Chapter Summaries

Ye Liangnai continued his fierce battle with Fujitora while the rest of the crew prepared to face an approaching Marine force. The chapter ended with the Marines and pirates set to clash as both sides assessed the enemy’s strength.

• Ye Liangnai fought Fujitora with powerful attacks, destroying the island as he used the battle to master his growing strength.
• Nous spotted ten Marine warships approaching and suggested they leave, but the crew insisted on fighting.
• Nous agreed to lead the crew into battle against the Marines.
• On the warships, Onigumo, Doberman, Smoker, Akainu, Momonga, Bastille, and the other officers planned to focus on Nous, Ruri, and the former Flying Six while Fujitora held off Ye Liangnai.
• The Marine force assembled with Sentomaru, Drake, Hagari Hinagiku, Koby, Gullit, Pacifistas, and tens of thousands of soldiers, while Smoker warned the officers not to underestimate the pirates.

Nous and the Lightning Pirate Group’s allies confronted the Marines as the battle began, with both sides launching into combat. Koby rescued Gullit from Nous’s counterattack, and several fights broke out across the battlefield.

• Nous transformed into a thunderbird and taunted the approaching Marines, calling them trash.
• Gullit charged Nous without Armament Haki, but Koby pulled him away just before Nous’s lightning punch struck.
• Smoker, Onigumo, Doberman, and other Marines moved to surround Nous, while Ruri and Jesus Burgess joined the fight.
• Nous blocked Doberman’s blade as Ruri’s darkness swept toward the Marines and Burgess attacked Onigumo.
• Ulti struck at Giant Vice Admiral Luz, who was shocked by her strength, while Page One went after Drake for deceiving him.

The Marines and the Lightning Pirate Group clashed, with both sides facing formidable opponents. As the battle began, Caribou discovered Sentomaru’s advanced Armament Haki, Hinagiku was defeated by Dogus, and the other fighters engaged their own rivals.

• Drake blocked Page One’s attack as Jiumu, Foz F, and the others landed among the Marines.
• Sentomaru attacked Caribou with advanced Armament Haki, shattering Caribou’s coated fist and forcing him to retreat.
• Dogus struck Hinagiku down, and Smoker rushed to help her.
• Dogus broke off from Smoker and charged toward Koby.
• Jiumu began fighting Momonga, while Akainu confronted Foz F.

The Lightning Pirate Group's Ten Warriors fought the three remaining Giant Vice Admirals, while Ruri used her darkness to restrain and badly injure Smoker. The battle continued with the pirates facing formidable opponents and Smoker unable to counter Ruri's power.

• The three Giant Vice Admirals turned their attention to the Lightning Pirate Group's Ten Warriors, who prepared to fight them.
• Jado attacked John Jando but was struck down and injured by the Giant Vice Admiral's great blade.
• Bagenda, Agades, and Jado agreed to work together against Jando, and Bagenda charged forward in his transformed form.
• Klib faced Giant Vice Admiral Lacrois with a Mammoth Ability User and a Zebra Ability User at his side.
• Ruri used Dark Water to restrain Smoker, then struck him hard enough to make him cough blood.

Ruri overwhelmed Smoker and trapped him below deck while Nous fought Doberman above. Nous said he would not kill the injured vice admiral, despite claiming he could, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Ruri's black mist clashed evenly with Smoker's smoke, but Smoker's Seastone strike through her failed to stop her.
• Ruri struck Smoker through the deck and pursued him into the level below, where she sealed the exits and trapped him.
• Nous told Doberman that Smoker was in grave danger while Doberman, wounded in his right arm, insisted he would sacrifice himself for justice.
• Nous said he had no intention of killing Doberman, revealing that Doberman's earlier attack had nearly wounded him in the chest.

Nous defeated Vice Admiral Doberman, and Ruri returned with the badly wounded Smoker, sending the Marines into panic. As Onigumo struggled against Jesus Burgess, Sentomaru broke away from Caribou and ordered the Pacifistas to attack the Lightning Pirate Group.

