One Piece Manga Chapter 496

The Straw Hats win a free vacation to Kyuka Island, bringing Law and his crew along. They are ambushed by Mr. 3 and other former Baroque Works agents, but are rescued by Dorry and Brogy. The heroes defeat the villains, and after Nami extorts them for money, everyone has a party.

After her servant’s ship explodes, Princess Vivi and the Straw Hats are confronted by Miss All Sunday, a top agent from Baroque Works. She reveals her connection to Crocodile and offers the crew a new compass to bypass a dangerous island. Luffy refuses, crushing the compass and choosing to continue on their planned, more perilous…

As a storm hits Loguetown, Smoker captures Buggy and Alvida using Seastone nets. Meanwhile, Tashigi confronts Zoro but is easily defeated, and Smoker uses his Moku Moku no Mi powers to corner Luffy. Just as Smoker is about to deliver a final blow, a mysterious man named Dragon appears. A sudden gust of wind allows…

Enraged by Arlong’s words, Luffy begins to destroy Nami’s map room. Arlong, furious at the destruction of what he considers Nami’s life’s work, attacks. Luffy counters by grabbing his nose, and with a powerful final kick, sends Arlong crashing through the floors. The entire tower collapses, and Nami cries out as she watches it fall…

With Zeff held hostage by Gin, Sanji sacrifices himself, refusing to fight back against a raging Pearl to avoid endangering Zeff. Sanji’s behavior is driven by guilt over a past event where he ruined Zeff’s life. As Sanji is beaten, the scene flashes back nine years to a young Sanji working on a cruise ship,…