Chapter Summaries

Luo Ya defeated Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family, freeing Dressrosa and ending the Birdcage. After handing Doflamingo over to Marine Headquarters, Luo Ya prepared to return to G-5 with a Devil Fruit gifted by the Tontatta Tribe.

• Hina and the other fighters defeated the remaining Donquixote Family officers after Pica and Señor lost hope.
• G-5 Marines restrained Doflamingo with Sea Stone and reported the family’s defeat and crimes to Marine Headquarters.
• The Beasts Pirates learned that Doflamingo had fallen, and Jack volunteered to head to Dressrosa to rescue him and bring Yamato back.
• Luo Ya learned that the Big Mom Pirates might have abducted Caesar and ordered Lu Yun to monitor Punk Hazard.
• Garp, Tsuru, and Aokiji arrived with three warships and took custody of Doflamingo for transport to Headquarters.
• King Riku and the Tontatta Tribe saw off Luo Ya’s Marines, and Leo gave Luo Ya a Devil Fruit before the fleet sailed for G-5.

Luo Ya’s seven Warships fought off the Beasts Pirates fleet led by Who’s Who, Page One, Ulti, and Sasaki, forcing the enemy to retreat. The officers regrouped and planned to target the G-5 Branch, but then learned Jack had fallen into the sea while trying to rescue Doflamingo.

• Jack refused to turn back when three Warships appeared and ordered his crew to bring their ship alongside and fight.
• Luo Ya led seven Warships against the four Beasts Pirates ships and overwhelmed them with cannon fire until Page One and Ulti retreated.
• Luo Ya ordered his fleet to pursue the enemy, but a massive hailstorm forced both sides to stop fighting.
• Who's Who blamed Page One and Ulti for retreating, while Sasaki urged the four officers to work together to retrieve Young Master Yamato.
• Sasaki concluded that Young Master Yamato was likely at the G-5 Branch and the officers decided not to ask Kaido for help.
• A Den Den Mushi reported that Jack had fallen into the sea while attempting to rescue Doflamingo.

After Dressrosa, Luo Ya considered the threat posed by the Beasts Pirates and learned that the Tontatta Tribe's Devil Fruit was the Heal-Heal Fruit. With Headquarters summoning him, he set out to pursue a way to obtain powerful Devil Fruit abilities and become the strongest Marine.

• Newspapers announced Doflamingo's defeat, Ace's appointment as a Shichibukai, and Luo Ya's reputation as a future admiral, prompting G-5 Marines to celebrate.
• Luo Ya worried that Kaido, the Tobi Roppo, and Jack could threaten G-5 Branch, and he waited for his summons from Headquarters.
• Lu Yun identified the Tontatta Tribe's Devil Fruit as the Heal-Heal Fruit and declined Luo Ya's offer to eat it.
• Luo Ya asked whether an ability could be transferred or reincarnated into a chosen fruit, and Lu Yun suggested asking Vegapunk.
• Luo Ya resolved to seek powerful Devil Fruits, including the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and left with Lu Yun for Headquarters.

Luo Ya was promoted to vice admiral and appointed base chief of the G-5 Branch, while Jack recovered from his defeat and set out to retrieve Yamato. Jack sailed toward the G-5 Branch despite knowing the Tobi Roppo intended to use him against Luo Ya.

• Sengoku officially promoted Luo Ya to vice admiral and confirmed him as the G-5 Branch base chief after Maynard resigned and recommended him.
• Luo Ya kept the epithet Black Hair for now, telling Sengoku he would choose a new one later.
• Jack woke from his injuries and learned the Tobi Roppo had helped rescue him; Who's Who, Sasaki, Ulti, and Page One told him Yamato was at the G-5 Branch.
• The Tobi Roppo planned to use Jack's confrontation with Luo Ya as a distraction so one of them could take Yamato back.
• Sheepshead warned Jack that the Tobi Roppo were using him, but Jack admitted he knew and ordered his men to sail for the G-5 Branch to bring Yamato home.

Jack the Drought led a Beasts Pirates assault on G-5 Branch to seize Yamato, but Luo Ya struck him down before the pirates attacked again. As the battle began at the main entrance, the Tobi Roppo arrived at the back door, where Yamato prepared to face them.

• Jack the Drought brought three Beasts Pirates warships to G-5 Branch and ordered them to force a landing under Marine fire.
• Luo Ya told Yamato to hold back, then had the Marines lure Jack and his forces into the fortress training ground.
• Jack transformed into a mammoth and broke through the fortress gates, but Luo Ya's Marines' guns and cannons failed to stop him.
• Jack demanded that the Marines hand over Yamato, and Luo Ya answered with a Haki-coated Demon King Gun that knocked Jack down.
• Jack got back up and prepared to fight Luo Ya as the Marines charged his pirates.
• Sasaki and the other Tobi Roppo approached the back door, where Yamato picked up her Wolf Fang Club and refused to return.

