Recaps

Takenaka Kaguya froze the sea after Garp refused to join the fight against the Roger Pirates, then faced Kozuki Oden one-on-one. Kaguya defeated Oden with a single punch, leaving him gravely injured as Roger and his crew rushed to help.

• Garp struck down Kaguya's blood-red sword energy, then declined to help Kaguya attack the Roger Pirates.
• Kaguya froze the sea and challenged the Roger Pirates while Garp watched from the ice.
• Oden attacked Kaguya with his two swords, but Kaguya shattered his first slash with Conqueror's Haki.
• Kaguya caught Oden's swords, overwhelmed him with Conqueror's Haki, and sent him flying with a punch.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban tried to catch Oden but were thrown back by the punch's lingering force, and Oden coughed blood with his chest caved in.

Takenaka Kaguya battled Garp while his three clones tied up Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban, leaving Issho and Bullet to attack Roger's crew. Kozuki Oden used medicine to suppress his injuries and joined the crew's fight, while Takenaka Kaguya and Garp continued exchanging blows.

• Kozuki Oden was badly injured by Takenaka Kaguya and returned to Roger's ship with Crocus.
• Takenaka Kaguya taunted Garp over his failure to capture the Roger Pirates, and Garp challenged him to fight.
• Takenaka Kaguya and Garp clashed in midair as Issho and Bullet prepared to attack Roger's crew.
• Takenaka Kaguya created three clones to hold off Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban while Issho and Bullet headed for the pirate ship.
• Crocus gave Kozuki Oden medicine that temporarily suppressed his injuries, and Oden joined the battle to defend the crew.
• As the three battles continued, Garp asked Takenaka Kaguya whether he had killed Rosward, and Takenaka Kaguya denied it.

Takenaka Kaguya and Garp fought while Kaguya’s forces overwhelmed the Roger Pirates, but Kozuki Toki used her Time-Time Fruit to carry the crew away. Kaguya returned to his floating island and reassured Shiki that Roger’s death—and his skull as a wine cup—would come soon.

• Takenaka Kaguya rejected Garp’s accusation that he had killed Rosward, and the two resumed their fight.
• After Kozuki Oden’s medicine wore off, Shanks blocked Issho from killing him, but Kaguya quickly incapacitated Garp, Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and the remaining Roger Pirates.
• Kaguya seized Shanks and threatened him to challenge Roger, then let Bullet kill the restrained pirates as Roger and his crew watched helplessly.
• When Bullet approached Kozuki Oden, Kaguya noticed a spatial fluctuation and tried to stop Kozuki Toki, but she used her Time-Time Fruit to transport Oden, the Roger Pirates, and their ship away.
• Kaguya left Garp behind in the sea and warned him about his family, then met Shiki on a floating island, where he promised Roger’s skull would eventually become a wine cup.

Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed Takenaka Kaguya’s power and urged Garp to reconcile with him, while Garp vowed to train and challenge him again. At Marine G-1, Kaguya learned that Gol D. Roger had suddenly reached the top and been officially recognized as the One Piece.

• Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru reprimanded Garp for fighting Takenaka Kaguya, and Garp described Kaguya’s overwhelming strength and mysterious abilities.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru argued that Kaguya remained a valuable Marine and urged Garp to make peace, but Garp refused and vowed to train for two years before challenging him again.
• Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed possible Marine Admiral promotions and agreed to maintain the status quo for the time being.
• At Marine G-1, Takenaka Kaguya watched Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan spar with Bullet and Issho, then told Jia to protect Olvia while leaving the other Ohara scholars to their fate.
• Jia informed Takenaka Kaguya that Gol D. Roger had reached the top and that the World Government had officially recognized him as the One Piece, leaving Kaguya shocked that Roger had reappeared without warning.

Takenaka Kaguya refused Sengoku’s request to monitor the Whitebeard Pirates, but promised to protect stability in the New World. After Roger’s capture and impending execution were announced, Takenaka Kaguya went to Impel Down to see him and confronted the prisoners on Level Six.

