Chapter Summaries

Gawain trained with Issho to develop his new Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers, then set out to visit the Shandia near Kumogakure and address their conflict with the Skypieans. He left the crew behind, reassured Gion that he could protect himself, and reached the village after escaping her angry kick.

• Issho used his gravity field to push Gawain through painful lightning-based training, while Kuma helped clear his fatigue afterward.
• Kuma and Rayleigh urged Gawain to recruit skilled doctors, and Lucci briefed him on Enel's laws and the Shandia presence near God's Island.
• Gawain decided to preserve Gan Fall's existing legal system for now and personally visit Kumogakure to discuss the Shandia conflict and ringing the Golden Bell.
• Gawain learned that Hancock had taken Shirahoshi and Uta shopping, while Shiryu watched the God's Priests' statues, and he said he would discuss whether the priests should be restored.
• Rayleigh convinced Gion that Gawain no longer needed constant protection, and Gawain reassured her before his lightning transformed her hair into an afro.
• Gion kicked at Gawain in anger, but he escaped in lightning form and followed the pigeons to Kumogakure.

Gawain entered Kumogakure and met Aisa, Laki, Wyper, and Empad, insisting that he meant the Shandia no harm. He told Empad that he would end hostility between the Shandia and Skypieans and give the tribe a home, leaving the chief to hear his proposed settlement.

• Aisa sensed Gawain approaching and warned Laki that a terrifying stranger had found the village.
• Gawain appeared beside Aisa, gave her candy, and reassured Laki after her gunshot passed through his lightning form.
• Gawain introduced himself to Laki and gave her a flowerpot, while Wyper and the Guerrillas arrived and aimed their weapons at him.
• Laki defended Gawain’s goodwill, and Empad ordered the Shandia to lower their weapons before introducing himself as their chief.
• Gawain told Empad he would not allow either the Shandia or Skypieans to keep attacking or mistreating each other, and offered the Shandia a home.

Gawain told the Shandia he would move Jaya and the Golden City back to their original place, giving them one week to prepare to return. Back aboard the Dark Bird Ship, he trained with Gion and discussed using Sky Island’s gold to fund the Sea Train and establish a Dark Bird Group bank.

• Gawain told Empad and the Shandia that he would return Jaya to its original location and gave them one week to decide whether to board his ship.
• Gawain described Jaya’s current state, revealed he had killed roughly 120,000 criminals there, and told the Shandia that Noland’s descendant was still searching for the Golden Bell.
• After Gawain vanished, the Shandia debated returning home; Wyper questioned who had kept the promise between Noland’s and Kalgara’s descendants.
• Gawain returned to the Dark Bird Ship, where he continued Haki training with Gion and was beaten by her and the ship’s officers.
• Kalifa estimated Sky Island’s gold at eighteen trillion Beli, and Gawain proposed allocating two trillion to Sea Train materials and using the remaining gold to establish a Dark Bird Group bank.
• Kalifa cautioned that the banking plan required dealing with pirates along the route, since their habits influenced civilians’ reluctance to save.

Gawain’s takeover of Mock Town drew the attention of Doflamingo, the Vinsmoke family, Whitebeard, and Shanks, who suspected that Gawain had massacred the town’s inhabitants. As Shanks approached Golden Town, Spandam raised the alarm, and Akainu raced to defend the island while Gawain and his main force were away exploring the sky.

• Gawain decided to postpone banking, keep gold as reserve funds, and rely on Beli for daily business and investments.
• Doflamingo ordered Gladius and Baby 5 to investigate what Gawain had done to Mock Town, while Reiju informed Vinsmoke Judge and set sail for Jaya with two brothers.
• Whitebeard and Shanks read the reports about Mock Town; Shanks saw a photograph of Uta holding Gawain’s hand and ordered the Red Force to sail faster toward the island.
• Seven days later, Spandam spotted the approaching Red Force at Golden Town, gathered the island’s armed personnel, and called Gawain while Franky’s team contacted Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku learned that Shanks was nearing Mock Town while Gawain’s main force was away, so he ordered Sakazuki to rush there from about seven hundred nautical miles away.
• Sakazuki accelerated his ship and launched himself toward Mock Town using magma to reach the island quickly.

