Recaps

Silver Axe spotted Captain John swimming toward a mysterious woman whose song had entranced the Sea Kings and trapped the ships. Captain John fought her snake-haired, petrifying-beam ability, but the green snakes surrounded him and he realized she was trying to make him run out of liquor.

• Silver Axe saw the mysterious woman singing atop a Sea King and spotted Captain John approaching her.
• Captain John climbed onto the Sea King and was horrified by the woman's distorted face and green snake hair.
• The woman attacked Captain John with petrifying beams from her snakes, but he dodged and fought back with Flying Slashes and flames.
• The snakes deflected Captain John's blades, forced him to abandon them, and surrounded him in a cage.
• Captain John drank liquor and used his flames to push back the snakes, then realized the woman was trying to exhaust his supply.

Captain John struggled against the gorgon’s snakes until Silver Axe intervened, but Silver Axe’s insults enraged her and triggered a fierce counterattack. John recovered his weapons, and the two pirates stood together to defend against her petrifying rays.

• Captain John recalled Ares's Swordless Style and tried to strike a green snake, but its Armament Haki-hardened scales stopped his attack.
• Silver Axe arrived and knocked a snake away from John, rescuing him from its bite.
• Silver Axe called the woman ugly, prompting her to stop singing and attack him in a rage.
• The green snakes bit Silver Axe, but his armor blocked them, and he knocked aside their petrifying rays with his shield and Haki-coated axe.
• Captain John retrieved his twin blades and used Armament Haki to protect them from petrification as he and Silver Axe fought back-to-back.
• The woman launched another attack with her Sea Demon's Song.

Silver Axe and Captain John struggled against the siren woman’s song and petrifying rays, then coordinated an attack to reach her. She struck Silver Axe hard enough to deform his armor, but he got back up and prepared to fight her again.

• The siren woman’s shrill song disrupted Silver Axe and Captain John as her snake-haired monsters fired Petrifying Rays at them.
• Captain John used Dual Sword Style—Gale Slash to weaken the song and shield Silver Axe while he charged the siren woman.
• Captain John used Afterimage to block the snake-haired monsters as Silver Axe attacked, but the siren woman dodged his axe and caught its blade.
• The siren woman shrieked, then struck Silver Axe with her tail and sent him flying, badly damaging his armor.
• Silver Axe rose with blood in his mouth, discarded his shield, and vowed to chop the siren woman to pieces.

Silver Axe and Captain John fought the Sea Demon woman while Ares invited Slada to join his crew after finding the treasure she guarded. Ares returned to find his ship missing and flew off to search, while Ochoku discovered a gigantic island.

• Silver Axe used Silver Flash—Blink to attack the Sea Demon woman, but her Magic Shield blocked his axe until his second strike cracked it.
• Captain John used medicinal liquors to boost his combat power and suppress the woman's hair-serpents as Kaido steered the battered pirate ship toward the battle.
• Slada refused Ares's invitation because she was bound to guard the treasure, but Ares promised to find it and return for her.
• Ares left Slada and searched for his ship, then flew off in the direction Ochoku had taken after failing to find it.
• Ochoku found a gigantic island and climbed onto it, wondering whether the others had gone there.

Ochoku searched the island for Silver Axe and the others, then was driven into a desperate fight by a pack of powerful rabbit-like beasts. Meanwhile, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp arrived with a Marine warship to hunt the Rocks Pirates, and Ares appeared in the sky as the Marines prepared to fight.

• Ochoku cut a trail through the island's forest and felled trees to leave signs for John and the others.
• A pack of muscular, ape-like rabbits surrounded Ochoku and attacked, forcing him to fight while still weakened from an earlier battle.
• The rabbits climbed onto Ochoku's armor and restricted his movements, pushing him toward danger.
• Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp arrived at the island aboard a Marine warship and prepared to capture the Rocks Pirates' officers.
• Garp claimed he would fight Ares, while Sengoku warned him to focus on the mission.
• A dragon's roar sounded overhead, and Sengoku identified the approaching figure as Blood Hand - Ares and ordered the Marines to prepare for battle.

