Chapter Summaries

Austin faced the three future Admirals—Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan—and began battling them on an island while Marines watched from nearby ships. He sent Kuzan flying with a clash of Fist Bone, then blocked Borsalino’s light-speed kick as their confrontation continued.

• Austin and Sakazuki exchanged words before Austin called the three future Admirals monsters and welcomed the fight.
• Kuzan charged Austin with a freezing Fist Bone punch, and Austin met it with his own fist.
• Austin’s strength sent Kuzan flying after their Haki clashed, forcing Kuzan to turn elemental and erupt into a massive bloom of ice.
• Austin shattered the ice covering his fist with a burst of black-red sparks.
• Borsalino attacked Austin with a light-speed kick, but Austin raised his scaled arm and blocked it.

Austin fought Borsalino and Sakazuki during a Marine challenge, defeating Borsalino’s attacks before piercing Sakazuki’s chest with a Conqueror’s Haki-enhanced punch. The soldiers watched in shock as Sakazuki appeared to die.

• Austin blocked Borsalino’s Light Speed Kick with an Armament Haki-coated kick and shattered his body into photons.
• Borsalino surrounded Austin with copies wielding Heavenly Cloud Swords, but Austin used Observation Haki and Shigan: Speckle to stop their attacks.
• Sakazuki stepped forward, and Marine instructors revealed that Austin had beaten his fellow monsters in secret matches for years.
• Sakazuki launched Great Eruption, and Austin met the magma fist with Fist Bone: Absolute Punch, piercing Sakazuki’s chest.

Austin pierced Sakazuki without Haki and used the magma to temper his dragon scales, while Sengoku feared the trial had turned deadly. Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan then joined forces against Austin, beginning the real battle.

• Garp and Sengoku saw Austin punch through Sakazuki, but Zephyr reassured Sengoku that Austin knew his limits.
• Austin explained that he had avoided Haki to spare Sakazuki and let the magma burn and strengthen his dragon scales.
• Sakazuki acknowledged Austin’s strength but declared that his justice was not defeated, and Borsalino and Kuzan prepared to fight seriously.
• Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan surrounded Austin as Marines realized that three powerful opponents had teamed up against him.

Austin battled Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino at once, enduring their combined attacks and overpowering Sakazuki. He broke free of Kuzan’s ice and seized Borsalino by the throat, leaving Kuzan facing his next attack.

• Borsalino fired a laser at Austin while Kuzan spread ice across the island and Sakazuki launched a magma attack.
• Austin shattered the ice and met Sakazuki’s Nether Hound with a Haki-coated dragon-claw punch, suppressing the magma.
• Borsalino attacked Austin from behind with the Heavenly Cloud Sword as Kuzan prepared to strike, but Austin chose to focus on Sakazuki.
• Austin transformed into his dragon-human form and struck Sakazuki with Galaxy Impact, driving him into an abyss and leaving him vomiting blood.
• Austin used Heat Breath to counter Kuzan’s ice, broke free, and appeared before Kuzan holding Borsalino by the throat.
• Austin launched Black Hole Impact at Kuzan.

Austin defeated Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino after several days of fighting, proving his strength through an exhausting battle. As medics treated his wounds, Saint Saturn offered him the position of Marine Admiral.

• Austin overcame Borsalino's attacks, knocked him unconscious, and dragged him toward Kuzan.
• Austin broke through Kuzan's ice and defeated him after enduring attacks from all three future Admirals.
• After several days of combat, Austin emerged with Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino grievously wounded and unable to fight.
• Austin rested and let medics bandage his wounds while he reflected on how his fighting strength compared with Kong Ao's.
• Saint Saturn approached Austin and offered him the position of Marine Admiral.

Austin refused the World Government’s offer to become an Admiral and remained a Vice Admiral, then requested leave from Zephyr to visit home. On the way to the New World, he accepted Big Mom’s long-awaited declaration of love, saying he would repay her for taking a slash for him.

• Austin dismissed his appointment letter and refused the Admiral position in front of Saint Saturn.
• Garp laughed at Austin’s refusal and told him to focus on the Marines who needed him rather than the Celestial Dragons.
• Austin asked Zephyr for leave to visit home and saw the wooden sword Zephyr had made for his son’s birthday.
• Austin gave Zephyr a small black cube as a gift and called him a true Marine.
• Austin met Big Mom on her Cake Ship and leaped aboard, telling her he would repay her for taking a slash for him.

Austin and Big Mom became lovers aboard her ship, and Austin accepted responsibility for their plan to have a child. When Austin returned to Dullamos Island, a strange phantom appeared above him and made him lose consciousness for twenty minutes.

• Austin boarded Big Mom's ship and carried her to her room, but he sensed a mysterious gaze watching them.
• Kong Ao peeped across the timeline, then withdrew when Austin noticed the gaze.
• Austin spent the day with Big Mom and left the ship in the evening; she promised to keep seeing him until she became pregnant, and he accepted responsibility.
• Austin returned to Dullamos Island, where Old Gick rushed to greet him.
• A scroll-shaped phantom appeared above Austin, and a message said that [Azure Austin] lost consciousness for twenty minutes.

