One Piece, Volume 109

Chapter 1101
Kuma watches Luffy perform his Gomu Gomu no Axe attack on some rocks, completely pulverizing them and scaring the local wildlife. Kuma thinks back to his time with Dragon and he mentioned how familiar Dragon seemed to be with the land, and when he went off to stretch his legs, he found a remote village with a young boy living there that seemed to remind him of Dragon. Dragon, however, tells Kuma if he keeps talking about this he might as well kill him himself, confusing Kuma. Dragon says that a child is their parent’s weak spot. Kuma quickly realizes what he means and drops the topic. Luffy, meanwhile, is amazed by his new move and decides to save it when he confronts a super strong enemy after he gets his crew so he can protect them. The Den Den Mushi on Kuma then starts to ring and he teleports himself away before Luffy can notice him. Luffy comments that he felt a super strong presence and searches to find and defeat it.

The mission Kuma received was to destroy a pirate crew that raided a nearby merchant ship. However, he first stops to check on the merchants, choosing to safely escort them to a hospital first before going after the pirates. When he does, he instead tells the pirates to turn themselves in, and they nervously return all of the cargo they stole to avoid any more trouble. All the while, Kuma continues to write letters to Bonney, who eagerly awaits to read them. Unfortunately, she has not received any of them. Gyogyo says he might have forgotten because of work or the News Coos keep doing their jobs incorrectly. Either way, Conney says that one day a letter will pop up. Unbeknownst to all of them, Alpha has been intercepting the newspaper and Kuma’s letters, giving the paper to Bonney while tearing up Kuma’s letters in disgust. By this point, Kuma has been sending around ten letters a month.

Alpha comes in to give Bonney her medicine, though she is surprised to see her on top of a clearly beaten Gyogyo. He gives her the medicine (which is actually a bad tasting placebo) as Gyogyo asks Conney why they are silent about Bonney’s powers, and Conney says it is to be safe. Meanwhile, on Lab 08, Dr. Vegapunk has successfully removed his brain from his head, and now all he has to do is lift it and the lab itself into the air. Stussy, who was with him, comments that his new appearance suits him, and Kuma, who was also there, asks what will happen when he loses his individuality, causing Stussy to wonder which is worse: a human with no free will, or a clone that has it, thus prompting Dr. Vegapunk to remind her that he considers her human.

Dr. Vegapunk tells him that without his personality, he will not hesitate to harm anyone if ordered to, even a child. However, he roughly has one more year until the procedure is complete so he should still have some free will. Kuma starts writing another letter, saying he wants to let Bonney know how much he loves her right until the very end, which Stussy finds very sweet. In the letter Kuma wishes Bonney a happy ninth birthday, which she celebrates with her family in Sorbet. At night, she does not receive the letter, and she starts to cry.

After half a year passes, Bonney is completely healed of Sapphire Scales. Also, Kuma continues to aid the Revolutionary Army whenever he can but he leaves without saying a word. Dragon says they need to respect Kuma’s wishes to keep them uninformed. As for Bonney, Alpha continuously refuses to let her outside, stating she needs to stay put before her tenth birthday, even though that went against Vegapunk's estimate. It turns out, Conney overheard Alpha reveal herself as a government agent, making her even more suspicious that she will not let Bonney go free. Conney then comes up with a plan to sneak Bonney out of the country and have her set sail to locate Kuma, sending Gyogyo and his buddies with her in her search.

The plan involved Bonney transforming herself to look like Conney and walk away with some luggage, with Alpha none the wiser. She basks in the outside world as she reaches her friends, who show off their new ship made to look like a pizza. Alpha, however, finds out about the deception and starts chasing after her, planning to beat Bonney to an inch of her life and chain her up and kill any of her accomplices. Bonney intercepts her, using her Distorted Future move to make her look like Nika based on the stories Kuma told her. With a giant fist, she knocks out Alpha, allowing her and her new crew to set sail.

Word eventually got out to the World Government that Bonney had escaped them, and eventually, Bonney would make a name for herself as an infamous pirate in the new era.

