Arc 3Skypiea and G-8

The Straw Hats helped defeat Enel and rang the Golden Bell, ending the Shandia’s long vigil before leaving Sky Island with Luo Chen aboard. Their descent landed them inside the Marine fortress G-8, where the crew became separated and began evading capture.

  • Enel took Nami to the Ark Maxim and revealed his plan to destroy Sky Island, while Luffy and the others regrouped to confront him.
  • Luffy fought Enel, whose lightning could not harm Luffy’s rubber body, but Enel used Mantra and the Ark Maxim to keep the battle difficult.
  • Sanji and Usopp tried to rescue Nami, and Sanji took Enel’s lightning strike so Nami and Usopp could escape.
  • Enel unleashed Mamaragan and Raigo on the islands, while Luffy carried a giant golden ball up the vine and Nami helped him reach the Ark Maxim.
  • Wyper toppled the vine with a Reject Dial, and Luffy used the gold fused to his hand to disperse Raigo before defeating Enel and ringing the Golden Bell.
  • Robin deciphered the Poneglyph and Roger’s message, and the Shandia chief gave her the bell’s clapper before Conis helped the Straw Hats descend toward the Blue Sea.
  • Luo Chen asked to travel with the Straw Hats, and Luffy agreed as the crew learned about his past with Enel and Birka.
  • The Going Merry crashed into the Marine fortress G-8, where the Straw Hats scattered, Zoro surrendered to Jonathan’s Marines, and Sanji impressed the fortress cooks with his meatballs.
Chapters 53–77 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 53Opera (revised)

Enel brought the ruins of Shandora crashing down and summoned everyone to join his final game, while Conis learned that he planned to destroy God's Island and send it into the Blue Sea. The scattered survivors regrouped amid the collapsing ruins, and Luffy and Aisa remained trapped inside the Lord of the Sky.

  • An injured divine soldier warned Conis and her father that Enel intended to destroy God's Island with the Ark Maxim, but lightning struck him and Conis's father before he could explain further.
  • After Zoro defeated Ohm, he ordered Holy to knock himself out, but Enel's lightning blasted through the ruins and brought Zoro, Wyper, and the others crashing down.
  • Enel announced that the game was over and invited everyone to Shandora, while Conis left Su in charge of the ship and rode to Angel Island to warn its residents.
  • Nami's Waver flung Luffy and Aisa back into the Lord of the Sky's belly, and Gan Fall ordered his mount to rescue them.
  • Zoro freed himself and Chopper from a boulder, then met Robin, who told him they were in Shandora and that the gold was gone.
  • The Lord of the Sky broke free and wept at the sight of Shandora, while Luffy and Aisa remained trapped inside its belly.

Ch. 54The Final Gathering (Revised)

Nami and Gan Fall found themselves in the ruins of Shandora, where Enel revealed his plan to destroy the island and take survivors to Fairy Vearth. The chapter ended with Enel striking Gan Fall down with a powerful lightning attack.

  • Nami and Gan Fall found the Lord of the Sky crying among the ruins, and Wyper recognized the place as Shandora, the homeland of the Shandia.
  • Enel appeared, dodged Wyper's Burn Bazooka, and used lightning to knock out the Lord of the Sky.
  • Robin identified Enel's power as the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Enel announced that the trial would end in three minutes with five winners accompanying him.
  • Enel said he would destroy the island and take its inhabitants to Fairy Vearth, then revealed that he had killed his own subordinates after they attacked him.
  • Gan Fall charged Enel over his subordinates' deaths, but Enel turned into lightning and struck him with a 20 Million Volt Discharge.

Ch. 55The Trial Ends (Revised)

Enel defeated Robin, Zoro, and Wyper as he prepared to destroy Sky Island and leave for Endless Vearth. Wyper’s Seastone and Reject Dial briefly brought Enel down, but Enel revived himself and killed Wyper, then struck down Zoro, leaving Nami facing him alone.

