Chapter Summaries

Ronglin led a large Star Alliance fleet toward Whole Cake Island, secretly hoping to draw out the Pirate Alliance while others believed he was targeting the Four Emperors. Meanwhile, the Pirate Alliance’s leaders considered whether Ronglin was using the expedition to redirect the Four Emperors and strike Blackbeard’s territory.

• Jinbe pledged to protect the island for Ronglin’s ideal, and Ronglin reminded him that it was their shared ideal.
• Ronglin departed with ten warships and 213 vessels as merchant ships followed the fleet, while he watched for signs of the Pirate Alliance.
• Ronglin told Jazz that the Pirate Alliance was the real target and expected it to ambush him, but he kept his method of finding them secret.
• A middle-aged Pirate Alliance leader learned that Kaido had joined forces with the BIGMOM Pirates to attack Ronglin near Whole Cake Island.
• The leader and his strategist speculated that Hawkins might have uncovered their interference and that Ronglin could turn toward Blackbeard’s territory after drawing away the Four Emperors.

Ronglin’s planned attack on the CIGMOMG Pirates alarmed the Marines and the Revolutionary Army, while the Pirate Alliance prepared to ambush his forces. Sabo revealed the threat to Ronglin, who welcomed the chance to confront the Pirate Alliance.

• The middle-aged Pirate Alliance leader ordered Wally to withdraw his forces and lift the encirclement of the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet, planning to attack later when the Star Alliance was occupied.
• Hawkins destroyed merchant ships monitoring his fleet, then followed Ronglin’s orders to change course and leave Kaido’s territory.
• Sengoku sent Fujitora, Green Bull, Momousagi, Vice Admirals Tsuru, and a large Marine force toward Whole Cake Island to contain the coming conflict.
• Sabo repeatedly urged Ronglin to abandon his planned war against the Four Emperors, arguing that it would endanger civilians.
• Sabo told Ronglin that the Pirate Alliance’s Second and Fifth Fleets were moving to surround the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet and might attack when Ronglin joined it.

Ronglin learned that the Pirate Alliance might ambush him and the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet near Blackbeard’s territory, then discovered a powerful Marine force was also moving nearby. He asked Sabo for a favor, leaving the nature of that request unresolved.

• Ronglin learned from Sabo that the Pirate Alliance disguised its members as ordinary merchant ships and might strike when he met the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet.
• Sabo warned Ronglin that the Pirate Alliance could use Blackbeard to attack them near the edge of his territory in ten days.
• Ronglin thanked Sabo and promised to deal with the Pirate Alliance without provoking the Four Emperors afterward.
• Sabo told Ronglin that Fujitora, Green Bull, and Momousagi were leading more than five thousand Marines toward the outskirts of Whole Cake Island.
• Ronglin considered how to respond to the Marine force and asked Sabo to do him a favor.

Ronglin asked Sabo to spread a false rumor that he planned to attack Mary Geoise, drawing Marine forces away from the New World. After meeting Hawkins near Blackbeard's territory, Ronglin prepared to use the opening to confront the Pirate Alliance.

• Ronglin asked Sabo to spread a rumor about an attack on Mary Geoise, promising to clear Ace's debt once Sabo did so.
• Sabo agreed, and two days later a decoded Den Den Mushi transmission spread the rumor across the New World.
• The Celestial Dragons ordered Mary Geoise reinforced, and the three Admiral candidates diverted from Whole Cake Island to defend it.
• Kaido and Charlotte Linlin grew furious when Ronglin's supposed move against them instead made them the focus of attention.
• The Pirate Alliance's strategist guessed that Ronglin had drawn the Marines away to target Blackbeard or Kaido, while the middle-aged man wondered whether Ronglin had also accounted for them.
• Five days later, Ronglin met Hawkins near Blackbeard's territory, where Hawkins offered to lead the attack on Kaido.

Ronglin used himself as bait to draw out the Pirate Alliance, but Blackbeard avoided confrontation and the Alliance remained hidden. Ronglin then planned to expose his small group and provoke Blackbeard, hoping the Pirate Alliance would join an attack.

• Ronglin told Hawkins he intended to destroy the Pirate Alliance and said he would lure them out if they stayed hidden.
• Blackbeard withdrew from the border after learning Ronglin had entered his territory, while the outside world mocked him and the Marines were sent back to prevent war.
• The Pirate Alliance's strategist and the middle-aged man decided to spread word that Ronglin was isolated and vulnerable, prompting smaller factions to move toward Blackbeard's border.
• Ronglin handed military command to Hawkins and stayed with only a few attendants while core officers such as Jinbe and Moria remained in the Ashil Kingdom.
• Ronglin told Jazz he would kill a group of men and expose their identities to provoke Blackbeard and draw the Pirate Alliance into an attack, relying on just eleven people as bait.

