Chapter Summaries

The Five Elders discussed Shichibukai candidates and planned to use Siderial to warn Dr. Clover and the Ohara archaeologists. Meanwhile, Oran prepared Brook for a public role, and Kate’s newly crewed Power Gear diverted to rescue an Alabasta ship under pirate attack.

• The Five Elders rejected Hawk Eyes as a Shichibukai candidate for now and discussed Crocodile, Siderial, and the World Government’s plans for Clover and Ohara.
• The Five Elders chose Siderial as the envoy to contact Clover when they were ready to act next year.
• Oran gave Brook sheet music and assigned him to serve as a military musician for the Pirate Guerrilla Force, advising him to shape his public backstory.
• The Power Gear received a distress call from an Alabasta vessel and Kate ordered the ship to divert at full speed and prepare for battle.
• The Power Gear reached the Alabasta ship, where pirates had already boarded, and Kate handed command to her first mate before going to stop them herself.

Kate and the Power Gear rescued an Alabasta ship by attacking the pirates pursuing it, then used the encounter as a live-fire training exercise for the crew. The Alabasta crew reported the strange, fast warship to King Cobra.

• Kate jumped from the Power Gear onto the pirate ship and quickly incapacitated half its crew, finding no Ability Users aboard.
• After the Alabasta ship reached safety, Kate returned to the Power Gear and ordered its crew to engage the pirates.
• The Power Gear withstood the pirates’ return fire while its inexperienced gunners struggled to hit their target.
• The Power Gear’s main guns finally sank the pirate ship, and Kate continued the training mission without exchanging pleasantries with the Alabasta crew.
• The Alabasta captain decided to report the encounter to Cobra, Alabasta’s King.

The Power Gear’s anti-pirate patrols brought Piltover closer to Alabasta, while Merfolk Island prepared to overcome its distrust of humans. The chapter ended with Queen Titi and Queen Otohime leading delegations bound for Firefly Island.

• Burugurasu prepared to leave the G6 Branch for the New World and recommended Fire Fist Mountain as her successor, while Brook proved skilled at commanding the Power Gear.
• Cobra agreed to treat Piltover as an affiliated nation and accepted Igaram’s proposal to negotiate for its fast ships and technology.
• Cobra chose Queen Titi to lead Alabasta’s delegation to Piltover, partly so she could receive medical care there.
• Whitebeard agreed to protect Merfolk Island, and Neptune announced plans to expand its exchanges with humans, but no one volunteered to travel to the surface.
• Queen Otohime volunteered to lead the Merfolk Island delegation, and preparations began for both queens to sail to Firefly Island.

Shak and Otohime led a delegation from Merfolk Island to Piltover, where they joined Alabasta’s Princess Didi for a diplomatic visit. Piltover’s warm welcome eased Otohime’s fears, and Merfolk Island took its first step toward peace with the land.

• Shak reassured Arlong and Jinbe that he would accompany Otohime to human territory and left Merfolk Island in their hands.
• Oran learned that Otohime and Princess Didi would arrive on the same day, and Brand organized their reception with an Imperial Mecha honor guard.
• Princess Didi arrived first and learned that the princess of the Ryugu Kingdom was also visiting Piltover.
• Shak brought Otohime and the Merfolk Island delegation to Piltover, where Brand and welcoming citizens greeted them warmly.
• Otohime sensed that the people sincerely welcomed her, and Merfolk Island’s first step toward peace with the land was later remembered as Princess Diplomacy.

The Ryugu Kingdom and Alabasta delegations traveled together to Piltover, where Otohime and Nefertari Titi became acquainted. Titi discussed buying Piltover’s technology and funding railway construction in Alabasta, leaving Oran eager to pursue further business with the wealthy kingdom.

• Brand arranged an exclusive tram carriage for the Ryugu Kingdom and Alabasta delegations to avoid giving either queen precedence.
• Otohime and Nefertari Titi introduced themselves and became familiar during the tram ride.
• Titi discussed Alabasta’s interest in Piltover’s technology, including modified ships and possible railway construction.
• Oran offered to discuss more of Piltover’s products after Titi agreed that Alabasta could afford railway construction.
• Ginny read Titi’s thoughts and told Oran that he had priced the railway project too low.
• Oran resolved to pursue long-term business with Alabasta, including possible railway and military equipment contracts.

