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Chapter 710: To Green Bit

Arc: Dressrosa · Saga: Dressrosa · Released: 2013-04-15

Summary

Two threads run in parallel. At the Corrida Colosseum, Luffy and the broken mercenary Bellamy trade words — Bellamy insists he “ain’t changed a bit,” calls his own state “pathetic,” and laments that “now my pride is shredded and tattered,” while nearby fighters startle at the name “Straw Hat.” The bulk of the chapter follows the Caesar hand-off team — Trafalgar Law, Nico Robin, Usopp, and the shackled hostage Caesar Clown — as they cross the long iron bridge toward Greenbit, the uninhabited island north of Dressrosa, with forty-five minutes until the deal. Packs of giant horned fighting fish swarm the collapsing bridge from both sides; Robin (Mil Fleurs: Gigantesco Mano), Usopp (Pop Greens — “Green Star,” “Skull Blast-Grass”), and a reluctant, stamina-hoarding Law fend them off, and Caesar is briefly unshackled to blast them with gas (“no wonder the guy’s worth three hundred million”). Mysteriously, the fish stop dead — netted and dragged away by unseen voices of people who supposedly don’t live on the “uninhabited” island, who feed on “fighting fish stew.” Caesar floats the team across the ship-choked water to Greenbit, a wild overgrown jungle, where they find a wrecked Marine battleship jammed into the far shore — the hand-off details have leaked. Law denies arranging it (“it’s sheer coincidence”) wearing a “wicked look,” then sends Robin and Usopp into the forest as sniper-and-intel while he stays at the beach guarding Caesar for the 3 o’clock hand-off. In the forest the Marines and the Straw Hats are both ambushed by fast, near-invisible attackers who strip the sailors to their underwear; one calls out “I’m Leo!!” Robin sweeps the area with Campo de Flores, snags her attackers, and discovers the truth: “…they’re little people!!”

New reveals

• Greenbit’s interior is shown on-page for the first time — a wild, overgrown jungle island north of Dressrosa, the designated Caesar hand-off site (caption, p. 12: “Uninhabited Island North of Dressrosa: Greenbit”).
• The strait to Greenbit is infested with giant horned fighting fish that capsize ships and break the iron bridge; unseen islanders net and eat them (“We gotta power up with some fighting fish stew!! Today’s the big battle!!”, pp. 9–10).
• A wrecked Marine battleship is jammed into Greenbit’s far shore — “I’ve seen ships run aground, but not like that!!” — proof the hand-off was leaked; “It’s only a matter of time before the sailors come out and find us” (pp. 14–15).
• Law denies orchestrating the Marine presence (“It’s sheer coincidence… How would I be able to control the Navy?!”) while Caesar/Usopp note “You have a wicked look on your face” (pp. 15–16).
• Greenbit, supposedly uninhabited, is home to fast, near-invisible “little people”; Robin catches them with Campo de Flores and reveals “…they’re little people!!” — the first on-page appearance of the dwarf race (pp. 19–20).
• One of the little people self-introduces: “I’m Leo!!” (p. 17) — first appearance/mention of Leo.
• Law is conserving Ope Ope no Mi stamina — “My powers sap my stamina the more I use them!! I need to save up for the trip back… I have to conserve all the strength I can!!” — because “this is Doflamingo we’re up against!!” (p. 8).
• Caesar is unshackled to fight the fish with his gas powers; the team remarks “No wonder the guy’s worth three hundred million!!” (p. 8). He then calls “Joker” to set the hand-off: 3 o’clock, the southeast beach (pp. 13, 16).
• With Joker having quit the Seven Warlords, Caesar frets no law protects him — “Joker’s no more than an ordinary pirate at this point!!” (p. 15).
• At the colosseum, Bellamy tells Luffy he “ain’t changed a bit,” calls it “pathetic,” and that “now my pride is shredded and tattered!!” (p. 3).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters: Trafalgar Law (the “Warlord of the Sea” leading the crossing), Nico Robin, Usopp (“Nose-Man”; sniper-and-intel), Caesar Clown (shackled hostage), Doflamingo (contacted as “Joker”; not shown in person), Bellamy, Luffy (as “Lucy”, colosseum), Leo (a little person, “I’m Leo!!”)
• Races / groups: Dwarves (first on-page — Greenbit’s “little people”), Fighting Fish (the strait’s horned pack), Seven Warlords of the Sea (Joker’s quit-the-Warlords status referenced)
• Locations: Greenbit (interior first shown), Dressrosa, Corrida Colosseum
• Devil Fruits: Hana Hana no Mi (Robin — “Mil Fleurs: Gigantesco Mano,” “Campo de Flores”), Ope Ope no Mi (Law — stamina-sapping powers), Gasu Gasu no Mi (Caesar — fighting the fish, floating the team)

Notable panels

• Pages 1–2 — Two-page title splash, “Chapter 710: To Green Bit.” A celebratory full-crew color spread (reproduced b/w): the Straw Hats posed dramatically around a coiling dragon motif, with the “ONE PIECE” logo and an anniversary ”…YEAR” banner. Reads as decorative anniversary art; the dragon motif is thematically suggestive but not a plotted tell.
• Page 3 — Luffy/Bellamy colosseum exchange: “You have changed, Bellamy.” / “I ain’t changed… a bit.” / “Now my pride is shredded and tattered!!”; nearby fighters react to overhearing “Straw Hat.”
• Page 4 — Caption: “Caesar Hand-Off Team / Forty-Five Minutes Before The Deal Goes Down.” The fighting fish surge against the bridge (“This steel bridge is useless!!”).
• Page 8 — Law explains he is hoarding stamina for Doflamingo: “I have to conserve all the strength I can!!”; “No wonder the guy’s worth three hundred million!!” (Caesar’s destructive gas power).
• Page 9 — BWING!! the fighting-fish charge halts abruptly — netted by unseen hands.
• Page 12 — Splash of Greenbit’s interior, caption “Uninhabited Island North of Dressrosa: Greenbit” — a wild overgrown jungle.
• Pages 14–15 — The wrecked Marine battleship jammed into the far shore; “The damage to the plants is still fresh…”
• Page 17 — A near-invisible islander confronts the Marines and self-introduces: “I’m Leo!!”
• Page 18 — The Marines are beaten and stripped to their underwear by attackers “too fast to see.”
• Pages 19–20 — Robin’s Campo de Flores snags her attackers; “…they’re little people!!” — the dwarf reveal. Final page closes on Robin (flustered) beside a sparkle-grinning blond reaction-cut (curled brow — reads as Sanji, though he is not on the Greenbit team; cut-identity uncertain).
• Page 21 — Title page of the following chapter (711, “Adventure in the Land of the Little People”), carrying the cover-story installment **“Caribou’s New World Kee Hee Hee, Vol. (Chapter 710 itself has no Caribou installment — its title slot is the anniversary spread.)

Open questions raised

• Who are Greenbit’s “little people,” and are they the same hidden folk as Dressrosa’s legendary “fairies”?
• Who is Leo, and why are these islanders ambushing both the Marines and the Straw Hats — friend or foe?
• How did a Marine battleship reach Greenbit when the hand-off was secret — did the details leak, or did Law engineer the Navy’s presence (his “wicked look”)?
• Why does Law need to conserve so much stamina specifically for Doflamingo — what does the coming fight demand?
• Will Caesar’s hand-off to Joker proceed at 3 o’clock on the southeast beach, or has the leaked deal already collapsed the plan?