Should Have Noticed Sooner

At Egghead's Fabrio Factory, Sentomaru broadcasts a warning to the island's people: "You people!! You all need to get off this island...!!" The civilians react in confusion and ask, "What's going on, Sir Sentoumaru?!" and "Why are there Pacifistas deployed all over the island?!" Sentomaru tells them that long ago there was a land called Ohara that vanished from the world map one day because its scholars defied the World Government. The civilians listen in shock as he frames the crisis on Egghead through the memory of Ohara, implying that the same kind of annihilation may be coming.

The narration gives an Ohara incident refresher: the island of Ohara had the world's largest historical library, but the scholars and residents who deciphered the forbidden Poneglyphs lost their lives in a Marine attack; the lone survivor was a young girl named Nico Robin. Sentomaru says that the Government going after "Old Man Punk," the smartest man in the world, means they have weighed all possible consequences and decided it is time to erase him too. He warns that an incident even worse than Ohara could happen on Egghead at any time. Someone calls, "Hurry up, Straw Hat!! What's going on up there?" as the shadow of the incoming fleet hangs over the island.

In the command room on the fourth floor of Building A, the fight against S-Bear and S-Hawk continues. Luffy, Lucci, Zoro, and Kaku attack together, but the Seraphim keep getting back up with heavy breathing, making Luffy yell, "What the hell are these guys?!" Luffy launches "Kong Organ!!" while Lucci uses "Hand Pistol" and "Yellow Lotus!!" against S-Bear, slamming the Kuma Seraphim from both sides. The attacks land hard with explosive impacts, but the page emphasizes how little damage the Seraphim seem to take, reinforcing their near-invulnerable Lunarian design.

Zoro and Kaku press S-Hawk with sword and Tempest Kick attacks. Kaku fires "Tempest Kick," while Zoro uses "One Sword Style 'Ia'" and follows with "Lion's Song!!!" against the Mihawk Seraphim. The panels are dominated by slashing SFX and the flash of blades, with S-Hawk still standing amid the force of the assault. Zoro's drawn-and-resheathed technique is noted as an iai draw and resheath attack, and the page shows how even powerful named attacks from Zoro and Kaku only push the Seraphim rather than decisively injure it.

The Seraphim still rise after the barrage, and Luffy shouts, "What the?" as Zoro says, "You guys are getting up way too fast!! Enough already!!!" He asks, "What are you guys, Kaido?" as the enemies' toughness reminds him of Wano. Then Zoro realizes, "Now that I think about it, they kinda look like that 'King' guy I fought in Wano." Lucci asks whether Kaido's crew had a Lunarian, and Zoro admits he does not know what tribe King was from or even what his name was. The comparison points the fighters toward the Seraphim's secret: their white hair, dark skin, black wings, and flame-backed Lunarian traits.

Shaka confirms Zoro's memory. He says King was probably "Alber, the test subject who escaped from Punk Hazard with Kaido," and explains, "The Seraphim are strengthened by his Lunarian blood." Zoro tells the others to keep an eye on the flames on the Seraphim's backs: their attacks only work when the flame is out, but when the flames are on, they are almost invincible. Shaka apologizes for making them waste energy and says he should have noticed sooner, while Lucci replies that at least now they know how to fight. Zoro adds that King's special features were white hair, dark skin, black wings, and flames on his back, and Luffy, Lucci, and Kaku yell that Zoro should have noticed way sooner.

Shaka decides to leave the command room, saying, "Where are you going, Helmet? I have an idea where Stella might be located." Zoro says they are in a rush as the battle continues, and Luffy charges ahead, yelling, "Get out of our damn way!!" The scene shifts to the third floor of Building A, where Nami rides Zeus into battle. She tells herself not to think of S-Shark as a kid, and calls, "Let's go, Zeus!!" Zeus answers, "Alright!" as they prepare a lightning attack. The page moves the focus from the main command-room fight to Nami's group, where another Seraphim is rampaging nearby.

Nami confronts S-Shark, furious that he hurt her friends and beat Edison half to death. She calls him "a murder machine" and says he is not cute at all and nothing like a kid. Zeus encourages her, "You're right, Nami! Don't hold back! Just close your eyes! Push me out and leave the rest to me!!" Nami unleashes "Thunder-Bolt!!!!" and a massive black lightning strike crashes down onto S-Shark. The attack is driven by Nami's anger over Edison and her friends, but the scene also shows that the Seraphim's childlike appearance is a trap; Nami has to force herself to attack because the enemy looks like a small Jinbe.

