Chapter Summaries

Six-year-old Sanji waited with Sora and Reiju at the Sabaody Sea Train Station before traveling to Totsuki Culinary Academy. When Nami and Nojiko were hurt after bumping into a Ten King Warrior, police lieutenant Bell-mère confronted the warriors, who refused her inspection.

• Sanji waited with Sora and Reiju for Sea Train No. 7 to Spring Queen City, where they would transfer to a ship for Totsuki Culinary Academy.
• Reiju complained about the noisy station and said she wanted to protect Sanji from being bullied at school.
• A group of students from East Blue Oykot City Public Elementary School sat beside Sanji's family.
• Nami and Nojiko bumped into a Ten King Warrior's metal leg and fell, leaving their foreheads red and swollen.
• Bell-mère helped Nami and Nojiko, accused the Ten King Warrior of using Tekkai, and demanded to inspect the warriors' identification.
• The Ten King Warriors told Bell-mère that her rank was too low to inspect them, creating a tense standoff.

Sanji tried to comfort Nami and Nojiko after they were hurt, while Bell-mère grew suspicious of the Ten King Warriors treating the girls. Zenitsu Agatsuma checked the warriors’ identification and confirmed they could be trusted as Sea Train Number Seven arrived.

• Sora apologized to Bell-mère for the Ten King Warriors bumping into Nami and Nojiko, and one warrior offered to treat their injuries.
• Little Sanji comforted Nami and Nojiko with homemade cookies and talked about enrolling at Totsuki Culinary Academy, while Reiju dragged him away from the girls.
• A Ten King Warrior treated the girls’ swollen foreheads with cooling spray from his finger, and Bell-mère stopped him before learning the spray was medicine.
• Zenitsu Agatsuma arrived, heard Bell-mère’s account, checked a Ten King Warrior’s military identification, and told her the warriors could be trusted.
• Sea Train Number Seven arrived at Platform Five.

Sea Train No. 7 carried Nami, Sanji, Reiju, Sora, and Bell-mère toward Spring Queen City, while Ten King Warriors and Inspector Mao Shuo'er detected a powerful Sea Dragon approaching through the Mist Sea. A Ten King Warrior identified it as a special-class Danger Beast and told Mao Shuo'er that their mission was to delay it so the train could escape.

• Nami shared cream crackers with Sanji on the train and agreed to become his friend.
• The children fell asleep as Sea Train No. 7 entered the Mist Sea, leaving the adults to enjoy the scenery.
• Two Ten King Warriors detected a high-energy target approaching the train and calculated an 82% chance of collision.
• Inspector Mao Shuo'er went onto the train roof as the drivers discussed an increase in sea beast attacks.
• A Ten King Warrior told Mao Shuo'er that a Sea Dragon was approaching and ordered him to help buy time for the train to escape.
• Mao Shuo'er agreed to cooperate with the Ten King Warrior.

Chief Inspector Mao Shuo'er and the Ten King Warrior battled a Sea Dragon to keep it away from the Sea Train, then withdrew once their twenty-second delay was over. The Sea Dragon ignored them and continued north toward the Calm Belt.

• The Ten King Warrior and Chief Inspector Mao Shuo'er raced away from the Sea Train to draw the approaching Sea Dragon away from it.
• The Ten King Warrior unleashed Ten Kings' Judgment, but White Queen warned that the Sea Dragon's energy was rising despite the bombardment.
• The Sea Dragon erupted from the sea and attacked with charged water and lightning, forcing Mao Shuo'er and the Ten King Warrior to dodge and counterattack.
• The Ten King Warrior pulled Mao Shuo'er clear of a dragon tail strike and told him to hold out for twenty seconds before withdrawing.
• After the pair retreated, the Sea Dragon continued swimming north, and the Ten King Warrior realized it seemed headed for the Calm Belt.

Dragon investigated the chaos caused by sea beasts and Sea Kings across the Calm Belts while Neptune prepared to resist the Dragon Folk’s demands to rename Ryugu Palace and demolish the Azure Dragon Corridor. The chapter ended with Neptune relying on Admiral Cherry Sea Bream’s support to secure the Sea Folk clan chief position.

• Dragon monitored the violent movements of sea beasts and Sea Kings, which had caused shipwrecks, tsunamis, and attacks across the seas.
• Fish-Man Island celebrated the birth of Queen Otohime and Neptune’s daughter, Shirahoshi, whose cries stopped when Otohime soothed her.
• The Minister of the Left told Neptune that more Sea Kings and sea beasts were gathering near Fish-Man Island and that invitations for Shirahoshi’s hundred-day celebration had been delivered.
• Neptune said he would ask Admiral Cherry Sea Bream to send powerful Fish-Men to support him against Black Marlin in the contest for Sea Folk clan chief.
• Neptune told Otohime that the Dragon Folk had demanded Ryugu Palace be renamed and the Azure Dragon Corridor demolished, prompting him to unite the oceanic forces against their threats.

