Chapter Summaries

Rosinante watched Doflamingo celebrate his restored Celestial Dragon status and refused to forgive him for killing their father. Saint Joracol told Rosinante to take over as principal of the Celestial Holy Palace Academy, while challenging his plans to bring its students into closer contact with commoners.

• Rosinante watched Doflamingo's triumphant speech and reflected on how their lives had diverged after their family fell apart.
• Rosinante told Saint Joracol that he would not forgive Doflamingo for shooting their father and indirectly causing their mother's death.
• Saint Joracol announced that Rosinante would become principal, and Rosinante reluctantly accepted.
• Rosinante proposed school exchanges and sports clubs to increase students' contact with civilian and military schools.
• Saint Joracol warned that competition, injuries, and the Celestial Dragons' graduation requirements made Rosinante's plans impractical, and Rosinante reconsidered his assumptions.

The opening ceremony’s performances inspired Ace to dream of becoming an admiral, while Imu’s successful influence on Sea Star’s will led him to consider controlling where selected Devil Fruits appeared. Imu planned to test the idea after the ceremony.

• Queen’s lively performance delighted the crowd, and Charlotte Linlin admired the sight of different races celebrating together.
• Ace decided to become an admiral to protect the world and its smiles, then argued with Yamato about who would reach that goal first.
• Imu watched Brook and Tesoro perform and concluded that his thoughts had influenced Sea Star’s will to inspire Tesoro’s song.
• Imu considered directing selected Devil Fruits to designated regions and planned to test the idea by executing a Devil Fruit user prisoner from Impel Down and searching the chosen area.
• Imu looked for Stussy, learned from Historia that she had not returned, and decided to speak to Sea Star’s will after the opening ceremony.

At the first round of the Swiss-system tournament, Qin Su and Susanoo faced Alexei, a nuclear mutant armed with a heavy machine gun, grenades, and a Nichirin Blade. Susanoo held off Alexei’s attacks, and their duel ended with their weapons locked as Alexei invoked his world’s expectations and Susanoo dismissed them as no substitute for strength.

• Vergo explained the seven-round Swiss-system format and announced that the top sixteen contestants would advance to elimination matches.
• The contestants gathered at the Multiverse Duel Arena for the first round, and Qin Su’s opponent was revealed to be Alexei from the Nuclear World.
• Susanoo told Qin Su to protect himself while Alexei prepared to fight, and Qin Su placed his palm on the ground.
• At the start of the duel, Alexei fired his KORD Heavy Machine Gun, but Susanoo blocked the bullets with his steel rod.
• Qin Su used alchemy to spray Alexei with hot water, and Alexei dodged before throwing two grenades at Susanoo.
• Alexei charged Susanoo with Thunder Breathing, and their weapons clashed as Alexei declared that he would not lose; Susanoo replied that expectations could not provide strength.

Alexei’s prolonged fight against Susanoo escalated when Alexei transformed using the Regal Stone and revealed a sound-wave attack, but Susanoo remained stronger and launched a decisive counterattack. The chapter ended with Susanoo’s lightning-fast strike piercing Alexei’s flames and sound waves.

• Alexei fought Susanoo for over half an hour without landing a substantial blow, while viewers also watched Chapaev face Gene Ango.
• Qin Su told Susanoo to end the fight, prompting Alexei to roar and transform into a werewolf using the Regal Stone’s power.
• Alexei charged at Qin Su, but Susanoo intercepted him, struck him with his club, and nearly ended the battle.
• Alexei used a powerful sound-wave roar to repel Susanoo’s attack and regain distance, though Susanoo said Alexei was still weaker than him.
• Susanoo turned into golden lightning and struck at Alexei as Alexei answered with Flame Breathing and another sound-wave attack.

The Top 100 Tournament opened with several lopsided defeats as Imu watched the battles and assessed the Regal Stone’s effects. The chapter left the World Government weighing Regal Stones against Zoan Devil Fruits and Pseudo-Divine Soldiers as competing military upgrades.

• Alexei, Chapaev, Imi, and Constantine lost their opening matches by considerable margins.
• Imu watched the tournament’s simultaneous battles and looked forward to the next competition.
• The Biochemical Research Institute concluded that Regal Stones could safely enhance humans, but warned that they conflicted with Devil Fruits and burdened the mind.
• Muzan Kibutsuji proposed that a Regal Stone and a matching Zoan Devil Fruit might fuse, and the institute accepted the idea for future experiments.
• Imu judged Regal Stones superior to ordinary Zoan Devil Fruits but generally below stronger Zoan varieties, and classified them as epic-grade secret treasures.
• Imu considered how soldiers might choose among Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits, Danger Beast Zoan Devil Fruits, Regal Stones, and Pseudo-Divine Soldiers.

