Chapter Summaries

Two years after the world-shaking war, Luffy left Ruskaina to find his companions and prepare to face Nightmare. On Sabaody, he learned that Nightmare’s subordinate Crocodile had crushed an alliance led by three Supernovas, then discovered he had no way to pay his restaurant bill.

• The chapter described Dreamland Kingdom, the World Government, and the Revolutionary Army dividing the world into an uneasy balance two years after Doomsday.
• Luffy left Ruskaina after Hancock told him his companions had been spotted in the New World, determined to grow stronger and defeat Nightmare.
• Luffy arrived at Sabaody Archipelago and ate an enormous meal while overhearing diners discuss the Supernovas’ defeat.
• The diners said Crocodile had destroyed the crews of Eustass Kid, Scratchmen Apoo, and Capone Bege after their alliance challenged Nightmare.
• Luffy lost his appetite and asked for the bill, then revealed he did not know what paying by card meant.

Luffy learned that the world had changed and set out to find Zoro and the others. Meanwhile, the World Government lifted its ban on the Dream Domain, and Roy prepared to make a new move as conflict spread across the seas.

• Luffy heard about Dream Online and modern payment methods, then decided to find Zoro and the others.
• The Five Elders discussed the growing use of the Dream Domain and agreed to lift the restrictions despite their suspicions about Nightmare.
• Robin reported that Dream Online had surpassed thirty million players and that secret organizations were plotting within it, including against Roy.
• Robin recounted the rise of Admiral Ryokugyu, the Revolutionary Army's expansion, and new moves by the Whitebeard Pirates and Marine Headquarters.
• Robin said Zephyr had stolen the Dyna Stone and threatened to destroy the New World's End Point, so Enel and Katakuri had gone to stop him.
• Roy learned Robin had found the item he wanted and said they would add another blaze to the world.

Monkey D. Luffy entered Dream Online, where he learned that everyone began at the same level and death cost part of one’s soul. After hearing that Zoro was leveling up in Sky City, Luffy set off to find him and immediately died outside the village.

• Monkey D. Luffy asked a villager who was strongest, then attacked the level-thirty guards and was killed when his Devil Fruit Ability failed to work.
• The villager explained that Dream Online reset people’s strength, preserved combat experience, and made death painful while costing roughly five levels’ worth of soul to recover.
• Luffy heard that a Seaweed Head was fighting monsters in Sky City and concluded that the person was Zoro, who was using the strange name to attract his friends.
• Luffy rushed out of the village toward Sky City without asking how to get there, and the villager’s warning came too late as Luffy died again.

Luffy learned that Chopper was missing and Vivi had died, but Zoro helped him face the losses and reaffirm his resolve. The crew planned to infiltrate Nightmare’s Crimson Dreamscape to rescue Sanji during the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament, where the Tremor-Tremor Fruit would be the prize.

• Luffy learned that Chopper was missing and Vivi had died, and Zoro struck him to make him face the truth.
• Luffy accepted the losses and learned that Vivi had died after returning alone to Alabasta during a riot.
• Nami and Usopp told Luffy that Sanji was alive but under house arrest in Nightmare’s Dreamland Kingdom.
• Luffy vowed to enter the Crimson Dreamscape and rescue Sanji, and the crew said they were already planning to infiltrate it.
• Zoro explained that Nightmare’s tournament would award the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and the crew expected Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates to participate.

Luffy reunited with allies in Dream Online and joined the Anti-Nightmare Alliance meeting, where he learned that the World’s Number One Martial Arts Tournament could create an opening to rescue Sanji. Ben Beckman promised to tell Luffy how to meet Shanks after the meeting.

• Luffy learned that the tournament would draw powerful people from many factions, creating a chance for the alliance to infiltrate Dreamland Kingdom and rescue Sanji.
• Zoro and the others brought Luffy to Rayleigh’s home to attend an Anti-Nightmare Alliance meeting.
• Luffy provoked Eustass Kid and other Supernovas before Shakky urged the gathered guests to take their seats.
• Luffy asked Marco about Ace, and Marco said Ace was doing well and that Luffy would see him again.
• Ben Beckman told Luffy to find him privately after the meeting so he could explain how to meet Shanks.

Luffy recognized Sabo as his long-lost brother, and Sabo recovered his memories. Meanwhile, the assembled pirates and allies discussed Marine plans against Nightmare and prepared for the tournament operation.

