Chapter Summaries

Dunn rejected the offer to become a Celestial Dragon and unleashed his full power, becoming a sun that rolled toward Mary Geoise. He met a mysterious force from the Holy Land and, after reaching a stalemate, crashed into the mountains of the Red Line.

• Dunn grabbed Gunko’s black arrow, pulled her from Sabaody Archipelago, and cut her body in half, but she rapidly regenerated.
• Dunn used his speed to kick Kizaru into Area 1, leaving him with several broken ribs.
• Dunn transformed into an enormous sun after recognizing that someone had spoken through Gunko and offered to overlook his past if he became a Celestial Dragon.
• Im vanished into a vast shadow, while Morgans refused the World Government’s demand to stop broadcasting Dunn’s actions.
• Dunn moved toward Mary Geoise and found that his power vanished near it as a mysterious force opposed him.
• After the two forces reached a stalemate, Dunn redirected the sun and crashed it into the mountains of the Red Line.

Dunn unleashed a devastating strike that pierced through the Red Line beneath Holy Land Mary Geoise, leaving the world stunned. As the beam cut through the continent, Im and the world’s major powers faced the apparent start of a world-changing crisis.

• Dunn redirected his attack from Mary Geoise and caused a massive flaming hole in the Red Line, terrifying Im and those watching nearby.
• Morgans ordered the News Coos to broadcast the destruction, while Sengoku, Tsuru, Rayleigh, and the New World’s leaders watched in shock.
• Doflamingo feared the World Government and Marines would punish him for provoking the conflict, and asked whether Kaido had replied.
• Beneath Mary Geoise, Dunn considered Im’s ability to erase Devil Fruit powers and prepared his strongest strike by combining Haki and his Devil Fruit power.
• The flames in the Red Line’s hole vanished, then a brilliant beam pierced through the entire continent.

Dunn unleashed a devastating slash that carved a canyon through the Red Line and destroyed half of Holy Land Mary Geoise before confronting the Five Elders and leaving. Witnesses across the world reacted to his power, and Dragon decided to contact the Hunter Guild to seek cooperation.

• Dunn's strongest strike cleaved a vast U-shaped canyon through the Red Line and reduced half of Holy Land Mary Geoise to ashes.
• Dunn confronted the Five Elders beneath the black mist, then flew away toward the New World; the Five Elders and Im let him leave.
• Morgans ordered his staff to publish a report on Dunn's attack, judging that the World Government had more urgent problems to handle.
• Belo Betty urged Dragon to recruit Dunn, but Dragon decided instead to contact the Hunter Guild, whose president was Dunn.

Dunn’s attack on Mary Geoise shook the world, prompting Garp, Aokiji, Shanks, and Big Mom to prepare for the consequences. On Fish-Man Island, Robin and Issho discovered the passages had been blocked by debris that they suspected Dunn had created.

• Garp and Aokiji concluded Dunn had concealed much of his strength and prepared to return to deal with the fallout at Mary Geoise.
• Katakuri told Big Mom that Dunn had attacked Mary Geoise, killed Celestial Dragons, and cut through the Red Line, so she agreed to watch events and stop fighting Shanks.
• Shanks ordered Benn Beckman to arrange a truce with Big Mom and gather information about Dunn and the Hunter Guild.
• Whitebeard laughed at Dunn’s actions and told his crew not to worry, while Blackbeard wondered why Dunn had done something so reckless.
• Robin and Issho felt the tremors on Fish-Man Island and decided to prepare to leave, but then learned that debris had sealed the passages around the island.
• Robin and Issho suspected Dunn had caused the blockade, recognizing the stones as similar to the canyon he had made in Alabasta.

Robin and Issho left Fish-Man Island aboard the Dunn Rose Hunter as Dunn’s attack appeared to reach the Red Line and Holy Land Mary Geoise. After Issho killed Vander Decken IX and they sailed through the newly opened passage, Morgans’s special edition spread news of the disaster across the world.

• Robin and Fujitora concluded that the battlefield might have reached Holy Land Mary Geoise and decided to leave Fish-Man Island.
• Neptune and Jinbe discussed the blocked passage and ordered guards to watch Dunn’s ship without stopping it.
• Issho and Robin were attacked by Vander Decken IX, and Issho crushed him with gravity.
• The Dunn Rose Hunter sailed through the blasted-open passage as Robin and Issho saw the crystal-like devastation on the seafloor.
• Morgans distributed a free special edition reporting the collapse of Holy Land Mary Geoise and Dunn’s strike through the Red Line, shocking readers across the seas.

