Arc 18Lost Memories and Reunion

Lin Mo endured Shusuke’s trials while Sabo tried to protect Lin MuMu from Kizaru. After Lin Mo emerged on Soma Island with no memories, he escaped with new allies and reunited with Red-Hair, who promised to help him recover his past.

  • Sabo exposed Lin MuMu’s memory tampering, while Sendou spared Kuina and took the Eight Desolations Sword Case.
  • Lin Mo fought Shusuke, endured his childhood memories and learned Shusuke’s tragic past before escaping the black-mist world with Enel.
  • Kizaru pursued Sabo and Lin MuMu, and Lin MuMu took Kizaru’s blast to save Sabo.
  • Lin Mo appeared among new prisoners on Soma Island without his memories, refused to join either faction and befriended neither leader.
  • Lin Mo endured an electric chair and hypnosis, briefly remembered Red-Haired Shanks and agreed to seek him.
  • Lin Mo joined Jahi and Teng Hai’s escape plan, fled Soma Island aboard a supply ship and traveled to the West Blue with them.
  • Lin Mo reunited with Red-Hair aboard the Red Force, learned Red-Hair claimed to be his godfather and asked him to explain his past.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426Daily life: On the back foot / Daily life: A complete wipeout

Sabo revealed that he had been pretending to remember Lin MuMu’s past, then stopped her from cutting away his memories again and decided to take her to Baltigo. Meanwhile, Sendou defeated Kuina and took the Eight Desolations Sword Case, declaring that he would train her to become strong enough to kill him.

  • Sabo drew Lin MuMu into confessing that she had erased his and others’ memories, then admitted he had only been bluffing to make her tell the truth.
  • Lin MuMu tried to erase Sabo’s memories again, but he stopped her and insisted that she had no right to tamper with them.
  • Dragon told Sabo that Lin Mo and the others were heading due south, and Sabo decided the ship would continue to Baltigo with Lin MuMu aboard.
  • Sendou spared Kuina and said he would train her to defeat him, then took the Eight Desolations Sword Case and discovered how to release its five swords.

Ch. 427Jalle Island: Something Was Wrong / Jalle Island: What to Do When Overpowered

Lin Mo confronted Shusuke’s followers in the church and subdued Herald before pinning Sabela to a wall with Toyako. Meanwhile, Sendou forced Kuina to agree to learn swordsmanship in exchange for Kaku and Enel’s safety, and they later woke aboard the Inkman to find Little White unresponsive.

  • Sendou taunted Kuina about her weakness and warned her away from Kaku and Enel, who had been afflicted by Duochuan’s plague.
  • Kuina carried Kaku and Enel despite catching the plague herself, but she collapsed as Duochuan threatened to cripple them.
  • Kaku, Enel, and Kuina stood together against Sendou and Duochuan until their pain overwhelmed them, and Kuina agreed to Sendou’s demand to save her companions.
  • Kaku and Enel woke aboard the Inkman with their symptoms gone, then discovered Little White would not wake and confronted Duochuan and Sabela.
  • Lin Mo entered the church and faced Shusuke, while Sabela asked her Master to protect her.
  • Lin Mo used Conqueror’s Haki to subdue Herald, then burned Sabela’s butterfly form and pinned her to the wall with Toyako.

Ch. 428Jalle Island: The Man Who Wanted to Die / Jalle Island: Where Was the Problem?

Lin Mo overcame Shusuke’s death curse and discovered that seastone could suppress Shusuke’s Devil Fruit power, but refused to help him die. After Sabela returned Kaku’s life force, Lin Mo wondered why his island missions had not triggered and asked Shusuke what he would offer in exchange for granting his wish.

  • Lin Mo’s regeneration overcame Shusuke’s death curse, and he survived Shusuke’s touch despite losing part of his leg.
  • Lin Mo restrained Shusuke with a net of seastone, learning that Shusuke was a Devil Fruit User who wanted to die.
  • Lin Mo refused to lend Shusuke his sword and ordered Sabela to return Kaku’s life force, which she did by destroying the golden butterfly.
  • Lin Mo questioned why none of his three Jalle Island progress missions had triggered and asked Shusuke what he would give him for granting his wish to die.

