Chapter Summaries

Marco explained that Whitebeard expelled Teach for breaking the crew’s rule by revealing their secrets, while Ace remained attached to family and rejected the idea of becoming Pirate King. Cast out and unable to recruit a pirate crew, Teach decided to join the Navy and began his interview, determined to rise and take revenge on those who scorned him.

• Marco told Ace that Teach had violated the Whitebeard Pirates’ rule by revealing their secrets, and warned Ace not to be naïve about Teach’s ambition.
• Ace said he preferred staying with Whitebeard and the crew, then wondered what Teach was doing.
• Teach recalled Whitebeard expelling him and his failed attempts to recruit companions, so he chose to join the Navy with Lafitte’s advice.
• Teach planned to use Marine Headquarters and the World Government to search for the Dark-Dark Fruit and eventually make Whitebeard and his mockers regret their actions.
• A Marine summoned Teach to his interview and insulted him, but Teach hid his anger and stepped inside with Lafitte, determined to climb to the top.

Xia Che toured Old Bei’s laboratory, funded Lilith’s sea beast research, and invited the Vegapunks to the year-end party before the story shifted to the unrest spreading across the world. In peaceful East Blue, Soran boarded a ship for the party and asked Lord Thunder God whether she could really attend.

• Xia Che sparred with Guina and Ain, then visited Old Bei’s laboratory and saw its new barrier and developed grounds.
• Lilith showed Xia Che her successful Sea Beast Weapons and armored sea beasts, and he funded further work on reducing costs and raising Sea Kings.
• Xia Che asked Lilith to handle Kyros’s surgery and asked Old Bei to develop construction tools and research stronger missiles.
• Xia Che invited Old Bei and the other Vegapunk clones to the year-end party in the Goa Kingdom; Old Bei declined to attend in person.
• As the world fell into chaos, East Blue remained peaceful and slowed down for the holidays.
• Soran boarded a ship at the Tachibana Wolf Kingdom’s docks and asked Lord Thunder God if she could attend the party.

Enel took Soran from the chaotic Tachibana Wolf Kingdom and brought her aboard his ship, where he let her see the sea and confirmed that Sky Island existed. Elsewhere, Sabo arrived aboard the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship with Luffy’s number.

• Soran recalled how the East Blue Navy took control of the Tachibana Wolf Kingdom and how Enel chose her to accompany him.
• Enel threw Soran’s drawing board into the sea, then lifted her up so she could see the ocean and sky from the ship.
• Soran asked Enel whether Sky Island existed, and he confirmed that it did.
• Sabo ran aboard the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship, excitedly announcing that he had gotten Luffy’s number.

Sabo used an Armored Den Den Mushi to reunite with Luffy over a video call, and Ace and Sabo met Luffy’s companions. The call ended abruptly when Luffy and his companions returned to work, while Judge Vinsmoke watched the sea near Reverse Mountain and mentioned a female pirate who liked to have fun.

• Sabo showed the Whitebeard Pirates an Armored Den Den Mushi and explained its video-call feature.
• Sabo called Luffy, and he, Ace, and Luffy joyfully confirmed that Sabo was alive.
• Sabo and Ace met Luffy’s companions, bowed to them, and learned that Luffy had already found his crew.
• Luffy declared that he would become Pirate King, but a voice called him and the others back to work with the Straw Hat Labor Group.
• Belmer ended the call, leaving Ace and Sabo confused about Luffy’s work and ambitions.
• Near Reverse Mountain, Judge Vinsmoke watched the sea and murmured about a female pirate who liked to have fun.

Xia Che learned that the Vinsmoke Family had entered East Blue and agreed to invite them to the year-end banquet on Goa Island. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and Staff Officer Tsuru examined Black Foot Teach and realized he was an ambitious, powerful figure rather than the disposable pirate they had expected.

• Xia Che prepared to leave for Goa Island after the East Blue Navy finished its year-end arrangements and dealt with spies.
• Robin reported that the Vinsmoke Family had clashed briefly with a Navy patrol near Reverse Mountain, then negotiated with Admiral Issho and offered to compensate for the damage.
• Xia Che guessed the Vinsmoke Family wanted to cooperate with the East Blue Navy and invited them to the Goa Island banquet.
• Sengoku and Staff Officer Tsuru discussed Black Foot Teach and recognized him as a powerful figure with great ambition.

