Chapter Summaries

Dawn visited the defeated Bullet in his prison cell and tried to recruit him by arguing that surpassing Roger required accomplishing what Roger could not. He left Bullet fixated on Dawn’s proposal to become an enemy of the Creator through “God Slaying.”

• Dawn decided that recruiting Bullet would be more valuable than killing him for a boost to his physical strength.
• Dawn found Bullet awake but withdrawn in his cell, and Bullet reluctantly responded to him.
• Dawn argued that strength alone could not surpass Roger and that Bullet had chosen the wrong path.
• Dawn told Bullet that he could surpass Roger by accomplishing what Roger had failed to do.
• Dawn declared that the impossible achievement was becoming an enemy of the Creator through God Slaying.

Dawn explained to Bullet that he intended to overthrow the World Government by reforming the Marines and continuing Roger’s pursuit of the truth. Convinced that Dawn’s enemies offered the ultimate challenge, Bullet agreed to join him.

• Dawn freed Bullet and argued that overthrowing the World Government would surpass Roger’s achievement.
• Dawn explained his belief that Roger’s death had ignited a search for the Void Century’s truth that would eventually bring down the World Government.
• Bullet asked why Dawn had led the campaign against Big Mom, and Dawn said he needed to secure the Marines and defeat external threats before confronting the World Government.
• Bullet realized that Dawn’s plan matched his own desire to challenge the world and agreed to join him.
• Bullet declared that defeating the Four Emperors, Admirals, and the World Government’s hidden forces would be the greatest goal for surpassing Roger.

Bullet joined Dawn’s forces through the Contract, and Dawn revealed plans to strike at Kaido’s Beasts Pirates. On Thunder God Island, Enel’s officers prepared to intercept Jack as he invaded Zou, following a mission Dawn had revised based on Catarina Devon’s intelligence.

• Bullet welcomed Dawn’s plan, signed the Contract, and joined his forces.
• Enel reviewed news of the Marines defeating the Devil’s Heir and gathered the Thunder God Pirates’ officers for a meeting.
• Enel explained that Catarina Devon had infiltrated the Beasts Pirates and learned Jack was leading men to Zou to capture Raizo.
• Dawn changed the plan and ordered the Thunder God Pirates to use the opportunity to intercept Jack while he was on his way to Zou.
• Chloe assigned Wapol to guide the group to Zou, and Wapol vowed to defend his homeland.
• Moria declared that he would kill Jack and use his corpse to begin his revenge against the Beasts Pirates.

Enel and the others assigned forces to rescue Zou and attack Wano Country, then welcomed Ace and Marco to finalize an alliance with the Whitebeard Pirates. Ace agreed to join the campaign against Kaido to free Wano Country and reclaim territory for his crew.

• Enel assigned Moria, Chloe, and Wapol to save Zou and kill Jack, while Trick agreed to lead the mission to Wano Country.
• Tiger worried that splitting their forces would leave the crew vulnerable, but Trick and Enel reassured him that their reserves and Enel's battlefield support would be enough.
• Marco and Ace arrived at the Lightning Tower, and Ace confirmed the Whitebeard Pirates' agreement with Enel.
• Ace considered Tama's hardship in Wano Country and decided to join the war rather than take her away.
• Enel promised the Whitebeard Pirates territory in return for helping defeat Kaido, and Ace agreed to liberate Wano Country and fly the Whitebeard Pirates' flag there.

Jack attacked Zou and captured Momonosuke, Kin'emon, Raizo, and the others after the Minks and samurai resisted him. The poison gas overwhelmed Zou’s defenders, leaving the island under Jack’s control.

• Marco asked who would join the expedition to Wano Country, and Trick volunteered to help ensure the plan succeeded.
• Jack’s men infiltrated Zou and captured Momonosuke, prompting Kin'emon, Duke Inuarashi, and Master Nekomamushi to fight Jack.
• Jack used Momonosuke as a hostage to demand the samurai’s surrender while battling them through the day and night.
• Jack ordered his men to release poison gas after Kin'emon and the others refused to surrender.
• The gas weakened Zou’s defenders, and Jack’s forces captured Kin'emon, Raizo, Kanjuro, and the others before taking control of Zou.

