Chapter Summaries

Sengoku proposed creating a Navy Science Unit to test weapons developed by World Government research institutes, offering to surrender the Navy’s independent arsenals if necessary. Kong secured the Gorosei’s approval by agreeing to place the Navy’s weapons supply under government control, then returned to Marineford to begin organizing the unit.

• Sengoku suggested forming a Science Unit that would submit the Navy’s needs to the World Government and test the weapons it provided.
• Kong warned that handing over the Navy’s arsenals would cost it independence, but agreed to seek the Gorosei’s approval.
• Kong asked Sengoku to have Beasts’ mark removed from Beasts’ weapons during the next purchase, while Sengoku vowed to stop the crew’s schemes.
• The Gorosei approved the Science Unit and promised dedicated laboratories after Kong agreed to let the World Government allocate the Navy’s weapons.
• Kong announced the plan to Navy Headquarters’ senior officers, and they began work on establishing the Science Unit.

In 1496, after four years of relative calm, eighteen-year-old Jinbe prepared to leave Fenrir Island and sail alone in search of his dream. Oshi and his friends said goodbye as he boarded Burufatt’s aging ship, the Taurus.

• The chapter described several developments beneath the seas’ calm surface, including the Marines’ Science Unit, Beasts Heavy Industries’ weapons factories, and major figures making moves across the world.
• Burufatt continued to use the battle-worn Taurus, refusing to replace the ship that had served him through years of fighting.
• Jinbe said farewell to Arlong, Hachi, and Chirp before setting out to sea alone.
• Oshi welcomed Jinbe aboard the Taurus and told him that Ra had prepared supplies and clothes for his journey.
• Oshi urged Jinbe to remember her advice and use her name if he got into trouble, noting that she had gained a fearsome reputation as the Nether Princess.

Oshi forced Burufatt to stop drinking and rest after his health deteriorated, while he and Jinbe sailed toward Fish-Man Island for separate reasons. The chapter ended with Jinbe asking whether Oshi's work was connected to rumors that Kaido planned to move the Beasts Pirates and reorganize its officers.

• Oshi confiscated and threw away Burufatt's liquor, warning him that his poor health could worsen if he kept drinking.
• Burufatt agreed to quit alcohol, and Oshi reminded him to eat his medicinal meals before leaving the ship.
• Burufatt called after Oshi to tell her to stay safe on missions, then called her name once more without having anything else to say.
• The Taurus sailed toward Fish-Man Island, where Burufatt planned to find an old friend and Jinbe intended to return before setting out to sea.
• Jinbe discussed Oshi's close relationship with Burufatt and asked if her current work was tied to rumors of Kaido's planned move and reorganization of the Beasts Pirates.

Burufatt told Jinbe that the Beasts Pirates might undergo major changes after Wano Country invited them to relocate there. At a meeting, Kaido’s officers debated the proposal and recognized that moving the crew’s vast operation would require extensive investigation and planning.

• Burufatt drank Oshi’s bitter health tea and told Jinbe that the Beasts Pirates might soon face major changes tied to Wano Country.
• Burufatt recalled how an old woman who had once sailed with Kaido visited him and proposed that the Beasts move their base to Wano Country to support its weapons trade.
• Kaido gathered his officers to discuss the proposal, and Burufatt and Wright urged caution and recommended investigating Wano before making a decision.
• Wright explained that relocating the Beasts’ thousands of members, fleets, industries, and facilities would require complicated planning and advance preparation.
• King agreed that the Beasts should not rashly abandon Fenrir, given the difficulty of moving their core territory.

Kaido visited Ra to discuss whether the Beasts should move into Wano Country, weighing its resources against the risks to Fenrir and the crew. Ra told him to stop calculating every obstacle and decide whether he truly wanted Wano, leaving him with a direct answer: take it and crush any resistance.

• Kaido postponed deciding whether the Beasts would move into Wano Country after his officers raised concerns.
• Kaido visited Ra and explained that Wano's new shogun had offered the Beasts access to its ores, factories, and labor in exchange for support.
• Kaido told Ra he feared conflict with Wano's Samurai, hidden complications, and leaving Fenrir less protected.
• Ra said the officers were responsible for weighing the practical risks, while Kaido needed to decide what he wanted.
• Ra told Kaido that if he wanted Wano, he should take it and overcome any resistance with strength.

