Chapter Summaries

Supergiant sent Thanos's forces against Wakanda, where Hill's forces used overwhelming artillery to inflict heavy losses before ammunition shortages and panic let the alien army break through. Black Panther rallied Wakanda's remaining defenders at the final line, and they prepared to face the advancing beast tide.

• Supergiant ordered Thanos's cannon-fodder troops to invade Wakanda, confident that sheer numbers would overwhelm Earth's forces.
• Black Panther watched enemy transports spread across Wakanda as the defensive shield came under pressure.
• Hill ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. and the American fleet to bombard the alien army, killing vast numbers of troops.
• After ammunition ran low, American soldiers panicked and their firepower collapsed, allowing the alien beasts to overrun Wakanda's defensive lines.
• Black Panther shouted “Wakanda forever!” at the final defensive line, and Wakanda's soldiers rallied behind him.

Ancient One defended Wakanda from the alien beast tide, then faced Thanos after he arrived seeking the Mind Stone. She chose to trust the arriving heroes rather than abandon Wakanda, as Thanos entered their encirclement and began fighting.

• Ancient One used Dark Dimension energy to sustain a dimensional space that crushed the alien beasts around Wakanda.
• Thanos arrived with the Black Order and demanded the Mind Stone, but Ancient One refused to give it to him.
• Black Panther reported that the witch had destroyed the Mind Stone, prompting Thanos to reveal he could use the Time Stone to rewind time.
• Ancient One chose to hold back the renewed beast tide and trust the heroes, who arrived to form Wakanda’s final defense.
• Thanos struck Quicksilver down with an Impact Wave and countered the heroes’ attacks before vanishing from where he stood.

Thanos used the Time Stone to restore the Mind Stone, but Duke seized it and confronted him in Wakanda. Duke resisted the Mind Stone’s attack and took Thanos through a Space Portal to another world, while the heroes subdued most of the Black Order; Quicksilver then reported that Thanos had taken the Mind Stone.

• Black Panther recognized Thanos’s plan, and Quicksilver raced toward the Command Center while the heroes held back the Black Order.
• Thanos reversed time to restore the Mind Stone, but Duke emerged from the void and snatched it before the Reality Stone made it appear in Thanos’s gauntlet.
• Thanos used the Mind Stone to attack Duke’s consciousness, but Duke resisted and drew the Twilight Sword to fight him.
• Duke opened a Space Portal and dragged Thanos into another world, leaving his clone to reassure Ancient One that the fight had been moved elsewhere.
• The heroes captured Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian, and Proxima Midnight while Corvus Glaive continued fighting Steve.
• Quicksilver reached the Command Center and reported that Thanos had taken the Mind Stone.

Duke brought Thanos to the Marvel Zombie Universe for their final battle, where the zombie heroes turned on one another and Duke hoped the Deadpool Corps would distract Death. Thanos struck Duke with the Infinity Stones and drove him to the Moon, where Duke unleashed the Five-Colored Divine Light against the incoming meteor shower.

• Duke and Thanos arrived in a ruined Earth, and Thanos sensed that its inhabitants were driven by an insatiable hunger.
• Sentry and Ms. Marvel fought over food as the gathered Super Zombies joined the battle, killing one another until none remained.
• Duke revealed that he had brought Thanos to the Zombie Universe partly to use Deadpool and the zombie Deadpool Corps as a distraction for Death.
• Thanos attacked Duke with the Infinity Stones, blasting him from Earth to the Moon and summoning a meteor shower.
• Duke answered the falling asteroids by unleashing the Five-Colored Divine Light.

Duke overwhelmed Thanos with a succession of powerful attacks, while Thanos used the Infinity Stones to fight back and finally unleashed a devastating beam that seemed to erase Duke. The chapter ended with a tiny golden-red flame rising from the ravine, revealing Duke was still alive.

• Duke swept away the meteor swarm with the Five-Colored Divine Light, then used it and his Phoenix form to injure Thanos despite Thanos manipulating time and space.
• Duke struck Thanos with the Lightning Speed Fist and Punishment Impact Wave, driving him into the ruined center of New York City.
• Duke’s Five-Colored Divine Light swept the Soul Stone from Thanos’s Infinity Gauntlet as Thanos fled.
• Thanos poured his remaining strength into a time-enhanced attack that blasted a ravine through New York City and made Duke’s aura disappear.
• Thanos wondered whether he had won, but a golden-red flame emerged from the ravine, showing Duke had survived.

Duke defeated Thanos with a soul-fueled attack, then sent him with the Soul Stone to help resurrect Gamora. Back in the Unknown Space, the Dukes met a new arrival whose appearance suggested he might be from a Hong Kong Comic.

