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· Bartolomeo, an ally of the Straw Hat Pirates, burns Shanks' Jolly Roger on the pirate island of Garp-Garp and replaces it with the Straw Hat Pirates' flag.
· This is considered a great humiliation to the Four Emperor Shanks, and Bartolomeo is eventually captured.
· Bartolomeo blames himself, saying his actions could cause other islands or pirates to lose trust in the flag and put his friends in danger, and apologizes profusely.

· Shanks' first mate, Benn Beckman, orders Bartolomeo to deliver a bottle of deadly poison to Luffy, warning that Luffy will die if he refuses.
· However, Bartolomeo, not wanting to burden Luffy, makes the extreme choice to drink the poisoned bottle himself.
· In his last words before dying, he denies any relationship with Luffy, stating his actions were merely the mistake of a punk who foolishly challenged a Four Emperor.

· Despite drinking the poison, Bartolomeo doesn't die and lets out a burp, making his subordinates realize it wasn't poison and that he had no intention of killing Luffy.
· Shanks, seeing Bartolomeo's actions, expresses his joy and says he was moved by Bartolomeo's consideration for Luffy.
· Shanks then lets Bartolomeo go, but his crewmate Yasopp, taking responsibility, sinks Bartolomeo's ship, hinting that his crew is out of the final arc.

· On Pirate Island Hachinosu, Teach is furious about Koby's failed escape and reprimands Pizarro.
· He emphasizes that the global race for Poneglyphs has begun and that letting Koby escape was a major blow.
· The situation with Garp being captured with Kuzan's help is shown, along with the Blackbeard Pirates securing Pudding and preparing for the One Piece.

· Lafitte delivers information about the Revolutionary Army to Teach, revealing disruptions in the Navy's food supply.
· Catarina Devon successfully completes her mission to copy Saturn's face and returns, while Caribou offers to provide information about Luffy in exchange for meeting Teach.
· Meanwhile, Luffy's crew, heading to Elbaf, wakes up after a drunken nap to find Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Usopp missing.

· This Chapter 1156 focuses on Shanks' story, revealing his ultimate goal is to maintain world balance and prevent unnecessary wars.
· Just as he tried to prevent Ace's death in the past, Shanks is now pursuing Teach, who threatens the world's balance.
· He shows actions aimed at maintaining world order, such as taking in and protecting weaker pirates under his command.

· Shanks believes that Luffy, who resembles Roger, will prevent the world's destruction even if he obtains the One Piece.
· He anticipates that Luffy will one day create the future he desires and believes he will be the happiest to see Luffy become the Pirate King.
· Ultimately, Shanks' final goal is to prevent the world's destruction and stop unnecessary wars, and he is watching Luffy's growth to achieve this.