Recaps

Julian expanded his plans for the empire while Shanks visited and the Red-Haired Pirates’ deal delayed another clash with the World Government. At home, Julian’s children went on an unauthorized outing, faced his brutal training, and were pushed toward awakening Conqueror’s Haki.

• Julian had Tesoro make Pure Gold jewelry, sent the gold to Rose for research, and welcomed Fal D. Law before placing him in Stussy’s orphanage and Elite Class.
• After Morgans published humiliating images of Saint Saturn, Julian faced Shanks’s warning about the coming war, agreed to halt that kind of coverage, and promised to look after Uta.
• Julian and Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki clash cleared the clouds, and Julian later sent Uta to Stussy while Shanks departed and Julian worried the World Government would rebuild its alliance.
• George defeated Gatlin in the arena before Reg beat Allison and Pekki awakened his Black-Backed Wild Boar Form to fight Doji.
• When Julian learned his sons had gone to sea with Ace and Bonney, he sent Herbert to find them and discovered they had gone to Hot Spring Island for fun.
• Herbert brought the children home, where Julian allowed future visits but began training them by fighting them himself and knocking them all unconscious.
• As Sakazuki led Marine warships toward the empire, Julian arranged staged deaths to awaken Conqueror’s Haki in his sons, and Nock and Nore awakened while Noyan received a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Julian summoned Nuo Zhan and Nuo Long to the northern outskirts as their older brothers discussed the disturbing tests and the power of Conqueror’s Haki.

Noah and his brothers challenged Kaido in Wano, awakening their Devil Fruit powers through the battle before Noah defeated him. As they left Wano, Uranus attacked the Flame Dragon Empire, and Julian mobilized his forces and the Revolutionary Army for war against the Celestial Dragon Government.

• Nore and Nolong awakened their Conqueror’s Haki during Rayleigh’s test, and Ace later awakened his own after Rayleigh attacked him with a disguised Zhang Benyihan.
• Julian gave Luffy, Nuozhan, and Nolong Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits, while Kuma brought the injured Sabo to the Flame Dragon Empire for treatment.
• Julian created an air force, demanded four Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits from the Gorosei in exchange for Garling, and sent Noah and his brothers to Wano to challenge Kaido.
• Noah fought Kaido in the sky above Wano, and after his brothers joined the battle, Kaido’s attacks awakened several of their Devil Fruit powers.
• Bonney healed Noah after he lost control of his fused elemental energy, and the group returned to the fight as Nore, Nock, Tenoch, Nolong, and others awakened their abilities.
• Noah blocked Kaido’s attack on Nuozhan, overwhelmed Kaido’s Haki, and knocked him unconscious with Flame Dragon Holy Fist.
• Uranus attacked the Flame Dragon Empire, but Julian, Herbert, and Marchilley combined their powers and Pluto’s cannon to stop its laser.
• Julian ordered his forces to attack the Holy Land and asked Ginny to mobilize the Revolutionary Army, and she agreed to notify Dragon and Kuma.