Ra told Kaido to take what he wanted, prompting him to order the Beasts Pirates to move into Wano Country. Half a month later, Burufatt brought Jinbe to Fish-Man Island, where Jinbe planned to meet the royal family and Burufatt searched for an acquaintance.

• Ra casually told Kaido to take Wano Country, and Kaido left to announce the Beasts Pirates' move.
• Burufatt asked Jinbe about his plans, and Jinbe said he wanted to stay on Fish-Man Island and contact the royal family.
• Burufatt explained that Whitebeard's protection had helped save Fish-Man Island from pirates and slave hunters.
• Half a month later, the coated Taurus arrived at Fish-Man Island, where a patrol captain greeted Burufatt and asked if he had come to take orphans again.
• Burufatt said he was looking for an acquaintance who had recently returned to Fish-Man Island, then offered the patrol captain health tea instead of wine.

Burufatt asked an old Fish-Man to help find Lahel, while learning that Navy officers and mysterious World Government representatives had arrived on Fish-Man Island. At Ryugu Palace, a masked official demanded that King Neptune help capture an escaped Fish-Man slave within three days.

• Burufatt described Lahel to the old Fish-Man, who agreed to search for the newly returned Grouper Fish-Man around the Fish-Man District.
• The old Fish-Man warned Burufatt to keep his crew out of trouble because Navy personnel and mysterious visitors were meeting with King Neptune.
• Jinbe said goodbye to Burufatt and reunited with the old Fish-Man, thanking him for the bread that had once saved Jinbe and his companion.
• A masked World Government representative told King Neptune that an escaped Celestial Dragon's Fish-Man slave had to be found.
• King Neptune reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the search and capture the escaped slave within three days.

Jinbe visited the old fish-man while they waited for news about Burufatt’s search, and Oshi coordinated the Beasts Pirates’ preparations to enter Wano Country. She explained Kaido’s new officer rankings, naming the Great Posters and revealing that Taolong would be considered for the Tobi Roppo.

• The old fish-man brought Jinbe home and asked about his years on Fenrir Island and the girl who taught him Fish-Man Karate.
• Jinbe praised Oshi’s strength and appearance, while Oshi elsewhere drifted into an uneasy daze and wondered whether something was wrong with her body.
• Oshi told the gathered officers that Kaido planned to seize Wano Country and ordered them to pack for a possible move.
• Oshi explained that King, Queen, and Jack were the planned Great Posters, with King already chosen, Queen promised to Zayn, and Jack reserved for Burufatt.
• Oshi told Taolong that Kaido had established six positions beneath the Great Posters called the Tobi Roppo.

Oshi explained Kaido’s restructuring of the Beasts Pirates and described his bargain with Wano Country’s shogun, Kurozumi Orochi. King led an advance team toward Wano Country as soon as Kaido returned to Fenrir.

• Oshi said Kaido planned to divide the Beasts into Great Posters, Tobi Roppo, and True Strike, promoting strong island officers and filling their vacated posts with other capable pirates.
• Oshi explained that future challenges across ranks would require Kaido’s personal approval, leaving Taolong disappointed about his goal of becoming a Great Poster.
• Taolong asked about Kaido’s visit to Wano Country, and Oshi said he had met its shogun before notifying King and the others.
• Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi agreed that the Beasts could use most of Wano Country’s land in exchange for helping suppress rebellious samurai and disobedient daimyos.
• King led an advance team from Fenrir toward Wano Country using a secret passage provided by Kurozumi Orochi.

Jinbe stayed with an old fish-man on Fish-Man Island and learned that Arlong's father planned to abandon Arlong's baby sister, prompting Jinbe and the old fish-man to arrange to care for her. After the old fish-man was summoned to an urgent assembly, Jinbe headed toward the Fish-Man District and encountered Marines in Mermaid Harbor.

• The old fish-man invited Jinbe to stay at his home, where Jinbe listened to his stories about ordinary life on Fish-Man Island.
• The old fish-man told Jinbe that Arlong's father planned to abandon his newborn daughter, and offered to raise her.
• Jinbe agreed to help care for Arlong's sister while Arlong trained with Beasts.
• A member of the old fish-man's squad summoned him to a mandatory assembly ordered by King Neptune, and Jinbe set off for the Fish-Man District.
• In Mermaid Harbor, Jinbe overheard Alberich and Vice Admiral Mien discussing the mermaids and heading into the Mermaid Cafe.