After the Top 100 Tournament’s first round, Imu observed Dr. Tanchi’s unusual victory and considered reports about a teleportation device and the World Government’s off-world investigations. He named his new maid group the Virgo Star Cluster and ordered the creation of a Devil Orchard where Devil Fruits would reappear for the government to collect.

• Dr. Tanchi defeated Zank by flooding the arena with water from the Sea Monk, impressing Imu with his unfamiliar fighting style.
• Vegapunk reported that Dr. George Edgar’s equipment was a spatial teleportation device, leading Imu to suspect the zombie doctor and the missing Dave had traveled to other planets.
• Imu reviewed the World Government’s plans to investigate Serenity Star, Sea Star, and Gintama Star, while the Dakini Clan considered whether Pinudra should join the military.
• Imu named his maid group the Virgo Star Cluster, appointing Ubuyashiki Hina as captain and her three sisters as vice-captains.
• Imu ordered Stussy to establish the Devil Orchard in Area RL2000, where Devil Fruits designated by Mu would reappear and be guarded by the God’s Knights.

The Top 100 Swiss round results were announced, placing Kyros first and Shura sixteenth. Shura pressured Mato into honoring their agreement to travel to the Shinobi World after the tournament, where she planned to kill Minato Namikaze and his family.

• The tournament organizers announced the rankings, with Constantine Nedorepov placing ninety-fifth, Alexei ninety-second, and Master Imi last.
• Biba Amatori criticized Uryu for placing below Arakawa Kibito and considered inviting him to join CP8.
• Riku Doldo III, Queen Riku, Scarlet, and Viola celebrated Kyros taking first place in the Swiss round.
• Shura smashed a table after placing sixteenth and vowed to reach the Top 10 in the elimination rounds.
• Shura called Mato and threatened to abandon their agreement unless she came to his room and cooperated with his plan.
• Mato agreed to travel with Shura to the Shinobi World after the tournament and vowed to kill Minato Namikaze and his entire family to avenge her father.

After the Top 100 award ceremony, Ace and Yamato sparred in the arena, where Kaido arrived to spend time with his daughter. Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, Ace, and Yamato left together to eat, while Kaido promised to find Ace something related to fire.

• The eighty-four Top 100 contestants received their passes, coats, medallions, and prize money, while Constantine, Imi, Alexei, and Chapaev prepared to return home.
• Ace challenged Yamato to a spar in the arena, and Yamato held back as they traded blows before tourists.
• Kaido arrived and told Charlotte Linlin that Navy Vice Admiral Momonga had challenged him in the Paramount War.
• Yamato greeted Kaido warmly, and Ace introduced himself to the Admiral and spoke about Flame Breathing and Prometheus.
• Kaido promised to save Ace something related to fire, then left with Yamato, Ace, and Charlotte Linlin to eat meat and drink.

The World Government announced that the Top 10 could request the resurrection of recently deceased relatives, giving Mato hope that Shura or Ibara might restore her father. The Top 16 elimination round began with Shura Honest matched against Lelei La Lena, whose age and magical strength were put under scrutiny as the duel started.

• Gatz announced that Top 10 contestants could ask the World Government to resurrect recently deceased relatives, and Mato resolved to ask Shura or Ibara to bring back her father.
• Gatz revealed the first Top 16 matchup: Shura Honest versus Lelei La Lena.
• Lelei worried that the tournament organizers would discover she was only sixteen and hoped to win a place in the Top 10 so she could ask for Master Cato's resurrection.
• Shura leered at Lelei and considered tearing her clothes, while Lelei recognized his malice and prepared to teach him a lesson.
• Gatz introduced Lelei as a possible Sage-level mage, then declared the duel started.

Lelei used sustained magic bombardment and ice spells to keep Shura at a distance during their duel, while he tried to break through her defenses with the Hundred-Split Fist. Shura remained trapped under her attacks as he struggled to escape the ice and find a way to win.

• Honest watched Shura fight in the Top 100 Tournament and hoped a high placement would secure them entry to the court.
• Lelei opened the duel by firing magic bullets at Shura as he charged toward her.
• Shura battered Lelei’s magic barrier with the Hundred-Split Fist until it shattered.
• Lelei cast Freeze the Earth and froze Shura’s legs while continuing to bombard him with magic bullets.
• Shura tried to break free as Lelei reinforced the ice, leaving him frustrated and unable to approach her.

