Chapter Summaries

Kaido visited Yamato at Marineford and gave her the Mythical Zoan Dog-Dog Fruit, Model: Okuchi no Makami. Yamato ate it and began transforming into its Beastman Form as Kaido watched.

• Kaido flew to Marineford to see Yamato, and Sengoku escorted him to the Female Soldier Camp.
• Vice Admiral Samantha brought Yamato to Kaido, who asked for a quiet room to speak with her alone.
• Kaido told Yamato she would live and study at Marineford, urged her to train, and reminded her that she was a member of the Oni Tribe.
• Kaido gave Yamato the Okuchi no Makami Devil Fruit and insisted she eat all of it despite its awful taste.
• Yamato closed her eyes and transformed, growing longer hair, pointed ears, and white fur as mist-like chill came from her body.

Charlotte Linlin traveled through Hinomoto, confirmed that the otherworld’s sea did not weaken Devil Fruit users, and survived a Hunger Pangs episode with help from CP7 agents Plan and Belloc. They flew to Kongokaku, where the locals mistook them for gods, and Linlin urged her guides to take her to see Kabane.

• Senior Director Addison welcomed Charlotte Linlin to the Kabane World and assigned CP7 agents Plan and Belloc to guide her.
• Linlin rode Zeus to the coast, tested the sea by bathing and swimming, and discovered it did not weaken her.
• Linlin’s Hunger Pangs struck as she craved candy, but Belloc fed her sweets and she regained her senses.
• Plan and Belloc took Linlin to Kongokaku, where the locals knelt and called them gods.
• Linlin dismissed the people as weak and urged Plan and Belloc to take her to find Kabane.

The World Government opened a second Star Gate to a lush forest world and prepared a scouting team led by Crocodile. Imu examined the sword Enma, whose power drew him into a strange vision where a cloaked, scythe-bearing figure appeared.

• Imu received confirmation that the Biochemical Safety Station at Star Gate Base No. 0002 was complete, and the Five Elders finalized plans for the first scout team and Crocodile as frontline commander.
• Imu activated the Second Star Gate in the station, revealing a dense green forest on the other side.
• Stussy told Imu that Saint Mihawk's flying warship had brought his five famous blades, and Imu received them in the hall.
• Imu chose to draw Enma, but its purple aura spread toward his arm until he suppressed it with Haki.
• Imu found himself alone in a barren land filled with pale-purple mist, where a cloaked figure carrying a black scythe emerged.

Imu met King Enma in the underworld and agreed to help him reach other worlds’ underworld domains in exchange for access to soul-tempering opportunities. After returning to his body, Imu considered what lay beyond the Sixth Sense as the two kings prepared to cooperate in conquering the underworlds of other worlds.

• King Enma explained that he wanted Imu to bring people from other worlds to Wano Country so their souls could lead him to their native underworld domains.
• Imu learned that Gol D. Roger and many former World Government admirals served King Enma as Ghost Soldiers.
• Imu asked King Enma for a way to strengthen his soul and learned he could use the sword to enter Hell and temper his soul by hunting Evil Spirits.
• King Enma warned Imu that dying in Hell would kill his body and told him to imagine sheathing the sword to return.
• Imu returned to his body, released a powerful aura that knocked Stussy unconscious, and reflected on King Enma’s description of him as a weakling at the Sixth Sense level.

Noah began its journey toward the latter half of the Grand Line as Imu urged his people to settle affairs so he could grow stronger. Meanwhile, Charlotte Linlin returned to Totto Land, and researchers and CP6 guards entered the second Star Gate to inspect the New World.

• Noah lifted off, and Imu reflected on King Enma’s promise that battles in Hell could strengthen his soul, Haki, and Sixth Sense.
• Charlotte Linlin had Stussy cancel the Mini-Mini Fruit ability, returned to her normal size, and flew home on Zeus to arrange a tea party for the King of Shipping.
• Biochemical Research Institute researchers and CP6 guards entered the second Star Gate while officials watched the live projection.
• The team found themselves in a densely wooded forest, established a security perimeter, and began testing the atmosphere.
• The researchers reported that the air was safe for human testing, and Vice Chairman Burwell Gabriel approved the next step.

