Chapter Summaries

Dunn instructed Shanks to return to Elbaf and establish a Hunter Guild branch while preventing the World Government from interfering. He then struck a dangerous bargain with Im, who possessed Kaido, and let her use her demonic power on him.

• Dunn told Shanks to establish a Hunter Guild branch in Elbaf and warned him that the World Government wanted the giants for a demon army.
• Dunn considered how to manage Kaido's demonic power without having to watch over him constantly.
• Im revealed herself through Kaido and explained that controlling him required a price, but Dunn noted she could not have taken control of him in Wano Country.
• Dunn offered Im the chance to use her power on him, arguing that success could let her control him while failure might let him weaken her.
• Im accepted the risk, and black smoke poured from Kaido and engulfed Dunn.

Im used Kaido’s body to attack Dunn with her black mist, but Dunn’s abnormal body and power overwhelmed her. He absorbed Im’s darkness and the Fish-Fish Fruit’s power, leaving Kaido dead.

• Im used Kaido’s remaining bodily potential to envelop Dunn in black mist and tried to pierce him.
• Dunn’s body shattered the mist’s attacks, and he trapped the mist with the power of a black hole.
• Im recognized the power as Rocks’s and invited Dunn to cooperate, but Dunn refused.
• Dunn condensed the black mist into a sphere, and Im’s consciousness escaped as its power became his.
• Dunn realized he had also taken the Fish-Fish Fruit’s Azure Dragon power, and Kaido died, aged and shriveled.

Dunn discovered that Im’s parasites were scattered across the sea in vast numbers, making them difficult to eliminate, and returned to Mary Geoise. Im realized her power could not affect Dunn and wondered whether to flee the planet, though she tried to convince herself he could still be defeated.

• Dunn examined Kaido’s corpse, then destroyed the remaining islands with a stomp as he departed.
• Dunn sensed countless threads connecting to Im’s parasitic power and concluded that clearing them all would take years or longer.
• Dunn recognized that he could detect anyone nearby infected by Im’s power and opened a door back to Mary Geoise.
• The World Government tried to suppress news of Dunn’s attack, while Im focused on the discovery that her power could not affect him.
• Im considered leaving the planet, then encouraged herself that Dunn must have a weakness and could still be defeated.

Shamrock gathered God's Knights for a mission to open a passage between Wano Country and the outside world, while Aramaki doubted the Celestial Dragons and their plans. Sengoku led Navy officers into the New World to monitor the situation around Wano and warned Garp not to provoke Dunn.

• Shamrock arrived at God's Knights' headquarters with his left arm missing and announced a mission in the New World.
• Shamrock told the Knights their target was Wano Country and said they would open a passage to the outside world.
• Aramaki criticized the plan, reflected on his fading goodwill toward the Celestial Dragons, and left the base.
• Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru entered the New World with Navy officers to monitor events near Wano Country.
• Sengoku warned Garp not to start a conflict with Dunn and said the Navy would observe from outside Wano.

Garp, Sengoku, and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed the Revolutionary Army, the Hunter Guild, and the Navy’s future amid the upheaval caused by Dunn. The discussion ended with Bogard reporting that Luffy had been taken from Foosha Village, leaving Garp to order a search through Marine Bases.

• Garp, Sengoku, and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed the Revolutionary Army’s ties to the Hunter Guild and whether the Navy should keep watching them.
• Garp warned Sengoku that the Navy needed to prepare for possible chaos in the World Government and for a chance encounter with Dunn in the New World.
• Sengoku remarked that Garp seemed unusually sharp, and Garp agreed that his mind felt active.
• Bogard told Garp that three strong people had taken Luffy from Foosha Village, based on a message from Madam Dadan.
• Garp declined to return to East Blue without knowing who had taken Luffy, and Sengoku ordered Marine Bases to watch for him.

Rob Lucci, Kalifa, and Kaku abducted Luffy and tried to take him to Skypiea, but Luffy insisted he would set sail to fulfill his promise to Shanks. As their boat approached Reverse Mountain, they encountered Marine warships, and Lucci went to confront Smoker while Kalifa and Kaku continued with Luffy.

