Ch. 161A Conversation with Saturn

Gigue brought Stussy to Mary Geoise and arranged for her to join CP0, revealing to Saturn that he intended to build his own influence within the World Government. Their conversation uncovered Saturn’s past connection to Gigue’s ancestor Cassius and ended with Saturn warning Gigue that the chance to obtain immortality through the Op-Op Fruit was limited.

  • Gigue discovered that Stussy had become connected to him through the Blood-Blood Fruit’s Source Power and took her back to Mary Geoise.
  • Gigue visited Saturn at the Jaygarcia estate with Stussy and said she could join CP0 rather than accompany him back to the Navy.
  • Saturn realized Gigue wanted to develop his influence through CP0, and Gigue admitted he was building forces of his own after Gurando’s death.
  • Saturn revealed that Cassius had been his master and that Cassius might have been the most qualified to gain immortality if he had not been badly injured.
  • Saturn told Gigue that the Op-Op Fruit’s Immortality Surgery had only one available slot and warned that the opportunity might not come again for a long time.

Ch. 162Roger the Restless

Gigue discussed immortality and the Figarland Family with Saint Saturn, then prepared Stussy to join CP0 and watch Doflamingo. He left his vacation in the Holy Land after Marine Headquarters urgently summoned him over Roger’s movements toward Whitebeard’s territory.

  • Gigue told Saint Saturn he wanted immortality for the people he loved and learned that the Figarland Family’s exceptional talents had likely kept its heads from receiving the Immortality Surgery.
  • Gigue arranged for Stussy to join CP0, instructed her to watch Doflamingo, and told her she could invoke his name if anyone pressured her.
  • Stussy asked Gigue to mark her back with the Sky Soaring Dragon Hoof Print, leaving a blank section that formed his name.
  • Marine Headquarters learned that Roger’s crew was heading toward Whitebeard’s waters and worried the two pirate crews might clash or join forces.
  • Kong contacted the Five Elders when Gigue did not return, and they told him Gigue had completed a secret mission and received permission to vacation in the Holy Land.

Ch. 163The Two Crews Meet

After learning that Roger was approaching Whitebeard, Gigue agreed to return to Marine headquarters the next day. On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard’s crew discussed their grudges against Gigue before Roger arrived and knocked out several pirates with his Haki.

  • Kong told Gigue that the Roger Pirates were on the move and ordered him back to headquarters, but Gigue said he would return the next day.
  • Whitebeard and his crew discussed Roger’s visit, while Oden and Teach voiced their hatred of Gigue.
  • Momonosuke tried to get Whitey Bay to hold him, but Oden rubbed his head too hard and made him pass out.
  • A lookout announced that Roger’s ship had arrived, and Roger’s Haki swept through the Moby Dick, knocking several pirates unconscious.
  • Roger entered the cabin, and Whitebeard challenged him for using his Haki as a greeting.

Ch. 164Gigue Appears

Roger and Whitebeard met on an island, where their crews quickly broke into a fight. Gigue arrived unexpectedly and left the battlefield stunned after effortlessly slamming Oden into the ground.

  • Roger exchanged a brief clash with Whitebeard, then returned to the Oro Jackson and led his crew toward a nearby island.
  • Roger and Whitebeard brought their crews ashore, where Teach provoked Buggy and Shanks before the two young pirates attacked him.
  • The crews began fighting, and Roger and Whitebeard prepared to face each other until Oden rushed forward to challenge Roger.
  • Gigue appeared between Roger and Whitebeard, prompting Oden to attack him with Enma.
  • Gigue blocked Enma with his Armament Haki-coated arm, seized the blade, and slammed Oden into the ground.

Ch. 165Clash

Gigue clashed with Whitebeard, then faced Roger and the assembled Roger and Whitebeard Pirates as Akainu and Marine reinforcements arrived. The two pirate crews formed a temporary alliance against the Marines, leaving both sides poised for battle.

  • Whitebeard attacked Gigue, who matched his blows and absorbed his Devil Fruit attacks with darkness.
  • Marco and Oden joined the fight against Gigue, but Roger blocked Gigue’s sword slash to save Oden.
  • Roger challenged Gigue, who revealed that he had not come alone.
  • Akainu arrived and unleashed Meteor Volcano on Roger’s group, while Zephyr led a force of Marine officers onto the island.
  • Lucia and Ginny joined Gigue, and Gion greeted him while rejecting Tokikake’s confession.
  • Whitebeard and his sons joined Roger’s side, and the pirate crews formed a temporary alliance against the Marines.

