Chapter Summaries

Chaos appeared above the Goddess of the Heavens and used her True Thousand-Hand Guanyin form to overwhelm Sabertooth in Water Seven. Sabertooth pierced through five of her palms in an attempt to reach Chaos, but golden restraints captured him as the palms began to close around him.

• Chaos arrived above the Goddess of the Heavens, and his Conqueror's Haki knocked out nearby living creatures.
• Chaos transformed the Goddess of the Heavens into her True Thousand-Hand Guanyin form and sent her thirty-six Haki-coated arms against Sabertooth.
• The Goddess of the Heavens repeatedly struck and pursued Sabertooth, but her golden body repaired itself after his attacks damaged it.
• Sabertooth attacked Chaos from behind with his Rokushiki Secret Technique, Sabertooth Kill, and pierced five of the Goddess of the Heavens' palms.
• Golden restraints bound Sabertooth as the palms closed around him, leaving him facing capture and possible death.

Kaos defeated Sabertooth and the CP9 agents in Water Seven, then let Stussy decide to leave and restore the Red Light District while he continued opposing the World Government. The CPO’s Number 10 learned that Stussy had been branded a traitor and set course for Water Seven to deal with her.

• Kaos killed Sabertooth and used the Goddess of the Heavens’ weapons to kill the five CP9 agents fighting the Golden Warrior.
• Kaos waited at a café while Crocodile fought Stussy, then praised Stussy and listened as she reported on the Red Light District.
• Stussy decided to leave with Kaismi, Lili, and Cocoss to handle the Red Light District, while Kaos and Crocodile remained behind.
• Sengoku arrived in Water Seven and found the dead agents.
• Number 10 learned that Stussy was a traitor and that Sabertooth, Squirrel, Macaque, and the pangolin had died, then ordered the pteranodon to take him to Water Seven.

Chaos and Crocodile attacked Marine Branch 38 and Marine Branch 32, escalating their conflict with the World Government. Kong tried to force Chaos to speak first, but Chaos refused and sent Crocodile to strike another branch.

• Chaos and Gild Tesoro destroyed Marine Branch 38 with a golden halberd and a barrage of weapons, leaving the Rear Admiral alive to report the attack.
• The Rear Admiral contacted Marineford, and Kong ordered reinforcements to Branch 38.
• Kong called the number Chaos had left, but both men stayed silent until the calls disconnected, and Chaos ignored Kong’s repeated attempts to reach him.
• Three hours later, Crocodile asked Chaos to let him handle the attack on Marine Branch 32, and Chaos agreed.
• Crocodile unleashed two enormous sandstorms that rampaged through Branch 32 for ten minutes before he brought them under control.

Chaos warned Fleet Admiral Kong that the Red Light District belonged to him and threatened retaliation if the World Government interfered, prompting Kong to plan a Navy response. Meanwhile, the Explosion Pirates investigated Pure Gold on Momigert Island and learned that former Rocks Pirate Ochoku had arrived there.

• Chaos called Kong, claimed the Red Light District, and warned him not to interfere before heading toward another Navy branch.
• Kong dismissed Chaos as a clown and ordered Zephyr to come to his office, planning to send him and Sengoku to capture the Golden Emperor.
• On Momigert Island, Nero Dal told Ssubik that the Explosion Pirates had found no new information about Pure Gold and that the World Government had maintained a long-running investigation there.
• Nero Dal informed Ssubik that Ochoku had landed on the island, and both captains grew wary of the former Rocks Pirate.

After destroying Navy Branch 34, Chaos and Crocodile traveled to a volcanic island to rest while the Marines tried to predict their next move. Chaos killed a group of pirates who attacked them, and Reaper Tesys spotted the pair as news of their arrival unsettled the island.

