Chapter Summaries

Tenoch explained his dream of reforming the Marines to Robin after she feared him because his mother was a Marine. Robin believed him and saw the same compassionate spirit in him as in the Flame Emperor, while Norton waited outside the library eating snacks.

• Tenoch met Robin at the library while Norton stayed outside to eat and wait for his brothers.
• Tenoch asked Robin to explain a book about justice, and she described its moral principles.
• Robin tried to leave after learning Tenoch’s mother was a Marine, but Tenoch apologized and promised to correct the Marines’ abuses if he became King of the Marines.
• Robin believed Tenoch and said he would become a Marine Hero and rebuild the Marines.
• Robin compared Tenoch’s compassion to the Flame Emperor, and Tenoch agreed with her admiration.

Noah, Nock, and Tenoch met Robin in the library and pretended they were ordinary red-haired children unrelated to Flame Emperor Julian. Afterward, Noah confronted Nock for encouraging Nolene to steal money, while Nock nearly accepted her offer of five hundred Berries.

• Robin admired Tenoch and met Noah and Nock when they came down from the tenth floor.
• Noah, Nock, and Tenoch told Robin their family were ordinary people and denied being Julian's children.
• Noah, Nock, and Tenoch found Numin, Noland, and Nolene reading biographies of Julian on the lower floors.
• Numin accused Nock of encouraging Noland and Nolene to steal money from home.
• Noah made Nock apologize to Nolene, and Nock reached for the five hundred Berries she offered him before the others rebuked him.
• Noah told Nock that they could earn money by helping flower shop owners sell flowers, but must not break the law or violate discipline.

Noah encouraged Nock and the others to earn money through holiday work, but then argued that mastering swordsmanship could bring far greater rewards. The children left the library with Noah’s manual and planned to visit Uncle Herbert for lessons.

• Nock asked about earning commissions, and Noah explained how children could make money selling New Year’s goods.
• Nock, Numin, Tenoch, Noya, and Noland discussed their limited allowances and Norton’s appetite.
• Tenoch declared he would work alone and become rich, but Noah persuaded the children that learning swordsmanship could earn them more than odd jobs.
• Noah found Norton by the library stairs and told him to clean up his trash before they went home.
• Noah lent Tenoch his copied swordsmanship manual and suggested they ask Uncle Herbert to teach them.

On December 29, 2000, Julian prepared for the New Year and went out with Alice to visit the orphanage and the citizens. He encountered Herbert being pursued by women who had taken Julian’s teasing nickname, the “Friend of Women,” seriously.

• Julian asked Alice to accompany him on visits to the orphanage and the citizens, while Beatrice stayed home to prepare food for the family.
• Julian gave Lilijia red envelopes to distribute among the Flame Dragon Home staff and reflected on how much the household had changed over the past year.
• Julian’s habit of redirecting women who confessed to him toward Herbert had made Herbert known as the Friend of Women, drawing women to his home.
• Julian and Alice saw more than a dozen women following Herbert and asking him to date them.
• Herbert told the women to go home, insisted he had no time for romance while pursuing his dream, and pointed them toward the other unmarried Division Captains.

Julian, Herbert, and Alice delivered New Year gifts and money to the orphanage and communities across the Flame Dragon Kingdom before returning home for a family dinner. The chapter ended with Julian celebrating New Year's Eve with the women and children at Flame Dragon Home.

• Herbert escaped the attention of admiring women, and Julian told him they would visit the orphanage and other towns to deliver the kingdom's gifts.
• Julian and Herbert visited the Orphanage, where they gave the children gifts and one hundred million Berries, and posed for a group photo with Stussy and the children, including BB Five.
• Julian's group visited Pat Town, the fish-men's residential area, and the Giant warriors, giving residents Berries and gifts and sharing New Year greetings.
• Julian invited Herbert to dinner, but Herbert went to George's villa after saying George, Pekki, and Allison had invited him.
• Julian and Alice returned to Flame Dragon Home, where Julian celebrated New Year's Eve with the women and children and promised them red envelopes.

Kuma arrived in the Flame Dragon Kingdom with Bonney, Ginny, Ace, and the exchange students as the kingdom prepared for its New Year's Eve gala. Julian persuaded Rayleigh to keep gambling and asked him to help awaken Conqueror's Haki in Julian's children, but Rayleigh said to wait until they were older.

