Recaps

Kozuki Houka revealed that Wano Country and the Kozuki family had been enemies of the World Government, convincing the Shimotsuki clansmen that settling in the East Blue would put them in danger. Kozaburo and Furiko agreed to become Houka’s personal retainers, leaving Rocks surprised by the recruitment.

• Kozuki Houka used his Conqueror’s Haki and explained that Wano Country had closed its borders after losing a war against the World Government.
• Kozuki Houka warned Shimotsuki Kozaburo, Shimotsuki Furiko, and the others that the World Government might hunt them if it discovered their Wano origins.
• Fugetsu Kizaburo urged Kozaburo and Furiko to come with him and join Kozuki Houka rather than risk sailing on alone.
• Kozuki Houka offered to include the Shimotsuki name in his Supreme Great Weapons Ninety-Nine Works plan.
• Kozaburo and Furiko asked to become Lord Ancient Moon’s retainers, and Rocks questioned Houka’s recruitment.

Houka invited the Rocks Pirates and the Shimotsuki family into his pocket dimension to see the golden castle he had built on Lost Island. The crew discovered his immense hoard of gold, and Charlotte Linlin began turning his golden pillar and Golden Bell into Homies.

• Houka explained that his pocket dimension contained a sea and an island, with time passing fifty times faster inside, and agreed to let the others explore it.
• Houka led the officers and the Shimotsuki family through a seven-colored gateway into the Lost World on Lost Island.
• Rocks and the others entered Houka's private territory and saw his golden castle, Rainbow Tower, Birka Temple, golden pillar, and Golden Bell.
• Stussy kissed Houka and rushed to touch the golden pillar, while Rocks and the officers reacted with shock and envy at his wealth.
• Charlotte Linlin used her Soul-Soul Fruit Ability and some of her own origin soul to turn Houka's golden pillar and Golden Bell into Homies.

Houka showed Rocks and the others his Golden Castle in the Lost World, where Charlotte Linlin had turned its treasures into Homies, and hosted them amid its lavish gold. Most chose to stay and explore, while Houka and Whitebeard Newgate left for the Sword of Xebec.

• Charlotte Linlin turned the golden pillars and Golden Bell into Homies, and Houka teased Rocks about keeping the treasure for himself.
• Houka invited Shimotsuki Furiko, Shimotsuki Kozaburo, and Fugetsu Kizaburo into the Golden Castle, where the guests gaped at its golden furnishings and Houka served them tea.
• Rocks pocketed his golden teacup, while Newgate suggested they might retire in the Lost World and watch the outside world advance through time.
• Houka asked who wanted to leave with him, but Rocks and the others chose to stay until Enies Lobby, and Stussy and Charlotte Linlin volunteered to keep watch.
• Newgate joined Houka as he left the Lost World for the Sword of Xebec, still thinking about getting more money from him.

Houka gathered his crew in the Lost World, passed Water 7 while searching unsuccessfully for Tom, and continued toward Enies Lobby. He brought Rocks and the others out beneath storm clouds and prepared to demonstrate his island-destroying power against the government stronghold.

• Rocks and the crew explored Houka's alternate space, claimed gold and rooms, and Stussy, Charlotte Linlin, and Shimotsuki Furiko settled in the Golden Castle.
• Houka stopped at Water 7 to look for Tom but could not find him, so he resumed the journey toward Enies Lobby.
• Houka considered whether Kashii and Oimo had been deceived into guarding Enies Lobby and decided to keep Shimotsuki Furiko and Shimotsuki Kozaburo out of the attack.
• Newgate questioned Houka's reasons for targeting Enies Lobby, and Houka said he wanted both revenge and a higher bounty.
• Houka brought Rocks and the others out above Enies Lobby, summoned a thunderstorm, and began preparing Raigo and a meteorite attack.

