Chapter Summaries

Chaos and Stussy visited Doflamingo, who offered Devil Fruits and staged an apology while secretly planning to use Sugar’s Hobby-Hobby Fruit to capture Chaos. Sugar touched Chaos while trying to turn him into a toy, but the ability had no effect, leaving Doflamingo’s plan exposed.

• The Five Elders and Sengoku reacted furiously as the Richest Group’s representatives continued retaliating against kingdoms and forces around the world.
• Chaos and Stussy arrived at Doflamingo’s North Blue headquarters, where Doflamingo offered three Devil Fruits as apology gifts.
• Doflamingo secretly planned to distract Chaos with his apology before having Sugar turn him into a toy.
• Sugar brought Chaos coffee and tried several times to get him to take the cup, while Chaos teased Doflamingo and delayed her.
• Sugar finally touched Chaos, but he did not turn into a toy.

Chaos defeated Doflamingo, spared his crew at Stussy’s suggestion, and forced the Donquixote Family to submit to the Richest Group. A few days earlier, Gloriosa sought Shakky and Rayleigh’s help over Nine Snake Island’s conflict with the Richest Group.

• Chaos revealed that he had avoided Sugar’s Hobby-Hobby Fruit, subdued Doflamingo’s crew with Conqueror’s Haki, and sent a Golden Warrior to fight Doflamingo.
• Stussy persuaded Chaos to spare Trebol and the others, arguing that a living Shichibukai crew was more valuable than their Devil Fruit abilities.
• The Golden Warrior returned with a battered Doflamingo, who signed agreements surrendering Devil Fruits, half his business profits, and the Donquixote Family’s service to the Richest Group.
• After Chaos and Stussy left, Doflamingo destroyed the building and roared Gaea’s name as his crew shared his humiliation.
• A few days earlier, Gloriosa visited Shakky’s bar on Sabaody and asked Shakky and Rayleigh for help over the Liquor Kingdom incident and the threat to Nine Snake Island.
• Shakky guessed that Gloriosa feared the Richest Group’s response and hesitated because helping could put her at risk.

Gloriosa sought Shakky and Rayleigh’s help to protect Nine Snake Island from the Richest Group, while Chaos and Stussy set course for Amazon Lily to deal with Boa Hancock. In the New World, Whitebeard moved to reclaim his territory from the Explosion Pirates, drawing the attention of the world’s major powers and the Navy.

• Gloriosa asked Shakky to help Nine Snake Island avoid retaliation from the Richest Group, and Shakky told her to wait for Rayleigh.
• Rayleigh did not return that night, leaving Gloriosa without an answer.
• After Stussy finished her work call with Betty, she proposed that she and Chaos deal with Boa Hancock next.
• Stussy gave Chaos a general direction toward the Daughter Country, and he steered the Golden Ferrari toward it.
• Whitebeard, recovered after his imprisonment, targeted the Explosion Pirates as the first crew whose territory he intended to reclaim.
• The Navy and other major powers turned their attention to the coming clash and began preparing to exploit it.

Chaos arrived at Nine Snake Island with Stussy and the other members of the Richest Group, then attacked Hancock and the island’s defenders. Hancock kept fighting despite being badly wounded, and Chaos prepared to continue tormenting her.

• A golden avenue appeared over Nine Snake Island, and Hancock, Gloriosa, and the guardian warriors gathered to face the arriving outsiders.
• Chaos descended and knocked Gloriosa away, then used his Conqueror’s Haki to incapacitate Marigold, Margaret, and the Amazon warriors nearby.
• Hancock attacked Chaos with her Fragrant Kick, but he struck her down and overpowered her when she continued fighting.
• Chaos battered Hancock across the island and taunted her as she repeatedly charged him despite her injuries.
• Hancock fired her Love-Love Mellow beams, and Chaos attacked her while resisting their petrifying effect.

Chaos defeated Hancock but spared Nine Snake Island after Gloriosa offered compensation, including the Dark-Dark Fruit, which excited him because he planned to raise Blackbeard and pursue eating two Devil Fruits. Stussy imposed an annual payment on the island, and Rayleigh arrived after the crisis had passed.

• Chaos overwhelmed Hancock's attacks and was about to strike her down when Gloriosa intervened and begged him to spare Nine Snake Island.
• Gloriosa returned with two Devil Fruits and a method for improving the islanders' chances of awakening Armament Haki; Chaos seized the Dark-Dark Fruit and asked Stussy to locate Blackbeard.
• Chaos departed with the Dark-Dark Fruit, while Stussy demanded the Bag-Bag Fruit, the Haki method, and one billion beri annually for fifteen years.
• Gloriosa accepted the terms, and Hancock watched Chaos leave in resentment as Nine Snake Island was spared.
• Rayleigh and Shakky arrived ten minutes later, after the confrontation had ended.