• Kuma arrived at the Flame Dragon Kingdom with Bonney, Ginny, Ace, Betty, Little Lightning, Lindbergh, and Marig, and the group was welcomed into the kingdom.
• Bonney admired the kingdom, while Betty and Lindbergh offered to take her and Ace around.
• More than two million people gathered at the Flame Dragon Grand Plaza for the New Year's Eve gala, where Stussy was hosting and Doria's supporters came to cheer.
• Julian teased Rayleigh about losing money at the Flame Dragon Casino and offered him another advance on his salary.
• Julian explained Rayleigh's gambling losses and offered him two billion Berries in overtime pay to keep him gambling.
• Julian asked Rayleigh to help the rest of his children awaken Conqueror's Haki, but Rayleigh told him to wait until they were older.

At the Flame Dragon Kingdom’s New Year’s gala, Julian welcomed Kuma’s group and met Ginny’s daughter Bonney and the young Ace. After Ace challenged him, Julian asked what it meant to be a Revolutionary Army soldier and pointed to the disciplined Shandia dancers as an example, leaving Ace to consider his place.

• Stussy opened the gala, and Julian urged the citizens to work hard and defend the Flame Dragon Kingdom before fireworks and ceremonial cannons began the celebration.
• Kuma arrived late after being thanked by people from Patrila Island, and he explained that Commander Dragon was settling refugees from another island.
• Ginny introduced Bonney, whom Julian had named, while Julian teased Ace about his freckles and Ace angrily challenged him to a duel.
• Kuma made Ace apologize, and Julian and Tesoro advised the boy to follow the rules and control his temper.
• Ace declared that he would become a righteous Revolutionary Army soldier, and Julian asked whether he understood what that meant before showing him the Shandia performing in formation.
• After watching the Shandia dance, Ace said, "Find my place."

The Shandia Warriors performed the Dance of Liberation, followed by children from Flame Dragon Orphanage singing for the Flame Dragon Kingdom and Doria singing her Song of Light. The crowd called for an encore, and Doria received Julian’s permission to sing again.

• The Shandia Warriors performed the Drum and Dance of Liberation, moving Kuma to tears as Julian told him anyone could become Nika.
• The audience applauded the Shandia Warriors, and Stussy introduced the student troupe from Flame Dragon Orphanage.
• BB Five, Akra, Kalifa, Kaku, and the other children sang “Cheer for the Flame Dragon Kingdom,” earning praise from Julian and the platform’s guests.
• Nock, Tenoch, Noah, and the other redheads stopped arguing about a pockmarked child when Noah said Doria was about to perform.
• Doria sang the Song of Light with a mermaid chorus, and the audience demanded an encore.
• Doria asked Julian if she could sing one more song, and Julian gave her permission.

Doria and Marlena performed at the Flame Dragon Kingdom’s New Year’s Eve gala, followed by students demonstrating Flame Dragon Rokushiki. The gala ended with fireworks lighting up the kingdom.

• Doria sang “Song of the Mermaid,” and the audience applauded her performance.
• Marlena and the Flame Dragon Kingdom Orchestra performed “Attack of the Flame Dragon Kingdom,” impressing Julian and the crowd.
• Stussy introduced the Flame Dragon School students’ Rokushiki performance, and Julian said it improved on Marine Rokushiki.
• Julian and Alice bantered about his having saved her, then watched more than a hundred students perform Rokushiki in unison.
• Stussy closed the gala, and ceremonial cannons and fireworks lit up the Flame Dragon Kingdom.

During the New Year celebrations, Nock tricked Lindbergh and Betty into leaving him alone so he could ambush Ace, while Noah and Tenoch watched the dragon lantern procession. At the banquet, Julian admitted to Gion that his allies had been behind the Ohara and Patrila Island incidents, and warned her that the truth about the World Government would come later.

• Nock followed Lindbergh and Betty to the fireworks, pretended to be lost, and sent them to look for his mother near the spectator stands.
• After Lindbergh and the others left, Nock kicked Ace several times and fled when a patrol approached.
• Noah and Tenoch watched a long red dragon lantern procession wind through the streets as children and townspeople followed it.
• At the banquet, Julian, Kuma, Rayleigh, the Giants, Fish-Man officials, and government representatives raised a toast.
• Julian told Gion that his allies had been behind the Ohara and Patrila Island incidents, and identified Gatlin and Reg as the Giants who attacked Sakazuki.
• Gion acknowledged the World Government's cruelty but warned Julian about its power, and Julian told her she would understand more in the future.

