Chapter Summaries

Morito offered to help the Fish-Man Race reach the surface within twenty years and sought the Sea Kings’ support. After demonstrating his power, he proposed a Blood Contract, and one Sea King agreed to sign it, though the three super-gigantic Sea Kings entrusted only one of their clans to him.

• Morito promised to help the Fish-Man Race live under the true sunlight within twenty years.
• Morito unleashed the Tenseigan’s mental pressure, knocking countless Sea Kings unconscious and convincing the three super-gigantic Sea Kings of his strength.
• The Sea Kings explained that they could not leave the Calm Belt without the Sea King’s summons and acknowledged the dangers posed by powerful humans.
• Morito presented a Summoning Scroll and explained how a Blood Contract would let both sides summon each other across vast distances.
• A super-gigantic Sea King shaped like a seahorse agreed to sign the contract, while the three Sea Kings offered only one of their clans.

Katakuri reported to Big Mom that Morito had killed Opera with Conqueror’s Haki and destroyed a large Umit fleet, prompting Big Mom to prepare for Morito’s arrival. Katakuri believed Morito would come as a challenger and warned Oven and Oven that only Big Mom should fight him.

• A colossal seahorse Sea King told the Ancestor that it had sensed a human king and encountered a contract, though it had not found its own king.
• Katakuri recounted Morito’s actions on Eslepp Island, including Opera’s death without any visible injuries.
• Big Mom ordered her forces to prepare Cakes Island’s defenses and monitor the Dragon Slayer Crew’s whereabouts.
• Oven and Oven vowed to avenge Opera, but Katakuri insisted Morito would come and warned them not to confront him.
• Katakuri reflected that Morito’s attack had shaken him so severely that he believed Morito was a monster only Big Mom could fight.

Morito went to Minion Island to take the Op-Op Fruit while Rosinante tried to steal it from Diez Barrels to save Luo. Morito seized the fruit from Rosinante, who charged at him after Morito offered to help save the boy.

• Morito left Lily Nyan between Swallow Island and Minion Island and traveled alone to Minion Island.
• Diez Barrels put the Op-Op Fruit in a box while Rosinante hid Luo nearby and prepared to steal it.
• Rosinante bombed Barrels's mansion, then took the box during their fight.
• Morito appeared, stopped Barrels and Rosinante, and took the box containing the Op-Op Fruit.
• Rosinante charged at Morito after Morito offered to help save Luo.

Morito killed Barrels and went to treat Luo, claiming he could cure Platinum Lead Disease without the Op-Op Fruit. Meanwhile, Tsuru ordered a search for Morito as the Marines and Doflamingo’s crew converged on Minion Island, where the Donquixote Family learned the Marines had begun searching nearby.

• Morito struck Barrels with Chakra, fatally destroying his internal organs, then headed for Luo’s hiding place.
• Rosinante realized Morito had known about Luo and his illness, and rushed after them to protect Luo.
• The Marines spotted Lily Nyan’s boat near Minion Island, prompting Tsuru to order ten patrol squads to search for Morito around Swallow Island.
• Doflamingo’s crew approached Minion Island after luring the Marines toward Swallow Island, and Doflamingo asked whether anyone had found Morito.
• A Donquixote Family agent reported that the Marines were searching around Swallow Island and might soon discover the real meeting point.

Morito treated Luo’s Platinum Lead Disease while the Navy attacked Lily Nyan’s boat near Minion Island. After realizing the island was tied to the planned Op-Op Fruit trade, Tsuru watched Morito arrive and free Lily Nyan, and he unleashed his ocular power against the Navy warships.

• Morito examined Luo and used Yang Release Chakra to begin treating the Platinum Lead Poison.
• Tsuru realized Minion Island, rather than Swallow Island, was the likely site of the planned trade and suspected everyone had been fooled.
• The Navy captured Lily Nyan and restrained her with Seastone Handcuffs.
• Morito appeared aboard a Navy warship, cut through Lily Nyan’s handcuffs, and apologized for leaving her alone.
• Morito’s ocular power sent a powerful repulsive force across the warships.

