Vol. 8The Rising Emperor

Maud became a Four Emperor, defeated the Beasts Pirates in Wano, and challenged Kaido and Charlotte Linlin before retreating to grow stronger. He rescued Dressrosa and Revolutionary Army captives, then learned of Bullet’s latest battle while weighing his next move and worrying about Yamato.

  • Maud killed Sengoku, escaped Impel Down, and destroyed Enies Lobby, earning recognition as a Four Emperor and promising to help Jim pursue his goals.
  • Kaido and Big Mom allied, while Maud declared he would make the world fear him and set out to build his power.
  • Maud recruited Bonney, Tesoro, and Jinbe, declared war on the Beasts Pirates, and headed for Onigashima.
  • Maud arrived at Gaban’s prison with Aokiji, Shiryu, Lafitte, and Luo, and challenged King.
  • Maud defeated the Beasts Pirates and Orochi, then left Wano after advising Yamato to gather soldiers under Kozuki’s name.
  • Maud returned to rescue Yamato and fought Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, surviving their combined attack.
  • Maud held off Kaido and Charlotte Linlin so Yamato could escape, then returned to Thriller Bark determined to grow stronger.
  • Maud rescued Dressrosa and Revolutionary Army captives, helped rebuild, and considered his next destination after reading about Bullet’s battle.
Chapters 703–802 Read from Ch. 703

Arc 29The Fall of Impel Down

Maud killed Sengoku, defeated the Marines at Impel Down, and destroyed Enies Lobby before the world recognized him as a Four Emperor. As new alliances and enemies emerged, Maud resolved to make the world fear him and promised to help Jim pursue his goals.

  • Maud killed Sengoku, completed his tenth Star Frame by claiming Weevil’s shadow, and drove Kizaru to accept that the Marines could not stop the escape.
  • Maud and his allies fought their way out of Impel Down, rescued their wounded, and destroyed the prison while Fujitora acknowledged their victory.
  • Maud learned Jim was critically injured, received Ivankov’s help to save him, and showed Rayleigh Saul’s body before setting course for Enies Lobby.
  • Maud overwhelmed Enies Lobby’s garrison and sank the island, then arranged for Dada to publicize the destruction.
  • Morgans killed a CP agent who tried to suppress the story, and newspapers spread news of Maud’s victories while the Revolutionary Army and the public reacted with alarm.
  • Yamato met Gaban in prison, learned he knew Maud, and agreed to help him contact Maud, while Kaido and Big Mom formed an alliance.
  • Marine generals raised Maud’s bounty to 4.48 billion, and news arrived that the Big Mom and Beasts Pirates had allied.
  • Bullet destroyed Pegasus Island after reading about Maud, while Maud declared that he would make the world fear him, and Shanks departed, Maud was named a Four Emperor, and Maud promised Jim he would help him pursue his goals.
Chapters 703–72725 summaries Read

Arc 30War Comes to Wano

Maud recruited Bonney, Tesoro, and Jinbe while gathering his crew for an assault on the Beasts Pirates. The arc ended with Maud and his officers confronting King at Gaban’s prison on Onigashima.

  • Maud recruited Cavendish, then traveled to Amazon Lily, where he welcomed Hancock before destroying six Marine warships sent to attack the island.
  • On Sabaody, Maud rescued Bonney from CP0, fought off Kizaru and Fujitora, and fled with her aboard the Netherworld.
  • Maud accepted Tesoro into the Maud Pirates after Tesoro killed a captured Celestial Dragon, then learned that Gaban was imprisoned on Onigashima.
  • Maud declared war on the Beasts Pirates, recruited Jinbe at Fish-Man Island, and promised Shirahoshi that he would bring the island beneath the real sunlight.
  • While Kaido and Queen were away, Maud ordered Jaya to drop part of a floating island onto the Flower Capital, destroying it before the crew headed for Onigashima.
  • Yamato freed Gaban and confronted King, while Hiyori told King that Maud had killed a Banebreaker with a Shadow Clone.
  • Maud arrived at Gaban’s prison with Aokiji, Shiryu, Lafitte, and Luo, and challenged King as Aokiji stood beside him.
Chapters 728–75225 summaries Read

Arc 31Maud Challenges the Emperors

Maud defeated the Beasts Pirates at Onigashima, then seized Wano’s weapons and confronted Orochi after he captured Momonosuke. He left Wano after Orochi’s defeat, but returned when Kaido threatened Yamato and began fighting Kaido and Charlotte Linlin together.

  • Maud defeated King and Page One, helping the Maud Pirates break the Beasts Pirates’ resistance and take control of Onigashima.
  • Maud’s crew defeated the remaining Beasts Pirates, extracted several Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits, and gathered weapons and supplies while Kin'emon’s group arrived.
  • Orochi captured Hiyori and Momonosuke, then used Momonosuke as a hostage when Maud brought Onigashima over the Flower Capital.
  • Maud shot Orochi’s arm, and Jaya’s Phoenix Feathers devastated Orochi’s forces before Orochi accidentally severed Momonosuke while threatening the Nine Red Scabbards.
  • Maud defeated Orochi, had Luo extract his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, and left Wano after advising Yamato to gather soldiers under Kozuki’s name.
  • Kaido attacked Yamato and the battered samurai, but Maud returned, rescued Yamato, and challenged Kaido and Big Mom to fight him.
  • Maud fought Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, countering their attacks and sending both flying before they joined forces to launch Bringer of Storms.
  • Maud emerged unharmed from the crater after blocking Bringer of Storms and challenged Kaido and Charlotte Linlin to continue fighting.
Chapters 753–77725 summaries Read

Arc 32Dressrosa and the Rising Threats

Maud survived his clash with Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, rescued Dressrosa and the Tontatta, and brought new allies and plans into the Maud Pirates. After saving Revolutionary Army captives and helping rebuild their town, he learned of Bullet’s latest battle and considered his next move while worrying about Yamato in Wano.

  • Maud wounded Kaido, held off both Emperors long enough for Yamato to escape, then returned to Thriller Bark and resolved to grow stronger before facing them again.
  • Violet awakened her Glare-Glare ability and reached Maud, who rescued her and Rebecca from pirates and agreed to help Dressrosa.
  • Maud and his crew defeated the pirates occupying Dressrosa, freed the Tontatta, and brought Princess Mansherry to heal the wounded and restore Rayleigh’s and Gaban’s limbs.
  • Rayleigh recounted Bullet’s history, and Maud declared he would face Bullet while Rayleigh joined the crew, and Maud also defeated Zoro in a spar and advised him to develop his own style.
  • Maud agreed to protect Dressrosa if Violet joined him, then proposed raising the island into a future Sky City and helped its people begin rebuilding.
  • Maud offered the Revolutionary Army weapons and agreed to rescue its captives from World, then defeated World, freed Tatam and the others, and obtained the More-More Fruit for Beli.
  • Maud helped rebuild Mushroom Island as the Revolutionary Army aided its residents, then read reports of the Navy’s failure in Wano and Bullet’s battle with the Whitebeard Pirates while considering his next destination.
Chapters 778–80225 summaries Read
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