Gion and Tenoch left Flame Dragon Kingdom to return to Marine Headquarters, while Julian sent Pablo to receive orphans from the Revolutionary Army. After learning that the Flame Dragon Ark had been completed on Sky Island, Julian set out to inspect it with his companions.

• Gion and Tenoch said goodbye to Julian and the children, and Gion accepted Julian's box of potions for Tenoch before they departed aboard a Marine fast ship.
• Julian watched the ship leave and recalled promising Gion that he would not recklessly challenge the World Government.
• Julian ordered Pablo to take the Dragon Guard and receive the Revolutionary Army orphans Kuma and Dragon had sent to Flame Dragon Kingdom for school.
• Gan Fall informed Julian that the Flame Dragon Ark had been completed after four years of construction.
• Julian called Herbert, George, Pekki, and others to join him on Sky Island to inspect the ark, while the Giant warriors asked to return there for training.

Julian visited Sky Island to see the completed Flame Dragon Ark and ordered Gan Fall to build a larger Pluto warship for the coming conflict. The ship was ready to tour, while Julian left Gan Fall with a twenty-year deadline to finish Pluto and planned to expand Sky Island’s shipbuilding workforce.

• Julian and his group traveled to Sky Island, where he left Gatlin, Reg, and the Giant warriors behind and told his Division Captains they would continue sparring with the giants.
• Julian explained that the Division Captains struggled against the Giant warriors because their Armament Haki was not advanced enough to use Flowing Armament Haki.
• At Sky Island’s shipbuilding base, Julian rewarded the workers with fifty Gold Coins each and ordered Gan Fall to build a Pluto warship using the blueprint and a power conversion system.
• Gan Fall reluctantly accepted Julian’s demand to finish the enlarged Pluto warship within twenty years after Julian warned him of future high-tech threats.
• Julian decided to recruit more shipwrights and build additional Flame Dragon Arks, then Gan Fall showed him the completed 500-meter-long Flame Dragon Ark.

Julian prepared the Flame Dragon Ark for a voyage to the New World and brought Alice along to power it. Back at Flame Dragon Castle, he found Noah and Nock practicing swordsmanship under Herbert’s instruction.

• Garud began familiarizing the sailors with the Flame Dragon Ark, and Julian asked him to learn the vessel quickly.
• Julian invited Alice to the New World because her Rumble-Rumble Fruit could supply the Ark’s electricity; she agreed after hearing Galette was also coming.
• Julian told Luna to look after Noyan while he and Alice departed for the Flame Dragon Kingdom.
• Julian arrived at Flame Dragon Castle and saw Noah and Nock swinging wooden swords.
• Herbert taught Noah Gale Style Swordsmanship and Nock Phantom Style Swordsmanship, explaining the stages of swordsmanship and urging them to persevere.
• Noah and Nock practiced daily, and after a month their wooden-sword swings had begun to look convincing.

Julian prepared to leave the Flame Dragon Kingdom with Galette and Alice, while encouraging his sons and saying goodbye to his family. He boarded the Flame Dragon Ark with his forces and set off toward the New World.

• Julian praised Noah's sword practice and told him he would someday surpass his father, while teasing Nock about his prospects as a king.
• Julian explained that Carnival City and Resort Island had become subsidiary islands of the Flame Dragon Kingdom, protected by its Dragon Guards and supported by its merchandise stations.
• Galette packed for the trip and Julian gave her a Choco Choco Fruit to take to her mother.
• Herbert reported that the Flame Dragon Ark and its crew were ready to depart, and Julian said goodbye to the women and children.
• Julian flew onto the Flame Dragon Ark with Galette, while Alice followed in her lightning form, and he ordered the crew to advance toward the New World.

Julian and his crew explored the Flame Dragon Ark as it flew toward the New World, while Big Mom prepared her Whole Cake Island Tea Party. After crossing the Red Line, Julian chose not to attack the Holy Land and continued flying onward.

