Recaps

Chaos defeated Stussy and forced her to join him by trapping her in a Birdcage and planting golden powder inside her body. He and Crocodile stayed on Post Island to await approaching enemies, leaving Stussy alarmed by their appetite for danger.

• Chaos trapped Stussy in a Haki-coated Birdcage, bound her with Chains of Heaven, and demanded that she choose whether to cooperate or die.
• Stussy agreed to live, and Chaos coated her with golden powder that he could detonate if she tried to expel it.
• Crocodile killed Lombart by draining the moisture from his body, then joined Chaos and Stussy in golden chairs.
• Stussy urged Chaos to leave Post Island as pirate crews and Marine Admiral Buddha Sengoku approached, but Chaos said he was waiting for unsavory characters.
• Crocodile said they were staying for the thrill, and Chaos praised Stussy for understanding his desire to face danger.

Delis, Exploding Bear Trusia, and other pirate captains arrived at Post Island, where the Golden Rain had already affected many crews. Monkey D. Dragon met the Golden Emperor Gaia Chaos in the sky, while Jelly Queen Annie and her allies approached the island to pursue the Golden Emperor.

• Delis landed on Post Island with the Slime Pirates and rejected Exploding Bear Trusia's offer to make her his woman.
• Exploding Bear Trusia decided to seize the Golden Emperor first so he could expand his crew and pursue Delis afterward.
• More pirate crews arrived at Post Island, and most of their members had silently fallen victim to the Golden Rain.
• Monkey D. Dragon approached the infant Golden Warrior, identified himself, and suggested meeting Gaia Chaos in person.
• Gaia Chaos suspected Dragon wanted to recruit him, resolved not to submit, and considered using Dragon while preparing another escape route.
• Jelly Queen Annie neared Post Island with Kexia, Amans, and Lone Wolf Spand's crew, and ordered someone to wake Spand.

Chaos faced five pirate factions gathered at Yoshiwara Street and effortlessly subdued their first attacker, Exploding Bear Trusia. He kept Trusia alive as part of a backup plan for dealing with trouble and covering his retreat.

• Chaos waited on his golden platform as Slime Person Delice, Exploding Bear Trusia, Maker Kakart, Obsidian King Mojeta, and Leopard King Tischer arrived with their crews.
• Trusia transformed into a giant black bear and led his pirates in a charge, but they all fell to their knees before reaching Chaos.
• Trusia attacked Chaos with a Haki-coated cleaver, but Chaos knocked him into a crater with one finger.
• Chaos repeatedly slammed Trusia into the ground and lifted him helplessly into the air, leaving the other faction leaders alarmed by his unknown power.
• Chaos kept Trusia alive because he and the gold dust inside the pirates were part of Chaos's backup plan, especially for covering his retreat.

Gild Tesoro used the golden rain to control most of the pirates, while Chaos confronted Slime Person Delice, whose power let attacks slide off her body. Chaos trapped Delice in a shrinking Armament Haki-coated cage of needles, leaving her with no room to evade.

• Exploding Bear Trusia surrendered to Gild Tesoro, and Maker Kakart and Leopard King Tischer realized the golden rain had left most of the pirates vulnerable to Tesoro’s control.
• Maker Kakart identified Slime Person Delice and Obsidian King Mojeta as apparently unaffected by the golden rain and considered defeating Tesoro or retreating.
• Delice entered the arena, seeking Gild Tesoro and pursuing her ambitions against Big Mom, while Stussy questioned whether Chaos was tempted by her beauty.
• Chaos attacked Delice with weapons, but her Slime Fruit power made them slide off her body.
• Chaos transformed the weapons into a shrinking, Haki-coated birdcage lined with needles, trapping Delice and restricting her movement.

Kaus subdued Delis and stopped the pirate captains from withdrawing, then fought Obsidian King Majeta when he tried to escape. The chapter left Majeta wounded and still facing Kaus’s attack.

• Kaus trapped Delis in the Birdcage, rejected her as a potential subordinate, and made her kneel beside Exploding Bear Trusia.
• Obsidian King Majeta decided to withdraw, while Maker Kakart and Leopard King Tischer also chose to leave.
• Kaus stopped the retreating pirates and dragged Maker Kakart and Leopard King Tischer to kneel beside Delis and Trusia.
• Obsidian King Majeta hardened his body into obsidian and used Armament Haki to withstand Kaus’s weapons before charging at him.
• Kaus coated his weapons with Armament Haki and forced Majeta back, piercing his skin with a halberd.

