Recaps

Houka fed Lily Carnation a Human-Human Fruit, turning the broken root into a giant humanoid that took the appearance of Queen Lily. He hinted to Rocks and Presley that Lily Carnation might be able to restore black-transformed demons to humans, leaving them intrigued by its potential.

• Lily Carnation pointed out its broken-root true body, and Houka ordered it to eat the Human-Human Fruit.
• The broken root transformed into a sentient Kogarashi giant over a hundred meters tall, then began shrinking at Houka’s direction.
• Houka stopped Lily Carnation from resembling its male blood servant and guided it into Queen Lily’s likeness.
• Lily Carnation adapted into a ten-to-twenty-meter-tall version of Queen Lily, which Houka said was small enough to enter the Lost World.
• Houka asked Rocks and Presley whether an ordinary Human-Human Fruit power could turn black-transformed demons back into humans, hinting at Lily Carnation’s purpose.

Houka tested Lily Carnation’s Human-Human Fruit power and learned that her leaf people could imitate the dead, with their strength depending on how thoroughly Lily had parasitized or consumed them. He returned to Elbaf to develop Lily and prepare for a future war, while investigating hidden threats; Lily’s arrival then captivated the giants of the Warrior Village.

• Houka had Lily Carnation create leaf people resembling Rocks and Presley, but Rocks’s casual blow destroyed them.
• Houka tested a leaf person modeled on Lily’s parasitized blood servant and found that it could fight with a portion of the original’s strength.
• Houka returned to Elbaf with Rocks and Presley, then planned to train Lily and strengthen his preparations against Imu and other hidden powers.
• Houka asked Rocks to investigate Davy Jones, and Rocks promised to find out whether his ancestor’s soul still lived.
• Lily Carnation appeared in Elbaf’s Warrior Village, drawing the attention of Hajrudin, Loki, and many other giants.

Lily Carnation’s enormous Human-Human Fruit form captivated the Giants of Elbaf, who showered her with meat and treated her as a prospective bride for Loki. After the Giants learned she was a plant rather than a real Giant, Houka warned Loki before his infatuation could become public.

• Lily’s giant form dazzled the Giants, and many young Giants, including Hajrudin, admired her while Harald and Jarul considered her a match for Loki.
• The Giants brought Lily food, and with Houka’s permission she devoured their meat while the group ate the other dishes she rejected.
• Charlotte Linlin grew jealous of Lily’s popularity and urged Houka to reveal Lily’s true identity.
• Harald and Jarul learned Lily was a plant that had eaten the Human-Human Fruit, disappointing them and the Giants who had admired her.
• Houka warned Loki that Lily was only a Flower of Life and Death, but Loki froze after hearing the truth.

Loki learned that Lily was a Flower of Life and Death who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit, and he tried to hide his heartbreak after mistaking her for a woman. Houka encouraged the giants’ courtship of Lily as entertainment, and she became even more adored as she displayed her powers and defeated Hajrudin.

• Loki crushed the flower he had picked for Lily, then confronted Houka and Rocks after learning Lily was a plant who had taken human form.
• Houka stopped Harald from warning Hajrudin and urged him to let the giants compete for Lily’s affection.
• Lily accepted the giants’ meat offerings until Jarul worried they would exhaust Elbaf’s resources, so Houka told her to stop eating and train.
• Lily showed off her many forms and grew as tall as one hundred meters, making the young giants even more infatuated with her.
• Lily defeated Hajrudin with a barrage of arrows and summoned leaf-person warriors, further stirring up the giants’ rivalry.

Houka continued expanding the alliance and training while his wife Shimotsuki Furiko unexpectedly awakened her Okuchi no Makami ability. He and his allies investigated ancient gods and the mysteries of Devil Fruits, leaving Houka determined to prepare for threats beyond Imu.

