Chapter Summaries

Nereus arrived at his tavern on Hachinosu and stopped Kaido’s drunken brawl, then settled the damage and sent Nanamo to meet Katakuri and the others. Kaido was left to restore the tavern while Nereus kept watch over his daughter’s plans and safety.

• Kaido fought a group of pirates in Nereus’s tavern while Nanamo recorded the damage and charged him for it.
• Nereus entered, silencing the watching pirates, and Nanamo greeted him as her father.
• Nereus knocked Kaido to the floor for causing trouble on his turf and ordered him to restore the tavern.
• Nanamo tried to argue that Kaido should pay extra, but Nereus challenged her inflated bill and gave her allowance money.
• Nereus reminded Nanamo she was meeting Katakuri and the others, and she left with a large man escorting her.

After Kaido’s tavern fight ended, Nereus reflected on his past and his former marriage to Charlotte Linlin, then learned that an enemy group was approaching Beehive Island. He sent Sebastian to test their trained Sea Beasts while Kaido left to handle other business.

• Nereus considered his life since arriving in the world in 1471 and recalled his goal of overthrowing the World Government and ending the Celestial Dragons’ rule.
• Sebastian offered to check on Nanamo, but Nereus said Big Pan was escorting her to visit her mother, Charlotte Linlin.
• Nereus reflected on his past relationship with Charlotte Linlin and their ongoing disagreement over Nanamo’s custody.
• Sebastian reported that a group with a grudge against Nereus’s crew was approaching Beehive Island, and Kaido left to take care of something.
• Nereus ordered Sebastian to take their trained Sea Beasts out and test their combat ability.

Nereus and his executives prepared to face challengers on Hachinosu while a curious rookie followed him from a tavern. The chapter ended with Nereus arriving at the southeastern coast as his crew gathered.

• Nereus left the tavern after the patrons overheard his plans, and a rookie pirate followed him to see the feared monster for himself.
• A middle-aged pirate warned the rookie that Rocks and Nereus were monsters, citing Rocks's killing of a Marine Admiral and Nereus's ability to match Rocks on land.
• At the southeastern coast, Sambel and Babel waited with the crew while their members inspected weapons.
• Sebastian returned and traded barbs with Babel about his lateness and his hair before Sambel told them Nereus was approaching.
• Nereus arrived, greeted by his crew as their captain, big brother, and boss.

Nereus’s crew confronted the Treasure Hunter Crew, a band of slave traders seeking revenge after their slave shipment was freed. Sebastian attacked their ship while Babel prepared trained Sea Beasts, leaving Treba Bruchi and his crew stranded on a sinking vessel.

• Sambel identified the approaching Treasure Hunter Crew and explained that Nereus’s men had freed the slaves they were transporting.
• Nereus agreed to let Sebastian handle the attackers, and Sebastian charged across the sea toward their ship.
• Babel used a conch shell to summon three enormous Sea Beasts from the nearby harbor.
• Treba Bruchi ordered his crew to attack Beehive Island, dismissing their fears and boasting that he could defeat Nereus’s men.
• Sebastian emerged beneath the Treasure Hunter Crew’s ship after breaking its keel, and the vessel began sinking with Treba and his crew aboard.

Sebastian and Babel led the Fish-Men in a sea-based assault that destroyed Treba Bruchi’s ship and defeated him. The remaining slave traders were hunted down by Fighting Fish as Babel hurried away with Sebastian’s hammer.

• Treba Bruchi accused the Fish-Men of ruining his life, and Sebastian attacked him with a thrown warhammer.
• Babel arrived atop a Sea Giraffe with two other Sea Beasts and directed them to destroy Treba’s ship.
• Sebastian struck Treba with Fish-Man Karate, while the Sea Beasts shattered the vessel and left its crew struggling in the water.
• Sebastian threw Treba into the sea with Fish-Man Jujutsu and drowned him beneath the waves.
• Babel rode away with Sebastian’s hammer, and Fighting Fish attacked the surviving slave traders as Babel urged the Sea Giraffe to swim faster.

Rocks D. Zebek returned to Hachinosu and tried again to recruit Nereus, who rejected his plan to seize power and revealed that he intended to become king of the Ryugu Kingdom. The two headed to a reef flat to fight, with Rocks eager to see Nereus use his full strength.