Ch. 166War in Progress

Gigue and the Marines fought Whitebeard and the Roger Pirates, with Gigue battling Whitebeard while supporting the Marines across the battlefield. The Marines struggled against the pirates’ stronger fighters, and Oden joined Whitebeard’s side with Ame no Habakiri.

  • Gigue and Whitebeard clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, and Roger joined against Gigue before Gigue charged into the pirate ranks.
  • Gigue slaughtered pirates and drained Jingouduo, while Whitebeard’s attack missed as Gigue turned into mist.
  • Akainu attacked the pirates, and the battle spread as Zephyr blocked Roger, Rayleigh fought Akainu, and Marine officers engaged Bullet, Marco, and Whitebeard’s other men.
  • The Marines fell behind in high-end combat, while Gigue used Kamui and his speed to support them as he fought Whitebeard.
  • Oden rushed down from the Moby Dick with Ame no Habakiri and declared that he had come to help Whitebeard.

Ch. 167Momonosuke, Dead!

Gigue killed Oden’s son Momonosuke after cutting Oden in half, leaving Oden gravely wounded and Toki devastated. Roger saved Toki from Gigue, who then pulled Marco and Oden toward him to witness what happened next.

  • Oden charged at Gigue, who cut him in half with One-Sword Style: Nation Suppressing.
  • Whitebeard attacked Gigue, but his blows passed through Gigue while Marco arrived to treat Oden.
  • Gigue seized Momonosuke and killed him in front of Toki, then Oden heard her scream and struggled to see what had happened.
  • Roger rescued Toki from Gigue and condemned his cruelty as a Marine.
  • Gigue used Banshō Ten'in to pull Marco, who was carrying Oden, toward him.

Ch. 168Kizaru to the Rescue

Oden saw that Gigue had killed his child, and his grief and fury erupted as Whitebeard attacked Gigue. Meanwhile, Kizaru arrived in time to save Akainu from Rayleigh, then joined the fight and struck Rayleigh.

  • Oden recognized the child in Toki's arms as Momonosuke and crawled toward them in grief.
  • Gigue told Zephyr he had killed Oden's child, and Zephyr turned away from Toki.
  • Whitebeard attacked Gigue with an air-quake, but Gigue used Kamui to avoid harm while Zephyr pursued Roger.
  • Rayleigh overwhelmed the battered Akainu, but Kizaru appeared and blocked Rayleigh's sword with a blade of light.
  • Akainu hit Rayleigh in the chest with Dark Hound, and Kizaru followed by kicking Rayleigh across the battlefield.

Ch. 169The Situation Is Urgent

Kuma joined the Marine battle and fought Bullet, who overwhelmed Momonga and the other Marines before turning his assault on Kuma. Elsewhere, the Marines remained outnumbered, and Ginny and Gion were surrounded while Gigue struggled to find a way to help them without letting Whitebeard advance.

  • Akainu questioned Kizaru, who revealed that Kuma had also arrived, and Kuma's shockwave killed numerous pirates.
  • Kuma intervened when Bullet was dominating Momonga, Kashou, Dalmecius, Onigumo, and the other Marines, and struck Bullet across the face.
  • Bullet countered Kuma with swords fused into his body and wounded him, but Kuma struck himself to release a red bubble and sent compressed-air attacks at Bullet.
  • Bullet endured the Marines' combined assault, threw Momonga aside, and incapacitated Onigumo and the other Marines before renewing his attack on Kuma.
  • Bullet absorbed weapons and grew into an Iron Giant, while Gaban and the other pirates threatened Marine forces across the battlefield.
  • Jozu and Thatch battered Tokikake, while Vista's pirates surrounded Ginny and Gion; Gigue wanted to help them but held back because Whitebeard was rampaging.

Ch. 170Whitebeard's Grief and Fury

Gigue unleashed the sealed power in his right arm, grievously wounding Whitebeard before rushing to protect Ginny and Gion. He killed Izo, Fossa, and Vista, leaving Whitebeard furious as Roger stepped in to face him.

  • Gigue drew on the power sealed in his right arm and crippled Whitebeard’s arm, then drained and mangled the right side of his face.
  • Marco treated Whitebeard with his Phoenix flames and stopped him from returning to the fight while Gigue flew toward Ginny.
  • Gigue tore off Izo’s head and hurled it through Fossa, killing both pirates as Ginny fought off the Whitebeard Pirates.
  • Gigue rescued the wounded Gion from Vista’s attack and killed Vista with Muramasa.
  • Whitebeard roared in grief and prepared to charge Gigue, but Roger grabbed him and urged him to focus on treatment while Roger took over.

