Chapter Summaries

Roy faced Joy Boy and his overwhelming army as the Twenty Countries’ forces faltered, while separate scenes showed Moria effortlessly defeating the Effort Pirates and Eustass Kid and Scratchmen Apoo clashing in Sabaody. Marine Rear Admiral Ace arrived to confront the Supernovas, leaving the street on the brink of a fight.

• Joy Boy unleashed overwhelming Haki against the allied forces of the Twenty Countries, then singled out Roy and asked who he was.
• The Effort Pirates were imprisoned after Moria defeated them, while three hidden figures questioned whether they had mistaken the crew for the hope they had awaited.
• Moria dismissed the Effort Pirates as weak and boasted that he would become the Pirate King.
• Eustass Kid and Scratchmen Apoo provoked each other in Restaurant No. 21 and took their crews into the street to fight.
• Marine Rear Admiral Ace appeared before Kid and Apoo, called them lowly pirates, and unleashed his flames.

Capone Bege and Urouge fought after a clash in an upscale Sabaody Archipelago restaurant, turning the street into a battlefield. As Marine forces struggled to control the chaos, Commodore Monkey D. Luffy arrived with Nami.

• Capone Bege killed a subordinate who warned him against provoking Urouge, and Urouge challenged him over his ruthlessness.
• Bege shot Urouge, who grew larger and struck Bege through a wall and into a shop across the street.
• Bege transformed into Castle Tank and opened fire as Urouge enlarged himself again and charged into the cannon barrage.
• The fight sent crowds fleeing while Marine soldiers called for reinforcements.
• Monkey D. Luffy arrived on a white cloud, and Nami descended beside him as the Marines cheered.

Ace confronted Kid, Scratchmen Apoo, and Killer on Sabaody Archipelago and quickly defeated all three Supernovas. He captured Kid with seastone handcuffs and pursued Apoo and Killer when they fled.

• Kid, Scratchmen Apoo, and Killer reacted angrily when Ace called them lowly pirates, and Kid attacked him with a giant mechanical arm.
• Ace revealed his Logia flames, melted Kid’s attack, and defeated Kid, Apoo, and Killer in rapid succession.
• Kid assembled a towering Magnetic Demon and tried to crush Ace, but Ace burst through it with flames and knocked him down again.
• Ace restrained Kid with seastone handcuffs and ordered Apoo and Killer to surrender.
• Apoo and Killer fled, so Ace transformed into a streak of flame and chased after them.

Luffy and Nami defeated the Supernovas Urouge and Bege amid the ruins of Sabaody Archipelago’s commercial street. With Marine troops arriving, they left the prisoners behind and went to meet Uncle Smoker.

• Urouge battered Bege’s tank form, but Luffy arrived and sent Urouge flying with a punch before challenging him to fight again.
• Nami struck Bege with lightning, then used wind blades to tear apart his armor as he unleashed his giant Castle: Big Father form.
• Luffy knocked the unconscious Urouge into Bege’s giant fist, staggering the castle-sized pirate.
• Nami overwhelmed Bege with Cloud-Cloud: Calamity Prison, reducing his giant form to rubble and leaving him badly injured.
• Luffy confirmed Bege was alive, and he and Nami left the defeated pirates behind as Marine troops arrived to meet Uncle Smoker.

Smoker defeated Basil Hawkins by trapping him in a suffocating coffin, while Roy returned from the ancient battlefield with stronger Conqueror's Haki. In Elbaf’s Underworld, Roy encountered a colossal figure bound beneath Treasure Tree Adam, who sensed a familiar aura in him.

• Smoker tracked down Hawkins in an abandoned warehouse and fought him while Hawkins used his Straw-Straw Fruit powers to transfer damage to nearby marines.
• Tashigi identified that Hawkins could not transfer suffocation, allowing Smoker to trap him in a white mist coffin and make him lose consciousness.
• Roy emerged from a space-time rift in Elbaf’s Underworld, battered but pleased that his Conqueror’s Haki had reached the top of the first tier after fighting Joy Boy and Imu.
• A colossal figure bound in Seastone chains beneath Treasure Tree Adam sensed a familiar aura about Roy.

Roy met the imprisoned Loki beneath Treasure Tree Adam and invited him to fight their way out of the Underworld, while Smoker and Ace took the defeated Supernovas toward Marine Headquarters. On Sabaody, a Celestial Dragon arrived and announced he would choose a new wife.

