Chapter Summaries

Issho ordered Aramaki to find the Straw Hat Pirates, but a week of searches across Whole Cake Island turned up nothing. After realizing Dragon could have hidden them inland, Issho sent Aramaki to seek help from Vegapunk’s bionic beasts, while Dragon told Luffy’s crew they would infiltrate Cake Island that night to search for the Road Poneglyph.

• Issho raised the Straw Hat Pirates’ pursuit priority and assigned Aramaki to lead an intensive search of Whole Cake Island.
• Aramaki reported that a week of ship inspections, patrols, and sonar searches had produced no clues about the Straw Hats.
• Issho realized Dragon’s Wind-Wind Fruit might have carried the crew inland, and he urged Aramaki to use Vegapunk’s bionic beasts to search the islands.
• On Hazel Island, Vivi and Nami reported that New Marines still controlled the harbor, while Luffy grew restless in hiding.
• Dragon announced that the crew would infiltrate Cake Island that night, explaining that they had little time and no useful way to scout its defenses.
• Dragon planned to draw away the island’s strongest fighters while Luffy’s crew searched the pirate treasure vault beneath the main building for the Road Poneglyph.

Dragon attacked Cake Island with a storm and tsunami to draw the New Marines’ strongest fighters away while Luffy and his companions entered Whole Cake Island to obtain the Road Poneglyph. Issho recognized the assault and sent someone to confront Dragon, who sensed a powerful fighter approaching.

• A Marine on coastal watch spotted Dragon hovering over the sea and raised the alarm as Dragon unleashed a hurricane and towering waves against Cake Island’s Naval Port.
• Dragon used the attack to challenge the New Marines’ growing prestige after learning Tsugikuni Yoriichi planned to execute Revolutionary Army commanders, while buying Luffy and his companions time to pursue the Road Poneglyph.
• The tsunami devastated coastal Marine facilities, and Baccarat reported the attack to Issho at headquarters.
• Issho ordered the Marines to prepare the headquarters’ defenses and evacuate the coast, saying he had already dispatched someone to deal with the attacker.
• Dragon sensed a powerful Conqueror’s Haki and detected one fighter rushing toward him from the center of Cake Island.

Dragon’s tsunami devastated Cake Island’s harbor before Dracule Mihawk arrived and engaged him in an aerial duel. Mihawk and Dragon traded attacks and tested each other’s abilities, ending with their Haki clashing as Mihawk countered Dragon’s claw strike.

• Dragon’s tsunami destroyed Cake Island’s seawall, capsized the docked warships, and swept Marines into the waves.
• Mihawk arrived and struck Dragon with his black blade, wounding Dragon’s palm before their attacks carried them apart.
• Dragon used wind to evade Mihawk’s slashes and close-range attacks, while Mihawk adapted his aerial movements and continued pressing the fight.
• Dragon launched wind blades at Mihawk, who blocked them with Yoru and counterattacked, narrowly avoiding another wind blade.
• Dragon seized an opening and attacked Mihawk’s chest, but Mihawk countered with a Haki-coated sword finger, and their Haki collided in a burst of black-red lightning.

As Dragon and Mihawk’s battle sent Cake Island into chaos, the Straw Hat Pirates broke into New Marine Headquarters to search for its treasury. Issho learned they were likely after the Road Poneglyphs and prepared to stop them.

• Dragon and Mihawk’s Conqueror’s Haki swept across Cake Island as a tsunami threatened New Marine Headquarters.
• A messenger told Issho that the Straw Hat Pirates had infiltrated the base, and Issho ordered Abel to capture Luffy and his group.
• Luffy led Vivi, Sanji, Usopp, Koby, Carrot, Chopper, and Brook through headquarters while Franky and Nami stayed aboard the Thousand Sunny.
• Brook sent his soul underground to search for the treasury, while the Straw Hats fought New Marines and headed toward the underground facilities.
• Abel reported that the Straw Hats might be seeking a Road Poneglyph, and Issho accepted the guess and called for increased pressure on them.

The Straw Hat Pirates raced through the New Marines’ underground base toward the treasury, where they hoped to copy the Road Poneglyph before stronger enemies arrived. Bartholomew Kuma intercepted them, but Sanji held him off so Luffy and the others could continue.

