Chapter Summaries

Admiral Aokiji delivered Esdeath to the former Marley Empire, where Enel escorted her through a lawless city and introduced her to the World Government’s power. After reaching Noah and the Void Holy Palace, Esdeath met Lord Imu and felt too intimidated to refuse his order to sit.

• Aokiji handed Esdeath over to Enel, who identified himself as one of Lord Imu’s Shichibukai and escorted her from the port.
• As the convoy crossed the devastated city, Enel explained the World Government’s twenty-year period of absolute freedom and killed a sniper who targeted Esdeath.
• Enel brought Esdeath to the city plaza, where Oimo opened a spatial gate leading to Noah, and Stussy welcomed her as Empress Esdeath.
• Stussy guided Esdeath through Noah, showing her its Giant God Soldiers, botanical garden, and other wonders before leading her to the Void Holy Palace.
• Esdeath entered the palace, met Lord Imu, and obeyed when he told her to sit down.

After agreeing to become Imu’s woman, Esdeath woke in his palace and received gifts meant to strengthen her and prepare her for battle. She was stunned when the final gift was a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

• Esdeath recalled agreeing to Imu’s terms: he would train her, but she had to defeat an Admiral before joining the war.
• Hina and Hinaki Ubuyashiki presented Esdeath with an Empress dress and a specially forged Nichirin Blade, whose markings indicated she was suited to Water Breathing.
• Hina introduced a Type II Cell Enhancement Serum that could raise Esdeath’s potential without requiring her to worry about it before reaching Admiral-level strength.
• The Ubuyashiki sisters revealed that Imu had also prepared a Mythical Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit in the Kirin form, and Esdeath reacted in shock.

The Empire Army and the World Government’s forces fought a massive battle north of the Imperial Capital, while Douglas Bullet waited for the enemy’s elite troops to appear. After realizing the enemy was using its numerical advantage to exhaust his army, Bullet ordered an all-out assault.

• Nearly a million Empire Army and World Government soldiers clashed across the plains between Muer Fortress and the Mount Famu range, with ground forces, aircraft, flying warships, and Danger Beasts fighting across the battlefield.
• An Air Force Headquarters colonel killed a Black Lainge Giant Eagle with his Crimson Blade, then charged a fire dragon.
• Douglas Bullet arrived at Muer Fortress and took command of Onigumo’s main battle division and more than fifty thousand auxiliary corps troops, but held back while his soldiers earned military merits.
• Bullet concluded that the enemy commander was withholding generals and ace units to exploit its numerical advantage and wear down his forces.
• Bullet ordered the entire army, including himself, to launch an all-out assault in thirty minutes.

Douglas Bullet’s forces overwhelmed the Empire Army with superior equipment and combat strength, while Brand’s officers struggled to stop the assault. Brand ordered Seryu to watch for a chance to use the Five-Path Rotary Furnace, then charged Bullet himself.

• The World Government’s enhanced Vice Admirals and Rear Admirals, backed by Bullet and Sakazuki, gave the army a decisive advantage over the Empire Army.
• Colonel Kani led about two hundred and fifty Giant warriors into battle, where they crushed enemies until the Empire Army sent in its Beastman Unit.
• The Mink Tribe, Amazon Lily warriors, and Kabaneri joined the fighting, adding to the chaos as the World Government forces drove the Empire Army back.
• Brand realized the enemy had seen through his plan and told Seryu to wait for the right opportunity to fire the Five-Path Rotary Furnace.
• Brand activated Incursio and charged Douglas Bullet, ordering the other Empire Army troops to keep Bullet’s forces occupied.

Douglas Bullet overwhelmed the battlefield with Conqueror’s Haki and fought Brand, revealing his knowledge of Incursio before crippling the armored general. He then demanded to know why Brand and Leone could use Armament Haki.

• Bullet unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that incapacitated nearly a hundred thousand Empire troops and Danger Beasts while leaving selected allies standing.
• Brand resisted the Haki with Incursio and Armament Haki, and Bullet identified him, his Teigu, and Incursio’s hidden ability to evolve.
• Brand became distracted by Bullet’s knowledge, and Bullet struck him with a punch that shattered Red-backed Shrike and hurled him into a huge crater.
• Bullet said Brand had survived seventy percent of his punching power and asked why Brand and Leone could use Armament Haki.

