Chapter Summaries

Allen and Ace fought Gecko Moria on his island, where Moria grew into a giant by absorbing shadows. Allen used his developing Time Stop ability to freeze Moria and Ace, then had Vilnalasath extract Moria’s Shadow-Shadow Fruit for Lupos; Moria died, freeing the stolen shadows.

• Ace fought Moria with flames while Moria used his Shadow-Shadow Fruit to defend himself and counterattack.
• Allen arrived and told Moria that he wanted his head to raise his bounty, then dismissed Moria’s strength as weak.
• Moria absorbed more than a thousand shadows, grew into a giant, and attacked wildly after losing his reason.
• Allen used Time Stop to freeze Moria and Ace, explaining that he had needed a test target for the ability.
• Allen told Vilnalasath that the Shadow-Shadow Fruit was meant for Lupos, and Vilnalasath extracted its power from Moria.
• Moria died after losing his Devil Fruit power, and the shadows he had absorbed burst free.

Allen discussed using Moria’s Shadow-Shadow Fruit and targeting Big Mom’s crew for their valuable Devil Fruits, then subdued Perona after killing Moria. Perona agreed to become Allen’s pet and was fitted with a biological collar that could control her.

• Allen and Vilnalasath discussed the Shadow-Shadow Fruit and considered hunting Big Mom’s children for their abilities and using Whole Cake Island as a base.
• The Slow-Slow Light’s effect ended, and Allen told Ace that he had been caught in it before Perona struck Ace with a Negative Hollow.
• Perona saw Moria’s corpse and asked Allen why he had killed him; Allen intimidated her and demanded a reason to spare her.
• Perona offered to join Allen’s Pirate Crew, but Allen rejected her and ordered her to become his pet or die.
• Perona chose to become Allen’s pet, and Vilnalasath placed a biological control collar around her neck.

After destroying Gecko Moria’s forces, Allen planned to take Moria’s corpse to Marine Headquarters and provoke the Marines into placing a huge bounty on him. His crew set course for Marineford, while Brook’s desperate attempt to catch up went unnoticed.

• At Allen’s order, Ike destroyed the island, and Dora cut down the escapees, leaving no living person behind.
• Allen explained to Ace that he planned to publicize Moria’s defeat to raise his bounty and attract powerful recruits.
• Ace departed for the New World after wishing Allen well.
• Allen revealed that he would take Moria’s corpse to Marine Headquarters, and Ike, Dora, and Robin agreed to go despite Nami and Perona’s alarm.
• Allen’s crew left the misty sea for Marineford without noticing Brook paddling after them on a raft.

After destroying Gecko Moria’s forces, Allen announced his plan to provoke the Marines by delivering Moria’s corpse to Marineford and raising the Demon Pirates’ profile. The crew set course for Marine Headquarters, while Brook chased after them but was left behind.

• At Allen’s instruction, Ike unleashed his power, sinking the island and killing everyone who tried to escape, while Dora cut apart the fleeing survivors’ boats.
• Allen told Ace he planned to expose Gecko Moria’s defeat and provoke the Marines and World Government into placing a huge bounty on him.
• Ace left for home in his flame-powered boat after telling Allen he would watch for the Demon Pirates’ rise in the New World.
• Allen revealed he would take Moria’s corpse to Marineford, and Ike, Dora, and Robin accepted the plan while Nami and Perona collapsed in shock.
• Allen ordered the ship toward Marine Headquarters, leaving Brook behind as he paddled after them and called for help.

Aokiji reported that Allen and the Ragnaros Sword could withstand the Three Marine Admirals, prompting Sengoku and Akainu to reassess the threat. The Marines gathered in Sengoku’s office as an unknown pirate ship headed directly for Marineford.

• Aokiji told Sengoku that Allen was stronger than he and Akainu because the Ragnaros Sword made its wielder immune to fire, magma, and ice attacks.
• Sengoku considered having the World Government try to seize the sword, while Aokiji doubted it would be easy and fell asleep.
• Akainu demanded permission to capture Allen, but Sengoku showed him photographs of the sword absorbing Ace’s flames and explained why Akainu could not defeat Allen.
• Kizaru arrived at Sengoku’s office, joining Aokiji, Akainu, and Sengoku as Garp remained nearby.
• A colonel reported that an unidentified pirate ship was sailing straight toward Marine Headquarters.