Ch. 171Reinforcements Arrive

Gigue and Zephyr struggled to hold off Roger and the Whitebeard Pirates as Zephyr’s injuries worsened and Roger claimed the Marines had lost. Reinforcements Aokiji and Aramaki arrived to help Kuma, while Sengoku’s enormous golden palm struck Bullet.

  • Gigue hurled severed heads at Roger, and Roger realized he had split Whitey Bay’s head and enraged her crewmates.
  • Roger and Gigue clashed with Haki-infused attacks until Zephyr rammed Roger away, aggravating his own chest wound.
  • Gigue used Shinra Tensei to clear nearby pirates, then fought Roger underground and returned to battle with Flame Emperor.
  • A warship appeared on the horizon, and Aokiji and Aramaki joined the battlefield to help the wounded Kuma against Bullet.
  • As Bullet charged at them, Sengoku’s giant golden palm descended and struck him with a shockwave.

Ch. 172Edward D. Uchiha

Gigue killed Gaban in front of Roger, Shanks, and Buggy, then attacked Whitebeard after Whitebeard intervened to save Roger. Roger recovered from his grief and looked across the battlefield, where the Roger Pirates had begun taking casualties.

  • Sengoku joined Gigue in attacking Roger, while Gaban and Rayleigh rushed to help their captain.
  • Gigue killed Gaban and kicked his severed head toward Roger, leaving Shanks and Buggy horrified.
  • Whitebeard stopped Gigue from striking Roger, and Roger grieved over Gaban’s death.
  • Gigue resumed his attack, clashing with Whitebeard and jolting Roger out of his grief.
  • Roger rose with Ace in hand and saw Dollinger and Mimon lying dead on the battlefield.

Ch. 173The Pirates' Retreat

Roger and Whitebeard ordered their crews to retreat after Marine reinforcements turned the battle against the pirates. Gigue spared Shanks and helped the Roger Pirates escape, while the chapter ended with both crews returning to their ships after suffering heavy losses.

  • Roger broke up the battlefield and told Whitebeard that the pirates had to retreat because Marine reinforcements had arrived.
  • Shanks stayed behind to rescue Sambel, but a Marine vice admiral knocked him down and prepared to attack him.
  • Gigue stopped the vice admiral, told Shanks the battlefield was too much for him, and kicked him safely onto the Oro Jackson, where he landed on Buggy.
  • Whitebeard ordered his crew to retreat, and Roger's crew broke through the Marines under Rayleigh and Bullet's support.
  • Kuma removed Gigue's pain as Roger and Whitebeard escaped to their ships, where both crews returned with fewer, dispirited survivors.

Ch. 174Legendary Marine

After the Marines defeated the Roger and Whitebeard Pirates, Roger asked Whitebeard to lend him Oden and revealed that he was going to die soon. Back at Marineford, Gigue was hailed as a Legendary Marine and set out alone on a luxurious flame-powered speedboat.

  • Gigue and Whitebeard exchanged a final clash across the sea as the Marine forces celebrated their victory.
  • Roger mourned the seven members of his crew who had died, while the Whitebeard Pirates grieved their heavy losses, including Oden and Momonosuke.
  • Roger asked Whitebeard to lend him Oden, and Whitebeard attacked before stopping his Murakumogiri above Roger; Roger then said he was going to die soon.
  • The World Government promoted Gigue as a Legendary Marine, awarded Kuma, Lucia, Ginny, and others the rank of Vice Admiral, and named Akainu and Kizaru Admiral Candidates.
  • Gigue gave part of his reward to Kizaru and the others and used the rest for fallen soldiers' pensions.
  • Gigue took a newly built flame-powered speedboat from Marineford and sped off alone.

Ch. 175Encountering Doflamingo Again

Doflamingo seized territory in the North Blue, but Gigue suddenly appeared and reprimanded him for wasting three years on small-time expansion. Gigue left Doflamingo kneeling and anxious to prove himself, telling him to wake his fallen men.

  • Doflamingo and his crew defeated the middle-aged man’s men, with Vergo taking down the remaining subordinates.
  • Doflamingo killed the middle-aged man and threatened the frightened civilians hiding nearby.
  • Gigue appeared behind Doflamingo, having already knocked out Vergo and the others.
  • Doflamingo recognized Gigue, knelt, and apologized as Gigue criticized him for making little progress in three years.
  • Gigue walked away after telling Doflamingo to wake the people lying on the ground.

