Recaps

Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents tracked Gu Akade to Mazan Mountain while Golden Lion Shiki fought the Sang Kingdom’s samurai on Assyria Island. On the Rocks Fury, Rocks failed to remove the contract marks on Garp and Sengoku, leaving their recovery dependent on his future awakening or Lu Ya’s growth.

• Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents located Gu Akade’s cave on Mazan Mountain and set out to seize the Griffin Fruit before Marine reinforcements arrived.
• Golden Lion Shiki unleashed his full strength against the Sang Kingdom’s mad samurai after Ganzi and Malone threatened to call Houka for help.
• Houka and Rocks headed for Assyria Island aboard the Rocks Fury, with Rocks intent on reclaiming the Griffin Fruit as a gift for Houka.
• Rocks tried to remove Imu’s contract marks from Iron Fist Garp and Sengoku the Buddha with the Dark-Dark Fruit but concluded he might need to awaken it first.
• Tsuru retained hope that Rocks’s awakening or little Lu Ya’s future awakening could free Garp and Sengoku from their contract marks.
• Silver Axe Xiong proposed using Rocks’s power to give Devil Fruit abilities to small animals and then fuse the animals with the crew to create dual-fruit users.

The Rocks Pirates discussed using Houka’s fusion method to gain powerful Devil Fruit abilities and insight into Conqueror’s Haki, but Houka refused to fuse with the men. He offered instead to let them fuse with other top fighters, and Newgate agreed to help Bolo Gram seek an opportunity to awaken Conqueror’s Haki.

• Gier Buster, Bolo Gram, Davy D. Presley, Tina Jet, and others suggested ability users they wanted to fuse with, hoping to gain useful powers and stronger defenses.
• Rocks, Whitebeard Newgate, Babel, and the other officers urged Houka to fuse with them so they could experience his nine Devil Fruit abilities and learn from his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Houka refused to share a body with men, demonstrated his dark transformation, and used the Dark-Dark Fruit to drag Basta and Babel toward him before throwing them away.
• Houka offered to use the Munch-Munch Fruit to let the others fuse with Rocks, Newgate, and other powerful fighters instead.
• Houka paired Bolo Gram with Newgate so Gram could experience his strength, Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Conqueror’s Haki in hopes of awakening his own.
• Newgate reluctantly agreed to fuse with Gram, despite not wanting to share a body, so his friend could try the unorthodox awakening method.

The Rocks Pirates tested Houka’s fusion method so several crew members could experience Advanced Conqueror’s Haki, while Houka’s abilities also revealed and struck at the approaching Marine fleet. After the fusion ended, the Marines came within detection range, and Houka looked for a worthwhile target.

• Silver Axe Xiong, Babel, and Gier Buster pressured Rocks to fuse with them and let them experience Advanced Conqueror’s Haki, while Stussy, Tsuru, and other women asked Houka for the same chance.
• Rocks beat Kozuki Oden after Oden also asked to fuse, and the Roger Pirates reached Assyria Island first, defeating Chinjao of the Drill when the Happo Navy confronted them.
• While fused with Houka, Stussy used his Electromagnetic Observation Haki to detect the Marine reinforcements from far away and struck a warship with lightning.
• Gram used Newgate’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit to send a huge tsunami toward the fleet, then Newgate took control and scolded him for playing around instead of focusing on Conqueror’s Haki.
• Houka separated the fused pairs, and Silver Axe Xiong and Newgate complained about how briefly they had experienced the power before Houka detected the Marine fleet entering range.

Houka and the Rocks Pirates prepared to confront Imu’s forces near Assyria Island after the Marines were attacked. Houka brought Harald and Loki toward the West Blue while Rocks urged caution, leaving the coming clash unresolved.

• Mu Jian’s Marine fleet was struck by lightning, and Gunko spotted the Rocks Pirates’ flying warship approaching Assyria Island.
• Gunko reported the encounter to Imu, who ordered her to activate the teleportation array and summon him and the Four Elders.
• Houka warned Rocks that Imu had arrived, then fused several crew members with allies who had useful powers.
• Houka sent Stussy to warn Shiki and Roger, asked Newgate to contact Harald and Loki, and blasted the distant fleet with lightning pillars.
• Houka teleported away from the Rocks Fury to bring Harald and Loki to the West Blue, while Rocks insisted that he had only held back to preserve his chance to shine.

