Chapter Summaries

Shanks intervened to end the battle, and the pirates began to withdraw after the Five Elders backed down. After learning Whitebeard had been killed, Ace lost control and charged Saint Gorosei despite recognizing the provocation.

• Buggy angrily blamed Shanks for arriving too late to save more of the Roger Pirates, but Rayleigh stopped him from interfering.
• Shanks drew his sword and demanded that the World Government end the battle, while Beckman held Kizaru at gunpoint.
• The Five Elders let the pirates leave rather than risk heavy losses or offend Shanks, and the departing ships set sail.
• Ace woke in Jozu's arms and learned Whitebeard had been killed by the Five Elders and Steel Bone Kong.
• Saint Gorosei insulted Whitebeard and Roger to provoke the pirates, and Ace broke free of Marco and charged him as Luffy followed.

Lin Qi rescued Ace and Luffy from Saint Gorosei and withdrew from Marine Headquarters with his allies after the broadcasted battle ended. He then claimed the Summit War system reward, earning the highest reward tier with 6,225 contribution points.

• Ace attacked Saint Gorosei, but was defeated and fell to the ground.
• Saint Gorosei targeted Luffy and Ace, but Kuina used her Fruit ability to pull them back to Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi knocked Ace and Luffy unconscious, thanked the others, and led the ships away from Marine Headquarters.
• Lin Qi shut off the worldwide broadcast as viewers and reporters discussed Whitebeard's death and the battle's outcome.
• Lin Qi checked the system and received 6,225 contribution points, completing every stage mission and unlocking the highest reward.

After the war, Lin Qi collected rewards and left the surviving Whitebeard and Roger Pirates to return to the West Sea. He reunited with his subordinates and wives, then arranged a celebration banquet to discuss matters with everyone.

• Lin Qi received two Mythical Zoan Fruits and fifty Life Fruits before saying goodbye to the other pirate crews.
• Rayleigh and Gaban thanked Lin Qi for helping save Ace, then stayed with Marco to escort the survivors and arrange burials for their fallen comrades.
• Lin Qi used a Teleportation Scroll to return to the West Sea, where his subordinates welcomed him and reported that they had suffered no losses.
• Lin Qi ordered Shikamaru to arrange a celebration banquet at the Royal Palace, then reunited with Reiju, Tsunade, and Galette, who checked on his injuries and teased him.

Lin Qi arrived at a banquet celebrating everyone’s safe return, accompanied by Hina and carrying three Mythical Zoans. The gathering began with Moria’s comic near-choking and rescue, then Lin Qi toasted his assembled subordinates.

• Hina finished adjusting Lin Qi’s formal clothes, and the two entered the banquet hall together with three Mythical Zoans.
• Moria, paralyzed and seated in a wheelchair, demanded more food and swallowed a whole roasted lamb.
• Moria choked on the lamb, and Enel saved him with a toilet plunger before returning him to his wheelchair.
• Mark and Urouge competed to welcome Lin Qi, but he teleported to his seat with Hina instead.
• Lin Qi raised a glass to celebrate everyone’s safe return, and the guests drank with him.

Lin Qi attended a banquet where the guests drank heavily, and Reiju and Ino secretly tried to get him drunk with potent Three-Essence Wine. The next day, he woke late, told the two women to gather in his study to discuss something important, and left to wash up.

• Kujaku, Tashigi, and Kuina tried alcohol, while the Three Little Ones soon got drunk and fell asleep.
• Reiju and Ino fed Lin Qi Three-Essence Wine, whose ingredients revealed why they had been trying to get him drunk.
• Tsunade, Ilulu, Baccarat, Perona, and the others drank until several of them passed out or became emotional.
• Loki told Doflamingo about selling the knife that had stabbed a Five Elders, and Doflamingo realized he could profit from the item.
• Lin Qi woke near noon, told Reiju and Ino to meet him in his study in an hour, and went out to wash up.

Lin Qi distributed Devil Fruits, reserving two Mythical Zoans for the women and explaining that their transformations could make male users look like women. Tsunade and Kujaku won the fruits by drawing lots, while Ino went without one.

