Chapter Summaries

Bai Ye persuaded Yamato to pursue freedom while reshaping her outlook, then assigned roles to his allies as he organized Wano Country into a kingdom. The chapter ended when news arrived that Roger had become the Pirate King.

• Bai Ye discussed freedom, family, and strength with Yamato, who decided to train so she could pursue her dreams without being stopped by Kaido.
• Bai Ye arranged for Yamato to train with Ginny, Ivankov, and Kuma, and Kaido later confronted him over his influence on her.
• Bai Ye convinced Kaido that Yamato had improved and that his strict parenting risked driving her away.
• Bai Ye appointed Kaido as Wano Country's public ruler, John to manage its finances, Bullet to oversee military industry and technology, and Kuma to lead medical care and special support.
• Bai Ye told his allies to build a kingdom that could change the world, and news reached Wano Country that Roger had become the Pirate King.

Bai Ye left for Loguetown to witness Roger’s public execution and seek recruits, while Kaido defended his rule of Wano Country against Oden. Oden accepted Wano’s new order, left with his father, and met Monkey D. Dragon; the chapter ended as Roger was led toward the execution platform.

• Bai Ye rejected Old John’s plan to seize Roger’s treasure and said he would travel alone to Loguetown to witness Roger’s execution and contact potential recruits, including Hawk Eyes.
• Kaido confronted Oden in Wano Country, and the two fought through the night until Oden stopped without defeating him.
• Oden agreed to leave Wano Country and asked Kaido to release Kozuki Sukiyaki so they could depart together.
• Oden and Kozuki Sukiyaki left Wano Country by boat, and Monkey D. Dragon invited them to come with him.
• In Loguetown, Marines led Roger toward the execution platform as crowds gathered to witness his public execution.

At Roger’s public execution in Loguetown, he announced that his treasure was waiting at Laugh Tale, igniting the Great Pirate Era, before Bai Ye intervened and killed him. Bai Ye escaped with Roger’s body, while the Marines tried to contain the pirates and several onlookers set out on their own paths.

• Roger was brought to the execution platform as Buggy, Shanks, Oden, Dragon, Mihawk, Doflamingo, Gecko Moria, Smoker, and others watched.
• When a pirate asked where Roger had hidden his treasure, Roger declared that anyone could find it at Laugh Tale, and Sengoku ordered the executioners to kill him early.
• Bai Ye stopped the executioners, then stabbed Roger through the heart while Roger joked with him about Rocks and the One Piece.
• After Roger died, Bai Ye received a lottery reward of Future Sight and fled with Roger’s corpse as Sengoku ordered the Marines to capture the pirates.
• Shanks invited Buggy to join his crew, but Buggy refused and declared he would form his own crew; Doflamingo, Crocodile, Mihawk, Gecko Moria, Oden, and young Smoker each considered or began their next course of action.
• Roger’s announcement sent pirates racing toward the sea, and the Great Pirate Era grew more intense.

At a Loguetown tavern, Bai Ye tried to recruit Mihawk by promising him freedom and a safe place, then discussed the World Government’s corruption with a blind stranger. The stranger, revealed as Issho, asked Bai Ye whether he meant to change the world or become a new Celestial Dragon.

• Bai Ye invited Mihawk to drink and asked him to join his pirate crew, offering him freedom to pursue swordsmen and leave whenever he wanted.
• Mihawk was tempted by Bai Ye’s offer and asked what he would owe in return; Bai Ye said he only wanted him to help protect their companions when needed.
• A blind man listening nearby asked whether pirates or Marines were just, and Bai Ye replied that justice belonged to the victors.
• Bai Ye argued that the World Government had won eight hundred years ago, concealed the past, and had become rotten under the Celestial Dragons.
• The blind man, Issho, criticized the world’s corruption, and Bai Ye asked him whether he wanted to change the world or become a new Celestial Dragon.

