Chapter Summaries

Ortolan, Dragon, Rayleigh, and Fisher Tiger agreed to join forces to break Shiki out of Impel Down and attack Mary Geoise. Fisher Tiger revealed that he had been enslaved there for three years and insisted on taking part in the attack, while the group began preparations for the operation.

• Ortolan gave Fisher Tiger the prison-break plan, and Dragon explained how they would free Shiki and bring the slaves rescued from Mary Geoise to safety.
• Fisher Tiger rejected the plan to stay out of the Mary Geoise operation and said he wanted to set the Holy Land on fire himself.
• Fisher Tiger told Dragon, Rayleigh, and Ortolan that he had been enslaved at Mary Geoise for three years and had long wanted revenge.
• Ortolan, Dragon, and Rayleigh promised to protect Fisher Tiger and Fish-Man Island, and they joined hands with Fisher Tiger to confirm their cooperation.
• Dragon said he needed about a month to gather ships, Rayleigh offered to arrange their coating at Grove 13, and Fisher Tiger took charge of preparations on Fish-Man Island.
• Ortolan and Rayleigh returned to the Sabaody Archipelago, while Dragon stayed with Fisher Tiger; Ortolan joked that he would waive fees if one of Fisher Tiger's men became a Shichibukai.

Ortolan prepared a secret operation to attack Mary Geoise, recruiting Issho to impersonate Shiki and promising to recommend him for Vice Admiral. With Dragon reporting that the Revolutionary Army was ready, Ortolan moved to notify Magellan and start the plan.

• Ortolan and Gion traveled around Water 7 and Spring Queen Island while Dragon and Rayleigh gathered Revolutionary Army ships, and Fisher Tiger supplied thousands of Fish-Men as reinforcements.
• Issho met Ortolan and Gion at the Sabaody Archipelago in an outlandish disguise, which Ortolan criticized.
• Ortolan told Issho to impersonate Shiki and wreak havoc in Mary Geoise, promising him a Vice Admiral recommendation after the operation.
• Ortolan revealed that he expected to become an Admiral and planned to appoint Issho as G-5's base commander, while Momonga would lead a future base.
• Dragon informed Ortolan that the operation was ready, and Ortolan said he would contact Magellan.

Magellan and Hannyabal put a secret prison-break plan into motion, allowing Rayleigh and Fisher Tiger to reach Impel Down’s sixth level. Rayleigh found Shiki and offered to free him in exchange for a favor, and Shiki agreed.

• Magellan received a call from Vice Admiral Ortolan and ordered Hannyabal to open a passage and clear guards from the lower levels.
• Rayleigh and Fisher Tiger entered Impel Down through a flooded passage and made their way to the sixth level.
• Magellan watched the pair reach the elevator, then ordered Hannyabal to sound the alarm and give Shiki a hint.
• Shiki heard the elevator arrive and called out, hoping his subordinate Rengar had come to rescue him.
• Rayleigh and Fisher Tiger appeared before Shiki, and Rayleigh offered to free him in exchange for a favor.
• Shiki agreed to leave the prison despite suspecting Rayleigh had a scheme of his own.

Rayleigh and Fisher Tiger rescued Shiki from Impel Down, where the guards and prison systems seemed suspiciously cooperative. Shiki became increasingly suspicious of the escape, and Fisher Tiger knocked him unconscious as they continued toward freedom.

• Rayleigh freed Shiki from his cell but could not remove his Seastone shackles because he lacked the key.
• Fisher Tiger carried Shiki to the elevator, while Shiki warned Rayleigh that Impel Down's security seemed unusually lax.
• The group found the fourth-floor passage empty, then passed jailers who were pretending to be dead.
• Shiki recognized a jailer playing dead and kept arguing, but Fisher Tiger told him to be quiet and Rayleigh brushed off his suspicions.
• A group of pursuing jailers charged after them, but Rayleigh's Conqueror's Haki knocked them unconscious.
• Shiki accused Rayleigh of hiding a conspiracy, so Fisher Tiger punched him unconscious and the two continued onward.

