Chapter Summaries

Whitebeard arrived during Ron and Dragon’s battle, stopped the Revolutionary Army conflict, and confronted Ron over his scheme to provoke a war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Revolutionary Army. Ron revealed that he had abandoned that plan, then announced he would use an open scheme instead.

• Ace watched Ron fight Dragon and silently vowed to become stronger before Whitebeard’s vibrations split the sky and reached the battlefield.
• Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick, silenced Teach with his Conqueror’s Haki, and ordered Ace to bring his friends over.
• Dragon assured Whitebeard that the Revolutionary Army did not intend to fight him, and Whitebeard accepted his explanation.
• Ron told Dragon that he had planned to kill Sabo and blame Ace to start a war, but Dragon had thwarted the plan and agreed to keep their exchange secret.
• Whitebeard confronted Ron about his schemes, and Ron declared that his next move would be an open scheme.

Ron and Whitebeard clashed aboard the Moby Dick, trading devastating blows as the onlooking pirates stayed back. Ron recovered from injuries that should have killed him, prompting Whitebeard to call him the Immortal Vice Admiral.

• Whitebeard confronted Ron with Conqueror’s Haki, and Ron answered with an equally powerful presence before Whitebeard attacked with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Ron intercepted Whitebeard’s naginata, then used his speed to strike Whitebeard with a lightning-fast punch and kick and cut his chest with the Thunder Dragon Halberd.
• Whitebeard smashed Ron with tremor power and sent him flying, while Ron’s counterattack left Whitebeard wounded and coughing blood.
• Marco held the other pirates back as Dragon watched Ron survive with his body and skull shattered.
• Ron’s bones and flesh rapidly healed until he stood completely uninjured, and Whitebeard recognized him as the Immortal Vice Admiral.

Ron survived a devastating clash with Whitebeard, while Dragon attempted to leave after agreeing to return for Sabo in three months. Zero appeared and attacked Dragon, and Ron then turned back to Whitebeard to explain his “open scheme.”

• Dragon asked Whitebeard to join forces against Ron, but Whitebeard angrily refused and struck at him.
• Dragon said he would return in three months to take Sabo, then tried to fly away.
• Zero emerged from the void, wounded Dragon with one attack, and pursued him; Whitebeard identified Zero as an ancient CP0 commander.
• Ron learned from Whitebeard that Zero had lived through several eras, then challenged Whitebeard again.
• Ron told Whitebeard he had an open scheme in mind, and Whitebeard agreed to hear it.

Ron exposed Teach’s ambitions, prompting Whitebeard to expel him from the crew, then used the chaos to launch a coordinated attack on Whitebeard. Whitebeard survived the assault and badly injured Ron, who withdrew with Fujitora as Marco began tending to the wounded.

• Ron revealed that Teach had been seeking the Dark-Dark Fruit, and Ace accused Teach of deceiving the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Teach admitted he wanted to become Pirate King, and Whitebeard ordered him off the Moby Dick; Teach sailed away alone.
• Ron’s remarks about prophecy made Zero and Dragon suspect that his intelligence came from a prophetic source, while Dragon intensified his fight with Zero.
• CP0 agents boarded the Moby Dick as Fujitora sent down a meteor and Ron unleashed a massive Raigo sphere, but Whitebeard shattered both attacks to protect his crew.
• Ron pierced Whitebeard’s chest with Cloud Dragon Kill, but Whitebeard struck back and left Ron gravely injured; Ron ordered a retreat with Fujitora.
• Whitebeard collapsed after the attackers withdrew, and Marco began treating him as Whitebeard warned him that Ron was dangerous.

Ron was cleared of the alleged prophecy but confined to G-10 Branch for six months, a punishment Zephyr explained was meant to rein in the Marines’ destabilizing actions. Ron reflected on how his schemes had weakened several pirate forces and disrupted the Revolutionary Army’s plans, then wondered whether he would really have to stay at the base.

• Sengoku ended the interrogation but, on behalf of the Five Elders, ordered Ron confined within thirty kilometers of G-10 Branch for half a year.
• Zephyr laughed at Ron’s confinement, then warned him that the Five Elders valued stability and had made him an example to restrain the Marines.
• The Marines kept Ron’s operation in Whitebeard’s territory quiet while Morgans publicized Katakuri’s escape and his raised bounty of 1.2 billion Berry.
• Ron assessed how his actions had divided the BIG Pirates, left the Whitebeard Pirates weakened, and prompted Dragon to delay the Revolutionary Army’s plans.
• Ron considered his growing reputation and wondered whether he would have to remain at G-10 Branch for the full six months.

