Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye killed Kozuki Toki and Kozuki Oden, discovered that he had acquired Toki’s time-travel ability, and finished off Kurozumi Orochi and the unconscious pirates. On Onigashima, Kaido sent King to investigate the Flower Capital after hearing that Conqueror’s Haki had erupted there.

• Lin Ye told Kozuki Toki that anyone could be killed, then pierced her and Kozuki Oden with Welcoming Snow as she clung to Oden.
• