Chapter Summaries

Ronglin sent Jazz into battle with the Elite Combat Group to develop his battlefield leadership, giving him freedom to support either the Second or Third Fleet. As the fleets advanced on Lodun, both commanders tried to keep their forces safe so Jazz would not have to intervene.

• Ronglin chose Jazz to lead the Elite Combat Group into battle and kept Pig Head behind to protect him.
• Anrield asked for Jazz to join the Third Fleet, while Hawkins argued that the Second Fleet would be safer for his first battle.
• Ronglin ordered Jazz to assess the battlefield independently and support either fleet as needed, and Jazz accepted.
• The Second and Third Fleets advanced toward Lodun in more disciplined formations than the day before.
• Anrield, Bilida, and Hawkins warned their captains to hold formation and avoid showing Jazz that either fleet needed support.

Ronglin used Jazz as bait to keep the Second and Third Fleets cautious, but Jazz led nine elite fighters in a small boat straight toward the Lodun naval force. As both fleets advanced under heavy fire, Jazz and his companions reached a Lodun ship and began their assault.

• Ronglin explained to Burgess that Jazz's approach would make the Second and Third Fleets more cautious and reduce losses.
• Jazz led nine members of the Elite Combat Group toward the Lodun naval force in a small boat.
• Bilida and Anrield ordered the Second and Third Fleets to advance and support Jazz.
• The two fleets withstood the Lodun defenders' cannon fire as Jazz's companions deflected every shell aimed at their boat.
• Jazz identified a weak point, leaped toward a Lodun ship, and led the nine fighters into close combat.

Jazz and the Elite Combat Group overwhelmed the Lodun Marines aboard their ship, seized the ammunition depot, and prepared to turn the ship’s guns against the surrounding Lodun vessels. As the enemy ships opened fire, Jazz’s captured vessel faced an immediate counterattack.

• Jazz used Observation Haki to assess the enemy ship, then ordered the Elite Combat Group to attack.
• The nine fighters smashed through the Lodun Marines’ formation while Jazz ordered them to secure the cabins and protect the ammunition depot.
• Jazz used Haki and Fish-Man Karate to send more than a hundred Lodun Marines into the sea.
• A member of the Elite Combat Group reported that they had captured the ammunition depot, and Jazz ordered the guns turned on the Lodun ships.
• The surrounding Lodun ships opened fire on Jazz’s captured vessel.

Jazz’s men destroyed a Lodun ship but regrouped and continued their assault as the Second and Third Fleets landed on the islands. With Lodun’s forces retreating and Duke Lodun still absent, Ronglin sent Burgess to pressure the main island while he flew to meet Jazz.

• Jazz and his men survived the explosion that destroyed their captured ship, then moved to seize another vessel.
• Anrield rallied the Third Fleet members who had reached the beach and led them toward the enemy fortress.
• The Second and Third Fleets landed successfully, while Lodun’s Marines retreated after Jazz’s group sank a fourth ship.
• Ronglin told Burgess to gather the prisoners of war and pressure the people beneath the main island, then flew toward Jazz.
• Jazz and nine men waited aboard a small ship, blocking the Lodun Marines’ route.

Ronglin led Jazz and the Elite Combat Group toward Lodun’s main island after the Second and Third Fleets captured nearby fortresses. When Lodun’s defenders unleashed a massive artillery barrage, Ronglin deflected every shell with a pillar of air, leaving the attack unable to stop them.

• Jazz boasted to Ronglin about holding off the enemy and keeping the Elite Combat Group alive, and Ronglin praised him before promising a harsher trial.
• Ronglin announced that he would personally attack Lodun’s main island with Jazz and the nine surviving members of the Elite Combat Group.
• Jazz eagerly joined Ronglin aboard a small boat, while the nearby islands spread word that their leader had arrived.
• Lodun’s defenders fired hundreds of shells at Ronglin’s boat as soon as it entered their range.
• Ronglin raised a pillar of air that deflected the shells into the surrounding sea.

