Episode 434

"Preparations for War! A Decisive Battle in Level 4 - Inferno Hell" is the 434th episode of the One Piece anime.

Summary
Luffy and his allies take a short breather after their defeat of Minotaurus and try to figure out what to do next. But that becomes quickly irrelevant because the floor breaks, dropping them and Minotaurus down to Level 4. In Level 4 a prisoner attempts to escape only to be thrown into the boiling blood by Mr. 1, because in his attempt to escape he made the mistake of hitting Mr. 1. Meanwhile, Momonga prepares to take Boa Hancock to Marineford but receives troubling news of a fight between two of the Yonkou: Shanks and Kaidou. Momonga reflects on preparations for the upcoming war between Whitebeard and Marine Headquarters with the Shichibukai as their allies. He also states that the upcoming war will be remembered by the world regardless who wins.

Magellan and his subordinates are making preparations of their own in order to capture Luffy, Buggy, Mr. 3, and Mr. 2 by splitting their forces to guard the stairs to the different Levels. After surviving the fall, the group presses on with Luffy leading the charge because he can smell food in the kitchen. Buggy, intent on following Luffy in case there was booze in the kitchen, is stopped by Mr. 3 because he is worried about running into Magellan. Luffy and Mr. 2 defeat the oncoming onslaught of Impel Down guards with ease. The guards quickly report the casualties to Hannyabal who then decides to intercept the intruders himself. Magellan stops Luffy and Mr. 2 from going any further by dropping himself in front of them and declaring that he's had enough of their rampage.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Boa Hancock
 * Momonga
 * Minotaurus
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Buggy
 * Mr. 3
 * Mr. 2 Bon Kurei
 * Minozebra
 * Mr. 1
 * Hannyabal
 * Magellan
 * Sadi-chan
 * Minokoala
 * Minorhinoceros

Attacks

 * Luffy
 * Gomu Gomu no Hanabi
 * Gomu Gomu no Muchi
 * Bon Kurei
 * Ano Natsu no Hi no Kaisou Roku Memowāru