The Rocks Pirates launched a surprise attack on Enies Lobby, where Houka, Charlotte Linlin, and the others began slaughtering its defenders and destroying its defenses. The World Government and Marines mobilized in response, with Holy Knights including Garling heading toward the crisis.

• Enies Lobby's leaders discovered the gathering storm and spotted the Rocks Pirates' Flying Warship, then urgently called Mary Geoise and Marineford for help.
• Charlotte Linlin used Soul Pocus to harvest lifespans from the frightened defenders while Houka sent Blood Shadow Bats to drain their life energy.
• Streusen and Houka's two CP0 blood servants joined the attack, while Rocks charged toward the Gates of Justice to destroy them.
• Babel, Sambel, Gier Buster, and the others moved to attack Enies Lobby's leaders, while Malone prepared to prove himself and Newgate and Fugetsu Kizaburo stayed aboard the ship.
• The Marines dispatched Admirals Copper Skin and Iron Hand with a large force, while the Five Elders ordered the Holy Knights to mobilize.
• Garling took the lead among the Holy Knights, and Shepherd Ju Sommers complained that Enies Lobby had no Abyss teleportation array.

The Rocks Pirates attacked Enies Lobby while the Marines and World Government struggled to respond, and Houka used a Den Den Mushi call to provoke the Five Elders with claims about their secrets and future. His taunts left the Elders questioning what Mars and Saturn had concealed from them.

• The Fleet Admiral received desperate reports from Enies Lobby as the Rocks Pirates overwhelmed its defenders, then ordered Kong to return from the North Blue.
• Houka captured two Cipher Pol No. 9 agents, turned them into Vampire Blood Servants, and sent them into the Lost World.
• Houka seized a Den Den Mushi and addressed the Five Elders, claiming Mars had learned Saturn's secrets and asking whether they wanted freedom from Imu's control.
• Mars angrily denied Houka's accusations, while Saturn and the other Elders reacted with suspicion and shock.
• Houka told Saturn that Imu would kill him and that Figuarland Garling would replace him as Warrior God of Science and Defense.

Houka provoked Saint Saturn and Saint Marcus Mars into rushing toward Enies Lobby, then ordered the Rocks Pirates to retreat and unleashed two meteors on the island. The strike destroyed the courthouse as Marine Admirals and the Five Elders’ forces approached, leaving Enies Lobby in ruins.

• Saint Saturn and Saint Marcus Mars accused Houka of sowing discord, then left the Room of Authority to capture him and prove their loyalty to Lord Imu.
• Houka told Rocks and the Rocks Pirates to retreat before the immortal monsters arrived, while Stussy photographed their attack and Houka burned the World Government flag.
• Houka stored a shattered section of the Gates of Justice in the Lost World after Rocks blasted it apart.
• Houka summoned two meteors that struck Enies Lobby’s main island and the rear island, destroying the courthouse and Tower of Justice.
• The two Marine Admirals and the approaching Saint Marcus Mars, Saint Saturn, and Holy Knights saw the meteors fall and wondered whether they could save Enies Lobby.

Houka used his Gravity Ability to summon meteorites and destroy Enies Lobby, then prepared to unleash the fully charged [Raigo] as the World Government's forces approached. Charlotte Linlin ordered Zeus to learn [Raigo] and Prometheus to develop meteor flames.

• Saint Saturn decided to summon Saint Warcury and the other Five Elders, while Garling feared Saturn had sensed his private curse.
• Houka explained that he had developed the meteorite technique from his Gravity Ability, impressing the Rocks Pirates and making Rocks and Malone jealous of his multiple abilities.
• Houka sensed World Government powerhouses approaching, ordered the crew to board the ship, and prepared to fire [Raigo].
• Rocks and Whitebeard Newgate praised the destructive power of Houka's Rumble-Rumble Fruit Ability.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered Zeus to learn [Raigo] and Prometheus to develop meteor flames, and both Homies reluctantly agreed.

