Chapter Summaries

Kong ordered Sengoku to head for Poppy Island and capture Gild Tesoro if the Marines had a clear chance, while Kaido, Big Mom, and Katakuri also reacted to the conflict between the Explosion Pirates and the Richest Group. On a deserted island, Crocodile faced the Explosion Pirates’ first division commander, Sound Empress Koans, and dismissed her attempt to bewitch him.

• Kong learned that the Explosion Pirates were targeting the Richest Group and told Tsuru to send Sengoku to Poppy Island to target Gild Tesoro if success seemed likely.
• Kaido heard that the Explosion Pirates and the Richest Group had gone to war, transformed into a dragon, and flew toward Poppy Island.
• Big Mom learned of the conflict and flew out with Zeus and Prometheus to seek revenge on Gild Tesoro.
• Efilé alerted Katakuri, who ordered his brothers to prepare a ship and head for Poppy Island.
• Sengoku set out with five warships after receiving Kong’s orders from Tsuru.
• Crocodile confronted Sound Empress Koans, resisted her bewitching voice, and challenged her to fight.

Coans battled Crocodile across a transformed desert, trading powerful sound attacks with his sand constructs and elemental defenses. Elsewhere, Lasa struggled to land a hit on a much faster opponent who taunted him.

• Coans attacked Crocodile with sound waves, but he turned the surrounding earth into a desert and sent sand skeletons after her.
• Coans destroyed the skeletons and blasted Crocodile with a Sonic Laser Cannon, but he emerged disheveled and continued fighting.
• Coans struck Crocodile with Piercing Sound and a Sonic Shockwave, then he summoned the giant Tsar and swung a massive Desert Treasure Blade at her.
• Coans unleashed Great World: Sound Annihilation, shattering the Tsar and injuring Crocodile, who raised desert walls to block her next beam.
• Lasa fought a fast opponent who dodged his slashes and taunted him, wearing down the Cutting King's resolve.

Chaos and Gotdi fought a devastating battle across the island chain, pushing each other to the brink with their powers and rapid regeneration. After surviving Gotdi’s Full-Body Explosion, Chaos regained his imperial composure, but Gotdi climbed out of the abyss still alive and ready to continue.

• Chaos and Gotdi exchanged brutal attacks, suffering severe injuries as their clash shattered cliffs and widened an abyss.
• Gotdi used explosions to catch Chaos off guard, then seized him and drove him into the ground.
• Chaos unleashed Blazing Sakura—Emperor's Spear, and Gotdi countered with Full-Body Explosion, devastating the island chain.
• Chaos survived the blast, healed with Life Return, and restored his golden armor and halo while striking an imperious pose.
• Gotdi climbed from the abyss and regenerated, leaving Chaos to recognize the danger posed by his formidable opponent.

Betty and Bear raced back to Poppy Island as the Richest Group and the Explosion Pirates continued their battle. On a distant island, Chaos and Gotdi fought for a full day before their invisible, high-speed clashes sent both men crashing into the mountains.

• Betty urged Bear to move faster as they hurried toward Poppy Island, where the battle had continued for a day.
• The Richest Group held the advantage on Poppy Island while its representatives and the Explosion Pirates’ captains remained locked in combat.
• Morgans recorded Chaos and Gotdi’s battle from afar as both men recognized each other’s strength and vowed to fight at full power.
• Chaos and Gotdi exchanged invisible blows at high speed, damaging their armor and injuring each other.
• Chaos was blasted through several mountains and buried under rubble, while Gotdi was struck by an invisible shockwave and hurled into a mountainside.

Kaido and Big Mom arrived during Chaos and Gotdi’s battle, turning the battlefield into a clash among four powerful fighters. Chaos struggled against Big Mom while Gotdi fell behind against Kaido, leaving Chaos especially vulnerable if the fighting continued or another enemy arrived.

• Chaos and Gotdi emerged from the rubble, then sensed Kaido approaching the battlefield.
• Kaido arrived and challenged Gotdi, while Big Mom appeared and attacked Chaos with Villeneuve.
• Kaido swung at Gotdi and Big Mom, and Gotdi fought Kaido as Big Mom turned her attention back to Chaos.
• Chaos fought Big Mom with his Gold-Gold Fruit, but her lightning, flames, and sword strikes countered his attacks.
• Gotdi fell into a disadvantage against Kaido, while Chaos remained in danger as both opponents were still at full strength.