Oran negotiated possible sales and medical care with Alabasta's queen, while Otohime returned safely to Merfolk Island and the fish-men expanded their mining team. At the beginning of 1500, World Government agents arrived at Firefly Island to discuss Ohara with Oran.

• Oran pitched Alabasta's queen Titi on Piltover's products, and she said she needed to consult Cobra before deciding what to buy.
• Igaram asked Oran to arrange medical treatment for Titi, and Oran agreed to provide the best doctors.
• Oran asked Ginny to watch for threats to Otohime, then arranged safe passage for the Ryugu Kingdom delegation and an escort for Alabasta's visitors.
• Otohime returned safely to Merfolk Island, and Arlong joined Shak's fish-man deep-sea mining team to watch for human schemes.
• At the beginning of 1500, Spandine arrived at Firefly Island on the Five Elders' orders and told Oran the matter concerned Ohara.

Spandine delivered a message from the Five Elders to Oran, but Lyliana’s newly awakened Conqueror’s Haki briefly overwhelmed him. After she finished training, Oran connected to Wororochy, who revealed that the Five Elders had summoned him for another matter rather than to inspect his research.

• Spandine told Oran that he had come to deliver an order from the Five Elders concerning Ohara.
• Lyliana’s Conqueror’s Haki erupted, frightening Spandine while leaving Oran unaffected.
• Lyliana joined Oran and discussed her progress training Conqueror’s Haki.
• Spandine connected the Den Den Mushi, and Wororochy said the Five Elders had come to discuss a different matter, not inspect Oran’s research.

Oran went to Ohara to persuade Clover to abandon his research, while the World Government prepared to destroy the island regardless. Sauron defected after refusing to carry out the order against the scholars, and Spandine found the Poneglyph, declaring Ohara’s scholars guilty and sentencing them to death.

• Wororochy told Oran the World Government would spare Ohara’s scholars if Clover stopped researching history, though the Five Elders expected him to refuse.
• Sauron’s Marines killed thirty-three scholars while capturing Nico Olvia, and Sengoku ordered him to prepare for a Buster Call on Ohara.
• Sauron defected with Olvia after refusing to obey the order, but their escape went awry and they drifted toward Ohara.
• Spandine arrived at Ohara with Oran, gathered the island’s scholars, and searched the Tree of Knowledge for evidence.
• Oran warned Clover that the World Government had used his research as bait, but Clover refused to stop and asked to speak to the Five Elders.
• Spandine found the Poneglyph in the library basement and sentenced the scholars to death.

Clover defied the Five Elders, prompting them to order Ohara’s destruction, while Oran and his allies escaped the bombardment with Kuzan’s help. The Marines resumed the attack, but Sakazuki’s assault on an evacuation ship led Lyliana to confront him, with Kuzan intervening as the chapter ended.

• Clover rejected the Five Elders’ rhetoric and began reporting his findings before they ordered his execution and activated the Buster Call.
• Spandine activated the Buster Call while still on Ohara, and Oran led the CP Agency agents away from the central bombardment zone.
• Lyliana reached Kuzan and persuaded him to pause the bombardment long enough for Oran and the agents to escape.
• Kuzan confronted Sakazuki over the premature bombardment, and the warships paused briefly before resuming their attack on Ohara.
• Sakazuki ordered an evacuation ship burned, prompting Lyliana to strike him and argue that the World Government had authorized the passengers’ departure.
• Kuzan blocked Sakazuki from retaliating against Lyliana and challenged his justification for attacking her.

Lyliana fought Sakazuki after he bombarded the evacuation ship, while Kuzan restrained Sakazuki and let her attack. Spandine and Sengoku tried to stop the fight, and Oran went to intervene as Sengoku called out to Sakazuki.

• Kuzan stopped Sakazuki from attacking Lyliana while allowing her to strike him, and the two fought without using their Devil Fruit abilities.
• Lyliana criticized Sakazuki's absolute justice and continued attacking him as their clash damaged the warship's deck.
• Sauron carried Robin away from Ohara after recognizing the force of Lyliana's attack as resembling Elbaf Spear.
• Spandine learned that Lyliana and Sakazuki were fighting, contacted Sengoku, and hurried to Oran for help.
• Oran rose to go to the warship, and Sengoku's voice called for Sakazuki to stop.

Sauron helped Robin escape Ohara while Kuzan froze him, and the Buster Call destroyed the island. Oran preserved Ohara’s books and began telling Lyliana how his companions’ bond began at God Valley.