Jinbe discovered that Marine Vice Admiral Mien and Alberich were searching Fish-Man Island for Lahel, the fish-man Burufatt had mentioned, and hurried back to warn him. Mien deduced Jinbe was hiding something and followed him, while Lahel remained trapped in hiding with a starving baby.

• Jinbe recognized the fish-man in Mien and Alberich's photograph as Lahel but denied knowing him, then hurried to warn Burufatt.
• Mien realized Jinbe had lied and changed direction, so he ordered Alberich to follow him.
• Mien explained that Ra's cooking had left him unable to eat ordinary food, while years of hunger and grief had sharpened his swordsmanship and fueled his vengeance.
• Lahel woke in a filthy alley to a crying baby and, afraid the Marines and World Government would catch him, tried to quiet the hungry child.

Burufatt waited for his ship to be coated on Fish-Man Island, then set off for the Fish-Man District. Meanwhile, a suited official ordered King Neptune and the island’s forces to find a person connected to a Celestial Dragon’s lost property within one day.

• Burufatt lost at cards, quit gambling, and learned the Taurus would need at least two more hours to finish coating.
• Burufatt mused about retiring and worried about Oshi’s future before deciding to walk to the Fish-Man District despite warnings about Marines.
• King Neptune assembled Fish-Man Island’s soldiers, including the Sea God Army, in the square before Ryugu Palace.
• A suited official announced that a Celestial Dragon had lost something on the island and demanded that the person in the distributed photographs be found by the next day.
• The official threatened King Neptune and Fish-Man Island with the Celestial Dragon’s wrath, then left with the navy.

Burufatt searched Fish-Man District for an abandoned infant while a patrol squad learned that the person they were seeking was connected to the Celestial Dragons. Jinbe was confronted by Mien and Alberich, who demanded to know where the person in the photograph was, and the encounter was poised to turn violent.

• A patrol squad member recognized the photograph as matching the person their boss had been told to find, and the old fish-man ordered the squad to keep quiet and alert him if they found the person.
• The old fish-man hurried to warn Burufatt, who had entered Fish-Man District and headed for its dark northern quarter.
• Burufatt heard a baby's cries, tracked them to a wooden board hiding the infant, and reached to lift it.
• Jinbe stopped in a remote area and confronted Mien and Alberich, revealing that he had noticed them following him.
• Mien said Jinbe's aura had wavered when he saw the photograph, and Alberich demanded the person's whereabouts.
• Jinbe said he did not know where the person was and was searching for him too, prompting Alberich to suggest there was nothing left to discuss.

Alberich and Mien confronted Jinbe to learn where their target was, but Jinbe denied knowing and fought back against Alberich. After Jinbe demonstrated his skill and unusual robe, Alberich called on Mien to join the fight.

• Alberich prepared to fight Jinbe after Jinbe said he did not know the target’s whereabouts.
• Alberich attacked with Soru and a kick, but Jinbe blocked him and was then pushed back by Alberich’s Armament Haki.
• Alberich’s Rankyaku missed when Jinbe used Soru, prompting Mien and Alberich to realize Jinbe knew Marine Rokushiki.
• Jinbe countered Alberich’s Rankyaku with Strike Water, then used his robe to stop Alberich’s Shigan and struck his face with Shark Arrow Elbow.
• Alberich recovered from the blow and asked Mien to help because he could not defeat Jinbe alone.

Marine Vice Admiral Alberich and Vice Admiral Mien confronted Jinbe, who refused to surrender or provide information. When Jinbe revealed that Osiris was his teacher, Mien recognized his connection to the Beasts and turned openly hostile.

• Alberich withdrew from the fight after realizing Jinbe might injure him, leaving Vice Admiral Mien to attack.
• Mien’s sword slash failed to pierce Jinbe’s unusual clothes, though Jinbe felt a sting on his chest.
• Alberich questioned Jinbe about learning the Six Powers, and Jinbe said his teacher had taught him.
• Jinbe identified his teacher as Osiris, prompting Alberich to recognize her as the Nether Princess.
• Mien drew his second sword and accused Jinbe of being tied to the Beasts, speaking with killing intent.

