Chapter Summaries

Joker infected the Numbered giants with the Joker Virus and forced them into a brutal fight that injured Nekomamushi and Inuarashi. He stopped Queen the Plague from escaping and overwhelmed him with a crushing palm strike, intending to exploit Queen’s scientific knowledge.

• Joker released Joker Virus gas over the Numbered, driving the giants into a frenzy and making them fight one another while using Nekomamushi and Inuarashi as weapons.
• Queen the Plague criticized Joker for cheering as his companions suffered, while Ashura Doji and Kin'emon worried about the wounded Scabbards and the missing Kozuki family members.
• Queen the Plague began backing away, but Joker caught him and decided his scientific expertise would be useful.
• Queen the Plague challenged Joker’s strength, and Joker struck him with a crushing palm that left him doubled over and unable to resist.

Joker forced Queen the Plague to submit, then Kozuki Toki woke in an altered Kuri with no memories of the future. The ground began shaking as she sought to learn what Joker had done and what had changed.

• Queen the Plague struck Joker with an Armament Haki punch, but Joker split his chest apart and remained standing.
• Joker dismantled Queen the Plague's head, held his brain, and made him promise to obey before sending him back to Kaido.
• Kozuki Toki woke in Kuri, learned that she and the others were safe, and discovered that her memories of the future had vanished.
• Kawamatsu told Kozuki Toki that Joker had used an antidote disguised as a bullet to save them, while Kozuki Hiyori asked where he was.
• The ground shook, and Kozuki Toki went outside to see what was happening.

Kozuki Toki woke to find Oden Castle and the surrounding land floating in the sky, then reunited with the retainers and confronted Joker about his plan to form a pirate crew. The retainers argued over who would lead it, and Joker revealed that he valued Kozuki Hiyori rather than Toki.

• Kawamatsu explained that Golden Lion Shiki had lifted Oden Castle and the surrounding land into the sky, and Kozuki Toki suspected Clown Buggy had summoned him.
• Kozuki Toki learned that the retainers were injured and that Inuarashi and Nekomamushi remained unconscious after Joker's intervention.
• Kozuki Toki thanked Joker for saving them, while Kin'emon argued with him over the danger facing the retainers and the possibility of Kozuki Hiyori becoming shogun.
• Ashura Doji questioned why the retainers should join Joker, and Joker proposed forming the Clown Pirates with Kozuki Toki as Captain.
• Kozuki Toki declined to lead the crew, Ashura Doji suggested deciding the Captain through battle, and Joker told Toki he valued her daughter, Kozuki Hiyori.

Joker persuaded Kozuki Toki to let him give Hiyori the power to fight Kaido, then obtained the Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit from Doflamingo and transferred its power into an apple. Doflamingo reconsidered how to develop his Mental Energy, while Shinobu and the Oniwabanshu mistakenly built a tomb for the Kozuki clan.

• Joker argued that Hiyori needed training because she was Oden's descendant and a symbol of resistance to Kaido.
• At the ruins of Kozuki Castle, Shinobu cried over the presumed deaths of the Kozuki clan and directed the Oniwabanshu to build a cenotaph.
• Joker contacted Doflamingo through the Illusion Space and asked him for the Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit.
• Doflamingo reluctantly gave Joker the Mythical Zoan fruit, and Joker explained that the Illusion Space could harness Doflamingo's Mental Energy in ways beyond physical training.
• Doflamingo returned to find Shinobu and the others had erected a tombstone, and he asked whether they had investigated before declaring the Kozuki clan dead.
• Joker drew the fruit's soul power onto an apple, transforming it into the Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit before the onlookers.

Kozuki Hiyori ate the Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit and revealed its formidable powers, including a corrosive aura of decay. After explaining how she could apply that power to her attacks, Joker left Oden Castle to meet Golden Lion.

• Joker gave the Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit to Kozuki Toki as payment for the right to name the Pirate Crew, and Toki passed it to Kozuki Hiyori.
• Kozuki Hiyori ate the fruit and transformed into a majestic eight-headed serpent.
• Ashura Doji tested Hiyori's strength, and she drove him back before releasing poisonous mist that corroded his sleeve and damaged the ground.
• Joker explained that Hiyori could infuse the fruit's aura of decay into attacks, Haki, and swordsmanship.
• Joker left Oden Castle after saying someone had come to see him, and he found Golden Lion meditating on a boulder.

