Chapter Summaries

Lafitte used Maud’s intelligence about the Moria Pirates’ need to preserve intruders for their shadows to evade Perona’s Negativity Ghosts and locate her true body. He reached Perona’s room, leaving Jim behind and bringing the battle close to its end.

• Perona sent her Negativity Ghosts after Lafitte, but he dodged them while searching for her true body with Observation Haki.
• Perona used the corridor’s walls and floor to hide the ghosts’ movements, while Lafitte kept avoiding their attacks.
• Lafitte cut through a wall and left Jim behind, surprising Perona, who assumed Jim would keep him trapped.
• Lafitte followed the information from his Observation Haki to Perona’s room and found her sitting against the headboard.

Lafitte subdued Perona and prepared to take her to Luo so they could secure the Hollow-Hollow Fruit. At the estate, Maud began fighting Gecko Moria, whose shadow attacks failed to capture him and whose face Maud managed to cut.

• Lafitte held Perona’s body at swordpoint and forced her astral form to return to it.
• Perona mistook Lafitte’s threat for a sexual demand, offered no resistance, and was knocked unconscious.
• Lafitte carried Perona away, intending to meet Luo and remove her heart to prevent her from posing a threat.
• Gecko Moria arrived at the estate, and Maud identified him before hurling the white ferret at him.
• Moria dodged the transformed weapon’s bullets and countered Maud with a shadow spear and bats, but Maud escaped the trap and cut Moria’s cheek with a shot from Dark Raven.

Maud tested the Shadow-Shadow Fruit’s abilities while battling Moria on the Thriller Bark and discovered that Armament Haki could suppress shadows’ recovery. Moria searched for a chance to cut off Maud’s shadow and end the fight.

• Moria sent shadow bats after Maud, who destroyed them with his Gun. Daisy sword technique and judged their strength to be limited.
• Moria formed Shadow Master from his shadows and sent it to attack Maud while he stayed behind it.
• Maud wrapped Chidori in Armament Haki and struck Shadow Master, then evaded its severed arms as they transformed into a net.
• Maud concluded that Armament Haki could damage shadows and called Beli back to his hand as a second blade.
• Moria fixed his gaze on Maud’s shadow and waited for an opportunity to cut it off.

Maud exploited Moria’s inability to infuse his shadows with Armament Haki and used a concealed Haki-coated bullet to wound the Shadow Master, sending Moria crashing through the forest. The pirates and zombies on Thriller Bark saw Moria’s defeat and wondered who Maud was.

• Maud and Moria exchanged attacks as each tried to capture the other alive, and Maud deduced that Moria could not strengthen his shadows with Armament Haki.
• Moria sent the Shadow Master after Maud while keeping his Shadow Clone ability hidden, but Maud knew Moria could swap places with it.
• Maud fired ordinary pellets that the Shadow Master ignored, then slipped an Armament Haki-coated pellet into the barrage and punched a hole through its abdomen.
• The wounded Shadow Master returned to Moria, and a surge of force sent Moria smashing through eight trees before he stopped.
• The shadowless pirates and the stationed zombies watched Moria get blasted away and wondered who Maud was.

Maud wounded Moria and pressed his attack, while Moria struggled to counter him with the Shadow-Shadow Fruit. Moria unleashed Shadows' Gathering Ground, but found that far fewer shadows remained than he expected as Maud charged.

• Moria realized Maud had hidden an Armament Haki-coated bullet among his shots, then treated his wound with a piece of his shadow.
• Maud fired as he advanced, then closed in with a blade and struck at Moria when Moria escaped by switching places with his shadow.
• Maud cut Moria's shadow during its retreat, leaving Moria unable to find an opening to attack Maud's shadow.
• Moria considered relying on Perona, then chose to use Shadows' Gathering Ground to absorb the shadows across Thriller Bark.
• Moria's technique stripped nearby zombies of their shadows, but he was shocked to find only a small number coming to him and accused Maud of taking the rest.
• Maud told Moria to guess and charged at him with his blade.

