Chapter 706

Chapter 706 is titled "I Won't Laugh at You".

Cover Page
Caribou's Kehihihihi in the New World Vol. 26 - "Granny got left Behind with a Single Picture".

Short Summary
Bartolomeo is formally introduced with a bounty of 150,000,000, and provokes the crowd and other members of the competition. Bellamy recognizes Luffy, saying that he is a new man and precedes to enter the ring for the B block battle. The important members of each block are mentioned and the B block battle royale starts.

Long Summary
Bartolomeo is formally introduced, and it is revealed that he is a cruel pirate with a  150,000,000 bounty that has bombed innocent civilians and grilled pirates on a skewer. Naturally the crowd hates him, and to their derision he responds by throwing a fake bomb at them, causing a panic.

The announcer then announces that there is one more participant in block B, a favorite and sponsore of Doflamingo. Inside the coloseum, as the defeated and injured fighters from block A are taken to care, Luffy is confronted by Bellamy who recognizes him and tells Luffy about his visit to Skypiea, losing his crew in the process but earning a solid gold pillar that he used to re-earn Doflamingo's favour. He leaves to enter the ring with a passing comment that he will never laugh at Luffy again.

The important members of each block are then revealed as Luffy talks to Cavendish, and the battle royale of block B starts with a group of competitors teaming up to take out Bellamy.

Chapter Notes

 * Bartolomeo is introduced and his bounty and epithet are revealed.
 * Bartolomeo is known for excessive acts of violence against other pirates (one such event involved grilling pirates on a skewer while broadcasting it) as well as civilians.
 * Bellamy's bounty has been raised to 195,000,000 beli.
 * Bellamy recognizes Luffy in spite of his disguise and reveals that he went to Skypiea. He lost his crew but everything he thought he knew was shaken.
 * Bellamy was given another chance by Doflamingo for bringing a gold pillar, probably the one from the golden bell, that the Skypieans wanted to give Luffy. He also no longer holds a grudge towards Luffy and vows to never laugh at him again.
 * It is revealed that Bellamy's prize for winning the tournament is a position as one of the leaders of the Donquixote Pirates.
 * Bellamy is in Block B.
 * Cavendish is in Block D.
 * Several competitors in Block B team up to take out Bellamy.