Chapter Summaries

Perospero persuaded Charlotte Linlin to use Rayleigh as bait to draw the Maud Pirates into a direct confrontation, and she ordered Brulee to bring him aboard the Queen Mama Chantilly. Meanwhile, Aokiji attacked Cake Island to retrieve Rayleigh and left Cracker, Snack, and Mont Dor facing him in the collectible library.

• Perospero proposed using Rayleigh as a bargaining chip, and Charlotte Linlin ordered Brulee to bring him aboard the Queen Mama Chantilly.
• Aokiji reached Cake Castle and used Ice Age to freeze the castle and the soldiers inside it.
• Cracker and Snack sensed Aokiji's attack in the collectible library, while Mont Dor called Perospero to request help.
• Aokiji entered the library and revealed that he had frozen the castle's remaining soldiers; he identified Mont Dor as the one holding Rayleigh's book.
• Cracker and Snack attacked Aokiji, who froze both Sweet Commanders and the surrounding Biscuit Warriors in a single exchange.

Aokiji fought his way through Cake Castle’s library, freed Rayleigh from Mont Dor’s book, and tried to escape with him. Cracker and Snack pursued them, while powerful reinforcements arrived and the castle’s ice began to melt.

• Aokiji froze Cracker and Snack, restrained Mont Dor, and destroyed the book Mont Dor had used to ambush him.
• Mont Dor’s flames let Rayleigh and a dozen other prisoners escape from the pages of a burning book, and Aokiji carried Rayleigh out of the library.
• Cracker broke free of the ice with Snack, revealed his true form, and clashed with Aokiji as he tried to stop their escape.
• Aokiji sealed the library doors with ice and fled through the hall with Rayleigh, but Cracker and Snack broke through and pursued them.
• Cracker’s biscuit soldiers attacked the escaped prisoners as Aokiji sensed powerful auras arriving throughout the castle and saw the ice begin to melt.

Aokiji rescued Rayleigh from Cake Castle and escaped through a hole Cracker had accidentally made, but BIG.MOM’s returning forces gathered around the castle and attacked as the pair leaped outside. Perospero’s sugary stream shot toward Aokiji, leaving their escape under threat.

• Aokiji sensed the returning BIG.MOM Pirates and identified the treasury as the likely target of their defenses.
• Oven’s heat melted Aokiji’s ice, while Cracker and Snack prepared to corner Aokiji and Rayleigh.
• Aokiji dodged Cracker’s sword wave, which blasted a hole in the wall, then carried Rayleigh through it and out of the castle.
• Aokiji and Rayleigh saw Oven’s heat thawing the castle as armed soldiers below prepared to attack them.
• The soldiers aimed their guns at Aokiji and Rayleigh, and Perospero fired a stream of purple sugary liquid toward Aokiji’s back.

Aokiji froze tens of thousands of soldiers on Cake Island, but the BIG.MOM Pirates’ main forces returned and surrounded him and the severely injured Rayleigh. Katakuri and several powerful Charlotte siblings joined Perospero, while BIG.MOM herself remained absent.

• Aokiji countered Perospero’s syrup attack and used Ice Age to freeze tens of thousands of soldiers across the plaza.
• Perospero confronted Aokiji and noted that the former Admiral’s ice powers were less dangerous to him than Akainu’s heat would have been.
• Aokiji and Rayleigh sensed BIG.MOM’s forces converging from all directions and realized they were surrounded, though BIG.MOM had not returned.
• Katakuri arrived with Charlotte Monde, Charlotte Amande, and Charlotte Yashu, while other Charlotte siblings gathered around Perospero.
• Katakuri and the returning Charlotte Family forces formed an overwhelming encirclement around Aokiji and Rayleigh.

Aokiji faced the Charlotte Family’s overwhelming forces while protecting the incapacitated Rayleigh, but Maud arrived to reinforce him. Maud’s Conqueror’s Haki felled nearly the entire enemy force, leaving Perospero’s claim of superior numbers in ruins.

• Oven melted Aokiji’s ice across the plaza while Perospero and the Charlotte Family discussed how to defeat Aokiji without angering Big Mom by killing Rayleigh.
• Aokiji stayed calm as Rayleigh worried about being a burden and asked him to deliver a message to Maud, but Aokiji told him to deliver it himself.
• Katakuri sensed an approaching danger just as Perospero ordered the family to attack Aokiji.
• Maud appeared beside Aokiji through a Shadow Mark, shocking Perospero and the surrounding Charlotte Family forces.
• Maud unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking down all but fewer than three hundred of the more than twenty thousand enemies and challenging Perospero’s claim of a combat advantage.

