Ch. 341Time for a banquet!

Shane’s fleet gathered all four Historical Coordinates and prepared to pursue the One Piece, while the defeated Roger Pirates struggled with their loss. At a joint banquet, Shane declared his ambitions to reshape the world, and Roger urged him to protect what Joy Boy had left behind.

  • Olvia made a rubbing of the Seastone inscription, completing the collection of all four Historical Coordinates for Shane’s fleet.
  • Shane ordered his fleet to repair ships and restock before Garp’s expected arrival, then began a celebratory banquet while the Roger Pirates mourned their defeat.
  • Dr. Clover reflected on the lost chance to discover the One Piece as Roger, Rayleigh, Shanks, and Buggy watched the celebration from the shore.
  • Shane invited Roger to join his plan to turn the world upside down, and Roger joined the banquet as the two crews drank together.
  • Shane proclaimed that he wanted the whole world to become a grand banquet under his rule, and Rayleigh compared his words to Roger’s.
  • Roger warned Shane to protect what Joy Boy had left behind, but Shane refused his advice and insisted he would grow stronger before their next meeting.

Ch. 342Set sail! Laugh Tale!

Shane drank the Fusion Serum and fused his Devil Fruit abilities into a more powerful body with layered defenses and greater vitality. After the Roger Pirates sailed from Lodestar Island, Shane’s fleet set course for Laugh Tale while Roger and Garp clashed behind them.

  • Shane drank the Fusion Serum, which fused his Lineage Factors and let him combine his Devil Fruit abilities throughout his body.
  • Shane gained a barrier defense, altered abilities, and the capacity to stack vitality by awakening more Zoan Devil Fruits.
  • The Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet boarded the Black Pearl, and Roger warned Shane that the Roger Pirates would still pursue Wano Country’s Poneglyph.
  • Roger sailed the Oro Jackson out of Lodestar Island and charged at Garp as Marine Battleships arrived.
  • Shane fired a Haki-coated bullet at Garp, then ordered his fleet to set sail for Laugh Tale.

Ch. 343Assassination

Shane's crew plotted a course to Laugh Tale as Garp pursued them and the Five Elders moved to intercept. A disguised crewman attacked Shane, but Shane's defenses turned the assassin's own sword against him.

  • Roger blocked Garp from stopping Shane, then sailed toward Wano Country to pursue the treasure.
  • Garp ordered the Marines to chase Shane and learned that Red the Aloof had challenged Fleet Admiral Kong at Marine Headquarters.
  • The Five Elders ordered Garp to coordinate an attack with Saint Saturn near Lodestar Island and stop Shane.
  • Olvia connected the Historical Coordinates to locate Laugh Tale, and Shane's crew speculated that it might lie outside the sea or sky.
  • A lookout warned Shane about Garp's pursuit and the warships ahead, then suddenly attacked him with a sword.
  • Shane's infinite barrier stopped the blade, and the Paw-Paw Fruit's repelling force sent the sword back through the assassin's throat.

Ch. 344The Five Elders? Nothing but pushovers!

Shane opened an Air Door onto Saint Saturn’s flagship and launched an assault on the Five Elder’s forces, declaring war as his pirates poured through. With Kaido charging toward Garp and Big Mom ready to fight alongside him, Shane faced Saint Saturn and called the Five Elders pushovers.

  • Shane opened an Air Door onto Saint Saturn’s ship, where Saturn killed the subordinate who had passed through first.
  • Shane taunted Saturn, blocked his ability with Violet Haki, and declared war on the Celestial Dragons and Marines.
  • Violet Light doors appeared across the flagship, and Shane’s pirates charged the Celestial Dragon and Marine forces with advanced weapons and equipment.
  • Saturn claimed his fresh forces would easily defeat Shane’s exhausted crew and promised a promotion and a hundred million Beli for killing a senior enemy officer.
  • Kaido charged toward Garp while Shane urged Big Mom to use their advantage in top-level fighters, and she agreed.
  • Shane gripped the Air Door, called the Five Elders pushovers, and spread black energy from the door, making Saturn wary of the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Ch. 345Indescribable!

Shane emerged from the Air Door and confronted Saint Saturn, whose attacks failed to overcome Shane’s layered defenses. Shane revealed a bizarre Nika-like form combining multiple abilities, leaving Saint Saturn unable to identify what he was.

  • The other Five Elders warned Saint Saturn that Shane’s words had bewitched him, then speculated that Shane’s many abilities came from human modification.
  • Saint Saturn transformed into his Ushi-Oni Form and attacked Shane, but Shane seized his cane and resisted the assault.
  • Shane used Observation Haki Killer to vanish from Saint Saturn’s Haki perception and struck him, damaging his head before it regenerated.
  • Shane transformed into a snow-white Nika-like form with black flames, Violet Haki, and darkness that nullified Saint Saturn’s suppressive force.
  • Shane combined several abilities and swallowed one of Saint Saturn’s appendages, prompting Saint Saturn to ask what he was.