Chapter 1102
The newly formed Bonney Pirates sail to an island where they believe Kuma is. They are attacked by the Marines, who believe they are an evil bunch due to reports that towns they attacked were filled with injured children and seniors, who were actually people who had their ages altered by Bonney’s powers. Kuma, who was in fact on the island, overhears Bonney trying to find him but knows he cannot make contact with her for her sake, though he never expected her to become a pirate. After he leaves, the Bonney Pirates continue sailing in search of him, but Bonney says they can take their time because she wants to find Nika as well, imagining how happy Kuma would be if he found him.

Meanwhile, news of Luffy’s victory over the Arlong Pirates started to spread and his first bounty poster started circulating. This prompted Dragon to make his way to Loguetown after learning that Smoker was in charge of that area, and Ace informed Jinbe of Luffy, the latter of which was surprised to see he took down Arlong. Kuma also sees Luffy’s poster and muses how both his and Dragon’s kids have become pirates. As for Bonney, she tells her crew that they will only steal from bad people and will ignore cries for help unless they really need it. Bonney puts lipstick on declaring herself a grown up, and an anti-eyebrow where her Sapphire Scale stones used to be, thinking it will make it easier for Kuma to recognize her, and she will make a name for herself in order to get his attention.

On Egghead, Kuma sees the Pacifista clones of himself and calls it unsettling, but Dr. Vegapunk says their creation is going as smoothly as Kuma’s own modifications. Kuma tells Vegapunk about Luffy, which surprises him that Dragon has a son, and Kuma says Luffy’s declaration of war against the World Government at Enies Lobby reminds him of Nika, especially since Luffy has rubber powers. Later, Kuma goes to Thriller Bark and confronts the Straw Hats after Moria’s defeat to capture Luffy, though he chooses to leave him after seeing the loyalty of his crew.

After that, Kuma sails to Sabaody Archipelago where he is notified about the upcoming execution of Ace and the war with Whitebeard, with Kuma saying he will be there. However, he briefly sees Bonney eating in a restaurant and says to himself that this is the last time he will ever see her face before he loses his free will. He is then notified of someone attacking a World Noble at the Human Auctioning House and is shocked to learn someone would dare do such a thing, especially when they were so close to Marine Headquarters. When he arrives on the scene, he becomes especially surprised to see that the culprit was none other than Luffy in response to his defense of Hachi. When he confronts them later and separates them, in his mind he apologizes to Dragon and Ivankov for leaving like he did but he feels he can leave his own quiet mark on the world through Luffy and Bonney. When Luffy yells that he could not save his crew, Kuma says in his mind that he is wrong; Kuma is separating them because he knows Luffy and his crew are not ready to tackle the New World yet and they need to get stronger first, eventually declaring Luffy to be the one who will someday save the world.

Back on Egghead, Vegapunk is outraged by Saturn’s order to install a self-destruct mechanism in Kuma if he ever goes rogue outside of the Five Elders' presence, but he is unable to go against his orders. Instead, Vegapunk pleads to let him keep a bit of his ego intact, even stating he invented something that can give one a split personality of sorts. Saturn, however, coldly orders that Kuma must lose all of his free will, even threatening to punish Vegapunk if he discovers he disobeyed him, since he is a scientist himself. When Vegapunk said this meant that Kuma would never be able to reunite with his daughter, Kuma stated it was good to know how Vegapunk felt; this caused shock in Vegapunk as he did not mean for the warlord to hear that, while Kuma remined him that it was he who gave him superhuman hearing. As Vegapunk gets Kuma ready for the operation, Kuma thanks Dr. Vegapunk for being so concerned for him, and in turn, Vegapunk tells Kuma he had fun knowing him these past two years. Kuma asks Vegapunk to program him to protect the Thousand Sunny after the war with Whitebeard ends until one of them returns, calling it a compromise to being unable to see them grow anymore. Vegapunk asks what he has planned for Luffy and Kuma says that his actions remind him of Nika, and he believes he can change the seas for the better.