Chaos defeated the Obsidian King and faced the arrival of Jelly Queen Annie, a powerful captain of the Flying Pirates. As Stussy recited Annie’s profile and battle record, Chaos recognized her as a dangerous opponent.

• Chaos bound the Obsidian King with Chains of Heaven and used Divine Control to make him kneel beside Leopard King Tischer.
• Pirates including Barnkes, Tesys, Rotes, and Crus watched Chaos’s victory and realized they could not challenge him.
• Jelly Queen Annie arrived with Lone Wolf Spand, Kexia, and Amans, drawing wary attention from the crowd.
• Stussy told Chaos that Annie was a 1.26-billion-berry captain with an awakened Jelly-Jelly Fruit and a formidable combat record.

Chaos and the Flying Pirates' Jelly Queen Annie clashed while Crocodile fought Spand. Annie's awakened Jelly-Jelly Fruit pushed back Chaos's Goddess of the Heavens, revealing why she carried a 1.26 billion bounty.

• Crocodile engaged Spand, who transformed into a humanoid dachshund and gained the upper hand with his Haki.
• Chaos attacked Jelly Queen Annie with a rain of blades and sent Stussy to hold off Kexia and Amans.
• Annie ordered her subordinates and pirates to attack Chaos, who summoned the Goddess of the Heavens and struck at them.
• Annie awakened her Jelly-Jelly Fruit to create a giant jelly palm that rebounded against the Goddess of the Heavens and forced it backward.

Chaos and Annie fought in giant forms, with Chaos using the Goddess of the Heavens against Annie’s Queen Form. The battle destroyed much of the town and surrounding mountains, and Chaos pinned the Queen Form’s head before a mass of arms seized Annie.

• Chaos attacked Annie with the Goddess of the Heavens’ Armament Haki-coated spear, prompting Annie to transform into her giant Queen Form.
• Chaos and Annie clashed, and their battle leveled half the town as the Goddess of the Heavens bound the Queen Form’s arm with the Chain of Heaven.
• Annie used the Queen Form’s rebound ability to stagger the Goddess of the Heavens, but Chaos pulled the chain and hurled the Queen Form into the mountains.
• Chaos pinned the Queen Form’s head to the mountainside with his spear, then sent more than ten arms to restrain Annie and reach for her real body.

Chaos defeated Annie after breaking through her jelly defenses with the Emperor's Spear, then bound and restrained her. As a warship approached, he sent a Golden Rain toward it.

• Goddess of the Heavens pinned Annie's Queen form and pierced it with golden spikes, forcing Annie to abandon it.
• Chaos kicked Annie across the rocky wasteland, then launched golden needles that Annie trapped in jelly walls.
• Chaos raised his strength and cut through Annie's jelly defenses with a colossal golden sword before striking her chest with the Emperor's Spear.
• Chaos bound Annie with Chains of Heaven and used gold dust to control her after she briefly recovered.
• Chaos spotted an approaching warship and sent Goddess of the Heavens' golden ribbons toward it, where they burst into Golden Rain.

Chaos waited on Post Island as Crocodile and Stussy’s fights ended with the Flying Pirates’ captains defeated and captured. As pirates watched Gild Tesoro’s victory, Admiral Sengoku’s warship arrived beneath a shower of golden rain.

• Chaos summoned three Golden Warriors and sent them toward the fighting around Post Island.
• Crocodile turned the ground to sand and trapped Spand in a sandstorm while a Golden Warrior secretly planted golden dust in him; they then subdued Spand and left.
• Two Golden Warriors joined Stussy against Kexia and Amans, helping her defeat Jelly Queen Annie’s crew.
• Gild Tesoro defeated Jelly Queen Annie, and pirates watched her kneel among the ruins as Crocodile and Stussy returned with their captives.
• A Rear Admiral reported to Sengoku that golden rain was falling over Post Island as the Navy warship approached.

Sengoku’s forces were ambushed by Gild Tesoro’s Golden Rain as Borsalino confronted him on Post Island. Crocodile fought Borsalino while Sengoku approached, and pirates watched the confrontation from a distance.

