Recaps

The Marines believed Longinus had died after defeating Imu, and Ain’s power could repair his body but not restore his life. Blackbeard then attacked with Pluton, revealed that he had taken Kaido’s Mythical Zoan fruit as his third Devil Fruit, and claimed Longinus’s death cleared his path to rule the world.

• Gion, Garp, Zephyr, and the other Marines rushed to catch Longinus, but Mansherry found no signs of life.
• Ain used the Return-Return Fruit to reverse Longinus’s injuries, then collapsed when she could not bring him back to life.
• Red-Haired, Sanji, Zoro, Sabo, Ace, and others mourned Longinus and reflected on his sacrifice.
• Blackbeard fired Pluton’s main cannon, killing Kaido, and revealed that he had taken Kaido’s Mythical Zoan fruit as his third Devil Fruit.
• Blackbeard said Longinus and Imu’s deaths made his dream of becoming King of the World possible, but Bullet asked why he had not taken Imu’s Archangel Fruit, freezing Blackbeard’s smile.

After Longinus's sacrifice defeated Imu, Vegapunk emerged in Imu's transformed body, reassured the gathered forces that he had no interest in ruling the world, and left to continue his research. Blackbeard also withdrew, while the Marines and Revolutionary Army faced an uncertain future without Longinus.

• Blackbeard warned the weakened Marines and Revolutionary Army that his Pluton remained a threat, while Sakazuki challenged him and Sengoku tried to stop them from fighting.
• The sea churned, and the presumed-dead Imu emerged, alarming Blackbeard and the gathered forces.
• Red-Haired and others noticed that Imu's madness was gone, and Imu reshaped herself into Dr. Vegapunk.
• Vegapunk recalled Longinus's words, said he would seek a place to continue his research, and left the battlefield.
• Blackbeard postponed his fight with Sakazuki and warned him about the looming conflict between Pluton and Poseidon.
• The various forces departed after the decisive battle, leaving Marine Headquarters unsure how to proceed without Longinus.

After watching footage of the battle, Nami questioned whether the Straw Hats should remain pirates because their crew’s name had inspired others to commit atrocities. The group resolved to rescue Robin from Apophis, while Zoro vowed to face him with Kuina’s sword.

• The townspeople watched Imu survive devastating attacks before Longinus impaled her, then grieved when Longinus fell and Blackbeard appeared to claim victory.
• Nami wondered whether Longinus had truly died, and she told Luffy she was considering quitting piracy after seeing the suffering associated with pirates.
• Nami explained that even pirates who followed the Straw Hats had committed crimes under their banner, and Sanji questioned whether his own code excused the harm done by their followers.
• Nami clarified that she wanted to remain an adventurer or navigator, and Luffy agreed to call himself the King of the Sea instead of the Pirate King.
• Zoro urged the crew to prepare to find Apophis and rescue Robin, then vowed to kill Apophis with Kuina’s sword.

After doctors declared Longinus beyond saving, Luo attempted to perform the Ultimate Surgery to revive him, but Gion stopped him and revealed Longinus had devised a possible way for the surgeon to survive. Doctor Kureha was on her way to help replace Luo’s heart at the critical moment.

• Hogback and the other doctors said they could not save Longinus, so Sengoku ordered them away and considered finding a Devil Fruit that could revive the dead.
• Garp, Sengoku, and the others left Longinus’s room, and Drake realized Luo might be preparing to perform the Ultimate Surgery.
• Luo confessed that he blamed himself for Longinus’s condition and reached toward his teacher’s chest to perform the surgery.
• Gion and the others rushed in, and Gion admitted she had stopped Luo because she wanted to wait for Doctor Kureha.
• Gion explained that Longinus believed replacing the surgeon’s heart immediately after the Ultimate Surgery might let the surgeon survive, and said the idea came from Big Mom’s survival after losing her Devil Fruit ability.

The Marines learned that Longinus had kept Chopper in Impel Down because Dr. Kureha cared deeply for him, while Luo vowed to bring his teacher back. On Hive Island, Blackbeard revealed that his apparent restraint toward the New Marines was part of a scheme to fracture Marine Headquarters and seize Poseidon.

• Gion explained that Dr. Kureha might help with the heart transplant because her beloved Chopper was being held in Impel Down, and Sengoku understood why Longinus had kept him there.
• Luo realized that Longinus had protected them at great personal cost and resolved to bring his teacher back.
• Blackbeard rejected a kingdom's offer to make him its king's son and ordered the kingdom destroyed.
• After hearing that the New Marines had sunk three of his ships, Blackbeard told his pirates to avoid fighting them and use their conflict with Marine Headquarters to divide the Marines.
• Blackbeard told Redfield that he planned to make Marine Headquarters suspect Sakazuki, draw its fighters away, and seize Poseidon while it was vulnerable.

