Chapter Summaries

Luffy awakened Conqueror's Haki while trying to protect the mayor, but Ron defeated him and badly damaged Foosha Village. The next morning, Luffy woke in the clinic, admitted Ron had held back, and vowed to stop him if he threatened the village again.

• Luffy awakened Conqueror's Haki when Ron threatened the mayor, knocking out people around him.
• Luffy attacked Ron with a barrage of punches, but Ron's Logia body let the blows pass through him.
• Ron slammed Luffy into the ground with an Overload: Lightning Kick, destroying the street, and Momonga told him to pay for the damage.
• After Luffy's injuries delayed the Marines' departure, the military doctor treated him while Makino stayed by his bedside.
• Luffy woke in the village clinic, mistook Ron for a kidnapper, and asked Makino for meat.
• After Makino left, Luffy admitted Ron had held back and promised to stop him if he threatened the village.

Ron forced Luffy to stop saying that he would become the Pirate King, threatening the villagers of Foosha Village if he broke the order. After the Kirin left the harbor, Ron decided it was time to bring Sengoku’s Anti-Corruption Storm to a decisive end.

• Ron told Luffy that he could protect the villagers of Foosha Village by agreeing not to say that he would become the Pirate King.
• When Ron threatened to kill the villagers, Luffy agreed to keep his dream declaration to himself.
• Ron returned from his Lightning Clone and told Momonga about the order, making Momonga laugh at Luffy’s predicament.
• Ron warned Momonga not to underestimate Luffy’s future potential.
• The Kirin departed Foosha Village, and Ron decided to finish the Anti-Corruption Storm.

Ron and Momonga arrived in Loguetown during their inspection of the East Blue branches, where Momonga confronted his former student Smoker over his lack of military discipline. The chapter left Ron and Smoker introduced to one another as the inspection continued.

• Momonga told Ron that Headquarters officers had begun arriving in East Blue to take over the branches, and listed the three branches still awaiting inspection.
• Ron said the remaining inspections should be enough, then pointed out Smoker among the Loguetown soldiers.
• Momonga cut Smoker's cigar in half and reprimanded him for disregarding Navy discipline.
• Smoker saluted Momonga, who introduced him to Ron and called him a useless idiot.

Momonga inspected Smoker’s records and scolded him over Loguetown’s damaged streets, complaints, and expenses. Tashigi asked Ron about his famed sword Thundercloud and learned that Kaido had broken it, leaving her shocked by the sword’s legendary identity.

• Momonga reviewed Smoker’s reports, criticized his management, and allocated one million Berry for road repairs, to be deducted from next year’s military budget.
• Ron noticed Tashigi watching him, and she introduced herself as Smoker’s assistant.
• Tashigi asked Ron to show her Thundercloud, but Ron explained that Kaido had broken it in their last battle.
• Tashigi reacted with shock when Ron identified the broken sword as the legendary Dragon Binding Sword, Thundercloud.

Smoker learned that Ron had truly earned his reputation and was already an appointed Admiral Candidate, then asked Ron to help him return to the Grand Line. Smoker revealed that he wanted to pursue the Marine Admiral dream he had once shared.

• Tashigi fled after overhearing Ron and Smoker, while the Marines reacted in shock to Ron's account of fighting the Beasts Pirates.
• Momonga told Smoker that Ron had defeated Vice Admirals Chaton and Momousagi in a two-against-one candidate challenge and was leading the East Blue mission.
• Momonga ordered Smoker to fix the problems found at the Loguetown base, then gave him Berry and advised him to cause less trouble.
• Ron persuaded Tashigi to seek swordsmanship guidance from Momonga instead of himself.
• Smoker asked Ron to persuade the Fleet Admiral to transfer him back to the Grand Line and said he wanted to pursue his dream of becoming a Marine Admiral.

Ron persuaded Smoker to postpone returning to Marine Headquarters and instead lead an East Blue pilot program to fight corruption in the Marine branches. Smoker agreed to help establish the Anti-Corruption Bureau, setting their partnership in motion.

