Chapter Summaries

Reiner and his companions entered Moria’s territory, where Hildon led them to the castle graveyard before escaping to warn the others. Nami defeated the attacking zombies with her lightning, and the chapter ended with several powerful figures watching the group from the castle rooftop.

• Reiner captured Hildon and learned that Doctor Hogback had created the stitched zombies and that Moria revived corpses by placing stolen shadows inside them.
• Hildon’s carriage stopped in the graveyard, where Reiner stomped a zombie back into its grave before a horde emerged and surrounded the group.
• Nami used her lightning to char and disable the zombies, then finished off the remaining attackers with her Clima-Tact.
• Reiner led the group toward the castle and noticed powerful figures waiting on its rooftop.
• A swordsman, a four-armed gunman, and a man drinking liquor watched the approaching group beneath the crescent moon.

Moria stole Zoro’s shadow after the squirrel brothers found him unconscious in the castle, then ordered Ryuma and Jigorō of the Wind brought to him. In Hogback’s laboratory, Absalom and Hogback learned Zoro had been captured and sent Ryuma and Jigorō away as Reiner’s group advanced into the castle.

• Moria praised the rare Haki-user shadow he had taken from a crewman and learned that the squirrel brothers had found Zoro unconscious in a trapped room.
• Moria tore Zoro’s shadow from him, then ordered the little zombies to bring Ryuma and Jigorō of the Wind.
• In Hogback’s laboratory, Absalom explained that Sanji and Zoro had fought through many Zombie Generals before Sanji’s shadow was captured.
• The little zombies told Absalom and Hogback that Moria wanted Ryuma and Jigorō brought to him because Zoro had been caught.
• Absalom agreed to send Ryuma and Jigorō, saying he would stay behind to help Hogback and that he intended to marry his chosen bride.

Reiner led Nami, Usopp, and Chopper through Thriller Bark’s castle to find Hogback, while Nami and Usopp sensed the zombies hiding nearby. The group fought through an ambush and reached a courtyard surrounded by zombies, where Reiner planned to leave the others to fight while he handled the rest.

• Reiner told Chopper that he was looking for Hogback to learn about zombie bodies and obtain zombies to turn into undead.
• Nami sensed the hidden zombies and used lightning to cut off the arm of a creature attacking from the wall.
• Reiner, Nami, Chopper, and Usopp fought off zombie generals in the corridor, and Reiner hurled an armored knight into a zebra zombie to clear their path.
• Absalom watched Reiner overpower the zombies and sent Hildon to ask Moria for zombies containing Roronoa and Black Leg Sanji.
• Nami, Chopper, and Usopp reached the courtyard and prepared to fight the surrounding horde, while Reiner decided to let Chopper and Usopp face some zombie generals.

Reiner and the Straw Hat crew reunited in Thriller Bark and fought the Zombie Generals while searching for their missing crewmates. They rescued Zoro and Sanji from coffins, but more powerful zombies arrived as the battle continued.

• Reiner emerged with Chopper and used his flames to wipe out the ordinary zombies, but the Zombie Generals extinguished themselves with buckets of water.
• Hogback revealed that the Zombie Generals were powerful figures, and the zombies charged Nami, Usopp, Chopper, and Reiner.
• Chopper fought the golden-armored zombie, Nami beheaded a clawed knight, and Usopp separated the four-armed gunslinger with a wall of fire.
• Reiner struck the invisible Absalom with lightning and blocked a Flying Slash from a greatsword-wielding zombie.
• Franky, Brook, and Robin reunited with Reiner and explained that Zoro and Sanji had disappeared; Reiner spotted Spider Rats carrying two coffins.
• Franky shot down the coffins, and Reiner caught them with sand; Zoro and Sanji woke up after their shadows had been cut away, just as more powerful zombies arrived.

Brook confronted Ryuma to reclaim his shadow but was swiftly defeated, then recognized his shadow in Jigorō of the Wind. As Reiner’s allies battled Moria’s zombies, Reiner turned his attention to Ryuma and made Hogback explain the swordsman’s history and preserved body.

• Brook charged Ryuma, but Ryuma defeated him with Iai: Lion's Song and leaped down to find another swordsman.
• Brook remembered Laboon and reunited with his shadow, Jigorō of the Wind, who then jumped into the battlefield.
• Absalom ordered Ryuma, Jigorō, and Baphomet to capture Nami, but Baphomet attacked Absalom for insulting the lady and knocked him unconscious.
• Baphomet fought Reiner with Sanji’s kicking techniques and Haki, then Sanji charged in to reclaim his shadow.
• Reiner noticed Ryuma fighting Zoro, summoned Hogback, and questioned him about Ryuma’s legends and how his body had been preserved.

