Chapter Summaries

Maud’s crew defeated the BIG.MOM Pirates at Ghiro-Cord Plaza and decided to take turns fighting the wounded Smoothie. Meanwhile, Jones led the New Fish-Man Pirates into Ryugu Palace, where they slaughtered the unconscious soldiers and confronted the bound Neptune and Princes.

• Lafitte, Jim, Brook, and Luo prepared to take turns fighting Smoothie after Lafitte blocked her Water Slice, while Maud ordered them to leave her alive.
• Philo offered to treat Smoothie so the crew could continue practicing, and Lafitte charged at her as the first opponent.
• Hundreds of pirates escaped Fish-Man Island by ship while Jones and the New Fish-Man Pirates entered Ryugu Palace through its turbulent-flow shield.
• Jones found the palace soldiers unconscious and led his crew in killing more than half of them.
• Jones reached the passageway and confronted the bound Neptune and three Princes, who noticed the blood covering him.

Hody Jones revealed that he had assassinated Queen Otohime and killed Neptune’s three sons while taking control of Ryugu Palace. Maud arrived, overwhelmed the New Fish-Man Pirates with Conqueror’s Haki, and beheaded Jones before he could use his Energy Steroids.

• Jones stabbed the Right Minister to explain the blood on him, then confessed that he had assassinated Queen Otohime.
• Jones killed Fukaboshi, Ichiyosai, and Ryuboshi while Neptune struggled helplessly against the Shadow Ropes.
• At Ghiro-Cord Plaza, Maud shot Vander Decken out of the air, destroyed his limbs, and had Luo treat him so Maud could obtain the Target-Target Fruit.
• Maud entered Ryugu Palace and knocked most of the New Fish-Man Pirates unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Jones tried to swallow a handful of Energy Steroids, but Maud cut off his head and caught the falling pills.

Maud defeated the New Fish-Man Pirates and helped save the wounded at Ryugu Palace, telling Neptune that only strength could protect Fish-Man Island. After returning to the plaza, he sent Lafitte to deal with approaching pirates, who had captured several mermaids.

• Maud stored an Energy Steroid for his doctors to study, then let the New Fish-Man Pirates officers take the drugs before swiftly cutting them down.
• Maud reassured Neptune that the three Princes were still alive, returned to Ryugu Palace with Luo and Philo, and freed Shirahoshi before knocking her unconscious to spare her the shock.
• Neptune admitted that the Ryugu Kingdom lacked the strength to protect itself, while Luo and Philo saved the Princes and treated surviving soldiers.
• Maud returned to the plaza, kept Smoothie's Den Den Mushi so the crew could receive BIG. MOM's call, and sent Lafitte to investigate nearby presences.
• Lafitte found pirates carrying captured mermaids and recognized the red-haired mermaid, while Maud asked Arthur why he had not left.

Maud stopped the Fish-Man Island uprising and rescued mermaids from human traffickers, while Lafitte used the events to improve the islanders’ opinion of him. King Neptune invited Maud to Ryugu Palace, advancing Maud’s efforts to gain influence over Fish-Man Island and Princess Shirahoshi, an ancient weapon.

• Arthur told Maud that he had spent years pursuing a Devil Fruit but lost his savings in nine shipwrecks, and Maud showed him three Devil Fruits he already possessed.
• Perona used a Negativity Ghost on Arthur, leaving him hopeless until its effects wore off.
• Lafitte brought human traffickers and their captives to the plaza, where Maud ordered him to kill the pirates and Lafitte did so in front of the islanders.
• The red-haired mermaid woke and tried to embrace Maud, but he dodged her; Hachi thanked Maud for rescuing the captive mermaids and knelt before him.
• King Neptune arrived and respectfully invited Maud to Ryugu Palace as the gathered residents watched.

Maud accepted Neptune’s invitation to Ryugu Palace and gave Fish-Man Island the weapons left by the defeated pirates. After Luo extracted Vander Decken’s and Smoothie’s Devil Fruits and Maud killed them, Smoothie’s experience raised Maud’s Constitution to nine stars, dramatically strengthening and enlarging his body.

• Maud accepted Neptune’s invitation, donated the pirates’ weapons to Fish-Man Island, and went with the Maud Pirates to Ryugu Palace.
• Luo and Philo treated the palace soldiers while Maud waited with the unconscious Smoothie and Vander Decken.
• Lafitte hypnotized Smoothie so Maud could record her abilities in the Hunter’s Notebook.
• Luo extracted Vander Decken’s Target-Target Fruit and Smoothie’s Juice-Juice Fruit, and Maud killed both captives.
• Smoothie’s experience advanced Maud’s Constitution to nine stars, causing him to grow to about six and a half meters tall.
• Maud asked Lafitte to stab him, and Lafitte’s full-strength thrust barely pierced his skin.

