Chapter Summaries

The Supreme Command met to establish the magic-equipped Ophiuchus Star Group Army and discuss changes to the military’s command structure. The meeting ended with plans to reorganize the Main Battle Legions so that officers would need to know Haki.

• Crocodile rejected Imu’s offer of a divine post and resolved to grow stronger through his own efforts.
• Tsuru announced the creation of the Ophiuchus Star Group Army, a magic-technology force intended to confront hostile magical civilizations.
• Tsuru named Princia, the former Eleventh Wizard King, commander of the new army, and Crocodile defended her admiral-level combat assessment against Aramaki’s mockery.
• Nikolai Zhukov challenged the Otherworld Strategy Committee’s priority deployment authority over the Ophiuchus army, but Tsuru explained that its methods resembled large-scale special forces.
• Raymond and Tsuru proposed overhauling the Main Battle Legions, with Haki proficiency required for their officers.

Sakazuki returned to his home on Flame Continent, approved Shiryu’s transfer to the Yin-Yang Bureau, and spent time building rapport with Ace through gardening and tennis. Ace agreed to learn from Sakazuki while teaching him tennis, beginning their summer-break lessons.

• Newgate asked Sakazuki to let Ace visit him during winter break, but Sakazuki refused and left.
• Sakazuki returned to Flame Continent and heard Shiryu’s request to leave the Army for the Yin-Yang Bureau; he approved the transfer and warned Shiryu not to defy the World Government.
• Sakazuki found Ace asleep after the boy had planted a hibiscus cutting and read about gardening.
• Ace told Sakazuki that he liked tennis, and Sakazuki offered to learn the game in exchange for teaching Ace.
• Sakazuki ordered his subordinates to prepare a tennis court and rackets while Ace began planning how to explain the rules.

Sakazuki pushed Ace through a brutal tennis match, teaching him to stay alert under pressure as Ace unleashed the Vermilion Bird’s flames. Afterward, Sakazuki and Ace headed to dinner, where Terunori Kuga served them his Soul-Severing Pepper Mapo Tofu.

• Ace opened the tennis match with flame-powered serves, but Sakazuki returned them too quickly for him to react.
• Ace summoned the Vermilion Bird’s flames and scored a point while Sakazuki noticed Inos watching from the sky.
• Sakazuki returned Ace’s fiery serves and warned him that enemies on the battlefield would not let him stand around in a daze.
• Sakazuki served with Great Eruption and defeated Ace six-love after more than an hour of play.
• Sakazuki and Ace soaked in Bubble Hot Spring, then joined Terunori Kuga for dinner.
• Terunori Kuga unveiled Soul-Severing Pepper Mapo Tofu and invited them to enjoy it.

Sakazuki invited little Ace to watch his tennis match if Ace could spend a month without the Vermilion Bird’s help, then brought him to Army Headquarters to train alongside the soldiers. As Ace began training, Mereoleona introduced herself to Sakazuki and asked to join the 1st Main Battle Legion and challenge him.

• Ace enjoyed Terunori Kuga’s spicy mapo tofu and invited Sakazuki to watch his tennis match at the World Championship.
• Sakazuki challenged Ace to spend a month without the Vermilion Bird’s help in exchange for attending his match and letting him play tennis.
• Sakazuki took Ace to Army Headquarters, where Ace watched the soldiers train and learned that Sakazuki hoped he would one day command them.
• Sakazuki arranged for Ace to run laps with the soldiers, drawing a crowd as Ace trained in public.
• Mereoleona introduced herself to Sakazuki, asked to join the 1st Main Battle Legion, and said she hoped to challenge him.

Kushina, Minato, Nagato, and Naruto joined Mito and the Senju Clan for the Flower Capital’s Fire Festival, where the Senju and Uchiha clans celebrated together. Imu arrived at Shogun Castle, named Mihawk and Gion’s unborn child Joracol Durandal, and granted him the protection of the Sea Star’s gods and Divine Beasts.

• Kushina and Minato brought Nagato and Naruto to the Senju Clan Grounds, where Kushina reunited emotionally with the revived Mito.
• Hashirama recognized Naruto as Asura’s reincarnation and said Sasuke was Indra’s reincarnation.
• Madara and the Uchiha Clan arrived to celebrate the Fire Festival with the Senju Clan, following an agreement to alternate hosting duties.
• Mihawk and Gion welcomed Imu to Shogun Castle and revealed that they were expecting a child.
• Imu named their unborn child Joracol Durandal and summoned divine power from across the Sea Star to protect him.

