Recaps

As the Battle of Edd Sea approached in Round Sea Calendar 1496, Marine Headquarters learned that Roger and Golden Lion had met, and Garp set out to pursue Roger despite Kong’s orders. On Edd Sea, Roger refused Golden Lion’s offer to join forces, and the battle began.

• An intelligence officer reported that Roger and Golden Lion had made contact on Edd Sea, prompting Kong to take command at Marine Headquarters.
• Garp ignored Kong’s command to stay and departed with his subordinates, while Aokiji followed and Tsuru and Sengoku also headed toward the conflict.
• Buggy panicked over Roger’s condition, but Crocus confirmed Roger was fit to fight, and Rayleigh said the crew had to trust Tom’s Thousand Sunny.
• Golden Lion invited Roger to become his right-hand man and rule the world together, but Roger refused because he had no interest in ruling.
• Roger declared that he would crush Golden Lion’s forces, and the great battle began.

After the Battle of Edd Sea, Dawn continued training at Marine Headquarters, where he developed a defensive technique to survive the coming chaos caused by Golden Lion. He also created a long-range air-blade attack, while a more advanced healing technique remained beyond his abilities.

• The Battle of Edd Sea ended with Roger escaping in a storm, Golden Lion badly injured, and Garp's pursuit failing.
• By Sea Year 1498, Dawn had made progress with the Six Powers, especially Shave and Paper Art, while still struggling with several other forms.
• Dawn developed Void Resistance Aura, combining the Snatch-Snatch Fruit and Aura Fruit to form a compressed-air shield.
• Dawn discovered that his attribute-less "empty" aura could contain air, and considered using it to develop Yin Heal Bullet, but his abilities were not advanced enough.
• Dawn developed Void Rain Drop, a long-range attack that shaped seized air into a dense barrage of blades.

Dawn continued developing his Devil Fruit abilities and resolved to grow stronger through physical training and battle. After Roger was captured by Garp, Dawn learned that a war threatening to destroy half of Marine Headquarters was coming and focused on improving Resistance Aura's defenses.

• Dawn developed techniques based on his air-controlling abilities, including the unfinished Vacuum Hell, and considered its limits and potential.
• Dawn decided that physical training and real battles were essential to strengthening himself alongside his Devil Fruit abilities.
• A year after disbanding his crew, Roger secretly met Garp and was captured by the Navy.
• News of Garp capturing Roger spread worldwide, bringing Garp unprecedented fame as a Marine Hero.
• Dawn stopped training his physical skills and Haki and devoted himself to strengthening Resistance Aura in preparation for the coming war.

After learning that Roger had been captured and would be executed in Loguetown, Golden Lion attacked Marine Headquarters to demand that Roger be brought to him. He battled Garp and Sengoku, escalating the assault until Marineford itself began to rise into the air.

• Golden Lion rejected the news of Roger’s capture, then left his fleet without explaining where he was going.
• Golden Lion invaded Marine Headquarters and slaughtered the Marines who tried to stop him.
• Sengoku confronted Golden Lion and told him Roger would be executed in Loguetown in one week; Garp arrived to join the fight.
• Golden Lion attacked Garp and Sengoku, and Sengoku transformed into his Great Buddha form to shatter the rocks he hurled at them.
• Golden Lion used Lion’s Pride Earth Roll to lift Marine Headquarters and send countless stone lions crashing toward Garp and Sengoku.

Golden Lion attacked Marine Headquarters with large-scale assaults, forcing Sengoku and Garp to protect the base while fighting him. Dawn led the trainees and younger children toward evacuation and organized them to help protect others, as Golden Lion’s attack continued.

• Golden Lion used widespread attacks to drain Sengoku and Garp while destroying Marine Headquarters, taking advantage of the lack of available reinforcements.
• Sengoku and Garp fought back against Golden Lion, but his Stone Lions continued to cause damage and casualties across the base.
• Dawn activated Resistance Aura and gathered his companions as the war alarm sounded and instructors began evacuating the trainees.
• Dawn stopped Sola from rushing toward the battle and persuaded her and the others to help evacuate younger children and protect the wounded and Marine families.
• Dawn carried two children toward the evacuation area while the others used Shave to escort younger students to safety.

