Complete listed story — includes the ending
One Piece, Volume 111
Chapter 1122
Everyone is shocked by Dr. Vegapunk’s claim that the fate of the world rests on pirates, while several people become worried their country will sink. Pirates across the world, on the other hand, are stoked to hear that the One Piece is real and want to claim it, while the Marines are outraged by Dr. Vegapunk’s words. Koby thinks back to when Luffy first told him his dream and that he wants to find the One Piece, with Koby thinking Luffy would make the entire world bow to him. As such, he declares in the present that he cannot let him achieve his dream. As for Cross Guild, Buggy continues inspiring his men by saying they will make the world “ours”, while Devon contacts Blackbeard asking what to do with Caribou. Blackbeard says he will hear Caribou out and if the information he has does not impress him, he will kill him himself.
On Egghead, Warcury damages Emet again, and this time he destroys the Broadcast Den Den Mushi, ending Dr. Vegapunk’s message for good. The Straw Hats are still falling through the air with Nusjuro, who has fully recovered, hot on their tails. As for Emet, he apologizes to Joy Boy once again and apologizes to Luffy as well for mistaking him for the former earlier. He hopes Joy Boy will forgive him for failing to make him the king as he asks for Luffy’s name. Luffy introduces himself and after hearing his name, Emet undos a knot in his body while thanking Luffy for letting him hear the Drums of Liberation one last time. He declares he will not let him die as a massively powerful blast of Haki is unleashed from Emet's body, knocking out most of the Marines. It was so strong that the Five Elders were forcefully revered to their human forms before Warcury, Nusjuro, and Peter were sent back to the Room of Authority in Mary Geoise, where Mars is shown to be as well. Even Imu nearly collapses from the intensity, while cursing Joy Boy’s name.
The Thousand Sunny finally lands on the water as Saturn, the only Elder left on Egghead, stares at Emet. Emet recalls a conversation he had with Joy Boy centuries ago, where its revealed that the blast of Haki was unleashed from the knot inside Emet's body, which was created and sealed inside him by Joy Boy. Joy Boy told Emet that he knew he would die before him, so when Emet is in mortal danger or there is someone he wants to save, he must untie the knot and release the Haki. Emet is delighted to hear that even after Joy Boy has passed on, a part of Joy Boy would still remain with him. As Emet begins to power down, he reminisces about them laughing over how this "danger" wouldn't happen for ages, ending with him wondering whether he would be lonely by then as he returns to his slumber.
Chapter 1123
The Haki burst has knocked out every single Marine within the Fleet, including the Vice Admirals, near Egghead. Seraphim S-Snake, who is still bound inside her Seastone Bubble, tries in vain to warn a knocked out Pomsky that the Straw Hat Pirates are getting away. The Giants note that the burst was even stronger than Shanks' despite the lack of hostility in the Haki. Luffy thanks Emet for helping them escape, though by that point the Iron Giant had powered down again. Dorry and Brogy decide to take advantage of the situation and depart for their home of Elbaph. While everyone is resting, though, Sanji walks over to Dr. Vegapunk's body and tells him that everything he said to him earlier does not feel right to him, especially since most of it seemed outrageous.
The story then cuts to two weeks before the current events. Dr. Vegapunk, Shaka, and Pythagoras detected an abnormality from their power plant in that the energy used on the Seraphim had been steadily increased. The data indicated to the three of them that a portion of the Mother Flame had been stolen, and that the manipulated data meant to deceive them indicates one of the Satellites was responsible since only they could be so smart to achieve this. Aside from the Stella and the two present with them, the other four are now under suspicion, though Dr. Vegapunk is heavily leaning towards the culprit being Lilith due to her being designated his "evil" Satellite. Because of this, the three decide to switch their brains to "stealth mode" so whatever they experience will not be known to the culprit. One week later, Pythagoras confirms that the culprit is York because the information she synched with the rest is all fake. In addition, Shaka reports that the Sea Beast Weapons were used as well along with a white Den Den Mushi used for wiretapping. Dr. Vegapunk manages to recover the conversation where they learn York told the World Government that he had been studying the Void Century, explaining the surge of Cipher Pol agents who had been visiting the island recently.
The next day, Dr. Vegapunk learns that Lulusia Kingdom was destroyed. Dr. Vegapunk surmises it was the result of the Mother Flame being stolen by York and given to the World Government, which fuels his belief that the World Government is in possession of one of the Ancient Weapons of the past, though he knows he cannot tell this to the public. He does heavily blame himself for this travesty because he isolated his greed from his own mind. Dr. Vegapunk tells the two Satellites that at this point, it is impossible to stop what York has set into motion; the World Government will erase them for studying the Void Century but will spare York because she demonstrated her worth to them. Shaka tells him they could still flee, but Dr. Vegapunk instead requests a ship for the other researchers and residents, saying they cannot escape their fate. However, he says that Egghead has resources that Ohara did not have twenty-two years ago, so if he does die soon, he will do it on his own home, trying to expose the true nature of the World Government as best as possible. He apologizes to Shaka and Pythagoras for getting them involved in this, but they state they were thinking the same thing since they are him too. In addition, Dr. Vegapunk wishes to save his sky-island-manufacturing technology, the Cloud Plant, as he thinks it will be humanity's best chance to survive.
Some time later, York spotted Dr. Vegapunk fiddling around with the Iron Giant, claiming he is using the Mother Flame to try and move it. York says she hopes he will finish it soon, but deep down, Dr. Vegapunk wishes it does not. Two days later, Dr. Vegapunk records the message to the world and hides the Broadcast Den Den Mushi within it, believing no one would find it there. He also programs the message to play when he dies, and so no one else finds out what they have done, he erases his memories of the past two weeks along with Shaka and Pythagoras'. Once that is done, the amnesiac Dr. Vegapunk finds a letter he left for himself beforehand informing him that the World Government knows he was studying the Void Century but he has put together the ultimate countermeasure before he dies. Some time later, he learns that the Straw Hats and Bonney, Cipher Pol, the Marines, and Kizaru and Saturn have arrived.
Catching up to the siege, when Dr. Vegapunk, Atlas, Franky, and Sanji were on their way to save Bonney, Dr. Vegapunk informs Sanji that he has chosen to stay on the lower level despite knowing he will die, but he insists that something world-shaking will happen when he does. Finally, he tells Sanji that he hopes the Straw Hats find the One Piece. Speaking of, Usopp and Luffy are extremely excited that they are going to Elbaph after all this time, though Luffy is extremely exhausted.
Chapter 1124
Morgans is ecstatic about Dr. Vegapunk's speech to the world, as it gives him the chance to spread fear and despair through the news which everyone will eat up because he is the only source of information there is. Vivi scolds him for this behavior and points out how Dr. Vegapunk spoke of hope in the future, but Morgans threatens to expose where she is if she does not stop telling him how to do his job. Vivi remains firm in her stance, though, prompting Wapol to try and calm her down by reminding her they will not have anywhere else to go if they anger him too much. Still, Morgans admits he does not mind telling everyone that the world is going to sink too, but he personally is not affected since he lives in the air. Once again, Vivi refuses to back down against Morgans as he starts listing off potential headlines: Blackbeard vs. Law, Shanks vs. Kid, and Luffy having killed Dr. Vegapunk himself, which Vivi knows is not true.
On Egghead, Sakazuki tries to contact someone about the situation, while Sentomaru escapes and heads out to sea on a rowboat. Kizaru picks up the Den Den Mushi and tells Sakazuki that everyone is unconscious, but he promises to give him a full report about the events on the island once everyone is awake. Sakazuki tells Kizaru he hopes he did not do a sloppy job, but Kizaru asks him if he has ever killed a close friend, as Kizaru thinks back to when he first met Dr. Vegapunk, having been sent to "arrest" him, but Dr. Vegapunk knew it was just a cover to exploit his intellect. He also remembered helping Dr. Vegapunk create Egghead Island. With tears in his eyes, Kizaru angrily tells Sakazuki to come down to Egghead to see for himself whether or not Kizaru messed up, which causes Sakazuki to relent.
On the Thousand Sunny, which is tethered to the Giants' ship, Jinbe tells Franky he did not expect Luffy to be so depressed he failed to save the Stella. Franky admits with everything they encountered on the island, from meeting the Five Elders, to dealing with Kizaru, CP0, the Seraphim, and a whole blockade of battleships, he still cannot believe they were barely able to escape. Zoro, who was also on the ship, cruelly calls Luffy pathetic for getting all mopey over Dr. Vegapunk's death. Speaking of, Lilith wakes up on the Giants' ship, surrounded by Usopp, Chopper, Nami, and Sanji. The four of them deeply apologize to Lilith for being only able to save her, but she says she has heard the whole story, which confuses everyone. After taking a minute to cry, Lilith says she is hungry, but when she goes to the table, she sees Luffy sadly eating, upset he could not keep his word to Dr. Vegapunk. Lilith tells everyone that she cried earlier because she was sad about everyone's deaths, but she then tells them they only "died" by their concept. According to Lilith, the Stella and the other Satellites (sans York) are still alive. Though her words still confuse everyone, she says the main point is that Luffy did somewhat keep his promise, so he should cheer up.
Sure enough, Luffy perks up and thanks the Giants for coming to their rescue before beginning their proper feast. When the Giants ask Luffy who he thinks will become the Pirate King and claim the One Piece, Luffy proudly states it will be him. With that, the ship makes its way to Elbaph, where someone seems to be waiting for Luffy to arrive.
Chapter 1125
The Cipher Pol agents prepare to load up the Seraphim once they finish charging, but just as they are about to decide what to do with the Sea Beast Weapons and Pacifista, Lucci and Kaku return to their ship, but when one agent asks where Stussy is, Lucci says she was killed by him.
Elsewhere, Saturn tells the nine Vice Admirals that they were able to acquire everything they came to get at Egghead: York, Punk Records, and the power station, all of which will secure them access to the Mother Flame. However, despite the results, he feels they had a critical misstep. The Vice Admirals believe he is talking about letting Luffy and Bonney escape and request permission to chase them to Elbaph. Saturn, however, denies this, stating that the failure he was referring to was allowing Dr. Vegapunk’s message to play, not to mention the Iron Giant aiding in the pirate’s escape, which Saturn finds ironic. It turns out, roughly 200 years ago, it was Saturn himself who ordered the robot to be spared and studied for the sake of bulking their military might. Doberman speaks up and asks Saturn if what Dr. Vegapunk said in his message is true if he considers it a failure it was played, but Saturn injures Doberman in response, prompting all of the other Vice Admirals to clamor to find a medic. On Egghead, York realizes that the Cloud Plant will not stop producing clouds. Deducing this to be the work of Edison, she shoots at the factory from afar, but it is too late; the clouds have lifted Punk Records high into the air, far out of the reach of York and the World Government.
In Mary Geoise, the World Nobles are panicking over their dwindling food supply, not to mention they are outraged by Dr. Vegapunk’s message and Sakazuki’s inability to handle Kuma’s escape. As for the other Elders, they are surprised when Garling enters their room wearing a new outfit, similar to theirs. Garling tells them that he has been given new orders, which is revealed to be that he is now the new Warrior God of Science and Defense, and therefore, York will be answering to him. His words, however, worry the four of them.
Sure enough, on Egghead, Saturn falls to his knees in pain as a black substance starts flowing out of his body, while the Vice Admirals start panicking over what to do to help him. All they can do, though, is watch in horror as he starts shriveling. Saturn quickly realizes this is Imu’s doing, as they are angry he let “Joy Boy” escape. Saturn begs for Imu’s mercy, claiming the power of the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika was too unpredictable, but his pleas fall on deaf ears as a massive explosion comes from Saturn’s body, reducing him to a skeleton, to the shock of the Vice Admirals.
On Punk Records, Edison communicates with the rest of the destroyed Satellites, who survived their bodies' destructions and now inhabit Edison's body. Shaka and Atlas lament they could not bring the Fabriophase with them due to York’s meddling, while Pythagoras states that York can still upload what she learns to Punk Records from afar. However, doing it this way ensures they can keep it safe and ready for when the world can have access. They will have to be careful from here on out since everyone believes them to be dead, and they will not be able to build anything without resources, but they decide to leave that to their partners. By that point, the combined Vegapunk finishes assembling his new body, which combines parts of Edison, Shaka, Atlas, and Pythagoras, and they get in contact with Weatheria.
In the Kamabakka Kingdom, the Revolutionary Army discusses Dr. Vegapunk’s message. Sabo realizes that the reason why the first World Nobles chose to live atop the Red Line was because it is the highest point in the world, keeping them safe from the rising sea. Ivankov also realizes that Tequila Wolf, Vodka Wolf, Rum Wolf, and Bourbon Wolf were created for the same reason. As for Dragon, he says that people who heard Dr. Vegapunk’s message will act out of self-interest and not out of peace, and therefore, they need to win before people start fighting each other over land.
Chapter 1126
As the party goes on, Oimo and Kashii reveal to the Straw Hats that they went to Little Garden to pick up the captains not long after they left Water 7. When they got there, they were surprised to see them fighting with nothing but their bare fists due to their weapon’s destruction. Because of that, the two wound up convincing Dorry and Brogy to return with them to Elbaph to get new weapons, but they still intend to continue fighting, which Nami finds unbelievable. Still, everyone continues to enjoy themselves as they sail to Elbaph.
A month ago on Gartel Island, the Red Hair Pirates have subjugated the Barto Club as payback for infiltrating their territory and burning their flag. Shanks tells the chained up Bartolomeo that many islands rely on his flag, and if he just let this incident slide, the people would lose faith in him, which would put his allies in danger. Bartolomeo apologizes to Shanks for his thoughtlessness as Hongo presents Bartolomeo with a poison that is said to cause immense pain and erupting blood from those who ingest it, and tells him to give it to Luffy within a month, calling it equal compensation.
