Gorosei - Science Defense Deity Saint Jaygarcia Saturn

The Marines shout, "Get away from the Pacifistas!!!" as the giant weapons fire into their ranks. Explosions throw soldiers into the air and the ground shakes with blasts and SFX. The Navy line collapses into screams of "Uwaaa!" and "Gyaa!!" while the Pacifistas advance under Vegapunk's new order. News spreads that Vegapunk is coming down, and the Marines conclude that Atlas must be searching for Bonney. Someone says, "That's it!!" as the descending smoke and impact trails point to the Vegatank's route. The page shows how quickly the battle changes once the command authority shifts: the Marines go from occupying Egghead to being hunted by their own mass-produced weapons.

The Vegatank 8 races downward with Atlas, Vegapunk, and Sanji aboard. Vegapunk calls for "Bonnie-chan!!" while Sanji shouts for Bonney and asks why they are heading toward the center. Atlas says they will fall, explaining that the tires of the Vegatank are made of Karo-seki, so they will not fall in the usual way. Sanji suddenly declares, "I found her!!" and Vegapunk asks whether Sanji's lady radar has ever been wrong. Sanji admits it is an unscientific radar but says he believes in it too. He then leaps from the tank, saying that if its speed does not catch up with his restless heart, he will go ahead, leaving the others yelling after him.

Bonney is spotted by the Marines, who first identify her as Pirate Bonney and then as Jewelry Bonney. One Marine cheers that the Pacifistas are on their side, not realizing the command has already changed. Bonney, desperate and furious, attacks with "Near-Death Experience!!!" The technique sends the soldiers into terrifying visions, and their bodies stiffen as if they are facing death itself. The page frames Bonney's power less as simple aging and more as a weaponized future, forcing enemies to feel an imagined end. As the Marines reel, Bonney keeps fighting alone amid the rubble, buying time until Sanji, Atlas, and Vegapunk can reach her.

The Marines struck by Bonney's "Near-Death Experience" scream "Aaaah!!!" and one gasps that he saw the Sanzu River, with a translator note marking it as a death reference. Bonney is startled by the effect but has no time to recover, because a Pacifista marked PX-III 046 steps into her path and declares, "We won't let you escape!!" Bonney stares in horror and asks, "Why...?" The page makes the command confusion personal: even after Atlas's order, this particular Pacifista still moves to block Bonney, and her reaction shows how painful it is to see a Kuma-shaped weapon threatening her while she is already exhausted and cornered.

The rider controlling the Pacifista is introduced as Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Bluegrass. She rides the weapon as if it were a mount and explains that her "Stick-Stick Fruit" makes her a skilled driver; if it is just one target, it does not matter because she can ride anything. Bluegrass asks whether killing Bonney will lift the curse on the Marines, then tells Bonney to bring their ages back because she manipulated them. Bonney falls hard amid the rubble and notices the Pacifista's familiar face, whispering "Dad..." The page reveals why the Pacifista is still attacking: Bluegrass is physically controlling it, turning Kuma's copied body into a weapon against his own daughter.

Sanji arrives just in time, shouting for Bonney not to just stand there. Bonney sees him and calls out "It's... Black-Leg!!" Sanji says he heard Kuma is her father, but if she cannot accept that, then she should let him handle it. He slams Bluegrass away with "Raggoon Hammer!!!" and tells Bonney, "Let's just run!!" The Vegatank 8 pulls up nearby, and Vegapunk calls for Sanji and Bonney to get in. Vegapunk reminds them that the Pacifistas are already on their side, while Atlas says they are pulling up. The page turns Bonney's isolation into a rescue, with Sanji physically removing Bluegrass's threat and the Vegatank arriving to extract her.

At the research level, Luffy and Kizaru continue their fight near the barrier. Kizaru apologizes, saying he cannot focus on his mission if he stays there, while Luffy grins and says that stopping him is his mission. Kizaru tries to zip away in a flash of light, and Luffy yells, "Hey!! Wait!!" as he chases him. Below, people sense that the situation is becoming troublesome, and the motion lines show both fighters racing through the Labophase airspace. The page keeps Kizaru's priorities clear: he is not trying to defeat Luffy for its own sake, he is trying to get past him and return to Vegapunk, while Luffy's whole job is to keep the admiral occupied.

