Chapter Summaries

Austin declared that he wanted to become the freest person in the world and defeated Big Mom after she challenged his strength. After the battle, Whitebeard contacted Rocks to report the failed siege against Roger and Austin’s demand to halt the fighting if he joined the Rocks Pirates.

• Big Mom questioned what kind of king Austin wanted to become, and he said he wanted to be the freest person in the world.
• Big Mom attacked Austin with Elbaf Spear: Maelstrom, but he caught the blow with his Ryou-coated arm.
• Austin pulled Big Mom off balance and knocked her unconscious with his Demon King Gale Kick, then pinned her wrist as Gick stepped forward.
• Austin demanded that the battle stop on the condition that he joined the Rocks Pirates, and Newgate called Rocks to discuss the demand.
• Whitebeard told Rocks that the siege against Roger had failed, Big Mom had been defeated, and Roger’s side had suffered almost no injuries.

Austin joined the Rocks Pirates after speaking with Rocks, who revealed his ambition to conquer the Holy Land. On the way to Hachinosu, Austin’s enormous bounty made the news, and he kicked Kaido down for grabbing Gick.

• Austin spoke with Rocks through Whitebeard’s Den Den Mushi and accepted Rocks’ invitation to join the Rocks Pirates.
• Rocks told Austin that he intended to conquer the Holy Land and invited him to follow along as they pursued the world’s pinnacle.
• Several days later, Austin traveled toward Hachinosu with Whitebeard and the others as newspapers announced his debut and a two-billion-Beli bounty.
• Gick celebrated Austin’s bounty, and Kaido grabbed him by the collar and told him to quiet down.
• Austin kicked Kaido into the deck, freed Gick, and warned Kaido that he would kill him if he caused trouble for Gick again.

Austin established himself as a dangerous force among the Rocks Pirates and drew Gick to his side. After learning how deeply Gick admired Rocks and how the God Valley War would shatter his dreams, Austin resolved to give him a new source of hope.

• Austin kicked Kaido down after Kaido threatened Gick, and Kaido chose to leave the fight and go drinking.
• Shiki and Whitebeard remarked on Austin’s strength and speculated that he would become a Rocks Pirates captain.
• Gick asked Austin why he had protected him, and Austin told him to wait for an explanation; Gick then left his unit to stay with Austin.
• Austin asked Gick what he thought of Rocks, and Gick passionately described his admiration for the captain.
• Austin remembered that the coming God Valley War would destroy Gick’s dreams and resolved to give him a grandson who could become as strong as Rocks.

Austin arrived at Hachinosu Island and established himself as a formidable new captain in the Rocks Pirates. After clashing with Rocks D. Zebek and earning his recognition, Austin was asked to see the future of Rocks' family.

• Austin arrived at Hachinosu Island with the Rocks Pirates and blasted pirates who looked down on him, then pressed the surrounding villains to the ground with his power.
• Austin entered the skull headquarters and met Rocks D. Zebek, whose Conqueror's Haki suppressed Austin's in their clash.
• Rocks recognized Austin's strength, and the pirates held a banquet to celebrate him as a new captain.
• Austin joined Rocks at the skull's eye socket and revealed that his Future Sight could see a very distant future.
• Rocks asked Austin to look into the future of his family.

Austin drank with Rocks and revealed that Rocks’s son would become a formidable figure and eventually kill Newgate. Rocks was stunned by Austin’s apparent knowledge of the future, while Austin left the broader future undisclosed.

• Rocks asked Austin whether he knew a burly combatant, and Austin said the man was important family to him.
• Rocks apologized on Kaido’s behalf for hurting Austin’s family, and the two shared orange juice as friends.
• Austin realized Rocks was referring to God Valley, and Rocks was astonished that Austin knew about it.
• Austin warned Rocks that revealing too much could harm his family but said his son would become formidable.
• Austin told Rocks that his son would eventually kill Newgate, freezing the smile on Rocks’s face.

