Arc 12The Fall of Sirius

Carlos joined forces with Golden Lion, Kaido, and Big Mom to destroy the Sirius Pirates and claim their territory. After the allies divided their spoils, the story shifted to Red Count Raid, who obtained and ate the Bat-Bat Fruit: Vampire Form.

  • Carlos rejected Golden Lion’s offer of territory, chose Sun Moon Island, and agreed to destroy the Sirius Pirates with Golden Lion’s help.
  • Deva Path Pain defeated Wolverine and wiped out the fleet pursuing the Underworld Moon with Planetary Devastation.
  • The Divine Eye Pirates invaded Sun Moon Island, defeated the Sirius Pirates’ defenders, and captured Black Wolf King as Sirius Chaos began preparing a response.
  • Carlos fought Kaido, who agreed to join the campaign after their battle, while Golden Lion and Big Mom also committed to the attack.
  • Carlos and the allied captains launched a coordinated assault on Sirius territory, and Carlos killed War Wolf while Sirius Chaos fled to face the others.
  • Kaido, Golden Lion, Big Mom, and Carlos fought and killed Sirius Chaos, then divided the Sirius Pirates’ treasury and destroyed Sirius Island.
  • The allied crews defeated the remaining Sirius Pirates and divided their territory, while Carlos kept Sun Moon Island and Qingsang Island for the Divine Eye Pirates.
  • Red Count Raid found the Bat-Bat Fruit: Vampire Form in an underground chamber, ate it, mastered its abilities, and escaped as a swarm of bats.
Chapters 278–303 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 278A Game of Grand Strategy

Carlos asked Golden Lion to help him seize Sun Moon Island from the Sirius Pirates, then proposed a secret alliance with Kaido and Big Mom to destroy their enemies and divide the Sirius Pirates’ territory. Golden Lion agreed to contact the two rising pirate captains, leaving the plan to expand into a four-crew war underway.

  • Carlos rejected Golden Lion’s offer of territory and chose Sun Moon Island, which belonged to the powerful Sirius Pirates.
  • Golden Lion warned that the Sirius Pirates could rally New World pirates against Carlos and agreed to help despite the risks to the Flying Pirates.
  • Carlos proposed wiping out the Sirius Pirates and the pirates who threatened him, then splitting their eleven islands among four crews.
  • Carlos asked Golden Lion about Kaido and Big Mom and suggested bringing their crews into the campaign.
  • Golden Lion agreed to secretly contact Kaido and Big Mom, then asked how Carlos would have handled the crisis without his help.

Ch. 279True Thoughts

Carlos discussed the Sirius Pirates and the World Government’s schemes with Golden Lion, then hosted him and the Crewmates for a lively celebration aboard the Underworld Moon. Though Golden Lion grew friendly with Carlos’s crew and offered guidance, Carlos privately resolved to prevent Golden Lion from becoming the One Piece, even considering hiding a Road Poneglyph.

  • Carlos explained that he could have attacked the Sirius Pirates’ headquarters, but agreed that using a plan to draw other Pirate Crews against them would settle the problem more cleanly.
  • Golden Lion said he would never cooperate with the World Government because of his hatred for it, and Carlos acknowledged that some people put emotion above profit.
  • Carlos asked Golden Lion about the New World, and their conversation continued over food and drinks before the night’s celebration began.
  • Shiryu, Dolores, and O'Neal flattered Golden Lion in hopes of gaining his swordsmanship guidance and inspiration, and Golden Lion treated Carlos’s Crewmates warmly.
  • Carlos privately admitted that he would not help Golden Lion reclaim his former power or become the One Piece, and considered hiding a Road Poneglyph in the Kamui Space.

Ch. 280Wolverine

Carlos led the Underworld Moon through Renos Sea, where Deva Path Pain captured an electric eel and the crew prepared to fight the approaching Pirates. Nearly fifty Pirate Ships surrounded them, and Deva Path Pain struck Wolverine’s ship, beginning a battle with the Sirius Pirates.

  • The Underworld Moon entered Renos Sea, and Deva Path Pain repelled an electric eel’s lightning attack, pulled it from the water, and defeated it.
  • Carlos ordered the captured eel taken to Kelly to cook after studying it.
  • Olsen warned Carlos that the pursuing Pirates were catching up, so Carlos ordered the crew to prepare for battle and assigned Deva Path Pain to lead the fight.
  • Nearly fifty Pirate Ships formed a semicircle around the Underworld Moon, and Carlos recognized the Sirius Pirates’ flag and their officer Wolverine.
  • The Underworld Moon’s cannons opened fire, and Deva Path Pain crossed to Wolverine’s ship at lightning speed and attacked him with a kick.

