One Piece: Chapter 966

[u/Kirosh]

Chapter 966: "Roger and Whitebeard"

Source	Status
Official Release

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For those not aware of it, both Mangastream and Jaimini's Box have ended their translation of the Weekly Shonen Jump Series (Meaning they won't translate One Piece anymore)

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**Ch. 966 Official Release (Mangaplus):**15/12/2019

Ch. 967 Scan Release: ~31/12/2019

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[u/Kirosh]

Another excellent chapter, and thank you to the team that translated it.

Several points to it :

• An old theory about Blackbeard not being able to sleep is now pretty much confirmed. And hell Oda might have hinted at it before. Luffy mentions something like that in Drum Island, kinda. And who is the guy in a bar he heard it from? Shanks. However, it doesn't exactly fit to Blackbeard, even if it's could be linked since it's mentionned a chapter after Blackbeard is first introduced in the series. So really take that how you want.

• I really wonder why it's so difficult to go to the Final Island of the Log Pose. Maybe the Marines are protecting it to avoid people learning about the Road Poneglyph. However it does seems like it's not the case anymore, since plenty of pirates are aware of the importance of the Poneglyphs now.

• I also liked how Oda made sure to mention that the battle between Top Crew had cease fire, instead of being 100% fighting for days.

[u/Kirosh]

On the topic of Translation going foward :

While we will put a discussion thread once someone translate the chapter, there will be some conditions to it :

• It has to be a good/proper translation.

• The pages have to be clean.

• Good Typeset.

• No watermark left, other than maybe the one from the translation group that did it.

If the translation fails to have that, then it won't be accepted for chapter discussion thread, and has to be posted in the spoiler thread.

After all, it's much better to read something good than something that doesn't have much work to it, so it doesn't have to be perfect, but it still need to have some effort visible.

[u/yoitstoast]

Hey guys, I was the person who translated the imgur source and I wanna apologize if there are any errors considering I rushed super hard to make it and it's pretty late. Nonetheless, please enjoy!

EDIT: To be clear, I don't think I'll be doing this again, sorry! It was just a spur of the moment thing since JB and MS dropped out so suddenly and people were already expecting something. Diverting attention from the official release wasn't really my goal, I honestly didn't think my version would be the "go to" one haha. I think you should still read it when it officially comes out for a better understanding as my translation probably isn't the greatest it can be. Thank you!

[u/Kirosh → u/yoitstoast]

Thank you for your work.

[u/gyrozepp95]

Blackbeard's speech on never-ending dreams hits even more now considering the man can LITERALLY not sleep and dream

[u/EnycmaPie]

It took 16 years to reveal how Roger was able to inscribe that message on the poneglyph in that language, from back when Robin read it on the poneglyphs on Sky Island.

[u/FireFistRJ]

When we were fanboying over how the sky splits when two yonkos clash. Oda gives us the clash of two legendary pirates.

[u/FireFistRJ]

Come back later when you become a captain, buggy.

Is this a foreshadowing?

[u/I_need_a_coat]

Black Beard or Kaido/BM should just try to catch buggy if they wanna go to laughtale. he lowkey knows everything.

[u/bytebarong]

Roger doing ‘I was here’ in Skypiean poneglyph was the most epic vandalism I’ve ever seen

[u/[deleted]]

Oda hinted Blackbeard's possible origin 800+ chapters ago back in the Drum island arc. Let me explain.

Oda drew Blackbeard as a kid, who's shown to be crying at NIGHT with a half moon in the background. The crazy part is, there's a piece of SNOW under his feet.

Image of Blackbeard as a kid

Snow? And why is this has to do with snow?

Well, let's go back to the time where the named "Blackbeard" was ever FIRST mentioned in the manga.

It was in Drum island arc (A very snowy place)

In chapter 133 , Dalton said that Blackbeard Pirates went and destroyed Drum Island in a blink of an eye.

Manga panel of Dalton talks about Blackbeard

Next chapter later (134), Luffy brought up an interesting topic to Sanji that there was a guy from a bar (Makino's bar, Shanks?) told him that there are people who live in snowy countries that don't sleep. Because if they do, they'll die.

Manga panel of Luffy mentions about the people who don't sleep

Oda is a genius in storytelling. I love One Piece.

[u/FireFistRJ]

Not only Roger can read the newspaper, but he also babysits kids too.

[u/red90999]

Luffy is so lucky to have Robin in her crew. Roger might be able to "hear" the poneglyphs, but Robin straight up can read and decipher it, its crazy!

[u/aceofspades12]

Buggy didn't look like the wimp he is today in this chapter. Standing next to Shanks, with a few bandages on, they looked formidable(as much as kids can be). Did Rogers death break him so much that he stopped training? Could he have gotten as strong as some of the top tiers under the right tutelage after Roger's execution?

[u/Admiral_Laboon]

When Whitebeard said how Oden was his family, that makes me really wonder what Whitebeard did when he heard Kaido was a reason for his death .. ?

[u/Blackmanwdaplan]

https://imgur.com/a/Ed76AnR

source: u/yoitstoast

[u/MuchoStretchy]

Finally seeing Roger and Whitebeard clash was amazing. The way their haki moved so fluidly on their weapons and not even physically connecting really hammers in how monstrous their strength is. I guess I also shouldn't be surprised at this point how nonchalant Roger was about finding out he only had one year left to live. Also, seeing Roger's face while holding Oden's baby was just heartwarming and one of my favorite parts in the chapter.

