Chapter Summaries

Smoker and Tashigi reacted to Moke’s livestream, while Smoker concealed his cooperation with Xia Che and accepted Branch 16’s supplies. Xia Che told Branch 16 that the Celestial Dragons had canceled their visit and ordered everyone to focus on development, as Marine Branch 16 declared independence from Marine Headquarters.

• Smoker and Tashigi watched Moke reveal that the world would be swallowed by the sea, and Smoker complained that Xia Che had kept so many secrets from him.
• Tashigi reported that Branch 16 had delivered supplies, and Smoker first criticized the apparent bribe before ordering her to keep everything.
• Smoker learned that the Celestial Dragons had canceled their East Blue trip and agreed to monitor Branch 16 in exchange for more forces and funding.
• Smoker called Xia Che, who said he would not enter the Grand Line, then told Branch 16 that the Celestial Dragons had canceled their visit and the World Government was occupied.
• Xia Che told Branch 16 to concentrate on development, and Branch 16 officially declared independence from Marine Headquarters in early February, Marine Calendar 1519.

Xia Che oversaw Marine Branch 16’s continued development as chaos spread across the seas, while its products and training programs grew. Teacher Zephyr then proposed recruiting Marines in the first half of East Blue.

• Pirates and schemers stirred up chaos across the seas, while the Revolutionary Army helped overthrow rulers in several countries and left behind disorder.
• Marine Branch 16 kept East Blue’s new pirates under control, delivered a tiered foot-soaking tub to the Big Mom Pirates, and received praise for the gift.
• Vegapunk established stable production of East Blue No. 1 before returning to seclusion to finish his clone.
• Xia Che watched new Marines train at the expanded academy as Teacher Zephyr complained that supplies of Small Blue Pills and Blue Bottles remained limited by raw materials.
• Teacher Zephyr told Xia Che he planned to recruit soldiers in the first half of East Blue.

Xia Che agreed with Teacher Zephyr to prepare for gradual expansion into the pirate-ridden first half of East Blue, then reviewed the academy and his territory’s development. The chapter ended when Moke reported that Teach had been captured by a Marine Admiral, though he mistakenly called Teach “Black Foot.”

• Xia Che agreed with Teacher Zephyr to recruit soldiers and gradually bring the first half of East Blue under control.
• Xia Che toured the academy and saw Kuro, Ain, Guina, and Enel training recruits, while Nami taught navigation.
• Xia Che visited the Tontatta farming base and saw that their crops had spread across the islands and supplied abundant food.
• Xia Che returned to his office and reviewed plans for communications stations, East Blue No. 1, and a route toward the Goa Kingdom.
• Moke called Xia Che and reported that Teach had been captured by a Marine Admiral, but referred to Teach as “Black Foot.”

After Moke’s broadcast made the World Government target him, Ace and Teach left the Whitebeard Pirates to accompany him, despite Moke’s plan to travel alone. Three days into their new adventure, they encountered a Marine warship.

• The World Government raised Moke’s bounty to two billion Beli and issued bounties or increases for his companions, including Ace and Teach.
• Moke explained to Xia Che that he, Ace, and Teach had reunited with the Whitebeard Pirates, but Whitebeard let Ace and Teach leave the crew to accompany Moke.
• Moke planned to leave alone, but Ace insisted on staying with him, and Teach pretended to agree rather than abandon his brothers in front of the crew.
• Whitebeard approved of Ace and Teach setting out on their own, and the Whitebeard Pirates gave them a reluctant send-off.
• On the third day of their voyage, Moke, Ace, and Teach encountered a Marine warship.

Xia Che learned that Moke had escaped a Marine force while Teach was captured, and urged Moke to announce that he would rescue his companion. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku angrily confronted the Marines over capturing Teach instead of their intended target.

• Moke told Xia Che that Kuzan, Garp, and another Admiral had confronted them, and that Kuzan let him escape while Teach was captured.
• Xia Che realized Kuzan had pursued Moke, Garp had pursued Ace, and Sakazuki had gone after Teach; Moke also reported that Kuzan had warned him to flee before someone else arrived.
• Moke asked whether he should hide, but Xia Che told him to announce that he would rescue Teach and never abandon a companion.
• After agreeing to make the announcement, Moke said he would find a hiding place, and Xia Che wondered whether Teach or Marine Headquarters had been the unlucky party.
• Sengoku berated the Admirals and Garp for failing to catch their target and complained that they had captured Teach instead.