Mien overwhelmed Jinbe with a barrage of sword strikes, and Jinbe’s counterattack ended in a flash of blood. Elsewhere, Burufatt carried the hungry infant toward the edge of Fish-Man District before stopping at a distant sound.

• Mien explained that the Beasts Pirates had obtained a handwritten copy of the Six Powers, and Jinbe confirmed that he had come from the Beasts.
• Alberich learned that the Six Powers had leaked to pirates while Mien attacked Jinbe with his sword.
• Jinbe used Armament Haki to defend against Mien’s strikes, but Mien’s Two Sword Style rapidly drained his Haki.
• Jinbe used Plum Skin to deflect Mien’s blades and countered with Fish-Man Karate: Shark Skin Palm Bottom, but Mien cut him and blood sprayed into the air.
• Burufatt carried the hungry infant toward the edge of Fish-Man District, then stopped and looked toward a sound.

Marines and CP Agents captured a Blond Fish-Man who had escaped from the Celestial Dragons, using anesthetic to overcome his resistance. As the agents prepared to take him away, Burufatt arrived holding a child and ordered them to stop.

• A Marine marksman shot the Blond Fish-Man, but a CP Agent kicked the soldier and reprimanded him for risking damage to Celestial Dragon property.
• The Blond Fish-Man fought off pursuing Marines until CP Agents cornered him and injected him with a specially developed anesthetic.
• The Blond Fish-Man bit his own arm to resist the anesthetic, but lost consciousness after the agents crushed the supplies he had been carrying.
• The lead agent ordered his subordinates to report the capture and take the injured Fish-Man to a clinic, while a Marine kicked the unconscious captive.
• Burufatt appeared holding a child and shouted for everyone to stop, prompting the lead agent to order his subordinates to take him out.

Burufatt rescued the unconscious Blond Fish-Man and a baby after killing the agents and Marines who tried to stop him. A white-suited agent arrived ten minutes later and organized a pursuit toward the west side of the island.

• The leading black-clad agent ordered two subordinates to attack Burufatt, but Burufatt dodged their strikes and kicked them aside.
• Burufatt recognized the scarred Blond Fish-Man as his brother and saw the signs of years of abuse on his body.
• After the leading agent threatened him in the Celestial Dragons’ name, Burufatt wounded him with Strike Water and killed him with a Fish-Man Karate punch.
• Burufatt used Gun Wave: Blood Rain to kill the two agents and several Marines, then carried his brother and the baby away.
• A white-suited agent questioned a Marine witness, learned Burufatt had headed west, and ordered a search party to pursue him.

Vice Admiral Mien spared Jinbe after defeating him, while Burufatt hurried his crew to prepare to leave Fish-Man Island with two rescued fish-men. On Fenrir Island, Oshi learned Ra had left with Kaido and decided to visit Obe instead.

• Mien defeated Jinbe but let him live, then left with Alberich to head west across Fish-Man Island.
• Mien told Alberich he had no personal grudge against Jinbe, and Jinbe collapsed after their departure.
• Burufatt ordered his pirates to pack and prepare to board immediately, warning that Marines, World Government agents, or the Sea God Army might pursue them.
• Burufatt paid the coating master to finish coating the ship faster and asked the crew to feed the baby he carried.
• Oshi learned from Wright that Ra had left Fenrir Island with Kaido three days earlier, then chose to visit Obe.

Oshi visited Obe’s laboratory to ask about her strange symptoms, but Obe dismissed them and threw her out after Oshi teased her. Outside, Oshi’s divine power suddenly went out of control as she sensed something terrible, and silver-white particles began appearing across her body.

• Oshi asked Obe about her flushing and palpitations while Obe tested a device and showed off her garbage-disposal robot, Watermelon No. 1.
• Obe suggested Oshi’s symptoms were a heat cycle, but Oshi doubted it and poked Obe’s chest before concluding the cause was something else.
• Obe struck Oshi and expelled her from the laboratory after Oshi joked about Obe’s figure.
• As Oshi prepared to leave, she felt a terrifying disturbance, and her crimson divine power erupted into a destructive storm.
• Obe tried to restrain Oshi, but Oshi stared in a certain direction as silver-white particles appeared across her body and she unleashed Super Meteor Burst.