Recaps

Red Count Raid tested his Vampire Fruit by killing a young girl and massacring the Marines in Queen's City of Spring, restoring his body to its peak. Kong and three powerful allies prepared an ambush for him on a crimson island, where Kong launched the first attack as Raid flew overhead.

• Red Count Raid abducted and drained a young girl, then discovered that drinking blood made his body younger.
• Red Count Raid slaughtered the Marines stationed in Queen's City of Spring and regained his youthful strength.
• Sengoku ordered Red Count Raid captured, and Kong led Sengoku, an Army Admiral, and a World Government agent to set an ambush.
• Kong positioned his companions around a crimson island and waited for Red Count Raid to arrive.
• Kong burst from the rocks and struck at Red Count Raid's head, but Red Count remained composed despite the ambush.

Red Count Raid and Steel Bone Kong fought a fierce battle while three hidden Admiral-level Marines waited to ambush Raid. Carlos arrived at the Red Line, sensed the fight, and headed toward it to see who was battling.

• Raid scattered into crimson bats to evade Kong's opening attack, then reformed and began fighting him in midair.
• Kong guided the fight down to the island while three concealed Admiral-level powerhouses waited for an opening to strike Raid.
• Kong used his Steel Bones, Iron Body technique to strengthen his body and pressure Raid, but their battle continued to devastate the island.
• Carlos arrived at the Red Line while seeking Robin and her mother to obtain Pluton's location, and he sensed a powerful battle nearby.
• Carlos decided to go watch the fight, unaware that the Marines were trying to capture Raid.

Carlos discovered that the Marines had trapped Red Count Raid in a battle with Kong and three other Admiral-class fighters, and decided to help Raid escape in secret. He prepared a covert warning plan while avoiding a direct confrontation with the Marines.

• Carlos used the Byakugan to observe Kong and Red Count Raid fighting on the island and spotted Sengoku and two other powerful figures surrounding Raid.
• Carlos judged that Raid would likely be captured or killed and decided that saving him could earn a valuable favor, while openly helping risked conflict with the Marines and World Government.
• Carlos considered warning Raid about the hidden fighters so he could escape before his stamina ran low.
• Carlos summoned Human Path Pain, Animal Path Pain, and Asura Path Pain, then sent Human Path Pain through the sea toward the island to dig a concealed passage.

Carlos used underground missile attacks to expose the Marines hidden around Kong and Red Count Raid, disrupting their planned encirclement. Red Count Raid escaped by burning his blood, and Carlos appeared behind him at sea to claim credit for helping him.

• Carlos sent missiles underground to strike the hiding places of Sengoku and the other two admiral-level Marines, exposing them during the battle.
• Red Count Raid realized he was outnumbered, stopped fighting Kong, and transformed into crimson bats to flee.
• Kong, Sengoku, the Army admiral, and the Government intelligence agent attacked the bats but failed to prevent Raid's escape.
• Kong ordered the others to search for whoever had exposed their positions, while Carlos packed up and followed Raid.
• Raid reassembled near the Red Line, weakened after burning his blood to escape, and Carlos appeared behind him and greeted him.

Carlos helped Red Count Raid escape the Marines in exchange for a favor, then traveled to Gourmet City to meet Robin and Olvia. The chapter ended with the two women arriving at the barbecue restaurant where Carlos was waiting.

• Carlos introduced himself to Red Count Raid and claimed credit for secretly helping him evade a Marine ambush.
• Raid agreed to owe Carlos one favor, and Carlos gave him a phone number to use when he needed help.
• Carlos summoned a large bird and traveled to Gourmet City to find Robin and Olvia and have them translate Pluton's location.
• Carlos arrived in Gourmet City, enjoyed the city and its barbecue, and called Olvia and Robin to arrange a meeting.
• Olvia and Robin arrived at the restaurant and greeted Carlos with excitement and joy.

Carlos reunited with Olvia and Robin, listened to their stories, and reassured them that he would protect them from the Marines and World Government. After moving them into a luxury hotel, Carlos and Olvia spent the night together while Robin slept.

