Recaps

Chaos was attacked by Flying Pirates captains Gunslinger Halbertsen and Mummy Al-Gao while parading through Volcano Island. He unveiled his flashy new Namo Gatling technique and opened fire on the two captains, leaving their fate unclear.

• Gunslinger Halbertsen fired Seastone bullets coated in Armament Haki at Chaos, but Chaos dodged and blocked them with the Golden Throne.
• Halbertsen and Mummy Al-Gao revealed themselves as Flying Pirates captains and attacked Chaos with gunfire and a sword technique.
• Chaos used his Gold-Gold Fruit to assemble his golden weapons into a hundred-meter-long Gatling gun.
• Chaos coated the Gatling gun in Armament Haki and unleashed a storm of golden needles at Halbertsen and Al-Gao, who vanished as the building behind them was riddled with holes.

Chaos overwhelmed Mummy Al-Gao and Gunslinger Halbertsen, killing the Mummy and capturing the Gunslinger with his Gold-Gold Fruit powers. The chapter ended with Chaos victorious and the watching crowd stunned by his display.

• Chaos chased Mummy Al-Gao across the rooftops with the Golden Gatling while his Golden Shield blocked Gunslinger Halbertsen's shots.
• Halbertsen used Observation Haki and a Seastone bullet to strike Chaos, temporarily disabling his Gold-Gold Fruit powers and sending the Golden House falling.
• Al-Gao seized the opening and attacked Chaos, but Chaos recovered, struck him down, and killed him with a squeeze of his neck.
• Chaos dodged Halbertsen's follow-up shots, reshaped the Golden Gatling into a dragon, and pierced and captured Halbertsen with golden spikes.

Chaos defeated the Flying Pirates’ Sharpshooter and the Mummy, then flaunted his wealth around Volcano Island before returning to the hotel. He told Crocodile to let Archino rest and planned to leave the island that afternoon.

• Glass King Roseftus and Agate King Hakftus decided to wait for a chance to attack a weakened Chaos rather than confront him directly.
• Chaos transformed his gold into the Goddess of the Heavens and a golden Lamborghini, then drove around Volcano Island and provoked the pirates.
• News of the Sharpshooter and the Mummy’s deaths began spreading across the island and beyond.
• Chaos returned to the hotel and stopped Crocodile from continuing to lecture the exhausted Archino.
• Chaos warned Crocodile that he seemed obsessed, then went to the hot spring and planned to leave the island that afternoon.

Stussy returned to Joy Island and retook the Red Light District by killing the traitors who had sided with CP9. Meanwhile, Chaos prepared to leave Volcano Island, where a golden figure arrived overhead and caught his interest as a potential third Logia for the crew.

• Stussy defeated the CP9 agents and their former subordinates, who had betrayed her and taken the Red Light District from her.
• Stussy ordered Kaismi, Lili, and Cocoss to restore order and deal with anyone who had betrayed them.
• Stussy killed the last two CP9 agents and reflected that she was already committed to Gild Tesoro’s side and had no easy way back.
• On Volcano Island, Chaos decided to continue pressuring the World Government while waiting for news from Stussy.
• Chaos, Crocodile, and Archino saw a streak of golden light arrive overhead, and Chaos recognized it as an opportunity to recruit another Logia user.

Chaos, Crocodile, and Archino fought Borsalino on the volcanic island after he refused to join Chaos’s crew. Chaos struck Borsalino with a Thunder Bagua, burying him beneath the ruins, though his fate remained uncertain.

• Chaos greeted Borsalino and invited him to join his crew, but Borsalino attacked and destroyed the tavern behind him.
• Chaos trapped the area with Chains of Heaven and ordered Crocodile and Archino to attack Borsalino with him.
• Borsalino evaded their attacks and kicked Archino through several streets, leaving him unable to move.
• Chaos pierced Borsalino with a golden sword, and Crocodile forced him out of his elemental form and landed a kick.
• Chaos met Borsalino’s path with a Thunder Bagua, smashing him through the ground and burying him beneath the ruins.

