Chapter Summaries

Mo Xingchen proposed ways for the Marines to stir up the latter half of the Grand Line, and Sengoku and Tsuru weighed his plans. He then told Zephyr that Kuina might like Luo and Isca liked Ace.

• Mo Xingchen suggested forming a pirate crew with the Shichibukai and claiming the Pirate King title, but Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru dismissed the idea.
• Mo Xingchen offered to recruit Level Six prisoners as a quick plan or let Ace become a catfish over time.
• Sengoku and Tsuru considered the risks and benefits of both plans while Zephyr made tea.
• Mo Xingchen asked Zephyr about Kuina and Isca, and Zephyr praised their talent and potential.
• Mo Xingchen told Zephyr he thought Kuina liked Luo because she kept trying to defeat him, while Isca liked Ace.

Mo Xingchen told Zephyr the story of Isca and Ace, and the Marine leaders agreed to wait for Ace to grow up rather than rush their plans. Zephyr then shared the romantic gossip with Sengoku, who became delighted, though Zephyr’s laughter carried a trace of bitterness.

• Mo Xingchen told Zephyr how Isca had pinned Ace down and beaten him, then joked that she could keep Ace in line.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru said the Marines would wait for Ace to grow up, and Mo Xingchen assured her that Ace wanted to become Pirate King after his impulsive actions ruled out becoming a Marine.
• Sengoku came over, and Mo Xingchen served him hot tea before Sengoku asked why Zephyr had been grinning.
• Zephyr called Ace a little piglet who had caught the attention of a cabbage, then recounted Mo Xingchen’s gossip to Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru.
• Sengoku grinned at the story while the others rolled their eyes, and a trace of bitterness appeared on Zephyr’s face.

After leaving the Marshal's Office, Mo Xingchen rested at home and rewarded Luo for taking the blame during the previous day's scolding. The chapter ended with Luo delighted to receive Chun Jun and agreeing to pretend to clean the toilets.

• Mo Xingchen left the Marshal's Office, while the communications soldier worried that he had angered the officers by opening the door during their meeting.
• The next day, Luo brought food to Mo Xingchen and acted as though he held no grudge over being assigned toilet-cleaning duty.
• Mo Xingchen offered to get Luo something as compensation, and Luo asked for a sword like Chun Jun.
• Mo Xingchen gave Chun Jun to Luo, who celebrated the gift with delight.
• Luo told Mo Xingchen that Sakazuki and Garp had eavesdropped outside the office, and Mo Xingchen said they would get even next time.
• Mo Xingchen advised Luo to show up for toilet duty but only pretend to work, and Luo agreed.

Mo Xingchen brought Tama to Marine Headquarters, where she reunited with Robin and settled in under her care. He took Tama to meet Admiral Zephyr and told him about the hardships she had endured, then encouraged her to call Zephyr Grandpa.

• Mo Xingchen and Luo visited Vice Admiral Tsuru's office, where Tama greeted Mo Xingchen and said Robin had treated her kindly.
• Robin asked Mo Xingchen to take Tama shopping for daily necessities because she was busy.
• Mo Xingchen took Tama to the training grounds, where she admired Zephyr and asked questions about Marines and pirates.
• Mo Xingchen told Zephyr about Tama's difficult past, and Zephyr praised her as a good child.
• Mo Xingchen brought Tama forward and told her to call Zephyr Grandpa.

Zephyr bonded with Tama, and Mo Xingchen left him to take her into town while he supervised the recruits. Later, Kuina and Isca met Mo Xingchen, who told them Luo had returned and was probably scrubbing toilets.

• Tama called Zephyr Grandpa, and he became emotional as he thought about his lost family.
• Mo Xingchen joked with Zephyr, was punched into the air, and then asked him to take Tama into town for clothes and necessities.
• Zephyr carried Tama on his shoulders and ran off with her while Mo Xingchen dismissed the recruits for the day.
• Kuina told Mo Xingchen she enjoyed the Training Camp and challenged Luo, then learned Luo was probably scrubbing toilets.
• Isca thanked Admiral Tianshu for recommending her to the Elite Training Camp, and Mo Xingchen asked how she knew he had recommended her.

