Ch. 401Garp Returns to the Village

Garp returned to Foosha Village and grieved over the deaths of Dragon and Luffy while Makino worried about Shanks and the Navy’s planned campaign against the Red-Haired Pirates. A clash between Bogard’s Marines and a powerful group of cloaked strangers broke out at the village entrance, where their leader ordered Uncle Linde to finish the fight quickly.

  • Garp visited Makino’s bar during his vacation and lamented that Dragon was dead and Luffy was missing.
  • Makino reacted nervously when Garp said the Navy planned to move against the Red-Haired Pirates, and she admitted Shanks had visited her bar.
  • A villager told Garp that a group of powerful strangers was fighting Marines at the village entrance, so Garp rushed there.
  • Bogard and the Marines confronted the cloaked group, but the strangers quickly overwhelmed them.
  • The group’s leader ordered Uncle Linde to end the fight quickly.

Ch. 402Grandfather and Grandson Meet

Bogard fought Lindbergh and the Revolutionary Army until Garp arrived and revealed their identities. Luffy caught the injured Lindbergh, reunited with his grandfather for the first time, and tried to leave with the group before Garp ordered them to stop.

  • Lindbergh overwhelmed Bogard and defeated the remaining Marines, but Garp arrived just as Lindbergh was about to strike Bogard.
  • Garp fought Lindbergh, recognized him as the Revolutionary Army's Southern Army commander, and blasted him away with Haki.
  • Luffy caught Lindbergh with Rubber Balloon, and Garp recognized his grandson while Luffy called him Grandpa.
  • Luffy explained that he had come to see his father's hometown and was with Dragon's friends, while Lindbergh insisted the Revolutionary Army meant no harm.
  • Luffy and the Revolutionary Army turned to leave, but Garp ordered them to stop and said he would take them back.

Ch. 403Garp's Outburst

Garp declared that he would take Luffy to prison to protect him from the Marines, then attacked Lindbergh and the Revolutionary Army when they opposed him. Luffy stood up to Garp, and the battle left Garp fighting a trained force while weakened by Gigue’s life-draining power.

  • Garp told Luffy he would take him to prison because he believed opposing the World Government would get him killed.
  • Lindbergh called Garp a dog of the World Government, and Garp struck him with Fist Impact, leaving him bloodied in a crater and knocking out nearby Revolutionary Army soldiers.
  • Luffy set Nami down, put on his straw hat, and declared that Garp would have to fight if he wanted to take their companions to prison.
  • Luffy released powerful Conqueror's Haki, but Garp seized him and slammed him into the ground with Sea Bottom Drop.
  • Lindbergh and the Revolutionary Army attacked Garp, who fought them off with Fist Bone Meteorite while holding back to protect Foosha Village.
  • Garp continued fighting despite being weakened after Gigue had drained his lifespan.

Ch. 404Garp VS the Revolutionary Army

Garp fought the Revolutionary Army and defeated Chopper, Brook, and Emmett, while his opponents accused him of betraying the Clan of D. As Garp and Lindbergh prepared for another clash in the forest, an enormous fist suddenly rose from the ground.

  • Garp drove the Revolutionary Army toward the forest while Lindbergh and the others attacked him relentlessly.
  • Chopper entered Monster Point and attacked Garp, but Garp knocked him out and returned him to his normal form.
  • Brook tried to strike Garp with an ice attack, but Garp shattered it and punched Brook into the Revolutionary Army crowd.
  • Emmett called Garp a traitor to the Clan of D, and Garp hurled him away, leaving him powerless after his cola supply was destroyed.
  • Lindbergh regrouped the Revolutionary Army as Garp prepared to fight again, but a massive fist rose from the ground.

Ch. 405Grandfather and Grandson's Battle

Luffy fought his grandfather Garp in his Nika Form, accusing him of betraying the Buccaneers and the Clan of D. Garp suspected Luffy’s Devil Fruit was influencing him and tried to capture him, while Luffy pinned him with a powerful attack and declared he would break the rules that shackled people.

  • Luffy attacked Garp with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated fist, and their collision devastated Foosha Village and injured Garp’s arm.
  • Lindbergh and the Revolutionary Army tried to attack Garp, but Luffy stopped them and insisted on defeating Garp himself.
  • Luffy accused Garp of being a traitor, and Garp charged at him after insisting he had acted for Luffy’s own good.
  • Luffy turned the ground into tough rubber and buried Garp beneath a mound, but Garp blasted his way free.
  • Garp suspected Luffy’s Devil Fruit was affecting his mind and resolved to capture him.
  • Luffy trapped Garp between his giant hands with Gomu Gomu no White Gatling and declared that he would break the shackles formed by rules.

