Chapter Summaries

Oboro negotiated with Vinsmoke Judge to borrow five hundred Germa soldiers for a year at double his offered price, with their cooperation kept confidential. As Reiju saw him off, Oboro hinted that he knew someone who might be her brother, leaving her tense and asking him to keep the matter secret.

• Oboro overcame the Vinsmoke siblings’ ambush and revealed that Reiju’s poison had no effect on him.
• Oboro offered to borrow five hundred genetically modified Germa soldiers for a year, and Judge agreed after demanding twice the proposed price.
• Oboro required the deal to remain secret from the World Government and Navy, and Judge accepted the condition.
• Reiju escorted Oboro from the castle and discussed her impression that he differed from other pirates.
• Oboro asked whether the Vinsmokes had another child and hinted that he knew someone who resembled Reiju; she cut him off and asked whether he had mentioned it to Niji or Yonji.
• Oboro gave Reiju a Den Den Mushi and promised to keep the matter secret before leaving.

The Hell Pirates expanded their force with Germa soldiers and crushed a Navy unit in the North Blue while preparing to enter the Grand Line. At Colonel Xi Si’s invitation, Oboro arrived in Flevance and found himself at a lavish meal surrounded by a Navy force that appeared to have set a trap.

• Oboro told Vinsmoke Reiju that Sanji was safe, then secretly exchanged a ship loaded with treasure for five hundred Germa soldiers.
• Oboro kept the Germa soldiers separate from the Hell Pirates as the crew sailed through the North Blue.
• The Hell Pirates annihilated a Navy force on Seabird Island while Oboro watched the pirates grow overconfident.
• Dom reported that Trafalgar Law was heading toward the Grand Line and that Colonel Xi Si had invited the Hell Pirates to Flevance.
• Oboro, Dorans, and Dom went ashore at Flevance, where Xi Si’s three thousand soldiers surrounded them and Xi Si invited Oboro to dine.

Oboro met Marine Captain Xi Si to discuss the Hell Pirates’ business, but exposed Xi Si’s attendants as World Government agents sent to investigate him. He trapped the fleeing agents with his power and questioned them about their Cipher Pol divisions.

• Xi Si shot a rookie dead for spilling wine, then discussed the North Blue’s balance of power with Oboro over dinner.
• Xi Si demanded thirty percent of the Hell Pirates’ profits in exchange for protection, while Oboro suggested Xi Si could manage his North Blue operations if the pirates left.
• Oboro revealed that several of Xi Si’s Marine attendants were World Government agents who had come to investigate him.
• The agents tried to flee, but Dorans and Dom intercepted some of them, and Oboro’s gravity forced the others to the ground.
• Oboro questioned the captured agents about which Cipher Pol division they belonged to and criticized their strength.

Oboro escaped the World Government agents’ attempt to approach the Hell Pirates through Marine Colonel Xi Si, while Steel Bone learned the operation had failed. The Five Elders took control of the response, leaving Steel Bone sidelined as the God Slayer became more alert.

• An agent urged Xi Si to attack Oboro, but Xi Si panicked as Oboro said he had lost his usefulness.
• Dorans relayed Yurivich’s message that the agents were the Hell Pirates’ prey, and Oboro unleashed Conqueror’s Haki to knock down the Marines who rushed in.
• Steel Bone received word that the agents had lost contact and the Marines were requesting reinforcements in Flevance.
• Steel Bone concluded the Hell Pirates had exposed the agents and agreed Tsuru’s earlier warning had been correct.
• Steel Bone urged the Five Elders to end the operation and wait for the Hell Pirates to enter the Grand Line, but they dismissed his advice and took over.

The Five Elders discussed Oboro, Doflamingo, and a possible covert mission while the Marines covered up the Hell Pirates’ destruction of Xi Si’s force. During training on a snowy island, Dom brought Oboro three updates, ending with news that one of their rookies had been killed.

• The Five Elders discussed Oboro’s preparations to enter the Grand Line, considered sending a covert agent, and warned that Doflamingo still had to choose whether to cooperate.
• Marine reinforcements reached Flevance too late to help, found Xi Si and Government agents dead, and burned the bodies to hide evidence of the defeat.
• Oboro ordered the Hell Pirates to roam North Blue for two months while he trained Dom, Yuri, Yingge, and Kaka; he used wolf packs to test Yingge and Kaka.
• Dom told Oboro that Trafalgar Law had appeared on the first half of the Grand Line and escaped a Marine encirclement, and that Black Cage Hina had taken over Xi Si’s former base.
• Dom reported that one of their people had been killed, identifying the victim only as an obscure rookie pirate.