Divine Harmony discussed the Ryugu Palace invitation to Princess Shirahoshi’s hundred-day celebration with Sea Mother Salasa and urged her to attend alongside Black Marlin. He intended to position Black Marlin as the Sea Folk clan leader, setting up a contest over influence between the Dragon Folk and the Fish-Men and merfolk.

• Divine Harmony examined the invitation sent to Sea Mother Salasa and viewed its call for unity among the Sea Folk as a response to his demand that Neptune rename Ryugu Palace.
• Divine Harmony told Salasa to accept the invitation and noted that the Dragon Folk included five Admiral-level combatants, including Fatalis and Albertrion.
• Salasa explained that she had joined the Dragon Folk to protect the Rhyme Dragons, Suiryu, and Wind Dragons from exploitation by the Mage Association.
• Divine Harmony advised Salasa to find Black Ice Palace and travel with Black Marlin to the celebration, offering to introduce them.
• Divine Harmony told Salasa he intended for Black Marlin to become the Sea Folk clan leader.

Tengen Uzui consulted Fukurokuju about Ryugu Palace’s invitation to Shirahoshi’s hundred-day celebration and learned that Neptune planned to propose forming the Sea Folk. He urged Hoshigaki Shigenobu to attend, arranged for the Hoshigaki Clan to escort Shyarly to Fish-Man Island, and considered how the Sea Ninja Village should navigate growing political tensions.

• Hoshigaki Shigenobu brought Ryugu Palace’s invitation to Tengen Uzui, who learned that the Hoshigaki Clan had been classified as a Fish-Man branch.
• Tengen Uzui consulted Fukurokuju and learned that Neptune planned to propose establishing the Sea Folk at the celebration, so he advised Hoshigaki Shigenobu to attend cautiously.
• Tengen Uzui asked Hoshigaki Shigenobu to escort Shyarly back to Fish-Man Island, and Shigenobu agreed to take her with him.
• Shikaku Nara told Tengen Uzui that the Dragon Folk had ordered Uchiha Kejiu’s Fire Dragon to report to them, and Tengen Uzui instructed him to tell Uchiha Kejiu to comply.
• Ryugu Palace’s invitations spread across Sea Star, including to Azure Sea City and Siren Island, where the Medusa Clan was trying to make the Snake-Neck Tribe its vassal.

Divine Harmony brought Sea Mother Salasa to Black Marlin’s underwater Black Ice Palace, where Black Marlin asked for her help in taking human form. Salasa agreed to transform him with her clan’s magic, and Black Marlin led her to his true body to try it.

• Divine Harmony and Sea Mother Salasa entered the Black Ice Palace, where Black Marlin greeted them through a human-shaped illusion.
• Black Marlin explained that he wanted to become human but could not use a Human-Human Fruit, ninjutsu, or magic.
• Divine Harmony revealed that he had brought Salasa to help Black Marlin transform before the trip to Fish-Man Island.
• Salasa explained that her Rhyme Dragon clan’s Hemenmagus spell could turn Black Marlin human, though its duration would depend on her magic power.
• Divine Harmony asked whether the spell could be made into a magical artifact, but Salasa said she was not skilled at making one.
• Black Marlin led Salasa to his true body so she could let him experience becoming human.

Neptune struggled to defend Fish-Man Island from marine beasts, including the Nether Sea Dragon, until Jinbe arrived as the new chief of the Coast Guard Bureau. Jinbe defeated the Nether Sea Dragon with a single throw, leaving Neptune and the battlefield stunned.

• Neptune led the Neptune Army against Danger Beasts and magical beasts threatening Fish-Man Island while nearby Sea Kings helped hold back the attackers.
• The Nether Sea Dragon trapped Neptune in a black-lightning whirlpool and struck him toward Fish-Man Island, badly wounding Hoie.
• Jinbe arrived with Coast Guard officers and told Neptune that he had transferred from the military to the police at Minister Dragon’s direction.
• Jinbe ignored the Nether Sea Dragon’s lightning, seized its tail, and smashed it into the seabed with a Fish-Man Jujutsu throw.
• The impact knocked the Nether Sea Dragon unconscious and stunned Neptune and the creatures watching the battle.

Jinbe struggled to keep the growing crowds of enormous sea beasts away from Fish-Man Island as Shirahoshi’s birth drew powerful Sea Kings to the area. He summoned help from Dragon and Fisher Tiger, then watched a five-thousand-meter-class Sea King launch an Emperor Sea Dragon out of the sea.

