Chapter Summaries

Garp and Sengoku learned that Dragon was defecting from the Marines and waited for CP0 to bring him to Marineford. Dragon arrived in seastone handcuffs after CP0 revealed he had eaten the Hurricane Fruit, and Sengoku asked why he was leaving.

• Garp arrived at Fleet Admiral Kong's office and learned that CP0 had intercepted Dragon while he tried to leave the G-3 Branch.
• Garp and Sengoku questioned why the World Government knew about Dragon's plan and waited several hours for him to reach Marineford.
• Fleet Admiral Kong reported that CP0 had arrived and would bring Dragon to the office without drawing attention.
• Dragon entered the office in seastone handcuffs, accompanied by a masked CP0 agent, while Garp angrily confronted him.
• The CP0 agent revealed that Dragon had the Logia-type Hurricane Fruit, and Sengoku asked him why he was leaving the Marines.

Dragon explained why he had lost faith in the Navy and demanded reforms to the World Government, while Kong and Sengoku warned that abolishing established order would bring chaos. A CP0 agent delivered the Five Elders’ promise to address some problems and freed Dragon from his Seastone Handcuffs, but warned that he would be watched and could not touch the Celestial Dragons.

• Dragon told Kong that slavery, the Heavenly Tribute, and the Celestial Dragons had turned him against the Navy and World Government.
• Kong warned Dragon that removing the World Government and Navy could plunge the seas into war and disorder.
• Dragon called for corruption, slavery, the Heavenly Tribute, and the Celestial Dragons to be dealt with, while Sengoku argued that the Navy could not interfere in politics.
• A CP0 agent gave Dragon a letter from the Five Elders, who promised gradual reforms beginning at the next Reverie and invited him to observe or participate.
• The CP0 agent warned Dragon that the Celestial Dragons were untouchable and that two agents would monitor him, then unlocked his Seastone Handcuffs.

Imu managed the World Government’s response to Dragon and other matters while directing the search for Thriller Bark. He gave CP5 a way to navigate the Florian Triangle and ordered the creation of a Compass Bird breeding base on Jaya.

• Imu reviewed the orders he had given concerning Dragon and Kuma, believing Dragon had been stabilized and deciding to handle Kuma gradually.
• The Five Elders reported that captured Merfolk and Fish-Men were receiving treatment, and Imu ordered doctors from Drum Kingdom and Vice Admiral Tsuru to help them before their return to Fish-Man Island.
• Warcury reported that twenty-three kings had supported and signed the proposal, and Imu ordered the World Government to secure its passage and implementation.
• Ju Peter told Imu that CP5 agents had become lost while searching the Florian Triangle for Thriller Bark.
• Imu ordered CP5 to find Jaya’s south-pointing birds, establish a breeding department, and have the Marines clear a pirate town for use as a Compass Bird base.

Marine Headquarters Brigadier General Langman and CP1 agent Harold arrived in Oikot Kingdom to enforce a World Government proclamation returning Merfolk and Fish-Men held in affiliated nations. King Senior Levi surrendered the mermaid Prince Lyle had bought, leaving Lyle furious and warning his father against yielding.

• Citizens and royal soldiers watched as a massive Marine warship arrived at Oikot Kingdom and Marines disembarked.
• King Senior Levi stayed on his throne while Brigadier General Langman and CP1 agent Harold came to meet him.
• Harold presented the World Government proclamation and demanded the return of all Merfolk and Fish-Men, citing Prince Lyle's purchase of a mermaid.
• Prince Lyle argued that the purchase had been legal, but Harold threatened to take him to Enies Lobby for violating the ban on slave trading.
• King Senior Levi ordered the mermaid brought to the harbor and handed over to the Navy, and Langman and Harold departed.
• Prince Lyle protested the decision, while King Senior Levi warned that defying the Five Elders could endanger the kingdom.

Sakazuki launched a devastating attack on Mock Town to annihilate its pirates while three Marine Headquarters warships surrounded the harbor. Mont Blanc Cricket, 'Masira', and 'Shojo' fled Jaya, leaving Mock Town engulfed in fire and destruction.

• Sakazuki rejected a CP5 agent's request to spare Mock Town's buildings and ordered the town burned down.
• Sakazuki reached a hill above Mock Town and used Great Eruption to launch magma shells at the town.
• Pirates in Mock Town spotted the falling lava meteors and fled toward the harbor in panic.
• The magma meteors struck Mock Town as three Marine Headquarters warships bombarded the harbor and sank pirate ships.
• Mont Blanc Cricket led 'Masira' and 'Shojo' aboard a ship and escaped the destruction.

