Chapter Summaries

Austin shared a final meal and conversation with Roger in his cell, then offered to protect Roger’s pregnant wife and unborn child from the World Government and Marines. Roger silently accepted Austin’s offer as Austin left.

• Austin brought Roger rum and meat, broke his shackles with Ryou, and shared a meal with him in the cell.
• Roger learned that his former crew were safe, then discovered Austin had regained a bounty of over two billion Beli after fighting at Marine Headquarters.
• Roger called Shanks and Buggy the hope of the New Era, and Austin realized that reaching Laugh Tale had made him a remnant of the Old Era.
• Austin told Roger he would attend the execution with Shanks and Buggy, then offered to find a safe place for Roger’s pregnant wife and unborn child.
• Austin challenged Roger’s plan to entrust his family to Garp, then left after Roger quietly thanked him.

Austin traveled to Baterilla Island to protect Rouge and Roger’s unborn child, convinced that caring for them was the only way he could repay Roger. Rouge believed Austin’s claim that Roger had sent him and agreed to leave with him, and Austin found Roger’s sword, Ace, among her belongings.

• Austin flew to Baterilla Island because he feared the Marines would discover Rouge after Roger’s execution.
• Austin approached Rouge and explained that Roger had sent him to ensure her safety.
• Rouge accepted Austin’s explanation, cried over Roger’s concern for her and their child, and agreed to leave with him.
• Austin helped Rouge pack her belongings and spotted Roger’s sword, Ace, in the cottage.
• Rouge offered to give Ace to Austin as they prepared to leave Baterilla Island.

Austin took Rouge from the house where she had lived with Roger and used his Conqueror’s Haki to get them safely to a dock. He seized a royal ship to travel toward the Sabaody Archipelago, then arranged for Sammy to pick them up from Tamyara Island.

• Rouge gathered Roger’s belongings, and Austin carried them as they left the house; he knocked out nearby residents with his Conqueror’s Haki to avoid exposing her to the Marines.
• At the dock, Austin chose the largest ship and boarded it with Rouge, then showed the Guard Captain his Wanted Poster as identification.
• Austin threatened to destroy the Kingdom of Solen if the crew refused to set sail, and the Guard Captain ordered the ship to depart without its king.
• Austin gave Rouge the ship’s royal room and left the cruise ship near the Sabaody Archipelago, taking treasure chests before it sailed away.
• Austin called Sammy from Tamyara Island and asked for a ship to pick them up.

Austin returned to Sabaody with Rouge, then traveled with Shanks and Buggy to Loguetown for Roger’s execution. He explained why he accepted Roger’s fate and arrived in time for the execution, where Marines and crowds filled the town.

• Austin reunited with Buggy, Shanks, and Rayleigh on Sabaody and introduced them to Rouge, revealing that she was Roger’s wife and carrying Roger’s child.
• Austin left Rouge in Sammy, Rayleigh, and the others’ care, then traveled with Shanks and Buggy toward Loguetown.
• Austin told Shanks and Buggy that he had visited Roger in Impel Down and discussed caring for Rouge with him.
• Shanks asked whether Austin was sad about Roger’s coming execution, and Austin said he was glad Roger would die pursuing his dream rather than suffer through illness.
• Austin, Shanks, and Buggy reached Loguetown on the morning of the execution and saw Marines, pirates, civilians, and nobles gathered there.

Austin encountered young Smoker in Loguetown before confronting a World Government agent who was investigating him. The Five Elders offered Austin a position as one of the Shichibukai, and he was left weighing the unexpected invitation.

• Austin bumped into young Smoker, flicked the lump on his forehead, and left after recognizing him by name.
• Shanks watched Austin tease Smoker and remarked that Austin had not changed.
• Austin caught a suited World Government agent investigating him, knocked him unconscious, and answered the agent’s Den Den Mushi.
• Austin spoke with the Five Elders and casually claimed Future Sight had revealed their identities.
• Saint Saturn explained that the World Government wanted to recruit Austin as a Shichibukai because they feared provoking him.