  • Enel revealed that he knew the Golden Bell was hidden in Giant Jack, then electrocuted Robin when she tried to stop him.
  • Zoro attacked Enel, but his sword passed through Enel’s lightning body, and Enel electrocuted him.
  • Wyper trapped Enel with Seastone and struck him with a Reject Dial, knocking him down despite the blow’s risk to himself.
  • Enel revived himself by shocking his own heart, removed Wyper’s Seastone boot, and killed him with Lightning-El Thor.
  • Zoro grabbed the Seastone boot and charged Enel, but Enel summoned a Thunder Beast that bit Zoro and knocked him down.

Ch. 56Ark Maxim (Revised)

Enel took Nami to the Ark Maxim and explained how it would carry him to the Endless Vearth, while Conis tried to warn Angel Island that Enel planned to destroy it. Enel sensed the commotion but dismissed it, then revealed that Aisa and Luo Chen also possessed Mantra and that Luo Chen had refused to join him.

  • Enel found Nami as the only one still conscious and took her with him after she agreed to go to the New World.
  • Conis reached Angel Island and warned the Sky People that Enel intended to destroy the island, but Captain McKinley refused to believe her and tried to arrest her.
  • Nami asked to bring the Waver, and Enel allowed her to take it along to the Ark Maxim.
  • Enel showed Nami the gold-powered flying ship and explained that he planned to use it to reach the Endless Vearth.
  • Enel sensed Conis causing trouble through his Mantra but dismissed the events as minor, then explained how he used lightning to hear conversations across the island.
  • Enel confirmed that Aisa and Luo Chen also had Mantra, and said Luo Chen had refused to follow him and wanted to descend to the Blue Sea.

Ch. 57Confronting Enel (Revised)

Enel prepared to destroy the Sky Island while Nami searched for a way to escape, and Conis helped organize the islanders’ evacuation. After learning that Enel had taken Nami and injured their friends, Luffy set out to confront him, with Luo Chen following as a witness.

  • Enel recalled destroying his homeland of Birka and anticipated the Sky People’s despair as he planned to destroy their home.
  • Conis warned the Sky People that Enel intended to destroy the island; with McKinley’s support, she convinced them to evacuate.
  • Luffy, Aisa, and Pierre escaped from the Lord of the Sky and learned from Robin that Enel had taken Nami and planned to destroy the island.
  • Luffy agreed to let Luo Chen accompany him to witness the confrontation, as long as he stayed out of the fight.
  • Luffy reached Enel’s Ark Maxim, reunited with Nami, and demanded to know what Enel had done to his friends.
  • Enel recognized Luo Chen, who explained that he had come only to witness Luffy’s battle.

Ch. 58Overturning Divine Authority (Revised)

Luffy confronted Enel over his plan to destroy the island and proved immune to his lightning attacks because he was made of rubber. Enel switched to a heated halberd, but Luffy knocked him down with a Gum-Gum Battle Axe as Luo Chen warned that the fight was not over.

  • Enel mocked Luffy for challenging him and declared that he would show him the power of a god.
  • Luffy charged Enel, who attacked him with lightning and a 60 Million Volt Lightning Dragon, but Luffy remained unharmed.
  • Enel struck Luffy with a 100 Million Volt discharge, and Luffy scattered the attack before explaining that lightning could not affect his rubber body.
  • Luffy hit Enel with a Gum-Gum Pistol and sent him crashing onto the Ark Maxim.
  • Enel heated his Golden Staff into a halberd and attacked Luffy, who grabbed it, burned his hand, and then knocked Enel down with a Gum-Gum Battle Axe.
  • Nami and Aisa celebrated Enel's fall, while Luo Chen warned that Luffy was still underestimating him.

Ch. 59The Destruction Plan Begins (Revised)

Enel battered Luffy aboard the Ark Maxim, then began powering the ship to destroy Sky Island. Luffy returned to confront him, and Enel’s plan advanced as dark clouds gathered overhead.

