Chapter Summaries

Yamato trained in Observation and Armament Haki on Fish-Man Island and enjoyed her life away from Kaido, eventually awakening Armament Haki. As Nanamo prepared for her concert at Sabaody, Marine Headquarters considered how to monitor the event and Nereus’s possible presence.

• Sebastian led Yamato and the other advanced students in blind sparring to develop Observation Haki.
• Amphitrite ran risky Armament Haki training, using her Regeneration Flame to heal injuries and help the students progress.
• After months of training, Yamato showed Chloe the black marks on her fingertips and said she had learned to use Armament Haki.
• Chloe invited Yamato to see Nanamo's concert preparations and said Nereus would attend the concert.
• Sengoku ordered Marines to place personnel inside the venue and increase patrols near the Sabaody Archipelago to watch the event.

Nanamo’s concert on Laboon’s back sold out, and its success gave Tesoro the confidence to take on an insurance business for the Ryugu Kingdom. A small newspaper item about Nanamo then reached Whole Cake Island and brought Big Mom’s anger down on Charlotte Praline and Charlotte Prim.

• The Marines considered how the concert could help them intercept Pirates near Sabaody Archipelago and reduce pressure on Fish-Man Island.
• Hermes reported to Princess Nanamo that all concert tickets had sold out and handed over the ticket revenue.
• Tesoro worried the concert would fail, but Pappag encouraged him; after it succeeded, Tesoro regained his confidence.
• Nanamo praised Tesoro’s work on ticket and merchandise sales and offered him an opportunity to run the Ryugu Kingdom’s insurance business.
• A small newspaper report about Nanamo’s concert reached Whole Cake Island, where Big Mom lashed out at Charlotte Praline and Charlotte Prim.
• Katakuri comforted his sisters and recognized that Perospero’s failure to notice Nanamo’s appearance in the newspaper had triggered Big Mom’s anger.

After Nanamo’s concert ended in 1522, Dragon sent his infant son Luffy to Garp, while Nanamo counted the concert’s profits and later traveled to Dressrosa. There, she attended Scarlet’s staged funeral, which let Scarlet leave royal life and marry Kyros as a commoner.

• Perospero and Katakuri realized Nanamo’s concert recordings and merchandise could reach Totto Land, so they ordered the products confiscated to keep Charlotte Linlin from seeing them.
• After the concert ended and the year became 1522, Dragon called Garp and told him he had a son, Monkey D. Luffy, whom he would send to their hometown.
• Garp accepted the news and headed to the East Blue under the excuse of carrying out an assignment.
• Nanamo reviewed the concert’s revenue, and Scarlet called to explain that she and Kyros were preparing to marry.
• Nanamo traveled to Dressrosa with Chloe and Yamato, where she offered King Riku condolences at Scarlet’s staged funeral while Scarlet watched nearby.
• King Riku let Scarlet disappear from public life under the pretense of illness so she could live as an ordinary person with Kyros.

After Scarlet’s funeral, Shakky and Gloriosa sought Nereus’s help to find Hancock, who had been captured by slave traders. Nereus agreed to assist in exchange for the Kuja’s Haki training methods.

• King Riku lamented that Nanamo and Nereus could not make a political match, while Viola reminded him to look sad until Scarlet’s funeral ended.
• Nanamo teased Kyros and Scarlet, then sent Yamato and Chloe to play in the sunflower field with Viola and Hermes watching them.
• Gloriosa arrived at Shakky’s bar and explained that slave traders had taken Hancock from a Kuja ship despite Tritoma being aboard.
• Shakky brought Gloriosa to Fish-Man Island, where Babel helped contact Nereus.
• Nereus agreed to help locate Hancock in return for the Kuja’s Haki training methods.

Nereus traded for Gloriosa’s secret Kuja Haki training method and ordered a search for nearby slave ships. With Shyarly’s divination guiding their patrols, Karma and the Neptune Army began tracking suspicious vessels.

• Gloriosa agreed to teach Nereus Kuja’s Haki training method after he promised to keep it within his sphere of influence.
• Nereus ordered Sebastian to contact Karma and search for slave ships operating nearby.
• Gloriosa gave Nereus three portraits and explained the training method while Sebastian relayed the order.
• Sebastian consulted Shyarly, whose divination helped Fish-Man Island narrow down where slave ships might be found.
• Karma gathered his squad leaders, marked suspicious areas on a sea chart, and divided his forces to search with help from the Neptune Army.
• Fish-Man Island’s forces identified several suspicious ships.

