Chapter Summaries

Redfield reunited with Whitebeard before setting out to challenge Kong, while Festa uncovered Captain John’s hidden treasure and the fourth Red Poneglyph. News of the Pirate Expo spread through the New World, drawing the attention of pirates and the Four Emperors.

• Whitebeard forgave Redfield after their battle, and the two drank together aboard the Moby Dick.
• Redfield warned Whitebeard about ambition among his crew, then flew away as Teach concealed his reaction.
• Festa discovered Skull Island beneath the sea, raised it using an undersea volcano, and found Captain John’s treasure, the fourth Red Poneglyph, and a Log Pose to Laugh Tale.
• Redfield’s return, the escaped prisoners’ clash with the Red Hair Pirates, and Catarina’s arrival stirred the New World.
• Rumors of a Pirate Expo featuring legendary treasures spread across the New World, with some claiming the Ancient Weapons would appear.

News of Festa’s Pirate Expo on Skull Island, featuring Roger’s treasure and a Red Poneglyph, drew the Four Emperors and numerous other powers toward the New World. Yun Ye decided to attend, while Buggy and Golden Lion also set out, with Golden Lion announcing that his revenge plan was beginning.

• Marco showed Whitebeard reports and a photograph of the Red Poneglyph advertised as part of Festa’s Pirate Expo, and Whitebeard agreed to investigate.
• Big Mom ordered her top fighters to prepare for Skull Island, while Kaido sent the Hundred Beasts Pirates to the Expo.
• Red-Haired decided to attend after hearing that Roger’s and Captain John’s treasures might appear.
• Yun Ye agreed to bring Ye Qi and Hawkins to the Expo as other powerful forces began making plans to go.
• Buggy ordered the Buggy Pirates to sail from the East Blue to claim Captain John’s and Roger’s treasures.
• Golden Lion ordered his men to bring his test subjects to the New World and declared that his revenge plan was beginning.

The Five Elders and Sengoku mobilized the Navy to seize the Red Poneglyph after it appeared at Skull Island, where Festa and Bullet plotted to kill the arriving pirates with buried explosives. The Pirates Festival began in a wave of fighting, while Yun Ye, Ye Qi, and Hawkins watched from King's Void Hall and awaited the arrival of the major figures.

• The Five Elders ordered the Navy and CP0 to secure the Red Poneglyph and considered awakening Im if events became uncontrollable.
• Sengoku sent Aokiji, Kizaru, several Vice Admirals, and Garp to Skull Island, and the Navy's warships departed for the New World.
• Festa told Bullet that explosives beneath Skull Island could kill the pirates if Bullet trapped them, and Bullet agreed with the plan.
• The Pirates Festival opened, and pirates rushed toward the skull-shaped stage to search for Roger's treasure and the Red Poneglyph, starting a slaughter.
• Yun Ye, Ye Qi, and Hawkins watched the festival from a bar, and Yun Ye noticed that a major figure had arrived.

At the Pirate Expo, Yun Ye and his companions watched Redfield and a battle between Supernova Tyrant Jason and Villain Rita. Jason claimed to be the true Element Devil Fruit user and challenged the Quincy, prompting Doflamingo to send Diamante to kill him after misreading Yun Ye’s smile as a threat.

• Redfield sensed Yun Ye’s strength, while Yun Ye identified Redfield for Ye Qi and Hawkins and speculated that his rejuvenation came from a Devil Fruit.
• Tyrant Jason confronted Villain Rita and used flames, lightning, wind, and water to defeat the stronger pirate.
• Jason declared that he was the true Element Devil Fruit user, called the Quincy’s power an inferior Thunder Fire Fruit, and threatened to kill the Quincy after obtaining the Red Poneglyph.
• Hawkins and Ye Qi offered to deal with Jason, but Yun Ye told them to wait and watched the crowd instead.
• Redfield guessed that Yun Ye was the Quincy, while Doflamingo mistook Yun Ye’s smile for a demand to eliminate Jason.
• Doflamingo ordered his officers to kill Jason, and Diamante volunteered to go.

