Chapter Summaries

Magellan confronted Oboro and the Hell Pirates, while Emporio Ivankov left to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates. Oboro’s air-current powers neutralized Magellan’s venom, and he unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki before their hand-to-hand battle began.

• Magellan prepared to stop the Hell Pirates, and Emporio Ivankov slipped away to follow the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Magellan unleashed a flood of venom, but Oboro blocked it with a barrier of air currents and told his allies to retreat.
• Oboro advanced as Magellan attacked from multiple directions and spread poisonous gas, but Oboro’s air currents deflected the attacks and gathered the gas into a pellet.
• Oboro told Magellan that his Devil Fruit was useless against him and challenged him to fight hand-to-hand.
• Oboro released his Conqueror’s Haki and a sweep of black lightning engulfed Magellan.

Oboro overwhelmed Magellan with Haki and airflow attacks, destroying the floor between Lv. 4 and Lv. 5. The chapter ended with Magellan falling into Freezing Hell, where the prisoners saw him crash into the snow.

• Oboro pierced Magellan’s poison with Haki armor and struck him hard enough to send him crashing into the prison ruins.
• Oboro drove Magellan through the ground with a powerful punch, then tore through the surrounding strata with blades of airflow.
• Oboro compressed the airflow into a crushing attack that extinguished the flames in Scorching Hell and shattered the floor separating Lv. 4 from Lv. 5.
• Crocodile compared Oboro’s destructive power to Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• The prisoners in Freezing Hell watched Magellan and falling debris crash through the breach into the snow.

Oboro descended into Freezing Hell and confronted the wounded Magellan, whose awakened Venom-Venom Fruit ability had transformed the snowfield into a pool of red poison. Oboro struck Magellan down, while Crocodile watched the battle’s decisive end from a distant walkway.

• Oboro assigned Dom and Hattori to guard Level 4 while the other Hell Pirates watched the upper levels, then entered Freezing Hell with Crocodile and Shiryu.
• Oboro reflected on how cultivating Qi had strengthened his body, expanded his senses, and made him confident he could defeat Magellan.
• Magellan rose in his awakened Venom Demon form, spreading deadly red venom across the snowfield.
• Oboro burst through the Venom Demon and struck Magellan with his Haki-coated hand before he could finish threatening him.
• Crocodile saw Oboro’s Haki strike Magellan and concluded that the fight was over.

Oboro killed Magellan, assigned Crocodile and Shiryu to secure Impel Down, and descended to Infinite Hell to recruit prisoners for the Hell Pirates. The prisoners doubted his claims, so he decided to demonstrate his power by killing some of them.

• Oboro killed Magellan, and Crocodile questioned him about targeting Big Mom instead of Whitebeard.
• Oboro ordered Crocodile to take charge of Freezing Hell and Shiryu to kill Impel Down’s remaining guards and administrators, especially Hannibal.
• Oboro descended alone to Infinite Hell, where the prisoners assessed and taunted him.
• Oboro introduced himself as captain of the Hell Pirates and said he had come to recruit companions.
• The prisoners disbelieved Oboro and mistook him for one of Luffy’s allies, so he decided to kill a few of them.

Oboro challenged the prisoners of Infinite Hell to fight him, killing Aodeman and defeating an elderly prisoner who attacked him. He then drew out two formidable prisoners who accepted his game, leaving their confrontation about to begin.

• Oboro freed Aodeman, then killed him with a sudden strike to the neck.
• Oboro challenged the prisoners, offering to free anyone who believed they could defeat him.
• An elderly white-haired prisoner accepted, but Oboro overpowered him and smashed him into the floor until he could no longer fight.
• Oboro invited the prisoners to gang up on him, and two confident voices accepted his game.

Oboro defeated the prisoners in Infinite Hell and challenged Douglas Bullet to join the Hell Pirates. The chapter ended as Oboro and Bullet prepared to fight, while Blackbeard’s crew discussed their plans around Whitebeard’s death and the growing Hell Pirates.

