Chapter Summaries

The Marines captured Zephyr’s NEO Marines while Kuzan helped Ain protect Zephyr’s body, and the Straw Hat Crew escaped. Two days later, Katakuri met the crew and revealed that Sanji had been promised in marriage to Charlotte Pudding at Big Mom’s Tea Party, leaving Luffy eager to go with him.

• Sanji sensed the arriving Marine forces, so Luffy led the crew away while Reiner left Zephyr with the man on the cliff.
• Kizaru approached Zephyr, but Ain stood against him until Kuzan raised an ice wall; Kizaru withdrew, and the Marines arrested the NEO Marines.
• The Straw Hat Crew sailed onward, and Katakuri’s ship approached them after its crew recognized the Going Merry.
• Katakuri asked to see Vinsmoke Sanji and gave him an invitation to Big Mom’s Tea Party.
• Sanji learned that Big Mom and Germa 66 had arranged his marriage to Charlotte Pudding, and Luffy offered to accompany him to the wedding feast.

Sanji revealed his painful history with the Vinsmoke Family and resolved to confront them at Whole Cake Island, while the Straw Hat Crew reached Thunder God Island. There, Luffy and Reiner clashed Conqueror’s Haki with Ace and Yamato before Ace attacked the Going Merry with a rain of fireballs.

• Sanji told the crew that Germa 66 was his family, said he had left them behind, and decided he would go to Whole Cake Island to make a final break with them.
• Luffy and the crew promised to stand by Sanji, and he went to cook while hiding his emotional reaction to their support.
• The Going Merry arrived at Thunder God Island, where Nami recognized the island and the crew saw Ace, Yamato, Marco, and the other Whitebeard commanders waiting ashore.
• Ace’s Conqueror’s Haki met Luffy and Reiner’s, and Yamato joined the clash, knocking out many pirates and splitting the sky with the force of their Haki.
• After the Haki clash ended, Ace praised Luffy’s growth and summoned blazing fireballs that fell toward the Going Merry.

Luffy and the Straw Hats faced Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates, whose combined bounties exceeded ten billion beli. After Nami countered Ace’s opening attack and Zoro charged Vista, Jozu prepared to hurl a massive boulder, and Robin revealed Ace’s 3.11-billion-beli bounty.

• Luffy asked Nami to stop the fireballs, and she used Polaris Swarm to destroy Ace’s attack with lightning.
• Robin told the Straw Hats that Kozuki Yamato had a 630-million-beli bounty and warned that the Whitebeard Pirates’ combined bounties exceeded ten billion beli.
• Zoro challenged Flower Sword Vista, and the two swordsmen began fighting away from the others.
• Jozu slammed his fist into the ground, lifted a football-field-sized boulder, and prepared to throw it.
• Robin revealed the bounties of Jozu, Jinbe, Marco, and Fire Emperor Ace, whose bounty was 3.11 billion beli.

The Straw Hat Crew began fighting the Whitebeard Pirates, with Sanji confronting Jozu, Usopp facing Izo, and Nami and Robin teaming up against Yamato. Reiner left Brook and Chopper to choose opponents for themselves as the battles spread across the battlefield.

• Sanji shattered a falling boulder with Hell Memories, then charged Jozu and was hurled through a stone pillar after Jozu blocked his kick and grabbed his leg.
• Jinbe prepared to fight Franky, while Izo challenged Usopp and Reiner kicked the reluctant sniper into the battlefield.
• Usopp shot down Izo's first bullet, then filled the ground with vines and attacked with Green Stars, briefly suppressing Izo with a barrage of plants and ammunition.
• Yamato challenged Nami, and Robin joined her before Nami transformed into lightning and raced ahead toward Yamato.
• Reiner told Brook and Chopper to pick opponents among the remaining enemies, prompting Chopper to protest that Reiner was looking down on them.

Reiner faced Marco and ten Whitebeard Pirates captains on Thunder God Island, taunting them into attacking before summoning his undead to surround them. Meanwhile, Smoker and Tashigi monitored the island from a Marine warship and considered their next moves.

