Chapter Summaries

Maud prepared for the trip to Onigashima by securing gold from Tesoro, who joined the Maud Pirates and left his entertainment city in Tanaka and Baccarat’s care. After the Netherworld reached the waters near Thriller Bark, Maud heard from Yamato that Kaido was away and accepted her as trustworthy, then asked whether she was Kaido’s biological daughter.

• Maud asked Tesoro for gold to remodel Thriller Bark, and Tesoro provided a massive pillar of real gold.
• Tesoro assigned Tanaka and Baccarat to run the Gran Tesoro and boarded the Netherworld as a member of the Maud Pirates.
• Tesoro gilded Brook and Beli, who welcomed him aboard, while Lafitte remained wary of the new crewmate.
• Several days later, the Netherworld approached Thriller Bark, and Yamato called Maud to explain that Kaido was not on Onigashima.
• Yamato repeated Gaban’s first trust test, that Saul brushed his teeth only once a week, and Maud immediately believed her.
• Maud asked Yamato whether she was Kaido’s biological daughter, leaving her stunned.

Maud learned from Yamato that Kaido was away from Onigashima, but the Maud Pirates could not arrive before he returned, and Maud rejected her suggestion to recruit the Nine Red Scabbards. After returning to Thriller Bark, Maud gathered his crew and declared war on the Beasts Pirates to rescue Gaban.

• Yamato told Maud that Kaido had taken Queen and other subordinates to Whole Cake Island, and she urged Maud to find the Nine Red Scabbards in Zou before going to Wano Country.
• Maud dismissed Yamato's suggestion and told her to send information, then ended the call and reassured Jaya silently.
• Maud returned to Thriller Bark with Tesoro and Bonney, and he introduced Tesoro as a new member and Bonney as a guest.
• Bonney charged at Luo after he provoked her, but Maud used his ability to pin them both to the ground and stop their fight.
• Maud told the gathered crew that Gaban was held by the Beasts Pirates and formally declared war on them.

Maud traveled to Fish-Man Island to recruit Jinbe before launching his attack on Kaido’s Beasts Pirates, while his crew gathered shadow supplies on Sabaody. Jinbe accepted Maud’s invitation to join the Maud Pirates, and Princess Shirahoshi began wishing she could join them too.

• Maud agreed to let Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates join the attack on the Beasts Pirates, while Bonney chose to watch instead.
• Maud sent Urouge to the Sky Island for Empty Shells, and his crew captured pirates on Sabaody to collect shadows before splitting up.
• Maud took Netherworld to Fish-Man Island, where Neptune welcomed him and guided him to Ryugu Palace.
• Maud invited Jinbe to join the Maud Pirates, and Jinbe accepted.
• Princess Shirahoshi and the princes secretly overheard Jinbe’s decision, and Shirahoshi wished she could board Maud’s ship.

Jinbe joined the Maud Pirates to help Fish-Man Island, and Maud departed with his crew after promising Shirahoshi that the island would one day see the real sun. Meanwhile, Kaido brought Caesar to Little Garden to develop Ancient Zoan Artificial Devil Fruits, leaving Caesar anxious about whether his proposal could work.

• Jinbe accepted Maud's invitation to join the Maud Pirates, then left Ryugu Palace with Hachi to inform his companions in Fish-Man District.
• Maud toured Ryugu Palace with Shirahoshi, who grew comfortable with him, and promised to fulfill his promise to bring Fish-Man Island beneath the real sunlight.
• The Netherworld departed Fish-Man Island with Jinbe at the helm and Hachi aboard, bound to rendezvous with Thriller Bark before heading to Onigashima.
• Kaido arrived at Little Garden with Queen, Caesar, and the Beasts Pirates to pursue Caesar's idea of developing Ancient Zoan Artificial Devil Fruits.
• Caesar admitted inwardly that he had little confidence in extracting ancient creatures' Lineage Factors, while Queen questioned his plan and mentioned the Tontatta Tribe and a woman under the World Government's control.

Kaido traveled to Little Garden to secure ancient creatures for his plans to build an Ancient Zoan army, while Queen and Caesar anticipated developing new weapons and fruits. In Wano Country, Maud's Thriller Bark and its floating islands appeared over the Flower Capital, leaving the residents stunned.