Chaos and Crocodile overwhelmed Borsalino, but Chaos sensed Zephyr approaching and led the group in a hasty escape. Zephyr arrived too late to stop them and later realized Borsalino had failed to hold Gild Tesoro back.

• Chaos and Crocodile attacked Borsalino together, and Crocodile’s Crescent Dune shriveled Borsalino’s left arm.
• Chaos sensed a terrifying presence approaching and ordered Crocodile to retreat while he grabbed Archino and fled.
• Borsalino pursued Chaos and the others, but Crocodile’s attacks helped them escape.
• Zephyr arrived at the volcanic island’s harbor and immediately took off after the fleeing group.
• Zephyr chased them over the sea and realized Borsalino had not managed to hold Gild Tesoro back.

Chaos left Crocodile and Archino in the Calm Belt to train while he headed off to attack important World Government bases. Meanwhile, Number 10 confronted Stussy over her betrayal and the deaths of several agents, and she tried to escape and then fought back with a storm.

• Zephyr and Borsalino gave up their pursuit of the Golden Emperor and returned to the volcanic island to capture other pirates.
• Chaos sent Crocodile and Archino to the Calm Belt for training, then set out alone to attack World Government bases.
• Kong learned that the Golden Emperor had destroyed Marine branch 59, then received a call from Number 10.
• Number 10 confronted Stussy at the Red Light District headquarters, accused her of killing Sabertooth, Squirrel, Macaque, and Pangolin, and attacked when she fled.
• Stussy created a storm with her Logia powers, but Number 10 stood unharmed as the lightning struck him.

Chaos used Stussy’s capture to threaten the World Government, insisting that money could control everything and demanding to speak with the Five Elders. Kong recognized the danger in the Gold-Gold Fruit’s financial power, and the Five Elders agreed to talk with Chaos.

• Number 10 called Chaos and revealed that he had captured and injured Stussy, but Chaos assured her he would make Number 10 pay and ordered her to retaliate later.
• Chaos called Fleet Admiral Kong, demanded that the Five Elders contact him within three minutes, and warned that money could control everything.
• Kong realized Chaos was threatening the World Government through the power of his wealth and alerted the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders discussed whether Chaos had recognized the Gold-Gold Fruit’s greatest value and agreed to speak with him.

Gild Tesoro threatened the Five Elders with enormous bounties unless they stopped pursuing Stussy and the Red Light District. The Five Elders backed down, and Stussy prepared to rejoin the crew, unaware that Gild Tesoro had spotted another potential Appearance Representative.

• Gild Tesoro told the Five Elders he would place huge bounties on them and the World Government unless they gave him what he wanted.
• The Five Elders decided to suspend their efforts to capture Stussy and take over the Red Light District while they waited for a chance to seize Gild Tesoro.
• Number 10 received the Five Elders’ order and left Joy Island with the Pteranodon to investigate rumors of Pure Gold.
• Stussy called Gild Tesoro, who told her to finish sorting out the Red Light District at her own pace and said he would wait for her in the New World.
• Gild Tesoro spotted a woman at a café and told Stussy that a second Appearance Representative might threaten her position.

Chaos encountered the young Belo Betty and tried to capture her for the power of her Inspiration-Inspiration Fruit. After Betty fought back and attempted to escape, Chaos trapped her with the Chains of Heaven and surrounded her with golden sand, leaving her facing capture.

• Belo Betty read that the Golden Emperor was on the island and planned to capture him for his wealth.
• Chaos appeared at Betty’s café table, recognized her and her Devil Fruit, and provoked her into attacking.
• Betty struck at Chaos with her Armament Haki-coated flagpole and kicks, but he easily countered her.
• Betty fled, but Chaos used the Chains of Heaven to block her escape and form a Birdcage around her.
• Betty boosted her strength with the Inspiration-Inspiration Fruit and slipped out before the chains closed, but Chaos turned the chains into golden sand that surrounded her.

