Chapter Summaries

Chaos returned to Gold City and prepared to restore Prometheus and Zeus before confronting the imprisoned Borsalino. He offered her freedom through a fight or a place in the Richest Group, and she agreed to join after fighting him first.

• Baccarat and Betty told Chaos that Gold City’s return would attract forces from across the world, while the group continued searching for the Revive-Revive Fruit to bring Stussy back.
• Chaos inspected Prometheus and Zeus’s preserved forms and planned to restore them by infusing them with souls.
• Chaos visited Borsalino, revealed that he had returned from the dead, and cut away her Seastone device.
• Chaos gave Borsalino the choice to defeat him and escape, die trying, or join the Richest Group.
• Borsalino recognized that Chaos had become nearly like the beings from the Summit War and agreed to join the Richest Group after fighting him.

Chaos tested Borsalino, drained his lifespan to six months, and began making him a member of the Richest Group. He revived Zeus by giving the lightning Homie Conqueror’s Haki, then prepared to revive Prometheus.

• Enel objected to Borsalino joining, but Chaos confirmed the decision and took the group to an island in the Calm Belt.
• Borsalino fought Chaos in Light God Mode, was defeated in two moves, and accepted his loss.
• Chaos drained Borsalino’s lifespan, leaving him six months to live unless he earned Chaos’s trust.
• Enel summoned Thunder Welcome, and Chaos infused Zeus’s form with soul power and Conqueror’s Haki to revive it as a powerful Homie.
• Zeus called Chaos Father, demonstrated its three-colored lightning, and flew off to test its new body.

Chaos revived Prometheus, welcomed Borsalino as the Richest Group’s tenth executive, and learned that the Revive-Revive Fruit might be with the Red-Haired Pirates. He took his group to confront Shanks’s crew, as other powerful factions gathered around Gold City and the Red-Haired Pirates suspected the spectacle was a trap.

• Archino created a blazing fireball, and Chaos infused it with Prometheus’s form, soul, and black-red lightning to revive him.
• Chaos returned to Gold City and announced that Borsalino would become the Richest Group’s tenth executive, despite Betty’s objections.
• Baccarat reported that the Revive-Revive Fruit might be in the hands of the Red-Haired Pirates, and Chaos set out to find it.
• Chaos and his group left Gold City as the Marines, Blackbeard, Whitebeard, Kaido, the Revolutionary Army, the Shichibukai, and underworld factions made their moves.
• Beckman suspected Gold City’s appearance was a trap, and Shanks’s crew saw Enel and Kuma arrive before a pair of hands reached through Kuma’s mirror.

The Richest Group attacked the Red-Haired Pirates to seize the Revive-Revive Fruit, overwhelming them and destroying their ship. As Shanks and the surviving officers struggled to recover, Gild Tesoro appeared alive and used his power to stop them from breathing.

• Crocodile demanded that Shanks hand over the Revive-Revive Fruit, and Shanks refused.
• Crocodile’s casual sand strike knocked back one of Shanks’s officers, prompting the Richest Group to launch a full assault.
• The Richest Group’s attacks devastated the seabed, destroyed the Red-Haired Pirates’ ship, and killed many officers, but Shanks, Beckman, Yasopp, and others survived.
• Kuma opened a mirror that revealed Gaia Chaos and the supposedly dead Gild Tesoro, shocking Shanks and the surviving pirates.
• Gild Tesoro commanded the surviving Red-Haired Pirates to stop breathing, and several officers collapsed as they struggled for air.

Chaos slaughtered the Red-Haired Pirates with overwhelming power, leaving Shanks and Beckman as the only survivors. Shanks was gravely wounded, and Crocodile struck Beckman as the chapter ended.

• Shanks and Yasopp attacked Chaos, but a sudden golden spear pierced Yasopp, and Zeus and Prometheus devoured his soul.
• Chaos summoned weapons that killed the Red-Haired Pirates' commanders, while Shanks and Beckman barely evaded the first attacks before being wounded and pinned down.
• Zeus and Prometheus learned from the commanders' memories that the Revive-Revive Fruit was on Saint Voss Island, and Chaos sent Enel to retrieve it.
• Shanks charged Chaos in rage, but Chaos dodged his sword and pierced his chest with a Serious Punch.
• Beckman rushed to save Shanks, but Crocodile kicked him, broke his arms, and sent him flying.

