Chapter Summaries

Oboro killed Saint Charlos at the auction house, then fought off the Donquixote Family officers as they protected the remaining Celestial Dragons. He escaped through a portal after warning them that his hunt was not over, leaving the auction in chaos and the family aware of his identity.

• Oboro evaded the swordsman and gunman, shattered Saint Charlos's helmet, and killed him in front of the other Celestial Dragons.
• Oboro charged at the remaining Celestial Dragons, but Lao G struck him into the audience seats while Diamante and Trebol attacked and Gladius moved to block the exit.
• Oboro dodged their attacks with one arm broken and told the Celestial Dragons he would hunt them again.
• Auction guests rushed for the exit, but Gladius and Diamante used their Devil Fruit powers to stop them, throwing the venue into chaos.
• Oboro opened a portal and escaped; the Donquixote Family recognized him as the mysterious man who had stolen the Devil Fruit and killed Dellinger.

After killing a Celestial Dragon, Oboro and Dom raced through Sabaody Archipelago while the Navy mobilized to capture them. Oboro rejected their planned escape by cargo ship and sought a dangerous underwater route that only he could attempt.

• Oboro assessed the Navy's likely response and identified the island's small sea-level inlets as a possible escape route.
• Dom explained that he had arranged passage aboard an East Blue cargo ship, but Oboro warned that Kizaru and the Navy would track every ship leaving the island.
• Oboro revealed that he had sent Dom to contact vessels as a decoy, expecting the Navy to investigate him instead.
• Oboro and Dom spotted armed Marines at an intersection, and Oboro turned into a narrow alley to evade them.
• Oboro headed for a small inlet, intending to dive alone through the seabed and escape the Sea Kings without using a ship.

Oboro and Dom raced through the Marine blockade on Sabaody Archipelago, relying on Oboro’s ability to sense nearby souls. They reached the area near Rip-off Bar, where Rayleigh noticed them and distracted the Marines, leaving their escape in motion.

• Marines sealed off Sabaody Archipelago and attacked pirates with overwhelming force, while Oboro led Dom through gaps in their lines.
• Oboro killed the soldiers who opened fire on them and used his soul-sensing ability to avoid Marine patrols.
• Oboro and Dom reached the area guarded by Vice Admirals Bastille and Stainless, near Rip-off Bar.
• Rayleigh spotted Oboro and Dom, then laughed and walked down the slope toward the Marines.
• Rayleigh ignored the soldiers’ orders, prompting them to call for help as they realized he was unusually strong.

Rayleigh and Shakky discussed Oboro’s escape and the courage behind his attack on the Celestial Dragons. At the shipyards, Oboro found an underwater route and pulled Dom beneath the water to flee, though Dom feared they could not survive the descent.

• Rayleigh revealed that Oboro had escaped nearby and praised his skill, while Shakky recognized that Oboro had used Rayleigh’s disdain for the Marines to create a distraction.
• Rayleigh said he had helped because he admired Oboro’s courage in killing a Celestial Dragon and hoped that his actions might awaken others.
• Oboro and Dom reached the shipyard district, where Dom fought off pursuing Marines while Oboro searched for a water source leading to the seabed.
• Oboro found a deep pool with a strong downward current and called Dom away from the growing Marine force.
• Dom used his ability to reach Oboro, and Oboro grabbed him and plunged them both underwater to escape.

Oboro escaped the Marines’ attack by controlling a Sea King and using it to carry himself and Dom away from Sabaody, though Dom was gravely injured. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku’s officers debated whether the fugitives had survived and how to manage the Celestial Dragons’ anger as news of the killing threatened to spread.

• Kizaru blasted the underwater passages, bringing down earth and rock as Oboro pulled Dom deeper through the water.
• Oboro used Qi Manipulation to give Dom air, then controlled a Sea King and entered its body to escape the crushing depths.
• Oboro opened an air cavity inside the Sea King, keeping Dom alive while he rested and confirmed their escape had only just begun.
• Sengoku recalled Akainu, Aokiji, and other Marine officers from missions after a Celestial Dragon was killed.
• Tsuru told Sengoku and Kizaru that Oboro’s escape appeared carefully planned, while warning that the Marines had to face the Celestial Dragons’ fury and the likely publication of the news.

