Recaps

Longinus, Gion, Hiyori, and Kawamatsu entered Wano through Hakumai and disguised themselves to gather information in the Flower Capital. They learned that Kurozumi Orochi had been targeted by assassins for the fourth time, and that Bright King had sent three major figures after them.

• Longinus explained how Kaido's forces controlled Wano's regions and that Jack's Beasts Pirates were fighting Moria's group in Ringo.
• Gion chose to investigate the Flower Capital before attempting to rescue her father from Udon.
• Kawamatsu warned that their looks and bearing could draw attention, so Longinus altered his posture and gaze while the group disguised themselves.
• Longinus, Gion, Hiyori, and Kawamatsu bribed their way into the Flower Capital and found the city under lockdown.
• A tavern server told the group that Orochi had been targeted by assassins four times and that Bright King had dispatched three major figures to catch them.

Longinus and his companions investigated the failed assassin’s escape and considered how to find Wano’s daimyo, settling on Sleepy Kyoshiro as a lead. They went to the largest casino in the Flower Capital to seek him out, where the manager noticed them as promising customers.

• A waiter told Longinus, Kawamatsu, Gion, and Hiyori that an assassin had escaped an ambush by three top officers but was badly wounded, and warned them that soldiers were extorting people.
• Kawamatsu identified Kyoshiro and the Oniwabanshu as possible sources of information, but warned that capturing Kyoshiro would be dangerous because he was reputedly Orochi’s strongest warrior.
• Longinus agreed to try using his Mind Reading ability on Kyoshiro, and the group decided to look for him at the largest casino in the Flower Capital.
• Longinus and his companions entered the casino, where a manager sized them up as wealthy newcomers.
• Kawamatsu introduced Longinus as Lord Oda Eizaburo, saying they had come to have a good time.

Longinus took his companions to a casino, where he gambled recklessly at Blackjack and turned a thousand gold into three thousand. He then spotted a blind man being beaten over gambling debts and offered to pay them, suspecting the man was Issho, the future Fujitora.

• Longinus exchanged a thousand gold for chips and chose to play Blackjack.
• Longinus repeatedly hit on high totals, winning and busting in equal measure until his chips reached three thousand.
• Longinus grew bored with Blackjack and headed toward a crowded area where someone was causing trouble.
• Longinus and his companions found casino thugs beating a blind middle-aged man, whom Longinus suspected was Issho.
• Longinus offered to pay the blind man's debt, claiming he did not want to see anyone die and ruin his luck.

Longinus and his companions used a rigged casino game to meet Kyoshiro and learned that Gion’s uncle was imprisoned beneath Udon. They left to rescue him, while Kyoshiro recognized Kawamatsu and wondered how to deal with the newcomers.

• Longinus won 450,000 gold by using Armament Haki to change the dice, and the casino staff brought him and his companions to Kyoshiro.
• Longinus claimed they were overseas pirates seeking Seastone mining rights and tried to persuade Kyoshiro to become a daimyo.
• Kyoshiro revealed that Orochi would never let a daimyo become a threat, and Longinus learned from Kyoshiro’s thoughts that Gion’s uncle was alive in an underground prison beneath Udon.
• Gion excitedly embraced Longinus, and the group prepared to leave and rescue her uncle.
• Kyoshiro recognized Kawamatsu and wondered what attitude he should take toward the group, spilling his wine.

Longinus and his companions stormed Udon Prisoner Mine, freeing its prisoners and leaving the captured guards to Kawamatsu. After Hiyori worried that she could not help defeat Kaido, Longinus reassured her, and the group prepared to leave Wano Country.

• Longinus, Kawamatsu, Gion, and Hiyori planned to rescue Udon’s prisoners and flee toward the Konomi Region.
• Longinus unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the mine’s jailers and weakening its chief guards, while he disabled the lead Wisdom Snail relay.
• Kawamatsu beheaded Dopell, then Longinus allowed him to deal with the remaining guards as he wished.
• Longinus revealed that he was the Marine Vice Admiral who had defeated Big Mom, then told the freed prisoners to escape before the Beasts Pirates discovered the rescue.
• Hiyori regretted that she could not help defeat Kaido, but Longinus comforted her and she resolved to do her best.

Longinus rescued Gion’s father, Amamiya Genichi, and the three imprisoned daimyo from the quarry, while Kawamatsu avenged Oden’s retainers. As they prepared to leave, Queen roared from outside the quarry, confronting the rescuers.