Brand and Leone attacked Bullet after Brand discovered that Incursio’s invisibility could conceal him, but Bullet overpowered Leone’s Lion King and Shattering King. The chapter left Brand appearing behind Bullet and striking at his temple with a Haki-wrapped spear.

• Brand rose from the crater and attacked Bullet with a vacuum slash, but Bullet broke it apart and rushed him.
• Brand used Incursio’s invisibility and aura concealment to evade Bullet, who could no longer locate him.
• Bullet charged toward Leone to force Brand out of hiding, and Leone transformed with Lionelle and readied her Shattering King.
• Leone met Bullet’s punch with her own, but Shattering King shattered and her right arm exploded as she was sent flying.
• Brand appeared behind Bullet in white armor and drove his broken Haki-wrapped spear toward Bullet’s left temple.

Bullet overpowered Brand and Leone on the battlefield, killing Brand despite Incursio’s evolution and Leone’s desperate intervention. The chapter ended as a bolt of golden lightning struck Bullet.

• Bullet discovered Leone had recovered her severed arm through Lion Never Dies and wondered about the source of her earlier powerful punch.
• Bullet exposed Brand’s invisibility, pinned him beneath his foot, and blocked Leone when she charged to rescue the General.
• Bullet grabbed Leone’s fist and asked her to become his woman, while the wider battle turned into a one-sided massacre by the Marines.
• Brand’s Incursio evolved to withstand Bullet’s crushing foot, but Bullet used Armament Haki to crush Brand’s chest and kill him.
• Leone watched Brand die as a bolt of golden lightning struck Bullet.

Budo arrived with the Empire’s air forces and unleashed a lightning storm against the World Government’s troops, while the Empire’s fliers attacked their ships and ground forces. As Bullet prepared to strike Budo, an unseen attacker hit him from behind and sent him plunging toward the battlefield.

• Budo arrived near Mount Famu with the Empire’s air forces, but Brand was already dead.
• Budo summoned thunderclouds and attacked the World Government’s forces with lightning as Black Lainge Giant Eagles and Purgatory Knights joined the assault.
• Bols and the fire dragons scorched the World Government’s army, while Budo’s lightning pinned down Onigumo and other officers.
• Bullet prepared to attack Budo, but an unseen assailant struck Budo from behind and knocked him toward the battlefield.

Kaido struck down Budo, then transformed into his Azure Dragon form to intercept the Empire’s rocket barrage. The Empire fired a second Five-Path Rotary Furnace, and its white light swallowed Kaido.

• Kaido hit Budo with Thunder Bagua, leaving him alive but badly injured.
• Kaido explained to Bullet that Budo’s attack on their forces made his intervention necessary, despite their wager to stay out of the battle.
• Kaido transformed into an Azure Dragon and used Demolishing Gust to destroy the rockets while Budo’s lightning struck him.
• Bullet kept Leone captive, and she asked whether Nahashu had been captured.
• The Empire fired a Five-Path Rotary Furnace, blinding soldiers and Danger Beasts, then launched a second one that engulfed Kaido in white light.

The Otherworld Strategy Committee learned that the Empire could mass-produce the Five-Path Rotary Furnace, while Barrett carried the badly wounded Kaido from the battlefield. Enraged by the Empire’s attack, Barrett formed a thousand-meter giant and launched a massive strike at its army near Mount Famu.

• Kongming and the committee discussed the danger of the Empire’s Five-Path Rotary Furnaces and dismissed the idea of interrogating Esdeath because a Celestial Dragon had claimed her.
• After the blasts dissipated, Barrett found Kaido gravely wounded in his Flame Dragon form and carried him to a Flying Warship.
• Barrett returned to find the Empire’s troops retreating toward Mount Famu, with Budo, Leone, and Brand’s corpse gone.
• Barrett absorbed nearby earth, weapons, and wreckage to form a thousand-meter giant, then coated its enormous arm in Armament Haki.
• Barrett roared “Ultimate Great Cannon!!” and slammed his fist toward the Empire army’s main camp.

Douglas Bullet devastated the Empire’s forces at Mount Famu, drawing the attention of powerful figures across the world. In the Alchemi Kingdom, Principal Isaac learned of the invasion and challenged Taylor to consider how he would survive if a Haki swordsman reached him.