Tsuru and Sengoku discussed Black Foot Teach’s hidden strength and whether Marine Headquarters should let him join the Navy, while Sengoku warned Tsuru to keep him under control if they used him. As the East Blue year-end banquet approached, guests from across the seas began making their way toward Goa Island, though some could not attend.

• Tsuru questioned why Black Foot Teach had hidden his strength and suddenly sought to join Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku revealed that Garp was upset because Sengoku had stopped him from going to East Blue.
• Tsuru told Sengoku that Kuzan and Sakazuki had set off, and Sengoku warned that Kuzan still opposed Sakazuki’s ideals.
• Sengoku advised Tsuru to keep Black Foot Teach on a tight leash if Marine Headquarters chose to use him.
• Tsuru reported that the World Government had reinstated Crocodile and Donquixote Doflamingo’s bounties, and that Doflamingo had returned to North Blue.
• As the year-end banquet neared, invited guests from across the seas headed for Goa Island in East Blue.

Goa Island prepared to host the East Blue annual meeting as Chief Xia Che and unexpected guests from the Vinsmoke Family approached. Sanji reacted bitterly to the family’s arrival and went into Baratie in a dark mood.

• Goa Island was rebuilt and grew prosperous as people arrived for the annual meeting and to see Chief Xia Che.
• Zeff scolded Sanji for talking about visiting Red Romance instead of focusing on Baratie’s banquet work.
• Uopp Slab told Zeff that Chief Xia Che would arrive soon and that the Vinsmoke Family had been added as guests to discuss cooperation.
• Sanji insulted the Vinsmoke Family, and Zeff warned him not to mistreat them or he would be barred from Red Romance for a year.
• A ship’s arrival at the docks drew Sanji’s attention, and he recognized the Vinsmoke Family before walking into Baratie.

The Vinsmoke Family arrived at the East Blue banquet to pursue cooperation, while Judge recognized the East Blue Navy’s strength and urged his children to behave. The chapter ended as Niji grabbed a frightened servant and an unidentified figure intervened, calling the Vinsmokes trash.

• Reiju said she felt watched, while Niji, Yonji, and Ichiji disparaged the East Blue Navy leader and Judge ordered them to behave.
• Issho escorted Judge and his children to their seats, and Judge became more determined to cooperate with the East Blue Navy after seeing how East Blue had changed.
• After Issho left, the Vinsmoke siblings complained about the banquet and the Navy’s monitoring; Reiju went to look around.
• Judge considered how the Vinsmoke Family could strengthen its offer without giving up its cloning or Lineage Factor technology.
• Niji grabbed a frightened female servant as the table became filthy, and an unidentified figure rushed in, freed her, and condemned the Vinsmokes.

Sanji confronted the Vinsmoke Family after they insulted the banquet guests and mistreated a waitress, while Luffy and the others stood by him. Chief Xia Che arrived and backed Sanji, ordering Niji to apologize and warning that the East Blue Navy would not fear the Vinsmokes.

• Sanji ignored Judge and his brothers’ insults, helped the frightened waitress, and picked up the food they had knocked to the floor.
• Luffy joined Sanji to eat and gather the food, and Zoro, Usopp, and Belmer arrived as well.
• Sanji demanded that Niji apologize to the guests, but Judge argued that the East Blue Navy would not risk its cooperation with the Vinsmoke Family over them.
• Sanji hesitated when the waitress and Belmer urged him not to cause trouble for the East Blue Navy.
• Chief Xia Che arrived, said Sanji was right, and ordered the blue-haired Niji to apologize, threatening to confront the Vinsmoke Family.

Xia Che stepped in after Niji mistreated a waitress, and Judge forced his son to apologize to her and the banquet guests. Xia Che and Judge turned the confrontation into an exchange of polite courtesies, while Sanji left to help with the banquet and Xia Che praised him over Judge’s other sons.

• Xia Che’s arrival made the Vinsmoke Family and the guests watch as he stood up for the civilians of Goa Island.
• Judge ordered Niji to apologize to Sanji, the waitress, and everyone present, then apologized himself and promised compensation.
• Xia Che and Judge exchanged exaggerated courtesies, and Judge offered Xia Che a gift to celebrate the East Blue Navy’s unification of the East Blue.
• Xia Che urged Luffy, Zoro, Belmer, and Usopp to return to the banquet, and they left while Sanji prepared to go as well.
• Xia Che told Judge that Sanji was essential to the banquet, and Sanji thanked Xia Che before leaving.
• Xia Che called Sanji more outstanding than Judge’s three sons, then left as the Vinsmoke men reacted.

