Chapter Summaries

Ivankov and the others learned that Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son, prompting several powerful figures to vie for the chance to train him until Sakazuki agreed to become his teacher. Luffy’s group reached Marineford and saw the battle, where Garp and Newgate reflected on their age and watched Ace kneel on the execution platform.

• Ivankov asked Luffy whether Dragon would join the war, but Luffy revealed that Dragon was his father and Ace’s father was Gol D. Roger.
• Garp confirmed Ace’s parentage and warned Newgate, Shiki, Kaido, and Bullet to keep it secret.
• Newgate, Shiki, Bullet, and Kaido each offered to train Ace, while Zephyr said Ace was already enrolled in the military academy.
• Zephyr asked Sakazuki to take charge of Ace, and Sakazuki agreed to become his teacher.
• Jinbe guided the warship through towering tsunamis, and a wave of cold froze the ship before Luffy and the others arrived at Marineford.
• Kaido and Zephyr wondered why they were absent from the battlefield as Garp and Newgate watched Ace on the execution platform.

Luffy reached Marineford and tried to protect Newgate while the observers in the Empty Throne Hall watched Whitebeard’s crew and the Marines clash. As Sengoku ordered Ace’s execution to begin ahead of schedule, both versions of Garp watched helplessly as the executioners raised their blades.

• Luffy arrived at Marineford, saw Ace on the execution platform, and intercepted Crocodile as he attacked Newgate.
• The observers praised Mihawk’s swordsmanship, then watched Squard stab Whitebeard and reveal that Sakazuki had tricked him into believing the Marines would spare his allied crews.
• Whitebeard forgave Squard, embraced him, and urged his sons to follow him into battle.
• Whitebeard shattered the ice walls and split the sea around Marineford, prompting Zephyr and Garp to recognize his immense strength.
• Kaido wondered why he was absent from the war, and Zephyr and Bullet suggested that Zephyr had intercepted him in the New World.
• Sengoku ordered Ace’s execution to begin early, and Garp cried out as the executioners raised their blades.

Crocodile saved Ace from execution, while the battle between Whitebeard and Sakazuki intensified and the Marines gained ground. Luffy awakened his Conqueror’s Haki, reached the execution platform, and punched Garp aside, only for Sengoku to transform into a giant Buddha and confront him.

• Crocodile cut down the execution platform’s edge and stopped the soldiers from killing Ace, drawing praise from Newgate and Kaido.
• Borsalino kicked the exhausted Luffy back toward Newgate, while Sakazuki and Whitebeard began their fierce battle.
• Garp blocked Marco and sat in Sakazuki’s seat, then Sengoku ordered Ace’s execution again as the Marines pressed their advantage.
• Luffy unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out nearby Marines and the execution soldiers, and Whitebeard ordered his crew to escort him to the platform.
• Garp tried to stop Luffy, but Luffy entered Second Gear and punched his grandfather away before reaching Ace.
• Sengoku transformed into a gigantic Buddha and confronted Luffy and Ace on the execution platform.

Luffy and Ace escaped execution, and Whitebeard ordered his sons to flee while he stayed behind. Sakazuki provoked Ace by insulting Whitebeard, prompting the Edward Newgate in the Empty Throne Hall to challenge Sakazuki to a personal assessment after they got out.

• Sengoku's punch left Luffy unharmed, and Mr. 3 Galdino made a key that freed Ace from his Seastone Handcuffs.
• Ace and Luffy fought together and fled toward the Whitebeard Pirates while old Whitebeard stopped True Spider and ordered his crew to return safely to the New World.
• Ace blasted Marines away from Whitebeard, then knelt and answered that Whitebeard had been a good father.
• Sakazuki insulted Whitebeard to provoke Ace, and Edward Newgate confronted Sakazuki in the Empty Throne Hall, telling him not to rush off when they got out.
• Sakazuki accepted Whitebeard's challenge to assess whether he was qualified to be a teacher.

