Chapter Summaries

Blackbeard celebrated gaining the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then unleashed a tsunami and pursued the Eight Treasures Navy. As the waves closed in and Crocodile could not contact the Star Alliance, Old Cai reported that Jazz and Momousagi were coming to meet them.

• Blackbeard tested the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and vowed that Ronglin would regret giving it to him.
• Blackbeard sent a massive wave toward the retreating Eight Treasures Navy and ordered his fleet to pursue it.
• Blackbeard told Lafitte that Burgess and Shiryu would pay for joining the Star Alliance.
• Chinjao warned Crocodile that Blackbeard had raised a tsunami behind them, while their communications with the Star Alliance remained cut off.
• Old Cai reported that Jazz and a group of Phantom Group Devil Fruit users were coming, accompanied by former Marine Admiral Candidate Momousagi.

Crocodile ordered the Eight Treasures Navy to withdraw as Blackbeard’s tsunami closed in, but Jazz arrived aboard the North Sea Kraken to help protect their ships. The fleet prepared to face the waves together as Blackbeard believed his attack had left them with no escape.

• Crocodile ordered Chinjao to gather the Eight Treasures Navy’s ships and retreat after hearing that Jazz was coming to support them.
• Three hours later, the fleet saw Blackbeard’s towering tsunami approaching, and Chinjao ordered the ships to prepare for impact.
• The North Sea Kraken surfaced with Jazz aboard, and the Eight Treasures Navy cheered when he arrived.
• Jazz ordered the Kraken to wrap its tentacles around the warships and hold them steady against the tsunami.
• Blackbeard received reports that the Eight Treasures Navy’s patrol ships had gathered and laughed, believing the tsunami had trapped them.

After gaining the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, Blackbeard regained his confidence and moved to attack the Eight Treasures Navy. When he learned that Crocodile had been replaced by a young Star Alliance leader, he hurried to the scene, where the Eight Treasures Navy remained calm.

• Lafitte warned Blackbeard not to underestimate Ronglin or the Star Alliance, but Blackbeard boasted that his new Tremor-Tremor Fruit power made him master of the sea.
• Blackbeard asked whether to unleash another tsunami, and Lafitte stopped him from drowning their own men.
• Blackbeard declared that the Blackbeard Pirates would proclaim their will across the New World.
• A Den Den Mushi call reported that the Eight Treasures Navy had survived the tsunami and appeared ready to negotiate under the command of a young boy instead of Crocodile.
• Blackbeard recognized the boy as the Star Alliance's future Alliance Leader and ordered his crew to sail at full speed toward the Eight Treasures Navy.
• After two hours, Blackbeard arrived and saw the Eight Treasures Navy still waiting calmly.

Jazz confronted Blackbeard on behalf of the Star Alliance, repeatedly provoking him while Blackbeard weighed whether to attack. The confrontation ended with Jazz’s twenty Zoan users transforming, leaving Blackbeard stunned and excited by the Star Alliance’s hidden strength.

• Blackbeard sailed before the Eight Treasures Navy’s flagship and found Jazz leading the group, with Chinjao and Old Cai standing behind him.
• Jazz challenged Blackbeard over threatening the Star Alliance and dared him to declare war, while Blackbeard concealed his anger and claimed he had only come to see Crocodile off.
• Momousagi watched Jazz’s provocations and suspected he was trying to make Blackbeard attack so she would have to reveal her strength.
• Blackbeard announced that he would teach Jazz a lesson, but Jazz’s twenty burly men transformed into Zoan beast forms before he could act.
• Blackbeard laughed at the sight of the Star Alliance’s Devil Fruit user unit and expressed excitement at discovering its hidden strength.

Jazz provoked Blackbeard into attacking, while Momousagi secretly protected him and blocked Blackbeard’s strike. Blackbeard recognized her as a Marine Vice Admiral and Admiral candidate.

• Blackbeard welcomed the chance to seize the Phantom Group’s Devil Fruit users, and Jazz challenged him to attack while promising not to move.
• Blackbeard’s fleet opened fire on the Eight Treasures Navy, and Chinjao and Old Cai ordered their ships to return fire.
• Blackbeard struck at Jazz with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but Jazz and the Phantom Group remained still as Momousagi rushed in to block the blow.
• Jazz admitted he had expected Momousagi to intervene, and she told him she had fallen for his trap.
• Blackbeard recognized Momousagi as a Marine Vice Admiral and one of the Admiral candidates.

Momousagi revealed that she had left the Marines and joined the Star Alliance, prompting Blackbeard to attack her. She and the Phantom Group repelled Blackbeard’s assault, though his Tremor-Tremor Fruit attack also threatened his own crew.

