Chapter Summaries

After the battle with the Marines, Yota used his Munch-Munch Fruit to heal Ace and himself, then strengthened his body with Ace’s physical data. The Marines later invited Ace to become a Shichibukai, which he refused, while Yota received a sixty-million-Beli bounty and worried about attracting attention.

• Ace credited Yota with defeating one of the two Vice Admirals, and Yota swallowed Ace to heal his injuries.
• Yota used his I Eat Myself technique to devour and restore his own body, shocking the Spade Pirates.
• Yota revealed that his Munch-Munch Fruit could do more than Ace’s Flame-Flame Fruit, while Ace wished he could try it.
• Yota used Ace’s physical data to enhance his own potential to roughly eighty percent of Ace’s.
• The Marines stopped pursuing the Spade Pirates and invited Ace to become a Shichibukai, but Ace refused.
• The Marines raised Ace’s bounty and gave Yota a sixty-million-Beli bounty, which Yota considered too much attention.

After more than six months with the Spade Pirates, Yota and Ace entered the New World, where its brutal climate and powerful pirate crews threatened their voyage. Ace decided to seek out the Red Hair Pirates to thank them, with the Whitebeard Pirates as a fallback destination.

• Deuce celebrated reaching the New World, then fled a freezing wave and warmed up with Ace's flames.
• Yota reflected on how he and Ace had learned Armament Haki and worried about Ace's reckless history of challenging powerful pirates.
• Yota noted that the Four Emperors and their crews made conflict unavoidable for a new pirate crew like the Spade Pirates.
• Ace checked the map and Permanent Pointer and chose to search for the wandering Red Hair Pirates first, planning to find the Whitebeard Pirates if they failed.

Yota and the Spade Pirates set sail to explore Red Hair's territory, but Ace got them lost in the New World. An Upstream Current and a sea tornado wrecked their voyage, leaving Yota exhausted on a beach with the ship stranded nearby.

• Yota agreed to explore Red Hair's territory before heading toward Whitebeard's, and Ace set the Spade Pirates sailing.
• Yota realized they were lost after Ace could not identify their location.
• An Upstream Current launched the ship high into the air, and Yota temporarily fused with Ace to catch and stabilize it.
• A sea tornado swept up the ship and the fused Yota Ace, leaving Yota unconscious.
• Yota woke on a beach, crawled out of the seawater, and saw the Spade Pirates' ship stranded nearby.

After the Spade Pirates were swept to Wano Country, Ace learned about the suffering under Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi and decided to find food for the villagers. He left the village intending to target the provisions kept by the Beasts Pirates.

• Yota recovered first, rescued Ace from the sea, and gathered the Spade Pirates on Wano Country’s shore.
• Ace used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out the villagers who mistook the crew for raiders.
• At Amigasa Village, the chief described the villagers’ hardship but insisted they could not live without Kurozumi Orochi or defeat Kaido.
• Ace asked Yota about the crew’s food supplies and learned that pollution and Wano Country’s terrain made resupply difficult.
• Ace reasoned that Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi had kept food for their forces and planned to take it before dealing with Whitebeard.

While the Spade Pirates rested in Amigasa Village, Yota helped Tama awaken Chakra and learned how capable his crew was at scouting Wano Country’s supply sites. With the crew’s food gone, he and Ace prepared to raid the Beasts Pirates and Kurozumi Orochi, while Yota secretly began considering Udon Prison.

• Ace befriended Tama in Amigasa Village, and Yota amused her by demonstrating the Three-Body Technique.
• After Tama begged him to be her teacher, Yota explained that Chakra could be awakened in people from the Pirate World, though they generally produced little and struggled to control it.
• Yota helped Tama awaken Chakra, and she succeeded in only three days; before leaving with Ace, he gave her a secret-scroll of the Three-Body Technique.
• The Spade Pirates ran out of food, so Ace and Yota decided to raid supplies from the Beasts Pirates and Kurozumi Orochi.
• Yota studied the crew’s detailed map of warehouses, supply routes, and mines, then considered Udon Prison but decided that attacking it would provoke Kaido.
• Yota set aside his doubts and departed with Ace, while a vague plan concerning Udon Prison took root in his mind.