Chaos forced Belo Betty to join him, made her a wanted member of the Richest Group, and finalized the group’s profiles and roles. After settling the Red Light District issue with the Five Elders, he prepared to pursue Pure Gold.

• Chaos invited Belo Betty to join him, threatened her with a golden sword, and made her submit.
• Five days later, Chaos toured the sea with Betty, who complained about her new title, role, motto, and bounty.
• Betty examined the wanted posters for Stussy, Sand Crocodile, and Don Archino and judged Stussy her main rival.
• Chaos reflected that the Five Elders had let the Red Light District matter end and that the Marines had agreed to the Richest Group’s profiles after he spoke with Kong.
• Chaos remained wary that the World Government would eliminate him and turned his attention to Pure Gold.

Stussy assessed the Red Light District’s losses and the rivals who had seized its territory while news spread about the Richest Group’s new representatives. Chaos reunited with Crocodile and a badly exhausted Archino, then introduced Betty, whose insult provoked Crocodile.

• Stussy read about her bounty and Betty’s new title, then worried about competing with Betty for beauty and charm.
• Stussy reviewed a report listing Underworld powers that had taken Red Light District territory and decided to consolidate what she still controlled before settling scores later.
• Chaos arrived on a primitive island and found Archino emaciated and barely conscious after five days with Crocodile.
• Archino launched an unconscious attack at Chaos, who knocked him out and decided to question him after he rested.
• Crocodile smoked a cigar and called Betty a revealing woman, and Betty retorted by calling him ugly.

Chaos watched Crocodile defeat Betty, expanded the Goddess of the Heavens with newly mined Pure Gold, and ordered his crew to prepare for their journey to the New World. He then tasked Stussy with investigating Bartholomew Kuma and planned to claim a large share of the Underworld under the code name Dark Emperor.

• Crocodile and Betty fought, and Chaos left them to settle their rivalry with a warning exchange.
• Chaos mined gold, refined it into Pure Gold, and grew the Goddess of the Heavens to his 170-meter limit.
• Crocodile defeated Betty, then mocked her while reading the newspaper and arguing over their reputations.
• Chaos stopped the argument, ordered Crocodile to prepare dinner, and helped Betty to her feet.
• Chaos asked Stussy to investigate Bartholomew Kuma and told her to handle minor Underworld factions before he confronted the major powers.
• Chaos planned to claim at least half of the Underworld market and chose Dark Emperor as his code name.

Crocodile explained the team’s principles to Betty, who decided the group was dangerously reckless and clashed with him in a fight. The next day, Chaos and the others reached the Red Line Continent, ready to cross toward the New World.

• Crocodile delivered a speech about the team’s principles and dreams, and Betty gradually took his words seriously.
• Betty called the team’s behavior reckless, and Crocodile challenged her by calling her weak and dreamless.
• Betty and Crocodile argued and fought with Haki-coated weapons while Chaos chose not to intervene.
• The next day, Chaos, Crocodile, Betty, and Archino traveled across the sea in the Golden Lamborghini, with Archino acting unusually aggressive after his failed challenges.
• The group spotted the Red Line Continent and prepared to cross it to reach the New World.

Chaos and his crew searched beneath the Red Line Continent and discovered extensive ancient ruins, leading Chaos to suspect the continent concealed a buried kingdom and other historical secrets. They left without exploring further, but the ruins gave Chaos new theories about the continent’s origins and the Great Kingdom.

• Chaos drove the Golden Lamborghini up the Red Line Continent and explored its barren summit with Betty, Crocodile, and Archino.
• Chaos asked Crocodile to dig beneath the continent after recalling theories about buried treasures and secrets.
• Crocodile dug deep enough for the group to find an ancient cavern filled with glowing crystals and crumbling ruins.
• Crocodile dug farther and uncovered more ruins that looked like a town or kingdom buried inside the continent.
• Chaos theorized that the Red Line Continent had grown taller over time and considered whether it had once been the Great Kingdom or Laugh Tale.
• Chaos declined to keep searching, and the group left the ruins unexplored.

