Recaps

Julian raided the Edia Kingdom, a World Government member nation, and stole its treasury and three Devil Fruits. He returned to his ship and identified the fruits as the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, the Gale-Gale Fruit, and the Ancient Zoan Lizard Fruit, Deinosuchus Form.

• Julian complained about Kozuki Oden's choices in Wano and said he would crush the country's samurai; George recorded his words in his notebook.
• Julian ended the crew's banquet after midnight and told Pablo he was going out alone.
• Julian used his Earth-Earth Fruit to sneak into the Edia Kingdom's palace and found the King's Treasure Room.
• Julian stole about 1.6 billion Berries, gold, two katanas, and other treasures, then sensed and opened a concealed chamber containing three Devil Fruits.
• Julian returned to his ship and used the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia to identify the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, the Gale-Gale Fruit, and the Ancient Zoan Lizard Fruit, Deinosuchus Form.

Julian brought the Mud Dragon Pirates to Dolypa Kingdom to celebrate the New Year, shop, and quietly plan a raid on King Dopa Sart’s castle. He outfitted the crew, acquired three manuals, and learned that an auction featuring a Devil Fruit would take place in five nights.

• Julian gave the crew double pay, announced a New Year banquet, and told them to keep a low profile in Dolypa Kingdom.
• Julian brought Alice, Beatrice, and several Division Captains ashore, then assigned George to protect Rose and the medical staff while the crew went shopping.
• Julian ordered uniforms for the Mud Dragon Pirates and paid a deposit for the clothes to be made within five days.
• Julian bought a Lightning Fist manual, an unnamed manual about plants, and an Armament Haki training manual from a bookstore.
• Julian asked about King Dopa Sart’s castle and learned that an auction featuring a Devil Fruit would be held in five nights before returning to the ship.

Julian distributed Devil Fruits to strengthen his crew and celebrated the new year with them. After Herbert used the Gale-Gale Fruit to break through to Swordmaster, Julian appointed him First Mate and reorganized the crew’s ranks.

• Julian gave Herbert the Gale-Gale Fruit, Rekdon the Ancient Zoan Deinosuchus Fruit, and Cleo the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, then advised them on developing their abilities.
• Julian decorated the Mud Dragon for the new year, handed out red envelopes, and gave the crew time off before holding a banquet that night.
• Julian found that Herbert had become a Swordmaster and announced his achievement to the crew.
• Julian appointed Zelda Herbert First Mate, and the crew cheered as Herbert pledged his gratitude to Julian.
• Julian promoted Rekdon to Fourth Division Captain and assigned the crew their respective duties.

Julian distributed rank-based uniforms and epaulets to the Mud Dragon Pirates, then gathered intelligence and prepared to attend an auction before raiding Noble Street. At the auction, he killed pirates who mocked his crew and bought a young slave, Felix Lisao, whom he offered a chance to earn a place aboard his ship.

• Julian collected the uniforms and epaulets, assigned them according to rank, and told the crew that advancement and salaries would depend on strength and rank.
• Julian and the Division Captains visited the auction house, learned that it would sell slaves, a Devil Fruit, a Famous Sword, and a treasure map, and planned to return that evening.
• Julian gathered information about the island's seventeen nobles and decided that the Mud Dragon Pirates would rob Noble Street after the auction.
• At the auction house, Julian killed four pirates who insulted his crew and buried their bodies before entering the venue.
• Julian bid two hundred thousand Berries for a young slave named Felix Lisao, freed him from his chains, and told him he could join the ship only if he earned it.

Julian bought one hundred enslaved people at the auction, then began purchasing weapons and a treasure map for the Mud Dragon Pirates. He left with the map to Dragon Island, a Great Grade Sword and training manual for Herbert, and a war hammer for George.

• Julian bought slaves in bulk, including a princess from a fallen kingdom, then offered all one hundred the choice to leave or join the Mud Dragon Pirates.
• Julian bought a greatsword and stored it in his Mud Space, then won the Great Grade Sword Phantom and its swordsmanship manual for Herbert.
• Julian bought a Superalloy War Hammer for George, who lifted it with one hand and talked about smashing Momonosuke with it.
• Julian outbid the other bidders for a treasure map to Dragon Island, where a Giant Fire Dragon was said to have fallen and a Devil Fruit might be found.

