After a long wait, a piece Eventually Elbaf returns to the present timeline, and this return was celebrated by the writer, Ichiro Oda, with the official start of the God vs. Satan battle that marks the climax of the arc. in a piece In Chapter 1186, officially released on June 28, 2026, Monkey D. Luffy, better known as Sun God Nika, officially faced off against Nerona Emu, the Devil God. a piece The world, for the first time, is all in one piece setting up the battlefield for what could potentially be the greatest battle ever.
One Piece Chapter 1186 officially marks the beginning of Sun God Nika vs. Devil God Nerona Emu
After a long wait, a piece Chapter 1186 was officially released on June 28, 2026, in Shuisha's Weekly Shonen Jump issue #31. This chapter officially marked the conclusion of Brooke's flashback, where she explained how Princess Shuri was taken to the sacred land of Marizoa and how Asperia was destroyed long ago. Just as One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda officially established the plotline to save Princess Shuri, One Piece also introduced series protagonist Monkey D. Kick-started his final Elbaf climax by joining Luffy in his fight against Nerona Emu. In One Piece Chapter 1181, which was officially released on April 27, 2026, in Shuisha's Weekly Shounen Jump Double Issue #22-23, Eiichiro Oda showed Monkey D. Luffy consuming large amounts of food to gain enough energy to fight Nerona Imu.
“Must eat more! I've never felt this way before! It's so heavy and hard! What's with this guy's hockey?” — Monkey D. Luffy Imu eats food to gain strength before battle, One Piece Chapter #1181
One Piece is officially introducing a 3000-year-old legendary Zoan
In Chapter 1138, the legendary Zoan Devil Fruit class is established to receive a new divine addition depicted in the Harley mural.
in a piece Chapter 1186, Luffy officially proclaims that he has enough energy and no one in the world can imagine beating him at this point. As such, Luffy charged into the fight with immense confidence and landed a powerful punch coated in both the color of the weapon and the color of the Supreme King straight at Nerona Emu's face. This officially marks the start of the God vs. Satan battle at the conclusion of the Elbaf arc, but it's definitely ominous with foreshadowing of the Straw Hat Pirates' defeat.
That bad news guy is Elbaf's enemy, right? So, that means he is also my enemy. I am full of power. Now I don't see anyone beating me.” — Monkey d. Luffy declares himself invincible, One Piece chapter #1186
Eiichiro Oda shows Luffy's defeat against Nerona Emu
While the God vs. Satan battle that sees Nika struggle against Akuma a piece Chapter 1187 on July 5, 2026, and beyond is definitely incredibly exciting, it is very likely that Luffy will lose this fight for many reasons. It should be remembered that the monkey d. Facing off against Luffy's ultimate adversary a pieceWho also managed to kill Joy Boy, 800 years ago. He then played an important role in the destruction of the ancient kingdom and established the world government, established himself above and ruled as the king of the world for 800 years now. It is practically impossible for such a figure to fall on Elbaf, especially since the war against the World Government has not officially begun.
Creator of World Government (one of the first 20)
Power: Akuma no Mi (Devil's Fruit)
King of the World Saint Nerona Emu
— Nerona Emu's Introductory Box, One Piece Chapter #1179
Emu made a premature appearance in Elbaf in One Piece Chapter 1179 in the April 5, 2026 Weekly Shōnen Jump issue #19, making him highly unlikely to be defeated here. More importantly, One Piece Chapter 1186 officially saw Luffy going into battle, stating that he couldn't imagine losing to anyone in the world right now. This message to Luffy was very deliberately placed in the chapter by Eiichiro Oda and is definitely very ominous. With Luffy unable to imagine himself losing the battle, Ichiro Oda completely adapted the script and Monkey D. Setting the stage for Luffy's defeat.
“You get out of Elbaf now! – Luffy punches Emu in the face, One Piece Chapter #1186
Luffy has not been defeated in battle since One Piece Chapter 1042 on March 7, 2022, where Kaido officially killed Horai Hakke in a battle over him. Eventually, this led to his Devil Fruit awakening and the return of Sun God Nik in Shuisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump Issue #17 on March 28, 2022 in Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Nika One Piece Chapter 1044. Since then, Luffy has had a smooth ride along the Grand Line, but now it's time for him to hit the wall again. This fight against Nerona Emu will put Luffy to the test and force him to take his power to the next level, but despite it all, Eiichiro Oda seems to be foreshadowing the Stra Hat Yonko's defeat at Elbaf.
Why Elbaf can still be saved from Imu due to Imu's time limit
Right now, Loki and Luffy are both fighting against Nerona Emu, and a piece Chapter 1187, which is going to be officially released on July 5, 2026 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #32, is going to continue this fight. We all expect Imu, the king of the world, to perform strongly in battle after being punched by Luffy, and the intensity will increase in the next few chapters of the series. As we mentioned above, Nerona Emu is probably going to win the fight against Luffy, but in the grand scheme of things, Elbaf can still be saved, and that's because Emu himself is on a strict timeline.
“The great emu's body is not meant to sustain outwardly. But even pushing it back, both the power we need and the power we must destroy are here.” – Super Somers tells Nerona Emu's timeline, One Piece Chapter #1182
in a piece In Chapter 1182, which was officially released in Weekly Shōnen Jump issue #24 on May 10, 2026, St. Somers mentions to St. Killingham that Nerona Emu's body is not designed to be in the outside world and thus is on a tight deadline. This was also highlighted in a fragment chapter 1180, where Emu himself told Sommers that they are very short on time and every second is precious. Furthermore, when Emu One Piece lands on Elbaf in Chapter 1179, which was officially revealed on April 5, 2026, in Shuisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump issue #19, we see the World King spitting blood due to being weakened by the lower world. As such, Nerona Emu cannot maintain her power for long, and this is directly supported by the story that Eiichiro Oda builds at the climax of the Elbaf arc.
“Anyway, Emu-sama, you must not leave Pangea Castle. We will send the sea admirals stationed at the headquarters.” – The Five Elders urge Emu not to go to Elbaf, One Piece Chapter #1179
Even if Emu manages to defeat Luffy and Loki at the climax of the arc, he may still run out of time and be forced to return to the sacred land of Marizoa. In that sense, Eiichiro Oda can deal Luffy his first defeat after awakening his Devil Fruit, and save Elbaf by ensuring that Luffy is stopped long enough before he is finally defeated, forcing Nerona Emu to return to the Holy Land. In other words, while Satan will claim a one-on-one victory over the Sun God, the Sun God will win the great battle by defending Elbaf against the threat of the celestial dragons.
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