Chapter Summaries

Maud killed Bullet and gained his strength, bringing his physique, Haki, and Devil Fruit ability to ten stars. He intervened when Hawk Eyes nearly struck down Cavendish, then faced the world's greatest swordsman as powerful enemies began arriving along the coast.

• Maud killed Bullet after Bullet accepted his defeat, then absorbed his gains and advanced his Devil Fruit ability to ten stars.
• Maud stored Bullet's corpse in Shadow Box and turned his attention to Hawk Eyes fighting Shiryu, Lafitte, and Cavendish.
• Hawk Eyes used Conqueror's Haki Coating to overwhelm the trio, and Cavendish charged at him despite the danger.
• Maud intercepted Hawk Eyes's slash aimed at Cavendish and forced Hawk Eyes back with his superior Haki and strength.
• Aokiji sensed powerful presences arriving along the coast, while Luo joined him and Aokiji wondered whether Sakazuki planned a last-minute entrance.

Maud fought Hawk Eyes while the Maud Pirates watched the coast, and Festa faced an unexpected CP0 raid in the broadcast room. With the festival still underway, stranded pirates spotted a fleet approaching Water Seven Island, including fourteen ships of the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Maud and Hawk Eyes exchanged powerful Conqueror's Haki attacks, and Maud wounded Hawk Eyes with Whistling Arrow.
• Festa raged over Bullet's defeat but vowed that his celebration would succeed, then refused to give CP0 the Log Pose as eleven agents confronted him.
• Pirates who tried to leave Water Seven Island discovered their ships had vanished and realized they were stranded.
• The stranded pirates saw a fleet approaching and recognized the Whitebeard Pirates' flag on fourteen ships.

The Whitebeard Pirates arrived at Water Seven Island as Maud and Hawk Eyes fought, and Ace confirmed that Maud had the upper hand. Maud defeated Hawk Eyes in their prolonged duel, though Hawk Eyes's final slash also touched Maud.

• Marco and Vista sensed the sword auras coming from Water Seven Island, and Vista identified Maud and Hawk Eyes as the fighters.
• Ace emerged from the cabin and confirmed that Maud had the upper hand in the duel.
• Maud overwhelmed Hawk Eyes with a succession of sword strikes and varied abilities, while Hawk Eyes struggled to defend and searched for an opening.
• Maud recognized the danger in Hawk Eyes's potential finishing slash and pressed his attack without letting his guard down.
• Maud landed a fatal slash, and Hawk Eyes's final strike touched Maud as the duel ended with Hawk Eyes defeated.

Maud defeated Dracule Mihawk in their sword duel and prepared to finish him, while the Marines watched from offshore and placed their hopes in the completed New Pacifistas. The chapter ended with Maud bringing Shusui down and Mihawk collapsing, still gripping Black Blade Night.

• Hawk Eyes' final slash wounded Maud, but Maud's Haki-coated strike drained Mihawk's strength and decided the duel.
• Maud praised Mihawk's swordsmanship, then approached him and raised Shusui to end the duel as a swordsman.
• The Maud Pirates and worldwide spectators watched Maud stand over Mihawk, while the Marines offshore debated waiting for Maud to tire.
• Smoker told Hina that even victory against Maud would be disastrous, and Sentomaru claimed the improved New Pacifistas were now complete.
• Maud brought Shusui down, and Mihawk collapsed while still gripping Black Blade Night.

After Mihawk’s death brought Maud’s swordsmanship to ten stars, all four of Maud’s abilities reached their peak. As the Whitebeard Pirates and a huge allied force approached, Maud let his companions face them and ascended to the Throne of Heaven.

• Mihawk’s life force faded, and his gains raised Maud’s swordsmanship to ten stars.
• Maud recognized his immense new power and urged his companions to reach the summit with him.
• Aokiji warned that at least twenty thousand fighters were approaching, led by the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Urouge asked Maud to rest and leave the coming fight to the others, and Maud agreed.
• Maud climbed a black staircase and sat upon the suspended Throne of Heaven.

The Whitebeard Pirates and their allied forces charged the Maud Pirates, but Aokiji froze over a thousand attackers before Ace freed them and engaged him. Marco flew toward Maud, only to be blocked by Lafitte, whose song disrupted him before an unseen attack cut him into pieces.