Ch. 346The Five Elders Are Exactly Who I'm Here to Beat

Shane fought Saint Saturn, using his Haki and dragon-claw strength to overwhelm the Five Elder and destroy his arm. The battle left Saint Saturn’s symbolic scepter cracking in Shane’s grasp.

  • Saint Saturn tried to intimidate Shane by boasting of his victories and immortal body, but Shane dismissed his claims.
  • Shane used his Black Dragon Claw and Haki to seize Saint Saturn’s scepter and overwhelm his senses with a demonic illusion.
  • The other Five Elders roused Saint Saturn from his trance and ordered him to defeat Shane and destroy the Poneglyphs.
  • Shane revealed that Saint Saturn had lost an arm during the assault on his consciousness, then declared that the Five Elders were his targets.
  • Shane gripped the scepter as it scraped and sparked, and Saint Saturn’s attempt to counterattack failed when Shane caught his tentacle and cracked the scepter.

Ch. 347I Really Want to Take Your Heart

Shane overpowered Saint Saturn, shattered his scepter, and vowed to take his heart despite the Elder’s extraordinary healing. The fight left Shane determined to keep growing faster than his rivals and to use his power to defeat Roger at their next meeting.

  • Shane used his Haki and strength to wrest Saint Saturn’s scepter away from him.
  • Shane shattered the scepter with Dragon Claw and mocked Saint Saturn over the pain he had suffered at God Valley.
  • Shane considered whether destroying Saint Saturn’s heart could overcome his ability to heal.
  • Shane reflected on how he had grown stronger through his battles with Roger and Zephyr and by drinking the demon serum.
  • Shane resolved to grow stronger than his era’s rivals and make Roger suffer defeat the next time they met.

Ch. 348Open fire!

Shane combined his Devil Fruit abilities to overpower Saint Saturn and then ordered the Marines to resume firing. Saint Saturn remained alive through his regenerative body, but Shane had seized control of the battle.

  • Shane dragged Saint Saturn in with the Dark-Dark Fruit and struck him with a White Stamp while using Nika Form.
  • After the Age-Age Fruit effect ended, Shane taunted Saint Saturn and transformed into his full-power form.
  • Shane used Dark Hole and Dragon Flame Bolo Breath, then vanished and concealed his location from Saint Saturn.
  • Disguised as an Elite Marine, Shane ambushed Saint Saturn with a repelling-force punch that blasted open his abdomen, then followed with more attacks.
  • Shane suppressed Saint Saturn as his wounds repeatedly regenerated and ordered the Marines to open fire.

Ch. 349I Won't Be Rocks

Shane battled Saint Saturn while the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet and the Marines exchanged devastating cannon fire. Shane explained his theory about the Moon People and the rival wills behind Joy Boy and Imu before rejecting Saint Saturn’s claim that he inherited Rocks’s will.

  • Shane told Saint Saturn that he was weak and pressed the attack as the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet advanced under heavy fire.
  • Saint Saturn transformed into his beast form and launched an attack while the Marines deployed their latest weapons against Shane’s fleet.
  • Shane engulfed Saint Saturn in darkness and argued that Devil Fruits had once been divine fruits whose weaknesses came from the Blue Planet’s sea and Seastone.
  • Shane described three groups of Moon People and their opposing aims, linking Joy Boy’s faction with Roger, Dragon, and Luffy and Imu’s with Rocks and Blackbeard.
  • Saint Saturn called Shane the inheritor of Rocks’s will, and Shane declared that he would not be Rocks and needed no spineless slave.

Ch. 350I'm Going to That Place!

Shane rejected Saint Saturn’s offer to submit and declared that he would reshape the world so everyone could share the sunlight, then take them to the moon and beyond. As Shane continued beating Saint Saturn, the Five Elders ordered him killed.

  • Saint Saturn tried to recruit Shane by offering him power and security if he submitted.
  • Shane explained that he wanted everyone to stand equally in the sunlight, rather than letting the Celestial Dragons of Mary Geoise claim it first.
  • Shane connected his plan to Joy Boy’s failed attempt to break the Red Line and unite the world’s lands and seas.
  • Shane announced that he would reshape the world, build a great ship, and lead everyone to the moon and beyond the sky.
  • Shane punched Saint Saturn in the face, and the Five Elders ordered him killed.