Austin sailed with the Rocks Pirates and encountered the Kuja Pirates while searching for the Roger Pirates. After Roger and his crew arrived, Austin invited Shakky to visit Hachinosu Island, leaving the Kuja and Rocks crews stunned by their closeness.

• Austin relaxed aboard his ship and wrote in his Voyage Log until Gick reported that the Roger Pirates had been sighted.
• Austin sailed to the reported waters and found the Kuja Pirates, where Gloriosa and several crew members were captivated by his appearance.
• Young Rayleigh spotted the Rocks Pirates' ship, and Roger feared Rocks had come to threaten Shakky.
• Austin spoke with Shakky and invited her to visit Hachinosu Island, and she said she would consider it.
• Austin emerged from the Kuja Pirates' cabin with Shakky, shocking the crews and breaking many hearts.

Austin left the Kuja Pirates as Garp and the Marines arrived, then confronted Garp to protect the Rocks Pirates' ship. The chapter ended as Austin launched Void Fall Thunder Bagua at Garp.

• Austin spoke with Gloriosa and watched Shakky kick Roger and order the Roger Pirates' treasure taken.
• Austin sensed the Marines approaching and escaped aboard the Rocks Pirates' ship while the Roger Pirates faced Garp's attack.
• Garp chased Austin's ship, knocking Roger aside and heading for Austin as the Rocks Pirates' crew feared the Vice Admiral.
• Austin equipped his gloves, drew the Black Spear, and warped in front of Garp before unleashing Void Fall Thunder Bagua.

Austin joined the Rocks Pirates on a raid for treasure, helped Newgate destroy the island after Shiki betrayed them, and saw off a Navy fleet. On Elbaf, he stopped to hear the bandaged giant child Loki ask how he had joined the crew.

• Austin returned to Hachinosu after his bounty rose for sinking a Navy warship led by Garp.
• Austin joined Rocks and the officers in raiding a temple at Putcolony for its treasure.
• Shiki trapped Austin, Newgate, and Kaido in the underground storeroom, so Austin and Newgate shattered the island to escape.
• Austin used gravity to slam Shiki into the ground, and the Rocks Pirates annihilated the encircling Navy fleet.
• The Rocks Pirates arrived on Elbaf to visit Harald, and Austin stopped when Loki asked how he had joined the crew.

Austin demonstrated his power to Loki and promised to take him to sea if he could withstand ten of Austin’s moves in thirty years. Back on Hachinosu Island, Austin learned that Shakky had left the Kuja Pirates and played with baby Katakuri while Big Mom and Gloriosa flirted with him.

• Loki confronted Austin, who split the sea and sky with a flick of his finger.
• Loki asked how to become strong, and Austin promised to take him to sea if he could withstand ten of his moves in thirty years.
• After the Rocks Pirates left, Loki declared that he hated his country and wanted to follow Rocks out to sea.
• On Hachinosu Island, Austin ran a pirate punching-bag game with Shiki and the others, then Gick brought him news that Shakky had left the Kuja Pirates.
• Big Mom asked Austin to have a child with her, and Austin played with baby Katakuri by offering him a donut.

Austin teased Katakuri and advised Big Mom about her children before greeting Shakky when she arrived at Hachinosu. Meanwhile, the Five Elders discussed Austin’s threat and ordered Harald to test him by killing Rocks.

• Austin told Big Mom that having many children would not make them more talented and praised Katakuri’s potential for Observation Haki and Future Sight.
• Shakky arrived at Hachinosu, captivating the Rocks Pirates, and Austin used his Warp ability to move to the front of the line before greeting her.
• Rocks and Newgate drank at Shakky’s tavern, and Newgate tried to put his unpaid bill on Rocks and Austin’s tab.
• The Five Elders discussed Austin’s unknown origins, Devil Fruit, and strength, then decided to send Harald to kill Rocks and gauge Austin’s true power.

Austin watched the Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates clash over Shakky at her Hachinosu bar, then traveled to Elbaf as Harald and Rocks fought over Harald’s alliance with the World Government. Harald revealed that the Government had also made demands concerning Austin, who remained unconcerned as the battle continued.