Mo Xingchen learned that some of Jinbe’s fish-men had begun abusing their positions and ordered Jinbe to send the offenders to Mary Geoise. Meanwhile, Brook brought invitations from Queen Otohime and Hancock, and Zephyr spent the day shopping with Tama, who told him she wanted to become a Marine.

• Kuina explained that Robin had encouraged Isca to train so she could capture Ace, and Mo Xingchen wished the girls luck.
• William told Mo Xingchen that fish-men under Jinbe had attacked protected merchant ships and harmed civilians, so Mo Xingchen ordered Jinbe to deliver every offender to Mary Geoise within half a month.
• Brook informed Mo Xingchen that Queen Otohime had invited him to Fish-Man Island, but Mo Xingchen declined.
• Brook said Hancock had invited Mo Xingchen to Amazon Lily and asked to accompany him.
• Zephyr bought Tama new clothes and treats around Marineford, then heard her say she wanted to become a glamorous female Marine.

Luo avoided Kuina’s challenge by claiming he had left his sword at home, leaving her waiting at the training grounds until morning. Mo Xingchen then set off with Luo to visit the Gorosei at Holy Land Mary Geoise, carrying gifts and meeting Guernica along the way.

• Luo’s fellow toilet-cleaning soldiers invited him for drinks, but Kuina arrived and challenged him to a fight.
• Luo convinced Kuina to wait at the training grounds while he went to fetch his sword, then joined the soldiers for drinks instead.
• Isca found Kuina waiting at the training grounds the next morning, vowing to kill Luo.
• Mo Xingchen told Luo to inform Fleet Admiral Sengoku that he was visiting the Gorosei and to meet him at the harbor.
• Mo Xingchen and Luo traveled with Laboon toward the Red Line, then boarded a merchant ship and met Guernica at the mountainside.

Mo Xingchen visited the Gorosei with his adjutant Trafalgar Law and presented them with prayer beads made from Jack the Drought’s ivory. He left the Gorosei pleased with his gifts and flattery, while Law gained an introduction to the world’s highest authorities.

• Mo Xingchen walked through Mary Geoise with Guernica, who reported that the Gorosei were pleased with his Wano results and shared Cipher Pol intelligence about Revolutionary Army activity in the East Blue.
• Mo Xingchen invited Law to enter the Gorosei’s office with him, then greeted the Gorosei respectfully and introduced Law as his adjutant and the holder of the Op-Op Fruit.
• Law saluted the Gorosei, who praised him and told him to learn from Mo Xingchen.
• Mo Xingchen prepared tea and presented the Gorosei with five strings of prayer beads, explaining that they were made from ivory taken from Jack the Drought.

Mo Xingchen entertained the Gorosei with gifts from Wano Country, especially a Go board that they eagerly learned to play. Pleased with him, the Finance God Warrior promised him the next Fleet Admiral position and placed Cipher Pol under his management, leaving Mo Xingchen privately distressed by the new responsibility.

• Mo Xingchen presented the Gorosei with gifts from Wano Country, and they admired the bead bracelets while joking about Kaido and Wano.
• Mo Xingchen unveiled a Go board and described it as a battle of strategy, captivating the Gorosei with his demonstration.
• Mo Xingchen played two games with the Finance God Warrior, deliberately losing one, then praised his skill so the other Gorosei could take their turns.
• The Finance God Warrior told Mo Xingchen that the Gorosei would back him as the next Fleet Admiral once Sengoku retired.
• The Finance God Warrior put Cipher Pol under Mo Xingchen's management, and Mo Xingchen accepted while inwardly lamenting the added burden.

Mo Xingchen took charge of Cipher Pol, then left Luo to face the consequences of standing Kuina up. On an unnamed New World island, Katakuri tried to recruit Ace to attend Big Mom’s tea party, but Ace refused again.

• Guernica swore loyalty to Mo Xingchen, who put William in charge of handling routine communications.
• Mo Xingchen returned to Marineford with Luo and threw away the key to Luo’s Seastone handcuffs as Kuina waited at the harbor.
• Over the next month, Tsuru, Robin, Sengoku, and Rosinante helped make Luo’s life miserable, leaving him to wander to avoid being beaten.
• Katakuri fought Ace, admired his strength and Haki potential, and invited him to Whole Cake Island for the tea party.
• Ace refused Katakuri’s invitation and hoped his crew had escaped and would send a signal.