Ch. 281Relentless Bombardment

The Divine Eye Pirates fought a three-front sea battle as Carlos watched the casualties mount and Deva Path Pain used the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to bombard Wolverine. Wolverine endured the escalating lightning assault, but Deva Path Pain kept his distance and the battle remained unresolved.

  • The Underworld Moon charged into the Pirates attacking from the left, while Electric Eels joined the chaotic fighting and Carlos watched over his forces.
  • Deva Path Pain assessed Wolverine as a close-combat expert and began striking him and the surrounding Pirates with lightning pillars.
  • Wolverine tore apart Deva Path Pain’s thunderbird attack with six Armament Haki claw slashes, then charged toward him.
  • Deva Path Pain transformed into lightning to keep away from Wolverine and unleashed a dense barrage that Wolverine struggled to block.
  • Dark clouds gathered as the lightning grew denser and stronger, increasing the pressure on Wolverine.

Ch. 282The Power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit

Deva Path Pain unleashed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit against the Sirius Pirates, destroying Wolverine’s ship and overwhelming the enemy across the battlefield. Wolverine was forced out of the sea by the lightning and Electric Eels, then died beneath Deva Path Pain’s bombardment.

  • Wolverine tried to retreat toward his ship, but Deva Path Pain struck it with a Sixty Million Volt Thunder Dragon, destroying the ship and its crew.
  • Wolverine escaped the blast by leaping into the sea, while Deva Path Pain used his lightning mobility to bombard the battlefield.
  • Deva Path Pain amplified his Observation Haki and unleashed Heaven’s Punishment, striking enemy Pirates and creating openings for the Divine Eye Pirates’ crewmates.
  • Lightning and aggressive Electric Eels made the sea unsafe for Wolverine, and Deva Path Pain attacked him as soon as he surfaced.
  • Wolverine fought on for another quarter of an hour before lightning killed him, leaving his charred body to fall into the water.

Ch. 283Planetary Devastation

After Wolverine's death, Carlos ordered the Divine Eye Pirates to retreat aboard the Underworld Moon and used its speed to escape their pursuers. Deva Path Pain then unleashed Planetary Devastation above the enemy fleet, pulling seawater and pirate ships into the sky as the trapped Pirates struggled to flee.

  • Carlos surveyed the battlefield and ordered his surviving crewmates to retreat to the Underworld Moon while the core crewmates and Deva Path Pain covered them.
  • The Divine Eye Pirates withdrew under Deva Path Pain's lightning strikes, then the Underworld Moon sped away while enemy attacks caused only minor damage.
  • Carlos told his crewmates the enemy Pirates were finished as Deva Path Pain flew above their fleet and created a black sphere.
  • Planetary Devastation drew seawater, marine life, corpses, and pirate ships into the sky, leaving the trapped Pirates unable to escape.

Ch. 284Kaido in the Dark

After Deva Path Pain destroyed the attacking Pirates with Planetary Devastation, the Divine Eye Pirates continued toward Sun Moon Island. Golden Lion recruited Kaido and Charlotte Linlin into a plan to destroy the Sirius Pirates, while Kaido set out to challenge Carlos.

  • Deva Path Pain collapsed the massive water sphere, wiping out nearly all the attacking Pirates and sending towering waves across the sea.
  • The Dark Moon resumed its voyage, and Carlos ordered the crew to sail at full speed toward Sun Moon Island.
  • Golden Lion contacted Kaido and offered him three islands to join a war against the Sirius Pirates alongside the Divine Eye Pirates and Charlotte Linlin.
  • Kaido agreed to join, then flew from Onigashima to find Carlos and test his strength.
  • Golden Lion told Charlotte Linlin about the plan and Kaido's challenge; they agreed to seize Kaido's gains if Carlos lost and exclude Kaido from the spoils.

Ch. 285Landing on Sun Moon Island

The Divine Eye Pirates attacked Moon Island, the Sirius Pirates’ guarded base on Sun Moon Island, and Carlos ordered his crew to seize it as their first territory in the New World. The chapter ended with the crew landing to eliminate the defenders, while Carlos considered seeking Pluton and using Olvia and Robin to translate clues to its location.

