Chapter Summaries

Apophis and Hawk Eyes fought a devastating sword battle that tore apart the Red Line at Rennk Plateau. Both were badly injured but continued fighting, with Apophis declaring he would defeat Hawk Eyes before challenging the world’s strongest.

• Apophis entered Blood Asura Mode and attacked Hawk Eyes with a relentless series of slashes that shattered the plateau.
• Hawk Eyes countered with Night God Slash, but Apophis charged through the blade light and struck him into the sea.
• Their collision destroyed the remaining plateau, leaving the Red Line severed at Rennk Plateau, while both swordsmen suffered serious injuries.
• Hawk Eyes emerged from the sea and exchanged taunts with Apophis before preparing to fight again.
• Apophis and Hawk Eyes launched another clash, each sending powerful sword light toward the other.

Apophis and Hawk Eyes fought a devastating duel over the title of the world's greatest swordsman while CP0 arrived and watched in awe. Longinus warned them that Apophis had not used his Devil Fruit, then the disguised Longinus worried that her imitation of her teacher's presence might not be convincing.

• Apophis and Hawk Eyes clashed across the shattered plateau, sea, and sky, unleashing slashes that ravaged the terrain.
• CP0 agents arrived, were shocked to see the Red Line split, and feared they could not contribute to the battle.
• A CP0 agent recognized Longinus and apologized for speaking disrespectfully, while Longinus scolded the agents for arriving late.
• Rhine asked whether Longinus could easily defeat Apophis, and Longinus warned that Apophis's spatial Devil Fruit could make him the strongest Emperor after the duel.
• Longinus's disguise privately worried that she had praised herself while speaking as her teacher and wondered if her imitation of his aura had given her away.

Dragon sent two wind clones through Pangaea Castle to carry out his operation while Apophis and Hawk Eyes fought a brutal duel at Renk Canyon. As their battle continued, the Red Line suddenly began shaking violently.

• Dragon sent his two wind clones out through the passage after leaving three guards unconscious and badly injured.
• At Renk Canyon, Vista and Zoro watched Apophis and Hawk Eyes fight, while CP0 discussed recruiting Hawk Eyes with fine wine and baboons.
• Apophis and Hawk Eyes exchanged attacks, each pushing through serious injuries as their duel intensified.
• Apophis judged that Hawk Eyes surpassed him in sword technique, while his own physical strength gave him an advantage.
• The Red Line began shaking violently during Apophis and Hawk Eyes's battle.

Apophis and Hawk Eyes pushed their duel to a decisive final strike while an explosion rocked Mary Geoise. Apophis defeated Hawk Eyes and claimed the title of the World's Greatest Swordsman.

• An enormous explosion shook the Red Line, and witnesses feared that the Revolutionary Army had attacked Mary Geoise.
• Apophis and Hawk Eyes continued their duel, with Apophis’s speed and strength surging as he fought.
• Their clashes became too fast for Vista to follow, and stray sword energy killed or injured more than a hundred onlookers.
• Apophis and Hawk Eyes staked everything on their named finishing attacks and collided in a devastating strike.
• Hawk Eyes admitted defeat and fell into the sea, while Apophis declared that he was taking the title of the World's Greatest Swordsman.

Apophis defeated Hawk Eyes and claimed the title of the world's greatest swordsman, while Dragon rejoined the Revolutionary Army after escaping Mary Geoise. The revolutionaries learned Dragon had triggered the Dyna Stone explosion and decided not to attack again while Longinus remained nearby.

• Apophis defeated Hawk Eyes, declared himself the world's greatest swordsman, and left with Enel and his followers.
• Longinus sent Rhine back to the Holy Land while he stayed behind to assess the situation, and Zoro joined the swordsmen searching the sea for Hawk Eyes' Supreme Great Sword.
• Dragon appeared before Mori, Ivankov, Sabo, and Victor, claiming that Julius had sacrificed himself to help him escape.
• Dragon said he had found Dyna Stone in Mary Geoise and used it to cause the Great Explosion.
• Dragon stopped Ivankov from proposing an attack on Mary Geoise, warning that Longinus was nearby and too dangerous to confront.

