Ch. 561Pangu City Standoff

Gigue and Lily remained trapped in a struggle against the golden swords as catastrophic floods struck the world outside Pangu City. Gigue used the Demonic Sword: Muramasa to calm the swords, while the fate of the Void Throne remained unresolved.

  • Black-and-gold energy clashed inside Pangu City while towering waves flooded seas across the world and swallowed islands.
  • Akainu and the others found an invisible barrier blocking the Flower Chamber, and Garling's attacks failed to break it.
  • Akainu left with Aokiji and the others to arrange rescues, while Garling waited for Gigue to emerge.
  • Gigue and Lily discussed the Void Throne, the curse, and Lily's desire to escape her confinement as they remained locked in the standoff.
  • Gigue summoned the Demonic Sword: Muramasa and sent it into the golden torrent, causing the nineteen golden swords to settle temporarily.

Ch. 562The Price of a King

Gigue took the Void Mark from Lily and claimed the Void Throne, insisting that a king was free to go anywhere. He then tried to transform the Void Mark with his Darkness Power, leaving Lily and Muramasa fighting the golden swords as a black crown appeared on his head.

  • Gigue absorbed the Void Mark from Lily, and the golden longswords gathered before him while Muramasa followed.
  • Lily tried to escape using spatial displacement, but a formation in the hall disrupted her ability, and Gigue ordered her to behave.
  • Gigue sat on the Void Throne and told Lily that becoming king made him the freest person in the world.
  • Gigue poured his Darkness Power into the Void Mark, provoking the golden swords to attack him.
  • Lily and Muramasa held off the golden swords at Gigue's command, while the Void Mark turned ink-black and a pitch-black crown appeared on Gigue's head.

Ch. 563Lily's Misery

Gigue awakened the Void Throne’s full power, freed Lily from the Flower Chamber, and explained that the original eighteen had shared the throne with her to keep her imprisoned. Lily learned that their lingering souls had shaped the curse and rejected their ideals of equality, leaving her grieving and furious.

  • Gigue transformed Muramasa into the Dark Scepter, used the Void Throne’s power to silence Lily, and brought her outside Pangu City.
  • Gigue confirmed that he could hear Lily’s thoughts and removed the restriction on her body.
  • Lily demanded to know why Gigue was unaffected by the Void Throne’s curse, and Gigue revealed that the original eighteen had never trusted her.
  • Gigue explained that the eighteen had merged their souls with the Void Throne and left behind an obsession to confine Lily until its next master appeared.
  • Lily realized the eighteen had sacrificed themselves to guard against her, laughed and wept, and dismissed their belief in equality as naive.

Ch. 564A Long Dream

Gigue explained to Lily how a long dream of another world shaped his knowledge and led him to survive God Valley, then argued that her neglect of the World Government’s forces had left them vulnerable to Joy Boy. Lily defended her rule but resented the descendants of the original Twenty for imprisoning her for more than eight hundred years.

  • Gigue told Lily that he had lived more than twenty years in another world in a dream and had seen this world’s future, including Joy Boy’s rise.
  • Gigue explained that he had awakened in God Valley with muddled memories and pursued the Paw-Paw Fruit so he could escape the battlefield.
  • Lily recalled Gigue’s survival as a child and acknowledged that his Lunarian and Mink traits, along with Green Blood, had helped make him powerful.
  • Gigue told Lily that without his survival, she could not have stopped Joy Boy and criticized her for neglecting the forces she had established.
  • Lily insisted that she had no duty to care about inferior people, while Gigue warned that Joy Boy could use them to grow stronger.
  • Lily accused the descendants of the original Twenty of repaying her kindness by imprisoning her and said she should have killed them all except the Figarland Family.

Ch. 565Dark Royal Authority: Reversal

Gigue and Lily left the Flower Chamber after agreeing that Lily could take revenge on the Celestial Dragons, and Gigue used Dark Royal Authority: Reversal to restore places lost to the disaster. On a Navy rescue ship, pale yellow clouds revived recovered corpses, leaving the soldiers facing a terrifying mystery.

