Aubade

Up in the dark for a trip to the bathroom, Usopp catches sight of a hand swinging a hammer over the Going Merry through heavy fog before he nods back off, and Zoro finds him asleep there when morning comes. The view shifts to God's Shrine, where Shura faults Ohm for letting Wyper live, the very reason the three priests stand summoned. Yama jeers at their squabbling as the shrine doors fly open and Enel strides in, jolting the priests with a current and calling them feeble. He claims it was only boredom that moved him and cautions them against taking the blue-sea visitors, who are after the gold, too lightly.

Enel scraps every rule he had set in place, turning the priests loose to act however they wish throughout Upper Yard, since both the intruders and the Shandia are bound to move soon. Pressed on the abrupt reversal, he reveals that the Maxim is nearly done and that they will leave for a dream world before long. Back at camp, the crew notices the Merry has been restored to its old shape, confirming that Usopp's fog-blurred sighting was no dream and that some unknown helper walks the island. Nami then sets out her two-team scheme for reaching the gold.

The title borrows a French word for a dawn song, a poetic wink at the crew rising early to hunt the City of Gold. Artwork from this color-spread cover would later be reused in "Brand New World", one of the anime's opening sequences. The Klabautermann-style repair returns the ship to the form it held before the Saruyama Alliance refit. Enel, his priests, and Yama all make their first appearance, and the survival game is declared among three sides: the warriors under his command, the Straw Hats, and the Shandia. The crew divides, with Luffy, Zoro, Robin, and Chopper after the treasure while Sanji, Nami, and Usopp sail the Merry to the nearest shore. It belongs to the Skypiea Arc.