Recaps

After nine days at Marine Headquarters, Carlos received the completed item he had ordered from the Marine Science Institute and prepared to leave for Impel Down. He also considered abducting Vegapunk, but learned the scientist was rarely at the institute and could not be met through normal channels.

• Rumors spread that Carlos had joined the Marines while he spent his days at Marine Headquarters with Momousagi.
• The Marine Science Institute informed Carlos that his requested item was ready, and Momousagi escorted him there.
• Carlos considered abducting Vegapunk and giving him the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, but Momousagi said Vegapunk was away on World Government business.
• Carlos passed the institute's security inspections and took delivery of a large, cube-shaped item concealed beneath black cloth.
• The item was sent to Carlos's warship, marking his impending departure from Marine Headquarters for Impel Down.

Carlos traveled to Impel Down with Momousagi, Aokiji, and Chaton under orders to select six prisoners from Infinite Hell. After receiving the prison’s records, he began choosing candidates while Hannyabal explained the limits on their access.

• Carlos called Shiryu and learned that the Hades Moon’s refit was nearly complete, then ordered him to prepare the crew and take the ship to Sabaody for coating.
• Carlos chatted with Momousagi aboard Aokiji’s warship as it crossed the Tarai Current toward Impel Down.
• Magellan inspected the Fleet Admiral’s and World Government’s documents, then assigned Hannyabal to guide Carlos and the Marines.
• Hannyabal led the group through the fifth floor to Infinite Hell and gave Carlos detailed files on its prisoners.
• Hannyabal told Carlos he could select six prisoners but could only remain at Infinite Hell’s entrance, and Carlos agreed.

Carlos reviewed the prisoners in Infinite Hell and selected candidates for five of the Six Paths of Pain, including a former Barrier-Barrier Fruit user for the Preta Path. He still needed to choose candidates for the Deva and remaining paths, and planned to use bounties and prison intelligence to compare them.

• Carlos and Hannyabal agreed to sedate the prisoners before transporting them, even if the dose was excessive.
• Carlos chose Douglas Bullet as a candidate for the Asura Path and Byrnndi World for the Animal Path, while planning to give the Deva Path the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Carlos identified a woman with powerful entangling Body Techniques as a suitable Human Path candidate.
• Carlos selected a criminal with the Clone Fruit and exceptional survivability for the Naraka Path.
• Carlos found the previous Barrier-Barrier Fruit user and chose him for the Preta Path, delighted by the prospect of combining the fruit with the Path’s defensive abilities.

Carlos selected five prisoners from Infinite Hell under an agreement with the World Government, but Douglas Bullet was missing. Carlos, Aokiji, Hannyabal, Momousagi, and Chaton entered the prison and found Bullet after he killed two guards, where Carlos explained that the prisoners would be taken only as dead test subjects.

• Carlos gave Hannyabal the files of the prisoners he had selected, and Hannyabal sent guards into Infinite Hell to retrieve them.
• The guards returned with five prisoners in sacks, but two guards were missing; Carlos used the Byakugan to discover Douglas Bullet was not among the prisoners.
• Carlos and Aokiji persuaded Hannyabal to let them enter Infinite Hell, and Chaton chose not to report their decision.
• The group found Bullet beside two dead guards, and Bullet unleashed his Conqueror's Haki against them.
• Carlos matched Bullet's Haki and told him the World Government had authorized six dead prisoners for experiments; Bullet calmly asked what they wanted him to do.

Carlos subdued Bullet in Impel Down and secretly promised him a chance to be reborn through his experiments. He transported six prisoners in a specially built Seastone prison to begin creating Pain.

• Bullet unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out Hannyabal and nearby prisoners while Aokiji, Momousagi, and Chaton struggled to resist.
• Carlos used his Rinnegan's gravity to slam Bullet against the cell wall and stop his Haki.
• Carlos sedated Bullet and injected him with a slow-acting poison, silently telling him he would be reborn in another form and able to fight again.
• Bullet accepted the prospect with a faint smile and fell unconscious as the sedative took effect.
• Carlos woke Hannyabal and left Infinite Hell with six prisoners, moving them into a specially built Seastone-and-alloy prison surrounded by seawater.

The Divine Eye Pirates sailed the Mingyue from Sabaody Archipelago through Fish-Man Island and emerged into the New World. Their first voyage there ended with the crew battling a sudden storm and gigantic hailstones.

