Chapter Summaries

Bane and Garp activated the Black Box on Egghead Island, severing Saint Saturn’s connection to Imu and cutting off the vitality sustaining his immortality. Saint Saturn died before he could answer Bane’s questions, leaving the truth about Garp’s grandson and Imu unknown.

• Dragon questioned Saint Saturn’s extraordinary vitality and suspected it sustained his immortality.
• Bane and Garp watched the confrontation and prepared to use the Black Box to trap Saint Saturn and cut off his connection to Mary Geoise.
• Bane activated the Black Box, surrounding Egghead Island with a sphere of black threads that confined Saint Saturn and severed his connection to Imu.
• Saint Saturn began rapidly aging and failing to teleport off the island, while Dragon and Borsalino realized a hidden force had intervened.
• Bane arrived with Garp and demanded to know whether Saint Saturn had kidnapped Garp’s grandson and what abilities Imu and the other Five Elders possessed.
• Saint Saturn began to answer, but his body decayed into dry bones before he could reveal anything.

After Bane and Garp killed Saint Saturn, Borsalino realized Mary Geoise might punish him for the Five Elder’s death and the secrets he had witnessed. Bane invited him to join the Neo Marines, and Borsalino agreed to go to Meruvio to see what they were building.

• Garp and Bane concluded that the Five Elders’ immortality could be overcome and discussed what Saint Saturn’s death revealed about Mary Geoise.
• Borsalino and Dragon realized they were trapped on Egghead after Saint Saturn died, while Borsalino worried about how to explain the mission’s failure.
• Borsalino asked Bane to let him quietly disappear, but Bane warned him that returning to Mary Geoise was dangerous and proposed that he join the Neo Marines.
• Bane told Borsalino that Zephyr, Sengoku, Issho, Kuzan, and Garp supported the Neo Marines, prompting Borsalino to consider joining them.
• Borsalino agreed to accompany Bane to Meruvio and crushed his eavesdropping Den Den Mushi.

Dragon surrendered and proposed cooperation between the Revolutionary Army and Bane’s Neo Marines, leaving for Meruvio as their guest. In Mary Geoise, Saturn’s death panicked the Five Elders, Garling became the new Warrior God of Science and Defense, and Sakazuki struggled to understand what had happened on Egghead.

• Dragon surrendered to Bane and offered to make the Revolutionary Army take public responsibility for the Egghead incident while proposing an alliance.
• Bane accepted Dragon’s offer and invited him to Meruvio as a guest.
• The surviving Five Elders panicked over Saturn’s death, ordered an investigation, and summoned Sakazuki to find out what happened on Egghead.
• Figarland Garling arrived under Imu’s orders and took Saturn’s place as one of the Five Elders, the Warrior God of Science and Defense.
• Sakazuki learned from Smoker that Borsalino and Saturn had vanished after entering Egghead, and he wondered whether Borsalino had defected.

Bane met Dragon after Egghead was evacuated and learned that Dr. Vegapunk would join Meruvio once he finished helping the Revolutionary Army study the Void Century. They discussed the coming sea-level catastrophe and their different ambitions, leaving open the possibility of cooperating against the World Government.

• Bane learned that the Revolutionary Army had moved Egghead’s equipment and supplies, then burned the island before leaving with Dragon.
• Dragon told Bane that Dr. Vegapunk was at Baltigo organizing the Revolutionary Army’s Void Century materials and would later go to Meruvio.
• Dragon warned Bane about rising sea levels, and they discussed using the Red Line and Sky Islands to shelter people from the catastrophe.
• Dragon explained that the Revolutionary Army wanted to seize Mary Geoise and its route to the Sky Islands, and proposed cooperating with Bane’s Neo Marines.
• Bane and Dragon stated their ambitions: Bane wanted to become the world’s king, while Dragon wanted to change the world.
• Dragon said he would keep trying even if the world became worse, and Bane laughed and praised his spirit.