Ronglin advanced on Lodun, brushing aside its defenses and knocking out the Marines with his Conqueror’s Haki. He confronted Duke Lodun and the assembled islanders, who faced his demand to surrender under threat of death.

• Ronglin explained that he had copied and improved an opponent’s space-shaking ability to deflect the cannonballs.
• Ronglin unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the crews of the Lodun Marine ships and drawing Jazz’s complaint that he had taken every opponent.
• Ronglin flew from his boat toward Lodun main island as its people watched in panic.
• Ronglin appeared before Duke Lodun and accused him of choosing death instead of surrendering.
• Ronglin warned Duke Lodun and the gathered people that he would kill them if they refused to understand fear.

Ronglin overwhelmed the Lodun main island with Conqueror’s Haki while his forces captured the other islands, leaving Duke Lodun pleading and making excuses. Ronglin calmly prepared to teach Duke Lodun a lesson as Jazz bristled at the old man’s shamelessness.

• Ronglin unleashed Conqueror’s Haki across the bay defense fortress, knocking out tens of thousands and leaving Duke Lodun terrified.
• Jazz arrived by swimming to the fortress, and Ronglin praised how quickly he had caught up.
• Jazz intercepted a Lodun commander’s sneak attack and struck him with Fish-Man Karate - 4000 Brick Fist.
• Ronglin told Duke Lodun that his forces were taking the remaining islands and reminded him of his past refusal to submit and his role in ambushing Ronglin’s subordinates.
• Duke Lodun claimed his troops’ cannon fire had been a ceremonial salute, enraging Jazz.
• Ronglin rubbed Jazz’s head and said that people like Duke Lodun needed to be shown how to behave.

Ronglin stopped Duke Lodun’s concealed rapier attack and killed him after Jazz struck the wounded duke. Ronglin planned to take control of the Lodun Islands and turn them into a strategic stronghold.

• Duke Lodun revealed a hidden rapier and lunged at Ronglin, but Jazz caught the blade with his hardened hand.
• The rapier stopped before Ronglin’s heart, and Ronglin stepped aside before blasting Duke Lodun away.
• Jazz attacked Duke Lodun with Fish-Man Karate: Six Thousand Pound Cannon, and the duke blocked the blow before collapsing.
• Ronglin stopped Jazz from continuing to attack and told Duke Lodun he would take care of the Lodun Islands.
• Duke Lodun died, and Ronglin resolved to take control of the islands as a strategic stronghold.

Ronglin conquered the Lodun Islands after killing Duke Lodun, then installed a local noble as ruler while preparing a strategic fortress. Ten days later, envoys from major powers arrived to negotiate, and Ronglin waited to see what tribute they would offer.

• Ronglin ordered his men to show Duke Lodun's body to the remaining defenders, who surrendered after learning their leader was dead.
• The defenders celebrated Duke Lodun's death, and a general explained that the people resented his harsh taxes and conscription.
• The Eight Treasures Navy destroyed the ship carrying Duke Lodun's fleeing family and forces, while many conscripted defenders chose to remain and serve Ronglin.
• Ronglin appointed a Lodun noble as the islands' public ruler, rewarded the Second Fleet, and left Anrield to build a fortress.
• After ten days of quiet from the Four Emperors, the Navy, and the World Government, envoys arrived to negotiate with Ronglin, who questioned Burgess about Blackbeard's failure to respond.

Ronglin used one envoy’s generous surrender offer to raise the minimum terms demanded from the other powers and push them to choose sides quickly. After explaining his strategy to Caesar and Burgess, he went with them to watch Jinbe train Jazz on Lodun’s main island.

• An envoy presented surrender terms offering four billion Beli, public recognition of Ronglin’s rule over their territories, and troops ready to answer his summons.
• Ronglin accepted the offer in front of the other envoys and warned them that anyone who bullied his new subjects would answer to him.
• After Ronglin left the hall, the other envoys contacted their masters and reported that his demands had risen.
• Ronglin told Burgess and Caesar that he needed the powers to choose sides soon so he could plan his next moves without exposing his forces.
• Ronglin, Caesar, and Burgess went to the rear of Lodun’s main island, where Jinbe was training Jazz.

