Chapter Summaries

Gigue took three Devil Fruits from Rosward, then left Mary Geoise to return to Marine Headquarters after Kong called him back. Before departing, he comforted Monet and Sugar and received a report from Spandine about Olvia’s recent actions.

• Gigue recognized the Love Love Fruit and took it along with the two Snake-Snake Fruits, while Garling declined to eat the Love Love Fruit.
• After more than a month in Mary Geoise, Gigue learned Kong had been worried about his disappearance and was instructed to return to Marine Headquarters.
• Gigue told Monet and Sugar to study while he was away, and Monet asked him to come back often.
• Spandine arrived to see Gigue and reported that Olvia had recently crossed the line, asking whether they should act against her.

Gigue learned that Spandine had concealed Olvia’s affair from CP0 and praised him for his loyalty. After leaving the Monet sisters, Gigue visited Vegapunk and gave him two Zoan Devil Fruits to put into blades for the Figarland Family.

• Spandine told Gigue that CP9 had suppressed news of Olvia’s affair before CP0 could learn of it, and Gigue told him to wait until CP0 found out.
• Gigue praised Spandine’s work, promised him a reward, and asked about his eighteen-year-old son, Spandam.
• Spandine noticed the Monet sisters and resolved to search for other pretty young girls to please Gigue.
• Gigue left the Monet sisters and traveled to Vegapunk’s laboratory instead of returning directly to Marineford.
• Gigue gave Vegapunk two Zoan Devil Fruits and instructed him to put their abilities into blades and send them to the Figarland Family.

After Gigue tipped off Stussy about Olvia and the Ohara scholars, the World Government ordered their arrest, and Kizaru and Kuma captured them. When Kizaru learned Olvia knew Gigue, he assumed Gigue was implicated and threatened to execute her group, leaving Gigue scrambling to stop him.

• Gigue reported his mission to Kong and privately vowed to claim Roger's head.
• Gigue told Stussy to report that Olvia and the Ohara scholars were studying forbidden history, despite having no evidence.
• The Five Elders ordered Kong to arrest Olvia and execute her if she resisted, so the Marines searched for her ship.
• Ginny located Olvia's ship, and Kizaru and Kuma arrested Olvia and the thirty-three scholars aboard.
• Olvia asked Kizaru about Gigue, prompting him to call Gigue and ask whether he knew her.
• After Gigue confirmed he had met Olvia, Kizaru declared that he would execute the group, and Gigue tried to dissuade him.

Kizaru consulted Gigue about Olvia and the scholars, and Gigue ordered him to spare Olvia while allowing Kuma to send the others to Marineford. Gigue caught Olvia as Kuma delivered her and the chapter ended with Kizaru and Kuma arriving at the harbor.

• Kizaru called Gigue, who told him to bring Olvia to headquarters and spare her, while leaving the other scholars’ fate to them.
• Kuma used his ability to send the scholars away, and Kizaru killed those who tried to flee.
• Kuma sent Olvia toward Marineford, then sent Kizaru after the others.
• Gigue waited at Marineford and absorbed Olvia’s paw-shaped bubble before she landed in the crater.
• Olvia told Gigue she feared the World Government would punish Ohara, and Gigue reminded her he had warned her to stop pursuing her research.
• Kizaru and Kuma arrived at the harbor after Gigue descended with Olvia.

Gigue revealed his Celestial Dragon status through a call with Saint Saturn, who ordered a Buster Call against Ohara while allowing Gigue to spare Olvia. Gigue planned to report to Fleet Admiral Kong and sent Kizaru to summon Sakazuki, leaving the Buster Call’s execution to Kong.

• Gigue called Saint Saturn, shocking Kizaru and Olvia when Saturn addressed him as Saint Gigue.
• Gigue reported that Kizaru and Kuma had captured the Ohara scholars, and Saturn said they would be punished for defying the World Government.
• Saturn identified Olvia as the principal offender and ordered Gigue to execute her, but Gigue spared her because she had helped him before.
• Saturn announced that the Five Elders had agreed to carry out a Buster Call on Ohara.
• Kizaru advised Gigue to let Fleet Admiral Kong initiate the Buster Call, and Gigue agreed to report to Kong instead.
• Gigue told Kizaru to summon Sakazuki back to Marineford so he could share in the credit.