• Rasky delivered a Den Den Mushi to Oran as Sakazuki and Lyliana fought, and Kuzan helped end the clash.
• Sauron sent Robin away along an ice route created by Kuzan, then allowed Kuzan to freeze him.
• The Buster Call razed Ohara, while a mysterious book vanished and Spandine declared the island clear of survivors.
• Oran traveled with Lyliana to the Flower Country and showed her the books he had saved from Ohara.
• Oran told Lyliana that his bond with Kate, Bear, and Ginny had begun at God Valley sixteen years earlier.

Oran told Lyliana about the World Government’s crimes and warned her that they would eventually need to overthrow it. After Ohara’s destruction, Dragon resolved to arm the Freedom Army, while Vegapunk gave him Gray’s contact information; Oran returned to Firefly Island with a pink-haired girl.

• Oran explained God Valley, the Celestial Dragons, and Ohara’s destruction to Lyliana, who agreed that the World Government deserved to be opposed.
• Spandine blamed the Marines for the chaos at Ohara, while Sengoku praised Kuzan for stopping Sakazuki from forcing Dr. Siderial into opposition.
• Vegapunk visited Ohara and found Sauron and the giants salvaging the scholars’ books.
• Dragon met Vegapunk at Ohara and resolved to replace the Freedom Army with an armed Revolutionary Army.
• Vegapunk gave Dragon Gray’s contact information so he could obtain weapons, and Oran returned to Firefly Island with a pink-haired girl.

After returning to Piltover, Oran adopted Perona, a three-year-old Spirit-Spirit Fruit user whom Lyliana found in a graveyard. As rumors about Oran’s new daughter spread, Ginny asked to borrow Perona to tease Bear Cub about marriage.

• People in a tavern speculated that Oran had returned with an illegitimate daughter, and Brand cautioned them against disrespectful gossip.
• Brand explained that Oran had adopted the girl and left the tavern after drinking.
• Nayafili appeared outside the tavern with a message saying Oran was on vacation, while Absalom knelt under the influence of a ghost.
• Ginny questioned Oran about Perona, and he explained that Lyliana had found her at Grave Country and that she possessed the Spirit-Spirit Fruit.
• Ginny asked to borrow Perona so she could provoke Bear Cub and encourage him to marry.

Oran explained Perona’s Spirit-Spirit Fruit and helped Ginny gain her trust, while Absalom left to train after being overwhelmed by Perona’s ability. Vegapunk told Oran that the Freedom Army was turning to armed struggle, and Impel Down announced that Golden Lion had escaped.

• Perona cried when Ginny tried to take her, but Oran reassured her and Ginny eventually led her away.
• Oran explained that Perona had the Spirit-Spirit Fruit and described how her Negativity Ghosts could overwhelm opponents.
• Absalom blamed himself for failing to resist Perona’s ability and went to train with Brand.
• Vegapunk told Oran he had visited Ohara and said the Freedom Army was shifting from protests to armed struggle.
• An alarm rang through Impel Down, announcing that Golden Lion had escaped from prison.

Golden Lion Shiki escaped from Impel Down, prompting Oran to consider the danger to Piltover while Bear returned from Sky Island with news and a gold payment. Bear then learned Ginny might want a child with him and fled, leaving Perona crying and Kate searching for an intruder.

• Magellan reported that Golden Lion had cut off his feet to escape his shackles, and Shiki soon confronted him before fleeing Impel Down alone.
• Morgans publicized Shiki’s escape, the warden resigned, and Magellan became the new warden as the pirate tide rose again.
• Bear brought Oran news of Shiki’s escape and reported that the Shandia and Sky Islanders had reached a truce while the Shandia ordered more weapons.
• Bear went to Ginny’s residence, where Perona opened the door, and Ginny teased him about having a child of his own.
• Bear vanished after Ginny’s suggestion, Perona began crying, and Kate arrived to investigate the damaged wall.

After Golden Lion escaped Impel Down, he visited Whitebeard and then traveled to Piltover to recruit Oran as his right-hand man. Oran refused and challenged Golden Lion’s ambitions by bringing up Rocks, and Golden Lion’s attempt to test his strength ended with Lyliana unleashing Divine Departure.

