Chapter Summaries

The Shichibukai were formally established, and the chapter then described how the Richest Group’s expansion on Liquor Island threatened the Liquor Kingdom and its partners in the slave trade. The royal family, Coridas Tolo, and Predator Axios began plotting against the group, which had barely noticed their interference while expanding across the seas.

• Doflamingo, Jinbe, Hancock, Aquite, Moria, Mihawk, and Weevil signed the Shichibukai agreements, making the organization official.
• News of the Shichibukai spread worldwide, and the seven began defeating powerful pirate crews as the Four Emperors and Shichibukai rose to prominence.
• The chapter introduced Liquor Island, where the Liquor Kingdom profited from alcohol and slavery while its people were secretly captured and sold.
• The Richest Group’s casinos, pharmacies, Red Light District, and arms businesses displaced the Liquor Kingdom’s competing operations.
• The Liquor Kingdom’s royal family, Coridas Tolo, and Predator Axios escalated from open competition to secretly causing trouble for the Richest Group.
• Stussy managed the Richest Group’s far-flung subsidiaries on a three-year inspection cycle while the group continued expanding across prosperous islands.

Stussy returned to Gold City to take over from Baccarat and review the Richest Group’s operations, finding that its businesses faced growing challenges. Baccarat planned to leave and handle serious trouble in the Grand Line, as the group prepared to remind the world of its power.

• Gold City appeared over Tarotaros Island, drawing pirates and wealthy visitors seeking the legendary paradise and its owner, Gild Tesoro.
• Stussy returned from outer space and took over Gold City’s six-month watch from Baccarat, then began reviewing reports with her secretarial team.
• Stussy found that the Richest Group faced many minor problems as other forces grew bolder, and she considered recalling people to crack down on them.
• At dinner, Stussy told Baccarat that the Grand Line’s problems were especially serious, including attacks on businesses in several kingdoms.
• Baccarat said she had delayed dealing with the trouble until Stussy returned and planned to leave Gold City to confront the powerful people and forces involved.

Baccarat encountered the Dog Pirates while sailing to the Liquor Kingdom and swiftly killed several pirates who tried to rob her. The remaining crew attacked her with bullets, the Six Powers, and Haki.

• Baccarat sailed alone toward the Liquor Kingdom in a golden speedboat powered by Sky Bellies and fell asleep along the way.
• The Dog Pirates, led by the 360-million-berry captain Dog King Bugga, spotted Baccarat's golden speedboat and turned to seize it.
• Baccarat woke up, used her beauty to entrance the pirates, then killed one after Bugga interrupted her.
• The pirates opened fire, but the bullets curved around Baccarat, and she killed another attacker with a finger pistol.
• A pirate officer used Shave to attack Baccarat, but she dodged him and killed him; the remaining pirates rushed her with Six Powers and Haki.

Baccarat slaughtered Bugga’s pirates and then confronted Boa Hancock when she arrived to claim the survivors. Their clash ended with Baccarat overpowering Hancock and sending her flying.

• Baccarat evaded the pirates’ attacks and pierced Bugga’s chest with a steam-wreathed finger strike.
• Baccarat refused Bugga’s plea for mercy and prepared to kill him, but a pink arrow interrupted her.
• Boa Hancock arrived with the Kuja Pirates and claimed the pirates as her prey.
• Baccarat challenged Hancock for her arrogance and attacked her with a powerful kick.
• Hancock countered with Fragrant Kick, but Baccarat overpowered her and sent her flying.

Baccarat overwhelmed Hancock and the Kuja Pirates, then left for the Liquor Kingdom. Hancock, Sandersonia, and Marigold survived after a giant snake pulled them from the sea, though many Amazon warriors died.

• Hancock and Baccarat clashed, but Baccarat’s Devil Fruit ability diverted Hancock’s ranged attacks and left her fighting defensively.
• Baccarat struck Hancock with her Six-Pointed Star · Lucky Strike, shattering her defense and wrecking the rear half of the Kuja Pirates’ ship.
• Baccarat destroyed the Dog Pirates’ ship with a Tempest Kick as the crew tried to escape.
• Baccarat left on her golden speedboat for the Liquor Kingdom, dismissing Hancock’s strength.
• A giant snake surfaced and rescued Hancock, Sandersonia, Marigold, and a few surviving Amazon warriors from the sea.