• Takenaka Kaguya learned that the Roger Pirates had vanished after Roger was recognized as Pirate King, then argued with Sengoku over the Marines’ past refusal to hunt them.
• Sengoku asked Takenaka Kaguya to watch Whitebeard, but Takenaka Kaguya said he would focus on keeping the New World stable; Headquarters transferred Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan back to Marineford.
• Takenaka Kaguya told Bullet and Issho that he would kill Roger if the Roger Pirates caused trouble, and the crew later disbanded without making a major move.
• In Sea Circle Calendar 1500, news spread that Garp had captured Roger and that the Marines would execute him in Loguetown one week later.
• Takenaka Kaguya visited Impel Down and reached Level Six, where the prisoners unleashed Conqueror’s Haki and he answered with his own.

Takenaka Kaguya visited Gol D. Roger in Impel Down and uncovered why Roger had surrendered and what he intended for the world. After refusing Roger’s proposed alliance and threatening his family to make him abandon his plan, Kaguya left Roger alive and returned to Marineford, where Sengoku confronted him.

• Takenaka Kaguya subdued the prisoners on Impel Down’s sixth level with Conqueror’s Haki and entered Roger’s cell.
• Takenaka Kaguya used his probing ability to learn that Roger had surrendered and had seen a future in which his death would inspire a pirate age.
• Takenaka Kaguya offered to protect Rouge and her unborn child if Roger abandoned his plan, but Roger refused and accepted their potential deaths as a sacrifice for his mission.
• Roger warned Takenaka Kaguya that killing him would provoke the World Government, so Kaguya left him alive and dismissed Roger’s claims about fate.
• Takenaka Kaguya returned to Marineford and mocked Sengoku when the Fleet Admiral questioned whether he respected him.

Takenaka Kaguya forced Sengoku to agree to repay G1 Base’s withheld military budget, then escorted Roger to his public execution in Loguetown. As Roger’s execution began, he smiled before the watching crowd, while Garp worried about Takenaka Kaguya learning the secret of Roger’s family.

• Takenaka Kaguya confronted Sengoku over fifteen billion Beli in unpaid G1 Base funding and secured an agreement for Headquarters to provide four billion Beli annually until the debt was repaid.
• Sengoku forgot to ask why Takenaka Kaguya wanted to see Roger, then consulted the Five Elders after Kaguya left.
• Roger warned Garp that Takenaka Kaguya could read people’s thoughts and urged him to enlist Kaguya’s help protecting Rouge and their unborn child.
• Garp agreed to adapt to the situation as the escorting warships reached Loguetown, where Takenaka Kaguya ordered Bullet to maintain a proper watch.
• Takenaka Kaguya spotted future figures including Shanks, Buggy, Doflamingo, Mihawk, and Dragon as Roger was led to the execution platform.
• After Sengoku gave his speech, the executioners escorted Roger up the platform steps, and the crowd noticed he was smiling.

Takenaka Kaguya watched Roger's execution ignite the Great Pirate Era, then confronted and defeated Dragon in Loguetown before leaving him behind. Several days later, Sengoku told Takenaka that the Five Elders had ordered him to stand by while Cipher Pol investigated Roger's possible surviving relatives.

• Roger declared that his treasure was waiting to be found, and the execution soldiers killed him as the crowd heard his final words broadcast around the world.
• Takenaka Kaguya and Bullet left Loguetown for the New World, where Takenaka encountered Dragon and sealed off their surroundings.
• Takenaka challenged Dragon to withstand one punch, struck him unconscious, and then departed without taking him to Garp.
• Garp found Dragon unconscious and vowed not to forgive Takenaka, who warned that a greater event would make Garp regret what happened.
• Sengoku later told Takenaka that Cipher Pol had discovered Roger might have surviving blood relatives, and Takenaka agreed to depart when there was news.

Takenaka Kaguya learned that the World Government planned to capture Rouge and Roger’s unborn child, and prepared to stop innocent people from being swept up in the operation. After hearing that Crocodile had challenged Whitebeard, he flew to find him while the Whitebeard Pirates set out to confront Crocodile, leaving Marco worried that the clash could escalate into war with the Marines.

• Takenaka Kaguya told Bullet he would join the operation to capture Roger’s family but ordered him to protect innocent people from being targeted.
• Bullet told Takenaka Kaguya that Crocodile had left three days earlier to challenge Whitebeard, so Takenaka Kaguya used Crocodile’s Vivre Card to fly after him.
• Crocodile defeated Whitebeard Pirates members at their base, mocked them, and demanded that Whitebeard face him.
• Whitebeard ordered the Moby Dick to set sail and vowed to kill Crocodile, while Marco warned that the fight could provoke Takenaka Kaguya and the Marines.
• Teach dismissed Marco’s concerns about Takenaka Kaguya, and Marco cautioned him that the Marine Admiral was far more dangerous than he realized.

