Chapter Summaries

Marine Headquarters’ parade revealed the Navy Science Unit’s laser weapons, T Bone’s dragon transformation, and a thousand identical women with regenerative bodies and Plasma Cannons. The worldwide display left the Five Elders, the Revolutionary Army, and pirate crews silent as the Marines’ new technology unsettled every major force.

• The Navy Science Unit used four hundred laser beams to destroy a massive iceberg in a display the world learned to call a Dimensional Strike.
• T Bone transformed into a giant red dragon and used Heat Breath to burn a hole through the clouds above Marine Headquarters.
• After T Bone returned to human form, a thousand identical golden-haired women appeared in burgundy leather uniforms.
• Marines shot the women, but their bodies healed quickly before their arms transformed into Plasma Cannons and fired energy spheres into the sky.
• The Five Elders, the Revolutionary Army, and pirate crews across the seas fell silent as the broadcast showed the Navy’s unfamiliar technology.

Marine Headquarters’ naval review revealed the power of the Three Admirals to the world through a live broadcast. Sengoku challenged the Great Pirate Era to recognize Marine Headquarters’ might.

• The broadcast showed Marine Headquarters’ battle suits and Terminator T-X units, while observers realized the forces on display were only a portion of its strength.
• Kuzan used Ice Age to freeze the sea around Marine Headquarters.
• Borsalino unleashed Yasakani no Magatama, shattering the vast ice field with a storm of light bullets.
• Sakazuki used Meteor Volcano to bombard the sea with magma fists and heat the surrounding waters toward boiling.
• Kuzan, Borsalino, and Sakazuki stood together as the Three Admirals, displaying Marine Headquarters’ highest combat power.
• Sengoku asked the world whether it had witnessed Marine Headquarters’ might.

Sengoku introduced Rosen to the world as the strongest admiral in Marine Headquarters. Rosen demonstrated his overwhelming Conqueror's Haki by splitting the sky alone, leaving the world’s leading forces stunned.

• Sengoku declared Marine Headquarters’ return and stepped aside to introduce Rosen as the foremost of the Four Admirals, codenamed Death God.
• Rosen emerged from a Black Hole onto the platform and greeted the world through the live broadcast.
• Edward Newgate, Big Mom, Monkey D. Dragon, the Shichibukai, the Five Elders, and other powerful figures watched Rosen’s address.
• Rosen named the world’s major powers and said it was time for everyone to become acquainted with him again.
• Rosen unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that tore open the vast sea of clouds above Marine Headquarters, stunning Marines and viewers around the world.

At the Admiral Investiture Ceremony, Rosen announced that Marine Headquarters would destroy the Four Emperors and their crews, then singled out Kaido as the first target. When Kaido attacked with Heat Breath, Rosen blocked it effortlessly and summoned Ryujin Jakka, setting the sky ablaze.

• Rosen split the sky with Conqueror's Haki and introduced himself to the world through the live broadcast.
• Rosen declared that Marine Headquarters would attack the New World and destroy Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, Edward Newgate, and their crews.
• Rosen named Kaido as the first target, and Kaido attacked Marine Headquarters with Heat Breath.
• Sengoku, Kuzan, Borsalino, Sakazuki, Garp, and Douglas Bullet held back after seeing that Rosen would handle the attack.
• Rosen stopped Kaido's Heat Breath with a wall of Armament Haki, then drew Ryujin Jakka and unleashed golden-orange flames across the sky.

Rosen used Ryujin Jakka to burn away Kaido’s Heat Breath and knock the Azure Dragon into the sea during the live-broadcast ceremony. Kaido quickly recovered and rose from the water, eager to continue fighting.

• Kaido fired Heat Breath at Rosen, who blocked it with a projected Haki wall and released Ryujin Jakka.
• Rosen sent an Explosive Flame Twister through the clouds, then detonated it beside Kaido and blasted him into the sea.
• Marines and people watching the broadcast believed Rosen had defeated Kaido with one slash, while experienced observers waited for Kaido to return.
• Kaido burst from the sea, burned black and covered in ash, then praised Rosen and said he had come to fight.
• Rosen asked Kaido if he planned to turn himself in and explained that Kaido could use Flame Clouds to escape the sea.

Kaido came to Marine Headquarters and challenged Rosen, but Rosen revealed that he intended to capture Kaido as experimental material for producing artificial Azure Dragon fruits. Kaido attacked the Marines, and Rosen met him with an enormous Susanoo that closed in to strike.

