Recaps

Kaido recognized Austin over a Den Den Mushi and challenged him to settle their old grudge. Austin accepted, proposing that if Kaido lost, Moria would be left to his disposal; Kaido instead said he would spare Austin and recruit him to help start a world-shaking war.

• Kaido recognized Austin and recalled the kick Austin had once delivered to his face at God Valley.
• Kaido declared that he was no longer the man he had been and demanded a fight to the death.
• Austin accepted Kaido's challenge and said he wanted to test their strength against each other.
• Austin proposed that if Kaido lost, Moria would be left to his disposal.
• Kaido dismissed Moria and said he would spare Austin if he won, recruiting him as his right-hand man for a war against the world.

Austin considered recruiting Kaido while his warship sailed toward the New World, but Borsalino arrived to monitor him and Kuzan on Sengoku’s orders. Borsalino chose to relax with them, and Austin punched ice cubes out of Kuzan to chill their drinks.

• Kaido asked Austin to become his right-hand man, while Austin decided he would take Kaido in as an underling if he could.
• Borsalino arrived aboard the warship and revealed that Sengoku had ordered him to monitor Austin and Kuzan.
• Borsalino admitted he would not report Austin’s unauthorized plans, saying he trusted him and Kuzan.
• Austin asked Kuzan for ice cubes, then punched him and caught the ice that burst from his elemental body.
• Kuzan angrily protested as Austin and Borsalino put the ice into their drinks.

Austin brought Borsalino and Kuzan to Wano Country, intending to defeat its forces and use the isolated nation to test his vision for governing the world. As Austin arrived, Kozuki Oden and his retainers saw the coming clash with Kaido as their chance to reclaim Wano.

• Austin explained that he planned to take control of Wano and test his model for creating a harmonious society there.
• Kozuki Oden returned home to Toki and their children after dancing naked before the people of Wano.
• Kin'emon and the retainers told Oden that Austin and the Marines were coming to fight Kaido, and they urged him to seize the chance to reclaim Wano if Kaido was defeated or wounded.
• Austin, Borsalino, and Kuzan reached Wano's waterfall, and Austin used black smoke to lift their warship toward the country.
• Austin declared that he would face both Kaido and Oden as the battle for Wano began.

Austin, Borsalino, and Kuzan invaded Wano Country and overwhelmed Orochi’s forces as they advanced toward the Flower Capital. Orochi panicked and tried to call Kaido, while Borsalino spotted a tall figure nearby.

• Austin and the Marines docked in Wano, where samurai loyal to the Kurozumi Family threatened them.
• Borsalino attacked the samurai with his light powers, defeating them and producing a shockwave that alerted Orochi.
• Austin’s troops marched into the Flower Capital, and Austin declared that he wanted to end the country’s system of kings.
• Austin, Borsalino, and Kuzan defeated the samurai who tried to stop them, while Borsalino blasted buildings and Kuzan froze his opponents.
• Orochi witnessed the destruction, panicked, and tried to reach Kaido by phone.
• Borsalino noticed a tall figure nearby and remarked that he had found something.

Austin captured Kurozumi Orochi to claim the Yamata no Orochi Fruit’s extra lives and challenged Kaido to confront him directly. With Borsalino at his side, Austin prepared to take control of Wano Country and find a way to make its people accept his rule.

• Austin used a spatial power to swallow Kurozumi Orochi, then told Kaido through the Den Den Mushi that he had already eaten him.
• Austin explained that he wanted Orochi’s Yamata no Orochi Fruit for its ability to grant eight lives, as part of his plan to evolve into Munch-Azure.
• Austin challenged Kaido to come settle the matter face-to-face while holding the cube containing Orochi.
• Borsalino arrived at the shogun’s residence and remarked on Wano’s powerful samurai, while Austin said more dangerous enemies awaited them.
• Austin considered how to overcome Wano’s loyalty to the Kozuki Family and make the people submit to his rule.

