## One Piece Chapter 648, pages 1-3: The Path Towards the Sun - Chapter: 648 - Pages: 1-3 - Characters: Sea Kings, Shirahoshi, Noah, Monkey D. Luffy, Fukaboshi, Manboshi, Neptune, Fishman Island ### Summary 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.