Sengoku learned that the Marines had captured Marshall Teach, whose unusual strength had surprised the Admirals, while failing to capture Hegonglangman D. Moke. After Moke publicly threatened war unless Teach was released, Sengoku ordered Teach imprisoned in Impel Down’s sixth level and planned a public execution.

• Sengoku berated Garp and the Admirals for capturing only Marshall Teach instead of Hegonglangman D. Moke.
• Borsalino and Sakazuki said Teach’s strength had been far greater than his reputation among the Whitebeard Pirates suggested.
• Sengoku ordered Teach sent to Impel Down’s fourth level, but a call alerted him that Moke had begun livestreaming.
• Moke publicly demanded Teach’s release, called him his brother, and threatened to fight the Marines if they refused.
• Sengoku ordered Teach held under strict guard in Impel Down’s sixth level and planned to publicly execute him.

Marshall D. Teach was taken to Impel Down after surrendering to the Marines, while the East Blue Overlord and Ace escaped their pursuers. Teach’s plan to lie low and escape was ruined when Moke publicly promised to rescue him, prompting the Marines to transfer him to Level Six for a public execution.

• Teach recalled how he had been captured after two Marine Admirals and the Marine Hero pursued him, while Moke and Ace escaped.
• Teach resolved to keep pretending to be an honest pirate and seek a chance to escape Impel Down without using his connection to the Pirate King’s sons.
• As Teach reached Level Four, Moke called through a Den Den Mushi and promised to rescue him.
• The Marines ordered Teach transferred to Level Six and announced that the World Government would publicly execute him.
• Teach protested that he was not close to Moke and revealed that the Pirate King had two sons, begging to speak with the Fleet Admiral.

Sengoku dismissed the claim that Black Foot Teach was Roger’s son and planned to use Teach’s public execution to draw out the East Blue Overlord. He sent Marine Branch 16 a transfer order to test its relationship with the Overlord, while Xia Che received the order and wondered whether Marine Headquarters knew the branch had rebelled.

• Sengoku rejected Impel Down’s report claiming Black Foot Teach was the Pirate King’s son and focused on preparations for the public execution.
• Sengoku planned to use Teach as bait for the East Blue Overlord, arranging a vast Marine force and Shichibukai support for the execution.
• Sengoku stamped a transfer order for Marine Branch 16 to test its ties to the East Blue Overlord, then called a meeting of Marine officers.
• News of Teach’s public execution spread, and people across the seas wondered whether the East Blue Overlord would challenge Marine Headquarters.
• Xia Che learned of the execution plan and received Marine Headquarters’ transfer order, leaving him puzzled that they had sent it to a branch that had already rebelled.

Xia Che and his allies discussed Marine Headquarters’ order to attend Marineford and Kuma’s order to help with Black Foot Teach’s public execution. Xia Che decided to go himself with Kuma, Kuro, and Enel while keeping Branch 16’s connection to Moke secret, leaving Zephyr and the others to guard their home.

• Xia Che showed the group Marine Headquarters’ order for Branch 16 to assist at Marineford, and Zephyr questioned whether Sengoku meant to lure him into a trap.
• Kuma revealed that the World Government had ordered all Shichibukai to attend Marineford for Black Foot Teach’s public execution and offered to take Moke away if trouble arose.
• Xia Che rejected Kuma’s plan because it could expose their connection to Moke, but said he would go to Marineford himself.
• Xia Che argued that Marine Headquarters would avoid attacking Branch 16 before the execution as long as they concealed their ties to Moke, and he wanted to show the Marines their strength.
• Zephyr agreed to let Xia Che go with Kuma, Kuro, and Enel, while he stayed behind to guard their home.
• Xia Che asked Violet to prepare for their departure the next day and entrusted the others with watching over home.

Shanks visited Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick, bringing sake and medicine while Whitebeard’s crew dealt with a foot-soaking mishap. After reminiscing about Roger’s crew, Shanks asked Whitebeard to stop Moke from saving Black Foot—Teach.