• Lily Carnation grew popular in Elbaf as Fish-Men and merfolk continued relocating to New World Alliance nations, and the Tontatta began cultivating special plants for Houka.
• Golden Lion Shiki’s aerial routes faced repeated World Government attacks, drawing Whitebeard Newgate and Red Count Redfield into the fighting, while Presley went to recruit Sanjuan Wolf.
• Houka trained with his family and allies, developed a lightning domain in Elbaf’s Heaven World, and continued studying Yellow Springs Hell with Brook.
• Shimotsuki Furiko awakened her Mythical Zoan Okuchi no Makami ability, becoming the second strongest among Houka’s women after Charlotte Linlin.
• Rocks, Loki, Harald, and Houka investigated Harley’s accounts of gods and the secrets of Davy Jones, and Houka resolved to stay cautious until they understood the possible threats.

Houka investigated the mysteries of Davy Jones while preparing for threats that might counter his powers, and he secretly moved Poseidon’s pregnant mother to protect her from Imu. Poseidon was born near Fish-Man Island, and Imu realized Houka had brought the ancient weapon under his control.

• Houka continued studying Brook’s Yellow Springs powers and the Sun Mark while searching for ways to strengthen himself.
• Imu fed Houka clues about Davy Jones and Vander Decken, hoping to distract him and divide him from Rocks, while Houka publicly pursued the investigation without revealing what he knew.
• As Poseidon’s birth approached, the giant Sea Kings left Fish-Man Island, and Houka moved the pregnant mermaids into the Lost World to conceal the Sky Archipelago.
• The Sea Kings rampaged when they lost track of their king, so Houka brought the mermaids to a backup island before teleporting them to Fish-Man Island.
• Imu followed the Sea Kings to Fish-Man Island, realized Houka had concealed Poseidon’s location, and considered seeking Davy Jones’s help to seize her.

Houka’s daughter Shirahoshi was born as this era’s Poseidon, alongside four mermaid sisters who were also blessed with exceptional inheritances. Houka brought his family to Fish-Man Island to meet them, while a mysterious presence stirred among the wrecks and treasures deep beneath the sea.

• Princess Ariel gave birth to Shirahoshi, the new Poseidon, while the other four mermaids gave birth to Ruoxing, Yuxing, Yaoxing, and Wanxing.
• Houka worried that the colossal Sea Kings would have to follow Shirahoshi everywhere, then decided his son Lu Ya could help communicate with them.
• Houka released his family from the Lost World, and his wives and children welcomed the five mermaid girls as their sisters and daughters.
• Charlotte Linlin and Stussy eagerly approached Shirahoshi, while Amatsuki Toki, Shimotsuki Furiko, and Magnolia comforted the other newborns and their mothers.
• Katakuri sensed the mermaid sisters’ remarkable Observation Haki, and Houka noted how they had inherited their mothers’ talents and his bloodline.
• A pair of crimson eyes briefly lit inside a wrecked pirate ship deep beneath Fish-Man Island, amid a vast hoard of sunken treasures.

Imu realized Poseidon had been born and suspected Kozuki Houka was gathering the ancient weapons and Joy Boy’s reincarnation under his influence. On Fish-Man Island, Houka arranged for Lu Ya to speak to the Sea Kings on behalf of Shirahoshi, who was still too young to communicate.

• Imu concluded that Poseidon’s birth threatened their rule and suspected Monkey D. Dragon might be Joy Boy’s reincarnation after discovering that Kozuki Houka had taken Garp’s family.
• Imu decided Poseidon would remain on Fish-Man Island for now and returned to Pangea Castle to strengthen their contract holders and Demon Puppet Army.
• Gigantic Sea Kings crowded around Fish-Man Island to celebrate Poseidon’s birth, and Houka brought Shirahoshi to meet them until most dispersed.
• Lu Ya heard the Sea Kings communicating in his mind and told Houka he could hear them.
• Houka asked Lu Ya to tell the Sea Kings that he was Poseidon’s older brother and the new king of Sun God Nika and Zunesha.
• The Sea Kings approached Lu Ya and were astonished that the three kings were siblings, treating him with reverence because he carried the auras of Sun God Nika and the King of the Moon.