Joker confronted Golden Lion, who questioned Joker’s motives and suspected he wanted to exploit the Nine Red Scabbards and Kozuki family. Joker revealed he had secretly poisoned Golden Lion, but a Soul Fragment took temporary control of his body and kept Oden Castle aloft.

• Golden Lion sensed Joker approaching and challenged him about his chaotic nature and apparent lack of goals.
• Joker explained that Golden Lion was likely planning to seize the Nine Red Scabbards, Kozuki Hiyori, and Lady Toki for his own gain.
• Golden Lion admitted Joker had correctly guessed his intentions and asked why Joker had brought them to him despite knowing the danger.
• Joker revealed he had secretly injected Golden Lion with a specially made poison through a hidden piece of flesh.
• Golden Lion lost consciousness, and a Soul Fragment inside his body took control and stabilized Oden Castle in the sky.

Golden Lion’s Soul Fragment stabilized the floating Sky Island while Doflamingo left to pursue new amusement in Wano Country. At Oden Castle’s ruins, Doflamingo offered the displaced Oniwabanshu shelter at a Marine base, and Shinobu accepted.

• Golden Lion’s Soul Fragment confirmed that Golden Lion would remain unconscious for at least three days, and Doflamingo left to seek new people to influence in Wano Country.
• Doflamingo questioned residents near Oden Castle and learned that the castle had flown away with Oden’s family and the Nine Red Scabbards, while the Beasts Pirates had suffered losses.
• Doflamingo pointed out the Kozuki Family Tomb, and Fukurokuju, Shinobu, and the other ninjas leveled the grave mound they had built by mistake.
• Doflamingo invited Fukurokuju, Shinobu, and the Oniwabanshu to stay at a Marine base, knowing Kaido might target them and coveting their three Devil Fruits.
• Shinobu agreed that shelter at the Marine base was their only option.

Doflamingo brought Fukurokuju and the other Wano ninjas to Beast-Dragon Island, then accepted Akainu’s request to investigate the Rose Gang leader’s kidnapped son. He went to check on Sancho’s training and found her asleep in human form atop her treasure.

• Fukurokuju and the other ninjas agreed to leave Wano Country with Doflamingo, who promised they could depart later if they received news of the Kozuki clan.
• Akainu asked Doflamingo to investigate the kidnapping of the Rose Gang leader’s eight-year-old son, who had eaten the Wyvern Fruit, and Doflamingo agreed to look for him.
• Doflamingo brought the Wano group to Beast-Dragon Island and had his subordinates arrange their accommodations.
• Doflamingo went to Sancho’s cave to see how her physical training was progressing.
• Doflamingo navigated the trapped tunnels and found Sancho naked and asleep on a treasure pile in human form.

Doflamingo returned to find Sancho had mastered Life Return, then tested her training in a fight outside. Their clash shook the mountain and was mistaken for a volcanic eruption, leaving the Navy base in chaos.

• Doflamingo woke Sancho and asked about her Navy Six Styles training, and she showed him that she had learned Life Return.
• Doflamingo promised Sancho a feast if she could beat him, and they went outside to fight without his Devil Fruit ability.
• Sancho transformed into her red Oni Tribe form and attacked Doflamingo, who countered with a Haki-infused slash from Narikitsune.
• Fukurokuju and the ninjas mistook the blasts and trembling caused by the fight for a volcanic eruption, and the Navy base descended into chaos.
• Doflamingo returned down the mountain with Sancho and learned from his adjutant that the ninjas had mistaken their clash for an eruption.

After recovering from his battle with Kaido, Doflamingo cooked for his Marines and investigated the Sakura Island incident. The investigation uncovered clues he had planted, including a Mercury Fruit user being considered for the Shichibukai program.

• Doflamingo hunted Sea Kings, cooked a meal for his crew, and recovered after eating and resting.
• Doflamingo staged an investigation into the Sakura Island incident, confident that his illusions had hidden his involvement.
• Half a month later, Marine intelligence reported that one kidnapper had used an ability resembling the Cloth-Cloth Fruit and another an ability resembling the Mercury Fruit.
• Doflamingo recognized the Mercury Fruit user as a candidate proposed by the World Government for its Shichibukai program.