  • The Underworld Moon approached Moon Island openly, and three Sirius Pirates patrol ships moved to intercept it.
  • Carlos ordered Asura Path Pain to fire missiles, destroying all three patrol ships.
  • Asura Path Pain absorbed the dock’s barrage with the Fusion Fruit, returned fire, and then defeated the Sirius Pirates guarding the dock.
  • Carlos considered fusing Asura Path Pain with Pluton and planned to find Olvia and Robin to translate its location clues.
  • Carlos ordered the Divine Eye Pirates to land, defeat the enemy, and claim Moon Island as their first New World territory.

Ch. 286Battle of Sun Moon Island (Part 1)

The Divine Eye Pirates launched their assault on Sun Moon Island and met the Sirius Pirates’ charge of ten thousand wolves. Asura Path Pain and the other main combatants overwhelmed the enemy, leaving the battle heavily in the Divine Eye Pirates’ favor.

  • Asura Path Pain led the landing force across a forest and onto a grassland, where ten thousand wolves and three thousand mounted Sirius Pirates charged toward them.
  • Carlos ordered the Divine Eye Pirates to attack without mercy unless the enemy surrendered, and Black Wolf King used a howl to drive the wolves into a frenzy.
  • Asura Path Pain struck Black Wolf King with a single punch, smashing him and his giant wolf into the ground.
  • Shiryu cut down mounted pirates with Raiu, while Martin shattered the battlefield and Dolores killed enemies amid drifting cherry blossoms.
  • Riley enlarged his body and crushed large numbers of wolves and pirates, as the Sirius Pirates’ strongest fighters fell to the Divine Eye Pirates’ main combatants.

Ch. 287Battle for Sun Moon Island (Part 2)

Carlos ordered Asura Path Pain to unleash a massive aerial barrage that devastated the Sirius Pirates and the wolves defending Sun Moon Island. The Divine Eye Pirates crushed the remaining resistance and captured the Black Wolf King, leaving the island essentially occupied.

  • The Black Wolf King abandoned hopes of defeating the Divine Eye Pirates and tried to stall Asura Path Pain while his forces surrounded the enemy.
  • Carlos ordered Asura Path Pain to attack from the air, and Asura Path transformed into a giant modern-weapon killing machine.
  • Asura Path Pain fired laser cannons and thousands of missiles, devastating the wolf packs and Sirius Pirates and shattering their morale.
  • The survivors fled or surrendered as the Divine Eye Pirates began pursuing them, while the Black Wolf King escaped the barrage with depleted Haki and minor injuries.
  • Asura Path Pain and the Divine Eye Pirates' four strongest fighters pursued the Black Wolf King, defeated him, and captured him.
  • The Divine Eye Pirates occupied Sun Moon Island, and the remaining defenders on Sun Island posed little threat.

Ch. 288Sirius

Carlos took control of Sun Moon Island for the Divine Eye Pirates, killed the Black Wolf King, and learned that the Sirius Pirates were stronger than expected. On Sirius Island, War Wolf informed Sirius Kane Chaos that Wolverine had died and Sun Moon Island had fallen, provoking Chaos’s aura.

  • Carlos offered the captured Black Wolf King submission or death, then used the Human Path to kill him and search his memories for information about the Sirius Pirates.
  • By nightfall, the Divine Eye Pirates controlled Sun Moon Island, and the Sirius Pirates’ remaining forces were dead or had surrendered.
  • Sirius Kane Chaos trained in his moon-white giant wolf form atop Sirius Island’s highest peak, drawing moonlight and silencing the island’s wolves with his howl.
  • War Wolf climbed to the summit and told Chaos that Wolverine had died, Sun Moon Island had fallen, and the Black Wolf King was likely in grave danger.
  • Chaos released a powerful aura that stilled the fierce winds around the summit.

Ch. 289Beasts

Sirius Chaos learned that the Divine Eye Pirates had seized Sun Moon Island after Wolverine joined a failed attack against them, and he ordered a secret investigation and preparations to recruit allies. Carlos discovered the plan through Stussy’s letter, but before he could relax, Kaido arrived at Sun Moon Island demanding to test his strength.

