Chapter Summaries

Stussy stopped Big Mom’s Food Addiction with Fish-Man Island sweets, then warned her that West, Claude, and others planned to attack the Big Mom Pirates during the Marines’ campaign against Whitebeard. Stussy persuaded Big Mom to consider seizing Fish-Man Island, while Katakuri cautioned against underestimating Whitebeard and angered his mother.

• Big Mom’s craving for Fish-Man Island sweets triggered a rampage aboard the Queen Mama Chanter, and Stussy calmed her by giving her food.
• Stussy told Big Mom that West, Claude, and others had formed an alliance and intended to attack her while the Marines fought Whitebeard.
• Big Mom dismissed the threat and said she would take their souls, while Stussy warned that an attack from both sides could be dangerous.
• Stussy encouraged Big Mom to conquer Fish-Man Island after Whitebeard’s expected defeat, and Big Mom decided she could take it immediately.
• Katakuri warned Big Mom not to underestimate Whitebeard, and Big Mom rebuked him before Stussy defused the conflict.

West gathered four other Great Pirates on Ghost Shadow Island and persuaded them to join the Marines’ plan to attack Whitebeard, Kaido, and their allies. After they agreed and departed, West contacted his handler, who promised to arrange his transfer to CP0 when the mission was complete.

• West told Aldrich, Claude, Tiffany, and Lefa that the Marines wanted their help defeating Whitebeard, Kaido, and the other major pirate forces.
• West argued that the pirates could gain control of the New World by joining the Marines, despite the risk of being betrayed afterward.
• Claude, Tiffany, Aldrich, and Lefa each agreed to participate for their own reasons.
• After the four Great Pirates left Ghost Shadow Island, West contacted his handler using two Den Den Mushi.
• West asked to return after completing his mission, and his handler promised to arrange for him to enter CP0.

While Longinus trained with Garp as the Marines prepared for further attacks, the Whitebeard Pirates discovered that Big Mom’s crew had attacked Fish-Man Island and decided to retaliate. Tensions among the New World’s major pirate crews continued to escalate.

• Marine soldiers discussed the battles against the Whitebeard Pirates and directed Gion and Kaki to Garp’s residence to find Longinus.
• Garp trained Longinus in combining Iron Fist with Armament Haki, then told him to conserve his strength against a possible attack by Kaido.
• Longinus met Gion and Kaki outside Garp’s residence and assessed their ability to survive on the battlefield.
• Marco told Whitebeard that Big Mom Pirates members had attacked Fish-Man Island in hopes of earning favor before Whitebeard’s death.
• Whitebeard ordered Marco, Jozu, Vista, and the others to strike back at the Big Mom Pirates as unrest spread among the New World’s pirate crews.

The Marines mobilized for a New World war as Longinus reviewed their plan to exploit the conflict while preserving their strength. Whitebeard and Big Mom clashed over Fish-Man Island, and Whitebeard blasted Big Mom into the sea before Zeus and Prometheus caught her.

• Garp rallied the G5 Branch soldiers and led them out aboard his Dog-Head Warship.
• Longinus told Gion that the Marines would stir up the war, target Big Mom as well as Whitebeard, and prioritize preserving their forces.
• Gion named Crocodile as a notable newcomer drawn into the war, and Longinus discussed the Marines' alliance with the Shichibukai.
• Whitebeard confronted Big Mom over her attempt to take Fish-Man Island, and Big Mom offered to help him in exchange for the territory.
• Big Mom provoked Whitebeard by proposing he become her male concubine, and he attacked her with Shatter: Sky Rift.
• Whitebeard's punch overpowered Big Mom's Elbaf's Spear: Ikoku, sending her toward the sea until Zeus and Prometheus caught her.

The Marines joined the battle between the Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Beasts Pirates, turning the clash into a chaotic multi-sided war. Longinus fought the Charlotte Family as Katakuri challenged him, while Gion stepped in to keep Smoothie occupied.

• Big Mom threatened Whitebeard, but Kaido struck her and the Marines attacked both pirate crews; Whitebeard knocked Big Mom away as the battle intensified.
• Longinus sent Nozette flying with a Finger Pistol, then fought Smoothie and slammed her through a ship's deck.
• Katakuri arrived and ordered Smoothie to stand down so he could face Longinus himself.
• Gion confronted Smoothie, leaving Longinus and Katakuri to fight.
• Katakuri accused Longinus of harming his family, and Longinus mocked him for boasting.

