Chapter Summaries

Gawain and Mjosgard arrived at Grove 65, where Marine Vice Admiral Doberman welcomed them and agreed to escort the rescued Merfolk to Mjosgard’s residence. Gawain promised Tris he would take the Merfolk back to the Ryugu Kingdom after his ship was coated.

• Mjosgard introduced Gawain to Sabaody’s Yarukiman Mangroves and explained that Grove 65 bordered the Red Line.
• Gawain urged Mjosgard to find the Merfolk a safe place before visiting the coating workshops, and Mjosgard asked Doberman to take them to his residence at Grove 76.
• Doberman was startled by Mjosgard’s politeness and apology over how he had treated Onigumo five years earlier.
• Gawain warned Doberman to keep the Merfolk safe, and Doberman ordered his adjutant to escort them.
• Tris asked Gawain to take the Merfolk back to the Ryugu Kingdom after his ship was coated, and Gawain promised he would.

Gawain left Sabaody for Marine Headquarters aboard Vice Admiral Doberman’s warship and found its crew handling captured slave traders. After learning the traders had enslaved people, he ordered Lieutenant Colonel Tiago to execute everyone confirmed to have taken part.

• Gawain told Mjosgard he would travel to Marine Headquarters and asked Doberman to take him aboard his flagship.
• Doberman led Gawain to the warship, where Marines had captured slave traders and Tiago killed one prisoner despite Doberman’s protests.
• Tiago explained that the traders had enslaved women and members of other races, and that Doberman had fought Joker’s officer before returning to Sabaody.
• A slave trader claimed the captives had been intended as gifts for Gawain, and Gawain silenced him.
• Gawain praised Tiago and ordered him to kill every captured trader confirmed to have participated in capturing and selling people.

Gawain sailed toward Marineford after ordering the slave traders who had attacked his ship executed, then asked Doberman about Red-Haired Shanks and learned that Shanks had become the Fourth Emperor a year earlier. The warship set sail, and Doberman prepared to inform Fleet Admiral Sengoku that Gawain was coming.

• Gawain entered the captain's cabin while Tiago ordered the Marines to execute the slave traders on the dock without disturbing him.
• Doberman offered Gawain snacks and newspapers, and Gawain asked about Red-Haired Shanks.
• Doberman explained Shanks's rise, including his victory over Kaido and Big Mom's forces and his recognition as the Fourth Emperor one year earlier.
• Gawain learned that the current year was Sea Circle Calendar 1517 and continued reading as the warship prepared to depart.
• Doberman left to inform Fleet Admiral Sengoku of Gawain's trip to Marineford, while Tiago took charge of keeping the ship on course.

After hearing about Gawain’s overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki, Sengoku learned that Gawain was being brought to Marineford and arranged an official reception. Garp and the vice admirals tried to flee rather than meet a Celestial Dragon, but they ended up watching Doberman’s ship approach with Sengoku and Kizaru.

• Kizaru and Kuma told Sengoku about meeting Gawain, while Garp marveled at the power of his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Doberman called from Sabaody to report that Gawain and Saint Donquixote Mjosgard were aboard his warship and heading to Marineford.
• Sengoku told Doberman to bring Gawain in and ordered Kizaru to help arrange a formal reception.
• Garp claimed he needed dinner and fled the headquarters, while Kuma left to return to Vegapunk.
• More than a dozen vice admirals tried to sail away on invented urgent missions, but they gathered behind Sengoku and Kizaru as Doberman’s ship neared the dockyard.

Gawain arrived at Marineford and charmed the gathered Marine officers while asking them to provide a personal guard. After Sengoku and Borsalino declined, Gawain chose Gion despite her attempt to explain that she could not take the assignment.

• Gawain arrived at Marineford, where Sengoku, Kizaru, and more than eighteen vice admirals greeted him.
• Gawain apologized for keeping the officers waiting and earned a warmer response from Onigumo and several other vice admirals.
• Gawain explained that he planned to travel beyond the Holy Land and wanted a Marine officer to serve as his personal guard.
• Sengoku offered the Navy's assistance, but said he could not leave his Fleet Admiral duties to guard Gawain.
• Borsalino declined because he was assigned to coordinate with Vegapunk, and Sengoku said Garp was away on a secret mission.
• Gawain selected Gion, who began to object that her Staff Office duties prevented her from serving as his guard.

Gawain rejected Chaton as a substitute for Gion and confronted Sengoku over repeatedly refusing his requests. He unleashed overwhelming Conqueror's Haki across Marineford, leaving Sengoku and the vice admirals stunned by its power.

