Chapter Summaries

After Shiki’s defeat destroyed Loguetown, Gawain struggled to feed and comfort the surviving refugees until Rayleigh and the others imposed order and organized recovery. Eleven days later, the Dark Bird Ship arrived with supplies and lumber, while Gawain learned Hancock had fallen ill during his absence.

• Kizaru and Gawain discussed the Marines’ poor performance in the Four Blues as they caught Sea Kings to feed Loguetown’s survivors.
• Lucci, Kalifa, and their crew arrived aboard the Little Dark Bird Ship and joined the rescue effort, but the limited manpower could not meet the refugees’ needs.
• Rayleigh arrived, explained that the refugees needed firm direction, and pulled Gawain away; Doflamingo, Crocodile, and Shiryu then restored order and set the survivors to cooking food and clearing corpses.
• Rayleigh comforted Gawain and reminded him that the survivors would have to help rebuild Loguetown themselves.
• Eleven days later, the Dark Bird Ship arrived with supplies and lumber, and Gawain announced that the refugees could build temporary homes.
• Luffy reunited with Ace and Sabo, while Gion told Gawain that Hancock had become seriously ill during his absence.

After Shiki’s death spread across the seas, Gawain’s group finished forty-six days of helping Loguetown recover and prepared to leave. Gawain sent Lucci and Kalifa toward Dressrosa with instructions to secure powerful allies if needed, while Uta rested after exhausting herself with concerts.

• Magellan celebrated Shiki’s death before rushing to the restroom, while Whitebeard mourned his old rival and Big Mom and the Red-Haired Pirates reacted to the news in their own ways.
• Loguetown’s reconstruction advanced with aid from East Blue kingdoms, and Kaya took over managing the town as its survivors began rebuilding their lives.
• Gawain departed Loguetown aboard the Dark Bird Ship with the exhausted Uta sleeping in his arms after she had performed thirty-five eight-hour concerts.
• Gawain told Lucci to contact Garp for support on the way to Dressrosa and to seek help from Whitebeard or Shanks if the mission became dangerous.

After Uta proposed using her singing to stop battles through livestreams, Gawain recognized that Visual Den Den Mushi could carry news and propaganda across the world faster than newspapers. He began organizing a new broadcast network for the Dark Bird Ship, leaving Kaya to record the plan and asking Shakky whether Stussy could lead its programming department.

• The Foosha villagers discussed their safer lives aboard the Dark Bird Ship and debated sending their children to train under Zephyr.
• Gawain trained his Observation Haki with Issho, while Uta approached him with drawings and asked to livestream so she could help people in danger.
• Gawain warned Uta that enemies could exploit her dream-inducing song, then reassured her that she could still livestream to encourage people facing hardship.
• Gawain realized that Visual Den Den Mushi could broadcast information faster than newspapers and assembled the ship’s officers to propose building a television network.
• Gawain ordered Kaya to record plans to acquire and breed Den Den Mushi, contact the Vinsmoke Family, and find a qualified leader for the programming department; he asked Shakky about Stussy.

Gawain planned to build Dark Bird Television into a worldwide broadcast and sales network, while preparing to negotiate exclusive rights and editorial boundaries with the Five Elders. The chapter left him facing the possibility that failure would force him to rebel against the World Government.

• Shakky agreed to contact Stussy, and Gawain asked Kaya to test how long Visual Den Den Mushi could broadcast.
• Gawain sent Reiju, Kuma, and Issho to meet Vinsmoke Judge and seek cooperation from the Vinsmoke Family.
• Gawain told Shakky to test broadcasts of Uta's songs and show viewers the Dark Bird Ship, while asking her to contact Stussy for more programming.
• Gawain warned Uta that the Calm-Calm Fruit and Barrier-Barrier Fruit could counter her ability, and Doflamingo recalled his brother Rosinante.
• Gawain asked Kaya to arrange Visual Den Den Mushi sales through Iceburg and encouraged Vivi to become an idol with Uta's help.
• Gawain told his officers he would seek exclusive broadcast rights from the Five Elders and negotiate limits on the station's role as a World Government mouthpiece.

