Recaps

Pablo welcomed Brahms and the arriving Fish-Men to Flame Dragon City, where they settled near the sea and learned about the kingdom’s support for them. George returned home and reassured Alice that Julian had not found another lover, then met Julian’s newborn son and left as the other pregnant women gathered.

• Pablo showed Brahms, Doki, and the Fish-Men their coastal homes and explained the city’s jobs, services, and support for their unit.
• Brahms and the Fish-Men admired the protective wall and learned they could live and work in Flame Dragon City without taxes.
• Pablo and George discussed Julian’s newborn son and Alice’s anger that Julian had missed the birth.
• George visited Alice and told her Julian was training while the First Mate dealt with the World Government’s research center and Marines.
• Alice let George hold Julian’s red-haired newborn son, and George recounted the hardship he and his brother Pekki had endured as orphans.
• George left after greeting Beatrice, Danylis, Marlena, and Laki, who were also expecting children.

Julian arrived at Asca Island to investigate the sealed Seven Star Sword and found its location with help from local children. After dispersing the cave’s baleful aura and taking the three Life Orbs, he pulled the sword from its seal, but its powerful evil soul began resisting his Conqueror’s Haki.

• Julian landed on Asca Island with his crew and flew toward the island’s center to investigate the sealed demonic sword.
• Julian knocked out a giant water snake threatening children, then learned from them that a sealed place lay in the back mountain.
• After the villagers told witch Mayana about Julian, she sent her daughter Iya and the villagers to stop him from freeing the sword.
• Julian gathered his high-ranking officers at the cave, dispersed its baleful aura with Conqueror’s Haki, and found the Seven Star Sword beneath an altar holding three Life Orbs.
• Julian stored the three Life Orbs and pulled out the Seven Star Sword, whose evil soul resisted his Conqueror’s Haki.

Julian resisted the Seven Star Sword’s attempt to enslave him and subdued it with Conqueror’s Haki and his flame forms. After Iya joined his crew, a pirate ship approached Asca Island, and Julian flew to confront it.

• Julian used Conqueror’s Haki Entanglement and his Flame Giant Dragon and Flame Emperor God of War forms to overpower the Seven Star Sword until it surrendered.
• Julian explained that the Seven Star Sword’s power replenished every hundred years and that its seal had been maintained with the witches’ lives.
• Iya thanked Julian for subduing the sword and asked to join his ship, and he accepted her after the villagers agreed she was free to leave.
• A crew member warned Julian that a pirate ship was approaching Asca Island, so Julian transformed into a Flame Dragon and flew toward Asca Village with his crew.
• The Flame Dragon crew prepared to protect the villagers as Julian arrived, while Rekdon and Allison stayed behind to guard them.

Julian defeated the Flame Pirates after they attacked Asca Island, then agreed to take Iya and interested villagers to Jaya Island under his protection. As the group prepared to sail aboard the Flame Dragon, Julian planned to give Iya his Life Pearls.

• Flame Man Scar Tellig led more than five hundred pirates in an attack on Julian, but Julian killed him and destroyed the Flame Pirates with Super Flame Jet.
• Julian buried the pirates’ remains, then returned to the village with Herbert and asked Mayana about the location of Jaya Island.
• Mayana agreed to send Iya with Julian, and Julian promised to welcome peaceful people from Asca Island to Flame Dragon City.
• Leo reported the Flame Pirates’ spoils, and Julian ordered his crew to take their ship and cargo back as well.
• Julian and his crew boarded the Flame Dragon with Iya and the villagers who wanted to leave, and Julian planned to give Iya three Life Pearls.

Julian returned to Jaya Island after learning that Alice had given birth to his son, arriving ahead of the fleet to greet the island’s people. He left the crowd and hurried home, ending the chapter at his door.

• Iya massaged Julian aboard the Flame Dragon, then stopped and left after he commented on her appearance.
• Dragon Three welcomed Julian at Bana Island and reported that Alice had given birth to a son; Julian praised the guards and flew ahead toward Jaya Island.
• Allison exaggerated his role in the Sabaody battle while Tesoro and the Dark Dragon Guards disputed his account and discussed their Devil Fruits.
• Julian arrived over Jaya Island, where the citizens crowded the central square to welcome him and many asked to join the fleet or City Defense Army.
• Pablo and Acrylic directed the crowd to return home or register for recruitment next month, while Julian hurried home and knocked on the door.

