Summary:
Shocked at the sight of Noah’s giant ship, King Neptune watches as Fukaboshi asks what is so important about a relic of the past, but the king replies that the ship must not be damaged no matter what. Luffy and Hody continue their fight, with Luffy gaining the upper hand, with Haki and Hody’s attacks ineffective against Luffy.
Then Noah’s Ark floats over the square and everyone fighting in the square now notices it. As the ship approaches, Wadatsumi falls off the ship into the square. He yells at Decken Vander Decken to stop the ship or he will die. Vander then cries out his desire to kill Shirahoshi and everyone on Fish-Man Island due to her rejection. Hody is seen upset over Vander Decken’s betrayal. Worried that the ship will kill everyone, Shirahoshi decides to use herself as bait to divert Noah’s course away from Fish-Man Island. Luffy decides to go after her to protect her, while Hody grabs hold of the giant chains to get revenge on his supposed ally.
Noah approaches Fish-Man Island and Neptune is shocked by this and Fukaboshi tries to ask why he is so concerned about the claim that the ship is an old relic of history. However, Neptune says that this is not true and that the ship is not to move until the “Promised Day” arrives.
In the square, the New Fish-Man Pirates are amazed at Hody Jones’ newfound strength and endurance, and that Luffy was able to hurt him. Luffy comments that Hody is built like a tank. Hody asks Luffy if he knows what Fish-Man Karate is as he thrusts his palm forward. Luffy’s head flies back and the pirates think he’s done, but Luffy tells Hody that it won’t work on him because he’s made of rubber, that Jinbe’s level is much higher. Luffy then infuses his forehead with Busoshoku Haki. Before he can fire, he gets in front of Hody’s Iron Shell division, which protects him from attack. Luffy runs into them and knocks them out Gomu Gomu no Kane. Jones is about to attack Luffy with a back kick, but Luffy drives his Busoshoku Haki into his arm and stops Hody’s kick, injuring Hody. He then swings his legs over his head and delivers a devastating Haki-infused kick to Hody’s head. Hody attacks Luffy with Yabusame, but Luffy manages to dodge them all with Kenbunshoku Haki. He then throws a Haki-infused fist into Hody’s stomach and blasts him into the rock wall around the square. Everyone is amazed at Luffy’s strength.
Suddenly the square goes dark. Noah has arrived on the island and is trying to break the bubble. If the bubble burst, part of the island would be destroyed. Everyone panics and wonders how Noah could have moved. Everyone then sees someone falling from the sky. Wadatsumi falls and hits his head. He then gets up and calls out to Vander Decken IX to stop Noah as his foot had slipped and he was now in danger. The pirates ask if Hody is okay and if Noah was part of the plan. Hody gets mad that it wasn’t part of the plan. Decken tells Wadatsumi that he can’t save him now and that he would have to be sacrificed for the cause because nothing he throws can be stopped until it hits its target. Just as everyone realizes that the bubble won’t last, they also realize that Shirahoshi is missing. He will then make his presence known. It is high above the square, and Jinbe realizes that at this height the ship would deviate from the square. Shirahoshi spreads her arms and tells Decken to take only her life and no one else’s. All are humbled by her sacrifice. Hody realizes that Decken has been planning to betray them all along. Decken throws a knife at Shirahoshi, which hits her just below the shoulder. Luffy is angry because he told Shirahoshi to stay close to him. Just then, people notice that Hody has left, and he can be seen riding one of the chains pulled from the gigantic ship. Sanji starts to use Sky Walk to catch up with the ship, but Luffy tells him to stay in the square. Sanji then warns Luffy in advance that the ship is submerged in water. Jinbe tells Luffy that even though the ship is full of water, Decken is a Devil Fruit user, so there must be air somewhere. He hands Luffy a piece of Bubbly Coral, Luffy grabs Sanji’s leg, ready to take off.