Arc 4The Sky Island Trials

Lina and the Straw Hats reached Skypiea, where Enel drew them into a deadly contest against his forces and the Shandian guerrillas. As the crew fought the priests and Enel, Luffy recovered from Wappa’s attack and Lina prepared to continue the fight.

  • Lina killed Sandy after Sandy confronted him over the weapons sold in Loguetown, then the crew escaped Holled after Luffy destroyed a drug factory.
  • Lina joined Ape-Human’s crew to reach Jaya, fought Bellamy’s pirates, and helped the Straw Hats confirm that Sky Island existed.
  • The Straw Hats rode the Upward Sea Current to the White Sea and reached Angel Island, where Enel ordered the White Berets to pursue them and planned a survival game.
  • After Enel’s forces entered the crew in God’s Final Trial, Lina’s Mage Undead defeated Shura, and Gan Fall explained Enel’s rule and the conflict over God Land.
  • Lina stayed aboard the Going Merry with Nami and Chopper, then struck Enel with a Seastone bullet and a Haki-coated sand python when Enel demanded his submission.
  • Usopp entered the Ball Trial, Sanji entered the Swamp Trial, and Zoro fought Ohm while Lina’s Mage Undead battled Enel’s lightning attacks.
  • Wappa knocked Luffy motionless with an Impact Dial, but Lina arrived and revealed that Wappa had been fighting him, and Luffy then got back up as Lina said Enel had escaped.
Chapters 76–100 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 76The Undead Mage

Lina demonstrated that her awakened Devil Fruit let undead use abilities from their templates, then stopped Zoro from overtraining by alerting Chopper. As the crew sailed on, Robin began learning about her shipmates, and three days later Lina spotted an island ahead.

  • Lina's Undead Mage used a sand attack modeled on Crocodile's ability, but the seawater caused the sand to disperse.
  • Lina explained that her awakened Devil Fruit let undead bring out abilities from their templates, and Zoro decided to train harder.
  • Lina warned Chopper that Zoro was overtraining while injured, and Chopper forced him to stop and rest.
  • Robin looked through the crew's photographs and asked Nami to tell her about everyone aboard the Merry.
  • Lina asked Nami about their route to Gaudy Island, and the crew shared lunch while Zoro went to retrieve the liquor Lina had bought.
  • Three days later, Lina spotted an island ahead and called the others up to the deck.

Ch. 77The Strongest? That's Me, No Mistake!

Lina and the Straw Hat Pirates paid an inflated docking fee to enter the Kingdom of Holled and enjoy a brief vacation. Meanwhile, Sandy studied evidence linking the crew to an old attack on Joker’s forces but remained unsure who had committed it.

  • Lina brought the Merry into Holled’s harbor despite Nami’s objections to the docking fee, and Luffy refused to lower the pirate flag.
  • The guard captain demanded thirteen million berries, and Lina paid rather than risk a confrontation before the crew entered the city.
  • Two off-duty guards revealed that Sandy served the Donquixote Family and had come to rebuild its base after Gild Tesoro took a Devil Fruit and later made peace with Joker.
  • Sandy compared a wanted man’s photograph with a report about a burned base in Loguetown and wondered whether Clown Buggy’s crew had been arrested instead.

Ch. 78Donquixote

Sandy investigated the destruction of his family’s East Blue base but doubted that Lina was responsible because Lina appeared too weak to have defeated Kruke. Meanwhile, Lina and the Straw Hats checked into the Feiwen Grand Restaurant, collected spending money, and split up to shop and visit the casino.

  • Sandy reviewed the evidence linking Lina to the weapons sold in Loguetown, but his observations of Lina made him question whether Lina could have beaten Kruke.
  • Lina treated the crew to rooms at the Feiwen Grand Restaurant, and he mocked a condescending staff member by leaving him a 20-Berry tip.
  • Lina offered the crew two million Berries each, then got struck by Nami after teasing her about not needing spending money.
  • Nami and Robin left to shop, and Lina asked them to buy him clothes and suspenders.
  • Lina and the other men headed to the casino, where Lina eagerly suggested they play some games.