  • War Wolf told Sirius Chaos that the Divine Eye Pirates had defeated the pirates who attacked them and taken Sun Moon Island.
  • Sirius Chaos ordered spies to investigate the Divine Eye Pirates and Blood Wolf to secretly contact crews and fighters interested in opposing them.
  • Three days later, Stussy delivered Carlos a secret letter revealing the Sirius Pirates’ investigation and plans to contact other pirates.
  • Carlos decided not to interfere, believing the Divine Eye Pirates and their allies could defeat the Sirius Pirates if they attacked.
  • Kaido appeared above Sun Moon Island in dragon form and challenged Carlos, who vanished through a spatial vortex to confront him.

Ch. 290The Battle in the Sky (Part One)

Carlos led Kaido away from Sun Moon Island and fought him in the sky, testing their powers in an escalating battle. After Kaido’s dragon body coiled around Susanoo and began crushing it, the fight remained unresolved.

  • Carlos lured Kaido hundreds of li away from Sun Moon Island before summoning his complete-body Susanoo.
  • Carlos and Kaido traded a purple arrow and Dragon’s Heat Breath, producing shockwaves that disrupted the clouds, hail, and sea.
  • Carlos attacked with an Amaterasu-coated blade, but Kaido blocked it with his Armament Haki-covered claws and blasted the flames away.
  • Carlos deliberately let Kaido knock away his blade, then fought him hand-to-hand through Susanoo.
  • Kaido wrapped his dragon body around Susanoo and squeezed until the giant armor creaked under the pressure.

Ch. 291Battle in the Sky (Part 2)

Carlos used Susanoo’s Amaterasu flames and Kamui techniques to injure and pressure Kaido in their aerial battle. Wary of Carlos’s spatial attacks and other hidden abilities, Kaido ended the fight and decided to build his territory and grow stronger before challenging him again.

  • Carlos unleashed Amaterasu flames from Susanoo, then hurled Kaido into the sea and repaired Susanoo’s wings.
  • Kaido emerged from the sea and used Armament Haki to strip away the flames, though his body had been scorched.
  • Kaido fired Continuous Breath at Carlos, who dodged and retaliated with Kamui Shuriken that created a spatial vortex.
  • Carlos and Kaido fought at close range, and Carlos’s Kamui Raikiri severed the claws on Kaido’s right foreclaw.
  • Carlos offered to end the battle, and Kaido chose to withdraw, expand his territory, and train before fighting Carlos again.

Ch. 292A Fortunate Miscalculation

Carlos finalized a four-party cooperation with Kaido, Golden Lion, and Big Mom while the Sirius Pirates investigated the Divine Eye Pirates and suspected a Marine plot. Sirius Chaos ordered covert attacks and preparations for war, unaware that Carlos had already secured the backing of powerful pirates.

  • Kaido agreed to the four-party cooperation and left after promising to return for Carlos.
  • Carlos returned to Sun Moon Island and spent the next day coordinating with Golden Lion, Kaido, and Big Mom.
  • Blood Wolf told Sirius Chaos and War Wolf that the Divine Eye Pirates had formidable fighters, including masked figures with abilities resembling Byrnndi World's.
  • Sirius Chaos suspected the Marines had released and controlled World to help the Divine Eye Pirates draw the Sirius Pirates into a trap.
  • Sirius Chaos ordered Blood Wolf to monitor the Marines and hired assassins and bounty hunters to target the Divine Eye Pirates while preparing for a possible war.
  • Carlos remained unaware of the Sirius Pirates' suspicions, while his agreement with Golden Lion, Kaido, and Big Mom ensured they would act regardless.

Ch. 293Imminent Clash

Carlos learned that the Sirius Pirates were sending assassins and bounty hunters after him, so he persuaded Golden Lion Shiki, Beast Kaido, and Big Mom to launch their attack early. The four agreed to strike Sirius Island together the next morning, though Kaido’s attempt to claim Sirius Chaos as his subordinate was rejected.

  • Carlos received Stussy’s coded intelligence and learned that the Sirius Pirates were secretly sending killers and bounty hunters to Sun Moon Island.
  • Carlos contacted Golden Lion Shiki, Beast Kaido, and Big Mom and proposed an immediate offensive against the Sirius Pirates.
  • Golden Lion Shiki, Beast Kaido, and Big Mom agreed to attack at eight the next morning, while their subordinates handled the other islands.
  • Carlos said the four of them would go straight to Sirius Island and kill Sirius Chaos so he could not threaten them later.
  • Kaido asked to take Sirius Chaos as his subordinate, but Carlos, Golden Lion Shiki, and Big Mom rejected the demand, and Kaido withdrew it.

