Chapter Summaries

Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned that the Marines and World Government were moving over reports of the Rubber Fruit in the East Blue, but he left Flevance to pursue the pirates who had raided Lvneel Kingdom. Meanwhile, at Gran Tesoro, Tesoro attacked an attendant for speaking while standing before a golden statue he revered as divine.

• After confirming Law was recovering, Yoriichi learned that Rosinante planned to take Law in search of the Ope Ope no Mi rather than return to Marine Headquarters.
• A caller informed Yoriichi that the Rubber Fruit had been reported in the East Blue and that the Marines, World Government, and Red-Haired Shanks had begun moving.
• Rosinante told Yoriichi that the pirates had raided Lvneel Kingdom and headed south, so Yoriichi said goodbye to Rosinante and Law and left to track them.
• Law admired Yoriichi and said he wanted to become someone like him, while Rosinante gave him Sora, Warrior of the Sea comics.
• At Gran Tesoro, an attendant asked Tesoro when he would close the net on arriving pirates, and Tesoro bound and knocked her down for speaking while standing before his golden statue.

Sutty Rayman led his pirate fleet toward Gran Tesoro, hoping to seize the golden mobile island and break free of Hachinosu Island. After the fleet was swept through an ocean tunnel into a cavern concert venue, Tesoro, the Golden Emperor, turned Sutty Rayman into a golden statue.

• Sutty Rayman spotted Gran Tesoro and ordered his crew to take the island, kill its men, and claim its wealth.
• Mizury warned Sutty Rayman that the island and its currents seemed unusual, but Sutty Rayman dismissed his concerns and intimidated him into silence.
• The current carried the fleet through a dark ocean tunnel into a cavern filled with pirate ships and thousands of concertgoers.
• Tesoro welcomed the fleet as gold confetti fell, and Sutty Rayman leaped onto the stage to attack him and steal his gold.
• Tesoro evaded Sutty Rayman's axe, used his power to coat Sutty Rayman in gold, and introduced himself as the Golden Emperor.

Sutty Rayman overwhelmed Tesoro in combat, but Tesoro revealed he had secretly shaped the gold beneath the platform and counterattacked. As the fight continued, Mizury spotted a red-haired swordsman who had appeared unnoticed on Sutty Rayman’s ship.

• Tesoro restrained Sutty Rayman and tried to kill him with a golden lance, but Sutty Rayman shattered the restraints with Haki and stopped the lance with his forehead.
• Sutty Rayman dominated Tesoro with his axe, disarmed him, and slammed him into the platform before demanding that he kneel and beg for his life.
• Tesoro refused to submit and revealed that he had turned the platform to gold while dodging, then attacked Sutty Rayman with golden spikes aimed at his vulnerable parts.
• Sutty Rayman leaped away from the spikes as the spectators and his crew cheered, while Mizury noticed a red-haired young man with two swords sitting unnoticed on the ship.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi confronted Mizury and the pirates responsible for killing people from Flevance, then fought Sutty Rayman after recognizing Tesoro. He killed both men and began freeing captives aboard the warships, where he confronted another pirate.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed himself aboard Mizury's ship, and Mizury fired a Seastone bullet at him.
• Tesoro refused to submit to Sutty Rayman, then recognized Tsugikuni Yoriichi as the Divine Lord.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed the pirates surrounding him and struck down Mizury after confirming his connection to the killings in Flevance.
• Sutty Rayman attacked Tsugikuni Yoriichi with his golden axe, but Yoriichi pierced his heart with his sword.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi leapt onto the captured warships and killed the pirates there before stabbing a young man who emerged from a cabin.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi slaughtered the pirates aboard the warships and rescued a traumatized girl, then destroyed pirate ships across the lake. He confronted Tesoro in the City of Sin, and Tesoro knelt before him and called him the Divine Lord.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed a young pirate at the cabin entrance and turned toward the other warships after hearing a woman sob inside.
• The pirates bombarded Tsugikuni Yoriichi's warship, but he destroyed the cannonballs with golden flames and fought his way across the ships.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi killed the pirates who threatened a young girl, covered her with his cloak, and comforted her as she broke down crying.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi cut the masts and hulls of pirate ships across the lake, sending several vessels sinking into the water.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi appeared behind Tesoro and asked how he should deal with him, and Tesoro knelt and called him the Divine Lord.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi recognized Tesoro as the former slave he had saved at Mary Geoise and investigated the Great Treasure, suspecting it was built on exploitation. Tesoro defended his businesses and showed Yoriichi how the island operated, leaving Yoriichi impressed by his talent for gathering wealth.

