## One Piece Chapter 524: Nobody Can Stop This Anymore - Chapter: 524 - Pages: 0-17 - Characters: Rob Lucci, Spandam, CP9, Usopp, Heracles'n, man-eating plant, Brook, Harahettanya villagers, Long-Arm Tribe, young girl, Nico Robin, Tequila Wolf laborers, Tequila Wolf guards, World Government, Tequila Wolf guard, Tony Tony Chopper, giant birds, Torino Kingdom residents, Perona, Bartholomew Kuma, Gecko Moria, Roronoa Zoro, Monkey D. Luffy, Boa Hancock, Salome, Marine crew, Portgas D. Ace, Whitebeard, Marine officers, Kizaru, Marine soldiers, Admirals, Monkey D. Garp, Donquixote Doflamingo, Dracule Mihawk, Blackbeard, Shichibukai ### Summary Page 0: The chapter opens with the title text, "Chapter 524: \"Nobody Can Stop This Anymore\"." The cover story continues as "CP9 Independent Action Report Vol. 30: \"This is your former subordinate, Rob Lucci.\"" Rob Lucci appears battered and bandaged but conscious, holding a Den Den Mushi as he contacts Spandam, who is still wrapped up in intensive care. The composition splits between Lucci's hard stare and Spandam's swollen, immobilized face, making the call feel threatening rather than friendly. Other CP9 members and medical details crowd the edges of the image. This is cover-story material attached to the chapter opening; the manga-hosting footer is unrelated boilerplate. Page 1: The first scattered Straw Hat vignette begins on the Boin Archipelago in the Grand Line, where islands bloom in the ocean like flowers. Usopp's cry comes from the greenery: "UWAA, HELP ME!" A giant plant snaps at him while a masked warrior intervenes, shouting, "Take this!!!" and driving a long weapon into the creature with heavy impact sounds. Usopp screams "GYAAAAAAA!!!" as the plant's mouth opens wide, making wet "KISH! KISH...!!" noises. The warrior tells him, "Are you gonna eat this'n?" while Usopp rejects the idea with "As if I would!!!" He still thanks the stranger for saving him, even though he has no idea who the man is. A note says the stranger ends sentences with "n" a lot. Page 2: The masked warrior introduces himself: "My name is Heracles'n!!" Usopp asks if that is so and says, "Wow, that's a cool name," then politely introduces himself: "I'm Usopp, nice to meet you!" Heracles'n assures him, "It's all right, Usopp'n. And my name is... Heracles'n," while Usopp awkwardly replies that this is cool. The man-eating plant attacks again with a huge "KYOOOOOO!!!" and "PAAAN!!!" Heracles'n tells Usopp to try licking the fruit first, because it is a man-eating plant. Usopp panics when he realizes, "Eh? Eh? Was this thing trying to eat me!?" Heracles'n explains that this is the Forest of Thieves, Greenstone, and warns that if Usopp does not want to lose his things or his life, he should take care. Page 3: The scene jumps to the Grand Line, Namakura Island, in the country of poverty, Harahettanya, a name noted as a pun on being hungry. A storm rages over a ritual site while villagers shout that a demon has appeared. They believe their black magic has summoned something fearsome and not of this world. The starving villagers kneel around the pentagram and cry, "Our wish... has been granted. We might have our revenge!!!" They beg the "Demon King, Lord Satan" to fulfill their wish: revenge on the Long-Arm Tribe that stole everything from them. They say they have nothing left and are prepared to offer their souls, pleading for him to strike the enemy with a warm bloodbeam. In the ritual smoke lies Brook, silent and confused. Page 4: Brook wakes in the ritual smoke and wonders, "Just how far did I fly...?" He asks himself, "Did I fly...?" and quickly remembers that he must return because everyone else is in danger. The villagers panic, thinking the demon is about to return to the underworld, and ask if their tribute is lacking or whether he needs a sacrifice or blood. A young girl watches in stunned silence as Brook rises from the smoke. Then Brook's usual nature breaks through the ominous mood: he politely asks, "Excuse me, could you show me your panties?" The villagers misinterpret the request as a demonic command and shout, "Panties!!!" and "Quickly, show him some panties!!!" Brook has landed in desperation and poverty, but his first spoken request is still absurdly Brook. Page 5: The focus shifts to East Blue, the country on a bridge, Tequila Wolf. Robin observes the enormous bridge in a snowy sea and says, "This is a country of laborers..." A foreman points and orders the workers to "Pull!!" while hundreds of chained people haul materials through the snow with a collective "UWOOOOOH...!!!" Robin notes that the workers here are either criminals gathered from every country or citizens of countries that refused to join the World Government. The guards treat them brutally, shouting "You useless piece of...!!!" as they whip and beat exhausted laborers. Someone explains plainly, "Well... they really are slaves..." The page reveals that Robin has been dropped into a massive forced-labor project h...