Chapter 1018

With roughly three hundred SMILE-eating Shinuchi switching sides because of Tama, loyal Beasts Pirates resolve that killing her will end her power, forcing Nami and Usopp to run once more. Daifugo and Speed come to their aid with a ride, Gazelleman promises to keep the injured Komachiyo safe, and Zeus asks to serve Nami again, settling for the title of sidekick before gleefully attacking enemies. CP0 updates the tally to sixteen thousand Beasts Pirates against nine thousand alliance fighters, noting the Gifters could tip the war, though their only real concern is Who's-Who's death.

On the fourth floor, Who's-Who reveals his true grudge is against Shanks, who stole the Gomu Gomu no Mi, and by extension Luffy, who carries both the fruit and the straw hat. He recounts a prison legend of the Sun God Nika, a warrior said to bring laughter and freedom to enslaved people, and presses Jinbe for knowledge given his command of the former-slave Sun Pirates. When Who's-Who frames fish-man history as a history of slavery, Jinbe's fury boils over. He shatters the Tobiroppo's fingers against his Armament Haki, pins him, warns him to mind what he tramples when speaking of history, and floors him with Fish-Man Karate Ogi: Onigawara Seiken.

Speed and Gazelleman aid Tama's group, and Nami fully forgives Zeus, naming him her partner. CP0 reports the Beasts Pirates down to sixteen thousand against the alliance's nine thousand, with their priority being Who's-Who's elimination. Who's-Who confirms the Red Hair Pirates stole the Gomu Gomu no Mi and that his hatred of Luffy stems from his loathing of Shanks. He recounts the Nika legend learned from a guard who was later erased by the World Government, and Jinbe lands a devastating Fish-Man Karate blow after taking offense at the slander of his race.

The chapter seeds the Nika legend that becomes pivotal to the saga, and confirms Shanks as the one who took the Gomu Gomu no Mi. The cover request continues a paired story with Page One as a child reading about dinosaurs while Ulti wants him to play. The installment is part of the Wano Country Arc.