• Blackbeard was astonished when Momousagi told him she had left the Marines and joined the Star Alliance.
• Blackbeard became furious and attacked Momousagi with his Devil Fruit powers, while Lafitte called for reinforcements.
• Momousagi absorbed Blackbeard’s Dark Water attack and struck him through the chest with Finger Pistol.
• Blackbeard unleashed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power, creating a tsunami that threatened both Momousagi’s warship and his own ship.
• Jazz ordered the twenty Devil Fruit users to combine their Haki with Momousagi and disperse Blackbeard’s attack.

Blackbeard’s Pirates battled the Eight Treasures Navy while Kaido watched and pieced together why the two sides had turned against each other. Jazz insisted that the Navy hold on despite its worsening position, waiting for the right moment to act.

• Blackbeard ordered his men to attack the Eight Treasures Navy and seize their Devil Fruits.
• Kaido arrived, watched the battle, and wondered whether the clash was genuine or a trap.
• Kaido recognized that Blackbeard had the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and deduced that Ronglin had used it to draw him away while Crocodile stole the Poneglyph.
• Kaido ordered his crew to wait until both sides had weakened before attacking.
• Momousagi struggled to hold off Blackbeard and his subordinates as the Eight Treasures Navy relied on twenty Phantom Group ability users to cover its defenses.
• Crocodile warned Jazz that the Navy might blame him for its losses, but Jazz insisted that they keep holding on until the timing was right.

Jazz led the Eight Treasures Navy and Momousagi out of the Blackbeard Pirates’ encirclement, then staged their retreat to make Kaido believe Blackbeard had stolen the Poneglyph. Kaido ordered his Beasts Pirates to enter the battle, despite his subordinates warning that they were outnumbered.

• A scout told Jazz that the Beasts Pirates were watching from distant waters and had no warships hidden beneath the sea.
• Jazz sent dozens of Devil Fruit users into battle, allowing the Eight Treasures Navy to break through the Blackbeard Pirates’ encirclement, and called Momousagi to retreat.
• Jazz ordered Chinjao to have the Eight Treasures Navy shout that they would reclaim the Poneglyph, then steered the retreat toward Kaido’s fleet.
• Kaido heard reports that the Star Alliance was led by a new commander and included Momousagi, and concluded they had attacked his headquarters.
• Kaido ordered his Beasts Pirates to charge into the battle, while his subordinates warned that they lacked the forces to face Blackbeard and the Star Alliance.

Kaido’s charge against the Blackbeard Pirates gave Jazz a chance to withdraw the Eight Treasures Navy and redirect the two pirate forces into battle. Back at the Ashil Kingdom, Ronglin reviewed intelligence while Shiryu and Smoky stood guard, then asked them to sit down.

• Kaido said he was going to kill himself and told a pirate to command the Beasts Pirates if he died.
• Blackbeard stopped pursuing the Eight Treasures Navy and ordered his forces to prepare for the Beasts Pirates after Raphael and Lafitte warned him of the danger.
• Jazz ordered Chinjao to take the Eight Treasures Navy away and leave Blackbeard and Kaido to fight.
• Kaido saw the Eight Treasures Navy retreating and attacked the Blackbeard Pirates, while Jazz sent ten fish-men to monitor the battle and led his fleet back to the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin reviewed New World intelligence in the Ashil Kingdom and asked Shiryu and Smoky to sit down.

Ronglin reprimanded Shiryu and Smoky for frightening the Star Alliance’s people, then received news that Kaido’s hatred had been redirected toward Blackbeard. He called for Jinbe as the Alliance prepared to withdraw and address other matters.

• Shiryu and Smoky intimidated an Intelligence Department messenger, and Ronglin stopped them and told them to keep a low profile.
• Smoky explained that Caesar had taught her to mock and dismiss others, and Ronglin warned her not to kill him when she beat him up.
• The messenger returned with new information from Jazz, and Ronglin learned that the Eight Treasures Navy had redirected Kaido’s hatred toward Blackbeard.
• Ronglin said the Star Alliance needed to pull out and handle other matters, then instructed the intelligence officer to bring Jinbe to him.
• Jinbe continued preparing for the Fish-Man race to move from the underwater world to the surface.

Ronglin discussed growing hostility toward the Star Alliance and proposed turning Fish-Man Island into its headquarters and an impregnable fortress. Jinbe was startled by the plan, which would unite the Star Alliance and the Mermaid Clan in defending their main base.