• Ginny found Bear after he fled and put him to work repairing the wall while she considered a new way to get him to take medicine.
• Zephyr warned Oran that Golden Lion had escaped, while Sengoku asked Garp to protect the East Blue; Garp agreed and caught Ace as he tried to crawl away.
• Golden Lion visited Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick, spoke about Roger and his plans to disappear, and left with a bottle of Whitebeard’s liquor.
• Golden Lion arrived in Piltover, recognized Croccus, and asked Oran to become his right-hand man so they could dominate the world.
• Oran refused Golden Lion’s offer and questioned whether he could succeed where Rocks had failed, prompting Golden Lion to challenge Oran’s group.
• Origin Project Shiki fought Golden Lion, and Lyliana struck with a move Golden Lion recognized as Divine Departure.

Golden Lion fought Lyliana and helped her grasp Conqueror’s Haki infusion before leaving after revealing that Roger had turned himself in because he was terminally ill. Golden Lion set his plan to destroy Roger’s era for twenty years later and decided to buy himself prosthetic feet.

• Golden Lion recognized Roger’s Divine Departure in Lyliana’s sword technique and demonstrated how to infuse a slash with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Lyliana learned from Golden Lion’s demonstration and changed her next sword strike, impressing him with her talent.
• Golden Lion ended the fight and told Lyliana that Roger had turned himself in because he was terminally ill.
• Golden Lion left, while Oran and Croccus discussed Roger’s surrender and Lyliana continued practicing her sword technique.
• Golden Lion told Dr. Indigo to prepare for his plan to destroy Roger’s era in twenty years and ordered him to find a way to buy prosthetic feet.

Shak led Arlong and other fish-men on a salvage expedition, where they found an ancient ruin and asked Nicole Robin to read its inscription. When Marines arrived, Shak’s crew avoided a confrontation by showing Dr. Siderial’s flag, and Robin began considering what that protection might offer her.

• Hachi visited Shakky’s bar and told Rayleigh that fish-men from Merfolk Island had gone to Piltover to work and salvage shipwrecks.
• Arlong reported that Shak’s crew had found an ancient ruin and brought back a copy of its inscription for Nicole Robin to translate.
• Robin described the inscription as an account of a nation resisting an alliance’s invasion, while Shak told her he hoped she would someday find companions she could trust.
• A Marine warship approached Shak’s vessel, but Momonga’s crew confirmed the fish-men worked for Dr. Siderial and ended the inspection.
• Robin saw that Dr. Siderial’s flag had kept the Marines from interfering and began considering the advantage it could give her.

Nicole Robin weighed her options for protection while Shak’s fish-men sailed under Oran’s flag without being searched by the Marines. Meanwhile, Zephyr brought his latest training class to Piltover for Evolution Day and showed them Iron Oz crushing a pirate ship.

• Nicole Robin decided she needed protection from an ambitious and powerful man, but she remained wary of Oran because she suspected he worked for the World Government.
• Shak warned his fish-men not to misuse Oran’s flag and to protect their chance to improve the fish-men’s reputation.
• Rear Admiral Momonga’s Marines left Shak’s ship unsearched, following regulations and recognizing the protection associated with Oran’s flag and Shichibukai status.
• Zephyr brought his eleventh class of Marine trainees, including Yeklik, Smoker, and Hina, to Piltover before Evolution Day and explained the pirate restrictions.
• Zephyr’s trainees watched Iron Oz stand in the sea and crush a pirate ship with one hand.

Lyliana piloted Iron Oz to crush a pirate ship and capture its crew, then met Zephyr and his students aboard the warship. Smoker’s confidence went unshaken by warnings about Lyliana’s strength, while Zephyr planned to use her to humble the training camp’s proud young talents.

• Lyliana used Iron Oz to knock the pirates into the sea, incapacitate them, and bring them aboard Zephyr’s warship for bounty verification.
• Lyliana stepped out of Iron Oz and asked Zephyr whether the pirates could be exchanged for money; Hina restrained them with bars created by her Cage-Cage Fruit.
• Lyliana broke off some of Hina’s bars with ease and took them as a possible material for her father’s research.
• Hina and Smoker learned from Yeklik that Lyliana far surpassed the other young Marines, while Zephyr warned Smoker not to rely on his Logia ability or become arrogant.
• Zephyr decided to let the training camp’s proud young talents meet Lyliana, and the warship later docked at Firefly Island as people lined up for chances to see or pilot Iron Oz.