Chapter Summaries

Carlos waited until the Buster Call was underway before entering the burning Tree of Knowledge and using Kamui to take Olvia. He then spotted Robin rowing alone from Ohara and reached her small boat, where she stared at him in shock.

• Carlos watched the World Government seize Olvia and begin the Buster Call on Ohara.
• As the Tree of Knowledge burned and the scholars collapsed from smoke, Carlos entered and used Kamui to pull Olvia into his Kamui Space.
• Carlos emerged by Ohara’s shore and spotted Robin rowing alone in a small boat.
• Carlos crossed the ice left by Aokiji and landed on Robin’s boat, making her forced laughter stop as she looked up at him.

Carlos rescued Little Robin and reunited her with Olvia inside his Kamui Space. As the mother and daughter celebrated, Carlos fantasized about building a world populated by women, and Olvia mistook his expression for evidence of dangerous intentions.

• Carlos brought Little Robin away from the island, destroyed their boat, and transported them into his Kamui Space.
• Little Robin reunited with Olvia, who had recovered from her injuries, and the two embraced and wept.
• Carlos relaxed nearby while fantasizing about turning Kamui Space into a minor world and filling it with women.
• Olvia saw Carlos’s strange expression and worried that he had shameful intentions toward her and Robin.
• Olvia resolved to protect Robin, even if she had to submit to Carlos herself.

Carlos introduced himself to Olvia and Robin, comforted Robin about being called a monster, and praised her Flower-Flower Fruit ability. He warned that both women were unsafe in public and offered them a secret place to stay and training, leaving their decision to them.

• Carlos introduced himself as Lucifer Carlos, while Olvia and Robin gave their names and did not recognize him.
• Carlos reassured Robin that her Devil Fruit made her fortunate rather than monstrous, lifting her spirits.
• Robin demonstrated her Flower-Flower Fruit, and Carlos praised its potential.
• Carlos told Olvia and Robin that the World Government would pursue them if they appeared in public and offered them shelter and training until they could protect themselves.

Carlos explained that he had saved Olvia and Robin to preserve the ability to interpret True History, then arranged a secret refuge for them on Paradise Island. He left Noah to secure the refuge and gave him a Body Technique manual, then summoned Mafia leaders to distribute Golden Lion’s secret arts.

• Carlos told Olvia that he had saved her and Robin because interpreters of True History were rare, and asked her to call him Mr. Carlos.
• Carlos summoned Noah and ordered him to choose fifty loyal men, prepare a secluded castle for Olvia and Robin, and keep their presence secret.
• Carlos warned Noah that any leak would endanger the Lucifer Family, then gave him a manual for cultivating powerful Body Techniques.
• Carlos summoned senior Mafia leaders, including former John Family members, to reward them with secret skills from Golden Lion.
• Carlos planned to use the secret arts to strengthen the Mafia and increase loyalty throughout the Lucifer Family.

Carlos kept Olvia and Robin under guard in his mansion after rescuing them, while the World Government announced Ohara’s destruction and issued Robin a bounty. Olvia secretly read the news and broke down after learning what had happened to her home and daughter’s fate.

• Carlos brought Olvia and Robin to a secluded castle in the Lucifer Family mansion and assigned ten maids to care for them.
• The World Government’s newspaper reported that Ohara had been destroyed and erased from maps, and branded Robin the Devil of Ohara with a seventy-nine-million-Beli bounty.
• Carlos read the report but kept it from Olvia and Robin, who were staying in the castle under strict protection.
• Olvia secretly requested and read the newspaper, then collapsed in tears after learning Ohara had been destroyed and Robin had been given a bounty.

As Mafia guests traveled to Paradise Island, Pirate attacks increased, prompting Carlos to order their protection and make an example of the Black Shark Pirates. The crew was destroyed, and Carlos’s warning established the Mafia’s power over the West Sea’s Pirates.

