Chapter Summaries

Star Lord livestreamed the Star Alliance’s retreat as an unknown fleet approached, while the World Government decided to send the Five Elders after the Star Alliance and the livestreamer. The mysterious fleet fired on Hawkins’s forces, revealing that it was hostile and leaving the Star Alliance facing another threat.

• Star Lord reached the harbor, found a boatman to take him to the battle, and livestreamed the Star Alliance’s retreat toward an approaching fleet.
• The middle-aged man ordered the Commander of the Second Fleet to restrain his forces and retreat if the situation turned against them.
• The Celestial Dragons at Mary Geoise complained about the Star Alliance’s growing influence and ordered the Five Elders to act.
• The Pirate Alliance and Shiryu slowed their pursuit as the unflagged fleet drew nearer.
• The mysterious fleet fired a shot toward the Star Alliance, revealing itself as an enemy.

Capone Bege’s Fire Tank Pirates ambushed Shiryu’s fleet from behind, revealing that they were the Star Alliance’s Fourth Fleet and turning the battle against the Pirate Alliance. The Pirate Alliance’s Second Fleet began a desperate push toward Capone’s ships.

• Shiryu and the Pirate Alliance pursued the retreating Star Alliance as Capone’s mysterious fleet moved into position behind them.
• The Pirate Alliance’s commander ordered a joint assault, while Hawkins maneuvered his fleet to block Capone’s route.
• Capone opened fire on Shiryu’s rear, then revealed the Fire Tank Pirates’ flag and joined Hawkins in attacking the Pirate Alliance.
• Star Lord announced that Capone’s Fourth Fleet had joined the Star Alliance, whose fleets sank four Pirate Alliance warships in a fierce barrage.
• The Pirate Alliance commander ordered his Second Fleet to break through toward Capone’s fleet while enduring Hawkins’s bombardment.

Capone and Hawkins devastated the Pirate Alliance Second Fleet, which broke through and fled while Shiryu’s ships remained trapped. As Star Lord and the broadcast audience watched, Ronglin contacted Capone to ask what backup plan he had prepared for the escaping fleet.

• Capone rallied his men with promises of advancement, and they charged the Pirate Alliance Second Fleet, boarding its ships despite heavy losses.
• The Pirate Alliance Commander abandoned the wounded and ordered the Second Fleet to break through as the fighting left the Fifth Fleet nearly destroyed.
• Hawkins agreed to leave Shiryu to Capone and pursued the fleeing Pirate Alliance ships, but Capone called him back to help finish Shiryu.
• Star Lord arrived at the battlefield and told the broadcast audience that the Star Alliance had nearly won as the Second Fleet escaped with several damaged ships.
• Ronglin took Jazz aside and contacted Capone to ask what arrangements he had made for the escaping Pirate Alliance fleet.

Capone revealed that he had lured nearby CP0 forces toward the Pirate Alliance, while Ronglin ordered his allies to defeat Shiryu and leave before CP0 arrived. The Star Alliance captured Shiryu alive, and Blackbeard watched the failed assault in fury.

• Capone told Ronglin that he had provoked CP0 into attacking the Pirate Alliance, and Ronglin warned Capone and Hawkins to capture Shiryu and escape quickly.
• On the nameless island, the strategist concluded that CP0 was closing in on the defeated Second Fleet and suspected Wally had betrayed them, so the middle-aged man ordered Wally recalled.
• Capone's cannons sank Shiryu's subordinates, and Hawkins and Capone joined forces with other captains to defeat and capture Shiryu alive.
• Blackbeard smashed a chair as he watched Shiryu's capture on the live broadcast, enraged by the loss and by Burgess's earlier defection to Ronglin.

Blackbeard erupted in anger after the Pirate Alliance’s defeat, while reports of the Star Alliance’s victory and Star Lord’s livestream brought the alliance both fame and enemies. As Ronglin’s reforms earned him widespread support, he tried to recruit the imprisoned Shiryu.

