Chapter Summaries

Maud gave Mansherry a Pure Gold ring and used his Shadow ability to enlarge her so she could wear it, while Luo mistook Maud’s kindness for romantic interest and teased him. Later, Maud prepared a Pure Gold ring for Fujitora, while Akainu confronted Fujitora with an order stripping him of his admiral position.

• Maud offered Mansherry a Pure Gold ring and let her decide whether to accept his proposal, and she agreed despite Gancio’s distress.
• Maud enlarged Mansherry with his Shadow ability, placed the ring on her finger, and explained the preparations needed before the revival plan.
• As Maud and Luo left the Tontatta Tribe’s territory, Luo accused Maud of pursuing Mansherry and joked that the mermaid princess needed a ring too, so Maud trapped him in shadows and left him behind.
• Luo reflected on finding freedom and meaning and asked whether Mr. Corazon would be happy for him.
• Maud returned to his room and wrote the character for tiger on a Pure Gold ring order for Fujitora; when Sunny asked about it, Maud called Fujitora a friend and criticized her red dress as too feminine.
• Akainu showed Fujitora an order immediately stripping him of his admiral position for dereliction of duty, while Fujitora continued eating soba and offered him a bowl.

Akainu burned Fujitora’s transfer order but could not persuade him to remain a Marine, and Fujitora decided to leave Headquarters and meet Maud. Meanwhile, Maud prepared for the growing influx of pirates seeking to join him and considered moving Fish-Man Island to his base.

• Akainu burned the transfer order after the World Government removed Fujitora as an admiral, but Fujitora accepted responsibility for his failures and prepared to leave.
• Garp met Fujitora at a cemetery, where Fujitora confirmed he would leave the Marines and said he planned to meet Maud.
• Maud learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had departed and reflected on Usopp giving Luffy the Pure Gold ring he had provided.
• Maud read news of Fujitora’s resignation and considered bringing Fish-Man Island to his headquarters without destroying the Fish-Man homeland.
• Aokiji told Maud that about five hundred pirates had arrived seeking to join him, while Violet was struggling to screen them.

Maud arranged to move Fish-Man Island to Sky City and planned to gather allies for an assault on Mary Geoise. Several days later, his crew split up to prepare, and Maud’s ship reached Amazon Lily to recruit Hancock.

• Maud ordered Aokiji to keep Violet from overexerting herself while she screened the pirates gathered at Wano Country’s port.
• Maud told Jinbe that Jaya and Hachi could move Fish-Man Island with their Devil Fruit abilities, and Jinbe agreed to join the mission.
• Maud explained the relocation plan to Jaya, who said she wanted to awaken her Float-Float ability so she could permanently give islands buoyancy.
• Polar Dive departed with Jaya, Jinbe, Hachi, and others, while Netherworld left with Maud, Lafitte, Brook, and Perona; Sunny stayed behind to contact the Revolution Army.
• After taking a shortcut through the Calm Belt, Netherworld reached the waters near Amazon Lily, where Brook and Beli argued over Brook’s nosebleed.

Brook’s nosebleed and Beli’s attempts to stop it turned into a farce aboard the Netherworld as Maud’s crew sailed toward Amazon Lily. Hancock waited on the shore for Maud, but just as the ship approached, a commotion arose over the Empress fainting.

• Brook bled from his nose whenever he imagined Amazon Lily, and Beli tried to stop the bleeding with fur and a bone before Perona’s Negativity Ghost dispelled his lewd thoughts.
• Perona photographed Maud on deck, while Maud watched Brook and Beli’s antics and Lafitte steered the Netherworld toward Amazon Lily.
• Hancock hurried to the coast with Sondasonia, Marigold, Gloriosa, and the island’s warriors after her Vivre Card sensed Maud’s approach.
• The Amazon Lily warriors welcomed the approaching Netherworld, while Gloriosa worried that Maud might seek their help in a dangerous battle.
• Brook stared at the warriors on shore but lost his composure when their clothing left him with no opportunity to use his questioning technique.
• A commotion broke out on the shore as the Netherworld drew within a hundred meters, and the crew heard that Hancock had fainted.

Maud arrived at Amazon Lily, where Hancock fainted from the shock of seeing him and later struggled to face him. When Maud gave her a ring, Hancock petrified herself, leaving Gloriosa and the Boa sisters stunned.