Maud arrived on Whole Cake Island and devastated BIG.MOM's forces with Conqueror's Haki and a powerful Ikoku. After sending Rayleigh to safety and learning the Marines had taken Saul and Gaban, Maud faced Katakuri and the Charlotte Family, whose future sight revealed his enemies could not survive even one second against him.

• Maud's Conqueror's Haki knocked out tens of thousands of enemies, and Cracker began creating Biscuit Warriors to replace them.
• Maud unleashed Ikoku, shattered Perospero's Candy Maiden, and blasted a huge hole through Cake Castle.
• Maud ordered Aokiji to deal with the forces near the castle and spare or kill everyone as he wished, except Cracker, whom Maud wanted alive.
• Rayleigh told Maud that the Marines had sent him, Gaban, and Saul to Impel Down, then taken Rayleigh to BIG.MOM's territory; Saul was still in Impel Down when Rayleigh left.
• Maud made shadow limbs for Rayleigh and sent him to Thriller Bark, then confronted Katakuri and the Charlotte Family.
• Katakuri restrained Stelong and Snaman, warning that Maud would have killed them within one second.

Katakuri used future-seeing Observation Haki to lead the Charlotte Family against Maud, but Maud countered his attacks and revealed Smoothie's corpse and the captured shadows of other family members. After Maud destroyed one shadow to provoke Katakuri, Katakuri’s emotions disrupted his Observation Haki, allowing Maud’s shadow pillars to batter him.

• Katakuri foresaw Stron and Snaman being skewered by Maud’s shadow pillars and stopped them from attacking.
• Katakuri confronted Maud, and the two exchanged Gatling fire, sword strikes, and awakened mochi and shadow attacks.
• Maud brought Smoothie’s corpse out of the Shadow Box, enraging the Charlotte Family as Monde called on them to set Smoothie free.
• Maud produced seven captured shadows and warned Katakuri that he could kill their owners by crushing them.
• Maud destroyed one shadow, disrupting Katakuri’s Observation Haki as his emotions surged, then battered him with shadow pillars and absorbed the remaining shadows.

Maud used his shadows to suppress Katakuri while the Smoothie corpse held off the Charlotte Family, hoping to seize more Devil Fruits before leaving Whole Cake Island. As Katakuri adapted with his future-seeing Observation Haki, Maud summoned the shadows across Cake Island to overwhelm him.

• Maud watched the shadows attack Katakuri and resolved to take as many Devil Fruits from the BIG.MOM Pirates as he could before leaving.
• Monde and the Charlotte Family charged Maud, but the Smoothie corpse intercepted them and sent Monde flying.
• The Smoothie corpse used her Observation Haki to evade the Charlotte Family’s attacks and held their forces back without Armament Haki.
• Katakuri regained his future-seeing Observation Haki, trapped Maud’s shadow pillars with mochi, and attacked him with Nine-Headed Mochi.
• Maud decided to overwhelm Katakuri with a higher attack frequency and drew the shadows from across Cake Island toward himself.

Maud unleashed his awakened Shadow-Shadow Fruit power against Katakuri and the Big Mom Pirates, using an overwhelming barrage to create an opening. He struck Katakuri with Overlord. Slash and followed with a close-range cut, leaving Katakuri wounded as the attack continued.

• Maud summoned a vast tsunami of shadows, and Katakuri recognized that Maud could control them without assimilating objects.
• Aokiji froze Cracker’s Biscuit Warriors and intensified his assault on Perospero and the other Big Mom Pirates officers.
• Maud fired Shadow. Starfall across the plaza, forcing Katakuri to defend himself while the shadow bolts killed numerous Big Mom Pirates members.
• Maud recalled the shadow bolts and sent them at Katakuri from every direction, then shattered Katakuri’s mochi shield with Overlord. Slash.
• Maud used Shadow Shift to appear behind Katakuri and slashed him while Katakuri struggled to react to the barrage.

Maud overwhelmed Katakuri with relentless shadow attacks and sword strikes, leaving him badly wounded despite Katakuri’s attempts to counterattack. Brulee rescued Katakuri through a mirror, and Maud revealed that he wanted both the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit and the Mirror-Mirror Fruit.

• Maud’s shadow spikes disrupted Katakuri’s Observation Haki, allowing Maud to wound him with Shusui.
• Brulee watched Katakuri’s injury through a mirror and entered the battlefield to help him.
• Katakuri replicated Maud’s shadow spikes with mochi and tried to evade the attacks, but Maud continued pressing him with shadow spikes and a shockwave slash.
• Katakuri pierced Maud’s chest with Mochi Thrust, but Maud remained unharmed and explained that Katakuri’s future-sight window had weakened.
• Maud struck Katakuri with a kick, and Brulee dragged him into the mirror world before Maud’s shadow beam shattered the mirror.
• Maud declared that he wanted the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit and the Mirror-Mirror Fruit.