Minister Malvani and Aokiji visited Drum Kingdom on an important World Government mission, revealing that Aokiji had come to address the kingdom’s limited transport to its mountaintop capital. After learning the other Drum Peaks were unoccupied, Malvani reacted with satisfaction, leaving the purpose of the plan unresolved.

• King Arnold prepared to receive Minister Malvani and worried when his young sons Mushuru and Wapol did not come to the harbor.
• Minister Malvani arrived with Aokiji and explained that the Navy Admiral Candidate had come on an important mission.
• King Arnold escorted Malvani and Aokiji through the town and up the mountain by cable car.
• Malvani pointed out that the cable cars could not efficiently carry supplies, and Aokiji said improving the route would take about ten days.
• King Arnold said the surrounding Drum Peaks had no buildings, and Malvani happily declared that this was wonderful.

Minister Malvani presented King Arnold with an agreement to make the Drum Kingdom a World Government Medical Development Cooperation Country, establishing a Medical Academy led by Dr. Kureha. The kingdom agreed to build the academy on a peak, while Kuzan proposed connecting the Drum Peaks with ice bridges and relocating citizens to safer high ground.

• Minister Malvani offered King Arnold an agreement that would reduce the kingdom’s Heavenly Tribute and create a World Government-supported Medical Academy.
• King Arnold ordered an official to summon Dr. Kureha to become the academy’s first dean, then agreed to build it on a nearby peak.
• Kuzan proposed connecting all eight Drum Peaks with ice bridges and advised moving citizens away from avalanche-prone towns below.
• King Arnold hesitated over relocating commoners but asked how the move could be completed quickly.
• Kuzan explained that he would build a staircase from the ground to the main peak, with rest platforms every thousand meters.

Dr. Kureha accepted the position of dean of the World Government’s planned Medical Academy and received its first research case, while Minister Malvani arranged for Drum Kingdom doctors to treat merfolk and Fish-Men in Mary Geoise. Imu learned that a second Star Gate had appeared and decided to wait before sending agents to investigate it.

• Minister Malvani explained the Medical Academy project to Kureha, who agreed to become its dean.
• Malvani gave Kureha the academy’s first research case, a report on Amber Lead.
• Malvani asked King Arnold to send twenty of Drum Kingdom’s finest doctors to Mary Geoise to treat merfolk and Fish-Men, and Arnold agreed.
• Imu reviewed the notification that a second Star Gate had appeared and resolved to send CIPHER POL agents to investigate only after the Reverie had progressed further.

Moonlight Moria and his Oni crew slaughtered the War Elephant Pirates, and Moria used his shadow power to make Captain Temple burn away in the sunlight. Admiral candidate Borsalino then confronted Moria, and their fight began with a flash of golden light.

• On the White Asia Three Islands, Moonlight Moria’s crew killed the War Elephant Pirates and left Captain Temple bound in the snow.
• Moria cut away Temple’s shadow, causing Temple to burn to ash beneath the sunlight.
• Moria ordered his crew to loot the War Elephant Pirates’ ship and dispose of the corpses.
• Borsalino appeared before Moria and identified himself as the Marine sent to capture him.
• Moria refused to surrender, and Borsalino flashed in front of him and prepared to strike.

Gecko Moria and Borsalino fought, testing their Haki and Devil Fruit abilities against each other. Borsalino damaged Moria with explosive light beams and prepared a larger attack as Moria landed on the scorched ground.

• Moria and Borsalino exchanged attacks, but Borsalino's Logia body reformed after Moria cut him with Haki-coated blades.
• Borsalino used his speed to attack Moria, who escaped by switching places with Doppelman and then sent shadow bats after him.
• Borsalino dodged Moria's attacks and fired light beams that exploded around Moria, damaging him.
• Moria emerged from the blasts and struck Borsalino from above, but Borsalino reformed from golden light and noticed Moria could no longer fly after switching places.
• Borsalino filled the sky with golden light and began using Yasakani no Magatama as Moria landed on the scorched ground.

