Chapter Summaries

After Zoro and Luffy were defeated by Xia Che, they reaffirmed their dreams and left the 16th Branch with Belmer, Garp, and Kuzan. Xia Che handled business and arranged for Kaya to study with Dr. Kureha, then watched several friends depart the Conomi Islands as Usopp chased after Kaya’s ship.

• Zoro and Luffy vowed to grow stronger and defeat Xia Che, while Belmer regained his confidence and joined their resolve.
• Zoro refused Xia Che’s invitation to stay and left the 16th Branch with Luffy and Belmer; Garp and Kuzan traveled with them on a transport ship.
• Xia Che introduced Mr. Matte to Dr. Kureha so Kaya could study somewhere safe, and Mr. Matte left pleased with the arrangement.
• Xia Che met with the island managers to discuss development plans, while Zeff ordered a dessert ship from the Kuma Shipyard and Franky promised to design it.
• Xia Che went to the docks as Dr. Kureha, Chopper, Sanji, Luffy, Zoro, and Belmer prepared to depart, and Usopp chased Kaya’s ship while calling her name.

Kaya and Chopper said goodbye to their friends as their ship sailed away from Drum Kingdom. The others prepared to leave too, and Zoro boarded after reaffirming his dream of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman.

• Kaya and Chopper tearfully called farewell to Luffy, Zoro, Belmer, Sanji, and Usopp as the ship pulled away.
• Kaya encouraged Usopp to work properly and stop bragging, and he insisted that his claims were true.
• Belmer, Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji discussed their next steps, while Sanji refused Luffy's invitation to become a pirate.
• Belmer warned Zoro not to get lost on the way aboard, and Zoro argued with Sanji before heading to the ship.
• Zoro paused to tell Xia Che he would keep pursuing swordsmanship and eventually defeat him and Guina, then declared his dream of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman.

As the transport ship departed, Luffy, Usopp, and the others shared their dreams, while Sanji was left considering his own. After seeing everyone off, Xia Che sent word for Moke to return to work, and Moke soon publicly resumed his search for Laugh Tale, the Will of D, and history.

• Mihawk joked that Zoro might be furious when they met again, and Xia Che insisted that Zoro was his junior brother.
• Garp and Kuzan asked Xia Che for receipts to claim their snacks, lodging, and meals as expenses.
• Luffy declared that he would become Pirate King, and Garp punched him before he boarded the ship bound for the waters near the Goa Kingdom.
• Usopp boarded after buying a deck economy ticket, and Sanji said farewell to the departing group before Zeff asked him about his dream.
• Xia Che learned that Moke was still at Red Romance and told Violet to summon him back to work.
• Moke reappeared publicly and announced that he would keep searching for Laugh Tale, exploring the Will of D, and researching history.

Xia Che discussed the World Government’s renewed pursuit of the East Blue Overlord and his own decision to focus on his territory, then brought Teacher Zephyr to an experimental base for his completed replacement arm. The chapter ended with the surgical expert revealing that Xia Che had not paid for his services and had Kuma send him there.

• Marine Headquarters ordered its New World branches to strengthen defenses and look for chances to capture the East Blue Overlord after his latest declaration of war.
• Xia Che spoke with Vice Admiral Sean, who complained about his New World duties and described his plans to retire peacefully in the East Blue.
• Xia Che explained to Teacher Zephyr that he would not take on the World Government’s work of suppressing pirates outside his own territory.
• Xia Che told Teacher Zephyr that Garp’s other grandson was also a pirate and the Pirate King’s true orphan, making Zephyr laugh.
• Xia Che brought Teacher Zephyr to the experimental base and told him his replacement arm was ready to be reattached.
• The surgical expert objected that Xia Che had spent no money and had Kuma send him to the base.

Trafalgar Law operated on Zephyr and restored his right hand, while Vegapunk discussed creating clones with Xia Che. The group celebrated Zephyr’s recovery at a banquet, and Zephyr asked to train the captured Rumble-Rumble Fruit user.

