Chapter Summaries

Crocodile tried to enlist the World Government against Amphitrite, but they dismissed his claims and warned him away. Meanwhile, Shanks prepared to return to Mary Geoise, and Chloe and Yamato flew toward the Sky Island above Jaya.

• Crocodile contacted the World Government about Amphitrite, but officials denied she was a Lunarian and urged him not to pursue her.
• Shanks told Uta he was leaving for Mary Geoise and promised to bring her a signed record from Nanamo.
• Shanks linked pinkies with Uta, then briefed the Red Hair Pirates on caring for her while he was away.
• Chloe and Yamato arrived near Jaya, where Yamato wondered whether islands really existed in the sky.
• Chloe left the ship in her companions’ care and carried Yamato upward toward the Sky Island above Jaya.

Chloe took Yamato to Sky Island to gather Skypiea Dials, where Amphitrite traded potted plants for the common Shells. After Yamato befriended the Shandia, Chloe prepared to send her off the edge of the Sea Cloud in a different way.

• Yamato struggled to breathe as Chloe carried her to the White Sea, but she soon adjusted to the altitude.
• Chloe warned Yamato to search only in the shallows for Skypiea Dials while Amphitrite traded potted plants with Sky Island residents for Shells.
• Chloe explained that Gan Fall ruled Sky Island and that the Shandia had reclaimed Shandora with help from Cricket and the Tontatta Tribe.
• Yamato sparred with the Shandia, earned their respect, and left Sky Island with face paint on her cheeks.
• Chloe checked Yamato's safety rope, handed her a different pack, and pushed her over the edge of the Sea Cloud before Yamato could respond.

Chloe took Yamato skydiving, and Yamato’s tangled parachute cords turned the descent into a rough fall. After they returned with their cargo, news of Alabasta and the changing Shichibukai reached Kaido’s allies, prompting Kaido to laugh at Crocodile’s injuries.

• Chloe jumped from ten thousand meters with Yamato and told her to use a homemade parachute.
• Yamato pulled the cord early, then tangled the parachute lines while moving around and gave the parachute a bad review.
• Yamato asked Nereus to teach her Geppo, and Chloe said Alber would likely assess her training first.
• Chloe and the others collected the airdropped cargo and began their return without meeting the Pirates of Mock Town.
• Hanafza told Kaido that Crocodile had mentioned a strange girl who seemed to be Kaido’s daughter, and Kaido laughed when he heard Crocodile had been injured by a Spiked Club.

Kuma, Ginny, and their companions arrived in Water 7 to commission a ship and a custom weapon from Tom's Workshop. Franky completed a shoulder-fired cannon, then rushed to challenge Ginny when he saw her carrying it.

• Kaido considered Yamato's improvement and viewed her as his ideal deputy despite her desire to overthrow him.
• Vergo left the Donquixote Pirates to infiltrate the Marines, while Rosinante became the Second Generation Corazon and continued spying on Doflamingo.
• Kuma, Ginny, Luna, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi arrived in Water 7 to order a ship and weapons from Tom.
• Franky tested his custom 88-millimeter direct-fire cannon and declared it a success.
• Ginny picked up the oversized cannon, and Franky confronted her, insisting she was not a suitable user.

Ginny tested Franky’s cannon-gun and used her Door-Door Fruit to carry it away before the crew left Water 7 for Fish-Man Island. In a foggy sea, Kuma sensed a place he had visited before, though the memories it stirred were unpleasant.

• Ginny test-fired Franky’s cannon-gun, asked him to enlarge its magazine, and carried it through an Air Door.
• The chapter explained how Ginny used the Door-Door Fruit to travel and gather intelligence, including spying near Enies Lobby.
• Tom showed Ginny, Luna, Kuma, and the others their new ship, and they departed Water 7 with new weapons.
• In thick fog, Ginny spotted what seemed to be an island or ship ahead, while Kuma recognized the place as somewhere he had been before.

Kuma, Ginny, Luna, Inuarashi, and Nekomamushi investigated a fog-shrouded island ship and discovered Moria’s zombie base. After Kuma struck Moria down, Moria escaped with his shadow powers and began drawing the shadows out of nearby zombies, consumed by memories of losing his companions.

