Chapter Summaries

Luffy struck down Saint Charlos’s giant slave as the Marines confronted the Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise. Saint Donquixote Mjosgard then knocked Charlos unconscious, ordered the guards to remove him, and greeted King Neptune.

• CP0 warned Garp against attacking the Celestial Dragons, but Garp feigned not hearing them.
• Saint Charlos ordered Slave No. 3 to attack Shirahoshi, and Luffy smashed the giant into the plaza floor.
• A green-haired figure struck Saint Charlos with a Kanabo and sent him crashing into a flower bed.
• Saint Donquixote Mjosgard revealed himself as Charlos’s attacker and ordered the guards to take Charlos away.
• Saint Mjosgard greeted King Neptune after the guards removed Saint Charlos.

Neptune and Shirahoshi reunited with Saint Mjosgard, who explained how Queen Otohime had changed his views on the Celestial Dragons. Meanwhile, Roy confronted Teach on a stormy island, saying he had come to correct things Teach had misunderstood.

• Saint Mjosgard led Neptune, Shirahoshi, Garp, Ace, and Luffy through Mary Geoise while other Celestial Dragons insulted the Fish-Men.
• Saint Mjosgard told Neptune that Queen Otohime had changed his understanding of equality and inspired him to repay Fish-Man Island.
• Neptune told Shirahoshi that other Celestial Dragons might change, while Garp recalled remarkable people among the pirates and hinted at someone from his past.
• Roy met Teach on a deserted island and said he had come to tell him that he had gotten several things completely wrong.

Roy revealed the truth behind Teach’s supposed betrayal at God Valley, leaving Teach devastated and hinting that the wind was about to change. At Mary Geoise, Garp and the others learned that the Holy Knights would publicly execute Donquixote Saint Mjosgard the next day.

• Roy confined Teach and the storm inside a spatial barrier, then explained that Teach’s assumptions about betrayal and his enemy were wrong.
• Teach collapsed in shock and regret, and Roy disappeared after the barrier dissolved.
• Teach’s crew found him on the cliff, where he said the wind was about to change.
• The Reverie ended with the World Government announcing renewed covert investigations into the Revolutionary Army and closer cooperation with nations.
• Garp, Ace, Luffy, Neptune, and Shirahoshi received an urgent notice that the Holy Knights would publicly execute Donquixote Saint Mjosgard the next day.

After learning that Saint Donquixote Mjosgard would be publicly executed for helping Fish-Man Island, Luffy, Ace, Garp, Shirahoshi, and Neptune resolved to rescue him. At the execution square, Saint Garling condemned Mjosgard before the assembled nations, until an angry voice interrupted him.

• Luffy and Ace reacted furiously to Mjosgard's planned execution, but Neptune warned that acting in Mary Geoise could endanger Fish-Man Island.
• Garp backed his grandsons, and Shirahoshi and Neptune joined them in supporting a rescue.
• The next morning, representatives of the nations gathered as Mjosgard was displayed in chains at the Central Square.
• Saint Garling arrived and announced that Mjosgard would be executed for protecting Fish-Men and striking another Celestial Dragon.
• Garling called anyone who protected Fish-Men lower than trash, and an angry roar from behind the representatives interrupted him.

Garp openly defied Saint Garling at Holy Land Mary Geoise and launched a devastating attack as Roy intervened to control who escaped. Garp’s strike engulfed the collapsing Holy Land, while Garling, Shanks, and Saint Shamrock were teleported away and others were left behind.

• Garp arrived with Ace and Luffy, rejected the hero title, and clashed Conqueror’s Haki with Saint Garling.
• Garp and his grandsons prepared to fight as Saint Garling summoned the Holy Knights.
• Garp leapt into the air and unleashed his Fiftyfold Galaxy Impact at Saint Garling and the Holy Knights.
• A spatial fluctuation teleported the Affiliated Nation representatives, Neptune, Shirahoshi, and Saint Mjosgard out of the plaza.
• Roy appeared, restrained the remaining Holy Knights and Celestial Dragons, and teleported Saint Garling, Shanks, and Saint Shamrock away.
• Garp’s fist struck, engulfing Holy Land Mary Geoise in white light and thunder.

Retired Sengoku learned that Mary Geoise had been obliterated and suspected Garp was responsible. As Zephyr, Sakazuki, Borsalino and Enel raced toward the Holy Land, Sengoku ordered Law to assemble the Marines and secure the rear.