Ace refused Katakuri’s offer to join the Big Mom Pirates, and their argument over Ace’s family turned into a fight. Katakuri disbelieved Ace’s claims about his Marine relatives and attacked him, leaving Ace struggling to evade a follow-up strike.

• Ace told Deuce and the others to escape first and regroup at their ship while he stalled Katakuri.
• Katakuri threatened Ace’s family if he refused to join the Big Mom Pirates, but Ace told him to go ahead because his relatives could handle themselves.
• Katakuri attacked after mistaking Ace’s words for indifference toward his family, and Ace tried to explain that he only doubted Katakuri could defeat them.
• Ace revealed that his grandfather was Marine Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp and his uncle was Marine Admiral Mo Xingchen, but Katakuri dismissed the claim as a lie.
• Katakuri attacked Ace with his Mochi Mochi Fruit abilities, and Ace dodged and blocked while insisting he was telling the truth.
• Katakuri used Mochi Thrust, then changed his attack into Willow Mochi as Ace tried to escape with a burst of flame.

Ace fought Katakuri with white-flamed attacks, but Katakuri revealed that his awakened Mochi Mochi Fruit gave him the advantage. The chapter ended with Katakuri swinging Ace on a giant spiked mochi club and smashing it toward the ground.

• Ace survived Katakuri's kick and countered with his white-flamed Divine Flame: Jade Break.
• Katakuri used his future sight to block Ace's punch, but Ace followed with Heat Haze: Heartbreak Elbow and injured his chest.
• Katakuri awakened his Mochi Mochi Fruit and attacked Ace with enormous mochi fists formed from the surrounding earth.
• Ace dodged dozens of punches before one sent him through trees and into a mountainside.
• Katakuri struck Ace with a giant spiked mochi club, spun him through the air, and brought the club down with Slash: Cut Mochi.

Marco rescued Ace from Katakuri and used his phoenix flames to heal him after the Big Mom Pirates withdrew. Ace explained that Katakuri had attacked him after he refused an arranged marriage invitation and offered his family’s address.

• Marco stopped Katakuri’s spiked club from crushing Ace, then freed him with a feinting attack.
• Marco confirmed that the Whitebeard Pirates had come for Ace, and Katakuri left with the Big Mom Pirates after warning him.
• Marco healed Ace with his azure flames and explained that he had eaten the Bird-Bird Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Phoenix Form.
• Ace told Marco that Katakuri had attacked him after he refused to attend the tea party and marry Big Mom’s daughter.

Marco and Ace reunited with their companions and spent several days feasting while their friendship grew. When Whitebeard arrived, he approached the still-drowsy Ace and invited him to become his son.

• Marco laughed at Ace's story about Katakuri and questioned whether Ace would really have led Katakuri to his family.
• A Spade Pirates signal flare appeared, and Ace started to leave, but Marco asked him to stay until Whitebeard arrived.
• Ace agreed to wait, then reunited with Deuce and the others and celebrated with Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Marco spotted the Moby Dick approaching and woke Ace by splashing seawater on him.
• Whitebeard arrived with his commanders, heard Marco's report, and asked Ace to become his son.

Ace refused Whitebeard’s attempt to make him his son, but Whitebeard declared that a banquet would celebrate Ace joining the crew anyway. After Ace attacked him in anger, Whitebeard effortlessly caught and threw him back across the beach.

• Ace asked Whitebeard whether he would kill him or threaten his companions if Ace refused, and Whitebeard promised he would protect his crew like family.
• Ace decided he did not need another father, but Whitebeard called for a banquet after craving alcohol.
• Whitebeard claimed the banquet was to celebrate Ace joining the Whitebeard Pirates, and Ace protested that he had never agreed.
• The Whitebeard Pirates shouted their name when Ace called the situation kidnapping, leaving him embarrassed and furious.
• Ace charged at Whitebeard with flames, but Whitebeard caught him and repeatedly hurled him away.

Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates spent the day together as Whitebeard teased him and Marco tried to persuade him to join the crew. After Ace declared he would become Pirate King, Whitebeard reflected on his approaching death and worried about what would become of his sons without his protection.