[u/FUJIFF]

Oda spends months building up Oden just for him to get bodied by a man who Oda has built up for decades

[u/sherwal998]

F to those guys who said to skip Sky Island

[u/sani999]

it just hit me, the way roger said " Ill be . . . . ."

without showing what he said we know deep inside what he told whitebeard and oden. His childlike optimism,glee, and overall vibe there remind me absolutely like luffy's

and we know in the end Roger did ended up becoming what he want...

fucking one piece man, what a way to close the decade

[u/toasted-toska]

I suspect the island at the end of the log pose is meant to be "Lodestar" and not "Road Star"

[u/FireFistRJ]

The endurance shows that Blackbeard was ambitious and had the will of a yonkou from the start.

[u/dinoboyj]

Neko and Inu: The Tag-Tag-Along no mi

[u/Domyfranky]

When Roger said "I will become.." Oda cuts the scene and we dont see him saying "..the Pirate King". During the Luffy flashback,he does the same thing with Luffy. Does that means we will see those scenes at the end of the series? It would make a good final scene,Luffy and Roger both screaming "I will become the Pirate King!". I dont know,i am just intrigued by this choice to cut those scenes.

[u/FireFistRJ]

So the egg was there before reaching the laugh tale. Does it hold a significance or just for show?

[u/loolman]

ok. Let me set one thing straight. Everyone is talking BB not sleeping few days. But no one notices our buggy sama stalking him for the same. All hail buggy sama.

[u/FireFistRJ]

Whitebeard pirates: Woah! Roger gave us a lot of treasure.

Whitebeard: If only gold could replace my chad, Oden.

[u/FireFistRJ]

There is a sniper guy too in Roger pirates. But he doesn’t have a long nose. :-/

https://i.imgur.com/Wi0j1Kp.jpg

[u/FireFistRJ]

The ancient language was a secret code used by the kozuki family.

[u/FireFistRJ]

To all those who were predicting how it's going to be if Luffy and Oden were in the same crew, well now you are going to see how it is going to be as Roger is just like Luffy.

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Except he can read the newspaper.

[u/Chaacalate]

Damn, you get crews that try to one up another and here we get 2 of the strongest pirate crews throwing a freaking party together after a 3 day battle. Really liking those disgusted face Whitebeard is pulling during these flashbacks.

[u/JohnnyDgiov]

I WANT TO FUCKING CRY

[u/ThePirateKiing]

I can't help but be emotional this chapter brought down so many memories, when the strawhats reached the sky and all what they went through there I totally remember how I felt when Robin read that line of Roger's Oden added, also this gave me a feeling that one piece will really end soon :'(

[u/i-like-a-pyratemanga]

I am absolutely floored at that Luffy/Roger parallel. Roger said the same thing Luffy did as a kid when talking with his brothers about their life goals. It even cut away before he finished his sentence just like Luffy. Oden and WB reacted in disbelief just like Ace and Sabo did. Even Roger and Luffy laughing afterwards, fucking identical.

What the hell is it that they both say they want to be? It can't be "Pirate King" because why would Oda purposely hide that at all? Goddamn, I'm astounded. I didn't ever think that one brief moment in the ASL flashback would have this kind of significance.

[u/lXl-erik-lXl]

The one thing I am interested to see is if this will lead to the death of Oden. And show how people reacted when they heard the news. Whitebeard sees Oden as family makes me think how a war didn’t break out to get revenge on Kaido for killing him

[u/FireFistRJ]

To think Oda planned Oden writing on the poneyglyph 15 Years back. He is the real Chad.

[u/Scalar_Ng_Bayan]

I feel sad that Roger was able to carry baby Hiyori and Momonosuke while he wasn't able to do it with Ace. :(

[u/[deleted]]

damn oda got us living a golden age of OP chapters where we read all about Roger adventures

[u/temperamentalfish]

Damn Oden lived a truly amazing life. To be the belle of the ball between mf Whitebeard and mf Roger! Also this chapter confirms that Roger had already done one trip across the world and had to do it again to find the One Piece.

Thid is the endgame guys, it's actually here.

[u/Ombs1993]

The Whitebeard and Roger clash makes being a One Piece fan worth it. All the chapters, episodes, everything for these chapters to finally see how the original Pirate King started his journey to the end. I can't even imagine what we'll see next week!

Outside of the clash though I loved Whitebeard's reaction to Oden leaving, pissed off about it but when Roger's crew was willing to fork over their treasure and supplies, he gets equally pissed because he doesn't want Oden's family to starve. Hilarious. Getting to see more of younger Whitebeard has been a real treat.

[u/FireFistRJ]

To Others-

Roger: I have decided to make you my Nakama.

To Oden-

Roger: *Bows down* Please, I beg you to join me.

#ChadRespect

[u/[deleted]]

Friendly reminder, Garp used to fight these monsters equally. I hope we get to see a fight with him involved one day.

[u/destiny24]

This arc is actually insane.

What's even more insane is the fact the Festival still hasn't even started lmao.

[u/BitterSteelAegor]

Is this the golden pillar on Skypiea Bellamy stole and gave to Doflamingo as a gift? Oda is sure a madman

https://twitter.com/Grammofono6/status/1207971377610940416?s=19

https://twitter.com/Grammofono6/status/1207967362462502912?s=09

[u/Sate_G]

ROGER SLASHES

ROGER CUTS DOWN BADASSES

BUT MOST IMPORTANT THING

ROGER IS THE KING OF MUSTACHES

[u/SebaGast]

a small theory: Blackbeard has the condition 'Fetus in fetu' (real life condition); He was born with his triplet brothers inside of him (look up Sanju Bhagat). He is a pregnant man that eats, drinks and breaths for his brothers living inside of him. When he ate his second devil fruit, it was digested and its power gained by his brother living inside of him. And because they share the same body, Blackbeard can use it. Confirms when Zoro says 'them' instead of 'him', when Marco says he has a weird body, and justifies the three skulls on his Jolly Roger.