• Lin Qi displayed the Mythical Zoan Hannya and Jorōgumo Fruits, then explained that he had saved the Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit for Nami.
• Shikamaru explained that Hannya and Jorōgumo were female-associated legendary beings, and Lin Qi confirmed that eating their fruits could affect users' appearances.
• Lin Qi narrowed the eligible candidates, while Perona protested being dismissed and Galette and Reiju voluntarily withdrew.
• Lin Qi had Tsunade, Kujaku, and Ino draw lots for the two Mythical Zoans.
• Tsunade won the Hannya Fruit and Kujaku won the Jorōgumo Fruit, leaving Ino unhappy without a fruit.

Tsunade and Kujaku ate their Devil Fruits, suffered through the awful taste, and awakened unknown abilities. Lin Qi then told Tesoro he would revive Stella and had Irene extract his memories of their first meeting, leaving everyone ready to see her.

• Tsunade and Kujaku ate their Devil Fruits, gagged at the taste, and threw the remaining fruit away.
• Tsunade attacked Moria for letting her be surprised by the Devil Fruit’s flavor, then calmed down after Mark and the others praised her as a miracle doctor.
• Lin Qi asked why Tesoro had not chosen a Devil Fruit, and Tesoro asked him to revive Stella.
• Lin Qi promised to bring Stella back and asked Tesoro when they first met; Tesoro said he had been sixteen and had met her in a slave market.
• Irene extracted Tesoro’s memories and searched for the year he met Stella while the others gathered to look.

Lin Qi used ten Life Fruits to let Irene revive Stella from Tesoro’s memories. Tesoro reunited with Stella, changed himself back to his fifteen-year-old form, and took her away to explain what had happened.

• Irene found Stella in Tesoro’s memory reel and discovered that manifesting her would cost ten years of lifespan.
• Lin Qi gave Irene ten Life Fruits, and she used them to bring Stella out of the reel.
• Stella awoke in an unfamiliar room and mistook the thirty-nine-year-old Tesoro for a stranger.
• Tesoro had Ain make him twenty-four years younger, then returned to Stella as his fifteen-year-old self.
• Stella recognized Tesoro, embraced him, and he promised to keep her safe and tore off her chain collar.
• Tesoro took Stella away to talk, leaving Enel disappointed that their reunion had ended the gossip.

Lin Qi considered the nature and cost of Irene’s power after she revived Stella, then reassured Robin that her mother might be revived if he found Pure Gold. Tesoro and Stella reunited, and Lin Qi gave them a month off before departing for Whitebeard’s funeral.

• Lin Qi let Irene stay with Stella and arranged medicine for her, while Robin hoped Irene could revive her mother and the people of Ohara.
• Irene discovered that reviving Robin’s mother would cost years of lifespan, and Lin Qi told Robin there could be an opportunity later if they found Pure Gold.
• Tesoro returned with Stella, introduced her to Lin Qi, and thanked him for reviving her.
• Lin Qi told Tesoro and Stella to cherish their new life together and granted them a month-long vacation.
• Three days later, Lin Qi set off for Whitebeard’s funeral.

Lin Qi read Morgans News Co.’s papers and found that editor Shanjī had turned the section about him into relentless praise, boosting the paper’s sales. Kaido and Big Mom also read the coverage and angrily concluded that Lin Qi had paid for the flattering reports.

• Hina snatched away the Miss Sea beauty pageant newspaper from Lin Qi and ran off with it.
• Shanjī berated a reporter and tore up articles about Lin Qi, insisting that they praise Lin Qi’s character, charm, and stance.
• Morgans rejected his deputy’s complaint about Shanjī because the Lin Qi coverage had increased the paper’s West Sea sales by fifty percent.
• Lin Qi read the exaggerated praise and suspected that Robin had bribed Morgans, but Robin denied it.
• Kaido compared the papers’ unflattering coverage of himself with their glowing coverage of Lin Qi and decided Lin Qi had paid for it.
• Big Mom laughed at Kaido, then became furious when she saw a report mocking her and praising Lin Qi’s looks.

Lin Qi arrived at Sphinx Island during Whitebeard’s funeral and stopped Bakingom Stussy as she tried to take Weevil away. Bakingom Stussy recognized Lin Qi and begged Weevil to save her, but he stayed obediently as Lin Qi took hold of her.