• Shanks boarded the Moby Dick, and his Haki caused several Whitebeard Pirates crew members to collapse as the others fished people out of oversized foot-soaking barrels.
• Whitebeard welcomed Shanks, declined his medicine at first, and invited him to soak his feet before the crew cleared the barrels away.
• Shanks offered Whitebeard sake from his hometown, and Whitebeard drank it while recalling Roger, Garp, Sengoku, and Buggy.
• Shanks asked Whitebeard where Moke was and urged him to stop Moke from saving Black Foot—Teach.

Shanks warned Whitebeard that the Marines planned to use Teach’s capture to lure Moke into a trap, but Ace and Whitebeard refused to abandon their family. Shanks left, and the Whitebeard Pirates set out for Marineford as Moke arrived there aboard an East Blue warship.

• Shanks told Whitebeard that Teach had wounded him and warned that the Marines would target Moke while leaving Teach imprisoned if Moke stayed away.
• Ace returned and insisted that the Whitebeard Pirates would never abandon Teach, adding that Moke had promised to rescue him too.
• Whitebeard declared Ace his son and ordered Shanks to leave, while Shanks accepted Ace’s choice and departed aboard the Red Force.
• Ace gave Whitebeard a medicine bottle from Moke, and Whitebeard accepted it before ordering the Whitebeard Pirates to sail for Marineford.
• Moke arrived at Marineford aboard an East Blue warship.

Sengoku debated how to handle Marine Branch 16’s arrival at Marineford while the public execution loomed. After a report of trouble at the docks, he sent Kuzan to calm the situation and ordered everyone to avoid provoking the branch.

• Sengoku considered Sakazuki’s proposal to arrest Dander Xieche and later destroy Marine Branch 16, but feared a confrontation could disrupt preparations for the public execution.
• Kuzan reminded Sengoku that the Red-Haired Pirates’ captain had recently visited the Whitebeard Pirates, prompting Sengoku to treat Branch 16 as an official Marine branch and set aside its rebellion for now.
• A Den Den Mushi call reported an unauthorized incident at the docks, and Sengoku ordered everyone to stand down before sending Kuzan to handle it.
• Sengoku told Kuzan to appease Marine Branch 16, while Kuzan wondered what Dander Xieche was planning.
• Xia Che’s men docked at Marineford as ordered, but something appeared to have gone wrong.

Xia Che brought the East Blue Navy to Marineford to demonstrate its strength, but a Headquarters Marine’s insult turned the visit into a confrontation. After Kuro restrained a Headquarters colonel, one of Xia Che’s Marines slapped the man who had struck their comrade.

• Xia Che arrived at Marineford aboard an independently built East Blue Navy warship and waited for the harbor to arrange docking.
• Kuro asked whether they would cause a scene, but Xia Che said they had come to warn Marine Headquarters against attacking them.
• A Marine returned with a swollen cheek and said Headquarters Marines had refused them docking as traitors and slapped him.
• Xia Che ordered the Marine to find the attacker and slap him in return, then confronted the Headquarters Marines at the harbor.
• A Headquarters colonel apologized and offered to arrange a berth, but Xia Che demanded the attacker be punished.
• Kuro held the colonel at dagger point while the East Blue Marine slapped the hidden attacker.

Xia Che’s group clashed with Marine Headquarters after Kuro slapped a Marine twice, and the dispute drew the attention of the Shichibukai. When the Headquarters colonel attacked Xia Che, an icy figure intervened and asked them to end the fight.

• Kuro slapped a Marine twice, and Xia Che said the matter was over before leading his group onward.
• The Headquarters colonel ordered Marines to surround Xia Che’s group, while East Blue Navy soldiers formed up behind them.
• Boa Hancock, Gecko Moria, Jinbe, and Mihawk watched the standoff, and Mihawk remarked that Xia Che was no ordinary rebel.
• Xia Che told the colonel that Marine Headquarters no longer had authority over his group, prompting the colonel to attack him with Armament Haki.
• An icy figure caught the colonel’s fist and stopped Xia Che’s blade, then asked both sides to end the confrontation.

Kuzan stopped a confrontation between Xia Che and the Marines at Marine Headquarters, then questioned Xia Che about his plans. Xia Che settled in to wait for the public execution, but Moke called for help before it began.