Houka and Rocks attacked Imu’s forces, and Houka swiftly overwhelmed Marine Admiral Mu Jian. Houka escaped Imu’s pursuit after sending the critically wounded Mu Jian through the Rainbow Gate, then announced he would target more of Imu’s allies.

• Houka invited Rocks to join him in provoking Imu, then the two raced toward the Marine fleet.
• Rocks blasted Imu and several Elders and Holy Knights with an Ursus Shock while Houka attacked Admiral Mu Jian.
• Houka crushed Mu Jian’s officers with gravity, pierced Mu Jian’s chest, and evaded Imu’s attack.
• Houka returned to wound Mu Jian again, stabbed him with a Seastone dagger, and kicked him through the Rainbow Gate.
• Imu recognized that Houka’s spatial power could block the contract power, while Houka fled and threatened to target more Elders and Holy Knights.

Houka and Rocks escaped Imu’s attack and returned to the Rocks Fury, while the scramble for the Griffin Fruit intensified on Assyria Island. Cipher Pol seized the fruit but ran into the Roger Pirates, drawing Rocks and Shiki toward the battle.

• Houka and Rocks fled Imu after Houka’s taunts briefly stirred Gunko’s memories of Princess Shuri and Brook.
• Houka and Rocks returned to the Rocks Fury, and Rocks teleported back to Assyria Island to help seize the Griffin Fruit.
• Cipher Pol Aigis Zero killed Gu Akade and took the Griffin Fruit, but the Roger Pirates intercepted them and a battle erupted.
• Golden Lion Shiki and his allies defeated the Sang Kingdom warriors, then Shiki sensed Roger’s battle and rushed toward it.
• Rocks also teleported toward the battle, determined to claim the Griffin Fruit for the Rocks Pirates.

Roger and the Roger Pirates pursued a fleeing CP0 agent who carried the Mythical Zoan Griffin Fruit, while Golden Lion Shiki and Rocks also raced to claim it. The agent used a civilian as a decoy, leaving the real fruit’s whereabouts unclear as Roger and Shiki charged toward the planted false target.

• Roger decided to chase the escaping CP0 squad leader for the Griffin Fruit after learning that Imu and the Four Elders were nearby, with Houka and Rocks also in the area.
• Roger tracked the squad leader through the forest, and Shiki joined the pursuit after Roger warned him that the agent might have the fruit.
• The CP0 squad leader changed into civilian clothes, threatened an islander’s family, and sent the man toward town in a white suit carrying an empty chest as a decoy.
• Rocks recognized the decoy, took the empty chest, and resumed searching for the real agent.
• Shiki mistook the civilian for the CP0 agent and rushed after him, while Gaban hurled Roger forward to compete for the fruit.

Rocks outsmarted Roger and Shiki to steal the Griffin Fruit and bring it to Houka. Houka revealed that he was using the looming fight with Imu to establish electromagnetic-wave teleportation arrays near World Government strongholds.

• Roger realized the fleeing white-suited man was a civilian carrying a fake, and Shiki discovered the empty chest after catching him.
• The injured civilian survived and staggered home, determined to become stronger to protect his family.
• Rocks tracked down the Cipher Pol Aigis Zero captain near the harbor, seized the Griffin Fruit, and escaped before Roger and Shiki arrived.
• Rocks brought the captain and Griffin Fruit aboard the Rocks Fury, and Houka stored the fruit for Shamrock and Shanks.
• Rocks questioned whether they should fight Imu, and Houka said the conflict would let his allies place teleportation-array receivers across Marineford, Sabaody, Red Port, and Mary Geoise.

Houka and Rocks planned to use the battle with Imu to distract the World Government while blood servants planted electromagnetic wave receivers in Mary Geoise and Marineford. As Houka sent the children into the Lost World, Redfield asked to merge with three-year-old Katakuri so the child could join the fight.