Imu watched familiar figures celebrate Fire Festival Night in the Flower Capital, where Tanjiro performed the Dance of the Fire God as the opening show. After the performance and oiran procession, Mihawk declined to lead Sword Saint Hall and proposed a Sea Star swordsmanship tournament for the year after next.

• Imu spotted familiar visitors throughout the Flower Capital, including the Ubuyashiki family, Tanjiro's friends, and Zoro's relatives.
• At six in the evening, Tanjiro performed the Dance of the Fire God in a holographic show, remembering his parents' lessons and promising to preserve the dance.
• The crowd fell silent to watch Tanjiro's performance, and Nezuko silently cried before the city erupted in applause.
• A white-furred Mountain God pulled an oiran procession float through the streets as the festival continued.
• Mihawk declined Imu's offer to become master of Sword Saint Hall, saying he would rather oversee Swordmaster Hall.
• Mihawk asked to hold a Sea Star swordsmanship tournament the following year, and Imu postponed it until the year after.

During the Fire Festival in the Flower Capital, Nurarihyon’s family encountered Yami Sukehiro and Charlotte before Rihan Nura led the Nura Clan’s Night Parade of One Hundred Demons through the city. Imu praised the parade and learned that the Nura Clan planned to open a Horror House in Spirit Capital.

• Yami Sukehiro and Charlotte discussed whether he should join the Yami Clan as they walked through the festival.
• Nurarihyon and his family passed Yami Sukehiro and Charlotte, and Nurarihyon sensed that they were stronger than him.
• Black mist appeared in the Flower Capital, and Swordmaster Hall’s people reassured the frightened crowd that it was part of the show.
• Rihan Nura emerged from the mist and led the Nura Clan’s demons through the streets, turning the crowd’s fear into curiosity and applause.
• Imu praised the Night Parade, and Gion told him that the Nura Clan planned to open a Horror House in Spirit Capital.

Imu proposed using the Era Spirit Tree to let the dead visit their loved ones during Wano’s Fire Festival, then watched Divine Harmony and Azure Dragon perform a dragon dance. Kaido joined them in dragon form so Yamato could play in the sky, and Imu considered making the spectacle a regular festival event.

• Mihawk explained to Imu that Wano’s Fire Festival began as a memorial for samurai who died in the war against the World Government.
• Imu proposed making the Era Spirit Tree a bridge between worlds so the dead could visit Wano during the Fire Festival.
• Divine Harmony and Azure Dragon appeared over the Flower Capital, dancing around the Dragon Ball for Imu.
• Yamato asked Kaido to transform and take her up to the dragons, and Kaido joined them in the sky.
• Imu decided the dragon dance could become a Fire Festival tradition and thought of the Dragon Transformation Festival planned for the following February.

As the military gathered for a medal ceremony, Zephyr discussed his new Martial Artist Association and its leaders with several commanders. Sakazuki arrived without his usual cap, saying he had bet it on the Army’s new era.

• Military officers, Sea Ninja Village Jonin, and War Military Academy students entered the Supreme Command auditorium ahead of the ceremony.
• Newgate teased Kaido about dancing on Wano Island, and Kaido said he had done it for his daughter.
• Zephyr invited Bullet to join the Martial Artist Association, and Bullet agreed to occasionally lecture its members.
• Zephyr explained that Chinjao would lead the association and Elizabello II would serve as vice president, while describing their abilities.
• Sakazuki entered the VIP lounge in a red suit without his usual cap and said he had bet it on the Army’s new era.

The World Government held a global military assembly and anthem ceremony before honoring those who helped conquer the Black Clover World and defeat Hades’ demons. As the Astral Legion and Sea Ninja recipients received medals, the chapter ended with Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Old A applauding but wondering why they had not been selected.

• Saint Zambalong V. Nusjuro and other military leaders entered the auditorium as officers and viewers around the world watched.
• Alexander Watson ordered everyone to rise, and people across Sea Star and beyond sang “Guidance of the Sea” together.
• Nusjuro and Gareth Marick addressed the assembly, focusing on the conquest of the Black Clover World and the defeat of its demons.
• Alexander Watson invited Nikolai Zhukov to present commendations and medals to seventeen Astral Legion recipients.
• Tengen Uzui presented Sea Ninja awards to ten recipients, while Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, and Old A applauded and wondered why they were not among the honorees.

A military awards ceremony honored soldiers and commanders for their wartime service, culminating in the highest commendations for five admirals. Crocodile was left embarrassed by his lesser award as the ceremony advanced without him.