Austin rejected the Five Elders’ offer and threats, telling them he had no interest in overthrowing the World Government as long as it treated him with respect. The Five Elders agreed to tolerate him, while Austin rejoined Shanks and Buggy to watch Roger’s execution and spotted Crocodile.

• The Five Elders offered Austin legal plundering rights, but he refused.
• Saint Warcury threatened Austin’s friends and businesses, and Austin said they could kill them while warning he would attack the World Government’s holdings and allies if provoked.
• Austin told the Five Elders he wanted no part in the World Government’s secrets and would show them respect if they showed him respect, then ended the call.
• The Five Elders discussed Austin’s knowledge and agreed to make appropriate concessions and tolerate him.
• Austin rejoined Shanks and Buggy near the execution platform and noticed Moria, Monkey D. Dragon, Dracule Mihawk, and Crocodile in the crowd.
• Austin wondered whether he could interfere with Crocodile’s surgery before Shanks and Buggy snapped him out of his thoughts.

Austin watched Gol D. Roger's execution and mourned the captain who had become his teacher. As Roger's final words ignited the Great Pirate Era, Austin split the storm clouds with Divine Departure, letting sunlight shine on Roger's departure.

• Austin decided he would prevent Crocodile from changing back into a man and resolved to keep her a woman.
• Roger was brought to the execution platform, where Shanks, Buggy, and Austin watched him with grief.
• Roger announced that he had left his treasure on the Grand Line, inspiring people around the world to seek the One Piece.
• Austin recalled Roger's kindness and defended the captain's legacy as a good captain and hero.
• As rain fell, Austin drew Roger's sword and used Divine Departure to split the sky, bringing sunlight down on Roger.

After Roger's execution, Austin claimed Roger's body under orders from the World Government and left Loguetown. Shanks and Buggy parted ways after arguing about Roger's legacy, while Austin and Shanks set out on their own paths.

• Austin called in a World Government order that forced the Marines to hand Roger's body over to him.
• Austin carried Roger's body away from the execution platform while the Marines and guards watched without intervening.
• Buggy confronted Shanks over abandoning his plan to sail to Laugh Tale, rejected Shanks's invitation, and stormed off.
• Austin appeared beside Shanks and suggested Buggy could become the future Pirate King, but did not try to reconcile them.
• Austin, Shanks, and Buggy officially parted ways and began their separate journeys across the sea.

After returning to Sabaody Archipelago, Austin told Rayleigh that Roger’s body had been cremated and its ashes scattered at sea. He visited the imprisoned Doflamingo and revealed that he had found a candidate for the Shichibukai as part of his deal with the Five Elders.

• Austin returned to the Red-Light District and reunited with Sammy, Little Six, Little Seven, Rouge, and Rayleigh.
• Austin told Rayleigh that he had traded with the Five Elders and that Roger’s body had been cremated, with the ashes scattered into the sea.
• Austin visited Doflamingo in his cell, where Doflamingo was frightened by Austin’s presence and reputation.
• Austin told Doflamingo that he valued his potential and was willing to support his ambition.
• Austin called the Five Elders and said he had found a Shichibukai candidate as part of the deal for Roger’s body and peaceful coexistence.

Austin persuaded the Five Elders to appoint Doflamingo as a Shichibukai by promising to build his reputation, and offered to take Doflamingo’s place if he failed. Doflamingo was left stunned by Austin’s influence and the power behind it.

• The Five Elders asked Austin to name the pirate he recommended for the Shichibukai.
• Austin revealed that the candidate was Doflamingo, a former Celestial Dragon who possessed Conqueror’s Haki.
• The Five Elders questioned whether Doflamingo had enough fame, so Austin offered to publicize a fabricated story that Doflamingo had narrowly lost to him and escaped.
• The Five Elders accepted Doflamingo’s appointment in principle, while Peter warned Austin that a defeat would damage their reputations.
• Austin agreed to replace Doflamingo as a Shichibukai if Doflamingo lost his qualification, and the Five Elders accepted the deal.
• After the call ended, Doflamingo watched Austin put away the Den Den Mushi and realized the extent of his power.

