Recaps

Austin challenged Kaido and Kozuki Oden while seeking control of Wano, but Kaido’s dream power brought Kong Ao back into the fight. After Kong Ao revealed the Shallow Sea Contract and Austin survived the battle, Austin defeated Kaido’s forces and took Wano, while the Five Elders decided to eliminate him.

• Austin challenged Kaido to a fight for Wano, and Kaido offered to spare him and make him his right-hand man if Kaido won.
• Austin, Borsalino, and Kuzan entered Wano, where Austin swallowed Orochi and confronted Kaido and Kozuki Oden.
• Austin fought Kaido and Oden while Borsalino and Kuzan held back the Beasts Pirates and the Red Scabbards.
• Kaido summoned a dream-born version of himself, but Austin killed it after a prolonged fight and left Kaido severely injured.
• Kaido used Oden’s dream to summon Kong Ao, who broke free of Kaido’s control and attacked Austin, Borsalino, and Kuzan.
• Kong Ao revealed the Shallow Sea Contract on Austin’s arm, blasted the marked limb away, then restored it without the mark after Austin’s Seastone Bullet destroyed the contract.
• Austin resolved to pursue another Devil Fruit after recognizing Kong Ao’s power, then defeated Kaido, Oden, and their forces and took control of Wano.
• The Five Elders learned that Austin knew about the Shallow Sea Contract and agreed to eliminate him, with Saint Nusjuro proposing to lure him to Mary Geoise.