  • Enel used Mantra and his Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers to overwhelm Luffy, then kicked him off the Ark Maxim.
  • Enel activated the ship’s power source, announced his plan to destroy Sky Island, and ignored Luffy’s challenge.
  • With Aisa and the others’ help, Luffy returned aboard the ship and told Nami he would keep fighting.
  • Luffy charged Enel after he mocked the Pirate King, but Enel burned his fist with the golden halberd and attacked with lightning.
  • Luffy dodged Enel’s strikes and counterattacked with Gum-Gum Gatling while struggling to find a way to hit him.
  • The Ark Maxim began releasing thick dark clouds, and Enel named the destruction plan “Despair.”

Ch. 60Despair (Revised)

Luffy fought Enel aboard the Ark Maxim as Enel threatened to destroy the Holy Land in the Sky. Luffy found a way to land blows using rebounds, but Enel trapped his hand in molten gold and hurled him toward the ship’s railing.

  • Enel created thunderclouds and struck a building on Angel Island with lightning, while Captain McKinley organized the evacuation.
  • Luffy attacked Enel, but Enel blocked his blows and knocked him away with his war halberd.
  • Luffy emptied his mind to evade Enel’s Mantra, then realized he could use rebounds off the golden wall to attack without being predicted.
  • Luffy’s Gum-Gum Octopus Fireworks struck Enel repeatedly and sent him flying, but Enel got up and vowed to make the island’s inhabitants fear him.
  • Enel melted the golden wall around Luffy’s right hand, trapping it in a giant golden ball, then kicked Luffy and the ball toward the railing.

Ch. 61Sky Island's Doomsday (Revised)

Luo Chen and Nami watched Enel prepare to destroy Sky Island after he knocked Luffy and Aisa from the ship, though Luo Chen assured Nami they were still alive. Enel sent them out of the cabin, and Luo Chen refused to leave before witnessing the battle’s outcome.

  • Enel struck Luffy from the ship and fired El Thor at Aisa and Pierre when they tried to rescue him.
  • Luo Chen told Nami that Luffy and Aisa were alive but in poor condition, then went with her to confront Enel in the cabin.
  • Enel asked Luo Chen to join him on his journey to Fairy Vearth, but Luo Chen said he had come to see whether Enel would destroy the island or be defeated.
  • Enel threatened to destroy Sky Island and ordered Luo Chen and Nami out of the cabin while he recovered his strength.
  • Luo Chen led Nami onto the deck and told her he would not leave before seeing how the battle ended.

Ch. 62Love's Frontline Rescue (Revised)

Luo Chen explained that Enel would only let him leave because they had already fought, while Nami would have to face Enel’s challenge to escape. Usopp and Sanji reached Ark Maxim to rescue Nami, and Enel went out to confront the intruders.

  • Luo Chen told Nami that Enel would not let her leave freely, and that Enel was preparing to attack Usopp and Sanji.
  • Sanji woke aboard the Going Merry, found Nami and Conis missing, and kicked Usopp awake so they could search for them.
  • Sanji sensed Nami was in the forest, and Usopp spotted her aboard the rising Ark Maxim.
  • Usopp fired his rope belt at an oar, and he and Sanji climbed aboard Ark Maxim to rescue Nami.

Ch. 63Choice

Nami told Enel she was leaving to return to her companions, and she defended herself against his lightning with her Clima-Tact. Usopp interrupted Enel’s next attack, but after briefly standing up to him, he and Nami ended the chapter hiding together as Enel attacked.

  • Nami ignored Luo Chen’s warning and told Enel she was leaving to continue her adventure with her companions.
  • Enel sent a lightning beast at Nami, but she blocked it with charged air from her Clima-Tact.
  • Enel overpowered Nami’s defense with a stronger lightning strike and prepared a final attack.
  • Usopp fired a flaming cannonball at Enel to interrupt him and protect Nami.
  • Usopp briefly challenged Enel, then dodged his lightning and asked Nami to save him.
  • Nami and Usopp hid in a corner as Enel fired another bolt at them.

Ch. 64Escape Plan

Usopp and Nami tried to escape Enel aboard the Ark Maxim, but Sanji intervened and took Enel’s attack so they could get away. After Enel left to inspect the ship’s damaged gears, Luo Chen departed to watch the coming battle elsewhere, while Usopp climbed back aboard to rescue Sanji.