Ronglin and Jazz provoked a gang into attacking them, and a Phantom Group member quickly defeated the attackers. The gang’s leader, Eustass Kid, confronted Ronglin and declared he would take over the Star Alliance as the iron objects around them began to shake.

• Jazz worried that Ronglin’s plan to use the criminals in an act was too cruel, but Ronglin said they deserved a chance to reform or be killed.
• After Jazz drew the gang’s attention, its members threatened Ronglin and Jazz, and one man swung a stool at Jazz.
• A Phantom Group member struck the attacker and defeated the more than ten men who rushed to surround him.
• Ronglin called for the gang’s Boss, and Eustass Kid and Killer approached after hearing that Ronglin was the Star Alliance’s Alliance Leader.
• Kid said he would defeat Ronglin and take over the Star Alliance, while the iron objects around them began to tremble.

Ronglin’s Phantom Group confronted Kid and overwhelmed him with coordinated attacks. Kid was left incapacitated, and Killer rushed in to rescue him.

• Ronglin ordered the Phantom Group to show Kid how naive his confidence was, and eight members charged while one stayed beside Jazz.
• A Snow Wolf Model user smashed Kid’s attack, and a Beast Tiger Model user dodged his gunfire and pounced at him.
• Kid formed a giant iron fist from nearby metal, but the two transformed Phantom Group members shattered it with their punches.
• Ronglin told the group to keep a low profile and take Kid down, so all eight Phantom Group members swarmed him.
• Two members restrained Kid’s arms while the other six struck his abdomen, leaving him badly injured and unable to fight.
• Killer rushed toward Kid with his spinning sickles, and the Phantom Group members lifted Kid and hurled him at the blades.

Ronglin’s Phantoms captured Kid and Killer after using the battered Kid as a weapon, and Ronglin humiliated Kid before offering him a place in his ranks. Kid refused to submit, leaving his fate in Ronglin’s hands.

• The Phantom Group members used Kid as a weapon while attacking Killer, then hurled Kid at him and left Ronglin to pin Kid to the floor.
• Ronglin ordered his men to take Killer down, and the Phantoms overwhelmed and captured him.
• Ronglin taunted Kid about his strength and his ambition to take over the Star Alliance.
• Kid bit Ronglin’s Haki-coated shoe, shattered several teeth, and insisted that Ronglin’s humiliation had no effect on him.
• Ronglin offered Kid a place in his ranks, but Kid spat bloody phlegm at him and refused.

Ronglin tried to force Kid to surrender by punishing the Kid Pirates for their crimes, but Kid remained defiant. Ronglin broke Kid’s arms and legs and prepared to continue, leaving Kid pleading that he had done nothing to Ronglin.

• Ronglin pinned Kid down and silenced Killer by driving a chopstick through his mask.
• Ronglin ordered a Phantom to break the arms and gouge out the eyes of Kid’s men after they had threatened him.
• Ronglin demanded that Kid surrender and reform, but Kid refused and defended his pride.
• Ronglin broke both of Kid’s legs and arms, declaring the injuries punishment for the pirates’ crimes.
• Kid cried out that he had done nothing to Ronglin as Ronglin said it was his turn.

Ronglin executed Kid and Killer after condemning them for their cruelty, then claimed the island as Star Alliance territory. He left with a newly reincarnated Devil Fruit and food from a grateful shop owner.

• Ronglin burned Killer to death while Kid begged him to stop.
• Ronglin severed one of Kid’s arms and explained that Kid had lost his chance to join the Star Alliance; a Phantom then killed Kid.
• Ronglin hid the Devil Fruit’s reincarnation by placing a fruit on Kid’s body, then reassured the civilians and declared the island his territory.
• Ronglin interrogated Kid’s blinded pirates and sent them away, while the Phantom Group attacked the Kid Pirates’ anchorage and wiped out the remaining crew.
• Ronglin collected the reincarnated Devil Fruit and left with food from the shop owner, whose shop later became famous.

After killing Kid, Ronglin discovered Wally Anderson had been following him and let Jazz chase him into an alley. Wally admitted he had something to discuss with Ronglin, but had not yet revealed what it was.