Ron sparred with Quinn Dorte and advised him on overcoming opponents who used illusions. Fujitora visited after Century City opened, leaving Dorte with advice on swordsmanship while he and Ron discussed Hawk Eyes Mihawk.

• Ron blocked Dorte’s Sparrow Returns and Moon Devourer attacks, then defeated him without moving from his place.
• Ron explained that instinct let him sense danger through Dorte’s illusion and urged him to forge his own path in swordsmanship.
• Fujitora arrived and told Dorte that swordsmanship was about making the move that could kill at that moment.
• Fujitora told Ron that Century City had opened successfully, then clarified his advice as using the sword that could achieve one’s purpose.
• Ron and Fujitora identified Hawk Eyes Mihawk as the swordsman whose understanding matched that principle.

Fujitora and Ron discussed Tesoro’s investment in Century City and the need to establish rules with Navy support. Ron and Fujitora arrived at the Golden City, where pirates fled at the sight of Ron, and Tesoro invited them to a banquet.

• Fujitora explained that Tesoro had contacted the World Government about investing in Century City and proposed negotiating safeguards before the order arrived.
• Ron questioned why Tesoro had helped lift his confinement, and Fujitora pointed out that Ron’s presence could protect the Golden City from New World pirates.
• Ron realized Tesoro valued his influence as a deterrent and complained to Fujitora that he had gotten the short end of the deal.
• Tesoro personally welcomed Ron and Fujitora to the Golden City and invited them to a banquet.
• Pirates at the harbor panicked when Ron arrived and rushed to flee, colliding their ships in the harbor.

Ron compared the Golden City with Fujitora’s Century City, arguing that Century City’s inclusive resort model and steady innovation had earned it far more repeat guests. He then drew Baccarat close without allowing her to touch him and challenged Tesoro to show how the Golden City would entertain a wealthy visitor, revealing that Ron had come with a scheme.

• Tesoro asked Ron what he thought of the Golden City, and Ron sincerely praised its splendor before dismissing its entertainment as focused on women, money, and wine.
• Ron asked Fujitora to describe Century City, and Fujitora said it offered more than six thousand activities and had nearly ninety percent repeat guests.
• Tesoro boasted that the Golden City had a forty percent repeat-visitor rate, but Ron contrasted its profit-driven attractions with Century City’s welcoming resort approach.
• Tesoro admitted that Century City’s distinct appeal deserved respect, then defended the Golden City’s focus on wealthy customers and his broader control of the world’s wealth.
• Ron summoned Baccarat, prevented her from touching him with his electromagnetic barrier, and asked Tesoro how he would entertain an important visitor who wanted women and drink.

Tesoro welcomed Ron and Fujitora into his heavily secured private quarters, while Sengoku secretly directed Momousagi and Chaton to gather intelligence on Tesoro. The meeting continued toward a banquet upstairs, leaving Tesoro’s plans for Fujitora unclear.

• Tesoro realized Ron’s position made it dangerous to offend him, so he swallowed his anger and led Ron and Fujitora through a Pure Gold entrance with Tanaka’s help.
• Chaton and Momousagi monitored the group from a nearby hotel, and Sengoku ordered them to collect intelligence without alerting Tesoro or his guests.
• Tesoro showed Ron and Fujitora his lavish exhibition room and offered them valuable items, but Ron asked where the promised banquet was.
• Tesoro took Ron and Fujitora toward the top floor in a golden elevator while Tanaka escorted Baccarat away and refused to explain why Tesoro wanted to win Fujitora over.

Ron and Fujitora negotiated a business partnership with Gild Tesoro over a lavish meal and hot springs. Ron secured a detailed draft agreement, then showed interest in Carina while telling Tesoro he did not want to be in the same line of work as him.

• Tesoro hosted Ron and Fujitora with an extravagant banquet and hot springs, then asked Fujitora whether he accepted the proposal.
• Fujitora agreed in principle, and Tesoro promised not to interfere in Century City's management.
• Ron pushed for closer cooperation, but Tesoro proposed opening entertainment-city branches in the Four Blues instead.
• Ron gave Tesoro a draft agreement prepared with help from the White Gull Merchant Association and Tsuru, and they negotiated its terms.
• Tesoro sent the draft to be rewritten for signing, and Ron recognized Carina and accepted Tesoro's offer to arrange an introduction.
• Ron then said he did not want to become Tesoro's fellow traveler in the same line of work, leaving Tesoro bewildered.

