Chapter Summaries

Shanks stopped Hody Jones from assassinating Queen Otohime, and the guards soon confirmed the dead assassin’s identity. Later, Zephyr returned to the ship and told Luffy, Ace, and Sabo that their work was nearly finished and he would take them sightseeing around Fish-Man Island.

• Hody Jones shot at Queen Otohime, but Shanks struck him down with a slash before the bullet could harm her.
• Shanks urged Queen Otohime to return to Ryugu Palace, then left the plaza with Uta and his crew.
• Minister Sea Horse reported that Hody Jones had been the assassin and presented his corpse and gun to Queen Otohime.
• Uta asked Shanks why someone would kill a good person, and Shanks told her not to concern herself with other people’s grudges.
• Luffy, Ace, and Sabo waited aboard their ship, and Luffy insisted that Garp was coming because he had sneezed.
• Zephyr returned to the ship and said their work was nearly done, then offered to take the boys around Fish-Man Island for a few days.

After Fish-Man Island’s conspirators were exposed and Arlong’s group was executed, a hidden contact learned that Princess Shirahoshi might be Poseidon and ordered her killed, but a Sea King destroyed their ship. Tsugikuni Yoriichi then arrived at Egghead Island, where a child resembling Abel attacked the Dawn and was knocked unconscious by his Conqueror’s Haki.

• Jinbe, King Neptune, and Zephyr exposed Hody Jones’s scheme, cleared out the conspirators, and returned the rescued mermaid girls to their families.
• Ryugu Palace concealed the incident from the public, compensated the victims, and began considering the Fish-Man District’s future.
• Virgo submitted his report, and headquarters ordered Arlong and his accomplices executed by firing squad.
• A surviving conspirator told an aged contact that Princess Shirahoshi might possess Poseidon’s power, and the contact ordered that possibility eradicated.
• A Sea King destroyed the conspirator’s merchant ship and swallowed him as he tried to escape toward Fish-Man Island.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi cleared a path through the storm around Egghead Island, then struck down a child resembling Abel when the child attacked the Dawn.

Dr. Vegapunk tested Adam, a new artificial human built with Abel’s and Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s Lineage Factors, against Yoriichi. Adam demonstrated powerful abilities but overheated and was defeated, leaving Vegapunk convinced that Yoriichi could serve as a template for stronger Pacifistas.

• Adam halted his descent above the Dawn warship and fired a laser, but Tsugikuni Yoriichi blocked the blast and kept the ship safe.
• Dr. Vegapunk revealed that Adam was his artificial-human masterpiece and asked Yoriichi to test his abilities.
• Adam attacked Yoriichi with rapid sword strikes while Vegapunk’s team recorded his movements and activated the Number Six Lineage Factor.
• Yoriichi defended against Adam’s increasingly fast attacks until Adam’s body temperature neared its critical limit.
• Yoriichi countered and stopped his blade at Adam’s neck, ending the test.
• Dr. Vegapunk concluded that Yoriichi’s blood could help him create more powerful Pacifistas.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi brought Adam and a Marine team to Egghead Island to meet Dr. Vegapunk and prepare to leave with him. As Vegapunk studied Yoriichi’s strength and Yoriichi considered the scientist’s path to immortality, the World Government dispatched Borsalino and Saturn to reclaim Vegapunk or kill him.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned that Adam was a thoughtless cyborg weapon whose body had reached its limit after their fight, then agreed to escort him back to Egghead Island.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Robin, and a Marine team entered Egghead Island, where Robin voiced concerns about trusting Dr. Vegapunk and Yoriichi urged them to leave quickly.
• Dr. Vegapunk analyzed Adam’s battle data and considered using Yoriichi’s Lineage Factor or a mechanical body to reproduce his swordsmanship.
• Dr. Vegapunk told Yoriichi’s group to explore while he prepared to leave, and Yoriichi reflected on Vegapunk’s brain-based existence as a possible form of immortality.
• Marine Headquarters sent Borsalino to Egghead Island, while Saturn joined the mission to reclaim Dr. Vegapunk or kill him if the New Marines could not be stopped from taking him.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned that a Marineford fleet was likely heading for Egghead Island and helped Dr. Vegapunk evacuate its researchers and research. As the island prepared to flee, Robin intercepted a Cipher Pol agent and declared Egghead Island New Marines territory, warning Borsalino and Saturn against opposing them.