• Douglas Bullet shattered the Empire’s defensive encampment, killing or injuring nearly a hundred thousand soldiers and Danger Beasts with a single strike.
• Bullet used Ultimate Great Cannon to destroy Mount Famu and crush the Empire’s six hundred thousand main forces.
• Principal Isaac sensed Bullet’s distant presence in the Alchemi Kingdom and learned that Professor Huang had died and Professor Hugh had been injured in the Plato Region.
• Isaac reviewed intelligence about Haki and Devil Fruits, recognizing Haki as a serious threat to alchemists.
• Taylor asked permission to fight the Otherworld invaders and proposed keeping his distance from Haki swordsmen while wearing them down with alchemy.
• Isaac pressed Taylor to explain what he would do if a Haki swordsman closed the distance.

The World Government’s fleet fought Shenwa Island Country’s sea beasts, kappas, ninjas, and swordsmen while Yami Tsukahara learned that powerful outsiders and awakened Immortal Spirits threatened the world. The Sword Saint set out for the Cang Sea to seek a worthy opponent.

• The World Government’s modern warships used artillery and Thunder Spear rockets against Shenwa’s wooden fleet and enormous sea beasts.
• Shenwa’s swordsmen, archers, ninjas, and kappas held off the World Government’s naval forces and Fish-Man Unit.
• Yami Tsukahara received Lord Divine Dragon’s warning about powerful Otherworld enemies and the awakening of Immortal Spirits around the world.
• Yami told his granddaughter that he looked forward to meeting an equal, especially a swordsman.
• Yami rose and announced that he was going to the Cang Sea.

Yin and Natara arrived at the survivors’ forest camp to treat the wounded and prepare to transport the troops back to the Imperial Capital. Yin activated Asclepius to heal soldiers across the camp, while Budo organized the distribution of its healing leaves.

• Budo commanded roughly a hundred thousand surviving Imperial soldiers at a forest camp near Mount Famu, where many wounded died each day.
• Yin and Natara arrived by airship and introduced themselves as Teigu users sent by the Emperor to treat and evacuate the survivors.
• Yin told Budo that Natara was her boyfriend, then followed him to the wounded soldiers’ area.
• Yin activated Asclepius, causing healing plants and green light to spread through the field and helping the wounded recover.
• Yin told Budo to distribute the leaves to distant soldiers quickly because they would lose their healing effect after six hours.

The World Government assessed the heavy losses from its victory over the Imperial Army and treated the badly injured Kaido at Canberra World Hospital, where Marco served as director. On Noah, Esdeath scored a point against Historia in an extraordinary tennis match before Imu received word that Donquixote Doflamingo had arrived.

• The World Government forces won the northern battle with Douglas Bullet's Ultimate Great Cannon but suffered heavy casualties and equipment losses.
• Kaido was taken to Canberra World Hospital, where Marco used his blue flames to treat him.
• Esdeath and Historia played an extraordinary tennis match aboard Noah, and Historia dominated with her superior physical abilities and Haki.
• Esdeath used Mahapadma to freeze Historia and the spectators, then scored her first point before everything returned to normal.
• Ubuyashiki Hina told Imu that Donquixote Doflamingo had arrived on the Ark's deck, and Imu ordered that he be brought over.

Imu told Doflamingo that he was too weak to serve effectively as a Shichibukai and ordered him to train aboard the Ark. Doflamingo had to defeat four Giant God Soldiers before turning twenty-five or lose his Shichibukai status and spend his life managing the shipping industry on Sea Star.

• Doflamingo paid his respects to Imu in the Empty Throne Hall, expecting to receive a secret mission.
• Imu criticized Doflamingo's strength and rate of improvement, then ordered him to train instead of handling outside matters.
• Imu summoned Surtr, Utgard, Brogy, and Dorry to serve as Doflamingo's challengers.
• Imu told Doflamingo he could leave the Ark and receive another mission after defeating all four Giant God Soldiers, either together or one at a time.
• Imu gave Doflamingo until his twenty-fifth birthday to complete the challenge or lose his Shichibukai status, and Doflamingo accepted the order.

After the Empire’s defeat at Mount Famu, its leaders considered negotiating with the World Government, but an enemy attack on the palace’s Hindrance Gate interrupted their plans. Tatsumi confronted Biba Amatori there, and their duel began in earnest.

