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One Piece chapter 408: Monster vs. Kumadori — what is in it

Enies Lobby arc · 20 pages · 18 characters

Key facts in this chapter

  • p0Chapter 408 is titled MONSTER VS. KUMADORI.
  • p1Nami launches a lightning-based attack that strikes a CP9-marked stone dome.
  • p2Kalifa emerges from bubbles after Nami's lightning attack.
  • p3Kalifa reveals her Devil Fruit ability as the Awa Awa no Mi turning her into a soap-woman.
  • p4Nami uses Clima-Tact staff to generate bubbles in the room.
  • p4Kalifa states she can control her body-produced bubbles at will.
  • p4Kalifa transforms into a sheep-shaped foam form called SOAP SHEEP.
  • p4Kalifa launches HITSUJI-GUMO RELAX HOUR bubble attack.
  • p5Bubbles on the floor remove physical strength from those who step on them.
  • p5Nami is knocked down repeatedly by Kalifa's bubble attacks.
  • p5Kalifa stands over Nami after the attack and comments on timing.
  • p6Kalifa identifies herself as an assassin from the secret intelligence organization.
  • p6Kalifa's bubbles can remove strength in addition to physical stains.
  • p6Nami is driven through the floor by Kalifa's attack.
  • p7Nami uses THUNDER BALL to blow away the strength-draining bubbles.
  • p7Nami regains mobility after the bubbles are dispersed.
  • p7Nami follows up with GOLDEN HOUR staff technique against Kalifa.
  • p8Kalifa coats surfaces and bodies with slippery soap foam
  • p8Kalifa uses Soru technique for high-speed movement and attack
  • p9Hairy horned monster engages in close combat using physical strikes
  • p9Combat occurs inside ruined interior corridor with heavy debris
  • p10Tekkai is used as defensive technique against monster's strikes
  • p10Fight causes extensive structural damage to surrounding hallway
  • p11Franky pauses on stairs during battle to consider refueling
  • p11Hairy monster stands victorious over defeated Kumadori
  • p12Hairy monster hurls CP9 agent off elevated structure.
  • p12Scene occurs above a city plaza with visible buildings and railings.
  • p13Hairy monster lands in courthouse plaza after explosion.
  • p13Location identified as Main island plaza in front of the courthouse.
  • p14Scene takes place in undersea passage connecting Tower of Justice to Gates of Justice.
  • p14Spandam and Lucci escort Nico Robin through the tunnel.
  • p15Group is moving through undersea passage toward the Bridge of Hesitation and Gates of Justice.
  • p15Nico Robin reacts emotionally to a distant call of her name.
  • p16Luffy charges a WORLD GOV'T marked door in a stone corridor.
  • p16Rob Lucci wears a top hat during the encounter.
  • p16Nico Robin shows visible sweat on her face.
  • p17Luffy enters a ruined circular chamber filled with broken pillars.
  • p17Rob Lucci stands opposite Luffy and offers a calm welcome.
  • p17Luffy recognizes Rob Lucci and reacts with rage.

What is said, page by page

  • p1Nami declares the opponent suffers for excessive confidence with triumphant mood.
  • p1Nami states the result of overconfidence in a satisfied tone.
  • p2Kalifa notes surprise at being struck by lightning indoors.
  • p2Kalifa states the opponent has no chance of winning without solving the mystery.
  • p2Nami wonders if the Awa Awa no Mi turned Kalifa into a soap-woman.
  • p3Kalifa claims she is cleanliness personified and feels sorry for the opponent.
  • p3Kalifa asserts the opponent cannot win even after learning her ability.
  • p3Kalifa explains she became a soap-woman after eating the Awa Awa no Mi.
  • p3Nami denies being a man while reacting to a background comment.
  • p4Nami shouts attack name while swinging staff as bubbles fill the space.
  • p4Kalifa calmly explains her ability to freely control body-created bubbles and questions their battle strength.
  • p4Nami reacts with shock upon realizing the bathtub bubbles belong to Kalifa.
  • p4Nami yells insult at Kalifa after seeing the sheep foam transformation.