Ch. 351Smashing the Bull's Head

Shane explained Joy Boy’s vision of sharing the world’s resources and taking everyone to the heavens, then confronted Saint Saturn over the Celestial Dragons’ rule. Shane smashed Saturn’s head and continued attacking him as his body regenerated, hoping to seize his immortal healing power.

  • Shane contrasted Joy Boy’s dream of a united, abundant world with Imu’s account that painted Joy Boy as a destroyer seeking to monopolize wealth and power.
  • Saint Saturn called Shane and his followers villains, then slaughtered people who laughed at Shane’s plans.
  • Shane sensed Saint Saturn’s weakening will, snapped his neck, and destroyed his vocal cords.
  • Shane punched Saint Saturn’s head apart, but Saturn’s body began regenerating despite Darkness Erosion.
  • Shane said he had never wanted to become Joy Boy and punched through Saint Saturn’s abdomen, vowing to keep hitting him while he searched for Saturn’s regenerative power.

Ch. 352Immortals and vampires

Shane confronted Saint Saturn, who boasted that the Celestial Dragons were gods and warned that Imu could destroy the world. Shane challenged Saturn’s belief that he was immortal, and began unleashing the power he had developed.

  • Saint Saturn regenerated after Shane’s attack and condemned him for refusing to become a Celestial Dragon, calling other races monsters.
  • Saint Saturn transformed into his Ushi-Oni Form and threatened Shane, urging him to die alone rather than bring destruction upon an era.
  • Shane explained that Imu’s Uranus could replace the Sea Kings, Pluton, and natural forces as a power capable of destroying the world.
  • Shane hinted that he knew Imu’s identity and her unusual ability to perceive the weather, provoking Saint Saturn.
  • Saint Saturn claimed that only Imu could kill the God-Given Immortals, while Shane revealed his fangs and dragon features and declared that he could hurt Saturn as Rocks had.
  • Shane began the final stage of tempering his little arm as starlight appeared in his palm.

Ch. 353Do you know what a power bank is?

Shane overwhelmed Saint Saturn and used his regenerative life force to power a massive Raigo attack against the fleet. He trapped Saturn in a golden cage and continued draining him, leaving the Five Elders unable to intervene.

  • Saint Saturn boasted that he had killed a Buccaneer at God Valley and threatened Kuma, but Shane mocked him and compared his endless life force to a power bank.
  • Shane used his speed and strength to cripple Saint Saturn, then pierced him with his dragon tail and drained his flesh and blood for energy.
  • Moria called Tesoro forward, and Tesoro used his Gold-Gold Fruit to forge a golden throne that let Shane channel far more lightning.
  • Shane unleashed Raigo over the fleet and drove golden scepters into Saint Saturn to keep him from recovering freely.
  • Saint Saturn tried to summon the other Five Elders, but Shane's darkness swallowed the teleportation array before he could complete it.
  • Shane caged Saturn's regenerating body with golden scepters and continued draining his life force through his dragon tail.

Ch. 354A speck of light in his palm

Shane overwhelmed the Marines with Raigo while Garp and the Elite Vice Admirals broke the lightning attack apart, allowing the pirates to escape through Air Doors. Saint Saturn recovered and attacked Shane alongside Garp, but Shane summoned Linlin and Kaido and prepared a powerful Paw-Paw Fruit attack.

  • Shane summoned Raigo over the Marine forces, spreading panic among the Marines until Garp rallied them to fight together.
  • Garp and more than a dozen Elite Vice Admirals opened a breach in the lightning ball, and Shane collided with Garp as the attack shattered and its fragments destroyed warships.
  • The pirates escaped through Air Doors while Garp and Shane continued fighting.
  • Saint Saturn broke free of the Golden Cage, boasted of his immortality, and joined Garp in attacking Shane.
  • Shane summoned Linlin and Kaido to confront Garp, then gathered light and Haki in his palm as the Paw-Paw Fruit neared awakening.

Ch. 355Paw-Paw Fruit, awakened!

Shane confronted Saint Saturn while Garp fought Kaido and Linlin, and he revealed that the awakened Paw-Paw Fruit could threaten the Five Elders. The chapter ended with Shane preparing to attack as Saint Saturn remembered the Buccaneer Tribe Ancestor’s death and cried out in terror.

  • Garp attacked Kaido and Linlin, who fought together to keep him from reaching Shane.
  • Kaido and Linlin discussed the Marines’ greater ability to replace their forces, while Shane urged them to keep fighting beyond their limits.
  • Shane told Saint Saturn that killing all five Elders at once—or killing Imu—could overcome their supposed immortality.
  • Shane gathered light in the paw pads of his hands, revealing the Paw-Paw Fruit’s Awakening, and Saint Saturn panicked at the memory of the Buccaneer Tribe Ancestor’s death.