• Carlos said farewell to Momousagi, Aokiji, and the Marines at Sabaody Archipelago, then set sail with the Mingyue toward Fish-Man Island.
• The Divine Eye Pirates crossed Fish-Man Island without stopping, and Carlos stored their Six Paths of Pain materials in Kamui Space for safekeeping.
• The Mingyue surfaced at the entrance to the New World, where Louis, O'Neal, and Olsen praised the calm weather.
• The weather abruptly turned dangerous, and Carlos ordered Susanna and Riley to navigate the Mingyue through the storm.
• The crew fought gale-force winds, torrential rain, and hailstones that grew as large as houses, threatening to wreck the ship.

Carlos led the Divine Eye Pirates toward One Line Gorge, where the Blood Eagle Pirates had built a fortified base and preyed on passing ships. As the Underworld Moon approached, Carlos ordered an assault to demonstrate the crew’s strength, and the Blood Eagle Pirates spotted four enemies charging through the air.

• Carlos used Susanoo to clear giant hailstones, and the Underworld Moon escaped the storm without major damage.
• Susanna chose a route toward the Calm Belt, and the crew rested and ate before continuing their voyage.
• Susanna warned Carlos that the ship was nearing One Line Gorge, where the Blood Eagle Pirates controlled the passage and extorted or attacked ships.
• Carlos ordered Shiryu, Martin, and Dolores to charge with him while Riley led the other crew members in an attack from the ship.
• A lookout for the Blood Eagle Pirates spotted the Underworld Moon and raised the alarm after seeing four people charge through the air.

Carlos, Shiryu, Martin, and Dolores attacked the Blood Eagle Pirates at One Line Gorge, destroying five of their ten ships. Blood Eagle confronted them and narrowly avoided Carlos's black-flame arrow as the battle continued.

• A lookout fired a signal, and the Blood Eagle Pirates mobilized to defend One Line Gorge.
• Carlos used Susanoo and Yasakani no Magatama to destroy two pirate ships.
• Shiryu, Martin, and Dolores attacked the remaining ships, sinking three more and killing many pirates.
• Blood Eagle emerged with his crew and demanded to know why Carlos had attacked them.
• Carlos shot an Arrow of Amaterasu at Blood Eagle; Blood Eagle dodged, then cut off a crewmate's burning arm to save his life.

Carlos and the Divine Eye Pirates defeated the Blood Eagle Pirates at One Line Gorge, while Blood Eagle escaped with his trusted subordinates. Carlos spared a little over two hundred surviving pirates, intending to reform them and use their New World experience to train his West Sea crew.

• Blood Eagle transformed into a massive eagle and attacked Carlos's small complete-body Susanoo, tearing through its defenses with his Haki-coated talons.
• Carlos formed the complete-body Susanoo in Tengu Armor, and Blood Eagle realized he could not defeat the stronger opponent.
• Blood Eagle fled with several trusted subordinates, abandoning the rest of his crew.
• The Divine Eye Pirates slaughtered the remaining Blood Eagle Pirates until Carlos ordered the attack stopped.
• Carlos kept a little over two hundred surviving pirates to teach his West Sea subordinates about the New World.

After absorbing the Blood Eagle Pirates, Carlos led the Divine Eye Pirates into the Calm Belt aboard the Dark Moon. When a giant Sea Serpent attacked, Carlos used his Rinnegan to control it and began modifying it into a summon, leaving the crew reassured by his power.

• Carlos claimed the Blood Eagle Pirates' 2.5 billion Berries in wealth, absorbed their survivors, and destroyed their bases in One Line Gorge.
• Nearly two days later, Carlos ordered the Dark Moon to furl its sails and enter the Calm Belt using its independent propulsion system.
• A giant Sea Serpent hunted and swallowed a monster fish before turning toward the Dark Moon, frightening the newly absorbed Pirates.
• Carlos left the ship, controlled the Sea Serpent with his Rinnegan, and chained it to the Dark Moon to pull the ship forward.
• Carlos began inserting Black Rods into the Sea Serpent to prepare it for Animal Path summoning, while the crew watched in awe.