Before the operation, Vegapunk asks Kuma to push out his memories to study, to which Kuma agrees. He explains that the bubble is a copy of his memories, but it will disappear when it is touched. Vegapunk tells him that he has a contraption that will preserve the bubble and allow him to study it without disturbing it. As Kuma thinks about all of the people in his life and wonders if he caused anyone harm with his actions, but Vegapunk, who is drenched in tears, tells him that his life didn’t trouble anyone, but his “death” will hurt all who love him. He calls Kuma a hero to everyone who met him, and Kuma thanks him for it.

Before the modifications are complete, Kuma thanks Dr. Vegapunk for saving Bonney’s life and if he ever sees her again, to wish her a happy tenth birthday for him. Returning to the present, it is shown that Bonney was able to see everything from the copy of Kuma’s memory bubble which has now disappeared like he said, and has completely broken down in tears.

Chapter 1103
Bonney emerges from the room as Dr. Vegapunk asks if she saw everything, which she confirms. Dr. Vegapunk apologizes for breaking his promise with Kuma, but to his surprise, Bonney, now a child, hugs him and apologizes to him. The two sit and Dr. Vegapunk shows Bonney the thing he planned on giving her: a sapphire necklace that looks like the sun which Kuma intended to be her 10th birthday gift. Bonney is extremely happy to receive it and states she will always cherish it.

After that, Dr. Vegapunk muses how strong Luffy became after those two years of training. Bonney asks him if Luffy is the son of Dragon, who was Kuma’s friend, and Dr. Vegapunk confirms, but he never imagined the two of them would come to Egghead together. He tells her that lots of things happened when she went into the room and he will tell her everything while they rejoin the Straw Hat Pirates. He apologizes to Bonney for his actions with Kuma, but Bonney tells him that it was never his fault; all the fault falls on Jaygarcia Saturn.

In the present, Saturn coldly tells Bonney that Kuma is dead. The Straw Hats and the Vegapunks are still unable to move, Luffy starts asking for food, Kizaru shows concern for Vegapunk and Bonney, and it is announced that Sentomaru has been captured. Outside of Egghead, people are reading the news about the siege, while on Momoiro Island, Dragon asks Ivankov where he thinks Kuma would go if he still had a fragment of his natural instincts, and Ivankov says that if he were Kuma, he would go to Mary Geoise. Dragon, however, knows that Kuma is different.

Back on Egghead, Bonney tells Saturn that if she is going to die, she will kill him no matter what as well and uses Distortion Future: Nika Mitaina Mirai to grow her fist large to punch him. However, her enlarged fist disappears and she becomes weak again, and Saturn once again crushes her in his hand. Saturn tells her that he is not surprised that Bonney knows the name of Nika since she is Kuma’s daughter, but he says she does not know what that is exactly, while he thinks that she has not drawn the connection between Nika and Luffy’s transformation in her mind. He then notices that Luffy somehow managed to start devouring food that appeared next to him and orders the Marines to restrain him with Seastone.

As Bonney wonders why she cannot alter her age around Saturn, he reveals to her that he was the one who gave her this power. According to Saturn, he conducted an experiment on her as a baby to give her the powers of the Toshi Toshi no Mi without actually having her eat it, and while it was a success, he deemed the fruit worthless. He says that while the user can transform however they want regarding the foreseeable future, its abilities weaken when their knowledge of the future differs from reality. He asks her if she wants to believe in Nika, but Bonney declares Nika is real because she swore she would find him to save Kuma from his control, but Saturn says she is starting to believe he is not real.

Saturn then tells her that Nika is nothing but a worthless Buccaneer legend and quotes what Kuma said to him way back on God Valley to her. He also reveals another horrifying revelation: he was the one who infected Ginny with Sapphire Scales, which was a side-effect from a failed experiment he conducted on her, but he was surprised to see Bonney inherited the disease. Bonney says that everything she went through was all Saturn’s fault, and Dr. Vegapunk becomes extremely livid that Saturn’s heartless experiments are what caused Kuma to give away his free will in the first place. Saturn, however, simply says he cannot understand the feelings of a mere insect.

