Chapter Summaries

Morito and his companions visited Dragon Palace City, where Neptune thanked him for freeing Fish-Man slaves in the Holy Land. Meanwhile, Jinbe and the King's Army rescued kidnapped mermaids and drove the pirates away, leaving Jinbe uneasy about Morito's visit.

• Otohime explained that Neptune's welcome was meant to thank Morito for rescuing the Fish-Man slaves in Mary Geoise, and Morito agreed to visit Dragon Palace City with his companions.
• After Neptune departed, Jinbe and Aladdin surrounded the pirate ship carrying kidnapped mermaids; Jinbe shattered it with a Fish-Man Karate punch, and the King's Army freed the captives.
• The pirates attacked the King's Army, so Jinbe struck them into the sea and then returned toward Dragon Palace City with Aladdin and the soldiers.
• At Dragon Palace City, Neptune hosted Morito and his companions at a lavish banquet and toasted the rescued slaves.
• Morito drank with Neptune, who welcomed him warmly and brought in mermaid performers.

At a banquet in Dragon Palace City, Neptune and Otohime asked Morito to let Fish-Man Island take shelter under his flag so they could protect mermaids from human pirates. Before Morito could answer, a soldier reported that a Celestial Dragon had arrived at the port, and Otohime hurried to investigate.

• Morito confronted Neptune and Otohime about the purpose of the banquet after noticing their hesitation.
• The Right Minister reported that more mermaids had disappeared, and Neptune explained that pirates were abducting them to sell in the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Otohime asked Morito to place Fish-Man Island under his protection, offering to pay an annual protection fee.
• Morito questioned why they had chosen him instead of powerful New World pirates, and Otohime explained that he had arrived during their darkest hour.
• A King's Army soldier announced that a Celestial Dragon had arrived at the port, and Otohime left to deal with the situation.

Morito watched Queen Otohime rescue the shipwrecked Saint Mjosgard despite Fish-Man Island’s anger toward Celestial Dragons. He offered Neptune the protection of his flag on one condition, then pointed to a blue Fatty in armor.

• Morito saw that Saint Mjosgard had survived a shipwreck and was demanding help from the Fish-Men while armed former slaves urged the crowd to leave him to die.
• Queen Otohime arrived with a doctor and ordered him treated, learning that he needed a blood transfusion.
• Fish-Men approached with weapons, but Otohime urged them to end the cycle of hatred for the sake of the children, and they stopped.
• Morito told Neptune he would lend Fish-Man Island his flag and its deterrent power in exchange for one condition.
• Morito pointed to a blue Fatty in armor who had entered the banquet hall and said he wanted him.

Jinbe agreed to join Morito in exchange for Morito’s protection of Fish-Man Island. As pirates continued to prey on the island, Morito began planning a chilling way to strengthen his reputation, and Jinbe arrived at Mermaid Cafe just as he needed help.

• Neptune explained Morito’s offer, and Jinbe agreed to join him in exchange for Morito’s protection of Fish-Man Island.
• Morito decided to drive pirates off Fish-Man Island because his reputation was not yet strong enough to deter them.
• Enel reported that more pirates had arrived, and Morito ordered him to ask Neptune for soldiers to retrieve the pirates’ bodies from the sea.
• Jinbe arrived at Mermaid Cafe after finishing his handover from the King’s Army, and Morito said Enel would not need to make a special trip.

Morito ordered Jinbe and Enel to build a crystal mound from the heads of pirates who targeted mermaids, hoping fear would deter future kidnappers. Meanwhile, Otohime learned that Saint Mjosgard was out of danger and remained by his bedside as she continued pursuing peace between Fish-Men and humans.

• Morito explained that he intended to preserve pirates’ heads in crystal and display them as an Imperial View to frighten greedy pirates.
• Jinbe reconsidered his objections after Morito reminded him of Fish-Man slaves, then agreed to handle the task using his connections across Fish-Man Island.
• Morito sent Enel with Jinbe, and Enel accepted the assignment.
• A Fish-Man doctor told Otohime that Saint Mjosgard was out of danger but would not wake until the next morning.
• Otohime dismissed the doctor and nurses to rest and stayed alone beside Saint Mjosgard.

