Recaps

Buggy and Shanks fled their Marine pursuers while the Roger Pirates struggled against the Marines on Meteor Island. With Tsuru’s reinforcements arriving and Rayleigh under attack, a mysterious, overwhelming presence brought the battle to a halt, leaving everyone wondering whether that man had come.

• Buggy led his Marine pursuers to Shanks, who abandoned his fight and ran, and the two traded insults while fleeing their pursuers.
• Tsuru arrived at Meteor Island with Marine reinforcements, cutting off the Roger Pirates’ chance to retreat.
• Roger fought Garp while Sengoku battled Rayleigh, and the Marines gained the upper hand across the battlefield.
• Tsuru joined Sengoku and struck Rayleigh, sending him crashing through the battlefield.
• A powerful BGM and a bolt of lightning swept across the island chain, stopping the fighting as everyone looked toward the source of the oppressive presence.

Gaia Chaos arrived at the battle between the Roger Pirates and the Marines, claiming he was only passing through before challenging Shanks and Buggy. Shanks endured Chaos’s finger while Buggy attacked him, leaving Buggy in danger as Chaos reached for him.

• Gaia Chaos and Kuma arrived on a golden flower avenue, and Chaos announced that he was only passing through.
• Buggy recognized Chaos and feared he had come to take revenge, while Shanks watched him calmly.
• Chaos appeared in front of Shanks and Buggy and offered to help if Shanks could withstand one finger.
• Shanks blocked Chaos’s finger with his sword and strained to hold his ground.
• Buggy attacked Chaos with poisoned knives, but they could not pierce his skin, so Buggy split apart to escape as Chaos reached for him.

Chaos fought the Roger Pirates, overpowering Buggy, Shanks, and Sambel before clashing with Kozuki Oden. Their first meeting ended with both men inexplicably disliking each other, and Chaos revealed he was also interested in Oden’s wife.

• Chaos caught Buggy’s heart with Armament Haki, then returned it and sent Shanks flying when Shanks attacked him.
• Chaos stopped Sambel’s trident with his hair and struck him with a powerful shock wave, leaving him badly injured.
• Oden attacked Chaos with Paradise Totsuka, but Chaos countered with Thunder Bagua and Almighty Push, sending Oden crashing through hills.
• Oden recovered beside Momora and faced Chaos, while both men sensed their mutual dislike despite having just met.
• Chaos recognized Oden and recalled that he had deliberately searched for Oden’s wife while studying Ryuō Haki in Wano Country.

Chaos learned from Oden that Toki existed and rushed to the Oro Jackson, convinced she had eaten the Time-Time Fruit. He confronted her on the northern shore and asked about her power while preparing for a lethal fight.

• Chaos questioned Oden about Toki, and Oden revealed that her original name was Amatsuki Toki.
• Chaos used Observation Haki to locate the Oro Jackson and flew north, prompting Oden to chase after him.
• Toki waited aboard the Oro Jackson with Hiyori and Momonosuke while Yamato, Langarum, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi fought Marines on the shore.
• Chaos arrived and hovered before Toki, ignoring the others as the battle paused.
• Toki drew her katana as Chaos asked whether she had eaten the Time-Time Fruit, and he readied the gold-transformed ship to attack if she moved.

Chaos tested Toki’s Time-Time Fruit while trying to keep her alive, but Oden’s furious charge interrupted him. The chapter ended with Chaos blasted into the ground after blocking Oden’s attack.

• Chaos attacked Toki with a Tempest Kick, but Yamato deflected it and left the Navy battle to protect her.
• Chaos realized Toki’s time power was too valuable to risk losing, so he decided to test her abilities while keeping her alive.
• Chaos sent ornate swords at Toki from a distance, and Yamato intercepted the first two before the third stopped at Toki’s forehead and cut her.
• Oden charged Chaos with his twin blades, shattered the two remaining golden swords, and forced Chaos to block the strike with his arm.
• Chaos crashed into the ground, and Yamato shielded Toki and her children from the shock wave.

