Chapter Summaries

Teach used his powers to freeze several Revolutionary Army officers and forced Lindbergh to halt the fight. He demanded leadership of their group and urged Lindbergh to join him, leaving Lindbergh troubled by Gild Tesoro’s whispered suggestion.

• Teach swallowed a gun barrel and fired a freezing beam from his mouth, encasing Koala and other Revolutionary Army officers in ice.
• Teach threatened to shatter the frozen officers if Lindbergh continued fighting, and Lindbergh lowered his arms and asked what Teach wanted.
• Teach claimed Lindbergh was responsible for the destruction and announced that he would take over as the group’s leader.
• Lindbergh objected to being led by a pirate, while Teach mocked him and urged him to join in seeking revenge against the Sky Dragon.
• Gild Tesoro dismissed Teach’s claim that he could defeat the Sky Dragon, then whispered a suggestion to Lindbergh, who questioned whether it was appropriate.

Lindbergh took Chiffon hostage to force Teach to withdraw, but Teach called his bluff and threatened to strike her himself. Lindbergh released Chiffon, conceding the confrontation and leaving Gild Tesoro convinced their plan had failed.

• Gild Tesoro persuaded Lindbergh to seize Chiffon, and Lindbergh used her as a hostage to demand that Teach and his people leave.
• Teach refused to retreat, even as Lindbergh’s claws cut into Chiffon’s neck and she urged her husband not to worry about her.
• Teach claimed he would sacrifice Chiffon for his officers and began counting down while preparing to attack.
• Lindbergh released Chiffon at the count of three and surrendered, while Burgess and the others carried her away.
• Teach dispersed the shockwave around his fist and warned Lindbergh not to make such a joke again.

Teach defeated Lindbergh’s resistance and took control of the Revolutionary Army, appointing Blackbeard Pirates to its reorganized divisions while keeping Lindbergh close. As Teach celebrated his new power, Van Augur spotted a figure moving in the clouds overhead.

• After Lindbergh lost his will to fight, Gild Tesoro and the other Revolutionary Army officers accepted that they had to join Teach or be destroyed.
• Burgess brought Chiffon to Teach, who urgently summoned a doctor; the military doctor confirmed that Chiffon and her unborn baby were not seriously harmed.
• Teach spared Lindbergh because he valued his strength and inventions, then announced that the Revolutionary Army’s four army commander positions would become division captain positions.
• Teach appointed Burgess, Lafitte, Van Augur, and Doc Q as division captains and offered Lindbergh the position of First Mate.
• As Teach laughed over his takeover, Van Augur spotted a figure moving in the clouds overhead.

Luffy appeared in an awakened, cartoon-like form and protected the Revolutionary Army officers by attacking Teach. Teach recognized the power as Roger’s Devil Fruit and charged at Luffy, intent on taking it for himself.

• Lindbergh recognized the man in the sky as Luffy, and the Revolutionary Army officers and Teach reacted with surprise.
• Luffy declared that he would protect his father's comrades and launched a Haki-coated punch at Teach.
• Luffy’s punch sent Teach bouncing across the ground until Teach used an Earthquake Fist to steady himself.
• Teach recognized Luffy’s power as Roger’s Devil Fruit, which had resurfaced alongside Roger’s straw hat.
• Teach activated the Munch-Munch Fruit and charged at Luffy, determined to absorb him.

Luffy overwhelmed Teach with his giant Sarugami Gun, but the effort left him shriveled and unconscious. Lafitte rescued Teach and escaped with the Blackbeard crew while Lindbergh rushed to Luffy's side.

• Luffy swallowed Teach into his mouth, shook him around, and spat him out covered in saliva.
• Luffy's eyes glowed gold as he prepared to finish the fight, and a mass of fluid enveloped Koala and the other frozen officers.
• Teach unleashed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's shockwaves, but Luffy's Sarugami Gun forced through them and sent Teach crashing to the ground.
• Lafitte flew to the unconscious Teach while Van Augur distracted Lindbergh, and Luffy collapsed, shriveled from exhaustion.
• Lindbergh rushed to Luffy as Lafitte loaded Teach, Chiffon, Van Augur, and Burgess onto Doc Q's horse, which Doc Q revived with a purple apple before it fled.

