Ch. 281Please Take Good Care of Me, Captain Kazu

Kazu marked Judge’s heart with his Space Mark to ensure Judge would deliver the raid suits, then had him remove his control over Reiju. Reiju joined Kazu’s crew as they prepared to leave the Saint Germain.

  • Kazu restrained Judge while Law removed his heart and placed a Space Mark on it before returning it to him.
  • Kazu gave Judge a Den Den Mushi and ordered him to contact Kazu when the raid suits were ready.
  • Judge took Reiju into the laboratory and removed his control over her while Kazu and the others explored the Saint Germain.
  • Kazu collected the experimental data, then invited Reiju aboard his ship.
  • Reiju accepted Kazu’s invitation and asked him to take good care of her.

Ch. 282New member Reiju

Reiju joined the Blond Hair Pirates and discovered that life aboard the Divine Dragon was kinder and happier than she had expected. Meanwhile, Law reconnected with Bepo and the rest of his former crew and promised to meet them near Swallow Island.

  • Judge watched in disbelief as Reiju boarded the Divine Dragon, then turned his attention to finding resources for thirteen raid suits.
  • Makino, Dragon Girl, and the others showed Reiju her room and the ship's facilities, and Reiju admired the Divine Dragon.
  • Newspapers published reports about Reiju joining the Blond Hair Pirates and rumors about Captain Kazu and Reiju.
  • Reiju realized that the crew treated her well, and the pirates held a day-long welcome banquet for her.
  • Bepo called Law with Shakky and the others nearby, and Law promised to contact them near Swallow Island and treat them to a feast.

Ch. 283The World Government's move

After granting Law a week to reunite with his crew, Kazu learned that the World Government had launched a massive operation against the Blond Hair Pirates, secretly hoping to trap Whitebeard as well. Kazu's crew prepared for battle while Whitebeard sailed toward the North Blue to stand by him.

  • Law thanked Kazu for promising the Heart Pirates a week together when the time came.
  • The World Government and Navy announced an attack on the Blond Hair Pirates and sent ten warships toward the North Blue, concealing an elite force intended to lure in Whitebeard.
  • Yamato asked to lead the charge and use her newly learned Conqueror's Haki coating, and Kazu agreed to let her fight before he finished the battle.
  • Whitebeard called Kazu after reading the newspaper and said he was bringing the Moby Dick to the North Blue before the warships arrived.
  • Kazu told Whitebeard that he did not need help, but Whitebeard refused to change course.

Ch. 284Kazu, Wilderness Survival Expert

Kazu waited on a deserted island for the World Government and Marines to attack, then reunited with Whitebeard and his crew. Whitebeard worried that the delayed warships signaled a larger scheme, but Kazu remained confident as they celebrated before battle.

  • Kazu let Whitebeard join him and waited for the coming battle with the Blond Hair Pirates on a deserted island.
  • Kazu spent the wait eating, drinking, and relaxing while the others prepared for battle.
  • Five days later, Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick and reunited with Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates.
  • Whitebeard told Kazu that the Marines’ warships were late and suspected the operation had a hidden complication.
  • Kazu dismissed Whitebeard’s concerns, and everyone continued the banquet before the battle.

Ch. 285Returning their gift

Kazu discovered that the approaching World Government and Marine forces had secretly replaced their soldiers with far stronger fighters, then prepared to strike back with a new move. As the fleets neared Guderro Island, he gathered his crew and began charging the attack in front of Whitebeard and the others.

  • Kazu used Space Perception on the approaching warships and discovered that their soldiers and officers were far stronger than their ranks suggested.
  • The Five Elders ordered Sakazuki and Aokiji to lead an assault on the Whitebeard Pirates while the Holy Knights, Kizaru, Garp, and other Marines targeted the Blond Hair Pirates.
  • Kazu warned his allies about the disguised forces, and Whitebeard said he would face Garp himself.
  • Carlmand, Oulait, and Behrens offered to help Kazu retaliate, but Kazu insisted on acting first as captain.
  • Kazu appeared before the group and began charging a new move with Conqueror's Haki and spatial power as black-and-red lightning surrounded him.

Ch. 286Ha me ha me ha

Kazu unleashed a massive spatial attack coated in Conqueror’s Haki at the warships, forcing the Navy, the Five Elders, and the Holy Knights to combine their strength against it. As the two sides reached a stalemate, Whitebeard joined the battle to defend his son.

