Chapter Summaries

Dawn and Golden Lion fought fiercely, trading devastating blows as Golden Lion’s experience and swordsmanship let him wound Dawn despite being outmatched by Dawn’s speed. Dawn ended the exchange by declaring that it was time to kill Golden Lion.

• Dawn kicked Golden Lion in the head, then pressed his attack with a blazing sword strike that burned Golden Lion’s chest.
• Golden Lion recovered from his surprise and vowed to fight Dawn with everything he had, but Dawn used created footholds and Shave to overwhelm him in the air.
• Golden Lion unleashed Lion's Thousand Grain Valley, but Dawn dodged through the slashes and punched Golden Lion in the chest.
• Golden Lion concealed his Armament Haki on Oto and slashed Dawn across the chest, though Golden Lion also took heavy damage from Dawn’s punch.
• Dawn recalled surviving Golden Lion’s attack on Marine Headquarters as a child and declared that he would kill Golden Lion now.

Dawn and Golden Lion fought in the sky, with Dawn using his shifting weapons and abilities to overpower and injure the pirate. Golden Lion then used an explosion to conceal a surprise sword strike that Dawn sensed but could not evade.

• Dawn broke Golden Lion’s Wave Slash and drove a dense storm of Haki-coated bullets against him.
• Dawn switched between his black blade, halberd, and martial arts to suppress Golden Lion at close range, then punched him in the chest.
• Golden Lion stabbed toward Dawn in a desperate counterattack, but Dawn blocked the thrust with Rashomon while Ouroboros’s Flame Serpent engulfed and detonated around him.
• Golden Lion emerged burned and wounded, then attacked Dawn with enormous Flying Slashes and an exploding flaming lion.
• Golden Lion followed the explosion’s flames and launched a surprise sword strike; Dawn sensed it with Time Slow but could not evade.

Dawn and Golden Lion continued their aerial duel, and Golden Lion gradually recovered his battle instincts until he began to suppress Dawn. Dawn accepted the worsening danger as a chance to strengthen himself, but the chapter left him increasingly wounded and at a disadvantage.

• Golden Lion slashed Dawn across the chest, but Dawn quickly healed the wound and renewed Golden Lion’s determination to kill him.
• Dawn and Golden Lion resumed their fight, trading blows with their weapons and battling with air constructs.
• Dawn filled the sky with weapons and used Lion's Pride Earth Roll to injure Golden Lion and force him into close combat.
• Golden Lion adapted to Dawn’s style as his old combat instincts returned, and his swordsmanship began to overwhelm Dawn.
• Dawn kept fighting despite his worsening injuries because he wanted to use Golden Lion as a trial to improve his skills.

Dawn struggled to withstand Golden Lion’s increasingly brutal sword attacks as his healing energy began to run low. He revealed a defensive air-shield technique and counterattacked, but Golden Lion struck him in the chest before Dawn’s Resistance Aura and Flame Serpent collided with the Stone Lion.

• Golden Lion kept wounding Dawn and mocked him for relying on healing, while Dawn used Steam Kill Hell to try to create distance.
• Dawn blocked Golden Lion’s slash with compressed-air shields around his hands, then grabbed both swords and battered him with headbutts and a knee strike.
• Golden Lion summoned Lion’s Pride Earth Roll, sending a massive Stone Lion charging toward them as Dawn continued his attack.
• Golden Lion released one sword to punch Dawn in the chest, forcing him to loosen his grip and letting Golden Lion recover his blade.
• Dawn unleashed Resistance Aura and a Flame Serpent, which collided with the Stone Lion in a massive explosion.

Dawn took Kogaru from Golden Lion, awakened Iron Cutting and Flying Slash, and used his stamina-stealing ability to gain the upper hand. As his strength continued to grow, he charged at Golden Lion for another attack.

• Dawn and Golden Lion faced each other after their exchange, both injured, while Dawn had taken Kogaru and gained the edge.
• Dawn mocked Golden Lion, tested his newly awakened Flying Slash, and recognized that his swordsmanship had advanced beyond Iron Cutting.
• Dawn revealed that Power Snatch had been draining Golden Lion's stamina throughout their fight and sent Kogaru to Ouroboros for storage.
• Golden Lion attacked Dawn, who countered with Haki-coated punches and blasted him a thousand meters away.
• Dawn absorbed the shattered Battle Song Aura with Life Return, grew stronger, and accelerated through the air toward Golden Lion.