Chaos defeated Oden in a single clash, then turned his attention to the battle elsewhere on the island. After declaring that Toki was his, he left Oden to protect her and appeared before the other fighters, insisting he was only passing through.

• Chaos and Oden unleashed their attacks, splitting the island and leaving Oden with internal injuries while Chaos remained standing.
• Chaos prepared to leave for the fighting in the island’s depths, but Yamato called out as a Rear Admiral attacked Toki from behind.
• Chaos’s overwhelming will knocked the Rear Admiral unconscious, and he told Toki to stay alive because she was his.
• Oden checked that Toki was safe, then left Yamato and Langarum to protect her, Momonosuke, and Hiyori as he went to relieve the pressure elsewhere.
• Chaos arrived above the halted battle, told everyone to carry on, and claimed he was only passing through, but the fighters stared at him in silence.

Gaia Chaos intervened in the Marines’ attempt to capture the Roger Pirates, then fought Sengoku in a fierce clash. While they battled, Kuma offered to heal Roger and eased his injuries, restored his strength, and reduced his illness.

• Gaia Chaos demanded that the Marines end the fight because he had promised to help the Roger Pirates if they survived one of his attacks.
• Chaos attacked a Vice Admiral and threatened the Marines with a sky full of golden weapons.
• Sengoku transformed into a giant Buddha and attacked Chaos, who met his blow and began an intense battle against him.
• Kuma approached Roger and offered to heal him under the BOSS's orders, and Roger accepted.
• Kuma extracted Roger's injuries and pain, causing Roger's strength to return and his illness to ease.

Kuma and Tsuru used their healing abilities to restore fighters on opposite sides, shifting the balance of the battle between the Roger Pirates and the Navy. Shanks watched Chaos fight Sengoku and vowed to become stronger, while the battle remained unresolved.

• Roger regained his strength and resumed fighting Karp as Rayleigh recovered and clashed with Tsuru.
• Kuma healed the Roger Pirates by expelling their injuries, and he incapacitated a Navy Vice Admiral who tried to stop him.
• Tsuru treated an injured Vice Admiral with her Wash-Wash Fruit while other Navy officers held Rayleigh at bay.
• Chaos fought Sengoku at full strength, leaving Sengoku at a serious disadvantage after days of battle.
• Buggy told Shanks that Kuma had helped them, and Shanks silently watched Chaos before vowing to surpass him someday.
• Navy soldiers spotted Shanks and Buggy among the rubble and moved to capture them.

Chaos used his awakened Gold-Gold Fruit to create the True Thousand-Hand Guanyin: Buddha Manifestation and overwhelm Sengoku with countless golden arms. Sengoku broke through Chaos’s defenses with a furious counterattack, leaving Chaos badly injured and buried in rubble.

• The Marines warned one another to avoid Chaos’s gold dust and use seawater or Seastone to counter Divine Control.
• Chaos taunted Sengoku about losing his strength and revealed his awakened power by turning the battlefield into a massive golden Buddha.
• The Buddha’s countless Haki-coated arms battered Sengoku, and one grabbed him before hurling him through mountains and into a trench.
• Sengoku suddenly returned and smashed through Chaos’s golden wall, striking his chest and piercing the Buddha Manifestation.
• Sengoku’s blow sent Chaos flying into a gorge, where he ended up bloody, battered, and partly buried beneath rubble.

Chaos and Kuma helped the Roger Pirates escape the Navy after four days of fighting, while Whitebeard confronted Enel and asked her to become his daughter. Enel’s strongest lightning attack failed against Whitebeard, who moved in beside her as she froze in disbelief.

• Chaos recovered under Sengoku’s assault, then counterattacked with Thunder Bagua as their battle continued alongside the other fighters’ clashes.
• The Roger Pirates fought while retreating, and the Oro Jackson escaped to sea on the fourth day.
• Enel challenged Whitebeard in his territory after defeating several division commanders and taunting him to come find her.
• Whitebeard asked Enel to be his daughter, enraging her and prompting her to attack him with a thunder dragon.
• Enel unleashed Thunder Welcome, but Whitebeard shattered the attack and the storm clouds with a punch.
• Whitebeard appeared beside the stunned Enel and warned her that getting distracted in a fight was a bad habit.

