Chapter Summaries

Garp and Bogard watched Dragon fight Taklama, with Garp believing the battle would push Dragon to his limits. Unable to reach the other battlefields through the desert, the Marines decided to tunnel underground and rescue the slaves.

• Bogard offered to help Dragon, but Garp refused, saying Dragon needed to face Taklama himself and grow through the fight.
• Garp told Bogard that Dragon could contend with Taklama and was gaining strength as the battle pushed him.
• After Hero Water's five-minute effect ended, the Marines withdrew from the city and gathered on a dune, unable to see Dragon through the sandstorm.
• A Colonel from Alabasta warned the Marines that crossing the desert without water, tools, or transport would leave them stranded.
• Major Amos proposed rescuing the slaves underground, and a Lieutenant Colonel used his Mole-form Zoan ability to dig a tunnel into the sand.

Dragon battled King Taklama through a raging sandstorm, enduring his attacks until the Slave King summoned the Sand King, a gigantic scorpion-shaped storm. Dragon faced the island-wide natural disaster with his strongest attack, beginning a clash between his hurricane and the sandstorm.

• Dragon and King Taklama traded attacks as Dragon dodged the Slave King's rings and strikes while enduring heavy blows.
• King Taklama summoned the Sand King and explained that his Pet-Pet Fruit could enslave natural weather and let him control the island's dust storms.
• The Sand King attacked Dragon with its enormous stinger, while King Taklama disappeared into the storm.
• Dragon declared that freeing the slaves gave him no reason to lose and unleashed Dragon Claw Fist: Hurricane Dragon King against the Sand King.

Imu approved the Five Elders’ plan to publicly announce that the One Piece treasure had been found, hoping to weaken the Great Pirate Era. After reviewing reports on King Taklama’s power, he turned his attention to finding Crocodile and figuring out how to make him obedient.

• Imu decided to postpone investigating the Star Gate until after the Reverie and considered sending Cipher Pol agents through it.
• Imu read the Five Elders’ plan to stage the recovery of treasure and announce that the One Piece had been found, then approved it and ordered it carried out before the Reverie if possible.
• Imu reviewed a report showing that King Taklama could control a sandstorm through his awakened Pet-Pet Fruit.
• Imu considered searching for Crocodile, but wondered how he could control and make the young pirate obedient.
• Imu dismissed the report that Dragon was in danger, expecting him to turn the fight around.

Navy officers rescued the slaves imprisoned beneath Sabak City and learned that male slaves had been sent to battlefields across the kingdom. Eight-year-old Shuzo helped them find a route out and vowed to join the Navy.

• Major Amos and the Navy officers killed the Slave Guards in the underground prison and reassured the slaves that they had come to rescue them.
• The officers captured several Slave Guards and learned about the Hero Water, the Pet-Pet Fruit collars, and the male slaves sent to fight.
• Shuzo told the officers where the rail car had brought the slaves and said he wanted to become a Navy man.
• Major Amos gave Shuzo his Den Den Mushi number, then the Navy officers split up to reinforce the battlefields while ten stayed behind to guard the prison.
• Shuzo watched the officers depart and resolved to join the Navy.

After three days of fighting, the Marines withdrew from Thutmose Kingdom while Dragon continued his battle with King Taklama. Dragon repeatedly rose after being knocked down, awakening new powers, and finally revealed his Hurricane Dragon King form.

• Rear Admiral Ivan withdrew the Marines to their warships after learning the Slave Guard Legion had over ten thousand reinforcements and Dragon was still holding King Taklama back.
• The Slave Guard Legion returned to its trenches, trapped on the coast by the Pet-Pet Fruit's power and unable to retreat underground without orders.
• King Taklama confronted Dragon, furious that he had awakened Conqueror's Haki, strengthened his Armament Haki, and awakened his Devil Fruit after being knocked down.
• Dragon told King Taklama that the battle could finally be fair, then summoned a great green dragon from the gale winds and called it the true Hurricane Dragon King.

Garp explained how Dragon’s growing resolve and physical vitality were sustaining him in his battle with King Taklama, but a Fleet Admiral’s urgent order interrupted their wait. Meanwhile, Impel Down’s hidden Level 5.5 was being prepared as a biochemical research facility, with Amber Lead Syndrome as its first research target.