Dawn overwhelmed Golden Lion in the sky, breaking through his defenses and taking Oto after severing his right hand. He revealed that Golden Lion was the final piece of his plan to strengthen himself, then moved to kill him.

• Dawn shattered Golden Lion’s sword energy with a Haki-coated air fist and struck him hard enough to break his bones.
• Dawn landed another blow that sent Golden Lion plunging downward, then attacked him with his vibrating black blade.
• Golden Lion blocked Dawn’s strike by sacrificing his right hand, which Dawn severed along with Oto.
• Dawn took Oto and told Golden Lion he had become the final piece in Dawn’s plan to overcome his remaining weakness.
• Golden Lion rejected Dawn’s claim that the era had changed, and Dawn vanished with killing intent to finish him.

Enel slaughtered the pirates on Golden Lion’s floating island and defeated a giant pink gorilla, which surrendered. He spared the gorilla and ordered it to take him to the island’s research facility while Dawn and Golden Lion continued fighting overhead.

• Enel appeared among the pirates, blocked their gunfire with magnetism, and killed them with lightning and Iron Sand.
• A giant pink gorilla attacked Enel, but he struck it down with a lightning fist and massacred the fleeing pirates with a barrage of lightning.
• The gorilla surrendered after seeing Enel’s power, and Enel agreed to spare it.
• Enel sat on the gorilla’s shoulder and ordered it to take him to the island’s research facility, determined not to let Dawn get ahead of him.

Dawn kept wearing down Golden Lion with his stamina-draining power until the wounded pirate launched a fierce counterattack. Dawn called on Ouroboros and resumed the fight at close range, leaving both men trading brutal blows in the sky.

• Golden Lion realized Dawn's ability was steadily draining his stamina, but his injuries and blood loss left him with few options.
• Golden Lion hurled a floating island at Dawn, then trapped him with wind pressure and struck him with his remaining fist.
• Dawn recovered, called on Ouroboros, and used his own control of the air to counter Golden Lion's wind pressure.
• Dawn battered Golden Lion with an unrelenting barrage of punches and a sweeping kick, sending the injured pirate flying.
• Dawn and Golden Lion continued their savage aerial brawl, with Dawn abandoning defense to return Golden Lion's attacks with even greater force.

Dawn defeated Golden Lion by surviving his life-burning final attack. Golden Lion died, and Dawn ordered Ouroboros to consume the Float-Float Fruit.

• Golden Lion unleashed a devastating attack fueled by burning his life force, and Dawn stabbed through his heart.
• Dawn and Ouroboros defended themselves with layered shields while the attack battered them.
• Dawn shifted away from the attack’s center, maintained the shields, and used his healing halo to restore his stamina.
• As the assault subsided, Dawn declared victory and told Ouroboros to eat the Float-Float Fruit.
• Ouroboros lunged at Golden Lion, who died in front of Dawn.

After killing Golden Lion, Dawn absorbed the Float-Float Fruit and fused it into his Sky Domain Aura, greatly reducing its energy cost and bringing its awakening within reach. He and Enel left the doomed floating islands as they plunged into the sea, with the story ending on their immense impact.

• Ouroboros consumed Golden Lion and the Float-Float Fruit, boosting Dawn and merging the fruit into his Sky Domain Aura.
• Dawn discovered that he could control the surrounding air more easily, strengthen his techniques, and approach awakening; Ouroboros celebrated the reduced energy consumption.
• Dawn flew to the floating islands, where Enel reported retrieving documents and bringing back an unconscious scientist.
• Enel said he had taken a pink gorilla named Pique as a pet, and Dawn had Pique sign a Contract.
• Dawn and Enel confirmed there were no kidnapped civilians, then watched the floating islands fall rather than trying to keep them aloft.
• The islands crashed into the sea from ten thousand meters, carrying the pirates aboard with them.

Dawn returned to Marine Headquarters with Golden Lion’s corpse and explained how he had found and killed the legendary pirate. The Marines publicized the victory, while pirates across the seas reacted to the news and Katakuri vowed to grow stronger and take revenge.

