Chapter Summaries

Ross and Toki Heavenly Moon discussed the ways to defeat him as Gion fought Oden Kozuki in the sky. Toki reflected on her past with Oden and concluded that the prophecy might be driven toward fulfillment by the ambitions of Ross and the World Government rather than by a destined savior.

• Ross explained that Toki's time-travel ability could help others ambush him, though he doubted anyone could trick him into such a plan.
• Toki suggested sending Ross into the future to ambush Kaido, while Ross said he was curious about her power but unwilling to risk using it.
• Toki asked why Ross did not help Gion against Oden Kozuki, and Ross said Gion had chosen to prove she could stand by him herself.
• Toki recalled how Oden had left her vulnerable to Kurozumi Orochi and realized that following the rules in a world governed by strength had brought the Kozuki family to ruin.
• Toki asked whether the prophecy was real, and Ross said its fulfillment benefited him; she concluded that powerful people would pursue it for their own ambitions.

Toki Heavenly Moon left Oden Kozuki and joined Ross after he and his allies stopped Oden from attacking her. She accepted her new role as Ross’s accomplice, while Oden remained restrained and furious at the Kozuki residence.

• Gion was defeated, and Zephyr and Moria stopped Oden Kozuki from advancing further.
• Toki Heavenly Moon walked away without looking back as Oden attacked her, and Zephyr and Moria shattered his Flying Slashes.
• Kin'emon and the other retainers restrained Oden Kozuki and prevented him from charging at Ross.
• Toki Heavenly Moon walked into Ross’s embrace and said she would accept the price of Oden making the right choice.
• Ross led Toki Heavenly Moon away, and she asked him to call her Toki as she prepared to play her role at his side.

Kaido decided to use Oden Kozuki’s hatred of Ross to gather allies against him while keeping Kurozumi Orochi under surveillance. Toki Heavenly Moon asked Ross to destroy everyone in Ringo, hoping the devastation would unite the Land of Wano against their enemies.

• Kaido recognized that Toki Heavenly Moon’s actions had pushed Oden Kozuki into conflict with Ross and decided to cooperate with Oden.
• Kaido ordered Kurozumi Orochi to guide Oden Kozuki into contacting the Whitebeard Pirates and other powerful figures.
• Kurozumi Orochi agreed to Kaido’s plan but privately intended to maintain contact with Ross’s side as well.
• Kaido told King to secretly track Kurozumi Orochi and let him hedge his bets unless he took action against them.
• Toki Heavenly Moon asked Ross to kill everyone in Ringo, saying the destruction would help unite the Land of Wano against Ross and the World Government.

Ross agreed to Toki Heavenly Moon’s request to kill everyone in Ringo, then summoned Kurozumi Orochi and questioned him about Wano’s rule and the Kurozumi Family’s history. He left Orochi sweating by asking what obstacles he would face if he wanted to become Wano’s shogun.

• Toki Heavenly Moon ordered Ross to kill everyone in Ringo, and Ross agreed.
• Ross spent three days with Toki Heavenly Moon before Moria brought Kurozumi Orochi and two retainers to him.
• Kurozumi Orochi introduced himself as Wano’s shogun and explained that the Kozuki Family had exterminated the Kurozumi clan after suppressing its rebellion.
• Ross asked whether legitimacy mattered and what obstacles he would face if he sought to become Wano’s shogun.
• Kurozumi Orochi tried to dissuade Ross, warning that someone of his status should not take such an insignificant position.

Ross dismissed Kurozumi Orochi’s objections and decided to become a daimyo of Ringo before considering whether to rule Wano. When Orochi relied on Kurozumi Semimaru’s barrier to withstand Ross’s Haki, Ross killed Semimaru and Kurozumi Mushimaru, leaving Orochi shocked and at his mercy.

• Ross told Kurozumi Orochi that he would become a daimyo of Ringo rather than the shogun of Wano for now.
• Kurozumi Orochi hesitated over Ross becoming a daimyo, worrying that it could strengthen support for Oden Kozuki.
• Kurozumi Semimaru protected Kurozumi Orochi and the others with a barrier against Ross’s Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ross crushed Kurozumi Semimaru and Kurozumi Mushimaru, earning the Mane Mane no Mi and Barrier-Barrier Fruit as rewards.
• Ross told Kurozumi Orochi that he had to obey unless he could prove his strength.