Sengoku received an alarm that Shiki had escaped from Impel Down and called Magellan to learn what had happened. Magellan’s bafflingly calm replies made Sengoku suspect Ortolan had been behind the escape, so he prepared to confront him.

• An Intelligence Department Lieutenant Commander alerted Sengoku that Impel Down had sent an emergency alarm, and Sengoku ordered Garp and Kuzan to provide support.
• After Rayleigh and a Fish-Man carried Shiki away, Magellan answered Sengoku’s call and confirmed that Shiki had escaped.
• Magellan told Sengoku to rest assured and said he was preparing to get off work, provoking Sengoku’s furious questions about the response.
• Magellan offered to resign and take responsibility, leaving Sengoku speechless.
• Sengoku recalled Ortolan’s recent visit to Impel Down, suspected he had caused Shiki’s escape, and hung up to call him.

Ortolan arranged for Fisher Tiger and Rayleigh to bring Shiki from Impel Down to Sabaody, where Sengoku confronted him about the escape. Ortolan promised the operation served the Marines and said the Revolutionary Army would take the blame, while Sengoku waited anxiously for the plan to conclude.

• Bartholomew Bear sent Fisher Tiger and the unconscious Shiki to Sabaody, then launched Rayleigh there as well.
• Rayleigh and Tiger arrived at Shakky's Rip-off Bar and prepared for the plan's second phase after nightfall.
• Sengoku called Ortolan to ask whether he knew about Shiki's escape, but Tiger entered and revealed that Ortolan had arranged it.
• Ortolan told Sengoku that Shiki was the first step of a plan and that the Revolutionary Army, with Dragon's help, would take responsibility for the Impel Down raid.
• Sengoku reluctantly agreed to trust Ortolan for now and asked how soon the operation would end.

Ortolan brought the escaped Golden Lion Shiki to the Sabaody Archipelago, where he planned to kill him and test whether the Float-Float Fruit would reappear in nearby fruit. Shiki accepted his death after one last look at the world, and Ortolan killed him.

• Ortolan told Rayleigh that Dragon had taken the Revolutionary Army to dig a tunnel through the Red Line as an escape route.
• Ortolan explained that he planned to kill Shiki near an assortment of fruit to try to obtain the Float-Float Fruit.
• Shiki woke up, realized he had been lured out of Impel Down to be killed, and drank with Rayleigh while looking out over the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Shiki asked to smoke, then learned that Ortolan was Bane Ortolan, Charlotte Linlin's Fifth Son, and recognized him as the Child of the Beast.
• Shiki accepted his death, and Ortolan killed him with a spark of lightning.

After Shiki’s escape from Impel Down, Ortolan led a group toward Mary Geoise while Sengoku briefed the Five Elders and warned that the Revolutionary Army might have a larger plan. Shiki attacked Mary Geoise, and the chapter ended with Ortolan confronting him as the Five Elders held back reinforcements to protect Im-sama’s residence.

• Ortolan reflected on feeling sorrow after killing Shiki, then gathered the operation’s participants and left for Mary Geoise with Fisher Tiger, Rayleigh, and Issho carrying Shiki’s body.
• Sengoku told the Five Elders that the Revolutionary Army had freed Shiki from Impel Down and that Marines were pursuing him, while Magellan faced a demotion.
• Sengoku warned that the escape might be part of a broader Revolutionary Army plan, prompting Saint Figarland to agree that Government institutions should strengthen their defenses.
• An explosion rocked Panger Castle as Shiki bombarded Mary Geoise’s aristocratic district with miniature islands.
• Ortolan appeared in a bolt of lightning, struck Shiki with his warhammer, and vaporized one falling island.
• Saint Figarland ordered the Holy Knights to protect God’s Abode and told the Five Elders to remain near Im-sama rather than send reinforcements immediately.