• Zoro identified the notable figures gathered in the room and warned Luffy to remember who they were.
• Luffy recognized Sabo as his brother, triggering Sabo's sealed memories and reuniting them.
• Ben Beckman explained that the Marines had orchestrated Zephyr's defection to test Nightmare and weaken Dreamland Kingdom's defenses.
• Kid, Capone Bege, and others questioned whether the assembled forces could confront Nightmare without support from the World Government and Revolutionary Army.
• Sabo assured the group that the Revolutionary Army had sent personnel to participate and intended to guard against trouble, not start a war.

Luffy learned that the alliance had little chance of confronting Nightmare and that Shanks was waiting for him in Dressrosa. After leaving the Dream Domain and enduring the pain of repeated deaths, Luffy headed for the Flower Field, where Shanks had just disappeared upon hearing that he had arrived.

• Zoro concluded that the alliance meeting had failed and that rescuing Sanji would have to depend on Luffy and his friends.
• Sabo left to report the meeting, while Beckman told Luffy to reach Dressrosa’s Flower Field within three days to see Shanks.
• Luffy immediately left the dream, then suffered intense pain from the damage repeated deaths in the Dream Domain had done to his soul.
• Shanks helped King Gancho and the Tontatta Tribe escape Doflamingo’s control and advised them to leave Dressrosa.
• Leo reported that a giant named Luffy had come looking for Shanks, but Shanks had already vanished.

Luffy reunited with Shanks in the Tontatta Kingdom and learned that Shanks had gained a powerful new arm and eaten the Dark-Dark Fruit. When Roy arrived, Shanks sent Luffy away and chose to face him alone, determined not to run from their confrontation again.

• Luffy told Shanks that losing people he loved had made him determined to become strong enough to protect his companions.
• Shanks revealed his new arm and rejected Luffy’s offer to help him fight Nightmare, warning that even he and Rayleigh might not defeat Roy.
• Sensing Roy’s arrival, Shanks used the Dark-Dark Fruit to send Luffy away and stayed behind as blood flowed in from the slaughter outside.
• Roy questioned why Shanks had stayed, and Shanks said he would stake everything on this chance to face him rather than escape again.
• Roy revealed that he had killed Blackbeard, and Shanks declared that he would not lose despite Blackbeard’s death and the risks of his new power.

Roy overpowered Red Hair in their battle, countering the Dark-Dark Fruit and revealing that his apparent bodies were all clones while his true body remained asleep. Red Hair tried to escape to warn Beckman and Luffy, but Roy captured him.

• Red Hair used the Dark-Dark Fruit’s Dark Vortex and Dark Wave against Roy, who countered the attraction with repulsion and dodged the corrosive attack through his Dream Domain.
• Roy struck Red Hair repeatedly with the Seven Star Sword, leaving him badly injured and explaining that he could avoid the fruit’s weaknesses by keeping it from touching him.
• Red Hair asked whether Roy’s true body had been unrestricted, and Roy revealed that his true body had been asleep while his other appearances were clones.
• Red Hair attempted to flee through a dark vortex so he could warn Beckman and Luffy, but Roy stopped him and took him prisoner.

Luffy returned to the isolated island after Shanks sent him away, then sought answers from Beckman. Captured by Roy, Shanks revealed that he was William D. Shanks and explained that the D Clan’s bloodline could awaken Uranus, making them the enemies of the gods.

• Luffy emerged from a dark vortex on an isolated island, realized Shanks had not escaped with him, and hurried to the Dream Domain to find Beckman.
• Roy questioned the Sea Stone-chained Shanks at Dressrosa’s King’s Plateau and threatened to use Luffy to make him talk.
• Shanks revealed his full name was William D. Shanks and said his D bloodline had made him an outcast before he joined Roger’s crew.
• Shanks explained that Uranus required bloodline keys to awaken and that the D Clan’s bloodline was the only key capable of unlocking it.

Red Hair explained to Roy and Doflamingo that the D clan began as a peace-loving alliance whose members were chosen by leaders who could Listen to the Voice of All Things. He revealed that a traitor with the same ability helped cause an ancient catastrophe, and that the first man who tried to become a god was sealed at Laugh Tale.

