Chapter Summaries

The Gaia Conference began as kings, nobles, and other guests arrived at Gold City and marveled at the Richest Group’s vast, luxurious headquarters. With the conference still half a month away, the visitors settled into the Betty Hotel and explored the city, while Hancock struggled with having to visit an enemy’s territory.

• Cobra and Alabasta’s delegation reached Cake Island after surviving dangers in the New World, and they saw Gold City floating above it.
• Kurozumi Orochi, Hancock, Doflamingo, and other rulers arrived by cloud routes and viewed the White White Sea and Gold City’s living, bustling streets.
• The guests were assigned rooms at the Betty Hotel and were told they could enjoy Gold City until the Gaia Conference began in half a month.
• Doflamingo relaxed in his suite while Baby-5 and Sugar explored it, and Hancock watched the city with anger, hatred, and fear as Gloriosa kept guard.
• Kurozumi Orochi urged the visitors to see Gold City’s attractions, and the rulers and nobles left the hotel to explore.

Doflamingo, Kuma, and other powerful figures gathered at Gold City's casino, where Kuma joined a high-stakes mahjong game. At the Gaia Building, Betty, Stussy, and Baccarat discussed Chaos’s months-long sleep and growing appetite for sweets while they worked.

• Doflamingo and his crew visited the casino’s upper floor, where they encountered prominent pirates, kings, Revolutionary Army members, and Marines.
• Kurozumi Orochi arrived, and Sabo, Koala, and Veiled Night Jade gambled while keeping watch on the powerful guests.
• Kuma entered the casino and took Kurozumi Orochi’s place at the mahjong table with Mysterious Woman Kaismi, Ali the Direwolf, and Sabo.
• Doflamingo offered to replace Kaismi or Sabo, but they declined, and the mahjong game began with a ten-million-berry stake.
• At the Gaia Building, Betty, Stussy, and Baccarat prepared coffee and paperwork while Chaos slept on Zeus, and they remarked on his long sleep and taste for sweets.

At the Gaia Conference, Stussy used the Richest Group’s overwhelming power to punish managers and kingdoms, then rejected Cobra’s plea to lower Alabasta’s tribute. News of the orders spread across the seas, leaving twenty kingdoms burdened with payments and seven facing destruction in ten days.

• Stussy announced that thousands of managers and department heads had colluded against the Richest Group, and Enel struck them down with lightning in the conference hall.
• Stussy ordered twenty kingdoms to pay the Richest Group 100 billion Berries annually and declared that seven kings who had skipped the conference would be eliminated in ten days.
• The six-hour conference ended with attendees confronted by the Richest Group’s absolute authority.
• Several impoverished kings met Stussy that night and received reduced tributes, but she rejected Cobra’s request and had him thrown out.
• News of the punishments spread across the seas, prompting residents of the seven condemned kingdoms to flee and people in the twenty penalized kingdoms to blame their leaders.

Eight months after the first Gaia Summit, the Richest Group had expanded its rule while major pirate powers clashed and the underworld’s balance shifted. The chapter ended with the underworld divided among eight kings, who controlled forty percent of its business outside the Richest Group.

• The Richest Group erased seven kingdoms with the Great Mushroom, and twenty other kingdoms paid tribute to avoid the same fate.
• The Flying Pirates attacked Marineford with falling islands, and Golden Lion later fought to rescue Spand after Aokiji captured him; both sides suffered heavy losses.
• Blackbeard defeated Buffalo Aquit after Aquit challenged the Blackbeard Pirates, but Aquit retained his Shichibukai title.
• The Blackbeard Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates skirmished as Blackbeard's resentment toward Whitebeard's crew deepened.
• The Richest Group openly controlled major underworld businesses, while eight underworld kings controlled forty percent of the remaining business.

Chaos broke free of the lazy-fish seal and, eager to stir up trouble, chose the Whitebeard Pirates as his next target. Meanwhile, Luffy and his crew attacked Arlong’s base in Cocoyasi Village, where Luffy overwhelmingly defeated Arlong.

• Baccarat remained a boneless heap after the aftereffects of eating a second Devil Fruit, while Betsy and Stussy handled more work.
• Chaos returned to the Gaia Building full of energy, teased Prometheus, and announced that he would make Whitebeard the star of his next confrontation.
• In Cocoyasi Village, Luffy and his companions launched an assault on Arlong’s castle to free the village and avenge Bellemere’s suffering.
• Luffy used his advanced abilities to batter Arlong with powerful attacks, leaving the fishman badly injured amid the ruins.

The Richest Group arrived at Whitebeard’s territory, where Chaos confronted Whitebeard and Ace. Chaos exposed Ace as Gol D. Roger’s son, making him a target as another living One Piece.

