Recaps

The Roger Pirates were taken aboard the Sword of Xebec and convinced to join the Rocks Pirates on a supposed super adventure in the West Blue. Meanwhile, Harald rejected the World Government’s demand to kill Rocks and capture Kozuki Houka, leaving negotiations stalled as the New World slid deeper into chaos.

• Roger worried about the Golden Adventure until Bolo Gram explained that the ship was stored using a spatial ability, then the Roger Pirates marveled at the Sword of Xebec as it flew.
• Houka told Roger that the crew needed intense training and promised a life-changing adventure in the West Blue, persuading Roger to abandon his plans to explore the remaining Grand Line islands.
• Rayleigh suspected Houka’s promised adventure would involve a dangerous operation against the World Government and worried about his companions’ survival.
• Cipher Pol agents offered Harald Elbaf’s entry into the World Government if he killed Rocks and captured Kozuki Houka, but Harald refused and proposed joining both the World Government and the New World Alliance.
• The Five Elders rejected Harald’s proposal, negotiations stalled, and fighting intensified across the New World as pirates including Golden Lion Shiki and Silver Axe Xiong grew more notorious.

Golden Lion Shiki defeated Tyrannosaurus Trelek and turned him into a prisoner for Houka while his Flying Fleet crushed a fleeing Marine force. Meanwhile, the World Government sealed Red Earth Island and began selecting people for a coming purge.

• Golden Lion Shiki defeated the wounded Tyrannosaurus Trelek after Trelek refused to join the Flying Fleet, then planned to sell him to Houka.
• The Flying Fleet attacked and overwhelmed the Marines fleeing the battle, building Shiki’s reputation and raising his bounty.
• The World Government imposed a blockade on Red Earth Island, allowing entry but forbidding anyone from leaving under the pretext of searching for a fugitive.
• Cipher Pol agents seized nobles and influential people on Red Earth Island and prepared them as candidates for R-class Fleeing Rabbits.

After Redfield lost contact with his intelligence hunters near Red Earth Island, Houka reassured him that the Holy Land and Red Port were also under surveillance and urged him to let go of his hatred. Redfield rejected the advice, so Houka beat him into a furious brawl, leaving him smashed into a cracked castle wall.

• Redfield told Houka that Cipher Pol agents had driven away his intelligence hunters and left him unable to monitor Red Earth Island.
• Houka calmed Redfield with lightning and explained that he was also watching Mary Geoise and Red Port, then advised him not to live only for revenge.
• Redfield dismissed Houka's counsel and accused him of being unable to understand the pain of hatred.
• Houka pressed Redfield down with gravity, kicked him, and followed with lightning, provoking him to draw his sword.
• Houka countered Redfield with the Seven-Star Sword and Advanced Conqueror's Haki, then struck him with a Haki-coated elbow that smashed him into the castle wall.

Houka beat Redfield to teach him a lesson, then watched Rocks put the Roger Pirates through brutal training on Elysium Island. Afterward, Houka decided to seek out Harald because he feared Harald might reveal the Red Earth Island competition to the World Government.

• Houka beat Redfield, mocked him, and took a photo, while Redfield vowed not to be changed by Houka and to repay him.
• Rocks and the Rocks Pirates trained the Roger Pirates and their crew on Elysium Island, leaving Roger, Gaban, Rayleigh, and the others battered and wary of their upcoming West Blue adventure.
• Rayleigh grew concerned after overhearing Houka and Rocks discuss evacuation and escape, while Houka had Redfield check the Roger Pirates for spies and found none.
• Houka watched Roger stubbornly endure Rocks's training and noted that Roger had adapted Rocks's sword techniques into his Divine Departure.
• Houka approached Rocks to discuss finding Harald, fearing Harald might expose the native-cleansing competition on Red Earth Island to the World Government.

At the Rocks Pirates' core meeting, Houka and Rocks prepared for an assault on Red Earth Island and urged the officers to use the chance to strengthen their Conqueror's Haki. Houka left for Wano Country to gather Seastone, while the crew waited on Elysium Island for his return and news from their intelligence agents.