The Whitebeard Pirates rested on Rainbow Island while Edward Newgate pondered the World Government’s growing power and focused on protecting his sons and hometown. A colossal flying ship called Noah arrived, leaving Newgate to recognize it as the answer to his questions.

• Edward Newgate recalled how he secretly sent money and supplies to his impoverished hometown and had his sons keep it safe.
• A sudden gale struck Rainbow Island, and Edward Newgate sensed an overwhelming presence approaching from the sky.
• Marco returned the crew members from shore and readied the Whitebeard Pirates as a flying ship drew near.
• The crew recognized the Soaring Dragon Hoof on the vessel and feared the World Government had come for them.
• Noah revealed its enormous hull and dense array of cannons, and Edward Newgate silently wondered if this was the answer.

Imu arrived at Rainbow Island aboard Noah and confronted Edward Newgate, demonstrating his power by forcing the Whitebeard Pirates to their knees. He chose the island as their battleground despite Newgate’s warnings about the civilians, and the Holy Land Garrison moved inland to claim their homes.

• Imu made a grand entrance on Noah as musicians played, soldiers lined a red-carpeted staircase, and three Golden Giants landed on Rainbow Island.
• Edward Newgate confronted Imu, who declared that he bore all lives in the world and identified Newgate as the strongest man.
• Imu’s power forced Marco, Jozu, and the other Whitebeard Pirates to their knees, while Newgate’s Conqueror’s Haki failed to break the pressure.
• Imu told Newgate that his power would eventually serve him, and Newgate agreed to fight while demanding they move to an uninhabited island.
• Imu chose Rainbow Island as their battleground, and the Holy Land Garrison soldiers marched inland to take the residents’ homes.

Imu faced Edward Newgate after the World Government began evacuating the island’s residents, and Whitebeard challenged him with a powerful quake attack. Imu stopped the attack without moving, but Whitebeard launched another strike infused with Conqueror’s Haki, prompting Imu to draw Enma as their duel began in earnest.

• Imu told Whitebeard that he would soon submit to the World Government, while Whitebeard resolved to defeat him and trade him for his sons.
• Government officials and the Holy Land Garrison evacuated the island’s residents as Whitebeard’s crew remained subdued and the Noah and its fleet waited nearby.
• Whitebeard approached Imu through the Rainbow Eucalyptus forest, and Imu invited him to demonstrate his strength as an orchestra played.
• Whitebeard unleashed a full-power air quake, but Imu stopped its Shockwave before it reached him, astonishing Whitebeard, Marco, Jozu, and Stussy.
• Whitebeard leapt at Imu with Murakumogiri infused with Conqueror’s Haki, and Imu drew Enma to meet the attack.

Imu demonstrated his Sword Saint power against Whitebeard, whose attacks and Haki let him resist the encircling storm of sword energy. As Rainbow Island crumbled around them, Imu unleashed a massive Enma slash that split the island and forced Whitebeard to face an overwhelming attack.

• Whitebeard recognized Enma and was wounded when Imu's slash cut through his Armament Haki.
• Imu formed a ring of a thousand lightning-wreathed sword energies around Whitebeard and explained his Sword Saint technique.
• Whitebeard countered the incoming sword energies with Murakumogiri and Tremor-Tremor attacks while advancing toward Imu, though some blades pierced him.
• The battle's shockwaves devastated Rainbow Island as its residents watched the land collapse into fissures.
• Imu drew Enma and unleashed a colossal purple slash that split the ruined island in two.

Imu defeated Whitebeard and ordered him to abandon piracy, establish a kingdom, join the World Government, and serve in the Myriad Worlds Battlefield. After considering the threat to his homeland and sons, Whitebeard accepted and chose to found a nation.

• Imu overpowered Whitebeard, leaving Murakumogiri broken and Whitebeard kneeling before him.
• Imu ordered Whitebeard to establish a kingdom, join the World Government, take the rank of Grand General, and have his sons assigned to government service.
• Imu departed, and Marco healed Whitebeard's chest wound while the other Whitebeard Pirates gathered around him.
• Whitebeard told Thatch that he accepted Imu's terms and declared that they would build their own country.