• Jazz felt unsettled that Ronglin had killed the warrior he expected Ronglin to recruit.
• Ronglin noticed a powerful presence nearby, and Jazz pursued the fleeing scout through the alleys.
• Jazz cornered Wally Anderson, Commander-in-Chief of the Pirate Alliance's Fifth Fleet, and recognized him from Ashil Palace.
• Ronglin joined Jazz and confronted Wally, who explained that he had been following Ronglin and wanted to discuss something.
• Ronglin teased Wally by offering to let him leave, and Wally finally admitted that he had something to discuss.

Wally offered Ronglin an alliance between the Pirate Alliance and the Star Alliance, claiming they could help defeat Blackbeard and seize his territory. Ronglin suspected the offer was a trap and remained wary as Wally warned him that Blackbeard was preparing to attack the Star Alliance's Second Fleet.

• Ronglin confronted Wally about the Pirate Alliance's past ambushes, and Wally blamed their conflict on a misunderstanding over the Log Pose to Laugh Tale and CP0's scheme.
• Wally said the Pirate Alliance would help Ronglin defeat Blackbeard and offered to form an alliance, but Ronglin demanded that the Pirate Alliance's leader come in person and compensate him for his losses.
• Wally proposed that the Star Alliance's Second Fleet and three nearby Pirate Alliance fleets attack Blackbeard's forces together, and Jazz recognized the potential advantage.
• Ronglin suspected the Pirate Alliance had already trapped him and questioned whether Wally's offer was a ploy to make the Star Alliance's Second Fleet lower its guard.
• Wally warned Ronglin that Blackbeard was moving to attack the Second Fleet and claimed the Pirate Alliance had revealed this so the Star Alliance could prepare.

Ronglin agreed to a temporary alliance with the Pirate Alliance after Wally revealed Blackbeard's planned ambush on the Star Alliance. After warning Hawkins and arranging for the Pirate Alliance's fleets to help, Ronglin stayed behind and moved to a high point on the island with Jazz.

• Ronglin agreed to ally with Wally and learned that Shiryu was leading Blackbeard's assault fleet against the Star Alliance's Second Fleet.
• Wally explained that the Pirate Alliance's Second and Fifth Fleets would arrive behind the Star Alliance after the battle began.
• Ronglin warned Hawkins that Blackbeard's attack was imminent and told him to cooperate with the Pirate Alliance's reinforcements.
• Wally contacted the Pirate Alliance, whose Second Fleet leader promised to arrive quickly.
• Ronglin sent Wally away, then used Observation Haki to survey the area before taking Jazz to a high point on the island.

Ronglin discovered that the Pirate Alliance planned to ambush the Star Alliance while it fought Blackbeard, and he instructed Hawkins to turn on the Pirate Alliance when it arrived. The Pirate Alliance’s leaders delayed their fleets to let the two sides weaken each other, while Shiryu struggled with his damaged standing among the Blackbeard Pirates.

• Ronglin and Jazz traveled to a barren mountaintop, where Ronglin checked the area with Observation Haki and contacted Hawkins about Blackbeard’s approaching fleet.
• Ronglin ordered Hawkins to make the Star Alliance’s strength known and to attack the Pirate Alliance from behind when it appeared, explaining that the alliance was likely a deception.
• Hawkins worried that his fleet would face both enemies at once, but Ronglin told him to inflict as much damage as possible on Blackbeard before the Pirate Alliance arrived.
• Ronglin contacted Capone and told him to bring his men over later because circumstances had changed.
• The Pirate Alliance’s middle-aged leader and strategist grew suspicious of Ronglin’s apparent agreement, so they ordered the Second and Fifth Fleets to delay and let Blackbeard and the Star Alliance wear each other down.
• Shiryu felt miserable as the Blackbeard Pirates’ officers judged him after Burgess was captured and Shiryu’s fleet was destroyed.

Shiryu led Blackbeard’s fleet in an attempted ambush on the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet, but Hawkins’s forces detected them and seized the advantage in a fierce naval battle. Shiryu’s fleet suffered heavy losses, and the chapter ended with artillery fire colliding with Shiryu’s Cloud Splitting Slash.

• Shiryu approached the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet in scattered ships, but Hawkins’s fleet opened fire before Shiryu could launch his ambush.
• Shiryu ordered his ships to raise Blackbeard’s flag and return fire, but the Star Alliance’s disciplined formation badly damaged his fleet.
• Shiryu sent three warships to break through the enemy’s artillery, but Hawkins redirected his fleet and destroyed all three vessels.
• Hawkins turned his ships toward Shiryu and pressed the attack, forcing Shiryu to order a retreat.
• Shiryu unleashed his Cloud Splitting Slash at the Star Alliance fleet, and dozens of cannons fired into the sword energy, raising a towering wall of water.