• Tensei reported Marineford’s deployment of ten warships and a World Government vessel, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi told him to prepare Whole Cake Island’s defenses.
• Yoriichi warned Robin that Egghead Island might face a Buster Call, and Dr. Vegapunk activated an evacuation that sent researchers and equipment toward twelve ships disguised as sea beast weapons.
• Dr. Vegapunk asked Yoriichi to protect him and the island’s researchers, and Yoriichi agreed to take them under his protection.
• Dr. Vegapunk’s clones loaded a huge covered container onto the warship Dawn while the island’s researchers and robots continued the evacuation.
• Robin caught a Cipher Pol agent spying on the evacuation, restrained him, and used the communications device to warn Borsalino and Saturn that Egghead Island belonged to the New Marines.

Saint Saturn and Borsalino concluded that defeating Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the New Marines was the only way to keep Dr. Vegapunk from being taken away. As the evacuation fleet departed Egghead Island for Fish-Man Island, Dr. Vegapunk revealed that a rusted giant robot came from the Ancient Kingdom, deepening Robin’s questions about the Void Century.

• Saint Saturn asked Borsalino how to proceed, and Borsalino said they would have to defeat Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the New Marines.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered Robin to gather suspicious people while the New Marines prepared to evacuate Egghead Island.
• The Sea Beasts fleet left Egghead Island for Fish-Man Island, carrying Dr. Vegapunk, his research, and a giant robot despite the fleet’s slow pace.
• Robin questioned whether transporting the robot was worth the risk, and Dr. Vegapunk revealed that the Ancient Kingdom had built it eight hundred years earlier.
• Robin asked Dr. Vegapunk about the Ancient Kingdom, and he said the island had been its former site and that it had been an enemy of the World Government.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi encouraged Robin to focus on the present, reminding her that those alive now were creating history.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s fleet stopped at Long Cloud Island to replenish supplies while evading the pursuing Marines. A Cipher Pol agent named Anton, ordered to sabotage the New Marines, left his farewell with Sunny behind and swam toward the fleet under cover of night, where Yoriichi sensed something amiss.

• Yoriichi informed Dr. Vegapunk that the Marines were likely pursuing them and persuaded him to discard some equipment to lighten the fleet, though the speed increase was small.
• After nearly half a month at sea, the fleet reached Long Cloud Island, where Yoriichi sent Robin ashore to buy supplies and explained their revised route to Vegapunk.
• Anton confirmed to his Cipher Pol superior that the Dawn had arrived, then received orders to destroy or poison the New Marines’ ships and delay their departure.
• Anton declined Sunny’s offer to sell his salted fish, spent time with her, and thanked her before returning to his shack.
• Anton put on his black suit and swam through the sea toward the fleet, while Yoriichi sensed an approaching disturbance aboard the Dawn.

Anton infiltrated the New Marines’ fleet and destroyed an engine room with explosives, dying in the blast, but the ship’s backup systems let the fleet depart on schedule. Sunny sensed the loss without knowing Anton was gone, and left his empty home still expecting him to return.

• Anton climbed aboard the easternmost sea beast warship and planted bombs in its engine room after Tsugikuni Yoriichi detected the intruder and alerted his subordinates.
• Frais followed the water trail to the engine room, sensed danger, and escaped the blast with his Marines, while Anton died in the explosion.
• Robin and the researchers investigated the damage and found that the ship could sail using its backup power systems.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi left the attack to Robin, and the New Marines repaired the vessel and departed Long Cloud Island the next morning.
• Sunny felt chest pain and cried at the sight of the distant explosion, then visited Anton’s empty home and left without knowing he would never return.