• Sengoku ordered Marines hit by the Golden Rain to wash it off, but Tesoro’s power sent many of them flying and made the gold swarm over the warship again.
• Borsalino appeared before Tesoro on the Golden Throne and challenged him, but Tesoro dismissed him and said he was waiting for Sengoku.
• Borsalino fired a laser at Tesoro, and Crocodile blocked it with a sand wall before engaging him in battle.
• Pirates watching from nearby recognized Borsalino and Crocodile, then spotted Sengoku arriving with his Marines.
• Zebra Killer, Octopus Maniac, Swordsman Crus, and a cloaked figure watched the approaching confrontation from a rooftop.

Chaos faced Sengoku and refused his offer to join the Navy, then fought him at full strength. Sengoku overwhelmed Chaos with his superior Haki and Conqueror's Haki, leaving him injured and afraid in the ruins.

• Chaos descended from the Golden Throne and prepared to fight Sengoku, summoning the Goddess of the Heavens and activating his powers.
• Sengoku offered Chaos a chance to surrender and negotiate, but Chaos rejected the offer.
• Sengoku and Chaos exchanged powerful blows, and Sengoku's stronger Armament and Observation Haki let him block and counter Chaos's attacks.
• Sengoku unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, crushing Chaos's will and sending him flying into the ruins, battered and frightened.

Chaos awakened Conqueror's Haki under Sengoku's attack, then reveled in its dramatic power and resolved to use it to make his entrances more imposing. As their wills clashed and Sengoku struck him into a mountainside, Chaos prepared to fight back with the Gold-Gold Fruit.

• Sengoku attacked Chaos with a shockwave and his righteous will, forcing Chaos toward his knees as he bled.
• Chaos roared defiance, awakening Conqueror's Haki and unleashing black-and-red lightning that knocked out people across Post Island.
• Stussy, Crocodile, Borsalino, and Dragon recognized Chaos's Conqueror's Haki, while Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha and attacked him again.
• Chaos crashed into a mountainside, then laughed and explained that he had provoked danger to awaken Conqueror's Haki for its spectacle and intimidation.
• Chaos spread his arms and clashed his arrogant will against Sengoku's, then transformed into black and gold and summoned the Goddess of the Heavens to use the Gold-Gold Fruit.

Chaos fought Sengoku on Post Island but was badly injured and realized he could not win. He summoned the pirates under his control to obstruct the marines and escaped into the sky, leaving Sengoku surrounded.

• Sengoku overpowered Chaos and the Goddess of the Heavens with his Buddha form and Armament Haki, while Chaos landed a powerful Emperor's Spear that barely hurt him.
• Chaos's Chains of Heaven failed to bind Sengoku, and Chaos began to weaken from his injuries and exhaustion.
• Chaos used his Gold-Gold Fruit to summon pirates across Post Island, including Jelly Queen Annie, Lone Wolf Spand, Kexia, Amans, Leopard King Tischer, Obsidian King Majeta, Maker Kakart, Exploding Bear Trusia, and Slippery Man Delis.
• Chaos rose away in the Goddess of the Heavens' hands as the summoned pirates crowded around Sengoku and the marines.
• The pirates regained control of their bodies, leaving Sengoku surrounded and Chaos escaping.

Chaos escaped the battlefield with Stussy and Crocodile while Sengoku and Borsalino fought to stop the remaining pirates from fleeing. Sengoku's Conqueror's Haki weakened the pirates, and Jelly Queen Annie finally turned to confront him.

• The pirates charged the Marines after Chaos's control left them no choice, and Sengoku unleashed his Conqueror's Haki to overwhelm most of them.
• Stussy joined Chaos, and Chaos invited Borsalino to join him for a third time before escaping with Stussy and Crocodile on the Goddess of the Heavens.
• Jelly Queen Annie and Lone Wolf Spand resumed fighting Sengoku while the other surviving pirates tried to retreat.
• Sengoku and Borsalino attacked the fleeing pirates, and Borsalino's lasers struck Leopard King Tischer and trapped several others.
• Jelly Queen Annie, angered by Sengoku's pursuit, turned to face him and warned him not to push her too far.