• Kuma and Ginny recognized similarities between the island ship and God Valley as they approached Thriller Bark.
• Kuma, Ginny, and Luna fought through Moria’s zombies, while Luna recognized several corpses as former Rocks Pirates, including Captain John.
• Kuma defeated Moria with an Ursus Shock, and people whose shadows Moria had stolen began celebrating and explaining the situation.
• Moria escaped Kuma’s next attack by switching places with his shadow, then sent a Shadow Spear toward Ginny and Luna before Kuma blocked it.
• Moria accused Kuma of believing he could protect everyone and declared that living people would always lose as the shadows inside nearby zombies gathered toward him.

Moria used Shadows Asgard to absorb the island’s stolen shadows, enlarging himself and attacking Kuma, but Kuma repelled him with Ursus Shock. As Moria struggled to control the shadows inside him, Ginny moved in to exploit his shadow-based power.

• Moria absorbed the stolen shadows and grew into a giant, declaring that immortal zombies were the only eternity.
• Moria attacked Kuma, who stopped his enormous fist and blasted him into the forest with Ursus Shock.
• Kuma explained that Moria’s enlarged body could not react quickly enough to match its increased strength.
• Ginny used an Air Door to approach Moria and reached into his shadow.

Ginny and Kuma defeated Moria on Thriller Bark, freeing the stolen shadows and allowing the trapped Pirates to escape. Amphitrite arrived afterward and warned Luna and her companions that defeating a Shichibukai could bring attention from the Marines or the World Government.

• Ginny opened a shadow escape route, and the stolen shadows fled from Moria before she escaped into the Door Dimension.
• Kuma struck Moria with Ursus Shock, causing Moria to collapse and releasing the shadows while the blast cleared the mist above Thriller Bark.
• The Pirates whose shadows returned rushed to their ships, while those still without shadows sought shelter from the sunlight.
• Luna used her notes to identify the defeated man as Moria, a Shichibukai who had lost to Kaido seven years earlier.
• Amphitrite arrived after noticing the break in the mist and told Luna's group that their defeat of Moria might draw Marine attention or a Shichibukai invitation.

After Moria was defeated, Harald reported the news to the Five Elders, who chose to keep Moria's loss quiet while investigating Luna and her companions as possible Shichibukai candidates. A World Government Communication Bat then reached Luna's ship with an invitation to join the Shichibukai.

• After Kuma and the others left Thriller Bark, Moria found Perona and Absalom alive and resolved to seek stronger corpses and shadows.
• Harald encountered Pirates fleeing Thriller Bark, defeated them, and reported that Moria had been beaten.
• Saturn, Topman Warcury, and Nusjuro discussed containing the news and investigating Moria's victors as potential Shichibukai.
• World Government officials later questioned Moria, who remained in his position while his defeat stayed out of the papers.
• A Communication Bat delivered Luna and her companions an invitation to become Shichibukai.

Luna’s crew received a World Government invitation for her to become a Shichibukai, and she consulted Nereus before deciding whether to accept. Nereus approved, seeing the position as a useful way to gather information, while Nanamo repaired a model of Shandora and reflected on Charlotte Linlin’s changing appearance.

• Ginny moved the crew into an Air Door space to discuss the Shichibukai invitation and the bat that had delivered it.
• Luna and her crew learned the invitation had gone to Luna despite Kuma defeating Moria, and they weighed the role’s benefits and obligations.
• Luna called Nereus, who told her to accept the invitation if she had no objections.
• Amphitrite told Nereus that the World Government had invited Luna, and Nereus and Amphitrite discussed the crew’s prospects and ability to escape danger.
• Nanamo used gold from Sky Island to repair her Shandora model and compared Charlotte Linlin’s bounty poster with her memories of Linlin.

Shanks visited Nereus on Fish-Man Island and revealed that Harald had died after resisting Imu’s attempt to control Elbaf. Nereus learned that special Sea Kings might be able to sever contracts, while Loki was on his way to the island.

