Chapter Summaries

Ronglin led the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet through the seas, accepting a wave of small forces and kingdoms that surrendered along the way and delaying his journey toward Zou. The fleet halted after discovering a large Marine force commanded by Garp, leaving the two sides facing each other across the sea.

• Jinbe stayed behind to oversee construction of the Star Alliance headquarters on Fish-Man Island, while Caesar and Law remained at the current headquarters.
• Over ten days, more than twenty small forces and six small kingdoms surrendered to Ronglin, expanding the Star Alliance’s territory but delaying its progress.
• An alarm alerted Ronglin to a large Marine fleet approaching, and Hawkins swiftly changed the Second Fleet’s formation to protect the Starry and the Nebula.
• Ronglin ordered the Star Alliance fleet to stop and prepare for the Marines, then recognized Garp’s dog-head warship when the fleet appeared.
• Garp’s leading warship stopped outside the Star Alliance’s firing range.

Ronglin’s Star Alliance faced the Marines at sea, where Garp arrived and said he had come to recruit him. Garp argued that Ronglin’s growing alliance risked provoking the World Government and a war that could kill millions, leaving Ronglin to consider the danger his movement posed.

• The Marines sent Garp’s dog-headed warship toward the Star Alliance, and Ronglin let it approach without firing.
• Garp boarded Ronglin’s Starry and shocked Ronglin by saying he had come to recruit him.
• Ronglin’s subordinates cursed Garp, while one man covered up his challenge by pretending he had been yelling at his father over a Den Den Mushi.
• Ronglin asked why Garp had come despite knowing he might be captured, and Garp said he hoped to prevent a war that could kill millions of civilians.
• Ronglin accused the Marines of caring about civilians only after the Celestial Dragons had caused countless deaths.
• Garp warned that Ronglin’s alliance had shaken the World Government’s foundations and that it would not tolerate a growing resistance movement.

Ronglin rejected the World Government’s offer to let the Star Alliance keep governing its territories in exchange for accepting the Celestial Dragons’ absolute authority. After Garp warned that revolution would plunge ordinary people into war, Ronglin decided the existing world deserved to be destroyed and remade.

• Shiryu condemned the Marines for serving the Celestial Dragons, and Ronglin ordered Garp to return to the World Government.
• Garp offered to let Ronglin retain control of the Star Alliance if he accepted the Celestial Dragons’ noble status and unrestricted authority over him.
• Ronglin laughed at the offer, rejected it, and told Garp to warn the Celestial Dragons to prepare for extermination.
• Garp argued that replacing the World Government’s order would cause a devastating war that would consume ordinary people.
• Ronglin recognized Garp’s fear of changing the world and resolved to tear down the existing order and reshape the world as he saw fit.

Ronglin rejected Garp’s attempt to negotiate, and Momousagi refused to return to the Marines, choosing to pursue her ideals in the Star Alliance. Garp then threatened the Alliance’s members, prompting Pig Head and hundreds of others to challenge him with a flamboyant display that left Ronglin embarrassed.

• Ronglin dismissed Garp’s negotiating efforts and said he would discuss the Celestial Dragons’ actions with them after eradicating the pirates.
• Garp asked Momousagi to return to the Marines, but she condemned the Marines’ service to the Celestial Dragons and their atrocities.
• Garp reminded Momousagi that Tsuru was waiting for her, but Momousagi overcame her hesitation and chose to fulfill her ideals in the Star Alliance.
• After a Star Alliance member told Garp to leave, Garp threatened to blow them all to pieces.
• Pig Head and hundreds of Devil Fruit ability users struck poses and dared Garp to attack, and Ronglin darkened his expression at their display.

Ronglin learned that Garp had brought a shipload of Dynamite Rock and had considered detonating it to destroy both fleets, but his conflicted ideals made him abandon the plan. Before leaving, Garp asked Ronglin to protect Luffy, and the Marine fleet withdrew.

• Momousagi realized Garp had brought Dynamite Rock, and Garp confirmed it to Ronglin and the others.
• Garp revealed he had considered detonating an entire shipload of Dynamite Rock, which could have destroyed both fleets, but could not bring himself to do it.
• Garp told Ronglin he had lost Ace and asked him to protect his other grandson, Luffy.
• Ronglin promised to protect Luffy while the Star Alliance endured and the Straw Hat Pirates remained in his territory.
• Garp returned to his warship, and the Marines withdrew from the area.

