Chapter 853

Chapter 853 is titled "Not Here!".

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"Sea Turtles Crying Their Eyes Out While Listening To Bartolomeo and Gambia Recount With Tears In Their Eyes Some Anecdotes About The Straw Hats." - Yuu Moritobi, Hyogo Prefecture

Short Summary
In Whole Cake Chateau's Treasure Room, Big Mom admires a captured Brook as her chess soldiers search Brook's belongings. After Big Mom learns that nothing has been stolen, Pudding arrives and asks to speak to her mother in private.

In the third floor courtyard, Tamago and Pedro continue their duel. Tamago begins to undergo a series of transformations, but an impatient Pedro reveals and sets off explosives hidden under his clothes. To his great surprise, he is pulled into the Mirror World by Chopper and Carrot just before the courtyard explodes. Carrot shows the mirrors her portraits of Sanji, Luffy, Brook and Nami, and is informed by one mirror that Nami is with Jinbe.

On the third floor, Luffy noisily continues to search for Sanji. As Luffy passes the infirmary, Reiju pulls him into the medical room and informs him that her brother is aware of Pudding's deceptions. A relieved Luffy thanks Reiju before jumping out of the window, landing on a citizen's house. Recovering slightly, Luffy starts making his way back to the place where he had promised to be waiting for Sanji.

Elsewhere in the Chateau, a solitary Sanji assesses his situation before deciding that he cannot turn back now.

Long Summary
In the treasure room, Big Mom is holding Brook with one hand while petting his head with the other. She marvels at how Brook is a living skeleton and praises him for instilling such fear into her chess soldiers. His status as Soul King makes Brook their worst enemy. She tells Brook that he will not be able to defeat the three homies above him: Napoleon the bicorne, Zeus the thundercloud, and Prometheus the sun. She explains that those three have received her soul directly, making them far more powerful than regular homies, as the chess soldiers declare they have finished their investigation. There is nothing in Brook's clothes or the cylinder, and they conclude that he did not steal anything. Big Mom laughs and says that everything is okay, and apologizes to Brook for suspecting him. Brook finds the whole thing embarrassing. For such high value items as the tamatebako or a poneglyph rubbing, there is no way she would let them slip by her. She laughs and says she would look foolish if someone made off with those things and got to Raftel a second time, remarking how letting Roger get by was a mistake.

Roger used "The Voice of All Things" to somehow read the poneglyph. Big Mom then adds that she possesses someone who will awaken the same power one day, declaring they will be the next ones to make it to Raftel. Pudding enters the room just as Mama finishes her explanation. Mama laughs since she was just talking about her daughter, and asks if her third eye managed to achieve true opening. An annoyed Pudding replies that her power is all her mother ever talks about, and reminds Big Mom that she is a half-breed, meaning there is no guarantee that she will even be able to awaken her third eye. Big Mom laughs and apologizes, but is positive in her assertion that Pudding has the blood of the Three-Eye Tribe in her veins. Brook makes a mental note about Pudding's heritage while Pudding is surprised to see the skeleton made it this far. Pudding then asks her mother if they could talk in private.

On the third floor, in the courtyard, Pedro is battling Viscount Hyoko. Pedro manages to slash through him, causing his body to break like an egg. The onlookers declare in shock that the next form will be Duke Chicken. Pedro is unamused and simply states he will kill the count now. An onlooker states that he goes from Baron Tamago, to Viscount Hyoko, to Count Niwatori, the latter being his most powerful form. Pedro is impatient and does not feel like waiting around for Count Niwatori. Pedro pulls out a string of explosives, saying that a cluster of soldiers makes a great decoy. The bombs go off, and Pedro jumps through a nearby mirror. Carrot screams at Pedro for frightening her, and there is a brief flashback to Chopper and Carrot getting his attention through the mirror. Pedro remarks how seeing them in the mirror was unexpected while Chopper praises him for thinking so quickly on his feet. Chopper explains how the mirror works and asks Pedro what he knows. Chopper is surprised to learn that Luffy and Nami were captured and at the same time worries about Brook. Carrot holds up a highly stylized mural of Luffy, Nami, Sanji, Brook, and Pedro and asks the mirror to tell her where they are. Two mirrors respond and tell her that Nami escaped and is with Jinbe.

In the city, Luffy is on a rampage looking for Sanji as a soldier calls for backup from a minister. A hand grabs Luffy and pulls him through a door. Reiju closes the door behind her as the soldiers run past. Luffy asks what she is doing, and Reiju tells him Sanji was here until a moment ago. Luffy hurriedly tries to tell her about Pudding's deception and her nefarious plans at the wedding. He then notices the bandage on Reiju's leg and asks if she is okay. Reiju says she is fine and tells him her brother is fully aware of the situation. Sanji's concern for his loved ones serving as hostages at home compelled him to stay. Luffy declares his desire to keep them safe as his stomach starts to growl. Reiju asks if he wants something to eat, but Luffy declines. She then remembers his declaration to only eat food Sanji makes. Luffy thanks Reiju for bringing him up to speed and jumps out a window, going to the place he promised to meet Sanji. Meanwhile, Sanji is reflecting on everything that has happened and comes to the conclusion that there is no going back. Luffy crash lands on someone's house, much to everyone's surprise, as he declares that he has to wait for Sanji at the place he said he would.

Chapter Notes

 * Big Mom subdues and captures Brook.
 * Big Mom reveals that Zeus and Prometheus have part of her soul, along with her bicorne Napoleon, and that they are her strongest homies.
 * It is revealed that Gol D. Roger encountered Big Mom in the past and stole the text from her Road Poneglyph to get to Raftel.
 * Charlotte Pudding is part of the Three-Eye Tribe and her third eye is said to have some mysterious power.
 * Tamago’s Devil Fruit is revealed to be the Tama Tama no Mi.
 * Chopper and Carrot save Pedro by taking him into the mirror world.
 * Chopper, Carrot, and Pedro learn from one mirror that Nami has been freed and is with Jinbe.
 * Reiju informs Luffy that Sanji is aware of Pudding’s true nature.
 * After considering his situation, Sanji appears to have come to some sort of decision about his next move.
 * Luffy leaves the castle and heads back to the place where he promised to wait for Sanji.

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