Ch. 481"That Is an Utterly Unmatched Ultimate Monster!": The Overwhelming Monument of Power from the Old Era

Luffy and Garp clashed with their strongest attacks, and Garp’s Impact Fist overwhelmed Luffy and sent him crashing into End Point’s second island. Fujitora protected the Navy fleet from the devastating aftermath while Franky, Usopp, and the others watched in shock; the chapter ended with a faint landing sound in the swirling dust.

  • Luffy unleashed his King Kong Gun Thunder God against Garp’s Impact Fist, and their collision created a vacuum before releasing a massive shockwave.
  • Garp’s attack overpowered Luffy, hurled him into the volcanic rock, and carved a vast crater into the island.
  • The shockwave devastated the island and sent tsunamis toward the Navy fleet.
  • Fujitora used Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger to brace the Warships and keep them from capsizing.
  • Franky and Usopp stared at the crater and marveled at Garp’s overwhelming strength.
  • A faint landing sound rang out through the swirling dust.

Ch. 482Sea Bottom Drop Through the Mantle!

Garp broke free of Aokiji’s freezing attack and overwhelmed him with Haki and physical strength. He smashed Aokiji through the island and deep into its mantle, leaving his fate unknown.

  • Aokiji froze Garp in a massive ice prison and prepared to follow up with ice spears.
  • Garp shattered the ice with his Haki and evaded Aokiji’s falling ice blades.
  • Garp closed in before Aokiji could escape with Elementalization and seized his head.
  • Garp slammed Aokiji into the island, creating a vast abyss and burying him deep in the rock layer.

Ch. 483Asura Field That Will Overturn the World's Balance: Admiral, Garp, and the Straw Hat Pirates Face Off!

Garp overwhelmed Aokiji and Luffy, then revealed that he had come to catch up with Zephyr rather than kill him. As the battered Luffy and Aokiji rejoined Ronan’s group, Kizaru appeared behind Garp and challenged him, escalating the standoff on End Point island.

  • Zephyr watched Garp defeat Aokiji and marveled at the old Marine’s overwhelming strength, while Ronan explained that Garp’s Haki and physical abilities remained at the peak of the sea.
  • Garp approached Zephyr, who shielded Ain and the others and asked whether Garp had come to kill him.
  • Garp’s killing intent faded, and he laughed that he had come to catch up with Zephyr.
  • Luffy and Aokiji climbed out of their craters, battered but alive, and returned to face Garp alongside Ronan and the others.
  • Kizaru appeared behind Garp and offered to join the reunion, setting the assembled fighters on the brink of a major clash.

Ch. 484From World-Ending Natural Disaster to Reunion with an Old Friend: Reconciliation on the Isolated Island of End Point!

After Luffy, Aokiji, and Ronan survived Garp’s arrival, Garp confronted Ronan and Zephyr over their fight and Zephyr’s plan to destroy the New World. Garp promised to protect Zephyr and negotiate with Sakazuki, and Zephyr accepted the peaceful resolution.

  • Luffy and Aokiji recovered from Garp’s attacks and remarked on the old Marine’s fearsome strength.
  • Ronan greeted Garp, who questioned why he had fought alongside Zephyr; Ronan explained that he had stopped Zephyr from destroying the New World.
  • Garp laughed at Ronan’s explanation, then argued with Zephyr over his reckless plan and the innocent people it could have harmed.
  • Garp promised to negotiate with Sakazuki and protect Zephyr from anyone who tried to punish him.
  • Zephyr accepted Garp’s offer, and the crisis ended on the isolated island.

Ch. 485The Crimson Inferno Tearing Through the Night! The Blazing Lone Island Ahead on the Route

After leaving Zephyr, Ain, Binz, and Aokiji behind, the Straw Hat Pirates sailed into a violent New World storm. They spotted a huge island engulfed in erupting magma and flames, and the chapter ended as they stared at the blazing sight.

  • Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates said farewell to Zephyr, Ain, Binz, and Aokiji, then sailed onward aboard the Sunny Merry.
  • A powerful storm struck the ship, while Ronan, Nami, and Robin stayed comfortably in the Aquarium Bar and Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper struggled on deck.
  • Zoro spotted something ahead and called out to the others from the crow's nest.
  • Nami, Ronan, and Robin joined Zoro in looking toward the horizon and saw a vast island consumed by flames and erupting magma.

Ch. 486Purgatory Beyond the Magnetic Field: A Declaration to Land at All Costs!

