Chapter Summaries

During the Reverie, Kuma learned that Sade had fought the Blackbeard Pirates and worried about what the boy he had once protected had become. Gick arrived at Red Port, where his encounter with Fish-Man Island’s royal family and Garp nearly turned hostile.

• Peachbeard’s pirates attacked the Luluisa Kingdom, and Kuma confronted Peachbeard after hearing him blame Sade for a war with the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Kuma was shaken by the news about Sade, while Ginny comforted him before the Revolutionary Army prepared to attack the Holy Land.
• Gick arrived at Red Port with Vergo and Austin’s bodyguards and openly criticized the Celestial Dragons.
• The Fish-Man Island royal family arrived at Red Port, and Gick approached Shirahoshi until Vergo blocked Hoshigaki’s trident and kicked him back.
• Garp warned Gick not to cause trouble during the Reverie, and the two old rivals exchanged angry remarks about Garp guarding Gick’s ship.

King Gick arrived in Mary Geoise, where his contempt for the Celestial Dragons and his influence kept the guards from punishing him. Austin called to check on Gick’s safety and warned him to stay away after the Reverie because trouble was brewing.

• Gick struck King Stry after Stry insulted him, and the Holy Land guards backed down when Gick admitted to the attack.
• Gick met Shirahoshi and kicked a king who was harassing her, while Neptune and the other royals watched.
• Austin contacted Gick through the World Government’s Den Den Mushi and warned him not to return to Mary Geoise after the Reverie.

Austin warned Old Gick that the seas were about to become chaotic and told him to bring the Black Box if he joined the fun. At the Reverie, Old Gick intervened when Charlos tried to seize Shirahoshi, and he faced down CP0 and the threat of Marine Admirals.

• Austin told Old Gick that the coming chaos could make the Black Box useful, then headed toward Vegapunk to see the Seraphim Shichibukai.
• At the Reverie, Old Gick found Charlos attempting to abduct Shirahoshi while Vivi protested and Neptune prepared to fight.
• Old Gick ordered Vergo to kill Charlos, saying the princess of a nation protected by his grandson could not be abducted without affronting his dignity.
• Lucci of CP0 blocked Vergo’s attack and warned Old Gick that Marine Admirals were stationed at Mary Geoise during the Reverie.
• Old Gick refused to back down, declaring that as a crewman of the Rocks Pirates, he did not fear a Marine Admiral.

King Gick killed Charlos with a single punch as chaos spread through Mary Geoise, while the Revolutionary Army fought the Admirals and freed slaves. At the Reverie, King Cobra and King Riku proposed abolishing the Shichibukai system, and Gick apologized after hearing how piracy had devastated their countries.

• Charlos ordered CP0 to kill Gick, but Gick's guards held the agents back and Gick punched Charlos, shattering his helmet and caving in his face.
• Karasu and Mori fought Ryokugyu while Fujitora and other Revolutionary Army captains battled the chaos and freed slaves elsewhere in Mary Geoise.
• The Five Elders discussed Gick's attack and summoned him and King Cobra to meet them.
• At the Reverie, King Cobra and King Riku proposed abolishing the Shichibukai system, and Gick argued that piracy could not be stopped.
• King Cobra and King Riku described how pirates had brought suffering to their people, and Gick thought of the victims before apologizing.

The Reverie abolished the Shichibukai system, prompting the Marines to target former members as the world reacted to the upheaval. Crocodile and Mihawk each faced Marine forces, and Crocodile invited Mihawk to stay with her.

• The Reverie unanimously abolished the Shichibukai system, and Morgans spread the news around the world.
• Crocodile called Austin to ask about the decision, but he told her to look after herself while he handled the World Government separately.
• Mihawk prepared to leave his castle after Marines surrounded it, wanting to avoid repeated interruptions rather than flee them.
• Crocodile and Mihawk compared notes about Austin's response, and Crocodile asked Mihawk to come stay at her place.

After the Navy moved against the former Shichibukai, Crocodile proposed joining forces with Mihawk, while she attacked Buggy’s fleet to collect the money he owed her. Buggy’s men mistook Crocodile’s arrival for a rescue ordered by Austin, leaving Buggy to face his creditor with no way to repay her.

