Chapter Summaries

Dawn kept Doflamingo occupied while Kizaru completed the Marines’ mission to kill Jora and obtain her Art-Art Fruit. Kizaru and Dawn left Doflamingo with a warning, and Dawn’s plan to punish him before he became a Shichibukai succeeded.

• Dawn and Doflamingo traded close- and long-range attacks, with Dawn deliberately holding him off rather than trying to defeat him.
• Dawn reflected that the Marines had acted quickly because Doflamingo was negotiating to become a Shichibukai and had a spy in the Marines.
• Kizaru arrived after striking Doflamingo with a laser and revealed that Jora had been the mission’s target.
• Ouroboros appeared, and Dawn realized the Marines had secured the Art-Art Fruit.
• Kizaru and Dawn warned Doflamingo not to make trouble as he prepared to become a Shichibukai, then left him to swallow the insult.

Dawn left the New World alone after completing his mission and set course through the Grand Line to visit old companions and Navy headquarters. He carried the Art Fruit and planned to strengthen his allies before Enel appeared.

• Dawn decided to travel from Sabaody across the Grand Line, suppress pirates, collect Devil Fruits, and visit Shuen and the others.
• Dawn took the Art Fruit he had seized from Jora and considered finding a suitable owner among his allies on Sky Island.
• Dawn recalled that Chloe was a powerful fighter and that Trick had been the Colosseum runner-up, explaining why he had targeted Jora's fruit.
• Dawn set out alone in a small boat, with Ouroboros protecting it as Dawn navigated through a storm.
• Dawn crossed the Red Line, noticed Mary Geoise's strengthened defenses, and arrived at Sabaody.

Dawn arrived at Sabaody Archipelago and helped Rear Admiral Andes defeat a pirate crew and its insect-controlling fighter. After learning the insect controller had no Devil Fruit, Dawn left Ouroboros to absorb energy from the defeated insects.

• Dawn flew to a battle at Sabaody Archipelago and attacked the pirates with a rain of scorching bullets.
• Dawn joined Rear Admiral Andes, shattered a sword slash, and killed the pirate captain with his spear.
• The pirate crew fled as the insect controller unleashed a swarm of giant beetles against the Marines and Dawn.
• Dawn hurled his Haki-coated Scorching Spear through the swarm and blasted the insect controller with an explosion.
• Dawn asked Ouroboros whether the insect controller had a Devil Fruit, and Ouroboros said he did not while absorbing energy from the insects.

After suppressing pirates on Sabaody and collecting three Devil Fruits, Dawn returned to Marine Headquarters and reunited with Baby-5. He took her to sea with him on the Grand Line, planning to help her grow stronger before she joined him in the New World.

• Dawn spent half a month restoring order in Sabaody, killed pirates who caused trouble, and collected two Zoan fruits and a Shield-Shield Fruit.
• Dawn learned that the Colosseum's third-place winner had joined the Revolutionary Army.
• Baby-5 welcomed Dawn at Marine Headquarters, showed off her cooking, and served him a meal.
• Dawn agreed to take Baby-5 sailing on the Grand Line, but told her she needed to become stronger before traveling to the New World.
• Dawn promised to ask Fleet Admiral Sengoku to let Baby-5 train with the Marine Science Unit after she built a solid foundation.
• Dawn sailed with Baby-5 and Ouroboros, letting Baby-5 fight some enemies while he provided support as a marksman.

Dawn and Baby-5 continued their voyage, meeting old allies before returning to the North Sea and receiving a warm welcome in the Ishtar Kingdom. Dawn asked Monet to locate the Vinsmoke Family and reviewed the kingdoms’ progress, leaving Monet in charge of more domestic affairs.

• Dawn watched Baby-5 fight pirates and rescued soldiers who were in danger.
• Dawn reunited with Hina, Sola, and Hawkins, then visited Shuen's group and saw how their strength and determination had grown.
• Dawn and Baby-5 returned to the North Sea, where the citizens of the Ishtar Kingdom cheered Dawn's arrival.
• Dawn asked Monet to find the Vinsmoke Family, intending to visit them and acquire equipment for Baby-5.
• Monet reported that laws were working well in the Crete Kingdom and Ishtar Kingdom, and Dawn praised her ability to manage domestic affairs.

