Chapter Summaries

Katakuri and Dorte’s secret plan was exposed, and BIG MOM confronted them after Brulee revealed their hiding place. Katakuri used his awakened Mochi-Mochi Fruit to counter Smoothie’s attack and send a mochi strike toward the mirror.

• Dorte discovered that a hidden scale beneath the room had revealed Katakuri’s presence, while Smoothie attacked Katakuri and Dorte warned that Brulee had betrayed them.
• Brulee appeared in the mirror and begged Katakuri to surrender, but Dorte showed that the Vivre Cards of their companions were crumbling into ash.
• BIG MOM arrived carrying the half-corpse of Charlotte Barbaroia and accused Katakuri of betraying her.
• Dorte tried to destroy the mirror, but Smoothie awakened her Squeeze-Squeeze Fruit and twisted the building around him.
• Katakuri awakened his Mochi-Mochi Fruit, stopped Smoothie’s attack, and sent a mochi palm strike toward the mirror.

Dorte tried to escape while Katakuri fought BIG MOM, but BIG MOM cornered him and prepared to kill him. Katakuri shot BIG MOM with a hidden Marine Railgun, and Ron arrived as she fell.

• Dorte abandoned his escape attempt after Smoothie blocked his sword attack, but BIG MOM intercepted him and revealed she knew his identity.
• BIG MOM attacked Dorte with a flaming fist, and Katakuri told him to get down.
• Katakuri fired a Marine Railgun from a red shipping container and struck BIG MOM, making her lose her balance.
• Smoothie recognized the weapon and questioned how it had ended up in the cargo Umit and Stussy delivered.
• Ron arrived, explained that Umit and Stussy had sold the pirates out, and watched BIG MOM crash to the ground.

Ron’s forces launched an assault on Totto Land, and Ron killed Smoothie before confronting BIG MOM. BIG MOM countered his ultimate move and attacked him with a massive firestorm.

• Smoothie charged Ron, but he struck her with the Thunder Dragon Halberd and pierced her heart, killing her.
• Ron told Katakuri to take Brulee and the people he wanted to protect, then ordered Dorte to leave as the Marines attacked Totto Land.
• Katakuri agreed to leave, while Ron warned BIG MOM that Aokiji and Garp were leading the attack on her forces.
• BIG MOM broke through Ron’s Dragon Locking Heaven Array after identifying its weakness: it took too long to activate.
• BIG MOM unleashed a vast hurricane of fire against Ron, using a wide-area attack to counter his speed.

Ron fought BIG MOM on Potato Chip Island, countering her awakened Soul-Soul Fruit powers with Conqueror’s Haki and an overwhelming lightning attack. As the island collapsed beneath the force of his Black Sun, Aokiji defeated Cracker on a separate battlefield.

• BIG MOM attacked Ron with awakened flames, but Ron used Conqueror’s Haki to disrupt them and drive them back with a punch.
• BIG MOM countered Ron’s Eight Cannons of the Thunder God with Soul Storm, so Ron unleashed Nine Dragon Descending Sun and summoned nine thunder dragons.
• Ron dropped a giant Black Sun lightning sphere onto Potato Chip Island, engulfing BIG MOM and the surrounding area in a devastating blast.
• Garp and Aokiji witnessed the distant explosion, and Garp wondered how far Ron could develop the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Aokiji froze Cracker and his biscuit soldiers with Ice Age, then pierced Cracker’s armor with Zero Degree Aurora, killing him.

Inside the Mirror Space, Katakuri and Brulee considered how to protect the Marines as Ron’s attacks devastated Potato Chip Island. Ron and BIG MOM continued their battle, and BIG MOM emerged from the magma with a lava fist aimed at him.

• Brulee watched mirrors shatter from Ron’s Black Sun, while Katakuri reassured her that saving the Marines had earned Ron’s approval.
• Dorte warned Katakuri and Brulee that BIG MOM might move the battle, and Katakuri asked which mirror led to Cream Island.
• Ron saw that BIG MOM’s Armament Haki had strengthened after she survived the Black Sun.
• BIG MOM sent a giant wave toward Ron, who countered it with Cross Meteor Shower and then fired his Starfall Divine Thunder Cannon into the seabed.
• BIG MOM hid in the magma, appeared before Ron, and launched a magma fist shaped by her Soul-Soul Fruit.