Doflamingo brought the Donquixote Family to the Liquor Kingdom to negotiate with Slave King Coridas Tolo and Predator Axos, hoping to expand into the Richest Group’s business. As Doflamingo arrived, Coridas Tolo and the Liquor Kingdom’s eldest prince waited for Axos and discussed the new partnership.

• Doflamingo learned that Coridas Tolo, Predator Axos, and the Liquor Kingdom’s royal family had been working together to control the underworld and take over the Richest Group’s operations.
• Doflamingo planned to ally with them, exploit their expansion, and use the partnership to probe the Richest Group while keeping a way to retreat.
• Doflamingo disembarked with Diamante, Trebol, Bika, and the rest of the Donquixote Family to meet their prospective partners.
• Coridas Tolo and the eldest prince waited at a geisha house, where the prince complained that Axos had not arrived.
• Coridas Tolo told the eldest prince that the meeting was to welcome a new partner and that his father had approved the deal, angering the prince.

Predator Axos, Coridas Tolo, and Doflamingo began negotiations in the Liquor Kingdom, but a call announcing the Celestial Dragons’ arrival interrupted them. The next day, Saint Jegenos arrived with Marine protection and a chained female slave, while the king prepared to entertain him.

• Predator Axos arrived to meet Coridas Tolo and the First Prince, and waited with them for Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo joined the meeting and pitched cooperation, but Axos questioned whether they needed him and warned that the Celestial Dragons backed the Liquor Kingdom.
• The First Prince received a call ordering them to stop negotiations and prepare for the Celestial Dragons’ arrival the following day.
• Doflamingo stayed in the Liquor Kingdom, intent on learning which Celestial Dragon family was coming.
• The king and officials waited at the port for five hours before Saint Jegenos arrived aboard a luxurious vessel escorted by a Marine warship.
• The king welcomed Saint Jegenos and promised him a banquet and pretty slaves to dance.

Baccarat arrived at a lavish banquet in the Liquor Kingdom, where the king was entertaining Celestial Dragon Saint Jegenos, and drew attention with her beauty. After recognizing Doflamingo, the Slave King, and the Predator as her targets, she revealed she knew of Doflamingo’s involvement and left him fearing trouble.

• The king welcomed Saint Jegenos to an extravagant palace banquet, where nobles and wealthy guests gathered to win the Celestial Dragon’s favor.
• Doflamingo, the Slave King, and the Predator discussed their collaboration while dancers performed and the guests mingled.
• Baccarat entered the banquet, attracting the attention of the guests and making Doflamingo and his companions sense that she was dangerous.
• Saint Jegenos ordered the guards to bring Baccarat to him, but she approached on her own and spotted the three men.
• Baccarat named the Slave King Coridas Tolo and Predator Axios, called Doflamingo a Shichibukai, and mentioned that her boss had called him a spiritually hip guy.
• Doflamingo recognized Baccarat from the newspaper and realized his involvement with the others had put him in danger.

Baccarat, the Richest Group’s Luck Representative, attacked Saint Jegenos at a banquet in the Liquor Kingdom and fought off the forces sent to capture her. Sengoku dispatched Issho and Borsalino to respond as Baccarat continued battling the Marines and the king’s army.

• Baccarat declared that she would deal with Saint Jegenos before confronting Doflamingo, Coridas Tolo, and Axos.
• When Saint Jegenos tried to grope her, Baccarat cut off his arm, prompting panic and a rush to capture her.
• Baccarat called the Richest Group for backup while a golden streak launched from the moon toward the pirate planet.
• Sengoku sent Issho and Borsalino to the Liquor Kingdom after learning that Baccarat had attacked a Celestial Dragon.
• Baccarat used her Lucky Bullet to kill a Rear Admiral and evade the attackers’ strikes as she fought through the surrounding forces.
• The strongest Vice Admiral used a Rokushiki secret technique and appeared beside Baccarat to unleash his strongest attack.

Baccarat defeated a Marine Vice Admiral and slaughtered the guards protecting Saint Jegenos, then faced Predator Axios when he intervened. Their battle escalated, and Baccarat used Luck Deprivation on Axios, leaving him sensing that disaster was imminent.