Crocodile defeated Beckman after Chaos killed Red-Hair and stored his soul, ending the Red-Haired Pirates. Back at Gold City, Chaos revived a clone with the Revive-Revive Fruit and revealed that he was an alien, leaving Borsalino stunned by the talk of life on the moon and other stars.

• Beckman asked whether Gaia had become a god, then attacked Crocodile and died fighting him.
• Chaos stored Red-Hair and Beckman’s souls, and the group returned to Gold City as Enel brought back the Revive-Revive Fruit.
• Chaos’s clone ate the fruit, Betty killed it, and its soul returned to its body, bringing it back to life.
• Chaos explained that his soul had returned to his original home because he still had unresolved feelings about it.
• Chaos told the group he was an alien, but Betty and Baccarat dismissed the revelation and argued that his power proved it.
• Borsalino asked what aliens and people from the moon were, and Baccarat explained that they came from outer space, leaving Borsalino stunned.

Chaos ordered Caesar and Crocodile to educate Borsalino while preparing to take her into outer space for training. The Red-Haired Pirates were reported wiped out, and Sakazuki’s forces advanced on Cake Island, determined to seize Gold City and destroy the Richest Group.

• Chaos dismissed Betty and Caesar’s questions about his origins, then ordered Caesar to teach Borsalino astronomy and Crocodile to teach her the Richest Group’s principles.
• Chaos told his clone to accompany him into outer space for a sparring session with Borsalino.
• News spread that the Red-Haired Pirates had been wiped out, and islands in their territory were flying the Richest Group’s flag.
• Sakazuki, Tsuru, Sengoku, and other Navy and Army officers discussed whether the Richest Group had destroyed the Red-Haired Pirates.
• Sakazuki declared that she would destroy the Richest Group and take Gold City as her forces sailed toward Cake Island.

The Blackbeard Pirates, Whitebeard’s allies, and other major factions reacted to news that the Richest Group had wiped out the Red-Haired Pirates and raced toward Gold City or Cake Island to pursue their goals. On the Thousand Sunny, Nami read the report and feared Luffy would hear about it.

• Dibby showed Blackbeard the report of the Red-Haired Pirates’ destruction, and the Blackbeard Pirates debated whether the Richest Group’s weapons could have made it possible.
• Blackbeard ordered his crew to hurry to Gold City so he could seize the city and the Road Poneglyphs.
• Newgate agreed that the Richest Group’s weapons could have overwhelmed the Red-Haired Pirates, while Ace and the others continued toward Cake Island to reclaim it.
• The Beasts Pirates, Revolutionary Army, Shichibukai, and Flying Pirates also set out to pursue their own aims, with Dragon asking Garp to help the Revolutionaries.
• Nami bought a newspaper aboard the Thousand Sunny, saw the report, and said they could not let Luffy hear about it.

The Straw Hat Pirates learned that the Richest Group had wiped out the Red-Haired Pirates, and Luffy withdrew after realizing he could not challenge them without endangering his crew. On the moon, Borsalino saw Sea Star from space and began questioning what he knew about the world.

• Momonosuke, Sanji, and the others reacted with shock and anger to the news that the Richest Group had destroyed the Red-Haired Pirates.
• Luffy took the newspaper from Nami and read the report, then asked to be left alone and went into the cabin.
• Nami, Zoro, Sanji, and Robin recognized how the crew's weakness had changed Luffy, while Zoro returned to training and Sanji offered dessert to the others.
• Caesar showed Borsalino Sea Star from the moon and told him he had an hour before lessons on the Group's principles and culture.
• Borsalino marveled that Sea Star was a round planet and chose to learn more about astronomy.

On Mercury, Chaos tested his evolved physical strength and created a dazzling ten-colored aura from his powers. Meanwhile, Sakazuki, Kaido, and Blackbeard converged near Cake Island and began fighting over Gold City.

• Chaos assessed his godlike physical abilities after training for two years and decided to update his special effects.
• Chaos combined Prometheus's flames, Zeus's lightning, Haki, Life Return, and his Devil Fruit powers into a ten-colored haze and aura.
• Sakazuki led the Navy toward Cake Island as Sengoku, Aokiji, Shalulia, and others spotted Gold City ahead.
• The Navy, Beasts Pirates, and Blackbeard Pirates met near Cake Island, with Kaido and Blackbeard confronting Sakazuki over Gold City.
• Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and Kaido unleashed attacks against one another, and Kuzan froze the sea to protect the crews and ships from the blast.

