Recaps

Carmel awakened within Charlotte Linlin and tried to seize control of her soul, but Houka helped Linlin resist and accelerated Carmel’s assimilation. As Linlin’s Eating Disorder threatened to flare up, Streusen prepared food to calm her.

• Carmel awakened during Linlin’s spiritual depression and tried to take over her body.
• Houka called out to Linlin, strengthening her resolve while he siphoned Carmel’s fortune.
• Carmel begged Houka for help and offered him Linlin’s body and future children.
• Houka rejected Carmel’s offer, used the Munch-Munch Fruit and Seven-Star Sword to hasten her collapse, and considered erasing her consciousness if the souls could not fully fuse.
• Ida and Hajrudin retreated as Linlin’s strange aura alarmed the others, and Streusen made large desserts to address her possible Eating Disorder.

Houka helped Charlotte Linlin’s mutated soul overpower Carmel’s soul, leaving Carmel dormant and no longer an immediate threat. Linlin discovered that her Soul-Soul Fruit ability had grown stronger, while Rocks forced Ida to summon Harald back to Elbaf.

• Houka used several abilities, including the Seven-Star Sword and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, to weaken Carmel’s soul and stop the others from interfering.
• Rocks had Ida call Harald back and threatened Hajrudin, then ordered Ida to serve the Rocks Pirates food and wine.
• Houka helped Linlin’s mutated soul devour Carmel’s recovered soul power, but Carmel’s soul clung to Linlin and fell dormant.
• The Seven-Star Sword’s influence made Linlin grow more attached to Houka.
• Charlotte Linlin realized that devouring Carmel’s soul power had strengthened her Soul-Soul Fruit ability and allowed her to use it more fully.

Houka comforted Linlin and joined his crew in the Giants’ tavern while they waited for Harald. After treating Loki’s injuries and seeing Ida’s devotion to him, Houka asked Loki to become his adopted son.

• Houka reassured Linlin that he was closest to her, and she agreed that he mattered more to her than Sister Carmel.
• Houka and his companions flew to the Giants’ tavern, where Rocks and the others ate and discussed children and family.
• Stussy worried that her unborn child might lack Houka’s talent, while Ida defended Hajrudin and Loki as her precious children.
• Houka healed Loki, whose attitude softened slightly after he saw Ida shield him, and Loki stood up despite snapping at her.
• Houka admired Loki’s Conqueror’s Haki and asked him to become his adopted son.

Houka revealed that Harald would seek the World Government’s favor, become Imu’s Holy Knight, and eventually ask Loki to kill him, while urging Loki to become his godson so they could change the future. The revelations left Loki shaken, but he swore to protect Harald and unleashed his powerful Conqueror’s Haki.

• Houka told Loki that Harald would shave his head, break off his horns, and join the Holy Knights under Imu’s control before asking Loki to kill him.
• Houka explained that Elbaf’s Giants had fought against Imu in the ancient war and warned that the World Government would seek to enslave them.
• Ida embraced Loki and rejected Houka’s prophecy, while Rocks and his crew vouched for Houka’s prophetic accuracy.
• Rocks decided he had to change Harald’s future, and Shiki mocked Loki as a cursed child destined to kill his father.
• Loki vowed that he would never harm Harald or let him become Imu’s pawn, then released a burst of Conqueror’s Haki that nearly knocked Ida unconscious and felled Hajrudin.

Rocks and Houka confronted Loki and Ida with a prophecy that Harald would eventually ask Loki to kill him, prompting Loki to vow to change his father’s political course. Ida was left doubting whether her hopes for peace had endangered Harald and Elbaf.