Lelei defeated Shura and earned a place among the tournament’s Top 10, qualifying to request Cato’s revival. The Mage Association’s leaders debated Cato’s future rank and granted Lelei A-Class status, while Joseph kept control of the association’s promotions.

• Lelei defeated Shura, and Gatz announced her victory as crowds across Falmart celebrated her Top 10 finish.
• Lelei hoped to use her tournament reward to revive her teacher, Cato.
• Joseph and the Mage Association leaders discussed the new magical ranking system and Magnus argued that Cato merited S-Class status for mastering Wrath of the Thunder God.
• Joseph proposed ranking Cato as A-Class first and personally assessing him for S-Class after his revival, frustrating Magnus and Mimosa.
• Joseph approved Lelei as an A-Class magus without an assessment because of her Top 10 finish and demonstrated strength.

After the arena was repaired and spectators returned, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin discussed finding Ace a suitable fire-themed gift. The second duel began between Foxy and Loli Mercury, leaving Edward Newgate worried that Loli’s lack of Armament Haki would make Foxy’s Slow-Slow Fruit difficult to counter.

• Lelei returned to her room while medical staff carried the unconscious Shura away and the arena was repaired.
• Gatz resumed hosting, and Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, Yamato, and Ace discussed possible gifts, including a Mythical Zoan Nue Devil Fruit.
• Gatz introduced Foxy and Loli Mercury as the second duel’s contestants, describing Foxy’s Slow-Slow Fruit and Loli’s history as a demigod.
• Edward Newgate warned that Loli had not mastered Armament Haki and could struggle if Foxy’s ability struck her, while Garp urged her to learn from the fight.
• Gatz announced the start of the duel between Foxy and Loli Mercury.

Loli Mercury fought Foxy in the Multiverse Duel Arena, but his Slow-Slow Fruit and Water Breathing let him overcome her tactics and trap her. With ten seconds to escape before the referee declared her defeated, Loli Mercury realized she needed to master Armament Haki to survive on the Sea Star Homeworld.

• When Gatz announced the match, Loli Mercury dodged Foxy’s Noro Noro Beams and fired bullets that he slowed in midair.
• Loli Mercury timed her attack so the stored bullets regained their speed as she charged, but Foxy used Water Breathing’s Third Form, Flowing Dance, to evade the assault.
• Foxy struck Loli Mercury’s ankle with his Slow-Slow Photon Sword, then slowed her entire body with a Noro Noro Beam.
• Foxy aimed his flintlock pistol at Loli Mercury but asked Gatz for guidance rather than risk angering Whitebeard by hurting her.
• Gatz gave Loli Mercury ten seconds to break free before she would be declared defeated, and Loli Mercury resolved to master Armament Haki.

Hank faced Jaka in the third Multiverse Duel Arena match, where their human-form weapon clash gave way to a battle between their transformed forms. Jaka wounded Hank with a lightning-fast sword strike, leaving Hank staring at his severed hand as the duel continued.

• Miliellia, Cain, and Elaine learned that Hank would face Jaka, and Cain and Elaine discussed Hank’s glowing Beast God Form and its possible connection to dream energy.
• Hank and Jaka charged at each other and began an intense spear-and-sword duel, but Jaka’s superior swordsmanship gave him the advantage.
• Hank withdrew, threw away his spear, and transformed into a white-furred werewolf; Jaka transformed into his jackal-man guardian-god form while keeping his sword.
• Jaka drew his sword and severed Hank’s right hand, leaving Hank shocked and in pain.

Hank transformed into a rampaging giant white wolf and overwhelmed Jaka in the Duel Arena. Doflamingo stopped the beast and forced Hank back to his human form, while Shanks recognized that he had underestimated Doflamingo’s power.

• Hank grew into a colossal white wolf, alarming the spectators and prompting the organizers to seek instructions.
• Doflamingo ordered the officials to let Jaka fight Hank, while Shanks warned that the barriers might not withstand a large-scale attack.
• Jaka charged Hank and sent a Flying Slash at him, but Hank bit it apart and knocked Jaka unconscious with one blow.
• Hank raised his claw to kill Jaka, but someone restrained the giant wolf before it could strike.
• Doflamingo used black-red lightning traveling along invisible threads to shatter the arena barrier and shrink Hank back to his unconscious human form.
• Shanks watched Doflamingo’s display and realized he had underestimated his strength.

Doflamingo stunned the arena by suppressing the berserk wolf with ease, revealing his strength as a Celestial Dragon and Adventurers Guild president. As the injured fighters were carried away, Divine Harmony warned his allies to avoid the World Government and grow stronger, while Doflamingo ordered the arena repaired for the next duel.

