# WebtoonLib — One Piece #288

## Series
- title: One Piece
- slug: one-piece-46bb51

## Chapter
- number: 288
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
As the profound and tragic friendship between the explorer Montblanc Norland and the great Shandian warrior Calgara continues to unfold, their bond is tested by the clash between science and the Shandians' ancient faith. While this 400-year-old story of a misunderstood "curse" reaches its emotional peak, a present-day mystery is solved on a Marine base, as the identity of an intruder is revealed to be none other than Portgas D. Ace, disguised and on a mission of his own.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Characters involved
- Calgara — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
As the profound and tragic friendship between the explorer Montblanc Norland and the great Shandian warrior Calgara continues to unfold, their bond is tested by the clash between science and the Shandians' ancient faith.

### Spoiler summary
As the profound and tragic friendship between the explorer Montblanc Norland and the great Shandian warrior Calgara continues to unfold, their bond is tested by the clash between science and the Shandians' ancient faith. While this 400-year-old story of a misunderstood "curse" reaches its emotional peak, a present-day mystery is solved on a Marine base, as the identity of an intruder is revealed to be none other than Portgas D. Ace, disguised and on a mission of his own.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — One Piece #288](/series/one-piece-46bb51/chapter-288)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/one-piece-46bb51

## Usage
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