Law changed the Heart Pirates’ plans and hurried toward the Grand Line, while Issho confronted Judge over Reiju’s treatment and Reiju challenged her father’s beliefs. At the Dark Bird Ship, Gawain gave Zoro Shiki’s swords, Oto and Kogarashi, to try.

• Law decided the Heart Pirates needed to reach the Grand Line quickly because Doflamingo was allied with the Celestial Dragons, and he piloted the Polar Tang toward Reverse Mountain.
• Issho and Kuma brought Reiju to Germa 66, where Yonji insulted her and Issho used his gravity power to warn Judge’s family against disrespecting Gawain’s subordinates.
• Reiju told Judge that Sanji was thriving as a chef and argued that people with emotions could still become strong, declaring that her father had been wrong.
• While the Dark Bird Ship rested near Reverse Mountain, Gawain gave Zoro Oto and Kogarashi, Shiki’s swords, and explained that their long use in battle had steeped them in Armament Haki.

Zoro received Oto and Kogarashi from Gawain and began training with Tashigi, while Ace challenged the grieving Smoker to a fight. Gawain reached Twin Capes to intercept the Heart Pirates’ Polar Tang after it plunged down Reverse Mountain, then offered Bepo help repairing its damaged pipes.

• Gawain gave Zoro Oto and Kogarashi, then sent him to train with Tashigi after refusing to spar until Zoro mastered Two-Color Haki.
• Isuka tried to comfort Smoker, who teased her about falling in love with Ace, and Ace challenged Smoker to drink and fight.
• Shakky told Gawain that the Heart Pirates’ submarine had appeared at Reverse Mountain, and Gawain immediately headed to Twin Capes.
• Trafalgar Law used ROOM to swap the Polar Tang’s position with a coin and reduce its fall, but the submarine still crashed into the sea near Twin Capes.
• Bepo and the Heart Pirates reached shore, and Gawain offered to repair the Polar Tang’s metal pipes in exchange for a few pots of wine.

Law met Gawain, who effortlessly stopped his attack and invited him to join the Dark Bird Ship as its medical support. After learning that Gawain would help him get close to Doflamingo, Law asked what it would take to gain enough power to kill him.

• Law struggled with the stamina cost of using his Devil Fruit and worried that his damaged submarine could not be repaired before the Dark Bird Ship crew returned.
• Bepo brought the lighthouse keeper Gawain aboard, and Law recognized him as the powerful Celestial Dragon while Bepo and the crew reacted with fear and awe.
• Law tried to use ROOM and draw his sword, but Gawain stopped him, took the sword, and explained that he had no interest in Law's immortality surgery.
• Gawain took Law to the beach, where Rayleigh arrived with food and drink and revealed that they wanted Law to join the Dark Bird Ship as medical support.
• Law accepted the invitation after Gawain promised he could pursue Doflamingo aboard the ship, then asked how he could gain enough power and status to kill him immediately.

Law asked Gawain whether sacrificing himself for the Perennial Youth Operation could earn him the right to kill Doflamingo, but Gawain told him to grow strong enough to win a direct fight. After Doflamingo exposed their past and urged Gawain to take the Op-Op Fruit from Law, Gawain assigned Law to the ship’s medical team, where Chopper took him in.

• Gawain rejected Law’s proposal to trade the Perennial Youth Operation for Doflamingo’s death and told him to seek revenge by becoming stronger.
• Gawain reassured Law that Doflamingo would not kill him because the Op-Op Fruit made Law valuable to others, and Law’s crew joined him in enjoying the grilled meat.
• Near Reverse Mountain, Gawain and Rayleigh hauled the Polar Tang down to the Dark Bird Ship, where Franky took it to repair, study, and improve.
• Law attacked Doflamingo, but Doflamingo trapped him with strings and accused him of betraying their agreement, causing Rosinante’s death, and being unworthy of the Op-Op Fruit.
• Doflamingo proposed sending Law to Vegapunk to extract the Op-Op Fruit, but Gawain instead entrusted Law to Kureha and Crocus as a future medical officer.
• Chopper carried Law to tour the medical department, while Law and Doflamingo exchanged threats and Doflamingo mocked Law as useless.