Shiryu’s fleet suffered heavy losses under Hawkins’s disciplined Star Alliance bombardment, while the Pirate Alliance arrived intending to ambush the Star Alliance. Hawkins held his formation ready as both fleets neared firing range, leaving the confrontation poised for a possible attack.

• Shiryu ordered his battered fleet to retreat after Star Alliance cannon fire overwhelmed his attack.
• The Pirate Alliance leader learned of Shiryu’s defeat and ordered his fleet to disguise itself as Star Alliance reinforcements before launching a surprise attack.
• Hawkins stopped pursuing Shiryu, reorganized the Star Alliance fleet, and waited for the Pirate Alliance to arrive.
• Shiryu received Blackbeard’s orders to slow down and continue acting as bait, despite his fleet’s losses.
• The Pirate Alliance commander noticed the Star Alliance was fully prepared, slowed his fleet, and tried to contact Hawkins as both fleets entered firing range.
• Hawkins kept his forces ready but withheld his command while assessing the range and watching for Shiryu to turn back.

The Star Alliance fleet under Hawkins ambushed the Pirate Alliance, turning its planned attack into a fierce naval battle. As the Pirate Alliance recovered and changed tactics, Hawkins redirected his fleet to strike the Fifth Fleet, leaving a huge opening elsewhere.

• The Pirate Alliance Commander approached the Star Alliance fleet, but Hawkins opened fire and targeted the Commander’s ship when he called for a ceasefire.
• The Pirate Alliance recovered from the surprise barrage and exchanged heavy fire with Hawkins’s fleet as Shiryu ordered his ships to turn back and join the battle.
• Hawkins maneuvered while retreating, disrupting the Pirate Alliance’s attacks and controlling the pace of the battle.
• The Commander split the Second and Fifth Fleets into a triangular pincer formation and coordinated with Shiryu’s returning fleet.
• Hawkins spotted Shiryu’s return, broke up his formation, and concentrated the Star Alliance’s firepower on the Fifth Fleet, opening a gap in his line.

Hawkins led the Star Alliance in a fierce sea battle, inflicting heavy losses on the Pirate Alliance while his own fleet suffered crippling damage. As the fighting continued, Ronglin calmly walked through enemy territory, aware that his growing reputation had made him a target for powerful New World forces.

• The Pirate Alliance Commander ordered the Fifth Fleet to retreat and the Second Fleet to join it, then changed course and ordered a full charge against Hawkins's fleet.
• Hawkins tightened the Star Alliance's formation and fought while retreating, sinking at least six enemy warships and crippling ten more while losing mobility on six of his own.
• Shiryu's fleet returned from behind, but Hawkins ordered his ships to ignore Blackbeard's fleet and concentrate fire on the Pirate Alliance Second Fleet.
• Spectators on a nearby island projected the naval battle live with Image Bugs as Ronglin walked through the streets with Jazz.
• News of Ronglin killing Kid spread across the New World, raising his standing above the supernovas and prompting Jinbe and the others to warn him about assassination threats.

Ronglin watched a live broadcast of Hawkins’s Star Alliance fleet battling Blackbeard’s forces and judged that Hawkins was being overwhelmed despite his superior tactics. When island residents feared the Star Alliance’s defeat would return them to pirate rule, Ronglin pointed to the screen and claimed the situation had changed, though the distant footage showed no clear change.

• Ronglin refused to return to the battle, saying the journey was too long and could expose him to an ambush, and stayed on the island with Jazz.
• Ronglin and Jazz joined a crowd watching a live broadcast of Hawkins’s Star Alliance fleet fighting Blackbeard’s forces and an unidentified fleet.
• Ronglin assessed that the Pirate Alliance’s Second Fleet had greater strength, while Hawkins’s tactical skill had kept it from winning sooner.
• Island residents said the island had joined the Star Alliance and feared brutal pirates would reclaim it if Hawkins lost.
• Ronglin told the crowd the battle’s situation had changed, but the blurry broadcast showed no visible difference.

Ronglin watched civilians openly support the Star Alliance during a broadcast of the battle against Hawkins. As a new fleet appeared on the horizon, Hawkins kept his fleet away from the harbor to shield the island’s coastal areas from the fighting.

• Civilians praised the Star Alliance, but they refused to believe Ronglin when he said he was its leader, so he apologized for the claim.
• A broadcaster named Star Lord declared his support for the Star Alliance and risked his life to report on the approaching fleet.
• Ronglin considered how public support could boost the Star Alliance while provoking greater hostility from the World Government.
• Viewers saw Hawkins’s fleet being driven back as another force appeared in the distance.
• Hawkins ordered his fleet to circle away from the harbor, drawing danger away from the island’s coast.