Chapter Summaries

Stussy and two CP0 agents tried to recruit Donquixote Doflamingo by offering him freedom from Rosen’s control in exchange for evidence about Rosen and the missing Celestial Gold. Doflamingo appeared to consider the deal, but secretly prepared to attack the agents.

• Stussy stopped Doflamingo from attacking and offered him a true Shichibukai position if he revealed the whereabouts of the two shipments of Celestial Gold.
• Doflamingo doubted that the World Government could protect him from Rosen, so Stussy revealed a device that could block Vivre Card tracking.
• Stussy demonstrated the device and destroyed the Vivre Card fragment, while her companions warned Doflamingo not to attack.
• Doflamingo asked how many devices Stussy had brought, then appeared reassured when she said she had only one and promised more if he cooperated.
• Doflamingo twitched his fingers and sent invisible strings toward the three CP0 agents.

Doflamingo ambushed Stussy and two CP0 agents, then used their blood to make a Vivre Card while warning them they had been targeted. As the agents withdrew to their ship, they found Rosen waiting on its deck.

• Doflamingo struck Stussy and the two CP0 agents with his awakened Sixteen Holy Bullets: God Thread, injuring all three.
• Doflamingo refused Stussy’s offer to become a World Government Shichibukai and destroyed the device blocking Vivre Card detection.
• Doflamingo collected the agents’ blood and revealed that blood could be used to make a Vivre Card, prompting Stussy to suspect a trap.
• Stussy called off the pursuit and ordered the injured CP0 agents to withdraw from Donquixote Headquarters.
• Stussy and the two CP0 agents stopped above their ship when they saw Rosen waiting on its deck, and Stussy recognized him.

Rosen cornered Stussy, Barton, and Xilornic at Donquixote Headquarters and revealed that he had engineered CP0’s arrival in the North Blue. He demanded to know who had killed Teacher Zefa’s family, but the three agents claimed they did not know.

• Rosen appeared aboard the CP0 ship at Donquixote Headquarters and said he had a question the agents needed to answer.
• Barton challenged Rosen, while Stussy warned him not to provoke a man whose methods she understood.
• Rosen revealed that he had planned CP0’s arrival from the start, using the Celestial Gold investigation and Doflamingo’s attack to draw them to the North Blue.
• Stussy asked what Rosen wanted to know, and he demanded the identity of the person who killed Teacher Zefa’s entire family.
• Stussy, Barton, and Xilornic each appeared to know nothing about the murder.

Rosen used his Observation Haki to expose that CP0 had erased Bakingom’s trail, though he remained unsure whether she had killed Zefa’s family. Stussy and the other agents attacked him and tried to incapacitate him with a Seastone lipstick, but Rosen’s defenses held and he took the lipstick from her.

• Rosen read Stussy, Barton, and Xilornic’s thoughts and learned they did not know who had killed Zefa’s family.
• Rosen identified Bakingom as the person whose trail CP7, CP8, and CP9 had erased, leaving him puzzled about why the World Government concealed her identity.
• Barton and Xilornic launched Tempest Kicks at Rosen while Stussy moved behind him with a Seastone lipstick.
• Stussy pressed the Seastone lipstick to Rosen’s neck and tried to bite him, but her fangs could not pierce his skin, even with Armament Haki.
• Rosen mocked Stussy’s attempt, grabbed the Seastone lipstick from her hand, and examined it.

After Stussy, Barton, and Xilornic fled, Rosen warned Doflamingo against pursuing them and revealed his Zanpakuto’s power. He scattered the night sky with Conqueror’s Haki, exposing the fleeing agents, and left his transformed appearance revealed as the azure light vanished.

• Stussy, Barton, and Xilornic fled after their attempt to capture Rosen failed, while Doflamingo warned that the World Government could block Vivre Cards.
• Doflamingo set off after Barton, but Rosen stopped him with Conqueror’s Haki and asked whether he had ever hunted eagles.
• Rosen invoked “Hunt Him Down, Wolf Pack,” summoned a Zanpakuto, and unleashed an azure pillar and Conqueror’s Haki that drove away the night.
• Stussy, Barton, and Xilornic were exposed in the illuminated sky and realized how far Rosen’s power surpassed their expectations.
• The azure pillar vanished, revealing Rosen with his Zanpakuto gone and his appearance drastically changed.