• Jinbe reported that tax collection among the Alliance's member states was nearly complete and that people were satisfied with the reforms.
• Ronglin told Jinbe that intelligence reports showed Wano Country, Elbaf, and other New World forces taking actions that seemed hostile to the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin explained that the Alliance's growing strength had made it a target, but that its shallow foundation meant it should focus on defense and internal reforms.
• Ronglin proposed making Ashil Kingdom the Alliance's foremost fortress and moving the Alliance headquarters to Fish-Man Island.
• Ronglin told Jinbe that Mermaid Clan members could remain on Fish-Man Island while others helped the Alliance build and guard its headquarters there.

Ronglin proposed making Fish-Man Island the Star Alliance's headquarters, arguing that its underwater defenses would protect both the alliance and the Mermaid Clan. Jinbe agreed to seek King Neptune's approval and planned to return to Fish-Man Island, while Ronglin arranged for Momousagi to help manage alliance affairs.

• Ronglin explained to Jinbe that Fish-Man Island could serve as a secure Star Alliance headquarters, with Noah Ark and Giant Sea Beasts aiding underwater travel and defense.
• Jinbe considered the benefits and risks of the plan, including the Mermaid Clan's future security and the difficulty of reaching the surface.
• Ronglin said the Star Alliance's independent member nations meant its headquarters could be located anywhere, and he emphasized that Fish-Man Island's residents should decide.
• Jinbe agreed to the plan in principle but said he needed King Neptune's opinion before Fish-Man Island could become the headquarters.
• Jinbe prepared to return to Fish-Man Island, while Ronglin said he would have Momousagi assist Jazz and consider recruiting Old Sand.
• Jinbe questioned whether Momousagi could be trusted because she had formerly been with the Marines.

Ronglin reorganized the Star Alliance’s defenses and pressed ahead with alliance negotiations while considering its growing challenges. In the New World, Blackbeard joined forces with the Star Alliance to raid Kaido’s headquarters and steal a Poneglyph, then fought Kaido at sea.

• Ronglin reaffirmed his trust in Jazz and discussed assigning him powerful protectors, while Jinbe joked that he wanted bodyguards too.
• After Jazz returned, Ronglin gave Moria authority over the Star Alliance’s First Fleet and Ashil Kingdom’s defenses.
• Ronglin held another Ten Thousand Nations Alliance Summit, explained the terms of joining the Star Alliance, and saw Dressrosa’s representatives actively lobby other nations.
• Ronglin began assigning personnel to help allied nations with urgent problems while undecided envoys continued weighing the Star Alliance’s terms.
• Blackbeard tricked Kaido, joined forces with the Star Alliance to attack Kaido’s headquarters, and stole a Poneglyph.
• Kaido intercepted Blackbeard, but Blackbeard used two Devil Fruits and his powerful subordinates to hold off Kaido in a sea battle.

Kaido and Blackbeard continued their war while the Star Alliance took control of the BIGMOM Pirates’ territories and strengthened its influence. Ronglin learned that Elbaf was sending a massive warship toward Whole Cake Island and prepared to leave, appointing Jazz to keep the Alliance in line.

• Kaido attacked Blackbeard’s territory, but Blackbeard avoided his main force and struck Kaido’s poorly defended holdings, leaving both sides’ territories devastated.
• Cracker and Katakuri led the Star Alliance’s Second Fleet into BIGMOM Pirates territory, and Fujitora’s presence helped convince the remaining forces to surrender.
• Hawkins took over all of the BIGMOM Pirates’ territories for the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin reviewed reports and reflected on the Star Alliance’s expanded intelligence network and the nations that had declined to join its alliance.
• Ronglin told his subordinates that Elbaf had sent a massive warship toward Whole Cake Island and said he would go there himself.
• Ronglin refused Jazz’s request to accompany him and put Jazz in charge of giving orders within the Star Alliance while he was away.

Ronglin placed Jazz in charge of the Star Alliance whenever he and Jinbe were absent, reinforcing the appointment with the Phantom Group’s loyalty and the support of Moria, Momousagi, and Burgess. As Ronglin prepared to depart aboard the Starry, Caesar objected that Jazz was too young for the responsibility, but Ronglin said that risk was exactly why he was appointing him.

• Ronglin asked Burgess about the Phantom Group’s strength and learned its members would obey Jazz, even against other alliance members.
• Ronglin made Jazz the Star Alliance’s most powerful leader in his and Jinbe’s absence, authorizing him to kill anyone who defied his orders.
• Ronglin ordered Moria, Momousagi, and Burgess to support Jazz, prompting alliance members to wonder whether power was shifting away from the Four Great Fleets.
• Moria pledged to help Jazz manage the alliance, and Momousagi and Burgess agreed to assist him.
• Ronglin arranged for five sailors and five fish-men warriors to accompany him aboard the Starry, while the North Sea Kraken watched for underwater enemies.
• Caesar warned Ronglin that Jazz might become a target if he failed, and Ronglin replied that the risk was why he had chosen him.

