Ch. 221The Black Ship Bears Down

Law learned that Mingo’s men were watching Wolf, and Ace warned the Eclipse crew about Sugar’s memory-erasing power as they approached Dressrosa. The Eclipse descended openly over the island, while Mingo prepared to meet Ace and kept Sugar hidden as a possible trap for Law.

  • Law learned that Mingo’s men had found Wolf on Swallow Island and vowed not to let Mingo get away with it.
  • Ace explained that Sugar’s Hobby-Hobby Fruit could turn people into toys and erase them from everyone’s memories, then assigned Carina to locate Sugar and Leona and Shark to take her down.
  • The Eclipse descended over Dressrosa, where Bonney admired the dancing toys and Brook remarked that being forgotten was worse than death.
  • Trebol told Mingo that the Black Ship had arrived, and Mingo considered whether it had come for business, revenge, or Wolf.
  • Mingo ordered Sugar to stay underground and away from Ace, while preserving the chance to use her against Law.
  • Mingo arranged a reception at Royal Palace Plaza and went out to meet Ace.

Ch. 222Landing at the Royal Palace

Ace and the Eclipse Crew arrived at Dressrosa and declared their intention to take the kingdom, its underground trade network, and Doflamingo’s Devil Fruit Users. As Enel raced to find Sugar, the Donquixote Family and the crew prepared to fight for control of the island.

  • Ace and the Eclipse Crew descended from the Eclipse into the Royal Palace Plaza, where Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family officers awaited them.
  • Ace rejected Doflamingo’s offer of cooperation and announced he would take Dressrosa, its underground trade network, and the Devil Fruit Users under Doflamingo’s command.
  • Luo moved toward Doflamingo, but Sabo stopped him, and Ace promised Luo a chance to fight later.
  • Ace ordered his crew to prepare for battle and told Enel to find Sugar before she could turn anyone into a toy.
  • Enel sensed Sugar hidden underground and vanished in a bolt of lightning as Doflamingo realized the crew had targeted his trump card.
  • Luo, Shark, Leona, Urouge, Brook, Buggy, Jeno, and Chopper advanced as the Donquixote Family officers took their fighting stances.

Ch. 223The Thunder God's Judgment, the Collapse of a False Fairy Tale

Enel infiltrated Dressrosa’s Toy Factory and knocked out Monet and Sugar, breaking the Hobby-Hobby Fruit’s curse and restoring the island’s people and memories. As Dressrosa rose against the Donquixote Family, Ace told Doflamingo that his trump card was gone.

  • Enel entered the Toy Factory, defeated Monet with a lightning strike, and knocked Sugar unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki.
  • Sugar’s loss of consciousness broke the Hobby-Hobby Fruit’s curse, turning Dressrosa’s toys back into people and restoring their erased memories.
  • Kyros returned to human form and cried out against Doflamingo as Dressrosa’s people realized the Donquixote Family had deceived them.
  • The Donquixote Family officers heard the island erupt and understood that Sugar’s power had been undone.
  • Ace mocked Doflamingo in the Royal Palace Plaza, telling him his trump card was gone.

Ch. 224Time to Warm Up, a One-Sided Massacre

Doflamingo ordered the Donquixote Family to kill the Eclipse Pirates after Sugar’s defeat exposed his secrets, but the crew’s fighters overwhelmed his officers. The battle continued across the plaza, with Doflamingo facing Luo and Shark while several officers fell to Leona, Urouge, and Buggy.

  • Doflamingo attacked Luo with Bullet String, but Shark blocked the strings with his Swamp-Swamp Fruit and told Luo to settle his ten-year debt.
  • Pica raised a massive stone giant against Leona, who used her Float-Float Fruit and a flying slash to bring him down.
  • Urouge endured Lao G and Machvise’s combined attack, transformed into his Great Buddha Asura form, and knocked both men unconscious with Karma Crush.
  • Gladius unleashed a chain of explosions, but Buggy dodged them and planted Miniature Slime Poison Blast Bombs that paralyzed Gladius.
  • Jeno recorded the battle on a data pad and laughed as he praised Buggy’s use of the poison bombs.

