Chapter Summaries

Ronglin rejected Sabo’s plea to avoid war, but learned that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were preparing to ally against him. Sabo explained that Ronglin’s actions had disrupted the New World’s balance and helped provoke the alliance, leaving Ronglin to contemplate the looming conflict and the World Government’s growing involvement.

• Ronglin said he would not be dissuaded from fighting the Four Emperors after they had attacked his forces.
• Sabo warned Ronglin that wars between major powers killed countless civilians and urged him to avoid starting one.
• Sabo revealed that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were preparing to form an alliance and wage war against Ronglin.
• Sabo traced the New World’s upheaval to Ronglin’s attacks on pirate forces, his clashes with CP0, and his role in drawing the Navy into the conflict.
• Ronglin acknowledged that his actions had stirred up the underworld and the authorities, then reflected on how the pirates feared the World Government’s intervention.

Sabo warned Ronglin that his actions had destabilized the New World and proposed an alliance with the Revolutionary Army. Ronglin learned that Shanks had allied with Ace and began considering how the gathering alliances could help him defeat his enemies.

• Sabo told Ronglin that the Revolutionary Army feared the consequences of his attacks on the New World's balance, while Ronglin declared he would not spare anyone who tried to kill him.
• Sabo proposed an alliance, explaining that the Revolutionary Army saw Ronglin as a better partner than Ace because he was not a pirate and his forces did not inspire fear among ordinary people.
• Ronglin questioned why the Revolutionary Army needed him, and Sabo described how pirate crews and major powers were forming alliances amid the New World's worsening situation.
• Sabo revealed that Shanks had failed to find Ronglin in the Sea of Thunderclouds and had allied with Ace, surprising Ronglin.
• Ronglin saw the growing alliances as an opportunity to defeat his enemies together and told Sabo he was ready to explain his ambition.

Ronglin told Sabo that he intended to rule the world, rejecting alliances because former allies might become future enemies. After Sabo left, Ronglin reaffirmed his moral limits to Burgess, then continued sailing peacefully toward his destination.

• Ronglin told Sabo he wanted to control the world and explained why he would not ally with the Revolutionary Army.
• Sabo accepted that the Revolutionary Army was not suited to Ronglin and left after asking him to show mercy to Luffy if they met.
• Burgess questioned Ronglin’s refusal to use the Revolutionary Army against Kaido and Charlotte, and Ronglin insisted they must keep a moral bottom line.
• Ronglin kicked Burgess off the Starry after Burgess called his teachings cheesy, then told Jazz to go rescue him.
• Ronglin’s ship crossed the sea without interference from the Navy, CP0, or the Four Emperors.

Ronglin returned to the Ashil Kingdom and saw how his forces had been isolated and pressured during his absence. His grand welcome restored his subordinates’ confidence and left former allies uneasy about their standing with him.

• Ronglin sensed that the waters around the Ashil Kingdom had become deserted and grew furious at the suffering his forces had endured.
• The Second and Third Fleets sailed out to welcome Ronglin, while Anrield, Hawkins, and the leaders of former allied forces gathered in the Ashil Kingdom.
• Gecko Moria, Absalom, Perona, Anrield, Hawkins, and the gathered forces greeted Ronglin with a formal welcome.
• Ronglin told his subordinates that they had suffered while he was away, and thousands answered that they had not before raising their weapons and cheering.
• The leaders of the former forces realized they had underestimated Ronglin’s strength and influence and feared they would have to change their attitudes toward him.

Ronglin returned to the Ashil Imperial Palace, established the Star Alliance, and rewarded Gecko Moria and Hawkins with fleet commands. His appointments surprised the assembly because they contradicted his earlier promise to Jazz, and the chapter ended as Ronglin corrected Anrield for calling him captain.

• Ronglin led the Starry back to the Ashil Imperial Palace and convened a full assembly with his commanders and faction leaders.
• Ronglin declared that his followers were no longer pirates and named his organization the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin acknowledged the factions’ division and losses during the Four Emperors’ attack, praised those who had resisted enemy pressure, and stopped Hawkins from taking all the blame.
• Ronglin praised Gecko Moria for his work in his absence and appointed him Commander-in-Chief of the First Fleet and Hawkins Commander-in-Chief of the Second Fleet.
• The appointments surprised the assembly because Ronglin had previously promised Jazz the First Fleet command, and Ronglin corrected Anrield for calling him captain instead of Alliance Leader.