• Brook guided the Straw Hat Pirates through the underground corridors toward the treasury while Luffy hurried to avoid delaying Dragon’s fight.
• Kuma and a squad of New Marines ambushed the Straw Hat Pirates in an underground plaza, and Kuma blasted Luffy into a wall with a shockwave.
• Kuma identified himself as a New Marine vice admiral and prepared to capture the Straw Hat Pirates, while Sanji urged Luffy to take the others and go ahead.
• Luffy agreed and led the group toward the treasury, but Kuma attacked him before they could leave the plaza.
• Sanji blocked Kuma’s strike, allowing Luffy and the others to escape, then dodged Kuma’s sudden attack from behind.

Luffy and his crew reached the New Marines’ treasury, where Abel and two Seraphim blocked their path. After Abel wounded Luffy and shrugged off his attack, Luffy transformed as the Drum of Liberation resounded, catching Abel and Kuma’s attention.

• Luffy led his companions through the underground corridor toward the treasury, where Abel, S-Mihawk, and S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi guarded the gate.
• Abel slashed at the Straw Hat Pirates, and Luffy intercepted the attack in Gear Fourth before confronting him alone.
• Abel wounded Luffy’s extended arm and remained unharmed after Luffy struck him, while the other Straw Hats watched anxiously.
• Luffy stopped holding back and began transforming as the Drum of Liberation beat through the corridor.
• Abel froze at the sound, and Kuma turned toward the corridor after Sanji kicked him away.

Luffy entered Gear Fifth and overwhelmed Abel while breaking into the underground treasure vault. As the Straw Hat Pirates rushed inside, the intelligent Seraphim S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Abel to stall for time, and Abel unleashed his powerful Fire Dragon Great Torch.

• Kuma sensed Luffy's Drum of Liberation, recognized Joy Boy, and rushed away from his fight with Sanji.
• Abel rejected the idea that Luffy was Joy Boy and attacked him, but Luffy used his Nika powers to defend himself and swallow Abel's flames.
• Luffy struck at Abel and the Seraphim, then smashed open the treasure vault door and led his companions inside.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi spoke up and instructed Abel to stall for time because Luffy could not maintain his transformed state for long.
• Abel obeyed and launched Fire Dragon Great Torch at Luffy and the others.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Abel and S-Mihawk as they fought their way to the New Marines’ vault. At the vault entrance, S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed overwhelming Haki and attacked Luffy, setting up a clash with the chapter’s most dangerous opponent.

• Abel attacked Luffy and his companions with the Fire Dragon Great Torch, but Luffy broke through the flames with Star Gun and sent Abel crashing into the vault.
• S-Mihawk ambushed Luffy from the smoke, but Koby and Brook helped distract him, allowing Luffy to slam the Seraphim into a crater and incapacitate him.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates reached the vault entrance, where S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi remained as its final guard.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that overwhelmed several Straw Hats, then struck at Luffy with a sudden slash.
• Luffy escaped the slash while carrying his companions, recognized the danger of S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s attack, and laughed as the Drum of Liberation beat within him.

Luffy felt an inexplicable joy and began fighting S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi, but the Seraphim deflected his Star Gun and wounded his arm. As Luffy’s exhaustion created another opening, S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi brought his blade down on him.

• Luffy laughed unexpectedly, then told Koby and the others they should be happy about getting the Poneglyph.
• Luffy charged S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi with Star Gun, but the Seraphim deflected the punch with Mikumikuro.
• Luffy realized his Observation Haki’s visions no longer matched what happened against S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi exploited Luffy’s retracting arm, forcing him to counter with a headbutt and narrowly injuring his upper arm.
• Luffy leaped back as Koby, Brook, and the others watched in alarm, then weakened from exhaustion and exposed another opening.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi moved in and brought his blade down on Luffy.

Luffy was nearly defeated by S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi until an ancient voice awakened a new power in him, letting him counterattack and wound the Seraphim. Abel then revealed S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s full-power form, leaving Luffy to face a six-armed swordsman wielding multiple blades.

• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi wounded Luffy with a slash, and Luffy blocked his next attack with an earth mound infused with Haki.
• As Luffy’s injuries and exhaustion worsened, S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi fired a laser, which Luffy caught and turned into a spear of light.
• When S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s blade threatened Luffy again, an ancient voice urged him to keep fighting, and white flames formed a shield and spear around him.
• Luffy’s body attacked on its own, forcing S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi back and piercing him with several wounds before Luffy regained consciousness.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi transformed his wings into extra arms, and Abel arrived with swords from the vault and threw them to the Seraphim.

