Arc 7The Demon King’s Voyage

Kirishima Bupai defeated the Marines at Marineford, forcing the World Government to revoke his bounty and earning the name Demon King Urizen. He traveled through Sky Island and Alabasta, taking Enel and the Ark Maxim with him, and left Crocodile trapped aboard as the ship’s chief cleaner.

  • Kirishima Bupai arrived at Marineford, defeated Sengoku and the three admirals, and forced the World Government to revoke his wanted notice.
  • News of Urizen’s victory spread across the seas, drawing the attention of Shanks, Kaido, Big Mom, Whitebeard, Dragon, and Crocodile.
  • Kirishima reached Sky Island, fought Enel’s priests, and met Conis and Pagaya, who told him about Enel’s rule and the threat against their home.
  • Kirishima defeated Enel, claimed the Ark Maxim as compensation, and forced Enel to power and pilot the ship.
  • Kirishima and Enel reached Alabasta, where Kirishima encountered Luffy, Ace, Smoker, and Tashigi in a tavern while Crocodile’s rebellion plot continued.
  • Enel captured Baroque Works agents to help remodel and clean the Ark Maxim, but failed to meet Kirishima in Alubarna on time.
  • Kirishima intervened when Crocodile attacked Luffy, splitting Crocodile’s sandstorm with Yamato and knocking Crocodile unconscious with the force of his slash.
  • Enel, Crocodile, and the Baroque Works agents brawled aboard the Ark Maxim before Enel made Crocodile its chief cleaner.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Rob Lucci

Kirishima Bupai used his Sin Devil Trigger form to shield Enies Lobby from the energy it unleashed, then lost the form when his Devil Trigger points ran out. As he headed for a Marine warship, Rob Lucci attacked him and was struck across the face.

  • CP9 members, including Rob Lucci, froze in terror as Kirishima Bupai’s Sin Devil Trigger form approached Enies Lobby.
  • Kirishima Bupai landed in the courthouse plaza and created a barrier that protected the island from the form’s destructive energy.
  • Rob Lucci confronted Kirishima Bupai, but the Devil Trigger points ran out and Bupai reverted to human form.
  • Kirishima Bupai ignored Lucci and headed toward a Marine warship in the harbor.
  • Rob Lucci attacked with Finger Pistol: Spot, but Kirishima Bupai slapped him before he could strike, breaking a bone in Lucci’s face.

Ch. 152Single-handed

Kirishima Bupai forced his way out of Enies Lobby, then fought through Marine interceptors on his journey to Marineford. He arrived alone at Marine Headquarters, where the Marines raised the highest alarm and prepared to defend the fortress.

  • Kirishima Bupai slapped Rob Lucci into the sea and demanded a ship and passage through the Gates of Justice.
  • Spandam ordered the gates opened and gave Kirishima a Marine warship after Kirishima threatened him with his killing intent.
  • Kirishima sailed toward Marineford and slapped Marine officers overboard as he drove off the warships sent to intercept him.
  • Kirishima reached Marineford aboard the captured warship and charged directly into its harbor.
  • Marine soldiers sounded the highest-level alarm, while officers and coastal defenses prepared for Kirishima's attack.

Ch. 153Marine Headquarters

Kirishima Bupai crashed a warship into Marine Headquarters and demanded that Sengoku cancel his wanted notice, insisting he had not killed Hawkeye. After the Marines' opening assault failed to harm him, Kirishima moved at blinding speed toward Akainu, leaving the confrontation on the verge of a direct hit.

  • Kirishima Bupai steered the warship Kirishima into Marine Headquarters' pier and leaped onto the wreckage.
  • Kirishima Bupai told Sengoku he had come to demand the cancellation of his wanted notice and objected to its 1.6 billion bounty.
  • Akainu attacked Kirishima Bupai with Great Eruption as Marines fired their weapons and Aokiji and Kizaru unleashed their powers.
  • Kirishima Bupai used Beowulf's gauntlets and greaves to release a shock wave that nullified the Marines' attacks.
  • Kirishima Bupai surged toward Akainu at extreme speed and appeared before him before Akainu could turn into magma.

Ch. 154Battle at Headquarters!

Kirishima Bupai overwhelmed the three admirals, then faced Fleet Admiral Sengoku as he transformed into a giant golden Buddha. Kirishima blocked Sengoku’s shockwave and wounded him with a space-tearing slash, while the three admirals recovered and rejoined the battle.

