Ch. 521Yamon. Kuroo

Moonlight and the Straw Hats discovered that Roger’s laughter concealed no code, while Robin translated a Poneglyph revealing how the Ancient Weapons could defeat Im and explaining the Op-Op Fruit’s immortality. Moonlight then recognized Kuroo’s name among Roger’s crew and concluded that Red-Haired had left her on Treasure Island to guide them to the fourth Road Poneglyph.

  • The crew replayed Roger’s laughter repeatedly, but Moonlight concluded it was ordinary laughter rather than a hidden code.
  • Robin translated the Poneglyph, which described using Pluton, Uranus, and Poseidon to defeat Im and explained the Op-Op Fruit’s life-extending operations.
  • Moonlight decided they already had Poseidon through Shirahoshi, would need to build Pluton, and had to take Uranus from Rocks.
  • Moonlight recalled meeting Kuroo on Treasure Island and reasoned that Red-Haired had left her there to guide them to the fourth Road Poneglyph.
  • Moonlight pointed out Kuroo’s name on the Poneglyph’s list of Roger’s crew, shocking the others.

Ch. 522Voice of All Things

After learning that Im was the Sea Devil, Luffy declared that he would defeat him, but the Straw Hats were stranded far from Mary Geoise. Shirahoshi and the Sea Kings arrived through the Super Vortex, offering a way forward and urging Luffy and Moonlight to obtain Uranus and stop the Sea Devil.

  • Luffy resolved to challenge Im, and the Straw Hats agreed to follow him despite the danger.
  • Nami warned that they could not reach Mary Geoise in time, so Luffy ordered everyone to jump into the Super Vortex.
  • Moonlight noticed the whirlpool growing more violent and announced that a friend was approaching.
  • Shirahoshi emerged from the whirlpool with enormous Sea Kings and said they had to stop humans abusing Uranus.
  • Luffy and Moonlight understood the Sea Kings’ request to obtain Uranus and deal with the Sea Devil, surprising Shirahoshi and the crew.

Ch. 523Farewell, Enies Lobby

Moonlight and the others crossed the Super Vortex with Shirahoshi’s help and discovered that Enies Lobby connected to the route to Laugh Tale. Meanwhile, the Marines, Pirates, and Revolutionary Army battled across Mary Geoise until the Five Elders emerged to face Rocks’s forces.

  • Moonlight explained the Voice of All Things, and the group discussed how Luffy and Momonosuke had heard Zunesha’s voice before.
  • Moonlight asked Shirahoshi to take them to Mary Geoise, and the group boarded the Thousand Sunny with help from a Sea King.
  • Shirahoshi used her bubble and summoned Sea Kings to guide the Thousand Sunny through the Super Vortex.
  • The group passed through a gate and found Enies Lobby, which Moonlight identified as a secret route connected to Laugh Tale.
  • At Mary Geoise, Marines fought Pirates and the Revolutionary Army as Rocks’s forces advanced toward the World Government’s central hub.
  • The Five Elders emerged from the central hub as Rocks’s forces prepared to attack.

Ch. 524Garp vs. Im

The Five Elders emerged to confront Rocks, the Revolutionary Army, and the pirates, while the bald elder summoned an oni god to attack them. In the Flower Room, Garp confronted Im and challenged her over whether she would kill her own son and grandson to protect her position.

  • The Five Elders appeared after learning Isaac had been defeated, and the pirates and Revolutionary Army prepared to fight them.
  • Rocks, Kaido, Big Mom, and Dragon welcomed the confrontation, while the battered Marines argued over whether justice had already fallen.
  • The bald elder wielding Shodai Kitetsu used Oni God's Decree to summon God's Guard Jig and sent it against the crowd.
  • Garp secretly entered the Flower Room and confronted Im, asking whether she would kill her own son and grandson to retain her position.

