Chapter Summaries

Mo Xingchen and Mihawk competed at fishing until they caught a Sea King and made it pull their boat. Mihawk then gained a new sword technique after Mo Xingchen offered him advice, leaving Mo Xingchen privately frustrated by Mihawk’s sudden breakthrough.

• Mo Xingchen took a break from rowing, so Mihawk proposed a fishing contest and tried to lure a Sea King with bait.
• Mihawk hooked a Sea King, but Mo Xingchen stopped him from attacking and ordered it to pull their boat.
• Mihawk asked Mo Xingchen about Observation Haki, and Mo Xingchen explained that he had used spiritual power instead.
• Mo Xingchen told Mihawk that Conqueror’s Haki came from spiritual power and shared his thoughts about focusing on the sword’s reach.
• Mihawk awakened a sword domain around Yoru, thanked Mo Xingchen for his guidance, and left Mo Xingchen wondering why Mihawk had gained enlightenment so easily.

After Mihawk decided to seek out Shimotsuki Koshiro and Roronoa Zoro in East Blue, Mo Xingchen traveled with him to the Moby Dick to meet Whitebeard's crew. The chapter ended with Mo Xingchen sensing Ace asleep in the cabin and smiling coldly.

• Mo Xingchen told Mihawk about Shimotsuki Koshiro and Roronoa Zoro, prompting Mihawk to plan a trip to East Blue.
• Jozu spotted a Sea King, and Marco flew to investigate before rushing back to warn the Moby Dick of an enemy attack.
• Marco identified Mo Xingchen and Mihawk on the Sea King, putting the Whitebeard Pirates on alert.
• Mo Xingchen and Mihawk stepped onto the Moby Dick, where Mo Xingchen sensed Ace and the others sleeping in the cabin.

Mo Xingchen boarded the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship and insisted on being treated as a guest before revealing that he had come for Ace. Whitebeard reacted by unleashing his Conqueror’s Haki and rising with his bisento, leaving their encounter on the brink of confrontation.

• Mo Xingchen ignored Marco and approached Whitebeard, who asked why a Marine Admiral had come aboard.
• Mo Xingchen demanded a seat and wine, and Whitebeard ordered Marco to bring them; Thatch later brought ice and a glass.
• Mo Xingchen told Whitebeard that he had come for Ace.
• Whitebeard remembered learning that Ace was Roger’s son after Ace confessed during a late-night talk, while a black, gap-toothed man overheard them.
• Mo Xingchen said he meant exactly what Whitebeard thought, and Whitebeard erupted with Conqueror’s Haki, grabbed his bisento, and confronted him.

Mo Xingchen's Conqueror's Haki clashed with Whitebeard's on the Moby Dick, while Mihawk blocked Whitebeard's attack. Ace and Deuce arrived and called Mo Xingchen their uncle, and he ordered them to kneel before asking Ace to explain himself.

• Mo Xingchen unleashed his spiritual power, overwhelming most of the Whitebeard Pirates and causing the Moby Dick's deck to crack.
• Whitebeard praised Mo Xingchen's Conqueror's Haki and attacked him with his naginata.
• Mihawk blocked Whitebeard's strike and challenged him to reveal the gap between them.
• Ace and Deuce came out of the cabin, recognized Mo Xingchen's Haki, and called him uncle.
• Mo Xingchen ordered Ace and Deuce to kneel, then asked Ace to explain himself as the future Pirate King.

Mo Xingchen learned why Ace had stayed with the Whitebeard Pirates and told him he respected his choice to join them. He then turned to Whitebeard to discuss his own affairs.

• Whitebeard and Mihawk stopped fighting as Ace explained how he had met Katakuri and Marco and ended up with the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Mo Xingchen asked Ace whether he intended to join Whitebeard, and Ace admitted he wanted to join but feared his uncle's reaction.
• Mo Xingchen reminded Ace to live for himself and respect his own principles, then approved his choice to join the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ace celebrated Mo Xingchen's approval, and Mo Xingchen turned to Whitebeard and said they would discuss Whitebeard's affairs.

Mo Xingchen confronted Whitebeard with the threat that his illness and eventual death would leave the Whitebeard Pirates vulnerable, and urged him to ignite a war in the New World so his sons could grow stronger. Whitebeard considered the choice, while Mo Xingchen made clear he would free powerful prisoners to sow chaos regardless of Whitebeard’s decision.