News of Dunn’s attack on the Celestial Dragons and destruction of Mary Geoise spread across the seas, prompting allies and observers to reconsider their ties and plans. In Shimotsuki Village, Koushiro, Kuina, and Zoro read the report and wondered whether Dunn was all right.

• In West Blue, Capone Bege decided not to use the favor Dunn owed him and resolved to leave for the Grand Line.
• In Kano Country, Chinjao warned Sai that they could not get involved and ordered him to stay out of the Grand Line for now.
• Aboard a Germa 66 warship, Judge told Reiju to contact the Hunter Guild and learn its requirements, refusing Ichiji’s request to go along.
• At the 16th Marine Branch, Colonel Nezumi reacted in shock to the news and ordered a warship prepared for patrol.
• In Shimotsuki Village, Zoro was stunned by Dunn’s strength, while Kuina asked whether Dunn was okay and Koushiro pointed out that everyone else might be in danger.

After Dunn nearly destroyed Mary Geoise, the World Government and Navy debated how to respond while the seas waited for news. The Five Elders issued Dunn a 9.9 billion Belly bounty and declared him the world's most heinous criminal, while God's Knights prepared to hunt him.

• Koushiro left to contact Dragon, while Zoro lamented that he could not catch up to Dunn and Kuina challenged him to a fight.
• Several days passed without a response from the World Government or Navy, and Sengoku argued that placing a bounty on Dunn would only increase his prestige.
• Kong reported Sengoku's objections to the Five Elders, who decided that the World Government had to respond and ordered an investigation into Dunn's whereabouts.
• Saint Figarland Garling announced that God's Knights were prepared to hunt Dunn, and the Five Elders left the plan in his hands.
• Saint Nusjuro set Dunn's bounty at 9.9 billion Belly and named him the world's most heinous criminal.

After Morgans explained that the World Government had made Dunn’s 9.9-billion bounty a target to draw challengers toward him, the news reached Boa Hancock on her voyage back to Amazon Lily. Shaken by Dunn’s attack on Mary Geoise and worried about his safety, she ordered the Perfume Yuda to turn around, though she did not know where to find him.

• Morgans told his secretary that the World Government had set Dunn’s enormous bounty to attract challengers and ordered her to call him the Flame Swordsman.
• The Perfume Yuda arrived in the Calm Belt, where Boa Hancock remained angry with Rayleigh and turned attacking Sea Kings to stone.
• Boa Sandersonia brought Boa Hancock the news that Dunn had killed Celestial Dragons, destroyed half of Mary Geoise, and pierced the Red Line.
• Boa Hancock froze at the news, recalling her trauma as a slave, then asked anxiously where Dunn was and whether he had been injured.
• Boa Hancock ordered Boa Sandersonia to turn the ship around so they could seek Dunn, despite not knowing his location.

Dunn visited Caesar Clown at Punk Hazard, called Morgans to correct his title, and announced that he would hold a Hunter Exam in half a year. He then asked Caesar for Vegapunk’s failed Devil Fruit made from Kaido’s Lineage Factor and questioned how Lineage Factor could replicate Devil Fruit abilities.

• Caesar Clown read reports about Dunn’s power and wished he could study his blood, until Dunn appeared and startled him.
• Dunn borrowed Caesar’s Den Den Mushi, challenged Morgans over the title Flame Swordsman, and denied being Nika.
• Dunn told Morgans to report that he was on Punk Hazard and announce a Hunter Exam in half a year, instructing him to have Crocodile arrange the details.
• Dunn asked Caesar for Vegapunk’s failed Devil Fruit made using Kaido’s Lineage Factor, and Caesar brought him the blue, ring-patterned fruit.
• Dunn examined the fruit and asked why Lineage Factor could replicate Devil Fruit abilities if identical fruits should not exist.

Dunn halted Caesar’s experiments on Punk Hazard and discovered that his clash with Im had advanced both his physique and Flame’s Black Blade refinement. After contacting Crocodile, he learned that his slash through the Red Line had created a new passage, while the debris blocked the route through Fish-Man Island.

• Caesar explained that he had extracted and replicated Lineage Factors from Zoan users to manufacture artificial Devil Fruits, using children as test subjects.
• Dunn ordered Caesar to stop the experiments and arrange for the children to be taken into custody, then learned that Big Mom had also commissioned gigantification experiments through Katakuri.
• Dunn examined his improved physique and dark red sword, concluding that Im’s power worked better against Devil Fruit abilities than against Haki or raw strength.
• Dunn contacted Crocodile and asked him to send people to take over some of Punk Hazard’s facilities.
• Crocodile warned Dunn that debris from his slash had blocked the Fish-Man Island route, then revealed that the slash had forged a new passage through the Red Line.