• Rocks arrived at Hachinosu and asked Nereus whether he had reconsidered joining the Rocks Pirates.
• Nereus refused, arguing that Rocks underestimated the World Government's strength and did not understand the consequences of attacking it.
• Nereus said becoming king of the Ryugu Kingdom was part of his own plan, but kept the details secret.
• Nereus flew toward the center of Hachinosu, and Rocks followed after they agreed to settle their disagreement with their usual fight.
• Nereus suggested they battle on a reef flat, and Rocks agreed because he wanted to see Nereus go all out.

Nereus and Rocks fought an all-out spar on a reef shore, trading powerful Haki-coated attacks that devastated the surrounding sea and sky. Their clash left the boy who had come to witness the strong staring at the torn sky, confronted with the scale of their power.

• Nereus reached the reef shore before Rocks, who arrived and announced he would not hold back.
• Rocks slashed Nereus with a powerful Haki-coated attack, but Nereus healed the wound through his Mythical Zoan regeneration.
• Nereus countered with Hell Stab, and Rocks blocked the thrust with his blade while warning him not to hit his face.
• Rocks attacked with Abyssal Curse, and Nereus evaded by turning into crimson mist before striking with New Moon.
• Nereus and Rocks clashed their Conqueror's Haki, tearing apart the clouds, draining the sea, and shattering the reefs.
• Nereus's subordinates admired his strength as the boy from the tavern reached the shore and witnessed the torn sky.

Nereus challenged Rocks’s beliefs and argued that freeing slaves could gradually win people’s trust, while Rocks insisted that only strength mattered. Their battle was interrupted when a golden-haired man arrived with news about Hachinosu’s treasure.

• Nereus warned Rocks that the World Government had powerful forces and that Rocks’s crew might not remain loyal in a crisis.
• Rocks dismissed ordinary people as weak and argued that resistance would not stop him from becoming King of the World.
• Nereus explained that freeing slaves could spread goodwill, and Rocks admitted that he had not secured either of the two legendary Devil Fruits he sought.
• A golden-haired man flew into the battle and told Nereus and Rocks to stop because he had news about Hachinosu’s treasure.

Shiki brought news that the Celestial Dragons had gathered at God Valley, along with Shakky and rare Devil Fruits, interrupting Rocks and Nereus’s fight. Rocks rushed back to Beehive Island, where the Rocks Pirates gathered to hear Charlotte Linlin’s intelligence about God Valley.

• Shiki arrived during Rocks and Nereus’s battle to report that Shakky, treasure, and rare Devil Fruits had been found at God Valley.
• Rocks stopped fighting when he learned the Celestial Dragons had gathered at his homeland, where his family lived, and hurried toward Beehive Island.
• Nereus asked Shiki about the Devil Fruits and then followed him to Beehive Island.
• Nereus found the Rocks Pirates’ core members gathered and bickering while Rocks waited in a dark mood.
• Charlotte Linlin arrived with a Den Den Mushi and documents, and Rocks demanded that she explain what she had learned about God Valley.

Rocks and the Rocks Pirates learned that Shakky was being held on a Celestial Dragon slave ship bound for God Valley, along with valuable treasure and Devil Fruits. Charlotte Linlin, Nereus, and Kaido formed a temporary alliance, and Rocks ordered the crew to prepare to sail.

• Charlotte Linlin played a recording revealing that Shakky was aboard a Celestial Dragon slave ship headed for God Valley, where treasure, Devil Fruits, and slaves were offered as prizes.
• The Rocks Pirates argued over rescuing Shakky and claiming the treasure, while Rocks recognized the coordinates as those of his hometown.
• Charlotte Linlin proposed that she and Nereus work together to claim the fruits and treasure, and Nereus agreed.
• Kaido asked to join their alliance so he could claim a Devil Fruit, and Charlotte Linlin and Nereus considered his request.
• Rocks ended the argument and ordered everyone willing to go to God Valley to prepare to set sail.

Rocks secured the Rocks Pirates’ agreement to attack God Valley, where Charlotte Linlin said their targets would be sent in two weeks. Meanwhile, Nanamo wandered Beehive Island under the protection of Hermes, Charlotte Linlin’s powerful Homie, and headed toward her mother’s residence for ice cream.