At Marine Headquarters, Kureha and Law prepared to revive Longinus, with Kureha warning that the operation could still kill Law. The Blackbeard Pirates then launched an attack, and the Marines realized their plan was to sabotage Longinus’s revival while the base’s strongest forces were occupied.

• Kureha examined Chopper and agreed to assist Law by replacing his heart during the operation to revive Longinus.
• Law declared he was willing to die as many times as necessary to save his teacher, and he and Kureha entered the operating room.
• Alarms sounded at Marine Headquarters, and Tsuru told Gion that Blackbeard’s forces had attacked while only Zephyr and Issho remained to guard the base.
• Tsuru revealed that Blackbeard and Redfield had secretly come to Marine Headquarters, and Gion deduced that their infiltrators were targeting Longinus’s room to disrupt the revival.
• Blackbeard and Redfield laughed outside the base, pleased that their attack had drawn Marines away and bought them more time.

Marineford’s defenders struggled to resist Blackbeard’s assault as Fujitora led Marines out to confront him and protect Shirahoshi. Fujitora pierced Blackbeard, but Blackbeard shrugged off the wound and knocked him away.

• Zephyr allowed the officers to leave and defend the Marines, while Fujitora took half the force toward the plaza.
• Blackbeard ignored the pirates being devoured by Sea Kings and approached Shirahoshi, who offered to go with him to spare the others.
• Fujitora arrived with Marine reinforcements and challenged Blackbeard, who shrouded the plaza in his Dark Domain.
• Fujitora used his Observation Haki and gravity to intercept Blackbeard as he rushed toward Shirahoshi.
• Blackbeard threw a Marine at Fujitora, who caught the man before using gravity to slam him down and attack Blackbeard.
• Fujitora stabbed Blackbeard, but Blackbeard endured the injury and struck Fujitora with a heavy punch, sending him flying.

Blackbeard overwhelmed the Marines at Marine Headquarters and tried to seize Shirahoshi, but Fleet Admiral Longinus’s return sent him fleeing. Redfield then betrayed Blackbeard, allowing Longinus to kill him, while Longinus kept his resurrection secret.

• Blackbeard defeated Fujitora and the other Marines, revealed that he wanted Poseidon, and repelled Jinbe’s attack.
• Shirahoshi pretended to threaten suicide, but Blackbeard dismissed her story about Longinus; Longinus appeared, and Blackbeard fled in panic.
• Blackbeard regrouped with the injured Redfield and realized Longinus had returned through the Ultimate Surgery, then prepared to confront him.
• Redfield stabbed Blackbeard and admitted that Longinus had defeated him two years earlier, prompting Blackbeard to accuse him of betraying their pirate pride.
• Longinus refused to explain Blackbeard’s defeat and blasted his body apart, while keeping the truth about his resurrection hidden.

After announcing Blackbeard’s defeat, Longinus proposed uniting the world into a stronger government because another group of Space Pirates might still exist. He agreed to tell the marines about his past as Apophis before they chose whether he should lead it.

• Longinus returned to Marine Headquarters and declared that Marshall D. Teach had been defeated, prompting the marines to cheer and support a worldwide campaign against pirates.
• Two days later, Sengoku reported that Sakazuki had most likely taken Pluton, and Longinus said he would speak with him about it.
• Longinus warned the marines that the Space Pirates who once invaded their world might have belonged to multiple groups, since their home planet still existed.
• Longinus called for a stronger United Government that united the world’s resources and protected people across islands, kingdoms, and races.
• Longinus told the marines he would accept leadership only if they still considered him fit after hearing his story, then revealed that he had once been known as Apophis.

Longinus explained that he had used the Apophis identity to fight the world’s darkness and revealed that Koshiro and Kuina had carried on the mask’s mission. He chose to publicize the full story, and the Marines agreed to tell the world.

• Smoker, Kaki, Kizaru, Aokiji, Hiyori, and Garp accepted Longinus's explanation of his past as Apophis.
• Longinus revealed that Koshiro had taken the Apophis identity before passing it to his daughter Kuina.
• Longinus explained that Kuina had killed her father two years earlier, then chosen to become the current Apophis and continue his work.
• The Marines defended Longinus from criticism and Momonga asked whether they should keep the meeting's revelations secret.
• Longinus ordered the Marines to tell the world everything about him, Koshiro, and Kuina, and they agreed.