Ch. 79An Old Acquaintance

Lina and his crew gambled at a casino, where he lost heavily while enjoying the attention of two hostesses. Sandy, the harbor guard captain, spotted Lina and became convinced he was connected to a mystery, leaving Lina puzzled by his attention.

  • Lina and his crew arrived at the casino, where Chopper noticed several people getting high in a corner.
  • Usopp bet on big while Lina followed him, but Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper bet on small and won the first round.
  • Lina lost millions of berries as the crew kept gambling, then exchanged another twenty million for chips and flirted with two bunny girls.
  • Sandy woke up on a sofa, recognized Lina at the dice table, and decided to test his suspicions about him.
  • Lina sensed Sandy watching from across the casino, met his gaze, and watched him leave without explanation.

Ch. 80Yes, I Am Lustful.

Lina followed Sandy to the eastern peninsula of Gaudy Island after suspecting he was connected to the trouble in Loguetown. She revealed the Mage Undead and watched it overwhelm Sandy with fire, ending the chapter as it unleashed a massive flame wave.

  • Lina gave away her remaining two million berries at the casino, then left with the Mage Undead while Zoro returned inside.
  • Lina and the Mage Undead followed Sandy from Feiwen Grand Restaurant to the eastern peninsula, where he confronted them in a reed bed.
  • Sandy revealed that he had suspected Lina because of the weapons she had sold and challenged her to fight.
  • The Mage Undead attacked Sandy with firebirds, forcing him to dodge and cut through the pursuing flames.
  • Sandy charged the Mage Undead with a ranged sword strike, but it answered with a towering wave of fire.

Ch. 81Do You Know Fire Release?

Lina and Mage Undead defeated Sandy, a Donquixote Family fighter who had sent word about her to his family. Back at the restaurant, Lina found Luffy missing, and an explosion lit the eastern sky as the crew suspected he had caused it.

  • Sandy used the Twist-Twist Fruit to attack Mage Undead, but Mage Undead overwhelmed him with fire, sand, and Armament Haki.
  • Sandy revealed that he had sent information about Lina to the Donquixote Family, and Lina killed him and burned the scene.
  • Lina returned to the restaurant, bought another pack of cigarettes after failing to quit, and joined Zoro, Sanji, Chopper, and Usopp for a late-night meal.
  • The crew realized Luffy was missing, and Zoro and Sanji argued over who should search for him.
  • An explosion shook the restaurant, and Zoro and Sanji guessed that Luffy had caused it.

Ch. 82Paramecia Fruits

Nami and Robin reunited with the others after Luffy’s escape from a factory sparked a chase across the Kingdom of Holled. The crew fled by sea and learned the factory was likely producing illegal drugs for the Donquixote Family, leaving them to consider their next move while their Log Pose was still charging.

  • Nami and Robin reached Feiwen Grand Restaurant, learned Luffy was missing, and split up with Lina’s group to search while Lina and Nami took the Going Merry to the agreed meeting place.
  • Lina and Nami found Luffy and the others near the cliff, then helped the crew escape by ship as soldiers fired guns and cannons at them.
  • Luffy explained that guards had seized his money and taken him to a factory after learning he was a pirate, so he had escaped and destroyed the building while fighting.
  • Chopper identified the coastal crops as Matin Leaf, and Robin said the Donquixote Family likely ran the factory to make and ship illegal drugs.
  • The crew panicked after Lina and Usopp counted several Shichibukai connections, and Sanji redirected the discussion to their not-yet-charged Log Pose.

Ch. 83Shichibukai Killer

Lina scouted Gaudy Island and returned with the Log Pose, which pointed toward Sky Island. As the Straw Hats sailed on, a huge ship fell from the sky, and the Log Pose’s needle began pointing upward, confirming the strange route ahead.

