Chapter Summaries

Gekko Moriah planned to recover Captain John's treasure and take revenge on Straw Hat Luffy, while Wright learned that Moriah, Crocodile, and the Straw Hat Pirates were heading for the same island. Wright ordered Marines to secretly watch the island as the three groups approached.

• Moriah discussed the damage to Thriller Bark and blamed Luffy for the loss of his servants and treasures.
• Moriah learned Captain John's treasure was hidden near the borders of three Emperor territories and planned to use it to rebuild his strength and confront Luffy.
• Ain brought Wright intelligence reports that Moriah and Crocodile had appeared in the New World and were moving toward the same island as the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Wright ordered Smoker, Ace, and Tashigi to lead troops secretly to the island and observe the three pirate forces.

Wright considered the unexplained gathering of Crocodile, Gekko Moriah, and Luffy while overseeing preparations for the World Meeting and changes to the Marines. Katakuri established himself as a Shichibukai on Wheat Island, where he and the surviving Charlotte family began rebuilding as Wright waited to direct his next move.

• Wright wondered whether Crocodile and Gekko Moriah had learned clues about Laugh Tale, and reflected that his foreknowledge was becoming less reliable.
• Jinbe officially became a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral and commander of the Sea Beast's Fang Legion after Katakuri took the Shichibukai position.
• Wright recalled that Katakuri had joined the Shichibukai to protect the Charlotte family and secretly seek revenge against the World Government.
• Wright assigned Wheat Island to Katakuri as his base, and Katakuri brought his surviving siblings there to gather the remnants of the Big Mom Pirates.
• Katakuri and his family began resting and recuperating while they awaited Wright's instructions.

Crocodile returned to an island from his past to search for buried treasure, only to find Luffy’s crew fighting Gekko Moriah for it. After Crocodile revealed he had visited the island more than twenty years ago, Robin connected Captain John’s Treasure to the wealth that once supported Baroque Works.

• Crocodile recognized the island where he had recovered after losing to Whitebeard and hurried toward its underground passage when he heard fighting.
• Luffy and his crew confronted Moriah, who had brought a powerful zombie army and vowed to claim the treasure and become Pirate King.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked Moriah’s zombies as their fight remained evenly matched.
• Crocodile arrived and demanded to know how Moriah and the Straw Hat crew had found the island; Moriah said Captain John had been one of his zombies.
• Crocodile revealed he had come to the island over twenty years earlier and claimed the treasure for himself.
• Robin recalled her time in Baroque Works and concluded that Crocodile had likely used Captain John’s Treasure to fund the organization.

Crocodile revealed that the hidden treasure contained information about the Ancient Weapon Pluto and proposed that he and Luffy team up against Gekko Moriah. As the Straw Hats agreed to cooperate, Moriah unleashed his power over shadows and began controlling the island’s physical forms.

• Nami and Gekko Moriah were furious that Crocodile had already spent much of the treasure, but Robin deduced that something important remained.
• Luffy became eager to claim the treasure, while Moriah declared that he wanted the valuable item inside it.
• Crocodile caught the invisible Absalom by sensing his contact with the sand and proposed that Luffy help him defeat Moriah.
• Crocodile revealed that he had found information and clues about the Ancient Weapon Pluto at the treasure site, and Luffy agreed to cooperate despite Nami’s objections.
• Moriah made the shadows of the island’s trees, rocks, and mountains move, then began affecting the Straw Hats’ movements through their shadows.

Smoker and Ace monitored the battle from a disguised warship, then landed on the island to investigate its hidden secret while Tashigi prepared to intercept Gekko Moriah. After Luffy let the defeated Moriah escape, he and Crocodile prepared to search for the item connected to becoming Pirate King.

• Smoker learned that Luffy and Crocodile had joined forces and ordered Tashigi to capture Gekko Moriah if he tried to flee.
• Smoker and Ace headed to the island, where Smoker began searching for its secret and Ace went toward the battle.
• Luffy and Crocodile defeated Gekko Moriah and his zombie army, leaving Moriah unconscious and Absalom unable to fight.
• Absalom took Moriah away after Luffy allowed them to leave, despite Crocodile warning that they were dangerous.
• Luffy told Crocodile they could begin searching for the item tied to becoming Pirate King.

Ace and Smoker followed the Straw Hat Pirates and Crocodile into an underground maze in pursuit of Captain John’s treasure. The group found a vast vault of treasure, and Robin revealed that Captain John had sailed with pirates who later became world-famous.

