## One Piece Chapter 521, pages 5-6: Hoof of the Soaring Dragon - Chapter: 521 - Pages: 5-6 - Characters: Marguerite, Sweet Pea, Aphelandra, Monkey D. Luffy, Kuja warriors, Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, Boa Marigold ### Summary Page 5: Marguerite tries to reconstruct what happened. She remembers, "When I came to, that man was really happy... and everyone was gone..." while a flashback shows Luffy thanking her and saying, "Thank God, you guys! I don't know what I would do if you guys died!!" The others gather around and ask, "Margaret, what happened to the man?" and, "What about Lady Hebihime? Did she turn the man to stone?" Another says her memory ended after being petrified and asks what happened next. Marguerite answers, "I don't really understand, but... he was taken into Kuja Castle..." The group is stunned: "Eh!? The man was... taken to Kuja Castle...!!?" The page moves the story from the public arena to the private palace, while the Kuja outside are left bewildered by Hancock's sudden decision. Page 6: Inside the Empress's Hall, Luffy sits before a closed curtain while Sandersonia and Marigold flank the room. He wonders, "What's going on? Some business... ah... An after-battle meal, maybe? If that's the case, then I'd be happy to..." The sisters answer sincerely instead. Sandersonia says, "... We really need to thank you..." and Marigold adds, "You have our gratitude. If they had seen what is on our backs, we wouldn't be able to stay in this country anymore..." Luffy brushes it off: "Nah, it's fine. It's not like I can eat your gratitude." A voice then tells him, "You may enter!" and someone calls, "Come inside... 'Man.'" Luffy perks up at the wrong possibility, asking, "Inside? Inside the curtain... Oh! Food?" The page mixes gratitude with Luffy's comic simplicity as the sisters prepare to reveal the truth.