Chaos took his crew to Thunder God Island to train while they waited for news about Pure Gold, then returned to the Red Line Continent to carve a boastful message into both sides. He left the crew to endure the island’s lightning and Seastone training as he admired his finished work.

• Chaos brought Crocodile, Betty, and Archino to Thunder God Island, explaining that he planned to train there for one to three months while they waited for news about Pure Gold.
• Chaos gave the crew Seastone bracelets and conductive golden outfits to wear, and Crocodile and Archino headed inland while Betty struggled to stand.
• Chaos departed in the Golden Lamborghini, leaving Betty to put on the outfit and get struck by lightning as she tried to rise.
• Chaos returned to the Red Line Continent and used the Goddess of the Heavens to carve his name and title into both sides.
• Chaos finished carving the message by noon the next day and surveyed his work with satisfaction.

Chaos and his crew trained on Thunder God Island for a month, using its powerful lightning to strengthen themselves. Stussy arrived and immediately clashed with Betty, while Chaos left the chapter watching their fight.

• Chaos trained his crew to endure the island's lightning and taught Archino and Betty the Six Powers and Haki as the days passed.
• After a month, Stussy arrived and asked Crocodile where Chaos was.
• Betty and Stussy traded insults over their appearances, then removed Betty's Seastone bracelet and began fighting.
• Chaos continued his lightning training deep inside the island, improving his physical strength.
• Chaos returned to camp and watched Betty and Stussy exchange kicks while Crocodile and Archino observed.

Chaos set out with Archino to recruit Bartholomew Kuma, whose paw-pad ability could help the Richest Group recover from injuries and exhaustion. On Seiken Island, Kuma refused to join without a fight, and Archino’s battle-mad personality emerged as the confrontation began.

• Chaos read about the young Bartholomew Kuma and decided to recruit him, then chose Archino to accompany him.
• Chaos told Crocodile to stay behind and keep Betty and Stussy from turning their ongoing fight serious.
• Chaos and Archino traveled to Seiken Island and found Kuma leaving a hot spring.
• Chaos offered Kuma a place in his group, but Kuma removed his gloves and prepared to resist.
• Archino’s fractured personality took over, and he charged at Kuma.

Chaos used his Golden Birdcage to trap the battlefield and slaughtered pirates who charged at him while watching Archino fight Kuma. Archino and Kuma unleashed their strongest attacks, and the resulting explosion devastated the island as the Birdcage broke apart.

• Archino fought Kuma inside the Birdcage, using his extreme heat and Geppo to keep up with Kuma's speed and attacks.
• Chaos killed nearly a hundred greedy pirates with a rain of golden weapons, then ignored the survivors as they charged again.
• Kuma returned the damage he had absorbed to Archino, but Archino continued fighting despite being badly outmatched by Kuma's speed and Armament Haki.
• Archino raised his temperature to its limit and formed a giant mass of red light as Kuma compressed air into a miniature paw for their final attacks.
• Archino's Sun Apollo collided with Kuma's Paw Impact, creating a mushroom cloud that shook the island, broke the Birdcage, and killed countless people.

Kuma defeated Archino after a prolonged battle, then attacked Chaos, who countered with the Goddess of the Heavens and a devastating Emperor’s Spear. Chaos left Kuma gravely injured and used Divine Control on him as the Goddess of the Heavens lifted Archino amid a doomed pirate attack.

• Kuma and Archino fought for ten minutes until Archino fell into the magma, unable to continue.
• Kuma attacked Chaos with Paw Impact, and Chaos endured the blast in his Golden Armor.
• Chaos summoned the Goddess of the Heavens, drawing greedy pirate thugs toward the battlefield as Kuma dodged her attacks.
• Chaos struck Kuma with Emperor’s Spear just as he appeared, leaving him with a crushed chest and severe internal injuries.
• Chaos reached Kuma and used Divine Control on him while the Goddess of the Heavens lifted Archino and slaughtered the pirates attacking her.

