Recaps

On Mist Island, Apophis defeated the swordsman Kataz while Whitebeard Pirates captain Vista and masked Government agents searched for Kozuki Momonosuke. The Eight Treasures Navy arrived and challenged Apophis.

• Apophis defeated Kataz with little effort and spared him, saying he wanted to see whether Kataz could face him again.
• Vista watched Apophis fight and led his men to search for Kozuki Momonosuke, hoping to help Whitebeard's former son Kozuki Oden.
• Hornet and two other Masked Men searched for Momonosuke, intending to use his status as Kōzuki heir to open Wano Country's gates.
• The Eight Treasures Navy arrived on Mist Island, and its leader angrily challenged Apophis.

Chinjao confronted Apophis to avenge the Eight Treasures Navy, and the two began a fierce battle that revealed Apophis’s overwhelming strength. As the fight continued, Chinjao renewed his resolve and vowed to stake the Eight Treasures Navy’s name on defeating him.

• The crowd identified the bald challenger as Chinjao, a retired Great Pirate whose cone-shaped head had been flattened by Garp, and his Conqueror’s Haki knocked out weaker onlookers.
• Chinjao accused Apophis of killing thousands of Eight Treasures Navy men and demanded revenge, while Apophis dismissed him as a defeated man who had lost his convictions.
• Apophis interrupted Chinjao’s speech and attacked with a jumping slash, which Chinjao met with Hasshoken: Drill.
• Chinjao spun to deflect Apophis’s follow-up slash, but Apophis unleashed Crimson · Crescent, sending shockwaves across the island and leaving Chinjao bleeding.
• Vista realized Apophis had held back much of his strength against Kataz, while CP0 agents and a hawk-eyed swordsman watched the battle.
• Chinjao admitted that age had made him cautious, then vowed to defeat Apophis in the name of the Eight Treasures Navy, and Apophis rejected his declaration.

Apophis fought Chinjao and killed him with Crimson Full Moon after overcoming his defenses and wearing him down. He then walked toward the stunned Eight Treasures Navy with his bloodstained Seven Star Sword.

• Chinjao tried to seize Apophis's Seven Star Sword but released it when its heat caused him unbearable pain, and Apophis struck him across the ground.
• Chinjao charged Apophis again, but Apophis used his superior Observation Haki to conserve strength while their repeated clashes weakened Chinjao.
• Chinjao abandoned his defense and attacked from above with Hasshoken Secret Art, Drill Dragon: Drill Nail.
• Apophis met Chinjao's attack with Crimson Full Moon, cleaving through his head and body and killing him.
• The crowd and the Eight Treasures Navy reacted in disbelief as Apophis approached them with his bloodstained sword.

Apophis finished slaughtering the Eight Treasures Navy while pirates rushed toward the giant elephant carrying Momonosuke. After Mihawk postponed a duel with Apophis, Raizo stayed behind to delay the pursuers so the others could escape.

• Apophis killed the Eight Treasures Navy, and the onlookers chose not to intervene.
• A messenger revealed that Momonosuke was escaping atop a gigantic elephant, and Vista led his crew toward it.
• Apophis and Mihawk discussed fighting, but Mihawk postponed their duel because Apophis had already fought twice.
• Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Raizo fled on Kanjuro's slow-moving dragon as pirates pursued them.
• Raizo volunteered to stay behind and use his Clone Technique to delay the pursuers while Kin'emon protected Momonosuke and Kanjuro helped him escape.

Apophis reached Zunesha and climbed to its back by using other climbers as footholds, while his arrival triggered chaos among those scaling the elephant’s legs. He quickly overcame Raizo’s ninja tricks and headed into the forest, leaving Vista knocked off Zunesha’s back.

• Apophis reached the shore beneath Zunesha and climbed its right hind leg by stepping on other people, prompting climbers on the other legs to imitate him and descend into chaos.
• Apophis stepped on Vista’s head near the top and leaped onto Zunesha’s back, ignoring Vista’s furious challenge.
• Raizo tried to delay Apophis with smoke bombs and clones, but Apophis saw through his tricks with Observation Haki and kicked him aside before entering the forest.
• Raizo’s smoke attack caught Vista by surprise, and Vista’s strike sent Raizo rolling into him and knocked both men off Zunesha’s back.
• Apophis heard Vista’s roar, saw him fall from Zunesha, and continued deeper into the jungle.

