Chapter Summaries

After Garp refused promotion to Admiral, the Marines published a flattering account that disguised his real reasons, while Morgans’s second newspaper exposed Nereus’s attack on Mary Geoise. The news inspired pirates and slave traders to take reckless action, and former Rocks Pirates began to stir with ambition.

• Garp refused to become an Admiral, and Sengoku and Zephyr escorted him away after calming Kong.
• The Marines’ newspaper announced Salazar’s death and portrayed Garp as having humbly declined promotion while reserving the post for him.
• Garp tore up the newspaper, unaware that Morgans had published a second issue about Nereus’s invasion of Mary Geoise.
• Morgans’s report made Nereus’s attack widely known, encouraging some pirates to assault Marine branches and slave traders to seek profits by supplying Mary Geoise.
• Former Rocks Pirates had their ambitions stirred by the news.

Golden Lion Shiki, Whitebeard, Neptune, and Charlotte Linlin’s family reacted to news of Nereus attacking Mary Geoise and freeing slaves. The chapter left Charlotte Linlin about to read the report, while Golden Lion prepared to confront Silver Axe and claim his territory.

• A subordinate asked Golden Lion Shiki about his history with Nereus, and Shiki recalled Nereus’s strength and his hatred of slave traders.
• Golden Lion Shiki remembered that he had mocked Nereus in the past, then ordered his crew to prepare to take down Silver Axe.
• Paul Laggum showed Whitebeard the newspaper, and Whitebeard said he and Nereus had shared a ship without being close.
• Neptune said he hoped Fish-Man Island could reach its ideal destination under Nereus’s rule, despite his conflicted feelings about his father’s choices.
• Katakuri offered Charlotte Linlin the newspaper about Nereus, and she asked to see it.

After Nereus liberated the slaves in Mary Geoise, the news stirred reactions among Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, and the people of Delta Island. Kuma prepared to help welcome the newly rescued people.

• Charlotte Linlin praised Nereus for pursuing his ideals, then ordered Katakuri to seize two islands while vowing to get Nanamo back.
• Katakuri refused to show Charlotte Linlin Nereus's new Bounty poster, which listed Nanamo as Nereus's daughter.
• Kaido admired Nereus's feat, dismissed his weak followers, and transformed into an Azure Dragon to seek a fight.
• The people of Delta Island celebrated Nereus's liberation of the Mary Geoise slaves, and Kuma saw him as increasingly like Nika.
• A school representative asked Kuma to help prepare Delta Island for the arrival of the rescued slaves, and he agreed.

After rescuing over eight hundred slaves from Mary Geoise, Nereus brought them toward Delta Island, where the islanders prepared food and supplies. Nanamo and Amphitrite discussed Nereus’s updated five-billion-Beli Bounty and Amphitrite’s Flame Mummy poster, while Nereus urged them to focus on winning back the future.

• On Delta Island, residents processed food for storage, and Kuma gave an islander one of his spare Bounty posters.
• Nereus’s ship arrived near Delta Island with the large group of slaves liberated from Mary Geoise.
• Nanamo showed Nereus his updated five-billion-Beli Bounty and said it seemed to be the highest among living Pirates.
• Nanamo gave Amphitrite her Flame Mummy Bounty poster, and Amphitrite lamented that her ancestors had lost to opponents like the World Government.
• Nereus told Amphitrite that the World Government’s people were strong and urged her to focus on winning back the present and future.

Nereus encouraged Amphitrite to believe in herself and keep training, then took Fish-Man Island students on a voyage to learn about the surface world. The children reached Delta Island after Hermes’s attempts to keep them orderly ended with it flying them around the sky.

• Nereus told Amphitrite that she could awaken a king's disposition if she kept her heart strong and continued training.
• Nereus brought students including Jinbe, Kawamatsu, Arlong, and Otohime out to experience the surface world firsthand.
• Otohime recorded the sights of the open sea in her sketchbook, and Hermes gave her a Tone Dial to capture what she saw.
• Hermes tried to use the Tone Dial as a reward to keep the children quiet, but they ignored it and crowded around Nereus with questions.
• Hermes promised the children a turn flying through the sky to make them behave, then Nanamo pointed out that flying them for hundreds of laps took more effort than watching them.

Nereus found a destination for the former pirate slaves he had rescued by contacting Dragon, who had begun an armed uprising in the East Blue. Dragon agreed to take the former slaves into his growing movement, provided he could prove he was strong enough to control them.

