Chapter Summaries

Austin spotted the Roger Pirates and attacked their ship from the sky in his Azure Dragon form. Roger's crew escaped his lightning strike, and Austin left determined to learn Conqueror's Haki infusion.

• Garp caught Austin taking his rice crackers and hit him with a Fist of Love.
• Austin spotted the Oro Jackson and decided to attack the Roger Pirates without boarding.
• Roger and his crew learned from Gick that Garp had already taken Austin, the young recruit they had hoped to welcome aboard.
• Austin transformed into a thunder dragon and sent a massive lightning strike down at the Oro Jackson.
• Rayleigh intercepted the lightning with a Haki-infused sword slash, allowing Roger to steer the ship clear.
• Austin stopped pursuing the Roger Pirates and resolved to learn Conqueror's Haki infusion.

Austin fell onto the Oro Jackson during the clash between Garp and Roger, where he tangled with young Shanks and Buggy and decided to stay with the Marines long enough to learn more. A massive Cake Ship then ambushed the scene, and its occupant seized Austin in an embrace.

• Garp and Roger exchanged cannonballs and slashes before their Conqueror's Haki clashed and split the sky.
• Austin fell onto the Oro Jackson after the Haki clash disrupted his ability, landing among the fighting Roger Pirates.
• Shanks and Buggy attacked Austin, but he brushed them off, called them idiots, and pinned them beneath him.
• Austin stuffed underwear into Shanks and Buggy's mouths, joking that he had defeated two Four Emperors.
• A massive Cake Ship emerged behind the Oro Jackson, and its occupant grabbed Austin in a tight embrace.

Big Mom kidnapped Austin during the battle between Garp’s Marines and Roger’s Pirates and took him toward Whole Cake Island. At Marineford, Tsuru warned the officers that Big Mom and Kaido might be targeting Austin because of his connection to the Rocks Pirates and his defeat of Rocks.

• Big Mom grabbed Austin, mistook his struggles for play, and carried him aboard the Cake Ship with Prometheus and Zeus.
• Kuzan alerted Garp and Roger that Austin was missing, and two witnesses reported that Big Mom had taken him.
• Garp and Roger ended their fight and ordered their crews to withdraw so they could pursue Austin.
• At Marineford, Sengoku berated Garp while the officers discussed how to rescue Austin.
• Tsuru reminded the officers that Austin had defeated Rocks and that Big Mom and Kaido had once belonged to the Rocks Pirates.

Austin arrived at Big Mom’s territory, where Linlin introduced him to Katakuri as his uncle and claimed Austin had held him when he was little. After Austin found evidence that he had made an old agreement with Linlin, she began telling him about his past with the Rocks Pirates.

• Zephyr told Marine Headquarters that rescuing Austin was essential to prevent him from becoming a pirate and endangering civilians.
• Big Mom carried Austin ashore, and Katakuri greeted her before she introduced Austin as his uncle and said he had held Katakuri as a baby.
• Austin wondered whether he had traveled back in time or whether the world’s memories had been altered, then decided to stay with the Big Mom Pirates and investigate.
• Austin asked Linlin what he had done in the past, and she showed him an old agreement bearing what appeared to be his signature and handprint.
• Austin accepted Linlin’s condition, and she began recounting the Rocks Pirates’ past while Austin reacted to what his future self had apparently done.

Austin spent his days eating and training on Cake Island before challenging the teenage Katakuri to a spar. Austin dominated their fight, and Katakuri awakened Conqueror’s Haki as the battle continued.

• Big Mom covered Austin’s expenses on Cake Island, and Oven and Daifuku complained that he spent his days eating while Katakuri suspected there was more to his mother’s plans.
• Austin finished shedding the weight he had gained and decided to seek real combat to improve his strength.
• Austin asked Katakuri to spar, then invoked his status as Katakuri’s father to make him accept.
• Austin and Katakuri faced off in a coastal forest as the Homies watched, and Katakuri charged with Mogura.
• Austin’s Observation Haki and physical strength let him predict and counter Katakuri’s attacks, until Katakuri’s eyes widened as he released Conqueror’s Haki.

