## One Piece Chapter 648: The Path Towards the Sun - Chapter: 648 - Pages: 0-30 - Characters: Wyper, Sea Kings, Shirahoshi, Noah, Monkey D. Luffy, Fukaboshi, Manboshi, Neptune, Fishman Island, Silvers Rayleigh, Thousand Sunny, Minister of the Left, Ryugu Palace, Tamatebako, Straw Hat Pirates, Gyoncord Plaza, Jinbe, Hody Jones, House of Neptune, Usopp, Tony Tony Chopper, Sanji, Nico Robin, Van der Decken IX, Fishman District, Franky, Nami, Otohime ### Summary Page 0: The chapter title page gives "The Path Towards the Sun." The cover story reads, "From Shipdecks Across The World Vol. 31: Skypiea - Defenders of God." In Skypiea, Wyper and the other warriors stand proudly before the city, presented as protectors after the changes in their homeland. This is cover-story material and not part of the Fishman Island scene. Page 1: As the Sea Kings hold Noah away from destruction, Shirahoshi listens to the voices speaking directly to her. They call, "Princess Shirahoshi... we have waited so long... for the day you would be born." Shirahoshi asks, "For me...?" and they answer that Noah "was created to be pulled by us." The duty has been known since long ago, and Shirahoshi wonders, "Is that why the Noah is so big?" The Sea Kings say they know only that, once every few hundred years, "our king is born in the form of one of the merfolk." The reason remains "a mystery," but they tell her plainly, "You... have been our true king from the moment of your birth." Page 2: The Sea Kings and the people below try to understand what has happened. Someone says the giants arrived almost as if trying to protect Noah from being destroyed by Luffy. Others ask, "What is it...?" and "That's what it looks like, anyway!" Fukaboshi realizes that Shirahoshi is speaking with them and says, "I do believe she is speaking with the Sea Kings." Manboshi is stunned: "The Sea Kings... Incredible..." The thought turns to their brother: "You don't think Shira-Hoshi could be..." and Fukaboshi understands the scale of it. Their father, Neptune, says, "So you have finally awakened... to your power that could even destroy the world...!!!" Page 3: The Sea Kings warn Shirahoshi that the air bubble around Noah is being absorbed into the island. "Look down - the bubble is being absorbed into the island. You should go to him. A human cannot survive in the ocean depths..." Luffy is carried out from the broken ship, blood streaming from his wounds, and Shirahoshi cries, "Luffy-sama!!!" Then the bubble gives way with a violent rush, and she sees Luffy falling toward the water. She reaches for him with a desperate "Oh, no!" as the voices' warning becomes immediate. Page 4: The Sea Kings notice something uncanny about Luffy. One asks, "Was I imagining things...?" Another answers, "Hmm?" and then says of "that human with the hat," "He seemed to notice our voices." They can hardly accept it: "It can't be..." Below, Neptune hears something too and shouts, "Who's that muttering out there in these deep waters?!!" On the Sunny, Rayleigh is mentioned as well: "Rayleigh!! Did you hear those voices just now?!" Someone snaps, "What are you talking about? We're in the depths of the ocean... it's deathly quiet!!" The Sea Kings recall, "I remember something similar happened not so long ago..." and another confirms, "So it did, so it did..." Page 5: The Sea Kings begin carrying Noah away. The citizens stare upward and scream, "Sea Kings?!!!" and "They're carrying the Noah!!!" Others panic, "They're gonna eat us all up!!!" The Sea Kings discuss the ship's terrible state: "The ship is in a terrible state... D'you think it can be fixed? Is it still usable?" Another answers, "Who knows..." Their hope rests on craftsmen: "Our only hope is the skills of that clan... but times have changed." One still says, "Can it really be fixed? I sure hope it can... before the promised time comes..." Page 6: At Ryugu Palace, a minister reports urgent news: "Minister of the Left, we have urgent news to report!" The mermaids who were kidnapped have been recovered, though they are still shaken from the ordeal, and they remember the face of their kidnapper. The report continues with a second disaster: "But that's not all. The palace treasure stores have been emptied bare!!! There isn't a single piece of treasure left...!! Even that great royal treasure, the Tamatebako, is gone!!" The palace itself, just reclaimed from chaos, has been robbed while the royal family was away. Page 7: The minister realizes the theft happened quickly during Neptune's absence, but refuses to make it the priority. "This is not the time to worry about petty treasure thieves... not after we came so close to losing the kingdom itself..!!" The order is clear: "Inform the people of Fishman Island that the missing girls are safe. Though it comes far too late, we must make the innocence of the Straw Hats in this matter clear. We have treated them terribly." At Gyoncord Plaza, the citizens argue over it at once. One says, "Did yo...