Chapter Summaries

Aokiji confronted Robin in the Safe Zone, but Roger arrived and stopped their potential fight. Luffy met the Pirate King and vowed to surpass him, while Roger promised to protect Luffy as he grew.

• Aokiji recognized Robin and challenged her to test her strength, while Robin said she would no longer let him control her.
• Roger arrived and reminded the gathered warriors that fighting was not allowed in the Safe Zone.
• Luffy excitedly approached Roger, who recognized him as Garp's grandson and asked about his ambition to become Pirate King.
• Luffy declared he would defeat Roger and become the new Pirate King, and Roger laughed before receiving a mysterious warning.
• Roger promised to wait for Luffy's challenge and protect him from being bullied, while Aokiji declared he would try to capture Roger.

Seitenshi welcomed the newcomers to her city and arranged lodging and a banquet while trying to learn about their worlds and the power that had transformed hers. As the group discussed Shen Mo, they recalled how his kindness and opportunities had changed their lives, and Tsunade renewed her resolve to grow stronger.

• Seitenshi approached Roger, Aokiji, Konan, Tsunade, Luffy, and the others, introduced herself, and offered them accommodations and a banquet.
• Konan, Aokiji, and Luffy accepted Seitenshi’s arrangements and made their requests, easing her concern that the newcomers would ignore the rules.
• As Seitenshi led the group to the banquet, she explained that Shen Mo’s arrival had ended the Gastrea threat and invited them to state any requests.
• Tsunade revealed that she had gone shopping with Shen Mo, prompting surprise from Tashigi and the others.
• Tashigi described how Shen Mo had given her a chance to pursue her dream, and Tsunade, Konan, and the others reflected on their gratitude before Tsunade clenched her fists with renewed determination.

At Seitenshi’s banquet, Konan described Shen Mo as a powerful being who valued people with dreams, stirring Seitenshi’s hope that he might favor her. The gathering was interrupted when Kogetsu Tendo entered, carrying a sword and radiating killing intent.

• Seitenshi and the others arrived at a lavish banquet, where Tokyo Area nobles welcomed the visitors from other worlds.
• Luffy ate enthusiastically, Aokiji handled the social gathering calmly, and Tsunade soon became comfortable while Konan remained ill at ease.
• Seitenshi asked Konan about Shen Mo, and Konan explained that he valued dreams above status, authority, strength, and wealth.
• Seitenshi wondered whether her own dream might earn Shen Mo’s favor.
• A commotion broke out outside, and Kogetsu Tendo entered the banquet hall with a sword, blood on her, and intense killing intent.

Kogetsu Tendo disrupted the banquet and challenged the Tendo Family and the other elites, declaring that the changed world belonged to warriors. As the guests reacted to her skill and words, Konan silenced a man who tried to use Luffy against her.

• Kogetsu Tendo entered the banquet, insulted the gathered elites, and knocked out the guards who tried to seize her.
• Kogetsu Tendo confronted Kikunojo Tendo, revealing her hatred and warning that the world had changed.
• Kikunojo Tendo tried to frame Kogetsu Tendo as an obstacle to the New World guests, but she accused him of seeking to preserve his power.
• A guest called Kogetsu Tendo jealous and appealed to Luffy, who had not been paying attention to the argument.
• Konan silenced the guest with a talisman and invoked the rules against insulting them.

Kogetsu Tendo exposed Kikunojo Tendo’s attempt to recruit the visitors and revealed that his people had caused her parents’ deaths. Roger offered to help her investigate, while Konan warned that he would first learn what had happened before deciding whether to act.

• Kogetsu Tendo warned Kikunojo Tendo that the new world order placed people like him at the bottom, and one of his companions fainted in fear under Konan’s killing intent.
• Kikunojo Tendo apologized to Konan and admitted that he wanted protection from Kogetsu Tendo, but Aokiji said the country’s internal affairs did not concern him.
• Roger asked Kogetsu Tendo why she hated Kikunojo Tendo, and she said his people had caused her parents’ deaths.
• Roger offered to protect Kogetsu Tendo and asked her to guide him, prompting Aokiji to prepare to oppose his interference.
• Konan told Kogetsu Tendo that Roger would first investigate the conflict and the people involved before deciding what to do.