Bane and Sakazuki discussed how Saint Saturn’s death, Borsalino’s disappearance, and the Revolutionary Army’s possible superweapon had complicated the war against Kaido and Charlotte Linlin’s Pirate Alliance. Bane convinced Sakazuki to press the offensive quickly, leaving the Marines to draw Kaido and Charlotte Linlin together for a decapitation strike.

• Smoker reported that Egghead had burned beyond saving, and Bane ordered him to stay behind for the investigation while Bane and Mr. Garp prepared to leave.
• Sakazuki told Bane that Borsalino had gone missing and Saint Saturn had died at Egghead, likely in a Revolutionary Army and Vegapunk ambush.
• Sakazuki revealed that Mary Geoise feared Vegapunk had developed a superweapon and ordered the Marines to investigate Egghead, diverting forces from the New World.
• Bane argued that the Marines could not halt the declared war and should exploit the Revolutionary Army’s need to prepare by quickly defeating the Pirate Alliance.
• Sakazuki said Kaido was in Wano Country and Charlotte Linlin was likely on Whole Cake Island, so the Marines needed to pressure them into gathering before using the decapitation plan.
• Bane promised to begin a full-scale assault the next day and aimed to smash the Pirate Alliance’s frontlines within a month; Sakazuki agreed to proceed.

After the Egghead incident, Sakazuki defied Mary Geoise and continued the war as Bane arrived at Meruvio to direct the Marines’ escalating offensive against the New World Pirate Alliance. Bane ordered a decisive strike on the central front and told his officers to kill Katakuri if he appeared in the south.

• Sakazuki chose to continue the war, and Bane, Garp, Borsalino, and Dragon secretly left the fleet by boat.
• The Egghead incident became headline news after the Revolutionary Army killed Saint Saturn and abducted Dr. Vegapunk, while Borsalino was reported missing and Figarland Garling became the new Warrior God of Science and Defense.
• The Marines launched a full-scale assault across the New World, and the war caused heavy losses and civilian casualties as both sides fought fiercely.
• Sakazuki sent Smoker, Roronoa Zoro, Fubuki, and other Vice Admirals to the front, where they defeated several senior officers of the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates.
• Ain warned Bane that Katakuri was heading toward the southern front after Zoro killed Charlotte Snack, and Bane said Zoro could withstand him.
• Bane ordered Issho to defeat the Drought on the central front and instructed Zoro, Fubuki, Smoker, Sharinguru, and Doll to kill Katakuri if he appeared.

Sakazuki decided to leave Marine Headquarters and head to the front as the Marines neared a decisive victory over the Pirate Alliance. As Bane’s allies prepared for a separate move against Mary Geoise, news arrived that Charlotte Katakuri had reached the southern front and Jack and King were likely converging on the central front.

• Sakazuki planned to depart for the front in ten days, leaving Tsuru in charge of headquarters and ordering Aramaki to return from G-3.
• Bane and Borsalino joked that Sakazuki might be persuaded to stay at the front, while Zephyr and Kuzan prepared to go to Mary Geoise and Garp agreed to coordinate with the Revolutionary Army there.
• Sengoku stayed behind to support Bane and help persuade Sakazuki when he arrived.
• Ain reported that Charlotte Katakuri had appeared on the southern front after traveling aboard a fast Homies warship.
• Bane learned that Jack the Drought and King the Conflagration were likely heading toward the central front and ordered the Intelligence Department to monitor Kaido and report any news from Rear Admiral Drake.

As the Marines’ steady advance threatened to split the Pirate Alliance, Judge explained that Big Mom and Kaido had to risk a decisive battle at the front. Big Mom committed to joining the fight, and Kaido set sail to face Marine Admiral Bane.