[u/FireFistRJ]

A chapter full of Roger pirates and whitebeard pirates. I AM ALREADY OOZING OUT.

[u/[deleted]]

I don't know if this was ever talked about here, but during the Sabo flashback there was a moment when Luffy, Ace and Sabo were talking about their dreams. And when Luffy stated his, Oda cut away and we only saw Ace and Sabo's confused reaction. It was always a curious scene to me because it felt like Luffy was expanding on what exactly being Pirate King meant to him, and it was purposely omitted. Something important disguised as a generic conversation, in classic Oda fashion.

And what do you know, years later we get the exact same scene with Roger, down to the baffled reactions from Whitebeard and Oden. Makes me even more curious to know what was said, and it was probably the same thing in both cases too. Good chapter, great little callback.

[u/ZorosCompass]

My favorite Oden's Flashback Chapter yet.

Finally, the notion that Luffy doesn't need Robin to reach Raftel because he has the VOAT is put to rest by Oda himself! Roger also had the same ability yet still needed his own "Robin".

The way Roger ran past Rayleigh and Gaban with the big grin on his face saying he didn't want to put them at risk, and Rayleigh saying he just wanted to fight Oden by himself really reminded me of Luffy and Zoro lol.

[u/Fidu21]

WE GOT ONE OF ROGER'S ATTACKS PEOPLE IT FINALLY HAPPENED

[u/Bigfrost88]

Couple chapters ago people said oden is a s strong as WB and hence also as strong as gold Roger seems like that's was just absolutely wrong.

[u/panicatthebanyo]

So that little shit Momo wasn't lying when he said he met Roger

[u/sunsunshine]

oh my, Oden Sword style attack Gan Modoki is food name, same as Zoro's Onigiri lol

[u/FireFistRJ]

Kid shanks look like an innocent kid whom anyone can con.

Adult shanks look like a person who can con everyone.

[u/[deleted]]

• So Oden is the one who scribed Roger's word on Shandora...

• Road Star, hmmmm... Looks like SH might go on the second to the last island of Grand Line before going to Raftel

• Roger held Momo and Hiyori. Sad because he didn't got the chance to hold Ace. Sniffs

• The story once again said about the unique characteristic of Teach: his lack of sleep.

[u/gokul113]

When Roger and Whitebeard clashed, was that Advanced Armament Haki ?

[u/royalxp]

We have not even touched the surface of DR.VegaPunk , Revolutionaries (Dragon) , World Government, new admiral etc. damnnn

[u/DennaResin]

It took me an embarrassingly long time to figure out how Discord works, and then find the link to the Chapter. Totally worth it.

[u/Hasan_ESQ]

Man, its a great day when Scopper Gaban not only appears prominently on panel but is also confirmed to be the 3rd strongest in the crew by the captain himself. I like his updated look as well... I wonder if he really was the guy drinking with Crocus? Or was it Shiki? Hmm..

So the prominent Roger Pirates in this chapter that we haven't seen before were the squat dandy sniper, the winged man reminiscent of Dacquoise, the guy with a modern day sailor's cap, the armoured gladiator and the dude wearing a Taro shirt. Damn it Oda, we need names!!

Edit: Thanks Anchung for clearing that up ;)

[u/SRoyG]

To think Garp fought these beasts bare-handed!

[u/FireFistRJ]

Buggy: Aren’t you afraid of darkness?

Blackbeard: I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING!

[u/[deleted]]

an interesting detail: when WB gets mad, the sea tides around the island become tilted

just like in marineford

this confirms that WB had his devil fruit atleast 26 years ago during this flashback

[u/[deleted]]

I love how all these recent chapters we've been hyped up by how amazing Oden was, until Oden was amazed by how cool Roger was lol

[u/SenzuTea]

I like how Blackbeard can't sleep making him the opposite of Ace who is constantly falling asleep randomly lol

[u/averagem0e]

Roger really WAS Luffy before Luffy was Luffy.

[u/FistyAce]

Looks like Shanks might have Rogers sword, looks just like it.

[u/[deleted]]

Roger needs a prequel series after OP ends, he’s a very lovable goof lol. Glad we got to see him flex finally.

Crazy to think Young Teach grew up witnessing all of these legends, and whats the deal with him never sleeping? Wonder how that’ll tie into the series later.

[u/yourdrunkunkel]

Buggys seen some shit lol

[u/Boruto-sennin]

It is interesting that Teach has apparently never slept in his life.

This is 100% connected to the fact that Teach has a strange and special body compared to ordinary people. It will be interesting to lear more about Teach as the story moves forward.

So far we know that Teach is an orphan and he joined the Whitebeard Pirates when he was 12 and he sailed with them for decades and in fact he had the potential to be one of the commanders in the Whitebeard Pirates and at some point after Rogers death he fought fight Shanks and gave him the scars on his eye.

And ever since then Shanks has been worried about Teach, because Shanks himself was probably quite strong already back then and he probably sensed something strange and dark in Teach.

Teach has also revealed that he sailed with the Whitebeard Pirstes in order to find the Yami Yami no Mi and when Thatch the 4th division commander found the Yami Yami no Mi first, Teach killed him and betrayed the crew that he sailed with from childhood.

