Chapter Summaries

Alber defeated Doflamingo in Dressrosa after withstanding his awakened String-String Fruit attacks and overwhelming him with lightning and flames. Nanamo ordered the defeated captives frozen and considered developing a newly exposed underground cavern into a tourist attraction.

• Vergo set out for Dressrosa with Marine troops, but Doflamingo was already fighting Alber when he arrived.
• Alber taunted Doflamingo about his desire to reclaim his Celestial Dragon status and endured his awakened threads without taking damage.
• Alber unleashed lightning and flames, smashed Doflamingo into the ground, and pinned him down before demanding information.
• Doflamingo refused to cooperate, so Alber prepared to question him through other means.
• Nanamo worried about the destruction caused by the battle, then approved Hermes's proposal to develop the exposed cavern as a tourist destination.
• Nanamo had Yamato freeze the defeated captives, left them with Alber, and headed to King Riku's palace.

Nanamo and the Dressrosa royals learned that Doflamingo’s defeat had drawn a Marine warship led by his undercover ally, Vergo. After Vergo attacked Rosinante and tried to take the prisoners, Nanamo knocked out the Marines with Conqueror’s Haki and prepared to use the incident to secure compensation.

• Rosinante rejoiced at Doflamingo’s impending defeat, while Viola spotted a Marine warship approaching Dressrosa and Nanamo suspected its arrival was connected to Sioniel.
• Aboard the warship, Vergo learned that the Donquixote Pirates had been captured and decided to take them aboard without informing Marine Headquarters so Doflamingo could escape.
• Vergo recognized Rosinante at the dock, accused him of being a pirate, and kicked him aside before Kyros intervened.
• Vergo claimed he had come in response to a distress signal and demanded the prisoners, but Viola exposed him as Doflamingo’s subordinate, leaving the Marines and Royal Army facing off.
• Nanamo used Conqueror’s Haki to knock out Vergo and the Marines, then told King Riku she would seek compensation and threaten to expose the incident to Morgans.

After Vergo’s betrayal was exposed in Dressrosa, Nanamo demanded ransom from the Marines, and Rosinante contacted Sengoku to negotiate. Sengoku went to Mary Geoise, where the Five Elders decided to send CP0 to ensure Doflamingo died rather than be captured alive by Nereus.

• Nanamo decided to demand ransom from the Marines as well as hush money, while Vergo remained frozen and Rosinante was unconscious.
• Rosinante learned what had happened and contacted Sengoku, explaining that Vergo was a spy and that the Ryugu Kingdom’s people were involved.
• Sengoku authorized Rosinante to negotiate a reasonable payment and preserve the Marines’ reputation, then went to Mary Geoise to speak with the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders concluded that Doflamingo’s failure did not invalidate their agreement and that he could die, but must not be captured alive by Nereus.
• The Five Elders ordered CP0 to go to Dressrosa under the pretense of paying compensation and confirm Doflamingo’s death.

The Five Elders rejected Sengoku’s objections to the Shichibukai system and ordered CP0 to investigate Doflamingo’s fate in Dressrosa. Meanwhile, Nanamo’s group counted the Donquixote Family’s seized treasures and Devil Fruits as Alber’s interrogation of Doflamingo raised concerns.

• Nusjuro questioned whether Doflamingo was still alive, and the Five Elders agreed that he could simply be killed if so.
• The Five Elders dismissed Sengoku’s push to abolish the Shichibukai system, discussed finding a replacement for Doflamingo, and sent CP0 to Dressrosa.
• Sengoku received a dismissive answer from the Five Elders while Nanamo began counting the Donquixote Family’s seized spoils.
• Hermes reported that the spoils included the Snow-Snow Fruit, Gold-Gold Fruit, and Hobby-Hobby Fruit.
• Hermes told Nanamo that Diamante, Pica, and Machvise were confirmed dead, while the others were frozen and Doflamingo’s condition remained uncertain.
• Hermes privately urged Nanamo to recommend that Nereus send Alber to a psychologist because Alber’s interrogation methods were disturbing.

Nanamo dealt with the aftermath of Doflamingo’s defeat as the World Government and Marines arrived to settle their own concerns. Tsuru cleared Rosinante and the G-5 Marines to return to base, while Nanamo found the operation had earned a large profit.

• Hermes feared Alber’s torture of Doflamingo, while Nanamo told Princess Nanamo that Alber would dispose of the remains.
• King Riku reassured Dressrosa’s citizens, and Rosinante struggled to convince the Marines that Vergo was a Donquixote Pirates infiltrator.
• CP0 agents met Nanamo to confirm Doflamingo’s death and discuss compensation, then accepted that they could not take his corpse.
• Tsuru arrived with Marine reinforcements to retrieve the G-5 Marines and prevent Dressrosa’s events from becoming public.
• Tsuru told the Marines that Headquarters had verified Vergo’s identity and cleared Rosinante, then led them back to base.
• Nanamo calculated the costs and compensation and concluded that the operation had made a huge profit.