Ch. 225Art and Bones, a Newcomer's Debut

Brook, Pedro, Carina, and Chopper defeated several Donquixote Family officers as the battle at the Royal Palace Plaza turned into a rout. King Riku realized that although Doflamingo had fallen, Dressrosa had come under the control of an even more terrifying power.

  • Jora distorted Brook with her Art-Art Fruit, but Brook froze her and her art space with his Underworld Chill.
  • Pedro intercepted Senor Pink’s underground ambush and defeated him with an Electro-charged sword strike.
  • Carina used the Eye of the Heavens to shoot Trebol through his mucus coating and bring him down.
  • Chopper slapped the young Dellinger unconscious after correcting him for calling Chopper a pet raccoon.
  • Kyros and King Riku saw the Donquixote Family’s defeat, and King Riku concluded that Dressrosa had merely traded Doflamingo for a more terrifying master.

Ch. 226Darkness Devours the Birdcage, Joker's Despair

Luo and Shark fought Doflamingo, whose Devil Fruit Awakening turned the plaza into a sea of strings. When Doflamingo tried to destroy Dressrosa with the Birdcage, Ace erased it with a black hole, leaving Doflamingo stunned and broken.

  • Doflamingo provoked Luo by taunting him about Corazon, but Shark blocked his attack and steadied Luo.
  • Luo and Shark worked together to wound Doflamingo, with Shark’s swamp swallowing his strings and disrupting his movement.
  • Doflamingo awakened his Devil Fruit and transformed the plaza into strings, but Shark’s swamp overwhelmed them while Luo advanced.
  • Desperate, Doflamingo unleashed the Birdcage to cut apart Dressrosa and everyone on the island.
  • Ace sent a black sphere into the sky, where it formed a black hole that swallowed the Birdcage before it could unfurl.
  • Doflamingo watched his strongest attack vanish and stood frozen as his confidence collapsed.

Ch. 227Surgery Knife, Total Submission

Law and Shark defeated Doflamingo in Royal Palace Plaza, and Law killed him to avenge Mr. Corazon. Afterward, Law pledged his life to Ace and offered to serve as the Eclipse's second ship's doctor.

  • Shark struck Doflamingo with a Mud Troll punch while Law stabbed him with Kikoku, though Doflamingo wounded Law in return.
  • Doflamingo unleashed God Thread, but Shark's Mud Sea God clashed with the attack as Law used ROOM to reach Doflamingo's blind spot.
  • Law struck Doflamingo with Gamma Knife, and Shark's mud buried the gravely wounded enemy.
  • Law killed Doflamingo with Kikoku and declared that it was over.
  • Law knelt before Ace, declared the Heart Pirates disbanded, and offered to become the Eclipse's eternal second ship's doctor.

Ch. 228The Seizure of the Throne and the Emperor's Invitation

Ace seized control of Dressrosa after defeating Doflamingo, forcing the Riku family to submit while allowing them to govern the common people. He ordered Carina to summon the New World's underground emperors to meet their new godfather.

  • Ace extracted the String-String Fruit from Doflamingo's corpse and killed Monet and Sugar to take the Snow-Snow and Hobby-Hobby Fruits.
  • Ace and the Eclipse Pirates collected seven more Devil Fruits from Doflamingo's officers and Senor Pink, bringing their haul to nine.
  • Ace took Doflamingo's throne and declared that Dressrosa would fly the Eclipse Pirates' flag, claiming its ports, weapons, and highest authority.
  • Viola persuaded Kyros and King Riku to submit to Ace, while Ace let the Riku family continue governing the people.
  • Ace ordered Carina to use Doflamingo's intelligence network to invite the underground emperors to Dressrosa and announce that he was the new godfather.