• Tesoro explained that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had saved him from the Celestial Dragons at Mary Geoise, but Yoriichi said he had acted only as he wished.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sensed enslaved workers and imprisoned people across the island and challenged Tesoro over his claims of running legitimate businesses.
• Tesoro denied cheating or exploiting people and invited Tsugikuni Yoriichi to inspect the island, so Yoriichi sheathed his sword and agreed.
• Tesoro ordered a subordinate to bring the people aboard the warships ashore and arrange food and lodging for them.
• Tesoro guided Tsugikuni Yoriichi through the island and described its casino, loans, jobs, housing, and other industries.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi pieced together how Tesoro’s entertainment city and basic industries drew in people and wealth, and judged him a remarkable talent.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi toured Tesoro’s prosperous Gran Tesoro and inspected its casino and prison, learning how the island was run. Impressed by Tesoro’s abilities, he welcomed him into the New Marines and gave him the First Generation Kitetsu, leaving Tesoro overwhelmed with gratitude.

• Tesoro showed Tsugikuni Yoriichi a statue of him and the thriving city of Gran Tesoro, then revealed the scar covering his former Celestial Dragon's Mark and asked to join the New Marines.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi declined to answer immediately and toured the city with Tesoro, observing its residents and casino operations.
• Tesoro took Tsugikuni Yoriichi to the underground prison, where Mar explained the island’s judicial system and showed him its organized records and prisoners.
• After examining the prison, Tsugikuni Yoriichi decided Tesoro was the kind of talent he wanted and welcomed him into the New Marines.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi presented Tesoro with the First Generation Kitetsu, warning that it was a Demon Blade taken from a Celestial Dragon, and Tesoro vowed to cherish it.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi recruited Tesoro to the New Marines and tasked him with building an intelligence network, while Rosinante and Law received rescued civilians and Lead Platinum Ore. As the Marines prepared for a possible battle with the Big Mom Pirates and Kaido learned Golden Axe had disappeared, an unknown visitor arrived at the Windmill Village tavern and stunned its occupants.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi appointed Tesoro a strategic advisor and brigadier general, tasked him with establishing intelligence stations in the North Blue, and accepted his offer to support New Marines funding.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi watched Marines transfer the rescued civilians and Lead Platinum Ore to Rosinante and Law, then left Gran Tesoro.
• On Hachinosu Island, Kaido learned that Golden Axe and his crew had vanished and that their Vivre Cards had burned up, prompting him to suspect the Marines were targeting the pirates.
• At the Windmill Village tavern, Shanks watched Uta and Luffy play as a newcomer carrying a long blade entered and left Makino and the Iron Wall Pirates speechless.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi visited Shanks in Windmill Village to investigate the Rubber Fruit, then met Uta and Luffy and watched Shanks explain his pirate ideals to Luffy. Yoriichi reflected on freedom and responsibility before telling the children to find their own answers as they grew up.

• Yoriichi arrived at the Windmill Village tavern and told Shanks he had come to confirm reports that the Rubber Fruit had surfaced.
• Shanks and Yoriichi discussed fate, Yoriichi's Devil Fruit powers, and the risks of coming to the East Blue while Marine Headquarters targeted him.
• Uta recognized Yoriichi as Shanks' big brother, and Yoriichi greeted her and Luffy.
• Shanks reassured Luffy that pirates ran from the Marines when possible and described piracy as a life of freedom, treasure, and adventure.
• Yoriichi told the children that pirates pursued freedom while Marines bore responsibility, then urged Uta and Luffy to question themselves and the world.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned that the Rubber Fruit's trail had vanished after an auction-house fire and rejected Shanks's faith in fate, deciding to challenge Imu and the Holy Land himself. He agreed to travel with Shanks to Elegia to investigate its demon legends and historical records, while Saint Saturn and Figarland Garling discussed his appearance in the East Blue.

• Shanks told Tsugikuni Yoriichi that the Rubber Fruit had been sold at an auction before a fire destroyed the records and killed the people involved.
• Shanks said he believed in fate and hinted that the Nika Fruit was evading capture, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi bristled at the idea that only Joy Boy could change the world.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi resolved to act on his own will and formed a plan to attack Imu and her subordinates in the Holy Land, using the Marines' campaign against the Big Mom Pirates as an opportunity.
• Shanks invited Tsugikuni Yoriichi to join him and Uta on a trip to Elegia, where they could investigate demon legends and ancient records, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi agreed to leave the day after tomorrow.
• Saint Saturn told Figarland Garling that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had appeared in the East Blue and warned him to worry about Yoriichi joining forces with Shanks rather than attacking Shanks.