Doflamingo read the announcement naming the Shichibukai and learned that Modock had joined their ranks. He then called Akainu and falsely claimed that Modock had taken the child from Sakura Island and silenced the pirates involved.

• Doflamingo reviewed intelligence about Modock’s Mercury Fruit, Haki, and likely selection as a Shichibukai.
• A newspaper announced the Shichibukai roster, including Modock, and Doflamingo criticized the claim that they were the sea’s Third Great Power.
• Doflamingo called Akainu to report the announcement as good news.
• Akainu answered Doflamingo’s call while trimming a bonsai at Marineford and asked whether he had found anything on Sakura Island.
• Doflamingo told Akainu that Silver Samurai Modock had taken the child from Sakura Island and silenced everyone involved.

Doflamingo told Sakazuki that a newly appointed Shichibukai might know where the abducted child had been taken, then went to question Modock. Modock seized a country for his Amalgam Pirates, but Doflamingo arrived and promised not to kill him if he answered a few questions.

• Doflamingo told Sakazuki that two men in black had taken the child and that the Shichibukai candidate had likely served as their bodyguard.
• Doflamingo decided to find the newly appointed Shichibukai and question him.
• Modock took over a country near Charlotte Pirates territory and forced its king to fly the Amalgam Pirates' flag.
• Doflamingo arrived at Modock's palace, and Modock recognized him as the Navy officer Steve.
• Doflamingo told Modock he had come to ask questions and would spare him if he answered.

Doflamingo questioned Modock about the kidnapping of a Wyvern Fruit user and learned that CP0 had arranged it for the Celestial Dragons. He spared Modock because the newly established Shichibukai system made killing him politically dangerous, then left, expecting Akainu to finish him off.

• Doflamingo asked Modock which organization had kidnapped the young Wyvern Fruit user, and Modock revealed that CP0 had arranged the capture for the Celestial Dragons.
• Modock said the child had likely become a slave of Balmung Saint Donquixote.
• Doflamingo prepared to leave on Thundercloud Zeus, then unleashed sword qi that killed every pirate in the palace.
• Modock survived the attack and cursed Doflamingo, while the king remained hidden behind a pillar.
• Doflamingo left Modock alive to avoid political repercussions, reasoning that Akainu would likely kill him later.

Doflamingo told Akainu that CP0 had sent Akainu’s son to Mary Geoise as the slave of Balmung Saint Donquixote, provoking Akainu’s fury. Doflamingo planned to reveal his former Celestial Dragon identity and use the World Government’s secrets to help rescue the boy, while keeping Akainu in the Navy.

• Doflamingo told Akainu that CP0 had taken Akainu’s son to Mary Geoise for Balmung Saint Donquixote.
• Akainu destroyed the Den Den Mushi in a burst of rage after realizing his son had become a Celestial Dragon’s slave.
• Akainu weighed whether revealing his identity as an Admiral would free his son but cost him his position and trust with the World Government.
• Doflamingo decided to reveal his disguise and use his former Celestial Dragon status and knowledge of the World Government’s secrets to press for the boy’s rescue.
• Doflamingo considered how the Navy had protected the original Doflamingo from secret World Government assassins.

Doflamingo revealed to Sakazuki that he was a former Celestial Dragon and warned that Sakazuki’s plan to attack Mary Geoise would destroy his work in the Navy without overcoming the World Government. Sakazuki was left to consider Doflamingo’s argument as he prepared to rescue his son, Williams.

• Doflamingo called Sakazuki again, and Sakazuki apologized for losing his temper before admitting that Williams was his son.
• Sakazuki declared that he intended to attack Mary Geoise and kill the Celestial Dragons, even if it meant leaving the Navy.
• Doflamingo told Sakazuki that he had once been a Celestial Dragon named Donquixote Doflamingo, and Sakazuki reacted with shock.
• After Doflamingo explained his past, Sakazuki asked why he had revealed the secret.
• Doflamingo argued that Sakazuki could not defeat Mary Geoise alone and would sacrifice his work for justice without achieving his goal.

