Chapter Summaries

Rodney confronted the injured Charlotte Family members who demanded that Katakuri take them back to BIG MOM, while Katakuri remained loyal to Rodney. Rodney defended Katakuri and declared that the defeated invaders would work in Aviledon after recovering.

• Katakuri refused his siblings' pleas to leave, telling them to recover from their injuries.
• Cracker proposed escaping once his Seastone Handcuffs were removed and he could use his Biscuit Devil Fruit again.
• Rodney entered the hospital, and Katakuri called him Captain, enraging the Charlotte Family members.
• Rodney silenced the room with his Chakra, then slammed Oven's head into a wall and ordered the injured invaders to work in Aviledon after they healed.
• Rodney explained that Katakuri had devoted himself to protecting his family and reminded the Charlotte children that their suffering followed their attack on him.

Rodney forced Katakuri’s siblings to accept his rules, while Katakuri explained that joining Rodney was the only way to keep them safe from BIG MOM. Kuzan then asked to leave after learning that Zephyr had stolen Explosive Stone to destroy the New World, and Rodney prepared to intervene.

• Rodney warned Katakuri’s siblings that they had to obey his rules, and Katakuri told them they could not return to BIG MOM.
• Katakuri reassured his siblings that Rodney would not harm them if they followed the rules, then reflected on how safe Aviledon seemed.
• Kuzan asked Rodney for leave and use of the Black Pearl after learning Zephyr had attacked a Marine base and taken Explosive Stone.
• Rodney learned that Zephyr planned to destroy the New World and condemned the plan for sacrificing its ordinary people.
• Rodney took Kuzan’s newspaper and decided to go with him to see what Zephyr was doing.

Rodney and his crew headed for Seiken Island after Zephyr destroyed Fass Island and prepared to destroy the remaining End Points, risking a catastrophic eruption across the New World. Rodney planned to capture Zephyr alive and admitted he relied more on his own group than on the Marines.

• Rodney learned from the newspaper that Zephyr had destroyed Fass Island, so his crew changed course for Seiken Island.
• Kuzan explained that the End Points were real and that the World Government had concealed them from the public.
• Rodney proposed capturing Zephyr alive and jokingly suggested making him the director of Aviledon's retirement home.
• Rodney assigned Kuzan, Nagato, and himself roles in a plan to restrain and carry Zephyr away, while Robin urged him to take the danger seriously.
• Rodney noted that the Marines and Admiral Borsalino were also coming, but said he trusted his own group more than the Marines.

Rodney and his group stopped Zephyr’s NEO Marines from detonating the Dyna Stones on Seken Island, while Kuzan fought his former teacher. Zephyr’s strength began to fail, but he landed a Haki-coated punch through Kuzan’s body.

• Zephyr and the NEO Marines defeated the Marines guarding Seken Island’s volcano and prepared to throw the Dyna Stones into it.
• Rodney’s group used Nagato’s and Katakuri’s abilities to seize the Dyna Stones, then confronted Zephyr and his forces.
• Kuzan challenged Zephyr, while Nagato blocked Ain and Katakuri knocked Binz unconscious.
• Zephyr’s asthma and fatigue worsened during his fight with Kuzan, whose ice had frozen Zephyr’s medicine.
• Kuzan’s ice blade left Zephyr an opening, and Zephyr punched through Kuzan’s body with his Haki-coated fist.

Rodney and his allies captured Zephyr and carried him off aboard the Black Pearl while the NEO Marines pursued them. As Zephyr began breaking free, Rodney and Kuzan argued over who would pay for any damage he caused to the ship.

• Kuzan froze Zephyr, and Rodney carried him away while Nagato warned Ain that she could come to Aviledon to reclaim her teacher.
• Ain helped Binz up, and the NEO Marines pursued the Black Pearl after Rodney’s group reached the ship with Zephyr.
• Rodney asked why Zephyr had not used Ain’s age-reversing ability, and Kuzan suggested Zephyr refused to return to his prime.
• Rodney and Robin discussed aging and Pure Gold, while Nagato identified Rodney’s youth-preserving mark as the Fifth Hokage Tsunade’s Hundred Healings Mark.
• Rodney broke the crystal shell around Zephyr, who began cracking the ice, and told Kuzan he would pay for any damage to the Black Pearl.