Zoro defeated Ryuma after a fierce sword duel, and Reiner tried to claim the zombie’s body and shadow. Ryuma unleashed a devastating swordless attack before his shadow passed to Zoro, while Reiner gained the Azure Flame and named it Sukuna.

• Zoro fought Ryuma, whose swordsmanship matched his own, while Nami and the others watched and Hogback recounted Ryuma’s legendary history.
• Zoro and Ryuma exchanged their strongest techniques, and Zoro won the duel despite suffering a deep wound across his chest.
• Reiner tried to take Ryuma’s body, but Ryuma attacked him with an immense swordless slash that tore through his clothes and wounded him.
• Ryuma’s shadow flew to Zoro as his body’s flames faded, and Nami rushed to help the injured Reiner.
• Reiner examined the Azure Flame and named it Sukuna, planning to use Black Blade Shusui with it.

Reiner summoned Ryuma’s undead spirit, Sukuna, while the Straw Hats searched Thriller Bark for Luffy. Luffy wandered through the forest and graveyard, mistaking zombies for potential companions and defeating them before learning that his crew had crossed paths with other zombies.

• Reiner summoned Sukuna and gave him Shusui, while Zoro asked to test the undead spirit’s swordsmanship later.
• Zoro noticed Luffy was missing, and Reiner guessed he was off helping someone.
• Luffy chased a Human-faced Lion and other zombies through the forest, then beat them when they fought back.
• Luffy settled in a graveyard to eat his Pirate Bento, but defeated a group of zombies who emerged from the graves.
• Luffy asked the zombies about his companions and heard that Nami had electrocuted zombies in a nearby graveyard.

Luffy entered Thriller Bark's castle while Usopp fought a four-armed trench-coat zombie with two new weapons. Usopp survived the zombie's bomb and claimed victory, but the chapter left the outcome of his final shot unresolved.

• Luffy ignored an injured old man's request to purify the shadow-stealing zombies and went into the castle to find Moria.
• Chopper finished bandaging Reiner, and the crew prepared to move while Usopp continued fighting the trench-coat zombie.
• Usopp used Raging Tough Guy to counter the zombie's gunfire and Cunning Fatty's laser sword to stop his close-range attack.
• Usopp fired irregularly arcing shots that engulfed the trench-coat zombie in flames, but the zombie left a grenade beneath Usopp and claimed they would both die.
• Usopp used Cunning Fatty's Impact Dial to absorb most of the grenade's blast, then aimed Raging Tough Guy at the falling zombie and declared the battle over.

Moria learned that Absalom and the Zombie Generals had been defeated, while Kuma arrived to prevent news of another Shichibukai's defeat from spreading. Reiner's group reunited with Luffy in Thriller Bark's mansion, where Perona attacked them with ghosts that left Zoro and Luffy helplessly despondent.

• Three little zombies told Moria that Absalom and the Zombie Generals had been wiped out and that Luffy was approaching, while Kuma said he was there to contain news if Moria lost.
• Moria ordered the little zombies to send Perona to intercept the intruders as Reiner's group crossed the bridge and Brook told them he had drifted at sea for about fifty years.
• Luffy rocketed into the group, knocking them down, and Nami beat him for disappearing; the crew then set off together as Reiner lay battered and Chopper feared he was dying.
• The crew discussed their adventures and learned about the victims hiding in the forest before entering the mansion, where they encountered Perona's intangible ghosts.
• Perona introduced herself and sent Negative Hollows after the crew; the ghosts passed through Zoro and Luffy, leaving both kneeling and despairing.

The Straw Hat Crew uncovered Perona’s real body, but Moria arrived with an invulnerable Shadow Master and left most of the crew incapacitated. Usopp revived Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji with a shout about a beautiful swordswoman and meat, and the three sent Moria flying.

• Nami’s lightning passed through Perona, while Reiner and Robin reasoned that Perona’s real body was hidden nearby and could still be attacked.
• Reiner summoned Sukuna, who located Perona’s hiding place and sliced open the hall to reveal her bedroom and real body.
• Usopp’s shot was blocked by Kumashi, and Robin grabbed the zombie’s feet as Nami charged; Moria appeared with a Shadow Master that resisted Nami’s lightning.
• Perona’s Negative Hollows left Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji dejected, and Moria began removing Luffy’s shadow.
• Usopp shouted that a beautiful swordswoman had brought meat, reviving Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, who kicked Moria away.