Kong activated a Buster Call on Ohara and sent Gigue, Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuma, Lucia, and five thousand Marines to destroy the island. As Gigue arrived with Olvia, Clover sensed the danger while Robin quietly read in the library, unaware of the attack approaching.

• Kong obeyed the Five Elders’ order, activated the Buster Call, and dispatched Gigue with Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuma, Lucia, and five thousand Marines.
• Kuma brought Akainu back to Marine Headquarters in time to join the fleet, and Gigue carried the unconscious Olvia aboard his warship.
• Olvia woke as the fleet neared Ohara, recognized the Tree of Knowledge, and realized the Buster Call had begun.
• Gigue lifted Olvia and flew toward Ohara while Kizaru told Akainu that Gigue was a Celestial Dragon.
• Clover recalled his failed attempts to learn the World Government’s plans and worried that Ohara was in danger as the scholars continued their work.
• Robin visited the library, told Clover it was her younger sister’s birthday, and settled into a corner to read.

Five-year-old Robin struggled with hunger and mistreatment while missing her absent mother, Olvia. After Gigue showed Olvia the life Robin endured, Robin learned her mother was wanted, and Gigue’s black matter swallowed Robin’s house just as her aunt was about to hit her.

• Hungry Robin used her ability to pick sour fruit from a tree, then cried as she longed for her mother, Olvia.
• Gigue restrained Olvia nearby and made her watch Robin’s miserable life before taking her away to see the next scene.
• Robin overheard her aunt and uncle discuss Olvia being wanted by the government and ran out to look for her mother.
• Robin’s aunt caught her, dragged her back, and ordered her to clean the table’s leftovers.
• As Robin’s aunt raised her hand to slap her, black matter enveloped the house and everything inside, then vanished with it.

Gigue brought Olvia back to Robin, and mother and daughter reunited after three years apart. He killed Robin’s aunt and uncle, then entered Ohara’s Tree of Knowledge and confronted Clover and the scholars.

• Gigue arrived with Olvia, and Robin recognized her mother before the two embraced and wept.
• Olvia confronted her brother over how he had treated Robin, then panicked when Gigue raised his hand and pleaded for her daughter’s life.
• Gigue killed Robin’s uncle with lightning, while Robin’s aunt was dragged underground by darkness, and he took Olvia and Robin away.
• Gigue entered the Tree of Knowledge, killed a scholar who challenged him, and demanded to know whether all of Ohara’s scholars were present.
• Clover recognized Gigue as Marine Admiral Black Dragon, but Gigue threw him down and declared that none of the scholars would escape.

Gigue took the books from the Tree of Knowledge, killed the scholars inside, and burned Ohara while Robin and Olvia watched. He brought Olvia and Robin to Akainu’s warship, where Akainu accepted his actions and prepared to open fire on the island.

• Gigue absorbed every book in the library into the Dark Bible and killed Clover and the other scholars who attacked him.
• Gigue emerged from the Tree of Knowledge and confirmed to Robin that he was Marine Admiral Black Dragon.
• Gigue set the Tree of Knowledge and the surrounding area ablaze as Olvia covered Robin’s ears against the screams.
• Gigue answered Akainu’s call, then flew with Olvia and Robin to the nearby warship.
• Akainu recognized Olvia, and Gigue said he would take her home for punishment; Akainu approved and agreed to fire on Ohara.

Gigue ordered the bombardment that destroyed Ohara, then revealed that he had rescued the Tree of Knowledge’s books. He forced Olvia to rewrite their historical records and took her and Robin to Mary Geoise.

• Gigue ordered all five warships to fire on Ohara, destroying the Tree of Knowledge and reducing the island to scorched ruins.
• Olvia told Robin that Ohara no longer existed, while Gigue ordered his subordinates to send photographs of the destruction to the newspapers.
• Gigue demanded compensation from Olvia and showed her the books he had saved from the Tree of Knowledge.
• Gigue ordered Olvia to alter the historical records and compile them into a book for his inspection.
• Olvia realized Gigue planned to take her and Robin to Mary Geoise, where he would keep them as guests.

