Chapter Summaries

Maud and Luo teleported the Blackbeard Pirates into the Marines’ encirclement, forcing them to fight for their lives. Maud decided to send them against Akainu by switching them with Sabo and the others, while Luo followed him toward the battlefield.

• Maud’s teleportation dropped Blackbeard and his crew into the Marines’ encirclement, where they fought back under heavy fire.
• Blackbeard used his dark mist to trap Marines while his crew fought to break through.
• Maud told Luo that he planned to send the Blackbeard Pirates before the Admirals, and Luo recognized that Maud had not finished his plan.
• Hancock watched Maud and Luo, then staggered in disbelief when they ignored her.
• Maud chose Akainu for Blackbeard and headed toward the battlefield with Luo, planning to switch the Blackbeard Pirates with Sabo and the others.

Maud and Luo rearranged the battlefield with Luo’s Shambles, rescuing Ace, Sabo, and the others while dumping the Blackbeard Pirates in front of the Admirals. Luo collapsed from exhaustion, and Maud turned his attention to Blackbeard’s confrontation with Akainu.

• Ace struggled to hold off Aokiji, while Molly and Karas fought Fujitora and Marco and Sabo were pressured by Akainu.
• Maud and Luo entered the battlefield as Sengoku charged them and Chaton rushed at Maud.
• Luo switched Chaton to Sengoku’s position, then teleported Ace, Sabo, Molly, Karas, Marco, and Luffy to Maud.
• Luo transported the Blackbeard Pirates in front of the Admirals, placing Doc Q and Van Augur before Fujitora, Burgess and the prisoners before Aokiji, and Blackbeard alone before Akainu.
• Luo exhausted himself using Room, and Maud supported him while turning to assess the fight with Akainu.

Maud split the plaza with a giant Shadow Screen and ordered Sabo, Ace, and the others to escape while he stayed behind to hold off Akainu. The group began retreating, leaving Maud and Luo facing the approaching Admiral as Maud’s trump card remained unexplained.

• The Sixth Floor prisoners confronted Aokiji while Blackbeard avoided fighting Akainu, who headed straight for Ace.
• Maud told Sabo and Molly to rendezvous with the Whitebeard Pirates and escape, explaining that he would cover their retreat.
• Maud raised a giant Shadow Screen that divided the plaza and urged Sabo and the others to leave at once.
• Marco led Ace and Luffy away, and Sabo departed with Molly and Karas while Molly wept over Maud’s decision to stay.
• Usopp ran toward Maud but Bartholomew stopped him at the Shadow Screen, while Robin watched Maud from a distance.
• Luo asked Maud whether his trump card would guarantee their safety, and Akainu arrived nearby and confronted Maud.

Maud held off Akainu and Sengoku at Marineford so Ace and the others could escape, but Akainu and Marine forces pursued them. Maud faced Sengoku alone and insisted he would survive and leave once his companions were out of danger.

• Maud split the plaza with Curtain Blade and challenged Akainu to stop him before Ace and the others escaped.
• Maud and Akainu traded powerful attacks, while Sengoku ordered the Marines to continue pursuing Ace.
• Sengoku transformed into his Buddha form and struck at Maud, giving Akainu time to fly after Ace and the fleeing pirates.
• Maud and Sengoku's shock waves collided, leaving Maud unable to stop Akainu and the pursuing Marines.
• Maud told Sengoku he would not die or be imprisoned, and Sengoku prepared to fight again.

Maud held Sengoku off while Luo recovered, as Akainu cornered the Whitebeard Pirates and destroyed their escape ships. Just as the pirates were about to fight to the death, a sudden gale carried them into the sky, suggesting the future had changed.

• Sengoku ordered Chaton to pursue Fire Fist, then attacked Maud as Maud focused on defense and gave Luo time to recover.
• Ace regrouped with the Whitebeard Pirates, who fought while retreating as Akainu and the Marines caught up with them.
• Akainu destroyed the Whitebeard Pirates' offshore warships with Meteor Volcano, cutting off their escape route.
• Akainu insulted Pops, driving the grieving Whitebeard Pirates toward abandoning their retreat and fighting him to the death.
• Dark clouds gathered and fierce winds swept the Whitebeard Pirates into the sky, making Maud suspect Dragon was responsible.