Ronglin appointed Moria to command the First Fleet and granted Hawkins authority to lead the Second Fleet while remaining its vice commander. He then named Capone commander of the newly formed Fourth Fleet, tasking him with recruiting pirate crews across the New World.

• Anrield proposed placing Moria in the Third Fleet and giving up his own command, but Ronglin rejected the proposal and upheld Moria's appointment to the First Fleet.
• Hawkins declined promotion because he wanted to avenge Bilida, so Ronglin kept him as vice commander of the Second Fleet while granting him the authority to command and maneuver independently in wartime.
• Ronglin assigned the First Fleet to protect the Ashil Kingdom base, and Moria accepted the fleet's responsibility as the Star Alliance's gateway to the New World.
• Ronglin announced that the Fourth Fleet would recruit and reform pirate crews across the New World.
• Ronglin appointed Capone commander of the Fourth Fleet, surprising those who had expected Jinbe to receive the post.

Ronglin assigned Capone to lead the Star Alliance’s Fourth Fleet and ordered Hawkins’s Second Fleet to raid the forces of Kaido and Charlotte Linlin. He then named Jinbe Vice Alliance Leader, leaving Jinbe to accept the appointment and reaffirm his loyalty.

• Ronglin appointed Capone to gather wandering New World fighters into the Fourth Fleet and instructed him to follow the Star Alliance’s rules.
• Ronglin assigned the First and Third Fleets to build and guard two bases, while the Fourth Fleet would recruit new members.
• Ronglin ordered Hawkins and the Second Fleet to avoid direct confrontations with Kaido and Charlotte Linlin and raid their strongholds throughout the New World.
• Ronglin named Jinbe Vice Alliance Leader, authorizing him to rule in Ronglin’s stead when Ronglin was unavailable.
• Jinbe accepted the position and promised not to disappoint the Star Alliance.

Ronglin organized the Star Alliance’s fleets and assigned its members their roles before bringing the Elite Combat Group to test Caesar’s newly developed Artificial Devil Fruits. The chapter ended as Ronglin asked the volunteers whether they were ready to eat the fruits, warning them that the risks were still unknown.

• Ronglin named Jinbe Vice Alliance Leader and declared that Jinbe’s words carried the authority of his orders.
• Anrield, Capone, and Hawkins departed with their fleets to carry out their assigned missions, while Moria organized the First Fleet and other lords were told to stockpile supplies.
• Burgess asked Ronglin for a job and was assigned to control any Elite Combat Group members who went berserk after eating Artificial Devil Fruits.
• Ronglin brought the Elite Combat Group to the Primordial Forest with Jinbe, Jazz, Caesar, and Pig Head to test Caesar’s research.
• Ronglin warned the volunteers that the Artificial Devil Fruits might have unknown side effects and asked whether they still wanted to proceed.

Ronglin gave Caesar’s first Artificial Devil Fruit to Pig Head instead of Phantom No. 3, and Pig Head began undergoing a painful transformation after eating it. His body grew taller and more muscular as his face developed a long nose and tusks.

• Phantom No. 3 offered to test Caesar’s first Artificial Devil Fruit, but Pig Head reminded Ronglin of his promise to let him eat it.
• Ronglin handed the fruit to Pig Head, while Burgess prepared to restrain him if he lost control.
• Pig Head ate the fruit and said it tasted good, prompting Ronglin to kick Caesar for adding flavor-enhancing ingredients.
• Pig Head collapsed in pain as the fruit transformed his body, building his muscles and changing his face with a long nose and tusks.

Pig Head completed his transformation after eating Caesar’s artificial Zoan fruit, gaining a powerful pig-headed form and apparently improved intelligence. Ronglin arranged for him to test his strength against Burgess, and Pig Head launched his first punch.

• Pig Head finished transforming into a nearly three-meter-tall pig-headed humanoid with bristles and hooves.
• Ronglin questioned Caesar about the fruit, and Caesar explained that he had designed it using pig genes.
• Pig Head told Ronglin that he could still understand him and felt full of strength and eager to hit someone.
• Ronglin directed Pig Head to test his strength on Burgess, who reluctantly agreed.
• Pig Head took a cautious battle stance, and Caesar revealed that he had added medicine intended to stimulate intelligence.
• Pig Head dashed toward Burgess and threw a powerful punch as dust rose around them.

Ronglin and Caesar tested Pig Head’s newly acquired Zoan Devil Fruit as Burgess fought him and helped him develop his abilities. Pig Head showed no obvious side effects and reached the limit of his current physique before Burgess ended the test.

