Arc 12The Fall of Impel Down

Lucas and his allies expanded their power across the New World and raided Impel Down to recruit Shiryu, free Bullet, and obtain the More-More Fruit’s lineage factor. The arc left Lami facing Magellan’s Venom Demon as the battle for the prison continued.

  • Lucas and Robin explored Skypiea, claimed the Golden City’s gold, and Lucas killed Enel when he attacked them on Birka.
  • Morgans declared Kaido, Linlin, Whitebeard, and Lucas the Yonko, and Sengoku publicized the report to provoke conflict among the pirates.
  • Fisher Tiger established the Fish-Men’s place in the Federation, while Arlong attacked Marines, was imprisoned, and was killed by Daz Bonez, who then abducted Domino and Sadi.
  • Lucas brought Domino and Sadi to his villa, recruited Baby 5, and learned from Reiju that the Time Spirit Room needed more lineage factor.
  • Kalifa attacked Impel Down, defeated its defenders with help from Baby 5 and Lami, and Lucas recruited Shiryu after healing his chest wound.
  • Lucas entered Infinite Hell, recreated the More-More Fruit from Byrnndi World’s lineage factor, killed the prisoners in nearly every cell, and invited Douglas Bullet to join him, and Bullet accepted while Redfield refused.
  • Ulti fought Misell, Oregoridas, and the Jailer Beasts, killing Misell and several beasts before defeating the remaining guards.
  • Magellan fought Lami despite his weakened condition, but Lami destroyed his Poison Dragon before his Venom Demon reached for her.
Chapters 276–300 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 276The thirteenth private car

After the islands were dismantled, Lucas tended to the exhausted Kalifa and Issho, restoring the years they had lost and treating Issho’s eyes. He later spoke with Shyarly and took Kalifa to his room after she chose to remain under his protection.

  • Lucas visited Kalifa in the medical department, praised her efforts, and restored the lifespan she had lost using his life energy.
  • Lucas transferred life energy to Issho, restoring his youthful appearance, then placed two drops of blood essence into his eyes.
  • Lucas praised Lami and Ulti, promised to arrange their rewards later, and left the medical department.
  • Lucas told Shyarly she could stay on Amazon Lily longer, thanking her for helping locate the Flying Pirates’ base.
  • Kalifa told Lucas she had chosen to stay with him for protection and comfort, and Lucas carried her into his room.

Ch. 277Morgans wanted to make big news

Gion used the Float-Float Fruit to build a house, and Morgans learned that Golden Lion Shiki had died. He turned the news into a declaration that four powers, including Lucas's Eternal Federation, were the Yonko ruling a new era.

  • Gion used the Float-Float Fruit to construct a residential building and confirmed her power could handle the work.
  • An engineer assured Gion that the building was structurally sound, and she flew away to work on rebuilding her villa.
  • Morgans learned from the engineer that Gion had used the Float-Float Fruit and rushed to Lafitte for confirmation that Shiki was dead.
  • Morgans drafted a headline about the Flying Pirates' defeat, then decided Shiki's death needed a larger angle.
  • Morgans named Kaido, Linlin, Whitebeard, and Lucas the Yonko and wrote that they divided the New World among them.

Ch. 278The emperors of the sea who ruled the New World

At Eternal Island, Lucas dismissed a newspaper calling him one of the New World's pirate emperors. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku decided to spread the report and use the resulting pirate rivalries to weaken them while reinforcing government control.

  • Lucas told Baby 5 she was his equal and pulled her close by the pool.
  • Robin delivered a newspaper with a clone, and Lucas dismissed its headline about the pirate emperors.
  • Tsuru brought Sengoku the report about the four pirate emperors ruling the New World.
  • Sengoku ordered the Marines' Publicity Department to circulate the newspaper throughout affiliated nations.
  • Sengoku explained that he wanted pirates to challenge the emperors and fight among themselves while Marines strengthened defenses elsewhere.
  • Tsuru accepted Sengoku's decision to publicize the report.

Ch. 279The cherry pie of Mock Town

Lucas took Robin to Mock Town to taste the infamous cherry pie, then flew with her to the White-White Sea in search of the ruins from Noland’s story. They found the skyward half of the ancient building and a vast forest surrounding it.

  • Lucas drained the pirates occupying Mock Town’s tavern, destroyed their bodies, and tasted a cherry pie, finding it as disgusting as Luffy did.
  • Robin sampled another pie, judged it mediocre, and followed Lucas to the ruined building on Jaya Island.
  • Lucas concluded that Noland’s descendant had not yet visited the ground-level ruins and flew toward the sky with Robin.
  • Lucas and Robin passed through the White Sea and reached the White-White Sea, where they found the building’s other half beside a dense forest.

