Chapter Summaries

Golden Lion, Silver Axe, and Ochoku gathered with Big Mom on Whole Cake Island as Dunn approached, each carrying their own motives. Dunn arrived with Katakuri aboard the Rose Hunter, and his Conqueror’s Haki swept across the island, knocking out Charlotte Family members and Homies.

• Morgans learned that three legendary pirates had arrived and decided to wait until Dunn reached Whole Cake Island before contacting him.
• Golden Lion, Silver Axe, and Ochoku met with Big Mom, discussed their reasons for coming, and learned that Whitebeard was also heading toward the island.
• Ochoku proposed inviting Dunn in, while the others weighed their plans and Big Mom agreed to receive him.
• Dunn arrived at Whole Cake Island aboard the Rose Hunter with Issho, Robin, and Baby 5, while Katakuri told him he would side with him if Dunn could defeat Big Mom.
• Dunn unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki across Whole Cake Island, causing Charlotte Family members and Homies to collapse.

Dunn confronted Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Ochoku, and Silver Axe on Whole Cake Island and demanded they surrender or fight. Golden Lion attacked, and Charlotte Linlin transformed for battle as the clash began.

• Dunn told Issho and the others to stay aboard the ship, then flew toward Whole Cake Island as their Conqueror's Haki collided with the four opposing waves.
• Morgans and Stussy watched Dunn enter the island, while Issho remained on the ship and Robin, Katakuri, and the others prepared as the battle approached.
• Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin emerged from Cake Castle with Ochoku and Silver Axe, and Dunn ordered them to surrender or be beaten into submission.
• Golden Lion chose to fight, but Dunn kicked him flying past Charlotte Linlin and the others.
• Charlotte Linlin summoned Napoleon, Zeus, and Prometheus to transform, while Golden Lion launched two slashes that forced her, Ochoku, and Silver Axe to dodge.

Dunn tested his strength against Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Silver Axe, and Ochoku on Whole Cake Island, deciding he could handle their physical power without using Indomitable. After escaping their encirclement, Dunn ignited his flames and prepared to continue the fight.

• Dunn struck Golden Lion down with a single slash, sending him crashing into the ground and damaging Whole Cake Island.
• Golden Lion recovered and used his floating power to gather debris into a massive lion's head, but Dunn's Nadeshiko Slash was blocked by Silver Axe.
• Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe attacked Dunn together, and Dunn met their strikes with his sword and a Haki-coated punch before breaking free of the four men's encirclement.
• Dunn assessed Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe as opponents whose strength and Haki he could match, and judged Ochoku to be limited as well.
• Dunn erupted in flames and his blade glowed with red patterns as he prepared for the next exchange.

Dunn fought Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Silver Axe, and Ochoku on Whole Cake Island, using his full power and extreme heat to gain an early advantage. After injuring Charlotte Linlin and forcing Ochoku and Silver Axe back, Dunn hovered above them as the battle continued.

• Ships evacuated Whole Cake Island, while Morgans, Stussy, Katakuri, Robin, and Issho sensed Dunn's scorching aura from a distance.
• Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Silver Axe, and Ochoku prepared to face Dunn as he operated at full power in his normal state.
• Dunn appeared beside Charlotte Linlin and struck her, burning her hand and destroying more than half of Zeus's body.
• Dunn evaded Golden Lion's Flying Slash, swept Silver Axe into a fire tornado, and countered Ochoku's attack with a blazing sword strike that sent him crashing to the ground.
• Silver Axe broke free of the fire tornado, and Charlotte Linlin rose from the ground as Dunn hovered above them with a slight advantage.

Dunn battled Charlotte Linlin, Golden Lion, Silver Axe, and another opponent on Whole Cake Island, wounding Silver Axe and forcing the four to evade his attacks. He unleashed a devastating final slash that erased part of the land beneath them and carved a massive fissure from the island into the sea.

• Charlotte Linlin launched Ikoku Sovereignty, and Dunn countered with Hakoku Sovereignty, creating a storm that swept across Whole Cake Island.
• Dunn attacked the four with flaming slashes, then wounded Silver Axe in the neck and shoulder before Golden Lion and the others regrouped around him.
• Dunn faced the four together and used Tenchi Kaijin, but they evaded the slash and broke free of the flames with their Conqueror's Haki.
• Dunn gathered the surrounding flames into his blade and unleashed an attack that silently erased nearly half of Golden Lion's airborne land and one-tenth of Whole Cake Island.
• Dunn's slash left a massive fissure running from Whole Cake Island into the sea.