The Straw Hat Crew defeated Perona and faced Moria, who challenged Luffy to a duel but attacked the others with his bats. Luffy fought back using Gear Second and outmaneuvered Moria’s shadow-switching ability, leaving Moria injured and asking how Luffy had read his move.

• Franky, Usopp, Zoro, and Sanji stopped Kumashi and the Shadow Master while Nami struck Perona’s real body with lightning, knocking her unconscious.
• Moria freed himself from the rubble and challenged Luffy to a duel, which Luffy accepted despite the crew’s objections.
• Moria sent his bats after the Straw Hat Crew and slashed Luffy while he was distracted, but Reiner cut down the bats as Luffy rose in Gear Second.
• Luffy landed several Jet attacks on Moria and learned to anticipate his switches with the Shadow Master, eventually striking Moria directly with a Jet Rocket.
• Moria crashed through pillars into a wall and asked whether Luffy had used Haki to see through his trick, but Luffy said he had guessed.

Luffy fought Moria on Thriller Bark and defeated him after Moria absorbed the island’s shadows and grew enormously powerful. Reiner carried the exhausted Luffy back to the crew as dawn broke, while Kuma remained nearby with the World Government’s invitation and orders.

• Reiner identified the distant figure as Bartholomew Kuma, while Kuma considered the World Government’s order to offer the Straw Hat Crew Moria’s Shichibukai position or kill them if they refused.
• Luffy outmaneuvered Moria’s shadow attacks and battered him, but Moria trapped him briefly in a Shadow Box before absorbing shadows from across Thriller Bark.
• Moria grew into a giant and unleashed destructive attacks, while Luffy dodged his blows and struck him with a Gum-Gum Jet Giant Pistol.
• Moria collapsed and the stolen shadows scattered back across the island, while Luffy shrank from exhaustion.
• Reiner carried Luffy back to the others as dawn broke over Thriller Bark.

After Reiner defeated Moria, the Rolling Pirates regained their shadows and Lola met the Straw Hat Crew. Kuma arrived with a World Government proposal for Luffy, while Reiner left with Nami after Kuma delivered the letter.

• At dawn, the Rolling Pirates recovered their shadows, and Lola thanked Reiner before asking to marry him and being rejected.
• Reiner brought Lola and the Squirrel Brothers to wait for Luffy, while Kuma reported that Sukuna had stopped him from approaching the Straw Hat Crew.
• Sukuna blocked Kuma with a sword strike and questioned him about the World Government's plan to recruit the Straw Hat Crew.
• Sanji served food, Luffy woke and met Lola, and Lola's 4,445th marriage proposal was rejected before they joined the meal and talked.
• Kuma entered the dining room with Sukuna and handed Luffy a crumpled letter, asking him to read it and give an answer; Reiner left with Nami.

Luffy rejected the World Government’s invitation to become a Shichibukai, while Brook learned that Laboon was still waiting for him and joined the Straw Hat Crew. The crew celebrated on Thriller Bark as Brook played the Rumbar Pirates’ recording of “Binks’ Sake.”

• Luffy read Kuma’s invitation to become a Shichibukai and refused it because he wanted to become Pirate King.
• Kuma left with Moria after deciding not to fight the Straw Hat Crew, and he reflected on Luffy’s growth and Jewelry Bonney’s bounty.
• Brook told the crew about his promise to return to Laboon, and Luffy reassured him that Laboon was safe and still waiting.
• Luffy invited Brook to sail with the crew and return to Laboon, and Brook accepted.
• The crew and Lola’s group held a party to welcome Brook, who played the Rumbar Pirates’ recording of “Binks’ Sake.”

The Straw Hat Crew debated whether to continue their voyage, rescue Ace, or return to the East Blue as reports emerged of towns destroyed by strange beasts. Before Luffy could decide, falling islands disrupted their course, and Reiner suspected Golden Lion Shiki was responsible.

• Golden Lion Shiki learned that the summoned pirate crews would gather by the next day and vowed to overturn the world.
• Nami and Perona argued aboard Thriller Bark, and the crew learned Ace had been imprisoned in Impel Down.
• The Straw Hat Crew departed Thriller Bark after saying goodbye to Lola and the others.
• Reiner told the crew about destroyed East Blue towns, and they discussed their options while Luffy chose not to rush to Ace's aid.
• An explosion shook the Going Merry as islands fell from the sky, and Reiner identified Golden Lion Shiki as the likely cause.

