Chapter Summaries

Ronglin and Fujitora fought in midair, with Ronglin resisting Fujitora’s sword and launching repeated attacks while Fujitora used gravity to defend and counter. Their battle continued with neither gaining the advantage, as Fujitora struggled under the pressure of Ronglin’s strength.

• Ronglin blocked Fujitora’s full-force sword strike with his body, snapping the blade without being injured.
• Ronglin attacked Fujitora with Haki: City Crusher, then used his Time-Time Technique to freeze Fujitora in place.
• Fujitora unleashed Disorderly Time and a Gravity Field, scattering Ronglin’s attack and sending both of them plunging toward the sea.
• Fujitora recovered control, counterattacked with Gravity Sword Art and Gravity Suppression, and Ronglin crushed the gravity attacks with spiraling currents.
• Ronglin lashed Fujitora with a black braided whip, but Fujitora’s gravity field gradually broke it apart.
• Fujitora remained under intense pressure from Ronglin’s attacks, while neither fighter gained a clear advantage.

Ronglin fought Fujitora while the Star Alliance's Fourth Fleet escaped, then defeated the Admiral candidate with an overwhelming shockwave. Momousagi and Green Bull joined the battle, leaving Ronglin facing two opponents as Fujitora recovered below.

• Ronglin saw that the Marine fleet was scattered and the Star Alliance's Fourth Fleet had gained time to escape, so he prepared to fight seriously.
• Fujitora attacked Ronglin with a gravity force field, but Ronglin's enhanced Rokuougan battered him and eventually shattered his barrier.
• Ronglin's final shockwave struck Fujitora, who fell onto a warship coughing blood after stopping his descent with his Devil Fruit ability.
• Momousagi and Green Bull charged at Ronglin together while Fujitora refused treatment and watched the fight.
• Momousagi attacked Ronglin with a barrage of Tempest Kicks, and Ronglin hesitated to strike back against her.

Ronglin dodged Momousagi’s attacks while Green Bull tried to avoid getting involved, then fought back when Green Bull fled. After deflecting Momousagi’s Wave Slash, Ronglin sensed Green Bull sneaking up behind him and countered with a Tempest Kick.

• Momousagi relentlessly attacked Ronglin as he dodged and teased her, while Green Bull hesitated to join in.
• Ronglin charged at Green Bull, but Green Bull gathered his strength and ran away.
• Momousagi pursued Ronglin, who stopped fighting and tried to persuade her to talk instead.
• Momousagi cut off Ronglin’s words with a powerful Wave Slash, which he seized and tore apart.
• Ronglin sensed Green Bull attacking from behind and countered with a Tempest Kick.

Ronglin fought Green Bull and Momousagi while using Kamui and the Time-Time Technique to evade their attacks. When Fujitora's gravity field trapped all three, Ronglin freed Momousagi and held her, but she became furious and attacked him.

• Ronglin used Kamui to absorb Green Bull's emerald attack and the Time-Time Technique to slow Momousagi's kick so he could dodge it.
• Momousagi and Green Bull joined forces against Ronglin as Fujitora recovered and began using his gravity ability.
• Fujitora's gravity field suppressed all three fighters, and a gravitational shockwave sent Momousagi and Green Bull plummeting.
• Ronglin tore through the gravity field and wrapped an arm around Momousagi to free her from its pressure.
• Momousagi blushed and punched Ronglin, then ordered the others to kill him and charged at him in anger.

Ronglin overheard that CP0 had wiped out the Star Alliance fleet under Shiryu and erupted in fury, unleashing a powerful new form against Fujitora, Momousagi, and Green Bull. He sent Green Bull flying and pushed Fujitora’s gravity field to the point that Fujitora’s bones began to break.

• Tsuru and Flying Squirrel discussed the destruction of Shiryu’s fleet and the limited impact of the defeat on the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin overheard their conversation and became enraged at the loss of his subordinates.
• Ronglin activated Overwhelming Body and forced Fujitora, Momousagi, and Green Bull back with a burst of power.
• Ronglin struck Green Bull in the abdomen and sent him flying toward the sea.
• Fujitora trapped Ronglin in Chaos Boundary and intensified its gravity, but the strain caused Fujitora’s bones to splinter.