Chaos and Big Mom unleashed their ultimate attacks, devastating the island chain before resuming their fight. On Poppy Island, Stussy, Belo Betty, and Kuma defeated Bettina, then headed to support the Boss.

• Chaos and Big Mom's attacks collided, destroying a fifth of the island chain and leaving both fighters battered before Big Mom attacked again.
• Gotdi used explosive drops of blood and powerful kicks against Kaido, but Kaido remained unharmed and kept fighting.
• The Explosion Pirates overwhelmed Bettina's forces on Poppy Island while Stussy trapped Bettina in thunderclouds.
• Kuma and Belo Betty arrived and joined Stussy in attacking Bettina, who died after their combined blows.
• Stussy cleared the thunderclouds, and she and Belo Betty went to support the Boss with Kuma.

Chaos was badly injured and exhausted after fighting Big Mom, but Kuma and Betty arrived to help him escape her attacks. As Chaos recovered, Betty and Kuma fought together to hold Big Mom off for ten minutes.

• Big Mom relentlessly attacked Chaos, who grew weaker and decided he needed to retreat.
• Kuma and Betty arrived, and Chaos used golden weapons to slow Big Mom while Kuma repelled his injuries and fatigue.
• Betty charged Big Mom repeatedly but was knocked back each time.
• Kuma struck Big Mom with the damage repelled from Chaos, while Chaos sat down to recover his strength and Armament Haki.
• Betty gave Kuma a Buff, and the two fought Big Mom together while Betty insulted her to keep her furious.

Chaos recovered and launched a devastating assault on BIG MOM, overpowering her with speed and repeated blows. The chapter ended with Chaos unleashing his Emperor’s Spear as the attack tore through the coastline and sent enormous waves surging across the sea.

• After Betty and Kuma held BIG MOM off for ten minutes, Chaos recovered his strength and returned to the fight.
• Chaos struck BIG MOM with a powerful kick, then challenged her as his Golden Armor and halos returned.
• BIG MOM and Chaos traded fiery, Haki-coated attacks that devastated the island, and both were injured in their clash.
• Chaos dodged BIG MOM’s attacks and repeatedly battered her, sending her crashing through mountains.
• Chaos used the Emperor’s Spear against BIG MOM, creating a massive crater, shattering the coastline, and raising hundred-meter waves.

After Big Mom miscarried, she entered a crazed hunger-pang state that made her slimmer and far stronger, and she fought Chaos with her Homies. Chaos focused on separating her from them and tore Prometheus away, but Prometheus engulfed him in flames.

• Big Mom emerged from the crater after losing her child and attacked Chaos in a rage.
• Big Mom’s hunger pangs struck, transforming her appearance and greatly increasing her strength as she fought Chaos.
• Chaos realized Big Mom’s three Homies were wearing him down and decided to target them.
• Chaos grabbed Prometheus and ripped it away from Big Mom, but Prometheus expanded into a sea of flames around him.

Chaos fought Big Mom and her Homies, Prometheus and Zeus, in a battle that devastated the island chain. After disabling the Homies, he gained the upper hand over Big Mom and left her battered in the ruins.

• Chaos used Almighty Push to repel Prometheus and Zeus, then knocked Big Mom back when she attacked with Napoleon.
• Chaos and Big Mom clashed with their named attacks, creating a vast explosion that formed a lava-filled basin; both survived, though Chaos coughed up blood and Big Mom was badly hurt.
• Prometheus and Zeus tried to delay Chaos, but his Almighty Push weakened them until they could no longer fight.
• Big Mom attacked Chaos again, but he broke her stride and battered her while she was separated from her Homies.
• Big Mom brought the earth to life with Soul Roar, but Chaos evaded the stone giant, seized her, and smashed her into the ground before hurling her across the valley.

Chaos defeated and fatally wounded Big Mom, then faced Katakuri and the arriving Charlotte family as the Navy approached the island. With the forces poised to clash, Chaos began transforming golden fragments into a Buddha.

