Chapter Summaries

Ronglin and his companions confronted the Giant race warriors, with Shiryu defeating the giant who attacked Ronglin and Fujitora arriving after capturing another foe. Ronglin identified himself as the man Capone had warned them about, and the giant leader faced his threats and the Star Alliance’s reputation.

• Shiryu shattered the battle axe of the giant who attacked Ronglin, then returned to Ronglin’s side.
• Fujitora arrived and said he had taken a giant ashore and handed him over to Hawkins.
• The giant leader asked Ronglin who he was, and Ronglin reminded him that Capone had warned the giants he would come.
• The giant leader claimed Giant race warriors feared no one, but Ronglin mocked him and threatened to use his Conqueror’s Haki again.
• Ronglin cited the Star Alliance’s victories over powerful enemies, leaving the giant leader flushed and unable to dismiss his reputation.

Ronglin taunted Mechi, the prince of Elbaf, and tricked the giants into striking their own leader before retreating from their charge. Mechi ordered his warriors to capture Ronglin's group, and the giants rushed toward them.

• Mechi boasted that his royal status and the strength of the giants surpassed Ronglin's victories over the Four Emperors.
• Ronglin feinted at Mechi, then dodged as the giants' weapons struck and bruised their prince's face.
• Ronglin mocked Mechi, who declared he would destroy the Star Alliance and ordered his warriors to capture Ronglin's group alive.
• Ronglin slipped through the giants' encirclement and returned to Shiryu's side while trading insults with Mechi.
• Eight or nine giant warriors rushed toward Ronglin's group with their weapons raised.

Fujitora, Shiryu, and Smoky fought the Giant warriors while Ronglin faced Mechi. Ronglin dodged Mechi’s attacks, then used a time-slowing ability to evade his hidden-strength punch and knock him down with a Tempest Kick.

• Fujitora used the Gravity-Gravity Fruit to lift the charging Giant warriors, while Shiryu and Smoky attacked alongside him.
• Mechi blocked their attacks with Armament Haki, warned the Giants about Fujitora’s status as a Marine Admiral Candidate, and helped the nine elite warriors resist Fujitora’s next strike.
• More Giant warriors charged toward Ronglin, and Shiryu and Smoky moved to intercept them, leaving Ronglin to face Mechi.
• Ronglin dodged Mechi’s punches and taunted him until Mechi unleashed his Giant’s Hammer attack.
• Ronglin slowed time with the tomoe-shaped glimmers in his eyes, evaded Mechi’s punch, and swept him to the ground with a Tempest Kick.

Mechi knocked Ronglin away with a surprise attack, but Ronglin revealed he had survived by unleashing a colossal fire dragon. The dragon began diving toward the giant fleet, leaving everyone facing the threat of an overwhelming inferno.

• Ronglin pinned Mechi down and asked if he had any last words, but Mechi shouted about the cycle of vengeance.
• Mechi took advantage of Ronglin's distraction and struck him with an Armament Haki-coated palm, sending him through the warship's steel railing.
• Shiryu and Smoky wondered whether Ronglin had been killed, while Mechi celebrated his apparent victory.
• A massive flaming dragon rose over the distant horizon, and its heat swept across the warship and fleet.
• The fire dragon plunged from the sky toward them, and the heat became so intense that Giant warriors could no longer hold their steel weapons.

Ronglin overwhelmed Mechi and the people aboard the warship with his power, then demanded Mechi submit. Mechi apologized and professed admiration, but Ronglin remained unconvinced as he released his Overwhelming Body state.

• Ronglin's giant fire dragon scorched the warship and terrified its crew until Smoky and Shiryu begged him to stop.
• Ronglin veered the dragon away, then made it explode into sparks, leaving many giants collapsing in fear.
• Shiryu realized the gap between himself and Ronglin was insurmountable as Ronglin approached the warship.
• Ronglin demanded that Mechi submit, and Mechi bowed and apologized while claiming his attack had been a joke.
• Ronglin released his Overwhelming Body state but warned Mechi that he did not believe his submission was genuine.

Ronglin reconciled with Mechi and the Giant race, then sent word that the Star Alliance fleets could stand down. As the groups spoke amicably, Capone questioned whether Ronglin was someone worth following for life, while Hawkins reaffirmed his loyalty to the Alliance Leader.