The Neptune Army searched the waters near Fish-Man Island for a slave ship after Nereus ordered a sweep. Karma’s forces found the slavers hiding in a submarine and began attacking it, leaving the crew preparing to fight underwater.

• A merchant warned his crew that angering Nereus could bring another Sea Sealing Decree as groups of Neptune Army soldiers departed Fish-Man Island.
• Neptune Army patrols searched the designated areas but found no slave ships, despite Shyarly’s divination and Nereus’s orders.
• Karma ordered the soldiers to search underwater after noticing bubbles rising from the sea.
• A patrol spotted a submarine abducting people and loading an unconscious captive aboard.
• The Neptune Army damaged the submarine’s hull, prompting its armed crew to prepare to face the Fish-Men outside.

The Neptune Army ambushed slavers underwater, disabled their breathing gear, and destroyed their submarine before rescuing the captives. Karma confirmed the rescued children were the people Nereus sought, and Gloriosa agreed to take them back to Kuja as Nereus reviewed a report about slavers using submarines.

• Karma ordered the Neptune Army to encircle the slavers, and Mermaid soldiers punctured their oxygen hoses while Fish-Men finished the fight.
• The Neptune Army dismantled the slavers’ submarine and rescued its occupants and captives.
• Karma’s team identified the children Nereus had been looking for using a portrait on waterproof paper.
• Nereus told Gloriosa that the children would be sent to Sabaody Archipelago, and she agreed to take them back to Kuja.
• Nereus read a report about slavers upgrading their transportation and considered adding submarine-related training.

Nereus ordered Fish-Man Island's patrols to watch for submarines and discussed how Yamato's rivalry with Jack was pushing others to train harder. Meanwhile, Tiger rescued the young Koala from a slave ship and sailed to return her to Foolshout Island.

• Nereus told Sebastian to alert patrol teams to underwater threats and sink submarines by force.
• Amphitrite reported that Yamato was competing with Jack, and Nereus said her arrival had encouraged others, including Nanamo, to strive harder.
• Karma returned to Sabaody with Hancock, her sisters, and other people rescued from a submarine; Gloriosa and Shakky helped the sisters return to Amazon Lily.
• Tiger, now preparing to become the Ryugu Kingdom's Foreign Minister, comforted Koala, whom he had rescued from a slave ship.
• After learning Koala came from Foolshout Island, Tiger and his crew changed their destination and sailed to take her home.

Tiger brought Koala back to her village on Foolshout Island, hoping that children like her could help change prejudice between humans and Fish-Men. After spotting Marines and CP agents nearby, he suspected something was wrong but was left without answers when they hurried off.

• Tiger escorted Koala to her village and said goodbye to the Fish-Men who had traveled with them.
• Koala's relatives thanked Tiger for returning her safely, and he reflected on changing prejudice through the next generation.
• Tiger attacked a cactus hiding a group of Marines and CP agents and demanded to know why they were there.
• The agents claimed they were pursuing Pirates, then ran after a ship they spotted in the distance.
• Tiger returned to Koala's village and left a Den Den Mushi with her relatives in case trouble arose.

Harald visited Fish-Man Island and discussed Elbaf’s future ties with the World Government, while events across the seas helped Tesoro’s insurance business grow. By September 1525, Nanamo was recounting those events to Scarlet and demonstrating Chloe’s unusual abilities.

• Harald visited Ryugu Palace, where he discussed his Holy Knights mark and Saul’s distrust of the World Government with the ruler of Fish-Man Island.
• Harald returned to Mary Geoise after being advised to keep options open for Elbaf, while Saul taught at Walrus Academy and influenced young giants.
• Kaido fought Hanafza, the Lizard King, and formed an alliance with him after the battle.
• Tesoro’s insurance sales improved after Rob Lucci killed five hundred pirate-held hostages and the pirates, prompting Morgans to publicize the incident.
• In September 1525, Nanamo told Scarlet about Tesoro’s success and threw a burning log at Chloe to show Scarlet what the infant could do.