Dawn learned that Pluton had been completed after more than a decade of work, while Tom began adapting its technology for the Thunder God Pirates’ mechanical soldiers. In the New World, Zephyr met Aokiji and tried to recruit him to Dawn’s cause.

• Tom called Dawn from Sky Island to announce that Pluton had passed testing and was officially complete.
• Tom returned to the moon and decided to adapt Pluton’s technology to upgrade the mechanical soldiers for the coming final war.
• Aokiji traveled across a frozen sea with Camel and encountered his former teacher, Zephyr.
• Aokiji and Zephyr shared JEREZ inside an igloo and discussed Dawn, Whitebeard Jr., and Zephyr’s departure from the Marines.
• Zephyr told Aokiji he had come to persuade him to join Dawn’s cause, describing its plans as crazier and more appealing than his own.

Zephyr revealed to Aokiji that he and Dawn intended to pursue true justice outside the World Government’s control, then invited him to join them. Aokiji doubted the plan could succeed, so Zephyr challenged him to a fight and unveiled a power that reminded Aokiji of Whitebeard.

• Aokiji questioned Zephyr about Dawn’s intentions, and Zephyr explained that the Marines could never achieve true justice while obeying the World Government.
• Zephyr invited Aokiji to join his plan, but Aokiji refused because he saw no chance of success and feared others would die for nothing.
• Zephyr proposed a fight to prove his point, and he and Aokiji began clashing outside the ice hut.
• Aokiji froze Zephyr inside an iceberg with Ice Age, but Zephyr shattered it and struck Aokiji with a power that reminded him of Whitebeard.

Zephyr fought Aokiji with his newly acquired Tremor-Tremor Fruit, then revealed that his illness had been cured and invited Aokiji to meet Dawn. Aokiji remained uncertain about Dawn’s plans, but Zephyr said Dawn would explain them personally.

• Aokiji warned Zephyr that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit could worsen his asthma, but Zephyr insisted the fruit suited him.
• Zephyr shattered Aokiji’s ice attacks and withstood his attempts to freeze him as they fought a battle of attrition.
• Zephyr charged Aokiji and broke free of the IceBall, then stopped fighting and asked whether Aokiji believed him.
• Aokiji noticed Zephyr’s restored health, and Zephyr said Dawn had arranged his treatment and built powerful forces of his own.
• Zephyr offered to take Aokiji to meet Dawn, but refused to explain more because his Contract required secrecy.

Zephyr brought Aokiji aboard his warship and revealed that Dawn planned to kill Kaido, while keeping the details of the coming battle secret. On Zou, Jack tortured Momonosuke in front of the captured Kin'emon and the others, and Momonosuke bled to death.

• Zephyr told Aokiji that Dawn was preparing to kill Kaido and led him aboard the warship with Shiryu of the Rain, Hawkins, Baby-5, and a masked man.
• Aokiji realized Zephyr had maneuvered him into joining the voyage and agreed to meet Dawn before resting aboard the ship.
• On Zou, Jack held Kin'emon and the others captive after poison gas spread across the island.
• Jack cut off Momonosuke's limbs while taunting Kin'emon and blaming him for the boy's suffering.
• Momonosuke grew pale and died from blood loss as Kin'emon and the others watched helplessly.

Jack's forces captured Zou's leaders and prepared to leave the poisoned island, but the Thunder God Pirates arrived and attacked. Moria fought Jack while Chloe and Wapol rescued the captives, giving Zou's people a chance to survive.

• Jack's pirates looted Zou, captured Duke Inuarashi, Master Nekomamushi, Kin'emon, and others, then left the island poisoned.
• Jack ignored the captives' demands to dispel the poison and led his group toward the outskirts.
• Jack's men spotted the Thunder God Pirates' flying ships, which launched laser fire and combat machines against them.
• Moria attacked Jack while Chloe summoned Demon Soldiers and Wapol escorted the rescued captives toward safety.
• Duke Inuarashi, Master Nekomamushi, Kin'emon, and the others recognized Wapol among their rescuers.

