Chapter Summaries

After leaving Skypiea, Lin Qi brought Crocodile back from Alabasta and put her through harsh training under Moria and Doflamingo. Meanwhile, Reiju reported new advances in longevity and healing potions and adjustable-weight weapons.

• Lin Qi spent three days exploring Skypiea with Nami, then sent Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates away and went to Alabasta to collect Crocodile.
• Crocodile asked Lin Qi for the hormone serum, but he assigned Moria and Doflamingo to train her first.
• Moria and Doflamingo beat Crocodile after she refused to submit, then Moria made her run in a heavy Weighted Suit while Doflamingo watched.
• Robin learned that Crocodile was a woman and decided to visit her after work.
• Reiju presented Lin Qi with improved longevity and self-healing potions and a dagger with adjustable weight, and Lin Qi praised the Research Department's progress.

Lin Qi spread a rumor about the Pluton Blueprints to draw CP9 into action and give the Straw Hats experience. As CP9 prepared to leave Water Seven and attack Iceberg, Kalifa approached Iceberg’s office, where Franky and the Straw Hats were keeping watch.

• Lin Qi arrived in Water Seven to recruit Lucci and Kaku, then spread a rumor that Iceberg held the Pluton Blueprints.
• Franky warned Luffy that Iceberg was in danger, and Luffy agreed to help him.
• At Bruno’s tavern, Lucci told CP9 that their superiors had ordered them to act, and Lucci, Kaku, and Kalifa each ate a Devil Fruit.
• Bruno closed his tavern for what he believed would be the last time before CP9 left Water Seven.
• Franky, Luffy, and the others waited outside Iceberg’s office, and Franky refused to leave even after Iceberg told them he was safe.
• Kalifa arrived at Iceberg’s office, and Sanji welcomed her inside without realizing the danger.

CP9 kidnapped Iceberg and Chopper to force Franky to surrender the Pluton Blueprints, then left with the plans after Franky traded them for Iceberg. Luffy and the others set out for Enies Lobby to rescue Chopper and recover the blueprints, while Lin Qi arrived there ahead of them.

• Kalifa knocked Iceberg unconscious and helped Bruno capture him, while she kept Chopper distracted outside the room.
• Lucci defeated Luffy, but Brook rushed in and cut down Owl, forcing CP9 to retreat after fireworks signaled that they had secured Iceberg.
• The Straw Hats found CP9's note demanding the Pluton Blueprints in exchange for Iceberg and Chopper, while Bruno failed to extract the plans' location from Iceberg.
• At dawn, Franky handed CP9 the Pluton Blueprints in exchange for Iceberg, and Lucci's group escaped with the plans.
• Luffy joined Franky in vowing to retrieve the blueprints and rescue Chopper, and the group boarded the Sea Train for Enies Lobby.
• Lin Qi arrived at Enies Lobby ahead of the others and considered taking its Golden Den Den Mushi and Elephant-Elephant Fruit weapon.

Lin Qi infiltrated Enies Lobby, forced Spandam to reveal the World Government’s deception of the Giant Tribe, and took the stolen Devil Fruits and Pluton blueprints. As the Straw Hat crew attacked the island, Lin Qi prepared to keep the blueprints while Lucci confronted Luffy.

• Lin Qi held Spandam at swordpoint, took his Buster Call Den Den Mushi, and forced him to hand over several Devil Fruits and the sword that had eaten the Elephant-Elephant Fruit.
• Lin Qi made Spandam confess that the World Government had falsely promised to free Blue Ogre and Red Ogre in exchange for three hundred years of the Giant Tribe’s service.
• The two Giants beat Spandam after learning they had been deceived, and Lin Qi sent them to the West Sea, where the Giant Tribe and the two ogres had settled.
• After Lucci hid the Pluton Blueprints, Lin Qi took them and discovered that Tom had kept a backup copy.
• The Straw Hat crew rammed the Sea Train into Enies Lobby, and Lucci went to confront Luffy as the crew searched for Chopper and Franky’s stolen belongings.

Nami fought Kalifa in the bathhouse, where Kalifa’s Bubble-Bubble Fruit repeatedly drained Nami’s strength. After learning how the ability worked, Nami turned the fight around and defeated Kalifa.