Morgans publicized Oboro’s attack on Sabaody, while the Marines failed to determine whether he had survived and faced worldwide backlash. As the Four Emperors and their crews reacted, Shanks speculated that Oboro might flee to the Four Blues, and he sensed they would meet someday.

• Morgans celebrated Oboro’s unprecedented feat and prepared to spread the story across the world.
• The Marines failed to find Oboro’s body or extract clues from Dom’s captured associates, while Morgans’s reports stoked public outrage and Sengoku considered going to Mary Geoise.
• Garp and Tsuru discussed Doflamingo’s costly effort to protect his officers, and Garp warned that Oboro would remain a problem if alive.
• On Onigashima, Kaido laughed after drinking, while Big Mom ordered Perospero to find Morgans and invite Oboro to Totto Land if he had survived.
• Shanks and Benn Beckman discussed Oboro’s possible escape routes; Shanks suggested the Four Blues and predicted they would meet him someday.
• Aboard the Moby Dick, Marco linked Big Mom’s recalled forces to the Sabaody incident, and Whitebeard called for the crew to keep drinking.

After the Celestial Dragon’s murder, Garp and Steel Bone Kong helped Sengoku keep his position while the World Government tried to let the scandal fade. Hiding inside a Sea King, Oboro decided to take Dom to North Blue to evade the hunt and prepare for their return to the Grand Line.

• Garp threatened to retire alongside Sengoku, and Steel Bone Kong argued against punishing the Marines, helping Sengoku retain his position.
• Sengoku worried that the killer might still be alive, while Garp joked that he would catch him.
• Oboro and Dom hid inside a Sea King and learned that Marines were searching the seas for them.
• Dom suggested going to the New World, but Oboro rejected the idea because the Yonko might sell them out and newcomers had few chances to thrive there.
• Oboro chose North Blue, explaining that its wars, restricted information, and fragmented powers made it the best place for them to hide.

Oboro and Dom landed on Bona Island after hiding in a Sea King and discovered the Slick Pirates were exploiting the residents. Oboro suspected the crew was connected to Crocodile, leaving them caught up in the affairs of another Shichibukai.

• Oboro and Dom emerged from the Sea King near the Calm Belt and disguised themselves before heading toward a settlement.
• They found the Slick Pirates forcing Bona Island residents to log trees and mine ore, and Dom killed a pirate who confronted them.
• The islanders told Oboro and Dom that the Slick Pirates had seized Bona Island and were exploiting its people and resources.
• An old man warned Oboro and Dom not to challenge the Slick Pirates, prompting Oboro to infer they were connected to a Shichibukai.
• Oboro concluded that Crocodile was behind the Slick Pirates' operations on Bona Island.

Oboro and Dom fought their way into Bona Town and discovered that their wanted posters and news had reached the island. The Slick Pirates' two aces confronted them in the street.

• Oboro deduced that the old man had once been one of Crocodile's crewmates, then explained Crocodile's connection to the Slick Pirates to Dom.
• Dom killed the Slick Pirates sent to stop them as he and Oboro made their way to Bona Town.
• Oboro and Dom found their wanted posters and read a newspaper article about Oboro, whose bounty remained unchanged because the World Government had not confirmed they were alive.
• Meat Grinder Maipeng and Decapitator Zidal arrived with the Slick Pirates and surrounded Oboro and Dom.

Oboro intervened when Dom was overwhelmed by the Slick Pirates’ officers, defeating both with ease. The pirates recognized Dom from the wanted posters and realized the Godslayer was still alive.

• Dom attacked Zidal, but Zidal disarmed him and wounded him while Maipeng joined the fight.
• Oboro stopped Dom’s next attack and judged that Dom needed proper training to improve his weak foundation.
• Zidal challenged Oboro, who struck him unconscious with one blow.
• Maipeng charged Oboro, who disabled him with a finger strike and frightened the remaining pirates.
• A pirate recognized Dom as a former Flame Dragon Pirates crewman from the wanted posters, leading the crowd to identify Oboro as the supposedly dead Godslayer.