The Five Elders discussed an expedition to the otherworld and reacted to Whitebeard founding a nation under the World Government. In Kabane World, Kurusu ate the Sickle Fruit, survived, and demonstrated its power before sudden fatigue and arm pain struck him.

• The Five Elders selected Laskey, Steve Guts, Horobi, and Hozumi to explore the otherworld and build toward a Star Gate Base.
• Alexander Watson reported that Whitebeard had founded a nation, and the Five Elders planned to announce his, Big Mom's, and Kaido's affairs together after Big Mom's tea party.
• The Five Elders ordered CIPHER POL to select ten captured officials for secret execution in Wano Country and discussed Imu's promised Paramecia Devil Fruit.
• Senior Director Ranode presented Kurusu with the Sickle Fruit, and Kurusu ate it while Ayame Yomogawa watched anxiously.
• Kurusu released a wind blade that tore through the tatami and floorboards, then staggered with fatigue and pain in his arm.

Edward Newgate and the Whitebeard Pirates learned that the World Government was uniting Sea Star against threats from other worlds, and Newgate accepted his role as an admiral. Meanwhile, Sakazuki prepared to create a volcano so Dr. Vegapunk could build a geothermal heating and power system on Baldimore.

• The Whitebeard Pirates helped Rainbow Island’s residents relocate and watched footage explaining the Otherworld and the Star Gate.
• The Whitebeard commanders understood the danger of otherworldly invasions and became more willing to join the World Government’s united forces.
• Edward Newgate recalled Saint Nerona’s words and accepted that his strength made him suited to serve as an admiral defending Sea Star.
• Sakazuki met Dr. Vegapunk near Baldimore, where Vegapunk explained his plan to use a dormant volcano for geothermal energy, heating, and snowmelt.
• Sakazuki agreed to review the blueprint and create the volcano immediately.

Laskey and Mumei explored a vast forest in the New World beyond the second Star Gate and discovered a Japanese-style village. After posing as a Samurai and his daughter, Laskey contacted the Star Gate side from the village chief’s house.

• Mumei spotted a mountain resembling Mount Fuji, and Laskey told her to keep exploring the area.
• Laskey and Mumei crossed the Great Forest and found cultivated fields, confirming that people lived in the new world.
• An old farmer mistook Laskey and Mumei for a Samurai and his daughter, and Laskey asked him to lead them to shelter.
• Village Chief Yamana welcomed them and explained that his son had disappeared in the mountains ten days earlier.
• Laskey dismissed Yamana and secretly used a Den Den Mushi to contact the Star Gate side.

Koshimizu Fumi encountered a powerful Demon and nearly died before Mumei intervened. As the fight resumed, Fumi introduced himself and attacked while Laskey observed from a nearby roof.

• Koshimizu Fumi fled a White Demon into a village, where it caught up and attacked him.
• Fumi used his First Form to cut off the White Demon's arm, but the Demon counterattacked and nearly killed him.
• Mumei blasted apart the Demon's claw and kicked it away, saving Fumi, while Laskey watched from a rooftop.
• The White Demon regenerated its injuries and charged Mumei and Fumi, who introduced himself as thirteen-year-old Koshimizu Fumi.
• Fumi used his Second Form to circle behind the White Demon, and Laskey noted that Fumi could wield sword aura despite his limited strength.

Mumei and Laskey tested their weapons against White Demon, discovering that it could regenerate even after its head was blown apart. After Mumei killed it with Koshimizu Fumi’s Nichirin Blade, she asked him to explain what he knew about Demons.

• Mumei used her Steam Pistol to protect Koshimizu Fumi while observing his fight with White Demon.
• Laskey told Mumei to shoot White Demon’s heart and then its head, but the Demon regenerated both wounds.
• White Demon tried to flee, and Mumei shot off its legs and repeatedly destroyed its head to stop it.
• Mumei borrowed Koshimizu Fumi’s Nichirin Blade and cut off White Demon’s head, causing its body to turn to ash.
• Mumei asked Koshimizu Fumi to tell her everything he knew about Demons, and he agreed to explain.