Dawn protected Sola and the other trainees from a Stone Lion during Golden Lion’s attack, then helped treat the wounded at Marine Headquarters. The Marines captured Golden Lion and publicized their victory, while anticipation grew for Roger’s execution in Loguetown.

• Golden Lion sent Stone Lions toward Dawn and the evacuating trainees, while Marine officers used Rankyaku to destroy them.
• When a Stone Lion charged the trainees, Sola tried to block it, but Dawn stopped her and held the lion back with repeated Air Shields until officers arrived.
• Dawn and the other trainees reached the shelter, where Dawn helped treat severely wounded Marines.
• Garp and Sengoku captured Golden Lion, and Marine Headquarters was left half destroyed.
• News Birds spread word of Golden Lion’s capture, raising Marine prestige as people looked ahead to Roger’s execution in Loguetown.

Dawn and the other trainees sailed with Aokiji’s vanguard fleet toward Loguetown to escort Roger and gain combat experience. After the fleet destroyed a pirate ship with cannon fire, the Marines continued toward their historic destination.

• Aokiji led Dawn, Hina, Sola, and the other trainees toward the East Blue as part of the fleet escorting Roger to Loguetown.
• Dawn reflected on how his actions during Golden Lion’s attack had changed his companions’ fate and earned the Marine high command’s attention.
• The trainees’ resolve and training intensified after surviving Golden Lion’s attack without losses in their group.
• A vanguard warship spotted pirates, and nearby Marine ships closed in and sank the pirate vessel with concentrated cannon fire.

The Marines opened their first battle by bombarding a pirate ship carrying slaves, then sent Dawn and the other young recruits to board it. Captain Cabron tried to use the children as hostages, but Dawn struck him before he could act, and Hina and the others intercepted the pirates who rushed to help.

• The Marine fleet spotted the pirates and shelled their ship until nearly half of it was destroyed.
• Cabron, a slave trader transporting captives to Sabaody, ordered his crew to capture the young Marines as a way to escape.
• Dawn used Shave to reach Cabron and punch him in the jaw, knocking out several teeth.
• Hina and the other recruits blocked the pirates as they moved to rescue Cabron.

Dawn killed the pirate captain Cabron with overwhelming force, then reflected on the abilities he gained from Ouroboros and watched his companions finish the battle. Hina and Sola teased him for fighting far more violently than his refined appearance suggested.

• Dawn beat Cabron to death and received a small physique increase from Ouroboros.
• The pirates froze at their captain’s death, allowing Hina and the others to seize the advantage.
• Dawn watched over his companions instead of joining their fights and reflected on how physique and spirit might aid his Haki.
• Hina and Sola questioned Dawn’s violent fighting style, and he replied that it was the easiest way to win.
• Dawn recalled how training and cooking had shaped his life, and how his friends at the Marine Training Camp enjoyed his food.

After Dawn and his companions defeated the pirates, they discovered the crew had been transporting captives for sale and brought them back to the warship. Dawn left their eventual destinations to be sorted out later and met Adolf, a royal steward from the North Sea who offered to repay their help.

• Dawn and his companions searched the defeated pirate ship for spoils and found people the pirates had captured to sell as slaves.
• Hina explained that most of the captives came from the North Sea and were supposed to be sold in Sabaody.
• Dawn decided to take the captives to the warship and later arrange for those willing to live in the East Blue to stay in Loguetown.
• Dawn and the others carried the captives aboard the warship, where Adolf introduced himself as the royal steward of the Abraham family of the Ishtar Kingdom.
• Sola joked that Dawn might be a prince after hearing Adolf's introduction.

