Recaps

Austin awakened his Conqueror’s Haki during his fight with Katakuri and overwhelmed him with his Azure Dragon power. A day later, Roger’s crew read a newspaper report about Austin’s capture by Big Mom, and Roger judged that Austin was not in danger.

• Katakuri struck Austin down, but Austin rose in his complete Dragon-Human Form and awakened Conqueror’s Haki.
• Austin clashed Haki with Katakuri, caught his attacks, and slammed him into the ground, leaving him nearly unconscious.
• Big Mom intervened and stopped Austin from accidentally beating Katakuri to death.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban read newspaper reports about Austin’s dragon form and Big Mom capturing him over Whole Cake Island.
• Gaban asked whether they should rescue Austin, but Roger said Austin did not seem to be in danger and left the matter to fate.

Recovering from his defeat by Big Mom, Austin resolved to grow stronger and refuse the future obligation tied to another version of himself. When Shiki attacked Cake Island and demanded Austin join him, Austin refused and awakened his domineering Haki as he prepared to fight.

• Austin recovered in Cake Castle and decided to train his Haki and physical strength before facing Kong Ao.
• Shiki arrived at Cake Island, demanded that Big Mom hand Austin over, and began dropping a massive island on the island.
• Austin used his accumulated flame clouds to lift the falling debris and protect Cake Island.
• Shiki urged Austin to join him, but Austin refused and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki while gripping the black block necklace.

Austin unleashed Kong Ao’s borrowed power to drive Shiki back, but Shiki’s counterattack left him at the brink of death until Big Mom shielded him and Garp arrived. Austin later woke aboard a warship with Garp beside his bed, while the larger conflict remained unresolved.

• Austin’s Black Hole Impact shattered Shiki’s sword slash and sent him flying, though Austin’s body was left nearly broken.
• Shiki launched a Conqueror’s Haki slash at the exhausted Austin, who accepted that he might die before repaying the old man who raised him.
• Big Mom intercepted the slash and was injured protecting Austin, who wondered if her rescue would lead to a doomed connection.
• Garp descended as Austin lost consciousness, and the fighting spread from Cake Island toward Chocolate Town.
• A caped figure stopped chasing two opponents, grabbed a small figure, and escaped aboard a ship.
• Austin woke on a warship when the smell of rice crackers stirred his hunger, and Garp offered him snacks and tea.

Six years after the battle of Cake Island, Gion and Tokikake became Vice Admirals while Marine leaders discussed Austin’s reckless path to strength and his influence on the Marines. In the New World, Austin continued leading a patrol, and his crew explained that their recent lack of danger came from his growth, not calmer seas.

• Gion and Tokikake were appointed Vice Admirals as Marine leaders praised their promise and Tsuru compared their progress with Austin and other exceptional Marines.
• Tsuru recalled how Austin’s extreme training and pirate hunts had inspired Marine trainees to imitate him, causing severe casualties.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed how the Marines and World Government had tried to keep Austin connected to them, but he continued shaping others instead.
• Vice Admiral Austin ordered his ship to continue forward after his crew reported no pirate traces nearby.
• A recruit wondered whether the seas had grown safer, and a veteran explained that Austin had simply grown older and stronger.

Austin took a break from pursuing strength and let his G-5 Marines relax, but their pirate-capture mission brought them face-to-face with the Great Pirate World. Austin confronted World and charged at him holding a nuclear blast.

• Austin ordered a lounge chair, parasol, and juice, then invited his Marines to relax and play cards instead of returning to headquarters.
• A patrol reported that an exceptionally dangerous Great Pirate was approaching, and Austin put on his Marine cape and went out to meet the threat.
• World's frail older brother recognized the warship and warned him that the Navy's young genius Austin was aboard, but World dismissed the warning.
• World used his Devil Fruit to multiply a cannonball a hundredfold and fire it at Austin's warship.
• Austin melted the enormous cannonball with his Heat Breath, then charged toward World as a dragon-man with a nuclear blast in his hand.

