Chapter Summaries

Aramaki killed Big Mom and announced her defeat, while Katakuri and Smoothie fled with her body to honor her final wish. Whitebeard continued fighting Gawain, declaring that the deaths of old powers would give the young a chance to rise.

• Aramaki pierced Big Mom's heart, grew branches through her head, and tore it from her body.
• Big Mom begged Katakuri and Smoothie to leave, confessed she had accidentally eaten Mother Carmel, and declared that Roger's Great Treasure existed before she died.
• Smoothie stopped Katakuri from pursuing Aramaki, and Napoleon urged him to escape with Big Mom's remaining children.
• Gawain drove Whitebeard's head into the ground, attacked him with Shusui, and severed part of his left arm and three fingers.
• Whitebeard told Gawain that the old generation's deaths would make room for the young, then declared that he feared nothing because he was Whitebeard.

Gawain defeated and killed Whitebeard, whose final words entrusted the future to him and urged his sons to escape. As the battlefield and the world mourned Whitebeard, Gawain declared that the war could end and claimed he was qualified to change the world.

• Gawain put away Shusui and fought Whitebeard with his fists, using attacks that reminded Whitebeard of his own fighting style.
• Gawain broke Whitebeard’s spine and held him as Whitebeard raised his fist, addressed his sons, and charged Gawain with bringing about a future without war.
• Gawain pierced Whitebeard’s heart while supporting his neck, and Whitebeard died as people around the world cried out.
• Shanks and Mihawk stopped fighting, while pirates and Marines—including Sengoku, Tsuru, and Borsalino—paid respect to Whitebeard; Sengoku defended saluting him to Sakazuki.
• At dawn, Gawain’s Conqueror’s Haki spread across the battlefield as people cheered, and he declared the war over and said he was qualified to change the world.

At Xianyang Palace, the newly arrived dead trained and argued as Yoriichi Tsugikuni introduced himself to Tokikake and vowed to grow stronger for His Majesty. On the battlefield, Gawain’s Conqueror’s Haki broke the pirates’ resolve, the major crews withdrew, and Sakazuki realized the Navy had repeatedly been forbidden from targeting Shanks.

• Whitebeard overpowered Kaido during their clash at Xianyang Palace, while Yoriichi Tsugikuni introduced himself to Tokikake and said he hoped to become His Majesty’s strength.
• Gawain unleashed his strengthened Conqueror’s Haki, terrifying the pirates and sending most of them fleeing despite their battlefield advantage.
• Gawain ordered Aramaki to return Big Mom’s head, and Katakuri and Smoothie departed with Big Mom’s remains.
• Marco carried away Whitebeard’s body, while Teach followed him with Murakumogiri and reflected on his lost chance to obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Shanks withdrew with the Red-Haired Pirates after Mihawk declared him no longer a match in swordsmanship, and the other pirate forces abandoned the battle.
• Sakazuki realized that his repeated requests to eliminate Shanks in the East Blue had always been forbidden.

After the war, Gawain used Franky and Spandam’s Golden Throne to connect his Rumble-Rumble Fruit to the Sea Train network and spread his perception across the Grand Line. His expanded Observation Haki let him hear the Voice of All Things, including a final voice that identified itself as Eve.

• Gawain grieved with the Dark Bird Ship’s crew as they mourned their dead, while the doctors continued treating the wounded and Aramaki helped search for Garp.
• Spandam told Gawain that he and Franky had connected metal threads on the Dark Bird Ship to the Sea Train tracks and completed the Golden Throne.
• Gawain sat on the throne, sending lightning through the railway and creating lightning figures of himself at stations across the Grand Line.
• Gawain expanded his Observation Haki through the Sea Train network and heard voices from people, animals, and objects throughout the sea.
• Gawain heard Eve speak to him, warning him to stay hidden from Imu and the Celestial Dragons under her command.

