Chapter Summaries

Crocus and Dr. Kureha raced across Little Garden to reach Ares after the Giants' attack, while Brogy and Dorry went to bury him. They found Ares barely alive after he unleashed Conqueror's Haki, and Crocus and Dr. Kureha began assessing his terrible injuries.

• Crocus and Dr. Kureha struggled across Little Garden, fighting island creatures and exhausting themselves as they hurried toward Ares.
• Dr. Kureha proposed finding Brogy and Dorry so the Giants could carry them to Ares, and they climbed onto Dorry's shoe when their shouts went unheard.
• Brogy and Dorry spotted black-and-red lightning in the sky and recognized Ares's Conqueror's Haki, then ran toward him with Crocus and Dr. Kureha on Dorry's shoe.
• Brogy and Dorry found Ares standing bloodied at the island's edge and realized he had survived their combined attack but was close to death.
• Crocus opened his medical kit while Dr. Kureha criticized Ares's reckless training, and they prepared to treat him.

After surviving Brogy and Dorry’s combined Ikoku Sovereignty, Ares refused to leave for medicine and focused on recovering through food while studying their attack. He tried holding Dorry’s sword and considered how wielding weapons might help him develop a sharper fighting style of his own.

• Ares demanded meat to replenish his energy, while Dorry and Brogy went hunting for a dinosaur.
• Crocus and Dr. Kureha treated Ares’s wounds, but Ares declined Crocus’s suggestion to travel for more medicine.
• Ares used his memories to study Brogy and Dorry’s Ikoku Sovereignty and planned to practice it after recovering.
• Brogy and Dorry returned with dinosaur meat and told Ares they had thought he was dead.
• Ares took Dorry’s longsword, considered learning to wield weapons, and bit into the partly cooked dinosaur meat.

Ares recovered from his injuries on Little Garden and tried to recruit Brogy and Dorry, then revealed that he was the shogun of the Land of Wano. He failed to persuade the Giants to join his crew, but proposed that young Giants visit Wano to gain experience and join his forces.

• Ares ate dinosaur meat to heal, asked Crocus and Dr. Kureha how to strengthen his recovery, and learned that medicinal herbs might help stimulate his cells.
• Brogy and Dorry said the island's food supply was running out and they were ready to leave Little Garden, so Ares invited them to join his pirate crew.
• After Brogy rejected the invitation, Ares proposed that young members of the Giant Tribe travel to the Land of Wano to gain experience, revealing that he was its shogun.
• Dr. Kureha asked for generous medical fees and benefits, while Ares promised wealth if they made Wano's medical science the world's foremost.
• Crocus realized Ares had brought Olvia partly to help govern Wano, and Ares said he also planned to have her study administration.

Ares made a pact with Dorry and Brogy to welcome Giant Tribe youngsters to the Land of Wano, then departed Little Garden with Crocus, Dr. Kureha, and Olvia. After discovering that his Log Pose had been destroyed, he decided to keep sailing toward Skypiea, where he hoped to find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

• Ares invited Giant Tribe youngsters to gain experience in the Land of Wano, and Brogy and Dorry agreed to visit when the country opened its borders.
• Ares said farewell to Brogy and Dorry, who promised to fight him again in the New World.
• Olvia worried about Ares, but Crocus and Dr. Kureha assured her that he had recovered from his injuries.
• Ares discovered that the Log Pose had been destroyed during his battle with Dorry and Brogy.
• Ares and his companions decided to seek a new Log Pose and continue toward Skypiea, where Ares hoped to obtain the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Ares planned to secure the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and bring the Sky Island under his command to strengthen the Land of Wano. After studying Alabasta’s port operations, Olvia joined Ares and the others as they reached the Sky Island safely.

• Ares considered the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s potential and planned to make the Sky Island part of his territory.
• Olvia spent half a month studying Nanohana’s port operations, then showed Ares her detailed notes, earning his praise and a renewed promise to help her study the Poneglyphs.
• Ares planned to reveal information about the red Poneglyphs and use the resulting competition among Rocks, Roger, Golden Lion, World, and others to find them.
• Olvia used the Log Pose to guide the group to the waters above Upper Yard, where they witnessed the Knock Up Stream erupt.
• Ares carried the group and Laboon upward on Flame Clouds, blasted through the White Sea with a Heat Breath, and reached the cloud ocean of the Sky Island.

