Chapter Summaries

After the battle in Wano, Luffy blamed himself for his crew’s injuries and resolved to start over, while Kozuki Hiyori learned that Momonosuke had died and that Kin'emon had killed Kanjuro. Near Onigashima, Lin Qi received a new Life Choice and chose to defeat Big Mom and Kaido for the Hawk Eyes Template.

• Dragon told Luffy that his companions were alive and urged him to pull himself together, and Luffy decided to set sail again from Foosha Village and find his crew anew.
• Dragon and Sabo took the Straw Hat Pirates away from Wano, while Ace and Marco left after tending to Kozuki Hiyori.
• Kozuki Hiyori realized Momonosuke had died, learned that Kanjuro had killed him, and heard that Kin'emon had already avenged him.
• Kin'emon promised to help Hiyori restore Wano Country, while Yamato wept over Momonosuke's death.
• Lin Qi received three Life Choices and selected the option to defeat Big Mom and Kaido for the permanent Hawk Eyes Template.

Lin Qi attacked Kaido and Big Mom to settle old debts, overwhelming them with his enhanced strength and badly wounding Big Mom. Kaido and Big Mom joined forces against him, trapping him between their flames as Lin Qi transformed into Beast Form.

• Lin Qi recalled Kaido and Big Mom's past crimes and attacked Onigashima, slicing it into eight pieces with a single strike.
• Kaido and Big Mom flew clear of the attack and agreed to fight Lin Qi together.
• Lin Qi used a barrage of flaming slashes, and Kaido and Big Mom countered with Heat Breath and Thunder Emperor's Lightning.
• Lin Qi evaded Big Mom's lightning, then pierced her Iron Balloon with a swift sword strike and sent her flying in a bloody state.
• Big Mom recovered, and she and Kaido coordinated dragon fire and Heavenly Fire to trap Lin Qi between their flames.
• Lin Qi transformed into Beast Form and appeared behind a bright halo of flames.

Lin Qi overwhelmed Kaido and Big Mom with a series of devastating attacks, leaving Kaido badly wounded and the island and Wano ravaged by their clash. Facing what seemed like certain defeat, Kaido told Big Mom to leave while he stayed behind to repay her old favor.

• Big Mom and Kaido combined their attacks against Lin Qi, but his Two Sword Style: Red Lotus met them head-on and sent destructive shockwaves across Onigashima and Wano.
• Lin Qi declared that Kaido and Big Mom would die that day, then unleashed a storm of crescent-shaped slashes with Fallen Moon: Continuous Face.
• Kaido briefly lost focus as he remembered his old dream, but Big Mom snapped him back to the fight and they countered with Hagoku.
• Lin Qi used the opening to attack Kaido with One Sword Style: Playing Moon, covering him in wounds before Big Mom forced Lin Qi away with Lightning Pierce Spear.
• Kaido stood back up despite his injuries and told Big Mom to leave, saying he would stay to hold Lin Qi off and repay the favor she had done him.

Big Mom and Kaido joined forces against Lin Qi, with Big Mom sacrificing part of her own soul to strengthen herself and turn Kaido’s club into a Homie. Meanwhile, the Mink Tribe’s ship was destroyed by the battle’s shockwaves, and Blackbeard captured the survivors, including Carrot.

• Big Mom refused to abandon Kaido, and the two renewed their resolve to fight Lin Qi together.
• Big Mom tore off part of her own soul, transformed Kaido’s spiked club into a Homie, and enlarged and empowered her body.
• Kaido entered his Beast Transformation state and joined Big Mom in battle.
• Shockwaves from the fight shattered the Mink Tribe’s ships, sending the survivors into the sea.
• Blackbeard’s crew rescued the Minks only to capture and bind them, while Carrot broke down crying.
• Blackbeard questioned Carrot about why the Minks had left the giant elephant, but she cried even harder.

Blackbeard learned that Lin Qi was fighting Kaido and Big Mom in Wano Country and turned his fleet around to help him. Meanwhile, Lin Qi wounded Kaido, but the two Emperors launched a combined, desperate attack that left the battle unresolved.

• Blackbeard traded Carrot two carrots for her account of recent events in Wano Country, then ordered his fleet to turn back and help Lin Qi.
• Lin Qi fought Kaido and Big Mom as the battle moved from the remnants of Onigashima toward Wano Country.
• Big Mom and Kaido blocked Lin Qi's sword attacks, and Kaido used a lightning-charged Thunder Bagua against him.
• Lin Qi used Ghost Qi to confuse Kaido, evaded his strike, and slashed him with a barrage of attacks.
• Big Mom refused Kaido's suggestion that she leave, and the pair continued fighting despite their injuries.
• Big Mom and Kaido combined Mother Visit Cannon: Three Thousand Miles with Flame Bagua, unleashing a massive attack toward Lin Qi and injuring Wano Country's residents with its flash and shockwave.