Ch. 429Jalle Island: The nightmare begins

Lin Mo discovered that Shusuke could regenerate even after being stabbed and blasted apart, and the system revealed that Shusuke’s challenge would complete a thirty-percent progress mission. Shusuke trapped Lin Mo in a dark illusion, where Lin Mo received the Naraka Path skill and then found himself in a seemingly familiar city.

  • Shusuke’s wounds healed after he stabbed himself, and Lin Mo blasted him apart with Lightning Blade, but the system gave no mission notice.
  • Shusuke re-formed from black mist, then challenged Lin Mo to overcome his trials and return within a week to free his crew.
  • Lin Mo learned from the system that accepting Shusuke’s challenge increased his progress by thirty percent and unlocked the Naraka Path of Six Paths of Reincarnation.
  • Shusuke engulfed Lin Mo in black smoke, cutting off his Observation Haki and trapping him in darkness.
  • Lin Mo emerged into an illusory city, failed to damage its buildings with his attacks, and noticed a boy carrying a schoolbag across the street.

Ch. 430Jalle Island: Days Gone By / Illusions and Memories: The Tagalong

Lin Mo watched Shusuke’s illusion of his childhood, reliving the neglect and isolation that shaped him and meeting Lu Xin, the classmate who persistently tried to befriend him. The illusion continued into the next day, where Lu Xin kept reaching out despite Lin Mo’s rejection.

  • Lin Mo watched his seven-year-old self wait alone at a crosswalk and remembered how he had been mistreated and left out.
  • Lin Mo saw his ten-year-old self cleaning the attic while Gu Yu took Gu Qianqian and the rest of the family on a trip without him.
  • At middle school, Little Lin Mo rejected Lu Xin’s attempts to befriend him, distrustful after classmates had pranked him and Gu Yu had blamed him.
  • Lu Xin followed Little Lin Mo throughout the day, offering food and conversation, until Little Lin Mo angrily told him to get lost.
  • The illusion shifted to the next day, when Lu Xin repeatedly returned a yogurt pouch to Little Lin Mo’s desk until Little Lin Mo clearly said he did not want it.

Ch. 431Illusions and Memories: Powerless to Resist / Illusions and Memories: A Change

Lin Mo watched his childhood memories shift as Lu Xin repeatedly tried to befriend Little Lin Mo, then saw Lu Xin risk himself to save him from three thugs. After Little Lin Mo found the chocolate milk Lu Xin had slipped into his bag and left it untouched, he greeted Lu Xin for the first time the next morning.

  • Lu Xin persistently followed Little Lin Mo and offered him food for more than two weeks, while Lin Mo watched from the classroom.
  • Three thugs dragged Little Lin Mo into an alley, beat him, and tried to strip him, but Lu Xin charged in with a stick to defend him.
  • Two elderly residents drove off the thugs, and Lu Xin gathered Little Lin Mo's scattered books before leaving him with his schoolbag.
  • Little Lin Mo found a pouch of chocolate milk in his bag, recognized that Lu Xin had left it, and chose not to drink it.
  • The next morning, Little Lin Mo softly greeted Lu Xin, who was stunned by his first greeting.

Ch. 432Illusions and Memories: Cause and Effect / Illusions and Memories: A Brief Life

Little Lin Mo befriended Lu Xin after believing Lu Xin had been attacked, but discovered that Lu Xin had staged the incident as part of a bet and had only pretended to care about him. Little Lin Mo returned home, discarded the chocolate milk he had saved, drank a bottle of liquor, and ended the night sobbing in the attic.

  • Lu Xin repeatedly tried to befriend Little Lin Mo, who gradually warmed to him and rushed to find him after hearing that thugs had taken him away.
  • Little Lin Mo found Lu Xin injured in an alley, helped him to the infirmary, and accepted Lu Xin's offer of friendship.
  • Lu Xin shared food and lunch with Little Lin Mo, who felt happy to have a friend for the first time.
  • Little Lin Mo followed Lu Xin to an Arcade and overheard Lu Xin admit that he had staged the beating and befriended him to win a bet.
  • Lu Xin mocked Little Lin Mo and called him a freak, while his companions laughed and one threw a bottle at him.
  • Little Lin Mo returned to Gu Yu's house, threw away the chocolate milk he had saved, drank a bottle of liquor, and silently sobbed in the attic.

