An Island That Seems Not to Exist

A fierce close-up shows Brownbeard glaring with gritted teeth and sweat flying as he shouts, "YOU'VE ALL BEEN FOOLED!!" A smaller panel labels the location: R-BLOCK-2ND FLOOR: THE SECRET ROOM. He continues, "SOLDIERS OF PUNK HAZARD!! IF YOU STAY HERE, YOU'LL ALL BE KILLED!!! YOU'RE WATCHING ME FROM SOMEWHERE RIGHT NOW, YEAH!I" In the lab below, a map of SAD production is visible as someone asks, "IT'S BROWN-BEARD!! WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUTI" Brownbeard presses on: "EVERYTHING CAESAR HAS SAID IS A LIE!!" Marines discuss, "SHOULD WE CALL BROWNBEARD UP TO THE SECOND FLOORI" and "...NO. I'M HEADING DOWN THERE. ALRIGHT, WE'LL COME TOO!!" Brownbeard declares, "WILL ALL BE GATHERED ON THE FIRST FLOOR PRETTY SOON, BUT... ACCORDING TO MASTER'S PLAN, THE STRAWHAT CREW AND THE MARINES... DOWN ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF R-BLOCK!!" He finishes with intense resolve: "I HAVE TO REVEAL TO YOU CAESAR'S TRUE INTENTIONS!!"

A massive metal gate labeled R-66 slams shut with CLANK CLANK and ZUZUZU sound effects as debris flies. A box notes R-BLOCK-1ST FLOOR: IN FRONT OF THE R-66 GATE. A crocodile-like figure with a sword sits before the sealed door. Brownbeard glares and yells, "WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA HERE, MY MOST EXCELLENT SUBORDINATE, BROWN-BEARD! YOU'RE BEING QUITE INSISTENT!!" An old man with wild white hair and a scar roars, "CAESAR!!" Brownbeard retorts, "IT'S NOT AS IF THEY DIED!! THEY SHOULD HAVE COME BACK A WHILE AGO!!" while the old man demands, "GIVE ME BACK MY MEN!! WE WERE ROBBED BACK THERE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ISLAND, BUT..."

Outside the facility, panicked figures shout, "HAA... HAA... WE CAN'T GET INSIDE!! TELL US WHAT WE SHOULD DO...!!" and "MASTER...!! THE FRONT ENTRANCE IS SWARMING WITH MARINES AND THE GATE IS CLOSED..." Brownbeard, looking tense, mutters, "WHAT'S WRONGI...OH, BROWNBEARD'S MEN" while gripping his weapon. Caesar Clown appears with a wide grin, CC logo visible, declaring, "REALLY NOW! WELL THAT IS A PREDICAMENT!! I'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT SOON, SO JUST WAIT THERE!! THE ISLAND IS GOING TO BE COVERED WITH SHINOKUNI BEFORE LONG, ANYWAY. FORGET ABOUT THEM." A subordinate asks, "HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THEM INSIDEI" Caesar replies with a sly smile, "MASTER" as gas swirls around him. He continues, "ACTUALLY, I WAS ALSO JUST STARTING TO WORRY...!! GOOD GRACIOUS. I WONDER WHAT COULD BE WRONG. I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM."

Brownbeard roars in fury at his former master, "I CAN'T TRUST ANYTHING YOU SAY ANYMORE!!!" A subordinate cries out, "HOW COULD HE SAY SUCH A THING TO MASTER!!" while another yells, "BROWNBEARD, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU!!" In the background, worried minions mutter, "IF THEY HAVEN'T COME BACK ALREADY... AND THEY'RE STILL ON THAT SIDE... THEN..." A close-up shows Brownbeard's enraged face. A dark-haired woman stares in shock, whispering, "HE CALLED YOU-" Brownbeard shouts at the group, "YOU GUYS TOO! WE'VE SPENT TWO GOOD YEARS ON THIS ISLAND TOGETHER!! BUT WE'VE GOT TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY!" Someone questions, "WANT TO KNOW WHAT THIS GUY HAS BEEN CALLING YOU BEHIND YOUR BACKS!I" Brownbeard then bellows the insults, "HINNEY FIGS!! FINNEY TIGS!! GUINEA PIGS!!" His minions react with confusion: "HUHI" "HMMI" and "HMMI"

The crowd erupts in laughter and mockery. Voices shout, "GYAHA HAHAHA!!! WHAT A FUNNY GUY!!" "WHAT SORT OF INCANTATION ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY!!" "SPEAK CLEARLY!!" "DAHAHA HAHAHAHA!! WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, BROWNBEARD!!!" Brownbeard continues yelling, "GUINEA PIGS!!" A spiky-haired man with a grin asks, "DID YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME!I CAESAR!!" Brownbeard rants, "WHAT THEI MY MOUTH WON'T MOVE WHY...!I" The spiky-haired man trembles, thinking, "THEY DON'T KNOW THAT HE'S JUST TRYING TO SAY 'GUINEA PIGS'!!" and "THEY'RE ALL IDIOTS, SO THEY HAVEN'T REALIZED!!" Brownbeard keeps shouting, "PINNEY GIGS!!" The spiky-haired man explains, "IT'S A MUSCLE RELAXANT YOU CAN FEEL THE POWER SLIPPING FROM YOUR MOUTH AS WELL AS YOUR WHOLE BODY, RIGHTI" with a sinister laugh, "SHURORO RORORO." Brownbeard charges forward in a massive form, roaring as debris flies.