Rodney fought Zephyr aboard the Black Pearl, survived a deadly trick with the Orochi Style Substitution Technique, and gained the upper hand. When Zephyr tried to retreat after his NEO Marines warship arrived, Rodney and Nagato worked together to knock him into the sea.

• Rodney and Zephyr traded Six Powers attacks aboard the Black Pearl, damaging the deck as they fought.
• Zephyr caught Rodney by the neck with a hidden mechanical hand, but Rodney escaped using the Orochi Style Substitution Technique.
• Rodney surprised Zephyr with a kunai at his neck, then evaded his counterattack and joked about recruiting him to run the Aviledon Retirement Home.
• The NEO Marines warship caught up, and Zephyr tried to retreat using Geppo and Soru.
• Nagato pulled Zephyr back with Banshō Ten'in, and Rodney struck him with Lightning Blade and Lightning Me Explosion Bomb, smashing him into the sea.

Rodney brought the captured Zephyr to Aviledon, where Zephyr and his disciples saw the city’s thriving, safe community and reconsidered their judgment of Rodney. Zephyr refused Rodney’s offer to stay, but left without his earlier resolve to destroy the city.

• Rodney captured Zephyr and powered the Black Pearl’s propeller with Boil Release to escape the pursuing NEO Marines.
• After reaching Aviledon, Rodney invited Zephyr to see how the city was governed, and Kuzan showed him around.
• Ain and Binz arrived, were frozen after firing on the city, and were sentenced to pay for the damage and perform three days of reform labor.
• Zephyr and his disciples saw Aviledon’s prosperous, orderly life, and Zephyr realized destroying it would be a crime.
• Zephyr, Ain, and Binz refused Rodney’s invitations to stay, while Ain apologized and praised Rodney’s leadership.

Rodney decided to join the Pirate Expo to pursue the permanent Log Pose said to point to Laugh Tale, despite the danger posed by Douglas Bullet. After his crew got lost at sea, Nagato located a nearby ship and Rodney seized its navigator, leaving the group with a guide to the Expo.

• Rodney learned that the Pirate Expo was underway and decided to attend, hoping to obtain the permanent Log Pose pointing to Laugh Tale.
• Rodney warned his crew that Douglas Bullet was their opponent and gathered Nagato, Reiju, Robin, Katakuri, Conner, and Brook aboard the Black Pearl.
• The crew lost their way because they had no navigator, so Nagato used the Rain Tiger Self-Control Technique to search the surrounding sea.
• Nagato sensed a ship about twenty kilometers to the southeast, and Rodney went there, burned it, and brought back its navigator.
• Rodney woke the navigator by spitting water on him and demanded that he guide the crew to the Pirate Expo, but the man fainted again.

Rodney arrived at the Pirate Expo, calmed the panicked pirates, and took over as host, encouraging everyone to compete for Roger’s treasure. He left Katakuri in command of his ship and sent his crew to pursue the treasure as the Rising Current began.

• The pirates panicked when they learned that Sea Emperor and pirate hunter Rodney had arrived at the festival.
• Rodney announced that he had come to see Roger’s treasure and challenged the pirates, including Luffy, to compete for it.
• Rodney took over as host after Donna Modilat objected, and the prospect of an easy path to becoming Pirate King stirred the gathered pirates into rivalry.
• Rodney left Katakuri in command of his ship and told his crew to bring back the Pirate King’s treasure.
• Rodney used Donna’s cue card to announce the Rising Current.

Rodney and the pirates rode the Rising Current toward the island said to hide the Pirate King’s treasure, while Rodney turned the ascent into a chaotic broadcast. The Going Merry surged ahead of the other ships, leaving the treasure contest poised to begin.

• Nami recognized that a Rising Current was about to erupt, and Rodney’s warning gave the pirates time to prepare or retreat.
• The Rising Current launched the ships and a bubble-wrapped island skyward, and Rodney urged everyone to race for the treasure.
• Rodney exposed Apu as a Beasts Pirates intelligence officer, prompting Kid’s crew to distrust him and Drake to fire on him.
• Rodney teased Hawkins, Cavendish, the other Supernovas, and Buggy while pirates fought aboard the ascending ships and avoided the Black Pearl.
• The Going Merry deployed glider-like structures and soared past the other pirates to the front of the race.

Rodney confronted Douglas Bullet after Bullet took the Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale, while the Pirate Expo collapsed and the Marines arrived to attack the pirates. Bullet revealed his plan to destroy the pirates and Marines alike, and Rodney prepared to fight him.