Crocodile confronted Whitebeard on an island and was badly outmatched despite using his sand powers and a clone technique. He then combined the Suna Suna no Mi with ninjutsu, triggering a violent island-wide tremor.

• Teach tested Marco's attitude by dismissing the danger of Takenaka Kaguya, but Marco warned him that his thinking could bring trouble upon the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Whitebeard and his commanders arrived at the island, where Crocodile challenged Whitebeard and launched a Sables Tornado.
• Whitebeard shattered Crocodile's sand attacks, struck him with Armament Haki, and wounded him severely with Murakumogiri.
• Crocodile used a sand clone to survive Whitebeard's near-fatal strike, rejected Whitebeard's offer to become his son, and attacked again with Sables.
• Crocodile formed hand seals and used Ninjutsu: Suna Suna no Daisousou, causing the island to shake violently.

Takenaka Kaguya arrived just as Whitebeard was about to kill Crocodile, and the two settled the dispute by exchanging a favor. Afterward, Takenaka warned Whitebeard about his declining health and Teach, but Whitebeard refused his offer of treatment.

• Crocodile trapped Whitebeard and his crew in quicksand, but Whitebeard broke free and defeated Crocodile after Marco rescued the commanders.
• Takenaka Kaguya arrived before Whitebeard could kill Crocodile and agreed to let the matter end in exchange for another favor from Whitebeard.
• Takenaka Kaguya knocked out the Whitebeard Pirates with Conqueror's Haki, then shared wine with Whitebeard and offered to treat his hidden injuries.
• Whitebeard refused treatment, saying he had not yet decided how to use the favor Takenaka Kaguya owed him.
• Takenaka Kaguya warned Whitebeard that Teach was dangerous and that the Whitebeard Pirates might not survive without Whitebeard.

After Takenaka Kaguya left Whitebeard’s crew, the division commanders resolved to train harder, while he encouraged Crocodile to grow strong enough to challenge Whitebeard again. Later, ordered to search for Roger’s wife in the South Blue, Takenaka Kaguya sailed toward the region and wondered whether the World Government would repeat its brutal actions; Bullet then announced he planned to visit Wano Country afterward.

• Whitebeard told Marco that he had avoided fighting Takenaka Kaguya to protect his sons, and Marco asked for special training.
• Diamond Jozu and the other division commanders also vowed to train harder, so Whitebeard set sail with them for his hometown.
• Takenaka Kaguya brought Crocodile to Marine G-1 Base, forgave his failed challenge to Whitebeard, and urged him to keep improving.
• Sengoku ordered Takenaka Kaguya and Garp to search for Roger’s wife in the South Blue, and Takenaka Kaguya departed aboard a warship.
• Takenaka Kaguya chose not to go directly to Baterilla Island, wanting to see whether the World Government would repeat its past atrocities.
• Bullet praised Takenaka Kaguya’s strength and said he planned to visit Wano Country after their South Blue mission.

Takenaka Kaguya rejected the Five Elders’ plan to capture Roger’s pregnant wife by targeting civilians and forced Spandine to contact them. The Five Elders questioned Kaguya’s opposition and raised suspicions about his visit to Roger in Impel Down.

• Bullet told Takenaka Kaguya he wanted to fight Kaido in Wano and bring back Kozuki Oden’s head, and Kaguya agreed while asking him to capture Amatsuki Toki if possible.
• At the South Blue Marine base, Spandine gave Takenaka Kaguya the operation plan to capture Roger’s wife, and Kaguya angrily condemned its threat to innocent civilians.
• Takenaka Kaguya threatened Spandine and had Bullet knock down four CP9 agents, then ordered Spandine to release him and call the Five Elders.
• Takenaka Kaguya told the Five Elders he opposed their plan and would not tolerate harm to ordinary civilians, while dismissing their fear of Roger’s unborn child.
• A Five Elder challenged Takenaka Kaguya over his past visit to Roger in Impel Down and asked whether he had made a deal with him.

Takenaka Kaguya prevented the Marines and CP9 from searching Baterilla Island, allowing Portgas D. Rouge to give birth to Ace and survive. Later, he traveled to Ohara, where he befriended young Nico Robin and awaited her mother’s return, while worrying that protecting Ohara could bring him into conflict with the World Government.