Carlos completed the Naraka Path of Pain while the Nether Moon sailed toward Nether Moon Island, where the Black Alliance gathered to welcome him. Seeing the alliance in suits inspired him to envision suits as the uniform of the future army of the United States of Night.

• The Nether Moon crossed the Calm Belt, and Carlos captured several Giant Sea Kings before the crew returned to the West Sea.
• Carlos spent two days creating the Naraka Path of Pain, which retained Vice Admiral-level strength despite weakening.
• Carlos left the Kamui Space, dressed in a black suit and cloak, and prepared to check on the Black Alliance as Nether Moon Island came into view.
• Carlos saw the Black Alliance assembled in suits and decided suits could distinguish the ranks of his future army, the Suit Thugs.
• The Black Alliance members bowed and thundered, "Welcome home, Godfather!" as Carlos's ship docked.

Carlos returned to Nether Moon Island and told the Black Alliance leaders that it would become a World Government member nation called the United States of Night. He laid out the new arrangement and began discussing its specific organization, while the Black Alliance remained under his command.

• Carlos arrived at Nether Moon Island, praised Noah and the Black Alliance leaders, and ordered them to settle the New World Pirates he had subdued.
• Noah told Carlos that the people he asked about had left the West Sea and that their whereabouts were unknown.
• Carlos called a meeting of the Black Alliance’s powerful families and explained that he had agreed to cooperate with the World Government.
• Carlos announced that the Black Alliance would become a united-states-style nation called the United States of Night, with formal titles but no change to its existing operations.
• The gathered family heads raised no objections, and Carlos began discussing arrangements for establishing the United States of Night.

Carlos organized the United States of Night, expanded the Black Alliance’s control across the West Sea, and created five of the Six Paths of Pain. Noah told him the nation’s founding preparations were complete, so Carlos postponed creating Deva Path Pain to address the ceremony.

• Carlos spent half a month managing the new nation’s affairs and had the Black Alliance seize sole control of islands it had previously shared with other forces.
• Carlos created Human Path Pain, whose unusual body strengthened his ability to extract souls, and then completed Preta Path Pain as the Six Paths’ defender.
• Carlos completed Animal Path Pain using Byrnndi World’s body, giving him powerful summons and the ability to contend with an Admiral.
• Carlos created Asura Path Pain from Douglas Bullet, confident that Bullet’s strength combined with the Path’s abilities made him an Admiral-level combatant.
• After creating five of the Six Paths, Carlos received word from Noah that the founding preparations were complete and set aside Deva Path Pain.

On January 1, Oceanic Era 1502, Carlos announced that the Black Alliance would become the United States of Night, with him as its first King, and Joseph confirmed the World Government had recognized it as an affiliated nation. The reporters finished their questions as the founding ceremony was about to begin.

• The Black Alliance secured Nether Moon Island and escorted reporters from the West Sea and Grand Line to its headquarters.
• Carlos announced that the Black Alliance would be reorganized as the United States of Night and named himself its first King.
• Carlos introduced Joseph, who confirmed the World Government had recognized the United States of Night as an affiliated nation.
• Joseph told the reporters to consult the World Government's official newspaper for more details and said they would witness the founding ceremony.
• Carlos used Conqueror's Haki to quiet the reporters, then led a question-and-answer session that lasted nearly half an hour.

The World Government announced that the Divine Eye Pirates had received Letters of Marque that let anyone holding them plunder freely, turning Carlos and his crew into targets for Pirates worldwide. As the news spread, Shanks, Golden Lion, and Whitebeard each considered the policy and its consequences.

• The World Government announced that the Divine Eye Pirates had been granted Letters of Marque, which were transferable and made plundering legal.
• Carlos recognized that the World Government was using him to draw pressure away from itself, but saw that the Letters could also help his crew expand if they survived the attacks.
• The news spread around the world, and Pirates and other groups condemned the Divine Eye Pirates as government lackeys and coveted the Letters.
• Shanks and Beckman concluded that Carlos and the World Government were using each other and expected the seas to descend into chaos.
• Golden Lion found Carlos daring and interesting, while Whitebeard dismissed the Letters of Marque and invited Marco to drink.

Carlos completed the Six Paths of Pain and gave the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to Deva Path Pain, making the group even more powerful. He also prepared the Dark Moon’s crew and left the Six Paths ready for him to control.

