Recaps

Apophis trapped Whitebeard in an alternate-dimensional space and moved to seize Katarina's Nine-Tailed Fox Fruit while his followers held off the Whitebeard Pirates. The battle left Enel facing Marco as Apophis prepared to finish his fight with Katarina.

• Apophis judged that Whitebeard would soon break out of the unstable alternate-dimensional space and approached Katarina to take her Devil Fruit.
• Enel, Urouge, and Wyper blocked the Whitebeard Pirates as they tried to reach Whitebeard.
• Urouge used his ability to grow larger and stronger after taking damage, then struck Jozu and sent him flying.
• Wyper transformed into his Quetzalcoatlus form and fought Vista, using two E.S. Rage Drugs to overcome his youthful lack of strength.
• Enel stopped Marco's advance with lightning and warned that Apophis would soon be free to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates.

Apophis defeated Katarina, who had disguised herself as Whitebeard, then fought Vista while Whitebeard remained banished. When Whitebeard suddenly returned, Apophis used his spatial ability to pin Vista to the ruins.

• Apophis overpowered Katarina in her Whitebeard disguise, knocking her unconscious in less than thirty seconds.
• Apophis ordered Wyper to watch Katarina and said he would capture another opponent as a bargaining chip within a minute.
• Apophis attacked Vista, who narrowly dodged the first slash before being sent flying by their clash.
• Vista fought on as Apophis pressed his attack, suffering several wounds and losing one sword.
• Whitebeard reappeared, distracting Vista for a moment, and Apophis pierced his shoulder with a spatial slash and pinned him to the ruins.

Whitebeard and Apophis faced off after Vista was injured, but Red-Haired proposed a way to find the missing people without taking the female hunter away. With Longinus's approval, Kaki agreed to use his dream-reading ability, and Apophis returned Vista before announcing that the auction would begin.

• Whitebeard nearly attacked Apophis in anger over Vista's injuries, but Marco stopped him because Vista was still being held hostage.
• Red-Haired proposed having Kaki read the female hunter's dreams to locate the missing people, and Longinus told Kaki to help.
• Apophis returned Vista to Whitebeard, and Marco used his Regeneration Flame to confirm that Vista was not seriously hurt.
• Apophis had Wyper hand Katarina over to Kaki, then declared that the auction would officially begin amid the ruins.

Apophis auctioned shells and SIQ Potion to display his resources and unsettle the pirate forces. Kaido won the potion, and Apophis began presenting the third item, Combat Robots.

• Apophis introduced various shells, including Repel Waves that could store and release one of his ordinary slashes.
• The pirates bid frantically, and the shells sold for far more than their cultivation cost as Apophis aimed to disrupt the New World's balance and warn forces against opposing him.
• Apophis demonstrated SIQ Potion by injecting it into a lizard, which grew into a fire-breathing drake before attacking him and being killed.
• Apophis explained that SIQ stimulated evolution and could be used on humans, with a fifty percent chance of success.
• Kaido intimidated the other bidders and won the SIQ Potion, while his Beasts Pirates crew feared becoming test subjects.
• Apophis announced the third auction item, Combat Robots.

Kaki and the Marines discussed Katarina, the Hunter Guild, and the dangerous auction items Apophis had presented, while they awaited the auction’s conclusion. On a remote part of the island, Douglas Bullet and a flamboyantly dressed old man revealed a tense alliance over Roger’s legacy.

• Wyper left with members of the Red Hair Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates after speaking with Apophis, while Kaki returned to Longinus and the others feeling sick from Katarina’s memories.
• Kaki told Longinus, Gion, and Kuzan that Katarina had secretly planned to provoke war and that the Hunter Guild’s chairman, a Seven Star Hunter, might be on the island seeking Pure Gold.
• Longinus explained that Apophis had auctioned Repel Wave, SIQ Potion, and a Combat Robot before preparing Pure Gold as the final centerpiece.
• Longinus said Garp had encountered an old friend and was stalking them, while Kuzan urged the group to wait for the auction’s conclusion.
• A military man and a flamboyantly dressed old man met on a remote edge of the island, where the old man identified the military man as Douglas Bullet and challenged his claim to Roger’s legacy.

Apophis used the auction to gather Devil Fruits and then offered Pure Gold and a damaged Poneglyph bearing Gol D. Roger’s words. The Poneglyph stirred speculation about the One Piece and a possible God's Weapon, while Red-Haired demanded that its completed information be shared with him.