• Marshall D. Teach explained to Van Augur and the others why he expected the Hell Pirates to reject most of Infinite Hell’s prisoners, and said he wanted stable, strong companions.
• Lafitte reported that Oboro had entered Infinite Hell, the Hell Pirates were recruiting prisoners, and Straw Hat and Jinbe were nearing their breakout; Teach refused to attack the scattered crew.
• Teach said he planned to take Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit and exploit the chaos after Whitebeard’s death, while Crocodile waited impatiently in Lv. 5 Freezing Hell.
• Oboro defeated the prisoners who challenged him in Infinite Hell and demanded that the survivors listen to him.
• Douglas Bullet emerged from his cell and challenged Oboro, who offered to replace Roger as Bullet’s guide and invited him to join the Hell Pirates.
• Bullet told Oboro to defeat him first, and Oboro prepared to fight.

Crocodile and Shiryu nearly fought in the Freezing Hell after Shiryu returned from killing Hannibal and other escapees. Oboro arrived with Douglas Bullet and Byrnndi World, stopped the confrontation, and left the surviving pirates to follow behind.

• Crocodile and the surviving pirates felt intense tremors from the battle on the level below.
• Shiryu returned and said he had killed Hannibal, escaped prisoners, and guards, then criticized Crocodile for letting some stragglers go.
• Crocodile and Shiryu threatened to fight until Oboro's killing intent made them sheath their weapons.
• Oboro arrived with a badly injured Douglas Bullet and Byrnndi World, and Crocodile recognized Bullet as an old rival.
• Oboro warned Crocodile and Shiryu not to fight again without his permission, then left with Bullet and Shiryu.

Oboro recruited World and Bullet, then led the expanding Hell Pirates out of Impel Down aboard the Blood Pluton. He confirmed that new members still had to kill a Celestial Dragon, leaving Rob Lucci worried that Oboro intended to target Mary Geoise.

• Oboro recruited World after Redfield refused to join the Hell Pirates.
• Dom told Oboro that Straw Hat and his group had escaped Impel Down aboard a warship.
• Oboro’s group gathered prisoners from Impel Down’s levels, growing to more than six hundred people before reaching the entrance.
• Oboro left Marshall D. Teach inside Impel Down and ordered Dom and the others to settle the new crew aboard the Blood Pluton.
• Rob Lucci asked whether new members had to complete the ritual, and Oboro confirmed that killing a Celestial Dragon remained a rule.

Oboro led the newly freed prisoners aboard the Blood Pluton toward Marineford, established the Hell Pirates’ rules, and used his vital energy to heal the wounded. As the crew neared Marineford, he called the officers together for the first meeting of the Hell Pirates’ core leadership.

• The Blood Pluton rose from the sea, and Oboro told the freed pirates that the Hell Pirates were heading to Marineford to watch rather than fight immediately.
• Dom explained the Hell Pirates’ rules to the new recruits, and the pirates reacted with astonishment when he revealed that Oboro could grant divine power.
• Oboro healed Bullet’s broken arm and stomach wound, then treated the other injured pirates with his vital energy.
• The Blood Pluton passed the Gates of Justice and raced toward Marineford, carrying Bon Kurei as well as Crocodile and Mr. 1 Daz Bones.
• Oboro gathered the crew’s officers in the main cabin to hold the first meeting of the Hell Pirates’ core leadership.

Oboro convened the Hell Pirates’ first full meeting, assigned divisions and announced that the crew would target Big Mom after entering the New World. He revealed that he had a headquarters in mind better than Totto Land, but did not name it.

• Oboro asked whether anyone objected to his captaincy or wanted to challenge Crocodile for the vice-captain position, and no one did.
• Enel said he would not seek the vice-captain seat yet, while Bullet teased Crocodile and Crocodile warned him not to challenge him.
• Oboro made Dom his messenger and assigned captains to eight divisions, with himself leading the Zero Division in all-out war.
• Oboro said the Hell Pirates would target Big Mom and recruit subordinates as they entered the New World.
• Oboro predicted Whitebeard’s death and said he had chosen a headquarters better than Totto Land.

Oboro outlined the Hell Pirates’ plans and predicted key events at Marineford, then granted Bullet, Shiryu, and World powerful cards to transform their abilities. The crew prepared to grow stronger for its eventual conflict with Big Mom, while Oboro focused on the changes Bullet would undergo.

• Oboro explained that Whitebeard would die at Marineford and identified Straw Hat Luffy and Blackbeard Teach as the battle’s true protagonists.
• Oboro said the Hell Pirates would recruit members to face Charlotte Linlin, and that only those who survived would qualify for the grand fleet.
• Oboro bestowed cards on Bullet, Shiryu, and World, giving Bullet Muzan’s bloodline and skills, Shiryu Shiki’s inheritance, and World Chaton’s abilities.
• Oboro assessed the three men’s likely strength after their transformations and looked forward to seeing how Bullet changed.