Ch. 229The Empire's Reorganization, Absolute Rule

Ace declared himself ruler of Dressrosa and installed a new administration under the Eclipse Pirates. As his crew secured the kingdom and took over its intelligence and resources, Buggy accidentally recruited the freed Tontatta Tribe to support the Eclipse.

  • Ace announced Doflamingo's death, named King Riku, Viola, Kyros, and Sabo to governing roles, and declared that the Eclipse Flag would rule Dressrosa.
  • Kuma cleared rubble and treated the injured, while Leona and Shark captured fleeing smugglers and Jeno's team inventoried the underground workshop.
  • Luo organized the Donquixote holdouts under Eclipse rules and became the crew's enforcer.
  • Viola offered her Glint-Glint Fruit's surveillance abilities to Carina, who used an Info-Info Contract to access Viola's visions.
  • Buggy found the freed Tontatta Tribe in a hidden greenhouse, convinced them he had saved them, and recruited them to grow herbs and make miniature gadgets for the Eclipse Pirates.

Ch. 230Rules and Invitations

Ace established the Eclipse Pirates’ rule over Dressrosa and appointed Viola as its minister of intelligence and oversight. He then sent invitations to the New World’s underworld leaders, while Morgans spread news of Doflamingo’s death and Dressrosa’s allegiance to the Eclipse.

  • Ace explained to Sabo that Dressrosa would receive order and protection in exchange for serving the Eclipse, and declared it a model for the New World and a step toward taking over the Underworld.
  • Viola accepted that the Riku Royal Family could not regain control and agreed to serve Ace as Dressrosa’s minister of intelligence and oversight.
  • Ace warned Viola not to use her mind-reading power on Eclipse Pirates without permission, especially not on him.
  • Carina presented invitations for major underworld figures and brokers, and Ace ordered her to send them.
  • Morgans received Carina’s report and ordered an extra edition announcing Doflamingo’s death and Dressrosa’s allegiance to the Eclipse Pirates.

Ch. 231The Age of Rampage

After the Eclipse Pirates killed Doflamingo and seized Dressrosa, Kaido vowed to kill Portgas D. Ace while the Marines and Underworld brokers reacted to the upheaval. The chapter ended with the Eclipse flag flying over Dressrosa as the New World entered the Fifth Emperor's era.

  • Kaido learned that Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family had been wiped out, then transformed into an Azure Dragon and swore to kill Portgas D. Ace.
  • Sengoku ordered the Marines to manage the public narrative, investigate the Eclipse takeover, and suspend operations near Dressrosa.
  • Vergo received news that the Donquixote Family was dead and blamed Trafalgar Law and Portgas D. Ace.
  • The King of Usury, Umit, and Stussy received invitations to meet the Eclipse's New Godfather, forcing the Underworld to consider submission or resistance.
  • The Eclipse flag rose above Dressrosa's royal palace, marking the Fifth Emperor's growing dominance in the New World.

Ch. 232Kaido Attacks

Kaido attacked Dressrosa to avenge Doflamingo and settle his old score with Ace, but Ace drew him away from the island for a fight. Their battle escalated from the skies to an uninhabited island, where their first head-on clash began.

  • Viola spotted Kaido approaching Dressrosa in the form of a colossal Azure Dragon and alerted Carina, who shared the image with Eclipse’s officers.
  • Ace ordered the officers to stay back, transformed into his Vermilion Bird form, and flew out to confront Kaido away from Dressrosa.
  • Kaido attacked Ace with Bolo Breath, but Ace absorbed the blast into a black hole and returned it as Divine Fire.
  • Ace and Kaido fought through the skies until Kaido drove Ace down onto an uninhabited island.
  • Ace emerged from the crater in hybrid form as he and Kaido prepared to continue their battle on the shattered island.