Brownbeard screams in rage, "...YOU!!! YOU ROTTEN BASTARD... HOW DARE YOU... MY MEN!!!" while a voice yells, "I ABANDONED THEM!" The spiky-haired man whispers to himself, "ABOUT OUR FORMER UNDERLINGS... OH, THAT'S RIGHT... I JUST REMEMBERED, BROWNBEARD." Brownbeard continues his rampage. The spiky-haired man recalls, "FOUR YEARS AGO THE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION THAT BROUGHT ALL THE ISLANDERS HERE TO THE BRINK OF DEATH AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT... THERE'S ONE MORE THING THAT WAS MY DOING." A close-up shows a horrified subordinate gasping, "...!!! SO IT WASN'T VEGAPUNK...!I YOU... YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DID THAT TO THEM!! BUT YOU PRETEND TO HAVE SAVED THEM!!!...!!!" Brownbeard reacts with shock, "!!!I"

Brownbeard thrashes wildly, smashing through the facility as voices cry, "HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BROWNBEARD!!" "SOMEONE HELP ME!!" "UUUU OOOOHH HAA!!!" and "AOOA AAA AA!!!" Subordinates shout, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO OUR GREAT SAVIOR...!!!" "OI!!! BROWN-BEARD!!!" Brownbeard rampages further, roaring incoherently. A voice accuses, "THIS ISLAND IS A LIVING HELL, ORCHESTRATED FROM START TO FINISH BY CAESAR!!! RUN, YOU GUYS!!" Another yells, "HE'S A DEMON MASQUERADING AS A MAN!!" Brownbeard bellows, "AUU...AA... AUUOOO... AAA...!!!" and "UAAARUOOOO OOOOOOO!!! BUOOOHHH!!!" while a subordinate screams, "LIWAHHH!!! BROWNBEARD IS GOING WILD!!" and "RUN AWAY, EVERYONE!!"

Marines open fire with a massive cannon blast, shouting "FIRE!!" One yells, "WE MUST BE TOO LATE... IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S SOMEHOW BEING MANIPULATED BY STRAWHAT!!" Another cries, "OH NO!!! BROWNBEARD HAS BECOME QUITE DANGEROUS!!" Brownbeard, now transformed into a massive scaly dragon-like beast, rampages through the facility with a thunderous "ドドドドドドドド" roar, smashing structures and sending debris flying. In a close panel, a figure flicks a switch and declares "SHURORO RORO!! AND NOW FOR THE FINISHER" as Brownbeard's eyes glow with rage. The transformed Brownbeard towers over the chaos, his jaws open wide in a savage grin.

Brownbeard's massive tail swings wildly, striking with a loud "SMACK" and sending shockwaves as "ドドドド" echoes. Voices scream "GEGH HH!!!" and "GYAH HH!!!" while someone shouts "MASTER!I" A marine gasps "GASTA..." as the beast thrashes. Another yells "AH!! どよな!! AH..." amid the destruction. Brownbeard continues his rampage, nearly crushing foes. A marine clutches his head, exclaiming "IT GRAZED ME!!! SHIT, WHO'S THIS NOW!!" while another pants "DAHHHH!! TH-TH... THAT WAS CLOSE!!" and "HAA... HAA...!!!" The chaos peaks with rapid impacts and desperate reactions as the dragon form dominates the battlefield.

A figure steps forward through smoke and rubble as someone shouts "IT'S STRAWHAT LUFFY!!" Luffy stands calmly in the ruined corridor, hands in his pockets, staring ahead with a serious expression. A narration box reads "OUR LIVES WERE SAVED THANKS TO MASTER'S KINDNESS." In the background, injured figures lie scattered. A close-up shows Luffy's face, eyes narrowed. Below, a wounded marine groans "AUU... AUU..." while another beams with relief, declaring "MASTER IS OUR MERCIFUL SAVIOR GOD...!!" The arrival shifts the tension as Luffy's presence becomes the new focal point amid the destruction.

A wild-haired figure yells "ROGER!!" and "AND CONNECT THE BROADCASTER TO EVERY REGION POSSIBLE!!" while ordering "PREPARE FOR THE EXPERIMENT TO COMMENCE!!" Another commands "THE REST OF HIS CREW AND THE MARINES WILL START APPEARING ONE AFTER THE OTHER, ANY MINUTE NOW" and "NNNNN!!!! GET BACK TO THE SECOND FLOOR, MEN!!!" In a separate area, a young girl with a bob haircut smiles and says "YOU HAVE TO EAT, YOU KNOW..." A horned figure replies "SO YOU'RE MOMONOSUKE-KUN, HUH" and notes "...THAT'S THE ONE, THAT HE IS...!!" and "TO SUCH KIND-HEARTED YOUNGSTERS, HE WOULD...!!" Luffy is seen in the distance. Kin'emon glares and states "I KNOW..." as the horned figure warns "NOT ONE WILL BE LEFT ALIVE!!" and "FIVE YEARS FROM NOW" with a sinister "SHURO RORORO RORO" laugh.

