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· The Straw Hat Pirates, who grew into a Yonko crew through the Onigashima battle, confront Imu's Knight Order, who made a deep contract with Imu, and the Demon Army created by the Domi Reversi ability in Elbaf.
· This Chapter 1177 mainly covers Chopper's hidden ability and the first time Luffy and Imu face each other in 29 years of serialization.

· In the western village of Elbaf in the New World, Zoro and the giants confront giants demonized by the Domi Reversi ability.
· Hajrudin used 'Gungnir', Dorry and Brogy used the powerful slash 'Hakoku', and Stansen, the shipwright of the New Giant Warrior Pirates, inflicted significant damage on the giants with his 'Giant Trauma' technique.
· Zoro realizes that the solution to undoing demonization is 'death', and with a new Three-Sword Style technique 'Sekki Kōbaku' (Red Oni Rampage) of powerful destructive force, similar to 'En-ō: Santōryū Ippyaku Sanjū-Pound Hō' (King of Hell: Three-Sword Style 130-Pound Phoenix) he used against King, he slices the heads and bodies of the demonized giants.

· Arriving in the western village, Chopper witnesses the crisis of the giants affected by Domi Reversi and transforms into Monster Point, punching a giant in the face.
· The giant, hit by Chopper's attack, initially took no damage, but soon a shadow appeared from its body, and the Domi Reversi ability was released, returning it to its original state.
· Previously, the Domi Reversi ability could only be released through powerful attacks imbued with Conqueror's Haki or attacks capable of killing the opponent. However, the fact that the ability was released by Chopper's attack alone suggests that a hidden ability of the Human-Human Fruit that Chopper ate has been activated.
· This implies that Chopper's true ability, like Luffy's Model: Nika and Sanmu-gu's Model: Debris, could be a counter-ability to release Domi Reversi.

· In the library where they were extinguishing a fire, Killingham of the Knight Order, hit directly by Sanji's Ifrit Jambe, has his head severed.
· Sanji, Franky, and Jinbe discover a strategy to prevent the immortal ability user Killingham's regeneration by separating his body. Jinbe restrains the head, Franky the legs, and Sanji the torso.
· Franky states that if the separated parts are put in a box, they won't be able to reassemble, and Sanji is enraged by the fact that Killingham is a member of the Knight Order.
· Killingham scoffs at the Straw Hat Pirates, calling them 'bugs', but Jinbe is aware of the presence of the undamaged Ox-Head.

· Usopp, freed from Gunko's ability, moves to Imu's location to help Brook.
· Usopp is enraged by Imu's cowardly tactics of taking hostages or making warriors fight each other, shouting that Elbaf is a nation of warriors who live with swords and shields, and thus they should fight fairly.
· Imu states that a ruler has no reason to dirty their hands and returns the Skull Exploding Grass Usopp fired back at him, knocking Usopp and Brook down.

· Nika Luffy, Nidhoggr Loki, and Squirrel Ragnir join Nami.
· Nami scolds Luffy, saying that by defeating monsters, Luffy and Loki are actually helping the enemies who are trying to burn Elbaf by intensifying the fires.
· Loki responds that he merely crushed those who defiled the land of Elbaf and doesn't understand Nami's nagging. He fires a powerful lightning attack at Luffy, but due to his rubber properties, Luffy takes no damage.
· While Luffy and Loki are arguing, they detect a huge explosion sound where Usopp and Brook fell and arrive at the scene.
· Seeing his comrades defeated, Luffy becomes incredibly enraged and glares at Imu.
· Imu tells Nika Luffy and Nidhoggr Loki to either obey or die, and Luffy and Loki, filled with rage, prepare to face Imu.
· Chapter 1177 concludes with Imu's words that the fight between Luffy and Loki will divide the world.

· This chapter revealed clues about the Straw Hat Pirates' actions and Imu's abilities.

Category	Details
Killingham Strategy	Separating the immortal ability user's body to prevent regeneration; a strategy to fight the Knight Order found, even without Conqueror's Haki attacks.
Chopper's Ability	Domi Reversi released by a simple attack; hints at the possibility that the hidden ability (Model) of the Human-Human Fruit is a counter to Domi Reversi.
Usopp's Courage	Criticizes Imu's cowardly tactics with the pride of an Elbaf warrior, triggering Luffy's rage.
Luffy and Imu	First confrontation in 29 years of serialization; Imu knows about the previous Nika (Joy Boy) and Loki's Devil Fruit, foreshadowing a massive war.

· The next Chapter 1178 is highly anticipated to see how Nika Luffy and Nidhoggr Loki will confront Imu, who took no damage from the Conqueror's Haki attacks of powerful individuals during the God Valley incident, or if it will lead to an awakening battle born from despair against Imu's abilities.