Ch. 525Flintlock

The Five Elders turned the battle at Mary Geoise against the pirates, while Dragon and the Revolutionary Army launched their own attack. Blackbeard revealed his hidden marksmanship after using the Dark-Dark and Tremor-Tremor Fruits, leaving Red-Haired, Beckman, and Ace wounded.

  • Im told Garp that demons had no sons or grandsons and walked away as Garp prepared to fight him.
  • The Five Elders entered the battle, and Oni God Jig and the Elders’ overwhelming strength shifted the fight against the pirates.
  • Kaido and Big Mom unleashed their powers, while Dragon attacked the Five Elders and Sabo led the Revolutionary Army into Mary Geoise.
  • Ace joined Red-Haired and Beckman against Blackbeard, putting Blackbeard under pressure alongside Silver Axe.
  • Blackbeard used the Dark-Dark Fruit and Tremor-Tremor Fruit to disrupt the battlefield, then shot Red-Haired, Beckman, and Ace with Armament Haki-coated flintlocks.

Ch. 526Goodbye, Aokiji

Blackbeard overwhelmed Red-Haired and the Whitebeard Pirates until Buggy and Hawkeye arrived to help, shifting the balance of the fight. As Blackbeard ordered a retreat after the Five Elders unleashed a devastating attack, Aokiji froze the sea and stranded Red-Haired and Whitebeard’s forces.

  • Blackbeard used his powers to devastate Red-Haired’s forces and send them into the sea, but Buggy arrived and used his awakened Chop-Chop Fruit to challenge him.
  • Buggy revealed that Hawkeye had joined his group, and Hawkeye faced the Blackbeard Pirates alongside Buggy and Red-Haired.
  • At the World Government entrance, the bald Five Elder detonated Oni God Jig, injuring Rocks, Kaido, Golden Lion, and others with crushing pressure.
  • Blackbeard ordered his crew to retreat, prompting Red-Haired and Ace to move to stop him.
  • Aokiji used Ice Age to freeze the sea and strand the Red-Haired and Whitebeard Pirates.

Ch. 527Kuma

Aokiji joined the battle on Blackbeard’s side as Im’s arrival turned the fight in Mary Geoise against the Pirates, while Dragon and the Revolutionary Army entered the conflict. The chapter left the Marines facing both the Revolutionary Army and surviving Pirates, with Kuma appearing beside Sabo to confront the Admirals.

  • Aokiji appeared and sided with Blackbeard, alarming Red-Haired, Ben Beckman, Buggy, and Hawkeye.
  • Im appeared, killed Golden Lion, wounded Kaido and Big Mom, and overwhelmed Rocks despite his possession of Uranus.
  • Akainu led five Admirals in pursuit of the defeated Pirates, while Dragon made his move and Blackbeard escaped Red-Haired after striking him with Tremor-Tremor Fruit shockwaves.
  • The Five Elders turned their attention to Dragon, but Dragon refused Rocks’s offer to cooperate and the Revolutionary Army continued its attack.
  • Sabo confronted Fujitora and Ryokugyu, and the rescued Kuma appeared beside him to face the Admirals.

Ch. 528The Death of Akainu

Sabo and Kuma fought Fujitora and Ryokugyu while the Revolutionary Army and Rocks’s allies battled the Navy and Five Elders in Mary Geoise. Rocks killed Akainu, gave his sword the Magma-Magma Fruit’s power, and faced Im as the fighting continued.

  • Sabo refused Fujitora’s offer to leave, and he and Kuma fought Fujitora and Ryokugyu.
  • Dragon summoned a typhoon against the Five Elders as Rocks, Big Mom, Ochoku, and Kaido attacked the Navy officers.
  • Rocks killed Akainu in fewer than three exchanges, throwing the Navy into turmoil.
  • Rocks caught the Magma-Magma Fruit after Akainu’s death and made his sword gain its power.
  • Im attacked Rocks, who said he had learned how to give weapons Devil Fruit abilities while imprisoned in Impel Down.
  • Ochoku, Big Mom, and Kaido reacted to Rocks’s strength as the battle against Im and the World Government continued.

