Chapter Summaries

The World Government’s new military merit peerage system sparked a massive enlistment drive and stirred the armed forces as officers checked their accumulated merits. Garp rejected the idea of becoming a noble, but Zephyr then warned Sengoku that Borsalino planned to exchange his merit for a title and retire.

• The Supreme Command announced the Twenty-Level Military Merit Peerage System, and the World Government launched a draft seeking two million recruits.
• Sengoku’s new G-Branch bases became registration and training centers as young people across Sea Star rushed to enlist.
• Tsuru ordered officers to leave the crowded Military Merit Statistics Bureaus and wait for merit totals to be delivered in an organized manner.
• Garp learned that his military merit could buy him a first-class count title, but he dismissed the idea of managing a territory.
• Zephyr called Sengoku and reported that Borsalino planned to exchange all his military merit for a third-class viscount title and retire.

Borsalino tried to retire as a third-class viscount, but Zephyr and other Navy leaders persuaded him to abandon the plan. Imu reviewed reports about Shiki’s recovery and Kuzan’s new ability, then began exploring whether he could develop powers from other worlds.

• Borsalino submitted a retirement application so he could exchange his military merits for a third-class viscount title, and Zephyr refused to let him leave headquarters.
• Zephyr called Sengoku and Sakazuki, who both threatened to come and confront Borsalino, while Zephyr kept him in the office.
• After more than five hours of persuasion from Sengoku, Garp, Sakazuki, and Enel, Borsalino abandoned his retirement plan.
• Imu read that Shiki’s treatment at the Medical Academy had succeeded and saw that Shiki had chosen Garp as his opponent for a Paramount War challenge in February.
• Imu learned that Kuzan could use Esdeath’s Mahapadma without drinking Red Lotus Blood and wondered whether he could imitate other powers, forming swirling airflow in his palm as he said, “Space.”

The World Government planned to slim down its bloated administration and transfer excess staff to branches in other worlds, while Saint Shepherd Ju Peter reorganized Cipher Pol's responsibilities. The chapter left both reforms awaiting implementation as staff began transferring personnel and missions.

• The World Government decided to halt recruitment and transfer excess administrative staff to Otherworld branches, leaving Sea Star headquarters to oversee them.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter planned to recruit intelligence personnel from conquered worlds, including Oarburgh, for Cipher Pol's routine operations.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter met with Cipher Pol leaders and department captains to redefine their areas of responsibility.
• Cipher Pol-No.1 through Cipher Pol-No.9 received distinct duties covering security, recruitment, intelligence, and assassinations across Sea Star and other worlds.
• Cipher Pol - Aigis 0 remained responsible for protecting the Celestial Dragons, the Holy Land, and Mary Geoise.
• Cipher Pol began adjusting personnel and handing missions to the departments now responsible for them.

The World Government faced debate over recruiting former pirates as Shiki recovered his freedom and prepared to fight Garp for promotion to Air Force Admiral. As the duel began, Kaido joked that Shiki could serve as his adjutant, provoking King before Shiki insulted Kaido on the livestream.

• The public argued over whether former pirates such as Shiki and Douglas Bullet should serve the World Government, while the government stayed silent.
• Shiki left World Hospital restored to health, celebrated his freedom, and declared that Garp would not block his path to becoming an Air Force Admiral.
• On February 1st, Shiki and Garp met on a deserted island for a duel that would determine whether Shiki became an admiral or a vice admiral.
• Garp mocked Shiki and suggested he train under Kaido, while Kaido joked that he would make Shiki his adjutant.
• King challenged Kaido about replacing him, and Shiki mocked Kaido by saying he had once been pissing and playing with mud at Beehive.

Shiki and Garp began their Paramount War duel on a deserted island, trading blows that shook the battlefield while viewers watched around the world. The fight escalated as Shiki unleashed a massive slash at Garp.

• Big Mom and Whitebeard laughed at Shiki’s story that Kaido had peed in the mud as a child, while Denjiro, Kawamatsu, and Ashura Doji remained hidden among Whitebeard’s followers.
• Whitebeard thought about Hachinosu, where people were reportedly still keeping watch, as a monument on the island appeared bearing the words “Where Kaido Peed in the Mud.”
• Kaido erupted in anger over Shiki’s public insult, smashed his desk, and ordered King to join him in special training before the arrival of powerful enemies from the Otherworld.
• Shiki and Garp’s opening clash created a violent storm and cracked the ground, while military leaders and other viewers watched the battle unfold.
• Shiki turned the island’s terrain into eight giant earth lions, but Garp charged through and destroyed them with his fists.
• Shiki attacked with Oto and unleashed a gigantic golden Flying Slash, while Garp laughed and urged him to set aside his Devil Fruit powers.