The Empty Throne Hall watched the Marineford battle escalate as Ace was killed by Sakazuki while protecting Luffy, provoking Garp, Whitebeard, and Kaido to demand a fight with him. Meanwhile, the battle continued with Whitebeard devastating Marine Headquarters, showing why Imu called the Admiral Challenge the Paramount War.

• Sakazuki and Ace argued over Whitebeard and their opposing beliefs, then their attacks clashed and Sakazuki defeated Ace.
• Luffy collapsed after his hormones ran out, and Sakazuki attacked him; Ace took the magma punch and died protecting his brother.
• Garp, Whitebeard, and Kaido confronted the Sakazuki in the Empty Throne Hall, while Zephyr and Aramaki tried to calm them.
• At Marineford, Sakazuki struck Whitebeard with Hellhound, but Whitebeard retaliated with an Airquake that severely injured Sakazuki and wrecked much of Marine Headquarters.
• Garp, Zephyr, and the others watched Whitebeard battle the Marines and understood why Imu had named the Admiral Challenge the Paramount War.

Garp and the others watched Luffy recover from Ace’s death and resume his journey, eventually reaching the New World. When the Straw Hat Pirates rescued a man adrift near Punk Hazard, they discovered that he was Zephyr, apparently dressed as a pirate.

• Garp and Newgate swore loyalty to Imu, then watched Luffy grieve for Ace and begin training with Rayleigh.
• Imu advanced the viewing to Luffy’s reunion with the Straw Hat Pirates at Sabaody, prompting Zephyr and Imu to consider how the crew’s talents could be put to use.
• The Straw Hat Pirates visited Fish-Man Island, defeated Hody Jones, and declared war on Big Mom.
• Near Punk Hazard, Luffy’s crew spotted a man floating on a wooden plank and pulled him aboard.
• Garp and the others recognized the rescued man as Zephyr, whose coat bore a skull pierced by a cross-shaped blade.

Zephyr learned that an older version of himself had become the commander-in-chief of the Neo Marines and attacked Luffy after discovering he was a pirate. The older Zephyr revealed his name was Z and vowed to wipe out every pirate.

• Zephyr woke aboard the Thousand Sunny, thanked Chopper for saving him, and told Luffy he had resigned from the Marines to fight for his mission.
• Z described his Seastone Battle Smasher and explained that it replaced his arm after a pirate cut it off.
• Garp and the others speculated that Z was a pirate hunter, and Zephyr felt relieved that his older self did not appear to be a pirate.
• When Luffy admitted that he and his crew were pirates, Z blasted him through the infirmary wall and attacked him with the Battle Smasher.
• Z recognized Luffy as Garp's grandson, threw him onto the deck, and introduced himself as the commander-in-chief of the Neo Marines who would wipe out every pirate.

Kuzan met the Straw Hat Pirates at a hot spring and revealed that Zephyr planned to destroy the New World by detonating three End Points. After Luffy suffered a crushing defeat in their first battle, Sakazuki realized that Lord Imu had merged the End Points to prevent them from being used as a weapon.

• The Straw Hat Pirates traveled to a neighboring island to gather information about Zephyr, then split up to investigate and visit the hot springs.
• Kuzan surprised Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Brook at the hot spring and said he had left the Marines and would no longer pursue them.
• Kuzan revealed that Zephyr planned to destroy the New World by detonating three End Points, and Garp condemned the plan for endangering civilians.
• Luffy fought Zephyr and was decisively defeated as the island's volcano erupted.
• Sakazuki realized that Lord Imu had merged the three End Points into the center of Flame Continent to prevent them from threatening the Grand Line again.

The Straw Hat Pirates reached the final end point, where Luffy fought Zephyr to reclaim his straw hat and stop the Z Incident. After Luffy defeated Zephyr, Borsalino’s Marine fleet arrived, leaving the conflict poised for its final phase.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates reached the island, where Zephyr prepared to destroy the final end point and Luffy challenged him to retrieve his straw hat.
• Garp and the others watched as Luffy fought Zephyr, whose Battle Smasher broke and whose body showed signs of weakness.
• Luffy defeated Zephyr, who accepted his loss and urged Luffy to take the hat and his life; Luffy refused to kill him.
• Newgate said Sakazuki had dealt him the fatal injuries that allowed Teach and the Blackbeard Pirates to kill him.
• Garp, Zephyr, and Sakazuki discussed keeping Luffy and Ace from becoming pirates as Borsalino’s Marine forces appeared in the mountains.