• Rodney let Katakuri, Conner, Brook, Reiju, Robin, and Nagato decide how to take part in the treasure hunt, while Katakuri chose not to join the fighting.
• Buggy the Clown secretly stole a treasure chest, and Rodney launched into the sky as the Rising Current sent the island upward and caused it to collapse.
• Nagato and Katakuri protected the Black Pearl as it fell, while Usopp reached shore carrying a chest and Douglas Bullet stole it.
• Bullet took an Eternal Log Pose pointing to Laugh Tale and recognized Rodney as a new Yonko, and Rodney sent Usopp away before facing him.
• The Marines arrived after Festa leaked the Expo's location, and Rodney learned that Festa and Bullet intended to wipe out both the pirates and the Marines.

Rodney and the Supernovas confronted Douglas Bullet, whose overwhelming strength quickly defeated several pirates before Rodney met him in a fierce, evenly matched fight. After warming up, Bullet and Rodney resumed their battle, ending with Bullet throwing Rodney away after he struck Bullet with Hasshoken.

• Rodney challenged Douglas Bullet, while Bullet's Conqueror's Haki knocked out nearby pirates and he dismissed the Supernovas as weak.
• Kid attacked Bullet and was swiftly knocked down; Bullet also slammed Bonney into the ground before Rodney pulled her away.
• The Supernovas attacked Bullet, but he threw Capone Bege aside and hurt Luffy with a punch that needed no Haki.
• Rodney intercepted a flying Drake and traded powerful blows with Bullet, eventually flipping him into a crater before they continued fighting at high speed.
• Rodney and Bullet finished warming up, and Rodney attacked Bullet from his shoulder with a kunai and a Hasshoken strike.
• Bullet snapped Rodney's kunai with Armament Haki, grabbed him by the legs, and hurled him away.

Rodney and Bullet fought fiercely until Bullet merged with his submarine, the Catapult, to create a giant robot. Rodney, Nagato, and their allies disabled the machine and drove Bullet toward the sea, where Rodney seized him in a colossal beast form.

• Rodney and Bullet resumed their hand-to-hand fight as the Marines arrived and attacked the island.
• Bullet merged with the submarine Catapult to form a giant robot, prompting Rodney to summon Susanoo and clash with it.
• Rodney used lightning to disable the Catapult, then pierced it with Susanoo's Chakra Blade and pulled Bullet free.
• Nagato used Banshō Ten'in and Shinra Tensei to launch Bullet into the air, while Rodney and Nagato attacked him.
• Rodney pursued Bullet through the air, struck at him with Hell Stab, and used Earth Release: Added-Weight Rock Technique before transforming into a colossal beast and slamming him into the sea.

Rodney subdued Bullet by dragging him underwater, then offered him a chance to become his subordinate instead of killing him. As Issho moved to arrest Bullet, a meteor struck, and Bullet shattered it before charging Rodney again.

• Rodney transformed into the Three-Tails, seized Bullet, and dragged him beneath the sea until he lost his strength.
• Rodney pulled Bullet above the water and proposed that Bullet become his subordinate if Rodney defeated him, but Bullet refused.
• Issho arrived to arrest Bullet, while Nagato spotted a man-made meteor falling toward Rodney, Bullet, and Issho.
• Rodney told Issho that he would try to give Bullet a new purpose, but would kill him if he could not control his dangerous strength.
• Bullet shattered the meteor, and Rodney drew Shusui and the Flame Gunbai as Bullet charged at him and he used Uchiha Reflection.

Rodney, Borsalino, and Issho fought Bullet at sea and tried to stop him from reaching land, where his Combination Fruit could give him more material to control. Perona and Lester arrived with Mihawk, and Rodney continued clashing with Bullet.

• Bullet took control of a warship, transformed it into a giant robot, and fired its cannons at Rodney.
• Borsalino joined the fight, attacking Bullet with lasers and a Light Speed Kick while Issho and Rodney discussed working together.
• Rodney and Borsalino agreed to keep Bullet trapped at sea, but Bullet charged toward an island to gain access to more material.
• Mihawk split Bullet's warship robot in two with a slash, arriving with Perona and Lester.
• Rodney charged into Bullet, and the two exchanged blows while enduring the pain.

