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Chapter 908: The Reverie Begins

Arc: Reverie · Saga: Four Emperors (Yonko) · Released: 2018-07-23

Summary

At Mary Geoise the Reverie convenes. In the Mingling Courtyard, Mansherry heals a bruise on Shirahoshi left from an earlier “uproar,” and the smallest and largest princesses bond; the Fish-Man Island delegation marvels that the redeemed Celestial Dragon Myosgard saved Shirahoshi. Vivi frets after her father Cobra, who has gone off with Admiral Fujitora. Outside the front gate of Pangaea Castle, at the Celestial Dragon Gate, Queen Dowager Conney of Sorbet Kingdom is turned back, and Wapol nurses a grudge against Myosgard. A wounded Saint Charlos is rushed inside as his father Saint Roswald arrives; Celestial Dragons mock the “mad” Donquixote clan — naming Homing and “Don Quixote Myosgard.” Roswald (Charlos’s father) takes his turn riding the “invincible slave” — Bartholomew Kuma, captioned Warlord of the Sea, former Revolutionary officer, and former King of Sorbet Kingdom. A disguised Jewelry Bonney weeps with rage over him, and underground Sabo leads a Revolutionary Army team there to free Kuma: “We either succeed… or we die!!!” The narrator outlines the World Government (a majority of the world’s ~170 nations; 50 monarchs convene every four years), and the meeting begins. The chapter’s climax: in the Chamber of Flowers, the Five Elders ascend a staircase and kneel before a throne, hailing “Great Imu” and offering to strike any name from history — revealing that the Gorosei are not the highest authority. A shadowed figure with a single visible eye sits the throne.

New reveals

• The Five Elders kneel to and serve a hidden sovereign, “Great Imu,” seated on a throne in the Chamber of Flowers of Pangaea Castle — they are not the apex of the World Government (pp. 15–17).
• Imu can have any name “stricken” from history at a word (“Simply state… the name you wish stricken!!”, p. 17).
• The Gorosei plan a “great cleansing” — “The world’s equilibrium cannot be maintained forever” (p. 14).
• 800 years ago, the Nefertari Dynasty was the sole bloodline of the original “first 20” founders to remain in the lower realm; the Gorosei call them traitors (p. 14).
• Bartholomew Kuma is now a Celestial Dragon slave at Mary Geoise, ridden by Saint Roswald; the data caption reveals him as a Warlord of the Sea, former Revolutionary officer, and former King of Sorbet Kingdom (p. 6).
• Kuma was “made an example of” by the World Government because he was the king of an allied nation (Sabo, p. 9).
• Saint Myosgard is named on-page as a Donquixote (“That Don Quixote Myosgard”), grouped with Homing who “left for the lower world 30 years ago” (p. 6).
• Sabo and a Revolutionary Army team have infiltrated Mary Geoise specifically to free Kuma (pp. 8–9).
• World Government structure: it comprises a majority of the world’s ~170 nations; 50 chosen monarchs gather at the Reverie once every four years at Mary Geoise; the chairman’s seat rotates (pp. 10–12).
• Wano does not participate in the World Government and is called “practically a lawless land” by the assembled monarchs (p. 11).

Foreshadowing seeds planted

Payoffs (seeds from earlier chapters that resolve here)

Mentions / appearances

• Shown: Shirahoshi, Mansherry, Vivi, Pell, Wapol, Conney, Saint Charlos, Saint Roswald, Kuma, Jewelry Bonney, Sabo, the Five Elders, Imu (shadowed silhouette + single eye)
• Mentioned / referenced: Saint Myosgard, Cobra, Fujitora, King Riku, Donquixote Homing, Luffy, Kaido, Big Mom; background Reverie monarchs named on-page: Prodence (p. 11) and Ballywood (p. 13)
• Locations: Mary Geoise (the Holy Land), Pangaea Castle (Chamber of Flowers; the Celestial Dragon Gate “to the Land of the Gods”), Sorbet Kingdom (named)
• Groups: Revolutionary Army, Donquixote clan, Celestial Dragons / World Nobles

Notable panels

• Page 1 — Cover/title page. Cover serial: The Saga of the Self-Proclaimed Straw Hat Fleet, Vol. 38 — Orlumbus: “3 P.M.: Planning Chart for Pirating Activities” (1 page).
• Page 4 — First detailing of Pangaea Castle’s three security gates and the Celestial Dragon Gate (“To the Land of the Gods”).
• Page 6 — Splash reveal of Kuma as a slave, ridden by Saint Roswald; caption lists Warlord of the Sea / former Revolutionary officer / former King of Sorbet Kingdom.
• Pages 10–11 — World Government map + exposition (Red Line, four Blues, New World, ~170 nations, 50 monarchs, every four years).
• Pages 16–17 — Double-spread: the Five Elders kneel before the throne; “Oh, Great Imu!!”; the lone sword; Imu’s single eye in shadow.

Open questions raised

• Who or what is Imu, and why do the Five Elders — the supposed apex of the World Government — kneel to them?
• Whose name (or nation’s) does Imu intend to “strike from history,” and is the “great cleansing” already in motion?
• Why is Kuma specifically displayed as a slave — and what is the source of Bonney’s personal anguish over him?
• What did the Nefertari do 800 years ago that brands them “traitors,” and what audience does Cobra seek?
• Is the throne in the Chamber of Flowers the same throne the world believes must remain empty?