Ch. 406Monkey Bloodbath

Garp fought Luffy and the Revolutionary Army despite his failing strength, refusing to surrender. When Luffy stepped in to stop Lindbergh from delivering the final blow, he faced the Revolutionary Army’s demand for blood and struggled with what to do.

  • Garp rejected Luffy’s offer to return to the liberation forces and attacked him, but Luffy used his elastic body to slam Garp into the ground.
  • Lindbergh brought the battered Bogard to Garp and demanded his surrender, but Garp accused the Revolutionary Army of fleeing the Marines and refused to yield.
  • Garp charged into the Revolutionary Army, scattering soldiers before Lindbergh stopped him and gunfire wounded him severely.
  • As Garp collapsed to one knee, Luffy appeared between him and Lindbergh to prevent Lindbergh from striking the final blow.
  • Lindbergh urged Luffy to look at the Revolutionary Army dead around them, and Luffy turned back to Garp, visibly torn as his pupils flickered between black and gold.

Ch. 407The Final Iron Fist of Love

Luffy, controlled by the Devil Fruit’s will, fought his exhausted grandfather Garp while the Revolutionary Army watched. Garp’s final Iron Fist of Love struck Luffy hard enough to restore his consciousness, but Garp collapsed beyond response.

  • Garp warned Luffy that the Devil Fruit might be controlling him, but the possessing will denounced Garp as a traitor to the Clan of D.
  • Garp and Luffy exchanged punches, and Luffy repeatedly knocked the battered Marine down as Garp stubbornly rose and charged again.
  • Lindbergh urged Luffy to end the fight, and Luffy gathered Haki to strike Garp’s heart despite the resistance of Luffy’s original will.
  • Garp called Luffy by name and landed his final Iron Fist of Love, sending him flying into the Revolutionary Army and restoring his consciousness.
  • Luffy rushed back crying out for Garp, who remained unresponsive as he reflected on Dragon, his Marine comrades, and Gigue.

Ch. 408Foosha Village's Tragedy

After the Revolutionary Army killed Garp in Foosha Village, Luffy left with them as the villagers and Marines mourned the fallen hero. At Marineford, Sengoku felt uneasy and visited Zephyr, unaware of what had happened to Garp.

  • Luffy grieved over Garp, and Nami told him that Chopper and the others were injured but alive.
  • Lindbergh urged Luffy and the Revolutionary Army to flee; after Lindbergh knocked Bogard unconscious, he led the troops away.
  • Slab and the villagers found Garp's body, called for the Marines, and mourned the man who had protected Foosha Village for decades.
  • A nearby Marine colonel documented the scene before Garp's body was carried away under a white sheet as the Marines saluted.
  • At Marineford, Sengoku finished teaching and visited Zephyr, joking about rice crackers and Garp.

Ch. 409Sorrow

Sengoku and Zephyr reminisced about their Marine careers before Gigue summoned them to an urgent meeting. There, Gigue announced that Garp had died, leaving Sengoku, Tsuru, and Zephyr devastated.

  • Sengoku and Zephyr traded teasing remarks about their past roles and agreed to go to Zephyr’s home for food and drinks.
  • A rear admiral delivered Gigue’s order for Zephyr and Sengoku to attend an urgent meeting, where they joined Tsuru and the other Marine leaders.
  • Gigue announced that Vice Admiral Garp had fallen, and Sengoku nearly collapsed from shock.
  • Gigue showed the gathered Marines photographs of Garp’s bloodied body and said Garp had fought until his final moment.
  • Tsuru broke down in grief, while Sengoku and Zephyr wept.

Ch. 410Return

After learning that Garp died in a battle involving the Revolutionary Army and Luffy in the East Blue, the Marines vowed to purge the region and hunt them down. Garp’s body returned to Marineford for a funeral salute, where Gigue announced bounties on the Straw Hat Pirates and the Revolutionary Army.

  • Gigue told Akainu, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Zephyr that the Revolutionary Army had likely encountered Garp in Foosha Village while searching for a base, and that Garp died in the ensuing battle.
  • Sengoku, Tsuru, and Zephyr condemned Luffy and demanded severe retribution, while Gigue ordered an immediate operation to strengthen the Marines’ presence in the Four Seas after Garp’s body returned.
  • Garp’s coffin and the ashes of the fallen Marines arrived at Marineford, where Tsuru, Sengoku, and Zephyr mourned him.
  • Sengoku placed senbei in Garp’s hands, and Gigue placed Garp’s final photograph on his chest before leading the Marines in a gun salute and farewell.
  • Gigue ordered the publicity department to announce bounties on the Straw Hat Pirates and the Revolutionary Army, including rewards for information about their whereabouts.