Just then, Kuma arrives on Egghead, much to the shock of the government. He starts making his way to the center of the island where Saturn is as the Marines try to inform everyone about this development. Saturn does not believe Kuma could have come here, while Dr. Vegapunk is confused why Kuma is here at all. As he continues to charge forward while the Marines shoot him, Bonney thinks that she should just die because of everything Kuma went through. She starts crying loudly but Saturn demands she shut up and orders the Marines to shoot her head off.

Before they can shoot, Kuma blows them all away, so Saturn throws Bonney to the ground and prepares to impale her with his leg. However, Kuma arrives in the nick of time to block the attack with his own body, before pulling Saturn’s leg out of his back and grabbing it. He hardens his fist with Armament Haki and prepares to punch a terrified Saturn.

Chapter 1104
Saturn demands an explanation from Dr. Vegapunk because a few days after the Revolutionary Army rescued Kuma from Mary Geoise, he activated the self-destruct mechanism, so he should be dead. Kuma’s fist lands on Saturn and sends him flying through several buildings that collapse on him. The Marines are left in sheer disbelief that one of the Five Elders was attacked by a slave, while Kuma falls to his knees.

Thanks to that, though, everyone can move again. Sanji and Franky rush to take Bonney back to the upper levels of the island so they can escape. Dr. Vegapunk, meanwhile, is pondering the situation. He reveals that the self-destruct mechanism Saturn forced him to install was never designed to blow Kuma up, because Dr. Vegapunk suspected Saturn would exploit that. The device was supposed to simply shut Kuma down completely and leave him in a vegetative state. This is why Dr. Vegapunk is so confused by Kuma’s presence because even with Bonney being in danger, Kuma should not have been able to come. He then starts speculating that the reason is due to a special power of the Buccaneers beside their strength. All the while, Kuma hugs his daughter.

Kizaru remarks that everything is over now, Sentomaru is relieved to see his old friend again, and the Marines report that Luffy has vanished before they could restrain him. Bonney thanks Kuma for everything he did for her, such as writing the letters that never reached Bonney. She even says that her mother was an amazing person. She tells him that she does not care if everyone calls him a tyrant; to her, he is her amazing and kind-hearted father.

Saturn emerges from the rubble seething with rage, while also having lost one of his horns and his right arm. He demands an explanation, but Dr. Vegapunk simply says this is his own doing, though he also suspects it was due to love in the end. Saturn scoffs at this notion as his horn and arm regenerate, to the shock of Sanji. Saturn tries to attack Kuma again as Bonney tells him to get out of the way, but Sanji intercepts and deflects Saturn’s leg, declaring he will not let him hurt Bonney anymore. Franky announces he and the crew owe Kuma a huge debt as he uses Radical Beam to blast a hole through Saturn. Kizaru, however, appears behind Franky and blasts him away, declaring he will be putting the crew’s growth to the test, while Saturn’s injury heals.

Bonney tells Dr. Vegapunk that Kuma cannot move, so Atlas carries him, but Kizaru says that he needs to wrap things up, especially now that Kuma has arrived. Dr. Vegapunk, however, calls Kizaru a sad man without a heart, which Kizaru agrees, saying he should have brought a darker pair of shades.

Finally, Saturn orders a Buster Call to destroy Egghead completely, with Dr. Vegapunk’s studies, Kuma’s existence, and Luffy’s powers being all the justification he needs to see the island annihilated.

Chapter 1105
All Marines are ordered to return to the ships before the Buster Call can begin. Doll tells Saturn and Kizaru to return to the ships with them, but Saturn says the two of them will remain on the island and to begin the bombardment as soon as possible. Doll is hesitant, but Kizaru sternly orders her to leave, and she does. Dr. Vegapunk demands to know why Saturn wants all of Egghead Island destroyed if he just came for his life, claiming that if the island is destroyed, it will set mankind back by an entire century. He pleads with the two of them to call off the attack, but Saturn refuses, claiming Dr. Vegapunk might be hiding more things from the World Government on the island, but he also says that mankind has no need for further advancement.

