Recaps

Ace fought Hak over Ame no Habakiri in the underground palace, repeatedly recovering and growing stronger despite his injuries. After Hak died from shock and anger, Vista arrived to claim the sword, and Smoothie appeared as the gathered pirates prepared for a confrontation.

• Ace protected the Spade Pirates from the Blood Sail Pirates while fighting Hak, then struck Hak with Divine Fire: Ignis Fatuus.
• Ace and Hak continued fighting until a powerful Conqueror’s Haki erupted, drawing the island’s arriving pirates toward the underground palace.
• The pirates spotted Ame no Habakiri and rushed for it while Ace and Hak lay bloodied on the ground.
• Ace stood up after his injuries healed, and Hak died after Ace insisted that such rapid recovery was normal.
• Vista asked the pirates to give him Ame no Habakiri, but Smoothie arrived and called the gathered pirates trash.

Ace and Deuce were caught in a chaotic battle over Ame no Habakiri and a Poneglyph, where King confronted Ace and proved far stronger. King left Ace bloodied and mocked him by comparing his accomplishments as a rookie to Longinus and Red-Haired.

• King arrived, killed a pirate who stood in his way, and demanded Ame no Habakiri as Vista, Smoothie, and the other pirates attacked him.
• Ame no Habakiri flew into the ground in front of Ace, and pirates attacked him and Deuce; Ace answered with a fiery punch that revealed his Flame-Flame Fruit powers.
• King spotted the Poneglyph, and Ace tossed Ame no Habakiri away to draw the pirates after it and help his companions escape.
• King struck Ace with a powerful slash and chose to pursue the Poneglyph for Kaido rather than focus on the sword.
• Ace counterattacked with Flame Ring: Fire Pillar, but King split the flames and blasted him into the Poneglyph, leaving him wounded.
• King called Ace the third strongest rookie he had met after Longinus and Red-Haired, and Ace was shaken as he remembered spending his fourteenth year beating up Luffy.

King defeated Ace and was about to finish him when Apophis seized Ame no Habakiri and left, warning that a troublesome opponent was approaching. The arrival of Admiral Shirozou Longinus sent the pirates fleeing, while Ace watched in awe and declared that he wanted to earn a reputation like his.

• King offered Ace a place in the Beasts Pirates, but Ace refused and continued fighting despite being outmatched.
• King defeated Ace and prepared to kill him, but Ame no Habakiri flew toward him and Apophis caught it.
• Apophis called the sword barely usable, warned the pirates to flee because a troublesome person was coming, and left through a Space Gate.
• Shirozou Longinus arrived, prompting Vista, Smoothie, King, and the other pirates to retreat or scatter in terror.
• Ace praised Longinus's reputation and said he wanted to reach the same level, but Deuce shoved him and told him to run.

Ace returned to save Deuce, Banchi, and the others, but Longinus's griffin Minos defeated him with one blow. Longinus discovered a Poneglyph and decided to imprison Ace, while a call with Garp revealed that Ace was his grandson.

• Ace recognized Longinus's overwhelming Conqueror's Haki and turned back to rescue his unconscious companions.
• Minos struck Ace with its Armament Haki-coated claw and sent him flying through the mountain range.
• Longinus found a Poneglyph in the forest as Ace returned to stand by his companions.
• Longinus questioned Ace about Garp and Luffy, but Ace denied knowing Garp and having a younger brother named Luffy.
• Longinus called Vice Admiral Garp, who admitted Ace was his grandson and told Longinus to imprison him for five or ten years.

Longinus refused Ace’s plea to spare his companions and prepared to escort him to Impel Down, but Rayleigh arrived and asked him to let Ace go. Longinus fought Rayleigh, whose legendary strength still left him struggling against Longinus.

• Longinus hung up after Ace and Garp argued, then refused Ace’s plea to take all the blame and spare his companions.
• Ace attacked Longinus in desperation, but Longinus slapped him down and said he would escort him personally to Impel Down.
• Rayleigh appeared and asked Longinus to pretend he had not seen them, while Ace realized Rayleigh had come to save him because of his bloodline.
• Longinus revealed he knew Rayleigh had been teaching Hiyori and Kuina swordsmanship, then attacked him when Rayleigh prepared to fight.
• Rayleigh blocked Longinus’s fist with his Long Sword, but Longinus sent him sliding backward and slapped away his slash.
• Ace watched Longinus and Rayleigh’s destructive battle and wondered whether the Devil Fruit he or Luffy had eaten was fake.

