Chapter 254

Chapter 254 is titled "Aubade".

Cover Page
Color spread: "Excuse me Baby, No Parking On The Battleground".

Short Summary
Usopp gets up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, only to see someone or something repairing the ship. The Priests meet with Enel who is finally introduced. He greets them all by shocking them. After this they have a long discussion about his warriors, the Shandians, and the Straw Hats. He starts a survival game that he says will leave only himself and four others. At dawn, the Straw Hats divide into two groups. Luffy's group heads for the gold, while Nami's group brings the Going Merry around to pick them up.

Chapter Notes

 * A mysterious figure is seen repairing the Going Merry.
 * Enel is introduced.
 * Enel begins a survival game between his warriors, the Shandians, and the Straw Hat Pirates.
 * Enel predicts that the survival game will end with himself and four others.
 * An Aubade (Dawn Song in French) is literally a song played at dawn. The chapter title "Aubade" is a poetic take on the Straw Hats getting up at dawn to search for the City of Gold.
 * The cover of this chapter is also seen in the anime opening Brand New World.

Characters
1: first introduction

3: first apparition

Anime Episode

 * Episode 167 (p.3-21)
 * Brand New World (p.1-2)

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