Morito took the Op-Op Fruit and rescued Lily Nyan, then left Tsuru and the Marines behind as they continued their mission against the Donquixote Family. He picked up Rosinante and Luo on Minion Island and helped them escape the fighting, while Rosinante prepared to reveal his Marine identity.

• Morito killed a Marine Captain who attacked him, and Tsuru ordered the Marines to stand down and pursue the Donquixote Family instead.
• Morito left with Lily Nyan and told her they would pick someone up before returning.
• Morito explained that he had cured Luo’s Platinum Lead Disease and decided to take Rosinante and Luo away from the battle.
• Morito met Rosinante and Luo on the far side of Minion Island and showed them a safe route to leave.
• Rosinante thanked Morito and decided to take Luo to a Marine Branch, knowing Doflamingo would kill him once his identity was exposed.

Morito wondered who should eat the Op-Op Fruit while Doflamingo’s crew tried to escape the Marine encirclement on Minion Island. Doflamingo reached the Numancia Flamingo, but Kuzan arrived and froze the surrounding sea.

• Morito watched Luo sail away, then took out the Op-Op Fruit and considered who should eat it.
• Doflamingo learned that the Op-Op Fruit was missing and that Marines led by Tsuru had surrounded Minion Island.
• Doflamingo and his officers fought through the Marine squads and escaped toward the other side of the island.
• Doflamingo’s crew boarded the Numancia Flamingo, but Kuzan approached on a bicycle and used Ice Age to freeze the sea and the ship.

Morito negotiated with Doflamingo to help the Donquixote Family escape Tsuru and the newly appointed Marine Admiral Kuzan in exchange for finding Monet and Sugar. The Marines closed in on Minion Island, leaving the confrontation about to begin.

• The Donquixote Family panicked when Aokiji froze the sea and arrived alongside Tsuru.
• Doflamingo called Morito and offered him ten billion Beli to intercept Tsuru.
• Morito agreed to hold off both Tsuru and Kuzan if Doflamingo found Monet and Sugar in the North Blue.
• Doflamingo promised to find the sisters within half a month.
• Aokiji met Tsuru near the Donquixote Family, and Tsuru ordered the Marines to let no one escape.

Morito arrived through a Black Hole and stopped Aokiji’s blizzard from freezing him and Lily Nyan. After Doflamingo withdrew, Morito told Tsuru and Aokiji that he and Doflamingo were using each other, and Tsuru ordered the Marines to retreat, leaving Aokiji behind.

• Aokiji froze most of the Donquixote Family in a blizzard, while Doflamingo waited for Morito to arrive.
• Morito and Lily Nyan emerged from a spatial passageway, and Morito cleared the blizzard with a repulsive-force storm.
• Morito let Doflamingo free his frozen family and leave, while Tsuru questioned Morito’s connection to him.
• Morito explained that he and Doflamingo were using each other, and Tsuru stopped Aokiji from attacking.
• Tsuru ordered the Marines to withdraw, but Aokiji stayed behind.

Aokiji chose to fight Morito rather than let the pirates escape, driven by his conviction that the Navy had to protect the seas. Morito overcame Aokiji’s attacks and revealed his power as Yin-Yang Release, leaving Aokiji drained and weakened.

• Aokiji resolved to fight Morito, unable to accept Tsuru’s decision to let the pirates go.
• Aokiji unleashed Ice Time and Ice Time Capsule, but Morito shattered the ice with repulsive force.
• Aokiji attacked with an icy blade, and Morito used attraction to pull him close before blocking the blade with Armament Haki.
• Aokiji’s Two-Spiked Spear passed through Morito, who appeared to have no substance.
• Morito struck Aokiji from behind and revealed that his ability was Yin-Yang Release, leaving Aokiji hollowed out and weak.

Morito defeated Aokiji by draining the energy from his body, and Tsuru sent a medical team to try to save him. Doflamingo learned that the Marines had never obtained the Op-Op Fruit and suspected Morito had it, then asked his family about Monet and Sugar.