Nanamo and her allies inspected Dressrosa's underground cavern as a potential tourist attraction, while the aftermath of Doflamingo's defeat was managed through secret negotiations and public relations. Rosinante received a promotion and convinced Sengoku to let Baby-5 and Sioniel avoid prison under his responsibility.

• Hermes reported to Nanamo that the cavern was stable, naturally formed, and connected to an underground river near Dressrosa's northeastern coast.
• Nanamo assigned Tesoro and Arlong to help develop the cavern, and King Riku agreed to the economic project.
• The World Government arranged compensation and secrecy for Dressrosa and Ryugu Kingdom, while the Marines publicly credited Rosinante for defeating Doflamingo.
• Sengoku promoted Rosinante to rear admiral at Marine Headquarters, but Rosinante felt the credit was undeserved.
• Rosinante asked Sengoku to release Baby-5 and Sioniel into his care, and Sengoku agreed on the condition that Rosinante accept joint responsibility for any future crimes.

Zephyr confronted Sengoku over the World Government’s decision to make Edward Weevil a Shichibukai, despite Weevil having killed hundreds of Zephyr’s students and Marine recruits. After seeing his students’ disappointment, Zephyr began considering leaving the Marines, but decided he had to wait.

• Sengoku confirmed that Edward Weevil had been approved as a Shichibukai, and Zephyr stormed into his office to protest.
• Zephyr blamed Weevil for killing hundreds of his students and recruits, while Sengoku explained the World Government’s decision and reminded him that Zephyr’s asthma had affected their battle.
• Zephyr used his inhaler and reflected on how the deaths of his own students hurt more than distant losses, especially because he blamed himself for what happened.
• Zephyr went to the recruit camp, where Ain, Binz, and the other survivors understood from his expression that Weevil’s appointment would stand.
• Seeing his students’ disappointment, Zephyr considered taking them away from the Marines but decided to wait until the timing was safer.

Spandam investigated Tom over the blueprints for Pluto, but failed to threaten him and left planning to spy on him. On Fish-Man Island, Nereus explained Devil Fruit Awakening to Yamato and warned her that she would need to forge her own fighting style to surpass Kaido.

• The Five Elders warned Spandam not to act against Tom without evidence, and he set out for Water 7 to investigate him.
• Franky's cannon blast knocked Spandam down as he arrived at Tom's warehouse, where Tom later showed him surveillance footage and denied having the blueprints.
• Spandam accused Tom of possessing Pluto's blueprints, but Tom threatened to complain to Nereus, forcing Spandam to leave and plan an undercover investigation.
• Nereus taught Yamato about Devil Fruit Awakening and explained that failed Zoan awakenings could turn users into instinct-driven beasts.
• Yamato asked Nereus about Kaido's past and weaknesses, and he told her that she would need to rely on raw strength until she developed a fighting style of her own.

Chloe and Yamato discussed how the Dragon-Dragon Fruit’s Mythical and Ancient Zoan forms related to ordinary dragons, while Arlong unveiled juvenile dinosaurs in Ryugu Park’s expanded Dinosaur Zone. Arlong planned to make the dinosaurs the attraction’s stars and use them to sell themed food at a premium.

• Chloe asked Yamato what the ordinary form of the Dragon-Dragon Fruit might be, and Yamato recalled Wano Country stories about dragons slain by Shimotsuki Ryuma.
• Arlong and Hatchan released young herbivorous dinosaurs into a fenced area as Cocoyasi Village residents watched the Dinosaur Zone’s trial operation.
• Arlong explained that the dinosaurs were juveniles from Ancient Island and showed residents that they could gently interact with a young Triceratops.
• Arlong revealed that the new building would be a Dinosaur Theme Restaurant, and he demonstrated how a Triceratops-shaped rice ball could sell for more than an ordinary one.
• Nami suggested adding themed stickers, set meals, and toys, and Arlong agreed that the dinosaurs could attract visitors and bring in Beli.

Arlong expanded his tourism projects while the 1533 Reverie brought Nanamo into conflict with Wapol after he attacked Vivi. Meanwhile, Luna and the Mink Tribe traveled to the Kingdom of Drum to seek medical help and discovered a wounded reindeer child in the forest.