  • p4Kalifa declares sheep cloud technique name while launching large bubble assault.
  • p5Nami realizes the floor bubbles caused her strength loss upon entry.
  • p5Kalifa questions why Nami lost strength upon first entering the room.
  • p5Kalifa shouts SHOOT while sending Nami flying with bubble attack.
  • p5Kalifa notes Nami realized the bubble effect too late.
  • p5Nami groans in pain while struggling on the bubble-covered floor.
  • p6Kalifa warns Nami will slowly understand the terrifying nature of the ability.
  • p6Nami realizes stepping on bubbles caused her earlier strength loss.
  • p6Kalifa reveals she is an assassin of the secret intelligence organization.
  • p6Kalifa states her bubbles can remove anything including stains, dirt, and strength.
  • p7Nami refuses to forgive Kalifa and launches THUNDER BALL attack.
  • p7Nami notes the attack cleared the strength-removing bubbles.
  • p7Nami calls out GOLDEN HOUR while spinning her staff.
  • p7Kalifa reacts with shock at Nami's sudden recovery and counterattack.
  • p7Kalifa internally notes only the weapon remains unfamiliar to her.
  • p8Short-haired fighter expresses panic that legs coated in foam prevent standing
  • p8Allies react with shock at sudden loss of footing from the foam
  • p8Kalifa questions what the opponent is doing while using Soru to close distance
  • p8Kalifa states that any touch from her bubbles will give beautiful luster and offers to make skin shiny
  • p9Hairy monster shouts HARU GIN JOU while charging and sniffing
  • p9Opponent counters with GEPPO technique
  • p9Monster calls opponent insolent fool and declares repeated die commands
  • p10Hairy monster howls BUOOO OOOOH during assault
  • p10Fighter activates TEKKAI to withstand attack
  • p10Monster continues roaring while delivering multiple impacts
  • p11Franky decides to get a cola refuel and wonders about the reindeer's location
  • p11Kumadori shows disbelief while staring up at the monster
  • p12Scarred man shouts accusation at hairy monster questioning its identity as the deer gorilla.
  • p12Onlookers identify the thrown CP9 agent as the one previously in the fridge.
  • p12Citizens express shock that the monster may have beaten the CP9 agent.
  • p13Citizens question who could have sent the figure flying from the Tower of Justice.
  • p13Voice confirms the fallen figure is Kumadori-san from CP9.
  • p14Spandam orders Lucci to drag Nico Robin forward and pull her hair if needed.
  • p14Spandam mocks Robin as woman of sinful existence and tells her not to stop.
  • p14Spandam laughs and dismisses hope that weak pirates will arrive.
  • p14Spandam commands Robin to walk forward.
  • p15Spandam tells Robin she must atone by staying alive and will never feel hope again.
  • p15Spandam warns that once the gates close her situation is final.
  • p15Distant voice calls out 'Robin!!!' from the tunnel end.
  • p15Spandam orders to hurry onward.
  • p16Nico Robin reacts silently with sweat to sudden off-panel voice in corridor.
  • p16Shocked man in top hat exclaims hearing an unexpected voice nearby.
  • p16Luffy questions whether the door material resembles steel this time.
  • p16Lucci orders continued advance and capture of Nico Robin.
  • p17Luffy expresses confusion about his location in the open ruined space.
  • p17Luffy angrily identifies the opponent as Pigeon Guy.
  • p17Rob Lucci calmly welcomes Luffy to the chamber.
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Who appears in chapter 408

  • injured pipe-smoking man
  • costumed standing man
  • Nami
  • Kalifa
  • unidentified female fighter
  • Kumadori
  • unidentified CP9 agent
  • Franky
  • monster
  • hairy monster
  • scarred shouting man
  • CP9 agent
  • small round creature
  • courthouse plaza citizens
  • Nico Robin
  • Rob Lucci
  • Spandam
  • Monkey D. Luffy

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Monster vs. Kumadori

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Chapter 408: "MONSTER VS. KUMADORI". In a ruined stone chamber filled with rubble and broken architecture, a battered man kneels on the tiled floor, smoking a pipe with a grim, injured expression. His ornate coat is torn and his body shows signs of heavy damage. A large pirate hat with a skull emblem lies on the ground beside him. Standing opposite him with arms crossed is a tall figure in a dramatic black-and-white costume complete with cape, belt, and stylized face paint, radiating confidence. Sparkles and impact lines emphasize the tension. The narration at the bottom reads: THE NAME OF MISS GOLDENWEEK'S STRATEGY "MEET BAROQUE" VOL. 38: "PIRATE KING' AND 'HERO."