Doflamingo attacked Tyrant Jason for his past assaults on the Donquixote Family, quickly overpowering him. Their fight was interrupted by Beast Kaido’s dramatic arrival, while Yun Ye sensed that more powerful figures had gathered on Skull Island.

• Doflamingo joined the Expo’s contest, intending to punish Tyrant Jason for attacking his forces and opposing Quincy.
• Doflamingo’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out many of Jason’s crew, and he wounded Jason with a Haki-coated String-String Fruit attack.
• Jason fought back with fused elemental powers, but Doflamingo dismissed his strength and continued to dominate the battle.
• Doflamingo paused when a powerful Observation Haki swept across the island, followed by Beast Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki and dragon-form arrival.
• Yun Ye sensed Kaido and other powerful auras on Skull Island, and he wondered whether the other Four Emperors were coming for the Red Poneglyph.

The Red Hair Pirates and disguised Marines arrived near Skull Island as Kaido demanded the Red Poneglyph, while Festa revealed to the Dark World kings that he planned to kill the Four Emperors and the Quincy. Bullet emerged atop the skull with a treasure chest and challenged Kaido, leaving the other participants stunned by his appearance.

• Red-Haired Shanks told Ben Beckman, Yasopp, and La Kilo to wait before approaching Kaido, suspecting that other forces were behind the Expo.
• Aokiji ordered Vice Admirals Night Blade, Momousagi, and Chaton to disguise themselves as pirates and investigate Skull Island, while Garp went ahead alone.
• Yun Ye warned Ye Qi and Hawkins that the Marines had arrived and told them to stay safe as Kaido demanded that the organizer hand over the Red Poneglyph.
• Festa told Morgans, Feld, Gibosen, and Tesoro that he planned to kill the Four Emperors and the Quincy and usher in a new era.
• Bullet grabbed the treasure chest containing the Log Pose to Laugh Tale, burst through the skull's roof, and challenged Kaido as onlookers recognized him.

Douglas Bullet revealed that he had found Roger's Record Pointer to Laugh Tale, triggering a chaotic battle as pirates rushed to claim it. Kaido and Bullet clashed over the Eternal Pose, and after Kaido gained the upper hand, Jason offered to join Kaido's forces to protect himself.

• The crowd recognized Douglas Bullet as a former Roger Pirates crew member, while Red-Haired and Redfield watched him with surprise.
• Bullet opened a chest and revealed Roger's Record Pointer to Laugh Tale, prompting pirates across Skull Island to charge toward the skull.
• Red-Haired led the Red Hair Pirates toward the fighting, while Garp, Redfield, the disguised Marines, and Aokiji reacted to the revelation.
• Kaido and Bullet exchanged powerful attacks, and Kaido sent Bullet crashing into a crater before cutting down pirates who rushed toward him.
• Doflamingo disclaimed any intent to challenge Kaido and pointed out Jason, who then offered to join Kaido's forces and help seize the treasures.

Yun Ye confronted Kaido after Jason tried to escape his wrath by claiming to be the true Element Devil Fruit user. Their battle escalated as Yun Ye revealed Shunko: Thunder God Form and sent Kaido crashing into the ground, though the fight’s outcome remained unsettled.

• Jason claimed he was the real Element Devil Fruit user, and Kaido invited him to join the Hundred Beasts Pirates.
• Yun Ye arrived and challenged Kaido after hearing Jason threaten him, then clashed with Kaido using Conqueror’s Haki and powerful attacks.
• Yun Ye and Kaido fought across the island while Hawkins attacked Jason for provoking King's Void Hall.
• Kaido transformed and launched a barrage of attacks, but Yun Ye activated Shunko: Thunder God Form and countered with the Thunder Roar Cannon.
• Yun Ye broke through Kaido’s attack, knocked away his kanabo, and struck him hard enough to send him crashing into a deep pit.