Instead, Bartolomeo drinks the poison himself, to the horror of his crew. Bartolomeo states Luffy never asked him to share the sake or take up his flag, so he should not get him involved in this mess that has nothing to do with him nor should it. He sobs over his inability to see Luffy become the Pirate King and entrusts everything to his crew, but he unexpectedly burps instead. It turns out that poison Bartolomeo drank was fake, and with that realization, the Barto Club immediately high-tail it out of there, with Bartolomeo calling Shanks softer than he expected. On the island, Beckman asks Shanks why he is smiling, and Shanks says it is because Bartolomeo is so dedicated to Luffy. Yasopp then appears and shoots at the Going Luffy-senpai from afar, stating they still need to teach Bartolomeo a lesson. The Barto Club’s ship explodes and sinks, with the crew’s fate left unknown.
On Hachinosu, Blackbeard has returned and is outraged that Pizarro let Koby and Moria escape, especially with how the world is teetering towards all-out war. Despite his rage, the other pirates are all fired up to find the One Piece and conquer the world, which he aims to capitalize. In addition, though Koby escape, Kuzan was able to capture Garp, though he was trying to actually kill him. Furthermore, Blackbeard now has Pudding, intending to exploit her mysterious abilities. He then contacts Laffitte, who is at the Umit Shipping company's HQ.
Blackbeard asks Laffitte what the Revolutionary Army is up to, and he reports that the Bondolas keep breaking down every time it’s loaded with food and all supply shipments have stopped as well, meaning their siege is working and the World Nobles might actually be in danger, all of which he finds very amusing. Blackbeard tells him to get ready as Devon and Augur then arrive with Caribou.
Two days following the Giants’ departure from Egghead, the crew has yet to arrive at Elbaph, and that is because the Thousand Sunny, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, and Chopper have disappeared without a trace, leaving everyone in a panic. Elsewhere, Nami wakes up in a strange room made of studded blocks wearing a viking-like outfit.
Chapter 1127
In the mysterious land, the people try to put out a fire before it spreads to Yggdrasil, the World Tree. In addition, several large bees have been falling from the tree, clearly having been injured, which confuses the people even more, and they think about reporting this to the "Sun God". They also say that their Ear God has fallen, which is a shock to them because they consider it a giant.
Elsewhere, in what is known as Bigstein Castle, Nami has taken down one of the giant bees with help from Zeus. She desperately starts crying for her crewmates to save her as she has no idea where she currently is or how she got here. Suddenly, she hears Usopp's voice and starts heading towards him, but she trips over the bumpy floor and comes face-to-face with a giant hedgehog, which while cute startles her. The hedgehog, in turn, gets startled too and begins to angrily chase her. Nami does find Usopp, but he too is being attacked by a large animal, in this case a giant cat. The hedgehog catches up to Nami as she extends Zeus to zap it, while also falling in the process. Thankfully, Nami lands on the cat as the hedgehog gets zapped, and it falls onto the cat, also zapping it.
Unfortunately, this only enrages the cat, and it starts chasing Nami and Usopp as the two try to get their bearings. Usopp tells Nami that like her, he just woke up in the castle wearing a new outfit, but they both remember they were drinking a special type of alcohol given to them by the Giants on the ship, which they said is powerful enough to cause hallucinations. Eventually, the two reach a dead end, but Usopp becomes convinced that the cat chasing them is a hallucination and everything else is a dream, which makes him confident he will be okay, only for the cat to actually hit him, proving that it is not an illusion.
The cat's attack pushes the two off the edge. After they land, they see the cat has now transformed into a lion. Nami ends up using Usopp as a shield to protect her, much to his displeasure. Thankfully, however, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji finally appear and simultaneously take out the lion with their Gomu Gomu no Elephant Whip, Kokujo O Tatsumaki and Épaule Strike, respectively, and the lion turns back into a cat as it passes out. Luffy says he will not eat the cat because the rabbit they ate was filling enough while Sanji comforts Nami, who claims that Usopp is dead now, which is not true. Luffy says that the other animals in the castle are tasty, they should try hunting them, but Zoro points out that locating the ship and the rest of the crew takes priority. Sanji, meanwhile, states they should exploit the giant bees they encountered, but Nami is left incredulous by how nonchalant everybody is regarding their new situation, once again asking where they are right now.
Chapter 1128
Sanji deduces he is not dreaming because there are men present as everyone hops down from the castle, while Zoro reveals he woke up on the other side of town, following the sound of Luffy eating the giant rabbit. Luffy tells Usopp he could have beaten that giant cat, but he claims it woke him up when it tried to eat him, which freaked him out.
Usopp tells everyone that though they are wearing Elbaph clothes, it is impossible the country would have clothes that can fit humans. To get to the bottom of this, the crew decide to find some people in town and ask where they are. They come across a man riding a giant grasshopper but when they ask him questions, he tells them he cannot answer because he is in a hurry. The only thing he does tell the crew is that they are in the "Land of Gods", which is ruled by someone the people call the "Sun God". The man also tells the crew that he serves the ruler of Bigstein Castle, Iscat, which the crew realizes is the giant cat they fought earlier. Luffy tries telling the man he accidentally beat it up, but Usopp covers his mouth so he does not say anything that will upset the man. The man says the "Needle God" should be hungry right about now, no doubt referring to the giant hedgehog Nami zapped, and he is running late because the "Ear God", which is the rabbit, was burned to death, with Usopp once again trying to stop Luffy from admitting he ate it while the crew whistle like they had nothing to do with it. The man warns the crew to never venture in the other direction of the castle, for in that direction is the Sun God's temple, guarded by vicious soldiers. His words, however, prompt Luffy to run off in said direction for adventure.
Nami thanks the man for all the information and apologizes for everything else, while the others start chasing after Luffy, all the while taking note of how there seem to be no homes and a castle that resembles the one they were just in. Luffy sees someone running towards him also wearing Elbaph clothes, but he assumes he can just run past him. What it actually was was his reflection in a mirror, which he crashes into. Doing so causes the "sky" to crack and the mirror to shatter, revealing a netted door. It turns out that this blocky kingdom is just a diorama in a giant-sized room, and this room means the Straw Hats are not on the Giants's ship anymore because it didn't have such a room. Everyone then hears someone calling for help, who turns out to be Chopper.
Cutting through the door, Chopper reunites with everyone, giving Nami a hug, which she says means he owes her. Usopp and Zoro notice several other human-sized clothes, indicating they were made for dolls, and Luffy sees more blocks lying around while Sanji observes that the mirror they broke is see-through on the other side, meaning others can look into the set, but the people within cannot. He also suggests installing those types of mirrors in the girls' cabin, earning a kick to the face from Nami for offering that.
With all of this information, Zoro deduces a giant built this diorama and put several humans and giant animals into it for entertainment. Usopp takes this as a sign that they have made it to Elbaph since the room is giant, but Nami is skeptical. Chopper suggests they leave now while they still can but Usopp says they should go back into the set and ask for more clues. However, everyone's attention is turned to the arrival of the temple guards the man spoke of earlier, which consist of a giant snake, three giant mice, and a giant raven, all of which Luffy starts fighting. As they fight, the Sun God mentioned before walks into the room and is left horrified by the Straw Hats fighting the animals and having set the room on fire in the process.
After Luffy defeats all of the guards in his Gear 5 form, the crew start running from the Sun God and come across the Iscat, which Luffy forces to give them a ride. Nami then shows everyone she found a blueprint to the block set, and they use it to make for the exit, all the while the Sun God angrily chases after them for destroying his kingdom, declaring he will not let any of them escape.
Chapter 1129
The people beg the Sun God to calm down because of the damage that has already been brought to the Land of Gods, but he yells he can never forgive this wrong against him. As for the Straw Hats, Luffy becomes impressed by the time the Sun God put into creating this block world, so he tries to avoid destroying it while the crew makes their escape. Luffy then asks where they are going as Nami reminds him they are following the blueprints she picked up, though she quickly discards it, explaining she memorized the entire thing, and as long as they keep going straight, they’ll reach the exit.
The Sun God pulls out a net made of steel wire and traps the Straw Hats with it, revealing to them that the room they are in is a detention center, and it was designed to keep even giants from escaping, so their attempts are futile. However, the Straw Hats are undeterred, as Zoro and Sanji easily cut through the net, allowing the crew to continue running. Though shocked they cut through, the Sun God tells them up ahead is the domain of the Ear God, but he sees its skeletal remains, leaving him in disbelief they took it out, revealing it was actually a rabbit called a "Glutbunny".
After that, the Sun God starts laughing maniacally, musing how his "little walled garden" has taken a life of its own since he brought the Straw Hats to it, but while he says Hajrudin may acknowledge Luffy, he himself does not. As for the other people, they start plotting to escape the Land of Gods while the Sun God is preoccupied. Usopp uses Midori Boshi: Dokuro Bakuhatsu So to break the mirror, but he was unable to break the wall behind it. Luffy prepares to shatter it as the Sun God continues to laugh at what he sees as weaklings fighting against their own powerlessness. As Luffy prepares to use Gear Fourth, Nami tells Usopp how much the Sun God has enraged her, with Sanji agreeing, though he agrees because he thinks the Sun God is a pervert who undressed Nami to put her in her outfit. However, she calms him down saying he is due for some "divine punishment".
In a flashback, it is revealed that the Sun God is actually Road, the navigator for the New Giant Warrior Pirates. He sent his raven, Muginn, out and it returned with the Thousand Sunny, with the Straw Hats on board asleep. Road figures that they fell asleep when they sailed through the Sleeping Mist Zone, but he comes to see this as an opportunity because he was against Hajrudin swearing loyalty to Luffy, a human, considering them inferior to giants like himself. When they started to stir awake, Road quickly put them back to sleep and put them in his set, thus explaining the events from before.
As Road continues to gush over having the Straw Hats be his "living dolls" forever, Nami uses Zeus to zap him, leaving him temporarily immobilized. Luffy then punches through the wall, allowing the crew to finally escape. Usopp expresses hope that Elbaph is on the other side, and Luffy smiles when he looks outside.
Chapter 1130
On the Great Eirik, Franky tells the Giants to cease the search for Luffy’s group, as he is confident that despite them not being here, they are still alive. Robin adds that they have done all they can do for now so they should just head for Elbaph and wait for them. Jinbe agrees, stating that his shark network is exhausted from searching, and Brook reminds them that they are out of food. The Giants accept these reasons and set course for Elbaph.
Speaking of Luffy’s group, the six of them managed to escape the room, where they see a giant tree and several giant snowy mountains, with a large rope bridge connecting the castle they were just in to another location upwards. They see two giants crossing the bridge, who turn out to be Gerd and Goldberg, the respective doctor and cook of the New Giant Warrior Pirates. Gerd asks Goldberg why Hajrudin let Road into their crew, with Goldberg saying it is because he is a good navigator. Gerd, however, expresses her dislike of Road, saying that while Loki is the “Shame of Elbaph”, she thinks Road deserves that title more, with Goldberg agreeing with her.
Gerd asks her owl, Piper, if she saw Road’s crow carrying a ship to the castle, which she confirms. Goldberg says they are supposed to arrest intruders, but Road keeps smuggling them into the country, to which if they find them, they will report to Jarul. Meanwhile, Luffy’s group hides from the two, and Usopp deduces from their conversation that they have indeed reached Elbaph. Luffy prepares to call out to them but Nami stops him out of fear that they will consider them intruders. Gerd and Goldberg turn to where the crew was when they hear something but they see nothing, so they continue to the castle.
The Straw Hats continue to walk on the rope bridge, though they try to be careful because there are giant wolves below. Luffy, however, senses something that gives him goosebumps. He tells everyone he heard something back in the diorama and he decides to go on ahead to check it out.
Back out at sea, the Giant Warrior Pirates are shocked to learn that the papers are reporting them as the attackers of Egghead. In addition, Dorry and Brogy’s bounties have both jumped up to 1,800,000,000 Belly, even though the both of them do not consider themselves back. Also, Luffy is being blamed for killing Dr. Vegapunk, with a picture of him in Gear Fifth being used in the paper. Interestingly, Robin notices an “X” mark on his arm, which she did not notice him having when he changes into his awakened form. Also, while the image of Luffy is blurry, the mark is very clear, but the group decides not to worry about it despite its familiarity to Robin.
Dorry and Brogy are impressed that Luffy is now on the same level as Shanks, and express pride that Hajrudin has sworn loyalty to him, even revealing that he is the son of the king of Elbaph. They also reveal that he personally wanted to come and save the Straw Hats, but Dorry and Brogy’s seniority beat him out. The giants do admit there is trouble in Elbaph currently, to the crew’s surprise.
The Giants explain that long ago, Elbaph had a prince who they called the “Accursed Prince”. According to them he devoted himself to darkness and was crucified, and when he attempted to escape Elbaph, everyone worked together to subdue him. Jinbe begins suspecting the prince’s name as the Giants continue, revealing that he killed his own father, King Harald, in order to acquire a Devil Fruit that had been passed down among the royal family, and that if he ever escapes imprisonment, it will be the end of Elbaph.
Sure enough, the prince the Giants were talking about was Loki, who Luffy ends up finding after leaving the group, the former’s intense Haki being what Luffy sensed. Loki senses Luffy despite his eyes being blindfolded and has him introduce himself, which Luffy does. Luffy asks where they are and who he is, and Loki says they are in Elbaph, which he calls the land where wars come from. He also introduces himself as the Sun God who will bring about the end of the world.