Bai Ye told Issho that he wanted to end the Celestial Dragons’ rule and eventually unite the islands to eliminate piracy, while Mihawk agreed to join after pursuing his dream and Issho chose to travel with Bai Ye and judge his actions for himself. As the Marines and World Government prepared to deal with Ohara and hunt Bai Ye, he and Issho rescued Boa Hancock and her sisters from a slave ship.

• Bai Ye told Issho he would distinguish between pirates who pursued adventure and those who preyed on others, and proposed gathering the islands into one landmass to end piracy.
• Mihawk accepted Bai Ye’s invitation to join after fulfilling his dream, while Issho agreed to visit Bai Ye’s territory without formally joining.
• Kong declined to punish Sengoku, announced that Sengoku would become Fleet Admiral, and learned that the Marines had been ordered to destroy Ohara and search for Bai Ye.
• Bai Ye and Issho traveled by ship toward Wano Country, where Issho hoped to learn more about Bai Ye and his policies.
• Bai Ye killed Bloodhand John and his pirates after discovering they had captured Boa Hancock and her sisters, then freed the girls.
• Boa Hancock saw Bai Ye and felt that an angel had come to save her.

Bai Ye rescued Hancock and her sisters from a slave ship and brought them back to Amazon Lily, where he promised to return for Hancock after she became strong enough to help him. After changing Hancock's fate and earning a Supreme Grade Blade, Bai Ye told Issho that the World Government was about to destroy Ohara.

• Bai Ye freed Hancock, Sandersonia, and Marigold from their chains and offered to escort them home to Amazon Lily.
• Bai Ye used his power to take Issho and the Three Sisters directly to Amazon Lily, where Gloriosa welcomed the rescued girls.
• Hancock asked to sail with Bai Ye, but he urged her to stay, train, and become queen; he promised to return and gave her the Love-Love Fruit.
• Bai Ye left Amazon Lily, changed Hancock's fate, and received Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, one of the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades.
• Bai Ye told Issho that the World Government planned to destroy Ohara, and he argued that the scholars had brought the danger upon themselves by defying the ban on researching history.

Bai Ye decided to go to Ohara to preserve some scholars and use their research, while Issho stayed in Wano Country. On Ohara, Robin learned that a Buster Call was coming, but as the bombardment began, she and the scholars faced a desperate evacuation.

• Bai Ye told Issho he would preserve some of Ohara’s scholars and explained that the World Government’s opposition proved history research was worth pursuing.
• Robin visited her friend Sauro on the shore and shared bread with him; Sauro gave her grilled fish in return.
• When Robin told Sauro they were on Ohara, he realized the island faced a Buster Call and urged her to warn everyone to flee.
• Robin warned the townspeople, then told Doctor Kuroha and the scholars; they urged her to escape and hide her ability to read Ancient Letters.
• Olvia raced back toward Ohara to warn the scholars and see Robin, but Spandine and CP pursued her as Buster Call cannon fire struck the island.

Bai Ye intervened in the Buster Call at Ohara, rescued the scholars, Olvia, Robin, Saulo, and the Tree of Knowledge, and declared war on the Five Elders. After arranging for Morgans to broadcast footage of the incident, Bai Ye returned to Wano Country and received a lottery reward.

• Spandine shot Dr. Clover and activated the Buster Call, while Sakazuki destroyed the refugee ship and Kuzan confronted him over killing civilians.
• Bai Ye appeared at Ohara, killed the CP agents and World Government personnel, and offered the scholars protection in exchange for leaving with him.
• The scholars accepted Bai Ye's offer, Olvia reunited with Robin, and Bai Ye transported them and the Tree of Knowledge into the Kamui Space before rescuing Saulo.
• Bai Ye gave Morgans a Video Den Den Mushi and ordered him to publish the footage, prompting Morgans to prepare a major story.
• Bai Ye returned to Wano Country, received a lottery draw for changing Nico Robin's fate, and obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit.

After rescuing Ohara’s people, Bai Ye left them in Old John’s care and learned that Ace’s fate depended on a different turning point than the Flame-Flame Fruit. The World Government made Bai Ye its top target, while his new bounty and growing allies signaled that the conflict was escalating.

