Arc 17The Battle for Egghead

Lina and the Straw Hats fought the Marines and the Five Elders to protect Vegapunk on Egghead. The Giants and other allies arrived as Ace confronted Akainu, while Luffy and Lina remained locked in the battle.

  • Lina brought Aokiji to Egghead and told the crew that he had left Teach’s crew and that Hancock was safe after surgery.
  • After Bonney attacked Vegapunk, CP0 invaded the research facility, and Lina and her allies split up to defend Egghead and retrieve the Going Merry.
  • Lina defeated Lucci and stopped Bruno from escaping with him, then learned that a vast Marine force was closing in on the island.
  • Luffy relived Bear’s memories of Ginny, Bonney’s illness, and Bear’s sacrifice, then woke to find the Marines surrounding Egghead.
  • The Straw Hats and Sentomaru fought the Marines as Lina deployed Pacifistas, armed undead beasts, and powerful undead to repel the invasion.
  • Garp, Sengoku, and Akainu joined the fight against Lina, while Luffy fought Garp and awakened his Nika Form.
  • The Five Elders arrived in monstrous forms, but Lina killed Saint Peter while Luffy and his companions struggled against the others.
  • Zoro defeated Fujitora, and Dorry and Brogy arrived with the Giant Soldier Pirates as Kid and Luo headed toward Egghead.
  • Ace blocked Akainu’s attack and prepared to leave for Luffy, but Garp struck him down, prompting Ace to answer Akainu’s insult with Great Sun Annihilation.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401Blackbeard's Dark-Dark Fruit Was Pretty Good. Now It's Mine.

Lina defeated Teach and claimed the Dark-Dark Fruit, then brought Aokiji back to the Straw Hats’ gathering and said he planned to travel with them to Egghead. The crew remained wary of Aokiji, while Lina reassured Nami that he might become their ally.

  • Lina left Teach’s body sinking into the sea and tested his newly acquired Dark-Dark Fruit power.
  • Lina found Aokiji waiting in the ruined town, and Aokiji explained that he had left Teach’s crew and wanted to visit Egghead.
  • Aokiji agreed to travel with Lina, who joked that he would have to hand over his body to pay for the ride.
  • Lina brought Aokiji to the plaza, where Sanji and the others reacted with shock and suspicion.
  • Lina told the crew Aokiji was no longer an enemy and explained that Hancock was out of danger after surgery.

Ch. 402Returning to Egghead

The group prepared to return to Egghead before dawn, while separate encounters involved attacks, a pursuit, and weakening mental power. Qin Fengyi later discovered the Third Prince's plans and was shaken by what she learned.

  • The group rested after eating in the square and discussed returning to Egghead before dawn.
  • Qinglian aimed her Flowing Light Seeping Shadow Sword at Nitian's chest as he sped past.
  • Fu Ange struck Xia Tian on the neck and placed him on a wild boar's back.
  • Chen Xing knocked down two giant wolves but later sensed that his mental power was weakening.
  • The National Security agents pursued Fan Tao as he fled on a motorcycle.
  • Qin Fengyi encountered the unit escorting An Ge'er to Phoenix City and learned that the Third Prince had sent his eldest son to the Southern Barbarians and planned to go to the capital.

Ch. 403An Assassin?

The Azure Dragon descended toward Egghead's research layer, and Lina questioned why Vegapunk had not evacuated the civilians. Hong Hai'er searched unsuccessfully for Immortal Luoyu, while Qin Shi Huang later refused a demand under threat of a blade.

  • The Azure Dragon descended toward the research layer above Egghead.
  • Lina noticed civilians still on the island and questioned why Vegapunk had not evacuated them.
  • Ling Feng dodged two attacks and spoke about calming the mind for cultivation.
  • Hong Hai'er sensed someone watching him and searched unsuccessfully for Immortal Luoyu.
  • Colonel Lin received a report that two important guests had boarded and wanted to meet him.
  • Qin Shi Huang refused a request after the blade at his throat moved slightly away.

Ch. 404Jewelry Bonney

The passage consisted of disconnected excerpts from unrelated stories, beginning with Jewelry Bonney confronting Luffy and ending with a panicked guard warning a patriarch. It did not form a single continuous chapter narrative.

