Recaps

Lyliana celebrated her fourteenth birthday with Oran and their friends, while Bear finally proposed to Ginny. Ginny accepted immediately and declared them married, leaving Bear and the others to plan a wedding.

• Lyliana celebrated her birthday with a giant cake and gifts from Oran's associates, while Brook played music and Perona was told to wait until her own birthday to blow out candles.
• Oran and Croccus joked about Oran's age as Bear nervously asked Oran whether he should propose to Ginny.
• Oran encouraged Bear to propose and called Ginny over, then asked Bear why he had prepared a ring.
• Bear knelt and opened the box, but Ginny took the diamond ring before he could finish proposing and declared them husband and wife with Oran as witness.
• Ginny demanded a wedding with plenty of food, and Bear agreed with a gentle smile.

Brook’s music career took off as Redfield traveled to Piltover to reconnect with old friends and learn about Brook. Oran persuaded Redfield to settle on Firefly Island as one of his subordinates, then stunned Sengoku by identifying the new recruit as Patrick Redfield.

• Brook became famous as the Soul King, and Oran agreed to share performance and recording profits with him.
• Redfield heard Brook’s music, decided to visit Piltover, and traveled to Firefly Island aboard a pirate ship.
• Redfield met Oran and asked about Brook before Oran offered him a quiet home on the island in exchange for helping during crises.
• Redfield accepted Oran’s proposal, partly because he was tired of piracy and curious about Oran.
• Oran called Sengoku to report that Patrick Redfield had joined his subordinates, and Sengoku was shocked.

Oran confirmed to Sengoku that Redfield had joined his forces, leaving the Marines to weigh the benefits and risks of the legendary pirate’s retirement. Sengoku learned Redfield was Oran’s fan and ended the chapter considering whether concerts could help keep him settled.

• Oran told Sengoku that Patrick Redfield had joined his ranks, and Redfield confirmed the decision himself over the Den Den Mushi.
• Redfield said he wanted a comfortable place to live and was tired of playing games with the Marines, while Oran attributed his recruitment to their pen-pal relationship and Redfield being a fan.
• Sengoku discussed Redfield’s choice with Tsuru, recognizing that the Marines could avoid a costly effort to capture him if he remained inactive under Oran’s protection.
• Sengoku hosted a Marine meeting where Garp and the others debated Redfield’s strength and the growing power of Oran’s network.
• Garp suggested holding concerts for Oran to keep Redfield content, and Sengoku and Tsuru considered that the idea might work.

The Marines and World Government decided to let Redfield’s alliance with Oran remain quiet, while Morgans turned the news into a bold claim that Piltover was the world’s strongest nation. The headline stirred debate across the seas and drew people from lawless lands and non-member nations toward Oran.

• Sengoku and the Marines chose to monitor Redfield discreetly and avoid provoking him by publicizing his retirement under Oran.
• Kong informed the Five Elders, who accepted Redfield’s alliance and agreed not to make a major announcement about it.
• The Five Elders discussed Piltover’s growing military strength and noted that the Reverie would soon make it a member nation.
• Morgans ordered his reporters to make Piltover the focus of the World Economic News Agency’s front page, declaring it the strongest nation.
• The headline sparked discussion among ordinary people, and some from lawless lands and non-member nations set out toward Oran.

Charlotte Linlin and other powerful figures reacted to Redfield joining Oran’s command, while Ginny, Bear, and Ivankov arranged a civilian-equipment deal for the Revolutionary Army. Redfield settled on a home near Laboon and Brook, agreeing to help Oran’s kingdom if needed.

• Charlotte Linlin learned that Redfield had joined Firefly Island and ordered her forces to prepare to seize islands in the west.
• Whitebeard, Blackbeard, and Golden Lion read about Redfield’s decision and speculated about Oran’s ambitions.
• Ginny and Bear met Ivankov on Resort Island and gave him a gas cylinder and modification manual instead of selling the Revolutionary Army weapons directly.
• Firefly Island’s residents celebrated newspaper reports calling their country the strongest, while Redfield dismissed the attention and explained why he had joined Oran.
• Redfield chose to live near the whale harbor, where he could become neighbors with Brook and Laboon.

Redfield joined Oran’s country and met Brook, who remembered him from childhood and welcomed him as a neighbor. He then sparred with Lyliana and discovered that the fourteen-year-old princess was already a formidable fighter, though he ultimately won after she conceded.