Ron’s arrangements with Tesoro seemed to secure the Marines’ cooperation with the Golden City, while Momousagi prepared to take Carina away. After an alarm signaled a change in the operation, Ron stayed behind and found Momousagi waiting in his room with a sword at his neck.

• Sengoku ordered Chaton to notify Momousagi to take Carina and leave no evidence, while Chaton praised Ron’s loyalty.
• Momousagi agreed to take Carina from Ron’s room and discussed how to escape without trouble.
• Tesoro gave Ron and Fujitora diamond VIP cards with spending limits of 3 Billion Belly each, and Ron accepted one for Fujitora.
• An alarm alerted Ron that the operation had changed, so he persuaded Fujitora to stay and left him the VIP cards.
• Fujitora hurried off to the casino, and Tesoro left to handle business.
• Ron entered his room and found Momousagi holding a sword to his neck as she accused him of being unfaithful to Ain.

Ron and Momousagi secretly arranged to extract Carina from Tesoro’s control while keeping the Marines’ mission hidden. Ron removed the gold powder from Carina’s body, but his attempt to reassure her left her terrified of him.

• Momousagi told Ron to keep Tesoro occupied while she took the rescued woman away, and Ron realized she suspected Ain liked him.
• Golden City attendants delivered a blanket-wrapped Carina to Ron’s room after he paid them to avoid questions and clear the nearby rooms.
• Ron used lightning to force Carina out of the blanket, and Momousagi joined them after hearing her scream.
• Ron and Momousagi restrained Carina while Ron melted and extracted the gold powder Tesoro had planted in her body.
• Carina demanded to know what Ron wanted, and he told her not to be afraid because the Marines were good people.

Ron forced Carina to cooperate with the Marines, then staged her death by killing a singer and letting Tesoro believe the corpse was Carina. Momousagi hurried the real Carina away, while Tesoro mistook Ron’s actions for a test and tried to appease him.

• Ron warned Carina that he wanted her intelligence about the Golden City, and Momousagi promised to protect her if she cooperated.
• Momousagi prepared to take Carina away, while Ron insisted he would wait for Tesoro to make a move before acting.
• Ron killed a singer in his hotel room with lightning and let the hotel staff identify the charred corpse as Carina.
• Tesoro learned of Carina’s supposed death, assumed Ron was testing him, and ordered ten billion Berry and one hundred women sent to Ron as an apology.
• Momousagi and Carina received word that Carina had been declared dead, realized Ron was responsible, and hurried away.

Sengoku defended Ron to the Five Elders after they tested his loyalty, while the Elders received troubling research from Vegapunk and discussed the Ancient Weapon resurrection plan. Ron and Fujitora left the Golden City with Tesoro’s gold cards, and Tesoro prepared to meet with several underworld figures.

• Sengoku told the Five Elders that Ron was loyal to the Marines and the World Government, despite their concerns about his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Vegapunk sent the Five Elders research on the Thundercloud Dragon Pattern, and they ordered him to continue testing it with the Pacifistas.
• The Five Elders agreed to leave Ron’s matter alone for now and focus on the Ancient Weapon resurrection plan, then instructed Sengoku to proceed.
• Fujitora enjoyed an extraordinary winning streak in the Golden City while Ron kept quiet about Baccarat draining other gamblers’ luck.
• Tesoro gave Fujitora and Ron gold cards, and after they departed, he ordered Baccarat to contact Henry White, Teres, Umit, and Luffy Field for a business meeting.

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku arranged for Carina to live under Marine protection and confronted Ron about awakening Conqueror's Haki. Ron then described Dragon as a power on par with the Emperors of the Sea, prompting the Marines to make the Revolutionary Army their priority.

• Sengoku arranged a residence for Carina at Marineford, and Momousagi escorted her away to settle her new identity.
• Sengoku challenged Ron about his Conqueror's Haki, and Ron explained that he awakened it while fighting BIG MOM and Whitebeard.
• Tsuru and Sengoku discussed Dragon's strength and the need to prepare for a purge of the Revolutionary Army.
• Ron told the officers that Dragon had fought Zero to a mutual defeat despite holding back, and judged him comparable to an Emperor of the Sea.
• Sengoku ordered Marine branches across the Four Blues to deal sternly with any signs of the Revolutionary Army.

