Recaps

After Longinus stopped Blackbeard from causing more trouble in Gold City, the Marines discussed Blackbeard’s threat and Red-Haired’s strength. Longinus dismissed Blackbeard as less formidable than he seemed and left Red-Haired’s true standing a mystery.

• Longinus warned the people in Gold City that the government-recognized Sanctuary’s rules would be enforced with military force, and Blackbeard withdrew after backing down.
• Blackbeard vowed to rebuild his crew and eventually claim the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while Jozu restrained himself from fighting because Atmos remained unconscious.
• Red-Haired and Beckman discussed Blackbeard’s second Devil Fruit ability, its connection to Rocks, and Longinus’s place as the strongest in eight hundred years.
• Luo asked whether Blackbeard’s threat level should match the Four Emperors, and Longinus said that would overestimate Blackbeard and underestimate Red-Haired.
• Longinus explained that Red-Haired’s reputation made enemies underestimate him, but declined to say where Red-Haired ranked among the Four Emperors.

Longinus and Sakazuki clashed verbally at Gold City, where Sakazuki warned that Blackbeard was his prey. As news of Blackbeard’s second Devil Fruit spread, Kaido planned to capture him while Crocodile and Bullet discussed joining forces against Longinus.

• Longinus told Law that Sakazuki was the Four Emperor he understood least before Sakazuki arrived and praised Longinus’s conduct toward pirates.
• Sakazuki warned Longinus that the New World was his territory and claimed Blackbeard as his prey, while their Marines traded insults.
• Longinus reasoned that Sakazuki had let Blackbeard escape to pressure him into opening the treasure, and that Blackbeard’s power might make him Imu’s nemesis.
• Kizaru pointed out that Sakazuki’s Justice coat had patches, and Longinus realized the New Marines were in financial trouble.
• Kaido decided to capture Blackbeard, and King suggested letting Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates confront him first so Kaido could watch them fight.
• Crocodile and Bullet discussed recruiting Blackbeard and agreed that former losers would need to join forces to challenge Longinus.

Redfield joined Bullet and Crocodile’s Avengers Alliance as they prepared to face Blackbeard. While the auction in the Golden King Hotel was about to begin, Longinus recruited Dragon’s help and gave him a chip that could restore Kuma’s consciousness.

• Redfield appeared uninvited, revealed that his Observation Haki had let him overhear Bullet and Crocodile, and agreed to join their alliance.
• Bullet explained that the Avengers Alliance also included Marshall D. Teach, and Redfield said he looked forward to the coming fight.
• Three days later, the Golden King Hotel prepared to host its auction, with Gild Tesoro set to act as host.
• Longinus asked Dragon to stop several people from targeting him during his next actions, and Dragon agreed to help.
• Longinus gave Dragon a chip containing the key to restoring Bartholomew Kuma’s consciousness and asked him to keep Kuma from awakening too soon.

Longinus bid 5 billion Beli for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then drove the price higher to protect a World Noble and fleece the government. Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates raised the bid to 8 billion, but Longinus won the auction at 10 billion Beli.

• Longinus and Kizaru discussed the auction and the danger facing the World Noble who had refused Marine protection.
• Tesoro showed Whitebeard’s power and opened bidding for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Longinus bid 5 billion Beli, discouraging other bidders and drawing attention from the crowd.
• Marco bid 8 billion Beli on behalf of the Whitebeard Pirates, who had scraped together the money.
• Longinus raised the bid to 10 billion Beli, and Tesoro declared him the winner.

After the auction descended into chaos, Longinus faced an attack by Crocodile, Shiryu, Bullet, and Blackbeard, while Redfield used Saint Charlos as a hostage to force him to eat a Devil Fruit. Longinus crushed the fruit and ordered Law to use ROOM Exchange, leaving the hostage safe and Redfield’s captive mysteriously switched with another man.

• The auction house exploded, and Longinus ordered Dalmatia and Smoker to evacuate ordinary civilians.
• Crocodile, Shiryu, Bullet, and Blackbeard attacked Longinus, but he repelled all four.
• Bullet revealed that Redfield had captured Saint Charlos and used him to threaten Longinus into eating a Devil Fruit.
• Longinus crushed the offered fruit, then ordered Law to use ROOM Exchange as he overwhelmed the crowd with his aura.
• Law’s ability moved Saint Charlos in front of Longinus and replaced Redfield’s captive with a bewildered man.