Chaos learned that Marshall D. Teach was in Demon Valley Town and decided to secretly join his crew to steer Teach toward obtaining the Dark-Dark Fruit and Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Two months later, the notorious pirate Ultraman Tiga arrived on Boka Island, where Teach and his companions were seeking a new ship’s doctor.

• Stussy told Chaos that Marshall D. Teach was in Demon Valley Town, but Chaos refused to send Old Don to capture him.
• Chaos decided to infiltrate Teach’s crew and departed to create a new identity, while Stussy declined to join him.
• Over the next two months, Chaos became known as the pirate Ultraman Tiga, earned a 300 million Berry bounty, and escaped Marine Admiral Aokiji.
• Teach, Laffitte, and Van Augur formed the Blackbeard Pirates and went to Boka Island to recruit a ship’s doctor.
• Teach and his companions encountered a refined, drunken man carrying two golden watermelon knives.

Blackbeard recruited Ultraman Tiga and Shinigami Q after fighting them, then the crew set out together. Ultraman Tiga returned from the woods with a Devil Fruit that Blackbeard recognized as the Dark-Dark Fruit.

• Blackbeard, Van Augur, and Lafitte clashed with Ultraman Tiga after he knocked Lafitte away and blamed them for breaking his wine jug.
• Blackbeard fought Ultraman Tiga for five hours, defeated him, and persuaded him to join the Blackbeard Pirates.
• The crew found Shinigami Q, and Blackbeard fought him for four hours before recruiting him as the ship's doctor.
• As the crew headed down the mountain, Ultraman Tiga returned from the woods holding a pale purple Devil Fruit that Blackbeard recognized as the Dark-Dark Fruit.

Ultraman handed Blackbeard the Dark-Dark Fruit, which Blackbeard ate and began developing. Three years passed as major events unfolded across the world, while the Richest Group’s representatives stayed active and Gaia and several other leaders remained absent.

• Ultraman tossed the Dark-Dark Fruit to Blackbeard, then secretly watched him eat it from the jungle.
• Blackbeard gained the Dark-Dark Fruit’s powers and thanked Ultraman, who boasted about his luck.
• Three years passed, during which Doflamingo seized control of Dressrosa, Otohime was killed, and many other major events unfolded across the seas.
• The Richest Group’s representatives held concerts, fought powerful opponents, and drew attention from pirates and Marines.
• Gaia Great Emperor, Queen of Joy, Dancing Queen, and King of Science remained inactive while the rest of the Richest Group stayed busy.

Betty managed the Richest Group while Gai continued undercover among the Blackbeard Pirates, whose captain planned to target the Golden Emperor and provoke a war. Blackbeard led his crew to Drum Kingdom to seek an ability user, but they found the castle in ruins and their target gone.

• Betty asked for updates on the Blackbeard Pirates and the moon, learning that the crew had stayed quiet and the third Cosmic Detector had launched.
• Blackbeard announced that his crew would target Gaia Chaos and capture a Richest Group senior staff member to trigger a conflict with the Marines and exploit the chaos at Impel Down.
• Gai questioned Blackbeard’s choice of target and listened as the crew agreed that the Golden Emperor’s power was worth pursuing.
• Blackbeard said the crew would first visit Drum Kingdom to find an ability user, then hunt the Okama King on Kakarot Island.
• Days later, the Blackbeard Pirates reached Drum Kingdom and found its mountain castle ruined, with Wapol apparently having fled.

Ivankov faced Blackbeard, who attacked to demonstrate the Dark-Dark Fruit’s power and nullified her Devil Fruit abilities. She relied on Haki and martial arts to resist him, and the fight remained unresolved as she unleashed a powerful aura.

• Ivankov read about her fame as the Okama King and prepared to leave Kakarot Island while being hunted.
• Blackbeard and his crew confronted Ivankov at a tavern, while Gai, disguised as Ultraman Tiga, joined the staged encounter.
• Blackbeard declared his ambition to rise by stepping on the Richest Group, but Ivankov dismissed him and his threats.
• Blackbeard used the Dark-Dark Fruit to swallow Ivankov’s shock wave, seize her, and nullify her Hormone-Hormone Fruit powers.
• Ivankov fought back with Ryuō Haki and a powerful kick, but Blackbeard absorbed the blow and tried to drag her into his darkness.
• Ivankov unleashed a terrifying aura and covered herself in Ryuō Haki to resist Blackbeard’s gravitational pull.

Ivankov fought Blackbeard until Gild Tesoro's Golden Warrior arrived and overwhelmed the battlefield with Conqueror's Haki. Blackbeard endured the pressure, challenged the newcomer, and then used the Dark-Dark Fruit to pull him close, catching his kick as the chapter ended.