Ch. 280Golden City

Lucas revealed the Golden City beneath the clouds and collected the ceremonial buildings’ gold plating while Robin explored the ruins. After Gan Fall confronted them, Lucas asked him to lead them to another store of gold on an Island Cloud Platform.

  • Lucas cleared holes in the clouds, revealing the Golden City to Robin and himself.
  • Nola charged toward the ruins, but Robin struck the giant snake with an Armament Haki-coated arm and knocked it unconscious.
  • Robin explored the ancient stone buildings while Lucas melted the ceremonial buildings’ gold plating into bars and stored them in his Castle Space.
  • Gan Fall arrived on Pierre and warned Lucas and Robin to leave Upper Yard, but Lucas pointed out that they had already subdued Nola.
  • Lucas asked Gan Fall where else gold was stored, and Gan Fall agreed to lead him to an Island Cloud Platform above them.

Ch. 281Melting the Golden Bell

Lucas and Robin visited the Golden Bell, where Robin read its Poneglyph before Lucas collected it and melted the gold. They traveled across the Sky Islands on their honeymoon, and Lucas searched Birka for Enel and valuable technology.

  • Robin translated the Poneglyph and learned that Hiyori's father had carved its inscription.
  • Lucas stored the Poneglyph and melted the Golden Bell, its base, and its pillars into gold bars.
  • Lucas and Robin left Gan Fall and traveled to Angel Island, then toured several Sky Islands together.
  • Lucas and Robin arrived at Birka, where Robin noticed the island's advanced use of Sky Island dials.
  • Lucas spread his Observation Haki across Birka to locate its strongest presence, whom he suspected was Enel.

Ch. 282Enel Signed Off at Light Speed

Enel killed a scholar to seize a blueprint for a machine that could take him to Endless Vearth, then attacked Lucas and his companion when they arrived. Lucas overwhelmed Enel with an 800 million volt electromagnetic cannon, leaving him vaporized as the chapter ended.

  • Enel killed the old scholar who tried to stop him from taking the blueprint.
  • Enel studied the plans for a device to reach Endless Vearth and realized it required more gold than Birka could provide.
  • Lucas and his companion arrived, and Enel attacked them with lightning after they questioned him about the researchers' deaths.
  • Enel's lightning attacks failed to harm the pair, whose Haki protected them.
  • Lucas fired an 800 million volt electromagnetic cannon that pierced Enel's El Thor and vaporized his upper body.

Ch. 283The Federation's Pioneer Adventure Group

Fisher Tiger completed the Federation’s reconstruction work with the Fish-Men and signed an agreement to establish a Pioneer Adventure Group. He chose mixed housing for his people, while Lafitte quietly sent Daz Bonez a message about a special assignment.

  • The construction contractor thanked Fisher Tiger for the Fish-Men’s work, and Tiger thanked him for giving them an opportunity to prove themselves.
  • Lafitte offered Fisher Tiger official authorization to establish a Pioneer Adventure Group, and Tiger signed the commission.
  • Tiger asked Lafitte to set aside housing for the Fish-Men and chose a mixed residential district rather than an autonomous one.
  • Lafitte gave Tiger a registration form for Fish-Men seeking mixed housing and told him to return it once he had counted them.
  • Lafitte sent Daz Bonez a private message, and Daz read it before considering how to carry out the special assignment.

Ch. 284Thirty-year-old Shyarly, Brotherly Love and Sisterly Respect

Shyarly accepted her future with Lucas after aging herself to thirty, then foresaw her brother's death and chose not to warn him. Meanwhile, Arlong walked through the Federation’s newly illuminated streets, resentful of humans and unconvinced that relations with them could improve.

  • Lami welcomed Shyarly, who had entered the Time Spirit Room and reached thirty so her mermaid tail could become legs.
  • Shyarly agreed to join the family after repeated visions of Lucas and patient persuasion from the women.
  • Shyarly foresaw her brother's death, but told Lami she would not warn him because they were estranged and he deserved the consequences of his actions.
  • Arlong avoided the celebrating crowds in the Federation and lamented that the Fish-Man Tribe had fallen in line like Fisher Tiger.
  • Arlong recalled his childhood abandonment on Fish-Man Street and the slave hunters who preyed on fish-man children, reinforcing his hostility toward humans.

Ch. 285The branch prison's Chief Warden and trainee Chief Jailer

Arlong attacked a Marine warship but was defeated by Vice Admiral Guillotine and imprisoned at the Marine G-7 Branch. Domino secured him in a cell and then confronted Sadi, who was whipping a starving prisoner.

