Chapter Summaries

Chaos fought Whitebeard in a devastating battle while Stussy clashed with Vista on Eyeglass Island. The chapter ended by explaining the rare abilities of Great Swordsmen as Vista faced Stussy with Sword Intent.

• Chaos and Whitebeard exchanged powerful blows, and their battle unleashed explosions that devastated the island.
• Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit strikes overwhelmed Chaos, but Chaos continued to counterattack with Golden Molten Fire.
• Stussy fought Vista on Eyeglass Island, and Vista recognized that she was a formidable combatant.
• Vista warned Stussy that the Golden Emperor could not defeat Whitebeard.
• The chapter explained that Great Swordsmen could awaken Swordsman’s Intuition and Sword Intent, abilities that made them exceptionally dangerous.

Stussy warned Vista that Chaos would persist in harassing him if his pride were at stake, then fought Vista with her weather powers and combat skills. Vista injured Stussy with a secret sword technique, but she quickly healed and continued overpowering him.

• Stussy told Vista not to underestimate Chaos's determination and warned that he would harass him relentlessly if he survived.
• Stussy attacked Vista with her Thundercloud Sword, lightning, and weather-based abilities, while Vista countered with his swords.
• Stussy used her speed and strength to injure Vista and struck him with the Rokushiki Secret Technique: Lightning Cross Spear, sending him crashing through hills and boulders.
• Vista ambushed Stussy with Secret Sword: Rose, wounding her abdomen, but Stussy Elementalized and healed the injury.
• Stussy resumed her assault, leaving Vista severely injured and struggling to defend himself as she continued to overpower him.

Enel unleashed indiscriminate lightning across Glasses Island while Whitebeard and Chaos fought on a nearby island, where Whitebeard steadily overpowered Chaos. Chaos ended the chapter bloodied and barely standing, while Whitebeard remained in better condition and again urged him to become his son.

• Enel called down a storm of lightning over Glasses Island, striking allies and enemies alike.
• A young man hiding among the Whitebeard Pirates watched Enel with envy and coveted his Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Whitebeard and Chaos fought on a nearby deserted island, trading powerful blows as their attacks shattered the land.
• Chaos summoned golden constructs and unleashed a series of named attacks, but Whitebeard repeatedly broke through them with punches.
• Chaos struck Whitebeard with Golden Molten Fire: Thunder Bagua, but Whitebeard survived the attack and left Chaos badly wounded and struggling to stand.

Chaos and the Richest Group escaped Mirror Island after losing their three-day battle against Whitebeard, while their fighters defeated the Whitebeard Pirates’ crew. The chapter ended with Marco and the others recognizing how much they depended on Whitebeard and how far they lagged behind their rivals.

• Chaos lost to Whitebeard after fighting for three days, then feigned one last attack before fleeing toward Mirror Island.
• Chaos ordered Enel, Stussy, and the Richest Group to retreat after confirming that Little Ai had been rescued, and they escaped on the golden flower avenue.
• Whitebeard reached the island too late to stop the Richest Group, while Marco, Jozu, and the others were too exhausted to pursue them.
• On the avenue, Old Bear and Ivankov treated Chaos’s injuries, while Betty claimed she could have held Whitebeard off longer and challenged Chaos’s leadership.
• Blamenco apologized to Whitebeard for the crew’s defeat as Marco and the others recognized their dependence on him and their need to grow stronger.

After Shyarly foresaw a human called the “Gaia Great Emperor” destroying Fish-Man Island, Neptune ordered the prophecy kept secret. On Sky Island, Chaos and his allies learned that Gol D. Roger had reached Laugh Tale and been named Pirate King, setting the stage for the coming Great Pirate Era.

• Shyarly told Neptune that a human called the “Gaia Great Emperor” would destroy Fish-Man Island and kill everyone there, and Neptune ordered the news sealed.
• Stussy brought Chaos, Ivankov, Enel, and Kuma a newspaper reporting that the Roger Pirates had reached the final island and named it Laugh Tale.
• Chaos’s companions realized his predictions about Roger becoming Pirate King and finding the final island had come true.
• Chaos predicted that Roger would turn himself in and that the Great Pirate Era would begin after his execution.
• The World Government spread stories portraying Roger as a vicious criminal and changed his name to Gold Roger.