Gawain heard Eve’s desperate message about the world’s failing stability and her approaching death, but listening to countless voices at once left him badly injured. Doctors recognized that he had contracted the same terminal illness as Roger, and Gawain said he had begun to understand its cause and possible treatments.

• Eve told Gawain that Adam was dead, her own life was nearing its end, and the world needed help; she asked him to remember Nika and Roger.
• Gawain’s attempt to connect with the railway network and extend his Observation Haki overwhelmed him with voices from across the world, causing a severe nosebleed and dizziness.
• Spandam kicked Gawain off the Golden Throne to break his painful state, and Franky helped him up before calling for medical assistance.
• Kureha and Crocus examined Gawain in the overcrowded hospital, and Crocus revealed that he feared Gawain had Roger’s terminal illness.
• Gawain confirmed his diagnosis to Chopper and said he had figured out why Roger had contracted the illness, while hinting that he had possible treatments to try.

Gawain learned that the Voice of All Things was overwhelming his mind and causing a condition like Roger’s terminal illness, with his symptoms progressing far faster. He summoned allies to seek cures and investigate the Voice’s cost, then Kureha and Crocus concluded that he and Roger were not sick but were paying a price for awakening the ability.

• Gawain realized the Voice of All Things might be causing his illness and considered the Nika Fruit as a possible cure, but rejected harming Luffy to obtain it.
• Law examined Gawain and warned that his symptoms suggested he could die within days; Crocus and Kureha recognized the symptoms from Roger’s illness and realized Gawain’s condition was advancing faster.
• Gawain ordered Crocus to arrange tests and summon Kuma, Kizaru, Vegapunk, Judge, Stussy, Miss Bakkin, Franky, Robin, and Blackbeard for help and information.
• Three hours later, Crocus brought Robin, Kuma, Stussy, and Kizaru to Gawain, who asked them not to tell Hancock and the others about his condition.
• Kureha and Crocus explained that Roger and Gawain were not ill but had awakened the Voice of All Things, which came at a price.

Gawain’s brain struggled to withstand the countless voices reaching him through Observation Haki, so his allies sought a way to connect him to part of Vegapunk’s brain. As they arranged help and guarded the secret, Mihawk raced to capture Blackbeard Teach in hopes of finding a way to save Gawain.

• Crocus explained that Kuma could not repel the information overwhelming Gawain, and Kuma proposed using Vegapunk’s Brain-Brain Fruit to support him.
• Crocus recalled that Roger had kept a portion of Vegapunk’s brain to maintain the Voice of All Things, so Borsalino, Kuma, and Franky left to obtain some.
• Gawain sent Stussy to invite Shakuyaku to reveal a future that could keep him stable, and ordered Law to conceal his condition and prevent anyone involved from leaving if necessary.
• Law told Gawain that Mihawk had gone to the New World to capture Blackbeard Teach, and Mihawk raced through the blizzard determined to secure the secret of consuming a second Devil Fruit.
• Law ordered Aramaki and Bullet to receive the arriving Vinsmoke Family and Caesar, while keeping them ready as insurance for Gawain’s plans.

After Whitebeard’s death, Blackbeard struggled to secure the loyalty of the remaining Grand Fleet captains, while Marco advised him to relocate their base. Their plans were interrupted when Aramaki arrived with another figure approaching by boat, revealing that Gawain had sent two people.

• The Grand Fleet captains dismissed Blackbeard’s claim to leadership, saying they would leave to seize territory and build strength before Shanks could threaten them.
• Blackbeard asked Weevil to kill the departing captains, but Marco warned that harming Whitebeard’s former sons would undermine Blackbeard’s claim to Whitebeard’s inheritance.
• Marco told Blackbeard to wait for the captains to drift away and proposed relocating the crew’s base because their old territory was exposed to pressure from within the New World and Gawain’s forces.
• Blackbeard agreed to move the base and proposed seizing Beehive Island after Ochoku’s death.
• Aramaki descended onto the Moby Dick, and Blackbeard mocked him for coming alone until he saw another familiar figure approaching by boat.