Zephyr stayed behind to fight the Marines so Luffy and his crew could escape, while Garp, Zephyr, and the others watched Luffy’s next adventure. At the Pirate Expo, an explosion revealed Bullet as the apparent organizer and set him against Luffy.

• Zephyr froze the Exploding Rock containers and urged Luffy to leave, then fought the Marines as the Straw Hat Pirates escaped with Ain and Binz.
• Garp, Zephyr, Sakazuki, Shiki, Bullet, and the others joked together while watching Luffy’s adventures, then discussed who might be behind the Pirate Expo.
• Usopp read the Pirate Expo invitation, and Kaido realized that Queen might have organized the event on his behalf.
• The Straw Hat Pirates arrived at the Expo, where an explosion erupted as Buggy obtained the treasure chest connected to Gol D. Roger.
• Bullet appeared from the smoke holding a bloodied Usopp, and the onlookers reacted with shock as he sent Luffy flying with one punch.

Buggy recognized Douglas Bullet as a former Roger Pirate, while the assembled fighters watched Bullet clash with Luffy and argue over strength and loyalty. Bullet revealed that his treasure chest held a Log Pose to Laugh Tale, but Imu said the island was already gone, leaving the others with no reason to pursue it.

• Buggy recognized Bullet and explained that he had once challenged Rayleigh, who guided him in mastering Haki.
• Bullet unleashed his Conqueror's Haki against Luffy, and the two auras collided before exploding under the pressure.
• Bullet mocked his past self's use of the Clank-Clank Fruit, while Garp laughed and Bullet defended his choice to eat it.
• Bullet argued that partners made people weak, but Luffy insisted that protecting his friends mattered and refused to accept Bullet's logic.
• Bullet revealed that his treasure chest held a Log Pose pointing to Laugh Tale, and Imu declared that the island was already gone.

Imu learned that Vegapunk planned to modify Log Poses for interplanetary and possibly extraterrestrial navigation. In the Original Fate World, Bullet’s awakened construct was destroyed by a coalition led by Luffy, and the chapter ended with the two fighting while their allies battled over the Eternal Log Pose.

• Imu learned that the Five-Star Sea Unification had disrupted Log Pose navigation and that Vegapunk planned to adapt Log Poses to record magnetic fields between planets or stars.
• Bullet used his awakened Clank-Clank Fruit to build an enormous construct and seal off the island, defeating several Marine Vice Admirals with a single strike.
• As the Marines prepared a Buster Call, Bullet and Kaido argued over their strength, while Bullet also disputed with Shiki whether he had been an apprentice crewman.
• Luffy, Sabo, Smoker, Hancock, Law, Crocodile, and Lucci joined forces to attack Bullet, and their combined assault smashed his construct and knocked his body out of it.
• The alliance broke apart as Lucci faced Sanji and Zoro intercepted Crocodile over the Eternal Log Pose, while Luffy challenged Bullet to a duel.
• Luffy and Bullet exchanged powerful attacks in the air as Garp, Newgate, and Kaido watched and predicted that Bullet would lose.

The spectators watched Luffy’s adventures through Punk Hazard, Dressrosa, Zou, and Whole Cake Island, where he fought Cracker and Katakuri but escaped without defeating Big Mom. Kaido took Luffy’s failure as proof that Luffy could not defeat him, while Bullet reminded him that Luffy had beaten Bullet.