Saturn then tells Dr. Vegapunk that he ordered the ship with all of the researchers hunted down and destroyed, to the scientist’s shock. Saturn tries to justify his decision by saying the researchers may have known something about the Void Century, so he wanted them all dead to ensure they do not tell anyone. Dr. Vegapunk yells that none of them knew anything so they were not criminals, but Saturn tells Dr. Vegapunk that it is his fault for getting them dragged into his thirst for knowledge.

The Pacifista are ordered to remain on the island as the Marines board their ships. Sanji tells Franky and Atlas to get to the Vacuum Rocket and reunite with everyone at the Labophase. Bonney asks Sanji about Dr. Vegapunk and Sanji reassures her he will go back for them. Once they take off, Sanji contacts Nami asking about her status, with her telling him they made it to the back entrance and asks what happened on his end. He tells her what has been going on and she, Chopper, and Usopp react with fear that a Buster Call is incoming. Nami asks Sanji if Luffy is with him, but he says he lost sight of him. Nami also tells him that Zoro is still fighting Lucci and Jinbe was sent to get him. Nami also tells Sanji that Lilith did not fall down with the others and Brook had gone to help her move the Thousand Sunny. However, she follows up by revealing that the Vegaforce-01 was completely destroyed, so their previous plan is no longer viable.

With the ship, Lilith praises Brook for coming up with an idea for getting the ship to the back entrance, which involved the latter freezing the clouds with his powers for the ship to slide on. However, when Lilith asks how they plan on stopping when they get there, he says he did not think of that, much to her annoyance, and the two start panicking. Meanwhile, the Buster Call finally begins, and much of the Fabriophase is destroyed as Dr. Vegapunk helplessly watches.

To make matters worse, Kizaru destroys the Vacuum Rocket’s tube, causing everyone to fall out of the air. Sanji moves to rescue them, but Saturn orders the Pacifista to kill Kuma and Bonney both, calling it a fitting fate for the man who threw his life away for his daughter to live, even going so far as to call Kuma’s struggles the height of folly. Dr. Vegapunk watches in horror as his soldiers prepare to blast the two. Elsewhere, Luffy has eaten a ton of food produced from Dr. Vegapunk’s invention, but he has also been found by the Marines and cannot even move.

Unbeknownst to both Dr. Vegapunk and Saturn, the ship that was sent to kill the researchers was sunk before it could accomplish its mission. A surviving Marine tries to contact Kizaru to let them know that “they” are coming to Egghead.

Chapter 1106
Luffy finishes eating and instantly digests everything, to the shock of the Marines surrounding him. They get distracted by the cannon fire but try to maintain their composure long enough to restrain Luffy with Seastone. Fortunately, Luffy immediately goes into Gear Fifth and blows them away before they can get him.

Back with the others, Dr. Vegapunk contacts Atlas and tells her to relay a message to Bonney. Atlas does so and Bonney orders the Pacifista to not shoot them, and to instead help them escape the island. To the Marine’s and Saturn’s complete horror and shock, the Pacifista opened fire on them, becoming their enemies once again. It turns out Dr. Vegapunk was so torn up over the thought of Kuma and his clones killing Bonney that he programmed them all to obey her, and it is a level of authority that tops even the Five Elders. He also knew this secret would have dire consequences - especially for him, because Saturn impales Dr. Vegapunk with his leg for this defiance.

Bonney and Franky watch in horror as a fuming Saturn orders Kizaru to kill them all immediately. Kizaru teleports up to them and blasts everyone with light beams before creating another light sword. Coming up right in front of Kuma who was shielding Bonney, he tells the two that he will kill them with a single slash so it will not hurt. However, Luffy arrives on the scene and punches Kizaru away, saving everyone. He also turns the ground rubber so everyone lands safely.

Bonney runs to Dr. Vegapunk’s side as the Iron Giant starts stirring again. Bonney hears the sound of Luffy’s heartbeat and realizes it sounds like the tune Kuma taught her. Dr. Vegapunk tells her that he was like her at first: he did not connect the dots until he saw it himself, but he now has no doubt that Luffy is indeed the Sun God Nika. He also declares that the Buster Call is a trivial problem for Luffy now, because everyone over the world has been praying for his return for hundreds of years.