Maud pursued Katakuri and Brulee into the Mirror World, where he defeated and killed the badly wounded Katakuri in a direct clash. Brulee escaped to the plaza and announced Katakuri’s death to the Charlotte Family.

• Brulee brought Katakuri into the Mirror World and tried to treat his severe injuries, but Katakuri insisted on returning to the fight.
• Maud entered the Mirror World by switching places with a Shadow Mark, surprising Brulee and Katakuri.
• Maud refused to attack Katakuri from behind and challenged him directly, while Katakuri sent Brulee away and fought with his remaining strength.
• Maud broke through Katakuri’s defense and killed him with a slash, gaining a substantial increase in his physique, Devil Fruit, and Haki abilities.
• Brulee escaped through a mirror and returned to the plaza, where she announced that Bagard. Maud had killed Katakuri.

Maud and Aokiji overwhelmed the Charlotte Family’s forces on Whole Cake Island, defeating Katakuri and taking Brulee captive. After Maud defeated Cracker and secured the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit, he prepared to withdraw with Aokiji.

• Perospero realized Katakuri had fallen, and Maud knocked Brulee unconscious after she emerged from the Mirror World.
• Aokiji froze Baskardi and defeated Oven while Perospero repeatedly lost focus; Compote warned him that the family would be finished if he made more mistakes.
• The Charlotte Family’s main forces brought down the Smoothie zombie, but Maud unleashed a mass of shadow fists against Monde and the others.
• Maud told Aokiji to withdraw, then threw Brulee to him as Aokiji swept Perospero’s forces aside with a wave of cold air.
• Maud used Shadow Step to reach Cracker, struck him down, and took him away to obtain the Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit.

Maud and the Maud Pirates completed their raid on Whole Cake Island, rescuing Rayleigh and defeating Katakuri and other Charlotte Family members before escaping with Brulee, Cracker, and two Devil Fruits. As Thriller Bark departed, Charlotte Linlin followed Brulee’s dying Vivre Card and pursued Maud.

• Maud flew away from Whole Cake Island with the unconscious Cracker while Aokiji joined him carrying Brulee, and Maud used shadow wings to help Aokiji fly.
• Maud sent Curtain Blades into Cake Island Castle, cutting the landmark into several pieces before he and Aokiji continued toward Thriller Bark.
• Maud and Aokiji reunited with Jaya, Lafitte, Rayleigh, Shakky, and the others, who discussed how their plan had divided and overwhelmed the BIG.MOM Pirates.
• Maud ordered Lafitte and Jaya to steer Thriller Bark away, then had Luo remove Brulee and Cracker’s hearts before harvesting their abilities and storing the Mirror-Mirror Fruit and Biscuit-Biscuit Fruit.
• Charlotte Linlin pursued the departing pirates by following Brulee’s Vivre Card and angrily called out Maud’s name.

After learning that the Marines had used Rayleigh as bait and may have Saul imprisoned in Impel Down, Maud decided to go there and learn Saul’s whereabouts. Before he could make plans, Charlotte Linlin caught up with Thriller Bark, and Maud prepared to face her in the sky.

• Rayleigh told Maud, Jaya, and Shakky that the Marines had arranged his capture by the BIG.MOM Pirates to provoke conflict between pirate forces.
• Maud resolved to go to Impel Down to find out what had happened to Saul, but refused to restore Rayleigh’s limbs at the cost of twenty years of his life.
• Luo advised Maud to keep the rescue of Rayleigh secret from the Marines so they would not anticipate his plans.
• Charlotte Linlin caught up with Thriller Bark aboard Zeus, accompanied by Prometheus, and Maud sensed her approach.
• Maud, Brook, and Luo gathered atop the mast as Charlotte Linlin summoned storm clouds and threatened to kill Maud.

Maud defeated Charlotte Linlin by exploiting Brook’s attack on Zeus, sending her plunging toward the sea. Back aboard Thriller Bark, Maud told Aokiji that their trip to Impel Down might lead to war with Marine Headquarters, and Aokiji chose to fight alongside the crew.

• Charlotte Linlin attacked Maud with Ikoku, but Maud countered it with Hagoku and flew to meet her in battle.
• Maud and Charlotte Linlin clashed with fire and swords until Brook split Zeus in two, leaving Linlin without her footing.
• Maud overpowered Linlin and sent her falling toward the sea, then returned to Thriller Bark with Brook.
• Perona showed Maud footage of the fight, and Maud praised her before ordering the crew back to their posts.
• Maud told Aokiji that the Impel Down mission might bring them into war with Marine Headquarters, and Aokiji chose to stand with the crew.
• Maud told Aokiji to stop holding back and allowed Shiryu to leave no one alive if he lost control at Impel Down.

