Chapter Summaries

Ronglin confronted Bonney as Doflamingo’s scheme plunged Dressrosa into disaster, and learned that she was willing to stop him from reaching Laugh Tale even at the cost of innocent lives. Ronglin broke free of her emotion-based Devil Fruit power and their clash devastated the royal highlands.

• Bonney enveloped Ronglin in a gray aura that filled him with painful negative emotions, but he escaped its range.
• Ronglin urged Bonney to stop Doflamingo and save Dressrosa, but she admitted she knew about the disaster and still intended to keep him from Laugh Tale.
• Bonney attacked Ronglin with waves of emotion, and he used his Haki to force her Devil Fruit influence out of his body.
• Bonney said she could absorb emotions and turn them into strength, but Ronglin tore apart her sphere of light with his claws.
• The blast from Ronglin and Bonney’s clash destroyed the palace and erased much of the royal highlands as Aokiji watched while evacuating civilians.

Ronglin killed Bony-Sen, but Doflamingo destroyed the underground factory, framed Ronglin for the attacks on Dressrosa, and fled with Rebecca. Ronglin learned that Leo was pursuing him toward the southwestern port.

• Aokiji helped civilians evacuate the bombarded cities, noticed there were no invaders, and ordered the ports sealed.
• Ronglin overwhelmed Bonney and crushed his face with a fatal blow; a broken sword then pierced Bony-Sen’s heart and killed him.
• Ronglin returned to the arena and learned from the Tontatta Tribe dwarves that Doflamingo had destroyed the underground factory and withdrawn his officers.
• The dwarves told Ronglin that Doflamingo had headed for the southwestern port and taken Rebecca hostage, while Leo pursued him.

Ronglin flew toward the southwestern harbor while Doflamingo revealed his plan to destroy Dressrosa and frame Ronglin. Leo exposed the conspiracy, but Doflamingo destroyed the Den Den Mushi and threatened Rebecca before Leo attacked him.

• Ronglin left the Tontatta Tribe and flew toward the southwestern harbor, while Kyros worried that he could not rescue Rebecca from Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo told Trebol and Nami that he planned to destroy Dressrosa and make Ronglin an enemy of the world.
• Leo revealed that he had secretly boarded the ship with an active Den Den Mushi and that Soldier had heard Doflamingo's plan.
• Doflamingo destroyed the Den Den Mushi and vowed to torment Rebecca, refusing to release her.
• Leo defended Soldier and Ronglin, then charged Doflamingo with his spear.

Leo fought Doflamingo aboard his ship as Tontatta troops attacked outside, while Violet brought Sugar and the one-legged soldier toy into the cabin. The soldier suddenly revealed itself as an attacker and struck Trebol before moving to hit Sugar.

• Leo broke Lao G's right hand with a powerful spear strike as fighting erupted aboard Doflamingo's ship.
• Doflamingo attacked Leo with threads while Violet entered with Sugar and the one-legged soldier toy, reporting that Tontatta troops were assaulting the ship.
• Doflamingo told Sugar to stay inside and ordered his family to crush the Tontatta troops and blame Ronglin for the conspiracies.
• Doflamingo captured Leo, who accused him of plotting to destroy Dressrosa, killing the CP0 Commander, and framing Ronglin.
• A second Den Den Mushi fell from the soldier toy, which sprang up, kicked Trebol away, and attacked Sugar from behind.

Kyros and the restored citizens of Dressrosa turned against Doflamingo after Sugar was knocked unconscious and his conspiracy was exposed. Violet revealed that she had been secretly plotting against him, leaving Doflamingo confronted by Kyros and the consequences of his crimes.

• Sugar’s defeat restored the people Doflamingo had turned into toys, and furious citizens poured into Dressrosa’s streets.
• Kyros attacked Nami and Jora, then charged Doflamingo as Violet threw him a knife; Pica intervened and blocked his strike.
• Doflamingo realized the Tontatta Tribe had exposed his plan to destroy Dressrosa and that Sugar’s defeat had revealed his crimes.
• Kyros defended Violet and cut through Doflamingo’s thread attack, while Doflamingo demanded to know why she had betrayed him.
• Violet admitted she had stayed under Doflamingo’s command while waiting for a chance to avenge Scarlet and the Riku Royal Family.