In addition, the Marines report that an insanely big ship has arrived on the northeast coast of the island and is mowing them down. It turns out to be Dorry and Brogy, who declare they have come to rescue the Straw Hats, with both giants referring to Luffy as the Sun God.

Chapter 1107
The giants make landfall as Dorry tells Oimo and Kashii to take the others and swing around the sides, sinking any ships they see and minding the cannon fire. The two giants accept, and the crew branches off with the Marines retaliating back. Usopp sees Dorry and Brogy using a pair of binoculars and is brought to tears by the return of his old friends. Nami picks out Oimo and Kashii among the crowd and deduces they picked up the co-captains from Little Garden, which relieves Usopp as he feared he would not see them in Elbaph. Edison is surprised the Straw Hats know the duo and suspects they heard about the situation from the news that is already circulating regarding this incident.

Realizing they have come to save them, Usopp says they need to finish their preparations to leave. Brook contacts Nami and tells him that they are getting close to their position, but Lilith, knowing they still cannot stop, tells Nami to pay attention to her directions. Elsewhere, Jinbe is still heading for Zoro's position as he is still locked in combat with Lucci. The two have grown exhausted but Lucci tries to emotionally manipulate Zoro by calling him "dead weight," because the crew will not leave without him, so he should just surrender and allow his crew the chance to flee with their lives. Zoro, however, mockingly insults Lucci for thinking he is in control of this fight.

The Marines are informed that roughly thirty of their small-to-medium ships have been destroyed by the Pacifista, and one of the Vice Admirals, named Red King, orders all smaller vessels to pull back and lead with the battleships, which blast at the Pacifista as he mentions what waste it is to destroy their own weapons. Back with Luffy's group, the former asks Bonney why she is crying, and she tells him it is because she had been looking for him for so long. Luffy is confused by what she means but changes the topic to asking about her earlier punch. Bonney asks Luffy to show her how to throw a real punch like he does using Saturn, revealing to him that he harmed Dr. Vegapunk. Saturn angrily says that neither of them have a right to live, but Luffy rejects this and prepares to attack. Saturn hits back first, but Luffy endures and unleashes his Gomu Gomu no Dawn Gatling, blasting Saturn through a building.

Franky tells Bonney to start moving and Bonney tells Dr. Vegapunk that they need to leave now. Dr. Vegapunk, however, tells her that she needs to leave without him because he knows in his condition, he will die if he moves. Kizaru returns and prepares to blast them away, but Sanji deflects his laser attack with his kick. Franky is flabbergasted that Sanji could do such a thing, which he says is thanks to the power of love, prompting an equally just as surprised response from Kizaru. Everyone starts heading for the northeast while Luffy and Sanji stay to handle the Admiral, who says that after this debacle, he should at least return with their severed heads.

As for Saturn, he is confronted by Van Augur and Catarina Devon, the latter of which says how unusual it is for one of the Five Elders to be on the surface. She touches his leg and declares their mission is complete while Saturn asks what they are doing on Egghead, also saying he finds it bizarre that someone from Level 6 would be subordinate to another. Devon's response is that she considers Blackbeard to be special, which Saturn agrees with, along with his lineage, which surprises Devon that he knows. Saturn then asks what the Blackbeard Pirates want out of all of this ruckus they keep making, and Augur simply says they want the world.

Saturn tries to attack the two but Augur warps both of them away with his powers, though they do not get that far as they are still on the island. Nevertheless, the two start leaving but are approached by Caribou, who tells them that he idolizes Blackbeard and set out to sea because of him. As such, he begs them to let him meet him and join his crew.

Chapter 1108
Augur holds Caribou at gunpoint as the latter begs on his knees to be spared. Augur tells Caribou that he does not trust him because lots of people are after Blackbeard’s life right now, but he insists his intentions are pure. He even tells the two that if they kill him here and now, there will be severe consequences, and when Augur inquires about them, Caribou tells him that he has information he would be willing to share with Blackbeard (that being the identity of Poseidon and the location of Pluton). Even then, he insists he can be useful to Blackbeard, leaving Augur and Devon to ponder.