• Gion declined Gawain's invitation to become his guard because of her duties in the Marine Headquarters Staff Office.
• Sengoku refused to assign Gion or the other powerful vice admirals Gawain had requested, and Chaton offered to take Gion's place.
• Gawain rejected Chaton, believing Gion would be easier to influence and make a pillar of his future power.
• Gawain warned Sengoku that Celestial Dragons had tempers too, then unleashed Conqueror's Haki that knocked out Marines across Marineford and shattered the dock.
• Sengoku and the vice admirals resisted Gawain's Haki as a circular opening appeared in the clouds, and Sengoku declared it the strongest Conqueror's Haki in the world.

Gawain forced the Marines to yield by unleashing Conqueror’s Haki that surpassed Sengoku’s, and Gion agreed to become his guard. After Gawain hinted that he wanted more than her service as a guard, Gion realized he expected her loyalty and following.

• Sengoku clashed his Conqueror’s Haki with Gawain’s, but Gawain overwhelmed him and drove the Fleet Admiral back.
• Gawain maintained his Haki for more than two minutes, and Gion agreed to accept his invitation if he stopped.
• Gion approached Gawain and explained that his extraordinary Haki made her eager to see the future he would bring.
• Gawain lost his footing in the sea when he withdrew his Haki, and Gion pulled him out and brought him back to the docks.
• Gawain told Gion she had been his only choice from the beginning and asked whether she would have followed him without his Haki.
• Gion was shocked when she realized Gawain meant loyalty and following him, not merely guarding him during his travels.

Gawain secured Gion as his guard and combat instructor, then prepared to leave the Marines’ dockyard for the Sabaody Archipelago. Gion said goodbye to her Marine friends and, after Gawain prompted her to stop calling him Saint Gawain, accepted him as her lord.

• Tsuru and Sengoku agreed that Gion could serve Gawain, who explained that he wanted her to teach him how to fight and use Haki.
• Gawain promised to fund repairs to the Marines’ dockyard and compensate Marines who had collapsed from heatstroke.
• Gion declined Tsuru’s offer to challenge the decision and said she wanted to stand at the crest of the era Gawain would shape.
• Gion exchanged farewells with Tsuru and Tokikake, then joined Gawain to prepare to leave.
• Gawain told Gion she was not ready while she still called him Saint Gawain, and she replied, “my lord.”

Gawain returned to Sabaody with Gion and said they would spend three days there before traveling to the Ryugu Kingdom to meet someone important. After Doberman learned Sengoku was sending him to the New World, Gawain and Gion reached Mjosgard’s residence and were invited to a banquet.

• Doberman hurriedly brought his warship to Gawain, who boarded with Gion and sailed from Marineford toward Sabaody.
• Gawain told Gion they would wait three days for the ship’s coating, visit Sabaody, and then go to the Ryugu Kingdom to meet someone they could not miss.
• Gawain and Gion disembarked at Sabaody, while Doberman thanked Gawain for avoiding a New World assignment.
• Sengoku called Doberman and ordered him to repair his ship and support the Marine branches in the New World against Red-Haired Shanks.
• Mjosgard welcomed Gawain and Gion to his residence and invited them to a banquet with merfolk ladies.

Gawain and Gion learned why Mjosgard was returning to Ryugu Kingdom: he wanted to honor Queen Otohime’s dream after her death and the disappearance of the provision for the kingdom to join the World Government. Gawain planned to investigate Ryugu Palace and take control of the strategic passage between the Grand Line and the New World.

• Mjosgard welcomed Gion and Gawain to a lively banquet, where they changed clothes and drank together.
• Mjosgard told Gion and Gawain how Queen Otohime had saved him five years earlier and how the provision for Ryugu Kingdom to become a member nation had vanished after her death.
• Gawain toasted Otohime and Mjosgard’s future vengeance until Mjosgard became drunk and collapsed onto the table.
• Gion told Gawain the Navy suspected internal conflict among the Merfolk was behind Otohime’s death.
• Gawain asked Gion to investigate the darkness behind Ryugu Palace, using the inquiry into Otohime’s death as an opening to help him take control of the kingdom’s strategic passage.

Gawain spent the night in Sabaody with Gion, whose vigilance and concern deepened his trust in her. Meanwhile, Shalria set out to find him with a high-bounty slave and Cipher Pol agents, unaware that Gawain was already in Sabaody; the next morning, he invited Gion to explore the archipelago.

