Chapter Summaries

Wes intervened at Marineford, freezing Akainu long enough for Ace and Luffy to escape, while Whitebeard continued fighting the Navy and suffered a devastating blow from Garp. As Whitebeard weakened, Blackbeard Teach arrived with the criminals released from Impel Down’s sixth level.

• Wes appeared and froze Akainu, giving Ace and Luffy time to flee toward safety.
• Akainu broke free and attacked Wes, while Marco and Vista worked together to hold him back.
• Wes watched as Whitebeard fought the Navy alone, enduring mounting wounds while buying time for the pirates to retreat.
• Garp struck Whitebeard in the chest, breaking his ribs and causing severe internal injuries.
• Blackbeard Teach arrived with the criminals released from the sixth level of Impel Down and called out to Whitebeard.

Wes pinned the Blackbeard Pirates with his gravity and tested Blackbeard’s abilities while capturing San Juan Wolf. Shiliew attacked Wes from behind, but his slash failed to draw blood, and Wes knocked him unconscious.

• Sengoku prepared to stop the escaped prisoners, but Wes used tenfold gravity to crush the Blackbeard Pirates against the ice.
• Blackbeard recognized Wes, and Lafitte warned the crew that Wes had defeated the Big Mom Pirates alone.
• Wes gathered fire into a blazing sphere, forcing Blackbeard to use Dark Hole to absorb it and hide his exhaustion from his crew.
• San Juan Wolf shrank to doll size, and Wes caught him in his hand.
• Shiliew attacked Wes from behind with Raiu, but the slash caused no visible injury, and Wes knocked Shiliew unconscious.

Wes defeated several Blackbeard Pirates, including Catarina Devon, Doc Q, and Stronger, while Blackbeard ordered the survivors to flee. The Marines moved to stop them, and Kizaru blocked Blackbeard as Whitebeard kept Garp and Sengoku occupied.

• Blackbeard ordered his crew to attack Wes, while Catarina Devon tried to escape from the rear.
• Wes trapped Catarina in a magic cage and battered her with repeated lightning strikes until she reverted to human form, badly burned.
• Doc Q's diseases had no effect on Wes, and Wes turned Doc Q and Stronger into tiny toys as Stronger tried to flee.
• Blackbeard ordered the pirates to run and abandoned his companions, prompting the Marines to pursue and surround the escaping criminals.
• Kizaru blocked Blackbeard's path while Whitebeard continued to fight Garp and Sengoku, but Kizaru held back rather than risk a serious battle.

Wes turned the Blackbeard Pirates into toys and cornered Blackbeard after he tried to escape Marineford. Blackbeard fled after Wes infected him with a virus, but his body reddened and his steps faltered.

• Kizaru kept Blackbeard occupied while the Marines fought Avalo Pizarro and Vasco Shot.
• Onigumo put Seastone handcuffs on Avalo Pizarro, and Wes transformed him into a toy.
• Wes turned the other Blackbeard Pirates into toys, leaving Blackbeard as the last one still fighting.
• Blackbeard scattered debris with the Dark-Dark Fruit and broke through an iron gate, but Wes blocked his escape with a Blizzard spell.
• Blackbeard attacked Wes with Dark Water, but Wes became black smoke that entered Blackbeard's body and infected him with a virus.
• Blackbeard ran from Wes as his skin turned red and his steps grew unsteady.

Wes defeated Blackbeard by overwhelming him with a virus and binding him in Seastone chains. Meanwhile, Whitebeard continued fighting the Marines until Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu attacked him in succession, leaving the battle raging.

• Blackbeard succumbed to Wes's virus, and Wes bound his unconscious body in Seastone chains.
• Sengoku, Garp, and Aokiji struggled to suppress Whitebeard as he fought with all his strength.
• Sengoku questioned Whitebeard about his deal with Wes, but Whitebeard refused to tell him.
• Kizaru launched a surprise laser attack, and Aokiji froze Whitebeard, but Whitebeard broke free and repelled Kizaru's barrage.
• Akainu struck at Whitebeard's head with Hell Hound, but Whitebeard blocked the blow with his bisento.