Chapter 1131
Luffy is ecstatic to learn he has reached Elbaph after longing to see it for some time. He starts talking about how he had never seen so many giants together in one place on the Greak Eirik and he hopes Usopp figures out they have made it too once he climbs up the giant tree. As he was talking, an irate Loki finally gets Luffy's attention after trying to speak to him, while also informing Luffy that as he is in the presence of the "Sun God", he is to not speak without his permission, as Loki's title is shown, revealing that the World Government put a special bounty of 2,600,000,000 Belly on him.
Loki asks Luffy what he makes of his current predicament, and Luffy obviously states he is chained up. Loki states he wishes to be freed as he has been chained up for six years, and while he considers himself the strongest Giant in Elbaph, the tree he is chained to is Treasure Tree Adam, the sturdiest tree in existence, and in addition, the chains are made of Seastone, which inhibit his Devil Fruit powers. Knowing Luffy is a pirate, Loki asks him that if he frees him, he will destroy a rival pirate crew of his choice. Of course, Loki says he will not force Luffy to do anything, but with that said, he reveals their particular location is called the "Underworld" of Elbaph, where those judged as criminals are sentenced to and is surrounded by ginormous beasts who will destroy anyone, though Loki states the beasts are all his friends, and therefore, if Luffy does not do as Loki says, the beasts will kill him. However, when Luffy sees the beasts, he reminisces of his time on Rusukaina instead.
Several humans appear as well, who Loki says tried to fight Elbaph only to be defeated and sentenced here, with them all wearing stinking robes to ward off the beasts, though they seem to be loyal to Loki. The men hope that they will not be knocked unconscious like last time because of Shanks, but hearing his name gets Luffy's attention, just as he tames the beasts himself to the astonishment of the men and Loki. Luffy asks if Shanks really did come to Elbaph, and sensing his admiration of him, Loki calls him a "cowardly" pirate. Angered by this, Luffy immediately changes to Gear Fourth and tries to punch Loki, who swiftly moves his head to avoid the attack. Loki tells Luffy he was only joking, but Luffy angrily tells Loki to never joke like that again. As for Loki, he thinks to himself that the minute he is free, he will kill Luffy for attacking him while defenseless. Once he calms down, Luffy asks Loki why Shanks was in Elbaph and if he is still here, but Loki says he will not give him that information for free.
Meanwhile, with Zoro's group, the five of them are still climbing the rope bridge up the tree, but Usopp sees from afar that Road is running behind him, deducing he was the Sun God because he looks like he was zapped by lightning. Also, Gerd and Goldberg are chasing after him, with the latter carrying the Thousand Sunny in his hands. Zoro considers fighting back, but Usopp stops him, saying they could be friends with Dorry and Brogy, so they should instead run to the nearest village for safety and answers. Elsewhere, Hajrudin and Stansen have taken down a giant moose for its meat, intending the serve it to the Straw Hats.
On the Great Eirik, Brook has just finished giving Robin a haircut, though he was quite nervous due to it being his first time. However, he is told he did a great job as Robin's hair now looks how it did two years ago. Dorry and Brogy learn it is because it was how she looked when she first met Saul, while Franky, Oimo, and Kashii feel nostalgic because it reminds him of when they first met. The crew then finally arrive at Elbaph, but elsewhere, a giant yells that Saul has fallen and cannot get up.
Chapter 1132
A young boy named Colon alerts everyone that the Great Eirik has returned and he asks if they are going directly to the pub. Brogy denies and tells him that instead they plan on heading straight up to what they call the "Sun World". A woman gives Colon a basket to deliver to Ripley and their father as the young boy asks if the woman knows anything about the pirate Dorry and Brogy have brought, recalling how Shanks told him Luffy's name and how he should remember it.
A rainbow then appears leading up to the giant tree and the Great Eirik starts sailing for it. The Straw Hats are amazed to see such a beautiful rainbow as Brogy explains they made the rainbow using something called a "painter". The ship then starts sailing up the rainbow to reach the villages, but the Straw Hats are dumbfounded that they are riding something that cannot even be touched, but for the Giants, it is perfectly normal and possible. Hajurdin and Stansen then start sailing next to the Great Eirik and ask if Luffy is with them, but they are told he will be coming later.
As for Luffy, he makes his way back up onto the rope bridge leading up the tree and lands in Gerd's hands. Gerd explains to Luffy what Road did and apologizes for it while Goldberg asks Luffy what he was doing down in the Underworld. Luffy thinks back to his last conversation with Loki, revealing that the Giant told Luffy not to tell anyone they spoke or the promise they made. Luffy tries to come up with an explanation but his terrible lying habit end up worrying the two Giants into dropping the question, just expressing relief he made it to Elbaph safely.
In the Sun World, Road catches up to the rest of the crew and tries to grab Nami and Chopper, only for Zoro and Sanji to knock a tree on top of him. Gerd, Goldberg, and Luffy arrive on the scene, and Gerd and Goldberg angrily strike Road and knock him out. Afterwards, Gerd and Goldberg introduce themselves to the rest of the crew and offer to become their guides, though Luffy and Usopp immediately run off to the village while the rest go with Gerd and Goldberg. As for the crew riding the rainbow, Brogy explains how Elbaph is broken up into three levels: the Underworld, the Sun World, and the highest level, the Heaven World, and their current destination is the Sun World. The crew reach the top and locate Luffy and the rest, though as the Sunny crew expected, he is absolutely floored that they are riding a rainbow, but nevertheless, everyone is thrilled to be back together again.
At the end, a narration from the explorer Louis Arnote, who recounts his experience in Elbaph, but he leaves a cryptic warning for travelers to not overstay their welcome.
Chapter 1133
After Ohara was destroyed, Spandine told the newspaper that its destruction “haunts” him, especially after the evacuation ship with all of the civilians was destroyed too. However, he pinned it all on Robin, claiming she is a demon disguised as an eight-year-old. The World Government never reported the full story of what happened, claiming if they did it would traumatize children everywhere, but if Robin is found anywhere, her location is to be reported immediately. Thanks to this, people everywhere started hunting her for the bounty on her head or fully believing she is an evil person that should die, and it almost drove Robin to throwing herself off a cliff, but the memories of her mother and Saul compelled her to keep living no matter how scared she was or how much it hurt.
In the present, the Straw Hats are amazed to see a port on the tree and sea clouds for their ships to sail on just as the Great Eirik makes port. Luffy’s group make their way downwards on a mist ship while Lilith marvels at the many technological wonders that they have combined. Once the Straw Hats reunite, Nami compliments Robin on her haircut while Luffy re-acquaints himself with Hajrudin, who introduces the rest of his crew to him, with Road having been crucified as punishment for his actions. Hajrudin even reveals how everyone was thrilled to hear Big Mom had fallen, but Luffy tells Hajrudin to save the talking for after their feast.
However, before the Straw Hats can enjoy themselves, Robin tells Luffy she wants to find Saul first, and the rest of the crew decide to accompany her with Gerd guiding them. The Straw Hats learn that Saul is Elbaph’s history professor who resides at the Owl Library in Warrior Springs, though the crew note it looks more like a beach. Once they land, someone comes running towards everyone saying Saul has fallen and cannot get up, which annoys the Straw Hats since they came to fetch him. Robin, though, is unconcerned.
Sure enough, once Robin gets close, Saul tries spooking her, having been pretending to collapse because he did not know what to say to Robin after all these years, so he figured he could surprise her with a joke instead, though it had no effect. Regardless, he picks Robin up and brings her closer to his face, where he comments she looks just like Olvia now, which Robin is deeply touched by. Saul asks Robin if she heard Dr. Vegapunk’s message to the world and how he considers it Ohara’s legacy and praised the late scientist for risking his life for the sake of preserving its existence.
Robin asks Saul if his scars hurt, but he states he turned out to be tougher than even he thought, because while he was frozen, the fire of the island melted him free and he fell into the ocean. He later found out that Robin had successfully escaped the island, but he was furious by the lies that were written about her in the paper. Robin, however, tells Saul she does not want to focus on the dark stuff now; instead she wants Saul to praise her for being alive. Saul does indeed as he hugs her and tearfully thanks her for making it all the way here to him. In turn, Robin breaks down into tears saying she missed him, which he says he missed her too.
As for the Straw Hats, most of them (with the exception of Zoro and Jinbe) are shown crying their eyes out from the heartwarming reunion, while Luffy looks on with a big smile on his face.
One Piece, Volume 112
Chapter 1134
Luffy greets and thanks Saul for helping Robin in the past, all the while talking like a yakuza, to the confusion of his crewmates. Robin introduces Luffy for him but Saul states he is aware of Luffy's reputation. Still, he is relieved that Robin was able to find the friends who would protect her like he knew she would, and she calls the Straw Hats her true friends, causing all of them (except for Luffy, Zoro and Jinbe) to cry their eyes out once more, saying they would die for her.
Saul greets the rest of the crew and commends them for reaching Elbaph before apologizing for his earlier prank, revealing that the woman who was calling for help earlier, Ange, is actually his assistant and she was in on the prank the entire time. Saul tells Luffy he is impressed he is now recognized as one of the Four Emperors and asks that he continues to protect Robin, to which he happily agrees.
Lilith then appears and flies over to Saul, though at first, Saul does not recognize her until Lilith introduces herself. Jinbe and Gerd then help deliver a large box to Lilith, which she instructed him to bring from Egghead, and when he asks what is in it, Lilith reveals it contains a perfect clone of Dr. Vegapunk, which is what he used to visit Elbaph twenty years ago so as not to arouse suspicion from the World Government. Lilith states she will not be able to extract the clone until she gets the necessary equipment, which is why she plans on building a new lab. Bonney, who was also there, asks Lilith if she will be able to help Kuma, and she tells her she intends to.
Some kids then peek out from behind a tree asking if Saul is done and if they can play now, and he tells them to go for it. Ange introduces herself to the crew and reveals the kids usually play by the Warrior Spring but the two of them told them to wait until after the reunion. She offers to give everyone a tour, but Luffy and Usopp immediately run off by themselves towards the Walrus School, which Saul opened up twenty years ago per King Harald's request. Ange offers to give the rest of the crew a tour while Saul takes Robin to the Owl Library.
Luffy and Usopp come across some giant children who want to play prisoners with the crew, but some other kids tell them to stop because they are not supposed to neither hurt humans nor refer to them as "shorties," and the kids relent. Usopp is confused by the kids' mellowness and asks if they are not supposed to be fighters, but the kids say fighting is dangerous. The Straw Hats get an explanation by the children's teacher, a woman named Ripley, whom the crew were unknowingly standing on.
Ripley tells the Straw Hats that the legends about fearsome giant pirates are all 100 years old; today giants are more peaceful as King Harald wanted the giants to trade with other nations rather than plunder, and though the giants considered him a revolutionary who wanted to change Elbaph for the better, he was ultimately slain by Loki, and as such the giants refuse to consider him their new king, thereby leaving the country without a ruler. While everyone begins the tour of the school, Ripley asks Luffy about his transformation, which she said reminds her of a legendary warrior from Elbaph's stories, as she is from the last generation of warriors from that time.
Robin and Saul, along with Chopper, Lilith and Bonney, visit the Owl Library. Saul explains that he went back to Ohara with Hajrudin to salvage the books. He warns Robin to be careful and sure enough, once she steps inside, the book in her hand grows to giant-size. Saul explains this is an unnatural ability of the library, but he is more thrilled to be able to share all of the knowledge he saved from the island with Robin, who is brought to tears to see all of her island's books.
Down in the Underworld, Loki chats with someone named Mosa and he asks them if the moment of fear they experienced still motivates them, which Mosa confirms. Loki muses how even though the two of them have never met face-to-face, he considers Mosa a friend, and declares if he were in Mosa's place, he would have destroyed everyone present. Though Mosa does not approve of Loki's violence, they are beginning to notice the essence of kindness coming from Loki's harsh words, which the disgraced prince vehemently denies.
While the other giants are celebrating, a bolt of black lightning strikes the nearby castle and a magic circle appears on the floor. Within the circle are two hooded figures: a man and a woman.
Chapter 1135
As Chopper and Bonney try reading one of the giant-sized books, Saul states that the owl overseeing the library is named Biblo, who is responsible for gigantifying any book that enters his domain. Lilith concludes that Biblo is able to do this with the power of the Iku Iku no Mi. Chopper expresses hope that there are medical books in the library, and Saul says there are. However, since they are native to Elbaph, they will stay giant-sized.
Meanwhile, Luffy sends one of the Sun World's swings extremely high into the air, frightening two giant children and Usopp riding on it with him. Nami beats up Luffy for scaring the children, who run to Gerd for comfort; Sanji is miffed seeing one of them give a lecherous look while pressed to Gerd's chest. Luffy expresses his disappointment in Elbaph's more peaceful culture to Usopp. While he agrees, Usopp says it is not a bad thing. Right then, however, Colon appears and swings his wooden sword at Luffy, which snaps in two upon striking his head. Luffy responds by leaping in the air and throwing an Elephant Gun punch into the ground in front of Colon. Usopp tries to calm Luffy down as the other giant children react in horror, but Luffy is impressed that not everyone on Elbaph is spineless while Colon is excited to have seen Luffy display his strength, jeering at his contemporaries while they do the same to him, referring to him as a delinquent and brute. Ripley then arrives to scold Colon, who is her son, for attacking Luffy, but also commends his first strike. Colon hands his mother the basket that Mato had him bring for her, and he tells the Straw Hats that his father is a human and former pirate.
Luffy's group goes to the Owl Library, and Robin says she will remain there for a while longer to talk with Saul during the feast. Lilith and Bonney also eschew the start of the feast to get their resident permits, and Franky decides to spend time studying the Treasure Tree Adam. Before everyone disperses, Gerd gives Robin, Franky, Brook, and Jinbe Elbaph-style clothes to wear, and she and the crew sans Robin and Franky set off for the village.