Luffy collapsed after taking too many of Chopper’s Rumble Balls, but the Drums of Liberation revived him and brought Joy Boy to the surface. Joy Boy explained that Toki’s ability had been damaged by Darkness Power and said he needed time to recover or Emmett to restore it.

• Nami and the Straw Hat companions reached Luffy, and Chopper diagnosed that Luffy had taken more than three Rumble Balls.
• Chopper attempted to revive Luffy, but the Drums of Liberation sounded across Baltigo and Luffy transformed into his white-haired form.
• Luffy revived with a smile, then revealed through his words and manner that Joy Boy was speaking through him.
• Joy Boy told the Straw Hats that Toki had used her ability to help them escape at Sabaody and that Darkness Power had damaged her ability’s source.
• Joy Boy said Toki should wake soon but would no longer be able to use her Devil Fruit ability unless he recovered or they found Emmett.
• Franky grabbed Luffy and demanded that Joy Boy leave his body, and Joy Boy calmly gave his name.

Joy Boy briefly took control of Luffy and warned the Straw Hats about the threat of the Celestial Dragon before disappearing. Luffy regained consciousness, admitted he had eaten a handful of Rumble Balls out of fear of being too weak, and revealed that Joy Boy had told him to find a robot named Emmett.

• Lindbergh recognized Joy Boy as a figure from eight hundred years ago, while Joy Boy said the Straw Hats would need his help against the Celestial Dragon.
• Joy Boy faded away, and Nami caught Luffy as he collapsed and returned to himself.
• Luffy told Lindbergh he had already punched away their attacker, then realized he had lost control after eating a handful of Chopper's Rumble Balls.
• Luffy admitted he feared being too weak to protect his companions after what happened at Sabaody, and Nami comforted him.
• Luffy said Joy Boy had told him to find a robot named Emmett, then pointed toward something that seemed to be calling him.

Uta told Gigue about her visit to Marine Headquarters before he sensed a hidden presence nearby. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates reached Egghead Island, where Luffy uncovered an ancient Iron Giant and awakened it with the rhythm of his heart.

• Uta described her days at Marine Headquarters to Gigue and reflected on the Marines’ admiration for him.
• Gigue sensed someone lurking in the shadows and called the presence a cockroach.
• Luffy led the Straw Hat Pirates to Egghead Island, following a sound that seemed to call to him.
• Luffy found ancient ruins in the forest and struck them, revealing an Iron Giant buried underground.
• Luffy pressed his hand against the Iron Giant as drums sounded from his heart, and the giant’s eyes lit up.
• The Iron Giant began moving and pulled itself free from the earth.

Emmett mistook Luffy for Joy Boy, who partially took control of Luffy and asked to speak with his old companion. Luffy willingly lent him his body, and Joy Boy asked Emmett about something he had sealed inside him.

• Emmett awakened, recognized the Drums of Liberation, and concluded that Luffy inherited Joy Boy's will.
• Joy Boy took control of the right half of Luffy's body, surprising Luffy and alarming Nami and the others.
• Emmett recognized Joy Boy and apologized for failing to fulfill their promise, while Joy Boy said he was the one who had broken it.
• Joy Boy asked Luffy to let him speak with Emmett, and Luffy agreed to lend him his body for a while.
• Joy Boy thanked Luffy and asked Emmett whether he remembered the thing Joy Boy had sealed inside his body.

Emmett awakened and began releasing the Conqueror's Haki sealed inside his body for Joy Boy to absorb. Joy Boy revealed that a powerful Celestial Dragon descended from Cassius wielded the Dark-Dark Fruit and Muramasa, leaving Emmett shaken by the threat.

• Emmett told Joy Boy that he had awakened during his attack on Mary Geoise two hundred years earlier and had not used the power sealed inside him.
• Nami insisted that Joy Boy hurry and restore Luffy, while Franky and the others affirmed that they cared about Luffy too.
• Joy Boy asked Emmett to release his sealed power, and Emmett began emitting Conqueror's Haki that Joy Boy absorbed.
• Emmett described the Celestial Dragons he had fought in the past, but Joy Boy clarified that he meant one specific descendant of Cassius.
• Joy Boy said the Celestial Dragon had the Dark-Dark Fruit and Cassius's Demonic Sword, Muramasa, and Emmett was stunned to hear that his talent might surpass Cassius's.