Julian won the Medicine-Medicine Fruit at auction, took in hundreds of freed slaves, and sailed toward Dragon Island with his crew. Princess Marlena joined the Mud Dragon Pirates as Marina, while Rose ate the fruit and Julian continued developing his earth powers aboard ship.

• Julian outbid the other pirates with one billion Berries for an unidentified Devil Fruit, and the Auction House gave him around three hundred slaves as a gift.
• Marlena told Julian that pirates had destroyed the Edmon Kingdom and killed her father, and Julian offered her and the freed slaves the choice to leave or join him.
• Marlena abandoned her plan to restore Edmon and joined the Mud Dragon Pirates as a musician, while Julian ordered the fleet to sail toward Dragon Island.
• Julian identified the Devil Fruit as the Medicine-Medicine Fruit and gave it to Rose, encouraging him to become a renowned pharmacist.
• Herbert used the Gale-Gale Fruit to accelerate the twelve ships, and Julian continued practicing his earth abilities, including clay constructs, dense mineral soil, and explosive earth.

Julian and the Mud Dragon Pirates crossed Dragon Island’s deadly whirlpools and explored its prehistoric wilderness, finding the Place where the Flying Dragon Fell. After Julian made a wish for fortune, Herbert sensed a scorching aura deeper inland, and the crew continued toward it.

• Julian used Pierre’s Magnet-Magnet Fruit and Herbert’s Gale-Gale Fruit to drive all twelve ships through Dragon Island’s whirlpools and land safely.
• Julian carried the Division Captains into the island’s forest in Mud Dragon Giant Soldier Mode, fighting off giant insects and passing herds of enormous dinosaurs.
• Julian reached a mountain valley containing colossal white bones and blood-red ground, identifying it as the Place where the Flying Dragon Fell.
• Julian wished to trade Momonosuke and Kozuki Oden’s lifespans for good fortune, prompting George to tell the crew scandalous stories about them and the Division Captains to vow they would punish them.
• Herbert sensed a scorching aura at the island’s center, and Julian led the Division Captains onward to investigate.

Julian found and ate the Mythical Zoan Fire Dragon Fruit, awakening Conqueror’s Haki as he survived its power and transformed into a giant flame dragon. He renamed the Mud Dragon Pirates the Flame Dragon Pirates, then continued exploring the island while developing his abilities and searching for more Devil Fruits.

• Herbert sensed the Fallen Fire Dragon Ground’s powerful aura, and Julian encouraged him to pursue the Great Swordmaster realm.
• Leo led Julian and the Division Captains to a Devil Fruit growing above the fallen dragon’s heart, and Julian collected the fruit, its vine, crimson soil, and Red Crystals.
• Julian ate the Fire Dragon Fruit, endured its assault on his body and mind, and awakened Conqueror’s Haki before stabilizing the dragon’s soul within him.
• Julian transformed into a giant Flame Dragon, announced that the Mud Dragon Pirates would become the Flame Dragon Pirates, and flew through the night as a News Bird photographed him.
• The next morning, Julian noticed his increased strength, stamina, appetite, and red hair, then began cultivating the Fire Dragon Heart Vine and planning to develop magma powers.
• Julian led the Division Captains around the island in search of suspected Devil Fruits, roasted herbivorous dinosaurs for food, and proposed bringing dinosaur eggs aboard to raise later.

Julian and the Flame Dragon Pirates explored a vast dinosaur island, collecting eggs and killing dangerous dinosaurs while Julian tested his powers and planned future conquests. Julian found a Devil Fruit in a grove, while the other divisions and the Gorosei dealt with their own concerns.