Rayleigh fought Longinus in a fierce sparring match while Ace watched, then Ace joined in and was nearly killed by Longinus’s kick. Rayleigh saved him as Longinus’s attack split the island, leaving Ace stunned by the scale of his power.

• Rayleigh and Longinus exchanged powerful blows, with Rayleigh relying on observation and swordsmanship while Longinus held the advantage.
• Rayleigh wounded Longinus with a close-range sword strike, but Longinus’s injury began healing almost immediately.
• Ace attacked Longinus with Great Flame Ring: Fire Emperor, but Longinus emerged from the flames unharmed.
• Longinus appeared above Ace and brought down a devastating kick, which Rayleigh blocked at the last moment.
• Longinus’s kick split the island, while Rayleigh was injured protecting Ace and blamed Garp for Ace’s foolishness.

Longinus defeated Rayleigh and drove Ace and his companions into a desperate escape, while Ace plunged into the sea to evade Minos. Later, Apophis assembled the three Poneglyphs about Pluton and learned that the Ancient Weapon was hidden on Laugh Tale.

• Rayleigh urged Ace and his companions to flee while he held off Longinus, and Ace used flames to carry them toward the coast.
• Ace plunged into the sea with Wallys to escape Minos, while Rayleigh stayed behind to delay Longinus.
• Two hours later, Rayleigh leaped into the sea, and Longinus copied the Poneglyphs on the island before handing the stone over to the World Government.
• The World Economic Journal reported Rayleigh's return and defeat, prompting speculation about the Roger Pirates.
• Robin gave Apophis the translated text, and he pieced together the three Poneglyphs about Pluton.
• Apophis discovered that Pluton had been placed on Laugh Tale.

Longinus arrived at Gold City with Issho, while its owner, Tesoro, worried that the Marine Admiral might disrupt an upcoming auction. Tesoro sent Baccarat to receive Longinus and quietly warned Tanaka to keep the Beasts Pirates away from him.

• Apophis decided to seek the fourth coordinate Poneglyph after reflecting on Roger and the information about Pluton.
• Two months later, Longinus arrived by warship at Gold City, the entertainment city Tesoro had built with backing from two Five Emperors.
• Tesoro watched Carina perform and considered offering her to Apophis before Tanaka told him Longinus had arrived.
• Tesoro suspected the auction information might have leaked, then concluded Longinus had probably come for leisure and ordered Tanaka to keep the Beasts Pirates away from him.
• At the port, Issho asked Longinus if he could visit the casino, and Longinus agreed while lamenting that Gion could not join them.

Longinus toured Gold City with his receptionist, Baccarat, while Sabo and Koala tried to buy weapons for the Revolutionary Army. Their deal fell apart when the seller claimed a powerful buyer had taken the weapons, and the chapter ended with Jack confronting them.

• Longinus met Baccarat, who offered to show him around Gold City.
• Sabo and Koala discussed their mission to obtain weapons and supplies in the Absolute Neutral Zone.
• A middle-aged arms dealer refused to honor their deal or return their deposit, threatening to sell Koala as a slave.
• Sabo recognized the dealer's weapons as Navy equipment, and the dealer attacked him with Finger Pistol.
• Sabo caught the dealer's finger and knocked him away, but Jack arrived and accused the pair of trying to steal his weapons.

Longinus caught Sabo after he was thrown from the golf course and learned that Koala had been captured amid a supposed secret deal between Marines and pirates. He rescued Koala and subdued Major General Will, while Jack chose to avoid confronting him.

• Baccarat asked Longinus what he wanted to do at Gold City, and he agreed to go to the golf course.
• Longinus caught Sabo, who falsely claimed that pirates and Marines had attacked him and captured his companion Koala.
• Jack the Drought charged onto the highway as Major General Will claimed Sabo and Koala were Revolutionary Army members.
• Sabo urged Longinus to investigate, but Will threatened Koala and demanded that Longinus let him and Jack leave.
• Jack refused to get involved and said he would seek out Tesoro himself.
• Longinus used his Conqueror's Haki to overpower Will and rescue Koala, leaving Sabo awed by his strength.

Longinus encountered Koala and Sabo in Gold City, then attended an auction where he noticed several powerful pirate crews and a young man named Ace. Sabo and Koala stayed on the island, while Sabo began to suspect Longinus had recognized their hidden identities.