The Marines, meanwhile, are unable to blast through the Pacifista’s Bubble Shields. Vice Admiral Bluegrass is frustrated that they have to destroy their greatest weapons because she knows it would be a huge blow to the Marines’ military force. Fellow Vice Admiral Hound asks if it is too late to call off the Buster Call, but his fellow Vice Admiral Guillotine refuses, saying that Dr. Vegapunk is a traitor for giving command of the Pacifista to a pirate like Bonney. Knowing that, though, the Marines decide to make it a priority to find and kill Bonney so they can regain control of the Pacifista. Deducing where she will most likely be while trying to escape, Vice Admiral Tosa reports he is in pursuit. He catches up to her but before he can kill her, he is smashed into the ground by Brogy.

The sudden appearance of the two giants surprises Bonney, Franky, and Atlas. Dorry and Brogy ask who they all are (they do not recognize Franky despite familiarizing themselves with the new members’ wanted posters) and that they came to get the crew. Franky asks if they are enemies aiming for Luffy’s life, but the two giants clarify they are his friends and offer to help however they can. Bonney asks them to help Luffy, Sanji, and Dr. Vegapunk, and Dorry and Brogy immediately head off in that direction, leaving the three to the other giants.

The other Vice Admirals note that Tosa’s line was cut off, so one of them, Pomsky, decides to head to land. Bluegrass tells Doll to get on one of the Sea Beast Weapons she is currently controlling so they can attack from sea, and she asks Doll if she has ever fought a giant before. Doll replies that she had a commanding officer who was a giant, and which turns out to have been Jaguar D. Saul.

As for Luffy’s group, Sanji asks Dr. Vegapunk how they are supposed to save him if they cannot move him. Dr. Vegapunk responds that while he did want to escape, there are things on this island he still wishes to protect, so he feels he cannot leave yet. In addition, he reveals he wanted the secret of Bonney’s command override to remain one until she became a little bit older, and now she will be hunted for the rest of her life, so he asks the Straw Hats to look after her. Sanji, however, ignores Dr. Vegapunk and focuses on how Saturn has returned and transformed into his Beast Form. Seeing his legs covered in venom, Sanji tells Luffy to dodge them, which he easily does. At the same time, Luffy tells Sanji to get Dr. Vegapunk out of here, no matter how much he complains.

Sure enough Dr. Vegapunk demands to be put down but Sanji ignores him, but Kizaru kicks him away and stabs Dr. Vegapunk with his light sword. Sanji immediately recovers and picks him up again, with Luffy telling him to get to the back entrance. Kizaru tries once again to intercept him, but Luffy grows to giant size and grabs Kizaru in his right hand and grips Saturn’s face with his left. He tells the two of them that they aren’t getting away from him as Luffy’s grip causes Kizaru to draw blood.

Sanji demands Dr. Vegapunk not die on him and wonders why he is smiling all of a sudden. Back in the lab, a message from Dr. Vegapunk starts playing, where he announces to the entire world that he is going to tell them the truth about it.

Chapter 1109
In the video, Shaka asks Dr. Vegapunk if sending out this message to the world is a good idea, his reason being that the people of the world may not be ready to receive and relay it. Dr. Vegapunk, however, tells him that as soon as information agencies get news, they will spread it across the world by the next day. Shaka asks what he will do if someone tries to censor the message, and Dr. Vegapunk acknowledges he had not thought of that, so he asks Shaka for ideas.

The idea he comes up with is piggybacking off the Marines' comms traffic, that way they can force a constant worldwide broadcast with the strongest signal, and sure enough, that is exactly what starts happening, as the Marines in the present try desperately to cut the connection but fail. Dr. Vegapunk then says that everyone that has a Den Den Mushi will be able to listen, but it may take a while for them to be prepared, and the time intervals will differ from place to place. At first, Dr. Vegapunk suggests they give everyone an hour, but Shaka warns that may give people who are not happy with the news being released time to cut the message. Dr. Vegapunk once again acknowledges this and changes the time to ten minutes.