Ronglin and the Star Alliance searched the sea for Zou after arriving at Crocodile’s calculated coordinates and finding nothing there. Ronglin concluded that the giant elephant had accelerated, possibly after being provoked by someone who knew about the Poneglyph, and ordered the fleet to pursue it.

• Ronglin continued toward Zou, recognizing that the Navy would ultimately obey the World Government and become an enemy of the Star Alliance.
• After reaching Zou’s calculated location, Crocodile and the others found only open sea, causing the crew to question Crocodile’s reliability.
• Ronglin contacted Wally, confirmed that no unusual activity had been reported on nearby islands, and privately gave Jazz instructions.
• Ronglin reasoned that Zou had likely accelerated because it had been provoked or ordered to change course, perhaps by people seeking the Poneglyph.
• Crocodile urged Ronglin to act before anyone else could obtain the Poneglyph, and Ronglin ordered Hawkins to speed up the fleet along Zou’s route.

Ronglin’s fleet found Zunesha badly wounded after discovering the wreckage of Blackbeard’s fleet, and Ronglin went to investigate the Land of the Great Tree with Jazz and Momousagi. The chapter ended with Momousagi capturing two members of the Mink Tribe who had been hiding in the forest.

• The Star Alliance fleet spotted Zunesha after a day of pursuit and found widespread shipwreck debris bearing Blackbeard’s pirate flag.
• Ronglin ordered the fleet to approach cautiously and found Zunesha covered in severe wounds and blood.
• Ronglin left the fleet under Hawkins’s watch and flew to Zunesha’s back with Jazz and Momousagi.
• Ronglin followed bloodstained footprints across the Land of the Great Tree and sensed people hiding in the forest.
• Momousagi quickly confronted the hidden figures and returned with a dog-like humanoid and a rabbit-like humanoid captive.

After Wanda explained that pirates had devastated the Mokomo Dukedom and overwhelmed its defenders, Ronglin agreed to help and followed her and Carrot through the forest. At the ruined town, he sensed the battle near the Whale Tree and recognized it as the place where the Poneglyph road marker was kept.

• Momousagi captured Wanda and Carrot, and Wanda pleaded with Ronglin to save the Mokomo Dukedom from the pirates.
• Wanda told Ronglin that the pirates had attacked Zunesha, then invaded Zou to demand the distinguished guest and the Poneglyph.
• Ronglin agreed to help, and Wanda and Carrot led him, Momousagi, and Jazz through the forest toward the town.
• Carrot tried to slow the group with obstacles, but Ronglin, Momousagi, and Jazz kept pace as they reached the devastated town.
• Ronglin sensed Zunesha's powerful consciousness with Observation Haki and detected two groups fighting near the Whale Tree.
• Wanda identified the Whale Tree, and Ronglin recognized it as the place where the Poneglyph road marker was kept.

Ronglin arrived at the Whale Tree and found the Mink Tribe nearly defeated by Blackbeard’s released prisoners. He demanded the Poneglyph from Duke Inuarashi and declared his intent to eliminate the pirates, but a Blackbeard pirate attacked before the confrontation could be resolved.

• Ronglin, Jazz, and Momousagi flew toward the Whale Tree, and Wanda and Carrot followed after them.
• Ronglin found the injured Duke Inuarashi and Master Nekomamushi surrounded by Mink Tribe fighters as Blackbeard’s pirates slaughtered their people.
• Ronglin landed between the forces and offered to kill the pirates if the Mink Tribe handed over the Poneglyph.
• Duke Inuarashi questioned Ronglin’s offer, and Ronglin said he would kill both sides and take the Poneglyph himself if refused.
• Ronglin condemned the Mink Tribe for retaining their pirate identities and declared that criminal organizations would have no place in his future New World.
• A pirate behind Abaro Pizarro charged at Ronglin with two pistols, firing as he ran.

Momousagi and Ronglin confronted King of Tyranny and the Blackbeard Pirates after they angered the Star Alliance. Momousagi tore through the pirates and badly wounded King of Tyranny, while Ronglin’s killing intent overwhelmed the remaining fighters.