Maud tested his newly advanced physique, then challenged BIG MOM over Smoothie's death and promised to come to Whole Cake Island. He planned a pirate festival and further conflicts with the Emperors while preparing to turn Smoothie's corpse into a zombie, leaving the future of the Whitebeard Pirates uncertain.

• Lafitte stabbed Maud on Maud's order, but the sword only slightly pierced his skin, revealing how much his physique had strengthened.
• Maud urged Luo to become strong enough to cut him with Room, then inspected his Hunter's Notebook and yearned for a worthy fight.
• Maud answered Smoothie's Den Den Mushi, admitted he had killed her, and challenged BIG MOM by promising to come to Whole Cake Island.
• Maud told Lafitte and Luo that his pirate festival would feature a Golden City and many Devil Fruits, including the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while he prioritized Doflamingo's remaining forces.
• Maud said he welcomed Kaido and BIG MOM sending their strongest fighters after him, then ordered Luo to repair Smoothie's corpse for use as a zombie.
• Maud considered how Ace might rally the Whitebeard Pirates and defeat Blackbeard and Weevil, and declared that he would ride the waves upward.

Maud adjusted his body using his Shadow-Shadow Fruit, while Shirahoshi learned that her brothers were safe and spoke with Luna about Maud. After Fish-Man Island learned of Maud’s deeds, he told Neptune he would help end the slave trade and lead the people to the surface.

• Maud experimented with changing his height and build, settled on a height of 2.6 meters, and stored Smoothie's repaired corpse in the nearly full Shadow Box.
• Shirahoshi woke and learned from Neptune that her brothers had survived; she then asked Luna about her experiences and Maud.
• Neptune broadcast news of the crisis, thanked the Maud Pirates, and issued a conscription order; fish-men later discovered reports that Maud had killed two Celestial Dragons.
• Hachi heard the news about Maud and wondered whether he might be able to rescue someone, but dismissed the thought.
• Maud told Neptune that he controlled three Celestial Dragons' lives and explained his resolve to destroy the Celestial Dragons and slave-hunting crews for a cherished family member.
• Maud asked Neptune to make a pact with him and promised to lead the people of Fish-Man Island to the surface; Neptune and Shirahoshi were stunned.

Maud offered Neptune an agreement to lead the Fish-Man Race to the surface and give them a homeland, then prepared to leave Fish-Man Island for the New World. Before departing, Neptune accepted Maud’s flag as a symbol of their agreement, and Arthur arrived at the harbor asking to buy a Devil Fruit.

• Maud offered Neptune a promise to lead the Fish-Man Race to the surface and gave him until the Maud Pirates departed to decide.
• Maud called Dada and gave him news material announcing that he had declared war on BIG.MOM, while Morgans reacted with excitement.
• Shirahoshi confronted Maud about his violence against the pirates, but Maud told her to leave the shell tower and learn from Fish-Man Island’s residents.
• Maud persuaded Neptune to destroy the dessert factory to make Fish-Man Island less appealing to BIG.MOM, and Neptune agreed to compensate the pastry chefs.
• Neptune accepted the Maud Pirates’ flag before Maud and his crew left Ryugu Palace, and Fish-Man Island’s residents gathered to see them off.
• At Coral Hill harbor, Arthur asked Maud to sell him a Devil Fruit, and Maud asked whether he had any money.

Arthur offered his life to Maud in exchange for a Devil Fruit, and Maud let him aboard to prove his worth. After the Netherworld was wrecked by a massive tornado, Maud’s crew stopped on a New World island to repair it, where a newspaper revealed major Marine changes and that Vergo had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

• Arthur told Maud he had no money but would sell his life for a Devil Fruit, and Maud invited him aboard to prove his value.
• Maud led the Maud Pirates out of Fish-Man Island aboard the Netherworld, while Jaya stayed behind in the New World with Thriller Bark.
• A rapidly expanding tornado struck the Netherworld, badly damaging the ship and forcing Maud’s crew to stop at a nearby island for repairs.
• Maud asked a local shipwright to repair the Netherworld and waited for Jaya to reunite with the crew.
• Luo showed Maud a newspaper reporting that Akainu had become Fleet Admiral, Aokiji had left the Marines, and Issho had become an admiral.
• Maud read that Vergo had eaten the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while the newspaper also carried other major news.

Marine Headquarters filled the vacant Shichibukai positions while Kaido declared war on Maud, who stayed calm with his crew. Former Marine Admiral Aokiji arrived at the tavern and confronted Maud about provoking two Emperors.