• Ace ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to charge, and the Pirate Alliance followed.
• Ace's Fire Fist clashed with Aokiji's Ice Stream, and Aokiji used the vapor to freeze more than a thousand Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ace melted the ice with Fire Mayfly, then faced Aokiji while Marco flew toward Maud.
• Lafitte intercepted Marco and used a melodious hum to disrupt his flight.
• An unseen attack slashed Marco's Phoenix form into dozens of pieces, leaving him unable to identify its source with Observation Haki.

Lafitte fought Marco and revealed that he had a second Devil Fruit ability, while Shiryu and the Maud Pirates battled the Whitebeard Pirates’ vastly larger forces. As the fighting continued, Maud sensed activity inside the broadcast room near Navigation Mountain.

• Lafitte used the Sound-Sound Fruit to slash Marco and trigger explosions, but Marco regenerated and worked out how to counter the attacks.
• Marco saw that Lafitte’s explosions had also gravely wounded nearly a hundred Whitebeard Pirates and recognized the danger of his sound-based ability.
• Shiryu charged into the enemy formation and used his venom to drive back the surrounding pirates.
• Vista confronted Shiryu, but Shiryu revealed his second Devil Fruit ability and transformed into an Ancient Zoan saber-toothed tiger.
• Cavendish intervened to stop Shiryu from focusing on Vista, prompting Shiryu to turn his venomous attacks toward the mass of enemies.
• Maud judged that his crew could hold their own despite the numbers disadvantage, then sensed activity in the broadcast room near Navigation Mountain.

CP0 tortured Festa for Raftel's Log Pose while Maud's crew fought the pirate alliance, but Maud appeared in the broadcasting room and overwhelmed the agents. The black-striped-mask leader survived and threatened Maud by invoking his family.

• CP0 searched the broadcasting room and tortured Festa for the Log Pose, but Festa refused to reveal its location.
• CP0 watched the Maud Pirates hold their own against tens of thousands of pirates and realized many of Maud's crew had two Devil Fruit abilities.
• Maud appeared in the broadcasting room, tore off both of Sunflower Mask's arms when she tried to escape, and attacked the CP0 agents with Haki-coated shadow spikes.
• The shadow spikes killed most of the CP0 agents, while the black-striped-mask leader and the Serpent Mask survived with severe wounds.
• The black-striped-mask leader threatened Maud by saying his family was his weakness, and Maud's expression turned cold.

Maud learned that CP0 had targeted Sunny and brutally incapacitated Blackstripe, the Serpent Mask, and the Sunflower Mask. He tried to contact Sunny and Sabo without success, then rejected Festa’s offer to help overthrow the World Government as the battle continued to turn against his side.

• Maud realized CP0 had made Sunny their target and seized Blackstripe, crushing his diamond-and-Haki defense while demanding a price for threatening his family.
• The Serpent Mask attacked Maud with his blade-covered body, but Maud trapped him with shadow scimitars and knocked him unconscious.
• Maud stomped Blackstripe unconscious and defeated the Sunflower Mask, then called Sunny and Sabo several times without getting an answer.
• Festa admitted his plans to challenge Roger had become pointless and proposed that he and Maud work together to overthrow the World Government, but Maud dismissed him.
• Maud watched the live battlefield broadcast and saw that his side was at a slight disadvantage despite its strength, while the Marines had yet to appear.

The Maud Pirates fought to hold off tens of thousands of Pirate Alliance enemies as their members battled powerful opponents and supported one another. Maud prepared to join the battle, while a fleet of warships appeared near Water Seven Island.

• Ace fought Aokiji alone, using his awakened Flame-Flame Fruit to keep Aokiji occupied, while Marco gained the upper hand against Lafitte and Cavendish fought Flower Sword Vista evenly.
• Shiryu used his poison to kill large numbers of enemies, while Jim and Urouge repeatedly charged into the enemy ranks and Luo rescued them with Room.
• Brook froze dozens of pirates, Arthur sent corpse warriors into the melee, and Perona and Hawkins defeated a group of powerful pirates with Negativity Ghosts and Scarecrow Biscuit Warriors.
• Jinbe helped Luo by scattering an advancing force with Water Gun, freeing Luo to use his stamina to support the crew.
• People watching the broadcast marveled at the Maud Pirates' resistance, and Maud praised his crew as he prepared to head to the battlefield.
• Warships appeared on the horizon in the waters near Water Seven Island.

The Marines advanced toward Water Seven Island while Maud’s crew fought the Whitebeard Pirates and other elite enemies. Maud entered the battle, rescued Lafitte from Marco, and defeated Marco in a single slash.