• A pirate charged at Ronglin, but Momousagi deflected his bullets and killed him with a punch to the head.
• Momousagi attacked the surrounding pirates, cutting dozens in half with her Tempest Kick: Moon Chant.
• Ronglin warned that the pirates would pay for angering the Star Alliance and released a terrifying aura.
• King of Tyranny led more than a hundred pirates toward Ronglin and Momousagi, then attacked Momousagi himself.
• Momousagi broke King of Tyranny’s arm with one punch, and he recognized her as the woman Blackbeard’s officers had fought before.
• Momousagi moved around the wounded King of Tyranny, preparing to attack again.

Momousagi defeated King of Tyranny and mutilated him for his crimes, but Ronglin stopped her from killing him outright and ordered him thrown into the sea. Jazz shattered King of Tyranny’s bones and kicked him far out over the water, leaving him to fall into the sea.

• Momousagi used Finger Pistol and her speed to overwhelm King of Tyranny while Ronglin took down the elite pirates.
• Momousagi severed King of Tyranny’s left leg and tore off his right arm as punishment for his crimes.
• Momousagi crushed King of Tyranny’s remaining limbs and prepared to kill him, but Ronglin told her to throw him into the sea for the piranhas.
• King of Tyranny cursed Ronglin, and Jazz shattered his bones before kicking him far beyond the horizon.
• Ronglin sensed King of Tyranny falling toward the sea.

Ronglin forced the Mink Tribe to surrender the Poneglyph after defeating the pirates and threatening to kill them. The chapter ended with Momousagi and Jazz refusing to carry the enormous stone, leaving Ronglin to bear it himself.

• Ronglin demanded that Duke Inuarashi hand over the Poneglyph, threatening to kill the Mink Tribe if he refused.
• Wanda returned with others, celebrated Ronglin’s victory, and tried to block him when he approached Duke Inuarashi; Ronglin blasted her away.
• Duke Inuarashi agreed to hand over the Poneglyph after Ronglin said he knew Momonosuke was there and threatened Zunesha.
• Duke Inuarashi sent several people to fetch the Poneglyph from the Whale Tree.
• Momousagi and Jazz both refused to carry the stone, so Ronglin realized he would have to carry it himself.

After taking the Poneglyph from Zou, Ronglin rejected Momonosuke’s offer of an alliance and returned to find the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet fighting the Yonko Alliance. He ordered a full counterattack against Kaido and Blackbeard’s forces.

• Duke Inuarashi told Ronglin that Momonosuke wanted to form an alliance, but Ronglin refused and sent Duke Inuarashi flying with a gust of wind.
• Ronglin used Kamui to carry the Poneglyph from Zou and flew down with Momousagi and Jazz.
• Ronglin saw the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet outmaneuvering an enemy fleet under Hawkins’s command and returned to the Starry.
• A subordinate explained that the Yonko Alliance had tried to ambush the fleet underwater after King of Tyranny’s forces were destroyed by Sea Beasts.
• Ronglin identified Kaido and Blackbeard’s flags and ordered the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet to counterattack with full force.

Hawkins led the Second Fleet in a counterattack that shattered the Yonko Alliance’s command and drove its fleet into chaos. As Jazz pursued fleeing enemy ships aboard the Nebula, Hawkins chose to keep the encirclement intact rather than send the fleet to protect him, provoking anger among the Star Alliance.

• Hawkins reorganized the Second Fleet and its counterattack destroyed three Yonko Alliance warships, including one that exploded after its ammunition magazine was hit.
• Hawkins sent a Suicide Squad of more than two hundred men in twenty escort boats to destroy the Yonko Alliance’s central strategic flagship, leaving the enemy without unified command.
• Hawkins ordered a full assault, and the Second Fleet surrounded the disorganized Yonko Alliance fleet while Momousagi warned Jazz that Hawkins’s power might need a safeguard.
• More than ten Yonko Alliance ships fled, so Jazz ordered the Nebula to pursue them while the Second Fleet fell behind.
• Hawkins refused to abandon the encirclement to escort Jazz, and unrest spread through the Second Fleet as others learned of his decision.

Ronglin oversaw the battle while Hawkins concentrated on destroying the enemy remnants, and new intelligence revealed threats from the Yonko Alliance and Mary Geoise. The chapter left Ronglin facing the possibility that the World Government would join forces with Kaido and Blackbeard unless he defeated them quickly.