Ch. 411Arrival at Foosha Village

After Luffy’s three-billion-Berry bounty spread worldwide, Gigue arrived in Foosha Village to investigate the place where Garp had fallen. There, he absorbed the lingering Nika Aura and destroyed a sphere of light, then wondered whether he should call Luffy or Joy Boy when they met again.

  • The World Economic Newspaper Agency published Luffy’s three-billion-Berry wanted poster, which accused him of colluding with the Revolutionary Army and causing Garp’s death.
  • Gigue led a massive Marine fleet to Foosha Village, accompanied by Marine Admiral Nightingale Lucia.
  • Gigue asked village chief Spura to take him to the battlefield and told the grieving villagers that Garp had been buried at Marine Headquarters.
  • At the devastated battlefield, Gigue sensed and absorbed the Nika Aura left behind there.
  • Gigue drew a sphere of light from a black vortex and destroyed it, then wondered whether to call Luffy or Joy Boy when they met again.

Ch. 412Sister-in-Law Makino

Gigue entered Foosha Village with Lucia and found Makino, who was nearing childbirth and carrying Shanks’s child. He revealed that Shanks was his younger brother and called him, leaving Makino and Shanks shocked to hear each other’s voices.

  • Gigue sent the Marines back to their warships and asked Spura to disperse the villagers while he and Lucia walked through the village.
  • Gigue followed the pregnant Makino to her bar, caught her when she nearly fell, and fussed over her safety before giving her warm water.
  • Gigue asked Makino if she was thinking about Shanks, and she panicked when he said Shanks had admitted their relationship.
  • Makino learned that Shanks was Gigue’s younger brother and explained they had not seen or contacted each other for nearly half a year.
  • Gigue called Shanks on a Den Den Mushi, and Makino tearfully called out to him; Shanks recognized her in surprise.

Ch. 413Revolutionary Army Beneath the Sea

After arranging protection for Makino in Foosha Village, Gigue left to meet the other Marine fleets. Beneath the sea, Nami learned that Luffy was isolating himself and forced Lindbergh to open his cabin door.

  • Gigue gave Makino money and jewelry, told her to stop running the bar, and arranged for her to go to Mary Geoise before her due date.
  • Gigue stationed Marines and CP0 agents in Foosha Village to protect Makino, then set sail to rendezvous with Akainu and the others.
  • Nami, Chopper, and Brook remained aboard a submarine while Lindbergh warned them that surfacing could expose them to the Marines and Celestial Dragons.
  • Lindbergh told Nami that Emmett had awakened and that Luffy was still shut away in his cabin.
  • Nami rushed to Luffy's cabin, demanded that Lindbergh open the hatch, and he blasted it off its hinges.

Ch. 414Luffy's Struggle

Nami and Lindbergh found Luffy emaciated and consumed by guilt over Garp’s death, while Joy Boy repeatedly tried to take control of his body. Luffy resisted until Joy Boy’s words weakened him, but a sudden fist disrupted the takeover and left Luffy conscious.

  • Nami found Luffy collapsed and emaciated, and Lindbergh brought Chopper to examine him.
  • Chopper said Luffy was severely weak and had not been eating or drinking; Luffy woke and blamed himself for Garp’s death.
  • Nami and Lindbergh told Luffy that Joy Boy had controlled his body, but Luffy confronted Joy Boy and suppressed his will.
  • Joy Boy used memories of Ace’s death to weaken Luffy and take control again, while Nami and Chopper urged Luffy to resist.
  • Joy Boy persuaded Luffy to accept his power, and Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki blasted Nami and Chopper away.
  • A sudden fist struck within Luffy’s mind, making him fall backward as the flame-cloud ribbons vanished.

Ch. 415Luffy's Change

Luffy recovered from Joy Boy’s control and began mastering Nika Form, but he admitted he was not yet strong enough to defeat Tianlong. The crew remained hidden in the East Blue, where dwindling supplies meant they would soon need to surface.

  • Nami and Chopper joyfully confirmed that Luffy had returned, and Luffy ate the food Nami brought him.
  • Lindbergh warned that Tianlong was in the East Blue and could detect them, while Luffy said he could not use the straw hat and no longer wanted anything to do with Joy Boy.
  • Luffy transformed into Nika Form and said Grandpa’s punch had helped him control its power, but he still could only barely protect himself against Tianlong.
  • Luffy asked about Brook, and Chopper said Brook was recovering but needed more milk.
  • Lindbergh explained that supplies were running low and proposed sending Haku to scout before the crew surfaced to replenish them.