• Houka explained that he would plant electromagnetic wave receivers in World Government territory to counter Imu's hidden teleportation arrays.
• Rocks agreed to keep Imu occupied on Assyria Island and draw the contract holders away from Mary Geoise and Marineford.
• Houka said he would go to Mary Geoise as Imu charged toward them.
• Rocks decided the pirates would stop holding back and force the World Government out of the New World.
• As Houka sent Stussy, the other women, and the children into the Lost World, Redfield asked to merge with Katakuri and let him fight.
• Katakuri, Gu Yue Shenwei, and Ancient Moon Ryuma eagerly considered joining the battle.

Katakuri persuaded Houka to let him fight alongside Redfield so he could gain battle experience and learn advanced Observation Haki. Redfield accepted him as a partner and successor, while Whitebeard Newgate then asked Ancient Moon Ryuma to join him in battle.

• Amatsuki Toki, Uzumaki Erza, Stussy, and Shimotsuki Furiko reacted anxiously to the prospect of their children joining the adults' battles.
• Katakuri volunteered to fight alongside Redfield, explaining that he wanted combat experience and to learn Redfield's Observation Haki.
• Redfield was impressed by Katakuri's intelligence and promised to train him to use future-sight Observation Haki.
• Houka agreed to let Katakuri join Redfield after warning Redfield to protect his son.
• Whitebeard Newgate asked Ancient Moon Ryuma to fight beside him and experience Conqueror's Haki and its infusion.

Ancient Moon Ryuma and Gu Yue Shenwei insisted on joining the battle to awaken their Conqueror's Haki, and Houka agreed to protect Shenwei himself. Houka fused Redfield with Katakuri and Newgate with Ryuma, preparing the two powerful teams to face the World Government.

• Ancient Moon Ryuma declared he would fight alongside Whitebeard Newgate, while Gu Yue Shenwei asked to be chosen as well.
• Houka asked his sons whether they were confident they could awaken Conqueror's Haki, and Ryuma broke free from Shimotsuki Furiko to join Newgate.
• Gu Yue Shenwei demanded to fight, and Houka promised to take him personally to experience battle against the King of the World.
• Houka encouraged Shenwei to build a strong Conqueror's Haki conviction, while Newgate promised to protect Ryuma and give him experience against Imu.
• Houka used his Devour-Devour Gu to fuse Redfield with Katakuri and Newgate with Ryuma, creating two more powerful combined fighters.

Houka prepared his allies for another battle with Imu while secretly advancing a plan to place electromagnetic wave receivers at Mary Geoise and Marineford. The Griffin Fruit heist had become an all-out war, and Shiki questioned whether he should fuse with an ability user before the fighting began.

• Babel decided to rely on his own strength against a Holy Knight, while Bolo Gram secured a chance to fuse with Semimaru for better defenses.
• Houka sent his family and the Rocks Fury to the Lost World, released Harald and Loki to draw powerful Contractors from key locations, and used Evening Cicada to acquire useful disguises for his operation.
• Shiki and the Roger Pirates rejoined the main force and learned that Rocks had taken the Griffin Fruit for Houka, then discovered that Rocks and Houka could strip Devil Fruits from their users.
• Rocks revealed that he had gained the Dark-Dark Fruit and said that he, Loki, and Houka could resist Imu's control, while Harald remained vulnerable.
• Shiki learned that Redfield and Newgate had fused with Katakuri and Ryuma, then wondered whether he should find an ability user to fuse with as well.
• Ganzi and Malone fused with Houka and prepared Vegapunk's DOM Jet Boots so they could escape quickly if necessary.

Imu mobilized the World Government and its forces to crush the Rocks Pirates, while Houka and the pirate leaders assigned opponents and prepared Seastone weapons for the coming battle. The chapter ended with both sides ready to clash, as Houka, Rocks, and Loki were tasked with holding Imu back.

