Chapter Summaries

Enel defeated the CP0 agent, subdued King George, and set out to take control of the fleet. In Flevance, Williams rallied the residents to spread the truth about Platinum Lead Ore and resist the World Government before its planned Buster Call.

• Enel cut down the CP0 Special Agent with his golden blade and defeated the remaining crew aboard the ship.
• Enel caught King George trying to flee with treasure and electrocuted him unconscious.
• Enel prepared to use King George to bring the rest of the fleet under his control.
• Williams told the Flevance residents that the World Government planned to use a Buster Call to conceal the truth about Platinum Lead Ore.
• Williams urged the residents to scatter, expose the World Government, and rebel, and the crowd agreed.

Doflamingo helped Flevance’s residents expose the World Government’s secrets and stage armed demonstrations in neighboring countries. The Buster Call arrived too late to silence them, and the resulting scandal pushed several Member States toward breaking away.

• Flevance’s residents armed themselves, raised protest banners, and marched into neighboring countries while the agent chief feared the approaching Buster Call.
• Doflamingo revealed that he had sent the residents a dream but left their actions to their own choice, then killed the agent chief and forced the remaining agents to kill themselves.
• Flevance’s residents launched armed demonstrations across nearby countries, overwhelming forces that tried to stop them with their weapons and lack of fear of death.
• The World News Report published the truth about the World Government’s actions, while the Buster Call destroyed only an empty city and confirmed the attempted cover-up.
• Several Member States began showing signs of breaking away, prompting the World Government to shift its attention from pirates to the crisis among its members.

The Three Elders debated how to stop powerful Member States from withholding Heavenly Tribute without triggering a civil war. They decided to use CP Organization agents to assassinate the kings behind the resistance and considered activating Deep Cover Agents.

• The World Government faced a challenge as thirty to fifty powerful Member States delayed paying Heavenly Tribute.
• The Three Elders discussed the crisis at Mary Geoise and ruled out war because the Marines and much of the World Government could split apart.
• The weapon-bearing Elder proposed assassinating the resistant nations' kings instead of fighting their armies.
• The Three Elders approved the assassination plan and considered activating Deep Cover Agents to reach the kings.

The Five Elders ordered Queen Bee Stussy to begin an operation against kings abandoning the World Government. Stussy secretly contacted Doflamingo, whose control over her had made her a double agent for years.

• The Five Elders decided to sacrifice their elite Deep Cover Agents to stop Member States from breaking away and ordered Queen Bee to begin the operation.
• Stussy received the order in the Pleasure Quarter, ended the call, and hesitantly dialed Doflamingo.
• Stussy remembered how Doflamingo exposed her identity, mentally controlled her into attacking a Celestial Dragon, and forced her to become his spy by threatening her family.
• Stussy had spent the following years feeding intelligence to both the World Government and Doflamingo, helping him infiltrate the Government's intelligence network.

Stussy reported the Five Elders’ orders to Doflamingo, who used his new Dream Traverse ability to appear beside her and demonstrate his power. After discussing the World Government’s plan to target rebellious kingdoms, Doflamingo offered to rescue Stussy’s family, leaving her uncertain whether they would abandon their service to the World Government.

• Stussy realized she could no longer escape her role as Doflamingo’s double agent and reported the Five Elders’ orders to him.
• Doflamingo traveled through the linked Den Den Mushi dreams with his new Dream Traverse ability and emerged beside Stussy.
• Doflamingo explained that he had used Freddy’s dream abilities to move between dreams and reality, making his movements harder for the World Government to track.
• Stussy told Doflamingo that the World Government planned to target Iron Country, Sky Cloud Country, and other kingdoms.
• Doflamingo reassured Stussy that he would not sacrifice her and offered to teleport to her family and rescue them.
• Stussy hesitated because rescuing her family would mean breaking with the World Government, and she doubted her relatives would agree to betray it.

Doflamingo ordered Stussy to make the World Government’s punishment of countries that delayed their Heavenly Tribute payments public while helping the Revolutionary Army establish a foothold there. A week later, the countries’ royal families were killed, new rulers imposed harsh taxes, and the other countries resumed paying tribute.