Longinus and Katakuri fought fiercely across the wreckage and surrounding sea, while Gion and Smoothie continued their own duel. The chapter ended with Katakuri trapping Longinus inside a compressed mochi cocoon.

• Katakuri attacked Longinus with his trident and stretching leg, and Longinus answered with flying slashes that shattered their ship.
• Longinus used the sea to evade Katakuri’s attacks, then charged through a barrage of mochi bullets and clashed with Katakuri’s mochi spear.
• Longinus and Katakuri were both blasted away by the collision, drawing the attention of fighters across the battlefield.
• Gion exploited Smoothie’s distraction, and Smoothie resolved to fight at full strength without worrying about Katakuri.
• Longinus burst from the sea and dodged Katakuri’s Haki-coated kicks, but Katakuri liquefied his limbs and trapped Longinus in a Mochi Cage.

Longinus and Katakuri fought fiercely while the war around them devastated the Big Mom Pirates and their allies. Katakuri resolved to defeat Longinus before going to help his younger siblings.

• Katakuri crushed a mochi decoy, but Longinus escaped by compressing his body and striking Katakuri at close range.
• Longinus dodged Katakuri’s Mochi Glaive with Life Return: Kami-e: Martial Body, while Katakuri released powerful Conqueror’s Haki that knocked nearby fighters unconscious.
• Longinus and Katakuri traded heavy blows, smashing ships and injuring each other, as Marines and Big Mom Pirates watched their duel.
• Perospero judged that the Big Mom Pirates were in danger and said they should break out, while Brulee worried that Katakuri might lose.
• Longinus noticed Katakuri making mistakes and asked if he was distracted by his siblings; Katakuri vowed to defeat Longinus first and then help them.

Katakuri awakened his Devil Fruit and fought Longinus in a final clash that left both injured before Katakuri returned to the Charlotte Family’s battlefield. Elsewhere, Tiffany’s allies decided to withdraw, and West claimed he could lead them out safely using a route provided by the Marines.

• Katakuri awakened his Devil Fruit, turning the ship into mochi and using it to attack Longinus.
• Longinus evaded Katakuri’s awakened mochi and realized Katakuri wanted to leave to rescue the Charlotte Family.
• Katakuri and Longinus exchanged their ultimate attacks, shattered the ship, and were both blasted away injured.
• Katakuri used mochi to steady himself, then headed back toward the Charlotte Family’s battlefield as Longinus landed on a pirate ship.
• Tiffany, Aldrich, Lefa, and Claude argued that their forces should withdraw, and West agreed to guide them along a safe route supplied by the Marines.

As the battle shifted, the Marines withdrew from the great pirates and prepared to capture the weakened Pirate Alliance. Crocodile challenged Whitebeard, while Dragon assigned Longinus to pursue the Queen's Pirate Crew.

• Kaido disrupted the battle by attacking Whitebeard, Garp, and Big Mom, while the Big Mom Pirates turned against the five-crew Pirate Alliance and forced it to retreat.
• Longinus asked Dragon whether the Marines were beginning their operation, and Dragon ordered them to target the five pirate crews rather than provoke the great pirates.
• The Marines withdrew, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates puzzled, and Crocodile challenged Whitebeard for the title of the world's strongest.
• Dragon, Kuzan, and Borsalino discussed pursuing the fleeing pirate captains, and Dragon assigned Longinus to the Queen's Pirate Crew with Gion and Kaki.

Tiffany and her remaining followers rested on a deserted island while she repaired her makeup, but the Marines arrived and Longinus and Gion fought through the Queen's defenders. Longinus continued deeper into the island to capture Tiffany as Gion stayed behind to face Lord Wade of Three Heads.

• Tiffany stopped to repair her makeup after Big Mom had badly injured her face, and she ordered a follower to wait when he tried to kill himself.
• When a follower warned that the Marines were attacking, Tiffany accidentally ruined her eyeliner and then abandoned her remaining followers to hold them off.
• Longinus and his group landed on the island, where Kaki used Nightmare Syndrome to incapacitate pirates devoted to Tiffany.
• Gion shattered five sword slashes and confronted Lord Wade of Three Heads, whose three personalities argued among themselves.
• Gion stayed to fight Lord Wade while Longinus hurried deeper into the island to capture Tiffany.