• Rob Lucci explained that their mission was to deliver Luffy to Skypiea, and Kalifa worried that Garp would pursue them.
• Luffy said he had promised Shanks he would set sail and become the Pirate King, but he did not know what Skypiea was.
• Lucci ordered Kalifa to gag Luffy again, and the boat sped toward Reverse Mountain.
• The group spotted more than a dozen Marine warships near the reverse current channel and recognized Smoker among them.
• Lucci leaped toward Smoker using Geppo while Kalifa and Kaku took the boat onward with Luffy.

Smoker confronted Rob Lucci, who claimed to be carrying out a classified World Government mission to retrieve Garp’s family. Smoker used his smoke powers to surround Lucci, but a giant cannonball suddenly hurtled toward him.

• Smoker ordered Tashigi and the Navy to intercept the ship while he confronted Rob Lucci.
• Rob Lucci revealed that his mission was classified and demanded that Smoker stop interfering.
• Smoker attacked with White Fist and White Vines, but Rob Lucci dodged and struck his smoke-transformed neck.
• Smoker expanded his smoke across the area and warned Rob Lucci to surrender as he waited for the interception to unfold.
• A massive cannonball sped toward Smoker at incredible speed.

Smoker and Rob Lucci tried to stop giant cannonballs from sinking the Marine ships, but the attackers helped a small boat escape the encirclement. The cannonballs came from Byrnndi World, who had returned to the East Blue and planned to conquer it despite his older brother's warnings about Dunn.

• Smoker used White Snake to destroy an enormous cannonball, while Rob Lucci fled with Geppo.
• Smoker stopped three more giant cannonballs but could not prevent the small boat from escaping toward Reverse Mountain.
• Rob Lucci returned to help Smoker, explaining that he did not want the Marines' deaths blamed on him.
• Smoker and Rob Lucci flew toward the distant ship that had attacked them.
• Byrnndi World enlarged and accelerated a cannonball with his power while his older brother urged him to stop provoking the Marines.
• Byrnndi World dismissed his brother's warnings about Dunn, though his brother believed he had fled to the East Blue to hide from Dunn.

Byrnndi World revealed that he planned to build a powerful cannon and capture Smoker, while Rob Lucci disclosed that their prisoner was being taken to Skypiea on the Hunter Guild’s orders. Byrnndi attacked Smoker and Lucci, and the chapter ended with his speed overwhelming their first attacks.

• Byrnndi World told his brother that he would deal with Dunn later and planned to build a cannon powerful enough to destroy Marine Headquarters.
• Byrnndi accelerated into the sky and tried to seize Smoker, but Rob Lucci kicked him away and warned Smoker that he was no ordinary pirate.
• Rob Lucci told Smoker and Byrnndi that they were taking someone to Skypiea, leading both men to suspect the Hunter Guild had ordered it.
• Byrnndi demanded that Lucci reveal how to reach Skypiea, but Smoker attacked him with White Snake.
• Byrnndi used his 30x Speed ability to scatter Smoker’s attack and smash apart his smoke body while Lucci’s strike missed.

Byrnndi World fought Smoker and Rob Lucci while demanding directions to Skypiea, revealing that he planned to steal the Hunter Guild’s Devil Fruits. The chapter left Rob Lucci preparing to give him a route there as Smoker and the others realized how reckless his plan was.

• Byrnndi World’s sudden acceleration let him seize Rob Lucci, but Lucci escaped after countering with a fist of smoke.
• Rob Lucci urged a withdrawal, while Smoker worried that East Blue lacked the forces to stop Byrnndi World.
• Rob Lucci offered to tell Byrnndi World how to reach Skypiea, and Smoker followed him down to the ship.
• An elderly man and woman aboard the ship reacted with alarm when they learned the Marines were there and that Byrnndi planned to go to Skypiea.
• Byrnndi World announced that he intended to steal all the Devil Fruits offered as prizes in the Hunter Guild’s exam.

Rob Lucci gave Byrnndi World instructions for reaching Skypiea, and Byrnndi decided to wait there for the Hunter Guild Exam to pursue its Devil Fruit prizes. Binjack and Nightin doubted the plan, while Binjack warned that any move against the Hunter Guild depended on whether Dunn appeared.