Pirates invaded Zou, intending to capture the Mink Race and sell its members, while Duke Inuarashi learned that the pursuit of Momonosuke had led them there. Inuarashi ordered Sicilian to escort Momonosuke and the Wano samurai to safety, then prepared to defend the Minks himself.

• Pirates landed on Zou, marveled at the Mink civilization, and planned to conquer the island and enslave its inhabitants.
• Momonosuke reunited with Duke Inuarashi, who was moved to hear about Oden and his concern for the retainers.
• The Enemy Attack Bell rang, and Momonosuke panicked as Kin'emon revealed that pirates had been searching for him.
• Inuarashi called Sicilian to escort Momonosuke, Kin'emon, and the others toward Nekomamushi while he led the Minks against the pirates.
• Inuarashi rejected Kin'emon's plan to lure the enemy away, explaining that the pirates now threatened the entire Mink Race and that they had to witness its strength.

Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Momonosuke, and Sicilian reached Whale Forest and found Apophis overwhelming Nekomamushi and the Mink defenders. The chapter ended with Nekomamushi and the others barely checking Apophis's attack, as the Minks realized how powerful he was.

• Sicilian led Kin'emon, Kanjuro, and Momonosuke to Whale Forest, where they discovered the Mink Commando was missing and the guards were down.
• Rody told Sicilian that Apophis had invaded the Holy Land and was fighting Nekomamushi, while Inuarashi was occupied defending the citizens from pirates.
• Apophis sent Nekomamushi crashing to the ground and nearly impaled him, but Nekomamushi dodged at the last moment.
• Sicilian, Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Pedro, and the Mink fighters attacked Apophis together, but he sent all six flying with a single counterattack.
• Nekomamushi seized the opening and barely stopped Apophis's weakened slash, leaving the Minks shocked by the swordsman's strength.

Apophis fought Nekomamushi and the others after copying the Road Poneglyph, then repeatedly targeted Momonosuke, terrifying him and provoking his protectors. As the battle continued, three white figures seized Momonosuke and fled with him.

• Apophis and Nekomamushi exchanged blows, and Nekomamushi recognized Kin'emon and Momonosuke as Oden's retainers and heir.
• Apophis's gaze frightened Momonosuke so badly that he lost control of his body and wet himself.
• Nekomamushi revealed that Apophis had copied the Road Poneglyph, and Kin'emon suspected Apophis wanted to become Pirate King.
• Apophis attacked Momonosuke, but Nekomamushi, Kin'emon, and Kanjuro intervened while Pedro and the others joined the fight.
• Apophis kicked away Pedro and the others, shrugged off Nekomamushi's electric attack, and sent Kin'emon flying after his disguise trick failed.
• Three white figures knocked Kanjuro aside, grabbed Momonosuke, and prepared to flee.

CP0 seized Momonosuke, but Apophis attacked despite their hostage threat and Raizo rescued the child. Momonosuke ended the battle sobbing in Raizo’s arms.

• Vista and the Whitebeard Pirates arrived to help Raizo, and Kin'emon learned they were allies.
• The CP0 commander threatened to strangle Momonosuke unless the others backed away.
• Apophis charged the CP0, and the tallest masked man died when he tried to block Apophis’s slash with Iron Body: Steel.
• Apophis fought the commander and cut off his hand after Momonosuke’s fear caused him to soil himself.
• Raizo used the Body Flicker Technique to catch the severed hand and rescue Momonosuke, who burst into tears.

Vista and the Mink allies let Apophis leave so they could continue searching for Momonosuke, while Apophis tracked down and killed the CP0 agent who had kidnapped him. Apophis then killed Momonosuke, ending the Kōzuki heir’s life.

• Kin'emon challenged Apophis, who wounded him with a crimson sword beam before Vista stopped the others from fighting.
• Vista and Nekomamushi decided to race Apophis to Momonosuke, relying on the Mink trackers while avoiding a battle they could not win.
• The CP0 officer hid Momonosuke in a secluded place, threatened him into cooperating, and gagged him with his underwear.
• Apophis found the CP0 officer, struck him with a sword beam, then pierced him with the Seven Star Sword and cut his throat.
• Apophis approached the terrified Momonosuke and killed him with his blade.