Moria absorbed about a hundred weak shadows and charged Maud, convinced Maud had ruined the rest. Maud used Shusui to sever both of Moria’s arms, leaving the watching pirates stunned by his strength.

• Moria used Shadows' Gathering Ground to absorb about a hundred shadows, then blamed Maud for the loss of the higher-quality ones.
• Moria rushed Maud and withstood his sword auras with only minor wounds, boasting that a hundred shadows were enough.
• Moria attacked with both fists, but Maud drew Shusui and severed his right arm with a powerful slash.
• Moria scattered the dust and swung his left arm at Maud, who severed it with another slash.
• The pirates watching from the forest stared in shock as Maud left Moria without either arm.

Maud defeated Moria and carried him toward the castle, while Lola and the pirates decided to thank their savior. Their celebration was interrupted when Brook revealed himself to the group.

• Maud struck Moria with his blade, shot him with a Seastone bullet, and knocked him unconscious.
• Maud considered whether to eat the Shadow-Shadow Fruit and carried Moria toward the castle.
• Lola convinced the pirates to go thank Maud for restoring their freedom.
• Lola announced that she intended to propose to Maud, startling the pirates.
• Brook appeared among the pirates, introduced himself, and frightened them when they mistook him for a ghost.

Maud waited in Moria’s castle after defeating him, while Philo joined him and Brook arrived. After Brook asked to see Philo’s panties, she broke several of his bones, and Lola’s pirates fled after mistaking the scene for a murder.

• Brook learned from Lola and the other pirates that Maud had defeated Moria and Ryuma, then headed for the castle.
• Maud treated Moria’s bleeding wounds and waited for Lafitte and the others; Philo arrived unharmed and began sorting plants.
• Brook entered the hall, noticed Moria, and immediately asked Philo if he could see her panties.
• Philo put on her Crow Mask and broke Brook’s arm and leg bones, then wondered aloud what was inside his moving skeleton.
• Lola and the pirates arrived, saw Brook motionless on the floor, bowed in unison, and ran away.

Maude’s group captured Perona and defeated Moria, then Maude had Luo extract the Shadow-Shadow Fruit. Maude ate the fruit, while the remaining pirates stayed in the castle.

• Lafitte and Luo regrouped with Maude after capturing Perona and removing her heart to prevent her from using the Hollow-Hollow Fruit against them.
• Lafitte brought Perona to the castle, where she saw the defeated Moria and was intimidated into silence by Maude.
• Maude carried Moria upstairs with Lafitte and Luo to extract the Shadow-Shadow Fruit, while Perona vented her anger by beating Brook.
• Maude killed Moria, gained enough experience to form a fifth Star Frame in his Haki, and received the Shadow-Shadow Fruit extracted by Luo.
• Maude ate the Shadow-Shadow Fruit before Lafitte could suggest that he take the Hollow-Hollow Fruit instead.

Maud ate the Shadow-Shadow Fruit and began testing its abilities on Moria’s corpse. He photographed himself stabbing the corpse to help secure the vacant Shichibukai position, then turned to testing whether the fruit’s sunlight weakness affected its user.

• Maud ate the entire Shadow-Shadow Fruit despite its foul taste.
• Maud sensed the fruit’s power and created a Shadow Clone that merged with Moria’s shadow.
• Maud gradually controlled Moria’s corpse through its shadow and posed it for a photograph.
• Lafitte photographed Maud stabbing Moria’s corpse so Maud could use the image to promote his claim to the Shichibukai position.
• Maud wondered whether sunlight would turn him to ash if he lost his shadow.

Maud considered the Shadow-Shadow Fruit’s potential and invited Brook to join his crew after learning about his promise to Laboon. Brook accepted, leaving Maud and the others about to introduce themselves.

• Maud reflected on the Shadow-Shadow Fruit’s possible powers and went downstairs with Lafitte and Luo to meet Brook.
• Luo healed Brook, and Maud invited him to join the crew, but Brook initially refused because he had promised to return to Laboon.
• Brook told Maud about his promise, and Maud explained that Laboon had been waiting for him at Twin Cape for nearly fifty years.
• Brook refused to return to Laboon immediately, choosing to meet him again from the front as promised, and accepted Maud’s invitation.
• Brook realized he did not know anyone’s name, and Perona abruptly stopped crying in disbelief.