• Crocodile told Mihawk that Austin had allowed the Shichibukai system to be abolished and asked him to join her; Mihawk considered the proposal.
• The Navy attacked Buggy, who rallied his followers to fight while secretly preparing to flee.
• Crocodile and her allies attacked the Navy fleet, and Buggy’s men assumed they had come to help him because of his connection to Austin.
• Buggy realized Crocodile had come to collect the money he had borrowed, but he confessed that Buggy Delivery’s business had been losing money.
• Crocodile threatened to sell Buggy as a slave if he could not repay her, while Buggy begged her to show mercy.

Crocodile considered accepting Buggy’s offer to repay his debt by joining her new company. At the Reverie, Ace and Sabo rescued King Cobra after discovering Imu on the Empty Throne, while King Gick chose to confront the monster he had once fled.

• Crocodile seized Buggy’s clothes and demanded the money he owed her, but considered using Buggy Delivery’s resources and Buggy’s reputation instead of killing him.
• Imu appeared on the Empty Throne as King Cobra and the Five Elders discussed Queen Lily and D.; Ace and Sabo secretly witnessed the meeting.
• King Gick and Wapol spied through the doorway, and King Gick recognized Imu as the monster that had tortured Rocks.
• Ace attacked Imu with Fire Fist while Sabo used his powers to bring King Cobra to safety.
• Ace and Sabo faced Imu and the Five Elders, and Ace realized his attacks could not harm Imu.
• King Gick decided not to flee and smashed through the wall with an Armament Haki-covered kick.

Old Gick stood against Imu and the Five Elders to protect Ace and Sabo, revealing his connection to the God Valley Incident and his resolve to preserve the New Era. Imu attacked him with overwhelming Conqueror's Haki, and their clash shook the world.

• Old Gick smashed through the wall, and Wapol despaired while Imu, the Five Elders, Ace, Sabo, and Cobra turned toward him.
• Gick told Ace and Sabo to escape and said he would repay his debt to Roger; Cobra urged Gick to flee as well.
• Ace and Sabo escaped with Wapol, while Gick stayed behind to hold off the Five Elders.
• Gick recognized Imu from the God Valley Incident forty years earlier and explained that he meant to protect the sparks of the New Era.
• Imu's fury grew as he thought of Joy Boy and Davy Jones, and he attacked Gick with a powerful arrow of Conqueror's Haki.
• Gick stood firm, and his clash of Conqueror's Haki with Imu tore through the sea.

At Mary Geoise, Imu’s attack clashed with a Black Box filled with Gick’s stored Conqueror’s Haki, shaking the world and forcing fighters nearby to stop. The Marines reeled from the far-reaching shockwave, while Sakazuki learned the Five Elders had no comment on the disaster.

• The Five Elders recognized the Black Box as a barrier holding immense Conqueror’s Haki and feared it would eventually fail against Imu’s attack.
• Gick faced Imu with defiance, declaring that the history of the world’s monsters would never end.
• Imu unleashed his overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki, forcing Ace, Sabo, the Revolutionary Army Captains, Fujitora, Ryokugyu, and Garling to feel its pressure.
• The clash split the sky across the sea, and its shockwave overwhelmed Den Den Mushi and knocked out most Marines at New Marine Headquarters.
• Sakazuki demanded an explanation from Ryokugyu, who reported that the Five Elders had given no comment.

The Five Elders tried to conceal the confrontation between Imu and Austin while deciding how to respond to Austin. Austin remained calm at Egghead Island and revealed that he had prepared for King Gick’s escape, leaving him ready to use the incident as a reason to surprise Imu.

• The Five Elders refused to explain the clash to Sakazuki and decided to conceal the incident and blame Sabo and Ace for King Cobra’s assassination.
• The Five Elders learned that King Gick had escaped through a black hole to the Kingdom of Dullamos and discussed how Austin might retaliate.
• Ace and Sabo contacted Dragon from Lulusia and began telling him what they had seen in Mary Geoise, but the World Government cut off their call.
• Vegapunk urged Austin to stay calm, but Austin said he was not impulsive and that events were going as expected.
• Austin explained that he had prepared five black cubes to help King Gick escape and said the incident gave him a reason to surprise Imu.

Austin visited Vegapunk to inspect the completed Seraphim Shichibukai and tested their combat abilities. He gave Vegapunk Black Spear and a tube of blood to modify with Green Blood, while Seagull King scouted ahead toward an island where a black bird confronted a talking Cake Ship.