Ronglin tested Jazz and promised to train him personally, then went for a walk and drew out a mysterious follower. The chapter ended as Ronglin dodged the follower’s spear attack and countered with an air blast.

• Ronglin struck Jazz with a Tempest Kick to test his strength and agility.
• Ronglin promised to personally train Jazz, while Caesar and Burgess reacted to the decision.
• A hidden shadow watched Ronglin and the others leave, then followed Ronglin during his evening walk.
• Ronglin used Observation Haki to detect the follower and deliberately walked into a secluded area.
• The shadow attacked Ronglin with a spear, but Ronglin dodged and countered with a blast of air.

Ronglin fought a shadow-controlling Devil Fruit user who trapped him in a Shadow Box and attacked with a spear and clone. Ronglin broke free and endured the spear, then moved behind the shadow clone to strike.

• Ronglin used Observation Haki to track the shadow attacker and shattered a shadow bat with Armament Haki.
• The attacker surrounded Ronglin with Black Shadows and trapped him inside a Shadow Box.
• Ronglin broke the box with Finger Pistol Barrage and a punch.
• The attacker formed a shadow spear, but it shattered against Ronglin’s Iron Body.
• The attacker created a Shadow Clone that punched a hole in the ground, and Ronglin moved behind it to attack.

Ronglin tracked down Gecko Moria after destroying his regenerating Shadow Clone, then evaded Moria’s attacks and caught one of his scissor blades. The fight remained unresolved as Moria’s blades closed in on Ronglin.

• Ronglin struck the Shadow Clone with Haki: Tiger Roar, then used Observation Haki to locate Gecko Moria hiding behind the Shadow Rock.
• Ronglin confronted Moria, who admitted he had ambushed him and launched a sudden kick.
• Moria switched places with his shadow and attacked, but Ronglin slowed the shadow’s movement and rushed toward Moria’s true body.
• Moria drew his massive scissors and attacked repeatedly, but Ronglin dodged every strike with Kami-e.
• Moria drove both blades toward Ronglin’s waist, and Ronglin coated his hands in Armament Haki and reached to grab one blade.

Ronglin defeated Moria after Moria attacked him to test his strength. Moria revealed that he hated Kaido and implied that Ronglin’s conflict with Kaido might give him a chance to act against him.

• Moria attacked Ronglin with his scissors, but Ronglin caught the weapon between his fingers and lifted Moria into the air.
• Moria commanded his shadow to strike Ronglin from behind, but Ronglin crushed the Shadow Horn Spear and kicked Moria away.
• Ronglin asked who had sent Moria, and Moria said he had come after reading reports about Ronglin’s strength and wanted to test them.
• Moria accused Ronglin of provoking Kaido, and Ronglin brushed off the accusation as a minor disagreement.
• Moria revealed that he had an irreconcilable hatred for Kaido and wanted to kill him.

Ronglin tried to recruit Moria by promising him a chance to take revenge on Kaido and demonstrating the overwhelming power of his Conqueror’s Haki. Moria remained troubled by the thought of losing his purpose after revenge, until Ronglin revealed that his ambitions extended to Laugh Tale and defying the Celestial Dragons.

• Moria offered to join Ronglin if Ronglin defeated Kaido, but Ronglin urged him to fight for his revenge himself.
• Ronglin explained that he had held back during their earlier fight, then overwhelmed Moria with his powerful Conqueror’s Haki.
• Moria admitted Ronglin’s Haki surpassed even Shanks’s, though he still hesitated to submit.
• Moria confessed he feared that revenge would leave his life without meaning, and Ronglin told him defeating Kaido was only the beginning of his plans.
• Ronglin said he intended to reach Laugh Tale, uncover its secrets, and use them to defy the Celestial Dragons, reigniting Moria’s interest.