• Ronglin accepted Mechi's apology and told the Giant race warriors to change their clothes after claiming the heat had made their clothing transparent to him.
• Smoky angrily returned to the Starry, and Ronglin sent the other warriors to change as well.
• Ronglin met Mechi aboard the Giant flagship while the Starry returned to Whole Cake Island to tell the Star Alliance that the Second and Fourth Fleets could stand down.
• Capone and Hawkins discussed whether Ronglin was a leader worth following, and Hawkins said he planned to remain in the Star Alliance.
• Mechi's people welcomed Ronglin and his companions, while the injured Shiryu and Smoky declined alcohol and stood guard behind him.

Ronglin turned Mechi’s visit into a potential alliance with Elbaf and promised to help him find Lola. After Mechi confirmed Chiffon did not know where Lola was, he returned to Elbaf, while Capone took the surviving Charlotte Family members to Dressrosa.

• Mechi told Ronglin that he had come to Whole Cake Island to find Lola, and Ronglin promised to have the Star Alliance’s Intelligence Department search for her.
• Ronglin and Mechi pledged friendship and mutual aid, leaving Mechi grateful and eager to visit the Star Alliance.
• Mechi learned that the remaining Charlotte Family members would join the Star Alliance and serve at its southern gateway in Dressrosa.
• Mechi spoke with Chiffon, confirmed she did not know Lola’s whereabouts, and departed for Elbaf with his fleet.
• Capone led the Star Alliance’s Fourth Fleet, carrying the Charlotte Family members toward Dressrosa.

Ronglin arranged for the Charlotte Family to support Dressrosa’s reconstruction, sent Hawkins and Fujitora to build a new Star Alliance base, and prepared for Kaido’s move against Wano Country while secretly seeking Zou’s Poneglyph. After learning Jinbe had secured Fish-Man Island’s support, Ronglin sailed toward the Eight Treasures Navy’s search area, intent on recruiting Crocodile.

• Ronglin warned Katakuri that the Charlotte Family had to cooperate with Dressrosa’s reconstruction, and Katakuri departed Whole Cake Island as the BIGMOM Pirates disappeared from the stage of history.
• Ronglin tasked Hawkins with building the Star Alliance’s second military base and left Fujitora to assist him as a bodyguard, adviser, and deterrent.
• Ronglin learned Kaido had mobilized his elite forces and concluded that Kaido was heading to Wano Country to join the shogun against Kozuki Oden in exchange for a Poneglyph.
• Ronglin ordered Jazz to release Pekoms and summon him, then heard Jinbe report that King Neptune had agreed to let the Star Alliance establish its headquarters on Fish-Man Island.
• After the Starry left Whole Cake Island, Ronglin sailed toward the Eight Treasures Navy’s coordinates as they searched for Zou, while considering how to recruit Crocodile.
• Shiryu and Smoky recovered from their injuries, grew familiar through combat, and often sparred in their spare time.

Ronglin learned that a Navy and Celestial Dragon operation was tracking him, so he changed course and used an island as bait to draw out Bony-Sen. Hidden beneath the sea, Bony-Sen and Vice Admiral Chaton prepared to attack Ronglin with Dynamite Rock.

• A subordinate told Ronglin that a Navy and Celestial Dragon ship had been spotted near Starry, and Ronglin ordered a course change while asking Crocodile to delay their rendezvous.
• Ronglin checked with Hawkins and Moria that Fujitora and Momousagi were behaving normally, then sailed to an island near the edge of Blackbeard's territory.
• After failing to find his pursuers with Observation Haki, Ronglin stayed on the island to lure Bony-Sen into revealing himself.
• Bony-Sen, hiding aboard a warship beneath the sea with Vice Admiral Chaton, suspected Ronglin had discovered them and planned to use Dynamite Rock to kill him.
• Vice Admiral Chaton vowed to settle his grievances with Ronglin, but Bony-Sen told him to leave the attack to the explosives.

Bony-Sen persuaded Chaton to use Dynamite Rock against Ronglin, even at the cost of hundreds of thousands of civilians, by exploiting Chaton’s jealousy over Momousagi. While they prepared to attack, Ronglin enjoyed a ring-toss game with Shiryu and Smoky, unaware of the danger.