• Amphitrite found Hermes dejected after he had done something foolish while she was meditating.
• Nereus decided the rescued pirate slaves could join Dragon rather than settle on Delta Island or be left on their own.
• Dragon launched an uprising against a kingdom that had enslaved its people to pay the Heavenly Tribute, and forced the king to flee.
• Dragon evacuated the people who followed him aboard the ships intended to carry slaves, knowing the World Government might send the Navy after him.
• Nereus called Dragon and offered to send him former Celestial Dragon slaves who were also pirates, and Dragon accepted the offer.
• Nereus said his subordinate would deliver the people and test Dragon's strength.

Nereus confronted Admiral Zephyr near G-1 Branch, while the Navy struggled to contain attacks across the seas. After overpowering the Marines on the island, Nereus challenged Zephyr to judge the Navy’s role in mass killings.

• Kong received reports of attacks by Kaido, Silver Axe, and Golden Lion as the Navy prepared for the approaching Reverie.
• Kong learned that Zephyr had encountered Nereus and rushed with Sengoku to support him.
• Nereus arrived aboard Zephyr’s warship, and Zephyr ordered his Marines to withdraw before attacking Nereus with a powerful Haki punch.
• Zephyr accused Nereus of killing Marine soldiers, and Nereus questioned whether Zephyr would kill him or capture him for judgment.
• Nereus spread a blood-colored wave across the island, immobilized the retreating Marines, and asked Zephyr how he judged soldiers serving a Navy complicit in recurring mass slaughter.

Nereus used the Marine soldiers he had taken hostage to force Zephyr to hear his claims that the Marines helped cover up the truth of the God Valley Incident. After Nereus left, Zephyr was left to question what he had been told as reinforcements arrived.

• Zephyr rejected Nereus's claims, but Nereus said he had taken hostages so Zephyr would listen.
• Nereus told Zephyr that the Rocks Pirates and Roger Pirates had gathered in West Blue partly because of Shakky, then claimed the Celestial Dragons had held a killing game at God Valley.
• Nereus accused the Marines of protecting the Celestial Dragons and asked Zephyr what he thought of slavery and human trafficking in Sabaody.
• Nereus urged Zephyr to ask Garp or Monkey D. Dragon about God Valley and said Dragon had fired a tranquilizer dart at a Celestial Dragon there.
• Nereus left after warning Zephyr that he could investigate the matter using his authority, and Zephyr watched him go without answering.
• Marine reinforcements arrived to find the soldiers unconscious and Zephyr sitting blankly among traces of battle.

After Nereus left Zephyr and his soldiers unharmed, Zephyr questioned Garp about the Slaughter Game and the truth behind the Rocks Pirates’ defeat. Zephyr left to investigate what had happened, while Garp realized Nereus had a purpose for telling him.

• Sengoku found Zephyr and his soldiers alive but deeply asleep after their encounter with Nereus, and medics said they would recover in a few days.
• Zephyr told Sengoku that Nereus had used his ability once and left without fighting, but kept Nereus’s words to himself.
• The Marines reported Zephyr’s encounter in their internal newspaper as a safe victory, using it to boost morale among troops afraid of Nereus.
• Zephyr visited Garp and demanded to know what had happened during the operation in West Blue two years earlier, but Garp repeated the official account that he and Roger had defeated Rocks.
• Zephyr inferred from Garp’s evasions that Nereus’s account of the Slaughter Game was true, and Garp realized Nereus had told him about it.
• Zephyr left to investigate the incident, telling Garp that Kong probably had never explained the whole matter to him.

Zephyr found evidence that Navy records had been concealed, but he and Garp both chose to remain in the Navy and protect its future. On Delta Island’s Day of Rebirth, Otohime questioned its residents about their views of Fish-Man Island and began reconsidering Nereus’s words about peace.

• Garp and Zephyr chose to stay in the Navy, with Garp wanting to protect it and Zephyr hoping to guide its recruits toward true justice.
• Delta Island celebrated the Day of Rebirth as the island within its central lake rose to the surface.
• Ginny invited Kuma to join the Fish-Men and Mermaids surfing, then decided to look for food instead.
• Ginny met Otohime and urged her to eat more, but Otohime declined because she was frail and had unfinished work before the school trip ended.
• Otohime reflected on what the island’s residents had told her about Fish-Man Island and began pondering Nereus’s words about seeking peace.