Dragon’s gale rescued Sabo, Ace, and the others from Akainu’s attack, while Maud prepared to leave the battlefield with Luo. Golden Lion then crashed into Maud’s path as Kizaru arrived.

• Dragon’s wind crushed Akainu’s Great Eruption and carried Sabo, Ace, Morley, and the others toward the warships.
• Sabo recognized Dragon’s intervention, while Maud reflected on how his actions had helped create the chance for Ace to survive.
• Maud left Sengoku and used Silent Step to carry Luo toward the marines surrounding the Blackbeard Pirates.
• Maud spotted Kuma suppressing Burgess as the Blackbeard Pirates struggled against the marines, Aokiji, and Fujitora.
• Golden Lion fell into the spot Maud had just vacated, and Kizaru landed nearby.

Golden Lion confronted Kizaru and Maud, but Maud chose to retreat rather than risk a fight for the Float-Float Fruit. Kizaru stopped his escape, and Maud’s counterattack sent Kizaru flying into Blackbeard.

• Golden Lion attacked Kizaru after a sudden gale disrupted his fighting, then crashed down near Maud and declared he would defeat them both.
• Maud weighed the chance to gain Golden Lion’s experience and Float-Float Fruit against the danger, then carried Luo away instead of fighting.
• Kizaru intercepted Maud and kicked at his head, but Maud dodged and pierced him with Shusui while Luo used Room to teleport them.
• Maud reappeared behind Kizaru and kicked him, sending his elementalized body flying toward Blackbeard.
• Kizaru crashed into Blackbeard, who was attacking a Marine, and the impact made Blackbeard spit blood and scream.

Maud tried to reach Kuma while Blackbeard recovered and Golden Lion attacked him. Sengoku struck Golden Lion into Maud and Luo’s reach, allowing them to seize his heart.

• Kizaru blasted Blackbeard into the town, and Blackbeard got up cursing Maud and vowing revenge.
• Maud ignored Blackbeard and Golden Lion, heading toward Kuma as he cut apart Golden Lion’s attacks.
• Golden Lion surrounded Maud with nine Lion’s Roar: Earth Rolls, but Maud shredded them with a circular slash.
• Sengoku slipped behind Golden Lion and punched him toward Maud and Luo.
• Maud restrained Golden Lion with shadow-made lion heads, and Luo removed Golden Lion’s heart with Room.
• Maud took the heart from Luo and praised him and Sengoku for the sudden opening.

Maud killed the Golden Lion and gained his ability experience and Float-Float Fruit, bringing his abilities closer to top-tier strength. As Maud and Luo emerged from the Shadow Screen, Sengoku’s attack struck and Kizaru prepared to fire.

• The Golden Lion struggled against Maud’s shadow restraint, but Maud squeezed his heart until the pain left him unable to resist.
• Maud shielded himself and Luo with a Shadow Screen, then passed the Golden Lion’s heart and a fruit to Luo, who placed the heart’s Devil Soul into it.
• Maud used his shadow to tear open the Golden Lion’s body, and the Golden Lion died on the battlefield.
• Maud received the Golden Lion’s gains, bringing swordsmanship, Haki, and Devil to their ninth Star Frame, and stored the transformed Float-Float Fruit in the Shadow Box.
• Sengoku’s attack cracked the Shadow Screen and injured Maud; after Maud withdrew it, Kizaru’s warning beeps sounded as light surged toward him and Luo.

Maud defended Luo from Kizaru and Sengoku’s attacks, then used Kizaru’s kick to reach Luo and prepare to escape the battlefield. He thanked Kizaru as Kuma approached them.

• Kizaru fired a laser at Luo, but Maud caught and crushed it with a shadow hand.
• Maud covered Luo in shadow armor and sent him out of danger as Sengoku and Kizaru attacked together; Maud countered them and emerged unharmed.
• Maud hurried toward Luo to leave the battlefield, but Kizaru intercepted him with Yata no Kagami and kicked him away.
• Maud used the kick to fly toward Luo, who caught him under Maud’s shadow control, while Kuma approached.
• Maud grinned at Kizaru and said, “Kizaru, thanks.”