• Blackbeard killed a maid in a fit of rage and vowed to make Ronglin suffer.
• News of the Pirate Alliance’s defeat boosted Hawkins and Capone’s reputations, while Star Lord’s livestream made the Star Alliance more popular and drew the World Government’s attention.
• Ronglin’s reforms improved life in the territories he controlled, prompting nations to seek the Star Alliance’s help.
• Ronglin watched the Phantom Group train while Caesar continued developing Devil Fruits in the Ashil Kingdom.
• Ronglin greeted Shiryu, who was bound in a cell, and offered him a chance to join the Star Alliance.

Ronglin tried to recruit Shiryu, who challenged the loyalty of Ronglin’s followers and asked what he would gain by surrendering. After Ronglin overwhelmed him with Conqueror’s Haki and offered him freedom under his rules, Shiryu rejected his threat and insisted he could not be intimidated.

• Shiryu questioned whether Ronglin’s powerful followers had joined willingly and argued that they would leave once they no longer feared him.
• Ronglin defended his followers, saying Burgess had joined to challenge the world’s strongest forces.
• Shiryu said his love of cruel killing made him unsuitable for Ronglin, so Ronglin crushed him with Conqueror’s Haki until Shiryu could barely stand.
• Ronglin invited Shiryu to join him and promised him a chance to conquer the world at his side, but threatened to kill him if he refused.
• Shiryu accused Ronglin of threatening him and declared that he could not be intimidated.

Ronglin used Tsukuyomi to make Shiryu experience his own death and force him to reconsider surrendering. Shiryu accepted Ronglin’s terms, though he learned he would have to follow the rules Ronglin set.

• Ronglin threatened Shiryu and used Tsukuyomi to make him experience dying from a throat wound.
• Shiryu awoke unharmed but shaken, and Ronglin warned that he would make the threat real if Shiryu refused to surrender.
• Shiryu asked what he would gain by surrendering, and Ronglin offered him a chance to conquer the world together.
• Shiryu demanded to be the most dazzling person by Ronglin’s side, but Ronglin refused and said that place belonged to the woman he loved.
• Shiryu threatened Jazz, and Ronglin warned that Jazz was his chosen successor to the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin told Shiryu to follow his rules, and Shiryu accepted.

Ronglin ignored the World Government’s smear campaign and planned a surprise attack against Kaido and BIGMOM with Shiryu and Jazz. The chapter ended with Shiryu realizing that Ronglin would use three fleets as a feint while Capone’s Fourth Fleet delivered the true strike.

• The World Government published reports accusing Ronglin of manipulating the masses and concealing a murderous nature after Shiryu pledged allegiance to the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin dismissed Shiryu’s call to respond, saying Hawkins had returned to Kaido’s rear stronghold and that the alliance should focus on its military plans.
• Ronglin explained that Hawkins’s movements would draw Kaido’s and Charlotte Linlin’s attention, creating an opening for Capone’s fleet to infiltrate BIGMOM Pirates territory.
• Ronglin planned for Jinbe and the Phantom Group to train on the Lodun Islands while Anrield led the Third Fleet toward BIGMOM Pirates’ gates.
• Shiryu realized that the Second and Third Fleets would act as bait while Capone’s Fourth Fleet launched the real surprise attack behind the Four Emperors.

Ronglin planned a flexible campaign against the Four Emperors while Shiryu questioned how quickly he had earned the Alliance Leader’s trust. As the World Government moved to support the Marines and abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea system, Ronglin predicted the Celestial Dragons would target another power, though he did not say which one.

• Ronglin outlined a three-front strategy against the Four Emperors and told Shiryu he gave new subordinates a chance to prove themselves.
• The Marines prepared to act against major powers and sought to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea system.
• Mary Geoise announced that a new group from the Holy Land would join CP0 to support the Marines, while the World Government urged the public to reject rumors.
• Ronglin and Shiryu discussed how the World Government’s moves could affect the New World and whether the Seven Warlords of the Sea would side with the government.
• Ronglin told Shiryu that the Alliance would gain room to maneuver when the Celestial Dragons intervened, but Shiryu asked which power they would target.

Ronglin prepared to block the Navy while the Star Alliance’s fleets moved to attack, as Ace and Buggy reshaped alliances in the New World. Meanwhile, Crocodile and MR.1 tried to exploit Kaido’s distraction to steal a Poneglyph.

