Chapter 642

Word spreads across Fish-Man Island that the colossal ship Noah may smash into the seabed kingdom, prompting the Minister of the Left to broadcast an evacuation order. King Neptune, urged to flee, refuses and chooses to wait for his sons. In the Sea Forest, Den observes that every animal has fled, while Hatchan despairs that nothing can sway Hody Jones. Within Gyoncorde Plaza, the royal Neptune Army wades into the brawl alongside the pirates, and the watching citizens choose to stand with their rescuers rather than run.

Wadatsumi balloons his belly to grotesque proportions, and Sanji needles him into swelling further and wrecking the plaza around him. Hammond rolls in atop a cannon-laden cart hauled by exhausted human slaves, a cruelty that exposes the hypocrisy of fish-men who claim to oppose oppression. Robin is asked by Jinbe to release the captives. Franky is briefly tricked by Ikaros Much's ink double before retaliating with a fireball, and Chopper debuts a sturdier Heavy Point that lets him shrug off Dosun's strike. Zoro, interrupted by a leaping Hyouzou, shears the octopus swordsman's blades clean at the hilts.

The cover spread shows the crew bound for Mermaid Beach. Den, Camie, and Hatchan stay behind in the Sea Forest as the population begins fleeing. This chapter marks the first time Oda colored the title pages using watercolors and red ink rather than Copic markers. Hammond's slave-drawn weapon deliberately mirrors the conduct of the World Nobles, underscoring how the crew has copied the very tyranny they profess to hate.