Luo Ya and the Marines used Barto’s barrier to immobilize Jack, then sawed off one of his ivory tusks and left him wailing in humiliation. At the back door coast, Who's Who and the others heard Jack’s scream and decided to retreat without Yamato.

• Luo Ya, Smoker, Hina, and Peacock struggled to overcome Jack’s powerful defense until Luo Ya asked Barto to trap him with a fluid barrier.
• Jack transformed into a Woolly Mammoth, but Barto’s barrier stretched around him and restricted his movement.
• Luo Ya sawed through Jack’s ivory while the Marines restrained him with chains and other abilities, then snapped the tusk off with a punch.
• The Marines celebrated their victory as Jack screamed over the loss of his ivory.
• Who's Who and the other three heard Jack’s cry from the back door coast, gave up on taking Yamato by force, and decided to leave.

Luo Ya’s Marines captured Jack, but Kaido crashed into the G-5 Branch before Jack could be taken away. Kaido confronted Yamato and Luo Ya, leaving the Marines facing the Beasts Pirates’ strongest fighter.

• Luo Ya’s Marines cut off one of Jack’s tusks, defeated his subordinates, and restrained Jack with Sea Stone chains before he collapsed from exhaustion.
• Luo Ya arranged for headquarters to send an escort ship to remove Jack, then noticed a figure plummeting toward the island and ordered the Marines to evacuate.
• Smoker carried Jack’s severed tusk away while Yamato joined Luo Ya at the training ground, where Kaido emerged from the crater.
• Kaido asked Yamato whether she had stopped wanting to become Oden, and Yamato said she did not know but intended to drive him away.
• Kaido cried with relief at Yamato’s answer, then praised Luo Ya for doing well.

Luo Ya and Yamato fought Kaido together at the G-5 Branch, but Kaido survived their combined assault and struck Luo Ya down with Thunder Bagua. As Kaido moved to take Yamato back to Onigashima, Luo Ya rose from the ruins with a newly intensified aura and vowed to stop him.

• Kaido freed Jack from his chains, then invited Luo Ya and Yamato to join his crew and return to Onigashima; both refused.
• Luo Ya and Yamato attacked Kaido together, wounding him with their Haki, sword strikes, and Ice Severing Slash.
• Luo Ya unleashed Meteor: Clash, reducing the G-5 Branch fortress to ruins, but Kaido emerged battered and offered Luo Ya an All-Star position.
• Kaido charged a Thunder Bagua as Luo Ya weakened, and Yamato stepped between them before Luo Ya insisted that he face Kaido himself.
• Kaido hit Luo Ya with Thunder Bagua and sent him crashing through the ruins, then blocked Yamato and demanded she return to Onigashima.
• Luo Ya appeared bloodied atop the ruins, raised his blade, and vowed not to let Kaido take Yamato away.

Luo Ya learned to coat his attacks with Conqueror's Haki and clashed with Kaido, splitting the sky before the exhausted Marine refused Kaido's offer to join him and marry Yamato. Kaido left with Jack, while Luo Ya stood by his own path and checked on Yamato after the battle.

• Luo Ya used what he had learned from Zephyr to coat his sword with Conqueror's Haki and fought Kaido in a clash that sent Haki lightning outward and split the sky.
• Kaido praised Luo Ya's strength and offered him a place in his ranks, with Yamato's hand in marriage, but Luo Ya refused because he was a Marine.
• Kaido argued that the Marines served the World Government and declared that he would return when Luo Ya understood the world's true nature, then flew away with Jack.
• As rain fell over the battlefield, Luo Ya reflected on the Marines' role and reaffirmed that he would follow his own path.
• Luo Ya told Yamato he was fine and gently patted her head.

After Luo Ya drove Kaido away, Kizaru arrived and received his request to rebuild the G-5 Branch fortress, while Luo Ya was assigned to guard Egghead. In Dressrosa, Caesar and Monet discovered Doflamingo’s defeat and formed the Anti-Black Hair Alliance to seek revenge on Luo Ya.

