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That time of week is here again! Credit goes to the regulars from 2chan/AP (T, CCC) for summary and translations:
-Chapter title is "COOL FIGHT". Ministory features Ivankov at the Kamabakka kingdom, confirming Luffy's return to sea.
-After getting filled in on the previous chapter's events by Chopper (in Sanji's body), Luffy decides to rescue Nami (in Franky's body). Franky (in Chopper's body) requests some rumble balls, and Chopper hands some over, though he warns him in advance that he won't be able to control its effects well. Thus, right when Luffy is about to set off for the rescue mission, he ends up getting attacked by Franky, who ends up going berserk from the effects of the drugs.....
-Meanwhile, CC says that he's only interested in Franky's beam technology, and nothing else. It also seems that he's preparing a counter-attack against the marines. We then cut to Nami and the Cool Bros. who are properly introduced. It seems the brothers are naked, and complain about the cold. Luffy and Franky are following their footprints, and during the chase Luffy blows away some stalagmites with a haki-infused Gatling. Unfortunately, Franky is still unstable and once again attacks his companion.
-The yeti bros. take advantage of the confusion and drop an iceberg on the two pirates, but Franky throws it back. It's at this point that Luffy's fed up with Franky's antics, and knocks him out with Elephant Gun. During the altercation, one of the brothers, Lock, escapes with Nami in tow.....
-Suddenly, Trafalgar Law appears in the middle of the fight, and splits the remaining brother Scotch in two with a technique called Counter Shock! The warlord then tells Luffy that Punk Hazard contains a key to stirring up the New World. He continues that in order to survive in that half of the GL, it's necessary to either ally with one of the four emperors, or challenge them. He already knows that Luffy won't follow anyone else's lead, so he offers him a proposition:
The chance for the two of them to form an alliance and take down one of the Yonkou....!!!!
....Man, this storyline just gets deeper and deeper. So Law is gunning for the emperors now, is he? Personally, I'm thinking he'll go after either Blackbeard or Kaidou (hopefully the latter, since we still don't know much about him). And while I'm sure that there will be choruses of "LAW FOR NAKAMA" posts, I really don't expect Luffy to take him up on his offer. But hey, at least now we're getting somewhere with Law's reasons for hanging out at PH in the first place.....
BTW, I'm a bit sad that one of the yetis was apparently already defeated (though if he was just split apart, then he might not be out of the game, yet....). And Oda once again touches upon the subject of drug abuse with Franky's rumble rampage! Heh, makes me wonder if he'll still be addicted to the stuff once he goes back to his original body.
Anyways, chapter sounds really cool. Can't wait for the full release!