Ch. 233The Battle That Split the Sky: The Clash of Conqueror's Coating

Ace and Kaido traded devastating attacks on an uninhabited island before meeting in their hybrid forms with an all-out clash of Conqueror's Haki. Their collision split the sky, and both fighters recognized the other's strength as they slid apart, eager to continue.

  • Kaido unleashed Bolo Breath and Tornado Demolition, but Ace swallowed the attacks with his Black Emperor Shield and countered with Vermilion Bird Style: Blazing Hell.
  • Kaido abandoned his Azure Dragon Form for his hybrid form and charged Ace with Hassaikai and Thunder Bagua.
  • Ace met Kaido's strike with a full-powered Conqueror's Haki slash, and their clash sent a shock wave across the island.
  • The force of Ace and Kaido's Haki split the clouds above the island with a colossal rift, which Viola and the Eclipse Pirates witnessed from the Eclipse.
  • Kaido praised Ace as no mere newspaper-made Fifth Emperor, and Ace acknowledged Kaido as the Strongest Creature before their renewed clash drove them dozens of meters apart.

Ch. 234The Beast's Slaughter, the Vermilion Bird's Hidden Strength

Ace fought Kaido in a brutal battle, using gravity and Vermilion Bird Divine Fire to wound him and striking him with a devastating punch. After Kaido shattered Ace’s shoulder, Ace regenerated it instantly, and the two prepared to continue their fight.

  • Kaido and Ace clashed at close range, trading powerful blows without defending or retreating.
  • Ace used Dark Emperor Collapse and Vermilion Bird Divine Fire to trap Kaido and slash open his chest.
  • Kaido kicked Ace through suspended boulders, then attacked him with Hassaikai as Ace prepared a fire-armored fist.
  • Ace’s Fist Bone: Vermilion Bird Nuclear Strike made Kaido cough blood, while Hassaikai shattered Ace’s left shoulder.
  • Ace regenerated his shoulder with Divine Fire, and Kaido grinned as he challenged Ace to survive being blasted to pieces.

Ch. 235The Desolate Island Shatters, a Declaration to Slay a Dragon

Ace fought Kaido in a battle that shattered their island, then forced the Emperor to withdraw toward Wano Country. After Ace returned to Dressrosa, its people and royal family recognized that the Eclipse Pirates would protect the country from the dangers of the New World.

  • Kaido unleashed his strongest Thunder Bagua, and Ace answered with his Vermilion Bird Style Secret Technique, Ashes of Heaven and Earth.
  • Their attacks collided and destroyed the island, leaving Kaido badly wounded and Ace nearly drained of stamina.
  • Kaido ended the fight, vowed to return with the Beasts Pirates, and flew toward Wano Country as Ace declared he would take Kaido's head.
  • Ace returned to the Eclipse, where Sabo and Enel checked on him and Viola reflected on the scale of his power.
  • The Eclipse returned to Dressrosa, and King Riku, Kyros, Viola, and the people saw that Ace had kept Kaido away and understood that the Eclipse flag would shield their country.

Ch. 236Black Banquet

The Underworld rulers gathered in Dressrosa for Ace’s banquet, where he declared that he would set the rules for the Underworld. When Diablo failed to attend and sent jewels instead, Ace treated the insult as a challenge and prepared to confront him despite his noble clients.

  • The Underworld rulers arrived in orderly Dressrosa and learned that Ace had driven Kaido’s attack away from the island.
  • Tesoro warned the other rulers not to bargain hastily with Ace, whom he believed capable of bringing down the Celestial Dragons.
  • Carina and Viola watched the guests’ reactions, and Viola identified Stussy as suspiciously composed and marked her for attention.
  • Ace entered the hall with Sabo and Enel and announced that he would set the rules for the Underworld.
  • Du Feld explained that Diablo had skipped the banquet and sent a chest of deep-sea jewels; Ace condemned his attempt to hide behind Celestial Dragons and nobles.