• Ronglin told Shiryu that the Star Alliance would keep challenging the Four Emperors if they provoked it.
• Ace reappeared, reorganized the Whitebeard Remnants, and joined Shanks and Buggy after Buggy abandoned his Warlord title.
• Jinbe went to the Lodun Islands while the Star Alliance’s fleets set out, and Ronglin headed toward Whole Cake Island to intercept the Navy’s Admiral candidates.
• Kaido learned of the Star Alliance’s movements and mocked Ronglin, while Crocodile and MR.1 plotted to steal a Poneglyph from Kaido’s territory.
• Crocodile and MR.1 hid from a Beasts Pirates patrol as they watched the island and prepared to carry out their plan.

Crocodile and MR.1 attacked and wiped out a patrol in Kaido’s territory, prompting the Beasts Pirates to raise alarms and intensify their search for strangers. The pair left to seek stronger opponents, hoping to draw Kaido into confronting them.

• Crocodile emerged from hiding after a Zoan patrolman sensed him, and MR.1 joined him to attack the patrol.
• MR.1 sent several patrolmen flying while Crocodile captured a bat-like Devil Fruit user and drained him into a corpse.
• MR.1 said he had grown rusty, and Crocodile told him stronger opponents would soon arrive; they discussed whether defeating the Three Disasters would bring Kaido after them.
• Crocodile and MR.1 left the dead patrol behind and headed in another direction.
• The Beasts Pirates discovered the patrol had been wiped out, spread warnings across the island, and ordered increased vigilance.

Ronglin learned that someone had caused trouble in Kaido's territory and decided to use the disruption to launch an attack on the Four Emperors. He left the coming battle in his commanders' hands and went to relax with Jazz, leaving Shiryu responsible for the fleet.

• The Star Alliance intelligence department told Ronglin that high-ranking Beasts Pirates officers had been deployed after an alarm in Kaido's territory.
• Ronglin studied the Four Emperors' territories and concluded that it was time to send them a return surprise.
• Ronglin ordered the three fleets to prepare for battle and gave the commanders their attack and withdrawal instructions.
• Jazz mobilized the Star Alliance's forces and contacted Jinbe and the fleet commanders.
• Ronglin decided to visit a nearby island with Jazz and left Shiryu to manage the fleet.

Ronglin left Shiryu to manage the fleet with the Phantom Group and traveled by boat with Jazz, learning how ordinary people viewed the Star Alliance and considering the enemies his rule might make. Their voyage ended with Jazz sensing several hostile figures rushing toward them.

• Ronglin left Shiryu in charge of the fleet and assigned the Phantom Group to assist him.
• Ronglin and Jazz rowed away in a small boat, then accepted a merchant Captain’s rescue aboard his ship.
• The Captain told Ronglin and Jazz that countries and ordinary people were seeking refuge in Star Alliance territory.
• Ronglin considered how a benevolent rule might win popular support while making every major faction his enemy.
• Jazz sensed a powerful group approaching, and Ronglin confirmed with Observation Haki that they were coming at high speed with hostile intent.

Ronglin learned that pirates were approaching the ship and promised the Captain he would protect the crew and passengers. When Jazz identified the approaching pirates as Supernova X Drake’s crew, the Captain lost confidence, and Ronglin asked why the ship had not stopped as he had instructed.

• Ronglin told Jazz to check the lookout tower, then warned the Captain that an unfriendly figure was approaching.
• Jazz reported that pirates were closing in, and Ronglin offered to deal with them in return for the ship’s hospitality.
• The Captain reassured the crew and passengers before leaving the pirates’ arrival to Ronglin.
• Jazz identified the pirate ship as belonging to Supernova X Drake, prompting Ronglin to remark that he kept encountering Supernovas.
• Drake’s crew threatened the ship and demanded its valuables, and Ronglin asked the Captain why he had not stopped the ship as instructed.

Ronglin and Jazz faced the approaching Drake Pirates after their crew mocked them, and Jazz drove back the first attack with a powerful punch. Drake remained unaware of Ronglin’s presence as the battle began.