After Morito’s brutal purge of pirate crews stopped reports of missing people on Fish-Man Island, Enel spotted Sea Transport King Umit’s grand fleet approaching. The fleet reached Coral Hill and found its way blocked by a tower made from thousands of human heads.

• Morito asked Jinbe about the recent situation, and Jinbe reported that pirate activity had quieted and no one had gone missing that afternoon.
• Enel detected a huge fleet approaching Fish-Man Island, and Morito identified its ships as belonging to Sea Transport King Umit.
• Jinbe said Fish-Man Island had no grudge against Umit, though he disliked the king’s willingness to transport any cargo for profit.
• Umit’s grand fleet reached Coral Hill and recoiled at the tower of human heads blocking the entrance.

Pirate captains in Fish-Man District plotted to smuggle captured Fish-Man slaves aboard Umit's fleet, while Sherwood arrived and avoided drawing attention to Morito. Enel overheard Sherwood's conversation, and Morito asked Jinbe why Fish-Man District had become a haven for criminals.

• A hooked-nosed pirate persuaded two other captains to join his plan to transfer Fish-Man slaves onto Umit's fleet.
• Steel Sherwood arrived at Fish-Man Island, recognized Morito's flag, and ordered his crew to load cargo quickly and avoid trouble.
• Sherwood learned that the Eagle Pirate Crew had arrived in Fish-Man District and went there to meet Cang Ying and the others.
• Enel overheard Sherwood's conversation and reported it to Morito, who asked Jinbe why Fish-Man District was allowed to exist.

Morito encountered Saint Mjosgard threatening Fish-Men and warned Otohime that force could be more effective than persuasion. Otohime refused to abandon her hope for mutual understanding, and Saint Mjosgard was escorted back to his estate.

• Morito and Jinbe discussed the need to bring Fish-Man District under control, while Morito doubted the power of the Underworld emperors.
• Saint Mjosgard left Dragon Palace City and wandered Fish-Man Island, threatening to enslave Fish-Men despite the King's Army's hostility.
• Saint Mjosgard tried to order a Fish-Man chained, then panicked when he saw Morito approaching.
• Morito challenged Saint Mjosgard over his threats, but Otohime arrived and stopped Morito from intimidating him.
• Otohime rejected Morito's advice to use force and arranged for the King's Army to escort Saint Mjosgard back to his estate.

Morito and Issho learned that Umit’s fleet was transporting abducted mermaids and other slaves from Fish-Man Island. Morito freed the captives, while an explosion struck one of Umit’s departing ships.

• Sherwood prepared to ship seventeen young mermaids captured by the Eagle Pirate Crew and ordered Umit’s fleet to set sail along separate routes.
• At the Mermaid Cafe, Morito, Enel, and Issho sensed the harbor activity, and Morito vowed to stop the kidnappers.
• Issho flew toward Fish-Man District on a boulder, while Morito declined Enel’s offer to help and opened a spatial passage to Umit’s ship with Lily Nyan.
• Morito broke the locks and chains in the ship’s hold and directed the Fish-Men and mermaids toward the passage back to Fish-Man Island.
• One of Umit’s ships exploded as the fleet departed, rocking the other vessels.

Morito freed the slaves held by the fleet and joined Issho in confronting Sherwood and his pirate allies on Fish-Man Island. After Issho crushed the pirates’ ship and Morito rescued the mermaids, the fleeing attackers were killed, and Morito beheaded Sherwood despite his threats of Umit’s revenge.

• The fleet sank in a giant whirlpool, freeing hundreds of slaves, and Morito sent Fish-Men home while promising to return the human slaves to the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Morito learned that Sherwood and three pirate captains were fighting Issho in Fish-Man District while trying to move their cargo to a backup ship.
• Issho unleashed Gravity Sword: Tiger Roar, smashing the pirates’ ship into the seafloor after Morito rescued the mermaids from its hold.
• Sherwood ordered his crew to flee, but Issho crushed the three pirate captains with Hell Journey, leaving Sherwood alive.
• Sherwood threatened Morito with Umit’s retaliation, but Morito beheaded him.