• Rocks confirmed that the World Government had sealed off Red Earth Island, and Houka warned that the crew had to time their attack carefully and guard against Harald exposing their knowledge.
• Golden Lion Shiki celebrated his new 1.347 billion bounty and argued with Whitebeard Newgate, until Rocks ordered them to stop.
• Houka urged the officers to pursue Conqueror's Haki by fighting the Celestial Dragons, criticized Ganzi for focusing on gold mining, and noted Silver Axe Xiong's resolve.
• Houka told the officers to train with the Roger Pirates, then left for Wano Country to prepare Seastone and return with Harald and Loki.
• Rocks and the crew remained on Elysium Island, ready to launch the Red Earth Island operation when their intelligence agents reported the right moment.

Houka sailed toward Wano Country aboard the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire’s flagship, bringing Shimotsuki Furiko, Fugetsu Kizaburo, and Shimotsuki Kozaburo back to secure Seastone and display their power. He left the possibility of taking Wano by force open but promised Furiko he would avoid conflict if its rulers cooperated.

• Houka reminded Kizaburo and Kozaburo that they were now shoguns of Kura Island and Shimotsuki Island, respectively, and urged them to present themselves proudly in Wano.
• Houka explained that the trip was meant to obtain Seastone and show Wano’s families how well the two men had prospered overseas.
• Kizaburo hoped to bring Fugetsu clansmen to Kura Island so he could eventually rename it Fugetsu Island, while Kozaburo took pride in founding Shimotsuki Island and the Isshin Dojo.
• Furiko asked Houka to let her family negotiate with the Ugetsu family over the Seastone mine in Udon before using force.
• Houka agreed to spare Wano for now if its rulers cooperated, while considering ways to control or replace Kozuki Sukiyaki if they refused.

Houka traveled to Wano Country with Charlotte Linlin, intending to secure its cooperation while encouraging her to master Conqueror's Haki Infusion before the coming war. In Flower Capital, young Kozuki Oden was arrested after causing a brawl at a casino, and Kozuki Sukiyaki considered how to discipline him and eventually make him Kuri’s daimyo.

• Houka reflected on Kozuki Oden’s past and Kaido’s lost years of training, then planned to recruit and train Kaido himself.
• Charlotte Linlin boarded the ship with Houka and promised to conquer Wano Country if its people refused to cooperate.
• Houka told Linlin not to act rashly and urged her to master Conqueror’s Haki Infusion during the war on Red Earth Island.
• The Great Love Immortal Venerable reached the waters around Wano Country after several days of travel.
• Kozuki Oden attacked thugs at a Flower Capital casino because he suspected the casino was cheating, and the Oniwabanshu captured him.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki ordered Oden imprisoned and planned to send him to the mines later before eventually making him Kuri’s daimyo.

Kozuki Sukiyaki worried that the Shimotsuki Clan’s power would threaten the Kozuki Clan, while Shimotsuki Arashi prepared to pass Ringo’s rule to Shimotsuki Ushimaru. When Shimotsuki Furiko’s Vivre Card began pulsing, Arashi learned she was returning, though he did not know she was coming from the sky with his grandson.

• Kozuki Sukiyaki planned to keep Kuri under Kozuki control and make its future daimyo a training ground for heirs to the shogunate.
• Shimotsuki Arashi taught Shimotsuki Ushimaru to govern Ringo and worried about Shimotsuki Furiko, who had gone to sea five years earlier.
• Shimotsuki Ushimaru noticed Furiko’s Vivre Card pulsing and told his father she might be nearing Wano Country.
• Shimotsuki Arashi ordered preparations for Furiko’s return and hurried to the port, unaware she was arriving from the sky with his grandson.

Kozuki Houka and his companions reached Wano Country’s vast waterfall and learned how ancient Wano was submerged behind its protective walls. They headed toward Ringo, where Shimotsuki Arashi waited for his returning daughter.

• The chapter explained how Joy Boy’s defeat and years of extreme storms flooded ancient Wano, leaving new Wano on Mount Fuji and Pluton submerged beneath the inland sea.
• Shimotsuki Furiko and the others aboard the Flying Warship [Great Love Immortal Venerable] grew excited and apprehensive as they approached Wano Country.
• Kozuki Houka steered toward Ringo to visit his father-in-law and brother-in-law before pursuing the Seastone mine in Udon.
• Shimotsuki Arashi waited at Ringo’s harbor, worried about his daughter’s journey through the dangerous currents.
• A Flying Warship appeared before Shimotsuki Arashi and the assembled onlookers.