Houka unleashed a massive Raigo at Enies Lobby as the Five Elders and Holy Knights arrived, then escaped aboard the Sword of Xebec. The attack engulfed the sea in blinding light, leaving both the pursuers and the Rocks Pirates struggling to see.

• Houka detected the approaching Five Elders and Holy Knights, then sent a meteor toward them as a greeting gift.
• Saint Marcus Mars dismissed the meteor, while Saint Garling and the other Holy Knights shattered it with sword strikes.
• Houka taunted Saint Saturn and Saint Garling, mocked the World Government’s immortals, and announced that he would not meet them without Imu present.
• Houka launched Raigo at Enies Lobby and ordered the Sword of Xebec to depart as the Rocks crew watched from the stern.
• The enormous thunderball filled the sea with blinding light, forcing the Marines, the Holy Knights, and Rocks’s crew to shield their eyes.

Houka annihilated Enies Lobby with his power, leaving a vast sea pit, then led the Rocks Pirates toward Fish-Man Island. The World Government forces arrived too late to pursue them, while Stussy spread photographs and reports of the destruction.

• Houka explained that Uranus had likely created the sea pit beneath Enies Lobby and warned Rocks that Imu might restart the weapon in the future.
• Houka promised to keep Vegapunk from falling into the World Government’s hands and said he intended to seek out the young scientist.
• Houka led the Rocks Pirates toward Fish-Man Island to claim its Road Poneglyph and Joy Boy’s apology letter.
• Saint Garling, Saint Marcus Mars, Saint Saturn, the Holy Knights, and the Marine admirals found Enies Lobby completely destroyed and the Rocks Pirates gone.
• Stussy sold photographs and intelligence reports about Enies Lobby’s destruction to news agencies and Underground Dark World organizations.

News of Enies Lobby’s destruction sent Kozuki Houka’s bounty soaring to 2.88 billion Beli, while the Rocks Pirates’ North Blue crew reacted to their rising and lagging bounties. Ganzi, Shiki, and Bolo Gram decided to return to the main crew, and Shiki asked whether Xiong would join them.

• Newspapers reported that Kozuki Houka had destroyed Enies Lobby, killed its Chief Justice, and received a 2.88 billion Beli bounty.
• Shiki, Ganzi, Bolo Gram, and Xiong discussed Houka’s new powers and bounty, as well as Gier Buster’s and Sambel’s bounties surpassing Xiong’s.
• Ganzi announced that he was leaving the North Blue to rendezvous with Rocks and see Houka’s golden treasure.
• Bolo Gram agreed to return with Ganzi, and Shiki said he wanted to go back too.
• Shiki asked Xiong whether he would return to the Rocks Pirates with them.

Silver Axe Xiong left Shiki and the others to search alone for a powerful Devil Fruit, while Patrick Redfield headed to seek the Rocks Pirates’ help against the Celestial Dragons. In the East Blue, Scopper Gaban joined Roger and Rayleigh, completing the Roger Pirates’ trio of rising Conqueror’s Haki talents.

• Silver Axe Xiong kept the Dice-Dice Fruit after paying Ganzi for sole ownership, then sailed away alone to search for stronger Devil Fruits.
• Golden Lion Shiki dismissed Bolo Gram’s concern for Xiong and sailed with Ganzi and Gram to plunder North Blue specialties.
• Patrick Redfield learned the Rocks Pirates had destroyed Enies Lobby and decided to seek their help protecting Red Earth Island from the Celestial Dragons.
• Gol D. Roger persuaded the twin-axe warrior Scopper Gaban to join the Roger Pirates, and Gaban began competing with Rayleigh for second-in-command.
• After hearing about the Rocks Pirates’ attack on Enies Lobby, Gaban praised them while Roger vowed to make his crew the world’s number one.

Houka celebrated his enormous new bounty while the Rocks Pirates set out to recruit Byrnndi World and claim his More-More Fruit ability. After Rocks beat Houka for boasting, the crew headed for the Walder Pirates, whose captain remained unaware that they were coming.