Saint Saturn and Borsalino struggled to track Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s fleet as it sailed toward Fish-Man Island, while the New Marines prepared an ambush for the World Government fleet. Mihawk’s group intercepted the warships, and Mihawk launched a slash at Vice Admiral Strawberry’s ship.

• Saint Saturn ordered CP0 to investigate Anton’s family and kill them after Anton stopped reporting in.
• Borsalino reasoned that Yoriichi’s fleet was not heading back to Whole Cake Island, while the New Marines secretly sailed toward Fish-Man Island.
• Saint Saturn rejected a CP0 agent’s proposal to attack a New Marines-controlled island, insisting that eliminating traitors was the fleet’s main objective.
• Mihawk, Abel, and Kuma set out from Thunder God Island to intercept Borsalino’s fleet, following Yoriichi’s orders.
• Mihawk raised the New Marines’ Golden Phoenix Flag after the Marine fleet warned his ship to stop.
• Vice Admiral Strawberry saw Mihawk’s slash racing through the waves toward his warship.

The New Marines attacked the Marine and World Government fleet, with Abel striking Saint Saturn’s vessel and Mihawk confronting Borsalino aboard a warship. After several ships were destroyed and Mihawk was spirited away by a mysterious figure, Saint Saturn considered retreat while searching for a way to stop the New Marines.

• Mihawk’s slash split Strawberry’s warship, and Saint Saturn recognized the New Marines’ Phoenix flag approaching.
• Abel attacked Saint Saturn with Fire Dragon Emperor, splitting and setting the World Government vessel ablaze, while Borsalino escaped the flames as light.
• Mihawk appeared aboard Vice Admiral Rakuro’s ship, ordered Borsalino to leave, and deflected his laser attack.
• Borsalino charged Mihawk with a Light Sword, but Mihawk blocked him and split the warship with successive slashes.
• Borsalino evaded Mihawk’s attack, and a huge figure with a paw-padded hand whisked Mihawk away from the wreckage.
• Saint Saturn reappeared on another ship, furious and shaken, and considered retreat as he sought a way to stop the New Marines.

Mihawk, Abel, and Kuma ambushed Saint Saturn and Borsalino’s fleet, destroying one warship and forcing the Marines to evacuate while the battle continued. Tsugikuni Yoriichi learned that Saturn had joined the operation and praised the group before vowing the Gorosei would not remain active much longer.

• Kuma struck Saint Saturn with a furious punch, then used a shockwave to slam him into the deck while Abel blocked Vice Admiral Maynard’s attack and wounded him.
• Abel fought through the Marines as Kuma faced Saint Saturn, who transformed into his Gyuki form and escaped onto a nearby warship after the first ship was split in two.
• Mihawk and Borsalino continued fighting, and Mihawk cut Borsalino’s arm when the Admiral was briefly distracted by the destruction nearby.
• Abel and Kuma cornered Saint Saturn aboard another warship as the Marine commanders evacuated their subordinates and rescued sailors from the sea.
• Issho informed Tsugikuni Yoriichi that Mihawk and the others had driven off Kizaru and Saturn’s fleet, and Yoriichi told them to recover before he returned to Whole Cake Island.

After the New Marines drove Borsalino and Saint Saturn’s battered fleet from the New World, the defeat fueled unrest worldwide and made the New Marines’ strength impossible to ignore. Zephyr’s training ship entered the New World, where a pirate crew led by a man claiming to be Whitebeard’s son approached, intent on attacking the Marines.