  • Kirishima punched Sakazuki into the fortress wall, blocked Kuzan’s ice attack, and kicked Borsalino into a warship.
  • Sengoku transformed into his giant Buddha form and attacked Kirishima with a shockwave.
  • Kirishima played battle music and used Rapid Slash to stop Sengoku’s descending palm.
  • Kirishima used Dimension Slash to cut Sengoku’s chest and make the giant Buddha stagger.
  • Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino recovered and joined the fight again.

Ch. 155Sengoku: Join the Marines!

Kirishima Bupai transformed into Sin Devil Trigger and defeated Sengoku and the three admirals, devastating Marineford. With Sengoku unable to fight back, Kirishima demanded that his wanted notice be revoked, and Sengoku offered him a place among the Marines.

  • Kirishima Bupai’s Devil Trigger gauge filled, and he drove Yamato into his heart to activate Sin Devil Trigger.
  • Kirishima Bupai’s demonic form overwhelmed Sakazuki, Kuzan, Borsalino, and Sengoku, leaving Marineford in ruins.
  • Kirishima Bupai returned to normal unharmed, turned off the sound system, and asked Sengoku to revoke his wanted notice.
  • Kirishima Bupai taunted Sengoku about using more trump cards, including the prisoners in Impel Down.
  • Sengoku asked Kirishima Bupai why he opposed the Marines and offered him a position as admiral or fleet admiral.

Ch. 156A new title! Demon King Urizen!

Kirishima Bupai rejected Sengoku’s attempt to recruit him and forced the Marines to revoke his 1.6 billion Berry wanted notice. He left Marine Headquarters as news of his victory and the new title “Demon King Urizen” spread around the world.

  • Kirishima Bupai mocked the Marines’ justice and accused them of serving the Celestial Dragons.
  • Kirishima demanded that Sengoku revoke his wanted notice, threatening to visit Mary Geoise if the Marines refused.
  • Sengoku ordered the World Government to revoke all wanted notices for the fugitive V, whose previous bounty was 1.6 billion Berries.
  • Kirishima took Yamato and sailed away from Marine Headquarters without anyone daring to stop him.
  • News reports proclaimed Kirishima the Demon King Urizen and announced the Marines’ defeat and the revocation of his bounty.

Ch. 157Breaking news! Demon King Urizen!

Newspapers reported that Kirishima, misidentified as Demon King Urizen, had defeated Marine Headquarters and could suppress Logia transformations. Shanks, Kaido, Big Mom, and Whitebeard’s crew reacted to the news, recognizing him as a major threat or challenger.

  • Morgans’s World Economy News Paper reported that Urizen had defeated Sengoku and the three admirals, suppressing their elemental transformations during the battle at Marineford.
  • Shanks recognized Urizen as the white-haired figure he had seen in a newspaper and warned Benn Beckman that a new power was rising above the sea.
  • Kaido celebrated Urizen’s strength and demanded that he come to the New World to fight, while King noted the danger his power posed.
  • Big Mom ordered Katakuri to investigate Urizen’s origins, abilities, weaknesses, and favorite cake.
  • Whitebeard’s crew fell silent over the report that one man had brought down Marine Headquarters, and Whitebeard examined the newspaper’s account of Urizen.

Ch. 158What?! The age of the Demon King?

After Demon King Urizen devastated Marineford and negated Devil Fruit powers, the Whitebeard Pirates, Revolutionary Army, Marines, and Crocodile reacted to his strength and the mystery of “Subject Two.” Morgans proclaimed the beginning of the age of the Demon King as the world turned its attention to Urizen.

  • Whitebeard and his crew discussed Urizen’s destruction of Marineford and Marco concluded that his power erased Devil-based abilities.
  • Dragon regretted failing to recruit Urizen and ordered the Revolutionary Army to find him and make contact.
  • Sengoku, Tsuru, and Garp wondered what “Subject Two” meant and feared the World Government’s response to Urizen’s demand.
  • Morgans declared Urizen’s rise the beginning of the age of the Demon King and ordered newspapers printed worldwide.
  • Crocodile read about Urizen’s ability to suppress elementalization and regarded him with apprehension.

Ch. 159Sky Island

Kirishima Bupai reached Sky Island by transforming into his Sin Devil Trigger and tearing through the White Sea. Enel sensed the intruder, while terrified Sky Islanders watched the enormous demon descend onto Angel Island.

  • Dante warned Kirishima about an updraft ahead, and Kirishima recognized the White Sea above as Sky Island.
  • Kirishima transformed into his Sin Devil Trigger and smashed through the clouds into the White Sea.
  • Enel sensed a strange void in his mantra near the White Sea entrance and ordered Shura, Ohm, and Gedatsu to investigate.
  • Kirishima descended through the clouds toward Angel Island, frightening the Sky Islanders gathered on its cloud beach.