Oboro learned that Hattori of the Hadori Pirates had killed eleven Hell Pirates crewmen, and he and Dom went to find the lone rookie pirate. They reached an island where Hattori had docked, and Oboro recognized something familiar about the pigeon-like skull on his flag before heading inland to meet him.

• Dom told Oboro that Hattori, the Hadori Pirates' sole member, had killed eleven card-enhanced Hell Pirates crewmen.
• Oboro ordered the others to keep training and flew with Dom to investigate Hattori.
• The Hell Pirates offered a large reward for information about Hattori, drawing attention from North Blue forces hoping to see the crew suffer a setback.
• Oboro and Dom arrived at a small fishing island where Hattori had docked his one-man sailboat openly.
• Oboro noticed the pigeon-like skull on the Hadori Pirates' flag seemed familiar, then headed into the island to meet Hattori.

The Hadori Pirates’ captain waited in a village tavern despite the villagers’ attempts to drive him away, then confronted Dom, the Hell Pirates’ Night Wanderer. Dom’s captain appeared behind him and introduced himself, bringing the two captains face to face.

• Villagers recognized the Hadori Pirates’ captain and pleaded with him to leave, but he paid for his meal and sat outside the tavern.
• Tangli, a former pirate, aimed an old pistol at the Hadori captain and fired, but the bullet struck the ground by his feet.
• The Hadori captain prepared to attack Tangli, then abruptly turned when Dom appeared beside him.
• Dom identified himself as the Hell Pirates’ Night Wanderer and challenged the Hadori captain, who said he wanted to face Dom’s captain next.
• The Hadori captain sensed someone behind him, and the Hell Pirates’ captain draped an arm over his shoulder and introduced himself.

Oboro recognized Rob Lucci as a World Government agent sent to infiltrate the Hell Pirates and watched Dom fight him while he ate in a village tavern. Lucci’s skill impressed Oboro, who began plotting a surprise for the agent.

• Oboro paralyzed Lucci with a pressure-point strike, but Lucci quickly recovered and counterattacked.
• Oboro entered the tavern and told Dom to handle Lucci, while Dom understood that Oboro wanted him kept alive.
• Dom and Lucci fought fiercely outside, damaging the village as Lucci avoided revealing his Navy Six Powers or Devil Fruit ability.
• Oboro reassured the villagers, promised to pay ten times the cost of the damage, and ate seafood noodles.
• Oboro deduced that Lucci was hiding his strongest abilities to preserve his cover and secure a place aboard the Hell Pirates’ ship.

Oboro watched Dom defeat Rob Lucci, then recruited the injured agent into the Hell Pirates. He revealed that he was the Cunning Fox, leaving Lucci to recognize that the mission had been aimed at Oboro.

• Oboro came outside after eating and found Dom had beaten Lucci, though both men were badly injured.
• Dom threatened Lucci with a blade, but Lucci remained unafraid and Oboro asked about the bodies of the pirates Lucci had killed.
• Oboro suspected the World Government had recovered the bodies to study their system-enhanced abilities.
• Oboro offered Lucci a choice between joining the Hell Pirates and becoming a future enemy, and Lucci agreed to join.
• Oboro revealed his real name and reminded Lucci that Dom had once been a small-time pirate; Lucci recognized Oboro as the Cunning Fox and understood the mission’s true target.
• Lucci said he would keep his word, and Oboro ordered Dom to clean up the devastated area.

Lucci assessed the Hell Pirates’ volatile crew and resolved to destroy them for the Government, but watching Oboro fight Dom and Yurivich revealed the captain’s power firsthand. Inspired by the battle, Lucci charged toward the fighters despite Kaka’s warning, leaving Kaka stunned by his strength.

• Lucci secretly reported to the Government after joining the Hell Pirates and concluded that the crew was chaotic, criminal, and bound only by obedience to Oboro.
• Kaka found Lucci after his wolf-training and led him to watch Oboro battle Dom and Yurivich.
• Lucci watched Dom and Yurivich attack Oboro together, displaying their formidable speed and combat abilities while Oboro remained composed.
• Kaka explained that the rare group battles were valuable training opportunities and warned Lucci that interfering would get him killed.
• Lucci dashed toward the battlefield, and Kaka realized the newcomer was much stronger than he and Yingge.

