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Chapter 701: Adventure in the Land of Love, Passion and Toys
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- Plants
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- Firsts
- The Straw Hat–Law alliance lands on the coast of Dressrosa — a New World country billed as 'the Land of Love, Passion and Toys' whose port town is Acacia
- Dressrosa has living, breathing toys that openly coexist with human citizens (a toy soldier, a toy chasing a dog that ran off with its torn-off arm, toys riding carriages)
- Dressrosa keeps living 'legends of fairies'; a dog named Mario runs off with a toy's torn-off cotton arm while the toy chases it
- Law gives Nami a Vivre Card pointing to Zou, the rendezvous island, 'if anything happens to us'
- The alliance's plan: cross Dressrosa, take the long bridge north to Greenbit to deliver Caesar; the crew splits into a Caesar Delivery team, a Thousand Sunny Guard team, and a Factory Destruction & Samurai Rescue team
- Momonosuke (in dragon form) is afraid of heights and refuses to fly onto the island; he is eight years old and aspires to become Shogun of Wano
- Kin'emon's clothing-transformation power can disguise the crew to pass unnoticed
- Dressrosa's underworld answers to 'the Don Quixote name'; the island's king (Doflamingo) abandoned his throne that very morning, yet the city is suspiciously calm
- A masked man defends a blind gambler from cheating thugs and obliterates them with a single hole-punching blow
Arc: Dressrosa · Saga: Dressrosa · Released: 2013-03-11
Summary
The Straw Hat–Heart Pirate alliance reaches the coast of Dressrosa (p. 2). Momonosuke, in dragon form, panics at the height and refuses to carry anyone onto the island, bickering with Luffy — he reveals he is only eight and means to become Shogun of Wano (pp. 3–5). After Kin’emon offers to disguise everyone with his clothing power and Law hands Nami a Vivre Card pointing to the rendezvous island Zou, the alliance reviews Kin’emon’s map and splits into three teams: a Caesar Delivery team bound across the long bridge to Greenbit, a Thousand Sunny Guard team, and a Factory Destruction & Samurai Rescue team (pp. 6–8). Entering Dressrosa proper — “the Land of Love, Passion and Toys,” port town Acacia — the foragers marvel at fields of flowers, gourmet cooking, passionate dances, and living, breathing toys that walk among the citizens (pp. 8–12). Over lunch the strike team notes how oddly orderly the city is despite its king abandoning the throne that morning (pp. 13–14). At a casino, a band of thugs “a disgrace to the Don Quixote name” cheat a blind gambler at roulette; a masked stranger calls the wheel honestly, then, when the thugs threaten him, sends them “to hell” with a single colossal blow that blasts a crater through the floor (pp. 15–19). The volume’s SBS column closes the issue (p. 20).
New reveals
- The alliance arrives at Dressrosa, a New World country styled “the Land of Love, Passion and Toys”; its port town is Acacia (pp. 2, 12).
- Living, breathing toys openly coexist with Dressrosa’s human citizens — a toy soldier greets travelers, a toy chases a dog (Mario) that ran off with its torn-off cotton arm (“Give me back my arm!!”), toys ride carriages (pp. 8–12).
- Dressrosa preserves “the legends of fairies”; a dog named Mario runs off with a toy’s torn-off cotton arm in the street (the toy chases it, crying “Give me back my arm!!”), and one menu item is “Fairy Pumpkin” (pp. 9–10, 14).
- Law gives Nami a Vivre Card that “points to Zou, the island we spoke of earlier” — the alliance’s fallback rendezvous (p. 6).
- Route + team split: travel through Dressrosa, cross the long bridge north to Greenbit to deliver Caesar; teams = Caesar Delivery, Thousand Sunny Guard, Factory Destruction & Samurai Rescue (pp. 6–8, 11).
- Momonosuke (dragon form) is afraid of heights and refuses to fly; he is eight years old and intends to become Shogun of Wano (pp. 3–5).
- Kin’emon can transform the crew’s clothing to disguise them (p. 5).
- Dressrosa’s underworld defers to “the Don Quixote name”; the island’s king (Doflamingo) abandoned the throne that very morning, yet the city is eerily calm (pp. 13, 15).
- A masked man defends a blind gambler and destroys a thug crew with one hole-punching blow (pp. 16–19).
Foreshadowing seeds planted
Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)
(None resolved on-page this chapter. The “king abandoned his throne” is a continuation of Doflamingo’s broadcast abdication from Ch. 699, not a payoff.)
Mentions / appearances
- Characters (present): Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Nico Robin, Usopp, Franky, Brook, Tony Tony Chopper, Trafalgar Law, Kin’emon, Momonosuke
- Characters (named, not shown): Kanjuro (the samurai the rescue team hopes “is safe and well”)
- Characters (referenced): Caesar Clown (cargo only — “the team that goes to deliver Caesar” p6, “Caesar Delivery Team” banner p7; not shown on-page), Doflamingo (via the abdicated king / “the Don Quixote name”), Buffalo (named p15 — “we make such a KILLING when Buffalo isn’t here”; not shown), Caribou (cover story)
- Unnamed: a masked man who fells the casino thugs; a blind gambler he protects
- Crews: Straw Hat Pirates, Heart Pirates
- Locations: Dressrosa, Acacia, Greenbit, Zou (named), Wano Country (referenced)
- World-Building / items: Vivre Card, Seven Warlords of the Sea, Living Toys of Dressrosa
Notable panels
- Page 1 — Title page / cover story: “Caribou’s New World Kee Hee Hee, Vol. 22 — ‘Now I’m curious — what’s up with this island’s weapon factory?’” Caribou inside a cavernous weapons factory .
- Page 2 — “The Coast of Dressrosa”: the alliance disembarks; Luffy “We’ve made it!!”
- Pages 3–5 — Momonosuke refuses to fly; declares he’ll be Shogun of Wano; Brook: “Remember, Luffy, he’s only eight.”
- Page 6 — Law hands Nami the Vivre Card pointing to Zou; Kin’emon’s hand-drawn map appears.
- Pages 6–8, 11 — Map of Dressrosa + Greenbit + the long bridge; the three-team split (Caesar Delivery + Thousand Sunny Guard banners p7; Factory Destruction & Samurai Rescue banner p11).
- Pages 8–12 — Tour of Dressrosa: flowers, food, dancers, and the living toys; “the Land of Love, Passion and Toys.”
- Page 14 — Dressrosa cuisine (Fairy-Pumpkin gazpacho, rose-squid ink pasta, dress-shrimp paella) and the fairy legends.
- Pages 18–19 — Splash-scale double beat: the masked man’s blow craters the casino floor (”…UNCH!!”); “Wow, what a hole” .
- Page 20 — SBS Question Corner (Vol. 71): Franky “perverted since his previous life”; the Andre/Kandre twins naming (Yosui Inoue / Andre the Giant) — the column itself references the Vol. 70 SBS in past tense, so this is a later volume; flag for SBS refresh .
Open questions raised
- What are the living toys of Dressrosa, and why do citizens treat them as ordinary?
- Are the “fairies” of Dressrosa’s legends real?
- Who is the masked man who one-punched the casino crater, and why is he in Dressrosa?
- Why is Dressrosa so orderly the morning after its king abandoned the throne — is the Donquixote grip still in place?
- Where is the samurai Kanjuro, and what condition is he in?