• Longinus ignored Babanuki’s attempted bargain, opened a passage into the dungeon, and left Kawamatsu to deal with the prisoners above.
• Gion reunited with her father, and Longinus freed the three daimyo and introduced them to Hiyori, who apologized for her father’s role in their imprisonment.
• Longinus injected the injured men with medicine, then carried them out by hurling a huge piece of rock through the dungeon’s opening.
• Kawamatsu grieved over the bloodied remains of Oden’s retainers, then greeted the rescued daimyo and learned that Longinus had defeated the quarry’s guards alone.
• Queen roared from outside the quarry and demanded to know who had caused trouble on his territory.

Amamiya Genichi, Shimotsuki Yasuke, and the others prepared to flee Queen while Longinus faced him, but Issho intervened and challenged Queen himself. King arrived, recognized Longinus beneath his disguise, and Queen was driven headfirst into the ground before he could finish boasting.

• Amamiya Genichi and Shimotsuki Yasuke urged the others to escape while they held off Queen.
• A flying mountain crashed down, and Issho appeared to protect the group, explaining that he had followed them to repay a debt.
• Queen transformed into his brachiosaurus form and mocked the injured Issho, who told the others to run.
• Longinus stepped forward, but King arrived in Pteranodon form and warned everyone that Longinus was no match for him.
• King identified Longinus as the Marine who defeated Big Mom, and Longinus shed his disguise.
• Queen began to attack Longinus, but a powerful arm slammed him headfirst into the ground.

Longinus subdued Queen and met Issho, who explained that he had tried to assassinate Kurozumi Orochi to honor an old woman’s wish. After sparing Queen to conserve his strength in case Kaido appeared, Longinus set out with the others for the Kibi region, while Issho asked to join them.

• Longinus knocked Queen unconscious as King abandoned his companion and warned that Kaido was the Strongest Creature in the World.
• Longinus and the little girl met Issho, who revealed that he had tried four times to assassinate Kurozumi Orochi after an old woman gave him her last bowl of rice.
• Issho explained that the old woman had wished for Orochi’s death after her husband and son were taken away as forced laborers.
• Longinus beat Queen again when he started to wake, then chose not to kill him because doing so would drain his stamina before a possible fight with Kaido.
• Longinus agreed to lead the group to the Kibi region, and Issho asked to travel with them and receive gambling money.

Longinus and his companions questioned locals after hearing that Kaido had flown toward Kuri, and learned that Moria had defeated Jack by resurrecting Kozuki Oden. The revelation left Longinus and Kawamatsu alarmed as they tried to understand why Moria was in Kuri.

• Issho pledged to join the Marines and work toward becoming a general, though he jokingly asked whether Marines were allowed to gamble.
• Amamiya Genichi teased Gion about Longinus, and Gion removed her makeup to reveal her real appearance; Hiyori admitted she had disguised herself too.
• Longinus’s group heard locals say Kaido had flown toward Kuri, so Longinus sent Kawamatsu to bring them over for questioning.
• The locals told Longinus that Moria had defeated Jack and that Moria’s sorcery could resurrect the dead.
• The locals revealed that Moria had supposedly resurrected Kozuki Oden to defeat Jack.

Longinus learned that Moria had stolen Kozuki Oden’s body and planned to recover it by approaching Kaido with Hiyori, while Gion and Issho would escort Wano’s daimyōs to rally support. The group agreed to split up and act separately, with Minos ready to carry Hiyori to safety.

• Gion explained that Moria used his Devil Fruit to control corpses by placing shadows inside them, prompting Kawamatsu and Shimotsuki Yasuke to condemn him for desecrating Oden’s body.
• Longinus said he respected Oden and did not want him turned into a puppet, then deduced that Kaido had gone to Kuri to seek the Kōzuki Poneglyph and hoped to question Oden.
• Longinus decided that he, Kawamatsu, and Hiyori would go to Kaido, while Gion and Issho escorted the four daimyōs to Kibi to gather allies.
• Longinus summoned Minos, his griffin mount, and told the group he could carry Kawamatsu and Hiyori away if they encountered danger.
• Shimotsuki Yasuke and the other daimyōs bowed to Longinus in gratitude, and Longinus pulled them up before telling everyone to split up and act separately.

Longinus, Kawamatsu, and Hiyori found Ashura Doji fighting the Moria Pirates in a ruined village in Kuri. Ashura rejected Hiyori’s claim to his loyalty and left after revealing that Kaido had killed Denjiro before his eyes.