Kurozumi Orochi let Ross take the position of Ringo's daimyo after witnessing Ross kill two men, then publicly announced the appointment despite widespread outrage. As ambitious people from across the Land of Wano gathered to oppose Ross, he welcomed the unrest and prepared to deal with Ringo.

• Kurozumi Orochi emerged from Ross's residence covered in blood and terrified, then told King that Ross wanted Ringo's daimyo position and hurried to placate him.
• Kurozumi Orochi announced that Ross would become Ringo's daimyo, provoking outrage because Ushimaru Shimotsuki already held the position and outsiders had never ruled a region of Wano.
• People rallied behind Oden Kozuki as a possible shogun, but Kurozumi Orochi defended his decision by accusing Oden of surrendering his wife and daughter to Ross.
• Kurozumi Orochi's remarks inflamed public anger, and ambitious people from across the Land of Wano headed for Ringo to stop Ross.
• At his residence in Kuri, Ross told Gion he was eager to see how people would react after he dealt with Ringo, while Toki Heavenly Moon stayed close to him.

Ross left Kuri for Ringo in an open carriage, expecting to be ambushed and wanting to see who would try to stop him from becoming Ringo’s daimyo. By nightfall, Zephyr sensed about a thousand people gathering nearby, and Ross looked forward to facing them.

• After enduring repeated attacks on his estate in Kuri, Ross set out for Ringo with Toki Heavenly Moon, Gion, Olvia, Hiyori, Moria, and Zephyr.
• Ross chose an open carriage so he could watch for ambushers along the road.
• Moria and Zephyr dealt with scattered attackers, while Zephyr sensed a larger group waiting beyond the carriage’s reach.
• Toki Heavenly Moon worried that many aspiring people of Wano might die, but Ross said the gathering of about a thousand would give him a little fun.

Ross and his companions stayed in a village in the Land of Wano, where the locals despised them for breaking the country’s rules. As Olvia explained Wano’s history and Toki Heavenly Moon shared what she knew of Joy Boy’s era, the chapter left them discussing how Oden Kozuki’s travels had helped bring Kaido to Wano.

• Ross, Moriah, Gion, Toki Heavenly Moon, and the others took shelter in an empty house after villagers gave them hostile looks.
• Moriah bragged about bringing Shusui, Ryoma Frost Moon’s famous sword, for Ross to use.
• Toki Heavenly Moon asked about Ryoma Frost Moon’s battle against the World Government, and Ross pointed her to Olvia for historical research.
• Olvia explained that Wano had allied with Joy Boy and Zou in the past, while Toki Heavenly Moon confirmed that she had lived through that era.
• Olvia described how Wano closed its borders after Joy Boy’s defeat and how Oden Kozuki’s voyage later helped Kaido reach the country.

Olvia recounted the Golden Country era, when Ryoma Frost Moon traveled abroad and the World Nobles hired legendary New World pirates to attack Wano. She explained how the World Government had backed many great pirates and how the rise of Rocks and Roger reshaped the New World, while she quietly considered Ross’s role in the current Devil Fruit and god frenzy.

• Toki Heavenly Moon reconsidered Oden Kozuki’s careless actions and how they had helped the Kozuki Family lose control of Wano.
• Olvia explained that Ryoma Frost Moon had sailed abroad to hone his swordsmanship, and his gold challenges gave Wano its Golden Country reputation.
• Gion revealed that her family had left Wano through a route controlled by the Frost Moon Family.
• Olvia said World Nobles had hired legendary New World pirates to fight Wano, rather than sending the World Government directly.
• Olvia explained that the World Government had supported many great pirates before Rocks united them and declared war on the world.
• Olvia connected the current Devil Fruit frenzy to Ross and resolved to help him spread history.

Ross took Toki Heavenly Moon outside to face a thousand Wano samurai, then used seawater to propel her into the attack. Toki discovered she could wield deadly water blades and swords, leaving the samurai unable to cross the distance to her.

• Ross noticed nearly a thousand samurai approaching and decided to deal with them himself, bringing Toki Heavenly Moon along.
• Ross sent Toki charging toward the samurai with a robe of seawater propelling her forward.
• Toki instinctively raised her hand and released a high-pressure water blade that cut through several samurai.
• Toki leapt back and sent dozens of water swords into the attackers, killing those who tried to block or dodge.
• Toki watched the samurai fail to approach her, realizing the gap between them was like an uncrossable chasm.