• Chopper and Brook faced Rakuyo and Fossa as battles began across Thunder God Island, while Luffy promised Reiner he would defeat Ace.
• Reiner traveled to the shore on Peace, and Smoker learned that the Straw Hat Crew and Whitebeard Pirates were on the island.
• Smoker ordered Tashigi to deploy speedboats to monitor the battle and record the Straw Hat Crew's fighting.
• Marco and ten Whitebeard Pirates captains surrounded Reiner, and Namur offered to let him duel Marco if he apologized.
• Reiner refused and provoked the captains into charging him, then summoned powerful undead and a Poison Dragon to surround them.

Usopp used the plants of Boin Archipelago and a barrage of special ammunition to gain the upper hand against Izo. As Izo forced a path through the plants and charged, Usopp prepared to meet him at close range.

• Blamenco swallowed Magellan’s Poison Dragon with his Pocket-Pocket Fruit, then released the venom, which Namur flung at Reiner before the Mage Undead blocked it with sand.
• The Mage Undead unleashed a storm of fire, lightning, and sand that scattered the Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders, who split up to fight Reiner’s Undead.
• Usopp dodged through the aggressive plants and fired special bullets at Izo, using explosions, poison, vines, and flames to keep him at a distance.
• Izo struggled under Usopp’s relentless long-range attacks and realized that he needed to close the distance before his stamina ran out.
• Izo used Bullet Slash Pellet to cut through the plants and charge toward Usopp, who welcomed the approach and prepared his close-combat defenses.

Usopp fought Izo in a duel on Thunder God Island, using plant traps, specialized ammunition, and careful preparation to wear him down. After Izo’s final attack failed to stop him, Usopp revealed that toxic mist had weakened Izo and declared himself the victor.

• Usopp used explosive shots and planted traps to slow Izo as he fought his way across the battlefield.
• Izo survived Usopp’s Celestial Dragon Star attack and powered himself up with Armament Haki for a final charge.
• Usopp filled the field with rafflesia gas and blue mist, then clashed with Izo’s Bullet Slash Pellet using Skull Explosion Grass.
• Izo broke free of the explosion and fired an Explosion Pellet at Usopp, who blocked it with his gun butt.
• Izo collapsed from the Softening Grass mixed into the gas, and Usopp emerged unharmed and declared that he had won.

Usopp defeated Izo with a tactical combination of special seeds, while Reiner went to watch Nami and Robin fight Yamato. As the battles across Thunder God Island intensified, Nami launched an electromagnetic attack at Yamato.

• Usopp defeated Izo using plants from the Broken Sound Archipelago, then celebrated his victory with Reiner.
• Reiner left Usopp and headed toward Nami and Robin's battle, while Usopp went to look for Luffy.
• Marco fought Sukuna's flying sword slashes as battles across the island grew more intense.
• Reiner reached Nami and Robin's battlefield, brushed aside Yamato's wary Second Division members, and watched the duel with them.
• Nami and Yamato exchanged blows, then Nami fired her 100 Million Volt Charge: Electromagnetic Cannon at Yamato.

Nami and Robin fought Yamato, using lightning, magnetic force, and giant summoned arms to challenge her. Yamato overpowered them with Conqueror’s Haki and Thunder Bagua, leaving Nami and Robin crashed into a mountain while she claimed victory.

• Nami struck Yamato with a magnetically accelerated steel pellet, and Yamato responded by unleashing her full speed and strength.
• Robin trapped Yamato between giant arms while Nami fired God's Judgment, but Yamato escaped and broke through the lightning with Screaming Arrow.
• Yamato feinted toward Nami and charged Robin, smashing through Robin's giant arm attacks.
• Yamato struck Robin's two giant palms with Thunder Bagua, shattering them and blasting Robin away.
• Nami caught Robin, but the shockwave carried them both into a mountain as Yamato declared herself stronger.

Yamato challenged Nami and Robin while Reiner watched, and Nami unleashed a furious barrage that failed to hurt Yamato. Yamato transformed into her Okuchi no Makami form, and Nami and Robin prepared to fight back with their own powers.

• Yamato called out Reiner and promised to fight him after defeating Nami and Robin.
• Nami attacked Yamato with lightning, using her Ten-Finger Lightning Beam, Thunder God Spear, and Ten Thousand Volts.
• Yamato emerged unharmed in her Okuchi no Makami form after her Mirror Mountain defense shattered its ice armor.
• Nami transformed into her 200 Million Volts: Thunder Angel form as Robin shrouded herself among chilling petals.