Fisher Tiger, Rayleigh, and the Revolutionary Army rescued slaves amid the chaos engulfing Mary Geoise. Dragon’s team attacked the CP Agency headquarters for intelligence, where Ginny captured Spandine after he surrendered.

• Fisher Tiger rescued a human slave boy from a burning courtyard, then searched Mary Geoise for other slaves he could save.
• Rayleigh freed slaves from the Celestial Dragon estates and rescued Hancock and her two sisters from the Figarland family dungeon.
• Dragon led the Revolutionary Army’s elite in an assault on the CP Agency headquarters to seize intelligence, while its director escaped through a secret passage and left Spandine behind.
• Ginny defeated the brainwashed CP agents guarding the basement, and Spandine surrendered, identifying himself as the commander of CP-9.

Ginny coerced Spandine into helping the Revolutionary Army access confidential intelligence while Ortolan and Issho staged a battle with Shiki in Mary Geoise. When Fleet Admiral Kessler unexpectedly appeared and killed the already-dead Shiki, Ortolan and Issho killed Kessler and planned to blame Shiki before erasing the evidence.

• Ginny persuaded Spandine that they were allies through Ortolan’s connections, then dragged him upstairs to open classified intelligence files.
• Ortolan and Issho discussed their plan to finish the raid and withdraw after achieving their objectives.
• Kessler emerged from the smoke, stabbed Shiki’s corpse, and declared that Ortolan had defeated him.
• Ortolan and Issho used lightning and gravity to kill Kessler before he could react.
• Ortolan blamed Shiki for killing the Fleet Admiral and called down thunder to destroy the evidence.

After the Revolutionary Army and Shiki retreated from burning Mary Geoise, Ortolan returned with Shiki’s corpse and was praised by the Five Elders as a loyal hero. Sengoku confronted Ortolan over his role in the disaster, and Ortolan said he had acted because Mary Geoise’s wronged souls were calling to him.

• Rayleigh fired a signal flare, prompting Shiki and the Revolutionary Army to retreat while Ortolan pursued Shiki through the sky.
• The CP Director reported that Mary Geoise had been devastated, the Revolutionary Army leaders had escaped, and Commander-in-Chief Kessler had been killed.
• Ortolan returned wounded with Shiki’s corpse, and Saint Figarland praised him while accepting his account of Kessler’s death.
• Saint Figarland ordered Sengoku to manage the aftermath and said the Government would publicly announce Shiki’s execution and condemn the Revolutionary Army.
• After the Five Elders and CP personnel left, Sengoku accused Ortolan of arranging Shiki’s escape and causing the disaster, while Zephyr listened in confusion.
• Ortolan told Sengoku and Zephyr that Mary Geoise’s wronged souls had called to him, then admitted he still did not understand the justice he pursued.

Sengoku reviewed the devastation at Mary Geoise and arranged the World Government’s public account of the attack, blaming Shiki and the Revolutionary Army while concealing that more than fourteen thousand slaves had been rescued. He also made CP Agency director Falkenodel accept public responsibility, leaving the Government’s rivals weakened as the official memorial and announcements were prepared.

• Sengoku read reports detailing the deaths, destruction, missing slaves, and loss of CP Agency headquarters at Mary Geoise.
• Tsuru asked Sengoku how the Marines would explain the attack to the gathered reporters.
• Sengoku ordered the Government to brand the Revolutionary Army’s operation a terrorist attack, conceal the rescued slaves’ identities, and count them as Mary Geoise civilians among the casualties.
• Sengoku directed that Shiki be named the mastermind and said the public account would state that Ortolan had killed him while pursuing him after Shiki murdered Fleet Admiral Kessler.
• Sengoku arranged for Falkenodel to apologize publicly and take responsibility for the Government’s failure, while Tsuru remarked on CP Agency’s severe losses.

At Panger Castle, the Five Elders discussed replacing the dead Fleet Admiral and reorganizing the Marines with Fleet Admiral Kong. They agreed that Bane’s promotion to Admiral had to be guaranteed, while Kong prepared to hand over his post to Sengoku.

