Ch. 381Ultimate Finger Pistol

CP9 agents infiltrated Iceburg’s residence to take Pluton’s blueprints, but Franky and Luffy intervened. Luffy effortlessly endured Rob Lucci’s Finger Pistol and defeated him with a flaming punch, leaving the other agents stunned.

  • Rob Lucci, Blueno, Kaku, and Kalifa entered Iceburg’s study and demanded Pluton’s blueprints.
  • Franky burst through the roof to protect Iceburg, then Luffy emerged from the wreckage and revealed that Robin had sent him to wait for the agents.
  • Rob Lucci recognized Luffy as an Eclipse member and attacked him with Finger Pistol techniques, but Luffy remained unharmed.
  • Luffy struck Rob Lucci with a fist of dark crimson flames, blasted him through several buildings, and left him unable to fight.
  • Kaku, Blueno, and Kalifa froze in shock as Luffy dismissed Rob Lucci’s Iron Body as soft and squishy.

Ch. 382Buster Call?

Luffy knocked Rob Lucci through the study wall, and Robin answered Spandam’s call before he threatened Water 7 with a Buster Call. After Robin crushed the Den Den Mushi, she used Eclipse’s seastone venom needle launchers to disable Kaku, Kalifa, and Blueno, then prepared to discuss the Pluton blueprints with Iceburg.

  • Luffy sent Rob Lucci flying with one punch while Kaku, Kalifa, Blueno, and Franky watched in shock.
  • Robin answered Lucci’s Den Den Mushi, and Spandam threatened to request a Buster Call against Water 7.
  • Robin told Spandam that Eclipse had defeated Big Mom, captured Kaido, and overcome Kizaru, then crushed the Den Den Mushi and promised Eclipse would come to Enies Lobby.
  • Kaku, Kalifa, and Blueno tried to escape, but Robin used her arms and Tony’s seastone venom needle launchers to incapacitate all three.
  • Robin said the trouble was over and set out with Luffy to discuss the Pluton blueprints with Iceburg.

Ch. 383The God of Technology! Franky Dropped to His Knees on the Spot!

Robin and her allies confronted Franky in Iceburg’s study over the Pluton blueprints, and Tony Stark used a miniature Arc Reactor to overwhelm Franky with advanced technology. Franky knelt before Tony’s hologram and begged him to teach him how to build one.

  • Robin told Iceburg that the intruders had been dealt with and tried to resume their discussion of the Pluton blueprints.
  • Franky stood between Iceburg and the pirates, showing off his weaponized cyborg body.
  • Robin summoned Tony Stark, who mocked Franky’s crude modifications and cola-powered system.
  • Tony instructed JARVIS to assemble a Miniature Arc Reactor from nanobots, astonishing Franky with its power.
  • Franky fell to his knees, called Tony the God of Technology, and begged him to teach him how to build an Arc Reactor.

Ch. 384Ancient Weapons? Just a Pile of Scrap Metal!

Franky gave Eclipse the Pluton blueprints, and Tony used JARVIS to analyze the Ancient Weapon and redesign it as a more controllable warship powered by an Arc Reactor. The chapter ended with Franky asking to join Eclipse so he could help build Iron Pluton.

  • Franky revealed the Pluton blueprints hidden in his abdomen and handed them to Robin for Eclipse.
  • Tony had JARVIS translate the blueprints and create a holographic model of Pluton.
  • JARVIS determined that Pluton used Haki circuits and might require a specific bloodline or life signature to start.
  • Tony redesigned Pluton with an Arc Reactor, Pure Gold, Seastone armor, and three High-Energy Particle Cluster Cannons.
  • Franky praised Tony’s design and begged to join Eclipse to help build Iron Pluton.

Ch. 385Six Powers Expert? No, a Mining Laborer!

Eclipse secured Pluton’s blueprints and recruited Franky, while sending the captured CP9 agents to Udon Prison Mine. As the group prepared to leave Water 7, Aokiji confronted Robin and remarked that she looked better after joining Eclipse.

  • Tony offered Franky an internship and a cyborg upgrade so he could help build the Iron Pluton, and Franky accepted while vowing to preserve Tom’s teachings.
  • Robin told Iceburg that Eclipse would protect Water 7 and safeguard Tom’s blueprints, and Iceburg agreed to let them take the plans.
  • Sabo ordered the captured CP9 agents, including Rob Lucci, taken to Wano Country to mine Seastone instead of being killed.
  • Franky said goodbye to Iceburg and boarded Eclipse’s spaceship with the captured agents as Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and Robin prepared to leave Water 7.
  • Aokiji froze the sea near the harbor and addressed Robin, asking how she was faring in Eclipse before noting that she looked better than before.

