Chapter Summaries

Arthur revealed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power by striking Kaido with a 200 Million Volt Thunder Lance, shocking observers across the world. Kaido survived the attack and hinted that he had fought Arthur before, while the Five Elders debated whether to place a bounty on the King of Knights.

• Arthur rode Dong Stallion down from a snowy mountain and charged Rhongomyniad with lightning.
• Arthur hurled a 200 Million Volt Thunder Lance at Kaido, publicly revealing his Rumble-Rumble Fruit power.
• Shanks, Benn Beckman, and the Red Hair Pirates watched the broadcast and recognized the attack as the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power.
• Kaido emerged largely unharmed, threatened Arthur, and prompted observers to suspect he had previously suffered a defeat at Arthur’s hands.
• The Five Elders discussed Arthur’s hidden strength and whether to put a bounty on him, then agreed to wait until his battle with Kaido ended.

Arthur and Kaido clashed on Weilasut uodi, unleashing powerful Haki, lightning, and swordsmanship before Kaido emerged from Arthur’s attacks with a deep but nonfatal wound. The battle continued as Kaido welcomed the pain and Arthur recognized how difficult it would be to bring him down.

• Arthur and Kaido began their battle with a clash of Conqueror’s Haki that darkened the sky and knocked birds unconscious.
• Arthur met Kaido’s punch with an Inazuma Kick, and the two exchanged blows amid a growing cloud of dust and lightning.
• Arthur summoned the 250 Million Volt Thunder Dragon, which engulfed Kaido and drove him underground, carving a giant crater into the island.
• Arthur raised Excalibur and delivered a Great Swordsman’s slash as Kaido erupted from the crater, sending him flying and cutting a fissure across the island and sea.
• Kaido climbed out with a deep wound on his back, laughed with excitement, and Arthur recognized that even his strongest slash had not stopped him.

Arthur abandoned his attempt to use Excalibur against Kaido and unleashed Rhongomyniad instead, destroying the island of Weilasituodi. The attack’s aftermath left Kaido’s fate unresolved in the excerpt.

• Kaido interrupted Arthur’s charge-up of True Name Release: Excalibur with a powerful punch, but Arthur dodged.
• Arthur decided against a prolonged fight and replaced Excalibur with the Holy Lance, Rhongomyniad.
• Arthur mounted Dong Stallion and released Rhongomyniad’s seven seals, striking Kaido and Weilasituodi with the lance.
• Rhongomyniad’s blast pulverized the entire island and carved a vast wound into the sea.

The world learned that Arthur had killed Kaido with Rhongomyniad, and the news set off a struggle over the Beasts Pirates’ territory. Morgans prepared to publicize Arthur’s victory as the Whitebeard Pirates prepared to act.

• Arthur and Dong Stallion left after the golden pillar of light erased an island, while the world watched the battle screens go dark.
• The Beasts Pirates learned that Kaido’s Vivre Card had burned to nothing, and the news spread among powerful factions.
• Doflamingo and Morgans celebrated their partnership with Arthur and discussed claiming a share of the Beasts Pirates’ territory with Gild Tesoro.
• Morgans and the World Economy News Paper published a front page announcing the transfer of the title “Strongest in Single Combat” and showing Arthur’s attack.
• The Whitebeard Pirates prepared to make their move amid the upheaval caused by Kaido’s death.

Arthur’s defeat of Kaido shook the New World, while Whitebeard’s crew tried to resolve their standoff with Doflamingo over Viola and Dressrosa. Doflamingo rejected Whitebeard’s offer and chose to rely on Arthur, leaving Whitebeard to consider contacting Gemini.

• News of Kaido’s death sparked a scramble among pirates for his territory, and Whitebeard reassured his crew while ordering Marco to offer Doflamingo a settlement over Viola and Dressrosa.
• Arthur admitted to Doflamingo that he had narrowly defeated Kaido by exploiting the terrain, Kaido’s arrogance, and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Marco called Doflamingo on Whitebeard’s behalf and offered to end their grievances if Doflamingo released Viola and Riku Doldo III and returned Dressrosa.
• Doflamingo revealed that he knew Whitebeard’s side was aware he was a Celestial Dragon, but refused Marco’s offer and chose to stand with Arthur.
• Whitebeard accepted Doflamingo’s refusal, and Marco suggested contacting Gemini; Whitebeard said he would think about it.

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.