Dunn learned that his attack had opened passages through the Red Line and disrupted the Marines’ blockade, then decided to expand the Hunter Guild and recruit Pirate Hunters across the Four Blues. He warned Robin and Issho that he planned to take harsher measures against pirates and waited for them at Punk Hazard, while Caesar worried about Dunn’s arrival.

• Crocodile told Dunn that ships had already passed through cracks in the Red Line and that pirates were preparing to challenge the Marines again after a clash involving Kizaru and Akainu.
• Dunn ordered Crocodile to have Morgans announce Pirate Hunter recruitment and establish Hunter Association branches throughout the Four Blues, offering rewards for hunting pirates.
• Dunn told Crocodile to present him publicly as a Pirate Hunter, then ended their call.
• Dunn contacted Robin, learned that she and Issho were leaving Fish-Man Island, and told them to follow a News Coo to Punk Hazard.
• Dunn warned Robin and Issho that he intended to take harsher measures against pirates, and both agreed to hurry to him.
• Caesar worried about what to do now that Dunn had arrived.

After Dunn destroyed much of Mary Geoise, Caesar chose to cut ties with Doflamingo and align himself with Dunn, while Monet left with boxes. Doflamingo prepared for Dunn’s response by gathering Devil Fruits and meeting red-haired visitors who offered him a chance to live.

• Caesar rejected Doflamingo’s call and warned him not to contact him again because Dunn might misunderstand.
• Monet affirmed that Doflamingo would become the One Piece, then left carrying several boxes as Caesar avoided a fight with her.
• Dunn learned of the conversation through Observation Haki and considered whether Doflamingo might summon the God's Knights.
• Doflamingo brooded in the Dressrosa Royal Palace, wondered whether Kaido would come, and looked over boxes containing artificial and genuine Devil Fruits.
• Several figures arrived at the palace, and a red-haired visitor told Doflamingo that his crimes warranted death but that he had a chance to live.

Robin concluded that Dunn had publicized his location on Punk Hazard to gauge the World Government and Navy’s response, while Issho urged the crew to hurry. At Sabaody, Crocodile organized a paid search for passages through the fissures, and Rayleigh and Shakky arrived as Enel continued scouting.

• Robin read the newspapers and told Issho that Dunn may have revealed his Punk Hazard location to test the World Government’s and Navy’s next moves.
• Issho agreed they needed to pick up the pace as News Coos flew ahead of the Rose Hunter.
• Crocodile told Enel to locate passages through the fissures beneath the Red Line so the Hunter Guild could charge travelers for using them.
• Enel turned into lightning and blasted through Crocodile’s roof, leaving Crocodile worried about repair costs.
• Rayleigh and Shakky entered, and Crocodile asked Rayleigh why he had returned after leaving.

Rayleigh returned to the Hunter Guild and arranged to travel to Skypiea for the Hunter Exam, while refusing to join the Guild itself. Boa Hancock then arrived and declared that she and all of Amazon Lily would join, insisting on meeting Dunn; Rayleigh showed her a newspaper that pointed to Dunn's location at Punk Hazard.

• Rayleigh told Crocodile he had changed his mind and wanted to settle on Skypiea for the Hunter Exam, but had no interest in joining the Hunter Guild.
• Crocodile agreed that Rayleigh and Shakky could travel to Skypiea with Guild personnel, and Rayleigh and Shakky left to see the passage Dunn had carved with his slash.
• Rayleigh and Shakky returned with Boa Hancock, who announced that she and all of Amazon Lily would join the Hunter Guild.
• Hancock demanded to see Dunn, rejected Crocodile's authority to approve her request, and insisted Dunn would meet with her.
• Rayleigh handed Hancock a newspaper, and she realized it revealed Dunn's location at Punk Hazard.

Boa Hancock decided to travel to Punk Hazard to see Dunn, while Rayleigh and Shakky discussed Dunn’s power and the risks of Hancock’s involvement with him. At Punk Hazard, Dunn examined Caesar’s poisonous-gas creature as his people arrived to collect the items he had ordered.