• Loki unleashed Conqueror's Haki, impressing Rocks, who overwhelmed Loki with his own Haki and nearly knocked him unconscious.
• Charlotte Linlin considered Loki as a possible future husband for her and Houka's daughter, while Ida began to fear that Houka's prophecy was real.
• Rocks urged Ida and Loki to heed Houka's advice if they wanted to change the future.
• Loki asked Houka whether Harald would have avoided his death if he had not been controlled by the King of the World, and Houka warned that changing fate would be difficult.
• Loki vowed to change Harald's mind about seeking peaceful ties with the world, while Ida defended Harald's sacrifices and Loki blamed her for his father's change of course.

Houka and the Rocks Pirates explored Elbaf, collected Treasure Tree Adam, and joked about future Devil Fruit users while Loki and Ida watched uneasily. Houka then led the crew toward the Sun World to investigate Elbaf’s legendary sword, Ratatoskr, and its royal Devil Fruit.

• Houka charged Ganzi storage and shipping fees for putting Treasure Tree Adam in the Lost World, leaving Ganzi with only thirty percent of his profits.
• Newgate and Linlin discussed spatial Devil Fruits, and Houka promised that the fruits meant for their families would not escape them.
• Gier Buster and Shiki joked about joining Houka, prompting Rocks to angrily defend his authority as captain.
• Ida warned Loki not to become Houka’s adopted son or join the Rocks Pirates, while Loki imagined how he would punish such disloyal crew members.
• Houka announced that the crew had gathered enough wood in the Underworld and led them toward the Sun World as friends of Harald, Dorry, and Brogy.

Ida feared the pirates would disrupt Elbaf, so she joined Loki and Hajrudin in guiding them through the Sun World. Houka foretold that Ida would be poisoned and that Loki would later avenge her, leaving Ida resolved to watch her food while Loki struggled to believe the prediction.

• Houka said the pirates wanted to explore Elbaf’s history and landmarks, and Rocks agreed they should see the Sun World rather than keep harvesting War Tree branches.
• Ida urged the pirates to wait for Harald, but Loki offered to guide them, and Hajrudin and Ida decided to accompany the group.
• Houka predicted that members of Loki’s mother’s clan would poison Ida and that Loki would later avenge her by destroying Wine Village.
• Hajrudin panicked, Loki doubted he would accept Ida as his mother, and Ida resolved to inspect her food while feeling happy about Loki’s future acceptance.
• Shiki mocked Loki over the prophecy, and Babel rebuked Loki for failing to thank Houka.

Houka used the More-More Fruit to enlarge the Flying Warship and led Loki, Hajrudin, Ida, and the Rocks Pirates up from Elbaf’s Underworld into the Sun World. The group saw the giant villages built on the War Tree and marveled at a colossal sword piercing the tree as they continued their journey.

• Houka suppressed the clamoring officers and enlarged the Flying Warship with the More-More Fruit, impressing Rocks and Shiki.
• Houka used a weightlessness field to get everyone aboard, and the super-giant Sword of Xebec flew up from the Underworld.
• Loki and the Rocks Pirates excitedly looked down on Elbaf’s giant villages and the Treasure Tree Adam branches as they rose.
• Ganzi saw giants burning Treasure Tree Adam as firewood and began coveting Elbaf and the War Tree.
• Houka, Rocks, the swordsmiths, Shimotsuki Furiko, Stussy, Charlotte Linlin, and Ganzi reacted to the gigantic sword piercing the War Tree, each considering its origin or value.

The Rocks Pirates arrived in Elbaf, where Loki introduced the island’s villages and its Owl Library to Houka and the crew. Houka planned to visit the library and then wait for Harald at Aurust Castle, hoping to persuade the Giant king before the encounter turned violent.

• The Giants noticed the Rocks Pirates’ flying warship and wondered whether Elbaf’s royal family had built it.
• Loki showed Houka and the crew Elbaf’s regions and described the Owl Library’s ancient guardian, Biblo.
• Houka explained that his More-More Fruit was only one of his abilities, and Shiki revealed that Houka was a Seven-Fruit ability user.
• Streusen frightened Loki and Hajrudin with warnings about Houka’s luck-draining powers, lightning, and meteors, while Furiko and Stussy defended Houka.
• Houka said the crew would visit the Owl Library first and then go to Aurust Castle to wait for Harald.