Allen attacked Marine Headquarters Marineford, displayed Gecko Moria’s corpse, and overwhelmed the Marines who confronted him. After Allen trampled Akainu and clashed with Kizaru, the admirals demanded to know how he had eaten two Devil Fruits and vowed to keep him at Marineford.

• The Marines fired on Allen’s ship as it approached Marineford, but Ike caught and returned the Cannonballs while Dora cut others apart.
• Allen stopped the ship, threw Gecko Moria’s corpse onto the harbor, and knocked out many Marine officers with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Akainu attacked Allen with Meigo, but Allen absorbed his magma with the Ragnaros Sword and repeatedly stomped him with Armament Haki and Slow-Slow Light.
• Kizaru struck Allen with Yata Mirror, and Allen answered with lightning, but both used Elementalization to avoid injury.
• Kizaru and Kuzan questioned how Allen had eaten two Devil Fruits, and Akainu rose again and declared that Allen would not leave Marineford.

Allen confronted the Marines at Marine Headquarters and demanded a bounty and wanted poster worthy of his status, but the Five Elders ordered Sengoku to let him leave. Sengoku recalled the Marines attacking the Demon Pirates, whose crew had already killed several officers.

• Allen absorbed Akainu's magma with the Ragnaros Sword, and Sengoku ordered Akainu to retreat.
• Garp asked Allen why he had come to Marine Headquarters, and Allen demanded a fitting bounty and wanted poster.
• The Five Elders ordered Sengoku to let Allen leave without obstruction, ignoring Akainu's protest.
• Sengoku obeyed and signaled the Marines attacking the Demon Pirates to withdraw.
• Perona, aided by Vilnalasath's control, helped kill Vice Admirals Onigumo and Momonga and other officers who had underestimated the crew.

After Allen’s crew survived the Marines’ attack at Marineford, he revealed that the Five Elders had ordered the Marines to leave them alone because they wanted his potions. The crew set sail for Water 7 to build a warship, while the Five Elders prepared to contact Allen and negotiate.

• Ike returned to human form after the Marines retreated, and Nami healed his severe injuries with a potion.
• Dora reflected on how her swordsmanship had let her suppress three Vice Admirals, including Onigumo.
• Allen told Nami and Robin that the Five Elders had forbidden the Marines from pursuing them and would likely seek a face-to-face meeting.
• Allen said he would deal with the World Government for now and announced that the crew would sail to Water 7 to build a super warship.
• The Five Elders discussed offering Allen a Seven Warlord position or secret assistance in exchange for his potions, then ordered an intelligence agency to contact him.

Allen rented Dock One from Iceberg in Water 7 so he could secretly assemble a powerful metal warship. Kalifa reported his arrival to Rob Lucci, while CP9 remained under orders not to act rashly.

• Allen asked Iceberg to rent him the largest dock and agreed to pay 2.5 million Beli per day.
• Iceberg accepted Allen's request, and Allen signed the contract and paid fifteen days' rent in advance.
• Kalifa prepared the contract while secretly observing Allen, then listened as Iceberg wondered what he planned to build.
• Iceberg refused Kalifa's suggestion to secretly watch Allen, and Kalifa left to alert CP9.
• Kalifa found Rob Lucci and told him that Allen had rented Dock One; Lucci asked how strong Allen was, and Kalifa said she had not dared test him.

Spandam learned that Allen had arrived in Water 7 and hurried there, hoping to win favor with the Five Elders. Meanwhile, Allen built a metal warship far more advanced than the Ancient Weapons, and its construction continued in Dock One.

• Fukurou told Spandam that Kalifa and Lucci had confirmed Allen was in Water 7 and had rented a shipyard.
• Spandam ordered a private carriage and a Sea Train journey to Water 7 so he could pursue the assignment from the Five Elders.
• Allen began building a metal battleship at Dock One, and Robin questioned whether such a ship could float.
• Allen described the ship’s nuclear-capable weapons and powerful engine, claiming it would surpass Pluton and reach forty knots.
• Robin, Ike, and the others assembled the ship, while Nami and Perona discussed decorating their rooms and creating a female-only bathroom.