After a month in the Ishtar Kingdom, Dawn sailed to the North Sea with Baby-5 to visit the Vinsmoke Family and find advanced weapons for her. He met Vinsmoke Judge and began negotiations as the heir of the Ishtar Kingdom, not as a Marine.

• Dawn spent over a month in the royal palace while continuing to develop his abilities with Ouroboros, then set sail with Baby-5 for the Germa Kingdom.
• Dawn explained that Germa's soldiers were artificial humans and told Baby-5 to focus on developing weapons rather than trying to create soldiers.
• Baby-5 asked Dawn to marry her after claiming she had captured his heart through her cooking, and Dawn hurriedly changed the subject.
• Dawn and Baby-5 crossed the sea on a path he created and were surrounded by Germa's soldiers.
• Vinsmoke Judge arrived and greeted Dawn courteously, recognizing his strength and reputation.
• Dawn asked for high-tech weapons to help Baby-5 develop her Weapon-Weapon Fruit powers and told Judge he was negotiating as the heir of the Ishtar Kingdom.

Dawn coerced Vinsmoke Judge into sharing Germa’s weapons technology by demonstrating the destructive power of his new Scorching Spear. He left Germa with Baby-5 after helping her study four technologies, and she had successfully built flying shoes.

• Dawn threatened Judge with his royal status and demonstrated the Scorching Spear, vaporizing a large hollow in the sea.
• Judge agreed to give Dawn access to high-tech weapons and warned him to keep their information secure.
• Dawn selected flying shoes, a high-speed jet engine, an electric-shock weapon, and a compressed flame weapon for Baby-5 to study.
• Baby-5 studied the technologies with a Germa scientist and spent a month learning their construction.
• Baby-5 successfully built flying shoes, and Dawn left Germa after reminding her to develop the other three abilities.

After celebrating the New Year in the Ishtar Kingdom, Dawn returned to Sky Island, where he prepared his companions for their coming voyage and assigned them new Devil Fruits and duties. He also sent Fisher Tiger to protect Queen Otohime from a future assassination, while Dawn planned to investigate the threat himself.

• Dawn finished celebrating the New Year in the Ishtar Kingdom, then trained his soldiers as he escorted Baby-5 back to headquarters before flying to Sky Island.
• Enel brought Dawn to Sky Island, where the crew welcomed him with a feast and he gave Chloe the Art Fruit, Wapol the Shield-Shield Fruit, and two Zoan fruits to Trick to distribute.
• Dawn told Fisher Tiger that Spandam might target Tom over Pluton, and Fisher Tiger planned to speak with Tom after the crew set sail, with Enel ready to help if needed.
• Dawn assigned Chloe to serve as Enel's deputy and told Wapol to support the crew from headquarters without revealing himself.
• Dawn warned Fisher Tiger that he had foreseen Queen Otohime's death by a fish-man's gun, and asked him to secretly protect her at Ryugu Palace while Dawn investigated.

Dawn and his crew sailed to the West Blue to conquer its mafia, with Enel leading their first assault on Sichili Island. Chloe and Enel overwhelmed the island’s defenders, beginning the crew’s takeover under the name Vongola Family.

• Dawn left Sky Island with Enel and the others, including freed slaves who covered their slave marks with Fisher Tiger’s Sun Mark.
• Chloe proposed unifying the West Blue mafia and giving Dawn the result as a gift, and the crew set course for Sichili Island.
• Chloe made the crew dress in black suits before they approached the island’s largest mafia base and claimed the territory for the Vongola Family.
• Chloe killed the man who mocked them, and Enel wiped out the nearby mafia guards with his Iron Sand Electromagnetic Rifle.
• As onlookers fired at the crew, Chloe used Destruction Art to distort the bullets and enemies around them.

Enel, Wapol, and Chloe conquered Sichili Island and rapidly unified the West Blue under the Vongola Family. Their campaign drew Marine attention, and Enel, Chloe, and Wapol received substantial bounties.

• Chloe used her art manipulation ability to turn wounded mafia members into hell-style Demon Soldiers and store them in her Life Art Hell Scroll.
• Enel and his Haki-trained crew defeated the gangs on Sichili Island, claimed it for the Vongola Family, and left survivors to provide information.
• Enel used the information to strike gang leaders across the West Blue with lightning, while spared mid-level officers and other gangs surrendered.
• Within half a month, the Vongola Family unified the West Blue and attracted the Marines' attention.
• The Marines issued bounties of 350 million Berries for Enel, 250 million for Chloe, and 200 million for Wapol.