Yun Ye, Kaido, Big Mom, Red-Haired, and Bullet converged on Skull Island over the Red Poneglyph, sparking battles among their crews. As the island neared destruction, Festa revealed he had additional contingencies, while the disguised Marines waited for orders and hoped the pirates would weaken one another first.

• Yun Ye struck Kaido hard enough to send him into a crater, but Kaido recovered and turned his attention toward Bullet.
• Big Mom arrived seeking the Red Poneglyph, then clashed with Bullet as Kaido charged at Red-Haired and began fighting him.
• Yun Ye tried to attack Big Mom, but Cracker, Smoothie, and Katakuri intercepted him and fought him together.
• The Three Calamities and Red Hair Pirates' officers faced off, leaving four major battles underway as spectators fled the island.
• Festa celebrated the chaos and claimed he had more contingencies, while the disguised Marines chose to stay hidden and wait for Admiral Aokiji's orders.

Garp’s arrival exposed the Marines hiding on the island, and Nightblade, Momousagi, and Chaton entered the battle to protect him from Kaido and Big Mom. Kaido and Big Mom formed an alliance to seize the Red Poneglyph and Laugh Tale’s Log Pose, leaving Bullet and the other pirates to fight them.

• Garp encountered Redfield and fought him, drawing the attention of Big Mom, Kaido, and the other fighters.
• After learning the Marines had arrived, the pirates stopped fighting among themselves, and Garp revealed his presence to the gathered crews.
• Kaido and Big Mom attacked Garp, so Nightblade, Momousagi, and Chaton appeared and intercepted their strikes.
• Big Mom and Kaido agreed to cooperate against the others and claim the Red Poneglyph and Laugh Tale’s Log Pose.
• Red-Haired joined Bullet’s battle against the two Emperors, holding off Kaido while Bullet fought Big Mom.

Garp and Redfield fought while Night Blade and the Quincy staged a fierce battle on Skull Island as pirates and Marines converged on the Red Poneglyph. Whitebeard’s arrival sparked a battle with Aokiji and Kizaru, and his Seaquake sent a tsunami toward the island, where a clown-flagged ship crashed into the spot where the Red Poneglyph had been piled up.

• Garp attacked Redfield, and the two fought in earnest while Night Blade sent Momousagi and Chaton to intercept pirates approaching the Red Poneglyph.
• Night Blade and the Quincy fought fiercely while secretly acting as Yun Ye and watching the battlefield.
• Whitebeard’s Moby Dick arrived, and Aokiji and Kizaru froze the sea and attacked to keep Whitebeard’s crew from reaching Skull Island.
• Whitebeard countered with Seaquake, breaking the ice and sending a massive tsunami toward Skull Island as the Marines and Whitebeard’s crew clashed.
• Kaido and Big Mom joined forces to blast a hole through the tsunami, and their attack swept Bullet away and damaged his armor.
• A clown-flagged pirate ship emerged from the broken wave and crashed where the Red Poneglyph had been piled up.

Buggy the Clown and his crew accidentally crashed onto a skull-shaped island, where he found Captain John's treasure, a Red Poneglyph, and a Record Pointer to Laugh Tale. As the gathered powers mistook his luck and history with the Roger Pirates for hidden strength, Nightblade publicly identified Buggy and accused him of seeking the Pirate King’s path.

• Buggy the Clown's ship fell from the sky and crashed beside Captain John's treasure, and a treasure chest hit him and dropped a Record Pointer to Laugh Tale.
• Buggy discovered the treasure and picked up the Record Pointer as Bullet, Kaido, Big Mom, Red-Haired, and others rushed toward the island.
• Bullet attacked Buggy, but Buggy's accidental movements made Bullet crash into a boulder, and Red-Haired shielded Buggy from Kaido's Heat Breath.
• Red-Haired recognized Buggy and reminisced about their past, while Buggy angrily grabbed him by the collar and cursed him in front of the watching crowd.
• Nightblade identified Buggy as a former Roger Pirates member and accused him of coming for the Red Poneglyph and the Log Pose to Laugh Tale.