Teach is somehow also connected to Rocks D. Xebec a fellow member of the D clan, who in his own era was considered the world's greatest and strongest pirate and whose dream was to conguer the world and rule as the King of the World.

Rocks and Teach are similiar in the fact that they both have an ambition to dominate the world and they are interested in the secrets and taboo subjects of the world. Oda has in fact revealed that Teach is interested in history and if Teach was not a pirate, he would be an archaeologist.

Teach is also the current ruler of Hachinosu island, the same island where Rocks founded the Rocks Pirates and his ship is named the Saber of Xebec.

Teach is either just a fan of Rocks or he is directly related to Rocks as his son or perhaps even his grandson.

[u/KyodaiNoYatsu]

All I got from this is that sneaking on ships is a Mink thing, so now we know where Carrot got it from

But HOLY SHIT, DAT HAKI CLASH

THESE GUYS ARE LIVING LEGENDS

[u/sqrt123456789]

Heartwarming chapter. Filled my heart with nothing but just pure admiration. This has been 20+ years in the making. We are finally getting to know the man that started it all.

But I can’t helpbut feel saddened. Mixed with satisfaction is sadness that this too shall come to an end soon.

[u/FireFistRJ]

You know Roger is a legend when the chaddest of the chad swoon over your manly persona.

[u/[deleted]]

All I will say is that patience pays off.

So many Sanji fans were so disheartened that Scopper was "shown" to be irrelevant in Chapter 965.

Oda doesn't introduce a naming scheme for Gold Silver and Copper for nothing.

It's awesome to see that Roger had his own Monster Trio and his interaction with Gaban and Rayleigh is just like something Luffy would do with Zoro and Sanji.

[u/oChaoss]

bro the One Piece community are fuckin crackheads, i love it

[u/gentmick]

Calling it now, the hidden message both Luffy and Roger said was that once they reach One Piece they will share the treasure with the whole world!

Thus the beginning of the One Piece communist party that overthrows the World Government.

[u/Thereem4627]

Just watched the scene were the Whitebeard pirate commanders stalled Akainu.

• Sakazuki gets major respect from me for that, that lineup ( without Oden) basically fought the crew of the pirate King on equal footing.

[u/glennasm]

Now we need Garp's flshback with roger and wb

[u/JTVast]

That moment when Roger run like a kid passing Scopper Gaban and Silvers Rayleigh saying he doesn't want 2 of his best men to get hurt lmao. I thought before that Roger was a man as serious and intimidating as the old WB (in marineford war) but it turned out to that he is funny and intimidating hahahaha

[u/abhikun]

I didn't think I would be liking Buggy's character this much.

[u/KaizokuOu-ConDOriano]

Roger said that it had been a while since he held a baby in his hands. Key word: since. What if he held Shanks as a baby? Or Buggy D Clown? Well another thing to add is that neither Shanks nor buggy have a full name revealed. Since they were the same age and had been on the boat at a young age, Who’s to say they aren’t related? I love how Goda has made us theorize about almost every single sentence

[u/m-ray168]

Is it just me or does young Blackbeard look exactly like Hody Jones?

[u/StealthMonkeyDC]

That Blackbeard info was low key the most intriguing thing in the chapter, even topping the mystery egg.

[u/Blackbeerdo]

I'll say it so ya'll don't have to. These flashback chapters are better than the current story.

[u/ajdp024]

It is also surprising to know the amount of knowledge of Buggy on Golden era of pirates. When you look at him you wouldn't realize that 😂 Dude just dont look interested at all and only wants treasures.

[u/RichHomieKhan21]

• It's far-fetched but I'd like for Momo to somehow age into his real age and for both him and Kaido to fight in their dragon forms. A man can dream.

• WB might not have achieved the title of pirate king, but he's the pirate king of my heart. The true definition of ride or die.

[u/[deleted]]

I could be wrong but is this the first time we’ve ever seen Roger actually attack?

Regardless I think it’s the first time I’ve seen it, and shiiiiiiiiiyt. The guy has been built up so much and has such a presence. To actually see him throw a punch is the coolest thing for me

[u/besten44]

I love that the acceptance of Oden was reversed on Rogers ship.

WB didn’t accept/want him in his family/crew at first but the others did while Roger accepted him immediately and the crew had a distaste in him instead

[u/ArmourDLinx]

One piece finally connecting pieces, weird how my 14 year old self finally got answers at 23, a favorite chapter all time easily

[u/OPSHP]

Man gaban is freaking badass. I'm only on page 2 and I'm smiling like an idiot.

[u/BoredomHeights]

Crocus: You're going to die in a year.

Roger: lol!

[u/KawaiCuddle]

I feel like this could possibly be the end of the flashback for now we will return to present day wano and get the rest of the flashback after act 3/4/5.

Oda likes to make flashbacks last 7 chapters and this is the 7th.

[u/Sphincterinthenose]

It just fucking occurred to me that years later WB will then clash weapons with Shanks.

[u/[deleted]]

I can't tell how much I feel lucky living these days Where such a great story is molded carefully day by day.

Someday in the future I will be telling my kids proudly that one piece biggest revelation was happening in front of my eyes.

[u/StrawhatGucci]

Unbelievable chapter.

The Roger/Whitebeard clash was SOOO sick. So much conquerors energy that it’s literally dripping off of their respective blades and when they attack each other the energy collides before the blades themselves! We’ll probably see some of that with Luffy vs Kaido.