Azure Austin arrived in the Dressrosa colosseum in Kong Ao’s timeline to help temper the fighters, and he learned the events by reading Diamante’s heart. He fought Sabo and Ace, copying Sabo’s Dragon Claw Fist and overwhelming both men with his strength.

• Kong Ao asked Azure Austin to help temper the kid, and Austin accepted to repay his debt from God Valley.
• Austin appeared in the Dressrosa colosseum two years after the Summit War and learned the situation from Diamante’s thoughts.
• Kuina recognized Austin as her teacher, but he said he was her senior instead.
• Austin watched Sabo’s Dragon Claw Fist, learned the technique, and crushed Sabo’s steel pipe with it.
• Ace attacked Austin with Fire Fist, but Austin walked through the flames and swallowed some of the fire.

Austin fought Ace and Sabo in Kong Ao’s timeline, defeated them, and returned a photo album before his figure vanished. After waking, he told Old Gick he had met his future self, and Gick scolded him for becoming a Marine instead of a pirate.

• Austin grabbed Sabo and knocked him down with a Dragon Fist imbued with Armament Haki.
• Ace attacked Austin with Fire: Wild Imperial Fist, but Austin countered with Fist Bone Thunder Fist and sent him flying.
• Ace and Sabo repeatedly got back up until Austin exhausted his remaining energy and left them beaten on the ground.
• Austin gave Sabo the photo album Old Gick had entrusted to him and encouraged him to keep working hard as his figure disappeared from Kong Ao’s timeline.
• Austin awoke beside Old Gick and said he had met his future self, prompting Gick to scold him for becoming a Marine instead of a pirate.

Austin spent a peaceful vacation in Dullamos before news broke that Roger had reached the end of the Grand Line and become the Pirate King. After being summoned to hunt the Roger Pirates, Austin assembled his men to leave and told Gick he wanted to take one last look at the era.

• Old Gick urged Austin to abandon the Navy and become a pirate, but Austin said his position mattered less than freedom, strength, and interesting experiences.
• Austin enjoyed a quiet stay in Dullamos while his soldiers rested and helped around town.
• News announced that Roger had reached the end of the world and become the Pirate King, prompting Gick to bring Austin the newspaper.
• A caller summoned Austin to hunt down the Roger Pirates, and Austin decided to go take a look despite having little interest in catching Roger.
• Austin prepared to leave Dullamos, and Gick asked what he intended to do; Austin said he was going to take one last look at the era.

After learning that Roger had become the Pirate King, Garp set out to capture him and asked Austin to help find him. Austin concealed what he knew about Roger’s whereabouts and left to pursue him alone, intending to meet him before deciding how to handle the capture.

• Garp lamented Roger’s rise as Pirate King and vowed to capture him, asking Austin to join the pursuit.
• Garp assumed Austin could locate the Roger Pirates through his intuition, but Austin denied knowing where they were.
• Austin kept Roger’s destination in Baterilla Island secret because he wanted to leave Roger time with his family.
• Austin considered capturing Roger himself as a way to spare Garp and Roger the burden of facing each other under difficult circumstances.
• Austin left Garp’s ship to pursue Roger separately and promised to call Garp if he found him.

Austin led his fleet toward the South Blue while considering how to strengthen himself for future battles. He rejected the More-More Fruit to avoid taking it from his future child and decided to target Tesoro for the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, leaving the fleet unaware that he had chosen a new path.

• Austin ordered his fleet to leave the New World and sail toward the South Blue, while Garp continued searching the New World for Roger.
• Austin reflected on his soldiers’ trust in him and on the powerful enemies he expected to face, including Garp and Kong Ao.
• Austin considered the More-More Fruit but rejected it because he wanted his future child to have it.
• Austin ruled out other Devil Fruit options and seriously considered the Lucky-Lucky Fruit as a way to improve his chances in battle.
• Austin decided that he would intercept Tesoro when he appeared, while his soldiers continued toward the Red Line without knowing his plans.

Vice Admiral Austin brought his warship to Baterilla Island and confronted the nobles gathered at the harbor. He left the Navy soldiers stunned by openly assaulting a royal and insisting that the Navy should not be bullied by the people it protected.

• Austin sailed through the Red Line and arrived at Baterilla Island in South Blue, where he considered staying to spar with Roger.
• Austin docked his warship in the central berth despite his soldiers' concerns and marched ashore with two squads.
• The nobles and royals protested Austin's rude conduct and threatened to report him, but he slapped a kingdom noble and ground his face into the dirt.
• Austin mocked the noble's threats to contact the World Government, leaving the royal fearful and the Navy soldiers astonished.
• Austin told the soldiers that the Navy should not be bullied by those it protected and ordered them to stand up rather than kneel.

Austin used his authority to end a dispute with a royal and gave his soldiers time off on a South Blue island. He found Roger and Rouge, reassured the pregnant Rouge, and Roger asked him to protect his wife and child before his death.