• Takenaka Kaguya rejected the Five Elders’ plan to harm civilians, and Spandine agreed to follow his orders while CP9 searched South Blue for Portgas D. Rouge.
• Takenaka Kaguya kept CP9 away from Baterilla Island until the Marines withdrew, then visited Rouge and her newborn son Ace without arresting them.
• Takenaka Kaguya heard that Whitebeard had protected Fish-Man Island, Tom had received a ten-year stay of execution, and Gecko Moria had been defeated by Kaido’s Beasts Pirates and stolen Ryuma’s corpse and Shusui.
• Bullet reported that Kozuki Oden had accepted Orochi and Kaido’s weekly naked-dance bargain, while he continued fighting Kaido and worried about Kaido’s growing strength.
• Takenaka Kaguya left Issho to guard the base and traveled to Ohara, where he reassured young Nico Robin that her mother, Nico Olvia, would return soon.

Takenaka Kaguya rescued Nico Olvia and Jaguar D. Saul from a Cipher Pol ship and explained why the World Government was hunting Ohara’s scholars. He warned Saul that Ohara faced a Buster Call, and Saul recognized him as Admiral Xuan Long.

• Takenaka Kaguya spent time with Robin on Ohara before his Observation Haki detected Saul and Olvia approaching the island.
• Takenaka Kaguya destroyed the pursuing Cipher Pol ship with a coin, and Saul brought Olvia ashore.
• Takenaka Kaguya confronted Olvia about ignoring his warnings and explained that scholars who could read the Ancient Language might help another pirate become Pirate King.
• Olvia realized the danger her research had brought to Ohara and wept as Takenaka Kaguya revealed the World Government planned to erase the island with a Buster Call.
• Saul asked whether Takenaka Kaguya was Admiral Xuan Long, and Takenaka Kaguya revealed his true appearance.

Takenaka Kaguya told Saul that Olvia and Ohara were doomed, while the Five Elders assigned him the Buster Call as a test of loyalty. Unable to reach him, Sengoku called as Kaguya traveled between Sky Island and Sleepy Town to collect two powerful Devil Fruits.

• Takenaka Kaguya refused Saul's request to save Olvia and offered to spare Saul if he surrendered, while Olvia resolved to use her remaining time to help Robin.
• The Five Elders decided to make Takenaka Kaguya carry out the Buster Call on Ohara to test his loyalty, and Sengoku failed to contact him at Marineford or G-1 Base.
• Takenaka Kaguya reached Sky Island, sent his clones to collect its gold, and found the Rumble-Rumble Fruit hidden inside a statue in an abandoned temple.
• Takenaka Kaguya traveled to Sleepy Town and took the Vampire Model Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit from a church guarded by bats.
• As Takenaka Kaguya prepared to leave Sleepy Town, Sengoku's Den Den Mushi rang, and Kaguya asked what he wanted.

Takenaka Kaguya was ordered to lead the Buster Call against Ohara, but secretly arranged to protect the civilians and rescue the scholars with Shiki the Golden Lion. As the Marines began their operation, Takenaka Kaguya’s staged battle with Shiki was interrupted when he sensed Sakazuki doing something dangerous.

• Sengoku told Takenaka Kaguya that the Five Elders had appointed him to command the Buster Call against Ohara, and Takenaka Kaguya agreed on the condition that civilians would be spared.
• Takenaka Kaguya met Spandine in the West Blue, warned him to protect the civilians, and assembled ten warships with Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, Momonga, and Onigumo.
• After waiting more than a month for CP9 to confirm the scholars were on Ohara, Takenaka Kaguya launched the operation, but Shiki arrived and dropped ten islands toward the Marine fleet.
• Takenaka Kaguya stopped the islands with pillars of ice, then fought Shiki in a staged duel while the Marines landed to arrest the scholars and evacuate civilians.
• Takenaka Kaguya and Shiki changed their plan so Shiki could take the ship carrying the scholars; after Takenaka Kaguya sent Shiki toward it, he sensed Sakazuki and shouted at him.

Takenaka Kaguya stopped Sakazuki from destroying the civilian evacuation ship at Ohara, then killed Spandine after uncovering his role in the order. When Sengoku and ten God's Knights confronted him as part of a plot to imprison him, Kaguya tore off his Marine cloak and launched an all-around attack, leaving the battle underway.