• Arlong arranged the production of molds and plates before returning to Dressrosa to develop its caves as a diving attraction and plan Cocoyasi's underwater park expansion.
• At the 1533 Reverie, Nanamo struck Wapol after he hit Vivi, and Dalton dragged the unconscious king away to prevent the incident from escalating.
• Holy Knights in the shadows discussed Nereus's strength and regretted that Harald was no longer alive to handle him.
• After Wapol woke and heard about the Dole Kingdom, he abandoned his plans for revenge, unaware that Nereus's people had landed in the Kingdom of Drum.
• Luna, Ginny, Nekomamushi, Inuarashi, and the others traveled to Drum to meet Kureha and investigate Luna's Sulong-triggering drug, while Ginny explained how Wapol had driven away the kingdom's doctors.
• Inuarashi spotted a wounded humanoid reindeer child moving through the nearby forest.

Luna reunited with Kureha in the Kingdom of Drum and worked with her and Hiluluk to test a medicine while meeting Chopper, a reindeer who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit. When Wapol ordered Hiluluk killed, Chopper took the experimental medicine to save him and transformed into a giant.

• Luna found Chopper hiding in the snow and learned that he was a reindeer who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit and wanted companions.
• Kureha arrived, accepted Luna’s payment, and brought Luna and the others to her home to continue researching the medicine with Hiluluk.
• Wapol returned from the Reverie and ordered Dalton and Chessmarimo to kill Hiluluk, who was being pursued for practicing medicine.
• Hiluluk drew the soldiers away from Chopper, but they cornered him at a cliff and prepared to shoot.
• Chopper followed Hiluluk and took the experimental medicine, growing into a giant over ten meters tall.

Chopper swallowed Kureha’s unfinished Moonlight Drug to protect Hiluluk and transformed into a gigantic, uncontrollable monster that attacked Wapol’s palace. Luna and her companions found Chopper sitting on the defeated king, while Ginny worried the destruction would be reported as the Shichibukai destroying a country.

• Chopper transformed after taking the Moonlight Drug, lost control, and fought the soldiers who had pursued Hiluluk.
• Dalton tried to stop Chopper, but Chopper knocked him aside before an avalanche buried the cliffside; Chopper then headed toward Wapol’s palace.
• Hiluluk returned to Kureha’s residence and explained that Chopper had taken a whole pill, prompting Kureha, Luna, Ginny, and Kuma to go after him.
• Chopper climbed to the palace, defeated Wapol, and destroyed much of the castle while the guards’ weapons failed to stop him.
• Luna and her companions arrived to find Chopper sitting on Wapol, and Ginny warned that Morgans could portray the incident as the Shichibukai destroying a country.

Kuma and Ginny helped stop Chopper’s rampage and used the upheaval to install Dalton as the new king of the Kingdom of Drum. Back at Kureha’s treehouse, Kureha treated Chopper and discovered that Hiluluk had a serious illness, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Kuma knocked out the rampaging Chopper, and Dalton returned alive as Chopper shrank back into a reindeer.
• Ginny claimed Chopper was an Island Spirit’s champion, while Chess backed her story and urged the soldiers to support Dalton as king.
• Chess persuaded Dalton to accept the throne, and Wapol was declared beyond saving after Doctor 20 examined him.
• Luna and the others brought Chopper to Kureha’s treehouse, where Kureha said Hiluluk’s illness could not be cured but might be managed if treated in time.
• Hiluluk asked how long he had left, and Chopper’s ears twitched as he overheard their conversation.

Chopper recovered from his rampage on Drum Island, chose to stay with Hiluluk, and began studying medicine under Kureha while Luna continued researching the Moon Drug. Later, Nanamo received a call from Charlotte Linlin demanding that she kill Lola, then learned from Katakuri that Lola had fled an arranged marriage with Loki.

• Kureha told Chopper that his rampage had destroyed much of the castle and killed Wapol, and Luna offered to take him to Zou.
• Chopper refused to leave Hiluluk, vowed to become a doctor who could cure him, and asked Kureha to teach him medicine.
• Luna made a new agreement with Kureha to study Chopper and the Moon Drug, then sailed on with her companions as rumors spread that Nereus had arranged Wapol's downfall.
• Hermes brought Nanamo a call from Charlotte Linlin, who asked her to find and kill her younger daughter Lola.
• Katakuri explained that Loki had sought to marry Lola, but she fled the arranged marriage, ruining Charlotte Linlin's hopes of an alliance with Elbaf.

Nanamo learned that Shanks had defeated Loki, and Morgans’s newspaper announced Shanks alongside Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido as the Four Emperors. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku briefed the officers on the four pirates, revealed the World Government’s order against starting a war with them, and assigned Rosinante to liaise with a new unit called SWORD.

• Nanamo told Katakuri to see the world and agreed to let Lola pursue freedom rather than sheltering or pursuing her.
• Nereus showed Nanamo a report that Shanks had defeated Loki and brought him back to Elbaf.
• Morgans’s newspaper declared Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, and Shanks the Four Emperors, prompting Nanamo and Yamato to discuss their bounties.
• Rosinante briefed Marine Headquarters on the Four Emperors, and Sengoku warned that the former Rocks crew members might join forces.
• Sengoku revealed the World Government’s order not to go to war with the Four Emperors without authorization and appointed Rosinante as liaison for the new SWORD unit.

