Recaps

After Maud defeated Imu, he fell unconscious and gravely wounded in Anthem Square, where a Marine force found him. As Marines led by Major General Brown tried to execute him, Hina and Smoker defended him, and a purple figure stopped Brown’s blade at the last moment.

• The Five Elders tried to reach Maud, but Shiryu, Cavendish, and Aokiji blocked them as Maud fell into Anthem Square.
• A Marine force led by Vice Admiral Bennet found Maud, and Bennet ordered his soldiers to put Seastone Cuffs on him.
• Major General Brown defied Bennet and led Marines in firing at Maud, but Hina blocked the bullets with her Black Cage Wall.
• Hina and Smoker tried to hold back the Marines as Brown charged Maud and swung his blade at him.
• A purple figure used gravity to stop Brown’s blade just before it struck Maud.

Fujitora protected the gravely wounded Maud from Brown and the Marines, while Luo used his Room ability to rescue Maud when the Marines broke through Fujitora’s defense. Maud reunited with Luo as Sunny and Philo arrived, but Maud remained critically injured and Luo showed signs of strain.

• Fujitora stopped Brown from killing Maud and refused to explain why he was protecting him.
• Brown urged the Marines to kill Maud, but Maud woke and thanked Fujitora while revealing how badly the battle and vicious drug had damaged him.
• The Marines attacked Maud, and Fujitora blocked their strikes while avoiding harm to his former comrades.
• Tesoro and Ryokugyu continued their fierce fight near the Holy Land’s city gate, with Tesoro launching a surge of liquid gold at Ryokugyu.
• Brown led another assault that broke through Fujitora’s protection, but Luo used Room and Shambles to move Maud to safety.
• Luo caught Maud on a nearby rooftop and treated his wounds, then criticized Sunny and Philo when they arrived through a transparent door.

After Maud survived his near-fatal injuries, Luo, Philo, Sunny, and Fujitora escaped the Marine siege through Sunny’s door. In the alternate space, Maud recovered enough to discuss Imu’s identity with Fujitora, who asked what Maud wanted the future world to become.

• Luo scolded Sunny and Philo for arriving late, then used his domain to slow Maud’s bleeding while Philo treated his wounds.
• Maud comforted Sunny and told her that securing victory would clear the way for her dream.
• As Marines overwhelmed Fujitora in Anthem Square, Maud asked Sunny to open a door and Luo used Room to transfer Fujitora and the group away.
• The Marines watched Maud and the others vanish, while Hina and Smoker discussed their concern about Maud’s escape and Aokiji continued fighting the Five Elders.
• In the Door-Door alternate space, Philo gave Maud medicine, and Fujitora asked about the being Maud had defeated before asking what he thought the world should become.

Maud weighed withdrawing from the battle after learning that his side faced a major numerical disadvantage and that Akainu had arrived with reinforcements. As Maud prepared to order a retreat, Sunny received a call on a private Den Den Mushi.

• Fujitora asked Maud about the future leadership of the world, and Maud said they would discuss it after the war.
• After recovering enough to stand, Maud called Violet and asked about the battlefield.
• Violet told Maud that the enemy had nearly fifty thousand more troops and almost a hundred new-model Pacifistas.
• Violet reported that Akainu was heading to Red Port with five warships, and Maud decided they had to retreat.
• Sunny received an incoming call on a dedicated Den Den Mushi known to only a few people, including Maud.

Akainu arrived at Red Port and saw that the Red Line had been split open before joining the fierce battle in the Holy Land. Fujitora’s meteors briefly gave the struggling Revolutionary Army hope, but Akainu countered them with magma, leaving Dragon convinced the battle was lost.

• Akainu reached the Red Line with elite Marines and saw a vast fissure running up its cliff face.
• The Revolutionary Army fought at a severe disadvantage as the World Government’s forces and new Pacifistas pressed their attack.
• Dragon directed the battle while Lindbergh fought with his experimental freezing firearm, but the Revolutionary Army continued to lose ground.
• Fujitora arrived and sent three flaming meteors toward the World Government’s formation.
• Akainu appeared and launched three magma fists at the meteors, prompting Dragon to murmur that it was over.