Toki Heavenly Moon used Ross’s power to slaughter the samurai blocking their path and experienced what it felt like to stand among the strong. She concluded that uniting Wano Country’s people would not let them defeat Ross, and she left for Ringo wondering whether he could kill everyone in Wano Country before tiring.

• Toki Heavenly Moon stepped into the air and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, freezing the samurai in fear.
• As Toki Heavenly Moon advanced, Ross’s blood swords and water blades cut down the enemies until none remained ahead of her.
• Toki Heavenly Moon saw amusement in Ross’s expression and wondered how clearly he perceived the world around him.
• Toki Heavenly Moon reconsidered her plan to unite Wano Country, deciding that millions of people would still be powerless against Ross.
• Toki Heavenly Moon wondered whether Ross could kill everyone in Wano Country before exhausting himself, and hoped Ringo would provide the answer.

Ross destroyed the village and all 1,632 people in it with a single sword strike after Toki Heavenly Moon refused to decide their fate. Toki Heavenly Moon confronted Ross about his mercilessness and recognized the difference between planning mass death and witnessing it firsthand.

• Ross told Toki Heavenly Moon she could decide what to do with the village, but she refused to handle the rest.
• Ross drew Famous Sword Akishui and cut apart the village and everyone in it with one strike.
• Toki Heavenly Moon sensed that all 1,632 people had died and was shaken by the scale and precision of Ross's attack.
• Toki Heavenly Moon questioned whether she and Ross were truly the same kind of people, and Ross mocked her claims of kindness.
• Toki Heavenly Moon recalled proposing the sacrifice of a region to unify the Land of Wano and realized that witnessing a thousand deaths felt different from treating a million lives as a number.

Ross told Toki Heavenly Moon that the Land of Wano would be destroyed and forced her to confront her role in his plans. He proposed adopting Jaygarcia Hiyori and hinted that Toki could change Hiyori’s future by offering enough value, then left her to decide what to do.

• Ross explained that his slaughter would make Toki Heavenly Moon an executioner, and she tried to stab herself but was stopped by his water barrier.
• Ross proposed that Toki give herself to him in exchange for making Jaygarcia Hiyori queen of a new nation, then clarified that he meant to adopt Hiyori.
• Toki worried that Hiyori would resent Ross after her parents’ deaths, but Ross said he would teach Hiyori to blame Oden Kozuki and Toki for abandoning her.
• Toki realized Ross might use Hiyori against Momonosuke and asked what price she would need to pay to change the plan.
• Ross suggested Toki might take Hiyori’s role herself, then left her to choose what value she could offer.

Raizo and Kanjuro found a devastated village and learned that Toki had fought alongside Ross. Kanjuro exploited Raizo’s concern for Momonosuke to propose a false report that would turn Oden against Toki.

• Raizo and Kanjuro arrived at the slaughtered village and argued over Ross’s attack on its civilians.
• The two retainers found a wounded samurai who said Toki had attacked them with water blades and that Ross’s power had helped her.
• Kanjuro called Toki a traitor and warned Raizo that her actions could endanger her bloodline, including Momonosuke.
• Kanjuro urged Raizo to report that Toki had conspired with the World Government to expose Momonosuke and use him against Whitebeard and others.

Kanjuro manipulated Raizo into believing that Toki Heavenly Moon had betrayed them and was secretly allied with Kurozumi Orochi, even claiming she was really Black Charcoal Toki. Listening through Ross's senses, Toki Heavenly Moon lost faith in the Land of Wano and the Kozuki Family.

• Kanjuro pretended an informant had told him that Toki Heavenly Moon betrayed them, and Raizo angrily denounced her.
• Raizo blamed Toki Heavenly Moon for exposing their hiding places and causing the deaths of his friends, while Kanjuro privately knew he had leaked their information.
• Kanjuro suggested that Toki Heavenly Moon had been Kurozumi Orochi's agent from the beginning, and Raizo accepted his suspicions.
• Kanjuro declared that Toki Heavenly Moon's real name was Black Charcoal Toki, stunning Toki Heavenly Moon as she listened through Ross's senses.
• Toki Heavenly Moon watched Raizo believe Kanjuro and began to feel that the Land of Wano and the Kozuki Family were beyond saving.

