Ch. 381Marineford Calendar Year 1497?

Gaban and Rayleigh pretended that the Marines had traveled back to 1497, and Tsuru concluded that the Dog Head had entered a time vortex. The bewildered Marines then encountered a youthful Whitebeard, who was confused when Garp said they had fought only days earlier.

  • Gaban and Rayleigh coached the Roger Pirates to act as if they were still in 1497 and the Marines were aged impostors.
  • Gaban and Rayleigh played along with their time-travel story, leaving the Marines stunned.
  • Tsuru proposed that the Dog Head had sailed through a time vortex and returned to 1497.
  • A youthful Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick with Marco and his Division Captains.
  • Garp said he had fought Whitebeard near the G-1 Branch days earlier, and Whitebeard stared at him as if he were an idiot.

Ch. 382Surrender at light speed

Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Fujitora confronted the rejuvenated Roger Pirates, Whitebeard, and Zephyr, who surrounded the Dog Head and demanded surrender. Garp surrendered immediately, and the Marines were escorted aboard the Oro Jackson while Zephyr’s forces took control of their ship.

  • Whitebeard’s claim that it was 1497 and their last meeting had been nearly thirty years earlier left Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Fujitora bewildered.
  • Gaban laughed at the Marines’ confusion, and Rayleigh explained that they had not traveled through time but that strange miracles had occurred.
  • Whitebeard demanded that the Marines surrender or be sunk, while Zephyr arrived with a NEO Marine warship and helped surround the Dog Head.
  • Garp raised his hands and argued that the rejuvenated legends and their crews made surrender the only sensible choice.
  • The Dog Head raised a white flag, and Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Fujitora were escorted aboard the Oro Jackson as Zephyr’s NEO Marines took over their ship.
  • Sengoku, Tsuru, and Fujitora felt youthful vigor and tremendous vitality wash over them as they stepped onto the Oro Jackson.

Ch. 383Garp's shameless behavior

Garp and the other Marines boarded the Roger Pirates’ ship, where Garp shamelessly grilled the crew about how they had regained their youth. Tsuru and Sengoku tried to understand the transformation and Allen’s motives, while Fujitora sensed the powerful life force of the rejuvenated pirates.

  • Garp boarded the Roger Pirates’ ship and immediately asked Gaban for booze, then offered Rayleigh senbei in exchange for the secret of his youth.
  • Garp pestered Gaban and the crew about a Fountain of Youth and rejuvenation products, while Sengoku scolded him.
  • Sengoku concluded that a common source had rejuvenated Zephyr and Whitebeard, and feared that a major war was approaching.
  • Tsuru asked Zephyr about the NEO Marines’ ideals, and he said his convictions remained unchanged despite evil reaching beyond pirates.
  • Tsuru asked Rayleigh whether Allen had brought the Marines aboard to keep them from taking the wrong side, and Rayleigh said Allen wanted to protect them from the coming storm.
  • Fujitora used Observation Haki to sense the vivid, powerful life flames of Rayleigh, Gaban, Whitebeard, and Zephyr.

Ch. 384Back to Bluffing Again

Gaban entertained the Marines with outrageous false stories about the present, while the rejuvenated Whitebeard struggled to control his strength aboard ship. The chapter ended with Whitebeard damaging the deck after crashing into the crow’s nest, and Garp laughing at him.

  • Gaban told Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Fujitora absurd stories about Sakazuki, the Shichibukai, and Buggy, enraging Sengoku and prompting Tsuru to take notes.
  • Rayleigh corrected Gaban, saying Sakazuki and the abolished Shichibukai were unchanged and Buggy was still the same as ever.
  • Whitebeard spilled rum while drinking from a barrel, and Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the other commanders hurried to dry him and clean up.
  • Whitebeard tried to leap between the masts but struck the crow’s nest and cracked the deck when he landed.
  • Garp laughed at Whitebeard’s clumsy jump, while Sengoku covered his face.

Ch. 385Luxury prison

Allen trapped Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, Kuzan, and several Marine officers in a luxurious villa behind an impenetrable space barrier, while a gathering took place outside. He said they could leave in two days if he won, but would remain imprisoned forever if he died.

  • Allen used spatial force to herd Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, and the Dog Head officers into his villa on Hachinosu Island.
  • Kuzan greeted the Marines from the sofa and told Garp that his own attempts to freeze or break the barrier had failed.
  • Garp struck the wall and hurt his fist, while Sengoku identified the defense as a barrier formed by folded space.
  • Allen announced that the Marines would stay for two days while he attended a gathering, and warned they would be trapped forever if he died.
  • Allen vanished and shut the villa, leaving Garp furious, Sengoku and Tsuru wondering about his plans, and Kuzan relieved to avoid writing reports.