Austin awakened his Conqueror’s Haki during his fight with Katakuri and overwhelmed him with his Azure Dragon power. A day later, Roger’s crew read a newspaper report about Austin’s capture by Big Mom, and Roger judged that Austin was not in danger.

• Katakuri struck Austin down, but Austin rose in his complete Dragon-Human Form and awakened Conqueror’s Haki.
• Austin clashed Haki with Katakuri, caught his attacks, and slammed him into the ground, leaving him nearly unconscious.
• Big Mom intervened and stopped Austin from accidentally beating Katakuri to death.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban read newspaper reports about Austin’s dragon form and Big Mom capturing him over Whole Cake Island.
• Gaban asked whether they should rescue Austin, but Roger said Austin did not seem to be in danger and left the matter to fate.

Recovering from his defeat by Big Mom, Austin resolved to grow stronger and refuse the future obligation tied to another version of himself. When Shiki attacked Cake Island and demanded Austin join him, Austin refused and awakened his domineering Haki as he prepared to fight.

• Austin recovered in Cake Castle and decided to train his Haki and physical strength before facing Kong Ao.
• Shiki arrived at Cake Island, demanded that Big Mom hand Austin over, and began dropping a massive island on the island.
• Austin used his accumulated flame clouds to lift the falling debris and protect Cake Island.
• Shiki urged Austin to join him, but Austin refused and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki while gripping the black block necklace.

Austin unleashed Kong Ao’s borrowed power to drive Shiki back, but Shiki’s counterattack left him at the brink of death until Big Mom shielded him and Garp arrived. Austin later woke aboard a warship with Garp beside his bed, while the larger conflict remained unresolved.

• Austin’s Black Hole Impact shattered Shiki’s sword slash and sent him flying, though Austin’s body was left nearly broken.
• Shiki launched a Conqueror’s Haki slash at the exhausted Austin, who accepted that he might die before repaying the old man who raised him.
• Big Mom intercepted the slash and was injured protecting Austin, who wondered if her rescue would lead to a doomed connection.
• Garp descended as Austin lost consciousness, and the fighting spread from Cake Island toward Chocolate Town.
• A caped figure stopped chasing two opponents, grabbed a small figure, and escaped aboard a ship.
• Austin woke on a warship when the smell of rice crackers stirred his hunger, and Garp offered him snacks and tea.

Six years after the battle of Cake Island, Gion and Tokikake became Vice Admirals while Marine leaders discussed Austin’s reckless path to strength and his influence on the Marines. In the New World, Austin continued leading a patrol, and his crew explained that their recent lack of danger came from his growth, not calmer seas.

• Gion and Tokikake were appointed Vice Admirals as Marine leaders praised their promise and Tsuru compared their progress with Austin and other exceptional Marines.
• Tsuru recalled how Austin’s extreme training and pirate hunts had inspired Marine trainees to imitate him, causing severe casualties.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed how the Marines and World Government had tried to keep Austin connected to them, but he continued shaping others instead.
• Vice Admiral Austin ordered his ship to continue forward after his crew reported no pirate traces nearby.
• A recruit wondered whether the seas had grown safer, and a veteran explained that Austin had simply grown older and stronger.

Austin took a break from pursuing strength and let his G-5 Marines relax, but their pirate-capture mission brought them face-to-face with the Great Pirate World. Austin confronted World and charged at him holding a nuclear blast.

• Austin ordered a lounge chair, parasol, and juice, then invited his Marines to relax and play cards instead of returning to headquarters.
• A patrol reported that an exceptionally dangerous Great Pirate was approaching, and Austin put on his Marine cape and went out to meet the threat.
• World's frail older brother recognized the warship and warned him that the Navy's young genius Austin was aboard, but World dismissed the warning.
• World used his Devil Fruit to multiply a cannonball a hundredfold and fire it at Austin's warship.
• Austin melted the enormous cannonball with his Heat Breath, then charged toward World as a dragon-man with a nuclear blast in his hand.