Luffy and his companion enter a dark, metallic chamber marked OPEN. Smoke and debris swirl as the companion declares, "...EVERYONE HERE HAS BEEN TRICKED IN SOME WAY." Luffy reacts in shock, shouting, "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF ISLAND IS THIS!!" The companion continues, "...IT'S REALLY A LOT LIKE 'GAS'" and "AN ISLAND THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO EXIST!!" Luffy stares with wide eyes, sweat on his face, muttering "SHUURO RORORORO...THAT'S RIGHT. HAA... HAA..." The scene shifts to a barren, rocky landscape dotted with strange white figures lying motionless. A voice explains, "AND THE ESSENTIAL SUPPLY OF BODIES FOR TESTING!!!...I'VE GOT EVERYTHING I COULD POSSIBLY WANT!!" Another states, "UNFORGIVABLE EXPERIMENTS" and "THIS PLACE IS A PERFECT BASE FOR SCIENCE DONE IN THE SHADOWS!! AND IT'S FOR THAT REASON THAT I CAN BUILD SUCH STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH THE UNDERWORLD!!"

The companion, face twisted in rage, declares, "THANKS TO A POWERFUL ALLY WHO'S GOT MY BACK!! IT'S LIKE NONE OF IT EVER HAPPENED!! AND IN THE END, IT'S ALL COVERED UP--" The scene cuts to chaos inside a facility where masked figures and armed men clash. Voices taunt, "BUT NO ONE WILL COME TO SAVE YOU!! YOU CAN SCREAM...!! YOU CAN CRY..." A small samurai-like figure and a girl with pigtails are caught in the fray. The companion continues, "LAW IS TRYING TO GET HIS HANDS ON THE S.A.D.!! I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN PRODUCE IT SO HE'S PLOTTING TO KIDNAP ME AS WELL!!" Luffy stands shocked as the voice adds, "SAME GOES FOR THAT 'ALLIANCE'!! WHAT A SHAME THAT YOU HAVE TO DIE NOW, FOR HALF-ASSEDLY STICKING YOUR NOSE WHERE IT DIDN'T BELONG!! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISLAND!! STRAWHAT!!"

A close-up reveals a grinning man with wild hair and earrings shouting, "DONQUIXOTE DOFLAMINGO HAS A FACTORY THAT TURNS S.A.D. INTO FRUITS CALLED 'SMILE'!!!" He continues, "THAT SHICHIBUKAI... HE, THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN OUT THERE...!!!" The panel explodes into a massive spread of rampaging beasts and monstrous figures surrounding a giant apple-like fruit marked with a stem. Text reads, "FRUITS SOUGHT AFTER BY ANYONE CRAVING POWER...!!!" "USING SMILE, HE DOES BUSINESS WITH THE BIG NAMES OF THE NEW WORLD" and "'SMILES' ARE, IN FACT... MANMADE DEVIL FRUITS HOLDING ZOAN POWERS WITHIN...!!!"

The spread continues with hordes of ability users and beasts. A voice notes, "AMASSED AN 'ABILITY USER CORPS' OF SEVERAL HUNDRED MEMBERS...!!! IT CHILLS MY BLOOD TO IMAGINE...!!! I'VE HEARD THAT THANKS TO SMILE, ONE OF THE YONKOU HAS ALREADY..." In the facility, the companion warns Luffy, "AND YOU'LL INCUR THE UNIMAGINABLE WRATH OF THE BIGGEST PLAYERS OUT THERE!!! INTERFERE WITH DOFLAMINGO'S BUSINESS DEALINGS... CAN YOU GRASP THE SCOPE OF WHAT I'M SPEAKING OFI" Luffy stands amid smoke and debris as the companion panics, "SHUURO RORORORO JUST TRY AND CATCH ME...!! I'M WELL-PROTECTED...!!" and screams, "'DOFLAMINGO'!! A 'YONKOU'!! DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO PICK A FIGHT WITH SUCH PLAYERS!!I" The final panel shows Luffy's serious profile as the voice concludes, "LAW IS AIMING FOR JUST THAT THE WHOLE WORLD WILL RESPOND IN TURN!! WHEN THOSE BIG NAMES START TO MOVE... WHAT AN IDIOT!! YOU FOOLS ARE YET A COUPLE OF PITIFUL FLEDGLINGS!!"

Luffy glares with fierce determination, sweat flying from his face as he shouts, "THE WHOLE DAMN WAY!! I'VE BEEN PICKING THOSE SORTS OF FIGHTS". A massive impact erupts across the page as a devastating blow connects, sending a spiky-haired figure reeling amid shattering debris and shockwaves. Bold SFX "ゴゴゴゴ" and "ゴイン" explode across the panel with motion lines and impact bursts. In a smaller inset, the same figure is shown mid-air from the force of the strike, limbs flailing. The One Piece logo appears at the bottom of the page.

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