• Houka and the Rocks Pirates celebrated his 2.88 billion Beli bounty, and Houka stored Fish-Man Island’s Poneglyphs in the Lost World.
• Rocks considered recruiting Byrnndi World, but Houka insisted that the More-More Fruit ability was his, prompting Rocks to beat him and lecture the crew about Haki.
• Houka recovered with Shimotsuki Furiko’s help, then ordered the Sword of Xebec to sail after Byrnndi World.
• Byrnndi World recruited elite pirates on a New World pirate island and dreamed of making the Walder Pirates the world’s strongest crew.

Houka studied intelligence on the young Roger Pirates and told Rocks about Roger’s potential, prompting Rocks to begin tracking the crew. While continuing to seek Byrnndi World’s More-More Fruit Ability and weigh other Devil Fruit powers, Houka found a report about a bounty hunter called the Hunter of Misfortune that suggested the Lucky-Lucky Fruit Ability might be available.

• Houka found Roger’s East Blue crew listed under the name Golden Roger, with a bounty of 14.8 million Beli, and considered when to intercept them.
• Rocks took an interest in Roger after Houka identified him as a member of the D Clan and described his potential and the Conqueror’s Haki users who might join his crew.
• Houka and Rocks agreed to monitor the Roger Pirates and wait until Roger had gathered powerful future officers before taking them down.
• Houka resumed searching for Byrnndi World and comparing Devil Fruit Abilities, but struggled to choose between the powers he wanted.
• Houka found intelligence about a bounty hunter called the Hunter of Misfortune and wondered whether he possessed the Lucky-Lucky Fruit Ability.

Houka decided to prioritize hunting the Hunter of Misfortune to obtain the Lucky-Lucky Fruit Ability, which he hoped would make him nearly impossible to kill. He left one ability slot open for unknown threats and agreed with Rocks to take Captain John aboard rather than pursue his Magnet-Magnet Fruit.

• Houka studied the Hunter of Misfortune’s record and decided to make him his top target so he could obtain the Lucky-Lucky Fruit Ability.
• Houka planned to drain the luck of vast numbers of people to protect himself and left his final ability slot open for unknown powers, including possible threats tied to Imu and Elbaf.
• Houka told Rocks he would spare John for now and bring him aboard as a potential ingredient, giving up the Magnet-Magnet Fruit as a target.
• Rocks agreed to let Houka handle John, saying he no longer valued newcomers without Conqueror’s Haki for his core force.
• Houka declared that he would train John to develop the Magnet-Magnet Fruit Ability, while Gier Buster reflected on how easily the powerful decided newcomers’ fates.

The Rocks Pirates caught up with the Walder Pirates, and Houka killed Byrnndi World and Bin Jack while taking the More-More Fruit ability. Houka captured Guyram for the Lost World and uncovered more than a dozen Cipher Pol agents among the surviving pirates.

• The Rocks Pirates confronted the Walder Pirates, and Byrnndi World arrogantly challenged Rocks and fired enlarged bullets at the Sword of Xebec.
• Houka deflected the bullets with gravity, crushed the Walder pirate ship, and pursued Byrnndi World as he escaped at multiplied speed.
• Houka stabbed Byrnndi World with the Seven-Star Sword, drained his blood, and used a Soul Fire to obtain the More-More Fruit ability.
• Houka killed Byrnndi World and Bin Jack with lightning, then captured Guyram and sent him to the Lost World.
• Houka questioned the terrified Walder Pirates and exposed more than a dozen Cipher Pol agents among them.

Houka used the More-More Fruit to demonstrate his growing strength and new ways to turn ordinary objects into deadly weapons. After Babel reported that Shiki, Ganzi, and Gram were returning to Elysium Island, Rocks decided the crew would head back to assess their officers.