• Chaos used his weapons to pin down Napoleon and stabbed Big Mom with a black-and-gold sword.
• Chaos overpowered Big Mom in a clash of fists and proclaimed himself the Chosen One.
• Katakuri arrived with Perospero, Oven, Daifuku, Cracker, and other Charlotte family members to protect Big Mom.
• Chaos sensed Sengoku and the Navy approaching by warship, while the exhausted Gotdi fled after threatening Kaido.
• Kaido withdrew into the storm clouds, and Chaos challenged Katakuri and the Charlotte family as Kuma and Betty joined him.
• Golden fragments rose and began forming a solemn Buddha as the opposing forces prepared to fight.

Chaos withdrew from the battle with the BIG MOM Pirates, then regrouped with his injured crew on Poppy Island as Sengoku’s Marines arrived. Chaos prepared to face the Marines in a second round of fighting.

• Chaos let Katakuri and the BIG MOM Pirates retreat, and Sengoku arrived too late to catch them.
• Chaos told Betty he had spared Katakuri because he wanted to learn how to awaken combat-focused Future Prediction.
• Enel returned injured and said the Explosion Monarch had rescued his opponent before Enel could finish the fight.
• Chaos’s crew regrouped on Poppy Island, where Kuma drew out their injuries and Stussy arranged food and rest.
• Sengoku led nearly a hundred elite Marines ashore at Poppy Island, while Chaos and his crew prepared to meet them.

The Marines withdrew from Poppy Island after Sengoku judged that fighting Gaia Chaos was not worth the risk, and news of the battle spread across the sea. Meanwhile, the Roger Pirates learned that Water Seven Island was not the real final island and decided to continue their voyage.

• Sengoku confronted a golden puppet controlled by Gaia Chaos, then abandoned the chance to fight and ordered the Marines to leave Poppy Island.
• Chaos told Crocodile, Enel, Archino, Betty, and the others that he was not ready to fight Sengoku and that a battle on Poppy Island would be too costly.
• Newspapers reported the Richest Group's victory over the Explosion Pirates, Chaos's fight with Gottdi and Big Mom, and the Marines' arrival at Poppy Island.
• Big News Morgans profited from selling the reports, while Monkey D. Dragon left with a hundred billion berries' worth of gold.
• The Roger Pirates discussed clues revealing that Water Seven Island was not the real final island, and Roger said they would go find it.

After Chaos returned from his battles with the Explosion Monarch and Big Mom, the newspapers sparked reactions among Roger, Golden Lion, and Big Mom, while Chaos's crew complained about their small headlines. Chaos dismissed their plans to target Morgans and focused on recovering and studying Life Return, as a cloaked visitor arrived at Morgans's office and revealed a face that shocked him.

• Roger read the news and recalled Gild Tesoro's predictions that he would survive and meet Tesoro again.
• Golden Lion and Annie read that Gotdi had failed to defeat Gild Tesoro, while Big Mom raged over the news on Whole Cake Island.
• Enel, Crocodile, and the others complained that the newspapers gave their exploits little coverage, and Chaos told them they could do what they wanted about Morgans while he recovered.
• A cloaked visitor entered Morgans's office at the World Economy News Paper headquarters and revealed a fierce, browless face that changed Morgans's expression.
• Chaos reviewed his recent battles on Poppy Island and experimented with Life Return, finding that focused control helped his palm wound heal faster.

Crocodile, Enel, and Archino attacked the World Economic Journal headquarters and demanded that Morgans submit to the Richest Group. Rather than surrender, Morgans called the man who had offered him a partnership, and Crocodile took the Den Den Mushi to hear the familiar voice.

• Enel’s lightning destroyed the World Economic Journal headquarters, leaving Morgans, Jaeger, Chenier, and the surviving employees in the ruins.
• Morgans recognized Crocodile, Archino, and Enel as Richest Group representatives and asked why they had attacked him.
• Enel offered to spare Morgans if he submitted, while Archino warned him that he had three seconds to choose.
• Morgans called the man who had approached him about working together and said he would join him if he could resolve the attack.
• The man told Morgans to hand the Den Den Mushi to Crocodile, who recognized the voice as familiar.