Ch. 529The Straw Hat Pirates Arrive

Rocks overwhelmed the Marines with a magma purge, but Moonlight and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived and stopped the attack. With both sides gathered at Mary Geoise, the fate of the battle rested on the Straw Hat Pirates.

  • Rocks used Uranus-empowered magma to attack the exhausted Marines, while Big Mom and Kaido overwhelmed Kizaru.
  • Moonlight shattered space-time with a slash that diverted Rocks's magma purge into the fractured space.
  • Shirahoshi and dozens of enormous Sea Kings brought the Thousand Sunny and the Straw Hat Pirates to Mary Geoise.
  • Momousagi, Fujitora, and the others recognized Moonlight, while Rocks, Kaido, and Big Mom remembered their grudges against him.
  • Ace, Red-Haired, and their allies returned after Blackbeard escaped and welcomed the Straw Hat Pirates as reinforcements.

Ch. 530Gear Five, Sun Wukong

Luffy arrived at Mary Geoise and announced that he was the Pirate King. He revealed Gear Five: Sun Wukong and defeated Big Mom and Kaido with a single attack, leaving the battle’s other combatants stunned by his strength.

  • The Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Mary Geoise with Shirahoshi and the Sea Kings, alarming the Five Elders and encouraging the Revolutionary Army and Straw Hat Grand Fleet.
  • Luffy declared himself the current Pirate King, prompting shocked reactions from Kizaru, Ryokugyu, Fujitora, Rocks, Big Mom, and Kaido.
  • Luffy transformed into Gear Five: Sun Wukong by compressing his body, Haki, and power.
  • Luffy struck Big Mom and Kaido with Gum-Gum Golden Cudgel, punching through both and forcing them to their knees.
  • Bartholomew, Cavendish, Zoro, Moonlight, and the others marveled at Luffy’s overwhelming strength.

Ch. 531Ancient Weapon Pluton Appears

Luffy declared that he would end the battle at Mary Geoise as Pirate King, but Rocks, the Five Elders, and the others refused to stop fighting. The Celestial Dragons revealed the Ancient Weapon Pluton, which fired a gigantic shell at the assembled fighters.

  • Luffy, now in Gear Five, announced that he would end the war as Pirate King, but Rocks and Ochoku rejected his call.
  • Sabo, Ace, and Red-Haired supported Luffy, while the Five Elders insisted that the Pirates would be killed and the Celestial Dragons would remain in power.
  • The black-brimmed elder ordered Lucci to act as the enormous Ancient Weapon Pluton appeared at sea.
  • Franky and Robin recognized Pluton, and Rocks activated Uranus to shield himself, Kaido, Big Mom, and Ochoku.
  • Pluton fired a shell the size of ten islands toward Luffy, Red-Haired, Rocks, and the other fighters.

Ch. 532How About It, Any Objections?

Moonlight stopped Pluton’s island-destroying blast with his Ghost Gate Pass technique, leaving everyone stunned. He then asked whether anyone objected to Luffy’s wish to end the war, and no one answered.

  • Zoro and Luffy realized they could not safely stop Pluton’s enormous cannonball, so the Straw Hats prepared to jump into the sea.
  • Moonlight stepped toward the descending cannonball and used Extreme God Sword Style: Ghost Gate Pass, making Pluton’s blast vanish.
  • Zoro recognized the technique from Laugh Tale, while the Straw Hats, Marines, pirates, Five Elders, and Im stared in disbelief.
  • Moonlight explained that Ghost Gate Pass sent attacks into the Another World and said Pluton could not harm him.
  • Moonlight asked everyone whether they objected to their captain ending the war, and the surrounding forces fell silent.