• Kaido brought Queen and Caesar to Little Garden to pursue the creation of an Artificial Ancient Zoan army.
• Kaido considered the World Government and Marines' new forces and remained confident in his plans.
• Queen planned to move Little Garden to Wano Country and later capture the Tontatta Tribe, while hoping to find materials for stronger plague bullets.
• Caesar encouraged himself to pursue the Artificial Ancient Zoan project, and Kaido pressed him to work efficiently.
• Maud's Thriller Bark and several floating islands appeared above the Flower Capital, shocking the people in the streets.

Maud’s crew arrived over Wano Country aboard the airborne Thriller Bark and attacked the Flower Capital to weaken Kurozumi Orochi’s forces. Jaya dropped half an island onto the capital, leaving Orochi’s fate unclear as Kozuki Hiyori, Kanjuro, and others stared at the destruction.

• Maud identified the Flower Capital below and learned from Yamato’s information that Kaido was still away, leaving Wano’s defenses weakened.
• Lafitte suggested they act, and Maud ordered Sister Ya to destroy the capital.
• Jaya split one of the carried islands and dropped half of it onto the Flower Capital.
• Kurozumi Orochi fled his hall but was caught beneath the falling island as the capital was reduced to ruins.
• Kozuki Hiyori and Kanjuro watched the smoke rise, while a group outside the capital stared at the Thriller Bark overhead.

Momonosuke and the returning samurai were terrified by the destruction in the Flower Capital, while Kanjuro hurried Hiyori and Ahtzuko to safety. Outside the city, Kanjuro and Hiyori reunited with Kin'emon and the others, who did not recognize them.

• Momonosuke trembled at the sight of the destruction, and Kin'emon vowed to protect him.
• Kanjuro realized the falling islands threatened the Flower Capital and carried Hiyori and Ahtzuko toward the outskirts.
• The Flower Capital's residents panicked and fled as the smoke began to clear.
• Maud ordered Jaya to take Thriller Bark and the islands toward Onigashima.
• Kanjuro and Hiyori encountered Kin'emon and the others outside the city, and they recognized one another despite the samurai not recognizing them.

Yamato killed the guards to reach Gaban and prepared him for Maud and the others’ arrival, while King came to punish her. A huge explosion shook the prison, and Yamato warned King that he could still flee in time.

• Yamato killed the two Beasts Pirates guarding Gaban’s cell and brought him food and clean clothes.
• Yamato told Gaban that Maud and the others were coming and that Kaido had not returned to Onigashima.
• Yamato removed Gaban’s chains, then recognized King approaching the cell.
• King announced that he would break Yamato’s legs and confine her under Kaido’s orders.
• A huge explosion shook the prison, and Yamato smiled at King and told him he could still run in time.

Yamato warned King that the Maud Pirates had attacked Onigashima, but King accused her of betraying Kaido and fought her. After King learned that Bajrang D. Maud had already killed a Banebreaker, Maud appeared at the prison entrance as King offered to face him.

• Yamato urged King to flee because Kaido and Queen were away and the Maud Pirates were attacking Onigashima.
• King accused Yamato of betraying Kaido, and she argued that her explosive shackles showed how Kaido treated her before attacking King with Thunder Bagua.
• King blocked Yamato’s attack and prepared to strike back.
• Hiyori used a mouse bearing her eye-shaped curse mark to tell King that Bajrang D. Maud had killed a Banebreaker instantly.
• King asked where Maud was and said he would deal with him, but Maud suddenly appeared at the prison entrance.

Maud arrived at the prison and confronted King, revealing that his Shadow Clone had instantly defeated a Banebreaker. He dismissed his crew’s offers to fight King and kept the challenge for himself, while King realized he faced overwhelming odds.

• Maud arrived alone at the prison entrance, and King turned to face him rather than Yamato.
• Maud and Gaban sensed each other with Observation Haki, while Hiyori learned that Maud’s Shadow Clone had defeated a Banebreaker.
• Maud told King that Kaido was absent and offered him the chance to fight, then Aokiji, Shiryu, Lafitte, and Luo appeared beside him.
• Lafitte, Luo, and Shiryu each expressed interest in fighting King, but Aokiji said they could not defeat him.
• Maud refused to withdraw his challenge, and King’s hopes sank as he faced Maud and Aokiji together.

King faced Maud in a one-on-one battle while the Maud Pirates overwhelmed the Beasts Pirates across Onigashima. As King reached Maud, Page One charged in seeking revenge for Ulti, and Maud knocked him unconscious with a single strike, leaving King to face him next.