Roger left the Oro Jackson and disbanded the Roger Pirates to protect his crew and make way for the future. Meanwhile, Kuma rescued Baccarat and Bonis from the island where they had been stranded, as Chaos began building Gold City and planned a grand opening before Roger's execution.

• Roger told Rayleigh he would leave the next day and disband the Roger Pirates so the crew could survive.
• Roger left the Oro Jackson, and the remaining crew members wept as the Roger Pirates disbanded.
• After more than four months stranded on a dangerous island, Baccarat and Bonis left with Kuma.
• Chaos reshaped the gold on God Island into buildings and streets for the Richest Group's future headquarters, Gold City.
• Chaos planned to unveil Gold City before Roger's execution and invite notorious figures to its opening.

Baccarat and Bonis returned to God Island after four months away, and Chaos announced plans to turn Gold City into an auction destination with a grand opening ceremony. After resting, Baccarat challenged Enel and was defeated almost instantly by her lightning attack.

• Baccarat and Bonis crashed into the Golden Plaza, then rushed into the Golden God Temple and devoured the dinner waiting there.
• Chaos told the group that Gold City would host an opening ceremony in about a year and assigned Stussy and Baccarat to handle its details while everyone gathered items for an auction.
• Baccarat and Bonis slept for two days and nights, after which Baccarat announced she wanted to challenge everyone and chose Enel first.
• Baccarat attacked Enel at the training ground, but Enel unleashed Divine Repulsion with three hundred million volts and left Baccarat unconscious in a mountain crater.

After waking from her first defeat, Baccarat challenged one member of the Richest Group after another and was repeatedly overwhelmed, while Ivankov outlasted her in a ten-day battle of evasion. At dinner, Chaos encouraged Baccarat to keep training, then made Crocodile recite the group’s principles and culture.

• Baccarat woke after two days and two nights, accepted Betty’s suggestion to challenge someone else, and went to find Archino.
• Archino defeated Baccarat with one attack, and after recovering she challenged Crocodile, Stussy, Betty, and Kuma, losing to each of them.
• Baccarat challenged Ivankov, who evaded all her attacks for ten days until she admitted she was weak; Bonis abandoned his own plans to challenge the group.
• At dinner, Chaos praised Baccarat’s progress and set out a demanding training schedule, including learning the remaining Six Powers and Life Return.
• Chaos ordered Crocodile to explain the group’s principles and culture, and Crocodile delivered an impassioned speech while the others despaired.

Chaos learned that Oden was enduring Kurozumi Orochi’s rule in Wano Country and sent Baccarat to keep watch over Toki. The next morning, Chaos left Sky Island with Kuma, Ivankov, and Baccarat, while Roger’s wife Rouge was interrupted at home by a knock at the door.

• Baccarat reported that Orochi had allied with the Beasts Pirates and that Oden was dancing beneath the castle to secure the release of hostages.
• Chaos told Baccarat to keep watching Wano Country and said she would accompany him to witness a top-tier battle.
• Chaos, Kuma, Ivankov, and Baccarat departed Sky Island the following morning for Baterilla Island.
• Roger left their home to buy rum, and Rouge returned inside to prepare vegetables.
• Someone knocked on Rouge’s door less than five minutes after Roger had left.

Chaos visited Roger and Rouge, revealed that Rouge was pregnant, and demanded Roger make one last push. The chapter ended with Chaos declaring that he would rule the sea as King of the World, while Roger doubted he could overcome the World Government and the many powers standing against him.

• Rouge welcomed Chaos, Kuma, Ivankov, and Baccarat into her home, and Chaos summoned Roger from elsewhere on the island.
• Rouge asked Chaos not to smoke and touched her stomach, prompting him to realize she was pregnant before Roger did.
• Rouge told Roger about the pregnancy, and the couple shared their joy while Chaos and his companions watched.
• Roger considered killing Chaos and the others to protect Rouge and their unborn child, but instead asked Chaos what he wanted.
• Chaos urged Roger to give it one last push and declared that the next era and the entire sea would belong to him.
• Roger laughed at Chaos's ambition and doubted he could become King of the World while the World Government and other powerful forces remained.

