Chapter Summaries

Doflamingo discovered that the Donquixote Family had been taken from their ruined home and interrogated a hidden CP0 agent about what happened. After learning that the Five Elders had ordered them to seize the family’s Poneglyph and that Homing had died by suicide, he set out to rescue the surviving family members.

• Doflamingo found the Donquixote Family’s villa in ruins, with signs that someone had smashed it apart using powerful punches.
• Doflamingo revealed and captured Lina, a CP0 agent hiding with the family’s Den Den Mushi, then hypnotized her for answers.
• Lina told Doflamingo that the family had been taken captive on a nearby island, the Five Elders had ordered CP0 to seize their Poneglyph, and Donquixote Saint Homing had committed suicide.
• Doflamingo erased Lina’s memories and used his Illusion Fruit to keep his subordinates from connecting Steve’s identity to him.
• Doflamingo and his subordinates set off for the nearby island, where he suspected CP0 was holding the family and preparing to capture him.

Doflamingo secretly visited Amy Merkel and Rosinante, found Amy ill with grief, and chose not to reveal himself in case their family was under suspicion over the Poneglyph. He used his Illusion Fruit to put the estate to sleep and began probing their memories by recreating the day CP0 came for the family.

• Doflamingo reached the mansion and used his Illusion Fruit to pass its powerful servants unnoticed.
• He found Amy Merkel weakened by illness while Rosinante carefully fed her medicine.
• Doflamingo suspected Amy's grief stemmed from Homing's death and decided that meeting her and Rosinante could endanger them.
• He wondered whether Homing had learned the Poneglyph's secrets and whether his family had seen a Poneglyph inscription.
• Doflamingo cast an illusion over Amy, Rosinante, and the estate's staff, recreating the day disguised CP0 agents arrived.

Doflamingo uncovered the CP0 agents’ search for a Poneglyph-like slab and learned that Rosinante and Amy Merkel knew nothing about it. Back at Navy Headquarters, he recognized that the captured archaeologist Olvia was Robin’s mother and saw her being brought in by Vice Admiral Saul.

• CP0 agents captured the Donquixote Family, found a Poneglyph-like slab hidden in the villa, and Homing died after biting a poison tooth.
• The agents drugged Rosinante and Amy Merkel, questioned them, then settled them on another island under surveillance.
• Doflamingo copied the slab into his Illusion Space, erased the agents’ memories, and left after ensuring Rosinante and Amy Merkel were asleep.
• On the journey back, Doflamingo destroyed a Pirate Crew’s ship and crew with a Flying Slash.
• At Navy Headquarters, Doflamingo saw Kuzan and Vice Admiral Saul with the handcuffed archaeologist Olvia, who accused the World Government of concealing history.

Doflamingo used his Illusion Fruit to make Olvia dream of an excavation where she translated a Poneglyph. The translation revealed that the Celestial Dragons were human sacrifices in an ancient plan, leaving Doflamingo shaken by the possibility that the plan would return.

• Doflamingo arranged for Olvia to dream while she was imprisoned at Navy Headquarters, avoiding contact with Kuzan and Saul.
• Olvia dreamed that her expedition had discovered a Poneglyph and read its inscription.
• The inscription described the Ultimate Plan, which would combine the planet and its living beings into a god, and said the Celestial Dragons were human sacrifices kept to a limited population.
• The inscription claimed newborns and mixed-blood Celestial Dragons were sacrificed and that the plan would be activated again after seven hundred years.
• Doflamingo read Olvia's translated text and realized that the Celestial Dragons' small population could be explained by the sacrifices.

Doflamingo pieced together more of the World Government’s plan and decided to build his strength while leaving Imu’s testing to Luffy. Meanwhile, Saul told Olvia that Ohara would face a Buster Call, then helped her escape so she could try to save the island, but someone blocked their path near the warship.

• Doflamingo concluded that the Poneglyphs revealed the enemy’s plan and that Imu’s scheme involved consuming the power of the planet and its life.
• Olvia woke in her cell, where Saul told her that she would be executed in three days.
• Saul returned the next night and told Olvia that the Navy planned to launch a Buster Call on Ohara.
• Olvia begged Saul to help her escape so she could reach Robin and protect Ohara’s scholars, and Saul agreed to go with her.
• Saul hid Olvia inside his hat and led her past the guards, but a figure stood in their way near the warship.