Akainu’s arrival turned the battle against the Revolutionary Army, and Dragon ordered a retreat while Sabo stayed behind to cover it. In an alternate space, Maud prepared to have Mansherry heal him and then return to the fight, while directing Sunny and Philo to help the retreat.

• Akainu shattered Fujitora’s meteorites, then fought him with magma attacks as Fujitora answered with gravity slashes.
• The World Government’s reinforcements overwhelmed the Revolutionary Army, and Hawkins relayed the retreat order to the Maud Pirates.
• Dragon and Sabo argued over who would stay as the rear guard, until Dragon accepted Sabo’s offer and entered the Mirror World.
• Maud learned that Jaya had brought Mansherry to help heal him and told Jaya not to act without his permission again.
• Luo warned Maud that returning to battle could expose him to a fatal attack, but Maud insisted he was the strongest in the world.
• Mansherry, Jaya, Sunny, and Philo arrived, and Maud asked Mansherry to heal him before instructing Sunny and Philo to move them to the Mirror World and aid the retreat.

Maud recovered from his catastrophic injuries and waited in the Mirror World while the Revolutionary Army retreated under attack. The World Government pursued them into the Mirror World, and as seven floating islands descended over the Holy Land, Maud opened blood-red eyes.

• Princess Mansherry healed Maud, who then told Violet to keep him informed and ensure Aokiji and the others withdrew.
• Philo and Sunny deployed mirror passages, but World Government forces seized one and followed the Revolutionary Army into the Mirror World, where fighting resumed.
• Aokiji took over Fujitora's fight against Akainu, allowing Fujitora to leave and restrain the new Pacifistas.
• The Revolutionary Army's rearguard fought on as seven floating islands appeared above the Holy Land and began descending.
• Maud opened his eyes inside the Mirror World, and his pupils turned blood red.

Maud left Luo and Mansherry behind to protect the medical zone while he slowly recovered his Haki on the way back to the battlefield. He effortlessly killed the CP agents attacking the wounded and destroyed seven or eight new Pacifistas in seconds, leaving both armies stunned as he turned toward the Mirror World passage.

• Maud asked Luo how much stamina he had recovered, then left him to protect Mansherry while he returned to the battlefield.
• Luo used Room to clean the blood and grime from Maud, and Maud set off slowly to recover his Haki and stamina.
• CP agents attacked the medical zone and forced Revolutionary Army fighters to shield the wounded from their Tempest Kicks.
• Maud arrived, shattered the incoming Tempest Kicks, and used his shadows to make the CP agents snap their own necks.
• Maud destroyed seven or eight new Pacifistas in roughly two seconds, stunning both sides and opening a path through the battlefield.
• Maud looked toward the Mirror World passage and said he had not been in a hurry to deal with the enemies who had entered it.

Maud helped the Revolutionary Army win the battle in the Mirror World, then left Dragon to decide whether to sacrifice the rear guard as seven islands descended on the Holy Land. After the islands devastated the battlefield, Maud arrived and struck down the Bald Five Elders before the World Government could pursue the survivors.

• Maud cut down World Government forces at the Mirror World passage, turning the battle in the Revolutionary Army's favor and forcing the enemy to collapse.
• Maud asked Violet how many mirrors the enemy had taken, then left the decision about the stranded rear guard to Dragon.
• Dragon released the islands' buoyancy, and the World Government forces shattered them with attacks as the Revolutionary Army rear guard fought on beneath the falling debris.
• Akainu destroyed one island to protect his Marines, while Fujitora and Akainu argued over who could change the world.
• The islands crashed into the Holy Land, devastating both sides; Smoker called for rescuers to find survivors, while the Five Elders prepared to advance through the mirrors.
• Maud suddenly appeared and wounded the Bald Five Elders with his swords, declaring that the enemy did not need to enter the Mirror World because he was there.

Maud appeared unharmed, killed the Five Elders with overwhelming speed, and broke the enemy army’s will. As the Marines began rescuing the wounded and Tesoro’s fight was decided by Maud’s intervention, Maud offered the remaining forces a chance to surrender and live.