• Carlos welcomed Olvia and Robin to dinner, and they told him about their travels and their continued pursuit of history.
• Olvia explained that the Marines had discovered their trail and that the World Government had placed a higher bounty on her.
• Carlos assured Olvia that he could protect them and used his dojutsu to make people overlook her and Robin as they checked into a luxury hotel.
• After Robin fell asleep, Olvia joined Carlos in his suite, and they drank wine together.

Carlos learned where Pluton was hidden, then stayed with Olvia and Robin until Marines surrounded them on the beach. He refused to surrender them and summoned the Six Paths of Pain to kill the Marines and eliminate every witness on the island.

• Carlos hypnotized Olvia and Robin to translate the ancient text, revealing Pluton's location.
• Carlos spent several more days with Olvia and Robin, enjoying their time together without discussing marriage.
• A Marine force led by a Vice Admiral surrounded Carlos, Olvia, and Robin on the beach.
• The Vice Admiral demanded that Carlos let the Marines take Olvia and Robin, warning him that the World Government might strip him of his status.
• Carlos refused to let them go and told the Marines that he would protect the two women at any cost.
• When the Marines tried to withdraw, Carlos summoned the Six Paths of Pain and ordered them to kill the Marines on the island.

Carlos had the Six Paths of Pain slaughter the Marines who threatened Olvia and Robin, then ordered them to eliminate witnesses and destroy the evidence. After leaving Gourmet City with the two women, he spent two more days with them before departing for the New World.

• The Six Paths of Pain killed nearly three hundred Marines and defeated the Marine Vice Admiral, whom Human Path Pain killed and searched for information.
• Carlos ordered the Pains to eliminate nearby witnesses, Marine intelligence personnel, and anyone else who knew about the incident, while disposing of the bodies.
• Carlos reassured Olvia and Robin, then left Gourmet City with them after the Pains finished cleaning up.
• Carlos spent two days with Olvia and Robin before saying goodbye and returning to the New World.

Carlos traveled to a nameless island in the Calm Belt and used his powers to uncover and retrieve the Ancient Weapon Pluton from beneath its lake. He left Pluton pulled up from the lakebed, exhausted but having secured the weapon.

• Carlos reached the island and fought through its aggressive wildlife, burning a swarm of flying creatures with Amaterasu and suppressing the beasts with Conqueror's Haki.
• Carlos used the Byakugan to locate Pluton roughly five thousand meters beneath the lake.
• Carlos traveled to the lake's center and unleashed Universal Pull, forcing the water outward in towering waves that devastated the island.
• Carlos canceled Universal Pull after exposing Pluton, then used Banshō Ten'in to drag the enormous weapon upward from the lakebed.
• Carlos felt the strain ease as Pluton moved, and claimed the Ancient Weapon as his.

Carlos fused the Ancient Weapon Pluton into Asura Path Pain, shaping it into a colossal black Tiger King-like form armed with Pluton's weapons. He tested its main cannon on a giant Sea King crab, revealing enough destructive power to devastate an island.

• Carlos summoned Asura Path Pain and entrusted him with fusing the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
• Asura Path Pain used the Fusion Fruit to merge Pluton into a roughly fifteen-hundred-meter-tall Tiger King-like body under Carlos's control.
• Carlos climbed onto the giant body's head and aimed Pluton's main cannon at a supergiant crab in the Calm Belt.
• Carlos fired the cannon, killing the crab and evaporating a vast area of seawater in a massive explosion.
• Carlos watched the blast's hurricane uproot trees along the island and realized that a more powerful shot could destroy an island.

Carlos secured Pluton and returned to Sun Moon Island, while Sengoku investigated the disappearance of the Marines in Gourmet City but found only a weak, unproven connection to Carlos. The Divine Eye Pirates continued developing peacefully, and the story ended as Oceanic Era 1503 began, the year Luffy was born.

• Carlos used the Fusion Fruit to store Pluton and returned to Sun Moon Island.
• Sengoku investigated the vanished Marines in Gourmet City and considered whether Olvia and Robin's possible visit connected the incident to Carlos.
• Sengoku shelved the investigation because he lacked evidence and the Marines had no authority to act against Carlos.
• Elite soldiers from the United States of Night arrived on Sun Moon Island aboard the Underworld Moon to train and take up duties.
• Carlos focused on developing new Dojutsu while the Divine Eye Pirates continued their quiet work in the New World.
• Oceanic Era 1503 began, marking the year Luffy was born.