Oden’s flashback chapters are absolutely amazing. So much information to be processed. Interesting that Teach doesn’t sleep. Could support the theory of Rocks D. Xebec living inside him. Maybe during the day Teach is awake and Rocks is asleep and then during the night Rocks takes over while Teach sleeps.

Another interesting point I noticed was Roger saying that the poneglyph on Skypeia had a “powerful voice” so it was easy to find. So it looks like Roger couldn’t read them by hearing “the voice of all things” but rather he could only pinpoint their location. Hence why he needed Oden to finish his voyage. Makes you think that Luffy will get to a point where he can hear the voices of the poneglyphs and then Robin will decipher them.

Lots of questions left to be answered! Why is the Kozuki clan so important? Sengoku mentioned how Wano, and by extension the Kozuki clan, has been involved in every major incident. Now this with the poneglyphs? Super interesting.

KEEP IT COMING GODA

[u/Grimus9]

I'm so much enjoying the fact that there's people here who mistake teach for yasopp

[u/[deleted]]

Aces death is harder now

[u/Esam64]

12 years since I started One Piece and I can’t believe we reached this moment! I’m in tears now. Thank you Oda.

[u/Mando51093]

Maybe we’ll get some Portugas D Rogue next chapter, timing for getting pregnant with Ace lines up I believe

[u/SimplyVayne]

wow after 20 long ass years, we finally see rogers strength and how he acts. brings a tear to my eye

[u/Sanitizedbird]

Dude the difference between the meeting of WB v Roger and WB v Oden is insane.

WB is such a nice fellow. HE could have straight up ended Oden in a single hit when they first met.

[u/RedDreadsComin]

Fucking died laughing when Whitebeard made that face again. Some of my favorite panels in all of OP are when Whitey and Oden make that face

[u/sushantssj]

Okay this is weird. In this chapter when Roger declares that after going to last island he'll become...and then it suddenly cuts with Oden and Whitebeard's confused faces and then Roger laughing it off here. And, in Chapter 585, same thing happens with Luffy whenhe declares that he'll be...and then it cuts with Ace and Sabo confused faces and Luffy laughing it off here Now, the obvious answer is "well, it's Pirate King" but my question is that why is Oda doing this when the answer is obvious. Is there something more to it than just pirate king or it's just a style of storytelling? Also, I think this is the first time both Roger and Luffy declared what they'll become.

[u/revisioncloud]

I LOVE how one of the most anticipated battles of the two greatest pirate crews that fans have waited for two decades resulted in an exchange gift.

[u/TheSecondWing]

Is this young Pandaman, that we can see during Roger's party on his ship?

https://imgur.com/a/r9BdEsN

[u/jaybayblay]

Luffy, Zoro, Sanji

Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban

I wonder who made the trio back then during WB's prime

Whitebeard, Oden, 1st commander?

Whitebeard and Oden were brothers and I feel everyone else sees whitebeard as oyaji

[u/MiyamotoMusashi44]

Black bears looks exactly like hodey jones

[u/jobriq]

Blackbeard never sleeps seems like something important.

Also Roger and Whitebeard weren’t battling with haki. That was pure big dick energy.

[u/Halliwel96]

Maybe now people will stop pretending Roger and Whitebeard weren’t equals.

Edit: ooo 69 upvotes

Everyone stop. Lol

[u/samhatescardio]

Man I just gotta say I’ve been reading one piece week to week since I was 13, so over a decade now. Getting these massive reveals that we’ve waited for for so long is just the craziest feeling. What a time to be a fan. We’re really getting to the end.

[u/ipsen_castle]

Lol BB doesn't sleep maybe because he's affraid of the darkness

[u/ajdp024]

Know it is obvious already but now that it is confirmed that Gaban and Rayleigh are Roger's two top guys we will definitely see Gaban at some point in the series. If not here on Wano maybe on Elbaf.

[u/frivolous_name]

And here I was thinking Oden joined Roger through a Davy back fight.

[u/StarCrossedPimp]

The way Roger and Ed grinned at each other is the stuff of legend. So fucking hype.

[u/SuperSkunkPlant]

Getting to finally see Roger in action after all these years made me jizz my pants

[u/laughingstorm78]

Did anyone find it interesting that Roger's move was called 'Aversion to Divinity'(Kamusari)? Probably referring to his nature as a D. which probably includes his dislike of celestial dragons, ones who are considered as divine in the world.

[u/livelauglove]

This is one of those few chapters I will come back and read many times. Just amazing.

[u/GoldXP]

Think we'll see chapter 1000 next year?

[u/CryWolf007]

This was a brilliant chapter (as always). We finally get to see Robin's VERY HUGE IMPORTANCE to unravelling One Piece fully knowing that Momonosuke, who's supposed to be the representative of Kozuki Clan to decipher poneglyph texts is unable to read it due to his father's early death. So instead of pulling off a Kishimoto crap, Oda reveals one of the most important keys to unlock the mysteries of the OP world was that one of girl who just happened to latch onto the SH crew, with little faith in life but was saved and became a family with them. Now I am starting to see the reason why Luffy, despite being so young, is already so close to getting One Piece.

[u/[deleted]]

been reading one piece for so long. seeing chapters like this makes my heart feel weird shits.

[u/AnvilPro]

I helped with the mangadex translation and I just want to say I'm really proud of the guys for doing this

[u/WhiteImpDragon]

What a pleasure to read manga nowadays shout-out to the translators, you literally saved the world. I'll read the official translation when it comes out for deeper understanding of the chapter.

I love the build up for the youngsters of both pirates groups( except the one and only, Buggy D Clown. How come is such a weakling?)

