Chapter Summaries

Ortolan tried to recruit Mihawk as a Shichibukai, but Mihawk declined despite being tempted by the chance to challenge Marine swordsmen. Ortolan then persuaded Moria to sign a Shichibukai agreement, only to demand a 20-billion-Belly fee and attack him when he protested.

• Mihawk refused to pay Ortolan 20 billion Belly or join the Shichibukai, though Ortolan exchanged Den Den Mushi signal waves with him before leaving.
• Ortolan and Vergo entered the restaurant and greeted Moria, who kept up an arrogant act despite his unease.
• Ortolan presented Moria with a Shichibukai agreement and described the privileges of joining, including legal plundering under certain conditions.
• Moria signed the agreement after warming to Ortolan and considering using the Marines to get revenge on Kaido.
• Ortolan demanded a 20-billion-Belly guarantee fee, and Moria angrily objected and tried to withdraw from the agreement.
• Ortolan ordered Vergo to close the door, slammed Moria onto the table, struck him with an ashtray, and snarled that Admiral Sengoku sent his regards.

Ortolan hunted down and defeated Moria after Moria tried to escape, then demanded 20 billion Beli. Moria begged for his life and offered ancient technology that could turn an island into a moving warship.

• Moria escaped Ortolan's first attack by scattering into shadow bats and switching places with a hidden shadow.
• Ortolan used Observation Haki to locate Moria at a secret harbor and struck him down with an axe kick.
• Moria's shadow spear failed to pierce Ortolan, and Ortolan demanded to know whether he would pay the money.
• Terrified and unable to fight or escape, Moria begged Ortolan not to kill him and said he had no 20 billion Beli.
• Moria offered ancient technology for transforming an island into a mobile warship, and Ortolan recognized it as the technology behind Thriller Bark.

Ortolan offered to erase Moria’s remaining debt in exchange for using his Shadow Fruit powers to boost Lead-Platinum mining after Flevance fell. Moria accepted the proposed partnership, and Ortolan led him back toward the ruined restaurant to discuss it over food.

• Ortolan valued Moria’s undeveloped island-warship technology at 2 Billion Belly, leaving Moria owing him 18 Billion Belly.
• Moria offered his remaining 4 Billion Belly and asked to repay the rest later, but Ortolan proposed a business partnership instead.
• Moria explained his plans to build a zombie army and seek revenge on Kaido, while Ortolan suggested delaying that goal and using Moria’s powers for labor.
• Ortolan described a plan with Donquixote Doflamingo to take over Lead-Platinum mining after Flevance fell and proposed using shadows to make corpses mine alongside workers.
• Moria agreed to consider the partnership after Ortolan promised it could clear his debt and generate wealth, then Ortolan invited him back to the restaurant.

Ortolan told Sengoku that he had persuaded Moria to become a cooperative, righteous Shichibukai, then convinced Sengoku to send Garp after Dracule Mihawk for refusing the position and Ortolan’s fee. Ortolan planned to enlist the Big Mom Pirates to pressure Mihawk as well, while Moria began to grasp how far the Marines would go.

• While fishing near Cake Island, Ortolan watched Moria catch several fish and grew increasingly frustrated that he had caught none.
• Ortolan told Sengoku that Moria had agreed to become a Shichibukai, cooperate with the Marines, and help prepare to mine Lead-Platinum Ore in the North Blue.
• Moria apologized to Sengoku for his past crimes and promised to cooperate with the Marines and become a righteous Shichibukai.
• Ortolan explained that Mihawk had refused the Shichibukai position and proposed that Garp pursue him to pressure him into accepting.
• Sengoku agreed to send Garp after Mihawk, while Ortolan said he would ask the Big Mom Pirates to apply further pressure.
• Moria admitted that the Marines’ willingness to disregard appearances had made him realize how powerful they were.

Ortolan met with Doflamingo and Moria on Cake Island to plan mining Flevance with prisoners and Moria’s shadow powers, then discussed business and his ambitions with Charlotte Linlin. Charlotte agreed to cooperate with his Calm Belt trade route and recognized his goal of gaining control of the Marines, while still thinking of herself as his boss.

• Ortolan told Doflamingo that Flevance’s rulers had fled to Mary Geoise and proposed mining the country with fifty thousand Impel Down prisoners and Moria’s ability to animate corpses.
• Charlotte Linlin welcomed Doflamingo and Moria, then sent them away with Katakuri so she could speak privately with Ortolan.
• Ortolan and Charlotte Linlin discussed his full-moon episodes and her Food Addiction, and she accused him of wanting to test her strength.
• Charlotte Linlin offered Ortolan his share of their business profits, and Ortolan raised the plan to open a Calm Belt route linking the North Blue and the New World.
• Charlotte Linlin agreed to cooperate and asked about Ortolan’s plans; he explained that he wanted control of the military’s food, logistics, and funding, and she approved of his ambition.