  • Lina flew to Gaudy Island while the crew waited offshore, then returned with the Log Pose after it finished recording and gathered supplies.
  • Morgans received the Straw Hats’ new wanted posters, and Shanks celebrated Luffy’s rising bounty with his crew.
  • Usopp trained Sanji in Haki aboard the Going Merry until an enormous ship plunged from the sky into the sea nearby.
  • Nami noticed that the Log Pose needle pointed into the sky, and Robin explained that a stronger magnetic field was pulling it toward an island above them.

Ch. 84The Pointer Pointing to the Sky

Lina and the Straw Hats salvaged a sunken ship, then gave the recovered gold to Ape-Human in exchange for his crew’s help reaching Sky Island. They arrived at Jaya Island, where Luffy and Zoro decided to visit the lawless Knock Up Stream Town before meeting the Monkey Mountain Alliance.

  • Lina explained the legend of Montblanc Norland and told Nami that an upward-flowing sea current could carry them to Sky Island.
  • Ape-Human’s crew arrived to salvage the sunken ship while Lina’s fish-man undead brought its remains and a chest aboard the Merry.
  • Robin identified the chest’s gold pieces as fragments chipped from a larger object, and Lina secretly added them to a sack of salvaged goods.
  • Lina gave the gold to Ape-Human and asked to travel with his crew to Jaya Island, where the alliance could help them find the Upward Sea Current.
  • The group reached Jaya Island, and Luffy and Zoro chose to explore Knock Up Stream Town before visiting the Monkey Mountain Alliance.

Ch. 85Knock Up Stream Town

Lina and Sanji explored Knock Up Stream Town, where Lina shot a Bellamy Pirate who threatened them and Sanji knocked out his crew. Lina later thwarted Doc Q’s explosive-apple trick, provoking Burgess to challenge her to a fight.

  • Lina and Sanji left the Going Merry to explore Knock Up Stream Town while Usopp stayed aboard and Lina arranged guards for the ship.
  • A red-haired member of the Bellamy Pirates demanded a toll, so Lina shot him and Sanji kicked away the pirates who attacked.
  • Lina recognized Doc Q when he asked for help, then kicked him and his horse into a wall after taking his offered apple.
  • Doc Q hurled the explosive apple at Lina, and it detonated without harming her.
  • Burgess arrived, mocked Doc Q, and challenged Lina to a fight, but Lina told him to go to the hospital.

Ch. 86Blackbeard's Crew? Hand Over the Money!

Lina and his crew clashed with members of the Blackbeard Pirates, driving Burgess and Doc Q away and bringing down Van Augur’s bell tower. After reuniting with Sanji, Lina learned that Bellamy had attacked Executioner Rosseau’s territory, and the chapter ended with the crew hearing Blackbeard’s laughter nearby.

  • Lina sent Blue Ogre and Red Ogre to attack Burgess and Doc Q, who fought back before Burgess charged again.
  • Van Augur fired on Lina’s group from a bell tower, but they blocked his shots, and Lina’s spears destroyed the tower as Doc Q escaped with Burgess.
  • Lina left the wrecked battlefield with Mage Undead and reunited with Sanji, who carried ingredients and a black bear.
  • Lina asked a bystander where Bellamy’s crew was based and learned they had taken over the Tropical Hotel and were heading there.
  • As Lina and Sanji continued toward the Going Merry with a petite, twin-tailed girl, they heard Blackbeard laughing and proclaiming that people’s dreams never ended.

Ch. 87Try to frame me, and I'll crush you all!!

Lina went to confront the Bellamy Pirates after they beat Luffy and Zoro for talking about Sky Island. Red Ogre knocked Sachis unconscious with one blow, leaving the tavern stunned.