Julian returned home, met his newborn son, and named him Kate Noah while reflecting on fatherhood and his hopes for the Kate Family. After discussing how the children should be raised and planning a family genealogy, he considered Devil Fruits for Noah and decided to pursue powerful fruits through trades and a visit to the Flower Country.

• Julian returned home and reunited with Alice, Beatrice, Danylis, Laki, and the others, then went upstairs to see his sleeping newborn son.
• Julian held his son, reflected on his own father, and named him Kate Noah, declaring him the eldest son of the Kate Family and destined to become a king.
• Alice fed Noah while Julian joked about training his children and giving his sons Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits; the women told him not to force the children into his plans.
• Julian proposed a family genealogy with Noah as the sons’ generation name and Lai for his grandsons’ generation, and the women agreed.
• Julian considered which Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit might suit Noah, then remembered he could trade Pluto’s replica blueprints with the Gorosei and seek powerful fruits and treasure in the Flower Country.

Julian returned to Flame Dragon Castle, learned that the kingdom’s population had grown and that a rescued girl remained unconscious, then negotiated with the Gorosei over the Pluto blueprints. He secured two Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits, the Boa Sisters, and special affiliate status for his kingdom, while the Gorosei planned to execute Roger publicly in Loguetown.

• Julian told Alice he had to leave, then flew to Flame Dragon Castle and asked Pablo for updates on the kingdom.
• Pablo reported that the population had reached 370,000 and that a rescued experimental subject’s injuries had healed, but she remained unconscious; Julian ordered officials to treat refugees as first-tier residents and continue caring for the girl.
• Julian called the Gorosei and offered the Pluto warship blueprints, flattering Saint Venus Nasjuro as he requested two Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits, the Boa Sisters, and special affiliate status for the Flame Dragon Kingdom.
• Venus agreed to Julian’s requests and ordered a CP0 agent to retrieve the blueprints, fruits, and Boa Sisters from the Roswald Family.
• Julian warned the Gorosei that Roger’s surrender might be part of a scheme, but Venus decided to publicly execute Roger in Loguetown the following month.
• After the call, Julian looked forward to receiving the Boa Sisters and thought about saving Hancock and making her his wife.

Julian visited the Fish-Man and Giant communities on Jaya Island, bringing them supplies and checking that they were settling in well. After giving Menas the Snow-Snow Fruit and teaching her to control its powers, he left with her in her shrunken form.

• Julian sent Morgans a letter offering one hundred million Berries to support his news agency and strengthen its branch in the Flame Dragon Kingdom.
• Julian gave the newly arrived Fish-Men supplies and reassured Brahms and the other leaders that Mayor Pablo would help them with any difficulties.
• Julian visited the Giant community, checked on their living conditions, and distributed giant-sized household goods and snacks.
• Julian gave Menas a large doll and the Snow-Snow Fruit, then taught her to control its power and change her size.
• Menas learned to control her Devil Fruit ability, and Julian took her with him as they flew away from the Giant settlement.

Julian welcomed Menas into his household and planned the Flame Dragon Kingdom’s next moves as Herbert and the crew returned from Bana Island. The kingdom celebrated their homecoming, while Tesoro and Stella began a new life together.

• Julian brought Menas home, introduced her to the women, and moved with her into the neighboring villa.
• Julian learned Herbert and the others had returned from Bana Island, ordered seven days of leave, and the kingdom celebrated.
• Pablo assigned houses to Stella, Tesoro, and Iya, and Tesoro proposed to Stella; she agreed to marry him.
• Herbert and the Division Captains visited Julian’s home but left after learning he was next door.
• Julian outlined plans involving Artificial Devil Fruits, Loguetown, Doflamingo, and several other targets before attending the crew’s banquet with Alice and Menas.