Longinus returned to the devastated Mary Geoise and helped calm the rescue effort while concealing his injuries and manipulating Issho into preparing to take over the Holy Land’s defenses. Issho came away convinced that Longinus’s schemes served justice.

• Longinus caught up with the CP0 agents and claimed Apophis had escaped with the other pirates, while privately recovering from his fight with Hawk Eyes.
• Longinus and the CP0 agents arrived at Mary Geoise and found Pangaea Castle and much of the Holy Land reduced to ruins.
• Longinus summoned rain to extinguish the fires, and the rescuers welcomed his presence as Issho came to speak with him.
• Issho told Longinus that Dragon had escaped and destroyed the Holy Land, with a CP0 insider apparently helping him.
• Longinus suggested the government might temporarily transfer CP0’s defensive authority to Issho, then revealed that Issho’s promotion had partly been arranged to stabilize relations between the government and Marines.
• Issho realized Longinus had also spread the claim that he was avoiding suspicion and concluded that the Marshal’s schemes served justice.

After the disaster relief operation, Longinus met with the furious Five Elders, who blamed CP0 for Dragon’s escape and decided to place the Holy Land’s guards under Navy command. They chose Fujitora to lead the force, while Sebastian promised a purge of CP0.

• Longinus heard from West that the Five Elders had summoned him, and left Fujitora in charge of the cleanup.
• The Five Elders scolded CP0 for allowing Dragon to escape, while Longinus promised he would capture Dragon again.
• The Five Elders announced that the forces guarding the Holy Land would be placed under the Navy’s command.
• Sebastian accepted responsibility for CP0’s failures and said he would begin a thorough purge.
• The Five Elders selected Fujitora to lead the Holy Land’s guards, and Longinus agreed to their choice.

The Five Elders put Longinus in charge of CP0, and he immediately moved to reorganize the organization under Navy rules. Sebastian resisted the plan and proposed a mock battle to decide how much freedom CP0 would retain.

• The Five Elders praised Longinus, handed him authority over CP0, and discussed using him to manage the organization and influence the Navy.
• Longinus told Sebastian he planned to split up CP0 teams and assign them to Navy branches for operations against the Revolutionary Army.
• Longinus demanded that CP0 follow military discipline and threatened to send members who refused orders to a military tribunal.
• Sebastian challenged Longinus's methods, but backed away from a fight after Longinus pressed him to demonstrate CP0's strength.
• Sebastian proposed a mock battle: CP0 would retain some freedom if it won, while it would follow Navy rules if it lost.

Longinus and Sebastian agreed to settle their CP0 dispute through rank-based battles at Marine Headquarters, with Longinus shaping the rules to favor the Marines. News of the Red Line battle and the upheaval at Mary Geoise spread across the sea, prompting reactions from Whitebeard’s crew and Kaido.

• Longinus and Sebastian agreed that CP0 and Marine fighters would compete by rank, excluding the highest ranks and limiting participants to those under forty.
• Longinus named Garp as a vice admiral participant, then agreed to Sebastian’s age limit and chose Momousagi instead; Sebastian also secured a ban on rank adjustments before the competition.
• Longinus set the competition for Marine Headquarters three days later, and Sebastian accepted.
• News spread that Apophis and Hawk Eyes had changed the title of world’s greatest swordsman, Dragon had escaped, Mary Geoise had been devastated, and Longinus had become the provisional supreme commander.
• Jozu, Vista, and Marco discussed the strength of Apophis and Hawk Eyes and Longinus’s growing power.
• Kaido complained that Dragon’s escape had spoiled his plans to attack the execution ground, then laughed at the World Government’s failure to stop Dragon.

At Doflamingo’s palace, Webe questioned Bellamy about a Devil Fruit that Lord Apophis wanted and learned that the Barto Club had taken it. Webe prepared to confront its captain, Bartholomew, while Red-Haired denied worrying about Hawk Eyes.