As the Shandia prepared to return to God's Island, Shanks arrived in Mock Town and clashed with Rayleigh, demanding to know why he had joined Gawain. Their battle left their opposing dreams and reasons for fighting unresolved.

• Kalifa told Gawain that Shanks's Red Force was approaching Mock Town, so Gawain sent Rayleigh back to meet him and told Spandam to welcome the pirates as ordinary visitors.
• Spandam recruited Cricket and the Saruyama Alliance Tour Group to greet Shanks, whose crew arrived to find them trembling but ready with gifts and a banner.
• Yasopp asked Cricket about Noland and the Celestial Dragons, then Shanks noticed Rayleigh descending from the sky and charged to fight him.
• Shanks and Rayleigh exchanged powerful blows while arguing over why Rayleigh had joined Gawain and whether the new order in Mock Town betrayed Roger's dream.
• Rayleigh declared that his own dream was to bring peace to the seas, and his Conqueror's Haki clashed with Shanks's as the sky split into two colors.

Rayleigh and Shanks’s duel ended when Akainu arrived and unleashed his awakened Magma across Jaya’s docks. As Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates fought to protect their ship, Rayleigh led the evacuation of Golden Town’s women and children, and Akainu prepared to attack with the whole magma-covered area at his command.

• Shanks and Rayleigh exchanged blows and argued over Rayleigh’s decision to follow Gawain, until their duel began to slow.
• Akainu arrived at Jaya, evaded Benn Beckman’s shot, and attacked the Red Force with Great Eruption.
• Akainu awakened his Devil Fruit and transformed the docks and surrounding land into a spreading Magma Sea, forcing the Saruyama Alliance to flee.
• Rayleigh and Shanks ended their duel; Rayleigh ordered the Dark Bird Group and Cricket to rescue Golden Town’s women and children while Shanks challenged Akainu.
• Shanks stopped Akainu’s magma wave from reaching the Red Force, while Benn Beckman and the crew moved to protect the ship and Yasopp prepared to attack.
• Akainu shrank back to normal size and sent nearly a hundred enormous Magma Whips surging from the awakened ground.

Gawain moved God's Island and the Shandia away from Sky Island, then brought the island and his group to Jaya. As Gawain arrived above the ongoing battle, Akainu claimed Shanks would not escape.

• Shanks and Benn Beckman fought Akainu together, and their battle erupted into a fierce clash of swords and magma.
• Gawain reassured Uta that Shanks had probably come because of her, then ordered Issho to move God's Island and hurry the relocation.
• Issho carried the Shandia onto God's Island with his power, and they celebrated their return to the land and soil.
• Gawain's group left Sky Island aboard the Dark Bird Ship with God's Island, while Gan Fall kept the Skypieans from causing trouble.
• Reporters on Jaya spotted Gawain's Dark Bird Ship carrying an island, and Akainu, Shanks, and Beckman looked up as it arrived.

Gawain intervened as Akainu and Shanks prepared to continue fighting over the destruction of Golden Town, but Uta’s arrival revealed the personal bond between Gawain and Shanks that made the conflict more complicated. The chapter ended with Shanks striking at Gawain after he caught Uta, while Rayleigh and the others held back from intervening.

• Shanks assembled his crew on the magma-covered island as Akainu argued that the Navy should seize the chance to kill him.
• Gawain ordered Issho to rebuild Jaya’s foundation, sent Shirahoshi to summon nearby Sea Kings, and confronted Shanks and Akainu between their forces.
• Gawain told Shanks and Akainu to end the battle and demanded an answer for the destruction of Golden Town, while Akainu urged him to let the Navy finish Shanks.
• Uta jumped from the descending Dark Bird Ship, and Gawain caught her before Shanks could reach her.
• Gion explained to Akainu that Uta was Shanks’ daughter and Gawain’s goddaughter, so Akainu chose not to escalate the fight.
• Shanks drew his sword and attacked Gawain after seeing Uta in his arms, while Rayleigh stopped Akainu from interfering.

Gawain caught Uta and clashed once with Shanks before escaping with her and agreeing to a truce. After returning to the others, Gawain ordered Akainu to stand down, while Shanks reunited with Benn Beckman and Yasopp.

