Chapter Summaries

After Garp repeatedly hunted Mihawk, Shanks suspected that Mihawk’s refusal to become a Shichibukai had angered Ortolan. Mihawk confronted Ortolan by Den Den Mushi and, convinced by his reasoning, decided to seek the 20 billion Belly fee, leaving Shanks pressured to lend it.

• Shanks and the injured Mihawk discussed Mihawk’s repeated encounters with Garp and the Marines, and Shanks suspected Ortolan was behind the pursuit.
• Mihawk recalled that Ortolan had offered to recommend him as a Shichibukai in exchange for a 20 billion Belly guarantee fee.
• Mihawk called Ortolan, who argued that Marines were right to hunt him because he had refused the chance to leave piracy and reform.
• After Ortolan hung up, Mihawk asked Shanks to lend him 20 billion Belly so he could become a Shichibukai.
• When Shanks refused, Mihawk threatened to tell Ortolan that Shanks had falsely accused him, and Shanks complained that Mihawk had become clever.

Ortolan recruited Moria and Hogback to prepare a zombie workforce for mining Lead-Platinum Ore in Flevance, while Moria agreed to settle near G-5 afterward. Mihawk gathered the 20 billion Belly Ortolan demanded, and Ortolan promised to make him a distinguished Shichibukai.

• Ortolan ordered CP-9 to increase surveillance on Mihawk and report to Garp.
• Vergo announced Moria’s arrival, and Moria introduced Hogback and the young Perona, whom he had brought along for her ability.
• Ortolan directed Hogback and Moria to prepare fifty thousand zombie laborers in Flevance, with work expected to begin after their journey to North Blue.
• Moria agreed to settle near G-5 in the New World after the mining operation, and Ortolan offered to help protect him.
• Mihawk told Ortolan he had gathered the 20 billion Belly, and Ortolan promised to arrange his status as a distinguished Shichibukai.

Stussy reported to Saint Saturn on Charlotte Linlin’s refusal to join the World Government, the Big Mom Pirates’ plans to challenge Kaido’s arms business, and Bane Ortolan’s background and conduct. She withheld evidence that G-5 was secretly building Marine warships, leaving Ortolan’s scheme undisclosed.

• Saint Saturn asked Stussy whether Charlotte Linlin would cooperate with the World Government, and Stussy reported that Linlin had no plans to leave piracy.
• Stussy explained that the Big Mom Pirates were working with the Donquixote Family to control Flevance’s Lead-Platinum production and gain an advantage over Kaido’s arms business.
• Saint Saturn tentatively chose to favor the Big Mom Pirates’ arms business, hoping the benefits might eventually make Linlin more willing to cooperate.
• Stussy confirmed Ortolan’s Charlotte Family connection and reported his bribery, extortion, resale of G-5 supplies, and lavish spending.
• Stussy concealed the evidence that G-5 Marines were secretly constructing warships, and Saint Saturn accepted her claim that everything else was normal.

Garp visited G-5 after settling his matter with Mihawk and told Ortolan he planned to travel to Windmill Village to see Dragon’s child. The chapter ended with Garp warning Ortolan to treat Rouge honorably as Ortolan admitted he was reluctant to end their marriage.

• Ortolan greeted Garp and Bogard at G-5, and Garp praised Mihawk’s swordsmanship after their fight.
• Garp told Ortolan he planned to travel through Mary Geoise to Windmill Village, where Dragon intended to leave his child in Garp’s care.
• Garp explained that he worried bringing Dragon’s child to Marine Headquarters could expose the child to danger, while Ortolan questioned whether Windmill Village was safe.
• Garp asked Ortolan about Rouge’s arrival and whether she had mentioned divorce; Ortolan admitted he was reluctant to ask for one.
• Garp accepted that Rouge might want a new beginning but warned Ortolan not to behave in a way that would make people uncomfortable.

Ortolan read how Doflamingo had become Dressrosa’s king with World Government approval, and trusted that he would govern the impoverished nation moderately. The chapter ended with Ortolan declining to review G-5’s financial documents and asking Tesoro for an oral summary.

• Ortolan read a newspaper report claiming Doflamingo had rescued Dressrosa from Riku Dold III and been crowned king.
• Doflamingo justified his claim through the Donquixote Family’s history, notified Mary Geoise, and received official recognition.
• Ortolan reflected that Doflamingo’s rule could improve Dressrosa’s economy and trusted him to avoid the abuses of the original story.
• Tesoro brought Ortolan G-5’s compiled economic and logistical reports, and Ortolan asked him to summarize the key points instead of reviewing the documents.
• Tesoro interpreted Ortolan’s decision as a sign of deep trust and became emotional, leaving Ortolan confused.