• Moria found Oars the Nation-Carrier’s corpse in the West Blue, while Luna and her crew defeated several challengers and secured their position as Shichibukai.
• Shanks met Bullet on Fish-Man Island, then followed the proper procedures to request an audience with Nereus.
• Shanks told Nereus that Harald had resisted Imu’s plan to enslave the Giants, and that Loki had killed Harald at his request after eating the Mythical Zoan Nidhogg Fruit.
• Shanks explained that Harald and he had borne Shallow Sea Contracts, and gave Nereus details about the contracts and Harald’s final message before leaving with Nanamo’s signed records for Uta.
• Chloe told Nereus that a deep-sea voice had said special Sea Kings could sever contracts, and Nereus told her not to tell Yamato about Shanks’s visit.
• Shanks reunited with his companions aboard the Red Force, where Uta questioned whether the records he brought were genuinely signed by hand.

Shyarly showed Arlong the Mermaid Cafe she had bought and explained why she had stopped fortune-telling for outsiders. Arlong then prepared to lead an East Blue assignment, where the exceptionally strong Jack joined his squad and immediately overwhelmed him during a spar.

• Shyarly told Arlong that she had bought the Mermaid Cafe and now used her divination only to help the Ryugu Kingdom.
• Arlong asked Shyarly to divine his future, and she foresaw money, caution, and possible opportunities as he prepared to serve in the East Blue.
• Jack joined Arlong's Neptune Army squad on King Nereus's orders, and Arlong proposed a practice match to assess him.
• Jack struck Arlong before the spar began and then knocked him down again after Arlong gave the starting signal.
• Jack revealed that he wanted a Devil Fruit like King Nereus's, hoping for the strength and wings to reach the sky.

Arlong and his companions left Fish-Man Island for the East Blue as Loki led a crew of giants through the New World and arrived at Fish-Man Island. Loki asked Nereus to join him in a secret alliance against the World Government, and the chapter ended with his request awaiting an answer.

• After Jack left, Arlong and Hatchan discussed the newcomer, and Arlong pocketed the teeth he had lost during their sparring.
• Arlong and his group departed Fish-Man Island, crossed the Calm Belt, and headed toward the East Blue.
• Loki led the giants who knew the truth about Harald's death out of Elbaf, leaving the people there to believe he had killed his father.
• Loki arrived at Fish-Man Island's Sea Forest at night and used his Haki to draw Nereus's attention.
• Loki told Nereus that Harald had briefly regained control and sensed the World Government's plan to give him an immortal body.
• Loki swore that Elbaf would make the World Government pay and asked Nereus to form a secret alliance against it.

Loki and Nereus forged an alliance in the deep sea while Loki chose to preserve the current situation in Elbaf until he mastered his Devil Fruit. In the East Blue, Arlong secured a fifty-year lease on coastal land for Fish-Men to settle and build connections.

• Loki and Nereus struck fists and formed an alliance, with Loki agreeing to leave Harald's efforts undisturbed for now.
• Loki's warship left Elbaf and headed for the first half of the Grand Line.
• Arlong warned Jack not to provoke the Marines while their group rested at an East Blue port.
• Arlong explained to Hatchan and Jack that they needed inhabited land to build relationships, but could not seize it by force.
• Arlong welcomed a minister he had met three days earlier, who offered a contract leasing the land around a village and its coast for fifty years.

Arlong brought an officially signed lease giving the Fish-Men jurisdiction over Cocoyasi Village and began winning over its residents with gold and generous purchases. As he planned an amusement park to transform the area, Jack proposed honoring Nereus with a statue.

• Arlong explained to Jack that the Fish-Men had secured a fifty-year term and needed to make the locals welcome their presence.
• Arlong arrived at Cocoyasi Village, showed sheriff A Jian the lease, gave him a gold coin, and claimed the village and nearby area under their jurisdiction.
• A Jian told Bell-mère about the Fish-Men and the document, and Bell-mère judged the coin genuine while recalling a Marine officer's fear of Nereus.
• A Fish-Man soldier bought a cartload of oranges from Bell-mère, while Arlong's crew purchased food around the village and prepared a feast at the pier.
• Arlong announced that he planned to build the East Blue's most luxurious amusement park, and Jack suggested erecting a statue of Nereus.

Arlong established plans to build Ryugu Park in Cocoyasi, offering jobs and tax relief while quietly searching for talent. He recognized Nami’s promise as a navigator, then hurried to the shore when a Marine ship arrived near Jack.