Ares arrived at Angel Island with his companions aboard the colossal Laboon and demanded to meet its ruler, Gan Fall. As Gan Fall approached, the winged horse recoiled from Ares’s overwhelming presence.

• A creature from the sea of clouds fled after seeing Laboon, and Olvia marveled at the wonders of the sky island.
• Ares used Observation Haki to search for the Shandia settlement but failed, so he directed Laboon toward Angel Island.
• Laboon reached Angel Island, where its residents panicked at the sight of the enormous whale.
• Ares and his companions went ashore, and Ares told the island’s soldiers he wanted to see their God.
• Gan Fall arrived on a winged horse, but the horse stopped at a distance, frightened by Ares’s aura.

Ares confronted Gan Fall on Sky Island and declared his intention to conquer Angel Island and subjugate the Shandia. He left Gan Fall frozen in terror and warned him that he was too weak to be worth fighting.

• Gan Fall overcame Pierre's attempts to stop him and went to face Ares on the beach.
• Ares told Gan Fall that Upper Yard belonged to the Shandia and claimed it for himself.
• Ares declared that he would conquer Angel Island and make both its people and the Shandia his subjects.
• Gan Fall vowed to defend Upper Yard, but Ares's gaze left him unable to move.
• Ares told Gan Fall that he was too weak to interest him and demanded that he understand the difference between them.

Ares used his Haki to subdue Gan Fall and Angel Island’s residents, then explained that he wanted to connect Sky Island with the Blue Sea for trade rather than send its people to war. Gan Fall accepted Ares’s rule, and Ares appointed him lord of Angel Island with Olvia as his assistant before heading to Apaya Island.

• Ares unleashed his Haki, knocking out everyone nearby and leaving Gan Fall unable to move.
• Olvia accused Ares of selfishly dragging Angel Island into war, but Ares explained his plan to expand trade between Sky Island and the Blue Sea.
• Ares said Angel Island’s people were too weak to serve as soldiers, and Olvia apologized for misunderstanding his intentions.
• Gan Fall agreed to accept Ares’s rule as long as Ares did not force the residents into war.
• Ares declared Angel Island his territory, appointed Gan Fall its lord, and assigned Olvia to assist him.
• Gan Fall offered to guide Ares and the others to Apaya Island.

Ares claimed Upper Yard and searched it for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit while planning to develop the island with the Shandia and Angel Island residents. He told Olvia that he intended to move Angel Island to the New World above Wano, though he had never tried moving an island of that size.

• Ares refused Gan Fall’s offer and said he would have the Shandia and Angel Island residents develop Upper Yard together.
• Ares left Crocus, Olvia, and the others on Angel Island under Laboon’s protection, then flew to Upper Yard to search for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Ares used Observation Haki to search Upper Yard while training, found no Rumble-Rumble Fruit by nightfall, and returned with gold.
• Olvia told Ares that Angel Island’s residents had calmed down, and he entrusted her with the gold and discussed development plans, including selling Sky Island Shells.
• Ares told Olvia he planned to move Angel Island above Wano in the New World, and she questioned whether he could move an island so large.

Ares learned that Bika Island still existed and asked Olvia to investigate it, then experimented with using lightning to create radio waves that could strengthen his Observation Haki. He left the search for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for later and returned to Angel Island, planning to continue training the next day.

• Olvia told Ares that Bika Island was under Gan Fall’s jurisdiction, and Ares asked her to learn more about it and investigate in person.
• Olvia said she would speak with Gan Fall about easing the residents’ concerns over moving Angel Island and Bika Island.
• Ares searched Apaya Island for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, then began testing whether he could use lightning to form radio waves and improve his Observation Haki.
• Ares spent the day controlling charged particles but could not yet figure out how to receive information gathered by the radio waves.
• Ares decided to combine the radio waves with Observation Haki and returned to Angel Island, thinking of Kaido, Slada, and the others in Wano.

Ares found the Golden Bell and the Poneglyph beneath it on Apaya Island, then rang the bell to draw the Shandia people out. Its chimes reached the Sky Islanders and Jaya Island, leaving Mont Blanc Cricket’s father convinced that their ancestor had told the truth about the Golden Land.