• Rob Lucci recorded the Knock Up Stream route to Skypiea for Byrnndi World and left, while Smoker flew away to withdraw his Warships.
• Byrnndi studied the route, and Nightin challenged his decision to go after Dunn and the Devil Fruits.
• Binjack reasoned that the prizes might not yet be on Skypiea and advised Byrnndi to take the Hunter Guild Exam instead.
• Byrnndi agreed to wait on Skypiea for the exam, planning to win the prizes and rebuild his pirate crew.
• After Byrnndi returned to the cabin, Nightin questioned Binjack's advice, and Binjack said their plans depended on whether Dunn went there.

Dunn realized that Im was the source of the widespread demonic power and planned to deal with Im directly. Before leaving Candy Island, he put Katakuri in charge of Totto Land and the Hunter Guild, then learned that the Marines had entered the New World.

• Dunn sensed that the number of people with demonic power had not decreased and concluded that he would have to confront Im.
• Dunn traveled to Candy Island and summoned Katakuri.
• Dunn told Katakuri that he would leave Totto Land under his control after Issho and the others returned.
• Dunn instructed Katakuri to keep the Charlotte Family from disrupting the Hunter Guild and to hold troublesome members in custody.
• Katakuri reported that the Marines had entered the New World in force, going around Totto Land's waters.

Dunn learned that Wano Country was overrun by demons created by Im and decided to destroy the country after giving the Marines time to evacuate the uninfected. He set the strike for seven days later, then asked Morgans about the search for islands that might lead to special worlds.

• Katakuri told Dunn that the Marines had changed course after preparing to move against Totto Land, and Dunn inferred they had another objective in Wano Country.
• Dunn concluded that most of Wano Country had become demon territory and decided to destroy it to stop the infected from spreading.
• Dunn told Morgans to warn the Marines to evacuate uninfected people before he arrived, and set his attack for seven days later.
• Morgans warned that the World Government would use the destruction to attack Dunn's reputation and cautioned him about the Hunter Exam.
• Dunn asked Morgans about the search for islands that might lead to special spaces or worlds.

Dunn asked Morgans to search for alternate worlds, then ordered Robin to accelerate the Hunter Exam and authorize retaliation against anyone who tried to stop it. The chapter left the Hunter Guild preparing for a possible all-out war with Im and the World Government.

• Dunn asked Morgans to search for alternate spaces or worlds, but neither Morgans's people nor his birds had found any leads.
• Dunn explained that he did not know what the alternate worlds would look like and said the Marines could help maintain order in the future.
• Dunn told Robin to have Crocodile push the Hunter Exam forward and publicize it through Morgans as quickly as possible.
• Dunn ordered Robin to prioritize anyone who tried to obstruct the exam and authorized Crocodile to retaliate against the Marines or World Government.
• Robin heard Dunn say that Im's many incarnations made targeting her equivalent to starting an all-out war, while Blackbeard secretly listened aboard the Rose Hunter.

Dunn discussed Im’s consciousness-transfer ability with Robin and Issho, then asked Dragon to learn how often the weapon powered by the Mother Flame could attack. He announced that he would visit Wano Country and make the nation cease to exist, leaving Dragon wondering what he intended.

• Dunn explained that Im could transfer her consciousness between bodies, though her soul would still grow exhausted, and Robin proposed trapping her in another world.
• Dunn dismissed the Mirror World as a solution, agreed that another world might block Im’s transfer, and assigned Issho further duties, including traveling to Skypiea.
• Robin warned Dunn about the World Government’s suspected ancient weapon in the sky, and Dunn said he would investigate it.
• Dunn asked Dragon to consult Vegapunk about the weapon’s attack interval, and Dragon relayed that the unfinished Mother Flame made its output weaker than the completed version.
• Dunn told Dragon that he planned to visit Wano Country and that the nation would cease to exist, prompting Dragon to ask Vegapunk what Dunn meant.

Dragon and the Revolutionary Army prepared to take the Hunter Exam as a chance to act, while Doflamingo and Gecko Moria also headed for Skypiea to become hunters. The chapter left multiple factions moving toward the exam amid uncertainty over what had happened at Mary Geoise and Wano Country.

• Sabo suggested Dunn’s actions in Wano Country might target the person behind the World Government, and Dragon concluded the country’s situation likely left no other outcome.
• Belo Betty urged the Revolutionary Army to enter the Hunter Exam, and Dragon ordered a secret operation plan.
• Doflamingo learned that many people had died at Mary Geoise, then decided to travel secretly to Skypiea rather than join the exam directly.
• Perona reported that the Guild hunters had attacked Thriller Bark for the third time, and Gecko Moria decided to head to Skypiea and become a hunter.

