Chapter Summaries

Dawn visited the Crete Kingdom and learned that its people and economy were thriving under Ishtar Kingdom’s rule. He discovered that Monet worked in the palace, while her sister Sugar was still a child with no Devil Fruit, and left her to continue her ordinary life.

• Dawn asked Adolf about Crete’s economy and security, and Adolf reported that the country had food surpluses and strong sales of tools and weapons.
• Monet thanked Dawn for policies that had helped her family and introduced herself as an assistant in the Department of Agriculture.
• Dawn recognized Monet and discreetly asked about her family, learning that Sugar was still a little girl and showed no signs of having a Devil Fruit.
• Dawn concluded that Sugar had not eaten the Hobby-Hobby Fruit and decided not to give Monet the Snow-Snow Fruit, leaving the sisters to live ordinary lives.

Dawn traveled to Thriller Bark to obtain Wapol’s Munch-Munch Fruit for Ouroboros. After Ouroboros ate it, he revealed that he needed a large amount of soul energy before he could consume more Devil Fruits.

• Dawn learned that Moria had captured Wapol and forced him to eat the Munch-Munch Fruit, then decided to head for Sky Island after securing a scientist’s confidentiality Contract.
• Dawn sailed through Alabasta Kingdom to Buster Call Town, where he met Enel and traveled with him aboard the disguised Ark Proverbs to Thriller Bark.
• Moria tested Enel with Shadow Master, and Enel destroyed it with his Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers before Dawn asked to see Wapol.
• Dawn killed Wapol while Ouroboros sensed the Munch-Munch Fruit’s transfer, and the fruit appeared nearby for Ouroboros to eat.
• Ouroboros told Dawn he needed substantial soul energy before he could eat another fruit, and Dawn spun him around for playing word games.

Dawn successfully obtained the Castle Fruit after filling a room with fruit, then asked Moria for the pirates whose shadows had been removed. Ouroboros later explained how it could plunder and use Devil Fruit powers, while Dawn and Mibu considered which abilities could work without conflicting.

• Dawn used a room full of fruit to help the Devil Fruit transfer successfully into one of them.
• Dawn asked Moria to hand over the pirates whose shadows he had cut away, and Moria agreed before leaving.
• Ouroboros told Dawn that the Munch-Munch Fruit ability supported its Snatch-Snatch Fruit power and that it had used itself as the Castle Fruit's vessel.
• Dawn, Mibu, and Ouroboros discussed how plundered fruit abilities could be stored and why the Castle Fruit needed a vessel.
• Ouroboros and Mibu concluded that Zoan abilities could conflict when they acted on the same body, making supernatural-type Paramecias more suitable to plunder.

Dawn tested the Castle Fruit and explained how he planned to build his powers around the Aura Fruit while hunting strong pirates for more ability slots. He reunited with Enel near the Red Line to watch Fisher Tiger climb it, expecting the fish-man to ignite a major event.

• Dawn entered Ouroboros's body to test the Castle Fruit and decided that developing aura-based abilities was more worthwhile than consuming the Snow-Snow Fruit.
• Dawn and Enel had their ship coated, traveled to Fish-Man Island, and used Ouroboros and Enel to spy from Ryugu Palace.
• Over the next half year, Dawn led young fighters on a Grand Line hunting journey, while Hina and the others were assigned their own teams at Marine Headquarters.
• Dawn left Baby-5 at headquarters to train and received Sengoku's approval to travel alone before entering the New World.
• Dawn returned to the Red Line and reunited with Enel as Fisher Tiger climbed it, then proposed that they meet him.

Dawn returned to Sky Island and asked Tom to help build Pluton, arguing that it could become a weapon against the World Government. Tom accepted Dawn’s justice but demanded proof that he had enough strength and resources to protect and construct the battleship, so Dawn began revealing his accumulated power.

• Dawn visited Baby 5 at Marine Headquarters, gave her instructions, and then left for Sky Island with Enel aboard the Thunder God.
• Dawn met Trick and learned that Tom was studying the Flying Ship near the Sky Island shipyard.
• Dawn told Tom, Trick, and Fisher Tiger about the cruelty he had witnessed on Hunter Island and said he intended to eradicate the source of such injustice.
• Tom said he recognized Dawn’s character but would not reveal Pluton’s blueprints unless Dawn could protect the ship and secure the resources to build it.
• Enel arrived and presented himself as part of Dawn’s strength, leaving Tom startled when he called Dawn captain.