The Straw Hats encountered an island engulfed in fire and erupting magma, but none of Nami’s Log Pose needles pointed toward it. Luffy insisted on landing despite Nami’s warnings, and the chapter ended as footsteps approached from the kitchen.

  • Robin stared in shock at the burning island, while Luffy excitedly declared it their next destination.
  • Usopp, Chopper, Nami, and Brook grabbed Luffy and begged him not to steer the ship toward the island.
  • Nami checked the Log Pose and warned Luffy that none of its needles detected the island in the sea’s Magnetic Field.
  • The island’s volcano erupted, sending magma and burning rocks into the sky and sea.
  • Luffy insisted that he wanted to go ashore immediately, while Nami warned that the waters ahead had become a sea of fire.
  • Leather shoes clicked across the deck from the direction of the kitchen.

Ch. 487Absolute Strength That Ignored Schemes!

As the Sunny Merry approached a boiling sea of fire, the crew panicked over the deadly conditions and a strange distress call. Robin warned that the call might be a trap, but Ronan told Luffy to answer it and promised to destroy anyone who targeted them.

  • Sanji excitedly considered cooking a giant shell in the boiling sea while Chopper and Usopp warned that the heat could kill them.
  • Frankie insisted the Sunny Merry could withstand the flames, but Nami pointed out the fish skeletons floating in the boiling water.
  • A crying Den Den Mushi rang with a distress signal, and Luffy hurried to answer it.
  • Robin cautioned that the unknown New World signal could be a trap set by pirates, bounty hunters, or the Navy.
  • Ronan dismissed the danger of schemes and told Luffy to answer, vowing to wipe out anyone who targeted them.

Ch. 488A Desperate Den Den Mushi Call: Bloodstained Punk Hazard!

Luffy answered a desperate Den Den Mushi call from Punk Hazard, where a survivor reported a samurai killing his companions before the caller was murdered. The Straw Hat Pirates realized the island held a dangerous mystery, and their first major New World adventure began.

  • Luffy answered the unknown Den Den Mushi call and introduced himself, prompting Usopp to scold him for giving away personal information.
  • The caller cried for help, said his companions had been killed by a samurai, and identified his location as Punk Hazard.
  • The caller was suddenly killed over the line, leaving the crew shocked and Usopp and Chopper terrified.
  • Luffy declared that the call hinted at a case, while Usopp pointed out that it was a murder and Chopper feared the island.
  • Ronan watched the burning Punk Hazard and recognized that the Straw Hat Pirates' first major New World adventure had begun.

Ch. 489Target Locked: Punk Hazard!

After the Straw Hats received a desperate call from Punk Hazard, Robin and Franky deduced that it came from the nearby burning island, while Brook explained the danger posed by Wano samurai. Luffy decided to investigate and rescue the caller, and the crew began arguing over who would join the advance team.

  • Robin warned that the desperate call could be a trap, and Zoro asked Brook about the samurai mentioned in the message.
  • Brook explained that samurai were powerful swordsmen from the isolationist Land of Wano, whose waters even Navy Headquarters avoided.
  • Franky and Robin identified the message’s source as the nearby island of Punk Hazard.
  • Luffy excitedly ordered Franky to prepare the Mini Merry II so he could go rescue the caller, while Usopp and Chopper panicked.
  • Sanji suggested sending only an advance team, and Nami refused to let Luffy go alone.
  • Sanji agreed with Nami and mocked Zoro as the crew considered who would accompany Luffy.

Ch. 490Ronan's Expectations! A Brave Sea Warrior's Trial by the Sea of Fire

The Straw Hats drew lots to decide who would accompany Luffy to Punk Hazard, and Usopp reluctantly accepted Ronan’s challenge to face the island. As the crew approached the fiery island, Sanji brought Luffy a large wrapped box.

  • Nami held a lottery to choose who would go ashore with Luffy, and Usopp drew the final red-tipped stick.
  • Zoro and Robin revealed they had also drawn red-tipped sticks, while Usopp collapsed in dismay.
  • Usopp begged Ronan to trade sticks, but Ronan told him to face the danger as a Brave Sea Warrior.
  • The crew reached Punk Hazard, where intense heat vaporized the rain and shrouded the island in steam.
  • Sanji carried a large, flower-wrapped box onto the deck and set it down in front of Luffy.