Austin devastated Byrnndi World’s ship with Fist Bone: Dragon Breath, then shrugged off World’s giant Haki-coated bullets and confronted him in dragon-man form. Austin intended to keep World alive because he wanted to preserve the More-More Fruit, and World began a high-speed attack as Austin’s eyes followed him.

• Austin used Fist Bone: Dragon Breath to wreck World’s pirate ship and send a powerful Fish-Man officer flying.
• Austin ordered his Marines to retreat and prepare lunch while he faced World alone.
• World threw bullets enlarged a hundred times at Austin, but Austin survived and transformed into a towering dragon-man.
• Austin confronted World and revealed that he wanted to keep him alive because he valued the More-More Fruit.
• World multiplied his speed a hundred times and attacked Austin from the left, but Austin’s scarlet eyes slowly turned to follow him.

Austin defeated Byrnndi World, captured him, and destroyed his pirate ship with a dragon’s Heat Breath. News of the battle spread Austin’s reputation across the seas, setting the stage for the Battle of Ed War.

• Austin dodged Byrnndi World’s attacks without using Observation Haki and challenged him to fight harder.
• Austin transformed into a dragon and bound Byrnndi World with flame-cloud chains, sending him to the Marine warship for capture.
• Austin unleashed King: Heat Breath, destroying World’s ship and killing his companions while the Marines secured him in Seastone shackles.
• Newspapers reported World’s defeat by Vice Admiral Austin, and the story spread across the seas.
• Big Mom admired Austin’s photograph, while Rayleigh and Gaban commented on his growing strength.
• Shanks and Buggy resolved to keep pursuing revenge as Austin’s fame rose ahead of the Battle of Ed War.

Vice Admiral Austin learned that Roger and Shiki’s pirate crews were about to clash in the Ed War Sea Area and chose to sail toward the conflict despite Sengoku’s warning. As he approached the battlefield alone, Garp and Kuzan called, and Garp urged him to stand by his decision and return safely.

• Austin gambled with the Marines aboard his warship and spoke with Sengoku, who warned him that Roger and Shiki’s crews were heading toward a possible battle in the Ed War Sea Area.
• Austin told his crew to sail toward the Ed War Sea Area, then stopped at its edge and prepared to proceed alone.
• Garp called Austin and learned that the battle had begun, while Kuzan warned Austin not to push himself too hard.
• Garp struck Kuzan and told Austin to stay firm in his decision, then asked him to return so they could eat senbei together.

Austin joined the battle between the Roger Pirates and Golden Lion Shiki by crashing into the Flying Pirates’ outer fleet and attacking its crews. He rampaged toward the main battle and called out to Shiki; an author’s note afterward announced a break from writing until at least next year.

• Roger and Shiki clashed while the Roger Pirates faced Shiki’s overwhelming Devil Fruit attack.
• Austin plunged from the sky and smashed a hole into one of the Flying Pirates’ warships.
• Austin rose from the crater, breathed flames over nearby pirates, and attacked the survivors with his fists and Haki.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and the others noticed Austin rampaging through the Flying Pirates as Shiki turned toward him.
• Austin transformed into a terrifying dragon-like form and called out to Shiki.
• The author announced a writing break lasting at least through the rest of the year.

Austin transformed into a colossal dragon and unleashed a sea storm that destroyed Shiki’s airborne fleet and swept Shiki into the water. Austin confronted the injured Golden Lion, declaring that he would defeat him because he was destined to become the king of the era.

• Austin transformed into a giant dragon, and Golden Lion’s slash wounded him before his injury began to heal.
• Austin spun up a sea storm, and Buggy warned Shanks that the dragon was creating a tornado.
• Roger ordered his crew to use the storm to escape, while the storm tore apart Shiki’s airborne fleet.
• Austin’s sea tornado pulled Shiki into the torrent, where a ship’s wheel struck his head.
• Austin emerged from the storm and faced the battered Shiki, who recognized him as his former crewmate.
• Austin told Shiki that he would defeat him and declared himself the future king of the era.