Nanamo and Chloe visited Scarlet, Kyros, and baby Rebecca, where Chloe’s extraordinary toughness and dangerous gifts astonished the family. The chapter ended with Chloe and Yamato gleefully dueling outside while Kyros worried about Rebecca growing up around them.

• Chloe casually grabbed a burning torch, leaving Scarlet shocked by her resistance to fire.
• Nanamo warned Scarlet and Kyros that Chloe’s gift for Rebecca contained dangerous items and should be kept away until Rebecca was older.
• Kyros opened Chloe’s gift, finding a rapier and confetti bombs among its contents.
• Nanamo explained that Chloe had played with swords as a child and could safely handle weapons and explosives because of her unusual resilience.
• Chloe and Yamato began a friendly duel with spiked clubs and elemental attacks, while Kyros resolved to keep Rebecca away from their rough play.

Nereus discussed Kaido, Wadatsumi, and Gaminio before receiving news of a disease outbreak in Flevance. He explained that Amber Lead Syndrome was caused by prolonged exposure to Amber Lead, leaving Flevance’s people in danger as the surrounding nations imposed a blockade.

• Amphitrite told Nereus that Chloe and the others planned to stay outside for a few more days, and Nereus said they could enjoy themselves near Dressrosa.
• Wadatsumi brought back two sunken pirate ships, and Nereus told him to leave them at the Sea Forest for salvage.
• Nereus explained that Gaminio used the Copy-Copy Fruit to copy Kaido’s ability, rather than being a Zoan user.
• An intelligence report said Flevance had suffered a severe outbreak and that neighboring nations had sealed its entrances and exits.
• Amphitrite offered to travel to Flevance, but Nereus explained that her Regeneration Flame could not cure Amber Lead Syndrome because it was caused by Amber Lead in the body.
• Nereus described how the World Government and Flevance’s royalty had concealed Amber Lead’s danger while ordinary people mined it for decades.

Nereus arranged for Germa to produce medicine for Amber Lead Syndrome and sent Otohime to prevent violence around Flevance. Otohime calmed the encircled crowds at first, but incitement reignited the chaos as the promised medicine was still on its way.

• Nereus told Wobigon that the Op-Op Fruit could remove amber lead toxins and agreed to outsource medicine production to Vinsmoke Judge, with Otohime coordinating and Morgans publicizing the aid.
• Otohime received orders confirming Amber Lead Syndrome was not contagious and urged the neighboring countries to avoid bloodshed while the Neptune Army prepared relief.
• Judge accepted Wobigon's request to manufacture the medicine, then resumed training his children, including Sanji, who was treated as an ordinary human.
• Otohime sailed to Flevance and announced that the disease was not contagious and that medicine would arrive soon, briefly calming the crowds gathered at the blockade.
• Incitement stirred the crowd into chaos again, and someone advised Otohime that Nereus had been right to force both sides into submission.

Jinbe stopped the Flevance border riot with a controlled Fish-Man Karate strike, while Otohime and the Ryugu Kingdom tried to keep both sides calm. Germa arrived with an antidote made from Wobigon’s formula, which successfully treated Amber Lead Syndrome, and Judge used his children in battle suits to improve Germa’s reputation.

• Jinbe warned the rioters, then used Karakusagawara Seiken to push the Flevance citizens and surrounding soldiers apart without seriously injuring them.
• Otohime and the Ryugu Kingdom’s personnel calmed both sides with promises of food, water, and medical help.
• Judge brought Germa’s antidote to Flevance and explained that its effectiveness had not been tested because Germa lacked suitable patients.
• The antidote worked, and Ryugu Kingdom medical teams and surviving Flevance doctors treated patients with injections and blood dialysis.
• Judge sent his children through Flevance in child-sized Germa Battle Suits to entertain patients and show that Germa could be seen as heroic.

Judge and Otohime helped expose the truth behind Amber Lead Syndrome, leading to Flevance’s revolution and evacuation. As Fish-Man Island explored a new trade opportunity, Amphitrite and Chloe arrived in Alabasta with Yamato, who asked why they had come.

• Judge offered Otohime Germa’s help with removing Flevance’s royalty, but she said the aid was purely humanitarian.
• Flevance’s king ordered the Amber Lead industry restarted, prompting a revolution led by Ivankov and the Revolutionary Army; the people were evacuated and the royal family died.
• Nereus reviewed Otohime’s and Jinbe’s differing reports, while Nanamo proposed selling rare deep-sea minerals after Tesoro’s suggestion.
• Amphitrite and Chloe sailed toward Alabasta with Yamato, who made an ice shelter to escape the heat and asked Amphitrite their purpose there.