Yota and Ace raided food for Amigasa Village, then sailed to Oni Island, where Ace fought Yamato. Yota arrived as they faced off, and Yamato declared that she was Kozuki Oden.

• Yota and Ace gathered enough food to supply Amigasa Village for half a year, with Yota storing and transporting it using his Munch-Munch Fruit.
• Ace headed to Oni Island while Yota followed, and Ace smashed a dragon statue on the island.
• Ace and Yamato clashed with Conqueror's Haki as Yota told the Spade Pirates to wait offshore and ran across the water to the island.
• Yota saw Ace and Yamato fighting with flames and ice before they separated to face each other.
• Ace asked Yamato whether she was Kaido, and Yamato said she was Kozuki Oden of Wano Country.

Yota let Ace and Yamato fight while he searched Kaido’s skull palace for treasure. He was ambushed by Black Maria and her strange followers, but realized she was likely the only major fighter left in the castle.

• Yota corrected Ace’s misunderstanding about Yamato, and Ace apologized after Yamato insisted she was Kozuki Oden in spirit.
• Ace and Yamato resumed fighting, with Ace gaining a slight edge thanks to his growth and Yota’s healing support.
• Yota entered the skull palace to search for the Beasts Pirates’ treasure vault and found several grunts unconscious.
• Black Maria ambushed Yota with spider silk and appeared with a crowd of monstrous followers.
• Yota inferred from Black Maria’s words that she was the only major fighter left in the castle.

Yota confronted Black Maria while the Spade Pirates raided the Beasts Pirates’ lair, and she tried to stop him with her subordinates, poison gas, and attacks. Yota broke through her defenses and set her spider half ablaze, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Black Maria revealed why she had stayed behind in Wano Country while Kaido and the other officers were away, with Yamato also left to guard the lair.
• Yota challenged Black Maria, who sent her subordinates to attack while using poison gas against him.
• Yota recognized the toxin and used the Hell Viewing Technique to send Black Maria’s subordinates into panic, but Black Maria broke free with Observation Haki.
• Black Maria struck Yota with Furisode Rinnegan Rod and followed with a blast of fire from Enjo Maria.
• Yota swallowed Black Maria’s flames, charged through her Stop Maria web, and punched her spider head, setting her spider half on fire.

Yota exploited Black Maria’s weakness to fire and water, subdued her, and began using drugs and Genjutsu to interrogate her about the Beasts Pirates. The chapter left him questioning her about the location of their treasure vault.

• Black Maria’s spider body caught fire, and she suppressed the flames before attacking Yota with her Rinnegan Rod.
• Yota blocked Black Maria’s attack and sliced open her weapon, making her realize she was outmatched.
• Black Maria fled, but Yota struck her with the Great Waterfall Technique and left her unable to resist.
• Yota transformed his hand into a syringe and injected Black Maria with anesthetic, knocking her unconscious.
• Yota mixed a hallucinogen and used it with Genjutsu to question Black Maria about the Beasts Pirates’ intelligence and treasure vault.

Yota looted the Beasts Pirates’ treasure vault in the Skull Palace, taking Great Grade Swords and three Zoan Devil Fruits before finding Ace and Yamato drinking together. Yamato warned Ace and Yota to leave before Kaido returned, then explained that bombs in her Sea Stone handcuffs kept her trapped on Oni Island.

• Yota used information from Black Maria to locate the treasure vault and blasted open its iron doors with Exploding Tags.
• Yota stored several Great Grade Swords and the Bat Fruit, Devil Frog Fruit, and Honey Badger Fruit in his Sealing Scroll, along with some gold.
• Yota left the Skull Palace and found Ace and Yamato drinking together after their fight.
• Ace introduced Yota to Yamato as his ship’s doctor and best partner, and Yamato pulled Yota into their embrace.
• Ace asked Yamato whether she could defeat Kaido, and Yamato said Kaido could knock her down in a few moves.
• Yamato urged Ace and Yota to leave before Kaido returned and explained that bombs inside her Sea Stone handcuffs prevented her from leaving Oni Island.

Yota removed Yamato’s Sea Stone handcuffs by cutting off and reattaching her hands with his Munch-Munch Fruit. Freed from the restraints, Yamato’s strength surged, leaving Ace determined to train before challenging Whitebeard.