Austin released Doflamingo, who killed the Donquixote Family underlings responsible for the Red-Light District riot to satisfy Austin’s demand. Later, Sammy warned Austin that Doflamingo could not be trusted, while Doflamingo asked Austin to forgive him.

• Austin relaxed in the Red-Light District bathhouse as Sammy hesitated to voice her concerns about Doflamingo.
• Austin publicly released Doflamingo and the imprisoned Donquixote Family members, then quietly told Doflamingo he understood what he needed to do.
• Doflamingo silently killed the family thugs and underlings who had taken part in the riot, sparing the officers.
• Doflamingo smiled at Austin, bowed, and asked him to forgive him.
• Sammy told Austin she feared Doflamingo would never be loyal and might become an ungrateful enemy.

After releasing Doflamingo with a Vivre Card leash and teaching him Ryou, Austin saw the news spread that Doflamingo had fought and fled from him. Austin read Morgans’s embellished newspaper report and learned that the story was making Doflamingo famous across the seas.

• Austin kept Doflamingo under control with a piece of his Vivre Card and taught him techniques for using Ryou before letting him go.
• Three days later, a widely circulated report described Doflamingo as a rising pirate star who had fought Austin and retreated.
• Austin tried to buy a newspaper from a news-delivering seagull, but it recognized him as being blacklisted and tried to fly away.
• Austin caught the seagull, threatened Morgans, used the bird’s money to buy a newspaper, and released it.
• Austin read a report that exaggerated his clash with Doflamingo and falsely claimed he had slaughtered Doflamingo’s underlings.
• Powerful figures across the sea, including Shanks, Buggy, and Hawk Eyes, read the report and took note of Doflamingo.

Shanks, Buggy, and Dracule Mihawk read news claiming Donquixote Doflamingo escaped Austin’s pursuit, and each reacted according to what they knew of Austin. Mihawk headed toward Sabaody Archipelago, determined to meet Austin and challenge his swordsmanship.

• Shanks overheard tavern patrons exaggerating Austin’s feats, read the newspaper, and resolved to fight Donquixote Doflamingo once his strength matured.
• Buggy read the report that a young man had escaped Austin, dismissed it as nonsense, and ordered his crew to shoot down news-delivering seagulls.
• Dracule Mihawk read the newspaper while rowing toward Sabaody Archipelago and vowed not to let Austin escape their next meeting.
• Mihawk looked forward to testing his swordsmanship against Dotol Austin, whom he regarded as a formidable rival on his path to becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman.

Austin met young Mihawk, who had waited days to challenge him, and agreed to duel on the condition that Mihawk accompany him on sea adventures and cook if he lost. Austin transported them to a forested island, accidentally dropping Mihawk onto a pile of crap just before their fight.

• Mihawk waited outside the Red-Light District for three days to challenge Austin, who finally agreed to meet him.
• Mihawk demanded a duel, and Austin argued that using a sword did not make him a swordsman.
• Austin agreed to fight if Mihawk would accompany him at sea and cook for him should he lose; Mihawk accepted and said he would seek another opponent if he won.
• Austin used his Devil Fruit ability to teleport himself and Mihawk from Sabaody Archipelago to a forested island.
• Mihawk discovered that Austin had teleported him onto a pile of crap, and Austin laughed and apologized.

Austin and Mihawk fought a three-day swordsmanship duel, with neither able to gain the upper hand. Austin prepared to unleash a more powerful attack, and Mihawk recognized it as the move Austin had used in Loguetown.

• Austin teased Mihawk, then drew Ace and agreed to fight without using his Devil Fruit ability.
• Austin and Mihawk traded sword attacks, and their Haki-coated sword energies clashed evenly.
• Austin became annoyed that Mihawk had not called out his own attack and launched into a fierce close-range battle.
• Austin and Mihawk fought across the island for three days and nights without a victor.
• Austin began charging a powerful attack, and Mihawk recognized it as the move from Loguetown.

