Ch. 261A Home for Monsters

The Eclipse Pirates received new bounty posters, and Robin accepted that she could stay with Ace’s crew as they sailed away from Little Garden. After reading about Robin’s joining the crew, Kuzan changed course to seek out the Eclipse and see how Ace treated her.

  • Buggy read that the World Government had stripped Crocodile of his Shichibukai title and distributed the crew’s new bounty posters.
  • Buggy celebrated his 450-million-Beli bounty while Robin considered the danger signaled by her 666-million-Beli bounty.
  • Ace told Robin to stay with the Eclipse, and Robin felt safe among the crew and chose not to run.
  • Kuzan read the report about Robin joining the Eclipse and folded her bounty poster into his coat.
  • Kuzan ordered his warship to change course so he could find the Eclipse and observe Ace and Robin.

Ch. 262Kuzan Arrives

Kuzan confronted Ace’s crew at sea, where Enel briefly fought him before Ace intervened. After seeing Robin choose her place aboard the ship, Kuzan heard Ace’s vision of a Navy that protected civilians rather than the Celestial Dragons, then departed as the crew continued toward Dressrosa.

  • Enel sensed Kuzan approaching on an icy road, and Kuzan arrived by bicycle to meet the crew.
  • Enel and Kuzan clashed with lightning and ice until Ace stepped between them and ended the fight.
  • Kuzan questioned Robin, who told him she had chosen to stay with Ace’s crew and no longer needed to run.
  • Kuzan tested whether Ace valued Robin as a crewmate, and Ace affirmed that she belonged with them.
  • Ace urged Kuzan to remain in the Navy and help change it, describing a future in which it protected the people rather than serving the Celestial Dragons.
  • Kuzan left after telling Robin to stay alive, and Ace’s ship set sail for Dressrosa.

Ch. 263Sailing Back to Dressrosa

Buggy returned to Dressrosa with Robin, former Baroque Works members, and other gains from Alabasta. Carina connected the new recruits to Eclipse’s communication channel and prepared to assign them roles.

  • Leona used her Float-Float Fruit to bring the black fast ship down into Dressrosa’s harbor.
  • Sabo and Carina welcomed the returning crew, and Robin arrived carrying an old royal Logbook from Alabasta.
  • Buggy introduced Mr. 3, Bon Clay, Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 1, and Miss Doublefinger as people he had brought back.
  • Carina connected the new arrivals to Eclipse’s internal communication channel using her Signal-Signal Fruit.
  • Carina reopened her list and began preparing to assign the recruits positions within Eclipse.

Ch. 264New Gears in Place

Carina assigned the former Baroque Works members to roles in the Eclipse Pirates, while Laffitte joined the Intelligence Department and the Sand-Sand Fruit was secured aboard the Eclipse. Robin saw how Ace’s crew turned former enemies and their resources into a functioning organization, and Ace put her in charge of the archives.

  • Carina assigned Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger to the Combat Department and sent them to train with the Sky Island Warrior captains.
  • Carina placed Mr. 3 in the Logistics Department with Buggy and assigned Bon Clay and Miss Goldenweek to the Intelligence Department.
  • Carina tasked Laffitte with expanding the Alabasta network into the Eclipse Intelligence Network, with Ace telling him to follow her lead.
  • Jeno brought the Sand-Sand Fruit aboard the Eclipse to store in its protected Devil Fruit display case.
  • Robin reflected on how the Eclipse Pirates organized former Baroque Works members, and Ace told her to settle in and take charge of the archives.

Ch. 265Snow-Snow Fruit

Ace brought Robin into the Eclipse’s archive to lead research on Poneglyphs and ancient records, while Laffitte received and began testing the Snow-Snow Fruit. The chapter left Robin organizing the archive and Laffitte preparing to train his new Logia powers and Haki.