People around the world learned that Fleet Admiral Longinus had once been the pirate Apophis and welcomed his return and plans for a new World Government. As allies and former enemies reacted, Red-Haired realized that many of his companions were gone.

• People across the kingdom read newspapers revealing Longinus's past as Apophis and celebrated his resurrection and vision for a new World Government.
• Cobra and Vivi rejoiced at Longinus's return, and Cobra agreed that Alabasta should join the new World Government.
• Inuarashi and Nekomamushi learned that Apophis had been Longinus and decided the Mink Race should join his new government.
• On Cyprus, Monet's companions worried about their fate and asked her to help present her connection to them as slavery; Pica realized Vergo might have been exposed.
• Red-Haired and Beckman discussed Longinus's abilities, then Red-Haired discovered that Yasopp and other familiar crewmates had disappeared.

Zoro and the Straw Hat Pirates fought Apophis, Enel, and Wyper, but the three opponents seemed to lack fighting spirit. Wyper revealed that they needed to destroy Apophis to protect the secret of That Great Person, and Apophis agreed to let them kill her.

• Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji battled Apophis, Enel, and Wyper, who fought mechanically and without spirit.
• Zoro severely injured Apophis, prompting Wyper to take a Rage Drug and strike Apophis instead of attacking Zoro.
• Wyper told Urouge and Enel that their fate had been sealed since the last decisive battle and that they had to erase Apophis to protect That Great Person's secret.
• Enel and Wyper explained that Apophis's death in front of witnesses would expose their secrets, while Zoro realized that Apophis did not seem like the real person.
• Apophis shielded Apophis from the three fighters' attacks, then agreed to be destroyed for the sake of That Great Person and slashed Zoro away.

Zoro and Apophis fought a brutal duel while their allies clashed around them, and Enel tried to destroy everyone at the battlefield’s center. An unknown person caught Enel’s exploding lightning and ordered the fighters to stop, declaring that Apophis would not hide his secret with their deaths.

• Luffy, Sanji, and Brook fought Wyper, Urouge, and the others as they attacked Apophis, while Zoro confronted him about the secret beneath his mask.
• Zoro and Apophis exchanged powerful sword attacks, reopening an agreement they had made twelve years earlier and leaving both badly wounded.
• Enel offered to let Luffy save Zoro while he killed Apophis, then transformed into a swelling ball of lightning and charged the duel.
• Wyper welcomed the chance to die with the others so that no one would learn the secret, while Zoro and Apophis realized they could not escape the blast.
• An unknown person caught Enel’s lightning with one hand and ordered everyone to stop, saying Apophis would not use their deaths to conceal his secret.

Longinus revealed that he was also Apophis and welcomed Kuina back after unveiling her identity. He agreed to spare Luffy and his crew from Impel Down if they killed a hundred criminal pirates, while telling Zoro to prove himself before entrusting Kuina to him.

• Longinus restrained the lightning, revealed himself, and announced that he was both Fleet Admiral and Apophis.
• Longinus removed Apophis’s mask and revealed Kuina, who explained that Apophis had been an identity passed from her teacher Koshiro to her; Longinus said Koshiro had chosen to die as a final gift to her.
• Longinus ordered Luffy and the others to go to Impel Down, but Robin asked him to spare them and thanked him for arranging her protection twelve years earlier.
• Longinus agreed to let Luffy and his crew go if they killed a hundred criminal pirates.
• Longinus told Zoro he could not entrust Kuina to him until he had washed away his sins, leaving Kuina and Zoro flustered.

Katakuri fought Sakazuki while leading pirates who had escaped Impel Down, but Longinus arrived with the Marine Headquarters fleet and surrounded them. Longinus defeated Katakuri, who fell into the sea after their final clash.

• Katakuri struggled against Sakazuki and told Smoothie and the other pirates to flee, but a Marine Headquarters fleet led by Longinus appeared behind them.
• Longinus confronted Katakuri, who explained that he had raided Impel Down because he believed Longinus was dead and expected the Charlotte Family to return to their old ways.
• Longinus ordered a full attack, and the Marines quickly defeated the fleeing pirates while he suppressed Katakuri.
• Katakuri asked whether Longinus had held back to give him a dignified death, and they spoke briefly about Longinus's plans for the world.
• Katakuri thrust his trident at Longinus, but Longinus shattered it with his fist and struck a hole through Katakuri's chest, sending him into the sea.