Julian’s Song of Liberation spread through the Flame Dragon Kingdom after his banquet, and seven days later he waited at the hospital while Alice delivered Beatrice’s baby. Alice emerged with a healthy daughter, whom Julian named Kate Numin.

• Julian sang the Song of Liberation at the banquet, inspiring his companions and guests to praise him and vow to learn it.
• The song spread throughout Flame Dragon City and became a standard piece for the Flame Dragon Kingdom Orchestra.
• Seven days after the banquet, Julian went to the hospital as Beatrice prepared to give birth, while Rose described her potions and Air Grass research.
• Herbert, Division Captains, and Sky Generals arrived to support Julian as he waited outside the delivery room.
• Alice emerged carrying Beatrice’s newborn daughter, and Julian named her Kate Numin.

Julian traded the Pluto blueprint for two Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits and rescued Hancock, Sondasonia, and Marigold from CP0. He welcomed the sisters to Flame Dragon City, arranged for Hancock to grow twelve years older, and settled them in a villa with money and training materials.

• Julian exchanged the Pluto warship blueprint for two Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits and received the Hancock Sisters from CP0.
• Julian removed the sisters' slave collars and took them to eat, buy clothes, and bathe in Flame Dragon City.
• Julian had Gagon use Fast Forward Wave on Hancock, aging her from eleven to twenty-three, and Hancock agreed to marry him when she grew up.
• Hancock, Sondasonia, and Marigold told Julian they had eaten Devil Fruits, and he advised them to train their Body Techniques.
• Julian brought the sisters to a villa, gave them five million Berries, and provided a Marine Rokushiki manual for their training.

Julian inspected two new Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits, distributed flying-type Artificial Devil Fruits to strengthen his forces, and planned his next moves. He revealed plans to visit Loguetown and Flower Country, while Rayleigh and Shakky headed for Jaya Island to collect the Empress and her sisters.

• Julian identified the new fruits as the Fire Bird Form and Stone Armor Monkey Form, bringing his collection to eleven Mythical Zoan forms, and considered which fruit Noah might choose.
• Julian gave each of his eight Division Captains eight flying-type Artificial Devil Fruits and told Allison he would seek a teacher to help him awaken his Zoan ability.
• Julian told Herbert that he planned to visit Loguetown next month to watch Roger's execution, search for Devil Fruits, and then go to Flower Country for the treasure of Ice Island.
• Julian lent Herbert the Seven Star Sword to train his Conqueror's Haki and willpower, and said Herbert could eventually have a chance to eat two Devil Fruits.
• Talilun reported that Rayleigh and Shakky were traveling to Jaya Island, and Julian assigned twenty-four flying-type Artificial Devil Fruits to the Dragon Guard squads.

Julian’s Flame Dragon Kingdom became a Special World Government Affiliate Nation, prompting him to plan the expansion of its influence around Jaya Island. He named Gion’s newborn son Tenoch and welcomed Marlena’s son Nock, while the kingdom’s family and political plans continued to grow.

• Julian spent his days training and his nights with Alice, Beatrice, Menas, Hancock, and Iya, while Alice practiced developing her Rumble-Rumble Fruit abilities.
• The World Government announced the Flame Dragon Kingdom’s new status, and Marine officers discussed the decision as Steel Bone Kong named Sengoku his successor as Fleet Admiral.
• Julian ordered his officers to bring the islands around Jaya Island into the kingdom’s sphere of influence, beginning with Hot Spring Island.
• Kizaru told Julian that Gion had given birth to a boy, and Julian chose the name Tenoch; Kizaru then delivered the name to Gion at the Marine women’s base.
• Marlena gave birth to a boy, and Julian named him Kate Nock before carrying the sleeping Marlena home.

Julian welcomed Marlena’s newborn son and Denise’s newborn twins while his household celebrated the growing family. Elsewhere, Roger faced his coming execution, the World Government prepared a new purge, and Julian planned to exploit the coming shortage of Heavenly Gold.

