Chapter 499

Chapter 499 is titled "Sabaody Park".

Coverstory Summary
CP9's Independent Report vol. 9: "Earning Medical Fees - The Giraffe Slide"

Fukuro is helping the kids to climb Kaku's neck for a slide in his full-giraffe form.

Short Summary
The Straw Hat Pirates arrive at Sabaody Park where Keimi gets kidnapped by a team of kidnappers.

Long Summary
The chapter opens with Shakuyaku saying goodbye to the Strawhats, who are off to find a coating mechanic. The scene shifts to bounty hunters who are discussing about the mermaid who was seen with Luffy. The head of the kidnapping team, Peterman, promises ten percent of the money they'd get for Keimi to the unnamed bounty hunters who brought him that information. Meanwhile, luffy and others arrive at Saboady park. They start to enjoy the amusements in the park.

The scene shifts to Groove 24 with the arrivial of a Tenryubito, namely Saint Charloss. He kills a badly injured human being and decides to make an engaged nurse (Mari) his sixth wife by killing her fiancée. Zoro enters before the Tenryubito not knowing about the situation and upsets him by asking whether he' lost. The noble tries to shoot Zoro, but he doges it before the bullet can connect. Zoro tries attacking Charloss, but Jewelry Bonney, tackles him away, and fakes Zoro's death using her Devil Fruit powers and some tomato juice, knowing that attack a World Noble would result in an Admiral having to come to the Island. After being informed of the situation by Bonney, Zoro takes the injured man to the hospital, to the surprise of some of the other Supernovas who are nearby, with Scratchmen Apoo remarking that Zoro let off a very high killing intent just moments earlier.

At the Thousand Sunny, Sanji, Usopp and Franky receive a call on aDen Den mushi telling them that Keimie has been kidnapped. Sanji replies that he would inform the Flying Fish Riders.

Chapter Notes

 * Tenryubito Saint Charloss is introduced.
 * Zoro almost attacks Charloss for shooting at him, but Bonney intervenes and stops him.
 * She also apparently can change into a little girl.
 * Keimi gets kidnapped by slave trader, Peterman.

Characters
1: first introduction

3: first apparition

Anime episode
Episode 393