• Baccarat blocked the Vice Admiral’s attack, shot down the gathered opponents, and defeated him with a Haki-coated kick.
• Baccarat approached Saint Jegenos and ruined his remaining arm after he pleaded for his life.
• Axios intervened to protect Saint Jegenos, hoping to make the Celestial Dragon indebted to him and use him as a bargaining chip.
• Baccarat declared that her boss would handle the consequences and attacked Axios, who identified himself as captain of the Predator Pirates.
• Baccarat tore off her skirt hem, stopped Axios with a Tempest Kick, then touched his arm with Luck Deprivation, causing him to fear impending disaster.

Baccarat used her luck-stealing ability to overwhelm Axos, while Doflamingo hesitated over whether to join the fight. Boa Hancock then arrived and struck Baccarat, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Baccarat stole Axos’s luck and repeatedly exploited bizarre mishaps to land damaging blows on him.
• After two hours of fighting, the Slavery King urged Doflamingo to join the attack, but Doflamingo chose to watch from the sidelines.
• As the Slavery King moved to attack Baccarat, a powerful Conqueror’s Haki swept in from the coast.
• Boa Hancock charged in and kicked Baccarat away, sending her through the ruins.
• Hancock stood amid black-and-red lightning and gale-force winds as the others recognized her.

Hancock fought Baccarat but was repeatedly hindered by her luck-based powers and fell into a disadvantage. Coridas Tolo seized an opening to capture Baccarat with his Pet Halo and began forcing her to obey him.

• Sandersonia and Marigold arrived as Hancock emerged from the ruins and confronted Baccarat over the Amazon warriors she had killed.
• Baccarat attacked Hancock with her luck-based powers, causing mishaps that repeatedly disrupted Hancock’s attacks and left her badly injured.
• Hancock and Baccarat continued fighting while Doflamingo, the Predators, and Coridas Tolo watched without intervening.
• Coridas Tolo attacked Baccarat from behind and trapped her with his Pet Halo, which made her unable to resist his commands.
• Coridas Tolo ordered Baccarat to approach and touched her while she warned him that he would die.

Boa Hancock fought Coridas Tolo while Baccarat remained under his control, until Borsalino arrived and struck Baccarat with a Light Speed Kick. Baccarat survived, and Borsalino turned against Coridas Tolo for enslaving a Richest Group representative, as Saint Jegenos claimed Baccarat for himself.

• Hancock attacked Coridas Tolo, who used his control over Baccarat to force her to fight Hancock.
• Hancock and Baccarat battled while Axos kept the wounded Saint Jegenos alive and the others waited for the Marines.
• Borsalino arrived and, at Saint Jegenos's command, kicked Baccarat at the speed of light, sending her into the ruins.
• Baccarat emerged from the rubble alive, and Coridas Tolo told Borsalino she was his slave.
• Borsalino condemned Coridas Tolo for humiliating a Richest Group representative, while Saint Jegenos demanded Baccarat as his own.
• Baccarat smiled and declared that she had powerful backing, too.

Gaia Great Emperor descended into the Liquor Kingdom like a comet, devastating the island and confronting Borsalino and the others. After Gaia tried to recruit Borsalino and joked about love turning to hate, the onlookers misinterpreted their history, setting off rumors about Borsalino, Sakazuki, and Kuzan.

• A meteor-like figure approached the Liquor Kingdom, and his overwhelming presence forced millions to their knees as Fujitora ordered his warship to speed toward the island and called for reinforcements.
• Gaia Great Emperor crashed into the Liquor Kingdom, unleashing a shock wave that killed or swept away countless people and reshaped the island into a vast crater.
• Borsalino, Doflamingo, Hancock, Coridas Tolo, and the others emerged from the destruction and faced Gaia, while Coridas Tolo eyed him as a potential slave.
• Gaia greeted Borsalino and once again invited him to join the Richest Group, but Borsalino drew the Heavenly Cloud Sword and said his dream was to kill him.
• Gaia joked that Borsalino had turned love into hate, prompting the onlookers to invent a story that Borsalino, Sakazuki, and Kuzan had changed gender because of their love for Gaia.
• The false explanation spread around the world, and people began believing it accounted for Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan becoming women.

Borsalino unleashed his new Light God Mode and battered Chaos with a succession of devastating attacks, but Chaos emerged unharmed each time. Coridas Tolo urged Hancock, Doflamingo, and the Predator to join the fight against the Golden Emperor, and they prepared to attack.

