Chapter Summaries

Ares became shogun of the Land of Wano after killing Kurozumi Orochi and Kanjuro. He then asked Sukiyaki to take him to the Ancient Weapon, Pluton, leaving Sukiyaki terrified that Ares intended to seize it.

• Ashura Doji reacted with murderous anger when Ares identified Kurozumi Orochi as a remnant of the Kurozumi Family.
• Ares forced Kanjuro to kill Orochi, then revealed Kanjuro's identity and killed him.
• Sukiyaki notified Ares that preparations were underway to transfer the shogun's position, and Ares attended the ceremony in the capital of the Land of Flowers.
• At the ceremony, Sukiyaki formally appointed Ares shogun, and Ares learned that Shimotsuki Ushimaru had gone out to sea.
• Ares privately asked Sukiyaki to take him to Pluton, and Sukiyaki feared that Ares was plotting to obtain the Ancient Weapon.

Ares learned how to reach Pluton and planned to recruit Vegapunk to supply the energy needed to activate it and reproduce Poneglyph material. He returned to the Capital of Flowers to meet with the daimyō, burdened by the many responsibilities ahead.

• Ares persuaded Sukiyaki to show him Pluton, arguing that it could be used as a hidden trump card, though Sukiyaki warned that it could not be activated without enormous energy.
• Ares added Vegapunk to his recruitment plans because Vegapunk could create the Mother Flame and artificial Devil Fruits.
• Ares struck a Poneglyph and discovered that its stone was exceptionally durable, then resolved to have scientists study how to reproduce its material.
• Sukiyaki warned Ares to keep Pluton's existence secret, and Ares agreed before leaving the underground chamber.
• Ares returned alone to the shogun's residence, where Shimotsuki Yasuiie, Ugetsu Tempura, and Fugetsu Omugi were waiting.

Ares assigned regional leadership and began planning Wano’s infrastructure and institutions while considering how to recruit talent from overseas. He decided to visit Ohara for its books and to seek Nico Olvia as an administrative aide.

• Ares kept the three daimyos in their posts, put Chinjao temporarily in charge of Kuri, and appointed Oden daimyo of Ringo in exchange for promising to teach him Dual Sword Style.
• Ares put Kaido in charge of the Capital of Flowers and led a meeting that settled on building roads as Wano’s first administrative priority.
• While training, Ares considered seeking Vegapunk and the Golden Land’s resources, then decided he wanted Nico Olvia to help manage Wano and Ohara’s books for the country’s development.
• Ares asked Chinjao for a West Blue map and an Eternal Pose to the Land of Flowers, explaining that he planned to visit Ohara for books and to recruit help.

After settling into his role as shogun of Land of Wano, Ares traveled to Ohara to investigate the scholars studying Poneglyphs. He abducted Nico Olvia and revealed himself when she woke, leaving her terrified after she recognized the 3.5-billion-Berry pirate.

• Ares made a rubbing of Land of Wano’s red Poneglyph and considered how he might obtain the other Road Poneglyphs.
• After sparring with Whitebeard while Land of Wano adjusted to its new shogun, Ares left for Ohara.
• Dr. Clover D. Clover, Nico Olvia, and the other scholars discussed deciphering the Poneglyphs and the possibility of searching for more, though Clover warned them against an expedition.
• Ares listened unseen as the scholars spoke, then followed Olvia from the Tree of Knowledge to her home.
• The next day, Ares knocked Olvia unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki, carried her to a secluded seaside, and waited for her to wake.
• Olvia tried to flee, collided with Ares, and recognized him as the God of War with a 3.5-billion-Berry bounty.

Ares recruited Nico Olvia to work for him by offering access to Poneglyph knowledge and protection from the World Government. After Olvia left Ohara, Ares took her toward Sky Island to search for a Poneglyph.

• Ares offered Olvia a secretary's work in exchange for sharing what he knew about the Poneglyphs and helping her learn their ancient script.
• Olvia accepted, and Ares showed her a copy of a Road Poneglyph and explained the Road and Intelligence Poneglyphs.
• Ares warned Olvia not to share the copy or what she had memorized with Clover or anyone else, then destroyed it.
• Olvia left a farewell note for Clover and departed with Ares the next day.
• Ares summoned a Flame Cloud, and he and Olvia flew toward Sky Island to find the first Poneglyph.