Ch. 491Shura Sword Qi That Split the Sea of Fire with a Single Slash

Zoro carved a passage through Punk Hazard’s boiling sea of fire with a powerful sword slash, allowing the scouting team to sail toward the island. As the crew watched them go, Ronan noticed that the rain had stopped.

  • Sanji gave Luffy a specially prepared sea-beast bento for the dangerous exploration ahead.
  • Zoro split the sea of fire and boiling seawater with a massive Shura Sword Qi slash, opening a temporary passage to Punk Hazard.
  • Luffy, Zoro, Robin, and Usopp boarded Steam Merry and headed toward the island while the rest of the crew watched from Sunny Merry.
  • Usopp protested being chosen for the scouting team as Luffy eagerly ate the bento.
  • Ronan watched the boat disappear and noticed that the rain had stopped.

Ch. 492The Bizarre Island of Ice and Fire! The Uninvited Guest's Poison Gas Ambush

As the Sunny Merry approached Punk Hazard, Nami and the crew saw the island divided between scorching fire and bitter cold. A group of masked intruders boarded the ship and unleashed poison gas, but Sanji kicked their barrel into the sea before it could reach the crew.

  • Nami and the others noticed the rain had stopped as the Sunny Merry neared Punk Hazard.
  • Ronan sensed that Luffy and Zoro would encounter activity on the island, while Nami saw its opposing regions of fire and ice through binoculars.
  • More than a dozen figures in protective suits climbed aboard the Sunny Merry carrying a warning-marked barrel.
  • The lead intruder opened the barrel, releasing a cloud of poisonous gas toward Nami and the crew.
  • Sanji kicked the barrel and its poison gas into the sea before the cloud could spread across the deck.

Ch. 493Cigarette Lit Amid a Hail of Bullets!

Sanji defeated a group of masked attackers who ambushed the Merry with poison gas and automatic rifles. He brought their leader to Ronan and Nami, where the crew prepared to interrogate him.

  • Sanji spotted the attackers after they used poison gas, and their leader ordered them to kill everyone.
  • Sanji used Observation Haki to dodge the gunfire while lighting his cigarette, then asked Nami to let him capture the attackers alive.
  • Sanji swiftly disabled the dozen attackers and tore the mask off their leader.
  • Sanji brought the captured leader to Ronan and Nami, and the crew gathered around him.
  • Sanji demanded to know who had sent the attackers and what they were doing on the island.

Ch. 494"You Can Read My Mind?!": Ronan's Dimensional Intelligence and the Desperate Prisoner

Ronan identified Caesar Clown and Doflamingo’s operation on Punk Hazard, revealing the island’s child experiments and poison-gas tests. As Nami reasoned that the Straw Hats had not yet been recognized as a threat, the crew prepared to confront Caesar.

  • Sanji tortured the masked leader, who refused to reveal anything about his master’s plan.
  • Ronan identified the prisoners as Caesar Clown’s men and explained Caesar’s secret partnership with Doflamingo and Kaido to produce SMILE fruits.
  • Ronan revealed that Caesar abducted children for gigantification experiments and tested poison gas on living people, enraging Nami and the others.
  • The leader accused Ronan of reading his mind after Ronan exposed the operation without being told its details.
  • Sanji demanded that the prisoner lead them to Caesar, but Nami warned that Punk Hazard’s defenses could be tight and concluded its leaders had not recognized their ship.

Ch. 495Ronan's Kingly Declaration: "The Four Emperors and the World Government Are Our Future Enemies!"

Ronan and the Straw Hat Pirates decided to attack Caesar's base on Punk Hazard, accepting that their actions might draw in Doflamingo and Kaido. They headed for the island confident that their future enemies included all Four Emperors and the World Government.

  • Franky and Ronan agreed that the attackers' weak response showed they had underestimated the Straw Hat Pirates.
  • Sanji warned that attacking Caesar's laboratory could bring Doflamingo and Kaido into conflict with them, but Ronan welcomed the challenge.
  • Ronan told Chopper that the Straw Hat Pirates' future enemies were the Four Emperors and the World Government, since Luffy was destined to become Pirate King.
  • Franky threw the captured attackers into the sea, leaving Chopper worried that they had lost their guide to Caesar.
  • Sanji said Luffy had likely already caused chaos on Punk Hazard, and the crew sailed toward the island without a guide.