Austin confronted Kozuki Oden as Oden charged the Marines for harming Wano, but Kaido interrupted to claim Austin as his own opponent. Austin blocked both Kaido and Oden when they attacked him together, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Kozuki Oden charged the Marines, furious that their fighting was damaging Wano’s people and buildings.
• Kaido arrived and demanded that Oden stay out of his fight with Austin.
• Austin called Kaido and Oden weaklings, provoking Oden and prompting Kaido to strike him with Thunder Bagua.
• Oden recovered and attacked Kaido, but Austin stepped in and blocked both men’s blows with his hands.

Austin blocked Kaido and Oden’s attacks while Marines and civilians collapsed from the clash of their Conqueror’s Haki. As he transformed and seized Enma, Austin declared that he was Wano Country’s real savior and prepared to finish the fight so he could go see Whitebeard.

• Austin blocked Kaido and Oden’s Haki-coated attacks without letting their weapons touch him.
• Borsalino tried to shoot Oden, but one of Oden’s retainers cut off Borsalino’s head and the retainers confronted the Marines.
• Kaido and Oden attacked Austin together while arguing, but Austin said he needed to save Wano Country and end the fight quickly.
• Austin mentioned that he planned to visit Whitebeard after killing Kaido and Oden, alarming both men.
• Austin transformed into his dragon-man form, flung Kaido aside, grabbed Enma, and told Oden that he was the real savior of Wano Country.

Austin transformed into his Azure Dragon Form and fought Kozuki Oden and Kaido at once, enduring Oden’s powerful sword strikes while answering them with overwhelming Haki attacks. After Oden wounded him with Peach Blossom Ten Fists, Borsalino and Kuzan feared Austin would enter the terrifying mode they remembered from their earlier fight.

• Austin transformed into his Azure Dragon Form, stopped Kozuki Oden’s sword with his hand, and struck Oden with Fist Bone: Rising Dragon Punch.
• Austin challenged Kaido to join the fight, and Borsalino and Kuzan led the Marines away as Austin and Kaido traded Conqueror’s Haki attacks.
• Kozuki Oden condemned Austin for allowing Wano Country citizens to die, and Austin defended sacrifice as necessary for revolution.
• Oden attacked Austin with Oden Two-Sword Style: Peach Blossom Ten Fists and cut a cross-shaped wound into his chest.
• Borsalino and Kuzan recognized Austin’s injury and recalled how he had overwhelmed the Three Admirals after Sakazuki wounded him.

Austin endured Kozuki Oden’s Conqueror’s Haki-infused slash and fought Kaido with renewed force as the battle devastated the Flower Capital. When Kaido’s forces and the Kozuki retainers converged, Kuzan and Borsalino moved to contain them, leaving the central duel raging.

• Austin’s cross-shaped wound began to heal as he prepared to fight seriously, then he attacked Kaido with Fist Bone Galaxy Impact: Consecutive Fists.
• Kin'emon and Denjiro considered joining the battle, but Kaido’s forces arrived, led by King and Queen with a horde of beasts.
• Kuzan unleashed Ice Age and trapped the Red Scabbard Samurai in ice, keeping them from joining the fight.
• Borsalino intercepted King with a Light Speed Kick, sending him crashing into Queen and the monster horde.
• Borsalino began firing Yasakani Sacred Jewel at the gathered enemies.

Borsalino held back the Beasts Pirates while Austin overwhelmed Kaido and Kozuki Oden in close combat. As Austin prepared a powerful attack against Kaido, King sensed the danger and shouted for him to dodge.

• Borsalino unleashed Yasakani no Magatama on the Beasts Pirates, and King charged through the barrage to attack him.
• Borsalino blocked King's attack, mentioned King's escape from Vegapunk, then forced him back with the Heavenly Cloud Sword.
• Borsalino landed before the Beasts Pirates and declared that none of them could pass.
• Austin watched his colleagues hold off the enemy, then turned his attention to the battered Kaido and Kozuki Oden.
• Austin covered himself in black Haki and called out to Kaido, prompting King to warn Kaido to dodge the attack.

Austin gathered power for another attack as Kaido revealed his Devil Fruit could bring dream creations into reality. The chapter left Austin ready to test the ability against a dream-born Kaido.