• Mo Xingchen stunned Whitebeard and his commanders by saying Whitebeard was about to die.
• Mo Xingchen warned that Whitebeard’s sons would either be destroyed after his death or abandon the pirate flag, and Whitebeard recognized his own fears in the warning.
• Whitebeard asked what Mo Xingchen wanted, and Mo Xingchen urged him to wage war in the New World so his sons could gain strength through hardship.
• Whitebeard asked what the Marines would offer, but Mo Xingchen said he was not negotiating and had raised the matter because of Ace.
• Mo Xingchen threatened to visit Impel Down and recruit Bullet and Redfield if Whitebeard died peacefully, letting them wreak havoc in the New World.

Mo Xingchen left the Moby Dick after persuading Ace to stay with Whitebeard, leaving Whitebeard impressed by him and troubled by the family ties between Ace and Garp. As Mo Xingchen and Mihawk sailed away, Mihawk began manifesting Sword Qi, and Mo Xingchen reacted in shock.

• Whitebeard praised Mo Xingchen as Sengoku’s outstanding successor, while Mo Xingchen chose not to tell him about Teach.
• Mo Xingchen and Mihawk departed aboard a Sea King, and Mo Xingchen silently hoped Ace would not regret staying with Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard rallied his crew, then listened as Ace explained that Garp had raised him and was his grandfather.
• Whitebeard realized Garp was Ace’s grandfather and withdrew to be alone, distressed by the thought of becoming Garp’s nephew.
• Mihawk contemplated Mo Xingchen’s influence and began to manifest circling strands of Sword Qi, prompting Mo Xingchen to exclaim in shock.

Mo Xingchen returned from the New World after reading reports on the war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates, then learned Sengoku was delighted by the war’s outbreak. The chapter ended with Mo Xingchen deciding not to take advantage of Zephyr’s savings.

• Mo Xingchen gave up on his training while Mihawk ignored him and bought newspapers from a News Bird.
• Mo Xingchen and Mihawk read reports as the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates exchanged attacks and fought along their territorial border.
• Mihawk declined Mo Xingchen’s invitation to visit the East Blue, saying he needed to digest his recent improvement.
• Mo Xingchen returned to Marineford and found Sengoku laughing over the news of the war.
• Sengoku asked whether Mo Xingchen had caused the Whitebeard Pirates’ declaration of war, and Mo Xingchen took credit for it.
• Sengoku complained that Zephyr had been spending heavily on Tama, but Mo Xingchen decided not to exploit Zephyr’s savings.

As the war among the Emperor pirate crews plunged the New World into chaos, Shanks chose to declare war on the Big Mom Pirates, while the Marines sealed the route back from Fish-Man Island. At Marine Headquarters, Robin and Luo were assigned extra intelligence work as Mo Xingchen relaxed, leaving Sengoku caught in the middle.

• Mo Xingchen told Sengoku how he had persuaded Whitebeard to stir up the seas, and Sengoku reflected on his old rival.
• As the Whitebeard and Beasts Pirates war escalated, Beckman outlined plans for Shanks, who ordered the Red Hair Pirates to declare war on the Big Mom Pirates.
• The Marines sent Fire Mountain, Momonga, Doberman, Onigumo, and Strawberry to guard the passage near Fish-Man Island and prevent pirates from returning from the New World.
• Robin complained to Mo Xingchen about her workload, and Sengoku sent Luo to help her organize intelligence.
• Luo left with Robin after asking when Mo Xingchen would become Marshal, while Mo Xingchen joked that his words had been innocent.

At Marine Headquarters in 1518, Sengoku convened the Navy’s annual review and announced a major campaign to clear pirates from the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line. The meeting ended with the officers united behind the plan to prepare for a future offensive into the New World.

• Vice Admiral Tsuru, Garp, and Zephyr arrived at the conference, followed by Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, Tianshu, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku.
• Sengoku praised the Marines’ work over the past year and led the officers through reports on achievements, institutional adjustments, and base needs.
• Sengoku assigned Aokiji to lead half the forces from the first half of the Grand Line into the Four Seas to target pirates with bounties above ten million Beli.
• Sengoku ordered Akainu to lead the forces from G1 through G5 in clearing pirates from the first half of the Grand Line, while Kizaru’s research department supplied weapons.
• Sengoku declared that the Navy would eventually launch a full-scale offensive into the New World, and the Marine officers shouted their support.