Garp defeated Shiki in a six-day battle, explaining that Shiki had grown weaker since their fight four years earlier. Afterward, he offered Shiki a hand and told him they would fight as comrades in future Otherworld wars.

• Garp blocked Shiki's enormous golden blade with his fist and shattered it in midair.
• Garp and Shiki fought across the island for days, destroying it as Garp gradually gained the advantage.
• On the sixth day, Garp pinned Shiki to the ground and struck him down in the rain.
• Garp told Shiki that his Haki and swordsmanship had weakened since their previous battle, while Garp had grown stronger.
• Garp offered Shiki a hand and urged him to catch up so they could fight side by side, but Shiki smacked it away and vowed to challenge him again.

After Garp defeated Shiki in the Paramount War, the World Government gained another top combatant and Sea Star prepared for the September 15 Reverie and Liberation Day Gala. At the gala planning meeting, Queen and Tesoro nearly fought over Stella and their musical abilities, while Queen and Tengen Uzui offered to perform.

• Garp defeated Shiki after nearly six days of fighting, and people around the world celebrated him as the Marine Hero.
• Sengoku, Newgate, Kaido, and others recognized that Otherworld wars strengthened Haki by testing willpower and spirit.
• Shiki joined Air Force Headquarters, giving it three Admirals, while the World Government prepared for the Reverie and Liberation Day Gala.
• Queen confronted Tesoro over his affection for Stella, and the two traded insults about their music and appearance.
• Tesoro began turning his gold jewelry into liquid, but Minister Lorelle Soro stopped the confrontation and invited Queen and Tengen Uzui to present their performances.

The World Government integrated people and alchemical knowledge from the Teigu World, and Imu tried to use Bio-Alchemy himself. His experiment succeeded on Paradis Island, but the bright array sent him to a mysterious white space where an unknown voice greeted him.

• Gozuki, Najenda, and Mine joined CIPHER POL, while Shenwa swordsmen, smiths, ninjas, and Alchemi alchemists joined Sea Star institutions.
• Kureha and other physicians witnessed Bio-Alchemy heal severe injuries and viral disease, while researchers and builders saw its scientific and construction uses.
• Imu studied Bio-Alchemy and tried to activate an array aboard a ship in another dimension, but neither the array nor the wounded chicken changed.
• Imu opened a door to real space and teleported with the chicken to the garden of the Paradis Island royal palace.
• Imu activated the Alchemy Array on the lawn, and its light transported him to a flawless white space where an unknown voice greeted him.

Imu met Truth in a white space and analyzed why it had brought him there and what it wanted. He refused to enter the Gate for Truth’s offer of Stigmata Alchemy, leaving Truth to ask what price he wanted instead.

• Imu recognized the being before him as possibly Truth and reasoned that it could not read him or seize control of his Star Gate.
• Truth admitted that it wanted Imu’s consent to pass through the Star Gate and explore another world.
• Truth offered Imu knowledge from the Gate and the ability to use alchemy without transmutation circles or crustal movement.
• Imu refused to enter the Gate without knowing whether Truth was trustworthy and told it to offer a different price.
• Truth asked Imu what he wanted.

Imu negotiated with Truth over access to other worlds, securing promises in exchange for letting it pass through the Star Gate. Afterward, he discovered Truth had tried to contact alchemists on Sea Star and ordered the Star Map to isolate the connection.

• Truth rejected Imu’s offer of cosmic knowledge as payment for submission, so Imu proposed trading knowledge from other worlds in repeated exchanges.
• Imu offered Truth unrestricted access through the first Star Gate in return for promising not to harm or hinder him, the World Government, or Sea Star.
• Truth agreed to promise it would fight with all its strength for Imu when he called in exchange for access through a second Star Gate.
• Truth remained in the white space, pleased about gaining new knowledge, while Imu returned beside the azure lake.
• The Star Map detected Truth’s informational connection to alchemists on Sea Star, and Imu ordered it to isolate the connection.