At the Aurust Castle near the Western Village, a duo of giant guards confronts the mysterious hooded duo. The one with the messy light hair and bandages over their nose and mouth inquires about Loki's location. The guards refuse to tell them due to Loki's criminal status, and the hooded figure fires a round of rapid projectiles similar to bandages which causes one of the giants to keel over in burning pain. The hooded figure then states that they are ordering, not asking, the giants to divulge where Loki is.
At the Western Village, the Straw Hats arrive and the giants all immediately make a toast to them for helping many of their number and for defeating Kaidou and Big Mom. Luffy recognizes Stansen, who reminds him that they met in the Human Auctioning House on the Sabaody Archipelago; Stansen had promised to one day repay Luffy for freeing him from slavery. The elder Jarul, who is the oldest giant in the world at 408 years of age, arrives to the feast on a svarr. Luffy points out to Jarul that there is a sword lodged in his head; Jarul replies that his helmet stopped it, but it is noted that the sword is very close to cutting all the way through.
Chapter 1136
Luffy loves the meat Hajrudin got for him as Jarul comments how formidable the moose he hunted is, but Harjrudin states he will gladly risk his life for him. Jarul then tells Luffy that humans do not normally visit the Sun World of Elbaph; they usually think the Underworld is all the country really is and flee in fear of the ferocious animals. Meanwhile, Usopp is telling the Giants how he defeated Oars, who is a legend among the Giants for his viciousness. Other giants are amazed by Jinbe's skin color, though he states there are even more diversely-colored Fish-Men on Fish-Man Island. Some Giants say they want to see a mermaid one day, and Sanji gushes over how beautiful they are, but being surrounded by giant ladies is already setting his heart a flutter, prompting the various women to call him a cutie. Brook is also considered mystery to them since he is a living skeleton.
Nami is surprised that not many Giants have gone out to sea because she thought they were all pirates, just as Road is forced by Gerd to apologize for his earlier rudeness, even though Road seems to have developed masochistic tendencies in the process. Zoro waives it off, but makes it clear had it not been for Usopp, then Road would have died, causing him to fall over in fear while the other Giants laugh at him for not checking the Straw Hats' bounties prior. Even Gerd gives Zoro full permission to kill Road if he pulls a stunt like that again. However, Road does seem to mind seeing Gerd being so cold to him.
Road tries to defend himself saying that he was merely trying to follow the dreams of everyone in Elbaph: to be the Sun God and rule the world. Some Giants retort that the Sun God is not a ruler, but the God of Liberation, but others say he is the God of Destruction, and some the God of Laughter. Eventually a fight breaks out and Jarul explains to Luffy that Elbaph has a religious text called "Harley", and there have been many interpretations of it over the years as no one can properly translate it anymore. According to Harley, the world has actually been destroyed twice in the past, and in each case, Nika has been associated with it. Jarul tells Luffy that regardless of what Nika stands for, one thing they know for sure is that his presence indicates a great change in the world, and that is why those in power fear his arrival and try to erase his existence. Luffy realizes that this is the person Bonney was referring to on Egghead and Jarul describes him, which makes him realize everyone called him Nika when he changes into Gear Fifth, though he still has not connected the dots between Nika and his Devil Fruit.
The Giants tell Luffy that everyone idolized Nika growing up, and Jarul says Loki and Harald attempted to be like him in a sense. Luffy then asks if Loki is a good guy, but the Giants vehemently deny this. They tell him that even before he was born, Harald prophesized he would be killed by his own son, and shortly after Loki was born, he killed the family's lucky horse. The Giants also reveal that was the year Big Mom accidently killed Jorul and since then, Elbaph had been plagued with natural disasters and the loss of their queen. In addition, Loki made the Underworld his personal playground, killing and taming the ferocious animals that live there and then unleashing them onto the village, all when he was ten years old. The worst of Loki's actions was ultimately killing Harald, and Jarul's injury was a result of his attempt to stop him. The Giants then say this all happened about six years ago, and it was Shanks himself to stopped his rampage, which amazes Luffy, even more so when they tell him he was here just not too long ago.
On the outskirts of town, Zoro pulls Luffy off to the side after realizing he had been acting strange and is told of his meeting with Loki. Zoro tells Luffy that everything Loki told him had to have been a lie since everyone in Elbaph hates him, but Luffy really wants to see Shanks again and if Loki can tell him where, he wants to find out, but if he was lying he promises to beat him up. Zoro is not sure himself since he did not meet Loki in person, and ultimately, they decide to check out if what he says is true. Nami joins them so she can guide them as they take a Svarr to the castle to get the keys, but Luffy asks why Road is with them. Nami gleefully tells them that Road is her new servant now as she zapped him again, not that he seemed to mind, though she made it clear that even though they are navigators, he is to not get close to her again. Nami then asks Road if it would be okay if all of the treasure in the castle just "disappeared", and Zoro quickly realizes Nami's true intentions for joining them.
Meanwhile, in the Underworld, the two hooded figures are revealed to be members of the Knights of God, find Loki and try to recruit him to join their ranks. Loki refuses, saying he will not waste the only life he has to be garbage like the World Nobles. The woman, whose name is Gunko, tells her partner that all of the agents they sent to Elbaph to get information on him all disappeared after reporting a giant crow, but now that she has seen him in person, she considers him insolent and deserving to be killed. Gunko's partner, however, warns her not to be hasty, as a giant wolf appears behind them, and Loki commands the wolf to eat them.
To Loki's shock, Gunko easily subdues the wolf by using her clothes, which she unraveled like bandages, to wrap around the wolf's neck and dangling it in the air. Gunko asks Loki if he would reconsider his decision if she spared the wolf, but Loki tells the wolf to die in peace, and though he will be sad and angry, he will not quibble about his way of death, and instead he will channel these negative emotions to destroy the world.
Chapter 1137
Arriving at Aurust Castle, Road tells the Straw Hats that no one has set foot in the castle in the fourteen years since Harald's death, but the broken gate and lack of guards has him concerned. Zoro says it could not have been invaders since the gate was broken from the inside, but Luffy charges in anyway. Once inside, the Straw Hats are amazed by how huge the castle is, so much so that Nami figures walking through it is impossible, at least until Road starts carrying the three of them.
While walking through the castle, the Straw Hats notice some more damage to the castle, but Road explains that those ruins were the result of Harald and Loki's fight, the level of damage caused he says was inevitable between the two of them. The four come across piles of giant skeletons, where Road tells the three that Loki killed over a hundred soldiers, with the only survivors being Loki himself and Jarul, and since then the castle has remained off-limits.
Luffy notices one skull has large horns, which remind him of Oars, and Road tells him that some Giants had the blood of "Ancient Giants" coursing through them, though no pure-blooded ones exist anymore. They then see a portrait of King Harald, where Road calls him the best king they ever had because of his desire to connect Elbaph to the outside world. However, Road tells the crew that Harald also had ancient giant blood, but he chose to tear out his horns as he considered the ancient giants a relic of the "era of wars", which surprises the Straw Hats. Road then tells the three that the one person who hates Loki the most for killing the king is none other than Hajrudin himself, revealing him to be King Harald's other son.
Nami is surprised to learn they are brothers, but Road clarifies that they are half-brothers, as Hajrudin was born to a giant woman who was not the queen. He also reveals that Hajrudin's mother was not given permission to be queen herself as she was born in another kingdom, and in Elbaph they consider the blood of other giants mixing with their own tainting, prompting Nami to remark on how discriminatory the giants are. Zoro asks Road why he serves someone with "dirtied blood", and Road thinks back to when he first met Hajrudin, who offered to be his friend when he saw he could make maps, as Road did not have any friends as a child due to his hobbies.
Road tells the three that he considers Hajrudin an honest person, and even though he did not live in the castle due to his mixed heritage and his mother was despised by the others, Hajrudin endured it all and proudly proclaimed he would unite all of the giant tribes of the world and become the king of the giants, and Road wants to help him achieve that goal. That is when Luffy notices some giants laying on the ground.
Down in the Underworld, Gunko, who is revealed to have eaten the Aro Aro no Mi, starts attacking Loki using arrows she generates from her clothes. Loki tells her that the only reason he is taking the beating is because he cannot move, but Gunko's partner tells him it would not make a difference even if he could. Gunko is in disbelief that a commoner like Loki would reject their offer of divination as her arrows move around Loki's face. Loki deduces that the arrows signify where Gunko's attacks are going to land as she asks once again if he will join them, but Loki stubbornly refuses, and Gunko's attacks hit him as he knew they would. Eventually, Loki passes out from his injuries as Gunko's partner tells her to stop.
Taking off his hood, the man's name is revealed to be Figarland Shamrock, the son of Garling and a commander of the Knights of God. Shamrock tells Gunko to get in touch with Mary Geoise, as their plans are revealed to be bringing the giants of Elbaph under the thumb of the World Government by any means necessary.
Chapter 1138
Loki wakes up and asks Shamrock what his relationship with Shanks is since the two look the same. Gunko tells Shamrock he has no need to answer Loki's question, but Loki demands to know since pirates and World Nobles are polar opposites, and for Shamrock to have the same face as a legendary pirate like Shanks is bound to make anyone curious. Shamrock tells Loki that Shanks is his younger twin brother, and though he once returned to Mary Geoise, he ultimately preferred living in what Shamrock considers the "filthy" lower world. Loki declares that both brothers have earned his ire and once he gets his chains off, he will make Shamrock pay for attacking him while defenseless and for taking down his animal friends.
Furious with Loki's threat and not wanting to soil his own hands dealing with him, Shamrock instead draws his sword, which transforms into the three-headed dog Cerberus. Gunko creates a bird using her powers and the two of them depart while Shamrock leaves Cerberus to attach Loki, telling him that if he survives, he will be waiting for him, but a nervous Loki says even he cannot survive an attack from something like this and he angrily curse the World Nobles. Once in the air, Shamrock suggests they use the children as leverage against the Giants and asks Gunko to call for another knight.
At Aurust Castle, Luffy learns about who attacked the guards and refuses to believe that it was Shanks despite their similarities, and taking into account Shanks has visited Elbaph many times. Luffy, however, remains adamant that the attacker was not Shanks, but a lookalike, and Nami muses over how defensive he is of his hero, though Luffy states that this is natural. The guards then start thinking that the attacker was possibly his brother, and Luffy admits he never heard Shanks talk about his family before, having assumed he thought the Roger Pirates as his family, excluding Buggy. Meanwhile, a mysterious figure starts approaching the castle.
At Treasure Tree Adam, Franky learns that all the branches are from the tree, so it is not as rare as he thought. Ripley, who was with him, is surprised to learn how valuable the wood is outside of Elbaph and Saul refused to let Franky take pieces of it, which made him realize that the price of the tree comes from the fact that it is taken without anyone noticing. Franky then notices a mural on the tree, but Ripley calls them drawings made by children in the past, though it is considered a historical relic. Ripley believes the mural was drawn during the Void Century, which Franky decides to tell Robin about later. Still, the mural had some interesting images, namely not that many were giants, and the races depicted were shown working together, which is why Ripley thinks it is just a child's dream.
At the Owl Library, Saul shows Robin the Harley, and explains that all of Elbaph's myths and legends were inspired by the interpretation of the text, and it is why everyone thinks the Sun God has different personalities. Robin asks to read it and Saul grants her request, saying it is broken into three chapters and the third one describes the current world today and what will happen in the future. Saul also reveals that legends of Nika are scattered throughout the world, and the one common feature is that he always appears laughing to a particular rhythm he starts imitating.
In the first chapter, dubbed the "First World", reads "Within the earth there was fire. Mankind succumbed to greed and touched the forbidden sun. The enslaved prayed, and the sun god appeared. The earth god raged, and with its serpent of hellfire, shrouded the world in death and darkness. And they will never meet."
The second chapter, the "Second World," reads "Within the void there was breath. The forest god tamed demons and the sun spread the fires of war. Those of the half-moon dreamed. Those of the moon dreamed. Man killed the sun and became god, and the sea god stormed. And they will never meet."
The third chapter, the "Third World," reads "Within the chaos there was emptiness. The inconvenient remnants recall the promised day and hear the voice of the half-moon. The sun god dances and laughs, guiding the world to its end. The sun returns and brings a new morning. And they will surely meet."
As these chapters are shown, as is the mural Franky sees, depicting incredible drawings and conflicts symbolizing the three chapters.
Chapter 1139
The Straw Hats have so far been unable to find the key to Loki's chains. Road says the only people likely to know the key's location would be Jarul or some of the other elders. Luffy considers asking Jarul but Road warns him it would be a terrible crime, and Zoro says they have not fully decided to free him. The four then see the throne room, but when they enter they notice a magic circle on the floor, which Nami says was used in rituals for summoning demons, which freaks Road out. Luffy, however, says it looks familiar to him.
The four then hear a voice calling out to Luffy, saying they had been waiting to meet him. Road freaks out thinking it is a spirit and makes a run for it, only for a large axe to be thrown at him, cutting him off and causing him to drop everyone. Luffy and Zoro land safely while the latter catches Nami, and Luffy sees someone on the throne. Road recognizes the person as "Ya-san", a former pirate, and asks him what he is doing here. Ya says he sensed some abnormal Haki coming from the room but it is gone, and instead he meets the Straw Hats. Ya tells Luffy he heard about his victory over Kaidou and how he would like to visit Wano again, while Road explains to Luffy that Ya is Ripley's husband, and therefore Colon's father. Ya comments on how much giant blood Colon inherited so he was never really able to hold him in his arms, and right now Colon is twenty years old while Ripley is eighty, yet they are still young. Ultimately, Ya admits marrying a Giant is not worth it if his partner and child will outlive him.
