Chapter Summaries

Big Morgans published Bai Ye’s revelations about the World Government, the Marines, Impel Down, and Teach being Rocks’s son. As the papers spread worldwide, they eased the Wano Marines’ doubts but shook the loyalty of Marines still stationed in government-controlled territory.

• Big Morgans decided to publish Bai Ye’s claims, including that Teach was Rocks’s son, despite his staff’s fear of retaliation.
• Big Morgans ordered News Birds to distribute the newspaper across the world, and his staff backed his decision.
• In Wano Country, the newspaper reassured the Marines who had joined Bai Ye that they had chosen justice, while Sengoku and Tsuru accepted that Bai Ye had explained their actions.
• Golden Lion and Whitebeard reacted to Bai Ye’s direct attack on the World Government and Big Morgans’s willingness to print the revelations.
• The World Government tried to confiscate the newspapers, but News Birds kept spreading them, and Marines in its branches questioned whether they had chosen the wrong side.

A newspaper exposing the World Government’s crimes spread across the world, stirring public doubt and preparing the Revolutionary Army and civilians to resist. The Five Elders blamed Big Morgans for destroying their public image and ordered him killed as they recognized that the World Government’s foundation was close to collapse.

• Ordinary people questioned whether Bai Ye’s accusations were true, though many still trusted the World Government over the former pirate.
• Revolutionary Army members, including Ivankov, welcomed the revelations and prepared to act behind enemy lines when Dragon gave the order.
• Eastern Army Captain Betty used the newspaper and her Motive-Motive Fruit to inspire civilians to overthrow Mary Geoise and the Celestial Dragons.
• New World underworld factions debated whether to support Bai Ye, side with the World Government, or remain neutral.
• The Five Elders erupted in fury when the newspaper reached Mary Geoise and realized their earlier dismissal of Bai Ye had left them unprepared.
• Saint Saturn ordered Big Morgans killed, and the Five Elders acknowledged that the World Government’s foundation was about to collapse.

The Five Elders weighed the fallout from Big Morgans’s report, ordered a crackdown on his news network, and decided to continue cooperating with Blackbeard despite learning he was Rocks’s son. When government forces cornered Big Morgans’s floating headquarters, he chose to flee to Wano Country and seek Bai Ye’s protection.

• The Five Elders recognized that the report about the World Government and Impel Down threatened their authority, and ordered forces to locate Big Morgans.
• The Five Elders debated Blackbeard’s revealed identity as Rocks’s son, then decided to continue their cooperation with him.
• CP0 intercepted News Birds and raided Big Morgans’s secret contact points, printing sites, and press stations.
• World Government airships and CP0 agents surrounded Big Morgans’s floating headquarters in the New World.
• With his base under attack, Big Morgans decided to take his staff to Wano Country and seek Bai Ye’s protection.

Big Morgans fled the World Government’s agents toward Wano Country and decided to seek Bai Ye’s protection, while the newspaper revealing Blackbeard’s parentage and criticizing him left the Blackbeard Pirates stunned. The chapter ended with Teach struggling with the exposure and Bai Ye’s judgment of him as a lesser version of Rocks.

• Big Morgans ordered his crew to change course toward Bai Ye and resolved to side with him so they could survive the World Government’s pursuit.
• Big Morgans reasoned that joining Bai Ye could also let him continue reporting on the conflict, and his crew sped toward Wano Country.
• CP agents recognized the new direction and accelerated their pursuit to stop Big Morgans from reaching Wano Country.
• Blackbeard read the newspaper exposing him as Rocks’s son and calling him a budget version of Rocks, leaving his crew in shocked silence.
• Teach considered how the revelation could ruin his plans with the World Government, then weighed using his heritage for advantage elsewhere.
• Blackbeard grew angry and unsettled over Bai Ye’s assessment, though he acknowledged that his combat strength did not match Rocks’s.

After Bai Ye exposed Blackbeard as Rocks’s son, Blackbeard’s crew worried that the revelation would bring trouble from the World Government and weaken their chances of gaining support. Blackbeard decided to continue to the Holy Land and rallied his wavering crew, leaving them committed to gambling on his ambitions.

• Blackbeard admitted he was Rocks’s son but said his strength mattered more than his lineage.
• Lafitte and Doc Q asked whether the crew should still go to the Holy Land, and Blackbeard insisted they should.
• Blackbeard argued that neither his crew nor the World Government had another choice, and blamed the World Government for the Impel Down situation.
• The Impel Down recruits grew fearful that the World Government or Bai Ye’s allies would turn against them, and some quietly considered leaving.
• Blackbeard’s supporters declared they would gamble on him, and Teach welcomed their renewed confidence in his ambition.