• Ares found the Golden Bell and a Poneglyph beneath its base while searching Upper Yard Island for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Ares struck the Golden Bell, realizing its sound could help him explore ways to detect his surroundings.
• Olvia and Gan Fall heard the chimes, and Gan Fall rode Pierre toward Apaya Island to investigate.
• The Shandia people heard the Golden Bell and followed their Chieftain toward Apaya Island to reclaim it.
• On Jaya Island, Mont Blanc Cricket’s father heard the bell and declared that Mont Blanc Noland had not lied about the Golden Land.

Ares rang the Golden Bell in Upper Yard, confirming that the island had once belonged to the Shandia people, while continuing to search for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. When the Shandia warriors arrived, Ares declared himself master of Upper Yard, Angel Island, and Birka, leaving Gan Fall alarmed by the possibility that Ares planned to move the sky island to the New World.

• Ares rang the Golden Bell, and Gan Fall arrived, recognizing the bell as evidence that Upper Yard had belonged to the Shandia people.
• Ares kept his search for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit secret and resolved to continue looking for it.
• Sky Lord Nola emerged from the forest, but Ares's presence frightened the enormous python into obeying him.
• Ares sensed the approaching Shandia warriors, who gathered around the Golden Bell and Nola.
• Ares introduced himself as the master of Upper Yard, and Gan Fall confirmed that he also ruled Angel Island and Birka.
• Gan Fall recalled Olvia's warning that Ares planned to move the sky island to the New World.

Ares overwhelmed the Shandia Warriors who attacked him and refused to return the Golden Bell. He offered the Shandia people a chance to return to Upper Yard if they swore unconditional allegiance to him.

• Gan Fall doubted Ares could move Upper Yard until Olvia explained that Ares had brought Laboon to the sky with his Devil Fruit ability.
• Shandia Warriors declared Upper Yard their homeland and fired Flame Cannons at Ares, but his Armament Haki blocked every shot.
• Ares struck the Shandia Warriors who had attacked him with red lightning and Conqueror's Haki, leaving them grievously injured or unconscious.
• The Shandia Chieftain asked what it would take for Ares to return the Golden Bell, and Ares said he would not hand it over.
• Ares offered the Shandia people a chance to return to Upper Yard if they swore unconditional allegiance to him.

Ares secured the Shandia people's allegiance by granting them permission to settle on Upper Yard, while Gan Fall and Olvia organized their resettlement. He continued searching Sky Island for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and the chapter ended with Olvia asking when the migration would begin.

• Ares demanded the Shandia Chieftain swear allegiance and promised the Shandia people could live on Upper Yard; the Chieftain agreed, and Ares ordered them to call him King.
• Ares assigned Gan Fall to arrange housing for the Shandia people and spared Nola, asking it to carry the Golden Bell instead.
• Gan Fall and Olvia helped the Shandia people rebuild on Upper Yard, while Ares continued searching for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Ares worried that the fruit might fall into someone else's hands or reach Enel, then searched every remaining part of Sky Island, including Birka.
• Olvia told Ares that construction was progressing smoothly and that only a few hundred Shandia people remained; Ares urged her to preserve Ohara's books and train capable people.
• Olvia asked Ares when he planned to begin the migration to Upper Yard.

Ares searched Birka for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit but found nothing, then ordered the residents to prepare for the Upper Yard’s relocation. The next day, he transformed into a massive azure dragon before the stunned islanders, and Olvia identified his power as a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

• Ares confirmed that Olvia had made and secured rubbings of the Golden Bell’s Poneglyph, then urged her to learn its writing in Wano.
• Ares searched Birka for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit for several days but failed to find it, and he considered keeping an eye on Enel instead.
• Crocus became Dr. Kureha’s disciple and began improving his medical skills under her guidance.
• Ares told Gan Fall, the Shandia Chieftain, and Olvia to prepare for his attempt to move the Upper Yard, while Laboon would be responsible for Angel Island.
• Ares transformed into a gigantic azure dragon, stunning Gan Fall, the Shandia Chieftain, and the islanders, and Olvia explained that he possessed a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.