• Houka annihilated the Walder Pirates with his enlarged greatsword, then returned to praise from Babel, Gier Buster, and the others.
• Rocks noted that Houka's strength, presence, and Conqueror's Haki had advanced beyond Newgate's and Linlin's, while Newgate felt pressured by Houka's rapid growth.
• Houka enlarged Charlotte Linlin's hair and lashed the sea with it, then accelerated a small piece of wood and a bullet to demonstrate the More-More Fruit's destructive power.
• Houka kept Stussy's improved golden pistol, and Stussy offered to design stronger firearms and cannons for him.
• Babel reported that Shiki, Ganzi, and Gram were returning from the North Blue while Xiong stayed behind to search for Devil Fruits.
• Rocks decided the Sword of Xebec would return to Elysium Island so he could assess the strength of the officers there.

Golden Lion Shiki and Houka returned to Elysium Island, where Shiki fretted over his strength and bounty while Houka received an ecstatic welcome. Houka made a dazzling entrance, and Shiki followed him into the sky to steal some of the attention.

• Golden Lion Shiki, Ganzi, and Bolo Gram returned to Elysium Island, and Shiki complained that his North Blue trip had wasted time while Ganzi questioned the rising bounties of Babel and the others.
• Bolo Gram explained that the main Rocks crew had grown stronger through training under Rocks and Houka, prompting Shiki to vow to train and surpass them.
• Houka returned aboard the Sword of Xebec and was greeted by cheering crowds, while Stussy, Shimotsuki Furiko, and Charlotte Linlin reacted jealously to his popularity.
• Houka flew out in his Silver-Haired Moon God Form atop a thunder dragon, thrilling the crowd and provoking Shiki and Ganzi to complain about his showmanship.
• Gier Buster followed Houka into the air, and Shiki quickly joined them on his golden disk, calling Houka his good brother as he tried to claim some of the attention.

The Rocks Pirates staged a grand entrance on Elysium Island and celebrated their reunion before planning their next moves. Houka arranged for the Shimotsuki clan to settle on Sphinx Island, then left alone to hunt the Misfortune Hunter after receiving reliable information about him.

• Houka raised rubble into a sky road and created thunder beasts for Rocks and the others to use in their entrance to Skull Castle.
• Rocks praised the display, inspected Shiki, Ganzi, and Gram, and joined the crew in celebrating their reunion.
• After several days of rest, Rocks planned special training and a visit to Elbaf, while Houka planned to search for Captain John and the Misfortune Hunter.
• Houka settled the Shimotsuki clan on Sphinx Island, where they established Shimotsuki Village and a swordsmanship dojo under the Rocks Pirates' protection.
• Furiko and Stussy competed for Houka's attention, and Houka left alone to pursue the Misfortune Hunter after getting accurate information about him.

Kozuki Houka finally killed Shalang after months of pursuing him and acquired the Lucky-Lucky Fruit ability. After draining the Marines’ luck, he left to explore the ability and concluded he needed subordinates in the Lost World to supply him with luck.

• Kozuki Houka unleashed a barrage of attacks on Shalang, who survived through luck and fell into an ancient trap as naval reinforcements arrived.
• Kozuki Houka entered the trap, snapped Shalang’s neck, and absorbed the Lucky-Lucky Fruit ability with one of his Soul Insects.
• Kozuki Houka drained the Marines’ luck, causing their weapons to malfunction and many of them to collapse.
• Kozuki Houka tested the ability’s limits and considered how awakening might affect its duration and persistence.
• Kozuki Houka left the member state and decided to raise subordinates in the Lost World to provide him with luck.

After Kozuki Houka killed Shalang and took the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, the Marines and World Government realized how difficult he would be to stop. Imu ordered the World Government to recruit Houka and offered him Celestial Dragon status and a place among the Holy Knights, leaving the Celestial Dragons outraged.