Joy Boy unleashed Emmett’s stored Conqueror’s Haki, then prepared to leave Egghead Island with Emmett and the others. As they reached the sea, a powerful sword slash struck Joy Boy, revealing the arrival of the Heavenly Dragon.

• Emmett released an enormous burst of Conqueror’s Haki across Egghead Island, knocking Nami and the others unconscious and stirring Gigue at Marineford.
• Gigue sensed that someone had revealed themselves, told Ginny to deliver an approved expenditure document to Kizaru, and flew away.
• Joy Boy asked Emmett to leave with him, revived Nami and the others, and explained that the Haki’s shockwave might have alerted Marineford.
• Emmett carried Joy Boy and the group toward the shore, with Lindbergh bringing the unconscious Dorb along.
• As Emmett prepared to step into the sea, Joy Boy blocked a crescent-shaped sword slash from above and identified the attacker as the Heavenly Dragon.

Gigue attacked Joy Boy, Emmett, and the others on Egghead Island, revealing his overwhelming power. As Joy Boy fought him in the sky, Gigue turned his attention to Nami’s group and struck at them.

• Gigue used Dark Gravity to drag Emmett into the sky, but Joy Boy intercepted his dark spear and was driven into Emmett when they fell.
• Joy Boy transformed and clashed with Gigue in midair, and their Haki lightning tore Egghead Island apart.
• Gigue sent a mass of dark arms after Joy Boy, then left the aerial battle to confront Nami’s group.
• Lindbergh attacked Gigue with his claw and lightning, but Gigue caught him and showed no sign of being harmed.
• Brook slashed Gigue and Franky fired bullets at him, but Gigue’s black aura restored his clothing and the bullets failed to pierce him.
• Gigue slammed Emmett down with a force field and fired a silver bolt of lightning, prompting Nami to scream Franky’s name.

Joy Boy fought Gigue after Franky was killed and drove him back with a powerful Nika Fist. Imu warned Gigue as destructive beams rained down, and Egghead Island was reduced to ashes, leaving the survivors’ fate uncertain.

• Gigue killed Franky in front of Nami, causing her to collapse, and Joy Boy rushed down to stop him from attacking Brook.
• Joy Boy and Gigue struggled until Lindbergh carried Nami and the others away from the fight.
• Joy Boy unleashed his Nika Fist against Gigue, who blocked it with Demonic Sword: Muramasa and Darkness Power.
• Imu warned Gigue, who withdrew his sword and turned intangible, while Joy Boy recognized Imu’s presence and rushed toward Lindbergh and the others.
• Countless destructive beams fell from the dark clouds and reduced Egghead Island to ashes, leaving a bottomless hole in the sea.

Gigue searched the sea for Joy Boy, then attacked it again before leaving, unaware that Joy Boy had survived beneath the waves with Nami and the others. As Joy Boy returned control of Luffy’s body, he arranged for Lindbergh to put Emmett’s crystal core in a mechanical head for Franky’s body, and Luffy awoke to mourn Franky and fear losing his remaining companions.

• Gigue searched the sea for Joy Boy, found no trace of him, bombarded the water with black spikes, and vanished.
• Joy Boy revealed that his straw-hat-shaped barrier had saved him, Nami, the others, and Emmett’s head, while Franky had been killed by Gigue’s lightning.
• Joy Boy asked Lindbergh to make a mechanical head resembling Franky and implant Emmett’s crystal core in it, saying Luffy had agreed.
• Joy Boy returned control of the body to Luffy and told Lindbergh to communicate with the straw hat to reach safety.
• Luffy awoke, knelt beside Franky’s headless body, and wept that he could not protect his companions.
• Nami and the others awoke and joined Luffy in grieving, and Nami promised she would always stay by his side when he asked if she would leave him.

Gigue returned to Mary Joy and told Garling that Joy Boy had fought him using Monkey D. Luffy’s body before Imu erased Joy Boy and Egghead Island with Uranus. Gigue and Garling discussed the Ancient Weapons and turned their attention to finding Pluton.