After Morito destroyed one of Umit’s fleets on Fish-Man Island, Umit sought information from Stussy about what had happened. Stussy demanded access to one of his safe undersea routes, and the chapter ended with Umit refusing and hanging up.

• Otohime escorted the Celestial Dragons back to the Holy Land, while news of Morito’s attack spread and pirates stopped causing trouble on Fish-Man Island.
• Umit learned that his fleet had been wiped out and suspected the Dragon Slayers, so he called Stussy for details.
• Stussy offered to sell Umit information about the attack and rejected his offer of one hundred million Beli.
• Stussy demanded one of Umit’s safe undersea routes, but Umit refused and offered to transport her personal belongings instead.
• Stussy declined to reveal what she wanted to move, and Umit ended the call by smashing the Den Den Mushi.

Morito and his crew entered the New World, survived the Mobeydianmulu Sea Area’s monstrous rainfall, and sailed toward the nearest island. On Cakes Island, Umit called Big Mom for help and revealed that the sweets and Devil Fruits he had gathered were aboard the fleet that had been lost.

• Morito’s ship rose from Fish-Man Island into the New World and encountered mountain-sized raindrops in the Mobeydianmulu Sea Area.
• Morito shattered a raindrop while Issho lifted the ship above the storm, and they escaped into calm waters.
• Jinbe explained that the New World’s territories were dominated by major pirate powers, then took the helm and steered toward the nearest island.
• On Cakes Island, Big Mom answered Umit’s call, expecting him to ask for mediation in exchange for sweets and Devil Fruits.
• Umit called Morito a madman and told Big Mom that the sweets and requested Paramecia Devil Fruits were aboard the fleet, prompting her to roar in anger.

Big Mom learned that Morito had sunk her cargo and planned to meet him after Whole Cake Island’s defenses were complete. Meanwhile, Morito’s group reached Eslepp Island, where Enel rushed to challenge Crocodile after Jinbe identified the pirate’s flag.

• Umit offered to replace Big Mom’s lost sweets and pay double compensation, but Big Mom demanded to know what had happened.
• Katakuri explained the recent events involving the Fish-Men, and Big Mom became interested in Morito’s Imperial View and its preserved mountain of heads.
• Big Mom decided to meet Morito herself once Whole Cake Island’s defenses were complete.
• Morito’s ship arrived at Eslepp Island, and Lily Nyan struggled with the heat as the group headed toward its oasis town.
• Jinbe recognized Crocodile’s pirate flag and explained that Crocodile was an 80-million-Beli Logia user who controlled sand.
• Enel spread his Mantra across the island, hurried into town, and destroyed a casino with a lightning strike.

Enel and Crocodile fought for hours as Enel used the clash to hone his Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers. Crocodile eventually called off the fight, unable to land a hit, while Enel remained ready to continue.

• Spectators watched Enel and Crocodile battle and discussed the Dragon Slayer crew, including Morito, Issho, Jinbe, and Lily Nyan.
• At the inn, Jinbe asked whether anyone should stop the fight, but Morito said Enel could not be killed unless someone at the Four Emperors’ level appeared.
• Enel and Crocodile continued their fight in the desert, where Crocodile tried sand-based attacks but Enel dodged them all.
• Crocodile admitted Enel was the hardest opponent he had faced, while Enel urged him to rest before they continued.
• Crocodile ended the fight because he could not hit Enel and expected to run out of stamina first.

Morito intervened after Enel defeated Crocodile and warned Crocodile that he was nowhere near strong enough to challenge Whitebeard. Crocodile yielded the island to Morito and sailed back toward Paradise to train before returning to the New World.

• Morito appeared on the battlefield and told Crocodile that he could not defeat Enel.
• Morito explained that Whitebeard’s Haki and Tremor-Tremor Fruit made Crocodile’s planned challenge unrealistic.
• Crocodile accepted defeat and gave Morito control of the island, including the right to fly his flag from the town’s clock tower.
• Crocodile left the island without seeking out Whitebeard and decided to return to Paradise to train.
• Crocodile told his underling that he would deal with the Dragon Slayer before returning to the New World.

