Chapter 362, "Ebbing Tide." In the cover story, "The Name of Miss Goldenweek's Strategy: 'Meet Baroque' Vol. 4: 'Let's Go to Prison!!'" Miss Goldenweek stands with Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine among packed baskets and supplies, setting out with quiet determination.
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The sea train charges through the storm with a roar, carrying so many people that someone wonders, "How can so many people be riding in the last car?!!" Inside, Sanji stands soaked and alone before a car full of government men. They shout, "What are you doing, asshole?!!" and "I saw that kick just now!! You're not just a civilian!!" Another cries, "You're no ordinary person!!!"
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Sanji stays silent, cigarette still in his mouth: "......" One man snaps, "If those are your honest feelings..." then, awkwardly, "Pff! This is awkward." A different agent yells, "It isn't praise!!!" As the men close in, they bark, "Don't make fun of us," and "Hey, report this to Lucci-san at once!! This suspicious character snuck in!!" Sanji only coughs, "Kaff," and tells himself not to be afraid because this is just a basic car. In another car, a dark Den Den Mushi voice judges the problem coldly: "No matter how rude and suspicious the character is... this ain't the type of thing that should concern CP9."
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The answer comes in the form of a towering man wreathed in smoke. "I'm here!!!" he announces as the agents cry, "Phew, is it smokey!!" and "Jerry-san!!!" The placard names him: "Graduate of Karate Island boxing intelligence member Jerry." He laughs, "Kaff!! Ha, ha, ha, ha." Sanji stares, unimpressed: "....." Jerry boasts that he is "of South Blue's Island... that's famous for karate?" and answers himself, "Yep, I am." He then crowns himself: "Am I the king..."
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Jerry finishes his introduction from an absurd, stretched stance: "The boxing champion!!" Sanji gives the practical reply: "So do some karate." Jerry ignores the jab and attacks, calling, "Jerry~~~!!" and "Aurora Flicker Jab!!!" His impossibly long arms whip through the narrow car, filling the aisle with sweeping punches while bystanders shout, "Hey!!! That's asking for death!!!"
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Jerry's arms smash through the cramped train car with a crash: "Gyaa!!" "Uuuhhh!!!" "SHFF!!" The men panic, "Je... Jerry-san, the enemy's behind you!! Bah!!" Jerry is not worried. "This is the first time I've been warned by someone while between their thighs," he says from beneath Sanji's leg. He sneers, "Youngster, I'm saying this because I'm a big man. If you think I'm at a disadvantage in this small car, you're mistaken." Sanji sees the problem clearly: "It's yoga style!!!" Jerry grins, "My boxing has the advantage in such a small space!!!"
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Jerry folds and stretches like a human spring. "Yoga, 1-2!! 1-2!!!" he chants, then taunts, "Your reach got shorter!!!" Sanji pauses, "Really...?" Jerry winds up for a spinning kick, "Screw Drive Kick!!!" but Sanji answers without flinching: "You're already ignoring the rules of boxing!!!" The attack rushes past, and Sanji dismisses it as "What a waste of time."
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Sanji ends the fight with one clean strike: "Brochette!!!!" His kick spears Jerry upward and hurls him through the car, breaking the rhythm of the whole carriage and sending men into shock: "!!!!" The impact cuts through Jerry's swagger in an instant. The agents watch him tumble away, smoke and debris filling the aisle while Sanji stands where he was, silent and controlled: "....!!"
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As the train races onward, CP9 discusses the defensive line car by car. "Each car has its own representative," someone explains. "Naming off the government officials in order, starting with the 7th and final car..." The 6th car is guarded by "the boxer of 'Cipher Pol No. 6,' 'Jerry.'" In the 5th car are "40 sailors" under "a captain from Marine HQ, former royal knight 'T-Bone.'" In the 4th car, at the head of the voyage, waits "the grappler of 'Cipher Pol No. 7,' 'Wanze.'" Beyond that, "CP9's newcomer, Mr. 'Nero,' is awaiting orders" in the 3rd car. The agents remind one another, "This is just a basic escort mission and we're not expecting any attacks. However, to be on the safe side... we brought enough combat strength to handle anything."
