Chapter Summaries

As Admiral Wright swept through the Grand Line, Enel’s reputation as the Thunder God grew while he began to consider attacking Marines. When Enel attacked a warship, Zephyr defeated him and warned him to honor his agreement with Wright.

• Wright’s new command took shape as he traveled from Reverse Mountain to the G-5 Branch, while Enel crushed pirate crews across Paradise and earned a 100 million bounty.
• Enel grew arrogant after evading Marine pursuit and decided to destroy a smaller Marine warship before its crew could call for help.
• Zephyr struck Enel with an Armament Haki punch as he appeared on the warship deck to attack its crew.
• Zephyr restrained Enel, reminded him of his agreement with Wright, and warned that Wright could arrive instantly through the warship’s Lightforged Beacon.
• Enel promised Zephyr that he would not attack Marines again.

After becoming an admiral, Wright secretly met with Garp and Sengoku to reveal that Garp had raised Roger’s son, Ace, and that Wright was training him to become a Marine. Sengoku agreed to help keep Ace’s identity hidden and asked Wright to tell him everything about the boy.

• Zephyr warned his trainees not to underestimate Enel after throwing him back into the sea.
• Wright, Garp, and Sengoku held a secret meeting using Rosinante’s Silent Domain.
• Garp told Sengoku that Roger’s son was with him, provoking Sengoku’s fury until Wright calmed him down.
• Wright revealed that he was Ace’s teacher and had persuaded Ace to pursue a Marine career instead of becoming a pirate.
• Wright told Sengoku and Garp that Ace had obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit and remained unreported, without a pirate flag or bounty.
• Sengoku agreed that the three of them should suppress the secret and asked Wright to tell him everything about Ace.

Wright and Sengoku arranged to conceal Ace’s heritage and establish him publicly as Wright’s student before bringing him into the Marines. Wright and Jinbe staged a tsunami to strand Ace and Deuce, leaving Wright to arrive and recruit them.

• Sengoku made Wright responsible for Ace’s education and classified Ace’s identity as the Pirate King’s son as top-secret.
• Wright planned a public cover story portraying Ace as Garp’s adopted grandson and Wright’s former student who set out as a Pirate Hunter.
• Wright asked Jinbe to create a tsunami so he could rescue Ace and Deuce and bring them to Marine Headquarters.
• Jinbe struck Ace and Deuce’s boat with a tsunami, leaving both unconscious on an island.
• Ace woke beside Deuce and found Wright waiting to take him to the Marines.

Enel accepted the Marines’ invitation to become a Shichibukai and settled on Thunder God Island, where he began suppressing pirates near G-5. Meanwhile, Zoro got lost while trying to return to Shimotsuki Village and started building a reputation as a Pirate Hunter.

• Smoker delivered Enel’s Shichibukai invitation and offered Thunder God Island as his base.
• Enel accepted the invitation and asked when Wright’s promised airship would be ready to take him to Vearth.
• After settling on Thunder God Island, Enel discovered it was close to G-5 and began suppressing pirates in the surrounding waters.
• Wright and Kuina learned from Koushirou that Zoro had set sail but had not returned to Shimotsuki Village as promised.
• Zoro got lost, ran out of money, and defeated pirates who tried to steal his sword, beginning his rise as Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro.

Wright brought Ace and Deuce to the Sabaody Archipelago, then visited Shakky and Rayleigh in private. He hinted that one of his young companions had a significant connection to Rayleigh, but left the old pirate guessing.

• Wright explained that Ace and Deuce had trained during their journey back to Marine Headquarters, then let them explore Sabaody while he went to meet an old senior.
• Ace and Deuce admired the Sabaody Archipelago, and Ace grew angry when Wright reminded him of the Celestial Dragons.
• At Shakky's bar, Shakky discussed the newly appointed Shichibukai Enel with Rayleigh while dealing with pirates who had tried to get information without paying.
• Wright arrived, greeted Shakky and Rayleigh, and shared drinks with them while saying he had brought important juniors to the island.
• Wright hinted that one of his juniors had a close connection to Rayleigh, leaving Rayleigh and Shakky unable to guess who it was.

Wright revealed Ace’s heritage and his plans to Rayleigh, asking him to protect Ace if necessary and help with information about Laugh Tale if Wright’s larger plan required it. Rayleigh agreed to both requests, then heard an explosion in Red Tree Area 16 and realized Ace was likely involved.