  • Arlong left the Federation and attacked a Marine warship, killing the Marines on watch.
  • Guillotine used Soru and an Armament Haki-coated sword to badly wound Arlong, then cut his throat and knocked him unconscious.
  • Guillotine brought Arlong to the Marine G-7 Branch prison and told Domino to keep him secured until his transfer to Impel Down.
  • Domino locked Arlong in a cell and checked that the door was secure.
  • Domino found Sadi whipping a starving prisoner and told her to show restraint.

Ch. 286Arlong's death, the considerate Daz Bonez

Daz Bones infiltrated the Marine prison and killed the wounded Arlong before defeating Domino and Sadi. He carried both unconscious jailers away, then stepped outside into bright firelight.

  • Domino corrected Sadi about her trainee status and continued inspecting the prison cells.
  • Daz Bones killed the guards at the entrance, cut through the iron gate, and finished off the wounded Arlong in his cell.
  • Domino fired a hand cannon at Daz Bones, but he emerged unharmed and knocked her unconscious so he could take her alive.
  • Daz Bones found Sadi, knocked her unconscious, and put her in a second sack.
  • Daz Bones left the prison carrying Domino and Sadi and emerged into bright firelight.

Ch. 287Slash-Slash Fruit Awakening

Daz Bonez used his awakened Slash-Slash Fruit to defeat Vice Admiral Guillotine and the Marines guarding the prison. He left the fallen soldiers behind and continued toward the harbor with the two sacks.

  • Guillotine confronted Daz Bonez outside the prison and charged at him with his Haki-coated sword.
  • Daz Bonez awakened the power of his Supa-Supa Fruit, turning the ground into Haki-coated blades that drove Guillotine back.
  • Daz Bonez wounded Guillotine with blades that overcame his Armament Haki and defeated the Marines who opened fire.
  • Guillotine attacked Daz Bonez from behind, but his blade could not penetrate Daz Bonez's steel body.
  • Daz Bonez pierced Guillotine's heart, then stepped over the Marine corpses and headed toward the harbor carrying the sacks.

Ch. 288The Fourteenth Private Car

Lucas visited the villa where Daz Bonez had brought Domino and Sadi as gifts, then subdued Sadi and won over Domino. The chapter ended with Lucas leading Domino to the bed and putting the unconscious Sadi in Castle Space.

  • Lucas accepted Lafitte's apology for sending someone to kill Arlong and went to the villa where Daz Bonez had left two gifts.
  • Daz Bonez apologized for acting without permission, and Lucas dismissed his concern before going upstairs to see the gifts.
  • Domino changed into a dress while telling Sadi that they would probably be offered to the Federation's ruler, and Sadi objected to giving up her dream of working at Impel Down.
  • Sadi attacked Lucas with her whip when he entered the bedroom, but Lucas dodged it and incapacitated her with a controlled electric shock.
  • Lucas praised Domino for accepting her situation, and she blushed and nodded as he led her toward the bed.
  • Lucas put the unconscious Sadi into Castle Space.

Ch. 289Fifteenth Private Car

On Ruskaina, Ulti struggled against a genetically modified gorilla while Reiju stopped their training and discussed Ulti’s resentment toward Lucas. Back on Eternal Island, Lucas returned with Domino and tested Baby 5’s weapon ability before inviting her to the bedroom.

  • Ulti charged the modified gorilla in her hybrid form but was knocked into a tree, and Reiju froze the beast with her controller.
  • Reiju told Ulti that she was still outmatched, and Ulti complained that Lucas had forgotten about her.
  • Lucas stepped through Kalifa’s Air Door into the Presidential Palace with Domino, and Baby 5 welcomed him as a maid.
  • Lucas asked Baby 5 about her Devil Fruit progress, then brought her to the White-White Sea to test her strength.
  • Baby 5 fired electromagnetic blasts at Lucas, who emerged unharmed and praised her effort.
  • Lucas opened Air Doors to the bedroom, and Baby 5 eagerly stepped through one after him.

Ch. 290The sixteenth private car

Lucas spent a quiet morning at home with his wives, reflecting on his enormous bounty and the World Government’s likely motives. After reassuring Ulti that he had not forgotten her, he carried her off to the bedroom.