At a bar in Water 7, Nami intimidated the pirates gathered to join Allen’s crew by effortlessly overpowering Iden. Allen arrived as most of the applicants fled, leaving only the most confident behind.

• Bruno watched the gathered pirates nervously as they awaited Allen and a chance to join the Demon Pirates.
• Nami’s bounty and grueling training were described, along with Perona’s distress at receiving a bounty.
• Iden demanded an apology from Nami and threatened her, so she used her speed and Lightning Cannon to knock him down and frighten him.
• Allen entered the bar and asked Nami what had happened, and she said she had been teaching Iden patience.
• Iden apologized and fled, followed by about two-thirds of the gathered pirates.

Allen began selecting members for the Demon Pirates, rejecting pirates who preyed on civilians and killing those who refused to leave when time ran out. He accepted Georgia Rini and heard introductions from Moore and Omir.

• Allen announced that his crew would forbid plundering civilians, villages, and ordinary Merchant Ships, and gave the applicants one minute to leave if they had committed such acts.
• A burly pirate tried to rally the others against Allen, but most of the applicants prepared to leave when Allen's deadline expired.
• Allen used the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to kill twelve pirates with bounties over a hundred million Beli, while Red Dragon extracted Devil Fruit powers from several corpses.
• Nami confirmed that Georgia Rini had only attacked a Marine base, so Allen welcomed him into the Demon Pirates.
• Moore introduced himself as a West Blue sniper, and Omir introduced himself as a pirate from an island nation in the first half of the Grand Line.

Allen assessed the three new crew members and allowed each to choose a Devil Fruit, while keeping his plans and the crew’s secrets guarded. Moore, Omir, and Georgia Rini chose their Fruits as they began their new lives under Allen.

• Allen judged Georgia Rini, Moore, and Omir to have limited remaining potential but acceptable character, and Robin asked whether he could help them grow further.
• Allen told Robin to observe the newcomers before teaching them life energy, offered them Devil Fruits, and warned her not to reveal the steel warship under construction.
• Robin told Georgia Rini, Moore, and Omir that Allen had offered each of them a Devil Fruit as a welcome gift.
• Omir advised the others to choose carefully and suggested a Zoan Fruit if they could not decide.
• Moore chose the Clear-Clear Fruit, Omir chose the Explosion-Explosion Fruit, and Georgia Rini chose the Stone-Stone Fruit.

Spandam arrived in Water 7 with CP9 and confronted Allen, hoping to exploit his apparent moral code and secure the World Government’s goodwill. He offered Allen five Devil Fruits, but the chapter ended before Allen responded.

• Georgia Rini, Moore, and Omir trained to develop their new Devil Fruit abilities.
• Spandam arrived in Water 7 and learned that Allen had recruited three new crew members while killing pirates who preyed on civilians.
• Spandam ordered CP9 to abandon its Pluton mission and accompany him to meet Allen.
• At Bruno's bar, Georgia Rini offered to attack Spandam, but Allen identified him and listened to his offer.
• Spandam presented Allen with a box containing five Devil Fruits as a welcome gift.

Allen negotiated with the Five Elders over his miraculous medicines and secured Spandam and several CP9 agents as part of the deal. The Five Elders agreed, leaving Allen poised to claim CP9’s strength and let Robin settle her grievance with Spandam.

• Allen accepted Spandam’s five Devil Fruits as payment for five minutes and asked to speak privately with the Five Elders.
• Allen sent Robin and the Demon Pirates outside, where Robin confirmed to Nami that Kalifa was a CP9 spy beside Iceberg.
• A Five Elder offered Devil Fruits, political favors, and other support in exchange for Allen’s medicines that extended life and cured disease.
• Allen agreed to the transaction on the condition that the World Government hand over Spandam and several CP9 agents, including the agents he wanted for their combat strength.
• The Five Elders accepted Allen’s condition and gave up Spandam and CP9.

The World Government traded Spandam and CP9 to Allen in exchange for his magical potions, abandoning them as expendable pawns. Robin began taking revenge on Spandam while Lucci and the others confronted the truth of their betrayal.