• Austin joined Rocks and the other captains at Shakky’s bar, where they teased Rocks about his wife and child.
• Roger arrived with his crew, and he and Rocks glared at each other before the bar’s rules prevented a fight.
• Austin protected Loki and moved Hajrudin away from the shockwaves as Harald and Rocks’s Haki battle shook Elbaf.
• Harald defended his compromise with the World Government as a way to prevent war from returning to Elbaf, while Rocks accused him of letting the Giants become tools.
• Harald revealed that the World Government’s conditions also concerned Austin, and Rocks realized the Government had targeted his newest crew member.

After Shakky was kidnapped and taken to God Valley, Austin learned that the Celestial Dragons would likely be there and joined the Rocks Pirates on their voyage to the island. As the crew approached, Rocks sought Harald’s help, while Austin reflected on fate and the kind of death a true man should have.

• Austin returned to Hachinosu and learned from Gloriosa that Shakky had been kidnapped.
• Morgans contacted Austin, who guessed that Shakky was in God Valley and that the Celestial Dragons would likely go there.
• Rocks led the Rocks Pirates toward God Valley to rescue Shakky and protect his wife and children.
• Harald blocked the crew’s route with an Elbaf royal warship, but Rocks spoke with him and persuaded him to let the Rocks Pirates continue.
• Austin asked Newgate what he thought his death would be like, then declared that a true man’s end should be spectacular.

Austin left the Rocks Pirates’ ship as it sailed toward God Valley, where Celestial Dragons were holding a brutal slave hunt. After Saint Saturn recognized Austin as a Celestial Dragon from the future, Austin declared that he would follow only his own will and challenge whoever tried to stop him.

• Austin gave Gick a black cube that he said could save his life, then vanished from the ship’s deck.
• Rocks and Newgate discussed Austin’s presence and how it might change the outcome of the coming battle.
• Austin arrived at God Valley and witnessed Celestial Dragons slaughtering slaves during their hunting game.
• Saint Saturn recognized Austin as the future [Black Emperor] and suspected he had traveled through time using a Devil Fruit ability.
• Austin rejected being bound to the Celestial Dragons or any faction and declared that he would win the battle, daring the person watching to kill him.

Austin began hunting Celestial Dragons in God Valley after their brutality toward families and children enraged him. Dragon joined the Marines’ resistance and helped move Shanks and Shamrock to safety, while Saint Garling confronted Austin after Austin buried Shanks’s dying mother.

• Austin killed a Celestial Dragon who had been hunting civilians, then began killing Celestial Dragons across God Valley.
• Dragon accidentally killed a Celestial Dragon while trying to protect Kuma, Ivankov, Ginny, and other children, and Austin told him to follow his sense of justice.
• Dragon rejoined the Marines without revealing Austin’s location, then carried Shanks and Shamrock toward safety.
• Saint Garling assembled the Knights of God to capture Austin, while Austin found Shanks’s dying mother and buried her after she died.
• Garling confronted Austin, who accused him of killing the woman who loved him and had borne his children, then kicked him in the face.

Austin attacked Saint Garling after discovering his cruelty, then prepared for the arrival of the Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates at God Valley. Amid the chaos, Gick encountered Dragon carrying two infants and spared him, leaving the two men facing each other on the battlefield.

• Austin kicked Saint Garling, then struck him again with King: Thunder Bagua and turned his attention to the approaching pirate ships.
• The Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates arrived at God Valley, and Garling gathered the Knights of God to face them.
• Gick fought alongside the Rocks Pirates, then became separated from the others while heading toward Austin.
• Dragon, carrying two infants through the battlefield, encountered Gick, who placed a blade at his neck before noticing the children and sheathing his sword.
• Dragon told Gick that protecting the children was his redemption for taking part in the slaughter game, and Gick lamented that they had been brought to God Valley.

Gick risked his life to protect Shanks and Dragon from Maffy, then entrusted Shanks and Austin’s black cube to Dragon so he could join Newgate’s group. As Gick fled with them from Garp, Austin noticed that the box containing his Conqueror’s Haki and spatial power was moving toward the Marine warships.