Crocodile and Stussy paused the Richest Group’s attack on Morgans after Dragon asked them to spare him, though Stussy said they still had matters to settle. On Sabaody Archipelago, Celestial Dragon Saint Andre Skilrum arrived for an auction and ordered the crowds to kneel, just as an unidentified figure approached without yielding.

• Dragon called Crocodile and asked why the Richest Group had targeted Morgans.
• Crocodile told Stussy that Morgans had ties to Dragon, and Dragon asked Stussy to spare him.
• Stussy agreed to let Morgans go for now and invited Dragon to Poppy Island to negotiate.
• Saint Andre Skilrum arrived at Sabaody Archipelago with Marines and guards to attend an auction.
• Saint Skilrum ordered people in the street to kneel, but an unidentified figure walked toward him as the accompanying Vice Admiral reacted with alarm.

Patrick Redfield killed Saint Andre Skilrum and his escort on Sabaody Archipelago, triggering a Marine response and worldwide uproar. Chaos read about the incident and wondered whether the legendary pirate could really be captured and sent to Impel Down.

• Patrick Redfield ignored Saint Skilrum’s order, then killed the Celestial Dragon and his escort with a casual sweep of his umbrella.
• Kong learned of the killings, and the Five Elders ordered him to send Sengoku and Garp to capture Patrick at all costs.
• News of Saint Andre Skilrum’s death spread around the world, drawing reactions from Newgate, Golden Lion, Rayleigh, and Roger.
• On Poppy Island, Chaos read the newspaper and considered Patrick’s power and the possibility of his imprisonment in Impel Down.

The chapter recounted six months of major events across the seas, including Lone Red’s battles with the Marines, Explosion Monarch’s attack on Onigashima, and the Richest Group representatives’ exploits. It ended with rumors that Golden Emperor Gaia Chaos was romantically interested in Big Mom, while Chaos dismissed the gossip and kept the Poneglyph he had taken from Whole Cake Island.

• Lone Red killed a Celestial Dragon and repeatedly fought Marine Admiral Buddha Sengoku and Marine Hero Garp without being captured.
• Explosion Monarch led an assault on Onigashima, fought Kaido, and left the Beasts Pirates badly damaged.
• The Richest Group representatives caused trouble across the seas, while Crocodile gained followers and Enel repeatedly attacked powerful targets.
• Golden Emperor Gaia Chaos visited Whole Cake Island with several representatives, clashed with Big Mom, and took her Poneglyph.
• Rumors spread that Chaos had designs on Big Mom, but he rejected the idea and said he had taken the Poneglyph without caring about its history.

After six months of brutal training, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan returned to Marineford stronger and determined to hunt down Gild Tesoro. Meanwhile, the Roger Pirates learned that Tsar Crocodile had taken Zou’s Road Poneglyph and chose to seek the one held by Charlotte Linlin in Totto Land next.

• Sakazuki finished his training on a dangerous island and prepared to return to the world to kill Gild Tesoro.
• Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan returned to Marineford, where Kong praised their progress and Sakazuki asked for Gild Tesoro’s location.
• The Roger Pirates visited Zou and learned from the Mink Tribe that Tsar Crocodile had stolen its Road Poneglyph.
• Rayleigh and Gaban discussed the two remaining Road Poneglyphs, and Roger decided to head to Totto Land first.

After the Roger Pirates clashed with Big Mom, Chaos expected them to come to Poppy Island for the Road Poneglyph and prepared to welcome them. His senior officers returned from six months of training and adventures, stronger and ready for the coming encounter.

• A newspaper reported that the Roger Pirates had fought the Big Mom Pirates in Totto Land and severely wounded Charlotte Linlin, leaving the Charlotte Family eager to grow stronger and reclaim their Road Poneglyph.
• At the hot spring, Stussy showed Chaos the report, and he explained that he had predicted Gol D. Roger would seek the Road Poneglyph and expected the Roger Pirates to come to Poppy Island next.
• Chaos asked for Crocodile, Enel, Archino, Ivankov, and the others to return so he could test himself against Roger.
• Over the next five or six days, the senior officers came back with greater strength, including Crocodile learning Ryuo and Ivankov awakening Life Return.
• Stussy recalled subordinates from the Richest Group’s underworld businesses, whose full reach and workforce remained unknown to the senior officers.