Nami and Robin fought Yamato and managed to devastate her, but Yamato rose again and refused to stop. Nami pointed her toward Reiner, leaving Yamato eager to challenge him.

• Nami and Robin combined their lightning and demonic attacks to drive Yamato back and nearly destroy the mountain where she landed.
• Nami unleashed Indra's Spear, leaving Yamato charred and barely able to move while Nami and Robin collapsed from exhaustion.
• Yamato rose from the ruins and demanded that Nami and Robin each take a hit from her Kanabo.
• Nami refused to fight and put their share on Reiner's tab, prompting Yamato to turn her attention to him.
• Yamato recognized Reiner as Black Snake Reiner and looked forward to challenging him.

Reiner defeated Yamato after enduring her opening strikes and unleashing his strongest form, while Zoro revealed that he had beaten Vista. The chapter left Yamato unconscious and reflecting on her inability to defeat Kaido, as Jozu sat with the wounded Vista.

• Yamato struck Reiner twice, and he endured both attacks so their fight would begin on equal terms with her injuries.
• Reiner transformed and overwhelmed Yamato, breaking her defenses and defeating her with a devastating axe strike.
• Zoro emerged from the cliff and claimed victory over Vista, whom the pirates found wounded in a devastated clearing.
• Jozu joined the injured Vista, shared his liquor with him, and remarked on the younger fighters' strength.

Reiner and the others found Sanji badly injured and headed to Chopper, who was still fighting Rakuyo. Chopper revealed Monster Point and defeated Rakuyo, leaving the group to treat their injuries before checking on Luffy.

• Reiner, Nami, Robin, and Zoro found Sanji badly injured, and Reiner carried him toward Chopper while Nami tracked Chopper's location.
• Reiner and the others reached the western shore and watched Chopper fight Rakuyo with his shifting forms.
• Chopper noticed his injured companions and felt guilty for not treating them, but Zoro and Sanji urged him to finish the fight first.
• Chopper ate a Rumble Ball and transformed into Monster Point, shocking Rakuyo and the others.
• Chopper crushed Rakuyo with his Hoof Mark attacks, and Rakuyo passed out.
• Reiner called for nearby Whitebeard Pirates to collect Rakuyo and said the group would see how Luffy was doing after treating their injuries.

Luffy and Ace fought fiercely in the island’s central valley, where Ace’s flames gave him a dangerous advantage despite Luffy’s Gear Fourth strength. After surviving Ace’s devastating Cross Fire Blast, Luffy faced Ace’s escalating Great Flame Commandment as the duel continued.

• Chopper treated the injured crew, and Reiner and the others joined Usopp and the Whitebeard Pirates to watch Luffy battle Ace in the valley.
• Ace filled the air with explosive fireflies, but Luffy used Gum-Gum Great Fan to scatter the flames and struck Ace with Gum-Gum Lion Bazooka, sending him crashing into a mountainside.
• Luffy and Ace resumed their aerial exchange, and Luffy’s Gum-Gum Rhino Schneider hit Ace while Ace’s Cross Fire marked Luffy’s chest and detonated in a massive blaze.
• Luffy nearly fell unconscious but recovered in midair, while Ace praised his strength and unleashed Great Flame Commandment, warning that Luffy was not yet strong enough to challenge the emperors of the New World.

Ace and Luffy escalated their battle as Luffy used Snake-Man Form to outmaneuver Ace and land a heavy blow. They unleashed their strongest attacks against each other, ending the chapter with Ace’s Blade of Solar Flame cleaving through the battlefield.

• Ace surrounded Luffy with fire dragons and warned that the flames would drain Luffy’s stamina and Haki.
• Luffy transformed into Gear Fourth: Snake-Man Form and struck Ace with Jet Great Serpent Cannon, then battered him with Black Mamba and Hydra.
• Ace used Observation Haki and elemental body transformations to dodge most of Luffy’s attacks, but one speeding fist hit him and drove him into a mountain wall.
• Ace formed a colossal golden flaming blade while Luffy gathered his remaining Haki for Jet King Cobra.
• Ace brought down Blade of Solar Flame as Luffy’s fist charged toward him, and the attack split the ground.

