Chapter Summaries

As fantastical forces overwhelmed Nippon’s military, the Emperor summoned his ministers to learn the situation and decided to pray at a shrine. Meanwhile, CIPHER POL agents stormed Tokyo’s government institutions, and Chief of Staff Hasegawa faced an attacker at the Military Headquarters Building.

• Rumors of invasions and military defeats spread through Tokyo as cities and bases reported attacks by strange forces.
• Emperor met with Prime Minister Kato, Foreign Minister Yonezawa, Navy Minister Koyama, Army Minister Shibato, and Chief of Naval Staff Hirasaki to discuss the crisis.
• Shibato reported that multiple divisions and naval bases had been attacked, while Prime Minister Kato showed the Emperor a photograph of an Azure Dragon over Mount Fuji.
• Convinced that gods or demons were behind the attacks, Emperor ordered the ministers to accompany him to a shrine to worship.
• CIPHER POL agents attacked the National Diet Building, military and police headquarters, and Imperial Palace, killing guards and others as they stormed the Military Headquarters Building.
• Chief of Staff Hasegawa armed himself with a pistol and Samurai sword, and a black-clad attacker burst through his door.

CIPHER POL attacked the Imperial Palace, breaking through its gates and slaughtering the Imperial Guard. Kurozumi Higurashi entered the shrine and announced her intent to take control, confronting the Emperor and his ministers.

• Manabe ordered the Imperial Patrol to stop the approaching CIPHER POL agents, but the agents smashed through the main gate and killed the guards.
• Manabe fled while Tonomoto and the other officers charged; a Rankyaku cut Manabe in half, and his subordinates were killed.
• CIPHER POL forced its way through the other palace entrances as alarms sounded and Imperial Police officers fought the intruders.
• The Emperor and five Cabinet Ministers heard the screams from the shrine, and Prime Minister Kato demanded to know what was happening.
• Kurozumi Higurashi entered the shrine, identified herself, and told the Emperor, Prime Minister, and ministers that she intended to take the palace.

After CIPHER POL seized Japan’s central institutions, Sengoku’s Army occupied Tokyo while Crocodile ordered ambassadors to deliver the World Government’s declaration of war to their nations. The World Government prepared to attack countries around the world, and the foreign diplomats dismissed its threat as madness.

• CIPHER POL assassinated officials and took control of the Imperial Palace and imperial family as Sengoku’s troops arrived in Tokyo.
• Sengoku ordered four Army Colonels to divide Tokyo into districts and kill looters who attacked them, then led the remaining troops toward the Imperial Palace.
• Crocodile told Biba Amatori to have ambassadors relay the World Government’s declaration of war and be placed under house arrest, and authorized senior combatants to move against selected countries.
• Major Kebichir told Ambassador Wendell that the World Government intended to attack the entire world until it submitted.
• Diplomats in several embassies sent radio messages about the declaration of war to their national capitals.

At the Medical Academy, Tanjiro learned Tamayo and Yushiro had become human and asked for Nezuko to receive the same treatment. He chose Nezuko’s humanity over the Biochemical Research Institute’s request to preserve her demon abilities, while Muzan offered the Institute his cooperation in exchange for limited freedom.

• Drum Kingdom expanded around the World Hospital and Medical Academy, where Tamayo and Shinobu Kocho joined the medical staff and Marco held a part-time physician position.
• Tanjiro visited Kureha with Nezuko and discovered that Tamayo and Yushiro had been turned back into humans using Tamayo’s medicine.
• Kureha told Tanjiro that the Biochemical Research Institute wanted Nezuko to retain her demon constitution because of her unusual abilities, but said he could choose her treatment.
• Tanjiro rejected the Institute’s proposal and asked Tamayo to begin turning Nezuko human again.
• Dr. Fritz lamented the Medical Academy’s decision and noted that the Institute had only two vials of Muzan’s blood left.
• Caesar told Dr. Fritz that Muzan had offered to obey the Institute’s orders in exchange for freedom to move around inside Impel Down.

Muzan Kibutsuji tried to convince Queen that his abilities could make him useful beyond serving as an experimental subject. At Sabaody, Shinjuro Rengoku demonstrated Flame Breathing and its battlefield benefits to skeptical police officers, while Dragon watched the first display of Otherworld power in the Sea Star World.