Ares confronted Garp at sea and insisted on testing his fists against the Marine vice admiral instead of using his Devil Fruit powers. Their escalating clash left Sengoku wondering why no other Rocks Pirates had appeared.

• Ares spotted the Marine warship and flew toward it, excited by the strong fighters aboard.
• Garp launched himself into the sky to face Ares, while Zephyr agreed to watch for the other Rocks Pirates.
• Ares and Garp exchanged taunts and began trading powerful punches, each refusing to dodge.
• The two men fought through hundreds of blows, shaking the sea and thrilling the Marines watching from the warship.
• Sengoku hoped Garp could win while Ares avoided using his Devil Fruit, then questioned why the other Rocks Pirates were nowhere to be seen.

Sengoku destroyed the life paper and searched the island while Garp fought Ares in a brutal battle that neither man could yet end. Meanwhile, Captain John and Silver Axe were overwhelmed by the snake-haired woman, and Silver Axe was about to be petrified when someone intervened.

• Sengoku crushed the life paper, left Zephyr with Garp, and led Marines to search the island for Captain John and Ochoku.
• Garp and Ares traded powerful blows as Zephyr watched, noting Ares’s growing strength and waiting for him to tire before joining the fight.
• Captain John and Silver Axe struggled against the snake-haired woman, whose petrifying snakes and magic shield kept them from landing a hit.
• John and Silver Axe attacked together, but the woman’s shield repelled them and left Silver Axe surrounded by her snakes.
• The snake-haired woman prepared to petrify Silver Axe’s foot, but an unknown person shouted for her to stop.

Slada protected Captain John and Silver Axe from Brandy Strawberry, the Sea Demon princess who sought to kill them for being human. He escaped with them into the sea, then began explaining how Brandy Strawberry had changed from the Sea Demon Tribe’s most beautiful princess into a terrifying figure.

• Captain John and Silver Axe recognized Slada as the Sea Demon who had fought Ares, and feared Ares had been defeated.
• Brandy Strawberry accused Slada of abandoning his duty to kill humans, but Slada argued that John and Silver Axe were not responsible for destroying the Sea Demon Tribe.
• Slada stopped Brandy Strawberry from attacking Silver Axe because Ares had spared him, and he felt indebted to Ares and his companions.
• When Brandy Strawberry attacked again, Slada grabbed John and Silver Axe and escaped with them underwater.
• Brandy Strawberry used the Sea Demon's Song to calm the battling Sea Kings, while Kaido worried about the damaged ship and the missing Ares and Captain John.
• Slada told John and Silver Axe that Brandy Strawberry had once been the Sea Demon Tribe’s most beautiful princess, then began recounting what had happened to her over 200 years earlier.

Slada explained how Imu’s experiments transformed Stella into the feared Sea Demon Princess, then took Captain John and Silver Axe to find their companions. After Kaido’s shipwreck, he found and ate a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, while Ares and Garp’s battle continued with Zephyr watching in alarm at Ares’s growth and recovery.

• Slada told Captain John and Silver Axe that Imu’s people had captured Stella, experimented on her, and destroyed the Sea Demon Tribe, leaving her permanently transformed and consumed by hatred for humanity.
• Slada agreed to help Captain John and Silver Axe reunite with their companions, warning that Stella would kill any humans in the area and that he was much weaker on land.
• Waves from Ares and Garp’s battle drove Kaido’s broken ship onto reefs, and Kaido rescued the stranded pirates before finding a jeweled chest on the seabed.
• Kaido opened the chest, discovered a Devil Fruit, and ate it, learning that it was a Mythical Zoan and vowing to stand beside Ares as a king.
• Ares and Garp continued battling as Zephyr observed that Ares’s physique and recovery had improved so much that Garp was at a disadvantage.

Ares and Garp traded powerful blows in the sky while Ochoku recovered and headed toward the fight. In the Sea Demon Tribe ruins, Sengoku confronted Redfield, who revealed his fond memories of Brook and the Rumba Pirates, then chose to fight when Sengoku tried to stop him.