• Doflamingo subdued the giant wolf and forced it back into human form, leaving the arena and viewers across worlds astonished.
• Kaido and Charlotte Linlin praised Doflamingo's strength, while Divine Harmony, Red Lotus, and Kurama discussed the threat posed by powerful Celestial Dragons.
• Divine Harmony urged Red Lotus, Kurama, Black Marlin, and Tyrande to keep a low profile around the World Government and improve their strength.
• Kurama decided to ask the World Government for a Human-Human Fruit so he could grow stronger.
• Medical staff covered Hank and carried him away, while a medical ninja treated the badly injured Jaka.
• Doflamingo ordered the arena repaired without delay so the next duel could begin.

Imu approved of Doflamingo’s leadership and weighed whether Shanks might still serve the World Government before deciding to watch his choices. In the arena, Kyros faced Renga in the fourth Top 16 duel, and Renga trapped the gladiator amid multiplying ice mirrors.

• Imu praised Doflamingo and considered Shanks’s potential, hoping he would choose to serve the Celestial Dragons but resolving to erase him if he continued opposing the World Government.
• The arena staff repaired the venue and barrier, and Gatz announced the fourth Top 16 matchup: Kyros against Renga.
• Renga entered the arena grimly, while Gatz introduced him as the Evil Ninja and Kyros as a renowned gladiator.
• Kyros charged, but Renga used Ice Release: Shuriken Ice Clone Technique to unleash a swarm of shuriken before retreating from Kyros’s attack.
• Renga activated Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, multiplied the ice mirrors across the arena, and threatened to finish Kyros as the gladiator waited to see more of his techniques.

Renga used a vast network of ice mirrors to concentrate sunlight into beams that chased Kyros around the Duel Arena, but Kyros destroyed the mirrors with precise sword strikes and defeated him. Renga was left unconscious, while Kazahana Eiji ordered Xuexi Kazahana to contact him and bring him into the Kazahana Clan.

• Renga activated his Ice Release: Demonic Mirror Light-Killing Technique, using ice mirrors to redirect concentrated sunlight beams at Kyros.
• Kazahana Eiji praised Renga's talent and ordered Xuexi Kazahana to contact him and offer him a place in the Kazahana Clan or Sea Ninja Village.
• Kyros evaded and deflected Renga's beams with Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and swordsmanship, impressing the spectators and the arena's leaders.
• Kyros unleashed a ring of blade light and Flying Slashes that destroyed the ice mirrors and the large overhead mirror.
• Kyros reached Renga's true body, struck him across the chest, and left him unconscious before thanking him for the match.

Kyros won his duel and advanced to the Top 8 while the arena paused for repairs. Shanks asked Doflamingo to contact Imu about returning to the World Government, and Hank’s companions learned that the Waterfall of Truth might help him control the white wolf within him.

• Kyros defeated Renga, and Gatz announced Kyros’s advancement to the Top 8 before calling a two-hour break.
• Shanks asked Doflamingo to contact Imu and say that he wanted to contribute to the World Government and Sea Star’s future.
• Shanks promised to seek another chance for his thirteen companions if he survived, and Doflamingo agreed to contact Imu.
• A doctor told Cain and Elaine that Hank’s unstable mental state involved a battle with a white wolf inside his mind.
• The doctor relayed Keisuke Yamanaka’s suggestion that Hank visit Turtle Island and use the Waterfall of Truth to overcome the beast soul; Elaine thanked him, and Cain decided to investigate.

Yami-hime and Daito began the fifth Top 100 Tournament match, meeting each other with the respect of fellow swordsmen before launching into a fierce duel. Their blades clashed with Armament Haki and Wind Release Chakra, and the fight remained unresolved.

• Doflamingo, Shanks, Vergo, and Gyuki returned to the main platform after two hours, while Doflamingo decided to contact Imu after the tournament.
• Gatz announced the fifth match between Yami-hime and Daito, a Land of Iron samurai trained by Aramaki in swordsmanship and Armament Haki.
• Yami-hime and Daito bowed to each other in a traditional swordsmen’s greeting, moving the silent audience.
• Mihawk ordered ten more Land of Iron study and settlement slots for the following year and planned to invite Daito to Swordmaster Hall.
• Yami Tsukahara explained that Yami-hime had chosen Kiri Ichimonji over her deadly Murasame for the match, while warning that Daito would be in grave danger if killing were allowed.
• Yami-hime and Daito drew their swords and began a fierce duel, their Armament Haki and Wind Release Chakra clashing as the chapter ended.