Vol. 5The Balancer’s Return
Allen and the Straw Hat Pirates uncovered the Observers’ corruption, inherited the Beacon’s authority, and joined allies across universes to confront threats to reality. After Allen returned as the Balancer and the universes merged, the Eternal Council’s failed tests led it to order a universal reset.
- Allen purified the Cloud Roar Behemoth, helped destroy Endless Vearth, and united Qingyang II’s free peoples against the Crystal Husk Empire.
- The Straw Hat Pirates reached Eleusis, where Oriharu revealed the guardians’ sacrifice and their knowledge of the Observers’ origins.
- Allen and Robin exposed the Observers’ corrupted directive, and the Straw Hat Pirates fought the Shadow of the End and the Void on Earth.
- The crew left Earth with W7 and learned that Concept Erosion had destroyed the Star Scar Civilization and that they needed to seek Origin.
- Cruiser-073 guided the Straw Hat Pirates to Laugh Tale, where they accepted Beacon Noah’s inheritance and became Sparks Watchers.
- Allen and the allied forces purified the Source of Corruption, then escaped the collapsing Abyss Corridor with the crystal it left behind.
- Allen entered the Gate of the Void to guide its chaotic consciousness as the Straw Hat Pirates and their allies gathered five fragments and defeated Ithaqua.
- After the universes merged and the crew resisted the Eternal Council’s envoys, the Council ordered a universal reset as executioners approached.