• Imu ordered Gunko and Saint Warcury to summon their forces and conscript West Blue nations into the war.
• Rocks asked Houka and the others to divide up the incoming enemies, and Houka assigned Harald to fight Fleet Admiral Kukulkan while he, Rocks, and Loki faced Imu.
• Roger claimed Saint Warcury and Saint Nusjuro for the Roger Pirates, while the other leaders divided the remaining Elders, Marines, and Holy Knights among their crews.
• Redfield insisted on fighting Maffei Palace, Newgate agreed to face the two Marine Admirals, and Kaido chose to attack the Death Sandworm.
• Rocks promised that defeated enemies’ Devil Fruit abilities would go to the victors, and Houka distributed Seastone equipment to help restrain the immortal contractors.

Houka, Rocks, and Loki attacked Imu after Imu tested the rebels with a solar strike, and their coordinated assault briefly wounded him. Imu recovered and unleashed his near-God-level Conqueror’s Haki as Houka charged him, hoping to break through to the same level.

• Houka rallied the rebels and prepared them to fight the immortal contractors before the Navy arrived.
• Imu attacked Assyria Island with the sun, but Houka, Rocks, and Loki blocked the strike, and Imu discovered Rocks had the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Imu vowed to destroy the world and eliminate the rebels, while Houka challenged his claim that he could destroy it.
• Rocks covered Imu’s sun with darkness as Houka and Loki struck together, smashing Imu’s head and sending him toward the sea.
• Imu shattered Houka’s falling meteor, regenerated his head, and erupted with near-God-level Conqueror’s Haki.
• Houka charged Imu and ordered Newgate, Linlin, Red, and Shiki to hold off the other enemies, hoping to advance his own Haki.

Imu unleashed the World Government’s forces against the Rocks Pirates on Assyria Island, and both sides began a brutal battle. As the fighting spread across the island, the pirates rallied against the Five Elders, Holy Knights, and Marine Admirals.

• Imu ordered the contracted servants and transformed Marine fleet to kill the rebels, while Saint Warcury, Saint Nusjuro, and Saint Ju Peter attacked Assyria Island in their Mythical Zoan forms.
• Roger clashed with Saint Warcury, while Harald, Charlotte Linlin, and Shiki took on the three flying beasts, and Pluton Rayleigh and Gaban intercepted Saint Nusjuro.
• Whitebeard Newgate fought the Marine Admirals Segan and Hand with help from Silver Axe Xiong and Gram, while the other Rocks Pirates engaged the remaining Holy Knights and Saints.
• Saint Ju Peter swallowed Redfield, but Redfield cut his way out and revealed his Kirin form, prompting Silver Axe Xiong and the others to join the fight against the death sandworm.
• Kaido arrived at the death sandworm’s battlefield and swung his club at Saint Ju Peter.

As the World Government and New World Alliance fought over Assyria Island, nations and pirates weighed whether to join the war. Meanwhile, the blood servant squad secretly planted electromagnetic wave receivers across Sabaody Archipelago and Mary Geoise, but failed to enter the Void Throne Hall and Flower Room.

• The World Government promised the allied nation with the greatest merit a Celestial Dragon seat, prompting Sang Kingdom, Puru Kingdom, and Videlia Kingdom to send most of their forces to Assyria Island.
• The King of Kano Country resisted the offer and ordered Zhang Bao to make a show of support while preserving the Happo Navy's strength.
• Shakky agreed to let Gloriosa take the Kuja Pirates toward West Blue to observe the war, as long as they stayed out of it.
• The blood servant squad planted two electromagnetic wave receivers on the Sabaody Archipelago and another at Red Port before traveling to Mary Geoise.
• Disguised as a Marine Admiral and CP agents, the squad installed receivers across Mary Geoise, including Pangea Castle, but God's Blades stopped them from entering the Void Throne Hall and Flower Room.

Kurozumi Higurashi, disguised as Admiral Mu Jian, planted electromagnetic wave receivers at Marineford before vanishing, prompting a worried investigation. Meanwhile, demonized Marines fought the Blood Servant, Demon Sword, and Homies Legions on Assyria Island as the Happo Navy watched from offshore.