• Ace watched Luffy, Crocodile, and Gekko Moriah use a Treasure Map to find a hidden staircase, then met Smoker and agreed to follow them underground.
• Smoker and Ace entered the passage, with Smoker expecting the pirates to turn on each other once they found the treasure.
• The Straw Hat Pirates and Crocodile navigated the maze while Luffy complained of hunger and Robin warned that Marines might arrive.
• Crocodile led the group to a sealed door and opened it, revealing a huge vault filled with gold, jewels, and other treasure.
• Robin explained that Captain John had sailed alongside Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido before they became famous pirates.

Crocodile led the Straw Hat Pirates to a hidden second level of Captain John's treasure vault, where they found a Road Poneglyph and learned why he needed Robin's help. As Robin prepared to decipher it, Ace and Smoker arrived and confronted Crocodile.

• Crocodile explained that the treasure came from Captain John's former pirate crew and revealed that he had once hoped to use it to build an assassin organization and seize a country.
• Robin and Nami realized that the vault might hold a Road Poneglyph, and Crocodile opened the sealed entrance to its second level.
• The Straw Hat Pirates found one of the missing Road Poneglyphs among the treasure, and Crocodile explained his theory that Captain John had died protecting it.
• Chopper began making a rubbing of the stone, while Crocodile asked Robin to decipher it and complete their cooperation.
• Ace and Smoker appeared at the passage entrance, and Smoker challenged Crocodile.

Wright learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had found Captain John's Treasure and a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph, while Crocodile was defeated and sent back toward Impel Down. The Straw Hats escaped the Marines, but King intercepted their ship in Beasts Pirates territory and prepared to attack.

• Wright reviewed Smoker's report and recognized the Poneglyph in Captain John's Treasure as the one Roger had seen on Fish-Man Island.
• Ace defeated Crocodile, and Smoker stayed behind to guard the treasure while Ace and Tashigi escorted Crocodile and Gekko Moriah to Impel Down.
• The Straw Hat Crew escaped the pursuing Marine warships aboard the Thousand Sunny with a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph.
• Nami warned the crew that they were still near a Four Emperors' territory, and Usopp spotted a Beasts Pirates ship ahead.
• King identified the Straw Hat Crew, ordered a bombardment, and transformed into his Pteranodon form as Luffy mistook him for a meal.

Wright listened to a Tone Dial recovered from Captain John's Treasure and learned Captain John's account of the Guardian, Roger, and the Road Poneglyphs. Captain John's recording ended with his boast that the world would remember his name.

• Wright examined the two Road Poneglyphs in the Science Unit's vault and noted that the Marines held three of the four known markers, though he still needed someone to decipher them.
• Wright considered Kaido's plan to target the Straw Hat Crew and believed King could not abduct Nico Robin if the crew fought together.
• Wright played a Tone Dial that Smoker had recognized, revealing Captain John's recorded voice.
• Captain John said he had secretly learned that the Guardian's son sailed with Roger and received Roger's Straw Hat, and that Roger and Garp likely did not know the boy's identity.
• Captain John revealed that he had stolen the Road Poneglyph from Fish-Man Island and planned to gather the remaining stones and claim Roger's treasures.
• Captain John recorded his ominous foreboding and concluded that even if something happened to him, the world would remember his name.

The Straw Hat Crew battled King the Flame Disaster until Drake's fleet arrived and pinned them down with cannon fire. Drake proposed luring them to Wano Country by revealing Kaido's Road Poneglyph, then approached the crew and asked whether they had obtained a rubbing.

• The Straw Hat Crew used their aerial-combat skills to suppress King, but the fight remained confined to the Thousand Sunny.
• Drake's fleet arrived and bombarded the Thousand Sunny, forcing the crew to defend against the cannon fire.
• Drake told King that the Marines had surrounded an island where the Straw Hat Crew had stayed, and suggested they had found something there.
• Drake proposed revealing that Kaido possessed a Road Poneglyph to lure the Straw Hat Crew to Wano Country and capture Nico Robin.
• Drake approached the Thousand Sunny, greeted Nami, and asked whether the crew had obtained a Road Poneglyph rubbing.

Drake invited the Straw Hat Crew to Wano Country to claim Kaido’s Road Poneglyph, revealing that Robin and the crew’s rubbing were part of the stakes. After Drake left, Zoro connected Wano’s history to his master, Shimotsuki Koushirou.