• Kuzan intervened when a Headquarters colonel confronted Xia Che, ordered the Marines to stand down, and escorted Xia Che's group inside.
• Kuzan questioned Xia Che about his ambitions, and Xia Che said he intended to conquer the East Blue while joining Moke's effort only for fun.
• Kuzan warned Xia Che to behave during the public execution and said he would judge him if he violated Kuzan's sense of justice.
• Xia Che assigned Kuma to a meeting, had Kuro activate Vegapunk's eavesdropping device, and told Enel and Violet to keep watch while they waited in a secluded courtyard.
• Moke called Xia Che on a Den Den Mushi and cried for help, and the day of the public execution arrived.

Marine Headquarters prepared Marineford for Black Foot Teach’s public execution and the expected arrival of the East Blue Overlord, while Sengoku assessed the strength of Marine Branch 16. The execution began as Sengoku ordered Impel Down to bring out the prisoner, who insisted he had nothing to do with the Pirate King having two sons.

• Sengoku surveyed Marineford’s defenses and considered the threat posed by Marine Branch 16 and its officers.
• The Three Admirals arrived and took their positions beneath the execution platform as Enel watched them and Xia Che cautioned him about their strength.
• Sengoku stepped onto the execution platform and ordered a Marine to have Impel Down escort the prisoner over.
• On Level Six of Impel Down, a prisoner cried out that his claims were true and that he had nothing to do with the Pirate King having two sons.

Marshall D. Teach pleaded to avoid execution while Doflamingo and Crocodile mocked him, but Sengoku ordered the execution to proceed when Whitebeard failed to appear on time. Just as Teach began to face his death, Whitebeard and the Moby Dick arrived at Marineford to rescue him.

• Teach begged the Marines to spare him, claiming Ace was the Pirate King's son and offering to join them, while Doflamingo and Crocodile ridiculed him.
• Marines escorted Teach to the execution platform, where Sengoku dismissed his claims and ordered him prepared for execution.
• Sengoku grew anxious as the agreed time passed without Whitebeard appearing, then ordered the execution to begin.
• Teach stopped pleading and shouted angrily about Moke and the Whitebeard Pirates as the sea before Marineford churned.
• Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick, called Teach his son, and prompted Teach to cry out to Pops.

The Whitebeard Pirates invaded Marineford from beneath the sea to rescue Teach, and Whitebeard confronted Sengoku as the battle began. Xia Che watched with Enel and the others, while Mihawk questioned what Xia Che intended to do.

• The Whitebeard Pirates surfaced at Marineford aboard the Moby Dick, catching the Marines by surprise.
• Whitebeard told Sengoku he had come to take Teach home, and Teach tearfully welcomed his father.
• Sengoku warned Whitebeard to leave, but Whitebeard rejected him and cracked the air with his power, causing a seaquake and towering waves.
• Enel watched the powerful fighters in awe, and Xia Che teased him about his dream of becoming a god.
• Enel asked Xia Che what they were supposed to do, and Mihawk arrived to question Xia Che's plan.

As the Whitebeard Pirates stormed Marineford, Sengoku struggled to contain the battle while Xia Che recruited workers and advertised his business. Violet told Xia Che that Moke had arrived, and Xia Che decided it was time to act.

• Whitebeard landed his crew on Marineford, overwhelmed the Marines, and revealed that his injuries seemed to have healed.
• Sengoku ordered the Shichibukai to fight after learning Xia Che was handing Jinbe and Boa Hancock recruitment flyers and advertisements.
• Whitebeard struck Bakin Gomu Stussy and Edward Weevil away when they approached him.
• Xia Che offered Boa Hancock a discount and a free beauty treatment, while Jinbe and Hancock accepted his flyer.
• Violet told Xia Che that Moke had arrived, and Xia Che said the time had come.

The battle at Marineford descended into chaos as Whitebeard’s forces fought the Marines, while Xia Che watched the combatants and wondered why the East Blue Overlord had not appeared. Sengoku ordered the Marines to focus on trapping the Whitebeard Pirates, but Kaido suddenly arrived, asking whether Roger’s son had come so he could recruit him.

• Whitebeard overwhelmed the Marines while Kuzan and Kizaru struggled to halt the pirates’ advance, and Xia Che judged the Admirals and Shichibukai to be holding back.
• Xia Che spotted Koby rescuing people on the battlefield and wondered why the Marines had hidden Buggy’s recruitment from the public.
• Sengoku grew anxious that the East Blue Overlord had not appeared and decided to stop guarding against him and order every Marine officer to attack the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Kaido appeared above Marineford and announced that he had come to invite Roger’s son to join the Beasts Pirates.