• Julian brought Marlena home with her newborn son, Nock, and celebrated with his family as Alice and Beatrice cared for the babies.
• In Impel Down, Roger asked Garp to raise his son on Patrila Island, but Garp refused and left; the World Government announced Roger’s execution in Loguetown the next day.
• Julian anticipated the Great Age of Pirates and planned for the Kozuki Pirates to place orders with member nations struggling to pay Heavenly Gold.
• CP0 delivered blueprints for Pluto to the Gorosei, who believed they were genuine and discussed expelling nations unable to pay Heavenly Gold and launching another Indigenous Cleansing Competition.
• Denise gave birth to boy-girl twins, whom Julian named Noland and Nolene, and the household welcomed the mother and children home.
• Julian and Alice hosted well-wishers, while Alice teased Hancock about Julian’s wandering eye and Julian swore he would not bring home any more women.

Julian staged a publicity campaign to advertise the Flame Dragon Kingdom’s generous Devil Fruit purchases, then negotiated with Rayleigh and Shakky over Hancock’s return to Amazon Lily. After Hancock left with her sisters, Julian planned the kingdom’s expansion to Sky Island and began considering Devil Fruits for his crew and Giant warriors.

• Julian arranged a staged Devil Fruit purchase with actors amid piles of money and instructed Pablo to send edited photos and videos to Morgans.
• Rayleigh and Shakky arrived on Jaya Island, praised its prosperity, and sought to take Hancock and her sisters back to Amazon Lily.
• Rayleigh tested Hancock with Conqueror’s Haki and confirmed that she had awakened it; Hancock refused to leave until Julian persuaded her to go train and inherit Amazon Lily’s throne.
• Rayleigh agreed to become principal of a school on Jaya Island for five hundred million Berries a year, and he and Shakky departed with the Hancock Sisters.
• Julian reviewed plans to expand to Sky Island, station troops there, and distribute Devil Fruits among his Giant warriors and crew.
• Julian watched Herbert train with the Seven Star Sword and resolved to give him the Beast King’s Horn alongside the Dragon Fruit.

Morgans publicized Julian’s offer to buy Devil Fruits for five times the market price, sending free newspapers and videos across the seas. The news drew reactions from the Marines, pirate crews, Big Mom, Kaido, and World Government member nations, while the chapter ended with newspapers landing near Kuma and the children training on Baludigo.

• Morgans received Julian’s photos, videos, and letter announcing that the Flame Dragon Kingdom would buy Devil Fruits at five times the market price, then ordered his staff to publish the news immediately.
• Lulu wrote a promotional headline, and Morgans sent more than a thousand News Birds to distribute free newspapers and videos across the seas.
• Steel Bone Kong and Sengoku objected to Julian’s publicity, while Marco urged Whitebeard to sell Devil Fruits and Whitebeard instead set sail to collect money from nearby pirates.
• Big Mom planned a marriage alliance with Julian and chose Galette, while Kaido ordered his men to search for Devil Fruits and seize them by force.
• World Government member nations decided to trade Devil Fruits with the Flame Dragon Kingdom instead of using them to pay Heavenly Gold.
• News Birds dropped newspapers near Kuma and the children training on Baludigo.

Julian distributed powerful Devil Fruits to the Giants and planned to have them train alongside the main force. He left them with a bizarre lesson about Momonosuke and Saint Saturn, claiming that wishing for their deaths was the way to grow stronger.

• Julian inspected the Artificial Zoan forms of the division officers, praised their training, and told Hegel Beno to develop his Dimorphodon abilities and Power of Flame.
• Julian brought Devil Fruits to the Giant training grounds and watched Reg demonstrate Elbaf Spear and Ikoku before Gatlin and Reg ate the Gas Fruit and Steel-Steel Fruit.
• Julian gave Rikiji the Claw Dragon Fruit, Kuroki the Slow-Slow Fruit, and Yali the Hollow-Hollow Fruit, then promised to prioritize the Giants when he acquired more Devil Fruits.
• Julian told the Giants about Momonosuke's and Saint Saturn's crimes, prompting them to call for their deaths; Rikiji argued with Gatlin about Elbaf and Joy Boy.
• When the Giants asked how to become stronger, Julian told them to make wishes using Momonosuke's and Saint Saturn's lives.