Bullet and the other villains attacked Longinus together after the Celestial Dragon escaped, while the battle spread across the Golden King Hotel and its surroundings. Sakazuki and the New Marines entered the fight against the pirates, leaving Longinus facing an overwhelming group of enemies.

• Redfield, Blackbeard, Bullet, Shiryu, and Crocodile argued over the failed attempt to capture the Celestial Dragon, then prepared to confront Longinus.
• Bullet collapsed the Golden King Hotel and attacked Longinus with a Golden Giant, but Longinus struck it down and destroyed the hotel.
• Redfield frightened Carlisle, while Law refused to abandon the battlefield to protect him.
• Kaido charged toward the fight, but Sakazuki attacked him and ordered the New Marines to destroy the pirates.
• Blackbeard and the others pressed their numbers advantage against Longinus, and witnesses feared his legend might be broken.

Longinus used his Burst Mode to overwhelm the enemy alliance, while Dragon explained to Katakuri why the Revolutionary Army was not targeting the Marines. The battle left Blackbeard and the others fleeing as Longinus turned his attention to them.

• Blackbeard taunted Longinus, but Longinus struck him and warned that his boasts revealed his weakness.
• Dragon told Katakuri that the Revolutionary Army’s principles did not designate the Marines as enemies, then questioned whether Katakuri could kill Longinus.
• Longinus entered Burst Mode and punched Redfield so hard that he flew more than a thousand meters.
• Redfield drained several pirates to recover, angering Blackbeard and prompting Shiryu to mock his repeated loss of subordinates.
• Longinus struck Crocodile into the ground and killed him, then sent Blackbeard and the others fleeing in fear.
• Katakuri and Dragon reacted with astonishment at Longinus’s power, and Dragon agreed that Katakuri’s observations were correct.

Blackbeard tried to escape Longinus, but Red-Haired blocked him and defeated him in a clash of sword and fist. As Longinus continued to overwhelm the battlefield, Kizaru confronted the Whitebeard remnants, and the last of the Four Emperors appeared to stop Namul from escaping with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

• Blackbeard encountered Red-Haired while fleeing and tried to recruit him as his right-hand man.
• Red-Haired refused Blackbeard's offer and struck him down with a powerful sword attack.
• Pirates watching Longinus suppress Lone Red feared that the era ahead would be disastrous for them.
• Kizaru demanded that Marco hand over the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Marco ordered Namul to escape with it while the others held Kizaru off.
• A blood-red slash blocked Namul's path as the last of the Four Emperors appeared.

Apophis demanded that Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates become his subordinates, and Kuina attacked them after Marco refused. Meanwhile, Longinus overwhelmed Bullet and Redfield, forcing Redfield to flee with Bullet after Tesoro disrupted Bullet’s golden armor.

• Marco refused Apophis’s demand that the Whitebeard Pirates become his subordinates, and Kuina attacked the group with the Seven Star Sword.
• Vista realized Apophis was weakened from his fight with Hawk Eyes, while Beckman stopped Kizaru from attacking Namul and the others.
• Longinus kicked Redfield away and countered Bullet’s attacks as the pirates clashed across Gold City.
• Redfield urged Bullet to move the fight, but Tesoro seized control of Bullet’s fused gold and made him strike his own crotch.
• Longinus shattered Bullet’s golden armor, and Redfield grabbed Bullet and escaped toward the sea.

Blackbeard, Redfield, and Bullet fled from Longinus, then agreed to join forces when he caught up with them. Longinus targeted Blackbeard and battered him despite the others’ feeble help, leaving Blackbeard convinced he was doomed and wishing he could turn white.

• After losing to Red-Haired, Blackbeard blamed the Wave Fruit and vowed to awaken it before pursuing his plans for a third Devil Fruit.
• Blackbeard followed Redfield and Bullet as they fled from Longinus, then suggested they stop running and fight together.
• Redfield encouraged the alliance while Bullet agreed, and the three turned to face Longinus.
• Longinus attacked Blackbeard first, shattering his Wave and darkness abilities and driving him toward the sea.
• Redfield and Bullet offered Blackbeard little meaningful help as Longinus continued to pummel him.
• Realizing Longinus had singled him out and that he could not escape, Blackbeard cried that he would turn white if he could do it all over again.

Longinus learned from Blackbeard’s memories that Rocks had hidden God’s Island in Wano Country and considered changing his plan to let Blackbeard drive events forward. After Blackbeard awoke, Bullet and Count Red told him Shiryu had sacrificed himself to help them escape, though Shiryu had actually been killed by the three villains.