• Muzan Kibutsuji told Queen that his Blood Demon Art, transformations, and knowledge of blood and genetics could benefit the authorities, and Queen went to ask the director about letting him out.
• Iguro Obanai reprimanded police officers for failing to focus on learning Breathing Techniques, and Sakonji Urokodaki explained that they would learn Swordsmanship after mastering the breathing rhythm.
• A police superintendent asked the instructors to demonstrate their techniques, and Shinjuro Rengoku used Flame Breathing's First Form to show his speed and swordsmanship.
• Shinjuro Rengoku demonstrated all ten forms of Flame Breathing while holding Seastone handcuffs, proving his fiery attacks did not come from a Devil Fruit.
• Shinjuro Rengoku cut his arm and used Breathing to stop the bleeding, convincing the officers of its battlefield value as Dragon recognized the effect as Life Return.

Crocodile and the Army gathered Nippon’s residents to watch the Taishō Emperor announce the dissolution of the Imperial Family and Nippon’s transfer to the World Government. Crocodile then renamed the country the World Government Directly Governed No. 0002 Special Zone, leaving its people with new imposed identities.

• Army soldiers gathered residents in major cities across Nippon and prepared a nationwide broadcast.
• Crocodile warned the Taishō Emperor to follow the script for the broadcast.
• The Taishō Emperor told the people that Takamagahara had abandoned the world and that the World Government had arrived.
• The Taishō Emperor abdicated, dissolved the Imperial Family, and handed governing authority to the World Government.
• Crocodile announced that Nippon had become the World Government Directly Governed No. 0002 Special Zone and called its residents Zone 2 People or Demon Slayer People.

Prime Minister Walpole ordered the Great John Bull Empire to send a powerful fleet toward Nippon as rival nations raced to claim its weapons. A Korean fleet tried to reach Maizuru Naval Port first, but Fish-Men ambushed it and began slaughtering its sailors.

• Walpole and his military officers decided to dispatch five dreadnoughts, ten pre-dreadnoughts, and fifty-two destroyers and cruisers toward Nippon.
• Nearby countries planned to send armies toward Nippon while Great Stick Country's fleet confronted the Nipponese navy.
• General Kim Won-hoon led three destroyers and five torpedo boats toward Honshu, hoping to seize Maizuru Naval Port during Nippon's political turmoil.
• Columns of water erupted around the Korean ships, and Fish-Men dropped onto their decks to attack the sailors.
• The Fish-Men slaughtered the Korean sailors, while their Tekkai technique made the soldiers' bullets ineffective.

Whitebeard, Byrnndi World, Sengoku, and Shiryu wreaked havoc across several countries after arriving in the region. The chapter ended with Shiryu having slaughtered everyone in Banjarmasin.

• Li Deshi ordered the Third Fleet to support Vice Admiral Kim Won-hoon after receiving a report that sea monsters had attacked the Daejoyeong.
• Whitebeard reached Busan, brushed aside gunfire with his Haki, and carved a destructive path through the city and the forces blocking his route toward the capital.
• Byrnndi World transformed into a giant and smashed through cities in the Mengma Empire on his way to its capital.
• Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha above New Delhi, where the White Elephant Kingdom's citizens and rulers knelt before him instead of attacking.
• Shiryu slaughtered the people of Banjarmasin and stood among the bodies, relishing the killing.

Kaido appeared over London and attacked the city with Bolo Breath, while Douglas Bullet fought the Hans Tiger Empire’s army in Saxony. Bullet decided to preserve the empire’s soldiers as future troops for the World Government’s conquest.

• Sudden black clouds gathered over London, and Kaido emerged from them before four Biplanes approached to photograph him.
• Kaido dismissed the planes as insects and destroyed them and a diagonal swath of London with Bolo Breath.
• The King of John Bull Country watched the devastation from Hampton Court and feared it was divine punishment.
• In Saxony, Douglas Bullet battled more than a hundred thousand Hans Tiger troops and praised their willingness to keep fighting.
• Bullet abandoned his plan to cripple Hans Tiger Country and imagined using its people as top-quality cannon fodder in a future world war.

Sakazuki and Charlotte Linlin ravaged cities and forced nations of the Demon Slayer World into submission. As Kongming ordered Shiryu back and reviewed the World Government’s proposed contract, the committee prepared terms that would subordinate those nations and strip them of their armies.

• Sakazuki’s magma overwhelmed Kirov and crushed the Great Bear reinforcements sent to resist him.
• Charlotte Linlin destroyed much of Rome with Zeus and Prometheus, then demanded desserts from the Italian Wolf Country’s leaders.
• Kongming learned that Kaido had completed his mission against the John Bull Empire and ordered Shiryu to return to base within five days.
• BIG MOOM sent word that she would return once she was satisfied, while Kongming decided to leave her alone for now.
• Fernandez presented Kongming with proposed contract terms requiring the Demon Slayer World’s nations to provide resources, accept World Government laws and currency, and relinquish their armies.