Ronglin defeated the three Marine Admiral candidates, rescued the unconscious Momousagi from Fujitora’s power field, and fled as Tsuru and the other Vice Admirals arrived. He accidentally carried Momousagi away with him and realized that the Marines would now see him as a villain for abducting her.

• Ronglin wounded Green Bull and pressed Fujitora, but Momousagi entered Fujitora’s power field and was severely injured.
• Ronglin abandoned his attack, carried Momousagi beyond the field, and Fujitora collapsed as his ability dispersed.
• Tsuru and the Marine Vice Admirals moved to attack Ronglin, who fled before the Marines could surround him.
• After escaping, Ronglin realized he had carried Momousagi all the way with him and caught her again when he accidentally dropped her.
• Ronglin resisted staring at Momousagi as he continued fleeing, knowing the Marines would blame him for taking her.

Ronglin took the injured Momousagi to a hospital and hotel on a peaceful, independent island to treat her, hiding from the Marines. He saw through her attempt to feign greater disability and use her recovery to attack him, leaving the two in tense silence.

• After sprinting across several seas, Ronglin rested on a small island and decided to take Momousagi for medical treatment.
• Ronglin disguised Momousagi in civilian clothes, brought her to a hospital, and learned that the nearby islands were free nations outside the World Government.
• Ronglin took Momousagi to a hotel and reflected on the peaceful life he could no longer have.
• Ronglin told Momousagi that her injuries had supposedly left her lower body permanently damaged, and she asked whether the Marines had been defeated.
• Momousagi realized Ronglin had noticed her using Life Return to heal and had seen through her plan to recover before attacking him.
• After silently watching Ronglin by the window, Momousagi finally called out to him.

Ronglin cared for the injured Momousagi and questioned her about the Marines’ attack on him. Momousagi explained that the World Government had escalated its efforts to destroy him, leaving Ronglin to confront the threat from the Celestial Dragons.

• Ronglin lifted Momousagi, arranged pillows for her, and carefully fed her hot water because her broken limbs kept her from moving.
• Ronglin asked Momousagi why the Marines had attacked him, and she listed his past interference with Marine operations as grounds for arrest.
• Momousagi said the World Government had intervened because Ronglin repeatedly embarrassed the Celestial Dragons and the collapse of the Four Emperors system had thrown major powers into chaos.
• Ronglin condemned the Celestial Dragons for harming ordinary people and said they had attacked him first.
• Ronglin asked whether the World Government had sent anyone besides Bony-Sen.

Ronglin showed Momousagi the Navy’s false newspaper reports and learned that the Five Elders had been dispatched to crush the Star Alliance. Momousagi explained that the World Government acted because Ronglin’s repeated attacks had encouraged resistance across the New World.

• Momousagi asked why Ronglin had not contacted his subordinates, and he said the Navy could trace his Den Den Mushi signal.
• Ronglin showed Momousagi newspaper reports falsely describing the battle and accusing him of abducting her out of lust.
• Momousagi questioned Ronglin’s intentions because he had treated her injuries and changed her clothes, but he denied the reports.
• Momousagi warned Ronglin to submit to the World Government and revealed that the Five Elders had been sent to defeat the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin asked why the World Government risked uniting the New World’s pirate forces, and Momousagi said his attacks had fueled resistance against the Celestial Dragons.

Ronglin and Momousagi discussed the Star Alliance’s growing influence and the Marines’ attempts to monitor him. After spending the night together without incident, Ronglin prepared to take the still-injured Momousagi out and carried her to the bathroom when she said she needed help.

• Momousagi told Ronglin that the Star Alliance’s benevolent governance was attracting countries seeking help and threatening the World Government’s influence.
• Ronglin asked Momousagi how to prevent the Marines from eavesdropping on his new Den Den Mushi, but she refused to help him.
• Momousagi woke the next day and found that Ronglin had behaved himself overnight, while her limbs remained too weak to use properly.
• Ronglin arranged their departure, and Momousagi warned him she would have to be carried because of her injuries.
• When Momousagi said she needed to use the bathroom, Ronglin lifted her and carried her there as she considered whether she could attack him.

Ronglin took Momousagi on a shopping trip while pretending they were a married couple, but she spotted Luffy and his companions and pursued them. Ronglin stayed behind to buy a Den Den Mushi that could block surveillance, while a clerk warned him about a killer targeting beautiful women.