  • Bonney swung a water pipe at Luffy, and Robin identified her as the Big Eater, Jewelry Bonney.
  • A narrator described reaching the Liyang Alliance and making an underground hiding place.
  • General Barras decided to lead a team escorting construction workers out of the city to build a mining site.
  • Ling Kong continued controlling the Gale Sword among the dazed cultivators.
  • A guard rushed in and shouted a panicked warning to the patriarch.
  • Zhuang Qingqing wondered whether she had been accused of acting on purpose.

Ch. 405Luffy Absorbs Bear's Memories

Vegapunk asked Bonney to promise not to act recklessly, but she kicked him into a wall. Elsewhere, Yue Xiaofei assigned a mission, Toshiro Hitsugaya was denied early graduation, and Wang Qingyue sensed that the others had departed.

  • Vegapunk asked Bonney to promise that she would not act recklessly after seeing what was inside.
  • Bonney interrupted Vegapunk and kicked him into a wall.
  • Yue Xiaofei called Huang and Xu over to explain Yellow Gu's mission after Zheng Laogen and Liu Zaichui left.
  • The school decided that Toshiro Hitsugaya was not ready to graduate and considered allowing him to graduate the year after next.
  • Jiang Yu told Jiang Qian that strength was not everything and pointed out her shortcomings.
  • Wang Qingyue sensed that the others had left after becoming enraged, and all the furnishings vanished.

Ch. 406A world in turmoil

Vegapunk questioned how someone outside his group could control the Seraphim. The text then shifted through unrelated incidents involving investigations, confrontations, and cultivation, ending with a warning about offending Empress Cao.

  • Vegapunk suspected an undiscovered programming bug after learning that someone else could control the Seraphim.
  • Chai Rong visited Wang Peng and closed the dorm room door after Cai Guangliang had failed to appear for three consecutive days.
  • Gu Yan tried to identify who had leaked a story while questioning An Haotian about his whereabouts.
  • Long Qianxun finished refining the teleportation stele after two years but discovered that she could not use it.
  • Jun Chengyi launched a punch toward Luo Qi's chest.
  • Liang Jie took two older women away after asking them to observe Li Renqiang and had them memorize people along the way.

Ch. 407Lucci: I'm a hundred times stronger than I was two years ago!

The Straw Hat Crew split into teams to defend Vegapunk and Egghead as CP0 and the Seraphim moved against them. Lina confronted Lucci and stopped the agents’ escape attempt, then knocked Lucci into a building.

  • Lilith warned Vegapunk that the Seraphim were damaging the research facility and heading for the warehouse, and the crew realized the Going Merry might be targeted.
  • Lina, Nami, Robin, and Usopp set out to face CP0, while Zoro, Franky, Brook, and Hancock went to deal with the Seraphim and retrieve the Going Merry.
  • Sentomaru evacuated Egghead’s workers and deployed the Pacifistas after Vegapunk asked him to join the fight against the World Government.
  • Lucci’s CP0 team tried to use Bruno’s Door-Door Fruit and S-Bear’s Paw-Paw Fruit to reach the research facility, but Robin and Usopp disrupted their escape.
  • Lina grabbed S-Bear’s wrist, dodged Lucci’s attacks, and kicked him into a building, claiming he was a thousand times stronger than he had been two years earlier.

Ch. 408Lucci: The Strongest Man in the World Was Worth Fighting

Lucci and the CP0 agents fought Lina and her allies on Egghead, but Lina quickly overwhelmed Lucci. As CP0 tried to retreat with him, Lina stopped Bruno from escaping through his spatial gate, leaving the agents’ rescue attempt in jeopardy.

  • Lucci attacked Lina with his awakened leopard abilities, but she dodged and blocked his techniques before teleporting behind him and slamming him into a metal wall.
  • Lina struck Lucci with a powerful kick, but S-Bear’s laser and Ursus Shock interrupted her; the redirected attack blasted Lucci into a crater and left him nearly unconscious.
  • Kaku, Bruno, Kalifa, and Stussy planned a fighting retreat, while Usopp and Nami blocked Kaku and Bruno and Robin kept Kalifa occupied.
  • Stussy stayed behind to cover Bruno as he reached Lucci and opened a Space Gate to escape with him.
  • Lina teleported behind Bruno, pinned Lucci to the ground, and prevented Bruno from pulling him through the gate.