Ch. 386The disappearance storm

As Marine Headquarters lost contact with Fujitora and the warship near G-14, Akainu blamed Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and Fujitora for conspiring against him, while Kizaru needled him. In Kamui Space, Allen’s companions gathered around him before his coming battle with Imu, each showing their resolve or concern.

  • Akainu erupted in anger over reports that Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru had disappeared, while Kizaru suggested they might have gone on vacation.
  • A communications soldier reported that Fujitora and his warship had vanished near the G-14 Branch and that his Vivre Card could not be tracked.
  • Akainu accused the four missing Marines of plotting against him and ordered a search to find them alive.
  • Kizaru joked about the missing Marines taking time off, further angering Akainu.
  • In Kamui Space, Hancock, Yamato, Robin, Nana, Hiyori, and Perona gathered around Allen as he prepared to face Imu.

Ch. 387The battle for the Holy Land begins

The Revolutionary Army and a coalition of the world’s strongest pirates launched an assault on Mary Geoise, beginning the battle for the Holy Land. Allen watched from above as the forces converged and declared that the show had begun.

  • Monkey D. Dragon broke through Pangu City's outer wall in dragon form, and the Revolutionary Army stormed Mary Geoise’s first defenses.
  • Akainu ordered Level 1 combat readiness and transformed into a lava meteor to head for the battle, while Kizaru followed as golden light.
  • Edward Newgate led the Whitebeard Pirates ashore alongside Silvers Rayleigh, Scopper Gaban, and other former Roger Pirates.
  • Kaido brought the Beasts Pirates into the fight, and Shanks led the Red-Haired Pirates toward the Holy Knights.
  • Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew charged toward the Flower Chamber as Charlotte Katakuri led the former BIG MOM Pirates through another breach.
  • Allen watched the battle unfold from a viewing platform and announced that the show had begun.

Ch. 388The Navy, Army, and Air Force mobilized together

Allen and his allies emerged on the outskirts of Mary Geoise and launched a devastating assault on the World Government’s forces. The Navy, Army, Air Force, and CP0 stood assembled to face them as three ominous figures waited behind the lines.

  • Allen arrived with Bullet, Yamato, Hancock, Nana, Sabo, Ace, Tesoro, Crocodile, Gecko Moria, Fisher Tiger, Jinbe, and thirty Seraphim, then ordered the attack.
  • Bullet fought as a Metal Giant, while Yamato, Hancock, Nana, Sabo, and Ace devastated enemy troops and aircraft with their powers.
  • Tesoro, Crocodile, and Gecko Moria wrecked Army positions, while Fisher Tiger and Jinbe sent enemies flying with Fish-Man martial arts.
  • The thirty Seraphim advanced in synchronized formation, cutting through the World Government’s soldiers with energy weapons and flames.
  • Kong Garp, Akainu, Kizaru, Ryokugyu, Army Marshal Ji, Air Force Marshal Flying Tiger, and their forces faced Allen’s army as CP0 and three ominous figures waited behind them.

Ch. 389Rejuvenated rivals at their peak

Young Whitebeard, Rayleigh, Gaban, and other legends appeared rejuvenated on the battlefield, shocking the World Government forces. Kong ordered an all-out attack, and the battle for Marijoa erupted into widespread chaos.

  • Young Whitebeard and the rejuvenated Roger Pirates appeared before Kong, Akainu, Kizaru, and the other World Government forces.
  • Akainu attacked Whitebeard with Great Eruption, and Kong ordered all forces to kill the intruders.
  • Dragon fought Akainu while the Revolutionary Army commanders clashed with Navy forces, and Sabo and Koala engaged Kizaru.
  • Nana struck Ryokugyu with lightning, burning his hair into an afro as he tried to reach Whitebeard.

Ch. 390Feel the power of money!

The allied pirates and their forces fought the World Government army across the battlefield, with each group using its abilities to counter enemy commanders and troops. The chapter ended with Spencer, Lucky Roo, and 20 Human Weapons facing CP0 in a silent battle of slaughter.

  • Ryokugyu sent life-draining vines toward Nami as the young Whitebeard held off Army Marshal Ji and two generals with Air Quake.
  • Marco, Katakuri, Kaido, King, Queen, Jack, and the Straw Hat Crew fought army forces across the ground and sky, while Zoro charged toward Air Force General Xin's bomber airship.
  • Bullet clashed with Kong in a destructive contest of strength and Haki.
  • Tesoro and Crocodile coordinated their gold and sand attacks against enemy soldiers, while Moria's shadow warriors distracted the opposing forces.
  • Fisher Tiger and Jinbe combined Fish-Man Karate and Fish-Man Jujutsu to sweep through enemy troops, as the Human Weapons advanced under Allen's orders.
  • Spencer, Lucky Roo, and 20 Human Weapons faced CP0 in a battle between the Roger Remnants, Red-Haired Pirates executives, and the agents.

