Gaban blocks Imu's attack while the tree impaling Luffy is sliced into pieces. Gaban approaches Luffy and lifts him up by the neck, scolding him for having to be rescued by a wounded old man. Gaban tells him that if he wants to be the Pirate King, he has to be prepared to be everyone's target. Immediately afterward, Gaban throws Luffy aside and continues trading blows with Imu. Gaban confesses to Imu that his captain is the former Pirate King and that Imu’s determination to kill Luffy confirms that he is the one they have been waiting for. Imu prepares to finish off Luffy with his "Stigma", and Gaban tries to stop him with an attack that severs the branch of Adam they are standing on. Loki’s group watches as the branch falls onto the Underworld, crushing its mountains. Gaban lies on the branch, missing an arm after their latest exchange.
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