• Judge told Charlotte Linlin that Fujitora Issho’s capture of Falksi Island could break the central front and leave the alliance vulnerable to defeat.
• Judge warned Charlotte Linlin that losing Butter Island would divide the Big Mom and Beasts Pirates, leaving a decisive battle as their best chance.
• Charlotte Linlin invoked the saying that the sea favored the brave and fate blessed the mad, then ordered preparations to go to the front and fight the Marines.
• Kaido received Charlotte Linlin’s signal and prepared to join the war, having already decided he could no longer endure the battlefield situation.
• Kaido discarded a photograph of Admiral Bane, wondered whether Bane could defeat him, and boarded a Beasts Pirates warship.

After Drake reported that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were heading for Butter Island, Bane mobilized his forces for the decisive battle while Sakazuki rushed to join him. On the southern front, Katakuri appeared behind Sharinguru and demanded to know where Zoro was.

• Ain told Bane that Issho had captured Jack alive, and Drake then reported that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were heading to Butter Island.
• Bane praised Drake, canceled his undercover missions, promised to promote him, and ordered the forces to prepare for the battle.
• Bane planned to join Issho with Sengoku while Kuzan, Garp, and Zephyr led Meruvio's core troops toward Mary Geoise; Borsalino stayed behind to oversee Meruvio.
• Sakazuki learned of the plan and ordered his fleet to travel directly to Butter Island at maximum speed.
• On Sconazi Island, Smoker and Tashigi discussed the stalled battle against Smoothie as a warship exploded nearby.
• Katakuri appeared behind Sharinguru and asked where Zoro was.

Katakuri overwhelmed Smoker and the Marines while demanding to know Roronoa Zoro’s whereabouts. Zoro arrived and clashed with Katakuri, leaving their fight raging as their attacks collided.

• Sharinguru and Smoker attacked Katakuri, but he evaded their blows and sent them both flying.
• Smoker ordered Tashigi to evacuate the wounded Sharinguru, but Katakuri trapped them both with Mochi and severely injured Smoker.
• Katakuri demanded that Smoker reveal where Roronoa Zoro was, but Smoker refused until Zoro appeared and ordered Katakuri to remove his foot from him.
• Zoro struck Katakuri with Wado Ichimonji and lightning, prompting Katakuri to awaken his Mochi powers and attack with Haki-coated arms.
• Zoro unleashed Sun Wheel: Myriad Purple and Thousand Crimson, dodged Katakuri’s Mochi trap, and followed with a thunderous 360 Pound Cannon.
• Katakuri countered Zoro’s slash with Rapid Rain Mochi, sending torrents of Mochi slurry erupting into the air.

Fubuki joined the Marines fighting Charlotte Smoothie and helped them defeat her with a coordinated attack. After Smoothie fell, Fubuki refused to assist Zoro against Katakuri and planned to rescue Smoker and the others instead.

• Smoothie fought Hina, Doll, Kujaku, and the other Marines, defeating several rear admirals while they struggled to restrain her.
• Fubuki arrived after defeating Cracker and used her psychic power and Sand-Sand Fruit to immobilize Smoothie.
• Hina, Doll, and Kujaku created an opening, allowing Fubuki to drain the water from Smoothie's body and defeat her.
• Kujaku helped the injured Hina, while Fubuki said she would rescue Smoker rather than interfere in Zoro's fight with Katakuri.

Zoro and Katakuri fought evenly until the Marines evacuated, freeing Zoro to unleash the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s full power. His Asura technique engulfed Sconazi Island in thunder, and Katakuri struggled to withstand the lightning as Zoro’s attack reached him.

• Fubuki and Doll treated the injured Smoker and Sharinguru, then evacuated the Marines from the island.
• Zoro and Katakuri continued their evenly matched duel until a firework signaled the Marines’ departure.
• Zoro sent four swords into the clouds and summoned a colossal lightning Asura phantom before declaring, “I am Asura. Cleave all!”
• Zoro’s attack submerged Sconazi Island in lightning, killing wildlife and scorching the island while Fubuki watched from a warship.
• Katakuri reinforced his Mochi defenses and covered himself in Haki, but Zoro’s slash broke through and the lightning struck him.