• Xia Che explained to Trafalgar Law why Kuma had brought him over, and Law agreed to operate on Zephyr.
• Vegapunk told Xia Che he planned to create clones to help with his work, and Xia Che urged him to ensure they were loyal.
• Law finished the operation, restoring Zephyr’s right hand and allowing him to cover it with Haki again.
• Zephyr asked Xia Che to let him train the captured Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, and Xia Che agreed to speak with Vegapunk.
• Xia Che revealed that he had told Zephyr’s students about the recovery, and they greeted Zephyr with a banner and congratulations.
• Xia Che started a banquet at Marine Branch 16 to celebrate Zephyr’s restored hand.

Xia Che visited the site of Marine Branch 16’s new naval academy, where Principal Zephyr reviewed the branch’s training and raised concerns about its instructors and students’ lack of combat experience. Zephyr resolved to discuss the academy’s problems with the others later, while reflecting on the dangers his students would face at sea.

• Zephyr celebrated his new role as principal at a banquet with Branch 16’s Marines, while Kuma remained in the Sorbet Kingdom.
• Zephyr summoned Xia Che to the deserted island chosen for the academy and told him Branch 16’s Marines had cleared it while training.
• Zephyr explained that Branch 16’s instructors and teaching materials were rough, despite strengths such as Kuro’s lessons, Jango’s guidance, and specialized combat training.
• Xia Che said East Blue students rarely faced serious threats, but students dispatched to Alabasta had gained real combat experience and suffered more casualties.
• Zephyr accepted that students needed to encounter danger before graduation and decided to discuss the academy’s issues with the others.

Xia Che left Zephyr to plan Branch 16’s new Marine academy, including its training equipment and expanded pill production. Meanwhile, the Big Mom Pirates ordered an enormous foot-soaking tub, and Zephyr confronted Enel about his desire to defeat the East Blue Overlord.

• Zephyr asked Xia Che for advanced academy equipment, warships, training medicine, and more Small Blue Pills, and Xia Che approved expanding production and left the plans to him.
• Zephyr proposed a gravity chamber and other training machines after discussing ideas with Vegapunk, and Xia Che assigned him to consult Old Bei and train Enel.
• Xia Che reviewed Branch 16’s orders and found that the Big Mom Pirates had paid for an extra-large foot-soaking tub as a birthday gift for their mother, so he told Robin to have the factory plan it carefully.
• Zephyr approached Enel and asked whether he wanted to beat up the East Blue Overlord, prompting Enel to rise with lightning flickering around him.

Xia Che approved a phased plan for a high-tech naval academy and expanded production across Marine Branch 16’s islands. Meanwhile, Kuma and Bonnie met Dragon on their voyage back to the East Blue, where Dragon asked Kuma about becoming a Shichibukai.

• Xia Che, Old Bei, and Teacher Zephyr divided the academy construction into three phases and arranged a new security system.
• Xia Che approved production of the Big Mom Pirates’ Family Supreme PLUS Foot-Soaking Tub for delivery before Charlotte Linlin’s birthday.
• Robin told Xia Che that Kuma had encountered a friend and would be delayed, prompting Xia Che to wonder if he had met the Revolutionary Army.
• Kuma and Bonnie sailed from Alabasta toward the East Blue and encountered Dragon, who welcomed them and learned Bonnie’s illness had been cured.
• Dragon asked Kuma whether he had accepted the World Government’s appointment as one of the Shichibukai.

Kuma reunited with Dragon near the Red Line, but Dragon sensed a distance between them as Kuma avoided discussing his changed life. After learning Luffy was already working at Kuma’s construction site, Dragon postponed his trip to East Blue, while Kuma returned to Marine Branch 16 and prepared for Bonnie to start school.

• Dragon asked Kuma whether he and Bonnie needed help, but Kuma insisted they were living well and changed the subject.
• Kuma warned Dragon that Marine Hero Garp and Admiral Aokiji were in East Blue, so Dragon decided not to go there yet.
• Dragon asked Kuma to protect his son, Monkey D. Luffy, if he got into trouble, and Kuma revealed Luffy was hauling bricks at his construction site to save for a ship.
• Kuma and Bonnie said goodbye to Dragon and flew away, leaving Dragon wondering what Kuma was hiding.
• Kuma reported his meeting with Dragon to Xia Che, who noted that the Revolutionary Army had learned about events in East Blue.
• Xia Che asked whether Kuma was ready for Bonnie to start school, and Kuma said he was.

Bonnie began her first day of school after recovering from her terminal illness, while Kuma quietly followed her and prepared to start teaching at the same academy. The chapter ended with schools opening across Marine Branch 16 and the new Marine academy completed.