• Jinbe led the sea police and Neptune Army in clearing sea beasts from the waters around Fish-Man Island while the Sea Kings assisted.
• As four- and five-thousand-meter-class Sea Kings gathered, Jinbe contacted Dragon, who promised to send Issho and Katakuri.
• Jinbe called Fisher Tiger, who agreed to request leave and travel from the Giant World to help.
• A four-thousand-meter-class Sea King fought an Emperor Sea Dragon, and a five-thousand-meter-class Sea King struck the Emperor Sea Dragon so hard that it flew above the sea and vanished toward the Grand Line.

Fukaboshi welcomed visiting leaders to Fish-Man Island ahead of Shirahoshi’s hundred-day celebration, including the Medusa Queen, who discussed the coming Sea Folk and her plans for Siren Island. Near evening, Black Marlin arrived with a massive force, putting the island’s guards on alert.

• Fukaboshi welcomed the Medusa Queen and her Naga guards, while they questioned the name Ryugu Palace and the proposed Sea Folk.
• The Medusa Queen told a Pearl Witch that she preferred Neptune as clan chief but doubted his strength against Black Marlin, and planned to recruit the Snake-Neck Tribe.
• Fukaboshi received guests throughout the day as the Neptune Army remained stationed at Fish-Man Island’s entrance.
• Fukaboshi and the Neptune Army saw Black Marlin approach atop a white sea dragon, surrounded by thousands of Danger Beasts and other creatures.

Black Marlin arrived at Fish-Man Island and clashed in presence with Fisher Tiger as Neptune came to receive him. Dragon revealed that the newborn Shirahoshi was Poseidon and ordered Issho and Katakuri to protect her during the hundred-day banquet.

• Black Marlin and Salasa arrived at Fish-Man Island, where Black Marlin questioned the reception and asked about the Emperor Sea Dragon.
• Black Marlin and Fisher Tiger clashed in presence, and Salasa shielded Fukaboshi from the pressure.
• Issho told Katakuri that Black Marlin likely possessed Conqueror's Haki and had chosen not to cause trouble.
• Dragon informed Katakuri that Shirahoshi was Poseidon, able to communicate with Sea Kings and large sea beasts.
• Dragon ordered Issho and Katakuri to protect Shirahoshi during the hundred-day banquet and to station Jinbe on Fish-Man Island afterward.
• Katakuri agreed to go at once and asked whether Neptune should be told about Poseidon; Dragon said he could be informed.

Black Marlin challenged Neptune’s claim to lead the Sea Folk and offered Tiger his essence blood in exchange for Tiger’s support. The chapter ended with Neptune and Tiger reacting to Black Marlin’s demand.

• Black Marlin argued that Ryugu Palace should be renamed Poseidon Palace, while Tiger defended Fish-Man Island’s traditions and rejected changing its name to satisfy the Dragon Folk.
• Black Marlin planned to undermine Neptune’s prestige and gain real authority among the Sea Folk, then challenged Tiger over his slow progress in strength.
• Black Marlin offered Tiger his essence blood, claiming it could improve his water control and grant him Black Mist, in exchange for Tiger’s full support in becoming the Sea Folk’s chief.
• Neptune and Tiger reacted with alarm when Black Marlin demanded Tiger’s support.

Neptune learned that Charlotte Katakuri wanted to discuss the legend of Poseidon, then Shirahoshi's hundred-day banquet began amid celebration and lavish gifts. When Shirahoshi's cries summoned a huge sphere of water, a figure appeared inside it, shocking Hoshigaki Shigenobu and the Hoshigaki Clan ninjas.

• Neptune agreed to let Black Marlin become Sea Folk clan chief, while Tiger struggled with the decision.
• Charlotte Katakuri arrived at Ryugu Palace and asked Neptune whether he knew the legend of Poseidon, one of the Three Ancient Weapons.
• The next day, Neptune and Otohime brought Shirahoshi into her hundred-day banquet as guests presented gifts and celebrated.
• Shirahoshi began crying, and a huge sphere of water gathered above the stage as Tiger, Issho, and Katakuri watched for danger.
• Ryuuboshi pointed out a figure inside the sphere, and Hoshigaki Shigenobu and the Hoshigaki Clan ninjas feared they would be blamed.

At Shirahoshi’s hundred-day celebration, Isobu appeared and pledged to protect her, then a divine decree bestowed titles and powers on Shirahoshi, Neptune, and Otohime. The chapter left Black Marlin furious after Shirahoshi was named Leader of the Sea Folk, taking the role he had expected to receive.

• Isobu appeared in Ryugu Palace, promised to protect Shirahoshi until adulthood, and shrank down so she could hold him.
• Shirahoshi stopped crying and laughed while cuddling Isobu, allowing her celebration to continue.
• A Heavenly Gate opened above the banquet hall, and Utgard, a Frost Giant, arrived with a sacred decree that forced nearly everyone to kneel.
• The decree named Shirahoshi Sea Star Princess, granted her World Noble privileges, and made her Leader of the Sea Folk.
• Neptune was invested as Shirahoshi’s acting leader and given the Trident of the Sea God, while Otohime became Empress of the Sea Folk and gained command of the White Dragon of the Sea.
• Black Marlin realized Shirahoshi had taken the leadership role he wanted and angrily wondered why she had been chosen.