Ch. 160Three Priests

Kirishima defeated Shura, Ohm, and Gedatsu with his Royalguard and continued toward Upper Yard to confront Enel. At Heaven’s Gate, he returned to human form while carrying Yamato and encountered a waiting old woman with a camera.

  • Kirishima flew toward Upper Yard after sensing hostile energies approaching.
  • Shura, Ohm, and Gedatsu confronted Kirishima and ordered him to stop.
  • Kirishima used Royalguard to repel their attacks, badly injuring all three priests and sending them fleeing.
  • Shura called Enel for divine judgment as Kirishima continued toward the golden palace.
  • Kirishima reached Heaven’s Gate in human form with Yamato over his shoulder and found an old woman waiting there.

Ch. 161The Young Girl Conis

Kirishima entered the Kingdom of God without paying Granny Amazon’s fee and met Conis, who was torn between Enel’s orders and her desire to help him. The chapter ended with Conis inviting him to her home so she and her father could explain the situation.

  • Granny Amazon demanded a billion Eku from Kirishima and reported him as an illegal entrant when he had no money.
  • Kirishima ignored Granny Amazon’s directions and strolled along a Cloud Road into the island.
  • Kirishima encountered Conis, who feared the consequences of Enel’s decree but struggled to lead him into danger.
  • Conis invited Kirishima to her house so she and her father could explain what was happening.

Ch. 162Why did everyone keep scaring themselves?

Conis and Pagaya took Kirishima to their home while Enel attacked the place where he had been, unsure whether his Divine Judgment had hit its target. At Conis’s home, she confessed that she had been ordered to lure Kirishima into the Swamp Trial, while Kirishima remained calm and questioned Enel’s awareness.

  • Pagaya found Conis and Kirishima, then drove them along a secluded cloud path to his home.
  • Enel unleashed Divine Judgment on the cloud beach where Kirishima had passed, but sensed no clear feedback and wondered whether Kirishima had dodged it.
  • Conis told Kirishima about Upper Yard and Enel’s arrival as Pagaya welcomed him into their cloud house.
  • Kirishima teased Conis about her conscience, and she confessed that she had been ordered to lead him to the Swamp Trial under threat to her father and their neighborhood.
  • Kirishima quietly drank Pagaya’s moss tea as Conis sobbed over having lied to him.

Ch. 163Sky Island Police

Kirishima fought off the White Berets after they accused him of multiple crimes, then stopped Enel’s lightning strike and continued toward the Golden Temple. He defeated Gedatsu at the entrance to the forbidden domain.

  • The White Berets broke into Pagaya’s home and charged Kirishima with illegal entry, refusing the entry fee, trespassing, and rape.
  • Kirishima knocked two squad members through the wall, calmed Conis, and said Enel would pay for the damage.
  • Enel sent a massive lightning strike at the house, but Kirishima’s May Rain technique destroyed it before it could hit.
  • Kirishima departed toward the Golden Temple and slapped away the White Berets’ attacks, sending the squad flying toward the White-White Sea.
  • Gedatsu blocked Kirishima at the forbidden domain and challenged him to the Iron Trial, but Kirishima struck him into a tree and left him unconscious.

Ch. 164A slap

Kirishima confronted Enel in the Golden Divine Palace and demanded payment for lightning damage to Conis's home. After Enel's devastating attacks failed against Kirishima's shield, Kirishima struck him with a slap that sent him crashing through the palace and into a mountainside.

  • Kirishima entered the Golden Divine Palace, where Enel offered to make him High Priest if he swore allegiance.
  • Kirishima ignored Enel's offer and demanded that he pay for the wall lightning had damaged at Conis's home.
  • Enel summoned four powerful lightning attacks, but Kirishima's Royalguard: Perfect Block shield absorbed them without harm.
  • Enel charged Kirishima at close range, and Kirishima slapped him across the face.
  • Enel flew through the palace wall and embedded in the mountainside, leaving him alive but badly injured.

Ch. 165A Tour Boat

Kirishima claimed the Ark Maxim after defeating Enel and forced him to power the vessel. Enel declared himself Kirishima’s first mate, but Kirishima rejected the title and ordered him to get the ship moving.

  • Kirishima uncovered the Ark Maxim, recognized its value as a flying ship, and claimed it as compensation for the damage Enel had caused.
  • Kirishima ignored Enel’s pleas and tossed the injured man onto the Ark Maxim’s deck.
  • Enel agreed to charge the Ark Maxim, pouring his electricity into its power core until its lights and propellers activated.
  • Enel tried to escape, but Kirishima restrained him and declared that he would remain aboard as a power bank.
  • Enel called himself Kirishima’s first mate, but Kirishima rejected the title and ordered him to move the ship.