• The Emperor and his officials discussed Esdeath’s disappearance, the Empire’s weakness, and a diplomatic mission to the World Government.
• The Emperor agreed to send a delegation and planned to inform the Alchemi Kingdom and Shenwa Island Country before negotiations.
• Kurome reported that an attacker wielding poisonous gas had assaulted the Hindrance Gate, and Gozuki offered to fight him.
• Kurome said the Imperial Guard had sent a fighter stronger than Gozuki, while the battle at the gate left troops and allies incapacitated by purple-white mist.
• Tatsumi identified himself to Biba Amatori, then knocked aside Biba’s sword and launched a flurry of sword strikes.

Biba Amatori and Tatsumi fought in the small city near the Hindrance Gate, with Biba using his Gas-Gas Fruit and Serpent Breathing against Tatsumi’s Water Dragon Sword and Haki. After surviving Biba’s explosive attack, Tatsumi healed by draining an Imperial Fist Temple disciple and grew stronger, leaving Biba to wonder if he was a vampire.

• Tatsumi, now an Imperial Guard member, faced Biba Amatori, a CIPHER POL-9 agent and powerful Logia user.
• Biba attacked Tatsumi with gas serpents formed by combining his Gas-Gas Fruit powers with Serpent Breathing.
• Tatsumi dodged the attacks with Observation Haki and countered with his Armament Haki-coated Water Dragon Sword.
• Biba set off a chain of explosions that engulfed Tatsumi, while Yasopp complained from a rooftop a kilometer away about the commotion.
• Tatsumi emerged burned but alive, then drained an Imperial Fist Temple disciple to heal and grow stronger.
• Biba sensed Tatsumi’s increased power and asked if he was a vampire.

Tatsumi fought Biba Amatori with the Water Dragon Sword but was defeated and captured, leading the Emperor to decide to activate the Supreme Teigu. As Biba and Yasopp investigated the spatial gates, Sakazuki received news of a devastating sword attack on the fleet and an Imperial diplomatic delegation, though he doubted the World Government would negotiate.

• Tatsumi used the Water Dragon Sword to attack Biba Amatori, but Biba’s superior Haki let him survive their three-minute fight and capture Tatsumi.
• After learning Tatsumi had been taken, the Emperor decided to activate the Supreme Teigu.
• Biba Amatori brought Tatsumi to Yasopp, and they concluded that Tatsumi might know how to navigate the spatial gates around the imperial capital.
• Sakazuki learned that a powerful Great Swordsman had badly damaged the World Government’s fleet near Shenwa Island Country and injured two Rear Admirals.
• Sakazuki received word that the Empire had sent a diplomatic delegation, but he doubted the World Government would agree to negotiate.

The Five Elders reviewed the Empire’s request for negotiations and assessed the military threats posed by the Alchemi Kingdom and Shenwa Island Country. They chose to let the talks proceed without deciding on affiliation or cooperation until they had seen the other world’s strongest forces.

• Sakazuki reported the Empire’s diplomatic mission to the Otherworld Strategy Committee and arranged to receive its envoys.
• The Five Elders met in Mary Geoise to consider the negotiations and the World Government’s options for dealing with otherworldly nations.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter described the Alchemi Kingdom’s Stigmata Alchemist Isaac and its large-scale transmutation arrays as major obstacles.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter outlined Shenwa Island Country’s swordsman ranks, marine-creature hybrids, and the possible presence of five Super Danger Beasts.
• Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro rejected deciding on a ceasefire or cooperation before the World Government had confronted the other world’s strongest forces.

The Empire’s diplomatic delegation arrived at the World Government’s Star Gate Base to discuss peace and trade, then accepted an invitation to continue negotiations in Giant World. Their journey was interrupted when a giant fox attacked the base, and Sakazuki set out to confront it.

• Safuri Ras and O’Connor welcomed Giovanni and the Imperial delegation at the Star Gate Base and invited them to Giant World for talks.
• Giovanni accepted, and the delegation prepared to travel through the Shrinking Tunnel to the World Government branch on Paradis Island.
• The Star Gate Base shook violently as gunfire and cannon fire came from the north, where a huge, snow-white nine-tailed fox was attacking.
• A messenger reported that the fox wielded ice and snow abilities, and Sakazuki ordered Dalmatian to protect the base and manage the avalanches.
• Sakazuki launched toward the northern sky to fight the fox, which was known in the Empire as the Far-Northern Demon and was the source of the blood Esdeath had drunk.