• Ares delighted in Garp’s punches and answered his Rage Iron Fist with Blood-colored Armament—Red Dragon's Roar.
• Ochoku recovered after Ares’s roar scared away the rabbits and staggered toward the sounds of the battle.
• Sengoku’s men found a lone set of footprints, and Sengoku suspected Captain John had entered the ruins alone.
• Sengoku encountered Redfield at the former royal palace, where Redfield said he was searching for the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Redfield recalled meeting Brook of the Rumba Pirates and wanting to hear Binks' Brew again.
• Sengoku refused to let Redfield leave, and Redfield warned him before Sengoku launched an attack.

Redfield fought Sengoku while Ochoku escaped, and Slada led Captain John and Silver Axe toward the treasure despite their plan to abandon Princess Stella. They reached the wreckage of their ship, still unsure what had happened to Kaido.

• Redfield blocked Sengoku's attacks with his umbrella, then faced Sengoku after he transformed into his Buddha form and unleashed a shockwave.
• Ochoku spotted Redfield battling the Marines, fled the area, and went to search for his companions.
• Slada refused Captain John's suggestion to hand Princess Stella over to the Marines, insisting she remained his princess.
• John and Silver Axe persuaded Slada to take them to the treasure before they reunited with their companions and escaped.
• Several hours later, Slada brought John and Silver Axe near the treasure, where they found broken planks from their ship and wondered how Kaido was doing.

Slada led Captain John and Silver Axe to the hidden treasure, only for them to discover that Kaido had eaten the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit inside. Kaido revealed his four-faced, eight-armed Hanuman form, while Stella arrived at the waters where Ares and Garp were fighting and realized another group had entered the area.

• Slada brought Captain John and Silver Axe to the cliff, where they reunited with Kaido and explained their search for the treasure.
• Slada searched the seafloor repeatedly but could not find the treasure, so Kaido showed Captain John and Silver Axe the empty chest he had found.
• Kaido revealed that he had eaten the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, and Captain John identified it as the Monkey-Monkey Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Hanuman form.
• Kaido transformed into a four-faced, eight-armed giant ape, impressing Captain John, Silver Axe, and Slada with his formidable strength.
• The group chopped down trees to build a large raft, while Stella arrived where Ares and Garp were battling and sensed that another group had entered the waters.

Garp defeated Ares in a clash of fists by unleashing a new Armament Haki technique, but Ares survived and refused to use his Devil Fruit. The two prepared to continue their fight, while Zephyr grew confident that Ares’s stubbornness would lead to his death.

• Stella watched Garp and Ares battle and planned to attack them after they were both injured.
• Garp and Ares traded powerful punches until Garp used his new Armament Haki technique, Seabed—Descend, and blasted Ares from the sky.
• Ares survived on a Flame Cloud, acknowledged the strength of Garp’s punch, and refused Garp’s invitation to use his Devil Fruit.
• Ares declared that he would defeat Garp with his fists, and Zephyr celebrated his decision to fight on Garp’s terms.

Ares discovered a force-dissipating technique during his battle with Garp, reducing the damage from Garp's punches as he grew stronger. The fight left Garp badly injured after Ares quickly learned his Armament Haki technique and struck him with it.

• Ares recalled his past training and Whitebeard Newgate's teachings, then began dissipating the force of Garp's attacks.
• Ares and Garp exchanged hundreds of punches as Ares refined the technique and his Conqueror's Haki grew stronger.
• Zephyr decided to join the fight, fearing Ares would become an unstoppable threat to the Marines.
• Ares mastered Garp's Armament Haki method during the battle and struck Garp in the face with a powerful punch.
• Zephyr caught the bloodied Garp, who realized Ares had copied his technique and angrily accused him of lacking martial virtue.

Zephyr and Garp joined forces against Ares, who met their attacks with fierce enthusiasm and kept fighting. As Kaido and Captain John hurried to help him, Ochoku watched in amazement and wondered whether Ares could fulfill his dream of surpassing the Supreme Grade Sword.

• Zephyr urged Garp to work with him, warning that Ares's rapid growth could make him even harder to capture.
• Garp and Zephyr attacked Ares together, and Ares countered with powerful Blood-colored Armament techniques.
• Stella watched the battle and realized how much she lacked in combat skill.
• Captain John and Kaido hurried across the sea on Slada's raft to help Ares.
• Ochoku watched from the island's edge and marveled that Ares could withstand the Navy fighters while pursuing his dream of surpassing the Supreme Grade Sword.