• Doberman charged Nous with Thunderous Feather Slash, but Nous struck him with his steel-like wings and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Ruri returned carrying the blood-covered Smoker, and the Marines panicked after two vice admirals fell.
• Jesus Burgess continued fighting Onigumo, who realized the Marines were losing morale and called on Sentomaru to deploy the Pacifistas.
• Caribou used his swamp powers and Haki-coated attacks to pressure Sentomaru, who retreated from their fight.
• Sentomaru ordered PX-4 and PX-5 to target Caribou and PX-6 through PX-20 to attack Nous, Ruri, and the Lightning Pirate Group.

Ye Liangnai and Fujitora fought to a standstill as their crews and the Marines clashed around them. Zagus and the Fierce Beast Unit struck back at the Marine fleet, leaving its soldiers reeling from a bat's sonic attack.

• Ye Liangnai and Fujitora emerged bloodied and exhausted after their fight left the island devastated.
• Ye Liangnai rallied his pirates, and the Marines ordered their soldiers to fire on the pirate ships.
• Zagus led the Fierce Beast Unit from a Lightning Pirate Group warship as Marine cannon fire blasted a pirate mast apart.
• Zagus transformed into a giant black bat and unleashed Sonic Wave Shock, making Marine soldiers collapse in pain.

Zagus led the Lightning Pirate Group’s twenty Zoan Devil Fruit Ability Users into battle against the Marines, overwhelming their forces and fighting the rear admiral. Tashigi was knocked down by a lion-headed Ability User, but a massive figure with a spear charged in to defend her.

• Zagus revealed the Zoan Ability User force created by Ye Liangnai and told the rear admiral that reinforcements could not reach him.
• Zagus clashed with the rear admiral as the twenty Ability Users stormed the Marine ranks.
• Tashigi rushed to help the Marines and confronted a lion-headed Ability User.
• The lion-headed Ability User knocked Tashigi backward and raised his broadsword to strike her.
• A massive figure wielding a spear lunged in and challenged the pirate.

Ye Liangnai and the Lightning Pirate Group overwhelmed the Marines, defeating several vice admirals while Ye Liangnai fought Fujitora Issho to a standstill. Ye Liangnai proposed a ceasefire, and Fujitora accepted despite the Marines’ protests.

• Roland rescued Tashigi and confronted Lion, but Dogus intervened to fight Roland while Koby received treatment.
• Runti knocked Giant Vice Admiral Luz unconscious, then struck Drake after seeing him overwhelm Page One.
• Ye Liangnai and Fujitora Issho blasted each other back across the sea after a fierce fight.
• Ye Liangnai sheathed his blade and offered to stop fighting, warning that the Marines would suffer more losses if they continued.
• Fujitora sheathed his sword and accepted the ceasefire, ignoring the Marines’ angry objections.

After the Marines retreated from their battle with Ye Liangnai, both sides acknowledged that his Lightning Pirate Group had reached Yonko strength. Ye Liangnai returned to Night Island while Sakazuki ordered an official announcement recognizing the crew as a Yonko-level threat.

• Fujitora explained that the Marines had achieved their objective by testing the Lightning Pirate Group and that continuing the battle would cost more lives, and Onigumo apologized for questioning the retreat.
• The wounded Smoker warned that the Lightning Pirate Group had truly entered the Yonko ranks and that the Marines would need careful planning to destroy them.
• Ye Liangnai told Dogus that he had only intended to demonstrate the crew’s training and that fighting Fujitora to the end risked grave injuries, then led his crew back to Night Island.
• Fujitora reported to Sakazuki that Ye Liangnai and his crew now had Yonko-level strength and might require a force like the one used in the Summit War to eliminate.
• Sakazuki ordered a new bounty notice officially declaring Ye Liangnai’s Lightning Pirate Group a Yonko-level pirate crew.

After the World Government discussed whether to ransom Rob Lucci, Ye Liangnai and his crew settled on Night Island and received new bounties, with Ye Liangnai recognized as a Yonko. He ordered his crew to secure their territories and announced that they would seek someone to decipher the Poneglyphs.

• The Five Elders learned that Rob Lucci had been captured and decided to ransom him or abandon him if negotiations failed.
• News Coos spread new bounty posters across the world, naming Ye Liangnai a Yonko with a 2.7 billion Beli bounty and listing bounties for his officers and warriors.
• Ye Liangnai arrived on Night Island, saw his new bounty, and ordered his subordinates to secure the crew’s territories.
• Ruri asked Ye Liangnai what the crew would do next, and he said they would find someone who could decipher the Poneglyphs.