Austin devastated Byrnndi World’s ship with Fist Bone: Dragon Breath, then shrugged off World’s giant Haki-coated bullets and confronted him in dragon-man form. Austin intended to keep World alive because he wanted to preserve the More-More Fruit, and World began a high-speed attack as Austin’s eyes followed him.

• Austin used Fist Bone: Dragon Breath to wreck World’s pirate ship and send a powerful Fish-Man officer flying.
• Austin ordered his Marines to retreat and prepare lunch while he faced World alone.
• World threw bullets enlarged a hundred times at Austin, but Austin survived and transformed into a towering dragon-man.
• Austin confronted World and revealed that he wanted to keep him alive because he valued the More-More Fruit.
• World multiplied his speed a hundred times and attacked Austin from the left, but Austin’s scarlet eyes slowly turned to follow him.

Austin defeated Byrnndi World, captured him, and destroyed his pirate ship with a dragon’s Heat Breath. News of the battle spread Austin’s reputation across the seas, setting the stage for the Battle of Ed War.

• Austin dodged Byrnndi World’s attacks without using Observation Haki and challenged him to fight harder.
• Austin transformed into a dragon and bound Byrnndi World with flame-cloud chains, sending him to the Marine warship for capture.
• Austin unleashed King: Heat Breath, destroying World’s ship and killing his companions while the Marines secured him in Seastone shackles.
• Newspapers reported World’s defeat by Vice Admiral Austin, and the story spread across the seas.
• Big Mom admired Austin’s photograph, while Rayleigh and Gaban commented on his growing strength.
• Shanks and Buggy resolved to keep pursuing revenge as Austin’s fame rose ahead of the Battle of Ed War.

Vice Admiral Austin learned that Roger and Shiki’s pirate crews were about to clash in the Ed War Sea Area and chose to sail toward the conflict despite Sengoku’s warning. As he approached the battlefield alone, Garp and Kuzan called, and Garp urged him to stand by his decision and return safely.

• Austin gambled with the Marines aboard his warship and spoke with Sengoku, who warned him that Roger and Shiki’s crews were heading toward a possible battle in the Ed War Sea Area.
• Austin told his crew to sail toward the Ed War Sea Area, then stopped at its edge and prepared to proceed alone.
• Garp called Austin and learned that the battle had begun, while Kuzan warned Austin not to push himself too hard.
• Garp struck Kuzan and told Austin to stay firm in his decision, then asked him to return so they could eat senbei together.

Austin joined the battle between the Roger Pirates and Golden Lion Shiki by crashing into the Flying Pirates’ outer fleet and attacking its crews. He rampaged toward the main battle and called out to Shiki; an author’s note afterward announced a break from writing until at least next year.

• Roger and Shiki clashed while the Roger Pirates faced Shiki’s overwhelming Devil Fruit attack.
• Austin plunged from the sky and smashed a hole into one of the Flying Pirates’ warships.
• Austin rose from the crater, breathed flames over nearby pirates, and attacked the survivors with his fists and Haki.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and the others noticed Austin rampaging through the Flying Pirates as Shiki turned toward him.
• Austin transformed into a terrifying dragon-like form and called out to Shiki.
• The author announced a writing break lasting at least through the rest of the year.

Austin transformed into a colossal dragon and unleashed a sea storm that destroyed Shiki’s airborne fleet and swept Shiki into the water. Austin confronted the injured Golden Lion, declaring that he would defeat him because he was destined to become the king of the era.

• Austin transformed into a giant dragon, and Golden Lion’s slash wounded him before his injury began to heal.
• Austin spun up a sea storm, and Buggy warned Shanks that the dragon was creating a tornado.
• Roger ordered his crew to use the storm to escape, while the storm tore apart Shiki’s airborne fleet.
• Austin’s sea tornado pulled Shiki into the torrent, where a ship’s wheel struck his head.
• Austin emerged from the storm and faced the battered Shiki, who recognized him as his former crewmate.
• Austin told Shiki that he would defeat him and declared himself the future king of the era.

Austin fought Golden Lion Shiki in the skies above the Ed War Sea, enduring Shiki’s powerful Haki until Shiki finally fell. News later proclaimed Shiki’s defeat and Austin’s rise as a Navy hero, while Austin recovered aboard the Oro Jackson.