Zoro killed Charlotte Katakuri on Sconazi Island with an enormous lightning attack, though the effort left him completely exhausted. As the Marines celebrated victories on the southern front, Bane's fleet continued toward Butter Island for the coming battle, and Bane considered how far Zoro had advanced.

• Zoro's lightning attack overwhelmed Katakuri, and four swords pierced him before he died.
• Fubuki and Doll reached the scorched Sconazi Island and found Zoro exhausted beside Katakuri's corpse.
• Zoro explained that he had adapted his attack from records of an ancient Rumble-Rumble Fruit user and described how it trapped and overwhelmed opponents.
• Bane's fleet destroyed the Pirate Alliance's remaining major force in the area and set course for Butter Island without waiting for Sakazuki.
• Nami reported that Zoro had killed Katakuri and Fubuki's group had defeated Charlotte Smoothie, securing total victory on the southern front.
• Issho judged that Zoro had reached Admiral-level strength, while Bane thought ahead to Zoro challenging Dracule Mihawk again after the war.

The Marines arrived at Butter Island to face Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, while Morgans watched and recorded the gathering. As the two sides prepared to clash, Issho greeted the pirates by summoning a meteor, and Kaido and Charlotte Linlin answered with their combined Hakai attack.

• Morgans watched from a cloud-hidden airship as Kaido and Charlotte Linlin waited alone on Butter Island with a feast prepared.
• Sakazuki arrived with Issho, Bane, Sengoku, and the Marine fleet, while Morgans photographed the relaxed Marines aboard the lead warship.
• Ain reported that no pirate ships had been detected nearby, and Sakazuki declared that the Marines would defeat Kaido and Charlotte Linlin.
• At Sakazuki's instruction, Issho opened Gambler Fireline and summoned a flaming meteor from the sky toward Butter Island.
• Charlotte Linlin split the meteor with a slash, then she and Kaido unleashed their combined Elbaf Spear Hakai toward the Marine fleet.

Bane stopped Kaido and Charlotte Linlin’s Hakai with a concentrated punch, then challenged Kaido to a decisive fight. The two accepted the battle as Morgans photographed the confrontation from his balloon.

• Bane gathered his strength and struck Hakai, splitting the attack before it could damage the Marine fleet.
• Bane’s punch sent a powerful force toward Kaido and Charlotte Linlin, but he controlled it so precisely that it passed over them as a breeze.
• Kaido and Charlotte Linlin recognized how much stronger and more controlled Bane had become.
• Bane challenged Kaido to decide victory and death with their fists, and Kaido accepted.
• Morgans photographed the scene from his hot-air balloon, thrilled to witness the battle.

Bane challenged Kaido and Charlotte Linlin alone while Sakazuki and Issho waited nearby, and the three fighters traded powerful attacks across Butter Island. After Kaido and Charlotte Linlin caught Bane in a coordinated assault, he emerged from the flames largely unharmed and faced them again.

• Bane insisted on fighting Kaido and Charlotte Linlin one against two while Sakazuki and Issho agreed to cover him if needed.
• Bane charged onto Butter Island and met Kaido’s Hassaikai with a punch, cracking the beach and flattening one of its spikes.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked Bane with Mother’s Blade Flame, and Bane dodged while Kaido followed with a breath attack that Bane absorbed and reversed toward her.
• Kaido and Charlotte Linlin coordinated a pincer attack, but Bane used Three Thousand Feet of Flowing Water to redirect Kaido’s strike and guide Charlotte Linlin’s breath whip.
• Charlotte Linlin made the breath attack explode around Bane, and Kaido seized him with a Lariat before Charlotte Linlin struck the crater with Heavenly Fire.
• Bane emerged from the crater wrapped in Darkness Element and complained that Kaido had nearly broken his neck, while Kaido jokingly claimed the Lariat as a new move.