Ch. 237The Black Ledger

Ace told the Underworld Emperors that Eclipse would take control of major underground transactions through Carina’s Black Ledger, offering credibility, intelligence, and coordinated services in exchange. The chapter left the Emperors weighing Eclipse’s proposal and Dressrosa’s potential as a central black-market hub.

  • Ace rejected the deep-sea jewels as payment for Diablo’s life and directed them toward Dressrosa’s reconstruction costs.
  • Ace told the Underworld Emperors that Eclipse would coordinate major transactions without protecting them from Marines, pirates, or their own mistakes.
  • Carina presented Doflamingo’s transaction records and explained that Eclipse’s Black Ledger would register deals and blacklist anyone who cheated.
  • Carina demonstrated the Ledger’s intelligence on dangerous routes, unreliable buyers, counterfeit Seastone restraints, and a World Government agent.
  • Ace announced that Dressrosa’s Underground Port would become a regulated black-market transfer hub, with Eclipse charging for shipping and intelligence services.

Ch. 238The New Godfather's Red Line

Ace presented Eclipse’s Black Ledger as a system for coordinating Underworld trade and declared that Eclipse would rule on disputes and forbid slavery, organ trafficking, and the sale of children. The Underworld Emperors agreed to join or cooperate with the new order, leaving Eclipse in control of the table, ledger, routes, and dispute settlement.

  • Carina presented Eclipse’s low-grade gadgets, and Ace said Eclipse would settle disputes recorded in the ledger, with violent consequences for anyone who rejected its rulings.
  • Morgans accepted Ace’s limits on reporting Eclipse’s core intelligence in exchange for access to major stories and an exclusive.
  • Ace declared that anyone involved in slavery, organ trafficking, or selling children would be treated as prey and expelled from the table along with anyone who aided Diablo.
  • Gild Tesoro agreed to join the Eclipse Ledger, followed by Umit, Giberson, Du Feld, Morgans, and Stussy offering their cooperation.
  • Ace stated that the Underworld Emperors could continue doing business, but Eclipse owned the table, ledger, routes, and authority to settle disputes, and the attendees raised their glasses.

Ch. 239Blood-Red Receipt

Carina tracked organ trafficker Diablo through Signal Anchors hidden in commemorative coins, and Enel destroyed his fleet and killed him. Photographs of the execution warned the Underground Emperors that Eclipse’s rules would be enforced, leaving them unwilling to defy the rules openly.

  • Carina used the hidden Signal Anchors in Diablo’s subordinates’ coins and Viola’s vision to locate his fleet in the New World.
  • Enel attacked the fleet with lightning, disabled its ships, and knocked out its guards with Conqueror’s Haki.
  • Enel found Diablo, killed him, and photographed his corpse and other key figures before collecting valuable records, treasure, and medical equipment.
  • Enel destroyed Diablo’s fleet with a massive lightning strike, erasing the ships and their remaining cargo.
  • Tesoro, Umit, Du Feld, Morgans, Stussy, and other Underground Emperors received photographs of Diablo’s death and a message that the new rules remained in effect.
  • The Underground Emperors abandoned their plans to secretly defy Eclipse’s rules and stopped violating them openly.

Ch. 240Dwarf Kingdom Returns to the Flag

Ace brought Green Bit and the Tontatta Kingdom under Eclipse’s control, then Leona moved the island to join Dressrosa. The chapter left Dressrosa growing into a connected base for the Eclipse Pirates.

  • Buggy’s reputation as a hero among the Dwarves helped Ace gain an audience with King Gancho, Leo, and Mansherry.
  • Ace laid out how the Tontatta Kingdom would join Eclipse, including plans for its medicinal fields, warriors, and healing abilities.
  • Gancho agreed to recognize the Eclipse Flag, and Leo and Mansherry pledged their service.
  • Leona used the Float-Float Fruit to move Green Bit and join it to Dressrosa’s northern coast.
  • Jeno proposed building connected underground passages, while Ace declared that Dressrosa and Green Bit would become an Eclipse base.
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