• Roy found Loki bound in seastone chains and revealed that he had fought and defeated Rocks.
• Roy unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, impressing Loki, then asked whether he wanted to escape the Underworld and fight their way upward; Loki agreed that the idea was interesting.
• Ace and Luffy mocked the defeated Supernovas, while Smoker explained that they and the others had fought in the New World since childhood and faced the Four Emperors.
• Smoker and Ace prepared to leave for Marine Headquarters, while Nami agreed to keep Luffy occupied around Sabaody.
• A Celestial Dragon arrived on Island 1 riding a battered slave, and declared that he would choose a new wife.

Luffy and Nami witnessed Saint Charlos murder a doctor and try to take a nurse as his wife, then secretly rescued the nurse, her child, and her fiancé. Nami warned that their attack could bring an Admiral and trouble for the Fleet Admiral, but suggested they could act in secret.

• Luffy and Nami ate at a restaurant until Saint Charlos rode through the street on a dying slave.
• Saint Charlos shot a doctor who had stopped to treat an injured child, and Luffy tried to rush outside before Nami restrained him.
• Saint Charlos tried to claim a young nurse as his thirteenth wife, and her fiancé stepped in front of her.
• A crimson, dragon-scaled hand crushed Charlos's bullet, and mist filled the street as Luffy and Nami rescued the nurse, child, fiancé, and nearby civilians.
• Luffy told the rescued people they were Marines, while Nami told them to forget what had happened.
• Nami warned Luffy that attacking a Celestial Dragon could bring an Admiral, then suggested they could do more in secret.

Nami and Luffy used mist to free the slaves at the Sabaody Archipelago auction house and beat Saint Charlos before escaping. Kizaru arrived afterward, killed a pirate, and claimed he had dealt with the attacker.

• Saint Charlos demanded that the Marines send an Admiral after he was attacked, and Sengoku sent Kizaru to the Sabaody Archipelago after suspecting Nami was involved.
• Nami and Luffy planned to rescue the auction house slaves, beat Saint Charlos, and hide their identities.
• Nami blanketed the auction house in mist while Luffy smashed Saint Charlos and tore open the slaves’ cages.
• Nami called Luffy away, and he landed one more kick on Saint Charlos before escaping with her as the slaves fled.
• Kizaru fought in the mist, emerged with a dead pirate, and told the guards he had killed the attacker.
• Kizaru’s account satisfied the guards while Luffy and Nami escaped through a distant alley.

After receiving a letter saying Germa would use Zeff to force him into a marriage alliance with Totto Land, Sanji left for the North Blue alone. Usopp told Ace, Law, and Enel what happened, and Zephyr agreed to request a patrol mission so they could follow Sanji openly.

• Nami realized Admiral Kizaru had covered Luffy and her tracks and had left a mission assistance voucher for Roy.
• Sanji opened a letter from Germa demanding his return and threatening Zeff over a planned marriage alliance with Totto Land.
• Sanji thanked Usopp and secretly sailed from Marineford toward the North Blue.
• Zephyr noticed Sanji was absent and questioned Usopp, who revealed the letter and Sanji's departure.
• Law explained that Sanji was Vinsmoke Sanji, Judge's third son, and warned that the alliance could involve a conspiracy.
• Ace, Law, Enel, and Usopp decided to help Sanji, and Zephyr agreed to request a North Blue patrol mission.

Roy ate at Baratie and confronted Charlotte Daifuku, who had come to take Zeff to Totto Land and use him as leverage over Sanji. Roy left with Daifuku, assuring Zeff that the Big Mom Pirates could not harm Sanji.

• Roy returned to Baratie and greeted Zeff while devouring a meal.
• Charlotte Daifuku burst into the restaurant and demanded that Zeff come to Totto Land as Big Mom's guest.
• Daifuku struck Roy's shoulder, recognized him, and fell to his knees before Roy knocked him down with an invisible slap.
• Roy learned that Daifuku had targeted Zeff as insurance after Sanji was called back, and Zeff discovered Sanji was a prince of the Germa Kingdom.
• Roy promised to protect Sanji, then left Baratie with Daifuku and put his meal and takeaway food on Sanji's tab.
• Zeff watched the sea and hoped Sanji would stay safe.

