Chapter Summaries

Maud dismissed Violet and heard from Lafitte that Kozuki Hiyori had revealed her identity in the Flower Capital, apparently testing Maud’s response. Days later, news that Maud had destroyed the Beasts Pirates spread worldwide, leaving the world stunned by the collapse of its balance.

• Maud noticed Violet’s feelings but tactfully sent her away, then welcomed Lafitte, who had entered through the balcony.
• Lafitte told Maud that Kozuki Hiyori had revealed her Kozuki Clan identity in the Flower Capital and that someone was spreading the news.
• Maud decided to let Hiyori act freely, saying he had planned to let her manage Wano Country and that she would face consequences if she crossed the line.
• Lafitte considered suggesting that Maud marry Hiyori and other princesses to bind countries to the Sky City plan, but abandoned the idea after seeing Maud’s reaction.
• Morgans’s World Economic News reported that Maud had destroyed the Beasts Pirates, and people across the world were stunned by the news.

News that Baijia D. Maud destroyed the Beasts Pirates shook the world, and Charlotte Linlin began preparing for the threat of the Maud Pirates. The chapter ended with a messenger reporting an intruder on Whole Cake Island: the Successor of the Demon.

• People around the world discussed Maud's defeat of Kaido and speculated about the changing balance of power in the New World.
• At Baltigo, Dragon told Emporio Ivankov that he had agreed to Sabo's plan to invade a difficult target.
• After hearing of Kaido's defeat, Charlotte Linlin recognized the Maud Pirates as a major threat and considered how to defend Whole Cake Island.
• A messenger Homie warned Charlotte Linlin that an intruder had arrived, identifying the visitor as the Successor of the Demon.

Douglas Bullet invaded Candy Island alone, where Perospero and Compote's forces failed to injure or restrain him. After Compote's Haki-coated punch also left him unmoved, she realized Bullet was a monster like Charlotte Linlin.

• Charlotte Linlin learned that Bullet had invaded her territory and set out to confront him.
• Perospero and Compote surrounded Bullet on Candy Island and asked what he wanted, but he mocked them and Perospero ordered an attack.
• Bullet stood unharmed against gunfire, cannon fire, arrows, and weapons coated in Armament Haki, then threw one attacker into the crowd and knocked down nearly a hundred people.
• Perospero trapped Bullet in solidified candy, but Bullet shattered it and emerged unharmed.
• Compote struck Bullet from behind with a powerful Armament Haki-coated punch, but he did not move, and she recognized him as a monster like Charlotte Linlin.

Bullet overwhelmed Kompot and most of the Big Mom Pirates before confronting Charlotte Linlin on Whole Cake Island. Their battle began with powerful blows on both sides, and Bullet remained eager to fight as the clash continued.

• Kompot attacked Bullet with her Seven-Colored Fruit Plate, but Bullet caught her fists and knocked her unconscious with his Strongest Punch.
• Bullet unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, incapacitating nearly all three thousand surrounding combatants and leaving Perospero with only a few dozen allies.
• Charlotte Linlin arrived and attacked Bullet with Ikoku, then launched Heavenly Fire as he charged her.
• Bullet shattered the flames and struck Charlotte Linlin into the ground, but she quickly recovered and countered with Napoleon and Zeus.
• Charlotte Linlin's slash cut Bullet and sent him flying, but he landed steadily and grinned, ready to continue fighting.

Bullet fought Charlotte Linlin on Candy Island while Perospero expected the Big Mom Pirates’ reinforcements to overwhelm him. When the fleet arrived, Bullet used the Combine-Combine Fruit to merge their ships into a colossal form, leaving the Big Mom Pirates panicked as Charlotte Linlin faced him.

• Perospero watched Bullet and Charlotte Linlin clash, convinced the Big Mom Pirates’ reinforcements would eventually defeat Bullet.
• Bullet and Charlotte Linlin traded fierce attacks, with Bullet enduring Ikoku and forcing his way through Thunder Flame.
• Perospero recalled Baijia D. Maud’s battle on Onigashima and reassured himself that Bullet’s isolation would doom him.
• Bullet noticed the Big Mom Pirates’ forces gathering across Whole Cake Island but continued fighting without concern.
• The reinforcements’ ships arrived at Candy Island, and Bullet used the Combine-Combine Fruit to merge them into a colossal form.
• Charlotte Linlin looked up at Bullet’s massive form and coldly laughed.