After Gild Tesoro and Kuma helped the Roger Pirates escape, the Marines and Roger's crew recovered from the battle while wondering why Tesoro intervened. Chaos and Kuma returned to Sky Island, where Stussy suspected the Marines would come after them.

• Kong learned from Tsuru that Gild Tesoro and the BUG Representative had attacked the Marines and helped the Roger Pirates escape, then ordered Sengoku and Garp to resume the pursuit after resting.
• The injured Roger Pirates escaped Meteor Island, and Croccus confirmed that everyone had survived, though some remained gravely wounded and unconscious.
• Roger and Rayleigh wondered why Gild Tesoro had helped them, and Roger recalled that Tesoro had once warned them and claimed the world rejected him.
• Croccus asked whether Kuma could treat Roger's illness, but Roger avoided answering and went to sleep; Toki resolved to protect Momonosuke and Hiyori.
• Chaos and Kuma returned to Sky Island, where Stussy guessed that the Marines would seek revenge on Chaos for disrupting their capture.

Chaos discussed why he would let Gol D. Roger become Pirate King, deciding that challenging the World Government before he was strong enough would be suicidal. He then remembered he had left Baccarat and Bonis in the Calm Belt and chose to let them toughen themselves there.

• Stussy asked why Chaos would not become Pirate King himself, and he explained that claiming the title would provoke the World Government into hunting him down.
• Chaos decided he would let Roger claim the title and avoided using the Gold-Gold Fruit's wealth to disrupt the balance of power.
• Stussy asked about Baccarat and Bonis, and Chaos realized he had left them in the Calm Belt after the fighting on Meteor Island.
• Chaos said Baccarat and Bonis could use the harsh environment to strengthen themselves rather than being brought back.
• Stussy reminded Kuma that he owed the casino five hundred million berries plus interest, and Kuma left after acknowledging the debt.
• Chaos learned Crocodile and the others were doing well, then planned to visit the Pleasure District and rest.

Chaos discussed plans to build Gold City and ordered the Richest Group to keep harassing the Flying Pirates rather than rush to reclaim Poppy Island. On Gore Island, Betty investigated suspicious revenue drops and discovered that a hidden force had taken control of the Richest Group’s businesses there.

• Stussy reminded Chaos that Poppy Island remained under the Flying Pirates’ control and reported that Consort Jessica had restored order there.
• Chaos recalled his plan for Gold City, said it needed a detailed plan, and told Stussy to leave Jessica in charge while the Richest Group continued attacking the Flying Pirates.
• Betty arrived on Gore Island to investigate the casino, pharmaceutical store, and Red Light District after the Richest Group’s reported earnings fell.
• Betty charmed a casino server into answering questions and learned that the people managing the island’s three businesses had been controlled or replaced.
• Betty concluded that the revenue losses were not genuine business troubles and set out to find whoever was behind the takeover.

Belo Betty discovered Jora’s operation to secretly take over the Richest Group’s businesses on Gore Island and confronted her while questioning the organization’s leader over a Den Den Mushi. The leader recognized Betty, and she prepared to kill Jora’s group to learn more about their young master.

• Jora reviewed the profits from her group’s two-month takeover of businesses on Gore Island and urged the caller to take all the money.
• The caller refused, insisting they protect their plan to use the Richest Group’s businesses as a foothold in the Grand Line.
• Belo Betty appeared in Jora’s office, asked what force she represented, and praised the Dancing Queen.
• Betty dodged Jora’s attack, knocked down five guards with Finger Pistols, and took the Den Den Mushi to question the caller.
• The caller recognized Betty as a representative of the Richest Group, while a scruffy man in the North Blue hurried toward a nearby hall.
• Betty revealed her identity, threatened to kill everyone, and demanded the name of their organization.

Betty pursued Jora on Gore Island and defeated her Art Fruit attacks with speed and Armament Haki. Jora was left battered and unable to affect Betty, while Doflamingo and Trebol learned the Richest Group had uncovered their operation.

