDIOT COOK GO!?" while Kokoro laughs that she is s...