Law arrived aboard the Dark Bird Ship and chose to train rather than rest, while Gawain’s sparring with Rayleigh revealed a major breakthrough in his swordsmanship. The chapter ended with Gion preparing to help Gawain repeat the new slash, Hancock plotting to recruit hand-to-hand fighters, and Bepo asking Kaya for female bears.

• Law refused Kaya’s offer to show him his room and headed to the training ground to become strong enough to defeat Doflamingo.
• Kureha warned Doflamingo that Law might one day lead his surgery, and Doflamingo joked that doctors and cooks could harm him without his noticing.
• Tashigi admired Law’s Kikoku and complained that Zoro had received Oto and Kogarashi, while Zephyr suggested she might someday practice with Gawain’s Rokumei Kotetsu.
• Zephyr asked what Gawain would name his future Supreme Grade Sword, and Gawain said he hoped to call it Tai’a.
• Gawain’s clash with Rayleigh revealed a powerful new slash, and Gion took over sparring with him so he could practice it again.
• Kaya showed Bepo and his companions their rooms, and Bepo asked whether the ship had any female bears.

Issho and Kuma returned with Reiju, while Gawain’s ship continued toward Mary Geoise and the Five Elders discussed his ambitions and the risks posed by the Devil Fruits aboard his ship. Gawain arrived at Sabaody to an extravagant welcome, then prepared to lead his companions into Mary Geoise ahead of the Reverie.

• Issho and Kuma returned with Reiju, and Judge reorganized the Vinsmoke Family’s work to collect and breed Visual Den Den Mushi.
• The Five Elders discussed Gawain’s plans, his growing influence over allied nations, and their concerns about Nico Robin and the Op-Op Fruit and Nika Fruit aboard his ship.
• Brooke organized preparations for Gawain’s homecoming in Mary Geoise, including remodeling the family residence and inviting Celestial Dragons to welcome him.
• Iceburg and Neptune arranged an extravagant reception at Sabaody, where mermaids and bunny-costumed casino dealers greeted Gawain’s arriving ship.
• Gawain told his companions to enjoy their time in Mary Geoise, avoid causing deaths, and report any serious trouble to him before he led them ashore.

Gawain arrived on Sabaody and traveled toward Mary Geoise as locals, Navy officers, and Morgans reacted to his growing influence. As the Reverie approached, Sakazuki pledged to support Gawain’s rise to the Five Elders, even if it meant war.

• Gawain stepped onto Sabaody, where residents knelt to honor him and Morgans photographed his arrival, predicting it would mark a turning point between eras.
• Onigumo welcomed Gawain on behalf of the Navy, thanked him for saving his niece in Loguetown, and offered his faction’s support.
• Doflamingo recalled his mother’s death as Gawain and his companions boarded the Bubble Gondola for Mary Geoise; Shirahoshi was reassured that she could visit Laboon during their extended stay.
• Sakazuki met Gawain in Mary Geoise, explained that he was overseeing security for the Reverie, and pledged to help Gawain rise to become one of the Five Elders, even at the cost of millions of lives.

Gawain’s group arrived at Mary Geoise after Sakazuki pledged to support his future reforms, and Rayleigh, Kuma, and Issho discussed their plan to change the World Government from within. At the gates, Shalria welcomed Gawain enthusiastically while Charlos mistook Franky for his old football companion and boasted about his wives and children.

• Sakazuki told Gawain he would await orders and give his life for Navy reform, then left without looking back.
• Gion and Rayleigh praised Sakazuki’s loyalty, while Kuma and Issho urged the group to pursue positions in the World Government and guard against corruption.
• Gawain led the solemn group toward Mary Geoise, while Luffy distracted a guard and tried on his armor.
• Shalria ran down the steps and threw herself into Gawain’s arms as the group reached the gates.
• Charlos shouted for Mei Lanxi, prompting Franky to approach; Charlos then challenged him to play football and bragged about drinking his wives’ breast milk.