• Rayleigh and Shakky learned that Ace was Roger’s son and had close ties to Wright and Garp.
• Wright asked Rayleigh to act as insurance and protect Ace if the Marines could not, and Rayleigh agreed to watch Ace’s growth.
• Wright told Rayleigh he might need his help with Laugh Tale as part of a plan to bring down the Gods, and Rayleigh agreed to remember the request.
• Wright said he might let Ace take the four Road Poneglyphs to Laugh Tale if the Marines defeated the Four Emperors, then left the bar.
• An explosion sounded from Red Tree Area 16, and Rayleigh and Shakky suspected Ace had clashed with people in the outlaw district.

Wright brought Ace and Deuce to Marine Headquarters, where they officially joined the Marines and received assignments in G-5. He introduced Ace to Sengoku and Garp, who confirmed they would protect Ace’s identity and keep him in the Marines.

• Wright pulled Ace and Deuce away from the defeated human traffickers on Sabaody and brought them back to Marineford to complete their enlistment.
• Ace became an ensign under Smoker at G-5, while Deuce was assigned to Rosinante to develop his administrative and intelligence skills.
• Wright brought Ace to Fleet Admiral Sengoku’s office, where he and Garp were arguing over snacks and tea.
• Wright enclosed the office in a Holy Light Wall so their conversation could not be heard outside.
• Sengoku told Ace that he had officially joined the Marines and that he, Garp, and Wright would protect his identity; Garp asked Ace to beat Luffy if he became a pirate.

Ace sparred with Smoker, who showed him how Logia abilities could be used to restrain an opponent and began training him to evade Haki. Rosinante watched and wondered what might happen if Ace met Law.

• Ace and Smoker sparred while the Marines discussed Ace’s strength and his family ties to Garp.
• Smoker explained how Logia abilities could counter one another, then trapped Ace in a smoke coffin to demonstrate a suffocation attack.
• Smoker advised Ace to break free with an explosive burst of flame and warned that Crocodile’s Sand-Sand Fruit could also pose a threat.
• Smoker began training Ace to evade Armament Haki and urged him to awaken Armament or Observation Haki.
• Rosinante sent the watching Marines back to training and wondered what would happen if Ace and Law met.

Wright visited Lookout Island to inspect the Thunder God and discuss ongoing projects with Judge, then went to Shandora to meet Robin. He explained that Roger had heard the Poneglyphs through the Voice of All Things and revealed that the Kozuki Family had once known how to read and write the ancient language, leaving Robin as the only known living person with that knowledge.

• Wright toured the Thunder God’s construction site with Judge and heard that its power system was nearly complete, though its weapon systems would not be tested at full strength.
• Judge reported progress on the Lightforged Beacons and Holy Light power system, and Wright told him to have Law continue training his stamina.
• Wright traveled to Shandora and examined the Poneglyph with Robin, who wondered whether Roger had learned the ancient language at Ohara.
• Wright told Robin that Roger used the Voice of All Things to locate Poneglyphs but could not decipher or write their text.
• Wright revealed that the Kozuki Family of Wano had created the Poneglyphs, but its last head had died without passing on the language, leaving Robin as its only known living reader and writer.

Wright warned Robin that her ability to read Poneglyphs made her a target and gave her a pendant to help her recognize trustworthy companions. On Fish-Man Island, Neptune and Otohime prepared to propose relocating the island at the World Meeting, but worried about how to reconcile Marine support with their debt to Whitebeard.

• Wright explained that four Road Poneglyphs revealed the route to Laugh Tale and urged Robin to wait until she had strong companions before seeking more Poneglyphs.
• Wright gave Robin a pendant as a sign that she could trust its wearers and the companions they trusted.
• Robin told Wright that the Poneglyph recorded Poseidon's location, and Wright revealed that Poseidon was the Mermaid Princess of Fish-Man Island.
• Wright said Robin would find another Poneglyph on Fish-Man Island and urged her to choose her own path.
• Neptune and Otohime discussed their plan to seek approval at the World Meeting to relocate Fish-Man Island with Wright's and the World Government's support.
• Neptune worried about balancing their cooperation with the Marines against their debt to Whitebeard for protecting Fish-Man Island.

Princess Otohime and Neptune worried that Fish-Man Island’s alliance with Marine Headquarters would force its people into conflict with Whitebeard’s pirates. Meanwhile, Caesar triggered a catastrophic explosion at Punk Hazard, and Wright rescued Vegapunk’s research team before returning to save the island’s prisoners.