• Longinus read Blackbeard’s memories and discovered that Rocks had transported God’s Island to Wano Country through a black hole.
• Longinus decided to modify his plan and walked away from the unconscious Blackbeard.
• Blackbeard awoke at night and found Bullet and Count Red badly injured nearby.
• Blackbeard asked how he had survived Longinus’s attack, and Count Red said Shiryu had bought them time by attacking Longinus.
• Blackbeard believed Shiryu had died loyally for him, while Count Red recalled that Longinus, Bullet, and Count Red had actually beaten Shiryu to death.

Redfield and Bullet persuaded Blackbeard that fate had set him against Longinus and urged him to become the Savior of Villains. Blackbeard then revealed his plans to gain a third Devil Fruit and claim the final piece needed to become Pirate King.

• Blackbeard feigned grief over Shiryu’s death before Redfield proposed making him their king, and Bullet admitted they also wanted him to serve as a shield.
• Redfield said Shiryu had called for a savior of villains, while Bullet argued that Longinus’s repeated attempts to kill Blackbeard proved their fates were linked.
• Redfield convinced Blackbeard that he represented the world’s darkness destined to clash with Longinus’s light, and Bullet warned that Longinus had now made him a priority target.
• Blackbeard guessed that Longinus’s Future Sight had shown him a future in which Blackbeard defeated him.
• Blackbeard declared that he could become a Three Devil Fruit User and knew where to find the final piece needed to become Pirate King.

Blackbeard revealed that the final Road Poneglyph was hidden in Dark Space in Wano and planned to draw the world against Kaido so he could kill him and take his Devil Fruit. Back aboard the warship, Kizaru exaggerated his injuries to request six months of paid sick leave, while Longinus reassured the Five Elders after they warned him about rumors tied to Dragon.

• Blackbeard told Redfield and Bullet that Rocks had hidden a Road Poneglyph in Dark Space in Wano, which only a Dark Fruit User could release.
• Blackbeard said he wanted to kill Kaido and seize his Devil Fruit, and Redfield proposed exposing the Poneglyph to make Kaido a target of the whole world.
• Bullet said he might support Blackbeard if he proved he had the potential to become king.
• Kizaru claimed he had bravely recovered the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and asked Longinus for six months of paid sick leave, but Longinus pointed out that Apophis had sold the fruit back to them.
• The Five Elders called Longinus to reassure him that the government still supported him despite rumors related to Dragon and the Revolutionary Army.
• Longinus told the Five Elders that he would not be swayed by gossip, and Kizaru remarked that they had called because they feared Longinus would leave.

At Marine Headquarters, Longinus awarded the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to Loki, who reluctantly accepted it after learning the Marines would provide his food. The meeting ended with news that Blackbeard had called the Four Emperors to Wano Country to compete for the final Road Poneglyph and open the route to Laugh Tale.

• Drake, Law, and Hiyori discussed Law's progress toward earning enough merit and cautioned Drake to avoid creating trouble for Longinus.
• Longinus briefed the Marines on the Avengers Alliance, reporting that Silvers Rayleigh had been killed, Crocodile captured, and Blackbeard, Bullet, and Redfield remained at large.
• Longinus awarded the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to Loki in recognition of his help during the Summit War.
• Loki objected to eating the fruit because he feared losing the ability to swim and catch Sea Kings, but agreed after Longinus promised the Marines would feed him.
• Rear Admiral Menard reported that Blackbeard had announced the final Road Poneglyph was in Wano Country and invited the other Three Emperors to gather there and open the route to Laugh Tale.

Longinus summoned Hiyori and the Nine Red Scabbards to announce that the Marines would help restore Wano Country. Meanwhile, Marco chose a small Whitebeard crew to head to Wano, while Kaido rejected Blackbeard’s proposal to share the Poneglyphs.

• Longinus told Hiyori, Kawamatsu, Kikunojo, Nekomamushi, and Inuarashi that he would fulfill his promise to restore Wano Country, and they agreed to join the Marines’ march there.
• Marco rallied the discouraged Whitebeard pirates by urging them not to fall behind Blackbeard, then selected Jozu, Vista, and Izo to accompany him to Wano Country.
• Harta and the others warned Marco’s group that Blackbeard likely had a plan behind publicizing the Poneglyphs, and Marco said they would avoid confronting him directly.
• Queen urged Kaido to accept Blackbeard’s proposal to share the Poneglyphs, but Kaido refused and declared that he would become Pirate King alone.

Blackbeard discussed joining forces with Apophis and Katakuri to take Kaido’s power before the Navy acted. At the ruins of Oden Castle, Longinus’s Marines warned Ashura Doji and the mountain bandits that many powerful pirates had come to Wano, then reassured them that Longinus could protect the country.