Ronglin told Moria he had no interest in becoming Pirate King and invited him to travel to Laugh Tale and join his crew. After Ronglin's allies arrived, he urged Moria to join him and pursue revenge against Kaido.

• Ronglin explained to Moria that he was not a pirate and wanted to live freely rather than claim the title of Pirate King.
• Ronglin's Conqueror's Haki drew Jinbe, Jazz, and Burgess to the coast, where they found him with Moria.
• Moria was surprised that Burgess had joined Ronglin, and Burgess insisted that his loyalty was genuine.
• Ronglin told Moria his forces were growing and urged him to join soon so he could avenge himself.

Gecko Moria joined Ronglin’s ranks after Jinbe described Ronglin’s ambition to sweep across the world and bring true peace and freedom. News of Moria’s submission and Ronglin’s growing power spread through the New World, while Burgess questioned whether Ronglin and Jinbe had secretly conspired during the Summit War.

• Moria asked Jinbe why he had followed Ronglin, and Jinbe said Ronglin could lead them toward peace and freedom.
• Moria knelt before Ronglin and pledged his loyalty, and Ronglin welcomed him as a subordinate.
• Moria explained that he had sought Ronglin after recovering from his injuries because he wanted revenge on Kaido and could no longer rebuild his own forces.
• News of Moria’s recruitment and Ronglin’s growing influence shocked the New World, prompting several forces to send envoys offering submission.
• Ronglin left the visiting envoys for Anrield to manage while he trained Jazz, and Burgess asked Jinbe whether he and Ronglin had conspired during the Summit War.

Ronglin’s crew left the Lodun Islands and sailed without a clear destination while Ronglin decided to lie low before striking again. After Burgess complained that they had not encountered another ship for days, Ronglin had a sudden idea and hurried to search Caesar’s research room.

• Burgess suspected Ronglin’s rise and the events of the Summit War were part of an elaborate conspiracy after reading a newspaper analysis.
• Ronglin trained Jazz in the Marine Six Styles while the forces around the Lodun Islands pledged their support to him.
• Jinbe and Burgess discussed leaving the islands and eventually searching for clues to Laugh Tale as Ronglin’s internal troubles were largely resolved.
• Moria stayed behind to reconnect with his former subordinates and operate separately from Ronglin’s crew.
• Ronglin told Jinbe to sail aimlessly and keep a low profile, while Burgess complained about the lack of passing ships and fresh food.
• Ronglin abruptly entered Caesar’s research room and began searching Caesar’s bookshelf, prompting Burgess to follow him.

Ronglin suspected the World Government had cleared the route to ambush his crew, prompting him to consider changing course. As he watched the water, he spotted a faint light beneath the sea.

• Ronglin noticed they had traveled for days without seeing anyone on a route that should have been busy, and Caesar explained that nearby seas left it as the only navigable passage.
• Ronglin reasoned that someone had blocked the route to conceal an ambush, and Caesar and Ronglin concluded that the World Government had the resources to do it.
• Ronglin connected the suspicion to the Marines' absence during the attack on the Lodun Islands and warned Jinbe that the crew might be heading into an encirclement.
• Jinbe asked whether they should change course, and Ronglin weighed the risk before noticing a faint light in the sea.

Ronglin sensed an unseen presence beneath the sea, and Jinbe discovered and attacked hidden ships with Fish-Man Karate. Three warships surfaced, and their white-clad leader watched Ronglin from the prow as the two sides faced each other.

• Ronglin used Observation Haki but could not sense what was hiding nearby, so he told Jinbe there was something in the sea.
• Jinbe dived underwater and dodged a cannonball fired from the depths.
• Jinbe unleashed his Sea Dragon Tornado, clashing with a volley of cannonballs and forcing the hidden attackers to reveal themselves.
• Three warships emerged from the sea, and Ronglin guessed their crew might be messengers.
• A man in a white uniform and tall hat, with a pigeon on his shoulder, stood aboard one warship and stared at Ronglin.