Blackbeard led his newly assembled pirate crew to Holy Land Mary Geoise and demanded to meet the Five Elders after his identity as Rocks’s son was exposed. He entered the Hall of Power and confronted the Five Elders, who had summoned him but had not yet revealed what they intended to do.

• Blackbeard’s pirates chose to sail with him because they wanted ambitions and freedoms that Bai Ye’s plans would not allow.
• CP agents recognized Blackbeard’s fleet approaching Mary Geoise and decided to escort him to the Five Elders.
• Blackbeard brushed aside Lafitte’s concerns and went alone with the CP agents, confident the World Government would not attack him.
• The Five Elders received Blackbeard in the Hall of Power, where Saint Saturn remarked on his identity as Rocks’s son.
• Blackbeard challenged the Five Elders and showed his defiance toward the men who had killed his father.

Blackbeard negotiated with the Five Elders, offering to use his revealed identity as Rocks' son to recruit pirates and build a larger force. The Five Elders recognized his ambition to unite the pirates, while noting that Bai Ye was already the greatest pirate.

• The Five Elders doubted that Blackbeard had inherited Rocks' strength and questioned why he was acting so boldly.
• Blackbeard explained that he had chosen a different path because he knew he could not match Rocks through strength alone, and that he needed the Dark-Dark Fruit to pursue his plans.
• The Five Elders asked whether Blackbeard could cooperate with them despite Rocks having died at their hands, and Blackbeard replied that mutual benefit made cooperation possible.
• Blackbeard argued that his identity as Rocks' son was valuable and proposed that the World Government release information about Rocks so he could use the name to recruit pirates.
• Saint V. N. Uranus pointed out that Bai Ye was already the greatest pirate, as the Five Elders recognized Blackbeard's plan to create a third major power by uniting pirates.

Blackbeard negotiated with the Five Elders for the World Government to help gather pirates under his command so they could fight Bai Ye. The sides agreed to cooperate, though neither trusted the other, and Blackbeard left the Room of Authority hoping his plan would succeed.

• Nusjuro argued that Bai Ye, not Blackbeard, was the world’s greatest pirate, but Blackbeard said Bai Ye no longer considered himself a pirate.
• Blackbeard urged the Five Elders to publicize him and gather pirates, arguing that they shared an enemy in Bai Ye and could not let him overthrow the World Government.
• Saint Saturn and Nusjuro considered using Blackbeard to gather the pirates, then wiping them out after the battle if the World Government prevailed.
• The Five Elders agreed to Blackbeard’s proposal and demanded his blood; Blackbeard accepted, knowing he needed their support.
• The Five Elders warned Blackbeard to follow their arrangements, and he left the Room of Authority pleased with the deal.

Doflamingo approached Blackbeard in the Holy Land and proposed they talk, while Blackbeard welcomed the chance to explore a possible alliance. After CP reported their meeting, the Five Elders worried Doflamingo might reveal sensitive information to Blackbeard.

• Blackbeard was surprised to encounter Doflamingo in the Holy Land and wondered about his unusual standing there.
• Doflamingo asked Blackbeard to talk, explaining that he wanted to cooperate with him for his future plans.
• Blackbeard agreed, seeing potential value in an alliance despite not knowing what Doflamingo wanted.
• CP agents observed the two leaving and decided to report their meeting to the Five Elders rather than intervene.
• The Five Elders discussed the report and feared Doflamingo might share what he knew with Blackbeard.

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn decided not to interfere with Blackbeard and Doflamingo meeting, believing Blackbeard could not use any secrets he learned and might become more motivated to fight Bai Ye. Blackbeard and Doflamingo disclosed their ambitions and identities, then agreed to cooperate while each kept the possibility of betrayal in mind.

• Saint Jaygarcia Saturn chose not to prevent Blackbeard and Doflamingo from meeting and said he would study the man's genes first.
• Doflamingo asked Blackbeard whether he wanted to rule the world, and Blackbeard admitted his ambition and invited him to join forces.
• Doflamingo revealed that he was a Celestial Dragon, prompting Blackbeard to guess that the World Government needed him and had brought him back.
• Doflamingo privately focused on obtaining the Celestial Dragons' national treasure rather than ruling the world, and he and Blackbeard agreed to discuss cooperation.
• Blackbeard and Doflamingo parted satisfied for the moment, each prepared to betray the other if a greater opportunity arose.