Doflamingo gave Sauro a ring that could make its wearer invisible, helping him and Olvia prepare to reach Ohara. At the Tree of Omniscience, Buggy arrived in pieces inside gift boxes and realized the Second Personality had thrown him into West Blue again.

• Doflamingo confronted Sauro about helping Olvia save Ohara, then gave him a ring that could turn its wearer invisible.
• Sauro let Olvia try the ring, and she vanished from sight before they set out to find a warship.
• A flock of birds dropped gift boxes at the Tree of Omniscience, where Robin opened them with her Flower-Flower Fruit ability.
• The boxes spilled Buggy's moving body parts, which gathered into his clown form in front of Dr. Clover and the scholars.
• Buggy learned he was at Ohara in West Blue and realized the Second Personality had thrown him there again.

Buggy arrived in Ohara after surviving Joker’s dangerous pranks, but Joker took control that night and entered the Tree of Omniscience Library. Joker declared that he had come for the scholars’ buried knowledge, leaving them frightened and uncertain of what he would do next.

• Buggy woke dismembered into pieces packed in boxes and discovered that he had been sent to Ohara in the West Blue.
• Robin questioned Buggy about his origins and purpose while he ate, and Buggy angrily rejected being called a clown.
• Ohara’s scholars welcomed Buggy and gave him a place to stay, unaware of the danger posed by his Second Personality.
• That night, Joker transformed Buggy’s appearance, prepared a bag of special human bombs disguised as candy, and headed for the library.
• Joker burst into the Tree of Omniscience Library and told the frightened scholars that he wanted the knowledge buried there.

Joker revealed his identity to Robin and demanded that Ohara’s scholars compile a Poneglyph translation dictionary, then used his powers to remove their heads when they refused to hand it over. The scholars survived and began talking while Joker examined their brains, leaving Robin frightened but curious.

• Robin recognized Joker as Buggy by his red nose and Devil Fruit ability.
• Joker asked the scholars to compile a Poneglyph translation dictionary and said he might spread copies to cause trouble for the World Government.
• The scholars refused to give the dictionary to someone they considered unsuitable.
• Joker removed the scholars’ heads and set them down, where they began arguing and joking.
• Robin crept closer to watch Joker open the scholars’ skulls and asked whether he would eat their brains.

Joker forced Ohara’s scholars to compile a Poneglyph dictionary by planting Candy Bombs in their heads and revealing that a Buster Call would destroy the island in seven days. The scholars began their final work, while Buggy woke the next morning to find Ohara in turmoil and realized Joker had caused trouble again.

• Joker put Candy Bombs in the scholars’ heads and threatened to detonate them unless they compiled a Poneglyph dictionary.
• Joker gave the gathered scholars seven days to finish the dictionary and revealed that the Navy had blockaded Ohara ahead of a Buster Call.
• The scholars recognized that the World Government intended to wipe out Ohara’s historians and began compiling their work despite the threat of death.
• The next morning, Buggy found his blue hair cut off again and saw Ohara’s residents fleeing, gathering documents, and studying in a frantic rush.
• A frightened scholar mistook Buggy for Joker, and Buggy realized Joker had started causing trouble on the island.

Buggy learned that the Navy had launched a Buster Call against Ohara and struggled to find a way to escape while the scholars continued compiling a Poneglyph dictionary. The Navy sent an unusually powerful fleet toward the island, leaving Buggy and the scholars facing imminent destruction.

• Buggy admitted he could not remove the candy bombs from the scholars’ heads and urged them to finish the Poneglyph dictionary so Joker could remove them.
• Dr. Clover asked Buggy to take Robin with him when he left, then reminded him that the Buster Call was approaching.
• Buggy panicked when he realized the Buster Call threatened him too, and considered relying on his second personality to survive the Navy Vice Admirals.
• Sengoku ordered the Navy to blockade Ohara and sent the Buster Call fleet ahead of schedule.
• Sengoku dispatched more than twenty warships, seven or eight Vice Admirals, and Admiral Candidates Akainu and Aokiji to destroy Ohara.

Doflamingo learned that Golden Lion had freed Byrnndi World, Patrick Redfield, and Douglas Bullet from Impel Down and formed an alliance with them. As the Buster Call began at Ohara, Joker found Dr. Clover dead and prepared to take his identity and oppose the World Government.