Enel launched the Thunder God Pirates’ fleet toward the war with Kaido while Dawn waited at the agreed island, ready to lure Kaido in. On Zou, Wapol rescued the poisoned leaders and promised that Jack would not leave alive.

• Enel rallied the Thunder God Pirates and led their Flying Ships toward the coming war, planning to use the conflict to expand their territory.
• Enel called Dawn, who confirmed he had reached their agreed island and would wait to lure Kaido there.
• Wapol and his Demon Soldiers carried the poisoned Kin'emon, Inuarashi, Master Nekomamushi, and others away from the battlefield on Zou.
• Master Nekomamushi told Wapol that Jack had used Momonosuke as a hostage before releasing poison gas and that Momonosuke had died.
• Wapol called for the ship's doctor, then assured Inuarashi and Master Nekomamushi that Jack would die.

Wapol turned the battle in the forest into a massacre, while Chloe and Moria joined forces against Jack. Moria raised fallen bodies as an undead legion, leaving Jack surrounded as the fight continued.

• Wapol charged into the battlefield with his shield, killed the Pleasures blocking him, and crushed the horned Gifter.
• Chloe and Moria attacked Jack together, with Wapol blocking Jack’s sword strikes as Chloe’s kick sent him flying.
• Chloe summoned Demon Generals and Demon Soldiers to fight Jack, but he dismissed them as too weak to threaten him.
• Moria activated Shadow Legion, using the nearby corpses to create an undead army that repeatedly swarmed Jack.
• Jack cut his attackers into pieces, but noticed that the number of enemies around him was not decreasing.

Jack realized Moria’s shadow-controlled corpses were being stitched back together, and Chloe’s troops had already exhausted his strength as planned. After Jack transformed into a mammoth and charged the trio, Wapol and Moria engaged him while Chloe tried to hit him with her Destructive Art, leaving the battle raging.

• Jack noticed that Moria’s shadows were repairing and reanimating the severed corpses around him.
• Moria taunted Jack about how an Ancient Zoan could completely destroy the zombies.
• Jack transformed into a mammoth and trampled and scattered the zombie horde before charging at Chloe, Moria, and Wapol.
• Wapol met Jack’s charge with his shield, while Moria’s corpses grabbed Jack’s legs and Chloe released her Destructive Art smoke.
• Jack blew Chloe’s smoke away with his trunk, and Moria and Wapol attacked him with a Shadow Saw and an electrified punch.
• Jack wrapped his trunk in Armament Haki and swung it at all three opponents.

Enel fought Kaido in the sky, unleashing a powerful burst that wounded Kaido but left him exhausted. He lured Kaido toward a desolate island, where Dawn arrived and struck him, taking over the fight as Enel retreated.

• Enel and Kaido clashed in the sky while their forces battled below.
• Enel used a full-power barrage of Super Electromagnetic Cannons to injure Kaido, then struck him with an overloaded lightning-charged attack.
• Exhausted, Enel evaded Kaido and drew him toward a desolate island while Kaido pursued him.
• Dawn appeared and slammed a powerful flaming fist into Kaido's spine, bending his dragon body.
• Enel retreated as Dawn blocked Kaido's path.

Dawn confronted Kaido in dragon form, intending to kill him as well as weaken the Beasts Pirates. With Ouroboros’s help, he exploited Kaido’s earlier wound and cut a deep gash into the dragon’s head, leaving the battle underway.

• Kaido realized Dawn and Enel had lured him away from the Beasts Pirates and demanded to know whether the Marines had allied with Enel.
• Dawn ignored Kaido’s threats and clashed with him, landing a fiery punch that scorched his body without overcoming his rapid healing.
• Kaido charged Dawn with his horns, and the two collided above a desolate island.
• Ouroboros froze Kaido with the Slow-Slow Fruit’s effect, allowing Dawn to strike the wound Enel had caused and send Kaido crashing onto the island.
• Dawn attacked Kaido’s head with Oto and carved a deep gash into it.