• Maud caught the First Generation Kikoku after killing the Bald Five Elders with a single slash.
• Maud hurled the First Generation Kikoku at the Mustache Five Elder, killing him, while Smoker and Hina chose to rescue the wounded.
• Maud’s Whistling Arrow struck Ryokugu during his clash with Tesoro, destroying the green forest and shattering Ryokugu’s legs.
• Maud killed the Braided Hair Five Elder and the Goatee Five Elder with a swift sword strike, leaving all Five Elders dead.
• Maud told the remaining forces to surrender and they would live.

Maud ended the war by crushing Akainu and forcing the remaining Marines, World Government forces, and guards to surrender. As the Revolutionaries returned and Dragon considered what should come next, Maud joined Smoker and Hina in rescuing survivors by turning the rubble across the Holy Land into shadows.

• Maud gave the battlefield one minute to surrender, and more than half the forces laid down their weapons.
• Akainu attacked Maud with Great Eruption, but Maud shattered the magma fist and defeated him with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Sunny and the Maud Pirates arrived as Maud waited above the battlefield, and Tesoro brought the wounded Ryokugyu into view.
• The remaining fighters surrendered, ending the war, and the Revolutionaries emerged from the Mirror World with Dragon, Luo, and Princess Mansherry.
• Dragon watched Maud and considered how the Revolutionaries should shape the world, while Smoker and Hina searched the ruins for survivors.
• Maud joined Smoker and Hina, then transformed the rubble across the Holy Land into shadows to help rescue the people buried beneath it.

After Maud used his awakened ability to clear the ruins and flatten the Holy Land, he turned to the war’s aftermath and left the injured Ryokugyu in Fujitora’s care. Meanwhile, the Red-Haired Pirates and Straw Hat Pirates reached Red Port and saw the enormous slash through the Red Line.

• Maud turned the debris covering the battlefield into shadows, clearing it away and revealing entrances beneath the Holy Land.
• Maud thanked Smoker and Hina by joking that they were even over the ticket he had owed, then returned to his companions and proposed eating charcoal-grilled lobster.
• Jinbe went to catch lobsters, while Sunny promised to peel Beli’s lobster for him.
• Tesoro asked what to do about the gravely injured Ryokugyu, and Mansherry healed him before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Maud asked Fujitora to convince Ryokugyu to join the new order, then went with Dragon to discuss the spoils of war.
• The Red-Haired Pirates and Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Red Port and stared in shock at the slash through the Red Line.

Maud and Dragon argued over who should lead the world after the war, and Maud claimed he could reshape it faster than Dragon could. The chapter ended with a former servant of Imu holding a mysterious Devil Fruit on Sabaody Archipelago.

• Shanks and Beckman realized the slash through the Red Line could transform the seas, while Zoro suspected Maud had made it.
• Maud and Dragon explored an ancient underground city beneath the Holy Land and found a mural that Dragon believed recorded ancient history.
• Dragon asked what kind of world Maud wanted to create, and Maud answered that he wanted equality and freedom through reputation and power.
• Maud challenged Dragon’s claim to leadership by asking whether he could end piracy, underground dealings, and the separation of the world’s islands within a year.
• Aokiji, Fujitora, Kuma, Sabo, and Shanks arrived as Maud declared that only he could take the position, though Dragon could challenge him for it.
• On Sabaody Archipelago, a young man who had once served Imu opened a box containing a Devil Fruit.

After the World Government fell, Maud emerged from the ancient underground city and agreed to Dragon’s challenge to decide who would shape the future. As Morgans prepared to interview him, Maud said he would settle the fight within one minute and invited Dragon’s executives to join in.

• Maud and Dragon emerged from the ancient underground city with Aokiji, Sabo, and the others after Dragon accepted Maud’s challenge.
• The Maud Pirates, Red-Haired Pirates, Straw Hat Pirates, and Morgans’s newspaper staff gathered around Maud.
• Morgans praised Maud for toppling the World Government and asked to interview him before dawn.
• Maud postponed the interview and told Dragon he would resolve their conflict within one minute.
• Maud invited Dragon’s executives to join the fight, while Luffy eagerly asked to take part.