Chloe and Yamato traveled to Alabasta to buy Dance Powder for the Ryugu Kingdom, learning about its strategic value and the reason it was contraband. After meeting their sellers in Nanohana, Yamato sensed a dangerous figure hiding nearby, leaving the group facing an unknown pursuer.

• Chloe explained that the trip to Alabasta was a test to build her experience and familiarity with Ryugu Kingdom affairs, while Yamato insisted she would not cause trouble.
• Amphitrite explained that Dance Powder created rain by drawing moisture from surrounding areas, making it a banned but strategically valuable resource in Alabasta.
• Chloe and Yamato reached Nanohana to collect the Ryugu Kingdom's Dance Powder order from local sellers.
• Yamato sensed a threatening person behind a sand dune, but the traders denied anyone was there and hurried away with the Beli.

Chloe and Yamato discovered Crocodile secretly tailing a Dance Powder transaction in Alabasta, where he was building a heroic reputation while pursuing his own plans. Crocodile tried to seize the powder, but Yamato froze it and struck him with her club.

• Chloe and Yamato prepared to attack after spotting a dangerous presence near the sand dunes.
• Crocodile emerged from the sand and considered the two girls’ unusual appearance and unknown backgrounds.
• Crocodile used Desert Spada to attack the departing traders and seize the Dance Powder.
• Yamato froze the Dance Powder and the sand beneath it, then charged Crocodile with her spiked club.
• Crocodile dismissed Yamato’s attack, but her Thunder Bagua hit him and blasted him into a sand dune.

Yamato repeatedly struck Crocodile with Armament Haki, while Crocodile found himself unable to use Haki to defend or evade. After Crocodile counterattacked with sand, Yamato and Chloe launched a coordinated assault that forced him to transform into sand to escape.

• Yamato hit Crocodile with Thunder Bagua, and he realized he could not use Observation or Armament Haki.
• Yamato struck Crocodile again, sending him flying and leaving her puzzled by his failure to dodge.
• Crocodile attacked Yamato with Desert Spada, and she narrowly evaded before charging toward him.
• Chloe attacked Crocodile with her flame-covered Sandai Kitetsu as Yamato sent freezing frost upward.
• Crocodile turned into scattered sand to evade their combined attack, while Chloe condensed the resulting vapor into water spikes and launched them at him.

Chloe and Yamato fought Crocodile on Fish-Man Island, and Yamato’s blows jolted him into recovering his Haki and fighting with renewed skill. Crocodile wounded Chloe with his venomous hook, but she struck back with lightning before an unseen attacker kicked him away.

• Chloe and Yamato attacked Crocodile with water and ice, while Yamato mocked his low former Bounty and lack of Haki.
• Remembering his defeat by Whitebeard, Crocodile realized he had neglected his strength and resumed the fight with improved Haki.
• Crocodile used Desert Vajra Blade and other sand attacks, but Chloe and Yamato coordinated to evade and counter him.
• Crocodile exploited Chloe’s reduced defense in speed mode and cut her arm with his venomous hook.
• Chloe shocked Crocodile with Thunder Phoenix: Cry and taunted him, but an unseen attacker kicked him from the side.

Amphitrite stopped Chloe and Yamato from prolonging their fight with Crocodile, and the crew left Nanohana with the Dance Powder. Yamato considered summoning Kaido to deal with Crocodile but chose to train with Chloe instead, while Crocodile received a call explaining that Chloe was not a Lunarian.

• Amphitrite kicked Crocodile into the sand, collected the Dance Powder, and left Nanohana with Chloe and Yamato.
• Amphitrite healed Chloe’s arm with Regeneration Flame, and Chloe reassured Yamato that she had taken Crocodile’s poisoned hook to protect her.
• Chloe persuaded Yamato to stop feeling guilty and train with her, and Yamato set aside her idea of summoning Kaido to attack Crocodile.
• Crocodile, bandaged in Nanohana, questioned someone over a Den Den Mushi, and they told him Chloe was not a Lunarian despite her resemblance.