Houka and his companions arrived at Elbaf’s Sun World, where its oxygen-rich environment led them to consider why Giants grew so large and lived so long. Houka saw the region as a place for special training and for his pregnant companions to stay.

• Under Loki and Ida’s guidance, the oversized Sword of Xebec landed near Owl Library, and Houka shrank it back to its original size.
• The giants and children outside the library cheered at the ship’s arrival, then watched it shrink and disappear through a Rainbow Gate.
• Rocks admired the Sun World’s high altitude and comfortable conditions, while Houka and Stussy connected its abundant oxygen to the Giants’ enormous size and pregnancy development.
• Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko praised the Sun World as a comfortable place to nurture their pregnancies.
• Houka reasoned that the War Tree’s environment had shaped Elbaf’s climates and the Giants’ evolution, then suggested using the Sun World and Underworld for training.

Rocks decided that the Rocks Pirates would stay in Elbaf for a year or two to train and persuade Harald, while Houka’s wives carried their pregnancies to term. They met Elder Jarul and the Giants, who were excited to learn that the newcomers were friends of Harald, Dorry, and Brogy.

• Rocks announced that the crew would remain in Elbaf and train its officers while continuing to try to win Harald over.
• Ida worried that the pirates’ presence might push Harald and Elbaf toward war, while Houka promised they would not harm the kingdom.
• Ganzi asked Houka to reduce his protection fees, Shiki planned to make the giant sword float, and Whitebeard and Linlin shared their hopes for making Giant friends.
• Jarul arrived at the Warrior’s Spring, sensed the pirates’ strength, and asked Loki who they were.
• Houka introduced the crew as friends of Dorry, Brogy, and Harald, and Rocks confirmed his connections to the Giants.
• The Giants welcomed the powerful pirates and discussed how Dorry and Brogy’s duel had kept them from returning to Elbaf.

Houka and the Rocks Pirates were welcomed in Elbaf, where Houka publicly claimed to have dispelled Loki’s curse and rallied the Giants behind the prince. He also urged them to accept Ida and Hajrudin, leaving Loki celebrated and Hajrudin envious.

• The Giants hosted a grand banquet for the Rocks Pirates, honoring their friendship with Harald, Dorry, and Brogy and admiring their strength.
• The Giants served the pirates rare cured fish, and Houka carefully stored most of it as emergency supplies.
• Houka pulled the neglected Loki to the banquet and announced that his Lucky-Lucky Fruit had dispelled Loki’s curse.
• The Giants cheered for Loki and treated Houka as Wine Village’s benefactor, while Loki felt safe and Hajrudin envied his newfound support.
• Houka asked the Giants to stop treating Ida and Hajrudin differently and include them in Elbaf’s future.

Houka ended Elbaf’s hostility toward Ida and Hajrudin by lifting Loki’s curse and declaring him destined to become the strongest king, easing the elders’ fears about the succession. The Giants celebrated together, while Houka reflected on how his intervention had resolved the factional conflict Harald had failed to understand.

• Elder Jarul promised that the Giants would no longer target Ida and Hajrudin after Houka spoke.
• Wine Village’s leaders and the other Giant villages agreed to respect Ida and Hajrudin, and Ida and Hajrudin thanked Houka with tears and renewed hope.
• The Rocks Pirates praised Houka’s influence, while Rocks recognized that Houka had used his ties to Loki, Ida, Hajrudin, Dorry, and Brogy to win over Elbaf.
• The Giants resumed their banquet in a spirit of unity, and Elder Jarul marveled at how Houka had settled their long-running conflict.
• Houka considered how Wine Village’s fear for Loki’s claim and Harald’s support for Ida and Hajrudin had fueled the succession crisis, and how the conflict might have ended in tragedy without his intervention.