A strange presence ripples across Egghead. Kizaru pauses with a quiet "Huh?" while Luffy, Zoro, Lucci, and others all react with alarm, asking what it is. In the control room and around the island, characters ask what the strange presence could be and hurry to move. Someone wonders, "Could it be...?" The source becomes clear when a command cuts through the island: "Stop... Pacifista." The order is not coming from Vegapunk's group. The page uses reactions from multiple battlefronts to show that something beyond the normal chain of command has arrived, strong enough for fighters and commanders alike to notice before they even see it.

The Vegatank 8 reaches the lower level as the Pacifistas suddenly stop guarding. The group asks what happened and why the Pacifistas have stopped, while Vegapunk protests, "Hey!! Listen to my orders!!" He realizes that no one is beyond their authority ranking except one group: the Gorosei. A dark magic circle burns into the ground, shocking the Marines and Vegapunk's team alike. Marines report to the soldiers inside the island that "Gorosei" Saint Saturn is landing on Egghead, while others cry out in disbelief. The page overturns Vegapunk's brief victory over the Pacifistas by introducing the only authority that can override him in person.

Black flames and a summoning circle spread across the battlefield as the Marines warn that lower-ranking officers are not allowed to see Saint Saturn. Soldiers scream and scatter from the circle. The Straw Hat side asks what caused the explosion and whether the Gorosei have truly come to the island. Vegapunk, Sanji, Atlas, and Bonney are told to run and hold on tight because the world's highest authority has arrived. Bonney looks toward the circle and says someone is coming out of it. The page gives Saturn's entrance a ritual, forbidden quality: even his own troops are told not to look, and the event feels less like a normal landing than the appearance of something monstrous.

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn emerges from the circle in a monstrous transformed form with horns, smoke-like black clouds, and huge spider-like legs. Marines who see him are violently punished, and one asks what the monster is while another says he does not know but that it is most likely Saturn. Saturn comments that it has been a while since he came to the world's surface. His title is printed clearly: the highest authority of the World Government, "Gorosei" Science Defense Deity Saint Jaygarcia Saturn. The page makes his arrival the chapter's centerpiece, showing him not as a distant elder in a room but as a physically overwhelming battlefield presence whose mere appearance terrifies allies and enemies.

As Saturn appears, the Vegatank 8 charges through the clouds and nearly runs into danger. Bonney and Sanji shout that there is a monster on top and tell everyone to be careful, while the tank plunges through the clouds with a loud crash. Kizaru also appears nearby, and Vegapunk yells his name as the admiral closes in again, forcing the group to dodge. Luffy tells Kizaru to stop right there, but Kizaru notes that Luffy has reached his limit in this form. Vegapunk screams for Luffy to do something as the admiral's pressure returns at the worst possible moment. The page piles threats together: Saturn has arrived below, Kizaru is still active above, and Luffy is running out of Gear 5 time.

Kizaru says, "Leave it to me," as he bears down on Vegapunk's group. Luffy stretches and winds up with "Gumo-Gumo Nuuu--!!" then unleashes "White Star Gun!!!" His fist whips around in a massive arc and slams Kizaru directly in the head, sending a star-shaped impact through the admiral's face and blasting him away from the Vegatank's path. Kizaru can only react with a stunned "Huh?" as the hit lands. The attack is both a rescue move and a final expenditure of Luffy's remaining stamina: he stops Kizaru at the crucial moment, but the effort visibly pushes Gear 5 to its endpoint.

The aftermath of "White Star Gun" lands across the battlefield. Kizaru's face is distorted by the impact and he mutters that this is bad, while Luffy drops out of the fight and says he reached his limit. The sound of Nika fades as his exhausted body tumbles away. Below, Saturn's enormous transformed silhouette dominates the island while the Vegatank 8 crashes and skids through rubble. The group is thrown about as the tank hits the ground, and the battlefield erupts with more debris and screams. The page shows a grim trade: Luffy successfully prevents Kizaru from killing Vegapunk in that instant, but he is spent just as Saturn reaches the scene in person.

The Vegatank lies wrecked near Saturn. Vegapunk asks whether everyone is okay, and Bonney answers, "I'm fine!!" while someone checks on Atlas. Saturn looks at Vegapunk and says, "Saint Saturn, huh? Indeed... I thought you had long been killed, Vegapunk." Vegapunk replies that he issued the order, but Bonney's anger consumes her as she recognizes Saturn. Memories and accusations flash through her: "Vega-punk... Bonney-chan!! I assure you, retaining his sense of self... I absolutely won't allow it!!! However, if you do that, then Kuma..." Overcome, Bonney screams "Saint Saturn!!!" and stabs him. The chapter ends with her rage over Kuma driving her straight at the highest authority behind his suffering.

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