• Smoker decided he wanted to return to Marine Headquarters and pursue his dream of becoming an Admiral, and Ron offered to speak to the Fleet Admiral for him.
• Ron pointed out that Smoker could not abandon Loguetown and his soldiers to face the dangers of the Grand Line.
• Ron proposed that Smoker help create an independent inspection institution, using East Blue as a pilot program to fight corruption in the Marine branches.
• Smoker recognized Ron's plan to make him the face of the initiative and agreed to the partnership.
• Ron named the new institution the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and he and Smoker toasted their agreement.

Ron established the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Loguetown without first consulting his superiors, prompting Momonga to summon Marine Headquarters to judge the move. Sengoku revealed that he had already decided to consider Ron’s plan, while Zephyr learned that his disciple might become the Marines’ true Intellectual General.

• Momonga confronted Ron over the Anti-Corruption Bureau and insisted they contact Sengoku immediately.
• Momonga called Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku gathered the available senior officers and distributed documents about Ron’s plan.
• Garp was surprised to see Zephyr at the meeting, but Zephyr ignored his teasing.
• Akainu supported the bureau, while Aokiji warned that it could provoke Enies Lobby and other existing authorities.
• Tsuru recognized that Sengoku had already made up his mind, and Sengoku praised Zephyr for teaching Ron.

The Marines formally established the Anti-Corruption Bureau, appointing Stonobeli as East Blue branch minister and Smoker as enforcement director. Ron learned that Fleet Admiral Sengoku disapproved of his unilateral actions and expected to keep him busy.

• Momonga trained Tashigi in swordsmanship while Ron ordered Koby to destroy iron-bead sandbags with his bare hands.
• Momonga brought Ron to the Anti-Corruption Bureau office, where Smoker struggled with paperwork in the bureau’s makeshift headquarters.
• A fax delivered the World Government’s appointment orders, naming Stonobeli East Blue branch minister and Smoker director of the Enforcement Division.
• Smoker welcomed the appointments as proof that the Marines intended to investigate corruption and saw a path toward returning to the Grand Line.
• Momonga warned Ron that the bureau was officially established but Fleet Admiral Sengoku was dissatisfied with Ron’s independent decision-making.

The Anti-Corruption Bureau’s creation inspired ordinary people and survivors of corrupt Marine violence to seek justice, while Ron prepared to leave the East Blue. Koby stayed behind to train with Smoker, who vowed to reach the Grand Line within two years.

• The Five Elders approved Anti-Corruption Bureaus across the Four Blues, and newspapers spread the news, stirring hope among commoners and pirates harmed by corrupt officials.
• A survivor of a North Blue massacre and his companion Jack set sail from Water 7 to expose the man responsible.
• Ron asked Koby to return to the Grand Line with him, but Koby chose to remain in the East Blue and grow strong enough to follow him later.
• Smoker, still recovering from his battle with Arlong, set a two-year deadline to bring his subordinates to the Grand Line.
• Ron and Momonga departed Loguetown with their fleet as Smoker and the Marines saluted them.

After returning from the Four Blues inspection, Ron received his finished weapon from Vegapunk: a massive, lightning-powered Fang Tian Hua Ji. He accidentally unleashed its power in the Science Unit and realized he was in trouble.

• The Four Blues branches reacted to the end of the Anti-Corruption Bureau's sweeping inspection and its lasting influence on the Navy.
• Sengoku scolded Ron for his actions during the purge and punched him through Marine Headquarters, sending him crashing outside the New Recruit Camp cafeteria.
• Zephyr told Ron that Vegapunk had completed his weapon, and Ron rushed to the Science Unit to see it.
• Vegapunk explained that Ron needed to supply electricity to pass through the weapon's barrier, and Ron activated the Thunder Gem and lifted the halberd.
• Ron tested the Fang Tian Hua Ji by swinging it, unleashing an air blade that blasted a huge gash through the wall and sent researchers fleeing as alarms sounded.

Vegapunk gave Ron a specially engineered Thunder Halberd and explained why it suited his practical approach to weapons. Three days later, Ron defeated Zephyr in a full-day battle, and Zephyr declared him graduated.