Ch. 386Aokiji's Test, the Right to Protect

Aokiji tested whether Eclipse could protect Robin, and Luffy and Sabo stopped his Ice Age with their flames. Satisfied that Robin had found a place where she belonged, Aokiji left, and Eclipse's ship departed Water 7 for Wano Country.

  • Ace confronted Aokiji, who asked Robin whether she truly believed Eclipse was where she belonged.
  • Robin affirmed that staying with Eclipse was her own choice, and Aokiji froze the sea to test whether her companions could protect her.
  • Luffy and Sabo countered Aokiji's ice with their intense flames, melting the frozen sea and impressing him.
  • Aokiji told Robin to live well and rode away, accepting that she had found a good home.
  • Frankie announced the ship was ready, and Eclipse departed Water 7 for Wano Country with Robin aboard.

Ch. 387Aokiji's Defection

Aokiji left Water 7 convinced Nico Robin had found companions who could protect her, then blocked CP0 from reaching the island. He froze their three warships and headed back toward Marineford, planning to disguise the clash as a blizzard in his report.

  • Aokiji recalled Robin's survival and her place among Eclipse, and decided she no longer needed him to protect her.
  • Aokiji stopped three World Government warships carrying CP0 agents and refused to clear the ice blocking their route to Water 7.
  • Owlman ordered the warships to fire, but Aokiji froze the cannonballs with Ice Block: Pheasant Beak.
  • Aokiji used Ice Age to freeze the three warships and their crews, telling Owlman to ask Kahn for the Pluton blueprints if the Five Elders wanted them.
  • Aokiji set off for Marineford and planned to report that a rare blizzard had blocked the route.

Ch. 388Purely Technological Flight

Aokiji reported that Eclipse had stolen Pluton's blueprints and taken Nico Robin aboard a mechanically powered flying ship. Sengoku and Tsuru realized that Tony Stark's technology could nullify the Marines' geographical defenses and threaten their control of the seas.

  • Aokiji returned to Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku and Tsuru confronted him over his handling of CP0 and asked about Pluton's blueprints and Nico Robin.
  • Aokiji said Eclipse had taken the blueprints and Nico Robin, then described how Luffy and Sabo had resisted his freezing attack through physical strength and heat.
  • Aokiji explained that Tony Stark's Arc Reactor powered a fast, hovering spaceship without sails, fuel, or wind.
  • Tsuru warned that mass-produced flying ships could bypass Reverse Mountain, the Calm Belt, and the Red Line while attacking Marine fleets from the sky.
  • Sengoku realized Eclipse could rob the Heavenly Tribute fleets without fear of pursuit, and Tsuru reminded him that Kahn had already declared his goal of overthrowing the Empty Throne.

Ch. 389Flying Pluton

The Navy learned that Eclipse had Pluton’s blueprints and Tony Stark’s Miniature Arc Reactor, raising fears of a flying Ancient Weapon that could threaten Marineford and Mary Geoise. At a tense military council, Sengoku ordered the Navy onto high alert while Garp mocked the Navy’s inability to challenge Eclipse in the sky and Akainu vowed to pursue them.

  • Sengoku, Tsuru, and Aokiji discussed Eclipse’s Arc Reactor, Pluton’s blueprints, and the danger of a flying battleship, while Tsuru warned that the Five Elders would hold Aokiji responsible for the failed mission.
  • Sengoku ordered Akainu and Kizaru to attend an emergency military council and directed the Navy to withdraw New World warships, tighten defenses, and establish anti-air lookouts.
  • Aokiji refused to attend the meeting, telling Sengoku that a council could not solve the problem of airships before leaving the office.
  • At the military council, Sengoku explained that the Navy’s ships and soldiers could not effectively fight airships flying high above them.
  • Garp laughed at Sengoku’s concern and boasted about Luffy and Ace, provoking Akainu, who condemned them and promised to pursue them with flying machines from Vegapunk.
  • Aokiji warned Akainu that Vegapunk’s machines could not match the endurance of Tony Stark’s Miniature Arc Reactor and would run out of energy in the sky.

Ch. 390The Scattered Morale

The Marine high command argued over how to respond to Eclipse, whose strength and technology made conventional attacks seem futile. Sengoku ordered the Marines to avoid provoking Eclipse, while the meeting exposed how badly their morale and unity had collapsed.