Dunn’s devastating slash destroyed a distant pirate ship and sent a tsunami crashing across the sea, while Charlotte Linlin, Golden Lion, Ochoku, and Silver Axe recognized the danger he posed. Dunn resumed his assault, but Golden Lion and the others counterattacked, and the chapter ended with Dunn regenerating from his wounds as Golden Lion struggled to find a way to defeat him.

• Dunn’s charged slash erased a pirate ship, then the ocean erupted and sank nearby vessels beneath a towering tsunami.
• Charlotte Linlin, Golden Lion, Ochoku, and Silver Axe assessed Dunn’s strength, and Ochoku and Silver Axe regretted getting involved.
• Dunn attacked the four with hundreds of fiery slashes, and Golden Lion countered with blades imbued with Conqueror’s Haki Emission.
• Charlotte Linlin struck Golden Lion when he turned his attack toward Dunn, and Silver Axe briefly blocked Dunn’s follow-up slash.
• Golden Lion cut Dunn across the chest and abdomen, but Dunn’s body regenerated in flames, leaving Golden Lion unsure how to defeat him.

Dunn used a vast flame domain to overwhelm Golden Lion and turn the battle against Ochoku, Charlotte Linlin, and Silver Axe. He engulfed all of Whole Cake Island in fire, leaving the onlookers staring at a sight like a fallen sun.

• Dunn targeted Golden Lion, using flames to shift around him and strike while driving Silver Axe back.
• Dunn trapped Golden Lion in a storm of flaming blades until the charred pirate flew from the blaze toward Ochoku.
• Ochoku tried to deflect Dunn's blade, but it pierced his chest, and Golden Lion's collision with him broke his bones.
• Dunn emerged from the flames and blocked Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe's weapons with one hand, then threatened to kill Silver Axe.
• Dunn expanded his flame domain until it engulfed Whole Cake Island, making the island resemble a fallen sun.

Dunn’s flame-filled domain left observers debating whether he was holding back, while Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe prepared to face his enormous flaming blade. At the edge of the battlefield, Ochoku tried to flee but surrendered when Dunn appeared beside him.

• Robin and Issho judged that Dunn had not yet revealed his full strength, while Katakuri waited anxiously for the battle’s outcome.
• Morgans told Stussy that Dunn could have defeated Big Mom and the others immediately if he had used the power he displayed at Mary Geoise.
• Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe braced themselves as Dunn formed a massive blade of flames and locked it onto them.
• Ochoku tried to escape the flame domain, but Dunn appeared beside him, prompting Ochoku to surrender.

Dunn fought the remaining Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe after Ochoku surrendered and carried the unconscious Golden Lion away. As the battle left the island visible again, Dunn realized how much stronger and more skilled he had become, then knocked Charlotte Linlin down and slashed her while Silver Axe attacked.

• Ochoku surrendered to Dunn, who let him leave with the unconscious Golden Lion.
• Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe charged Dunn together, and their clash with his Haki-coated blade shattered the ground as the flames gathered around him.
• Morgans moved the News Coo closer to witness the fight as onlookers wondered what had happened to Golden Lion and Ochoku.
• Dunn recognized that his Haki, Devil Fruit control, and combat experience had improved since his battle at Sabaody Archipelago.
• Dunn overpowered Charlotte Linlin, knocked her onto her backside, and slashed her with a flaming blade.
• Silver Axe leaped at Dunn with his axe after his retreat had left Charlotte Linlin exposed.

Dunn fought Charlotte Linlin and Silver Axe, deciding to stop holding back after they chose to face him together. He unleashed his full-power mode and descended on Big Mom with a devastating strike, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Dunn struck Silver Axe into the ground, then learned that he was unaffected by seawater and was not a Devil Fruit user.
• Charlotte Linlin recovered from her crazed state and challenged Dunn, while he considered defeating and imprisoning her rather than killing her.
• Silver Axe attacked Dunn, but Dunn punched him and sent him flying into Charlotte Linlin, who caught him.
• Silver Axe refused to retreat, and Dunn decided to fight both pirates without restraint.
• Dunn activated Full-Power Output Mode, blasted Big Mom and Silver Axe away, and rained flaming slashes down on Big Mom before bringing a powerful strike down from the sky.