• Ivankov resisted Blackbeard's Dark Water, counterattacked with ranged techniques, and struck him with a Haki-coated Death Finger Gun before they were thrown apart.
• A meteor-like arrival revealed the Golden Warrior, prompting Ivankov to act as though Gild Tesoro had returned while Blackbeard's crew panicked.
• The Golden Warrior unleashed Conqueror's Haki that suppressed Lafitte, Doc Q, Burgess, Van Augur, and Ultraman, forcing several of them to kneel.
• Blackbeard corrected the Golden Warrior's mistaken name, declaring that he was Marshall D. Teach, not Archy, and was immediately struck across the chest.
• Blackbeard boasted about the Dark-Dark Fruit, used Dark Water to pull the Golden Warrior toward him, and caught his incoming kick.

Blackbeard fought the Golden Warrior, a remote-controlled puppet of the Golden Emperor, and discovered that his Dark-Dark Fruit could not suppress its power. The Golden Warrior repeatedly overwhelmed him, and Blackbeard ended the chapter trying to flee without seeing any chance of victory.

• Blackbeard grabbed the Golden Warrior and realized that his Dark-Dark Fruit could not detect or nullify the Golden Emperor's power because the opponent was a puppet.
• The Golden Warrior attacked while Conqueror's Haki stunned Blackbeard, sending him crashing into the ruins.
• Blackbeard spread his Dark Hole across the battlefield, but the Golden Warrior broke free and struck him repeatedly.
• The Golden Warrior evaded Blackbeard's counterattacks, regenerated from damage, and dragged him across the ground.
• Blackbeard used a chaotic repelling field to send the Golden Warrior flying, then rose into the air in terror and tried to escape.

Gai defeated Blackbeard and his crew, then humiliated Blackbeard and spared him so he could grow stronger and seek revenge. As the Golden Warrior announced that the Iceberg Beauty had arrived, she appeared to hunt down Ivankov.

• Blackbeard’s attacks failed to stop the Golden Warrior, who trapped Lafitte, Doc Q, Van Augur, Burgess, and Dica in gold.
• The Golden Warrior battered Blackbeard until he was near death and dragged him back before his crew.
• Gai mocked Blackbeard by calling him Marshall D. Archy and demanded that he beg for his life.
• Blackbeard begged three times, concealing his hatred and resolve to survive.
• The Golden Warrior spared Blackbeard and urged him to grow stronger and seek revenge.
• The Golden Warrior and Ivankov noticed the Iceberg Beauty arriving to hunt Ivankov down.

The Golden Warrior freed Blackbeard and his crew, then joined Ivankov to defeat Kuzan after she tried to escape. The Golden Warrior left Kuzan alive with Ivankov, who took her away, while the island and surrounding sea remained frozen and devastated.

• The Golden Warrior released Blackbeard and his crew, and Gai secretly wished he could reveal his identity to them.
• The Golden Warrior and Ivankov confronted Kuzan, and Kuzan retreated when she realized the odds were against her.
• Kuzan unleashed Ice Age, freezing the island and sea as Blackbeard and his crew freed their ship and fled.
• The Golden Warrior and Ivankov fought Kuzan for three hours before forcing her to her knees.
• The Golden Warrior taunted Kuzan about the rumor that the four female Marine Admirals loved him, then left after warning Ivankov not to kill her.
• Kuzan collapsed in rage, and Ivankov made sure she stayed alive before carrying her away from the devastated island.

Blackbeard resolved to target Gild Tesoro again after recovering from his crew’s defeat, while the Marines discovered Kuzan unconscious and brought him to Marineford. Kuzan woke in a furious, despairing state, but concealed his feelings and was left alone under Seastone restraint.

• Blackbeard rejected his crew’s suggestion to change targets and vowed to take revenge on Gild Tesoro after investigating more carefully.
• Sengoku and Tsuru visited Kuzan in the Marineford infirmary after Vice Admiral Morgol found him unconscious and wrapped in a bedsheet at the Sabaody base.
• The doctor revealed signs of an intimate encounter on Kuzan and showed Sengoku and Tsuru an assortment of tools found beneath his bed sheet.
• Tsuru explained that Kuzan had recently been hunting the Okama King, whom she connected to Gild Tesoro.
• Sengoku and Tsuru placed Seastone on Kuzan before he woke, fearing he might freeze Marineford if his powers slipped out of control.
• Kuzan briefly showed despair and fury after waking, then claimed he was fine as Sengoku and Tsuru left him alone.