• Morito disrupted Aokiji's thoughts and drained his energy, leaving him near death before he and Lily Nyan vanished through a spatial passage.
• Tsuru sent a medical team to treat Aokiji and ordered the fleet to return, suspecting the Op-Op Fruit had gone to Morito.
• Doflamingo learned from Vergo that the Marines were withdrawing and had never seen the Op-Op Fruit.
• Doflamingo concluded that Morito had likely taken the fruit and admitted that everyone had been played.
• Doflamingo set the Op-Op Fruit aside and asked his family whether they knew of Monet and Sugar.

Tsuru questioned the recovering Aokiji about his battle with Morito and learned that Morito’s Yin-Yang Release could disrupt minds as well as repel, attract, and restore energy. Meanwhile, Rosinante brought Luo to Marine Headquarters, where Luo began to consider joining the Marine Academy to grow stronger.

• Tsuru learned that Aokiji had survived several days of vital exhaustion and visited him as their ship sailed toward Marineford.
• Aokiji told Tsuru that Morito called his power Yin-Yang Release and that its abilities likely included repulsion and attraction.
• Aokiji revealed that his thoughts had briefly gone blank during the fight, and Tsuru connected this to a mind-disrupting ability she had observed in footage of Morito fighting Steel Bone Kong.
• Tsuru warned Aokiji to keep their findings quiet and said she would report them directly to Sengoku.
• Rosinante brought Luo to Marine Headquarters, urged him to judge the Marines for himself, and encouraged him to grow stronger.
• Luo considered that the Marine Academy could help him gain the strength he lacked.

Morito learned that Doflamingo had found Monet and Sugar and warned him that Big Mom was preparing to deal with him at her tea party. Doflamingo planned to wait and see how Morito’s trip to Cakes Island went before deciding whether to hand over the sisters.

• Doflamingo told Morito that he had found Monet and Sugar, then warned him that Big Mom’s invitation and the cargo bound for her hinted at a trap.
• Doflamingo described Big Mom’s strength and Soul-Soul Fruit, but Morito said he would go to Cakes Island anyway.
• Doflamingo offered to arrange for Monet and Sugar to be sent to the New World, and Morito agreed.
• Diamante questioned Doflamingo about handing Sugar over, and Doflamingo explained that her power could be useful to the family.
• Doflamingo ordered Monet, Sugar, and the twin sisters sent to Sabaody Archipelago while the family waited to see whether Morito survived his visit to Cakes Island.

Morito arrived at Big Mom’s birthday tea party aboard a giant Sea King, using a rift in the sky to bring it to Cakes Island. Big Mom confronted him as the islands’ residents watched in fear.

• Katakuri told Big Mom that the Dragon Slayer’s crew had not arrived, though Morito had left Eslepp Island.
• Morito rode a giant Sea King through Totto Land’s fortified waters toward Cakes Island.
• Morito opened a huge rift above Cakes Island and sent the Sea King through it into the coastal waters.
• The Sea King’s arrival terrified residents across the nearby islands and drew the Big Mom Pirates to the shore.
• Big Mom faced Morito and recognized him as the Dragon Slayer, Ōtsutsuki Morito.

Big Mom attacked Morito with a powerful Ikoku slash, but he blocked and deflected it. As the two prepared to fight in earnest, Katakuri ordered the nearby islands evacuated.

• Big Mom rode Zeus into the sky and struck Morito with an Ikoku slash.
• Morito used a Black Rod to withstand and deflect the slash, while its force sent the Sea King retreating and created huge waves that struck nearby islands.
• Katakuri warned his siblings and ordered Perospero to evacuate the coastal populations and keep the younger children back.
• Big Mom charged Morito again, and he ended his summoning technique before rushing toward her.
• Big Mom unleashed another Ikoku slash as Morito charged at her.

Morito and Big Mom fought with powerful attacks, each probing the other's abilities. The chapter ended as Big Mom unleashed her Emperor Sword: Breaking Blade against Morito's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.