Rob Lucci tried twice to join Oboro’s fight against Dom and Yurivich, but Oboro knocked him down both times. After waking beside Oboro’s crew, Lucci asked to receive divine power so he could become stronger.

• Lucci charged into the battle, but Oboro struck him with one kick and sent him flying down the slope.
• Lucci recovered and tried to interfere again, but Oboro knocked him down a second time, leaving him unconscious.
• Lucci woke by the crew’s bonfire, where his wounds had been treated, and recognized how vast the gap between him and Oboro was.
• Lucci told Oboro he wanted to become stronger and receive divine power, and Oboro agreed.

Rob Lucci reported the Hell Pirates’ powers and plans to the World Government while maintaining his disguise. As the crew set sail for the Red Line, Oboro let their confidence grow despite Lucci’s warning that the Navy would be waiting.

• Rob Lucci told the World Government that the Hell Pirates’ divine power granted physical changes, combat memories, and abilities that did not fear seawater or Seastone.
• Lucci reported that the crew’s officers had begun awakening Haki and warned that Oboro was exceptionally powerful and likely to make a major move.
• The Hell Pirates set sail for the Red Line, drawing both relief and concern across the North Blue as rumors linked them to the Donquixote Family.
• The returned apprentice crewmen celebrated their coming entry into the Grand Line and boasted about defeating the Navy and the Yonko.
• Lucci warned Oboro that the Navy might be waiting beyond the Red Line, but Dorans repeated his concern to the crew, who laughed and dismissed the threat.

The Hell Pirates gathered near Reverse Mountain, where Oboro transformed several hundred Germa soldiers into powerful fighters. As the crew prepared to wait several days before attempting a nighttime crossing, Lucci and the other provisional members weighed the dangers of the coming battle with the Marines.

• The Hell Pirates reached the waters near Reverse Mountain as distant pirates watched them leave the North Blue.
• Two ships carrying Germa soldiers arrived, and Oboro transformed the soldiers with his divine power, alarming Lucci.
• Oboro returned to the flagship and planned to wait several days before crossing Reverse Mountain after nightfall.
• Dom left after receiving Oboro's signal, while Lucci considered the Hell Pirates' preparations and his role as an informant.
• Kaka, Yingge, and Lucci prepared for the likely battle with the Marines, each aware that the final assessment could cost them their lives.

After the Hell Pirates’ captain was revealed as Oboro, the God Slayer, Morgans publicized Oboro’s power and the crew’s history, drawing forces from across the seas toward the Grand Line. Oboro announced the Hell Pirates would leave that night, while Rob Lucci recognized how carefully he had used the news to build influence.

• News Coo spread the revelation that Oboro, captain of the Hell Pirates, was the God Slayer, and the crew grew more confident and famous.
• Ships gathered to watch the Hell Pirates as they remained in place, leaving Rob Lucci uncertain about Oboro’s plans.
• Morgans published details of the Hell Pirates and Oboro’s ability to strengthen others, using information Oboro had arranged to leak through Dom.
• The news drew ambitious forces toward the Grand Line, while Lucci realized Oboro had used the media to advance his position.
• Oboro ordered the Hell Pirates to leave that night, and Dorans rallied the crew to prepare for battle.

The Marines prepared an enormous blockade as Kaido, Big Mom, the Revolutionary Army, and other powers converged on the Grand Line, drawn by Oboro’s revealed abilities. Tsuru concluded that Oboro had deliberately turned the battlefield into a trap for every faction and was willing to sacrifice some Hell Pirates to advance his ambitions.

• The Marines assembled nearly thirty thousand troops across the seven route entrances, with Sengoku commanding and Tsuru directing the operation.
• Sengoku learned that Kaido and the Beasts Pirates fleet had arrived near the second route, while the Revolutionary Army was also active and Big Mom’s forces were expected.
• Tsuru explained that Oboro had used himself as bait to draw rival powers into the Marines’ blockade and make them weaken one another.
• Sengoku and Tsuru considered whether Oboro intended to let the Hell Pirates be wiped out, with Tsuru judging that his recruited crew might have been sacrifices from the beginning.
• Tsuru concluded that Oboro was not selfish but was willing to discard unimportant people for his plans, calling him a true ambitious pirate.