• Gawain thanked Gion for warning him that even a Celestial Dragon could face danger from unknown attackers, and she reflected that he was unique.
• Shalria chose the Red Sea Overlord as a mount and went to Gawain's residence, where Winslet told her Gawain had left Mary Geoise with Mjosgard.
• Cipher Pol agents told Shalria that Gawain had left without his Vivre Card and asked to accompany her as guards, which she allowed.
• Gawain woke in Sabaody to find Gion had kept watch outside his room all night, and he offered to give her a bed in an adjoining room.
• Gawain invited Gion to try Sabaody snacks and visit a tavern, then asked whether she had ever been taken for a ride.

Gawain left Mjosgard’s residence with Gion to explore Sabaody, but the locals’ forced kneeling soon spoiled the outing. At Shakky’s bar, Rayleigh and Shakky discussed Gawain and the events at Mary Geoise and Marineford before sensing an honored guest approaching.

• Gawain dismissed his guards’ concerns and set out with Gion, who assured them she could protect him.
• When pedestrians saw Gawain’s Celestial Dragon markings, they knelt, and Gawain hurried on to Grove 13.
• Gawain sent his guards to find Shakky’s Rip-off Bar.
• Rayleigh returned to Shakky’s bar with stolen treasure and told her he had seen Gawain guarded by Gion.
• Shakky and Rayleigh speculated that Gawain had caused the upheaval at Mary Geoise and Marineford, then reminisced about the past.
• Rayleigh sensed someone approaching the bar, and Shakky warned him that an honored guest had arrived.

Gawain visited Shakky and Rayleigh’s bar with Gion, where their wary meeting briefly turned into a sword standoff. After Gion and Rayleigh recognized each other’s formidable Haki, they settled in to drink.

• Gawain and Gion arrived at Shakky’s bar, where Shakky welcomed Gawain and he revealed he had come to see Peony and the Dark King.
• Shakky served drinks and snacks, and Gawain gave Gion cotton candy before seating her beside him and Rayleigh across from them.
• Rayleigh used Conqueror’s Haki to shut the bar’s door, prompting Gion to draw Kompira and point it at him.
• Gawain pulled Kompira away from Rayleigh, and Shakky punched Rayleigh for showing off instead of walking to close the door.
• Gion praised Rayleigh’s refined Emission and Conqueror’s Haki, and Rayleigh praised her Black Blade and Armament Haki.

Gawain asked Rayleigh to join his ship, but Rayleigh refused because he had vowed never to board another ship after losing his captain. Rayleigh agreed to teach Gawain Conqueror's Haki, and they arranged to train on Amazon Lily after Gawain visited Ryugu Kingdom.

• Gawain and Rayleigh discussed their clash of Conqueror's Haki while Shakky teased Gion about the price of her cotton candy.
• Gawain asked Rayleigh to join his ship, but Rayleigh explained that his vow and retirement prevented him from boarding one.
• Rayleigh agreed to teach Gawain everything he understood about Conqueror's Haki in exchange for the Marines leaving him undisturbed on Sabaody.
• Rayleigh demonstrated how Conqueror's Haki could concentrate around a bottle and said he would begin teaching Gawain that will was power.
• Gawain proposed training on Amazon Lily, and Rayleigh agreed to travel there while Gawain planned to visit Ryugu Kingdom first.

Gawain explained to Rayleigh that he planned to use the Shichibukai to gain influence over the Grand Line and offer people an alternative to becoming pirates or Marines. He withheld his larger plans, telling Rayleigh he would share them if Rayleigh ever joined his ship, while Rayleigh refused and Gawain bet that he would eventually stand beside him.

• Shakky teased Rayleigh and Gawain for making plans without considering Hancock, and Rayleigh asked Gawain whether he intended to recruit the Shichibukai and Jinbe.
• Gawain said he wanted to rule the world because he disliked its current state, and he argued that Roger’s actions had brought chaos to ordinary people.
• Gawain revealed his plan to recruit or replace the Shichibukai, unite them, and use their influence to control the Grand Line and create a new path for people seeking power.
• Rayleigh said Gawain’s Celestial Dragon status and possible promises to Jinbe and Hancock made his plan difficult to stop, but he asked what other goals Gawain had.
• Gawain refused to reveal his larger plans unless Rayleigh boarded his ship, and Rayleigh rejected the offer as Gawain wagered that Rayleigh would one day join him.