• Yamato explained that Kaido had put explosives in her Sea Stone handcuffs, so she had never dared to go out to sea.
• Ace promised to free Yamato from her restraints, but Yota revealed that he could remove the handcuffs immediately.
• Yota cut off Yamato’s hands with a Haki-coated Great Grade Sword, removed the handcuffs, and used his Devil Fruit to reattach her hands.
• Yamato celebrated her restored hands and freedom as her strength surged without the Sea Stone restraints.
• Ace worried that Yamato was now stronger than him and resolved to train before seeking out Whitebeard.

Yamato revealed the power of her Okuchi no Makami Devil Fruit, and Yota modified his body using her bodily blueprint to raise his potential. The Spade Pirates began an intensive training period, while their conflict with the Beasts Pirates remained unresolved.

• Yamato showed the Spade Pirates that her Devil Fruit let her freeze the sea and run across it.
• Yota warned Ace that Yamato had surpassed him, and Ace began training with low-purity Sea Stone handcuffs.
• Yota used Yamato's bodily blueprint to modify himself and raise his potential to match or exceed Ace's and Yamato's.
• The Spade Pirates stopped searching for the Whitebeard Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates and focused on training.
• The Spade Pirates' theft of the Beasts Pirates' treasure and abduction of Yamato left them with a serious grudge against the Beasts Pirates.

Yota, Ace, and Yamato trained on a deserted island until the Spade Pirates left to resupply on Doloran Island. The Beasts Pirates found them there, and Kaido flew off in a drunken rush to confront them without a Log Pose.

• Yota fought Yamato while wearing Sea Stone handcuffs, but she defeated him with Thunder Bagua and he admitted her Armament Haki was far stronger.
• Yamato praised Yota's progress, while Ace pushed himself to train harder alongside them.
• The Spade Pirates realized their supplies were running low and prepared to leave the deserted island.
• After returning to Oni Island, Kaido learned that Yamato had been abducted and ordered his forces to search the New World for the Spade Pirates.
• Queen reported that the Spade Pirates were on Doloran Island, and Kaido transformed into a dragon and flew off without a Log Pose.
• Queen realized Kaido had gotten drunk again, while Jack noted that Kaido had taken no Log Pose.

The Beasts Pirates’ three All-Stars attacked the Spade Pirates, with King confronting Ace while Queen faced Yota and Jack went after Yamato. Yota disabled Queen’s mechanical arm with the Munch-Munch Fruit, while Ace’s battle with King began and Yamato’s encounter with Jack remained unresolved.

• A Spade Pirates crewman told Ace that the Red Hair Pirates had appeared nearby and the Beasts Pirates were targeting them.
• King attacked Ace and revealed that all three Beasts Pirates All-Stars had mobilized, with Queen and Jack pursuing Yota and Yamato.
• Ace began fighting King while Queen confronted Yota and demanded the stolen treasure.
• Queen fired a laser at Yota, but Yota swallowed the attack and bit down on Queen’s mechanical arm.
• Yota used the Munch-Munch Fruit to alter Queen’s arm, causing it to explode.

Yota fought Queen, countering his mechanical modifications with the Munch-Munch Fruit and purging his bio-virus with Medical Ninjutsu. The battle continued as Queen’s durability kept him standing, but Yota caught him with an Earth Style technique and dragged him underground to his chest.

• Queen emerged from the explosion badly injured and realized Yota’s Munch-Munch Fruit could ruin his mechanical modifications.
• Queen released a powerful bio-virus, but Yota altered weapons to gain metallic properties and then extracted the virus from his body with Medical Ninjutsu.
• Yota attacked Queen with Armament Haki-wrapped fist-blades, while Queen’s Ancient Zoan durability let him recover and keep fighting.
• Queen struck Yota with Bombing Headbutt, and Yota answered by using Earth Style—Heart Severing Technique to pull Queen into the cracked ground.
• Yota managed to bury Queen only as far as his chest before Queen’s enormous human-beast form stopped moving farther underground.

Yota used Water Release to trap Queen and Jack, but Queen freed them and escaped with Jack after Yamato struck Jack. Yota and Yamato then turned their attention back to Ace, who was fighting King in the sky.