• After confirming there were no survivors near the sunken islands, Enel returned to the Thunder God, and Dawn reported Golden Lion’s death to Sengoku.
• Dawn took Golden Lion’s corpse and swords to Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku, Garp, Akainu, and Vice Admiral Tsuru praised him and asked how he had found Golden Lion.
• Dawn told the Marines that he had encountered Golden Lion while traveling through the air with Ouroboros, and he explained how the floating islands had sunk.
• The Marines photographed Dawn and announced that he had killed Golden Lion, sending news of the victory across the seas.
• Whitebeard mourned Golden Lion, Red-Hair looked forward to Dawn’s growth, and Katakuri swore to become stronger and take revenge.

Five years after Golden Lion's death, Dawn had kept a low profile while pursuing Ace and consolidating control over the underworld emperors. On Gran Tesoro, Dawn killed Jigra after he refused to sign the Contract, leaving Baby-5 to deal with Jigra's assassins.

• In Round Sea Calendar 1520, Dawn had spent five years laying low and managing Crete's affairs through Monet and Gaius.
• Dawn had pursued Ace into the New World but stopped after Ace challenged Whitebeard and accepted him as his father.
• With Morgans's help, Dawn had brought several underworld emperors to negotiate terms, and Morgans arranged a meeting with Jigra on Gran Tesoro.
• Jigra refused Dawn's Contract and threatened him with his assassination group, so Dawn killed Jigra with Kogaru.
• Dawn asked Baby-5 to handle the assassins, and she jumped through the porthole as gunfire and artillery erupted outside.
• Tesoro sent Mr. Tanaka to clean up Jigra's corpse.

Dawn dealt with Jigra after the organ trafficker tried to challenge him, while Baby-5 destroyed Jigra’s forces and impressed Dawn and Enel with her growing strength. With Fisher Tiger and Moria arriving, Dawn prepared to move the gathering to another location.

• Mr. Tanaka removed Jigra’s corpse as Morgans and the King of Sea Transport watched without reacting.
• Baby-5 attacked Jigra’s subordinates, evaded their gunfire, and killed many of them with her weapons and Shave.
• Baby-5 fired a full-power Laser Cannon into the remaining attackers, then picked off survivors and returned to Dawn.
• Dawn praised Baby-5’s improved strength and explained how Pluton’s devices had upgraded her combat abilities.
• Enel arrived, praised Baby-5, and learned that Jigra had been dealt with.
• Mr. Tanaka announced that Fisher Tiger and Moria had arrived, and Dawn called for the group to change locations.

Dawn gathered his allies and announced that their time in hiding was ending, ordering Enel to prepare to become a Four Emperor. He revealed that Moria’s revenge would also be pursued through a planned war against Big Mom, while warning that Kaido might come to her aid.

• Trick arrived at the manor and reunited with Dawn’s allies after washing up.
• Dawn announced that one of the Four Emperors would die and tasked Enel with preparing to become the new emperor, Thor.
• Dawn asked Trick, Moria, and Fisher Tiger to join the Thunder God Pirates, and told Enel to arrange the transfer of West Blue operations with Tesoro.
• Moria challenged Dawn over his promise to help him get revenge, and Tesoro questioned the cost of a war against a Four Emperor.
• Dawn said he would push the Marines to attack Big Mom and send Enel and Moria to war against her, partly to stop Big Mom and Kaido from joining forces.

Dawn arranged for Enel to hold Kaido while the Marines attacked Big Mom, and ordered Moria to keep Red-Hair occupied if he interfered. He recruited Capone Bege to infiltrate the Big Mom family in exchange for the Swamp Fruit, leaving Bege to ask why Dawn had chosen him.

• Dawn rejected Moria's challenge to his plan, explaining that his visions gave them a better chance of killing Big Mom before turning to Kaido.
• Dawn learned that Enel had found Capone Bege and summoned him for a private meeting.
• Dawn told Fisher Tiger to win Jinbe over while Enel and Tesoro discussed the plan and its arrangements.
• Dawn revealed to Bege that he and Enel had grown up together, then gave Bege a choice between cooperating and dying.
• Dawn recruited Bege to join the Big Mom family as a spy and offered him the Swamp Fruit in return.
• Bege agreed to the deal and completed Ouroboros's Contract, then asked Dawn why he had chosen him.