  • Lily accepted Gigue’s invitation to take revenge on the Celestial Dragons, and they left the Flower Chamber together.
  • Garling told Gigue about the disaster outside, and Gigue restored the darkened world with a snap of his fingers.
  • Akainu and the others saw that Gigue had grown much stronger and learned that many countries had vanished beneath the sea.
  • Gigue used Dark Royal Authority: Reversal, sending pale yellow clouds across the world as an island rose from beneath the sea.
  • Pale yellow clouds entered the recovered corpses aboard a Navy rescue ship, and the dead sat up before the stunned crew.

Ch. 566The Living and the Dead

Gigue used the Dark Scepter and the Void Throne to resurrect people killed by disasters across the world, including everyone on a sunken island. He revealed to Lily that he could restore those who had died recently, and Lily remained angry with him.

  • The Marine colonel told the resurrected survivors that their relatives might still be alive because the island had risen from the seabed.
  • The Marines landed and found more survivors, confirming that every civilian on the island had returned from the dead.
  • The survivors recalled hearing the words “Dark Royal Authority: Reversal,” leading the Marine colonel to suspect Saint Figarland Gigue.
  • Reports arrived that people killed in disasters across the world had returned to life, and Akainu, Lily, and the others realized Gigue had caused it.
  • Gigue explained to Lily that the Void Throne granted him power over life and death, though he could only resurrect those who had died recently.

Ch. 567Bloody Lily

Lily slaughtered many Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise to vent the rage she had carried for more than eight hundred years, then returned to Gigue and the others. Gigue told her that he would redefine the D in her name to mean “Darkness.”

  • Lily killed Saint Charl's Mark and began her slaughter of the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise.
  • Lily killed many Celestial Dragons, sparing Saint Saturn's family and the Figarland Family, while the city's defenses failed to stop her.
  • Lily returned to the Figarland Clan Land, where Gigue, Monet, and Sugar noticed the blood on her.
  • Lily said she wanted to remove the D from her name and explained her hatred of the people who had kept her bound for eight hundred years.
  • Gigue pulled Lily beside him and said that from then on, D would mean “Dark,” or “Darkness.”

Ch. 568Red-Haired Pirates Disband

After reaching Laugh Tale and learning the truth about One Piece, Shanks considered disbanding the Red-Haired Pirates and returning home. His crew turned their sorrow into a feast, and Katakuri said he would return to Whole Cake Island with Brulee.

  • On the Red Force, Shanks and Beckman dismissed the meaning of One Piece and the title of King of the Pirates after reaching Laugh Tale.
  • Shanks said he might disband the Red-Haired Pirates and go home, and his gathered crew mourned the decision.
  • Beckman and Buggy teased Shanks until he fought Buggy, then Shanks announced that he was a father.
  • Shanks called for a feast, and Beckman helped the crew celebrate finding One Piece despite their disappointment.
  • Katakuri told Shanks that he would return to Whole Cake Island with Brulee.

Ch. 569It's Love at First Beat

Shanks celebrated with Buggy and agreed to ask Gigue to help him register as an adventurer, but Gigue overheard Shanks boasting that he would cut him down. Gigue confronted his younger brother and made him jump by reaching into his chest and flicking his heart.

  • Shanks reflected on going home and showed Buggy the Devil Fruit he carried.
  • Buggy complained about losing the chance to find sunken treasure and asked Shanks to seek Gigue’s help with an adventurer identity.
  • Shanks agreed to bring Buggy’s request to Gigue, then boasted that he would cut down anyone who refused him.
  • Gigue appeared behind Shanks, and Shanks realized he had overheard the boast.
  • Gigue pressed Shanks back onto the deck and reached into his chest to flick his heart, teasing him for threatening his Brother.

Ch. 570Adventurer Buggy

Gigue allowed Shanks to arrange an official adventurer identity for Buggy, provided Buggy stayed out of trouble and learned the difference between adventurers and pirates. After the banquet resumed, Gigue asked Rockstar whether he would be interested in working for the World Government.

  • Gigue confronted Buggy about registering as an adventurer, and Buggy nervously claimed he planned to open a circus instead.
  • Shanks teased Buggy about becoming a circus ringmaster, then asked Gigue to help Buggy get an official adventurer identity.
  • Gigue told Shanks he could approve the identity himself and warned Buggy not to cause trouble or act like a pirate.
  • Gigue resumed the banquet with Shanks and noticed Rockstar serving him another flask.
  • Gigue asked Rockstar whether he would be interested in taking a position with the World Government.