• Kaido dismissed Rosen’s demand to surrender and claimed the Marines could neither kill nor hold him.
• Rosen said Kaido would die there and explained that he planned to capture him to mass-produce artificial Azure Dragon fruits for the Marines.
• Kaido realized Rosen meant to use him for experiments and unleashed purple lightning toward Rosen and the assembled Marines.
• Rosen’s towering Susanoo cut through the lightning, spread its wings, and vanished before reappearing in front of Kaido.
• The Susanoo reached out with an immense palm toward Kaido.

Rosen drove Kaido from Marine Headquarters into the outer bay and overwhelmed him with Susanoo, Haki, and a Conqueror’s Haki arrow. The chapter ended with the arrow exploding around Kaido above the sea.

• Rosen used Susanoo to seize Kaido by the head and drag him through the sea away from Marine Headquarters.
• Kaido countered Rosen’s Haki blade with an Azure Dragon Tail Sweep infused with purple lightning and Conqueror’s Haki, splitting the sky and sea in their clash.
• Rosen’s stronger Conqueror’s Haki battered aside Kaido’s tail, and Susanoo’s blade slashed Kaido into the sea.
• Rosen formed a Haki bow, nocked a Conqueror’s Haki arrow, and used Observation Haki to track Kaido underwater.
• Kaido burst from the sea, but Rosen fired the arrow into his dragon head, engulfing him in a vast Haki explosion.

Rosen repeatedly suppressed Kaido in their battle at sea, striking him back beneath the waves whenever he surfaced. The chapter ended with Kaido sinking into the sea once more after Rosen wounded him with the God Killing Spear.

• Kaido changed into his human-beast form and used his speed to strike Susanoo from behind with Thunder Bagua, cracking its armor and sending it toward the sea.
• Rosen turned to face Kaido and fired the God Killing Spear at him.
• Kaido recognized the weapon that had killed Wang Zhi and hardened his abdomen with Haki, but the spear still pierced his flesh.
• Rosen struck Kaido into the sea again, continuing to knock him back beneath the waves whenever he surfaced.

Rosen repeatedly knocked Kaido into the sea and overwhelmed him with sword attacks, while Kaido fought back with Flame Clouds, Haki, and Heat Breath. As Kaido prepared to unleash his attack, Rosen entered Semi-complete Hollowfication, leaving Kaido wondering if he was afraid.

• Kaido used Flame Clouds to escape Rosen’s God Killing Spear and burst from the sea to smash the Susanoo’s head with Three Realms: Ragnaraku.
• Rosen countered Kaido’s club with Moon Cutter, sending Kaido crashing into the sea and then driving him deeper with a second golden crescent.
• Kaido shattered the crescent and tried to escape, but Rosen intercepted him with Zangetsu, and their Conqueror’s Haki clash held the divided sea apart.
• Kaido began charging Heat Breath as he struggled against Rosen, who transformed into Semi-complete Hollowfication and wielded dual Zangetsu.
• Kaido felt a chill at Rosen’s gaze and wondered whether he was afraid.

Kaido overcame his fear of Rosen, strengthened his Conqueror's Haki, and unleashed a series of attacks that Rosen evaded or countered with ease. The chapter ended with Rosen catching Kaido's Roaring Thunder Bagua barehanded and holding Hakkaijie motionless.

• Kaido suppressed his fear of Rosen, and his Conqueror's Haki grew stronger as he embraced the fight.
• Kaido fired Heat Breath at Rosen, but Rosen's Flame Cero overwhelmed it and blasted Kaido into the ocean.
• Kaido returned with Hakkaijie and unleashed Gundari: Ryuseigun, but Rosen repeatedly flickered away from every strike.
• Kaido used Great Virtue: Thunder Bagua and Tatsumaki Kaifu, but neither attack could hit Rosen.
• Kaido trapped Rosen in Dragon Twisters and attacked with Kong Kabura, but Rosen caught and crushed the Haki shockwave.
• Kaido swung Roaring Thunder Bagua at Rosen, who caught Hakkaijie with one hand and stopped the blow.

Rosen overwhelmed Kaido, suppressing his Heat Breath with Haki before blasting him into the sea with a Conqueror’s Cero. After Kaido surfaced and recovered, Rosen fired another attack through the water, then turned toward a battered half-dragon figure standing among Flame Clouds.