Ch. 433Jalle Island: Giving Him a Taste of His Own Medicine / Jalle Island: A Mother's Love Makes Her Strong

Lin Mo used the Naraka Path to trap Shusuke in his own painful memories after Shusuke forced him to relive his past. Shusuke found himself on Oga Island, watching his younger self reunite with his mother.

  • Shusuke entered Lin Mo's memories and watched Lin Mo's childhood suffering alongside him.
  • Shusuke offered to rewrite the illusion, but Lin Mo rejected his pity.
  • Shusuke argued that Lin Mo's companions would eventually betray him, but Lin Mo insisted they were different from Lu Xin.
  • Lin Mo activated the Naraka Path through eye contact and forced Shusuke to experience his painful memories.
  • Shusuke appeared on Oga Island and watched his younger self receive malt candy from his mother.

Ch. 434Jalle Island: Fear / Jalle Island: Unease

After Shusuke accidentally ate a Devil Fruit, his Devour power killed anyone who came near him, including his friends and father, while his terrified mother fled from him. The power spread through the town, and the island’s barrier trapped the survivors as they searched in vain for a way to stop him.

  • Little Shusuke ate a black Devil Fruit, and his new power caused nearby children and mothers to dissolve into dust.
  • Yunni fled from Shusuke and tried to destroy the Cloud Ladder, but townspeople restrained her as Shusuke climbed into town.
  • Shusuke’s Devour power killed people who approached him, and his father turned to dust while trying to attack him with an axe.
  • Yunni ran away, and Shusuke’s wail sent black mist through the town, collapsing buildings and killing more residents.
  • A demon-slaying squad failed to harm Shusuke, while a survivor trying to escape by boat struck the island’s barrier and died.

Ch. 435Jalle Island: We're different / Jalle Island: What is this?

Lin Mo witnessed Shusuke’s childhood tragedy and rejected Shusuke’s claim that they were alike, provoking Shusuke to attack him in the black mist. After Shusuke’s attack failed to overcome Lin Mo’s regeneration, Shusuke left the church unsettled, while Herald guarded the unconscious Lin Mo.

  • Yunni killed Little Shusuke and herself, but Little Shusuke revived and unleashed a wave of destruction that devastated Oga Island.
  • Lin Mo watched Shusuke’s memories and told him they were different, describing Shusuke as gentler than he believed.
  • Shusuke disappeared into the black mist and sent beasts to attack Lin Mo, who fought them with Toyako.
  • Shusuke woke in the church nearly twelve hours later and tried to devour Lin Mo with black smoke.
  • Lin Mo’s cell regeneration kept pace with the attack, and Shusuke ordered Herald to watch him before leaving the church.

Ch. 436Jalle Island: Counterattack / Daily life: Plans can't keep up with change

Lin MuMu resolved to tell Sabo the truth about his lost memories, but a Marine battleship appeared before she could speak. Sabo ordered the Revolutionary Army to act like ordinary cargo haulers and postponed their conversation until they were safe.

  • After Sabo saw through her deception, Lin MuMu decided to tell him the truth rather than continue inventing lies.
  • A Revolutionary Army lookout spotted a Marine battleship to the southwest.
  • Sabo told the Revolutionary Army members to stay calm, act like ordinary people hauling cargo, and go inside if they had nothing to do.
  • Sabo told Lin MuMu to go inside and promised they would discuss their business once they were somewhere safe.

Ch. 437Everyday Life: What’s That Supposed to Mean? / Everyday Life: Didn’t They Just Fall Over?

Sabo fought Kizaru to keep him from capturing Lin MuMu, while Kizaru offered to let them go if Sabo could hit him within an hour. Lin MuMu ran as Sabo began using the beach’s smoke and sand to obscure Kizaru, but his first attack missed.

  • Kizaru appeared on the cargo ship and identified Lin MuMu as Lin Mo’s sister, then tried to capture her.
  • Sabo attacked Kizaru while Lin MuMu fled, but Kizaru caught up with her on a Small Boat.
  • Lin MuMu fell into the sea to escape, and Sabo rescued her and carried her to a nearby island.
  • Kizaru found them on the island and offered to let them both go if Sabo hit him within an hour.
  • Sabo scattered sand across the beach with Dragon’s Breath, then attacked Kizaru through the smoke, but Kizaru teleported away.