• Blackbeard planned to ally with Apophis and Katakuri and seize Kaido’s power before the Navy moved, while Redfield warned him about the Navy’s activity.
• Kawamatsu returned to the ruins of Oden Castle with the Marines, and Ashura Doji welcomed them as potential liberators of Wano Country.
• Longinus warned Ashura Doji that the Four Emperors and other powerful pirates had come to Wano, leaving the mountain bandits and Ashura Doji horrified.
• Kawamatsu and Hiyori reassured Ashura Doji that Longinus and the Marines could face the pirates, and Kawamatsu said two Kaidos might not match Longinus.

Longinus told Ashura Doji to evacuate Wano Country’s people before it became a battlefield, while the Navy considered Blackbeard’s possible targets. Hiyori asked Longinus to accompany her to a hidden chamber beneath Oden Castle, where Toki may have left a message.

• Longinus warned Ashura Doji that Wano Country could be destroyed in the coming war and asked him to evacuate its people, even by force.
• Ashura Doji learned that the people Longinus had asked about were staying at a tavern in the Flower Capital.
• Longinus and the Navy discussed whether Blackbeard meant to target Red-Haired or Kaido, and Longinus ordered the Marines to remain alert.
• Hiyori explained that Toki had left something for her in a secret underground chamber beneath Oden Castle, and Longinus agreed to go there with her and Kawamatsu.

Longinus, Hiyori, and Kawamatsu found the room where Toki and Hiyori had last stayed together, and Hiyori read her mother’s farewell letter. Longinus then discovered Toki’s Ancient Script journal, which revealed her thoughts about Imu, Joy Boy, Laugh Tale, and the scraps of cloth meant to carry her unfinished mission into the future.

• Longinus, Hiyori, and Kawamatsu reached Toki’s hidden underground room, where Hiyori remembered her final stay there with her mother.
• Kawamatsu found Toki’s letter, and Hiyori read her mother’s warning not to seek revenge and her wish that Hiyori live happily.
• Longinus searched Toki’s belongings for historical records while Hiyori and Kawamatsu mourned and remembered her.
• Longinus found a book written in Ancient Script and recognized Toki’s handwriting from the scrap of cloth brought to him by the White Dragon.
• Longinus read Toki’s journal, which described her suspicions about Imu, her discovery of a weapon on Laugh Tale, and her decision to leave ten scraps of cloth to complete her mission.

Kyoshiro warned Kaido that Blackbeard had arrived in Wano and was seeking Katakuri, while Blackbeard tried to secure Katakuri’s cooperation over a Poneglyph. Blackbeard left Udon to retrieve the stone, but Kaido found him and attacked before he could prepare.

• Kyoshiro told Kaido that Blackbeard wanted to kill him and was heading to Udon to meet Katakuri, prompting Kaido to set out.
• Blackbeard refused to show Katakuri the Poneglyph until they agreed to cooperate, so Katakuri challenged his motives and mentioned Apophis heading for Hakumai.
• Blackbeard left Udon to retrieve the Poneglyph, while Katakuri told Smoothie he suspected Blackbeard controlled Redfield and Bullet and planned to trouble him.
• Blackbeard said he would use Marine hostages to pressure Katakuri into cooperation, but Kaido arrived and attacked him with a blazing pillar of light.
• Blackbeard survived the blast and ordered his allies to attack Kaido.

Blackbeard, Bullet, and Redfield battered Kaido but could not overcome his rapid healing, while the Marines prepared to launch a decisive operation in Wano Country. Longinus set out to capture Kaido, liberate Wano, and prevent Blackbeard from obtaining the Poneglyph, leaving the coming clash poised to begin at full force.

• Daifuku, Smoothie, and Snack discussed whether to help Kaido, while Katakuri worried more about the Marines’ plans.
• Blackbeard, Bullet, and Redfield overwhelmed Kaido but found his regenerative ability made him nearly impossible to kill, so Blackbeard considered retreating.
• Kaido attacked the trio as they tried to leave, and Blackbeard turned toward the Prisoner Mine to throw Wano Country into further chaos.
• Longinus explained to Garp, Gion, Kaki, and the other Marines that they had to prevent the Emperors from uniting and keep the initiative.
• Longinus declared the operation’s goals were to capture Kaido, liberate Wano Country, and stop Blackbeard from obtaining the Poneglyph, and said the Marines would strike in an all-out decisive battle.

