Chapter Summaries

Kaido tested pirates seeking to join Ares’s crew and accepted Katakuri into the training group. Whitebeard reunited with Ares on Hachinosu, and after they discussed family, Captain John arrived to tell Rocks that something had happened.

• Kaido defeated Zhīyīn Kūn and warned the pirates that anyone seeking to join Ares’s crew had to get past him.
• Kaido took Katakuri to a doctor, then recognized his courage and endurance and admitted him to the training group.
• Whitebeard returned to Hachinosu and clashed fists with Ares, praising how much he had improved.
• Ares asked Whitebeard what he wanted most, and Whitebeard said he had always wanted a family.
• Captain John hurried to Rocks’s room in Skull Castle and reported that something had happened.

Rocks learned that the World Government had sent Ares a message about a Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit and arranged for Ares to join Captain John’s treasure mission. Meanwhile, Fleet Admiral Kong ordered a Marine operation to capture several Rocks Pirates officers, including Ares, shocking Garp.

• Captain John told Rocks that the World Government’s intercepted message named Ares and revealed a Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit.
• Rocks rejected the idea of questioning Ares and assigned Captain John to retrieve the treasure, ordering him to take Ares and watch for misunderstandings.
• Rocks wondered whether the World Government had offered Ares help with his dream and thought the coming mission might reveal the truth.
• Fleet Admiral Kong summoned Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr and announced a plan to capture Captain John, Ochoku, Silver Axe, and Ares during a covert mission.
• Garp froze when Kong named Ares and learned that he had become an officer of the Rocks Pirates.

The Marines sent Garp and Sengoku after Ares, while Captain John’s crew entered the Sea of Death in search of treasure. Ares rescued the ship from ocean whirlpools, but a swarm of sea tornadoes appeared ahead.

• Kong warned Garp that Ares had become a Rocks Pirates officer and gave Sengoku a vivre card to guide them to their target.
• Captain John studied the treasure map and nautical charts, then realized the crew was entering the Sea of Death.
• Ocean whirlpools and towering waves battered the ship, and a pirate was swept overboard.
• Ares transformed into a blue dragon and used Flame Cloud to lift the ship clear of the whirlpools.
• Ares spotted numerous moving sea tornadoes ahead as the crew braced for another natural disaster.

Ares destroyed the sea tornadoes and helped Captain John’s crew cross the Sea of Death, while Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp entered the deadly waters in pursuit. When John’s crew reached the location on his treasure map, they found no island and John insisted the map could not be wrong.

• Ares discovered that Dragon Flame attacks aimed at the sea vortices could destroy the sea tornadoes, clearing a path for Captain John’s ship.
• Sengoku, Zephyr, and Garp entered the Sea of Death to pursue the Rocks Pirates, with Garp smashing waves and Zephyr steering the Marine warship away from vortices.
• Ares protected the pirates through hail and thunderclouds, then rested and ate as Kaido brought him food.
• Captain John announced that the crew was about two hours from their destination, and the pirates pressed on through the dangerous sea.
• At the marked location, Captain John found no island, while Ochoku and the other pirates angrily questioned him; John insisted the treasure map was correct.

Captain John dived to investigate the missing island while the crew waited aboard the ship, and Kaido went underwater after a disturbance erupted at the surface. Kaido found John battling a powerful lantern-headed sea creature wielding a stone trident, which unleashed a current attack and vowed to bury the treasure seekers.

• Captain John insisted the treasure map was genuine, handed it to Ochoku, and dived into the sea to search for the vanished island.
• Silver Axe urged the crew to turn back, but Ochoku told them to wait for John's return.
• A towering column of seawater erupted, and Ochoku sent Kaido underwater to find John.
• Kaido found John fighting a muscular, lantern-headed sea creature with a fish tail and stone trident.
• The creature attacked Kaido with a powerful current and declared that everyone seeking the treasure would be buried in the sea.

Kaido and Captain John fought the monster lantern fishman in the deep sea, but the enemy’s strength and water-control abilities overwhelmed them. Captain John expected reinforcements to arrive soon while worrying about Kaido’s fate.

• Kaido’s underwater punch lost much of its force, and he struggled to dodge the monster lantern fishman’s trident.
• Captain John attacked with a syringe but was cut at the waist, then signaled Kaido to flee and call for reinforcements.
• The monster lantern fishman hurled hardened water at Kaido and pursued him, claiming his body had grown rock-hard after centuries in the deep ocean.
• Kaido met the fishman’s punch with one of his own but was badly defeated and sent flying through the water.
• Captain John learned the monster had lived for over two hundred years and guessed that Ochoku and the others would soon send support.

Captain John fought the Sea Demon Slada underwater, but Slada's strength and the harsh conditions pushed him to the brink of death. As Slada drove him into the depths, a gigantic creature arrived, giving John hope of rescue.

• John discovered that the Lantern Fishman was a Sea Demon named Slada, a member of a supposedly near-extinct race.
• Slada attacked John with a massive water vortex, and John drank his medicinal wine before countering with his dual blades and Armament Haki.
• Slada shattered John's sword attack and overpowered him, despite John's enhanced strength as the vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates.
• Slada forced John deeper underwater, and John's waist wound reopened as the trident neared his face.
• John spotted a gigantic creature swimming toward them and realized that his savior had arrived.

Ares reached Captain John in the deep sea, rescued him, and faced the Sea Demon Slada, who attacked after accusing outsiders of destroying his tribe to seize its treasure. Their battle began with Ares countering Slada’s trident and launching powerful attacks of his own, leaving Slada shocked by Ares’s control of seawater.