Austin fought Golden Lion Shiki in the skies above the Ed War Sea, enduring Shiki’s powerful Haki until Shiki finally fell. News later proclaimed Shiki’s defeat and Austin’s rise as a Navy hero, while Austin recovered aboard the Oro Jackson.

• Shiki launched a final attack, and Austin transformed into his Dragon Overlord Form to face him.
• Austin and Shiki clashed above the Ed War Sea as Roger’s crew and the Marines watched.
• Though Shiki repeatedly wounded him, Austin kept recovering and attacking until Shiki was exhausted and accepted his defeat.
• Shiki urged Austin to take his head and announce the arrival of a new monster, while Austin insisted he was a Marine.
• Newspapers reported Golden Lion’s fall and hailed Austin as a leading Navy figure, while the wounded Austin rested aboard the Oro Jackson.

Austin woke aboard the Roger Pirates’ ship after surviving the Battle of Ed War and learned Roger had saved him. As Roger asked him to become a pirate, Garp arrived, and Austin said the life Roger described was not his own.

• Austin woke aboard the Roger Pirates’ ship and questioned Rayleigh and Roger about why they had saved him.
• Roger said he had paid his respects to Shiki after Shiki died from the injuries and circumstances of the Battle of Ed War.
• At Marine Headquarters, Garp worried that Roger would lead Austin astray, while Sengoku believed Austin would be fine among the pirates.
• After several days of recovery, Austin heard the story of Kong Ao’s childhood with the Roger Pirates and felt the crew’s genuine warmth firsthand.
• Roger invited Austin to join the Roger Pirates, but Garp arrived in a dog-headed warship, and Austin replied that the story was not his life.

Austin chose the Marines over the Roger Pirates, then spent the next three years pursuing pirates alongside Garp while earning the title of Marine Hero. By 1497, he had no interest in becoming an Admiral, and the Holy Land was still deliberating over his promotion.

• Austin turned away from Roger and the Roger Pirates, transformed into his black dragon-man form, and flew toward Garp's warship, sending the Oro Jackson shooting away in the opposite direction.
• Garp struck Austin for letting Roger escape, while Austin explained that he had deliberately sent the pirates away; Kuzan had come to help, and Austin thanked him with orange juice before asking him to add ice.
• Over the next three years, Austin repeatedly pursued the Roger Pirates with Garp but often slacked off and sometimes ate and drank with them.
• Austin captured Great Pirates including Shiki and Byrnndi World, earning the title of Marine Hero despite not wanting it.
• In Marineford in 1497, Kuzan asked whether Austin was qualified to become an Admiral, and Austin said he was uninterested and that the Holy Land was still hesitating over his promotion.

Austin weighed whether to accompany Garp in hunting Roger while wrestling with his unresolved feelings toward Big Mom. Zephyr then showed him the conditions for promotion to Marine Admiral, which seemed tailored to Austin and included defeating Borsalino, Sakazuki, and other officers.

• Austin joked that he might surpass Garp within ten years, and Garp eagerly proposed that they hunt Roger.
• Kuzan pointed out that Big Mom was blocking the way to the New World, prompting Austin to reflect on why he spared her and other pirates.
• Austin said he would settle his unresolved situation with Big Mom within two years, then received a call from Zephyr asking him to visit.
• Zephyr gave Austin a notice outlining the qualifications for Marine Admiral, including becoming a Vice Admiral before sixteen and defeating a Sea Overlord.
• Austin became interested when he realized that the promotion conditions might require him to defeat Borsalino, Sakazuki, and the other outstanding officers.

The World Government arranged for Austin to fight Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan to determine whether he still deserved to be treated as an invincible strategic threat. As the battle began on a remote island, the Five Elders watched the live broadcast and Saint Saturn wondered how far Austin could go.