• Gick turned back to save Dragon and Shamrock from Maffy, but Maffy struck him down and knocked Shanks unconscious.
• Newgate arrived and killed Maffy, then asked Gick to join his group and warned him that Shanks would not survive their next fight.
• Gick gave Shanks and the black cube to Dragon, who escaped with Shanks while leaving Shamrock behind.
• Newgate accepted Gick into the group, and they fled from Garp rather than risk getting bogged down in a fight.
• Austin crushed the regenerated head of a Knights of God member and noticed that his black cube was moving toward the Marine warships.

Austin discovered that Dragon had escaped with Shanks and borrowed the unconscious baby to take a photograph before leaving the black cube with Dragon. Meanwhile, Gick rescued Alice and young Teach from a slave cage, but a member of the Knights of God pursued them.

• Austin found Dragon fleeing with the unconscious Shanks and realized the old man had willingly given Dragon the black cube.
• Austin briefly took Shanks to photograph him, returned him to the ground, and left Dragon with the black cube.
• Gick found Alice and young Teach imprisoned while the guards were distracted by the Rocks Pirates.
• Gick cut through their cage with his two swords, and Alice followed him as they fled with Teach.
• A female member of the Knights of God spotted the escape and chased after Alice and Gick, threatening to kill them.

Gick stood against a Knights of God pursuer to protect Alice and Teach until Rocks rescued them. Austin took the Azure Dragon Fruit from Big Mom, helped Kuma eat the Paw-Paw Fruit, and offered Big Mom a Kirin fruit and the promise of a child.

• Gick slowed down to let Alice and Teach escape, then turned to face their pursuer with his twin swords and newly flowing Armament Haki.
• Rocks killed the pursuer and carried Alice and Teach to safety with Gick as Saint Garling and the Knights of God gave chase.
• Austin spotted Kuma and Ivankov stealing Devil Fruits, then stopped Big Mom from taking both fruits from them.
• Austin took the Azure Dragon Fruit from Big Mom and kicked Kuma into swallowing the Paw-Paw Fruit.
• Austin struck Big Mom with King: Thunder Bagua, then offered her a Kirin fruit as compensation and promised her a child.

Amid the chaos of God Valley, Austin promised Big Mom a child in twenty years, then recovered the Azure Dragon Fruit and found Gick. After revealing that he was Gick’s grandson from the future, Austin left him the fruit and a life-saving token before turning toward Imu.

• Austin promised Big Mom a child in twenty years if she stopped having children and maintained her appearance, and she left with Napoleon.
• Alice escaped with Teach while Rocks unleashed a massive slash against the Knights of God, leaving Gick stunned by his strength.
• Young Kaido knocked Big Mom unconscious and ate the Kirin Fruit, while Austin took photos of them for his collection.
• Austin gave Gick the Azure Dragon Fruit and revealed that he was Gick’s grandson from the future, but Gick chose to save the fruit for Austin instead of eating it.
• Austin gave Gick a black cube and treasure, then took up the Black Spear and sensed Imu in the distant gorge.

At God Valley, Austin and the other powerhouses joined forces against Imu, but Imu used Black Transformation Control to turn Rocks against his allies. Austin confronted the demonized Rocks, preparing to stop him despite the gap in their strength.

• Austin sent Gick away with Little Bear, then returned to the battlefield as Newgate and the other captains gathered beside Rocks.
• Imu appeared in the form of the Oni Saint Saturn and indiscriminately killed Marines and pirates while explaining that Rocks had to be erased from history.
• Dragon lost Shanks after Captain John's Magnet-Magnet Fruit drew them into the treasure pile, while Austin and the other fighters attacked Imu without preventing its regeneration.
• Imu provoked Rocks by threatening his wife and child, then used Black Transformation Control to demonize him.
• Demonized Rocks struck down Kaido and moved to attack Big Mom, but Austin stepped in and prepared to send Rocks off one last time.