• The Flame Dragon Ark took off, and Julian's crew explored its decks and power systems while Alice recharged the ship.
• Julian ordered Herbert to speed up toward Whole Cake Island before heading to Wano Country and confronting Kaido and Whitebeard.
• Big Mom began preparing her Tea Party as Katakuri, Daifuku, and Oven sent invitations and Pedro arranged the desserts.
• After half a month, the Flame Dragon Ark climbed above the Red Line and flew over the Holy Land.
• Allison urged Julian to fire on the Celestial Dragons, but Julian refused and ordered Garud to fly around the Red Line.

The Flame Dragon Ark entered the New World, and Julian trained with Alice and Galette before the crew reached Punk Hazard. The crew joked about the island’s destruction and Pierre’s insults to Saint Saturn as Julian watched them from the sixth-level cabin.

• The Flame Dragon Ark crossed the Red Line, and Julian invited the crew to write reports about their theories on who created it.
• Julian visited Alice and Galette as they trained, advised Galette on developing her Butter-Butter Fruit with flames, and said he planned to train too.
• The crew spotted Marine Branch G1 and joked about Allison fighting Sakazuki and Whitebeard.
• After half a day of flight, the Flame Dragon Ark arrived above Punk Hazard, where the crew discussed its destruction and Pierre described writing more insults to Saint Saturn on the island.
• Julian watched the crew celebrate their antics and thought they acted like children when they were happy.

After arriving above Dressrosa, Julian used his Conqueror’s Haki to incapacitate pirates who had captured Princess Scarlett. He rescued her, but a fallen pirate fired a musket at her as Julian and his companions landed.

• Julian spotted pirates retreating toward their ship with Princess Scarlett held hostage at Dressrosa’s harbor.
• Julian unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the pirates while carefully sparing Scadit and his own crew.
• The Flame Dragon Ark descended, and Scadit recognized Julian as the Flame Emperor and thanked him for saving her.
• A pirate who had fallen unconscious pulled out a musket and fired at Princess Scarlett before she noticed him.

Julian rescued Scadit from a pirate attack and accepted Riku King’s invitation to visit the palace while his crew searched Dressrosa for Devil Fruits. He noticed Kyros among the guards and worried that saving Scadit had changed her future, then warned her that he already had many wives.

• Julian used Divine Speed to shield Scadit from gunfire, and Herbert killed the pirate who had shot at them.
• Riku King thanked Julian for saving Scadit and invited him to the palace, but George immediately asked for Dressrosa’s Devil Fruits.
• Julian sent his crew and Alice to search the kingdom and reassured Riku King that they would not force anyone to sell.
• Herbert transformed into a huge flood dragon and flew away, while Julian agreed to visit the palace after teasing Riku King about being unwelcome.
• Julian recognized Kyros among the guards and worried that Scadit’s rescue had altered the future, including Rebecca’s existence.
• Scadit asked how many wives Julian had, and he told her that he already had quite a few.

Julian stayed in Dressrosa after helping rescue Scarlett, while Riku King worried about his daughter’s growing admiration for him. At the royal banquet, Julian met Violet, who asked why he had come to the kingdom.

• Dressrosa’s guards arrested the defeated pirates and claimed their ship, and Riku King asked Julian how long he planned to stay.
• Scarlett praised Julian and grew closer to him, while Riku King became frustrated by their exchange.
• Julian and Riku King arrived at the royal palace, where the ministers welcomed them and arranged a banquet for the Flame Emperor.
• At the afternoon banquet, Riku King brought his wife and daughters Scarlett and Violet, and Violet asked Julian why he had come to Dressrosa.

Julian shared a meal with Riku King's family after saving Scarlett, while Violet and Scarlett praised him and his kingdom. After leaving the palace, Julian received a call from Alice, who reported finding two Devil Fruits.

• Violet introduced herself to Julian and thanked him for saving her older sister, Scarlett, while Riku King's wife also expressed her gratitude.
• Violet praised Julian's reputation and read newspaper reports about his strength, generosity, and role in bringing peace with Big Mom Charlotte Linlin.
• Riku King rebuked Julian for bragging, but his wife and daughters defended Julian and admired the freedom his wives enjoyed.
• Julian ate with Riku King's family, then said goodbye to Scarlett and Viterka as they escorted him out of the palace.
• Alice called Julian and told him that she had found the Paramecia Power-Power Fruit and the Paramecia Stone-Stone Fruit.