Houka kept Shirahoshi and the other members of his family safe during their stay on Fish-Man Island, then secretly took them to the Mercury Kingdom and returned to Elbaf. Rocks learned that Houka had five mermaid daughters, including Poseidon, and worried that her existence would provoke Imu.

• Houka and Lu Ya convinced the ancient Sea Kings to remain near Fish-Man Island and protect it while Poseidon grew up.
• Houka spent nearly a week touring Fish-Man Island with his family, then used the Lost World to leave without alerting Imu.
• Houka brought his family to the Mercury Kingdom, where King Saturn named Shirahoshi and the other baby girls Mermaid Princesses.
• Houka returned to Elbaf, where Rocks reacted with shock to learning that Houka had five mermaid daughters, including Poseidon.
• Rocks warned Houka that Pluton, Poseidon, and Sun God Nika could push Imu to wage war.

Houka learned that Imu was personally capturing powerful fighters and decided to contact the ruler to ease the pressure after Poseidon’s birth. Imu rejected Houka’s demand for the North Blue and West Blue, but began considering how to turn Houka against Davy Jones and the ancient gods.

• Stussy and Tsuru told Houka that Imu had seized an Admiral-level fighter in the South Blue and that Shiki’s airship routes were earning huge profits while drawing danger to his crews.
• Rocks urged Houka to keep Imu’s attention on them, and Houka decided to contact Imu before the ruler’s pressure led to an all-out war.
• Houka teleported to an island near the Red Line with Rocks, Loki, and the others, then used a God's Blade to relay his words to Imu.
• Houka proposed that he and Imu rule the world together, investigate Davy Jones and the ancient gods, and let him have the North Blue and West Blue.
• Imu angrily refused to surrender the two seas but concluded that Houka feared the powers behind Davy Jones, Sun God Nika, and Poseidon, and considered how to make them fight one another.

Kozuki Houka bluffed Imu into agreeing to a ten-year pause in their conflict, while each concealed plans to gain the advantage. After their call ended, Imu decided to pursue Poseidon and began to fear that the three ancient gods had made Imu a pawn.

• Kozuki Houka accused Imu of stalling and offered to leave Poseidon alone in exchange for cooperation against Davy Jones and the three gods, but refused to surrender his servants or the Monkey D. Clan.
• Houka claimed Monkey D. Dragon was not Joy Boy's reincarnation and promised not to visit Fish-Man Island for five years, while Imu demanded ten.
• Houka and Imu traded threats and insults before agreeing to a preliminary ten-year pause in their arms race.
• After the call ended, Imu resolved to send subordinates to try to eliminate Poseidon while she was still growing up.
• Imu wondered whether the three ancient gods had shaped Imu's Devil Fruit power and used Imu as a pawn in a plan to create Sun God Nika.

Houka concealed Poseidon’s departure from Fish-Man Island while maintaining a wary truce with Imu and preparing to investigate the moon. When a sky-island priest reported a civilian with the Thunder Beast Fruit who sought to rule as a god, Houka set out to capture him for his children.

• Houka admitted he had found no trace of Davy Jones, and he and Rocks worried that the ancestor might threaten them and Teach.
• Houka returned to Elbaf, arranged for a merfolk royal to stay hidden in Ryugu Palace, and warned his allies to remain vigilant.
• Houka and Imu agreed to seek information about Davy Jones and the three gods, but both secretly sent agents to investigate the other’s territory.
• Houka returned to the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire to prepare for a lunar mission, then received a distress call about a Thunder Beast Fruit user on a Grand Line sky island.
• Houka decided to travel via Jaya to capture the aspiring sky-island god, while Stussy, Tsuru, and Charlotte Linlin showed interest in securing the fruit for their children.