Ortolan reviewed G-5’s troop strength and finances with Tesoro, refusing to cut the Marines’ pay despite a huge deficit. Tesoro reported that their expanding trade could soon earn a trillion Belly annually, leaving Ortolan dreaming of commanding five hundred thousand troops.

• Tesoro reported that G-5 had 54,272 personnel, including 40,000 battle-tested troops, and had collected a 2.6-billion-Belly surplus from contributions by stationed countries.
• Tesoro suggested lowering military pay and rewards to ease expenses, but Ortolan refused, insisting that G-5 maintain its generous standards.
• Tesoro explained that G-5 had lost nearly 130 billion Belly that year on salaries, combat rewards, benefits, and casualty payments.
• Tesoro reassured Ortolan that other businesses could cover future expenses and reported that North Blue shipments to Whole Cake Island were already earning nearly seven billion Belly in monthly net income.
• Tesoro projected that the shipping business could eventually yield an annual surplus of one trillion Belly, and Ortolan declared that commanding five hundred thousand troops was now within reach.

Ortolan reviewed G-5’s shipbuilding, Sea Train, and resource-development plans with Tesoro, focusing on Seastone shortages and the strategic value of developing the Calm Belt. The chapter ended with Ortolan confident that resource independence and military growth would let G-5 challenge the World Government’s influence.

• Tesoro reported that converting G-5 into a warship would cost over 30 billion Belly and take roughly a year and a half, and Ortolan ordered him to prepare the project.
• Tesoro explained that Seastone shortages limited armed transport ship production and stalled plans to build Sea Train tracks through the Calm Belt; Ortolan told him to reassure Master Tom while he sought a solution.
• Tesoro proposed commercializing the completed Sea Train technology, and Ortolan approved drafting a plan and suggested using Doflamingo as a proxy operator.
• Tesoro reported that exploration teams had found timber-rich islands and an island with abundant surface iron ore, and proposed locating military production near Calm Belt resources.
• Ortolan regarded Calm Belt development as G-5’s strategic priority because food and mineral self-sufficiency could help the Marines resist World Government pressure.

Ortolan sought loans to cover G-5’s nearly 200 billion Belly deficit, borrowing from Doflamingo and then Lu Fild. Lu Fild lent him the full amount without interest and asked to introduce a business-minded friend, whom Ortolan invited to G-5.

• Tesoro explained that G-5 faced a nearly 200 billion Belly deficit, and Ortolan called Doflamingo for financial help.
• Ortolan reassured Doflamingo about his rule in Dressrosa, then asked him for a loan despite already owing the Donquixote Family more than 30 billion Belly.
• Doflamingo said he could not lend 100 billion but offered 30 billion, with 50 billion to be repaid later.
• Ortolan called Lu Fild and asked for 200 billion Belly, and Lu Fild agreed to lend it without interest or a repayment deadline.
• Lu Fild asked to bring a friend to meet Ortolan, and Ortolan invited them both to G-5 for a meal.

Ortolan arranged a meeting with Kaido to secure more Seastone and asked Charlotte Linlin to act as an intermediary. After learning that Ace was Roger’s son and Ortolan was raising him, Charlotte Linlin embraced her role as his grandmother and planned to meet him.

• Ortolan saw Garp off to the East Blue, then told Vergo he planned to visit Kaido and asked him to arrange a meeting with Rude Field.
• Ortolan called Charlotte Linlin to ask her to broker a meeting with Kaido, and she asked why he had not brought his child to visit her.
• Ortolan told Charlotte Linlin that Ace was Roger’s son, and she laughed at the idea that Roger’s son now called Ortolan Father.
• Charlotte Linlin agreed to arrange the meeting and asked Ortolan to bring Ace so she could meet him.
• Charlotte Linlin learned Kaido had a five- or six-year-old daughter and considered a future political marriage between her and Ace.

Gloriosa asked Shakky and Rayleigh to help find the kidnapped Boa sisters, and Rayleigh suggested seeking Bane Ortolan’s help. At G-5, Ortolan considered ways to strengthen the base’s medical corps and ordered Vergo to confirm whether Drum’s king had died.

