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Chapter 1164: Davy Blood

Arc: Elbaf · Saga: Final Saga · Released:

Summary

A full God Valley Incident flashback (~38 years ago). Amid the burning island, Rocks D. Xebec faces a colossal monstrous spider-entity that speaks in archaic voice and acts for “Mu.” The entity taunts that “Davy D. Jones was once the King of the World” — a claim it also denies (“He was never king…”) — and that the “grievance between Mu and Davy” has kept it terrified for years: the thought that “Davy’s will might be passed down… and one day come for you, to fulfill the promise!!!” It boasts of a golden opportunity: it has found “excellent soldiers to serve Mu” — the Giants (“gigantic, harmless, and conflicted”), which Rocks rejects (“Don’t mess with Harald!! They only want peace!!”). The entity then seizes Rocks as “such a willing puppet of a king,” growing him monstrous and commanding him to “erase all life that was involved with God Valley!! There is blood that must be erased from history.” Controlled, Rocks turns on his own crew — swatting the dragon Kaido, the giant Charlotte Linlin, Shiki and the rest — while a mountain collapses onto the island. Celestial Dragons are evacuated; the Roger Pirates loot the treasure as the island dooms; Roger and Vice Admiral Garp coordinate to get everyone off the island. A child Kuma runs through the carnage trying to save survivors. A blonde woman recognizes the monster as Xebec, shields young Teech, and vows he must survive “whatever it takes to keep the Davy blood alive!!” In the end the monstrous Rocks weeps, resists (“Can’t let you go after my crew”), and begs “ROGER!! GARP!!… JUST KILL ME!! PLEASE…” as a straw-hatted figure raises a blade toward him. To be continued.

New reveals

• The God Valley massacre was Rocks weaponized by “Mu.” A monstrous spider-entity acting for “Mu” seizes Rocks, grows him into a monster, and orders him to “erase all life that was involved with God Valley… blood that must be erased from history” (pp. 6, 15). The Incident’s mass death is recast as a mind-control atrocity, not a straight Rocks rampage.
• “Davy D. Jones was once the King of the World.” The entity’s claim (p. 3), immediately disputed by itself (“He was never king…”). Davy is a “D.” and is set apart from Joy Boy (“Or Joy-Boy?!! Davy D. Jones?!!”, p. 4).
• A “grievance between Mu and Davy” (p. 2-3) drives the entity’s terror that “Davy’s will might be passed down… to fulfill the promise” (p. 3) — tying Davy to the same “promise” register as Joy Boy.
• A hereditary “Davy blood.” A blonde woman shields young Teech and vows to “keep the Davy blood alive” (p. 13) — an on-page bloodline the entity wants erased.
• Young Marshall D. Teach at God Valley. “Teech” is present as a small child; the woman recognizes the transformed monster as Xebec (p. 13).
• Mu’s plan for the Giants. The entity has found “excellent soldiers to serve Mu… gigantic, harmless, and conflicted” (p. 4) — the Giants/Elbaf, which Rocks refuses to let it touch (“Don’t mess with Harald!!”).
• Young Kuma present at God Valley as a child trying to save people (“There might still be… lives I can save…”, p. 12).
• Roger + Garp jointly evacuate the island. Roger is “in there” looting treasure while coordinating with Vice Admiral Garp to get everyone off (pp. 11, 15).
• Rocks is a sympathetic victim in his final moment — weeping, resisting the order to kill his crew, and begging Roger and Garp to kill him (pp. 16-17).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Shown (God Valley flashback): Rocks D. Xebec, Kaido (dragon + human), Charlotte Linlin (giant), Shiki, young Teech, young Kuma, Roger, Garp, Silvers Rayleigh, the Celestial Dragons (evacuating)
• Named / referenced (not clearly shown as themselves): Davy D. Jones, “Mu” (vault-identified with Imu), Joy Boy, Ganzui (“curses… stupid Ganzui…”), King Harald (“Don’t mess with Harald!!”), the Giants
• Groups/crews: Rocks Pirates, Roger Pirates
• Locations: God Valley
• Title-page (reader request): Perona (Alice-in-Wonderland motif) with Mihawk pictured in a thought bubble
• Uncertain / unnamed: the blonde woman who shields young Teech and speaks of the “Davy blood” (unnamed on-page — see Open questions); the two recurring Rocks-officer faces (one likely Kaido in human form; the other unidentified)

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Title page (reader request: “Perona chasing a rabbit with a watch,” by Tomari Shinonome). Perona in an Alice-in-Wonderland dress, floating watch-faced rabbits, and Mihawk in a thought bubble. Decorative — not a color spread, not a cover-story serial installment.
• Page 3 — Splash-scale monstrous face of the spider-entity: ”…THE KING OF THE WORLD!!! / DAVY D. JONES WAS ONCE…” The name-reveal beat.
• Page 6 — “Now erase all life that was involved with God Valley!! There is blood that must be erased from history.” The mind-control command; Rocks grows monstrous.
• Page 7 — Kaido the dragon smashed aside by the controlled Rocks (“KAIDO?!! Damn you, Rocks!! Are you turning on your own people?!”).
• Pages 9-11 — The mountain collapses onto God Valley; Celestial Dragons flee; the Roger Pirates loot treasure as the island dooms.
• Page 12 — Young Kuma running through the carnage: “There might still be… lives I can save…” Shiki and Ganzui beat named nearby.
• Page 13 — The blonde woman recognizes the monster (“You look just like… Xebec!!”), shields young Teech, and vows to “keep the Davy blood alive!!”
• Page 15 — “Snuff out every light of life left on the island… Continue, Davy!!” Roger coordinates the evacuation with Vice Admiral Garp.
• Pages 16-17 — The weeping, monstrous Rocks resists (“Can’t let you go after my crew”) then begs “ROGER!! GARP!!… JUST KILL ME!! PLEASE…” as a straw-hatted figure raises a blade toward him. To be continued.

Open questions raised

• Who is “Mu”? The vault identifies it with Imu (Holy Knights swear “under fealty to Mu”; Ch. 1155 “no threat to Mu”) — but 1164 never spells the identity out on-page.
• What is the spider-entity, and is it Mu itself, a manifestation, or a controlled agent? Is its control-power a Devil Fruit?
• Is “you look just like Xebec!!” (p. 13) said about the transformed monster (recognizing Rocks) or about young Teech’s resemblance to Xebec? Who is the blonde woman protecting Teech?
• What exactly is “Davy’s will” and “the promise,” and how do they relate to Joy Boy’s liberation promise?
• Who delivers the killing blow to the controlled Rocks — the straw-hatted figure (Roger?) with the blade, or Garp?
• Did Mu succeed in “erasing the Davy blood” — and did Teech survive by “jumping into the sea”?