Summary:
The chapter opens with Ace remembering what Luffy told him in the previous chapter (“I’ll save you even if it kills me”). He then tells Garp that if someone comes to save him, he won’t fight and will run away. It would be disrespectful to do otherwise. Luffy and Iva start taking a lot of fire from the marines and the Impel Down prisoners start complaining that Luffy is stealing all the glory. They encourage Buggy to continue with his plan to kill Whitebeard. When Buggy starts thinking about how everyone around him is so strong, Whitebeard calls out to Buggy (Rednose). Whitebeard remarks that he is surprised to see him still alive. Buggy is immediately frightened by the idea that Whitebeard is about to kill him, but the refugees are amazed that Whitebeard is speaking directly to Buggy. Whitebeard asks if Buggy is after his head, and with some hesitation, Buggy says yes. Whitebeard proposes a truce with Buggy until the battle is over and then he can try to take his head. The fugitives are once again amazed that Whitebeard talks to Buggy as an equal. Buggy accepts and when Marco remarks how easy it was to get him, Whitebeard tells him that it will be a problem if all the prisoners become their enemies. Whitebeard then calls Squard (Shore Party leader), who directs him to the Decalvan Brothers. Whitebeard instructs the Brothers to take control of all the pirates. Both brothers tell him well. The rest of the pirates begin to announce whether they will go left or right and the marine informs Sengoku what they are doing. Garp and Sengoku realize that Whitebeard has already guessed the plan.
The scene changes and we see Moria catching more and more shadows. He gets mad at Jinbe and yells that he can’t do any more zombies while he’s there. Moria starts catching more shadows from the marines and tells Jinbe that she will take his too. Jinbe gets into position and then uses Samegawara (Shark Tile) and Seiken (True Fist) to punch Moria (who then appears to be unconscious). The scene changes again and we see Luffy being attacked by several marines including Tashigi. Smoke surrounds him and Luffy gets punched in the face by Smoker’s Jutte. Luffy recognizes Smoker (“Smokey”) and uses Jet Gatling on Smoker to no avail. Luffy notes that Smoker has gotten stronger, who replies that Luffy has too. As Smoker pins Luffy, he tells him that he now knows why Dragon saved him in Loguetown. As he is pinned down, Hancock knocks Smoker off of Luffy. Smoker asks how she hit him when he wasn’t solid, then angrily asks her why she isn’t doing her job as a Warlord. Hancock retorts that no one can hit her “beloved” and keep him down. She also rages that she has never been so angry in her life and that she is going to kill Smoker (and feed him to the animals). The smoker gets a strain on his body and wonders if it is Kuja Haki. Luffy says “Hancock” in surprise and all the anger Hancock had before immediately disappears as she turns to answer (ecstatic that Hancock called her correctly again).
We then move on to see Iva fighting Kuma. Iva was left speechless by Kuma attacking him and asking if he remembered him. He says he doesn’t want to attack Kuma, but he will if he doesn’t stop. Doflamingo enters the fray and informs Iva that Bartholomew Kuma is dead.