After killing Momonosuke, Apophis joined the battle between the pirates and the Mink Race to recover his strength. Nekomamushi and the others rushed to help the wounded Inuarashi and learned Apophis was fighting another powerful swordsman nearby.

• Nekomamushi, Raizo, and Vista found CP0's severed head and Momonosuke's broken body, and Raizo vowed to avenge him.
• Apophis stayed on Zou and fought in the war to restore his stamina and heal his wounds with energy from blood.
• Wanda told Nekomamushi and the others that Apophis had joined the battle and overwhelmed Inuarashi.
• Nekomamushi and the wounded retainers arrived in the kingdom and found Inuarashi unconscious with one leg severed.
• A mink told Nekomamushi that Apophis was ahead, fighting another swordsman of immense power.

Apophis and Mihawk fought an intense sword duel that left both badly wounded, while Kin'emon and his allies waited for a chance to kill Apophis. When they launched an ambush, Mihawk and Apophis struck them down together, and Mihawk left after declaring that they would settle their duel another time.

• Apophis and Mihawk clashed across the ruined royal city as onlookers and the Mink Race watched from a distance.
• Kin'emon decided to attack Apophis once the duel had exhausted him, accepting that he might die in the attempt.
• Mihawk and Apophis exchanged powerful attacks, each using Armament Haki to strengthen his blade.
• Kin'emon and the other two charged Apophis, but Apophis and Mihawk slashed them down together.
• Mihawk said that anyone interfering in his fight with Apophis was an enemy, then left and postponed their duel.
• Apophis turned toward Nekomamushi and walked toward him with his sword in hand.

After the Zou Island battle made Apophis infamous, Longinus and Gion discussed their upcoming Marine internships, and Longinus chose North Blue. Two years later, Zephyr sent the surviving trainees to their branch assignments with a warning that command meant responsibility.

• News of the battle on Zou Island spread worldwide, and Apophis gained a five-hundred-million bounty as a Great Pirate.
• Gion lamented missing the swordsmen’s feast, while Longinus explained why Marines could not safely enter the New World and recalled that he had already matched those swordmasters a year earlier.
• Longinus chose North Blue for his third-year internship, partly to investigate Vinsmoke Judge’s scientific research, while Gion hinted that she might choose a Four Blues branch too.
• In Sea Garden Era 1502, Rice, Doberman, and Herbert discussed their training as the trainees gathered to leave for their branch assignments.
• Zephyr told the trainees that officers’ decisions would affect many lives and urged them to treat their authority as a responsibility before sending them on their new journeys.

Longinus arrived at Marine Branch 666 in the Ivante Kingdom, where Colonel Kadi arranged an extravagant welcome and tried to win him over. Longinus accepted an invitation to a palace banquet, leaving the branch for the royal reception.

• Colonel Kadi ordered Branch 666 to prepare an elaborate welcome for Marine Headquarters envoy Longinus and planned to call himself Commander.
• Longinus arrived by warship and saw the port decorated with banners, firecrackers, and a large crowd.
• Kadi greeted Longinus warmly, mistook him for an ambitious young officer, and praised the Ivante royal family’s welcome.
• Longinus asked to set aside the ceremony and discuss matters at the branch, but Kadi invited him to the King’s palace banquet.
• Longinus accepted Kadi’s invitation to the banquet.

Longinus met with Marine Branch 666’s officers and asked about pirate crews around the Ivante Kingdom. Captain Kadi revealed that the Crocodile Pirates were protected by the Donquixote Family, leaving Longinus aware of why the branch had avoided confronting them.

• Captain Kadi introduced Longinus to the branch’s senior officers and invited him to explain his directives from Marine Headquarters.
• Longinus admitted that he would serve in the North Blue for only one year and asked the officers to support his efforts.
• Captain Kadi described the Blaze Pirates, Magic Pirates, and Barrels Pirates, then tried to omit the more powerful Crocodile Pirates.
• Longinus confronted Kadi about the missing crew, and Kadi explained that Crocodile Gustav was backed by the Donquixote Family.
• Longinus acknowledged the threat posed by Donquixote Doflamingo, while Kadi warned that the family could retaliate against the branch.

Longinus forced Branch 666’s officers to approve a plan to attack the Barrels Pirates, then killed Lieutenant Commander Phil after he objected. The officers accepted Longinus’s claim that Phil had betrayed the Marines, and Colonel Gion arrived to see Longinus as Colonel Kadi left the meeting.