Ch. 571Figarland Sossia

As the Red-Haired Pirates prepared to disband, Gigue and Shanks spoke about Shanks’s daughter, Figarland Sossia, and his hopes of becoming a better father. Shanks saw a photograph of Sossia and treasured it as he looked forward to meeting her.

  • Shanks joked with Rockstar about leaving the crew, and Rockstar asked whether disbanding came with severance pay, easing the crew’s sadness with laughter.
  • Gigue recognized that Rockstar was hiding his sorrow over the Red-Haired Pirates’ impending breakup and reassured Shanks about his family.
  • Shanks said he wanted to see Sossia and promised to give her a complete childhood, while Gigue reminded him that Uta was his daughter too.
  • Gigue told Shanks that Kalifa had taken Makino and Sossia to Mary Geoise, where Garling eagerly awaited his granddaughter.
  • Gigue showed Shanks a photograph of Makino holding Sossia, and Shanks kissed it, carefully wiped it, and asked to keep it.

Ch. 572Grandfather Saint Garling

Makino visited the Figarland family estate with her daughter, Sossia, and met her father-in-law, Garling. Garling warmly held his granddaughter and urged Makino to call him by a familial title, then wondered whether Shanks had rejected him as his father.

  • Kalifa escorted Makino to the Figarland family estate and reassured her about meeting Garling.
  • Garling arrived with the Golden Armor Guards, dismissed them, and greeted Makino and Sossia.
  • Makino introduced herself as Shanks's wife, and Garling recognized Sossia as Figarland Sossia.
  • Makino let Garling hold Sossia, and the nervous grandfather greeted the baby as she gazed at him.
  • Garling told Makino not to call him 'Saint' and asked whether Shanks did not acknowledge him as his father.

Ch. 573Two Palaces

Garling bonded with his granddaughter Sossia while Makino and Kalifa helped care for her. He welcomed Makino and Sossia into the Figarland family grounds, where the servants greeted them as Palace Makino and Princess Sossia, leaving Garling thinking of Shanks as a child.

  • Garling felt hurt that Shanks did not acknowledge him, but Makino assured him Shanks had always wanted to meet him.
  • Garling played with Sossia, then calmly rocked her after she wet his arm and began to cry.
  • Makino changed Sossia's diaper while Garling watched closely, then Garling invited Makino and Kalifa into the family grounds.
  • Garling told Kalifa she could come along after she hesitated to enter, and the three walked toward Makino and Sossia's courtyard.
  • The maids welcomed Makino as Palace Makino and Sossia as Princess Sossia, prompting Garling to remember Shanks as a smiling child.

Ch. 574So Hot She Started Bubbling

Garling welcomed Makino and Sossia to the Figarland Clan Land while worrying about seeing Shanks again. Gigue arrived and said Shanks was preparing to disband his crew and would soon come, while Kalifa became flustered after Gigue read her thoughts.

  • Garling showed Makino and Sossia the courtyard he had arranged for them.
  • Gigue arrived and asked Makino to call him Brother, then said Shanks was preparing to disband his Pirate Crew and would arrive soon.
  • Gigue reassured Garling that Shanks was his adorable Little Brother, and Garling recalled how proud he was of Gigue's rise.
  • Gigue praised Kalifa for caring for Makino and Sossia, and Kalifa vowed that she and the former CP9 members would serve him.
  • Gigue read Kalifa's sensual thoughts, and she blushed so intensely that her Devil Fruit ability made pink bubbles pop above her head.

Ch. 575Reward

Gigue invited Kalifa to his Royal Chamber as a reward, while Makino and Sossia settled into their castle. After Garling left them alone, Gigue embraced Kalifa and vanished with her.

  • Gigue told Kalifa he would take her to his Royal Chamber, and Makino encouraged her to go with him.
  • Kalifa eagerly accepted Gigue’s reward, and Garling privately approved of Gigue expanding the Figarland Family.
  • Gigue asked Makino to take Sossia inside to rest before Shanks arrived, and attendants escorted them to the castle.
  • Garling left Gigue and Kalifa alone, and Gigue teased Kalifa about anticipating her reward.
  • Gigue pulled Kalifa into his embrace and vanished with her, leaving peach-colored bubbles behind.