Moria decided to take Thriller Bark back to Paradise and consider joining the Hunter Guild, while the Navy discussed Dunn’s growing strength and the threat in Wano Country. Sengoku acknowledged that the Marines would eventually have to confront Dunn, though some officers believed their gathered forces could defeat him.

• Moria recalled Dunn’s strength and ordered Thriller Bark to turn back toward Paradise so his crew could try participating in the Hunter Guild examination.
• Pirates across the seas considered joining the examination for a chance to win a Devil Fruit or become Hunters.
• Tsuru told the Navy’s gathered leaders that Morgans had reported Dunn might have killed Kaido.
• Garp, Kizaru, Kuzan, and Akainu acknowledged that Dunn’s power made him difficult for the Marines to confront, while Garp suggested letting him deal with the monsters in Wano Country.
• Sengoku said the Marines could not keep avoiding Dunn, and Chaton questioned whether their assembled forces could defeat one man.

The Marines fought to contain the demonic outbreak spreading from Wano Country while Dunn realized that destroying Im’s spare bodies would not end the threat. He began investigating a way to isolate Im’s ability, using reports of islands that appeared and vanished to guide his plan.

• Sengoku ordered Tsuru to evacuate unaffected people from Wano Country, while Garp warned that the World Government was trying to provoke a clash between Dunn and the Marines.
• Kuzan froze a ship carrying infected monsters, and Kizaru agreed to help stop the creatures from spreading despite the World Government’s orders.
• Akainu attacked monsters in Flower Capital, while Gion and Chaton searched for survivors and discovered that the creatures could retain their former abilities.
• Dunn destroyed an island overwhelmed by Im’s spare bodies, then concluded that he needed to stop Im rather than eliminate the bodies one by one.
• Dunn asked Crocodile about islands that appeared only under unusual circumstances and vanished afterward, then ordered him to investigate further and put World Government spies to work on the search.

Dunn ordered Crocodile to spread a false story about his arrival and prepare Skypiea for the Hunter Guild examination. On Skypiea, Luffy reunited with Ace after causing trouble, while Ace’s companions watched from nearby.

• Dunn told Crocodile to claim that he had arrived through the newly appeared islands, and Crocodile reported that Skypiea’s construction was nearly complete.
• Daz Bones told Crocodile that Luffy was causing trouble on Skypiea, and Crocodile ordered his men to watch over Luffy without interfering unless necessary.
• Crocodile instructed Daz to prepare for Dunn’s arrival and contact Boa Hancock and Rayleigh.
• Luffy stole money for grilled meat, fought his pursuers, and used an Impact Dial to send them flying.
• Ace, Zoro, Kuina, and Hawkeye watched Luffy’s fight, and Ace went to meet his younger brother.
• Luffy recognized Ace, accused him of sneaking away from their promise to sail together, and Ace punched him in the mouth.

The Five Elders learned that Dunn might have come from a mysterious island and reported the possibility to Im, while the Revolutionary Army prepared for a possible war at Skypiea. The chapter ended as a black arrow halted before a prisoner in Impel Down and a figure stepped through a blue door.

• Kuina and Zoro left Luffy and Ace to resume training, while Ace decided to teach Luffy Haki and told him that something big was about to happen.
• The Five Elders received Hunter Guild intelligence suggesting Dunn might have come from an island that appeared unexpectedly, then reported it to Im.
• Cipher Pol agents found Shimotsuki Village deserted after the Revolutionary Army evacuated its people, and Shimotsuki Koshiro discussed the conflict with Dragon.
• Vegapunk asked to meet Dunn because Dunn’s rapid growth did not fit Vegapunk’s understanding of human strength or Devil Fruits, and Dragon agreed to send him to Skypiea.
• Dragon prepared the Revolutionary Army for a possible clash between Dunn and the World Government at Skypiea, and Vegapunk said Dunn could withstand the World Government’s weapon.
• A black arrow stopped before a prisoner on Impel Down’s Level Six as a blue door appeared and a figure stepped out, saying it was a coincidence.