• Duke gathered the resentful souls of New York and used Sekishiki Konso Ha to devastate the city and leave Thanos barely alive.
• Thanos explained that he wanted Gamora brought back to life, and Duke kept him alive in case his soul was needed to exchange for hers.
• After returning to Wakanda, Duke distributed the Infinity Stones, and Star-Lord took Thanos and the Soul Stone with Ancient One to Vormir to attempt Gamora's resurrection.
• Detective Duke, Researcher Duke, and Chataro played Fight the Landlord while they were supposed to be on duty.
• A newcomer named Duke arrived, and the others remarked on his dated emo style and wondered if he came from a Hong Kong Comic.

Singer Duke explained how the Superstar System pushed him toward a cringe image and a suggestive song, while the other Dukes complained about system punishments. A glowing newcomer arrived and was revealed to be Main God Duke, who recounted how he became the Main God Orb and began tormenting reincarnators with deadly missions.

• Singer Duke said he had planned to sing "Who Am I To You?" before meeting the other Dukes, and he intended to delete his system.
• Researcher Duke, Detective Duke, Singer Duke, and Chataro criticized systems and their punishments together.
• A giant sphere appeared in the Unknown Space, transformed into a glowing orb, and exchanged memories with the four Dukes.
• Main God Duke recalled clicking "OR" on a mysterious computer prompt after a lightning strike and transmigrating into the Main God Space as its orb.
• Unable to leave or strengthen himself, Main God Duke raised mission difficulty and sent reincarnators into increasingly dangerous horror scenarios.

Main God Duke finished describing his scams against transmigrators before meeting the other Dukes and sharing his memories. A third newcomer, Duke, arrived from the Time-Space Administration Bureau, where he had worked to deal with transmigrators disrupting Jin Yong wuxia worlds.

• Main God Duke blacklisted transmigrators and trapped them in a Main God Space where he sold increasingly costly Desert Eagles instead of the enhancements they wanted.
• Main God Duke grew bored of scamming reincarnators, chose Zhang Jie as his spokesperson, and sent him to train the China Team in the Resident Evil 1 scenario.
• Main God Duke exchanged memories with the other Dukes, who learned that he could share blueprints, cultivation methods, and knowledge from his collection.
• A third newcomer Duke arrived in the Unknown Space wearing futuristic armor, and the other Dukes began receiving his memories.
• Duke's memories revealed that he had been a Songshan Sect disciple before saving a Time-Space Administration Bureau employee and joining its Jin Yong Wuxia Office.
• Duke's office handled transmigrators who disrupted wuxia worlds, including frequent attempts to abduct Little Dragon Girl, Huang Rong, and Heroine Luo.

Duke recalled his work for the Time-Space Administration Bureau and explained how it dealt with reckless transmigrators, then the other Dukes recognized him as a rising official. In the One Piece World, Duke’s Knowles Industrial Weapons Company dominated the arms trade, making him immensely wealthy and influential.

• Duke described how the Jin Yong Office punished transmigrators who endangered themselves, violated plot history, or caused trouble for others.
• Detective Duke nearly revealed his theory about the Time-Space Administration Bureau, but Chataro stopped him before he could trigger a Dimensional Strike.
• The other Dukes praised Time-Space Administration Bureau Duke for his rapid promotion, and he explained that the Central Plains Five Whites Office was even more popular.
• Duke’s Knowles Industrial Weapons Company supplied arms across the seas, driving an arms race and forcing even the Marines to improve their weapons.
• Duke’s military reputation, underworld influence, and network of regional agents protected Arms Island’s business and made him one of the wealthiest people in the One Piece World.

Duke studied the news of Doflamingo’s resignation and the Worst Generation’s alliances, then decided to sail to Dressrosa, with Robin and Perona joining him. Meanwhile, the Straw Hat Pirates and Law also headed for Dressrosa, while Chopper sensed something drawing near through a Vivre Card.

• Robin reported on factory expansion plans, but Duke focused on the newspaper announcing Doflamingo’s resignation and several pirate alliances.
• Duke told Robin that Doflamingo’s resignation was a ruse and said the Worst Generation’s alliances could reshape the New World.
• Perona delivered an invitation to Big Mom’s Tea Party, but Duke set it aside and announced he would visit Dressrosa.
• Robin and Perona insisted on accompanying Duke, and his ship departed Arms Island for Dressrosa.
• The Straw Hat Pirates and Law discussed Doflamingo’s resignation as their ship sailed for Dressrosa, while Chopper trembled over a Vivre Card that was getting closer.