Enel fought Kizaru after the Marine Admiral was sent to suppress him in the West Blue. Their battle ended without a clear winner, and Enel challenged the Five Elders’ decision to label him a pirate and hunt him down.

• Kizaru arrived near Sichili Island, where Enel ambushed him with lightning and challenged him to a fight.
• Enel and Kizaru clashed at close range and exchanged powerful lightning and light-based attacks, with neither gaining a decisive advantage.
• Kizaru stopped the battle, explaining that their fight could continue without producing a result and that Enel could escape if he chose.
• The Five Elders questioned Kizaru through a Den Den Mushi, and Enel spoke up to defend himself and criticize the Marines for targeting him.
• Enel argued that he had cleared out West Blue’s mafias, protected civilians, and reduced their protection payments, while Kizaru awkwardly avoided the conversation.

Enel negotiated with the Five Elders and agreed to become a Shichibukai after they offered to recognize him as king of Sichili Island. The Thunder God Pirates quickly gained public attention, while Enel remained alert to the agents investigating him.

• The Five Elders invited Enel to become a Shichibukai, and he asked for his bounty to be canceled and the benefits explained.
• Enel agreed after the Five Elders offered to recognize him as king of Sichili Island.
• Enel revealed that Dawn had prepared him for the negotiation, and Dawn praised him for acting like a master actor.
• The World Government appointed Enel to the vacant Shichibukai position previously intended for Moria, and news of the Thunder God Pirates spread across the seas.
• Enel used his Observation Haki to detect the agents monitoring him across the island.

After Enel secured the Shichibukai position, Dawn’s group used the next six months to build their strength and prepare for the future. Dawn then led Hina and the others into the New World to hunt Sanjuan Wolf, and they finally spotted the giant near an island.

• Dawn reflected on how Enel’s agreement with the World Government had given them the West Blue mafia, underground connections, and time to develop their forces.
• Trick returned to Sky Island, while Moria hid near Water 7 in case he needed to rescue Tom.
• Over the next half year, Enel fed spies false information, earned the Five Elders’ trust, and hunted pirates to train his crew and provide Chloe with summoned beasts.
• Dawn spoke with Enel about his fight with Kizaru, and Enel vowed to surpass the Admiral.
• Dawn, Hina, and their companions landed on an island while pursuing Sanjuan Wolf, who had evaded them for six months by running across the sea and devouring the animals on islands.
• Dawn spotted Sanjuan Wolf approaching and ordered his group to prepare to take him down.

Dawn and his allies fought Sanjuan Wolf, using enhanced abilities and coordinated attacks to exploit wounds in his enormous body. Sanjuan Wolf was badly hurt by their assault, but the battle continued.

• Dawn attacked Sanjuan Wolf with Scorching Spears, but the giant deflected them with a gale and charged at the group.
• Dawn used Triple Rashomon to stop Sanjuan Wolf, then was hurled through the forest and into a rock wall when the giant broke through.
• Dawn enhanced himself and his allies with overloaded dual rings, drew Sanjuan Wolf's attention, and let Hina and the others attack his knee.
• Shuen corroded Sanjuan Wolf's skin, Sola tore the weakened patch open, and Dawn and Ouroboros burned his chest with superheated steam.
• Hina, Berigood, and the others drove black spears into Sanjuan Wolf's wound and continued their assault with the Pole Insertion Technique.

Dawn and his allies fought Sanjuan Wolf, using coordinated attacks and their abilities to damage and restrain him. Though Sanjuan Wolf’s size and vitality kept him standing, Dawn welcomed the challenge as a chance to push past his plateau.

• Hina drove Haki-coated iron branches into Sanjuan Wolf’s wounds, while Hawkins let himself be grabbed and slammed into a mountain, transferring the damage to straw men.
• Hawkins’s attack created an opening for Sola and Berigood to tear at Sanjuan Wolf’s defenses as Shuen rusted his joints and Hina continued striking him with iron nails.
• Dawn charged through Sanjuan Wolf’s palm with his spinning spear and followed with a giant Haki-covered fist, clashing head-on with the giant.
• Sanjuan Wolf staggered when his rusted left knee faltered, but Dawn saw that his injuries were still minor compared with his immense vitality and looked forward to prolonging the fight.