• Ivan arrived at the island and learned from Bogard that Dragon had awakened his Hurricane Fruit, while Garp explained how Dragon’s heart and bodily potential powered his fight.
• Garp predicted that Dragon could outlast King Taklama, then received an order from the Fleet Admiral to return to Marineford for an important mission.
• Magellan and Columbus discovered that CIPHER POL had revealed the hidden Level 5.5 between Impel Down’s fifth and sixth floors.
• Coulson showed Professor Fritz the planned Biochemical Research Institute and said its first task would be developing treatment for Amber Lead Syndrome.
• Caesar asked Professor Fritz what Amber Lead Syndrome was.

The Five Elders discussed the World Government’s plans after Dragon defeated King Taklama, including the Reverie agenda and a staged discovery of Roger’s treasure. They learned that Imu wanted to travel around the surrounding area and arranged attendants for the journey.

• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter and the other Five Elders discussed Dragon’s victory and the arrest of King Taklama and his Slave Guard Legion.
• Saint Topman Warcury reviewed plans to strip the Thutmose Kingdom of its membership and resettle its hundreds of thousands of freed slaves.
• The Five Elders discussed opposition to the Reverie’s anti-slavery agenda and the plan to stage the discovery of Roger’s treasure.
• A maid informed the Five Elders that Imu wanted to walk around the surrounding area and could be contacted by Den Den Mushi.
• The Five Elders discussed the coming war and rebellion, then confirmed that a female Cipher Pol agent and a female Marine candidate would accompany Imu as attendants.

Imu left Mary Geoise to explore the Red Line, but the empty scenery soon bored him and led him to consider population growth and entertainment. After learning that Gion and Stussy had been selected as his attendants, he summoned them and ordered a tennis court built near Pangaea Castle.

• Imu left Pangaea Castle and explored the Red Line’s autumn region and snowy plains.
• Imu considered relocating civilians to the Red Line and recognized the need for a larger population to support the World Government’s future plans.
• Imu decided to develop entertainment and sports, thinking of a young singer on the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Saint Topman Warcury told Imu that Gion and Stussy had been selected as attendants for his journey.
• Imu ordered Gion and Stussy to meet him and requested a tennis court and equipment near Pangaea Castle before returning to Mary Geoise.

Garp and Sengoku prepared to escort Roger’s treasure from the New World to Mary Geoise with a powerful Marine and CP0 force. Meanwhile, Gion and Stussy met at a newly built tennis court in Pangaea Castle as Gion began her assignment to protect Saint Nerona.

• Garp returned to Marineford and learned from Sengoku and Steel Bone Kong that the Five Elders had ordered the Marines and CP0 to retrieve Roger’s treasure and broadcast its return.
• Sengoku and Garp set out with five Vice Admirals, ten Headquarters Warships, and CP0 to escort the treasure through pirate-controlled seas.
• Steel Bone Kong wondered how the World Government had found the One Piece while the Marine fleet prepared to depart.
• Gion and Stussy inspected a tennis court built in Pangaea Castle and discussed Gion’s mission to protect Saint Nerona.
• Stussy introduced herself to Gion and recognized her sword, Kompira.

Imu met his assigned protectors, Stussy and Gion, and began playing tennis with them while they waited for their travel vehicle. His first serve blasted a crater into the court, and Stussy barely managed to return a later, weaker shot.

• Gion questioned Stussy about how little she knew of her, and Stussy warned her not to seek out information she was not meant to know.
• Imu emerged from Pangaea Castle and met Stussy, who introduced herself as his personal protector, and Rear Admiral Gion.
• Imu asked whether the women knew tennis, then ordered Stussy to play while Gion watched and learned.
• Imu's first serve shot across the court like a beam, carving a crater and leaving both women stunned by his strength.
• Imu served again with less force, and Stussy reached the ball and barely returned it before asking him to be gentler.

Prince Pericles warned the king of Yanade against joining a South Blue alliance that planned to defy a possible World Government ban on slavery. The king had not yet decided whether to join, but Pericles made clear he would flee and join the Marines rather than support a doomed revolt.