• Stussy refused to reveal her identity or openly break with the World Government, and Doflamingo instructed her to delay the operation and make its perpetratorship obvious.
• Doflamingo ordered Stussy to use loyal World Government agents for the mission and conceal Revolutionary Army activity in the targeted countries.
• Doflamingo contacted Dragon, who arranged for the Revolutionary Army to plant seeds in the countries and promote its ideas there.
• A week later, the royal families of the countries that had delayed tribute were killed, and the World Government installed new kings who collected tribute through harsh taxes.
• The other countries abandoned their plans to delay payment and began paying the Heavenly Tribute.

Doflamingo’s control over the World Government’s intelligence deepened as he explored how Freddy’s ability expanded his Illusion Space and let him travel through dreams. He discovered Nico Robin dreaming of Ohara’s destruction and planned to use Dream Traverse to learn about Pluton’s blueprints from Tom.

• The World Government lost much of its intelligence network, leaving Doflamingo able to control what information reached it.
• Doflamingo found that dreams gathered in the Illusion Space strengthened his Mental Energy and could serve as routes to reach dreamers.
• Doflamingo considered using dream attacks to target the Celestial Dragons but judged the World Government too dangerous to approach.
• Doflamingo saw Nico Robin dreaming of Ohara burning and recognized the trauma she still carried.
• Doflamingo planned to have Alonso mark Tom so he could enter Tom’s dreams and uncover Pluton’s blueprints.

Alonso, Nico Robin, and Lao Cai reached Whiskey Peak, where Alonso’s connections turned an apparent confrontation with bounty hunters into a welcoming reception. They discovered that the island’s Golden City protected pirates who bought entry tickets, and continued exploring its lucrative business model.

• Alonso and Nico Robin handled most of the ship’s work as they sailed toward Whiskey Peak, while Lao Cai struggled with the Grand Line’s unpredictable weather.
• Nico Robin asked about the bounty hunters at Whiskey Peak, and Alonso explained that they had been recruited to capture pirates directly.
• Bounty hunter ships surrounded Alonso’s vessel, but Alonso contacted their boss and turned them into a welcoming fleet.
• Lao Cai admired Whiskey Peak’s clean docks and glittering Golden City after the trio went ashore.
• Alonso explained that Golden City ticket holders were exempt from bounty hunters and received perks, while Nico Robin recognized how the city profited from pirates’ spending and stolen goods.

Alonso revealed to Lao Cai that he worked for Doflamingo and gave him a Black Card to enjoy Golden City before their planned trip to Alabasta and Water 7. When Lao Cai found the arena, Alonso planned to use its strong fighters, especially Daz Bones, to help him train.

• Robin explained that Doflamingo controlled Golden City, and Alonso told Lao Cai that he was one of Doflamingo's men.
• Lao Cai focused on the prospect of spending money, so Alonso gave him a Black Card with purchases under ten million Beli covered.
• Alonso and Robin discussed Lao Cai's carefree nature and how he might see his Hasshoken Army position as a shackle rather than an honor.
• Lao Cai spotted Golden City's arena, where Alonso intended to have him train against its powerful fighters.
• Alonso recalled how Daz Bones had lost to Doflamingo, become his disciple, and grown far stronger through swordsmanship, Haki, and the Superslash Fruit.

After losing to Daz Bones again, Lao Cai joined Alonso’s journey to Alabasta to seek stronger opponents and improve through battle. There, Alonso explained how the World Government suppressed paths to strength in the Four Seas, while Lao Cai revealed the Hasshoken Army had viewed the World Government as its ultimate enemy.

• Lao Cai returned from another defeat by Daz Bones, and Alonso offered to find him a powerful Devil Fruit, which Lao Cai refused.
• Alonso invited Lao Cai to travel to Alabasta, and Lao Cai accepted so he could fight stronger opponents.
• Alonso, Robin, Lao Cai, and their companions reached Alabasta after a short voyage from Whiskey Peak.
• Robin questioned why Alabasta had so few powerful people, and Alonso said the World Government had long suppressed talented fighters and access to training across the Four Seas.
• Lao Cai said the Hasshoken Army had been established to fight neighboring countries but regarded the World Government as its ultimate hypothetical enemy.

Doflamingo welcomed Nico Robin to the Dragon Hunting Pirates and revealed how his forces could use a Door-Door Fruit ability to open transfer doors. After Robin joined, he absorbed the Illusionary Clone from her ring and gained its memories of her hardships.

