Chapter Summaries

John killed Foll after accusing him of betrayal, then ordered Babu to prepare the ship for a voyage to Paradise. Foll’s crew planned to use Wright’s discovery of the Golden Land to turn John against Babu and avenge their captain, but a call from Skypegate interrupted them.

• John left Foll’s body behind and told Babu to search it, then ordered him to stock up on food and water before they sailed to Paradise.
• Foll’s crew mourned him, and Wright stopped the pirates from attacking John, saying they should wait for a better chance to avenge their captain.
• Wright revealed that he had deciphered an old ship’s log describing the Golden Land of Shandra and proposed using its treasure as bait to set John and Babu against each other.
• The pirates found Foll’s ringing Den Den Mushi, and Wright answered a call from Skypegate, who urgently asked whether Foll was alright.

On Fenrir Island, Kaido chose not to pursue John or Golden Lion while Beasts consolidated its new territory. Ra reviewed the archives and learned the scale, population, manpower, and resources of the islands Beasts had seized.

• Kaido told his crew to inform Linlin and Ochoku that they could stop watching, then went back to sleep.
• King took Ra to the archives and showed her records on the islands’ currents and shipping routes.
• Ra found research notes deciphering a journal about Shandora and recognized that the archive manager was studying a lost script.
• Ra read the records and learned that Beasts now controlled eighteen islands, with Fenrir as the largest and most populous.
• Ra learned that Beasts had more than a thousand members after absorbing former John Pirates and other pirates, while the islands had modest mineral wealth but abundant food, fish, and trade goods.

Ra reviewed John’s records and wrote a development plan to shift the Beasts’ islands from exploitation toward sustainable growth, with the crew becoming a behind-the-scenes arms dealer rather than a militaristic state. She brought pastries and fruit juice to the council chamber, where the others gathered to discuss the Beasts’ next move.

• Ra studied John’s detailed ledgers, concluded that his policies had driven the islands toward famine, and planned a sustainable economic and industrial development strategy.
• Ra wrote a lengthy unofficial development proposal and headed to the council chamber after realizing Kaido had not yet woken.
• King told Oshi and Obe that they would attend the upcoming meeting, and Kaido later called him to gather the crew once he woke up.
• Ra prepared fruit cake and colorful fruit juice, which Oshi, Obe, Burufatt, and King enjoyed while waiting in the council chamber.
• Kaido arrived, sampled Ra’s fruit juice, and asked the gathered crew for their thoughts on the Beasts’ next move.

Kaido and his crew discussed the shortage of manpower, ships, and weapons after their territory expanded, and Ra presented a development plan for the Beasts Pirates. She began outlining a strategy to build wealth by developing their islands, leaving Kaido intrigued by the idea of turning the crew into a pirate nation.

• Burufatt and King described the crew’s shortages and recommended recruiting members and buying weapons and warships.
• Ra presented her “Beasts Development Planning Proposal,” which Kaido renamed the “World War Plan” after hearing its four steps.
• Ra said the plan aimed to accumulate resources, gather weapons and technology, monopolize the weapons market, and control the world’s right to wage war.
• Ra explained that territory taxes depended on local trade and proposed expanding the islands’ trade surpluses by actively managing and developing them.
• Ra concluded that the Beasts Pirates should transform from a Pirate Crew into a pirate nation.

Ra presented a plan to replace the Beasts Pirates’ inefficient plundering with protected trade and investment in their territory. She proposed prioritizing defenses on key islands and revealed that many smaller islands could not produce enough food to sustain themselves.

• Ra explained that the Beasts could earn more lasting wealth by protecting shipping routes and building trade partnerships instead of robbing merchant caravans.
• Ra showed Kaido, Burufatt, and King estimates of the islands’ trade and smuggling volumes, and said investment could double trade within three years.
• Ra proposed concentrating defense spending on strategically important islands while using remaining funds to develop trade.
• Burufatt objected to spending money on townspeople and abandoning islands, but Ra assured him the Beasts would retain control of their territory.
• Ra revealed that most small islands around Fenrir Island, especially those near the outer perimeter, could not produce enough food to support themselves.