The Big Mom Pirates sailed to Eslepp Island after the Dragon Slayer crew took it from Crocodile, intending to deliver Big Mom’s tea party invitation rather than start a fight. Morito spotted Katakuri leading the visitors and realized they had come with a message from Big Mom.

• News of the Dragon Slayer crew taking Eslepp Island spread through the New World, and people speculated about Morito’s next move.
• The Big Mom Pirates’ flagship, the Singing Ship, arrived near Eslepp Island while Big Mom stayed away.
• Katakuri told Opera that the Big Mom Pirates had no way to contact Morito in advance, then led the group ashore.
• Enel detected Katakuri and the other visitors as they approached the town on Eslepp Island.
• Morito recognized the younger Katakuri and concluded that the Big Mom Pirates had come to deliver Big Mom’s invitation.

Morito received Big Mom’s wedding tea party invitation from Katakuri but questioned whether its delivery carried enough weight to demand his attendance. After sensing that Katakuri could not see his future and recognizing Morito as dangerous, Katakuri tried to leave, but Morito stopped him to test the invitation’s authority.

• Morito told Enel he would personally handle Katakuri and sent him away from the coming fight.
• Morito appeared through a spatial passage in the desert and met Katakuri’s group, whom he had detected with his Observation Haki.
• Katakuri delivered Big Mom’s wedding tea party invitation, and Opera threatened Morito when he questioned whether he had to attend.
• Katakuri rebuked Opera because he could not see Morito’s future, and Morito accepted the invitation while saying he would consider attending.
• As Katakuri turned to leave, Morito challenged the weight of the invitation, and Katakuri sensed danger and shouted a warning.

Morito used the Tenseigan’s soul-shattering pressure to kill Opera and the Big Mom Pirates’ grunts, then forced Katakuri to retreat with Big Mom’s invitation. After learning that Katakuri had sailed for Cakes Island, Morito told Doflamingo he planned to visit Big Mom in a few days.

• Morito knocked Katakuri aside and unleashed the Tenseigan’s pressure, killing Opera and the Big Mom Pirates’ grunts.
• Morito returned Big Mom’s invitation and let Katakuri leave alive so he could report what happened.
• Katakuri reached the ship, collapsed from his injuries, then ordered the crew to sail for Cakes Island.
• After the ship disappeared over the horizon, Morito called Doflamingo and said he would visit Big Mom in a few days.
• Morito asked how Doflamingo gathered news from the New World, and Doflamingo replied that he had power of his own.

Morito agreed to help Doflamingo keep a deal in the North Blue from being disrupted, suspecting it involved the Op-Op Fruit. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku considered candidates for the vacant Admiral positions before receiving a confidential call and summoning Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan.

• Doflamingo asked Morito to ensure a deal scheduled for half a month later went uninterrupted, and Morito agreed to make arrangements.
• Morito inferred that Doflamingo's deal concerned the Op-Op Fruit and wondered who he should give it to.
• Sengoku reviewed Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan as candidates for the vacant Marine Admiral positions.
• Sengoku received a call from a familiar voice and ordered Marine soldiers to bring Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan to him.

Rosinante resolved to save Law by helping him obtain the Op-Op Fruit, while Morito crossed the Calm Belt toward North Blue. Three colossal Sea Kings stopped Morito and spoke of an ancient promise, leaving him unsure why they considered him the second Joy Boy.

• Rosinante learned that Law had Platinum Lead Disease and vowed to keep him alive by helping him obtain the Op-Op Fruit.
• Morito recalled that Doflamingo had misdirected the Marines about the Op-Op Fruit meeting and continued toward North Blue on a Sea King with Lily Nyan.
• Three colossal Sea Kings surfaced near the North Blue border and blocked Morito’s path.
• The Sea Kings called Morito the King of the Humans, spoke of the Sea King appearing after eight hundred years, and promised to help him if he honored an ancient promise.
• Morito suspected the Sea Kings meant Joy Boy’s promise to the mermaid princess but did not understand why they saw him as the second Joy Boy.