Shimotsuki Furiko returned to Wano Country aboard Houka’s flying warship with her son, Ancient Moon Ryuma, and introduced her husband to her family. Houka gave Shimotsuki Arashi and Shimotsuki Ushimaru powerful blades, while Charlotte Linlin’s Conqueror’s Haki made the Shimotsuki samurai wary of their guests.

• Shimotsuki Arashi and Shimotsuki Ushimaru saw a flying warship descend and recognized Shimotsuki Furiko aboard it.
• Shimotsuki Furiko reunited with her father and brother, introduced her son Ancient Moon Ryuma, and explained that her husband, Houka, was emperor of the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire.
• Houka and his companions landed, and Charlotte Linlin insulted the samurai before using her Conqueror’s Haki to knock many of them down.
• Houka apologized for Linlin’s display, and Shimotsuki Arashi accepted his apology while recognizing Linlin’s strength.
• Houka gave Shimotsuki Arashi Frost’s Lament and Shimotsuki Ushimaru Fire’s Joy, two powerful alloy blades.

Houka secured Udon’s Seastone mining through a high-priced order backed by the Shimotsuki Family, while news of the Three Moon Families’ overseas connections stirred ambitions across Wano. Kozuki Sukiyaki feared the isolation policy and Pluton’s secrets would be threatened, but Kozuki Oden demanded permission to sail out and establish a kingdom.

• Houka offered Shimotsuki Arashi a chest of precious metals in exchange for Seastone, and Arashi agreed to arrange full-capacity mining through Udon’s Ugetsu daimyo.
• The Ugetsu daimyo recruited craftsmen to mine Seastone, while Shimotsuki Arashi celebrated Furiko’s safe return and his grandson Ancient Moon Ryuma.
• News spread that Furiko was an imperial consort and Kizaburo and Kozaburo were overseas generals, prompting clansmen and samurai to seek opportunities abroad.
• The Ugetsu daimyo considered using Seastone to persuade Kizaburo and Kozaburo to help establish a Ugetsu Kingdom overseas.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki worried that the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire and growing emigration would break Wano’s isolation and expose Pluton’s secrets.
• Kozuki Oden barged into Sukiyaki’s palace and demanded to sail overseas to establish a Kozuki Kingdom.

Kozuki Sukiyaki imprisoned Kozuki Oden and ordered an investigation into Houka and the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire. Houka searched Ringo for the Mythical Zoan Onyudo Fruit while pursuing other research and Seastone commissions.

• Kozuki Sukiyaki had Kozuki Oden locked up and ordered his samurai and ninjas to investigate Houka and the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire.
• Houka learned that Onimaru had not eaten the Onyudo Fruit and inferred that the ability could extend its user's lifespan.
• Houka planned to search Ringo for the Onyudo Fruit, visit Shimotsuki Ryuma's grave, and study Shusui, Nidai Kitetsu, and Enma.
• Houka spent several weeks commissioning Seastone weapons and searching Ringo with Charlotte Linlin and Shimotsuki Furiko.
• Kurozumi Higurashi and Kurozumi Semimaru had searched for the Yamata no Orochi Fruit before Shiki lured them to Egghead Island, where they became Houka's blood servants.

Houka found the Mythical Zoan Onyudo Fruit in Wano Country but stored it instead of giving it to anyone, then traveled to Udon to buy Seastone for his projects. He began developing Seastone weapons and techniques, including a plan to use gravity to wield massive Seastone pieces.

• Houka visited Shimotsuki Ryuma's grave with Shimotsuki Furiko and examined Black Blade Shusui, but left it on the grave marker.
• Houka's Soul Fires sensed a Devil Fruit in the hunting forest, and he found and stored the Mythical Zoan Onyudo Fruit in the Golden Castle of the Lost World.
• Houka explained the Onyudo Fruit's powers to Stussy and the others, and Stussy agreed to wait for an ability better suited to her.
• Houka and the Shimotsuki family traveled to Udon, where Houka delivered platinum and silver to the Ugetsu daimyo and bought all of Udon's accumulated Seastone.
• Houka began using his Gravity Ability to develop techniques with Seastone, including a Seastone version of Chibaku Tensei.