• Rocks persuaded the Rocks Pirates to join the God Valley plan by promising them a share of the profits.
• Charlotte Linlin said the group had two weeks to prepare and could reach God Valley by crossing the Calm Belt.
• The meeting ended, and the crew began preparing supplies and arranging their separate affairs before departure.
• Nanamo walked through Beehive Island while Hermes shielded her from objects thrown during a nearby pirate fight.
• Hermes offered to carry Nanamo to Charlotte Linlin’s residence, but Nanamo ignored it and kept hopping toward the ice cream.

Nanamo and Katakuri learned that the Fat Bottle Pirates had badly wounded Brulee while Charlotte Linlin was away. Katakuri rushed off with Nanamo and Hermes to take revenge, while Big Pan followed underground.

• Big Pan used the Swim-Swim Fruit to follow Nanamo beneath the ground as she crossed Beehive Island.
• Nanamo arrived at Charlotte Linlin's dock and found Brulee badly injured from a knife wound.
• Perospero told Nanamo and Katakuri that the Fat Bottle Pirates had attacked Brulee while Charlotte Linlin was away at a meeting.
• Nanamo insisted that she and Katakuri avenge Brulee, despite Brulee asking them not to go.
• Katakuri charged off with his trident, and Nanamo, Hermes, and Big Pan followed as Hermes told Perospero to notify Charlotte Linlin.

Nanamo and Katakuri went to confront the Fat Bottle Pirates over Brulee’s injury, while Hermes watched for hidden threats. Katakuri attacked the Pirates, and their captain tried to seize Nanamo, but she caught his sword barehanded.

• Hermes explained its obedience to Nanamo, Nereus, and Charlotte Linlin, and Perospero went to find a Den Den Mushi to alert Charlotte Linlin.
• Big Pan appeared from underground and told Perospero that Nanamo had gone with Katakuri.
• Katakuri told Nanamo he would hide his mouth and fangs after Brulee was injured, and Nanamo reassured him that he was handsome.
• Nanamo and Katakuri reached the Fat Bottle Pirates’ base, where the captain and his crew surrounded them and mocked Katakuri.
• Katakuri attacked the Pirates after the captain apologized, killing their strongest fighter in two exchanges.
• The captain ordered his crew to attack Katakuri and tried to take Nanamo hostage, but Nanamo caught his sword with her hand.

Nanamo used her Fish-Man strength and corrosive Fish Type ability to defeat the Fat Bottle Pirates who had tried to ambush her and Katakuri. The captain fled in terror, only to find Katakuri’s thrown trident in his path.

• The captain of the Fat Bottle Pirates tried to reclaim his sword, but Nanamo held it fast and broke it with her grip.
• Nanamo unleashed Fish-Man Karate: Uchimizu: Acid Rain, piercing the Pirates with corrosive water that ate through their bodies and the nearby wall.
• The captain panicked after seeing Nanamo and Katakuri overpower his crew and ran away, calling them monsters.
• Nanamo explained that her corrosive ability came from her Fish Type rather than a Devil Fruit, but the fleeing captain could not hear her.
• Katakuri’s thrown trident blocked the captain’s escape.

Nanamo, Katakuri, and Hermes defeated the Fat Bottle Pirates, and Charlotte Linlin arrived after Perospero called for help. Linlin asked Nanamo to return to live with her, but Nanamo said she preferred staying with Nereus, leaving Linlin to conceal her displeasure behind a smile.

• Nanamo and Katakuri defeated the Fat Bottle Pirates, then Nanamo searched their base for treasure and shared half with Hermes.
• Hermes warned that the weak pirates might have been a distraction, but Charlotte Linlin arrived and dismissed the threat.
• Katakuri asked about Brulee, and Charlotte Linlin said her injury was minor and she would survive.
• Charlotte Linlin asked Nanamo to come live with her, but Nanamo said she was happy living with Nereus.
• Charlotte Linlin accepted Nanamo's answer for now, though Katakuri recognized her apparent compromise as something else.

Nanamo returned to Nereus’s base after visiting Charlotte Linlin and learned that a major event marking the end of one era and the beginning of another was approaching. Nereus refused to let her take part, but promised she could witness the world’s peak when she was older.