Law tried to keep the Straw Hat Pirates focused on their plan against Doflamingo, but they became distracted by their alliance’s appearance in the newspaper and Chopper’s surprising Haki. Chopper fainted after being asked about his teacher, leaving the crew moved by a mistaken idea of how hard he had trained to protect them.

• Law explained that Doflamingo needed Caesar to keep supplying Artificial Devil Fruits and was desperate enough to surrender his position and kingdom to get him back.
• The Straw Hat Pirates discussed the newspaper report announcing their alliance with the Heart Pirates and other Worst Generation crews, while Law struggled to hold their attention.
• Luffy stole Chopper’s Vivre Card, and Chopper accidentally struck him with a powerful three-hit attack before treating his injuries.
• Law and the Straw Hats learned that Chopper had mastered Armament Haki during his two years of medical study, but Chopper collapsed when asked who had taught him.
• After Law diagnosed Chopper’s fainting as a result of excessive fright, the Straw Hats tearfully imagined that he had endured grueling training to protect them, while Law questioned his choice of allies.

After Law and Doflamingo arranged Caesar’s exchange, Luffy’s crew sailed toward Dressrosa and ignored Law’s attempts to make an infiltration plan. They boarded an arms-company warship allied with Doflamingo and encountered its powerful leader and two women.

• Luffy woke, cried with Usopp over Chopper, and soon resumed playing with the crew.
• Nami navigated the Sunny through a storm as Law warned the Straw Hats to plan carefully for Dressrosa.
• The crew spotted a warship flying the flag of Knowles Industrial Weapons Company, and Law revealed that its leader was the 1.8-billion-Berry Arms King, an ally of Doflamingo.
• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and the others boarded the warship despite Law’s warnings and found themselves surrounded by armed fish-men.
• The Arms King appeared on deck beneath a sunshade with a long blade, a feast, and two beautiful women, catching the Straw Hats’ attention.

The Straw Hat trio boarded Duke’s ship and were quickly subdued by Perona while Zoro tried to challenge Duke. When Trafalgar Law came aboard, he recognized Duke and despaired at the encounter.

• Sanji rushed toward Perona, but her Negative Hollows left him despairing, while Luffy stuffed himself with food and Robin tricked him into eating intensely spicy soup.
• Zoro sensed Duke’s swordsmanship and attacked him, but Duke opened a door that redirected Zoro into a fall onto Sanji.
• Perona sent a Negative Hollow through Luffy and stomped on Zoro as the three Straw Hat fighters lay in despair and apologized.
• Law boarded the warship, saw Perona tormenting the trio, and recognized Duke as the Arms King.

Law tried to keep the Straw Hat Pirates from provoking Duke, who had come to check on Chopper, but Perona repeatedly incapacitated the crew with her Negative Hollows. The chapter ended with Usopp resisting a swarm of ghosts and taunting Perona.

• Law weighed how to appease Duke and protect the Straw Hat Pirates, while Duke watched him and admired Nami.
• The Straw Hat Pirates rushed toward their fallen crewmates, but Law blocked them and explained that Luffy and the others would recover from Perona's ability.
• Law identified Duke as the Arms King, a pirate with a 1.8 billion Berry bounty who had seriously injured Aokiji and Kizaru.
• Despite Law's warning, the Straw Hat Pirates charged Duke, and Perona knocked them down with Negative Hollows.
• Duke flicked an air bullet past Usopp to stop his attempt to sneak up on Perona, and Usopp retreated to Law's side.
• Perona surrounded Usopp with more than thirty Negative Hollows, but he recovered and mocked her.

Duke confronted Perona’s Negative Hollows, then let Law and the Straw Hat Pirates leave after charging them for lunch and deck repairs. Before they departed, he asked whether they had seen his missing disciple Wenxi, a horned raccoon dog he had taught medicine.

• Usopp resisted Perona’s Negative Hollows because he was already extremely negative, leaving her shaken.
• Duke told Law he had come to find someone, then demanded payment for the destroyed lunch and the damage to his deck.
• Nami offered to sell Luffy to Duke for three hundred million Berry in change, but Duke told them to keep Luffy and said he would send the food bill to Luffy’s father.
• Luffy revealed that he and Law had allied to take down Doflamingo, and Duke said he would not tell Doflamingo about their plan.
• Duke asked Law and the Straw Hat Pirates whether they had seen Wenxi, his horned raccoon dog disciple who had run away after learning medicine from him.

