Chapter Summaries

Kong brought Sengoku’s proposal to the Gorosei: appoint Tsugikuni Yoriichi and several other powerful figures as Shichibukai to repair relations with the New Marines. The Gorosei rejected the idea, and Kong left warning that their forces rivaled the Rocks Pirates and that refusing could plunge the world into chaos.

• Kong met with the Gorosei and explained that Sengoku had asked him to convey a proposal concerning the vacant Shichibukai positions.
• Kong presented bounty posters naming Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Dracule Mihawk, Fujitora Issho, Fisher Tiger, and Kyros as candidates, provoking the Gorosei’s anger.
• Kong argued that the World Government had misjudged Tsugikuni Yoriichi and should not sacrifice powerful allies to preserve its damaged dignity.
• Saint Saturn rejected Sengoku’s proposal, insisting the Celestial Dragons were entitled to rule over ordinary people.
• Kong warned that Marines knew the World Government had caused the Impel Down crisis by targeting Kyros’s family, and urged the Gorosei to consider the proposal to avert chaos before leaving.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi visited Fish-Man Island, where he inspected Jinbe’s New Marine Branch and learned about Big Mom’s tea party invitation to King Neptune and Queen Otohime. After allowing Fish-Man Island to decide for itself whether to attend, Yoriichi received a secret call saying Marine Headquarters intended to make him and his subordinates Shichibukai.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his party arrived at Fish-Man Island and received a warm welcome from King Neptune and Jinbe.
• Kyros, Scarlet, and Rebecca toured Fish-Man Island with Queen Otohime, and Rebecca’s wonder at the scenery helped her grow more cheerful.
• Jinbe told Tsugikuni Yoriichi that Baron Tamago had invited King Neptune, Queen Otohime, and Jinbe to Big Mom’s tea party and had arranged a cake order.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi said Fish-Man Island could decide whether to do business with the Big Mom Pirates or attend the tea party, while warning that pirates remained dangerous.
• Jinbe said he would not attend because he was a New Marine.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi received a secret call informing him that Marine Headquarters intended to make him and his subordinates Shichibukai, while Tensei returned to his paperwork.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi rejected the World Government and Marine Headquarters’ offer to make him and four allies Shichibukai, while accepting that the New Marines’ families made his choices more complicated. Zephyr warned Yoriichi that his growing strength had also made him weaker by giving him more people to protect, leaving Yoriichi uncertain.