• Longinus recognized Koala from seven years earlier, and Sabo hurried her away before she revealed her Revolutionary Army ties.
• Baccarat offered to have Koala and Sabo followed, but Longinus declined and considered whether to let the Revolutionary Army find the items the World Government sought.
• Sabo suspected Longinus had seen through their disguises and guessed he might have let them go because of Koala; he and Koala decided to stay for the auction.
• News of Longinus's arrival put Gold City's visitors on alert, and three days later he attended the auction alongside Jack the Drought and Snag the General.
• Ace and his crew worried about Longinus's presence, while Sabo heard the name Ace and wondered why it seemed familiar.

At Gold City’s auction, a Visual Den Den Mushi showed an island in the South Blue erased by a single blast, leading Longinus to suspect Pluton and alert the World Government. The Five Elders ordered him to secure the footage at any cost, preferably by outbidding others.

• The auctioneer unveiled a Den Den Mushi whose footage showed a beam erasing an island and triggering immense waves.
• The auctioneer confirmed the recording came from the South Blue, and bidders began competing to buy it.
• Sabo reacted to the footage and contacted his allies, while Ace recognized the South Blue and grew agitated.
• Longinus told Issho that Pluton might have appeared, then called the Five Elders to report the footage.
• The Five Elders ordered Longinus to secure the Den Den Mushi and use the Government’s wealth before resorting to force.

The Five Elders and Dragon learned that Pluton might be in the South Blue and moved to investigate, while Longinus held an auction for a Den Den Mushi bearing potentially valuable information. The auction ended in chaos after a shot was fired, and Longinus confronted Charlotte Kato and Snack.

• The Five Elders concluded that Roger may have hidden Pluton in the South Blue and ordered CP0 and the Marines to search for it.
• Dragon sent Haku to gather intelligence and prepared to travel to the South Blue with Victor.
• At Gold City's auction, Issho bid five billion Beli for the Den Den Mushi.
• A hidden shooter fired at the Den Den Mushi, but Longinus stopped the bullet with his Conqueror's Haki and took possession of it.
• Longinus's gaze frightened Charlotte Kato into fleeing, and Snack nervously tried to explain himself before Longinus confronted him.

Longinus sent Smoker back with the Den Den Mushi and flew alone to South Blue, where Kid was hunting for the ghostly battleship he believed would make the ultimate pirate ship. A masked man defeated Kid with Armament Haki and demanded the information he had about Pluton.

• Longinus asked Smoker to escort the Den Den Mushi back to the Holy Land while he headed to South Blue on Minos.
• Kid crushed the Raihō Pirates while searching their captain, Raihō Mondo, for news of the ghostly battleship in the Katz Sea.
• Kid killed Mondo when he refused to share what he knew, and Killer warned Kid that the Grand Line posed a greater danger than South Blue.
• A masked man appeared aboard Kid’s ship and survived Kid’s mechanical-arm attack without damaging his robe.
• The masked man pierced Kid’s chest with an Armament Haki attack and demanded all the information Kid had about Pluton.

The Masked Man used the Emotion Fruit to force Kid to help him search for Pluton, while Dragon and Victor pursued the weapon and Longinus tried to draw them in. Kid’s attempt to kill the Masked Man with a nest of Sea Kings failed, but the pirates were startled by a gigantic ship approaching.

• The Masked Man defeated Kid, used the Emotion Fruit to make him reveal what he knew about the Ghost Ship, and commandeered his ship to search for Pluton.
• Two days later, Dragon and Victor learned that Pluton’s optical shield and soundproof barrier caused its Ghost Ship appearances, then headed toward its latest location.
• Longinus complained that the Government had not followed them and redirected Minos after receiving a message from Apophis.
• Kid lured the ship into the Calm Belt and tried to use a nest of Sea Kings to destroy the Masked Man and the crew.
• The Masked Man’s ability calmed the Sea Kings, and they fled when a gigantic pirate ship approached.

Apophis confronted CP0 Vice Chief Julius after Julius crossed the Calm Belt, and quickly gained the upper hand in their battle. Julius revealed that he had been manipulating Apophis’s emotions, leaving Apophis’s attack halted as the fight continued.