After Elbaf’s Giants welcomed Loki’s demonic eyes, Houka took him to see the Harley mural and encouraged him to define his own path through power. The mural raised questions about the world’s ancient history and a possible prophecy, and Houka left with Loki to investigate Elbaf’s ancient robot ruins.

• With Loki’s curse dispelled, the Giants’ revelry continued, and their attitudes toward Ida and Hajrudin’s family improved.
• Houka took Loki to the Heaven World, gave his eyes the name “Conqueror’s Eye,” and made him a pair of glasses to help him show them openly.
• Loki and Houka studied the Harley mural, where Houka connected its gods and three worlds to Devil Fruits, Imu, and a possible future war.
• Loki decided that he did not need to become Sun God Nika and could choose to become Elbaf’s War God or God of Destruction instead.
• Houka photographed the mural and asked Loki to take him to Elbaf’s ancient robot ruins.

Patrick Redfield reached Elysium Island seeking the Rocks Pirates’ help to protect Red Earth Island, then called Kozuki Houka to confront him over the prophecy that had led to his family’s destruction. Houka apologized and offered support against the World Government, but made clear he would fight Redfield if he chose revenge against him.

• Harald raced back to Elbaf, rowing with the other giants as he feared Rocks might harm Ida, Loki, or Hajrudin.
• Redfield tried to warn others that the Celestial Dragons planned to massacre Red Earth Island, but agents pursued him, so he made a name for himself by killing a Marine Rear Admiral.
• After reaching Elysium Island and finding the Rocks Pirates gone, Redfield defeated the Ancient Moon Club and the Ganzi Smuggling Crew at Skull Castle.
• Balo told Redfield about Kozuki Houka’s prophecy, and Redfield concluded that the Rocks Pirates could help protect Red Earth Island.
• Redfield obtained a Den Den Mushi and called Houka, confronting him about his family’s deaths.
• Houka apologized and offered Redfield strength and combat support against the World Government, while warning that he would show no mercy if Redfield sought revenge against him.

Redfield agreed to join the Rocks Pirates so he could grow stronger and protect Red Earth Island from the Celestial Dragons’ Human Purge Competition. Houka revealed the island might be targeted in two years, and Redfield asked where to find the Rocks Pirates.

• Redfield set aside his anger toward Houka and agreed to join the Rocks Pirates in exchange for help protecting his homeland.
• Redfield told Houka that the Holy Knights planned to hold a competition on Red Earth Island to exterminate its inhabitants.
• Houka explained that the Celestial Dragons held a Human Purge Competition every three years and reasoned that Red Earth Island might be the next target in two years.
• Redfield confirmed that Red Earth Island was still safe and resolved to become stronger before the competition.
• Redfield asked Houka where the Rocks Pirates were so he could join them.

Houka reassured Loki that he would change Elbaf’s tragic future, then brought him back to the Sun World as King Harald returned in a rage. The chapter left Harald poised to clash with Rocks unless his family could calm him down.

• Houka told Loki that Harald was in danger of being exploited by the World Government and promised to change the tragedies ahead.
• Houka moved the ancient robot into his Lost World and took Loki down from the Heaven World to the Sun World.
• Hajrudin envied Loki’s bond with Houka, while Ida worried that Hajrudin’s mixed blood had limited his strength.
• Harald’s enraged aura swept in from the sea as Rocks welcomed the chance to face a rival equal to himself.
• Houka sent Loki, Ida, and Hajrudin to calm Harald before his confrontation with Rocks could damage Elbaf.
• Whitebeard Newgate, Golden Lion Shiki, and Charlotte Linlin reacted to Harald’s power and considered what his return meant for their plans.

Harald returned to Elbaf and confronted the Rocks Pirates, while Loki, Ida, Jarul, and other Giants tried to persuade him that Houka had helped Loki and could aid Elbaf. The revelation that the World Government might have destroyed the Great Hammer Warband unsettled Harald, and Houka ended the discussion by asking Harald to show them Aurust Castle.