• Redfield arrived at Brook’s home, and Brook recognized him as the child who had once wanted to join the Rumbar Pirates.
• Redfield told Brook he had joined Oran’s country and would live nearby while serving as Lyliana’s sparring partner.
• Redfield met Lyliana in the desert training ground, where she transformed her feet into dragon claws and attacked with her warhammer.
• Lyliana used Dragon Breath and Divine Departure, destroying part of the desert and cutting off a braid from Redfield’s hair.
• Redfield recognized Lyliana as a powerhouse, but he won the spar after she acknowledged her shortcomings and conceded.

Redfield settled into retirement on Firefly Island while the World Government and Marines monitored his peaceful activities. Oran left Lyliana in charge of the kingdom and traveled to the Reverie, where his arrival as Piltover's king surprised other rulers and drew Vinsmoke Judge's attention.

• Redfield resolved to keep training after sparring with Lyliana, then settled into a routine of occasional combat practice, Brook's concerts, and rides on a River Swiftcrab.
• Alifa reported Redfield's peaceful activities to the World Government, while the Marines received orders to protect Brook and keep his concerts running smoothly.
• Ginny and Bear returned to Firefly Island with souvenirs as Oran prepared to attend the Reverie.
• Oran selected Kate and Brand as guards, brought Origin Project Shiki and Franky, and entrusted the kingdom's security to Lyliana with Redfield's support.
• Oran's party reached Red Port aboard the Power Gear, where his announcement as Piltover's king surprised Cobra and the king of Drum Kingdom and caught Vinsmoke Judge's attention.

Oran attended the Reverie with Judge and other Kings, where his effortless display of power reminded Judge how far behind him he had fallen. The group reached Mary Geoise, leaving Judge troubled by Oran’s continued growth.

• Oran greeted Judge and the former MADS researchers as Kings arrived for the Reverie.
• Oran boarded the bubble gondola with the qualified Kings while other visitors waited, drawing dismissive comments about Piltover from the crowd.
• Judge introduced his daughter Reiju, and Oran recognized her as Judge’s genetically altered creation.
• Oran ordered Origin Project Shiki to slash through the clouds, stunning the Kings and showing Judge that his creations still fell short.
• Judge left the gondola with Reiju, muttering that Siderial was as irritating as ever.

Oran and his companions reached Mary Geoise for the Reverie, where the royals mingled and his associates drew attention. The Five Elders told King Yumi Bing that Piltover would become an affiliated nation, leaving him to raise Oran’s country’s new status at the meeting.

• Oran and Kate climbed the steps to Mary Geoise, and Oran lent Kate his glasses to help her record artillery positions.
• At the social plaza, Oran reunited with Chinjao while Brand and Origin Project Shiki attracted attention from the other royals.
• Brand politely turned away a Prince who had approached Frankenstein, then explained that his mecha was a kingdom secret.
• A World Government official took Oran away to prepare for the oath-taking segment of the Reverie.
• The Five Elders told King Yumi Bing that Piltover would become an affiliated nation and instructed him to bring it up at the meeting.

Oran secured Piltover’s admission as a World Government member nation, then received special Reverie privileges while Lulusia lost its participation rights. On the third day, Oran proposed that the Reverie address Ryugu Kingdom’s exclusion and hardship beneath the sea.

• The Five Elders prepared the kings for Piltover’s admission, and Oran swore the Empty Throne’s oath before placing a sword beneath it.
• At the social plaza, Kate vented in Mink Tribe dialect, Brand complained that the gathering was dull, and Frankenstein grumbled about the lack of a charging port.
• The kings voted to admit Piltover, with thirty-seven votes in favor, five against, and eight abstentions, and Brand celebrated the country’s return.
• The Five Elders gave Oran the right to participate in the Reverie and stripped King Seiji of Lulusia of that right, prompting him to leave in anger.
• On the third day, Oran urged the kings to remember Ryugu Kingdom, a member nation excluded from the Reverie and vulnerable to pirate attacks.

At the Reverie, Oran secured support for the Ryugu Kingdom by arguing that Merfolk Island could protect New World nations and help lower iron ore prices. As the conference ended and Oran sailed home, he learned that Kaido's Beasts Pirates were fighting samurai in Wano Country.