As the Reverie ended, Cobra connected Mary Geoise’s strange weather to Fish-Man Island and the missing Dance Powder buyer. The Five Elders debated how to retaliate against Nereus, until he suddenly broke into their chamber and attacked Mars.

• Cobra arrived at Mary Geoise for the Reverie and suspected Fish-Man Island had bought the Dance Powder linked to Alabasta’s weather investigation.
• The kings spent seven days debating at the Reverie, which ended without resolving every issue.
• The Five Elders argued over whether to attack Fish-Man Island, weighing the risks to Eve, the Sabaody Archipelago, shipping, and Heavenly Tribute.
• Nereus appeared at the skylight behind Saturn and offered to share his opinion.
• Nereus swung a chained boulder into Mars, crashing into the Five Elders’ meeting.

Nereus attacked the Five Elders in Mary Geoise, overpowering Mars despite his regeneration and forcing the Elders to fight together. As they launched their combined assault, the Red Line shook and Red Port reported that Mary Geoise was under attack.

• Nereus used a Poneglyph as a weapon to smash Mars and mocked the Five Elders with it.
• Mars transformed into his Itsumade form and attacked Nereus with wind blades, but Nereus’s Conqueror’s Haki shield stopped them.
• Nereus detected and removed the virus Mars had planted in his blood, then seized Mars by the throat with Haki.
• Mars broke his own neck and revived to escape Nereus’s grip, then called on the other Five Elders to attack together.
• The Red Line began shaking as the final king prepared to leave Red Port, and guards reported the attack on Mary Geoise to Marineford.

Nereus attacked the Five Elders at Mary Geoise, and their battle had already reduced part of the city to rubble. He unleashed a river of blood toward the Red Line, forcing the Elders to move to protect Imu and Mary Geoise.

• People at Red Port fled toward the ships, while officials and messengers escaped the collapsing buildings in Mary Geoise.
• The Five Elders transformed and used their bodies and Haki to shield the Land of the Gods from the battle's shockwaves.
• The Five Elders discussed capturing Nereus and preventing him from disturbing Imu, then Nusjuro challenged him and drew his blade.
• Nereus conjured a vast river of blood and unleashed Blood Howl, sending a boiling tidal wave toward Mary Geoise.
• The Five Elders shouted for one another to stop the wave before it could engulf Imu and the city.

Nereus fought the Five Elders as they tried to keep him from reaching the remaining castle, using his Blood River and a recovered body to withstand their attacks. Unable to kill each other and wary that Nereus might reach Imu, the Five Elders finally asked him to state his terms.

• Nusjuro froze the Blood River while Mars tried to burn it, but their attacks worked together to intensify its destruction.
• Peter sucked in the blocked blood, but his Sandworm body exploded when the Blood River proved dangerous to consume.
• The Five Elders coordinated their attacks against Nereus, repeatedly stopping him from reaching the remaining castle.
• After Topman Warcury impaled Nereus, Nereus revived in perfect condition from the River of Death and revealed that he was immortal too.
• Realizing neither side could finish the fight and fearing Nereus might disturb Imu, Saturn asked what Nereus wanted, and Nereus said he had come to negotiate terms.

Nereus forced the Five Elders to negotiate for Fish-Man Island’s rights, while Imu authorized them to make concessions. The chapter ended with the sides agreeing to restore Fish-Man and Merfolk rights, ban their enslavement, and exempt the Ryugu Kingdom from taxes for 170 years.

• Imu ordered Saturn to hear Nereus’s terms and became curious about his demands.
• Nereus demanded that Fish-Man Island receive the rights and status owed to a World Government member nation.
• The Five Elders agreed to restore the Ryugu Kingdom’s rights and ban Fish-Man and Merfolk slaves, including in Mary Geoise, in exchange for Nereus not attacking Mary Geoise again.
• Nereus accepted the agreement but warned that the World Government had no authority over him beyond the Red Line.
• Nusjuro demanded that the Ryugu Kingdom pay Heavenly Tribute, but Nereus demanded a refund for 170 years of payments.
• The Five Elders made the Ryugu Kingdom tax-exempt for 170 years, and Nereus accepted.

Nereus negotiated with the Five Elders to restore Ryugu Kingdom’s status, regain its Reverie seat, and erase his Bounty. The Elders agreed to find a way to handle the Bounty, then considered using Harald to create a reason for doing so.