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Back in Water Seven, the city shakes under the storm. Nami realizes the truth: "Is that right--!! So Sanji made it on the train!!" Chopper answers, "Usopp's on the train...!?" Nami quickly redirects everyone: "So anyway!! No matter how we get to Enies Lobby... we can't leave until we find Luffy and Zoro!!" The others shout, "Yeah!!" and "Really?!!" Sanji's message has given them a direction, and the search resumes. People call, "Somehow search around here!!" "Everyone search, please!!" "Pretty please!!!" and "Leave it to us!!!"
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The searchers shout through the battered streets: "Straw Hat!!" "Roronoa~~!!" "We're your allies---!! Come out!!" Zoro is still jammed sideways in a chimney. He mutters, "Idiot, I'm alright. Look for those two, quickly." Someone answers, "Yes!!" Another asks, "Foreman!!! It must hurt for you to be moving... You should rest!!" Zoro says nothing. Reports come in: "Have you told Iceburg-san of the situation?" and "Two guys went to HQ."
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Exhausted searchers complain through the rain: "Haa... Haa..." "But why're we the ones being worked so hard?!" "There isn't a ship open in Zousen-jima now!!" and "Meat and... sake!?" One voice snaps, "Yeah, all the food you can get!!" Elsewhere, more calls ring out: "Zoro~~~~!!" "Luffy~~!!" "Straw Hat!!" A man worries, "Maybe she's still growing...!!" and another says, "She must be really hungry, that girl." Chopper looks up at the weather and realizes, "This is trouble... Even under normal conditions, my nose isn't very effective in strong winds...!!"
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The ocean withdraws from Water Seven with a terrifying roar, exposing the seabed and pulling the canals dry. Nami and the others stare at the impossible sight. Someone says, "There hasn't been even one reply..." and another adds, "Everybody's been calling for them..." Nami refuses to stop: "Idiot, just keep trying!!!" She keeps shouting into the rain as the city groans around her.
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People point toward the sea in horror: "This is awful~~~!!!" "Look at the ocean!!!" The streets hiss dry, "SHSHSHSH..." "SHSHSHSH..." as the water drains away. Citizens call, "Hey, what's wrong?!!" and "Ah! Paulie-san!! Please look!!" Paulie understands what the retreat means. "The ebbing of the water is abnormal!!!" he says. Swallowing hard, he explains, "The stronger the ebbing is, the larger the waves are that will come back." Another voice warns, "If you look at the ebbing of the water... you can tell the size of the high tide..." while someone is blown helplessly by the wind, "I'm flying~~!!"
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Chimney, Gonbe, and Kokoro watch the drained city from above. Kokoro murmurs, "Now, I wonder how many meters it's fallen this year." Chimney says, "Look," and Gonbe adds, "Pop..." Then the full city comes into view, stranded above a sea that has nearly vanished. Chimney cries, "It looks as though... the sea has completely dried up!!!" Gonbe chatters, "Nga gagagaga!" and "Nya nya~~~~!!" Kokoro says, "In the past... yeah, decades... even I have never witnessed a scene such as this."
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The foremen stare across the emptied sea. "Can it be..." one asks. "Is it even possible for the tide to recede this much...!?" Another says, "This is the first time I've seen anything like this...!!!" The city falls silent under the enormous wind: "The sounds of the ocean... have stopped..." Paulie understands the implication: "Which can only mean that huge waves will come...!!!" Someone shouts, "The back streets will be completely swallowed!!!!" Another realizes the stakes: "There's nobody left in the back streets, right?! If there are, they're done for!!!" Chopper watches in fear: "......"
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Chimney suddenly spots something below. "Gran'ma, lookie, lookie! Something's over there~~!!" she calls, while Gonbe meows, "Nya nya nyaa~~~!?" Chimney insists, "There's something in between the houses~~~!!" Kokoro looks down, "Hm~~!?" Nami, breathing hard from the search, follows their gaze. Chimney shouts, "Look, look, lookie~~~!!" Nami says, "Kokoro-san!!" and from below Kokoro calls back, "Hey, you... Pirate girl."