• Yota drenched Queen with the Great Waterfall Technique and trapped him in a Water Prison, preparing to disable his mechanical modifications.
• Jack crashed into the area, and Yamato struck him with her spiked club before Yota trapped him in another Water Prison.
• Queen broke free, destroyed Yota’s Water Clone, and used a mechanical grappling hand to seize Jack as Yamato attacked.
• Queen used Jack as a shield against Yamato’s Glacial Fang, then fled carrying Jack with flames blasting from his feet.
• Yota and Yamato discussed the retreat and the need to keep training before Yota looked back at Ace fighting King in the sky.

Ace fought King in the sky until King retreated, then reunited with Yamato and Yota after Yota paid for the town's damage. Aboard the Spade Pirates' ship, they considered seeking out the Red Hair Pirates so Ace could learn Conqueror's Haki Infusion from Shanks.

• Ace used his flame powers and aerial skills to battle King, who alternated between stronger defense and greater speed depending on the flames on his back.
• Ace figured out King's fighting pattern and landed several heavy hits, prompting King to flee when he saw Yamato and Yota were free to join the fight.
• Ace worried about paying for the ruined town, but Yota said he had already covered the costs with treasure from Kaido's treasury.
• The Spade Pirates left the island after its frightened residents avoided them, and Ace, Deuce, Yamato, and Yota discussed their next destination aboard the ship.
• Yota suggested visiting the Red Hair Pirates so Ace might learn Conqueror's Haki Infusion from Shanks, and Yamato confirmed that Kaido's version was more destructive than Armament Haki.

Yota urged Ace to seek Haki guidance from Shanks, and the Spade Pirates set out to find the Red Hair Pirates. Shanks’s treasure hunt ended in disappointment, just as the Spade Pirates arrived and launched a person toward his crew.

• Yamato said she believed another year or two of fighting Pops would let her learn Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, while Yota reflected on his own slow Haki progress.
• Yota suggested Ace ask Shanks for Haki guidance, and Deuce urged the crew to find the Red Hair Pirates before deciding whether to seek lessons.
• Shanks and his crew discovered that their buried treasure consisted of worthless notes from the long-destroyed Klee Land Kingdom, leaving Shanks despondent.
• Yasopp spotted the Spade Pirates approaching, and Shanks told Beckman to handle them.
• The approaching ship fired a person toward the Red Hair Pirates, and Yasopp recognized the projectile as a person rather than a cannonball.

After parting from Shanks, Ace and the Spade Pirates approached Whitebeard’s territory, where Jinbe confronted them to stop Ace from challenging Whitebeard. Ace accepted Jinbe’s challenge, while Yamato protested that she had wanted to fight him first.

• Shanks realized Ace was Roger’s son and asked Beckman to send Whitebeard a letter explaining Ace’s origins.
• The Spade Pirates left the Red Hair Pirates and sailed toward Whitebeard’s territory as Ace eagerly anticipated challenging him.
• Deuce spotted a fish-man following the ship, and Yota suggested they catch him after reaching an island.
• Yamato froze the sea near a deserted island, and Jinbe burst through the ice to confront the crew.
• Jinbe explained that he meant to stop Ace from challenging Whitebeard and challenged him to fight.
• Ace accepted Jinbe’s challenge, while Jinbe confidently offered to fight the whole crew at once.

Ace defeated Jinbe after a day-long battle, and Jinbe warned him that he was not ready to challenge Whitebeard. Three days later, the Moby Dick arrived, and Whitebeard launched an attack on the Spade Pirates to greet them.

• Ace attacked Jinbe, and their fight ended with Ace defeating him after about a day.
• Yota treated Jinbe's injuries, and Jinbe warned Ace that he was still far below the Four Emperors' level.
• Three days later, the Spade Pirates saw the Moby Dick approaching, and Yamato recognized Whitebeard from Kozuki Oden's journal.
• Jinbe told Whitebeard that Ace, Yamato, and Yota were powerful, while Whitebeard focused on Ace and welcomed the chance to meet him.
• Marco urged Whitebeard to let his sons handle the newcomers, but Whitebeard ignored him and struck the sea, sending tsunamis and gales toward the Spade Pirates.