Roy returned to Dawn Island after two years away and reunited with his parents, sharing a warm meal and reassuring them that he was safe. He left the night surrounded by their affection and concern, with the New World’s troubles still weighing on him.

• Roy left the unconscious Daifuku in a mountain cave and went to his childhood home, where Airin and Rock welcomed him back tearfully.
• Roy shared Baratie dishes with his parents and said his two years without contact had been spent on secret missions.
• Roy heard that Ace and Luffy had brought Nami and Nojiko home, then joked with his parents about the two girls’ admirers.
• Rock and Airin urged Roy to find a partner, but Roy said he would wait until the New World settled down.
• Airin asked Roy to stay safe and find someone to care for him, and Roy embraced her and agreed.

Sanji returned to Germa and learned that Judge was seeking Big Mom’s protection in exchange for Germa’s technology, with Big Mom demanding proof of whether Vice Admiral Roy was alive. Sanji refused to abandon the North Blue, while Enel, Ace, Law, and Usopp approached Germa aboard a Marine warship.

• Sanji arrived in Germa, where Reiju welcomed him and explained that Judge had expanded Germa’s power across the North Blue after Doflamingo fell.
• Reiju told Sanji that Judge was negotiating with Big Mom, who wanted Germa to confirm whether Vice Admiral Roy was alive or dead.
• Sanji realized Big Mom was using Germa to investigate Roy’s disappearance and rejected Reiju’s offer to leave, declaring that he would defend the North Blue as a Marine.
• Reiju led Sanji toward Judge’s hall as a Marine warship carrying Enel, Ace, Law, and Usopp approached Germa.

Sanji confronted Judge over Germa’s values and its plan to marry him to the Big Mom Pirates, then fought his father across the flagship. As Judge pressed his attack, a pillar of golden lightning struck him, and an unseen arrival spoke from the smoke.

• Sanji argued with Judge that cooking was nobler than making war and demanded to know why he had been forced to return.
• Judge revealed that Germa planned to use Sanji as a marriage link with the Big Mom Pirates, and Sanji accused him of wanting to exploit his Marine position.
• Judge attacked Sanji, and the two fought from the throne hall into the square as Sanji overpowered Judge’s technology with his attacks.
• Judge used Clone Soldiers to block Sanji and launched an explosive jet kick, but a pillar of golden lightning struck him away.
• A voice from the smoke greeted them, saying its speaker had arrived at just the right time.

Enel, Ace, Law, and Usopp helped Sanji defeat Judge and destroy Germa’s army. Sanji accepted the invitation to Big Mom’s tea party on Whole Cake Island, where he and his allies planned to turn the event against her.

• Enel introduced himself as a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral sent to arrest the Germa royal family and subdued the Clone Soldiers while Sanji fought Judge.
• Judge unleashed thousands of modified soldiers, but Enel and Ace wiped out Germa’s legion with lightning and fire.
• Judge begged Sanji to save him from Big Mom, while Law reminded Sanji that he still had to attend her tea party.
• Ace said his brother had arranged for them to go because there would be a good show at the tea party, and Sanji agreed.
• Reiju gave Sanji Big Mom’s invitation for the tea party on Whole Cake Island in three days, and Sanji vowed to turn it into her nightmare.

Sanji arrived at Whole Cake Island with Germa and declared that he had come because he believed in the Navy and in him. At the Tea Party, Pudding pretended to be distressed about the arranged marriage while secretly plotting to ensnare Sanji.

• Sanji told Reiju that he had come because he believed in the Navy and in him, giving her comfort and leaving Judge watching him in silence.
• Charlotte Perospero welcomed Germa at the harbor and led them through Totto Land toward the Tea Party.
• Usopp watched the island from a distance as Ace and Law revealed that they had already infiltrated it, while Enel sounded eager to explore.
• Charlotte Perospero presented Germa to Big Mom at the Tea Party, where Katakuri and Smoothie watched from among the Charlotte Family.
• Charlotte Pudding offered Sanji homemade cookies and pretended she did not want to marry a stranger.
• Sanji promised Pudding that no one would force her to do anything against her will, while Pudding secretly considered him fooled and trapped.

At Whole Cake Island, Pudding pretended to be moved by Sanji’s kindness while planning to kill the Vinsmoke Family at the wedding, and Sanji overheard her scheme. When the wedding turned into a confrontation and both Sanji and Pudding rejected their vows, a powerful unknown presence descended and spoke of a lost Marine.