Lin Qi defeated and killed Kaido and Big Mom, then stopped King from unleashing Queen’s viral weapons. He arranged to buy the Mink Tribe from Blackbeard and take them to West Sea, leaving them uncertain about their new ruler.

• Lin Qi overwhelmed Kaido and Big Mom with his energy attack, buried them in magma beneath Wano Country, and returned to human form.
• King tried to detonate Queen’s viral weapons across Wano Country, but Lin Qi beheaded him and crushed the trigger.
• Blackbeard arrived and learned that Lin Qi had killed Kaido and Big Mom.
• Blackbeard explained that he had rescued the Mink Tribe, and Lin Qi arranged to buy them and take them to West Sea.
• The Mink Tribe learned they would remain together under Lin Qi, but they felt conflicted because he had killed members of their people and Zunesha.

Lin Qi returned after killing Kaido and Big Mom, then helped Kozuki Hiyori and the Nine Red Scabbards recover. Hiyori sought to secure his support for Wano Country, but Lin Qi rejected her attempts to get close to him.

• Lin Qi caught Kin'emon spying, told him he had killed Kaido and Big Mom, and asked to meet Hiyori about several hundred million worth of projects.
• Lin Qi gave Kin'emon a recovery potion mixed with his blood, restoring Hiyori and the drained Nine Red Scabbards.
• Hiyori thanked Lin Qi and considered how Wano Country needed a powerful ally and supplies to survive.
• Yamato learned that Kaido was dead and withdrew to the cliff, while the recovered Nine Red Scabbards celebrated their revenge.
• Hiyori decided to win Lin Qi's support, pretended to faint into his arms, and fell when he stepped aside.

Lin Qi provided food to Wano Country but forced Kozuki Hiyori to accept his plan to move the country to the West Sea, then carried it there with Kuina and Tashigi’s help. Two months later, news spread about the Revolutionary Army’s raid on Mary Geoise and Lin Qi’s defeat of Kaido and Big Mom.

• Lin Qi offered Wano Country food and gave Kozuki Hiyori the choice of moving to the West Sea willingly or being taken there by force.
• Lin Qi transformed into a giant Candlelight Divine Beast and, with Kuina and Tashigi supporting him with their Devil Fruit powers, lifted Wano Country and carried it toward the West Sea.
• Two months later, the population transfer in the North Blue neared completion, and Luffy set out again after recovering in Foosha Village.
• Dragon and Revolutionary Army commanders rescued Kuma and obtained intelligence at Mary Geoise, but Dragon stayed behind to cover their escape and suffered severe injuries before escaping.
• Sabo and Koala went to the West Sea seeking treatment for Dragon, but Gion refused to help while Lin Qi was away.
• News of Lin Qi killing Kaido and Big Mom spread worldwide and made his reputation soar.

Lin Qi reviewed how the captured Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates had responded to imprisonment and surrender. He approved supplies for Kozuki Hiyori and decided how to deal with the prisoners, leaving the remaining Big Mom children who resisted confined but free to move within a designated area.

• Kozuki Hiyori asked Lin Qi for supplies to develop Wano Country, and he approved her request without hesitation.
• Lin Qi learned that Queen had surrendered and joined the West Sea, while Jack and several other Beasts Pirates remained loyal to Kaido and were sent to the research institute.
• Lin Qi discovered that most of the Big Mom Pirates’ children surrendered because they feared Big Mom, who had abused and killed members of her own family.
• Lin Qi arranged for Galette’s Big Mom siblings who refused to surrender to wear Seastone bracelets and remain within a designated area, while ordinary pirates without ties to Galette were executed.

Lin Qi traveled to New Elbaf to visit the Mink Tribe and saw how Robin had turned the settlement into a major trading hub. He arrived at the bustling port with Baby-5 and Kalifa, while the West Sea earned enormous revenue from trade there.

• Robin urged Lin Qi to visit the Mink Tribe, whose new king was Carrot, but he postponed the visit and left with Baby-5 and Kalifa.
• Lin Qi rode the West Sea’s upgraded Sea Train from the Imperial Capital to New Elbaf with Baby-5 and Kalifa.
• Baby-5 eagerly obeyed Lin Qi and laid her apron over a puddle so he could step off the train without getting wet.
• Lin Qi found New Elbaf’s port crowded with merchants drawn by its abundant goods and Robin’s trading market.
• Robin’s market charged merchants a 10% transaction fee and offered registered traders free World Tree transport, helping make New Elbaf the world’s largest trading hub.