• Trebol warned Jora to flee after Betty revealed herself, and Jora escaped through a window while Betty demanded to know who she was.
• Trebol told Doflamingo that Jora had been discovered by Betty, the Richest Group's Sexy Representative, on Gore Island.
• Jora reached her prepared boat, but Betty appeared there and dodged Jora's Art Fruit attacks with Geppo, Soru, and Tempest Kicks.
• Betty struck Jora across the shore and asked her to identify herself, but Jora attacked again with colorful clouds.
• Betty emerged unharmed by using Armament Haki emission to repel the clouds, leaving Jora stunned.

Betty defeated and killed Jora, then identified Donquixote Doflamingo as the man behind her and ordered Cocoss to investigate the Donquixote Family. Doflamingo realized the Gild Tesoro had been watching his family and feared trouble was coming.

• Betty swiftly defeated Jora on Gore Island and injured her while trying to learn where the Donquixote Family was based.
• Jora refused to betray the young master and vowed that Doflamingo would avenge her.
• Betty recognized Doflamingo from her boss’s predictions and challenged him over the Den Den Mushi, but he stayed silent.
• Betty killed Jora after she refused to reveal the family’s stronghold.
• Betty asked Cocoss to investigate Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family, while Doflamingo and his family worried that the Gild Tesoro had been watching them.

Don Archino attacked Poppy Island and fought Consort Jessica, the Flying Pirates’ 11th Fleet captain. He overwhelmed her with blazing attacks and left the island’s mountainside buried beneath magma before flying away.

• Consort Jessica waited on Poppy Island for a chance to capture a Burning Representative while continuing her daily killings.
• Don Archino arrived in a blazing attack that destroyed the harbor and confronted Jessica.
• Archino hurled his Cruel Sun at Jessica, then countered her Golden Bubble with Solar Storm.
• Archino overwhelmed Jessica with repeated Solar Storms, Sun Apollo, and Sun Garuda attacks.
• Archino flew away, and islanders found a vast magma basin where the mountainside had been, with no trace of Jessica.

Chaos left to meet Doflamingo after learning the Donquixote Family was interfering with the Richest Group’s business on Gore Island. Meanwhile, Betty traveled toward her destination aboard a pirate ship whose crew she had beaten into obedience.

• Archino reported that Consort Jessica had been taken care of, and Stussy sent him to deal with the royal family in the Kingdom of Utaraso.
• Stussy told Chaos that the Donquixote Family was behind the trouble on Gore Island, and Chaos left to meet Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo and his executives discussed allying with the Richest Group and expanding from the North Blue, while Rosinante and Vergo stayed silent.
• Betty ordered a bruised pirate crew to take her to her destination and complained about the food and lack of fruit aboard their ship.

Chaos arrived at the island above the North Blue, where Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family had been preparing to negotiate with Dancing Queen. He overwhelmed the town with his display of power, then confronted Doflamingo in a clash of Conqueror’s Haki that left Doflamingo outmatched but refusing to yield.

• Chaos’s golden sea-of-flowers road appeared above the North Blue, alerting the Marines and other forces to his arrival.
• Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family saw Chaos approaching and realized he had come in person.
• Chaos formed a thousand-meter golden fairy statue above the town, causing civilians to mistake him for a god.
• Chaos unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the townspeople and forcing Trebol, Diamante, and the others to their knees.
• Doflamingo resisted Chaos’s Haki, and their close-range clash tore through the surrounding buildings.
• Doflamingo remained standing despite being outmatched, and Chaos admired his defiant spirit.

Chaos overpowered Doflamingo and his crew, then held Doflamingo captive as Betty arrived. Betty protested that Chaos had interfered with her deal and called it market disruption.

• Chaos confronted Doflamingo with his Conqueror's Haki, forcing Doflamingo to struggle against the overwhelming pressure.
• Doflamingo attacked Chaos with Leg Soru, but Chaos blocked the strike with his golden left hand without being harmed.
• Chaos struck Doflamingo down, crushed his abdomen, and lifted him by the throat while taunting him.
• Chaos focused his Conqueror's Haki on Trebol and the others, knocking them back down as they tried to reach Doflamingo.
• Betty arrived and scolded Chaos for interfering in her deal, calling his actions market disruption.