Blackbeard returned from meeting Doflamingo in the Holy Land and told his crew that the World Government had agreed to his demand, though he would adjust their plan. He said they only needed to wait for new recruits, leaving the crew poised to grow into the world’s largest pirate crew.

• Blackbeard told Lafitte that Doflamingo was a Celestial Dragon and said he had learned something that required changes to their plan.
• Blackbeard and Lafitte returned to the ship, where the Evil Governor King expressed disappointment that Blackbeard had survived and suggested disbanding.
• Blackbeard told the crew there was no need to disband, and Dai Peng asked whether the World Government had accepted his demand.
• Vasco Shot said the World Government had agreed because Blackbeard was Rocks’ son.
• Blackbeard said the World Government would handle the recruitment and that the crew only needed to wait for pirates to join them.

Blackbeard and Doflamingo discussed using the World Government’s publicity and incoming pirates to strengthen their crews, while Doflamingo explained why he had chosen to cooperate with Blackbeard. The chapter left Trebol understanding that Blackbeard’s heritage as Rocks’s son gave him little influence over the former Rocks Pirates.

• Lafitte, Dai Peng, the Evil Governor King, and Shiryu discussed whether recruiting more pirates would help Blackbeard, and Blackbeard agreed to let the Evil Governor King take the recruits he wanted.
• Doflamingo returned from meeting Blackbeard and told Trebol that Blackbeard was an ambitious man, while Trebol questioned the danger of working with someone stronger than them.
• Doflamingo said he distrusted the World Government’s promises and intended to use Blackbeard and the pirates drawn by his identity as cannon fodder.
• Trebol questioned how Rocks’s son could be so different from Rocks, and Doflamingo said Blackbeard had waited for the Dark-Dark Fruit despite already being strong.
• Doflamingo explained that the former Rocks Pirates were allies rather than loyal subordinates and would not follow Blackbeard simply because he was Rocks’s son.

Bai Ye beat down Elbaf’s Giants because he mistakenly believed they would submit to whoever defeated them. Dragon, Vegapunk, and Shanks arrived to calm the situation, and Shanks tried to explain the misunderstanding as Bai Ye realized his information might have been wrong.

• Dragon, Vegapunk, and Shanks arrived in Elbaf and found its Giants beaten down by Bai Ye.
• The Giants suspected Shanks and the others had helped Bai Ye, but they denied taking part in the attack.
• Bai Ye explained that he had beaten the Giants because he believed Elbaf’s people worshipped strength and would submit to him.
• Shanks restated Bai Ye’s reasoning, and Bai Ye confirmed that he had acted to make the Giants submit.
• Dragon and Vegapunk questioned Bai Ye’s assumptions, while Shanks offered to mediate and talk the misunderstanding through.

Bai Ye’s attempt to recruit Elbaf’s giants after beating them sparked outrage, and Shanks and Dragon tried to steer him toward negotiation. The giants began reconsidering submission, while Bai Ye recalled Harald’s past dealings with the World Government and suggested Elbaf’s history was more complicated than it appeared.

• Shanks and Gerz reacted with disbelief when Bai Ye explained that he had beaten Elbaf’s giants to make them submit.
• The giants protested that they would never follow someone who had attacked them, while Shanks tried to calm everyone and propose a discussion.
• Bai Ye dismissed Shanks’s suggestion and argued that the giants must want another beating because they still resisted him.
• Some giants backed down, realizing Bai Ye was recruiting them and fearing another round of blows.
• Dragon urged Bai Ye to negotiate, but Bai Ye recalled Harald’s past attempt to reach an agreement with the World Government and linked the strained relationship to Harald and Loki’s affairs.

Bai Ye dismissed the need to learn more about the old conflict between Rocks, Harald, and the World Government, then told Yaruru he no longer cared whether Elbaf joined him. When Bai Ye provoked the Giants by suggesting history would call them cowards if they avoided the coming war, Elbaf rallied to fight.

• Vegapunk asked Bai Ye what he knew about the past conflict, but Bai Ye said he had joined the Rocks Pirates afterward and saw no reason to dwell on it.
• Yaruru asked whether Bai Ye expected Elbaf to side with him, and Loki declared his support for Bai Ye while threatening Shanks.
• Yaruru silenced Loki and said he would decide Elbaf's next move, while Bai Ye said he no longer cared whether the Giants joined him because he had already made them fear his strength.
• Bai Ye warned that history would remember Elbaf as cowards if the Giants stayed out of the world-changing war.
• The Giants erupted in anger at the prospect of being called cowards and declared they would fight, while Shanks realized Bai Ye had understood how to persuade them.

