Chapter 299

Chapter 299 is titled "Fantasia".

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Ace's Great Blackbeard Search, Vol. 24: "Moda's Letter".

Vice-Admiral Comil finds Moda's message short and simple: "Would you like some yummy milk?" Also included are a map of her island and a photograph.

Short Summary[]

Enel is defeated and the sound of the Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell, though 400 years late, is heard.

Long Summary[]

Luffy finally defeats Enel by punching him straight into the golden bell. The golden bell rings, and Luffy hopes everyone can hear the ringing of the bell. Luffy shouts if Mont Blanc Cricket and the other members of the Saruyama Alliance can hear it.

Meanwhile, Enel collapses. Luffy strikes a cool pose, and the South Birds make sounds. Mont Blanc Noland's theory about Shandora comes true when Luffy rings the golden bell. The Straw Hats comment on the beautiful sound of the bell, and Usopp said that Luffy did it. Cricket know this day would come when Luffy rings the bell. The Skypieans too comment that the bell, after 400 years, has rung again and could not believe their ears. The Shandia too comment, and Wyper hopes Cricket could hear it. Nola, upon hearing the ringing of the golden bell, cries out in joy. The Saruyama Alliance too mention the excitement. Masira says the sound of the bell come from the sky, and Shoujou finally knows, why those "giants" always appear only when the "Imperial Cumulus" appears.

Cricket explains that when the sunlight is blocked by people standing high in the sky, the shadows cast on the fog below will be very big enough for people to mistaken them as giants in the fog. Masira inquires on how shadows could be formed in the sky and how people could stand in the sky. Cricket confirms that the sound of the bell from the sky is undeniable proof of that fact, the golden city truly exists and is floating in the sky, and that the fact that Mont Blanc Noland is not a liar, again confirming that he was the one who sent them from the sky.

As Luffy's shadow is in the sky, the Saruyama Alliance thanks Luffy for telling them that the golden city is in the sky. Cricket cries, telling Shoujou and Masira that the Straw Hats are alive and kicking in the sky and he was worried about them. After that, Enel and the Maxim falls.

Everyone celebrates the defeat of Enel, the fact that the golden city does exist, despite the bell not being rung for 400 years. Luffy thinks that everyone heard the bell, and Nami agrees. With that, they used the bell as a medium of message to spread hope and blessing to the corners of the world. The Skypieans and the Shandia tell the Straw Hats that they will always be there for them.

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Chapter Notes[]

• The Shandorian Golden Belfry Bell finally rings.
• The Shandia and Skypieans finally celebrates the defeat of Enel and that the fact that Shandora truly exists.
• Enel and the Maxim fall.
• A "Fantasia" is a musical form based on improvisation, thus having no true form and being based on the composer's imagination.

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Author Comment[]

Author Comment
Translation Original It's cool that I can see readers' faces with purikura. Most of the time they're from the girls but sometimes I get 'em from boys. Makes me smile when I think, "So these are the kind of kids that read it huh?" プリクラは読者の顔が見れていい。大概女の子だが、男子もたまに。こういうコ達が読んでくれてるんだなーとほほえむ。 —Eiichiro Oda
English translation by Greg Werner. For comprehensive translation credits, see here.

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