• Three masked CP0 agents arrived in Water 7 to complete a transaction with Allen, who showed them the potions he had prepared.
• The CP0 leader broke Spandam’s limbs and handed him to Allen, revealing that Spandam and all of CP9 were part of the deal.
• The CP0 agent told CP9 that the World Government had expelled them and would soon issue their wanted posters and bounties.
• Robin took Spandam into the kitchen to torment him for his past crimes while Allen gave her permission.
• Lucci and Kalifa protested their abandonment, but the CP0 leader said Allen was more valuable than they were.
• Allen challenged Lucci’s belief in dark justice, saying CP9 had maintained order rather than justice and warning that he would have punished Lucci more harshly if he had killed civilians.

Allen recruited the CP9 agents into the Demon Pirates, completing the crew’s core lineup. He then went to the docks to fulfill his deal with the World Government, while the CP0 agents failed to learn how he extracted Devil Fruits from prisoners.

• Allen explained that he wanted CP9 to join his crew and offered them the choice to leave.
• Bruno joined first and encouraged Kalifa to come aboard, while Georgia Rini showed off the Stone-Stone Fruit Allen had given him.
• Kaku joined, followed by Kalifa, Jabura, Fukurou, and Kumadori.
• Lucci asked why Allen had become a pirate instead of a Marine, then accepted Allen’s invitation to join.
• Allen extracted Devil Fruits from the prisoners at the docks as the CP0 agents watched but discovered nothing about his method.
• The deal ended, and the CP0 agents left with boxes of medicine.

The Five Elders reported that Dr. Vegapunk could not identify how Allen’s Life Potions were made, and Im-sama considered how to keep Allen supplying them. Im-sama ordered the World Government to exploit Allen’s interest in Devil Fruits and his reluctance to kill civilians during their next transaction.

• A CP0 agent told the Five Elders that Dr. Vegapunk confirmed the potions’ effects but could not discover their ingredients or method of creation.
• The Five Elders brought the potions to Im-sama and explained that Allen’s Life Potions could make people younger and that he seemed able to wield two Devil Fruits and take powers from slain users.
• A Five Elder warned that Allen might soon enter the New World and challenge a Four Emperor, leaving the World Government without leverage over him.
• Im-sama identified Allen’s distaste for massacring civilians and his interest in collecting Devil Fruits as weaknesses, then ordered the Elders to send Revolutionary Army members and vicious Great Pirates with him during the next transaction.
• The Five Elders left the potions with Im-sama, who wondered what Allen truly wanted as the hall lights went dark.

Allen’s crew celebrated the completion and launch of their powerful new warship, the Endless Abyss, while he revealed its devastating weapons and threatened Mary Geoise. As the former CP9 members worried about the World Government and their strength, Lucci demonstrated the power he had gained through Allen’s training.

• At Dock One in Water 7, Allen’s crew marveled at the newly completed steel warship, and Allen named it the Endless Abyss.
• Lucci asked whether the ship was based on Pluton, but Allen said he had built it himself and claimed its main guns could sink an island with one shot.
• Allen threatened to destroy Mary Geoise and the Celestial Dragons if they angered him, then activated the ship and drove it out of the dockyard into the sea.
• Kaku asked whether Allen had meant his threat, and Lucci said he was serious, recalling that Allen had defeated him and given him a Devil Fruit and methods for learning life energy and Haki.
• Kalifa urged the crew to help Allen become one of the Four Emperors, while Kuka admitted he still had much to learn after sparring with Dora.
• Lucci said Allen could help them grow stronger if they earned his trust, then punched the air and produced a powerful sonic boom.

Iceberg feared that the Endless Abyss would draw the World Government’s attention to the Pluton Blueprint, so he sent Franky away to Alabasta. Allen provisioned the ship and sailed for the New World, while the Navy reported its speed and arrival to Marine Headquarters.

• Iceberg saw the Endless Abyss in Dock One and worried that the World Government would use its resemblance to Pluton as a reason to investigate Water 7.
• Iceberg confronted Franky, who denied having any part in building the ship or using the Pluton Blueprint.
• Iceberg ordered Franky to protect the Pluton Blueprint by leaving Water 7, then put him aboard a merchant ship bound for Alabasta.
• Allen bought provisions, dismantled his small sailboat to conceal its modified interior, and sailed the Endless Abyss toward the New World.
• A Navy branch sent photographs and a report about the Endless Abyss to Marine Headquarters, where Navy executives debated the vessel and learned it outpaced every large Navy warship.