• Apophis and the pirates noticed Sea Kings fleeing from the waters as Julius’s ship crossed the Calm Belt.
• Julius identified himself as CP0 Vice Chief and accepted Apophis’s intent to capture him before launching an attack.
• Apophis evaded Julius’s Rokushiki attacks and repeatedly struck him through a Space Gate.
• Kid watched Julius get overwhelmed and vowed to train before entering the Grand Line in three years.
• Julius endured Apophis’s assault while secretly manipulating his emotions, then revealed the ability after Apophis noticed his attack had stopped.

Julius used the Emotion Fruit to provoke Apophis's rage and gain the upper hand, but Apophis's unleashed power overwhelmed him. Julius called for Admiral Shirozou Longinus, then was knocked unconscious by a surprise attacker before Longinus could save him.

• Julius revealed that his Emotion Fruit ability had stirred Apophis's rage and attacked him while Apophis struggled to restrain himself.
• Apophis dismissed Enel and the others, released his rage, and unleashed Conqueror's Haki that incapacitated most of the pirates nearby.
• Apophis retained enough reason to target Julius and fought him with instinctive attacks, forcing Julius to flee after five minutes.
• Julius heard Longinus answer his call for help, stopped fleeing, and prepared to face Apophis again.
• An unknown attacker punched Julius into the sea, leaving him unconscious before Longinus arrived.

Longinus captured Julius, one of the Celestial Dragons' strongest shields, while Sakazuki, Dragon, and Victor battled over Pluton in the South Blue. Dragon and Sakazuki infiltrated the warship, leaving Victor struggling to follow.

• Longinus sedated Julius with Vegapunk's Consciousness Sleep Potion and stored him in a Space Gate, allowing Apophis and Longinus to continue their plan.
• Sakazuki and Dragon clashed as Victor watched, until a beam from the colossal Invincible Warship interrupted their fight.
• Sakazuki declared that obtaining Pluton would end the era Roger had started, while Dragon fought him and sent Victor to seize control of the warship.
• Victor's branch burned against Pluton's protective shield, but he recovered and searched for a way inside.
• Victor's punches barely dented Pluton's hull, and the warship's cannons forced him away from its firing zone.
• Dragon and Sakazuki became elements to fly through Pluton's cannon barrel and enter the warship, while Victor lamented how powerful Logia Devil Fruits were.

Dragon, Sakazuki, Kizaru, and Katakuri infiltrated Pluton while searching for its control room, as Victor struggled to enter. Kizaru lounged in what he mistakenly identified as the control room, then accidentally activated its controls when Dragon and Sakazuki began fighting.

• Dragon entered Pluton and searched its empty corridors for the control room while Sakazuki followed him.
• Kizaru entered through a cannon barrel, and Katakuri squeezed through the same opening after Victor failed to enter.
• Kizaru found a luxurious room, assumed it was Pluton's control room, and decided to wait there instead of joining the others.
• Katakuri briefly questioned Kizaru about the room, then continued toward Dragon and Sakazuki as Kizaru stayed behind.
• Dragon tried to command Pluton aloud, but Sakazuki caught up and confronted him, starting a fight.
• Kizaru woke after falling from his chair and realized he had accidentally pressed a button, activating the control panel.

Kizaru deciphered Pluton's controls and seized the warship, prompting the others to pursue it. Longinus arrived and threw Kaido and Victor into a fight while CP0 Vice Chief Sivis restrained Katakuri.

• Kizaru contacted Sengoku for help reading the Ancient Script in Pluton's control room, then used the controls to eject Sakazuki, Dragon, and Katakuri.
• Katakuri identified Kizaru as the one who had taken control of Pluton, and Kizaru announced that he was taking the warship and told Sakazuki to hold the others off.
• Dragon, Katakuri, Victor, and Kaido rushed after Pluton, while Sakazuki attacked Dragon.
• Longinus struck Kaido, dodged behind Victor, and drew both men into fighting each other.
• Sivis, a CP0 Vice Chief, used the Gravity-Gravity Fruit to pull Katakuri back and keep him from reaching Pluton.

Sivis delayed Katakuri long enough for the Revolutionary Army’s warship to vanish, and Dragon withdrew after the battle was called off. Three days later, the Five Elders informed Imu that they had obtained Pluton, but Imu disappeared when the warship suddenly attacked Mary Geoise.