Konan offered to help Kogetsu Tendo grow stronger and achieve revenge, while her clash with Tsunade revealed the grievances behind their war. Kogetsu accepted Konan’s offer as a companion, and Tsunade recognized the gentle smile she had seen from Konan before.

• Konan told Kogetsu Tendo she would support her goals and help her grow stronger, prompting objections from Roger, Luffy, and a man in a suit.
• Luffy learned that Konan had captured Naruto’s village and defeated the Third Hokage, then promised to help Naruto defeat her.
• Konan and Tsunade argued over the war and the deaths it had caused, while Roger fell silent and Kikunojo Tendo saw an opportunity to exploit their divisions.
• Konan invited Kogetsu Tendo to join her, and Kogetsu accepted, kneeling with her sword to pledge herself to Konan.
• Konan lifted Kogetsu Tendo and welcomed her as a companion, and Tsunade recognized the gentle smile from their first meeting.

Konan left the banquet after warning Seitenshi that Kogetsu Tendo’s approval depended on staying firm in her dreams, then went with Kogetsu Tendo to her small residence. There, Konan learned how Kogetsu Tendo had fought in the Monster Zone and asked about the Cursed Children, a group able to fight Gastrea.

• Luffy asked Naruto whether Konan was really a bad person, and Zoro and Sasuke offered their views on conflict among siblings and comrades.
• Konan told Seitenshi that Kogetsu Tendo would not care about individuals and advised her to remain firm in her dreams if she wanted his approval.
• Konan left the banquet with Kogetsu Tendo, while the guests returned to their food and the celebration resumed.
• At her small residence, Kogetsu Tendo told Konan that she had opened 135 jars and spent seven days alone in the forest fighting and surviving.
• Kogetsu Tendo explained that only highly trained people, the Cursed Children, and Modified Humans could currently fight Gastrea in the Newbie Zone, prompting Konan to ask what the Cursed Children were.

Kogetsu Tendo told Konan about the Cursed Children and led her to the Old District, where they met a group of children, including Enju. The chapter ended with Kogetsu Tendo asking Enju how she had arrived there and where Rentaro was.

• Kogetsu Tendo explained the Cursed Children's history and living conditions, and Konan concluded that the Newbie Zone had been prepared for them.
• Konan asked Kogetsu Tendo to take her to the children, then used an Illusionary Body Talisman to hide them from the street cameras.
• Kogetsu Tendo led Konan through the prosperous city to the ruins of the Old District and explained that the children lived there because people detested them.
• Konan called out to the children, and several girls emerged from hiding.
• Kogetsu Tendo spotted Enju watching them and asked how she had ended up there and where Rentaro was.

Kogetsu Tendo explained her conflict with Rentaro to Konan, while Enju returned to her side after running away. Konan began gathering the Cursed Children and building a fortified base for them, drawing Shen Mo’s attention to her plan.

• Enju told Kogetsu Tendo she had run away because Rentaro no longer needed her and her identity had been exposed at school.
• Kogetsu Tendo urged Enju to return to Rentaro, and Enju challenged her over her own decision to leave him and shut down Baroque Works.
• Kogetsu Tendo told Konan she had clashed with Rentaro because she wanted to kill a modified-human unit controlled by the Tendo Family, while he considered them innocent.
• Konan encouraged Kogetsu Tendo to pursue her goals and told the Cursed Children she would teach them to fight and survive.
• Konan used talisman clones to gather the children and build a base with defensive arrays, while Shen Mo watched and noted that no other players had recognized their potential.

Kikunojo Tendo told the banquet guests that Konan had imprisoned the Cursed Children, warning they could become Gastrea and endanger the city. Robin decided to investigate, while Roger promised to protect her, and Kikunojo Tendo offered to answer her questions.

• Kikunojo Tendo learned that Konan had intervened in the Old District and imprisoned a group of Cursed Children.
• Kikunojo Tendo warned Aokiji, Tsunade, Tashigi, Roger, and Robin that the children could transform into Gastrea and cause casualties.
• Aokiji asked Tsunade about Konan's motives, and Tsunade said she had not seen Konan for thirty years and knew little of her current intentions.
• Robin asked Kikunojo Tendo whether the Cursed Children had special abilities, and he said they were strong and could fight Gastrea alone.
• Robin offered to share what she learned with Roger as payment for his protection, and Roger promised no one would hurt her.
• Kikunojo Tendo offered to answer Robin's questions, and Robin left to investigate.