Houka brought his family to the sky island after learning that Thor had seized power and claimed the title of Thunder God. He left Thor facing his children, who overwhelmed him with their Mythical Zoan transformations.

• Houka set off with his wives and children for the sky island to confront Thor, who had forced priests and divine soldiers to serve him.
• Thor proclaimed himself the new god of Upper Yard and declared that he would defeat Houka if he came.
• Houka arrived and challenged Thor’s claim, then sent Kamui, Ryuma, Katakuri, Lu Ya, Shamrock, and Shanks to fight him.
• Houka’s children transformed into Mythical Zoan beasts and attacked Thor, leaving him stunned by the number of powerful opponents.
• Thor was beaten by Houka’s children while Houka remarked that Thor could not hold the position of Thunder God.

Houka and the Ancient Moon Clan traveled from Skypiea to the moon aboard the Sacred Ancient Moon, while Houka taught his family about the solar system. On arrival, they discovered that the moon had air but was barren, and Houka found something startling in its deep pits as the search for Birka began.

• Houka captured Thor, restored order in Skypiea, and took his family to explore before they climbed the giant beanstalk and launched the Sacred Ancient Moon toward the moon.
• During the voyage, Lu Ya wondered whether he could visit the sun, so Houka used his Munch-Munch Fruit to make a solar system model and explain astronomy to the children and wives.
• After a week or two, Houka tested the Transponder Snail connection and electromagnetic receiver, which picked up a signal from Vegapunk's laboratory.
• Stussy tested the moon and found that it had air, while Houka and the others discovered that its surface was barren and began searching for the ruins of Birka.
• Houka sent blood servants and Homies to search the Endless Vearth, then found something in several deep pits that left him stunned.

Houka and his companions explored the Birka ruins on the Moon, where they found advanced robot factories, murals, and an unfamiliar world map. The map and the Harley led Tsuru and Stussy to suspect the Red Line and Calm Belt had divided the original world, while Houka worried about the power of the gods behind them.

• Houka realized the lunar craters might be the remains of planetary thrusters and wondered whether the Moon People had brought advanced technology to the Blue Sea.
• Charlotte Linlin called Houka to the entrance of the Birka ruins, where the group found robot production lines and mysterious murals.
• Houka powered up the ruins with lightning, awakening the robots, which accepted him as their master.
• Tsuru noticed murals linking Sea Kings to robot production and identified a depiction that might show Uranus.
• Stussy found an unfamiliar world map, and Tsuru and Stussy connected it to the Harley's account of the gods dividing the world with the Red Line and Calm Belt.
• Houka considered whether the gods were powerful beings or manifestations of the planet's will and worried that he could not defeat them if they were real gods.

Houka investigated the gods and lunar ruins while worrying about hidden powers, then went to Elbaf after Rocks delayed awakening his Dark-Dark Fruit. Houka decided Rocks and Loki would awaken their abilities in his Lost World, where they would be cut off from the dangers surrounding Devil Fruit powers.

• Houka pushed aside his fears about the three gods and continued exploring Birka with his family and research team.
• Rocks grew uneasy as his Dark-Dark Fruit neared Awakening and decided to wait for Houka rather than awaken on Elbaf.
• Loki asked to travel to the moon with Rocks so he could awaken his Nidhogg powers too.
• Houka left his lunar research and traveled to Elbaf to collect Rocks and Loki.
• Houka warned that the moon might not protect Rocks from Davy Jones and chose his Lost World as the safest place for both awakenings.

Vegapunk studied Birka City’s advanced technology while Houka took Rocks and Loki into the Lost World to push Rocks toward awakening his Dark-Dark Fruit. The chapter ended with Rocks choosing to pursue a Mythical Zoan-style awakening and enduring Houka and Loki’s strongest attacks.