Ron told Sengoku that he wanted to create an era without the Four Emperors or Shichibukai, and Sengoku confronted him over his schemes involving Katakuri, Teach, and the New World. Ron explained that he would follow his orders and rely on his strength to survive the Government’s power struggle, while Sengoku agreed to handle the schemes’ aftermath; Ron then returned to confinement.

• Sengoku confronted Ron about Katakuri regaining BIG MOM’s trust, Teach’s break with the Whitebeard Pirates, Fujitora buying shares in the Golden City, and Tesoro’s dealings with the Dark World.
• Ron said he wanted to create a peaceful era without the Four Emperors or Shichibukai, and Sengoku accused him of endangering the Marines and the World Government.
• Ron revealed that he would follow his orders and keep out of the Government’s internal struggle, relying on his strength to deter anyone who targeted him.
• Sengoku concluded that Ron’s actions had also warned the Government’s leaders that he could disrupt their plans, then promised to handle the follow-up arrangements involving Katakuri and Teach.
• Ron said he was returning to confinement because his half-month trip should not count toward his sentence.

After his six-month confinement ended, Ron helped Caesar complete the first PX Railgun and funded development of electromagnetic rifles. A young girl brought Ron a new mission from the Fleet Admiral.

• The fifth Reverie convened in 1518 as the Affiliated Nations debated how to respond to the Revolutionary Army and Monkey D. Dragon.
• Ron remained confined through the Reverie until February 1519, unable to travel to Mary Geoise.
• Ron supplied lightning to Caesar's machine, and Caesar successfully tested the PX Railgun, Version One.
• Ron gave Caesar 1 Billion Belly to develop electromagnetic rifles for ordinary soldiers within a year.
• A young girl told Ron his confinement had ended and that the Fleet Admiral had a mission for him.

Ain told Ron that Sengoku had assigned him to temporarily serve as Warden of Impel Down while Magellan took leave over guilt about Shiryu’s crimes. Ron learned that the Fleet Admiral had already sought others’ opinions on the appointment, leaving him stunned that he was being sent away from G-10.

• Ain listed recent threats from Teach, Gild Tesoro, and BIG MOM as reasons the Marines needed to stay alert.
• Ain told Ron that Magellan had been granted temporary leave after Shiryu killed important prisoners and caused their Devil Fruits to scatter across the seas.
• Ron reviewed the documents and recalled that Shiryu’s imprisonment and later betrayal could help Blackbeard rise to power.
• Ain explained that Magellan had wanted to resign, but the Five Elders had refused and arranged for someone to act as Warden instead.
• Ron protested that leaving G-10 for Impel Down made no sense, and Ain revealed that Sengoku had already asked for others’ opinions about choosing him.

After the Death Law forced Magellan to seek a temporary replacement at Impel Down, Ron was assigned the post when the other candidates refused. Ron arrived at the prison, where Magellan and the staff welcomed him with a mix of awe and relief.

• Magellan ruled out the Three Admirals and other candidates as replacements, and Ron was assigned the mission after Chaton refused.
• Hannyabal, Domino, and Sadi-chan discussed Magellan's resignation and wondered who would take over as warden.
• Magellan told the staff that the replacement had arrived, while Hannyabal complained that the Gate of Justice remained closed.
• Ron appeared before Impel Down in a flash of lightning and was welcomed by Magellan as Vice Admiral Azure Dragon.
• Ron approached Magellan and saluted him, and the guards cried out in surprise that he was the Immortal Vice Admiral.

Ron took over as acting Warden of Impel Down and went to inspect LV.5, where Shiryu’s rampage had left extensive damage and many dead prisoners. He found fewer than a hundred life presences remaining in Extreme Cold Hell, including the Dire Wolves.

• Magellan accepted Ron’s offer to relax at Century City and left Impel Down with a gold card.
• Hannyabal, Sadi-chan, and Domino welcomed Ron as acting Warden, and Ron told them to handle routine work while he inspected LV.5.
• Hannyabal led Ron through the staff elevator, and Ron used a Seastone key despite Hannyabal’s surprise that he was a Devil Fruit User.
• Ron and Hannyabal entered LV.5 and saw ravaged terrain, bloodstained snow, and the bodies of prisoners Shiryu had released for his hunting game.
• Ron used Observation Haki to scan LV.5 and found fewer than a hundred life presences, including about fifty Dire Wolves.