• Oden sensed a terrifying aura from Austin, while Borsalino and a frost-wielding Marine remarked on Austin’s resilience as they fought the Beast Pirates.
• Kaido decided to strike first and called King back from his fight with Borsalino.
• King transformed into his most defensive form and fell asleep, producing a dream-born Kaido through a mysterious energy cloud.
• Kaido explained that his Devil Fruit could bring dream creations into reality, but the dreamer had to be strong enough to match the creation.
• Austin compressed his Haki and challenged Kaido to show him how powerful the dream-born fighter could be.

Austin fought Kaido and Dream Kaido in a clash of Conqueror’s Haki that devastated the battlefield, while Kuzan helped the overwhelmed soldiers retreat. Oden restrained himself from joining the fight after Denjiro urged him to wait for the battle to end.

• Marine soldiers watched Austin face Kaido and Dream Kaido, and a veteran reassured a nervous recruit that fighting alongside Austin was different from other wars.
• Austin and the two Kaidos collided, unleashing Conqueror’s Haki that blasted the ground apart and knocked out samurai, pirates, and Marines.
• Kuzan formed an icy passage so the surviving soldiers could escape the clash, though the shockwaves cracked the ice holding the Red Scabbard Samurai.
• Denjiro urged Oden to endure and let Austin and Kaido fight, arguing that Oden should not interfere while the two rivals competed over Wano Country.
• Oden suppressed his desire to fight and kept his promise as Austin and Kaido’s battle began.

Austin fought Kaido and Dream Kaido at once, then revealed a new technique that drew Haki from every cell in his body. He called the technique Haki Return, which gave him a temporarily near-infinite supply of Haki at the cost of becoming weak afterward.

• Borsalino watched the battlefield and realized Kozuki Oden was holding back while Austin and Kaido fought.
• Austin struck Dream Kaido away and forced Kaido back, but Kaido then hit Austin with Adamantine Arrowhead.
• Austin emerged from the dust with blood running from his head and began covering his body in black smoke, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki.
• Kaido questioned why Austin was spreading his Haki across his whole body, and Austin explained that his Haki was overflowing.
• Austin revealed that Haki Return drew out the Haki in every cell of his body, giving him a temporary near-infinite supply.

Austin battled Kaido and Dream Kaido, overwhelming both with a relentless barrage of Haki-infused punches. He knocked Dream Kaido unconscious and then beat him to death, leaving himself badly hurt as he faced Kaido’s true body alone.

• Austin struck Kaido with a flame-wreathed punch, but Kaido recovered and Dream Kaido knocked Austin backward with his club.
• Austin traded attacks with both Kaidos and kept firing off powerful punches, while Queen watched in disbelief.
• After hours of fighting, Austin grabbed Dream Kaido and smashed their heads together, briefly knocking Dream Kaido unconscious.
• Austin straddled Dream Kaido and battered him with a blazing machine-gun barrage until he killed him, taking heavy blows from Kaido’s true body in return.
• Austin rose bloodied to face the severely injured Kaido, and Kaido’s eyes lit up as the battle’s greatest twist arrived.

Kozuki Oden interrupted Austin and Kaido’s battle, but Kaido knocked him unconscious with a surprise Thunder Bagua. Kaido then prepared to use his Devil Fruit ability on Oden’s dream, and Austin recognized the old acquaintance who appeared.

• Kozuki Oden descended onto the battlefield, insisting that Austin and Kaido’s fight had gone too far and that he could not accept an unfair advantage.
• Kaido warned Oden that Austin remained strong despite his injuries, and Austin took a fighting stance as Oden focused on him.
• Kaido struck Oden from behind with a Conqueror’s Haki-infused Thunder Bagua, knocking him out while the frozen Red Scabbards watched helplessly.
• Kaido admitted he would use his Devil Fruit ability on Oden’s dream, and Austin allowed him to proceed.
• Kaido reached toward Oden’s dream, where an old acquaintance appeared and greeted him after a long time apart.

Kaido summoned a God Valley-era version of Kong Ao, the Black Emperor, to fight the exhausted Austin. Kong Ao broke free of Kaido’s control and left the story with a playful finger tap that sent Kaido flying into the mountains.

