Chapter 121

Pinned beneath the rock, Luffy cannot break free as Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine haul Vivi back to Mr. 3. Mr. 5 marvels that Luffy stayed conscious after a point-blank blast and taunts him with news that Nami and Zoro have been caught too. Luffy only grins, warning that whoever captured Zoro is the one in real danger, and keeps needling Mr. 5 until the agent loses patience and bombs him into unconsciousness. The Baroque Works members then depart with Vivi.

With Brogy locked down by hardened wax, Mr. 3 explains how he engineered the giant's hollow victory over Dorry. Vivi, delivered to the scene, denounces his lack of morals, but he merely conjures a towering candelabra and gloats that the captives will be preserved forever as wax figures in his collection. Brogy confesses he had sensed something wrong from the duel's start and now realizes Mr. 3 robbed him of an honest win. He strains to rise one last time, only to be struck down by a bomb from Mr. 5.

It is established that Mr. 3's wax sets as hard as steel once solidified, and he plans to transform Vivi, Zoro, Nami, and Brogy alike into display pieces. Back at Dorry's camp, a revived Luffy hardens his resolve to bring down the agents, with Karoo and Usopp vowing to fight bravely to save their friends. The Animal Theater cover shows Zoro doing handstand push-ups while a horse lounges in his hammock with tea and a book.