• Raymond awarded Army Headquarters Meritorious Medals to fifty-three recipients, including Marshall D. Teach, who focused on gaining rank and choosing a second Devil Fruit.
• Raymond presented Marshal Commendations and Elite Medals to twenty-two senior officers, while Crocodile felt ashamed that he had not fought a highest-ranking demon.
• Gareth Marick and Minister Kong awarded Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha Purple Star Medals for holding back a highest-ranking demon for several hours.
• Saint Zambalong V. Nusjuro summoned Akainu Sakazuki, Douglas Bullet, Aramaki, Edward Newgate, and Kaido to receive the Supreme Governing Committee's highest honors, leaving Crocodile behind.

The Supreme Command Council announced a major expansion of the Astral Legion and introduced a Space Marine modification program developed by the Biochemical Institute. The chapter left the Legion’s soldiers eager to learn more about the procedures, while Princia’s appointment gave Black Clover World a stronger foothold in the World Government.

• Edward Newgate advised Crocodile to pursue Colorless Haki, and Bullet offered to help teach him.
• Kaido advised Arbel to develop his Lunaria abilities and learn Current Driving, then told him to speak with Zephyr and join the Martial Artist Association.
• Gareth Marick announced that the Astral Legion would expand to 5.5 million personnel, reorganize its armies, and establish the Ophiuchus Astral Group Army under Princia Funnybunny.
• Conrad celebrated Princia’s appointment and resolved to eliminate the remnants of royal nobles plotting rebellion in Black Clover World.
• Muzan Kibutsuji presented the Biochemical Institute’s Astartes Modification Surgery Program, exciting Astral Legion officers and soldiers.

The World Government introduced Astartes modification surgeries and announced a technology competition focused on individual space combatants. It also revealed that its first space fleet would be completed next year, setting the stage for expansion into the wider universe.

• Muzan Kibutsuji explained the twenty Astartes modification surgeries, including the Super-Soldier Serum that fused the implanted organs into a whole.
• Dean Gareth Marick announced the triennial Three-Institute Technology Competition would begin on September 9th, Marine Calendar 1509, with individual space combatants as its first theme.
• Astral Legion members and officers from other branches grew excited about the modifications, though redemption remained exclusive to the Astral Legion for now.
• Dean Gareth Marick reported that the Academy of Sciences would complete the Marines’ first space fleet next year, with ships, aircraft, assault pods, and personnel for up to two million crew.
• Kuzan, Borsalino, Kaido, Shiki, Arbel, and other leaders studied the fleet projections and welcomed the World Government’s plans to conquer the universe.

President Gareth Marick outlined plans for Marine Headquarters’ space fleet, robotic and AI personnel, and six space fortresses, then announced Army expansion and stricter eligibility standards for its Main Battle Legions. The chapter ended with officers reacting to the new requirements and Kuzan teasing Sakazuki about his missing hat.

• Gareth Marick explained that strong artificial intelligences and robots would operate warships, and that self-aware machines could claim Mechanical Race citizenship while major AIs received Digital Race identities.
• Gareth Marick announced plans to build six naval space fortresses in the Solar System, each at least Moon-sized, with construction expected to take about five years.
• Gareth Marick announced that each of the six Main Battle Legions would grow from 60,000 to 100,000 troops by adding four divisions before the next year.
• Gareth Marick ruled that applicants to the Main Battle Legions must be field-grade officers who had mastered Armament Haki, while current lower-ranking members had to qualify or return to their previous units.
• Borsalino teased Sakazuki about an officer-only force, Sakazuki defended the standards, and Kuzan asked Sakazuki where his hat was.

Imu reviewed reports on the World Government’s expanding affairs, then discovered that the State Religion World held the Five Great Magics and that they would soon disappear. He ordered Gaia and Alaya to manifest the magics and hand control of them to him.

• Merlin returned from Earth’s Alaya with a message of anticipation and welcome for the World Government, then went back to the Mage Association.
• Imu read reports about Conrad’s application to join the World Government, Kirinmaru’s coming Four Souls Empire, and George Edgar’s plans for a Death University; Imu chose a capital for the empire and named the school Yellow Springs University.
• Imu approved the Ministry of Police’s proposal to classify memory-inducing blood from the State Religion World as a narcotic.
• Imu realized the State Religion World might contain remnants of the Five Great Magics and used his Small Star Gate to visit it.
• Gaia and Alaya told Imu that the Five Great Magics were under their control but would vanish within two years, so Imu ordered them to manifest the magics and transfer control to him.