• Julian and Herbert captured herbivorous dinosaurs, killed carnivores, and collected more than four thousand dinosaur eggs for the ship.
• Julian planned to make Sky Island his territory and considered recruiting young CP9 talents before flying over the island to test his fiery attacks.
• Herbert killed a Flame Allosaurus, George killed a Flame Tyrannosaurus Rex, and Allison beheaded a giant Tusker Dragon.
• The Gorosei discussed Julian's Flame Dragon Pirates and the threat posed by Roger's plans to reach Fish-Man Island.
• Julian found a fruit-bearing grove and discovered a Devil Fruit among the ordinary fruit trees.

Julian harvested a new Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit and continued preparing the Flame Dragon Pirates for their journey toward the Grand Line and Sky Island. Meanwhile, Marine Headquarters assigned Gion to infiltrate Julian’s crew, and Julian promised Alice a Devil Fruit suited to her if they reached Sky Island.

• Julian harvested the island’s fruit, ordered his crew to bring the trees aboard, and set his sights on entering the Grand Line and taking Sky Island.
• Steel Bone Kong learned that Julian had acquired another Devil Fruit and ordered Gion to disguise herself as a slave and infiltrate the Flame Dragon Pirates.
• Gion accepted the undercover mission and prepared to travel to the South Blue kingdom where Kong expected Julian to strike.
• Julian identified the new fruit as the Ancient Zoan Bird-Bird Fruit, Archaeopteryx Form, and stored it while the crew set sail for Rockies Island.
• Julian discussed Alice’s Devil Fruit prospects with her and said Sky Island held two fruits, one particularly suited to her; he also vowed to kill the Sea Dragon pirate if they encountered him.

Julian drove his fleet toward Rockies Island, giving the exhausted Herbert a rest and using his Flame Dragon form to propel the ships through headwinds and currents. As Julian planned his future crew and territories, Alice revealed she was pregnant, leaving him happy about having an heir.

• Julian told Herbert to rest after he had used his Devil Fruit ability to propel the fleet for three days, then ordered Pablo to find Herbert a wife.
• Julian transformed into a Flame Dragon and used his wings to drive the twelve ships forward while avoiding the dangerous Calm Belt.
• Julian considered recruiting more crew members and weighed Sky Island, Wano Country, and other territories as possible bases for his future power.
• Julian discussed the future of Red-Hair Shanks, Hawk Eyes, Doflamingo, and Old Sand while training aboard the ship.
• Alice told Julian she was about ten days pregnant, and Julian embraced her and said he was happy to have an heir.

Julian brought the Flame Dragon Pirates to the World Government kingdom of Rockies, where the crew shopped while he gathered information and considered his next moves. The chapter ended with George showing Julian a newspaper that sensationalized his transformation and the rise of the Flame Dragon Pirates.

• Julian entertained the crew with a story about Kozuki Oden and Blackbeard Teach, then set a lighter sailing schedule with daily training and weekends off.
• The Flame Dragon Pirates reached the Rockies Kingdom, and Julian went ashore with Alice, Beatrice, and Marina as the other crews explored the city.
• Julian and the women bought large quantities of goods, while the crew's matching yellow cloaks drew attention after Squad Leaders beat pirates who had provoked them.
• At a tavern, Julian learned that the Blood Hand Pirates were on the island and heard rumors about his crew, the Marines, and the Roger Pirates.
• George, Pekki, Allison, and Rekdon joined Julian at the tavern, and George showed him a newspaper calling him a Hundred Meter Flame Dragon and the strongest Flame Creature.

Julian recruited and organized more than two hundred pirates, then raided a kingdom’s palace treasury for money, weapons, and two Devil Fruits. Back aboard his ship, he plotted to expand his fleet and profit from selling sound systems while questioning how Joy Boy, Kaido, and Im fit into the coming conflict.

• Julian assigned the new pirates to departments, had Pablo train and assess them, and began preparations for the Seventh Division.
• Julian drank with his Division Captains, returned to Beatrice, and asked her to wake him that night.
• After midnight, Julian flew to the king’s palace and tunneled into its treasury, stealing its wealth, weapons, a Devil Fruit encyclopedia, and two Devil Fruits: the Steel-Steel Fruit and the Ox-Ox Fruit.
• Julian returned to the ship with billions of Berries and gold, then planned to rescue slaves and expand his fleet by robbing slave traders.
• Julian imagined selling Kaido and the World Government sound systems modeled on Joy Boy’s Drum of Liberation in exchange for valuable rewards.
• Julian considered the Nika Fruit’s role in Luffy’s strength and worried that Im might still threaten him on Sky Island.