• Bai Ye handed the people of Ohara over to Old John, who agreed after hearing they knew the locations of many treasures.
• Robin thanked Bai Ye for saving Ohara and reuniting her with Olvia in the Kamui Space, and Bai Ye asked her to help him in the future.
• After Morgans spread news of Ohara and the World Government’s secrets, Im ordered the government to prioritize killing Bai Ye; the leaders discussed using Stussy as an undercover agent and expanding their military and technology.
• Kong Kong left Marine Headquarters to become Supreme Commander, Sengoku took over as Fleet Admiral, and Gion agreed to infiltrate the Bai Ye Pirates.
• The World Government raised Bai Ye’s bounty to 6.8 billion Beli and branded him the World’s Most Dangerous Man, prompting Golden Lion to join his side and drawing reactions from Big Mom, Doflamingo, Mihawk, and Hancock.
• Bai Ye shared his new wanted poster in the Chat Group and boasted about the powerful allies he had gathered, while King of Fighters Byakuya announced he would form a team.

Mai Shiranui rejoined the Women's Fighters Team after King called, while Bai Ye prepared to find teammates of his own for the KOF96 Invitational. Andy reunited with Terry and Joe Higashi, learned Geese Howard might still be alive, and planned to investigate before the tournament; Bai Ye left Mai Shiranui at the dojo after she tried and failed to assert herself over him.

• Mai Shiranui asked Bai Ye to join her for the KOF96 Invitational, and Bai Ye said he would enter with her if she had no other teammates.
• King called to say she had recruited Kasumi Todoh, and Mai Shiranui accepted King's invitation to reform the Women's Fighters Team while Bai Ye decided to find his own teammates.
• Mai Shiranui agreed to grant Bai Ye a favor she had previously refused, and Bai Ye asked where Hanzo Shiranui had gone.
• Andy met Terry and Joe Higashi at the harbor, told them Bai Ye would compete and was stronger than he could handle, and learned Geese Howard might still be alive.
• Terry, Joe Higashi, and Andy decided to investigate Geese Howard before the tournament, while Mai Shiranui tried to keep Bai Ye at the dojo for two more days.
• Bai Ye departed, and Mai Shiranui lamented that her attempt to act tougher had left her exhausted with chores to do.

Mai Shiranui complained to King that her plan to defeat Bai Ye had failed, while Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami, and several other fighters prepared for the KOF Tournament. Bai Ye struggled to find teammates until an unexpected figure appeared, giving him a possible first recruit.

• Mai Shiranui told King that she had followed her plan but lost because she was too weak, and King agreed to help her think of another approach.
• Kyo Kusanagi mastered his divine technique and decided to enter the KOF Tournament with Goro Daimon and Benimaru Nikaido.
• Iori Yagami agreed to team up with Vice and Mature for the tournament.
• Yuri Sakazaki prepared to compete for the Kyokugenryu Dojo, while Leona joined Clark and Ralf, Chin Gentsai agreed to let Athena Asamiya and Sie Kensou enter, and Kim put Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge through harsher training.
• Goenitz reviewed the tournament teams and focused on Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami as he planned to gather energy for Orochi's revival.
• Bai Ye admitted he could not find teammates, then encountered a supposedly haunted man and realized he might be his first recruit.

Bai Ye recruited Jotaro Kujo and Chizuru Kagura for his KOF team, then learned that Dio’s influence had caused Holly Kujo to fall critically ill. Jotaro faced a choice between joining the tournament and helping his family confront Dio, while Bai Ye told Chizuru that their teammate was in trouble.

• Jotaro asked to be imprisoned because he feared the ghost only he could see, and Bai Ye explained that he had awakened a Stand called Star Platinum.
• Bai Ye invited Jotaro to join his KOF team, and Mai Shiranui arranged for Chizuru Kagura to fill the final spot.
• Jotaro tested Bai Ye’s strength in a fight, then went home and learned that his mother, Holly Kujo, had fallen ill because she could not control her Stand.
• Jotaro called Bai Ye for information about Dio, and Bai Ye explained Dio’s connection to the Joestar Family and Holly’s condition.
• Jotaro worried that he might have to leave the tournament to help defeat Dio, and Bai Ye told Chizuru that their teammate had run into trouble.