• Doflamingo appeared to Lao Cai and Nico Robin through an Observation Haki illusion and welcomed Robin.
• Doflamingo and Alonso explained how a Door-Door Fruit user could open spatial transfer doors by connecting with Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo introduced Robin as Ohara’s last survivor and asked her to join the Dragon Hunting Pirates, and she accepted.
• Doflamingo absorbed the Illusionary Clone from Robin’s ring, and its memories returned to him.
• Doflamingo told Robin he understood how hard her past years had been.

Sand Crocodile arrived in Water 7 hoping to find Pluton's blueprints and recruit crewmates, while Alonso and Lao Cai came to meet Tom and discuss shipbuilding. The story left Sand Crocodile searching for the blueprints as the Dragon Hunting Pirates pursued Tom's talented apprentice and the Sea Train project.

• Sand Crocodile read that Doflamingo had occupied Alabasta and suspected Pluton had fallen into his hands.
• Sand Crocodile recalled his renewed strength and set out for Water 7 to look for Pluton's blueprints and recruit crew members.
• Doflamingo had secretly used Soul Transfer to restore Sand Crocodile and Gecko Moria's strength while keeping them vulnerable to his control.
• Alonso arrived in Water 7 with Lao Cai and explained that Tom was busy designing the Sea Train.
• Alonso told Lao Cai that they would visit Tom to meet his talented apprentice and discuss the Sea Train project.

Alonso and Lao Cai came to Water 7 intending to find Fish-Man Tom and recruit Franky, but Alonso unexpectedly encountered Sand Crocodile. After secretly marking each other at the docks, they headed toward an abandoned shipyard to settle their encounter away from the crowds.

• Alonso explained that he wanted to recruit Franky for Doflamingo’s combat robot project, and Lao Cai asked where they could find him.
• Alonso sensed a familiar but unusual Soul Fragment and discovered Sand Crocodile, Sakrok Dal, in Water 7.
• Alonso and Sakrok Dal recognized each other as powerful opponents but avoided fighting at the crowded docks to protect their plans.
• Sakrok Dal attached grains of sand to Alonso, while Alonso wrapped an invisible thread around Sakrok Dal’s trouser leg.
• Alonso told Lao Cai that he and Sakrok Dal were roughly matched and that he wanted to test him before seeking Fish-Man Tom.
• Alonso and Sakrok Dal each made their way to a deserted, dilapidated shipyard suited for a fight.

Alonso fought Sand Crocodile in the abandoned shipyard, relying on Haki and martial arts as the Suna Suna no Mi overwhelmed his String-String Fruit in their large-scale clash. After Sand Crocodile’s sand engulfed him, only a bundle of threads remained, leaving Sand Crocodile unsure whether Alonso had escaped.

• Alonso introduced himself to Sand Crocodile as the acting leader of the Hasshoken Army and identified Lao Cai as Chinjao’s grandson.
• Sand Crocodile tested Alonso with his golden hook, but Alonso caught it in black threads and damaged it before Sand Crocodile coated it in Haki.
• Alonso and Sand Crocodile fought at close range, and Alonso knocked Sand Crocodile into a wrecked ship.
• Sand Crocodile eroded the shipyard with the Suna Suna no Mi and clashed with Alonso’s Haki-coated Wild White String.
• Sand Crocodile’s sand engulfed Alonso, but after it dispersed, Sand Crocodile found only a bundle of threads.

After escaping Sand Crocodile, Alonso brought Lao Cai to Water 7 to find Tom and share important news. They waited at Tom’s home, where Franky became fascinated with Alonso’s steel battle suit.

• Sand Crocodile stopped pursuing Alonso, and Alonso set Lao Cai down several kilometers from the battlefield.
• Alonso explained that the Shichibukai were powerful but that most of them were little more than figureheads, while Lao Cai wondered how his old man had become a Great Pirate.
• Alonso and Lao Cai wandered around Water 7 before visiting Tom’s home, where they met Franky and Iceberg.
• Alonso told Iceberg he needed to deliver important news to Tom and agreed to wait until Tom returned that evening.
• Tom arrived home to find Franky admiring the gold-and-red steel battle suit Alonso controlled with threads.