Adolf recognized Dawn as the missing prince of the Ishtar Kingdom and verified his royal blood using a plaque Dawn had worn around his neck. Dawn was left facing the revelation as his companions watched.

• Dawn's companions teased him after learning his surname matched that of the Ishtar Kingdom's missing prince.
• Adolf asked Dawn to travel to the Ishtar Kingdom, explaining that royal blood could be verified with a special identification plaque.
• Dawn revealed the plaque around his neck, and Adolf recognized it as the kingdom's royal standard.
• Dawn smeared his blood onto the plaque, which changed from silver-white to gold.
• Adolf bowed to Dawn and addressed him as Your Highness.

Dawn learned that he was a prince of the North Sea’s Ishtar Kingdom after Adolf identified his Abraham Clan tag. Aokiji reassured him that his royal identity would not obstruct his Marine ambitions, since Ishtar was a major food supplier and partner.

• Adolf showed Dawn the Abraham Clan mark on his identification tag and explained that the Ancestral Tablet could verify his bloodline in the Ishtar Kingdom.
• Adolf told Dawn that he had been captured as a child amid a failed attempt to seize the throne, then disappeared after being sent away by ship.
• Adolf asked Sola and the others to bring him to Aokiji and explain Dawn’s identity.
• Aokiji told Dawn that Ishtar’s importance as a grain-producing nation meant his royal status would not conflict with his Marine career.

Dawn learned that his royal family had a longstanding arrangement with the Marines, making him both a prince and a Marine. He decided to stay with the Marines for now and witness the beginning of the Great Age of Piracy before returning to the Ishtar Kingdom.

• Aokiji explained that the Ishtar Kingdom supplied food to the Marines and that its king also served as supreme commander of the kingdom's Marine branch.
• Adolf told Dawn that the Abraham heirs traditionally served in the military and that the king and queen had not had another child since Dawn disappeared.
• Dawn told Adolf they would postpone returning to the North Sea until their current business was settled and they could secure a warship.
• Dawn resolved to remain under the Marines' protection, fight pirates, and witness the start of the Great Age of Piracy.

Dawn accepted his identity as the heir of the Ishtar Kingdom and considered how royal status could help him recruit companions under the Marines. Adolf warned him about the secret mark on his nameplate, and they continued toward the kingdom, where Prince Gaius would explain it.

• Dawn asked Adolf about the Ishtar Kingdom and learned that it was a powerful Marine ally ruled by a wise king.
• Dawn proposed recruiting guards who would serve as Marines and eventually become his crew, but recognized that he needed strength first.
• Adolf warned Dawn not to reveal the special mark that would appear after he put blood on his nameplate, and said Prince Gaius would explain it.
• Dawn learned that pirates had captured Adolf while he was sea fishing and that Adolf's friend had been shot into the sea.
• Adolf said Dawn's father had fought Marine Commodores to a standstill, and wondered how powerful Whitebeard was.

Dawn reflected on his desire to fight for peace as the Marines confirmed his royal identity and planned his return to the North Sea. He arrived with the others in Loguetown, where the town prepared for Roger’s execution and the coming upheaval.

• Dawn considered how his experiences had shaped his hatred of pirates and his choice to fight for peace.
• Aokiji reported Dawn’s identity to Sengoku, who ordered that Dawn continue to be trained and said Tsuru would take him and Adolf to the North Sea.
• Sengoku planned to have Garp inform King Gaius that his son had been found, while Aokiji ended the call and returned to sleep.
• Dawn and the others arrived in Loguetown, where armed Marines patrolled streets filled with tense residents awaiting Roger’s execution.
• Dawn watched the hopeful townspeople and anticipated the chaos that Roger’s execution would unleash.

As Roger’s execution approached, Dawn reflected on how the Celestial Dragons’ oppression had driven people toward piracy and made Roger’s death the spark for the Great Pirate Era. In Loguetown, Dawn and the other training-camp cadets prepared to guard the area closest to the execution platform.