President Isaac demonstrated Stigmata Alchemy by turning a stone into gold and explained how it converted energy into matter, astonishing the scientists gathered at the Academy of Sciences. The demonstration ended when Isaac suddenly lost contact with Truth, leaving him panicked and unable to reverse the transmutation.

• President Isaac transformed a stone into gold before Vegapunk, Dr. Stylish, and the assembled scientists.
• Dr. Stylish questioned how Isaac had converted carbon into gold, and Isaac explained Stigmata Alchemy and its reliance on the Gate of Truth.
• Vegapunk saw possible applications for his research into Logia Devil Fruits and considered studying alchemy.
• President Isaac attempted to turn the gold back into stone but realized he could no longer sense or borrow Truth's power.
• President Isaac panicked as he wondered why his connection to Truth had suddenly vanished.

Imu reviewed reports on new research and infrastructure projects, then gave Stussy a blood-sucking Teigu to test. The chapter ended with Stussy trying to understand the gift and whether Blood Collection would recognize her.

• Imu agreed to let President Isaac remain at the Academy of Sciences to teach alchemy, despite the alchemist’s reduced abilities on Sea Star.
• Stussy reported that the Energy Research Institute planned to turn Lightning Island into a power base and distribute its electricity through batteries.
• Stussy reported that the Mechanical Research Institute could potentially produce Seastone from seawater using the McClatchy Mechanism.
• Stussy reported that Doctor Souei had adapted Demon Lineage Factor to Kabane, allowing them to regrow their hardened heart membranes, and Imu ordered him rewarded with the Sea Star Labor Hero Medal.
• Stussy reported that President Kureha had found a way to convert Amber Lead into minerals the body could absorb, and Imu asked how old Law was.
• Imu gave Stussy the Blood Collection Teigu, which could grant healing and enhanced abilities by sucking blood, and told her to see if it recognized her.

Imu reflected on alchemy, the Star Map, and the vast universe of connected star sectors before the World Government Academy City officially opened on five Sky Islands. Qin Su arrived with Susanoo, determined to prove himself as a worthy heir to the Empire.

• Imu concluded that ordinary alchemy could function without 'Truth's' permission, but his Sixth Sense warned him against attempting human transmutation.
• Imu reasoned that the Star Map divided the greater universe into star sectors and that travel between them was possible with coordinates and sufficient means.
• On May 1st, World Government Academy City officially opened across five Sky Islands connected by elevated trains and elevators to the Red Line.
• Qin Su arrived with Susanoo among the first students and parents entering Northern Knowledge Island.
• Qin Su vowed to become an outstanding and qualified heir to the Empire, and Susanoo told him it was their turn to go up.

Academy City’s opening drew wealthy applicants, while the Three Armies gathered at Army Headquarters for a joint combat assessment. The officers learned that their first test was a timed run and push-up challenge inside a strange training hall.

• Nobles and royalty funded much of Academy City’s construction to secure enrollment places and future opportunities for their children.
• Officers from the Three Armies assembled at Randfirth for a five-day combat assessment, with field-grade officers joining after demanding the chance to compete for promotions.
• Zephyr explained that all participants would be assessed together, and Sakazuki revealed that the first test would measure physical fitness without allowing abilities.
• Raymond sent officers below general rank to watch or rest, while Enel stayed behind as the only Air Force colonel present.
• Sengoku told the admirals and generals to run two hundred laps and complete two thousand push-ups in five hours inside the purple-lit training hall, surprising Garp.

Garp and the other admirals and vice admirals tested the Academy of Sciences’ Adjustable Gravity Training Ground, completing push-ups under ten times gravity before facing a two-hundred-lap run. The strongest among them started running first, while Borsalino, Kuzan, and others finished their push-ups exhausted and still had the run ahead.

• Garp entered the hall, felt the purple light’s gravity, and invited the others inside; Kaido followed, and the rest joined them.
• Raymond explained that the training ground used Issho’s Devil Fruit ability and that the test required push-ups and running under ten times gravity, with Devil Fruit powers, Haki, and racial abilities forbidden.
• Zephyr ended the preparation period, and Sengoku raised the gravity to ten times Sea Star’s gravity as the sixteen admirals and vice admirals began their push-ups.
• Garp completed two thousand push-ups first and praised the training, followed by Douglas Bullet, Kaido, Sakazuki, Shiki, King, and Jozu.
• Borsalino, Kuzan, Aramaki, Crocodile, Issho, and the others finished their push-ups later and faced the two-hundred-lap run while exhausted.