Imu reviewed plans to bring the Demon Slayer World under World Government control and approved proposals involving Muzan Kibutsuji and Nakime. He also agreed to make Crocodile an Army Admiral Candidate under the title “Sand Crocodile.”

• Imu reviewed the Otherworld Strategy Committee’s treaty and plans for turning Nippon into a directly administered territory, including restrictions on warships and requisitions of local talent.
• Imu read Impel Down’s application to enlist Muzan Kibutsuji and Nakime as prison guards, noting that Nakime would remain controlled by a Pet Ring.
• The Biochemical Research Institute asked to use Nezuko Kamado’s blood to address Muzan’s fear of sunlight and develop regenerative drugs, and Imu approved the plan.
• Imu approved Crocodile’s appointment as an Army Admiral Candidate, naming him “Sand Crocodile” in recognition of his contributions and growing strength.

Imu reviewed plans for Air Force Headquarters on Elbess and approved of the rapid construction project. The Shandians were forced to help clear their ancestral forest under threat of losing their concessions and being sent away as criminals.

• Stussy told Imu that the Construction Division crews had arrived at Elbess, and he went to inspect Pica and Teach at work.
• Stussy showed Imu the headquarters blueprint, which laid out extensive runways and facilities planned for completion within a year.
• Imu saw Pica and Teach eating together at the construction camp and decided that their work deserved better treatment.
• The Shandians objected to cutting trees on Jaya, but a Construction Division official reminded them that their continued residence, jobs, and schooling depended on cooperation.
• The official ordered Geronimo and the other Shandians to join the tree-cutting crews and accused them of expecting to eat without working.

Air Force Vice Admiral Marco delivered the former Nippon royal family to Wano Island, where Sea Ninja Village ninjas executed them beneath Mount Fuji. Tengen Uzui watched the slaughter and suspected it was meant to intimidate people from the Demon Slayer World, while a Shinigami collected the royals’ souls.

• An Air Force Major escorted the seventeen former Nippon royals to Marco aboard a Flying Warship bound for Wano Island.
• Marco ordered the prisoners handed over to the Sea Ninja Village, and Wind Blade received them at Ida Port.
• Wind Blade’s ninjas carried the royals to a secluded spot beneath Mount Fuji and executed them.
• Tengen Uzui watched the executions from a nearby hill and guessed they were intended to intimidate people from the Demon Slayer World.
• A Shinigami gathered the royals’ souls and hoped the new Underworld would be livelier.

Fish-Man Island sent Dr. Boyle and forty Yarukiman Mangrove saplings to Water Seven to prepare a future Gas Storage, but the trees unexpectedly grew to towering heights overnight. The mysterious man who caused the growth decided to use his feat to seek advancement and join the Marines.

• Jerome, Mayor Manan, Tom, and Water Seven’s officials welcomed the Minister of the Left, Fisher Tiger, and Dr. Boyle at the Snow Shell base.
• Dr. Boyle explained that the Gas Storage required mangroves at least twenty meters tall and would take at least four years to complete.
• The Minister of the Left’s group brought forty mangrove saplings, and Dr. Boyle inspected Water Seven before returning to Fish-Man Island.
• Two weeks after the saplings were planted, Dr. Boyle, Tom, the Minister of the Left, and Tiger discovered that the mangroves had grown into towering trees overnight.
• A black-haired man admired the trees he had grown and resolved to join the Marines so he could rise through the world’s ranks.

After the World Government invited the nations of the Demon Slayer World to a Reverie, most people looked forward to cooperation and peace, while some hoped to join the divine realm they imagined Sea Star to be. Back at Marineford, Sengoku learned that a powerful Logia user wanted to join the Marines.

• The nations received invitations to attend a Reverie in the Second Zone and discuss relations between the worlds, raising hopes among leaders and civilians.
• Believers in various religions imagined Sea Star as a realm containing all gods, while scientists hoped to learn the World Government’s technology.
• Crocodile remained in the Second Special Zone with two hundred thousand Army troops, while Sakazuki, Bullet, Newgate, Garp, and the others returned to Sea Star.
• Sengoku told Garp that Saint Nusjuro had approved upgrades to the Marines’ warships, with the replaced vessels going to the Air Force.
• Sengoku received a call announcing that a top-tier Logia user wanted to join the Marines, and he ordered the recruit brought to Marineford.

