Chapter Summaries

Vegapunk explained the dangers of the stolen Mother Seed and questioned whether Bai Ye could use its technology responsibly and save the world from the coming flood. Bai Ye outlined his plans to overthrow the World Government and survive the flood, and Vegapunk considered joining him if he could protect the world.

• Vegapunk warned Bai Ye and Dragon that the Mother Seed could power a weapon capable of devastating the world, and said the research was mostly complete but still had unresolved technologies.
• Bai Ye said he would release beneficial technologies but keep dangerous ones secret, and explained that he aimed to eliminate the Celestial Dragons rather than promise impossible absolute equality.
• Vegapunk asked whether Bai Ye could prevent the world from being swallowed by the sea, saying he would join him if he could save the world.
• Bai Ye proposed moving people to the Red Line or Sky Island, or using Noah's Ark to reach the moon if necessary, and said defeating Im might let him control the flood.
• Dragon questioned whether even the Red Line would be safe from the flood and wondered why Im had kept raising it with transported soil.

Bai Ye discussed the moon and the coming flood with Dragon and Vegapunk, then took Vegapunk and his research laboratory away using Kamui. Saint Saturn learned that Vegapunk had vanished, leaving the World Government facing the loss of its scientist.

• Bai Ye and Dragon discussed whether the Moon People’s technology could offer a way to survive the great flood, and agreed that defeating the World Government was still necessary.
• Vegapunk revealed that he had decided to leave with Bai Ye if Bai Ye came for him in time, since the World Government’s seizure of the Mother Seed had made his position dangerous.
• Bai Ye used Kamui to transfer Vegapunk and Dragon, along with Vegapunk’s laboratory, away from the island.
• Vegapunk asked to study Bai Ye’s abilities, and Bai Ye agreed to let him try despite concerns about the consequences.
• The CP0 guards found Vegapunk and his laboratory gone and reported the disappearance to Saint Saturn, who responded with anger.

The Five Elders learned that Vegapunk had escaped with Bai Ye and worried that his knowledge would help their enemies, while Im ordered them to seize Poseidon from Fish-Man Island. Meanwhile, Vegapunk arrived in Wano Country and saw the nation Bai Ye had transformed.

• Saint Saturn ordered a search for Vegapunk, and the Five Elders suspected Vegapunk had wanted to leave and had been researching history.
• The Five Elders noted that they had obtained the Mother Seed but feared Bai Ye’s side would gain Vegapunk’s technology, while few pirates had answered their call.
• The Five Elders reported to Im, who ordered them to bring Poseidon from Fish-Man Island despite her not yet having awakened her abilities.
• Vegapunk arrived in Wano Country, saw its transformation, and praised it as a model for improving the world.

Bai Ye explained to Dragon and Vegapunk that Wano Country would serve as a model for changing the world, and that he wanted research focused on livelihoods rather than weapons. He left them with a plan to improve food production and energy so people could live securely after the World Government was defeated.

• Dragon told Bai Ye that Oden had learned Wano Country had improved and admitted Bai Ye had been right.
• Bai Ye said he held no grudge against Oden and reaffirmed that he wanted the world to follow Wano Country’s example.
• Bai Ye told Vegapunk he had brought him to research ways to improve people’s livelihoods, surprising Vegapunk, who had expected to be asked to develop weapons.
• Bai Ye explained that improving productivity, energy, and food supplies could prevent poverty and inequality from recreating the old order.
• Dragon agreed that Bai Ye’s strength meant they did not need weapons to defeat the World Government, and supported focusing on livelihood technology.

Bai Ye welcomed Vegapunk and discussed redirecting his research toward improving people’s lives, while Dragon considered whether Wano Country’s model could help other nations. Queen accidentally hinted that Old John had spread news about Bai Ye, prompting Bai Ye to hurry back to the palace, where he found everyone looking at him strangely.

• Vegapunk said he was glad to leave weapons research behind, and Bai Ye encouraged him to focus on other fields.
• Dragon suggested extending Wano Country’s model to other countries, but Bai Ye cautioned that it could not be applied wholesale and said the World Government remained the priority.
• Queen encountered Vegapunk and nearly mocked him before realizing Bai Ye was there; he then mentioned that Old John had said Bai Ye had already done something.
• Bai Ye picked Queen up and pressed him for details, but Queen admitted he had only overheard fragments.
• Bai Ye left Queen to show Vegapunk and Dragon around and hurried to the palace to find out what Old John had said.
• Bai Ye confronted the palace residents about Old John’s rumor, but they only stared at him without answering.

