Episode 164 rescues a drowning Chopper through giant South Birds, who reveal Gan Fall once held the divine seat. Nami and Robin grasp that Upper Yard is a risen piece of Jaya, the very ruin Noland once described, as the Shandia launch their assault.
Among the Shandia, Wyper and the others reason that Gan Fall came to Upper Yard for some purpose other than challenging Enel for godhood. Aisa, using her Mantra without meaning to, senses Satori's defeat and screams in terror mid-meeting. She reports that two presences have vanished, leading the group to assume Gan Fall and Shura killed one another, an opening they judge ideal for striking at Enel. To Raki, however, Aisa clarifies that Gan Fall felled not a priest but a separate set of people.
Sanji's kick has knocked Satori cold. Usopp urges Luffy and Sanji to sprint for the boat, and his Usopp AAaaaAAAaaaAA hauls the trio aboard, though they crash through trees and arrive half-conscious.
At the sacrificial altar, Chopper's attempt to pull Gan Fall from the water founders because he, like Pierre, cannot swim as a Devil Fruit user. With all three at the brink, a mysterious bird swoops in and saves them. Gedatsu, Ohm, and Shura all register that Satori has fallen and feel the Shandia closing on Upper Yard. Nami and Robin, nearing the shore, recognize a structure in the distance, and the truth lands: Upper Yard was once part of Jaya, and the building is the remaining half of Noland's house. When Chopper revives, the enormous South Birds explain they rescued him and that Gan Fall was the former God.

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Adapted from chapter 251, the episode inserts a brief scene of Luffy mimicking Sanji that the manga lacked, along with a short flashback showing how Jaya rose to the Sky Island. It is set within the Skypiea storyline.
In Episode 164, Chopper and Gan Fall nearly drown at the sacrificial altar before giant South Birds rescue them, revealing that Gan Fall was once the God of Skypiea. Nami and Robin also realize that Upper Yard was once part of Jaya as the Shandia launch their assault.
Giant South Birds swoop in and save Chopper and Gan Fall from drowning at the sacrificial altar, and afterward the birds explain that Gan Fall was the former God.
Nearing the shore, Nami and Robin recognize a distant structure and realize that Upper Yard was once part of Jaya, with the building being the remaining half of Noland's house.
Chopper's attempt to pull Gan Fall from the water fails because Chopper, like Pierre, is a Devil Fruit user and cannot swim.
Aisa unintentionally uses her Mantra and senses that Satori has been defeated, screaming in terror as she reports that two presences have vanished, which leads the Shandia to assume Gan Fall and Shura killed each other.
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