Luffy fought S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi at the New Marines' treasury entrance, using his awakened Nika powers and accelerated regeneration to withstand the Seraphim’s overwhelming swordsmanship. The battle became a contest of endurance, and S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi finally reached his limit and stopped fighting.

• Dr. Vegapunk’s modifications had given S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi six arms and increased his strength, but his artificial body still had limits.
• Luffy recovered, gained combat memories, and used white flames to conjure arms that blocked S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s blades.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi overwhelmed Luffy with relentless attacks, while Luffy’s white flames healed his wounds at the cost of his stamina.
• Luffy realized S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi was also under severe strain and focused on surviving until the Seraphim wore down.
• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi’s attacks weakened until he froze, enveloped in steam, and lost the strength to continue fighting.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated the Seraphim and Abel, then prepared to take a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph before reinforcements arrived. Kuma appeared and revealed that he believed Luffy was Joy Boy; after removing Luffy’s exhaustion, he left the group unsure what would happen next.

• S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the Seraphim stopped fighting, and Luffy’s companions realized the Straw Hat Pirates had won.
• Luffy hurled his White Flame Spear through Abel’s weakened slash and blasted him into the treasury.
• Luffy collapsed from exhaustion after leaving his Nika state, then asked Carrot to watch over their unconscious companions while he and the others prepared to enter the treasury.
• Kuma appeared behind Luffy and his companions, blocked their attacks, and asked them to stop because he had no intention of fighting.
• Kuma used a paw-shaped sphere to remove Luffy’s exhaustion, pain, and hunger, and Luffy’s expression eased when he sensed Kuma meant no harm.

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated the defenders and entered the treasure vault to copy the Road Poneglyph, while Dragon and Mihawk continued battling above Cake Island. With the New Marines’ defenses breached, Issho ordered the Tech Sea Beast Unit to seal off the island.

• Kuma let Luffy pass toward the treasure vault, told him Sanji would arrive soon, and asked how the Straw Hats planned to leave Cake Island.
• Sanji reached Carrot and the unconscious Straw Hats, learned that Luffy’s group had gone to copy the Road Poneglyph, and stayed with Carrot.
• Issho helped Mihawk fight Dragon by lifting wreckage and land into the air as platforms, and Dragon sensed that Luffy had won his battle below.
• Communications officers told Issho that S-Mihawk, S-Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and Abel had been defeated and that the Straw Hat Pirates had entered the treasure vault.
• Issho ordered Dr. Vegapunk’s Tech Sea Beast Unit to seal off Cake Island and considered the Straw Hats’ reunion with Dragon a chance for the New Marines to strike.

Issho confronted Kuma after surveillance footage showed him aiding the Straw Hat Pirates, but Kuma chose to help them escape rather than obey the order to capture them. Kuma sent Luffy, Koby, Brook, and the others away through the ceiling, then faced Zoro and the arriving Marines without resisting.

• Issho watched footage of Kuma standing by while Luffy and Koby made rubbings of the Road Poneglyphs, and he ordered Baccarat to contact Kuma.
• Issho told Kuma to take down the Straw Hat Pirates, but Kuma apologized and remained silent.
• Sanji thanked Kuma, who explained that he had chosen to help them and hoped Joy Boy and his companions would become warriors of liberation.
• Kuma blasted a hole through the ceiling and used his powers to make the Straw Hat Pirates disappear, leaving the corridor empty except for him.
• Zoro arrived with a Marine squad and ordered Kuma to surrender, but Kuma refused to fight.

After Dragon and the Straw Hat Pirates escaped Cake Island, Issho reported Kuma’s betrayal to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who learned Kuma had acted because he believed Luffy was Joy Boy. Yoriichi removed Kuma from his New Marines positions but allowed him to live with Ginny and kept his daughter enrolled at the Marine Academy.

• Mihawk reflected on his battle with Dragon before Kuina summoned him back to the New Marine base.
• Issho called Tsugikuni Yoriichi and reported the attack on Cake Island and Kuma’s role in helping the Straw Hat Pirates escape.
• Yoriichi considered the growing conflict between his goals and Dragon’s, then learned Kuma had freed Luffy because he believed Luffy was Joy Boy.
• Yoriichi stripped Kuma of his New Marines rank, merits, and privileges, but let him live with Ginny and kept his daughter at the Marine Academy.