• Dawn accepted that Roger’s death would ignite the Great Pirate Era and decided to use his memories of the coming history to build strength and carry out his plans.
• Dawn blamed the Celestial Dragons’ slavery and demands for Celestial Gold for creating hardship that drove ordinary people into piracy.
• Dawn and the others arrived in Loguetown, rested for a day, and then entered a state of alert.
• Dawn, Hina, Sola, and the other cadets ate lunch in silence before Roger’s execution.
• The cadets took positions beside the execution platform as part of the innermost perimeter, while Aokiji and the senior Marines handled confidential security assignments.

Dawn and the others waited in Loguetown as Gol D. Roger was brought to the execution platform. Roger’s final words revealed that his treasure could be claimed, and his execution ignited the Great Pirate Era.

• Dawn reassured Hina and the others that the Navy’s defenses were strong and that they were there to witness history.
• A vast crowd filled Loguetown as Roger arrived at the execution platform under military guard.
• Roger faced the crowd with composure, joked with the executioners, and refused to show fear of death.
• When asked about his treasure, Roger declared that he had left it all in one place for anyone to find.
• The executioners killed Roger, and his final words sparked wild cheers and spread dreams of finding One Piece around the world.

After Roger’s execution ignited the Great Pirate Era, Dawn protected his companions amid the chaos in Loguetown and awakened Conqueror’s Haki. He concealed that he had caused the nearby people to collapse and led the group to safety.

• Dawn watched the crowd erupt over Roger’s final words as ambitious pirates gathered in Loguetown and the New World descended into conflict.
• Dawn activated Red Ring, gathered his companions, and led them toward the tavern to escape the dangerous crowd.
• Moved by Roger’s defiance and his own convictions, Dawn released an invisible aura that caused people around him to collapse.
• Dawn realized he had awakened Conqueror’s Haki and brought his unconscious companions into the tavern.
• When the others woke, Dawn claimed an unknown powerhouse had unleashed Conqueror’s Haki and steered them away from suspecting him.

After Roger’s execution sparked the Great Pirate Era, Dawn considered how to use future upheavals to recruit subordinates and explored a new possibility for developing his fused Devil Fruit abilities. He wondered whether Ouroboros could manifest part of another person’s soul, letting him create a creature bound to a Contract and use it to supervise them.

• Shanks mourned Roger in Loguetown while Dragon quietly departed, and Golden Lion Shiki reacted to Roger’s death from Impel Down.
• Kong ordered Marine forces to intercept would-be pirates as he and the Five Elders reacted furiously to the Great Pirate Era.
• Dawn and his companions ate at a tavern, where he considered recruiting people amid future events such as Golden Lion’s escape and Fisher Tiger’s rescue of slaves.
• Dawn reflected on how the Aura Fruit and Snatch-Snatch Fruit had fused to expand the potential of his abilities and make Ouroboros possible.
• Dawn speculated that he could develop Ouroboros into an intelligent creature formed from another person’s soul, bind that person through a Contract, and supervise them.

Dawn set aside his plan to develop a soul-binding Contract ability until he had grown stronger. After Roger’s execution plunged the world into chaos, the Marines arranged for Aokiji to take Dawn and the other trainees to the Ishtar Kingdom for live combat training, where Dawn’s parents would help keep them safe.

• Dawn considered using Ouroboros to enforce Contracts by destroying the soul of anyone who broke one, but postponed the plan until he was stronger.
• Sengoku and Kong assigned Aokiji to suppress North Sea, while Garp, Kizaru, and Akainu took responsibility for the other three seas.
• Sengoku arranged for Dawn and the trainees to be stationed in the Ishtar Kingdom, and Abraham Gaius agreed to help train and protect them.
• Aboard the warship, Hina and the other trainees celebrated their coming live combat training and looked forward to visiting Dawn’s homeland.
• Dawn watched his companions celebrate and felt that Roger’s death had changed him.