• Princess Otohime and Neptune recognized that Fish-Man Island’s migration and support for the Marines could put its people at odds with Whitebeard’s pirates, so they called for Jinbe to help decide their course.
• Caesar continued his dangerous weapons experiment despite the researchers’ protests, then pressed the emergency switch after Vegapunk expelled him from the Science Research Team.
• Wright received Sengoku’s emergency order and teleported to the devastated, poison-filled Punk Hazard laboratory.
• Wright cut a path through the rubble and escorted Vegapunk and the Science Research Team through the teleportation point to the Marine Science Unit’s base.
• Wright returned to the laboratory to rescue prisoners who remained trapped in the poisonous gas.

Wright rescued prisoners and staff on Punk Hazard after Caesar’s poison gas explosion, while Vegapunk’s group arrived at the Science Unit Secret Base. Sengoku discussed new experiments and an escaped child with Kong, leaving the identity and cooperation of a key person unresolved.

• Wright used Purification Crystals and healing powers to protect and treat Punk Hazard’s prisoners and staff, then told them to await Marine rescue ships and contacted Smoker.
• Borsalino delivered Vegapunk and his colleagues to the Science Unit Secret Base, handed Vegapunk Sengoku’s secret order, and teleported away.
• Sentomaru reunited with Vegapunk and revealed that the base was two thousand meters beneath Marineford.
• Sengoku told Kong that Wright had been sent to Punk Hazard and discussed abandoning human gigantification experiments in favor of another project with preliminary results.
• Sengoku and Kong discussed using a person as a template for gradual modifications, the person’s willingness to cooperate, and the escaped child Sakazuki had been told to prepare for.

Wright brought Ace to Fish-Man Island, where Ace wanted to understand why Whitebeard had protected it for so long. While Ace, Kuina, Tashigi, and Cavendish explored Coral Hill, they spotted Jinbe’s Sun Pirates ship and went to greet him, leaving Jinbe uneasy when he recognized Ace.

• At G-5 Branch, Ace asked Wright to take him to Fish-Man Island so he could learn why its people revered Whitebeard, and Wright agreed after warning him to respect Whitebeard’s standing there.
• Ace, Kuina, Tashigi, and Cavendish toured Coral Hill, where Cavendish grew confused that the mermaids did not admire his looks.
• Ace spotted the Sun Pirates’ ship in the harbor, and Kuina suggested they visit Jinbe because he knew Wright.
• Aladdin alerted Jinbe that four young Marines were approaching, and Jinbe recognized Ace and wondered whether Ace had noticed him.

Jinbe showed Kuina, Tashigi, Cavendish, and Ace around Fish-Man Island as they discussed its planned migration to the surface. He revealed that Whitebeard had blessed the move, freeing the island to pursue a new future.

• Kuina introduced herself to Jinbe, who praised the Marines accompanying her and offered to show them Fish-Man Island.
• Jinbe took the group on a tour and explained that Fish-Man Island planned to move people to the surface gradually, beginning with guard units and construction crews.
• Ace asked Jinbe how the migration would affect Whitebeard, whose flag had protected Fish-Man Island for more than a decade.
• Jinbe told the group that he had visited Whitebeard on the Moby Dick to apologize for the island's decision to pursue life on the surface.
• Jinbe recounted Whitebeard saying that Fish-Man Island was his territory and that its people could live wherever they wished, granting the island his blessing.

Wright, Neptune, and Otohime finalized preparations for Fish-Man Island’s migration after Whitebeard clarified that his protection did not restrict the island’s choices. As the World Meeting began, Ace received permission to command his own warship and patrol the sea.

• Whitebeard’s declaration stunned Ace and his companions, while Jinbe remained troubled about Fish-Man Island’s future.
• Wright discussed Whitebeard’s response with Neptune and Otohime, and they agreed to begin migration after the World Meeting.
• Otohime confirmed she would join the first group of migrants, with Sharks accompanying her, and Wright agreed to escort them and help Shirahoshi travel through the Calm Belt.
• Wright’s Marines prepared for the World Meeting: Smoker headed to Alabasta, while Rosinante stayed at G-5 and noted the promotions and Haki progress of Ace, Kuina, Cavendish, Tashigi, and T-Bone.
• Rosinante gave Ace a transfer order allowing him to choose a crew and warship for an independent patrol during the World Meeting.