At the year-end banquet, Judge decided the Vinsmoke Family needed to cooperate with Xia Che and presented him with a gift meant to exploit his supposed weakness for female pirates. Xia Che was left speechless when Judge revealed that the gift was a group of captured female pirates in cages.

• Xia Che reassured Issho that the incident at the banquet had worked out well, then tried to keep Hancock from attacking their troublemakers.
• Reiju teased Niji about having apologized, while Judge ordered Niji and Yonji to avoid causing more trouble.
• Judge recognized the East Blue Navy's strength and resolved to pursue cooperation, believing Xia Che's interest in female pirates could be used to persuade him.
• As Xia Che prepared to leave the banquet, Judge reminded him about the gift and had clone soldiers uncover cages holding famous female pirates from North Blue.
• Judge offered to capture more female pirates for Xia Che, who was appalled by the public and inappropriate present.

After the banquet incident, Xia Che waited for the Vinsmoke Family to discuss cooperation over their travel snails while vacationing on Goa Island. A newspaper then revealed that Sakazuki had become Fleet Admiral and Black Tiger Marshall D. Teach had become a Navy Admiral, leaving Xia Che stunned.

• Judge offered Xia Che an inappropriate gift, and Xia Che’s companions rejected it before Judge apologized and left.
• The year turned to 1520, and Xia Che spent the holiday on Goa Island while the Vinsmoke Family made no further move to discuss cooperation.
• Xia Che told Violet and Robin that he wanted the Vinsmoke Family’s snails, which could travel across land and sea, and considered breeding them if negotiations failed.
• Robin showed Xia Che a newspaper reporting that Sakazuki had become Fleet Admiral and Black Tiger Marshall D. Teach had become a Navy Admiral.
• Xia Che wondered how Teach had joined the Navy and what Marine Headquarters was planning.

Teach and Lafitte discussed Teach’s unexpected appointment as a Marine Admiral and their plan to use Marine Headquarters to find the Dark-Dark Fruit. The chapter ended with Teach welcoming Buggy the Clown, a Navy Vice Admiral, as his friend.

• Lafitte questioned why Marine Headquarters had appointed Teach as a Marine Admiral, and the two discussed the Marines’ weakened state and the era of chaos.
• Teach celebrated leaving behind the unwanted title Black Foot and settling for Black Tiger while still aspiring to become Blackbeard.
• Lafitte pointed out that Teach’s Admiral title came without authority and that they were barred from forming their own unit.
• Teach insisted he would use his Marine position to search for the Dark-Dark Fruit and pursue his ambitions despite the restrictions.
• Teach heard someone arrive, opened the door, and greeted Buggy the Clown, a Navy Vice Admiral, as his friend.

Teach approached Buggy to join the secret organization linked to Garp and Kuzan, then learned from Buggy who he believed was its true leader. Teach became fascinated by the revelation, while the chapter left the identity of the person sneezing at a residence near Marine Headquarters unstated.

• Buggy greeted Teach and Lafitte at Marine Headquarters, nervously adjusting to Teach’s new rank as an admiral.
• Teach asked Buggy to let him join the organization associated with Garp and Kuzan, and Buggy agreed while warning that Garp made the decision.
• Teach pressed Buggy for the organization’s purpose, but Buggy said neither Garp nor Kuzan had explained it to him.
• Buggy revealed that he believed someone other than Garp or Kuzan was the organization’s true leader, and Teach reacted with disbelief and excitement.
• Someone sneezed loudly inside a residence on the outskirts of Marine Headquarters.

Sengoku and Garp discussed Teach’s appointment as a Navy Admiral while the seas reacted with shock and suspicion. Xia Che waited for the Vinsmoke Family to approach, and Reiju visited Sanji with an unexpected invitation.

• Sengoku reasoned that Marine Headquarters had appointed Teach as an Admiral to intimidate its rivals, though he remained worried about Kuzan.
• News of Black Tiger Admiral Marshall D. Teach spread, prompting pirates and others to question his motives for joining the Navy.
• Xia Che continued his vacation and wondered why the Vinsmoke Family had not acted, until Violet spotted Reiju heading to Baratie.
• Reiju told Sanji she had come to invite him to his big sister’s wedding.