• The Five Elders debated Austin’s strength and strategic importance before Saint Saturn proposed testing him against three future Admiral candidates.
• Zephyr urged Austin to accept the challenge, and Austin agreed, welcoming the chance to face stronger opponents.
• News of the planned fight spread through Marine Headquarters, while Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan each reacted to being ordered to fight Austin.
• The World Government sent Austin and the three candidates to an uninhabited island as Marine elites watched from ships far offshore.
• Saint Saturn watched the live broadcast with the other Five Elders as Austin’s Conqueror’s Haki began to erupt.

Austin faced the three future Admirals—Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan—and began battling them on an island while Marines watched from nearby ships. He sent Kuzan flying with a clash of Fist Bone, then blocked Borsalino’s light-speed kick as their confrontation continued.

• Austin and Sakazuki exchanged words before Austin called the three future Admirals monsters and welcomed the fight.
• Kuzan charged Austin with a freezing Fist Bone punch, and Austin met it with his own fist.
• Austin’s strength sent Kuzan flying after their Haki clashed, forcing Kuzan to turn elemental and erupt into a massive bloom of ice.
• Austin shattered the ice covering his fist with a burst of black-red sparks.
• Borsalino attacked Austin with a light-speed kick, but Austin raised his scaled arm and blocked it.

Austin fought Borsalino and Sakazuki during a Marine challenge, defeating Borsalino’s attacks before piercing Sakazuki’s chest with a Conqueror’s Haki-enhanced punch. The soldiers watched in shock as Sakazuki appeared to die.

• Austin blocked Borsalino’s Light Speed Kick with an Armament Haki-coated kick and shattered his body into photons.
• Borsalino surrounded Austin with copies wielding Heavenly Cloud Swords, but Austin used Observation Haki and Shigan: Speckle to stop their attacks.
• Sakazuki stepped forward, and Marine instructors revealed that Austin had beaten his fellow monsters in secret matches for years.
• Sakazuki launched Great Eruption, and Austin met the magma fist with Fist Bone: Absolute Punch, piercing Sakazuki’s chest.

Austin pierced Sakazuki without Haki and used the magma to temper his dragon scales, while Sengoku feared the trial had turned deadly. Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan then joined forces against Austin, beginning the real battle.

• Garp and Sengoku saw Austin punch through Sakazuki, but Zephyr reassured Sengoku that Austin knew his limits.
• Austin explained that he had avoided Haki to spare Sakazuki and let the magma burn and strengthen his dragon scales.
• Sakazuki acknowledged Austin’s strength but declared that his justice was not defeated, and Borsalino and Kuzan prepared to fight seriously.
• Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan surrounded Austin as Marines realized that three powerful opponents had teamed up against him.

Austin battled Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino at once, enduring their combined attacks and overpowering Sakazuki. He broke free of Kuzan’s ice and seized Borsalino by the throat, leaving Kuzan facing his next attack.

• Borsalino fired a laser at Austin while Kuzan spread ice across the island and Sakazuki launched a magma attack.
• Austin shattered the ice and met Sakazuki’s Nether Hound with a Haki-coated dragon-claw punch, suppressing the magma.
• Borsalino attacked Austin from behind with the Heavenly Cloud Sword as Kuzan prepared to strike, but Austin chose to focus on Sakazuki.
• Austin transformed into his dragon-human form and struck Sakazuki with Galaxy Impact, driving him into an abyss and leaving him vomiting blood.
• Austin used Heat Breath to counter Kuzan’s ice, broke free, and appeared before Kuzan holding Borsalino by the throat.
• Austin launched Black Hole Impact at Kuzan.

Austin defeated Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino after several days of fighting, proving his strength through an exhausting battle. As medics treated his wounds, Saint Saturn offered him the position of Marine Admiral.

• Austin overcame Borsalino's attacks, knocked him unconscious, and dragged him toward Kuzan.
• Austin broke through Kuzan's ice and defeated him after enduring attacks from all three future Admirals.
• After several days of combat, Austin emerged with Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino grievously wounded and unable to fight.
• Austin rested and let medics bandage his wounds while he reflected on how his fighting strength compared with Kong Ao's.
• Saint Saturn approached Austin and offered him the position of Marine Admiral.

