Chapter Summaries

Duke and Kaido fought for three days across a chain of islands, neither able to defeat the other. As the battle continued, Duke speculated that Kaido’s strength, defense, and rapid recovery came from advanced genetic modification, possibly tied to Vegapunk’s Life Design Blueprint.

• Duke and Kaido fought and swam between islands, destroying more than a dozen in their ongoing battle.
• Duke grew frustrated by Kaido’s strength and endurance, while Kaido relished facing an opponent who could match him in physical combat and Haki.
• Duke considered why Kaido had never been killed and wondered whether attempts to use multiple Devil Fruits against him had failed.
• Duke examined Kaido’s speed, near-impenetrable skin, and rapid recovery, concluding that his body was not that of a normal human.
• Duke compared Kaido’s body to Absalom’s animal modifications and suspected that Kaido was a deeply modified cross-species life-form.
• Duke suspected Vegapunk’s Life Design Blueprint held the secret behind Kaido’s body.

Duke and Kaido fought a destructive, hours-long battle on an island, trading powerful blows without either falling for long. A BIG MOM Pirates patrol ship discovered Kaido fighting in their territory, and its captain reported the battle by Den Den Mushi.

• A BIG MOM Pirates lookout noticed that an island had shrunk, and the captain redirected the patrol toward another island for freshwater.
• Duke unleashed a barrage of vacuum slashes and punches against Kaido, who fought back as their battle devastated the island for nearly five hours.
• Kaido sent Duke crashing into a crater, but Duke sprang back out and struck Kaido hard enough to drive him into the earth.
• The BIG MOM Pirates ship approached the trembling island, and the captain recognized Kaido and saw him fighting someone.
• The bearded captain rushed to a Den Den Mushi and reported that Kaido was fighting in their territory.

Duke and Kaido continued their destructive battle on an island in BIG MOM Pirates territory as Sweet Commanders Snack and Katakuri arrived. Duke fought Katakuri while Kaido clashed with Snack, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Duke and Kaido fought for hours, devastating the island as BIG MOM Pirates ships surrounded it and called for reinforcements.
• Snack and Katakuri arrived as an advance force, while Charlotte Linlin approached the island separately.
• Kaido attacked Snack after rejecting his demand to leave, and Duke blocked Katakuri from joining that fight.
• Duke and Katakuri clashed with Shadow Eater and a trident, and Katakuri used his Observation Haki and body transformation to evade Duke’s strikes.
• Duke’s strength and weapon skill pressured Katakuri, who recognized the danger posed by his opponent.

Duke and Kaido defeated the Sweet Commanders’ attempt to stop them until Big Mom arrived and ended their battle. Big Mom invited Kaido to Whole Cake Island to discuss trading Road Poneglyph rubbings, and Duke realized that all three of them possessed one.

• Duke and Kaido overwhelmed Katakuri and Snack, but Katakuri rescued Snack and retreated with him.
• Big Mom arrived on a thundercloud, and her Conqueror’s Haki clashed with Kaido’s and Duke’s until the skies cleared.
• Big Mom questioned Kaido about his presence, while Duke decided to leave rather than continue fighting.
• Kaido attacked to stop Duke from leaving, but Big Mom interrupted and invited Kaido to Whole Cake Island to reconsider their deal.
• Kaido and Big Mom discussed trading Road Poneglyph rubbings, and Duke realized he also had a rubbing with him.

Big Mom brought Kaido and Duke to Whole Cake Island, where she introduced Duke to the New World's leading underworld figures. The chapter ended with Duke recognizing Morgans among the powerful guests and suspecting the World Government had allowed the newspaper magnate to thrive because of Celestial Dragon backing.

• Big Mom invited Duke to join her and Kaido on a journey to Whole Cake Island, saying her underworld friends wanted to meet him.
• Duke, Kaido, and Big Mom sailed with a growing fleet toward Whole Cake Island, while Duke examined his Devil Fruit-powered sword and used Observation Haki near the island.
• Duke saw that Whole Cake Island's headquarters was protected by an immense Charlotte Family network and populated by Homies created with Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit.
• Big Mom returned to the island with Duke and Kaido, and the residents greeted the two guests with curiosity and awe.
• Big Mom introduced Duke to prominent underworld leaders, including Dragons Pieck, Stussy, Umit, Gibbs, and Du Feld.
• Duke noticed Morgans among the gathering and considered how the World Economic Newspaper could have such influence without powerful backing.