Ch. 391Dance to Your Heart's Content!

The battle across the Holy Land remained locked in a brutal stalemate as the fighters clashed across several fronts. At its heart, Shanks faced his father, Figarland Garling, and declared that he would end the path Garling had followed for eight hundred years.

  • Sabo and Ace combined their flames against Laid, burning him badly, but the Abyss Mark let him escape the fire in a crazed state.
  • Fisher Tiger and Jinbe used Fish-Man Karate and Haki to batter Blackbeard, making him cough up blood despite his Dark-Dark Fruit.
  • Ben Beckman and Figarland Shamlotte exchanged gunfire and sword strikes in a closely matched duel.
  • Hancock, Nana, ten Seraphim, and Moria's shadows encircled the four Holy Knights, but the knights repelled their attacks and held their ground.
  • The Five Elders emerged from Pangu City, and Figarland Garling confronted Shanks, who refused to stand aside and vowed to set right his father's course.

Ch. 392King Against King

Allen arrived at the battlefield as the Five Elders fought Shanks, Whitebeard, Kaido, Rayleigh, Gaban, and Yamato in monstrous transformed forms. He loudly mocked and encouraged the combatants, then spotted Luffy bouncing a Celestial Dragon guard like a ball.

  • Shanks and Garling clashed while Whitebeard battered Pits Saint in his giant worm form.
  • Kaido attacked Warcury’s giant boar form, while Rayleigh taunted and wounded Nusjuro in his wild horse form.
  • Yamato and Gaban teamed up against Mars’s giant bird form, targeting his tail and feathers.
  • Allen appeared, cheered on the fighters, and mocked the Five Elders until they grew furious.
  • Allen noticed Luffy using his rubber arms to bounce a Celestial Dragon guard back and forth with his Slingshot attack.

Ch. 393The final boss appeared

Allen brought Luffy to the Flower Chamber to confront Imu, but Luffy transformed into Gear 5 and played among the flowers before attacking. Imu froze Luffy and his enormous flower-covered rubber fist in midair with a single command.

  • Allen grabbed Luffy and used his Space Ability to take him to the Flower Chamber, where Imu sat beneath an ancient tree.
  • Luffy transformed into his white-haired Nika form, rolled through the flowers, and tried to eat them while Allen distanced himself and denied knowing him.
  • Imu watched Luffy and Allen, then called the newcomer an interesting creation.
  • Luffy turned the ground into a gigantic flower-covered rubber fist and hurled it at Imu as the Giant Cauliflower Rocket Cannon.
  • Imu raised a hand, said "Freeze," and stopped Luffy and his attack in midair.

Ch. 394Distancing Himself

Imu kicked Luffy through the Flower Chamber’s dome, and Allen angrily disowned him before Imu attacked. Allen shattered Imu’s space-freezing power and summoned Divine Gear: Susanoo, leaving the two poised to fight.

  • Imu froze Luffy and kicked him through a hole in the Flower Chamber’s dome.
  • Allen mocked Luffy and apologized to Imu, claiming Luffy was a wild monkey who had slipped away from him.
  • Imu appeared before Allen and used Space Imprisonment to freeze him.
  • Allen unleashed a dark gold burst of Conqueror’s Haki fused with space and time, shattering the imprisonment.
  • Allen summoned Divine Gear: Susanoo, a suit of condensed Armament Haki, as Imu watched with surprise and interest.

Ch. 395What a Show-Off

Allen and Imu revealed their monstrous forms and clashed inside the Flower Chamber, unleashing a shock wave that tore through the chamber and struck Mary Geoise. The battle left the Holy Land shaking and fighters across its battlefields staggered or injured.

  • Allen encased himself in Space-Time Armor and declared that Imu’s previous move would no longer work on him.
  • Imu transformed into his Satan form, revealing horns, bat wings, a tail, and a demonic trident.
  • Allen summoned Heaven’s Sorrow and taunted Imu before the two charged at each other.
  • Allen and Imu’s weapons collided, creating a devastating shock wave that destroyed the Flower Chamber’s dome and damaged the World Tree roots.
  • The shock wave struck Mary Geoise, collapsing sections of Pangu City’s walls and staggering fighters across the battlefields.

Ch. 396Countless casualties

The battle for Mary Geoise devastated both sides, with Allen’s allied forces suffering enormous casualties while their fighters killed many of the World Government’s strongest warriors. In the Flower Chamber, Allen baited Imu into a seemingly decisive attack and revealed a counter at the last moment.