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Chimney waves frantically: "Wa~~!! Miss Pirate Lady!! Hey!! Look over there!!" Gonbe cries, "Nya nya!!" Nami asks, "Something...?" Kokoro scolds from behind her, "What've you been looking at all this time? Chimney..." Then Nami finally understands. "Just a second... what!? The ocean's dried up..." Her eye snaps wide as she sees Luffy wedged deep between the buildings, still asleep: "Snzz!!" "Mwa..." The realization hits her like a shock: "Luffy!!!"
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Nami runs straight into the back streets despite the danger. People shout after her, "Hey, girl, isn't that your easygoing Pirate King? What's he doing there?" and "Hmm?? That straw hat..." Others cry, "Hey!! Where do you think you're going!!?" "Don't you know you can't go into the back streets now!!?" "Did she say the back streets!?" and "Hey, somebody stop that girl!!" Gonbe yells, "Come back here!!!" Nami, furious and terrified, calls Luffy an "Idiot!!!!!" as she races toward him. Behind the city, the returning wall of water rises. The final warning tears across the page: "Don't you want to stay alive!!?" and "'Aqua Laguna' is coming!!!!"
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Discussion
Wanze serves as head waiter and grappler of CP7.
p8Jerry is boxer of CP6 commanding 40 sailors.
p8Nero is a CP9 newcomer on the train.
p9Nami reacts with determination upon seeing Enies Lobby.
p9Straw Hat crew discusses locating Luffy and Zoro before proceeding.
p9Franky rallies Water 7 dock crowd to assist the crew.
p10Zoro is actively moving across Water 7 rooftops.
p10Iceburg is injured and traveling by boat.
p10Allies are searching for Zoro and another missing person.
p10A bandaged man discusses Iceburg's condition with a companion.
p11Marines are urgently gathering food supplies in Zouzen-jima.
p11A long-nosed ally searches for Zoro and Luffy by calling their names.
p11A hungry girl runs through the streets during the storm.
p11Wind conditions hinder a man's sense of smell during the search.
p12Waves surge toward the city with extreme force.
p12Nami and Franky are positioned near the waterfront during the event.
p13Water level drops visibly around the central tower.
p13Paulie and Kokoro are present in the city streets.
p14The ocean has fully receded from the city base.
p14Chimney and Kokoro observe from an elevated position.
p15The seabed is fully exposed and silent.
p15Iceburg, Paulie, and Franky stand among the spectators.
p16Scene occurs on elevated wooden walkways between city buildings.
p16Kokoro shows visible heavy breathing and surprise.
p16Chimney and creature first notice activity in the back streets.
p17Ocean has visibly receded from the city area.
p17Luffy is concealed behind a wooden support near Kokoro.
p17Chimney continues pointing toward the dried sea bed.
p18Residents recognize Luffy's straw hat from afar.
p18Aqua Laguna storm surge is arriving at the city.
p18Kokoro is ordered to stay out of the back streets.
What is said, page by page
p0Caption names Miss Goldenweek's strategy as 'MEET BAROQUE VOL. 4 LET'S GO TO PRISON' with neutral declarative tone.
p1Speech bubble questions how so many people can be riding in the last car.
p1Gunman accuses vest man of not being a civilian after seeing a kick.
p1Gunman demands to know what the vest man is doing.
p2Gunman clarifies that the earlier statement was not praise.
p2Vest man mutters that the situation is awkward.
p2Gunman orders immediate report to Lucchi-san.
p2Vest man tells the group not to be afraid because of the people in the car.
p3Jerry announces his arrival loudly.
p3Spectators react with relief asking if it is Smokey.
p3Jerry claims to be the king of South Blue's karate-famous island.
p3Jerry laughs while questioning his own status.
p4Background suited men suggest using karate with casual tone.
p4Boxing champion announces technique name with aggressive battle intent.
p4Jerry cries out in visible pain and strain during impact.
p4Spectators warn that the attack is suicidal with alarmed voices.
p5Jerry cries out in pain from behind attack.
p5Ally warns Jerry of enemy position with panicked voice.