  • Blackbeard left after meeting Lina, who decided to watch him but not start a fight.
  • Nami angrily confronted Luffy and Zoro for accepting a beating, and Lina agreed to take on the Bellamy Pirates.
  • Luffy told Nami he understood why Lina was going, since the others were angry and would not enjoy the adventure otherwise.
  • Lina entered the tavern with Blue Ogre and Red Ogre, ordered a drink, and traded barbs with Bellamy.
  • Sachis approached Lina and offered to handle him, but Red Ogre slammed Sachis through the floor before Bellamy could finish speaking.

Ch. 88I'm About to Show Off

Lina defeated Bellamy in the tavern after awakening Conqueror’s Haki, then returned to the Merry and learned Robin had found a map to Sky Island. The crew prepared to set sail with confirmation that the fallen ship had reached Sky Piea.

  • Lina knocked out Sachis, caught Bellamy’s spring-powered punch, and told Bellamy that the era had left him behind.
  • Bellamy attacked Lina, but Lina’s Conqueror’s Haki felled everyone else in the tavern, and Lina endured Bellamy’s punch before slamming him into the floor.
  • Lina told Bellamy that King Luffy would become Pirate King, then invited Bellamy to follow him if he ever caught up.
  • Lina returned to the Merry, where Usopp claimed credit for defeating attackers while Chopper revealed the undead had done the work.
  • Nami showed Lina a map Robin had salvaged, and Robin identified it as a map of Sky Piea, confirming Sky Island existed.

Ch. 89The Conqueror's Haki!

Lina and the Straw Hat crew convinced Mont Blanc Cricket that the City of Gold had been carried to Sky Island, and he agreed to help them ride the Upward Sea Current. As the crew prepared to leave Jaya, Blackbeard decided not to target them for now.

  • Lina and Robin showed Cricket how Jaya Island and the Sky Island map formed a skull, pointing to the City of Gold in the sky.
  • After Luffy firmly accepted the risk, Cricket agreed to have Ape-Human and Gorilla modify the Merry and explained how to find the Upward Sea Current.
  • Lina summoned dinosaurs for a forest search and caught a South Bird to guide the crew south.
  • In Knock Up Stream Town, a young man named Luffy defended Lina’s potential as a pirate after his companions mocked her five-million-berry bounty.
  • Blackbeard reviewed the Straw Hat crew’s wanted posters, considered pursuing them, then chose another target instead.

Ch. 90A New Bounty Arrives, Setting Off for Sky Island

The Straw Hats rode the Upward Sea Current to the White Sea and marveled at the sky island’s strange clouds and wildlife. As they headed toward a distant gate, an unseen attacker fired a cannonball at the Merry.

  • Luffy and the others boarded the modified Merry and left Jaya Island with Ape-Human and Gorilla escorting them.
  • The crew steered into a massive whirlpool, and Lina took the helm when the current overwhelmed the undead.
  • Nami directed the crew as the Upward Sea Current erupted, carrying the Merry through the clouds to the White Sea.
  • The crew explored the cloud sea, while Lina pointed out a distant gate and suggested they sail toward it.
  • An enemy fired a cannonball at the Merry, and Lina blocked it with his Bone Chain Sword.

Ch. 91Brother, Is That You?

Lina and the Straw Hats reached Angel Island, learned about Sky Island from Gan Fall, and entered legally through the Gate of Heaven. Enel learned of their arrival and ordered the White Berets to confront them, planning a survival game before departing for Infinite Earth.

  • Gan Fall explained Sky Island's seas, Angel Island, and the conflict between Enel's rule and the Shandian guerrillas, then gave Lina a whistle after she paid him.
  • Lina paid the Gate of Heaven's toll, and an Express Shrimp carried the Going Merry up to Angel Island.
  • The crew arrived on Angel Island and explored its beach and cloud-built surroundings.
  • Enel heard that eight Blue Sea visitors had arrived and ordered the White Berets to go after them despite their legal entry.
  • Enel told himself that the Ark Maxim was nearly ready and planned a survival game for the Shandians, priests, and God Soldier Squad.