Bai Ye and Chizuru Kagura discussed their KOF team and Orochi over hot pot, then raced motorcycles together. Chizuru later told Mai Shiranui how much she and Bai Ye seemed to have in common, leaving Mai wondering whether her boyfriend was going to get another girlfriend.

• Bai Ye told Chizuru Kagura that Jotaro might not be able to join the KOF Tournament, but he would help him resolve the problem if needed.
• Chizuru Kagura invited Bai Ye to dinner, and they agreed to eat hot pot after Mai Shiranui declined to join them.
• Bai Ye revealed that he knew about Orochi and said Chizuru Kagura had organized the tournament to find the other Sacred Treasures heirs and stop Orochi's return.
• Chizuru Kagura and Bai Ye raced motorcycles on a mountain road, and Bai Ye overtook her with a maneuver she had not seen before.
• Chizuru Kagura told Mai Shiranui that Bai Ye liked spicy food and was skilled at street racing, prompting Mai to realize she might not know his tastes as well as she thought.

Bai Ye reassured Mai Shiranui that he would not leave her for Chizuru Kagura, then hurried to join Jotaro’s group in the Desert Kingdom. As the team gathered, Dio appeared at night and prepared to attack them.

• Mai Shiranui admitted she had tested Bai Ye because she feared he and Chizuru Kagura were better suited to each other, and Bai Ye reassured her that he would not abandon her.
• Mai Shiranui returned to King’s bar, told King she had learned the truth, and asked her not to tell Chizuru Kagura about her misunderstanding.
• Bai Ye called Jotaro and learned that he and the other travelers had reached the Desert Kingdom after using Bai Ye’s information to overcome the Stand Users they encountered.
• Bai Ye arrived in a lightning-filled descent, confirmed that his information had been accurate, and greeted Jotaro’s group.
• Dio appeared beneath a streetlamp and declared that he would kill the group and end everything that night.

Bai Ye revealed Dio’s time-stop ability and used his future sight and lightning to prevent Dio from draining Old Joseph’s blood, helping Jotaro awaken time stop and defeat Dio. After the group returned, Bai Ye obtained Azure Blaze and met Chizuru Kagura to form a KOF team, though they rejected his proposed team name.

• Dio invited Bai Ye to join him, but Bai Ye refused and warned Jotaro that Dio could stop time.
• Jotaro fought Dio while Bai Ye watched, and Dio tried to use Jotaro’s attacks to reach Old Joseph and drink his blood.
• Bai Ye struck Dio with lightning after foreseeing his attempt to evade it, and Jotaro awakened time stop and pummeled Dio in anger.
• Old Joseph survived, and the group burned Dio’s body before Polnareff, Kakyoin Noriaki, Avdol, and Iggy joined them on their return journey.
• Bai Ye used his draw opportunity and received Azure Blaze, then met Chizuru Kagura with Jotaro to prepare for the KOF Tournament.
• Bai Ye suggested the team name Ye Ao Nai Wo He Huo, but Jotaro and Chizuru Kagura rejected it.

Bai Ye, Chizuru Kagura, and Jotaro registered for KOF96 as the New Fighters Team and agreed to defend separate arenas. At the tournament venue, Mai Shiranui reunited with Bai Ye, fretted over his growing closeness with Chizuru, and approved his rejected team name after learning it could no longer be changed.

• Bai Ye, Chizuru Kagura, and Jotaro settled on the name New Fighters Team and registered as the last team for KOF96.
• Chizuru Kagura explained that KOF96 would use three king-of-the-hill arenas, and the team chose to defend one arena each rather than stay together.
• Chizuru Kagura, Bai Ye, and Jotaro went street racing, where Chizuru tried and failed to learn Bai Ye’s supposed Drainage Ditch Turn.
• At the tournament venue, Mai Shiranui reunited with Bai Ye and became uneasy when she heard he had spent the past few days eating and racing with Chizuru Kagura and Jotaro.
• Bai Ye introduced Jotaro as his teammate and blurted out his preferred team name, Ye Ao Nai Wo He Huo Huo; Mai Shiranui praised it, but King said the registered name could not be changed.