Carlos focused on developing the Death God's Eye while the Divine Eye Pirates strengthened their forces and guarded their islands. While fishing in the rain, he received a call from Golden Lion, who asked him to join a meeting with the Whitebeard Pirates after Marco defeated one of Golden Lion’s subordinates.

• The Divine Eye Pirates grew to around 3,500 fighters, and Louis advanced in Observation Haki as Carlos continued researching the Death God's Eye.
• Carlos took a break to fish in the rain on Sun Moon Island’s inland sea.
• Golden Lion called Carlos and claimed the Whitebeard Pirates had attacked his subordinates, who had lost to Marco.
• Carlos accused Golden Lion of seeking an excuse to confront the Whitebeard Pirates and agreed to help only if there were benefits.

Carlos agreed to help Golden Lion target the Whitebeard Pirates by lending him Asura Path Pain, while Golden Lion promised him an island. After their conversation, Carlos caught a Snow Sturgeon in the worsening rain.

• Golden Lion offered Carlos an island in exchange for help, and Carlos agreed to lend him Asura Path Pain for a coming clash with the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Golden Lion proposed making Asura Path Pain the Flying Pirates' vice captain for appearances, and Carlos accepted the arrangement.
• Carlos teased Golden Lion about Whitebeard asking him to become a son, then negotiated for Golden Lion to send him two sisters and a mother-daughter pair.
• Carlos ended the call and reflected on Golden Lion and Whitebeard's strength before returning his attention to fishing.
• Carlos hauled a three-foot-long Snow Sturgeon from the sea as the rain turned into a downpour.

Golden Lion brought Carlos’s Asura Path into Whitebeard’s territory in a deliberately ostentatious show of force, hoping to boost the Flying Pirates’ reputation and challenge Whitebeard’s officers. The Whitebeard Pirates learned he was approaching Greenna Island, where Whitebeard calmly allowed the beach banquet to continue.

• Golden Lion summoned Carlos to Sun Moon Island, then carried the Asura Path toward Whitebeard’s territory with his Float-Float Fruit powers.
• Golden Lion’s public appointment of Asura as vice-captain stirred attention, and he planned to use the spectacle to advance the Flying Pirates’ standing.
• Golden Lion flew into Whitebeard’s territory atop a massive lion of wind and clouds, drawing reporters, pirates, bounty hunters, and government agents after him.
• The Whitebeard Pirates received reports of Golden Lion’s approach while holding a beach banquet on Greenna Island.
• Marco warned Whitebeard that Golden Lion had come looking for trouble, but Whitebeard laughed and told him not to interrupt the festivities.

Golden Lion arrived on Greenna Island and clashed with Whitebeard before explaining that he wanted justice for an officer killed by the Whitebeard Pirates. He proposed that Asura Path Pain teach Marco and the other captains a lesson, prompting the Whitebeard Pirates to erupt in anger.

• Golden Lion flew to the eastern beach, where Whitebeard answered his arrival by shattering the golden-red lion with a Tremor-Tremor Fruit punch.
• Golden Lion attacked with a Double-Layered Slash Wave, and Whitebeard countered with Air Shock, shaking Greenna Island.
• Whitebeard demanded to know why Golden Lion had come and threatened war if he was there to provoke the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Golden Lion said one of his officers had been killed by the Whitebeard Pirates and demanded justice, while Whitebeard defended Marco's actions.
• Golden Lion declared that Asura Path Pain would teach Marco and the other Whitebeard Pirates captains a lesson, drawing angry challenges from the crew.

Asura Path Pain fought Marco on the beach while the Whitebeard Pirates and Golden Lion watched. After Marco survived Asura Path Pain's opening blows and missiles with his Phoenix Fruit, Asura Path Pain unleashed a relentless barrage of missiles and lasers, and Marco took to the air in his Phoenix form.