Chaos told Roger that he trusted his crew and cared more about living freely and fighting the powerful than about becoming Pirate King or King of the World. Roger then fought Chaos in the Calm Belt, where their opening attacks devastated the island.

• Chaos claimed he had let Roger become Pirate King, while Roger laughed and dismissed the boast.
• Chaos left Roger and Rouge, and Rouge gave Roger his sword before he departed.
• Roger and Chaos met in the Calm Belt, where Kuma, Ivankov, and Baccarat watched as their Conqueror's Haki shook the island.
• Roger and Chaos attacked each other with One Serious Punch and Divine Departure, and Chaos was wounded in the first exchange.
• Chaos and Roger traded blows that tore apart mountains and ravines, then their attacks produced a shock wave that erased everything across tens of thousands of meters.

Eight months after Roger became Pirate King, the Roger Pirates remained missing while the Navy grew stronger and the Sakazuki sisters gained fame. On Biyadi Island, Fleet Admiral Kong fought Patrick Redfield after Redfield killed a Celestial Dragon, and their nine-day battle continued to devastate the island.

• The World Government’s reports turned the Roger Pirates into feared villains among ordinary people, while their infamy inspired admiration and imitation among pirates.
• The Navy restored order across much of the Four Blues and the first half of the Grand Line as the Marine Sisters and other rising fighters won fame.
• Fleet Admiral Kong traveled to Biyadi Island to confront Patrick Redfield, who had killed a Celestial Dragon.
• After nine days and nights of fighting, Kong and Redfield were battered but continued exchanging powerful attacks that tore apart the island and surrounding sea.

After ten days of fighting, Lone Red badly wounded Kong and was intercepted by Tsuru as reinforcements arrived. Lone Red then overpowered Tsuru and drove his umbrella toward her heart.

• Lone Red and Kong fought for ten days, destroying Biyadi Island and leaving Kong more severely injured.
• Lone Red unleashed a massive sword pillar that overwhelmed Kong and split the island and sea apart.
• Tsuru arrived and struck Lone Red while he was exhausted from his battle with Kong.
• Tsuru confronted Lone Red, but he countered her attacks and sent her crashing into a mountainside.
• Lone Red appeared before the injured Tsuru and thrust his black umbrella toward her heart.

Garp arrived in time to save Tsuru from Lone Red, then confronted him as the wounded pirate refused to flee. With Borsalino watching, Garp began a decisive fight against Lone Red.

• Lone Red drove his umbrella into Tsuru's chest, but Garp arrived and knocked him away with a powerful punch.
• Tsuru left to find Fleet Admiral Kong while Garp faced the badly wounded Lone Red and allowed him a chance to recover.
• Borsalino arrived with orders to capture Lone Red and warned Garp that Sengoku would cancel his leave if the mission failed.
• Lone Red chose to stay and asked Garp to fight him with everything he had, so Garp told Borsalino not to interfere.
• Garp overwhelmed Lone Red with a series of punches, sending him crashing through a small island as Borsalino watched.

After Garp captured Lone Red, the news shook the pirate world and boosted the Marines’ reputation. Roger and Rouge discussed their unborn children’s names, while Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Dragon reacted to the news in different ways.

• Lone Red, exhausted after fighting Kong and Tsuru, lost to Garp and was captured for killing a Celestial Dragon.
• Newspapers reported Lone Red’s capture, alarming pirates and drawing attention to the Marines’ growing strength.
• On Baterilla Island, Roger told Rouge he had chosen Ann for a girl and Ace for a boy, and Rouge asked whether he would live to see their child born.
• Whitebeard read the report and noted that the World Government had concealed Kong’s defeat by Lone Red.
• Golden Lion dismissed the claim that Garp had captured Lone Red alone, while Dragon considered keeping the Revolutionary Army low-profile as the Marines gained momentum.