Ares and Olvia landed at Twin Cape, where Ares stopped Laboon from charging Reverse Mountain and told him the Rumba Pirates had died. Olvia impulsively invited Laboon to travel with them, and Ares agreed, leaving Crocus relieved but worried that he would be alone at Twin Cape.

• Olvia became hungry, so Ares landed the Flame Cloud at Twin Cape and found Crocus near the lighthouse.
• Crocus went to prepare food as Laboon charged toward Reverse Mountain, and Ares stopped the enormous whale with one hand.
• Ares told Laboon and Crocus that the Rumba Pirates had been wiped out, leaving Laboon in grief and Crocus shaken.
• Olvia learned Laboon's story and invited him to join them on their journey to the Grand Line.
• Ares agreed to take Laboon along on the condition that he obey, and Crocus realized Laboon's departure would leave him alone at Twin Cape.

Crocus joined Ares and Olvia to care for Laboon, then examined Ares and discovered his body was nearly impervious to needles and possessed monstrous vitality. Afterward, Ares resumed training, and Olvia asked whether other people at sea were as powerful as he was.

• Crocus asked to travel with Ares and Olvia so he could continue treating Laboon, and Olvia agreed.
• Crocus learned that Ares carried everyone through the air on a Flame Cloud instead of sailing on a ship.
• Crocus worried that Ares's brutal training was damaging his body, so Ares agreed to an examination.
• Crocus's syringes bent against Ares's skin, and other examinations revealed Ares's extraordinary physique and vitality.
• Ares resumed training, and Olvia asked whether other powerhouses on the sea matched his strength.

Ares brought the sick Olvia to Drum Island, where Dr. Kureha offered to treat her and asked whether they wanted to know the secret to her youth. Crocus and Olvia said yes, but Ares flatly refused.

• Crocus told Olvia that several Great Pirates rivaled Ares, and then described Golden Lion's growing pirate fleet.
• Olvia caught a cold while traveling, and Crocus's medicine failed to improve her condition.
• Ares flew Olvia and Crocus to Drum Island to find medical care and brought them to Hiruluk and Dr. Kureha.
• Dr. Kureha said she was 103 years old and offered to reveal the secret to her eternal youth for an extra fee.
• Crocus and Olvia eagerly agreed to hear the secret, while Ares answered no.

Ares offered Dr. Kureha a place in his service in exchange for sharing the secret of immortality, then left to search Drum Island for the Hito Hito Fruit: Model Human. He found the Munch-Munch Fruit instead and decided it would help develop the Land of Wano.

• Ares told Crocus and Olvia that he knew how to obtain an extraordinarily long lifespan and offered to share the secret with Dr. Kureha if she became his subordinate.
• Ares asked Dr. Kureha to treat Olvia while he went to search for a Devil Fruit, and Dr. Kureha stayed behind to consider his proposal.
• Ares used Observation Haki to find and follow a herd of reindeer through the snow.
• Ares discovered a Devil Fruit wedged between snow-covered boulders and recognized it as the Paramecia Munch-Munch Fruit rather than the Hito Hito Fruit: Model Human.
• Ares picked up the Munch-Munch Fruit, pleased that it could help the Land of Wano develop faster.

Ares obtained the Munch-Munch Fruit and persuaded Dr. Witch Kureha to join his crew by promising to help her preserve her youth. He left Drum Island’s medical development and his promise to obtain Pure Gold as goals for the journey ahead.

• Ares found the Munch-Munch Fruit and planned to use its ability to create valuable alloys from scrap metal and Iron Sand Ore.
• Crocus and Dr. Witch Kureha discussed Ares’s claim about immortality, while Olvia speculated that he might have lived for a very long time.
• Ares returned with the Devil Fruit, asked Crocus to buy as many medical books as possible, and had Hiruluk guide him around town.
• Ares urged Dr. Witch Kureha to join by pointing out that her appearance would continue to age, and Olvia encouraged her to accept.
• Dr. Witch Kureha agreed to join Ares’s crew, and Ares planned to build a hospital system in Wano and obtain Pure Gold.