Julian led the Flame Dragon Pirates in raiding two slave markets, freeing thousands of captives and bringing many aboard while giving others money to start new lives. After expanding the fleet to accommodate the rescued people, he arranged their quarters and fled when Alice teased him about visiting the ship’s doctors.

• Julian rallied the crew for a raid on the slave markets and told Herbert that the pirates would eventually seize Sky Island as their territory.
• Julian attacked the larger slave market, drove off the kingdom guards and Slave Traders, and freed more than three thousand slaves.
• Julian gave money to elderly and sick captives, recruited younger and skilled people, and sent Herbert to bring the rescued slaves aboard.
• Julian led more than four hundred crew members to the second market, defeated its guards, and rescued over five hundred more captives.
• Julian arranged ships, food, clothing, and quarters for the rescued people, bringing the fleet to 3,927 members.
• Alice caught Julian near the ship’s infirmary and mocked him for visiting Luria Danilis, so Julian fled.

Julian expanded the Flame Dragon Pirates by seizing ships, promoting Cleo and Doronsa, and reorganizing the divisions. The fleet then raided the nobles of the Kingdom of Rockies, prompting King Rockies to appeal to the Marines and Fleet Admiral Kong.

• Herbert returned with twelve seized ships and over four hundred captured pirates, and Julian ordered the ships and recruits distributed among the crew.
• Julian appointed Cleo and Doronsa as division captains with the officers’ support, gave Doronsa an Archaeopteryx Devil Fruit, and ordered the divisions to expand.
• Julian assigned ships to the freed slaves, allowed women to join their partners, and led the twenty-two-ship fleet upstream toward the nobles’ territory.
• Julian and his crew plundered the nobles’ castles and seized valuables across the Kingdom of Rockies while the nobles fled.
• King Rockies reported the raid to Major General Gilmi, who contacted Fleet Admiral Kong for help.

Fleet Admiral Steel Bone Kong sent Kizaru to support the South Blue and find the missing Gion, while Julian’s crew divided the spoils from their raid and sailed toward the Grand Line. Stranded without money on Philojina Island, Gion tried to reach the local Marine base but was mistaken for an impostor and turned away.

• Kong ordered Kizaru to support the Marines in the South Blue, capture the Flame Dragon Pirates if possible, and help Gion infiltrate them.
• Julian divided Berries among his captains and Herbert, distributed Armament Haki manuals, and gave money to the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled slaves he had freed.
• Julian’s crew loaded books and treasure aboard the Flame Dragon, then set sail toward the Grand Line with more than three billion Berries and other riches.
• Gion arrived on Philojina Island without money after a Marine ship dropped her off, so she decided to seek help at the local Marine base.
• The guards at the Marine base refused to believe Gion was a Headquarters Colonel and threatened her, leaving her stunned by the island’s people.

Julian trained his dual Devil Fruit abilities at sea, developed a powerful Beastman Form, and drew attention after News Birds photographed his attacks. Morgans named him Flame Emperor Julian, prompting reactions from Kaido, Big Mom, Whitebeard, and others.

• Julian strengthened his Gravity Barrier, combined his Earth-Earth and Fire Dragon abilities into magma attacks, and practiced powerful techniques on the open-air deck.
• Julian unveiled his twenty-eight-meter Beastman Form and used a massive magma sphere to create towering waves before going to eat.
• Julian considered how to help Kaido awaken his Azure Dragon Fruit and how to use Kaido's Lineage Factor to create awakened Artificial Devil Fruits.
• News Birds photographed Julian's training, and Morgans published a report calling him the Strongest Flame Creature, Flame Emperor Julian.
• Kaido vowed to teach Julian a lesson for claiming the title of strongest creature, while Big Mom coveted his bloodline and Katakuri lamented her fixation on having powerful children.
• Whitebeard laughed at the news of Julian and agreed with Marco to hold a banquet.

