Chapter Summaries

Haku escaped the laboratory on Bullet Island and confronted Ryokugyu and Saint Saturn, learning that the World Government had targeted his family and modified his body without his consent. As more figures resembling him arrived, Haku realized Vegapunk had created bodies with the Curse of Heaven and Earth.

• Haku ran into the Marine Science Unit and attacked Ryokugyu with a laser, but Ryokugyu blocked it with vegetation.
• Haku accused the World Government and Sakazuki of turning him into a machine, then evaded Ryokugyu's vines when he tried to leave.
• Saint Saturn arrived and attacked Haku with Fierce Eye, but Haku blocked the assault with his Conqueror's Haki.
• Saint Saturn revealed that CP9 had been sent after Haku's parents and connected Haku to Portgas D. Ace, while Ryokugyu reacted with surprise.
• Haku concluded that Saint Saturn was provoking him to keep him on the island, then saw Pacifista and people resembling him arrive.
• Haku sensed that the arriving figures had near-perfect cursed bodies and wondered how long he had been asleep and how Vegapunk had cloned them.

Haku fought Saint Saturn and Ryokugyu despite his weakened mechanical body, overpowering both with lightning and a Golden Holy Spear. After his arm was ruined in the clash, he challenged Dr. Vegapunk over the quality of the materials used to build him.

• Saint Saturn threatened Haku by revealing that Garp had been captured after forcing his way into Mary Geoise, but Haku erupted in anger and transformed into a Thunder God.
• Haku's lightning overwhelmed Ryokugyu's vines and shattered Saint Saturn's barrier, blasting Saturn away and heavily injuring him.
• Haku formed a Golden Holy Spear from gold in the System Space and pierced Ryokugyu, whose body had turned to greenery, before Ryokugyu recovered at a distance.
• Haku charged Saint Saturn and pierced his chest with the spear, causing Saturn to disintegrate into black smoke, then continued attacking nearby enemies.
• Haku punched Ryokugyu away but badly twisted his mechanical arm; he shouted at Dr. Vegapunk through a surveillance camera about the arm's poor materials.
• Dr. Vegapunk explained that the base's best materials had already been used for Haku's body and that the durable metal supply had been cut off.

Haku fought Saint Saturn and Ryokugyu on Bullet Island while Vegapunk and Shaka observed his abilities. After his mechanical body began to fail, Haku escaped, leaving the Five Elders to realize he had become a major enemy of the World Government.

• Saint Saturn called the other four Five Elders for support, while Haku pursued him and Ryokugyu tried to hold Haku back.
• Haku used five gold coins as railguns to force Ryokugyu onto the defensive, and Vegapunk and Shaka studied the attack.
• Vegapunk guessed that Haku was a transmigrator, and Haku overheard him and considered taking Vegapunk’s inventions after the fighting ended.
• Haku interrupted Saint Saturn’s attempt to draw a summoning circle and continued attacking him as alarms blared across Bullet Island.
• After his mechanical body began to crack, Haku immobilized Saint Saturn with an electromagnetic field and teleported away using his Companion Card.
• Saint Saturn concluded that Haku had become the World Government’s greatest enemy, while the other four Five Elders set out for Bullet Island after Haku had already left.

After Haku escaped from Bullet Island, the Five Elders blamed one another and agreed to brand him a dangerous fugitive who had colluded with the Revolutionary Army. They issued Haku a 5.4-billion-Berry bounty and launched a smear campaign, leaving him isolated from the Marines and the wider world.

• Saint Saturn told the other Five Elders that Haku had escaped, and they feared Imu’s punishment for their failed plan to kill him.
• The Five Elders agreed to label Haku an Extremely Dangerous Fugitive Marine and accuse him of colluding with the Revolutionary Army.
• The Five Elders set Haku’s bounty at 5.4 billion Berries and arranged to publicize the deaths on Bullet Island.
• The World Government spread reports accusing Haku of betraying the Marines, killing soldiers, and threatening its rule.
• The World Government vowed to hunt Haku down, while its campaign stripped away his standing among the Marines.

Zephyr and the new Marines supported Kyros and Rebecca as they left to reclaim Dressrosa, while Haku stayed with the Revolutionary Army and learned they had a plan to rescue Garp. Haku rejected waiting for their opportunity and insisted he would force the World Government to release Garp himself.