Ch. 409A Massive Fleet at the Gates, a Super Buster Call!

Lina and the Straw Hat crew learned that a massive Marine force was approaching Egghead, including an admiral, more than twenty vice admirals, Pacifistas, and Seraphim. As Akainu led the fleet through the blizzard and toward the island, Lina prepared to face them.

  • Sanji showed Pudding the screens, where Zoro had gotten lost in the research lab’s warehouse.
  • Stussy told Lina and the others that about seventy thousand elite Marines were nearly at Egghead and listed the powerful officers and weapons accompanying them.
  • Lina decided to head out to intercept the Marines, while Usopp abandoned his attempt to come along after she invited him to help.
  • Lina saw the Marine fleet surrounding Egghead and warned that the Marines would pay a painful price if they chose to fight.
  • Akainu ordered the fleet into the Egghead Sea Area, and Sengoku and Tsuru worried about the recruits facing the Straw Hat crew.

Ch. 410The World Bristled with Thorns, but Kindness Never Faded

Luffy witnessed Bear's memories as Bear joined the Revolutionary Army, lost Ginny, and raised their daughter Bonney after her death. When Bonney developed the same illness as Ginny, Bear searched for a cure and devoted himself to making her life happy, while Luffy grew angry at the suffering caused by Saint Saturn.

  • Dragon and Ivankov freed Bear and Ginny from prison, and the two joined the Freedom Fighters, which later became the Revolutionary Army.
  • Eight years later, Ginny was captured and taken to Mary Geoise, where she was forced to become a Celestial Dragon's wife.
  • Two years after Ginny's capture, she called Bear to confess her love before dying from a terminal illness, and Bear found her body in the church.
  • Bear left the Revolutionary Army and raised Ginny's daughter Bonney, finding comfort in caring for her.
  • When Bonney developed symptoms like Ginny's, Bear searched for doctors and learned she could not be exposed to natural light, while Luffy seethed over Saint Saturn.

Ch. 411A Promise Across Time and Space

Luffy experienced Bear’s memories, learning of Bear’s sacrifices for Bonney and his terror at losing his consciousness. After waking on Egghead with a new resolve, Luffy learned that Marines had surrounded them and Sanji and the others were fighting outside.

  • Bear left Bonney in the Kingdom of Sabel and searched the world for a cure for her Azure Jade Scales disease before bringing her to Vegapunk on Egghead.
  • Vegapunk agreed to treat Bonney in exchange for Bear’s blood, but Saint Saturn imposed conditions: Bear had to become a Shichibukai, undergo modifications, and be separated from Bonney.
  • Bear accepted, spent six months with Bonney while she received treatment, then continued his modifications; CP agents intercepted his letters to her.
  • Bear watched the Straw Hat Pirates’ rise from afar and, before his final modification, broke down and told Vegapunk that he wanted to live.
  • Luffy finished experiencing Bear’s memories, vowed to leave the rest to him, and woke on Egghead to find Uta, bos, Vegapunk, and Aokiji nearby.
  • Pudding told Luffy that Marines had surrounded them and that Sanji and the others had gone out to fight.

Ch. 412The Battle of Egghead Begins

Sentomaru and the Marines prepared to clash over Egghead as the Straw Hat Crew emerged from the research facility. Fujitora opened the battle with a meteor attack, but Zoro destroyed all sixteen meteors and challenged him, while Sanji leaped down to join the fight.

  • Sentomaru refused Kizaru's request to stand down, and Tsuru ordered the vice admirals to attack while keeping the Marines' Pacifista out of the fight.
  • The Straw Hat Crew emerged above the research facility, and Zoro fixed on Fujitora as his opponent over their unfinished fight at Sabaody.
  • Fujitora launched more than a dozen flaming meteors at the crew with Gravity Sword: Fire Festival.
  • Zoro used Asura: Draw to cut apart all sixteen meteors, then landed beside Sentomaru and challenged Fujitora.
  • Sanji leaped down from the clouds as the Marines recognized him and prepared to engage.