• Sengoku visited the Fleet Admiral's Office and found Zephyr, Sakazuki, Borsalino and Enel discussing their flower arrangements.
• Law rushed in with a photograph of a vast crater and revealed that it showed Mary Geoise.
• Sengoku and the others were stunned, and Sengoku suspected Garp had destroyed the Holy Land.
• Sakazuki and Zephyr set off with Borsalino and Enel toward Mary Geoise.
• Law warned Sengoku that Luffy, Ace and the others were there, and Sengoku ordered him to assemble Tsuru, Gion and Tokikake and activate emergency joint defense orders.

After Garp erased Mary Geoise with a devastating punch, Roy revealed that he had evacuated everyone unrelated to the Holy Land, and the survivors regrouped on an island where Belo Betty declared the Old World would end. Pangaea Castle then rose intact from the abyss, followed by a giant sandworm and the ancient figure known as “The World,” whom Garp had seen at God Valley.

• Roy transferred the Reverie’s civilians, attendants, slaves, kings, and envoys to a remote island before Garp destroyed Mary Geoise.
• Nefertari Cobra, Riku Doldo III, and Elizabello II organized aid for the injured former slaves who appeared on the island.
• Belo Betty arrived with Revolutionary Army forces, planted their flag, and declared that the Old World would end.
• Garp celebrated destroying the Holy Land, and Roy explained that he had evacuated everyone unrelated to Mary Geoise.
• Pangaea Castle emerged intact from the abyss as a giant sandworm and a crowned figure appeared above it.
• Roy identified the figure as “The World,” the being Garp had seen at God Valley thirty-eight years earlier.

Roy and Sabo destroyed Pangaea Castle and Mary Geoise with a falling island, but a black Pentagram Array opened above the ruins and brought the enemy forces back. As the brothers fought off Saint Nusjuro’s attack, Saint Shanks confronted Roy and asked how events had come to this.

• Roy and Sabo combined spatial pressure and the Float-Float Fruit to send an enormous island crashing into Pangaea Castle, apparently destroying Saint Shepherd Ju Peter with it.
• Sabo reunited with Ace and Luffy, and the three brothers celebrated briefly before Roy and Garp warned of danger.
• A black Pentagram Array appeared above the island, and Saint Nusjuro emerged in his Human-Beast Form and attacked Roy, Garp, Ace, and Luffy with an icy slash.
• Ace and Luffy combined Flame Slash and Dragon Breath to shatter Saint Nusjuro’s attack.
• Saint Garling, Saint Shamrock, Saint Killingham, and Saint Shanks emerged from the array, and Shanks asked Roy how things had suddenly come to this.

Roy confronted the resurrected Imu at the ruined Mary Geoise, accusing her of repeating the methods she used against Rocks and at Elbaf. As Imu ordered her forces to attack, Sakazuki, Borsalino, Enel, and Zephyr arrived to join the battle.

• Garling, Shanks, Shamrock, the Holy Knights, and four transformed Five Elders faced Garp, Ace, Luffy, Sabo, and Roy on the ruined battlefield.
• Imu emerged from beneath the earth in a black-winged form, and Roy addressed her as Saint Imu.
• Roy said he knew Imu's abilities and named Elbaf and Rocks, prompting Imu to order her forces to annihilate them.
• The Mythical Zoans and Holy Knights charged, but Meteor Volcano and Dawn Flame Sparrow struck from the sky.
• Saint Warcury transformed into a mythical warthog and blocked the first barrage with his armored body.
• Sakazuki, Borsalino, Enel, and Zephyr arrived above the battlefield, ready to fight.

Garp attacked Saint Warcury over the God Valley blood debt, while Kizaru, Enel, and Zephyr intervened to protect Luffy and confront the Holy Land fighters. The battle continued as Kizaru headed off to face the “Mr. Sword Saint.”

• Garp struck Saint Warcury with Iron Fist: Galaxy Fall, smashing his armor and driving him into the ground.
• Saint Garling attacked Luffy, but Kizaru blocked the strike and kicked Garling into the ruins twice.
• Saint Shanks and Saint Shamrock attacked from both sides, but Enel blocked Shamrock while Zephyr stopped Shanks with his Black Arm.
• Zephyr revealed that he had borrowed some of Marco’s undying power and challenged Saint Shanks.
• Kizaru left the others to fight and flew off to talk with the “Mr. Sword Saint.”