• Bony-Sen told Chaton that he wanted to use Dynamite Rock to make Ronglin suffer, not to kill him, and that civilian deaths would cause Ronglin guilt and pain.
• Bony-Sen inflamed Chaton’s suspicions that Momousagi had feelings for Ronglin and had betrayed the Navy for him.
• Chaton ordered the attack and declared that sacrificing the island’s people was worthwhile if it meant capturing or killing Ronglin.
• Ronglin competed in ring toss with Shiryu and Smoky, while the pair won every prize and drew cheers from the crowd.
• Smoky felt moved by the strangers’ applause and wanted to hear more of it.

Ronglin enjoyed a ring-toss game with Shiryu and Smoky, while Trafalgar Law and the Heart Pirates watched from a nearby restaurant. Law decided to approach Ronglin, despite his crew’s fear of the Alliance Leader and his powerful companions.

• Ronglin won every prize at the ring-toss stall, and Smoky found herself wanting to laugh with the crowd.
• Law recognized Ronglin and learned that he had defeated Doflamingo before Law could carry out his revenge.
• Law decided the Heart Pirates should keep their distance, but Ronglin noticed them and turned toward their restaurant.
• Bepo panicked that Ronglin had discovered them, and Law chose to go greet him.
• Shiryu and Smoky grew alert as Law approached, while Law warned his crew that Shiryu and Smoky were formidable opponents.

Ronglin met Law and revealed how much he knew about Law’s past, then invited him to join the Star Alliance and take part in a secret plan. Law remained wary, while Ronglin argued that the changing New World made it dangerous for small pirate crews to stand alone.

• Law approached Ronglin to thank him for bringing down Doflamingo, but Ronglin revealed that he knew Law’s hidden name and childhood history.
• Law demanded to know who Ronglin was, and Ronglin claimed his Intelligence Department had uncovered Law’s secrets.
• Ronglin invited Law to join the Star Alliance, but Law questioned what position he would receive and said he preferred being a pirate to serving as a subordinate.
• Ronglin said he was preparing a secret plan and pointed to Hawkins’s rise within the Star Alliance as an example of what Law could achieve.
• Law suspected Ronglin wanted the power of his Devil Fruit, but Ronglin dismissed the idea and urged him to find a strong backer to survive in the New World.

Ronglin tried to persuade Law to join the Star Alliance by explaining its rules and ambitions. He declared that the alliance would eventually overthrow the World Government and become the world’s highest authority, leaving Law and the others stunned.

• Ronglin admitted he knew little about the Star Alliance’s internal affairs because Jinbe handled its operations.
• Smoky urged Ronglin to stop persuading Law and force him to submit, but Ronglin reminded her that the alliance no longer acted like pirates.
• Ronglin explained to Law that the Star Alliance offered people stable homes and work, so its members were not allowed to continue piracy.
• Law pointed out that the World Government considered the Star Alliance illegal, and Ronglin declared that the alliance would overthrow it and establish its own law.
• Law, Smoky, and the pirates stared at Ronglin in shock, and Law asked whether he was making the claim merely to trick him into joining.

Ronglin demonstrated his overwhelming power when Law challenged him, restraining Law with the Time-Time Technique and knocking out the Heart Pirates. Law conceded defeat but warned that strength alone could not solve every problem, and Ronglin insisted that strength ultimately decided matters.

• Ronglin dismissed Law's suspicion about the Star Alliance and threatened to kick him out before he had even joined.
• Law attacked Ronglin with ROOM, but Ronglin restrained him with his space-time power and knocked out Bepo and the other Heart Pirates with Conqueror's Haki.
• Ronglin released Law's restraint, blasted him away with Arc Wall, then immobilized him again when he tried to get back up.
• Ronglin released Law, who conceded that he was outmatched and argued that fighting could not solve every problem.
• Ronglin agreed that a bigger fist was not always a solution but said that strength ultimately spoke, even if it took more than one fight.

Ronglin tried to recruit Law into the Star Alliance, while Law remained committed to his dream of becoming Pirate King. After Ronglin suggested killing him rather than letting him become a future enemy, he cited the Star Alliance’s rise as proof that his plans to rebuild the world were serious.