• Doflamingo learned through his clones that Golden Lion had escaped Impel Down with Byrnndi World, Patrick Redfield, and Douglas Bullet, who allied with him against the World Government.
• Ohara's scholars worked to finish the dictionary before the Buster Call, while Olvia and Sauro hurried to warn them.
• Spandam arrived near Ohara with a World Government vessel, and Sakazuki and Kuzan met with him before his ship went ahead to assess the island.
• World Government agents clashed with Ohara's scholars, then withdrew as the Buster Call began.
• Joker found Dr. Clover dead, removed his own facial skin and Clover's with the Chop-Chop Fruit, and declared that he would inherit Clover's will.

During the destruction of Ohara, Kuzan let Robin escape and accepted Dr. Clover’s final message, unaware that Joker had staged the encounter. After the Buster Call, Kuzan discovered the truth about the Poneglyphs, while the Navy returned to headquarters and learned of major disasters.

• Olvia gave Robin an invisibility ring and entrusted her to Sauro before running back toward the burning Tree of Omniscience.
• Kuzan intercepted Sauro and Robin but let Robin escape, then accepted a dictionary and Poneglyph rubbings from the dying Dr. Clover.
• Doflamingo revealed that Joker had disguised himself as Dr. Clover and risked his life by entering suspended death to fool Kuzan.
• Robin fell asleep in her boat as a ghostly figure emerged from her ring, and Kuzan read the translated Poneglyph text aboard a Navy warship.
• Buggy survived Ohara’s destruction, and the Navy learned that nearly every Impel Down prisoner had escaped and that Monkey D. Dragon had resigned.

As Dragon prepared to leave the Navy, Doflamingo confronted him about overthrowing the World Government and proposed an alliance. Dragon accepted, leaving with a secure Den Den Mushi as the two began working together against the Government.

• Dragon boarded the ship that would take him away from the Navy and found Doflamingo waiting with rum.
• Doflamingo suggested he knew Dragon planned to overthrow the World Government, and Dragon admitted it before Doflamingo tricked him into thinking Garp was nearby.
• Doflamingo proposed an alliance and suggested the Navy might one day turn against the World Government.
• Dragon agreed to ally with Doflamingo and gave him a white anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi.
• Dragon and Doflamingo shook hands, briefly unleashing powerful Conqueror's Haki that cracked the ship.

Doflamingo and Dragon recognized each other’s strength as they left Navy Headquarters, while Aokiji set out to verify the Poneglyph’s authenticity and locate the Donquixote family. As pirates spread conflict across the seas, Doflamingo continued suppressing them as the Navy’s celebrated Vice Admiral Steve.

• Doflamingo and Dragon each considered the other a potential ally after witnessing his Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.
• Aokiji took a long leave to investigate the copied Poneglyph and find where Rosinante and his mother had settled.
• Golden Lion’s alliance and pirate pressure pushed Kaido and Charlotte Linlin into a loose pact, while conflict spread into the first half of the Grand Line.
• Doflamingo destroyed a pirate ship with a sword strike, earning praise from his Navy crew.
• Doflamingo ordered his soldiers to capture the surviving pirates and search the wreckage for treasure.

Doflamingo discovered an unknown Devil Fruit while collecting spoils, then learned that Gion had challenged Dracule Mihawk and needed support. On Winter Ice Cream Island, Mihawk defeated Gion decisively, leaving her to face the gap between their swordsmanship.

• Doflamingo found an unknown Devil Fruit aboard a pirate crew's ship and ordered the Marines to store it as spoils of war.
• Tokikake called Doflamingo and asked him to support Gion, who had challenged Dracule Mihawk on Winter Ice Cream Island.
• Doflamingo agreed to head to the island, which was about six hours away.
• Mihawk overwhelmed Gion in their duel, leaving her badly wounded while he suffered only superficial injuries.
• Mihawk withdrew his blade and ended the fight, and Gion acknowledged that she had no chance of defeating him alone.

Doflamingo arrived to protect the injured Gion and learned that Mihawk was being considered for the Shichibukai. Mihawk challenged Doflamingo to a serious duel, and after their clash Doflamingo realized his strongest technique left him vulnerable if it failed to badly wound his opponent.