• News spread that Chaos was heading to Whitebeard’s territory, while Kaido, Red-Hair, and Blackbeard each chose not to intervene.
• Whitebeard prepared to face the Richest Group, hiding his poor health, as Chaos arrived with Ivankov, Kuma, Archino, and Crocodile.
• Chaos and Whitebeard clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, and Ace joined Whitebeard in resisting Chaos’s will.
• Chaos recognized Ace and revealed his family ties to Gol D. Roger, Monkey D. Garp, Sabo, and Luffy.
• Whitebeard and the others realized that exposing Ace as Roger’s son could make him a target for Marines, pirates, and other powers seeking Roger’s One Piece.

Chaos confronted Whitebeard and threatened to kill him and Ace, but Patrick Redfield arrived and challenged Chaos to repay a favor he owed Newgate. As Chaos and Redfield fought across deserted islands, the Richest Group's remaining fighters engaged the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Chaos revealed that he knew Ace's identity and Sabo was alive, then announced he had come to wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Whitebeard confronted Chaos, who attacked him and traded a punch with him before sensing someone approaching.
• Patrick Redfield arrived and told Chaos to leave or fight him, invoking the favor he owed Newgate.
• Chaos accepted Redfield's challenge, and the two fought fiercely across a group of deserted islands.
• Archino charged at Whitebeard while Crocodile, Kuma, and Ivankov joined the battle against the Whitebeard Pirates.

Archino and Whitebeard fought amid a vast sea of magma while Crocodile overwhelmed Ace and Marco with his sand powers and the gigantic Tsar. The chapter ended as Marco charged Crocodile and Ace raised another pillar of fire to confront the Tsar’s descending hand.

• Archino and Whitebeard exchanged powerful attacks in the magma, with Whitebeard’s Haki draining as the battle continued.
• Crocodile taunted Ace and Marco, then turned the landscape into a desert and defeated Ace’s Great Flame Ring with a sea of sand.
• Crocodile raised a ten-thousand-meter Tsar, whose massive hand struck the land, but Ace and Marco pierced through it with combined flames and Haki.
• Crocodile trapped Ace and Marco beneath a crushing desert and tried to drag them toward the planet’s core.
• Ace detonated Flame Emperor to escape the sand, then Marco charged Crocodile while Ace raised another towering pillar of fire.

Vista and Jozu faced Kuma while Ivankov fought Whitebeard’s division commanders, and Chaos battled Lone Red in a destructive duel. Chaos used the fight to hone his Future Prediction, leaving Lone Red battered and furious at being treated as a training partner.

• Vista and Jozu charged Kuma together, while Kuma judged the two commanders a serious threat as a team.
• Ivankov fought Thatch, Whitey Bay, the Dikalban Brothers, and the other commanders with Kutapa and Set, using Future Prediction to avoid their attacks.
• Ivankov’s Face Replicas: Death Finger Gun gravely injured the Dikalban Brothers and knocked them out of the fight.
• Chaos and Lone Red clashed across the sky and a deserted island, tearing apart the landscape with their speed, Haki, slashes, lightning, and flames.
• Lone Red was battered and realized Chaos could read his attacks, while Chaos used their duel to improve his Future Prediction.

Lone Red discovered that Chaos had mastered Future Prediction, wielded two Devil Fruit powers, and had been defeated by a mysterious man, then launched a desperate assault after realizing his memories had exposed dangerous secrets. Chaos pressed the attack with his Golden Warriors and soul-inflicting powers, leaving Lone Red wounded and struggling to recover.

• Lone Red created Blood Clones and attacked Chaos, but Chaos used Future Prediction to evade and block their strikes.
• Lone Red summoned a second clone, overwhelmed Chaos's defenses, and briefly touched his head, reading fragments of Chaos's memories.
• Lone Red learned that Chaos had mastered Future Prediction, possessed two Devil Fruit powers, and had once been defeated by a mysterious man; Chaos realized Lone Red could read memories and decided to kill him.
• Chaos struck Lone Red with Thunder Bagua and Golden Divine Fire, badly wounding his shoulder and damaging his soul.
• Lone Red sent another Blood Clone against Chaos, but a Golden Warrior suppressed it as Chaos continued his assault with Super Thunder Bagua.

Gaia Chaos chased Patrick Redfield across the New World, and the devastation from their battle nearly destroyed the Nightmare Pirates' headquarters on Ghost Island. News of the pursuit spread while the Richest Group's four fighters continued battling the Whitebeard Pirates without asking for help.