S-Shark appears to be hit by Nami's lightning while Jinbe-like features and water effects fill the scene. Nami calls out "Jinbe" and says, "I'm so sorry!" as the attack lands, but S-Shark dives through the floor with a "Splash?" sound, using his swim-swim ability to move through solid surfaces. Someone asks, "It didn't work?" and another warns, "Did he just dive again?" A voice tells Nami to get out of there because he is coming up from below her. The Seraphim's combination of Lunarian durability, Jinbe's body, and Senor Pink's swimming ability makes even Nami's powerful lightning a temporary delay rather than a solution.

S-Shark bursts up beneath Nami, but Sanji appears and protects her. He shouts legal-sounding nonsense about Sanji's constitution: scaring Nami is punishable by death, and by another article, making Nami scream is punishable by an even worse sentence. Sanji launches his Ifrit Jambe attack, "Aubade... Cooked Rare Strike!!" and slams S-Shark away. He immediately asks Nami, "Are you hurt anywhere? I'll take care of it now!" while Nami cries, "Sanji!" Sanji then glares at S-Shark and says he does not care if the enemy is a little brat or Jinbe: "You'll be put to death!! Little Jinbe!" His rage is comic, but his attack is serious enough to knock the Seraphim across the room.

On the third floor of Building C, the group dealing with S-Snake is still in danger. Someone shouts, "How dare you turn York into stone?!" as the little Boa Hancock Seraphim continues moving. Franky fires the "Bubble Gun!" and catches S-Snake in a large bubble, but Usopp or another crew member panics, "Yikes!! That did nothin--" before the bubble effect suddenly interrupts the attack. S-Snake falls and says, "Huh?" as the bubble presses down on her. The page reveals that Lilith's bubble technology can affect the Seraphim, giving the group a possible tool even though their normal attacks are ineffective.

Lilith explains why the bubble works: "This bubble is made from the energy of the sea!! That's the risk of having the green blood! Bubble is your weakness!" The group cheers, "Wooah!! That was awesome, Lilith!" and Franky says they should subdue S-Snake while they still can. However, S-Snake slips free almost immediately, yelling, "Ouch! Don't touch me, you bastard!!!" Lilith says the effect already wore off, and Franky realizes it only grazed her. The page establishes the bubble as a genuine but hard-to-apply Seraphim weakness, because unless it holds properly, even sea-energy technology cannot restrain the enemy for long.

S-Snake becomes furious and launches another attack, with the others yelling that she is mad. Franky presses the advantage and smashes her down with another bubble, taunting, "How 'bout it now!! You little brat!!" The group praises him: "Nice one, Franky!! I told you the Bubble Gun works!! Give it up, little runt!" Yet Franky himself is in trouble, saying, "I... am suffering..." and then shouting, "Aaahh!! I'm sorry!!" as S-Snake's petrification continues to spread. The group briefly thinks they have found a solution, but the Boa Seraphim's emotional manipulation and Mero Mero power keep turning the fight against them.

S-Snake kicks Franky with "Perfume Femur," and he cries, "Damn it, I'm turning into stone!" Usopp and Lilith panic that Franky is going to die, and Usopp fires another "Bubble Gun!" to save him. S-Snake then winks and uses "Mero Mero Mellow!" with a cute "Hehe," turning the horrified group to stone despite their attempt to resist. Usopp screams "Gyaaaaa" as the heart-shaped attack catches him, and the panels show the group losing control of the fight. The page ends with S-Snake weaponizing her childlike charm and Hancock-based powers to defeat the search party's best countermeasure.

Shaka reaches the underground level, formerly a Devil Fruit laboratory. Hidden CP agents see him and shout, "Who's there..? Are you the culprit?! Get us outta here!!!" Shaka recognizes them with horror: "No way...!! It's the Cipher Pol that came here in the past!! Why are you here...?" The agents beg, "Help me... please... I don't wanna die..." Then Shaka finds the Stella chained nearby. Vegapunk says, "Shaka..." and Shaka answers, "Stella?! So you were here!" He asks who did this and is relieved that Stella is okay. Stella asks, "Who did you come with?" A gun clicks in the shadows, signaling that the true culprit has followed or waited for Shaka.

The unseen culprit shoots Shaka in the head at close range. The shot splatters across the underground lab as Shaka's body pitches forward, and the prisoners scream, "Shaka!!!" and "Gyaaah! He's been shot!" Someone asks, "What the hell is happening?!" while the narration-like caption says, "The only hope has been shot down!!" Heavy footsteps marked "Ktok" echo down the stairs after the attack. The page ends on the shock that Shaka, who had just located Stella and the imprisoned agents, has been eliminated by the hidden traitor before he can rescue anyone or report what he found.

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