Chapter 1180 Summary
Short Summary:
In his search for the King of Elbaph, Imu descends to the Western Village, freeing Sommers and overpowering Zoro and the other giants. Luffy and Loki make it to the Walrus School to consume more food before heading out to fight. Imu then frees Killingham while taking down Sanji, before he is confronted by Loki, who admits to Imu that he killed Harald.
Detailed Summary
In an instant, Imu jumps down from the top of the castle and appears in the middle of Western Village demanding to know who the king of Elbaph is. Dorry and Brogy rebuke him stating Elbaph has no king, but Imu ignores them as he notices Sommers being held by Gerd. Without anyone even seeing him, Imu swing his weapon and cuts off the tips of Gerd's thumbs and index fingers to free Sommers, and causing Gerd to fall back in shock and pain to the rage of everyone present. Sommers reclaims his steel heart as Zoro confronts Imu, asking him if he is one of the Knights of God. Imu does not reply, but Hajrudin says it does not matter as he is already an enemy for hurting Gerd like that. As he moves to attack, Stansen warns him to stay back because they do not yet know what Imu is capable of, and he ends up kicking him out of the way of Imu's attack, and losing his right leg in the process.
All the giants try to stay back from Imu as Zoro uses King of Hell Three Sword Style: Rengoku Oni Giri to attack Imu, but Imu easily blocks it with his tail before following up with an attack of his own called "Omen", which sees him conjure a small black flame that blasts Zoro away, to Chopper's worry. Seeing this, Hajrudin attempts to attack Imu again, but Imu defeats him with another Omen and leaving the village covered in black flames. Imu then bestows an Omen onto Sommers, to his delight as it heals him, and the two split up with Imu ordering Sommers to finish the job. After they leave, Zoro is told to get inside the buildings that have not transformed and gather up the injured and unconscious children. The sight of unfolding carnage left Jarul speechless for a moment.
Later, Jarul issues a warning to the rest of Elbaph about Imu's presence and that his power is greater than the Knights of God, which means everyone still cannot relax yet. As he flies, Imu notices Gunko in Ragnir's ice block and fires a black ball of flames at it from the bottom of his weapon, causing an explosion. At the lift, Gaban senses Imu's Haki and says he has never felt it before, not even at God Valley. Meanwhile, Loki ends up charring the frozen food at the Walrus School, to Luffy's displeasure, but Loki reasons they cannot afford to be picky right now, especially since both of them sensed Imu's Haki and need to eat to quickly recover. Back with Sanji's group, Jinbe, who sensed Imu's Haki as well, fears he may try to rescue Killingham, and sure enough, Imu cuts Killingham loose from the tree and bestows an Omen onto him to heal. Outraged, Sanji attacks Imu, but he easily blocks his kick with his own before kicking him away and causing another explosion.
Then, Loki confronts Imu for the second time and demands to know what he wants with Elbaph. To which Imu answers that he seeks Harald's killer, referring to him as his servant. Enraged, Loki rejects this statement, calling Harald the king of Elbaph and not Imu's servant, before proclaiming that he is the killer that Imu is looking for. Imu remarks to Loki that if he had not been here, all of this trouble would have been avoided, prompting Loki to angrily response that he has to deal with him if he wants to bring more harm to Elbaph.