• Pig Head’s new speed let him dodge Burgess’s first attack, but he charged into Burgess’s Shockwave Elbow and was blasted into a crater.
• Pig Head climbed out unharmed, and Ronglin assessed that the newly acquired Zoan Devil Fruit had given him strong defense.
• Pig Head glanced at Ronglin for permission to continue attacking, and Ronglin noted that he could stay conscious and control his actions.
• Caesar recorded observations while Burgess guided Pig Head through more than two hundred exchanges, improving his speed, movement, and control.
• Pig Head’s strength stopped rising after reaching his physical limit, so Burgess blasted him away to end the test.

Ronglin and Caesar’s experiment with the Artificial Devil Fruit succeeded, giving Pig Head greatly enhanced abilities without apparent side effects. After Pig Head revealed an even stronger Porcupine Form and was badly injured by Burgess, Caesar confirmed he would recover, and Ronglin asked whether mid- and high-level Zoan Devil Fruits also existed.

• Ronglin realized Pig Head’s combat power had stopped increasing and prepared to end the test, but Pig Head suddenly awakened his Porcupine Form and charged at Burgess.
• Burgess struck Pig Head with a powerful Haki punch, sending him flying and leaving him seriously wounded.
• Ronglin and Caesar rushed to Pig Head, who returned to human form, stayed conscious, and said the experience had felt amazing.
• Caesar examined Pig Head and reported thirteen broken bones and other serious injuries, but said they were not life-threatening and he should recover quickly.
• Caesar declared the research successful and said low-level Zoan Devil Fruits could begin production, prompting Ronglin to ask about mid- and high-level ones.

Ronglin approved Caesar’s production of ordinary artificial Zoan fruits and made the Phantom Group the first users. He placed Jazz in command of the force, which he intended to use to conquer the New World.

• Caesar explained that he could initially produce only ordinary Zoan fruits, and Ronglin approved beginning production.
• Ronglin told the nine Phantom Group members they would receive the fruits and assigned Burgess to train them until they mastered their abilities.
• Ronglin decreed that the Phantom Group would answer only to him, the Vice Alliance Leader, Jazz, and the Vice Team Leader when the others were absent.
• Ronglin formally appointed Jazz as team leader and the injured Pig Head as vice team leader, shocking the Phantom Group members.
• Ronglin told Jazz he believed he would grow into the role and declared the Phantom Group his weapon for conquering the New World.

Ronglin organized the Star Alliance’s Devil Fruit research and elite combat training, assigning Caesar to recruit Ashil Royal Family researchers and Burgess to train the Phantom Group. He remained concerned that the group was too small, and Jinbe proposed recruiting suitable fleet captains.

• Jazz accepted Ronglin’s orders, and the nine members carried the injured Pig Head back to the village.
• Caesar suggested recruiting Ashil Royal Family members to help with Devil Fruit research, and Ronglin approved the plan.
• Ronglin ordered Burgess to train the Phantom Combat Group into a disciplined elite force, and Burgess agreed.
• Ronglin worried that the Phantom Group had too few members, so Jinbe suggested selecting qualified captains from the fleets.

Ronglin strengthened the Star Alliance while investigating the Eight Treasures Navy’s disappearance and watching neighboring powers react to his growing influence. The chapter ended with Blackbeard, Kaido, and Charlotte Linlin all holding back from confronting him openly.

• Ronglin and Jinbe discussed recruiting members for the Phantom Group and returned to Ashil Kingdom.
• Ronglin asked about the missing Eight Treasures Navy, and Jazz said they had last been seen near the Sea of Thunderclouds.
• Ronglin considered whether the Eight Treasures Navy had searched for him, been attacked by Kaido, or encountered some other disaster.
• Ronglin’s rule and reforms attracted migrants, stabilized some regions, and alarmed neighboring powers as the Star Alliance expanded.
• Blackbeard’s expansion stopped after Ronglin killed Teahog and claimed the island, while Kaido remained silent and Charlotte Linlin’s ships withdrew from the Star Alliance’s borders.

Ronglin waited in the Ashil Kingdom for his enemies to make a move while strengthening the Phantom Group and the Star Alliance’s defenses. The Four Emperors and other major powers remained cautious, leaving Ronglin free to build his forces.