  • Kazu compressed spatial power and Conqueror’s Haki into a beam that carved a vast trench through the sea toward the ten warships.
  • Akainu ordered everyone to defend, and Kizaru, Akainu, Aokiji, Garp, the Five Elders, and the Holy Knights countered with their attacks.
  • Kazu’s beam held its ground against the combined assault, astonishing Saint Saturn and prompting Garp, Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji to press on.
  • Whitebeard declared that the attackers would have to face him and slashed toward the warships with his blade wrapped in Conqueror’s Haki and a white orb of power.

Ch. 287One Blow Brought the Five Elders to Their Senses

Kazu’s attack devastated the warships and severely injured the Five Elders, the Holy Knights, and other fighters, while Whitebeard’s blow shattered the battlefield beneath them. With their forces crippled and their immortal bodies unable to regenerate, the Five Elders ordered the Admirals and Garp to hold Kazu off as they prepared to escape.

  • Whitebeard’s blow shattered the surrounding space and destroyed the warships, leaving fighters without footing.
  • Kazu’s Pirate Version Kamehameha broke through the defenders’ attacks and engulfed the Five Elders and Holy Knights.
  • The blast knocked out those at Vice Admiral level or below, killed all but Shamrock among the Holy Knights, and severely injured the Five Elders and their commander.
  • The Five Elders discovered that their immortal bodies could not recover from Kazu’s Conqueror’s Coating attack and feared his strength exceeded Lord Imu’s.
  • Saint Nusjuro ordered Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji to join Garp against Kazu while the Five Elders sought a chance to escape.

Ch. 288Garp and the Three Admirals' choice

Garp and the Three Admirals refused the Five Elders’ orders and chose to preserve the Marines rather than die protecting the World Government. Kazu then sent his allies to confront the gravely wounded Five Elders.

  • Garp rejected the Five Elders’ commands and urged the Three Admirals to choose the Marines’ future over obedience.
  • Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu joined Garp in retreating from the Five Elders and their forces.
  • Kazu approved their choice and teleported Behrens, Yamato, Carlmand, Oulait, Law, Pedro, Drew, and Hancock before the Five Elders.
  • Carlmand chose Saint Saturn, Oulait targeted Saint Nusjuro, and Behrens confronted Saint Mars.

Ch. 289Their respective battles

Kazu’s allies began fighting the wounded Five Elders after Aokiji froze the sea to give the Devil Fruit users solid ground. Several battles quickly turned against the Elders, while Yamato and Hancock chose opponents and Marco charged Garling.

  • Drew, Pedro, and Law teamed up against Saint Warcury, while Yamato chose a sandworm and Hancock asked to fight on her own.
  • Marco flew toward Saint Figarland Garling, and Aokiji froze dozens of kilometers of sea at Garp’s request.
  • Carlmand struck the injured Saint Saturn with a Haki-coated punch and sent him skidding across the ice.
  • Oulait clashed with Saint Nusjuro and slashed his chest after Nusjuro’s injured body weakened his attack.
  • Behrens dodged Saint Mars’s awareness with Raigo, then kicked him into the ice and drove shards into his wounds.
  • Law used ROOM and Shambles to bring Drew and Pedro close to Saint Warcury, where their attacks and Law’s Gamma Knife struck him in succession.

Ch. 290Garp's vision of the future

Yamato and Marco attacked Saint Peter, Saint Mars, Saint Garling, and the other Elders while Kazu’s Haki kept them from using their immortal bodies. Watching the Elders fall, Garp gambled that Kazu would spare him and imagined the Revolutionary Army and Marines helping usher in a new era.

  • Yamato transformed into her Okuchi no Makami form and swung her Conqueror’s Haki-coated kanabo at Saint Peter.
  • Saint Mars kicked at Yamato’s weapon, but she broke his bones and sent him crashing onto the ice.
  • Marco used his Phoenix form to overwhelm Saint Garling and struck his chest with Phoenix Brand.
  • The Three Admirals and Garp watched without intervening as the six enemies were suppressed.
  • Garp trusted that Kazu would not kill him and reasoned that letting the Elders take the blame could protect the Marines’ future.
  • Garp imagined the Revolutionary Army and Marines working together under a new government, then laughed as the Admirals watched in confusion.

Ch. 291Garp: I remembered something happy

Garp laughed at a happy memory but kept it to himself as the Marines watched Kazu’s crew fight the Five Elders and Saint Garling. Imu could neither reach nor aid his subordinates and chose to stay away, troubled by Kazu’s immense power.