Duke rejected Big Mom’s matchmaking attempts and left Whole Cake Island after the banquet without trading rubbings with Kaido. He arrived at Arms Island, a thriving weapons hub built by Knowles Industrial Weapons Company.

• Duke rebuffed Charlotte Galette and Charlotte Pudding, then ate to restore his strength and heal his wounds with Life Return.
• Duke insulted Stussy by asking her prices, while Kaido laughed and found him entertaining.
• Kaido refused to trade rubbings with Big Mom, so Duke kept his own rubbings and departed the next day on a ship Big Mom gave him.
• Duke reached Arms Island, where Knowles Industrial Weapons Company’s cheap, high-quality weapons had transformed a barren island into a prosperous trading center.

Duke returned to Arms Island after his battle with Kaido and reunited with Robin and Perona. Robin shared news that the Navy planned to publicly execute Ace at Marineford, shifting the story toward a coming war.

• Duke arrived at Arms Island, where the fish-men feared him after news spread of his fight with Kaido.
• Duke found Robin and Perona having tea in the rooftop garden and offered Robin a Poneglyph rubbing.
• Robin confronted Duke for leaving without her and showed him a newspaper report about his three-day battle with Kaido and Big Mom's banquet afterward.
• Robin told Duke that the Navy had made no announcement about his bounty because it was focused on the planned public execution of Ace at Marineford.

Duke learned that the Navy was preparing for war with the Whitebeard Pirates and that the Straw Hat Pirates had vanished after Kuma intervened at Sabaody. Kuma then launched Chopper into Duke’s garden, where Duke revived him and insisted on calling him a raccoon, leaving Chopper in tears.

• Duke read news of the Supernovas gathering at Sabaody, Luffy punching a Celestial Dragon, and the Straw Hat Pirates going missing after Kuma intervened.
• Duke realized Kuma had sent someone flying toward his rooftop garden and watched a bear-paw projectile crash into it.
• Duke identified the unconscious figure as a raccoon, ordered the enforcement squad to stand down, and told Robin to turn the crater into a diamond-lined fountain.
• Robin recognized the figure as Chopper, and Duke fed him a pile of pills until he woke up and recovered from most of his injuries.
• Duke repeatedly called Chopper a raccoon and misnamed him Wenxi until Chopper apologized and burst into tears.

Chopper arrived on Arms Island, where Duke offered to teach him medicine after revealing his identity and terrifying him into fainting. With the Marineford War approaching, Duke called Doflamingo to ask for a ride to Mary Geoise and Marine Headquarters, leaving Doflamingo suspicious of his plans.

• Chopper learned that Duke owned Arms Island in the New World and agreed to receive medical guidance from him.
• Duke revealed that he was the pirate with a 1.2 billion Berry bounty who had destroyed Drum Island, and Chopper fainted.
• Duke considered the coming Marineford War and called Doflamingo to ask for help.
• Doflamingo repeatedly refused Duke’s request until Duke revealed he wanted to hitch a ride to Mary Geoise and get off at Marine Headquarters.
• Doflamingo asked what Duke was planning.

Duke met with Doflamingo aboard the pirate’s ship and explained that he planned to go to Marine Headquarters during the war. He said he would disembark before arriving and claimed his reason was to benefit their alliance, but left his real intentions unclear.

• Duke and Doflamingo dined with Robin, Perona, Violet, and Baby-5 while a storm raged outside.
• Doflamingo worried that Duke’s presence in the war could endanger his Shichibukai position, and Duke promised to leave the ship before reaching the battlefield.
• Duke jokingly claimed he was a secret Navy agent, prompting Doflamingo to lose his temper when Baby-5 believed him and eagerly served him wine.
• Duke said he was going to Marine Headquarters for the alliance’s benefit and argued that Whitebeard was certain to lose.
• Doflamingo asked what Duke planned to do in the war, and Duke said he would only watch.