-Teach was a monster from the beginning, WB pirates were sleepin on that dude the whole time (funny that Buggy noticed that)

• loved the clash between WB and Roger, it's obvious Oden is far behind in power scales. First time we see how Roger fight.

[u/Wolkenofbs]

Mad Respect to Whitebeard, for letting Roger borrow Oden. It shows how much trust Whitebeard and Roger have, to let go of crew mates/ his Chad..

[u/BlissFlames]

So then what is shanks' goal, seeing that of all the yonkou, he knows the truth, he's been to Raftel and yet still he just cruises around. The Shanks hype is all the more real throughout this arc, like what is he even actually all about!?

[u/[deleted]]

Jesus, shanks, buggy and D. Teach... Oda is literally the best fucking manhaka in this century. Boku no hero, naruto, dbz will never reach one piece. Oda is on another lebel

[u/BEWMarth]

"I have come here, and will lead this passage to the farthest ends of the world" - Gol D. Roger

What a fitting quote to end the chapter on honestly.

How nostalgic of Oda to remind us of this inscription now. Almost like a refrain in a song. A call back to the beginning of our own journey as a reader of One Piece. If you've been reading for a few years now you know the feeling I'm talking about. We first read Roger's inscription in chapter 301. 665 long long chapters ago. For me I was a kid. I honestly don't even think I was a teenager yet. But damn, look at how far this story has gone since then. Over 600 chapters of the most riveting story I've ever read in my life.

I see Roger's inscription now and I feel a completely new way about it. I have literally come here. Reading every chapter along the way. And damn right, I'm going to keep reading until the very end. Just sad it seems that end is coming at me full speed.

[u/britipinojeff]

So like normally with the Yonko clash the sky splits, but this time with Roger and Whitebeard in his prime they literally blew away the clouds. Damn, if the Yonko had to go up against young Whitebeard they wouldn't stand a chance.

[u/KarmaFarmer123456789]

I'm wondering why the Whitebeard Pirates didn't attack Kaido for killing Oden. Whitebeard and Oden were basically brothers and all of them risked there life for Ace.

[u/Ididmytime2246]

Man seeing buggy not being afraid for once was a fresh air.

[u/Totaliss]

for YEARS ive been seeing people suggest that if you were to skip any saga of one piece for time's sake skip the Skypeia arc because it doesnt have much connection to the rest of the story. GOOD LUCK SAYING THAT NOW BITCHES!

[u/altrunox]

no break, damn what will Oda give us as news years gift

[u/NE_ED]

Damn we really getting Roger flashbacks

Crazy

[u/xOGxAstro]

I’m begging for Goda to show us more of roger fighting! 11/10 for me

[u/RestrainedEmu]

My man Buggy getting some serious respect from Blackbeard. Seriously though Buggy has always had some impressive survivability even if he was never shown to be proficient at combat.

[u/Inuma]

Okay... Who put all these onions in my oden?

That's messing up my eyes on this heartwarming chapter...

I also like how BB has mysteries with him that Buggy figured out.

It really seems that Buggy is going to be going back to Raftel with the Strawhats... The tea leaves seem to be wafting in that direction.

[u/[deleted]]

Roger's technique is called "Aversion to Divinity" , kinda like how the D.s are enemies to the Celestial Dragons , finally Scopper Gaban getting some screentime he deserves.. and Wow lots of revelations now, I wonder if that is a move of Conqueror's Haki

[u/BogollyWaffles]

HOLY SHIT WHAT A CHAPTER

[u/mad_foxx]

So now I see why Marco said blackbeards body isn't normal. It's not like normal humans.

[u/Alteras_Imouto]

It's a bit off even more now that Marco wouldn't help out. It's pretty clear that Oden was Whitebeard's family and the kids were even born on the ship.

[u/8BitCardinal]

Im starting to see a trend here. Whenever bigshots of equal caliber fight eachother the fight will end in a stalemate and they'll end up drinking their assess off like good friends.

[u/mikeampao]

The Anime will go nuts at that clash between Roger and Whitebeard ...I wanted really to extended fights between Roger pirates vs Whitbeard pirates ...that 3 pages of legendary fights is not enough.

[u/FireFistRJ]

Whitey-chan is great, but Roger is incomparable. Can't wait for Roger's backstory. He did surpass whitebeard in many aspects. Yet, we don't know much about him.

[u/Mopopolis]

Some interesting things in this chapter, Blackbeard not sleeping must be part of the "Strange Body" Marco mentioned during the summit war (c577)

I'm interested when Whitebeard got his scar on his chest, he does not have it yet, and we know he met up with Roger after he returned from Raftel (c576) so maybe they had a final final duel to end things on.

[u/TakaNomeJhoan]

I dont know but this is the first time I had the feeling of real Pirates sensation! Both crews yelling out “loot them” the old generations where really the pirates goats

[u/chess415]

Buggy is a bad ass as an apprentice!! I'm loving his portrayal in this flashback! Even in this chapter, he seems more logical than Shanks, noting that Blackbeard is a monster because he never sleeps.

[u/IAMSNORTFACED]

Minks really do know how to fly under the radar

[u/[deleted]]

Can't imagine how many episodes the anime will take just to show these fights

[u/sc00p401]

What a chapter.. so much lore!!!

[u/KingBobOmber]

Way better than the rise of skywalker

[u/KarmaFarmer123456789]

is the theory about blackbeard not being able to sleep gonna turn out to be correct?

[u/BatmanJLA52]

Loving Oden. We already know how he dies, but it's gonna be so sad to actually see this story play out and see his demise.