Lin Qi toured New Elbaf, saw how the Black Charcoal Tribe was made to work, and assessed the island’s development. At dusk, he arrived at the Mink Tribe settlement, where the fearful sixteen-year-old chieftain Carrot expected the worst from the man who had bought her people.

• Lin Qi turned down a merchant’s offer of a ride, then stopped Baby-5 from attacking the man when he asked to buy her as a maid.
• Lin Qi and Baby-5 watched a Mink Tribe overseer punish a Black Charcoal Tribe worker who refused to work and demanded women and food.
• Lin Qi spent the day touring New Elbaf and visited its busy trading center.
• Lin Qi arrived at the Mink Tribe settlement, where the tribespeople feared how he would treat them as their new owner.
• Carrot, the sixteen-year-old Mink Tribe chieftain, had lost her appetite and sleep while dreading Lin Qi’s arrival.

Lin Qi reassured the Mink Tribe that they would not be enslaved and spent the night at their settlement. He ended the night avoiding Baby-5’s eager advances, while Carrot slept curled in his arms.

• Carrot offered Lin Qi her carrots as a protection fee, and he promised not to harm the Mink Tribe.
• Wanda emerged and pledged the Mink Tribe’s loyalty after Lin Qi explained that he had bought them from Blackbeard to save them, not enslave them.
• Lin Qi returned Carrot’s carrots, and she excitedly hugged him before falling asleep during a massage in his room.
• Baby-5 approached Lin Qi with a Holy Grail-shaped hand, but he shut the door on her and decided to sleep on the sofa.
• The next morning, Lin Qi woke to find Carrot curled up asleep in his arms.

Lin Qi left with Baby-5, Kalifa, and Carrot after claiming a reward that gave Tom a Hawk Eyes transformation. Meanwhile, Luffy reunited with Zoro and Sanji, then discovered Usopp had been killed and led them to confront the Krieg Pirates in Syrup Village.

• Lin Qi scolded Kalifa for misleading Baby-5, then took Carrot along on the Sea Train after she said Wanda had told her to follow.
• Lin Qi claimed his system reward, and Tom received the Hawk Eyes template and briefly transformed into a great swordsman before reverting to a cat.
• After recovering for two months, Luffy set sail again and reunited with Zoro and Sanji.
• Luffy and his companions found Usopp's severed head displayed on a hill and saw that Syrup Village was burning.
• Luffy identified the attackers as the Krieg Pirates and ordered Zoro and Sanji to kill them, leaving two alive for questioning.

Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro learned how Krieg had destroyed Syrup Village and killed Usopp and Kaya, then Luffy killed Krieg and mourned the dead. As the three Straw Hats stood before Usopp’s grave, Luffy questioned whether he had been wrong to spare evil Pirates.

• Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro killed the Pirates in Syrup Village and forced two survivors to explain Krieg’s attack and Usopp’s death.
• The survivors revealed that Krieg had captured Usopp after the children were taken, then mutilated him, assaulted Kaya, and killed the villagers.
• Luffy killed the two informants, blamed himself for sparing Krieg, and struck his own face as he ran to Kaya’s villa.
• Krieg taunted Luffy beside Kaya’s corpse, and Luffy entered Gear Five and killed him with one punch.
• Luffy buried Usopp and Kaya, then spent the night mourning with Sanji and Zoro before asking whether evil Pirates should exist.

Blackbeard feared that his Dark-Dark Fruit was about to awaken and that an unknown presence was controlling it, so he tried to remove the fruit from his body. The presence revealed that Lin Qi had tampered with Blackbeard’s memories, and Alice’s silence confirmed it, leaving Blackbeard devastated by the loss of the childhood memories he shared with Lin Qi.

• Luffy silently left Rob Village aboard the Thousand Sunny with Zoro and Sanji.
• Blackbeard told Alice that his Dark-Dark Fruit was near awakening and that he sensed a dangerous presence targeting him.
• Blackbeard tried to draw the Dark-Dark Fruit out of his heart, but the fruit’s power resisted him and returned to his body.
• A voice inside Blackbeard’s heart revealed itself and claimed that Lin Qi had tampered with Blackbeard’s memories.
• Blackbeard asked Alice whether the claim was true, and Alice’s silence confirmed that Lin Qi had made her keep it secret.
• Blackbeard realized that his cherished memories with Lin Qi had been fabricated and painfully closed his eyes.