• Carlos ordered the selection of twelve hundred elite logistics, medical, and combat personnel for the Dark Moon and arranged the United States of Night’s affairs before leaving the West Sea.
• Carlos finished creating Deva Path Pain after three days of work in the Kamui Space, completing all six Pains.
• Carlos assessed the Pains’ strength and noted that their Conqueror’s Haki had disappeared, while their combat instincts remained.
• Carlos awakened the six Pains with his Rinnegan and ordered Deva Path Pain to eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Deva Path Pain demonstrated his lightning powers and crossed the Kamui Space at tremendous speed, while Carlos recognized that he could use abilities from six Devil Fruits.

Carlos prepared the Six Paths of Pain and indulged in courtly pleasures while waiting for his forces to be ready. After inspecting a thousand elite Mafia Members, he ordered them trained for naval warfare before he departed the West Sea.

• Carlos gave the Six Paths of Pain masks and supplied them with enough Pupil Power to stay active for a long time.
• Carlos returned to his palace and spent several days drinking and enjoying the company of women.
• After Noah reported that preparations were complete, Carlos inspected a thousand armed Mafia Members selected from across the country.
• Noah explained that the men were highly skilled with firearms, and Carlos ordered the New World Pirates to train them in close combat and naval warfare.
• Carlos prioritized training the men to operate the Mingyue's cannons, raised their benefits, and promised them strength, status, wealth, and other rewards.

Carlos and the Divine Eye Pirates sailed from the United States of Night toward the New World, but a large alliance of West Sea Pirates ambushed the Nether Moon. Martin led the defense, and the attackers were crushed before they could damage the ship.

• Carlos departed Nether Moon Island aboard the Nether Moon with more than fourteen hundred people, heading through the West Sea toward the Calm Belt and the New World.
• Carlos examined his Letters of Marque and relaxed aboard the orderly ship as it sailed without incident.
• Dozens of pirate ships surrounded the Nether Moon, and Carlos ordered Martin to command the battle and wipe out the attackers.
• The Nether Moon's sixty-four guns and the core crewmates' abilities prevented the West Sea Pirates from landing a single cannonball on the ship.
• The attackers tried to board, but the Divine Eye Pirates' firearms and powerful fighters shattered their ships and left the survivors stunned.

After the Divine Eye Pirates crushed the West Sea crews that attacked them, the Nether Moon entered the Calm Belt, where Carlos revealed his Six Paths of Pain and used Animal Path and the More-More Fruit to race the ship across the sea. The chapter left the crew speeding through the Calm Belt, with Carlos discovering that his ability could accelerate other living creatures.

• Carlos and the Divine Eye Pirates destroyed the attacking Pirate Crews, while a few survivors later returned to rescue people and claim recruits for themselves.
• The Nether Moon sailed into the Calm Belt, where Carlos summoned Animal Path and introduced the Six Paths of Pain to his core crewmates.
• Animal Path summoned a giant Sea Serpent and harnessed it to the Nether Moon with iron chains.
• Carlos ordered Animal Path to accelerate the Sea Serpent, and the More-More Fruit ability increased its speed tenfold, making crewmates stumble as the ship raced ahead.
• Carlos realized that the More-More Fruit could increase the speed of other living creatures, though it could not enlarge them.

Carlos searched for a suitable base for the Divine Eye Pirates in the New World and chose Sun Moon Island, a resource-rich pair of islands held by the powerful Sirius Pirates. He decided to seize it and ordered the Underworld Moon to find an Eternal Pose leading there.

• Carlos studied a map and decided to establish the Divine Eye Pirates' foothold near the Calm Belt bordering the West Sea.
• Carlos selected Sun Moon Island for its stable climate, resources, and gold and silver mines.
• Carlos learned that the Sirius Pirates, led by Sirius Kane Chaos, controlled Sun Moon Island and occupied eleven islands in the New World.
• Carlos chose to attack Sun Moon Island despite the risk of provoking the Sirius Pirates and their powerful allies and rivals.
• Carlos ordered the Underworld Moon to seek an island where the crew could buy an Eternal Pose to Sun Moon Island.

After obtaining an Eternal Pose to Sun Moon Island, Carlos led the Divine Eye Pirates away from White Sand Island, drawing a fleet of pursuing crews into a snowy sea. As five Giant Sea Kings confronted the pursuers, the Sea Serpent charged at them with its speed boosted by Carlos’s More-More Fruit.