Gawain returned to Mary Geoise, where Shalria beat and dragged away Charlos after he boasted about his wives and compared himself to Gawain. Gawain prepared to meet the Five Elders with Gion, Hancock, and Shirahoshi, while Doflamingo rejected his uncle Mjosgard’s tearful attempt at reconciliation.

• Gawain kicked Charlos for boasting about marrying lower-class women, and Shalria scolded and beat her brother before dragging him away.
• Franky and Gawain’s officers left to avoid the tense scene, while Gawain asked Gion, Hancock, Shirahoshi, and Doflamingo to stay and said he would take the women to meet the Five Elders.
• Gawain told Ace to keep a low profile as Ace followed Rayleigh into Mary Geoise, while Mjosgard arrived in tears and Rosward was carried after fainting.
• Gawain greeted Mjosgard and the other Celestial Dragons, then Mjosgard knelt before Doflamingo and begged forgiveness for his past actions.
• Doflamingo dodged Mjosgard’s embrace and refused to reconcile, remembering that Mjosgard had driven out his mother and that Doflamingo had killed his brother Homing.

Gawain returned to Mary Geoise, where he reunited with his household and brought Gion, Hancock, and Shirahoshi to meet the Five Elders. The girls remained nervous, but the Five Elders warmly welcomed them, leaving Shirahoshi flustered by their attention.

• Gawain asked Doflamingo to receive the other Celestial Dragons while he helped Mjosgard up and invited guests to his home.
• Rayleigh cut through the moving stone road and exposed enslaved workers below; Gawain ordered Franky to repair it and warned Rayleigh that intervening without a way to help could cause harm.
• Gawain reunited with Brooke, arranged for her to host his companions and guests, and told her he would stay in Mary Geoise for several months.
• Gawain took Gion, Hancock, and Shirahoshi to the Room of Heaven, where Borsalino invited him to bring Marines to the family banquet.
• Shirahoshi nervously hid behind Gawain and nearly damaged the floor with her flapping tail, but the Elder of Military protected it and the Five Elders welcomed her with laughter.

Gawain brought Shirahoshi, Gion, and Hancock to meet the Five Elders, who welcomed the women as family and offered them gifts. The chapter ended with the elders asking Hancock what she wanted.

• The Elder of Economy invited Shirahoshi and Hancock to call the Five Elders Grandpa, and the Elder of Diplomacy welcomed them as family.
• The Elder of Culture and the Elder of Military teased Gawain about marrying more women and having children, then the elders reminisced about their pasts.
• The Elder of Economy offered gifts and approved three hundred billion Beli for Gawain, along with Beautiful Scale equipment and dyes for Shirahoshi.
• The Elder of Military gave Gion a Devil Fruit, five experimental Pacifistas, and one hundred thousand sets of Navy equipment for the Dark Bird Ship.
• The Elder of Military asked Hancock what gift she wanted.

The Five Elders offered Hancock and the other women Pure Gold to preserve their youth, while Gawain declined to call them Grandpas because he expected to confront them over his plans within three to five years. After Gawain left, the Five Elders worried about whether he would accept their rule and how he might respond to Imu.

• Hancock asked the Five Elders to choose a gift, and the Elder of Military offered Pure Gold to preserve the women’s youth.
• Gawain refused the Pure Gold for now, explaining that its effects could slow the crew’s growth, and asked instead for islands to develop Den Den Mushi breeding farms.
• The Elder of Military promised to reserve Pure Gold for Hancock, Gion, and other women aboard the Dark Bird Ship until they reached their peaks, and invited the group to a banquet in the Room of Rain.
• After leaving the Room of Heaven, Gawain told Shirahoshi, Hancock, and Gion that he avoided calling the Five Elders Grandpas because the title could hinder him when he challenged them in the future.
• The Five Elders discussed Gawain’s refusal to show weakness and worried that his reforms or his attitude toward Imu could eventually bring him into conflict with them.