• Lin Qi and his group reached Sphinx Island while the Whitebeard Pirates held a week-long funeral for Whitebeard.
• Marco, Ace, Jozu, Vista, Namul, and the other commanders paid their respects at Whitebeard’s grave, with Ace vowing to avenge him and Namul deciding to leave the crew.
• The pirates noticed Weevil was missing and found that Bakingom Stussy had persuaded him to leave with her.
• Bakingom Stussy struck Weevil and tried to convince him to obey only her, while Weevil carried Murakumogiri and followed her toward the harbor.
• Lin Qi blocked their path, and Weevil recognized him as Whitebeard’s friend; Bakingom Stussy panicked and urged Weevil to run.
• Lin Qi grabbed Bakingom Stussy and told Weevil to return home, while she struggled and begged her son not to leave her.

Marco retrieved Weevil and brought him to pay respects at Whitebeard’s grave, while Lin Qi killed Bakingom Stussy and set off in search of Pure Gold. Meanwhile, Koby and Helmeppo faced a military trial for desertion, leaving Garp struggling to accept Koby’s crime.

• Marco arrived with Lin Qi and convinced Weevil to leave Bakingom Stussy and return to the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Lin Qi burned Bakingom Stussy to ashes, and Mark scattered them into the sea.
• Lin Qi, Robin, and the others visited Whitebeard’s grave, where Weevil learned his mother had left and resolved not to disappoint her.
• Lin Qi left Whitebeard’s hometown to pursue reports of the Lantern Fish Sea King that had swallowed Pure Gold, relying on Baccarat’s luck-enhancing power.
• Lin Qi and his companions passed Shanks at the shore, then continued toward their destination; Lin Qi decided he would beat Usopp because Yasopp had not removed his hat to greet him.
• Koby and Helmeppo stood trial for desertion, while Garp wondered why Koby had abandoned his promise to become a Marine who stood tall beneath the heavens.

Koby and Helmeppo faced a military trial for fleeing the battlefield, and Sengoku argued against branding them deserters. The judge demoted them six ranks and confined them to J18 Base for three years, leaving Koby devastated by Garp’s disappointment and his separation from Marine Headquarters.

• Koby protested that the recording showed only that he had temporarily left the battlefield and pointed out that he had returned voluntarily.
• The presiding judge asked the jury for its views, and Sengoku recommended a lighter sentence; the Vice Admirals also spoke in Koby’s favor.
• The judge ruled that Koby and Helmeppo would be demoted six ranks and assigned to J18 Base, where they could not leave for three years without great merit.
• Helmeppo celebrated that they had survived, while Koby feared losing Garp’s support and being trapped at a dangerous base.
• Koby saw disappointment and regret in Garp’s gaze, then remained stunned after Garp, Sengoku, and the others left the courtroom.

Lin Qi found the Lantern Fish Sea King and discovered Olga living inside its stomach, then freed her and took the Pure Gold she wore. Olga escaped the Sea King's belly, but Lin Qi left her on the ice after claiming the treasure as payment for saving her.

• Lin Qi searched the sea for the Lantern Fish Sea King, then froze the waters after his radar detected one nearby.
• Lin Qi had Fujitora lift the frozen Sea King onto the ice so his crew could dissect it carefully in search of Pure Gold.
• Lin Qi entered the Sea King's stomach and found Olga hiding in its depths.
• Lin Qi carried Olga outside, where she saw sunlight and realized she was free after two hundred years.
• Lin Qi removed the Pure Gold from Olga's finger and tossed her onto the ice as payment for rescuing her.

Lin Qi cured Olga’s South Blue Emperor Fever and revived Dr. Vegapunk and his wife, resolving the family’s misunderstandings. Dr. Vegapunk agreed to work for Lin Qi in the West Sea.

• Lin Qi searched for Dr. Vegapunk but found no trace of him, then learned Olga had South Blue Emperor Fever and gave her modern medicine.
• Lin Qi decided to revive Dr. Vegapunk and used forty-two Life Fruits to bring him back at a point before he invented Pure Gold.
• Dr. Vegapunk learned what had happened to his wife and daughter, and Lin Qi revived his wife to prove his account was true.
• Olga woke, and Lin Qi left Dr. Vegapunk and his family alone to reconcile; half an hour later, they emerged with their misunderstandings resolved.
• Dr. Vegapunk thanked Lin Qi and offered to work for him, and Lin Qi welcomed him to the West Sea.

Lin Qi brought Dr. Vegapunk and his family to the research institute, where Vegapunk met Caesar and Judge and impressed them with his Pure Gold invention. Judge then asked Lin Qi to collect blood from rare races for a Life Blueprint breakthrough, and Lin Qi began gathering samples.