• Whitebeard accepted Golden Lion's challenge and sent Marco and the other commanders to face Asura Path Pain.
• Asura Path Pain taunted the Whitebeard Pirates, and Marco stepped forward to fight him.
• Asura Path Pain struck Marco with a powerful Haki-coated punch that sent him carving trenches across the beach.
• Asura Path Pain launched missiles at Marco, but Marco shielded himself with his wings and healed his injuries with azure flames.
• Asura Path Pain transformed into a three-headed, six-armed form and fired waves of missiles and lasers as Marco leaped into the air in his Phoenix form.

Marco fought the Asura Path of Pain but was overwhelmed by Bullet’s strength and terrifying aura. Whitebeard recognized Bullet, while Golden Lion taunted him and demanded two islands as compensation.

• Marco dodged the Asura Path of Pain’s barrage, then clashed with him in the air as the Whitebeard Pirates watched.
• The Asura Path of Pain found an opening, punched Marco into the beach, and mocked him, but Marco climbed out uninjured.
• The Asura Path of Pain revealed his full ghostly aura, frightening spectators and slowing the Whitebeard Pirates, though Whitebeard and Golden Lion were unaffected.
• Whitebeard recognized Douglas Bullet, and Golden Lion confirmed his identity while insisting Marco would lose.
• Golden Lion taunted Whitebeard and demanded two islands as compensation, while Whitebeard remained unwilling to engage with him.

Asura Path Pain overwhelmed Marco with relentless attacks and won their agreed battle, leaving Marco severely injured on the beach. Whitebeard allowed his Ship Doctors to rescue Marco, while angrily accusing Bullet of bullying a junior.

• Whitebeard wondered why Bullet had joined the Flying Pirates as Asura Path Pain confronted Marco.
• Asura Path Pain struck Marco with layered Armament Haki and followed with a barrage that Marco’s healing powers struggled to withstand.
• Whitebeard restrained himself from intervening, deciding he would avenge Marco if the battle killed him.
• Asura Path Pain finished Marco with a rapid combination that sent him crashing into a crater in the beach.
• Asura Path Pain announced his victory and urged the Whitebeard Pirates to save Marco, and Whitebeard sent his Ship Doctors to help him.

Carlos revealed to Whitebeard that he controlled Bullet’s body and explained his alliances with Shiki and Red Count. After defeating Marco, he challenged the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders, and Whitebeard stepped forward to fight him.

• Whitebeard recognized Bullet’s body, and Carlos explained that Bullet was dead and that he was controlling the body as an avatar.
• Carlos told Whitebeard that he cooperated with whoever benefited him and claimed his alliances and forces made him unafraid of the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Whitebeard and the commanders reacted to Carlos’s claims, but Whitebeard remained unshaken.
• Carlos said Marco had already been defeated and invited the commanders to fight him, prompting several to volunteer.
• Whitebeard silenced the commanders and offered to fight Carlos himself, and Carlos accepted.

Carlos controlled Asura Path Pain as he accepted Whitebeard’s challenge to endure one slash, one punch, and one kick in exchange for the Whitebeard Pirates backing down and granting him an island. Though Whitebeard badly damaged the puppet, Carlos preserved its Black Rod, won the agreement, and left Whitebeard condemning his use of Bullet’s body.

• Whitebeard charged Carlos and struck Asura Path Pain with a powerful slash, which the puppet blocked while enduring the vibrations.
• Whitebeard followed with an Air Shock that shattered Asura Path Pain’s defenses and severely damaged its body.
• Whitebeard moved behind Asura Path Pain and kicked it across the beach, but the puppet remained functional because its Black Rod was intact.
• Asura Path Pain stood up and declared that Whitebeard’s three attacks had not crippled him, so Whitebeard conceded and agreed to the terms.
• Whitebeard criticized Carlos for turning the dead Bullet into a puppet, while Carlos remained indifferent to his disapproval.

After Whitebeard reassured his crew, Carlos and Golden Lion secured two islands and used the incident to strengthen their reputations and forces. The World Government and Marines learned that Carlos controlled the former prisoners but decided to avoid confronting him for now.