Dawn fought Kaido, testing the power of his Calamity God form against the Emperor’s overwhelming strength. Dawn landed a devastating slash that cut off Kaido’s horn and wounded his chest, but Kaido roared and struck back.

• Kaido wounded Dawn with a powerful club swing after Dawn cut his head.
• Dawn and Kaido exchanged brutal blows, while Ouroboros used Slow Light to slow Kaido.
• Dawn unleashed Black Extreme Flame Sun Zhu Rong, cutting off Kaido’s horn and slashing across his chest.
• Kaido erupted with Conqueror’s Haki and roared as he brought a powerful blow down at Dawn.

Dawn and Kaido fought an escalating battle while the clashes on Zou began to turn decisively against Jack. After three days and nights of being battered by Wapol, Moria, and Chloe, Jack was overwhelmed by their coordinated attacks.

• Dawn dodged Kaido's blows, struck him, and used Ouroboros's shield to withstand his furious barrage.
• Dawn blasted himself away from Kaido with a shockwave, then charged back and traded attacks with him as their battle continued.
• After three days and nights of fighting on Zou, Jack reverted from mammoth form to human form but remained unable to overcome Wapol, Moria, and Chloe.
• Wapol struck Jack with his shield while Moria wounded his back with the Shadow Saw, and Chloe stopped Jack's attempt to trade wounds.
• Wapol and Moria relentlessly attacked Jack without defending, turning his desperate counterattacks into a one-sided beating.

After three days of coordinated attacks, Chloe, Moria, and Wapol defeated Jack while keeping him alive. Moria then used Jack’s shadow to test a new technique, sending it into Jack’s body as the chapter ended.

• Moria and Wapol relentlessly attacked Jack while Chloe and her demon leaders limited his chances to fight back.
• Moria unleashed Thousand Shadow Sharp Spear, and Chloe and Wapol followed with attacks that broke Jack’s arm and crushed his chest.
• Chloe had the demon leaders restrain Jack, then agreed to let Moria take him.
• Moria cut Jack’s shadow and inserted it into a Shadow Master, transforming the figure into Jack’s likeness.
• Moria’s Jack-shaped Shadow Master used Shadow Erosion to send its shadow into Jack’s barely breathing body.

Moria turned Jack into Shadow Jack, an obedient shadow creature with Jack’s abilities and powerful regenerative abilities. After testing him, Moria, Chloe, and Wapol rode toward Zou’s interior as the island’s residents neared the end of their rescue.

• Moria used the Shadow Master to consume Jack’s life and create Shadow Jack, who obeyed Moria and could repair his injuries.
• Moria ordered Shadow Jack to heal, then briefly tested his strength against Wapol before stopping.
• Moria transformed Shadow Jack into a mammoth so the group could ride through Zou, and Chloe considered new ways to develop her abilities.
• Ship doctors treated Inuarashi, Nekomamushi, Kin'emon, and others with an antidote, and the recovered samurai killed Jack’s remaining pirates.
• Pedro and the Guardians gathered more medicinal ingredients while the doctors and mechanical soldiers helped rescue Zou’s poisoned residents, bringing the effort to its final stage.

Enel and the Whitebeard Pirates turned the battle at Marine Headquarters by forming an alliance, prompting Sengoku and Garp to join the fight. Fisher Tiger reunited with Jinbe and joined Luffy in confronting Garp as they tried to reach Ace.

• Enel traded lightning attacks with Kizaru, while Dawn watched their battle.
• Marco announced that the Whitebeard Pirates and Thunder God Pirates were allies, raising the pirates’ morale.
• Sengoku urged Garp to fight seriously, and the Marines and pirates arranged new matchups across the battlefield.
• Fisher Tiger reunited with Jinbe and joined him in helping Luffy save Ace.
• Luffy attacked Garp, who knocked his arm into the ground, and Fisher Tiger followed with Five Thousand Brick Fist.