Ch. 294United Offensive

Carlos and the Flying, Beasts, and Big Mom Pirates launched a coordinated assault on the Sirius Pirates, while the Sirius crew scrambled to defend its territory and prepare for a possible defeat. Sirius Chaos ordered his officers to preserve their lives and treasure as the attackers advanced.

  • Carlos ordered Dolores and Riley to stay behind and guard Sun Moon Island while he led the rest of his forces to attack Qingsang Island.
  • Carlos and the other three pirate captains began their simultaneous assault on Sirius territory, and Carlos set out ahead of them toward Sirius Island.
  • Carlos challenged Golden Lion Shiki, Kaido, and Big Mom to race to Sirius Island for a wager, but he had already left before they could respond.
  • War Wolf received news that the four pirate crews had entered Sirius territory and alerted Sirius Chaos as the island's Pirates mobilized.
  • Sirius Chaos ordered War Wolf to warn Blood Wolf and Greedy Wolf to flee if necessary, while he arranged to move the crew's money and treasures to safety.

Ch. 295Ancient Zoan

Carlos arrived at Sirius Island and destroyed the palace on its highest peak to provoke the Sirius Pirates. He fought War Wolf until captain Kane Chaos intervened, and the chapter ended with Carlos and Kane facing off after exchanging powerful blows.

  • Carlos emerged above Sirius Island and used Banshō Ten'in to tear a palace from the mountaintop, bringing down much of the peak.
  • War Wolf confronted Carlos and attacked with Haki-coated bone spikes from his Ancient Zoan form, but Asura Path Pain blocked them and countered with missiles.
  • Carlos used Banshō Ten'in to pull War Wolf toward a charged punch from Asura Path Pain.
  • Kane Chaos arrived, forced Carlos to evade a moon-white freezing beam, and intercepted Asura Path Pain with a Haki-coated punch.
  • Kane Chaos and Asura Path Pain exchanged blows that shook the battlefield, then separated, with Kane's hand trembling from the impact.

Ch. 296Kagutsuchi

Lucifer Carlos and his allies attacked Sirius Island, forcing Sirius Chaos to flee while Carlos fought War Wolf. Carlos killed War Wolf with controlled Amaterasu flames as Golden Lion Shiki, Kaido, and Big Mom arrived, leaving Sirius Chaos still pursued.

  • Lucifer Carlos confronted Sirius Kane Chaos and revealed that Shiki, Kaido, and Charlotte were coming to help him.
  • Sirius Chaos fled while War Wolf tried to stop Carlos's Asura Path Pain from pursuing him.
  • Carlos repelled War Wolf with Shinra Tensei, then summoned back the Asura Path Pain as Shiki, Kaido, and Big Mom reached the island.
  • Carlos used Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi to trap War Wolf in controlled black flames that formed a qilin.
  • After War Wolf exhausted his Haki, the black qilin burned him to death, and Carlos buried his body.

Ch. 297A Dragon and a Wolf

Sirius Chaos was cornered by Kaido, Golden Lion, Big Mom, and Carlos, so he transformed into his awakened celestial wolf form and called the wolves of Sirius Island to his aid. Kaido attacked him while Big Mom began slaughtering the wolf packs, leaving Chaos locked in a desperate battle as the others prepared to finish him.

  • After Carlos defeated War Wolf, Golden Lion, Kaido, and Big Mom tracked down Sirius Chaos and surrounded him.
  • Sirius Chaos accepted that he might die, howled to summon more than a hundred thousand wolves, and transformed into his awakened beast form.
  • Kaido and Sirius Chaos exchanged a heat breath and a freezing energy beam whose collision devastated the island and killed many wolves.
  • Sirius Chaos dodged Kaido’s tail strike, then leaped into the air and fought him fiercely at close range.
  • Golden Lion asked Big Mom to clear out the wolves, and she flew toward the packs while Golden Lion stayed to support Kaido and prevent Chaos from escaping.

Ch. 298A Desperate Strike (Part 1)

Golden Lion and Kaido fought Sirius Chaos while Carlos and Big Mom wiped out the wolf packs, then joined the battle to help bring Chaos down. Chaos remained standing through his rapid healing, and Carlos faced the first wave of his desperate counterattack without being harmed.