• Katakuri admitted that he could not break through Nanamo’s defenses, and Charlotte Linlin praised her while resenting Nereus’s influence over her.
• Nanamo returned to Nereus’s base and asked why Pirates were preparing to set sail.
• Nereus told Nanamo that an era was ending and a new one was beginning, but said she was too young to go.
• Nereus invited Nanamo to stay and listen to his upcoming meeting about what would happen next.

Nereus prepared his forces to head for West Blue and support Rocks’s assault on God Valley, choosing to go there with Babel while the others guarded the ships. As Rocks’s fleet sailed toward God Valley, a ship from Elbaf blocked its path.

• Sebastian returned to find the camp packing and went to the meeting, where Nereus ordered everyone to prepare to leave permanently.
• Nereus explained that Rocks and his allies planned to attack the Celestial Dragons’ game at God Valley, and assigned his forces to wait offshore in West Blue.
• Sebastian and Sambel objected to Nereus going alone, so Nereus agreed to take Babel while the others stayed behind to guard the ships.
• Rocks’s ship departed Beehive Island toward West Blue with Nereus and Babel aboard, followed by two ships crewed by Fish-Men.
• Buckin checked the route as Shiki and Silver Axe argued over Shakky, then Rocks’s ship stopped before a massive vessel belonging to Elbaf.

Rocks revealed to Harald and Nereus that he was David D. Zebek, a descendant of Davy D. Jones, and explained that his family was at God Valley. Despite Harald refusing to help, Rocks continued toward the island to rescue his wife and child, as other crews and Garp also converged on God Valley.

• Rocks halted the Rocks Pirates from attacking Harald's ship and boarded it with Nereus to speak with Harald.
• Rocks revealed his hidden name, David D. Zebek, and said his clan was targeted by the World Government and that his homeland was God Valley.
• Nereus warned that the Celestial Dragons might not care about casualties, while Harald worried that God Valley could be a trap for Rocks.
• Rocks refused to abandon his plan to rescue his wife and child, but Harald declined to join him; afterward, Harald's ship caught fire and the Rocks Pirates continued toward God Valley.
• Pirate crews, the Roger Pirates, and Garp headed toward God Valley, while Ivankov and Ginny gathered with Bartholomew Kuma and other slaves to plot an escape.

On God Valley, Ginny and the other slaves discussed whether Nereus might come to their rescue, while Ivankov focused on their escape and the Devil Fruit. Near the island, Valentine approached the Rocks Pirates’ ship, declared his admiration for Nereus, and announced that he intended to kill him.

• Ginny encouraged the gathered slaves by saying she had leaked news of God Valley two weeks earlier, and a shark Fish-Man asked whether Nereus would receive it.
• An older slave described Nereus as a powerful Fish-Man Pirate who attacked World Government slave ships, and Ivankov praised him for killing Marines before returning to plans for their survival.
• Nereus and Babel approached God Valley aboard a Rocks Pirates ship while the rest of their crew waited on a distant island.
• Valentine sailed up to the Rocks ship, introduced himself as Nereus’s admirer, and announced that he would kill Nereus to surpass him.
• The Rocks Pirates burst into laughter at Valentine’s declaration, while Valentine remained unfazed and continued addressing them politely.

Nereus fought Valentine aboard his ship, defeating the crew with blood-manipulating powers before Valentine dragged him into the sea, believing his Devil Fruit would leave him helpless. Nereus remained afloat despite the seawater, leaving Valentine stunned.

• Babel prepared to fight Valentine, but Nereus chose to face him alone and sent Babel ahead with Rocks and the others.
• Valentine ordered his crew to fire silver bullets at Nereus, but Nereus emerged unharmed and transformed the spilled blood into thorns that killed the crew.
• Valentine recognized Nereus’s Vampire Fruit and its recovery ability, then charged him while Nereus looked toward Rocks’s departing ship.
• Valentine dragged Nereus into the sea and taunted him as a Devil Fruit user, boasting that he was a skilled swimmer from Swallow Island.
• Nereus calmly mentioned Swallow Island’s other name, Petrel Island, and Valentine realized Nereus was still floating after he let go.