After Robin lost trust in Kikunojo Tendo, she went to investigate the Cursed Children while Aokiji and Roger prepared to confront her. Tsunade warned the group about the strength of Konan's series, and Seitenshi faced a choice about whether to join them.

• Robin used her Flower-Flower Fruit to become invisible and gather intelligence about the Cursed Children.
• Aokiji decided to approach Robin in person, and Tsunade warned him that Konan's fully prepared Talisman Series could overpower them all.
• Roger eagerly joined Aokiji, while Aokiji reminded him that capturing the Pirate King was one of his missions.
• Tsunade, Naruto, Luffy, and Zoro followed to observe the encounter, while Kikunojo Tendo urged Seitenshi to stay behind.
• Tsunade told Seitenshi that the Safe Zone would protect her and that dreams mattered more than ability.

Seitenshi joined Tsunade and the others as they visited the Old District, where Tsunade warned Kikunojo Tendo that Shen Mo might favor the Cursed Children. Roger raced ahead to confront Konan, then returned after using the Voice of All Things to confirm she meant to care for and train them.

• Seitenshi decided to accompany the group to the Old District, where Tsunade challenged Kikunojo Tendo's treatment of the Cursed Children and suggested Shen Mo considered them safe and important.
• Tsunade explained that Shen Mo might favor certain people within the Merchant Guild's rules, prompting Roger and Aokiji to consider how his preferences could affect their competition.
• Roger dashed across the bridge at astonishing speed, and Naruto and Sasuke recognized the power he used as Nen.
• Roger asked Konan what she planned to do with the children, and she said she would care for and train them.
• Roger returned after hearing through the Voice of All Things that Konan was telling the truth, and Luffy concluded that she was a good person.

Konan claimed the area beyond the bridge and explained that she intended to care for the children and train them as future fighters. Aokiji challenged her plan, determined to take the children for the Navy, and transformed into a Frost Giant as Tsunade observed the extraordinary effects of his power.

• Konan scattered into talisman papers, re-formed, and declared the territory beyond the bridge hers.
• Konan told Aokiji that the children could become Chest Openers and that she planned to train them as her helpers.
• Aokiji decided the children should join the Navy and receive guidance in protecting justice.
• Konan argued that the children should fight for themselves and their companions rather than for an ideal of justice.
• Aokiji transformed into a Frost Giant and prepared to challenge Konan, while Tsunade noticed frost so powerful that it held a mosquito suspended in midair.

Konan challenged Aokiji to a One-on-One Arena War, and the contestants and nearby spectators were moved to a floating-rubble map. As Konan prepared to fight, Tsunade began discussing a bet with Roger.

• Konan challenged Aokiji to a One-on-One Arena War, and he accepted after learning the battle would prevent outside interference and damage to the world.
• The arena rules shifted the surrounding space, carrying the Old District’s residents onto floating stones as spectators.
• Kikunojo Tendo panicked at the transformed world, while Tsunade reassured Seitenshi that the arena protected the city from the fighters.
• The arena map was identified as Rubble-strewn, and Konan realized its high cost had depleted her precious Points.
• Tsunade moved her stone toward Roger and proposed a bet, which he eagerly considered.

Konan opened her fight against Aokiji with a vast barrage of Gold Slash Talismans, while Tsunade and Roger placed wagers on the outcome. Aokiji blocked Konan’s first attacks with ice barriers, but her supposedly hundred-thousand-talisman barrage proved to contain a million talismans, forcing him to raise an enormous ice castle for defense.

• Tsunade wagered three million points on Konan, while Roger wagered the same amount on a draw.
• Konan used the floating stones to create more than a hundred indistinguishable copies of herself.
• Konan’s copies launched ten thousand Gold Slash Talismans, and Aokiji stopped them with six Ice Walls.
• Konan announced a barrage of one hundred thousand talismans, but launched one million, overwhelming the arena with golden slashes.
• Aokiji realized the attack was far stronger than expected and formed an Ice Defense Castle around himself.