  • Lucas noticed that his bounty had risen to 25,930,000,000 but remained below Kaido’s and Charlotte Linlin’s, and suspected the World Government wanted him to clash with them.
  • Yamato and Hancock brought Lucas competing breakfasts, and he ate both to avoid hurting either woman before Scarlet made him another meal.
  • Black Maria asked Lucas for the fruit Hancock had taken from the Heavenly Tribute transport fleet, and Lucas gave it to her.
  • Lucas noticed Ulti’s jealousy and insecurity, lifted her from her chair, and carried her back to the bedroom.

Ch. 291Scheming against Impel Down

Lucas learned that the Time Spirit Room needed more lineage factor and decided to travel to Impel Down for supplies, including the Venom-Venom Fruit as a gift for Reiju. He gathered information about the prison’s staff from Domino as he began planning the trip.

  • Reiju told Lucas that the More-More Fruit’s lineage factor was nearly depleted and the Time Spirit Room’s interior volume could not be maintained without replenishment.
  • Lucas said he would go to Impel Down and promised Reiju the Venom-Venom Fruit as a betrothal gift, proposing they marry after he returned.
  • Lucas located Domino at the indoor bath and asked her about Impel Down’s current situation.
  • Domino described Magellan, Hannyabal, Shiryu, and the prison’s other aging senior staff, including Ono Goro, Misell, and Oregoridas.

Ch. 292The higher-ups of Impel Down

Vice Warden Ono Goro inspected Impel Down with Chief Jailer Misell as they encountered its staff and the aftermath of Shiryu’s executions. The inspection ended with Magellan ordering Hannyabal to rein in Shiryu, while Hannyabal vowed to keep the prison under control.

  • Ono Goro and Misell inspected Level 4, where Chief Jailer Misell and the Jailer Beasts were stationed.
  • On Level 2, Oregoridas reported that his inspection had found no unusual problems after disciplining two prisoners.
  • Shiryu arrived with executed prisoners and dismissed Misell’s objection, taunting Ono Goro about their past duel and grinding his cigar against Ono’s axe arm.
  • Hannyabal complained about Shiryu and Magellan before Magellan called and ordered him to tell Shiryu to show restraint.
  • Hannyabal promised Magellan he would protect Impel Down and keep everything under control.

Ch. 293The Annihilation of Impel Down's Escort Fleet

Kalifa attacked Impel Down alone and destroyed the Marine fleet guarding its entrance. Shiryu reached the gates after the battle, while Magellan and the other senior officers were still away.

  • A Marine spotted an Air Door appear at Impel Down’s entrance, and Commander Da Yin ordered the fleet to attack.
  • Kalifa stepped through the Air Door and used Rankyaku to slice a warship apart.
  • Kalifa used her liquid-metal whip to blast charging Marines into the sea, where Sea Kings threatened them.
  • Da Yin rallied his Marines, while a communications jailer urged Shiryu to hurry to the entrance.
  • Shiryu arrived five minutes after Kalifa appeared and found the fleet destroyed and Da Yin dead.

Ch. 294Shiryu, defeated in an instant

Kalifa defeated Shiryu and transported him to the prison’s produce island, where Lucas defeated him and recruited him. At Impel Down, Kalifa continued toward the elevator and confronted Vice Warden Ono Goro.

  • Kalifa avoided Shiryu’s attack and trapped him in an Air Door, sending him to a produce island far from Impel Down.
  • Magellan told the jailers to hold out for twenty minutes while he waited for his Venom-Venom Fruit side effects to pass, and Ono Goro charged toward the elevator.
  • Lucas appeared before Shiryu, pierced his chest with a lightning-wreathed hand, and offered him a place on his crew.
  • Shiryu accepted Lucas’s offer, and Lucas healed his wound with a drop of blood.
  • Kalifa defeated the jailers on the first floor above sea level and reached the elevator, where Ono Goro emerged and attacked her with his battle-axe arms.

Ch. 295The intruders of Impel Down (I)

Kalifa and her companions advanced into Impel Down, where Baby 5 defeated the guard Ono Goro while Kalifa descended to Blazing Hell. Kalifa confronted Hannyabal as Magellan waited in the restroom for his poison-induced weakness to pass.

  • Kalifa evaded Ono Goro, activated the elevator, and called on her companions to deal with him.
  • Baby 5 emerged and blasted through Ono Goro's attacks, then killed him with a powerful electromagnetic cannon beam.
  • Kalifa arrived at Blazing Hell, where Hannyabal greeted her and claimed the elevator was no longer operational.
  • Kalifa identified Hannyabal as a stand-in for the real warden and put on a gas mask before facing him.
  • Magellan listened from the restroom and silently urged Hannyabal to hold on for sixteen more minutes until he could act at full strength.