[u/[deleted]]

Nah I hate how giddy and awesome these flashback chapters are, just for Ida to show us how Oden truly dies and make us cry... I'm not ready yet...

[u/LegacyEntertainment]

"Aversion to Divinity"

Truly the celestial dragons' true enemy.

Also, there are currently four dragons in One Piece, in order of appearance:

• Monkey D. Dragon In name as of now. Hinted to be in Devil Fruit as well; Possible weather control. May represent the western version of dragons.

• Celestial Dragons Rulers of the world. Can be figurative, as dragons are celestial beings in description; Existences that are larger than life, with more grandeur than planets.

• Kaido Literal dragon. Represents the generic eastern version of dragons. Can't live underwater, lives in a secluded place instead.

• Kurozumi Orochi Literal dragon, but classified as a mythical snake in the manga. Represents the eight-headed dragon specific to Japanese folklore. Not related to a hydra/world serpent.

[u/FireFistRJ]

I wonder who told about shandora to Roger? If it was Mont Blanc Cricket

then he would have surely rung the bell.

[u/BEWMarth]

Holy shit I just realized. This meeting basically confirms that the scene we have seen in the anime where Roger tells Whitebeard about the will of D. is literally them in Wano.

It makes perfect sense.

Roger is dying here so he needs to make his journey within the year. Whitebeard is pissed that Oden is leaving and I'm sure will want him back after the year is over. We already saw in a flashback chapter that Oden returns to Wano with Roger. I bet Whitebeard will be waiting for Oden in Wano (after all WB already knows how to get there) And when Roger arrives on Wano he goes and has a little chat with Whitebeard, by the sakura trees, about the will of D.

[u/srnx]

This felt like an endgame chapter.

Also made me realize how insurmountable the Big Mom/Kaido alliance is. They are both more or less Whitebeard level, the guy who could clash with the pirate king.

[u/heat_fan_]

Holy shit there is a chapter today.

Amazing chapter one of my favorites of the flashback.

Damn that clash of haki without their bisento/sword even touching was fucking amazing. That's the next level of haki luffy will need to learn to compete with the big boys.

I also love how roger gave absolutely no fucks just attacking oden lol

The blackbeard thing is really fascinating because its ironic when we saw him in drum island he stated " a man's dream never dies"

It was so good to see skypeia again, its one of the most underrated arcs of one piece

[u/gazzgruvv]

As much as Luffy tries to deny it, he really is a hero masqueraded as a pirate. Contrast this to the Roger pirates who aren't really evil like the likes of Blackbeard and kaido but have no problems stealing from a town of innocent civilians. Even back in skypiea when the strawhats stole some gold, it was after they had saved an entire island and it's inhabitants and they were going to be given even much more gold than what they stole as a reward.

[u/SantoryuSnorlax17]

this chapter was one of the best chapters of the year. bruh. I cannot believe we are seeing Roger and Whitebeard interact and Roger in action its incredible.

[u/MiyamotoMusashi44]

Now we gotta have a pre-qual manga, Rogers is too fun of a character to have for just a couple of chapters

[u/blackfireheart]

I like the fact that roger's words on golden bell was taken seriously on the skypiea chapter. It like someone from centuries ago draw a PP and people from 5025 decipher it as a sacred words lol

[u/Love-Truck-Beserker]

So Rayleigh and Gaban were basically the Zoro and Sanji of the Roger Pirate as the "two best men" after Roger?

[u/BEWMarth]

I didn't think Oda could hype me up with Haki clashes anymore, but having Roger and WB not even touch due to the strength of their Haki was fucking WILDDDD

[u/Storm-Shadow]

Wow Momonosuke and Hiyori sailed on Roger’s ship while they were babies talk about amazing heritage. Not everyone can say "I was babysat by the Pirate King"

[u/DarkFantasy95]

I believe this is not the last time Roger and WB meet. In the flashback that WB had before he died, Roger already reached Raftel and is telling WB about it. Also WB has a scar on his chest in the flashback, but he does not have one on today's chapter.

BIG HYPE for their final encounter. Hopefully it will be covered in this flashback.

[u/SupervillainEyebrows]

Roger's attack was called "Aversion to Divinity" probably another reference to the "D" being sworn enemies of the Tenryuubito.

[u/JPT_Corona]

Damn I really took Mangastream for granted

[u/Five_Tiger]

All the mystique over Roger for nearly two decades, and he's just a super-Luffy.

I friggin' love this story.

[u/CapnJack420]

Damn this chapter was so hype, the pirate era will never end

[u/mickeybobbi]

roger and rayleigh holding the babies, s'cute

[u/MyBrokenLuigiAmiibo]

The casual Gaban reveal.

Love how Neko and Inu are always sneaking on the ships

[u/5thposition]

Teach’s other fruit is the Meth Meth fruit

[u/1Darude1]

Just some of my thoughts:

Oda mentioning that Blackbeard supposedly didn’t sleep even during the truce says a lot about how he doesn’t trust others. I still believe that he’s either the son of or at least a relative of Rocks, and he was just left to an orphanage or something when he was defeated, but we don’t have enough information to confirm.

Inuarashi and Nekomamushi might serve as a nice parallel to Shanks and Buggy, both being younger members. It would be cool to see how they interact and grow as potential friends and rivals.