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Nami swings her staff in a powerful arc as massive lightning bolts crackle and explode around her, shattering stone and sending clouds of dust and debris flying. Large onomatopoeia "グググオオオオオオオ!!" and "CRACKLE" fill the air. In a close-up, Nami smirks confidently and declares, "FOR BEING TOO CONFIDENT IN YOURSELF...!!!" and "THAT'S WHAT YOU GET." Below, a stone dome marked "CP9" emerges from the smoke amid fading lightning effects and the sound "オオオオオ..." as Nami reacts with surprise: "!I"
Nami
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Nami gasps in shock, "EH!I" Bubbles labeled "CP9" rise with the sound "BLOOP BLOOP BLOOP" and a voice chuckles "...HOHO." Kalifa emerges dramatically from the foam in fishnet stockings, declaring, "I NEVER THOUGHT I'D EVER BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING INDOORS." Nami stares in disbelief. In the lower panels Kalifa adjusts her glasses and explains, "IF YOU DON'T SOLVE THIS MYSTERY... YOU HAVE NO CHANCE OF WINNING." while noting, "IT TURNED INTO BUBBLES AND DISAPPEARED...!!!" Nami wonders aloud, "MAYBE THE 'AWA AWA' NO MI MADE HER A SOAP-WOMAN OR SOMETHING," and Kalifa replies, "WHAT... WAS THAT THING THAT PROTECTED HER FROM THE LIGHTNING...I"
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Kalifa stands confidently amid bubbles and declares, "I GUESS I GOT THAT RIGHT. I FEEL SORRY FOR HER." and "YOU INSOLENT FOOL!! IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN WIN!!" while adding, "B-BUT EVEN BY KNOWING MY ABILITY..." Nami sweats nervously in the background, thinking, "THAT'S RIGHT; I AM CLEANLINESS PERSONIFIED...!!!" A background voice comments, "WAH, SHE'S SO SEXY... IF SHE WERE MY SECRETARY, I'D BE HAPPY!!" Kalifa poses and explains, "AFTER EATING THE 'AWA AWA NO MI,' I'VE BECOME A 'SOAP-WOMAN'" and "WHO CAN BUBBLES FORM FROM ANY PART OF HER BODY!!!" Nami shouts in panic, "WAIT, I'M NOT A MAN!!"
NamiKalifa
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Nami swings her Clima-Tact staff, shouting "BUBBLE MASTER"!! as bubbles erupt everywhere. Kalifa stands calmly in the ruined room and explains, "But I can control the bubbles I create from my body... Any way I want. It doesn't look very strong!! But isn't it rather inconvenient for battlesI" Nami stares in shock: "!I THE BUBBLES FROM THE BATHTUB ARE...!!" Kalifa transforms into a sheep-like form of foam, declaring "SOAP SHEEP"!! Nami yells "ARE YOU AN IDIOTI" Kalifa counters with a massive bubble attack, "HITSUJI-GUMO* RELAX HOUR"!!!, sending Nami flying. Kalifa remarks, "Appearances can be deceiving."
NamiKalifa
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The floor is covered in bubbles. Kalifa presses her attack: "Your strength when you first came inI Think about it; why did you lose." Nami realizes, "Bubbles...!! Now that I think about it, when I stepped into this room..." She is sent flying again as Kalifa shouts "SHOOT!!" Nami crashes with "ARGH!!!" and "SPLORTCH!!" Kalifa stands over her, saying "You noticed it a little bit too late..." Nami struggles on the floor, groaning "UGH...!!!" and "HOO HOO."