• Kaido used the dreams of Oden and himself to summon Kong Ao, a near-peak Black Emperor, and ordered the Beasts Army to retreat.
• Borsalino, Kuzan, Queen, and King recognized Kong Ao as a terrifying opponent and watched as Kaido prepared to fight him.
• Kong Ao regained his awareness, used Haki and the Power of Space to sever his connection to Kaido, and declared that he could act independently.
• Kong Ao warned Kaido not to spoil his fun, then sent him crashing hundreds of meters away with a finger tap.

Kong Ao appeared in the altered timeline and unleashed a spatial attack that cut through everything around him, while Azure Austin alone blocked it. After the two Austins exchanged a silent conversation through Future Sight, Kong Ao sent Kuzan and Borsalino away and challenged the other Austin to take revenge.

• Kong Ao assessed the altered timeline and faced Marines who mistook him for an impostor.
• Kong Ao caught a Marine's bullet, then used his pressure to freeze the soldiers and make the ground collapse beneath them.
• Kong Ao unleashed spatial severance across the battlefield, slicing buildings, trees, hills, and most people in the surrounding area.
• Azure Austin blocked Kong Ao's attack with Conqueror's Haki coating, while Kuzan and Borsalino survived by transforming into elements.
• Kong Ao and Azure Austin exchanged a silent conversation through Future Sight, then Kong Ao vanished and reappeared before them.
• Kong Ao patted Kuzan and Borsalino, making them disappear, and challenged the other Austin to take revenge.

Kong Ao overwhelmed the battlefield and began fighting Azure Austin, blocking his punch before cutting him with a Conqueror’s Haki spatial slash. The slash also struck King and Kozuki Oden, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Kong Ao slapped Borsalino and Kuzan away, while the Marine soldiers marveled at his strength.
• Azure Austin completed his dragon-man transformation, and the fighters and samurai fled with the unconscious Oden as King moved to rescue Kaido.
• Azure Austin attacked Kong Ao with a Conqueror’s Haki-enhanced punch, but Kong Ao blocked it with his sword.
• Kong Ao slashed Azure Austin across the left side of his body with a spatial attack that continued on to hit King and Kozuki Oden.
• Kong Ao dismissed the damage to King and Oden as the result of his hand slipping and his cut going crooked.

Kong Ao overwhelmed Azure Austin with a spatially empowered kick, but Azure Austin rose from the rubble and prepared to keep fighting alongside his allies. Kong Ao faced the three young fighters and declared that he excelled at fighting multiple opponents at once.

• Azure Austin used Future Sight and mind reading to anticipate Kong Ao, but Kong Ao deceived him and struck him from above with a spatially empowered kick.
• The kick blasted Azure Austin across the battlefield and left the watching soldiers stunned that he had been sent flying.
• Kong Ao asserted his dominance over the eras’ greatest figures and overwhelmed the soldiers with his presence.
• Azure Austin emerged from the rubble, acknowledged Kong Ao’s comparison to Rayleigh, and vowed to fight until his Haki ran out.
• A flash of light and a block of ice appeared beside Azure Austin as Kong Ao faced the three young fighters and put on his black gloves.

Kong Ao fought Borsalino, Kuzan, and Azure Austin, revealing his superior speed, Future Sight, and defense-ignoring kick. After Azure Austin’s instincts let him land a punch, Kong Ao acknowledged him as a worthy opponent and summoned allies as he prepared to get serious.

• Borsalino and Kuzan attacked Kong Ao with a laser and ice spikes, but Kong Ao vanished and kicked Borsalino into the Marine soldiers.
• Kuzan unleashed a close-range ice attack, but Azure Austin struck the ground beside him, blasting it apart as Kong Ao reappeared with a spear wound.
• Kong Ao explained that Azure Austin’s punch had landed because his beastly instincts had bypassed the future Kong Ao foresaw.
• Kong Ao praised Azure Austin as a worthy rival and summoned figures carrying black flames and black blades, saying he would get a little serious.

Kong Austin used Instant Clone to overwhelm Borsalino and Kuzan while Azure Austin chose to fight him head-on. Their clash revealed a cross-shaped mark on Azure Austin’s arm, and Kong Austin shot the arm off with a Seastone Bullet.