After Marineford’s meeting, Mo Xingchen visited the Gorosei and briefed them on Sengoku’s plans for the coming year. He proposed expanding Tom’s Sea Train into a network spanning the seas and offered the Gorosei shares, but the Finance God Warrior questioned who would fund its enormous initial costs.

• After the meeting, Marine officers headed into Marineford to celebrate, while Mo Xingchen traveled with Laboon to Holy Land Mary Geoise.
• Mo Xingchen met the Gorosei, explained Sengoku’s Marine deployment plans for next year, and gave them a folder as a gift.
• Mo Xingchen proposed expanding Tom’s Sea Train into a sea-wide network to support trade and tourism, offering each Gorosei five percent of the original shares.
• The Finance God Warrior warned that the project would require enormous upfront investment and asked who would pay for it without short-term returns.

Mo Xingchen persuaded the Gorosei to approve the Sea Train project by promising them shares and threatening to force reluctant nations into funding it. After securing their signatures, he activated a secret Revolutionary Army operation, and Dragon told Tom that his dream of connecting the sea would soon begin.

• Mo Xingchen convinced the Gorosei that the connected nations should fund the Sea Train and warned that disobedient rulers could be removed and replaced.
• Mo Xingchen offered the Gorosei five percent shares each, and the Finance God Warrior explained how the profits would be divided among the project’s supporters and investors.
• The Gorosei signed the project launch documents, promised Mo Xingchen their backing, and watched him leave after he declared his loyalty.
• Mo Xingchen contacted Dragon with the activation phrase for Project God of the World, and Dragon ordered the Revolutionary Army to act under cover of the Sea Train project.
• Dragon warned his commanders to kill anyone who sabotaged the project, then told Tom that the Sea Train would fulfill his dream and help suffering commoners.
• Tom vowed to build the Sea Train properly and protect it with his life.

Mo Xingchen reflected on the coming war while the Revolutionary Army prepared to expand beyond the South Blue. At the Marine Headquarters’ Shichibukai meeting, Hancock confronted Kuma over his repeated interference with her happiness until Mo Xingchen arrived and ended the standoff.

• Dragon told Mo Xingchen that the Revolutionary Army had secretly taken control of the South Blue and asked for advice on expanding into the other seas.
• Mo Xingchen recalled the Marines’ plans for the next year and imagined the coming battles as he stood on Laboon’s head.
• Hancock demanded an explanation from Kuma for repeatedly obstructing her happiness, while the other Shichibukai watched and Luo ignored Kuma’s pleas for help.
• Mo Xingchen entered the meeting, and the Shichibukai greeted him before taking their seats.
• Mo Xingchen asked Hancock to release Brook from petrification, and Hancock used her improved control of the Love-Love Fruit to undo it.
• The chapter noted that Mo Xingchen had spurred others to train, including Garp, whose hidden strength Bogard discovered when a mountain’s peak crumbled after Garp punched it.

Mo Xingchen briefed the Shichibukai on the Navy’s strategic withdrawal from the latter half of the Grand Line and assigned them to support the newly approved Sea Train project. After advising Jinbe on leading the Fish-Man race, he ended the meeting and invited everyone to celebrate.

• Mo Xingchen announced that Navy forces would leave the latter half of the Grand Line and sweep the first half, while the Shichibukai cooperated and handled trouble as needed.
• Jinbe revealed that he had purged 478 Fish-Man criminals and asked for Navy support to protect Fish-Man Island; Mo Xingchen advised him to learn from others and recruit suitable humans.
• Mo Xingchen told the Shichibukai that next year’s assessments would focus on keeping the Sea Train project on track, and asked Kuma to help Jinbe with the work.
• The Shichibukai discussed their rewards, warnings, and requests for Navy assistance, then Mo Xingchen ended the meeting and sent Luo to reserve a restaurant and Brook to gather the department’s brothers.

Hancock and Mihawk's rivalry escalated into a fight at Mo Xingchen's home, and Robin and Kuina joined in. Mo Xingchen watched as the three women battled Mihawk in the yard.

• Hancock and Mihawk clashed over his criticism of her cooking and his claim that swordsmen should keep women out of their hearts, breaking the dining table with their powers.
• Hancock challenged Mihawk to a fight outside, and Mo Xingchen followed them into the yard.
• Robin and Kuina arrived, and Robin joined Hancock against Mihawk after hearing why they were fighting.
• Mo Xingchen gave Kuina permission to join the fight, and she attacked alongside Hancock and Robin.
• Mo Xingchen watched the three women fight Mihawk and sang about Liu, Guan, and Zhang battling Lu Bu.