Shanks brought Uta and Tsugikuni Yoriichi to Elegia, where King Gordon welcomed them and prepared to host them. The chapter ended when an old man grabbed Uta’s hand, drawing the attention of Shanks, Yoriichi, and the Red-Haired Pirates.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Shanks admired Elegia as the Dreyfus approached the island, and Uta excitedly came out to see the musical capital.
• Shanks reunited with King Gordon, who welcomed Uta and invited the crew to a concert and afternoon tea.
• Gordon led Shanks, Yoriichi, and the crew to a reception at the concert hall, where Uta went to get cake.
• Shanks introduced Tsugikuni Yoriichi to Gordon, who reacted with shock at Yoriichi’s name and Demon Slayer Mark.
• An old man grabbed Uta’s hand and made her cry out, prompting Yoriichi to withdraw his hand and Beckman to reach for his pistol.

At a banquet in Music Country, Beckman killed Grand Duke Antal Langre after Antal tried to seize Uta, and the World Government and Marines suppressed the resulting political fallout. While Uta performed and celebrated with Shanks, Yoriichi searched Gordon’s underground library for information about demons and witnessed mysterious pages fly out of the darkness.

• Antal Langre grabbed Uta, and she escaped by throwing cake in his face before hiding behind Shanks.
• Antal Langre demanded that Shanks hand Uta over, and Beckman shot him dead as Shanks declared Uta his daughter and crew member.
• Gordon warned Shanks about the consequences, but the World Government and Marines stayed silent while Belan’s protests were suppressed.
• Uta woke, performed a successful concert, and joined Shanks and the others at a celebratory banquet.
• Yoriichi searched the underground library for records about demons, studied a ceiling mural, and saw yellowed pages emerge from the darkness and vanish.

Uta found an ancient score and unknowingly summoned Tot Musica, pulling the banquet guests into a dreamscape while the demon began emerging into reality. As Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates searched for a way to stop it in both worlds, Tsugikuni Yoriichi prepared to confront its arrival.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi realized the escaped pages might have caused Music Country's destruction and hurried after them.
• Gordon urged Shanks to let Uta stay for musical training, but Shanks said he would ask Uta to choose her own path.
• Uta found the ancient score and hummed its music, transporting the banquet guests into a multicolored dreamscape where Tot Musica appeared.
• Gordon identified Tot Musica and explained that it had to be defeated in both the dreamscape and reality, while the Red-Haired Pirates' attacks failed.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi found the banquet guests asleep and Uta trapped in a vacant state; burning the score and using Conqueror's Haki did not wake them.
• Shanks sensed a powerful burst of Conqueror's Haki in the dreamscape as Tot Musica began advancing, while a claw emerged from a vortex above Tsugikuni Yoriichi in reality.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi fought Tot Musica as the monster attacked Elegia Island, discovering that it could regenerate from devastating injuries. After sensing Shanks within Tot Musica, Yoriichi coordinated with him to strike the creature in both the real world and the dream space.

• Tot Musica appeared above Elegia Island, destroyed ships at the harbor with a laser, and sent residents fleeing in panic.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi shielded the town from Tot Musica’s attacks and struck the monster, but it reassembled itself with black flames and grew stronger.
• Tot Musica bombarded Yoriichi with lasers, but he emerged from the blast and tried to drag it toward the sea; its head regenerated after he tore it apart.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi sensed Shanks’s aura in Tot Musica’s arm and slashed it as Shanks and his companions attacked the same body in the dream space.
• Shanks and Tsugikuni Yoriichi used their Observation Haki to connect the two worlds and attack Tot Musica’s bodies simultaneously.

Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates defeated Tot Musica in the dream world while Tsugikuni Yoriichi destroyed it in reality, saving Elegia but leaving the island to cope with destruction and casualties. After spending the night healing the injured, Yoriichi learned that panic and crime had caused further harm and prepared to continue treating the most critical victims.

• Shanks struck Tot Musica with Divine Departure in the dream world as Yoriichi's Golden Flames consumed the demon's body in reality, and Uta woke before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Yoriichi caught Uta and laid her on a bench, then Shanks thanked him for saving Elegia and sparing Uta from blame for the disaster.
• Gordon thanked Yoriichi and the Red-Haired Pirates, then organized relief efforts as residents faced wrecked homes, destroyed ships, and casualties around the docks.
• Yoriichi and Hongo helped treat victims through the night, and Yoriichi healed a badly injured boy who had been hurt in a stampede rather than by Tot Musica's direct attack.
• Gordon reported deaths from stampedes and crimes committed during the chaos, and Yoriichi told him to send the dying and those at risk of disability for his treatment.

After Tot Musica’s attack, Elegia recovered, and Uta studied music before Shanks decided to take her with the Red-Haired Pirates rather than leave her behind. Tsugikuni Yoriichi found an ancient Poneglyph-script book and returned toward the New World, while Garp began dangerously training Ace and Sabo in Mount Colubo.