Baccarat brought Chaos news that Patrick Redfield had been captured and the Gold City was ready, so Chaos called for his allies to return for a roundtable meeting before his grand entrance. After eight months of battles with Roger and relentless training, Chaos had developed a powerful state he hoped to maintain without limits, and he decided it was time to make a show before the Great Pirate Era began.

• Baccarat visited Chaos in the Conqueror's Haki territory and reported that Patrick Redfield had been captured, Wano Country remained unchanged, and the Gold City was ready.
• Chaos told Baccarat to summon Old Sand and the others for a roundtable meeting before they made a grand entrance.
• Chaos reflected on his ten fights with Roger, which had left him with eight defeats and two draws but greatly improved his combat skills and Haki.
• Chaos explained that he had trained to maintain Life Return, Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Conqueror's Haki together as his normal state, despite its severe strain.
• Chaos decided he had gained all he could from fighting Roger and planned to make a grand display before the Great Pirate Era began.

Archino arrived at God Island as the Richest Group gathered for a meeting, where Chaos praised Stussy, Betty, and Baccarat for preparing Gold City. The group then reviewed the twenty-six Devil Fruits collected for the city's opening, and Chaos was pleased by the haul.

• Archino arrived at the Golden God Temple just before the Richest Group's dinner meeting.
• Chaos praised Stussy, Betty, and Baccarat for preparing Gold City's facilities, but Baccarat and Betty argued over their contributions until Chaos told them to stop.
• Chaos invited the group to toast the three women, then asked Enel and the others to report what they had collected over eight months.
• Baccarat listed twenty-six Devil Fruits: regular and insect Zoans, Ancient Zoans, Paramecia, and two Logias.
• Chaos asked whether Enel and the others had raided major powers to find so many fruits, and they said they had followed his order to collect them.

Chaos planned an extravagant auction featuring 26 Devil Fruits, swords, and other rare items, then proposed distributing training methods for the Six Powers and two types of Haki. Stussy warned that spreading the techniques would threaten the world’s rulers and plunge the seas into greater upheaval, but Chaos recognized the potential to empower the oppressed.

• Stussy questioned auctioning all 26 Devil Fruits, but Chaos decided to sell every one to make the auction impressive.
• Baccarat listed the auction items, including thirteen Ryo Wazamono and Great Wazamono swords, copies of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, and rare treasures; she said no slaves had been collected.
• Chaos praised the auction lineup and proposed printing ten thousand copies of training methods for the Six Powers and two types of Haki.
• Stussy warned that sharing the techniques would threaten established powers and could cause the whole world to turn against Chaos and his group.
• Chaos considered how the techniques could empower oppressed people, provoke greater violence, and possibly break apart the world’s existing order.

Chaos decided the Richest Group would publish a hundred million copies of its Six Powers and Haki training insights at the upcoming Gathering of the Strong. The group prepared Gold City for the event, and Stussy secured support from Dragon and Big News Morgans as the preparations continued.

• Chaos asked the group for objections, then ordered everyone to prepare training insights for mass distribution at the auction.
• Stussy planned to bring in residents from the Richest Group’s territories and open Gold City a month early to attract visitors and businesses.
• Stussy called Dragon to invite the Revolutionary Army to the Gathering of the Strong and ask him to contact Big News Morgans.
• Dragon called Morgans, who contacted Stussy and agreed to publicize the event worldwide by noon the next day and attend the gathering.

Chaos and the Richest Group departed God Island aboard the newly completed Gold City, beginning a month-long journey to recruit people and prepare for the Strongest Gathering. Chaos sent his representatives to personally deliver invitations, while Betty joked about the danger of visiting their enemies.

• Chaos and the others admired Gold City, a luxurious city suspended on Stussy's White White Sea, before boarding it.
• Stussy raised Gold City from God Island, and it descended past Angel Island as envious winged Sky Islanders watched it leave.
• Betty described the planned route through several islands, ending beside Poppy Island, where Gold City would prepare for its grand opening and the Strongest Gathering.
• Baccarat said the World Economy News Paper would announce the Strongest Gathering after noon, and Chaos asked his representatives to deliver invitations to powerful figures and organizations.
• Betty teased Chaos about the risk of dying on their missions, and Chaos said he would avenge them and give them golden graves.