• Hancock fainted from nervous excitement when she saw Maud, and Maud used a Shadow Box to reach her through the crowd.
• Maud reassured the Amazon Lily warriors, then entered the palace with Brook and Perona while Lafitte stayed aboard the Netherworld.
• Sondasonia told Maud that Hancock had awakened but did not dare to see him, so Maud asked her to pass along that he wanted to meet.
• Hancock became delighted when she heard Maud wanted to see her, then hurried out of her chambers and met him at the door.
• Maud gave Hancock a Pure Gold ring, and she petrified herself completely as Gloriosa and the Boa sisters watched in shock.

Maud freed Hancock from petrification and asked her to help attack Mary Geoise; she agreed, and he placed a ring on her finger, petrifying her again. Maud departed Amazon Lily with Hancock and most of the Kuja Pirates, while Fujitora arrived at the pirate selection grounds in Wano Country.

• Maud had Hancock submerged in seawater, which dissolved her petrification, and later summoned her to discuss a favor.
• Hancock agreed to help Maud attack Mary Geoise despite her sisters' terror, and Maud slipped a ring onto her finger, causing her to turn to stone again.
• Maud left Amazon Lily with Hancock, Lafitte, and most of the Kuja Pirates, while Sondasonia and Marigold stayed behind.
• Hancock doted on Maud aboard the Kuja Pirates' ship, while Brook told Beli that Perona had been backlashed by her ability.
• Fujitora arrived at the pirate selection grounds in Wano Country, silencing the gathered pirates.

Fujitora arrived in Wano Country to meet Maud but was mistaken for an attacker, and his clash with Shiryu, Urouge, and Hawkins left thousands of pirates sprawled across the docks. Aokiji and Jaya arrived after the battle, while the Kuja Pirates' ship neared Wano and Beli and Brook found a treasure chest inside a fish.

• Thousands of pirates gathered in Wano Country to undergo Violet's screening to join Maud's crew, and Fujitora arrived alone after his dismissal from the Marines.
• Shiryu, Urouge, and Hawkins prepared to fight Fujitora, while Arthur stayed with Violet and the waiting pirates charged Fujitora to prove their worth.
• Fujitora crushed or scattered nearly a thousand attackers with Gravity Sword. Fierce Tiger, then used Hell Journey to suppress the crowd and fought Shiryu, Urouge, and Hawkins.
• Aokiji and Jaya arrived half an hour later and found Fujitora, Shiryu, Arthur, and Violet still standing amid the fallen pirates.
• Near Wano, Beli caught a giant blue fish, Brook split it in half, and a wooden treasure chest fell from its belly.

Beli and Brook discovered a Devil Fruit in a treasure chest inside a fish, and Maud identified it as the Corrosion Fruit and took it. In Wano, Fujitora explained that he had come to seek refuge with Maud, while the pirates he defeated became eager to join the Maud Pirates.

• Beli caught a giant fish containing a treasure chest, and Brook opened the chest to reveal a Devil Fruit.
• Maud recognized the fruit as the Paramecia Corrosion Fruit and stored it in his Shadow Wave.
• In Wano, Jaya stopped Shiryu from attacking Fujitora while Aokiji questioned Fujitora about the fight.
• Urouge and Hawkins recovered and discussed Fujitora's strength, with Urouge resolving to grow stronger.
• Fujitora told Aokiji that he had come to catch up with Maud and hoped to eat Jaya's soba noodles.
• The recovering pirates learned Fujitora had come to seek refuge with Maud, and many became more determined to join the Maud Pirates.

Fujitora visited Maud in Sky City as a friend while the World Government announced the public execution of Maud’s younger brother, Moyou. As the Revolutionary Army arrived and the Five Elders called, Dragon joined Maud, signaling that the final assault was imminent.

• Fujitora arrived at Sky City and waited for Maud with Aokiji while pirates gathered to seek a place in Maud’s crew.
• A newspaper revealed that the World Government planned to execute Moyou and another Revolutionary Army member, and Maud destroyed the paper after reading it.
• Maud welcomed Fujitora, ended the day’s pirate selection, and learned that Fish-Man Island had been moved among Sky City’s floating islands.
• Dragon and Sabo approached Sky City, and Dragon questioned whether Maud wanted only a peaceful refuge for those around him.
• Fujitora declined Maud’s offer to stay permanently but agreed to remain for two days, and Lafitte reported that the Revolutionary Army had arrived.
• Maud ordered the Revolutionary Army brought to him as the Five Elders’ Den Den Mushi rang, and Dragon appeared, warning that a world-changing revolution would require sacrifice.

Maud accepted the Five Elders’ demand to come alone to the Holy Land in exchange for seeing his younger brother, Moyou, despite Dragon’s objections and his companions’ pleas. After arriving on the Red Line alone, he faced more than ten thousand wary elite soldiers outside Pangu City as the Five Elders learned he had come.

