Arc 19The War for Brown Square

Luffy awakened as Nika and fought Saturn while Lott’s allies and the World Government’s forces converged on Brown Square. As the battle spread across the island, Kuzan announced that the Marines would leave the World Government and join Peach Spring.

  • Rayleigh fought Nankoyev while Zephyr confronted his former students, and Saint Maris revealed his slime powers before Zephyr emerged from their explosive clash almost unharmed.
  • Luffy woke and confronted Dart Frog, but Reiju absorbed the poison weakening him, and the Five Elders then arrived, and Saturn attacked Luffy.
  • Luffy transformed into Nika Form and battered Saturn, who re-formed from purple-black flames, and Shanks intervened as Luffy continued toward Sabo and the World Government’s reinforcements arrived.
  • The remaining Five Elders appeared as monsters, and Mihawk, Whitebeard, Enel, Crocodile, and others fought them and the Seraphim until Lott arrived aboard the Skybreaker with more allies.
  • Luffy fought Salih near the Execution Platform while the other combatants engaged the Five Elders, Seraphim, and arriving Holy Knights, and Crocodile, Wyper, Nami, and Enel confronted several of the knights.
  • Kuzan challenged Kong’s views on the weak and condemned the World Government’s abuses, then announced that the Marines would leave the Government and join Peach Spring.
  • Marines and World Government agents began fighting over Kuzan’s decision, while Koshiro discussed the Government with a young green-haired boy and Makino watched the broadcast anxiously.
Chapters 451–475 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 451Zephyr in action

Rayleigh fought the World Government agent Nankoyev while Zephyr led the NEO Marines into battle and faced his former students. The chapter ended with an unidentified figure made of green viscous substance attacking Momonga, Dalmatian, and Red King.

  • Rayleigh clashed with Nankoyev, who revealed his awakened Zoan Pig-Pig Devil Fruit, Porcupine Form, and the two continued fighting at full strength.
  • Zephyr ordered the NEO Marines into battle as Binz used his Devil Fruit powers to bind Marines and agents with vines, then calmed down after Ain reminded him to control his temper.
  • Zephyr confronted the Vice Admirals Momonga, Dalmatian, and Red King, his former students, and argued with them about the Marines’ justice and the World Government’s decisions.
  • Momonga, Dalmatian, and Red King refused to stand aside, but a green viscous substance slammed them into the ground and gathered into a human shape nearby.

Ch. 452Art is an explosion

Zephyr fought Saint Maris, a slime who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit, and survived his explosive attack almost unharmed. As Zephyr faced Saint Maris again, Luffy woke and fixed his angry gaze on the person who had attacked him.

  • Zephyr insulted the agent in white and stomped him apart, but the pieces melted together and reformed.
  • The agent revealed that his name was Saint Maris and that he was a slime who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit.
  • Saint Maris attached slime to Zephyr's Exploding Arm and detonated it, sending nearby NEO Marines flying and worrying Garp, Sengoku, and others.
  • Momonga, Red King, and Dalmatian struggled toward the blast site, where Binz and Ain also rushed to find Zephyr.
  • Zephyr emerged almost unharmed from the enormous crater and appeared before Saint Maris.
  • Luffy regained consciousness, stood up angrily, and turned toward the person who had attacked him.

Ch. 453The Frog-Frog Fruit

Luffy recovered from an ambush but was poisoned by Dart Frog, while Ace faced the Logia user Kalong Bamboo. As Luffy began to collapse, someone caught him in a soft embrace.

  • Marco and the others felt relieved when Luffy woke, and Dadan watched anxiously from Foosha Village as Luffy and Ace appeared on the broadcast.
  • Luffy confronted Dart Frog for ambushing him, but Ace’s Conqueror’s Haki failed to faze the agent.
  • Luffy struck Dart Frog and told Ace to leave the fight to him and rescue Sabo.
  • Kalong Bamboo challenged Ace and pierced his forehead, but Ace turned the spot to gold and struck Kalong Bamboo, scattering his bamboo body.
  • Dart Frog revealed that he had poisoned Luffy with his Poison Dart Frog toxin and evaded Luffy’s attacks by leaping into the air.
  • As the poison blurred Luffy’s vision and weakened his hearing, he began to fall and was caught in a fragrant breeze.