After Dragon attacked Cake Island, the New Marines used the press to shape public opinion and strengthen their political position while Tsugikuni Yoriichi continued consolidating Marine authority. He told captured commanders Mori and Crow about Dragon’s actions, hoping their disillusionment would make them abandon the Revolutionary Army.

• Issho used Morgans’ newspapers to publicize Dragon’s attack, portray the New Marines as victims, and brand the Straw Hat Pirates the Fifth Emperor while revealing they held two Road Poneglyphs.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi judged that the Straw Hat Pirates posed little immediate threat and focused instead on Dragon’s Revolutionary Army and expanding Marine control over the World Conference.
• Sakazuki safely brought the captured Revolutionary Army commanders Mori and Crow to Marine Headquarters, where Tsugikuni Yoriichi told them Dragon had attacked Cake Island to help his pirate son.
• Yoriichi’s account and the newspaper reports made Mori and Crow question whether Dragon valued the Revolutionary Army or its comrades, weakening their loyalty in prison.
• Yoriichi watched Mori and Crow’s reactions with Kizaru and Akainu and said their shattered faith might lead them to seize a chance to live.

On the eve of the Revolutionary Army commander’s public execution, King Qiaoqiao challenged Marine Headquarters over its modest accommodations, but Brannew deflected the complaint without giving in. Elizabe II warned the rulers that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had invited them for more than the execution, while Yoriichi offered Crow and Mori a chance to work with him and claimed he had dealt with the Celestial Dragons.

• King Qiaoqiao complained about the rulers’ barracks, and other kings gathered to watch and voice suspicions about the Marines’ expanding power.
• Brannew defended Marine Headquarters’ accommodations and its spending, then left without granting King Qiaoqiao’s request for a better room.
• Elizabe II told King Qiaoqiao that the Marines were showing force and that Tsugikuni Yoriichi likely had designs on the rulers, prompting them to leave and consider his warning.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi visited Crow and Mori in their cells and offered them the chance to work with him instead of being executed.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi said he had dealt with the Celestial Dragons, and Crow and Mori reacted with shock and excitement.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi revealed to Crow and Mori that he had destroyed Mary Geoise and offered them a chance to bring the Revolutionary Army under Marine protection. Crow and Mori accepted the possibility of leading their organization back onto what they considered the right path.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi told Crow and Mori that he had destroyed Mary Geoise and killed the Celestial Dragons and Gorosei.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi warned that he would destroy the Revolutionary Army if it obstructed his plans, but offered to take in its idealistic members if its commanders removed those driven by selfish desires.
• Crow and Mori reconsidered their trust in Dragon and recognized that Yoriichi's offer could protect their comrades and give them a future.
• Crow said he wanted the chance to lead the Revolutionary Army back onto the right path, and Mori agreed.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi approved their decision and left the prison.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi staged Crow and Mori’s escape during their public execution, but struck them down as they fled Marineford. Their fate remained uncertain as they fell toward the sea.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi kept Crow and Mori imprisoned until the public execution, intending to make their supposed loyalty to the Marines convincing.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the Admirals appeared before the assembled royals, reporters, and Marines, and Sakazuki delivered a speech condemning Crow and Mori.
• Mori shattered the execution platform, while Crow’s crows attacked the royals and the Marines moved to protect them.
• Crow and Mori escaped their restraints and fled toward the harbor, using their abilities to evade the Marines.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi drew his sword and slashed Crow and Mori in midair, sending their bleeding bodies toward the sea.

After Crow and Mori escaped their execution, Tsugikuni Yoriichi struck them down while the Marines escorted the shaken royals away. At the afternoon World Conference, Borsalino argued that unbearable living conditions created pirates, making the royals realize the Marines were challenging their rule.

• Tsugikuni Yoriichi ordered Sakazuki to retrieve the prisoners and Borsalino to escort the royal families, while Crow and Mori were secretly rescued by a submarine.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi planned to publicize the royals’ panicked behavior to weaken ordinary people’s awe of the nobility, and Brannew handled reporters’ questions.
• Ivankov watched the broadcast of Crow and Mori being struck down and broke into tears, while Revolutionary Army members grew more dissatisfied with Dragon’s absence.
• Brannew opened the World Conference, where Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Borsalino, and Sakazuki represented Marine Headquarters.
• Borsalino said that cruel, unbearable lives gave rise to pirates, and Elizabe II realized the Marines were coming for the royal families.