• Borsalino reported to Sengoku that Chaos had already left the ruins of Navy Branch 34, and Sengoku ordered him to head for Branch 35.
• Chaos and Crocodile reached a volcanic island, where Chaos explained they would rest and vary their attacks to avoid Marine ambushes.
• Chaos and Crocodile walked conspicuously through the crowded streets, drawing wary and greedy attention from pirates and residents.
• More than thirty pirates attacked Chaos, and golden weapons pinned them to the ground before Chaos and Crocodile continued toward a hotel.
• Reaper Tesys recognized Chaos from a hotel balcony, and news of Chaos's arrival spread across the island.

Chaos and Crocodile investigated a volcano after its rising heat made their hot spring scalding, where they discovered Archino swimming in magma. Chaos revealed himself as the Golden Emperor, and Archino recognized him in shock and excitement.

• The Navy and the Flying Pirates learned that the Golden Emperor was on the volcanic island and began converging on it.
• Chaos and Crocodile soaked in a hot spring until the water grew dangerously hot, then flew toward the volcano.
• Chaos and Crocodile found Archino swimming in the magma and identified him as a user of the Heat-Heat Fruit.
• Archino grew wary of the two men, who descended to hover above the magma and watched him.
• Chaos revealed himself with a dramatic display, and Archino recognized the Golden Emperor with disbelief and excitement.

Chaos attacked Archino to recruit him, but Archino’s Heat-Heat Fruit powers made him a formidable opponent. After Archino tried to flee and Crocodile stopped him, Archino’s anger pushed his temperature higher, and he began trading blows with Crocodile.

• Chaos struck Archino with the Goddess of the Heavens, then used Armament Haki to seize him despite his Temperature Fist.
• Chaos offered Archino a choice between joining his group and becoming a corpse, while Crocodile objected to recruiting someone he considered weak.
• Archino fled, but Crocodile caught up and kicked him into a mountainside.
• Archino’s temperature broke through to a new level, and he attacked Crocodile, who met his punches head-on.
• Crocodile gained the upper hand in their exchange, though his Armament Haki was draining quickly.

After Crocodile defeated Archino, Chaos let him handle their new recruit and prepare him for joining the team. Crocodile’s passionate version of the team’s principles left Archino inspired and Chaos wondering if his respectable organization had become a cult.

• Crocodile beat Archino into submission, and Archino agreed to join Chaos’s side.
• Chaos ordered Crocodile to explain the team’s principles to Archino and train him, then went to rest while considering their next moves and the search for Pure Gold.
• Crocodile delivered an impassioned speech about ambition, freedom, and living boldly, leaving Archino reconsidering his life and imagining a greater future.
• Crocodile felt enlightened by his own speech, while Chaos listened from the next room and privately suspected the team’s principles sounded like a scam or a cult.
• Chaos recognized that Crocodile’s additions had made the team’s principles more compelling, but chose not to correct him.

Archino tried to escape after Crocodile challenged him to test the team's values, but he found himself conflicted as he fought off attackers. Crocodile crushed the pirates surrounding the hotel and caught Archino at the harbor, where he began a second lesson.

• Crocodile told Archino it was time to test him, and Archino jumped out the window to flee.
• Archino held back the attackers with his heat-based attacks, then ran off while Crocodile watched.
• Crocodile used Erosion Samsara to dry up the pirates charging the hotel, then flew off to find Archino.
• At the harbor, Archino prepared to steal a ship, but Crocodile caught up with him.
• Archino attacked Crocodile with Temperature Fist, and Crocodile coated his fist in Armament Haki to begin the next lesson.

After Crocodile spent the night fighting attackers and lecturing Archino, Chaos discovered that Crocodile had become an unusually persuasive Thinker. Meanwhile, two Flying Pirates fleet captains arrived seeking the Golden Emperor, who soon rode out in a conspicuous procession that drew the attention of nearby pirates.

• Crocodile told Chaos that he had killed hundreds of attackers overnight while forcing the exhausted Archino to listen to his lectures.
• Crocodile expanded Chaos’s team principles into a long argument about wealth, power, fame, and desire, and Chaos praised his talent for brainwashing.
• Chaos left Crocodile to continue lecturing Archino and went to wash up.
• Gunslinger Halbertsen and Mummy Al-Gao arrived at the port aboard Flying Pirates ships, intending to capture the Golden Emperor.
• Chaos rode away from the hotel on a Golden Throne carried by Golden Warriors, drawing greedy stares from pirates and thugs.