  • Usopp urged Nami to escape and tried to distract Enel with a curse, but Enel repeatedly struck him with his Golden Staff.
  • Nami started the Waver and tried to pull Usopp aboard, but Enel pinned him down and prepared a lightning attack.
  • Sanji kicked Usopp onto Nami and took Enel’s attack head-on, letting them fall safely from the ship.
  • Sanji’s interference coincided with Despair stopping its fog and the Ark Maxim rocking, so Enel went to check the ship’s gears.
  • Luo Chen praised Sanji, flew away toward the giant beanstalk, and Usopp climbed back onto the Ark Maxim to rescue Sanji.

Ch. 65Reaching the Top of the Vine

Usopp rescued the unconscious Sanji from the Ark Maxim, and he and Nami regrouped with Robin and the others. Luffy continued up the giant vine to confront Enel, determined to stop him from destroying the Holy Land in the Sky.

  • Usopp found Sanji unconscious aboard the Ark Maxim, carried him away, and left Enel repairing the ship's mechanisms.
  • Usopp and Sanji fell onto the Island Cloud, where Nami rescued Usopp and said Enel had taken the gold and the group needed to escape.
  • Enel repaired the Ark Maxim and declared that the ship would remain aloft while he carried out his punishment of the Holy Land in the Sky.
  • Luffy reassured Aisa that he would stop Enel, then carried the heavy gold ball toward the giant vine as Aisa and Pierre followed.
  • Luffy reached Robin and the others near Shandora, left Aisa and Pierre in Robin's care, and ran up the vine after Enel.
  • Nami arrived with Usopp at Robin's location.

Ch. 66The Destruction Plan Begins

Nami reunited with Robin and the others, then set out after Luffy while the Sky People and Shandia evacuated ahead of Enel’s attack. Enel began destroying the islands with lightning, and Luffy climbed toward him carrying a huge golden ball as he vowed to stop him.

  • Nami found Robin, Usopp, Aisa, and the fallen Zoro, Chopper, and others, then told Robin and Usopp to return everyone to the ship while she went after Luffy.
  • McKinley ordered the Sky People to evacuate Angel Island as the Shandia chief confirmed his people were ready to leave, except for the missing Aisa.
  • Enel repaired the Ark Maxim and unleashed his Mamaragan attack, sending lightning down on the Shandia village, Angel Island, and the Upper Yard.
  • Luffy dragged a gigantic golden ball up the vine toward Enel, survived Enel’s lightning strike by springing back with his rubber body, and shouted for Enel to stop.
  • Enel continued destroying the islands and declared that everything in the sky should be wiped out.

Ch. 67Raigo Descends

Enel destroyed the shrine and continued toward the Golden Bell, while Luffy refused Nami’s attempt to take him away and insisted on stopping Enel. As Nami and Luffy set a plan in motion to reach him, Enel struck down Zoro for trying to cut the vine.

  • Enel destroyed the shrine with lightning and blasted away the vine Luffy planned to climb before kicking Luffy off his ship.
  • Nami arrived on her Waver and tried to evacuate Luffy, but he refused to leave until he stopped Enel and rang the Golden Bell for Chestnut Uncle.
  • Nami agreed to help Luffy reach Enel and sent a message on a giant leaf asking the others to cut the vine to the west.
  • Robin figured out Nami and Luffy’s plan, and Zoro cut one of the vine’s roots while Usopp and the others watched.
  • Enel understood their plan and struck Zoro with lightning, sending his charred body crashing onto the Island Cloud.

Ch. 68Raigo Destroys the World

Wyper learned that Luffy intended to ring the Golden Bell for Mont Blanc Cricket, then helped Usopp bring down the giant vine. Enel destroyed Angel Island and summoned a colossal Raigo to obliterate the Holy Land, while Luffy and Nami rode the Waver toward his Ark Maxim.

  • Wyper challenged Luffy's right to ring the Golden Bell until Robin told him about Mont Blanc Cricket and his ancestor, Mont Blanc Noland.
  • Enel unleashed Raigo and annihilated Angel Island, then ascended aboard the Ark Maxim to the golden structure above the clouds.
  • Luo Chen warned Enel that Luffy would reach him and urged him to prepare for their duel.
  • Enel created a super-sized Raigo to destroy the Holy Land in the Sky.
  • Wyper used Reject to topple the giant vine, allowing Luffy and Nami to ride the Waver toward the Ark Maxim.