• Kawamatsu and Hiyori lamented Kuri’s devastation, and Longinus suggested its people refused to let Orochi’s image replace Oden’s.
• Longinus, Kawamatsu, and Hiyori encountered the Mounthead Bandits fighting the Moria Pirates and recognized their boss Shutenmaru as Ashura Doji.
• Kawamatsu urged Ashura to pay respects to Hiyori, but Ashura said he had never followed the Kōzuki Clan and insulted Momonosuke.
• Ashura sheathed his sword and offered to let the group take the Moria Pirates, while Longinus questioned why Ashura had appeared despite claiming to have no ties to the Kōzuki Clan.
• Hiyori asked Ashura about Kiku and Denjiro, and Ashura said Kiku was in Kibi and Kaido had killed Denjiro.
• Ashura admitted he resented the Kōzuki Clan because he and Denjiro had been the only ones beside Oden when he needed help, and then walked away.

Moria and his crew faced Kaido at Oden Castle, where Moria’s attacks failed to harm the dragon and Kaido demanded to know what had happened to Oden’s swordsmanship. Kaido’s rage culminated in a scorching blast that destroyed the castle, leaving Longinus and the others at the mountain’s foot amid the heat.

• Moria dismissed the bandits and prepared his crew for a future battle against Kaido, while the pirates speculated about their strength and the possibility of finding a great swordsman.
• Kaido appeared as a dragon and demanded that Moria hand over Kozuki Oden, but Moria challenged him instead.
• Moria hit Kaido with Shadow Horn Spear, but Kaido emerged unharmed and mocked the attack.
• Moria used Shadow Assassin, whose swordsmanship could not pierce Kaido’s hide, prompting Kaido to angrily demand to know what Moria had done to Oden.
• Kaido unleashed Deadly Saliva, and the scorching blast utterly destroyed Oden Castle as Longinus and the others felt the heat from below.

Longinus confronted Kaido at Oden Castle, drawing him away from the Stone Tablet and fighting him in his dragon and human forms. The chapter ended with the two of them locked in a powerful clash while Moria, Hiyori, and Kawamatsu watched.

• Longinus, Hiyori, and Kawamatsu hurried toward the burning Oden Castle, and Longinus warned the others to retreat if the plan failed.
• Longinus called out to Kaido about the Stone Tablet, but Kaido recognized him as the Marine who had defeated Linlin and attacked instead.
• Longinus struck Kaido’s dragon form into the mountainside, destroying much of the mountain, but Kaido emerged apparently unharmed.
• Longinus told Minos to take Hiyori and Kawamatsu away as Kaido changed to human form and prepared to fight seriously.
• Kaido charged Longinus with his Wolf Fang Club, and their attacks collided, sending their auras into the sky.

Longinus fought Kaido across Wano’s forests, using their clash to separate himself from the others so he could pursue another goal. Kaido chased him after Longinus fled his offer to become vice-captain, and their rampage barreled toward Jack and Ashura Doji’s groups.

• Longinus and Kaido traded blows that wrecked the surrounding forest while Moria retreated with the samurai puppet.
• Hiyori alerted Kawamatsu that Moria was fleeing, and Kawamatsu asked Minos to follow him.
• Longinus calculated that his Haki could sustain the fight for only half a day and decided his goal was already achieved.
• Kaido offered Longinus a vice-captain position, but Longinus turned and ran, prompting Kaido to chase him.
• Jack and Ashura Doji’s groups heard that Kaido had gone berserk, then fled as Kaido and Longinus charged toward them.

Longinus chased Kaido through Wano, sending Jack flying when he got in the way. Meanwhile, Apophis used the Door-Door Fruit to ambush and defeat Moria, then turned to claim another Devil Fruit.

• Jack recognized Longinus as the Marine who had driven King into retreat, but Longinus hurled him aside when Kaido charged toward them.
• Ashura Doji watched Jack vanish into the distance and wondered whether Kozuki Oden's body had been recovered in the Konomi Region.
• Moria returned to his graveyard base after Kaido's Heat Breath wiped out most of his crew and lamented his failed plans for an undead army.
• Apophis appeared behind Moria, used the Door-Door Fruit to strike him through space, and knocked him unconscious.
• Apophis decided to harvest the Devil Fruit, and the terrified pirate who tried to flee was killed.

Apophis obtained the Shadow-Shadow Fruit and considered using its powers to create another identity, while Hiyori and Kawamatsu realized the shadow controlling Kozuki Oden's corpse had disappeared. In Konomi Region, Gion's group met the surviving resistance leaders, who vowed to keep fighting Orochi and Kaido and open Wano's borders.