Dawn, Fisher Tiger, and Enel agreed to work together under soul-binding Contracts and infiltrated Mary Geoise to locate Hancock and Gild Tesoro. After nearly a week of searching, they found Hancock and her sisters at a Celestial Dragon performance and Tesoro fighting in the Colosseum, preparing to begin their operation.

• Fisher Tiger joined Dawn after Dawn explained his Contract ability, and Enel insisted on signing first as Dawn's vice captain.
• Dawn, Enel, and Fisher Tiger signed Contracts, gathered supplies, and traveled toward the Red Line aboard Ouroboros.
• Fisher Tiger guided Ouroboros into Mary Geoise at midnight, and the group avoided the guarded gates by moving through the city.
• Dawn identified Hancock and Gild Tesoro as the two people he had come to find.
• After nearly a week of reconnaissance, Dawn found Hancock and her sisters watching a performance and Tesoro fighting in the Colosseum.
• Dawn and his companions began their operation after locating both targets.

Dawn planned to hunt Golden Lion and sent Enel to search the New World for his floating-island base. Tom joined Dawn’s group and agreed to build Pluton, which Dawn promised to reveal only when it was needed to usher in an era when fish-men could walk on land.

• Trick warned that attacking Golden Lion would be risky, but Dawn said he would fight Golden Lion himself while Enel and Trick’s companions handled the enemy forces.
• Dawn explained that Golden Lion’s floating-island base could be anywhere in the sky and asked Enel to search the New World for it.
• Enel agreed to travel with Wapol and Chloe, first returning to the West Blue for supplies and planning to fight Crocodile before heading out.
• Dawn held a feast to welcome Tom, who promised to build Pluton and entrust it to Dawn.
• Dawn promised Tom he would keep Pluton hidden until the final moment and use it to help fish-men openly set foot on land.

Dawn and Fisher Tiger launched a large-scale slave uprising at Mary Geoise, using explosions and Enel’s lightning to break through the city and free captives. As the slaves escaped down Trick’s ice ladders, Marine Headquarters dispatched Kizaru to protect the Celestial Dragons.

• Dawn signaled Tiger to begin while Enel destroyed Mary Geoise’s gate with a lightning dragon.
• Bombs planted across the city detonated, and three teams began freeing slaves as chaos spread.
• Tiger led the Colosseum slaves through the city, freeing captives and drawing more people into the escape.
• The gathered slaves fled Mary Geoise on enormous ice ladders made by Trick.
• Sengoku sent Kizaru to protect the Celestial Dragons, while Garp refused to help and Zephyr arranged a slow response.

Dawn and the escaped slaves fled Mary Geoise as Dragon held off Kizaru and Trick delayed the Marine fleet. Nearly ten thousand people escaped to sea, where many joined the Revolutionary Army and Dawn took thousands of fighters into the Castle Fruit; Dawn and Enel then returned toward Sabaody to profit from the chaos.

• Kizaru pursued the slaves as they escaped down the icy slide, but Dawn called Dragon, who arrived and fought Kizaru in the sky.
• Dragon’s gale sped the fleeing slaves toward Sabaody, while Trick sent a blizzard against Zephyr’s Marine warships.
• The slaves boarded ships and fled, and most ordinary people joined the Revolutionary Army to return home or find new places to settle.
• Dawn and Fisher Tiger gathered roughly three thousand powerful fighters into the Castle Fruit, along with rescued women, while “Second Sister-in-Law” joined the Revolutionary Army.
• Dawn and Enel took the Ark Proverbs back toward Sabaody to take advantage of the chaos and gather supplies.

Amid the chaos on Sabaody Archipelago, Dawn set Tesoro and Enel on a mission to obtain the Gold-Gold Fruit and returned Hancock and her sisters to Shakky. After Enel confirmed the mission had gone smoothly, Dawn and Enel raided the auction house warehouses, killing pirates who attacked them.

• Dawn told Tesoro to seize the Gold-Gold Fruit and build up their forces, with Enel secretly supporting him.
• Dawn sent Hancock and her sisters to Shakky's bar so they could return to Amazon Lily, and Hancock made the agreed signal after entering.
• Dawn contacted Enel and learned that the mission had gone smoothly and that Tesoro was fighting someone over the fruit.
• Dawn and Enel decided to loot the auction house warehouses, and Enel used Observation Haki to locate nearby stores and hidden spaces.
• Two pirate groups attacked Dawn and Enel, but the pair killed the captains and Enel's Earth Snake attack finished off the fleeing pirates.