Ch. 69Disappear... Raigo

Luffy dispersed Enel’s Raigo and defeated him by sending him crashing into the Golden Bell, whose ringing let the Sky People and Shandia hear the island’s song. After the celebrations, the Straw Hats searched the giant snake for gold while Robin and the Shandia chief shared what they knew; Enel later revived aboard the Ark Maxim and set his sights on Fairy Vearth.

  • Luffy used the gold fused to his hand to redirect Raigo’s current and disperse the enormous thundercloud.
  • Enel transformed into Thunder God and attacked Luffy, but Luffy broke his golden tridents and struck him into the Golden Bell.
  • The Golden Bell rang out, and Luffy announced to the Masiras and Diamond-Shaped Uncle that the City of Gold was on the Sky Island.
  • Luo Chen watched Enel’s defeat as the Sky People, Shandia, and Luffy’s group celebrated together.
  • The Straw Hats entered the giant snake to search for gold while Robin and the Shandia chief exchanged knowledge at the Golden Bell.
  • Enel revived aboard the Ark Maxim and declared that he would return to Fairy Vearth.

Ch. 70The End, Back to the Grand Line!!

Luo Chen spared the weakened Enel and returned to the Straw Hats after the Sky Island war, while Enel sailed toward the moon. As the crew searched for gold and Robin investigated the Golden Bell, she found Gol D. Roger’s message and learned from Gan Fall that he had visited Sky Island.

  • Luo Chen refused to kill the injured Enel, warned him that he would take his head in their next encounter, and flew back to the Going Merry while Enel sailed for the moon.
  • After several days of celebration, Luffy woke the Straw Hats before dawn to search for gold, and they followed him while trying not to wake the Sky People and Shandia.
  • Robin asked the Shandia chief about the Poneglyph, examined the inscription in the Golden Bell Tower, and found that it recorded the location of Poseidon rather than the history she sought.
  • A Sky Person showed Robin writing beside the Poneglyph, and she deciphered Gol D. Roger’s message that he had come there and carried history to another place.
  • Gan Fall told Robin he had met Gol D. Roger over twenty years earlier, and Robin told the chief that his people no longer needed to guard the secrets.

Ch. 71Return to the Blue Sea

Robin accepted the Shandia’s gift of the Golden Bell clapper, and the Straw Hat crew departed Skypiea with their treasure. Conis sent the Going Merry down toward the Blue Sea, beginning their next voyage.

  • The Shandia chief thanked Robin for ending their 800-year vigil and offered her the Golden Bell clapper, explaining that the Lord of the Sky could ring the bell.
  • Nami, Luffy, Usopp, Chopper, Sanji, and Zoro waited for Robin, then mistook the Sky People’s pursuit as an attempt to take their treasure.
  • Robin followed the crew back to the Going Merry without revealing that the Sky People had been chasing them to deliver their gift.
  • Conis thanked the crew and used a sky octopus to carry the Going Merry down toward the Blue Sea.

Ch. 72Landing

After the Straw Hats returned from Sky Island, Luo Chen asked Luffy to let him travel aboard their ship to the next destination. Luffy agreed, and Nami set rules for Luo Chen, but his argument with Sanji nearly started a fight.

  • The crew failed to agree on how to divide the Sky Island treasure, so Nami decided they would repair the ship first and split what remained.
  • Luo Chen came out of his cabin and asked the Straw Hats to give him a ride to their next destination.
  • Luffy agreed to let Luo Chen stay aboard after Usopp and Chopper warned him, while Zoro did not object.
  • Nami began listing rules for Luo Chen, and he and Sanji argued until Nami punched them both and threatened to kick them off the ship.

Ch. 73Off Course

Luo Chen explained why he had served Enel and failed to help the Straw Hats, and Nami agreed to forgive him if he followed her rules from then on. The crew then discovered the air octopus was shrinking and their ship would soon fall.