• Gloriosa told Shakky and Rayleigh that slave catchers had taken Boa Hancock and her two younger sisters from Amazon Lily.
• Shakky contacted her underworld connections but failed to learn where the sisters had been taken.
• Rayleigh suggested asking Bane Ortolan for help, and Shakky sent a signal to him.
• Ortolan and Tesoro discussed G-5’s need for more medical personnel as wounded Marines arrived at the base.
• Ortolan recalled Drum’s surrendered seat at the World Conference and asked Vergo to verify reports that its old king had died.

Ortolan planned to seize Hachinosu Island and turn it into a G-5 base for expanding Marine operations and trade in the New World. After Smoker returned injured from a successful mission, Shakky called Ortolan, who suspected she and Rayleigh wanted something from him.

• Ortolan told Vergo to investigate whether the newly appointed King of the Kingdom of Drum had a Devil Fruit ability, hoping to acquire the Gulp-Gulp Fruit if it was still available.
• Smoker returned from the Hachinosu operation with a broken arm and other injuries, then reported that Issho’s strength had protected the squad during the battle.
• Ortolan considered Hachinosu Island’s strategic location and planned to capture it, establish Moria there, and connect it to G-5 with a Sea Train track.
• Shakky called Ortolan, and he questioned whether she and Rayleigh needed something from him.

Ortolan agreed to investigate the disappearance of Amazon Lily’s Imperial heirs after Shakky offered him twenty billion Beli. He asked Doflamingo to question his slave-catching contacts, while wondering whether changing the sisters’ fate would prevent Boa Hancock from obtaining the Mero Mero no Mi.

• Shakky asked Ortolan to find out what had happened to Amazon Lily’s missing Imperial heirs, and he demanded twenty billion Beli for his help.
• Shakky agreed to pay if Ortolan could find information, then explained that Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold had been captured by a slave-catching crew.
• Ortolan told Shakky to wait for news, and Rayleigh said they had no better option than to trust him.
• Ortolan called Doflamingo, who feared he was being asked for money, and asked him to investigate among his slave-catching contacts.
• Doflamingo agreed to look for the three sisters, while Ortolan worried that changing their fate might keep Hancock from obtaining the Mero Mero no Mi.

Lu Fild and Umit watched G-5 Marines capture two pirate ships, with Smoker destroying a mast and getting reprimanded by Issho. Issho then approached their fleet to escort the 200 billion Beli Lu Fild was bringing to G-5 for Ortolan.

• Lu Fild and Umit observed two pirate ships fleeing G-5 warships and discussed whether the Marines needed help.
• Smoker used his white smoke to disable one pirate ship, while Issho's power lifted and immobilized the other.
• Smoker captured the pirates but broke a mast, so Issho canceled his share and bounty to cover the repair costs.
• Issho floated over to Lu Fild and Umit and apologized for the delay, explaining that he had been sent to escort their 200 billion Beli into G-5.

Umit traveled through G-5 with Rude Field and Issho, discovering how extensively Ortolan’s forces protected the region and how the Sea Train threatened her shipping business. She sought an introduction to Doflamingo through Ortolan, understanding that she would need to show sincerity to become his friend.

• Umit saw Atlantis Merchant Association ships traveling safely through G-5 and accepted Rude Field’s offer to nominate her for membership.
• Issho explained that G-5 stationed thousands of Marines in the Sterkall Kingdom under a protection agreement, prompting Umit to reassess Ortolan’s power.
• Umit spotted workboats laying Sea Train tracks over the water and learned that Doflamingo was cooperating with G-5 to test the technology.
• After learning Sea Trains could haul many carriages faster than ships, Umit worried they would damage her sea-freight business.
• Umit asked Issho to help her meet Doflamingo, and Issho implied that she would need to prove her sincerity to Ortolan.

Ortolan invited Gion to travel with him and Ace after he settled matters with Kaido, while weighing his feelings for Gion and Rouge. A call from Stussy confirmed the Big Mom Pirates weapons deal and warned that Ortolan’s activities could be exposed, prompting him to order a security sweep of Shipbuilding Island.

• Ortolan finished clearing his paperwork and invited Gion to take a trip with him after he met with Kaido.
• Gion agreed to travel with Ortolan and Ace, preferring to leave sooner rather than wait until Ortolan returned from meeting Kaido.
• Stussy called Ortolan to say the weapons deal with the Big Mom Pirates had been approved and warned him to conceal his shipbuilding activities carefully.
• Ortolan thanked Stussy for covering for him and ordered Gion to raise security across Shipbuilding Island and check for problems within their ranks.