Sengoku, Garp, and Kizaru withdrew from the fight, leaving Akainu and Aokiji to face Whitebeard. Whitebeard split Marineford apart before the Admirals overwhelmed and fatally wounded him.

• Sengoku and Garp stepped back to let younger Marines compete for the glory of defeating Whitebeard, while Kizaru withdrew as well.
• Whitebeard unleashed an Air Shockwave at Akainu and Aokiji, then split Marineford in two with his power.
• Sengoku rallied the shaken Marines, telling them Marineford could be rebuilt as long as they survived.
• Akainu and Aokiji attacked Whitebeard together, with Akainu burning half his head and Aokiji freezing him.
• Akainu punched through Whitebeard’s chest, leaving him near death, and Whitebeard praised the “magma brat.”

Whitebeard declared that the One Piece existed before dying, and Wes Erwin took his body while confronting Akainu. Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates arrived to end the war, but Akainu and the hawkish Marines stood against them as another clash threatened to begin.

• Whitebeard recalled his life, proclaimed that the One Piece existed, and died on the battlefield.
• Akainu and the Marines rushed Whitebeard, but a glowing barrier stopped them from reaching his body.
• Wes Erwin appeared, made Whitebeard's corpse vanish, and ordered Akainu to move aside.
• Shanks arrived aboard the Red Force with the Red-Haired Pirates and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out many lower-ranking Marines.
• Shanks declared that he had come to end the war, but Akainu rejected his intentions and gathered the hawkish Marines to face the Red-Haired Pirates.

Sengoku ended the battle at Marineford before Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates could clash with the exhausted Marines, with Sengoku and Garp accepting responsibility for the war. After Wes returned to his own world, the Summit War’s aftermath spread across the seas, leaving the Marines weakened and a new era beginning.

• Shanks prepared to fight the Marines, but Sengoku stopped Akainu and declared the war over.
• Sengoku accepted responsibility for the Marines’ losses, and Garp joined him in bearing the blame.
• Shanks invited Wes for a drink, but Wes ignored him and teleported back to his own world with valuable experimental materials.
• Morgans named the battle the Summit War, and Whitebeard’s final words inspired many people to set out in search of the Great Treasure.
• With Marine forces depleted, pirates attacked unguarded places, and several countries fell into chaos.
• Sengoku resigned and Garp sought to retire, but Kong refused their requests and kept them to train the next generation of Marines.

After the Summit War, the Whitebeard Pirates and other Emperor crews fought to protect their territories as pirates flooded the New World. In peaceful Dressrosa, Kuzan visited Law and revealed that he had left the Navy, then asked to join Law’s pirate crew.

• Ace led the Whitebeard Pirates through a string of battles, raising his bounty to 2 billion Beli and helping the crew secure its core territories.
• The Beasts Pirates and Red-Haired Pirates defended their domains, while Wes kept Dressrosa largely safe from pirate attacks.
• Kuzan arrived in Dressrosa and ignored Law’s questions while watching the dancers onstage.
• Kuzan told Law he was no longer in the Navy and explained that he had lost a leg after losing the Fleet Admiral contest to Sakazuki.
• Kuzan asked Law whether his pirate crew was recruiting, leaving Law shocked and unsure how to respond.

Kuzan visited Dressrosa and, impressed by its peace and prosperity, asked Wes to let him join the crew. Wes accepted, then casually raised the possibility that Kuzan was a Navy spy, making Law and Kyros wary of him.

• Kuzan saw how Violet had turned Dressrosa into a prosperous underworld transfer hub and a lively tourist destination.
• Law and Kyros brought Kuzan to King's Highland, where Kyros questioned whether he was serious about joining.
• Wes asked Kuzan if he wanted to join, and Kuzan answered yes.
• Wes accepted Kuzan without hesitation and said the worst case was that he was an undercover agent sent by the Navy and World Government.
• Law and Kyros became hostile toward Kuzan, and Kyros put his hand on his sword hilt.

Kuzan joined Wes’s group after being ordered to provide ten Devil Fruits or capture ten users, and he delivered twelve powerful pirates instead. Wes restored Kuzan’s lost leg as a joining gift, but Law remained unwilling to welcome him.