Houka developed Seastone weapons and planned to use them with Rocks and Joy Boy’s Conqueror’s Haki to frighten Imu and defeat the Holy Knights. As he prepared to leave Wano Country, the Kurozumi siblings and John reported that they had found the Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi.

• Houka planned to inflict two rounds of backlash on Imu by sending contracted enemies back to Mary Geoise and then killing those sealed away with Seastone.
• At Udon's Seastone mine, Houka tested his extended Seastone Golden Cudgel, Iron Maiden, and Chibaku Tensei on Guyram.
• Houka showed Stussy his Seastone arsenal and said it was time to leave Wano Country as January passed and his remaining plans pressed on him.
• Shimotsuki Arashi watched Houka's group depart from Shimotsuki Castle, while Shimotsuki Ushimaru remained barred from sailing by the shogun's palace's laws.
• The Kurozumi siblings and John called Houka to report that they had found the Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi, and Houka celebrated his luck.

Houka arranged for Wano’s clans and samurai to settle across the outer seas, then established the Ugetsu and Fugetsu Kingdoms and expanded the Sacred Ancient Moon Empire’s territory. After securing the Yamata no Orochi Devil Fruit and preparing for his next destination, he headed for Elbaf.

• Houka moved samurai and clansmen from Wano into the Lost World and accepted the Ugetsu daimyo’s request to establish a settlement in the outer seas.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki summoned Wano’s daimyos and their heirs, warned Shimotsuki Arashi to limit Houka’s visits, and demanded that the closed-country policy be upheld.
• Stussy expressed interest in the Yamata no Orochi ability, while Houka discussed its potential and Shimotsuki Furiko recounted its history in Wano.
• Redfield increased his intelligence reports on Mary Geoise as he watched for signs that the Celestial Dragons’ cleansing competition was about to begin.
• Houka received the Kurozumi siblings and John’s group, stored the Yamata no Orochi fruit, and established the Ugetsu Kingdom on a nearby island.
• Houka renamed Kura Island as Fugetsu Island, founded the Fugetsu Kingdom, sent Shimotsuki samurai to plant the empire’s flag across intervening islands, and set course for Elbaf.

Houka returned to Elbaf, gave Loki a powerful hammer, and told him his family would sail to the West Blue to witness the Celestial Dragons’ cruelty. After fighting Harald and waiting for events in the Holy Land to unfold, Houka remained in Elbaf as February arrived and Charlotte Linlin turned eighteen.

• Houka’s group received a warm welcome in Elbaf, and Houka gave Loki a massive iron hammer that made Hajrudin envy him.
• Houka told Loki that Harald, Ida, Loki, and Hajrudin would all go to sea with him, and Loki eagerly agreed.
• Loki told Houka that Harald had clashed with Cipher Pol agents and rescued citizens of a non-member nation from being enslaved.
• Houka waited two days for Harald to return, then fought him in the Underworld while testing his Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.
• Houka stayed in Elbaf while planning to challenge the World Government’s control of news and broadcasts, and February arrived with Charlotte Linlin’s eighteenth birthday.

Houka celebrated Charlotte Linlin’s birthday in Elbaf, then spent several days with her as they tried to conceive a powerful child. In March, Redfield warned Houka that the Celestial Dragons had set sail, and Houka prepared for the coming war while urging Rocks to stay calm.

• Houka hosted a lavish birthday banquet for Charlotte Linlin, where many young giants celebrated with them, though Goldberg stayed away because he could not forgive Linlin for his father Nash’s death.
• Linlin was overwhelmed by Houka’s feast and cake, and Houka later battled with her for several days in hopes of producing a child with their powerful mutations.
• Stussy wondered whether her son Kamui could live up to Houka and Linlin’s potential offspring, while Shimotsuki Furiko had already taken Houka’s surname as Gu Yue Furiko.
• In mid-March, Redfield called Houka to report that the Celestial Dragons had set sail and expressed concern about the coming war.
• Houka told Redfield to have Rocks avoid provoking the Celestial Dragons, intending to let them enter West Blue before the Rocks Pirates joined the conflict.