• Nami admitted that the crew had obtained Big Mom’s Road Poneglyph rubbing, and Drake said Kaido wanted it and Nico Robin.
• Luffy declared that he would defeat Kaido and take his Road Poneglyph, while the crew vowed to protect Robin.
• Drake invited the Straw Hat Crew to Wano Country for the Fire Festival and warned that Shusui would cause trouble there because it had belonged to Shimotsuki Ryuma.
• Robin recalled that Kin'emon and Momonosuke came from Wano Country, and the crew speculated that the Marines planned to move against Kaido.
• Zoro connected his swords to Wano Country and revealed that his master was Shimotsuki Koushirou, whose family had founded Shimotsuki Village.

The Straw Hats discussed Drake’s strange warnings and concluded that Wano’s people might already be allied with Fleet Admiral Wright, then decided to seek information from Marco’s New Whitebeard Pirates. Marco received a report about a bizarre encounter between the Straw Hats and an animal fleet accompanied by a samurai.

• Zoro connected his master to Ryuma and suspected Wright had made preparations in Wano, while Luffy insisted the Straw Hats would answer Drake’s challenge.
• Robin and Nami reasoned that Drake showed no real loyalty to Kaido and might have been signaling that Kaido’s plans were doomed.
• The crew inferred that Kin'emon’s group had likely allied with the Marines, but Nami warned them not to enter Kaido’s territory without more information.
• Nami proposed seeking information from Marco’s New Whitebeard Pirates, and Luffy recognized Marco from newspaper coverage of the Summit War.
• Speed Jiru told Marco that the Straw Hats had clashed briefly with an animal fleet and a samurai near the New Whitebeard Pirates’ border, then made peace.

Marco learned that the Mink Tribe and a Wano samurai had come looking for him, while the Straw Hat Crew encountered Nekomamushi and Kanjuro on an outpost island. The clash paused after Kanjuro intervened, and the Straw Hats eagerly asked him about ninjas and traveling to Wano Country.

• Speed Jiru told Marco that the Mink Tribe and a strangely dressed samurai had arrived seeking him, prompting Marco to ask for details.
• Robin overheard Nekomamushi's group mention Wano Country and Marco, and Zoro realized the samurai might know how to reach Wano.
• Luffy loudly asked the Minks about Wano and Kin'emon, causing Nekomamushi to recognize the Straw Hats and order the Musketeer Squad to attack.
• Kanjuro stopped Nekomamushi from continuing the fight and introduced himself as Kin'emon's companion from Wano.
• The Straw Hats asked Kanjuro whether he knew ninjas and could take them to Wano, but Kanjuro said he was not a ninja.

After clearing up the misunderstanding with Nekomamushi, the Straw Hat Crew learned about Kozuki Oden, his son Momonosuke, and the plan to reclaim Wano Country from Kaido. Nekomamushi proposed joining forces and offered a Road Poneglyph rubbing if they defeated Kaido, leaving Luffy excited by the deal.

• The Straw Hat Crew explained their connection to Law, and Nekomamushi welcomed them as friends after the misunderstanding was resolved.
• Nekomamushi recognized Nico Robin and explained that Kozuki Oden could read the ancient script and had sailed with Pirate King Roger to Laugh Tale.
• Kanjuro revealed that the samurai sought to avenge Oden and restore Wano Country under his son, Kozuki Momonosuke.
• Nami cautioned Luffy that fighting Kaido would be far more dangerous than their encounter with Big Mom had been.
• Nekomamushi invited the Straw Hat Crew to cooperate with Wano Country's resistance and promised them his Road Poneglyph rubbing if Kaido was defeated.

The Straw Hat Crew joined Marco’s New Whitebeard Pirates and the Wano samurai in a plan to fight Kaido, bringing all four Road Poneglyph rubbings within reach. Marco and Izō decided to head to Wano Country, and the group planned to depart the next day.

• The Straw Hat Crew realized that Marco’s and Nekomamushi’s Road Poneglyph rubbings would complete their set alongside the two they already had.
• Nekomamushi, Kanjuro, and the Straw Hat Crew met Marco aboard the New Moby Dick, where Marco and Izō reunited with their old companions and discussed Momonosuke and Oden.
• Marco recalled Whitebeard’s regret over Oden’s fate and the New Whitebeard Pirates’ losses in their war against Kaido.
• Luffy asked whether Marco would join the war, and Marco confirmed that he would fight Kaido alongside Wano’s forces.
• Marco and Izō chose to go to Wano Country privately while Jozu and Vista stayed behind to guard the New Whitebeard Pirates.
• Marco set the group’s departure for the following day.