Maud agreed to face Luffy and Zoro, but one by one, pirates and Revolutionary Army members joined the challenge. As Morgans considered turning the gathering into a public spectacle, Maud remained ready to defeat them all and prove his strength to Dragon.

• Luffy and Zoro declared they would fight Maud, and Sanji joined them despite the Straw Hats' protests.
• Bartholomew and Franky joined the challenge, while Betty asked Maud for permission to support the fighters and he agreed.
• Dragon and the Revolutionary Army executives moved toward the field, deciding to wager their available fighters against Maud.
• Cavendish, Urouge, and Luo entered the fight, followed by Yasopp and Hawkins.
• Bonney shoved Hawkins aside and joined because Kuma was fighting, as more challengers gathered around Maud.
• Morgans grew excited by the growing spectacle, and Dada suggested imitating Festa's event on Water Seven Island.

Morgans organized a worldwide live broadcast of Maud facing a massive group of powerful challengers on the Red Line. Maud effortlessly shattered their opening assault and engulfed them in his Eternal Night technique, leaving the onlookers unable to see what happened inside.

• Morgans mobilized other news agencies to set up global relays while Dada prepared the broadcast equipment.
• Dragon, Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates, Red-Haired Pirates officers, Shiryu's group, and other fighters gathered to attack Maud, while Philo suggested they move the battle to the Mirror World and Maud refused.
• Morgans began broadcasting Maud's confrontation worldwide, introducing it as the birth of a brand-new era.
• Maud drew Shusui, darkened the sky, and faced the challengers as Betty inspired them to attack.
• Luo used Room and Shambles to send the fighters' combined attacks toward Maud, but Maud destroyed them without moving.
• Maud named his power Infinite and unleashed Eternal Night, swallowing the challengers inside an impenetrable sphere of shadow.

Maud defeated the Revolutionary Army leader and the other challengers in under a minute, proving his overwhelming strength to the spectators and live broadcast viewers. Morgans ended the broadcast and chose a headline calling Maud the undisputed strongest in the world.

• Brook wrote that Maud was the undisputed strongest before the battle's outcome was clear.
• Maud shattered the shadow sphere trapping the challengers, then stored its remaining destructive energy in a Shadow Box.
• The challengers fell unconscious into the pit, and the observers confirmed that the battle was over.
• Morgans cut off the live broadcast after its brief transmission and explained his approach to journalism to Dada.
• Morgans told Dada to prepare the headline, “Bajac D. Maud! The undisputed strongest in the world!”

After Maud defeated Dragon, Dragon struggled to accept the loss while Sabo said he believed Maud could fulfill his promises to change the world. Dragon left the tent as Sabo joined Luffy at the banquet, where Maud and the others celebrated over lobsters.

• Dragon awoke after his defeat and told Sabo he would give Maud one year to see what changes he brought to the world.
• Sabo said he believed Maud could end the pirate era and underground dealings, though he doubted Maud could connect the world's islands in a year.
• Luffy called Sabo to the banquet, and Dragon slipped away from the tent rather than face Luffy.
• Sabo and Luffy headed to the outdoor feast, where Maud peeled lobster for Shusui beside the Red-Haired Pirates and his crew.
• Beli mocked Shusui for needing Maud to peel her lobster, and Chopper translated Shusui's insult about Beli being a poor loser.

After the World Government fell, Maud erased the Red Line and set out with the Maud Pirates toward the end of their journey. The chapter closed with Brook finishing a book as Maud’s crew sailed on.

• At the feast, Maud fed Shusui lobster while Hancock, Perona, and Sunny asked him to peel theirs; Robin used her ability to separate the meat from the shells.
• Robin explored the underground ancient city and found murals of distant history, but Maud questioned the importance of uncovering the past after the World Government’s fall.
• The next morning, newspapers announced the destruction of the Celestial Dragons and the World Government, alongside Maud’s declaration that the Great Pirate Era and the slave trade were over.
• At Red Port, Maud used his shadow power to transform the Red Line into shadows and reveal the sea beyond it.
• Maud ordered the Netherworld to raise its sails and head for the end of the journey as the Maud Pirates watched him depart.