Borsalino defeated Moonlight Moria after five days of fighting and delivered him to Impel Down. A CP0 agent offered Moria a chance to serve as a prison guard in exchange for the gradual release of his clan, and Moria asked to see his crew first.

• Borsalino emerged from East Island victorious after a five-day battle and left Moonlight Moria unconscious.
• CP6 agents shackled Moria and took him aboard the World Government warship, where his twenty Oni Tribe crewmates were also imprisoned.
• After waking in Impel Down, Moria learned that the Celestial Dragons wanted his Devil Fruit ability and his crew was alive in Starvation Hell.
• A CP0 agent offered to release Moria's crewmates gradually if Moria worked as a prison guard and advanced through the ranks.
• Moria struggled with the offer, then sighed and asked to be taken to see his crew.

Imu received reports on the recovering Merfolk and Fish-Man Race, Gecko Moria’s work at Impel Down, and the search for Thriller Bark, then ordered preparations for a trip after the Reverie. The Five Elders discussed how to provide him with a large flying transport and decided to search their Devil Fruit treasury for a solution.

• The Five Elders reported that the Merfolk and Fish-Man Race were recovering, Tsuru had cleansed their negative emotions, and Gecko Moria was working at Impel Down.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter reported that CP5 had located Thriller Bark in the Mist Sea, and Imu ordered them to modify it to counter the growing pirate threat.
• Imu summoned a Donquixote Family brat, postponed plans for another boy until he turned twenty, and announced he would travel after the Reverie.
• Imu instructed the Five Elders to prepare a large flying transport, create an unremarkable Celestial Dragon identity for him, and arrange a transfer from Impel Down.
• The Five Elders debated transport options and decided to have their subordinates search the Devil Fruit treasury for one with a useful flying ability.

Doflamingo returned to the Donquixote Family’s base on Spider Miles Island and found his family members beaten unconscious by a World Government agent. The agent identified himself as being from the World Government and ordered Doflamingo to go to Mary Geoise, leaving Doflamingo facing a choice between coming willingly or being taken by force.

• Doflamingo and Pica discussed Bullet’s capture and the power of schemes, influence, and wealth as they approached the family base.
• Doflamingo and Pica found Trebol, Diamante, and the children sprawled unconscious outside the building.
• The White-Clad Agent knocked Pica away, caught Doflamingo’s Five-Colored Strings, and said he was from the World Government.
• The White-Clad Agent told Doflamingo that the Five Elders wanted to see him in Mary Geoise.
• Doflamingo questioned the agent and threatened to refuse, but the agent said he would knock Doflamingo unconscious and take him.

Gecko Moria harvested prisoner shadows in Impel Down while Shiryu of the Rain left the prison to join the Marines. Shiryu learned that he had been assigned as Vice Admiral Akainu’s adjutant and was being taken directly to Akainu’s mission.

• Gecko Moria cut shadows from prisoners in Blazing Hell and stored them in shadow boxes, planning to collect shadows from four prison levels.
• Moria overheard prison guards discussing Shiryu’s transfer and worried that he might remain a low-ranking guard for years.
• Shiryu completed his departure from Impel Down, and Magellan watched him leave while hoping the Marines could control him.
• Shiryu boarded a Marine warship and left Impel Down without looking back, eager for his new freedom.
• After the warship took a different route than expected, Shiryu learned he had been assigned as Vice Admiral Akainu’s adjutant and was being taken to Akainu’s mission.

Shiryu joined Sakazuki’s mission to defend the Medal Kingdom and was ordered to lead the attack against the pirates. He launched a brutal assault on their ships, leaving the fate of the remaining pirates unresolved.

• Shiryu reported to Sakazuki, who approved of his contempt for pirates and ordered the warship to set sail.
• Sakazuki assigned Shiryu to lead the operation against pirates attacking the Medal Kingdom.
• The Marines reached the island and saw seven or eight pirate ships bombarding its towns as one prepared to flee.
• Shiryu dashed onto the fleeing ship, slashed the giant pirate Cas, and attacked the armed crew with his sword.

Sakazuki watched Shiryu slaughter the Cas Pirates while a Marine Major explained that the crew had been rebels who raised pirate flags after the Medal Kingdom’s nobles abused them. Shiryu destroyed the last fleeing ships and killed their crews, earning Sakazuki’s approval.