Ch. 454Poison Moth-Vinsmoke Reiju

Vinsmoke Reiju saved Luffy by absorbing Dart Frog’s poison, then attacked and badly injured him. Luffy woke up confused about the kiss, just as a strange pattern appeared nearby.

  • Reiju kissed Luffy to draw the poison from his body while Sabo and Kuzan watched, and Ace continued fighting Kalong Bamboo.
  • Screens across the world showed Reiju kissing Luffy, prompting Marguerite to grow furious until a guard explained Reiju was detoxifying him and Luffy was unconscious.
  • Reiju absorbed Dart Frog’s toxins, then kicked him across the battlefield and found him badly injured in a pile of rubble.
  • Luffy woke, mistook Reiju’s kiss for Sanji’s, and complained about Sanji before a powerful aura swept across Brown Square and a strange pattern appeared near him.

Ch. 455Saturn arrives!

A pentagram appeared over Brown Square, and the overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki announced the arrival of the Five Elders. Jaygarcia Saturn Saint emerged in a monstrous form, killing Marines who looked directly at him.

  • Sabo, Luffy, Ace, and others sensed the growing Haki as Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru discussed the Five Elders’ strength.
  • Kuzan ordered Marines below Commodore rank not to look at the arriving figures and revealed that the Five Elders were about to appear.
  • Benn Beckman warned the Red Hair Pirates that Imu, the Human Weapons, and Uranus still threatened the battlefield, while Lucky Roux and Yasopp urged their allies not to lose heart.
  • The pentagram filled with purple-black flames as a dark figure rose, and Marines who stared at it had their heads explode.
  • Vegapunk identified the horned, spider-legged monster as Saint Saturn, Jaygarcia Saturn Saint.

Ch. 456Nika!

Saturn attacked Luffy, but Luffy dodged and then hurt his hand punching Saturn, whose enhanced power left him uninjured. Luffy began beating his chest and released the Drums of Liberation, stirring joy around the world, while the giants of Elbaf recognized him as Sun God Nika and the white-haired chief said he was not the Person of Prophecy.

  • Saturn charged Luffy and drove his Haki-coated spider leg into the square, but Luffy emerged unharmed several meters away.
  • Garp tried to rush to Luffy, but Sengoku stopped him and slapped him after confirming with Observation Haki that Luffy was safe.
  • Luffy punched Saturn in the face, but Saturn remained uninjured and Luffy twisted his hand on impact.
  • Shanks, Yasopp, Benn Beckman, and Lucky Roux said Luffy had not yet shown his full strength and would not lose.
  • Luffy beat his chest, and the Drums of Liberation spread across the battlefield and the world, filling listeners with joy and halting even wars.
  • The giants of Elbaf identified Luffy as Sun God Nika, but their white-haired chief said Luffy was not the Person of Prophecy; meanwhile, a pair of eyes opened in the Flower Room of Mary Geoise.

Ch. 457Nika vs. Saturn (1)

Luffy awakened into his white Nika Form and clashed with Saturn in Brown Square, astonishing the gathered pirates, Marines, and allies. Their battle shook Krusimia Island as a huge figure from the Buggy Pirates’ ship jumped down, eager to challenge Luffy.

  • Luffy transformed into Nika Form and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that split the clouds over Krusimia Island.
  • Shanks recalled giving Luffy his straw hat, while the gathered pirates reacted to Luffy’s power and Vegapunk recognized him as Nika.
  • Sabo questioned Luffy’s transformation, Vegapunk excitedly identified the Liberation Warrior, and Kizaru reflected on seeing a dream come true.
  • Dragon recognized Luffy as the liberator described in historical records and wondered what Lott intended to do.
  • Saturn confronted Luffy, and their Haki-coated attacks battered Brown Square and shook the island.
  • A huge figure aboard the Buggy Pirates’ ship jumped over the rail, eager to test Luffy’s strength.