Over six months, the Marines faced rising threats while Blackbeard recovered and plotted to capture a Richest Group executive. Blackbeard’s crew targeted Queen of Joy in Atororia, unaware Stussy was prepared for their arrival, and the chapter ended as they set out to seize her.

• Sengoku worried about Kuzan’s unusually calm and withdrawn behavior, while pirates and the Revolutionary Army caused growing trouble for the Marines.
• Blackbeard and his crew chose Queen of Joy as their target, hoping to capture her and use her to provoke a war between the Marines and the Richest Group.
• Lafitte reported that Queen of Joy was in the Kingdom of Atororia, and the crew decided to investigate whether she was alone.
• Stussy ignored Betty’s angry call from the Gaia Building while Crocodile briefly visited Betty and then left her to handle the administrative work.
• A mysterious man told Stussy that Clown Archie had targeted her and that they would arrive soon; Stussy recognized the plan as another part of his long-running game with Blackbeard.
• Blackbeard and his crew landed in Atororia and headed off under cover of night to capture Queen of Joy.

Blackbeard and his crew attacked Stussy, the Richest Group’s Queen of Joy, but Gai arrived and swiftly captured and punished them. He left Blackbeard and his crew alive, then dismissed them.

• Blackbeard and his crew destroyed the hotel while attacking Stussy, who revealed herself as the Richest Group’s Queen of Joy.
• Blackbeard identified himself and ordered his crew to attack Stussy as the crowd realized who she was.
• Gai appeared amid a terrifying storm, forcing the island’s people to their knees and sending Blackbeard’s crew fleeing.
• Gai trapped Blackbeard and his crew in a golden pillar, cut off Blackbeard’s pinky finger, and beat them for ten minutes.
• Gai spared the battered crew and let them leave.

After the Blackbeard Pirates were badly beaten in Atororia, Diga stirred up suspicions of a traitor while secretly steering the crew toward another attempt to seize the Gold-Gold Fruit. The crew turned over their Den Den Mushi to prove their loyalty, and Blackbeard trusted Diga more than ever as they prepared to set out again.

• News of Queen of Joy, Gild Tesoro, and the Blackbeard Pirates’ defeat spread across the seas, and Queen of Joy became the top trending topic.
• Three days after the defeat, Diga accused Lafitte of leaking their plans because Gild Tesoro had appeared before their operation began.
• Blackbeard prevented Diga and Lafitte from fighting, then agreed to consider another attempt against the Richest Group.
• Diga proposed that everyone hand over their Den Den Mushi until the next operation, then destroyed his own and stripped down to prove his innocence.
• Van Augur and the rest of the crew followed Diga’s example, and Blackbeard became more convinced that Diga was trustworthy.
• Blackbeard ordered the crew to rest before setting out again, determined that their next attempt would succeed.

Baccarat’s concert drew Blackbeard and his crew to Dressrosa, where they followed her toward the coast hoping to seize an opportunity. Gild Tesoro ambushed them, and Gaia Chaos’s appearance left Blackbeard and his crew trapped as witnesses gathered.

• Doflamingo and Trebol prepared the Colosseum for Baccarat’s concert, though Doflamingo resented the Richest Group’s demands.
• Baccarat performed for a packed crowd, while Blackbeard watched her from among the spectators.
• After the concert, Baccarat left the hotel and headed toward the coast, with Blackbeard and his crew following her.
• Gai noticed the situation seemed suspicious, and Blackbeard ordered his crew to retreat.
• Gild Tesoro appeared behind them, and Gai tried to hold him off while Blackbeard and the others fled.
• Gild Tesoro turned the surrounding ground and buildings to gold, trapping the Blackbeard Pirates as Gaia Chaos’s evil aura rose into the sky and drew Doflamingo and other onlookers.

Blackbeard and his crew were repeatedly ambushed and beaten by Gild Tesoro, leaving them terrified and unsure how he kept discovering their plans. Meanwhile, Nirudall escaped after years trapped inside the Lantern Fish and told Gotdi that the Pure Gold was in Gild Tesoro’s hands, prompting the Explosion Pirates to mobilize.

• Gild Tesoro beat Blackbeard, Lafitte, and the others again, then let them flee, while news of his appearance in Dressrosa spread.
• On a deserted island, Blackbeard agreed to make one last attempt against Gild Tesoro, but a streak of evil aura descended toward the crew.
• Two months later, a lizard escaped from the Lantern Fish and vowed to reclaim the Pure Gold from Gild Tesoro.
• Nirudall returned to Mushroom Island and told Gotdi that Gild Tesoro had killed Mantis King Ssubik and held the Pure Gold.
• Gotdi ordered Koans to summon the captains and investigate the Richest Group, setting the Explosion Pirates in motion and drawing the attention of other major forces.