Bullet continued fighting Charlotte Linlin and her crew alone, convinced that individual strength could surpass Roger. On Thriller Bark, Maud learned that Bullet had attacked Whole Cake Island and that both sides had suffered heavy losses, while Bonney and Luffy protested being listed as Maud’s subordinates in the newspaper.

• Bullet fought Charlotte Linlin’s crew alone, and Linlin declared that he would fall because one person could not dominate the New World without a crew.
• The Maud Pirates read Morgans’ report on the Beasts Pirates’ destruction, which introduced the crew’s main members to the world.
• Bonney confronted Maud over the newspaper listing her as his subordinate, and Maud agreed to speak to Morgans about correcting it.
• Luffy arrived with a newspaper and demanded to know why he and his companions had been listed as Maud’s subordinates.
• Maud read a newer report stating that Bullet had attacked Whole Cake Island and that both sides had suffered heavy losses, then considered how to use the news.

Maud considered using the reported mutual losses between Bullet and the Big Mom Pirates as an opportunity to strike, while Luffy distracted him with talk of dinner. Three days later, the world had heard the news, but Akainu could not act against either target because the Reverie was approaching.

• Maud reviewed intelligence on Bullet’s destruction across the seas and considered the report that Bullet had attacked Whole Cake Island, though he waited for the Revolutionary Army to confirm what happened.
• Luffy interrupted Maud, then forgot about the newspaper as Maud drew him into imagining a meat-filled dinner.
• Bonney complained about Luffy’s gluttony, while Beli glared back at her and Perona silently judged them both.
• Three days passed, and news of the Big Mom Pirates and Bullet suffering mutual losses spread around the world.
• Akainu considered attacking the Big Mom Pirates or Bullet but could not spare enough Marines with the Reverie approaching.

With the Reverie approaching, Maud and Sabo discussed rescuing Kuma from Mary Geoise. Sabo proposed infiltrating the city, but Maud argued that the Marines’ deployment to escort kings would make a frontal assault possible.

• Akainu abandoned plans to attack the weakened Big Mom Pirates and Bullet because the Marines had to prepare for the Reverie.
• Rebecca told Maud that Dressrosa would not attend the Reverie and was moving toward withdrawing from the World Government’s member nations.
• Maud connected the approaching Reverie with an opportunity to rescue Kuma from Mary Geoise.
• Sabo called Maud and proposed infiltrating Mary Geoise with help from his invisibility ability and Morley’s Push-Push ability.
• Maud told Sabo that the Marines would be stretched thin escorting the kings, making a frontal assault on Mary Geoise the better opportunity.

Maud weighed Sabo’s infiltration plan against a frontal assault on Mary Geoise to rescue Kuma during the Reverie, and leaned toward infiltration. Elsewhere, a masked woman reported that Bullet had been rescued before she could reach him.

• Maud chose to prioritize rescuing Kuma at Mary Geoise over attacking the weakened Whole Cake Island Pirates.
• Maud and Sabo debated a frontal assault versus infiltrating Mary Geoise during the Reverie, and Sabo argued that his team’s abilities made infiltration safer.
• Maud asked Sabo to gather with the others and said he would consider the plan, while admitting he was leaning toward infiltration and could postpone a full assault.
• A masked woman told the Striped Mask man that Bullet had been rescued and that she had arrived too late to identify who took him.

As Wano Country began to recover, Hiyori and Yamato decided to pay their respects to Maud, while he planned the design of Sky City. Lafitte told Maud that the Revolutionary Army had arrived and continued to treat him like a future king, but Maud chose to welcome them himself.

• Hiyori watched Wano Country recover and decided she and Yamato should pay their respects to Maud.
• Yamato accepted Hiyori’s approach to Wano Country’s future and agreed to go with her.
• Maud studied a map and planned Sky City, considering suspended islands, defenses, and cloud pathways.
• Lafitte told Maud that the Revolutionary Army had arrived at the harbor and said Sister Ya had gone to welcome them.
• Maud prepared to welcome the Revolutionary Army himself, and Lafitte offered to lead him to the harbor.

Maud and Sabo assembled a team to infiltrate Mary Geoise and rescue Kuma, while Urouge returned with Sky Island Shells. The group departed aboard Luo’s Polar Dive, leaving Lafitte and the others behind.