• Gigue arrived at Garling’s training hall and blocked Garling’s sword attack with Demonic Sword: Muramasa before they sat down for tea.
• Gigue told Garling that Joy Boy had fought him through Monkey D. Luffy’s body and that Imu had erased Joy Boy and Egghead Island with a weapon.
• Garling identified the weapon as Uranus and explained that Vegapunk had been ordered to develop an energy source for it.
• Gigue said Sea King was already in his family’s hands and that he intended to bring Pluton under his control.
• Garling shared Spandine’s intelligence about Pluton, while Gigue recalled that Iceburg was the only person still alive who had seen its blueprints.

Former CP5 members Bruno, Kaku, Jabra, Otake, and Fukurou earned money street performing in Spring Queen City to help Lucci recover. A mysterious man in black offered them a huge payment to perform again, and they eagerly accepted his deposit.

• Bruno and the others entertained a crowd with their unusual acrobatic acts and collected Beli.
• After the crowd left, Kaku and Jabra argued while Bruno counted their earnings and said Lucci would soon recover.
• Bruno prepared to take the group to pick up Kalifa and buy lunch when a man in black approached them.
• The man in black offered three bundles of ten-thousand-Beli notes to watch their performance, and Jabra urged Bruno to accept.
• Bruno agreed to perform, and the man in black handed him the money as a deposit.

A wealthy man in black paid Bruno and the others to perform, giving them enough money to treat Lucci’s injuries. When Kalifa and Bruno realized the stranger had approached without being noticed, the CP9 agents grew wary, and Jabra sensed something was wrong.

• The man in black gave Bruno a three-million deposit, prompting Jabra, Kaku, Fukurou, and Otake to begin performing.
• The four agents used techniques tied to the Six Powers during their act, and the man in black applauded and gave Bruno another two million.
• Kalifa arrived after noticing the others had not come to get her, then learned how much money the man in black had paid them.
• Kalifa worried the stranger might have been sent by the higher-ups, but Bruno dismissed the idea and defended their performance as art.
• The man in black suddenly appeared beside Bruno and Kalifa, startling them into preparing their Devil Fruit abilities.
• Jabra noticed the tension, stopped performing, and warned Kaku that something was wrong.

Saint Gigue confronted CP9 inside Bruno’s Door-Door Space, easily overpowering them with his speed and a crushing force field. He revealed his face, and Kalifa recognized him as Saint Gigue.

• Jabra stopped Kaku from attacking and led CP9 away from the man in black through Bruno’s air door.
• The man in black followed CP9 into the Door-Door Space, revealing his Black Wings and astonishing speed.
• Kaku attacked with Tempest Kick, but the man in black blocked it with one hand.
• Jabra sent Bruno toward the exit while CP9 charged, but a purple force field slammed them all to the floor.
• The man in black released CP9, revealed his face, and Kalifa identified him as Saint Gigue.

Gigue revealed his identity to Bruno, Kalifa, and the others, cleared them of being fugitives, and promoted them from CP9 to CP0. He then accompanied them to buy medicine for Lucci, leaving the group to follow him through the Door-Door Space.

• Gigue revealed his face, and Bruno, Kalifa, and the others immediately knelt before him.
• Gigue questioned the group about becoming pirates, and they insisted they had never considered it.
• Gigue declared that CP0 members could not be fugitives, signaling that Bruno, Kalifa, and the others had been promoted from CP9 to CP0.
• The group reflected that Spandam had been stripped of his position and confined by Spandine after Gigue raised the Water 7 matter.
• Gigue told Bruno and the others to buy medicine for Lucci and went with them, vanishing through a vortex of darkness.

Lucci prepared to search for Bruno and the others, but froze when they returned with Saint Gigue and fell to his knees in reverence. Gigue healed Lucci’s remaining injuries, then asked the group whether they wanted to return with him and finish their mission.

• Lucci worried that Bruno and the others were in danger and set out to look for them.
• Lucci heard Kalifa address their visitor as Saint Gigue, froze, and dropped to his knees when Gigue entered.
• Gigue touched Lucci’s back and dissolved the stagnant blood, allowing Lucci to remove his bandages and move freely.
• Bruno explained that the group had left their money in Water 7 and could afford only a small cottage.
• Gigue asked Kalifa and the others whether they wanted to return with him, noting that their mission remained incomplete.