Chapter Summaries

Rosen and Judge Vinsmoke planned to mass-produce Germa 66 battle suits for all 350 Marines in Branch 1, with safeguards against theft and betrayal. After settling the Science Unit’s priorities, Rosen learned that Doflamingo had found the person he requested.

• Rosen told Judge Vinsmoke that he wanted to equip every Marine in Branch 1 with a battle suit and argued that technology should be mass-produced and widely adopted.
• Judge Vinsmoke warned that mass production would require enormous funds, and Rosen claimed Branch 1 would hold 20% of all Berries.
• Rosen and Judge Vinsmoke agreed that battle suits would be bound to individual Marines, self-destruct if stolen, and remain subject to remote destruction by the Science Unit.
• Rosen proposed forming a squad with the latest battle suits to fight pirates and supervise the force, and Judge Vinsmoke agreed.
• After they finalized the Science Unit’s research priorities, Dol reported that Doflamingo had found the person Rosen had specifically requested.

Rosen learned that Doflamingo had found Gild Tesoro, whose wealth represented twenty percent of the world's Berries, and decided to capture him personally. Before leaving, Rosen revealed that he had secured the Ope Ope Fruit for Dol, strengthening her resolve to serve him.

• Dol reported that Doflamingo had found Gild Tesoro but needed help dealing with him.
• Dol offered to accompany Doflamingo, but Rosen said Bullet was still recovering from their fight and chose to go himself.
• Judge offered Dol Reiju's Poison Powder Battle Suit, warning her that its poison could harm her.
• Rosen told Dol that he had prepared the Ope Ope Fruit for her and reassured her that she would have chances to prove herself.
• Rosen left the office, while Dol watched him with unwavering loyalty.

Rosen traveled toward Gold Island aboard his enormous Perfect Susanoo while Doflamingo fought Gild Tesoro, the new owner of the Gold Fruit. The chapter ended as Rosen’s shadow covered the island and Tesoro realized the true hunter had arrived.

• Rosen formed a towering Perfect Susanoo from Armament Haki and flew from Branch 1 toward Gold Island.
• Douglas Bullet watched Rosen depart and recognized how much his Susanoo and Haki had grown.
• Doflamingo clashed with Gild Tesoro but stopped fighting after deciding to wait for Rosen to deal with him.
• Gild Tesoro taunted Doflamingo about his collar and boasted that he would eventually control the Celestial Dragons.
• Rosen’s Susanoo wings blocked the sun above Gold Island, and Gild Tesoro looked up in alarm.

Rosen arrived on Gold Island and offered Gild Tesoro the chance to follow him, but Tesoro refused because he had sworn never to submit to anyone again. Tesoro attacked Rosen, who stopped his Gold Burst with one finger, leaving Tesoro stunned by the difference in their strength.

• Gild Tesoro saw Rosen’s enormous Susanoo descend onto Gold Island and recognized him as the Marine who had subdued Donquixote Doflamingo and Vinsmoke Judge.
• Rosen approached Tesoro and offered him a chance to follow him.
• Tesoro recalled his enslavement in Mary Geoise and refused to let anyone control him again.
• Tesoro formed a Golden Gauntlet and charged Rosen with Gold Burst.
• Rosen stopped Tesoro’s punch with one finger without triggering its explosion, leaving Tesoro horrified.

Rosen effortlessly shattered Gild Tesoro’s golden gauntlet and sent him crashing into a mountain of gold, but Tesoro refused to surrender and unleashed his awakened Goro Goro no Mi. He transformed the island’s surroundings and himself into a colossal golden giant, then declared his godlike power to Rosen.

• Rosen blocked Gild Tesoro’s Golden Gauntlet with one finger, shattered it, and blasted Tesoro into a mountain of gold.
• Donquixote Doflamingo mocked Tesoro’s shock and warned him that he could not make Rosen take even one step back.
• Tesoro rejected Doflamingo’s warning, rose, and said he had prepared his power for the Celestial Dragons before turning the ground gold.
• Tesoro awakened the Goro Goro no Mi, transforming the soil, rocks, trees, and river into gold.
• Tesoro gathered the gold around himself and became a colossal golden giant towering above Rosen.

Rosen stopped Gild Tesoro’s godlike golden fist with one finger, then drew his Zanpakutō and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki across the island. Gild Tesoro was forced to one knee, while Donquixote Doflamingo struggled under the overwhelming pressure.