• At the Red Hair Pirates’ feast, Lucky Roux teased Red-Haired about worrying over Hawk Eyes, and Beckman wondered what balance his captain was trying to maintain.
• Dellinger brought Bellamy to Doflamingo’s palace, where Bellamy hoped he might become a family officer.
• Webe explained that he sought Bellamy because Bellamy had bought a Devil Fruit on Gigilot Island that might be the one Lord Apophis wanted.
• Bellamy revealed that the Barto Club had defeated him and taken the fruit, and Webe demanded the pirate captain’s name.
• After Doflamingo nodded, Bellamy identified the captain as Bartholomew, the Barrier-Barrier Fruit user.

Marine Headquarters prepared for a Marines-versus-Cipher Pol competition as Longinus announced the matches and promised more events for the soldiers. CP0 sent Diego, a towering fighter with an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit, into the first match, leaving the Marines wondering who could defeat him.

• Marines gathered in the central square and cheered for their side as Sebastian arrived with masked CP0 agents.
• Garp confronted Sebastian over the rules that barred him from competing, while Longinus announced contests for Commodores, Rear Admirals, and Vice Admirals.
• Longinus promised to create more recreational events for Marines, drawing cheers from the soldiers.
• Sebastian named Diego as CP0's first competitor and revealed that Diego had the Saber-Toothed Tiger form of the Cat-Cat Fruit, an Ancient Species.
• The Marines fell silent at Diego's imposing transformation and wondered whether any Commodore could beat him.

Commodore Smoker fought Diego in the Navy’s contest and defeated him by exploiting Diego’s overconfidence. Sebastian conceded the round, and Smoker released Diego after nearly suffocating him with White Mist.

• Sebastian questioned Longinus about Smoker’s rank, and Longinus explained that Smoker had been demoted from rear admiral to commodore for repeatedly violating military discipline.
• Smoker entered the plaza to face Diego, while Longinus and Sebastian discussed Diego’s speed and tactics.
• Diego attacked Smoker with Shave: Tiger Hunt, but Smoker caught him in a giant White Mist hand and slammed him into the ground.
• Diego broke free by unleashing his strength, but Smoker turned the White Mist into Haze and filled Diego’s throat and nostrils.
• Sebastian conceded the round, and Smoker withdrew the Haze as Diego collapsed and gasped for air.

After Smoker defeated Diego quickly, Sebastian chose Dielmark for the next match, while Longinus surprised the CP0 contingent by sending the little-known Rear Admiral Perona. Dielmark grew wary of Perona’s ghost attack and charged at her, leaving the fight unresolved.

• The Marines celebrated as Smoker defeated Diego in less than a minute, and Sebastian asked to begin the next match.
• Sebastian chose Dielmark as CP0’s next fighter after Longinus teased him about choosing first.
• Longinus sent Rear Admiral Perona, explaining that he had chosen her because CP0 had prepared to counter Ain’s ability.
• Perona sent tiny ghosts after Dielmark, who fled from them and drew laughter from the onlookers.
• Dielmark decided to attack Perona directly and charged at her using Geppo.

Perona defeated Dielmark by using her Negativity Ghosts to plunge him into despair, forcing Sebastian to surrender. The Marines celebrated their unexpected victory over CP0.

• Dielmark tried to attack Perona with Tempest Kicks, but her Ghost Bombs countered his strikes and damaged the plaza.
• Dielmark charged through Perona's exploding ghosts while defending himself with Armament Haki and Iron Body.
• A Negativity Ghost passed through Dielmark, making him collapse at Perona's feet and lament his life.
• Perona sent more Negativity Ghosts through Dielmark, deepening his despair until Sebastian ordered CP0 to surrender.
• The Marines cheered after Sebastian surrendered and Perona's victory became clear.

Sebastian agreed to extend the contest to a best-of-five, and Rob Lucci faced Vice Admiral Drake in the third match. The two fighters unleashed advanced Rokushiki techniques and began transforming into their Zoan forms as the battle escalated.

• Longinus persuaded Sebastian to continue the contest as a best-of-five, despite Garp's suspicions that Sebastian was walking into another trap.
• Sebastian chose Rob Lucci for the third match, and Longinus recalled meeting Lucci when he was badly injured seventeen years earlier.
• Longinus sent Vice Admiral Drake to fight Lucci, prompting cheers from the Marines.
• Lucci declared that his real goal was to challenge Longinus, while Drake told him to defeat him before making such claims.
• Drake and Lucci traded rapid Rokushiki attacks, then both began transforming into Zoan forms.