p5Boxing champion comments on unusual warning while in hold.
p5Long-haired fighter notes escape and warns about size disadvantage.
p5Boxing champion claims advantage in small space with confident tone.
p5Long-haired fighter declares yoga style with determined expression.
p6Boxing champion notes shortened reach with taunting tone.
p6Long-haired fighter calls out yoga combination strikes.
p6Boxing champion accuses opponent of ignoring boxing rules.
p6Boxing champion names spinning kick technique during launch.
p6Spectator comments on wasted time with dismissive tone.
p7Long-haired fighter shouts technique name during powerful kick.
p7Spectators react with horror at the wall collision.
p8Narrator explains each Sea Train car has its own government representative, listing officials in order from the final car.
p8Narrator introduces Wanze as head waiter and grappler of CP7 in the 4th car.
p8Narrator introduces T-Bone as Marine HQ captain and former royal knight.
p8Narrator notes power increases with each car and mentions 40 sailors under Jerry in the 5th car.
p8Narrator identifies Jerry as boxer of CP6.
p8T-Bone states they brought enough combat strength for any situation but this is only a basic escort mission.
p8Narrator mentions CP9 newcomer Nero awaiting orders in the 3rd car.
p9Nami shouts yeah and right got it while reacting to Enies Lobby sighting.
p9Nami confirms they cannot leave until finding Luffy and Zoro.
p9Crew notes Usopp and Sanji made it onto the train.
p9Franky and dock crowd shout leave it to us and offer to search around.
p9Crowd cheers and rallies to help the Straw Hats reach Enies Lobby.
p10Allies shout Roronoa and Straw Hat urging Zoro to come out.
p10Frog-like figure insists he is fine and orders search for the two missing.
p10Companion urges injured Iceburg to rest because movement must hurt.
p10Bandaged man asks if Iceburg has been told the situation.
p10Distant voices call Nii while figures are carried away.
p11Marines demand all available food including meat and sake.
p11Marines complain no shops are open in Zouzen-jima and question why they are overworked.
p11Long-nosed figure shouts for Zoro, Luffy, and Straw Hat.
p11Two observers note the girl must be really hungry and possibly still growing.
p11Man with prominent nose states his nose is ineffective in strong winds.
p12Nami reports no replies received yet with grim focused intent amid crisis.
p12Franky yells that everyone has been calling for help with desperate tone.
p12Nami orders Franky to keep trying while scolding him sharply.
p12Unseen voice wonders if something unusual is happening.
p13Voice warns others to look at the ocean with alarm.
p13Voice exclaims the situation is awful amid the retreat.
p13Character notes the ebbing water is abnormal with urgent tone.
p13Paulie is called out by name to observe the phenomenon.
p13Rooftop figure explains that ebbing size indicates incoming high tide scale.
p14Kokoro calls Chimney's name while staring in shock.
p14Voice states the sea has completely dried up.
p14Kokoro laughs loudly at the scene.
p14Chimney cheers that the view is amazing.
p14Narration notes no one has witnessed such a scene in decades.
p15Onlooker states this is the first time seeing such a sight.
p15Voice questions if a tide can recede this far.
p15Voice wonders if the event is even possible.
p15Narration notes ocean sounds have stopped.
p15Character warns back streets are empty and at risk of incoming waves.
p16Girl excitedly calls back to grandmother pointing out something visible between houses.
p16Black creature adds nya nya vocalizations while peering into the alley.
p16Woman reacts with hm sound then urges others to look at the same spot.
p16Man in hat addresses the woman directly as pirate girl and Kokoro-san.
p17Blonde woman exclaims in disbelief that the ocean has dried up.
p17Girl urgently calls to the pirate lady to look at something in the distance.
p17Man in coat asks what Chimney has been staring at the whole time.
p17Large lettering reveals Luffy's hidden presence behind the post.
p18Residents warn that the back streets are currently off-limits and urge the girl to stop.
p18Man in hat identifies the distant figure as the easygoing pirate king.
p18Kokoro internally calls Luffy an idiot while being told to return.
p18Narration announces that Aqua Laguna is approaching the city.