• Lin Qi secretly watched Nami and Kalifa’s fight from a beam above the bathhouse.
• Kalifa caught Nami off guard with her bubbles and weakened her, then dressed while Nami struggled to recover.
• Nami struck Kalifa with lightning, but Kalifa transformed into a bar of soap and emerged unharmed.
• Nami deduced that Kalifa had the Bubble-Bubble Fruit, though Kalifa continued weakening and kicking her around.
• Nami used rain to clear the bubbles’ effects, then relied on Mirage Tempo and Lightning Balls to wear Kalifa down and defeat her.

Lin Qi captured Kalifa and the defeated CP9 agents, destroyed Enies Lobby with a Buster Call, and offered the agents a choice between serving him and dying. The agents chose to submit and serve the King of West Blue.

• Lin Qi carried the unconscious Kalifa to his palace, ordered guards to restrain her, and returned to Enies Lobby after the Straw Hat Pirates had left.
• Lin Qi gathered Lucci, Kaku, and the other defeated CP9 agents, then summoned a Buster Call that destroyed Enies Lobby.
• The imprisoned CP9 agents feared punishment from the World Government until Kalifa told them to focus on surviving.
• Lin Qi freed the agents and offered them a choice between loyalty to the World Government and death or service under him with better treatment.
• All seven CP9 agents chose to serve Lin Qi.

Lin Qi spared Luffy from a beating when Vice Admiral Garp confronted the Straw Hat Pirates in Water Seven. Reiju arrived to reunite with Sanji, who recognized her as his sister.

• Garp arrived in Water Seven with Koby, Helmeppo, and two hundred elite Marines to find Luffy.
• Garp punched Sanji, then revealed that he was Luffy's grandfather and explained his harsh training of Luffy.
• Garp argued with Luffy over his choice to become a pirate and his admiration for Shanks.
• Lin Qi stopped Garp from striking Luffy and revealed that he had served under Garp in the Marines.
• Lin Qi called Reiju out of hiding, and she asked Sanji if he remembered her.
• Sanji stared at Reiju and nervously recognized her as his sister.

Sanji reunited with Reiju and learned that Lin Qi was his brother-in-law, while Zoro discovered his Shimotsuki heritage and his own connection to Lin Qi. After Lin Qi confronted Koby and Helmeppo, he returned to West Blue and learned that Ace had been captured, with the Summit War only days away.

• Sanji reunited with Reiju, who introduced Lin Qi as her husband, and reluctantly accepted him as his brother-in-law.
• Lin Qi told Zoro that his grandmother, Shimotsuki Furiko, came from Wano Country and that Kuina was his older clan cousin, making Lin Qi Zoro's brother-in-law too.
• Reiju departed after Sanji told her to take care, and Lin Qi knocked Koby to the ground after warning him about shaking military morale.
• Koby got back up after Lin Qi left, and Helmeppo checked on him.
• Lin Qi returned to West Blue and learned that Fire Fist Ace had been captured and that the Summit War was approaching.
• Kalifa served Lin Qi tea as the former CP9 members continued working for him.

Lin Qi arrived at Sabaody, checked on the Straw Hat Pirates, and met Rayleigh before watching Law and Kid prepare to fight. A new Life Choice appeared, offering rewards for defeating the Supernovas, helping them escape Kizaru, or leaving Rayleigh to face the danger alone.

• Lin Qi traveled to Sabaody and asked Hody's Three Brothers whether the Straw Hat Pirates had arrived.
• Lin Qi learned that Luffy had gone to the auction house and warned Hody to give Kami a proper lesson when he returned.
• Lin Qi visited Shakky's Rip-off Bar, where he told Rayleigh that a group of Pirates would soon cause trouble.
• Lin Qi and Rayleigh followed a crowd to a fight between Law's and Kid's crews.
• Lin Qi explained Law's Op-Op Fruit to Rayleigh, then received a Life Choice with three possible courses of action.

Lin Qi accepted a mission to intervene as Law and Kid fought, but Urouge overwhelmed both Supernovas and won Lin Qi’s approval. Urouge joined Lin Qi as his guard, and Lin Qi also took in the rest of the Broken Monk Pirates.