• Puppet Giant recognized the unnatural storm over Ghost Island as the result of a powerful battle, and Gaia and Patrick's attacks tore a vast path through the island and killed several pirates.
• Puppet Giant used his puppets to carry his subordinates away from the strange soul-draining effect, and they escaped the worst of the destruction.
• Gaia unleashed Golden Divine Fire at Patrick, and both fighters streaked away from Ghost Island as Gaia continued pursuing him.
• The Nightmare Pirates identified the fleeing Patrick and pursuing Gaia, and reports of their destructive chase spread throughout the New World.
• At Marineford, Sengoku and Tsuru questioned why Gaia was pursuing Patrick while the Sun King, Tsar, Tyrant, and Okama King fought the Whitebeard Pirates.
• In Gold City, Betty asked whether they should help the four fighters, but Stussy agreed to leave them alone because they had not sent a distress signal.

After the Golden Emperor revealed that Fire Fist Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son, the news spread worldwide and triggered a crisis for the Whitebeard Pirates. The chapter ended with Chaos’s group facing criticism for their failed campaign while Chaos dismissed the danger of Lone Red learning his secrets.

• The world’s news outlets spread the revelation that Fire Fist Ace was Roger’s son, and Sengoku stripped Garp of his positions and ordered him imprisoned.
• Rayleigh decided to visit Ace, while Shanks declined, and pirate crews and other forces began targeting Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Betty berated Chaos, Crocodile, Ivankov, Kuma, and Archino for abandoning the campaign and failing to defeat the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Baccarat and Stussy questioned Chaos about letting Lone Red learn his secrets, and Chaos explained that Lone Red had read his mind and memories.

Chaos prepared Betty to alert him if Patrick came after her, while the Marines announced Garp’s imprisonment. The Straw Hats entered the Grand Line, were swallowed by a whale, and met an old man who recognized Luffy as the captain’s son.

• Chaos told Betty to stall Patrick and signal him if Patrick tried to learn how Chaos ate two Devil Fruits.
• Baccarat, Betty, and Stussy left, while Chaos and Ivankov went to the Red Light District.
• The Marines announced that Monkey D. Garp had lost his Vice Admiral rank and been imprisoned.
• Luffy and the Straw Hats arrived at Reverse Mountain, where a whale swallowed their ship and carried them to a small island.
• Nami asked an old man where they were, and he briefly revealed a frightening presence before returning to his newspaper.
• The old man realized Luffy was the captain’s son and reflected that Garp had cared for him well.

Luffy and his crew learned from Croccus that Ace and Sabo were alive and connected to powerful figures, while Croccus shared his experience from the Roger Pirates. After leaving the whale, the crew met Vivi and became entangled in events that threatened the world order.

• Luffy recognized Ace in the newspaper and told Croccus that Ace was his older brother.
• Nami read that Ace was Gol D. Roger's son and that Luffy's brothers and family were tied to the Revolutionary Army, the Marines, and the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Croccus explained the Four Emperors' history and praised the Gold Emperor's strength, then revealed that he had been the Roger Pirates' ship doctor.
• Luffy discovered the newspaper reported Sabo was alive and serving as a Revolutionary Army staff officer, and he wept with joy.
• Luffy and his crew spent three days with Croccus, learned from his experience, and Luffy resolved Laboon's problem.
• The crew left the whale, met Vivi, and meddled in events that set the world order's collapse in motion.

Chaos explained the Mirror-Mirror Fruit’s potential to Kuma, who ate it and became the Richest Group’s fourth dual Devil Fruit user. Inspired by Kuma, Betty browsed the Devil Fruit encyclopedia and randomly chose a fruit to pursue.

• Kuma asked Chaos whether he should eat the Mirror-Mirror Fruit, which had been traded at the casino for seven hundred million berries.
• Chaos described the Mirror World’s uses for Gold City’s spaceship, travel, escape, and combat, and Kuma decided to eat the fruit.
• Kuma ate the Mirror-Mirror Fruit after an operation and began developing its abilities.
• Betty reviewed the Devil Fruit classification encyclopedia, focusing on World-Ending Abilities, while Stussy urged her to get back to work.
• Betty closed her eyes, pointed randomly at the encyclopedia, and chose the Devil Fruit beneath her finger.

Kaido attacked the Whitebeard Pirates to seize Ace, but after three days of fighting, Blackbeard arrived and turned on both weakened crews. Using the Dark-Dark Fruit and Explosion-Explosion Fruit, Blackbeard overwhelmed Whitebeard and Kaido, leaving the battle in a perilous state.