• Borsalino activated Light God Mode and blasted Chaos across the battlefield with Yasakani no Magatama.
• Borsalino kicked Chaos at the speed of light and struck him with Heavenly Cloud Sword: Divine Impact, but Chaos rose from the abyss unharmed.
• Borsalino repeatedly kicked and bombarded Chaos, yet Chaos remained unchanged even after being driven into a magma-filled crater.
• Coridas Tolo warned Hancock, Doflamingo, and the Predator that the Richest Group would punish them if Chaos survived.
• Hancock, Doflamingo, and the Predator exchanged glances and joined the attack, as killing intent filled the air.

Chaos survived Doflamingo’s beheading and overwhelmed the fighters around him with his Conqueror’s Haki. When Coridas Tolo threatened Baccarat, Chaos put on the control halo to save her, leaving everyone stunned by his choice.

• Doflamingo severed Chaos’s head while Borsalino attacked, but Chaos’s head reattached and he returned to normal.
• Chaos released overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki that forced most of the onlookers to the ground.
• Chaos struck Boa Hancock and Doflamingo so quickly that both were sent flying into the distance.
• Coridas Tolo seized Baccarat and threatened to make her kill herself unless Chaos wore a green Pet Halo.
• Chaos put the halo around his neck to save Baccarat, shocking the assembled fighters.

Coridas Tolo believed he had enslaved Chaos and seized the world, but Chaos revealed he had only been pretending and swiftly defeated him. Baccarat escaped the Pet Halo’s control and asked Chaos for a new pair of high heels.

• Coridas Tolo celebrated after placing the Pet Halo on Chaos, while Baccarat recognized that Chaos was likely pretending to be controlled.
• Coridas Tolo ordered Baccarat to strip and crawl, and Chaos unleashed his aura and snapped the Pet Halo around his neck.
• Chaos attacked Coridas Tolo and crushed him into the ground, while Baccarat removed her own Pet Halo and asked to deal with the defeated man herself.
• Baccarat reminded Chaos of her hard work and asked him to get her a pair of high heels, and Chaos agreed not to let her embarrassment happen again.

Chaos faced a coordinated attack from Axos, Borsalino, Doflamingo, and Hancock after Baccarat took the defeated Slavery King away. The four overwhelmed Chaos with successive attacks, and the chapter left him still standing amid their barrage.

• Chaos gave Baccarat new high heels, and she carried the defeated Slavery King away to consider how to use him.
• Chaos, Axos, Borsalino, Doflamingo, and Hancock faced off as the four opponents decided to attack Chaos together.
• Axos struck Chaos with a powerful spring-loaded punch while Borsalino, Doflamingo, and Hancock attacked from three directions, sending Chaos crashing through mountains.
• Borsalino, Axos, Doflamingo, and Hancock continued their assault with successive attacks, while Chaos endured the barrage.

Chaos survived the combined attack and overwhelmed Borsalino, Axos, Doflamingo, and Hancock with his Almighty Push and golden weapons. He crushed Hancock beneath his foot and prepared to stomp on her head, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Trebol and the others emerged from the rubble and saw Chaos standing unharmed after the first attack.
• Borsalino, Axos, Doflamingo, and Hancock attacked Chaos together, but he unleashed Almighty Push and sent three of them flying while Borsalino escaped.
• Chaos turned the surrounding area into a black-and-gold field and used golden weapons to occupy Borsalino, Axos, and Doflamingo.
• Chaos struck Hancock in the chest, then slammed her into the ground and planted his foot on her abdomen.
• Chaos lifted his foot and aimed it at Hancock's head, intending to crush her skull.

Gai fought Fujitora, Borsalino, Doflamingo, and Axos while Fujitora rescued the badly injured Hancock. The group thought they had finally defeated Gai, but discovered that the body they had attacked was only a powerful puppet, leaving the Golden Emperor's whereabouts unknown.

• Gai redirected his attack on Hancock to clash with Fujitora, who rescued her and sent her toward Marigold.
• Sandersonia and five Amazon warriors stayed behind to hold off Baccarat while Marigold carried the unconscious Hancock away.
• Fujitora, Borsalino, Doflamingo, and Axos joined forces to attack Gai, who endured their combined assault.
• Gai collapsed into pieces, and the attackers realized the fragments belonged to a puppet rather than his real body.