Wright met with Sengoku, King Ymir, Shanks, and Dragon as he prepared for a coming war against the World Government. He revealed that the Marines would move against Kaido in Wano, provoking the hidden power behind the Five Elders to act.

• Wright reassured Sengoku that he had prepared for the war and thanked him for the old Marines’ support.
• King Ymir pledged Prince Loki and Elbaf’s Silver Hand legion to the Final Battle.
• Wright warned Dragon that Mary Geoise possessed powerful forces beyond the Admirals, Cipher Pol, and the Five Elders.
• Wright told Dragon and Shanks that the Marines would seize Wano and kill Kaido, forcing the hidden power behind the Five Elders to respond.

Wright explained to Dragon and Shanks why Wano Country had closed its borders, arguing that it protected its people from outside threats and concealed secrets the World Government might destroy it to suppress. The conversation ended with Shanks identifying Elbaf as another surviving “light.”

• Wright described how Wano Country’s isolation would make it difficult for the Revolutionary Army to win over its people through a sudden uprising, and Dragon agreed that gradual ideological influence would be necessary.
• Wright said Wano Country had closed its borders to protect itself and hide secrets, much as Ohara had failed to do.
• Shanks connected the idea of a “light” to Shandora, and Wright suspected the World Government had extinguished the ancient city.
• Wright named Alabasta as another surviving light, and Shanks pointed to Elbaf as one more.

Wright, Dragon, and Shanks discussed Elbaf’s possible role as a beacon and the World Government’s plan to extinguish them. They agreed to protect King Cobra and Princess Vivi at the World Meeting, using the coming crisis in Alabasta to prepare for a decisive confrontation with the World Government.

• Wright and Shanks considered whether Elbaf possessed a crucial Poneglyph, but Shanks said its contents were unknown.
• Wright explained to Dragon that Wano Country’s opening would likely prompt the World Government to launch its operation to extinguish a beacon and reveal its hidden trump card.
• Wright told Dragon and Shanks that King Cobra planned to privately ask the Five Elders about the Void Century after the World Meeting.
• Wright warned that Cobra’s inquiry could provoke the Five Elders and draw Its attention, putting the Alabasta royal family at risk of assassination.
• Wright revealed that Cobra was willing to serve as bait and said protecting him and Princess Vivi was essential to exploiting the upheaval in Alabasta and Wano Country.

Wright explained that the Marines would follow their own ideals of justice during the final battle, while Dawn Watch would confront the World Government. At the World Meeting, four kings proposed expanding civilian use of Vegapunk’s Lightforged Beacon.

• Wright told Shanks and Dragon that the Marines would protect people and choose justice for themselves once the World Government’s darkness was exposed, while Dawn Watch handled the reckoning.
• Wright revealed that he possessed Fish-Man Island’s Road Poneglyph, and Shanks joked that the Fleet Admiral might collect all four and become Pirate King.
• Wright asked Dragon to look after King Cobra, then told Shanks he wanted to confirm some things about God Valley.
• Judge, King Nefertari Cobra, King “Sea God” Neptune, and King Riku Dold III proposed developing civilian Lightforged Beacons for Member States at the World Meeting.

At the World Meeting, all fifty kings backed civilian use of Lightforged Beacons, though the World Government still controlled whether the proposal would be implemented. In Marineford, Wright and Vegapunk restored Kuma’s human body, and Kuma awoke with his natural heartbeat again.

• The four kings of Germa, Alabasta, Ryugu Kingdom, and Dressrosa proposed civilian use of Lightforged Beacons, and all fifty kings voted in favor.
• The World Government retained control over whether civilian access would actually be allowed and began watching the four proposing nations, especially Alabasta.
• Wright met Vegapunk and Kuma at the Marine Science Unit after deciding the World Government no longer posed a serious threat to Kuma.
• Vegapunk removed Kuma’s mechanical components and replaced the affected tissues with cloned tissue made from Kuma’s Lineage Factor.
• Wright used Holy Light Healing to fuse the cloned tissue with Kuma’s body, and Kuma awoke feeling his heart beat strongly again.