Chaos traveled to Kamabakka Kingdom to recruit Ivankov, bringing Kuma and Archino with him. After Chaos subdued the island’s residents, Ivankov remained standing as the chapter ended.

• Kuma accepted Chaos’s offer to join the Richest Group, and then used his ability to repel his own and Archino’s injuries.
• Chaos and his companions arrived at Kamabakka Kingdom, where Chaos spotted Ivankov and sent a golden dragon whisker toward him.
• Ivankov dodged the whisker and demanded to know what Chaos wanted as the okama prepared to fight.
• Chaos unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking most of the okama unconscious while Ivankov stayed conscious.

Chaos recruited Ivankov into the Richest Group and arranged identification papers for him and Kuma. At the group’s gathering on Thunder God Island, Ivankov clashed with Betty and transformed himself into a woman to prove his attractiveness.

• Chaos trapped Ivankov and the Okama Kingdom warriors inside a golden Birdcage, then invited Ivankov to join the Richest Group.
• Ivankov accepted immediately and left with Chaos, Archino, and Kuma aboard the Goddess of the Heavens.
• Chaos went to a Marine base to obtain identification papers for Kuma and Ivankov, officially associating them with the Richest Group.
• On Thunder God Island, Chaos welcomed Kuma and Ivankov as new members, while Crocodile and Betty showed their dislike of Ivankov.
• Ivankov challenged Betty after she insulted him, then injected himself with Female Hormone and began transforming into a woman.

Chaos planned another month of training on Thunder God Island to develop the Gold-Gold Fruit, while Crocodile explained the Richest Group’s principles to the others. The group prepared to train with Seastone cuffs as Ivankov and Kuma considered Crocodile’s lecture.

• Ivankov transformed into a woman and then a handsome man, provoking jealousy from Betty and Stussy but little reaction from the men.
• Chaos announced that the group would stay on Thunder God Island for another month and asked Crocodile to explain the group’s principles and culture.
• Chaos left to consider how to develop the Gold-Gold Fruit further and told everyone to wear Seastone cuffs while training.
• Crocodile lectured Ivankov and Kuma about the Richest Group’s core philosophy while Betty, Stussy, and Archino listened.
• Stussy gave Ivankov and Kuma Seastone cuffs and explained that they would need to get used to wearing them before training.

Chaos trained in the lightning lake on Thunder God Island, strengthening his body and Gold-Gold Fruit powers, but he still could not develop the laser eyes or Golden Karmic Fire he wanted. After his crew reached the lake, Chaos decided to rest and agreed to fight Archino after they ate.

• Chaos studied how to develop Golden Divine Fire and Golden Karmic Fire while Betty and Ivankov fought, Crocodile sparred with Kuma, and Archino trained with Stussy.
• Over twenty days, Chaos adapted to the lightning and increased the Goddess of the Heavens to 170 meters, while his crew trained and fought among themselves.
• Chaos's crew reached the lightning lake, where he admitted he still had no idea how to develop the laser eyes or Golden Karmic Fire.
• Chaos told Crocodile to catch Sea Kings and agreed to Archino's challenge after they ate.

Chaos fought Archino on Thunder God Island and gained an idea for developing a new high-temperature gold attack. As the Richest Group stayed on the island, news of them faded while events continued across the seas.

• Archino attacked Chaos with his Heat-Heat Fruit, and Chaos blocked his strikes before overpowering him with a punch.
• Kuma retrieved the injured Archino, and Chaos realized he could use Armament Haki to heat gold and fire it like Golden Molten Fire Tesoro.
• Chaos left to study the technique, and the group continued eating, drinking, and fighting as ten days passed.
• The Richest Group and the Golden Emperor’s fame began to fade while Garp clashed with the Roger Pirates, the Golden Lion encountered Whitebeard, and other crews pursued their plans.
• The Revolutionary Army and Donquixote Family grew stronger, while Gecko Moria planned to challenge the Beasts Pirates.