## One Piece Chapter 424, pages 15-17: Escape Ship - Chapter: 424 - Pages: 15-17 - Characters: Nico Robin, Franky, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Sogeking, Sanji, Tony Tony Chopper, Monkey D. Luffy, Rob Lucci ### Summary Page 15: A massive explosion tears across the battlefield. Debris and smoke fill the air, and the crew reacts with alarm as the blast throws stone and wreckage outward. The Buster Call continues to crush Enies Lobby piece by piece, and the shockwave reminds everyone that even standing still is dangerous. The escape ship may be ready, but every second they wait for Luffy is a second spent under the guns of warships willing to destroy anything in their range. Page 16: The smoke clears enough to return to Luffy and Lucci. Lucci stands in leopard form amid the wreckage while Luffy, battered and breathing hard, faces him again. The broken island stretches behind them, proof of how much damage the Buster Call has already done. Both fighters pant, but neither backs away. Luffy's body is recovering from Gear Third, and Lucci is still ready to kill. The duel continues in a space that has become nothing but rubble, smoke, and the sound of warships. Page 17: Luffy and Lucci face each other across the ruined battlefield. Lucci asks, "THIS IS IT...!!" and then, "ARE YOU GOING TO DIE BY USING UP YOUR POWER...?" Luffy answers, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN LATER." Then he makes the only promise that matters: "I WILL NOT STOP USING THIS UNTIL I DEFEAT YOU." Steam rises again as he calls the technique: "GEAR" and "SECOND!!!" The chapter ends with Luffy forcing his body back into Gear Second despite the damage, choosing victory over survival because Lucci cannot be allowed to reach his friends.