Houka prepared to bring Elbaf’s royal family and warriors to witness the Celestial Dragons’ indigenous cleansing contest in the West Blue. Days later, the Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates mobilized for an attack on the Celestial Dragons, with Redfield’s ties to Red Earth Island revealed.

• Houka persuaded Harald to bring Loki, Ida, Hajrudin, and Jarul to the West Blue, while Harald worried that the World Government might detect their departure.
• Loki, Hajrudin, and Jarul insisted on joining the mission, and Harald chose forty elite guards to protect them.
• Houka used his alternate dimension to transport Harald’s group and their guards secretly, then quietly departed Elbaf aboard the [Great Love Immortal Venerable].
• A few days later, Rocks convened the Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates aboard the [Sword of Xebec] and announced their attack on the Celestial Dragons.
• Redfield revealed that Red Earth Island was his hometown and explained the intelligence about the indigenous cleansing competition.
• Golden Lion Shiki mocked Roger for hesitating and challenged him to prove he still wanted to turn the world upside down.

Roger and the other officers prepared for the coming war on Red Earth Island while Babel revealed that he had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit. Rocks also learned that Houka and Harald had left Elbaf, as the Celestial Dragon fleet continued toward its destination in the West Blue.

• Roger vowed that the Roger Pirates would help protect Red's hometown, while Silver Axe Xiong and Gier Buster declared their determination to awaken Conqueror's Haki.
• Babel revealed that he had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit and become King Babel of the Titan Kingdom, enraging Silver Axe Xiong.
• Redfield explained that Houka had arranged for the crew to leave Elysium Island at night and travel to the West Blue aboard one of Shiki's Flying Warships.
• Rocks learned that Houka and Harald had already left Elbaf and ordered the crew to prepare to depart while the Ancient Moon Club misled the World Government.
• Saint Jaygarcia Saturn calmly sipped coffee aboard a Celestial Dragon warship, while Saint Figarland Garling complained that the Devil Fruits offered as prizes were unimpressive.

Saint Manmaiya Fusi sought a powerful Devil Fruit for Gunko while the Holy Knights and their blades competed for Imu’s favor and a vacant captaincy. Fusi eyed the Arrow-Arrow Fruit and Age-Age Fruit as possible prizes for Gunko.

• Saint Manmaiya Fusi considered how Gunko’s favor with Imu could secure the Manmaiya Family’s Holy Knight position and sought a suitable Devil Fruit for her.
• Saint Fusi recognized that the vacant Holy Knight captaincy and seat had intensified competition among the Holy Knights and divine attendant blades at Red Earth Island.
• Shepherd Ju Sommers lamented eating the Thorn-Thorn Fruit, while Thatchers Maffy dismissed his hopes of competing with her and Saint Garling for command.
• A Holy Blade from the Jaygarcia Family planned to claim the Age-Age Fruit for Saint Saturn and earn Imu’s recognition as a Holy Knight.
• Saint Manmaiya Fusi focused on the Arrow-Arrow Fruit and Age-Age Fruit, wondering whether Gunko would want either one.

The Celestial Dragons prepared for a purge competition on Red Earth Island, where the island’s people had been designated as prey. As the competition loomed, Marcus Peitigong and Thatchers Maffy recalled past events, while Saint Saturn and Saint Garling considered the prizes and their ambitions.

• Marcus Peitigong showed little interest in the competition, while Thatchers Maffy recalled the escaped count’s son and resolved to kill him if he returned to Red Earth Island.
• Saint Saturn examined the Age-Age Fruit and planned to study its power, while Saint Garling sought a Devil Fruit that could help him become commander of the Holy Knights.
• God’s Blade Attendants and elite Celestial Dragons discussed the prey, point values, and the difficulty of reaching the one hundred thousand points needed to become a Celestial Dragon King.
• The World Government sealed off Red Earth Island and forced its commoners to become Fleeing Rabbits for the competition.
• The kingdom’s king disowned Red Earth Island, while Marines guarding the island recognized signs of injustice but remained afraid to act.