• Takenaka Kaguya scattered Sakazuki’s magma fist with a Flying Slash, knocked him unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki, and ordered Borsalino and Kuzan to protect the civilians.
• Takenaka Kaguya seized Spandine, confirmed his connection to the Five Elders’ order, and killed him after speaking with Venus over a Den Den Mushi.
• Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, Tsuru, and other Marines arrived, and Kaguya realized the Five Elders and Sengoku had conspired to capture him.
• Bullet and Jia warned Kaguya that the World Government was moving against him, while Sengoku summoned ten God's Knights to join the confrontation.
• Takenaka Kaguya tore off his Marine cloak, declared his ties with the Marines over, and unleashed One Sword Style · End of All Things as the assembled fighters shouted for defense.

Takenaka Kaguya overwhelmed the Navy and God's Knights at Ohara, killing seven God’s Knights and incapacitating numerous Marines before sparing the survivors. He departed after warning them to leave Ohara’s civilians alone, while Sengoku and the others awaited the Five Elders’ decision.

• Takenaka Kaguya transformed with Sage Mode, Shikotsumyaku, and his Kuro Ryu no Mi abilities, then killed the shield-bearing member of God's Knights with a bone spike.
• Takenaka Kaguya used Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms to wound the remaining fighters, killing six more members of God's Knights and disabling a dozen or so Marine Vice Admirals.
• Takenaka Kaguya returned to his normal human form, spared Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and the surviving God's Knights, and warned them not to harm Ohara’s civilians.
• Takenaka Kaguya removed the ice, flew away as a Black Divine Dragon, and threatened to bring despair to the Celestial Dragons if Ohara’s civilians were harmed.
• The surviving leader of God's Knights blamed Sengoku for the operation’s failure and left with the other two survivors, while Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru discussed the defeat and awaited the Five Elders’ decision.

Three days after Takenaka Kaguya defected from the Marines, the news and his ten-billion-Beli bounty sent shockwaves through the pirate world. After reuniting with his old subordinates and choosing the World Government as their target, Takenaka Kaguya left the group poised to begin their campaign against the Five Elders.

• Whitebeard laughed at the news of Takenaka Kaguya's defection, reassured Marco that the Whitebeard Pirates could protect themselves, and called for a banquet.
• Charlotte Linlin rejected Katakuri's suggestion to act against Takenaka Kaguya and decided to wait for the turmoil to bring opportunities.
• Kaido laughed at Takenaka Kaguya's bounty and chose to focus on securing Wano Country before making trouble for the Marines.
• Takenaka Kaguya told Shiki the Golden Lion that he had not yet decided whether to become a pirate or build an organization against the World Government.
• After three days of fighting, Takenaka Kaguya's old subordinates, including Bullet, Issho, Crocodile, Dorry, Brogy, Kaiser, and Tanaka, arrived safely; Tanaka declared his loyalty to his teacher and chose Shanks as his goal.
• Takenaka Kaguya proposed overthrowing the World Government, and Issho, Bullet, Crocodile, Dorry, and Brogy agreed before he told them to recover for the coming fight.

Takenaka Kaguya and Akatsuki launched an assault on Mary Geoise on New Year’s Day, freeing Fisher Tiger and other slaves while attacking the Celestial Dragons’ stronghold. The chapter ended with Takenaka Kaguya facing the Five Elders, who vowed to stop him from leaving.

• Shiki the Golden Lion introduced the assembled pirates to Takenaka Kaguya, and Akatsuki was formed to oppose the World Government.
• Akatsuki’s Intelligence Department recorded major events from 1501 to 1505, including Fisher Tiger’s capture and enslavement by the Celestial Dragons.
• Takenaka Kaguya found Fisher Tiger imprisoned beneath Mary Geoise and freed him, then gave him keys to help rescue the other slaves.
• Takenaka Kaguya’s Conqueror’s Haki incapacitated the dungeon guards as Shiki the Golden Lion, Fujitora Issho, Douglas Bullet, and Crocodile attacked Mary Geoise.
• Takenaka Kaguya confronted the Five Elders after Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro split one of his attacks with a Flying Slash.

Takenaka Kaguya fought the Five Elders at Mary Geoise, overwhelming them with his swordsmanship and Conqueror’s Haki before Imu intervened from the Flower Room. After Kaguya beheaded the Five Elders and watched them recover, Imu refused his challenge and told him to leave.