Ch. 438Daily life: Why / Daily life: Unwilling to give in

Kizaru overwhelmed Sabo and used Lin MuMu as leverage, but Sabo briefly turned the tables and tried to escape with her. Kizaru’s beam struck Lin MuMu instead of Sabo, and the chapter ended with Sabo holding her as Kizaru blocked his path.

  • Sabo continued to endure Kizaru’s attacks for over half an hour while his Revolutionary Army companions watched helplessly from their cargo ship.
  • Kizaru caught Sabo by the neck and threatened to kill him and everyone who could reveal what happened.
  • Lin MuMu returned and offered to go with Kizaru if he spared Sabo and the people aboard the cargo ship.
  • Sabo grabbed Kizaru’s ankle, hurled him toward the sea, and ran with Lin MuMu, but Kizaru pursued them with Yata Mirror.
  • Sabo shoved Lin MuMu away from Kizaru’s beam, but she kicked him clear and took the blast herself.
  • Sabo rushed to the wounded Lin MuMu and tried to carry her to a doctor, but Kizaru blocked his way.

Ch. 439Jalle Island: Was it an illusion?

Lin Mo continued battling Shusuke’s beasts inside the black-mist world while Kaku and Enel fought Herald outside it. Enel was pulled into the mist and found Lin Mo, where his arrival cleared the beasts and revealed he was real.

  • Lin Mo realized Shusuke’s black-mist world and its beasts weakened as Shusuke’s stamina and mental energy dwindled, and he noted that the creatures came from Shusuke’s limited imagination.
  • Kaku and Enel reached the church, where Herald blocked Kaku from reaching the suspended Lin Mo; Kaku and Enel fought Herald and subdued him with Demon Spirit.
  • Enel tried to reach Lin Mo by prodding him with the Ruyi Jingu Bang, then touched the black mist and was pulled inside.
  • Enel detected Lin Mo with Observation Haki, rushed to him, and destroyed the surrounding beasts with a wide-ranging Lightning Strike.
  • Lin Mo initially mistook Enel for one of Shusuke’s constructs, but Enel’s first words dispelled his suspicion.

Ch. 440Jalle Island: Dragon blood was good stuff / Jalle Island: A good plan that wasn't so good

Lin Mo and his crew defeated Shusuke’s attack on the church, and Little White’s dragon blood cured Enel’s deadly corrosion. Lin Mo then offered Shusuke a chance to die through his plan A, led him above the White Sea, and prepared to unleash Self-Destruction.

  • Lin Mo and Enel escaped the black-mist world after Lin Mo deflected a corrosive arrow, and the world collapsed around them.
  • Shusuke appeared in the church and attacked Enel with black vapor, but Little White’s blood healed him after Little White struck Shusuke into mist.
  • Lin Mo offered Shusuke a plan to kill him and promised that, if it failed, Kaku would make a device to suppress Shusuke’s power; Shusuke agreed to the terms.
  • Lin Mo led Shusuke above the White Sea and asked the system how much power his Self-Destruction could unleash.

Ch. 441Soma Island: What freedom meant / Soma Island: Who am I, and where am I?

Lin Mo survived the explosion but appeared in Soma Prison on Soma Island with his memories gone and no idea who he was. As the prison factions gathered to assess the new arrivals, Lin Mo began questioning Hawen about his identity.

  • Kaku used a Seastone net to save Shusuke from the black energy, while Kaku and Enel searched the blast site for Lin Mo.
  • Little White searched the Cloud Sea, returned without finding Lin Mo, and told Kaku and Enel that Lin Mo was still alive.
  • The chapter explained how Soma Prison confined its inmates to the island and forced them to compete for supplies under two factions.
  • Jahi and Holland divided the new prisoners between their factions and brought them into the island's central square.
  • Lin Mo appeared among the newcomers, woke with no memories, and asked Hawen whether he knew him.

Ch. 442Soma Island: Silence / Soma Island: That Defiant

Lin Mo, an amnesiac newcomer to Soma Prison, drew the attention of its rival leaders, Monica and Teng Hai, when he could not identify himself. He refused both factions after neither leader could guarantee his memories would return, and remained defiant despite the danger.