Bai Ye learned that Old John had convinced the others he was mentally ill because he seemed unnaturally free of ordinary pirate desires. The crew teased him about rejecting Big Mom when she was young, and Bai Ye explained that her many children and later appearance made her an impossible choice.

• Kaido and the others told Bai Ye that Old John thought he had a mental illness because he seemed too normal and lacked a pirate's usual desires.
• Golden Lion argued that Bai Ye had gone to sea without any dream beyond becoming stronger, and Ginny urged him to prove Old John wrong.
• Golden Lion recalled that Bai Ye had repeatedly rejected Big Mom when she was a beautiful young woman.
• Ginny questioned why Bai Ye had refused Big Mom, and Golden Lion remembered how beautiful she had been in the Rocks Pirates.
• Bai Ye said Big Mom already had around ten children and imagined her later appearance, insisting he would never take on her family or choose her.

Bai Ye’s companions teased him about his indecisiveness, then learned that Dragon, the Revolutionary Army, and Vegapunk had joined his forces against the World Government. Bai Ye revealed that he had also invited Linlin and Whitebeard to fight alongside them, though it remained unclear whether they would come.

• Ginny asked why Bai Ye had not chosen between Toki and Hancock, and Golden Lion claimed Bai Ye struggled to decide whenever he faced options.
• Golden Lion cited examples of Bai Ye hesitating, and Bai Ye acknowledged that the accusation seemed accurate before declaring he would take them all.
• Golden Lion guessed that Linlin might join them, prompting Kaido and Yamato to react to the prospect of seeing her again.
• Bai Ye clarified that Dragon had brought the Revolutionary Army and Vegapunk to join them, and he explained that Vegapunk wanted help solving the world’s problems.
• Bai Ye revealed that he had also invited Linlin and Whitebeard to fight with them.

Bai Ye confirmed Whitebeard would join the fight, but clarified that Big Mom had not agreed to come despite everyone assuming she had. The group wondered whether Big Mom was avoiding the battle because the World Government had made her an offer.

• Golden Lion asked why Whitebeard had agreed, and Bai Ye said he had simply invited him to join for the last time.
• Kaido, Yamato, Ginny, and Golden Lion assumed Bai Ye had promised Big Mom a child in exchange for her help, while Bai Ye denied it.
• Bai Ye revealed that he had never said Big Mom was coming and that he had rejected her proposed condition.
• Kaido questioned why Big Mom would stay away, and the group wondered if the World Government had made her an offer.

Bai Ye and Kaido discussed whether Big Mom would join the World Government, with Kaido admitting he still owed her a major favor. Bai Ye argued that Big Mom and other pirates would have to weigh the risks of siding with the World Government or with him, leaving the crew to prepare for many pirates joining the coming war.

• Kaido speculated that the World Government had offered Big Mom terms after Bai Ye refused her request, and Bai Ye said he would have agreed if Big Mom had asked for Kaido instead of him.
• Golden Lion warned that Big Mom might join the World Government and become their enemy, while Kaido volunteered to fight her if she did.
• Bai Ye reminded Kaido that Big Mom had given him a Devil Fruit, and Kaido hesitated when confronted with the favor he still owed her.
• Bai Ye explained that Big Mom might distrust the World Government's promises and fear being purged after the war, so she might not side with them.
• Kaido and the others realized the World Government could recruit many pirate forces, and they acknowledged that those pirates might choose to oppose Bai Ye's plans.

Bai Ye discussed how to prevent the World Government from forcing people into its war and decided to consider recruiting allies beyond the New World. Dragon offered the Revolutionary Army’s support in the Four Seas, leaving the plan awaiting Bai Ye’s decision.

• Bai Ye explained that he had encouraged people to choose sides so he could deal with them more efficiently, and Vegapunk warned that the World Government might force civilians to fight.
• Vegapunk urged Bai Ye to recruit trustworthy allies to reduce casualties and speed recovery after the war.
• Golden Lion questioned whether Bai Ye had taken Vegapunk by force, and Bai Ye clarified that Vegapunk had come willingly.
• Bai Ye said his forces lacked the manpower to reach the Four Seas, so his earlier plan to recruit people there had been difficult to carry out.
• Dragon offered to have the Revolutionary Army rally people across the Four Seas while Bai Ye’s forces attacked the Grand Line, and explained that many oppressed people would join.

Bai Ye assigned the Revolutionary Army to take charge of the Four Seas and discussed winning over Fish-Man Island and other countries before the final battle. He also decided Elbaf’s giants were too valuable to abandon, though bringing them over would be difficult.