After Neptune explained that Shirahoshi was Poseidon and demonstrated the Trident of the Sea God, Black Marlin challenged Fisher Tiger to a fight. Their battle stopped when five enormous Sea Kings arrived, responding to Shirahoshi’s distress over the marine creatures dying.

• Black Marlin questioned Neptune about Poseidon, and Neptune explained that Shirahoshi could command Sea Kings and was one of the Three Ancient Weapons.
• Neptune used the Trident of the Sea God to briefly halt the seawater around Fish-Man Island, impressing Black Marlin.
• Black Marlin challenged Fisher Tiger to a fight, and the two battled in a deep-sea canyon with destructive force.
• Five five-thousand-meter-class Sea Kings appeared near the battlefield and silently warned Black Marlin and Tiger to stop disturbing Shirahoshi.
• Shirahoshi cried in her bedroom after sensing the suffering of the dying marine creatures, and the Sea Kings came to protect their king.

Neptune established the Sea Folk as an officially recognized race, while the World Government expanded its rule over the State Religion World. In the underground palace beneath the Vatican, Imu summoned his first Heroic Spirit, who appeared and pledged to protect him.

• The World Government recognized Shirahoshi's status and Neptune applied to establish the Sea Folk, with Ryugu Palace as its headquarters and Shirahoshi as its future leader.
• Neptune classified water dragons as Sea Folk, prompting the Race Department to leave their registration as Dragon Folk unchanged and setting off a dispute between the two races.
• The Leo Star Army conquered major nations in the State Religion World while Hank's forces captured Vampires for research and combat training.
• Minister Molotov Cooktail announced the State Religion World's governing structure, appointing Marchioni as minister, Kamel Tibor Saint as Planetary Governor, and granting Pope Maxwell a seat at the Reverie.
• Imu began a Heroic Spirit summoning ritual beneath St. Peter's Basilica with Igu's help, and a slender Heroic Spirit appeared and swore to protect him.

Imu summoned Karna and Gawain as Heroic Spirits and assigned them roles under the World Government. After bringing them to Noah, he ordered Gawain to duel the Holy Land Garrison commander for leadership, and Gawain requested a place where sunlight could reach him.

• Imu summoned Karna, shared information about the World Government, and made him a Shichibukai tasked with protecting Mu.
• Imu summoned Gawain and assigned him to take command of the Holy Land Garrison aboard Noah if he could defeat its current commander.
• Imu sent Igu back to Sea Star to oversee Typhon's affairs and ordered Albertrion to report to the Dragon Folk before returning to the Ark as a Shichibukai.
• Imu brought Karna and Gawain to Noah, where Kukulkan rang the Golden Bell and the Heroic Spirits witnessed Imu take the Empty Throne.
• Imu challenged Gawain to duel Clement for command of the Holy Land Garrison, and Gawain asked to fight somewhere sunlight could reach him.

Gawain and Clement fought a fierce duel on Noah, and Imu judged that Gawain could barely win before sunset. Imu then left to meet Kaguya, who had arrived, while Longinus stayed to watch the battle.

• Gawain unleashed Excalibur Galatine, but Clement blocked the attack and countered with powerful sword strikes.
• Gawain and Clement exchanged blows as the field’s boundary contained their destructive shockwaves.
• Imu told Stussy to send Clement back to the Holy Land after the fight and instructed Karna to remain on standby in spirit form.
• Imu ordered Falcon Dragon to follow him to the Empty Throne Hall because Kaguya had arrived.
• Shiki left Noah to explore the Shinobi World, while Longinus remained to study the duel and considered summoning a Heroic Spirit.

Kaguya Otsutsuki and Falcon Dragon came to Imu after sensing a strange change in the Shinobi World’s Chakra, and Imu revealed that he had taken control of it from the Ōtsutsuki God. The chapter left Imu considering which world to visit next as he prepared to let Sea Star People cultivate Chakra.

• Kaguya Otsutsuki reported that the battle in Hades remained deadlocked and asked Imu to explain the change she had sensed in Chakra.
• Imu revealed that the Shinobi World’s Chakra now belonged to his Star Map faction rather than the Ōtsutsuki God.
• Imu took control of Kaguya Otsutsuki and Falcon Dragon’s Chakra, frightening them before returning it to their bodies.
• Imu concluded that Chakra was no longer a threat to his forces and considered allowing Sea Star People to cultivate it.
• Imu weighed whether to visit the Beast God World, the Claymore World, the State Religion World, or wait for another world.