Brook formally joined the Maud Pirates, and Maud spared Perona after Philo pleaded for her. Maud began planning to turn Thriller Bark into a base and told Luo to meet him at Sabaody Archipelago in one year.

• Brook swore loyalty to Maud and joined the Maud Pirates, whose crew welcomed him.
• Perona begged Maud not to kill her, and Philo asked him to spare her because she believed Perona was not a bad person.
• Maud agreed to spare Perona but decided he would keep her under his control using the heart Luo had extracted.
• Maud ordered the crew to inventory the castle's spoils and clear outsiders from Thriller Bark, which he considered using as a base.
• Maud inspected the corpses in the castle freezer with Luo and considered visiting Impel Down to obtain more bodies for zombies.
• Maud told Luo to meet him at Sabaody Archipelago in one year, but withheld details about the major event he had mentioned.

Maud and Lafitte discussed Luo’s departure, the dangers of Devil’s Power extraction, and the World Government’s interest in the Op-Op Fruit. Maud asked Lafitte to attend the meeting convened after Moria’s death and recommend him as the next Shichibukai, even though Lafitte might not return.

• Luo left the Thriller Bark, intending to improve his strength and wait for Maud’s promised great event.
• Lafitte reported that the Heart Pirates and the other people aboard the Thriller Bark had departed.
• Lafitte urged Maud to keep Luo under control because his ability to extract Devil’s Power could change the balance of the world.
• Maud argued that equality and shared interests made a stronger bond than coercion, and explained that others were also pursuing Devil Fruit extraction technology.
• Maud asked Lafitte to attend the Shichibukai succession meeting and recommend him as Moria’s replacement.
• Lafitte accepted despite Maud’s warning that he might not return, and Maud promised to act if the Marines kept him there.

After Moria's death, Maud's crew celebrated Brook joining them while the Marines prepared a Shichibukai meeting and considered Maud's new bounty. A summons reached Shanks and Hawk Eyes, and Hawk Eyes decided to attend the meeting after seeing Maud's 500 million bounty poster.

• Maud worried that Lafitte could be in danger when he went to Mary Geoise to recommend Maud as the next Shichibukai, but Lafitte eagerly accepted the mission.
• The crew shared Jaya's strength-enhancing meal, and Brook asked to see Jaya's underwear before she subdued him with a joint lock.
• Five days later, Sengoku discussed Moria's death and the upcoming Shichibukai meeting with Tsuru and Garp, who agreed to attend.
• Three days later, a Carrier Bat delivered the meeting summons to Hawk Eyes while he drank with Shanks.
• Hawk Eyes saw Maud's new 500 million bounty poster and told Shanks he was going to the meeting.

Hawk Eyes, Crocodile, and other powerful figures reacted to Maud’s defeat of Moria and prepared for the Shichibukai meeting. Crocodile ordered Nico Robin to accompany him, disrupting her plans to act secretly, while Aokiji suspected Maud might be pursuing a Shichibukai position.

• Hawk Eyes left Shanks to attend the ordinary Shichibukai meeting, drawn by the sword in the newspaper and his friend’s interest in it.
• Nico Robin showed Crocodile a bounty poster of Maud and a summons letter, and they discussed Maud’s rising bounty and his defeat of Moria.
• Crocodile decided to attend the Shichibukai meeting and ordered Robin to accompany him, thwarting her chance to act secretly while he was away.
• Doflamingo rejected an offer to prepare a ship and chose to travel to the meeting using his String-String Fruit ability.
• Aboard a warship bound for Marine Headquarters, Aokiji read about Maud killing Moria and wondered if Maud intended to become a Shichibukai.

After Maud’s bounty rose to 500 million, the Four Emperors and the other supernovas took notice of him. The supernovas headed for Sabaody, where Cavendish decided to wait for Maud, while Maud remained aboard Thriller Bark and Perona was forced to exercise.