• Saint Saturn suppressed his desire for revenge and ordered Borsalino to monitor Tsugikuni Yoriichi after they returned from the New World.
• Mihawk and his companions reached Thunder God Island to recover, while Mihawk regretted that they had lacked the strength to capture Saint Saturn.
• News of the Marine fleet’s defeat spread worldwide, strengthening public resistance and straining the World Government as Dragon’s organization stirred rebellions.
• Zephyr’s warship surfaced near the New World, and Zephyr read news of the New Marines’ victory while Ace and Sabo reacted with shock.
• A pirate ship approached Zephyr’s warship, and its burly leader vowed to avenge Whitebeard by killing the Marines while a short old woman encouraged him.

Zephyr confronted Buckingham Stussy and her son Edward Weevil after they attacked his warship, seeking to build Weevil’s reputation. Zephyr drove Weevil back twice, but Weevil quickly recovered and claimed his strength surpassed Zephyr’s, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Zephyr ordered Ace, Sabo, and Luffy into the cabin before opening fire on the approaching pirate ship.
• Buckingham Stussy and Edward Weevil boarded the warship, and Stussy revealed she had targeted the Marines to help her son establish a name and claim Whitebeard’s legacy.
• Zephyr ordered the Marines to shoot, but Weevil blocked the bullets with a powerful gust of air and charged Zephyr with his naginata.
• Zephyr blocked Weevil’s first strike, disarmed him, and punched him through the cabin wall before attacking Buckingham Stussy.
• Weevil recovered quickly, reclaimed his naginata, and laughed that he was Whitebeard’s son and stronger than Zephyr, who realized the fight was becoming difficult to control.

Zephyr and the Marine trainees fought Buckingham and Weevil, whose immense strength and strange mother-son abilities overwhelmed the warship’s defenders. As Zephyr tried to protect the survivors, Ace and Sabo left the cabin to reach the deck, where Buckingham restored Weevil’s strength.

• Zephyr realized Weevil might truly be Whitebeard’s biological son, while Buckingham urged Weevil to kill him.
• Buckingham evaded the Marines’ gunfire, killed a trainee by biting his neck, and was nearly struck down by Zephyr before Weevil intercepted the attack.
• Weevil sent Zephyr flying with a sword strike and swept the deck with a Flying Slash, killing Marines and damaging the ship’s cabin and watchtower.
• Ace left the cabin despite Sabo’s warning, and Sabo followed after ordering Luffy to stay behind.
• Zephyr returned to find Weevil had slaughtered many trainees, but his attempt to finish Weevil was interrupted when Buckingham attacked the survivors.
• Buckingham returned to Weevil and bit his neck, restoring his strength as Zephyr gathered the remaining Marines to defend them.

Zephyr analyzed Buckingham's poison-like healing ability and fought her and Weevil while trying to protect his Marines. When Buckingham targeted Ace and Sabo, the boys fought back with their Logia powers, ending with Ace engulfing her in flames.

• Zephyr armed himself with a sword and ordered the trainees to protect themselves while he faced Weevil.
• Buckingham attacked the Marines, and Weevil struck Zephyr through the deck after a trainee's scream distracted him.
• Zephyr ambushed Buckingham from beneath the deck but failed to stop her from killing more Marines.
• Buckingham rushed Ace and Sabo, forcing Zephyr to confront Weevil while the boys defended themselves.
• Ace burned Buckingham with the Mera Mera no Mi, and Sabo revealed his Logia power by evading her attack as lightning.
• Sabo struck Buckingham with lightning, then Ace unleashed his Great Fire Ring: Flame Emperor and engulfed her in flames.

Ace’s Flame Emperor attack devastated Zephyr’s warship, badly wounded Buckingham and Weevil, and left the Marines mourning their fallen cadets. After the survivors chose to repair the ship at Thunder God Island, Ace and Sabo resolved to grow stronger, and the Marines publicized their feat and promoted them to majors.