Ch. 416Koala

As the Navy and CP agents hunted the Revolutionary Army, Lucci brought the captured officer Koala to Gigue. Koala confronted Gigue over Ace’s death and was struck by Lucia, leaving her injured at the end of the chapter.

  • Gigue’s Navy fleets and CP agents hunted Revolutionary Army members and destroyed more than a dozen hidden bases.
  • Lucci arrived aboard Gigue’s warship with the unconscious Koala, a senior Revolutionary Army officer he had captured.
  • Lucci explained that Koala had been discovered while arranging a food stockpile and that he had stopped her from taking her own life.
  • Koala awoke, recognized Gigue as a Celestial Dragon, and accused him of killing Ace.
  • Gigue admitted that he had killed Ace, and Lucia slapped Koala hard enough to send her crashing into a wall.

Ch. 417Blood Slave

Gigue turned Koala into his Blood Slave and tortured her while trying to learn where Luffy was. He planned to retrieve her memories and then send her back to reunite with Luffy and the others.

  • Koala refused to tell Gigue where Luffy was, and Gigue used Gravity Rings to pin and drag her toward him.
  • Gigue bit Koala’s neck, creating a black diamond mark that let him control her body against her will.
  • Gigue made Koala suffer unbearable pain, then gave her Muramasa and dared her to kill herself.
  • Koala could not force Muramasa into her heart, and Gigue explained that she could not die without her master’s permission.
  • Gigue said he would retrieve Koala’s memories before letting her return to Luffy and the others.

Ch. 418The Scheming Pudding

Gigue used Pudding’s Memory-Memory Fruit to uncover the Straw Hat Pirates’ location and their planned supply handoff. He ordered Pudding to rewrite Koala’s memories while Lucia sent the fleet toward Gotte Island.

  • Gigue summoned Pudding and asked her to extract Koala’s memories to find Luffy’s group.
  • Pudding learned that the Straw Hat Pirates and Revolutionary Army officers were hiding in three submarines and planned to collect supplies at Gotte Island the night after tomorrow.
  • Lucci explained that Jabra had tracked Koala by following the scent of Revolutionary Army members buying food.
  • Gigue ordered Lucia to locate Gotte Island and send the fleet there at full speed.
  • Gigue told Pudding to make Koala believe she was a CP Organization undercover agent, and Pudding promised to finish editing her memories by noon the next day.

Ch. 419Night on Gotte Island

Gigue prepared Koala for a covert supply handover with Luffy’s group on Gotte Island. The Revolutionary Army met Koala’s ship on the west coast, unaware that she had been altered and was acting under Gigue’s orders.

  • Pudding told Gigue that Koala was still disoriented after receiving implanted information, and Gigue ordered her to keep in contact with Luffy’s group.
  • Gigue told Lucia that he would raise the fleet into the clouds near Gotte Island to avoid detection.
  • Luffy, Lindbergh, and the Revolutionary Army arrived at their outpost on Gotte Island and waited for Koala’s supply ship.
  • Luffy complained of hunger, so Koala’s troops brought their remaining food for him to eat.
  • Koala contacted Lindbergh, and the Revolutionary Army went to the west coast to meet her arriving cargo ship.
  • Koala handed over the supplies and stepped aside as a crimson gleam flashed in her eyes.

Ch. 420Sending Warmth

Koala revealed herself as a CP0 agent and detonated explosives among the Revolutionary Army on Gotte Island, then survived as a Blood Slave. She completed her mission for Saint Gigue, and the island was revealed to be surrounded by Marine warships commanded by Gigue.

  • Lindbergh discovered explosives in the crates Koala had arranged to deliver and questioned why she had brought them.
  • Koala lit the explosives, causing a massive blast that killed many Revolutionary Army soldiers and left Lindbergh, Luffy, Nami, Chopper, Brook, Emmett, and Gild Tesoro's severed head among the wreckage.
  • Koala regenerated her destroyed face and limbs with blood, revealing that she was a Blood Slave who would survive as long as her heart remained intact.
  • Koala said her mission was complete, shouted her allegiance to Saint Gigue, and revealed that she was a CP0 agent rather than a traitor.
  • Marine warships emerged from the darkness and surrounded Gotte Island as Gigue watched from the flagship.
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