Chapter Summaries

Wright led the Marines in a surprise assault on Big Mom’s Tea Party and nearly struck her down before she recovered. With the Lightforged Beacon isolated and escape routes sealed, Big Mom prepared to fight the surrounded Marines.

• Katakuri awakened his mochi powers and fought desperately to keep Wright from reaching Big Mom, but Wright broke through his defenses and struck her with his sword.
• Big Mom blocked Wright’s blow with her Haki-coated arm, then regained her strength as the Marines, led by Sakazuki and joined by Ace and Tashigi, surrounded the ruined venue.
• Mondor realized the Lightforged Beacon enabled the Marines’ sudden arrival and ordered the Big Mom Pirates to destroy it, while Perospero reported that Bege had vanished, Tamago and Pekoms were poisoned, and Brulee could not be reached.
• Big Mom summoned Napoleon, Zeus, and Prometheus, took to the air, and vowed to kill Wright and the Marines for destroying her Tea Party.

Wright used Transformation Leaves to move the battle to Marineford and create empowered clones of Big Mom’s strongest children, giving the Marines enough troops to attack the Big Mom Pirates. As the battle began, Wright and the Marine Admirals coordinated their powers against Big Mom and her allies.

• Wright explained that Big Mom had regained her strength and faced her alongside Sakazuki, Issho, six Vice Admirals, and eight thousand Marines.
• Wright scattered Transformation Leaves, transporting the battlefield to Marineford and summoning clones of Big Mom’s strongest children.
• Wright ordered the Marines to attack, and the Marines and Big Mom Pirates clashed with Conqueror’s Haki splitting the sky.
• Wright used Hell Trip to weigh Big Mom down while Issho and Sakazuki targeted her allies.
• Sakazuki pierced Prometheus with Great Eruption, and Ace prepared to fight as Sakazuki declared that his flames would be incinerated by magma.

Wright used Holy Energy and Offering to damage Big Mom’s Homies and suppress enemy abilities across the battlefield. Ace engaged Katakuri while Tashigi intercepted Smoothie, leaving the Marine officers to hold off Big Mom’s crew as the battle continued.

• Big Mom used Zeus, Prometheus, and Napoleon to block Sakazuki and attack him with a storm, but Wright’s Holy Energy blades wounded her Homies and forced her to recall Zeus.
• Wright activated Offering, spreading Holy Fire across the battlefield, destroying Homies, strengthening Marine officers’ healing, and preventing Katakuri from using his Awakening.
• Katakuri urged his allies to destroy their duplicates and moved to help Big Mom, but Ace stopped him with a powerful fire attack and challenged him to fight.
• Katakuri created giant mochi arms coated in Armament Haki, and Ace formed the Blue Flame Emperor to face him.
• Smoothie tried to help Katakuri, but Tashigi blocked her slash and declared herself Smoothie’s opponent.

Tashigi, T-Bone, and Cavendish fought Big Mom’s officers while the Marine formation continued pressing the pirates. The battle’s outcome still depended on Big Mom’s clash with Wright, Sakazuki, and Issho, where the pirates saw little hope.

• Tashigi used her Nine-Tailed Fox illusions and flaming sword slashes to attack Smoothie.
• T-Bone destroyed Cracker’s Biscuit Soldiers with a giant slash and confronted Cracker directly.
• Cavendish blocked Snug’s attempt to destroy the Lightforged Beacon and taunted him about losing his Sweet General position.
• Doberman and Onigumo fought Perospero while eight thousand elite Marines advanced under Wright’s healing support.
• The Marine and pirate forces recognized that Big Mom’s battle against Wright, Sakazuki, and Issho would decide the war.

Sakazuki, Fujitora, and Wright relentlessly attacked and restrained Big Mom atop Whole Cake Castle, while their healing abilities let them withstand her counterattacks. After half a day of fighting, Big Mom realized she might not survive the combined assault of the three Marine powerhouses.

• Sakazuki struck Big Mom with magma while Fujitora used gravity to restrain her, and Wright kept attacking her and her Homies with his blades.
• Big Mom shattered Sakazuki's Volcanic Fist with her Emperor Sword: Thunderfire Severing Blade, while Sakazuki avoided drawing magma from beneath the island to prevent the castle from collapsing.
• Wright explained that Marco's Phoenix flames could also hurt Big Mom's Homies, prompting Big Mom to curse Marco and complain about healing-type abilities.
• Big Mom's wounds accumulated under the Marines' relentless siege, while their own injuries healed quickly and left her attacks with little effect.
• After half a day of fighting, Big Mom regained her senses and feared that the three Marines would kill her.