Ortolan discussed Totto Land’s administration and weapons business with Charlotte Linlin, then bargained for a share of the profits. Charlotte Linlin agreed after Ortolan tried and failed to praise her, leaving their deal settled on warm family terms.

• Charlotte Linlin described her plans to build a bureaucratic system in Totto Land and prepare the Big Mom Pirates to challenge Whitebeard.
• Ortolan asked about the weapons project and offered to connect Charlotte Linlin with World Government procurement, seeking a share of the profits.
• Charlotte Linlin revealed Caesar had spent nearly five hundred billion Beli and was also researching how to create Giants.
• Charlotte Linlin said she could approach Stussy directly, then challenged Ortolan to say something nice before agreeing to share the results.
• Ortolan began a compliment to Charlotte Linlin but stopped in disgust, and Charlotte Linlin laughed and agreed to the deal.

Ortolan spent his days on Cake Island and beat the siblings who challenged him, then joined Katakuri to welcome guests arriving for the Tea Party. He befriended Rude Field and watched Stussy arrive at the harbor.

• Ortolan fought the Charlotte Family siblings who challenged him, leaving them all hospitalized and ending the provocations.
• Ortolan teased Katakuri with a donut at the harbor before eating it and calling him Second Brother.
• Katakuri introduced Ortolan to Rude Field, the King of Loan Sharks, and the two warmly discussed doing business together.
• Stussy, the Queen of the Pleasure District, arrived on another passenger ship.

Stussy met Ortolan and Katakuri on Cake Island, then revealed her CP-0 identity and questioned Ortolan about his presence at the Big Mom Pirates’ Tea Party. Ortolan tried to help the Big Mom Pirates secure a World Government arms-production contract, but Stussy explained that the Government favored Kaido’s Beasts Pirates because Wano Country could supply Seastone.

• Stussy arrived at the harbor and exchanged pleasantries with Ortolan and Katakuri before they escorted her to the castle.
• Stussy privately met Ortolan, activated a signal jammer, and revealed that she wanted to discuss his mission on Cake Island.
• Ortolan told Stussy that the World Government knew his background and that the Marines had reported the operation to Mary Geoise.
• Ortolan explained that the Big Mom Pirates had a mature arms-production line and urged Stussy to help them win the Government’s outsourced production business.
• Stussy said the CP Agency was considering the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, but the Government leaned toward Kaido because Wano Country could supply Seastone.

Ortolan persuaded Stussy that the Big Mom Pirates could gain an advantage over Kaido through a potential alliance with the Donquixote Family and control of Lead-Platinum. Stussy agreed to recommend cooperation to her superiors in exchange for Ortolan’s private friendship, hoping it might help her pursue greater freedom.

• Stussy explained that Kaido’s Seastone resources gave the Beasts Pirates an advantage, making Ortolan’s proposed cooperation with the Big Mom Pirates difficult to arrange.
• Ortolan argued that the Big Mom Pirates could surpass Kaido in military technology if they secured Lead-Platinum through Donquixote Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family.
• Stussy reconsidered the Big Mom Pirates’ prospects and said she could mediate if Ortolan’s intelligence proved true.
• Ortolan jokingly offered himself as a benefit, but Stussy asked instead for his friendship and support for her ambitions within the CP Agency.
• Stussy promised to recommend cooperation after returning from Cake Island and to minimize Ortolan’s presence in her reports.

After the Tea Party on Cake Island, Ortolan returned to G-5 and prepared the base for the World Conference while Doflamingo planned to steal Celestial Gold during the Marines’ deployment. The chapter ended with Ortolan’s schemes appearing to advance as intended.

• Ortolan left Cake Island after the Tea Party, while Moria stayed behind to meet Dr. Hogback and observe Charlotte Linlin’s wedding.
• Momonga declined to eat the pink dragon Devil Fruit and asked whether Headquarters had summoned Ortolan to the World Conference.
• Ortolan told Momonga he had rejected the conference assignment and recalled that Garp was searching for Mihawk while Dragon hid in the East Blue with his pregnant wife.
• Ortolan oversaw G-5’s shipbuilding plans and sent Master Tom the Island Warship Technology for study.
• Doflamingo returned to the North Blue and planned to seize Celestial Gold during the World Conference, with Ortolan supporting his bid to become a Shichibukai.