Ra laid out a plan to make the Beasts self-sufficient by taking control of its subordinate islands and building a weapons industry to challenge the sea’s arms market. The others accepted her broad framework, but it still lacked the details needed to put it into practice.

• Ra explained how controlling Fenrir Island’s fresh-water supply and key sea routes could give the Beasts leverage over nearby islands, while undefended islands could lure in pirate crews.
• Ra proposed that the Beasts take over the management of its subordinate islands, build a nation, and concentrate its resources on military production.
• Ra argued that the Beasts could exploit the arms market’s lack of visible innovation by improving existing weapons and aiming to become a major supplier.
• King questioned whether Ra had a detailed plan, and Ra admitted she had only prepared a rough framework covering the main issues.
• King reviewed Ra’s notes, and the group recognized that her broad plan exceeded what Kaido had expected from their meeting.

Ra outlined Beasts’ plan to build a military-industrial system and profit from wars, while warning that reaching its full ambitions would take decades. A report of unidentified pirates arriving at shore interrupted the discussion, with their leader’s name sounding like “Skip.”

• Ra proposed selling weapons to opposing sides, exploiting their conflicts, and eventually offering mercenary services so Beasts could become synonymous with war.
• Kaido enthusiastically approved Ra’s plan, but Ra estimated that completing it would take twenty to thirty years and said rushing could undermine the effort.
• Ra suggested that abundant resources and local forging expertise could accelerate the plan, while Kaido considered obtaining wealth by robbing another great pirate.
• A pirate reported that unidentified ships had arrived and their leader wanted to see Kaido and Burufatt; Burufatt wondered if the visitor was Tiger, but the name sounded like “Skip.”

Skypegate survived his fall into the sea and arrived at Kaido’s docks to beg him to avenge Foll, who he said John had killed. Kaido agreed to hear what happened, and Skypegate began recounting how his crew found him.

• Burufatt and King recognized Skypegate, whom they had believed drowned, and Kaido led them to the docks.
• Skypegate and his followers prostrated themselves before Kaido and begged him to avenge Foll.
• Kaido agreed to hear Skypegate’s account after Skypegate said John had killed his big brother.
• The story shifted back to the damaged fleet near Fenrir Island, where Foll’s crew decided to return to the island and seek help.
• Third Brother hauled the unconscious Skypegate aboard after finding a dolphin pushing him through the water.
• The crew revived Skypegate with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, and he survived.

After learning that Foll had been killed by John, Skypegate sought Kaido’s help and offered clues to the Golden Land in exchange. King’s blade nearly killed him, but a mysterious golden-haired girl appeared before the blow landed, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Skypegate woke and tried to contact Foll, but his damaged Den Den Mushi failed, and he fainted again.
• Three days later, Skypegate reached Foll’s Den Den Mushi and learned from Wright that John had killed Foll.
• Wright told Skypegate that he and the others planned to use the Golden Land as bait to get a chance to kill the injured John, but Skypegate warned them it was too dangerous.
• Skypegate asked Kaido to kill John and offered the location of the Golden Land, claiming his crew had deciphered a ship’s log.
• Burufatt dismissed Skypegate’s offer, and King swung his blade at Skypegate’s neck.
• Skypegate opened his eyes and saw a dazzling golden-haired girl standing beside him.

Ra stopped King from killing Skypegate and confirmed that his ship’s log was likely genuine after recognizing the name of its scholar, Cyrus Wright, from manuscripts in the archives. Interested in finding the Golden Land and using its gold to advance their plans, Ra decided to investigate, and Kaido offered to accompany her and deal with John first.

• Ra halted King’s sword and asked Skypegate to explain the ship’s log, while Oshi knocked him out of his daze.
• Skypegate said his crew had found a sky-fallen shipwreck near Jaya and recovered a log that his crewmate Cyrus Wright had deciphered as describing the Golden City, Shandra.
• Ra recognized Cyrus Wright’s name from manuscripts about scripts in the island archives and said the log was probably authentic, though the Golden Land’s existence remained unconfirmed.
• Ra said she wanted to investigate the legend and that the gold could speed up their plans.
• Kaido told Ra to deal with John first and said he would go with her.