• Kong Austin created Demon King Gale Kick and Divine Departure clones, alarming the pirates, Marines, and future Admirals.
• Kong Austin’s Demon King Gale Kick clone kicked Borsalino away, while his Divine Departure clone cut through Kuzan’s ice attack.
• Azure Austin prepared to use the fight as Haki training and met Kong Austin’s Fist Bone Galaxy Impact head-on.
• Kong Austin noticed a cross-shaped mark on Azure Austin’s arm, which Azure Austin said had appeared after he met Shanks in the Holy Land.
• Kong Austin withdrew and fired a Seastone Bullet, causing Azure Austin’s right arm to explode.

Kong Austin fought Borsalino and Kuzan while removing the Shallow Sea Contract from Qing Austin by destroying and restoring his arm. Kong Austin warned that his strength was running low and left Qing Austin to win the fight himself.

• Kong Austin identified the Shallow Sea Contract as a mark that turned its bearers into Imu's obedient dogs, then blasted the marked arm off Qing Austin.
• Borsalino reacted furiously to Austin's lost arm, but Demon King Gale Kick Austin blocked his Light Speed Kick and counterattacked.
• Kuzan unleashed immense freezing power against Divine Departure, whose sword slash broke through the ice before Kuzan struck and stiffened his arm.
• Qing Austin calmly considered life with one arm as Kong Austin restored it without the mark and explained that Seastone was needed to destroy the contract.
• Kong Austin admitted his energy was running low and told Qing Austin to win the round himself, while Qing Austin agreed he would eventually betray the World Government.

After battling Kong Ao, Austin discussed how to counter his space-based abilities and realized he needed another Devil Fruit. Sengoku and Garp contacted Austin to confirm he had survived and worried over the return of the infamous Captain Austin, while Austin began wondering whether Imu might taste good.

• Borsalino arrived at the devastated battlefield and told Austin that Kong Ao was nearly impossible to defeat.
• Austin admitted that even his own Haki might not overcome Kong Ao’s combination of Observation Haki and the Power of Space, so he resolved to pursue another Devil Fruit.
• Sengoku and Garp called Austin and learned that he and Borsalino had survived, though Kuzan was unconscious.
• Sengoku and Garp recognized Austin’s enemy as the former Rocks Pirates captain who had ended the God Valley war and slaughtered Celestial Dragons.
• Austin reflected on Kong Ao’s past and began wondering whether Imu would taste good.

Austin reflected on a memory while Sade battled Loki and prepared to gather Elbaf’s Giants for his cause. Cross Guild’s rise under Buggy unsettled Teach, who feared Sade’s growing power, while another-timeline Teach realized he had been targeted by a monster.

• Austin drank orange juice as he recalled an interesting memory, and Sade asked what a memory was.
• Sade stretched his neck after Loki punched him, then slammed his Haki-coated forehead into Loki and demanded that the Black Dragon become his mount.
• Austin read that Buggy had recruited Doflamingo, strengthening Cross Guild and establishing it as a major force alongside the Emperors’ first mates.
• Teach raged over Buggy’s success and Law’s escape, then feared the growing force gathering under Sade, the Dark Sun God.
• In another timeline, Teach, still with the Whitebeard Pirates, reacted with bloodshot eyes to the realization that a monster had targeted him.

After the Wano Country Campaign ended with Austin's forces taking control of Wano, Austin recovered from his injuries and received a call from Saint Saturn. The Five Elders learned that Austin knew about the contract and agreed to lure him to Mary Geoise to kill him.

• Austin and the Marines defeated Kaido, Kozuki Oden, and their forces, officially taking over Wano Country.
• Austin recovered his injuries by eating food and using Life Return, while Marines prepared to arrest the defeated forces and rescue Kuzan.
• Saint Saturn called Austin as the Five Elders discussed Kong Ao's return and the revelation that the Shallow Sea Contract could no longer control Austin.
• The Five Elders concluded that Austin knew about the contract and would not submit to their scheme, so they agreed to eliminate him.
• Saint Nusjuro proposed summoning Austin to Mary Geoise and capturing him.