  • Golden Lion struck Sirius Chaos with crossing sword slashes, wounding his tail, but Chaos healed himself with the light from the mark between his brows.
  • Golden Lion and Kaido kept Chaos on the defensive as their battle devastated the northeastern part of Sirius Island.
  • Carlos and Charlotte Linlin slaughtered more than a hundred thousand wolves, then went to support Golden Lion and Kaido.
  • Carlos arrived and praised Chaos's strength, prompting Chaos to unleash freezing, vibrating sound waves at him.
  • Carlos remained unaffected as the sound waves passed through him.

Ch. 299A Life-Sacrificing Strike (Part 2)

Carlos, Kaido, Golden Lion, and Big Mom joined forces to overwhelm Sirius Chaos, who unleashed a moon-powered final attack before dying. Chaos aimed his life-sacrificing strike at Big Mom, leaving her furious as the others celebrated his defeat.

  • Carlos attacked Chaos with Kamui, but Chaos used chilling power and Haki to break free and endured the others' flames and Heat Breath.
  • Chaos healed his burns with lunar essence from his Mythical Zoan Sirius Fruit as the four continued their assault.
  • Kaido, Golden Lion, Big Mom, and Carlos launched successive attacks, driving Chaos to use his ultimate technique, Sirius Howls at the Moon.
  • Chaos condensed his remaining strength into a moon-white sphere and fired it at Big Mom, choosing her as the target of his final strike.
  • Golden Lion's and Big Mom's Sword Qi dismembered Chaos, and he died after exhausting his power.
  • Big Mom cursed in anger because Chaos had aimed his life-sacrificing attack at her.

Ch. 300The Dust Settles

Big Mom survived Sirius Chaos’s freezing attack, and she joined Carlos, Golden Lion, and Kaido in dividing the Sirius Pirates’ wealth and destroying Sirius Island. Carlos returned to Qingsang Island to organize the Divine Eye Pirates’ new territories and plan their growth.

  • Big Mom used Prometheus, Zeus, Napoleon, and her Armament Haki to defend herself, but Sirius Chaos’s full moon froze her and the Homies before she broke free alive.
  • Big Mom demanded a larger share of the island’s wealth, and Golden Lion, Kaido, and Carlos agreed before the four divided the Sirius Pirates’ treasury.
  • Carlos, Golden Lion, Kaido, and Big Mom attacked from separate directions and blasted Sirius Island beneath the sea.
  • Carlos returned to Qingsang Island, where he told the Divine Eye Pirates that Sirius Chaos was dead and Sun Moon Island and Qingsang Island were now their territory.
  • Carlos ordered Shiryu to guard Qingsang Island, assigned Martin and Riley to transport elite soldiers from the West Sea, and arranged a banquet.

Ch. 301Red Count

The Sirius Pirates collapsed after the three major Pirate Crews divided their territory, while the Divine Eye Pirates rested and drew increasing scrutiny. The World Government organized a mission to capture or kill Red Count Raid, who was traveling to Queen's City of Spring in search of a way to preserve his youth.

  • The three major Pirate Crews defeated the Sirius Pirates, killed Blood Wolf, and divided their territory, while the Divine Eye Pirates retained the two islands they had occupied.
  • Sengoku and Kong attended a Marine meeting about expanding Marine influence in the New World after the Sirius Pirates' destruction.
  • The Five Elders summoned Kong and Sengoku to Mary Geoise and ordered them to lead a joint mission to capture or kill Red Count Raid, promising promotions and rewards.
  • Red Count Raid traveled toward Queen's City of Spring while seeking a way to remain forever young and maintain his peak condition.

Ch. 303Mythical Zoan Vampire Fruit

Red Count Raid found and ate the Bat-Bat Fruit: Vampire Form, then quickly developed its powers. He left the baron's castle transformed into a swarm of blood-colored bats, while an unseen World Government tracker followed him.

  • Red Count Raid used Observation Haki to locate the Devil Fruit in a noble's castle in Queen's City of Spring, unaware that a World Government tracker was following him.
  • Red Count Raid found a hidden passage and broke through a sealed wall to reach the underground chamber containing the fruit.
  • Red Count Raid took the fruit and triggered the chamber's traps, but destroyed the arrows with Conqueror's Haki and hovered above the spike pit.
  • Red Count Raid ate a bite of the Bat-Bat Fruit: Vampire Form and quickly mastered its abilities.
  • Red Count Raid transformed into hundreds of blood-colored bats and flew out of the castle toward the full moon.
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