Vice Admiral Drake and Lucci fought, with Drake’s Allosaurus form countering Lucci’s speed and attacks. Lucci realized the vast gap between himself and Longinus but refused to concede, insisting the battle would end only when someone fell.

• Drake transformed into his Allosaurus form and charged Lucci, who attacked from behind but was knocked away by Drake’s agile tail.
• Drake pressured Lucci with stomps and a powerful bite, then blasted him aside with Air Cannons.
• Lucci used Life Return—Kami-e: Martial Body to increase his speed, but Drake struck him down and explained that training against Longinus had prepared him for the speed.
• Lucci recognized that Longinus’s speed far exceeded his own, while Sebastian wondered whether Longinus had planned the outcome.
• Drake told Lucci he could not win, but Lucci stood up and insisted the fight was not over until one of them fell.

Drake and Lucci fought a brutal battle at Marine Headquarters, with Drake ultimately defeating Lucci in their final clash. Lucci was knocked unconscious, while Drake remained standing after the arena was nearly destroyed.

• Drake shifted into Dragon Human Form and attacked Lucci, who relied on speed to counter him.
• The fighters exchanged blows and clashed with Rokuogan, destroying much of the arena as Marines and CP0 watched.
• Lucci acknowledged Drake’s strength but refused to give in, then launched his final attack, Rokuogan: Armament: Maximum Wheel.
• Drake countered with the Iron Fist of love and justice, sending Lucci flying and leaving him unconscious.
• The onlookers saw Lucci’s swollen, battered face, and a few people laughed while others secretly took pictures.

Longinus folded CP0 into the Marines while keeping its members without authority, then began preparing his final plan to challenge the World Government. In Dressrosa, Nami and the others waited for Zoro before a familiar woman surprised Sanji.

• Longinus announced that Sebastian had agreed to temporarily merge CP0 with the Marines, and the officers and rank-and-file cheered.
• Garp dragged Sebastian away, while Longinus considered the CP0 chief a dangerous and patient enemy.
• Longinus resolved to rally more of the world to his side and set his final Tragic Hero plan in motion.
• In Dressrosa, Nami complained that Zoro had been missing for two days, and Sanji and Brook worried he had lost his way.
• A woman greeted Sanji in the tavern, and he froze when she asked whether he would flirt with his own big sister.

Reiju reunited with Sanji in Dressrosa and warned him and his companions to stay away from a crew of rookie pirates being hunted by a ruthless agent of Apophis. After Reiju left, Robin explained why people feared the crew and called them the Disaster Pirates.

• Reiju teased Sanji, then asked whether his companions had a problem with Apophis after Nami and Brook reacted to hearing his name.
• Nami denied any hostility toward Apophis, while frightened patrons fled the bar over the Straw Hats’ reputation and Reiju’s presence.
• Reiju said she had come to warn Sanji’s group about an unlucky rookie crew from the East Blue that had entered the New World as Supernovas.
• Reiju warned them that the man hunting the crew would kill anyone who stood in his way, and Nami promised they would leave Dressrosa soon.
• After Reiju departed, Nami and Brook teased Sanji, and Robin listed the disasters the crew had caused to explain their nickname.

Nami, Sanji, and Robin learned that Luffy had befriended one of the East Blue Supernovas targeted by Apophis’s forces, so they planned to flee Dressrosa with him. At the Corrida Colosseum, Luffy and Bartholomew crashed into Cavendish’s victory, and Cavendish vowed to kill Luffy for stealing his spotlight.

• Robin told Nami and Sanji that Luffy had met one of the Supernovas from the East Blue, whom Apophis’s people had been sent to capture.
• Robin urged the crew to find Luffy and escape Dressrosa before Apophis’s forces learned what was happening; they chose to meet at Green Bit.
• Cavendish’s alternate personality defeated Iddio and another contestant, winning the sword-fighting tournament.
• Luffy and Bartholomew fell from the sky onto Cavendish, and the spectators fled after recognizing them.
• Cavendish blamed Luffy for stealing his spotlight and vowed to kill him.