Doflamingo’s scheme had been exposed, and the Tontatta Tribe attacked his forces while Kyros confronted the Donquixote Family. After Diamante taunted Kyros about killing Scarlet and threatened Rebecca, Kyros stood firm and faced his next attack.

• Doflamingo mocked Kyros and blamed Ronglin for turning the Celestial Dragons against him, while Kyros demanded his surrender.
• Pica knocked Kyros onto the deck, and Doflamingo bound Violet with strings as the Tontatta Tribe fought the Donquixote Family officers.
• Diamante revealed that he had killed Scarlet and had Rebecca brought before Kyros to provoke him.
• Diamante ambushed Kyros with his Snake Sword and sent him flying, but Kyros rose to face him.
• Diamante unleashed Half Moon Funeral as Kyros held his ground.

Kyros defeated Diamante but was ambushed by Doflamingo, who threatened his captured allies. Ronglin arrived with a devastating attack, and as Doflamingo tried to fling his remaining family members toward shore, Ronglin cut through most of the threads.

• Kyros split Diamante’s sword and killed him with a single strike.
• Doflamingo ambushed Kyros with String Line, knocking him down, then emerged with Violet, Leo, and others bound.
• Ronglin descended onto the ship, struck down Doflamingo’s subordinates, and split the vessel apart.
• The Tontatta Tribe rescued Rebecca, who ran to Kyros as Doflamingo faced Ronglin.
• Doflamingo used threads to fling the remaining Donquixote Family members toward shore, and Ronglin cut through most of the threads with a Crescent Whirlwind.

Ronglin returned to Kyros and pursued Doflamingo, while Admiral Aokiji arrived with the Marines to capture the Warlord. Ronglin’s attack devastated Doflamingo’s forces as they tried to retreat.

• Ronglin seized Doflamingo’s razor-sharp threads, forcing him to retreat toward the shore.
• Kyros thanked Ronglin for exposing the truth about Dressrosa, and Ronglin vowed to take Doflamingo’s head.
• Admiral Aokiji ordered the Marines to capture Doflamingo after learning that the Den Den Mushi call had spread to nearby island nations.
• Ronglin warned the Tontatta Tribe that they had little time before Aokiji arrived, then charged after Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo blocked Ronglin’s Rocket Cannon with Spider’s Nest, but its scattered force blasted his officers into the air and injured them.

Ronglin overwhelmed Doflamingo in their battle, breaking through his thread defenses and forcing him to spend all his strength holding back the attacks. He then condemned Doflamingo for what happened in Dressrosa and unleashed a fire technique.

• Doflamingo attacked Ronglin with Raging Waves White Line and Giant Waves White Line, but Ronglin dodged the threads and cut them apart with Tempest Kick: Moon Dance.
• Doflamingo retreated to gain distance, but Ronglin fired an enhanced Rokuougan shockwave at him.
• Doflamingo blocked the Human Cannonball with Shield: White Line, then met its continuing force with Thousand Arrows: Feather Strike: Thread.
• The clash carved out a crater and crushed several Donquixote Family members, while Doflamingo barely managed to defend himself.
• Ronglin said he could set aside his personal grudge but would not tolerate what happened in Dressrosa, then used Fire Release: Angry dragon East Expedition.

Ronglin overwhelmed Doflamingo with a fire dragon and stabbed him in the heart, but Admiral Aokiji intervened before Ronglin could finish him off. Ronglin broke free from Aokiji’s ice, and Aokiji revealed he knew Doflamingo was still alive.

• Ronglin used a massive fire dragon to burn through Doflamingo’s thread attacks and defenses, then hurled him back with a direct strike.
• Ronglin threw a knife into Doflamingo’s heart, while the Tontatta Tribe and nearby onlookers called for Doflamingo’s death.
• Aokiji froze Ronglin and extinguished the surrounding flames before landing beside Doflamingo and saying he could not die yet.
• Ronglin shattered Aokiji’s ice with Haki and confronted him about protecting Doflamingo.
• Aokiji kicked Doflamingo and said he knew Doflamingo would survive those injuries.

Ronglin confronted Aokiji over keeping Doflamingo alive for interrogation, arguing that Doflamingo deserved to die for the suffering he caused. As the rescued people rallied behind Ronglin, Aokiji insisted that Doflamingo’s fate could not be decided by him.