The Alien Strategy Committee monitored CIPHER POL’s first reconnaissance into Japan and witnessed Mumei and Laskey fight a regenerative Demon. As Koshimizu Fumi explained the Demons’ origins and abilities, the committee began considering how to study their extraordinary regeneration.

• Kongming, Burwell Gabriel, and Fernandez discussed Japan’s technology, its similarities to the Kabane World, and the need to learn about its military and international relations.
• A technician showed the committee Captain Laskey’s live feed, revealing Mumei and Koshimizu Fumi battling White Demon alongside Formless.
• Fernandez ordered White Demon captured for the Biochemical Research Institute, but Laskey ordered Mumei to kill it.
• Koshimizu Fumi told Mumei that Demons were man-eating monsters created by Muzan Kibutsuji, with superhuman abilities, rapid regeneration, and sometimes Blood Demon Arts.

Mumei accepted Koshimizu Fumi’s invitation to travel to the Final Selection while Laskey and CIPHER POL gathered intelligence on the Demon Slayer World. Imu assessed the world’s unique and shared resources and concluded that it was a valuable target for the World Government.

• Mumei asked Koshimizu Fumi about Demons’ weaknesses, and he explained that sunlight was their true natural enemy while Nichirin Blades slowed their regeneration.
• Mumei accepted Koshimizu Fumi’s invitation to travel with him to the Final Selection, and she showed him her ordinary short blade.
• Laskey secretly notified reconnaissance teams about Demons, the Demon Slayer Corps, and Nichirin Blades.
• CIPHER POL agents gathered newspapers and other intelligence, revealing that the world was in Taisho 2 (1913) and had billions of people.
• Imu classified the Demon Slayer World’s resources as specialty or non-specialty resources and judged the world to be a great treasure trove.

Imu reviewed reports and issued orders that shaped the World Government, including plans to recruit Tesoro and Stella. He then prepared to enter Hell alone to pursue a breakthrough in combat power.

• Imu decided to let the World Government gain more experience through the Demon Slayer World conflict before using his prophetic knowledge to improve future conquests.
• After learning Tesoro had eaten the Gold-Gold Fruit, Imu ordered funding and training for him, planned to offer him a Shichibukai position, and summoned him and Stella aboard the ship.
• Imu read that Denjiro, Ashura Doji, and Kappa escaped Wano by diving down a waterfall while Mihawk's forces killed the remaining loyalist Samurai.
• Imu reviewed reports on the transfer of Impel Down prisoners, Sakazuki's geothermal project, and Kurusu's side effects from eating the Sickle Fruit, then issued instructions.
• Imu used the Domain of God to draw Enma to him and closed his eyes as he prepared to probe Hell.

Imu explored Yomotsu Hirasaka, encountered the demon Rain Woman, and learned how souls and demons lived in Enma Hell. After defeating her and absorbing a Spirit Particle Aggregate, he unleashed a surge of Conqueror’s Haki.

• Imu followed his instincts across the barren underworld and found the towering Red Gate, where souls queued under the watch of Purple-Robed Skeletons.
• Imu reached a bridge over the Yellow Springs River and met a woman who revealed herself as the Rain Woman, a demon intent on ambushing him.
• Imu blocked the Rain Woman’s corrosive attack, destroyed her umbrella, and seized her while using Observation Haki to read her thoughts.
• Imu learned that rebellious demons preyed on waiting souls and that the Rain Woman had devoured a nearby village.
• Imu tore the Rain Woman apart, absorbed the Spirit Particle Aggregate left behind, and erupted with sun-gold Conqueror’s Haki.

Imu broke through the limits of his Haki and discovered that he could hear the Voice of All Things, including a distinct voice from Enma. In Wano Country, Fukurokuju received prisoners from Kabane World and ordered their execution at White Mountain.

• Imu sensed voices from objects around him and heard a breathing, seemingly conscious presence within Enma.
• Imu concluded that his Haki had surpassed its former limits after battling demons and absorbing their spirit particles.
• Yamakaji delivered fifty-two prisoners from Kabane World to Fukurokuju at Ringo, then departed for the Flower Capital.
• Fukurokuju ordered Wind Shadow to take the prisoners to White Mountain, where ninjas lined them up before the execution ground.
• Fukurokuju gave the order to behead the fifty-two prisoners.