• Shanks attacked Gawain as he caught Uta, but Gawain blocked one sword strike and fled into the sky with her.
• Uta asked Gawain to stop fighting her father, and Shanks sheathed Griffin after seeing how well Gawain cared for her.
• Gawain returned to Rayleigh, Shakky, Gion, and Akainu, while Issho worked on stabilizing Jaya.
• Shakky thanked Akainu for protecting the island's remaining civilians, and Akainu asked Gawain for his decision about Shanks.
• Gawain ordered Akainu to leave the Red-Haired Pirates alone for now, and Akainu accepted the order after hearing Gawain had a larger plan.
• Shanks landed before Benn Beckman and Yasopp.

Shanks confronted Gawain to take Uta back, but Uta refused to leave the Dark Bird Ship and told her father she would not return to the past. Gawain returned to his crew to arrange for the Sea Kings to extinguish Golden Town’s fire, while the Red Hair Pirates followed his group.

• Shanks explained that Gawain’s wealth, status, allies, and Rumble-Rumble Fruit made his growing territory difficult to challenge, and Beckman said Gawain had strengthened the Shichibukai faction.
• Shanks demanded that Gawain hand over Uta, but Gawain defended her choice to sail and asked her to speak honestly to her father.
• Uta told Shanks she still considered him her father but refused to leave the Dark Bird Ship, then asked Gawain to carry her back to Shirahoshi.
• Gawain returned to the ship with Uta, learned that Shirahoshi’s Sea King friends could extinguish Golden Town’s fire, and went back to Jaya to rejoin the others.
• The Red Hair Pirates laughed about Uta rejecting Shanks, then spotted enormous Sea Kings surfacing nearby and hurried after Gawain’s group to avoid getting soaked.

Akainu recognized Gawain’s possession of Poseidon and began treating the Dark Bird Group as Marine allies, while Gawain and Shanks met privately after their crews settled into a tense, casual standoff. Rayleigh and Beckman exchanged views on youth, dreams, and the sea’s upheavals before their crews began sparring.

• Akainu saw the Sea Kings surrounding Jaya and concluded that Gawain possessed Poseidon, making him an essential ally against pirates.
• Gawain’s group relaxed in the forest as Jinbe went to hunt a Milk Boar, while Akainu objected to their lack of vigilance around the Red-Haired Pirates.
• Shanks’s crew joined Gawain’s group, and the two captains traded wine before walking away to talk privately.
• Rayleigh and Beckman discussed maturity, dreams, and the waves their ambitions raised, with Rayleigh urging Shanks not to live as another Roger.
• Rayleigh and Beckman called for their crews to get acquainted without damaging the island, and everyone except Akainu sprang up and clashed.

Gawain and Shanks discussed their plans to change the world, and Shanks revealed that he had chosen Monkey D. Luffy as the Joy Boy he hoped would lead the world’s rebels. They exchanged wine containers and formed an understanding, but Gawain then demanded a promise from Shanks before agreeing to protect Luffy.

• Gawain and Shanks introduced themselves and compared their goals: Shanks wanted to overthrow the rigid ruling order, while Gawain wanted to build a better future with as little harm as possible.
• Shanks explained that his plan relied on creating a Joy Boy for the world’s rebels and asked Gawain not to attack the child who ate the Nika Fruit.
• Shanks revealed that the child was Monkey D. Luffy, grandson of Garp and son of Dragon, and Gawain threatened to kill him if Shanks did not release him.
• Shanks recalled leaving Mary Geoise during the God Valley year with Buggy and described his faith in instinct and the futures he had glimpsed.
• Gawain and Shanks traded wine containers and silently reached an agreement, after which Gawain demanded a promise from Shanks in return for sparing Luffy.

Gawain and Shanks agreed to restrain the pirates and the Marines while pursuing their separate plans for the New World, and they arranged for Shanks’s chosen boy to be allowed passage. After exchanging contact details, they left their meeting as Yasopp and Shakky ended their sparring, while Akainu and Beckman continued theirs.