• Roy suspected Red Hair was deliberately steering the conversation toward the D clan and its origins.
• Red Hair said the earliest D clan was an alliance known as the People Who Embrace the Sun, and that it included humans and other races such as Giants.
• Red Hair explained that D clan leaders used the ability to Listen to the Voice of All Things to choose members who truly loved peace.
• Red Hair revealed that an infiltrator who also possessed that ability exploited the D clan and helped cause the disasters of the past.
• Red Hair said the Lunar People's leader, a man who tried to become a god through Devil Fruits, was sealed at Laugh Tale after the races united and used all three Ancient Weapons.
• Doflamingo exclaimed that Laugh Tale was the place where the One Piece was said to be located.

Red Hair told Roy that the Celestial Dragons’ founder had seized Uranus, defeated the other races, and secretly survived to the present by sealing the Lunar leader’s power within himself. He asked Roy to cooperate against the man, and Roy realized Red Hair was trying to manipulate him into a dangerous fight while diverting him from Luffy and the others.

• Red Hair explained that the Lunar People surrendered Uranus after the war, and a D. clan leader used it to help nineteen kingdoms defeat the other races and establish the Celestial Dragons.
• Red Hair said the D. clan’s other leader fought the Celestial Dragons, while the nineteen kings named their victorious ally King of the World and barred him from passing his authority to his descendants.
• Red Hair revealed that the King of the World had survived from the ancient era by sealing the Lunar leader’s power within himself, which was helping him approach immortality.
• Doflamingo was shaken by the revelation that a hidden godlike figure stood behind the Celestial Dragons.
• Red Hair urged Roy to join him in defeating the man, and Roy suspected Red Hair was trying to lure him into a lethal confrontation and keep him away from Luffy and the others.

Red Hair revealed how Roger and the D clan were tied to the ancient struggle against the ruler behind the World Government, and explained how that ruler manipulated the Celestial Dragons to conceal Uranus. Doflamingo realized he had been led into a trap, while Roy learned more about the hidden conflict.

• Red Hair said Roger inherited the will of an ancient D clan leader and learned the truth about the lost history at Laugh Tale.
• Red Hair explained that Roger’s ancestor had brought the hidden ruler into the D clan, then fought alongside allied races and lost; Roy connected the story to Joyboy’s apology letter on Fish-Man Island.
• Red Hair said Roger hoped to overthrow the ruler but, gravely ill, began the Great Pirate Era to leave hope for a successor.
• Red Hair revealed that the ruler sealed the world’s origin within himself, erased the truth about Uranus, and spread false claims that Celestial Dragon blood could activate it.
• Doflamingo realized he had been manipulated into pursuing Uranus, and Red Hair explained that the ruler used and purged unstable Celestial Dragons to maintain a façade of peace.

Red Hair revealed that the Five Elders had secretly supported the Revolutionary Army to provoke Imu into using Uranus, but Imu had awakened and retained control of the World Government. He urged Roy to join forces against Imu, but Roy declared himself the third madman seeking to become a god.

• Red Hair said the Five Elders discovered his bloodline and protected him while secretly plotting to seize Uranus, but they hesitated to act.
• Red Hair explained that the Five Elders secretly supported the Revolutionary Army, hoping its threat would force Imu to awaken and create a chance to take Uranus.
• Red Hair said a Revolutionary Army pawn disturbed Imu five years earlier, forcing the Five Elders to attack the army and postpone their plan.
• Red Hair revealed that Imu had stayed awake and held the World Government's power since then, and he warned Roy that Uranus and Imu made resistance seemingly hopeless.
• Red Hair urged Roy to set aside their grudge and unite against Imu, but Roy said he was the third madman attempting to become a god.

Zoro, Nami, and Usopp explored Dreamland Kingdom ahead of the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament and watched its robots confront Caribou. The robots destroyed his swamp attack with Seastone missiles, leaving him screaming in pain.

• Zoro, Nami, and Usopp marveled at Dreamland Kingdom's futuristic city and hurried after Luffy, fearing he would cause trouble.
• Zoro recognized Caribou as a Supernova who had stolen a Devil Fruit at an auction.
• Four mechanical defenders arrived and sentenced Caribou to death for robbery, property destruction, and attacking law enforcement.
• The robots blasted Caribou apart with energy swords, but he reformed as a Logia user and threatened to attack the city.
• The robots launched eight missiles that tore through Caribou's swamp form, and Caribou screamed when he realized they contained Seastone.