  • Ace showed Robin the Road Poneglyph rubbing from Zou and Alabasta’s records, then asked her to oversee the archive.
  • Vegapunk told Robin that Ohara had been right, and Robin agreed to organize the research by subject, beginning with Alabasta.
  • Carina presented Laffitte with the Snow-Snow Fruit after Jeno and Vegapunk confirmed it would not affect his wings.
  • Laffitte ate the fruit and demonstrated snow-based elemental transformation and a mist that confused Jeno’s Lunar Robots.
  • Ace told Laffitte to master his new abilities before fieldwork and sent him to Training Island to improve his Haki with Urouge and Shark.

Ch. 266The Crucible of Monsters

Ace put Eclipse Core’s executives through two months of punishing Haki training, then the executives drilled basic combat skills into the middle ranks and recruits. The island’s fighters had all grown stronger, and their training continued.

  • Ace sparred with Enel, Leona, Urouge, Shark, Kuma, and Sabo, using Ryuo to expose their weaknesses.
  • Ace began striking them with Advanced Conqueror’s Haki, teaching them to withstand the force of top New World fighters.
  • The Vermilion Bird Divine Fire healed the trainees after their sessions, while Chopper monitored their injuries and training loads.
  • Eclipse Core’s executives trained Buggy, Luo, Laffitte, Mr. 1, and the recruits in physical strength, basic Haki, teamwork, and battlefield instincts.
  • Robin practiced coating her manifested arms in Armament Haki, Carina used her Signal-Signal Fruit to guide Bepo away from an attack, and Brook trained his soul and swordsmanship.

Ch. 267Eclipse Sea Area, Stone Guardian

The Eclipse consolidated control over the islands around Dressrosa while letting capable local rulers manage civilian affairs under its rules. Kyros received the Stone-Stone Fruit to defend Dressrosa, and Buggy set out with a team to seize the last holdout supply island.

  • Carina reported that several supply routes and ports had joined the Eclipse, while Ace said unfit rulers would be replaced.
  • Kyros entered with his restored leg, and Ace gave him the Stone-Stone Fruit to protect Dressrosa.
  • Kyros ate the fruit and demonstrated control over the stone beneath his feet, then agreed to follow Chopper's recovery guidance.
  • Carina identified the southwest supply island as the last holdout, and Buggy assembled a team to take it over.
  • Buggy's ship departed for the island as Carina warned him not to damage the port.

Ch. 268Buggy Leads the Team

Buggy led the Eclipse crew in an assault on Stone Fortress Port to seize its docks, shipyard, and warehouse intact. After killing Galton and routing the mercenaries, Buggy learned Radov had fled toward the warehouse with its keys and ledgers, leaving Laffitte to pursue him.

  • Buggy assigned the Fish-Man Squad, Sky Island Warriors, Mr. 3, Bon Clay, and Laffitte their roles in attacking Radov’s port and protecting the warehouse.
  • The Sky Island Warriors destroyed the gun emplacements, the Fish-Man Squad sank the harbor ships, and Buggy and Mr. 3 defeated mercenaries at the main gate.
  • Buggy used poison bombs, Mr. 3’s wax restraints, and Bon Clay’s attack to weaken Galton, then killed him with throwing knives.
  • The Eclipse crew and Dressrosa Garrison finished routing the mercenaries, and Buggy prepared to take the warehouse intact.
  • Laffitte reported that Radov had fled toward the warehouse with the ledgers and keys, and Buggy ordered him to prevent damage to the ledgers.

Ch. 269The Battle in the Snow Fog

Laffitte defeated City Lord Radov and secured the ledger and keys as Buggy’s forces captured Stone Fortress Port. The island changed flags, and the Eclipse crew began cataloguing the warehouse spoils.

  • Laffitte used snow fog and hypnosis to kill Radov’s guards and defeat Radov in the underground passage.
  • Laffitte collected Radov’s ledger and keys and reported the city lord’s death over the comms.
  • Buggy’s forces defeated Split Hammer Galton and wiped out the pirate mercenaries and private soldiers.
  • Buggy and his crew opened the Stone Fortress Warehouse and catalogued its supplies and valuables.
  • Buggy reported the victory to Carina and received praise from Ace as the Eclipse Flag rose over the port.