• Shiki launched a final attack, and Austin transformed into his Dragon Overlord Form to face him.
• Austin and Shiki clashed above the Ed War Sea as Roger’s crew and the Marines watched.
• Though Shiki repeatedly wounded him, Austin kept recovering and attacking until Shiki was exhausted and accepted his defeat.
• Shiki urged Austin to take his head and announce the arrival of a new monster, while Austin insisted he was a Marine.
• Newspapers reported Golden Lion’s fall and hailed Austin as a leading Navy figure, while the wounded Austin rested aboard the Oro Jackson.

Austin woke aboard the Roger Pirates’ ship after surviving the Battle of Ed War and learned Roger had saved him. As Roger asked him to become a pirate, Garp arrived, and Austin said the life Roger described was not his own.

• Austin woke aboard the Roger Pirates’ ship and questioned Rayleigh and Roger about why they had saved him.
• Roger said he had paid his respects to Shiki after Shiki died from the injuries and circumstances of the Battle of Ed War.
• At Marine Headquarters, Garp worried that Roger would lead Austin astray, while Sengoku believed Austin would be fine among the pirates.
• After several days of recovery, Austin heard the story of Kong Ao’s childhood with the Roger Pirates and felt the crew’s genuine warmth firsthand.
• Roger invited Austin to join the Roger Pirates, but Garp arrived in a dog-headed warship, and Austin replied that the story was not his life.

Austin chose the Marines over the Roger Pirates, then spent the next three years pursuing pirates alongside Garp while earning the title of Marine Hero. By 1497, he had no interest in becoming an Admiral, and the Holy Land was still deliberating over his promotion.

• Austin turned away from Roger and the Roger Pirates, transformed into his black dragon-man form, and flew toward Garp's warship, sending the Oro Jackson shooting away in the opposite direction.
• Garp struck Austin for letting Roger escape, while Austin explained that he had deliberately sent the pirates away; Kuzan had come to help, and Austin thanked him with orange juice before asking him to add ice.
• Over the next three years, Austin repeatedly pursued the Roger Pirates with Garp but often slacked off and sometimes ate and drank with them.
• Austin captured Great Pirates including Shiki and Byrnndi World, earning the title of Marine Hero despite not wanting it.
• In Marineford in 1497, Kuzan asked whether Austin was qualified to become an Admiral, and Austin said he was uninterested and that the Holy Land was still hesitating over his promotion.

Austin weighed whether to accompany Garp in hunting Roger while wrestling with his unresolved feelings toward Big Mom. Zephyr then showed him the conditions for promotion to Marine Admiral, which seemed tailored to Austin and included defeating Borsalino, Sakazuki, and other officers.

• Austin joked that he might surpass Garp within ten years, and Garp eagerly proposed that they hunt Roger.
• Kuzan pointed out that Big Mom was blocking the way to the New World, prompting Austin to reflect on why he spared her and other pirates.
• Austin said he would settle his unresolved situation with Big Mom within two years, then received a call from Zephyr asking him to visit.
• Zephyr gave Austin a notice outlining the qualifications for Marine Admiral, including becoming a Vice Admiral before sixteen and defeating a Sea Overlord.
• Austin became interested when he realized that the promotion conditions might require him to defeat Borsalino, Sakazuki, and the other outstanding officers.

The World Government arranged for Austin to fight Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan to determine whether he still deserved to be treated as an invincible strategic threat. As the battle began on a remote island, the Five Elders watched the live broadcast and Saint Saturn wondered how far Austin could go.

• The Five Elders debated Austin’s strength and strategic importance before Saint Saturn proposed testing him against three future Admiral candidates.
• Zephyr urged Austin to accept the challenge, and Austin agreed, welcoming the chance to face stronger opponents.
• News of the planned fight spread through Marine Headquarters, while Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan each reacted to being ordered to fight Austin.
• The World Government sent Austin and the three candidates to an uninhabited island as Marine elites watched from ships far offshore.
• Saint Saturn watched the live broadcast with the other Five Elders as Austin’s Conqueror’s Haki began to erupt.