Recaps

Longinus defeated Dragon and brought him to the Holy Land, but Dragon escaped and secretly explored Mary Geoise. Meanwhile, Apophis defeated Hawk Eyes at Rennk Plateau and claimed the title of the World's Greatest Swordsman, as Dragon returned to the Revolutionary Army with news of the explosion.

• Robin identified Sabo and Koala as Revolutionary Army members, and Luffy’s crew decided to rescue Jinbe despite Longinus’s warning.
• Longinus rescued Shirahoshi and her attendants from Caribou, then overwhelmed the Straw Hat Pirates and Sabo before Dragon arrived to challenge him.
• Longinus defeated Dragon in a battle that devastated Fish-Man Island, then carried him to the Holy Land as the Five Elders prepared a public execution.
• Benson freed Dragon from his Seastone chains and died by poison, while Dragon left his duplicate bodies behind and secretly entered the hidden domain beneath the Holy Land.
• Longinus arranged for Kuina to impersonate him at the duel, while Apophis and Hawk Eyes faced each other at Rennk Plateau before a crowd of pirates and swordsmen.
• Apophis and Hawk Eyes fought across the shattered plateau, and their final attacks ended with Hawk Eyes defeated in the sea and Apophis claiming the title of the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Dragon returned to Mori, Ivankov, Sabo, and Victor, saying Julius had helped him escape and that he had used Dyna Stone to cause the Great Explosion in Mary Geoise.
• Dragon stopped Ivankov from suggesting an attack on Mary Geoise, warning that Longinus was nearby and too dangerous to confront.

After Dragon devastated Mary Geoise, Longinus took control of CP0 and folded it into the Marines. He then set the Tremor-Tremor Fruit auction in motion, drawing powerful factions to Gold City, where Blackbeard’s clash with Shanks was interrupted by Longinus.

• Longinus reported Dragon’s escape and the destruction of Mary Geoise, then gained authority over CP0 and arranged a contest that ended with CP0 agreeing to follow Marine rules.
• Smoker, Perona, and Drake defeated their CP0 opponents, while Drake defeated Lucci in a brutal final match.
• Reiju warned the Straw Hats that Apophis’s forces were hunting a rookie crew, and Sanji discovered that the Vinsmoke brothers were after Bartholomew and his Devil Fruit.
• Wyper took the Devil Fruit after killing Bartholomew and gravely injuring Luffy, then delivered the fruit to Longinus and declared his loyalty.
• Longinus gave the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to Tesoro to auction as bait for Blackbeard, while the Whitebeard Pirates, Shanks, Kaido, and the Marines headed to Gold City.
• At the auction, Blackbeard attacked the Whitebeard Pirates with his darkness, but Shanks broke the attack and fought him until Longinus arrived and ordered them to stop.

Longinus led the Marines to Wano to stop Blackbeard from claiming the Road Poneglyphs and to defeat the Emperors gathered there. The Marines liberated Wano and captured Kaido and Katakuri, while Blackbeard escaped to pursue the Poneglyphs and Longinus anticipated that the World Government would soon turn against him.

• Longinus defeated Redfield, Bullet, Crocodile, and Blackbeard in Gold City, then learned from Blackbeard’s memories that Rocks had sent God’s Island to Wano through a black hole.
• Blackbeard announced that the final Road Poneglyph was in Wano, and Longinus gave the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to Loki before leading the Marines there to restore Wano Country.
• Longinus read Toki’s journal in Oden Castle and learned that she suspected Imu, had found a weapon on Laugh Tale, and left scraps of cloth to complete her mission.
• Kaido attacked Blackbeard after he sought Katakuri’s cooperation, and Longinus launched an all-out Marine campaign to capture Kaido, liberate Wano, and stop Blackbeard from obtaining the Poneglyph.
• The Marines fought Kaido, Blackbeard, and the Big Mom Pirates, while Aokiji restrained Katakuri and Longinus drove the battle against the Emperors’ forces.
• Blackbeard escaped with Redfield and Bullet during the chaos, while the Marines captured Kaido and Katakuri and the samurai celebrated Wano’s liberation.
• Longinus rejected Katakuri’s warning that the World Government would target him, then set out after Blackbeard as the World Government’s coming opposition loomed.
• Blackbeard and Barrett headed for Hakumai to seize its Poneglyph, while Marco’s plan to attack Blackbeard collapsed after Beckman reported the Marines had routed the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates.

After Blackbeard and Apophis set their sights on Pluton, Law’s attempt to save Corazon ended in tragedy and Longinus was imprisoned for protecting him. Marines, kingdoms, and allies rallied behind Longinus, who reclaimed his leadership and began assembling forces for war.

• Blackbeard and Bullet failed to make a rubbing of the Red Stone, and Blackbeard later discovered that someone had stolen it from its hiding place in Ringo.
• A Red Stone fell onto Luffy and revived him, but Robin returned the stone and left the Straw Hats, while Apophis revealed that he had used her to secure it and planned to wield Pluton with Bullet.
• Law found Corazon enslaved by Saint Charlos, freed him at the cost of Corazon’s life, and killed Charlos before Sebastian attacked them.
• Longinus defeated Sebastian, but the Five Elders refused to pardon Law and had Longinus imprisoned in Impel Down after he demanded that Law be spared.
• Garp, Sengoku, and the Marines rejected the government’s orders, while kingdoms and major races rallied behind Longinus and declared plans to form a new government.
• Longinus accepted the Marines’ call to lead them, and Dragon joined the movement after revealing his long cooperation with Longinus and warning of the World Government’s hidden god.
• Blackbeard took Pluton, gathered Jacks’s pirates, and decided to attend Longinus’s meeting of the world’s major powers as his rival.
• Longinus recruited Katakuri, Ace, and Kaido for the coming war by offering conditional freedom, and all three agreed to fight for him.