• Kalifa told Zephyr that Haku had awakened and that news about him had reached the outside world, angering Zephyr over the World Government's reports.
• Zephyr told Kalifa to reassure Kyros and Rebecca that the new Marines would support them as they left to pursue revenge and reclaim Dressrosa.
• Kyros and Rebecca thanked the new Marines and departed for Dressrosa to face one of the Shichibukai.
• At Revolutionary Army Headquarters in Baltigo, Haku told Sabo he had given Dragon his right eyeball so Vegapunk's hidden tricks could be copied.
• Sabo said the Revolutionary Army had a plan to rescue Garp but needed time and the right opportunity.
• Haku dismissed waiting for the Revolutionary Army's plan and said he would use his own methods to force the World Government to release Garp.

Haku used a global broadcast to challenge the World Government’s accusations and reveal what happened to him after Marineford. His recordings of Saint Saturn, Ryokugyu, and his body modifications left the world questioning the Government and Marines.

• Haku prepared a Broadcast Den Den Mushi and announced that he would expose the World Government’s secrets.
• Haku began broadcasting from Baltigo, prompting people around the world, including Big Mom’s forces, to tune in.
• Saint Saturn realized Haku’s mechanical eye might contain recordings and ordered the Five Elders to trace the broadcast signal.
• Haku recounted what happened after he lost consciousness at Marineford and showed his mechanical arm and eye.
• Haku played recordings of his conversations with Saint Saturn and Ryokugyu and footage of his body being modified.
• People across the world watched the evidence and began questioning the World Government and Marines.

Haku’s revelations sparked unrest within the Marines as soldiers demanded Garp’s release, while Akainu struggled to suppress the backlash. Haku traveled to Amazon Lily to prepare for his next move toward Fish-Man Island, where Poseidon was located, and reunited with Hancock and the others.

• The Five Elders ordered Haku found and eliminated after his broadcast damaged the World Government and Marines’ reputations.
• Haku stirred Marine officials and soldiers to demand Garp’s release, while Akainu tried unsuccessfully to suppress the growing protest.
• Haku used a Companion Card to teleport to Amazon Lily and discovered Luffy, Rayleigh, Shakky, and Hancock were gathered there.
• Rayleigh noticed Haku’s modified body, and Haku asked him to return to Sabaody Archipelago to coat the Thousand Sunny before their journey to Fish-Man Island.
• Haku explained that he intended to visit Fish-Man Island because Poseidon was there, then told Luffy he would return to Sabaody with him later.
• Haku comforted Hancock, who admitted she was glad he was safe.

Haku restored his body from the Pacifista modifications and developed Devil Fruits that no longer feared the sea or Seastone and could coexist with other Devil Fruits. He tested his invention on a Beasts Pirates prisoner, then asked the Whitebeard Pirates whether Ace could become their captain.

• Haku melted the Pacifista components inside his body and used the Breath of the Archangel to restore his original cells and tissues.
• Haku trained Luffy while recovering his strength and used the Six Eyes to modify several Devil Fruits.
• Haku traveled to Ocean Island and tested his modified Devil Fruits on a Beasts Pirates prisoner, confirming that his experiment had succeeded.
• Haku asked Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates whether Ace could become their captain.

Haku urged Ace to accept leadership of the Whitebeard Pirates, then forced him to eat the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Ace discovered its power could coexist with his Flame-Flame Fruit, and Marco asked whether the two abilities conflicted.

• Haku argued that the Whitebeard Pirates needed a leader, and Marco explained that Ace was the likely heir to Whitebeard’s will.
• Ace admitted he doubted his ability to lead and blamed himself for Whitebeard’s death, but Haku and Marco encouraged him.
• Ace accepted that he would work to become captain and carry on Whitebeard’s will.
• Haku forced a Devil Fruit into Ace’s mouth, then struck his head to make him swallow it.
• Ace manifested the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power and felt it coexist with his Flame-Flame Fruit, prompting Marco to ask whether the abilities conflicted.

Haku challenged Ace to stop relying on his Devil Fruits and strengthen his Haki and combat skills, then appointed Ryujin Jakka to teach him how to use flames. Haku left Sea Swallow Island after reminding Ace not to fall behind Luffy when he set sail again.

