Recaps

Whitebeard agreed to contact Gemini through a newspaper signal so he could help rescue Viola, while Doflamingo and Arthur tried to decipher the lizard symbol. Blackbeard warned Doflamingo that Gemini might be sent against him and proposed an alliance, but Doflamingo rejected him.

• Marco persuaded Whitebeard to contact Gemini, and Whitebeard relented because he owed Viola a rescue.
• Morgans published the Whitebeard Pirates' lizard signal and secretly told Arthur and Doflamingo about it.
• Blackbeard called Doflamingo, admitted he had spread rumors about Arthur, and offered an alliance.
• Blackbeard explained that the signal was meant to find Gemini, whose Copy-Copy Fruit could let him infiltrate Dressrosa and help rescue Viola.
• Doflamingo recognized the danger Gemini posed but rejected Blackbeard's alliance and dismissed him as a clown.

After nearly two months of chaos over Kaido’s former territory, Luffy and Zoro returned to Sabaody after their training, where a newspaper announced a possible war between Arthur, the King of Knights, and Whitebeard. The Straw Hat Pirates reacted to the news as they prepared to set sail, and Zoro showed his eagerness to face Arthur again.

• Arthur warned Doflamingo to guard his kingdom against the Whitebeard Pirates and said he would wait for the seas to calm before beginning his plan.
• Pirates fought over Kaido’s former territory for nearly two months, leaving it divided among powerful crews and alliances.
• Luffy and Zoro returned to Sabaody and met Rayleigh at Shakky’s Rip-off Bar.
• News Coos delivered a report suggesting that Arthur’s Pegasus had destroyed a Whitebeard-affiliated crew and that war between Arthur and Whitebeard might follow.
• Sanji showed Luffy the newspaper aboard the Thousand Sunny, and Luffy exclaimed that Arthur might fight Whitebeard and Ace.
• Zoro read the report and studied the pictures of Arthur’s Pegasus destroying the ship, then gripped the newspaper with fierce anticipation.

After Shanks tried to calm Whitebeard, Marco discovered that the World Economy News Paper had announced Whitebeard had accepted the King of Knights' challenge. The announcement drew worldwide attention to the coming fight at Decalvan Island, which the newspaper then said would be broadcast around the world.

• Shanks arrived aboard the Moby Dick and tried to warn Whitebeard about the King of Knights, but Whitebeard erupted with Conqueror's Haki and clashed with him.
• A News Coo dropped a newspaper in front of Marco, whose headline claimed Whitebeard had accepted the challenge and set the battle for Decalvan Island.
• Marco interrupted Whitebeard and Shanks to reveal that the newspaper had announced the challenge without the Whitebeard Pirates' knowledge.
• The announcement shifted worldwide attention to Whitebeard's territory and the upcoming battle, while pirates in the former Beasts Pirates' lands held back.
• The next day's World Economy News Paper announced a worldwide broadcast, and most people supported the King of Knights over Whitebeard.

Arthur prepared to face Whitebeard at Decalvan while the world watched a live broadcast of their confrontation. As the Whitebeard Pirates arrived, Marco attacked Dong Stallion, who countered with lightning.

• Arthur said goodbye to Nami, Robin, and Hancock before leaving to challenge Whitebeard for the title of World's Strongest Man.
• Six live-broadcast Image Birds began transmitting footage of Decalvan, showing the Whitebeard Pirates' fleet approaching with 520 elite crew members.
• Arthur appeared on the broadcast in his new silver armor and navy-blue cloak, drawing excited reactions from viewers around the world.
• The Whitebeard Pirates reached Decalvan, and Marco flew ahead to scout the island.
• Marco accused Dong Stallion of killing Rumba and his crew, then attacked; Dong Stallion dispersed into electricity, appeared behind Marco, and struck him with a lightning beam.

Arthur arrived at Decalvan with Dong Stallion and faced Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates, while their clash of Conqueror’s Haki darkened the sky. Bartolomeo suddenly interrupted the confrontation to ask Arthur for an autograph, revealing that he had followed Arthur’s journey and kept a diary about him.