Six months after the war, visitors attended Brook’s Soul Funeral in Sky City, where Maud briefly appeared and vanished. After the funeral, an angry newcomer arrived demanding to know where Maud had gone.

• An old man followed a brochure through Sky City and bought a white flower from Perona outside the church.
• The old man placed the flower in Brook’s coffin and felt the Soul Funeral’s calming effect.
• A black-haired young man offered the old man shaved ice from Aokiji Island, then disappeared before he could ask how it had appeared.
• After the funeral ended, Perona praised Brook’s performance, and Brook sat up in his coffin.
• A short figure with a flintlock gun entered the church and angrily demanded to know where Maud had gone; Perona and Brook found Maud’s seat empty.

Maud decided to have Luo study Brook’s body in hopes of making resurrection easier, then evaded Saul, who wanted to discuss his marriage. After Maud left to see Hancock, Saul arrived at Lafitte’s office and revealed he had failed to understand the investment mechanism and had passed out.

• Maud considered Brook’s growing Underworld ability and decided to have Luo study him, hoping Brook could combine it with the Soul-Soul Fruit to aid resurrection.
• Saul rushed after Maud to discuss marriage, but Maud used Shadow Shift to escape him.
• Maud appeared at Lafitte’s office, praised him, and collected intelligence about renewed slave trading before leaving to see Hancock.
• Saul arrived at the office and urged Lafitte to set aside paperwork for something more important.
• Saul admitted that he had been pinned to his bed by his blankets, failed to understand the investment mechanism, and passed out.

Maud teleported into Hancock’s bath and reunited with her before reading Lafitte’s intelligence on the slave trade. Afterward, he invited Hancock to come with him, and she agreed to follow him anywhere.

• Maud used the Shadow Mark to teleport to Hancock and arrived in her bath.
• Hancock recognized Maud, embraced him, and stayed with him in the bath for several hours.
• Maud read Lafitte’s intelligence and noted that the slave trade persisted despite half a year of suppression and strikes.
• Maud asked Hancock to come with him, and Hancock agreed to follow him wherever he went.

Handar’s slave-hunting crew loaded captives onto their ship and caught Roen and Duoduo trying to escape. Handar was about to seize Duoduo when Maud appeared and caught her.

• Handar’s sailors loaded cages of captives onto their ship while Handar watched the port with Observation Haki.
• Handar exposed Roen and Duoduo hiding among crates and rushed to stop them as they fled.
• Roen threw glass shards at Handar, then attacked him to give Duoduo time to escape.
• Handar captured Roen and chased Duoduo, threatening to make both children merchandise.
• Maud appeared and caught Duoduo before she fell, terrifying Handar and the slave hunters.

Maud appeared at the harbor and killed Handar and the slave-hunting crew, then left Sabo to handle the cleanup. He called Hancock and told her they would go home, while resolving to keep fighting slavery and the pirate era.

• Maud appeared with the little girl and confronted Handar at the harbor.
• Maud used Shadow Kill to kill Handar and several hundred slave hunters.
• Sabo approached Maud, who left him to handle the cleanup and reaffirmed that he would keep killing outlaws.
• Maud called Hancock, learned she had finished her work, and told her they would go home.
• Maud reflected on building connections across the world, ending the pirate era, and eradicating slavery.

A year after Saul’s resurrection, Maud began the World Bridge plan to connect the world after ending the Great Pirate Era and destroying the underground trade empires. The chapter ended as an airborne bridge rose above the sea.

• Saul reflected that his return from death had felt like closing his eyes and opening them a second later, while Sunny cooked lamb chops and Beli served him wine.
• Maud used his overwhelming power to end the pirate era and eliminate the underground world’s illegal traders and slaveholders.
• Dragon accepted the new situation and led the Revolutionary Army in assisting Maud’s team.
• Maud announced the start of the World Bridge plan, and Sabo said that humanity’s wildest dreams could now become reality.
• An airborne bridge rose above the sea as people across the world watched Maud.