• Luffy defeated Bullet in a fierce clash, leaving him unconscious as Garp, Kaido, Newgate, and Shiki laughed at him.
• The Straw Hat Pirates reached Zou, learned that four red Poneglyphs revealed the route to Laugh Tale, and Luffy promised Momonosuke he would defeat Kaido and save Wano Country.
• After the crew split up, Luffy’s group sailed to Totto Land to rescue Sanji while Zoro’s group headed to Wano Country.
• Luffy defeated Charlotte Cracker, reunited with Sanji, disrupted Big Mom’s tea party, and fought Katakuri in the Mirror World.
• The Thousand Sunny escaped Whole Cake Island with Jinbe and the others’ help, leaving Big Mom undefeated and prompting Kaido to claim Luffy could not beat him.

Luffy reached Wano, reunited with his companions, and learned that Momonosuke and the others had traveled twenty years into the future, while Kaido and the others discovered when and where they would arrive. Luffy then confronted Kaido, whose first Thunder Bagua clashed with Luffy’s King Kong Gun.

• Luffy reached Amigasa Village, rescued Otama, and carried her toward town to find a doctor before reuniting with his crew at Oden Castle’s ruins.
• Momonosuke and Kin'emon revealed that they and their companions had come from twenty years in the past, and Kaido realized Lady Toki had sent them into the future.
• Lord Imu identified their destination as the area outside Oden Castle twenty years later, prompting Sakazuki to order preparations to capture them.
• Luffy and his allies planned to attack Onigashima during the Fire Festival, but Kaido’s Bolo Breath destroyed Oden Castle before Luffy rushed to confront him.
• Luffy struck Kaido with Grizzly Magnum and then attacked him in Fourth Gear, but Kaido remained unhurt and sobered up.
• Luffy launched King Kong Gun as Kaido swung his club with Thunder Bagua.

Luffy was defeated by Kaido and imprisoned in Udon, where he learned Ryou before joining the raid on Onigashima. As the battle reached its climax, Luffy struck Kaido with a blazing punch and declared his ambition to become the One Piece.

• Kaido defeated Gear Fourth Luffy with Thunder Bagua, and the Beasts Pirates imprisoned the unconscious Luffy and Kid in Udon quarry.
• Luffy trained with Hyogoro and mastered Ryou while protecting him during Big Mom's attack on the quarry.
• Luffy and his allies arrived at Onigashima during the Fire Festival, where Kaido and the others discussed Kaido's home and the Oni Tribe.
• After Kaido and Charlotte Linlin defeated the Nine Red Scabbards and the Two Kings of Cat and Dog, Luffy arrived with Zoro, Law, Kid, and Killer.
• Luffy hit Kaido with Gum-Gum! Hellfire Pistol, drawing blood, and declared that he would surpass them all and become the One Piece.

Luffy and his allies fought Kaido and Big Mom, but the battle repeatedly turned against them. After Luffy briefly mastered Conqueror's Haki coating and struck Kaido, Kaido regained the advantage and sent him plunging unconscious into the sea.

• Luffy and Kaido began their clash while Zoro, Kid, Law, and Killer battled Big Mom, but the allies remained at a disadvantage.
• Kaido and Big Mom unleashed Ikoku Sovereignty: Hakai, and Zephyr asked Kaido to teach the technique to the military academy, but Kaido refused and said he would teach only Yamato and Ace.
• Kaido knocked Luffy unconscious with Descent of the Three Worlds: Draw Naraku, then rushed to help Big Mom as Zoro kept Prometheus at bay.
• Zoro used his Nine-Sword Style Secret Technique to wound Kaido before collapsing, and Shiki declared that he wanted to take Zoro as his disciple.
• Luffy woke and blocked Kaido's attack after mastering Conqueror's Haki coating and fusing it with Ryou, then struck Kaido and sent his club flying.
• Kaido defeated Luffy again and blasted him out of the Skull Dome, leaving him unconscious as he sank into the sea.

The Heart Pirates rescued Luffy, who recovered and returned to battle Kaido with Yamato and Momonosuke. As Luffy and Kaido fought on even terms, a CP0 member interfered, letting Kaido knock Luffy unconscious for the fourth time and win a victory that left him furious.