Mo Xingchen and Luo toured the Four Seas to observe the effects of the Revolutionary Army’s growing influence and the Sea Train project. A year later, Monkey D. Luffy set sail from Windmill Village with a well-equipped boat and dreams of becoming Pirate King.

• Mo Xingchen and Luo traveled undercover through the South Blue, where they saw peaceful communities and the Sea Train project thriving despite some corruption.
• Mo Xingchen reported the corruption he found to Dragon and left him to address it within the Revolutionary Army.
• Mo Xingchen and Luo traveled through other seas, where they witnessed poverty and fear alongside the overthrow of old nobles and new policies that gave commoners work.
• Luo struggled to judge the changes he saw, while Mo Xingchen let the evidence speak for itself.
• In Marineford Calendar 1520, Dadan prepared a well-equipped sailboat for Luffy, who left Windmill Village and declared that he would become Pirate King.
• Makino and the villagers watched Luffy depart, while Dadan and her subordinates wept and called after him.

Roronoa Zoro was rescued by Monkey D. Luffy and ended up sailing with him despite wanting nothing to do with pirates. After weeks of going in circles, they received food and directions from Marines, and Luffy announced that they were pirates.

• Monkey D. Luffy pulled Roronoa Zoro aboard his sailboat, and Zoro introduced himself as a bounty hunter and promised to protect the ship.
• Luffy declared his ambition to become the Pirate King and asked Zoro to join his crew, but Zoro refused.
• Luffy and Zoro spent nearly half a month drifting in circles while Zoro complained that Luffy could not navigate, read maps, or cook.
• Zoro noticed that pirate ships seemed rarer than before while Marine warships remained common.
• Luffy and Zoro met a Marine warship, asked for food and directions, and Luffy told the Marines they were pirates and that he would become the Pirate King.

Luffy and Zoro were mocked by Marines before their sailboat drifted to Buggy's island, where a girl ran to them for help. Meanwhile, Mo Xingchen learned that Whitebeard had collapsed after Thatch was killed and Ace had gone after the traitor.

• Luffy declared that he would become Pirate King, but the Marines laughed at him until he stopped fighting them after Zoro mentioned their food.
• Mo Xingchen read that Whitebeard and Kaido had fought, then suspected Blackbeard had killed Thatch and asked Luo to call Whitebeard.
• Marco told Mo Xingchen that Whitebeard was unconscious after his old injuries flared up and Thatch was killed, while Ace pursued the traitor.
• After two days at sea, Luffy and Zoro's boat drifted to the island where Buggy's crew was based.
• A short orange-red-haired girl being chased by burly men ran up to Luffy and Zoro and asked them to save her.

Luffy and Zoro teamed up with Nami after defeating Buggy and later Kuro, while Nami decided to sail with them despite hating pirates. The story left them at the Baratie, where Dracule Mihawk arrived to eat and was recognized by Sanji and the restaurant’s elderly chef.

• Luffy and Zoro defeated the thugs who threatened them, and Nami followed them to a restaurant and proposed teaming up.
• Nami told Luffy and Zoro about her hatred of pirates and her dream of drawing a world map, and Luffy asked her to navigate for his crew.
• Nami challenged Luffy and Zoro to defeat Buggy, then planned to steal the Buggy Pirates’ treasure, but Luffy defeated Buggy and saved the town.
• Nami saw that Luffy and Zoro were different from pirates who oppressed people and decided to sail with them for a while longer.
• Luffy and Zoro defeated Kuro in Syrup Village, gaining Usopp and the Going Merry.
• At the Baratie, Sanji greeted Dracule Mihawk, and the elderly chef recognized Mihawk as the world’s greatest swordsman and a Shichibukai.

Mihawk spent a year farming and training before visiting the sea restaurant, where Luffy and his crew arrived and Zoro challenged him to a duel. Mihawk overwhelmed Zoro with a small knife and stabbed him, while Zoro refused to retreat even at the risk of death.

• Mihawk spent a year on his island before heading to the East Blue to seek out the swordsmen his superior had praised.
• Luffy and his group entered the sea restaurant, where Luffy challenged Zeff to cook food faster than he could eat it.
• Zoro spotted Mihawk and challenged him to a duel, declaring that becoming the strongest was his ambition.
• Mihawk faced Zoro on the deck using only a small knife and blocked his attacks without moving his feet.
• Mihawk stabbed Zoro in the chest, but Zoro said he would rather die honorably than live in disgrace.