Ch. 533Another Shot

Moonlight blocked Pluton’s cannon fire a second time, proving CP0’s weapon could not stop him. Rocks withdrew with his forces, and Moonlight ordered Dragon and the others to retreat, leaving the final battle for another time.

  • Lucci ordered Pluton to fire at Moonlight again, while the Five Elders and the others watched to see whether he could block it.
  • Moonlight drew the Kusanagi Sword and made the enormous shell vanish, stunning CP0 and everyone who witnessed it.
  • Moonlight asked Rocks what he would do, and Rocks threatened the World Government before leading his forces away.
  • Moonlight stopped Im from pursuing Rocks by pointing his sword at him.
  • Moonlight told Dragon to withdraw, then called on Ace and the others to leave as well.

Ch. 534The Final Battle

After leaving Mary Geoise, Luffy explained that he had called a ceasefire to spare innocents from the destruction caused by the Ancient Weapons, and the crew revealed the Sea Devil’s control over the world. Luffy challenged the World King to settle everything on Laugh Tale, drawing Blackbeard and Rocks toward the coming final battle.

  • Im stopped the Marines from pursuing the departing Straw Hat Pirates, Revolutionary Army, and Whitebeard Pirates, while the Marines wondered who would replace the dead Akainu.
  • Ace questioned why they had left Mary Geoise, and Moonlight said the ceasefire had been Luffy’s order.
  • Luffy said he only wanted to defeat the Sea Devil and had stopped the fighting to protect innocents from the Ancient Weapons’ destructive power.
  • Usopp told the group that the Sea Devil used the Devil Fruit Tree to control and enslave the world, and Red-Haired, Ace, Sabo, and others agreed to fight him.
  • Luffy chose to settle matters with the Sea Devil on Laugh Tale, and Shirahoshi sent Sea Kings to deliver the challenge before leading them there.
  • Blackbeard and Rocks learned of the challenge and gathered their forces to head toward Laugh Tale.

Ch. 535Moonlight, What Will Tomorrow Bring?

After the battle at Mary Geoise, Im ordered the World Government to prepare for a final confrontation with the Pirates at Laugh Tale, while Garp faced pressure to choose between his family and the Marines. As the world braced for the coming battle, Moonlight reassured Robin that he would not let their side lose, though Im's true strength remained unknown.

  • Im declared that the final battle would take place at Laugh Tale, and the Five Elders agreed to gather their forces.
  • Im appointed Kizaru as Fleet Admiral, assigned Fujitora to oversee Vegapunk, and ordered Lucci to take Pluton to Laugh Tale in advance.
  • Im demanded that Garp make his position clear and threatened to leave him at Laugh Tale if he could not choose between his family and the Marines.
  • News of the coming battle spread across the seas, and people feared the consequences of either side's victory.
  • Moonlight told Robin that he did not know whether they would win, but he would not allow them to lose.

Ch. 536Waves of Epic Proportions

Moonlight and the others reached Laugh Tale and discovered the truth behind the One Piece and the Devil Fruit Tree. The World Government, Navy, Pirates, Straw Hat Crew, and Revolutionary Army converged on the island, where the final battle began.

  • Moonlight vowed to protect Robin, and Robin told him that meeting him and the others had given her hope to live.
  • Two days later, Shirahoshi's Sea Kings guided the group to Laugh Tale, where they found Roger's treasure beneath the Devil Fruit Tree and learned more about the world's history.
  • CP0 attacked from the super whirlpool aboard the Pluton Warship, but Moonlight blocked its cannonball; Im and the Five Elders also appeared from the Devil Fruit Tree.
  • Rocks led an assault on Im while Luffy, Dragon, Ace, and Sabo confronted him, Red-Haired's forces engaged the Navy, and Moonlight stayed behind to protect Robin and stop the Pluton Warship.
  • Kizaru directed the Navy to battle the Pirates as the forces of the Navy, Pirates, Straw Hat Crew, and Revolutionary Army clashed around Laugh Tale.

