Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.