BIG MOM ambushed Ron with a massive magma fist and used her awakened Soul-Soul Fruit to trap him beneath the sea. Ron escaped the Homies’ grasp, wounded her with the Thunder Dragon Halberd, and unleashed a barrage of Divine Thunder Cannons, leaving her engulfed in explosions.

• BIG MOM struck Ron with her Magma Iron Fist, knocking the Thunder Dragon Halberd from his hands and sending him plunging into the sea.
• BIG MOM awakened the surrounding ocean as a Homie and ordered it to hold Ron underwater.
• Ron used a lightning barrier and his dragon power to break free, reclaim the Thunder Dragon Halberd, and charge back toward BIG MOM.
• Ron pierced BIG MOM’s abdomen with the Thunder Halberd, severely injuring her and making her vomit blood.
• Ron fired over a hundred Divine Thunder Cannons at BIG MOM, engulfing her in a massive barrage of explosions.

Ron continued fighting BIG MOM across the sea, using lightning and close-range attacks while assessing the limits of his strength against the Four Emperors. BIG MOM survived his assaults and matched his final strike, leaving them evenly matched as the battle continued.

• Ron reflected that he needed stronger Armament Haki to contend with the other Four Emperors and recognized that his abilities had been shaped by more than his Devil Fruit.
• Ron attacked BIG MOM with Heavenly Thunder God: Drums of Heaven, but she defended herself and unleashed Elbaf Spear: Ikoku with her bare fists.
• BIG MOM pulled the Thunder Dragon Halberd from her stomach, coated it in Haki, and hurled it at Ron before charging him with flaming fists.
• Ron caught the halberd and struck back with Azure Dragon's Roar, but BIG MOM's punch sent him flying.
• Ron used Eight Blades Combined: Final Scene against BIG MOM's Haki-coated fists, and they wounded each other before Ron healed and the clash ended evenly.

Katakuri and Dorte infiltrated Whole Cake Island’s castle to reach the treasure vault, wary of Streusen’s power. Near Potato Chip Island, Ron and BIG MOM continued their exhausting battle, which ended with both preparing to fight until one of them died.

• Katakuri wrapped Dorte in mochi so they could avoid the Homie patrols while heading for the treasure vault.
• Katakuri warned Dorte that Streusen, a founder of Totto Land trusted by BIG MOM, could destroy the vault’s contents if he discovered their plan.
• Ron used Lightning Titan Mode, his speed, and Divine Thunder Cannon to evade BIG MOM and wear her down.
• Ron taunted BIG MOM about his rapid rise and her failure to recruit him, provoking her with reminders that the era had changed.
• BIG MOM charged Ron over the sea and declared that only one of them would leave alive, and Ron answered by unleashing a storm of lightning.

Ron and BIG MOM continued their fierce battle, with Ron countering her soul attacks and surviving a devastating blow through Elementalization. After BIG MOM hinted that Ron did not understand his own nature, he revealed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s full battlefield control and left her too afraid to move.

• Ron traded rapid blows with BIG MOM and peppered her with lightning spears, while she answered with a Soul Storm that he destroyed using the Thunder Dragon Halberd as a railgun.
• BIG MOM used Soul Deterrence to slow Ron and hit him with Flame Critical Hit, but Ron Elementalized to survive and struck her with two counterpunches.
• BIG MOM suggested that Ron had not discovered his own uniqueness, then refused to explain what she meant.
• Angered by BIG MOM’s attempt to unsettle him, Ron summoned storm clouds and described the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s speed, destructive power, and remaining advantage.
• Ron surrounded BIG MOM with lightning and heat from every direction, leaving her unable to identify the threat or dare to move.

Ron used lightning to disrupt BIG MOM’s senses, then killed her in battle. With BIG MOM dead, he announced that the enemy forces could surrender, and the Marines spread the news across the islands.

• Ron explained that repeated clashes had planted lightning in BIG MOM’s body, distorting her perception and control.
• Ron trapped BIG MOM in a sphere of electricity and struck her with his Thunder Halberd as she lost her senses.
• Ron delivered the fatal blow, killing BIG MOM and ending the Four Emperor’s reign.
• Garp and Aokiji stopped fighting in shock, while Streusen sensed Linlin’s death inside Whole Cake Island’s castle.
• Ron announced BIG MOM’s death and offered mercy to those who surrendered, and Marines broadcast the order across the battlefield and nearby islands.