• Bai Ye agreed to hand the Four Seas over to Dragon and the Revolutionary Army.
• Vegapunk urged Bai Ye to secure Fish-Man Island so the World Government could not seize Poseidon, and Bai Ye agreed to act on that possibility.
• Bai Ye suggested Whitebeard approach Fish-Man Island because of his good relationship with the fish-men, surprising Dragon by revealing Whitebeard had joined him.
• Bai Ye and Dragon listed other countries they could try to win over as they prepared for the final battle.
• Bai Ye said he wanted Elbaf’s powerful giants on his side, but recognized that persuading them would be difficult.

Bai Ye and his allies discussed which territories and pirate forces to secure, with Vegapunk recommending Fish-Man Island as a vital route into the New World. They decided to wait for Whitebeard before choosing how to approach it, while Kaido and the others questioned Red-Hair Shanks’s intentions and why he continued to preserve the balance.

• Bai Ye considered how difficult it would be to win over Elbaf’s Giants, and Vegapunk offered to accompany him there after they dealt with easier targets.
• Vegapunk recommended taking Fish-Man Island to control a key passage into the New World and make it easier for reinforcements to reach Bai Ye’s forces.
• Kaido suggested sending Whitebeard to Fish-Man Island, and Bai Ye decided they would wait for Whitebeard to arrive before choosing their next step.
• Golden Lion warned Bai Ye that the New World’s other pirates and Shichibukai needed attention, including Red-Hair Shanks.
• Kaido argued that Shanks would not remain neutral, while Golden Lion dismissed his potential and Bai Ye wondered what Shanks was waiting for.

Dragon questioned Shanks's motives, and Bai Ye explained that Shanks was a Celestial Dragon carrying out Roger's mission to wait for someone who would fulfill the future Roger had foreseen. Bai Ye then revealed that the Roger Pirates had positioned themselves around the world to await an eight-hundred-year cycle, while Toki listened and learned that Bai Ye's earlier story would be difficult to keep hidden.

• Dragon said that Shanks's actions were difficult to understand and asked Bai Ye what he thought of them.
• Bai Ye argued that Shanks was probably a Celestial Dragon but not aligned with the World Government, citing his theft of the Nika Fruit and his discovery in a treasure chest at God Valley.
• Bai Ye explained that Roger had known Shanks's origins and that Shanks was likely carrying out Roger's mission to help the person Roger had been waiting for.
• Bai Ye described how Crocus, Rayleigh, people in Elbaf, and Shanks had been positioned to await that person after Roger's crew disbanded.
• Bai Ye revealed that Roger had learned on Laugh Tale that he had arrived too early and that the Roger Pirates were waiting for the return of Poseidon and an eight-hundred-year cycle.
• Bai Ye noticed Toki among the gathering and realized that the truth he had previously concealed from her could no longer stay hidden.

Bai Ye argued that the prophecy did not require them to wait for Nika, since they were strong enough to create their own opportunity and change the foretold future. He decided to purge the New World of pirates who were disloyal or likely to undermine their plans.

• Toki confronted Bai Ye after realizing he had misled her about the Roger Pirates and the prophecy.
• Robin questioned whether history or the prophecy had been altered, while Vegapunk argued that the World Government could not change the Poneglyphs or Laugh Tale.
• Bai Ye explained that the prophecy was both right and wrong because they could choose to change events instead of waiting for the prophesied time.
• Vegapunk understood that Bai Ye believed anyone could become Nika by acting, and Toki accepted that they did not have to follow the prophecy.
• Bai Ye judged Shanks unlikely to join them, Whitebeard likely to follow his sons, and Big Mom uncertain.
• Bai Ye decided to purge the New World of pirates who were not loyal and might later betray them.

Bai Ye explained why he planned to drive unsubmitted forces from the New World, then met Whitebeard as the Whitebeard Pirates arrived at Wano Country. Whitebeard prepared to fight in the coming war despite his failing health, while he wondered why Golden Lion and the others seemed so vigorous.

• Bai Ye told Kuma and Dragon that their enemies would oppose them either way, and said his Observation Haki and the Voice of All Things could identify those who would not truly submit.
• Bai Ye said he would personally visit Fish-Man Island and Elbaf after the conflict, then went with Golden Lion to greet Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard arrived outside Wano Country with the Whitebeard Pirates and reassured his nervous crew that the war would help them grow.
• Whitebeard, Bai Ye, and Golden Lion discussed Big Mom's absence and the losses the Rocks Pirates suffered at God Valley.
• Golden Lion noticed Whitebeard's IV bag, and Whitebeard explained that his Tremor-Tremor Fruit had damaged his body while insisting he could still fight.