Longinus confronted the pirate Tiffany and overwhelmed her with superior martial arts, despite her attempts to charm and fight him. Tiffany was injured and suppressed, but she tried to strengthen herself by using her Charm Fruit on herself.

• Tiffany spotted Longinus and decided to subdue him so she could escape before more Marines arrived.
• Tiffany tried to beguile Longinus and then attacked him with her Flower Sea Dance, but he remained unaffected.
• Longinus used his speed and Armament Haki to cut a boulder, kick Tiffany away, and reveal that her injuries had left her vulnerable.
• Tiffany asked how Longinus could attack so forcefully after fighting Katakuri, and he replied that his injuries had healed.
• Tiffany raised her Armament Haki to block Longinus's next kick, then pulled out a small mirror to charm and strengthen herself.

Longinus defeated Tiffany, who tried to flee and then sought his protection after West revealed himself as a CP9 undercover agent and stabbed her. Longinus killed Tiffany and consumed her sinful soul, while West departed after proposing future cooperation.

• Longinus wounded Tiffany, but she fled toward the coast and used her awakened Devil Fruit ability, Forest of Charm, to obstruct him.
• Tiffany encountered West and asked him to help stop Longinus, but West stabbed her and revealed that he was a CP9 agent with the codename Zero Three.
• West left Tiffany to Longinus and suggested they might cooperate in the future, while Longinus questioned why West was only in CP9.
• Tiffany offered to become Longinus's secretary and help him build his power, but Longinus searched her memories and killed her.
• Longinus said Tiffany's soul had been delicious, though Observation Haki had uncovered few useful memories.

Longinus killed Tiffany after defeating the Queen's Pirate Crew, while the battle's aftermath reshaped alliances across the New World. King joined Kaido's Beasts Pirates, and Crocodile survived his clash with Whitebeard, leaving Whitebeard to predict a new era was coming.

• Longinus returned to Gion and Kaki after killing Tiffany, then told Dragon that the Queen's Pirate Crew had been wiped out and Tiffany was dead.
• Katakuri and Big Mom realized the Marines had targeted West and his crew, while Katakuri warned that Whitebeard would retaliate against them.
• King entered Onigashima and challenged Kaido, who accepted him into the Beasts Pirates after their clash.
• Whitebeard defeated Crocodile but offered him a place as his son, and Crocodile refused while promising to defeat Whitebeard someday.
• Whitebeard watched Crocodile leave and declared that the winds of a new era would soon sweep across the sea.

Three months after the War for Supremacy, Longinus returned to Marine Headquarters after capturing Ghost Hand Jack and Red-Eyed Theodore. Zephyr asked him to guide the training camp’s first-year recruits for two months while Dragon handled preparations for the Reverie.

• Longinus returned to Marine Headquarters after a month-long mission and told the mission hall staff he had captured Ghost Hand Jack and Red-Eyed Theodore.
• Longinus learned from Sergeant Angel that Zephyr wanted to see him and went to Zephyr’s office.
• Zephyr asked Longinus to lead the first-year trainees while Dragon spent two months handling matters related to the coming Reverie.
• Longinus accepted Zephyr’s request, and Zephyr privately recalled that he had chosen Longinus after seeing his class’s performance in the year-end assessment.
• Dragon was left bewildered when he was assigned the mission related to the Reverie.

Longinus began training the new Marine recruits while Dragon arrived in the Kingdom of Atlant and discovered that the World Government had sent Marines to suppress starving refugees. The story left Longinus's recruits facing their first grueling task and Dragon confronting the injustice of his mission.

• Zephyr introduced Longinus as the instructor who would train the recruits while Dragon was away on a mission.
• Longinus told the recruits to obey him during training, then ordered them to throw ten thousand full-force punches in thirty minutes.
• Dragon and his aide arrived by warship at the ruined harbor of the Kingdom of Atlant, where starving refugees gathered to seize food.
• Dragon explained that the Atlant royal family had impoverished its people to fund Celestial Gold and that the Marines were there to suppress the refugees.
• Dragon questioned what should be done when the world itself was sick.