NamiKalifa
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Kalifa continues, "You'll slowly see what's so terrifying about this ability... So, losing it earlier was because I stepped on the bubbles on the floor!! I'm losing my strength...!!" Nami is slammed through the floor with a massive impact "AAUH!!!" and "KABOOOOOM!!!" Kalifa reveals, "I'm an 'assassin' of the secret intelligence organization. And don't forget one thing... The bubbles I diffuse from my body can remove anything. From stains and dirt... to strength... and more."
NamiKalifa
07
Nami launches a counterattack with "THUNDER BALL"!!! shouting "...!! I won't forgive you anymore!!" and "I CAN MOVE!! This attack blew away the bubbles...!!" Kalifa is shocked: "WHA...!I" Nami yells "GOLDEN HOUR"!! while spinning her staff. Kalifa blocks desperately, thinking "Is this still foreign to me...!! Only that weapon..." They clash violently as Nami drives Kalifa back with rapid staff strikes.
NamiKalifa
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A female fighter struggles on the floor, legs coated in slippery foam. "EH!I I CAN'T STAND UP!I ACK!!" she cries. Nearby allies react in shock: "WH-WHAT IS THIS!I MY LEGS.....!!!" Kalifa activates Soru, vanishing in a blur and reappearing mid-strike as she demands, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!I" She extends a gloved hand wreathed in bubbles and declares, "ON EVERY PART OF YOUR BODY. ISN'T IT BEAUTIFULI ANY TOUCH WILL GAIN BEAUTIFUL LUSTER. ALLOW ME TO MAKE YOUR SKIN SHINY!!!" Massive rumbling SFX "ゴゴゴゴゴゴ" shake the ruined corridor as the foam spreads.
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A massive horned beast in a black hat lunges forward, roaring "HARU GIN JOU"!!! while sniffing aggressively. An opponent counters with "GEPPOU"!! The monster bellows "BUOOOH!!" and charges through debris. It smashes into the fighter with a devastating blow, sending rubble flying. The beast snarls "INSOLENT FOOL!!" and presses the assault, yelling "NOW, DIE, DIE, DIE!!!" as massive impact SFX "ドゴォオオオ!!!" erupt across the shattered floor.
Kumadoriunidentified CP9 agent
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The beast howls "BUOOO OOOOH..." while the defender shouts "TEK-KAI"!! and braces. A colossal fist crashes down with explosive force, SFX "ビシャ!!!" and "ビシャビシャ!!!" marking the repeated impacts. The monster looms over the fallen fighter, continuing its rampage as the defender struggles beneath the blows. Final roars of "OOOO-OOOH!!" echo through the collapsing hallway amid flying debris and shockwaves.
Kumadoriunidentified CP9 agent
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Franky catches his breath on the stairs, muttering "SO I BETTER GET A COLA REFUEL... OH YEAH, I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT REINDEER..." while scanning the area. Below, the towering horned monster stands over a battered Kumadori, who stares up in disbelief. The beast's massive form dominates the ruined plaza as Kumadori gasps, the fight's momentum shifting dramatically with the monster's overwhelming presence.
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A massive, hairy beast-like figure roars with fury, mouth wide open as impact lines explode around it. "BUOO-OOH!!" A close-up shows its snarling face and sharp teeth while someone yells, "WHAT THE HELL!!I" Below, the antlered monster hurls a small figure through the air with a dramatic "ゴオオオ..." motion. Onlookers react in shock: "THAT'S THE 'CP9' DUDE WHO WAS IN THE FRIDGE!!!" and "EH!I DID THIS MONSTER BEAT HIM UP!I" A furious man with a scarred face shouts directly at the beast, "HEY, YOU!! YOU AIN'T THAT DEER GORILLA, ARE YA...!!I" Nearby, a tiny round creature with X eyes and a hat stands amid debris, while another figure lies crumpled on the ground.