Bai Ye pressured Elbaf into confronting its choice between joining him and the World Government. Yaruru agreed that Elbaf would fight alongside Bai Ye, while Gaban and Shanks discussed Rayleigh's decision to join them.

• Yaruru warned Bai Ye not to provoke Elbaf into fighting the World Government, but Bai Ye acted as though he was ready to leave.
• Gaban stopped Bai Ye and considered whether to join him, while leaving Elbaf's decision to its leaders.
• Yaruru declared that Elbaf would join Bai Ye in fighting the World Government, reflecting the Giants' shared will.
• Gaban asked Shanks whether Rayleigh had also chosen a side, and Shanks explained that Bai Ye had persuaded Rayleigh to join them.

Bai Ye brought Rayleigh and Gaban toward Wano Country as the World Government’s threat forced the former Roger Pirates to leave retirement. After transferring Elbaf above Wano, Bai Ye prepared to assess his forces and soon wage war against the World Government, while Loki’s fate remained unresolved.

• Shanks told Gaban that Bai Ye had persuaded Rayleigh to go to Wano Country, where Rayleigh planned to retire after the World Government began watching him and Shakky.
• Gaban agreed to go with the giants, and he planned to speak with Rayleigh once they reached Wano Country.
• Yaruru asked Bai Ye what he would do with Loki, and Bai Ye said he would decide after returning and checking his forces, adding that war with the World Government could begin soon.
• Bai Ye transferred the entire island of Elbaf to the skies above Wano Country.
• Big Mom and Katakuri reacted with surprise to Elbaf’s arrival, while Katakuri credited Bai Ye with subduing the giants.

Big Mom, Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru discussed Bai Ye bringing Elbaf under his banner and the likelihood that he would soon fight the World Government. Bai Ye planned to move the New World's islands together before the war and let their inhabitants decide whether to join the fight.

• Katakuri reminded Big Mom that Bai Ye had already accomplished seemingly impossible feats, and Big Mom concluded that he might soon attack the World Government.
• Garp and Sengoku argued over how they had ended up siding with Bai Ye, until Tsuru stopped them and turned the discussion to the coming war.
• Sengoku asked whether the Marines were ready to fight the World Government, and Tsuru said Bai Ye held the initiative and his followers would have to prepare.
• The Breaking Dawn Pirates expressed no surprise that Bai Ye had won Elbaf's support and believed he could surpass Rocks.
• Vegapunk asked Bai Ye about a meeting, and Bai Ye told him to continue his research while he arranged to move the New World's islands and let their people choose whether to fight.

Bai Ye prepared to move the New World’s islands to Wano Country and then wage war on the World Government, while Dragon and Shanks considered his plans. Big Morgans, pursued by CP and unable to reach Wano, told his newspaper employees to flee as he prepared to stay behind.

• Bai Ye told Dragon he would move the New World’s islands to Wano before holding a meeting and going to war with the World Government.
• Dragon questioned whether the islands and underground forces would accept Bai Ye’s plans, and Bai Ye said he would eliminate anyone who stood in the way.
• Shanks said Bai Ye had likely been ready for war long before they joined him, and Vegapunk expressed hope that Bai Ye would improve the world.
• Bai Ye began transporting islands to the skies above Wano Country.
• Big Morgans, pursued by CP and far from Wano, told his newspaper employees to flee while he stayed behind to draw the pursuit away.
• Big Morgans’s employees refused to abandon him and insisted they should escape together or face death together.

Big Morgans and his people prepared to face death rather than abandon him while CP agents hunted them. Bai Ye arrived to rescue them, and Big Morgans asked to join him as Bai Ye prepared to deal with the World Government agents.

• Big Morgans told his people to flee, but they insisted on staying together and getting the World Government’s intelligence to Bai Ye.
• Bai Ye arrived, and Big Morgans broke down with relief and tried to embrace him before Bai Ye kicked him away.
• Big Morgans claimed he had risked his life to test the CP agents’ ability to fly, but Bai Ye reminded him that he had chosen to publish the reports regardless.
• Big Morgans admitted he would rather live and asked Bai Ye to handle the pursuing agents, saying he had been heading to Wano Country to join him.
• Bai Ye recognized that Big Morgans had likely sought refuge only after being driven into a corner, but agreed to act against the World Government agents.