Ch. 176Do You Crave Power?

Gigue led Doflamingo and the Darkseid Family away after rescuing them, then asked whether Doflamingo craved power. He offered Doflamingo the Float-Float Fruit, once eaten by Golden Lion Shiki.

  • Doflamingo followed Gigue, dragging the unconscious Vergo and the others behind him until Vergo woke and helped rouse Diamante and Pica.
  • Doflamingo identified Gigue to his officers, who feared and revered the Marine Admiral and Celestial Dragon.
  • Gigue asked about Doflamingo's subordinates and advised him to prioritize quality over quantity.
  • Gigue asked Doflamingo whether he craved power, and Doflamingo eagerly agreed.
  • Gigue revealed the Float-Float Fruit and told Doflamingo that Golden Lion Shiki had previously eaten it.

Ch. 177Doflamingo's Resolve

Gigue offered Doflamingo the Float-Float Fruit and a chance to choose his Devil Fruit again at a dangerous cost. Doflamingo proved his trust by shooting himself in the chest, and Gigue stopped the bleeding before producing a white, pear-shaped fruit.

  • Gigue offered Doflamingo the Float-Float Fruit, but Doflamingo confessed that he already had the Thread-Thread Fruit.
  • Gigue told Doflamingo he could choose again if he paid a price, and Doflamingo agreed even after hearing the price might be his life.
  • Gigue ordered Doflamingo to hurt himself, and Doflamingo fired a String Bullet into his own chest.
  • Vergo, Diamante, and Pica rushed toward Doflamingo while Pica accidentally stepped on Trebol and knocked him unconscious.
  • Gigue stopped Doflamingo's bleeding with his crimson hand, then revealed another white, pear-shaped fruit.

Ch. 178Destination of the Fruit

Gigue extracted the Thread-Thread Fruit from the still-living Doflamingo and gave him the Float-Float Fruit, which Doflamingo ate and tested. Vergo then ate the Thread-Thread Fruit, while Doflamingo’s severe injuries remained a concern.

  • Gigue removed the Thread-Thread Fruit from Doflamingo, leaving him without its powers, and offered him the Float-Float Fruit.
  • Doflamingo ate the Float-Float Fruit and used it to fly and lift the ground, but fell when his injuries overwhelmed him.
  • Gigue caught Doflamingo, then agreed to give the Thread-Thread Fruit to Vergo.
  • Vergo ate the Thread-Thread Fruit and formed a white bamboo staff from its threads.
  • Doflamingo swayed from his wounds, and Gigue steadied him.

Ch. 179Strict Teacher Gigue

Gigue brought Doflamingo and Vergo to Doflamingo’s manor and began teaching them Haki. After a week of brutal training, both students were badly swollen.

  • Gigue told Vergo to use his Thread-Thread Fruit to stitch Doflamingo’s chest wound, and Vergo managed to close it.
  • Doflamingo led Gigue and the others to his manor, where Gigue advised Doflamingo to train his Taijutsu and Haki instead of relying too much on his Devil Fruit.
  • Gigue released his Conqueror’s Haki to test Doflamingo and Vergo; Trebol and Pica fainted, while Vergo endured the pressure and Doflamingo stayed conscious.
  • Gigue promised to teach Doflamingo and Vergo basic Haki training for a week, then immediately sent them flying outside and knocked out the watching lackeys.
  • After a week of training with Gigue, Doflamingo and Vergo had both grown larger from swelling.

Ch. 180Return

After training Doflamingo and Vergo in Haki and the Thread-Thread Fruit, Gigue gave Doflamingo a sword pendant and departed, leaving him to lead his Family. At sea, slave trader Jevite spotted a red Fish-Man traveling alone and prepared to capture him.

  • After a week of training, Doflamingo learned to cover his hands with Armament Haki, while Gigue taught Vergo the Sky Road technique for moving through the air.
  • Gigue gave Doflamingo a necklace with a pendant made from scraps of Withered Wood, then departed as Doflamingo and his Family knelt to see him off.
  • Gigue told Doflamingo that someone from the World Government would come to help him and that he could contact Gigue through her if necessary.
  • Jevite, a slave trader frustrated by a month without prey, spotted a muscular red Fish-Man alone in a small boat and recognized his potential value at auction.
  • Jevite ordered his crew to lure the Fish-Man aboard without provoking him, while the unsuspecting Fish-Man waved at the approaching ship.
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