• Sivis used seawater barriers and gravity to keep Katakuri occupied until the Revolutionary Army’s warship vanished.
• Longinus called for the fighting to stop, but Kaido objected and Sakazuki confronted Dragon about the World Government’s possession of Pluton.
• Dragon reaffirmed that his ideals would survive even without the Ancient Weapon, then left the battlefield with Katakuri and the others.
• Three days later, the Five Elders told Imu in the Flower Room that they had obtained Pluton.
• Pluton flew above Mary Geoise and fired its largest cannon, but warm light protected the people below from the blast.
• Saint Christopher and a CP0 agent saw a spiked-helmeted figure hovering in the sky before the figure vanished.

Imu confronted Julius in Pluton's control room, overpowering him while Longinus secretly measured Imu's abilities from Marine Headquarters. As Imu prepared another attack, Longinus triggered the next stage of his plan, and Pluton exploded above Mary Geoise.

• Imu appeared in Pluton's control room and struck Julius, who had been preparing to launch the weapon.
• Julius attacked Imu with Armament Haki, but Imu stopped his punch with one finger and shattered several of his bones.
• Imu saw through Julius's attempt to use his Devil Fruit ability and pursued him as Julius tried to flee.
• Imu attacked Julius with a pillar of light, but Julius survived the instant-death effect by chance and continued to probe Imu.
• Longinus assessed Imu's abilities from Marine Headquarters and decided to begin the final step of his plan.
• Pluton exploded above Mary Geoise, its blast visible to Marines and pirates near the Red Line.

After the Pluton’s self-destruction devastated Mary Geoise, Longinus concluded that Imu had survived and could still be defeated with enough powerful fighters. The Five Elders blamed Dragon, while Dragon urged the Revolutionary Army to go underground and prepare rather than attack prematurely.

• Aokiji froze the massive waves threatening Marine Headquarters, and Sengoku, Longinus, and Aokiji flew to Mary Geoise on Minos.
• The group found Mary Geoise devastated, with a quarter of its territory and Pangaea Castle destroyed; Longinus realized Imu had survived the Pluton’s self-destruction and considered how he might be killed.
• The Five Elders apologized to Imu, and the blond Elder blamed Dragon and the Revolutionary Army for the attack; Imu ordered them to bring him Dragon’s head.
• A week later, Betty and the Revolutionary Army commanders assumed Dragon had attacked Mary Geoise, but Dragon denied it and speculated that Roger had left a contingency behind.
• Dragon warned that the Revolutionary Army was unprepared and that the World Government might have hidden weapons or forces, so he ordered the army to go underground until the time was right.

Three years after the Mary Geoise Great Explosion, revolutions and pirate activity spread as the World Government’s influence waned. In Alabasta, the Straw Hat pirates met Kuina, now a Marine major general pursuing a target and determined to avenge her father.

• Rebellions spread across the world, the Revolutionary Army went underground, and the World Government’s campaigns failed to suppress the unrest.
• Vivi brought Luffy and his crew through Alabasta after they helped stop the rebellion, and told them Crocodile was her uncle and Longinus her godfather.
• Kuina reunited with Zoro and said she intended to defeat the man who killed her father, while insisting Zoro was still too weak to help.
• Marine soldiers reported that Kuina’s target had begun moving, and she left to pursue him.
• Usopp realized Kuina was a Marine major general, and Zoro revealed that she had beaten him in every one of their 2,001 fights.

The Straw Hats learned that Kuina had become a powerful Marine who defeated a 600-million-Beli pirate, alarming the crew and prompting Zoro to vow to train harder. In the palace, Vivi introduced them to Robin, who charmed the group with her Devil Fruit and offers of treasure-map and sword information while secretly wondering why Apophis wanted her to approach them.

• Vivi told the crew that Kuina had captured many high-bounty pirates and defeated Snack, a Sweet Commander with a 600-million-Beli bounty.
• Zoro resolved to double his training, while Luffy excitedly talked about meeting Kuina and Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Sanji tried to stop his recklessness.
• Vivi introduced Bell and Jaca as Alabasta's strongest palace warriors and guardian deities, then led the crew onward after Luffy talked about fighting them.
• Robin arrived carrying books, and Vivi introduced her as her geography teacher; Sanji swooned after Robin used her Flower-Flower Fruit to catch his cigarette.
• Robin used her ability to shake hands with the crew and offered Nami treasure-map information and Zoro information about the Twenty-One Great Swords.
• Robin secretly wondered why Apophis had asked her to approach the seemingly ordinary Straw Hats and suggested that their stupidity might be the reason.