• Marco and the other pirates took over the auction and sold Devil Fruits to keep Old Man from being outdone by Apophis.
• Apophis bought most of the Devil Fruits and announced the auction’s final two items: Pure Gold and an ancient stone tablet.
• Apophis explained that Pure Gold could extend a person’s life by two or three hundred years, though it weakened the body’s ability to adapt to intense combat.
• Apophis revealed a damaged Poneglyph bearing the words, “I came here and will carry this text to the end of the world—Pirate Gol D. Roger!”
• Red-Haired recognized Roger’s handwriting, speculated that the damaged text might concern God's Weapon, and demanded that the completed information be shared with him.
• Apophis concealed that he had damaged the Poneglyph himself and knew its writing would gradually disappear within thirty years.

The Pirate Expo auction ended after the Pure Gold and Poneglyph were sold, but the venue erupted into a tense standoff as major powers revealed themselves. Count Red confronted Hunter Guild president Netero Isaac, while Douglas Bullet attacked Kaido to claim Roger’s possessions.

• The white-haired old man bought the Pure Gold for two billion Beli, and Kaido won the Poneglyph for one billion Beli.
• Apophis ended the auction and the Pirate Expo, leaving the gathered pirates watching one another with hostile intent.
• Count Red attacked the white-haired old man, who revealed himself as Hunter Guild president Netero Isaac.
• Bullet ambushed Kaido, who knocked him away but was forced back several steps.
• Red-Haired recognized Bullet as a senior from the Roger Pirates, and Bullet declared that Roger’s possessions belonged to him.

Garp explained Douglas Bullet’s history as a former soldier and Roger Pirate, while Longinus’s group prepared to take the Ancient Stone Tablet during the battle. Kaido, Bullet, Red-Haired, and the Red Hair Pirates fought over the ruins as Isaac and Count Red faced off elsewhere.

• Garp returned and told Kaki and the others that Bullet had once been a celebrated soldier before joining Roger’s crew.
• Longinus said his group would take the Ancient Stone Tablet once the fighting began, and suggested sinking it into the sea if necessary.
• Kaido attacked Bullet, who used the Combine-Combine Fruit to assemble a massive iron warrior and counter his blows.
• Red-Haired ordered the Red Hair Pirates to attack the Beasts Pirates, joining Bullet in fighting Kaido.
• Count Red attacked Isaac at incredible speed, but Isaac blocked his strikes with psychic power while Count Red dodged Isaac’s invisible blows.

Isaac and Count Red exchanged devastating attacks while Kaido, Red-Haired, and Bullet fought over the Poneglyph. Bullet fled with the Stone Tablet, prompting Longinus, Garp, and Kuzan to enter the battle and overwhelm him with a combined attack.

• Isaac used a shockwave to destroy part of the island’s coastline, and Count Red countered with a crimson slash that Isaac diverted.
• Beckman urged Red-Haired to stop fighting Kaido over the Poneglyph, but Bullet refused to let Roger’s legacy fall into Marine hands.
• Bullet abandoned the fight, loaded the Stone Tablet into the Mechanical Giant, and ran off with it, so Red-Haired moved to intercept him.
• Longinus, Garp, and Kuzan joined the battle while Kaki and Gion stayed behind as reserve forces.
• Kuzan froze much of the island, and Longinus and Garp blasted Bullet’s Mechanical Giant away with a combined attack.

Kaido, Red-Haired, and Kuzan clashed amid the chaos before Apophis and Hawk Eyes began their long-awaited sword duel. After learning that Apophis’s Seven Star Sword was awakening and might transform further, Hawk Eyes looked forward to fighting him again in ten years.

• Kaido burst through the ice and attacked as Red-Haired joined him, while Kuzan reconsidered risking his life to hold them back.
• Apophis confronted Hawk Eyes, who recalled their promise from nine years earlier to settle who was the superior swordsman.
• Apophis and Hawk Eyes exchanged powerful slashes and close-range attacks that devastated the ground and killed nearby pirates.
• Hawk Eyes noticed Apophis’s blade was different, and Apophis said the Seven Star Sword was transforming as it absorbed the blood of strong opponents.
• Apophis claimed the sword might eventually surpass the Supreme Great Swords, and Hawk Eyes said he looked forward to their next duel in ten years.
• Apophis rejected the suggestion that Hawk Eyes had the advantage, and the two resumed their clash.