Julian and the Flame Dragon Pirates landed on Philojina Island, where he discovered that the king’s crushing Heavenly Gold demands had left commoners destitute while the central city prospered. Kizaru had been ordered to abandon his pursuit of Julian and search for Gion, who was struggling to survive undercover on the island.

• Julian read that Morgans had publicized his exploits and raised his bounty to five hundred million Berries as Herbert used his Devil Fruit to speed the fleet toward Philojina Island.
• Fleet Admiral Kong recalled Kizaru from his mission against Julian because the Marines were needed to stabilize the New World while Roger and other pirates challenged Marine authority.
• Kizaru toured Philogina Kingdom, then visited its Marine base and learned that Gion had not appeared there; he saw locals beaten and sent to the slave market for pretending to be Marines or trying to eat without paying.
• Gion worked as a waitress to repay a meal and read a newspaper about Julian, resolving to infiltrate his crew and investigate his second Devil Fruit.
• Julian brought his twenty-two ships into the harbor, organized the crew’s procurement, and explored the island with Alice, Beatrice, and Marlena.
• Julian gave Berries to an elderly man and learned that the king seized the commoners’ land to collect exorbitant Heavenly Gold, while the central city remained wealthy.

Julian took Alice, Beatrice, and Marlena through the island’s commercial district, where he won a fortune gambling with Vice Admiral Kizaru and bought a Devil Fruit, a Great Grade Sword, and a potion recipe. After returning to his ship, he reflected on his crew’s growing strength and continued his daily training to strengthen his Conqueror’s Haki.

• Julian beat scammers who tried to hustle him and Alice, then sent the women shopping while he went to gather information at a casino.
• Julian recognized Vice Admiral Kizaru using Observation Haki to gamble, followed his bets, and won two large rounds before sharing part of his winnings with him.
• Julian bought a Devil Fruit, a Great Grade Sword, three Fine Grade swords, and a Body Strengthening Potion Recipe from the casino’s merchandise area.
• Julian flew back to the ship after calling the women, and he considered how strong George, Pierre, and Herbert had become.
• Julian shouted slogans at his mirror to train his willpower and Conqueror’s Haki, waking Alice and the others and earning Alice’s rebuke.

Julian developed a rotating, high-gravity Swamp Mud Space and used his Earth-Earth Fruit to secretly plunder the king’s and nobles’ treasure rooms, collecting money, gold, weapons, and several unknown Devil Fruits. Afterward, he distributed Berries to households in the slums.

• Julian stored his newly acquired Speed-Speed Fruit and developed a vast Swamp Mud Space that trapped enemies, increased gravity, and could decompose ordinary opponents.
• Julian spent three days refining the space, then relaxed with Alice and visited Danylis while Kizaru returned to Marine Headquarters with four hundred million Berries and Gion continued her undercover work at a hotel.
• Julian infiltrated the royal palace underground, emptied the King’s Treasure Room, and stole three Devil Fruits from a safe and additional gold from a hidden chamber.
• Julian flew to the duke’s territory and stole Berries, gold, a Fine Grade Sword, and two unknown Devil Fruits from the duke’s castle.
• Julian searched the Earls’ castles and took their valuables without being detected, then gave twenty thousand Berries to each household in the slums.

Julian distributed relief money in the slums while recording footage to promote the Flame Dragon Pirates, and Gion followed him as part of her undercover mission. When Julian saw guards chasing Gion and heard her say she did not want to be enslaved, he intervened and demanded to know who the guards were.

• Julian recorded himself giving ten thousand Berries to each person in more than five thousand nine hundred slum households, hoping to attract recruits to his crew.
• Gion, who had taken a kitchen knife and fled the restaurant without paying her bill, used Geppo to escape the pursuing guards and followed Julian.
• Gion watched Julian distribute money and questioned his motives, while Julian planned to have Morgans publicize the footage and resolved to kill Momonosuke.
• The guards caught up to Gion and threatened to sell her as a slave, prompting Julian to use Soru to confront them.
• Gion told Julian that the guards wanted to force her into slavery, but the captain claimed she owed the restaurant money and had been working to repay her debt.