• Maud welcomed Sabo, Jaya, and Karas, then agreed to Sabo’s plan to infiltrate Mary Geoise and rescue Kuma.
• Maud selected Jim, Brook, and Luo to join the operation, and agreed to bring Bonney after she insisted on taking part.
• Violet reported an approaching submarine, and Maud recognized it as Luo’s Polar Dive returning with Urouge and the Heart Pirates.
• Urouge delivered crates filled with Sky Island Shells that he had collected by buying them on Sky Island.
• Maud, Sabo, Bonney, and the others boarded the Polar Dive and set off for Mary Geoise.

Maud and his team infiltrated Mary Geoise during the days before the Reverie to find and rescue Kuma. After reaching a hidden cavern beneath Pangu City, Brook went scouting while Molly asked Bonney about her relationship with Kuma.

• Maud reviewed the infiltration plan, assigning Bonney to guard the Polar Dive until she insisted on joining the team.
• As the allied kings arrived at the Red Port and rode bubble cable cars up the Red Line, Maud, Sabo, Jim, and the others prepared to infiltrate Mary Geoise.
• Maud and Jim discussed Laboon and Maud’s old joke about smashing the Red Line before Karas’s crows carried the team to the summit.
• Sabo made the team invisible, and they entered Mary Geoise, where Maud sensed slaves powering an automatic walkway beneath Pangu City.
• Saint Ignatius rode a wounded giant toward the Social Plaza as CP0 covertly followed him, while Maud’s team hid in a cavern beneath the city.
• Brook projected his soul to search for Kuma, and Molly asked Bonney what her relationship was with Little Kuma.

Maud and the others reached the social plaza to rescue Kuma and found him being used as a slave by Saint Ignatius. Maud attacked the Celestial Dragon despite CP0’s protection, leaving Saint Ignatius pierced by a Shadow Blade as the plaza fell silent.

• Sabo diverted Marigold from questioning Bonney, and Brook returned to report that Kuma was nearby, badly injured and carrying Saint Ignatius.
• Maud led the group to the surface under Sabo’s transparency ability, while Brook’s ghost flames guided them toward the social plaza.
• Saint Ignatius rode Kuma and stabbed him with a dagger as nobles watched, while Felix arrived on another slave and asked to ride Kuma.
• A gunshot startled the plaza, and CP0 agents appeared to protect Saint Ignatius and Felix; one caught a Shadow Bullet and identified it as Maud’s attack.
• Maud and his companions revealed themselves on a rooftop, and Maud sent a Shadow Blade through Saint Ignatius’s shadow, piercing his chest in front of the crowd.

Maud killed Saint Ignatius and Saint Felix in the Social Plaza, then planted a fragment of Kuma’s consciousness into Kuma’s shadow. With Kuma’s recovery still pending, Maud prepared to leave before Mary Geoise’s forces arrived.

• Saint Ignatius died after Maud’s Shadow Blade pierced his chest, and Brook and Sabo repelled the CP0 members who charged at Maud.
• Maud’s Shadow Blade emerged from the chain’s shadow and killed Saint Felix and the giant slave beneath him.
• Luo used Room and Shambles to teleport the attacking CP0 members away from Maud.
• Bonney, Molly, and the others reached Kuma, and Maud placed a fragment of Kuma’s consciousness into his shadow.
• Maud said Kuma’s consciousness needed time to recover and urged the group to leave before the forces of Mary Geoise gathered.

Maud and his allies tried to escape Mary Geoise, but CP0 used a coordinated assault to bring them back to the plaza and surround them. With the Holy Land’s garrison closing in, Maud still had a possible escape route, while the rest of his group faced being trapped.

• Maud ordered Karas to carry the group into the sky on a swarm of crows, then used a Haoshoku shock wave to drive back pursuing CP0 agents and destroy two Celestial Dragons.
• A Granite Mask CP0 member used the Stone-Stone Fruit to launch the Striped Mask after the crows, and the Striped Mask used the Sand-Sand Fruit to evade Maud’s attack.
• The Granite Mask and Striped Mask combined their powers to form a vast sand cage that engulfed the plaza and stopped Maud’s group.
• The Granite Mask realized Maud’s group had escaped underground, and used the Stone-Stone Fruit to force them back to the surface.
• Sunflower Mask arrived with powerful CP0 agents through an Air Door as the Holy Land’s garrison flooded the plaza, surrounding Maud and his allies.