• Gordon handled complaints from Elegia’s citizens while Tsugikuni Yoriichi helped the injured and watched over the refugees.
• Uta studied music in Elegia, but she resisted staying when Shanks proposed leaving her there, so Shanks promised to bring her back when she was older.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi found an ancient book written in a script like the Poneglyphs, took it to have little Robin decipher it, and departed after Uta’s performance.
• Shanks and Uta left Elegia aboard the Red Force after Gordon gave them books, instruments, supplies, and gold.
• Garp trained Ace and Sabo in Mount Colubo by smashing the ground around them, while Tsugikuni Yoriichi watched from a tree.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi visited Ace and Sabo on Mount Colubo and offered to take them to Dressrosa to train as New Marines, but both boys chose to stay together. Before leaving, he gave them a choice of the Mera Mera no Mi and Goro Goro no Mi as gifts to eat when they became adults and went to sea.

• Garp trained Ace and Sabo in the forest, testing their teamwork and praising their kindness before ordering them to prepare their own dinner.
• Ace and Sabo hunted a mountain goat and returned to camp, where they found Tsugikuni Yoriichi visiting with Garp.
• Yoriichi told Ace that Rouge was safe in Dressrosa and invited both boys to return with him for training.
• Garp objected to Yoriichi taking the boys, but Ace refused to leave Mount Colubo, and Sabo chose to stay with him.
• Yoriichi accepted their decision and presented the Mera Mera no Mi and Goro Goro no Mi as gifts for when they became adults.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi offered Ace and Sabo the Mera Mera no Mi and Goro Goro no Mi, but they refused to accept them without proving themselves first. He left the fruits with Garp for safekeeping and stayed in the Kingdom of Goa to train the boys in combat fundamentals.

• Yoriichi explained the powers of the Mera Mera no Mi and Goro Goro no Mi, then chose Ace and Sabo as their future recipients.
• Ace and Sabo declined the Devil Fruits because they felt they had not earned such valuable gifts, but Yoriichi insisted they keep them and entrusted them to Garp.
• Garp said he would give the fruits to Zephyr and send Ace and Sabo to Marine Academy at age fourteen, where their training would determine when they could eat them.
• Yoriichi stayed in the Kingdom of Goa for several days to teach Ace and Sabo basic combat skills and broaden their training.
• Yoriichi sparred with Ace on Mount Colubo, teaching him to think ahead, preserve options when attacking and defending, and look for openings, while Sabo watched and Garp encouraged him.

After learning that the Marines planned to attack the Big Mom Pirates with all three Admirals and Saint Marcus Mars, Yoriichi weighed his options and chose to target Mars during the campaign rather than risk a direct assault on the Holy Land. Back on Thunder God Island, he watched the Marines’ worldwide military review and proposed killing Mars in front of the world.

• Yoriichi spent nearly half a month in the Kingdom of Goa, watching Ace and Sabo train before leaving without saying goodbye to them.
• Yoriichi received intelligence that the Marines would deploy in July against the Big Mom Pirates, led by Akainu and Aokiji, with Kizaru in reserve and Saint Marcus Mars accompanying the expedition.
• Yoriichi considered attacking the Holy Land or assassinating Saint Marcus Mars during the campaign, then chose the latter because a direct assault risked the New Marines’ territories.
• The Marines recalled their personnel and held a worldwide military review in mid-June, displaying a vast fleet and reassuring the public ahead of the war.
• Yoriichi and the New Marines watched the review on Thunder God Island, where Yoriichi proposed killing Saint Marcus Mars before the world to strip the Celestial Dragons of their aura.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi finalized plans to assassinate Saint Marcus Mars during the Marines’ campaign against the Big Mom Pirates and seize Whole Cake Island as the New Marines’ future headquarters. On the eve of the operation, Vice Admiral Kashi arrived with Sengoku’s demand that the New Marines stay out of the Marines’ way, and Yoriichi answered the threat with his Conqueror’s Haki.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi assigned Kyros, Fisher Tiger, and Koshiro to remain at their stations while he led Issho, Mihawk, Kuma, Abel, Jinbe, the Sword Edge Unit, and the Fish-Man Marines on the operation.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi explained that he planned to kill Saint Marcus Mars, take the Big Mom Pirates’ Red Poneglyph, and make Whole Cake Island the New Marines’ new headquarters.
• The New Marines spent about ten days refining plans to govern Whole Cake Island, then prepared for the coming Marines operation and a possible retaliation.
• A New Marines patrol intercepted a Marine Headquarters warship near Thunder God Island, and Vice Admiral Kashi requested a meeting with Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
• Kashi conveyed Sengoku’s demand that the New Marines not interfere and threatened to strip Kyros, Kuma, and the other Shichibukai of their titles if Yoriichi refused.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi rejected Headquarters’ authority over the New Marines, overwhelmed Kashi with Conqueror’s Haki, and challenged him as he began to warn of the consequences.