Doflamingo told Sakazuki about the World Government’s centuries-long conspiracy and agreed to sacrifice his Navy future to protect Sakazuki’s position. Sakazuki then told the Five Elders that Vice Admiral Steve might be a former Celestial Dragon, leading them to identify him as Doflamingo and fear what he knew.

• Doflamingo explained that he joined the Navy to overthrow the World Government and offered to risk his career so Sakazuki could remain an Admiral.
• Doflamingo revealed the conspiracy recorded in his family’s Poneglyph, and Sakazuki believed him and vowed that the Navy would eventually overthrow the World Government.
• Doflamingo and Sakazuki planned to create a convincing reason for Doflamingo to make a scene in Mary Geoise without exposing their relationship.
• Sakazuki called the Five Elders and reported finding a Celestial Dragon Crest at Vice Admiral Steve’s residence.
• The Five Elders concluded that Steve was Doflamingo, a member of the Donquixote family, and worried that his Illusion Fruit might let him uncover their secrets.

The Five Elders learned that Doflamingo was a former Celestial Dragon and planned to ambush him without involving the Navy. Sakazuki secretly warned Doflamingo and learned that he intended to face the danger alone.

• A Five Elder explained that Doflamingo could expose the World Government’s secrets and that the next twenty years were critical before Lord Imu awakened.
• The Five Elders decided to test and kill Doflamingo near the Red Line, keeping the Navy uninformed because it might not support them.
• The Five Elders asked Sakazuki who knew Doflamingo’s identity, and Sakazuki promised to keep the information secret.
• After ending the call, Sakazuki privately celebrated the Five Elders’ coming downfall and contacted Doflamingo using an anti-eavesdropping Den Den Mushi.
• Doflamingo assured Sakazuki that he was strong enough to handle the danger and might even defeat him if he fought seriously.

Doflamingo prepared to return to Mary Geoise, expecting the World Government to make its move while Sakazuki worried about the danger. Before leaving, Doflamingo held a farewell feast for the Marines and Kikyo.

• Doflamingo told Sakazuki that he understood the World Government's forces and believed its CP Organization fighters posed little threat to his Illusion Fruit.
• Sakazuki urged Doflamingo to stay alert, and Doflamingo declared he would collect interest from Mary Geoise.
• Three months passed as Doflamingo stayed calm and Akainu grew increasingly anxious about his captured son.
• Doflamingo received orders to return to headquarters and recognized that the timing might signal the World Government's move.
• Doflamingo promised the Marines a feast before departing the next day, then served an elaborate meal that Shinobu and Kikyo eagerly ate.

Doflamingo left the Kozuki clan with resources and traveled alone to the Red Line to face the World Government, bringing Shinobu along. His sudden arrival caught the Five Elders unprepared, with their agents only half assembled.

• Doflamingo let the Kozuki clan take their valuables, arranged a small warship, and offered them access to discounted Marine weapons.
• Doflamingo flew toward the Red Line with Shinobu, leaving his crew behind to protect them from the World Government.
• Shinobu asked Doflamingo to reveal his real appearance, and he changed his face from Steve's disguise.
• Doflamingo used a Den Den Mushi to tell Mary Geoise he had arrived and request a warship.
• The Five Elders learned Doflamingo had arrived far earlier than expected, before their agents had finished assembling.

Doflamingo foiled the Five Elders’ ambush with his Illusion Fruit and sent Sancho and Shinobu toward Mary Geoise to free slaves and seek treasure. The Five Elders realized their Den Den Mushi had also been caught in an illusion and feared that Doflamingo was targeting the Holy Land.

• The Five Elders sent World Government agents disguised as welcoming staff to ambush Doflamingo before he reached Mary Geoise.
• Doflamingo used Observation Haki and illusions to make the agents attack empty ground, then sent them running toward Mary Geoise.
• Doflamingo summoned Sancho and instructed him to follow Shinobu, avoid harming Celestial Dragons, stay away from the central building, and free slaves.
• The Five Elders watched what they believed was Doflamingo being immobilized and discussed imprisoning him permanently.
• Doflamingo revealed that the Den Den Mushi feed was an illusion showing Mary Geoise in ruins and the Five Elders’ severed heads.
• The Five Elders realized the feed had been deceived and concluded that Doflamingo was heading for Mary Geoise.