Austin defeated a young Mihawk in a fierce sword fight, then explained that his black-red lightning came from coating his blade with Conqueror’s Haki. Mihawk joined Austin on his travels, and after two years of training together, they prepared to set sail and face the turbulent era.

• Austin struck Mihawk with a powerful slash, sending Black Blade Yoru flying and leaving Mihawk badly wounded.
• Mihawk declared that he would become the World’s Greatest Swordsman and refused to retreat from Austin’s blade.
• In Sabaody Archipelago, Austin told Mihawk that the black-red lightning was Conqueror’s Haki coating his blade, and Mihawk asked to travel with him.
• Austin and Mihawk spent the next two years training and sparring on deserted islands while Mihawk steadily improved.
• At the end of the two years, Austin and Mihawk prepared to set sail and see whether the new era had forgotten Austin.

Austin and Mihawk returned to the Red-Light District, where Austin visited Rouge and baby Ace before meeting Sammy to prepare for a voyage. Rayleigh arrived with a ship for them, urging Austin to sail aboard the Oro Jackson and see the new era.

• Austin and Mihawk walked through the Red-Light District and greeted Rouge, who was out with baby Ace.
• Austin picked up Ace, then let Mihawk hold him before telling Rouge they were preparing to set sail.
• Austin met Sammy in her office, where she and Little Six and Little Seven confirmed their supplies and cash were ready, but Mihawk pointed out they still needed a ship.
• Rayleigh appeared and told Austin to represent the older generation by traveling aboard the Oro Jackson.

Austin sailed from Sabaody aboard the Oro Jackson with Mihawk, announcing his return to the seas and alarming powers around the world. At Whole Cake Island, Big Mom learned of his voyage and decided to send him a proposal to have a child together.

• Austin and Mihawk set sail from Sabaody aboard the Oro Jackson, while Rayleigh watched them leave with tears in his eyes.
• Navy headquarters received word of Austin's return, and Sengoku convened an emergency meeting as Sakazuki and Kuzan reacted angrily.
• Sengoku reminded the officers that the World Government had forbidden hostilities with Austin and ordered them to carry out a Buster Call on Ohara.
• A Homies soldier told Big Mom that Austin had set sail, and Katakuri warned that their forces could not capture him.
• Big Mom said she would send Austin a message proposing that they have a child who could become the world's strongest monster.

Aboard the Oro Jackson, Austin trained his Future Sight while Mihawk complained that they could not reach Ohara without handling the ship’s navigation and chores. Austin used teleportation to speed their voyage, then relied on Mihawk’s cooking and effortlessly teleported away the dirty dishes, leaving Mihawk frustrated and challenging him to a duel.

• Austin fished aboard the Oro Jackson to train his patience, Observation Haki, and Future Sight, which he could now use to see nearly a minute ahead.
• Mihawk complained that he and Austin could not sail to Ohara quickly because Austin knew nothing about navigation or ship duties.
• Austin used his Devil Fruit ability to teleport the Oro Jackson across the sea and said they would reach their destination within half a day.
• Mihawk gave Austin Eternal Pointers gathered by Sammy, then cooked while Austin watched and enjoyed the meal.
• Mihawk told Austin to wash the dishes, but Austin teleported them clean and put them away, prompting Mihawk to challenge him to a duel.

Austin and Mihawk arrived at Ohara, where Austin intervened when children bullied Nico Robin. He used a strange immobilizing ability to stop her from running away and threatened to burn her book, leaving Robin frightened but staying with him.

• Austin told Mihawk they had come to Ohara because its sights might not be there for long.
• Austin and Mihawk reached Ohara and walked toward its enormous tree of knowledge.
• Austin found children pelting Robin with tomatoes and sent them running after knocking bumps onto their heads.
• Austin called Robin by name and asked her to show them around, but she tried to flee.
• Austin immobilized Robin, took the book she was clutching, and threatened to burn it if she ran.
• Robin pleaded with Austin not to burn her book.