• The Marines sailed toward Water Seven Island in a fleet larger than a Buster Call and prepared to seal off escape routes while waiting for the pirates to weaken each other.
• Maud watched the battlefield, knocked Festa unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki, and returned to the black throne before deciding to join the fight.
• Marco severely injured Lafitte with successive attacks and prepared to finish him as Maud moved to intervene.
• Maud’s slash forced Marco to retreat and carved a deadly scar through the battlefield; Maud reassured Lafitte and praised him as his guide.
• Maud challenged Marco, then struck him down in one overwhelmingly powerful slash and declared that Marco was still far from strong enough.

Maud crushed Marco in two moves, incapacitating him and taking his shadow while planning to obtain the Phoenix Devil Fruit. As the battle continued, Ace fought Aokiji with his awakened flames, while Marco’s defeat shook the Whitebeard Pirates and stirred unrest among the warships off Water Seven Island.

• Maud’s slash badly wounded Marco, whose Phoenix flames slowly repaired his body at the cost of substantial stamina.
• Ace was frozen by Aokiji, escaped with his flames, and unleashed Flame Emperor as their fight continued.
• Marco recovered and tried to keep his distance, but Maud threw Shusui through his flame barrier and pierced his chest.
• Maud used Shadow Shift to reach Marco, pinned him down, severed his shadow, and left him unconscious inside a shadow cocoon.
• Maud planned for Luo to extract Marco’s Phoenix Devil Fruit and collect the fallen Charlotte Linlin and the others.
• Marco’s defeat spread across the battlefield, and unrest began among the warships off Water Seven Island.

Maud’s crew withdrew from the enemy ranks while Luo and Hawkins helped hold back the pursuing Pirate Alliance. Maud then faced the army alone, nullified its barrage, and launched a devastating Tremor Slash.

• After Marco fell in a single exchange, Maud ordered Shiryu and the others to retreat from the enemy formation.
• Luo used Room and Shambles to bring his companions to safety while Hawkins’s biscuit scarecrows blocked the pursuit.
• Maud arrived as Hawkins’s defenses faltered, praised him for holding the line, and told him to put away the Strawman.
• Maud faced the remaining Pirate Alliance army as his companions watched and exchanged glances about Hawkins’s lost Voodoo Dolls.
• Maud used Shadow, All Things Imitation to nullify the army’s Soaring Slashes, then drew Shusui and unleashed Tremor Slash.

Maud devastated the Pirate Alliance’s army, collected Devil Fruits from fallen enemies, and cut off the battle’s live broadcast. As Marines approached Water Seven Island, Maud prepared to return to the battlefield.

• Maud’s quake slash killed thousands of pirates, and he led his crew against the remaining Pirate Alliance army, reducing it to a few thousand in less than ten minutes.
• Maud had Luo collect corpses and extract Devil Fruits, then killed Marco to revive and claim the Phoenix Devil Fruit.
• Maud carried Luo to Navigation Mountain, where Luo cut off the broadcast and removed the hearts of the unconscious CP0 members.
• Maud killed the CP0 members and stored the Quick-Cut, Flashy, and Door-Door Fruits in the Shadow Box, intending to give Sunny the Door-Door Fruit.
• Maud sensed Marine forces advancing from the coastline and realized they had finally begun to move.

The Marines arrived at Water Seven with more than fifty thousand troops while the Pirate Alliance was nearly defeated, and Maud chose to face them rather than withdraw. After the Admirals attacked with meteors and Pacifista lasers, Maud stopped and pulverized the falling rocks, declaring that the Marines would need three Admirals to deal with him.

• Maud told Luo that the Marines had arrived with around fifty thousand troops and insisted that they take the battle.
• Maud flew toward the battlefield, and Luo followed despite Maud leaving him behind.
• Kizaru and Fujitora arrived with one hundred new-model Pacifista and attacked the pirates with meteors and lasers.
• Vista and other pirates destroyed the first meteor and tried to stop the next five, while Aokiji and Ace briefly joined forces against the Marines.
• Fujitora cut off Aokiji and Ace's attacks, leaving four meteors to descend toward the battlefield.
• Maud halted the four meteors, crushed them into powder, and told Kizaru and Fujitora that they would need three Admirals to defeat him.

