Cover
The CP9 Mission Report, Part 19: “Messenger of Justice.” Rob Lucci shows up and takes out the captain of the Candy Pirates with a kick. Kumadori is also seen finishing off a pirate with his staff.
Storyline
Luffy falls to the ground, shrunken, after his final attack. He, as well as Zoro, Sanji and the rest of the Straw Hats, are out of breath. They need to catch their breath, but Franky and Usopp are sure they’ve taken care of that Bartholomew Kuma. Usopp, Chopper and Robin have different opinions on what to do now. So Chopper suggests that they should run away now, Usopp is convinced that if Bear were to get up again, it would be over with them. Robin meanwhile thinks that they should defeat as many enemies as they can, since they would be chased anyway. The question arises as to what exactly Bear is, Franky thinks that he must be some sort of modified human, but since he is different from the one on Thriller Bark, they could possibly be twins or something.
Sanji looks at the fighting machine up close and discovers the inscription PX-4 on it. He can’t do anything with it. Luffy now thinks they should rest for now, since each of them has given it their all. But Sanji thinks this is a bad idea, as they could all be captured at once in their condition if they come into contact with the enemy. Luffy still wants to wait a bit, as he is very exhausted. That’s when a voice is heard, seemingly very angry at the Straw Hats. The Straw Hats don’t know where the voice is coming from at first, but at that moment Sentomaru and another Bartholomew Kuma jump from the top of a mangrove.
Sentomaru is now introduced as the captain of the naval headquarters research unit and Dr. Vegapunk’s bodyguard. He’s not thrilled with what the Straw Hats have done with PX-4 and tells them that he’s been as expensive as an entire warship.
Chopper, Usopp, and Brook get scared in the face of another samurai. Sanji says that it wouldn’t matter if it was the real one or just another cyborg, they wouldn’t have the strength to stand up to him anyway. Franky wants to know from Sentomaru who he is, but he doesn’t answer the question, only saying that he would have the best defense in the whole world. However, he does share his name in the same breath, which he really didn’t want to do. Then he orders PX-1 to finish off the Straw Hats.
The Pacifista shoots one of his beams at the Straw Hats, but everyone manages to dodge it. Zoro and Sanji both know they wouldn’t stand a chance against him right now, and Luffy gives the order to flee. They split up into groups of three. Sanji wants to escape with Nami and Franky, Zoro with Usopp and Brook, and Luffy with Chopper and Robin. They all run off in different directions, throwing Sentomaru off a bit.
Sentomaru orders PX-1 to pursue them, but, to add to the confusion, Usopp fires a smoke bomb, obscuring Sentomaru and PX-1’s vision. However, the cyborg manages to destroy the bridge in front of Sanji, Nami, and Franky, thus diminishing their chances of escape. Sentomaru, meanwhile, gets in the way of Luffy’s group. Luffy attacks him with the Gomu Gomu no Gatling, but it is easily deflected by Sentomaru. This comes as a great surprise to Luffy and Chopper. Sentomaru tells Luffy that his fighting style is pretty good, but his defense is just world class. He then gives Luffy a strong blow that causes Luffy to smash a building. Luffy remarks that there is something strange about Sentomaru, but he immediately corrects that he does not have devil powers.
Judging by some yells, there seems to be trouble with Zoro’s group as well. Kizaru has arrived and sent Zoro to the ground with one of his beams. Robin is visibly shocked by Kizaru’s presence, and everyone else fears him somewhat as well.
Kizaru tells them that it’s over for them, so now he wants to finish Zoro off completely. Brook and Usopp try to stop him, but their attacks don’t do anything. He also tells them why, because he’s a Lightman who has the powers of the Light Fruit, so he’s a Logia guy. Things look very bad for Zoro, and no one can help him in any way. As Kizaru is about to finish him off, his attack is stopped by Rayleigh. He blocks Kizaru’s kick with his leg and redirects the attack.
Kizaru immediately recognizes Rayleigh, who tells him to leave the Straw Hats alone, as now would be their age.
| Manga volumes | Sabaody Archipelago Arc (Manga) |