Maud and his allies were trapped in the Social Plaza by the CP0 Strong Spear team and the Holy Land guards. Maud killed the Sand-Sand Fruit user with one slash, opening the way for Karas’s crows as he turned his attention toward the Celestial Dragons’ residential district.

• The CP0 Strong Spear team blocked the group’s escape with a sandstorm, rising rock, and surrounding forces, while Sabo identified them as the team that had defeated the Revolutionary Army’s main force.
• Sabo revealed that the black Striped Mask used the Glitter-Glitter Fruit, and Luo’s attack exposed the black Striped Mask’s diamond defense and the Serpent Mask’s Slicing-Slicing Fruit while cutting the Granite Mask in half without injuring him.
• The Granite Mask sent waves of rock toward Maud’s group as Sabo, Jim, Brook, Molly, and Bonney prepared to fight and protect the unconscious Kuma.
• Maud redirected his bullets with shadow manipulation, appeared beside the earth-colored striped mask, and killed him with a single slash despite his Armament Haki.
• The guards and CP0 agents stared in shock as the earth-colored striped mask fell, and Maud looked toward the Celestial Dragons’ residential district.

Maud helped Sabo's group escape pursuit from Mary Geoise's guards, using Shusui's newly acquired Azure Dragon powers to strike down more than a thousand pursuers with lightning. Shusui soon exhausted herself, leaving Maud to face the remaining CP0 elites without her support.

• The red-robed queen and other allied kings coveted Maud's strength, while Vivi recalled her father's words about the Clan of D being the gods' natural enemy.
• Karas summoned a flock of crows, and Luo used Room and Shambles to bring Sabo, Brook, Maud, Jim, and Bonney aboard before the group took flight.
• Hundreds and thousands of Holy Land guards pursued the flock with Geppo, so Maud unleashed Thunderous Might from Shusui and sent over a thousand guards crashing down.
• The surviving CP0 elites continued their pursuit, but Maud's attack bought the flock enough time to reach a safer position.
• Maud tried to use Shusui's Azure Dragon powers against the CP0 elites, but Shusui had exhausted herself and returned to her normal form to rest.

Maud used Conqueror and Shadow Kingdom to hold off the CP0 elites and Holy Land garrison while Sabo and the others escaped. Kizaru arrived and destroyed the flock of crows carrying them, leaving their escape in immediate danger.

• Maud repeatedly swung Conqueror to slow the CP0 elites, then used Shadow Kingdom to block their attempt to bypass him and chase Sabo's group.
• The Holy Land garrison joined the fight, and Maud's shadow tentacles kept both forces from advancing through the air.
• Maud heard Kizaru approaching and realized they had to escape the Holy Land before Uncle Issho arrived.
• Kizaru caught up with Sabo and the others, transformed from a streak of light, and fired Yasakani no Magatama, annihilating the flock of crows.

Kizaru disrupted Sabo and the others’ escape from the Holy Land, forcing Maud to intervene and confront him. Maud caught the falling group, then hurled Shusui toward the Celestial Dragons’ mansions while Kizaru realized the danger.

• Kizaru destroyed Karas’s crows with Yasakani no Magatama, sending Sabo and the others tumbling from the sky.
• Luo tried to reach the falling group while Jim attacked Kizaru, but Kizaru knocked Jim out of the air and pressured Luo.
• Maud abandoned his fight with the CP0 elites and pierced Kizaru with Shusui, then caught the falling group with his shadows.
• Kizaru warned Maud that the Holy Land’s defenders could overwhelm his allies as more forces gathered.
• Maud threw Shusui toward the Celestial Dragons’ mansions and taunted Kizaru to protect his masters.

Maud diverted Kizaru and the CP0 elites by threatening the Celestial Dragons, giving Molly and the others a chance to escape underground. He stayed behind to face the Holy Land troops and ended the chapter by cutting down the soldiers surrounding him.

• Maud rushed toward the Celestial Dragons' residence, prompting Kizaru and the CP0 elites to leave the battlefield and race to protect them.
• Maud used Shadow Shift to return to Sabo and the others, forcing Kizaru and CP0 to choose between guarding the Celestial Dragons and returning to the social plaza.
• Maud told Molly to lead the group underground while he stayed behind to hold off the Holy Land troops.
• Maud unleashed Shadow Ring. Severance, cutting through the charging troops and leaving the social plaza silent.