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Chapter 413: Hunter

Arc: Enies Lobby · Saga: Water Seven · Released: 2006-05-01

Summary

The Buster Call fleet is “almost here” and the bombing is set to begin within a minute as Robin flees across the main bridge from Enies Lobby, chased by Spandam wielding his elephant-sword Funkfreed (Ivory Dart). On the courthouse side, Sodom is knocked back to its normal Yagara-bull state by a CP9 agent but survives; Franky resolves to deliver Robin’s handcuff key himself while Kokoro, Chimney and Gonbe explain the route to the Gates of Justice and the key-numbering scheme (keys 3 & 4 unlock Robin’s seastone cuffs; one key also stops Chopper). The crew agrees to all converge on the Tower of Justice once their fights are done — “We’ll leave the rest to luck!!” Two CP9 fights run in parallel: Zoro faces a transformed Kaku, who reveals he has gained the muscles to manipulate his giraffe neck and fire his nose like a pistol (“Nose Pistol!!”); and Usopp/Sogeking, cornered, faces Jabra (“I am a wolf!!!”), who flattens him with Ten Finger Pistol. As Jabra moves to finish Usopp, a kick lands — and a sunglasses-clad shadow announces himself: “The Hunter.”

New reveals

• The Buster Call fleet has reached the area; the island bombing is set to begin within the minute (p. 1-2) — the deadline pressure for the escape is now live.
• Kaku’s giraffe Zoan form is shown on-page for the first time: a giraffe-patterned, elongated neck; he says he “gained muscles that let me manipulate my neck… and use my nose like a pistol!” and fires Nose Pistol (pp. 8-11). The crew notes “Kaku has gained considerable power” (p. 11). The Devil-Fruit name is still not spoken on-page.
• Jabra’s wolf Zoan form is shown on-page for the first time: a wolf-hybrid (“I am a wolf!!! Turn your back on me, and I’ll eat you!”), using the Rokushiki Ten Finger Pistol to floor Usopp (pp. 13-19).
• The key-numbering / route plan: Kokoro/Chimney say keys No. 3 and No. 4 might unlock Robin’s seastone handcuffs (and one key stops Chopper); the only passage to the Gates of Justice is via the Tower, so everyone will converge there (pp. 5-7). Franky vows to personally deliver the key to Robin (p. 7).
• Sanji “The Hunter” arrives at the Jabra fight and intervenes with a kick (pp. 19) — the chapter-title reveal.

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters: Nico Robin, Spandam, Funkfreed (elephant-sword; “Ivory Dart”), Franky, Kokoro, Chimney, Gonbe, Sodom, Zoro, Kaku, Nami, Usopp (as Sogeking, the masked sniper), Jabra, Sanji, Tony Tony Chopper (referenced)
• Locations: Enies Lobby (the main bridge / courthouse approach; the Tower of Justice)
• Groups / fruits / systems: CP9, Six Powers (Rokushiki) (Ten Finger Pistol), Buster Call, Gates of Justice
• Cover story: Baroque Works reunion — “Ms. Golden Week’s Big Plan, A Baroque Reunion” FINALE: “Sentenced to Incarceration in the Great Prison Impel Down.” The serial concludes and merges into the main plot — the tracked Baroque Works officers (Bon Clay, Mr. 3, Crocodile, Daz Bones) are delivered to Impel Down; see the cover→main payoff Goldenweek Baroque Reunion Cover Serial Sentences Cast To Impel Down.

Notable panels

• Page 1 (title page): four-panel split of Baroque Works officer agents (Mr. 1 / Daz Bonez, Mr. 2 / Bon Clay, et al.) under a “Desperate Criminal” stamp — title “HUNTER.” Cover-story banner: “Ms. Golden Week’s Big Plan, a Baroque Reunion, the Finale: ‘Sentenced to incarceration in the Great Prison Impel Down.’”
• Pages 2-3: Spandam chases Robin across the bridge; Funkfreed (elephant) attacks (“Avoid her vital organs!”; “Ivory Dart!!”).
• Pages 8-11: Zoro vs the transformed Kaku — giraffe-neck reveal and “Nose Pistol.”
• Pages 13-19: Usopp/Sogeking vs Jabra (wolf-Zoan, Ten Finger Pistol); Usopp uses Sunflower Star / Kabuto slingshot.
• Page 19 (final): silhouette + “The Hunter.” — Sanji’s intervention kick on Jabra.
• Page 20: SBS column — a French fan letter (“Que la volonté du D soit avec vous” / “The Will of D”); a reader question about Kalifa’s Six Powers Iron Body not making her “bounce.”

Open questions raised

• Will the crew reach the Gates of Justice / the Tower in time before the Buster Call bombing begins?
• Which key (No. 3 / No. 4) actually fits Robin’s seastone handcuffs?
• Can Zoro overcome Kaku’s new giraffe-Zoan reach, and Sanji (“The Hunter”) put down Jabra?