• Vegapunk presented Ron with a durable Thunder Halberd and explained that its broad range of uses suited Ron better than a sword.
• Vegapunk gave Ron a booklet based on his study of the Thundercloud Dragon Pattern for him to test.
• At the abandoned training grounds, Ron fought Zephyr for an entire day and defeated him with his lightning-powered attacks.
• Ron caught Zephyr and moved him away before the Meteor Spear could explode, but Zephyr was left with a serious chest wound.
• Zephyr controlled his injury with Life Return and officially declared Ron graduated, while Ron pointed out that he had graduated years earlier.

After Vegapunk’s research dramatically strengthened Ron with the Thundercloud Dragon Pattern and Thunder Halberd, Ron accepted that Zephyr could retire. When Ron delivered Zephyr’s resignation letter to Sengoku, Sengoku assigned him to confront the BIG Pirates at Poli Island.

• Ron gained a major boost in power from the Thundercloud Dragon Pattern, which enhanced his lightning attacks and worked alongside the God of Thunder Seal.
• Zephyr recognized how strong Ron had become and asked whether he should retire, and Ron agreed while they discussed who could take over the New Recruit Camp.
• Ron delivered Zephyr’s resignation letter to Sengoku, who suspected Ron had encouraged the retirement.
• Sengoku assigned Ron to warn the BIG Pirates after they attacked Poli Island, a Government Affiliated Nation, while Kizaru was away.

Ron arrived at Poli Island, where Charlotte Oven was trying to collect tribute amid the devastation caused by drought and civil war. After Ron revealed himself, Oven tried to flee, and Ron unleashed Thundercloud Kirin against him.

• Ron surveyed Poli Island and noted the destruction caused by the drought and the BIG Pirates.
• Charlotte Oven ordered his pirates and Homies to search the mountains for the royal treasury and the missing young king.
• Oven detected Ron inside the ruined palace, and Ron stepped out and identified himself as Marine Azure Dragon.
• Ron attacked Oven with the Thunder Dragon Halberd, but Oven dodged and escaped through a wall.
• Ron called down Thundercloud Kirin, trapping Oven within the lightning attack's range.

Ron defeated Charlotte Oven and planned to use his injury to lure the BIG Pirates into rescuing him, risking a larger confrontation with Charlotte Linlin. After Oven lost consciousness, Ron worried about the consequences and blamed Sengoku for sending him on the mission.

• Ron’s lightning attack destroyed the royal palace and incapacitated most of the Homies forces.
• Ron approached the badly injured Charlotte Oven and taunted him before impaling him with the Thunder Halberd.
• Ron explained that he intended to use Oven’s Vivre Card to draw the BIG Pirates into a rescue attempt.
• Oven tried to escape and attack Ron, but Ron’s Meteor Spears pierced his limbs and pinned him to the ground.
• Oven lost consciousness, and Ron worried that his actions might bring Charlotte Linlin to the scene.
• Ron blamed Sengoku for the situation, while Sengoku sneezed at Marine Headquarters and wondered who was cursing him.

Katakuri learned that Oven had been critically injured and set out for Poli Island to rescue him without alerting BIG MOM. Elsewhere, a blind man carrying a Devil Fruit stopped at a noodle stall, where several customers noticed it.

• Katakuri saw that Oven’s Vivre Card had nearly burned away and questioned Moscato about what had happened.
• Moscato told Katakuri that Oven had gone to Poli Island to collect overdue tribute and had been gone for over half an hour.
• Katakuri refused Moscato’s offer to lead the Wrathful Legion and summoned Perospero and Mont D'Or before deciding to go to Poli Island himself.
• A blind man on a peaceful island in Whitebeard’s territory ordered soy sauce soba at a roadside stall.
• The blind man dropped his belongings, including a pale purple Devil Fruit, and several customers noticed it as he put it away.

Ron waited on Poli Island for Charlotte Linlin’s forces to come for Oven, using the wounded minister as bait. After Katakuri’s ship arrived, Ron killed Oven and prepared to face his approaching family.