Ch. 92The Enel's Gaze

Lina and the Straw Hats visited Conis’s home on Angel Island, where they learned about Dials and Sky Island’s clouds. As the group enjoyed lunch, Captain McKinley and the White Berets arrived with a letter from the God Soldier Captain.

  • Luffy invited Lina and Nami to Conis’s home after meeting Conis on the beach.
  • Conis explained how Dials worked and described the different kinds of Sky Island clouds.
  • Lina asked about offensive Dials, learned they were controlled by the God Soldier Squad, and privately decided to steal some.
  • Lina and Luffy joked around with matching lines and impressions while the group ate lunch at Conis’s house.
  • Captain McKinley and the White Berets reached Conis’s home and delivered a letter from the God Soldier Captain to the visitors from the Blue Sea.

Ch. 93Only Practicing One Move: Training Until He Became a One-Punch Man

Lina and the Straw Hat crew received Enel’s mandatory invitation to a deadly trial in God Land, where they would compete for points against the Shandia and God’s forces. As Wappa prepared the Shandia for battle, the crew boarded an Express Shrimp and set off for the trial.

  • Conis explained that the God Soldier Squad served Enel, and Lina’s crew opened an invitation to God’s Final Trial.
  • The crew learned that accepting the letter had entered them in a three-day contest where they had to earn a hundred points to avoid execution; Luffy eagerly agreed to take part.
  • In Cloud Village, Laki told Wappa that Priest Shura had delivered a letter and revealed their hideout, so Wappa ordered the Shandia to prepare for battle.
  • In God Land, Yama told the God Soldiers that the Shandia and Straw Hat Pirates had been assigned point values as targets.
  • Lina and the crew said goodbye to Conis and Pagaya, boarded a larger Express Shrimp, and headed to God Land.

Ch. 94God's Final Trial!

The Merry reached God Land, where a God Soldier attacked Luffy and the crew learned about the shells used as weapons. Gan Fall arrived to warn them about the trial, but Shura appeared to begin the Rope Trial, and Lina prepared to fight him with one of his Undead.

  • The super Express Shrimp carried the Merry into God Land, and Lina spotted Shandia guerrilla fighters nearby.
  • A God Soldier attacked Luffy with a Slash Shell, but Mage Undead blocked the strike and Luffy knocked the attacker unconscious.
  • Lina examined the Slash Shell, then the super Express Shrimp left the Merry at an altar-like structure.
  • Gan Fall arrived and warned the crew that the God Soldiers had targeted them, while objecting to God Enel's conflict with the Shandia.
  • Shura appeared on a giant vulture and announced the Rope Trial, and Lina chose a petite white-haired Undead to face him.

Ch. 95A Battle of Equals

Lina’s group faced Shura during the Rope Trial, and Mage Undead defeated him with her fire powers despite his Mantra and hidden Cloud Ropes. Gan Fall began to ask the group for something, while Enel learned of Shura’s defeat and decided to visit the trial himself.

  • Gan Fall tried to intervene, but Lina restrained him with sand snakes and told him to let Mage Undead handle Shura.
  • Shura attacked Mage Undead with fire from Pierre, but she redirected the flames and sent fiery swallows after them.
  • Lina released Gan Fall and questioned him about Mantra, then realized Enel had accurately judged the group’s strength.
  • Shura trapped Mage Undead in Cloud Ropes and charged with his Heat Dial lance, but her flames burned through the ropes and overwhelmed him.
  • Gan Fall knelt on the Merry’s deck and struggled to voice a request to the group.
  • Enel learned that Shura had been defeated and set out to visit the trial for some entertainment.

Ch. 96Don't Interrupt Me While I'm Showing Off

Enel set a goal of reducing the island’s remaining fighters to fifty, while Gan Fall told the Straw Hats about the four-hundred-year conflict over God Land and Enel’s power. The crew prepared to confront the priests, and Usopp resolved to test his progress as Enel continued killing God Soldiers.