• Takenaka Kaguya mocked the Five Elders, and Saint Nusjuro attacked him but was sent crashing into a building by Kaguya’s counterstrike.
• Saint Nusjuro transformed and led the Five Elders in a coordinated attack, while Takenaka Kaguya’s Conqueror’s Haki clashed with theirs and threatened the Celestial Dragons nearby.
• Takenaka Kaguya widened the Haki clash, forcing Saint Nusjuro to realize Kaguya was deliberately putting the people in Pangea Castle at risk.
• Imu released stronger Conqueror’s Haki from the Flower Room, but Takenaka Kaguya resisted and taunted the hidden ruler.
• Takenaka Kaguya appeared behind the Five Elders and cut off their heads, but their wounds healed and their strength remained unchanged.
• Takenaka Kaguya challenged Imu to fight, and Imu declined, saying they would meet again and ordering Kaguya to leave.

Takenaka Kaguya and Akatsuki escaped Mary Geoise after rescuing slaves, while he learned more about the Five Elders and the mysterious power behind them. On the floating island, he spoke with Fisher Tiger, Boa Hancock and her sisters, and Gild Tesoro, leaving the rescued group to recover before returning to the New World.

• Takenaka Kaguya ended his fight with the Five Elders and withdrew as Akatsuki completed its slave rescue and escaped aboard Shiki the Golden Lion's floating island.
• Takenaka Kaguya told Issho and the others that the Five Elders had awakened Mythical Zoan powers, recovered from decapitation, and served a stronger figure who had refused to fight.
• Takenaka Kaguya asked Fisher Tiger to recruit strong fish-men for Akatsuki and promised to protect Fish-Man Island if Tiger recruited one hundred.
• Takenaka Kaguya reassured Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold that they were free, then told them to recover and return to Amazon Lily.
• Takenaka Kaguya entered Gild Tesoro's room, where Tesoro dropped his dagger in fright after recognizing him.

Takenaka Kaguya accepted Tesoro’s request to join him and seek revenge on the Celestial Dragons, then arranged to cover the rescued slaves’ brands and send them home. News of the raid spread worldwide, prompting reactions from the major pirate crews, while Shanks continued searching for the Gomu Gomu no Mi because he believed it was vital.

• Takenaka Kaguya asked Tesoro what he planned to do, and Tesoro asked to stay with him so he could avenge Stella and the Celestial Dragons; Takenaka accepted and promised him a month to recover before training.
• Takenaka Kaguya asked Shiki to help return the rescued people to their homes and told Issho to address their Celestial Dragon marks; Issho revealed Fisher Tiger’s sun design and two other branding designs.
• Takenaka Kaguya ordered Issho to use one design for capable volunteers who joined Akatsuki and other designs for the remaining rescued slaves, then called for a banquet before their return to the New World.
• Newspapers reported the raid on Mary Geoise, and Whitebeard celebrated the humiliation of the World Government while Charlotte Linlin and Katakuri decided to wait rather than provoke Takenaka Kaguya’s allies.
• Kaido praised Takenaka Kaguya’s attack on Mary Geoise but rejected Queen’s suggestion that the Beasts Pirates do the same.
• Shanks asked Benn Beckman about the Gomu Gomu no Mi, and Benn said their search was ongoing; Shanks insisted they had to obtain it.

Takenaka Kaguya rested after the attack on Mary Geoise, then welcomed Whitebeard and Marco to the Flying Pirate Fleet’s territory. Whitebeard asked whether Kaguya wanted to become the One Piece and offered to reveal Laugh Tale’s secrets, but Kaguya dismissed the idea.

• Shanks vowed that the Iron Wall Pirates would grow strong enough to defeat Takenaka Kaguya and avenge the Roger Pirates.
• Takenaka Kaguya returned to his courtyard, where Amatsuki Toki and Nico Olvia were staying, then relaxed in the hot spring.
• Takenaka Kaguya sensed Whitebeard and Marco arriving, and he stopped Shiki the Golden Lion, Douglas Bullet, Crocodile, and Whitebeard from clashing further.
• Takenaka Kaguya hosted Whitebeard and Marco for a banquet, where Whitebeard said Roger had told him the secret and location of Laugh Tale.
• Whitebeard offered to share Laugh Tale’s secrets if Takenaka Kaguya agreed to a condition, but Kaguya said he had no interest in becoming the One Piece.