Chaos and Betty humiliated Doflamingo, then caused havoc across the seas on their return to Sky Island. There, Stussy reported that Little Ai had been captured by Edward Newgate.

• Chaos tossed aside the battered Doflamingo, and he and Betty traded flattery before leaving Doflamingo and his crew fuming and afraid.
• Chaos and Betty spent two days on Sabaody Archipelago, then unleashed their Conqueror's Haki at a Marine base before departing.
• Chaos used his Conqueror's Haki without restraint during the three-day journey back to Sky Island, incapacitating people aboard ships and in island kingdoms.
• Stussy told Chaos and Betty that Crocodile was being hunted by the Flying Pirates' fleet captain and Ivankov was being pursued by Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan.
• Stussy received an urgent report that Edward Newgate had captured Little Ai.

Whitebeard’s crew waited for Gild Tesoro to respond to Enel’s capture, while Marines led by Kuzan and Sakazuki searched Paladi Island for Ivankov. Sakazuki continued inspecting the gathered crowd as the hunt for the Okama King intensified.

• Enel calmly ate and stayed aboard the Moby Dick after Whitebeard defeated her, puzzling Marco and the other crew members.
• Marco predicted that Gild Tesoro would come to rescue Enel, and Whitebeard waited for a chance to recruit him.
• Kuzan sealed off Paladi Island’s harbor and exits while Sakazuki searched the town for the fleeing Okama King, Ivankov.
• Sakazuki inspected the island’s assembled civilians and pirates, and Marines subdued a pirate who tried to fight back.

Ivankov disguised herself as an ordinary woman, but Sakazuki recognized and attacked her, with Kuzan helping to capture her. After defeating Ivankov, Sakazuki demanded that she turn them back into men, while Ivankov refused and challenged her to capture Gild Tesoro too.

• Ivankov disguised herself as a middle-aged woman and waited in line, hoping to pass Sakazuki unnoticed.
• Sakazuki recognized Ivankov and struck her with Hell Hound, then pursued her as Ivankov fled through the burning town.
• Kuzan blocked Ivankov's escape, and he and Sakazuki attacked her together until she collapsed after three minutes.
• Sakazuki grabbed the wounded Ivankov and demanded that she turn them back into men, but Ivankov refused and taunted her to capture Gild Tesoro.
• Sakazuki threatened Ivankov with pain while Kuzan stood silently beside her.

Chaos and his officers arrived to rescue Ivankov from Sakazuki and Kuzan, igniting a clash with the Marines. They secured Ivankov, but the battle escalated as Stussy and Betty engaged Kuzan and Borsalino arrived.

• Four enormous golden statues descended from the storm clouds, carrying Chaos, Kuma, Stussy, and Betty to the island.
• Chaos taunted Sakazuki and Kuzan, whose attacks clashed with the fairy and angel guarding him.
• Chaos seized Ivankov during a clash with Sakazuki, and Kuma took Ivankov to heal him.
• Stussy and Betty confronted Kuzan, and the three women began fighting.
• Borsalino arrived as a warship raced toward the island.

Gaia Chaos fought Borsalino while Kuma held off Sakazuki, and Borsalino’s overwhelming attacks injured Chaos despite his defenses. Borsalino ended the chapter still facing Chaos, furious and determined to kill him.

• Chaos emerged from Borsalino’s explosion and invited him to join his crew, while Sakazuki charged and Kuma intercepted him.
• Chaos renewed his invitation to Borsalino as they clashed, with Chaos’s five golden swords deflecting Borsalino’s attacks.
• Borsalino unleashed Yasakani no Magatama and a light-speed kick that struck Chaos and sent him crashing through a mountain wall.
• Borsalino bombarded Chaos with a minute-long meteor shower, shaking the island and battering the surrounding land.
• Chaos blocked the bombardment with a Golden Shield but emerged with blood at his mouth, recognizing how much the Marine Sisters’ strength had increased.