Austin refused the World Government’s offer to become an Admiral and remained a Vice Admiral, then requested leave from Zephyr to visit home. On the way to the New World, he accepted Big Mom’s long-awaited declaration of love, saying he would repay her for taking a slash for him.

• Austin dismissed his appointment letter and refused the Admiral position in front of Saint Saturn.
• Garp laughed at Austin’s refusal and told him to focus on the Marines who needed him rather than the Celestial Dragons.
• Austin asked Zephyr for leave to visit home and saw the wooden sword Zephyr had made for his son’s birthday.
• Austin gave Zephyr a small black cube as a gift and called him a true Marine.
• Austin met Big Mom on her Cake Ship and leaped aboard, telling her he would repay her for taking a slash for him.

Austin and Big Mom became lovers aboard her ship, and Austin accepted responsibility for their plan to have a child. When Austin returned to Dullamos Island, a strange phantom appeared above him and made him lose consciousness for twenty minutes.

• Austin boarded Big Mom's ship and carried her to her room, but he sensed a mysterious gaze watching them.
• Kong Ao peeped across the timeline, then withdrew when Austin noticed the gaze.
• Austin spent the day with Big Mom and left the ship in the evening; she promised to keep seeing him until she became pregnant, and he accepted responsibility.
• Austin returned to Dullamos Island, where Old Gick rushed to greet him.
• A scroll-shaped phantom appeared above Austin, and a message said that [Azure Austin] lost consciousness for twenty minutes.

Azure Austin arrived in the Dressrosa colosseum in Kong Ao’s timeline to help temper the fighters, and he learned the events by reading Diamante’s heart. He fought Sabo and Ace, copying Sabo’s Dragon Claw Fist and overwhelming both men with his strength.

• Kong Ao asked Azure Austin to help temper the kid, and Austin accepted to repay his debt from God Valley.
• Austin appeared in the Dressrosa colosseum two years after the Summit War and learned the situation from Diamante’s thoughts.
• Kuina recognized Austin as her teacher, but he said he was her senior instead.
• Austin watched Sabo’s Dragon Claw Fist, learned the technique, and crushed Sabo’s steel pipe with it.
• Ace attacked Austin with Fire Fist, but Austin walked through the flames and swallowed some of the fire.

Austin fought Ace and Sabo in Kong Ao’s timeline, defeated them, and returned a photo album before his figure vanished. After waking, he told Old Gick he had met his future self, and Gick scolded him for becoming a Marine instead of a pirate.

• Austin grabbed Sabo and knocked him down with a Dragon Fist imbued with Armament Haki.
• Ace attacked Austin with Fire: Wild Imperial Fist, but Austin countered with Fist Bone Thunder Fist and sent him flying.
• Ace and Sabo repeatedly got back up until Austin exhausted his remaining energy and left them beaten on the ground.
• Austin gave Sabo the photo album Old Gick had entrusted to him and encouraged him to keep working hard as his figure disappeared from Kong Ao’s timeline.
• Austin awoke beside Old Gick and said he had met his future self, prompting Gick to scold him for becoming a Marine instead of a pirate.

Austin spent a peaceful vacation in Dullamos before news broke that Roger had reached the end of the Grand Line and become the Pirate King. After being summoned to hunt the Roger Pirates, Austin assembled his men to leave and told Gick he wanted to take one last look at the era.

• Old Gick urged Austin to abandon the Navy and become a pirate, but Austin said his position mattered less than freedom, strength, and interesting experiences.
• Austin enjoyed a quiet stay in Dullamos while his soldiers rested and helped around town.
• News announced that Roger had reached the end of the world and become the Pirate King, prompting Gick to bring Austin the newspaper.
• A caller summoned Austin to hunt down the Roger Pirates, and Austin decided to go take a look despite having little interest in catching Roger.
• Austin prepared to leave Dullamos, and Gick asked what he intended to do; Austin said he was going to take one last look at the era.