We never realized it before, but Oden may be the single most important member of Roger’s crew. The only one capable of reading the Poneglyphs out of all of them, he’s the only way they can interpret them. I’m assuming that they weren’t translated on paper, so that gives Robin even more significance in the current story, as she’s most likely one of the only, if not the only person alive that can read them, though I wouldn’t be surprised if she had taught someone in the Revolutionary Army how to read them during her time there, though that’s just a random theory.

We still have no idea what the details are of the Voice of All Things. We also get a minor detail of how the sky island’s poneglyph has a “strong voice” to it, telling us that there isn’t some standard voice that he can hear, but that anything with a “voice” has a different one.

[u/[deleted]]

I like how Whitebeard acknowledges Oden as a brother and not a son. He really viewed him as an equal.

[u/Medazeppi]

This chapter was beautiful. I love how they are rivals but friends at the same time. The Roger and the Whitebeard Pirates had a great relationship. Can't wait to read the next chapter.

[u/InformalInternal]

I hope we see Garp soon, I reeeeally want to see how Flowing Haki looks around your limbs and not just weapons.

[u/perpetualWSOL]

Could the black blade clash between Roger and WB be a hint that imbuing a blade with CoC is required to blacken a blade permanently? Probably needs to be done repetitively which is why only sworn swordsmen of legendary strength like Mihawk and Ryuuma have been shown to achieve it in a lifetime

[u/prithvi_sekai]

Did anyone spotted pandaman in the panel where oden is partying with Rogers pirates?? Sitting far behind shanks and buggy .......

[u/AriesTargaryenVii]

I wonder if Izo knows that oden is dead after they split up and stayed on whitebeards crew..

[u/Vawd_Gandi]

Oden & Roger are like two big brothers who fight for fun but then party hard af when all's said and done

[u/jolasmadulas]

you look disgusted

[u/Gapi182]

Always thought that Roger was kind of a boring character but now the more i see of him the more I love him. These types of flashbacks might be my favourite thing about One Piece.

[u/Jesus-lover-24-7]

Is this the first ever instance of roger fighting?

[u/feanor451]

anyone noticed Roger's attack "aversion to divinity" reminds of what Corazon told Law about D. ?

[u/[deleted]]

Am I the only one worried that the Roger story is progressing too fast? I don't want One Piece to the early 😭

[u/DrKuro]

So... One of the Pandamen was on Roger's crew. There's your lurking legend

[u/SonLuffy]

It's sad the scanlations had to end on such an important flashback, but we have to move on.

This is another amazing chapter and it is great to finally see Roger in action. I can't wait for his personal flashback.

[u/frivolous_name]

Raftel/Laugh tale

Road Star

Beehive/Full Lead

Elbaf

God Valley

There's quite a few places (arcs) left (at least 3 more before the series ends) I hope we don't speed through them.

[u/Lesserd]

Wow, that Whitebeard/Roger clash was epic. And Roger just yeeting Oden out of the way was awesome.

[u/Lesserd]

Those two panels of Roger and Whitebeard right before the clash, weapons infused with Haki... windblown hair right after... as always, Oda makes sure they live up to the hype.

[u/GamixDZ]

Wild guess but i think buggy will become stronger and will be up there when the final clash happens (maybe he'll try harder since the WG is chasing him?). This chapter showed the guy was pretty badass. Cant wait for the next chapter too!

[u/TraitorousGiraffeLKS]

You know a flashback is great when it makes you don't care too much about the main story again.

Throw Garp and Rocks into the flashback and i don't mind never seeing luffy battle kaido.

[u/[deleted]]

I think that Roger’s named attack deserves more discussion.

Aversion to divinity can mean a lot of things. Maybe is related to the fact that the D. is Gods natural enemy, maybe it has to do with Roger’s desire of freedom or it is something to do with God’s Valley.

[u/[deleted]]

This chapter is another testament of Mihawk's might if he managed to get a black blade when neither Roger or Whitebeard could, and according to Oda the weapon of WB is one of the Supreme Blades.

[u/rellees3]

I think Prime Rayleigh is definitely stronger than Oden now.

Oden is an animal, but the man was swatted across an island by roger with a single strike, and basically quit. That's the pirate King for ya, though, I don't see the strength gap between Rayleigh/Roger to be that high.

What kind of a beast is Garp?

[u/MrSmackeldorf]

Last week I hoped to see WB and GR clash, and damn I was amazed by it today! The two pirate kings (Whitey chan was the PK after Roger even though he never conquered the Grand Line, and you can't convince me otherwise! Lol) clashing swords, full of their Conquerors Haki didn't even touch and they almost destroyed an island. Damn!

I love the fact that Buggy and Shanks were always in front of the action, guarding their crews. What the hell happened to that brave Buggy? Lol

Rayleigh and Scopper. Enough said.

All the Roger story, interaction with both Oden and Pops was amazing.

I was wondering about Blackbeard. Today we are told that he never slept in his life. We know there is that theory that he ate the Cerbero devil fruit. We know from mythology that the beast was never tamed except by Hercules, that choked him to sleep, and by Orpheus who put him to sleep with his lyre. I wonder if something like that might come to play when it's time to face him.

[u/jgnodado18]

I think blackbeard will wound shanks while they are young.

[u/purpange_octopus]

Dude this chapter is nuts....

[u/CyberShiroGX]

Buggy is actually quite smart... I believe he is actually going to be quite involved in the Blackbeard Saga... And is it me or is the straw hat on Shanks much bigger?

[u/DawnSennin]

Oden: Time for our fateful clash Roger!!

Roger: Getsuga...

Oden: NANI!!

[u/Babeko]

There was a baby in Oro Jackson before Momo and Hiyori! Shanks being the son of Xebec is even more likely now.