Longinus confronted Sakazuki to bring the New Marines back to Marine Headquarters, and stopped him from sacrificing himself by handcuffing him with Seastone. Sakazuki agreed to return, leaving Longinus with one final step before ruling the world.

• Longinus met Sakazuki aboard the flagship, and Sakazuki said the New Marines would return only if Longinus defeated him.
• Sakazuki attacked Longinus, who easily overpowered him and punched both of his eyes black while the Marines watched.
• Sakazuki began charging a devastating attack, but Longinus distracted him and locked Seastone Handcuffs around him, ending his transformation.
• Longinus argued that the Marines still needed Sakazuki to uphold Justice, and Sakazuki agreed that they could not die.
• Sakazuki ordered the New Marines to return to Marine Headquarters, and Longinus said only one final step remained before he ruled the world.

Longinus invited the Revolutionary Army to peace negotiations at Marineford and promised that the United Government would not use the Ancient Weapons in war. The Revolutionary Army recognized the invitation as a way to isolate and pressure them, but Dragon decided to attend with Betty, Kuma, and Fisher Tiger.

• Newspapers spread Longinus's peace declaration worldwide, prompting cheers over the promise to avoid using the Ancient Weapons.
• Betty, Victor, Sabo, and Koala discussed how refusing negotiations could make the Revolutionary Army appear responsible for renewed war and demoralize its soldiers.
• Kuma warned that the negotiations' real danger was the United Government using world opinion to pressure the Revolutionary Army into agreement or justify war against it.
• Betty urged Dragon not to attend, but Dragon decided that he had to represent the Revolutionary Army at the negotiations.
• Dragon assigned Sabo and Victor to stay behind and chose Betty, Kuma, and Fisher Tiger to accompany him to Marineford.

Kings gathered at Marineford, now called the Heart of the World, to join peace talks about forming a United Government. Dragon arrived with the Revolutionary Army and learned from Garp that his ideals might differ from Longinus’s, leaving the talks’ outcome uncertain.

• King Roderick warned the King of Kenya that kings could lose their authority if they opposed the new government, and the two agreed to join it.
• The King of Kenya and King Roderick discussed whether Dragon would attend the peace talks before the Revolutionary Army arrived.
• Betty warned Dragon that many attendees seemed hostile, and Dragon said their resentment was expected.
• Garp met Dragon at the harbor and escorted him and the Revolutionary Army toward the central building after complaining that Longinus had forced him to welcome his son.
• Garp told Dragon that Longinus considered his ideals too extreme, and Dragon worried that the next day’s talks would not go smoothly.

Longinus presided over a world conference to discuss a United Government and the Revolutionary Army’s restructuring, while Dragon and the kings challenged the proposed limits on royal power. Longinus defended relative fairness and equal personhood, leaving the assembly to consider his vision.

• Longinus asked the delegates to review the proposed United Government charter and Revolutionary Army restructuring.
• Several kings objected to restrictions on royal authority, and Dragon and Betty argued for abolishing royal privilege and punishing the royal families.
• Longinus used his Conqueror’s Haki to quiet the chaotic conference hall.
• Longinus distinguished his belief in relative fairness from Dragon’s pursuit of absolute equality and defended restricting royal power to protect citizens’ personhood.
• Longinus concluded that fairness meant receiving what one deserved and equality meant being treated with dignity, moving many delegates and members of other races.

Longinus argued that the new government should use its military to explore and develop the world rather than make sweeping troop cuts, winning Dragon’s agreement. He appointed Akainu Fleet Admiral, Dragon Army commander, and himself commander-in-chief before turning the Reverie’s attention to education and transportation.

• Dragon proposed cutting at least half the troops from the Revolutionary Army and Navy, but Aokiji and Sengoku warned that dismissing soldiers would leave them without work.
• Dragon explained that peaceful islands had little surplus food and argued that the military burdened society, prompting the assembly to reconsider the costs of peace.
• Longinus urged the nations to explore the seas, skies, land, and stars, presenting the military as a force for discovery and development.
• Dragon agreed with Longinus, who appointed Akainu Fleet Admiral, Dragon commander of the Army, and himself commander-in-chief of all forces.
• Longinus moved on to education and transportation, and Garp eagerly claimed credit for Dragon’s education.

Longinus outlined plans for education, transportation, healthcare, and other public services, assigning roles to Garp, Zephyr, Vegapunk, and representatives of other races. Dragon broadly approved the proposals but questioned Longinus’s lifetime term and warned that his immortality could make him another Imu.