• Gild Tesoro attacked Rosen with his Golden Karma Fire, but Rosen halted the giant golden fist with one finger.
• Rosen’s strike sent Gild Tesoro crashing into a mountain, leaving him stunned by the gap in their strength.
• Rosen drew a Zanpakutō and commanded, “Seal it, Murciélago!”
• Rosen’s Conqueror’s Haki stained the sky inky green and poured over the island like rain, accompanied by black-red lightning.
• Gild Tesoro dropped to one knee under the Haki, while Donquixote Doflamingo remained standing and recognized the downpour as Rosen’s Haki.

Rosen attacked Gild Tesoro in his Resurrección form, overwhelming the Golden Emperor’s awakened Gold Fruit powers. Tesoro’s golden giant was left headless and his Golden Divine Punishment was cut in half.

• Gild Tesoro recognized Rosen’s transformed power and understood why Doflamingo had endured wearing a collar.
• Rosen fired a Black Cero that overpowered Tesoro’s Golden Divine Fire and erased the head of the golden giant.
• Rosen formed the Moonlight Sword as Tesoro leaped onto the golden giant’s shoulder and launched Golden Divine Punishment.
• Rosen casually slashed upward, cleaving the golden missile in two and leaving Gild Tesoro frozen in shock.

Rosen effortlessly defeated Gild Tesoro and destroyed his golden giant, leaving Tesoro badly wounded at the bottom of a crater. When Tesoro mistook Rosen’s earlier battle form for his full power, Rosen revealed a far more formidable transformation, leaving Tesoro and Doflamingo stunned.

• Rosen’s Moonlight Sword detonated inside the golden giant, erasing it and blasting Gild Tesoro into a deep crater.
• Doflamingo watched Rosen’s overwhelming power and hid his terror behind his sunglasses.
• Rosen appeared at the crater’s edge as Tesoro, bloodied and barely breathing, accepted his defeat.
• Tesoro asked why Rosen had wanted to recruit him despite the vast difference in their strength.
• Rosen asked whether Tesoro had seen his full-power form, then unleashed a dark green Haki ocean and transformed, making Tesoro realize Rosen had not fought seriously.

Rosen showed Gild Tesoro and Donquixote Doflamingo Murciélago’s Segunda Etapa to demonstrate the power of the king they would serve, then used Nikutsu to heal Tesoro. Doflamingo left, while Tesoro agreed to obey Rosen but refused to wear a collar.

• Rosen told Tesoro and Doflamingo that Murciélago’s Segunda Etapa was only one of many Zanpakutō he had created and not a sign that he was serious.
• Doflamingo recoiled from Nikutsu, remembering how Rosen had made it chew him repeatedly, while Rosen sent it to swallow Tesoro.
• Doflamingo asked to leave, and Rosen let him fly away from Gold Island.
• After about an hour, Nikutsu spat out Tesoro, whose injuries had almost completely healed.
• Tesoro agreed to obey Rosen but said he would rather die than wear a collar like Doflamingo.

Rosen convinced Gild Tesoro that wealth alone could not protect what he cared about and offered him greater power in exchange for obedience. Tesoro knelt and pledged loyalty, and Rosen began transferring information into his mind.

• Rosen told Gild Tesoro how he had repeatedly broken and healed Donquixote Doflamingo until Doflamingo submitted.
• Rosen explained that he saw Tesoro as different from Doflamingo and described himself as a Marine, but not a servant of the World Government.
• Rosen recalled how Tesoro lost Stella to a Celestial Dragon despite saving enough money to buy her freedom, and Tesoro confessed his vow to become the world's richest man.
• Rosen argued that money could not protect Stella from the Celestial Dragons' authority and told Tesoro he needed power instead.
• Rosen promised Tesoro greater power and a brand-new world if he obeyed, and Tesoro knelt and pledged his loyalty.
• Rosen placed his hand on Tesoro's head and used Observation Haki and Consciousness Transfer to send information into his mind.

Rosen gave Gild Tesoro advanced Haki training methods and offered to retrieve Stella’s remains from Mary Geoise so Vinsmoke Judge could clone her. Meanwhile, Stussy met with the Five Elders to report on the missing Celestial Gold.