Oboro hunted down the Slick Pirates after killing Zidal and Maipeng, then confronted their captain, Slik Yorki, as he tried to flee Bona Island. Oboro killed Yorki, while the island's residents continued rushing toward the docks to escape.

• The Slick Pirates fled, and Oboro killed Zidal and Maipeng before extracting a Skill Card and an Experience Card from their corpses.
• Oboro and Dom headed toward the Slick Pirates' headquarters as panicked residents and pirates fled toward the docks.
• Oboro caught Slik Yorki and his men trying to escape with treasure chests, but refused Yorki's offer to take the loot and leave.
• Yorki sent his pirates to attack Oboro, who swiftly struck them down as they approached.
• Yorki used a poisoned sword and snake-like movements to attack Oboro, but Oboro struck him down and crushed his head.

After killing Yoki, Oboro and Dom looted the Slick Pirates’ headquarters and discussed building a pirate crew focused on strong companions. A Den Den Mushi call connected Oboro to Nico Robin, who hung up after he recognized her.

• Oboro stored the treasure chest and other valuables from the Slick Pirates’ headquarters in his system inventory.
• Dom admired Oboro’s strength and followed him inside, where they found food and ate after their long time inside the Sea King.
• Dom noted that the town had emptied out and asked whether they would form a pirate crew in the North Blue.
• Oboro said they would recruit for quality rather than quantity and focus first on surviving the attention of the World Government.
• Oboro answered a Den Den Mushi call, recognized the caller as Nico Robin, and watched her abruptly disconnect.

Oboro left Bona Island with Dom after meeting an old former pirate who offered them an escape route and warned them that Marines were approaching. The old man declined Oboro’s invitation to join his crew, then watched in amazement as Oboro and Dom escaped aboard a Sea King.

• After concluding his dealings with Baroque Works, Oboro left town with Dom and found the old miner waiting for them.
• The old man warned Oboro that a Marine branch would arrive soon and offered to guide them through a dangerous, hidden sea route.
• As they traveled to a deserted beach, the old man explained that he had once served under Crocodile and had witnessed Whitebeard’s strength.
• The old man gave Oboro a sea chart and a boat, but Oboro invited him to join his crew instead; the old man refused.
• Oboro and Dom boarded a Sea King and vanished beneath the sea, leaving the old man to regret refusing the invitation.

Kizaru and Garp searched Bona Island for the escaped Oboro while Kuzan scoured the Calm Belt. The Marines found no trace of Oboro, and Kuzan froze the surrounding sea to search for a possible submarine.

• Kizaru learned that Oboro had escaped Bona Island on a small raft, then kicked an old man who claimed to know where he had gone.
• Garp arrived and heard the old man predict that Oboro would cause a huge uproar in the New World.
• Garp called Kuzan and reasoned that Oboro had likely entered the Calm Belt rather than heading for Reverse Mountain.
• Kuzan searched the Calm Belt by bicycle, suspected Oboro might be traveling in a submarine, and used Ice Age to freeze the sea and anything beneath it.
• Kuzan found no sign of Oboro and continued searching.

Oboro and Dom escaped the Marines through the Calm Belt inside a Sea King while the world followed the Godslayer’s disappearance and the Yonko considered recruiting him. After receiving new bounties, Oboro reached the East Blue, Roger’s home sea.

• Oboro learned that Aokiji’s attack had frozen the sea above them, then ordered the Sea King to flee through the dangerous depths with Dom aboard.
• The Marines failed to find Oboro and placed a blockade at Reverse Mountain, while Morgans reported that the Godslayer was heading for the Four Blues.
• Morgans revealed Oboro’s slave past and reported that all four Yonko wanted to recruit him, prompting Big Mom to order Smoothie to find him despite the risks.
• Half a month later, the World Government issued bounties of 500 million Beli for Oboro and 50 million Beli for Dom.
• Oboro and Dom emerged from the Sea King in the East Blue, where Oboro recognized the sea as Pirate King Roger’s homeland.

