Helped by the Straw Hat crew, Maya, her grandmother and the other villagers do everything they can to prevent the resurrection of the sacred sword. Maya prays intensely and Luffy and his friends are tasked with transporting the spheres to the towers. For his part, Zoro realizes that his old friend Saga has lost his mind, and decides to confront him. A violent face-to-face then follows, while the red moon continues its inexorable rise in the heavens...