After Garp and Zephyr blasted Ares into a crater, the Marines believed he had been defeated, but Redfield sensed his heartbeat and warned Sengoku that Ares was still alive. Ares rose from the crater, eager to continue fighting, leaving Sengoku and the Marines facing his terrifying battle aura.

• Ochoku recalled Ares’s dream of becoming a blade capable of challenging Rocks and recognized that Ares had made the impossible real.
• Zephyr struck Ares with Armament—Black Arm Technique, sending him crashing into the island, and he and Garp chased after him.
• Kaido urged Slada to hurry the raft toward the island, but Slada struggled against the rough waves and the raft’s heavy passengers.
• The Marines assumed Ares had been defeated, while Sengoku expected Garp and Zephyr to help him capture Redfield.
• Redfield heard Ares’s powerful heartbeat and warned Sengoku that Ares was still alive, as a savage aura began spreading from the crater.
• Ares emerged from the crater and roared that the battle was not over, his body crackling with black-and-red lightning.

Ares overwhelmed the Marines with his immense durability and ferocious aura, then rejected Redfield’s offer to team up and attacked Sengoku instead. The chapter left Ares driving Sengoku backward with a relentless barrage of punches.

• A Giant Vice Admiral’s blade shattered against Ares, who struck the giant and sent him crashing through the forest.
• Ares unleashed his terrifying aura, causing Marines around him to collapse while Redfield and Sengoku watched in alarm.
• Ares challenged the Marines and Redfield to attack him together, but he rejected Redfield’s proposal to team up against the Marines.
• Ares charged Sengoku and suppressed the golden Buddha with a storm of punches, forcing him backward as Redfield watched in disbelief.

Ares forced Redfield to fight and revealed his Azure Dragon Human-Beast Form and Swordless Style. As Sengoku watched, Redfield dodged Ares’s devastating attacks and recognized the strength of the monster raised by Rocks, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion.

• Redfield tried to leave the battle, but Ares struck at him with a powerful slash created by his arm and demanded that he stay and fight.
• Redfield attacked Ares with his umbrella, and Ares blocked the blow and grew excited by Redfield’s strength.
• Sengoku identified Redfield as the World’s Strongest Swordsman, prompting Ares to turn his attention from Sengoku to Redfield.
• Ares transformed into his Azure Dragon Human-Beast Form and demonstrated his Swordless Style, clashing sword waves with Redfield.
• Ares charged with a Dragon Claw Slash, and Redfield dodged it while Sengoku marveled at Ares’s overwhelming abilities.

Zengoku, Garp, and Zephyr recognized that Ares’s ability to learn from his opponents made him a growing threat and decided to wait while he fought Redfield. Ares continued overwhelming Redfield with relentless attacks, leaving Redfield forced to defend against his flames and slashes.

• Garp and Zephyr arrived, and Zengoku learned that Ares had copied Garp’s force-dissipating technique and Armament Haki method during their fight.
• Zengoku urged Garp and Zephyr to kill or capture Ares before his rapid learning made him the world’s strongest monster.
• Zephyr proposed letting Redfield fight Ares so the Navy could potentially capture them both, and Zengoku agreed to wait.
• Ares unleashed a barrage of Dragon Storm Claw slashes, forcing Redfield to evade more than a hundred attacks.
• Ares breathed a stream of Dragon Flame, which Redfield split with his umbrella sword before deflecting the slashes that followed.

Ares relentlessly attacked Redfield, who avoided fighting at full strength because he wanted to save his stamina for the Marines. As Sengoku and Zephyr considered how to force the two into a decisive clash, Kaido and the others arrived and drew everyone’s attention.

• Redfield used Observation Haki to discover that Ares cared only about fighting, then refused to unleash his full strength because Marines were nearby.
• Ares attacked Redfield with Pluto’s Sword, Divine Dragon Tail Slash, and his claws, but Redfield dodged each assault.
• Sengoku and Zephyr agreed that Redfield and Ares needed to fight without holding back so the Marines could exploit the outcome.
• Kaido, Silver Axe, Ochoku, Captain John, and Slada arrived and recognized Ares fighting Redfield.
• Kaido called out to Ares, prompting Ares and the Marines to turn their attention toward the newcomers.