Ronglin arranged for Jazz to take a stronger role in the Star Alliance and set out with Crocodile and the Eight Treasures Navy to obtain a Poneglyph. Meanwhile, Hawkins reorganized the former BIGMOM territories, and Ronglin arrived on Whole Cake Island as Hawkins prepared to develop it into a Star Alliance fortress.

• Ronglin told Caesar he wanted Jazz to become an independent figure and planned to use him to root out trouble within the Star Alliance.
• Ronglin asked Crocodile and the Eight Treasures Navy to join him on an expedition to obtain a Poneglyph, and Crocodile agreed.
• Hawkins stripped the Charlotte Family of authority, restored local rule across the former BIGMOM territories, and introduced the Star Alliance's system.
• Hawkins began preparing to turn Whole Cake Island into a defensive stronghold when Ronglin's arrival confused him and the Charlotte Family.

Ronglin arranged for the Charlotte Family to relocate to Dressrosa and help defend the Star Alliance’s territory, while revealing that he had come because Elbaf’s forces were advancing on Whole Cake Island. He left Hawkins with support from Capone’s Fourth Fleet as the Star Alliance prepared to face the Giant race warriors.

• Ronglin praised Hawkins for resolving the BIGMOM Pirates matter and met with the Charlotte Family.
• Ronglin told the Charlotte Family that they would help rebuild Dressrosa and serve as the Star Alliance’s shield there, and Katakuri thanked him for the opportunity.
• Ronglin arranged for Capone’s Fourth Fleet to transport the Charlotte Family to Dressrosa.
• Hawkins asked why Ronglin had come in person, and Ronglin revealed that a massive warship from Elbaf was advancing toward Whole Cake Island.
• Ronglin explained that Capone’s Fourth Fleet would support Hawkins against the Giant race warriors, while Fujitora recognized that relocating the Charlotte Family would also ease local resistance to the Star Alliance.

Ronglin prepared to meet a fleet of Giant race warriors from Elbaf after they approached Whole Cake Island. He ordered the Star Alliance fleets to hold their fire and sailed out with Fujitora to negotiate.

• Fujitora praised Ronglin for considering the lives of ordinary civilians, while Ronglin warned that Fujitora might one day oppose him.
• Three days after Ronglin arrived at Whole Cake Island, an unidentified fleet destroyed Capone's intercepting force and advanced toward the island.
• Capone saw the fleet's enormous warships and withdrew the Fourth Fleet, then reported the threat to Ronglin.
• Ronglin ordered the Second and Fourth Fleets to defend the bay without attacking and took Fujitora with him to meet the Giant race warriors.
• Ronglin sailed the Starry toward the Elbaf fleet and sensed its warriors with Observation Haki, startling Fujitora with its power.

A Giant race warrior attacked the Starry, and Fujitora fought him while drawing the battle toward shore. Ronglin continued toward the fleet’s central flagship, where he and his companions landed to confront its leader.

• A Giant race warrior hurled an iron rod at the Starry, and Fujitora deflected it with his cane sword.
• The Giant race warrior leaped toward the ship and attacked again, but Fujitora knocked his weapon aside and led him toward shore.
• The Giant race warrior retrieved his second iron rod and unleashed a barrage, while Fujitora retreated and Ronglin judged that Fujitora would eventually capture him.
• Ronglin ordered the Starry onward toward the fleet’s central flagship, and the Giant race ships opened a path.
• Ronglin, Shiryu, and Smoky leaped from the Starry onto the central flagship.

Ronglin overwhelmed the Giant race warriors with his Conqueror's Haki and approached the giant on the throne. When a giant attacked, Shiryu intervened, and the chapter ended as he unleashed Star Hundred Fragmentation Slash against the warrior's axe.

• Ronglin confronted the giant on the throne and warned him not to call him insignificant.
• Ronglin unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out or weakening most of the Giant race warriors and damaging ships around them.
• Ronglin withdrew his Haki and walked toward the giant on the throne, mocking the Giant race's resolve.
• A furious giant attacked Ronglin with a battle axe, and Shiryu intercepted the blow with his sword.
• The giant followed with Wind Style: Gale, and Shiryu answered with Star Hundred Fragmentation Slash.