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Chapter 735: Fujitora's Plan

Arc: Dressrosa · Saga: Dressrosa · Released: 2013-12-22

Summary

The Corrida Colosseum final is set: every other scheduled officer has dropped out, leaving Don Quixote officer Diamante and five surviving gladiators to fight a free-for-all for the Mera Mera no Mi. Backstage, the cloaked “Lucy”/Ace-cosplay finalist (Sabo) speaks cryptically to Rebecca, warning he may “cause a stir soon.” On the way to the palace, Violet rescues Sanji and the Tontatta dwarf Wicca, reveals herself as the Riku princess Viola — Rebecca’s aunt and daughter of the deposed king — and opens a secret Riku-Dynasty escape shaft that Doflamingo doesn’t know exists; Luffy impatiently launches himself up its cargo pulley. At the Toy House, Franky brawls with Don Quixote officers Senor Pink (whose Sui Sui no Mi lets him swim through walls and floors) and Machvise before Marines surround the building. In the palace’s Suit Chamber, Admiral Fujitora confronts Doflamingo and declares his true goal: the abolition of the Seven Warlords system — but first he intends to stop the Straw Hats. Doflamingo notes the Reverie convenes this year. The five finalists, including Bartolomeo and the Ace-costumed Sabo, enter the ring.

New reveals

• Violet is “Viola,” a Riku princess — Rebecca’s aunt, the daughter of the (deposed) Riku king and elder-sister of Rebecca’s late mother; Rebecca is the king’s granddaughter (pp. 5–6).
• A secret Riku-Dynasty escape shaft leads from the lower city up to the palace, with stairs and a cargo pulley — “not even Doflamingo knows of this shaft” (pp. 6–7).
• Senor Pink’s Devil Fruit is the Sui Sui no Mi (Swim-Swim Fruit) — he can swim through solid walls and floors; he insists he only uses it to flee, not to dodge (pp. 9–10).
• Machvise is captioned a Don Quixote Family (Diamante Army) officer; he can drop his weight to slam down “floatin’ in the air, slippin’ into the ground” (pp. 11–13).
• Fujitora’s plan: the complete and utter eradication of the Seven Warlords system (pp. 14–16); he calls Doflamingo the “Heavenly Demon” and weighs the “balance of the three powers.”
• The Reverie is being held this year (Doflamingo, p. 17).
• The colosseum final is a five-contestant free-for-all for the Mera Mera no Mi; the four scheduled officers withdrew, leaving Diamante (pp. 2, 18–19).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Characters: Diamante, Rebecca, Sabo (disguised as “Lucy” in Ace cosplay), Violet (named “Viola”), Wicca, Sanji, Luffy, Franky, Pink, Machvise, Fujitora, Doflamingo, Bartolomeo, Ace (referenced; the prize fruit + the cosplay)
• The “one-legged soldier who helped raise Rebecca” (the toy soldier — see Kyros) and the “Riku king” (Violet’s father) are referenced but not named/shown.
• Devil Fruits: Sui Sui no Mi (Senor Pink), Mera Mera no Mi (prize)
• Groups/structures: Donquixote Pirates (Diamante Army), Marines, Seven Warlords of the Sea, Meeting of Kings (the Reverie), Three Great Powers, Dwarves (Wicca, a Tontatta)
• Locations: Dressrosa (Royal Plateau, the Toy House, the palace’s “Suit Chamber”), Corrida Colosseum

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Cover (reader request): “Sanji practices his juggling with armadillos,” by Koge-buta from Kyoto. A gag request-cover (no continuous B-plot).
• Page 5 — Wicca recognizes Violet and weeps: “Pwincess Viola!!”; Violet thanks her for believing in her father.
• Page 6 — “BAM!!” — the hidden Riku-Dynasty escape shaft opens; “Not even Doflamingo knows of this shaft.”
• Page 9–10 — Senor Pink takes Franky’s blast head-on; “I swim when I wanna swim” — the Sui Sui no Mi reveal.
• Page 12 — Caption: “DON QUIXOTE FAMILY (DIAMANTE ARMY) OFFICER MACHVISE.”
• Page 16 — Fujitora’s goal: “the complete and utter eradication… of the ‘Seven Warlords’ system!!!”
• Page 17 — Doflamingo: “The ‘Reverie’ is this year.”
• Page 19 — The five finalists enter; the crowd hails the cloaked Ace-cosplayer (Sabo): ”…Ace!!!”
• Page 20 — SBS Question Corner (Vol 74): Fujitora’s birthday 8/10; Fujitora modeled on Zatoichi (Shintaro Katsu); Vice Admiral Momousagi (“Pink Rabbit”) introduced. (Flag for SBS specialist.)

Open questions raised

• What is Senor Pink’s hidden past that he “doesn’t live in” (and why the baby-talk dwarves’ adoration)?
• Will Fujitora actually move against the Warlord system — and what does the Reverie “this year” set in motion?
• Who wins the Mera Mera no Mi, and does the cloaked Ace-cosplayer (Sabo) claim it?
• Why does Doflamingo intend to “protect [his] kingdom” while seemingly inviting Fujitora to stop him?