• Ace unleashed Flame Emperor across the warship, forcing Zephyr and Sabo to evade the inferno while Weevil and Buckingham suffered severe burns.
• Weevil carried the unconscious Buckingham away, and Zephyr stopped Sabo from pursuing them so the Marines could rescue survivors and extinguish the fire.
• Zephyr ordered the damaged warship to make for Thunder God Island, where the New Marines could repair it.
• Ace and Sabo grieved for the cadets who had died, then told Zephyr they wanted to become strong enough to protect their companions.
• The Marines publicized Ace and Sabo’s role in driving back Buckingham and Weevil, awarded both boys the rank of major, and presented them as rising leaders.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi's fleet reached the waters near Risky Red Island, while Rouge learned from a newspaper that Ace had become a Marine major. On Hachinosu Island, Buckingham arrived with Weevil and asked Ochoku to discuss cooperation.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi read about Ace and Sabo's promotions, reflected on their futures, and ordered his crew to take ten days of rest at Risky Red Island.
• Rouge recognized Ace in a newspaper photograph and felt both pride and concern about his life as a Marine.
• Buckingham and Weevil arrived at Hachinosu Island, where Steed Ritz recognized Buckingham and attacked Weevil.
• Ochoku stopped Steed Ritz and welcomed Buckingham, who said she had come to discuss cooperation.

Buckingham and Weevil agreed to kill Kyros in exchange for Ochoku killing Ace and Sabo and letting them join Hachinosu Island. Meanwhile, Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Dr. Vegapunk traveled toward Fish-Man Island, but a colossal anglerfish swallowed the Dawn with its crew aboard.

• Buckingham offered Ochoku her and Weevil's service in exchange for help killing Ace and Sabo, but Ochoku initially rejected the offer.
• Ochoku proposed that Buckingham kill Kyros in Dressrosa, promising to kill Ace and Sabo and give the pair refuge on Hachinosu Island afterward.
• Buckingham accepted Ochoku's deal, and Weevil laughed along with Ochoku.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi asked Dr. Vegapunk to modify the Dawn with the experimental Mother Seed, but Dr. Vegapunk wanted to wait until they secured a base on Fish-Man Island.
• A giant anglerfish rushed toward the fleet; Tsugikuni Yoriichi foresaw that intervening would end with the ship destroyed and everyone dead, and the fish swallowed the Dawn.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi led his crew through the giant fish’s esophagus and landed in its stomach, where he discovered an island and rescued Miskina Ashiye. Yoriichi learned that another survivor, a girl, was elsewhere inside the fish, and Miskina Ashiye reacted with alarm when Yoriichi revealed her existence.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi calmed his crew as their warship was swept into the giant fish and ordered them to prepare for impact.
• The warship landed in the fish’s stomach, where Yoriichi ordered the Marines to secure the ship, gather supplies, and inspect the wreckage while Dr. Vegapunk studied the surroundings.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi crossed the stomach acid and found an island where Miskina Ashiye was disguised as a mottled baby dinosaur.
• Miskina Ashiye introduced himself and explained that he had survived inside the fish for more than a hundred years, but claimed he did not know how to escape.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Miskina Ashiye that he had sensed another survivor, a girl, in a different stomach, and Miskina Ashiye demanded to know where she was.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi reunited Miskina Ashiye with his daughter Olga inside Lord Lantern and learned how Pure Gold had kept Ashiye alive for nearly two hundred years. Ashiye gave Yoriichi the Pure Gold ring, and Yoriichi resolved to use its power to live long enough to witness his ideal world.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi carried Miskina Ashiye to another stomach island, where Ashiye reunited with Olga after nearly two hundred years apart.
• Olga blamed Ashiye for her mother's death and the destruction of Alchemi before the two reconciled beside their campfire.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi explored the island, found a freshwater lake and an unfamiliar Devil Fruit, then returned to the reunited father and daughter.
• Miskina Ashiye told Tsugikuni Yoriichi that Pure Gold had caused Alchemi to be eaten by Lord Lantern and had prolonged his life.
• Miskina Ashiye gave Tsugikuni Yoriichi the Pure Gold ring, and its glow briefly shook Lord Lantern's stomach until Yoriichi covered it.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi considered whether immortality could end the Great Age of Piracy and decided he wanted to live to see his ideal world.