Nami is surprised to meet someone who would actually marry a giant, but Ya jumps down to the group and explains that love is free, and there are tons of mixed races in the world, and even though they do not tend to last long, there are several people who are open to the idea. Zoro asks Ya who he really is, but he simply refers to himself as a "Preacher of Love". Luffy asks Ya if he knows where the key to Loki's chains is, but Road scolds him for just asking point blank. Ya, however, says he enjoys seeing other people cause trouble. He does asks Luffy if he knows what kind of person Loki is, as well as what he would do should the worst thing happen if he is freed. Luffy simply says he will beat Loki up and chain him back up, but Ya says the only person who was able to capture Loki was Shanks, and if Luffy goes in without knowing what Loki can do, it will spell trouble for him. Luffy, though, just starts walking away, having gotten bored of listening to Ya. Road tries to apologize to Ya for the disrespect, but Ya just smiles and thinks back to his time with Roger and how he tried to get him to be more aware of potential risks. Ya tells Road to push over the throne, which he does.
Back in the village, the giants tell Usopp that in the Roger Pirates, there were two people who were just as strong as Roger himself. Usopp figures one of those people is Rayleigh, but he does not know the other. Oimo reveals that one day, Roger needed to rest and he and another went up to a hospital in the mountains, but they were surrounded by enemy pirates. Roger's companion, however, defeated all of them by himself with nothing but two axes, and in doing so he cut down every tree on the mountain, which earned him the epithet "Mountain-Eater". This man is considered by many to have been Roger's "left-hand man".
In the castle, the group discover a hidden room filled with treasure behind the throne, which Ya discovered in his free time. Nami was initially thrilled to see it is a treasure room, but to her displeasure, when they arrive they find everything is gone, no doubt everything having been looted years ago. However, the key to Loki's chains are still there, which Ya says not even the thieves were willing to steal. Just as Luffy moves to get it, Ya gets to it first and tells Luffy that if he wants the key, he will have to take it from him by force. Usopp is then told that man they were telling him about has lived in Elbaph for almost twenty years, and it is none other than Ya himself, who is actually Scopper Gaban.
Chapter 1140
Luffy asks Gaban why he needs to fight him for the key and insists he just give it up, while Road is confused regarding his reason for doing so. Gaban simply taunts Luffy by asking if he cannot do it, and that persuades him to jump off Road's hands to challenge him. He tries to grab the key from Gaban's hands, but Gaban swiftly dodges him multiple times. Luffy tells Gaban he just wants to free Loki so he can return to the feast, but Gaban just tells him to take it then. When Luffy tries to grab it, Gaban jumps into the air and coats the key with Haki before bringing it down on Luffy, which damages him to everyone's shock.
Luffy emerges from the rubble, now enraged, and Gaban notices Luffy's straw hat, which he says looks better on him than the helmet he has. Luffy tells Gaban that the hat is a treasure he is holding onto for Shanks, but hearing that prompts Gaban to call Shanks a cheapskate for not truly giving Luffy the hat. Luffy becomes enraged by that comment and ignorantly tells Gaban not to talk bad about Shanks when he does not even know him. This causes Gaban to shove the key into Luffy's mouth and shove him into a wall. Gaban then bradishes his axes and performs an attack called Yasotakeru, unleashing a flurry of axe strikes. Sensing the danger, Zoro jumps to Luffy's aid, using his swords to block the attack, which destroys part of the castle. Seeing Zoro come to Luffy's aid has Gaban think he found a good crew.
Following that, Luffy goes into Gear Fifth as both he and Zoro prepare to fight him. However, Gaban announces he yields, causing Luffy and Zoro to crash. The both of them angrily demand he take this fight seriously, but Gaban says that the key is now in their possession, since it was now on the ground next to him. Road tries to tell Luffy who Gaban really is, but the latter asks him not to be too hasty. As Gaban leaves, he tells Luffy that if Elbaph is still intact, by the time they leave, they should visit him. However, Luffy and Zoro angrily refuse. As he leaves, Gaban thinks back to when Shanks spoke to him about Luffy, and Gaban asks why he should trust him, prompting Shanks to tell him to do as he pleases then.
At the Walrus School, some of the kids notice a weird-looking bird, but Ange does not see it. What the kids actually saw was the bird-looking construct Gunko made for her and Shamrock to land on the tree's branches. Once they do, Gunko creates the Magic Circle, but instead of summoning one of the Knights of God, she ends up summoning two: Saint Sommers of the Shepherd Family and Saint Killingham of the Rimoshifu Family. Interestingly, neither of them were expecting to be summoned as Sommers was still in his underwear talking about the food shortage, while Killingham was in a rush to be somewhere as he is late. The two finally realize they have been summoned to Elbaph.
While Sommers gets dressed, Shamrock asks why two were summoned when he just asked for one, and Killingham tells him it is because he is being summoned back to Mary Geoise as everything had been falling apart since the Levely. Sommers asks Shamrock what he is even doing here and if he was paying Harald's grave a visit, but Shamrock explains the situation to the both of them. Sommers says that they will not be able to stuff kids they take in a bag, while Killingham says those without the mark cannot travel through the "Abyss", meaning they will need to move them by ship. Shamrock, however, evilly tells the two of them that with their abilities, they can make a game out of kidnapping the children.
Chapter 1141
As the group leaves the castle, Nami complains that she was unable to find any treasure, which was the whole reason she joined in the first place. Road tries to get her not to say such statements around the injured guards as he tries to convince them that nothing has occurred. Elsewhere, Franky continues his tour of the Treasure Tree Adam with Ripley, where she explains to him that they live on the tree's enormous branches. They come across a severed branch and Ripley explains there once was a village called Haugen on that branch, and it was destroyed when a bolt of lightning struck the branch and it caught fire, and since it was so old, the fire would not stop, causing the rest of the Giants to cut it down to prevent it from spreading. Franky is surprised to learn such a strong tree can get old and weak, with Ripley saying Elbaph's main weak points are fire and lightning.
Back at the feast, a now befuddled Usopp asks Nami where she has been and where Luffy and Zoro are now, and she simply answers they are exploring. Usopp introduces Nami to Jarul, who calls her a beauty, and Usopp asks him what his type of woman is. Jarul tells Usopp that he likes older women, but Usopp hits the sword in his head claiming that such a woman does not exist, because he is the oldest giant in the world. Dorry scolds Usopp for hitting Jarul like that, but Usopp drunkenly claims he is brave enough to remove it, with Brogy saying that if he does Jarul, will most likely die from blood loss. Nami comments on how drunk Usopp has got, saying that he had been wanting to go to Elbaph for a long time, and now he finally accomplished that task, which is why he is partying so hard.
Sanji then notices that Gerd is absent, as it is shown that Road brought the injured guards to her for treatment. Gerd asks Road to explain what happened to them, but Road claims he simply went to the castle to get some inspiration for his block set when he saw the damage. Gerd suggests they wake up the guards to they can find out who attacked them, but Road nervously asks her to let them rest. Gerd then says they should consult with Jarul, but Road says that would be a bad idea, as bringing unconfirmed fears during a feast would ruin the mood. It turns out the reason why Road is so worried about Gerd finding out the truth is because he does not want to be treated as an accomplice to Luffy setting Loki free, even though deep down he wishes Loki would leave Elbaph and never return. The knowledge of the Shanks "look-a-like" does concern him though, but Gerd then attacks him as she demands he tell her the whole truth.
Down the Underworld, Luffy and Zoro see the beaten up animals and Loki, which concerns them. Luffy asks Loki to tell him what happened as he tries to unlock his chains, reasoning that with him so hurt, he would not be able to do any damage. However, because the chains are made of Seastone, Luffy quickly loses his strength. Zoro tells Luffy they should not set him free yet, as he is still suspicious of him, based on all the bad rumors about him and if he does start rampaging, it will spell trouble for Elbaph. However, Luffy wants to get him treated for his wounds. Zoro proceeds to kick Loki's wounds, which causes him to scream in pain, confirming to Zoro that Loki is not putting on an act, to the Giant's annoyance.
Zoro agrees to help unlock him, but he suggests they leave one shackle attached to him so he cannot use his Devil Fruit powers, and if he wakes up, then they can get answers. Luffy decides to go get Chopper, but Zoro tells him he would be too far away, so their best bet would be to have Gerd treat him. However, if they find out they set Loki free, they might get banished from the country, but Luffy says he will accept that fate as long as Loki is okay. Luffy says he should at least get him some meat to regain his strength, but Zoro points out all the injured animals and suggests they eat them, but Luffy angrily tells him that they are his friends and he will hunt somewhere else in the mountains.
Just as Luffy runs off to get a doctor, he sees all of the New Giant Warrior Pirates, with Sanji accompanying them, falling down from the sky, as Gerd got the truth out of Road and informed Hajrudin. Unfortunately, because the Svarr they are using is unable to function properly due to the Underworld's different climate, everyone starts falling to their deaths. Luffy manages to save everyone using Gomu Gomu no Fusen, though they still get hurt after being launched off of him. Hajrudin then begs Luffy not to free Loki, calling him an untrustworthy and cruel man who tricks others by playing the sympathy card. Sadly, they came too late as Loki's chains were removed and he surprisingly stands up despite his injuries, as Hajrudin begs him to let go of his weapon, Ragnir.
Chapter 1142
The children at Walrus School start calling the teachers for help, as a giant snake called Jormundgandr has appeared and has started tearing up the school. The math teacher, Blade, tells the teachers in the faculty room that a giant snake supposedly from the Underworld has somehow appeared in the Sun World. The school's principle, Kiba, says they need to call the chiefs, but Ange asks who will protect the children in the meantime. Kiba ends up running out and attacking the Jormundgandr with his hammer, while Saul runs along a branch above the beast and delivers the finishing blow.
The children are amazed to see that the rumors of Kiba being a former warrior is true, while others marvel at how strong Saul is. Robin and Chopper, who came with Saul, are surprised to see a serpent so large just as someone yells that the gym teacher, Wolf, has been badly hurt. They ask Wolf what happened to him, but he is more concerned about the children, while other one reveals that some have wandered off somewhere. Saul starts running after the children, but Wolf warns him not to touch them as he learns they are heading to the beach, but for some reason they are all sleepwalking, following one of Gunko's arrows. The teachers decide to blow the horn and warn the entire country, but Saul fears that would be too much, only for Kiba to show him something in the forest, which are giant monsters, prompting the horn to be blared. Ange then tells Saul that the children are passing out one at a time, so Chopper decides to take a look at them.
In the Underworld, Loki tells the Straw Hats that just because they left one Seastone shackle attached to him, it does not mean he is without power. He threatens them to undo the last shackle or he will destroy Elbaph. To demonstrate his power, Loki hits the tree with Ragnir, bringing down a lightning bolt that starts a fire on the south side of the island. The giants partying are informed of this and immediately move to extinguish the fire.
Back at the Walrus School, Ange tells Saul she recognizes the monsters they saw; earlier today, she gave the children an assignment to draw what they fear the most. Some children drew Loki because they fear he will destroy the world, while others drew Nika for the same reason. Others drew the wolf Fenrir, storms, ghosts, and Jormundgandr to name a few, and one of the children, Ylva, tells Ange she will have nightmares if she keeps thinking scary things. Ange apologizes but is impressed by the level of creativity and imagination that the children displayed with the assignment. In the present, Ange explains that the monsters are what the children drew and represents their fears, which they do not think is possible, yet here they stand witnessing a child's worst nightmare.
Above the tree, the Knights of God observe the events, with the exception of Shamrock. Killingham, who was somehow responsible for creating the creatures, says the time limit for them existing is the amount of time it will take for the kids to reach the ship, and he asks if the others will find out the truth by then. Sommers says to know love is to wound someone else, and he asks Gunko what she fears the most, to which she responds she fears Nika the most.
Chapter 1143
Saul runs over to the sleepwalking children and tries to wake them up as Robin warns him to be careful, reminding him that Wolf warned him not to touch the children. Saul says he does not see anything wrong with them and tries to grab Ylva, but when he reaches out to her, he gets stabbed by invisible thorns surrounding her. Ange contacts the partying giants and informs them about the bizarre situation going on and that the sleepwalking children are following Branch Route 8, which is where the fire Loki started is. The fire-fighting Svarr immediately mobilizes to stop the fire, but on their way, they get attacked by one of the nightmares, knocking them out of the sky, to everyone's shock.
While the Knights of God are enjoying a meal while watching the chaos, Sommers laughs at how shocked the giants were when they got stabbed by the invisible thorns he created, as he has eaten the Iba Iba no Mi which allows him to generate them. Sommers describes it as a representation of the phrase "even love has its thorns", but Gunko reacts with indifference. Sommers explains to Gunko that love is what will draw in the people who care about someone despite the thorns surrounding them, and the best part about this game for him is imagining the parents attempting to hug their children only to be stabbed by his thorns and the children breaking down in tears over watching their parents scream in agony. Gunko, however, still shows no interest, to Sommers' chagrin.
Killingham asks Gunko which route she picked and she explains she picked the one that would lead straight to the village's sea clouds, with Sommers adding that it stands out well enough that the giants can see their futility in trying to stop them. Killingham then tells Sommers he needs more salt, causing him to imagine it. Killingham then lulls Sommers to sleep and extracts the salt from his dream, as he had eaten the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Kirin, which allows him not only to transform into the mythical being, but manifest people's dreams as well, explaining the monsters that suddenly appeared. Sommers then wakes up and asks about the "Sleeptids" he extracted from the kids' minds, and Killingham explains he can do both at the same time. Gunko then says all they need to do is take one of the giant's boats back to Mary Geoise and their mission will be complete, causing Sommers to complain about how easy this game is. Gunko tells Sommers that trouble will definitely brew since the Straw Hats are in Elbaph too, but the three then notice the kids heading towards the fire, though they decide if they burn to death they can just find more children.