• Sengoku learned that a pirate ship had left Whole Cake Island for Poli Island and ordered his spies to avoid triggering a war if possible.
• Ron waited among the palace ruins while the young king’s faction remained hidden in the mountains.
• Ron watched for the ship from Whole Cake Island and explained that Oven’s plight had drawn Katakuri and Baron Tamago without alerting them to Ron’s presence.
• Oven questioned why the Marines were intervening, and Ron said the rules had changed now that he was there.
• Ron beheaded Oven and threw his head onto the cross as the approaching ship carried his family closer.

Katakuri reached Poli Island as his ominous premonition intensified, then watched Oven's Vivre Card burn away and learned his brother had died. While Ron unleashed a Thunder Beast attack over the sea, black-cloaked operatives stole the Dark-Dark Fruit from a blind man, whose despair ended in his death.

• Katakuri ordered his crew to prepare for battle as Baron Tamago confirmed Oven was still on Poli Island.
• Katakuri's Vivre Card for Oven burned to ash, revealing Oven had just died, and Katakuri vowed revenge.
• A Thunder Beast descended on Katakuri's ship as Ron watched the explosion from a rock and complained that the commotion was not big enough.
• A gang stole a bundle from a blind man, but black-cloaked operatives killed their yellow-haired leader and took the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• The blind man mourned the stolen fruit, then later walked off a cliff and died.

Ron destroyed the Donut with Kirin, but Katakuri survived by awakening his Devil Fruit and shielding himself with mochi. Ron then overcame Katakuri’s future sight in their clash and attacked as Katakuri tried to escape.

• Ron detonated Kirin, wiping out the Donut and its crew while Katakuri survived inside an Armament Haki-coated mochi shell.
• Katakuri emerged from the shell and charged Ron with Mochi Stab, interrupting Ron’s attempt to prepare the Meteor Spear.
• Ron blocked Katakuri’s thrust with the Thunder Dragon Halberd, explaining that he had changed his movements after Katakuri glimpsed the future.
• Ron struck Katakuri with a lightning pillar, scorching his chest and convincing him that he needed to flee and warn BIG MOM.
• Katakuri launched himself away on mochi, but Ron raised his hand and prepared Raikou Planet.

Ron defeated Katakuri in a brief, devastating battle after stopping him from sending a message. On Whole Cake Island, Perospero and Mont D'Or decided to inform BIG MOM that Katakuri had fallen and the enemy might target Totland next.

• Ron shattered Katakuri's awakened mochi defense with Thunder Welcome and pierced him with Gungnir, sending him crashing into the sea.
• Ron realized Katakuri had hidden a Den Den Mushi in his body and noted that its signal had been easy to detect nearby.
• Perospero saw Katakuri's Vivre Card burning and learned that Katakuri had been defeated.
• Mont D'Or argued that the Charlotte Family could not handle the enemy without BIG MOM and warned that Katakuri might not remain safe as a hostage.
• Perospero agreed to tell BIG MOM about Oven's death and Katakuri's defeat.

Charlotte Linlin learned that Katakuri had been defeated and ordered the Wrathful Legion to depart with a Tea Party invitation for Ron. On Poli Island, Ron coordinated the next stage of the operation with Rob Lucci and prepared to face the BIG Pirates.

• Perospero reported Poli Island’s lost tribute, Oven’s disappearance, and Katakuri’s defeat to Charlotte Linlin, who confirmed Katakuri was still alive from his vivre card.
• Charlotte Linlin suspected Ron was behind the attack, ordered the Wrathful Legion to depart with Tea Party invitations, and threatened Ron if he refused hers.
• Rob Lucci arrived on Poli Island and reported that Fujitora had leaked news of the Dark-Dark Fruit’s emergence as planned.
• Ron knocked the unconscious Katakuri back out when he seemed about to wake, then heard that the target had not taken the bait and was told not to push the BIG Pirates into a fight to the death.
• Ron told Rob Lucci to continue arranging the operation and said he would handle the BIG Pirates, confident that BIG MOM would not dare fight to the death.