Ye Liangnai headed to the Sabaody Archipelago to find Doflamingo and buy Jesus Burgess a Zoan Devil Fruit. There, he learned that Ruri had captured Charlotte Cracker, prompting him to prepare for Big Mom’s response.

• Ye Liangnai agreed to help Jesus Burgess obtain a Zoan Devil Fruit and set sail for the Sabaody Archipelago without using the Moby Dick.
• Neptune worried that a coming battle between Ye Liangnai and Big Mom could endanger Fish-Man Island.
• Ruri called Ye Liangnai and told him she had captured Charlotte Cracker after paying the price of half her life.
• Ye Liangnai told Ruri to have Nous prepare to hold Big Mom off and invited Big Mom to Night Island to discuss Cracker’s ransom.
• Ye Liangnai entered the Sabaody Archipelago’s Lawless Zone, numbered 23, without noticing its sign.

Ye Liangnai searched Sabaody Archipelago for Nico Robin, first visiting Shakuyaku's Rip-off Bar and then heading toward the Thousand Sunny. The chapter ended as news spread that the Yonko known as the “Lightning Killer” had arrived.

• Ye Liangnai realized he was in Area 23 and hurried to Shakuyaku's Rip-off Bar, while shadowy onlookers recognized him and considered selling the news to the press.
• Shakuyaku greeted Ye Liangnai, who asked for Nico Robin and learned she was not at the bar.
• Shakuyaku offered to sell information for 5 million berries, but Ye Liangnai refused and left rather than risk a fight with Rayleigh.
• Ye Liangnai decided to go to Area 17 and wait by the Thousand Sunny for Nico Robin.
• People in the Sabaody Archipelago reacted to news that the Yonko called the “Lightning Killer” had landed there.

The Navy learned that Ye Liangnai, the Lightning Killer, was in the Sabaody Archipelago and inferred that he had come for Nico Robin. Sakazuki and Vice Admiral Tsuru rejected an immediate attack on Night Island and chose to spread the news, hoping rival New World forces would target Ye Liangnai.

• Pirate A told a Navy-jurisdiction news agency that Ye Liangnai was still in the Sabaody Archipelago because his ship had not moved, and the chief paid him a reward.
• The agency chief reported Ye Liangnai's appearance to Marine Headquarters, where Sakazuki wondered what the Lightning Killer was doing there.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru deduced that Ye Liangnai had come for Nico Robin, the only person able to decipher the Poneglyphs.
• Sakazuki and Vice Admiral Tsuru rejected the adjutant's suggestion to attack Night Island, warning that a rushed assault could trap the Navy in a prolonged war.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru proposed spreading the news so rival New World forces would wait for a chance to strike Ye Liangnai.

Ye Liangnai reached the Thousand Sunny to ask Nico Robin for help deciphering the Poneglyph, while Marines concealed his true purpose to avoid revealing that he had obtained the key to Laugh Tale. Robin said she needed to wait for Luffy and the others and say goodbye to them before agreeing.

• Sakazuki ordered his adjutant to act, while the Marines kept Ye Liangnai's purpose in Sabaody secret to avoid further humiliation and unrest.
• News spread that Yonko Lightning Killer had appeared in Sabaody, and Shakuyaku confirmed it to Rayleigh, who suspected Luffy would get involved and planned to watch over him.
• Ye Liangnai arrived aboard the Thousand Sunny, where Franky recognized him and felt overwhelmed by his presence.
• Nico Robin approached the ship, and Ye Liangnai politely asked her to help him, reminding her of their conversation two years earlier.
• Robin said she would need to wait for Luffy and the others and say goodbye to them before deciding.

Ye Liangnai met Nico Robin and Sabo aboard the Thousand Sunny, assuring them he meant Robin no harm. Their tea was interrupted by the Straw Hat Pirates' chaotic reunion and escape from pursuing Marines on Sabaody Archipelago.