Before the Summit War began, Maud failed to awaken Kuma’s consciousness with his eight-and-a-half-star Shadow-Shadow Fruit ability, but activated Kuma’s hidden program with the phrase “Plane Ticket.” Maud vanished when Kuma struck him, after publicly declaring, “Go to the summit!!!”

• Maud tried to use Kuma’s stored shadow to awaken his consciousness, but the attempt failed.
• Kuma identified Luo as a target and began charging an attack while Kizaru and the Marines expected Maud to be trapped.
• Maud said “Plane Ticket,” triggering the program that made Kuma stop his attack and remove his gloves.
• Maud promised Kuma they would meet again when he fulfilled their promise, then turned toward the Marines and the Image Bug camera.
• Maud declared “Go to the summit!!!” as Blackbeard and observers around the world watched.
• Kuma struck Maud with his palm, and Maud vanished.

Maud and Luo escaped Marineford after Kuma slapped them to a destination, leaving the Marines and witnesses stunned. As the war continued, Charlotte Linlin learned Red-Haired and Kaido had called a truce and ordered her crew to seize Whitebeard’s territory.

• Kuma slapped Maud and Luo away, then resumed standing silently as Kizaru and Sengoku wondered why he had acted.
• Blackbeard mocked the Marines for being outmaneuvered by Maud.
• At Sabaody Archipelago, Perona reassured Urouge that Maud was fine, while Shakky mourned the deaths of Whitebeard and Golden Lion.
• Perospero told Charlotte Linlin that Red-Haired and Kaido had called a truce after fighting for three days and three nights.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered Perospero to prepare to take over Whitebeard’s territory.

Kaido and Shanks fought for three days, preventing both from reaching Marineford, while Charlotte Linlin and other pirates moved to exploit the Whitebeard Pirates’ defeat. As Maud flew toward Thriller Bark, reports hailed him as the Lord of the Shadow Style, and the New World descended into a struggle over Whitebeard’s territories.

• Kaido headed for Marineford, but Shanks intercepted him, and their crews fought for three days until the Summit War ended.
• Charlotte Linlin recognized Whitebeard’s death and the Whitebeard Pirates’ defeat as an opportunity to expand her influence.
• Pirates set sail for Whitebeard’s territories, especially Fish-Man Island, hoping to loot or seize them.
• Maud chose the Devil’s Triangle as Plane Ticket’s destination so he and Luo could reunite with Lafitte and the others before heading to the New World.
• Newspapers praised Maud as the Terminator of the Old Era and Lord of the Shadow Style after recounting his role in the war.
• As Maud remained unaware of the new titles, Whitebeard’s former territory became a sea of blood and the New World’s balance of power began to shift.

After flying for three days and nights, Maud returned to Thriller Bark, where Lafitte and the crew prepared to welcome him. Luo arrived just after Maud and immediately asked for a newspaper.

• Lafitte, Jaya, Jim, Philo, and Brook gathered in the ruins to await Maud's return.
• Jim continued lifting weights despite reopening his shoulder wound, while Lafitte warned Philo not to treat it because self-harm helped Zoan users improve quickly.
• Lafitte told the crew to prepare to welcome their king as Maud descended through the fog and landed in a paw-shaped crater.
• Maud greeted the crew, and Beli changed back from his sword form and asked Jaya for food.
• Luo landed after Maud and asked whether anyone had a newspaper.

After reaching Thriller Bark, Maud learned that Blackbeard had escaped Marineford, though the Blackbeard Pirates had suffered heavy losses. He revealed Golden Lion’s Float-Float Fruit to the crew and proposed turning Thriller Bark into a flying island ship.

• Lafitte gave Maud a newspaper instead of handing it directly to Luo, then tossed Luo a second copy.
• Maud read that Blackbeard had escaped Marineford by combining Shiryu’s poison with the Dark-Dark Fruit and debris from Golden Lion’s floating islands.
• The report said Burgess and San Juan Wolf had died, while Joz and Pizarro had been recaptured; Blackbeard and four other crew members had escaped.
• Maud and the others returned to the castle, where Jaya had prepared a feast, and they quickly ate their fill.
• Maud placed the Float-Float Fruit on the dining table and told the others they could use it to turn Thriller Bark into a flying island ship.