• Dong Stallion surprised Marco with his speed and strength, then flew toward the volcano on Decalvan.
• Arthur’s golden sword slash swept through the forest, and Vista stopped it before it reached the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Arthur and Whitebeard greeted each other as the Whitebeard Pirates gathered behind their captain, including Marco, Ace, Vista, and Jinbe.
• Arthur and Whitebeard’s Conqueror’s Haki darkened the sky and sent shock waves across the battlefield.
• Bartolomeo rushed between Arthur and the Whitebeard Pirates, asked Arthur for an autograph, and showed him a diary filled with admiration and accounts of following his route.

Arthur gave Bartolomeo his only autograph, and the devoted bounty hunter offered to help him by fighting Ace. Bartolomeo’s powerful barriers stopped Ace’s attacks, leaving Ace struggling to break through his defense.

• Arthur wrote his real name in Bartolomeo’s notebook, and Bartolomeo reacted with ecstatic devotion.
• Bartolomeo volunteered to help Arthur and provoked the Whitebeard Pirates, prompting Ace to accept his challenge.
• Bartolomeo and Ace moved away from their groups to fight while Arthur watched.
• Ace attacked Bartolomeo with a powerful Fire Fist, but Bartolomeo’s Barrier Crash shattered the flames and struck Ace’s Logia body.
• Ace used Firefly: Fire Daruma, but Bartolomeo’s protective barrier repelled the fire, and Marco recognized the strength of the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.

Arthur’s fan Bartolomeo defeated Ace with his barrier ability, and Whitebeard called Ace back after he conceded the loss. Arthur praised Bartolomeo and began his clash with the Whitebeard Pirates by striking at Vista, who struggled to stop his sword wave.

• Bartolomeo blocked Ace’s attacks with his barrier and defeated him with Barrier Crash, sending him crashing from the sky.
• Jinbe caught the injured Ace, but Ace tried to return to the fight until Whitebeard ordered him back and told him there was no shame in losing.
• Bartolomeo ran to Arthur for praise, and Arthur commended him, making him faint with happiness.
• Arthur raised Excalibur and unleashed a lightning-wreathed golden sword wave at the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Vista blocked Arthur’s strike with his twin rapiers but was forced backward by its power.

Arthur demonstrated his overwhelming strength against the Whitebeard Pirates, defeating Marco and Jinbe with one kick each. As Ace and Vista joined the fight, the battle remained unresolved.

• Marco broke Arthur’s lightning-wreathed sword pressure before it could hit Vista, but Vista’s hands were left trembling and he dropped his rapiers.
• Jinbe and Ace helped Vista recover his rapiers and prepared to attack Arthur together, while Bartolomeo tried to join the fight until Arthur ordered him to stay back.
• Arthur used his lightning-powered speed to appear above Marco and kick him into the ground, where Marco’s blue flames began healing his injuries.
• Jinbe attacked Arthur from behind, but Arthur evaded him with Future Sight and kicked him into a crater.
• Ace fired Fire Pistol and Divine Fire: Shiranui at Arthur as the fight continued.

Arthur overwhelmed Marco, Jinbe, Ace, and Vista, then prepared to face Whitebeard on Decalvan Island. Whitebeard sent his crew away, leaving Arthur and a devoted fanboy, Bartolomeo, as the story turned toward the coming clash.

• Arthur used Divine Judgment and Railgun to blast Ace and Vista, while Jinbe and Marco recovered from their injuries.
• Marco reflected on how much Arthur had grown and recognized him as a monster on Whitebeard and Kaido's level.
• Arthur descended on Dong Stallion, summoned the Holy Lance, and told Whitebeard he would stop playing with his sons.
• Whitebeard ordered his crew to return to their ships, leaving himself, Arthur, Marco, Ace, Vista, and Bartolomeo on Decalvan Island.
• Bartolomeo photographed Arthur and explained that he had disbanded his gang to go to sea alone and follow Arthur's example.

Arthur and Whitebeard began their long-awaited battle on Decalvan, with their clash shaking the island and drawing the world’s attention. Whitebeard caught Arthur’s enormous golden sword pressure in one hand, leaving the watching swordsmen stunned.

• Arthur ordered Bartolomeo to return to his ship, then fired three 150 Million Volt Railguns at Marco, Ace, and Vista.
• Whitebeard stopped the Railguns with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and told Marco, Ace, and Vista to return to the Moby Dick.
• Arthur summoned Excalibur and charged Whitebeard as the live-broadcast Image Birds showed their approach to the world.
• Arthur and Whitebeard clashed, unleashing Conqueror’s Haki and shaking the ground beneath them.
• Arthur knocked Whitebeard’s naginata aside and unleashed a huge golden sword pressure, which Whitebeard caught in one hand.