• Longinus proposed attacking the Barrels Pirates and promised to deal with the Crocodile Pirates before returning to Marine Headquarters.
• Lieutenant Commander Phil objected, warning that the Donquixote Family could retaliate against the Marines at Branch 666.
• Longinus killed Phil with a burst of force from his finger, terrifying the other officers into agreeing with him.
• Longinus showed the officers documents accusing Phil of leaking Marine operations to the Crocodile Pirates, and Colonel Kadi and the others praised Longinus.
• After Longinus dismissed the meeting, Colonel Gion entered to see him, while Colonel Kadi encountered his rival Colonel Victor outside.

Longinus and Gion discussed corruption in Branch 666 and his plan to use pirates to create a reason to act. Three days later, Longinus’s Marines attacked the Barrels Pirates on Diondia Island, forcing Barrels and his crew to try to break through.

• Gion read reports showing that corrupt Branch 666 Marines had colluded with pirates to exploit civilians.
• Longinus explained that corruption had spread through the North Blue and said he hoped the corrupt Marines would help create opportunities for him to act.
• Gion recognized Longinus’s approach as “Fishing Enforcement.”
• On Diondia Island, Barrels’s pirates panicked after hearing that Longinus had defeated the Blaze Pirates and the Magic Pirates, and Barrels said they would wait for Crocodile Gustav to take them in.
• Barrels’s crew praised his prospects with the Donquixote Family, but Marine attacks suddenly struck their camp.
• Barrels ordered his pirates to break through as Longinus’s Marines attacked.

Longinus and Gion pursued the pirates and cornered Barrels, whom Longinus recognized as a Marine undercover agent. The chapter ended with Barrels stunned by Longinus’s knowledge of his hidden motives and his connection to Admiral Sengoku.

• Gion and Longinus discussed why Marine Headquarters did not wipe out the pirates in the Four Blues while clearing the battlefield.
• Barrels led a group of pirates into an encounter with Gion, Longinus, and Marine Captain Kadi, then abandoned his men and fled.
• Gion tracked Barrels through the forest and wounded him, while Longinus identified his crude Observation Haki.
• Longinus stopped Gion’s slash from killing Barrels and revealed that he believed Barrels was a Marine undercover agent.
• Longinus explained that Barrels had mistreated his child out of guilt and a desire to steer him away from piracy, then named Admiral Sengoku as the one who assigned the mission.
• Barrels broke down and demanded to know how Longinus knew his thoughts, and Longinus identified himself as an insignificant Marine captain.

Longinus confirmed that Barrels was a Marine Headquarters undercover agent infiltrating the Donquixote Family, and Sengoku gave him permission to continue his mission. Barrels entrusted his son Doli to Longinus before returning to his dangerous work.

• Longinus called Sengoku, who confirmed Barrels's identity and ordered him to reveal himself to Longinus and Gion.
• Sengoku explained that Barrels had been gathering information on Doflamingo's allies and trading partners, but had failed to infiltrate the Donquixote Family.
• Sengoku offered to bring Barrels back and replace him, but Barrels pleaded to continue his mission because he felt unable to return to the Marines.
• Barrels asked Sengoku to help Doli join the Marines and fulfill his own youthful dream of becoming an admiral.
• Sengoku asked Longinus to keep Doli by his side, and Longinus agreed.

Longinus arrested Barrels and took in his son Doli, while Barrels taunted them about Doli eventually becoming a pirate. When Gustav arrived to rescue Barrels, Longinus confronted him and discovered hidden snipers, whom Gion killed with a massive sword slash.

• Longinus gave Barrels handcuffs and escorted him back to the Marines, while deciding that young Drake could be trained regardless of his motives.
• Marine soldiers brought Barrels's son Doli to Longinus, who let the boy stay with him because Doli's mother had been a Marine.
• Barrels mocked Doli and predicted he would become a pirate, but Doli angrily swore he would never become like his father.
• A Marine reported that Gustav and the Crocodile Pirates had appeared, and Longinus refused Colonel Kadi's suggestion to release Barrels.
• Gustav demanded that Longinus hand over Barrels, but Longinus intercepted two bullets and noticed a fourth party nearby.
• Gion's enormous sword slash erased part of the island and killed the two hidden snipers, leaving the Marines and pirates stunned.