• Saint Figarland held the Marines responsible for the Impel Down breach, and Kong accepted that responsibility while noting that Magellan would be demoted.
• Saint Figarland named Kong as the next Fleet Admiral, and Kong accepted the appointment.
• Saint Figarland said Sengoku would succeed Kong and asked Kong to identify candidates for the three Admiral positions.
• Kong recommended Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, and Bane, explaining that Borsalino seemed to have little interest in becoming an Admiral.
• Saint Figarland instructed Sengoku to ask the four candidates about their interest and declared that Bane’s Admiral position must be guaranteed.
• Kong agreed to ensure Bane’s promotion.

After the Mary Geoise operation, Ortolan met with Dragon, Rayleigh, and Fisher Tiger on Sabaody, confident that the Fleet Admiral’s death had secured his promotion. As the group parted, Hancock became captivated by Ortolan, who left with Issho and vowed to make the world more beautiful.

• Ortolan told Dragon and Rayleigh that the Fleet Admiral’s death had made his promotion to Marine Admiral nearly certain, while Fisher Tiger praised their cooperation and prepared to return to Fish-Man Island.
• Fisher Tiger left, and Dragon departed after discussing the rescued slaves and offering Ortolan the chance to handle hard-to-sell loot from Mary Geoise.
• Rayleigh paid Ortolan the agreed fifty billion Beli, and Hancock thanked Ortolan for helping rescue her and her sisters before asking how much it would cost to kill Celestial Dragons.
• Ortolan encouraged Hancock to become strong enough to pursue her dream, then left the bar as Hancock blushed and admired him.
• At the harbor, Ortolan and Issho agreed that the world felt better after the destruction at Mary Geoise and pledged to make it more beautiful.

After Shiki and the Revolutionary Army attacked Mary Geoise, the newspaper reported that Bane Ortolan had killed Shiki while defending the World Government. Pirates around the New World reacted to Shiki’s final feat, and Charlotte Linlin offered the Revolutionary Army refuge in Totto Land as a strategic bet.

• Marco read the newspaper and told Newgate that Shiki had died after the Revolutionary Army rescued him from Impel Down and they attacked Mary Geoise, killing Fleet Admiral Kessler.
• Newgate learned that Bane Ortolan had killed Shiki in the gateway waters of the New World and admired the scale of Shiki’s final assault.
• Charlotte Linlin praised Shiki and predicted that Ortolan would be promoted to Marine Admiral, while Katakuri considered the consequences.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered the Underworld to tell the Revolutionary Army it could rest in Totto Land if it followed her rules.
• News of Shiki’s attack and death spread around the world, and pirates celebrated the Flying Admiral’s legacy.

At Marineford, Sengoku convened the senior officers to discuss replacements for the three Admiral posts that would become vacant when Steel Bone formally became Fleet Admiral. The meeting nominated Ortolan, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino, leaving the final appointments to be decided after the leadership transition.

• Sengoku explained that Steel Bone would formally take the Fleet Admiral oath in three days and that the Marine Admiral positions would need to be filled.
• Garp refused Grumir’s suggestion that he become an Admiral, and Gion and Tsuru led the nomination of Ortolan, which passed without objections.
• Jonathan nominated Sakazuki, Ortolan and the Hawk Faction supported him, and Sengoku approved the nomination.
• Garp nominated Kuzan, and Borsalino and Sakazuki supported the motion, surprising Kuzan before his nomination passed.
• Kuzan nominated Borsalino, whose nomination also passed despite receiving no voiced support.
• Sengoku said he would submit all four candidates to Steel Bone, with the appointments expected to be finalized after the Fleet Admiral transition.

Sengoku confirmed Ortolan, Sakazuki, and Kuzan as the Marines’ three new Admirals and assigned them to the New World, Marineford, and Paradise. Ortolan accepted the New World post while privately imagining a future in which his power would make the Fleet Admiral title irrelevant.