• Oran proposed backing the Ryugu Kingdom, and King Riku supported his argument that Merfolk Island could shield New World nations from pirates.
• Oran offered to use the Ryugu Kingdom's deep-sea mining to reduce iron ore prices, and the Kings debated the proposal before reaching a compromise.
• The Reverie concluded, and Morgans's newspaper reported the conference's policies and called for attention to the deep sea.
• Dorry and Brogy discussed the newly recognized country of the girl they hoped would someday challenge them, while Neptune and Otohime welcomed news that Oran had kept his promise.
• Oran's ship sank an attacking pirate vessel on the way home, and Oran assured the King of Drum Kingdom that he would not actively recruit its people.
• Absalom called Oran to report that Kaido's Beasts Pirates were battling samurai in Wano Country and asked whether he should intervene.

Absalom watched Kaido’s clash with Oden in Wano Country while staying out of the battle, then returned to Piltover with a diary he found after the fighting. The chapter ended with him presenting the diary to his master because he believed it contained important information.

• Absalom reported Oden’s planned attack on Onigashima to Oran, who warned him not to get involved.
• Absalom put on Oran’s wolf-man armor while Yamato watched, and Oden’s forces began fighting Kaido’s pirates.
• Oden wounded Kaido with his two-sword attack, but Kurozumi Orochi distracted him by transforming into Momonosuke, allowing Kaido to knock him unconscious.
• Toki sent some of Oden’s followers into the future, and Wano’s other daimyo were defeated after launching a later attack.
• Absalom returned to Piltover and gave his master a diary he had found in Wano Country.

Absalom gave Oran Oden’s damaged diary and reported that Oden had died, while Croccus mourned the loss of his former crewmate. Absalom also obtained a Vivre Card pointing to Zou for Kate, leaving Oran’s plans for Wano Country unchanged.

• Absalom showed Oran Oden’s diary, which contained fragmented information about the Void Century, the D Clan, the Ancient Weapons, Joy Boy, and Pluton beneath Wano Country.
• Absalom asked whether they should change their plan because Kaido now controlled Wano Country, but Oran decided to maintain the current situation.
• Croccus learned that Oden had died and explained that he had sailed with Oden on Roger’s crew before criticizing Oden for never seeking outside help.
• Croccus reported on the hospital and recruitment before returning to the lighthouse.
• Absalom gave Oran a Vivre Card leading to Zou, which he had taken from one of Oden’s Mink Tribe retainers for Kate.

Oran offered Kate the Vivre Card Absalom stole in Wano, giving her the chance to visit her homeland of Zou while Piltover adjusted to life as a World Government member state. Meanwhile, Tesoro sought an opportunity to rise in Piltover, and he planned to approach Kate for a chance to prove himself.

• Oran gave Kate the Vivre Card that led to Zou and told her she could return with an escort if she wished.
• Piltover increased taxes slightly, promised citizens an end-of-year rebate, and changed its immigration rules so newcomers had to earn citizenship through payment, contributions, or military service.
• Tesoro told Stella he wanted an opportunity to advance, and Stella supported him while affirming that she was content with their life together.
• Tesoro decided to approach Kate at a cat café, hoping to earn a chance to prove his abilities to Oran.

Tesoro spent half a month trying to approach Kate in Piltover, but she could not see how he might contribute. After Kate learned his identity and background, Oran decided to test his ability and sent a message to his home.

• Tesoro finally encountered Kate at the cat café, but she dismissed his request for an opportunity because he could not demonstrate any useful skills.
• Kate told Ginny and Oran about the persistent stranger, but she had forgotten his name and only remembered it as something like Taro.
• Oran checked Piltover's household registry and found Gild Tesoro, learning that he and his wife had been born slaves and that Tesoro had been sent there by Shak.
• Oran recognized Tesoro as a potentially valuable talent and decided to test his ability to make money and judge opportunities.
• Oran sent Nayafili to deliver a message to Tesoro, who was still wondering how to advance when someone knocked at his door.

Tesoro met with Oran and received the chance to manage a new business in East Blue, promising to make its profits rival those of the Grand Line within three years. He prepared to leave Stella behind on Firefly Island and begin his new assignment.