Kaido revealed his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit and its monstrous strength while fighting the Marines, astonishing Zephyr, Sengoku, and the Rocks Pirates officers. Encouraged by Ares, Kaido prepared to prove he was a true monster alongside his brother.

• Zephyr, Sengoku, and Garp attacked the injured Captain John, Ochoku, Silver Axe, and Slada, while Kaido was initially left without an opponent.
• Kaido transformed with his Monkey-Monkey Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Hanuman Form, and his powerful punches sent Zephyr retreating as the ground broke apart.
• Zephyr and Sengoku recognized Kaido as a Mythical Zoan user, and Sengoku identified his fruit's special power as invincible monstrous strength.
• Ochoku praised Kaido for gaining the fruit, and Kaido said he would defeat everyone who had looked down on him.
• Kaido called out to Ares, who encouraged him to fight and prove that he was a true monster.

Kaido battled Zephyr while Sengoku realized the Marines were struggling against the Rocks Pirates. Ares continued attacking Redfield, who relied on future sight to evade him, leaving Ares curious about the limits of Observation Haki.

• Kaido charged Zephyr and traded powerful punches with him until Zephyr used Shave to attack from behind, only to discover Kaido could see and defend himself from every direction.
• Sengoku struggled against Captain John and Silver Axe and saw that Garp was stalemated by Slada and Ochoku, while Kaido held Zephyr off alone.
• Ares kept provoking and attacking Redfield, but Redfield dodged by predicting his moves and urged him to focus on the Marines attacking his companions.
• Redfield explained that his Observation Haki let him foresee the future, and Ares asked whether Observation Haki could briefly predict what was coming when cultivated to its peak.

Ares fought Redfield while trying to understand how Observation Haki could be countered. After realizing that concealing his presence could defeat Redfield’s ability to sense him, Ares began practicing it, leaving Redfield alarmed by his rapid progress.

• Redfield explained that his Observation Haki let him sense thoughts and foresee attacks, while Ares considered learning future sight or preventing Redfield from using Haki.
• Ares recalled Whitebeard and Golden Lion’s lessons and practiced Observation Haki during the fight, but made little progress toward future sight.
• Ares kicked up a cloud of dust and used the Six Powers—Shave to confuse Redfield’s vision and hearing, but Redfield still dodged his attack by sensing his presence.
• Ares realized Redfield sensed him through his presence and began trying to conceal it, prompting Redfield to panic at Ares’s exceptional combat insight.

Ares fought Redfield while trying to discover how to counter Observation Haki’s future sight. After a fierce clash, Ares believed he had found a solution: overwhelm the area with Conqueror’s Haki, a technique known as Observation Kill.

• Redfield struck Ares with Ragnarok and fled, but Ares caught up in his dragon form and attacked him with wind blades from the sky.
• Ares rejected three possible ways to counter future sight and realized he could not completely erase aura while alive and moving.
• Redfield attacked with Twin Moon Sky Wolf and pressed Ares to fight seriously, but Ares kept his distance while continuing to study aura.
• Redfield charged with Moonlit Rhapsody, and Ares countered with Divine Dragon Tail Slash, leaving both fighters badly struck.
• Ares concluded that spreading Conqueror’s Haki across the world could overwhelm Redfield’s ability to sense his aura, and he recognized the method as Observation Kill.

Ares used his Conqueror's Haki to disrupt Redfield's Observation Haki, then challenged him with his self-styled Swordless Style. The fight continued as Ares combined sword techniques with attacks from his transformed body.

• Ares unleashed his Conqueror's Haki across the island while experimenting with how to restrain Observation Haki.
• Redfield recovered from Ares's earlier attack and realized Ares might be trying to counter his ability to foresee attacks.
• Ares altered the rhythm and intensity of his Haki until Redfield could no longer read his thoughts or predict his moves.
• Ares charged Redfield and declared that his body was his weapon, naming his fighting method the Swordless Style.
• Redfield dismissed Ares's swordsmanship but defended himself as Ares attacked with his arms and dragon tail in one-, two-, and three-sword-style combinations.