Chapter Summaries

Ronan spared Caesar and the others for the moment and ordered them to wait for Doflamingo, but Monet challenged his treatment of her master. Caesar panicked at her defiance, and Sanji suddenly became infatuated with Monet.

• Ronan said he had met Doflamingo at Marineford and ordered Caesar and the others to wait for him, sparing their lives for now.
• Caesar collapsed in relief when Ronan said he would not kill them immediately.
• Monet defended Doflamingo’s status and objected to Ronan’s insult and threat.
• Caesar screamed at Monet to kneel and apologize, warning her that Doflamingo had cautioned them about Ronan.
• Sanji rushed in, saw Monet, and dropped to one knee in lovestruck admiration.

Sanji's infatuation with Monet disrupted the tense standoff, and Caesar seized the chance to invite the Straw Hat Pirates into his base for food and drink. Nami remained suspicious but wondered how they could kill their hosts after accepting their hospitality.

• Sanji became infatuated with Monet and scolded Ronan for frightening her.
• Ronan called Sanji's behavior an incurable condition, and Sanji angrily defended his admiration for Monet.
• Caesar noticed Sanji's weakness and invited Ronan and the Straw Hat Pirates to his base for food and liquor.
• Nami suspected Caesar might poison them, but Caesar denied it and offered to taste-test everything.
• Nami quietly asked Ronan how they could kill Caesar and his crew after eating their fill.

Ronan and his crew accepted Caesar’s invitation to dine at the Punk Hazard base while Caesar plotted to stall them and protect the SAD factory. Caesar pressured Monet to seduce Sanji for Doflamingo’s sake, and she wavered as he promised her master’s favor.

• Ronan accepted Caesar’s offer of hospitality and led the group into the base.
• Chopper and Franky eagerly ate the banquet, while Sanji praised the food and Ronan sampled the wine.
• Caesar confronted Monet in a secret room and told her to seduce Sanji to buy time against the intruders.
• Monet objected that she was Doflamingo’s warrior, but Caesar invoked Doflamingo’s plans and the threat to the SAD factory.
• Caesar promised Monet that Doflamingo would reward her for protecting his ambitions, and she began to consider the sacrifice.

Monet agreed to use seduction to keep Sanji occupied while Caesar’s plan unfolded at Punk Hazard. As the Straw Hat Pirates dined, Ronan overheard their scheme and decided to use the honey trap to give Sanji “desensitization therapy,” leaving Sanji infatuated and Nami openly skeptical.

• Monet accepted Caesar’s plan to seduce Sanji and keep him from interfering before Doflamingo and Kaido arrived.
• Ronan overheard Monet and Caesar’s conversation with his Observation Haki while dining with the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Ronan decided to let the honey trap play out as a chance to desensitize Sanji to women’s advances.
• Ronan told Sanji that Monet seemed fond of him, sending Sanji into an excited fantasy about her.
• Nami dismissed Ronan’s claim and reminded Sanji that Monet had looked at him with disgust.

Caesar brought Monet into the dining hall, where she pretended to be shyly in love with Sanji. Sanji fell for her act immediately, while Nami watched in disgust.

• Sanji claimed Nami was jealous of Monet, so Nami struck him with a powerful Iron Fist and smashed him into the floor.
• Franky said Sanji was beyond saving as Nami considered whether to hit him again.
• Caesar entered the dining hall with Monet, who acted bashful and fixed her gaze on Sanji.
• Ronan recognized Monet's performance as an act and admired how convincingly she played the lovestruck woman.
• Sanji believed Monet truly liked him and started moving toward her, while Nami complained about his behavior.

Ronan and Nami teased each other about whether he had a weakness for beautiful women, while he saw through the act Caesar and Monet were performing. Sanji remained infatuated with Monet, and Caesar privately planned to exploit him as a test subject.

• Ronan defended men’s attraction to beautiful women, and Nami teased him about having the same weakness as Sanji.
• Ronan brushed off Nami’s teasing, then turned his attention back to Caesar and Monet’s performance with suspicion.
• Sanji ignored the warning signs and interpreted Monet’s feigned affection as genuine love.
• Caesar decided Sanji’s infatuation made him an ideal subject to exploit.

Monet used her charm to ensnare Sanji, who was overwhelmed by her attention, while Nami questioned whether their sudden intimacy was normal and suspected a scheme. Chopper and Brook reacted to Sanji’s excitement as Ronan stayed silent.

• Caesar urged Monet to seduce Sanji for Doflamingo’s plan, and Monet suppressed her disgust out of loyalty to Doflamingo.
• Monet praised Sanji as a mature gentleman, and Sanji confessed that he had fallen in love with her at first sight.
• Monet embraced Sanji and pressed against his arm, leaving him overwhelmed with happiness and struggling to hold back a nosebleed.
• Nami asked Ronan whether relationships in the New World moved this fast, then suspected Monet was hiding a scheme.
• Chopper warned Sanji that his aura was chaotic and that losing too much blood could kill him, while Brook envied his embrace.