Aramaki joined the World Government intending to enter the Navy, but his Woods-Woods Fruit and admiration for Sakazuki led officials to redirect him to the Army. Sengoku was furious about losing another promising recruit, while Garp was relieved that Aramaki would not join the Navy.

• Aramaki recalled how the World Government’s reforms had improved life in a kingdom he had once visited, prompting him to investigate the government from within.
• After seeing the news that Whitebeard and Big Mom had joined the High Command, Aramaki decided to enlist and shaped his public image around Sakazuki’s justice.
• Aramaki arrived at Marineford aboard a Navy warship and declared his ambition to rise to the top and meet Sakazuki.
• Sengoku ordered Major Chaplin to take Aramaki to Red Port because the World Government had assigned him to the Army instead of the Navy.
• Sengoku protested that the Army was taking Navy talent, while Garp said Aramaki’s agreement with Sakazuki made him better off elsewhere.

Imu considered Ryokugyu Aramaki’s place among the powerful figures in the Marines and decided to reserve future talents for Marine Headquarters. After receiving a solar Nichirin Blade and naming it Xihe, he ordered Noah to sail for the moon, while Fish-Man Island received news that Fisher Tiger could train for a chance at becoming a Navy Admiral.

• Imu read the Five Elders’ report about Aramaki and considered whether to recruit him as a Shichibukai, but chose to observe him longer.
• Imu reflected on Marine Headquarters’ crowded roster and decided that Fisher Tiger would be a promising candidate for Marine training.
• Imu tested the Nichirin Blade delivered by Stussy, watched it ignite with golden-red solar energy, and named it Xihe.
• Imu ordered Stussy to prepare Noah to sail for the moon in three days.
• King Neptune received the order for Fisher Tiger to train under Zephyr for three years and potentially qualify as a Navy Admiral.

Imu took Noah and a large force to the moon to search for an ancient underground city, discovering that breathable air extended through the space between Sea Star and the lunar surface. After ordering the search, he flew higher to test how far the air reached and whether he could survive beyond it.

• Teach resolved to develop his three abilities before looking for a chance to escape.
• Imu had a Flying Warship test the air ahead of Noah, and Commander Clement reported that conditions remained stable as they entered the space between Sea Star and the moon.
• Captain Doyle reported that the Flying Warship had landed safely on the moon, where air was also present and the crew felt little discomfort.
• Noah reached the moon, and Imu ordered Commander Clement to deploy the Holy Land Garrison to search for the ancient underground city.
• Imu sent Enel to search the moon and invited the others to explore before flying higher to test the limits of the air.

Imu tested how a person could survive in space, then discovered the Star Map had activated its Star Fate function, which could control, destroy, or observe illuminated planets. Its powers required a planet to have been inhabited for three years after being illuminated, leaving Imu unable to test them soon.

• Imu confirmed that Armament Haki could protect against space’s cold and radiation but that breathing and gravity remained obstacles, while fully elementalized Logia users could survive in space for a time.
• Imu looked down at Sea Star and felt an intense sense of pride and excitement, causing his Conqueror’s Haki to erupt and his Sixth Sense to improve.
• The Star Map notified Imu that he had met the requirements for advanced permissions and activated the Star Fate function.
• Imu learned that Star Fate could move or destroy illuminated planets and let him view any location on them, but only after a planet had accumulated three years of habitation.
• Imu realized Sea Star was the only planet that currently met the requirement, so he could not test Star Fate without finding another world and waiting three years.

Celestial Dragon students returned home for their first seven-day leave, and Violet’s family was surprised by his changed manners and school uniform. Violet described his training and lessons, then revealed that his history class taught that Imu was the God of the Celestial Dragons who defeated the Great Kingdom.

• Celestial Dragon parents waited at the Land of the Gods’ gate, but Lambert Saint stopped Saint Hilbert from going outside because of the Five Elders’ ban.
• The children arrived by bus and reunited with their families, who took them back to their estates.
• Violet politely asked a maid for water and soap, washed his hands, and went to change out of his school uniform.
• At dinner, Violet described his daily schedule, physical training, and lessons to Lambert Saint, Saint Hilbert, and Saint Ingrid.
• Violet told his family that school history records identified Imu as the Celestial Dragons’ god, who led their ancestors to defeat the Great Kingdom and now slept beneath Pangaea Castle.