The Four Emperors’ rise stirred conflict across the seas as Ochoku stayed on Beehive Island and Fish-Man Island enforced its passage rules. In Elbaf, Nanamo brought Uta to meet Shanks, who awkwardly faced his daughter while the Red Hair Pirates teased him.

• Morgans’s Four Emperors announcement spurred territorial fights among Pirate crews, while Red-Haired crushed challengers and gained the Giant Warrior Pirates’ support.
• Ochoku chose to remain on Beehive Island and outlast the New World’s powers rather than compete with them.
• A Pirate crew led by an eighty-million-Beli captain ignored Fish-Man Island’s transit fee and fired on Chloe, who used Sea Beasts and an electric current to disable them.
• Nanamo went to Elbaf with Uta to meet Shanks, whose new status as an Emperor also prompted Nanamo to discuss the trouble reaching Fish-Man Island.
• Uta waited for Shanks to explain himself as the Red Hair Pirates joked about his past, and Beckman urged him to speak to her.

Nanamo visited Elbaf, explored its trade prospects, and learned about its ties to Harald and the Ryugu Kingdom while Shanks reconciled with Uta and sent her home. Back in Water 7, Iceburg discovered that several of his new employees were undercover CP9 agents.

• Nanamo met Jarul at Walrus School, toured Elbaf, and sensed that he wanted to know how she would oppose the World Government.
• Nanamo won over Elbaf's ordinary giants in combat, while Shanks continued turning away challengers and later sent Uta back to the Ryugu Kingdom.
• Nanamo proposed expanding trade with Elbaf, but Nereus explained that earlier plans had been limited by costs, food supplies, and politics.
• Tom sent Franky and Iceburg to establish separate businesses, and Iceburg founded Galley-La while Franky formed the Cutty Flam Company.
• Franky visited Tom's Workshop and learned from Iceburg that several Galley-La employees were undercover CP9 agents.

After Arlong returned to East Blue, Nami warned him that the new Dinosaur Zone manager, Klahadore, had suspiciously appeared after a shipwreck. Klahadore was secretly the pirate Kuro, and Arlong exposed his ties to the World Government when Kuro dodged an attack with Soru.

• Tom told Iceburg and Franky that killing the undercover CP9 agents would provoke more suspicion, so they should treat the agents normally and give them work.
• Tesoro arranged for Panz Fry and Lily Enstomach to work at Ryugu Park’s Giant Zone, and Panz later fed Cocoyasi Village upon their arrival in East Blue.
• Arlong returned to Cocoyasi Village, where Nami warned him that Klahadore’s shipwreck story and arrival during recruitment did not add up.
• Klahadore admired Ryugu Park’s wealth and planned to remove Nami, unaware that Arlong trusted her and was preparing to test him.
• Arlong flicked water droplets at Klahadore, who instinctively dodged with Soru, leading Arlong to identify him as a World Government agent.

Arlong exposed Kuro’s disguise and quickly defeated him after Kuro revealed himself as Hundred Plans Kuro. Ace and Deuce then arrived at Ryugu Park in a fire-powered boat, and Ace asked Lily and Arlong to join his crew.

• Arlong recognized Kuro as a suspicious intruder, while Nami revealed she had long suspected Klahadore.
• Kuro falsely claimed to be a World Government observer, then exposed his identity as Hundred Plans Kuro and attacked Arlong.
• Arlong overpowered Kuro, broke his claw blades, and explained to Nami that he had used Armament Haki.
• Ace and Deuce crashed toward shore in their fire-powered boat, and Lily caught the ship before it could hit the beach.
• Ace explained that he and Deuce had escaped Sixis Island using the Mera Mera no Mi, then invited Lily and Arlong to become his companions.

Ace and Deuce spent the day at Ryugu Park, where Ace’s sudden nap caused a restaurant panic and a huge bill. With their money gone and their ship damaged, Deuce sent Ace to work as a fire performer so they could pay for repairs.

• Arlong rejected Nami’s demand for a share of Kuro’s Bounty and explained that the Marines would not recognize Kuro as the real pirate they had captured.
• Ace and Deuce toured Ryugu Park, ate at its restaurants, and enjoyed the attractions while Deuce paid the expenses.
• Ace fell asleep face-first in his curry, prompting diners to fear the food was poisoned until Deuce explained Ace’s habit and calmed them.
• Ace woke in the park infirmary, where Deuce revealed that their amusement park expenses and the damage Ace caused had left them nearly broke, while their ship also needed major repairs.
• Deuce arranged for Ace to work as a fire performer at Ryugu Park, and Ace earned enough through performances and tips to cover the ship repairs.