Monet used her charm to lure Sanji away from the hall and toward her room in the research facility. Sanji followed in a lovestruck daze, while Nami and the others watched him disappear down the corridor.

• Monet teased Sanji by inviting him to her room and claiming he would be the first man to enter it.
• Sanji lost all caution and eagerly agreed to go with Monet.
• Monet took Sanji by the hand and led him toward the residential area deep inside the research facility.
• Franky praised Sanji's devotion to love, while Nami watched helplessly as Sanji vanished around the corridor corner.

Nami questioned why Sanji had gone with Monet, while Caesar tried to keep Ronan’s group calm and buy time for Doflamingo and Kaido to arrive. Ronan remained unconcerned and said Luffy and the others would reach the facility regardless of Caesar’s warning.

• Nami accused Ronan of letting Sanji walk into a likely trap, but Ronan and Chopper said Sanji would fight them if they stopped him.
• Caesar convinced Nami that Monet had invited Sanji because she admired him, and Nami returned her attention to the food.
• Caesar privately hoped Monet could keep Sanji occupied long enough for Doflamingo and Kaido to arrive.
• Caesar told Ronan that he had sent a subordinate to Fire Island to notify Luffy and the others.
• Chopper was excited to hear Luffy was coming, while Ronan said they would find the facility with or without Caesar’s help.

Caesar kept Ronan and the Straw Hat Pirates occupied while waiting for Doflamingo and Kaido, hoping to trap them all at the research facility. The rest of the crew arrived and joined the feast, but Nami and Robin suspected the hosts had an ulterior motive as Zoro proposed dealing with any threat by force.

• Caesar persuaded Ronan to wait for the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates and secretly planned to gather the crew at a banquet until Doflamingo and Kaido arrived.
• Luffy, Zoro, Usopp, and Robin entered the hall, and Luffy immediately began devouring the food.
• Zoro asked where Sanji was, and Ronan said the hosts had invited him to a beautiful woman's private room.
• Usopp marveled at the hosts' generosity, while Nami and Robin suspected they were stalling for reinforcements and protecting something important.
• Zoro drank a mug of liquor and said they could cut down anyone who stood in their way.

Ronan and the Straw Hat Pirates ate Caesar Clown’s lavish meal while suspecting that he was stalling for reinforcements. Ronan urged them to be patient and keep eating, leaving them to prepare for the enemy Caesar was awaiting.

• Ronan hinted that a powerful enemy might arrive, and Zoro suspected Caesar’s people were waiting for reinforcements.
• Robin suggested the hosts had done something evil, making Nami wary, while Luffy remained convinced they were good people because they served delicious food.
• Caesar Clown suppressed his anger at the pirates’ behavior, invited them to enjoy the meal, and promised them comfortable guest rooms while secretly planning to use Usopp in a poison gas experiment.
• After Caesar left, Usopp asked Ronan whether the lodging was a trap and whether they should escape or keep eating.
• Ronan told the crew to eat and wait patiently for the powerful enemy, and Zoro agreed that they would defeat anyone who became their enemy.

The Straw Hat Pirates enjoyed Caesar's lavish breakfast on Punk Hazard while Ronan warned that Caesar was only a distraction and wondered why Sanji had not returned. In the control room, Doflamingo ordered Caesar to conceal the base's secrets and avoid giving Ronan any reason to act.

• Luffy declared Caesar his friend because of the feast, while Zoro, Usopp, and Nami warned that the hospitality might hide ulterior motives.
• Ronan said the real threat had yet to appear and questioned Sanji's absence, prompting Brook and Usopp to speculate about Sanji and Monet.
• Doflamingo praised Caesar for keeping the Straw Hat Pirates occupied and ordered him to destroy or move the base's data and children.
• Doflamingo warned Caesar not to let Ronan notice anything or gain a reason to act, while Caesar doubted Ronan was truly dangerous.

Kaido arrived at Punk Hazard in his Azure Dragon form, and Ronan led the Straw Hat Pirates toward a fight with the Four Emperor. Sanji emerged from the residential area utterly exhausted as the battle began.

• Doflamingo told Caesar that Ronan had likely known about their base and had been waiting for Kaido to arrive.
• Kaido tore through the clouds above Punk Hazard and roared for Luffy and Ronan, frightening Usopp.
• Ronan said the crew would fight Kaido together while he guarded the perimeter, then charged into the sky with his spear.
• Luffy ordered Usopp to fetch Sanji, but Sanji walked out before Usopp could go, looking drained and disheveled.

Sanji returned with Monet after an exhausting night, and the Straw Hat Pirates gathered to face Kaido. Ronan met Kaido in the sky, where Kaido mocked the crew and demanded their submission or threatened to crush them.

