Marine forces led by Rob Lucci then attack Gran Tesoro, and Spandam captures Luffy. The Straw Hats fight Tesoro's crew, and Luffy goes after Tesoro, but is overwhelmed. Intent on remaining in control, Tesoro blows up the hotel and forms it into golden armor for his subordinates and a giant golem that he occupies. Luffy and Franky's group emerges from a fountain, and the Straw Hats reunite as Gran Tesoro's citizens and prisoners rise up against Tesoro and his crew. Carina's group reveals that they had intended for all of this to happen in order for the seawater to be released, and the seawater frees everyone from Tesoro's control by washing the gold dust off them. He then attempts to execute Zoro, but when trying to release liquid gold from Gran Tesoro's fountains, seawater comes out instead. Tesoro reveals that he knows where Luffy and Franky are and attempts to drown them by flooding their location with seawater. Meanwhile, the rest of the Straw Hats and Carina sneak into the room containing the money, only to find themselves on a stage as part of a trap laid by Tesoro and Carina. They reach the pipeline after Max stops a giant spinning fan. Luffy and Franky meet Raise Max, a legendary gambler and member of the Revolutionary Army who takes them through a dangerous pipe system to get to a seawater pipeline and wash the gold off Luffy. Tesoro and Tanaka then confront them, and Tesoro binds Luffy's arms in gold before Tanaka sends them plummeting into the Golden Prison, a large cavern filled with nothing but gold. They disable it, but are caught by security. Team A, Luffy and Franky, scale it from the outside in order to disable its surveillance network. The next day, the Straw Hats split up into two teams and infiltrate the hotel. Tesoro pays CP-0 agent Spandam to send World Government forces after the Straw Hats. They hatch a plan with Carina to steal money kept in the main hotel, and find out that most people in the city are enslaved to Tesoro. Outside, the Straw Hats run into Carina, a former acquaintance of Nami's who is now working for Tesoro. Tesoro gives the Straw Hats until midnight the next day to repay their debt, or he will execute Zoro. They are overwhelmed, and Tesoro, who can manipulate gold, captures Zoro by manipulating the gold dust sprayed on him when he entered Gran Tesoro. She reveals her foul play and the Straw Hats refuse to give up their money, causing them to fight Baccarat, Tesoro, and his subordinates Mr. However, Baccarat uses her Devil Fruit abilities to strip Luffy of his luck, causing him to lose. Baccarat then takes them to the VIP lounge to meet Tesoro, who challenges them to a dice game. The concierge Baccarat gives the Straw Hats a VIP stay due to their fame, and they go to a casino, where they win a lot of money. The Straw Hat Pirates arrive at Gran Tesoro, a ship and entertainment city ruled by Gild Tesoro.