• Yoriichi explained that Sengoku’s Shichibukai proposal could reflect a divide between Marine Headquarters and the World Government, and said he would refuse because he would not accept the title of pirate.
• After spending three days on Fish-Man Island, Yoriichi sailed the Dawn toward Risky Red Island to inspect the New Marines’ branches and raise funds by hunting pirates.
• Zephyr arrived at Thunder God Island with Marine Academy students, including Hina, and said he had come to give Yoriichi and four allies invitations to become Shichibukai.
• Yoriichi refused the offer for himself and summoned Mihawk and Issho, leaving Zephyr to ask them directly while Tiger and Kyros were elsewhere.
• Zephyr warned Yoriichi that his subordinates’ families could suffer because of his choices and urged him to accept Shichibukai status until he could protect everyone.
• Yoriichi reconsidered his certainty after recognizing that his attachments made the New Marines more vulnerable to the consequences of his actions.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi rejected the Shichibukai position, recommended Kuma instead, and set his sights on the leaders attending Big Mom’s tea party as a way to secure resources for the New Marines. He reached Whole Cake Island’s waters in disguise and watched the arriving ships, preparing to approach the gathering.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi declined the Shichibukai offer, recommended Kuma for the vacancy, and learned that Mihawk and Issho also refused.
• Kuma accepted the title so he could return to the Sorbé Kingdom and protect the church where he and Ginny had grown up.
• Zephyr recalled Tom’s shipbuilding work, leading Tsugikuni Yoriichi to suspect the Marines had targeted Tom and plan a visit to Water Seven.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Kyros and Fisher Tiger that the Shichibukai title could help protect Dressrosa and Fish-Man Island, and both were receptive.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided to target the underworld leaders gathering at Big Mom’s tea party to gain control of valuable New World resources.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Issho, and Mihawk approached Whole Cake Island in disguise, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi spotted Morgans among the arriving ships.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi chose to target Morgans for the New Marines’ information campaign and sought a way to infiltrate Whole Cake Island. When Haul and the Rainbow Pirates intercepted his ship, the New Marines defeated them and took them captive, leaving Yoriichi with a possible route into Big Mom’s territory.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided that Morgans was a more valuable target than arms dealer Grand Duke Kase because the New Marines needed a way to reach ordinary people.
• Haul’s blue ship emerged beside Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s vessel, and Haul boarded to challenge the unfamiliar crew.
• Ferland fought Haul, who used the Graffiti-Graffiti Fruit to camouflage himself and launch hidden attacks.
• Several New Marines splashed seawater on Haul, exposing him to Ferland, who knocked him unconscious.
• Issho used gravity to pin the Rainbow Pirates to the deck, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi threatened them until one agreed to cooperate.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi secretly entered Whole Cake Island aboard the Rainbow Pirates’ ship and reached Biscuit Island ahead of Big Mom’s tea party. As Cracker inspected the crew, he noticed Yoriichi’s unusual presence and questioned Haul about him.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi forced Haul and the Rainbow Pirates to carry him and Issho into Whole Cake Island’s waters while the rest of the New Marines stayed behind.
• Haul explained that the Rainbow Pirates were heading to Biscuit Island to wait until the morning before the tea party, and Yoriichi warned him not to betray him.
• The Rainbow Pirates anchored off Biscuit Island, where dozens of crews and workers were preparing supplies for Big Mom’s tea party.
• Cracker arrived with four dwarf soldiers to inspect the crew, and Haul reported that 337 people had come and that Big Mom’s gift was ready.
• Cracker noticed Yoriichi among the pirates and asked Haul whether the sunglasses-wearing man was a newcomer.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi subdued Big Mom’s son Cracker after infiltrating Biscuit Island with the Rainbow Pirates, then explained that he had not come to attack the Big Mom Pirates. The chapter ended as Cracker’s ringing Den Den Mushi threatened to reveal Yoriichi’s presence.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi attacked Cracker, deflected Pretzel, and shattered Cracker’s Hard Biscuit shield with one strike.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi grabbed Cracker and identified himself, prompting Cracker to try to warn Big Mom by attacking him.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi knocked Cracker unconscious and told him that the Big Mom Pirates were not his target.
• Haul pleaded with Tsugikuni Yoriichi to spare Cracker, and Yoriichi ordered the pirates to restrain him with Seastone cuffs.
• Cracker regained consciousness when his Den Den Mushi rang and said he had arranged to meet Kastade, believing the call would expose Yoriichi.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi forced Cracker to help him obtain a rubbing of Big Mom’s Poneglyph and infiltrated the journey to Cake Island disguised as a subordinate. As the ship arrived, Charlotte Kastade began paying special attention to him, threatening his cover.

• Haul explained that Kastade was Cracker’s younger sister and that her calls could expose Cracker’s disappearance.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed that he wanted the Poneglyph and threatened the Big Mom Pirates until Cracker agreed to help him get a rubbing.
• Cracker returned Kastade’s call, had his handcuffs removed, and agreed to let Tsugikuni Yoriichi accompany him to Cake Island in disguise.
• Cracker introduced Tsugikuni Yoriichi to Kastade as the vice-captain of the Rainbow Pirates, and the group sailed from Biscuit Island.
• The ship reached Cake Island at sunset, where Kastade secretly glanced at Tsugikuni Yoriichi and he considered infiltrating the island directly.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi secretly followed Cracker and Kastade to Cake Tower, hoping Cracker would lead him to Big Mom’s Poneglyph vault. Cracker eventually headed for the vault while Katakuri tailed him, unaware that Tsugikuni Yoriichi was following both brothers.

• Cracker warned Tsugikuni Yoriichi to stay on the ship, then went ashore with Kastade to report to Big Mom.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi secretly followed Cracker and Kastade toward Cake Tower, deciding to rely on Cracker to find the Poneglyph vault.
• Cracker and Kastade joined Big Mom’s feast, where Katakuri noticed Cracker’s unease but did not question him.
• After nearly two hours, Cracker pretended to stagger away from the feast and headed toward the underground vaults.
• Katakuri followed Cracker, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi secretly followed both of them.
• Cracker reached a guarded door, whose living face recognized him and opened into Big Mom’s vault.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi appeared in Big Mom’s vault after obtaining the Poneglyph, exposing Cracker’s secret dealings to Katakuri. Katakuri attacked but foresaw danger with his Observation Haki and evaded Yoriichi’s counterstrike; Yoriichi then challenged him to face the next slash.