Duke infiltrated Marineford in a stolen navy uniform as the Marines prepared to execute Ace, while Sengoku revealed that Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son. Whitebeard’s fleet then appeared beneath the harbor, and Whitebeard promised to take Ace home.

• Duke put on a navy uniform in an evacuated Marineford town and headed for the plaza, leaving Robin and Perona aboard his ship.
• Sengoku announced to the world that Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son and declared that the Marines would execute him despite the coming war.
• The Marines raised their spirits and prepared for battle as Whitebeard’s fleet suddenly appeared inside Marineford’s harbor.
• Sengoku realized that Whitebeard’s ships had bypassed the blockade by traveling along the seafloor, and the Moby Dick surfaced in the bay.
• Whitebeard stood at the Moby Dick’s bow, called Ace his beloved son, and promised to take him home.

Whitebeard began the assault on Marineford to rescue Ace, and the Marines and Whitebeard Pirates clashed in a devastating battle. Amid the fighting, Duke staged a duel with a one-eyed pirate, who declared Duke his fated opponent.

• Ace questioned why Whitebeard and the crew had come to save him, and Whitebeard and Marco insisted Ace was their brother and they would rescue him.
• Whitebeard shattered the air with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and sent enormous tsunamis toward Marineford, but Aokiji froze the waves and the bay.
• The Marines and Whitebeard Pirates exchanged cannon fire and charged across the ice as Mihawk attacked Whitebeard, Jozu blocked his slash, and Marco engaged Kizaru.
• Little Oars Jr. broke through the Marines' first blockade before the Shichibukai brought him down, opening a path for the pirates to advance.
• Duke fought a one-eyed pirate captain and pretended to struggle against his attack, prompting the pirate to ask if Duke was his fated opponent.

Duke fought Boa Hancock while concealing his identity, but Admiral Aokiji recognized him and attacked. Duke emerged from the iceberg unharmed, revealing himself to the Marines as the wanted former Marine.

• Boa Hancock turned pirates and Marines to stone with her Slave Arrow, but Duke remained unaffected and challenged her.
• Hancock attacked Duke with Perfume Femur, and Duke wounded her calf before they exchanged blows.
• Kizaru and Akainu questioned Duke's identity while Aokiji recognized him and rushed to confront him.
• Aokiji froze Duke inside a massive iceberg, but Hancock suspected he had survived.
• Duke broke out of the iceberg, revealed his face, and greeted Aokiji, who called him a monster.

Duke was exposed at Marineford and faced Kizaru and Aokiji while the battle’s participants and spectators reacted to his arrival. After blocking their attacks and breaking through Aokiji’s ice, Duke remained under assault as Kizaru struck from above.

• Aokiji recognized Duke in disguise and questioned why he had come to Marineford, and Duke said he wanted to witness the world-changing event up close.
• Kizaru fired a laser at Duke, who redirected it through a door created by Flower Continent, causing a devastating explosion across the battlefield.
• Kizaru and Aokiji joined forces against Duke, while Boa Hancock left and the Whitebeard Pirates and Marines reacted to Duke’s appearance.
• Kizaru attacked Duke with a Light-Speed Kick and the Sword of Kusanagi, while Aokiji froze the ground and struck with ice spears and an Ice Blade.
• Duke repelled the Admirals with his swords and a Haki-coated kick, then used Waterfall Sever to cut through Aokiji’s cold and blast him away.
• Kizaru reappeared above Duke and brought a light-powered kick down at him.

Duke used his Devil Fruit sword Flower Continent and his Haki to turn the battle against Kizaru and Aokiji. After removing Aokiji from the plaza, Duke pinned Kizaru down and stabbed him with Flower Continent, then dropped a Seastone pebble onto him.

• Kizaru attacked Duke with his speed and Sword of Kusanagi while Aokiji tried to freeze him, but Duke dodged Kizaru and crossed his blades through him.
• Duke shattered the ice and opened a huge door that swallowed the pirates and Marines in the plaza, then expelled them over the distant sea along with Aokiji.
• Kizaru fired volleys of light at Duke, who dodged them and used Flower Continent to open a door above Kizaru and strike him with his own attacks.
• Duke forced Kizaru into a sword fight, caught his wrist, slammed him to the ground, and pinned him with Flower Continent.
• Duke stabbed Kizaru through the chest and dropped a Seastone pebble onto him.