The final battle of the New World erupted across the island as Kizaru fought Saint Garling, Enel fought Saint Shamrock, and Zephyr fought Saint Shanks. Zephyr emerged from a devastating clash with Shanks empowered by blue flames and renewed healing, and the battle continued to rage.

• Kizaru and Saint Garling clashed in the forest, where Garling's gravity-charged sword slash tore through the landscape and forced Kizaru to evade.
• Saint Shamrock summoned a three-headed Cerberus from his Cane Sword, and Enel attacked it with his lightning-powered Golden Staff.
• Enel unleashed a pillar of lightning against Cerberus as Saint Shamrock supported the hound with sword-energy slashes, engulfing their battlefield in flames and lightning.
• Zephyr and Saint Shanks traded blows across the highland, and Shanks's Divine Departure split the earth as Zephyr charged into it.
• Zephyr stepped out of the dust with blue-flame wings, rapidly healing and growing stronger, then flew at Saint Shanks for another clash.

Garp destroyed Saint Warcury with a Haki-infused punch while Ace, Luffy, and Roy intervened against the other Elders. As the battlefield reeled from Warcury’s death, Imu launched a surprise attack at Garp from the shadows.

• A giant sandworm dragged the wounded Saint Warcury underground as Saint Mars attacked Garp from above.
• Ace intercepted Saint Mars’s black flames while Luffy fought the sandworm in his dragon form.
• Roy stopped Saint Nusjuro’s sword slash by folding space, giving Garp an opening to strike.
• Garp crushed Saint Warcury to dust with a devastating punch, declaring that he had repaid a debt for the fallen.
• Imu secretly sent an arrow-shaped shadow toward Garp’s back.

Dragon arrived in time to slice apart Imu’s Shadow Arrow and save Garp, then reunited with his father while Luffy fought below. Roy’s words heralded more arrivals, including Gild Tesoro, who saw the Holy Land Mary Geoise in ruins and remembered Roy’s promise.

• Imu launched a Shadow Arrow at Garp, but an invisible wind cut it in half before it could strike him.
• Dragon appeared, revealed himself to Imu and Saint Nusjuro, and held Garp aloft with his wind.
• Dragon told Garp, “Father, I'm here,” and Garp laughed as he celebrated his son, grandson, and disciple fighting beside him.
• Roy hinted that nearly everyone had arrived, and several powerful figures crashed onto the battlefield.
• Gild Tesoro emerged from the dust, saw Holy Land Mary Geoise reduced to ruins, and recalled Roy’s promise to let him set the first fire when the nightmare ended.

Zoro, Kuina, Ivankov, and Crow joined the battle as Tesoro fused with a vast mass of gold and smashed the Holy Knights' formation. While Marines and Morgans coordinated efforts across the world, Bartholomew Kuma reunited with the man before him, who began to recognize him.

• Kuma sent Zoro, Kuina, Ivankov, and Crow to the battlefield, where Zoro joined Luffy against the Sandworm and Kuina teamed up with Ace to attack Saint Mars.
• Ivankov scattered incoming sword strikes with Death Wink, while Crow's flock of crows blocked beams from above.
• Tesoro merged with the golden landmass Kuma had sent to the battlefield, transformed into a giant, and shattered the Holy Knights' formation with a golden fist.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku ordered the Balanced Defense Plan, and Tsuru organized a New Generation Combat Squad to maintain order, communications, supplies, and civilian rescues.
• Gion and Tokikake led more than a hundred warships to purge rebellions and remaining enemy forces, while Morgans prepared to report the fall of Mary Geoise and the rise of a New Era.
• Bartholomew Kuma stood before a man on a distant island, and the man recognized Kuma's face from his childhood and began to ask who he was.

Sakazuki, Sabo, Tesoro, Ivankov, and Crow overwhelmed the Holy Knights, but Maffey kept recovering with her Immortal Body. Dragon appeared and used Conqueror’s Haki-coated Dragon Claw Fist to destroy Maffey completely, leaving the battlefield silent.

• Tesoro and Crow trapped the Holy Knights with gold and shadows while Ivankov boosted Sakazuki and Sabo, who broke through the enemy defense.
• Maffey noticed Dragon had disappeared and was cut in half by his Formless Wind Scar.
• Maffey reassembled her body and fired a powerful energy beam at Dragon, but he dispersed into wind and evaded it.
• Dragon gathered the wind into a Haki-coated claw and struck Maffey with Conqueror’s Coating: Dragon Claw Fist: Cry of Release.
• Dragon’s attack destroyed Maffey’s body and immortal core, leaving nothing behind.