• The Captain panicked when Ronglin pointed out that the merchant ship had already stopped, while Jazz and the crew mocked the approaching pirates.
• A pirate Captain threw the man who had shouted into the sea and ordered the merchant ship to surrender or die.
• Ronglin headed to the stern and told Jazz to handle the weaker pirates, prompting several crew members to join them.
• Drake ordered his pirates to kill everyone aboard the merchant ship without noticing Ronglin standing at the stern.
• Jazz used Three Thousand Tiles Fist to send the charging pirates flying, then kicked their ladders into the sea as the crew cheered.

Jazz fought off Drake’s pirates using Marine techniques, Haki, and his quick thinking, while Ronglin watched unnoticed from the crowd. Drake grew suspicious that Jazz was connected to the Marines and began searching the merchant ship for someone familiar.

• Drake ordered his men to attack Jazz, while Ronglin watched silently among the crowd.
• Jazz used Kami-e to evade the second-in-command’s gunfire and then defeated him with an Armament Haki-coated palm strike.
• Drake sent more pirates toward the merchant ship, and Jazz knocked several into the sea with Finger Pistol.
• Jazz used Moonwalk to evade attacks from behind, alarming Drake with his mastery of Marine techniques.
• Drake searched the crowded merchant ship for a possible Marine figure.

Ronglin and Jazz overwhelmed Drake’s pirates aboard the merchant ship, but Drake transformed into a gigantic Tyrannosaurus Rex. The chapter ended with Drake looming over Ronglin as the merchant crew watched in terror.

• Jazz knocked Drake’s remaining pirates into the sea and drove off their attempt to board the merchant ship.
• Drake took off his cape and tried to attack Jazz, but Ronglin seized him and slammed him onto his ship’s deck.
• Jazz swiftly knocked out the pirates who charged to rescue Drake.
• Drake transformed into a massive Tyrannosaurus Rex, frightening everyone aboard the merchant ship as he reached for Ronglin.

Ronglin overwhelmed Drake despite the pirate captain’s Ancient Zoan power and later blasted him away with a close-range Haki attack. Drake’s subordinates watched in alarm as their captain proved unable to fight back.

• Drake’s subordinates claimed his Tyrannosaurus Rex form had powerful attack, defense, and recovery abilities, but Ronglin caught Drake’s claws and mocked him.
• Drake tried to bite Ronglin, who kicked him beneath the jaw and sent him crashing onto the deck.
• Drake returned to human form, drew a sword and hand axe, and charged Ronglin again.
• Ronglin evaded Drake’s weapons with Observation Haki, closed in, and struck Drake’s chest with Arc Wall.
• Ronglin’s Haki blasted Drake away, leaving his subordinates horrified at their captain’s defeat.

Ronglin overwhelmed Drake, piercing his abdomen and then effortlessly dodging his desperate attacks. Drake’s crew watched in despair as their exhausted captain continued fighting, while Ronglin remained untouched.

• Ronglin shot through Drake’s Armament Haki with Finger Pistol, and Drake crashed onto the deck with an abdominal wound.
• Ronglin taunted Drake and said he would need decades of training to have a chance of defeating him.
• When Drake asked who Ronglin was, the merchant ship’s Captain checked the newspaper and recognized Ronglin’s significance.
• Drake charged at Ronglin with his hand axe, but Ronglin casually evaded every attack without striking back.
• Drake grew exhausted and could no longer see Ronglin clearly, while his crew feared what awaited them.

Ronglin overwhelmed Drake, who recognized him as the Star Alliance leader and Jazz as his successor. After revealing their identities, Ronglin said he had wanted to ask Drake to join the Star Alliance, leaving Drake and his crew to consider the invitation.

• Ronglin caught Drake's axe barehanded and sent the exhausted captain crashing to the ground.
• Drake asked Ronglin who he was, then realized Ronglin and Jazz matched rumors about the Star Alliance's leader and successor.
• Drake identified Jazz as the legendary next Alliance Leader and Ronglin as the Star Alliance's powerful leader, sparking an uproar among the pirates.
• Ronglin said he had planned to invite Drake to join the Star Alliance, while Drake resented being beaten before the offer.