• Whitebeard comforted Marco, rallied the Whitebeard Pirates, and resumed their celebration.
• A week later, Whitebeard and Golden Lion handed over an island each to Carlos, who planned to garrison them and expand his territory.
• Golden Lion publicized a polished account of the conflict, raising the Flying Pirates’ reputation and helping them recruit Pirates by revealing Bullet as their vice-captain.
• Carlos agreed that Golden Lion could reveal Asura Path Pain’s identity, provided the Flying Pirates would assist if the Marines or World Government retaliated.
• The Five Elders, Kong, and Sengoku discussed Carlos’s control of the six former prisoners but chose to turn a blind eye rather than risk another enemy and lose West Sea income.

Carlos and the Divine Eye Pirates kept a low profile while pirates and Marines made moves across the New World, and Carlos tracked events through newspapers and Stussy’s intelligence access. By Oceanic Era 1504, Carlos remained focused on developing his islands and his Death God's Eye.

• Carlos assigned Shiryu and Martin to guard the two distant islands while Kelly and the other core crewmates managed Sun Moon Island and Qingsang Island.
• Red-Haired Shanks and his crew rose to prominence, Mihawk challenged powerful swordsmen, and Doflamingo, Crocodile, and Gecko Moria pursued their own schemes in the New World.
• After Kong’s promotion and Sengoku’s appointment as Marine Fleet Admiral, the Marines launched major operations across the seas and destroyed a powerful New World pirate crew.
• The World Government announced that Dragon’s son had been born, but Carlos showed little interest in visiting the newborn Luffy.
• Carlos remained on Sun Moon Island, handling affairs, training, developing the Death God's Eye, and using Stussy’s connections to access intelligence.
• Time passed, and the year became Oceanic Era 1504.

Carlos tested his newly developed Death-God's Eye on the moon and stars, then decided to attend the Big Mom Pirates' Tea Party after Kelly told him about the invitation. He planned to travel alone without the Underworld Moon or any core Crewmates.

• Carlos used his Death-God's Eye to study the moon and stars but could not see their death lines or death points.
• Carlos spent the night with four women given to him by Golden Lion and rose the next morning refreshed.
• Carlos ate breakfast on the grasslands and answered a call from Kelly.
• Kelly told Carlos that the Big Mom Pirates had invited him to their Tea Party.
• Carlos accepted the invitation and told Kelly to arrange for him to go alone without the Underworld Moon or core Crewmates.

Carlos encountered Doflamingo and Gecko Moria fighting near Big Mom’s territory and invited both crews to join him at Big Mom’s Tea Party. He left with plans to build ties with the two pirates as part of his ambition to become the king among the Shichibukai.

• Carlos sailed from Moon Island toward Whole Cake Island aboard a ship flying the Divine Eye Pirates’ flag.
• Carlos found Doflamingo and Gecko Moria’s crews fighting, with Doflamingo’s crew holding the advantage.
• Carlos told Gecko Moria he would not interfere, then asked Doflamingo whether he had been invited to Big Mom’s Tea Party.
• Carlos offered to take both pirate crews to the Tea Party using the extra places on his invitation, and Doflamingo and Gecko Moria agreed.
• Carlos told both crews to clean up their ships before traveling with him, hoping to build relationships that could help him bring them under his command.

Carlos arrived at Whole Cake Island for Big Mom’s Tea Party, bringing Doflamingo and Gecko Moria with him. Big Mom welcomed him warmly and considered marrying him to one of her daughters, while Doflamingo and Gecko Moria began thinking about an alliance.

• Carlos and his companions entered Big Mom’s waters, and Big Mom approved their visit despite Doflamingo and Gecko Moria not having invitations.
• Big Mom personally welcomed Carlos at Whole Cake Island and praised him for attending her Tea Party.
• Carlos complimented Big Mom’s Tea Parties, prompting her to consider marrying one of her daughters to him to secure an alliance.
• Big Mom invited Carlos to a welcoming ceremony and promised to share her special Chocolate Milk Cake with him.
• Doflamingo and Gecko Moria saw the Big Mom Pirates’ strength and privately agreed that their crews needed to form an alliance.