Chapter 1106

Luffy digests his enormous meal in an instant, stunning the Marines closing in with Seastone. Before they can restrain him, he shifts into Gear Fifth and scatters them. Elsewhere, Vegapunk relays a message through Atlas to Bonney, who orders the Pacifista to protect rather than kill. To everyone's astonishment, the cyborgs swing their fire toward the Marines.

The reason becomes clear: unable to bear the thought of Kuma's clones slaying Bonney, Vegapunk had secretly coded the units to obey her above even the Five Elders. Knowing the cost, he accepts Saturn's leg driving through his body as punishment for the betrayal. A furious Saturn orders Kizaru to finish everyone off, and the admiral teleports up, conjures a light blade, and prepares to cut down Kuma and Bonney in a single stroke.

Luffy intervenes, punching Kizaru aside and turning the ground rubbery so the group lands unhurt. As the Iron Giant stirs again, Bonney catches the rhythm of Luffy's heartbeat and recognizes the tune Kuma once taught her. Vegapunk confirms what he himself was slow to accept: Luffy is the Sun God Nika, and the Buster Call now means little against him.

Vegapunk's secret programming grants Bonney supreme authority over the Pacifista, outranking the Five Elders themselves. Her command flips the units instantly, and they open fire on the Marines and their ships. Enraged, Saturn impales Vegapunk and orders Kizaru to slaughter the pirates and scientists.

Luffy appears in Gear 5 and knocks Kizaru away, prompting the Iron Giant to power up once more. Vegapunk tells Bonney that Luffy is Nika. Along the northeast coast, the arriving Giant Warrior Pirates begin obliterating the Marine battleships, with Dorry and Brogy leading the charge and openly hailing Luffy as the Sun God.

The chapter confirms a long-running mystery by having Vegapunk explicitly identify Luffy as Nika, the figure the world has prayed centuries to see return. The cover page shows Robin dressing a crocodile in a cute outfit, the shirt modeled on the real-world Lacoste brand. Dorry and Brogy's recognition of Luffy ties his awakened fruit to the legends giants tell of the Sun God.