Rosen tested Wolf Pack’s Resurrección against CP0, taking down Barton and Xilornic with Cero shots guided by Observation Haki. He admitted both shots were his first time firing a gun, leaving Donquixote Doflamingo stunned by his talent.

• Rosen activated Wolf Pack’s Resurrección, transforming his Zanpakuto into two pistols.
• Rosen shot Barton with a Cero, knocking him into the sea, though he had aimed for Barton’s head and hit his legs instead.
• Xilornic used Geppo: Path of Space to evade, but Rosen’s Observation Haki let him land a shot that struck Xilornic in the chest.
• Rosen said he had never fired a gun before those two shots, and Donquixote Doflamingo called him a monster.

Rosen shot down two CP0 agents with the Wolf Pack pistol, then overwhelmed Stussy with hundreds of Ceros in a single burst. He ordered Donquixote Doflamingo to retrieve the fallen agents, and Doflamingo obeyed.

• Rosen shot Barton and Xilornic, astonishing Donquixote Doflamingo with his rapid improvement at marksmanship.
• Stussy used Life Return and Paper Drawing techniques to speed away and create multiple afterimages as Rosen aimed at her.
• Rosen swept the sky with hundreds of Ceros from Wolf Pack, striking Stussy and sending her into the sea.
• Rosen declared that firepower coverage was the highest form of marksmanship and Infinite Reload Cero was the strongest gun technique.
• Rosen ordered Donquixote Doflamingo to retrieve the fallen CP0 agents, and Doflamingo used threads to pull them from the sea.

Rosen tested Donquixote Doflamingo’s loyalty during the CP0 ambush, then used his Zanpakuto Wolf Pack to defeat the agents. After Doflamingo recovered and brought them aboard, Rosen summoned Kannon Opening Kurenai Kai and slashed each agent, leaving Doflamingo unsure what the ability had done.

• Rosen recalled that Donquixote Doflamingo had considered killing him during Stussy’s Seastone attack but ultimately held back, and Rosen decided that Doflamingo had passed his test.
• Rosen used Wolf Pack to blast Stussy, Barton, and Xilornic into the sea, while Donquixote Doflamingo realized Rosen had been warning him and feared the power of the pistols.
• Donquixote Doflamingo hauled the three unconscious CP0 agents from the sea and laid them before Rosen.
• Rosen summoned Kannon Opening Kurenai Kai and slashed Stussy, Barton, and Xilornic once each without leaving visible wounds.
• Donquixote Doflamingo sensed the agents recovering rapidly and wondered what purpose Rosen’s slashes had served.

Rosen revealed that he had modified Stussy, Xilornic, and Barton’s hearts to stop after six months, forcing them to comply with his demands. He sent them away after asking for the truth about the deaths of Zefa’s family, and Doflamingo questioned whether the CP0 agents would truly obey Rosen.

• Rosen told Doflamingo that he had modified the hearts of Stussy and the other two CP0 agents so they would beat for only six more months.
• Stussy, Xilornic, and Barton asked what Rosen wanted, and he demanded the full story of who killed Zefa’s family and what role Bakingom played.
• Stussy proposed replacing her heart with an artificial one, but Rosen warned that removing it would cause every organ in her body to fail.
• Rosen reminded the three agents that they had only six months and sent them away.
• After they left, Doflamingo asked whether the CP0 agents would obey Rosen despite their absolute loyalty to the Five Elders.

Rosen let Stussy and the two CP0 agents leave Donquixote Headquarters, confident that her apparent obedience concealed a betrayal of the Five Elders. At sea, Stussy killed Barton and Xilornic to protect Dr. Bank, revealing why she had agreed to Rosen’s demands.

• Rosen told Doflamingo that invisible betrayal was more dangerous than open betrayal as Stussy’s ship departed.
• On the ship, Stussy claimed she intended to report Rosen to the Five Elders, and Barton and Xilornic believed her.
• As Barton prepared to contact the Five Elders, Stussy pierced his throat with an Armament Haki-coated finger.
• Xilornic attacked Stussy, but she used a deceptive afterimage to get behind him and pierce his heart.
• Stussy explained that she had planned to kill both agents because she feared they might endanger Dr. Bank, her biological father and teacher.