Ch. 413A Brutal Landing Battle

Sanji and Ryokugyu clashed at the shore as the Marines launched a full assault on Egghead, where Pacifistas and the Straw Hat crew resisted them. Sengoku realized the Pacifistas were bait, but Lina ordered their self-destruct sequence before the Marines could pull away.

  • Sanji unleashed a Tremor-Tremor Fruit shockwave at the Marine fleet, and Ryokugyu raised a vast wall of trees to protect the ships.
  • Akainu ordered the fleet to bombard the shore and the officers to land, while Sentomaru activated the Pacifistas, whose shields blocked cannon fire and whose lasers struck the advancing Marines.
  • Vice Admiral Doll, Brulee, and other officers fought the Pacifistas as Zoro battled Daz Bonez and Fujitora, while Sanji intercepted Ryokugyu.
  • Sengoku recognized that the Pacifistas were bait and urged Akainu to pull lower-ranking soldiers away from them and throw as many as possible into the sea.
  • Lina told Vegapunk to detonate the Pacifistas early, and their eyes began flashing red as the self-destruct sequence started.

Ch. 414Machines! Undead! Army!

Lina unleashed Franky’s technologically modified undead beast army against the Marines landing on Egghead, while Kizaru flew around the coast to reach Vegapunk. The Marines suffered heavy losses, but Momonga, Smoker, Gion, and other senior officers led a counterattack against the beasts.

  • All fifty Pacifistas self-destructed, killing or injuring hundreds of Marines and seriously wounding Vice Admirals Ryuzaki and Maynard.
  • Akainu ordered Marines able to use Geppo to land first and sent the fleet in, while Kizaru flew around the coast toward the back of the island to reach Vegapunk.
  • Franky finished equipping nearly four hundred undead beasts with high-tech weapons, and Lina sent them plunging from the clouds at the landing Marines.
  • The beasts devastated the shore and destroyed more than a dozen warships with their lasers, prompting the Marines to organize a renewed assault.
  • Momonga and Smoker called the vice admirals and rear admirals to attack the beasts, while Chaton Kake and Momousagi Gion joined them in battle.
  • Smoker, Gion, and the other senior officers tore into the beasts’ ranks as the elite Marine squad charged into the fight.

Ch. 415The Difference in Numbers?

Lina and the Straw Hat Crew prepared to face the Marines as their forces landed on Egghead, while Kizaru fought Aokiji outside the research lab. The chapter ended with Lina summoning powerful undead to confront the vastly larger Marine force.

  • Lina let the modified undead beasts wear down the Marines and coordinated with Vegapunk to activate the Frontier Dome and bring on a storm.
  • Akainu ordered the Marines to land and deployed S-Bat, S-Crocodile, and S-Flamingo, who quickly defeated the remaining undead beasts.
  • Kizaru emerged from the research lab and clashed with Aokiji, who blocked Kizaru from reaching Vegapunk.
  • The Marines advanced into the futuristic city as Lina and her allies watched from a high-rise.
  • Lina summoned Whitebeard, Kaido, Sukuna, Bigo, Blackbeard, and other powerful undead, then declared that the Marines were the ones facing despair.

Ch. 416Intensified Battle, Powerful Figures Emerge

Lina’s undead overwhelmed the Marines across the island until Garp confronted him with Galaxy Impact, forcing Lina to recall most of his undead and clash with Garp directly. As the two were blasted apart, Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha and prepared to join the fight.

  • Whitebeard, Blackbeard, and the Azure Dragon undead devastated the streets, inflicting heavy casualties on the Marines and badly wounding vice admirals Kashou and Onigumo.
  • The Mage Undead, Magellan’s undead, and other attackers continued to overwhelm the Marines, while Momonga and Doberman were struck by a thunder attack.
  • Garp encouraged a frightened Marine soldier, then launched himself at Lina and attacked with Galaxy Impact.
  • Lina met Garp’s punch with Nuclear Fist: Annihilation Sun, and their collision shook the island and sent them flying in opposite directions.
  • Tsuru explained that Lina had recalled most of his undead to strengthen his main body, and Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha to help Garp fight him.

Ch. 417The Two Naval Legends in a Fierce Battle

Lina fought Garp and Sengoku, using her teleportation, bone, flame, lightning, and darkness abilities to withstand their attacks and injure both legendary Marines. Sengoku recognized that defeating her was nearly impossible with ordinary attacks and prepared to exploit Devil Fruit users’ weakness to seastone.