Julian rescued Gion, who joined the Flame Dragon Pirates under the name Xiaoya, and brought her aboard as a cook. He inventoried the crew’s wealth and eight Devil Fruits, deciding which to keep and planning to use the others to create Dragon Guards.

• Julian used his Conqueror’s Haki to knock out Count Nikon’s guards and freed Gion from their pursuit.
• Gion asked to join the Flame Dragon Pirates as a cook, and Julian agreed to hire her as Xiaoya.
• Julian carried Gion to the ship, introduced her to Pablo, and settled her in the staff dormitory.
• Julian counted his Berries, gold, and jewels, then planned to reach Sky Island and challenge Gan Fall.
• Julian identified the five newly acquired Devil Fruits, bringing his total to eight, and chose to keep the strongest fruits for himself.
• Julian planned to give selected Devil Fruits to crew members and organize twelve Dark Dragon Guards under a Dragon General.

Julian established the Twelve Dark Dragon Guards as an intelligence organization for the Flame Dragon Pirates and appointed Talilun as their Dark Dragon General. He distributed four Devil Fruits to Talilun, Passat, Mars, and Leschi, then gave each advice on training and developing their powers.

• Julian announced the formation of twelve intelligence squads and selected twelve Squadron Captains to lead them as Dragon One through Dragon Twelve.
• Julian appointed Talilun as the Dark Dragon General, placed the squads under his command, and gave him the Speed-Speed Fruit.
• Julian gave Passat the Storage-Storage Fruit, Mars the White Dove Form Bird-Bird Fruit, and Leschi the Great Black Ox Form Ox-Ox Fruit.
• Julian instructed Talilun, Passat, Mars, and Leschi on how to train and develop their Devil Fruit abilities.

Julian organized the Dark Dragon Guard cadres to gather Devil Fruit intelligence and equipped the officers with Den Den Mushi. Before sailing toward a deserted island on the way to Jaya and Sky Island, he began putting the crew through punishing five-times-gravity training in his Mud Gravity Space.

• Julian ordered the twelve Dragon Guard captains to recruit intelligence gatherers, promised rewards for Devil Fruit information, and assigned Herbert to monitor Dragon General Talilun.
• Julian gave the Dragon Guard captains Den Den Mushi, arranged funds and supplies, and instructed Pablo to buy any available Den Den Mushi.
• Julian agreed with Herbert that the Flame Dragon Pirates needed territory and told the crew they would first sail to a deserted island before pursuing Jaya Island and Sky Island.
• Julian opened his two-hundred-meter Mud Gravity Space and outfitted the officers and core members with earth suits under five times normal gravity.
• The crew trained until Herbert, George, Doronsa, and other officers collapsed from exhaustion, while Julian strengthened the barrier and continued developing his Devil Fruit abilities.

Julian put his officers through brutal Overtake Mode training while developing his own combat skills and testing a method to capture Devil Fruit powers after their users died. He acquired several rare fruits and considered which ones to keep, leaving Dragon Four set to receive the Yak Form fruit.

• Julian trained his officers in Mud Gravity Space, while he and his crew practiced the Six Powers, Haki, swordsmanship, and physical conditioning.
• Julian defeated the Musketeer Pirates, absorbed their crew into his organization, and burned their ship and flag before replacing them with his own.
• Julian killed the Giant Ox Pirates' captain and used his Mud Gravity Barrier to trap the Devil Fruit soul until it possessed one of the nearby fruits.
• Julian gave the Yak Form fruit to Dragon General Talilun for Dragon Four and decided to keep the Steel-Steel, Flip-Flip, and Rain-Rain Fruits for himself.
• Julian examined a lightning-patterned fruit that might be a Mythical Zoan and considered searching for Catarina Devon and other rare Devil Fruits.