Chapter 734

Chapter 734 is titled "Kamaitachi of Rommel".

Cover Page
"I'd like you to do a picture of Usopp drawing a pattern on a patternless giraffe's back" - A request by P.N. Korokke from Aichi Prefecture.

Short Summary
As the smoke clears, the last fighter standing turns out to be Rebecca, much to the chagrin of the announcer and the crowd. Speculations of Rebecca cheating were thrown throughout the crowd but Rebecca was the only one who saw what really happened.

During the fight, Rebecca saw Cavendish fall asleep in the middle of the battle. Before the other fighters would capitalize on their sleeping target, Cavendish promptly woke up with a sinister face that promised torment for the fighters. In that instant, Cavendish moved like the wind, cutting down every fighter as if they were standing still. Rebecca however saw this and manages to avoid a fatal strike from Cavendish, who then fell asleep again.

Outside, Bastille finished explaining to an officer about what happened in the colosseum as this was the work of not Cavendish, but his alter ego Hakuba, a dangerous man who eluded the marines long ago for his dangerous technique.

At the Palace, Doflamingo is standing before King Riku who is chained up. Doflamingo gloated that Viola's hope of the straw hats defeating him and freeing Trafalgar Law is worthless, as he had full confidence that his men will prevent them from breaching his operations and believes that Luffy is still trapped in the colosseum.

At that moment, Robin and Usopp have successfully infiltrated the basement harbor, and Luffy's group ran into Viola who wants to help them reach the palace.

Long Summary
In the D block battle after 20 contestants are ko'ed the announcer sees that someone is attempting to stand in the middle of the block.It is shown that the person in the middle of the block is the Rebbeca.As it is an announced that Rebbeca is the last finalist,the crowd begins booing her claiming that she must've cheated.Meanwhile,at the prisoner gladiator quarters the gladiators cheer for Rebbeca. Outside the colosseum Vice Adamiral Bastille tells a marine about the Kamaitachi of Rommel.He says that sometime ago in the kingdom of Rommel a strange wind was blowing.It had the power to cut up people.So a battle ship from the Marines was sent to investigate the matter.But the Marines to were slashed by the "wind".Although they were able to find that the wind was actually a man named Hakuba,they were unable to capture him and he mentioned that Hakuba always turned up in cities in which a certain pirate resides

In the colloseum, Rebbeca sees Cavendash fallen before her and she remembers that as she was fighting an opponent in the battle,suddenly Cavendash falls asleep.The other gladiators notice this and take the opportunity to defeat him.But as they are about to attack him,Cavendash wakes up with a sinister face and slashes all the other gladiators.He almost cuts Rebbeca's head but hits her helmet instead and then he falls asleep again returning to his normal form.

Back outside the Colosseum Vice Admiral Bastille continues with his explanation about Hakuba,telling the soldiers that after sleeping Cavendash wakes up as Hakuba and recently while trailing Hakuba he ran into Cavendash.He says that while Cavendash is a strong swordsman Hakuba is even stronger than him and Cavendash's body was'nt suited for that sort of battle.

In the Colosseum the crowd accuses Rebbeca of secretly carrying a gun.Burgess who was watching this says that it probably was'nt just luck that allowed Rebbeca to avoid those attacks, but anyways he would'nt let anyone touch the Mera-Mera no Mi

Chapter Notes

 * It is revealed that Cavendish suffers from narcolpesy, sleepwalking, and multiple personality disorder. The alternate personality is named Hakuba, and appears when Cavendish falls asleep.
 * Cavendish's alternate personality Hakuba defeats all the contestants and then falls asleep.
 * Rebecca is the winner of Block D.
 * King Riku is now a prisoner inside the palace, alongside Law.
 * Luffy, Zoro, and Kin'emon meet Viola, who offers to guide them to the palace.

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