Rodney defeated Douglas Bullet with his Storm Ghost Dragon technique, but Bullet survived the attack. After Rodney pulled him from the sea, Bullet accepted his offer to become a subordinate while recovering.

• Borsalino and Issho watched Rodney and Bullet fight, with Borsalino planning to capture whoever lost.
• Bullet awakened his Combination Fruit and formed a gigantic rocky monster, but Rodney cut off one of its arms with Susanoo.
• Rodney used Sage Mode and Wood Release to bind the monster, then unleashed Storm Ghost Dragon and destroyed most of the island.
• Rodney sensed Bullet was alive, pulled him from the sea, and asked him to become his subordinate.
• Bullet admitted defeat and asked Rodney to find him a place to recover, and Rodney suggested Aviledon.

Rodney completed his mission by defeating Bullet, then tried to take the injured pirate with him. Issho and Borsalino attacked to stop them, and Rodney struggled to protect Bullet as the admirals’ combined pressure threatened Susanoo.

• Rodney received the mission rewards for defeating Bullet and prepared to leave with him.
• Issho used gravity to pin Rodney and Bullet down, while Borsalino fired a laser at Bullet.
• Rodney blocked Borsalino’s attacks with Susanoo and refused to abandon Bullet, urging him to make Rodney his new goal.
• Borsalino bombarded Susanoo with Yasakani no Magatama as Issho’s Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger cracked its defenses.
• Issho increased the gravity with Hell Travel, forcing Rodney to one knee as he tried to hold Susanoo together.

Rodney and his allies escaped the Marine assault, and Rodney revealed that Roger's box contained an Eternal Pose pointing to Laugh Tale. When Borsalino attacked to seize it, Rodney explained that he had come to retrieve the dangerous prize but would not risk his crew to keep it.

• Rodney used Sage Art: Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence to raise a forest from the sea, then escaped underwater with Bullet as Issho's meteorite attack was split apart and Mihawk destroyed the falling fragments.
• Perona's Negi Negi no Mi ghosts overwhelmed Issho and Borsalino, and Rodney invited Perona and Lester back aboard the Black Pearl.
• Rodney revealed an Eternal Pose pointing to Laugh Tale, prompting Borsalino and Issho to recover and attempt to stop him from leaving with it.
• Borsalino attacked Rodney with a Light Speed Kick, but Nagato pierced him with a black rod that disrupted his Devil Fruit powers before Borsalino retreated and removed it.
• Rodney admitted that keeping the Eternal Pose would bring the Marines, World Government, and Four Emperors against Aviledon, and said he needed to protect the people behind him.

Rodney refused to hand the Eternal Record Pointer to Borsalino and destroyed it, ending the immediate contest over the route to Laugh Tale. News of the act spread worldwide, while Aviledon remained under scrutiny because of its powerful residents.

• Borsalino offered to protect Aviledon from the Marines if Rodney surrendered the Eternal Record Pointer.
• Rodney refused, crushed the Eternal Record Pointer, and warned Borsalino that he would hold the Marines and World Government responsible if they attacked Aviledon.
• Borsalino left for a nearby warship, reflecting that destroying the pointer had spared Rodney from drawing the attention of many powerful groups.
• News of Rodney destroying the pointer spread across the world, and interest in the shortcut to Laugh Tale faded.
• The Marines and World Government continued monitoring Aviledon because Bullet, Count Red, and members of the BIG MOM Pirates were there.
• Rodney treated the Four Emperor title as a useful reputation and sold pirates who came to pledge allegiance to the Marines.

Rodney accepted requests for protection from nearby countries while teasing Robin and explaining that he planned to visit Wano Country to obtain Kaido’s Road Poneglyph, not to start a war. The chapter left him reviewing the spies caught in Aviledon as he prepared for the journey.

• Robin gave Rodney a list of countries seeking his protection, and he agreed on the condition that they follow his laws and accept peacekeepers.
• Robin teased Rodney about his closeness to Isabella, and Rodney changed the subject by asking whether she would join him in Wano Country.
• Rodney explained that he did not plan to fight Kaido and intended to take the Road Poneglyph in his possession.
• Rodney described Wano Country’s Seastone trade and Kaido’s schemes, then said he would handle Kaido himself if a war became necessary.
• Robin told Rodney that Jiraiya, Konan, and the others had caught spies who had come to investigate Aviledon.