• Vegapunk led Austin into the laboratory and introduced the completed Seraphim Shichibukai, explaining their Lunarian bloodline enhancements.
• Austin tested S-Hawk and the other Seraphim, easily dodging their attacks and judging them powerful enough to rank near the top among the Three Sweet Commanders and Great Calibers.
• Austin told Vegapunk that Sade was only a half-finished product and hinted that more work would follow news from Wano Country.
• Austin gave Vegapunk Black Spear and a tube of blood, offering research funding and a promise to save Vegapunk's life in exchange for adding an ability to the gun using Green Blood.
• Austin explained that Seagull King had gone ahead to scout for the coming birth of the real Nika, while a giant bird flew toward an island surrounded by waterfalls and another black bird confronted a talking Cake Ship.

Seagull King intervened when a drunken Kaido threatened Pickup Village, and King Luffy rushed in only to be knocked unconscious by Kaido. In the Flower Capital, Orochi told CP0 that someone higher up had originally demanded Wano’s Seastone.

• Seagull King swooped down and kicked Kaido away from Pickup Village, then dodged King’s attack by redirecting his force with wind.
• Luo recognized Seagull King, while Nami and King Luffy realized Austin’s pet had arrived in Wano.
• King Luffy charged at Kaido, but Kaido struck him with Thunder Bagua and left him unconscious.
• Kaido watched Seagull King and King fighting and demanded to know what Austin meant by sending him.
• Kurozumi Orochi rejected CP0’s invitation for Wano to join the World Government and said the original demand for Seastone had come from someone higher up.

At Orochi’s banquet, he boasted that Austin was his true patron, deepening Robin and Hiyori’s despair over Wano’s rule. Elsewhere, Austin discussed Wano with Vegapunk and began setting a plan in motion by calling Tiger to collect its Seastone.

• Orochi told CP0 that Austin stood above Doflamingo, then went to the banquet and claimed Kaido was only a minor branch compared with his true patron.
• Orochi invoked Austin’s power before the guests, while Robin dropped her plectrum and Hiyori’s hatred intensified as she remained undercover beside him.
• Austin told Vegapunk that he had little affection for Wano and no obligation to save Oden’s family beyond what he had already done.
• Austin said he wanted to see whether Wano’s supposed savior could rescue the country, then called Tiger and asked him to go to Wano for its Seastone.

Fisher Tiger and Enel were sent to Wano Country as Austin’s interests in the Seastone deal drew closer to Luffy’s alliance against Kaido. The Seagull King seized Chopper and Tama from the village, prompting the amnesiac Big Mom to fight it.

• Fisher Tiger accepted Austin’s order to handle the Seastone mission in Wano Country and wondered whether he would encounter Jinbe.
• Austin sent Enel to Wano Country to accompany Fisher Tiger and contacted the Seagull King.
• Robin warned Luffy, Luo, Zoro, and Momonosuke that Orochi had a secret trump card, and they realized Austin’s underworld business might affect their campaign against Kaido.
• The Seagull King found Big Mom in a coastal village, where Chopper and Tama were staying with her while she had amnesia.
• Big Mom charged to protect the villagers as the Seagull King surrounded her with a storm, seized Chopper and Tama, and tried to fly away.
• Big Mom attacked the Seagull King to save Tama, and their clash unleashed Conqueror’s Haki.

Seagull King arrived in Wano Country to collect Seastone for Austin and forced Orochi to promise not to attack the Kozuki Clan or the Straw Hat Crew. As the alliance’s assault on Kaido stalled under the Beasts Pirates’ bombardment, Jinbe was intercepted by a dark-red current from the depths that unleashed a tsunami.

• Big Mom’s Conqueror’s Haki clashed with Seagull King’s, and he flew toward Wano with Tama and Chopper captured.
• Austin called Orochi about the overdue Seastone and said his men would assist with its delivery.
• Seagull King landed at Orochi’s residence and, through Chopper, ordered Orochi not to attack the Kozuki Clan or the Straw Hat Crew and to give up the shogun’s position.
• Orochi agreed after Seagull King promised that Wano might one day accept the Kurozumi name.
• Kanjuro exposed the samurai’s plan to sail, captured Momonosuke, and the Beasts Pirates’ cannons overwhelmed the alliance.
• Jinbe tried to strike Kaido’s warships with Fish-Man Karate, but a dark-red current intercepted him and a tsunami surged from the seafloor.