• Ares arrived underwater and coiled his tail around Captain John, who then swam back toward the ship.
• Ares questioned whether Slada was a fish-man, and Slada identified himself as a survivor of the Sea Demon Tribe.
• Slada accused treasure seekers of destroying his people and attacked Ares with his trident.
• Ares caught Slada’s trident between his dragon teeth and struck back with a tail sweep.
• Slada manipulated seawater into a massive water attack, while Ares countered with claw slashes and a barrage of water bullets.
• Slada was astonished that Ares could manipulate seawater and that his attacks were even stronger than his own.

Ares battled Sea Demon Slada underwater, overpowering him with his strength and developing new techniques that turned seawater into weapons. Slada fled into the depths as Ares pursued him, determined to keep fighting and learn from his opponent.

• Sea Demon Slada charged Ares with his trident, but Ares met the attack head-on and overpowered him despite Slada's Armament Haki.
• Ares battered Slada with his dragon tail and a sphere of seawater, forcing him to dodge and fall onto the defensive.
• Ares imitated the Six Powers' Tempest Kick underwater and created a massive seawater slash called Swordless Style—Sea Kick.
• After refining the technique during their fight, Ares launched a sharper second slash, and Slada fled toward the depths of the sea.
• Ares pursued Slada and used Finger Pistol—Sea Spear Rain to fire high-speed seawater bullets at him.

Ares pursued the Sea Demon Slada underwater and experimented with adapting the Six Powers to the sea. Meanwhile, John and Ochoku learned that Ares might be in danger and dove in to help, unaware that he and Slada were already far from the ship.

• Ares fired water bullets at Slada, then began trying to use his dragon tail to imitate Soru as Slada fled.
• John surfaced with the unconscious Kaido and told Ochoku and Silver Axe that a powerful Sea Demon had defeated Kaido underwater.
• Ochoku recognized the Sea Demon as a survivor of the supposedly extinct Sea Demon Tribe, and Kaido regained consciousness.
• John warned that Ares might be in danger and dove underwater with Ochoku, while ordering Silver Axe to guard the ship and Kaido to stay behind.
• Silver Axe asked the pirates on deck whether anyone had heard of the Sea Demon Tribe.

Silver Axe and the pirates were lured away from the ship by a mysterious song, while Captain John and Ochoku returned from the depths to find the ship gone. Ares pursued Slada underwater and finally learned to use Soru in the seawater.

• Kaido described the deep-blue, powerful Sea Demon he had fought, then an enchanting song entranced the pirates and made them sail toward its source.
• Captain John and Ochoku found no sign of Ares or Slada at the underwater battlefield and searched the dark depths before returning to the surface.
• Captain John and Ochoku discovered that Silver Axe and the ship had sailed away, so John went to search for them while Ochoku stayed behind for Ares.
• Ares struggled to catch Slada and repeatedly refined his use of the Six Powers underwater.
• Ares successfully used Soru in the seawater and surged forward several dozen meters.

Ares caught up with the sea wraith Slada and challenged him to fight at full strength after taking away his speed advantage. Slada unleashed his escalating Destructive Tides, and Ares met the waves with powerful water-blade slashes as the battle continued.

• Ares used Shave through the seawater to catch Slada and wound his chest with a dragon claw.
• Ares admitted that he had learned to move quickly underwater and urged Slada to use his strongest attacks.
• Slada attacked with Sea God—Spinning Spear, but Ares crushed the whirlpool with his Iron Body—Golden Dragon Claw.
• Slada covered himself in Armament Haki and unleashed Sea God Poseidon—Destructive Tides, sending successive waves at Ares.
• Ares countered the first two tides with Swordless Style—Water Wave Sonic Slash, while Slada declared the waves would grow stronger until he ran out of strength.

Ares countered Sea Demon Slada’s increasingly powerful waves with his blood-red Crimson Sword technique and closed in on him. Instead of striking the defeated Slada, Ares offered him a chance to follow him and see the outside world.

• Slada launched a series of waves, and Ares initially held them back with an Armament Haki barrier.
• After the barrier shattered, Ares transformed into a blood-red dragon and used Swordless Style—Crimson Sword.
• Ares spun through the waves, disrupting Slada’s technique and reaching him before he could unleash more waves.
• Slada accepted his defeat and closed his eyes as Ares approached.
• Ares asked Slada to follow him and explore the outside world, where he could grow stronger.

Ares spared Sea Demon Slada and invited him to join his crew, but Slada revealed that the treasure included a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit. Meanwhile, Silver Axe and Kaido realized a mysterious singer had lured their ship toward an ambush, and the song suddenly changed as they tried to turn back.

• Ares told Slada he had no interest in the treasure and invited him to join his crew.
• Slada revealed that a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit was among the Sea Demon Tribe’s treasure and that the princess had eaten the other one.
• A woman riding a gigantic Sea King used her singing to steer the pirate ship toward an ambush.
• Silver Axe noticed the crew had been entranced by the song for nearly an hour and woke Kaido.
• Kaido and Silver Axe tried to turn the ship around and wake the other pirates, but the singing abruptly became urgent and battle-like.

Silver Axe and Kaido’s ship was surrounded by deep-sea Sea Kings drawn into a frenzy by a song that also made the pirates fight one another. As the ship was battered by the creatures, Silver Axe left to find the woman producing the song and stop it.

• Kaido and Silver Axe watched dozens of Sea Kings surface around the ship as the song changed into a battle anthem.
• Silver Axe ordered Kaido to work the sails and steered toward a gap while the song-controlled pirates fought on deck.
• Kaido suggested finding the woman singing, and Silver Axe realized the Sea Kings might leave if the song stopped.
• Silver Axe wounded a Sea King's tentacle, but its blood drove the Sea Kings into a rampage that battered the ship.
• Silver Axe told Kaido to prepare to abandon ship, then leaped onto a Sea King and searched for the song's source.

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.