At G-5, Ortolan read reports about Mihawk becoming a target of the Marines and the Big Mom Pirates, though Mihawk failed to realize Ortolan was behind the pressure. He also learned that Smoker had been demoted and transferred after clashing with an allied royal family.

• Ortolan read news of the World Conference, including the World Government’s planned campaign against the Revolutionary Army and Alabasta’s failed proposal to reduce Celestial Gold.
• A newspaper reported that Garp had chased Mihawk from Srikoff Island, after which the Marines raised Mihawk’s bounty to 400 million Belly and called him the “Marine Hunter.”
• The Big Mom Pirates and several swordsmen publicly targeted Mihawk, while Ortolan recognized that Mihawk still had not connected the backlash to him.
• Shanks realized the reports were a warning about offending Ortolan and told his crew to avoid provoking the G-5 Marines.
• Ortolan read that Smoker had been demoted from Captain to Lieutenant Commander and transferred after a serious conflict with an allied royal family.

Ortolan arranged to transfer Smoker to G-5 after learning he had been demoted and confined. He reflected on Fisher Tiger’s escape from Mary Geoise and the future slave uprising, then realized Moria still had not contacted him and wondered if he had fled.

• Ortolan called Marine Headquarters and ordered Smoker’s confinement canceled and his assignment transferred to G-5.
• Ortolan read that Fisher Tiger had escaped Mary Geoise after leading a slave revolt.
• Ortolan considered Tiger’s influence on Fish-Man Island and anticipated his future liberation of slaves and the consequences for Marine leadership.
• Ortolan wondered whether Moria had run off without contacting him.

At Enies Lobby, Spandine prepared New Year gifts for his superiors and discussed CP-9’s plans involving Flevance and Alabasta. After learning that Donquixote Doflamingo had seized Celestial Gold ships, Spandine called Vice Admiral Bane to ask about his connection to Doflamingo.

• Spandine put an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit intended for Foz F. into Vice Admiral Bane’s New Year gift bag.
• Foz F. told Spandine that the Donquixote Family was making arrangements in Flevance, where it might compete with the Big Mom Pirates for Lead-Platinum.
• Spandine ordered Foz F. to approach Crocodile about causing trouble in Alabasta, while warning him to keep his distance because Crocodile had offended Vice Admiral Bane.
• A subordinate reported that Donquixote Doflamingo had hijacked six ships carrying Celestial Gold, and Spandine told him not to get involved until he had gathered information.
• Spandine called Vice Admiral Bane and asked about his relationship with Donquixote Doflamingo.

Spandine learned that Doflamingo had seized six ships carrying Celestial Gold and used Ortolan’s connection to arrange a way to resolve the crisis while claiming credit for himself. At Marineford, Smoker was released from confinement and reassigned to G-5, where he would report to Senior Bane.

• Ortolan told Spandine that Doflamingo seized the Celestial Gold to pressure Mary Geoise into granting him a Shichibukai position, rather than to break with the World Government.
• Ortolan encouraged Spandine to contact Doflamingo and negotiate, promising that the matter could be handled while protecting everyone’s interests.
• Spandine learned that other officials had refused to take responsibility, so he contacted the Commander-in-Chief and volunteered to recover the Celestial Gold.
• Hina told Smoker that Senior Bane had ended his confinement early and transferred him from Marine Headquarters to G-5.
• Smoker accepted the assignment, and Hina said she admired Senior Bane and envied Smoker’s chance to serve at G-5.

Rouge prepared to leave Marine Headquarters with Ace and Robin to reunite with Ortolan at G-5, while Lucci stayed behind with Zephyr. Zephyr arranged safe passage for them and shared that Ortolan’s medicine had improved his health, leaving Rouge to depart with concern for Zephyr and Lucci.

• Rouge told Zephyr she planned to surprise Ortolan by traveling to G-5 with Ace.
• Robin announced she had graduated at the top of her class and would join the Marines when she came of age, while Lucci chose to remain with Zephyr for training.
• Rouge explained that she had waited until Garp was away before making the trip, and Zephyr accepted her decision to reunite with her husband and Ace’s father.
• Zephyr told Rouge that Ortolan had provided a blood sample for Dr. Vegapunk to make medicine that had improved his illness.
• Zephyr arranged a warship and an escort for Rouge, then Rouge asked Lucci to look after Zephyr while she was away.