• Kurozumi Higurashi, disguised as Admiral Mu Jian, left receivers at Marineford and hurried away with former Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents Gis Joseph and Gell Arthur.
• The Director of the Marine Criminal Investigation Bureau realized Mu Jian’s return was suspicious, failed to reach anyone, and sent Marines to search for her.
• Imu’s demonized Marines landed on Assyria Island and clashed with the Blood Servant Legion, Demon Sword Legion, and Homies Legion.
• Huo Xiaofeng and Zhang Bao watched the battle from offshore and feared the Happo Navy would be overwhelmed if it joined in.
• Chinjao of the Drill admired the powerful fighters and hoped to learn Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, while Qingbang warned him against arrogance.

Marine Sergeant Zephyr awakened his consciousness and powerful Armament Haki while resisting Imu’s control, then led restored Marines in fighting their way to safety. Meanwhile, Sambel stole part of Saint Sommers’s mechanical heart, halting his regeneration as Babel pinned and roasted him.

• Kaido left his fight with the death sandworm and charged into the demon Marine battlefield, while Shimotsuki Ushimaru began restoring controlled Marines by cutting off their heads.
• Zephyr regained consciousness, allowed Ushimaru to restore him, and awakened powerful Armament Haki as he vowed to protect the Marines.
• Zephyr carved out a safe zone and rallied the restored Marines, while Ushimaru ordered Captain John and Trelek’s forces not to attack them.
• Babel drove Saint Sommers to the shore, where Sambel shattered him with seawater and carried off his mechanical heart and one leg.
• Sommers’s regeneration stopped after Sambel took his heart, and Babel pinned him down and roasted him with flames.

Babel burned Sommers Saint while Imu ignored his pleas and resolved to destroy Kozuki Houka, Rocks, and Loki. Imu gave up part of the sun's power in her pursuit of greater strength and prepared to use Sommers Saint and Thatchers Maffy as bait for a trap.

• Babel used Fire God's Wrath to burn Sommers Saint, while Sambel's Fish-Man underlings submerged Sommers Saint's mechanical heart and leg.
• Imu saw her demon army losing ground and concluded that Kozuki Houka was her greatest enemy because he and his allies resisted her control.
• Imu transformed into a larger beast form and unleashed the sun's power to drive Kozuki Houka, Rocks, and Loki back.
• Imu resolved to use the sun's power to destroy her foes, then withdrew some of Sommers Saint's immortality and controlled his will to keep him screaming.
• Imu reclaimed most of Thatchers Maffy's immortality and let Redfield gravely wound her so she could serve as bait.

Babel and Red killed Saint Sommers and Thatchers Maffy, triggering apparent backlash in Imu. Imu revealed the backlash was a ruse, abandoned its Yang Release authority, and detonated it in a blast that engulfed the battlefield.

• Babel burned Saint Sommers to ashes, causing Imu to scream from an apparent backlash.
• Rocks, Loki, and Houka attacked the weakened Imu while Red and his allies fought Thatchers Maffy.
• Red annihilated Thatchers Maffy with his frenzied assault, prompting Imu to suffer another apparent backlash.
• Houka sensed his luck rapidly running out and shouted for Rocks and Loki to flee.
• Imu revealed it had used the Holy Knights as bait, abandoned its Yang Release authority, and vanished to Mary Geoise.
• Imu's unstable Yang Release exploded, scorching the sea and forcing everyone on the battlefield to flee.

After Imu’s Yang Release explosion apparently wiped out Houka, Rocks, and Loki, the grieving pirates fought back and learned their Vivre Cards had not burned. With Imu descending into Gunko, the Rocks Pirates and their allies evacuated Assyria Island, leaving the three missing fighters’ fate unresolved.

• Charlotte Linlin, Harald, Ancient Moon Ryuma, and Katakuri erupted in grief and fury, while Gier Buster insisted Houka could not be dead.
• Imu ordered the immortal contractors to kill the distracted survivors, but Charlotte Linlin and Harald overwhelmed Gunko and Kukulkan.
• Red explained that Houka and the others’ Vivre Cards would have burned if they had died, and Whitebeard Newgate helped rally the pirates.
• Imu forcibly descended into Gunko, prompting Red, Newgate, and Golden Lion Shiki to order a retreat.
• The Rocks Pirates and their allies escaped Assyria Island using their Devil Fruit powers, while Harald carried the Roger Pirates’ ship and Newgate shattered the battlefield to cover their withdrawal.