• Cracker entered the vault to approach the Poneglyph, and Katakuri followed him, hoping to stop him before he did anything that endangered Big Mom.
• Katakuri confronted Cracker, who asked whether the One Piece existed and revealed that he had considered the danger Tsugikuni Yoriichi posed to Big Mom.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed himself in the vault after photographing the brothers and said he had obtained what he came for, while promising not to attack the Big Mom Pirates for the time being.
• Katakuri recognized Yoriichi, grew furious over his younger brother being used, and charged at him, but his Observation Haki showed him a future that made him retreat.
• Katakuri awakened his Mochi Mochi Fruit and attacked Yoriichi with a barrage of mochi fists, but Yoriichi cut through the assault and sent a slash that Katakuri evaded.
• Yoriichi warned Katakuri to prepare for his next strike, saying it would not miss.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Katakuri in the treasure vault, testing his newly revealed Golden Flame ability against the powerful Sweet Commander. After Katakuri tore the flames from his own wound and demanded to continue, Yoriichi ended the test and offered him a place in the New Marines, predicting he would soon have nowhere else to go.

• Katakuri recovered from Yoriichi’s slash and resolved to defend his family, but evaded Yoriichi’s grab by turning his body into mochi.
• Katakuri trapped Yoriichi beneath sticky mochi waves and struck him with his trident, but Yoriichi emerged from a scorched hole wrapped in Golden Flames.
• Yoriichi flew at Katakuri and broke his Haki-coated spear, cutting his chest and setting the wound alight with flames that Katakuri could not extinguish with Haki.
• Katakuri scraped the Golden Flames and burned flesh from his chest, then challenged Yoriichi to continue fighting.
• Yoriichi sheathed his sword, said he had learned what he wanted, and offered Katakuri a chance to join the New Marines when he had nowhere else to go.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi warned Katakuri to protect his family, then faced Big Mom after she crashed into the treasury and attacked him. He withstood her blows and Zeus’s lightning before charging at her, while Katakuri and the Big Mom Pirates prepared to join the fight.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Katakuri that the Big Mom Pirates might be destroyed and urged him to protect his family, then started to leave the treasury.
• Big Mom smashed through the treasury dome and struck Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who blocked her attack and forced her saber aside.
• Big Mom’s children surrounded Tsugikuni Yoriichi as she summoned Prometheus and attacked him with her Emperor Sword, driving him across the ground.
• Big Mom called down Zeus’s lightning, but Tsugikuni Yoriichi emerged unharmed in Golden Flames, and Katakuri warned her not to touch them.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi transformed into a Golden Streamer and charged Big Mom, while Katakuri thrust his broken spear toward him.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Big Mom inside the treasury, discovering that her defense and strength exceeded his expectations. He sent her crashing through the treasury roof and pursued her outside, where their clash brought down the Cake Tower as the battle continued.

• Katakuri intercepted Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s attack with his Trident Spear, but Yoriichi blocked it and struck Big Mom, leaving a shallow wound on her chest.
• Big Mom answered with Ikoku, and Yoriichi cut the slash in two before clashing with her in the collapsing treasury.
• Katakuri evacuated his younger siblings while Perospero stayed behind to protect them, and Katakuri went to help Big Mom.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi struck Big Mom upward through the treasury roof and pursued her into the air.
• Big Mom crashed into the lawn near the Cake Tower, where Yoriichi attacked her again; their Haki collision caused the tower to collapse.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi gained the upper hand against Big Mom by exploiting her combat openings, but she unleashed her Homies and struck him with a devastating lightning-and-flame attack. Yoriichi survived in Phoenix form, seized Big Mom, and shattered Cake Island into eight pieces, leaving their battle amid the ruined archipelago.

• Yoriichi and Big Mom’s clash sent a shockwave across Cake Island, destroying Cake Tower and knocking out pirates at the harbor.
• Mihawk recognized Yoriichi’s Conqueror’s Haki from a ship outside Whole Cake Island and persuaded Kuma to wait rather than rush in.
• Yoriichi baited Big Mom into exposing her wrists, wounded both of them, and disarmed her of Napoleon.
• Big Mom summoned Napoleon, Prometheus, and Zeus, then attacked Yoriichi with Haki-infused lightning and flames.
• Yoriichi survived the attack in Phoenix form, grabbed Big Mom, and smashed her into Cake Island, splitting the island into eight pieces.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi defeated Big Mom at Cake Island but left her alive, then arranged with Morgans to publish a photograph of a Poneglyph and reveal the road signs to Laugh Tale. Three days later, Morgans’s newspapers spread the news worldwide, setting off a major upheaval.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi struck Cake Island apart and left Big Mom conscious but unable to move, warning her to remain on Whole Cake Island.
• Katakuri emerged from underground, found Big Mom in the crater, and watched Yoriichi fly away.
• The next morning, Morgans arrived at the ruined Cake Island and celebrated the news and Poneglyph photograph Yoriichi had given him.
• Yoriichi told Issho that Morgans would publish the story and explained that he was prepared to bear the cost of removing the Celestial Dragons’ control over the Marines and World Government.
• Three days later, News Birds delivered newspapers announcing Big Mom’s defeat and revealing the road signs to Laugh Tale.

After Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s defeat of BIG MOM and the publication of a Road Poneglyph, Sengoku rallied the Marines to war against the Big Mom Pirates while the news triggered worldwide upheaval. Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to Thunder God Island, where he learned the Marines were preparing to attack and wondered whether Whole Cake Island would be an easy target.

• Brannew presented evidence at Marine Headquarters that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had invaded Cake Island, defeated the Big Mom Pirates, and taken a Road Poneglyph.
• Sengoku warned the Marines that the One Piece news would cause chaos, then ordered Morgans’s capture and announced a campaign against the Big Mom Pirates to seize the Poneglyph.
• Saint Saturn objected to Sengoku’s decision, but Saint Marcus Mars supported the campaign, and the Gorosei agreed to summon the Shichibukai and send Saint Marcus Mars with the Marines.
• Marine Headquarters mobilized its warships while civilians and pirates set sail or pursued Poneglyph research, and Dragon expanded the Revolutionary Army across the Four Blues.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi returned to Thunder God Island and received a fax confirming the Marines’ plans to attack the Big Mom Pirates.

Big Mom learned that the Marines were mobilizing and Katakuri prepared Whole Cake Island for a possible attack. Meanwhile, Rosinante brought Law to Flevance to obtain Lead Platinum Ore, but the Marine garrison attacked them on sight, leaving them trapped in an alley.

• Big Mom dismissed reports of a Marine buildup, but Katakuri urged her to summon their allied crews and prepare for war.
• Rosinante and Law reached Flevance after Kizaru returned to Marine Headquarters, and Law explained how Lead Platinum dust had poisoned the island.
• Rosinante decided to take Lead Platinum Ore from the Marine garrison rather than mine it themselves.
• Rosinante and Law searched the abandoned town until a squad of Marines appeared and ordered them shot as pirates.
• Rosinante was hit in the shoulder while shielding Law, then used his Devil Fruit to hide their sounds as the Marines advanced toward their dead-end hiding place.

Rosinante and Law were trapped in Flevance after its Marines attacked them, sealed the island, and hunted them through the city. Law realized the Marines were secretly reopening the Lead Platinum mines, and the chapter ended with a Marine shooting an injured elderly miner as forced labor continued.

• Rosinante escaped the Marines with Law, but their boat was destroyed and communications were jammed as the island was sealed.
• Rosinante and Law hid in a house, where Law removed the bullet from Rosinante's shoulder and treated the wound.
• Rosinante concluded that the Marines stationed in Flevance could not be trusted and that their actions were tied to something they wanted to conceal.
• Law noticed mineral ash falling with the snow and inferred that someone had resumed mining Lead Platinum Ore.
• Rosinante and Law discovered that Marines were forcing sick residents to mine Lead Platinum Ore in the mountains.
• A Marine crushed an elderly woman's basket and shot her after she fell, then ordered the frightened miners to finish mining within three days.

Marine Commodore Mizury worked with Sutty Rayman to strip Flevance of Lead Platinum Ore while hiding his defection to Hachinosu Island. After Rosinante found the beach strewn with corpses and Law fell gravely ill, Rosinante called for help, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi set out for Flevance.

• Mizury reassured Sutty Rayman that the intruders in Flevance could not contact the outside world and that Marine Headquarters would not interfere before they left.
• Mizury ordered the body of an elderly miner killed by Marines to be buried, while Rosinante and Law remained in hiding as the Marine presence in town dwindled.
• Rosinante and Law found thousands of corpses on Flevance’s northern beach, and Law soon developed a dangerous fever.
• Rosinante contacted Sengoku, who said the nearest Marine reinforcements would take ten days because pirate attacks had destroyed nearby branches.
• Rosinante called Tsugikuni Yoriichi for help, and Yoriichi promised to reach Flevance within a day or two.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi reached Flevance in time to treat Law, while Rosinante and Yoriichi uncovered evidence that pirates and defected Marines had slaughtered the island’s miners. As Yoriichi planned to pursue the culprits, Sutty Rayman found an invitation to Gran Tesoro and changed course toward the treasure.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi flew from Thunder God Island to Flevance and arrived just as Law’s condition had become critical.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi treated Law, whose breathing soon steadied, while Rosinante explained that he had feared Law would not last two more days.
• After Law improved, Rosinante and Tsugikuni Yoriichi investigated Flevance and concluded that defected Marines and pirates had killed the enslaved miners before leaving for the Red Line.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided to follow the pirates and defected Marines so the victims would not die in vain.
• Sutty Rayman found a gold invitation and Log Pose leading to Gran Tesoro, then ordered his crew to change course toward it.