• Ronglin pushed Momousagi out of the hotel in a wheelchair and declared they would role-play as a married couple on vacation.
• Momousagi enjoyed a day of eating and shopping, charging Ronglin for her cooperation while he kept her from approaching people alone.
• Ronglin took Momousagi to a shop to buy supplies, including a Den Den Mushi that could block surveillance.
• Momousagi spotted a group passing the shop and recognized Luffy and his companions when they saw her and fled.
• Momousagi chased after Straw Hat Kid in her wheelchair while Ronglin continued his purchase and dismissed the clerk's warning about a killer targeting beautiful women.

Momousagi pursued Luffy and his companions in her wheelchair, but Hancock attacked her and endangered innocent pedestrians. Badly injured and unable to escape without drawing others into the fight, Momousagi chose to face Hancock's next attack head-on.

• Momousagi chased Luffy, Nami, Chopper, Zoro, and Hancock through the streets while trying to capture Luffy.
• Hancock attacked Momousagi with Mero Mero Mellow and Perfume Femur, petrifying and killing pedestrians along the way.
• Momousagi used Iron Body and Haki to withstand Hancock's kick, though the blow left her chest in severe pain.
• Momousagi decided to stop retreating and confront Hancock directly to prevent more pedestrians from being caught in the fight.

Momousagi fought Empress despite her injuries, but Empress's indiscriminate attack petrified civilians and left Momousagi helpless. Ronglin arrived just in time to stop Empress from killing her, then asked Momousagi if she was all right.

• Empress broke Momousagi's arms again and mocked her as the crowd jeered.
• Empress fired pink arrows across the area, petrifying civilians, while Momousagi protected herself with a wooden board.
• Empress attacked Momousagi from above, and Momousagi could not defend herself with her broken arms.
• Ronglin blasted Empress away before she could strike Momousagi and asked her if she was all right.
• Momousagi cursed Ronglin after he called her his wife, and Ronglin looked over the petrified civilians.

Ronglin confronted the Empress after she turned civilians to stone, then easily repelled her attack. When Zoro challenged him, Ronglin blocked the swordsman’s first strike and braced himself for another.

• Ronglin condemned the Empress for turning civilians to stone, and Luffy urged her to stop harming innocent people.
• The Empress refused Momousagi’s demand to restore the civilians, so Ronglin threatened to kill her and test whether her ability would end.
• The Empress kicked at Ronglin, but he blocked her lightning-fast strike and flung her away.
• Zoro attacked Ronglin with Two Sword Style: Demon Bear, but Ronglin shattered the sword beams with a light tap.
• Zoro launched another attack with Three Sword Style: Leopard · Qin · Jade, and Ronglin withdrew his hand and hardened his body with Armament Haki.

Ronglin effortlessly withstood Zoro’s strongest attacks and invited him to join the Star Alliance, while the Empress’s attempt to strike Ronglin ended with her being sent flying. Zoro refused to yield and launched another attack, leaving Nami and Chopper waiting to see whether it had worked.

• Ronglin’s Haki stopped Zoro’s sword strikes, and he offered Zoro a place in the Star Alliance.
• The Empress attacked Ronglin with her pink aura, but Ronglin resisted it and blasted her away with his fist wind.
• Zoro used One Sword Style: Iaido: Lion's Ballad, but his sword broke against Ronglin without hurting him.
• Zoro laughed at Ronglin’s strength, drew his remaining two swords, and attacked with Two Sword Style: Iaido: Rashomon.
• Luffy watched the Empress and Zoro in alarm, while Nami and Chopper waited to see whether Zoro’s final attack had succeeded.

Ronglin effortlessly blocked Zoro’s attacks and sent Luffy flying when he tried to intervene, then turned on the Empress after she continued acting arrogantly. The chapter left the Empress buried in the ground, throwing a Haki-coated punch at Ronglin.

• Ronglin blocked Zoro’s slash and offered to teach him, but Zoro remained silent after realizing he could not hurt him.
• Luffy attacked Ronglin with Gomu Gomu no Pistol and Second Gear, but Ronglin stopped his punches and blasted him away with Arc Wall.
• Ronglin told Luffy and Zoro that someone else had promised to spare them and warned them to stop acting unreasonably.
• When the Empress tried to defend her behavior, Ronglin rushed over and slammed her headfirst into the ground.
• The Empress gathered Haki and punched at Ronglin while pinned in the dirt.