• The Five Elders backed Austin and threatened to expel the royal's country from the World Government, so Austin walked away from the frightened royal.
• Austin dismissed his soldiers to explore the island and used Observation Haki to search for Roger and Rouge.
• Roger told Rouge that Marines had arrived, then reassured her that Austin was an old acquaintance who would not harm them.
• Austin met Roger and Rouge, promised he was not there to arrest them, and joined Roger for a drink.
• Roger told Austin he was going to die and entrusted Rouge and their child to him, but Austin refused.

Roger asked Austin to help care for Rouge and their unborn child, but Austin resisted and teased Roger about his secret. Roger accepted that his child might choose to become a Marine, leaving Austin to consider whether he would take responsibility for the family.

• Austin questioned why he should help Roger raise a child and suggested leaving Rouge and the baby with Rayleigh and the others, but Roger said they had their own missions.
• Austin asked Roger what was on Final Island, then used Future Sight to glimpse Roger's answer and refused to agree to his condition.
• Roger realized Austin had cheated by looking into the future, and the two bickered until Rouge tearfully said she wished their child could play with Roger.
• Roger embraced Rouge and apologized for leaving her and their child behind.
• Austin asked whether Roger was comfortable entrusting his child to a Marine who might guide him toward that life, and Roger said he would not stop his child from following his own dream.

Austin convinced Roger to hide Rouge at Marine Headquarters, and Roger entrusted his family to him. As Roger prepared to turn himself in and launch a new era, Austin offered to capture him, leaving them to set off together.

• Austin proposed hiding Rouge at Marine Headquarters, and Roger agreed to trust him with her and their unborn child.
• Roger spent his final happy days with Rouge and Austin, reflecting on the people he treasured and the hope of future liberation.
• Austin refused Marine Headquarters' calls while pursuing Roger, then decided it was time to leave.
• Roger told Austin he planned to turn himself in, and Austin offered to capture him instead.
• Roger accepted Austin's offer and called him the hope of the future.

Austin captured Pirate King Roger and took him, Rouge, and the Marines to Dullamos Island instead of returning to Marineford. Old Gick mistook Rouge’s pregnancy for Austin’s, but Austin clarified that the child was not his.

• Austin told Roger that he wanted to become happy, free, and able to do whatever he pleased, and Roger laughed at how much his younger self that sounded like.
• The Marines were shocked to see that Austin had captured Roger, while Roger praised Austin’s strength and Rouge silently wept.
• Austin ordered the warship to sail to Dullamos Island and let Roger move about freely, confident Roger would not escape.
• Roger spent the voyage with Rouge and their unborn child as Austin occasionally removed his shackles.
• Old Gick saw Rouge’s pregnancy and assumed Austin was about to make him a great-grandfather, but Austin said the child was not his.

Austin persuaded Old Gick to shelter Rouge and her unborn child, while Roger prepared to face his impending death. Austin offered Roger a way to survive with Pure Gold, but Roger refused and accepted the path he had chosen.

• Old Gick grew alarmed when Austin suggested Roger's child might need to be raised by someone else, then angrily confronted Roger when he arrived.
• Austin explained the situation, and Old Gick hesitated until Austin pointed out that Roger's child could become a monster and that accepting him as a grandson would make Roger Old Gick's son.
• Old Gick agreed to care for Rouge, and Austin decided she would stay there until the birth, with a move to Marineford if anything happened.
• Roger asked Austin why Old Gick had changed his mind, and Austin explained the grandson-and-son implication, leaving Roger dismayed.
• Roger asked if it was time to leave, and Austin offered to use Pure Gold to preserve his life.
• Roger refused the offer and told Austin that the New Era was coming.

After Austin returned with Roger captured, the Marines and the wider world reacted to the unprecedented feat, while Garp left to visit his old rival in Impel Down. Austin reflected on Zephyr’s role in training him and headed to see the conversation between Garp and Roger.

• Big News Morgans spread news across the world that Austin had captured the Pirate King Roger.
• Garp struggled to believe Austin had captured Roger and left for Impel Down to see his old rival.
• Zephyr congratulated Austin on his achievement and praised his training and dedication.
• Austin reminded Zephyr to have his child keep the black cube with him and told Zephyr that Kuzan had frozen rum in his office.
• Austin headed out to visit Impel Down, curious about what Garp and Roger would say to each other.

Austin arrived at Impel Down and joined Garp and Roger in Infinite Hell, where Roger revealed that a terminal illness had led him to let Austin capture him. Roger then asked Garp to care for his child, leaving Garp furious and flustered.

• Austin reached Impel Down after Garp and learned that Garp had gone to visit Roger on the sixth floor.
• Hannyabal guided Austin through the prison, where Austin's Conqueror's Haki overwhelmed the prisoners on the upper levels.
• Austin found Garp speaking with Roger outside his cell and sat beside Garp.
• Roger told Garp that he had a terminal illness and had chosen to let Austin capture him rather than Garp.
• Roger revealed that he had left behind a child and asked Garp to take care of him, while Garp angrily protested.