• Nico Robin boarded the Thousand Sunny and offered Ye Liangnai black tea.
• Ye Liangnai recognized Sabo, the Revolutionary Army's second-in-command, as Robin's escort, and Sabo questioned his intentions toward her.
• Ye Liangnai said he had only asked Robin for a favor and would leave before an Admiral could reach the island.
• Ye Liangnai sensed that Dark King Rayleigh had arrived as an explosion and the Marines' pursuit drew near.
• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Usopp ran toward the ship while Rayleigh, Perona, cross-dressers, and a gentlemanly beetle man with strange plants held off the Marines.

Ye Liangnai boarded the Straw Hats’ ship, where Luffy reunited with Sabo and learned that Ye Liangnai intended to take Nico Robin. Luffy refused, prompting Ye Liangnai to ask whether he was declaring war on him.

• Ye Liangnai watched the old men use Skypiea and lightning to hold off the pursuing Marines, then joined the Straw Hats’ ship.
• Usopp, Nami, Zoro, Sanji, and Brook recognized Ye Liangnai as the Yonko known as Lightning Killer, while Luffy greeted him casually.
• Sabo stopped Luffy from joking and revealed himself; Luffy recognized his childhood brother and broke down in tears.
• Sabo explained his past with Luffy and Ace, then warned that they needed to deal with Ye Liangnai, who wanted to take Nico Robin.
• Luffy vowed not to let Ye Liangnai take Robin and threatened to punch him.
• Ye Liangnai released a domineering pressure over the sea and asked whether Luffy’s words amounted to a declaration of war, as the others cried out for Luffy to stop.

Ye Liangnai took Nico Robin from the Straw Hats to decipher passages, promising to return her in four days. After reaching Night Island, he revealed that Cracker had been captured and warned Robin he might not be able to bring her back soon; she quickly completed the deciphering and gave him the key to reaching Raftel.

• Luffy declared war on Ye Liangnai if he harmed Robin, and Ye Liangnai accepted while saying he would take Robin with him.
• Robin agreed to help Ye Liangnai decipher texts, asked him to bring her back in four days, and said goodbye to the Straw Hats.
• Ye Liangnai took Robin to his ship and sailed away, passing the Thousand Sunny and meeting Rayleigh's gaze.
• A day and a half later, Ye Liangnai and Robin arrived at Night Island, where the crew had gathered amid preparations for a possible enemy.
• Ye Liangnai told Robin that his crew had captured Cracker and might have to keep her on the island longer than planned.
• Robin completed the deciphering, giving Ye Liangnai the key to reaching Raftel.

Ye Liangnai let Nico Robin know the secret and arranged for her protection while asking her to stay out of the fighting. At the training grounds, he tested Jesus Burgess’s new Rhino-Zoan powers and found that Burgess had grown much stronger.

• Nico Robin deciphered Ye Liangnai’s secret and teased him about trusting her with it.
• Ye Liangnai assigned people to protect Nico Robin and asked her not to move around during the battle.
• Jesus Burgess asked Ye Liangnai to test his newly gained Devil Fruit ability, and Ye Liangnai agreed.
• At the crowded training grounds, Burgess transformed into his Rhino Human Form and charged Ye Liangnai with a Haki-coated punch.
• Ye Liangnai blocked Burgess’s attack with advanced Armament Haki, then increased his strength and blasted Burgess backward.
• Ye Liangnai invited Burgess to show him more of his moves.

Jesus Burgess challenged Ye Liangnai with his strongest attack, and the two fought a devastating exchange of punches that shook the battlefield. After a hundred clashes, Nous judged Burgess’s strength to be near his own, while Ye Liangnai had entered his Phoenix Man form.

• Jesus Burgess unleashed his strongest strike, Multi-Chain: Shattering Gale, and warned Ye Liangnai to be careful.
• Ye Liangnai met Burgess’s attack with Advanced Armament Haki and his improvised Fist Bone: Penetrating Back Style.
• Their collision shattered the ground and sent nearby fighters fleeing from the shockwaves.
• Jesus Burgess and Ye Liangnai traded punches at blinding speed as the battle devastated the surrounding area.
• Nous praised Burgess’s strength and estimated Ye Liangnai was using seventy or eighty percent of his power.
• Ye Liangnai entered his Phoenix Man form during the fight.