Ace defeated Luffy in their battle on Thunder God Island, while Reiner's undead overwhelmed the Whitebeard Pirates' commanders with a massive lightning attack. The crews treated their wounded, accepted an invitation to feast together, and ended the chapter celebrating the New Year in a group photo.

• Ace's attack left Luffy charred and unconscious, and the Whitebeard Pirates cheered his victory as the Straw Hat Crew endured their taunts.
• Reiner ordered his Mage Undead to unleash Raigo on Marco and the other commanders, blasting a bay into Thunder God Island's shore.
• Jinbe rescued the unconscious commanders from the scorching water, and Reiner's group brought the wounded, including Luffy and Franky, back to the Going Merry.
• Marco invited the Straw Hat Crew to a feast, and Luffy insisted on going despite Nami's objections.
• The Straw Hat Crew and the Whitebeard Pirates gathered for a feast, then posed together for a New Year's group photo.

The Straw Hats chose a course for Dressrosa, where rumors suggested either Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit or Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit had appeared. Ace and Marco planned to investigate, and the group faced the prospect of several powerful forces converging on the island.

• Luffy chose the middle Log Pose route to Nami’s annoyance, and Ace and Marco said it was the same route they were taking to Dressrosa.
• Ace and Marco explained they were heading to Dressrosa after hearing rumors that a legendary Devil Fruit had appeared there.
• Ace said the fruit might be Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while Marco added that it could instead be Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit.
• Ace warned that Blackbeard was searching for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Reiner noted the Marines might also pursue the fruit.
• Nami urged Luffy to change course and avoid the danger, but Luffy only grinned.

Reiner discussed the forces tied to the former Rocks Pirates and relaxed aboard the Going Merry before helping Franky solve the mech’s durability problem. Franky rushed off to design an undead mech using Diamond Jozu’s template, while the project remained at the planning stage.

• Reiner recalled that Edward Weevil had become the public ruler of Dressrosa, with Miss Bakkin likely holding the real power and the Donquixote Family working with them.
• Franky told Reiner that his mech was unfinished because he could not find material strong and resilient enough for its armor.
• Reiner summoned an undead made from Diamond Jozu’s template and proposed that Franky and Chopper modify it into a mech.
• Reiner explained that he could repair the undead and power it with his stamina, while Franky could control it through mechanical systems and cola.
• Franky excitedly went below deck to start designing the undead mech, and Reiner told Usopp that Franky had gone to pee.

The Straw Hat Crew arrived in Dressrosa, where talking toys lived alongside humans under the rule of Weevil and the Donquixote Family. Reiner gave the crew a small allowance after their losses, and the group went ashore with an unconscious Luffy.

• A blonde girl and a toy puppet discussed Dressrosa’s apparent peace and the influx of pirates, while the puppet privately recalled the cruelty behind the kingdom’s rule.
• Usopp spotted Dressrosa from the Going Merry, and Luffy rushed out excitedly as the crew prepared to land.
• Reiner explained that Luffy’s loss to Ace’s crew had cost them 3.6 billion Berries, then offered to split their remaining 100 million Berries.
• Nami reduced the crew’s allowance to 200,000 Berries each, and the crew beat Luffy unconscious after he called her a cheapskate.
• The crew took the Going Merry ashore, with Chopper carrying the bruised, unconscious Luffy.

Reiner and his crew arrived in Dressrosa, disguised themselves, and explored the town while considering the Corrida Colosseum tournament and its Devil Fruit prize. Meanwhile, Ryokugyu registered under the alias Shiryu Shinzo, and Luffy’s group reached the registration desk.

• Reiner’s crew spotted Marine and foreign warships in Dressrosa’s harbor, then headed into town in disguises.
• Luffy and Zoro showed interest in the gladiatorial tournament, while Reiner said he would decide after seeing the contestants.
• The crew sampled Dressrosa’s food and watched its street performances before Nami and Robin went shopping and the others stopped at a tavern.
• Fujitora and Ryokugyu discussed entering the tournament in disguise to obtain the Devil Fruit, but Fujitora left to investigate the country’s hidden suffering.
• Ryokugyu registered for the tournament under the name Shiryu Shinzo.
• Luffy, wearing a white goatee, arrived at the registration desk and announced that he wanted to enter the tournament.