• Doflamingo survived his heart wound by stitching it closed, and Aokiji stopped him from laughing by kicking him.
• Aokiji explained that he needed Doflamingo alive to expose his criminal dealings, while Ronglin challenged whether the Marines could stand up to Doflamingo’s powerful backers.
• Marines arrested Doflamingo and the remaining Donquixote Family officers as civilians gathered and demanded Doflamingo’s death.
• Ronglin condemned Doflamingo’s crimes and asked the crowd whether he should die, prompting the furious onlookers to agree.
• Aokiji acknowledged that Doflamingo deserved death but told Ronglin that he had no right to take anyone’s life.

Ronglin confronted Admiral Aokiji over Doflamingo’s fate, refusing to let the Marine take him away for trial. As the two prepared to settle their disagreement by force, Aokiji warned that their battle could destroy the island, and Ronglin revealed he had already killed CP0 Commander-in-Chief Bony-Sen.

• Aokiji declared that he would take Doflamingo for a fair trial, but Ronglin stepped forward, determined to kill him.
• Kyros and Rebecca urged Ronglin not to risk fighting an Admiral, while Kyros and people from across the island pledged their gratitude and support to him.
• An adjutant warned Aokiji that the crowd might attack Doflamingo, and Ronglin told Aokiji he would not let Doflamingo live after the crimes he had committed to ruin him.
• Aokiji challenged Ronglin to settle their opposing ideas of justice with their fists, but warned that their fight might destroy the island.
• Doflamingo urged them to destroy everything, and Ronglin told Aokiji that he had killed Bony-Sen, the Commander-in-Chief of CP0.

Ronglin prepared to fight Aokiji over Doflamingo, but the people of Dressrosa stood with him and Sengoku ordered the Marines to abandon the capture. Ronglin chose to spare Doflamingo to protect Dressrosa, and Aokiji left with the prisoner.

• Ronglin challenged Aokiji to fight, while Kyros and the people of Dressrosa stepped forward to defend their benefactor.
• Aokiji told Sengoku that capturing Ronglin would mean fighting the gathered people and asked whether he should abandon the mission.
• Sengoku ordered Aokiji to escort Doflamingo to Marine Headquarters and give up capturing Ronglin to spare Dressrosa further damage.
• Ronglin decided not to kill Doflamingo, saying the people of Dressrosa mattered more than his revenge.
• Aokiji knocked Doflamingo unconscious after he threatened Ronglin, then the Marines took the Donquixote Family into custody and departed.

After Dressrosa celebrated its liberation, Aokiji questioned the captured Doflamingo about his schemes against Ronglin and learned that the Celestial Dragons could still threaten him. The Marine ship carrying Doflamingo came under attack by Drought Jack, and Aokiji went to confront him.

• Dressrosa's people cheered their freedom and thanked Ronglin, while Kyros reunited with Rebecca and Violet.
• Aokiji asked Doflamingo why Ronglin knew Dressrosa's secrets, and Doflamingo explained that he had planned to frame Ronglin and eliminate him.
• Doflamingo warned that Ronglin had killed Bony-Sen and would face the Celestial Dragons, leaving Aokiji troubled.
• Drought Jack attacked the Marine warship carrying Doflamingo, and Aokiji left the cell to respond.

Ronglin learned that Jinbe had fought Jack and was rescued by unknown pirates, while the Marines blamed him for the destruction of Dressrosa. As he considered the enemies he had made and the obstacles ahead on his journey to Laugh Tale, Kyros asked why he was sighing.

• Dressrosa's people asked King Riku to rule again, and he knelt to thank Ronglin as the country began rebuilding with aid from other nations.
• Ronglin waited for Jinbe until newspapers reported that Jinbe had fought Jack, been rescued by unknown pirates, and fought alongside Caesar.
• The newspapers reported that Aokiji had captured Doflamingo and that the Marines had blamed Ronglin for Dressrosa's destruction.
• Ronglin worried that his conflict with Kaido, the loss of Bonney, and his growing list of enemies would make finding the Road Poneglyphs harder.
• Kyros found Ronglin sighing and asked why he was unhappy when Dressrosa had been saved.

Ronglin departed Dressrosa as his companions arrived in a small boat pursued by a Marine supply fleet. He flew to join Jazz Di Chuang after the Marines abandoned the pursuit and continued toward Dressrosa.