Longinus's recruits discussed his strength and their views on Justice before he learned that Vice Admiral Dragon had killed a Celestial Dragon and was unlikely to return to the Marines. The chapter left Dragon's fate uncertain and showed Longinus reflecting on how Garp's strength and influence protected him from the government.

• Rice questioned why Doberman had not challenged Longinus's training, and Doberman declared that he admired Longinus's Justice.
• Herbert explained that he wanted to challenge Longinus to help the recruits understand the gap between themselves and the strongest Marines, while Strawberry and Dalmatia emphasized Longinus's overwhelming power.
• Longinus asked Wes and William what had shocked them, and they revealed that Dragon had killed the King of Atlant and a visiting Celestial Dragon.
• Wes told Longinus that Garp had dismissed the death of the Celestial Dragon as no big deal and gone back to sleep.
• Longinus reasoned that Dragon could survive outside the Marines and that Garp's strength and influence were what allowed him to live freely despite his awkward position.

Longinus taught the new recruits how eating, absorption, and body control could support combat and help them learn Life Return. Herbert asked how far the gap between A-class and S-class was, and returning Marines warned him that challenging Longinus would be a terrible way to find out.

• Longinus taught the recruits to use their will to accelerate digestion and explained how mastering Life Return could help with other forms of body control.
• Herbert asked whether Life Return could let him control his hair to wield multiple swords, and Longinus encouraged the idea while recognizing him as the future Demon Spider.
• Herbert asked how large the gap was between the A-class and S-class rankings Zephyr had given them.
• Gregory and Kaki arrived after returning from the battlefield and told Herbert that Longinus had received an S-class rating only because it was the highest available.
• Gregory warned Herbert that fighting Longinus would leave him beaten badly enough to doubt his life.

Longinus accepted Herbert’s challenge and defeated him with Life Return and basic swordsmanship, leaving Herbert questioning his talent and convictions. Longinus wondered whether he had crushed Herbert’s confidence too badly to make him useful.

• Herbert asked Longinus to accept his challenge, and Longinus led the recruits outside to fight.
• Herbert launched a surprise Two-Sword Style attack, but Longinus evaded it while criticizing his technique.
• Longinus used Life Return to form eight black swords and demonstrated how conviction and coordination could overcome Herbert’s raw power.
• Longinus’s swords blocked Herbert’s attacks and sent him flying, after which Herbert questioned his swordsmanship and talent.
• Longinus considered whether he had dealt Herbert too severe a psychological blow.

After finishing six months as a substitute instructor, Longinus prepared to resume his Apophis identity and visited the Night Pirates on an unnamed island. The pirates’ Captain Felix recognized Longinus, who had come to confront him, while his crew belatedly realized their captain was the infamous escaped pirate Felix.

• Longinus consolidated his training gains, bringing his Armament Haki close to his strength and advancing his soul, Observation Haki, and Life Return abilities.
• At Marineford, Longinus planned to wait half a month before appearing again as Apophis and used the intervening time to finish cleanup work.
• The Night Pirates praised Captain Felix around a bonfire until Felix killed a pirate who mentioned Impel Down.
• Longinus arrived at the island, killed a pirate who threatened him, and revealed that he knew Felix.
• Felix recognized Longinus and realized the Marine had come specifically for him, while his crew discovered that Captain Felix had once been an eighty-million-Beli pirate imprisoned in Impel Down.

Longinus tracked down Felix using a Vivre Card he had secretly planted, revealed that he had engineered parts of Felix’s escape, and killed him while testing whether his Devil Fruit could reincarnate in nearby apples. A Devil Fruit formed after Longinus removed Felix’s Seastone handcuffs.

• Felix recognized Longinus as the Marine who had slaughtered pirates in Impel Down and panicked when Longinus showed him a Vivre Card.
• Longinus wounded Felix, exposed the Vivre Card hidden in his shoulder, and admitted he had helped Felix recover and escape from Impel Down.
• Longinus killed the fleeing pirates, then knocked Felix unconscious and bound him beside a circle of apples.
• Longinus killed Felix to test whether the Fear-Fear Fruit would reincarnate in one of the nearby apples, but none changed at first.
• Longinus removed Felix’s Seastone handcuffs, and a Devil Fruit formed before him.