• Mafia members and wealthy figures connected to the fallen Charlie Family began arriving on Paradise Island, while Pirate attacks on their ships intensified.
• Carlos ordered the Mafia families to escort and defend the guests, then chose the Black Shark Pirates as a target to intimidate other Pirates.
• The Mafia’s network quickly tracked down the Black Shark Pirates, and Carlos sent Martin, Riley, and Dolores to lead the attack.
• Martin, Riley, and Dolores ambushed and wiped out the Black Shark Pirates, killing Captain Black Shark and keeping his head for the bounty.
• Carlos announced that he took responsibility for the crew’s destruction and warned West Sea Pirates not to attack his guests again.

Carlos hosted a gathering and press conference on Paradise Island to establish the Lucifer Family-led alliance of West Sea Mafia families and present himself as the West Sea’s sole Godfather. After promising to protect the alliance’s interests, he handed the platform to Gambino Marjo.

• Mafia leaders and influential figures from across the West Sea arrived on Paradise Island for the Lucifer Family’s press conference and banquet.
• Carlos planned to intimidate the family leaders and allocate benefits, choosing Martin, Riley, and Dolores to demonstrate their strength.
• Carlos welcomed the decision-makers to lunch, then led them onto the platform as reporters and audiences watched the live broadcast.
• Carlos announced the family alliance with the Lucifer Family at its head and promised to defend its interests, punish its enemies, and preserve peace under World Government law.
• Carlos invited Gambino Marjo, head of the Gambino Family, to speak after the crowd applauded.

After the Black Alliance press conference, Carlos gathered the Mafia families at Lucifer Manor to establish the alliance’s leadership and rules. He left the families satisfied with a generous benefits split, while retaining decisive authority over the Council.

• The Gambino, Capone, and Ferro Families gave statements, and the families signed the alliance contract to conclude the press conference.
• Carlos led the families to Lucifer Manor for negotiations over the distribution of benefits.
• Carlos established the Black Alliance and its Mafia Council, naming himself Godfather, alliance leader, and Council Speaker, with veto power over Council decisions.
• Carlos set five Executive Member seats: one for each of the four major families and one shared by the remaining families.
• Carlos proposed dividing the benefits into ten portions, with two for the Lucifer Family, four for the three major families, and four for the remaining families; the small and medium-sized families enthusiastically supported him.

Carlos secured the small and mid-sized Mafia families’ loyalty to the Lucifer Family by redistributing benefits, then persuaded the three great families to accept the arrangement with promises of priority when the Black Alliance expanded beyond the West Sea. The meeting ended with the families agreeing on territory divisions, leaving Carlos recognized as the West Sea’s sole Godfather.

• Carlos divided benefits among the small and mid-sized Mafia families, drawing them closer to the Lucifer Family and leaving the three great families facing losses.
• Carlos urged the three patriarchs to support expanding the Black Alliance beyond the West Sea and promised them priority in choosing benefits in other seas.
• The Gambino Family, the Capone Family, and the Ferro Family agreed to Carlos’s proposal.
• The Mafia patriarchs discussed territory and resource divisions, with Carlos receiving a twenty percent share.
• After a meeting lasting more than six hours, Carlos gained recognition as the West Sea’s sole Godfather.

Carlos visited Olvia and little Robin before hosting a grand banquet at Lucifer Manor, where he welcomed the Black Union’s guests and enjoyed the attention of women seeking his favor. The celebration continued after his speech, with Carlos welcoming the revelers.

• Carlos visited Olvia and little Robin, promised to teach them how to protect themselves, and arranged food and additional guards for their castle.
• Carlos rested at home until the banquet began, then arrived at the grand event in Lucifer Manor’s square.
• Carlos welcomed the guests with a short speech and encouraged them to enjoy the celebration.
• Carlos’s subordinates moved to stop a crowd of women from approaching him, but Carlos waved them back and accepted their attention.

At a banquet in his territory, Carlos enjoyed the attention of the women around him while keeping watch with Observation Haki. Stussy, a CP0 agent and Queen of the Pleasure District, arrived seeking an audience, but Carlos saw through her hypnosis and challenged her before she could explain her purpose.