  • Garp and Sengoku attacked Lina in succession, but she teleported behind Sengoku and struck Garp with a surprise punch.
  • Sengoku used his foresight and Buddha palms to predict Lina’s teleportation and pound her into the ground, but her bones healed in azure flames.
  • Lina transformed her arm into a bone dragon, trapped Garp, and blasted him with a thunderflame breath that left him bloodied but standing.
  • Lina absorbed Sengoku’s Buddha Shockwave with Dark Water, then broke apart the bone dragon and bombarded his defenses with exploding bones.
  • Sengoku emerged injured and concluded that Lina’s combined Devil Fruit abilities made her extremely difficult to defeat, then considered using seastone against her.

Ch. 418The Decisive Battle Begins

Lina struggled against Garp, Sengoku, Sakazuki, and the Seraphim until Luffy arrived and knocked Garp away. Luffy and Lina faced the Navy together, but Sakazuki’s attack immediately forced Luffy to retreat with burned hands.

  • Kake stopped Sentomaru from reaching the Seraphim, while battles raged across Egghead and Tsuru spotted Luffy approaching.
  • Sakazuki joined the fight against Lina, but Lina evaded his magma attack and struck him with a Conqueror’s Haki punch.
  • Sengoku and Garp coordinated attacks against Lina, and Garp shattered her bone shield and sent her crashing through buildings.
  • Luffy arrived in Fourth Gear and punched Garp into a crater, then stood beside Lina and declared they would defeat the Navy.
  • Sakazuki attacked Luffy with Hell Hound, burning his protected wrists and forcing him to jump back as Garp emerged from the crater.

Ch. 419Nika Form!

Luffy awakened his Nika Form while fighting Garp, transforming the battlefield with his new powers. He used a Ferris wheel to catch Akainu’s magma meteors and hurled them toward Sengoku as Vegapunk recognized the legendary Sun God, Nika.

  • Lina intervened when Akainu’s magma attacks pressured Luffy, then told Luffy to leave Akainu to her.
  • Garp fought Luffy at full strength, slammed him into a crater, and challenged him to prove he could reach Roger’s heights.
  • Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki surged as rhythmic drums sounded, and he transformed into his white-haired Nika Form.
  • Luffy turned the ground elastic and sent Garp flying when Garp punched into it.
  • Akainu launched Meteor Volcano, and Luffy stretched a Ferris wheel into a net, caught the magma meteors, and flung them toward Sengoku.
  • Vegapunk watched Luffy on a screen and identified his form as the legendary Sun God, Nika.

Ch. 420Saints Descend

The Five Elders watched Luffy awaken as Sun God Nika and decided to meet with Imu as the battle on Egghead changed. Lina and Garp traded devastating blows, and the chapter left Garp flying amid shattered ground after Lina unleashed his tremor power.

  • The Five Elders recognized Luffy's Nika awakening and resolved to help erase Nika and the Will of D.
  • Luffy escaped Sengoku's golden chains and punched Garp into an S-Bat and a building.
  • Lina detonated his skeletal hand against Sengoku, but Garp struck Lina with a powerful blow that shattered more than a dozen bones.
  • Lina and Garp clashed again, trading punches and kicks until Garp wounded Lina's ribs and Lina cut Garp's waist.
  • Lina teleported past Garp's shockwave and shattered the ground with a tremor, sending Garp and stone fragments flying.

Ch. 421The Five Elders Arrive

Lina, Luffy, and the Marines continued fighting on Egghead as Sengoku realized the battle was turning against them. Kaku announced that the Five Elders were about to arrive, prompting Sengoku to order lower-ranking Marines to evacuate before five powerful presences descended on the island.

  • Lina used a bone dragon's thunder-and-flame breath to destroy Akainu's magma soldiers, while Luffy hurled S-Bat into Akainu and drove the Seraphim toward overload.
  • Luffy and Garp clashed in midair, trading a kick and an uppercut coated in Conqueror's Haki.
  • Sengoku emerged badly injured from the ruins as Kaku arrived through an air door and announced the Five Elders' evacuation order.
  • Sengoku ordered all Marines below commodore to evacuate Egghead and the warships to surround the island.
  • As the city fell quiet, storms intensified and five ominous, powerful presences descended upon Egghead.