Bai Ye welcomed Whitebeard and Golden Lion to Wano Country, offered to restore Whitebeard's health, and discussed bringing Fish-Man Island into the fight against the World Government. After Whitebeard praised Wano as a model for the world Bai Ye hoped to build, Bai Ye took Dragon and Gion to meet Garp and the other defeated Marines, leaving Dragon wondering whether he was expected to persuade Garp to surrender.

• Golden Lion expressed concern about Whitebeard's frail condition, and Whitebeard challenged him to a fight until Bai Ye calmed them down.
• Bai Ye offered to repair Whitebeard's body as thanks for coming to help, and Whitebeard accepted the offer in spirit.
• Bai Ye asked Whitebeard to consult Fish-Man Island about joining the fight against the World Government, and Whitebeard agreed to ask them.
• Whitebeard toured Wano Country, praised its prosperity, and recognized it as a prototype for the world Bai Ye wanted to build.
• Bai Ye asked Dragon and Gion to accompany him to meet Garp and the other defeated Marines, prompting Dragon to wonder if Bai Ye expected him to persuade Garp to surrender.

Bai Ye brought Dragon and Gion to the prison to meet the captured Marines, while Gion wrestled with whether to reveal her true allegiance. Dragon explained that the weakened Marines would likely merge with the World Government for a final decisive battle, and Garp asked what had happened outside.

• Bai Ye told Gion that she should speak with the Marines because she might be able to persuade them, and she agreed to go with him and Dragon.
• Bai Ye, Gion, and Dragon visited the prison, where Garp, Aokiji, Akainu, Kizaru, and the other captured Marines saw them arrive.
• Garp recognized that Dragon had joined Bai Ye and asked about the situation outside.
• Dragon said the Marines could no longer suppress the seas and would probably merge with the World Government before a decisive battle.
• Garp, Aokiji, and Kizaru discussed their capture and the Marines' predicament, while Akainu insisted he would never yield to evil.
• Dragon rejected Akainu's framing of the conflict as justice versus evil, and Garp asked what war was happening outside.

Bai Ye told the imprisoned Marines that the World Government had recruited pirates for the final battle, undermining the justice Akainu upheld. Gion then admitted she had joined Bai Ye’s side and urged the Marines to leave the World Government, leaving Garp and Akainu shocked by her betrayal.

• Bai Ye announced that the final battle was approaching and revealed that the World Government was offering pirates pardons and benefits in exchange for their help.
• Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru reacted to the World Government’s plan, while Bai Ye argued that it showed the government valued victory over justice.
• Garp asked Dragon to confirm the alliance, and Dragon confirmed that the Revolutionary Army had joined Bai Ye while pirates were joining the World Government.
• Gion apologized to Garp and explained that she had abandoned the Marines because the World Government’s actions made their justice impure.
• Akainu confronted Gion over betraying her undercover mission, while Garp struggled to accept that she had joined Bai Ye’s side.

Bai Ye took Gion, Akainu, Garp, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Dragon out to see Wano Country so they could understand why Gion had left the Marines. Akainu saw that its people lived well and heard Bai Ye explain how his laws and work system differed from the World Government’s rule.

• Gion admitted that she had once come to Wano Country intending to bring Bai Ye to justice, but what she found there changed her view.
• Bai Ye ordered the Seastone handcuffs removed and warned the Marines that he would kill them if they attacked.
• Kizaru, Aokiji, Garp, Dragon, and eventually Akainu followed Bai Ye out of the prison to see Wano Country.
• Akainu and the others observed that Wano Country’s people were happy and that its former pirates worked ordinary jobs instead of plundering.
• Gion said that seeing Wano Country had confirmed her decision to leave the Marines, and Bai Ye explained that laws, work, and food helped prevent chaos.

Bai Ye showed the captured Marines Wano Country and argued that he could build a fairer world than the World Government, leaving Akainu willing to wait and see whether he succeeded. Gion questioned why Bai Ye had tried to recruit the Marines if he had never expected them to surrender.

• Bai Ye challenged Akainu over the World Government’s failures and described his plan for a lawful society where people could live and work safely.
• Garp acknowledged the World Government’s abuses, while Kizaru agreed that both pirates and the system could cause harm.
• Bai Ye said the Marines would return to prison and arranged for Garp to receive a television so he could watch the coming new era.
• Akainu returned to prison without resisting and told Kizaru he would wait to see whether Bai Ye succeeded before deciding whether to act.
• Gion apologized for failing to persuade the Marines to surrender, and Bai Ye said he had never expected her to succeed.
• Gion asked Bai Ye why he had tried to recruit the Marines if he did not care whether they surrendered.