  • Enel announced that he would leave only fifty people on the island by the next day and flew away as lightning.
  • Gan Fall admitted that Sky Island’s people had taken God Land from the Shandia and explained that Enel ruled through fear and had destroyed Birka.
  • Luffy and the others agreed to face Enel, while Zoro and Sanji competed to defeat the three remaining priests.
  • Usopp volunteered to join the challenge, and Lina gave him a fully charged Impact Dial as backup.
  • Enel killed a God Soldier and counted the remaining fighters, saying there were eighty-two.

Ch. 97Enel Draws Near

Lina and the others prepared to explore God Land while Enel drew near the Going Merry. Enel confronted Lina, but Lina used a Seastone bullet and a Haki-coated sand attack to smash him into a tree.

  • Lina woke at the altar and found several attackers from the night before lying defeated nearby.
  • Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji left to challenge the priests, while Robin went to explore the ruins and Luffy rode off to hunt beetles.
  • Lina stayed aboard the Going Merry with Nami and Chopper, reassuring Nami that she did not need to be strong to be a valued companion.
  • Enel appeared on the ship, recognized Lina as the one who had defeated Shura, and demanded that Lina apologize and submit to him.
  • Lina apologized to distract Enel, then fired a Seastone bullet and struck him with a Haki-coated sand python, smashing him into a tree.

Ch. 98The Slaying of God Begins!

Usopp entered the Ball Trial and fought its priest, Daigo of the Forest, while Lina and the Mage Undead battled Enel at the forest altar. The confrontation escalated into a clash of lightning, sand, and fire, with neither side yet defeated.

  • Usopp chose the Ball Trial, while Sanji chose the Swamp Trial, and the two entered through separate openings.
  • Usopp discovered that the floating white balls could explode and met Daigo of the Forest, who attacked him with a ball that sprouted bird heads.
  • Usopp struck Daigo with a pellet that burst into scattered iron nails, surprising the priest and scratching his clothes.
  • Enel recovered from Lina's blow and attacked with two million volts of lightning, but the Mage Undead blocked it with a sand shield.
  • Enel unleashed a Thunder Bird and then a Thunder Dragon against the Mage Undead's sand serpents, while the undead answered with more sand creatures and a sea of fire.

Ch. 99Thunder Dragon!

Lina battled Enel in the sky above God Land, while Sanji and Zoro fought priests elsewhere on the island. Enel unleashed a massive lightning attack, Sanji defeated Nirvana, and Zoro cut down Ohm and his giant hound.

  • Lina kept Enel away from the Going Merry and used Mage Undead's fiery serpents to trap and badly burn him.
  • Enel fired a One Hundred Million Volts: Lightning Beam that pierced four of Lina's Armament Haki-coated sand shields, then unleashed Two Hundred Million Volts: God's Judgment.
  • Sanji let Nirvana's Swamp Cloud hit him, grabbed Nirvana, and struck him with a Collier kick before flinging the cloud away.
  • Zoro damaged Ohm's Iron Cloud Sword, then unleashed Hundred and Eight Worldly Troubles Phoenix and cut down Ohm and his giant hound.

Ch. 100Serpent Massacre

Lina found Luffy after he was defeated by Wappa, who had used Seastone shoes and an Impact Dial to take him down. Lina explained that Enel had escaped during their fight and that he was chasing him, leaving Luffy to join him as they faced the problem ahead.

  • Warapa rejected Luffy's offer of a truce and attacked him with the Burning Rocket Cannon and cannonballs.
  • Luffy and Wappa exchanged attacks, but Wappa used his Seastone shoe to weaken Luffy and pinned him down.
  • Wappa struck Luffy's head with an Impact Dial, leaving him motionless, then wondered who had won the battle with Enel.
  • Lina appeared with a giant hawk and told Wappa that he had been fighting Lina.
  • Luffy got back up as Lina explained that Enel had escaped after striking him and that Nami and Chopper were still at the altar.
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