• Vegapunk recorded Birka City’s technology and theorized about the moon people, the Great Kingdom, and the Mother Flame.
• Houka brought Rocks and Loki into the Lost World to help awaken their Devil Fruit powers.
• Rocks fought Houka and Loki but showed no sign of awakening, even as they battered him with powerful Haki.
• Houka suggested that Rocks treat the Dark-Dark Fruit as a Mythical Zoan rather than pursuing a Logia-style awakening.
• Rocks chose to pursue a Zoan awakening, and Houka and Loki struck him with their strongest attacks as he roared that he was Rocks.

Rocks survived the Dark-Dark Fruit’s awakening and defeated Davy Jones’s attempt to control him inside the Lost World. Davy Jones lost his hold over Rocks, so he secretly parasitized Teach and plotted to reclaim the fruit.

• Rocks awakened the Dark-Dark Fruit as a Mythical Zoan and fought off the lingering consciousnesses within it.
• Houka prepared to subdue Rocks but lowered his guard when Rocks regained control and accepted a healing potion.
• Rocks said Davy Jones could no longer use the bloodline contract to replace him, and claimed the title Dark God Rocks.
• Loki demanded that Houka and Rocks help him awaken Nidhogg’s power, so they attacked him to push him toward destruction.
• Davy Jones realized he had lost his chance to control Rocks, then hid inside Teach’s soul and planned to take the Dark-Dark Fruit through him.

Teach gained greater control over Cthulhu’s power, while Davy Jones hid within his soul and resolved to remain dormant. In Houka’s Lost World, Loki awakened as the God of Destruction, and Houka, Rocks, and Loki considered striking Imu before investigating Davy Jones and the three gods.

• Teach’s control over Cthulhu’s power grew, and Katakuri noticed his strengthening aura as Lu Ya sensed something unsettling about him.
• Lu Ya confronted Teach, but Kamui stopped him from picking on Teach, and the brothers resumed their adventure through Birka City.
• Davy Jones realized that Lu Ya and Katakuri had nearly detected his influence, so he decided to keep Teach’s power inconspicuous and lie low.
• Houka and Rocks pushed Loki into awakening his full Nidhogg form, and Loki grew larger than Houka’s Ancestral Dragon form.
• Loki celebrated reaching the King-Class Peak and asked when they would attack Imu, while Houka said they needed to investigate Davy Jones and the three gods but could catch Imu off guard first.

Holy Knight Wilkes Booth infiltrated Fish-Man Island to assassinate Poseidon, but discovered the princess was not in Ryugu Palace or Hard-Shell Tower. After learning of Imu’s attack, Houka prepared for all-out war and another battle.

• Imu sent the Admiral-level Holy Knight Wilkes Booth, disguised among Fish-Man puppets, to kill Poseidon at Ryugu Palace.
• Imu waited in Mary Geoise for Wilkes Booth’s report and prepared for war, believing the assassination would weaken Houka and his allies.
• Wilkes Booth reported that Poseidon was not in Ryugu Palace or Hard-Shell Tower, and Imu ordered him to search the Fish-Man District.
• Imu ordered Holy Knight Habert to prepare for all-out war, then flew out of Pangea Castle to await Houka’s response.
• Houka received intelligence about the assassination attempt and summoned Harald and the Rocks Pirates’ officers to prepare for a head-on battle.

Houka summoned the New World Alliance to prepare for an all-out war against Imu, while both sides mobilized their forces and considered the dangers posed by Imu’s immortal commanders. The chapter ended with Houka back on Elbaf, where Lily Carnation remained under the giants’ care as Hajrudin grew devoted to her.

• Rocks celebrated escaping Davy Jones’s influence with Alice and their children, then continued checking the David family for hidden threats.
• Whitebeard Newgate, Redfield, and Golden Lion Shiki discussed Imu’s enhanced commanders, the dangers of the coming war, and the possibility of attacking Mary Geoise.
• Houka summoned the Alliance’s officers and powerhouses to assemble on Elbaf, while Imu ordered Bus to keep searching for Poseidon and Habert to mobilize the Twenty Kings and the navy.
• Houka returned to Elbaf from the moon and visited Lily Carnation, whom Hajrudin and the other giants continued to admire.