After Ron killed BIG MOM, the Marines routed her forces and celebrated their victory. Ron reached the underground treasure vault, where Streusen offered to trade BIG MOM’s possessions for his life.

• Sengoku received a photograph of Ron holding BIG MOM’s head and ordered the Marines to spread the news and press their attack.
• The Marines’ morale surged, and their forces pursued the collapsing pirate lines while Aokiji credited Ron with becoming a new Marine hero.
• Ron arrived at the Whole Cake Island Castle treasure vault, where Dorte had failed to seize the Poneglyph because Streusen was waiting there.
• Ron reassured Dorte, recognized Streusen’s role in shaping BIG MOM and Totland, and asked what he wanted.
• Streusen admitted he wanted to live and offered to trade BIG MOM’s possessions for a chance to wash away his sins, provoking Katakuri’s fury.

Ron agreed to spare Streusen in exchange for the BIG Pirates’ hidden treasures and intelligence, while the Revolutionary Army learned Dragon’s plan and Kuma revealed the sacrifice he had made to protect it. The group was then stunned by news that Azure Dragon had beheaded BIG MOM.

• Katakuri attacked Streusen, but Dorte blocked him while Ron demanded to know whether Streusen had more to offer.
• Streusen promised to hand over other treasure vaults and the list of people connected to the BIG Pirates if the Navy agreed not to target him, and Ron accepted while warning him not to lie.
• Sabo and the Revolutionary Army read Dragon’s plans and learned that Dragon had protected Kuma by keeping him unaware of the details.
• Kuma explained that Azure Dragon had discovered his identity and that a device in his head could expose his memories, then asked Sabo to carry on the Revolutionary Army’s cause.
• A soldier rushed in and announced that Azure Dragon had beheaded BIG MOM in the New World.

The Whitebeard Pirates learned that Marine Azure Dragon had killed Charlotte Linlin and destroyed the BIG Pirates. Whitebeard believed the report was true, then welcomed Ace back and called for a party.

• Blamenco rushed to Whitebeard with a special newspaper announcing that an Emperor had fallen.
• Marco read that Charlotte Linlin was dead and the Marines had occupied Totto Land, then Whitebeard asked to see the report.
• Whitebeard told his crew that the BIG Pirates were finished and that a Marine G11 Branch would soon be established in Totto Land.
• Marco explained that Azure Dragon had killed Charlotte Linlin alone during a second surprise attack on Whole Cake Island.
• Vista questioned whether the Marines had exaggerated Azure Dragon’s role, but Whitebeard judged their confidence-filled report was likely true.
• Ace returned with liquor, and Whitebeard drank from the barrel and announced a party despite Marco reminding him that Thatch was away.

After the Marines took control of Totto Land, Ron traveled to Mary Geoise to meet the Five Elders, where Vick escorted him toward their chambers. The chapter ended as Vick offered to send the elevator directly to the top floor and congratulated Ron, hinting that something awaited him.

• News spread across the seas that Ron had killed Linlin and the Marines had taken control of Totto Land, prompting Kaido to rage and King to call for Ron to come to the New World.
• Ron arrived in Mary Geoise and attracted attention from passersby who recognized him as the young Marine Azure Dragon.
• Vick met Ron and escorted him through the Holy Land, while Ron noticed numerous devices suppressing Observation Haki and the absence of Celestial Dragons.
• Government officials deferred to Vick, who identified himself as a household servant and prepared to use his Fruit Ability to take Ron to the Five Elders.
• Vick congratulated Ron before sending the elevator toward the Five Elders' chambers, and Ron wondered what good news awaited him.

Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Ron received a First Class Honor Medal from the Five Elders after his victories against Dragon and the Big Mom Pirates. He realized the medal carried privileges granted by Imu and left the meeting free to act against Oric without fearing the Celestial Dragons.

• Ron entered the Five Elders' lounge and reported to them as Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Ron, codename Azure Dragon.
• Longbeard Five Elder announced that Ron had earned a First Class Honor Medal for capturing Dragon and destroying the Big Mom Pirates.
• Longbeard explained that Honorary Medals rewarded major service and conveyed privileges without granting a higher Marine rank.
• Ron understood that the medals marked Imu's favor and that his First Class Honor Medal allowed him to treat Celestial Dragons however he liked, provided he did not kill them.
• The Five Elders made clear that Ron could now stand with them and give his all against Oric, and Ron accepted the reward with satisfaction.