Ra refused Kaido’s offer of backup and traveled with Skypegate’s group to Great Island, where John and his men had landed. After concealing their ship with weather control, Ra prepared to confront John herself, poised to take her first life in this world.

• Ra insisted on confronting John alone, and Kaido declared that Ra and the Beasts Pirates would claim Skypegate and his logbook regardless of the outcome.
• Ra told Skypegate that John’s group planned to head to Great Island, so they sailed there aboard a fast Beasts scouting vessel.
• After six days at sea, Skypegate’s group reached Great Island but could not see through the thickening fog, and Ra told them to stay put.
• Ra revealed that she had tracked John’s ship, manipulated the wind, and raised the fog to hide her group’s approach.
• Ra detected John and his companions on the island and gathered herself to kill an intelligent being for the first time in this world.

John used the crew’s shore leave on Great Island to let his false plan to return to Paradise reach the people spying on him, intending to kill everyone and escape across the Calm Belt. As an unseen, emotionless gaze unsettled him in the fog, the feeling abruptly vanished, leaving him calmer but still without answers.

• John brought his pirate ship to Great Island and sent the crew ashore to gather supplies, using their freedom to give them one last chance to leak his supposed destination.
• John recalled that he had killed Foll because Foll and Babu had become difficult to control while John was weakened by his injuries.
• John resolved to kill everyone on the island and cross the Calm Belt to the Four Seas rather than return to Paradise.
• John grew increasingly frightened by an emotionless gaze he sensed after the ship reached the island, but his Observation Haki could not find its source.
• John left the ship and entered the fog, suspecting Foll’s subordinates or Babu, before the gaze suddenly disappeared and his panic eased.

Babu revealed that he knew Wright's group was searching for Shandra and proposed an alliance to kill John before John killed him. Wright agreed to hear Babu's plan, which would use the crew as bait while Babu delivered the fatal blow.

• Babu rescued Wright's injured crewmen and confronted Wright about the Golden City, Shandra, and the group's secret plans.
• Babu admitted he wanted to kill John because he believed John planned to kill him, and he warned that John would eventually eliminate Wright's crew as well.
• Babu invoked Foll's death to persuade Wright and the others to join forces against John.
• Wright asked to hear Babu's plan, and Babu proposed distracting John with news of the Golden Land while Wright's crew attacked and Babu teleported behind John to strike decisively.
• Wright realized Babu intended to use the crew as bait, but Babu insisted their attack would create his chance to kill John.

Babu and Wright conspired to attack John, while Ra watched from a nearby boat and prepared her own strike. As Wright ambushed John with the ship’s log as bait, Ra unleashed a divine attack from across the water.

• Babu promised to spare Wright’s companions in exchange for the Golden Land’s secrets, and Wright agreed to work with him.
• Ra learned of Babu and Wright’s conspiracy and decided to eliminate Babu, while Skypegate and the pirates tried to reach the island.
• Wright returned to John with his companions and claimed the ship’s log contained the Golden Land’s location.
• As John read the log, Wright stabbed at him and the others lunged, forcing John to reach for his sword.
• Ra gathered divine power at her fingertips and declared, “Divine Strike.”

Ra killed John with a mysterious Divine Strike after he thwarted Babu’s assassination attempt, then led the Beasts’ crew toward Wright and the Foll Pirates. Wright’s group remained confused about John’s disappearance and planned to contact Skypegate.

• Wright attacked John while Babu launched a concealed, poisoned spike at him from behind.
• John detected Babu with Observation Haki, killed him with a slash, and smiled as Babu’s head fell.
• Ra used Divine Strike, causing John to freeze and dissolve into specks of light.
• Ra dispersed the fog and told the Beasts’ crew that John was dead, then led them toward their companions.
• Wright and the Foll Pirates debated whether John had died or teleported away, and Wright decided to contact Skypegate.