Oboro’s power and experience cards transformed Shiryu and World, while Bullet underwent a terrifying mutation before emerging with a new ability to sense the strength and life energy of others. Bullet judged the Hell Pirates weak and sensed that Oboro possessed something beyond ordinary human power.

• Shiryu and World awakened with demonic changes and powerful new strength, while Bullet showed no immediate physical reaction to Muzan’s Blood Demon Art.
• Bullet suddenly turned white-haired and emaciated, then transformed into a huge mass of proliferating flesh as Oboro isolated him and helped him survive.
• The Hell Pirates waited as the Blood Pluton shook, and Dom judged Shiryu’s transformed aura to be second only to Bullet’s.
• After half an hour, Oboro emerged with Bullet restored, though Bullet had white hair and looked thinner.
• Bullet claimed he could sense others’ strength and life signs, dismissed the crew as weak, and told Oboro that he sensed something mysterious and inhuman within him.

Douglas Bullet gained a body powerful enough to challenge a Yonko and became even more interested in Oboro, while Oboro prepared the Hell Pirates for the coming battle. At Marineford, Sengoku readied the Marines for Whitebeard’s attack and feared that the Hell Pirates might also appear.

• Bullet left for his quarters after Oboro’s transformation and decided that Oboro was the only person in the crew who could still interest him.
• Oboro judged that Bullet’s enhanced body and powers now let him challenge any Yonko, though victory was uncertain.
• Oboro had Dom assemble the pirates and used divine miracles to grant each of them new powers.
• At Marineford, Sengoku’s forces completed their preparations and confirmed that Whitebeard’s ships had not yet appeared.
• Sengoku learned that the Hell Pirates had broken into Impel Down and ordered the World Government to locate them, fearing they might come to Marineford.

As the Marines prepared to execute Ace in a worldwide broadcast, Sengoku and Garp confronted the consequences of the coming battle with Whitebeard. The chapter ended at Marineford, where Doflamingo smiled at the clear weather as the broadcast began.

• Garp argued with Sengoku over Ace's execution being broadcast, then stormed out of Sengoku's office.
• Sengoku learned that the Whitebeard Pirates' location was unknown and that the Government had found no trace of God Slayer Oboro.
• Sengoku and Garp headed to Marineford's plaza, where the Marines, three Admirals, and five Shichibukai prepared for the execution.
• Garp allowed Sengoku to announce Ace's situation publicly, saying it no longer concerned him.
• People around the world watched the broadcast as reporters anticipated the clash between the Marines and Whitebeard.
• Boa Hancock told Doflamingo to stop laughing, but he laughed louder and called it a fine day.

The Hell Pirates watched Marineford’s broadcast as Sengoku revealed that Ace was the son of Gol D. Roger. Oboro then explained his theory about One Piece, the world’s cyclical changes, and the Celestial Dragons’ plans, leaving the crew with the truth of the coming disaster and the need for humanity to survive it together.

• The Hell Pirates watched the Marine broadcast from the Blood Pluton, and Oboro said the Whitebeard Pirates would arrive underwater.
• Oboro stopped Rob Lucci from leaving to warn the World Government, while Crocodile and Shiryu agreed to take part in the battle.
• Sengoku revealed to the world that Ace’s mother was Portgas D. Rouge and his father was Gol D. Roger.
• Shiryu teased Bullet about saving Roger’s son, but Bullet showed no interest in rescuing Ace.
• Oboro told the Hell Pirates that One Piece revealed the world’s secrets, including a coming cycle that would transform the seas and potentially submerge the world.
• Oboro said the Celestial Dragons were stockpiling resources to preserve their power after the disaster, and that humanity needed to work together to protect civilization.

Oboro and the Hell Pirates discussed the truth about Joy Boy, Roger, and the original purpose of piracy, but most dismissed the idea of becoming heroes. Oboro intended to unite his crew against the World Government and Celestial Dragons, while Sengoku’s broadcast continued to focus on Ace and the claim that he inherited the world’s most evil bloodline.