Imu watched the Three Armies undergo intense gravity training and a military combat power assessment, where many officers failed the first running test. The chapter ended as Colonel Enel impressed the instructors with his speed and endurance.

• Imu watched Garp, Shiki, Kaido, Borsalino, and other senior officers struggle to run under ten times gravity in Vegapunk's adjustable training field.
• The Three Armies began their three-year military combat power assessment, requiring officers to complete a demanding run before entering combat trials.
• Many officers failed to run the required distance within an hour, prompting Chinjao, Zeff, Jinbe, and other instructors to criticize their fitness.
• Colonel Enel continued running far beyond the requirements, astonishing the onlookers with his pace.
• Zeff checked the assessment list and identified Enel as an Air Force Headquarters colonel and a Logia Rumble-Rumble Fruit user.

Enel used the military combat assessment to advance beyond his colonel rank, displaying the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s power before the Three Armies. After defeating a brigadier general, he demanded that a rear admiral challenge him next.

• Enel ran 606 kilometers on the treadmill and was told he had reached the level of most rear admirals.
• At Training Ground No. 8, Enel defeated a Fish-Man colonel with a burst of lightning and agreed to challenge a brigadier general’s combat rating.
• Officers from the Three Armies recognized Enel as the wielder of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and anticipated his future performance.
• The next morning, Enel defeated Brigadier General Kalman with a lightning attack after evading his kick.
• Enel called for a rear admiral to fight him and declared his intention to rise straight to admiral.

After Garp and the others returned to gravity training, Imu inspected the newly completed Star-Pressure Palace and tested its gravity settings. He then ordered Esdeath and Historia to enter the training field in their strongest forms, beginning their test at tenfold gravity.

• Garp sensed that his physique had improved after training and hurried back to the gravity training grounds, followed by Bullet, Kaido, Sakazuki, Shiki, King, and others.
• Kuzan chose to focus on cultivating natural energy, while Borsalino became interested in it but lacked a light-attribute Super Danger Beast blood sample.
• Stussy told Imu that the Academy of Sciences had converted the palace's three floors into gravity training rooms, and Imu named it the Star-Pressure Palace.
• Imu tested tenfold gravity, then raised the setting to thirty-five times before ordering Stussy to turn it off.
• Imu instructed Esdeath and Historia to enter the field in their strongest forms, and Stussy activated tenfold gravity as they stepped inside.

Imu adjusted the gravity training program and used the Star Map to secure Star Gates against powerful intruders. He discovered the Star Map could also merge planets or turn one into another’s satellite, and began considering the future of the Giant World and Sea Star.

• Imu lowered the training room to five times gravity, assigned training areas, and ordered light-beam devices for his private third-floor room.
• Imu planned a one-subject-per-day training schedule and worried that gods or demons might enter through Star Gates without being bound by equivalent exchange.
• Imu enabled a Star Map setting requiring his approval before high-dimensional, high-law, high-energy beings could pass through a Star Gate.
• Imu discovered Star Map options that could merge Star Fate planets or make one planet a satellite of another.
• Imu considered whether, after remaining in the Giant World for three years, he would merge it with Sea Star or make it Sea Star’s ninth satellite.

The World Government exposed Flevance Kingdom’s royal family for concealing Amber Lead’s hereditary toxicity and ordered the kingdom sealed while officials arrested those responsible. As civilians panicked and tried to flee, Bartholomew Kuma arrived to arrest the king and Empress, while the royal relatives promised safe passage were killed by a World Government agent.

• The World Government announced that Amber Lead caused fatal, hereditary poisoning, revoked the Flevance royal family’s status, and ordered arrests and medical aid while restricting travel into and out of the kingdom.
• The king and Empress learned that the World Government would blame them publicly and threatened to kill their family unless they cooperated; CIPHER POL also murdered nobles and officers suspected of knowing the truth.
• Flevance residents panicked and tried to flee, while Tanjiro, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Inosuke Hashibira guarded the barricades and prepared to restrain anyone who broke through.
• Bartholomew Kuma presented an arrest warrant at the palace, struck down the royal army commander who obstructed him, and headed inside to arrest the king and Empress.
• Duke Kurts brought the king’s younger relatives to a World Government ship, but a pink-haired agent released purple-white gas and killed them.