• Crocodile told Rayleigh and Shakky that Dunn’s influence allowed him to disregard the danger of the World Economic Journal revealing his location.
• Boa Hancock insisted on going to Punk Hazard, and Crocodile offered her a place on the ship carrying people to fulfill Dunn’s order.
• Rayleigh and Shakky discussed Dunn’s strength, Hancock’s feelings, and the Hunter Guild’s future.
• In Dressrosa, Doflamingo was being used as bait in a trap aimed at Dunn, who remained unconcerned about the threat.
• Dunn questioned Caesar about the poisonous-gas creature, tested it with a fireball, and told Caesar to bring in the people who had arrived.

Dunn reunited with Robin on Punk Hazard and prepared to confront powerful New World pirates, while Robin trained to become stronger before the crew continued their journey. The chapter ended with Dunn, Robin, and Issho leaving Caesar behind to manage the island and its experiments.

• Caesar agreed to give Dunn the slime-creation technology, and Robin and Issho arrived at Punk Hazard, where Dunn's staff guided them to the research facility.
• Robin embraced Dunn, and they discussed the World Government's likely response and the danger awaiting them in Dressrosa.
• Dunn tested Robin's fighting skills, then said he planned to clash with Big Mom, Whitebeard, Kaido, and Red-Haired Shanks.
• Dunn ordered Caesar to stay on Punk Hazard and manage the island, the children, and the test subjects while the others rested for two days.
• During the two-day wait, Issho trained Robin in Haki, martial arts, and swordsmanship while Dunn gave her close guidance.

Robin tested her advanced Devil Fruit techniques against Dunn, who let her claim victory before she clung to his back. Caesar then warned Dunn that a woman had reported an ambush waiting for him in Dressrosa, but Dunn chose to continue there.

• Robin attacked Dunn with a thousand Haki-coated arms that carried the force of Bajiquan, then summoned giant flower legs to stomp him.
• Dunn cut apart Robin's giant flower feet, and Robin claimed he had lost because he had needed to fight back.
• Robin jumped onto Dunn's back, but Issho's remark startled her into dissolving her arms and climbing down.
• Caesar told Dunn that an unidentified woman had warned him someone in Dressrosa was lying in ambush.
• Dunn said he knew who was behind the warning and refused to change course, deciding to make the confrontation his entry into the New World.

Dunn left Punk Hazard after ordering Caesar to stop certain experiments, while the Marines discussed his attack on Mary Geoise and his likely move to Dressrosa. Akainu warned that Dunn had concealed his strength and might be plotting something enormous.

• Dunn told Caesar that some experiments had to stop and left Punk Hazard aboard the Rose Hunter with Robin and Issho.
• At Marine Headquarters, Garp, Sengoku, Aokiji, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Sakazuki, and others discussed the Celestial Dragon casualties caused by Dunn's attack.
• Sengoku said the Marines still had to respond to Dunn's impact, though the World Government or Mary Geoise might have to act directly.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru and Garp discussed Dunn's likely arrival in Dressrosa and what Doflamingo might do.
• Sakazuki argued that Dunn had hidden his strength from the beginning and might be pursuing a major plot.

The Marines discussed the threat posed by Dunn and the Hunter Guild, while Crocodile reported that the Revolutionary Army wanted to send members to join as Hunters. Dunn left Crocodile to decide how to respond and continued sailing toward Dressrosa through the New World's dangerous weather.

• Garp suggested that someone might be able to break the World Government, prompting Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru to call for closer attention to the Hunter Guild and its planned Hunter Exam.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to increase operations in the Four Blues and Paradise to keep the seas stable.
• Crocodile told Dunn that the Revolutionary Army wanted to cooperate and send members to join the Hunter Guild, but Dunn told him to decide whether to accept.
• Crocodile chose to observe the Revolutionary Army first, wary that cooperation could upset the Hunter Guild's delicate position.
• Dunn split the storm clouds and stopped enormous hailstones as the Rose Hunter sailed toward Dressrosa.

Dunn’s ship sailed toward Dressrosa as Doflamingo prepared to stop him, relying on Sugar’s ability as his only chance. Shamrock intended to take Viola and Sugar back to Mary Geoise, while Morgans watched the gathering turmoil from above.

• Robin, Dunn, and Issho discussed the deadly natural disasters of the New World as their ship sailed through the mist toward Dressrosa.
• Viola sensed Dunn’s approach, and Doflamingo confronted her after discovering she had secretly sent information to him, threatening her father and niece.
• Shamrock told Doflamingo he would take both Viola and Sugar, then left after dismissing their prior agreement.
• Doflamingo ordered Sugar to prepare to use her power on Dunn, and Trebol raised the possibility of Kaido’s help, which Doflamingo doubted.
• Morgans followed events from above Dressrosa and anticipated that a major upheaval was brewing across the seas.