The Celestial Dragons began their three-week extermination competition on Red Earth Island, hunting its inhabitants for points. Saint Manmaiya Fusi deliberately stole Saint Garling’s kills, setting the rivals against each other as the hunt began.

• The Celestial Dragons gathered for the competition, where the host displayed SR-class prey, including two Lunarians and a member of the Three-Eye Tribe.
• Saint Garling killed an R-class prey before the competition began, prompting others to dispute his points, and he dismissed Saint Manmaiya Fusi.
• The host gave the fleeing rabbits an hour to escape, and the island’s residents and captured prey scattered into hiding.
• The Celestial Dragons mounted running ostriches and began the three-week hunt, with contestants pursuing the Lunarians for points.
• Saint Manmaiya Fusi followed Saint Garling and used his sniper rifle to kill valuable R-class prey first, leaving Garling lower-value targets and warning that Lord Imu’s favor could be at stake.

The Rocks Pirates attacked Red Earth Island during the Celestial Dragons’ cleansing competition, turning the event into a battle as they struck at the Celestial Dragons and seized the prizes. Houka collected the six Devil Fruit chests and opened a gate to summon Harald.

• Saint Sommers slaughtered people hiding in the forest while the Celestial Dragons watched the competition and celebrated the live rankings.
• Redfield descended on Red Earth Island and killed Saint Anbei, prompting Saint Saturn to warn the Five Elders and the Celestial Dragons to demand retaliation.
• Rocks and the Rocks Pirates arrived aboard their Flying Warships and charged into the island, with Rocks attacking Saint Saturn and Shiki rushing toward the prizes.
• Saint Garling ordered the Holy Knights to protect the prize platform, while Saint Manmaiya Fusi activated the teleportation magic array to summon reinforcements.
• Houka killed the Celestial Dragon host and nearby guards, took the six Devil Fruit treasure chests, and opened a seven-colored gate to summon Harald.

Houka led Harald and the Giants through the seven-colored gate to Red Earth Island, where the Celestial Dragons were holding the Native Cleansing Tournament. After seeing the slaughter, Harald joined the fight against the World Government, while Houka hunted Celestial Dragons and gathered treasure, leaving Mary Geoise terrified of him.

• Houka brought Harald, Loki, Ida, Jarul, Hajrudin, and the Elbaf warriors to Red Earth Island and revealed the Celestial Dragons’ tournament.
• The Giants attacked CP agents and set out to rescue the civilians, while Harald and Ida reacted to the horrors around them.
• Houka urged Harald to join the New World Alliance and help overthrow the World Government, and Harald agreed to fight for a new order.
• Harald divided the guards between Loki’s battle group and the rescue effort, then led twenty guards to save people and drive out the Celestial Dragons.
• Houka collected the tournament’s treasure and dragged captured Celestial Dragons behind him, while Golden Lion Shiki argued that the loot should be shared.
• The Celestial Dragons in Mary Geoise cursed and feared Houka after seeing him slaughter their kind.

Kozuki Houka fought Saint Figarland Garling on the island, testing the limits of the Holy Knight’s immortal body while overwhelming him with Haki, gravity, and swordsmanship. When more Holy Knights arrived, Golden Lion Shiki and Charlotte Linlin moved to join the fight.

• Golden Lion Shiki saw Houka dragging Celestial Dragon corpses and, after realizing live-broadcast Den Den Mushi had captured him too, decided to kill Celestial Dragons himself.
• Saint Figarland Garling charged Houka, but Houka blasted him with Advanced Conqueror’s Haki and pierced him with the Seastone Golden Cudgel, discovering that Seastone did not stop the Holy Knight’s healing.
• Houka concluded that the Holy Knights’ immortal power could be worn down with repeated Advanced Conqueror’s Haki attacks and told Shiki to watch Rocks and warn him about Imu.
• Houka crushed Garling with gravity and repeatedly slashed him, while Garling’s rage left him unable to turn the fight around.
• Saint Manmaiya Fusi arrived with an enormous yeti and a ram-headed demon, but a rock deflected his shot before it reached Houka.
• Golden Lion Shiki prepared to fight the arriving Holy Knights, and Charlotte Linlin flew in on Zeus to help Houka.