• Wes ordered Kuzan to provide ten Devil Fruits or capture ten Devil Fruit users within seven days.
• Kyros suspected Kuzan of being a World Government spy, while Law warned that betraying Wes would make him an experiment.
• Five days later, news spread that former Navy Admiral Aokiji had joined Wes, and Kuzan presented twelve pirates with bounties over one hundred million.
• Wes regenerated Kuzan’s missing left leg and told him to follow Law’s arrangements.
• Kuzan offered Law a friendly handshake, but Law ignored him and walked away.

After months of studying the laws within Devil Fruits, Wes expanded his created world to nearly 100,000 square kilometers. He then summoned Law, King Riku, and the others to the castle on King's Highland, leaving them uncertain about what he wanted.

• Wes used the Mind Stone to study the laws within Devil Fruits for several months and gained a deeper understanding of them.
• Wes surveyed the thriving settlement of Cull Obsidian's tribe, the Tontatta Tribe's herb fields, the Eve Tree, and the animals living in his world.
• Wes used magic and the laws he had studied to expand his world with new plains, mountains, and rivers until it covered nearly 100,000 square kilometers.
• Wes appeared in the castle on King's Highland and mentally summoned Law, King Riku, and the others.
• Law, King Riku, and the other summoned people stopped their work and hurried to the castle.

Wes met with his companions to hear reports on Dressrosa and major developments at sea, including Akainu becoming Fleet Admiral and the World Government filling the Shichibukai vacancies. The meeting ended with Wes reading Portgas D. Ace’s request to ransom Whitebeard’s body.

• King Riku arrived last and found Kuzan attending Wes’s summons, while the leaders’ earlier suspicion of Kuzan had eased after his ice amusement park brought joy to Dressrosa’s citizens.
• Wes asked Kuzan how he was settling in, and Kuzan said he was enjoying his peaceful life and work clearing pirates from nearby waters.
• Violet reported on Dressrosa’s affairs, and Wes praised her management.
• Law reported that Akainu had succeeded as Fleet Admiral, prompting the group to look toward Kuzan, who showed no visible reaction.
• Law said the World Government had recruited several great pirates to fill the vacant Shichibukai positions, then gave Wes a letter from Portgas D. Ace.
• Wes read Ace’s letter, which said Ace wanted to ransom Whitebeard’s body and would pay any price.

Wes brought Kuzan to Vegapunk’s laboratory in his own world, where Kuzan discovered the captured pirates and the Pacifistas Vegapunk had built. Vegapunk then revealed the Seraphim, leaving Kuzan stunned by their power and potential.

• Wes showed Kuzan his world and led him to Vegapunk’s laboratory.
• Vegapunk told Wes that materials were running low, then confirmed that the requested work was ready.
• Kuzan saw Whitebeard, Big Mom, the Sweet Commanders, the Blackbeard Pirates, and other notorious pirates confined in culture tanks.
• Vegapunk revealed dozens of Pacifistas modeled after Bartholomew Kuma.
• Eight child Seraphim appeared, and Vegapunk explained that they had Lunarian bloodlines and strength close to that of a Shichibukai.

Wes used his new Seraphim and Pacifistas to launch a hunt for Devil Fruit users, expanding Dressrosa’s influence and worsening tensions across the New World. The World Government rejected a direct attack and instead planned to turn the Beasts Pirates against Dressrosa after Kuzan captured Sasaki.

• Wes confirmed that Whitebeard’s body had no further use and left the laboratory with the Seraphim and Pacifistas.
• Wes ordered the capture of ability users alive, sending Kuzan, Law, and Kyros on hunting teams while Cull Obsidian stayed behind to defend Dressrosa.
• Law and Kuzan captured pirates and other targets, including members of the Beasts Pirates, while the hunts reduced pirate raids and drew smaller nations toward Dressrosa.
• Saturn reported that the New World had fallen out of the World Government’s control, and Natsugoro’s proposal to attack Dressrosa was rejected over the risks.
• Mars reported that Kuzan had captured Sasaki, and Warcury proposed using the CP organization to provoke a conflict between the Beasts Pirates and Dressrosa.