  • Aokiji asked Garp what had made him laugh, but Garp refused to explain.
  • Akainu, Kizaru, and the other Marines stayed out of the fight after recognizing that the Five Elders had been willing to sacrifice them and that Kazu’s spatial powers left little hope of escape.
  • Aokiji replenished the ice while Kazu lounged nearby, smoking and drinking wine as he shouted crude instructions to his crew attacking the Five Elders and Saint Garling.
  • Imu sensed the Holy Knights’ deaths and the survivors’ injuries, but Kazu’s Emperor’s Haki had severed his contracts and left him unable to possess anyone or teleport.
  • Imu decided not to go to the battlefield and wondered why Kazu, whose background had no connection to the Great Kingdom, possessed such tremendous power.

Ch. 292Awakening Conqueror's Haki

Carlmand and Oulait killed Saint Saturn and Saint Nusjuro, then awakened Conqueror's Haki after their victories. Behrens trapped Saint Mars in a Thunder Prison and unleashed an explosive barrage of lightning spears, leaving the battlefield’s final fight at its end.

  • Carlmand froze Saint Saturn, smashed his head apart, and killed him before awakening Conqueror's Haki.
  • Oulait killed Saint Nusjuro with Crimson Haze Fall, claimed Shodai Kitetsu, and awakened Conqueror's Haki.
  • Behrens trapped Saint Mars in a Thunder Prison as the Itsumade rushed toward the lightning cage.
  • Behrens reflected on his lost hometown and thanked Captain Kazu for helping him look toward the future.
  • Behrens filled Saint Mars with thousands of lightning spears and detonated them with Thunder Explosion.

Ch. 293Kazu's Guess

Behrens and two other crew members awakened Conqueror’s Haki after fighting the Five Elders, while Law, Drew, and Pedro defeated Saint Warcury without showing the same breakthrough. Kazu concluded that spiritual pressure could trigger the awakening only in those who already had the aptitude, and he remained unsure whether Law possessed it.

  • After Saint Mars died, Behrens realized that his new strength could affect the balance of the world, and he and two other crew members awakened Conqueror’s Haki.
  • Law, Drew, and Pedro coordinated their attacks against Saint Warcury, who could only defend himself.
  • Law pierced Saint Warcury’s heart, Pedro slashed his kidney, and Drew struck his head with a hammer, killing him.
  • Drew celebrated defeating a Celestial Dragon, while Law and Pedro reacted to the victory in their own ways.
  • Kazu reasoned that Behrens and the other two already had the aptitude for Conqueror’s Haki, while Drew and Pedro did not, and he questioned whether Law might awaken it.

Ch. 294Marco in the spotlight

Yamato killed Saint Peter after he tried to persuade her to leave the Blond Hair Pirates and return to Wano. With the other fights finished, attention turned to Marco as he continued battling under the eyes of the Whitebeard Pirates and their allies.

  • Yamato rejected Saint Peter's offer to help her escape the Blond Hair Pirates and battered him with her kanabo.
  • Yamato used Himorogiri, shattering Saint Peter's head and killing him.
  • Kazu praised Yamato and patted her hair, then gave Hancock head pats as well.
  • The Whitebeard Pirates urged Marco to finish his fight, while Whitebeard and the Blond Hair Pirates watched him in the spotlight.

Ch. 295The Battle Ends

Marco killed Saint Garling, and Garp approached Kazu to discuss supporting the Revolutionary Army as the World Government weakened. Kazu affirmed his support and offered the Blond Hair Pirates’ military strength to help overthrow the government.

  • Marco attacked Saint Garling with blue flames, and Garling burned to death after declaring that the Celestial Dragons had a secret weapon and warning of Lord Imu.
  • Garp told Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu that he would handle negotiations, then went to speak with Kazu.
  • Whitebeard objected to being excluded from Garp and Kazu’s private discussion, so Kazu transported all three to the Divine Dragon’s reception room.
  • Garp said the Revolutionary Army was growing stronger and that the World Government’s losses offered hope for a new era.
  • Kazu told Garp and Whitebeard that he supported the Revolutionary Army and that the Blond Hair Pirates would back its effort to defeat the World Government.

Ch. 296Marco Wanted to Cry but Had No Tears

Kazu helped Garp and Whitebeard discuss how the Marines could cooperate with the Revolutionary Army to preserve peace, and Garp agreed to speak with Sengoku and Dragon. After returning to the battlefield, Marco regretted missing his chance to awaken Conqueror's Haki by fighting Saint Garling.