Ch. 270The Giants Return

Dorry and Brogy returned to Enies Lobby, exposed the World Government’s lie to Oimo and Kashii, and led the gatekeepers away after destroying the Gates of Justice with Hakoku. In Dressrosa, Ace and his allies learned of the attack and considered strengthening their ties with the giants.

  • Dorry and Brogy arrived at Enies Lobby, where Oimo and Kashii learned that the World Government had lied about their captains being imprisoned.
  • Dorry and Brogy revealed they had been dueling on Little Garden, and Oimo and Kashii turned against the guards and joined their captains.
  • Dorry and Brogy blasted a hole through the Gates of Justice with Hakoku, then sailed away with Oimo and Kashii toward Elbaf.
  • The World Government suppressed the news, but reports of the attack spread through Paradise and reached Dressrosa.
  • Carina, Ace, Buggy, and Sabo discussed the giants’ actions, and Ace said they should visit Elbaf and could count on the giants as allies.

Ch. 271The Teleporting Raider

Flash Thief Carlos Morn ambushed and destroyed Eclipse Transport No. 3, killing its crew and stealing valuable cargo. Carina identified him, and Ace sent Shark and Pedro to capture him alive with his Devil Fruit intact as Carlos escaped into the Gray Mist Sea.

  • Carlos Morn used his teleportation ability, blade, and pistol to kill the crew of Transport No. 3 and steal portable, high-value cargo.
  • A surviving agent relayed the attack through Carina's Xunxun Channel, allowing Carina to identify Carlos as the Flash Thief and confirm his four-hundred-million-Beli bounty.
  • Carina reported the attack to the core channel and offered rewards for information about Carlos and the stolen cargo.
  • Ace ordered Shark and Pedro to bring Carlos back while preserving his Devil Fruit ability.
  • Carlos dismissed the Eclipse Flag as no threat, burned the ship, destroyed its spare Den Den Mushi, and escaped with his men into the Gray Mist Sea.

Ch. 272The Hunt

Carina traced Carlos Morn and sent Shark, Pedro, and Viola into the Gray Mist Sea to recover the stolen cargo. Shark and Pedro cornered Carlos aboard his Hunter Ship, and the chapter ended as Shark trapped the fleeing ship in a vast whirlpool.

  • Carina circulated Carlos Morn’s portrait and the stolen cargo numbers through Eclipse’s underground network, and reports placed him on Gray Heron Island heading northwest.
  • Shark, Pedro, and Viola flew into the Gray Mist Sea, where Viola spotted Carlos’s Hunter Ship carrying cargo from Transport No. 3.
  • Carlos teleported onto Eclipse’s flying ship and attacked Shark and Pedro, but they adapted to his movements and Pedro wounded his side.
  • Carlos retreated to his Hunter Ship and ordered his crew to flee, but Shark stopped Pedro from pursuing and began Sea Prison Great Vortex beneath the ship.

Ch. 273Shark Shadow at Sea

Shark and Pedro defeated Carlos and recovered cargo manifests linking his stolen goods to Totto Land’s dessert supply routes. Back in Dressrosa, Ace extracted Carlos’s Teleport-Teleport Fruit and gave it to Pedro as Eclipse’s routes approached Totto Land.