• Kuma woke Bonnie, helped her get ready, and shared breakfast with her before her first day of school.
• Bonnie chose to walk to school alone, though she briefly hesitated because she wanted to go with Kuma.
• Kuma remembered Ginny, promised to care for Bonnie, and left for work as a teacher at Bonnie's academy without telling her.
• Kuma secretly followed Bonnie beneath the morning sun as she headed to school.
• Children across Marine Branch 16 began school, and Xia Che welcomed the opening of the new academy and the completion of the Marines' academy.

Xia Che inspected the rapidly built naval academy, where Zephyr trained Enel to rely less on his Devil Fruit and convinced him to become his disciple. The chapter ended when Xia Che learned that the Celestial Dragons were preparing to come to East Blue.

• Zephyr showed Xia Che the new academy, built quickly with Vegapunk's help and the Stone-Stone Fruit user's abilities.
• Xia Che learned that Zephyr had used Enel's desire to defeat Moke to recruit him as a disciple.
• Enel struggled through the academy's training devices without using his Devil Fruit, while Kuro passed the tests with greater ease.
• Zephyr persuaded Enel that he needed physical training to defeat Moke, and Enel asked Zephyr to teach him.
• Xia Che received a Den Den Mushi call and told Zephyr that the Celestial Dragons were preparing to come to East Blue.

With Celestial Dragons due to enter the East Blue in two days, Xia Che rejected the group's plans to kill them and announced that they should rebel instead. Zephyr realized the idea might work, though the others remained confused.

• Marine Branch 16's leaders learned the Celestial Dragons would arrive in the East Blue in two days, too soon for Moke to intervene.
• Kuma offered to kill the Celestial Dragons and surrender, while Kuro, Enel, and others proposed their own ways to stop them.
• Zephyr and Ain volunteered to take responsibility for an attack, but Xia Che warned that killing the Celestial Dragons would endanger the East Blue.
• Xia Che declared that they should rebel outright, and Zephyr pondered the plan before saying it could work.

Xia Che told Smoker that he planned to break Marine Branch 16 away from Marine Headquarters to keep the Celestial Dragons from visiting the East Blue, while Zephyr worried about the danger. Smoker rejected Xia Che’s scheme and reported his planned rebellion to Marine Headquarters.

• Xia Che told Smoker that he and Zephyr had agreed to break away from Marine Headquarters, hoping the lesser offense would prevent the Celestial Dragons from coming to the East Blue.
• Xia Che explained that he wanted to make the East Blue seem too dangerous for the Celestial Dragons, and Smoker warned that he would arrest Xia Che if he became a pirate.
• Zephyr urged Xia Che to take Ain and the others to safety if the plan failed, but Xia Che insisted he did not want to abandon what he had built.
• Smoker told Tashigi not to get involved with Xia Che, then contacted Marine Headquarters to report that Xia Che was preparing to rebel.

Sengoku struggled to arrange protection for a Celestial Dragon’s planned visit to East Blue, then learned that Dander Xieche had rebelled and colluded with a Shichibukai. He ordered an immediate meeting as Marine Headquarters faced both the rebellion and the upcoming visit.

• Sengoku complained about the burdens of Celestial Dragon travel and considered which Marines to assign to their East Blue outing.
• Sengoku weighed sending Smoker or Xia Che but worried they might clash with the Celestial Dragons, and Garp joked that Red Romance might be why they stayed in East Blue.
• Sengoku received a report that Dander Xieche had rebelled and colluded with a Shichibukai.
• Sengoku accused Garp of failing to keep Dander Xieche in check and ordered him to summon everyone to an immediate meeting.

Sengoku’s meeting about Dander Xieche’s rebellion in the East Blue was interrupted by news that the East Blue Overlord had plunged the New World into chaos. The chapter ended with Sengoku accusing Garp of hiding that the Overlord was the Pirate King’s son after seeing him reveal secrets on screen.