Dunn defeated Big Mom and the other fighters on Whole Cake Island, leaving them alive but unable to fight. He then met Morgans and asked about their cooperation and the Hunter Guild.

• Dunn's overwhelming attack left two opponents charred in a crater, while Golden Lion remained unconscious aboard Ochoku's ship.
• Dunn assessed his growing strength and decided to keep the defeated fighters alive, considering how to use them and their Devil Fruits.
• Dunn flew to Morgans's ship, where he asked about their planned cooperation and urged Morgans to oversee the Hunter Guild.
• Morgans said the cooperation was underway and asked Dunn to reveal the battle's outcome.

Dunn discussed Vegapunk’s Mother Flame research with Stussy, then ordered Morgans to keep it secret while reporting the defeat of Charlotte Linlin and her allies. In the Mirror World, Katakuri told the Charlotte Family that their mother had been defeated and declared he had pledged allegiance to Dunn, then began organizing the family’s next steps.

• Dunn questioned Stussy about the progress of the Mother Flame research and whether Vegapunk could escape the World Government’s control.
• Dunn told Morgans not to report their discussion, but allowed him to report that Charlotte Linlin, Golden Lion, and two others had been defeated; Morgans also warned that Whitebeard’s ship had headed toward Whole Cake Island.
• Dunn left Stussy and Morgans with instructions to contact Vegapunk and help establish the Hunter Guild, while Morgans’s curiosity about the Mother Flame grew.
• Katakuri told the Charlotte Family that Charlotte Linlin had been defeated but was alive, and that the Big Mom Pirates would end, leaving only the Charlotte Family.
• Katakuri revealed that he had pledged allegiance to Dunn and ordered the family to retake control of Totto Land’s affairs and contact their absent siblings.

After Big Mom’s defeat, Katakuri assured the Charlotte Family he would protect them, while Smoothie questioned the value of trying to rescue their mother. Dunn returned to the Rose Hunter, reflected on his still-unknown limits, and planned to build the Hunter Guild in Totto Land by recruiting members of the Charlotte Family.

• Katakuri left the Charlotte Family in the Mirror World after promising he could protect them, and many family members chose to follow him.
• Smoothie challenged Perospero’s hope of rescuing Big Mom, asking what it would change if she could not defeat Dunn.
• Dunn returned to the Rose Hunter and told Robin and Issho that he had held back during the battle and still had not found his limit.
• Dunn said he would stay in Totto Land and establish a Hunter Guild, arguing that recruiting the Charlotte Family would help it grow in the New World.
• Dunn told Issho he took the world seriously and was not going to rush to Mary Geoise to settle everything in one battle.

Whitebeard, Kaido, and Shanks learned that Dunn had defeated Big Mom and three former Rocks Pirates, forcing them to consider how to respond to his growing threat. Whitebeard sailed toward Totto Land with his commanders, Kaido chose to hold on to Wano Country, and Shanks received news of Big Mom’s defeat at the Elbaf feast.

• Marco told Whitebeard that Dunn had defeated Big Mom, Golden Lion, Silver Axe, and Ochoku, and Whitebeard decided to continue toward Totto Land despite the danger.
• Whitebeard ordered the other pirate crews to leave, but the commanders and captains chose to remain aboard the Moby Dick and sail with him.
• Kaido told King that he had encountered Dunn before, refused to abandon Wano Country, and ordered King to monitor news about him.
• Shanks celebrated the capture of Loki with the giants and the Red Hair Pirates after Shanks and the Giant Warrior Pirates defeated him.
• Benn Beckman handed Shanks a newspaper and told him that Big Mom had been defeated.

Red-Hair judged Dunn to be nearly unstoppable after his defeat of Big Mom and decided to seek him out. Dunn settled on Candy Island, kept his origins secret, and considered whether other worlds might be reachable.

• Benn Beckman showed Red-Hair news of Dunn defeating Big Mom, and Red-Hair said even many powerful fighters might not stop him.
• Red-Hair decided to meet Dunn to learn his purpose, then left with Benn Beckman despite Benn’s concerns.
• The Navy and World Government continued monitoring Dunn, while Cipher Pol agents stayed hidden after witnessing his fight.
• Dunn and Robin discussed Candy Island, and Dunn told her and Issho to treat his past as a secret for now.
• Katakuri came to find Dunn after informing Totto Land of the events on Whole Cake Island.
• Dunn discussed diversifying the Hunter Guild beyond Pirate Hunters and wondered whether other worlds might exist and be reachable.