Ch. 576Bullied Lily

Gigue returned to the Royal Chamber with Kalifa and reunited with Lily, who teased and playfully tussled with him. The chapter ended with Lily asking why Gigue had brought back a little sister instead of his little brother.

  • Gigue used his control over the world's rules to teleport himself and Kalifa to the Royal Chamber.
  • Gigue sat beside Lily, and the two flirted before playfully fighting on the sofa while Kalifa watched.
  • Lily restored her torn dress with a thought, then complained that Gigue bullied her and recalled how respectfully he had treated her before.
  • Lily noticed Kalifa beside Gigue and asked why he had brought back a little sister instead of his little brother.

Ch. 577A Little Shock

Gigue teased Lily, who left after he revealed her identity and history to Kalifa. He then took the overwhelmed Kalifa to the backyard, where Shirahoshi and the maids were relaxing, and invited Kalifa to join them in swimsuits.

  • Lily told Gigue that his brother had become King of the Pirates, and Gigue replied that the man had pursued his dream and would be the last King of the Pirates.
  • Lily left after teasing Gigue, and he told Kalifa that Lily was once the ruler of the world and master of the Five Elders.
  • Kalifa was overwhelmed by Gigue's revelations and collapsed into his arms, so he carried her to the backyard to relax.
  • Gigue watched Shirahoshi swim at normal size, explaining that she had gained the Mini Mini Fruit and that he had removed its seawater curse.
  • Lucia welcomed Gigue, who embraced her and told Kalifa to find a swimsuit and join them.

Ch. 578A Tender Poolside Moment

Gigue spent time with Kalifa, Sugar, Monet, and Lucia at the pool, then discussed the Marines’ leadership and agreed to bring Sengoku out of retirement as Fleet Admiral. Sugar asked Gigue for pirate crews to fight, and Monet immediately volunteered to join her.

  • Kalifa joined Gigue at the pool, where Sugar clung to him and Monet tried to make her behave.
  • Lucia arrived and told Gigue she had no interest in becoming Fleet Admiral because she had joined the Marines to follow him.
  • Gigue proposed bringing Sengoku out of retirement to lead the Marines, and Lucia agreed he suited the calmer state of the seas.
  • Sugar asked Gigue to give her pirate crews to fight, and he promised to arrange some for her.
  • Monet asked Gigue to let her join Sugar because she did not trust her.

Ch. 579The Bold Sugar

Gigue, Sugar, Robin, Olvia, and Monet spent time by the pool, where teasing over Robin’s eavesdropping and tan escalated into a swimsuit prank. The chapter ended with Sugar confidently posing after Robin snapped her swimsuit strap, while Gigue could only awkwardly approve.

  • Gigue caught Robin eavesdropping, and Robin apologized while Olvia and Sugar teased her.
  • Gigue told Robin that her tan did not suit her, so she asked Sugar for sunscreen and Sugar demanded that Robin call her Big Sister Sugar.
  • Robin retaliated by snapping the string of Sugar’s swimsuit while Sugar clung to Gigue.
  • Sugar calmly climbed down and posed confidently in front of everyone, leaving Monet shocked and Gigue speechless.

Ch. 580Dreams Come True

Gigue teased Sugar and Robin before inviting Kalifa to leave the CP agencies and stay with the Figarland Family in Holy Land Mary Geoise. Kalifa eagerly accepted, pleased to be welcomed as one of Gigue’s own.

  • Monet grabbed Sugar by the ear and made her put on her swimsuit, while Sugar flirted with Gigue as he tied its straps.
  • Robin and Sugar bickered about their bodies until Gigue promised they could discuss it later.
  • Sugar pointed out that Kalifa had been standing alone, and Gigue asked whether she wanted to leave the CP agencies and stay with the Figarland Family.
  • Gigue offered Kalifa a place in Mary Geoise and said Palace Makino and Princess Sossia liked her.
  • Kalifa accepted Gigue’s offer, and Lucia joked that Saint Garling would be angry if he heard Gigue’s remark about him.
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