Chapter Summaries

Julian led the crew in exploring Bugi Island for resources and food, discovering a Devil Fruit and a giant egg while eliminating dangerous wildlife. He returned to camp with two enormous wild cattle and planned to use the island for the crew’s training.

• Julian ordered the crew to search Bugi Island and hunt giant livestock, then explored the island himself in Mud Dragon Giant Soldier Gundam Mode.
• Julian killed two Titan Pythons and took their gallbladders.
• Julian found and stored a patterned red fruit that looked like a Devil Fruit, along with a giant egg from a tree nest.
• Julian wiped out a pack of giant wolves and other dangerous beasts while searching the island.
• Julian killed two wild cattle and told Pablo to prepare them for the crew’s lunch.
• Julian rested on the beach, told Alice and Beatrice he had found useful things, and invited them to see the cattle.

Julian identified the Leopard Devil Fruit and planned which rare fruits to pursue as his crew prepared to leave Bugi Island. He began an intensive training regimen for the crew, leaving them to grow stronger while they gathered and preserved the island’s abundant meat.

• Julian identified the new fruit as the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard, and decided to give it to Pablo, while reviewing Devil Fruit awakenings and fruits he hoped to acquire.
• Julian planned to seize the Op-Op Fruit and Gold-Gold Fruit, along with other fruits and potential recruits he might encounter on the voyage.
• Julian gave the giant egg to Rose to hatch and explained that Bugi Island’s fog and unusual conditions might account for its giant plants and animals.
• Julian encased the crew in Earth Weight-Bearing Suits and began training them with increasingly heavy soil, while Herbert practiced swordsmanship with the Fourth Division.
• Julian had Pablo and the logistics crew hunt the island’s animals and preserve the meat, while the crew trained and ate heavily; Pekki, Julian, and George continued growing taller.

Julian trained his crew on Bugi Island and prepared to raid a Navy force that arrived to capture them. He lured Major General Gilmi and more than five hundred Navy soldiers toward an ambush in the forest.

• Julian trained the six divisions, strengthening Herbert’s swordsmanship and developing the crew’s weapons and Devil Fruit abilities.
• Julian planned future moves involving Sky Island, Wano Country, and recruiting experts, then continued training on Bugi Island.
• Pablo warned Julian that several Navy warships were approaching, and Julian ordered his crew to prepare for battle.
• Julian planned to capture Navy soldiers who knew Marine Rokushiki and positioned most of his crew in a forest ambush.
• Julian, George, Pekki, and Allison lured Major General Gilmi and more than five hundred Navy soldiers off the beach by pretending to flee.

Julian trapped Rear Admiral Gilmi and more than six hundred Marines in a swamp, then negotiated for Marine Rokushiki and Haki training information in exchange for their lives. After the Mud Dragon Pirates left the island under an agreed cover story, Julian began copying the Rokushiki manual to strengthen his crew.

• Julian turned the pursuit route into a vast swamp, trapped Gilmi and over six hundred Marines, and bound Gilmi in Gravity Mud.
• Julian threatened Gilmi and bargained until Gilmi agreed to provide the Rokushiki manual and write down the Armament Haki training method, while also explaining how to train Observation Haki.
• George retrieved the manual, and Julian demonstrated Earthburst Heavenly Star before releasing the Marines and leaving with his crew.
• Gilmi ordered the Marines not to pursue and led them back to their Naval Branch, while Julian returned to his ship and sailed away.
• Julian gathered the crew members who could write and ordered them to copy the manual under Alice and Beatrice’s supervision, planning to teach Rokushiki selectively.

Julian gave Pablo the Leopard Zoan Devil Fruit and distributed Marine Rokushiki manuals to his officers, then began training them with weighted clothing. Marine Headquarters chose to focus on pursuing Roger rather than acting against the Mud Dragon Pirates, while Roger's crew prepared to sail to Wano.

• Julian gave the Leopard Devil Fruit to Pablo in recognition of his work as Head of Logistics, and Pablo transformed into a giant leopard.
• Alice delivered more than three hundred copied Rokushiki manuals, which Julian distributed to his Division Captains and Squadron Captains with warnings to guard them.
• Julian led the officers in Soru training on the flagship's deck, using mud weights to build their strength and planning to train more crew members.
• Marine Headquarters reviewed Rear Admiral Gilmi's report on Julian, but Kong decided to leave the Mud Dragon Pirates' bounty unchanged and prioritize capturing Roger.
• Garp pursued Roger in the New World as Roger's crew prepared to visit Wano Country in search of Poneglyphs.

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.