  • Luo Chen agreed to follow Nami’s orders and help keep the crew safe, then joined everyone for Sanji’s dinner.
  • Luo Chen told the crew that he had been enslaved in Birka and joined Enel after Enel helped him take revenge on Birka’s god.
  • Luo Chen explained that Enel had destroyed Birka after being mocked for lacking wings and seeking revenge on the island.
  • Nami accepted Luo Chen’s explanation and forgave him for standing by during the earlier battle, and Luo Chen promised to protect her until they parted ways.
  • The crew rushed outside after hearing Zoro shout, only to find that he had been dreaming.
  • Sanji noticed that the air octopus was shrinking, and the crew realized their ship would soon fall.

Ch. 74The Steel Fortress...G-8

The Going Merry fell from the sky after the sky octopus shrank, then landed in the sea near the Marine G-8 Fortress. The Straw Hats came under fire as fortress commander Jonathan learned that a pirate ship had arrived.

  • Luffy bounced on the sky octopus's head, and he and Sanji nearly fell until Luffy caught the ship's railing and grabbed Sanji.
  • The octopus shrank, sending the Going Merry plunging through the air, and Usopp used Jet Wind Dials to slow its descent.
  • The octopus shrank completely, and the Going Merry crashed into the sea near an unfamiliar Marine fortress.
  • The Marines identified their base as G-8, demanded the Straw Hats surrender, and opened fire when they refused.
  • Jonathan, the G-8 Fortress commander, heard the alarm while fishing and headed back to investigate the arriving pirate ship.

Ch. 75Their Separate Encounters

Nami reunited with Luo Chen, who guided her toward her companions after they had entered the Marine fortress. He left her with an Impact Dial and continued toward the fortress’s center to find the officer in charge.

  • Nami complained about Luo Chen leaving her before he appeared behind her and said he had followed her to keep her safe.
  • Luo Chen used his Observation Haki to locate Nami’s companions and led her toward the fortress.
  • Zoro wandered through the jungle without finding his way out, while Usopp and Robin searched the Marine building for Luffy and the others.
  • Luffy followed a patrolling Marine through the corridor as Sanji watched in exasperation.
  • Luo Chen left Nami to search for the officer in charge, then sent her an Impact Dial containing one of his attacks before heading deeper into the fortress.

Ch. 76Commander Jonathan

Commander Jonathan heard reports of a supposed ghost ship and realized that the shipwrecked intruders had fallen into the Marine fortress by mistake. He spotted Zoro trying to recover his swords and ordered his men to capture him.

  • Colonel Drake found Jonathan away fishing and reported the shipwrights’ strange accounts of a ghost ship falling from the sky.
  • Jonathan concluded that the intruders had entered the fortress by mistake and recognized Zoro as the Straw Hat Pirates’ second-in-command.
  • Nami met two men asking for directions, sent them down a false route, and disguised herself as a low-ranking Marine.
  • Nami struck Zoro with a broom, took his swords, and threw them outside so he would be distracted while she searched for their companions.
  • Zoro accidentally dropped his swords while reaching for them, jumped down to retrieve them, and Jonathan ordered his men to apprehend him.

Ch. 77A Chef's Conviction

Zoro surrendered to Jonathan's Marines after retrieving his swords, while Luo Chen made his way toward Jonathan's office. Sanji and Luffy were mistaken for visiting cooks, and Sanji won a cooking contest by turning leftover ingredients into meatballs for the soldiers.

  • Zoro retrieved his swords from the sea and surrendered when Jonathan's Marines surrounded him.
  • Luo Chen tricked a patrolling Marine into giving him directions, then knocked him unconscious when he realized Luo Chen was an intruder.
  • Hungry Luffy followed the smell of meat into the Marine kitchen, with Sanji close behind.
  • Jessica mistook Sanji and Luffy for visiting cooks and challenged them to prepare food for the soldiers.
  • Sanji used leftover fish parts and innards to make meatballs, which the soldiers eagerly ate.
  • The cooks admitted defeat and said they had disgraced their uniforms by overlooking the basic ingredients.
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