After the Mary Geoise attack, Fisher Tiger and the rescued slaves disappeared under the Revolutionary Army’s protection, while Dawn spent three years serving as Aokiji’s adjutant in the New World. In 1510, Dawn defeated Bilu and forced him to sign a Contract, then gave him a Den Den Mushi and instructions to contact someone.

• The World Government publicized the Mary Geoise attack, raised Fisher Tiger’s bounty to 550 million Berries, and accused Dragon of joining the uprising.
• Dragon led the rescued slaves away to the Revolutionary Army’s hidden headquarters, while Dawn stayed on Sky Island to sign Contracts with nearly three thousand people.
• Dawn requested a transfer to the New World and spent three years fighting pirates as Aokiji’s adjutant, reaching a new bottleneck in his growth.
• Dawn fought Bilu, leader of the Silver Pirate Alliance, and used a Translucent Shield to counter Bilu’s molten-metal attack.
• Dawn defeated Bilu and made him sign a Contract, then handed him a Den Den Mushi and told him to explain his ability when he called.

Dawn reported that Vergo, a top officer of the Donquixote Family, had infiltrated the Marines, prompting Sengoku and Tsuru to investigate his past and connect him to Corazon’s death. Sengoku ordered Dawn to test Vergo with Akainu waiting as backup, and Dawn looked forward to taking revenge on Doflamingo.

• Dawn called Sengoku and reported that Vergo, the Donquixote Family’s Heart officer, had infiltrated the Marines and visited Minion Island.
• Sengoku realized Vergo may have exposed Corazon’s attempt to seek help before Doflamingo killed him, and Tsuru ordered the Marines to investigate Vergo.
• The Marines found that Vergo had trained under Zephyr, mastered Armament Haki, and transferred to the G-5 branch, while his earlier history remained blank.
• Sengoku ordered Dawn to test Vergo at a secluded location and told Akainu to stand by and kill him if the intelligence proved true.
• Dawn prepared to take revenge on Doflamingo and anticipated defeating Vergo.

Dawn and Akainu used a hunt for Gaspard to bring Vergo to a deserted island, where Dawn began probing his ties to the Donquixote Family. The chapter left Vergo startled when Dawn mentioned the family’s hidden top officer.

• Akainu and Dawn arrived at G-5 Branch and ordered the Marines to hunt down Gaspard before he could join the Big Mom Pirates.
• Vergo joined the pursuit without suspecting that the intelligence was outdated and the operation had been arranged for him.
• Dawn directed Vergo to search the deserted island with him, claiming he would hold off Gaspard if they found him.
• Dawn asked Vergo about the Donquixote Family and its top officers, then revealed that one officer had remained deeply hidden.
• Vergo’s pupils contracted when Dawn’s words appeared to point toward that hidden officer.

Sola and Hina fought Catarina Devon in the bloodstained basement, coordinating their attacks and forcing her into Hina’s bladed Iron Branch Ink Chrysanthemum. Catarina escaped the trap and overwhelmed Sola, leaving her poised to tear into Sola’s chest.

• Sola broke Catarina Devon’s grip and attacked her while Hina trapped Catarina in an Iron Branch Black Prison.
• Catarina transformed into her half-beast form and fought off Sola and Hina’s coordinated attacks with her claws and nine tails.
• Catarina struck Hina and Sola away, then Hina blocked her follow-up with Iron Branch Ink Chrysanthemum.
• Catarina shattered Hina’s iron branches, escaped the flower trap, and knocked Sola flying with her nine tails.
• Catarina caught up to Sola and battered her with her tails before clawing toward her chest.

Dawn killed Vergo and reported his success to Sengoku before joining Akainu's fight against Charlotte Oven. The chapter left Dawn and Akainu attacking Oven together as Big Mom Pirates reinforcements threatened to arrive.

• Vergo threw his Haki-focused Ghost Bamboo attack at Dawn, but Dawn shattered its defense, pulverized Vergo's shoulder, and pierced his chest with his spear.
• Ouroboros devoured Vergo and returned energy to Dawn, who then called Sengoku and confirmed Vergo's identity and defeat.
• Dawn reached Akainu, who had killed Gaspard and was fighting Charlotte Oven, and learned that Oven had called for reinforcements.
• Dawn cut through the Big Mom Pirates' chess soldiers and gunmen while Ouroboros bound Oven with a giant serpent.
• Akainu seized the opening created by Ouroboros and attacked Oven with Hound Blaze.