• The Five Elders accepted that Ryugu Kingdom would receive its rightful treatment as a member nation, and Nereus demanded the right to attend the next Reverie.
• Saturn confirmed that Ryugu Kingdom had once held a Reverie seat, while Warcury objected that a Pirate could not be king.
• Nereus refused to install a puppet king and insisted that the World Government erase his Bounty.
• The Five Elders privately discussed delaying the Bounty’s removal and later claiming Nereus had made contributions to the World Government.
• The Five Elders suggested Harald as a possible source of those contributions, and Harald shuddered while working in the Florian Triangle.

Nereus and the Five Elders concluded an agreement granting him authority in Fish-Man Island’s Lawless Area and the right to station troops in Sabaody, while the World Government agreed to conceal his companion’s Lunarian identity. As Kong arrived and attacked Nereus, Nusjuro intervened to stop him.

• Nereus agreed to screen certain traffic passing through Fish-Man Island and secured permission to station troops in Sabaody’s Lawless Area.
• Saturn agreed to describe Nereus’s companion as a non-Lunarian, and the Five Elders finished negotiations and ordered Nereus to leave.
• Nereus asked the Five Elders to retrieve his Meteor Hammer, which was a Poneglyph, and they ordered their agents to find it.
• Kong arrived at Mary Geoise with Marine reinforcements, recognized Nereus, and launched a full-power punch at him.
• Nusjuro stepped in front of Nereus and ordered Kong to stop.

Nereus left Mary Geoise after the Five Elders stopped Kong from attacking him and confirmed they would recognize him as King of the Ryugu Kingdom. The Five Elders then ordered Kong to accept the agreement and blamed the Navy for provoking the conflict.

• Nusjuro blocked Kong's attack on Nereus, forcing Kong to divert his strike and disrupt his own strength.
• Nusjuro urged Nereus to leave, and Nereus departed with the chained Poneglyph after warning Kong they would meet again.
• Nusjuro ordered the Navy to return and brought Kong into the castle, where the Five Elders confirmed Nereus's recognition, Reverie access, and bounty revocation.
• Kong protested that the Navy needed to avenge Salazar and answer for its dead soldiers, but Warcury told him to follow orders.
• Mars and Peter blamed the Navy's failures for allowing Nereus to become powerful, and the Five Elders said the agreement would spare the Navy from fighting him again.

Kong returned from Mary Geoise after Nereus reached an agreement with the Five Elders, leaving the Marines forbidden from escalating their conflict with him. Back at Marineford, Kong summoned the senior officers to explain the agreement and consider its consequences for the Marines.

• Saturn told Kong that the Marines could still act against troublemakers on Fish-Man Island but must not clash with Nereus again, and Mars asked him to send the Marines' engineering corps to repair Mary Geoise.
• The Five Elders blamed the Marines for the crisis, reframed Nereus's terms as a compromise, and wondered how Zephyr had once escaped an encounter with him without losing soldiers.
• Kong returned to Marineford and ordered Sengoku, Zephyr, Garp, and Tsuru to meet with him before gathering the Vice Admirals.
• Garp said Kong had interrupted his vacation, Zephyr said he had been drafting marching plans, and Sengoku complained that he had been left with everyone's responsibilities.
• Kong began explaining that the Vampire had reached an agreement with the Five Elders at Mary Geoise.

Kong and the Navy’s senior officers dealt with the World Government’s order to recognize Nereus as king of a member nation and set aside Fleet Admiral Salazar’s case. After news of Ryugu Kingdom’s restored status spread, Harald wondered what Nereus’s success meant for him and Elbaf.

• Kong told Tsuru, Zephyr, Sengoku, and Garp that the World Government had recognized Nereus as king and would cooperate with his actions.
• Garp argued that the World Government treated Navy personnel as expendable, while Sengoku warned him not to speak recklessly.
• Tsuru advised Kong to relay the order plainly, and Kong informed the Navy that the World Government had issued it.
• The Navy announced the order, and most personnel accepted it, while some members whose comrades or relatives had died at Nereus’s hands complained.
• The World Government published news that Ryugu Kingdom had regained its member-nation rights and claimed that a meteorite had fallen on Mary Geoise.
• Harald read the newspaper in the Florian Triangle, recognized Nereus’s new status, and wondered what that made him.