• Oboro explained that Roger and his crew had used the coordinates to foresee a coming calamity and learn Joy Boy’s mission to unite the world’s peoples.
• Bullet refused to confirm Oboro’s interpretation, and the Hell Pirates rejected Roger’s hopes of turning pirates into saviors.
• Crocodile told the crew to focus on the broadcast, while Oboro noticed that Rob Lucci was unsettled by the truth, especially its implications for the Celestial Dragons.
• Oboro revealed that he had shared the truth to quiet his crew’s interest in the One Piece and direct their ambitions toward opposing the World Government and Celestial Dragons.
• Sengoku declared on the broadcast that Ace had inherited the world’s most evil bloodline, and Oboro said he would soon earn that title in the World Government’s eyes.

The Whitebeard Pirates arrived at Marineford, and Whitebeard unleashed a tsunami that Aokiji froze before the battle escalated. Watching from the Blood Pluton, Oboro’s crew marveled at Whitebeard’s power while Oboro told them to wait for the war to develop further.

• The Marines spotted the Whitebeard fleet approaching Marineford and realized the Moby Dick was missing from the outer bay.
• The Moby Dick surfaced inside the inner bay, bringing Whitebeard’s commanders and the pirate fleet within striking distance of Marine Headquarters.
• Whitebeard greeted Sengoku and reassured Ace before using the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to raise enormous tsunamis around Marineford.
• Aokiji froze the tsunami with Ice Age, then attacked Whitebeard, who struck him and his attack away.
• On the Blood Pluton, Oboro and the Hell Pirates discussed Whitebeard’s strength, and Oboro told them to keep watching rather than join the battle yet.

The Whitebeard Pirates and Marines clashed across Marineford as their strongest fighters countered each other’s attacks, while Whitebeard waited for the right moment to move. Little Oars Jr. then appeared on the frozen sea, and Oboro prepared the Hell Pirates to enter the battle.

• Mihawk’s slash toward Whitebeard was deflected into the sky by Diamond Jozu, while Marco blocked Kizaru’s attack and fought him at close range.
• Jozu hurled a massive sheet of ice at Marineford, but Akainu shattered and vaporized it with Great Eruption, sending flaming rocks raining over the battlefield.
• Whitebeard and Sengoku watched the fighting as Whitebeard held back, while Garp sat beside Ace on the execution platform, crying as he spoke with him.
• Little Oars Jr. appeared on the frozen sea and strode toward Marineford, calling Ace’s name.
• Oboro watched the battle from the Blood Pluton and told the Hell Pirates to get ready to enter the field.

Little Oars Jr. broke through the Navy’s defenses at Marineford, but Kuma and Doflamingo brought him down as his fall opened a path for the pirates. Elsewhere, Oboro agreed to take Bon Kurei to the battlefield, while Luffy and Jinbe arrived from the sky and drew everyone’s attention.

• Little Oars Jr. endured the Navy’s attacks and the Giant vice admirals’ assault as he pressed toward Ace, while Moria coveted him.
• Kuma struck Little Oars Jr. with his Devil Fruit power, and Doflamingo severed one of his legs; Little Oars Jr. fell and crushed the wall, opening a route into the plaza.
• Ace wept over Little Oars Jr., and Whitebeard struck down a Giant vice admiral as the Navy’s formation broke.
• Oboro refused to bring Bon Kurei to Marineford as a Hell Pirates member, but agreed to take him after Bon Kurei insisted he was going for Luffy.
• Oboro left the Blood Pluton with Crocodile and his companions, while Daz, the Skypiea priests, and the other Impel Down pirates stayed aboard.
• Luffy, Jinbe, and their companions arrived on the battlefield aboard a warship that fell from the sky, drawing everyone’s attention.

Oboro and the Hell Pirates waited through the climax of the Battle of Marineford until Whitebeard died and Blackbeard prepared to steal his Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Crocodile interrupted Blackbeard, and Oboro confronted him from behind as the chapter ended.

• Oboro watched Luffy rescue Ace while the Hell Pirates waited for the right moment to act.
• Akainu killed Ace, and Whitebeard fought on before dying after declaring that One Piece truly existed.
• Teach and the Blackbeard Pirates prepared to cover Whitebeard's corpse and take his Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Crocodile blew away the black cloth and ordered Teach to get lost, making Teach realize the Hell Pirates had arrived.
• Teach ordered his crew to kill Crocodile, but Oboro appeared behind him and asked whether he was going to bite his master.