Aramaki and Bullet forced Teach and the remaining Whitebeard Pirates to accompany them to the Dark Bird Ship after learning Miss Bakkin had died, fearing Gawain would punish them for failing to bring her. Madame Shyarly then visited the ailing Gawain and reassured him that her visions showed him surviving and ruling from his Golden Throne.

• Aramaki confronted Teach and the Whitebeard Pirates, then demanded a drink while claiming he had come as a guest.
• Teach revealed that Miss Bakkin had died during the retreat, and Aramaki explained that Gawain had ordered her brought to the Dark Bird Ship.
• Bullet and Aramaki decided to take the entire Whitebeard Pirates back with them, and Teach agreed to go with Marco and Weevil.
• Madame Shyarly arrived at Gawain's room, where he sent Chopper away so they could speak alone.
• Madame Shyarly held Gawain's hand and told him her visions showed him surviving and issuing orders from his Golden Throne.

Gawain heard Madame Shyarly’s prophecy of a future war and, though he still struggled to trust it, took comfort in the vision that he would survive. He left his sickbed, reunited with his worried crew, and revealed that he had awakened the Voice of All Things.

• Madame Shyarly described visions of wars on Beehive Island and at Mary Geoise, where Gawain’s forces would clash with troops led by childhood Shichibukai.
• Gawain questioned whether Shyarly was deceiving him, then apologized for frightening her, offered her a home aboard the Dark Bird Ship, and accepted her promise to tell him the truth.
• Shyarly comforted Gawain by saying her prophecy showed him alive in the future, and Gawain admitted it had encouraged him despite his doctor’s prediction that he had less than fifteen days to live.
• Gawain ignored Chopper’s protests, left his sickroom, and stepped onto the deck, where Hancock, Jinbe, and Gion greeted him while recovering from their injuries.
• Gawain embraced Gion and Hancock, then told those gathered that he had awakened the Voice of All Things.

Gawain revealed that awakening the Voice of All Things had given him Roger’s debilitating illness, but he believed Vegapunk could help. On Egghead, Kuma asked Shaka to provide part of Vegapunk’s brain to save Gawain.

• Gawain demonstrated that he could hear the Dark Bird Ship’s dream, then admitted his nose and eyes were bleeding from the strain of the Voice of All Things.
• Gawain reassured his companions that Madame Shyarly predicted he would live until their dreams came closest, and said Vegapunk was arriving with a possible solution.
• Kizaru brought Kuma and Issho to Egghead, where Sentomaru noticed Kizaru’s unusual seriousness.
• Shaka warned Kuma against becoming an experimental subject, but Kuma insisted he had returned with a request and would not leave without an answer.
• Kuma explained to Issho that Shaka was one of Vegapunk’s clones and could draw on Vegapunk’s knowledge.
• Kuma told Shaka that Gawain had contracted Roger’s illness from the Voice of All Things and asked for part of Vegapunk’s brain.

Kuma, Issho, and Shaka persuaded Vegapunk to provide a brain portion to help Gawain handle the Voice of All Things, while Franky joined them and impressed Vegapunk. After Shaka confronted Gawain about replicated Devil Fruits losing their powers, the chapter left Gawain facing a demand for an explanation.

• Shaka agreed to help Kuma and Issho persuade Vegapunk to provide a blank portion of his brain for Gawain.
• Vegapunk agreed to the operation after hearing that Gawain had awakened the Voice of All Things, and he arranged for Shaka to help connect the brain to Gawain.
• Franky arrived, discussed science with Vegapunk, and received an offer of further instruction.
• Vegapunk removed a piece of his brain and sent Shaka back with Issho to help Gawain use it.
• Shaka confronted Gawain, saying replicated Devil Fruits used by Gawain's subordinates had lost their powers, and asked him to explain.