• Hiyori told Kawamatsu that a shadow had controlled Kozuki Oden's corpse and that Corpse Poison did not exist; Kawamatsu concluded the shadow was gone and suspected Moria had been killed.
• Apophis reflected on how the Shadow-Shadow Fruit might interact with his three souls and decided that two identities were enough for his plans.
• Apophis lamented that Kozuki Oden's ruined corpse could not serve as a host and considered the risks of finding another Great Swordsman to possess.
• Apophis threw the Shadow-Shadow Fruit into the space behind the door.
• In Konomi Region, Shimotsuki Yasuke learned that Kiku, Shinobu, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi had led the resistance with the Mink Race's support.
• Inuarashi and Nekomamushi vowed to fulfill Oden's dream and open Wano's borders, while blaming themselves for failing to protect Momonosuke.

Hiyori and the returning allies learned that Longinus had stayed behind to fight Kaido, while Kawamatsu revealed that Longinus had sent Kaido flying with a punch. Ashura Doji and former Udon prisoners joined the resistance, which gathered to overthrow Kurozumi Orochi.

• Inuarashi and Nekomamushi described Apophis as a powerful, cruel swordsman and discussed how Kaido’s survival made the Beasts Pirates difficult to defeat.
• Hiyori, Kawamatsu, and the others returned to camp, and Hiyori explained that Longinus had held Kaido back so they could escape.
• Inuarashi and the others feared Longinus had sacrificed himself, but Kawamatsu said Longinus had fought Kaido to a standstill and sent him flying with a punch.
• Shimotsuki Yasuke warned the resistance not to rely on Longinus alone, and Amamiya Genichi pointed out that Orochi’s forces and Kaido’s Calamities remained threats.
• Ashura Doji and prisoners freed from Udon joined the resistance, and the assembled allies shouted for Orochi’s overthrow.

Longinus agreed to support the rebellion in Wano, assigning fighters to confront the Beasts Pirates and Kurozumi Orochi’s forces while he held Kaido off. The chapter ended with the rebels preparing to attack, though Longinus believed Kaido could only be delayed, not killed.

• Longinus weighed the risks of helping the rebels and learned that Inuarashi and Nekomamushi wanted to overthrow Kurozumi Orochi rather than kill Kaido, whom they believed impossible to slay.
• Longinus agreed to hold Kaido off for up to six hours while the rebels attacked Orochi’s forces.
• Longinus assigned Issho to fight King, and Gion to face Queen after Amamiya Genichi objected to sending her against a dangerous opponent.
• Longinus tasked Inuarashi and Nekomamushi with fighting Jack if he was still alive, and Ashura Doji with confronting Sleepy Kyoshiro.
• Longinus assigned Kawamatsu, Kiku, Shinobu, and Hyogoro’s men to attack Kurozumi Orochi and the Oniwabanshu.

Kurozumi Orochi panicked as tens of thousands of rebels advanced on Orochi Castle, while Kaido and his crew learned that Longinus had likely encouraged the uprising. Kaido flew to confront Longinus over the sea, where Longinus tried to keep their battle away from the Flower Capital.

• Kurozumi Orochi learned that the rebels were nearly at Orochi Castle after his army fled, and he sent for Kaido’s help.
• King received Orochi’s plea, inferred that Longinus had supported the rebels, and relayed the news to Kaido.
• Kaido eagerly flew toward the rebels, while King, Queen, and Jack followed after him.
• Longinus intercepted Kaido over the sea and said he would not let Kaido pass toward the Flower Capital.
• Kaido declared that the sea was still his territory because he was a dragon.

Longinus battled Kaido in his Divine Dragon Form over the sea, using Minos as an airborne foothold while dodging Kaido’s lightning, Heat Breath, claws, and fangs. Longinus landed several heavy blows, but Kaido recovered and recognized the strength of Longinus’s Observation Haki as their fight continued.

• Longinus leaped from Minos and struck Kaido, but Kaido rammed him away and Minos caught his fall.
• Kaido summoned black thunderclouds and struck Longinus with a fast claw, while Minos raced in to catch him.
• Kaido fired a scorching Heat Breath, but Minos dodged it; Longinus then punched Kaido’s mouth to interrupt another attack.
• Kaido lunged at Longinus with his teeth and claws, but Longinus countered with Rankyaku: Storm and Iron Fist: Falling Star, driving Kaido toward the sea.
• Kaido lashed Longinus with his tail as he fell, then used clouds to rise back into the sky and praised Longinus’s advanced Observation Haki.