• Kaido remembered Maud as a potential recruit after hearing of his 500-million bounty and victory over Moria.
• Bagard mocked Maud’s bounty, then collapsed after accidentally poisoning himself by licking his sleeve blade.
• Two supernova pirates left Bruno’s bar in Water 7 without paying and headed toward Sabaody, while Bruno hid his anger.
• Cavendish learned Maud’s bounty had reached 500 million, tore up the poster, and refused to leave Sabaody until Maud arrived.
• The other supernovas headed toward Sabaody as Maud stayed aboard Thriller Bark, where Perona complained while exercising with a heavy iron ball.

Perona endured Jim’s punishing training before Maud, Jaya, Lafitte, Brook, and Beli sailed from Thriller Bark toward the Sabaody Archipelago. After arriving, Maud’s group was confronted by slave hunters who recognized his 500-million-bounty name and panicked.

• Jim forced Perona to finish her weight-training repetitions, and Jaya brought her lunch and told her she would be away with Maud.
• Maud set sail with Jaya, Lafitte, Brook, and Beli, leaving Jim and the others at Thriller Bark.
• Maud read about Vivre Cards and considered obtaining them to help navigate Thriller Bark’s fog.
• Ten days later, Maud and his companions moored their ship at Tree Island Number 8 in the Sabaody Archipelago.
• A slave-hunting group arrived to capture the Tile Pirates’ captain, but its leader recognized Maud and the hunters collapsed in fear when Maud approached.

Maud encountered a slave-hunting crew on Sabaody Archipelago, frightened them into surrendering, and enlisted them to guide his group to Shakky's Raftel Bar. When Udil warned that the Celestial Dragons might take an interest in Brook, Maud fell silent.

• Udil and his slave hunters mistook Maud's arrival for a threat and prostrated themselves, throwing down their weapons.
• Maud noticed Udil's concealed flintlock and made the crew surrender their remaining hidden firearms.
• Maud asked Udil to take them to Shakky's Raftel Bar, and Udil agreed while warning him about its powerful regulars.
• Udil reacted with astonishment to Brook and suggested disguising him to avoid attracting slave hunters.
• Udil warned Maud that the Celestial Dragons might take an interest in Brook, and Maud fell silent.

Maud led his crew toward Shakky’s bar while avoiding any unnecessary conflict with the Celestial Dragons. More than a thousand bounty hunters surrounded them, but Maud left them all unconscious in seconds, stunning the witnesses.

• Maud rejected Udil’s suggestion to disguise Brook and continued toward Shakky’s bar, while Brook accepted his decision.
• Udil explained that Shakky’s Raftel Bar was on Tree Island 13 as Maud sensed people watching the group.
• More than a thousand bounty hunters surrounded Maud and his companions, hoping to claim their bounties and capture Brook.
• Maud stepped forward with his twin pistols as Brook prepared to fight, while Lafitte and Jaya stayed back.
• The bounty hunters suddenly collapsed unconscious within three seconds, leaving Udil, his companions, and the onlookers shocked.

Maud and his companions reached Shakky's Bar after a mysterious burst of Conqueror's Haki incapacitated a thousand bounty hunters. Rayleigh greeted them at the bar, confirming Maud's suspicion that he had cleared the way and leaving Udil stunned by Maud's connection to the legendary pirate.

• Maud's Conqueror's Haki—or a powerful aura nearby—knocked out the bounty hunters, and Whitman recognized it as the sign of a king before leaving with his companions.
• Lafitte and Jaya sensed an immense aura near a Yoruean Red Tree root, while Maud guessed that Rayleigh had used Conqueror's Haki to clear the area.
• Maud told Udil to lead the way, bought the treasured wine from a tavern, and continued with his group to Shakky's Bar on Yoruean Tree Island No. 13.
• Rayleigh greeted Maud and his companions from the bar's wooden staircase, and Jaya and Lafitte recognized the Dark King.
• Udil and his men were stunned to see Rayleigh familiar with Maud.