  • Allen and Imu’s opening clash shook the Flower Chamber as battles across Mary Geoise ended in catastrophic losses.
  • Garp, Akainu, Kizaru, Ryokugyu, the military leaders, CP0, Mihawk, Redfield, Teach, and the Holy Knights fell or were killed.
  • Dragon and the Revolutionary Army, the Whitebeard Pirates, Beasts Pirates, Red-Haired Pirates, Roger Pirates, and Allen’s other allies suffered devastating casualties.
  • Tesoro, Crocodile, Moria, Fisher Tiger, and Jinbe died after using their powers and ultimate attacks against the enemy.
  • Allen and Imu continued fighting in the ruined Flower Chamber, both injured but rapidly regenerating.
  • When Imu thrust his trident at Allen’s exposed chest, Allen revealed that he had baited him and activated the Hobby-Hobby Fruit’s Doll Curse-Good Bear.

Ch. 397A kiss steeped in humiliation

Allen used the Hobby-Hobby Fruit to transform Imu into a bear doll, then fed him an Enhanced Soul Imprisonment Pill that made Imu obey his commands. After forcing Imu to kiss his armor, Allen provoked a scream that echoed across Marijoa and the surrounding seas.

  • Allen touched Imu with the Hobby-Hobby Fruit’s power and transformed him into a small bear doll, but Imu broke free with his Haki and Abyss power.
  • Allen took advantage of Imu’s shock to force an Enhanced Soul Imprisonment Pill down his throat, binding Imu’s soul and restricting his power.
  • Allen commanded Imu to approach, and Imu’s body obeyed despite his resistance.
  • Allen ordered Imu to kiss a dent in his armor, and Imu left a dark red lip print on it.
  • Imu screamed in rage and humiliation, sending a soul-piercing shock wave across Marijoa and the surrounding seas.

Ch. 398Ending the war

Allen forced Imu to remove the Abyss Marks sustaining the Five Elders, ending their immortal regeneration and helping bring down the World Government. Imu was imprisoned in Kamui Space, while Allen appeared on the ruined battlefield as the surviving forces celebrated their costly victory.

  • Allen compelled Imu to remove the Abyss Marks from the Five Elders and reclaim their immortal bodies.
  • The marks vanished from Pits Saint, Saint Warcury, Saint Nusjuro, Saint Mars, and Garling; the four ancient Elders crumbled to dust, while Shanks struck Garling unconscious.
  • The allied forces cheered, believing Allen had defeated Imu and the World Government had fallen.
  • Allen sent Imu into Kamui Space and imprisoned him there.
  • Allen appeared atop the ruins of Pangu City and surveyed the battlefield and its dead.

Ch. 399Imu Was Killed?

Allen declared that he had killed Imu and ended the World Government’s eight-hundred-year-old shadow, leaving the Marines reeling from the collapse of their beliefs. As the survivors began leaving the battlefield, Sakazuki died from shock and Aramaki’s Forest-Forest Fruit power reduced him to a sapling.

  • Allen announced to the battlefield that Imu had been ended by his own hands, though he privately congratulated himself on his dramatic speech.
  • Sakazuki’s faith in the justice he had upheld collapsed, and he died after coughing up magma blood.
  • Aramaki grieved Sakazuki’s death, withered into a small sapling, and was accidentally flattened by a passing Revolutionary Army soldier.
  • Whitebeard gathered his surviving sons and their fallen companions and led them away to return home and hold a banquet.
  • Kaido stood up despite his wounds, ordered his crew back to Onigashima for a three-day drinking celebration, and accidentally demolished the remaining wall of Mary Geoise.

Ch. 400Everyone took their leave

After the war, the surviving pirates and Revolutionary Army gathered their wounded and prisoners while Allen took his allies back through a spatial vortex. Dragon stayed behind to manage the aftermath and begin building a new era.

  • Shanks ordered Beckman to gather the Red-Haired Pirates’ survivors and fallen comrades, then the crew departed as the Green Straw Hat Pirates withdrew in disarray.
  • Belo Betty slapped a loud Celestial Dragon and ordered the Revolutionary Army to escort the prisoners quietly.
  • Shalria Palace and Saint Charlos claimed they were Allen’s people, so Betty had them brought to Allen and Dragon.
  • Allen confirmed that the siblings were on his side, stopped them from smearing their tears on him, and watched Revolutionary Army officers silence the other Celestial Dragons with slaps.
  • Dragon told Allen to return to Hachinosu Island, and Allen led Hancock, Yamato, Nana, Perona, Shalria Palace, and Saint Charlos through a spatial vortex.
  • Dragon took charge of the devastated battlefield, captured military leaders, and Celestial Dragon prisoners, declaring that the Revolutionary Army would write the opening chapter of a new era.
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