Skypegate learned that Miss Ra had killed John with a hidden divine technique and hurried north to reunite with Wright and the others. The groups found each other alive beside the Foll Pirates’ flagship, where the afro-haired man shouted at his friends in relief and anger.

• Wright told Skypegate that John had disappeared and that glowing specks remained where he had been.
• Miss Ra explained that she had ambushed John with Divine Strike after using fog, surveillance, and Wright’s group as bait to distract him.
• Skypegate and Miss Ra followed Wright’s directions to the north side of Great Island.
• Skypegate and the others reached the secluded bay and found Wright’s injured but complete group beside the Foll Pirates’ flagship.
• The afro-haired man shouted at the reunited group for frightening him and threatened to beat them.

After surviving the crisis, Skypegate and Wright reunited with their separated pirates, and Ra secured Skypegate’s promise to join the Beasts Pirates and share what they knew about the Golden Land. Ra recognized Wright’s scholarly background and decided to recruit him to manage the crew’s supplies and records.

• Skypegate and Wright’s groups reunited on the shore, weeping with relief after believing they had lost one another.
• Wright learned that Dante had lost his expensive copybook after Third used it, and he chased Dante in anger.
• Skypegate reunited with his pirates, then assured Ra that he would join the Beasts Pirates and tell her what he and Wright knew about the Golden Land.
• Ra noticed Wright’s glasses, writing calluses, and records, and recalled his past as a scholar and the Foll Pirates’ recordkeeper.
• Ra decided to talk with Wright about becoming the Beasts Pirates’ head of logistics.

Cyrus Wright learned that the surviving Foll Pirates would join the Beasts Pirates as payment for Ra's help in defeating John. As the group prepared to leave, Ra examined a strange armband among John's belongings and ordered the others to conceal their role in his death.

• Ra introduced herself to Wright and asked him to continue managing the Beasts Pirates' records and logistics.
• Wright objected to joining the Beasts, but Skypegate and Dante explained that they had agreed to join in exchange for Ra's help and that the crew could not survive alone.
• Wright accepted the decision after confirming that Ra had killed John.
• Ra examined a peculiar armband among John's surviving belongings, then told the Foll Pirates to hide their involvement in John's death and prepare to return.
• Skypegate and the others decided to hand John's possessions over to Kaido rather than divide them among themselves.

Ra’s group sailed back aboard the Foll Pirates’ flagship as the storm passed, while Shiki learned that John’s Vivre Card had turned to ash and ordered his forces to regroup around the search for the Ancient Weapons. On the ship, Skypegate woke to find Ra had made spicy Glutinous Rice Balls, recalling the crew’s old dispute over how they should be prepared.

• Ra reassured Skypegate that the return voyage would be smooth, and the flagship set sail as the crew rested.
• Hainar found John’s Vivre Card reduced to ash and reported it to Shiki, who said Chet was investigating its last known direction.
• Shiki told Hainar to recall the crews and shift their focus to the Ancient Weapons as his forces faced mounting attacks and losses.
• Skypegate woke aboard the ship and remembered the Sweet vs. Savory Dispute that had led Captain Foll to establish two kitchens.
• Skypegate found Ra’s spicy Glutinous Rice Balls in the kitchen and eagerly ate them until tears streamed down his face.

Ra returned to Fenrir Island with Skypegate and the former Foll Pirates, then reported their successful operation to Kaido. After the crew swore allegiance and shared a cup of sworn brotherhood wine with Kaido, they officially joined the Beasts Pirates as its first subordinate pirate crew.

• Ra returned to Fenrir Island and learned that King and Obe had been making Oshi work on crew records to train her focus.
• Burufatt told Ra that alcohol had tasted awful to him, King, and Kaido for several days, unaware that Ra's cooking had caused it.
• Ra found Kaido drunk in the council hall, made him sober up, and reported that John and Babu were dead and the former Foll Pirates had been brought back.
• Skypegate and the former Foll Pirates knelt before Kaido and pledged their allegiance to the Beasts Pirates.
• Kaido and Skypegate drank the sworn brotherhood wine, formally making the former Foll Pirates the Beasts Pirates' first subordinate crew.