• Garp claimed he could lead education, but Longinus assigned academic education to Dr. Vegapunk, physical education to Instructor Zephyr, and conduct oversight to Garp.
• Longinus put Tom in charge of expanding Water Trains and Jinbe’s Fish-Man Guerrilla Force in charge of protecting them.
• Longinus appointed Dr. Kureha, Vice Admiral Luo, and Princess Manshelly as ministers of health and incorporated the Dwarf Race into the healthcare system.
• Longinus announced arrangements for other races and nations, winning broad approval from the attendees.
• Dragon said the Revolutionary Army generally accepted Longinus’s plans but asked how long the government leader’s term would last.
• Longinus answered that the term would be for life, and Dragon pointed out that the Ultimate Surgery gave him a theoretically infinite lifespan before asking whether he intended to become another Imu.

At the peace conference, Longinus defended keeping the world’s highest authority while proposing a council to supervise him and revealing he would have no descendants. Half a month later, the United Government was established, and Longinus prepared to marry Gion, Hina, Hiyori, and Hancock before setting his sights on the stars.

• Dragon challenged Longinus over the dangers of concentrated power, but Longinus argued that authority should remain with the most capable person and said a council of ten would oversee him.
• Dragon asked how Longinus would prevent his descendants from becoming like the Celestial Dragons, and Longinus said he and Gion and the others had decided not to have children.
• The conference attendees reacted with alarm to Longinus's decision, while Dragon conceded defeat under their hostile glares.
• Half a month later, Longinus read newspapers announcing the United Government and his upcoming wedding, then set his next goal as ruling the stars within sight.
• Gion, Hina, Hiyori, and Hancock called Longinus out of his room to join the wedding, and he apologized before going with them.

The author thanked readers, explained the rushed ending and the health and work pressures that nearly made him abandon the book, then outlined possible extras and a new book. He planned to recover before casually updating the extras and would try to prepare a different novel, though he was unsure whether he could find the time.

• The author thanked readers for helping the book reach 4,500 subscriptions and addressed criticism of its ending.
• The author explained that extra work after a promotion, year-round engineering duties, and declining health had left him short on time and nearly forced him to abandon the book.
• The author described possible extras in which a passage connected the Naruto World during the Fourth Great Ninja War with the One Piece world decades after its ending.
• The author said he would try to prepare a new book after pursuing professional qualifications, and suggested it would probably not be about One Piece.
• The author thanked the owners and administrators of the One Piece groups, explained that negative comments had made him stop reading group discussions, and wished readers a Happy New Year.

The Raikage told the Allied Forces about a peaceful but resource-rich other world and proposed shifting their war there, partly to keep Uchiha Madara from obtaining its resurrection technology. After White Zetsu overheard the plan, the leaders revealed that the other world’s immortal “God” had once ended an eight-hundred-year era of chaos.

• The Raikage summoned the Allied Forces’ leaders and shinobi, then explained that a Hidden Cloud team had returned from a habitable parallel world.
• The Raikage described the other world’s vast oceans, giant monsters, scarce shinobi, and drug that could extend theoretical lifespans to three hundred years.
• The Raikage proposed waging war in the other world to ease resource conflicts and prevent Uchiha Madara from gaining its power to resurrect the dead and grant eternal youth.
• Tsunade struck at White Zetsu when he spied on the meeting, but the Raikage said its bodies had already passed the information along.
• The Raikage, Onoki, Gaara, Tsunade, and Mei Terumi discussed shifting the battlefield and using Killer B and Naruto to gather intelligence if Uchiha Madara ignored their plan.
• The Raikage revealed that the other world’s eight-hundred-year era of chaos had been ended by a man who was resurrected, gained eternal life, and was called “God.”

Naruto and Killer B arrived in the One Piece world, where they witnessed its enormous beasts and abundance, and Naruto resolved to seek help against Uchiha Madara. Longinus’s people then learned that the ninja world had lost its decisive war, and Longinus sent Garp and Kizaru to make contact with the refugees.

• Naruto and Killer B saw Chitas crush a tsunami and were astonished by the creature and the scale of the island’s shopping mall.
• Naruto told Killer B that he wanted to learn from the other world and persuade it to help stop Uchiha Madara.
• Longinus and the others watched the translated conversation, while Sakazuki dismissed the ninjas as weak and Longinus considered testing his power against a moon-sized satellite.
• The AI reported that battered life-forms had poured through the passage, and its analysis revealed that the ninja world had lost the war that decided its fate.
• Longinus agreed to make contact with the newcomers and assigned Garp and Kizaru as envoys.