In the Underworld, Loki tells Hajrudin he cannot possibly stop him since he cannot lift Ragnir himself, and he once again orders the last cuff be undone before he kills all of the weaklings in the Sun World. Hajrudin agrees to stand down but Zoro warns him not to as Luffy prepares to attack Loki, knocking him down with a rather weak attack due to his injuries. After Loki collapses, Luffy and Zoro climb his body as the latter figures Loki was bluffing the entire time just to find somewhere he could collapse safely in secret. As Road suspects who it was that attacked Loki, Luffy begs Hajrudin to not let Loki die regardless of what he has done.
Gerd starts treating Loki's wounds and says it will take a few months until he is fully healed. She knows that if he is to make a full recovery he cannot stay in the Underworld, but she also knows the people of the Sun World will kill him if he is taken there. Luffy is surprised to see that the horns on Loki's head are real, which they say is a remnant of his ancient giant blood that he inherited from Harald. Saying that makes Hajrudin think back to his childhood and how Harald called both him and Loki his sons and how he hopes they work together to support Elbaph after he dies. Unfortunately, Loki looked down on Hajrudin for being weak despite being older than him and insulted him and his mixed heritage. This causes Hajrudin to draw his axe and attempt to kill Loki himself for his parents, but Loki tells him to either get over it or stop wallowing in his personal drama and see the situation for what it is.
At that point, Loki asks Hajrudin if he truly believes he killed their father purposefully like everyone says he did.
Chapter 1144
Ripley brings Franky to a ancient scientific facility coverd in vines and trees, which he finds rather out of place in a country filled with warriors. Lilith and Bonney greet Franky from within as they had found the place first, though it was actually due to the both of them getting lost. Ripley warns the two that she heard alarms in the distance and now she can warn them about potential dangers nearby, but Lilith tells Franky that by her estimate, this facility has been in Elbaph for three millennia, which Franky finds hard to believe, but Ripley supports this saying they have no record of this building. Regardless, Lilith decides to make the facility her new base of operations, but just as Franky asks to look inside himself, Bonney warns the both of them that something is behind them. That something is one of Killingham's MMAs which took the form of a lightning cloud with a face on it. At first Franky thought it was just something natural to Elbaph, but Ripley clarifies that the opposite is true.
In the western village, the large skeletal MMA, which is called a Draugr, begins its assault on the village, forcing the warriors to sober up to fight back. Unfortunately, both Dorry and Brogy are absent to give the giants commands as apparently they drank too much and ran to the bathroom. The giants prepare to move the Straw Hats away from the fight, but Usopp tells them they want to help, albeit very quietly. Colon is forbidden from fighting too despite his claim that he is a warrior and the son of Gaban, instead being told to take shelter with the rest of the children.
Finally, Nami tells Jarul about their expedition to the castle, and he learns from the injured guards about the Shanks lookalike and another one of them was using a strange power. Jinbe surmises it was the work of a Devil Fruit, and it is possible these large monsters are the work of these unknown intruders. Jarul orders that everyone in the country is informed of these intruders and to notify him once they are found, though Brook adds there may be more present, so Jarul tells them to warn there are at least two instead. Nami becomes furious that these people would abduct children in broad daylight and Usopp fears what the attackers will demand of the country once the children are their hostages, while Jinbe offers to help stop them. Jarul refuses, citing that the Straw Hats are their guests and they should hide somewhere safe instead. After the giants leave, Jinbe says if the intruders are human-sized like them, they would have a much easier time dealing with Usopp saying giants can handle the large monsters. Of course the country is too big to cover on foot for them, but Nami sees Colon dragging a bag of weapons. The four approach him and once he sees they do not plan on stopping him, he agrees to let them ride on his ship, provided they make him the captain.
Back with the Knights of God, the three of them hear the announcement that humans aside from the Straw Hats have been spotted, but they largely ignore it. Sommers sees Gunko listening to music and calls it her post-meal ritual, but she denies this, calling it something she just enjoys. Sommers says he prefers a live musical where he can shoot the person who flubs a note first, but he admits it is nice to carry a hobby with you before asking what song she is listening to, and surprisingly, she says she is listening to "New World". Sommers laughs and asks if Gunko is dissatisfied with the current world, only to be chastised by Killingham for making fun of other people's interests, which he apologizes for, but he then comments on the adults' attempts to save the children.
Saul equips himself with two shields to protect himself from the thorns, but though he manages to stop one of the children, the other bumps into the one in front, causing the thorns to hurt both of them, to the horror of Saul and the disgust of Robin. Robin tells Saul they should search for the source of these powers but he warns if they do not do anything, the children will walk straight into the fire. Saul grabs some rope and lassos one of the children from behind, but one of the MMAs, a Fenrir, prepares to attack, causing Saul to realize that the monsters are trying to keep anyone from interfering.
In the western village, the Draugr is finally brought down, but several warriors were injured in the process. Two other MMAs, a Nidhöggr and a Ghost, prove to be too much for the warriors, forcing everyone to flee. Suddenly, Dorry and Brogy appear and use a simultaneous Hakoku to destroy both of them and another MMA. The two apologize for being late as they were throwing up all the alcohol they drank to sober up, but now they are mad they wasted such good drink and are ready for payback. In addition, Gaban is present with the Giant Warrior Pirates, giving the villagers hope to win.
One Piece, Volume 113
Chapter 1145
Goldberg, Zoro, and Sanji go hunting for food in the Underworld and cross paths with a huge dinosaur called a "Groggysaurus". Goldberg uses his sentient shield, Nash, to block the beast's bite, while Sanji launches Zoro high into the air from where he decapitates the dinosaur. After they kill it, Goldberg tells the two that Groggysaurus meat is delicious, especially when it is stewed in alcohol. Sanji points out he did not bring any, but Goldberg explains there is a hunting cabin filled with useful cooking tools, and on their way back they can look for herbs. Zoro asks Goldberg why his shield is alive and if it is because of a Devil Fruit, and Goldberg reveals that Nash came to life after his father went on an expedition to kill Big Mom. In short, Nash is a Homie much like Zeus; he was surprised to find out that a Homie of his caliber was now subservient to Nami.
Back with Loki, he tells the New Giant Warrior Pirates and Luffy that he was attacked by the Knights of God, which surprises them. Hajrudin ponders if this was retribution for his past rampages out at sea, but Loki refutes this, claiming if he had gotten far enough out there to run into them, he would be king of the world already. Goldberg, Zoro, and Sanji return with the kill as the other Giants ready a fire. Once the meat is cooked, Luffy tries shoving it into Loki's mouth without letting it cool off, which burns Loki and makes him ask if Luffy is trying to kill him by reopening his wounds. Though Loki does eat the meat, he has trouble doing so laying on his back, and he starts to choke because of it. Luffy quickly grabs a cup of soup that was still boiling hot, and he accidentally spills it on Loki, burning him even more. Loki demands Luffy be kept as far away from him as possible, but Gerd gives Luffy a thumbs up for what he did.
Zoro begins to think that Loki is lying about the promise he had made to Luffy. Loki clarifies he is not, but still refuses to say anything about himself, because they have not removed the last of his shackles. Still, Loki admits he understands Luffy's feelings of wanting to reunite with his idol, as he too felt that way when he was younger, though he regrets he was only just a boy at that time. In a flashback, a young Loki wanted to join the crew of the Rocks Pirates, but Rocks refused to let him join. Loki even challenged Rocks to a fight only to get beaten badly. In the present, Loki laments he was born in the wrong era.
In the Sun World, Dorry and Brogy are doing their best to fend off the attacking Draugr and ghost MMAs. Gaban attacks one of them resembling Loki and easily defeats it, saying that he is glad these creatures are just children's nightmares, thinking if the kids met the real Loki they might actually be stronger. Gaban then senses the presence of the Knights of God and says if Elbaph is no longer safe, then the world is truly coming to an end. As for the firefighting team, the Giants are unable to put out the fire because of how huge it is. Saul, who had defeated the Fenrir MMA, asks the firefighters to pick up the pace because the children are almost at the flames. Gunko and Sommers watch and the latter asks the former if the children will wake up when they start burning; Gunko says they will wake up and cry for their parents before burning to ash, prompting Sommers to laugh.
Ultimately the firefighters are unable to extinguish the flames on time and the children start walking into the fire, with Saul chasing after them. All of a sudden, Jinbe uses a move called Umigumo Ipponzeoi to hurl a huge amount of sea clouds at the fire, successfully extinguishing it. Though the children are safe for now, they are still following Gunko's arrow. The Giant Warrior Pirates praise the firefighter squad for putting the fire out, even though the fighters knew it was not them. Robin suspects that Jinbe is close by as he gets back on board Colon's ship without anyone seeing him. Colon tells the Straw Hats that everyone at school dislikes him but that does not mean he will not help them when they are in need.
Just then, Gunko appears on the bow of the ship, musing how the school is not the only place to find a child as perky as Colon.
Chapter 1146
Jinbe surmises that Gunko is one of the human intruders that injured the castle guards, while Nami deduces she is the one who is kidnapping the children. Gunko, however, takes offense to being called a human and declares herself a "god", much to the confusion of the others. Nami and Colon demand Gunko tell them what she is planning on doing with the children and to give them back at once, but Gunko tells Colon to shut it while she explains that because the children are so large, they needed to do things this way, but she reveals they are going to take them to Mary Geoise. Jinbe asks if Gunko is a World Noble, even though Usopp points out how she looks different from the ones he has seen before, but Brook surprisingly deduces she is a member of the Knights of God, to the shock of the others and to the confirmation of Gunko.
Usopp asks if she is kidnapping the kids to make them slaves as Gunko has one of her arrows chase after him. Nami refuses to let Gunko take the children as she summons Zeus, who she then turns into a shark and sends at Gunko. Unfortunately, Gunko redirects Zeus back at her while saying that originally, the world as they know it was supposed to vanish without anyone realizing it, just as Zeus seemingly strikes Nami, only for it to be revealed to be Brook who shielded her. Gunko continues saying that a few people figured out the truth and warned the world as Usopp blasts her with his Pop Greens. To even his surprise, it looks as though he completely obliterated Gunko's upper half, but to everyone's horror, she regenerates as she says nothing can stop the countdown as she aims for Usopp, who figures the arrow signifies her target. Jinbe, Nami, and Brook try to redirect it away from him as Gunko declares that a vast war that will consume the world will begin, and whichever side the Giants take will greatly effect the war's outcome, thus explaining their desire to force Elbaph to join the World Government.
Nami refuses to believe such a thing could happen while Jinbe calls Gunko and the World Government cowards for trying this method. Gunko simply states she is just following orders, but with that said, she states she could not care less about the lives of the children, who she sees as just trash, prompting the Straw Hats to call her crazy. Colon steps forward to fight her but she wraps an arrow around his neck and starts carrying him away. Both Jinbe and Brook try to attack Gunko but she uses a move called Aloe to make their attacks hit each other and fall overboard. Gunko then kicks Nami off the ship before landing a devastating blow on Usopp.
Meanwhile, Sommers communicates with Killingham, who has just defeated Kiba and Ange, the latter's body having been immobilzed by Killingham's Min'ei-ka ability. Sommers tells Killingham that Elbaph's methods of communication are inadequate which he agrees with, but he states every village and important facility in the country has its own tool. He approaches a Dengo Mushi and tells Sommers to talk to it via the Den Den Mushi, which should transmit his voice all over Elbaph. Sommers says he will get to it once he finishes up his fight with Saul, who he is surprised to learn survived Ohara's destruction. Saul tells Robin and Chopper to remain hiding in his hair and not come out as he begs them to save the children, just as he collapses from his injuries.
Afterwards, Sommers voices his refusal to accept that the Giants are a peaceful race now; according to him, they should be using their incredible power to serve the World Government as mercenaries, but apparently, Harald changed all of that, which Sommers heavily resents him for.
Chapter 1147
Before Saul confronted Sommers, he told Robin and Chopper to stay hidden because he has encountered him in the past and knows he is part of the Knights of God, and that they are all immortal, which is why he wanted them to wait for the right moment to rescue the children. In the present, after Saul has collapsed, Sommers chides the Marines for their sloppiness in destroying Ohara. Gunko then meets up with Sommers along with the Straw Hats that she has captured and restrained with her powers. Sommers asks if they are taking them back as prisoners, but Killingham, who overheard, scolds Sommers saying that will only invoke Luffy's wrath, and they should just finish their mission and leave. Nami blames Jinbe for letting this happen as he tries to figure out a way to beat the knights, while Brook ponders where he has seen Gunko before. Speaking of, Gunko points a sword made of her arrows at him and demands he become her slave and write music for her forever. Though everyone was surprised to learn that Gunko is a fan of Brook's, he refuses as he has already sworn loyalty to Luffy. Gunko threatens to kill him if he does not rescind it, but Brook proudly states he will accept it, leading Gunko to beat him up, though she seems to grip her heart for some reason. Though Sommers tells Gunko he does not want to fight Luffy either, he asks Killingham if everything is set up, which he confirms.
Sommers addresses all of Elbaph and states that the strange occurrences happening is their work, and that he comes from Mary Geoise as one of the Knights of God. He announces that they have taken ten of their children as hostages and Saul has been badly injured for trying to stop them. Killingham asks for the names of the children from Ange as he wants their parents to know just as he wakes them up from their sleep. Once the children are awake, they figure they are on Branch 8, but are unable to stop walking or following the arrow. Colon, who was added to the bunch, informs everyone that they have all been kidnapped. All the children start crying wanting their parents, but Colon says that he is here and he will protect everyone, but even he is scared by the MMAs created by Killingham watching over them.