Stussy killed Barton and Xilornic to keep them from reporting Rosen’s actions to the Five Elders, then planned to blame Doflamingo. Doflamingo and Rosen watched from above the clouds, leaving Doflamingo wondering whether Rosen had anticipated Stussy’s betrayal all along.

• Stussy explained why she could not risk Barton and Xilornic betraying Rosen’s investigation, then killed them with Finger Pistol.
• Stussy threw Barton and Xilornic’s bodies into the sea, where a sea beast swallowed them.
• Stussy decided to blame Doflamingo for the CP0 agents’ deaths so the Five Elders would not connect them to Zefa’s family.
• Doflamingo and Rosen watched Stussy’s actions from above the clouds, and Doflamingo wondered whether Rosen had known she would betray the World Government.

Dol pressed Borsalino to consider what he would do if the Celestial Dragons had killed Zefa’s family, while Borsalino struggled with the conflict between Marine justice and the World Government. Rosen returned with evidence that Bakingom’s whereabouts had been erased by CIPHER POL, and Borsalino thanked his junior for shielding him from the investigation.

• Dol asked Borsalino whether he would stand against the Celestial Dragons if they were responsible for Zefa’s family’s deaths, and declared her faith in Rosen’s ability to change the Marines and the world.
• Borsalino said ambiguity was sometimes a responsibility, then watched as Rosen descended to Branch 1 in the Perfect Susanoo.
• Rosen told Borsalino that the killer remained unknown, but CIPHER POL had erased Bakingom’s movements during the period when Zefa’s family was killed.
• Rosen said CP0 was investigating and told Borsalino he no longer needed to get involved.
• Borsalino thanked Rosen and agreed with Dol that his junior could change the Marines and the world.

Borsalino’s report led the Five Elders to accept that they had lost their contest with Rosen and to close the Celestial Gold matter. With his new authority over the Four Seas, Rosen began expanding Marine operations beyond North Blue and called Branch 1’s leaders to a meeting, leaving Doflamingo outside the conference room.

• After seven days in North Blue, Borsalino returned to Marine Headquarters without investigating Doflamingo and sent his findings to the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders discussed Borsalino’s changed stance and Rosen’s growing influence, then agreed to end the Celestial Gold matter.
• Rosen, newly appointed Governor-General of the Four Seas, began extending his reach into East Blue, West Blue, and South Blue.
• Branch 1’s leaders gathered early for Rosen’s meeting, while Doflamingo was left standing guard outside because he was not qualified to attend.

Rosen presented evidence of mafia and pirate violence across the Four Seas and ordered Branch 1 to eliminate those criminal forces. Douglas Bullet pledged that his unit could strike any chosen target in the East Blue, South Blue, or West Blue within a day, leaving Rosen to select where they would attack first.

• Rosen opened a meeting with Branch 1's senior officers and had Monet serve tea and play a video.
• Rosen showed footage of a deadly gun battle between two West Blue mafia syndicates and images of pirate crews committing crimes across the seas.
• Rosen explained that mafia syndicates controlled much of the West Blue while pirates dominated the East Blue and South Blue.
• Rosen declared that he wanted the Marines to clear the mafia and pirates from the other three seas.
• Douglas Bullet said Branch 1's unit, Bullet, could reach and strike any target in the East Blue, South Blue, or West Blue within a day, and he awaited Rosen's orders.

Rosen reviewed Branch 1’s readiness and learned that shortages of Bloodline Factor materials, not money, were limiting Battle Suit production. He ordered Dol to contact Sengoku and offer Marine Headquarters two Pirate Kings as a donation, leaving a plan to donate two Whitebeards the next day.

• T Bone reported that Branch 1’s troops were ready to deploy across the Four Seas, and Rosen asked Vinsmoke Judge about Battle Suit production.
• Vinsmoke Judge said funding could raise first-generation Battle Suit production to thirty sets a month, but World Government controls on Bloodline Factor materials obstructed mass production.
• Gild Tesoro revealed that he had ten to twenty billion Berry in liquid capital and could earn another five to six billion within a day.
• Rosen asked Dol to call Teacher Sengoku and say he planned to donate two Pirate Kings to Marine Headquarters for Navy School meals and Marine weapons.
• Rosen planned to donate two Whitebeards the following day.

Rosen donated two Pirate Kings to Marine Headquarters, impressing Sengoku with Branch 1's wealth and Gild Tesoro's earnings. Rosen then asked Sengoku to help obtain controlled research materials, and Sengoku agreed to procure them in Headquarters' name.