• Law questioned whether Ronglin was truly the Star Alliance’s leader and the supposedly saintly figure people described.
• Shiryu explained that the world admired Ronglin for sparing and recruiting the Charlotte Family after Whole Cake Island fell.
• Ronglin asked Law to join the Star Alliance and help change the world, but Law said he wanted to become Pirate King.
• Ronglin told Law he would rather kill him than let him become a pirate who opposed the world he planned to build.
• Ronglin recalled how Caesar and Shiryu had once doubted his ambitions, while Shiryu struggled not to laugh.

Ronglin challenged Law to pursue a greater ideal than becoming Pirate King, and Law wrestled with whether he had the courage to join the Star Alliance’s goal of changing the world. Law left unconvinced but intrigued by Ronglin’s ambition.

• Ronglin asked Law why outsiders doubted the Star Alliance, then argued that its goal of rebuilding the world made it an enemy of many forces.
• Ronglin mocked Law’s ambition to become Pirate King and suggested he lacked the courage to pursue a greater ideal.
• Ronglin told Law he had only offered help in passing, leaving Law puzzled about why Ronglin had spoken with him.
• Law laughed and told Ronglin that changing the world was a fascinatingly insane idea.
• Shiryu noticed Ronglin’s hidden smile and suspected that one of his schemes had succeeded.

Ronglin realized the hidden enemy intended to provoke him by destroying the island’s crowded city and ordered his group to leave. Before they could escape, a tremendous explosion erupted on the far side of the island.

• Law agreed to join the Star Alliance, and Ronglin welcomed him while sending Shiryu and Smoky to wake the Heart Pirates.
• After Law’s crew learned of his decision, Ronglin continued searching the island but detected nothing unusual.
• Ronglin suspected Bony-Sen and the Celestial Dragons planned to kill hundreds of thousands of islanders to provoke him.
• Ronglin ordered everyone to leave and contacted the Starry to prepare for departure.
• A massive explosion sent dark red flames and a mushroom cloud into the sky on the far side of the island.

Ronglin raced to stop an explosion from destroying a nearby town and reversed its blast with his Haki, saving the inhabitants. He then searched the island and saw a vision of a red egg-shaped object causing the explosion.

• Ronglin flew ahead after learning that an explosion threatened the town, while Shiryu led Law and Smoky away so they would not hinder him.
• Ronglin plunged into the mushroom cloud and used Haki: Silence to gather and reverse the explosion’s shockwave.
• The rebounding blast tore a deep ravine into the island’s coast, but Ronglin’s Observation Haki confirmed that no one in the town had been harmed.
• Ronglin suspected the blast came from Dynamite Rock and expanded his Observation Haki to search the island and nearby ships.
• Ronglin saw a blurry image of a glowing red egg-shaped object being thrown to the ground before a crimson wave of flames erupted.

Ronglin intercepted a Dynamite Rock attack and uncovered a plot to bombard the island, but the enemy’s later attacks caught him without warning. He stopped the explosions from destroying the island, leaving its people convinced a rainbow-colored god had saved them.

• Ronglin used Kamui to seal a Dynamite Rock launched from a fishing boat, then confronted three disguised CP0 agents aboard it.
• Ronglin subdued the agents, but they refused to reveal anything about the attacks.
• A second explosion struck the island, and Ronglin destroyed the fishing boat and the three agents before racing to contain the blast’s shockwave.
• Ronglin discovered that ordinary fishermen were launching Dynamite Rock and rushed between seven explosion sites, pushing back each shockwave.
• The islanders watched Ronglin’s rainbow-like light save them, while Ronglin ended the day exhausted from his efforts.

Ronglin stopped the attackers’ Dynamite Rock strikes from destroying the island, while Bony-Sen’s plan to provoke him failed. After the attackers went quiet, Ronglin descended to the island, where he noticed unusual fatigue and wondered whether intense concentration had affected his strength.

• Ronglin killed the surviving attackers who refused to answer his questions and wondered how much Dynamite Rock remained.
• Bony-Sen learned that the strikes had killed few people and raged aboard his deep-sea ship until Chaton stopped him from damaging it.
• Bony-Sen and Chaton agreed that Ronglin had defeated their attack plan, and Bony-Sen decided to wait and observe.
• Ronglin kept his Observation Haki active for nearly half an hour, sensed no further attack, and descended after releasing his Overwhelming Body state.
• Ronglin noticed that the island’s people were kneeling in gratitude and wondered whether concern for them had caused his fatigue and whether strong emotional Devil Fruit powers could affect him.