Archino intervened in the standoff between Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and Kaido, revealing power that Sengoku and Tsuru identified as demigod-level. He unleashed a massive sun, but the gathered fighters joined forces to repel it, sending him hurtling into the atmosphere as the battlefield was engulfed in heat and light.

• Crocodile and the others watched Gold City shake as Marines, Blackbeard Pirates, and Beasts Pirates gathered outside.
• Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and Kaido confronted one another on the frozen sea, and Kaido attacked them.
• Archino interrupted with Double—Solar Storm, destroying the fleets and leaving the surviving powerhouses above a vast crater.
• Sengoku and Tsuru recognized Archino's strength as a new demigod level, while Kaido, Blackbeard, and Sakazuki survived the blast.
• Archino formed a hundred-thousand-meter sun and sent it crashing toward the battlefield and Gold City.
• The assembled fighters joined forces to push the sun back and detonate it, and the explosion hurled Archino into the atmosphere as the world turned searing white.

Archino, Enel, Crocodile, Kuma, and Betty unleashed boosted ultimate attacks against the Beasts Pirates, Blackbeard Pirates, and Marines, who joined forces to withstand them. Chaos stopped the resulting shock wave from reaching Gold City, and the surviving enemies emerged gravely injured.

• Archino faced the three factions alone until Enel, Crocodile, and Kuma joined the fight, and Betty boosted all four with her flag.
• Enel, Crocodile, Archino, and Kuma unleashed their ultimate attacks as Kaido, Blackbeard, Sakazuki, and the other fighters counterattacked together.
• Baccarat warned Chaos that the shock waves threatened Gold City, and Chaos appeared above the city and used Almighty Push to block them.
• After the clash, the shock wave had carved a vast abyss but had stopped before Gold City, while the enemy forces' subordinates were wiped out and their surviving leaders were gravely injured.

Enel and the others halted their fight with Blackbeard, Kaido, and Sakazuki, then guided the three forces into Gold City to await the other powers. Chaos prepared to use Gold City to draw out D and Imu, while admitting that both still outmatched him for now.

• Enel and the others stopped gathering their ultimate attacks after Chaos ordered them to let the three forces enter Gold City and wait for the world to assemble.
• Betty persuaded Blackbeard, Kaido, and Sakazuki to avoid fighting and head into Gold City, and they agreed to preserve their forces.
• More than half an hour later, Blackbeard’s Pirates, the Beasts Pirates, and the Navy arrived at Gold City with their main forces, alarming the other people there.
• Enel asked Chaos why he did not eliminate the arriving forces, but Chaos said he had lost interest in fighting them and wanted to face D and Imu.
• Chaos told Baccarat to be confident, then assessed that D and Imu were still stronger than him, though he believed he could eventually surpass them.

As powerful pirates, Underworld rulers, Supernovas, and the Revolutionary Army gathered in Gold City, Doflamingo weighed his chances of claiming a share while Dragon recognized the city would be difficult to take. The fireworks launched the night’s festivities as more living legends continued to arrive.

• Doflamingo entered Gold City with Trebol and the Donquixote officers, learned that the Beasts Pirates, Blackbeard Pirates, and Navy were already there, and decided to wait for an opening.
• Doflamingo encountered Buffalo Aquit haggling over a thousand Berries and acknowledged that the shabby-looking Shichibukai was dangerous.
• Dracule Mihawk, Edward Weevil, Miss Bakkin, several powerful pirate crews, and the Underworld rulers arrived to seek a share of Gold City.
• Eustass Kidd and Killer reached the city, followed by Jewelry Bonney, Capone Bege, and Urouge, while Hawkins, Drake, and Apu arrived with the Beasts Pirates.
• Dragon watched the fireworks from a hotel balcony with Garp and other Revolutionary Army officers and worried that taking Gold City would be difficult.
• More powerful figures, including living legends described as remnants of an era, continued to arrive in Gold City.

Whitebeard and the other major powers arrived in Gold City as tensions rose, until Golden Lion Shiki sent a massive island crashing toward the city. Crocodile appeared as the Tsar, caught the island and cast it away, leaving Shiki facing the gathered powers.

• Whitebeard and his pirates arrived in Gold City, joining the Beasts Pirates, Blackbeard Pirates, and Navy already there.
• Kaido, Sakazuki, Blackbeard, and other powerful figures watched one another as the city grew tense.
• Golden Lion Shiki sent a massive island hurtling toward Gold City, alarming its residents and drawing every major figure's attention.
• Crocodile appeared in midair, formed the Tsar, caught the island, and threw it away from the city.
• Crocodile's Tsar swept away the clouds, and Shiki called for him to join the Flying Pirates as its vice captain.

