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Chapter 401: Pirates vs. CP9

Arc: Enies Lobby · Saga: Water Seven · Released: —

Summary

Three boss-bracket duels run in parallel inside the Tower of Justice at Enies Lobby. Zoro vs. Kaku: Kaku declares himself “the best swordsman in CP9,” reveals he fights with FOUR swords, and unleashes Tempest Kick (Rankyaku) while Zoro answers with “White Thunder!! Pound Phoenix!!”; pressed for time, Kaku decides to show his “new power” and transforms — but instead of his intended man-beast form he becomes a full talking giraffe (his Devil Fruit, finally named/shown on-page). Luffy has climbed endless stairs hunting for Robin; he bursts into a plant-filled room (Spandam’s office), finds it empty but grabs the key to Robin’s handcuffs, then has a slapstick standoff with a crowing rooster. Sogeking (Usopp) vs. Jabra: the sleeping CP9 agent wakes, shrugs off Sogeking’s half-hearted shot, and reveals his own Devil Fruit — the “Mutt-Mutt Fruit, Wolf Model” — declaring he won’t play with his prey. The chapter ends on Kaku-the-giraffe crashing through the ceiling beside Jabra-the-wolf, prompting the onlookers to ask “Is this some kind of zoo?!” Page 2 carries the “Ms. Golden Week’s Plan, A Baroque Reunion” cover-serial installment (the elephant scene); page 20 is an SBS column.

New reveals

• Kaku’s Devil Fruit form shown on-page (pp. 18–19): trying for his “man-beast form,” Kaku instead “turned into a FULL giraffe” — a talking, spotted, long-necked giraffe-man (the horned/long-necked Zoan his name 角 had pre-encoded). . The fruit’s proper name is not spoken or captioned in this chapter.
• Kaku’s “Four Swords” style (pp. 5–6): Kaku — “the best swordsman in CP9” — fights Zoro with FOUR blades held between his fingers, escalating Zoro’s two/three-sword frame (“Two-Sword Style, eh?” → “It’s four swords”).
• Jabra’s Devil Fruit named on-page (p. 16): “Mutt-Mutt Fruit, Wolf Model!!!” (= Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Wolf). ED note on p. 16: “TATTOO ON CHEST SAYS WOLF.—ED.”
• Luffy obtains the handcuff key (pp. 12–13): in a plant-filled room he finds the key to Robin’s Seastone handcuffs (“There’s the key!”).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Zoro (VIZ “Zolo”) — duels Kaku; “White Thunder!! Pound Phoenix!!”; “I’m much stronger than I was back then… so be careful”
• Kaku — “best swordsman in CP9,” Four-Sword Style, Tempest Kick; transforms into a full giraffe (Zoan form shown; fruit name not yet spoken)
• Luffy — climbs the tower hunting Robin; grabs the handcuff key; rooster gag
• Nico Robin — referenced (“Hey!! Robin!! It’s me!!”); the key Luffy seeks is for her handcuffs
• Usopp (as Sogeking / Sniper King) — fights Jabra; “I came here to save Robin!!”
• Jabra — wakes; reveals Mutt-Mutt Fruit, Wolf Model (Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Wolf)
• Inu Inu no Mi, Model Wolf — Jabra’s wolf-Zoan, NAMED on-page p. 16 (“Mutt-Mutt Fruit, Wolf Model!!!”)
• Nature of Devil Fruits — Zoan transformation retains speech/intelligence; a freshly-eaten fruit can mis-trigger between forms (Kaku’s giraffe overshoot)
• Spandam — onlooker reaction (“Is this some kind of zoo…?!”)
• CP9 · Galley-La Company (Kaku’s “When I was back at Galley-La…”)
• Six Powers (Rokushiki) — Tempest Kick (Rankyaku), Shave (Soru) re-deployed
• Enies Lobby — Tower of Justice interior

Notable panels

• Page 1 — title splash “Pirates vs. CP9”: Luffy lunging mid-air over the rubble (grayscale art).
• Page 2 — “Chapter 401:” header over the cover-serial installment “Ms. Golden Week’s Plan, A Baroque Reunion” Vol. 33 (elephant/mammoth prison-break scene — Mr. 5 bursting free amid a cannon blast); the vol-number caption appears on the ch 402 title page (p. 21): “VOL. 33: SIX PRISONERS+DOG MAKE THEIR ESCAPE,” so this is the prior installment.
• Pages 5–6 — Kaku reveals Four-Sword Style; Tempest Kick.
• Page 8 — Zoro: “White Thunder!! …Pound Pheonix!!” [sic]; Kaku “Shave.”
• Pages 12–13 — Luffy finds the plant-filled room and the handcuff key (“TA DA!!”).
• Pages 13–15 — rooster gag (Luffy vs. crowing rooster).
• Page 16 — Jabra reveals “Mutt-Mutt Fruit, Wolf Model!!!”; ED note “TATTOO ON CHEST SAYS WOLF.”
• Pages 18–19 — Kaku transforms into a full giraffe (“I was trying to use my man-beast form… but I turned into a FULL giraffe instead!”); reaction “A GIRAFFE?!!! / A WOLF?! / Is this some kind of zoo…?!” (fruit FORM shown; proper fruit name not printed here).
• Page 20 — SBS column (Question Corner): Q on Captain Kuro’s “Cat-out-of-the-Bag” vs CP9’s “Shave” (CP9 would win — they control speed/awareness); Q on “instrumental” test-answer gag.

Open questions raised

• Now that Kaku’s intended “man-beast form” produced a full giraffe by mistake, can he control the transformation into a proper hybrid combat form?
• How does the wolf-Zoan Jabra’s “Master of the Six Powers” rank combine with the fruit against Sogeking?