Dawn and his allies battered Sanjuan Wolf until Hina and the others withdrew, leaving Dawn to face the giant alone. Dawn then unleashed his trump card, Return Shattered Battle Song, and Sanjuan Wolf felt its power in the change in Dawn’s silver eyes.

• Dawn and Ouroboros attacked Sanjuan Wolf, while Dawn used a feint and a shockwave to slash a huge wound across the giant’s body.
• Sanjuan Wolf ignored his injuries and targeted Hina, but she pierced his palm with iron branches and propelled herself away as Dawn knocked the giant back.
• Dawn told Hina and the others to retreat, and they headed for the warship while Sola called out that the banquet was waiting.
• Sanjuan Wolf challenged Dawn to fight without his allies, and Dawn was sent flying when their fists collided.
• Dawn shattered the silver halo around himself, drew its fragments into his body, and activated Return Shattered Battle Song.

Dawn and Ouroboros battled Sanjuan Wolf, using powerful punches and scorching spears to wound the giant. As Sanjuan Wolf charged with a burning boulder, Dawn prepared to strike with an enormous black blade.

• Dawn used Life Return to absorb his shattered halo and attacked Sanjuan Wolf with punches and his war blade.
• Sanjuan Wolf struck back and sent Dawn flying, but Ouroboros shielded him and bombarded Sanjuan Wolf's chest with crimson spears.
• Sanjuan Wolf tore loose a massive boulder and hurled it at Dawn as he charged behind it.
• Ouroboros halted the burning boulder, but Sanjuan Wolf rammed it forward while Dawn swung the enormous black sword and shouted, "Slash!"

Dawn defeated Sanjuan Wolf in a brutal clash, then used White Flame to kill him. He chose to have Ouroboros absorb Sanjuan Wolf’s immense energy rather than capture his Devil Fruit, and studied the energy’s effects through Life Return.

• Dawn and Sanjuan Wolf launched hidden attacks that collided head-on, but Dawn’s strike severed Sanjuan Wolf’s arm and badly wounded him.
• Dawn attacked Sanjuan Wolf’s wound with Thousand Wave Slash, damaging his internal organs.
• Dawn drove a White Flame spear into Sanjuan Wolf, burning him to death.
• Dawn chose to have Ouroboros absorb Sanjuan Wolf’s energy instead of capturing his Devil Fruit.
• Dawn used Life Return to study his body as Ouroboros absorbed Sanjuan Wolf’s energy.

After killing Sanjuan Wolf, Dawn absorbed the enormous gains and considered how to turn the Battle Song Aura into a permanent enhancement, potentially awakening his abilities. He left the island stronger and resolved to keep weakening Blackbeard’s future crew while preparing a new trump card.

• Dawn absorbed the attributes left by Sanjuan Wolf and found that his constitution and Armament Haki had increased dramatically.
• Dawn planned to develop a new trump card by shattering and devouring the Battle Song Aura with the Snatch-Snatch Fruit and Munch-Munch Fruit.
• Dawn concluded that absorbing the aura’s energy might awaken his self-enhancing ability, and noted that his experiments had begun.
• Dawn regarded Sanjuan Wolf’s death as the first step in weakening Blackbeard’s future crew and planned to target Blackbeard himself.

After defeating Sanjuan Wolf, Dawn secured proof of the victory and reflected on his likely ceiling in the Marines before rejoining his crew for a celebratory feast. Hina predicted Dawn would be promoted to Vice Admiral and the others might earn higher ranks as well.

• Dawn stored the camera Den Den Mushi in the Castle Fruit and photographed Sanjuan Wolf's dead body as proof of his achievement.
• Sola called Dawn over for a feast, then hurried off to save the prey she had caught from being eaten.
• Dawn washed up, treated his wounds, changed clothes, and went to the shore, where Sola and the others grilled meat.
• Ouroboros used his abilities to cook, season, cut, and serve the enormous pieces of meat while Dawn rested and ate.
• Hina said Dawn would probably be promoted to Vice Admiral and that the others could become Colonels or Commodores.
• Sola proposed a toast to their promotions, and everyone raised their cups and drank.