• Mihawk blocked a long-range golden sword thrust, and Doflamingo descended to shield the injured Gion.
• Gion told Doflamingo that Mihawk had held back, while Mihawk said she was not qualified to be his opponent and that he had spared her out of consideration for the Marines.
• Doflamingo realized Mihawk was a Shichibukai candidate, and Mihawk explained that the position would help him with money and intelligence as a lone wolf.
• Mihawk attacked Doflamingo, and the two fought fiercely while Gion watched and learned from their swordsmanship.
• Doflamingo unleashed Outer Heaven Flying Fairy, but Mihawk countered and gradually gained the advantage after suffering only shallow wounds.
• Doflamingo recognized that Outer Heaven Flying Fairy left him vulnerable when it failed to seriously injure his opponent.

After a day-and-night sword duel, Doflamingo and Hawkeye Mihawk ended their contest and shared a feast with Gion and the Marines. Back at Navy Headquarters, Doflamingo learned that Aokiji had returned with Rosinante and worried about what they might discover about the World Government.

• Doflamingo and Hawkeye Mihawk fought for a full day and night before Mihawk sheathed his sword and called off their contest.
• Doflamingo, Gion, Hawkeye, and the accompanying Marines shared a meal made from a Sea King, and Hawkeye told them the World Government had approached him about becoming a Shichibukai.
• Doflamingo returned to Navy Headquarters and learned that Aokiji had come back from leave with a young user of the Ancient Zoan Giant Ape Fruit.
• Doflamingo suspected the young fighter was Rosinante and reflected on Aokiji's knowledge of the past and the danger posed by Imu.
• Doflamingo decided he should warn Aokiji and Rosinante to be careful.

Doflamingo secretly met Rosinante in a dream and learned that Kuzan had asked him about the Donquixote family’s stone tablet. He warned Rosinante to follow Kuzan’s instructions and sent a cautionary message to Kuzan, leaving the World Government’s hidden threat unresolved.

• Doflamingo discovered that Aokiji had brought Rosinante to the Navy, where the seventeen-year-old had become a powerful new recruit.
• Doflamingo entered Rosinante’s dream and reunited with him, and Rosinante mourned the deaths of their parents.
• Rosinante told Doflamingo that Kuzan had asked about the family’s stone tablet and instructed him to keep the inquiry secret.
• Doflamingo advised Rosinante to listen to Kuzan and urged him to keep the matter quiet to protect Kuzan.
• Doflamingo asked Rosinante to warn Kuzan to investigate carefully because the person behind the matter might be able to retaliate directly.

After meeting Rosinante in a dream and sending a warning for Kuzan, Doflamingo investigated Sakazuki’s connection to the New World and chose a Navy mission near Beast-Dragon Island. He left Navy Headquarters with his subordinates to search for clues, while learning that the island was rumored to contain fire-breathing dragons.

• Doflamingo sparred with Rosinante in their dream, left a Soul Fragment as a marker, and asked him to pass a message to Kuzan.
• Rosinante woke, confirmed that his Finger Pistol had improved, and went to Kuzan’s office to deliver Doflamingo’s message.
• Doflamingo reviewed Navy intelligence and noticed that Sakazuki often operated in a particular region of the New World.
• Doflamingo selected a mission monitoring Kaido near Beast-Dragon Island and set out with his rested subordinates.
• On the warship, Kikyo told Doflamingo that Beast-Dragon Island was rumored to hold fire-breathing dragons and that Dr. Vegapunk had sent people to collect their blood and scales.

Doflamingo fought pirates who attacked his Navy warship and killed a Bat Fruit user serving Kaido. After the battle, he dismissed the threat of Kaido, confident he could escape even if he could not defeat him.

• Doflamingo complained that New World pirates had grown bold before their ships opened fire on his Navy warship.
• Doflamingo split a cannonball and a pirate ship with a Flying Slash, then charged the fleeing pirates after a sniper disrupted his attack.
• A Bat Fruit user struck Doflamingo with an Ultrasonic Wave, but Doflamingo quickly recovered and pursued him.
• Doflamingo wounded the Bat Fruit user's wing, then killed him despite his claim that he served Kaido.
• Doflamingo mocked Kaido and judged that he could retreat unharmed if they fought.