Chapter 645

Red Hawk hurls Hody through the bubble and onto Noah's hull, with Luffy pursuing him and gulping the available air. As the island watches, one fish-man recalls how Whitebeard once befriended Neptune and claimed the kingdom as his turf, and a flashback revisits that declaration; the man admits he cannot reconcile his hatred with a human now defending them. Hody, refusing to fall, launches shark-shaped torrents of water, but Luffy weaves past them and puts him down for good before turning his attention to wrecking the ship.

News of Hody's defeat reaches the plaza, where Zeo strangles fleeing comrades with his chain, insisting their deaths will curse humanity, and Dosun joins the killing. Brook intercepts Zeo to shield the very pirates Zeo would slay, declaring his contempt for those who squander lives and his faith that Luffy will become Pirate King. Shyarly urges watching children to see for themselves that humans are fighting on their side. Franky readies a finishing blow on Ikaros, Sanji and Jinbe prepare to use Wadatsumi's bulk to cushion Noah, and Chopper masters his Monster Point, reassuring a startled Usopp.

The cover revisits Skypiea, now home to the Wagomuland amusement park. Hody is the first major foe defeated before Luffy finishes his own, and the Whitebeard flashback shows Blackbeard bearing a clawed weapon that may relate to Shanks' scars. The chapter confirms every senior officer shares a death-wish drive to kill humans, even slaughtering allies who try to flee. Pandaman appears on page six.