• Carlos relaxed at the banquet as women fed and entertained him, while his Observation Haki monitored them for threats such as poison.
• Carlos noticed Stussy approaching and recognized her as a World Government CP0 member and ruler of the underworld.
• Stussy asked the women around Carlos to let her through, then used hypnosis to make them clear a path.
• Carlos told Stussy her hypnosis would not work on him and blew smoke into her face as she tried to speak.

Stussy approached Carlos on behalf of the World Government to recruit him, but he rejected its terms and demanded to join as a nation eligible to attend the Reverie. Stussy recognized that Carlos aimed to become a king, leaving her to consider his ambitious condition.

• Stussy asked Carlos to speak privately, and he took her to a castle reception room.
• Stussy, using the name Catherine, invited Carlos to bring his forces into the World Government.
• Carlos challenged her identity and intimidated her with his Mangekyō Sharingan until she presented official documents and a Den Den Mushi.
• Carlos reviewed the recruitment offer and rejected its terms, saying he would join only as a nation qualified to attend the Reverie.
• Stussy remarked that Carlos aspired to become a king, and Carlos asked whether his power made him worthy.

Carlos used Kotoamatsukami to alter Stussy’s will and make her a loyal informant, then considered how her position in CP0 and the underworld could help him. He remained confident that the World Government would eventually accept his plan to establish a kingdom and legitimize the Mafia.

• Carlos used Kotoamatsukami to make Stussy loyal to him, and she promised to support his ambitions and share intelligence.
• Carlos reflected that Stussy’s CP0 connections and future influence in the underworld would make her more useful than his original target.
• Carlos rejected trying to alter the wills of powerful Celestial Dragons or Imu because the risks and uncertainty were too great.
• Carlos reasoned that the World Government would eventually accept his kingdom, especially as financial pressure grew and the Mafia could help control the West Sea.
• Carlos decided that becoming a King would give him a more prestigious position and let him operate in both the lawful and criminal worlds.

After the Black Alliance finalized its rules and plans for a headquarters on Nether Moon Island, Carlos gathered his strongest trusted subordinates at Bauhinia Castle to prepare for a voyage. He assessed their abilities and considered which essential crew positions and a ship he still needed.

• After the banquet, Carlos spent the night with five women and arranged benefits and protection for the forces behind them the next day.
• Carlos saw off the departing guests, then spent three and a half days discussing the Black Alliance’s rules, benefits, and standards with its leaders and representatives.
• The Black Alliance chose an island in the West Sea as its headquarters, renamed it Nether Moon Island, and planned to handle affairs on Paradise Island until construction was complete.
• Carlos decided to remain on Paradise Island and have Noah represent him at the future headquarters while important matters were reported by Den Den Mushi.
• Carlos gathered Kelly, Martin, Riley, Dolores, Olsen, and O'Neal at Bauhinia Castle and reviewed their combat abilities and experience.
• Carlos considered the essential roles needed for a ship’s crew and decided he also needed to build a vessel for his travels.

Carlos prepared his crew to sail for the Grand Line, assigning shipboard roles and planning to recruit a navigator and doctor. After explaining his elite-first approach and how he intended to expand his forces later, he headed to the shipyard to build a top-class vessel.

• Carlos announced that he had unified the Mafia in the West Sea and planned to set sail for the Grand Line.
• Kelly volunteered as the chef, Martin offered his limited shipwright skills, and Riley said he could serve as helmsman; Carlos told Martin and Riley to improve their skills.
• Dolores admitted she knew a little medicine, but Carlos told her to focus on swordsmanship, while Olsen and O'Neal remained silent.
• Carlos explained that the crew would sail without subordinates at first, recruit a navigator and doctor in the West Sea, and bring forces to the Grand Line only after gaining a foothold.
• Carlos dismissed the crew and headed to the shipyard to build a top-class vessel.

Carlos gathered West Sea’s top shipwrights to design the Nethermoon, a vessel with a fearsome underworld-style exterior and the finest materials and techniques. Meanwhile, Red-Haired Shanks sailed home with his core crew and decided to meet Carlos.