• Shiryu killed pirates aboard the first ship and raced across the waves to attack the remaining vessels as Sakazuki watched.
• A Marine Major reported that Cas had led soldiers and civilians in rebellion after Viscount Caldwell sold Cas’s wife and daughter into slavery, and that the king had called the Marines by claiming pirates were attacking.
• Sakazuki explained that Cas’s group had become pirates by raising their flag, making them subject to Marine arrest despite the kingdom’s internal conflict.
• Shiryu killed the crews aboard five ships, while two ships fled beyond his reach.
• Sakazuki prepared to attack the fleeing ships, but Shiryu cut down their masts and sails with a flying slash, then killed everyone aboard.
• Sakazuki praised Shiryu and considered him a strong candidate for adjutant.

Doflamingo was summoned to Pangaea Castle, where a mysterious figure seated on the Empty Throne overwhelmed him with an invisible force. The figure revealed that he was Mu, the King of the Celestial Dragons.

• Doflamingo arrived at Mary Geoise with a CP0 agent and was reminded of the home and privilege he had lost.
• Doflamingo followed the agent through Pangaea Castle, noticing its silence and the absence of guards.
• The agent disappeared and the doors shut, leaving Doflamingo alone in the dark hall before the Empty Throne.
• A figure appeared on the throne, and his gaze forced Doflamingo to his knees under crushing pressure.
• The figure identified himself as Mu and declared himself the King of the Celestial Dragons.

Doflamingo met Imu, who restored his Celestial Dragon status and appointed him as a Shichibukai envoy. After the Five Elders explained his secret role in the Underworld, he accepted the assignment but grew hostile when they mentioned his younger brother, Donquixote Rosinante.

• Imu declared Doflamingo a Celestial Dragon again and appointed him as one of the Shichibukai, then disappeared from the Empty Throne hall.
• The Five Elders led Doflamingo to the Room of Authority and explained that Imu was the World Government's true ruler and founder.
• The Five Elders told Doflamingo to keep his Shichibukai and Celestial Dragon identities secret while gathering Underworld intelligence, and he accepted the assignment.
• Saint Topman Warcury gave Doflamingo a golden Den Den Mushi for future contact.
• Saint Marcus Mars told Doflamingo that Donquixote Rosinante was at Marineford, adopted by Sengoku, and had become kind despite their shared past; Doflamingo reacted with hostility and prepared to leave.

King Neptune welcomed Coulson and Kuzan to Fish-Man Island as they returned enslaved merfolk and Fish-Men and prepared to establish a Marine branch. The chapter ended with plans to recruit Fish-Men into the Marines, including Jinbe and Aladdin, while Aokiji prepared to protect the island.

• King Neptune learned that human pirates were increasingly attacking Fish-Man Island to abduct merfolk, and he worried that the Neptune Army could not stop them alone.
• Coulson and Kuzan arrived with merfolk and Fish-Men freed from Mary Geoise and affiliated nations, and King Neptune sent the Minister of the Left to receive them.
• Kuzan announced plans to establish a Marine branch, beginning with one thousand Marines and later expanding to five thousand; King Neptune offered Waterwheel Town as temporary quarters.
• Coulson told King Neptune that Fish-Man Island could station troops in Sabaody Archipelago Area 62 and that Marine Headquarters planned to recruit two hundred merfolk and Fish-Men.
• Coulson named Fisher Tiger, Jinbe, and Aladdin as important Fish-Men, and King Neptune learned that Jinbe and Aladdin already served in the Neptune Army.

Imu reviewed reports on government projects and Amber Lead Syndrome, then received the Munch-Munch Fruit, which CP5 had found in Drum Kingdom. He considered who should receive it and wondered whether the Human-Human Fruit had also been found.

• Imu read reports on construction in Drum Kingdom, Jaya, Water Seven, and Thriller Bark, and worried that Aqua Laguna could threaten Water Seven’s new facilities.
• Imu reviewed doctors’ findings that Amber Lead Syndrome caused hereditary heavy-metal poisoning and that surgery and existing medicines had failed to treat it.
• Imu considered searching Dressrosa for the Heal-Heal Fruit and Glint-Glint Fruit, despite possible hostility from the Tontatta Tribe.
• A maid delivered the Munch-Munch Fruit to Imu on behalf of the Five Elders, reporting that CP5 had found it in Drum Kingdom.
• Imu examined the fruit, considered its ability to combine matter and absorb other Devil Fruit powers, and wondered whether the Human-Human Fruit had been found too.