• Sanji arrived with Monet clinging to him and proudly announced that he had not slept all night.
• Luffy rallied the Straw Hat Pirates and led them out to meet Kaido.
• Kaido appeared in his Azure Dragon form and roared for Ronan and Luffy to come out.
• Ronan appeared before Kaido in midair, surprising him with his speed and confirming his identity as the Spear of Domination.
• Kaido ridiculed the Straw Hat Pirates for speaking of war and demanded that they kneel and submit or be crushed.

Ronan faced Kaido’s challenge and met his Thunder Bagua head-on with the Eighteen-Foot Spear. Their weapons collided above Punk Hazard, unleashing a shockwave and red lightning as the island shook.

• Ronan rejected Kaido’s demand to submit and vowed to kill him.
• Kaido transformed into his half-dragon form and threatened Ronan with his strongest Haki.
• Kaido charged Ronan with Thunder Bagua, while the Straw Hat Pirates watched in fear and resolve.
• Ronan judged that Kaido was not using Conqueror’s Haki Infusion and swung his Haki-coated Eighteen-Foot Spear at the mace.
• Ronan and Kaido’s weapons collided, scattering the clouds and sending red lightning across the sky as Punk Hazard trembled.

Ronan fought Kaido and resisted his Thunder Bagua, while the Straw Hat Pirates watched the clash shake the island. Doflamingo arrived with Caesar and Monet, who left Sanji to return to Doflamingo’s side.

• Kaido praised Ronan for blocking his Thunder Bagua and poured more power into his mace, while Ronan prepared to show his Ultimate Realm Spear.
• Ronan’s clash with Kaido shook the island, alarming Chopper and the others and impressing Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji.
• Zoro and Sanji discussed Ronan’s chances against Kaido as the Straw Hat Pirates watched the battle.
• Doflamingo appeared through the smoke with Caesar, who mocked the idea that Ronan could defeat Kaido.
• Monet pulled away from Sanji, transformed into wings, and flew to Doflamingo’s side.

Monet revealed that she had deceived Sanji on Doflamingo’s orders, leaving Sanji devastated. Above Punk Hazard, Ronan confronted Kaido with a transformed spear technique after blocking Kaido’s powerful strike, and Kaido acknowledged him as a worthy opponent.

• Monet returned to Doflamingo’s side, and he praised her for deceiving Sanji.
• Sanji collapsed in despair as Nami told him Monet had seduced him to disable the Straw Hats’ main fighter.
• Ronan challenged Kaido and infused his spear with a strange Spear Intent beyond Armament Haki.
• Kaido reacted with shock when Ronan blocked his near-full-strength strike, then recognized Ronan as a powerful fighter.
• Kaido prepared to attack Ronan with another move.

Ronan unleashed the Xing Yi Thirteen Spears technique and overwhelmed Kaido's Roaring Thunder Bagua, sending him crashing into Punk Hazard. As Luffy and Zoro reacted to Ronan’s strength, an old man warned that he would be unhappy if Ronan finished Kaido off.

• Kaido charged Ronan with Roaring Thunder Bagua, but Ronan stood his ground and prepared his spear.
• Ronan struck with Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain, crushing Kaido’s Haki and overpowering his mace.
• Kaido was blasted into Punk Hazard’s ice field, creating a vast ravine and a cloud of steam.
• Luffy celebrated Ronan’s strength, while Zoro resolved to become stronger after seeing him defeat Kaido.
• An old man warned Ronan not to finish Kaido off.

Ronan sent Kaido crashing into the ground with a single blow, terrifying Doflamingo and his allies. Watching Doflamingo prepare to retreat, Trafalgar Law began considering a desperate gamble that could change his fate and overturn the balance of the New World.

• Usopp and the Straw Hats stared in shock as Ronan struck Kaido down with one blow.
• Doflamingo realized his plans and confidence in the Four Emperors had collapsed, and began planning his escape.
• Caesar panicked and asked Doflamingo what they should do, while Monet silently recognized the power her master feared.
• Law watched Ronan and the retreating Doflamingo, then decided to wager everything on a plan that might rewrite the New World's history.

Kaido unleashed Conqueror's Haki Infusion and charged at Ronan, but Ronan revealed that Luffy was now his opponent. Luffy arrived in his Black-Gold Conqueror's Body form, and his Limit Haki aura clashed with Kaido's as they prepared to fight.

• Kaido leapt from the crater and unleashed his full Conqueror's Haki, then condensed it around his Hassaikai for a Conqueror's Haki Infusion attack.
• Ronan told Kaido that he was no longer the one who could fight him and introduced a new opponent.
• Luffy arrived in Third Gear and Black Gold Body form, combining his Armament Haki, Conqueror's Haki, and Indestructible Diamond body.
• Luffy's Limit Haki aura collided with Kaido's aura, shaking the island and destroying nearby buildings.
• Luffy roared at Kaido and challenged him to fight.