  • Shark used Fish-Man Karate to destroy Carlos’s Hunter Ship, then joined Pedro in pursuing Carlos across the wreckage until Shark’s Great Shark Bullet knocked him unconscious.
  • Pedro bound Carlos with Seastone chains while Viola and the Fish-Man warriors recovered cargo, equipment, and shipping records from the wreck.
  • Carina identified the manifests as belonging to Totto Land’s Outer Chamber of Commerce, and the group connected Carlos’s stolen cargo to underground shipping routes supplying dessert ingredients.
  • In Dressrosa, Ace used the Dark-Dark Fruit to extract Carlos’s Teleport-Teleport Fruit, killing him in the process.
  • Pedro ate the Teleport-Teleport Fruit and tested his new ability by vanishing across the training ground.
  • Carina mapped Eclipse’s routes against Totto Land’s outer transport lines, and Ace said they would show Big Mom what Eclipse could do.

Ch. 274Frosting Island Changes Flags

Ace ordered the Eclipse Pirates to seize Frosting Island, a sugar supplier under Big Mom's protection, and the crew captured its harbor, fleet, and warehouses before raising their flag. Perospero learned of the attack, and Big Mom erupted in fury over the stolen sugar.

  • Carina explained that Frosting Island and nearby ports supplied Totto Land, and Ace claimed the island for the Eclipse Pirates.
  • Ace ordered the crew to take Frosting Island while preserving its port, fleet, and warehouses, and Laffitte and Shark prepared to cut communications and seal the harbor.
  • Shark trapped the departing ships, Laffitte took the communications room, and Buggy and the others defeated the island's defenders and stopped an attempt to burn the warehouses.
  • Buggy announced that Frosting Island had changed flags as the Eclipse Pirates raised their black flag and secured the supplies.
  • Perospero received word of the island's fall, and Big Mom smashed the palace gates and roared over the theft of her sugar.

Ch. 275Charlotte Linlin

The Eclipse Pirates seized Frosting Island and disrupted Big Mom’s dessert supply routes. Charlotte Linlin sent Cracker and other forces to reclaim the island and capture Eclipse members, while the Eclipse continued advancing deeper into Totto Land.

  • Laffitte took control of Frosting Island’s harbor, fleet, and warehouses, and Buggy organized the seized cargo while Shark’s Fish-Man Legion stopped an escape attempt.
  • Laffitte reported the island’s capture to Carina, who warned that Spice Port and the Cocoa Bean Fleet were also panicking.
  • Charlotte Linlin learned that the Eclipse had seized Frosting Island and disrupted her supply routes, but Perospero and Katakuri persuaded her to send a force rather than leave Whole Cake Island herself.
  • Big Mom ordered her children to reclaim the island, ships, and sweets and bring back Eclipse members alive.
  • Cracker led Homies warships toward Frosting Island, while Pekoms worried that Pedro would return with the Mink Tribe; the Eclipse continued advancing along the dessert supply route.

Ch. 276Spice Port Offshore

Eclipse’s vanguard fought off Totto Land’s reconquest fleet at Spice Port, with Shark crippling its ships and the defenders holding the harbor. When Ace’s main force arrived, Cracker ordered a retreat, leaving both crews poised for a direct war.

  • Oven heated the sea while Shark attacked Totto Land’s warships from below, disrupting the fleet and forcing Oven and Daifuku to counter him.
  • Cracker sent his Biscuit Soldiers toward the harbor, but Laffitte, Buggy, Mr. 3, and the Dwarves stalled their advance.
  • Baron Tamago and Pekoms failed to flank the defenders as the Fish-Man Legion disrupted their formation.
  • Ace’s black flagship and Eclipse’s main force emerged from the fog, prompting Daifuku to warn that the battle had become a clash between Emperor crews.
  • Cracker ordered Totto Land’s fleet to retreat, and Buggy told the defenders to hold their ground as the true war began.

Ch. 277Black Flags at the Border

Ace ordered the Eclipse Pirates to abandon a defensive plan and launch a direct assault on Big Mom’s Totto Land, aiming for Whole Cake Island and its Road Poneglyph. As the fleet set sail from Dressrosa, the news spread, and Shark, Laffitte, and Buggy were told to wait for the main force.