Black Widow Eliza told Golden Lion that Sengoku had captured members of the Flying Pirates on Post Island, prompting Golden Lion to go after him. Meanwhile, Chaos escaped to an island in the Calm Belt with Crocodile and Stussy, then fell asleep inside the Goddess of the Heavens while Stussy chose not to attack him.

• Black Widow Eliza reported that Sengoku had captured Annie and her crew on Post Island, and Golden Lion set off to confront him.
• Sengoku's Marines subdued Jelly Queen Annie, Lone Wolf Spand, and other pirates, though the Golden Emperor and several pirates escaped.
• Chaos landed the Goddess of the Heavens on an uninhabited island in the Calm Belt and went to sleep inside it to recover.
• Stussy considered attacking the injured Chaos but suspected it might be a trap and decided to wait instead.
• Stussy cleaned herself up and returned to find Crocodile roasting a bear, surprising him because he had expected her to escape.

The Golden Lion arrived on Post Island to reclaim Gild Tesoro and his captured subordinates, confronting Sengoku. Their Conqueror’s Haki and physical attacks devastated the island and surrounding landscape, and their battle continued.

• Sengoku and the Marines marched the captured pirates toward their warships while the prisoners shouted threats and demands.
• The Golden Lion appeared above Post Island, and his overwhelming aura knocked out most Marines and pirates.
• The Golden Lion demanded that Sengoku release his subordinates and hand over Gild Tesoro, but Sengoku stood in his way.
• Sengoku and the Golden Lion unleashed their Conqueror’s Haki, splitting the clouds and shaking Post Island and the sea.
• Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha and struck the Golden Lion’s sword with his palm, splitting Post Island and raising a hundred-meter tsunami.
• The Golden Lion drew Withered Wood as Sengoku raised his other hand, and their next clash reshaped the surrounding landscape into a vast canyon.

Sengoku and Golden Lion’s clash on Post Island ended without a decisive fight after Patrick Redfield arrived, while Chaos remained unconscious in the Calm Belt. As Stussy questioned Crocodile, he urged her to kill the injured Chaos and seize her freedom.

• Kong sent Tsuru to Post Island to watch Sengoku and capture Golden Lion if she had an opportunity.
• News reports said Gild Tesoro defeated Jelly Queen Annie, awakened Conqueror’s Haki, and escaped Sengoku, while Lone Red Patrick Redfield’s arrival halted Sengoku and Golden Lion’s battle.
• Golden Lion left with Annie and the others, and Slime Person Delis, Exploding Bear Trusia, and the Maker escaped capture.
• Three days later, Crocodile and Stussy sat by a bonfire in the Calm Belt while Goddess of the Heavens remained unconscious.
• Stussy asked Crocodile whether Chaos controlled him with gold dust, and Crocodile said he had none in his body.
• Crocodile urged Stussy to kill the badly injured Chaos while she had the chance to escape.

After waking from a three-day sleep, Chaos showed Stussy his newly transformed Haki and aura, then had Crocodile explain the team’s principles. Stussy found the team’s bold, reckless creed embarrassing and felt even less sure she belonged.

• Crocodile told Stussy he planned to defeat Chaos and make him his underling, while Stussy privately doubted he ever would.
• Chaos appeared behind Crocodile and Stussy, asked Crocodile to prepare food, and used Geppo to clean himself up.
• Crocodile returned with five cleaned beasts, and Chaos revealed his changed aura after awakening his Conqueror's Haki.
• Chaos told Crocodile to explain the team’s principles and culture to Stussy, including living freely, causing trouble, and surviving by running when necessary.
• Stussy listened to Crocodile’s fervent speech and found the team’s creed childish and cringeworthy.

After ten days of Chaos unleashing his newly awakened Conqueror's Haki across an island, Crocodile and Stussy begged him to stop so they could rest. Chaos left for another island to continue training and search for gold to enlarge Goddess of the Heavens.

• Chaos spent ten days repeatedly releasing his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out the island's beasts and keeping Crocodile and Stussy from sleeping.
• Crocodile and Stussy pleaded with Chaos to stop because they were exhausted, and Stussy complained that her skin was drying out.
• Chaos put away his Haki and told Crocodile and Stussy to rest while he went to another island to train.
• Crocodile and Stussy returned to their wooden house and immediately fell asleep.
• Chaos sensed the nearest island with his All-Weather Observation Haki, crossed the sea while blasting it with Conqueror's Haki, and planned to look for gold for Goddess of the Heavens.