• Harald crossed the Rainbow Bridge and found his family and Elbaf’s leaders waiting with the Rocks Pirates, then angrily rejected Rocks’s greeting.
• The Giant leaders defended Houka for helping Loki, but Harald insisted that Loki had never been cursed and distrusted the pirates.
• Loki, Hajrudin, and Ida warned Harald that the World Government would control him and turn Elbaf into a war nation if he sought its recognition.
• Jarul told Harald that the World Government might have been responsible for the disappearance of the Great Hammer Warband, and Rocks proposed rescuing its Giants and taking revenge.
• Rocks claimed Houka could foresee the Great Hammer Warband’s whereabouts, while Shiki boasted that Houka could even foresee Ancient Weapons.
• Houka stopped the discussion and asked Harald to entertain the Rocks Pirates and show them Aurust Castle.

Houka and Rocks tried to convince Harald to oppose the World Government by revealing the Celestial Dragons’ Human Purge Competition and the threat to Red Earth Island. Harald’s resolve to join the World Government wavered, but he refused to associate Elbaf with the Rocks Pirates until the competition was proven to exist.

• Loki and Hajrudin told Harald and Jarul about Houka’s prophecies and the Human Purge Competition, and Houka described the Celestial Dragons’ slaughter of civilians.
• Houka said the Celestial Dragons would hold another competition in two years on Red Earth Island and revealed that Patrick Redfield had attacked Elysium Island and sought the Rocks Pirates’ help protecting it.
• Rocks welcomed the news that Redfield might join the crew, while Golden Lion Shiki wanted to test his strength and Babel and Sambel warned that he could cause trouble.
• Ida reconsidered Harald’s plan to join the World Government, and Harald began to doubt that peaceful diplomacy could work if the competition was real.
• Houka and Rocks urged Harald to join their fight against the Celestial Dragons, but Harald demanded proof and ordered the Rocks Pirates not to linger in Elbaf.

Wine Village's Giant leaders persuaded Harald to let the Rocks Pirates remain in Elbaf, and Loki asked to learn about the outside seas from Houka. Harald and Rocks then jumped into the Underworld to fight, while Houka carried the others down to watch.

• Wine Village's Giant leaders opposed Harald's plan to drive out the Rocks Pirates and asked him to let Loki stay in Wine Village under Houka's guidance.
• Loki told Harald he wanted to learn about the outside seas from Houka, and Harald reluctantly allowed the Rocks Pirates to stay outside Aurust Castle.
• Rocks challenged Harald to a fight, and the enraged Harald leaped from Aurust Castle into the Underworld with Rocks following him.
• Loki also jumped into the Underworld, while Shiki flew down and Houka used his Gravity Ability to bring Jarul and the others after them.
• Harald and Rocks clashed with Conqueror's Haki, shaking the War Tree and sending snow down into the Sun World.

Rocks and Harald fought for days in the Underworld, stunning the Giants and earning Rocks their respect. After the battle, the Rocks Pirates settled in Western Village, where Houka planned to keep training with Harald and influence him.

• Rocks and Harald clashed with Advanced Conqueror's Haki, devastating the Underworld and sending Loki and Shiki flying.
• Loki, the officers, Newgate, and the Giants watched the battle and were shaken by the two warriors' power.
• Stussy hoped Houka would reach their level, and Houka said he might surpass them; Furiko expressed faith in him.
• Harald ended the battle after several days, and the Giants came to respect Rocks.
• The Rocks Pirates settled in Western Village, where Houka planned to visit Harald and use him as a sparring partner.

While the Rocks Pirates trained on Elbaf, Harald repeatedly denied Houka access to the treasury and guarded its inherited hammer and Devil Fruit. Houka brought Redfield to Elbaf, where they agreed to work together for now and settle their grievances in a future duel, leaving Redfield to face the Rocks Pirates’ suspicion.