G-5 began a sweeping reconstruction to transform the neglected Marine base into a fortified hub, though limited supplies, labor, and money meant the work would proceed gradually. After touring the busy port, Issho brought Rude Field and Umit to meet Ortolan, leaving Umit surprised by how gentle Ortolan seemed in person.

• Uton observed G-5's construction and learned that Ortolan's plan would develop the whole main island, build a central Fortress of Justice, and eventually support a much larger population.
• The plan also called for three militarized satellite islands connected by undersea tunnels and Sea Train routes, but their development had not begun because G-5 lacked labor capacity and funding.
• Issho's fleet and Rude Field's fleet docked at G-5, where Issho apologized for the disorderly port and Rude Field praised its lively atmosphere.
• Issho guided Rude Field and Umit through the base and introduced them to Ortolan at headquarters.
• Umit met Ortolan for the first time and found him far gentler than the fearsome figure he had expected.

Ortolan met with Umit, the Underworld’s Sea Transport King, to discuss expanding the North Blue-to-Whole Cake Island trade route with her shipping fleet. Umit revealed she could commit four hundred ships, and Ortolan began negotiating how much of the profits she would receive.

• Rude Field introduced Umit to Vice Admiral Bane, and the three discussed the North Blue trade and its benefits to the New World.
• Ortolan explained that limited transportation capacity was holding back the route and invited Umit to contribute her shipping resources.
• Umit said she controlled roughly four thousand transport ships, though most were already assigned to existing work.
• Umit revealed she could freely allocate four hundred ships to the cooperation, more than twice the capacity Ortolan and the Donquixote Family had assembled.
• Ortolan proposed giving up part of the route’s profits for Umit’s ships, citing a fifty-thirty-twenty split before asking how much she wanted.

Umit joined Ortolan’s North Blue–Totto Land smuggling venture by contributing four hundred ships for ten percent of the profits, which Ortolan agreed to cover from his own share. Umit then asked to meet Doflamingo and invest in the Sea Train project, and Ortolan welcomed his interest.

• Umit offered four hundred ships in exchange for ten percent of the smuggling venture’s profits.
• Ortolan accepted Umit’s terms and decided the ten percent would come from his own share rather than Doflamingo’s.
• Ortolan and Umit discussed the venture’s routes, finances, ship modifications, and other operating details.
• Umit asked Ortolan to introduce him to Doflamingo, and Ortolan agreed to speak on his behalf.
• Umit proposed joining the Sea Train business, and Ortolan considered his investment beneficial for expanding the project.

Ortolan agreed to let Doflamingo mediate Umit’s Sea Train plans while keeping himself out of sight. Rude Field proposed opening an Entertainment City in G-5, inspiring Ortolan to consider using him as the public face of a Golden City project, though Ortolan remained wary of trusting him.

• Ortolan told Umit that Doflamingo would help mediate the Sea Train matter and planned to keep Doflamingo as the front man.
• Rude Field judged G-5’s waters to be secure and wanted to invest there because Gamblin Island was threatened by possible conflict between the Whitebeard and Beasts Pirates.
• Rude Field suggested opening an Entertainment City in G-5, and Ortolan supported the idea.
• Ortolan considered having Rude Field serve as the public face of a Golden City project, since Tesoro could not easily do so and G-5 lacked startup funds.
• Ortolan worried that Rude Field might betray him for profit and decided he needed a way to control him before entrusting him with the project.
• Umit and Rude Field stayed at G-5 for three days, then said goodbye and left.

Ortolan and Gion left G-5 with Ace to meet Kaido on Flotter Island, while Ortolan read Marine news and considered the Op-Op Fruit’s value. He left Diez Barrels to find the fruit, hoping to acquire it and use it to strengthen G-5’s medical support and his allies’ loyalty.

• Garp took leave in the East Blue to care for Dragon’s newborn son, Luffy, while Ortolan dismissed the idea that fate would determine the boy’s future.
• Ortolan and Gion departed G-5 with Ace for a meeting with Kaido on Flotter Island after Charlotte Linlin arranged it.
• Ortolan read that Jonathan had replaced Kuzan as G-8 commander, Sakazuki had returned to command G-1, and Borsalino remained at Punk Hazard.
• Ortolan saw reports of a pirate coalition devastating Oykot Kingdom and recognized the likely connection to Bellemere, Nami, and Nojiko.
• Ortolan read that Diez Barrels had defected from the Marines and realized he was Drake’s father, who would obtain the Op-Op Fruit.
• Ortolan decided not to interfere with Barrels’s search, hoping to obtain the Op-Op Fruit for G-5’s medical needs and to prove the loyalty of Rude Field and others.