Gawain concealed his suspected connection to the disappearance of replicated Devil Fruits while Shaka warned that whoever was responsible could become the enemy of the whole world. When Whitebeard’s crew arrived at the Dark Bird Ship, Marco examined Gawain and used his Phoenix flames to keep him alive for a few more months.

• Gawain denied that he knew why replicated Devil Fruits were disappearing, while Shaka worried that their original fruits might also cease to appear.
• Shaka and the others left to modify the Dark Bird Ship, while Caesar objected that Franky’s ambitious plans could delay treating Gawain.
• The Moby Dick surfaced and docked beside the Dark Bird Ship, bringing Araki, Bullet, Blackbeard, and Marco aboard.
• Bullet sensed danger from the palace, and Blackbeard grew alarmed when he saw how badly Gawain was bleeding.
• Marco examined Gawain, identified the severity of his condition, and burned black mist from his body with Phoenix flames.
• Marco said his flames could sustain Gawain for two or three months and urged him to find Vegapunk for further help.

Marco used his Phoenix flames to temporarily halt Gawain’s fatal illness, giving him hope while he awaited Vegapunk’s help. Two days later, Franky announced that the great throne had been forged and was ready for its first test.

• Marco explained that Gawain’s illness resembled Roger’s and used his Phoenix flames to stop Gawain’s bleeding and keep the fire in his mind burning for months.
• Gawain thanked Marco and ordered Kaya to arrange a grand banquet, give Sanji a night off, and bring him to meet Judge.
• Gawain celebrated through the night with Shirahoshi and Uta, then invited Marco, Teach, and the others to witness Vegapunk and Franky’s gift in two days.
• Gawain described the mysterious creation as a force of order and authority that could shape the future more definitively than the Ancient Weapons.
• Two days later, the castle unleashed lightning that spread through the Dark Bird Ship’s metal wires and along Sea Train tracks toward cities and islands worldwide.
• Franky told Gawain that the throne had been forged and offered to show him their achievement.

Gawain took the Thunder Throne and connected himself to Vegapunk’s brain to extend his Observation Haki and influence across the world. He rejected being worshipped as a god, chose the title Emperor, and prepared to use his power to answer the cries of people in need.

• Gawain entered the castle, where Franky activated the device and thunder spread around the Dark Bird Ship without harming its crew.
• Gawain approached the Thunder Throne and accepted the sacrifices it demanded, while Shaka warned him about the danger of corruption.
• Stussy and the others knelt as Gawain sat on the throne, and Franky connected Vegapunk’s brain to the platform.
• Stussy crowned Gawain and reflected on how he could use the throne, the Sea Train, and his clones to monitor the world and stop crimes.
• Gawain opened his eyes, rejected Stussy’s attempt to call him a god, and declared that everyone should call him Emperor.
• Gawain asked Franky and Shaka to check the connection so his will could reach every place touched by thunder.

After gaining a vast new power over souls and electromagnetic currents, Gawain demonstrated that he could devastate and repair the Red Line before confronting Imu. Their meeting ended with Gawain claiming he had discovered the source of Imu’s existence and beginning to reveal her weakness.

• Bullet mocked Gawain’s plans and urged the crew to submit, but Issho threatened him for disrespecting their lord.
• Gawain appeared in multiple forms, explained that he had traded his flesh’s imprisonment for freedom of soul, and filled the sky with countless copies of himself.
• Gawain blasted a huge cavity through the Red Line with plasma, then filled it with metal and marked the patch with the Dark Bird pattern.
• Bullet, Aramaki, and others knelt before Gawain as he explained that he had become like the world’s thunder and could appear wherever he could sense.
• Gawain confronted Imu in the heavens, resisted her attempt to seize his soul, and told her not to stop him.
• Gawain said Imu had replaced an essential authority in the world and began to tell her that he had found her weakness.