Jinbe stayed behind to confront Fisher Tiger and let the alliance continue toward Onigashima. Meanwhile, Enel arrived on Onigashima and attacked Ulti after she challenged him.

• Jinbe identified Fisher Tiger as the source of the tsunami and urged the alliance to sail on while he faced him alone.
• The ships continued toward Onigashima, and Jinbe plunged into the sea to confront Tiger.
• Tiger blocked Jinbe’s Fish-Man Karate and said the freedom of fish-men depended on the strong controlling it.
• Enel descended onto Onigashima in a lightning strike and demanded that Ulti and Page One answer him.
• Ulti charged at Enel with an Armament Haki headbutt, but he evaded her and formed a lightning beast with his 50 Million Volts - Raiju attack.

The Marines announced the bounties of the newly appointed Five Emperors and portrayed Buggy as the leader of Cross Guild, earning him an enormous bounty. Crocodile and Mihawk confronted Buggy over the misunderstanding, but Mihawk argued that keeping him as their figurehead could help them build their forces.

• Brannew briefed Marine Headquarters on prominent pirates and announced Sade Geou's bounty as three billion five hundred and eighty million Beli.
• Brannew announced bounties of one billion nine hundred and sixty-five million Beli for Crocodile and three billion five hundred and ninety million Beli for Dracule Mihawk.
• Brannew presented Buggy as the dangerous leader of Cross Guild and set his bounty at four billion one hundred and thirty-eight million Beli.
• Crocodile and Mihawk confronted Buggy after realizing the poster had made him their boss, and Buggy begged them to spare him.
• Mihawk urged Crocodile to use Buggy as Cross Guild's figurehead while they developed their own forces.

Crocodile invited Bullet to join Cross Guild, but he delayed because he owed Austin a favor and was heading to Onigashima. There, Enel had defeated Ulti and Page One when King Luffy stumbled upon him.

• Crocodile and Mihawk discussed Austin's involvement in the coming Wano war and agreed he would likely provoke both sides into fighting him.
• Crocodile called Bullet and invited him to join Cross Guild, but Bullet said he would consider it after settling his debt to Austin.
• Crocodile and Mihawk went to inspect the new warship Buggy was building for Cross Guild.
• Enel evaded Ulti and Page One's attacks and repeatedly shocked them while waiting for the others to arrive.
• King Luffy ran into Enel atop the defeated Ulti and Page One and asked whether the long-eared uncle had come to attack the Beasts Pirates.

Seagull King carried Chopper and Tama toward Onigashima, clashed with Marco at Wano’s border, and watched Sabo and Ace arrive at the battlefield. Meanwhile, Enel struck King Luffy with black lightning before Yamato intervened, and Enel turned toward another group of apparent enemies.

• Seagull King flew toward Onigashima with Chopper and Tama bound in wind ropes, while Chopper worried about Luffy and the others.
• Seagull King attacked Marco at Wano’s border, knocked him down the waterfall, and continued toward Onigashima.
• Seagull King spotted Sabo and Ace arriving on Onigashima, and the red-eyed Den Den Mushi told him to release his weapon only when the final battle began.
• Enel used Haki and high-temperature black lightning to pierce King Luffy, who was immune to ordinary lightning.
• Yamato used King: Thunder Bagua and identified herself as Yamato, known as Austin, prompting Enel to stop pursuing her and face other apparent enemies.

Yamato helped King Luffy escape as Kaido announced his alliance with Big Mom and his plan to move Onigashima to Wano. Fisher Tiger and Enel arrived to join the battle, where Fisher Tiger struck down Ace when Ace confronted them about their intentions toward his little brother.

• Yamato told King Luffy that she had befriended Ace after he spoke of Austin and his captain, Gol D. Roger.
• Kaido announced that he had allied with Big Mom and would move Onigashima to Wano to turn the country into a pirate island.
• Fisher Tiger arrived at Onigashima carrying the unconscious Jinbe and joined Enel on the way to the main battlefield.
• Ace and Sabo recognized Fisher Tiger from Gran Tesoro, and Ace confronted him and Enel over their plans for King Luffy.
• Fisher Tiger pierced Ace with Haki-infused Fish-Man Karate, and Sabo rushed to protect his wounded brother.