Chaos was attacked by Flying Pirates captains Gunslinger Halbertsen and Mummy Al-Gao while parading through Volcano Island. He unveiled his flashy new Namo Gatling technique and opened fire on the two captains, leaving their fate unclear.

• Gunslinger Halbertsen fired Seastone bullets coated in Armament Haki at Chaos, but Chaos dodged and blocked them with the Golden Throne.
• Halbertsen and Mummy Al-Gao revealed themselves as Flying Pirates captains and attacked Chaos with gunfire and a sword technique.
• Chaos used his Gold-Gold Fruit to assemble his golden weapons into a hundred-meter-long Gatling gun.
• Chaos coated the Gatling gun in Armament Haki and unleashed a storm of golden needles at Halbertsen and Al-Gao, who vanished as the building behind them was riddled with holes.

Chaos overwhelmed Mummy Al-Gao and Gunslinger Halbertsen, killing the Mummy and capturing the Gunslinger with his Gold-Gold Fruit powers. The chapter ended with Chaos victorious and the watching crowd stunned by his display.

• Chaos chased Mummy Al-Gao across the rooftops with the Golden Gatling while his Golden Shield blocked Gunslinger Halbertsen's shots.
• Halbertsen used Observation Haki and a Seastone bullet to strike Chaos, temporarily disabling his Gold-Gold Fruit powers and sending the Golden House falling.
• Al-Gao seized the opening and attacked Chaos, but Chaos recovered, struck him down, and killed him with a squeeze of his neck.
• Chaos dodged Halbertsen's follow-up shots, reshaped the Golden Gatling into a dragon, and pierced and captured Halbertsen with golden spikes.

Chaos defeated the Flying Pirates’ Sharpshooter and the Mummy, then flaunted his wealth around Volcano Island before returning to the hotel. He told Crocodile to let Archino rest and planned to leave the island that afternoon.

• Glass King Roseftus and Agate King Hakftus decided to wait for a chance to attack a weakened Chaos rather than confront him directly.
• Chaos transformed his gold into the Goddess of the Heavens and a golden Lamborghini, then drove around Volcano Island and provoked the pirates.
• News of the Sharpshooter and the Mummy’s deaths began spreading across the island and beyond.
• Chaos returned to the hotel and stopped Crocodile from continuing to lecture the exhausted Archino.
• Chaos warned Crocodile that he seemed obsessed, then went to the hot spring and planned to leave the island that afternoon.

Stussy returned to Joy Island and retook the Red Light District by killing the traitors who had sided with CP9. Meanwhile, Chaos prepared to leave Volcano Island, where a golden figure arrived overhead and caught his interest as a potential third Logia for the crew.

• Stussy defeated the CP9 agents and their former subordinates, who had betrayed her and taken the Red Light District from her.
• Stussy ordered Kaismi, Lili, and Cocoss to restore order and deal with anyone who had betrayed them.
• Stussy killed the last two CP9 agents and reflected that she was already committed to Gild Tesoro’s side and had no easy way back.
• On Volcano Island, Chaos decided to continue pressuring the World Government while waiting for news from Stussy.
• Chaos, Crocodile, and Archino saw a streak of golden light arrive overhead, and Chaos recognized it as an opportunity to recruit another Logia user.

Chaos, Crocodile, and Archino fought Borsalino on the volcanic island after he refused to join Chaos’s crew. Chaos struck Borsalino with a Thunder Bagua, burying him beneath the ruins, though his fate remained uncertain.

• Chaos greeted Borsalino and invited him to join his crew, but Borsalino attacked and destroyed the tavern behind him.
• Chaos trapped the area with Chains of Heaven and ordered Crocodile and Archino to attack Borsalino with him.
• Borsalino evaded their attacks and kicked Archino through several streets, leaving him unable to move.
• Chaos pierced Borsalino with a golden sword, and Crocodile forced him out of his elemental form and landed a kick.
• Chaos met Borsalino’s path with a Thunder Bagua, smashing him through the ground and burying him beneath the ruins.