• Prince Pericles read the report of King Taklama’s arrest and warned the king that the World Government might move against the slave trade.
• The king told Pericles that rumors said the Five Elders would propose a complete ban on slavery at the upcoming Reverie.
• The king explained that Margery III had invited Yanade to join a secret South Blue alliance that would ignore the ban and fight if necessary.
• Pericles urged the king to refuse, arguing that the World Government had crushed the powerful Germa Kingdom in just sixty-six days.
• Pericles advised freeing the slaves and hiring workers, saying he would leave and join the Marines if his father chose the alliance.

Dragon delivered King Taklama to Impel Down, where Warden Columbus offered him a choice between remaining imprisoned and becoming a guard who would use his Pet-Pet Fruit on the prisoners. Taklama accepted, though he still wanted his shadow returned.

• Dragon and Major General Ivan split up at the Gate of Justice, with Dragon taking King Taklama to Impel Down and Ivan heading to Enies Lobby.
• Warden Columbus personally received Taklama, while Moonlight Moria prepared to cut away his shadow.
• Impel Down’s guards gave Taklama the prison’s baptism, put him in a prison uniform, and escorted him to Level 6 Infinite Hell.
• Columbus offered Taklama a choice between staying a prisoner and becoming a prison guard who placed Pet Rings on prisoners.
• Taklama accepted the offer and asked Columbus to return his shadow, but Columbus told him to speak with Moonlight Moria.

Dragon arrived at Marineford and learned that Jinbe, Aladdin, and nearly two hundred Fish-Men and Merfolk had joined the Marines under an agreement with Fish-Man Island. Tsuru assigned the Mermaids to the Female Soldier Unit and sent the Fish-Men to the dormitories to await their postings.

• Dragon ordered a Major to secure the pirates he had captured, then noticed Kuzan arriving with Fish-Men and Merfolk.
• Kuzan introduced Lieutenant Commander Jinbe and Major Aladdin to Dragon and explained the agreement between the World Government and Fish-Man Island.
• Dragon learned that the Neptune Army had moved into Area 62 of the Sabaody Archipelago and that the Marines would establish a branch on Fish-Man Island.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru told Dragon that Fleet Admiral Kong was waiting for him, then warned Kuzan to stay alert and strengthen his combat ability.
• Tsuru assigned the Mermaids to the Female Soldier Unit and directed Kuzan to take the Fish-Men to Building C in Dormitory Area 3 until their assignments were announced.

Imu watched Gion and Stussy compete in a fierce tennis match while the World Government began recruiting talented administrative and financial workers across the North Blue. Doflamingo learned of the recruitment on Spadamarus Island and wondered whether Lord Imu was behind the World Government’s plans.

• Gion and Stussy used Soru and Haki to return increasingly powerful tennis shots as Imu watched from the sidelines.
• Imu judged Gion to be stronger and considered promoting tennis in the future.
• Trebol told Doflamingo that a World Government ship had arrived on Spadamarus Island to recruit outstanding financial personnel.
• Trebol reported that the World Government was also funding schools and transferring administrative talent from islands with an industrial foundation.
• Doflamingo told Trebol to reveal rival forces’ factories and finances to the World Government, then wondered what the Five Elders and Lord Imu were planning.

King Neptune weighed Fish-Man Island’s cooperation with the World Government against the royal family’s duty to protect the Poneglyphs, while Imu reflected on Joy Boy’s promise and the World Government’s plans for the stones. The chapter ended with Imu turning his attention to the Poneglyph hidden in Alabasta’s Funerary Temple.

• The Minister of the Left reported that Fisher Tiger would return within three days and wanted to join the Neptune Army to protect Fish-Men at the Sabaody Archipelago rather than join the Navy.
• King Neptune learned that the Neptune Army’s Sabaody facilities were nearly ready and that Navy support had reduced pirate attacks on Fish-Man Island.
• King Neptune and the Minister of the Left discussed handing over two Poneglyphs after Vice Admiral Aokiji demanded them, and Neptune questioned what the transfer meant for the royal family’s legends about Noah and Joy Boy.
• Imu visited the History Repository in Mary Geoise, where the World Government stored the Poneglyphs taken from Fish-Man Island, and reflected on fulfilling Joy Boy’s promise in his own way.
• Imu decided that the World Government should retrieve the Poneglyph in Alabasta’s Funerary Temple because it recorded Pluton’s location, and he preferred to approach Alabasta amicably.