Gigue returned to Mary Geoise with Olvia and Robin, where Olvia discovered that he belonged to the powerful Figarland Family. After discussing Ohara with Garling, Gigue planned to turn Gurando's Royal Chamber into a library and have Olvia prepare a history textbook for compulsory education.

• Gigue brought Olvia and Robin to the Figarland clan land, where the Golden Armor Guards greeted him as Young Master.
• Olvia realized Gigue was a Figarland when he called Garling his uncle, and Garling welcomed them into his Royal Chamber.
• Gigue and Garling discussed Ohara's destruction and how Garling's contacts in the press had silenced criticism of Gigue.
• Gigue decided he wanted to place a trusted ally in the World Economic News Agency who could eventually replace Morgans.
• Gigue asked about Gurando's Royal Chamber and proposed turning it into a library, with Olvia compiling a history book for compulsory education.

Gigue arranged the renovation of Gurando's Royal Chamber and separated Olvia from Robin while allowing them to meet daily. On a small island, Shanks cared for Buggy, and the two argued after learning Roger's crew had reached Laugh Tale; Roger and the others then returned.

• Gigue began renovating Gurando's Royal Chamber, confined Olvia, and placed Robin among the maids, while allowing mother and daughter an hour together each day.
• Shanks forced sick Buggy to drink medicine, then saw a newspaper announcing Roger's crew had succeeded.
• Buggy lamented missing the journey to Laugh Tale and suspected a curse had caused him and Toki to fall ill because they were Devil Fruit users.
• Shanks and Buggy argued over Buggy's illness and the Devil Fruit he had eaten, then rushed outside when Roger called to them.
• Roger returned with several figures, greeted Shanks and Buggy, and asked if they had been fighting again.

Buggy learned that Laugh Tale rejected Devil Fruits except for one special Fruit, while Roger hinted that he had little time left and spoke privately with Shanks. Shanks emerged troubled by their conversation, but after brawling with Buggy, he said he felt better.

• Buggy told Roger his guess about Laugh Tale, and Roger confirmed it rejected Devil Fruits except for one whose Ability User could claim its true treasure.
• Roger said the special Devil Fruit was never meant for him and that he did not have much time left.
• Roger held a banquet aboard the Oro Jackson, then pretended to be drunk so he could speak privately with Shanks.
• Roger asked Shanks about his straw hat and told him things no one else heard, leaving Shanks confused and despondent.
• Buggy followed Shanks to the bow and asked what was wrong, but they soon argued and fought until both were bruised.
• Buggy asked Shanks if he felt better, and Shanks said he did.

After Roger became the King of the Pirates, he expanded his influence while concealing his illness from most of his crew. He announced a war against the Navy in three months, then left the Oro Jackson alone, leaving Rayleigh to command a growing force of unruly subordinate pirates.

• Kong angrily reacted to Roger’s new title and worried that the Roger Pirates’ expansion would damage the Navy.
• Roger’s crew grew uneasy when he began accepting pirate crews as subordinates, so Roger revealed his incurable illness at a banquet.
• Shanks, Buggy, and Bullet reacted with grief and anger, but Roger unleashed overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki and said he would not die before completing his mission.
• Roger announced that the Roger Pirates would go to war with the Navy in three months and appointed Rayleigh to lead while he was away.
• Roger left the Oro Jackson alone the next morning, while Rayleigh tolerated the subordinate pirates’ growing lawlessness and regarded them as expendable.

Three months after Roger returned, he declared war on Marineford, prompting the Marines to gather and discuss their response. Gigue arrived late and insisted on leading the Marines to confront Roger at sea, leaving Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru eager to set out.

• Roger returned after three months and ordered his crew to prepare to attack Marineford.
• Kong convened the Marine leaders, where Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, and Aramaki reacted to Roger's declaration with hostility.
• Kong asked Lucia where Gigue was, and Gigue appeared through a dark vortex before explaining that he had been sleeping at the family estate.
• After Kong confirmed Roger's plans, Gigue said he would lead the Marines out to meet the pirates rather than wait at Marineford.
• Akainu praised Gigue's decision, while Aokiji showed his support and Kizaru urged the group to set out immediately.