Xiaonan and Aokiji unleashed city-shattering powers in their arena battle, leaving the spectators stunned by the strength of New World warriors. After Aokiji froze the arena, Xiaonan’s hidden Sky-Rending Talismans tore through his ice defenses and trapped him in a lethal attack.

• Xiaonan threw out another million Golden Light Slash talismans, forcing Aokiji to respond.
• Aokiji used Ice Age to freeze the arena, destroying Xiaonan’s clones but not her true body.
• Naruto and Sasuke realized how far they still were from the strongest warriors, while Tsunade warned that the battle was only warming up.
• Aokiji took one step across the frozen arena and sensed danger in his own Ice Wall.
• Nearly a hundred Sky-Rending Talismans erupted from the ice and opened spatial cracks that sealed off Aokiji’s escape routes.

Aokiji survived Konan’s lethal Sky-Rending Talisman trap by activating Mahoraga, which slowed the spatial attacks long enough for him to escape. Konan pressured him to surrender while he weighed whether his endurance could outlast her talismans, and Tsunade reflected on the importance of thinking in battle.

• Aokiji activated Mahoraga to reinforce and freeze space, slowing Konan’s Sky-Rending Talisman attacks enough for him to escape.
• Tsunade and Shen Mo recognized Mahoraga as the counter that had saved Aokiji from the spatial trap.
• Aokiji acknowledged that Konan had carefully set the trap and admitted he could not locate her true body.
• Konan appeared through hundreds of talisman images, displayed her remaining talismans, and challenged Aokiji to continue fighting.
• Aokiji considered relying on his endurance until Konan ran out of talismans, while Tsunade questioned Roger about the straightforward battles in his world.

Xiaonan tricked Aokiji into lowering his guard, then trapped him in her Eight Flame Spirit Array and attacked with Sky-Rending Talismans. Aokiji struggled to break through the layered barrier, but remained surrounded as Shen Mo judged the trap nearly fatal.

• Tsunade warned that Xiaonan had used their conversation to deceive Aokiji and that he had foolishly let down his guard.
• Xiaonan activated the Eight Flame Spirit Array, enclosing Aokiji in a barrier made from hundreds of talismans.
• Xiaonan sent more than a dozen Sky-Rending Talismans into the barrier to attack Aokiji.
• Aokiji used Mahapralaya and Glacial Drill to slow the attacks and strike the barrier, then used Frost Corrosion to break through one layer.
• Aokiji found another barrier layer beyond the one he had damaged, while Shen Mo concluded that Xiaonan’s trap had likely guaranteed the kill.

Konan defeated and killed Admiral Aokiji on the stage, shocking the witnesses and strengthening their resolve to become stronger. Tashigi returned to Marine Headquarters to report Aokiji’s death to Kong, Sengoku, Akainu, and Tsuru.

• Konan killed Aokiji with the Sky-Rending Talisman, and the stage declared her the winner.
• Tsunade collected her wager, while Tashigi struggled with Aokiji’s death and Sasuke’s words about swordsmanship renewed her determination.
• Konan claimed the area, and the others chose not to challenge her as Tsunade, Sasuke, Naruto, Luffy, and Zoro prepared to grow stronger.
• Tsunade told Tashigi that Aokiji could be resurrected if his companions reclaimed his Badge.
• Tashigi returned to Marine Headquarters and told Kong, Sengoku, Akainu, and Tsuru that Admiral Aokiji had fallen.

After Aokiji was killed on the World Stage, Sengoku and Kong recognized that Ship Ascenders could die in a single attack and ordered the others to fight cautiously. Tashigi returned to the stage with a changed outlook, while Konan prepared defensively and Shen Mo observed that her caution could leave her behind.

• Tashigi reported that an enemy trapped and killed Aokiji, then took his Badge.
• Sengoku reasoned that Aokiji died because he failed to find his enemy’s true body, and Kong warned the others to abandon their arrogance and reclaim Aokiji’s Badge.
• Kong rewarded Tashigi with enough treasure to open one thousand Level 3 Chests and urged her to prepare for battle; Tashigi returned to the World Stage and cautiously fought for Points.
• Konan established a base, taught the children, and planned to replenish her talismans and barrier formations while carefully gathering Points.
• Shen Mo watched Konan and concluded that her excessive caution would make her miss opportunities and fall behind.