Imu forged the State Religion World's incomplete Five Great Magics and the power of faith into the Empty Throne of Eternity and Creation. Back in Mary Geoise, he tested its First Magic ability by bringing nineteen ruined weapons to life.

• Gaia and Alaya gave Imu temporary control of the Five Great Magics within the State Religion World.
• Imu used the First through Fifth Magics, heavenly treasures, and faith from Noah's Golden Bell to reforge the ancient Empty Throne.
• After accelerating the forging with the Time-Time Fruit, Imu completed the purple-gold Empty Throne of Eternity and Creation.
• Imu returned to Mary Geoise with the throne, intending to study its abilities and eventually nourish its damaged Magics with Sea Star and Star Authority.
• Imu tested the throne's First Magic power, awakening nineteen ruined weapons into living shadows that pledged their allegiance to him.

After resigning from Impel Down, Moria returned to his hometown on Oga Yama Island and found the Six-Tails, Saiken, threatening the Oni Tribe city. He stopped Saiken’s Tailed Beast Bomb, then attacked to drive it away as Saiken unleashed acidic mist.

• Moria left Impel Down after his Oni Tribe comrades chose to remain as prison guards, and Taklama teased him as he departed.
• Moria traveled through Star Gate City and took a Natural Portal to Oga Yama Island in West Blue.
• Moria sensed Saiken attacking his tribesmen and rushed to stop the Six-Tails from destroying Oga Yama City with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Moria used Shadow Box and Shadow Substitute to redirect the Tailed Beast Bomb’s explosion out to sea, then punched Saiken away from the city.
• Moria charged Saiken with Horn Blade Shadow and Ryou-coated fingers, and Saiken retaliated by spewing acidic mist.

Moria settled the dispute between Saiken and the Oni Tribe, then traveled with her to the South Blue and onward to Academy City. There, they reunited with Miliellia, who showed them around the Psychic Academy and explained its shortage of teachers.

• Buck ended Saiken and Moria's battle and investigated why Saiken had attacked the city.
• Saiken explained that the Oni Tribe had attacked her first, while the mayor accused her of crushing a house and endangering the city.
• Buck told Saiken to accept responsibility, and Moria offered to pay for the damage and take her to the South Blue to retrieve her bank card.
• Two days later, Moria and Saiken left the Oni Tribe and traveled through portals toward Six-Tails Island.
• Moria and Saiken visited Academy City, where Miliellia greeted Moria and said the Psychic Academy had over two hundred students but too few teachers.

Moria and Saiken visited the Psychic Academy, where Geryuganshoop explained psychokinesis and its potential among Sea Star People. After Moria pointed out its value for flight, the World Government considered expanding its use, though the lack of qualified instructors posed a challenge.

• Miliellia showed Moria and Saiken around Academy City before they met Geryuganshoop at the Psychic Academy.
• Geryuganshoop explained that psychokinesis could be awakened through mental stimulation, and Miliellia introduced Paru, a boy who produced unusually hot white flames.
• Moria learned that nearly all Sea Star People could potentially awaken psychokinesis, while students demonstrated the ability to fly.
• Moria urged Geryuganshoop to report psychokinesis as a way for soldiers to fly, and Geryuganshoop agreed to contact the Education Department.
• The Five Elders discussed promoting psychokinesis throughout the military and schools, but noted that Geryuganshoop was currently the only qualified instructor.

Brook, Charlotte Linlin, Naraku, and the others returned to Wano after their missions in the Four Souls World and Hundred Demons World. Naraku sought Miroku’s forgiveness, while the Gomon-in clan settled into its new home and prepared to establish itself within the Yin-Yang Bureau.

• Amane Ubuyashiki welcomed the returning group and arranged housing and work for them, while Charlotte Linlin gave everyone three days off.
• Naraku told Miroku that Charlotte Linlin had changed him from a crooked spirit into a kind one, and he asked to apologize to Inuyasha, Kagome, and the others.
• Brook, Urouge, Miria, and the others returned to their homes, while Amane Ubuyashiki led the Gomon-in onmyoji to their new territory.
• Amane Ubuyashiki showed the Gomon-in clan the white Aoi Spiral City from the Four Souls World, which the World Government gave them as a reward for their work.
• Abe no Yoshihira pledged the clan’s service to the Yin-Yang Bureau, and the Gomon-in leaders discussed their new posts and plans to gain influence.