Whitebeard appointed Teach as the Second Division captain while the fighters on the island continued their battles. Longinus defeated Bullet’s Mechanical Giant, but Bullet’s call for Buena Festa to bring his weapon went unanswered, leaving him furious at what seemed to be another betrayal.

• Whitebeard told Teach he would become the Second Division captain, and Teach cried while privately dreading the extra attention the position could bring.
• Kuma, Doflamingo, and Hancock watched the island’s battles and reflected on the powerful fighters around them.
• Longinus broke through Bullet’s barrage and smashed into the Mechanical Giant, knocking it down and destroying the section he struck.
• Longinus and Bullet recognized each other from their time at Impel Down, and Longinus demanded that Bullet hand over the Ancient Stone Tablet.
• Bullet called for Buena Festa to bring his weapon, but no one responded, and Longinus asked whether he had been abandoned.

Longinus battered Bullet’s Mechanical Giant and uncovered a hidden stone tablet, prompting dark-world fighters and CP0 agents to intervene. The revelation that Bullet had an Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale drew the attention of everyone on the island as he fled with it.

• Longinus repeatedly punched the Mechanical Giant’s chest until its armor broke open and exposed part of a hidden stone tablet.
• Six powerful dark-world fighters emerged to stall Longinus, and he used Observation Haki to learn that Bullet had offered them an Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale.
• The Red-Haired reacted to the news about the Eternal Pose while Bullet fled, and Kaido charged after him.
• The Red-Haired struck Kaido out of the air as Kuzan prepared to freeze him.
• Four CP0 agents revealed themselves and charged toward Bullet, hoping to claim the stone tablet and Eternal Pose for themselves.

Longinus overwhelmed the CP0 agents who tried to delay him while Bullet fought four others. The remaining agents’ defensive abilities failed to stop Longinus, who continued breaking through their formation.

• Bullet attacked four CP0 agents, but their coordinated defense kept him from breaking through.
• Longinus rejected the other six agents’ attempt to negotiate and questioned why they thought they could hold him back.
• Longinus killed Caroline with one punch, then escaped the repulsive force and tore through the square-faced man’s plant cage.
• Longinus pulled the long-nosed man toward him with his chains, despite Julius using repulsion to resist.
• Arite blocked Longinus’s Iron Fist with his Shield-Shield Fruit, but Longinus caved in the shield.

Longinus killed Arite while Barrett fought to escape with the Poneglyph, ultimately bargaining with Apophis to obtain a way out. The island sank amid Longinus and Kaido’s battle, while the Eternal Pose ended up with Apophis and the Poneglyph with Barrett.

• Longinus killed Arite with a second punch, making Julius and the other Underworld fighters lose heart before Barrett promised them the Eternal Pose for holding Longinus back.
• Julius and three others unleashed their abilities to restrain Longinus as Barrett battled CP0, whose members lost one fighter while damaging much of Barrett’s mecha.
• Barrett offered Apophis the Eternal Pose leading to Laugh Tale in exchange for escape, and Apophis opened a Space Gate that Barrett used to flee with the Poneglyph.
• Longinus and Kaido collided while pursuing Barrett, then resumed their fierce fight as Doflamingo, the CP0 captain, and Kuma reacted to the loss of the Poneglyph and the Eternal Pose.
• The island began sinking as magma erupted, and everyone rushed toward their ships before it vanished beneath the sea.

The Five Elders reprimanded CP0 over its repeated failures and discussed using Douglas Bullet to find Roger’s surviving crewmates while keeping Apophis occupied. As the New World descended into chaos after the Wanbo Expo, they planned to buy Apophis’s auctioned goods and launch general promotions at Marine Headquarters to draw attention away from the Expo.

• The Five Elders blamed CP0 for failing to protect Celestial Dragons, monitor Mary Geoise, recover Saint Mjosgard, and prevent pirates from contesting the government’s taboo.
• The Five Elders explained that Douglas Bullet had the ancient Stone Tablet and would seek Roger’s surviving crewmates to complete its information, so they considered helping him find them.
• The Five Elders proposed using Bullet’s search to provoke a conflict between Red-Haired and Apophis.
• The Five Elders told CP0 that the Eternal Pose could not lead to Laugh Tale and ordered him not to interfere with Apophis’s journey.
• The Five Elders ordered Benedict to watch the Absolute Neutral Zone and buy all of Apophis’s auctioned goods.
• The Five Elders decided to begin general promotions at Marine Headquarters to divert attention from the Wanbo Expo.