• Ace confirmed that gaining the Tremor-Tremor Fruit had not harmed him and that its power complemented his Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Haku rebuked Ace for relying on Devil Fruit abilities and pointed out his shortcomings in Conqueror’s Haki, Armament Haki, and flame control.
• Ace accepted Haku’s criticism, and Haku urged him to recover from setbacks and train harder.
• Haku gave Ace Ryujin Jakka as a teacher, and Muramasa transformed the Zanpakuto into a person.
• Haku reminded Ace that Luffy would soon set sail after two years of training, then vanished from Sea Swallow Island.

Vinsmoke Judge planned to attack Whitebeard’s remnants to gain leverage with the BIG MOM Pirates, but Haku confronted Germa 66 before the assault began. Haku swiftly subdued Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji while warning Judge against pursuing the plan.

• Judge explained that Germa 66 would use surveillance, infiltration, and a careful assault to eliminate Whitebeard’s remnants and win favor with the BIG MOM Pirates.
• Haku appeared beside Judge and criticized his plan, then blasted Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji away when they attacked him.
• Judge stopped Reiju from using poison after Haku warned that he would slaughter Germa 66 if she attacked.
• Haku told Judge that he was no longer an admiral and admitted that Whitebeard’s remnants were connected to his presence there.
• Haku used spiritual pressure to pin Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji to the ground before criticizing their wasted potential.

Haku criticized Judge for turning Germa’s children into emotionless weapons and warned that Germa was too weak to attack the Whitebeard remnants. Judge abandoned the plan and agreed to help Haku use Sanji’s political marriage to the BIG MOM Pirates, while Haku hinted he would act against them himself.

• Haku condemned Judge’s treatment of his children, praised Sanji’s strength, and said Reiju had potential that Judge was suppressing.
• Haku warned Judge that Germa 66 could not defeat the Whitebeard remnants, and Reiju urged Judge to reconsider the attack.
• Judge agreed to abandon the plan to attack the Whitebeard remnants and asked Haku how he intended to use him.
• Haku told Judge to resume Sanji’s political marriage with the BIG MOM Pirates and said he would handle the rest.
• Judge guessed that Haku planned to move against the BIG MOM Pirates and asked whether Haku feared he would warn them.

Haku secured Judge’s cooperation, then used the Float-Float Fruit to lift the new Marine base into the sky and the Invisibility Fruit to conceal it. He explained to Zephyr that the mobile fortress would protect the base from the World Government’s plan to test the island-destroying Mother Seed on it.

• Haku threatened Judge, who agreed to cooperate rather than attack the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Haku returned to the new Marine base and told Kalifa to prepare the lifting-off plan.
• Haku ate the Float-Float Fruit and used its power to raise the entire Marine base into the sky.
• Haku activated the Invisibility Fruit, making the airborne fortress disappear from view.
• Haku told Zephyr that the World Government planned to test Vegapunk’s island-destroying Mother Seed on the base, and that concealment would protect it while he was away.

Haku secured the New Marine base after it rose into the sky and discussed its security and Rebecca’s protection with Zephyr. In Dressrosa, Kyros and Rebecca were exposed by Donquixote Family members, fought them off, and set out to seek help from the Tontatta Kingdom.

• Haku gave Kalifa a list of people who had entered the New Marine base and told her to prevent them from revealing its location.
• Kalifa agreed to handle the task with the three Seraphim, then demanded that Haku honor his promise to pay her.
• Haku and Zephyr discussed Kalifa’s work, her former role as a World Government undercover agent, and Kyros and Rebecca’s return to Dressrosa.
• Haku reassured Zephyr that he had sent a powerful bodyguard to protect Rebecca from Doflamingo.
• Donquixote Family members recognized Kyros and Rebecca in an alley and surrounded them, so Kyros killed the attackers.
• Kyros told Rebecca to contact the Tontatta Kingdom for assistance, and she followed him.

Haku arrived at Shakky's bar on Sabaody Archipelago ahead of the Straw Hats' reunion, while Luffy, Robin, Nami, and Usopp made their way to the island. After sensing a fleet of Marine warships approaching, Haku realized he had no time to catch up with Nami or investigate Vissaria.