Ace’s Marine warship encountered the Whitebeard Pirates’ First Division, led by Marco, while sailing toward Thunder God Island. Ace and Marco fought briefly, and Marco emerged unharmed through his phoenix flames.

• Ace said he was bored as his warship sailed toward Thunder God Island, where he planned to fight Enel.
• A scout reported a Whitebeard pirate ship ahead, and Ace learned that Phoenix Marco was leading it.
• Ace ordered the warship to prepare for battle while Marco flew alone toward the Marines’ ship in his phoenix form.
• Ace attacked Marco with Fire Fist, Shiranui, and Fire Daruma, but Marco’s azure flames healed his injuries.
• Marco asked the hot-tempered Ace if they could talk properly.

Ace challenged Marco to protect the Marines and fought him for an entire day, but Marco’s Haki, endurance, and Phoenix abilities overwhelmed him. After Ace admitted defeat and healed his fractured arm with a Lightforged Crystal, Marco withdrew and left the Marines unharmed.

• Ace ordered the Marines to fall back and agreed to fight Marco, wagering that Marco would withdraw if Ace won.
• Ace and Marco battled for an entire day while the Marines repaired damage to their warship and stayed out of the fight.
• Marco outmatched Ace’s Haki, agility, recovery, and stamina, leaving Ace injured with a fractured left arm.
• Ace conceded defeat, then crushed a Lightforged Crystal to heal his arm with Holy Light.
• Marco transformed into a Phoenix and flew away, leaving Ace and the Marines surprised by his departure.

After realizing Lightforged Crystals could heal Whitebeard, Marco hurried back to the Whitebeard Pirates, while Rosinante and Wright recognized the danger of their discovery. Wright and Sengoku considered how to prepare the Marines as Whitebeard’s recovery threatened to upset the balance of power.

• Marco realized Lightforged Crystals could treat Whitebeard’s condition and flew back to his ship, while Ace ordered his crew to return to base.
• Rosinante noticed the Whitebeard Pirates’ raids targeted warships and suspected they were stealing Lightforged Crystals.
• Rosinante counted 136 crystals missing from raided warships and urgently reported his findings to Wright.
• Wright concluded that the crystals, Marco’s healing flames, and medical technology could restore Whitebeard close to his peak, so he decided to accelerate the Marines’ new branch plan.
• Sengoku discussed the threat with Wright and pointed to the Marines’ advantages, including Fish-Man Island, Enel, and Kuina’s Float-Float Fruit.

Wright escorted Queen Otohime and Prince Sharks through the Calm Belt to find a site for New Fish-Man Island, where they encountered Boa Hancock’s Kuja Pirates. The ships stopped alongside one another, and Hancock invited the Ryugu Kingdom’s party to come closer and speak.

• Wright, Otohime, and Sharks traveled toward an uninhabited island between Impel Down and Kuja Island as a possible home for New Fish-Man Island.
• The Perfume Yuda approached the Ryugu Ship, and Eniesita alerted Sandersonia to the strange people aboard.
• Sandersonia and Marigold recognized the Ryugu Ship, Otohime, Sharks, and Admiral Wright, then went to tell Boa Hancock.
• Wright warned Otohime and Sharks that Boa Hancock could be willful, while Otohime welcomed the chance to meet Kuja early.
• Boa Hancock came out onto the Perfume Yuda’s bow, and Wright introduced Otohime and Sharks as members of the Ryugu Kingdom.
• Hancock invited Wright, Otohime, and Sharks to come closer so they could speak.

Admiral Wright met Boa Hancock while escorting the Ryugu Ship and reassured her that Fish-Man Island’s relocation near the Kuja would not threaten her country. After clashing briefly, Wright privately revealed that he and Hancock shared views about the Celestial Dragons and urged her to be patient and greet a future ally.

• Hancock’s allure captivated Wright’s Marines until Wright used Invigorating Halo to clear their minds.
• Hancock objected to Fish-Man Island relocating near the Kuja and challenged the World Government’s involvement.
• Hancock attacked Wright with Sweet Sweet Fruit, but his Holy Light Wall protected those behind him and he remained unaffected.
• Wright explained that Fish-Man Island had chosen its location itself and that the relocation posed no threat to the Kuja.
• Wright and Hancock clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, then Wright concealed their conversation and said they shared views about the Celestial Dragons.