Julian praised young Giants for rejecting the World Government and believing in their own efforts, then visited Menas before confronting pirates plotting to invade the Flame Dragon Kingdom. Julian and the Dragon Guards defeated the pirate alliance, and Julian captured two respawned Devil Fruits, including the Mythical Zoan Pegasus Form.

• Rikiji, Reg, Kuroki, Reikama, and Yali condemned Saint Saturn and the World Government and declared their loyalty to Julian and the Flame Dragon Kingdom.
• Julian left the Giants’ training grounds and visited Menas at her villa.
• Aculom gathered fifteen pirate crews near Jaya Island to form an alliance and raid the Flame Dragon Kingdom, but Talilun revealed himself and summoned Julian and the kingdom’s forces.
• Julian trapped the pirate captains in Gravity Mud Space while Talilun and the Dragon Guards fought the other pirates.
• Julian overwhelmed the captains with Conqueror’s Haki and Flame Jet, killing five of them and causing their Devil Fruits to respawn.
• Julian waited as the Black Panther and Pegasus Devil Fruits possessed nearby fruit, then claimed the Mythical Zoan Pegasus Form.

Julian crushed five pirate crews, checked on the Fish-Man residents of the Flame Dragon Kingdom, and ordered aid for the vulnerable people on Baludigo Island. That night, Laki gave birth to a boy whom Julian named Norton.

• Julian and the Dragon Guards defeated five pirate crews, captured their surrendered members, and seized their ships and treasure.
• Julian visited the Fish-Man district, encouraged Brahms's unit to train with the City Defense Army and Dragon Guards, and gave them Marine Rokushiki to study.
• Julian ordered Talilun to send five billion Berries and jujube saplings to the struggling residents of Baludigo Island.
• Dragon, Ivankov, and Kuma decided to sell three Devil Fruits to raise money for the Freedom Army, and Kuma headed to Jaya Island with them.
• After Laki went into labor, Alice delivered her baby boy, and Julian named him Norton.

Julian celebrated the births of his four sons and two daughters with a huge banquet for the Flame Dragon Kingdom, then prepared to leave for Loguetown to witness Pirate King Roger’s execution. He said goodbye to his family the next morning and set out, leaving Alice at home with Noah.

• Julian arranged a day off and a grand birth celebration, while Dragon One and Passat collected 3.7 billion Berries in bounties for seventeen pirate crews at the G3 Branch.
• Julian named Laki’s newborn son Norton and ordered Pablo to prepare an extravagant banquet, including larger tables for the Giant Brigade and cannon fire.
• Julian welcomed officers, staff, and citizens to the celebration, where Leo scattered red envelopes over the Flame Dragon Kingdom and the crowd feasted late into the night.
• George and Allison carried the drunken Julian home, and Alice helped him upstairs.
• The next morning, Julian told Alice he planned to attend Roger’s execution in Loguetown; after she stayed behind to care for Noah, Julian said goodbye to his wives and children and departed.

Julian set sail from Jaya Island, then met Bartholomew Kuma, who had come to sell a Devil Fruit. After learning that the World Government would massacre Patrila Island’s pregnant women and civilians, Julian arranged a large-scale evacuation with Kuma’s Freedom Army and left Kuma to coordinate the rescue.

• Julian said goodbye to the women at home and departed for the central harbor with Menas, where the people of Flame Dragon City gathered to see him off.
• Julian praised Stussy for becoming head of Flame Dragon City’s orphanage, then entrusted the Flame Dragon Kingdom to Brahms and Gatlin before his fleet set sail toward the East Blue.
• Julian flew to meet Kuma, learned that he was helping the Freedom Army, and told him he had already sent the group five billion Berries and supplies.
• Julian warned Kuma that the World Government planned to kill the pregnant women and enslave the people of Patrila Island, and Kuma vowed to save them.
• Julian ordered Pablo to prepare three hundred ships, deploy the Fish-Man and Giant brigades and Acrylic’s City Defense Army, and send Talilun to coordinate the evacuation with the Freedom Army.