Houka challenged Imu to battle at the G-1 Branch while assembling his forces to seize the New World. After Imu rejected his proposed compromise, Houka headed to Fish-Man Island but arrived too late to catch Wilkes Booth, whose contract power Imu reclaimed.

• Houka formed a Flower Guardian Legion of Giants to protect Lily, while privately plotting to use her staged death to drive the Giants into a frenzy.
• Houka chose the G-1 Branch as the battlefield and summoned his officers, intending to test his forces against Imu and capture the remaining Marine bases in the New World.
• Houka offered Imu West Blue and North Blue in exchange for peace, but Imu refused and accepted the declaration of war.
• Houka sent Rocks and Loki to occupy the New World, then teleported toward Fish-Man Island to intercept Wilkes Booth.
• Imu ordered Wilkes Booth to flee Fish-Man Island and reclaimed his contract power when Houka encountered him in the deep sea, leaving Houka to defeat several Fish-Man puppets and return to Elbaf.

As the New World Alliance prepared to fight the World Government at G-1 Base, Houka and his allies discussed their plans and the strength they had gained. The younger fighters sought places in the coming battle, while Shiki was left wondering why nobody chose him.

• The war’s front shifted to G-1 Base, easing fears in the West Blue and North Blue while nearby New World kingdoms panicked.
• Houka explained that the alliance wanted to test its strength against Imu and would retreat if it could neither defeat nor kill him.
• Loki demanded a one-on-one fight with Imu, while Redfield claimed the fast Glint-Glint Fruit user as his opponent.
• Rocks and Harald argued over Harald’s usefulness, and Newgate asked whether the younger fighters were old enough to join the battle.
• Shamrock, Shanks, and Lu Ya looked to Houka to bring them along, while Rocks planned to take Teach himself.
• Linlin chose Katakuri, Redfield chose Kamui, and Newgate chose Ryuma, leaving Shiki to complain that nobody had picked him.

Houka chose fighters to fuse with for the coming battle, lending Captain John to Golden Lion Shiki and deciding that his sons would join him. He gave Kamui the Ice-Ice Fruit and assigned Redfield to make use of Kamui’s ice abilities, leaving the younger children eager to awaken Soul Fire.

• Golden Lion Shiki asked Houka to lend him Captain John, and Houka agreed.
• Shamrock and Lu Ya competed with Shanks for the chance to fight alongside Houka, so Houka chose all three of them.
• Houka gave Kamui the Ice-Ice Fruit, and Kamui ate it to gain its Logia ability.
• Houka asked Redfield to use Kamui’s ice abilities to control the battlefield, and Redfield agreed.
• Lu Ya and the other children vowed to awaken Soul Fire, while Rocks, Teach, Golden Lion Shiki, and Silver Axe Xiong envied Houka’s talent.

Imu prepared to face Kozuki Houka at G-1, convinced that harvesting contracted fighters could lead them to become God King. Houka arrived with the New World Alliance and Rocks Pirates, and Whitebeard unleashed a massive tsunami as their opening attack.

• Imu strengthened Hell Bakotsu and arranged Abyss and deep-sea contracts so they could reclaim their power from dying servants and transfer it to new fighters.
• Imu resolved to test their path to God King against Houka, even considering yielding the world if their plan failed.
• Marine and allied forces gathered at G-1 as the New World Alliance and Rocks Pirates approached.
• Whitebeard Newgate sent a colossal tsunami toward the base with a spatial quake, challenging Imu to stop it without the Ice-Ice Fruit.
• Houka revealed that he had fused Shamrock, Shanks, and Lu Ya into himself and could transform into Sun God Nika, while Queen Lily also joined the attack.