Buggy accidentally destroyed the Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale, drawing Kaido and Bullet’s fury while the fight over the Red Poneglyph erupted. After falling underground, Buggy discovered Festa’s island-destroying bombs, and the broadcast made the panicked pirates mistake him for their savior as they fled.

• Nightblade exposed Buggy as a former Roger Pirates crew member and Red-Haired Shanks’s brother, while Bullet, Kaido, and Big Mom recognized him.
• Buggy smashed the Eternal Pose by mistake, enraging Kaido and Bullet, while Red-Haired protected him from their attacks.
• Big Mom and Kaido turned their attention to the Red Poneglyph, and Yun Ye’s two bodies, Momousagi, Chaton, and others joined the battle to stop them.
• Festa activated explosives beneath Skull Island, but Buggy and his crew fell into the bomb chamber and found the countdown.
• Buggy’s Den Den Mushi broadcast the bombs to the island, prompting pirates to flee and hail Buggy as their savior.

With the island’s buried bombs set to detonate in minutes, the fighters intensified their battles over the Red Poneglyph. Night Blade unveiled his fire abilities against Kaido, while the Quincy trapped Big Mom in Black Coffin and faced her berserk retaliation.

• Garp kept Redfield occupied as the fighters rushed to defeat their opponents and claim the Red Poneglyph before the bombs exploded.
• Big Mom and the Quincy exchanged thunderflame attacks, while Bullet and Red-Haired fought near the Red Poneglyph, each determined not to let the other take it.
• Night Blade revealed his fire ability, attacked Kaido with Extreme Fire Slash, and continued fighting him amid blazing attacks.
• The Quincy used Mouth Pierce Three Flashes to halt Big Mom, then trapped and wounded her with Black Coffin.
• Big Mom emerged bloodied and enraged, attacked the Quincy with lightning and Elbaf Spear: Ikoku, and clashed with his Cero in an explosion that shook the island.
• The Quincy and Big Mom both flew back from the blast, then charged at each other and resumed their battle.

Yun Ye’s two bodies overwhelmed Kaido and Big Mom, then he combined his strongest powers to defeat their joint attack and strike them down. As the bombs destroyed Skull Island, the surviving fighters fled, while Kaido and Big Mom’s fate remained unknown and Red-Haired escaped with the Red Poneglyph.

• Night Blade and the Quincy fought Kaido and Big Mom, forcing the two Emperors to join forces and unleash Conquest of the Sea.
• Yun Ye recalled the Quincy clone and used Shunko with Bankai to counter the Emperors’ attack, crushing it with Five Dragon Annihilation and Extreme Fire Slash.
• Yun Ye’s attacks grievously wounded Kaido and Big Mom, who fell into cracks as the clash shattered Skull Island and sent the Red Poneglyph flying.
• Red-Haired seized the Red Poneglyph from Bullet, while Buggy narrowly escaped falling into a fissure.
• Bombs began detonating across the island, and Garp, Redfield, Red-Haired, Bullet, the Marines, and the pirate crews fled.
• Katakuri and Cracker left without knowing what had happened to Big Mom, and the explosions completely destroyed Skull Island.

After the World Expo battle, Kaido and Big Mom recovered at Golden Lion’s base and formed an alliance, while the Red Hair Pirates and Whitebeard’s crew prepared for the rivalry over the Red Poneglyphs. At Marie Geoise, the Five Elders decided to invite Buggy the Clown to become a Shichibukai.

• News spread that Kaido and Big Mom had vanished after the battle, while CP0 attacked the Red Hair Pirates over the Red Poneglyph and the Navy briefly clashed with Whitebeard’s crew.
• Golden Lion rescued the unconscious Kaido and Big Mom from Skull Island, then taunted them until the three exchanged Conqueror’s Haki.
• Kaido and Big Mom returned to their headquarters and announced an alliance between the Hundred Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates.
• Whitebeard’s crew and Red-Haired discussed the alliance and the Red Poneglyphs, while a dark-skinned member of Whitebeard’s crew secretly searched for a particular fruit.
• The Five Elders discussed Buggy the Clown’s growing influence and agreed to offer him the vacant Shichibukai position.