Ares explained that Pure Gold and the Op-Op Fruit’s immortality operation could grant immortality, alarming Olvia and Dr. Kureha with the possibility that the World Government had immortals. He prepared to leave Drum Island with Olvia and Crocus, while continuing to plan for the Land of Wano’s development.

• Ares told Dr. Kureha and Olvia that Pure Gold could extend life and that an Op-Op Fruit user could grant immortality by sacrificing their own life.
• Olvia inferred that the World Government might have one or more immortals, and Dr. Kureha was shaken by the implications of its centuries-long rule.
• Ares warned Olvia to keep the secrets quiet, told her to rest, and said they would set out together the next day.
• Ares returned to training and reflected that the Land of Wano needed development beyond military strength.
• Ares brought Crocus back, and Crocus praised Drum Island’s medical books and hoped to surpass Dr. Kureha.
• Ares said they would copy the books for the Land of Wano, where Dr. Kureha and Crocus could help build a great medical nation.

Ares took Crocus, Olvia, and Dr. Kureha to Little Garden to challenge the powerful giants Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Brogy. As the giant captains joined forces to attack the shadow overhead, Ares leaped down from the sky to face them.

• Ares used Flame Cloud to carry the group and their luggage, then announced they would visit an island with powerful giants before going to Sky Island.
• Ares brought everyone to Little Garden, where Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Brogy began their latest duel.
• Dorry and Brogy paused their fight when a massive shadow darkened the sky and prepared to destroy it together.
• Crocus recognized the giants as the captains of the Giant Warrior Pirates, and Dr. Kureha warned Ares that they were dangerous Great Pirates.
• Ares laughed off the warning and leaped down to challenge Blue Ogre Dorry and Red Ogre Brogy.

Ares faced Brogy and Dorry’s combined attack, survived it without injury, and challenged the two giant warriors to a fight. Brogy and Dorry accepted his presence with astonishment, while Ares’s companions remained nearby with Laboon.

• Brogy and Dorry unleashed their combined Hagoku attack, and Ares met it with a Blood-colored Armament punch.
• The collision scattered the clouds and sent violent aftershocks across the sky, injuring Laboon and nearly blowing Olvia off his back.
• Ares crashed onto the island, but Brogy and Dorry found him walking out of the dust unharmed.
• Ares introduced himself, lowered Laboon into the sea, and identified the giants as Red Ogre Brogy and Blue Ogre Dorry.
• Ares excitedly challenged Brogy and Dorry to a satisfying battle.

Ares challenged Dorry and Brogy on Little Garden, insisting they fight him together without weapons. He defeated Dorry in a test of strength and then overwhelmed him with the Giant Tribe technique Ikoku, leaving Brogy shocked by Ares’s mastery.

• Dorry and Brogy argued over which of them would fight Ares, but Ares challenged both giants to attack together.
• Ares shattered Dorry’s shield with a punch, and Dorry and Brogy threw aside their weapons to fight him bare-handed.
• Dorry struck Ares with a powerful punch, but Ares met it head-on and knocked Dorry to the ground.
• Dorry used Hagoku against Ares, who countered with Ikoku, a technique he had secretly learned from BIG.
• Ares’s shock wave broke through Dorry’s attack and blasted him backward, leaving Brogy stunned that Ares had mastered a Giant Tribe technique.

Ares fought Dorry and Brogy, first knocking them down and then challenging them to attack together. He held back to draw out their techniques, but as the fight continued, the giants’ arms grew numb while his punches stayed precise and strong.

• Ares sent Dorry and Brogy flying with powerful punches, while Crocus, Dr. Kureha, and Olvia watched and discussed his strength and training.
• Dorry and Brogy got back up, marveled at Ares’s physical power, and charged him together after he challenged them to a two-on-one fight.
• Ares matched the giants’ strength and exchanged dozens of punches with their four hands, standing firm as the ground cracked beneath him.
• Ares kept fighting to draw out the giants’ combat techniques, trading hundreds of blows with them without ending the battle quickly.
• Brogy noticed that his arm had gone numb and his strength was fading, while Ares’s punches remained fast, precise, and consistent.