After Maffey’s death, Saint Killingham unleashed the Nightmare Legion, and the Marines fought to hold back the nightmare creatures. Roy advanced through the chaos and met Imu’s gaze, setting the stage for their confrontation.

• Maffey’s death stunned the battlefield, and Saint Killingham froze in disbelief until Princess Gunko pulled him away from Sakazuki’s magma attack.
• Princess Gunko reminded Saint Killingham that Imu was watching, prompting him to renew his faith and summon the Nightmare Legion with Dream Manifestation: Nightmare Cave.
• The nightmare creatures surged toward the Marines, and Sakazuki, Tesoro, Crow, and Sabo combined their powers to fight them.
• Roy walked unharmed through the battlefield and looked up at Imu, who finally turned their attention toward him.
• Roy and Imu locked eyes as their auras gathered and the space between them began to twist.

Above Mary Geoise, Roy confronted Imu and declared that justice, not the D.’s freedom, was what he pursued. After Roy’s opening attack forced Imu to reveal a monstrous Fallen God form, the two prepared to clash again.

• Roy confronted Imu above the battlefield and accused them of treating the war as a game.
• Imu erupted in rage when Roy mentioned Davy D. Jones and Joy Boy, demanding to know how he knew so much.
• Roy rejected the D.’s ideals of freedom, declared his devotion to justice, and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki equal to Imu’s.
• Roy teleported to Imu and struck them with Instant Galaxy Impact, blasting apart the sky and splitting the sea.
• Imu emerged from the explosion transformed into a Fallen God, wielding a trident and a floating Grimoire.
• Roy and Imu challenged each other as their powers collided again above Mary Geoise.

Roy and Imu fought a devastating battle in the sky while Garp, Luffy, and Ace attacked the remaining Elders and rallied their allies. At Marineford, a mysterious visitor approached Rock, Airin, Bellemere, and Nojiko, but the chapter ended before his identity was revealed.

• Garp punched Saint Nusjuro through several ruined temples as Luffy destroyed the giant Sandworm and Ace struck Saint Mars in his bird form with a spear of flame.
• Roy attacked Imu with Dark Star Collapse, but Imu absorbed the blow and countered with shadow blades and cursed weapons.
• Roy reflected Imu's weapons with a spatial barrier, broke through her shadow arrows, and clashed with her trident before both fighters were thrown back.
• Roy challenged Imu to return to the mortal world, and the two clashed again with enough force to make the world seem to collapse and reform.
• At Marineford, Rock, Airin, Bellemere, and Nojiko waited anxiously while a white-uniformed figure slipped past the guards and entered their courtyard.
• Bellemere sensed the newcomer, moved to shield Rock and Airin, and stared in shock when he stepped into the moonlight.

Lucci attacked Roy’s parents at Marine Headquarters, and Bellemere fought to protect them. During his battle with Imu, Roy was distracted by a threat to his family and was pierced by Imu’s shadow attack, while Lucci ultimately captured Bellemere.

• Lucci arrived at Marine Headquarters and attacked Bellemere while targeting Roy’s parents, Rock and Airin.
• Bellemere fought Lucci to keep him from reaching the elderly couple, but he overpowered her and seized her by the neck.
• Imu taunted Roy about his parents, distracting him during their battle.
• Imu pierced Roy’s abdomen with a shadow arrow that passed through Roy’s Spatial Slash and began consuming his Haki.
• Lucci held the struggling Bellemere aloft and said that his actions were reality.

Rock intervened when Lucci attacked Bellemere, and the pipe Roy had modified unleashed stored Conqueror’s Haki that blasted Lucci into the residential district. A flashback revealed Roy and Vegapunk had worked on storing Haki in Emeth, while Lucci rose again in his awakened leopard form.

• Lucci released Bellemere after Rock ordered him to put her down, then demanded Rock come with him.
• Rock refused Lucci, and the pipe erupted with stored Conqueror’s Haki that hurled Lucci through stone walls.
• Rock realized Roy had left power inside the pipe for him to use.
• A year earlier on Punk Hazard, Roy told Vegapunk that Emeth could store Haki so it could protect people in his absence.
• Lucci recovered in his awakened leopard form and threatened Rock.