• The Heart Pirates rescued Luffy and brought him to Constant Shadow Port, where Caribou supplied food that helped him recover.
• Momonosuke transformed into an adult pink dragon, and Luffy rode him back to the Demon Skeleton Dome to challenge Kaido again.
• Yamato joined the battle against Kaido, and she and Luffy struck him together, but Kaido returned largely unharmed.
• Luffy told Momonosuke to stop Onigashima from falling while he fought Kaido, then clashed with him using powerful Haki.
• Kaido entered his drunken mode and battled Luffy fiercely, while Boros wondered who his prophesied evenly matched opponent might be.
• A CP0 member grabbed Luffy's arm, allowing Kaido to knock him unconscious; Kaido then blasted the CP0 agent into a blood mist and condemned the interference.

Kaido announced that Luffy was dead, but Luffy awakened the Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit, Model: Sun God Nika, and returned as Joy Boy. His battle with Kaido became one-sided before Kaido rallied, leaving their final clash poised to decide the winner.

• Kaido declared Luffy dead, leaving his allies and the observers in the Empty Throne Hall shocked and grieving.
• Nami shouted that Luffy could not lose or die, while Garp asked Zephyr to help him look after Luffy's companions.
• Zunesha told Momonosuke that the Drums of Liberation had sounded and that Joy Boy had returned as Luffy's heart began to pound and his body turned white.
• Garp revealed that the World Government had disguised Luffy's Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit as the Paramecia Gum-Gum Fruit.
• Luffy awakened, seized Kaido, and used strange attacks that affected Kaido despite his Haki, but Kaido adapted and counterattacked.
• Luffy sent a gigantic lightning-wreathed fist down through the clouds as Kaido charged it in Flame Dragon Torch form, setting up their decisive clash.

Boros asked Imu about the opponent foretold to match him and learned that the prediction concerned Blast, while his original fate had ended at the hands of Saitama. After Imu showed everyone Saitama defeating Boros, the group left the hall with their attention turning to finding Saitama and preparing for new conflicts.

• Boros asked Imu whether the fortune-teller's prophesied equal existed on Sea Star, and Imu revealed that the planet was not Sea Star and identified the opponent as Blast.
• Imu told Boros that Saitama had killed him in his original fate and showed the hall Saitama effortlessly defeating Boros aboard the Dark Matter space warship.
• Shocked by Saitama's strength, Boros asked where Saitama and Blast lived, and Imu said they would meet them soon before adjourning the meeting.
• Aramaki, Kaido, Bullet, and Shiki discussed how the World Government might find and conquer Saitama's planet, while Garp left to go to the Teigu World and Zephyr reminded him to discuss training.
• Kaido challenged Shiki to a fight, Newgate confronted Sakazuki over Ace, and Bullet left to find Crocodile.

Imu reviewed reports on the World Government’s development and recovery efforts across several worlds, from agricultural modernization to rebuilding after war. He considered extending the Main God Space to more worlds, kept the Giant World’s sanctions in place, and planned Tobirama Senju’s transfer to Sea Star.

• Kaido, Shiki, Sakazuki, and Newgate sparred in the Pacific Ocean, leaving a volcanic island and deep trenches despite holding back.
• Imu read reports on agricultural modernization in the Kabane World and factory automation and unemployment measures in the Demon Slayer World, then considered expanding the Main God Space through the Star Gates.
• Imu decided to propose the Main God Space’s expansion at next year’s Reverie and kept the Absolute Free Sanction Order in Giant World No. 0003 in place until its scheduled end in two and a half years.
• Imu reviewed plans to restore stability and hunt demons in the Shinobi World, and decided Tobirama Senju could transfer to Sea Star and choose a World Government department.
• The Magitech Research Institute became the Magitech Institute under the Propaganda Administration, while Bitashal and Eleanor took director and deputy director roles.
• King Wales Tudor asked the World Government to gather floating islands to expand the Albion Kingdom’s territory in the shattered Zero Magic World.