  • Garp said he hoped the Marines would work with the Revolutionary Army after the World Government fell, and Whitebeard acknowledged the peace his own rule had brought to his territories.
  • Kazu advised Garp to speak with Sengoku and Dragon, and Garp agreed to discuss cooperation for the sake of world peace.
  • Kazu brought Garp and Whitebeard back to the frozen battlefield, where Garp explained the situation to Aokiji and the other two Admirals before leaving with them.
  • Marco returned to the Moby Dick, where the others teased him for failing to awaken Conqueror's Haki.
  • Marco regretted taking Saint Garling as his opponent before learning that fighting Celestial Dragons could help awaken Conqueror's Haki.

Ch. 297The postwar banquet

After the battle, Kazu and the Blond Hair Pirates celebrated their victory with the Whitebeard Pirates before setting course for Swallow Island and then the East Blue. Meanwhile, Garp and the three Admirals returned to Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku faced the consequences of the Marines’ devastating losses and the deaths of the World Government’s top forces.

  • Kazu hosted a banquet where Carlmand, Behrens, and Drew bragged about their roles in the battle, and Drew taught the Whitebeard Pirates the Blond Hair Pirates’ song, “Sailor.”
  • After the crews drank through the night, Kazu said goodbye to Whitebeard and announced that they would visit Swallow Island before heading to the East Blue.
  • Whitebeard hid his reluctance at Kazu’s departure, then kept the celebration going aboard the Moby Dick with Marco and the others.
  • Several days later, Garp and the three Admirals arrived at Marine Headquarters and went straight to Sengoku’s office.
  • Sengoku reviewed the report of the battle and worried over the Marine casualties and the deaths of the Holy Knights, the Five Elders, and Cipher Pol’s elite forces; Tsuru concluded that numbers could not overcome an enemy like Her Kazi.

Ch. 298Garp Lays His Cards on the Table

Garp told Sengoku that Her Kazi had overwhelmed the Navy and that the World Government had lost its strongest forces. He urged the Navy to consider supporting Dragon’s Revolutionary Army, leaving Sengoku to weigh the proposal.

  • Garp reported that Her Kazi’s ranged attack and powerful Conqueror’s Haki had incapacitated or killed nearly everyone in the expedition.
  • Garp explained that even elite Vice Admirals lost consciousness and that his own strength had been suppressed by about thirty percent.
  • Garp told Sengoku and Tsuru that the World Government had held the Navy back and was now at its weakest.
  • Garp said he trusted Dragon and the Revolutionary Army, and revealed that Her Kazi had offered to help them fight the World Government.
  • Sengoku saw that Tsuru and the admirals seemed to agree with Garp, then sank into his chair to think.

Ch. 299The Marines' future

After the Marines debated their future, Sengoku agreed to contact the Revolutionary Army and asked Garp to arrange a meeting with Dragon. Garp called his son, who had traveled to the Grand Line to assess the World Government’s weakness and consider attacking Mary Geoise.

  • Tsuru urged Garp to give Sengoku time to weigh the Marines’ future.
  • Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru supported cooperating with the Revolutionary Army against the Celestial Dragons and World Government.
  • Sengoku decided to contact the Revolutionary Army and asked Garp to arrange it so he could speak with Dragon personally.
  • Garp revealed that he had spoken with Dragon recently, then went to his office and called him.
  • Dragon answered Garp’s call from a secret room after traveling to the Grand Line to assess the World Government’s losses.

Ch. 300He Was More Than Interested

Dragon agreed to meet Sengoku about the Marines supporting the Revolutionary Army, then thanked Kazu for offering help with an assault on Mary Geoise. The Divine Dragon reached Swallow Island, where Law reunited with his waiting crew and Pedro asked to speak with Bepo.

  • Garp told Dragon that the World Government had suffered devastating losses and that the Marines were considering supporting the Revolutionary Army.
  • Dragon agreed to meet Sengoku in person and learned that Kazu had offered to help attack Mary Geoise.
  • Dragon called Kazu to thank him, and Kazu promised to bring people to the Revolutionary Army's decisive battle when asked.
  • The Divine Dragon arrived near Swallow Island, where Bepo, Shakky, and Penguin greeted Law.
  • Pedro asked Kazu to let him join Law so he could speak with Bepo, and Kazu told him to ask Law.
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