• Lin Qi accepted mission one as Law confronted Kid over his insult to Bepo.
• Law and Kid attacked each other, but Urouge blocked their blows and used their damage to grow stronger.
• Urouge defeated Kid and forced Law to flee, while the Kid Pirates carried their injured captain away.
• Urouge knelt before Lin Qi, declared his wish to serve him, and was accepted.
• Urouge joined Lin Qi as his guard, and Lin Qi absorbed the rest of the Broken Monk Pirates.

Lin Qi and Urouge killed three Celestial Dragons at the Sabaody Auction House while Kizaru arrived to suppress the Pirates. After refusing Law’s request to help kill Doflamingo, Lin Qi watched Kizaru corner the Straw Hat Pirates.

• Lin Qi learned that his subordinates’ defeated enemies counted toward his system total, then took Urouge to the auction house after Luffy punched a Celestial Dragon.
• Lin Qi changed his mind about taking the Celestial Dragons as gifts, and Urouge killed all three with one slap each.
• Kizaru arrived at Sabaody and fought the Supernovas, while Hawkins and Bonney fled and Sentomaru led Pacifistas against the Pirates.
• Law asked Lin Qi to help him kill Doflamingo in revenge for Corazon, but Lin Qi refused to trade a beloved subordinate for the Op-Op Fruit’s immortality operation.
• Kizaru defeated the Straw Hat Pirates’ strongest fighters and prepared to attack Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji as they lay unable to fight.

Lin Qi brought Bonney to Bartholomew Kuma for what he believed would be their last conversation before Kuma lost his consciousness. After driving Kizaru and the Marines away and destroying the Pacifistas, Lin Qi left father and daughter alone together.

• Hawkins followed his Tarot reading and asked to stay with Lin Qi, while Bonney pleaded for help finding Bartholomew Kuma.
• Lin Qi carried Bonney to Kuma, where she ran to him in tears and Kuma hid his grief at seeing her before his impending final modification.
• Lin Qi unleashed his Conqueror's Haki across Sabaody, knocking out the Supernovas and most people there while leaving himself, Kizaru, Rayleigh, Kuma, and Bonney standing.
• Lin Qi used Ten Thousand Lightning to destroy the Pacifistas, then forced Kizaru to retreat with Sentomaru.
• Lin Qi asked Rayleigh to give Kuma and Bonney privacy, and Bonney begged Kuma not to abandon her again.

Bartholomew Kuma said goodbye to Bonney and sent the Straw Hat Pirates to places where they could train before disappearing from the island. Lin Qi took Bonney into his care, while the chapter recounted Kuma’s tragic past and the sacrifices he made to save her.

• Kuma apologized to Bonney, gave her his Bible, and left despite her pleas for him to stay.
• Kuma sent the Straw Hat Pirates to training locations, then whispered something to Lin Qi and vanished.
• Lin Qi comforted Bonney and promised to take her to see Kuma again in a few days.
• Lin Qi received Pacifista blueprints, 5000 Points, and the Wither-Wither Fruit as mission rewards.
• The chapter recounted how Kuma lost Ginny, discovered Bonney had Jade Scale Disease, and agreed to Vegapunk’s experiments to secure a cure for her.

Lin Qi revealed Ace’s identity as Roger’s son and anticipated a war involving all five Four Emperors. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Garp confronted the news and decided the Marines needed reinforcements.

• Lin Qi reflected on Kuma’s fate, kept the unconscious Supernovas alive, and watched Bonney devour three roast pigs.
• News spread that eleven rising pirates were the Worst Generation and that the World Government had created the Pacifista.
• After Blackbeard offered Ace in exchange for a Shichibukai position, Lin Qi revealed that Ace was Roger’s son and predicted a massive Summit War.
• Sengoku showed Garp and Tsuru the news, and they realized the Roger Pirates might join the Whitebeard Pirates to rescue Ace.
• Sengoku decided to request reinforcements from the World Government, and Garp forced himself to accept the coming fight.

Lin Qi answered a system choice by going to Impel Down and began slaughtering its prisoners for Points. He reached the first underground level, while Magellan learned of the massacre and transformed into Jetting Warrior.

• Lin Qi received a system choice involving Impel Down and calculated that killing its prisoners could earn him a huge number of Points.
• Lin Qi brought Gion and Ilulu to Impel Down, ordered them to guard the exit, and entered the prison alone.
• Lin Qi began killing the prisoners on the first underground level with Flying Slashes, earning Points as he advanced.
• The guards reported the massacre to Magellan, who transformed into Jetting Warrior in the toilet after hearing Lin Qi was there.