• Rosen taught Gild Tesoro how to cultivate advanced Armament and Observation Haki, including Future Sight, and told him he wanted an eagle rather than a dog.
• Rosen offered Gild Tesoro a chance to bring Stella back through cloning, explaining that Vinsmoke Judge could extract her Bloodline Factor from her remains.
• Gild Tesoro said Stella’s remains were buried in Mary Geoise, and Rosen vowed to retrieve them even if the World Government resisted.
• Gild Tesoro pledged his loyalty to Rosen and wept as he thanked him for offering to recover Stella’s remains.
• Stussy entered the Power Hall in Mary Geoise and told the Five Elders that she had preliminary findings about the missing Celestial Gold.

The Five Elders discussed Rosen’s investigation into the stolen Celestial Gold and reacted to Marine Headquarters promoting him to Major General and appointing him Governor-General of the Four Seas. They agreed to demand a Marine investigation while secretly tasking CP0 with uncovering everything about Rosen.

• Stussy reported that Doflamingo had spent all the seized Celestial Gold and that CP9’s Fos Fog might have been involved in Germa’s missing gold, based on Rosen’s investigation.
• The Five Elders criticized Rosen’s report as evasive and recognized that his rise had made Marine Headquarters more assertive toward the World Government.
• Stussy revealed that Sengoku planned to promote Rosen to Marine Headquarters Major General and appoint him Governor-General of the Four Seas.
• The Five Elders interpreted the appointments as Sengoku’s public support for Rosen and agreed to require a Marine investigation into the two Celestial Gold seizures.
• Saint Topman Warcury ordered Stussy to deploy CP0 and secretly investigate Rosen while Marine Headquarters conducted its inquiry.

Sengoku learned that the Five Elders had discovered Rosen’s appointment and demanded a thorough investigation into the missing Celestial Gold. He assigned Borsalino to investigate Rosen, but Borsalino prepared to visit his junior with tea, while Sengoku urged Rosen to act boldly with Headquarters’ support.

• Sengoku told Garp and Borsalino that the Five Elders approved Rosen’s promotion but demanded a thorough investigation into the missing Celestial Gold.
• Garp recognized that the Five Elders were really targeting Rosen, and Borsalino recalled that Rosen’s report blamed Doflamingo and Fos Fog.
• Sengoku assigned Borsalino to investigate Rosen, citing his North Blue origins and familiarity with him.
• Borsalino decided to visit Rosen with new tea from the king of Tea Country, prompting Garp to laugh at the idea of a serious investigation.
• Sengoku asked Borsalino to tell Rosen to act freely and assured him Marine Headquarters would support him as long as he stayed true to his reasons for becoming a Marine.

Borsalino returned to his North Blue hometown and let the Shirokku Pirate Group pass his warship, expecting Branch 1 to deal with them. The pirates were cut down beneath Reverse Mountain by T Bone and his forces.

• Borsalino arrived in the North Blue aboard a Buster Call Warship and felt nostalgic about returning home.
• A Marine reported that the Shirokku Pirate Group was approaching Reverse Mountain, but Borsalino ordered his crew to let them pass.
• Shirokku told his crew that they were fleeing the North Blue because Rosen and its powerful forces had made the sea deadly for pirates.
• The Shirokku Pirate Group sailed past Borsalino's warship, and Borsalino said they were already dead men.
• T Bone and Branch 1 attacked beneath Reverse Mountain by order of the Inspector General, slicing up the pirate ship and killing Shirokku and his crew.

T Bone eliminated the Shirokku Pirate Group beneath Reverse Mountain and encountered Admiral Kizaru, who invited him to travel to Branch 1 and share news about Rosen. After Dol learned of Kizaru’s arrival, she went to Rosen’s office to report it.

• T Bone reported the Shirokku Pirate Group’s complete elimination to Dol.
• T Bone spotted Borsalino near Reverse Mountain and reported the encounter to Dol.
• T Bone greeted Borsalino, who asked about the Battle Suits designed by Rosen and manufactured by Vinsmoke Judge.
• Borsalino invited T Bone and his Marines to travel with him to Branch 1, and T Bone told him about Rosen’s actions in North Blue.
• Dol went to Rosen’s office and reported that Borsalino had arrived in North Blue.

Rosen warmly welcomed his senior, Navy Admiral Borsalino, to Marine Branch 1 in North Blue despite Dol’s concern that Borsalino had come over the Celestial Gold. Borsalino praised Rosen’s work, saying the Marines’ voice had replaced the pirates’ across North Blue.