• Luo Ya told Kizaru that he had driven Kaido away and asked him to pass on a request for the G-5 Branch fortress to be rebuilt to the highest standards.
• Headquarters announced that the G-5 Branch Marines would temporarily move to G-14 and assigned Luo Ya to guard Egghead.
• Caesar learned in Dressrosa that Doflamingo had been defeated and wept over the loss of his protection and plans for a comfortable life.
• Monet reunited with Caesar and said she wanted revenge on Black Hair, then offered to use the Family’s business connections to find them a new patron.
• Caesar agreed to work with Monet, and they established the Anti-Black Hair Alliance.

After discussing the upheaval in the underworld and Gild Tesoro’s possible rise, Luo Ya visited Egghead to meet Vegapunk and seek help strengthening himself. He spotted Kuma and a pink-haired girl on the island, then reached Vegapunk’s laboratory determined to become strong enough to contend with the world’s top powers within two years.

• Dol warned Luo Ya that Doflamingo’s downfall had destabilized the New World and identified Gild Tesoro as a likely successor.
• Luo Ya traveled from G-14 to Egghead with Lu Yun and examined the island’s advanced facilities and Future Suits.
• Luo Ya encountered Kuma and a pink-haired girl he suspected was Bonney, but let them leave without intervening.
• Luo Ya arrived at Vegapunk’s laboratory and reflected on his power gap with Kaido and his goal of reaching admiral-level strength within two years.

Luo Ya visited Vegapunk to discuss studying his Time Power and obtaining a Devil Fruit ability, but learned the research would cost billions of Beli. He suggested Vegapunk create a clone to earn money and consider safeguards against clone betrayal.

• Luo Ya demonstrated his Time Power to Vegapunk, who excitedly examined how the ability reversed his injury.
• Luo Ya asked about controlling Time Power, and Vegapunk said it would likely require immense energy and further research.
• Vegapunk explained he could replicate Zoan abilities, but even ordinary ones required months and at least one hundred million Beli.
• Vegapunk estimated that researching ability transfer would take about a year and cost three billion Beli.
• Luo Ya suggested Vegapunk assign a clone to make money and warned him to prepare safeguards against possible betrayal.

Luo Ya received an invitation to the Golden City and decided to attend, hoping to secure money for his research. As the banquet drew powerful figures, Kaido sent Queen to find Caesar and negotiate weapons sales, while the Marines prepared to protect visiting Celestial Dragons.

• Luo Ya reviewed Lu Yun's five-billion-Beli budget for rebuilding G-5 Branch and complained that it was too small to cover his expenses.
• Lu Yun gave Luo Ya an invitation to the Golden City, where Gild Tesoro planned a grand banquet that Celestial Dragons would attend, and Luo Ya decided to go.
• Kaido learned Caesar was in the Golden City and chose Queen to find him, pursue a weapons trade with Tesoro, and arrange for Headliners to follow Yamato if she met Luo Ya.
• Sengoku assigned Gion and Kaji to covertly protect Saint Rosward's family during their visit to the Golden City.

Luo Ya arrived at Gran Tesoro with Yamato and his officers, while Gild Tesoro prepared to work with Queen and the Beasts Pirates. The chapter left Gild Tesoro stunned when Queen revealed that Kaido wanted Luo Ya to marry his daughter, Yamato.

• Luo Ya split most of his money among his officers and entered Gran Tesoro, where he took Yamato to eat.
• Caesar and Monet watched Luo Ya on the island’s surveillance feed as Gild Tesoro discussed using their arrival to eliminate him.
• Tanaka brought Queen and several Beasts Pirates Headliners to meet Gild Tesoro.
• Queen and Gild Tesoro bonded over entertainment before Queen asked him to find Luo Ya and a white-haired girl.
• Gild Tesoro offered to help Queen kill Luo Ya, but Queen explained that Kaido wanted Luo Ya to marry his daughter, Yamato.

Luo Ya and Yamato entered Gran Tesoro’s VIP Area, where the arrival of Celestial Dragons exposed the danger of Yamato’s anger and left Baccarat terrified. Meanwhile, Gild Tesoro reconsidered how to deal with Luo Ya and decided to gamble over Monet and Caesar’s fates.

• Baccarat welcomed Luo Ya, Yamato, and Lu Yun and drove them toward Hotel Tesoro after Luo Ya said he had come to make money.
• Three Celestial Dragons arrived, and Luo Ya told Yamato to stay in the car as everyone nearby knelt; Yamato voiced her wish to punch them, frightening Baccarat.
• Baccarat introduced the hotel’s amusement hall, where Luo Ya spotted Momousagi and Chaton, while Yamato asked to go inside and play.
• Gild Tesoro watched Luo Ya and Yamato enter the amusement hall and concluded that harming them could provoke Kaido because he believed Luo Ya was Kaido’s son-in-law.
• Gild Tesoro told the chained Monet and Caesar that he would wager their fates on whether Luo Ya could win.