After escaping Whole Cake Island, Maud considered whether to negotiate with the Marines or attack Impel Down to learn Saul’s fate. News of the Maud Pirates’ victory over Big Mom spread worldwide, and Maud wondered how a news agency had obtained such clear photographs, leaving the crew’s next move uncertain.

• Perospero and Snack watched Charlotte Linlin return from the sea, confirming that her pursuit of the Maud Pirates had failed.
• Thriller Bark escaped Whole Cake Island’s territory, and Maud spoke with Jaya about finding Uncle Gaban before Lafitte advised negotiating with the Marines over Saul rather than attacking Impel Down.
• Three days after the raid, a newspaper reported that the Maud Pirates had devastated Big Mom’s territory and killed Katakuri, Cracker, and other officers without suffering any losses.
• Ace burned the newspaper after Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates discussed the report and worried about reclaiming their father’s remains from Maud.
• Maud examined a newspaper aboard a Marine warship he had seized and questioned how the news agency had obtained its information and photographs.

Maud used his Whole Cake Island footage to recruit Morgans’s help before negotiating with Marine Headquarters over the three Celestial Dragons he held. As Morgans’s new headline intensified public attention, the Five Elders learned Maud was also a “D.”

• Maud abandoned the idea of a surprise assault on Impel Down and considered using the three Celestial Dragons as leverage with the Navy.
• Maud told Morgans that Chris had obtained the Whole Cake Island scoop independently, then offered Morgans video footage in exchange for a favor.
• Akainu reaffirmed his intent to eliminate Maud despite the hostage situation, while Vegapunk said the Navy’s unfinished weapons could already be deployed.
• Morgans published a headline calling Maud the Four Emperors’ nemesis and reported that he controlled the lives of three Celestial Dragons.
• The Five Elders discussed Maud’s connection to the initial D. and suspected the report had resulted from Sakazuki’s actions.

After the World Government learned that Maud controlled three Celestial Dragons, the Five Elders considered sacrificing the hostages to regain the initiative and left the decision to Imu. News of Maud’s leverage stirred reactions among Sabo, Tesoro, Hancock, Cavendish, and Kaido, who called Charlotte Linlin to discuss something.

• The Five Elders learned that Sakazuki had sent Saul, Rayleigh, and Gaban to Impel Down as bait, and that Saul had died; they debated killing the three Celestial Dragons Maud held and left the choice to Imu.
• Sabo confirmed Maud’s leverage over the Celestial Dragons to Betty, then ended their call after she asked him to return because something had happened.
• Tesoro celebrated the news that the Celestial Dragons’ lives were no longer their own, while Hancock quietly studied the newspaper about Maud.
• Cavendish decided to stay beside Maud so he could share the headlines, despite being a Shichibukai.
• Kaido called Charlotte Linlin, who said she had something to discuss with him; Kaido had Caesar and Monet beneath his throne.

Kaido agreed to help Charlotte Linlin transport islands after demanding that Caesar restore Smile production within ten days. After the World Government killed the three Celestial Dragons Maud had held as leverage, Maud prepared to gather ammunition and forces before attacking Impel Down, then learned Cavendish had become a Shichibukai.

• Kaido rejected Charlotte Linlin's request to transport islands, then agreed after invoking their shared goals and set a condition for Caesar and Monet to restore Smile production within ten days.
• Akainu learned that Shalria, Saint Rob Chaplin, and Saint Palmer Richard had been found dead, and CP0 delivered the Five Elders' order to take down Maud.
• Maud's crew read the news of the Celestial Dragons' deaths and decided to prepare ammunition and expand their forces before proceeding toward Impel Down.
• Cavendish called Maud to announce his emergency summons, and Maud discovered that Cavendish had become a Shichibukai.

After the Marines summoned the Shichibukai to deal with Bagard. Maud, Mord prepared to strengthen his forces and recruited Cavendish's help. Hancock initially rejected the summons but agreed immediately after learning Maud was the target.

• Cavendish told Mord the Marines had issued an emergency summons and agreed to help him if they planned to attack Mord.
• Mord considered seeking support from the Revolutionary Army, Shanks, Fish-Man Island, and his Zombie Army.
• Karas arrived at Thriller Bark to take Sabo back to Revolutionary Army headquarters, and Sabo left after warning Mord to keep Saul's secret from Sunny.
• Weevil, Columbus, and Chinjao received summonses and decided to go to Marine Headquarters, while Hancock rejected hers.
• After a Marine told Hancock the summons concerned dealing with Bagard. Maud, Hancock changed her mind and agreed to attend.