## One Piece Chapter 653, pages 15-16: The Hero's Hat - Chapter: 653 - Pages: 15-16 - Characters: Thousand Sunny, Nami, Franky, Monkey D. Luffy, Shanks, Straw Hat Pirates, Portgas D. Ace, Jinbe, Silvers Rayleigh, Usopp ### Summary Page 15: The Thousand Sunny enters the upward current. Nami says the palace was "like a mermaid heaven" but reminds everyone they are heading for "a dark and dangerous sea." Franky explains that the rising supports are called "kuigos," exceptionally powerful buoyancy aids that lift ships toward the surface. By adjusting how many are extended into the ocean, he can control their speed. Luffy stands apart, suddenly focused on what waits above. Once they reach the surface, he says, "We'll be in the same sea as Shanks!!!" He cannot wait to meet him. The farewell to Fishman Island turns into anticipation for the New World and for the promise connected to Luffy's straw hat. Page 16: Luffy remembers Shanks giving him the hat. Shanks told him, "I'll leave this hat with you. It's a precious possession of mine. Make sure you come and give it back to me someday... when you've become a great pirate." The memory expands into the larger promises of Luffy's journey: Ace told him, "You'll pull it off for sure...!! You're my brother, after all...!!!" and Jinbe once challenged him, "Ask yourself this!! What is there that still remains to you?!!" Rayleigh told him to head straight for the top. Usopp recalls that most people call the final ocean by another name, but it is the sea where great men gather to forge a brand-new age. The man who conquers that sea will be the Pirate King.