Gawain left Shakky’s bar with Gion after discussing his plans for the Shichibukai and the future, while Rayleigh and Shakky reflected on Roger’s legacy. Back at Mjosgard’s residence, Shalria was relieved to find Gawain safe and hurried to greet him.

• Gion defended Gawain’s ambitions and argued that the Marines did not need the Shichibukai or pirates to govern pirates.
• Gawain ended the meeting and told Rayleigh to meet him on Amazon Lily; Rayleigh and Shakky then debated Gawain’s plans and the consequences of Roger’s legacy.
• Gawain told Gion that he could win the Shichibukai’s cooperation by fulfilling their needs, then planned to visit Mjosgard and practice hand-to-hand combat.
• Gawain returned to Mjosgard’s residence, where Shalria had been angrily demanding to know where he was.
• Shalria saw Gawain, released Mjosgard, and rushed over, saying she had worried because he had not left her a Vivre Card.

Gawain arranged for Cipher Pol to make him a Vivre Card and introduced Gion to Shalria, who offered him a slave as a guard. Gion identified and killed the notorious pirate Jebul, then Gawain reflected on the New World's powerful pirates and Whitebeard's long reign.

• Gawain agreed to give Cipher Pol a fingernail clipping so they could make his Vivre Card, and Gion supplied the clipping with Kompira.
• Gawain introduced Gion as his chief guard to Shalria, who objected to her and offered him the slave she had taken from Charlos.
• Gawain asked Gion about the slave, and she identified him as Jebul the Red Sea Hippo, a 530-million-Beli pirate notorious for massacring settlements.
• Jebul mocked Gion and proclaimed that the New World had grown rotten under Whitebeard and the other old pirates, so Gion beheaded him.
• Gion dismissed pirates as trash, and Gawain argued that the weak grew resentful under powerful pirates, especially Whitebeard, who had held the world's strongest position for too long.

Gawain persuaded Shalria to seek a channel for buying Impel Down prisoners, prompting the Marines and prison officials to respond to the Celestial Dragons’ demands. Back on Sabaody, Gion pushed Gawain through punishing physical training and insisted he continue.

• Gawain asked Shalria to help secure access to Impel Down prisoners and expressed interest in its deputy warden, while arranging to exchange Vivre Cards with her.
• Shalria returned to Mary Geoise and pressured her family and Marine Headquarters until Sengoku agreed to let them purchase three prisoners each month.
• Shiryu urged Magellan to hand prisoners over to him instead, but Magellan refused to let him kill inmates and said the Celestial Dragons’ order had to be followed.
• Gawain ran laps at his residence on Sabaody while Gion struck him whenever he slowed down, explaining that a powerful body and stamina were essential for strength.
• After Gion treated Gawain’s bruises, she declared that she would rather be his blade than his guard, then ordered him to resume training.

Gawain left Sabaody Archipelago aboard Mjosgard’s coated ship and descended toward Ryugu Kingdom, marveling at the underwater currents and sea life. The ship plunged down the Undersea Waterfall as Gion explained the dangers and creatures below.

• Mjosgard arrived at Gawain’s residence before dawn and waited while Merfolk prepared Gawain’s clothes.
• Gawain woke sore from Gion’s training, then joined Mjosgard and boarded the newly coated ship.
• Gawain watched the ship descend through the sunlit waters, and Gion had him coated before they entered the faster current.
• Gion pointed out the immense Undersea Waterfall, and the ship plunged down it as Gawain spotted slave-trader vessels keeping their distance from his flag.
• Gion explained that the Kraken below the waterfall fed on wreckage and could warn sailors when nearby undersea volcanoes were about to erupt.

Gawain and Gion traveled toward the Ryugu Kingdom when the Kraken attacked their ship, and Gion defeated it with her sword and a punch. After Gawain asked how to accelerate his training without eating a Devil Fruit, Gion suggested recruiting Bartholomew Kuma to repel his fatigue, leaving Gawain with a way to train for longer.

• Gion explained that the Kraken’s good mood usually meant the undersea volcano would not erupt, while she recalled that Jinbe had secured Whitebeard’s protection for the Ryugu Kingdom.
• The Kraken attacked Gawain’s ship, and Gion rushed into the water, cut apart its tentacles, and knocked it unconscious with a punch.
• Gawain told Gion that he wanted to attain strength like hers and refused to use a Devil Fruit to speed his progress.
• Gion estimated how Gawain’s strength could develop through training and said Bartholomew Kuma could repel his fatigue so he could train almost without rest.