Arthur and Whitebeard continued their battle, with Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit countering Arthur’s close-range attacks and forcing him to seek a stronger ranged strike. Arthur fired a 200 Million Volt Super Electromagnetic Cannon, and Whitebeard met it with a tremor-powered bisento slash.

• Whitebeard crushed Arthur’s golden sword pressure and unleashed a tremor attack that shattered Decalvan’s coast, so Marco and Arthur ordered the others to evacuate.
• Arthur and Whitebeard moved their fight to the island’s center and exchanged Haki, swordsmanship, physical attacks, and their Devil Fruit powers.
• Whitebeard’s tremors shattered Arthur’s Inazuma Kick and damaged his right foot, but Arthur teleported away and regenerated it.
• Arthur realized his usual close-range attacks and swordsmanship could not overcome Whitebeard’s tremor barrier without exceeding its power.
• Arthur fired a coin from his fingertip with his 200 Million Volt Super Electromagnetic Cannon, and Whitebeard swung his bisento to meet the beam with a wave of tremor power.

Arthur and Whitebeard’s strongest attacks collided, devastating Decalvan while leaving both fighters unharmed. After Whitebeard praised Arthur, Arthur realized Excalibur could not release its seventh seal until Avalon fully awakened.

• Whitebeard’s vibration power and Arthur’s six-seal Excalibur attack canceled each other out in a massive explosion.
• The blast erased Decalvan’s forests and volcano and split the island with countless cracks.
• The broadcast revealed Arthur and Whitebeard standing unharmed, though Whitebeard was covered in dust and his clothes were gone.
• Whitebeard praised Arthur’s strength and potential, saying he would have wanted him as a son if Arthur had not killed Jozu and the others.
• Arthur, his Mana nearly depleted, realized that Excalibur could not release seven seals before Avalon awakened.

Arthur and Whitebeard continued their battle on Decalvan, which was already collapsing under the force of their attacks. Whitebeard caught Arthur off guard with a vibration-powered punch, leaving Arthur disheveled but unharmed as the fight continued.

• Arthur launched a lightning-empowered sword slash at Whitebeard, who met it with his naginata as their clash pushed Decalvan past its limits.
• Arthur kicked Whitebeard out of the air, then attacked him with Rhongomyniad as they shifted to close combat while both neared exhaustion.
• Arthur pierced Whitebeard's right leg with the Holy Lance, but Whitebeard trapped it and brought down his naginata.
• Whitebeard revealed he had developed a way to counter Future Sight and struck Arthur with a vibration-powered punch that sent him more than a thousand meters away.
• Arthur emerged from the dust disheveled but unharmed and admitted that he had been careless.

Arthur and Whitebeard fought a punishing battle on a crumbling island as both approached the limits of their stamina. Arthur mounted Dong Stallion, restored his damaged armor, and prepared to settle the fight with one final blow.

• Arthur tried to summon a Great Swordsman’s slash, but Whitebeard interrupted him to protect his sons, who were only a little over twenty nautical miles away.
• Arthur and Whitebeard charged at each other and clashed with their weapons, wounding one another as the island shook around them.
• Whitebeard struck Arthur with a wave of vibration, forcing Arthur to turn into sparks and reform while losing more stamina.
• As both fighters grew exhausted, Arthur replaced Excalibur with the Holy Lance and summoned Dong Stallion from the sky.
• Arthur mounted Dong Stallion, his armor’s cut vanished, and he challenged Whitebeard to decide the winner with a final blow.

Arthur defeated Whitebeard in their final clash, ending Whitebeard’s life and era as the World’s Strongest Man. As the world confirmed the King of Knights’ victory, an unprecedented warmth welled up inside Arthur.

• Arthur gathered his magical energy and charged Whitebeard with Rhongomyniad, while Whitebeard answered with a massive shockwave.
• Their attacks collided and devastated Decalvan, leaving the island hidden beneath a vast curtain of dust.
• When the dust cleared, the world saw Arthur standing opposite Whitebeard, whose chest had been pierced through by Rhongomyniad.
• Whitebeard laughed, said he had no regrets, and died standing after recalling his sons and their loving family life.
• The broadcast confirmed Whitebeard’s death and Arthur’s victory, marking the end of Whitebeard’s era and the transfer of his title.