• Ronglin observed that the Four Emperors, Blackbeard, the Marines, and Bony-Sen had made no move against him, and he welcomed the extra time to grow stronger.
• Jinbe told Ronglin that Caesar had secretly imprisoned Rob Lucci, and Ronglin ordered that Lucci be kept safely locked up without being harmed.
• Caesar’s nine Phantom Group members each ate a Devil Fruit successfully, after which Burgess and Jazz began training them in combat.
• Ronglin returned with Jinbe to the base beside the Primordial Forest and inspected its soldiers, patrols, and warning systems.
• Ronglin approved Caesar’s plan to make the Ashil Kingdom outpost an impregnable fortress and saw that the Star Alliance’s forces had begun operating under his command.

Ronglin discussed the Star Alliance’s plans to reach Laugh Tale and the need to consolidate its forces before confronting the Four Emperors. He learned that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin had allied, while Marines and CP0 were crushing pirate crews across the New World.

• Ronglin told Jinbe that he intended to reach Laugh Tale and use its secrets to overcome the Celestial Dragons, but he wanted to strengthen the Star Alliance before going to war.
• Ronglin explained that he had suppressed calls to avenge Bilida because the Star Alliance risked heavy losses or a surprise attack if it fought the Four Emperors prematurely.
• A guard brought Ronglin a newspaper reporting that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin had allied and were inviting pirate crews to join them.
• Jinbe warned that the alliance could undermine Capone’s recruitment efforts, while Ronglin said he had assigned Capone the task to test his abilities.
• Ronglin read that CP0 and three Marine Admiral candidates had swept through the New World, destroying pirate crews and capturing many pirates as pirate activity declined.

Ronglin suspected that the Pirate Alliance was recruiting missing Bounty Hunters and ordered his intelligence department to investigate their disappearances. The clues placed the activity inside his territory, but the Alliance’s methods and hiding places remained unknown.

• Ronglin told a guard to summon the intelligence officers after reading the newspaper, and Jinbe asked what he had learned about the Bounty Hunters.
• Ronglin reasoned that the Pirate Alliance might be recruiting the missing Bounty Hunters and explained its history of operating secretly through the underworld.
• Ronglin asked the intelligence officer to map where prominent Bounty Hunters had disappeared, and the officer gathered records for over an hour.
• The intelligence officer reported that the disappearances clustered near Erebus Island, the Ashil Kingdom, the Lodun Islands, and the Sea of Thunderclouds, all within Ronglin’s territory.
• Ronglin told the officer to investigate the plot and explained to Jinbe that the Pirate Alliance still had considerable numbers despite its decline.
• Jinbe wondered how the Pirate Alliance had stayed hidden across the New World, and Ronglin said they would have to wait for the intelligence department’s findings.

Ronglin learned that the Pirate Alliance was tracking Hawkins's Second Fleet and likely preparing to help the Beasts Pirates ambush it. He launched a public attack on Whole Cake Island to draw the Four Emperors' attention away from Hawkins, and Charlotte Linlin learned that Ronglin was coming.

• Ronglin warned Hawkins to cancel his attack on the Beasts Pirates' strongholds and withdraw because the Pirate Alliance might have exposed his plans.
• Hawkins changed the Second Fleet's tactics and sent scouts to intercept the Pirate Alliance's disguised surveillance ships.
• Ronglin ordered Jinbe to prepare ten warships and announced that he would lead an attack on Whole Cake Island to draw the Four Emperors' forces away from Hawkins.
• The Ashil Kingdom spread news of Ronglin's expedition and sought supplies and alliances from neighboring nations.
• Charlotte Linlin received intelligence that Ronglin was leading an immediate attack on the BIGMOM Pirates and smashed a cup in anger.

Charlotte Linlin and Kaido agreed to join forces against Ronglin after learning of his moves against them. Ronglin prepared to lead an expedition himself, leaving Jinbe and Moria to protect the Ashil Kingdom while he kept his other plans secret.

• Charlotte Linlin contacted Kaido, and they agreed to devise a plan to punish Ronglin after he targeted their territories.
• Moria, Anrield, and other officers urged Ronglin not to lead the expedition, but he refused and kept his true plans to himself.
• Ronglin gathered the newly formed Phantom Group and set out with Jazz, leaving Jinbe and Moria in the Ashil Kingdom.
• Burgess felt hurt that Ronglin had not chosen him to accompany the expedition, while Caesar returned to his laboratory after Ronglin kicked him.
• Before boarding, Ronglin told Jinbe to protect the Ashil Kingdom, ensure Caesar's safety, and decide how to handle neighboring nations.