Dawn and Akainu killed Charlotte Oven during their assault, then escaped by warship as Katakuri and the Big Mom Pirates’ reinforcements arrived. Katakuri was left trapped and raging while the pursuers fell behind.

• Dawn’s attack let Akainu pin Oven down with magma, and Oven was badly wounded by Great Eruption and its Volcanic Bombs.
• Oven fled toward Katakuri’s arriving ship, but Dawn immobilized him with Six Paths Light Prison and Akainu killed him with Hound Blaze.
• Katakuri went berserk, broke Dawn’s shield, and attacked as Ink Snake swallowed Oven’s body into the void.
• Akainu fired Meteor Volcano at the pirate fleet, then he and Dawn fought off Katakuri’s assault while preparing to retreat.
• Dawn trapped Katakuri inside Black Prison Rashomon, and he and Akainu escaped aboard their prepared warship.

After Dawn and Akainu killed Vergo and Charlotte Oven, the Navy prepared for war with Big Mom’s forces while Dawn developed the Heat-Heat Fruit’s powers. News of the killings spread across the seas, drawing Big Mom and Katakuri’s vows of revenge and making Dawn famous.

• Dawn and Akainu withdrew after killing Vergo, Gaspard, and Charlotte Oven, and Dawn gained strength and the Heat-Heat Fruit.
• Sengoku learned of the operation, and the Navy sent Aokiji, Kizaru, Zephyr, Garp, Dawn, and Akainu to drive back the Big Mom Pirates.
• Dawn tested the Heat-Heat Fruit’s abilities aboard the warship and considered using its heat waves to strengthen his Sky Domain techniques.
• News Birds spread the story, and Red-Hair and his crew read about Dawn’s actions at a tavern.
• Makino recognized Dawn, while Big Mom and Katakuri swore revenge for Oven’s death.

Dawn and Kizaru sailed to confront the Donquixote Family while the Navy prepared for war with the Big Mom Pirates. They assigned targets for their operation, leaving Dawn to face Doflamingo and Kizaru to eliminate another officer.

• Five days after Charlotte Oven's death, Dawn and Kizaru traveled by warship toward the Donquixote Family's location.
• Dawn discussed the looming war with Kizaru, who said Chaton had taken his place and that Momousagi and Vice Admiral Tsuru were guarding the Grand Line.
• Dawn reflected on how his actions had led to Vergo's death and helped trigger the coming war with the Big Mom Pirates.
• Kizaru warned Dawn that Doflamingo's officers could make the fight difficult if they joined forces.
• Dawn chose Doflamingo as his target and told Kizaru to quickly kill another Donquixote Family officer.

Dawn and Kizaru launched an attack on Doflamingo’s weapons-production island while the Marines prepared to fight the Big Mom Pirates. Kizaru drew Doflamingo’s fire, and Dawn stepped in as the opponent the Heavenly Yaksha would have to face.

• Dawn and Kizaru reached Doflamingo’s island, with Dawn lending Ouroboros to Kizaru and saying he wanted to exchange moves with Doflamingo.
• Kizaru confirmed Doflamingo’s location through a Marine intelligence agent and unleashed Yasakani no Magatama on the building.
• Doflamingo counterattacked Kizaru with Thread Attack and confronted him in the sky, worried by the Admiral’s arrival and Vergo’s silence.
• Kizaru told Doflamingo that he was not his opponent and vanished after Doflamingo attacked with Five Color Threads.
• Dawn blocked Doflamingo’s attack with a barrier and appeared before him, revealing himself as his opponent.

Dawn overwhelmed Doflamingo with fire and close-range attacks, leaving him badly injured but still fighting. Doflamingo launched God Thread: Holy Bullet at Dawn, who met the spear head-on with a punch.

• Dawn used Doflamingo’s own awakened threads to ignite a massive explosion, while Armament Haki protected him from Doflamingo’s thread bullets.
• Doflamingo survived the blast inside a thread shield but suffered serious internal injuries, which he repaired with his strings.
• Dawn broke through Doflamingo’s defenses, shattered his shoulder, and battered him with a flurry of punches and a kick.
• Doflamingo fired God Thread: Holy Bullet, and Dawn punched straight toward the converging spear.