• Ronglin told Kyros he would leave Dressrosa to avoid bringing danger to the country, and Kyros accepted his decision.
• Ronglin spotted Jazz Di Chuang’s boat being chased by Marine warships and recognized him as one of his subordinates.
• Ronglin said farewell to Kyros and the people of Dressrosa, then flew toward the boat as Rebecca watched him go.
• The Marine Commander ordered the fleet to stop pursuing the boat and deliver supplies to Dressrosa instead.
• Ronglin landed on the boat’s deck beside the excited Jazz Di Chuang.

Ronglin reunited with his crew in Dressrosa and learned that they had clashed with Drought Jack’s forces after refusing to join the Kaido Pirates. He discovered Jazz had been injured and heard that unknown pirates had arrived to help the crew.

• Ronglin greeted Jazz, Jinbe, and Caesar aboard the ship and noticed that Jazz was injured.
• Caesar explained that the crew had waited for Ronglin, then continued toward Dressrosa after reading that he had escaped Erebus Island.
• Caesar said Drought Jack had tried to recruit Jinbe and then him, seeking help to develop artificial Devil Fruits for the Kaido Pirates.
• Ronglin scolded Caesar after learning Jazz was hurt in the fight, while Jazz insisted he had chosen to join the battle.
• Caesar said Jinbe had fought Jack and the crew had nearly been overwhelmed until some pirates came to their aid.
• Ronglin asked who the pirates were.

Ronglin learned that Caesar had recruited pirates by falsely claiming Ronglin had sacrificed himself for them, creating a force that could help him reach Laugh Tale. The chapter ended with Jazz renewing his resolve to train, while Ronglin warned Caesar he would be held responsible if the pirates committed wicked acts.

• Caesar told Ronglin that pirates from Erebus Island had come to their aid after he spread a false story about Ronglin saving them.
• Ronglin discovered that Caesar had recruited the pirates as his subordinates and ordered them to gather more men and await a signal.
• Caesar argued that Ronglin would need allies to overcome the Four Emperors and Celestial Dragons on the way to Laugh Tale.
• Jazz blamed himself for being unable to help in battle, but Ronglin urged him to reconsider what strength and justice meant.
• Jazz apologized and asked Ronglin to train him harshly, and Ronglin warned Caesar he would answer for any cruelty the pirates committed.

Ronglin watched Jazz train and defended his choice to build strength without relying on a Devil Fruit. When Jinbe investigated a seemingly empty ship, he returned with a grave expression and signaled Ronglin’s crew to approach.

• Several Celestial Dragons discussed Bonney’s death, blamed Ronglin and Doflamingo, and ordered that Vegapunk be consulted about saving her.
• Jazz trained Fish-Man Karate under the blazing sun while Caesar urged him to rest and Ronglin encouraged him to rely on his own strength.
• Caesar suggested giving Jazz a Devil Fruit, but Jazz explained that he wanted to remain able to swim and fight through his own strength.
• Ronglin noticed a ship with no detectable presence aboard and warned Jinbe that something was wrong.
• Jinbe swam to the ship, boarded it, then returned to the bow and signaled Ronglin to bring their vessel alongside.

Ronglin, Jinbe, and Caesar discovered a ship full of corpses and a bloody message linking its crew to the Pirate Alliance and Erebus Island. After burning the vessel, Ronglin realized the message had been written recently, but his search of the surrounding sea found no other living beings.

• Ronglin and Jinbe found a bloody message aboard a derelict ship, saying Ashil's mission had failed and the Third Fleet's whereabouts were unknown.
• Ronglin deduced that the dead crew belonged to the Pirate Alliance and had encountered CP0 near the time of the Dark Exchange on Erebus Island.
• Caesar judged that the crew had died from a spreading plague caused by slow-acting poison, so the group avoided touching anything and disinfected themselves.
• Ronglin, Jinbe, and Caesar returned to their ship and burned the derelict vessel to prevent the virus from spreading.
• Caesar said the Pirate Alliance had once been nearly as powerful as the Four Emperors, deepening Ronglin's doubts about how CP0 could have defeated its main force.
• Ronglin noticed that the blood on the message was fresh, searched the surrounding sea with Observation Haki, and sensed no living beings beyond his own crew.