Duke and Garp confronted each other at Marineford after Duke crippled Kizaru, while Whitebeard exploited the Marines’ weakened forces to lead his pirates forward. Their battle began with a clash of Conqueror’s Haki and rapid exchanges of punches, ending with Garp catching Duke’s kick.

• Whitebeard charged into battle and swiftly took down several Marine officers as the pirates’ morale rose.
• Sengoku sent Garp to stop Duke and ordered Aokiji to guard the execution platform with Sakazuki; Garp threw the injured Kizaru into a Marine Headquarters building.
• Duke and Garp exchanged words about Duke’s former Marine service before their Conqueror’s Haki clashed and tore open the ground.
• Garp and Duke traded two punches too fast for onlookers to follow, then Garp launched another attack and caught Duke’s ankle after his kick missed.

Duke and Garp traded brutal blows across Marineford, with each taking turns swinging the other into the ground. The fight ended with Garp apparently asleep beneath Duke, while the Straw Hat Pirates found their ship trapped on frozen seas near a Marine warship carrying prisoners.

• Garp grabbed Duke by the ankle and repeatedly smashed him into the plaza, but Duke emerged unharmed.
• Duke struck Garp and fought him evenly in close combat, matching the old Marine's speed, Haki, and experience.
• Duke headbutted Garp, seized his ankle, and swung him into the ground until the old man stopped moving.
• Duke discovered Garp was asleep, grew angry, and resumed hammering him into the plaza.
• The Straw Hat Pirates found their ship trapped in frozen water beside a Marine warship filled with prisoners.

Luffy and the escaped prisoners descended into Marineford to rescue Ace, while Duke fought Garp and then faced Crocodile and Gecko Moria. The chapter ended with Duke blocking their attack and challenging them to fight.

• Luffy recognized that Garp was being beaten by Duke, then hurried the prisoners toward Ace before the execution.
• Luffy led the group in breaking up the frozen iceberg, and their warship plunged down but landed safely on the sea.
• Jinbe helped rescue the Devil Fruit users, and Luffy shouted to Ace as the escapees arrived at Marineford.
• Duke stopped beating Garp when he saw Luffy, and Garp then threw Duke across the battlefield.
• Crocodile and Gecko Moria attacked Duke, who blocked their weapons and taunted them about their grudges.

Duke fought Moria and Crocodile, then invited them to join forces in the New World before leaving them to consider his offer. As Sengoku’s encirclement plan trapped the pirates and Akainu prepared to unleash Meteor Volcano, Duke pushed open the supposedly unbreakable walls and walked out.

• Duke defeated Moria and Crocodile’s ranged attacks, wounded Moria, and proposed that they ally with him against the Four Emperors.
• Luffy charged through the confrontation, and Duke left while Moria considered the offer and Crocodile rejected it.
• Sengoku activated the Encirclement Wall Plan, deploying Pacifistas and raising walls that trapped the pirates.
• Sengoku ordered Akainu to eliminate the trapped pirates, and Akainu began preparing Meteor Volcano.
• Duke pushed open the encirclement walls while holding Flower Continent and asked if he had missed the fireworks.

The pirates reached Whitebeard as the Navy’s trap collapsed, and Whitebeard fought Akainu while Aokiji blocked Marco and Jozu. Luffy advanced toward the execution platform, while Duke dueled Hawkeye and challenged him to wager Black Blade Yoru against Duke’s two swords.

• Sengoku and Akainu watched the pirate army join Whitebeard, and Akainu charged at Duke despite Sengoku’s warning.
• Whitebeard shook Marineford and its surrounding sea, then fought Akainu with his bisento and Tremor-Tremor Fruit power.
• Marco and Jozu moved to help Whitebeard, but Aokiji intercepted them with an ice saber.
• Luffy’s allies cleared his path to the execution platform, where Garp appeared and was knocked down by Luffy’s punch.
• Duke and Hawkeye exchanged sword strikes as they discussed Luffy’s chances of saving his brother.
• Duke offered both his swords against Hawkeye’s Black Blade Yoru, and Hawkeye questioned whether Duke would risk his own blades.