After killing Whitebeard, Arthur completed all his achievement quests, awakened Avalon, and learned that his system would update in 90 days. When Blackbeard and his crew arrived to kill him and claim the new era, Arthur revealed he still had overwhelming power and hurled a lightning-charged Holy Lance at them.

• Arthur awakened Avalon after completing the Never Defeated quest, then received an SSS evaluation for completing all achievement quests and learned the system would update in 90 days.
• Arthur reflected on Whitebeard’s death and reached to lift his corpse as Blackbeard and the Blackbeard Pirates arrived from the sea.
• Blackbeard declared he would kill Arthur and claim the era, while pirates around the world cheered him on.
• Lafitte took to the air to block Arthur’s escape route, and Blackbeard’s crew prepared to attack, believing Arthur was exhausted.
• Arthur rose into the air with Whitebeard’s corpse, summoned a lightning-charged Holy Lance, and hurled it at the Blackbeard Pirates before leaving on Dong Stallion.

After killing Whitebeard, Arthur reached the all (A++) realm, awakened Avalon, and returned Whitebeard’s body to his crew. He celebrated his victory in Dressrosa, then set out with Nami, Robin, and Hancock as the world learned he was now the World’s Strongest Man.

• Arthur’s new strength and Avalon awakened after Whitebeard’s death, while the Blackbeard Pirates’ attack proved futile.
• Arthur gave Whitebeard’s corpse to Marco and left the grieving Whitebeard Pirates unharmed.
• Arthur returned to Dressrosa, where Nami, Robin, Hancock, and Doflamingo welcomed him.
• Arthur introduced Bartolomeo to Doflamingo and asked Doflamingo to look after him.
• Arthur celebrated with his allies before leaving Dressrosa with Nami, Robin, and Hancock, while Morgans and Gild Tesoro departed to pursue their plans.
• Morgans’s newspaper declared Arthur the World’s Strongest Man, and Arthur disappeared from public view.

Arthur entered the Fourth Holy Grail War as Lancer, summoned by Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald, and refused to reveal his name or obey a Command Spell. After the system update, Arthur gained new skills and enhanced Noble Phantasms, while his attributes remained concealed.

• After six months away, Arthur and Nami, Robin, and Hancock departed for Avalon as they traveled toward Reverse Mountain.
• Kayneth summoned Arthur as Lancer for the Fourth Holy Grail War and asked him to reveal his name.
• Arthur refused both Kayneth's request and a Command Spell ordering him to disclose his identity.
• Kayneth apologized for acting rashly, and Arthur agreed to work with him until he earned Arthur's recognition.
• The system unlocked its dungeon function and awarded Arthur Attribute Concealment (EX), Immunity (EX), and conceptual enchantments for Excalibur and Rhongomyniad.
• Arthur reviewed his new attributes and explained that Attribute Concealment (EX) hid his abilities more effectively than high-rank Presence Concealment.

Arthur entered the Fourth Holy Grail War as a Lancer and went to the warehouse district to meet this world's Artoria Pendragon. Saber and Irisviel followed the strong presence there, and the first battle was about to begin.

• Arthur learned that his Immunity protected him from negative conditions and that Rhongomyniad had reached EX rank.
• Arthur left Kayneth's mansion to explore Fuyuki City, while Kayneth warned him to avoid the other Masters and Servants.
• Arthur sensed Artoria Pendragon arriving in Fuyuki and chose the warehouse where the first battle would take place as their meeting spot.
• Arthur explained that his soul had entered the dungeon as a Heroic Spirit while his original body remained asleep inside Avalon.
• Saber sensed a powerful presence near the sea, and she and Irisviel headed to the warehouse district to meet it.
• Saber and Irisviel reached a clearing among the shipping containers, where a figure waited in the dim light.

Arthur and Saber fought in the warehouse district, each concealing their weapon while testing the other's strength and abilities. Their attacks canceled each other out, and the battle remained unresolved as the chapter ended.

• Arthur introduced himself as Lancer and concealed Rhongomyniad while Saber revealed her armor and invisible sword.
• Saber and Arthur exchanged blows, and Arthur's strength sent Saber flying into a container.
• Arthur realized that Saber could not readily use her instinct to foresee his next move.
• Arthur unleashed a Thunder Dragon with his lance as Saber countered with Strike Air.
• The Thunder Dragon and Saber's orange beam collided and canceled each other out.