  • Monica and Teng Hai’s subordinates explained the factions and questioned the newcomers about their crimes.
  • Hawen said he was an orphan wrongly arrested for a shopkeeper’s murder, while Lin Mo said he did not know who he was.
  • Monica and Teng Hai both claimed Lin Mo and offered to help restore his memory, prompting their subordinates to prepare to fight.
  • Lin Mo demanded that Monica state her confidence, and she said she was as confident as Teng Hai, at eighty percent.
  • Lin Mo refused to join either faction because neither leader was completely certain, and he told Hawen that the prisoners could not kill him.

Ch. 443Soma Island: Surprised? So Am I / Soma Island: I Don't Understand

Lin Mo became a Wanderer in Soma Prison and drew the attention of both Monica and Teng Hai after revealing unusual strength. Pania was assigned to watch him, and she confronted the three newcomers who had attached themselves to him.

  • Monica and Teng Hai divided the newcomers, and Lin Mo and three others chose to become Wanderers.
  • Teng Hai ordered Holland to watch Lin Mo, suspecting he was unusual because he showed no discomfort in the freezing cold.
  • Lin Mo explored the island with the three Wanderers following him, then kicked a burly attacker away when the man tried to punch him.
  • Pania appeared after the attackers discussed Lin Mo and said Jahi had ordered her to watch him, though she resented the assignment.
  • After Lin Mo walked around the island for hours, Pania challenged the three Wanderers for clinging to him and fired a thin strand from her candy cane at the man who insulted her.

Ch. 444Soma Island: Anyone Could Dodge It / Soma Island: Out of His Depth

Lin Mo learned that his abilities made ordinary fighters seem much slower than they were, then accepted food and a room from Jahi without agreeing to join Monica’s faction. Teng Hai and Monica both ordered their people to investigate Lin Mo, while Lin Mo entered his filthy cell and prepared to clean it.

  • Redess attacked Lin Mo, but Lin Mo dodged his strikes and left while Redess fought Pania.
  • Lin Mo went looking for food, and Jahi gave him a biscuit and offered to arrange a place for him to stay.
  • Jahi arranged a single cell for Lin Mo, while Teng Hai ordered Holland to obtain Lin Mo’s records and Monica told Jahi to win him over.
  • Lin Mo inspected the dirty cell, reluctantly entered, and took a filthy bucket and towel to start cleaning.

Ch. 445Soma Island: So I'm a Swordsman / Soma Island: A Warning

Lin Mo’s display of Sword Aura confirmed Jahi’s guess that he was a Swordsman, though Lin Mo still could not remember his past. Jahi offered to try treatments for Lin Mo’s memory loss, and Monica reluctantly considered helping in exchange for a favor.

  • Lin Mo knocked down the prisoners who invaded his cell, then made them clean it while he watched.
  • Jahi brought Lin Mo to Monica’s quarters, where Lin Mo tried a cigarette, drank Plum Wine, and split a stone ball with Sword Aura.
  • Jahi concluded that Lin Mo was a Swordsman, while Lin Mo remained unsure because he remembered nothing.
  • Jahi suggested Electrotherapy and Hypnosis to stimulate Lin Mo’s memory, and Lin Mo agreed to begin with the Electric Chair the next day.
  • Monica asked what she would get in return for helping, and Jahi pleaded with her to do it as a favor to him.

Ch. 446Soma Island: Lin Mo's Disdain / Soma Island: Wishes Come True

Lin Mo ignored warnings and entered the sea, where he washed himself while guards mistook him for an escape attempt. The chapter left the guards tracking him near the island and preparing torpedoes, though he had not swum away.

  • Lin Mo caught a bullet with his bare hand to save Hawen, and his briefly blackened palm quickly healed.
  • Lin Mo refused Hawen’s invitation to join Teng Hai’s faction and dismissed his repeated attempts to talk.
  • Lin Mo rejected Jahi’s offer of clothes and the foul communal shower, choosing to bathe in the sea instead.
  • Lin Mo walked past the guards’ warnings and gunfire, dodging the bullets as alarms brought prisoners rushing toward the shore.
  • Lin Mo washed in the icy sea, while the guards prepared torpedoes after mistaking him for an escapee and saw that he remained close to Soma Island.