Ch. 296Intruders in Impel Down (Part Two)

Kalifa opened a passage from Level 4 toward Freezing Hell and left Lami to stop Hannyabal. Lami killed the vice warden after he refused to let her escape, then continued toward Magellan.

  • Hannyabal attacked Kalifa with his flaming Blood Sucker, but she dodged and opened a passage through the floor.
  • Kalifa asked for help, and Lami emerged from an Air Door and burned the attacking jailers.
  • Hannyabal struck Lami's neck, but her Lunarian defenses kept her unharmed, and she weakened him with her Devil Fruit ability.
  • Hannyabal grabbed Lami's leg and vowed to stop the intruders, so Lami killed him with a bird-shaped blaze.
  • Lami headed toward the warden's office to confront Magellan.

Ch. 297The intruders in Impel Down (III)

Kalifa and Lucas entered Infinite Hell, where Lucas extracted Byrnndi World's More-More Fruit and harvested the prisoners' life energy to recreate Devil Fruits. He then offered Douglas Bullet freedom in exchange for becoming his subordinate if Lucas defeated him.

  • Kalifa opened a door from Freezing Hell to Infinite Hell, while jailers in the surveillance room spotted Misell and Oregoridas approaching and hoped they could stop the intruders.
  • Kalifa entered Infinite Hell and opened an Air Door for Lucas to pass through.
  • Lucas extracted Byrnndi World's blood and Lineage Factor to recreate the More-More Fruit, stunning the prisoners and attracting the attention of a white-haired old man and Douglas Bullet.
  • Lucas destroyed the surveillance Den Den Mushi and killed the prisoners in nearly every cell, then separated their Devil Fruit Lineage Factors and absorbed their remaining Life Energy.
  • Lucas invited Douglas Bullet to leave prison and challenge him, offering to make Bullet his subordinate if Bullet lost.

Ch. 298The intruders in Impel Down (IV)

Lucas recruited Bullet from Impel Down but left Redfield behind, then faced Chief Jailer Misell and his forces in the corridor. He sent Ulti to fight them, and she emerged from Misell’s missile barrage transformed and ready to attack.

  • Bullet agreed to leave with Lucas after insisting he would never become anyone’s subordinate again.
  • Redfield refused Lucas’s offer and chose to remain imprisoned rather than serve another person.
  • Kalifa opened an Air Door for Bullet, then addressed Lucas as her husband after he told her not to treat him as a subordinate.
  • Chief Jailer Misell, Beast Tamer Oregoridas, four Jailer Beasts, and a group of Brigri confronted Lucas and Kalifa.
  • Lucas had Kalifa release Ulti and told her to fight the enemies; Misell fired a missile barrage that engulfed her.
  • Ulti emerged unharmed from the smoke, transformed into a giant horned, scaled form, and said she would kill Misell.

Ch. 299The intruders in Impel Down (V)

Ulti fought Chief Jailer Misell, Oregoridas, and the Jailer Beasts in Impel Down’s Infinite Hell, killing Minor Koala and Minotaurus. After Misell’s ultimate attack failed to stop her, she killed him as well, leaving Oregoridas to face her.

  • Misell recognized Ulti’s dragon-like form as similar to Kaido’s and detonated a missile against her at close range.
  • Minor Koala attacked Ulti, who crushed its fist and killed it with a wind blade.
  • Minotaurus charged Ulti and was killed by her fire attack, leaving two of the four Jailer Beasts dead.
  • Misell fired homing missiles at Ulti, then transformed into a giant missile that Oregoridas hurled at her.
  • Ulti countered the missile with tornadoes, and the blast tore open the Infinite Hell’s ceiling and destroyed its cleared-out cells.
  • Misell re-formed after the explosion, but Ulti struck him with a spinning sphere of air and killed him.

Ch. 300The intruders of Impel Down (6)

Oregoridas and the remaining Jailer Beasts and Brigri attacked Ulti in Infinite Hell, while Magellan fought Lami in Blazing Hell. The chapter ended with Magellan unleashing his red venom technique against Lami.

  • Oregoridas charged Ulti, but she suffocated the Brigri and riddled him with compressed air pellets.
  • Ulti cut down Minor Rhino, Minor Zebra, and the remaining Blugori with Busoshoku-infused wind blades.
  • Magellan fired Poison Pufferfish at Lami, but a bout of diarrhea left him kneeling and weakened.
  • Magellan rose to defend Impel Down despite his condition and attacked Lami with Poison Dragon, which she destroyed with a fireball.
  • Magellan unleashed Venom Demon: Hell's Judgment, and its red venom skeletal giant reached for Lami.
Arc 12 of 14
Arc 12 of 14