Maud began fighting Kizaru and Fujitora while trying to cut down the Marine forces, and his shadow techniques countered Kizaru’s attacks. He overwhelmed Fujitora with a Tremor Slash that tore through the Marine ranks, leaving the pirates fighting beside him emboldened.

• Maud erased Fujitora’s four meteors with his Shadow ability, while Ace and Aokiji regrouped with their companions for the battle ahead.
• Maud opened the battle by attacking the Marine formation, but Kizaru intercepted him and Fujitora deflected his shadow tide and sword slash.
• Maud cut through Kizaru’s light sword and body, then used All Things Imitation to match and neutralize Kizaru’s light bullets and missiles.
• Maud unleashed a Tremor Slash at Fujitora, broke through his gravity defense, and blasted a huge gap through the Marine ranks, instantly killing nearly a thousand Marine elites.

The Marines launched a massive assault on the pirates while Maud remained seemingly untiring, and the battle became a desperate clash of numbers and power. Aokiji and Ace discovered that the upgraded Pacifistas could withstand devastating damage and rapidly regenerate, leaving the Marines’ new weapons as a major threat.

• Smoker and the Marines watched Maud show no signs of fatigue, then an elite vice admiral ordered them to attack the other pirates.
• Nearly fifty thousand Marines charged the roughly two thousand pirates, who fought back fiercely despite being surrounded and outnumbered.
• Aokiji froze Marines and attacked Dogman and the Pacifistas, but discovered the machines could melt ice, repair severe wounds with liquid metal, and reassemble after being cut apart.
• Ace used his awakened flames to hold back the Marine forces, but his attacks failed to damage the Pacifistas surrounding him.
• Ace watched a charred Pacifista return to its original condition and realized the upgraded machines could survive his fire.

The completed Pacifistas used rapid regeneration to overwhelm the pirates, while Maud fought Kizaru and Fujitora and attacked the Marines. After Maud saw the Pacifistas rebuild themselves from wreckage, he decided to deal with them first.

• The Pacifistas charged into the pirate ranks, healing from their injuries and killing pirates with their lasers as the pirate forces began to collapse.
• Maud evaded Fujitora’s gravity and Kizaru’s lasers while suppressing both Admirals and killing thousands of Marines with Curtain Blade attacks.
• Kizaru took heart from the Pacifistas’ success and expected them to turn against Maud after defeating the pirates.
• Maud destroyed three Pacifistas with Shock Slash, but their scattered wreckage gathered and reformed into their original bodies.
• Maud decided to target the Pacifistas, while the pirates watched them regenerate and despaired at their strength.

Luo discovered that his Op-Op Fruit could disable the new-model Pacifistas without triggering their regeneration, but his stamina began to fail before he could eliminate enough of them. Maud continued overpowering Kizaru and Fujitora and realized he would have to handle the Pacifistas himself.

• The hundred new-model Pacifistas broke through the pirates’ formation, while Aokiji, Ace, and the other pirates struggled to damage them and protect their outnumbered forces.
• Luo rescued Perona from a laser, identified the Pacifistas’ regenerative ability, and used Gammaknife and Takt to immobilize one by cutting it into pieces and fusing them with corpses.
• Brook and the other pirates helped protect Luo as he disabled Pacifistas, while Jim knocked Sentomaru away from him.
• Luo disabled eleven Pacifistas and began attacking a twelfth, but his stamina was nearly depleted.
• Maud knocked Kizaru down and pinned Fujitora in a crater before Kizaru returned to relieve him; Maud noticed Luo tiring and concluded that he still had to deal with the Pacifistas himself.

Maud intervened when Luo’s stamina failed, trapping Fujitora and Kizaru before turning the new Pacifistas to ash with his sword. He began clearing them from the battlefield, but the injured Admirals returned to stop him, leaving the Navy fearing the war could repeat the past.

• After Luo defeated twelve Pacifistas and nearly exhausted himself, Maud used Shadow Suppression and Black Coffin to trap Fujitora and Kizaru, then returned to Luo’s side.
• Maud killed a charging Pacifista with one slash, turning its regenerative body to ash and inspiring the beleaguered pirates.
• Sentomaru was distracted by Maud’s feat, allowing Jim to strike him and pursue him across the battlefield.
• Maud cut down more Pacifistas and used the power of vibration to shatter a barrage of Marine attacks, leaving nearly a hundred Marines dead or unconscious.
• Kizaru and Fujitora arrived to stop Maud, visibly injured, and the surrounding Marines feared no one could restrain him.