Reiner and the Straw Hats explored a sky island where powerful, savage beasts had been created, then decided to split up to investigate Golden Lion’s operation. Reiner stayed behind to recruit beasts for an Undead Army while the others prepared to gather intelligence from the main island and nearby pirate ships.

• Zoro killed a giant wasp, and Robin suspected the island’s violent beasts had been altered by someone connected to Golden Lion.
• A gigantic black bear overpowered Luffy and sent him crashing into an altar, but Reiner defeated it with a powerful punch.
• Sanji proposed splitting into two groups to investigate the main island and the pirate ships gathered nearby.
• Reiner used Azure Flame on the fallen bear and said he would recruit strong beasts to form a small Undead Army.
• Usopp volunteered to gather intelligence from the nearby pirate ships, while the others prepared to infiltrate the main island with Reiner.

Reiner’s group faced a vast horde of powerful beasts in the red maple forest and sent their undead into battle. As the others fought, Reiner revealed the fearsome Warrior Demon, Oars, and watched his forces overwhelm the attackers.

• Zoro, Sanji, Luffy, Reiner, and Perona found themselves surrounded by more than a hundred dangerous beasts.
• Reiner summoned his undead, including the newly introduced Gun Ghost and Oars, whom Perona identified as the legendary Continent Puller.
• Zoro and Perona fought together, while Sanji and Luffy each took down powerful beasts on their side of the battlefield.
• The Mage Undead and Sukuna slaughtered the beasts charging at them, building a mountain of corpses.
• Gun Ghost used his four pistols to shoot down attacking beasts with precise, rapid fire.
• Reiner explained that Oars had become the Warrior Demon after he fused Oars’s strength and combat techniques with a Devil Fruit ability.

Reiner’s group defeated the mutated beasts on an island, with Warrior Demon Undead showing overwhelming strength, then continued toward the main island to gather more undead. At the Royal Palace, Dr. Indigo learned that more than a hundred experimental animals had been killed and began searching for the intruders.

• Warrior Demon Undead tore through the beast pack, then defeated the Silver-haired Gorilla with a single punch that shattered its arm and sent it crashing into the altar.
• After the battle, Reiner collected several powerful beasts as undead, and the group ate roasted meat while heading toward the main island.
• Reiner told Zoro that he wanted to build his undead forces to a hundred, and he wondered whether to bring Zoro and Sanji to the coming Marineford War.
• Dr. Indigo received a report that over a hundred experimental animals had been defeated by intruders, with blade wounds and bullet holes found on the island.
• Dr. Indigo ordered his men to search the islands with Visual Transponder Snails and raged at the unknown people who had ruined his plans.

Reiner's group learned that Golden Lion had enslaved the islanders and planned to use mutated beasts to destroy the East Blue. As Golden Lion returned with his flying fleet, Luffy declared an all-out war against him.

• Golden Lion learned that someone had raided his islands, attacked Marineford, and hurried back to his base.
• Reiner's group reached a village and heard from an elderly woman that Golden Lion had seized the IQ plants, poisoned the villagers, and taken their young and able-bodied family members to work for him.
• Usopp, Chopper, Nami, Robin, Franky, and the others reunited with Reiner's group, and Nami reported that Golden Lion planned to unleash mutated beasts on the East Blue.
• Reiner said they would have to defeat Golden Lion on the islands, and the group rushed outside when the islands began rising into the sky.
• Golden Lion's flying battleship appeared, and Luffy declared that they would wage all-out war against his fleet.

Golden Lion reformed his Flying Grand Fleet and led its pirates into battle against the Straw Hat Crew. Reiner and Luffy confronted Shiki as both sides launched their opening attacks, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Golden Lion welcomed dozens of pirate captains into his reestablished Flying Grand Fleet and announced his plan to overturn the world.
• Indigo projected an image of the approaching Straw Hat Crew, and Shiki ordered his pirates to attack them.
• Luffy rejected Shiki’s demand to surrender the crew’s flag and declared all-out war, while Usopp fired a blue dragon projectile at him.
• Shiki countered the projectile with a golden slash and charged down as his captains and more than a thousand pirates rushed the wall.
• Reiner, Franky, Usopp, and Nami attacked the advancing pirates, while the other Straw Hats jumped down to fight them.
• Reiner and Luffy joined the Hawk Undead and three other undead to surround Shiki, who formed snow lions and met Reiner’s fire serpents in a clash.