  • Carina detected Big Mom’s fleets sailing to reclaim Frosting Island and Spice Port, and Ace decided to attack Totto Land directly.
  • Ace assigned Sabo, Enel, Leona, Urouge, Luo, Chopper, Brook, Pedro, and Bepo to the assault, while Kuma, Kyros, and others stayed to protect Dressrosa and Carina remained in intelligence.
  • Ace promised Robin he would bring back Totto Land’s Road Poneglyph, and Carina prepared to monitor the front and the reactions of the Marines, World Government, Beasts, and Underworld.
  • Ace led the Eclipse and its escort ships toward Totto Land as Underworld observers reported the Fifth Emperor’s advance.
  • Carina warned Shark, Laffitte, and Buggy not to stand their ground or pursue the first fleet too far, and they agreed to wait for Ace’s arrival.

Ch. 278Totto Land's Highest Alert

After Cracker’s fleet retreated from Spice Port, he warned Big Mom’s crew that the Eclipse was bringing its full force to Totto Land for all-out war. Big Mom ordered the territory to its highest alert, and both crews prepared to clash in the inner sea before Whole Cake Island.

  • Cracker returned to Whole Cake Island after the battle at Spice Port and told Katakuri and Perospero that Ace and the Eclipse’s main force were heading for Totto Land.
  • Katakuri ordered the fleet to abandon Frosting Island and Spice Port and concentrate around Whole Cake Island.
  • Big Mom arrived, declared war on the Eclipse, and ordered everyone in Totto Land to assemble.
  • Totto Land’s forces mobilized, forming a defensive fleet in the inner sea as Charlotte Family fighters gathered at the harbor.
  • Katakuri ordered the fleets to hold formation and let the Eclipse enter the inner sea, while Ace approached aboard a black warship.

Ch. 279Shattering the Sky

Portgas D. Ace and the Eclipse arrived over Totto Land, and his clash with Big Mom split the sky and began an all-out war. As the Eclipse withdrew to safer airspace, Ace and his allies engaged the Big Mom Pirates across the sea and port.

  • The Eclipse descended through Zeus's storm clouds, and Perospero ordered Totto Land's forces to fire on it.
  • Leona cut apart the incoming barrage while Ace challenged Big Mom and struck at Queen Mama Chanter with a Haki-infused slash.
  • Big Mom met Ace's attack with Napoleon, and their clash sent a shock wave across the sea and split the clouds above Whole Cake Island.
  • Sabo fought Katakuri, Enel attacked Smoothie, Urouge engaged Cracker, and Luo confronted Daifuku as the battle spread across the port.
  • Shark and the Fish-Man Legion disrupted the fleet's currents while Laffitte, Buggy, Mr. 3, Bepo, Pedro, Brook, and Chopper joined the fighting against the Charlotte forces.
  • The Eclipse climbed to safer airspace and activated its weapon arrays as Ace leapt toward Queen Mama Chanter and Big Mom called for the battle to continue.

Ch. 280Sabo vs. Katakuri

Sabo fought Katakuri at the port on the outskirts of Whole Cake Island, using the Flame Dragon Staff to disrupt Katakuri’s Future Sight. Meanwhile, Ace met Big Mom in battle before the Queen Mama Chanter, and the Totto Land war intensified.

  • Sabo challenged Katakuri and used the Flame Dragon Staff’s propulsion and unpredictable attacks to land a blow despite Katakuri’s Future Sight.
  • Katakuri awakened his Mochi-Mochi Fruit and trapped Sabo with mochi arms while Perospero blocked his retreat with a candy wall.
  • Sabo broke through Perospero’s wall with Ryuo, and Katakuri sent Perospero to defend the Inner Sea so he could fight Sabo alone.
  • Sabo and Katakuri traded attacks across the port, with Sabo disrupting Katakuri’s predictions and damaging his mochi defenses.
  • Ace blocked Big Mom’s Conqueror’s Haki-coated sword strike and forced her back, then prepared to face her as the main battlefield opened.
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