• Gawain told Shanks he planned to seal the routes into the New World and asked him to restrain the great pirates while Gawain restrained the Marines.
• Shanks explained that he wanted a stable New World to prepare the future Joy Boy, while Gawain planned to use the standoff to spread his policies across the Grand Line.
• Gawain and Shanks recognized each other’s confidence and toasted to the cold wind and the highest point.
• Shanks asked Gawain to let his chosen boy enter the New World even if Gawain sealed the Grand Line, and Gawain agreed as long as Shanks did not cause extra trouble.
• Gawain refused Shanks’s offer of compensation for Golden Town, and the two exchanged Den Den Mushi numbers and pieces of their Vivre Cards.
• Yasopp and Shakky ended their inconclusive sparring match and watched Akainu and Beckman fight nearby.

Shanks left Jaya after making peace with Gawain and entrusting Uta to her own choices, while the Red Hair Pirates and Gawain’s group celebrated together. As Uta found inspiration for a song, Gawain began discussing Akainu and Kuzan’s opposing views of justice, leaving Akainu listening to Gawain’s judgment of their actions.

• Jinbe returned with a giant boar and found the others brawling, while Benn Beckman escaped Akainu’s relentless attacks by taking shelter beside him.
• Shanks led the Red Hair Pirates away from Jaya, saying their future lay in the New World, while Gawain stayed behind to prepare a feast.
• Uta refused Shirahoshi’s suggestion to see Shanks again, explaining that she wanted to choose her own path, and Gawain brought her and Shirahoshi to the barbecue.
• Aboard the Red Force, Shanks told Beckman that he and Gawain had agreed to remain allies and offer each other refuge if needed.
• Uta hummed a new tune beside the bonfire, and Gawain told Akainu he had his own judgment about Akainu’s conflict with Kuzan before criticizing kindness in wartime.

Gawain discussed Akainu’s plans to reform the Navy and promised to consider supporting a World Military Draft, while explaining his political approach to turning former enemies into allies. Akainu accepted Gawain’s authority, then set out to pursue Shanks after eating with the group, whose roast pork turned out to be unseasoned.

• Gawain praised Akainu’s strict loyalty to Navy orders, and Akainu asked him to support a major purge of the Four Blues branches and a World Military Draft at the next Conference of the Fifty Allied Nations.
• Gawain warned that a World Military Draft could make the world believe the World Government was weakening, but said he might support Akainu if circumstances justified it.
• Akainu announced that he would pursue Shanks and his crew, and Gawain allowed him to go after sharing the roast suckling pig.
• Akainu criticized Rayleigh for continuing to identify as a pirate, but Gawain defended Rayleigh’s place aboard his ship and ordered Akainu to ask Sengoku to raise Rayleigh’s bounty to four billion Beli.
• Akainu accepted Gawain’s broader political justice and promised not to interfere with the identities of Rayleigh and others, then ate roast pork with Issho.
• Issho and Sakazuki discovered the pork had no seasoning, so Jinbe ran to the Dark Bird Ship for condiments while Gion urged Gawain to find a cook.

Ace decided to reroute the Spade Pirates to Jaya to challenge Gawain, while Isuka pursued him and Cobra considered asking Gawain for help with Alabasta’s drought. The chapter ended with news that a rebellion had broken out in Yuba.

• After reading about Gawain’s clash with Shanks, Ace decided to sail to Jaya and defeat Gawain to prove his strength.
• Deuce pointed out that they would have to return to Reverse Mountain and take the Whiskey Peak route, and Ace agreed because he also wanted to meet Shanks and Rayleigh.
• Ace used his flames to speed the Spade Pirates past Isuka’s pursuing Marine ship, then told her they were heading to Jaya to meet Gawain.
• Isuka ordered her crew to pursue Ace to Jaya, worried that Gion might kill him before she could capture him herself.
• Vivi suggested that Cobra ask Gawain for help supplying Alabasta with food and water, and Cobra agreed that the visit might give them an opportunity to seek aid.
• Cobra’s attendant announced that a rebellion had broken out in Yuba.

Gawain watched Jaya rebuild Golden Town, helped Franky test an electricity-powered machine, and continued his Haki training amid Gion and Hancock’s fighting. King Cobra’s delegation from Alabasta arrived aboard the Dark Bird Ship, where Vivi fell after being caught in the shockwave of the battle and Cobra formally greeted Gawain.