Ronglin defeated the Empress and drove back Luffy and Zoro after her actions caused deaths among the townspeople. The chapter ended with Luffy kneeling to apologize while grieving survivors angrily rejected him.

• Ronglin overwhelmed the Empress with shockwaves, knocking her unconscious despite her attempts to fight back.
• Luffy attacked Ronglin to protect the Empress, but Ronglin repelled him with Haki and sent him flying.
• Zoro rushed in to attack Ronglin, who caught his sword between two fingers, bent it, and flicked Zoro away.
• The Empress's unconsciousness released her petrification of the townspeople, revealing that more than ten people had died.
• Ronglin rebuked the Straw Hat Pirates for fighting in a crowded street, and Luffy knelt to apologize to the grieving survivors.
• The survivors rejected Luffy's apology and threw things at him as he silently endured their anger.

Ronglin confronted Momousagi over the civilians killed during her pursuit of Straw Hat, and their argument exposed his ambition to conquer the world. He told Momousagi she was free to return to the Marines, while onlookers learned the supposed couple were the Star Alliance leader and a Marine.

• Ronglin blamed Momousagi for the civilians’ deaths, arguing that her stubborn pursuit of Straw Hat had put them in danger.
• Momousagi insisted she had been doing her duty as a Marine and blamed Ronglin for not arriving sooner to stop the Empress.
• Ronglin declared that the Star Alliance sought to conquer the world and claim its throne, not save everyone.
• Ronglin released Momousagi from his control and told her to return to the Marines.
• Onlookers recognized Ronglin as the Alliance Leader of the Star Alliance and tried to persuade the pair not to separate.

Ronglin left Momousagi behind after she realized she could not bear to see him go, while the World Government spread false stories about their relationship and other events. Jinbe told Ronglin that the Star Alliance wanted him to marry Momousagi and explained that Shiryu’s fleet had been devastated, prompting an urgent request for aid.

• Ronglin saw Luffy kneeling and the Empress being helped, then left as Momousagi chased after him and he told her to return to the Marines.
• Momousagi stopped and realized Ronglin’s departure filled her with heartbreak and fear of losing his tenderness.
• Newspapers printed accusations that Ronglin had abused women, that Momousagi was his wife and spy, and that Luffy had begged for forgiveness.
• Jinbe told Ronglin that Alliance members supported his marrying Momousagi to raise the Alliance’s prestige and weaken Marine morale.
• Jinbe reported that Mary Geoise and the Marines had nearly destroyed Shiryu’s fleet and the Eight Treasures Navy, while the Fourth Fleet escaped after Ronglin covered its retreat.
• The Eight Treasures Navy and Fourth Fleet joined forces and requested aid from the Star Alliance.

Ronglin learned that Shiryu had survived and told Jinbe to keep watch for another Pirate Alliance attack while he stayed away from the Star Alliance’s internal unrest. After fleeing the island where locals mistook him for a liberator, he settled in another city as rumors spread that the Marines might strike the Star Alliance.

• Jinbe reported that Hawkins had reinforced the Star Alliance and the Third Fleet had driven away forces waiting to exploit the battle, but alliance members were demanding retaliation.
• Ronglin told Jinbe to keep a low profile, redirect Marine and Mary Geoise attention elsewhere, and let Capone handle the growing dissent when he returned; Jinbe asked him to spare Straw Hat Luffy, and Ronglin agreed he had no plans against him.
• Ronglin recalled that he had let Momousagi and Luffy’s group leave, then fled the island after locals begged him to claim it and the governor was disappointed that he would not occupy it.
• Momousagi was received by local officials under a banner calling her the Star Alliance Alliance Leader’s Wife, which enraged her.
• Ronglin learned that Shiryu had survived and the Eight Treasures Navy had returned after losing contact in the Sea of Thunderclouds, though they had arrived too late to help in the attack on the Four Emperors.
• As rumors circulated that the Marines would flatten the Star Alliance, Ronglin remained confident in its defenses and growing strength.