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The monster is blasted backward in a massive explosion, "ジャアアア" and "GWAH!!!" as debris flies everywhere. A severed arm flies through the air with a question mark. Citizens below stare up in horror: "WAS HE JUST SENT FLYING FROM THE TOWER OF JUSTICE!I NO WAY." "WHO COULD'VE DONE THIS!!I" A diagram labels the location as "Plaza in front of the courthouse" on the "Main island." The beast crashes down with a heavy "どん" impact, still roaring "BUO OOOH!!!" while a voice confirms, "NO DOUBT; HE'S KUMADORI-SAN FROM 'CP9'!!!"
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In a long stone undersea passage labeled "Undersea passage between the 'Tower of Justice' and the 'Gates of Justice,' Nico Robin stands still. A voice calls out, "WHAT ARE YOU STOPPING THERE FOR, NICO ROBIN!!I" Lucci orders, "LUCCI!!! DRAG HER OVER!! PULL HER HAIR IF NECESSARY!!!" while a cloaked figure with a top hat points and yells, "HEY!!! YOU 'WOMAN OF SINFUL EXISTENCE'!!! DON'T STOP!!!" The cloaked man laughs, "WA HA HA HA, SUCH A FOOL. ARE YOU REALLY HOPING FOR THOSE WEAK-ASS PIRATES TO BE HERE!I I BET THE LOUD SOUND EARLIER WAS JUST OUR IMAGINATION. THERE'S NO WAY THEY CAN COME HERE!!" Robin hears a distant voice and thinks, "I JUST HEARD A VOICE..." Lucci says, "IT'S AN ORDER... WALK, NICO ROBIN..."
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A diagram shows the "Gates of Justice," "Bridge of Hesitation," and "Undersea passage." The masked cloaked figure taunts Nico Robin: "DO YOU UNDERSTAND, NICO ROBIN!!I WA HA HA HA HA!! YOU WILL KEEP ATONING FOR THE SIN YOU'VE COMMITTED BY STAYING ALIVE UNTIL TODAY!! YOU'LL NEVER FEEL 'HOPE,' EVER AGAIN. AND ONCE THE GATES ARE CLOSED..." Robin's eyes widen in distress as the figure continues to mock her. Suddenly a distant voice cries out, "ROBIIIIN!!!" The masked man orders, "NOW, LET'S HURRY." Robin turns with a determined yet tearful expression as motion lines and impact effects fill the tunnel.
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Nico Robin stands in a stone corridor, sweat on her cheek, reacting to a sudden sound. A voice cries out, "HEY!!! WHAT WAS THE VOICE JUST NOW!!I" Nearby, a man in a top hat and another figure react in shock: "WHA...!I WHAT WAS THAT JUST NOWI I HEARD A VOICE!!!" and "!!I" Luffy appears in close-up, yelling "DOORSI IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE STEEL THIS TIME." He charges down the hallway toward a heavy door marked "WORLD GOV'T," shouting "HRMM!I" as impact lines and "ドンドン" sound effects fill the air. The top-hatted man (Lucci) speaks into a den-den mushi: "CHIEF, PLEASE KEEP GOING... AND TAKE NICO ROBIN WITH YOU..." Luffy smashes through the massive doors with explosive force, "ギャラン!!" and "ドカーン!!!" debris flying as he yells "URYAA-AAH!!!"
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Luffy crashes into a vast, ruined circular chamber filled with broken pillars and debris. He lands in a wide stance, looking around in confusion: "WHERE AM I!I" and "A WIDE OPEN SPACE!!" with "GRRRRCK" and impact effects. In a close-up, Luffy's face twists in rage as he shouts "AH!!! PIGEON GUY!!!" with dramatic "ドドド!!!" sound effects. Opposite him, Rob Lucci smirks under his top hat, hand near his mouth, replying calmly: "... WELCOME."
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SBS corner page. Reader R asks about a book titled "BRAG MEN" seen in volume 41 page 170 and volume 13 page 142. Oda confirms it is the same book, explaining it contains accounts of explorers who traveled the mysterious seas and recorded unbelievable islands and events. Most people dismissed their stories as lies, calling the authors "Brag Men." The scholars of Ohara preserved the book 20 years ago. A second reader begins a question but is cut off as the SBS ends. Page number 186 visible.
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