• Sengoku told Marine Headquarters that Dander Xieche’s Marine Branch 16 had allied with Zephyr and Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma.
• Sakazuki urged a Buster Call, and Sengoku ordered Borsalino to eliminate Dander Xieche, Zephyr, and their forces if they refused to surrender.
• Jaygarcia Saturn Saint called Sengoku, told him to stop focusing on the East Blue, and ordered him to watch the East Blue Overlord’s broadcast about the New World.
• Sengoku saw the East Blue Overlord on the screen and accused Garp of concealing that he was the Pirate King’s son, while Garp remained bewildered.

After leaving the Whitebeard Pirates with Teach and Ace aboard his ship, Moke received an order from his boss to make a major announcement. He began broadcasting a secret to the entire sea, leaving his companions stunned.

• Moke refused to join the Whitebeard Pirates’ communal foot bath and left their ship, but Teach and Ace followed him aboard despite his protests.
• Teach and Ace helped train Moke’s new crew members, Mochi and Cabaji, while Moke took a call from his boss.
• Moke told everyone that the sea was too peaceful and announced he planned to do something big, prompting Teach, Ace, Mochi, and Cabaji to pledge their support.
• Moke activated two specially made Den Den Mushi and announced that he would reveal a secret to the entire sea.

Moke broadcast that the Ancient Weapons could destroy the world and raised the mystery of the Void Century, prompting Marine Headquarters to scramble to silence him. His broadcast was cut off just as he began to claim that One Piece really existed, leaving the sea braced for upheaval.

• Moke told listeners about Pluton, Poseidon, Uranus, the world sinking beneath the sea, and the secrets of the Void Century.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to stop Moke's broadcast and arrest him, while Tsuru explained that the unfamiliar signal would take time to intercept.
• Mochi and Cabaji panicked, Teach tried to stop Moke, and Ace lamented that Roger loved Moke more than him.
• Moke ran out of prepared secrets and began to say that One Piece existed before a signal tone cut off his broadcast.
• Tsuru told Sengoku that the signal had not been intercepted by the Marine technical department, and Sengoku predicted another great upheaval.

After Moke’s broadcast about the world flooding, Whitebeard, Kaido, Rayleigh, Shanks, and their crews reacted to the secrets and the chaos ahead. The chapter ended with the Gorosei confronting Sengoku over the broadcast.

• Whitebeard reassured his crew and wondered whether Moke would become the hope Roger had spoken of.
• Kaido and King discussed the coming chaos, Kaido’s interest in inviting Moke to join him, and whether Moke could be Joy Boy.
• Rayleigh drunkenly questioned why Roger had told Moke so many secrets and called them both idiots.
• Shanks ordered the Red Force toward Moke’s waters to keep the Marines from capturing Roger’s son.
• The Gorosei told Sengoku that the Marines’ signal cutoff had narrowly prevented a catastrophe.

The Gorosei ordered Sengoku to capture the East Blue Overlord and suppress what he had revealed about the Ancient Weapons and the world sinking, even if doing so risked war. Sengoku left to mobilize the Marines, while Xia Che admitted that he had arranged for Moke to cut the signal.

• The Gorosei discussed the broadcast, ordered the news suppressed, and decided the East Blue Overlord had to be captured before he could speak again.
• Sengoku warned that capturing the East Blue Overlord could provoke the Whitebeard Pirates and Roger Pirates, but the Gorosei accepted the risk of war.
• The Gorosei told Sengoku to mobilize the Marines and postpone dealing with the East Blue branch rebellion and the Buccaneer Tribe.
• Sengoku left the Gorosei's office and wondered who had cut the signal.
• Xia Che told Old Bei that he had arranged for Moke to cut the signal.

Xia Che discussed the successful broadcast and plans to expand communications and develop new technology with Vegapunk. Vegapunk began work on the requested weapons and equipment, while Xia Che turned his attention to Smoker’s situation.

• Vegapunk questioned Xia Che about what he knew of the hidden history, and Xia Che said he knew only enough to urge him to cut the signal.
• Vegapunk told Xia Che he had preserved Ohara’s research documents, and Xia Che agreed to help retrieve them when they had an opportunity.
• Xia Che proposed paid communication plans and a data-based platform for the external projection Den Den Mushi, and Vegapunk approved the idea despite objecting to the extra charges.
• Xia Che urged Vegapunk to produce ten thousand East Blue No. 1 Flame Bombs and build other defenses and weapons, so Vegapunk locked himself away to work.
• Xia Che wondered how things were going with Smoker, and the Den Den Mushi began ringing.