In Mary Geoise, the other Elders communicate with Saturn telepathically and they ask if he has dealt with Dr. Vegapunk. Saturn reports that he saw Kizaru deliver what he believes is a fatal blow, so he thinks he should be dead. Warcury surmises the message currently being broadcasted is a dead man’s switch, set to go off in the event the main body dies. Ju Peter says they have no idea what he will say, but if they pinpoint the source of the broadcast, they can stop it. The four realize the source is likely located in the Labophase that is currently protected by the Frontier Dome.

Many places around the world react to Dr. Vegapunk's message (while he and his Satellites decide to get some coffee), places including Dressrosa, Foosha Village, Water 7, and the World Economy News Paper, with all of the Straw Hat Pirates' allies listening in. Even the Revolutionary Army is watching, with Dragon thinking back to when Shaka told him he will die soon.

As for Luffy, he manages to dodge a combined assault from an eye beam ambush from Kizaru and a lethal attack from one of Saturn's legs. He acknowledges that his punches did not affect Saturn, so he stretches his arms back and slams both him and Kizaru together, a move he calls Gomu Gomu no Dawn Cymbal. As a result, both are completely flattened, and Luffy starts twirling the two around like pizza dough and sends them flying towards the ocean, and while Kizaru crashes into a ship, Saturn turns around and moves full speed at Luffy with his legs, much to the latter’s shock and frustration.

Luffy dodges Saturn’s attack as the Marines check in on the extremely weakened Kizaru, while the other Elders tell Saturn that they cannot allow Dr. Vegapunk to speak freely. As such, Saturn performs the magic circle summoning he used to reach the island, bringing the other four to Egghead in blasts of black lightning, with Luffy and Sanji watching in complete shock.

Chapter 1110
The Five Elders' arrival is noticed by everyone on the island as the battle rages on. In the video, Dr. Vegapunk finishes preparing coffee using one of his new inventions, though it only took about three minutes, so there are seven minutes left until the broadcast officially begins. Dr. Vegapunk even says that if anyone tried to silence his broadcast, that amount of extra time will not be enough to stop it.

The Elders appear before Luffy as their names and forms are revealed: Jaygarcia Saturn is a gyūki; Marcus Mars, an itsumade; Topman Warcury, a fengxi; Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, a bakotsu; and Shepherd Ju Peter, a sandworm.

Immediately, Nusjuro sees the Pacifista attacking the Marines and changes into his hybrid form, where he gallops at breakneck speed, slashing the cyborgs. Because he moved so fast, the Marines under attack did not see him at all, though reports of a large horse running around and taking down the Pacifista were all over the Marines' radios. To the Marines' surprise, the Pacifista have not been cut, but partially frozen, thereby rendering them immobile. Soon, half of the Pacifista are incapacitated, which the Marines celebrate over because now they can resume their hunt for Bonney.

Mars takes to the sky and starts attacking the Frontier Dome while Sanji tries desperately to get in contact with his crew so he can tell them to escape ASAP. Once he does so, Usopp informs him that they understand they need to escape, but Zoro is still fighting Lucci. Thankfully, they have reunited with Brook and Lilith on board the Thousand Sunny, which Usopp stopped using Midori Boshi: Take Jave Rin. Meanwhile, Saturn, Warcury, and Ju Peter start fighting Luffy, with Ju Peter diving under the ground. Jinbe is still trying to reach Zoro and says he will drag him back by force if necessary.

Speaking of, Zoro gets one of his swords knocked out of his hand by Lucci, who tries to tempt him to abandon the fight by investigating the powerful Haki that popped up when the Five Elders arrived. Jinbe finally reaches Zoro's location where he tells Sanji that he is still fighting. This prompts Sanji to call Zoro a burden for taking his time fighting, and when Zoro overhears Sanji's words, he decides to finish the fight using a move called Three Sword Style: Kokoba Madara Gari, finally taking down Lucci.

As for Luffy, Ju Peter appears from underneath him and swallows him whole. However, Dorry and Brogy finally arrive on the scene and decapitate Ju Peter, freeing Luffy. Luffy is surprised to see the giants again as they tell him they got tired of waiting for him to show up in Elbaph, so they decided to come pick him up instead.