• Kaido struggled to reclaim Hakkaijie, but Rosen held the weapon fast.
• Kaido unleashed Heat Breath at point-blank range, and Rosen suppressed it with one hand and forced the flames back into Kaido’s mouth using Haki.
• Rosen formed a Cero and blasted Kaido, leaving him limp before dropping him into the sea.
• Kaido recovered and surfaced, so Rosen fired a Conqueror’s Cero through the water, blasting a deep hollow into the sea.
• Rosen turned toward the clouds and spotted a battered half-dragon, half-man figure standing among Flame Clouds.

Rosen revealed that his overwhelming attacks against Kaido had all been performed with Zangetsu’s Shikai, and that he had gradually increased his strength to avoid killing Kaido. He drew the twin swords and prepared to show Kaido their Bankai.

• Rosen explained that he had been carefully increasing his strength throughout the fight and had put away his swords to avoid killing Kaido.
• Kaido realized that Rosen had not been using his Zanpakuto and remained confident he could survive even if Rosen used them.
• Rosen revealed that the twin Zanpakuto were called Zangetsu, had once broken the world’s strongest Black Blade, and were still only in Shikai.
• Kaido and the powerful figures watching the Live Broadcast realized Rosen had crushed Kaido without using Bankai.
• Rosen drew the twin Zangetsu, announced Bankai, and prepared to demonstrate their true power to Kaido.

Rosen unleashed Zangetsu’s Bankai, Heaven Chain Zangetsu, and overwhelmed Kaido with two devastating slashes. Kaido fell to his knees, badly wounded and reverting from his Azure Dragon hybrid form, while Borsalino watched in shock from Marine Headquarters.

• Rosen activated Bankai, revealing Heaven Chain Zangetsu as his Zanpakuto split the sky and sea.
• Rosen flashed before Kaido and slashed through his dragon scales before Kaido could react.
• Kaido tried to counter with Great Virtue: Thunder Bagua, but Rosen’s Moon Cutter erupted from the wound and engulfed him.
• Kaido dropped Hakkaijie, fell to his knees, and began losing his Azure Dragon hybrid traits as his chest wound worsened.
• Borsalino watched Kaido’s defeat and realized Rosen’s strength exceeded that of the Admirals.

Rosen defeated Kaido with one strike of Heaven Chain Zangetsu, convincing the world’s powers that his era had begun. As Kaido’s wounds healed and his eyes turned feral, he became driven by an instinct to kill and destroy.

• Rosen’s strike left Kaido kneeling, and the broadcast shocked the Calamities, Big Mom, Whitebeard, and Blackbeard.
• Monkey D. Dragon and the Five Elders recognized Rosen’s power as a threat that would overshadow the Four Emperors, the Revolutionary Army, and the World Government.
• Kaido asked whether Rosen had been serious, and Rosen explained that he had used Bankai to end the fight quickly during the Admiral Investiture Ceremony.
• Kaido raged at his inability to land a blow, while his wounds and old scars rapidly healed.
• Kaido’s eyes became bestial, and he was seized by an urge to kill every living thing and destroy everything around him.

Rosen knocked Kaido down, but Kaido awakened his Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon Form and recovered from his wounds. As the Marines prepared to stop him from escaping, Borsalino questioned whether Rosen had truly used his full power.

• Rosen struck Kaido out of his Azure Dragon humanoid form and walked away, but sensed a powerful, inhuman killing intent behind him.
• Kaido rose on Flame Clouds with his wounds and old scars healed, revealing that he was awakening his Mythical Zoan Azure Dragon Form.
• Sengoku explained that Mythical Zoan awakenings were extremely difficult and warned that Kaido could surpass Whitebeard if he succeeded.
• Sakazuki and Kuzan agreed that the Marines should cripple Kaido before his awakening made him harder to defeat.
• Borsalino questioned whether Rosen had truly used his full power, and Garp suggested Rosen might have been bluffing.
• Sengoku ordered Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan to prepare to keep Kaido from escaping Marine Headquarters.

Kaido forcibly awakened his Azure Dragon Fruit, unleashing nature-manipulating disasters while the Azure Dragon's will took control of his body. He attacked Rosen with Hakkaijie, and Rosen answered with Moon Cutter to test Kaido's defense.