Ares used his Mythical Zoan powers to move Angel Island and Upper Yard toward the Land of Wano, while Gan Fall and the guards kept everyone safe. The islands began their journey to the New World, leaving Olvia eager to see Wano.

• Olvia explained Mythical Zoans to Gan Fall as the people of Bika and Angel Island watched Ares transform into an azure dragon.
• Ares declared the people of the islands his own and ordered Laboon to pull Angel Island with Flame Clouds.
• Gan Fall and the guards prepared the residents for the journey while Ares wrapped Upper Yard in Flame Clouds.
• Ares made Upper Yard break free from the sea of clouds and float toward the Land of Wano.
• Dr. Kureha and Olvia marveled at Ares's power as the islands began traveling toward Wano.

Whitebeard decided to leave Wano and seek his own path, while Upper Yard and Angel Island arrived in the skies above the country. The chapter left Whitebeard preparing to depart and Brook celebrating the islands’ arrival.

• Abelru, Kuma, Jozu, Ivankov, and Ginny reflected on their training and their happier lives in Wano compared with their enslavement.
• Whitebeard told Kaido he planned to leave Wano, explaining that he wanted a peaceful life with his family rather than to follow Ares’s ambitions.
• Kaido accepted Whitebeard’s decision and offered to arrange a small boat for his departure.
• Whitebeard and Kaido drank together and promised they would meet again on the seas.
• Upper Yard, including Angel Island, arrived above Wano, and Brook played a cheerful song to celebrate.

After carrying Upper Yard to the Land of Wano, Ares prepared to bring Olvia and the others down to explore while leaving Gan Fall and the Shandia Chieftain in charge of the sky island. Whitebeard and Kaido welcomed Ares back, while Brook and the others met them for the first time.

• Brook joined Ares's group after reuniting with Laboon and broke down in tears.
• Ares brought Upper Yard above the Land of Wano after a nearly two-month journey and rested in Birka.
• Ares left Gan Fall and the Shandia Chieftain to manage the sky island and promised to establish passage between it and Wano.
• Ares set out for Wano with Olvia and the others, eager to see its people, culture, and Poneglyph.
• Whitebeard and Kaido recognized Ares as he descended in his dragon form and rushed out to greet him.
• Brook, Crocus, and Olvia saw Whitebeard and Kaido for the first time and remarked on their imposing appearances.

Ares returned to Wano with Whitebeard and Kaido, reunited with his allies, and encouraged Alber and Kozuki Oden to pursue their ambitions. He introduced Brook and Dr. Kureha as new companions, while planning to strengthen Wano and build forces to oppose the World Government.

• Ares arrived with Whitebeard and Kaido and called Slada and Chinjao to gather everyone for a banquet.
• Alber told Ares he had trained hard and wanted to restore the Lunarian Tribe's glory and help Ares become king of the world, and Ares encouraged him.
• Kozuki Oden said he wanted to become Wano's strongest swordsman and sail with Ares, who assigned him to form the Samurai Army and promised to take him out to sea.
• Slada, Chinjao, and Ashura Doji arrived, and Ares gathered everyone to introduce his new companions.
• Brook described his past with the Rumba Pirates, and Whitebeard recognized the crew as musicians.
• Dr. Kureha introduced herself and said she had come to Wano to help build a hospital and pass on her medical knowledge.

Ares asked his allies to find a way to connect Land of Wano with the sky island he had brought from the Grand Line. He planned to spend the next few years strengthening Land of Wano so it could eventually secure recognition from the World Government, and the gathering turned to planning the country’s development.

• Ares introduced Whitebeard, Kaido, Oden, and the others to Olvia and her companions, and Olvia recognized Oden as someone who could interpret Poneglyphs.
• Ares told the banquet that a sky island was now above Land of Wano and asked how its people could travel between the island and the country.
• Whitebeard warned Ares that the World Government might try to stop or destroy any connection, and Ares said he would build Land of Wano’s strength before seeking recognition.
• Marco, Ivankov, and Ginny expressed interest in visiting the sky island, while Kuma offered to use his power to send people there.
• Oden suggested domesticating giant birds for transport, Klein agreed the idea was feasible, and Ares proposed using it temporarily before turning to Land of Wano’s development strategy.