Big Mom was driven to the brink by Wright, Issho, and Sakazuki as the Marines overran Totto Land. As her children tried to seize the Marines’ teleportation device, Big Mom entered a terrifying new state, and Wright revealed that the Soul-Soul Fruit’s true specialty was emerging.

• Mondor told Perospero that the Charlotte Pirates’ best chance was to help Snack capture Cavendish’s Lightforged Beacon, then held Doberman and Onigumo back so Perospero could assist.
• The Charlotte siblings suppressed the Marine formation and cut off Cavendish’s support, but Cavendish held off Snack and Perospero with his White Horse state.
• A heavy pressure spread across the battlefield, and the Marines stopped attacking Big Mom as they sensed her condition had changed.
• Big Mom laughed as Zeus, Prometheus, and Napoleon rapidly recovered, and Wright said the Soul-Soul Fruit’s true specialty was finally taking the stage.

Big Mom unleashed a terrifying Soul-Soul Fruit power, and Wright suspected her altered eyes revealed a hidden second personality tied to the fruit’s mysterious origins. The chapter ended as she used Soul Howl to cripple nearly everyone on the battlefield.

• Wright reasoned that Big Mom’s soul was intact despite the damage his Holy Light Power had inflicted on her Homies.
• Big Mom’s presence surged, her eyes took on a rippling double-pupil form, and her Homies grew more powerful.
• Wright compared Big Mom’s eyes to Cavendish’s former White Horse state and suspected she had another personality, perhaps the innocent A Ling.
• Big Mom roared at the Marines and unleashed Soul Howl, a piercing attack that dropped weaker fighters and forced powerful combatants to their knees.

Wright, Sakazuki, and Issho unleashed a coordinated attack that brought down Big Mom and shattered Whole Cake Castle. Big Mom survived by sacrificing Napoleon, then emerged transformed by Food Craving Sickness and reached for Cavendish and the Lightforged Beacon, craving souls.

• Wright recognized that Big Mom’s Soul Howl damaged weaker souls and used Holy Light to heal the Marine officers before attacking her with Exorcism Slash.
• Wright, Sakazuki, and Issho combined their attacks to overwhelm Big Mom, while the Marines and Big Mom’s children prepared to escape the collapsing Whole Cake Castle.
• Issho lifted the Marines away with Zero Gravity, while Katakuri, Perospero, and Cracker sheltered the Big Mom Pirates in reinforced mochi.
• Cavendish and Ace celebrated Big Mom’s apparent defeat, but Big Mom burst from the ruins and grabbed Cavendish and the Lightforged Beacon.
• Wright and Sakazuki saw that Big Mom had survived by sacrificing Napoleon and had become gaunt and ravenous, demanding souls as food.

Big Mom's Food Craving Sickness made her seize Cavendish because his dual personality gave him exceptional Soul Power, but Wright's Holy Light made her hesitate to eat him. Wright prepared Cavendish for a full assault on Big Mom, leaving him protected by the Lightforged Beacon as the battle began.

• Big Mom crushed Cavendish in her grip, and Wright explained that her craving targeted souls and that Cavendish's dual personality made his Soul Power unusually strong.
• Wright sent Issho, Ace, Tashigi, and T-Bone after Katakuri and the other fallen fighters while he and Sakazuki confronted Big Mom.
• Wright determined that Big Mom hesitated because she feared Holy Light's ability to damage souls, even as her craving began to overpower her caution.
• Cavendish urged Wright and Sakazuki to attack Big Mom even if he died, and Wright warned him to hold on to the Lightforged Beacon during the assault.
• Wright activated Blessing of Protection through the Beacon, shielding Cavendish for over a minute as Big Mom's grip tightened.

Fujitora and the Marines cornered the battered Big Mom Pirates, but Big Mom crashed down and attacked everyone with her Soul-Soul Fruit. Wright's halos protected the Marines from her soul-stealing ability, while Katakuri and many of his siblings were overwhelmed; Cavendish remained unconscious after his beacon vanished.

• Fujitora used overwhelming gravity to suppress the Big Mom Pirates as Cavendish fell from the sky and struck Perospero unconscious.
• Katakuri sensed Big Mom approaching and warned everyone to run, but she crashed down before they could escape.
• Wright and Sakazuki arrived and used the Invigorating Halo as Big Mom's black claws tore souls from her own children and attacked the Marines.
• Wright's Offering domain and halos protected the Marine officers, while Katakuri collapsed after resisting Big Mom's soul attack.
• Fujitora brought back the unconscious Cavendish, and Wright sensed that he was not in danger despite the attack affecting his unusual soul.

Wright confronted Big Mom after she consumed the souls of her own children and revealed that Mother Carmel had possessed Charlotte Linlin decades earlier. Carmel explained how she used the awakened Soul-Soul Fruit to take over Linlin’s body, leaving Wright demanding the truth about what happened to the children.