• The World Government rejected Marine officers’ proposal to abolish the Shichibukai system, and Edward Weevil, Chinjao, and Cavendish accepted the vacant positions.
• Maud and Luo discussed Kaido’s declaration of war, and Luo used Shambles to move Maud beside himself in the tavern.
• Aokiji rode his bicycle across the sea to the harbor, asked the old shipwright for money, and entered the tavern.
• Aokiji recognized Maud and his crew, introduced himself as Kuzan, and asked Maud about provoking two Four Emperors.

Aokiji joined the Maud Pirates after meeting Maud and accepting the crew’s sake, then sailed with them toward Dressrosa. After the Netherworld was repaired and brought to Thriller Bark, news of Aokiji’s decision spread worldwide, shocking the world once again.

• Aokiji finished Maud’s stew and asked to stay with the crew, and Maud accepted him as their ice maker.
• Maud offered Aokiji a cup of sake as the sign of joining, and Aokiji drank it to become a pirate.
• A week later, Maud and Lafitte inspected the Netherworld’s repairs, and Aokiji explained that he had truly left the Marines while keeping his own principles.
• Maud told Aokiji that the crew was heading to Dressrosa, and Thriller Bark arrived above the island with Jaya aboard.
• Two days later, Jaya carried the repaired Netherworld to Thriller Bark, where the crew panicked at first before learning Aokiji had joined them.
• News of Aokiji joining the Maud Pirates spread around the world and displaced Cavendish from the headlines.

Three Headquarters Vice Admirals arrived at the G5 Branch to arrest Vergo, but he used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to defeat them and destroy the base and harbor. Vergo left aboard a Donquixote Family ship, and Chaton, Smoker, Hina, and other Marine officers arrived at the ruins.

• Vice Admiral Fire Mountain, Giant Vice Admiral Thick Axe Geyol, and Vice Admiral Pursuer Maynard sailed to the G5 Branch on orders to arrest Vergo.
• Vergo killed the Marine who reported their arrival, then went to the western harbor as the three Vice Admirals landed.
• Vergo struck the G5 Marines with a shockwave, then told Fire Mountain that he had waited for them and invited them to attack.
• Vergo crushed Fire Mountain’s Soaring Slash with a shockwave punch and devastated the harbor, leaving only the three Vice Admirals standing.
• Geyol attacked Vergo with his double-bladed axe, but Vergo shattered it and sent him flying before defeating the remaining Marines.
• Vergo left aboard a Donquixote Family ship, and Chaton, Smoker, Hina, and other Marine officers arrived half a day later to find the base and harbor in ruins.

After Vergo’s betrayal was exposed, he returned to Dressrosa with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and demonstrated his power as the Donquixote Family’s new leader. Marines and rival forces began converging on Dressrosa, where Jack assessed whether the family could still supply Smile.

• Chaton found Marines dead beneath the G5 Branch’s ruins, while Akainu ordered him to pursue Vergo and Fujitora departed for Dressrosa as reinforcements.
• Sengoku and Garp watched Fujitora’s warship leave and discussed Vergo’s betrayal and Kuzan joining the Maud Pirates.
• Vergo arrived in Dressrosa and destroyed five attacking pirate ships with one swing of Demon Bamboo, convincing the Donquixote Family that he could restore its strength.
• Jack, Trebol, Ulti, and Drake observed Vergo’s display from the royal palace as Jack considered whether the Donquixote Family could continue supplying Smile.
• Ulti grew frustrated with the mission and leaped from the palace platform to explore Dressrosa, while Jack considered whether to eliminate the family if it could no longer maintain the trade.

Violet’s clairvoyance revealed the movements of Jack and Ulti in Dressrosa, while the Revolutionary Army and Chaton’s Marines advanced toward the island. Vergo and the Donquixote Family ambushed Chaton’s two warships alongside the Beasts Pirates, and Smoker was left near death after Vergo and Ulti struck him.

• Violet used Clairvoyance to survey Dressrosa and spotted Jack on the King's Plateau and Ulti heading toward the Corrida Colosseum.
• Tatam reported to Sunny that the Donquixote Family’s factory and trade goods were likely hidden beneath the Toy House, and Sunny’s Revolutionary Army team prepared to gather intelligence.
• Chaton anchored his two warships outside Dressrosa to await reinforcements, but Donquixote Family ships surrounded them and forced him to order a direct approach to the island.
• At the harbor, Vergo attacked Chaton’s warships with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but the Marines countered the shockwave and continued advancing.
• Vergo intercepted Smoker in midair, broke his jitte, and struck him toward the harbor, where Ulti headbutted him and left him barely alive.

Chaton and the Marines struggled against Vergo, Jack, and the Donquixote Family forces as the enemy prepared to finish them off. Maud arrived in time to save Hina, and Aokiji froze Vergo, leaving both sides stunned by their unexpected appearance.