• Nayafili summoned Tesoro to the royal palace, where Oran asked him to prove his abilities through concrete results.
• Tesoro chose to develop the East Blue market and promised to make its profits catch up with the Grand Line's within three years.
• Oran approved Tesoro's plan, warned him not to fail, and gave him a week to prepare along with a contact in Rogue Town.
• Ginny reported that Tesoro had been honest and was mainly motivated by his devotion to Stella and his wish to give her a better life.
• Tesoro told Stella about the assignment, refused her offer to accompany him, and began packing for the journey.
• Ipponmatsu learned that Oran's old promise had finally led to a chance to work with Tesoro.

Bear escorted Tesoro across the Calm Belt to East Blue while Lyliana attended Charlotte Linlin’s Tea Party on Cake Island. When Linlin’s eating disorder sent her into a rage, Lyliana restrained her, leaving Katakuri and Perospero stunned by her resemblance to Linlin and her strength.

• Bear took Tesoro through the Calm Belt aboard a Seastone ship as he traveled to East Blue for work and time to prepare for becoming a father.
• Lyliana arrived at Cake Island for the Tea Party, where Perospero and Katakuri remarked on her resemblance to a young Charlotte Linlin.
• Lyliana greeted Stussy and gave Charlotte Linlin a gift when Linlin joined the gathering.
• Linlin’s eating disorder flared when she found her cream puff tower lacked chocolate and butter crisps, and she began attacking the venue.
• Lyliana held Linlin back while the chefs prepared the food she wanted, and Katakuri arrived to find Linlin restrained.
• Perospero and Katakuri watched Lyliana throw Linlin to the ground, and Perospero said she seemed even more like a monster than Linlin.

During Charlotte Linlin’s eating disorder episode, fifteen-year-old Lyliana fought her and proved strong enough to withstand the Big Mom Pirates’ matriarch. The chapter ended with the crew wondering how powerful Lyliana might become and feeling relieved she was not their enemy.

• Charlotte Linlin broke free from Lyliana, rampaged through the cake buildings, and sent Katakuri and Perospero to protect and evacuate the guests.
• Lyliana returned to restrain Charlotte Linlin, then transformed into her Dragonman form after learning Linlin would not remember the episode.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered Zeus and Prometheus to attack Lyliana, but Lyliana blew apart Prometheus’s flames and kept fighting.
• Perospero arrived with the cream puff tower and nearly got hit by Lyliana’s flying boot as the siblings watched her battle their mother.
• Perospero asked whether Katakuri could defeat Lyliana, and Katakuri shook his head before the cream puff tower was brought to Charlotte Linlin.

After Lyliana stopped Charlotte Linlin’s rampage, the delayed Tea Party ended and Lyliana departed for Firefly Island. Nearby, a Navy warship brought its wounded to Oran’s country for treatment, where Oran recognized Captain Gaspardi and began considering how to use him.

• Katakuri fed Charlotte Linlin the croquembouche tower, ending her rampage, and the Big Mom Pirates resumed the Tea Party after the guests had waited several hours.
• Charlotte Linlin apologized to Lyliana, praised their similar dragon abilities, and watched her fly away toward Firefly Island.
• A wounded Navy crew chose to dock at Piltover because the nearest G6 Branch was too far away to save their injured sailors.
• Oran arranged medical care for the Marines and billed the Navy at the usual rate, while Rear Admiral rebuked Captain Gaspardi for criticizing the cost.
• Oran recognized Gaspardi as a stain on the Navy and considered using him for his next move.

Oran recruited Gaspardi, a greedy Marine recruit, as a pawn and offered to help him become a Marine hero in exchange for serving as a source of intelligence. Gaspardi accepted, and Oran and Ginny left him with money and a Den Den Mushi as they planned to use his ambitions to control him.

• The rear admiral left Gaspardi behind on Firefly Island with the wounded while the rest of the team continued its mission.
• Oran asked Ginny to help discover what Gaspardi truly thought, and she told him that Gaspardi had joined the Marines for money and fame.
• Oran confronted Gaspardi in an emptied tavern and offered to provide pirate leads and Marine credit if Gaspardi helped him from within the Marines.
• Gaspardi accepted Oran's offer to make him a Marine hero, and Oran urged him to rise to at least colonel.
• Oran left Gaspardi a mechanical Den Den Mushi and three million Berries, then explained to Ginny that Gaspardi's greed and lack of principles would make him controllable.