Jinbe and the Dark Bird Ship's crew arrived at the Gawain Family estate, where the newcomers settled in while Gawain met with the Five Elders. After returning, Gawain let Doflamingo explore Mary Geoise, and Law followed him to make his day miserable, leaving Doflamingo unable to retaliate.

• Jinbe led the Dark Bird Ship's officers and crew into the Gawain Family estate, where Luffy marveled at the huge buildings and Uta warned him not to anger the Celestial Dragons.
• Zeff and Sanji went to inspect the kitchen, Rayleigh and Shakky retired to a guest room, Robin took the young people to play volleyball, and Issho organized a card game for the remaining officers.
• Brooke returned with Doflamingo and several Celestial Dragons, and Doflamingo left the estate with a maid to revisit Mary Geoise and its slave and hunting grounds.
• Gawain returned and told the maid to keep Doflamingo out of conflict with other Celestial Dragons while allowing him to enjoy himself within limits.
• Law asked Gawain for permission to follow Doflamingo, then shadowed him through Mary Geoise and provoked him while avoiding retaliation by staying near other Celestial Dragons.

Jinbe and Issho looked for ways to free enslaved people in Mary Geoise, while Gawain continued his sword training with Rayleigh and reached monster-level strength. Gawain assigned Brooke to handle his work and sent Kaya to enjoy herself, leaving Brooke excited to serve him.

• Jinbe avoided the maids, then learned from Issho that Shiryu had entered Shalria’s deadly Death Hunt and decided to seek boxing or karate competitions to win slaves’ freedom.
• Gawain and Rayleigh fought for hours until Rayleigh praised Gawain’s rapid swordsmanship growth, and Brooke resolved to train as a swordswoman under Zephyr.
• Gawain dismissed Kaya to spend time with Uta and Shirahoshi, leaving Brooke to handle his work.
• Brooke offered to prepare the training ground and massage Gawain, while Gawain also requested male massage therapists for Rayleigh.
• Rayleigh rejected the male therapists and changed his mind about getting a massage after noticing Shakky’s reaction.

Gawain welcomed Cobra and Neptune to Mary Geoise and let them stay at his family residence. On the eve of the Reverie, the Five Elders came to hold a banquet at his home, where the Elder of Law revealed that he had condemned Roger despite Roger and Rayleigh once saving him.

• Kaya told Gawain that Cobra, the king of Laiwu Kingdom, and Neptune were approaching Sabaody Island, and Gawain prepared to welcome them.
• Cobra and Neptune met at Sabaody, and Cobra agreed to explain the Reverie’s etiquette to Neptune as they traveled to Mary Geoise.
• Gawain welcomed the kings, ordered Cipher Pol to stop following them, and brought them to stay at his family residence.
• Ten days later, the Five Elders arrived at Gawain’s home and decided to hold their banquet there.
• Rayleigh recognized the Elder of Law and reached for his sword, but Gawain restrained him.
• The Elder of Law told Gawain that Roger and Rayleigh had once saved him, yet he had personally handed down the World Government’s judgment against Roger.

Rayleigh confronted the Elder of Law over his ties to the Five Elders, but learned they had fought together at God Valley and that the Elder had secretly protected Roger’s allies. The Elder explained his history and the reason he stayed in Mary Geoise, while Gawain pieced together how the Elder had influenced events involving Shanks and Tom.

• Rayleigh cursed the Elder of Law and nearly drew his sword, but the Elder calmed him by promising an explanation and led Gawain and Rayleigh to the basement.
• The Elder of Law revealed that Rocks and Shiki had attacked God Valley thirty years earlier, where the Elder had been tortured before Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and Garp helped defeat them.
• The Elder explained that he had arranged for Shanks to join Roger’s crew and had refused Roger’s invitation to sail with them, hoping Shanks might one day inherit the crew.
• Rayleigh realized the Elder had arranged for Roger’s crew to find Shanks, then admitted his anger had been too heated and accepted that Roger had chosen his own death.
• The Elder said his favor toward Roger extended to sparing Roger’s companions, including Tom, and Gawain connected that protection to Tom’s unusually lenient trial.