Arc 11Dawn Sword Breaks Away
Tsugikuni Yoriichi defied the World Government to help Dragon free the slaves, then separated Dawn Sword from Marine Headquarters and made it independent. The arc ended as CP0 pressured Dressrosa over Heavenly Gold while Sengoku faced growing unrest and attacks on Marine branches.
- Kong secured Sengoku’s appointment as Fleet Admiral and Yoriichi’s promotion to Admiral, while Yoriichi continued returning fallen comrades to their families.
- Yoriichi organized Dawn Sword’s New World bases, explored Holy Spirit Island, and brought Irene into the Marines as a trainee.
- After Jinbe reported that freed slaves included a boy branded with the Celestial Dragon’s Mark, Yoriichi defied Sengoku’s order to stand down and sailed toward the slave fleet.
- Yoriichi fought the Holy Knights and Saint Jaygarcia Saturn while Dragon’s allies freed the slaves, then escaped the sinking warship after battling Saturn and Garling.
- Yoriichi returned to Headquarters, where Sengoku severed Dawn Sword’s ties to Headquarters, and most of Yoriichi’s New World Marines chose to remain with him.
- Yoriichi attended Kyros and Scarlet’s wedding with his allies, and Rouge introduced him to her son Ace.
- CP0 commander Ulysses Goodrian presented Kyros and Scarlet with an Inu Inu no Mi, Wolf Form, and discussed Heavenly Gold with King Riku.
- Yoriichi warned his Marines that the Celestial Dragons were testing them, while Sengoku received reports of attacks on Marine branches, kingdom unrest, and Freedom Army activity.