Jinbe vs. Who's-Who

Inside the castle, the chaos continues to unfold. A report spreads that "a total of 300 headliners... with Gifter powers have switched sides!!" Converted Gifters cheer "Yeah!!" and charge through the smoke, while enemies stare in disbelief and ask how a little girl gave them orders from above the stage on the live floor. The battlefield is no longer a simple clash between armies; Otama's dango power has turned part of Kaido's own force into an internal rebellion. The enemies realize the danger and shout, "This is bad! They're targeting Tama!!" Another says, "It was that brat!!" and someone else guesses that she must have some kind of weird power. As smoke, blades, and animal-bodied fighters fill the hall, the page shows the enemy response tightening around Otama: if they cannot undo her command, they intend to silence the source.

The converted Headliners protect Otama's group immediately. Daifugo attacks with "Scorpion Death Needle!!" as his scorpion tail lashes through enemies and someone cries, "Daifugo-sama?!" Otama and Nami look on in surprise while the fight erupts around them. Horselina arrives and calls, "Hop on!!" Nami recognizes her with "Oh! Daifugo-kun!!" and others call, "Horsella!!" The horse-bodied Gifter tells them, "Everything went just as planned, right, master?! Let me on too!!" as more allies gather. Daifugo says he found Komachiyo collapsed back there, but reassures them, "You don't have to worry though, leave him to us!!" Otama, still shaken, answers with tears, "Really?! Thanks a bunch!!" The page gives the first emotional payoff to her order: the Gifters are not only fighting for the alliance, they are actively protecting Otama and caring for Komachiyo.

As the group moves, Zeus pops out of the Clima-Tact and asks, "So, Nami, can I be your servant again?!" Nami is startled, saying, "Are you serious?! No way!" Usopp admits Otama's ability is terrifyingly effective: "No kidding... enemies one moment, friends the next..." Nami says, "Her ability really is amazing..." Zeus pleads again, smiling with hearts and calling, "Nami," but Nami counters, "We can be partners instead. How does that sound?" The living cloud becomes overjoyed, while Nami jokes that Otama is not the only amazing one. Below, the wider battle keeps shifting. Beast Pirates shout, "Help the samurai bring down Kaido!!" and others ask if their former allies are out of their minds. A report says some subordinates are following the Headliners' lead, which makes "two thousand additional traitors!!" Otama's order is now cascading beyond the first 300, pulling more of the enemy army into rebellion.

At the visitors' reception, CP0 continues analyzing the war with detached precision. The agents say the Gifters' rampage has caused an additional two thousand casualties, and the number of Beast Pirate troops has already dwindled from 30,000 to 20,000. If the new defections and casualties are included, the count is now 16,000 versus 9,000. One agent says the Gifters' help could result in White's continued success on the board. Another considers a separate matter: "The victor of this is of no consequence to us. We just need to confirm his death..." They ask whether his identity has been verified, noting that even if it is him, any confidential information he has should be outdated by now and his survival would not harm the government. The conversation quietly shifts attention toward a rogue figure whose death matters to the World Government more than the outcome of the raid itself.

The CP0 agents continue discussing the target. One says, "Allowing a rogue escapee to live... would set a bad precedent." Another adds, "Well, who's to say he'll even survive the night? He's facing Jinbe after all..." The scene cuts to the fourth floor, where the battle around Who's-Who has intensified. Beast Pirates flee through smoke and broken architecture, shouting, "Who's-Who-sama is getting serious!!" and "We gotta get outta here!!" Who's-Who uses "Moon-walk!!" to kick through the air, his saber-toothed silhouette crossing the battlefield above Jinbe. The page links the government discussion to the visible fight: the man CP0 wants confirmed dead is currently fighting Jinbe, and even his own subordinates understand that his serious techniques are dangerous enough to run from.

Jinbe realizes what Who's-Who's grudge is really about and asks, "So, that means... you hold a grudge against Luffy?" Who's-Who answers that his real issue is with the one who stole the Gomu Gomu Fruit: "Red-Haired Shanks!!" He attacks with another "Fang Pistol!!" while Jinbe blocks and weathers the impact. Who's-Who explains that Luffy wears the same straw hat as Shanks and is the one who gained the power of the fruit, so it is only natural for his resentment to spread to him. He crashes through the floor and walls with his saber-toothed body, debris flying around Jinbe, while the sound effects emphasize the heavy breakage. The page pulls the mystery of the stolen fruit into the present duel: Who's-Who's bitterness toward Shanks has attached itself to Luffy and anyone standing proudly with the Straw Hats.

Just below, on the third floor, debris crashes down as Who's-Who's attack tears through the ceiling. Fighters shout, "Wah!! Something's collapsing the ceiling!!" and "My arm!! Isn't this... Who's-Who-sama's Fang Pistol?!" Back on the fourth floor, Who's-Who laughs, "Hahaha, dodging was a wise move!!" He boasts that even Jinbe's Armament Haki would not have been enough; if Jinbe had tried to block the attack, he would have been eaten alive. He then sneers, "I didn't think a slimy fishman could move that fast on dry land, Jinbe!!" Jinbe answers with restrained anger, "I'm not sure what to say to that. It's generally no longer acceptable to express such discriminatory views on fishmen..." The insult marks a change in tone. Who's-Who is no longer only talking about Luffy or Shanks; he is prodding Jinbe's identity and the history of discrimination against fish-men.