Chaos and Crocodile overwhelmed Borsalino, but Chaos sensed Zephyr approaching and led the group in a hasty escape. Zephyr arrived too late to stop them and later realized Borsalino had failed to hold Gild Tesoro back.

• Chaos and Crocodile attacked Borsalino together, and Crocodile’s Crescent Dune shriveled Borsalino’s left arm.
• Chaos sensed a terrifying presence approaching and ordered Crocodile to retreat while he grabbed Archino and fled.
• Borsalino pursued Chaos and the others, but Crocodile’s attacks helped them escape.
• Zephyr arrived at the volcanic island’s harbor and immediately took off after the fleeing group.
• Zephyr chased them over the sea and realized Borsalino had not managed to hold Gild Tesoro back.

Chaos left Crocodile and Archino in the Calm Belt to train while he headed off to attack important World Government bases. Meanwhile, Number 10 confronted Stussy over her betrayal and the deaths of several agents, and she tried to escape and then fought back with a storm.

• Zephyr and Borsalino gave up their pursuit of the Golden Emperor and returned to the volcanic island to capture other pirates.
• Chaos sent Crocodile and Archino to the Calm Belt for training, then set out alone to attack World Government bases.
• Kong learned that the Golden Emperor had destroyed Marine branch 59, then received a call from Number 10.
• Number 10 confronted Stussy at the Red Light District headquarters, accused her of killing Sabertooth, Squirrel, Macaque, and Pangolin, and attacked when she fled.
• Stussy created a storm with her Logia powers, but Number 10 stood unharmed as the lightning struck him.

Chaos used Stussy’s capture to threaten the World Government, insisting that money could control everything and demanding to speak with the Five Elders. Kong recognized the danger in the Gold-Gold Fruit’s financial power, and the Five Elders agreed to talk with Chaos.

• Number 10 called Chaos and revealed that he had captured and injured Stussy, but Chaos assured her he would make Number 10 pay and ordered her to retaliate later.
• Chaos called Fleet Admiral Kong, demanded that the Five Elders contact him within three minutes, and warned that money could control everything.
• Kong realized Chaos was threatening the World Government through the power of his wealth and alerted the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders discussed whether Chaos had recognized the Gold-Gold Fruit’s greatest value and agreed to speak with him.

Gild Tesoro threatened the Five Elders with enormous bounties unless they stopped pursuing Stussy and the Red Light District. The Five Elders backed down, and Stussy prepared to rejoin the crew, unaware that Gild Tesoro had spotted another potential Appearance Representative.

• Gild Tesoro told the Five Elders he would place huge bounties on them and the World Government unless they gave him what he wanted.
• The Five Elders decided to suspend their efforts to capture Stussy and take over the Red Light District while they waited for a chance to seize Gild Tesoro.
• Number 10 received the Five Elders’ order and left Joy Island with the Pteranodon to investigate rumors of Pure Gold.
• Stussy called Gild Tesoro, who told her to finish sorting out the Red Light District at her own pace and said he would wait for her in the New World.
• Gild Tesoro spotted a woman at a café and told Stussy that a second Appearance Representative might threaten her position.

Chaos encountered the young Belo Betty and tried to capture her for the power of her Inspiration-Inspiration Fruit. After Betty fought back and attempted to escape, Chaos trapped her with the Chains of Heaven and surrounded her with golden sand, leaving her facing capture.

• Belo Betty read that the Golden Emperor was on the island and planned to capture him for his wealth.
• Chaos appeared at Betty’s café table, recognized her and her Devil Fruit, and provoked her into attacking.
• Betty struck at Chaos with her Armament Haki-coated flagpole and kicks, but he easily countered her.
• Betty fled, but Chaos used the Chains of Heaven to block her escape and form a Birdcage around her.
• Betty boosted her strength with the Inspiration-Inspiration Fruit and slipped out before the chains closed, but Chaos turned the chains into golden sand that surrounded her.