• Susanna and Martin bought an Eternal Pose to Sun Moon Island, and Susanna reported that people had followed them in town.
• Carlos ordered the Underworld Moon to leave White Sand Island and head for Sun Moon Island, while pursuing pirate crews and intelligence spread across the region.
• The Blood Axe Pirates and more than twenty other ships chased the Underworld Moon but struggled to catch it.
• A sudden snowstorm slowed the Underworld Moon, and five enormous Sea Kings appeared before the pursuing pirates, with a masked figure standing atop the Sea Serpent.
• Carlos accelerated the Sea Serpent, which charged toward the pirate fleet at tremendous speed.

The Divine Eye Pirates destroyed the pirate crews pursuing them as they sailed toward Sun Moon Island. Golden Lion Shiki then approached the Nether Moon alone, and Carlos met him in the sky.

• The five Sea Kings and Animal Path Pain wiped out the first wave of pirates pursuing the Divine Eye Pirates, killing the Blood Axe Pirates' captain and clearing away all traces of the battle.
• More pirate crews pursued the Nether Moon, and Carlos let his crew fight off interceptors while deliberately keeping the ship slow enough for enemies to catch up.
• Several days later, O'Neal spotted Golden Lion Shiki flying toward the Nether Moon and told Carlos that Shiki had come alone.
• Carlos used a spatial vortex to meet Shiki in midair, where they exchanged greetings and Carlos thanked him for helping him grow stronger.

Carlos reunited with Golden Lion and explained why he cooperated with the World Government and the West Sea Mafia. Golden Lion challenged him, and Carlos sent the Six Paths of Pain into battle; after recognizing two of them, Golden Lion exclaimed in shock that they were World and Bullet.

• Carlos defended his cooperation with the World Government and the West Sea Mafia, while Golden Lion criticized his choices and boasted that he could go anywhere.
• After Carlos teased Golden Lion about being hunted while he was welcomed at Marine Headquarters, Golden Lion drew Kiyomizu and attacked him.
• Carlos avoided fighting directly and summoned the Six Paths of Pain, explaining that they were a powerful method rather than ordinary battle puppets.
• Golden Lion drew Sakazuki and unleashed a storm of Sword Qi, but Preta Path Pain blocked it with the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.
• Carlos used Banshō Ten'in to pull Golden Lion into the Six Paths' coordinated assault, but Golden Lion countered the attacks with his twin swords and Float-Float Fruit.
• Golden Lion recognized Animal Path Pain and Asura Path Pain as World and Bullet, and reacted with disbelief.

Carlos tested his Six Paths of Pain against Golden Lion, who was overwhelmed by their coordinated attacks and discovered that the Naraka Path could revive fallen Pains. Golden Lion shifted his focus to the Naraka Path, but its layered defenses made it difficult to reach.

• Carlos revealed that World and Bullet had been captured, sent to Impel Down, and transformed into Pains through his agreement with the World Government.
• Golden Lion and Carlos resumed their fight, and Golden Lion clashed with the Asura Path before cutting apart the Deva Path’s lightning attack.
• Golden Lion fought all six Pains at close range and began to fall behind as their coordination improved.
• Golden Lion endured a punch from Bullet and beheaded the Human Path, but the Naraka Path revived it and sent it back into battle.
• Golden Lion realized he needed to target the Naraka Path, but the other Pains, the Preta Path, and the Naraka Path’s indistinguishable clones protected it.

Carlos welcomed Golden Lion aboard the Dark Moon after they tested their strength in battle. Golden Lion proposed a deeper partnership to restore the Flying Pirates, while Carlos explained his ambitions and considered what he could gain from the alliance.

• Golden Lion failed to break through the Six Paths of Pain, and Carlos ended their sparring without trying to kill him.
• Carlos invited Golden Lion to a banquet aboard the Dark Moon and sent Kelly and the other crewmates to prepare.
• Carlos and Golden Lion discussed their crews and smoked cigars together beneath a parasol.
• Golden Lion described the Flying Pirates' decline and declared his intention to surpass their former glory.
• Carlos said he had no interest in becoming One Piece and wanted influence in both the white and black worlds.
• Golden Lion offered to help Carlos establish a foothold in the New World in exchange for a deeper partnership.