Ch. 496"Intruders Are the Straw Hat Pirates!": Caesar, the Terrified Mad Scientist

Ronan ordered the Straw Hat Pirates to bypass Fire Island and land at Punk Hazard’s Ice Island, where Caesar’s secret laboratory and SAD factory were located. As the crew approached the fortress through a blizzard, Caesar learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had arrived and realized he was in serious trouble.

  • Ronan told Nami to steer the Sunny Merry around Fire Island and head for the Ice Island, where he expected an important person to meet them.
  • Nami relayed the new course, and Franky steered the ship across the boundary into the freezing blizzard.
  • Ronan warned the crew that their arrival at the steel fortress would begin a dangerous confrontation.
  • A Soldier rushed into Caesar Clown’s control room and reported that the patrol team had been wiped out and the Straw Hat Pirates had reached shore.
  • Caesar confirmed that Luffy and his crew were on Punk Hazard and feared the consequences of their arrival.

Ch. 497The Infamous Name That Shook Heavenly Yaksha! Law's Shock and Bewilderment

Caesar panicked when the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Punk Hazard and called Doflamingo for help. When Monet identified the intruders, Doflamingo reacted with shock, leaving Law astonished by the Heavenly Yaksha’s fear of the crew.

  • Caesar decided he could not confront the powerful intruders and contacted Doflamingo for help.
  • Doflamingo asked whether Monet and Law could handle the visitors.
  • Monet took the receiver and told Doflamingo that the Straw Hat Pirates had broken through Fire Island’s defenses.
  • Doflamingo reacted with shock and demanded to know how the Straw Hat Pirates had found Punk Hazard.
  • Law watched Doflamingo’s reaction and realized the Straw Hat Pirates had shaken him.

Ch. 498The Pressure That Left the Surgeon of Death Breathless! A Near-Death Illusion Descending from Afar

Doflamingo ordered Caesar and Monet to keep the Straw Hats away from Punk Hazard’s underground SAD facilities, then learned that Ronan had arrived with the crew. Ronan’s gaze through a surveillance screen overwhelmed Law and destroyed the feed, leaving Doflamingo shaken by the threat.

  • Doflamingo warned Caesar and Monet not to confront the Straw Hats directly and told them to protect the SAD experiments and factories until he could leave Dressrosa with his officers.
  • A guard reported that intruders had landed on Ice Island, and Caesar brought up the coastal surveillance feed showing Ronan, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Franky, Brook, and the others arriving.
  • Law recognized Ronan on the screen and felt an overwhelming sense of danger as Ronan looked directly at the hidden surveillance Den Den Mushi.
  • Ronan’s gaze shattered the control-room screen, and Law gasped that he had felt as if he were about to die.
  • Doflamingo heard the commotion over the Den Den Mushi and reacted with alarm when Law named Ronan, recalling Ronan’s clash with Garp two years earlier.

Ch. 499The Heavenly Yaksha's Highest Order: "Get Down on the Ground Like Dogs!"

Doflamingo learned that Ronan was behind the Navy’s recent movements and ordered his men to welcome Ronan’s Group while he contacted Kaido. On Punk Hazard’s Ice Island, Ronan’s Group reached the experimental base, where Caesar, Monet, and Law came out to greet them.

  • Doflamingo ordered his subordinates to treat Ronan’s Group with the utmost respect and avoid provoking them.
  • Doflamingo decided to contact Kaido and bring him to meet Ronan’s Group.
  • Ronan sensed a hidden surveillance Den Den Mushi and destroyed it with Conqueror’s Haki.
  • Ronan’s Group crossed Ice Island, and Ronan warned them that frightened people were coming to greet them.
  • Caesar, Monet, and Trafalgar Law emerged from the base with armed soldiers, and Caesar flatteringly welcomed Ronan’s Group.

Ch. 500The Courage Even to Draw His Sword Was Crushed! The Surgeon of Death's Ultimate Terror

Ronan confronted Caesar, Monet, and Law outside the research facility, and his overwhelming presence left them terrified. Caesar admitted they served Doflamingo, while Law questioned whether he could ever challenge the monsters of the New World.

  • Caesar introduced himself as the facility’s master and apologized to Ronan for the earlier misunderstanding.
  • Ronan asked whether Caesar, Monet, and Law were Doflamingo’s dogs.
  • Caesar admitted that Doflamingo was their boss and feared Ronan’s silent, restrained presence.
  • Law’s instincts warned him not to draw his sword or use ROOM against Ronan.
  • Law doubted his plan to challenge Kaido after feeling Ronan’s overwhelming pressure.
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