Chapter 438

Word that Sanji spotted Usopp sends Luffy, Chopper, and Nami eager to fetch him, but Zoro plants his foot down. He argues that Usopp picked the fight, lost it, and cannot simply waltz back without owning his mistake, warning that letting it slide would rot the whole crew. Zoro will accept him only if the first words out of his mouth are a genuine apology, and he vows to walk if Usopp instead offers an excuse. Sanji backs the swordsman, and Luffy concedes the point. On Garp's vessel, Koby winces at the planned assault while Aokiji tags along simply to dodge a bike ride, and Garp pins the orders on Sengoku.

As Usopp rehearses a triumphant return in his head, the Franky Family bids Franky farewell and the crew prepares to leave without their sniper. Garp rounds the corner and hurls cannonballs at terrifying speed, calling for a thousand of them, forcing the Straw Hats to scramble and set sail. Usopp arrives to find the ship pulling away, chases after it shouting his grand reunion speeches, even confessing to being Sogeking, but no one listens. Dropping to his knees, he finally screams that he is sorry for everything and begs to come back. A weeping Luffy stretches out his arm, Zoro smiles, Nami cries, and the reunited crew sails onward.

The chapter resolves the rift opened during Usopp's earlier duel with Luffy, restoring the crew to full strength as they flee Water 7. Garp's pursuit reveals a Marine willing to bombard his own grandson under orders, with Aokiji present as silent reinforcement. The cover advances the space serial, teasing an approaching shadow behind Enel and the grieving Spacey.