Arthur's Conqueror's Haki overwhelmed the gathered Masters and Servants as Iskandar challenged the hidden Heroic Spirits to appear. Gilgamesh revealed himself, claimed that he alone deserved the title of king, and summoned a host of Noble Phantasms to attack.

• Iskandar asked Arthur and Saber to join his army, but both refused to yield the Holy Grail or serve him.
• Arthur unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, staggering Waver, Kiritsugu Emiya, and other observers while impressing Iskandar and Saber.
• Iskandar called on the watching Heroic Spirits to reveal themselves, and Gilgamesh appeared on a streetlamp.
• Gilgamesh dismissed Iskandar and Saber as false kings and declared that only he could truly be called king.
• Gilgamesh opened golden gateways and brought forth numerous weapons that were Noble Phantasms.

Arthur stopped Gilgamesh’s Noble Phantasms, then counterattacked and forced him to use Rho Aias. After Gilgamesh summoned the Chains of Heaven, Arthur evaded and attacked again, leaving the two locked in battle.

• Arthur intercepted Gilgamesh’s rain of Noble Phantasms with railgun shots, then used a Thunder Dragon to halt another barrage aimed at him and the King of Conquerors.
• Arthur struck at Gilgamesh with 100 Million Volt Divine Judgment, which Gilgamesh blocked with Rho Aias, before an orange beam hit Gilgamesh’s armor and knocked him from the air.
• Gilgamesh, enraged, summoned the Chains of Heaven and sent them after Arthur.
• Arthur dodged the chains, deflected their tips with his invisible spear, and hurled the spear at Gilgamesh, whose Rho Aias blocked it.
• Arthur appeared behind Gilgamesh and landed an Inazuma Kick, destroying the four remaining petals of Rho Aias.

Arthur defeated Gilgamesh in their first battle, but Tokiomi used a Command Spell to make Gilgamesh retreat before he could use Ea. Arthur returned to Kayneth, then later encountered Gilgamesh by chance in the streets of Fuyuki.

• Arthur's Inazuma Kick injured Gilgamesh, who reached for Ea until Tokiomi ordered him to retreat with a Command Spell.
• Gilgamesh vanished after warning Arthur and the two kings to stay away from him.
• Rider left with Waver, and Arthur and Saber agreed to continue their duel another time.
• Arthur returned to Kayneth, who praised his performance and asked him to win the Holy Grail War.
• Arthur went out to enjoy modern life and unexpectedly met Gilgamesh in Shinto, where they faced each other with hostility.

Arthur encountered Gilgamesh and the King of Conquerors, who invited them to a gathering of kings at Einzbern Castle. The four kings assembled there to drink and debate who was worthy of the Holy Grail, leaving Saber surprised to learn that Arthur was also a king.

• Arthur and Gilgamesh met on the street and traded insults before Gilgamesh invited Arthur to a casino contest.
• The King of Conquerors arrived with Waver, invited Arthur and Gilgamesh to a king’s banquet, and left to prepare wine.
• The King of Conquerors went to Einzbern Castle, where Saber challenged him to a contest over who deserved the Holy Grail.
• Saber, Irisviel, the King of Conquerors, and Waver began the banquet in the castle courtyard.
• Gilgamesh and Arthur arrived, and the King of Conquerors revealed that all four kings in the Holy Grail War had gathered.
• Saber recognized Arthur’s kingly presence as Gilgamesh mocked her, while Arthur drank from the wine barrel.

At a banquet in Einzbern Castle, Arthur, Gilgamesh, Iskandar, and Saber discussed kingship, the Holy Grail, and their wishes. Gilgamesh’s identity was revealed, while Arthur kept his own name and goal secret, and Iskandar declared that he wanted to become human again.

• Gilgamesh rejected the market wine and served the kings a divine vintage from his treasury.
• Iskandar proposed a discussion about who deserved the Holy Grail, and Gilgamesh claimed that every treasure, including the Grail, belonged to him.
• Arthur and Iskandar identified Gilgamesh as the King of Heroes, while Arthur refused to reveal his own identity until they could force him to use his Noble Phantasm.
• Gilgamesh said he had no wish for the Grail, and Iskandar declared that he wanted a human body so he could live in the present world.
• Arthur said he had a goal rather than a wish but kept it secret, then asked Iskandar what he wanted from the Grail.