• Wright ordered the Marines to retreat toward Seducing Woods, use Brulee’s Mirror World to reach the surrounding islands, and rendezvous with Kuzan while the others secured Whole Cake Island.
• Big Mom emerged from the rubble after consuming the pirates’ souls, and Sakazuki, Issho, and Ace recoiled at her smile and apparent slaughter of her children.
• Wright declared that the children belonged to Charlotte Linlin and Big Mom, but not to the woman now occupying the body, and identified her as Mother Carmel.
• Carmel revealed that she had possessed Linlin during the Elbaf birthday feast, when the five-year-old girl lost control while eating the Caramel Puff Tower.
• Carmel admitted that she had taken the children’s souls and bodies, then described her plan to use Linlin’s powerful body to infiltrate the Marines or World Government and ultimately possess a Celestial Dragon.
• Issho condemned Carmel’s decades of selling children and declared that the world would never allow her plans to succeed.

Carmel revealed that she had possessed Ling Ling and used the Charlotte Family as a source of lifespan, prompting Wright, Sakazuki, and Issho to attack her. As Carmel fought the Marines, Katakuri confronted the truth about his family and began to consider Ace's reminder that some of his siblings might still be alive.

• Carmel explained that she had burned souls and bodies to possess Ling Ling, while Wright deduced that their intertwined souls had formed Big Mom and that Carmel used blood relatives to extend her life.
• Carmel admitted her plans to become a pirate, kill Wright, and ultimately claim the title of Pirate King, and Wright, Sakazuki, and Issho attacked her together.
• Katakuri, gravely wounded by Carmel's soul stripping and Issho's gravity, realized that Carmel had treated the Charlotte Family as tools and watched her fight the three Marines.
• Katakuri recognized Ace's concealed Conqueror's Haki and understood that Wright had spared him, while Ace told him that some of his younger siblings might still be alive.
• Katakuri asked whether he still had a mission, and Ace's words gradually restored a glimmer of light in his eyes.

Wright destroyed Carmel’s soul and restored Charlotte Linlin’s consciousness after the battle on Whole Cake Island. Linlin reunited with Katakuri, asked him to care for the surviving family and pursue her dream of a peaceful world, then died.

• Wright used Holy Light Power to erase Carmel’s soul from Linlin’s ruined body, while Sakazuki insisted Linlin must answer for their shared crimes.
• Katakuri approached Linlin, and she recognized him and recalled the happiness she had shared with Carmel and the other children at Lamb House.
• Wright explained to Ace that the Marines had once been puppets of the World Government, before Kong helped them gain independence.
• Linlin admitted she understood the crimes committed through her, including killing her own children, and asked Katakuri to care for the survivors and pursue a true Totto Land across the world.
• Linlin’s soul dispersed, and Charlotte Linlin died on Whole Cake Island after briefly regaining herself.

Morgans prepared to expose the World Government’s secret collaboration with human traffickers while reporting Big Mom’s defeat and Totto Land’s fall. At Marine Headquarters, Wright and Vegapunk examined the awakened Cavendish, whose condition had become an extraordinary soul-level miracle.

• Morgans recovered from the battle, realized Big Mom’s secret could devastate the World Government’s reputation, and headed toward the other battlefields to gather more news.
• Marine Headquarters forces led by Wright, Sakazuki, and Fujitora killed Big Mom and overwhelmed Totto Land, while Kuzan and Kuina helped secure the surrounding islands.
• Morgans’s reports spread news of Totto Land’s fall, the Big Mom Pirates’ destruction, and promotions for Kuina, Ace, T-Bone, Tashigi, and Cavendish.
• Wright claimed Cavendish remained unconscious from soul damage, though Cavendish had awakened and was being kept from view at Marine Headquarters.
• Wright and Dr. Vegapunk examined Cavendish at the Science Unit Testing Grounds and marveled at the unusual soul-level change Big Mom had triggered.

After Cavendish’s soul resonated with Wright’s Lightforged Beacon, he gained Holy Light Power and reveled in its dazzling effects until Wright knocked him unconscious. Wright asked Vegapunk to examine Cavendish and investigate the power while keeping its spread classified as an exception.

• Wright’s Lightforged Rune resonated with Cavendish’s soul, allowing Cavendish to wield Holy Light Power aligned with Punishment.
• Cavendish transformed into a golden White Horse and celebrated his new power and its dramatic appearance.
• Wright knocked Cavendish unconscious after he became carried away, then asked Vegapunk to test his condition.
• Wright told Vegapunk to research Holy Light Power and ensure it was treated as an exception rather than something to popularize.
• Vegapunk praised Wright for restraining himself from using his power to build a kingdom, then joked that Wright would never have let him go if such a kingdom existed.