Who's-Who laughs off the insult: "Hahaha, my bad! That reminds me, there's something else I want to ask about!!" He activates "Iron Body!" and rushes at Jinbe again. The fight explodes across the floor as Who's-Who launches "Fang Cavalry Flash!!" in a brutal saber-toothed charge. Jinbe braces as the huge fanged form smashes into him, the impact filling the page with speed lines, dust, and jagged sound effects. Who's-Who's body becomes a living projectile, horns and fangs driving forward, while Jinbe absorbs the force with a grim, controlled stance. The page keeps the rhythm of the duel fast and aggressive: Who's-Who uses Six Powers adaptations through his ancient zoan body, mixing government martial arts with the predatory force of his transformation.

Jinbe counters the charge with Fishman Jujutsu. He uses "Ebb Tide Shoulder Throw!!" to seize Who's-Who's momentum and hurl the saber-toothed fighter across the broken floor. Who's-Who crashes hard, groaning "Ugh!!" as rubble scatters around him. Jinbe's technique turns the opponent's rushing force against him, slamming the much larger body down with a controlled throw rather than a simple strike. The page is dominated by the reversal: Who's-Who had been pressing Jinbe with speed, fangs, and Six Powers techniques, but Jinbe's fish-man martial art redirects the attack cleanly. The surrounding floor continues to crumble, showing the scale of the impact while Who's-Who's allies can only watch the duel swing back toward Jinbe.

Jinbe follows the throw with "Water Bullets!!" The compressed shots strike toward Who's-Who, who reacts with alarm and uses "Shave!!" to vanish in a burst of speed, leaving a "Whoosh!!" behind as the attacks tear into the floor. Who's-Who lands breathing hard and says, "Damn, that hurts!!" Still panting, he returns to the topic he wanted to ask about. He says that back when he was in prison, he heard a story and was mockingly told to pray to a certain someone for salvation. Jinbe listens as the battle pauses for an instant, the smoke still curling around them. The page shifts from pure martial exchange back to lore: Who's-Who's imprisonment after the lost Gomu Gomu Fruit introduced him to a legend that mattered enough for him to bring it up to Jinbe now.

Who's-Who describes the legend. He says that apparently slaves in ancient times believed in a legendary warrior who would eventually come and save them. "They called him 'Sun God' Nika!!" The silhouette of a dancing, spear-carrying figure appears against a bright circle as Who's-Who explains that Nika was said to bring laughter to their lips and free them from suffering, though he wonders whether such a person ever really existed. His own cruel sentence seemed to drag on forever, so he clung to the legend: "I didn't care about the details, I just wanted to be saved!!" As he talks, the fight resumes in bursts of motion and Jinbe keeps his guard. The page formally introduces Nika as a liberation myth tied to enslaved people, and it also reveals how desperate Who's-Who became in prison after being abandoned by the government.

Jinbe asks, "What does this have to do with me?" Who's-Who answers by linking Nika to fish-man history: Jinbe led the Sun Pirates, and he heard the crew was made up of former slaves. Then he says, "Besides, isn't the history of fishmen a history of slavery?!" Jinbe clenches his fist in anger. Who's-Who attacks with "Finger Pistol!!" and the stab-like strike punches through the air, followed by "Spots!!" as multiple piercing blows hammer into Jinbe's body. Who's-Who roars while striking, turning his prison story into another provocation. The page makes the insult clear: Who's-Who is not asking about Nika respectfully. He is using the legend of enslaved people and the Sun Pirates' history as a weapon to needle Jinbe, and Jinbe's tightening expression shows the line has been crossed.

Around them, Beast Pirates cheer Who's-Who on, shouting, "Yeah!! Crush him, Who's-Who-sama!! Take him down!!" and claiming, "The Flying Six are unreal! Even a former Warlord is no match!!" Who's-Who explains that the guard who told him about Nika vanished a few days later without a trace. He figured the story maybe was not meant to be shared, and after hearing it he felt in danger too, so he risked his life to break out. He says, "It's curious, isn't it? I'd love to hear what you know!!" Then he lunges again through the smoke, claws and fangs bared, while Jinbe remains silent. The page deepens the mystery: merely discussing Nika may have been enough to erase a guard, and Who's-Who's escape was driven by fear that the same secret would swallow him too.

Jinbe finally answers with force instead of explanation. He starts "Fishman Karate..." and grabs Who's-Who with "Shark Grip!!" Who's-Who cries, "Aargh!!" as Jinbe crushes down and says, "I have nothing to say to you!!" Who's-Who's followers shout, "Who's-Who-sama?!" while the saber-toothed fighter tries to keep attacking. Jinbe slams him and Who's-Who snarls, "Take this!!" then prepares another "Fang Pistol!!" He threatens, "I'm gonna gouge you in half!!" as the fang-like shot forms at close range. The page is tense because Jinbe has stopped indulging the conversation; Who's-Who wanted history, secrets, and provocation, but Jinbe's answer is a crushing grip and a refusal to let the insults continue.

Who's-Who thrashes and yells, "Hey!! Get off my tail!!" then complains, "Dammit!! Why're you so mad all of a sudden!!" Jinbe's expression hardens as he tells him, "If you're going to make broad statements about other people's history... you'd better not be half-assed about it!!!" He launches an "Ultimate Technique!!" of Fishman Karate. The enormous blow lands as "Gargoyle Tile Fist!!" and smashes Who's-Who head-on with a heavy impact. The attack fills the page, crushing the saber-toothed fighter back through the broken floor and sending shockwaves through the room. Beast Pirates scream, "No! Who's-Who-sama!!" while Who's-Who is blasted away with "Gyahh!!" The chapter ends on Jinbe's decisive strike, answering Who's-Who's careless talk about slavery, the Sun Pirates, and fish-man history with one overwhelming blow.

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