Rumors that the Beasts Pirates feared Wes spread throughout the New World, inflaming Kaido and deepening King’s concern about a conflict engineered by the World Government. In Dressrosa, Wes prepared to attack Wano Country and capture the Beasts Pirates’ Devil Fruit users, confident he could defeat them.

• Rumors disparaging Kaido and claiming the Beasts Pirates feared Wes spread across the New World, amplified by the World Economic Journal and interested parties.
• Kaido raged on Onigashima, while King told Jack to let him vent and warned that attacking Dressrosa would play into the World Government’s trap.
• King considered the Beasts Pirates’ many Devil Fruit users and hesitated over whether to strike first against Wes.
• In Dressrosa, Wes discussed attacking Wano Country with Law and said he could defeat the Beasts Pirates alone while bringing others to prevent Devil Fruit users from escaping.
• Law warned Wes that the World Government wanted both sides crippled, but he fell silent when Wes remained confident in his plan.

Wes and Kuzan launched a surprise assault on Onigashima as part of Wes’s plan to seize Wano Country. Kaido’s counterattack was reflected back at him, and Kuzan froze Onigashima and the nearby sea, leaving the main battle still to come.

• Wes prepared to conquer Wano Country, sending himself and Kuzan to attack Onigashima while the rest of his forces targeted the Flower Capital and Wano’s ability users.
• Kaido sensed the approaching attackers, transformed into his Azure Dragon form, and recognized Kuzan as Aokiji.
• Kaido fired a Bolo Breath at Wes and Kuzan, but an invisible barrier reflected it and sent Kaido crashing into Onigashima.
• Kuzan struck Onigashima with Ice Age, freezing the island and surrounding sea, then drank a green potion to restore his stamina.
• Wes descended beside Kuzan and remarked that he had cleared out the fodder, noting that the real battle remained ahead.

Wes and Kuzan fought Kaido and the Beast Pirates officers, using their powers to restrain the enemy forces. After inspecting King and the other Ancient Zoan users, Wes ordered Cull Obsidian to imprison every pirate on the island.

• Kaido charged Kuzan, who froze him in an ice sphere before Kaido broke free and attacked with Thunder Bagua.
• Kuzan met Kaido's club strike with a punch and stopped his advance, while the Calamities and Flying Six rushed to support Kaido.
• Wes used Gravity Suppression to pin King and the other seven officers down, disrupting their attacks and forcing some to the ground.
• Wes removed King's hood and saw his face, while the chapter recounted King's history as a Lunarian experimental subject and his hatred of the World Government.
• Wes opened a Space Channel, brought out Cull Obsidian and his people, and ordered them to lock every pirate on the island in the dungeon.

Wes and Kuzan worked together to restrain Kaido and force him out of his Azure Dragon form. The chapter ended with Wes and Kaido locked in a dangerous battle of magic and Conqueror's Haki within Kaido's soul.

• Kaido broke away from his fight with Kuzan and attacked Wes, but Wes bound him with golden chains that withstood his flames and strength.
• Kaido dove at Wes with a Conqueror's Haki-coated strike, but Wes slowed him with Protego Totalum and Kuzan froze him with Frozen Time Capsule.
• Wes teleported onto Kaido and used a technique to seal his Devil Fruit powers temporarily, forcing him back into human form.
• Wes cast the Cruciatus Curse, and Kaido resisted it with Conqueror's Haki as they began fighting on the level of mind and soul.

Wes defeated Kaido by erasing his consciousness, then arrived in the burning Flower Capital and helped bring Orochi’s resistance to an end. He declared that Wano Country was under his control, leaving its people uncertain about what would come next.

• Kuzan attacked Kaido with Ice Age, and Wes used the Mind Stone to erase Kaido’s thoughts and consciousness.
• Wes ordered Kuzan to remain on Onigashima while Cull Obsidian’s people searched the island and Queen’s Laboratory for supplies and research materials.
• Wes arrived in the burning Flower Capital, where Law pursued Orochi through the streets as Orochi’s subordinates fought back and his severed heads regrew.
• Wes raised walls around the Flower Capital, and Law eventually captured Orochi after killing or wounding his subordinates.
• Wes announced through magic that he controlled Wano Country and issued orders, leaving its people bewildered and uneasy.