Crocodile refused Golden Lion’s offer and declared that Gaiya would become King of the World, while Bonis destroyed a falling island and rejected recruitment as well. Blackbeard then called for the Richest Group’s other fighters to come out, making clear that the assembled factions intended to take Gold City after defeating them.

• Golden Lion offered Crocodile and other powerful fighters a share of the world, but Crocodile swore to put Gaiya on the throne and destroy anyone who stood in his way.
• Inside the Gaia Building, Chaos praised Crocodile’s devotion and invited someone else to take action.
• Bonis volunteered to fight, and Chaos approved his choice.
• Golden Lion dropped another island toward Gold City, but Bonis split it apart with his sword techniques before it could hit.
• Golden Lion tried to recruit Bonis, who said he acknowledged only his boss.
• Blackbeard announced that the factions had come to seize Gold City and demanded that Crocodile call out the Richest Group’s other fighters.

Crocodile fought Blackbeard and the Blackbeard Pirates in Gold City, overwhelming several of them despite Blackbeard’s Devil Fruit-nullifying power. As Blackbeard unleashed an explosion, the other powerful onlookers intervened to counter it but held back from attacking Crocodile themselves.

• Blackbeard grabbed Crocodile with Dark Water, but Crocodile used Life Return and Ryuō Haki to kick him through several buildings.
• Crocodile spread a desert across Gold City and struck Lafitte and the other Blackbeard Pirates with powerful streams of sand.
• Crocodile shattered Burgess’s arm in a head-on clash, then drained Great Barrel’s left arm until Great Barrel tore it off.
• Devon retreated as Blackbeard recovered and unleashed an explosion, prompting Whitebeard, Kaido, Sakazuki, the Supernovas, and the underground kings to counter the blast while holding back.

Crocodile fought Blackbeard and his crew in Gold City, enduring their explosions and coordinated attacks until they forced him to his knees. The chapter ended with Crocodile bloodied and furious, as a murderous atmosphere spread across the city.

• Tsuru and the others noticed that Gold City’s golden ground and buildings had barely been damaged by Blackbeard’s explosions.
• Crocodile countered Blackbeard’s Dark Water with Haki-infused sand spears, but Blackbeard unleashed a stronger explosion.
• Blackbeard’s crew ambushed Crocodile, and Blackbeard’s darkness swallowed Crocodile’s sand jaws to open the way for their attacks.
• Crocodile defended himself with Tsar’s Guard, but Blackbeard and his crew overwhelmed him with a combined assault.
• The darkness receded to reveal Crocodile badly wounded and kneeling, and he declared that they had made the Emperor kneel.

Crocodile unleashed a devastating assault on Blackbeard’s crew, but Blackbeard countered with a colossal explosion that somehow left Crocodile unharmed and Gold City nearly intact. The Marines and other powerful fighters suspected Chaos had intervened, raising the possibility that he had returned despite being believed dead.

• Chaos began controlling Gold City to limit the damage as Crocodile’s fury mounted.
• Crocodile hurled a massive Sandstorm at Blackbeard and his crew, and Blackbeard used Dark Hole to hold it back while his allies attacked Crocodile.
• Crocodile summoned a giant Tsar and launched a second ultimate attack, but Blackbeard rushed him and unleashed Full-Body Explosion.
• Ten-colored misty gold protected Crocodile while Chaos restored most of Gold City, leaving the explosion’s destruction confined to a small area.
• Tsuru and Sengoku suspected Chaos had returned, but Sakazuki insisted he was dead even as other fighters considered the possibility.

Borsalino revealed that he had joined the Richest Group, and the Gold Emperor appeared on a golden throne, stunning Gold City. Whitebeard attacked, but Betty blocked his blow and the Richest Group launched a battle against the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Borsalino declared that he had left the Marines and become the Richest Group’s laid-back representative, rejecting Sakazuki’s accusations.
• Borsalino hinted that the Gold Emperor was alive as a golden platform and throne appeared, and a ten-colored haze settled upon it.
• Whitebeard struck at the throne from afar, and Betty boosted the Richest Group representatives before blocking his attack.
• Betty unleashed Negative Ghosts and Ghost Bombs against the Whitebeard Pirates, while the pirates counterattacked and the battlefield erupted.
• The ghosts struck members of the Whitebeard Pirates and Charlotte Family, leaving Jozu overwhelmed with despair.