Recaps

Austin joined the Rocks Pirates, built ties with Gick and the crew, and fought to save them during the God Valley battle. After killing Rocks and confronting Imu, Austin left a message for Garp and later visited Katakuri to offer him training.

• Austin joined the Rocks Pirates, befriended Rocks, and warned him that his son would eventually kill Newgate.
• Austin protected Shakky and fought Garp, then traveled with the Rocks Pirates to God Valley after Shakky was kidnapped.
• At God Valley, Austin attacked the Celestial Dragons, confronted Garling, and helped Gick rescue Alice and Teach while Dragon carried Shanks to safety.
• Austin gave Gick the Azure Dragon Fruit and a black cube, revealed that he was Gick’s grandson from the future, and sent him away from the battlefield.
• Imu demonized Rocks, and Austin joined Roger and Garp in fighting him while protecting Alice and Teach from Rocks’s rampage.
• Austin killed Rocks with his final attack, then struck Imu and recovered as the God Valley battle ended.
• Austin’s letter thanked Garp and included photographs, while the World Government sealed its investigation into Gick and remained wary of him.
• Austin visited Whole Cake Island, where Katakuri welcomed him, and offered to teach him Future Sight.

Austin intervened in the Whole Cake Island wedding and helped set the stage for King Luffy’s duel with Katakuri, which ended with Luffy named the Fifth Emperor. At the Reverie, Gick confronted Imu and escaped with Austin’s help, while the World Government covered up the clash and Austin prepared to surprise Imu.

• Austin attended Sanji’s wedding, watched Luffy’s plan collapse into a battle with Big Mom, and fought Katakuri in the Mirror World while Luffy faced him in a duel.
• Austin took Brulee’s blood to acquire the Mirror-Mirror Fruit ability, and the Straw Hat Pirates escaped Whole Cake Island as Morgans named Luffy the Fifth Emperor.
• As the Reverie began, Sade planned to attack Mary Geoise, but Austin intercepted him and ordered him to return only after mastering Conqueror’s Haki Infusion and withstanding ten moves.
• At the Reverie, Gick defended Shirahoshi from Charlos, punched Charlos, and later apologized after hearing King Cobra and King Riku describe their people’s suffering under pirates.
• The Reverie abolished the Shichibukai system, and Crocodile confronted Buggy over his debt while Mihawk considered joining her.
• Gick burst into Imu’s chamber as Ace and Sabo faced Imu and the Five Elders, then stayed behind to help them escape and clashed with Imu.
• The clash between Gick and Imu split the sky and shook Marine forces, while the Five Elders concealed it and blamed Ace and Sabo for Cobra’s assassination.
• Austin revealed that five black cubes had helped Gick escape to Dullamos and said the incident gave him a reason to surprise Imu.

Austin’s plans converged on Wano as the alliance, his allies, and the Straw Hat Crew clashed with Kaido and Big Mom. Dante overwhelmed the battlefield, and the arc ended with him killing Momonosuke as King Luffy watched.

• Austin sent Fisher Tiger and Enel to Wano while the Seagull King intervened in Orochi’s plans and captured Chopper and Tama.
• Kanjuro exposed the alliance’s plan, Fisher Tiger confronted Jinbe, and Enel arrived at Onigashima as the battle spread across the island.
• Kaido declared his alliance with Big Mom, while Ace and Sabo fought Fisher Tiger and Enel before Sabo escaped with the badly wounded Ace.
• Bullet joined the battle against Kaido, and the Seagull King restrained fighters around Onigashima before Tama calmed him with a dango and received a scroll naming her the future General Kurozumi.
• Dante appeared with Haki comparable to Roger’s, revealed his connection to Big Mom and Austin, and challenged the fighters to attack him together.
• Dante defeated Zoro, overpowered Kaido and Big Mom, and survived their combined attack before King Luffy returned to find them unconscious.
• Dante demanded sweets, CP0 blocked Sanji from reaching him, and Momonosuke ordered the Red Scabbard Samurai to attack Dante while he was hungry.
• Dante nearly wiped out the Red Scabbard Samurai, then grabbed and killed Momonosuke as King Luffy watched.

Austin stopped Dante’s rampage in Wano, then backed Buggy’s ambitions and intervened when Uta’s concert trapped the world in her Song Song World. After destroying Tot Musica and saving Uta, he brought Nika’s sample to Vegapunk and discovered a strand of Joy Boy’s Haki aboard Emmett.

• Dante defeated the awakened King Luffy, but Austin stopped Dante’s berserk rampage and ended the battle in Wano.
• Austin helped Buggy rally Cross Guild to pursue One Piece and showed Mihawk and Crocodile a red Poneglyph.
• Austin restrained Blackbeard when he threatened Hancock, then decided to attend Uta’s concert after warning the underworld about her power.
• Uta trapped concertgoers in the Song Song World and controlled Austin’s unconscious body, which fought the Marines and other pirates on Elegia.
• Uta summoned Tot Musica, and Austin entered the Song Song World, destroyed the demon in both worlds, and saved Uta with a Pure Gold ring.
• Austin traveled to Egghead with a Nika sample, agreed to protect Vegapunk, and killed York after discovering her betrayal.
• Austin entered Emmett, removed a knot holding a strand of Joy Boy’s Haki, and stored it for someone he had in mind.