Vol. 6War and Ascension

Longinus defeated Redfield, helped shape the Marineford war, and rose to Fleet Admiral while pursuing the Revolutionary Army and confronting Vegapunk’s living science base. The volume leaves him at Fish-Man Island as Luffy reunites with a memory-lost Sabo.

  • Luffy pursued the thief who stole Alabasta’s Poneglyph and discovered Ace and Blackbeard were fighting over it.
  • Kuina learned that Apophis was her father, Koshiro, took up his identity, and agreed to help Longinus.
  • Redfield aided Dragon’s forces against CP0 and the Marines, then pursued his own plans and discussed cooperation with Whitebeard.
  • Whitebeard’s ships surfaced inside Crescent Bay as Longinus departed Marineford to stop the Impel Down riot.
  • Longinus defeated the Impel Down escapees, then killed Whitebeard with his Holy Spear and declared the war over.
  • Sengoku resigned as Fleet Admiral as the selection process began and the Five Elders backed Akainu over Longinus.
  • Longinus defeated Akainu after three days of fighting and became Fleet Admiral, while Akainu left to form the New Marines.
  • Sabo struck Luffy, said he did not know him, and Koala explained that Sabo had lost his memory.
Chapters 507–606 Read from Ch. 507

Arc 21Kuina’s Secret and Redfield’s Fall

Kuina learned the truth about her father and took up the Apophis identity to help Longinus pursue his plans against the World Government. Longinus defeated Redfield, while the Revolutionary Army learned that a Buster Call was closing in on Baltigo.

  • Luffy welcomed Robin, then pursued the thief who had stolen Alabasta’s Poneglyph and discovered that Ace and Blackbeard were involved in the fight over it.
  • Kuina defeated Crocodile but could not stop Blackbeard from escaping with Ace and the stone tablet, then reported the encounter to Longinus.
  • Kuina confronted Apophis and learned he was her supposedly dead father, Koshiro, before Longinus explained how he had taken the Apophis identity and protected her.
  • Kuina agreed to take Apophis’s place and help Longinus, who gave her a pendant that let her use Apophis’s spatial ability.
  • At Long Ring Island, Longinus attacked the pirates gathered for Foxy’s tournament, but Redfield intervened to protect Luffy and fought Longinus across the islands.
  • Longinus trapped Redfield underwater with a giant Sea King, then dragged him ashore and planned to seek a drug from Dr. Vegapunk.
  • Dragon ordered the Revolutionary Army to evacuate Baltigo after Bajo reported that a Marine Admiral and CP0 were leading a highest-level Buster Call toward the island.
Chapters 507–53125 summaries Read

Arc 22The Road to Marineford

Redfield repaid Koala by helping the Revolutionary Army, then pursued his own plans while the Marines prepared for war with Whitebeard. Longinus captured Luffy and his crew, but Whitebeard’s fleet arrived at Marineford as Longinus departed to quell the Impel Down riot.

  • Redfield aided Dragon’s forces against CP0 and the Marines, then left to pursue his plans and later visited Whitebeard to discuss cooperation.
  • As war preparations began, Longinus confronted Hancock on Amazon Lily, secured her cooperation as a Shichibukai, and visited Ace and Jinbe in Impel Down.
  • Redfield freed Rayleigh from his slave collar, while Luffy punched Saint Yakvis after Yakvis injured Camie at the auction.
  • Longinus defeated several Supernovas, captured Luffy and the Straw Hats, and sent them to Impel Down.
  • Redfield killed the Soul-Soul Fruit user and Saint Jelmack, then fought off Blackbeard when he refused to join his crew.
  • Whitebeard gathered his allies and set sail to rescue Ace, while Longinus left Marineford to stop the riot at Impel Down.
  • Whitebeard’s ships surfaced inside Crescent Bay, where Sengoku revealed the Marines had prepared a Sea King trap, and Whitebeard sent a massive wave toward Marineford.
Chapters 532–55625 summaries Read

Arc 23The End of an Era

Longinus stopped the Impel Down escapees, then faced Whitebeard in a duel that ended with Whitebeard’s death and the Marineford war’s conclusion. As the Marines rebuilt, Longinus and Akainu secretly planned to divide Marine Headquarters, while Sengoku’s resignation opened the contest for Fleet Admiral.

  • Longinus defeated the escaping prisoners at Impel Down, but Blackbeard and Shiryu escaped as Crocodile and other prisoners reached Marineford.
  • The Big Mom Pirates, Beasts Pirates, and a fleet of giants joined the battle, while Redfield restored Whitebeard’s youth and Luffy arrived to rescue Ace.
  • Red-Haired proposed a high-level duel to decide the war, and Longinus accepted Whitebeard as his opponent.
  • Whitebeard and Longinus fought with overwhelming force until Longinus killed Whitebeard with his Holy Spear.
  • Longinus stopped Akainu from continuing the battle and declared the war over, then privately agreed with Akainu to split Marine Headquarters and conceal their plan.
  • Sengoku resigned as Fleet Admiral and began the selection process, while West relayed the Five Elders’ support for Akainu over Longinus.
Chapters 557–58125 summaries Read

Arc 24Fleet Admiral and the Living Base

Longinus defeated Akainu and became Fleet Admiral, then faced political maneuvering, a renewed pursuit of the Revolutionary Army, and Vegapunk’s living science base. On Fish-Man Island, his arrival unsettled pirates and threatened to expose the Revolutionary Army’s hidden base as Luffy reunited with a memory-lost Sabo.

  • Longinus and Akainu fought for three days on Thunder God Island, and Longinus won the Fleet Admiral post while Akainu left to form the New Marines.
  • Longinus strengthened Marine Headquarters and prepared to fight the Revolutionary Army, while Akainu pursued Blackbeard and Dragon divided his forces among three destinations.
  • Dragon and Longinus fought until a monster attacked the Devil Triangle Sea Area, forcing them and the Marines to investigate the living Undersea Science Base.
  • Longinus rescued trapped Marines and Revolutionary Army fighters from the base, then joined them in destroying its body and securing its surviving consciousness fragments.
  • The Five Elders pressed Longinus over his dealings with the Revolutionary Army and accepted the Core Fragment for research into Mechanical Reincarnation, while ordering Vegapunk captured.
  • Longinus arrived at Fish-Man Island for Princess Shirahoshi’s coming-of-age ceremony, causing pirates to flee and the Straw Hat Pirates to reconsider their search for Jinbe.
  • Sabo struck Luffy when he approached, then said he did not know him, and Koala explained that Sabo had lost his memory.
Chapters 582–60625 summaries Read
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