Ron learned that his Honorary Medal made him a noble of honor with powerful protection, then visited Commander-in-Chief Kong in Mary Geoise. Kong abruptly dismissed him, leaving Ron baffled by the unfriendly reception.

• Ron learned that the Five Elders and Celestial Dragons could not freely challenge holders of Honorary Medals, and received a medal himself.
• A government official recognized Ron as a noble of honor and treated him with fearful deference.
• Vick led Ron through Mary Geoise to meet Kong, Commander-in-Chief of All Forces.
• Ron and Kong exchanged greetings and tea, and Ron said he had come to visit because he admired Kong.
• Kong told Ron to leave before he had even warmed his seat, and Ron wondered why Kong had treated him so coldly.

Ron persuaded Kong to support his request to reorganize the Marine Assassination Unit, and the Five Elders approved the plan. Ron returned to Marineford as the unit’s commander-in-chief, adding another powerful organization to his growing influence despite the risk of angering the Celestial Dragons.

• Ron offered Kong ten trillion Berries to support a favor, and Kong agreed to hear his proposal.
• Vick told the Five Elders that Ron was trying to establish his own faction, and they unanimously approved reorganizing the Marine Assassination Unit.
• Kong requested an audience with the Five Elders as they finished discussing the reorganization.
• Sengoku received the appointment order naming Ron commander-in-chief of the Marine Assassination Unit, with authority to interrogate, convict, and punish criminals in its jurisdiction.
• Sengoku warned Ron that the Celestial Dragons might retaliate, but Ron dismissed the concern and displayed his First Class Honor Medal.

Ron persuaded Zephyr to help rebuild and oversee the Marine Assassination Unit, whose training and infrastructure had largely disappeared. Elsewhere in the New World, Rear Admiral Bastille led Marines into battle with the Whitebeard Pirates after a Marine died in a clash over a Devil Fruit.

• Ron explained that he needed Zephyr to help train promising recruits and stabilize the Assassination Unit, and Zephyr agreed to help his disciple.
• Ron considered the unit’s lack of instructors, equipment, supplies, intelligence networks, and other foundations as he planned its reconstruction.
• Marine influence expanded across the New World, drawing many soldiers into fierce competition for promotions and military merit.
• On an island inhabited by dinosaurs, Bastille faced the Whitebeard Pirates and learned that Second Lieutenant Dewey was dying.
• Bastille urged a grieving Marine to live on carrying Dewey’s share, then demanded an explanation from the pirates for killing a Marine.
• Bastille and the Whitebeard Pirates ordered their forces to attack, beginning a brutal close-quarters battle.

Ron began reorganizing the Assassination Unit’s headquarters while the Marines dealt with growing conflict in the New World. Sengoku concluded that Whitebeard was making a statement about the survival of the pirate era and ordered the Marines to prepare to crush the flames of rebellion.

• Ron inspected the underground Assassination Unit headquarters as Dalmatian, Stonobeli, and Momonga left after offering their support.
• Kizaru stayed at the former Whole Cake Island garrison, while Garp took leave and returned to East Blue to visit his grandson.
• Kizaru sent Mozambia to lead reinforcements as he maintained the New World’s supply lines amid escalating conflict.
• Sengoku told Tsuru that Whitebeard’s actions were meant to affirm that the era of freedom and dreams had not ended.
• Sengoku ordered an immediate meeting and declared that the Marines would extinguish the rebellion Whitebeard sought to inspire.

Teach set out to watch Whitebeard face the Navy as tensions rose at the edge of Whitebeard’s territory. Whitebeard accepted that the confrontation had already become a declaration of war, leaving Vista and the Navy poised for battle.

• Teach read the newspaper and laughed at the news that Whitebeard was about to fight the Navy, then told Van Oka they would go watch.
• Vista confronted Lieutenant General Mozambia over the Navy killing a Whitebeard pirate and seizing a Devil Fruit, but the two sides failed to reach an agreement.
• Mozambia refused to open fire first and prepared for an open battle, while warning that the Navy would respond if the pirates broke the rules.
• Vista apologized to Whitebeard and asked to handle the dispute himself, but Whitebeard said he had already sent Ace, Jozu, and Thatch to support him.
• Whitebeard told Vista that allowing the confrontation to proceed had already signaled his intention to go to war.