• Dr. Vegapunk admired the West Sea’s advanced technology, and Lin Qi introduced him to Caesar and Judge at the laboratory.
• Caesar and Judge learned that Dr. Vegapunk had invented Pure Gold and eagerly welcomed him as a colleague.
• Judge asked Lin Qi to collect blood from rare races to support a Life Blueprint breakthrough, and Lin Qi agreed without learning the details.
• Fish-Man Island sent a tank of blood, while Lin Qi planned to personally collect samples from especially rare races.
• Lin Qi secretly traveled to Wano Country and drew blood from Brulee, who woke with a sore buttock and blamed the mosquitoes.

Lin Qi collected blood from Yamato, King, and Kuma for Judge, then returned to the West Sea. In Wano Country, Queen’s gossip about the forced injections spread, and Katakuri and King punished him for it.

• Lin Qi knocked out Yamato in her prison cell and drew a large tube of her blood before leaving her steamed buns.
• King caught Lin Qi entering his room, but Lin Qi drew his blood and escaped before the Beasts Pirates arrived.
• Lin Qi obtained half of Bartholomew Kuma’s scarce blood from Dragon and delivered all the collected samples to Judge.
• Kaido called to angrily berate Lin Qi, who calmly hung up the Den Den Mushi.
• Queen’s gossip about Yamato, Brulee, and King being forcibly injected spread through Wano Country, prompting Katakuri to trace the rumor to Queen.
• Katakuri beat Queen, and King followed by storming in and beating him again.

One year after the Summit War, Lin Qi married Kuina, Tashigi, Kujaku, and the Empress while the West Sea quietly strengthened its position. The Marines and pirate powers reshaped themselves, leaving Akainu under heavy pressure and Blackbeard rising to become an Emperor of the Sea.

• Lin Qi married Kuina, Tashigi, and Kujaku in a quiet ceremony, then held another wedding on Amazon Lily with the Empress.
• Issho formally joined the West Sea, and Dr. Vegapunk completed his Pure Gold research for secret use by Lin Qi’s people.
• Sengoku and Garp retired from active duty, and Akainu defeated Aokiji in a seven-day battle to become Fleet Admiral.
• Akainu launched the World Military Draft and moved the new Marine Headquarters to the New World as he rebuilt the Marines.
• Aokiji left the Marines and joined the Blackbeard Pirates, while Blackbeard seized most of the Whitebeard Pirates’ territory and became an Emperor of the Sea.
• Ace’s growing strength checked Blackbeard’s expansion, and the Whitebeard Pirates continued to hold on with Weevil, Ace, and Marco.

After a year of further growth, Lin Qi saw Judge’s latest invention: one hundred obedient, mass-producible Clones combining the advantages of rare races. Their individual strength fell short of Seraphim, but their rapid production gave Lin Qi a powerful new force.

• Lin Qi checked his attributes and noted that he had advanced several abilities, including mastering Haki Kill.
• Judge brought Lin Qi to his laboratory and unveiled one hundred Clones cultivated in a year.
• Judge explained that the Clones combined human DNA with the traits of every rare race and obeyed Lin Qi as their highest authority.
• Judge demonstrated a Clone’s hidden racial abilities, including gills, an extra eye, and flames.
• Judge estimated that each Clone could defeat a Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral but would struggle against a Vice Admiral.
• Lin Qi recognized that Judge’s Clones offered a mass-production advantage over the more individually powerful Seraphim.

Lin Qi named Judge’s Clones the Mystic Armor Guards and followed an Eternal Pose to Hidden Dragon Canyon, one of the Celestial Dragons’ holy lands. After gathering his allies and cutting off the island’s communications, he ordered an attack that left no Celestial Dragon alive.

• Lin Qi named the Clones the Mystic Armor Guards and learned that Judge could cultivate about four hundred of them each year.
• Lin Qi retrieved Captain John’s Eternal Pose, sent Ain back to Teacher Zephyr, and took Dyna Stone explosives.
• Lin Qi followed the Eternal Pose through the Calm Belt and a dense fog to Hidden Dragon Canyon, an island surrounded by Sea Kings.
• Lin Qi called in Enel, Gion, Kuina, Moria, Mark, Doflamingo, Crocodile, and the hundred Mystic Armor Guards.
• Mark activated a Den Den Mushi jammer, and Lin Qi ordered his forces to kill every Celestial Dragon on the island.