Ch. 458Nika vs. Saturn (2)

Luffy overwhelmed Saturn with a Haki-powered barrage, reducing him to scattered pieces, but Shanks warned that the Five Elders were immortal. As Luffy returned to normal and began eating, purple-black flames appeared beside Saturn’s remains.

  • Luffy unleashed White Gatling and battered Saturn until his body crumbled into pieces.
  • Agents, Marines, the Revolutionary Army, and the Red Hair Pirates reacted to Saturn’s apparent defeat, while Dragon and Ben Bellman questioned whether he could really be dead.
  • Shanks told the Red Hair Pirates that the Five Elders were immortal demonic beasts and might only be killed by cutting off the source of their power.
  • Luffy returned to normal and began eating meat as Ace and Sabo warned him to be careful.
  • Purple-black flames began burning near Saturn’s scattered remains.

Ch. 459Saturn's resurrection

Saturn resurrected after Luffy shattered him and began attacking Luffy again. Shanks arrived to protect Luffy, then rejected Saturn’s offer to join the World Government and declared that he had come to bring it down; Saturn called on someone to take the stage.

  • Saturn re-formed his body from purple-black flames, astonishing Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and the others.
  • Saturn attacked the exhausted Luffy, who dodged until he could barely move.
  • Shanks blocked Saturn’s blow with Griffon and told Luffy to recover while he dealt with Saturn.
  • Saturn revealed that he knew Shanks as an infant and offered him command of the Holy Knights, but Shanks refused and condemned the World Government.
  • Saturn took out a small Den Den Mushi and announced that it was someone else’s turn to take the stage.

Ch. 460Douglas Bullet Makes His Move

Shanks and Saturn clashed while Luffy charged toward the Execution Platform, but Douglas Bullet attacked Luffy to draw out Lott. Rayleigh intervened to protect Luffy, and Dragon confronted Kizaru as World Government reinforcements appeared offshore.

  • Saturn asked Shanks to return, but Shanks refused, and the two fought to a standstill with a destructive clash.
  • Luffy headed for the Execution Platform to reach Sabo, but Douglas Bullet attacked him and explained he wanted to defeat Lott by killing Luffy.
  • Rayleigh stopped Bullet from striking Luffy and stayed behind to fight him, allowing Luffy to continue onward.
  • Kizaru blocked Luffy's path, and Dragon appeared to confront him while Kizaru let Luffy pass.
  • Ships flying the World Government's flag suddenly appeared, revealing that reinforcements had arrived.

Ch. 461The Five Elders Gather in Krusimia

The World Government deployed upgraded Pacifistas against the Revolutionary Army and Whitebeard’s forces, then Saturn summoned four of the remaining Five Elders to Krusimia. The battlefield braced for another wave of combat as more figures arrived in the square.

  • The new-model Pacifistas arrived at Brown Square and attacked, forcing the pirates and revolutionaries to fight them.
  • Vegapunk explained to Kuzan that the Mother Flame-powered Pacifistas had been upgraded to Vice Admiral strength.
  • Saturn unleashed a mysterious power, bringing down four bolts of black lightning that shook and damaged Krusimia.
  • Four pentagrams appeared, and the remaining Five Elders emerged as enormous monsters.
  • Kizaru and Dragon looked toward the arrivals as more figures landed in the square, while the people on the dog-headed warship prepared to take the stage.

Ch. 462Seraphim enter the fray, the war escalates

The Five Elders and the newly deployed Seraphim attacked Peach Spring’s forces as former Warlords and Emperors entered the battle. Vegapunk confirmed he had created the Seraphim, but Warcury ordered them to kill every pirate and Revolutionary Army soldier; an enormous electric net then blocked their advance.