• Dol warned Rosen that Borsalino’s arrival might be connected to the Celestial Gold, but Rosen told her to treat his senior with courtesy and prepare a proper reception.
• Dol assembled the Marines at Branch 1’s dock when Borsalino’s warship entered the base’s territorial waters.
• Rosen welcomed Borsalino alongside Dol and Douglas Bullet, and Borsalino gave Rosen a packet of special black tea.
• Borsalino told Rosen that North Blue had been transformed, with the Marines’ voice now the only one he heard.

Borsalino visited Rosen in the North Blue and delivered Sengoku’s support along with Rosen’s promotion to Governor-General of the Four Seas. He endorsed Rosen’s investigation into the missing Celestial Gold and made clear that Marine Headquarters would shield him from the Five Elders.

• Borsalino brewed tea for Rosen and conveyed Sengoku’s advice to pursue pirates while holding to his original intention.
• Borsalino announced that Rosen had been promoted to Marine Headquarters Major General and appointed Governor-General of the Four Seas.
• Rosen realized that Sengoku and Borsalino were backing him against the Five Elders, while they took responsibility for pressures beyond fighting pirates.
• Borsalino joked that Rosen could not have stolen the Celestial Gold because he was too poor, and suggested Doflamingo had used the stolen money to fund his businesses.
• Rosen said he had caught and killed Fos Fog after the agent resisted arrest, and Borsalino used the claim to endorse Rosen’s findings and close the investigation.

Rosen gave Borsalino and Zefa Second Generation Battle Suits, explaining their capabilities and how they bonded to their users. Borsalino tried his suit and, pleased with his new appearance, left Rosen to concede that it suited him.

• Borsalino visited Rosen and reassured him that Marine Headquarters had sent him to settle the investigation into Rosen.
• T Bone delivered two Second Generation Battle Suit transformation devices to Rosen’s office.
• Rosen explained the suits’ improved abilities and gave one transformation device to Borsalino and the other to Zefa.
• Rosen told Borsalino to drip blood onto the device and say “Transform” to activate the suit.
• Borsalino transformed into a suit modeled after Starrk’s attire, admired himself in a mirror, and asked Rosen if he looked handsome.
• Rosen agreed that Borsalino looked more handsome in the Battle Suit.

Rosen revealed that CP7 through CP9 had once been assigned to erase someone’s trail, a lead in the murder of Zefa’s family, and explained that he had deliberately lured CP0 to the North Blue by arranging the disappearance of Celestial Gold. Borsalino agreed to leave the investigation to himself while recognizing that Rosen was drawing the Five Elders into his plan.

• Rosen gave Borsalino a First Espada battle suit, and Borsalino admired its abilities and appearance.
• Rosen told Borsalino that CP7, CP8, and CP9 had been occupied erasing someone’s trail when Zefa’s family was murdered, and Borsalino crushed his teacup in anger.
• Borsalino took over the investigation and warned that they needed to handle CIPHER POL carefully to avoid provoking the World Government.
• Rosen argued that the World Government would send CIPHER POL to investigate the missing Celestial Gold, and revealed that he had deliberately submitted a careless report to draw them to the North Blue.
• Dol realized Rosen had planned the Celestial Gold thefts to lure CIPHER POL, while Rosen clarified that he was targeting CP0 to uncover who had been protected.
• Borsalino praised Rosen’s strategy and concluded that he was suited to become Fleet Admiral.

Borsalino agreed to wait at Branch 1 while Rosen pursued the truth about the Celestial Gold and Zefa’s past. Meanwhile, CP0 agents led by Stussy infiltrated Donquixote Headquarters to recruit Doflamingo, but he caught them on his villa rooftop.

• Borsalino offered to help Rosen investigate, but Rosen asked him to remain at Branch 1 until the facts were confirmed.
• Borsalino agreed to wait quietly for CP0’s arrival rather than risk a confrontation with the Five Elders prematurely.
• Stussy and two CP0 agents arrived at Donquixote Headquarters and suspected Doflamingo had invested Celestial Gold in building his prosperous territory.
• Stussy decided to meet Doflamingo and give him a reason to break free from Rosen’s control.
• Stussy and the two agents used Geppo to infiltrate Doflamingo’s manor, but Doflamingo illuminated the rooftop and confronted them.