• At the Tea Party, Pudding told Sanji she feared he would think her third eye made her a monster, and Sanji called her the most beautiful woman in the world.
• On the eve of the wedding, Pudding revealed to her sisters that the ceremony was a trap to kill the Germa Royal Family, while Sanji overheard them from outside her room.
• At the wedding, Sanji promised to protect Pudding despite knowing she had deceived him, as the Vinsmoke Family sat unaware of the gunmen targeting them.
• When the Cake Priest asked Sanji and Pudding to exchange vows, they both shouted that they would not marry.
• Pudding drew a pistol on Sanji, but an overwhelming Haki and a darkened sky interrupted the ceremony as an unknown voice asked if anyone had seen a lost Marine.

Roy descended on Big Mom’s wedding and confronted Charlotte Linlin after rescuing Sanji from her scheme. As their forces clashed, Sanji saved Pudding from a falling cake, leaving her bewildered by his kindness.

• Roy appeared above the wedding and dropped the unconscious, charred Charlotte Daifuku at Linlin’s feet.
• Roy challenged Linlin for targeting his subordinate Sanji, while Pudding dropped her pistol and Sanji stepped away from her.
• Enel, Ace, Law, and Usopp joined Roy, and Roy declared that the Marines had come for an exercise in suppression.
• Linlin transformed Napoleon, Zeus, and Prometheus and attacked Roy, triggering a devastating clash that threw the wedding hall into chaos.
• A shockwave toppled a giant cake toward Pudding, and Sanji swept her out of its path before telling her he could forgive a woman’s lies.

Sanji refused to manipulate or harm Pudding and joined Usopp and the Vinsmoke Family to fight the Homies, while Ace helped defend them. Elsewhere, Enel engaged Katakuri, and Law trapped Cracker and Smoothie in his ROOM to face them himself.

• Perospero ordered Pudding to control Sanji, but Ace’s flames forced him to defend himself behind candy walls.
• Sanji released Pudding and went to protect the Vinsmoke Family, explaining that he would never strike a woman.
• Sanji burned away the Syrup Puppet Horde while Ace attacked the candy soldiers with a net of fire.
• Pudding watched Sanji protect her and wondered whether his kindness showed her what a true soul was.
• Enel challenged Katakuri, and the two clashed as Cracker and Smoothie prepared to intervene.
• Law trapped Cracker and Smoothie inside his ROOM and declared that they were his opponents.

Enel and Katakuri fought a fierce battle, with Enel overpowering Katakuri’s mochi attacks and awakening. Enel’s Thunder God: Spear of the End pierced Katakuri and left him collapsed on the scorched battlefield.

• Katakuri attacked Enel with haki-coated mochi whips and a spiraling trident thrust, but Enel countered with lightning and his Golden Staff.
• Enel used Armament Haki and Thunder Axe to overpower Katakuri’s Horn Mochi, then clashed with Katakuri’s mochi meteor hammers using Thunder God: Roaring Rage Dragon.
• Katakuri unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, awakened his Mochi-Mochi Fruit, and transformed the plaza into a mochi domain filled with attacks against Enel.
• Enel summoned a hundred-meter Thunder God and shattered Katakuri’s combined awakened attacks with Divine Domain: Furious Thunder Prison.
• Enel struck Katakuri with Thunder God: Spear of the End, destroying the mochi domain and leaving Katakuri on his knees among the ruins.

Law defeated Cracker and Smoothie as the battle turned against the Big Mom Pirates, while Roy pressed Big Mom and Sanji rescued Pudding. The fighting was interrupted by Kaido’s arrival at Totto Land.

• Law dismantled Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers and overcame Cracker and Smoothie in battle, leaving them wounded and trapped in his ROOM.
• Katakuri’s charred body fell into the cake ruins, and Smoothie and Cracker realized he had lost to the navy.
• The Vinsmoke Family, Sanji, Usopp, and Ace helped the navy overwhelm the Big Mom Pirates while Roy forced Big Mom onto the defensive.
• Sanji rescued Pudding from falling debris, and she broke down in tears after he saved her despite her betrayal.
• Kaido arrived, roaring at Big Mom and demanding to know how a wedding had turned into a fight.