Ch. 447Soma Island: A man full of secrets

Lin Mo discovered he could make food appear from an unknown source, while Jahi and Teng Hai investigated how he had arrived at Soma Prison without appearing in the records. The chapter left Jahi realizing Lin Mo could conjure edible supplies, though Lin Mo remained unaware of how his ability worked.

  • Lin Mo returned from the Beach, found no tattoo on his back, and made biscuits and bread appear by wishing for them.
  • Lin Mo failed to conjure clothes or a quilt, then took a nap while a prisoner threatened him over his food.
  • Jahi learned that records listed only fourteen new prisoners, though fifteen had arrived, and heard guards describe a brief flash of white light.
  • Teng Hai learned from Hawen that Lin Mo had appeared suddenly in the fog and asked Hawen to help him.
  • Jahi visited Lin Mo and watched him produce and eat a fresh apple, prompting Jahi to call him a walking supply depot.

Ch. 448Soma Island: Hypnosis / Soma Island: Cooperation

Lin Mo underwent electrotherapy and hypnosis in an attempt to recover his memories, but the sessions revealed little and left the hypnotist unconscious. Jahi suggested seeking help from Teng Hai to find Red-Haired Shanks, whom Lin Mo recognized as a friend, though Monica objected because Teng Hai was their rival.

  • Lin Mo endured the electric chair at maximum voltage without being harmed, so Jahi and Monica turned to hypnosis.
  • During hypnosis, Lin Mo glimpsed three indistinct figures and a large ship before the hypnotist shifted his focus to a familiar person.
  • Lin Mo identified Red-Haired Shanks as a friend, then resisted the hypnotist's attempt to reach another memory and blasted her into a wall.
  • Lin Mo woke with no memory of the hypnosis, and Jahi told him the session had revealed Shanks's name but not his identity.
  • Lin Mo agreed to search for Shanks, and Jahi proposed asking Teng Hai for help; Monica objected that Teng Hai was their rival.

Ch. 449Soma Island: Departure / Daily life: Effortlessly obtained

Lin Mo and the escapees left Soma Island, and Teng Hai used Lin Mo’s mysteriously produced Beli to locate the Red Hair Pirates. After traveling to the West Blue by cable car and stealing a submarine, the group spotted a ship that appeared to belong to Red-Hair’s crew.

  • Jahi and Teng Hai agreed to seize the supply ship, and Lin Mo joined their escape plan in exchange for help finding Shanks.
  • Lin Mo disabled the guards while Monica’s and Teng Hai’s groups overwhelmed the supply crew, and ten people escaped Soma Island aboard the supply ship.
  • Teng Hai offered to search for Red-Hair Shanks, and Lin Mo produced enough Beli to pay for the expedited search.
  • After Teng Hai located the Red Hair Pirates in the West Blue, Lin Mo, Jahi, Monica, Teng Hai, and Holland crossed the Red Line by cable car and stole a submarine.
  • After five days traveling underwater, Holland spotted a pirate ship that appeared to belong to the Red Hair Pirates.

Ch. 450Daily life: They were very close indeed / Daily life: Take every advantage you can

Lin Mo met Red-Hair and his crew while traveling with Teng Hai, but he had lost his memories and did not recognize them. Red-Hair claimed to be Lin Mo’s godfather and used Lin Mo’s apparent trust to persuade him, while Beckman questioned Teng Hai about how Lin Mo had been found.

  • Teng Hai spotted the Red Hair Pirates’ ship, the Red Force, approaching the submarine, and Lin Mo and the others waited for it to come alongside.
  • Red-Hair recognized Lin Mo, joked about his crew, and claimed that Lin Mo was his godson after Lin Mo failed to recognize his own name.
  • Red-Hair invited Lin Mo, Teng Hai, and the others aboard the Red Force for a feast, while Beckman asked Teng Hai about Lin Mo’s memory loss and learned he had appeared on Soma Island in the South Blue.
  • Lin Mo asked Red-Hair about his past and whether he could regain his memories, and Red-Hair promised to have the ship’s doctor examine him.
  • Red-Hair argued that Lin Mo’s reluctance to dodge his touch showed subconscious trust, and Lin Mo threw a crew member who reached for him without warning.
  • Lin Mo called Red-Hair Godfather and asked him to explain his past, but Red-Hair’s affectionate teasing disgusted Lin Mo and embarrassed his crew.
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