Blackbeard learned that the soul inside him was Rocks and agreed to partner with him, while Luffy began shaping a new purpose with Joy Boy. Blackbeard then set course for the West Sea to seek revenge on Lin Qi, wary of Rocks despite their alliance.

• Rocks claimed he had awakened inside the Dark-Dark Fruit and offered to help Blackbeard reach the throne of a king in exchange for revenge.
• Blackbeard accepted Rocks's partnership, and Rocks revealed his identity as the former captain of the Rocks Pirates.
• Luffy spoke with Joy Boy in his mind, who described D Nation as an equal and peaceful world and promised to help him realize it.
• Rocks learned that Roger had been dead for twenty-four years and that Kaido and Big Mom had been defeated by a younger generation.
• Blackbeard told Rocks he was sailing to the West Sea to get revenge on Lin Qi while Lin Qi still believed his memories were altered.

Blackbeard and Rocks fought for control of Blackbeard’s body, and Rocks ultimately took over after Blackbeard sacrificed one of his hearts. Later, Aokiji suspected something was wrong with Blackbeard’s claim that he had killed his enemy, while Dragon struggled to draw and write with his prosthetics.

• Rocks revealed his attempt to take Blackbeard’s body, and Blackbeard’s crew watched them fight as the ship headed toward the West Sea.
• Rocks gradually seized control of Blackbeard’s body and the Dark-Dark Fruit, so Blackbeard tore out one of his three hearts in a desperate attempt to stop him.
• In the spiritual space, Blackbeard told Rocks that Lin Qi had treated him fairly and revived Alice; Rocks killed Blackbeard’s soul and then killed Alice.
• Aokiji, Shiryu, Burgess, and the others found Blackbeard, who claimed he had killed his enemy, but Aokiji later noticed that there was no corpse or blood besides Blackbeard’s.
• At Revolutionary Army headquarters in the Okama Kingdom, Dragon struggled to write and draw with his prosthetics until Sabo entered with food.

Dragon struggled with the aftermath of his injuries and concluded that destroying the World Government required destroying the world itself. In the West Sea, Lin Qi reassured Bolita about Teach and put Uta and Carrot through grueling training.

• Dragon overturned the meal Sabo brought, struck him, then apologized and told him not to visit again.
• Sabo stopped Koala from entering Dragon's room, while Dragon reflected on the World Government's strength and decided that destruction was necessary for rebirth.
• Bolita hurried to Lin Qi, worried that something had happened to Teach, and Lin Qi called Teach before reassuring her.
• Lin Qi forced Uta to keep training, explaining that she needed a strong physique to control the Demon King, while Carrot ran effortlessly beside her.
• Lin Qi carried the exhausted Uta on his back and Bolita on his shoulders as Carrot followed, still ready to run more laps.

Lin Qi took Bonney to Egghead to rescue Kuma and arrived before the World Government’s forces, slipping into Vegapunk’s research base. He found Vegapunk and introduced himself, leaving the scientist startled but alive.

• Lin Qi decided to head west to Egghead, where he hoped to save Vegapunk and claim advanced technology while the World Government was distracted.
• Lin Qi promised Bonney he would help bring Kuma back, and she eagerly agreed to go with him.
• The Five Elders ordered CP0 and the Seraphim to kill Vegapunk, then prepared a massive fleet to destroy both Vegapunk and Luffy on Egghead.
• Lin Qi used his Stealth Battle Suit and Bruno’s Door-Door Fruit to bypass Egghead’s defenses and bring Bonney into the research base.
• Lin Qi located Vegapunk and appeared behind him, startling him as he handled a bomb.

Lin Qi offered to protect Vegapunk in exchange for the Eternal Energy and Giant Robot research, while Dragon was already at Vegapunk’s laboratory to help defend him. Vegapunk accepted and handed Lin Qi both sets of research, leaving their alliance in place as the World Government’s threat loomed.

• Shaka detected Lin Qi in Vegapunk’s laboratory and aimed its concealed firearms at him, but Vegapunk ordered the weapons put away.
• Vegapunk revealed that he suspected a World Government spy among his people and had asked Shaka to summon Dragon, who arrived before the call was finished.
• Lin Qi offered to protect Vegapunk in exchange for his technology, and Vegapunk agreed after Lin Qi demanded the Eternal Energy and Giant Robot research.
• Vegapunk showed Lin Qi the Mother Flame and gave him the research files for Eternal Energy and the Giant Robot.