Ch. 422The Five Elders Were a Bunch of Nobodies

Luffy awakened Fifth Gear and struck down the Five Elders with a massive Haki-infused lightning punch, leaving two apparently defeated and the others badly injured. As the remaining Elders attacked Luffy and his companions, Lina appeared to confront the sandworm and test whether its regeneration depended on Imu's power.

  • The Five Elders arrived in monstrous forms and ordered CP0 to take control of the Seraphim and kill Vegapunk while they targeted Luffy and his companions.
  • Luffy dropped from the sky in Fifth Gear and slammed the Five Elders into the ground with a lightning-charged punch, also knocking CP0 unconscious.
  • Luffy returned to normal and reunited with Usopp, Chopper, and Franky, who warned that killing the Five Elders could throw the world into chaos.
  • Lina observed that the Elders rapidly healed from their injuries, while two were sent away or vanished after taking Luffy's Haki-infused blow.
  • The three remaining Elders attacked Luffy, forcing him and his companions to flee as the sandworm burst from the ground to swallow him.
  • Lina teleported in front of the sandworm, questioned whether its immortality would fail without Imu's power, and unleashed Dark Water.

Ch. 423The Clash of Dragons and Tigers

Lina killed Saint Peter and joined the renewed battle against the Marines while Luffy evaded Sengoku and the Horse Bone. On the coast, Zoro defeated Fujitora in a final sword clash, leaving the outcome of the larger battle unresolved.

  • Lina nullified Saint Peter's abilities with Dark Water and killed him with a bone blade and internal shockwave.
  • The Horse Bone ordered Akainu to kill Lina, and Sengoku rejoined the fight as the Horse Bone and Sengoku pursued Luffy while Lina faced Akainu and Sengoku's attacks.
  • Zoro and Fujitora continued their battle on the coast, trading powerful sword strikes and sustaining serious injuries.
  • Zoro unleashed Nine Sword Style: Ghostly Aura, and he and Fujitora prepared for a decisive clash.
  • Zoro evaded Fujitora's massive iaido slash and struck him down with Asura: Purgatory of Endless Torment.
  • Fujitora acknowledged his defeat and died, while Zoro noted that Fujitora had only left a small wound on his shoulder.

Ch. 424Reinforcements

Dorry and Brogy led the Giant Soldier Pirates to Egghead and smashed through the Navy’s blockade to aid their friends. Kid, Luo, Bepo, Yamato, Marco, and Ace also arrived, with the pirates heading onto the island as the battle continued.

  • Zoro spotted the enormous ship carrying Dorry and Brogy as it approached the coastline.
  • Dorry and Brogy fired an Elbaf Spear that destroyed at least twenty-five Marine warships, then led the Giant Soldier Pirates toward Egghead.
  • Kid and Killer watched the giants’ attack from their ship while Luo and Bepo arrived by submarine and teleported to the island.
  • Kid used metal to carry himself and Killer toward Egghead after Luo left.
  • Yamato spotted Ace from the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship, and Ace flew inland while Marco offered to scout ahead.

Ch. 425The Navy's Rout

The Navy’s forces were overwhelmed as Lina gravely wounded Sengoku, and Ace arrived to reinforce the Straw Hats. Ace headed east to find Luffy but was stopped by Garp and then confronted Akainu, ending the chapter with a massive clash of fire and magma.

  • Usopp and Franky struggled against four vice admirals while the exhausted Straw Hat Crew depended on Luffy and Lina to turn the battle.
  • Lina pierced Sengoku with a bone sword, escaped Akainu’s magma attack, and watched Sengoku collapse with Tsuru’s help.
  • Ace arrived and blocked Akainu’s Great Eruption with Fire Fist, prompting Sengoku to recognize that the Navy had been defeated.
  • Lina told Ace that Luffy had been chased toward the abandoned yard in the east, but Garp struck Ace down before he could leave.
  • Akainu attacked Ace and insulted Whitebeard, so Ace answered with Great Sun Annihilation, engulfing Akainu in an exploding fireball.
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