Imu examined the enormous straw hat and concluded that Joy Boy had preserved his consciousness in the Gum-Gum Fruit. He ordered Shanks and Buggy brought back, changed CIPHER POL’s punishment rules, and ended the chapter wondering how to explain the Star Gate to the Five Elders.

• Imu studied the straw hat and reasoned that Joy Boy had stored his consciousness in the awakened Gum-Gum Fruit using Haki and his soul.
• Imu decided Shanks had to return to Mary Geoise under the confinement order and told Saint Shepherd Ju Peter to have CP1 retrieve Shanks and Buggy from the East Blue.
• Imu ordered CIPHER POL to stop imprisoning agents for failed missions and instead give them appropriate punishment or demotion.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter learned that Shanks was a Celestial Dragon descendant of the Figarland Family and wondered why Buggy was also being summoned for Science Unit training.
• Imu returned to the treehouse and considered how to tell the Five Elders about the Star Gate.

At Seagull Tavern, Dragon’s former training-camp classmates celebrated his promotion to Vice Admiral and asked him to recount his victory over the Slave King. As Dragon described the battle, Kuzan worried about his own strength and resolved to improve before serving at Fish-Man Island.

• Kuzan organized a celebration at Seagull Tavern for Dragon’s promotion, gathering Zephyr, Yamakaji, Momonga, Comil, and their other friends.
• Dragon thanked Zephyr and toasted him before agreeing to tell everyone about his mission in South Blue.
• Dragon recounted leading fifty Marines in an aerial assault on Sabak City and facing the powerful Black-Marked Royal Guards and King Taklama.
• Kuzan considered whether he could have survived against the Slave King and resolved to reach Admiral-level combat power to protect himself and Fish-Man Island.

Dragon recounted his battle with the Slave King, and Zephyr used it to stress the importance of Physical Arts and Haki. Kuzan then described sweeping reforms involving the Drum Kingdom and Fish-Man Island, while Dragon prepared to take command at Sabaody and support the changes.

• Zephyr praised Dragon for defeating the Slave King and warned his students not to neglect Physical Arts and Haki.
• Zephyr approved Three-Legged Cat and Fishing Kitten for next year’s training camp, and Dragon thanked him for arranging their training and future service under him.
• Kuzan described the Drum Kingdom’s medical development and the new equal and friendly relations between Fish-Man Island and the World Government.
• Dragon learned that he had been appointed commander of the Marine branch on the Sabaody Archipelago, with orders to protect Fish-Men and Merfolk and crack down on pirates and slavery.
• Dragon resolved to support the World Government’s changes and carry out his new duties to the very end.

Kuzan suggested that Zephyr seek treatment for his asthma at Drum Kingdom, and Dragon proposed taking the training camp there. After the group planned harsh winter exercises, Kuzan and Dragon discussed the World Government’s changes and realized their postings formed four checkpoints along the Grand Line.

• Zephyr suffered an asthma attack after Kuzan finished recounting his experiences, then took medicine and admitted it eased his symptoms without curing them.
• Kuzan recommended that Zephyr visit Doctor Kureha at Drum Kingdom’s Medical Academy, but Zephyr worried he could not leave the training camp and school unattended.
• Dragon suggested bringing the training camp students to Drum Kingdom, and Kuzan and the others devised severe winter training exercises there.
• Zephyr agreed to take the training camp to Drum Kingdom in a few days, and the group left the tavern.
• At the harbor, Dragon and Kuzan discussed their doubts about the World Government and noticed their postings marked four checkpoints along the Grand Line.

Gion trained to become the world's strongest Great Swordsman and explained that tennis with Saint Nerona helped push her physical limits. Workers replaced the damaged court with a durable new one, and Imu invited Gion and Stussy to test it.

• Gion practiced swordsmanship before dawn and told Stussy she wanted to become the world's strongest Great Swordsman.
• Gion said she planned to challenge herself by asking Saint Nerona to increase the power and speed of his serves, while Stussy declined to train that way.
• Gion and Stussy watched workers replace the ruined grass with Adam Wood flooring and install a Sea King tendon net and reinforced rackets.
• Gion and Stussy recognized that the court's layout resembled the Red Line, the Grand Line, and the Calm Belt.
• Imu, disguised as Saint Nerona, picked up a racket, stepped onto the court, and asked Gion to play a test match.