• Ronglin approved Hawkins's decision to abandon support for the Nebula and ordered the escort ships to join the attack on the enemy remnants.
• Crocodile questioned whether something was wrong with the battle arrangements while Ronglin waited for the fighting to end.
• An intelligence officer reported that Blackbeard and Kaido had returned to reinforce their headquarters, prompting the Third and Fourth Fleets to request withdrawal.
• Ronglin learned that Moria's First Fleet had been raiding Beasts Pirates territory and giving seized supplies to local residents.
• An intelligence officer told Ronglin that Mary Geoise was mobilizing a massive army and launching a global conscription for a large-scale war.

Ronglin ordered Hawkins to destroy the Yonko Alliance fleet quickly while he redirected the Starry to protect the Nebula, worsening tensions within the Star Alliance's Second Fleet. The Nebula caught the fleeing warships and devastated them, while their commander sought to seize the ship's leader and escape.

• Ronglin learned that World Government forces were coming and ordered Hawkins to eliminate the enemy fleet within an hour.
• Hawkins unleashed the Second Fleet's full power, while Ronglin changed course toward the Nebula aboard the Starry.
• Hawkins refused to follow the Starry or send support, angering members of the Second Fleet, who attacked the Yonko Alliance forces even more fiercely.
• Jazz ordered the Nebula to fire on the ten fleeing warships, destroying several before the rest could reach the ship.
• The remaining pirates boarded the Nebula and faced four hundred Zoan-form Devil Fruit users, while their commander planned to capture the ship's leader and use them to escape.

Katarina Devon tried to seize Jazz aboard the Nebula, hoping to take control of the warship. Momousagi intercepted her ambush and badly injured her, leaving Katarina unable to escape easily.

• Katarina Devon abandoned the main battle and secretly searched the Nebula for its owner.
• Jazz and Momousagi noticed Katarina’s approach and used Jazz as bait to draw her out.
• As the Nebula’s fighters routed the attackers, a messenger told Jazz that the Starry was approaching.
• Jazz turned toward Momousagi after hearing the news, and Katarina seized the opening to attack him.
• Momousagi blocked Katarina’s blade, struck her with a shockwave, and shattered the bones in her left hand.

Momousagi defeated and captured Katarina, while Ronglin revealed that the World Government had mobilized its forces and planned to eliminate Blackbeard and Kaido before they arrived. The chapter left Momousagi alarmed by the scale of the coming war.

• Momousagi severed Katarina’s hand and countered her hidden dagger attack with a sword strike.
• Ronglin revealed that he had noticed Katarina’s approach and that Momousagi had let her spring her trap.
• Ronglin’s forces captured Katarina, and Pig Head broke her bones and threw her into the sea.
• Ronglin told Jazz and Momousagi that he planned to wipe out Blackbeard and Kaido before the World Government’s army arrived.
• Ronglin explained that the World Government had dispatched its available troops and summoned the armies of its allied nations.

Ronglin warned Momousagi that the World Government might be using the Star Alliance as bait to draw out and destroy the Revolutionary Army. As he reconsidered the World Government’s role in the changes of the past two years, he realized the conflict might be part of a vast plan in which he was only a piece.

• Ronglin told Momousagi that the three Admirals could recover within a month and that Marine Headquarters could deploy at least sixty thousand elite Marines.
• Ronglin identified the Revolutionary Army as a powerful force that might help the Star Alliance and revealed that Sabo had once promised they would support it if it truly served the people.
• Ronglin suspected the World Government was pretending to target the Star Alliance to lure out the Revolutionary Army and destroy it.
• Ronglin considered whether the Revolutionary Army would appear, knowing that its intervention could prove Sabo’s promise but expose him and his allies to the World Government’s trap.
• Ronglin reflected on how the World Government had benefited from recent upheavals and realized that it might have calculated his moves as part of a larger game.

Ronglin ordered the Star Alliance to execute its pirate prisoners and stop accepting pirate surrenders, unleashing a bloody campaign that shocked the New World. As small pirate crews were destroyed or fled to larger crews, they began joining the Blackbeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates.

• Ronglin declared that the Star Alliance no longer needed pirates and ordered Shiryu to kill the prisoners.
• Hawkins carried out Ronglin's order, and several hundred captured pirates were executed.
• The Star Alliance's Second Fleet destroyed the surrendering remnants of Katarina's forces beneath Zou, while Momousagi had captured Katarina.
• More than ten pirate crews seeking to join the Star Alliance were blasted apart, alarming the world and giving some weak nations hope.
• Small pirate crews with nowhere else to turn began joining the Blackbeard Pirates and the Beasts Pirates.