Longinus and Kaido fought across the sea in a battle powerful enough to threaten Wano’s harbor, while Issho and Gion confronted members of Kaido’s crew. The chapter left Jack and Queen facing their pursuers and the battle between Longinus and Kaido still underway.

• Longinus and Kaido clashed in the storm, and their shockwaves sent enormous waves toward Jinbu Port.
• Nekomamushi and the others watched the battle as Issho flew toward the central sea to meet their approaching guests.
• King carried Jack and Queen toward the harbor, but Issho disrupted his flight with gravity; King dropped Jack and Queen and confronted Issho.
• King attacked Issho with his sword and Pteranodon abilities, while Issho countered with shifts in gravity and sword strikes.
• Gion fought Queen, who used repeated Brachiosaurus headbutts before stopping because the attack made him dizzy.
• A mammoth charged between Nekomamushi and the golden-furred dog, who said they could defeat him if it were a full moon.

Kawamatsu and the royal army attacked Kurozumi Orochi’s palace while Ashura Doji fought Kyoshiro. Orochi’s monstrous Devil Fruit power overwhelmed Hiyori, Kawamatsu, and Kiku, but Kyoshiro then stabbed Orochi with a Seastone katana and revealed he was Denjiro, whose father Orochi had helped kill.

• Kawamatsu led the royal army into Orochi Castle, and Kyoshiro blocked Ashura Doji while Fukurokuju remained at Orochi’s side.
• Kyoshiro warned Ashura that Orochi’s fear of death drove him to seek power and that his Yamata no Orochi form could survive unless all its heads and tails were cut off.
• Orochi transformed into a six-headed, eight-tailed monster and badly wounded Hiyori, Kawamatsu, and Kiku, while Kyoshiro defeated Ashura Doji.
• Kyoshiro appeared behind the wounded group and claimed Ashura was dead, then Orochi praised him as a trusted subordinate.
• Kyoshiro stabbed Orochi with a Seastone katana and revealed that he was Denjiro, whose father had served the Kōzuki Clan and been killed with Orochi’s involvement.

Kyoshiro defeated Kurozumi Orochi and revealed that he had acted to honor his father, Denjiro, before leaving the samurai to rally Wano’s forces. At sea, Longinus continued fighting Kaido until a retreat signal sounded, and he prepared to withdraw after learning the operation had succeeded.

• Kyoshiro used the Seastone katana to nullify Kurozumi Orochi’s ability and force him back into his human form.
• Kyoshiro rejected Hiyori and Kawamatsu’s appeals to return, explaining that he had acted only to fulfill Denjiro’s final request.
• Hiyori called for the samurai to gather their forces and declare the war’s end, while Ashura warned that Kaido could install another puppet.
• Longinus struck Kaido with a Rokuogan and continued battling him, acknowledging that he could not defeat Kaido alone.
• Longinus heard the cannon signal for retreat, concluded that the operation had succeeded, and thanked Kaido before preparing to leave.

Longinus pursued Kaido across the New World and knocked the dragon unconscious over a battle between the Whitebeard Pirates and Supernova crews. Kaido recovered near the sea, struck Marco aside, and flew after Longinus again.

• Marco recognized Kaido's Dragon Breath and ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to scatter, saving many from the blast that vaporized a pirate ship.
• Longinus and Kaido fought through the sky from Wano Country toward the New World, and Longinus shattered Kaido's Heat Breath before striking his skull.
• Kaido fell toward the sea, prompting Marco to transform into a Phoenix and try to divert the dragon away from the ships below.
• Kaido regained consciousness, slapped Marco through a ship, and flew back into the sky after Longinus.

Whitebeard’s crew discussed Longinus’s battle with Kaido and decided to visit Wano Country. Meanwhile, Red-Haired and Hawk Eyes drank together, and Red-Haired revealed he planned to leave the New World and travel through the Four Blues.

• Whitebeard’s crew discussed the devastation in Wano Country and Longinus’s return to battle after two years of retraining.
• Marco explained that Longinus had gone to Wano Country to help open its borders and protect Kozuki Oden’s daughter.
• Whitebeard decided to take his crew to Wano Country, partly to avenge Kaido’s attack on his son.
• Red-Haired and Hawk Eyes drank together and discussed Apophis, Kaido, and Longinus.
• Red-Haired said he wanted to fight Longinus but would not bully him because he had lost an arm.
• Red-Haired told Hawk Eyes he planned to travel through the Four Blues, including his West Blue hometown and Roger’s East Blue hometown.