• Morito dodged Big Mom's enormous blade of Sword Qi and fired Chakra-infused air bullets, which Big Mom smashed with her sword.
• Big Mom summoned Napoleon, Zeus, and Prometheus, while Morito formed and launched a Truth-Seeking Orb.
• Big Mom dodged the orb with Zeus and used Prometheus to unleash a sea of fire that engulfed Morito.
• Katakuri foresaw danger and warned Big Mom as Morito's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion pierced through the flames toward her.
• Big Mom wrapped Prometheus's flames around her sword and swung Emperor Sword: Breaking Blade at Morito's silver beam.

Morito clashed with Big Mom on Cakes Island and sent her crashing into the coast, proving his strength to her and her children. Big Mom declared that he qualified to become her husband, then promised to marry him herself if he defeated her.

• Morito's Silver Wheel Reincarnation Explosion struck Big Mom's sword and swept Big Mom, Zeus, and Napoleon into the coast of Cakes Island.
• Katakuri explained that Zeus had failed to withstand the force of the clash, while Big Mom herself had not lost a contest of strength.
• Big Mom emerged from the crater delighted and announced that Morito qualified to be her husband.
• Morito realized Big Mom was serious about marrying him and explained that he wanted to establish his reputation as one of the Four Emperors.
• Big Mom insisted Morito would become her husband if he lost, then promised to marry him if he won.

Morito refused Big Mom’s marriage alliance and threatened her with a massive meteor, warning her not to interfere in Umit’s affairs. Big Mom rushed to defend Cakes Island as the meteor descended.

• Morito rejected Big Mom’s offer to join their families and left instead of continuing the fight.
• Katakuri foresaw danger and urgently told his siblings to flee as a huge shadow appeared overhead.
• A gigantic meteor broke through the clouds above Cakes Island, terrifying the Big Mom Pirates and the gathered residents and guests.
• Morito warned Big Mom not to interfere in Umit’s affairs and said his next gift would be more than one meteor.
• Big Mom summoned Zeus and Prometheus and charged at the meteor, striking it repeatedly with Emperor Sword: Breaking Blade.

Morito confronted Big Mom after she destroyed the meteorite, but her speed and strength overwhelmed him in a clash at sea. He realized his mental attack had failed and wondered whether the Soul-Soul Fruit made Big Mom immune to genjutsu.

• Big Mom destroyed the meteorite over Cakes Island, and Morito watched the Big Mom Pirates deal with the falling ashes.
• Big Mom caught up to Morito and attacked with Ikoku, but he used gravity to raise a massive wave and she escaped through it with Zeus and Prometheus.
• Morito considered using a mental assault to interrupt Big Mom, then blocked her sword with a Truth-Seeking Orb shaped into a Black Rod.
• Big Mom's momentum drove Morito beneath the sea, where he remained unharmed because he was not a Devil Fruit User.
• Morito realized his mental attack had not affected Big Mom and suspected her stolen soul power might make her immune to genjutsu.

Morito evaded Big Mom’s attacks as they pursued each other through the New World, while Doflamingo learned of their stalemate and planned how to handle Morito’s crew. Doflamingo decided to keep Monet and Sugar in Sabaody for now and send the sisters to the Dragon Slayer’s crew after Morito returned alive.

• Morito escaped Big Mom’s attacks and dodged her Sword Qi while the Big Mom Pirates’ fleet followed behind them.
• Pica told Doflamingo that Morito had escaped Cakes Island and had been pursued by Big Mom for a day and a night without either being injured.
• Doflamingo concluded that Morito and Big Mom were evenly matched and would likely avoid fighting to the death.
• Doflamingo ordered Pica to keep Monet and Sugar in Sabaody, have Trebol watch over them, and send the sisters to Morito’s crew after he returned to Eslepp Island alive.
• Doflamingo said he wanted to test whether Morito knew about Sugar’s ability or merely believed the two women were beautiful.