• Gawain watched the Masiras and Franky put up sightseeing signs while the remaining buildings of Golden Town were demolished and a new town was planned beside God's Island.
• Gawain read that Akainu was pursuing Shanks and learned that Neptune had arranged for Shanks’s ship to be coated after receiving Gawain’s permission.
• Franky showed Gawain an electricity-powered mechanical arm, and Gawain’s lightning accidentally shocked Franky as he tested it.
• Gion reminded Gawain to continue practicing Armament Haki, then fought Hancock during their volleyball game and sent Uta and Shirahoshi fleeing.
• Kalifa reported that King Cobra’s Alabasta fleet was approaching, and Gawain recognized Cobra’s voice aboard the ship.
• Vivi arrived on the Dark Bird Ship, fell when Gion and Hancock’s battle shook the deck, and then knelt with Cobra as he greeted Gawain.

Gawain welcomed Cobra, Vivi, and their guards aboard the Dark Bird Ship, easing Vivi’s fear and showing them the ship’s lively atmosphere. When Cobra introduced Pell as a Falcon Devil Fruit user, Shakky and the crew immediately wanted his power for their intelligence work, and Gawain promised to invite him after speaking with Cobra.

• Gawain used a small electric current to help Cobra, Vivi, and their companions rise, then reassured them and led them to the ship’s rest area.
• Gawain gave Vivi matcha cake and an eagle-head pendant, while Cobra admired the ship’s relaxed crew and began explaining that Alabasta had encountered trouble.
• Cobra introduced Igaram, Chaka, and Pell, identifying Pell as the user of the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Falcon.
• Shakky and the other officers rushed over, excited by Pell’s Bird-Bird Fruit and its potential for reconnaissance and intelligence work.
• Gawain stopped the crew from alarming Pell and told them to return to their duties while he spoke privately with Cobra.

Gawain agreed to help Cobra address Alabasta’s drought and shortages, while offering Pell a well-paid position aboard the Dark Bird Ship. He promised to take Cobra’s group back to Alabasta after finishing his work on Jaya, but made clear that his assistance would not be free.

• Gawain explained that Pell’s Bird-Bird Fruit could greatly strengthen the Dark Bird Group’s intelligence network and offered Pell generous pay, benefits, and freedom aboard the ship.
• Pell went with Wolf Chaka to inspect the Dark Bird Ship while Gawain discussed Cobra’s troubles with him.
• Cobra revealed that Alabasta had suffered six months without rain outside Alubarna, food and water were scarce, and a rebellion had broken out in Yuba.
• Cobra said Alabasta had no scholars left to investigate the drought because he had sent them to Weatheria after restrictions on scholars followed Ohara’s destruction.
• Gawain promised to supply water and vegetables, help investigate the drought and shortages, and take Cobra’s group back to Alabasta after completing his work on Jaya, while warning that his help would not be free.

Gawain agreed to help Cobra and Alabasta, while preparing to leave Jaya after completing the Hydrological Observation Station. After Kuma warned that Gawain’s training was worsening hidden injuries, the group decided to set sail for Alabasta soon and address the kingdom’s immediate crisis.

• Gawain arranged for Cobra and his attendants to stay aboard his ship until he finished matters on Jaya, while Cobra accepted the arrangements despite suspecting Gawain wanted something in return.
• Pell and Chaka joined the Black Ice Terrace members for meals and observed their work, training, and farewell gathering for the soldiers staying on Jaya.
• Gawain sparred with Jinbe using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s lightning mobility and bioelectricity, frustrating Jinbe until he quit the fight and jumped into the pool.
• Kuma warned Gawain that Thunderbolt Body Tempering was accumulating hidden injuries and recommended seeking a professional doctor before going to Alabasta.
• Rayleigh reassured Cobra that the group still intended to help Alabasta, and Kalifa reported that the Hydrological Observation Station was complete and supplies were nearly ready.
• Gawain decided they could leave immediately, bring Alabasta an initial supply of food and fresh water, and let the kingdom resume production itself.