After the Marines crushed Big Mom’s forces, Wright met with the Five Elders, who criticized him for leaving Marine Headquarters exposed and urged him to change his combat style. As the World Meeting approached, the chapter left the Elders concerned that Wright’s growing prestige could bring the Marines more power.

• Vegapunk became an enthusiastic supporter of Wright after seeing the difference between him and the World Government.
• Marine vice admirals guarded Member States after the Whole Cake Island raid, and kings praised Marine Headquarters in the World Economic News.
• The World Government summoned Wright to Mary Geoise after the Marines destroyed Big Mom’s forces.
• The Five Elders reprimanded Wright for personally leading the raid and leaving Marine Headquarters exposed.
• Wright proposed leaving Borsalino at Mary Geoise and rotating Kuzan to headquarters, then joked with the Elders about swords and office work.
• The Five Elders warned Wright about his combat style and worried that the World Meeting could bring him and the Marines even more power.

Wright clashed with the Five Elders over their orders to avoid provoking Kaido, then discussed Jinbe becoming an official Marine and filling the vacant Shichibukai position. He recommended Charlotte Katakuri, leaving the Five Elders stunned.

• The Five Elders ordered Wright to stay in Marineford and avoid taking action against pirates until the World Meeting ended.
• Wright challenged the Five Elders’ demand that he leave Kaido alone, but they warned him not to interfere in Wano Country because of its historical significance and Cipher Pol’s activity there.
• Wright brought up Jinbe becoming an official Marine, and the Five Elders agreed that Jinbe’s Shichibukai position could end.
• The Five Elders asked Wright who should fill the vacant Shichibukai position, and he dismissed Capone Bege as an unsuitable candidate.
• Wright recommended Charlotte Katakuri, shocking the Five Elders.

Wright persuaded the Five Elders to appoint Katakuri as a Shichibukai so he could seek the release of his family and former subordinates from Impel Down, while Jinbe became an official Marine. After Wright left, the Five Elders discussed whether he posed a threat and worried about Garp’s connections and the Revolutionary Army.

• Wright told the Five Elders that Katakuri wanted to rescue his family and former subordinates from Impel Down by becoming a Shichibukai.
• Wright said Katakuri had planned to kill Urouge before applying, but he had arranged for Jinbe to become a Marine and freed a Shichibukai position.
• The Long-Bearded Five Elders approved Katakuri’s appointment and ordered Wright to prepare security for the World Meeting.
• After Wright left, the Five Elders judged him unlikely to be an immediate threat but agreed to keep watching him.
• The Five Elders discussed the appearance of Straw Hat Luffy and the Revolutionary Army Chief of Staff at Big Mom’s Tea Party, then debated Garp’s influence and ties to the Marines and Revolutionary Army.

After escaping Totto Land, the Straw Hat Pirates learned their actions against Big Mom and the Marines had raised their bounties, while Chopper and Merry received recognition for their abilities. Luffy found a treasure map inside his broken armband, and the crew set course for Marco’s territory to search for the treasure.

• The Straw Hat Pirates complained about missing the battle between Big Mom and the Marines as they sailed away from Totto Land.
• The crew read their new bounty posters, including Chopper’s increased bounty and Merry’s first bounty.
• Luffy’s old armband broke, revealing a tiny paper scroll that Nami identified as a treasure map.
• Nami matched the map to nearby islands near Totto Land and urged the crew to pursue the treasure.
• Luffy decided to head into Marco’s territory with the crew to search for it.

Kaido and the Three Disasters investigated how the Marines rapidly seized Totto Land and learned that Big Mom’s Road Poneglyph was now in Marine hands. After realizing the Revolutionary Army might have taken a rubbing and that Nico Robin was with Straw Hat, Kaido turned his attention toward Luffy’s crew and their route to becoming Pirate King.

• Marco reinforced defenses near Totto Land, Shanks observed Elbaf’s celebrations, and Kaido sent the Three Disasters to probe the territory before Kuzan and Fujitora repelled their assault with rapidly deployed Marine troops.
• Drake reported that the Marines had moved forces between Whole Cake Island and G-11 without visible transport, while Quinn and King argued over how they had done it.
• Kaido recognized that Big Mom’s Road Poneglyph had fallen into Marine hands and worried about what her death meant for his own ambitions.
• King told Kaido that the Revolutionary Army had appeared at Whole Cake Island and likely targeted Big Mom’s intelligence files, which might include a Road Poneglyph rubbing.
• Kaido connected the Revolutionary Army’s Chief of Staff to Luffy, then reasoned that Nico Robin might be the only known person able to read Poneglyphs.