Ch. 166Alabasta

Kirishima and the weakened Enel traveled from Sky Island to Alabasta aboard the Ark Maxim, with Enel forced to pilot and power the ship. They reached Rainbase, where Kirishima ordered Enel to conceal the ark and bring him down to the city.

  • Enel piloted the Ark Maxim while Kirishima slept, growing exhausted as the ship left Sky Island.
  • Dante warned Kirishima that Enel was near collapse and that they had reached Alabasta, where the Rebel and Royal Army were at war.
  • Kirishima ordered Enel to land in the desert before dawn, and Enel steered the ark down into Alabasta.
  • After stopping in the Scorching Hell, Kirishima chose Rainbase as their destination, and Enel resumed piloting the ark.
  • The Ark Maxim arrived at Rainbase, where Kirishima ordered Enel to hide the ship and bring his chair down, threatening him if he tried to escape.
  • Enel claimed he was Kirishima's loyal first mate and denied any intention of betrayal.

Ch. 167So many familiar faces

Kirishima brought Enel to a tavern in Rainbase after Enel paid for the plastic chair with gold. Inside, Kirishima spotted Smoker confronting Luffy and Usopp, as well as a young man with a Whitebeard tattoo.

  • Enel carefully parked the Ark Maxim, then placed gold bars on the chair as payment for entry to the casino.
  • Kirishima admitted he had no money and headed for the Sand Camel Bell Tavern instead of the Rain Dinners Casino.
  • Enel followed Kirishima into the tavern with the chair after boasting that he had hidden the ship safely.
  • Kirishima recognized Smoker and his adjutant confronting Luffy, while Usopp cowered behind Luffy.
  • Kirishima noticed a young man with a Whitebeard tattoo sitting by the window, and Enel spotted the tattoo too.

Ch. 168Enel: Your mom

Kirishima and Enel entered a tavern in Alabasta, where the patrons recognized Kirishima as the Demon King and reacted with fear. Enel tried to defend his captain by displaying gold, but Kirishima stopped him before he could start a fight.

  • Kirishima entered the tavern with Enel, and Smoker, Tashigi, Luffy, Usopp, and Ace recognized him as the Demon King.
  • The room fell silent as the patrons watched Kirishima, while Ace tensed and wondered why he had come to Alabasta.
  • Enel mistook the patrons' looks of pity for an insult and threw gold bars onto the counter, declaring that Kirishima owned a golden ship.
  • Luffy and Usopp questioned whether Enel was Kirishima's captain or vice-captain, while Smoker, Tashigi, and Ace speculated about him.
  • Enel prepared to strike his Thunder Drums, but Kirishima sat in a plastic chair and calmly told him it was not worth it.

Ch. 169Drink. Why Aren't You Drinking?

Kirishima tried to drink in an Alabasta tavern, but the patrons remained terrified of him after learning of his reputation as the Demon King, Urizen. While Enel became convinced he was the world’s second strongest, Kirishima recalled Crocodile’s plan to provoke Alabasta’s civil war and left the room frozen in fear.

  • Kirishima told the silent tavern patrons to relax and drink, but they were too frightened to move.
  • Enel found a newspaper describing Urizen’s destruction of Marineford and the World Government’s withdrawal of his bounty, then imagined himself as the Demon King’s top officer.
  • Kirishima thought through Crocodile’s plot to use Dance Powder and a king impersonator to inflame Alabasta’s unrest.
  • Kirishima urged everyone to carry on as usual, but the patrons stayed silent and fearful as he took another sip.

Ch. 170Enel: I'm the slave here, aren't I?

After Kirishima Bupai left the tavern, he ordered Enel to remodel the Ark Maxim into a clean, livable ship. He headed for Alubarna and left Enel alone to handle the work, prompting Enel to demand slaves to help him.

  • Kirishima Bupai left the tavern, and the frightened patrons finally relaxed; Ace remarked that he would tell Pops about Urizen’s visit.
  • Enel caught up with Kirishima Bupai in the desert and offered to start the Ark Maxim.
  • Kirishima Bupai ordered Enel to add places to sleep, eat, and sit, and told him to handle the cleaning.
  • Kirishima Bupai left for Alubarna and instructed Enel to bring the remodeled ship to the capital to pick him up.
  • Enel lamented that he had to remodel and clean the Ark Maxim himself, then cried out that he needed slaves.