Chaos, Crocodile, and Stussy traveled to the Sabaody Archipelago, where Chaos made a conspicuous entrance while releasing his Conqueror's Haki. The crowds around them collapsed, leaving onlookers frightened and unsure whether the fallen were dead.

• Chaos told Crocodile and Stussy they would leave the next day and travel to the Sabaody Archipelago before heading to the New World.
• Stussy warned Chaos that Marines Sengoku or Tsuru might be guarding the Sabaody Archipelago, but Chaos decided to go anyway.
• Chaos, Crocodile, and Stussy arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago and walked through the 45th Grove.
• Chaos let his Conqueror's Haki surge within a limited range, causing civilians and pirates along their route to collapse unconscious.
• Onlookers watched in horror and feared Chaos had used a sinister trick to kill the people who had fallen.

Chaos showed off his Conqueror’s Haki on the Sabaody Archipelago, drawing the attention of the Marines and several powerful pirate crews. As Whitebeard, Sengoku, and Golden Lion moved toward the island, Golden Lion chose five fleet captains to accompany him.

• Chaos used Conqueror’s Haki to clear the area around him before entering a shopping mall with Stussy and their companion.
• Tsuru learned that the Golden Emperor was in Grove 45 and set out with Anka, Domir, and Canis to confront him.
• Kong and Sengoku learned that the Whitebeard Pirates had left the New World, and Sengoku headed for Sabaody to capture the Golden Emperor and protect the Celestial Dragons.
• Black Widow Eliza reported that the Marines, Whitebeard, Lone Red, and other pirates were converging on Sabaody.
• Golden Lion decided to go to Sabaody himself and ordered Paster, Groot, Annie, Jessica, and Spand to accompany him.

Chaos, Stussy, and Crocodile went shopping on Sabaody Archipelago, where Chaos’s lavish spending drew attention. Dragon met Chaos for a drink and sounded him out about opposing the World Government, but Chaos rejected the idea before Dragon could make an offer, leaving Dragon wary of confronting him.

• Chaos and Stussy bought clothes while Crocodile waited outside, and the Golden Warrior carried their shopping bags afterward.
• Chaos tipped the shopkeeper and employees with gold coins, attracting the attention of nearby pirates and thugs.
• Dragon appeared and invited Chaos to have a drink, and the group went to a nearby café.
• Dragon asked what Chaos thought of the World Government, and Chaos guessed that Dragon planned to form an organization to overthrow it and the Celestial Dragons.
• Chaos refused Dragon’s unspoken invitation, and Dragon decided not to attack him on Sabaody Archipelago.

Chaos and Dragon agreed to work together, with Chaos providing funding for Dragon’s organization in exchange for future assistance. Their partnership was interrupted when Tsuru arrived, and Dragon fled before she could stop him.

• Chaos offered Dragon funding and a partnership instead of joining his organization, and Dragon agreed.
• Chaos asked Dragon to stay on Sabaody for a few days to help with his approaching trouble, promising ten billion beli in gold.
• Chaos explained that he stayed for vanity and excitement, then declared that his code name in Dragon’s organization would be Emperor.
• Tsuru arrived and confronted Dragon, who vanished before she could stop him.
• Chaos greeted Tsuru from his seat while she faced him on the street.

Chaos confronted Vice Admiral Tsuru and used his Conqueror’s Haki and elaborate Golden Armor to make a spectacular entrance. Tsuru resisted his intimidation and dismissed him as all looks and no substance, while Chaos invited her to test him.

• Tsuru faced Chaos after Dragon disappeared and assessed him as a shrewd man who had likely prepared an escape route.
• Chaos unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out civilians and darkening the sky, but Tsuru’s presence held it back.
• Chaos claimed his Conqueror’s Haki would grow through fighting powerful opponents and surviving danger.
• Golden armor assembled around Chaos as he approached Tsuru, stunning the onlookers, Stussy, Crocodile, and the Rear Admirals.
• Tsuru recovered from her brief surprise and called Chaos all looks and no substance, and Chaos challenged her to find out for herself.