• Houka left the island after killing Shalang and obtaining the Hunter of Misfortune's Lucky-Lucky Fruit, while Rocks urged him to return for the trip to Elbaf.
• Marine officers reported Houka's latest ability to Marineford, where a rear admiral listed at least seven Devil Fruit abilities he possessed.
• Marine leaders discussed how Houka's abilities made him nearly impossible to catch or ambush, and they feared that he would become unstoppable.
• The Five Elders and Holy Knights learned of Houka's growing power, and Imu ordered them to attempt to recruit him.
• Shepherd Ju Sommers and Saint Figarland Garling objected to offering Houka a Celestial Dragon title and Holy Knight position, but accepted that Imu's order could not be challenged.

Houka turned Captain John into a loyal blood servant and continued building his forces while pursuing his plans to father children. As the Rocks Pirates set sail for Elbaf, Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko were both pregnant with his children.

• The World Government took charge of recruiting Houka and searched for the Glint-Glint Fruit and Teleport-Teleport Fruit users, while Garling hoped the recruitment would fail.
• Rocks and the others brought Captain John to Elysium Island, where Houka made him a blood servant and used the Seven-Star Sword to reshape his personality.
• Houka brought John, Guyram, and Cipher Pol agents out of the Lost World to train, and considered capturing prisoners and Celestial Dragons to strengthen his forces.
• Houka became more determined to have children with Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko, and spent the following months trying to conceive with them.
• The Rocks Pirates marched toward Elbaf, and Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko both became pregnant with Houka's children, prompting Newgate to offer to be their godfather.

The Rocks Pirates explored Elbaf’s frozen Underworld, fought its powerful beasts, and encountered the young prince Loki. After Rocks injured Loki, Houka revealed that the child was King Harald’s son, leaving the crew to realize they had harmed Elbaf’s prince.

• Houka and the Rocks Pirates explored Elbaf’s Underworld, where Ganzi spotted Treasure Tree Adam branches and was attacked by a giant snake.
• The officers defeated the snake, then fought off a pack of powerful beasts that Rocks ordered them to kill.
• Charlotte Linlin recalled her past in Elbaf and hoped Houka could help her reconcile with the Giants.
• Loki dropped from the War Tree to defend his animal friends, but Rocks struck him down with a sword attack.
• Houka healed Loki with Holy Moonlight and told the crew that the injured child was King Harald’s son and Elbaf’s prince.

Rocks and the Rocks Pirates met Loki and learned Harald was away from Elbaf, so they planned to find Ida and use her to contact him. After Loki challenged Rocks and was struck down again, the chapter revealed how Loki’s royal bloodline left him far stronger than his older half-brother Hajrudin.

• Rocks questioned Loki about Harald, and Loki said his father was away on an expedition and usually returned to Elbaf once a year.
• Houka transformed into a giant and pressured Loki, then offered to take him on as an apprentice crew member.
• Rocks rejected Loki and slashed him down when he angrily protested that he was qualified.
• Houka proposed finding Ida at her tavern in the Underworld to get Harald’s phone number, while Loki mocked Ida and Hajrudin.
• The chapter explained that Loki’s ancient giant bloodline made him vastly stronger than Hajrudin, whose lack of royal traits left him unable to match Loki.

Houka and the Rocks Pirates reached Ida's tavern in the underworld with Loki and a herd of controlled beasts. When Linlin reunited with Hajrudin and Ida, their fearful reaction left her dejected, and Houka discovered another soul consciousness within her and began draining its luck.

• Houka used the Seven-Star Sword to control Loki's beasts and led the group toward Ida's tavern.
• Hajrudin mistook the approaching beasts for an attack, and Ida charged outside with an axe to protect him.
• Linlin recognized Hajrudin and Ida from her childhood, but they recoiled from her because of her past deeds.
• Houka noticed that Linlin's soul fluctuations revealed two portions of luck and began extracting the fortune of the other consciousness, whom he identified as Sister Carmel.