Dunn arranged for Katakuri’s family to join the Hunter Guild and learned that Whitebeard was heading toward them. Robin warned Dunn that the Guild lacked the people to manage the New World, but Dunn still planned to deal with threats as they arose and enforce his rules by force.

• Dunn told Katakuri that his family could join the Hunter Guild and that they must stop being pirates, then asked him to report Whitebeard’s ship if he saw it.
• Katakuri warned Dunn that Whitebeard was coming, and Dunn said he expected to face the New World’s emperors sooner or later.
• Robin argued that Dunn lacked the manpower to take over more territory and advised him to wait for the Hunter Exam to produce new Guild members.
• Robin and Issho convinced Dunn to focus on what Big Mom’s former crew did from now on rather than investigating their past deeds.
• Dunn agreed to handle Whitebeard when he arrived but insisted that he would quickly settle the New World’s affairs and punish anyone who defied his rules.

Ace fled from Kuina, Zoro, and Pein’s Hunter Guild ships toward Reverse Mountain, but a Marine warship intercepted the pursuers near Loguetown. Smoker tried to enforce Marine control of the waters as Ace escaped, leaving the Guild ships and Marines facing off.

• Ace rowed for Reverse Mountain while Zoro and Kuina pursued him aboard Hunter Guild ships, with Pein again inviting them to join his team.
• Zoro sent Flying Slashes at Ace, who dodged them as the hunters drew closer.
• Marines fired on the ships, giving Ace an opening to turn away and flee.
• Smoker ordered the Marine warship to stop the Hunter Guild vessels and declared that they could not enter Marine-controlled waters.
• Kuina challenged Smoker’s authority, and his adjutant pointed out that Ace had already broken through while the warship pursued him.

Kuina persuaded Zoro to abandon their East Blue pursuit and sail into the Grand Line, despite Master Koushiro’s warning. They headed toward Reverse Mountain behind Ace and Smoker’s warship, while Kuina secretly planned to take the Hunter Guild examination.

• Smoker let Kuina and the other Pirate Hunters continue pursuing Ace, then ordered his warship to chase the escaped pirate toward Reverse Mountain.
• Kuina decided to follow Ace into the Grand Line, but Zoro initially refused because Master Koushiro had forbidden them to go there.
• Kuina tempted Zoro with the chance to see the canyon Dunn had carved in Alabasta, and Zoro agreed to visit it before returning to the East Blue.
• Kuina kept her plan to take the Hunter Guild examination from Zoro as their ship followed Ace and Smoker’s warship toward Reverse Mountain.

Ace escaped Smoker’s pursuit by using seawater to keep the Marine officer at bay, then swam through Reverse Mountain’s waterway into the Grand Line. Kuina and Zoro entered the Grand Line by ship, while Ace emerged downstream to find a gigantic whale waiting with its mouth open.

• Ace dodged Smoker’s cannon fire and reached Reverse Mountain, but Smoker pursued him ahead of the warship using his smoke powers and Geppo.
• Smoker attacked Ace with White Snake, and Ace repeatedly threw seawater at him to fend off the Devil Fruit user while keeping his boat moving.
• Kuina recognized Smoker as a Logia user, and she and Zoro watched the pursuit from their ships.
• Ace plunged beneath the sea near Reverse Mountain, leaving his boat to carry on with the current, and Smoker called off the pursuit.
• Kuina and Zoro entered the Grand Line as Ace swam upstream through Reverse Mountain and surfaced halfway up to catch his breath.
• Ace followed the current down the far side of Reverse Mountain and came upon a gigantic whale opening its mouth at the waterway’s entrance.

Ace reached Twin Cape and met Crocus, who warned him about the Hunter Guild before Ace swam away from the hunters pursuing him. Kuina and Zoro arrived with the Hunter Guild ships, learned Ace had escaped, and received news about Dunn from Crocus.

• Ace landed on Laboon's head, met Crocus, and learned that the Hunter Guild and Marines were targeting new pirates on the Grand Line.
• Crocus gave Ace a Grand Line compass, and Ace swam away as the Hunter Guild ships descended Reverse Mountain.
• Kuina and Zoro reached Laboon's head while Pein and the others stayed aboard their ship, and Crocus told them Ace had already left.
• Crocus showed Kuina and Zoro a newspaper report about Dunn, and Crocus was surprised to hear that they knew him.