Blackbeard fled toward the Big Mom Pirates, but Garp and the Navy intervened and surrounded him, Kaido, and their allies. Katakuri realized the Navy aimed to disrupt the Four Emperors’ balance and led his family into the fight, while Aokiji froze Katakuri’s awakened mochi attack.

• Blackbeard ran toward Smoothie and the others, but Garp struck Kaido into a crater before Blackbeard could reach them.
• The Navy surrounded Blackbeard and his allies, and Katakuri warned the Charlotte Family that the Navy was moving against the Four Emperors rather than pursuing the Poneglyph.
• Katakuri ordered the Charlotte Family to help Kaido and Blackbeard drive back the Navy.
• The Navy officers overwhelmed the already weakened Blackbeard, Kaido, and their ally, prompting Blackbeard to call for Katakuri’s help.
• Katakuri awakened his Devil Fruit and turned the ground into attacking mochi, but Aokiji froze it with Ice Age after Longinus asked him to hold Katakuri back.

The Marines fought the Big Mom Pirates as Charlotte Linlin’s hunger sent her into a destructive frenzy, while Aokiji tried to persuade Katakuri to withdraw. Longinus and Kizaru continued pressuring Blackbeard’s group, and Redfield questioned whether Blackbeard was counting on outside help.

• T Bone stepped forward and frightened Charlotte Linlin into running, but Smoothie threw meat toward the Marines, triggering Linlin’s rampage.
• Kaki caught Linlin’s club attack, and Gion blasted her away with Moonlight Waltz Slash, though Linlin quickly got back up.
• The Marines and Wano samurai suppressed most of the Big Mom Pirates, while Katakuri fought Aokiji and complained that the Beasts Pirates had not joined the battle.
• Aokiji offered to let Katakuri leave, but Katakuri suspected Aokiji feared Red-Haired and the others might appear.
• Longinus and Kizaru kept Blackbeard’s three-man group under pressure, and Redfield asked Blackbeard whether he was relying on someone else.

Blackbeard and Redfield tricked the Marines with a staged attack and fled with Bullet, hoping to reach the Poneglyphs before the Marines could secure them. Left behind, Katakuri tried to help his family escape, but Longinus’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out Brulee and left the Charlotte Family in despair.

• Blackbeard realized he could use the chaos to pursue the Poneglyphs and secretly planned to flee with Redfield and Bullet.
• Blackbeard feigned a powerful attack, cloaked the battlefield in darkness, and escaped with Redfield and Bullet.
• After the Marines saw through the ruse, Longinus chose to focus on Katakuri’s forces rather than pursue the escapees.
• Katakuri ordered Brulee, Smoothie, and Snack to escape while he stayed behind to buy them time.
• Longinus released his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the Charlotte Family members around Brulee and leaving the pirates convinced they could not escape.

After the Marines captured Katakuri and Kaido, Katakuri warned that the World Government would eventually target Longinus and the people around him. Longinus dismissed the warning and flew to capture Blackbeard's crew, believing the government would soon turn against him.

• The Marines captured Katakuri and Kaido, and the samurai of Wano celebrated Kaido's defeat and their country's liberation.
• Katakuri warned that the World Government would suppress Longinus and might target his companions to force him from power.
• Longinus rejected Katakuri's warning, ordered him imprisoned, and set off to capture Blackbeard's crew.
• Senior Marines worried that the World Government would react to the Marines' growing power, while Longinus privately anticipated that he would soon become its target.

Blackbeard withdrew with Barrett and Redfield after the Marines routed the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates, planning to take the Poneglyphs from their territories. In Ringo, Apophis left after clashing with Red-Haired, while Marco’s plan to target Blackbeard was thrown into doubt when Beckman revealed the Marines had already defeated their intended targets.

• Blackbeard told Barrett they were making a strategic withdrawal and planned to take the Poneglyphs from Kaido’s and Katakuri’s strongholds.
• Redfield flew toward Onigashima, while Blackbeard and Barrett headed for Hakumai to retrieve the Poneglyph there before going to Totto Land.
• Apophis fought Red-Haired in Ringo, then departed after mocking him about rumors involving Hawk Eyes.
• Red-Haired confronted Lucky Roux after learning he had told newspaper staff that Red-Haired and Hawk Eyes slept in the same bed.
• Marco explained that he and the others planned to use the gathering forces in Wano Country to attack Blackbeard, but Beckman announced the Marines had already routed the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates.
• Marco and the others realized the Marines’ surprise attack had left their plan without a chance to proceed.