Chapter 254

Chapter 254 is called 'Aubade'

Cover
Volume: 27 Pg.: 147-148

Color panel ' Excuse me Baby, No Parking On The Battleground'

Quick Summary
Enel is introduced and starts the survival game, predicting that only himself and four others will be left standing by the end of it.

Long Summary
Usopp gets up in the middle of the night to take a leak only to see someone or something (later revealed to be a Klabautermann) 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 Strawhats. He starts a survival game that he says will leave only himself and four others. At dawn, the Strawhats divide into two groups. Luffy's group heads for the gold, while Nami's group brings the Going Merry around to pick them up.

Trivia

 * An Aubade (Dawn Song in French) is literally a song played at dawn. The chapter title "Aubade" is a poetic take on the Strawhats 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.

Plot Points

 * A mysterious figure is seen repairing the Going Merry.
 * Enel is finally introduced.
 * Enel begins a survival game between his warriors, the Shandians, and the Strawhat Pirates.
 * Enel predicts that the survival game will end with himself and four others.

Character Introduction

 * Enel (infobox)
 * Yama (infobox)

Spike haired priest name is Gedatsu.

Gedatsu and Ohm are officially introduced through infoboxes.

Returning Characters

 * Straw Hat Pirates
 * Luffy
 * Usopp
 * Sanji
 * Chopper
 * Robin
 * Nami
 * Zoro
 * God's Warriors
 * Shura
 * Gedatsu
 * Ohm

Anime Episode
Episode 167