• Jack proposed building a statue, and Arlong let him choose its location while the group celebrated with a feast in Cocoyasi.
• Bell-mère saw Jack lift and shatter a massive boulder, leaving her and A Jian wary of the Fish-Men’s strength.
• Arlong announced Ryugu Park, offered villagers well-paid work and tax relief, and began construction across the area.
• Nami sold orange juice with Nojiko and hoped the park’s construction would keep bringing customers to her stall.
• Arlong noticed Nami’s practiced sea chart, learned she wanted to become a navigator, and saw her as a potential talent for the Ryugu Kingdom.
• Hatchan warned Arlong that a Marine ship was approaching, and Arlong rushed to the shore, where Major Nezumi demanded that the route be cleared for resupply.

Nezumi led Marines to Cocoyasi to exploit its residents, but Arlong and the Fish-Men intervened and forced them to pay for the oranges they took. Arlong then began building goodwill with Cocoyasi’s residents and gave Nami a navigation book, hoping to influence her.

• Nezumi’s warship could not dock until Arlong let it approach, and A Jian arranged oranges for the Marines to buy.
• Nezumi tried to leave without paying, shoved Nami and Nojiko aside, and threatened A Jian when he intervened.
• Arlong and the Fish-Men emerged, disarmed the Marines, and forced Nezumi’s men to pay before leaving Cocoyasi.
• Arlong gave Nami the money for the oranges and promised that his people would protect Cocoyasi.
• Arlong gave Nami a navigation textbook, intending to influence her views as part of Nereus’s plan.

Nami developed into a gifted navigator under Arlong’s guidance as Ryugu Park neared completion and began attracting attention. When Buggy’s crew arrived intending to loot the park, Buggy recognized its connection to Fish-Man Island and hastily pretended they were a circus troupe.

• Bell-mère saw Nami studying Arlong’s navigator’s manual and later bought her professional chart-drawing tools as Nami devoted herself to learning navigation.
• Arlong tested Nami at sea, found her calculations remarkably accurate, gave her a sextant, and began training her.
• By April 1528, Ryugu Park had begun trial runs, and Arlong promoted its upcoming opening with flyers and newspaper advertisements.
• Luffy received a Ryugu Park flyer while Garp had him training in the sky and became eager to visit.
• Nezumi quietly removed patrol points near Cocoyasi Village and dismissed the danger to civilians from increased pirate activity.
• Buggy sailed toward Cocoyasi to loot Ryugu Park, recognized Nereus’s statue, canceled the raid, and renamed his crew the Buggy Circus to pose as performers.

Buggy and his crew performed as a circus in Cocoyasi Village, unaware that Arlong mistook them for entertainers and considered hiring them for his amusement park. Buggy avoided exposing his past as a member of the Roger Pirates and resolved to leave Cocoyasi that night.

• Buggy and his crew staged circus acts in Cocoyasi Village, and Arlong considered offering them work at his amusement park.
• Buggy scolded an underling for suggesting they were using the circus as a cover and explained that he feared the king of Fish-Man Island.
• Buggy let slip that he had once been a member of the Roger Pirates, but his underlings laughed and did not believe him.
• When Arlong entered, Buggy claimed his crew were preparing a blindfolded knife-throwing act and refused Arlong’s offer of a job.
• Buggy saw Arlong off and decided to leave Cocoyasi as soon as night fell.

Arlong’s amusement park began operating steadily as events across the seas brought the Op-Op Fruit into focus. Ginny and Kuma headed to North Blue to seize it, while Doflamingo planned to give it to Corazon, forcing Rosinante to prevent the fruit from falling into his hands or bring down the Donquixote Family.

• Arlong reviewed the amusement park’s earnings, abandoned his fortune-telling booth idea, and sent his first work report to Ryugu Kingdom.
• Boa Hancock obtained the Love-Love Fruit after the Kuja Pirates raided its transport, then received an invitation to become a Shichibukai.
• Ginny told Kuma and Luna that the Op-Op Fruit was being sold to the Marines, and Luna revealed that the World Government wanted it for its Immortality Operation.
• Kuma and Ginny set off for Rubeck Island to take the Op-Op Fruit before the World Government could obtain it.
• Doflamingo decided that Corazon would eat the Op-Op Fruit, while Rosinante resolved to stop Doflamingo from getting it or help the Marines destroy his group.