Gawain and Imu agreed that their conflict would be decided by their subordinates, while Gawain privately considered how to counter Imu’s power of despair. After his officers gathered, Stussy proposed calling him Emperor and Kuma suggested calling him a god, but Gawain insisted that no one should be placed above humanity.

• Gawain told Imu that she represented despair and sorrow, declared them enemies, and warned that he could destroy the world if necessary.
• Imu praised Gawain, agreed that neither of them would personally enter the coming conflict, and vanished into the clouds.
• Gawain concluded that happiness and laughter, possibly through the Nika Fruit, were the answer to Imu’s power, and planned to strengthen his territory and wait for Luffy to mature.
• When Gawain’s officers entered, Hancock and Gion sensed his exhaustion, while Issho struggled to detect his presence and Kuma praised his safety and power.
• Stussy proposed that the officers address Gawain as Emperor, and Kuma argued that he should be called a god.
• Gawain rejected divine titles and said that no one should hold status above humanity.

Gawain captured Buggy and spared him, then returned to Xianyang Palace, where Whitebeard protested being recruited into the afterlife and complained that Kaido was withholding liquor. Gawain dismissed Whitebeard’s objections and suggested they all had to cooperate in the world of the dead.

• Buggy planned to raid the village’s treasure beneath its Sea Train station, but Gawain arrived and killed Buggy’s crew.
• Gawain spared Buggy because he believed Buggy’s unusual luck could make him useful in the coming conflict with Imu.
• Gawain’s clone delivered Buggy to Rayleigh after Gawain’s worldwide pursuit and slaughter had brought peace to several regions.
• Gawain fell asleep aboard the Dark Bird Ship and awoke inside Xianyang Palace, where Whitebeard was pleading with Kaido for liquor.
• Whitebeard complained that Kaido had restricted his liquor and that Gawain had brought him into the afterlife without permission.
• Gawain told Whitebeard that everyone in Xianyang Palace had acknowledged him and urged him to stop making excuses and cooperate.

Gawain realized Xianyang Palace should let its dead enjoy freedom and fulfillment, so he gave his subordinates the power to shape its endless world. Whitebeard asked him to bring his living sons to Xianyang Palace after their deaths, and Gawain promised to gather promising people as the palace prepared for future worlds and conflicts.

• Gawain decided that Xianyang Palace should be a joyful home for the dead rather than a place where subordinates acted like machines.
• Gawain replaced the palace with a vast sea where Devil Fruit users could swim freely, and Hina and Kaido plunged into the water.
• Whitebeard calmed the towering waves and Gawain granted him and the others authority to reshape their surroundings.
• Yoriichi Tsugikuni summoned the mountain where he had first developed and taught Breathing Styles, while Whitebeard recreated the Dark Ouroboros and recalled his time with the Rocks Pirates.
• Whitebeard asked Gawain to bring his living sons, including Marco and Teach, to Xianyang Palace after they died, and Gawain agreed to seek out promising people for future adventures and wars.

Gawain arrived in Tokyo Ghoul’s 20th Ward and interrupted Rize Kamishiro’s attempted attack on Ken Kaneki, then took Rize to visit Anteiku. The chapter ended as Anteiku’s staff spotted Gawain walking toward the café with Rize.

• Tokikake spotted Rize Kamishiro preparing to hunt Ken Kaneki, and Gawain intervened by grabbing her tongue and overpowering her.
• Gawain drove Kaneki away by claiming Rize owed him money and joking that she had appeared in adult films; Kaneki fled in shock.
• Gawain kept watch over Kaneki with Observation Haki, while Rize realized she could not escape and agreed to lead Gawain to Anteiku.
• At Anteiku, Touka hurried toward the changing room, and Koma and Kaya Irimi teased her about worrying over Kaneki and Rize.
• The manager noticed Rize returning with Gawain, and Kaya Irimi admired Gawain’s looks as the pair approached the café.