Charlotte Linlin drew Soul Power from the Homies across Butter Island, rejuvenated herself, and challenged Bane to a contest of strength. Their clash shook the island until Kaido joined in with a surprise attack, leaving all three injured but alive.

• Charlotte Linlin summoned the Homies' Soul Power and transformed into a younger, more muscular version of herself.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked Bane, and the two fought in a contest of strength that tore through the air and tilted Butter Island.
• Morgans photographed the clash while Sengoku and Ain watched from a distant warship as the island and surrounding sea shook.
• Kaido charged at Bane and Charlotte Linlin, striking them with Daiitoku Raimei Hakke.
• Charlotte Linlin emerged wounded, Bane came out severely burned as Darkness Element began repairing him, and Kaido complained that Linlin made his attack feel dishonorable.

Bane fought Kaido and Charlotte Linlin but admitted he could not defeat them both alone, then summoned Sakazuki and Issho for support. He chose to target Charlotte Linlin, drawn to the Soul-Soul Fruit’s power, and the chapter ended with them exchanging powerful punches.

• Charlotte Linlin’s Fulgora struck Bane, but he absorbed it with Black Annihilation and pulled her into a punch that weakened her soul power and fractured her arm.
• Kaido knocked Bane away before he could finish the attack, and Charlotte Linlin’s soul energy quickly repaired her arm.
• Bane used Dr. Genus’s medicine to heal his charred arm and realized his body craved the power of Charlotte Linlin’s Soul-Soul Fruit.
• Bane fired a signal flare, and Sakazuki and Issho arrived to help him face Kaido and Charlotte Linlin.
• Sakazuki and Issho attacked the pair, with Issho separating Charlotte Linlin from Kaido and forcing her into Bane’s path.
• Bane charged Charlotte Linlin, and the two struck each other in the chin and body before both were sent flying.

Bane defeated Charlotte Linlin by overpowering her Soul-Soul Fruit with his Dark-Dark Fruit and crushing her in their final clash. As darkness swallowed her, Charlotte Linlin accepted her defeat and shared her last words with Bane.

• Bane seized Napoleon Sword and erased its Soul Power, then struck Charlotte Linlin and launched her into the air.
• Bane unleashed Star Explosion Fist, and Charlotte Linlin met his attack head-on before he shattered her arm and drove her into the island.
• Bane pinned Charlotte Linlin in the crater and suppressed her Soul Power, leaving her gravely injured and returned to her original appearance.
• Charlotte Linlin acknowledged that Bane had defeated her, and Bane admitted that they were the same kind despite wearing different coats.
• Charlotte Linlin said she regretted never tasting a giant man, and Bane laughed before darkness swallowed her.

Kaido fought Sakazuki and Issho, trading devastating attacks with the two Admirals as they combined magma and gravity to overwhelm him. Issho trapped Kaido in a weightless zone, but Sakazuki ended it by making Kaido fall into a vast eruption of magma.

• Kaido evaded Sakazuki and Issho’s coordinated assault, but Sakazuki’s Dog Bite Red Lotus and Hellhound badly wounded him before Kaido struck Sakazuki in half with Thunder Bagua.
• Issho hit Kaido with Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger, but Kaido countered with Wind Scythes and Kongō: Arrow before Sakazuki erupted magma beneath him with Volcanic Mountain Blast.
• Kaido tore Sakazuki apart with Raging Dragon Twister and sent Issho crashing down, then overpowered Issho with Kozanze: Ragnarok and dragged him into a crater.
• Sakazuki emerged from the crater and grabbed Kaido as he fell, detonating Core Explosion and badly injuring him before Kaido escaped the crater.
• Issho erased gravity around Kaido with Gravity Blade: Total Weightlessness, leaving him helpless until Sakazuki’s heat destabilized the field and sent him falling.
• Sakazuki unleashed Magma Flow: Bursting Mantle and swallowed Kaido in a towering surge of magma, while Issho retrieved his nearly melted Gambler Fireline.