The Greak Eirik tries to turn around and rescue the children but the ship has a hole from one of the MMAs, which looks like a woman, even resembling one of the giants' wives. the Giants eventually realize that some of the MMAs actually do resemble their wives, and if these creatures are a children's worst nightmare, then it is possible they are afraid of their mothers when they are angry. In other words, the MMAs attacking the ship are angry mothers, which not even the Giant Warrior Pirates can fight back against. They all start apologizing for their mistakes in the past but the island clouds supporting the ship are torn away by them, and the ship ultimately crashes, which Sommers sees in the distance.
Sommers addresses Jarul as the boss of the Giants since they have no king, and he informs him that they want the Giants to become their slaves in battle, and that they are currently taking the children down Branch 8 as Ange announces the names of the kidnapped children, including Ylva and Olav, who is Oimo's grandson. Sommers then reveals that one child, Colon, tried to be a hero only to be added to the bunch, to Ripley's horror. Sommers' demands are that they destroy their schools and libraries and swear loyalty to them, but Ange retorts that their school represents Elbaph's current state of peace while the library contains Elbaph's ancient history as well as the knowledge of the world saved by the people of Ohara, and to them they are both sacred treasures that does not just belong to Elbaph, but Sommers just tells her to calm down.
Gaban prepares to head out to rescue his son, while Robin decides to show herself, unwilling to let the knights destroy her people's efforts.
Chapter 1148
One of the children, Ronja, is separated from the group as she begins to walk on an arrow leading off the branch. At first, Ronja tried not to make a big deal out of it until she sees just how long the fall will be. She stops moving as Gunko, who had moved to the children's location, reports that the first child they will kill to get the Giants to fall in line is ready. Sommers tells Gunko to make it so all of Elbaph can hear Ronja's voice as he adds should the Giants not make a decision within the next thirty seconds, Ronja will fall to the Underworld to her death. Once again, Sommers demands that Jarul orders the school and library to be destroyed.
The other giants tell Jarul he cannot destroy the school, because the library contains the words of people from a thousand years of history. However, others argue that the children's lives are more important, while others say the biggest problem is whether or not they will comply with the Knights of God's demands and become the World Government's servants. As they all start begging for help, Robin decides to confront Sommers even though she knows she cannot do any lasting damage to him, but she finds herself unable to contain her emotions. Nami is outraged that the knights would go so far as to kill children claiming the world's worst criminals would not stoop that low, but her words are lost on Sommer's arrogant mind. Ripley, Dorry, and Brogy decide to split up to both take down the MMAs and rescue the children as Sommers continues saying when they burn the library, they are to leave the books in it too as they want to destroy their history and culture completely.
Robin attacks Sommers with Cien Fleur: Craspedia, which draws blood from him as she then restrains him with four arms to break his back. The Straw Hats cheer at first until Sommers fixes himself while telling Elbaph they have twenty seconds left. Robin then jumps onto Sommers and throws the both of them off the branch, telling him that while she is aware he is immortal and has Devil Fruit powers, she figures if she gets him far away enough, the children will no longer be surrounded by his invisible thorns. Sommers commends Robin for her clever thinking as he stabs her with his thorns, only to discover it was a copy and that he had been deceived.
The real Robin went to work trying to cut Gunko's arrows, but finds the knife cannot cut it, meaning they need to take Gunko down to break free. On top of that, Sommers saves himself using his powers and announces there are only ten seconds left as Gunko demands Ronja say something. Ronja tells Jarul that she loves school because it is where her friends are and she also loves the library, and one thing she has learned from school is to not cause trouble for other people and make them upset. Therefore, if they have to burn the school and library just to keep her from falling, she would rather fall to not make everyone sad, and she tells Jarul she will be okay since she is a lucky girl, even though she is crying. Still, Jarul orders Ange to burn the school and library, which she regretfully agrees to.
Robin is brought to tears just as Sommers returns and restrains her with his powers. Just as he is about to finish her off, his right arm gets cut off, and to his surprise, it does not regenerate. The culprit turns out to be Gaban, who Sommers recognizes just as Gaban deals a devastating slash across his chest with a look of pure fury on his face.
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The restrained Straw Hats are amazed that Gaban was able to actually injure Sommers, who screams in pain as Gaban notes he has gotten rusty. Gaban then turns around and charges for Sommers, but Sommers uses his thorns to create a barrier to block Gaban's attack while he backs up. Sommers asks Gaban why he is in Elbaph but Gaban says he does not want to bore him with the answer. As they fight, Nami tells everyone that she met Gaban at the castle and how even Luffy and Zoro were overwhelmed by his power, and also that he is Colon's father. Robin identifies Gaban and Jinbe confirms he is considered Roger's "left-hand", while Brook wonders why he is even here. Chopper watches in curiosity that Gaban dealt actual damage to Sommers as Robin offers to aid using her Devil Fruit powers even though she cannot move, but Jinbe warns her not to as Sommers can use thorns of iron, which will make for a bad matchup. Sommers then creates an entire field of thorns for which there is no safe spot to stand, but Gaban swiftly cuts Sommers in half before running of to rescue his son, leaving Sommers impaled on his own thorns. Chopper emerges from Saul's hair and starts chasing after him to figure out how Gaban was able to hurt Sommers.
Back at the school, Ange has reluctantly lit it on fire while Killingham sets fire to the library himself, to everyone else's sorrow. The giants tell Jarul to not blame himself for his decision as Gunko is informed that the buildings are burning, prompting her to tell Ronja to step backwards. Ronja, however, starts blaming herself for still being alive that the school and library are now burning, but the other kids and giants try to tell her that it is not. Gaban arrives at Gunko's position and angrily tells her that she has no right to take away anyone's culture, history, or even their children. Gunko sees him and says his defiance will mean she will kill the children as they all cheer for him to save them. In his mind, Gaban begs Colon not to say anything about their relationship, but it is all for naught as Colon calls him his father, which Gunko overhears.
Quickly, Gunko dodges Gaban's attack and threatens to kill Colon by driving her arrow sword into his neck. Gaban figures if he attacks fast enough he can put out the fires and save the children and all of Elbaph, and he yells to Colon to hang on and give him one second to end it all, citing him as a big and strong boy. Colon agrees as Gaban thinks back to the day Colon was born and how he called him the greatest gift he could ever receive. However, Gunko starts driving the tip of her sword into his neck, and Gaban uses his advanced Observation Haki to forsee that he will not be able to save Colon. As such, he drops his axes and surrenders, allowing Gunko to riddle him with her arrows while calling him weak. As Gaban falls off the branch, he apologizes to his son and Elbaph for failing as Colon tearfully calls out to him. Chopper dives off of the branch to go after Gaban.
As a result of Colon's cries, Gunko begins to recall a memory from her past involving Brook back when he was still alive that leaves her shaken. Brook, meanwhile, muses over how similar Gunko looked to someone in his past as the crew try to get him to focus on escaping. Realizing that "Soul King" is Brook, Gunko immediately starts running towards his position, but is stopped by Imu, who communicates with all three of the knights telepathically demanding to know why they are taking so long to recruit the giants because the Holy Land is currently burning and they need the strength of the giants now.
As Imu possesses Gunko's body, they declare they will demonstrate the power of a god.
Chapter 1150
The parents of the children arrive at their location as Colon tells them that Gaban fell down into the Underworld, and to watch out for "Gunko". One gets close enough to try and help, only to be stabbed by Sommers' thorns. Imu hears the noise they are making and unleashes a blast of Supreme King Haki that knocks the children unconscious and some of the giants, though not all of them. Imu then sprouts devil-looking wings and a tail along with a trident, to which they draw a magic circle and summon cannons to blast the giants away.
Imu asks Killingham if this is the limit of what his MMAs can do, but Killingham states that the "Nightmare Hole" he spawned them from is still open, allowing them to manifest from every nightmare on the island, and on top of that, since they have no concept of death, he can command them to be revived whenever. Imu contacts Sommers, who has put himself back together despite being in pain, and tells him to oversee the kidnapped children. Jinbe notices that Gunko seems different from before as Robin asks where Luffy is, only to be told that he, Zoro, Sanji, and the New Giant Warrior Pirates are all down in the Underworld and have no idea what is going on. This prompts Robin to use her powers to try and free herself, seeing it as the better alternative to getting captured at the end.
Imu says that their problem now is how to best utilize the children if Elbaph has no king, and they decide to make Dorry and Brogy the new kings of the country. Brogy angrily grabs Imu as the giants charge to back him up, but Imu remains unfazed and tells Brogy that he will kill Jarul and announce to everyone on the island that the two of them are the new kings, all the while they summon a grimoire and conjure forth a shotgun that they use to blow off Brogy's hand to free themselves, though interestingly, no blood comes out. Imu tells Brogy that they will bestow onto them the "Power of Evil"; they create a magic circle underneath Brogy's feet and tell him that in exchange for some of his lifespan, he will receive immortality and phenomenal strength, and by being bound to them, he will lose all sense of reason and logic and obey only them, because according to them, only demons are the proper form for life to take.
In an instant, Brogy starts sinking into the ground as Imu lifts the circle off the ground with Brogy coming out the other end, and when he does, he becomes a ferocious demon, larger than any of the giants and equipped with devil wings like Imu and able to use his severed hand despite the wrist being gone. The giants demand their captain back but Brogy swats them away. Dorry is transformed as well and order his men to help him kill Jarul, but they resist for the sake of their country. Unfortunately, several others are swallowed up by Imu's A Coeurl and transformed into demons, with those still normal being forced to flee.
With several demonic giants and Killingham's MMAs behind them, Imu muses that the power of Elbaph is quite promising, but they announce they will not destroy the country for they still need it, but it will be ruled by them, though they would like to see just how useful the giants will be in war. Jarul, meanwhile, is told by the others to flee, but Jarul says a warrior never runs from a fight.
Chapter 1151
Kashii begs the transformed captains to not kill Jarul because he is the world's oldest living giant and a hero of legend, but Brogy says it is because he has become so old now that they must kill him, and Dorry announces that once they do the both of them will take their places as Elbaph's new kings and bring about an era of war and ruthlessness. The giants try to contain the two of them but some of them get transformed into demons because of how close they are the two, prompting the rest to retreat. Ripley overhears that Gaban had been taken down by the enemy and starts rushing to her son's side. Unfortunately, the captive children are asleep once again, so Killingham (now in his hybrid form) can manifest more MMAs. He also starts reviving the ones that were downed previously, saying that now that Imu has taken the stage, he has no need to hold back. The captive Straw Hats watch as the country descends into chaos while the giants continue to try and save the children, with some of their mothers stepping in. Sommers asks Imu how long will this carnage last, and Imu declares they will go until the country's spirit breaks, also adding that if Harald had not messed up in the past, they would've conquered this country by now.
A few minutes earlier, Chopper curses himself for jumping off after Gaban without a plan, but he manages to get ahead of him and use Guard Point and save Gaban from the fall. Elsewhere, in the Underworld, Loki tells Hajrudin to beg him for answers regarding their father, but Hajrudin refuses. Luffy then senses that Chopper has landed somewhere, but even he does not know how he could tell it was him. Loki also senses them and the group decide to go out and find them while Gerd and Goldberg stay to watch over Loki. Loki tries to convince the two of them to unlock his chains but they refuse, just as Mosa contacts Loki. Mosa tells Loki that they will not be able to call him for a while, but they tell him that their conversations always helped him, which they wanted to thank Loki for. Mosa's words make Loki think they are in danger, but Mosa denies it as they hang up, leaving Loki worried. Gerd, who heard everything, tells Loki she is happy he found a friend to keep him company while stuck in the Underworld, but Loki tells her not to say a word about it.
Hajrudin and Luffy's group return and the former tells Gerd to get her medical supplies ready. Luffy tells Gaban that he is fortunate that Chopper was the one to save him, just as he is finally told Gaban's true identity as a member of the Roger Pirates, which leaves him stunned. The giants also tell the Straw Hats that Gaban and Rayleigh were considered Roger's "wings" and that Gaban was the third strongest of them, with Zoro coming to understand how Gaban was so strong when they fought him earlier and Luffy figures that Gaban does indeed know Shanks. Gaban does wake up (to which he retorts he considers himself the second strongest), and Chopper informs everyone about what is transpiring in the Sun World.
The group then sense Imu's immense burst of Haki, which leaves Gaban worried, and Hajrudin orders his crew to get back on the lift to return to the Sun World, with Luffy prepared to join in the counterattack. Loki, meanwhile, laughs that the immense Haki they just felt means they are going to have to set him free after all.
Chapter 1152
The New Giant Warrior Pirates, with the exception of Hajrudin and Gerd, start preparing a lift to take everyone up to the Sun World. Chopper asks to stay behind so he can treat Gaban's wounds, which Luffy accepts. Gaban then tells Luffy that the Knights of God are not immortal, and that the trick to defeating them lies in how he uses his Supreme King Haki. Luffy thanks Gaban for this info and promises to save his son and everyone else, while Loki thanks Gaban for his explanation as it allows him to better utilize his power. Once again Loki asks Hajrudin to take off his cuffs, but Hajrudin refuses. Gaban then tells Luffy that there is someone else in his crew who can use Supreme King Haki, and though Sanji assumes it is him, Gaban was actually referring to Zoro, who surprisingly, had no idea he could use it, while Luffy knew all along because he can sense it off of him while surprise that Zoro did not realize it. Gaban chides Zoro for his obliviousness, stating that he needs to be able to control it consciously if he is to continue supporting an Emperor like Luffy, which Zoro sheepishly apologizes for while Sanji ask Gaban if he also had Supreme King Haki.