Buggy became a Shichibukai and built a shipping company while Yun Ye grew stronger and continued serving in the Navy. The chapter left Yun Ye preparing to investigate reports that Golden Lion Shiki had reappeared on the Grand Line.

• Buggy accepted the World Government's invitation to become a Shichibukai, took the title Thousand Barrels Clown, and founded a rapidly growing shipping company.
• Yun Ye handled his Navy duties, discussed Smoker's demotion with Hina, and reviewed his increased abilities and System Panel statistics.
• Yun Ye visited the Training Camp, spoke with Zephyr and his friends, and received a summons from Sengoku.
• Sengoku ordered Yun Ye to lead a team to investigate reports that the Flying Pirates had appeared on an island in the first half of the Grand Line.

Yun Ye pursued Golden Lion toward Loguetown, where Golden Lion prepared to unleash his enhanced feral beasts in revenge for Roger’s execution. Meanwhile, Ace and Deuce arrived in Loguetown and fought Smoker, who struck Ace with Armament Haki as the two pirates tried to escape.

• Yun Ye received intelligence that Golden Lion was heading for the East Blue and ordered his fleet to Loguetown.
• Golden Lion revealed that he had strengthened his feral beasts with IQ and factors extracted from Kaido’s blood, and chose Loguetown as his first target.
• Ace and Deuce visited Roger’s execution platform, and Smoker confronted them after overhearing them identify themselves as pirates.
• Ace and Smoker exchanged attacks, but Smoker used Armament Haki to hit Ace and learned that Ace could not use Haki.
• Ace launched a huge Fire Fist to cover their escape while Deuce ran toward the harbor, but Smoker pursued them using Observation Haki and Soru.

Ace fought Smoker while trying to escape Loguetown, then joined Deuce aboard their ship just as Golden Lion Shiki attacked the island with an airborne island and an army of beasts. Shiki’s Conqueror’s Haki awakened Ace’s own, and their powers collided over the battlefield.

• Ace and Deuce fled from Smoker, but Ace stayed behind to hold him off while Deuce reached their ship.
• Ace used explosive gusts to disrupt Smoker’s smoke form, but Smoker blocked his attacks with Haki and drove him back.
• Ace and Smoker fought toward the harbor as Deuce watched Marines and pirates clash and vowed to grow stronger.
• Ace escaped onto the ship with Deuce, but an island descended from the sky and landed in Loguetown’s harbor.
• Golden Lion Shiki ordered his beasts to attack Loguetown, then unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that knocked out most of the island’s people.
• Ace released his own Conqueror’s Haki and clashed with Shiki’s, sending black-red lightning across the battlefield.

Golden Lion Shiki attacked Ace after recognizing clues that he might be Roger’s son, while Ace refused to join him and struggled against his overwhelming swordsmanship. Vice Admiral Night Blade Yun Ye arrived to challenge Shiki, and the chapter ended with Yun Ye’s powerful Conqueror’s Haki astonishing Shiki and knocking out many of the enhanced beasts.

• Golden Lion Shiki recognized Ace’s name and features as possible clues to Roger’s identity, then demanded that Ace join his crew.
• Ace refused Shiki’s offer, and Shiki’s slashes split Ace’s ship and wounded him as he tried to protect Deuce.
• Smoker contacted Navy Headquarters, and Hina relayed the emergency to Yun Ye, who rushed toward Loguetown.
• Yun Ye intercepted Shiki’s slash and fought him, while Ace and Deuce watched the two powerful fighters clash.
• Yun Ye unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki against the feral beasts, knocking out many of them and shocking Shiki with its strength.