Duke visited the Thousand Sunny and revealed Kin'emon and Momonosuke's identities and their connection to the Poneglyphs and Kozuki Oden, sowing distrust among the Straw Hats and angering Law. He reunited with his former student Chopper, finally declared him graduated, and revealed that they would meet again soon in Dressrosa.

• Duke visited the Thousand Sunny with Robin and Perona and encountered Kin'emon and Momonosuke, while Sanji's advances on the women earned him Perona's Negative Hollow.
• Duke revealed that Kin'emon was Foxfire Kin'emon and the boy was Kozuki Momonosuke, then described Oden's history with Whitebeard and Roger and his journey to Laugh Tale.
• Law grew hostile toward Momonosuke after learning his identity, while the Straw Hats became wary of Kin'emon and Momonosuke for hiding the danger they brought to the ship.
• Duke visited the unconscious Chopper and explained that he had trained him on Arms Island, while Robin and Perona revealed that Chopper had escaped to rejoin Luffy.
• Chopper woke, saw Duke, and repeatedly fainted in terror before Duke praised his medical talent and declared him graduated.
• Duke told Chopper to return to Arms Island if he ever tired of being a doctor, then revealed that he was also headed to Dressrosa and would see him again soon.

After warning Luffy about Doflamingo, Duke arrived in Dressrosa with Robin and Perona and saw the country’s prosperity and hidden darkness. He confronted CP0 in the street, then took his companions to the Bullfighting Restaurant, where he spotted a blind man showing off.

• Duke warned Luffy that Doflamingo was strong, and Luffy confidently said the Straw Hats were strong too.
• Duke explored prosperous Dressrosa and invited Robin and Perona to visit the arena, but they preferred shopping.
• Duke recognized CP0 in the street, held Robin close, and threatened the agents until they moved aside.
• CP0 discussed Duke’s presence and planned to report his whereabouts without mentioning Robin by name.
• Duke, Robin, and Perona ate upstairs at the Bullfighting Restaurant, where Duke declined to gamble because a blind man was showing off.

Duke watched Marine Admiral Fujitora get swindled by Donquixote Family lackeys, then found himself drawn into Fujitora’s attempt to make a dramatic exit. Violet brought Duke and Fujitora to Dressrosa Palace, where Duke met the wary Doflamingo, who asked why he had come.

• Duke identified the blind gambler as Marine Admiral Issho, codenamed Fujitora, and guessed that he was pretending not to notice the lackeys’ cheating.
• Fujitora revealed Duke’s 1.8 billion Berry bounty to the restaurant, but Duke undercut his planned exchange of mutual praise by pretending not to know him.
• Violet arrived with soldiers and invited Fujitora and Duke to the palace on behalf of Doflamingo.
• Duke learned that Doflamingo had not abdicated and that the newspaper report had been bait for Luffy and Law.
• Duke sat down in Doflamingo’s palace and was asked why he had come.

Duke visited Doflamingo in Dressrosa, where Fujitora refused to help kill him and Doflamingo hinted that he might arrange for another monster to challenge him. Duke then attended the colosseum with Robin and Perona, learned that the prize was a Logia Devil Fruit, and recognized Violet as a princess.

• Duke teased Doflamingo about their supposed brotherly bond, and Fujitora realized Duke had been involved in the Marineford War two years earlier.
• Doflamingo asked Fujitora whether they could defeat Duke together, but Fujitora refused to join the plan and Doflamingo hinted at involving another monster.
• Fujitora prepared to contact Marine Headquarters while Doflamingo made a separate Den Den Mushi call, hoping a fight would break out.
• Violet escorted Duke, Robin, and Perona to the colosseum’s VIP seats and told Duke that the competition’s prize was a Logia Devil Fruit.
• Duke predicted that Sabo would win the fruit and teased Violet about being a princess, offering her a job with him.

During the Dressrosa arena tournament, Luffy won Section C while Duke rescued Rebecca from the deadly Section D and brought her to Violet. The aunt and niece reunited, but Robin grew jealous and had Perona make them wallow in despair with a Negative Hollow.

• The Straw Hat Pirates entered the arena after forgetting Law's plan, while Law took Caesar to Green Bit to lure Doflamingo.
• Elizabello II won Section A, and Bartholomew won Section B.
• Luffy, disguised as Lucy, defeated Chinjao in Section C, and his Elephant Gun restored Chinjao's cone-shaped forehead.
• Violet worried as Rebecca fought in Section D, and Duke opened a door that rescued Rebecca from a Fighting Fish and brought her to the private box.
• Violet embraced her niece Rebecca, but Robin became jealous and asked Perona to use a Negative Hollow on them.
• Violet and Rebecca fell into despair under the Hollow's effect, leaving Duke dumbfounded.