Julian sent Kuma and a large allied force to rescue the pregnant women on Patrila Island while his crew raced toward Loguetown. At Baludigo, Dragon received Julian’s substantial aid and considered the Flame Emperor a potential ally.

• Julian left Kuma in Pablo’s care, then returned to the Flame Dragon and ordered Herbert to accelerate the ship toward Loguetown.
• Julian trained his fighting skills aboard the Flame Dragon as his crew and officers prepared for future battles.
• Kuma gathered Giant warriors, Fish-Men, and Flame Dragon Kingdom forces, then led a fleet toward Baludigo to travel to Patrila Island and evacuate the pregnant women.
• Dragon gave Karas the Ash-Ash Fruit, and Karas vowed to help stop the World Government’s abuses.
• After receiving word that Flame Dragon Kingdom representatives had brought supplies and five billion Berries, Dragon agreed to meet them and thought Julian could help fulfill his dream.

Dragon and Talilun coordinated a Freedom Army evacuation of Patrila Island after learning the World Government planned to massacre pregnant women and enslave the island’s men. Ginny led South Blue forces toward Patrila to spread the warning, while Dragon prepared to follow with the wider army.

• Talilun told Dragon that the Celestial Dragons planned to kill Patrila Island’s pregnant women and enslave its people, and said Flame Dragon Kingdom fighters were coming to help evacuate them.
• Dragon ordered Ginny to go to Patrila Island, spread the warning, avoid clashes with CP0, and wait for the Freedom Army to arrive.
• Talilun’s party unloaded supplies and ate with Dragon and Ivankov, while Talilun’s men remarked on the Freedom Army’s poverty and Dragon’s lack of accomplishments.
• Ginny gathered more than two hundred Freedom Army members, including Lag and Yaz, and sailed for Patrila Island to alert its civilians before Dragon’s forces arrived.
• Ginny and her companions discovered they had only five days of food, no money to replenish supplies, and too little equipment to risk robbing pirates.

Dragon used Talilun’s supplies to strengthen the Freedom Army and decided to accelerate its campaign after learning about the World Government’s recurring race massacres. As Kuma’s fleet headed to Baludigo to organize an evacuation, Kuma revealed his Buccaneer heritage and the Dance of Liberation, then bonded with his new allies over their histories of slavery and their hopes for freedom.

• Dragon received five billion Berries, weapons, and jujube trees from Talilun, then allocated funds for civilian aid, weapons, and the Freedom Army’s needs while refusing to pay wages.
• Dragon learned that the World Government carried out race massacres every three years and resolved to overthrow the Celestial Dragon Government two years earlier than he had originally planned.
• Kuma led a fleet of more than three hundred ships toward Baludigo, where Acrylic and other Flame Dragon City fighters joined the effort to evacuate civilians.
• Remembering his father and the Buccaneer Tribe, Kuma danced the Dance of Liberation, and Gatlin recognized it as Joy Boy’s dance.
• Kuma and his allies shared their experiences of slavery and declared themselves friends united by their love of peace and freedom.
• Rikiji explained why the Flame Emperor hated Saint Saturn and Momonosuke, and vowed to strike down both of them with his paws.

Kuma brought Flame Dragon Kingdom ships, weapons, and allied forces to Baludigo Island to help Dragon relocate Patrila Island’s civilians. The fleet departed for the South Blue under Dragon’s storm-powered winds, while Talilun’s group prepared to protect the civilians and watch over Dragon.

• Kuma led two hundred warships and over one hundred merchant ships to Baludigo Island, bringing supplies and weapons from the Flame Dragon Kingdom.
• Dragon and Talilun coordinated the relocation operation, and the Freedom Army and Flame Dragon forces loaded supplies and prepared to sail.
• Dragon led the fleet toward Patrila Island by summoning powerful winds to speed the ships across the sea.
• Kuma told Dragon he wanted to fight alongside the Freedom Army, and Dragon praised his contributions and the Flame Emperor’s support.
• Aboard a Flame Dragon ship, Acrylic relayed the Flame Emperor’s instructions to finish quickly, protect civilians, and keep an eye on Dragon.