Maud planned to use the Float-Float Fruit to transform Thriller Bark into a Sky Fortress, then revealed that the fruit could also create a new air transport industry. The chapter ended with Maud asking who would become the Air Transport King.

• Maud explained that he wanted to turn Thriller Bark into a Sky Fortress using special metal, the Pacifista weapons system, and sky island weather technology.
• Maud said he could find an alternative to the Marines’ Pacifista weapons system if trade proved impossible.
• Luo explained that Umit, the Sea Transport King, controlled transportation across the seas and could not meet demand for his limited cabins.
• Maud said the Float-Float Fruit could create a unique air transport industry and asked who would become the Air Transport King.

Maud arranged for Jaya to eat the Float-Float Fruit, and she used it to lift Thriller Bark into the sky. At Marine Headquarters, Kizaru and Vegapunk checked on the critically injured Sentomaru and discussed the Pacifista’s poor combat performance.

• Maud asked Jaya and Philo who wanted the Float-Float Fruit, and Jaya accepted it after learning she was his preferred candidate.
• Jaya ate the entire Float-Float Fruit despite its terrible taste, then began testing her new ability outside the castle.
• Jaya used the fruit to make Thriller Bark rise from the sea and float at low altitude.
• At Marine Headquarters, Kizaru watched Sentomaru recover in intensive care and told Vegapunk that the Pacifista’s combat performance was underwhelming.

Vegapunk concluded that the Pacifistas were unfinished because they lacked suitable materials and asked to obtain a heart from Trafalgar Luo, while his researchers investigated a plant that could gigantify organisms and accelerate adaptation. Three days after the Summit War, pirates ravaged Whitebeard’s former territories as Sengoku faced pressure to conceal the Impel Down escapees and decide when to publish Maud’s new bounty poster.

• Vegapunk told Kizaru that the Pacifistas’ firepower was strong but their materials were inadequate, and he said they needed better alloys and material suited to Devil Fruit factors.
• Vegapunk asked Kizaru to secure a heart extracted by Trafalgar Luo and said he would prefer to bring Luo in person; Kizaru agreed to report the request to Sengoku.
• A researcher told Vegapunk that an unknown plant could gigantify living things and force them to adapt faster, and Vegapunk hurried back to the laboratory to investigate it.
• Three days after the Summit War, pirates invaded Whitebeard’s unprotected territories, and more than a hundred mermaid girls disappeared from Fish-Man Island in one night.
• Sengoku angrily pressed his Marines to finish new bounty posters, warning that hiding the escaped Level 6 prisoners could have disastrous consequences.
• A Marine informed Sengoku that Bagard Maud’s new bounty poster was ready and asked whether to publish it immediately or wait for the other posters.

Marine Headquarters released Maud’s new bounty poster, raising his reward to 1.98 billion and spreading alarm across the world. At Shakky’s bar, Hawkins revealed that he wanted to join Maud’s crew.

• Vergo saw Maud’s new bounty poster at G5 Branch and vowed to kill him for killing Doflamingo.
• Maud’s 1.98-billion bounty poster reached Sabaody, where people debated the enormous increase and recalled his victories at the Summit War.
• Hawkins arrived at Shakky’s bar carrying Maud’s poster and asked Urouge whether he could wait there for Maud.
• Urouge mistook Hawkins for a challenger, but Hawkins said he wanted to join Maud’s crew.

Basil Hawkins came to Shakky's bar to join Maud's forces and wait for him, but clashed with Urouge and Perona before Shakky assured him that Maud would return. Hawkins stayed, accepting the trouble ahead because he believed enduring it would let him achieve his goal.

• Hawkins asked Urouge and Perona whether he could meet Maud by staying at the bar, then insulted them as dispensable members when they could not answer.
• Urouge tried to grab Hawkins, and Perona sent Negativity Ghosts to attack him, but Hawkins dodged the attacks.
• Urouge prepared to fight Hawkins until Shakky warned him not to damage her shop.
• Shakky told Hawkins that Maud would return to take Perona and Urouge with him, and Hawkins confirmed that he would wait at the bar.
• Urouge enthusiastically poured Hawkins expensive liquor, while Perona and Urouge asked him to divine how their bodies would improve.
• Hawkins remembered his prediction of a potentially fatal bloody disaster and offered to divine for Perona and Urouge first.