• Harald refused Houka’s requests to visit Elbaf’s treasury and increased its guard, fearing Houka or Rocks might take the inherited hammer and Devil Fruit.
• Houka flew out to sea and brought Redfield and his sailboat to Elbaf, learning that Redfield had awakened Conqueror’s Haki and taught himself Armament Haki.
• Redfield confronted Houka over the destruction of his family, while Houka apologized and offered to face him in a future duel.
• Houka and Redfield agreed to be partners until Redfield took revenge on the World Government and Celestial Dragons, and they discussed planning a war to protect Red Earth Island.
• Houka warned Redfield to avoid provoking the other Rocks Pirates, and Redfield promised to challenge Houka openly if he sought revenge against him.

Redfield joined the Rocks Pirates and began intense training, pushing the crew’s strongest fighters to improve. Houka revealed Carmel’s trafficking scheme to Charlotte Linlin, who eventually accepted the truth but kept her dream of building Totto Land.

• Rocks welcomed Redfield as a new King Officer, and Redfield said he wanted to learn Haki and grow strong enough to face the World Government.
• Rocks tested Redfield in battle, and his rapid growth spurred Shiki, Whitebeard Newgate, Houka, Loki, and Hajrudin to train harder.
• Houka told Charlotte Linlin that Carmel had been a human trafficker who planned to sell the children and take over Linlin’s body.
• Linlin struggled with the revelation for more than half a month, then believed Houka and began letting go of Carmel.
• Linlin kept her dream of building Totto Land and relied on Houka despite Carmel’s absence.

Houka persuaded Harald and Jarul that Carmel had been a human trafficker who had plotted to take over Charlotte Linlin’s body, and helped the Giants gradually accept Linlin again. While the Rocks Pirates remained in Elbaf, events elsewhere included Brook’s death, the Roger Pirates’ early voyage, and several future pirates and Marines growing up.

• Houka revealed Carmel’s trafficking and her scheme with the World Government to Harald and Jarul, then apologized for Charlotte Linlin’s childhood attack on Jorul.
• Houka explained that Carmel had caused the orphan-eating incident by trying to seize Linlin’s body, and Jarul agreed to trust his account.
• Harald and Jarul chose to reveal Carmel’s crimes to Elbaf, and Houka later staged a public performance claiming to drive Carmel’s soul and curse from Linlin.
• The Giants gradually became less hostile toward Charlotte Linlin, though some still feared her.
• The Rumbar Pirates died in the Florian Triangle, and Brook’s soul wandered in search of his body as the Roger Pirates began making a name for themselves in Paradise.
• Borsalino and Sakazuki studied as children, Silver Axe Xiong continued searching for two Devil Fruits, Dragon grew up in Foosha Village, and Kaido learned his parents had died in battle.

As Marine Calendar 1490 approached, the Rocks Pirates used Houka's Lost World to pass Elbaf's twelve-day pre-festival fast and inspect the alternate space. They returned as the Winter Festival began, while Loki's interest in joining the crew and Rocks's efforts to persuade Harald remained unresolved.

• Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko's pregnancies prevented them from fasting, and Charlotte Linlin complained that Houka would not let her become a mother before she turned eighteen.
• The Rocks Pirates entered Houka's Lost World, where Redfield inspected the space and its reserve warships as a possible refuge for Red Earth Island's residents.
• After half a day inside the Lost World, the pirates returned to Elbaf as its Giants prepared to break their twelve-day fast at the Winter Festival.
• Loki asked where the Rocks Pirates had been, and he admitted that he had hoped to join them, though King Harald forbade it and Rocks would not take in children.
• Elder Jarul explained that Elbaf's fasting tradition taught Giants to cherish food, while Rocks urged Harald to believe Houka's warnings about the Celestial Dragons.
• When the Winter Festival horns sounded, Houka took Stussy and Shimotsuki Furiko to the feast, with Charlotte Linlin eagerly following.