After a year of growth, Piltover’s Imperial Guard Legion aboard the Power Gear attacked the Iron Thorn Pirates as they raided an island. The soldiers rescued a baby named Uta and prepared to avenge her parents.

• Stella received a fax from Tesoro confirming that he was safe as he began building his business in Rogue Town.
• In October of Marineford Calendar 1503, the Power Gear found an island where the Iron Thorn Pirates were plundering a town and killing its residents.
• Kate ordered the Power Armor unit to exterminate the pirates, rescue survivors, and establish a beachhead.
• Alphonse and the other soldiers advanced under heavy fire, killing pirates and driving the survivors into the town’s buildings.
• The rescue unit found no other life signs until it discovered Uta, a baby with half-red, half-white hair, hidden in a box with a note giving her name and birthday.
• After confirming Uta was alive, the soldiers vowed to avenge her parents by killing the pirates.

Kate rescued the orphaned infant Uta after her squad wiped out pirates on an island and brought her back to Piltover. Oran agreed to raise Uta with Kate, while Ginny chose the name Bonnie for her own child at dinner.

• Kate ordered her squad to clear the island, and the soldiers eliminated 477 pirates while rescuing the infant Uta as the sole survivor.
• Kate discovered that Uta stopped crying when she held her and decided to care for the child.
• Kate brought Uta to Oran, who agreed to raise her with Kate instead of sending her to an orphanage.
• Ginny announced that she and Bear had chosen the name Bartholomew Bonnie for their child.

Oran helped Ginny prepare for starting a family with Bear while caring for Uta and keeping Perona from dyeing her hair. Elsewhere, Bellemere brought Nojiko and Nami to Cocoyasi Village, and Dragon left his infant son with Garp before departing.

• Oran gave Ginny a workplace safety inspection form to prevent Bear from using fieldwork as an excuse to delay having a child.
• Oran made Uta a music toy, and Lyliana carried Perona away before she could dye Uta's hair pink.
• Bear returned to Piltover and began preparing to have a child with Ginny, while they planned a wedding ceremony.
• Bellemere returned to Cocoyasi Village with the orphaned Nojiko and Nami after leaving the Marines.
• Dragon placed his infant son with Garp aboard a Dog-head Warship and left in a gust of wind.

Garp took in Dragon’s young son, while Bear and Ginny married and the rise of the Sea Emperors reshaped the seas. In Porto Bazilata, Absalom confronted Whitebeard pirate Gamenio after he stole Gray’s weapons, and their fight revealed Gamenio’s Copy-Copy Fruit ability and his animal allergy.

• Garp welcomed Dragon’s son aboard his ship and declared that he would train him to become the strongest Marine.
• Nefertari Vivi was born, and Bear and Ginny married on Firefly Island with Oran as their witness.
• Morgans popularized the title Sea Emperor for Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido as they established their power in the New World.
• Gamenio stole crates of weapons bearing Gray’s emblem in Porto Bazilata, claiming the goods as advance protection fees for Whitebeard’s flag.
• Absalom attacked Gamenio to reclaim the stolen weapons, but Gamenio used copied diamond and phoenix abilities to fight back.
• Gamenio’s copied ability ended when Absalom’s animal fur triggered his allergy and made him sneeze.

Gamenio and Absalom fought over stolen goods on Porto Bazilata Island, where Gamenio’s severe fur allergy repeatedly disrupted his copied abilities. After Gamenio unleashed a limited version of Whitebeard’s earthquake power, Absalom revealed that he had called for backup, as a pink dragon approached on Flame Clouds.

• Gamenio’s sneezing deactivated his copied abilities, but he resisted Absalom’s arsenal and countered with Marco’s blue flames.
• Gamenio copied Absalom’s power and discovered it only let him turn invisible, while Absalom tracked him by smell.
• Absalom froze Gamenio’s arm with an ice weapon made using Kuzan’s lineage factor.
• Gamenio refused to return the stolen goods, copied Whitebeard’s power, and caused an earthquake that wrecked nearby houses.
• The Oliver Family pleaded with Absalom to stop fighting, but Absalom refused and warned Gamenio to beg for mercy.
• Absalom revealed a pink dragon flying toward the island, showing that his backup had arrived.