  • Nusjuro charged the Revolutionary Army, but Dracule Mihawk intercepted his sword with Yoru and engaged him.
  • Ju Peter attacked the Moby Dick with a powerful suction, but Whitebeard stopped him with spatial fissures and prepared to fight the Five Elders.
  • Crocodile, Jinbe, Mihawk, Boa Hancock, Moria, and Doflamingo appeared alongside Seraphim modeled after the Shichibukai and Four Emperors.
  • Kuzan questioned Vegapunk, who admitted he had created the Seraphim and regretted that the weapons had been used for war.
  • Warcury authorized the Seraphim to kill the pirates and Revolutionary Army soldiers, and they charged toward Peach Spring’s forces.
  • Blue-violet lightning formed a huge net that blocked the Seraphim, as its unseen speaker announced his arrival.

Ch. 463Thunder God and Crocodile

Enel and Crocodile arrived on the battlefield and fought the six Shichibukai Seraphim, whose combined attack overwhelmed them. Ling'er then joined them as another enormous silhouette appeared overhead.

  • The six Shichibukai Seraphim tore through Enel's lightning net, and Enel and Crocodile descended to face them.
  • Enel and Crocodile bickered over S-Crocodile before the Seraphim attacked them with a massive combined beam.
  • Enel and Crocodile countered with a combined Haki punch, but the blast sent them skidding back while the Seraphim held their ground.
  • Ling'er appeared beside Enel and Crocodile, and a dark silhouette gradually grew clearer in the sky.

Ch. 464The Skybreaker Descended!

The Lott Pirates’ strength was revealed as Franky stopped the Seraphim and Nami broke up Enel and Crocodile’s argument. Lott’s ship, the Skybreaker, descended into Brown Square, and the assembled fighters awaited his arrival.

  • Franky intercepted the six Seraphim with laser blasts, then mocked them while combing his hair.
  • Enel and Crocodile prepared to fight, but Nami knocked them both into the ground and ordered them to wait until the war was over.
  • Nami reunited with Ling'er as the crowd reacted to her strength, while the Five Elders sensed an overwhelming presence above them.
  • The Skybreaker descended through the clouds and landed in Brown Square, prompting Sengoku, Shanks, Whitebeard, and Kuzan to anticipate Lott’s next move.

Ch. 465An opponent for each

Garp and Sengoku arrived to confront Lott’s allies as the Skybreaker’s fighters headed into battle. The chapter ended with Hawkeye, Kuro, Luo, and Issho each facing a powerful opponent while Vivi and Shirahoshi stayed behind to guard the ship and Kuma.

  • Garp challenged Lott, but Sengoku appeared and argued with him over who would fight Lott.
  • Boa Hancock threatened the Five Elders, while Kuro, Luo, Issho, Robin, Emporio Ivankov, Morley, Glas, and Delinberg left the Skybreaker to join the battle.
  • Vivi told Shirahoshi they would guard the Skybreaker and Kuma instead of going to the battlefield.
  • Hawkeye answered Nusjuro’s attack with a sword slash after Nusjuro dismissed Ivankov and the others as ants.
  • Kuro confronted Saint Warcury, who called him an insect and demanded to know whether he was the Lott Pirates’ strategist.
  • Luo challenged Garp, while Issho and Sengoku prepared to fight; Sengoku transformed into a giant golden Buddha.

Ch. 466A deadlocked battle (Part one)

Boa Hancock and Lott’s companions fought the Seraphim at Krusimia, but the replicas’ defenses and abilities proved difficult to overcome. The battle remained unresolved as the Seraphim continued attacking and Nami joined the fight.

  • Boa Hancock charged S-Snake after her petrifying beams failed, but her powerful kick left the Seraphim unharmed.
  • Enel fought S-Quake and S-Hunger, whose attacks scattered his body and whose defenses withstood his counterattack.
  • Nami pointed out the Seraphim’s black wings, burning flames, green bracelets, and copied Devil Fruit powers, and Crocodile speculated that the bracelets supplied their abilities.
  • Crocodile struck S-Beast, then S-Hair wounded him with a Haki-infused Divine Departure.
  • Nami warned Ling'er that S-Hair could use Haki, then charged into the battle as Ling'er transformed into flame.

Ch. 467A deadlocked battle (II)

Zoro fought Saint Mars’s Itsumade form while Luffy broke through the Marine defenses toward the Execution Platform. Admiral Salih intercepted Luffy, survived his opening punch, and threw him back, leaving Luffy’s rescue of Sabo delayed.

