Chapter 1189 Summary
Short Summary:
Luffy is pinned to a tree by Imu with one of the weapons used by the First Twenty, which Imu also bestows one each to Sommers and Killingham. Meanwhile, Gunko's unconscious body is thawed from Ragnir's ice block as Chopper, Hajrudin, and Gerd arrive to tend Loki, who recalls the past conversation with Shanks about the existence of the "King of the World" to the Straw Hat crews. As Luffy is about to be finished off by Imu, Gaban suddenly arrives and blocks Imu's attack.
Detailed Summary
After stabbing Luffy with Bohu, Imu drives the sword into a nearby tree, thus pinning Luffy to it. Usopp senses something bad has happened to Luffy which Nami notices, but even Usopp is unsure of what will happen to him, a fear Jinbe shares considering how Loki was beaten by Imu previously, despite the latter's denial. As for Gunko, she has been fully freed from Ragnir's ice, but she still has not woken up despite Brook trying desperately to get some answers, and Ragnir trying to interfere with him is not helping either. Just then, Hajrudin and Gerd arrive on a Svarr, but because they were going too fast they end up crashing, though Chopper uses Guard Point to cushion Gerd's blow, which she is thankful for afterwards.
Gerd immediately moves to treat Loki's injuries, which she notices are very bad (despite Loki pointing out her and Hajrudin's unexpected arrival did not help). It turns out after Hajrudin woke up following his encounter with Imu, he wanted to get back into the fight, but Jarul told him to go to Loki's side instead of trying to rescue the children, explaining to him that saving the children is merely a temporary way to keep the World Government from subjugating Elbaph, as he believes this decision to conquer them did not come from the Levely itself, but from Imu's own personal desires. Remembering this, Hajrudin asks Loki if he knows who Imu is, and he admits he believes so.
Speaking of, Imu conjures up another sword called Fragarach, which he says consumes vitality. He wonders how many weapons he will need to kill Luffy as he tells him he despises his name yet he has two brothers with different names: one killed by the Marines and one prominent within the Revolutionary Army. Regardless, he calls the three of them a group of uncouth individuals as he stabs Luffy with the sword. Loki tells everyone present that Imu is the person Shanks told him about the day Harald died. After that day, when Loki wanted to set out to sea and hunt down who it was that was ultimately responsible for the massacre at the castle, Shanks told Loki that though he sympathized with him as he also considered Harald a dear friend, he informed him that taking control of Elbaph was not the World Government's end goal, but merely a preparation for war. Though surprised, Loki stated he only wanted vengeance, but Shanks asked on whom exactly he wanted revenge. Loki answered that he wanted to take down the World Government, but Shanks clarified that the one who had manipulated Harald was the "King of the World".
Jarul was shocked to hear this as he knew the World Government having a king went against their entire concept, while Gaban warned Shanks to be careful about his words, even though Shanks knew no one else would believe him. Loki thought that if he could take down Imu, then his revenge would be complete. Shanks warned him that Imu's power was beyond measurement and going there would only lead to more questions than answers. Taking Imu down was not that simple, or it would have been done so already. Therefore, that was not the time to be picking a fight with him, but instead to wait until the right moment. Despite that, Loki still took to sea to find Imu but was unable to do so. Loki believes this is his chance to avenge his father if Imu is indeed that "King of the World." Hajrudin calls him a simpleton for thinking it will be easy, but in this case he wants to help and avenge his father too. The Straw Hats, meanwhile, are equally surprised to learn there is a king of the world and ponder the role the Five Elders have, all the while Ragnir tries to stop Brook from waking Gunko up, with Chopper revealing that Ragnir was the one who froze her in the first place due to how dangerous she is. Brook acknowledges this but confidently believes she was being controlled, and he wants to help her because she is like a daughter to him. Robin's clone then appears before Chopper and asks him to come to the library with her and Saul.
Back with Imu, he summons the Axe of Xingtian. At the sea port, Sommers uses Gram to block Zoro's attack before blowing him away. Afterwards, he reveals to Zoro that the sword he wields, along with the other weapons Imu used, are the weapons utilized by the First Twenty and placed before the Empty Throne, with Gram belonging to the Shepherd Family. Through the power of Omen, Sommers can use the sword just like Imu can. Killingham conjures Longinus, a spear belonging to the Rimoshifu Family, to fight Sanji.
Imu tells Luffy to feel honored that he should die at the hands of the weapons that were used to conquer and create the world as they know it today. However, Imu's attack is blocked by Gaban's own axes.