Imu survived the battle at Assyria Island and ordered a full pursuit of the Rocks Pirates, while the surviving crews escaped with Harald. Houka, Rocks, and Loki remained missing, and Imu withdrew to recover before confronting them again.

• The Happo Navy and other forces fled the tsunami after Imu’s attack appeared to kill Rocks, Kozuki Houka, and Loki.
• Imu suppressed Gunko’s recovering memories, ordered the Marines and Affiliated Nations to hunt the pirates, then returned to the Flower Room to recover.
• A surviving Rear Admiral appointed Zephyr a colonel, and Zephyr helped rescue the wounded Marines.
• The Roger Pirates and Rocks Pirates escaped on Harald’s back while Charlotte Linlin worried over Houka’s unresponsive Vivre Card.
• Redfield noted that the Vivre Cards had not burned and urged the crews to focus on escaping the pursuing Itsumade and Feathered Serpent.

Redfield led the fleeing New World Alliance and Rocks Pirates toward Elbaf while the World Government's flying monsters pursued them. The group used upgraded Self-Destruct Sky Mines to slow the pursuers, but Houka, Rocks, and Loki remained badly injured in the Lost World.

• Redfield urged the group to retreat to Elbaf, evacuate their territories, and wait for Houka and the others to recover.
• Redfield suspected Imu had staged the Holy Knights' deaths and his own apparent weakness to lure Houka, Rocks, and Loki into a trap.
• Ganlong warned that Eagle Vedfolnir was catching up, so Redfield summoned nightmares and Charlotte Linlin made explosive Homies to harass the pursuers.
• Shiki, Ganzi, and Basta upgraded the Homie soldiers into floating, explosive, invisible Self-Destruct Sky Mines, which repeatedly blasted the immortal monsters.
• Harald's airborne carrier crossed the Calm Belt toward Elbaf as Houka, Rocks, and Loki remained in terrible condition in the Lost World.

Houka, Rocks, and Loki returned to the Lost World gravely injured after Imu detonated the sun, leaving Houka unconscious and the others scrambling to save him. As they feared for the fighters still outside, Lu Ya’s Sun Mark appeared and he accidentally displayed strange new powers, prompting Rocks to suspect an enemy had infiltrated the Lost World.

• Rocks, Houka, and Loki fell into the Lost World plaza after surviving the sun’s explosion, with Houka and Loki unconscious and Rocks barely conscious.
• Rocks, Furiko, Tsuru, and the medical team treated the injured trio, while Tsuru brought blood for Houka to drink and Rocks explained that Imu had detonated the sun.
• Furiko asked about Ryuma and Ushimaru, but Rocks said he had lost contact with the outside and only knew Babel and Redfield had killed two Holy Knights.
• Lu Ya’s Sun Mark appeared as he stretched his nose and accidentally breathed flames, setting his stroller on fire.
• Toki rescued Lu Ya and suspected a spy had caused the fire, so Rocks released Conqueror’s Haki to pin down the outsiders in the Lost World.

After little Lu Ya developed a Sun Mark and breathed flames, the others suspected Imu’s destroyed sun had returned to him. Houka’s mutated soul lineage also awakened in his eldest son, and Houka woke to discover the boy had gained a wisp of Soul Fire.

• Little Lu Ya’s forehead gained a golden mark, and he breathed tiny flames that Rocks and Tsuru linked to the sun’s power.
• Rocks, Tsuru, and the others speculated that Imu’s destroyed sun had returned to Lu Ya, then focused on treating Houka and Loki.
• Gu Yue Shenwei’s soul mutated inside Houka, splitting off a wisp of Soul Fire and revealing that Houka’s lineage could be inherited.
• Houka’s Vampire Ability and Five-Clawed Azure Dragon powers rapidly healed him as everyone in Lost Space donated blood.
• Rocks fed Houka blood until Houka awoke less than two and a half hours later.
• Houka separated Gu Yue Shenwei from his body and discovered that his eldest son had gained a wisp of Soul Fire.