• Carlos visited his Paradise Island shipyard and reviewed about twenty-five ship designs, but none met his expectations.
• Carlos chose a netherworld-and-underworld exterior style, named the ship the Nethermoon, and ordered the shipwrights to develop designs using top-tier materials and techniques.
• Red-Haired Shanks sailed through northern West Sea with Yasopp, Benn Beckman, and Lucky Roo, discussing recent events and Carlos’s rapid rise.
• Shanks and his companions agreed to meet Carlos after reaching home, then ordered their ship to sail at full speed.

Carlos reviewed a Black Alliance kill order targeting Shanks, Benn Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roo, chose not to approve it, and ordered the Alliance to find them so he could confront them himself. Meanwhile, Shanks and the others celebrated on an uninhabited island, unaware that Carlos was mobilizing to locate them.

• Carlos chose a design for his new ship from more than fifty drafts and began construction with the shipwright who created it.
• Carlos recognized Shanks, Benn Beckman, Yasopp, and Lucky Roo in a request for a Black Alliance kill order and suspected they had intervened in an injustice involving one of his Mafia families.
• Carlos withheld his signature, ordered an investigation into the family involved, and decided to meet Shanks and his crew himself.
• Carlos ordered every Black Alliance family and associated personnel to search for the four pirates and report their location quickly.
• Shanks and his companions held a lively bonfire party on an uninhabited island in the western West Sea.

Carlos tracked down Shanks's group on Peach Blossom Island and confronted them over their attack on his subordinates. Shanks accepted the challenge alone and struck first with Conqueror's Haki, leaving Carlos facing its pressure.

• The Black Alliance located Shanks's group on Peach Blossom Island, and Carlos traveled there alone to meet them.
• Carlos recovered his strength, found Shanks and his three companions in a tavern, and led them to a secluded mountain grove.
• Carlos introduced himself and demanded that the four attack him together, citing their conflict over his subordinates.
• Shanks stopped Lucky Roo from stepping forward and said he would face Carlos himself.
• Shanks released Conqueror's Haki, and its overwhelming pressure distorted Carlos's perception and urged him to give in.

Carlos withstood Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki and sensed his own Haki awakening before the two began a fierce fight. Their battle escalated across the peach grove, while Benn Beckman warned that Shanks faced a difficult challenge.

• Carlos resisted Shanks’s intensified Conqueror’s Haki, and the pressure stirred the beginnings of Carlos’s own Conqueror’s Haki.
• Shanks stopped using Conqueror’s Haki, drew Griffin, and challenged Carlos to fight without interference from his crew.
• Carlos and Shanks clashed with Haki-coated attacks, and Carlos’s Heartbreak Palm injured Shanks’s left arm.
• Carlos dodged Shanks’s cross-shaped Sword Qi and struck with Wind Thunder Leg, forcing Shanks into the air to counter with Griffin.
• Their midair collision unleashed a destructive blast that tore through the peach grove, and Benn Beckman noted that Carlos’s abilities could make the fight difficult for Shanks.

Carlos and Shanks fought across Peach Blossom Island, with Carlos gaining the upper hand after activating his Bloodied Battle Body. Shanks unleashed his overwhelming Conqueror's Haki and struck back with a massive slash, leaving Carlos weakened as the hill split apart.

• Carlos and Shanks traded rapid attacks with their legs and sword, destroying peach trees and shaking the mountain.
• Carlos activated Bloodied Battle Body, strengthening his defense and recovery, then forced Shanks into a defensive retreat.
• Lucky Roo worried that Shanks was being suppressed, while Benn Beckman and Yasopp said Shanks had not yet shown his full Conqueror's Haki.
• Shanks unleashed his full Conqueror's Haki, battering Carlos and transforming the weather around the hill.
• Shanks slashed at Carlos with a Sword Qi empowered by his Conqueror's Haki, splitting the hill as Carlos struggled against its effects.