• Dragon urged Maud to prioritize the Revolutionary Army’s plan, but Maud answered the Five Elders’ call and agreed to go to the Holy Land alone.
• Maud told Aokiji he had to go, then clashed verbally with Dragon over disrupting the plan.
• Maud secured Neptune’s support and declined Shirahoshi’s offer to join the fight.
• Maud’s companions argued through the night about his decision, but he refused to change his mind.
• After the World Government tightened security across the Holy Land, Maud arrived alone at the Red Line.
• The Five Elders received word of Maud’s arrival as more than ten thousand elite soldiers waited outside Pangu City.

Maud entered the Holy Land alone and confronted the Five Elders after sensing Im above the empty throne. He met Moyou but showed no concern for him, and as the Holy Land’s forces surrounded him, Maud smiled at the Five Elders’ demand that he regret his actions.

• Maud knocked out nearly ten thousand guards at Pangu City’s gates with his Conqueror’s Haki and walked into the Holy Land.
• Maud passed through the deserted streets to the Chamber of Power while guards and CP members watched him from hiding.
• Maud and Im locked their Observation Haki across the Holy Land, and the Five Elders opened the Chamber of the Five Elders to confront him.
• Maud judged the Five Elders’ strength and demanded to know where Moyou was.
• A CP0 member brought out the battered Moyou, who looked at Maud and then lowered his head; neither brother showed warmth toward the other.
• The Five Elders surrounded Maud with powerful fighters and told him to regret his actions, and Maud smiled as half of his shadow disappeared.

Maud entered the Holy Land alone to confront the Five Elders, who intended to kill him before his fleet could reach him. As the Bald Five Elders attacked, Maud opened an Air Door and a demonic blade emerged to block the strike, while countless auras descended upon the Holy Land.

• The Five Elders prepared to attack Maud, believing Moyou could serve as a hostage and that their forces could kill him before his fleet intervened.
• The Holy Land guards and CP members unleashed a barrage, but Maud stepped past the attackers and the Five Elders into the grand hall before their strikes landed.
• Maud mocked the Five Elders for defending the Celestial Dragons and questioned whether anywhere in the world was truly safe.
• The Bald Five Elders charged Maud with Kikoku, but Maud opened an Air Door and a demonic blade emerged to block the attack.
• Countless auras suddenly descended upon the Holy Land.

Maud’s crew and Sabo reached him inside the Holy Land through multiple Door-Door Fruit passages, turning the confrontation with the Five Elders into a broader assault. Outside, Ryokugyu ordered a probing attack as Akainu waited for the enemy fleet to move.

• Akainu learned that the Maud Pirates’ fleet had not moved and asked for an update on the Holy Land.
• Ryokugyu, puzzled by the fleet’s inaction, ordered twenty vanguard warships to advance and launch a probing attack.
• Brook, Shiryu, and the Maud Pirates’ main crew emerged from an Air Door to reinforce Maud as his Shadow Clone joined him.
• Maud told the Five Elders that multiple doors had opened across the Holy Land and that the people they were protecting were already in danger.
• Sabo struck the Mustache Five Elder, rescued Moyou, and told Maud that Dragon’s forces would be fine because Maud had drawn most of the opposition away.

Maud’s forces used a coordinated teleportation trick to send tens of thousands of Revolutionary Army troops into the Holy Land, leaving the Five Elders’ defenses divided and the Celestial Dragons exposed. As the Maud Pirates held off pursuers and Philo treated Moyou, Dragon led the Revolutionary Army’s assault against the Holy Land’s guards and CP members.

• The Five Elders realized Maud’s fleet had been a decoy and that the Revolutionary Army had appeared across the Holy Land, with most troops near the Celestial Dragons.
• Maud left the Five Elders to the Maud Pirates, who formed a line to stop their enemies from pursuing him.
• Sunny took Moyou through an Air Door to the alternate space, where Philo treated his wounds and confirmed that everyone had been sent out.
• The Revolutionary Army clashed with the Holy Land’s garrison troops and CP members across the streets, alleys, squares, and rooftops.
• Dragon used raging winds to overwhelm the guards and CP members, who could not get close to him.

Dragon and the Revolutionary Army destroyed the Celestial Dragons’ defenses in the Holy Land, while Amazon Lily’s warriors joined the attack. With the remaining Celestial Dragons exposed and their guards defeated, Hancock prepared to confront her past by killing them.