• Ace repeatedly attacked Whitebeard but was caught and tossed aside each time.
• Jozu brought Whitebeard a huge jar of wine, while Marco scolded him for encouraging Whitebeard to drink.
• Deuce and the others woke up, and Marco told them they had been invited to join the Whitebeard Pirates; Ace insisted they had been kidnapped.
• Whitebeard offered Ace a smaller jar of wine, and Ace drank before declaring he would defeat Whitebeard and become Pirate King.
• Whitebeard recalled an old friend and worried about how his sons would survive when he was gone.

Ace stayed with the Whitebeard Pirates and was reported as having joined them, disrupting the Marines’ plan to use him. Mo Xingchen decided to head to the latter half of the Grand Line to confront Ace before considering a post at Impel Down.

• Whitebeard invited Ace to become his son, and Ace fell asleep before answering after asking what Whitebeard thought of Roger.
• Teach wondered when the Devil Fruit he had been waiting for would appear and considered pursuing a division captain position.
• After Ace spent months aboard the Moby Dick, Morgans published a story claiming that Fire Fist Ace had joined the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Luo summoned Mo Xingchen to Marshal Sengoku’s office, where Vice Admiral Tsuru showed him the newspaper report.
• Sengoku suggested sending Mo Xingchen to Impel Down, but Mo Xingchen chose to go to the latter half of the Grand Line and teach Ace a lesson.

Mo Xingchen persuaded Sengoku to let him go to the latter half of the Grand Line to investigate Ace’s joining the Whitebeard Pirates, claiming he sensed that something major was coming. The chapter ended with Mo Xingchen asking Luo to find a Shichibukai there and have him wait at the Red Line Elevator.

• Sengoku refused Mo Xingchen’s request, fearing his actions could provoke the Whitebeard Pirates and destabilize the Grand Line.
• Sengoku imagined Mo Xingchen leaving the Marines and becoming an enemy, then blurted out that he would not let him resign.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru reassured Sengoku that Mo Xingchen was reliable when serious, and Sengoku asked him to explain his reason for going after Ace.
• Mo Xingchen claimed his intuition warned him that something major would happen because Ace had joined the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Sengoku approved the trip and promised that the Marines would support Mo Xingchen if he needed help.
• After leaving the Marshal’s Office, Mo Xingchen told Luo to find a Shichibukai in the latter half of the Grand Line and arrange for him to wait at the Red Line Elevator.

Mo Xingchen traveled toward the second half of the Grand Line to meet a Shichibukai, while Luo arranged for Dracule Mihawk to escort him. The reunion left Mo Xingchen stuck aboard Mihawk’s tiny coffin boat, where he decided to require standardized specifications for Shichibukai vehicles.

• Mo Xingchen left Marineford aboard Laboon and headed for the lift platform near the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Luo called several Shichibukai to arrange an escort, declined Hancock’s offer, and finally contacted Dracule Mihawk.
• Mo Xingchen crossed the Red Line by merchant ship and called Luo after failing to spot a familiar Shichibukai vessel.
• Mihawk greeted Mo Xingchen and invited him aboard his ship, which turned out to be a tiny coffin-shaped boat trailing behind a luxurious vessel.
• Mo Xingchen worried that Mihawk’s old boat would fall apart and decided that Shichibukai vehicles needed standardized specifications.
• Mo Xingchen and Mihawk both eyed the boat’s only seat, and Mo Xingchen rejected Mihawk’s suggestion that they share it.

Mo Xingchen traveled with Mihawk aboard his coffin-shaped boat, discovering its hidden wine cellar and cooking station before complaining that they were drifting too slowly toward Whitebeard. Mihawk then used repeated sword swings to propel the boat rapidly across the sea.

• Mo Xingchen and Mihawk sailed together, and Mihawk explained that he planned to drink with Shanks and test his strength after Shanks lost an arm.
• Mo Xingchen criticized Mihawk's shabby boat and learned that Mihawk had spent his money on expensive wine stored beneath the deck.
• Mihawk caught a tuna with Yoru and used a hidden cooking station to prepare sashimi for Mo Xingchen.
• Mo Xingchen realized they were drifting toward Whitebeard too slowly, so Mihawk launched powerful Sword Qi attacks that drove the boat swiftly across the sea.