• Sengoku confirmed that Ortolan, Sakazuki, and Kuzan would become the new Admirals, while Borsalino chose to remain an Admiral Candidate.
• Sengoku explained that the three Admirals would oversee the New World, Marineford, and Paradise, and said Ortolan would be stationed in the New World.
• Sakazuki accepted the Marineford post, hoping it would help him build an advantage in a future contest for Fleet Admiral.
• Kuzan took the remaining Paradise post and privately decided he would support Ortolan if a Fleet Admiral were chosen.
• Ortolan accepted his New World assignment and thought that commanding the world’s armies would make him the true Fleet Admiral regardless of title.

After Ortolan was promoted to admiral, Sengoku warned him to avoid risky moves and discussed his plans for G-5 and Hachinosu Island. Sengoku helped him devise a political justification for turning Ortolan’s proposed Sea Police Force into a force against Revolutionary Army infiltration.

• After Sakazuki and Kuzan left, Sengoku privately questioned Ortolan about the Commander-in-Chief’s death, and Ortolan insisted Shiki had killed him.
• Sengoku told Ortolan that Saint Figarland wanted to meet him and advised him to avoid risky actions after returning to the New World.
• Ortolan explained that he planned to attack Hachinosu Island to remove Ochoku and expand trade routes, and Sengoku approved the operation.
• Ortolan told Sengoku that G-5 commanded nearly 100,000 troops and proposed forming a Joint Coast Guard Force under the local royal families.
• Sengoku suggested presenting the Sea Police as a force to protect affiliated nations from the Revolutionary Army, and Ortolan praised his insight.

Admiral Sengoku assigned Ortolan to help the Marines counter the Revolutionary Army and establish an unofficial channel with Fish-Man Island through the Shichibukai. Ortolan agreed to find a Fish-Man candidate after Sengoku exposed his dealings with the Shichibukai and warned him not to take another guarantee fee.

• Sengoku told Ortolan that the Marines would take on more responsibility against the Revolutionary Army after CP’s defeat, and advised him to propose an anti-infiltration organization to the Five Elders.
• Ortolan accepted Sengoku’s advice and privately devised a scheme to report staged results against the Revolutionary Army using worn-out pirate-slave corpses.
• Ortolan told Sengoku that Dragon and Fisher Tiger had joined forces in the attack on Mary Geoise.
• Sengoku explained that Mary Geoise wanted to restore unofficial relations with Fish-Man Island because a new Poseidon might be born, and tasked Ortolan with finding a Fish-Man to become a Shichibukai.
• When Ortolan denied having close Shichibukai ties, Sengoku demanded that he return the 120 billion Belly in guarantee fees; Ortolan protested that he had taken only 20 billion and accepted the assignment.
• Sengoku warned Ortolan not to collect a guarantee fee for handling the political assignment.

Ortolan rejected the proposed color-and-animal codenames as he prepared to become a Marine Admiral, then learned that Spandine had been forced by the Revolutionary Army to act as its agent inside the World Government. Ortolan promised to help Spandine earn a major achievement when he met the Five Elders.

• Sengoku offered Ortolan several Marine Admiral codenames, but Ortolan refused them and insisted on being called Admiral Bane, Admiral Ortolan, or the Bull of Heaven.
• Sengoku accepted Ortolan's choice, and Ortolan left the admiral's office.
• Ortolan met Strawberry, who said he and several other Marines were likely to be promoted to Vice Admiral after the events at Mary Geoise.
• Spandine approached Ortolan at the Fortress of Justice and asked him to save him from the consequences of the Revolutionary Army's blackmail.
• Spandine explained that Dragon had made him a supposed Revolutionary Army envoy inside the World Government and had photographs of him unlocking confidential files.
• Ortolan promised to give Spandine a share of upcoming Revolutionary Army-related business so he could earn a major achievement and avoid being purged.