142 : An Inevitable Melee! Wetton's Schemes And... Official

Inside the mist, time stands still. While Henzo grew old and lived a life of guilt-ridden servitude to Wetton to fund his research, his friends remained children, experiencing only a few days in what was actually half a century. Wetton’s Schemes and the Rainbow Tower

The "deep story" of —the midpoint of the Rainbow Mist Arc —is a tragic tale of lost time and a scientist’s 50-year quest for redemption. The Core Tragedy: The Frozen Children 142 : An Inevitable Melee! Wetton's Schemes and...

: As Wetton’s forces invade the mist to loot it, the Straw Hats and the Pumpkin Pirates are forced into an "inevitable melee" to protect the graveyard and find a way back to the real world. Key Narrative Threads Inside the mist, time stands still

145: "Monsters Appear! Don't Mess with the Whitebeard Pirates!" The Core Tragedy: The Frozen Children : As

The story centers on , an old scientist on Ruluka Island who has spent five decades working under the tyrannical Mayor Wetton . Wetton is a former pirate who burned the village 50 years ago, forcing Henzo's childhood friends—the Pumpkin Pirates —to flee into the mysterious Rainbow Mist .

In this episode, Wetton’s true objective is revealed: the .

: He doesn't care about the trapped children; he views the mist as a "graveyard of ships" filled with centuries of pirate treasure.