Lin Qi slaughtered the prisoners on Impel Down’s first and second underground levels while his Cursed Sword absorbed their blood. Rayleigh and Luffy freed Buggy and Mr. 3 to help find Ace, while Blackbeard gathered Devil Fruits as he descended.

• Magellan learned that King of West Blue was killing prisoners, but severe diarrhea kept him from leaving the toilet, so he sent Shiryu to delay the enemy.
• Lin Qi killed all twenty-eight thousand prisoners on the first level, and his Cursed Sword absorbed their blood.
• Lin Qi cleared the second level, killing its prisoners and three Prisoner Beasts as his total kills reached forty-nine thousand.
• Rayleigh freed Buggy on the fourth level and explained that they were going to rescue Ace.
• Buggy freed Mr. 3, and the four headed toward Ace while Blackbeard collected Devil Fruits from prisoners on the third level.

Rayleigh and the others found a hidden passage from Level Five to Level 5.5, where they reunited with Ivankov and learned Ace was likely imprisoned on Level Six. Ivankov joined them and guided the group down to the sixth level.

• Rayleigh deduced that hidden passages explained how prisoners vanished from Impel Down and found a tunnel beneath Level Five.
• Rayleigh, Luffy, Buggy, and the others entered Level 5.5 and encountered Ivankov and the transgender residents.
• Ivankov recognized Luffy as Dragon’s son after questioning him about his family and hometown.
• Rayleigh told Ivankov they had come to rescue Ace, and Ivankov said Ace was likely on Level Six.
• Ivankov agreed to accompany the group, warned them not to provoke the prisoners, and led them to Level Six.

Blackbeard and his crew were struck down by Magellan’s venom, but Shiliew secretly gave them an antidote. Magellan then confronted Lin Qi and was killed, leaving Lin Qi to continue through Impel Down.

• Magellan attacked Blackbeard and his crew with the Venom Demon, poisoning them as they collapsed.
• Shiliew emerged from the shadows and gave the poisoned Blackbeard Pirates an antidote after Magellan left.
• Magellan chose to head upward rather than stop Rayleigh and the others from reaching the sixth level, prioritizing the prisoners being slaughtered above.
• Lin Qi and Magellan met in the tunnel between the third and fourth levels, and Magellan unleashed the Venom Demon.
• Lin Qi killed Magellan with Dragon Abyss, deciding the danger of leaving him alive outweighed his value as Impel Down’s warden.

Rayleigh and the others found that Ace had been transferred from Impel Down and decided to rescue him at Marineford. After escaping the prison’s lower levels, they found a massacre on the first level and faced Gion, Ilulu, and the Army outside its exit.

• Rayleigh freed Jinbe from his cell, learned Ace had been transferred, and rallied Luffy, Ivankov, Buggy, and Jinbe to save Ace at Marineford.
• Jinbe warned that Magellan and reinforcements made escape difficult, so the group agreed to release prisoners on the fifth level but leave the sixth-level prisoners locked up.
• Rayleigh restrained Luffy when he tried to attack Blackbeard, who taunted him and continued on with his crew.
• Mr. 3 helped release the fifth-level prisoners, and Rayleigh led the group through a secret passage to the first level.
• The group discovered that more than ten thousand prisoners had been slaughtered, then found Gion and Ilulu guarding the exit with Deke and over ten thousand Army soldiers outside.
• Gion recognized Rayleigh and let him and his companions pass, but told them they would have to deal with the Army themselves.

Lin Qi slaughtered the escaped prisoners on Impel Down’s fifth level, then confronted Blackbeard and his newly assembled crew on the sixth. He sealed the passage behind them and prepared to fight as the Blackbeard Pirates attacked.

• Rayleigh charged into the Marines alone while Deke met him in battle, and Rayleigh told Luffy, Ivankov, and Little Buggy to seize a warship and follow him.
• Lin Qi killed the prisoners who tried to block his path on the fifth level, then used his wide-ranging Mantra to hunt down the rest.
• Lin Qi found the sixth level’s prisoners dead and confronted Blackbeard, who introduced his crew and claimed they had killed them.
• Lin Qi smashed the passage to the fifth level, told Blackbeard he had sealed it to prevent his escape, and drew the crew’s attack.