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The Crewmates' Whereabouts - The Negative Princess and the Devil King!

EpisodeEp. 421

Closing the Amazon Lily Arc, the episode tracks Zoro and Brook after Kuma scattered them. Zoro wakes on a gloomy island under the bored Perona's thumb, while Brook is hailed as Satan by starving villagers craving revenge.

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Summary

Aboard Momonga's ship, Hancock frets that Nami and Robin might lure Luffy away from her, while the captain belches and gushes about how tasty the food is. She tells him to keep it down, but the racket has already caught the ear of Lieutenant Stalker, who grows suspicious of her. On a dismal island far away, Perona sulks that Kuma did deliver her to the place she requested, only the spot has no servants and no stuffed animals to amuse her. When Zoro drops from the sky, she carries the swordsman off to the castle that crowns the island, and the moment he comes to, she fells him once more using one of her negative hollows, then crams him into a Kumashi costume.

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Insisting Zoro will serve as her attendant, Perona hurls additional negative hollows at him to break his will, yet he decides to leave anyway, with the ghost-girl drifting after him through her abilities to keep him close. On the impoverished Harahettania of Namakura Island, a band of worshippers carrying out a ritual to call up Satan are convinced it succeeded when Brook lands before them. They explain they want vengeance on the Longarm Tribe and ask what their summoned demon desires in exchange; his reply is a request to glimpse the underwear of one of the women, and to his confusion every devotee present, the men among them, promptly complies.

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Notes

Returning to the ship, Stalker asks whether anyone else is hidden in Hancock's room, and a Marine vows to give himself a Mohawk if she ever spoke the way they heard, so she emerges, parrots Luffy's words, and turns the soldiers' hair into Mohawks while demanding an absurd quantity of food. Six days remain before Ace's execution, and the Admirals, the rest of the Warlords, and several renowned officers gather at Marineford to brace for Whitebeard's expected counterattack. Down in the cell, Garp finds his grandson begging to be killed, yet replies that, at this stage, nothing can halt the conflict between Whitebeard and the navy. The episode marks the conclusion of the Amazon Lily Arc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happens in episode 421 of One Piece?

Episode 421 closes the Amazon Lily Arc by tracking Zoro and Brook after Bartholomew Kuma scattered the Straw Hats. Zoro lands on the gloomy Kuraigana Island where Perona forces him to serve as her attendant, while Brook is hailed as Satan by desperate villagers on Namakura Island. The episode also notes that six days remain before Ace's execution at Marineford.

Where does Zoro end up after being separated from his crewmates?

Zoro is dropped onto Kuraigana Island, a dismal island ruled by the ghost girl Perona, who Kuma had already sent there ahead of him.

What does Perona do to Zoro in episode 421?

Perona knocks Zoro out with one of her negative hollows and forces him into a Kumashi costume, insisting he serve as her attendant, though he tries to leave anyway.

Why do the villagers on Namakura Island think Brook is Satan?

The impoverished villagers of Namakura Island had performed a ritual to summon Satan for revenge against the Longarm Tribe, and when Brook lands in front of them they believe their summoning worked.

How many days are left before Ace's execution in episode 421?

Episode 421 states that six days remain before Portgas D. Ace's execution, as Admirals, Warlords, and top Marine officers gather at Marineford to prepare for Whitebeard's expected counterattack.

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