Ch. 171Slaves Delivered to the Door

After news of Urizen’s appearance spread through Alabasta, Crocodile ordered an investigation, while Enel defended the Ark Maxim from Baroque Works agents. Enel incapacitated Mr. 5, Mr. 4, and Miss. Merry Christmas, but Miss. Valentine escaped, and he decided to make the three captured agents slaves to remodel the vessel.

  • Enel cursed the mess around the Ark Maxim and went to buy supplies.
  • Rumors of Urizen’s arrival spread across Alabasta, alarming King Nefertari Cobra, Koza, and the people.
  • Crocodile dismissed the reports as a possible scheme and ordered Daz Bonez to find Urizen and his companion.
  • Mr. 5, Mr. 4, and Miss. Merry Christmas approached the Ark Maxim, and Enel attacked them with lightning.
  • Miss. Valentine fled while Enel captured the other three and decided they would work on remodeling the Ark Maxim.

Ch. 172Enel: I'll Electrocute You!

Kirishima waited in Alubarna for Enel's Ark Maxim, then set out across the desert when it failed to appear and sensed Luffy fighting Crocodile. Meanwhile, Enel slept aboard the Ark after forcing Mr. 5 and Mr. 4 to clean, while Luffy remained badly wounded and dehydrated in his battle with Crocodile.

  • Kirishima waited atop Alubarna's walls until late at night, but the Ark Maxim never arrived, so he headed into the desert on foot.
  • Kirishima killed several desert lizards that tried to ambush him, then Dante detected a clash between Luffy and Crocodile several kilometers ahead.
  • Enel recalled using his lightning to renovate the Ark, capturing Mr. 5, and forcing Mr. 5 and Mr. 4 to clean before falling asleep.
  • Crocodile's sand form evaded Luffy's Gum-Gum Pistol and struck him with Desert Spada, leaving Luffy wounded, bleeding, and dehydrated.

Ch. 173Crocodile: What the fuck? The Demon King!

Crocodile attacked Luffy and the newcomers with massive sandstorms, but Enel’s lightning and Kirishima’s swordsmanship disrupted his assault. Crocodile recognized Kirishima as the Demon King and feared that he had come for Alabasta.

  • Crocodile trapped Luffy in a quicksand vortex and prepared to kill him.
  • The Ark Maxim arrived, and Crocodile sent one sandstorm toward the ship and another toward Kirishima.
  • Enel fired a huge bolt of lightning at the sandstorm, then redirected it after spotting Kirishima, destroying a distant rocky hill instead.
  • Kirishima drew Yamato and split the sandstorm attacking him with a single slash.
  • Crocodile recognized Kirishima as the Demon King and wondered whether he had come for Alabasta.

Ch. 174A Dumbfounded Enel

Urizen the Demon King arrived in Alabasta and knocked Crocodile unconscious with the force of his slash. He ordered Enel to clean the Ark Maxim and prepare foie gras in thirty minutes, leaving Enel in a panic as he realized he had none.

  • Crocodile collapsed unconscious after being struck by the lingering force of Urizen's slash.
  • Enel begged Urizen for mercy and claimed he had remodeled the cabin and cleaned the ship.
  • Urizen appeared aboard the Ark Maxim, inspected its dirty deck, and gave Enel thirty minutes to clean the whole ship and prepare dinner.
  • Urizen handed Enel a menu calling for foie gras and threatened to eat Enel's liver if it was not ready in time.
  • Enel realized he had bought no fine ingredients and ordered Mr. 5, Mr. 4, and a mole to clean the ship under threat of more lightning.

Ch. 175A New Slave!?

Enel dragged the unconscious Crocodile aboard the Ark Maxim, where they fought until the Baroque agents distracted them with a cleaning-and-foie-gras chant. Enel then declared Crocodile conscripted as the ship’s chief cleaner, leaving Crocodile bewildered and trapped in an unwanted new role.

  • Enel shocked Crocodile awake and Crocodile fought back, starting a chaotic brawl across the Ark Maxim’s deck.
  • Mr. 5, Mr. 4, and Miss Merry Christmas warned Crocodile that Demon King Urizen was resting aboard the ship, making him hesitate.
  • Enel struck Crocodile while he was distracted, but then panicked when he saw the foie gras menu and realized he had not bought the ingredient.
  • The three Baroque agents chanted about cleaning and foie gras until Enel and Crocodile stopped fighting.
  • Enel decided Crocodile could serve as a scapegoat and ordered him to stay aboard the Ark Maxim as its chief cleaner.
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