Ch. 356I'll repel your soul!

Shane awakened a new power of the Paw-Paw Fruit and used it against Saint Saturn while fighting the Five Elders’ forces. He then announced that he would repel Saturn’s soul.

  • Shane entered the Paw-Paw Fruit’s awakening space, where its gentle will chose to help him.
  • Shane used a golden paw to unleash a sweeping attack that riddled Marine battleships with holes.
  • Shane drained the life force of Celestial Dragon elites and guards as he continued fighting.
  • Garp tried to charge Shane, but Linlin blocked him while Kaido attacked Garp with Dragon Breath.
  • Shane explained that Devil Fruit abilities varied by user and asked whether he could repel a soul.
  • Shane declared that he would repel Saint Saturn’s soul, startling Saturn.

Ch. 357The Five Elders really were getting old

Shane defeated Saint Saturn, repeatedly healed and tormented him, then separated his soul from his body and sent the body flying away. Saint Saturn ordered the Marines to search for it while Shane faced Garp and remarked that the Five Elders were getting old.

  • Shane used his Devil Fruit abilities to overwhelm Saint Saturn, expel his blood, and knock him unconscious.
  • Shane restored Saint Saturn, expelled part of his blood, and repelled his soul from his body.
  • Shane sent Saint Saturn's body flying away and explained that he intended to keep the soul and body separated.
  • Saint Saturn's ghost ordered the Marines to search the world for his body.
  • Shane watched an opponent escape the encirclement, then told Garp that the Five Elders were getting old.

Ch. 358The pinnacle of the Black Blade

Shane challenged Garp to reject the Celestial Dragons’ rule and commit to breaking the world’s power structure, while Garp struggled to answer. The two clashed their Haki and strength, and Shane declared his ambition to make his body the ultimate Black Blade.

  • Garp accused Shane of building an alliance of evil and questioned whether pirates could bring justice, while privately doubting the Marines’ obedience to the Celestial Dragons.
  • Garp considered how the Five Elders might use technological power and weakened fighters to control the world, and wondered whether a true future was possible.
  • Shane challenged Garp to choose whether to break the Celestial Dragons’ pyramid, then revealed that he was tempering his arms and shoulders into Black Blades.
  • Garp dropped his cape and stepped forward to fight, refusing to answer Shane’s questions about justice.
  • Shane and Garp pressed their palms together as their Conqueror’s Haki collided, destroying the warship and sending enormous waves across the sea.
  • Shane declared that he would reach the pinnacle of the Black Blade and make his body the blade.

Ch. 359Surpassing Iron Fist!

Shane fought Garp and revealed that he had mastered a new level of Observation Haki, allowing him to anticipate many possible reactions and counter Garp’s attacks. After forging his arms into Black Blades, Shane declared that he had surpassed Iron Fist and claimed the title of the era’s strongest Rokushiki fighter.

  • Dragon realized that Shane’s followers had come to regard Shane as their leader and Dragon as their strategist, and he accepted that Shane could change the world.
  • Shane and Garp resumed their close-combat duel, relying on Rokushiki and Haki rather than flashy Devil Fruit abilities.
  • Shane explained that his unusual constitution had let him temper his flesh like a Black Blade and discover Garp’s way of making his fists as hard as steel.
  • Shane used Purple Pupils to see multiple possible futures and predict Garp’s attacks, then drove him back with a flurry of blows.
  • Garp tried to break Shane’s tempering and knock him into the sea, but Shane’s dragon tail and recovery stopped him.
  • Shane forged his arms into Black Blades, declared them his Supreme Great Grade Sword, and announced that he had surpassed Garp’s Iron Fist.

Ch. 360This is my era

Shane fought Garp through the night while Saint Saturn and the Five Elders struggled to respond to Shane’s separation of Saturn’s body and soul. The chapter ended with Shane restored to full strength and the Marines overwhelmed, as the Elders sought their lord’s intervention.

  • Shane and Garp clashed with Haki in midair as their battle devastated the battlefield.
  • Saint Saturn contacted Marine Headquarters and the Five Elders, explaining that Shane had separated his body and soul and left him unable to teleport.
  • The Five Elders ordered support for Garp and a search for Saturn’s body, then went to seek their lord’s instructions.
  • The Five Elders discussed Shane’s strength, his possible connection to Nika, and the danger he posed to the world’s balance.
  • By nightfall, Shane’s Armament Haki and injuries had fully recovered while Garp showed fatigue.
  • Shane challenged Garp to finish the fight as the Marines suffered heavy losses and fell into despair.
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