• King attacked Maud with Flame King, Talon, but Maud caught the flaming sword with shadow hands and blocked King's follow-up kick with Shusui.
• Maud used Conqueror's Haki to force King out of the prison, then waited for him on open ground while the others stayed behind.
• King used Observation Haki to survey the battle and saw Tesoro's awakened gold powers and the Maud Pirates suppressing the Beasts Pirates despite being vastly outnumbered.
• Page One left his fight with Brook and charged toward Maud, but Jinbe intercepted him before Who's-Who knocked Jinbe aside and Page One continued.
• Maud struck Page One with a powerful sword attack that sent him through the castle and left him unconscious in a ravine.
• Maud turned to King and told him he was next.

Maud overwhelmed King in their battle on Onigashima, using his awakened shadows and Conqueror’s Haki to defeat him in a series of attacks. King’s rapid defeat crushed the Beasts Pirates’ morale, while Maud looked down at him and wondered if that was all he could do.

• Maud wounded Page One with a single Conqueror’s Haki attack and challenged King to break the Beasts Pirates’ morale.
• King attacked Maud with Flame: Beak, but Maud dodged and used his awakened shadow abilities to force King into the air.
• King tried repeatedly to close the distance, but Maud’s shadow spears and Soaring Slashes failed to stop his approach.
• Maud met King’s full-form attack with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated strike, wounded him, then used Shadow Evasion and follow-up slashes to smash him into a crater.
• The Beasts Pirates watched King’s defeat and lost hope, while Yamato admired Maud and Maud questioned whether King was truly that strong.

Maud overwhelmed King on Onigashima, then used a paired Hakoku: Barrier Breaker that left King unable to fight and shattered the Beasts Pirates’ morale. The attack’s shock wave reached Wano’s Flower Capital, where the Nine Red Scabbards looked up in alarm.

• Maud let King recover and transform into his Pteranodon Form, briefly restoring the Beasts Pirates’ morale.
• Maud summoned a Shadow Clone, and the two launched Hakoku: Barrier Breaker together at King.
• King tried to defend himself with his Armament Haki-coated wings, but the attack overwhelmed him, tore through the clouds, and sent towering waves across the sea.
• The Beasts Pirates lost their recovering morale, while Tesoro, Yamato, Luo, Lafitte, and Aokiji reacted to Maud’s power; Shiryu and Aokiji then headed into battle.
• Luo ran toward Maud to extract King’s Devil Fruit, and Maud found King in human form, badly injured and unable to fight.
• The shock wave reached the Flower Capital, startling its residents and the Nine Red Scabbards as the great general’s fate remained unknown.

Denjiro persuaded the Nine Red Scabbards and their allies to treat the attack on Orochi’s residence and the slash at Onigashima as an opportunity to challenge Kaido, then led them toward Onigashima. Orochi survived the destruction and ordered his men to contact Kaido, while Maud and Luo prepared to extract King’s Devil Fruit.

• A distant slash split the clouds above Flower Capital, and Kin'emon and Inuarashi identified it as a tremendously powerful Soaring Slash.
• Denjiro argued that the floating island that attacked Orochi’s residence might also have attacked Onigashima, and convinced the others to investigate and seek help against Orochi and Kaido.
• Denjiro used Observation Haki to conclude that Orochi was dead, and Kin'emon led the group toward Onigashima.
• Orochi crawled unharmed from the ruins and ordered the Oniwabanshu to contact Kaido.
• Maud told Luo to take King's heart first so King's body could recover before they removed his Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit.

After Maud defeated King, Aokiji and Shiryu intensified the slaughter of the demoralized Beasts Pirates. Shiryu then confronted the Straw Hat Pirates for sparing enemies they had knocked down.

• Maud tossed King’s heart to Luo, then carried the unconscious King into the sky to further damage the Beasts Pirates’ morale.
• Aokiji noticed the Beasts Pirates had lost their will to fight and killed hundreds with volleys of ice spikes.
• Shiryu cut down Beasts Pirates members with his sword and said they should follow Maud’s example and give slaughter meaning.
• Shiryu saw the Straw Hat Pirates knocking enemies down instead of killing them and used Poison Rain to kill their fallen opponents.
• Shiryu criticized the Straw Hat Pirates for treating the battle like a game and killed a wounded enemy at their feet.

