Arc 18Chapters 426–438
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No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.
Lina overwhelmed Akainu while Whitebeard Pirates and Yamato arrived to reinforce the exhausted fighters on the island. Luffy fled through a forest as Kid and Luo rushed past him to attack the Five Elders.
Luffy battled Saint Nusjuro and Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, using his Nika Form to overpower them as the Straw Hat Pirates’ allies forced the Marines to retreat from Egghead. Lina spared Akainu after Aokiji pleaded for him, and the chapter ended with the Straw Hat Pirates victorious.
After the battle, the Straw Hat Crew and their allies gathered on the shore for a feast while Vegapunk prepared to join the Revolutionary Army. Luffy and Kid learned that Shanks was in Elbaf, where Kid intended to challenge him.
After the banquet, Marco told Lina about Roger’s clues to Laugh Tale and revealed that Shanks and Buggy’s Cross Guild were on Elbaf after defeating Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates there. As the Straw Hats prepared for their next adventure, Zoro remembered his promise to Kuina and renewed his resolve to become the World’s Greatest Swordsman.
Lina proposed founding a large trading company to improve trade and help transform Amazon Lily from a pirate nation. The Straw Hats prepared to leave for Elbaf while Bonney stayed with Vegapunk and bos, and Hancock considered Lina’s plan for her country.
Lina outlined the Black Snake Trading Company, a Grand Line trade network that would connect and protect countries while funding his plans for research and development. Hancock agreed to make Amazon Lily its first member, Vegapunk joined Lina to improve the Sea Train, and the Straw Hats prepared to sail for Elbaf.
After the Egghead War, the World Government distorted its account of the battle while news of the Straw Hat Crew's escape spread. Kaku and Bruno headed for Water 7, and the crew learned their new bounties, which left Luffy and Lina valued at more than ten billion berries combined.
The Straw Hat crew celebrated their new bounties and arrived at Elbaf, where Dorry and Brogy explained the island’s three levels and offered them a choice of how to reach the giants’ village. As Luffy and several crewmates headed ashore to explore the Underworld, Scopper Gaban watched their arrival and prepared to meet them.
Luffy challenged Colon to a cup-and-coin trick duel, then joined Lina’s group on the journey toward the Upper World by the Rainbow Bridge. As Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and Chopper crossed the snowy forest, they sensed a powerful figure approaching, who greeted Luffy.
Lina and the Straw Hat Crew arrived in Elbaf’s Upper World with Dorry and Brogy, while Kid led his crew to confront Red-Haired. Red-Haired and the Cross Guild left a tavern to meet them, and Kid faced Red-Haired as the chapter ended.
Lina arrived at Elbaf’s Sacred Arena with the Straw Hat Crew as Red-Haired challenged Kid to a duel in which the loser’s crew would surrender its flag. Red-Haired badly wounded Kid in their opening exchanges, though Kid revealed he could use Conqueror’s Haki coating and remained standing.
Kid fought Red-Haired in Elbaf’s arena, but Red-Haired decisively wounded him and severed his right arm. Red-Haired stopped the duel when their battle set the Adam Tree ablaze, while Lina and Nami realized they could use the Woods-Woods Fruit to regrow and repeatedly harvest the tree’s branches.
Uta reunited with Shanks on Elbaf, while Lina learned that the Red-Haired Pirates were preparing to leave and discussed the coming conflict at Mary Geoise with him. As new guests arrived, the crews armed themselves, and Lina’s group flew toward the southwest coast to meet Luffy and the others.