Ares studied Brogy and Dorry’s combination attack, Hagoku, and decided to recreate its power alone using his Devil Fruit and Life Return. He prepared to test the technique against the giants, who realized its potential could be terrifying.

• Dorry and Brogy admitted that their combat experience and familiar fighting styles were not enough to defeat Ares, so they joined forces and used Hagoku.
• Ares deliberately took the giants’ shockwave attack so he could study Hagoku and compare it with Linlin’s Ikoku.
• Brogy and Dorry were astonished when Ares emerged from the dust unharmed and transformed into a larger, scaled form.
• Ares used Life Return to control his dragon tail and raised it like a blade while preparing to perform Hagoku alone.
• Brogy and Dorry watched tensely as Ares gathered strength, recognizing that his solo combination attack could be terrifying.

Ares copied Dorry and Brogy’s combined technique, Conqueror’s Sea, during their fight, though he remained dissatisfied with his execution. He challenged the giants to fight again with their weapons, eager to see their strongest technique.

• Olvia, Kureha, and Crocus recognized Ares’s exceptional talent, persistence, and ability to learn as they watched him fight.
• Ares used his own imperfect version of Conqueror’s Sea against Dorry and Brogy’s combined attack, and the collision devastated the battlefield and wounded the giants.
• Ares criticized his technique for scattering its power, while Dorry and Brogy acknowledged how quickly he had learned something that took their people decades to master.
• Ares told Dorry and Brogy to retrieve their weapons and fight him again, insisting that their unarmed strength could not satisfy him.
• Dorry and Brogy retrieved their sword and axe from the volcano, and Ares challenged them to show him their strongest technique.

Ares watched Brogy and Dorry prepare and unleash their weapon-based 'Hakoku' so he could learn the Giants' authentic technique. The chapter ended as he recognized the red and blue energy shockwaves as attacks resembling sword qi.

• Ares focused on memorizing Brogy and Dorry's movements as they prepared to use 'Hakoku'.
• Dorry and Brogy warned Ares that their weapon-based attack was much stronger than their unarmed version, but he refused to back down.
• Brogy and Dorry charged their sword and axe with momentum and Armament Haki.
• Brogy and Dorry swung their weapons and released red and blue energy shockwaves with 'Hakoku'.
• Ares compared the shockwaves to sword qi and Kaido's 'Club Aura'.

Ares deliberately took Brogy and Dorry’s combined Hakai head-on to experience its power and strengthen his body. The attack swallowed him, leaving Olvia, Crocus, Dr. Kureha, and the two giants fearing he was dead.

• Brogy and Dorry fused their red and blue sword energy into a powerful combined Hakai, astonishing Ares.
• Ares chose not to defend himself, hoping the attack would help him understand Hakai and grow stronger.
• Brogy and Dorry urged Ares to block the attack, while Laboon, Crocus, Olvia, and Dr. Kureha watched in alarm.
• Hakai struck Ares in the chest and engulfed him in its radiance.
• Olvia demanded that Crocus and Dr. Kureha treat Ares, and both doctors hurried toward the island.
• Brogy and Dorry lamented that Ares had seemingly died before they could have a proper fight with him.

Ares endured Brogy and Dorry’s devastating “Hakai” without Armament Haki to learn the Giants’ combined technique, but his depleted stamina and the shock wave’s destruction left him on the verge of unconsciousness and death. He struggled to shield his vital organs with Advanced Armament Haki as he forced himself to stay awake.

• Ares willingly let “Hakai” engulf him, using Life Return to regenerate his body while studying the attack’s power.
• The shock wave tore away Ares’s flesh and ground his bones down as his regeneration consumed his remaining stamina.
• Ares realized he had exhausted himself by eating little and training without rest, leaving too little strength to use Armament Haki.
• As his body and consciousness weakened, Ares tried to use Advanced Armament Haki and Conqueror’s Haki to protect his vital organs.
• Ares rejected the thought that he had been overconfident and urged himself to stay awake so he could grow strong enough to oppose the World Government and Imu.