  • Akainu blamed Aokiji for letting Nico Robin escape, and Aokiji defended his decision to protect CP0 from Tony Stark's warship.
  • Sengoku asked Kizaru whether he could intercept Eclipse's warship, but Kizaru doubted his lasers could damage it and refused to risk another fight with Kahn.
  • Akainu proposed a Buster Call-level assault on Wano, but Tsuru explained that Eclipse's Seastone mines, forces, and control of Kaido made an attack unworkable.
  • Garp urged Sengoku to retire, and Sengoku acknowledged that Eclipse was tearing apart the World Government's order.
  • Sengoku adjourned the meeting and ordered the Marines to stop provoking Eclipse, while Akainu left in defiance and the other Admirals departed.

Ch. 391Lying About Military Intelligence?

After losing contact with CP9 in Water 7, Spandam fabricated military intelligence to hide his failure and proposed an attack. The Five Elders saw through his lies but approved his plan anyway, authorizing a Buster Call to test Eclipse and intimidate its sympathizers.

  • Spandam panicked after Rob Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, and Blueno stopped responding, then decided to conceal his command failure.
  • Spandam used an encrypted Den Den Mushi to tell a Five Elder that Eclipse had seized Iceburg and the shipwrights, and that CP9 had died protecting the Pluton blueprints.
  • The Five Elders dismissed Spandam's report as a lie, noting that Aokiji had seen Eclipse leave Water 7 with Nico Robin and the blueprints.
  • The Five Elders decided to exploit Spandam's proposal as a test of Eclipse and a warning to other nations.
  • The Five Elders authorized Spandam to launch a Buster Call against Water 7 with five vice admirals and ten warships.

Ch. 392Buster Call Activated

Spandam deceived the Five Elders into authorizing a Buster Call against Water 7, hoping to rise in the World Government. Meanwhile, Rob Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, and Kalifa awoke shackled in Udon Prison Mine, where Yamato ordered them to mine ore.

  • The white-haired Five Elder authorized Spandam to use the Golden Den Den Mushi and launch a Buster Call against Water 7.
  • Spandam celebrated the authorization and ordered Enies Lobby to enter first-level combat readiness.
  • Rob Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, and Kalifa awoke in Udon Prison Mine wearing Seastone shackles that suppressed their strength.
  • Lucci dismissed the hope that Spandam or the World Government would rescue them.
  • Yamato introduced herself as Udon Prison Mine's overseer and ordered the four agents to mine five hundred jin of raw ore each or go without dinner.

Ch. 393Even Kaido Pulled Carts, So Who Do You Think You Are?

Yamato forced the captured CP9 agents to work in Udon Prison Mine, where Mr. Stark’s shackles suppressed their powers and punished attempts to resist. After seeing even Kaido reduced to hauling ore carts, Rob Lucci and the others accepted that they had to mine under Eclipse’s rules.

  • Yamato explained that the shackles suppressed Devil Fruit powers and shocked anyone who used excessive force, while Rob Lucci failed to chip the Seastone ore.
  • Kaku was shocked for trying Tempest Kick, and Blueno broke his finger attempting to use Finger Pistol on the ore.
  • Yamato struck Kalifa with her club for refusing to work, and Kalifa picked up a pickaxe after being threatened.
  • Queen, Who’s-Who, and Sasaki told the CP9 agents that even Kaido was forced to haul ore carts and that resistance was pointless.
  • Rob Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, and Kalifa began mining under Yamato’s watch.

Ch. 394Kaido's On-Site Lesson

Rob Lucci and the other CP9 agents tried to escape their forced mining work, but Kaido stopped them and demonstrated how to mine Seastone Ore with Armament Haki. The agents accepted that resistance was futile and returned to work under Kaido’s supervision.

  • Rob Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, and Blueno struggled to meet their mining quota, and Lucci decided to seize the guards’ unlock guns and escape.
  • Kaido arrived hauling ore carts, and Lucci declared that he would not submit to Eclipse.
  • Kaido struck Lucci into a rock wall, then explained that the workers had to meet their quota or face punishment.
  • Kaido showed the CP9 agents how to use Armament Haki and strike Seastone Ore at its weakest points.
  • Kalifa, Kaku, Blueno, and Lucci picked up their tools and resumed mining while Kaido pulled the carts onward.

Ch. 395Foreman

Rob Lucci, Kaku, Kalifa, and Blueno endured brutal labor in Udon Prison Mine under Kaido’s supervision after Eclipse stripped them of their abilities. Yamato announced that their ore quota had doubled, leaving them to face an even harsher shift.