Loki expresses his outrage that Hajrudin would rather have outsiders save Elbaph rather than him, but Hajrudin does not believe Loki would not betray them to join the World Government after he already betrayed the country in the past. Luffy tries to end the quarrel by inviting Loki to join his crew, that way Hajrudin would have no choice as a member of his fleet. Zoro and Sanji quickly reject his idea, as he is too big to fit on the ship and eats more than Luffy, but Luffy figures it would work out because Elbaph already does not want him and he seems like a fun person. Loki, however, is also against the idea of becoming someone else's subordinate, and while Hajrudin takes note of Luffy's instincts to trust him, he ultimately refuses to let him join his crew as he is already condemned for death.
Before Hajrudin and Luffy make for the lift, Gaban orders Hajrudin to set Loki free, but Hajrudin asks why citing all of Loki's crimes in the past. Gaban reveals to everyone that on that day, he and Shanks were in Elbaph the day Harald was killed, where they sensed an abnormal Haki, though they did not see everything that happened. This causes Hajrudin to order his crew to go without him while Luffy tells Zoro and Sanji to head on too so he can hear more about Shanks. After they leave, Gaban tells Loki to explain the whole story, and Hajrudin gives him three minutes to tell him the absolute truth. Loki ultimately agrees, though he warns it was a horrible day.
Fourteen years ago, Loki and Jarul were summoned to Aurust Castle by Harald. Loki ponders what his father wants, saying he has no interest in listening to someone who serves the World Government as they were the ones who killed Rocks. Jarul warns Loki to keep his voice down, but Loki states that that laid-back attitude he has is exactly why Elbaph is filled with children who prefer peace over fighting, even though Jarul says he has no issues with the age they live in now, as long as his children are okay. The two then hear a noise coming from the throne room just as they reach the door, which Loki kicks down in order to see his father. To both his and Jarul's horror, though, they see Harald being stabbed by his own men. Elsewhere, at Gaban's house, Gaban and Shanks were relaxing in a bath made for them by Ripley. The two reminisce over how much time has passed for the both of them as Shanks says even though he wanted to form a crew with Buggy and live a laid-back life, he finds Elbaph has much more to teach him. Gaban, however, calls Shanks a "child of fate" so he should not sweat over small details. After the two finish their bath, Gaban asks Shanks if he knows anything about Harald, and he reveals he met him in Mary Geoise, and though they got along well, he figured there was something the two of them could not talk about there, and he hoped to talk about it here before it is too late.
A flashback begins 109 years ago to explain how Harald become so beloved by his people. Back then, the Giant Warrior Pirates were considered the most fearsome pirate crew to exist, but one thing that scared the people of the outside world more than them was Harald, who became king at forty-five (only fifteen by Giant standards), himself, because back in his youth, Harald was a complete jerk who enjoyed messing with humans and his own subordinates for fun.
Chapter 1153
As a prince, Harald spent his childhood with Dorry and Brogy, and his spoiled and violent personality later in life was due to his immense size, strength, and noble heritage, which made him think he could do whatever he wanted. One day, he sailed by a kingdom in the New World where he saw a female Giant named Ida being used as an attraction in a circus. Believing she was being mistreated, Harald destroyed the town and took Ida with him on his ship, but to his shock, Ida slapped him and demanded he turn around and go back to the kingdom. Ida explained to Harald that the people of that town in fact saved her when she was washed ashore, and she was working in the circus as a job to repay them for their kindness. She angrily told Harald that he considered humans "tiny" because he was simply larger than others, and it was that arrogance of his that gave Giants like her a bad name.
Ida's words humbled Harald immensely, and he agreed to turn around and help the people. While he and his crew helped repair the town and apologize for his actions, Harald came to enjoy his time with the humans because he learned so many things. Ida also reveals that she was born in a different country, and not in Elbaph as he and the townspeople thought, so Harald invites Ida to come back with him to Elbaph, as he had fallen in love with her, and she too for him, to the astonishment of the crew.
Many years later, Harald announced his plan to journey around the world and atone for his past misdeeds by establishing connections to other countries and letting them share their knowledge with them. Of course he is aware that Dorry and Brogy are still out there causing trouble, but he reasons they will not hurt humans because of their honor, though he promises to reign them in if they become too much. As the years passed Harald proceeded to meet various people and deepen his relationship with Ida. Eventually, Ida gave birth to their child, Hajrudin, but unfortunately, Harald is forbidden from marrying Ida officially and making her queen due to her not being born in Elbaph, though Ida accepted this and agreed to live in a nearby village with Hajrudin.
The woman who Harald would ultimately marry was a woman named Estrid, who came from a village in the north and studied geomancy, though her obsession with omens and signs made her come off as enjoying luxury more than wanting to bring good fortune. Many years later, while Harald was off at sea sharing his knowledge of navigation with other countries, Estrid would give birth to her and Harald's son, Loki. When Estrid saw Loki's unusual eyes, though, she was repulsed and called the infant Loki a cursed monster, while ordering that the kingdom be informed that Loki was stillborn. Estrid then tossed Loki into the Underworld while ordering others to claim she did not bear a child, while also making plans to return home so that she does not give birth again. To her displeasure, she learns that not only did Loki survive after being thrown out, but he also started climbing the tree back to the Sun World.
Sometime after Loki was born, Estrid fell ill, and on her death bed she claimed that Loki must be eliminated as she has "foreseen" that Harald will be killed by him one day (though no one believed her at the time). In addition, Harald started to struggle with diplomacy because of the World Government, and all of these struggles that Elbaph would face were ultimately blamed on Loki's "curse".
Chapter 1154
During the year that Charlotte Linlin killed Jorul, Elbaph was plagued with recurring disasters that made it impossible to grow food or catch fish. Estrid continued to claim that these disasters were a result of Loki's "cursed" existence and have continued because they did not eliminate him when she ordered it, but several giants were more inclined to believe it was all just a coincidence. The infant Loki tried to get close to his mother, but Estrid refused to see or acknowledge him, leaving the baby devastated.
The recurring disasters led to Giants attacking each other for survival, resulting in more deaths, and as the spirit of the people began to break, it became easier for them to believe Estrid's words about Loki's "curse" as their hearts began to weaken. This drove a giant to try and kill Hajrudin because he is Loki's older half brother, thinking doing so will save them, and Ida as well for "seducing" Harald. Thankfully, Harald returned in time to save both of them. Harald informs his people that he heard about the disasters overseas and he asked the countries they are aligned with for help, and they responded with banding together to provide enough food for all of them, and in turn, Harald promises to provide aid when they need it as thanks.
Shortly after Harald returned, Estrid finally passed from her illness, but she continued to deny her son to the very end. As such, the people believed Estrid died from Loki's "curse", and by the time Harald could hold Loki himself, he had become forced to wear bandages over his eyes, the guards claiming he had a "condition" that affected his eyes. In addition, Loki did not smile in the presence of his father, as he had already given up on the idea of love, though Harald never seemed to know what Estrid did to him. Though Harald's diplomatic mission paid off and helped his country survive the long winter, it ultimately took up too much of his time, and Loki was forced to be raised by Estrid's brother, who hated him just as much as she did. As for Ida, she opened up a bar in the Underworld welcome to all to visit, hoping that it will aid Harald in his goals.
Seven years later, Harald spoke with Jarul in his home where he told him he was at the Levely thanks to someone sneaking him in disguised as a soldier, but the council refused to listen to him, and if it had not been for the "incident" that resulted in a death, his cover would have been blown and he would be imprisoned. Changing topics, Jarul asks Harald if he has ever heard of "Galleila", a group of giant shipwrights. Harald says he has, though he thought they were just a myth, but Jarul confirms they existed, but after sailing to distant shores they sent back a letter saying they had been captured, which perplexed him as some of them were ancient giants. Harald asks Jarul if he thinks the World Government was behind it, but Jarul is not sure; he knows their people had a great enemy in the past, but their history sank into the sea. The point that Jarul was trying to make with his story, though, was that he suspects Harald's inability to foster a good relation with the World Government is not due to him, but because of some ancient history between the two, as their people are seen as a threat to the rest of the world.
As time passed, Harald had eight branches built on Elbaph to unify the country and promote trading, while people's dislike of Loki continued to increase as the lucky horse was found dead and later his uncle, though there were some who acknowledged him as the country's prince instead of Hajrudin. Harald, however, had become known as the best king their people ever had due to his dream of connecting Elbaph to the rest of the world and making it safe for their kind to live peacefully. Whenever Harald left on his trips, Loki would attack the villages with an army of beasts from the Underworld. Hajrudin tried standing up to him saying he needs to respect their father's decision to work with humans, but Loki refused to acknowledge them and strikes Hajrudin for talking back to him. This led to the future members of Hajrudin's crew running to his aid, which causes Loki to call Hajrudin and his friends losers for trying to look after each other. Nonetheless, despite all the harm and chaos he spread, nothing Loki did could fill the hole in his heart his mother left with her cruel words. One day, Loki decided to kill himself by jumping from the Sun World to the Underworld but his strong body protects him, leaving him despair that he cannot die.
That same day would be the day Loki first met Rocks before he became captain of the Rocks Pirates, as he had come to Elbaph to visit Harald. It turns out the two had met earlier at the Levely, and the "incident" that took place there was Rocks killing an Admiral, which made him a wanted man. In a surprising twist, Rocks is also stated to be the father of Blackbeard, as his face is finally shown bearing resemblance to him.
Chapter 1155
Loki confirms that Rocks and his crew are on Elbaph while he muses that this is the first time he has ever seen humans. Rocks is surprised to learn that Loki is Harald's son and orders him to go home and have someone contact Harald to tell him that his son has been badly hurt, and he needs to return home at once. Loki refuses as he thinks Rocks is weaker than him, and also because he feels Harald would not do something like that for him. Loki tries to attack Rocks but is easily blown away, as Rocks has a reputation for blowing everything away with his sword like it was a hammer or a cannonball. Rocks laughs at the injury he gave Loki, saying he now has a legitimate reason to call him.
We then cut to the Levely that Harald snuck into 8 years ago. Rocks, who was also there, caused a commotion not only by attacking and abducting five kings in attendance, but actually managed to reach the Room of Flowers and meet Imu (though this part was never mentioned). Rocks' attempt to use the kings as bargaining chips failed as Imu expressed no care for them, so ultimately Rocks left, but not before declaring himself to Imu that he was an admirer of Davy Jones, and promising to them that he would one day return to this very room. At the same time, Harald was blamed for Rocks' actions and being pursued through the Holy Land. As Rocks was fleeing, the both of them saw another and attacked, Harald doing so out of anger that Rocks was making him take the fall for his actions, and Rocks needing him out of his way. The clash of the two's Haki ended up being so strong that it blew away anyone that was within five kilometers of them. After introducing each other, Rocks advised Harald aim his next blow at the town, for if he is captured, he will be enslaved. Though confused, Harald did so and the two continued running away with Rocks telling him which way to go. Rocks told Harald that if he survives they should meet again as he literally jumps off the Red Line, but Harald refuses to associate with him as he is a criminal. It was following that day that Rocks became a notoriously wanted man due to his crimes, particularly fatally wounding a Marine Admiral. Some time later, he attacked a World Government ship carrying the Heavenly Tribute of the World Nobles and destroyed the Gates of Justice. With the ship and money, Rocks began his pirating career, participating in Davy Back Fights to win crew members, and by the time he had reached Elbaph, he had six powerful people under his banner, though at the time they were not an official crew.
Loki contacted Harald and was surprised (if not somewhat in disbelief) that he did indeed come home to see him, but Harald had no idea that Loki tried to kill himself and instead assumed he fell off a cliff and he should stay away from the Underworld. Harald asks Rocks why he is in Elbaph and Rocks tells him that he wants him to join his crew. Harald refuses as he knows it will destroy the relations that he has built thus far, even though Rocks tells him that as giants they can do whatever they pleased to avoid becoming a government dog, rather than try to say everyone is equal. Harald states that Elbaph is changing for the better now but Rocks refutes this, claiming that people's true nature never changes and that his bloodlust from his youth is still there.
Harald tells Rocks' crew that if they follow him, only disaster will wait for them. Shiki, back when he was a mobster, states that he has no loyalty to Rocks and would not care if he died. Miss Buckin, also known as the "Science Robber", shares the sentiment, but also reveals that Rocks has a plan to make everyone present rich. A West Blue gangster named Don Marlon asks Harald if he has heard of Hachinosu, more commonly known as "Pirate Island"; in the past it was previously used to punish criminals that individual countries could not handle in their own prisons, and according to a young Edward Newgate, the island has no food and everyone sent there would eventually die. Ochoku, known as the "Pirate Guru", reveals that in recent years, the criminals sent there were able to build a settlement, which a smuggler named Ganzui explains is because they found a huge supply of gold on the island, and when various underground organizations found out, they helped mine the gold, allowing the criminals to turn a huge profit, which the World Government is not happy about.
Rocks tells Harald that it is too difficult to get close to Hachinosu, so he made a deal with the World Government to claim the island for them in exchange for a fair payment, however, Rocks has no intention to do that and only wants to take the island for himself so he can transform it into a pirate paradise. Rocks declares that once Hachinosu is under his command, he will destroy the Marines and the Holy Land, and then he will fulfill his dream of becoming "King of the World". Harald warns Rocks that this plan will make him an enemy of said world and it will be impossible, but Rocks has faith he can do it, as he also believes no organization ever lasts forever, and he wants him to join his crew believing his incredible strength will help him reach his goal. Harald still refused, but Loki, who overheard the conversation, became amazed by Rocks' plan, coming to see him as his salvation.
Four years later, Rocks' attempts to recruit Harald continuously failed, but despite that he was still able to amass a force powerful enough to take Hachinosu, thus the Rocks Pirates were officially born.
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