Ross and Toki Heavenly Moon traveled through Hakumai, where villagers hid their hatred behind fearful politeness and Toki confronted how badly ordinary people suffered under Wano’s warrior class. Seeing the Kozuki Family in a harsher light, she asked whether the Mermaid Kingdom was truly as good as people claimed.

• Toki refused Ross’s idea of training Momonosuke to spy for the World Government, and Ross noted that Momonosuke had reached Whitebeard and become his godson.
• After the nighttime slaughter, Ross and his companions traveled without delay, while Wano’s people greeted them with outward respect despite their hatred.
• Toki explained that villagers were afraid to resist, and Ross challenged her assumptions about strength and weakness with examples from nature and society.
• Toki recalled how privileged warriors and even members of Oden Kozuki’s circle preyed on ordinary people, and she questioned whether Wano’s people might fare better under World Government rule.
• Toki asked Ross whether the Mermaid Kingdom was truly as good as he and Otohime said it was.

Ross challenged Toki Heavenly Moon to choose whether Wano’s people would hate him for killing them or her for asking them to die with dignity, and she accepted that Wano’s decline could not be stopped. The conversation ended with Ross and Toki Heavenly Moon turning to intimacy.

• Ross contrasted his own open cruelty with Toki Heavenly Moon’s attempt to impose her wishes on Wano, and cited the Holy Land Incident’s casualties.
• Ross argued that the people of Ringo would resent Toki Heavenly Moon more if she asked them to sacrifice themselves than if he slaughtered them.
• Toki Heavenly Moon said Wano had changed too much over eight hundred years and chose to give the declining country a dignified funeral.
• Ross praised Toki Heavenly Moon’s resolve and questioned whether Oden Kozuki enjoyed dancing naked, prompting her to admit he sometimes danced at their residence.
• Toki Heavenly Moon explained how she used her Time-Time Fruit to restore her body, then responded to Ross’s teasing by lowering herself toward him.

Ross reached Ringo, where thousands of locals blocked his convoy to oppose his claim to become daimyo. He demanded they work for him and noticed some impoverished people in the crowd questioning whether they could finally eat their fill.

• Ross dressed for the day and accepted Akishui from Toki Heavenly Moon before leaving for Ringo.
• Ross's convoy reached Ringo's border and found thousands of residents blocking the road and denouncing him and Toki Heavenly Moon.
• Ross identified Ushimaru Shimotsuki as Ringo's current daimyo and ordered him to disperse the crowd.
• Ross told the locals they would work twelve-hour days for him, with one day off each week, and promised they would not starve.
• Ushimaru Shimotsuki and many in the crowd rejected Ross's offer, while a few impoverished locals asked whether they could truly eat their fill.

Ross challenged the people of Ringo to revolt, then severed Ushimaru Shimotsuki’s right arm when he tried to stop him. Wielding Shusui, Ross attacked an army of more than ten thousand and began cutting through the crowd alone.

• Ross suggested that feeding the starving people of Ringo could spark an uprising, but Toki Heavenly Moon dismissed the idea.
• Ross cut off Ushimaru Shimotsuki’s right arm before he could draw his sword, and Ushimaru recognized Shusui in Ross’s hands.
• Ross told Ushimaru to stand aside and watch as the enraged samurai charged him.
• Ross snapped six attackers’ weapons with Shusui and killed the men at the front of the charge.
• Ross fought through the army using only physical techniques and swordsmanship, killing people as he advanced.

Gion explained to Toki Heavenly Moon that Ross’s true strength came from his monstrous physique, which let him slaughter on a scale far beyond other top-tier fighters. As Ross continued his massacre, Ushimaru Shimotsuki struggled to rise despite his injuries and Ross’s Conqueror’s Haki.

• Gion asked Toki Heavenly Moon to name Ross’s strongest abilities, then explained that top-tier strength depended on physique as well as Haki and combat skills.
• Gion estimated how many enemies she, Zephyr, and Oden Kozuki could kill with physical techniques, then said Ross could slaughter all of Wano.
• Toki Heavenly Moon reacted in disbelief to the gap between Ross and other fighters, and Gion compared his potential to Joy Boy’s ability to alter Wano’s terrain.
• Ushimaru Shimotsuki knelt with his right arm severed, then struggled to stand under Ross’s Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ross smashed an enemy’s head into the ground, making the samurai blocking his path recoil.