## One Piece Chapter 280, pages 15-17: Ascendance - Chapter: 280 - Pages: 15-17 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Enel, Nami, Aisa, Pierre ### Summary Page 15: The massive golden ark, Maxim, begins to power up, its giant propellers spinning rapidly as it prepares to lift off. Aisa notices the movement and says, "The ship's starting to move!" Nami panics, asking, "Oh no! What do we do, bird-horse!?" Enel stands with his arms outstretched, basking in the moment, "The ark that will guide me to Faerie Vearth... Look... It's lifting off..." A voice yells, "NAAAMII!" while Nami screams in panic, thinking, "THIS IS BAD! THIS IS BAD! WE NEED TO GET OUT FROM HERE! LUFFY! HURRY UP AND BEAT ENEL!" The ship rumbles violently. Luffy looks up at the ascending vessel, muttering, "'MAXIM!'" Page 16: Nami continues to panic, trying to figure out a plan, "NO, WAIT! IF LUFFY BEATS ENEL, THEN THIS SHIP WILL COME CRASHING DOWN! BUT IF ENEL ISN'T DEFEATED, THEN SKY ISLAND WILL BE DESTROYED! BUT WE CAN'T JUST STAY HERE AND GO TO WHEREVER HE'S TAKING US... WHAT DO WE DO, LUFFY!?" Luffy grabs the brim of his straw hat and yells at her, "STOP MAKING A FUSS!" He looks at her with fierce determination and says, "SHOULDN'T MAKE SUCH A PATHETIC FACE! A CREWMATE OF THE FUTURE PIRATE KING," Enel overhears this and looks back, questioning, "Pirate King? And what exactly would he be the king of...?" Page 17: Luffy finishes his declaration with absolute conviction, yelling, "THE KING OF ALL THE WORLD'S GRAND SEAS!" Enel smiles a sinister, confident smile and replies, "Splendid... Then let us settle our differences... Up in the sky!" A massive, detailed wide shot shows the colossal golden ark, Maxim, lifting off from the ruins of Upper Yard. The ship tears through the dense forest, ascending into the clouds as birds scatter in panic. The sheer scale of the ship dwarfs the surrounding trees and ruins as it begins its journey into the sky.