• Dol called Sengoku and explained Rosen's plan to donate two Pirate Kings to Marine Headquarters, followed by two Whitebeards the next day.
• Sengoku praised Rosen for supporting Marine Headquarters and warned him not to spend money extravagantly.
• Gild Tesoro told Sengoku that he earned one Gol D. Roger a day and expected to earn three or four daily after expanding across the Four Seas.
• Sengoku realized Branch 1's benefits explained why Headquarters Marines sought transfers there, then asked Rosen why he had called.
• Rosen requested help obtaining government-controlled research materials, and Sengoku agreed to purchase them in Marine Headquarters' name.

Rosen secured materials for Vinsmoke Judge’s research through Sengoku, while Branch 1 revealed plans to equip every Marine with a Battle Suit and expand its Skynet surveillance network. The chapter ended with Sengoku recognizing that Branch 1’s ambitious projects depended on the combined abilities and resources of its allies.

• Sengoku promised to arrange the materials Vinsmoke Judge needed for his research without seeking approval from the World Government or senior Marine officers.
• Rosen agreed to let Sengoku listen to Branch 1’s meeting and explained his commitment to protecting every Marine, including by providing Battle Suits.
• Vinsmoke Judge pledged to equip every Marine in Branch 1 with a First Generation Battle Suit within one year.
• Dol reported that Branch 1’s Skynet Surveillance System covered North Blue nations and major Marine Branches, with plans to expand its reach.
• Sengoku realized that the Skynet system relied on Gild Tesoro’s funding, Vinsmoke Judge’s technology, and Douglas Bullet’s production capabilities.

Rosen ordered Navy Branch 1 to expand Marine Skynet across the Four Seas and assigned its officers to crush pirates in each region. As Gild Tesoro prepared to publicize their campaign, Sengoku resolved to make Rosen Fleet Admiral.

• Sengoku credited Rosen with Branch 1’s Battle Suits and Skynet, then vowed to make him Fleet Admiral.
• Rosen ordered Dol to expand Skynet across the Four Seas and told her to secure funding from the Finance Department.
• Rosen assigned Douglas Bullet to destroy West Blue’s Five Great Mafia Groups and pirate crews.
• Rosen gave T Bone his Second Generation Battle Suit and assigned him to sweep South Blue.
• Rosen ordered Dol to sweep East Blue while expanding Skynet there, then onward into West Blue and South Blue.
• Rosen told Gild Tesoro to have Morgans announce that North Blue Branch 1 was declaring war on the Four Seas.

Dol, T Bone, and Douglas Bullet led Branch 1’s forces out to wage war on pirates across the Four Seas, while Rosen remained at the base with Monet. Rosen said he could protect the North Blue himself, with Donquixote Doflamingo available to deal with threats from the Grand Line.

• Dol told the assembled Marines that Branch 1 was declaring war on the Four Seas and gave them the chance to withdraw, but they all chose to fight.
• Dol led five hundred Marines, including one hundred Battle Suit users, toward the East Blue, while T Bone led another five hundred toward the South Blue.
• Douglas Bullet boarded a C-5 transport plane alone and flew toward the West Blue, declaring that he would make Rosen king in the name of the Devil's Descendant.
• Monet asked Rosen who would defend the North Blue while the troops were away, and Rosen explained that its remaining pirates were weak and Donquixote Doflamingo could handle intruders from the Grand Line.
• Rosen told Monet that his own strength was enough to suppress the North Blue, and she reflected that his arrival had brought peace and prosperity to Branch 1.

Capone Bege’s forces captured the Gotti Family headquarters, leaving John Gotti alive for Bege to kill personally. As Bege left to hunt him, a blonde woman confronted him, and another identical woman appeared behind him.

• Capone Bege ordered the music changed while his men attacked the Gotti Family headquarters.
• A subordinate reported that the Gotti Family had been defeated and John Gotti was the only high-ranking member left alive.
• Capone Bege corrected his subordinate, declaring that the West Blue would have only one Mafia Godfather, then set out to kill John Gotti himself.
• Capone Bege noticed the street was empty and the men guarding his carriage had vanished, and he ordered his men to aim at a blonde woman approaching alone.
• The blonde woman remained calm as Bege’s men surrounded her, and an identical woman appeared behind him.