Bai Ye dominated Arena Two and defeated Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami to become the KOF Tournament champion. As he sensed a strange change in the wind, his victory triggered a system reward and revealed that Goenitz of the Raging Storm was near.

• Chizuru Kagura refused Bai Ye’s request for special privileges, and the fighters chose among the tournament’s three Arenas.
• Bai Ye invited everyone on Arena Two to attack him, then quickly defeated most of them; Mature forfeited, while Mai Shiranui stepped down after Bai Ye kissed her forehead.
• Bai Ye defeated Leona, Athena Asamiya, and Yuri Sakazaki, winning Arena Two as Mai Shiranui left the Arena happily.
• Iori Yagami won Arena One and Kyo Kusanagi won Arena Three, then the two joined forces against Bai Ye, who threw them both off the Arena.
• Bai Ye’s victory triggered a system reward, and he sensed that Goenitz of the Raging Storm was near.

At KOF96, Bai Ye refused Goenitz’s offer to join the Orochi Clan and defeated him with a freezing technique. After Bai Ye celebrated his victory and received a challenge from Iori Yagami, NESTS considered making him the target of its next plan.

• Goenitz revealed that Bai Ye carried Orochi’s Blood and tried to recruit him with an offer of immortality, but Bai Ye refused.
• Goenitz attacked the fighters and spectators, and Bai Ye froze him and shattered his body, killing him.
• Chizuru Kagura, Kyo Kusanagi, and Iori Yagami reacted to Goenitz’s defeat, and Iori challenged Bai Ye to fight after recovering from his injuries.
• Mai Shiranui hugged Bai Ye, while Old Joseph, Kakyoin, and Polnareff arrived in women’s clothes and were kicked away by Bai Ye.
• NESTS members debated whether to target Bai Ye instead of Kyo Kusanagi, and Shinato left without answering.

After the rushed KOF96 tournament ended, Bai Ye promised to host a better team-based KOF97, though Mai Shiranui worried about the cost and pressed him about their marriage. As the fighters departed, Chizuru Kagura told Bai Ye that Orochi’s seal had loosened and confided her wish to end the Yagami-Kusanagi feud; the chapter ended with the chat group announcing that new members would arrive within ten days.

• Bai Ye rejected Chizuru Kagura’s offer to sponsor his KOF97 tournament and promised to organize team battles with enough rest and matches for the fighters.
• Mai Shiranui checked their finances, asked Bai Ye about getting married, and agreed to wait until after KOF97.
• Andy, Terry, Joe Higashi, Jotaro, Athena Asamiya, and the other fighters said their farewells, while Bai Ye and Chizuru Kagura raced motorcycles and she lost again.
• Chizuru Kagura told Bai Ye that Orochi’s seal had loosened and explained that she had hoped to end the grudge between the Yagami and Kusanagi families.
• Bai Ye reassured Chizuru Kagura that Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi would unite against Orochi, and the chat group announced that it would invite new members within ten days.

Bai Ye discussed the Ninja Nation’s fragile peace with Konan and admitted he would eliminate anyone who tried to destroy it. After easing Konan’s exhaustion from handling documents, he left her considering whether Nagato’s plans could be abandoned.

• The Byakuya chat group discussed the Zombie World’s Dragon Vein, Aizen’s tests of Shinigami Byakuya, and Konan’s role as a spy in the Ninja Nation.
• Konan confronted Bai Ye about making her process documents, and he persuaded her to leave the work for another day and take a walk with him.
• Bai Ye and Konan walked through the expanding Ninja Nation, where Konan noted that its residents seemed hopeful and free from war.
• Konan worried that the peace might collapse if Bai Ye died, and Bai Ye explained how ambition and competing interests could undermine the nation.
• Konan asked what Bai Ye would do if someone tried to destroy the peace, and Bai Ye said he would eliminate them.