• Senbonzakura killed the injured man who planned to report Kyros and his daughter to Doflamingo, then hurried to rejoin them.
• Haku arrived at Shakky's bar, where Rayleigh joined him and they discussed the Straw Hats and Luffy's imminent arrival.
• Haku used lightning to defeat the spies surrounding Robin, who then headed toward Area 13.
• Luffy reached Sabaody Archipelago aboard the Perfume Snake and set off to reunite with his crew.
• Nami and Usopp arrived at Shakky's bar, where Zeus hid behind Haku after Nami scolded it for abandoning her.
• Haku sensed Vissaria and spotted Marine warships approaching Sabaody Archipelago, forcing him to abandon his plans to talk with Nami.

Haku gave Nami a modified Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and she gained the power to control lightning. As the group tested her new abilities and Usopp asked for a Devil Fruit of his own, Nico Robin arrived at the bar.

• Haku produced a Devil Fruit for Nami, then forced her to eat it after she admitted she wanted to sell it.
• Haku explained that he had modified the fruit to remove its usual drawbacks and that Nami's weather knowledge suited its powers.
• Nami gained lightning abilities, beat Haku up, and tested her power while Zeus eagerly circled her.
• Usopp asked Haku for a Devil Fruit, and Haku teased him by revealing that he had already eaten the Door-Door Fruit.
• Nico Robin arrived at the bar after traveling from Grove 47 to Grove 13.

Haku left Shakky’s bar to confront Admiral Kizaru while the Straw Hat Pirates searched for their scattered crew and prepared to rendezvous at their ship. The Marines arrived in force, with Kizaru and Fujitora leading an operation to capture the Straw Hats.

• Haku refused Rayleigh’s offer of help and turned into lightning to seek out his former colleague Kizaru.
• Shakky told the Straw Hats that Kizaru had been sent to capture them, and Nami organized a search for the crew with a rendezvous at ship number 17.
• Rayleigh declined to intervene in Luffy’s crisis, choosing to remain at the bar and avoid drawing the Marines’ attention.
• Pacomaru led PX-5 and PX-7 in an operation against the Straw Hats, but Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji destroyed the Pacifistas.
• Marine warships arrived at Sabaody, where Kizaru and Fujitora discussed the Straw Hats and their plan to arrest the crew.

Haku confronted Kizaru and Fujitora to stop them from attacking the Straw Hat Pirates, then fought both admirals as a massive meteorite threatened Sabaody Archipelago. He made the meteorite vanish with his cursed techniques, leaving the battle underway.

• Haku revealed himself aboard the Marine warship and told Kizaru and Fujitora he would not let them harm the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Haku released his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out the Marines, and Fujitora attacked him with gravitational fields.
• Kizaru joined the fight, and Haku dodged his light-speed kick and countered with a sword slash.
• The Straw Hat crew and Rayleigh spotted a huge meteorite falling toward Haku and Sabaody Archipelago.
• Haku channeled his Cursed Energy into two cursed techniques and made the meteorite disappear.

Haku fought Kizaru and Fujitora above the Sabaody Archipelago after destroying Fujitora’s meteorite. He released Bankai, overwhelmed their attacks, and left the two admirals facing a massive Getsuga Tensho as he vanished.

• Haku erased Fujitora’s meteorite with Cursed Technique: Cian, then criticized Fujitora for recklessly testing him.
• Haku struck Fujitora with a powerful slash that sent him crashing down into the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Kizaru attacked Haku with the Heavenly Cloud Sword and golden-light strikes while Fujitora supported him with gravity fields, but Haku held his own.
• Haku released Bankai, slicing apart Kizaru’s photon attacks and moving beyond the reach of Fujitora’s gravity field.
• Haku unleashed an oversized Getsuga Tensho toward Kizaru and Fujitora, then concealed his presence and vanished.

Borsalino and Fujitora stopped Haku’s final attack, then Sentomaru reported that the Straw Hat Pirates had already entered the sea. Haku rejoined the crew underwater and warned them about the dangers ahead as they continued toward Fish-Man Island.

• Borsalino and Fujitora combined their attacks to cancel out Haku’s Getsuga Tensho over Sabaody Archipelago.
• Sentomaru told Borsalino and Fujitora that the Straw Hat Pirates had entered the sea, and Borsalino sent Sentomaru and Fujitora to arrest pirates on the island.
• Borsalino contacted Fleet Admiral Akainu while Luffy and the others descended underwater toward Fish-Man Island.
• Haku appeared aboard the coated ship by teleporting and reassured the crew that he was fine after the fight.
• Haku explained bathophobia and warned the crew about Sea Kings and deep-sea pressure, while Luffy boasted he could defeat Sea Kings.