The World's Greatest Power

In Mock Town the crowd reels at Bellamy collapsing to one punch. Sarquiss shouts for his captain to rise and resume the usual spectacle, boasting of his 55 million bounty, but a poster blows into his face revealing Luffy's 100 million figure, and the same man who warned them earlier confirms it. Luffy demands the gold, and most of the pirates flee in fear of his true strength. Back at the Saruyama base, the rest of the Straw Hats join the alliance in restoring the Going Merry for the sky voyage. Nami questions why Zoro stayed behind, and he replies that a victory you later regret is a painful thing. Luffy soon retrieves the loot, and when Sarquiss challenges him outside a bar, he simply points upward and says he is bound for the sky.

A flashback to the prior day shows Buggy's crew digging in a cave for treasure once buried by a legendary pirate, only to grow frustrated at finding nothing. Mohji notes that two Straw Hats now carry enormous bounties and are famous across the Grand Line, which delights Buggy, who reasons that beating Luffy will inflate his own fame. A stranger offering information turns out to be Portgas D. Ace, the Whitebeard commander known as Fire Fist, who nods off mid-introduction. When Buggy reveals he once clashed with Whitebeard upon first entering the Grand Line and praises him as the man who fought Roger to a draw, Ace is delighted, and Buggy throws a celebratory party.

At the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, news that Shanks dispatched a messenger to Whitebeard rattles the World Government. The Five Elders make their debut, discussing the need to replace Crocodile among the Seven Warlords to preserve the balance of power and condemning Luffy for toppling him. Two Warlords, Bartholomew Kuma and Donquixote Doflamingo, are reported arriving and appear for the first time. The cover is an Animal Theater scene of Zoro refusing a bear's offered catch. Per Oda's note, the page bears a black border honoring the late mangaka Gin Shinga. The chapter is part of the Jaya Arc.