• Kaido led the Beasts Pirates in an assault on the Whitebeard Pirates, seeking Ace and the secret of One Piece.
• After three days of battle, Blackbeard and his crew intervened, offering Kaido an alliance before Kaido rejected him.
• Blackbeard used the Dark-Dark Fruit to pull Kaido close and cancel his Devil Fruit power, then blasted him with the Explosion-Explosion Fruit.
• Blackbeard ordered his crew to attack both pirate crews and clashed with Whitebeard, who recognized him as a former deserter and enemy.
• Kaido attacked Blackbeard, but Blackbeard's explosions worsened the injuries of both Kaido and Whitebeard.
• Blackbeard unleashed Full-Body Explosion, hurling Whitebeard and Kaido away as their strength waned.

Ace asked Rayleigh what kind of man Roger had been, and Rayleigh's stories helped ease Ace's resentment toward his father. Meanwhile, Crocodile's capture of two Devil Fruit users angered Doflamingo, but Betty and Crocodile dismissed him as insignificant.

• At dinner, Chaos and the others discussed the war involving the Whitebeard Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the Blackbeard Pirates, which Rayleigh, Gaban, Sikaru, Sambel, and Taro had helped bring to an end.
• At a banquet aboard the Moby Dick, Marco thanked Rayleigh and his companions for rescuing the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ace asked Rayleigh what Roger had been like, and Rayleigh described Roger as impatient, willful, honest, childish, troublesome, and powerful while explaining that Roger wanted Ace to live free of the world's judgment.
• On the third day, Rayleigh and the others exchanged contact information and left, while the Whitebeard Pirates continued fighting to protect Ace.
• Crocodile returned with two Devil Fruit users for Caesar, and Doflamingo's call to Betty was dismissed before he could explain himself.
• At dinner, Betty learned that Crocodile had captured Doflamingo's men and dismissed the issue, while Crocodile said he would wipe out Doflamingo's crew if challenged.

Caesar extracted the Ton-Press Fruit, and Crocodile chose to eat it so he could combine its weight-based power with the Sand-Sand Fruit. Elsewhere, Byrnndi World defeated Grakas, but a fiery figure descended just as World was about to kill him.

• Chaos explained that the Ton-Press Fruit could give its user overwhelming strength by increasing their weight, and Crocodile decided to eat it.
• Crocodile ordered Caesar to operate on him and took Caesar through a mirror into the Mirror World.
• In the New World, Byrnndi World fought Grakas, captain of the Flying Pirates' Seventh Fleet, after Grakas's men tried to rob him.
• World overpowered Grakas, leaving them both gravely injured, then prepared to finish him off.
• A streak of fire descended from the sky toward World and Grakas, bringing a wave of heat.

Archino defeated World Destroyer Bondi Wald and brought him back so Caesar could extract his Devil Fruit. Meanwhile, Crocodile and the bear tested their new Devil Fruits, and Chaos questioned why Wald looked so old.

• Archino attacked Wald without explanation and overwhelmed him with a relentless series of powerful moves.
• After five hours, Archino found Wald unconscious and decided to take him back for Caesar to extract his Devil Fruit; Grakas had been swallowed by magma.
• On a White White Sea island, Crocodile and the bear tested their second Devil Fruits while Chaos and the others watched.
• The bear used the Mirror-Mirror Fruit to create a copy of Crocodile that could use his Sand-Sand Fruit abilities, but Crocodile eventually shattered it.
• Archino returned carrying Wald, and Chaos recognized him as the World Destroyer but was surprised by how old he looked.

After Luffy attacked the Richest Group’s businesses in Alabasta to help Vivi, he challenged the Gold Emperor, prompting Stussy to order Baccarat to deal with him and the kingdom. The chapter left the Straw Hat Pirates fleeing Cobra’s forces with Vivi as the Richest Group prepared to retaliate.

• Betty reminded the group that the More-More Fruit had been one of Chaos’s top choices, and Archino received its power through Caesar’s surgery.
• Kuma, Crocodile, Archino, Bonis, Baccarat, and Chaos spent half a month developing their second Devil Fruit abilities while news of the World Destroyer, Grakas, and Archino spread.
• Luffy called Stussy and declared that he would take down the Gold Emperor after destroying the Richest Group’s businesses in Alabasta; Stussy recognized him as Garp’s grandson and Dragon’s son.
• Stussy ordered Baccarat to destroy Alabasta and said Luffy could be killed, so Baccarat took Napoleon and Hades with her.
• After meeting Vivi on their journey through the Grand Line, the Straw Hat Pirates attacked four Richest Group businesses in Alabasta, and Luffy challenged the organization to protect his friend.
• Cobra slapped Vivi, ordered her confined and the pirates captured, but Luffy and the others escaped with her.