Alonso warned Tom that the World Government was targeting Pluton's blueprints, then left after marking him so Doflamingo could search his memories through a dream. Doflamingo discovered Tom had once obtained Noah's Ark blueprints, while Alonso planned to recruit Franky.

• Tom welcomed Alonso and Lao Cai, then sent Iceberg and Franky out so he could speak with them privately.
• Iceberg suspected the visitors were dangerous and prepared to defend Tom, but Tom later told his disciples that the two men were his friends.
• Alonso told Tom that the World Government had set its sights on Pluton's blueprints and left without explaining how he knew.
• Alonso revealed that he had marked Tom and expected Doflamingo to search Tom's memories, while he planned to spend more time around Franky and recruit him.
• Doflamingo entered Tom's dream and learned that Tom had first received the blueprints for Noah's Ark, which sparked his passion for shipbuilding.

Tom discovered that the legendary Ancient Weapon Pluton was an underwater metal aircraft and created rough disassembly and repair blueprints from its projection diagram. Doflamingo gave the plans to Dr. Tsukimi to study, while Enel arrived at ruined Flevance and found thousands of residents still living there.

• Tom explored the metal wreck and identified it as Pluton, then spent several years studying and dismantling it.
• Tom drew Pluton's blueprints from a rough repair diagram, and Doflamingo realized they were disassembly plans that still contained advanced technology.
• Doflamingo gave the plans to Dr. Tsukimi, hoping the moon's research and technology could improve them.
• Enel surveyed the ruins of Flevance and detected several thousand people living among them.
• Enel recalled the wealth he had taken from Flevance's royal family and considered that the remaining residents might be useful for Doflamingo's task.

Trafalgar Law reflected on Flevance’s destruction and the choices of its surviving residents before meeting Lightning Enel, who claimed the ruins as his territory. Law explained that his father was trying to find a treatment for Platinum Lead Disease, while Enel doubted medicine could cure it.

• Trafalgar Law surveyed the ruined White Town and thought about the residents who had gone to sea as the Vengeance Pirates.
• Trafalgar Law recalled that his family had survived the Buster Call, though his sister had begun showing signs of Platinum Lead Disease.
• Lightning Enel arrived in Flevance and told Law that the residents were now his subjects because the town was in his territory.
• Trafalgar Law challenged Enel’s claim, and Enel struck him on the head with a stick before declaring himself king.
• Trafalgar Law brought Enel into the battered hospital and said his father was researching ways to treat Platinum Lead Disease.
• Lightning Enel dismissed the possibility that medical skill could cure the disease unless Law’s father had eaten the Op-Op Fruit.

Enel explained that the Op-Op Fruit and certain other specialized Devil Fruits might cure Platinum Lead Disease, prompting Law to decide to search for one at sea. His announcement inspired the hospital’s patients to join the search, while Enel quietly considered using their departure to claim Flevance.

• Law asked Enel whether the Op-Op Fruit could cure Platinum Lead Disease, and Enel explained that it could while naming other potentially useful Devil Fruits.
• Dr. Trafalgar asked whether Enel could cure the disease with his Electricity Generation Fruit, but Enel admitted that precise extraction was only theoretically possible and mocked the idea of doing it soon.
• Law told his father he wanted to go to sea and search for a cure, arguing that taking the chance was better than waiting for everyone to die.
• Law announced the search to the hospital patients, and they grew hopeful and discussed joining forces with people already at sea.
• Enel let the patients make plans to leave, privately thinking their departure would make it easier for him to relocate Sky Island residents and take over Flevance.

Trafalgar Law asked Enel to train him, but Enel left after sensing trouble: Navy forces had arrived in Flevance to capture him. Enel ambushed the officers and wounded Vice Admiral Onigumo, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Trafalgar Law asked Enel to teach him how to fight, and Enel told him to return the next day before rushing off toward trouble.
• Vice Admiral Onigumo led several dozen Navy officers into Flevance to hunt Enel and ordered them to ignore the ruined city.
• Enel used Observation Haki and Flevance’s conductive ruins to strike the Navy officers with lightning, leaving only Onigumo and three Rear Admirals standing.
• Enel appeared before the surviving officers and attacked Onigumo with his Haki-coated golden spear using Hell Stab.
• Onigumo deflected Enel’s strike with his twin blades but suffered a serious wound beneath his ribs.