Marine Headquarters gathered allied representatives and its forces ahead of Longinus's investiture ceremony, displaying the Marines' overwhelming strength. Longinus reunited with Princess Vivi and received thanks from King Cobra and King Riku for protecting their nations.

• Marine Headquarters welcomed representatives from Impel Down, Enies Lobby, CP0, and allied kingdoms as more than a hundred flag officers assembled for the ceremony.
• Longinus reflected that the Pirate Expo had helped make the Marines' enormous show of strength easier for other powers to accept.
• Longinus greeted Princess Vivi, lifted her into the air, and apologized to Cobra for not visiting her often.
• Cobra praised Longinus for defeating Big Mom and Golden Lion, while Longinus said fighting pirates was simply the Marines' duty.
• King Riku thanked Longinus for saving Dressrosa, securing reconstruction funding, and donating his property, and Longinus dismissed the praise.

King Cobra praised Longinus while he and King Riku watched Longinus welcome Vivi and Rebecca onto Minos for a flight. Later, Borsalino asked Sakazuki how he regarded Longinus, and Sakazuki said he did not fear competition for the marines’ highest position.

• King Cobra told King Riku that Longinus had saved Alabasta ten years earlier, while Violet and Kyros admired Longinus’s character and achievements.
• Vivi asked to ride Minos, and Longinus also invited Rebecca to fly with them.
• A photographer planned to sell pictures of Longinus’s gentle side, while Shiryu and West reacted with disdain and envy.
• Borsalino visited Sakazuki and said the World Government’s approval of four admirals showed its confidence in Longinus’s future.
• Sakazuki said Longinus was more qualified to become an admiral than Borsalino or himself, then declared that only the strongest deserved the marines’ pinnacle.

Sengoku promoted Borsalino, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Longinus to Marine Admirals, shocking the world with the unprecedented presence of four Admirals. Longinus ended the ceremony with an inspiring speech that left people worldwide calling him the Messenger of Justice.

• Kong welcomed the assembled Marines and guests, then oversaw Sengoku's promotion to Fleet Admiral and the investiture of Borsalino, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Longinus as Admirals.
• People across the world reacted with surprise and alarm when Longinus's promotion revealed that the Marines now had four active Admirals.
• Sengoku delivered his inaugural speech, followed by Borsalino, Sakazuki, and Kuzan, whose speeches ranged from eccentric to forceful.
• Longinus delivered a stirring speech about justice, peace, unity, and equality, moving civilians watching around the world.
• Gion praised Longinus, while Ain recalled that he had helped avenge her family after Golden Lion's attack.
• People around the world fervently hailed Longinus as the Messenger of Justice.

Longinus arrived in Water Seven and went to Tom’s warehouse after learning that the World Government had arrested Tom for building the Pirate King’s ship. He revealed his identity as Marine Admiral Shirozou Longinus and promised Iceburg and Kokoro that he would protect Tom in Impel Down, just as a commotion began outside.

• Longinus praised Water Seven’s renewed vitality as an old man led him toward Tom’s shipyard and told him that Tom had been arrested.
• Longinus reached the warehouse beneath the bridge and found Iceburg drinking and grieving over Tom’s arrest.
• Longinus told Iceburg he admired Tom’s Sea Train and intended to rescue him, but Iceburg doubted that anyone could return from Impel Down.
• Kokoro recognized Longinus as Marine Admiral Shirozou Longinus, and he promised to have the warden of Impel Down protect Tom until the charges were revoked.
• Someone outside warned that a pirate had come to capture Iceburg and Franky and urged an authority figure to save them.

Longinus revealed himself as Admiral Shirozou and promised to seek Tom’s release, while Iceburg asked to accompany him to see Tom. In Tom’s cell, Spandam taunted him about Franky being run over by the Sea Train, prompting Tom to break his chains and strike him.

• Longinus showed Iceburg that Water Seven’s residents had gathered to defend him and Tom, then identified himself as Admiral Shirozou.
• Longinus told the crowd he would ask the Five Elders to release Tom on bail through atonement, and Iceburg thanked him.
• Iceburg asked to go with Longinus to see Tom and changed into clean clothes before they left.
• Spandam told Tom that Franky had tried to stop the Sea Train and had been run over by it.
• Tom snapped his chains and punched Spandam after hearing what had happened to Franky.