Ch. 537The Man Whose Intelligence Surpassed Humanity by 500 Years

Im fused with the Five Elders and absorbed the Devil Fruit users on Laugh Tale, revealing the Sea Devil’s power and leaving Rocks and Ochoku alone to face him. At sea, Vegapunk appeared aboard Pluton as the Marines’ battle turned against them, and Marco flew forward to test the scientist.

  • Rocks warned the Devil Fruit users to leave Laugh Tale as Im and the Five Elders prepared to reveal the Sea Devil’s true power.
  • Im fused with the Five Elders, then absorbed Blackbeard, Big Mom, Kaido, Shiryu of the Rain, and other Devil Fruit users to claim their abilities.
  • Rocks and Ochoku remained on Laugh Tale to face Im, while Luffy carried Sabo, Ace, and Dragon away from the island.
  • Kizaru called Vegapunk onto Pluton as the Marines fell into a disadvantage against the pirates and their allies.
  • Vegapunk greeted the fighters, and Marco transformed into a phoenix and flew toward him to test his strength.

Ch. 538The Gum-Gum Fruit's True Ability

Vegapunk revealed that he had combined the powers of numerous Artificial Devil Fruits, overwhelming the fighters with attacks based on several Devil Fruit abilities. Luffy struck him with Gear Five, exploiting the Gum-Gum Fruit’s elasticity to pierce his body, though Vegapunk remained an immortal cyborg.

  • Vegapunk caught Marco with Phoenix powers and struck him with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, shocking Marco and Ace.
  • Vegapunk unleashed Fire Fist and numerous other abilities, including Dark Water, magma, ice, and lasers, turning the surrounding sea into a field of disasters.
  • Luffy, Sabo, and the others arrived, and Dragon warned that Haki was needed against Vegapunk and that the battle above had nearly been lost.
  • Luffy entered Gear Five, while Vegapunk failed to imitate the form because he had not studied the Gum-Gum Fruit closely.
  • Luffy broke through Vegapunk’s vibrations with his elastic body and blasted a hole through him, leaving Vegapunk surprised by the blow.

Ch. 539Sea Devil

Moonlight killed Vegapunk and Lucci, then wiped out most of the Navy and CP0 forces attacking him. Im arrived with Uranus after defeating Rocks and Ochoku, leaving Moonlight facing the true Sea Devil as Vivi moved to reclaim Pluton.

  • Moonlight explained that Vegapunk’s borrowed powers were unreliable, then killed Vegapunk with a sword slash.
  • Lucci attacked Moonlight, but Moonlight killed him with the Kusanagi Sword.
  • Moonlight charged into the Navy ranks and used a sword formation and Space-Time Slash to kill Kizaru, Ryokugyu, Chaton, Momousagi, Kaku, Stussy, and the other CP0 members, while Fujitora survived.
  • Moonlight called to Vivi to reclaim control of Pluton before Im could take it.
  • Im arrived carrying Uranus after defeating Rocks and Ochoku, and Moonlight recognized her as the true Sea Devil.

Ch. 540Garp, Im, Luffy, Dragon

Moonlight and the assembled fighters battled Im, whose devil body absorbed Devil Fruit users and their powers. Garp revealed that Luffy was Im’s grandson and Dragon was his son, then fought Im to protect them.

  • Im arrived after killing Rocks and gaining Uranus, and his power drew Devil Fruit users into his body, absorbing them and their abilities.
  • Im’s vibrations pulled Luffy, Sabo, Ace, and Dragon into him, despite Moonlight’s attempt to save them.
  • Moonlight struck Im with Myriad Swords Return to Origin, but Im quickly healed; Usopp briefly bounced away some of the people being drawn in with a plant.
  • Red-Haired and his crew attacked Im, and Garp joined the fight, punching Im down to the sea floor and suppressing him.
  • Garp said he would not let Im absorb his son and grandson, revealing that Dragon was Im’s son and Luffy was his grandson.
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