Sengoku and Tsuru discussed how they were covering up Ortolan's activities at G-5 when Rosinante called to report on Doflamingo. Rosinante mistook Ortolan's secret cooperation with the Donquixote Family for treason, but Sengoku stopped him from investigating and left him believing Ortolan was serving a greater purpose.

• Tsuru told Sengoku that she had halted the discipline unit's investigations into G-5 and warned him to be careful about concealing Ortolan's corruption.
• Rosinante reported that Doflamingo had seized the Celestial Gold to secure Shichibukai status, but Sengoku told him the Marines already knew the details and ordered him to prioritize his safety.
• Rosinante accused Vice Admiral Bane of selling G-5 assets to Doflamingo, accepting more than ten billion Beli in bribes, and protecting the Donquixote Family.
• Sengoku told Rosinante to stop investigating Doflamingo and G-5, implying that Ortolan's actions had a secret justification.
• Rosinante accepted Sengoku's explanation and concluded that Vice Admiral Ortolan was enduring humiliation for a greater purpose.

Doflamingo became a Shichibukai and prepared to seize control of Dressrosa, while Ortolan advanced plans for a smuggling route to Totto Land. Rouge arrived at G-5 with Robin and Ace, then confronted Gion over her intention to make her marriage to Ortolan real, leaving the two women in direct competition for him.

• The World Government returned the Celestial Gold and rewarded Doflamingo with Shichibukai status, while Ortolan received gifts from Doflamingo and Spandine.
• Doflamingo told Ortolan he planned to extort 20 billion Belly from Dressrosa, while Ortolan prepared five warships for a smuggling route from North Blue to Totto Land.
• Gion and Momonga waited at G-5 to receive Smoker, but Rouge, Robin, and Ace disembarked first, with Smoker following behind them.
• Momonga contacted Ortolan to tell him Rouge had arrived with their child, while Gion and Rouge sent Smoker and Robin away for a private conversation.
• Gion challenged Rouge over her intentions toward Ortolan, and Rouge admitted she wanted to make their marriage real; Gion declared that they would each rely on their own abilities.

Rouge and Robin arrived at Ortolan’s G-5 residence, where Rouge began caring for him and Ace happily recognized his father. Meanwhile, Kajiki tried to comfort Gion after hearing Rouge had visited, but Gion defended Ortolan and left, while Smoker got his first impression of G-5’s lively atmosphere.

• Rouge and Robin arrived at Ortolan’s house, and Rouge took over cleaning and laundry while Robin helped.
• Ace ran to Ortolan, called him Daddy, and happily let him carry him.
• Momonga and Gion showed Smoker his temporary apartment and explained that Ortolan would meet him before he received assignments.
• Kajiki hurried over after hearing Rouge had visited, hoping to comfort Gion and win her over.
• Gion angrily rebuked Kajiki for insulting Ortolan, then left as Momonga laughed at Kajiki.
• Smoker watched the exchange and felt that G-5’s atmosphere was more open than Headquarters.

Ortolan spent a warm morning at home with Rouge, Robin, and Ace before heading to the G-5 Marine base, where Rouge’s growing attraction to him left her torn over her feelings for Gion. The chapter ended with Rouge wondering whether pursuing a future with Ortolan made her a bad woman.

• Ortolan woke to find Rouge preparing breakfast while Robin played with Ace, and he enjoyed hearing about Robin’s visit to Punk Hazard and her wish to join the Science Unit.
• Rouge served Ortolan breakfast and offered to tie his tie for him, bringing them close and leaving both of them flustered.
• Ortolan read reports about Garp repeatedly defeating Mihawk and Crocodile gaining popularity in Alabasta.
• Ortolan left for work after telling Rouge he would probably return for dinner, and Rouge watched him go while thinking about Gion and her own feelings.

Ortolan dealt with Gion’s jealousy before welcoming Smoker to G-5 and promising to restore his rank and send him to the front lines. He left Smoker under his protection, with orders to uphold G-5’s reputation while promising to shield him from headquarters’ rules.

• Gion retied Ortolan’s tie, grew jealous when he mentioned Rouge, and fled after he admitted he had improper thoughts about her and she urged him to be bolder.
• Ortolan welcomed Smoker and promised that G-5 would protect him from the nobles who had mistreated him at headquarters.
• Ortolan told Smoker that Zephyr had praised him and promised to restore his Captain rank when the time was right.
• Smoker asked to serve on the fiercest front line, and Ortolan said he would arrange for him to train under Rear Admiral Issho.
• Ortolan told Smoker that G-5 would support his actions and protect him, so long as he did not bring shame upon the base.