  • Zoro split Saint Mars’s fire attack with a flying slash, then charged through a barrage of Haki-coated feathers toward the Itsumade.
  • Luffy tore through the enemy ranks while holding and eating meat, closing to within a few hundred meters of the Execution Platform.
  • Salih rose from his seat and appeared in front of Luffy, declaring that someone had to guard the platform.
  • Luffy punched Salih in the face with Conqueror’s Haki, seemingly exploding his upper body, but Salih reformed from brown liquid.
  • Salih explained that he admired Luffy’s crew and Lott and looked forward to the Marines’ rebirth under Peach Spring, then grabbed Luffy as he tried to pass and hurled him backward.

Ch. 468A battle at a stalemate (III)

Luffy returned to the battlefield in Gear Fifth while Kuro and Whitebeard fought the Five Elders Warcury and Ju Peter to a stalemate. As the fighting shifted into an encirclement around the Five Elders, Kuzan noticed several powerful figures emerging from Krusimia Island.

  • Luffy ate specially prepared meat, recovered much of his strength, and activated Gear Fifth as he returned to the Execution Platform to face Salih.
  • Warcury attacked Kuro with a Haki-coated mustache blade, but Kuro dodged and reappeared behind him before taking on his hybrid form.
  • Whitebeard and Ju Peter traded blows and clashed their powerful presences, while Whitebeard challenged the World Government's claim to rule the world.
  • The battlefields across Brown Square shifted into an encirclement, with the Five Elders at the center and the other combatants positioned in rings around them.
  • Kuzan surveyed the battlefield and prepared to speak into his Den Den Mushi, but powerful figures emerged from Krusimia Island, prompting him to murmur that he had expected them.

Ch. 469Commander-in-Chief Kong

Kong arrived at Brown Square with the Holy Knights and explained to Kuzan that he believed the weak were responsible for their own suffering. The fighting continued as Crocodile and the others prepared to face the newcomers, while Boa Hancock headed toward the Five Elders’ battlefield.

  • Kong and five Holy Knights emerged from Krusimia’s inner island, and Kuzan recognized them.
  • Crocodile defeated S-Beast and S-Hair while Nami and Boa Hancock finished their battles; S-Snake was spared.
  • Crocodile, Nami, Ling'er, and Boa Hancock moved toward new enemies, while Franky carried S-Snake back to the Skybreaker.
  • Kong joined Kuzan on the Execution Platform and asked what he thought of the world.
  • Kong recounted how he trained to avenge his family and declared that weakness was the original sin of people living at the bottom.

Ch. 470Holy Knight Emily

Kong defended the World Government’s rule and warned Kuzan that the Marines could ruin themselves by joining Peach Spring. On the battlefield, Vial Emily challenged Crocodile, who injured her with Conqueror’s Haki before she transformed into an awakened leopard and unleashed her Afterimage Claws.

  • Kuzan was shocked when Kong argued that protecting the weak made them dependent and compared them to the Celestial Dragons.
  • Kuzan suspected Kong had discovered the Marines’ plan to join Peach Spring, but refused to believe his colleagues had revealed it.
  • Five Holy Knights broke through the pirate and Revolutionary Army lines, and Vial Emily charged at the crowd.
  • Crocodile intercepted Emily and struck her with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated palm, sending her crashing into the ground.
  • Emily recovered, transformed into an awakened Ancient Wild Leopard, and attacked Crocodile with Divine Wilds · Afterimage Claws.

Ch. 471Wyper makes his entrance

Wyper arrived in Krusimia and fought Aikun Dodel, who had rushed to rescue Emily. Meanwhile, Nami faced the Holy Knight Mairiel Tongette Martin, whose courteous manner did not stop him from preparing to fight.