The Maud Pirates continued their assault on Onigashima as the Beasts Pirates’ defeat became inevitable. Jinbe fought Who's-Who while Tesoro confronted X Drake, who had declared Maud his intended target.

• Luffy ignored Shiryu’s attempt to teach the Straw Hat Pirates about war and kept attacking the Beasts Pirates, while Shiryu focused on clearing away defeated enemies.
• Aokiji, Tesoro, and the other main forces overwhelmed the Beasts Pirates, leaving the remaining fighters with no chance to escape or surrender.
• Who's-Who praised Maud’s crew and asked Jinbe to seek his surrender, then attacked him; Jinbe countered with Karakusa Tile Fist and sent him flying.
• Tesoro noticed X Drake cutting through his golden waves and mocked him for targeting Maud, then threatened him with death.

Maud’s crew overwhelmed the Beasts Pirates at Onigashima, while Hiyori watched the defeat unfold and Kin'emon’s forces sailed to reclaim Wano. When Kin'emon and the others arrived, they found the battlefield already devastated and Maud seated on a golden throne.

• Tesoro defeated X Drake with golden pillars and spears, while Maud and Luo extracted King's Devil Fruit before Maud killed him.
• Maud sent Luo to fight on the battlefield, and the Beasts Pirates continued to lose ground.
• Hiyori reported the defeat and Yamato’s betrayal to Kaido, then waited in hiding as the battle shook Onigashima’s castle.
• Kin'emon led the samurai and Mink Tribe warriors toward Onigashima, leaving Momonosuke and Hiyori behind as Momonosuke sensed danger.
• Kin'emon’s group arrived to find fewer than a hundred presences, a battlefield covered with corpses, and Maud seated on a golden throne beside Tesoro.

Maud's Pirates nearly wiped out the Beasts Pirates on Onigashima, and Maud killed the recovering Page One with a new sword technique. As Denjiro approached Maud to learn whether the pirates were allies or threats, Orochi arrived at the coast where Momonosuke and Hiyori were waiting.

• Kin'emon and the samurai considered retreating, but Denjiro gave up his sword and walked toward Maud to make contact with the Maud Pirates.
• Page One recovered from his injuries, roared at Maud, and charged him as the battle neared its end.
• Maud used Flying Shadow Style, Whistling Arrow to hurl Shusui through Page One, then used Shadow Shift to catch the sword; Page One fell dead.
• Kin'emon and the others recognized Shusui as Wano Country's national treasure and watched Denjiro continue toward Maud.
• At the coast, Hiyori and Momonosuke waited in the storm until Orochi arrived with a large procession and addressed Hiyori as Princess Hiyori.

Orochi used Kanjuro’s information to find Hiyori, Momonosuke, and Konan, then attacked them during a storm. Hiyori was swept into the sea, while Orochi captured the unconscious Momonosuke and took him away.

• Orochi confronted Hiyori, Momonosuke, and Konan, revealed he had survived the falling island through his Yamata no Orochi ability, and taunted them.
• Hiyori struck one of Orochi’s snake heads with a dagger, and Orochi retaliated by knocking her into the sea.
• A giant wave swallowed Hiyori as Momonosuke cried out, while Konan collapsed unconscious from her injuries.
• Orochi struck Momonosuke unconscious, ordered his subordinates to bind him, and had him hung beneath the palanquin as they departed.

Orochi resolved to kill Momonosuke and erase the Kozuki Clan after learning that Momonosuke had traveled through time. On Onigashima, Maud’s forces defeated the Beasts Pirates’ defenders, and Denjiro approached Maud before Yamato bewildered him by declaring herself Kozuki Oden.

• Orochi watched the captured Momonosuke and decided he had to die so the Kozuki Clan could be wiped out completely.
• Maud defeated Page One with a Whistling Arrow, and the remaining Beasts Pirates soon fell to the attackers.
• Jinbe knocked Who's Who down, ending the assault by the 50-versus-20,000 force on Onigashima.
• Luo went to secure Page One before his Devil Fruit could be lost, while Maud returned to the Golden Throne.
• Denjiro introduced himself to Maud as a retainer of the Kozuki family and an enemy of the Beasts Pirates and Kurozumi Orochi.
• Yamato greeted Denjiro excitedly, then declared that she was Kozuki Oden, leaving him confused.