• Kaido transformed into his Azure Dragon hybrid form and covered the sea and sky in storms, lightning, waterspouts, hail, and azure Flame Clouds.
• Rosen recognized the disasters as signs of the Azure Dragon Fruit's awakening and concluded Kaido had not previously reached that level of power.
• Charlotte Linlin and the observers feared Kaido's awakening had failed as he laughed uncontrollably, but he stopped and fixed Rosen with a murderous stare.
• Rosen sensed the Azure Dragon's will had taken over Kaido, who charged at him and struck with Hakkaijie wrapped in Roaring Thunder.
• Rosen blocked Kaido's blow with Heaven Chain Zangetsu, then unleashed Moon Cutter, sending a golden crescent through the energy sphere and engulfing Kaido.

Rosen and Kaido clashed at sea after Kaido awakened the Azure Dragon Form, combining Roaring Thunder, Heat Breath, and Conqueror's Haki in his attacks. Although Rosen wounded Kaido with Moon Cutter, Kaido rapidly regenerated and attacked again, wielding the weather as his weapon.

• Kaido survived Rosen's Moon Cutter, struck the sea, and sprang back into battle with a combined attack of Roaring Thunder, Heat Breath, and Conqueror's Haki.
• Rosen stopped Kaido's Hakkaijie strike with his palm and seized the club, then slashed Kaido's neck with Moon Cutter.
• Kaido was thrown through the air with a deep neck wound, but his awakened Azure Dragon vitality healed it almost immediately.
• Kaido charged Rosen again and summoned dozens of plasma bolts from the clouds, demonstrating his awakened control over the weather.

Rosen faced Kaido after his Devil Fruit awakening and countered the Azure Dragon’s attacks with Heaven Chain Zangetsu. After Rosen drove away Kaido’s blizzard with a single slash, Kaido hung motionless in the air.

• Kaido unleashed Roaring Thunder Plasma, but Rosen severed every bolt with a rapid blade dance.
• Kaido transformed into his enormous Azure Dragon form and sent countless wind blades at Rosen, who cut them all down.
• Kaido summoned tornadoes and a hurricane before striking with Heat Breath, but Rosen’s Sky Rift Flash split the breath, destroyed the storms, and badly slashed Kaido’s face.
• Kaido’s fury summoned a blizzard, but Rosen swung Heaven Chain Zangetsu again and drove away all the ice and snow.
• Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino reacted with astonishment as Kaido remained suspended in the air, apparently intimidated by Rosen’s power.

Rosen used Complete Hollowification and Heaven Chain Zangetsu to overwhelm Kaido after Kaido’s failed Azure Dragon awakening. After two attacks left Kaido barely conscious, Rosen appeared before him and began a Hollow Flash.

• Rosen told Kaido that his own power stood above the Emperors and Admirals, then took on his horned Hollow mask form.
• Kaido’s Azure Dragon will drove him to attack Rosen as a gigantic Fire Dragon with Black Flow Fang Strike.
• Rosen cut through Kaido’s Fire Dragon form with Heaven Chain Zangetsu, leaving a massive wound across his body.
• Kaido attacked with an Azure Dragon Tail Sweep, but Rosen engulfed him in a Destructive Cero that blasted him back into his Azure Dragon human-beast form.
• As Kaido tried to use Heat Breath again, Rosen appeared before him, pressed a finger to his chest, and invoked Hollow Flash.

Rosen defeated the awakened Kaido and brought him to Marine Headquarters alive, where he permanently suppressed Kaido’s recovery with Seastone tattoos. The chapter left Kaido imprisoned for Rosen’s planned experiments to produce Artificial Fish-Fish Fruits.

• Rosen blasted through Kaido with Gran Rey Cero, knocking him unconscious and disabling his awakened Azure Dragon form.
• Rosen carried Kaido to Marine Headquarters and nailed him to the fortress with Heaven Chain Zangetsu, shocking people watching the worldwide broadcast.
• Sengoku warned Rosen that Kaido’s injuries would heal quickly, and Rosen asked Kizaru for Seastone restraints.
• Rosen used Kurenai Kai to turn the Seastone restraints into pigment and tattoo an Azure Dragon onto Kaido’s body, halting his awakened recovery.
• Rosen explained that he planned to keep Kaido confined while scientists used him to produce Bloodline Factor for Artificial Fish-Fish Fruits.