  • After three days of mining, Kaku collapsed from exhaustion, Kalifa broke down over their imprisonment, and Rob Lucci reflected on how thoroughly Luffy had defeated him.
  • Kaido arrived with ore carts, scolded the prisoners for falling behind quota, and forced Kaku and Kalifa back to work.
  • Rob Lucci used Kaido’s method to break off ore with Haki, earning a promise of vegetable leaf soup as a reward.
  • Yamato announced that Eclipse Armory needed more ore and doubled the mining quota for the third mining zone.
  • Kaido ordered the prisoners to mine two thousand more jin, while Kaku, Kalifa, Blueno, and Rob Lucci accepted that the World Government would not rescue them.

Ch. 396Buster Call Unleashed

Spandam activated a Buster Call against Water 7, and Sengoku sent ten warships and five vice admirals to carry it out. Iceburg warned Kahn that the fleet was coming, but Kahn remained relaxed and told him he was blocking the TV.

  • Spandam ignored a Marine colonel’s warning and activated the Golden Den Den Mushi to target Water 7.
  • Sengoku ordered Momonga, Onigumo, Doberman, Strawberry, and Fire Mountain to lead ten warships against Water 7.
  • Iceburg learned that the Buster Call was approaching and rushed to Eclipse’s residence to warn Kahn.
  • Kahn casually asked Luffy to fetch syrup for his juice while Iceburg described the threat.
  • Kahn told Iceburg that he was blocking his view of the TV.

Ch. 397Dark Clouds Gather, Water 7 Civilians Despair

Water 7 descended into panic after the Buster Call was announced, while Iceburg urged civilians to trust Eclipse and Robin relived the destruction of Ohara. As the ten Marine warships approached, Kahn calmly prepared to sink them all.

  • Water 7's citizens and Galley-La shipwrights fled in chaos, fighting over ships and routes out of the city.
  • Iceburg broadcast a plea for citizens to shelter under Eclipse's protection, but the panicked crowd refused to believe him.
  • Franky condemned the World Government for endangering civilians and said he wanted to use Pluton to destroy Mary Geoise.
  • Robin trembled at memories of Ohara until Sabo comforted her and promised Eclipse would protect Water 7.
  • Tony Stark dismissed the approaching fleet's cannons as too weak to threaten Kahn's defenses.
  • The ten Marine warships neared Water 7 as Kahn ordered that they all be sunk.

Ch. 398Only Fit for the Rank and File!

As a Buster Call fleet prepared to bombard Water 7, Kahn dismissed Iceburg’s fears and trusted Eclipse’s rank-and-file forces to handle the attack. Tony deployed three armored mechs, while Momonga ordered the Navy fleet to target the island’s central district, leaving both sides ready for battle.

  • Iceburg begged Kahn to stop the Buster Call, but Kahn said Eclipse’s rank-and-file forces could handle the Navy.
  • Ace, Sabo, and Luffy prepared to fight the five vice admirals while Tony activated Eclipse’s defenses.
  • Tony’s three Seastone-armored mechs emerged from the temporary laboratory, astonishing Franky and easing Iceburg’s fears.
  • Kahn declared that Eclipse would not merely stop the Buster Call but break the Navy’s strength and challenge the World Government.
  • Momonga ordered the fleet to target Water 7’s central district and wipe the island off the map.

Ch. 399Franky Pilots a Gundam

Tony revealed his unfinished Anti-World Government Armor, a thirty-meter mech powered by a Cold Nuclear Fusion reactor, and chose Franky to test it in live combat. Franky boarded the mech, and JARVIS activated it as the Marines waited outside.

  • Tony opened Workshop Two and showed Iceburg, Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and Franky the Anti-World Government Armor.
  • Iceburg feared the reactor could destroy Water 7, while Luffy begged to pilot the mech and Ace stopped him.
  • Tony explained that the armor was unfinished and could run at full power for only ten minutes.
  • Franky admired the mech’s Seastone coating, and Tony selected him to conduct its first live combat test.
  • Franky climbed into the cockpit, and JARVIS confirmed his identity and activated the Anti-World Government Armor.

Ch. 400Steel Colossus Takes Flight

Franky tested Tony's Steel Colossus, then launched it over Water 7 to confront the approaching Buster Call fleet. As the Navy prepared to fire on the city, the mech hovered above the island.

  • Franky connected to the Steel Colossus's neural interface and tested its responsive controls.
  • Franky threw a powerful punch that shattered courtyard tiles and sent Iceburg crashing into a pillar.
  • Kahn ordered Franky to deal with the fleet within ten minutes, threatening to send him to mine in Udon if he failed.
  • Franky launched the mech through the villa's roof and flew above Water 7, stunning the city's civilians and shipwrights.
  • Navy lookouts spotted the Steel Colossus, and the vice admirals ordered the Buster Call fleet to open fire.
  • The Navy loaded its cannons and began the firing countdown as the fleet aimed at Water 7 and the mech.
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