• Vergo brutalized Smoker and seized Hina, but Chaton struck him away and forced Trebol and Diamante to block his follow-up Tempest Kicks.
• Jack ordered Vergo to eliminate the Marines within five minutes, then fought Chaton while Vergo targeted Hina.
• Vergo pierced Hina's thigh with a flying finger gun and raised Demon Bamboo to strike her, but Maud dropped in and stopped the weapon with two fingers.
• Maud crushed Demon Bamboo with his bare hand, and Aokiji froze Vergo before he could retreat.
• The Marines, Jack, Ulti, and the others stopped fighting and reacted in shock to Maud and Aokiji's arrival.

Modde and Aokiji intervened in the harbor battle, where Modde's Conqueror's Haki knocked out most of the Donquixote Family and Marines. The Maud Pirates arrived, and Modde moved past Ulti and Drake to confront Vergo and Jack.

• Aokiji freed Vergo from the ice, while Modde told Hina that he had saved her only because she was a Marine worth keeping alive.
• Modde released Conqueror's Haki across the harbor, knocking out more than two thousand Donquixote Family members and over half of the Marines.
• Chaton left the fight to summon a doctor for Smoker after Aokiji warned him to treat Smoker's injuries.
• Luo teleported the Maud Pirates from their island ship to the harbor, where Jaya repelled Ulti and Lafitte sent Drake flying.
• Modde passed Ulti and Drake at a speed they could not follow and declared that the Donquixote Family would disappear that day.

Maud defeated Jack and Vergo with a single slash each, while the Maud Pirates divided their forces to handle the remaining Donquixote Family and Beasts Pirates. The chapter left Jack immobilized by Aokiji’s spreading ice and Vergo’s defeat crushing the Donquixote officers’ hopes.

• Jack charged Maud with Elephant Pierce, but Maud cut him down with Shadow Stream: Utter Darkness.
• Jaya continued fighting Ulti, while Lafitte drove Drake back and the Marines watched Maud’s victory over Jack.
• Luo and the others split into groups to confront the remaining Donquixote Family and Beasts Pirates forces.
• Aokiji sent freezing air toward Jack after sensing that the wounded awakened Zoan still had strength to recover.
• Maud vanished from Vergo’s sight and cut him down before he could strike, leaving the Donquixote officers dismayed.

Luo used a new application of Shambles to dump Trebol and Diamante into the sea after Maud had defeated Vergo. He left Arthur to keep the two Donquixote officers alive.

• After Vergo fell to Maud's single slash, Trebol and Diamante blamed Luo and prepared to attack him.
• Luo remembered Maud's advice and realized he could use Shambles to move targets into the sea.
• Luo threw two pebbles into his Room and swapped Trebol and Diamante with them, dropping the two Devil Fruit users into the water.
• Luo fired at the struggling pair, but his bullets missed, and Trebol and Diamante sank beneath the surface.
• Luo told Arthur to keep Trebol and Diamante alive, and Arthur threw two silver needles toward the sea.

Luo repeatedly teleported the Donquixote Family’s Devil Fruit-using officers into the sea, leaving Arthur to haul them out and keep them captive. The Maud Pirates turned their attention to the remaining officer, while Luo counted the Devil Fruits he could collect for Maud.

• Arthur dragged Trebol and Diamante ashore after Luo drowned them, then broke their limbs and bound them to keep them contained.
• Luo teleported Gladius, Machvise, and Jola into the sea, interrupting Jim’s, Brook’s, and Perona’s fights and telling Arthur to handle the captured officers.
• Luo sent the remaining Devil Fruit-using officers into the sea, leaving Dellinger as the only Donquixote Family officer on the field.
• Luo blamed Maud for the tactic and directed the crew’s attention to Dellinger, who trembled as the Maud Pirates stared at him.
• Luo headed to collect the captured officers’ Devil Fruits and estimated that he would obtain ten, wondering whether Maud intended to collect them all.

Luo removed the hearts of the defeated Donquixote Family officers while Maud and Aokiji overwhelmed Jack at the port. As Maud and Luo headed into town to extract Devil Fruits, Sugar turned Violet into a toy and then deceived the Revolutionary Army members who had entered the underground port.

• Luo cut apart the unconscious Donquixote Family officers, removed their hearts, and took Vergo's heart while the battle at the port neared its end.
• Maud cut off Jack's tusks and trunk, stored the tusks in his Shadow Box, and left Aokiji to finish the fight.
• Maud and Luo entered an empty building in Dressrosa to extract the Devil Fruit before dealing with the Donquixote Family forces in town.
• Violet secretly concealed Maud and Luo's movements from Sugar, who turned Violet into a rag doll after realizing she had lied.
• Morley led Sunny, Koala, and the other Revolutionary Army members into the unattended underground port, where they encountered Sugar pretending to be a lost, frightened child.
• Sugar hugged Koala while hiding her malice as the Revolutionary Army members agreed to help her find her mother.