Luo Ya visited Gran Tesoro with Yamato, where Chaton warned him to be careful after returning. The chapter left him suspicious of a threat to the people around him after Queen appeared as Tesoro’s special guest.

• Tesoro gave Luo Ya thirty million Beli worth of complimentary chips, and Luo Ya watched the arena with Yamato.
• Luo Ya met Chaton and Issho at a gambling table and learned that Gion had gone upstairs.
• Chaton warned Luo Ya to be careful after returning, prompting Luo Ya to worry that Yamato might be targeted.
• Luo Ya and Yamato watched Tesoro’s performance, where Queen appeared onstage with the Punk Band from the Beasts.

Gild Tesoro hosted Luo Ya and Yamato, rewarding their victory at the dice table with a special gift: Caesar and Monet, whom Luo Ya had been searching for. Queen then joined them, revealing Tesoro’s attempt to bring Luo Ya into a negotiation with the Beasts Pirates, though the reason for Tesoro’s unusual friendliness remained unclear.

• Queen’s appearance announced the alliance between the Beasts Pirates and Gild Tesoro, causing those who coveted Gran Tesoro to abandon their plans.
• Tesoro invited Luo Ya to gamble, offering ten times the wager and a special gift if Luo Ya won.
• Yamato bet nearly a hundred million Beli on even and won against Tesoro’s odd bet, earning a billion Beli.
• Tesoro led Luo Ya and Yamato to a secret room, where Luo Ya discovered that Tesoro had captured Caesar and Monet for him.
• Queen arrived, and Luo Ya realized Tesoro was trying to involve him in dealings with the Beasts Pirates.
• Yamato asked to eat, interrupting the tense exchange between Luo Ya, Tesoro, and Queen.

Luo Ya weighed Gild Tesoro’s offer to back Caesar’s Smlie production before discovering that a newspaper had exposed Kaido’s plan to marry Yamato to him. The scandal left him facing a serious threat to his position and resolved to strengthen his own power.

• Gild Tesoro offered to hand Monet and Caesar over to Luo Ya, while Queen demanded that Caesar keep supplying Smlie to the Beasts Pirates.
• Luo Ya rejected the arrangement at first, but Gild Tesoro argued that buying Smlie through Gran Tesoro would be legitimate business and offered three million Beli per fruit.
• Gild Tesoro showed Luo Ya a gossip newspaper with a photo of him and Yamato and a story claiming Kaido intended to make him his son-in-law.
• Queen denied leaking the story but said a Headliner might have sold the information to the newspaper.
• Luo Ya realized the newspaper could bring serious trouble from the Marines and decided he needed to strengthen his own power quickly.

Luo Ya tested whether Monet would obey him, and after she abandoned her attempt at revenge, he kept her as a potential helper. Three days later, his warship left Gran Tesoro with Caesar, Monet, and Speed aboard, while Luo Ya assigned Speed to Yamato.

• Luo Ya reflected on the allies and military strength he needed to challenge the Celestial Dragons’ corrupt system.
• Luo Ya freed Monet from her Sea Stone cuffs and offered her a chance to attack him for her freedom, but she lost her nerve and collapsed.
• Luo Ya ordered Monet to wash and present herself to him; after bathing, she gave up her memories of her family and submitted, and he covered her with a garment.
• Three days later, Luo Ya’s warship departed Gran Tesoro with Caesar and Monet secretly aboard.
• Speed introduced herself as a Shinuchi sent by Kaido to serve Yamato, and Luo Ya made her Yamato’s direct subordinate and told her to call him Vice Admiral.

Sengoku learned that Yamato was Kaido’s daughter and summoned Sakazuki, while Luo Ya cleared Punk Hazard’s poison and assigned Caesar and Monet to produce Smlie. Luo Ya had Lu Yun feed the Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit to Rain Cutter, creating a pink dragon that he subdued and named Xiao Fen.

• Sengoku discovered that Yamato was Kaido’s daughter, learned she had been abducted by Luo Ya, and ordered Sakazuki to come to his office.
• Luo Ya ordered Caesar to focus on Smlie production and refused to help Big Mom’s Giant Drug experiments on children.
• Luo Ya and Lu Yun reached the Devil Fruit storage room, where Lu Yun used the Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit to transform Rain Cutter.
• Rain Cutter became a pink dragon and attacked Luo Ya, who struck it with Demon King Gun until it submitted.
• Xiao Fen returned to blade form, and Luo Ya inspected its new pink dragon-themed appearance.