The Hell Pirates sailed across Reverse Mountain toward Twin Cape as the Marines prepared a massive force to intercept them. Oboro urged his crew into battle, and the chapter ended as the three pirate ships charged the Marine fleet.

• Tsuru and Sengoku learned that the Hell Pirates would cross the Red Line that night and discussed the hundreds of ships gathered outside the blockade.
• Oboro rallied his crew, promising power and membership to those who survived the battle, while Rob Lucci recognized that the pirates were being led to their deaths.
• Dorans ordered the Hell Pirates' three ships to set sail, and Oboro guided them safely down Reverse Mountain into the Grand Line.
• The pirates passed Twin Cape without approaching Crocus and saw the lights of a vast Marine fleet on the horizon.
• Oboro ordered the crew to begin the battle, and the three ships charged toward the Marines.

The Hell Pirates engaged the Navy fleet at Twin Cape while Oboro used the battle as a diversion and led a small group away. Oboro revealed that the real target was the Celestial Dragons in the East Blue, leaving Rob Lucci alarmed and desperate to warn his superiors.

• Sengoku ordered the Navy to advance as reports arrived of the Beasts Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and a missing warship squadron.
• The Hell Pirates charged into the Navy’s cannon range, and some Navy ships unexpectedly opened fire on their own allies.
• Oboro lifted Lucci, Dorans, Yuri, Kaka, Dom, and another companion into the air and flew toward the Red Line instead of joining the battle.
• Oboro explained that the Hell Pirates were only serving as a fuse for the battle, while Dom revealed that Celestial Dragons were already in the East Blue.
• Lucci realized Oboro had planned to target the Celestial Dragons and tried to hide his panic when Oboro turned his attention toward him.

Sengoku and Garp found that the Hell Pirates’ ships were empty, while hidden forces disrupted the Marine battle. Oboro escaped above the clouds, where Doflamingo revealed his role in aiding him and warned that Tsuru had arranged further opponents ahead.

• Sengoku and Garp destroyed the Hell Pirates’ three ships but found neither Oboro nor his crew aboard.
• Sengoku suspected that the Marines’ deployment had been leaked and ordered Garp to keep fighting while hidden enemies disrupted the battlefield.
• Oboro led Dom and the others through the air, where Doflamingo intercepted them and claimed he had used his Shichibukai access and underground bounty to help Oboro.
• Oboro rejected Doflamingo’s claim that the aid earned him favor, insisting their cooperation depended on Doflamingo’s later actions after Oboro took down the Yonko.
• Doflamingo warned that Tsuru had anticipated Oboro’s escape and sent others, including Hawkeye, to block his path; Oboro continued onward as Doflamingo disappeared into the clouds.

Oboro led the Hell Pirates through the night sky toward the Red Line, but Dracule Mihawk spotted them and attacked with a devastating sword slash. Oboro blocked the first strike while shielding his companions, then faced a second, even stronger slash.

• Oboro reasoned that Doflamingo had helped the Hell Pirates evade the Marine blockade, but warned that Mihawk could sense them even at high altitude.
• Mihawk spotted Oboro and his companions above Reverse Mountain and drew his black blade to stop them from escaping.
• Mihawk launched a massive slash into the sky, and Oboro pushed Dom and the others away before intercepting it with his Haki-coated palm.
• The slash shattered Oboro's air-current hand and shredded his sleeve, while its residual force gave Dorans and the others minor cuts.
• Dorans spotted a second slash rising from the sea, and Oboro prepared to face it.

Hawkeye confronted Oboro and the Hell Pirates at sea, but Oboro overwhelmed him with a crushing air-current attack and escaped. Hawkeye concluded that the Navy and World Government would have to deal with Oboro as his journey toward the New World continued.

• Hawkeye recognized the strength of Oboro’s barrage of Tempest Kicks and prepared to close the distance for a charged slash.
• Oboro raised his arm and unleashed immense air currents that created a vast vacuum in the sea and crushed Hawkeye’s boat.
• Hawkeye escaped the crushing currents by disrupting them with powerful slashes, but he was left exhausted and soaked.
• Dorans mocked Hawkeye while Rob Lucci realized how far his own strength lagged behind Oboro and Hawkeye.
• Oboro and the Hell Pirates flew away, and Hawkeye decided that he had done his part and that the Navy and Government should worry about stopping them.