Gigue persuaded Kong to send him and a powerful group of Marines after the Roger Pirates while Sengoku stayed to defend Marineford. Aboard the Oro Jackson, Roger told Rayleigh he expected to die in the coming battle and revealed that he had a son named Portgas D. Ace.

• Gigue agreed with Sengoku that Marineford needed protection and offered to face the Roger Pirates himself.
• Kong approved Gigue's plan to bring Sakazuki, other Logias, Lucia, Kuma, and Kuzan, while Sengoku remained at headquarters.
• Roger warned Rayleigh to escape with Shanks and Buggy if necessary, then admitted he intended to cover the crew's retreat and die.
• Rayleigh challenged Roger's identity, and Roger insisted he was still himself but was not the person someone was waiting for.
• Roger revealed that his unborn son was named Portgas D. Ace and that Garp's son was protecting Ace's mother.

Roger prepared Rayleigh for his death and ordered him and Shanks to find the Devil Fruit again. As Roger and Gigue’s fleets met in the Edow Sea, their Conqueror’s Haki clashed before a worldwide audience, while Olvia, Robin, and Garling watched from Mary Geoise.

• Roger told Rayleigh that the fruit’s mission was to kill Gigue and urged him and Shanks to find it after Roger died.
• News spread that Roger and the Marines would fight, and Gigue led his fleet openly toward the Roger Pirates.
• Roger ordered the Oro Jackson and the other pirate fleets to sail, and three days later they met Gigue’s fleet in the Edow Sea.
• Roger and Gigue unleashed their Conqueror’s Haki, darkening the sky, raising waves, and knocking news birds from the air.
• At the Figarland estate, Olvia told Robin that Gigue would win as Garling gathered the household to watch him.

Gigue confronted Roger’s fleet and killed a giant wolf that Roger had expected to help in the battle. The Marines’ Admirals slaughtered the pirates who charged their ships, while Kizaru turned his attention to Roger.

• Gigue used Dark Gravity to pull a nearly two-hundred-meter giant wolf from the sea and suspend it above the battlefield.
• Roger tried to push the falling wolf away from the pirate fleet, but Gigue cut it in half with Demonic Sword: Muramasa.
• Roger ordered the pirates to attack, and Aramaki, Akainu, and Aokiji blocked their advance and destroyed many pirate ships.
• Roger stayed aboard the Oro Jackson and protected it from magma while the stronger pirates held back from the fighting.
• Kizaru watched the battle and said he would capture Roger first.

Bullet fought Kizaru after Kizaru attacked the Oro Jackson, and Akainu joined the battle when Bullet gained the upper hand. The chapter ended with Akainu’s surprise magma attack scorching Bullet’s face.

• Kizaru fired Yasakani no Magatama at the Oro Jackson, but Bullet entered Devil Form and charged through the light bullets.
• Bullet formed Haki-coated Ice Crystal Knuckle Dusters and battled Kizaru at close range, forcing Kizaru to retreat.
• Bullet landed a powerful punch that sent Kizaru flying, but Akainu erupted through the ice and blocked Bullet’s pursuit.
• Akainu emerged beside Kizaru, and the two Marines faced Bullet as he challenged their strength.
• Akainu abruptly struck Bullet with a Magma Fist, blistering his face, while Kizaru noticed Akainu had learned Gigue’s sudden-attack style.

Bullet fought Akainu and Kizaru until Rayleigh, Shanks, and Buggy joined the battle, leaving Roger to face Gigue. Roger awakened the Nika Fruit during their fight, while the Five Elders watched in shock and feared for Saint Gigue.

• Akainu and Kizaru overwhelmed Bullet, and Kizaru knocked him to the ground with a Light Speed Kick.
• Rayleigh, Shanks, and Buggy left the Oro Jackson to join the fighting after Roger told Rayleigh not to go too deep.
• Roger and Gigue clashed across the battlefield, and Gigue sent Roger flying before drawing him in with Banshō Ten'in and attacking with Muramasa.
• Roger repelled Muramasa with Conqueror's Haki, then burst into laughter as black flames and flame clouds formed around him.
• Warcury and Nusjuro recognized Roger's stance as the awakened Nika Fruit, while Peter warned that Saint Gigue was in danger.