Spandam brought Tom to Impel Down, where Vice Warden Hancock revealed that Tom’s execution had been postponed at the request of Longinus, the Marine Admiral. Longinus said he would explain the decision to the Five Elders, while Spandam eagerly praised him and left convinced that his own prospects had improved.

• Spandam arrived at Impel Down with Tom and asked Vice Warden Hancock to arrange Tom’s execution as soon as possible.
• Hancock said Magellan had postponed the execution at the request of his guest, Longinus, who arrived with Iceburg.
• Spandam recognized Longinus and backed down when the Admiral said he would explain Tom’s case to the Five Elders.
• Iceburg reunited with Tom and moved to attack Spandam, but Tom stopped him and warned him not to make things worse.
• Spandam proudly displayed his badly injured face and claimed the chance to meet Longinus had made the beating worthwhile.
• Longinus praised Spandam’s potential, and Spandam left moved by the Admiral’s confidence in him.

Longinus persuaded the Five Elders to authorize a Sea Train network, presenting it as a way to suppress the Revolutionary Army and strengthen government control. He left the meeting planning to let the network become a weapon the Revolutionary Army could use against the World Government.

• Longinus explained that Spandam had kept his suspicions about Tom from the Five Elders to avoid filing an inaccurate report and losing credit.
• Longinus argued that the Sea Train network could connect the Four Blues and Grand Line, allowing local Navy forces to respond quickly to rebellions.
• The Five Elders questioned how the government would protect tracks from sabotage, and Longinus proposed using Fish-Men to guard them and turning their anger against Dragon and the Revolutionary Army.
• Longinus persuaded the Five Elders that Tom and his two disciples were the only shipwrights capable of building the network, and they placed the project under Longinus's control.
• After the call ended, Longinus reflected that the Revolutionary Army could use the network to surround cities from the countryside and strike the World Government.

Longinus chose to save Tom and went to find Franky, but Shiryu used Domino to provoke him into a fight. Longinus defeated Shiryu and left him buried beneath the prison’s rubble.

• Domino told Longinus that Franky had rebuilt himself into a cola-powered cyborg.
• Shiryu attacked Domino to provoke Longinus, revealing his grudge over Longinus’s past refusals to accept his challenges.
• Longinus protected Domino and accepted Shiryu’s challenge as Shiryu launched a deadly sword attack.
• Longinus blocked Shiryu’s slashes with his hands and feet, then praised Shiryu’s swordsmanship as they battled through the prison.
• Longinus used Life Return—Blast Form and struck Shiryu’s blade with a powerful fist, sending Shiryu through several walls and burying him beneath rubble.

Longinus defeated Shiryu after Shiryu threatened Domino, then asked Tom to lead a sea-wide Train Network Plan to help struggling islands and towns. Tom accepted, while Franky was moved by Longinus’s appeal.

• Longinus assured Domino that Shiryu would survive, and Magellan, Hancock, and Sadie arrived to find Shiryu lying in a crater after Longinus defeated him.
• Magellan sent Hancock to retrieve Shiryu for treatment, joking that he would make her an honorary warden after she died.
• Longinus met Tom, Iceburg, and Franky in the reception room and asked Tom to become chief engineer of the Train Network Plan.
• Longinus described how a sea-wide train network could improve trade, free islands from pirate threats, and restore hope to impoverished people.
• Franky tearfully praised Longinus, and Tom accepted the role wholeheartedly.

Longinus and Tom returned to Fish-Man Island, where Longinus proposed a Fish-Man Guerrilla Force to support the Train Network Plan and named Tom its chief engineer. Meanwhile, Apophis planned to build Pluton at a hidden base on the moon, as Iceburg reported that Franky and an item Longinus had given him had disappeared.

• Longinus and Tom arrived at Fish-Man Island, where Jinbe escorted them to Neptune’s banquet and the Fish-Men welcomed Longinus with respect.
• Longinus explained that the Fish-Man Guerrilla Force would have autonomy and help Fish-Men integrate into human society, with Tom serving as chief engineer for the Train Network Plan.
• Jinbe volunteered to captain the force, and Longinus accepted his offer.
• Iceburg called Longinus and told Tom that Franky had run away and that the item Longinus had previously given Iceburg was also missing.
• On Onigashima, Apophis told Enel that the main obstacle to building Pluton was finding a concealed location and proposed constructing it on the moon.