Dawn secured Capone Bege’s loyalty by promising him a role in a war against the Emperors and the forces of GOD, then sent Enel to hunt for Caribou. Morgans reported that Luffy had defeated Crocodile in Alabasta, and Dawn looked forward to putting the rookie through his own training.

• Capone Bege questioned why Dawn had chosen him, but Dawn praised his ambition and persuaded him that joining the coming war was worthwhile.
• Capone Bege accepted his new role and said he would wait for the war with anticipation.
• Dawn asked Morgans to find Caribou, and Enel headed to the Grand Line to capture him.
• Morgans told Dawn that Straw Hat Luffy had defeated Crocodile, and gave him a report about the rookie.
• Dawn learned that Alabasta had suffered less from Dancing Powder and that Vivi had uncovered Crocodile’s plan, then anticipated preparing a difficult training experience for Luffy.

Dawn arranged for Fisher Tiger and Wapol to put the Straw Hat Pirates through harsh battles on Sky Island so they would grow strong enough to survive the events he needed for his plans. After the crew learned the truth, Fisher Tiger promised to help them recover and teach them Haki, while Dawn made further arrangements on Thriller Bark.

• Dawn returned to the Grand Line and told Fisher Tiger to arrange opponents for Luffy’s crew, including the Four Priests and Wapol.
• Fisher Tiger revealed that the Sky Island conflict had been staged and explained that Dawn wanted the Straw Hat Pirates to grow stronger through real combat.
• Luffy’s crew questioned Fisher Tiger about why he had helped them, but he only said it was repayment for a favor and asked them to keep his involvement secret.
• Fisher Tiger offered to help the injured crew recover and teach them Haki.
• Dawn made further arrangements on Moria’s Thriller Bark, where Brook had lost his shadow two years earlier.

Dawn followed the Straw Hat Pirates to Long Ring Long Land, killed Foxy, and took his Devil Fruit while the crew remained unaware of the explosion. On the island, the Straw Hats explored and encountered a huge man whom Chopper mistook for a raccoon.

• Dawn boarded Foxy's ship, killed Foxy with a Flying Finger Gun, and had Ouroboros capture Foxy's Devil Fruit.
• Dawn summoned a flaming giant python to destroy Foxy's ship, then disappeared as the ship exploded.
• Luffy and the others noticed the distant explosion but continued their barbecue and later explored the island.
• Chopper and Usopp spotted a trench through the grass, then the group emerged into an open area.
• Chopper ran toward a black object on a rock, collided with an unseen obstacle, and found a huge drooling man, whom he called a raccoon.

The Straw Hat Pirates encountered Marine Admiral Aokiji, whose presence terrified Robin but who said he only wanted to confirm her whereabouts. After helping the stranded people prepare to leave, Aokiji froze a giant sea beast and the surrounding sea, revealing his overwhelming power.

• Chopper reacted angrily when a stranger mistook him for a tanuki, and Luffy and the others confronted the man.
• Robin recognized the stranger as Admiral Aokiji and explained his rank and feared status to the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Aokiji said he was not there to arrest Robin and had come to confirm she was with the crew after disappearing following the Alabasta incident.
• The Straw Hat Pirates provided food and medical care for the stranded people, then prepared a raft and supplies for their journey to a nearby town.
• Aokiji froze a giant sea beast lunging at him and the surrounding waves with Ice Age, leaving the crew stunned.

Aokiji confronted the Straw Hat Pirates over their protection of Robin, then overwhelmed Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji with his ice powers. Dawn arrived, and Robin revealed that the Vice Admiral possessed combat power equivalent to an Admiral’s, leaving the crew under crushing pressure.

• Aokiji froze the sea into a path so the castaways could leave, and the Straw Hat Pirates helped them depart.
• Aokiji told Luffy that he had come to see him and Robin, then explained why Robin’s history made her a threat to the Government.
• Luffy, Sanji, and the others defended Robin, but Robin’s attack shattered Aokiji only for his body to reform from ice.
• Aokiji formed an ice blade and froze Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji when they attacked him.
• Dawn arrived and greeted Aokiji, and Robin identified him as a Vice Admiral whose combat power matched an Admiral’s.