Ch. 262The Conference Concludes, a New Drama Begins

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.

Ch. 263Wano Country's Upheaval, and What Absalom Brought Back

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.

Ch. 264The Legendary Horcrux—Diary

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.

Ch. 265A Country at the Crossroads, People Seeking Opportunities

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.

Ch. 266"Father-in-law, There's Fish"

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.

Ch. 267A Three-Year Promise

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.

Ch. 268Katakuri, Don't You Think She Looks Like Our Mom?

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.

Ch. 269Uh-Oh, She Seemed Stronger Than Our Mom

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.

Ch. 270The Tea Party's End, the Navy's Plea for Aid

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.

Ch. 271Boy, Do You Want to Be a Marine Hero?

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.

Ch. 272A Year: The Imperial Guard Legion Following a King Who Was Never in Office

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.

Ch. 273Red + White = Pink, So You Can Raise Her Too

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.

Ch. 274Child Boom: Uta, Nami, Luffy

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.

Ch. 275Do You Dare Steal Gray's Things? Chameleon Gamenio

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.

Ch. 276Ice Lineage Factor, Time to Call for Backup

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.

Ch. 277Do You Want to Quit Your Internet Addiction Too?

Lyliana arrived to help Absalom recover Piltover’s stolen goods and easily overpowered Gamenio despite his copied Devil Fruit abilities. She sent Absalom and the others to withdraw, then turned her attention to a whale-shaped ship appearing on the coast.

  • Lyliana arrived in her dragon form after following Absalom’s Vivre Card and learned that Gamenio had stolen their goods.
  • Absalom warned Lyliana that Gamenio could copy Devil Fruit abilities, including Whitebeard’s and his commanders’.
  • Gamenio attacked Lyliana with a kick enhanced by Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but she caught him without being shaken.
  • Lyliana hurled Gamenio through rubble and walls, leaving him badly injured as Marco’s copied Phoenix flames began healing him.
  • Lyliana ordered Absalom to recover the stolen goods and withdraw with the others, then focused on a whale-shaped ship that had appeared along the coast.

Ch. 278If You Can't Raise Your Children Right, Someone Else Will Teach Them a Lesson

Whitebeard sailed to Porto Bazilata Island after hearing that Gamenio had clashed with a local force, while Lyliana confronted the pirate for stealing from the Oliver Family. Lyliana challenged Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick, and their Conqueror’s Haki clashed as the chapter ended with a battle about to begin.

  • Whitebeard took his medicine aboard the Moby Dick, then set course for Porto Bazilata Island after hearing Gamenio had gotten into a fight.
  • Lyliana told the Oliver Family that Gamenio’s theft and their failure to resolve the conflict fairly had brought consequences upon them.
  • Lyliana stopped Gamenio from escaping, then threw him onto the Moby Dick, where he falsely accused her of attacking him.
  • Whitebeard protected Gamenio in front of his crew, and Lyliana boarded the ship and criticized Gamenio for relying on his father while causing trouble.
  • Lyliana unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out nearby pirates, and Whitebeard answered with his own Haki as the two forces clashed.

Ch. 279Twenty-Eight Years Old, Atop the World

Lilianna challenged Whitebeard after their crews clashed, and the two fought first aboard his ship and then on Porto Bazilata Island. Their battle devastated the island, and Lilianna ended the chapter asking Whitebeard whether he wanted to continue.

  • Whitebeard and Lilianna exchanged names and fought on deck, where their Haki clash battered the Whitebeard Pirates and sent several pirates flying.
  • Lilianna moved the fight to Porto Bazilata Island, and Whitebeard ordered his crew not to interfere before following her there.
  • Lilianna transformed into her dragon form and charged her Hextech warhammer with lightning and flame as Whitebeard wielded the Tremor-Tremor Fruit through Murakumogiri.
  • Whitebeard recognized Roger's influence in Lilianna's Haki as their attacks clashed and shook the island.
  • Lilianna adapted to the internal force of Whitebeard's vibrations, struck back with Gaia's Hammer, and the collision broke apart nearly half the island.
  • Lilianna emerged bloodied but smiling and asked Whitebeard whether he wanted to continue.

Ch. 280Can Fight and Talk Too—How Do You Counter This Move?

Lyliana and Whitebeard considered ending their battle as she warned that the Marines could arrive and threaten his crew. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku received news of the fight and prepared the Marines to act against Whitebeard.

  • Whitebeard and Lyliana continued their battle while both recognized they had little reason to fight to the death.
  • Lyliana argued that the Marines might attack while Whitebeard was occupied, putting his sons at risk.
  • Lyliana told Whitebeard that Marine warships had been nearby and asked whether he would keep fighting or leave.
  • Colonel Rukdo learned that Whitebeard was fighting Dr. Siderial's daughter and reported the news.
  • Sengoku received the intelligence, ordered Garp to stop fooling around, and prepared the Marines for a possible major operation.

Ch. 281A New Era?

Lyliana ended her fight with Whitebeard after Navy ships approached, gaining the reputation she wanted without suffering any losses. Whitebeard withdrew with his crew and reflected on the new era, while Absalom returned with photographs to help promote Lyliana.

  • A Navy warship maneuvered toward the Moby Dick as Headquarters began responding to reports of the battle.
  • Lyliana told Whitebeard to control his sons, and Whitebeard acknowledged her strength before ending the fight and leaving.
  • Whitebeard returned to his ship with a minor wound, ordered his crew not to act behind his back, and explained that Navy reinforcements made continuing the battle too risky.
  • Whitebeard wondered whether Lyliana represented the new era Roger had wanted to see.
  • Absalom returned to Lyliana with photographs and suggested using one to promote her.
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