Sanji told Reiju he would never forgive Xia Che, even though Xia Che had helped him escape his fate, while Reiju explained that the Vinsmoke Family planned to use her to secure the East Blue Navy’s support. After she left, Kuzan visited Xia Che, and the two traded barbs.

• Reiju asked Sanji for information about Xia Che, but Sanji called him a womanizing bastard and insisted he had proof.
• Reiju explained that Judge wanted her to help the Vinsmoke Family gain the East Blue Navy’s support amid turmoil in the North Blue, and Sanji warned her to return home safely.
• Reiju reminded Sanji that he was safe in the East Blue and congratulated him on breaking free from his fate before leaving.
• Sanji vowed that he would never forgive Xia Che but would protect his queen if Xia Che bullied her again.
• Kuzan arrived to see Xia Che, accused him of making the Pirate Empress his plaything, and was mocked by Xia Che over his broken leg.

Kuzan accepted a job with Xia Che’s East Blue Navy after traveling through the region and seeing what Xia Che had built, though he wondered whether Marine Headquarters could still be changed. When Vinsmoke Judge arrived to discuss cooperation, he saw Kuzan and abruptly shifted his proposal toward an exchange of knowledge.

• Xia Che teased Kuzan about his broken leg and defeat by Sakazuki before asking whether he had decided to join the East Blue Navy.
• Kuzan said he had traveled the East Blue to see Xia Che’s work, then accepted a job and asked whether Marine Headquarters could truly be changed.
• Xia Che said he did not know whether Marine Headquarters could change, and reminded Kuzan that he had already changed jobs.
• Violet announced that Vinsmoke Judge had arrived, and Xia Che told her to let him in.
• Judge reconsidered using Reiju to secure cooperation and entered hoping to discuss a partnership with Xia Che.
• Judge noticed Kuzan and, startled by his presence, changed his proposal to having the Vinsmoke Family exchange knowledge with the East Blue Navy.

Reiju explored the Armored Den Den Mushi and read reports about the East Blue Navy leader, while Judge ordered her to seduce him and secure cooperation with the Vinsmoke Family. She prepared to go to the East Blue Navy as Judge returned to North Blue to handle an intrusion.

• Reiju read online stories and reports about the East Blue Navy leader, noticing that Sanji repeatedly called him a scumbag who toyed with women.
• Judge told Reiju that he had seen former Marine admiral Kuzan and believed the East Blue Navy leader had more Marine allies than they had suspected.
• Judge ordered Reiju to seduce the East Blue Navy leader and deepen the relationship between him and the Vinsmoke Family.
• Reiju agreed to the mission and said she would activate her battle suit's self-destruct sequence if she could not escape.
• Judge said he would send Reiju to the East Blue Navy under the pretext of exchange and study, then return to North Blue to deal with intruders.

Xia Che prepared to leave Goa Island after the Vinsmoke Family failed to negotiate, while arranging support for Kyros and discussing Hancock’s return. His departure was delayed when Sanji arrived and challenged him to a duel.

• Xia Che told Robin to execute Plan B and prepare everyone to leave, while warning Violet to watch the Vinsmoke Family.
• Xia Che arranged a mechanical leg for Kyros and offered him a standard Small Blue Pill to give to Rebecca if he wished.
• Hancock confirmed she would return to the Lily Kingdom to fulfill the World Government’s orders, then promised to visit Xia Che again soon.
• Xia Che told Violet to prepare everyone to leave together, but Violet reported that the Vinsmoke Family’s blond boy had arrived.
• Sanji called out to Xia Che and challenged him to a duel between men.

Sanji gave Xia Che the Slippery-Slippery Fruit and asked him to protect Reiju, while Reiju arrived to negotiate with Xia Che. Sanji then received an invitation that cheered him up, and Reiju went inside with plans to test Xia Che.

• Xia Che mocked Sanji after beating him, and Sanji insisted he would protect his queen from being bullied.
• Sanji gave Xia Che the Slippery-Slippery Fruit and asked him to shelter Reiju, warning him not to make a move on her.
• Robin told Xia Che that Reiju had come to see him, and Xia Che guessed at the Vinsmoke Family's scheme.
• Reiju told Sanji that the Vinsmoke Family needed the East Blue Navy's help and warned him not to let a woman fool him.
• Sanji received an invitation to visit and eagerly agreed, while Reiju entered to see how Dander Xieche would respond.