Dawn arrived in the Ishtar Kingdom and reflected on the advantages and responsibilities of discovering he was its prince. The country’s strength and the people’s loyalty left him facing his new identity as its heir.

• The chapter described the Ishtar Kingdom as a prosperous agricultural nation with advanced biological research, a strong military tradition, and a beloved royal family.
• A Navy warship arrived at the kingdom’s harbor, where Sola excitedly disembarked with Hina while Aokiji teased Dawn about returning home.
• Dawn admitted that learning he was a prince had caught him unprepared and forced him to reconsider his plans.
• Dawn considered how royal status could give him influence and support for his future crew, while requiring him to protect the kingdom’s reputation and interests.
• Adolf’s pride in the Ishtar Kingdom helped Dawn recognize that he had become heir to a country that protected and provided for its people.

Dawn traveled with Sola, Hina, Aokiji, and Adolf through the peaceful Ishtar Kingdom and learned about its farming communities and prosperous food city. They reached the royal palace, where Adolf introduced Dawn to King Gaius and Queen Rovena as the kingdom’s prince.

• Dawn accepted his new identity as heir to the Ishtar Kingdom and followed Adolf toward the city with the others.
• Adolf explained that shared high-rise buildings let farmers and ranch hands save land, while the countryside supplied ingredients to the city’s food trade.
• The group entered the prosperous city and learned that farmers outside it lived comfortably through agriculture, livestock, and the help of machines.
• At the royal palace, King Gaius and Queen Rovena welcomed Adolf back after hearing he had been attacked by pirates.
• Adolf introduced Dawn as Prince Dawn, and the palace entrance fell silent.

Dawn reunited with his parents, Rovena and Gaius, and confirmed their relationship through the Ancestral Tablet before celebrating with his companions. After sleeping in the palace, he received the original Dawn’s childhood memories and discovered that he had awakened Observation Haki.

• Rovena tearfully embraced Dawn, and he asked to verify their relationship before accepting the reunion.
• Gaius led Dawn to the Ancestral Tablet, which turned gold after it absorbed Dawn’s blood, confirming he was Rovena and Gaius’s son.
• Gaius ordered Adolf to arrange a celebratory banquet, and Dawn joined his companions and the royal family for the feast.
• After the banquet, Dawn slept in the palace and experienced the original Dawn’s childhood memories with his parents.
• Dawn woke feeling refreshed and discovered he could sense his surroundings with his eyes closed, realizing he had awakened Observation Haki.

Dawn realized that his Observation Haki had awakened after he finally got a good night's sleep, following years of punishing training and a string of exhausting events. At a press conference in his royal clothes, he accepted his new parents and resolved to care for them and live well in the original owner's stead.

• Dawn concluded that his Observation Haki had awakened after his battles, Roger's execution, and the relief of finally resting, rather than through a dramatic fight.
• Dawn recalled how Marine instructors had spent months tormenting him with blindfolded drills, surprise attacks, and round-the-clock beatings to train his Observation Haki.
• Dawn appeared before the crowd in clothes Rovena had designed, while Gaius prepared to announce his identity.
• Dawn accepted Rovena and Gaius as his parents despite feeling awkward and resolved to care for them in the original owner's stead.

After a month of leisure in the Ishtar Kingdom, Dawn and his companions faced a massive pirate invasion that turned the kingdom’s coast into a battlefield. Dawn fought on the front lines as the kingdom’s newly recognized heir, while the citizens watched and prayed for their country’s defense.

• Dawn and his companions enjoyed a month in the Ishtar Kingdom, training under Dawn while spending their free time exploring and having fun.
• Pirates increasingly targeted the Ishtar Kingdom for its wealth and plentiful food as the Great Pirate Era spread across the North Sea.
• The pirates formed alliances and launched a large-scale assault on the Ishtar Kingdom’s coast, prompting the kingdom to impose martial law.
• Dawn fought on the front lines alongside the kingdom’s defenders, earning the citizens’ recognition as the heir who protected them.