Luffy reunited with Sabo and learned that Ace planned to compete in the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament. Sabo revealed that Nightmare probably would not participate, leaving the group to wonder why he was holding the tournament.

• Zoro, Usopp, and Nami watched the robots leave after Caribou was killed and decided to avoid provoking them.
• Luffy climbed onto a robot and groped it, so Usopp and Nami pulled him down and beat him.
• Zoro, Usopp, Nami, and Luffy met Sabo and Koala at the house.
• Sabo told Luffy that Ace had arrived and intended to win the tournament, and Luffy vowed to compete against him.
• Sabo said Nightmare was unlikely to enter the tournament, while Koala explained that he sought to stand above the world.
• Nami and Usopp wondered whether Nightmare was holding the tournament to display his strength or lure the sea's strongest fighters into a trap.

Sabo explained the tournament’s stakes and ranked its strongest expected fighters, while Luffy revealed that Shanks might have been captured by Nightmare. The chapter ended with Koala reminding Sabo that he belonged among the second-tier fighters too.

• Sabo explained that fighters were joining the tournament to pursue the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, a Supreme Grade Sword, treasure, fame, and political influence.
• Sabo named six first-tier fighters, and Koala explained that Nightmare was already above the tiers as the world’s strongest.
• Sabo said Nightmare’s destruction of Marine Headquarters made him worth several first-tier fighters and noted Golden Lion Shiki’s close ties to him.
• Luffy revealed that Shanks might have been attacked and captured by Nightmare, while Beckman planned to rescue him.
• Sabo listed the likely second-tier fighters and said the Five Elders might qualify, though their strength was difficult to verify.
• Koala reminded Sabo that his strength as the Revolutionary Army’s Chief of Staff qualified him as a second-tier fighter.

Koala described the Martial Arts Tournament’s formidable competitors, while Luffy learned how far behind he was in Dream Online and asked Nami to help him level up. After Nami lured him away with grilled meat, Usopp wondered whether they had forgotten something.

• Koala listed powerful fighters in the tournament’s third and fourth tiers, and Zoro, Usopp, and Nami worried about the danger and Luffy’s chances.
• Nami and Koala teased Luffy about being defeated three times by the Great White Goose outside the beginner village.
• Sabo and Nami discussed why the Revolutionary Army played Dream Online and speculated that Nightmare might no longer control the game.
• Luffy was shocked to learn that Dream Online had over ten million players and asked Nami to take him leveling because he was only level 2.
• Nami promised Luffy all the grilled meat he could eat, and Usopp wondered what they had forgotten as the group left.

Luffy and the others learned that Sanji was staying in a manor near the Royal City and planned to bring him back. At sea, Zephyr and Ain faced Enel until Nightmare appeared, leaving the Marines terrified and Zephyr convinced they could not escape.

• Luffy and his crew remembered they had meant to ask Sabo about Sanji, and Koala recognized him as Vinsmoke Sanji.
• Koala explained that Emporio Ivankov had recruited Sanji and revealed that he lived in a manor near the Royal City, where the crew could reach him but might struggle to take him away.
• Luffy eagerly agreed to retrieve Sanji so he could eat his cooking, while Nami and the others teased him about his appetite.
• Enel battled Zephyr at sea as Ain insisted she would not abandon her teacher.
• Nightmare appeared above the Marines, and Zephyr realized that with Nightmare there, escape was futile.

Roy subdued Zephyr’s NEO Marines and used his power on Ain before leaving Enel to handle the aftermath. Meanwhile, the Straw Hats reunited with Sanji, who rejected them as Vinsmoke Sanji until Luffy saw through his act and made him break down in tears.

• Zephyr offered to surrender to Roy if Roy spared his disciples, but Roy asked Ain about her Rewind-Rewind Fruit instead.
• Ain explained the limits of her ability, and Roy tapped her with seven-colored light, leaving her gaze filled with madness before telling Enel to take her back to the Marines.
• Sanji heard the Straw Hats arrive and greeted them coldly, insisting they call him Vinsmoke Sanji and leave.
• Luffy found Sanji’s prepared food, challenged his claim that he had changed, and asked him to return to help the crew become Pirate King.
• Sanji broke down in tears as the Straw Hats confronted him.