• Dragon tore apart the domed building with a hurricane, leaving the Celestial Dragons inside terrified but unharmed.
• Dragon killed several Celestial Dragons with a Kazeblade, lifting the Revolutionary Army’s morale and plunging the Holy Land’s guards and CP members into despair.
• Betty rallied the Revolutionary Army, and its soldiers overwhelmed the remaining defenders.
• Amazon Lily’s warriors rained arrows on the Celestial Dragons, killing most of them, while Hancock watched.
• A few Celestial Dragons survived by using others as shields, but their guards had been defeated and the Revolutionary Army surrounded them.
• Hancock resolved not to disappoint Lord Maud and faced the surviving Celestial Dragons, hoping to overcome her trauma.

Hancock overcame her past and killed the surviving Celestial Dragons as Dragon and Maud raced toward the Empty Throne. Dragon arrived first and confronted Imu, questioning whether Imu was the Creator or the usurper.

• Hancock picked up a steel spear and killed the last surviving Celestial Dragons while the Revolutionary Army watched.
• Dragon told Betty he was going to meet the final enemy, then left for the Empty Throne.
• Holy Land guards and CP members arrived too late and saw Hancock standing over the Celestial Dragons' bodies.
• Maud headed for the Empty Throne but found 200 new Pacifistas blocking his way.
• Dragon reached the Empty Throne, found Imu seated upon it, and asked whether Imu was the Creator or the usurper.

Dragon confronted Im in the Empty Throne hall, but his wind attacks failed against her overwhelming Conqueror's Haki. Im drew a weapon engraved with Donquixote, and Dragon sensed a deadly threat as their clash intensified.

• Dragon attacked Im with Explosive Wind, but she dispersed it effortlessly with Conqueror's Haki.
• Dragon launched Wind Dragon Soul at Im, who rose and blocked the attack with a barrier of Haki.
• Dragon realized that Im's Haki surpassed even Maud's and Shanks's, and prepared to rely on his own Conqueror's Haki.
• Im descended the stairs and drew a rust-covered sword engraved with Donquixote from the weapons left by the twenty kings.
• Dragon felt his soul tremble with an overwhelming sense of danger as Im prepared to attack.

Imu emerged from the palace and grievously wounded Dragon with a sword strike, while Maud continued eliminating the new-model Pacifistas. When Molly and Karas rushed to Dragon’s side, Imu killed them both and turned her attack on Dragon.

• Imu’s sword strike split the palace and sent Dragon crashing into the Holy Land, where he landed injured and admitted her Conqueror’s Haki surpassed his own.
• The Five Elders lost focus after sensing Imu’s aura, allowing Aokiji, Shiryu, Cavendish, Urouge, and Jinbe to injure and drive them back.
• Maud used Shadow Slash to destroy new-model Pacifistas and counted 146 remaining as dusk approached.
• Molly and Karas hurried to Dragon, but Imu approached and locked onto all three; Dragon warned them to focus on surviving.
• Imu struck down Molly and then split Karas in two before turning to attack Dragon.

Imu overwhelmed Dragon and the Revolutionary Army reinforcements, leaving Dragon and Sabo gravely injured as Koala tried to protect them. Maud arrived just in time to save them from Imu’s attack and faced her directly.

• Imu killed Jasmine and Karas, then repelled Dragon’s Spiral Spear with her Conqueror’s Haki barrier.
• Dragon evaded Imu’s rapid attacks until she swallowed a pill and struck him with a powerful shock wave, leaving him gravely injured.
• Koala rushed to protect Dragon, but Sabo saved them by collapsing the ground beneath Imu and carried both away.
• Imu’s crescent-shaped shock wave struck Sabo and sent him, Dragon, and Koala flying, leaving Sabo seriously injured.
• Maud exchanged positions with Sabo using their Shadow Marks and slapped Imu’s next shock wave aside.
• Maud told Koala to take Dragon and Sabo away, then faced Imu, who recognized that he was no ordinary opponent.

Maud fought Imu in a decisive clash and wounded her with a strike combining Conqueror’s Haki and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Imu crashed into the Chamber of the Five Elders, then emerged enraged as the Five Elders panicked and the battle continued.

• Maud ordered the injured Dragon, Sabo, and Koala to withdraw, leaving him to face Imu alone.
• Maud and Imu clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, and their force changed the weather over the Holy Land.
• Maud combined his Haki with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and struck Imu in the chest, sending her flying and making her bleed.
• Imu crashed through the Chamber of the Five Elders and landed amid the fighting below, shocking the Five Elders.
• Aokiji and the Maud Pirates prepared to attack the Five Elders, but Imu emerged from the rubble and unleashed an enraged Conqueror’s Haki field that knocked out Holy Land soldiers.