Oboro and Dom emerged from a Sea King’s mouth and boarded a pirate ship near Glass Bead Island in the East Blue. Oboro ordered the frightened crew to take them to Loguetown, and Dom killed pirates who tried to flee.

• Oboro spotted a pirate ship and watched its crew panic when a Sea King approached.
• The Sea King revealed Oboro and Dom inside its mouth, and the two leaped onto the pirate ship’s deck.
• Oboro learned that the ship was near Glass Bead Island and ordered the captain to sail to Loguetown.
• Dom killed pirates who tried to escape, then warned the remaining crew not to make trouble.
• Oboro sat down, closed his eyes in the sunlight, and ordered the crew to prepare food.

Oboro traveled with the Dorans Pirates toward Loguetown while learning about the East Blue and disguising himself on Glass Bead Island. After learning that the Marines had sent an admiral and warships to the East Blue, he ordered Dom to slaughter the crew, sparing Dorans only because he needed a navigator and an unnoticed companion.

• Dorans explained the East Blue’s pirate territories, corrupt Marine ties, and local bounty hunters as he groveled before Oboro.
• Oboro went ashore on Glass Bead Island, bought disguises with Dorans’s money, and encountered bounty hunters discussing his wanted poster.
• Oboro sailed toward the Polestar Archipelago and learned that sea beasts were common in the East Blue, though less dangerous than Sea Kings.
• Oboro read that an admiral and a fleet of Marine warships were heading to the East Blue and suspected Loguetown was reinforcing its defenses.
• With the ship a day from Loguetown, Oboro ordered Dom to kill the Dorans Pirates and told Dorans he would be spared because he was still useful.

Oboro, Dom, and Dorans reached Loguetown under false identities and passed a Marine inspection. At Roger’s execution platform, Oboro touched the spot where the pirate king had died and reflected that he had wanted to meet him.

• Oboro and his companions entered Loguetown aboard a cargo ship, avoiding the Marine patrols around the Polestar Archipelago.
• Dorans told Oboro he feared Smoker, the White Hunter, and Oboro urged him to act naturally.
• Oboro gave Marines a false name and a convincing Goa Kingdom background, allowing the three men to pass inspection.
• Oboro and Dom visited Roger’s execution platform in Loguetown’s central plaza.
• Oboro jumped onto the platform, touched its weathered surface, and murmured that he had wished to meet Roger.

Oboro drew attention in Loguetown by climbing Roger’s execution platform, then vanished without a trace while Marines investigated his identity. That night, he offered a group of trapped pirates power and a way out, while Smoker ordered his ship back to Loguetown to pursue the suspicious man.

• Oboro stepped off the execution platform unharmed, froze two Marine guards in place, and left the plaza with his companions.
• Tashigi found the guards unable to move or speak, questioned witnesses, and reported the mysterious masked man to Smoker.
• Smoker matched the man to records identifying him as Qierkangde from the Goa Kingdom and suspected he might be the Godslayer.
• Smoker ordered the warship to return to Loguetown at full speed.
• Oboro offered the kneeling pirates a deal, promising to make them stronger and help them escape Loguetown.

Oboro forced a group of Loguetown pirates to serve him by boosting their strength and offering them a place in his new crew. While Smoker and Tashigi searched the town for the God Slayer, a Marine squad was attacked by the pirates, and Smoker rushed to the scene after the squad leader was killed.

• Oboro and Dom gathered stranded pirates, used cards to increase their strength, and made them submit through threats and promises of escape.
• Oboro claimed to be a veteran from the Grand Line and invited the pirates to join his crew, naming them its founding members.
• Smoker ordered Marines to search Loguetown again while patrolling with Tashigi.
• A Marine officer reported that more than thirty powerful pirates had attacked a squad in the northeastern part of town.
• The officer's communication ended with a scream, and Smoker sped toward the battle, leaving Tashigi behind.