Longinus defeated Gustav and offered Doli a choice between a quiet life and joining the Marines, which Doli accepted under the new name Drake. Meanwhile, Captain Kadi plotted to turn the Donquixote Family against Longinus, but Doflamingo instead ordered Vergo to infiltrate the Marines and rise through their ranks.

• Longinus destroyed Gustav's ship and killed him after dismissing his attempted surrender.
• Longinus offered Doli a peaceful life or Marine service, and Doli chose to enlist and take the name Drake.
• Captain Kadi and the other conspirators planned to use the Vinsmoke Family and then the ruler of the North Blue against Longinus.
• Doflamingo discussed Longinus's strength and potential with Trebol, Diamante, and the others.
• Doflamingo ordered Vergo to destroy the Family's North Blue base as a gift to Longinus and become his capable subordinate.

Longinus learned that the Vinsmoke Family had arranged the assassination attempt and sailed to confront them, hoping to find grounds to pressure the government-affiliated kingdom. As Judge dismissed his son Sanji as talentless, he agreed to meet the approaching Marines and teach their captain a lesson.

• Longinus questioned Captain Kadi and learned that the Vinsmoke Family, led by Vinsmoke Judge, had sent the assassins using Bloodline Factor technology.
• Longinus asked Captain Kadi to arrange warships so he could visit the Vinsmoke Family, and he explained to Gion that the kingdom’s assassination business threatened North Blue.
• Judge’s staff reported that his infant princes had extraordinary abilities, while Sanji appeared to be an ordinary child; Judge gave him two years to awaken the Bloodline Factor.
• Judge learned that the Marines from North Blue Branch 666 had arrived after the failed assassination attempt and ordered them away before reconsidering.
• Judge decided to meet the Marines and teach their captain that his powerful backing did not mean he possessed real strength.

Longinus visited Germa 66 to demand the names behind the assassination bounties, but Judge stalled and showed off his weapons. When Judge sabotaged a cannon demonstration to target Longinus’s warship, Longinus caught its blazing shot with his bare hand and warned Judge against firing recklessly.

• Longinus arrived in Germa 66 and asked Judge to hand over the list of people who had issued assassination bounties.
• Judge refused to reveal his clients immediately and led Longinus and Gion to inspect Germa’s weapons and technology.
• Judge introduced the Armstrong Cyclotron Jet Armstrong Cannon and offered to demonstrate its power on a small island.
• Judge secretly redirected the cannon toward Longinus’s warship and pretended the weapon had malfunctioned.
• Longinus caught the cannon’s blazing projectile with his right hand and warned Judge not to fire such a dangerous weapon carelessly.

Longinus frightened Judge into surrendering his explosive shell and promised to end the Vinsmoke Family’s assassin trade. After killing Captain Kadi, Longinus steered Judge’s future research toward cooperation with the Marines, including Devil Fruit Item technology.

• Judge begged Longinus to throw away the shell, and Longinus hurled it into the air, where it exploded and devastated the surrounding streets.
• Captain Kadi tried to flee after Longinus examined the roster, then denied his name appeared on it and attempted to seize Drake as a hostage.
• Longinus killed Captain Kadi with a single finger strike before he could reach Drake.
• Judge promised that the Vinsmoke Family would stop dealing in assassinations, and Longinus urged him to pursue research that would benefit the Marines.
• Longinus suggested that Judge work with Dr. Vegapunk on Devil Fruit Item technology, and Judge eagerly agreed.

Longinus planned to obtain Devil Fruit Items through Judge while keeping his Apophis identity hidden, and Judge began following his instructions. Three months later in Flevance, Longinus told Gion that the kingdom’s Amber Lead had caused a deadly inherited disease and that the Government and royal family had concealed the truth for profit.

• Longinus ruled out Vegapunk and Caesar as sources for Devil Fruit Item research and decided to rely on Judge while keeping Apophis out of public view.
• After Longinus departed, Judge asked Bancroft about his children’s chances of reaching Longinus’s strength and ordered him to buy two Devil Fruits as Longinus had instructed.
• Three months later in Flevance, Longinus explained to Gion that Amber Lead had poisoned the population across generations and caused the kingdom’s deadly Lead Disease.
• Longinus told Gion that the Government and royal family had known about the disease for a hundred years but concealed it to preserve Amber Lead profits.
• Longinus asked Gion what position Marines should uphold when the Government and royal family could not represent Justice.