  • Aikun Dodel charged at Crocodile after seeing him knock Emily down, but Wyper descended and blocked his way.
  • Wyper mocked Dodel and dodged his cigarette-butt attack, while Crocodile recognized him as Peach Spring’s Guards Commander and recalled that he had come against Laki’s wishes.
  • Dodel struck Wyper’s neck with his sword, but Wyper’s skin hardened and repelled the blade without injury.
  • Dodel transformed into a sheep and trapped Wyper’s foot in his wool, but Wyper broke free with Haki and teleported away.
  • Nami met Mairiel Tongette Martin, who greeted her warmly, and asked him to go easy on her, but he said his duty as a Holy Knight came first.

Ch. 472Lust brings a blade down on your head

Martin tried to persuade Nami to join the World Government by becoming his concubine, but she knocked him unconscious and killed him when he lustfully reached for her. Enel intervened when another Holy Knight attacked Nami, leaving the fat Holy Knight facing the Thunder God.

  • Martin warned Nami that the pirates would be defeated and urged her to join the World Government.
  • Martin proposed that Nami become his concubine so she could live in Mary Geoise, and Nami pretended to faint to lure him closer.
  • Martin reached toward Nami, but she slammed his head into the ground, then formed a Haki-coated spear and killed him.
  • A fat Holy Knight tried to shoot Nami, but Enel appeared in a flash of lightning and the gun exploded in the Holy Knight's hand.
  • The fat Holy Knight recognized Enel as the Thunder God and angrily confronted him.

Ch. 473Shelby of the Mercury-Mercury Fruit

Nami killed Martin, and Enel confronted Nalando Shelby, a Holy Knight who wielded the Mercury-Mercury Fruit. Their fight ended with Shelby shocked to discover Enel could coat his hand with Conqueror's Haki, while Boa Hancock looked forward to marrying her husband after the war.

  • Nami turned away from Martin's body and faced the Marines and agents as Shelby threatened her for killing a Holy Knight.
  • Enel stopped Shelby from shooting Nami, then struck him with a lightning-fast kick that cracked the ground, though Shelby's metal anchor kept him from being badly hurt.
  • Shelby transformed into a mercury robot and attacked Enel, whose lightning reacted with the mercury and spread deadly vapor across the battlefield, killing nearby Marines and agents.
  • Enel endured the mercury vapor and invited Shelby to keep fighting; Shelby charged with a mercury-coated fist, but Enel blocked it with Conqueror's Haki, leaving Shelby stunned.
  • Elsewhere, Boa Hancock kicked a stone statue and privately celebrated the prospect of marrying her husband after the war.

Ch. 474Fleet Admiral Kuzan's Words

Kuzan addressed the Marines during the battle, condemning the World Government and its treatment of civilians. He declared that the Marines would break away from the World Government and join Peach Spring, leaving the battlefield at the start of a new order.

  • Boa Hancock petrified the Marines and agents who stared at her, though those farther away continued to lust after her.
  • Kuzan noticed that few Holy Knights remained and saw that Kong showed little reaction to their defeat.
  • Garp and Luo discussed their fierce fight, while Issho and Sengoku exchanged blows without trying to defeat each other; Salih urged Luffy to wait before going to save Sabo.
  • Kuzan condemned the World Government, citing the Buster Call, the Ohara Incident, and the Celestial Dragons' power and abuses.
  • Kuzan announced that the Marines would leave the World Government, join Peach Spring, and protect the seas and their people.

Ch. 475The world's reaction

Kuzan’s decision to break the Marines away from the World Government sparked clashes between Marines and World Government agents. Across the East Blue, Koshiro and the people of Foosha Village watched the broadcast and reflected on the coming conflict, while Koshiro spoke with an eight-year-old green-haired boy about the World Government’s past.

  • Marines argued over Kuzan’s decision, and World Government agents insulted them until the two sides began fighting.
  • Koshiro mourned Alan and regretted failing to keep their promise to raise their daughter as planned.
  • An eight-year-old green-haired boy joined Koshiro to watch Zoro and asked whether Kuzan’s claims about the World Government were true.
  • Koshiro confirmed the world was more complicated than the boy had imagined and agreed that the World Government’s rule needed questioning.
  • Foosha Village residents discussed the Marines joining Peach Spring, and the village chief expressed confidence in Lott as a leader.
  • Makino watched the broadcast from her tavern with worry.
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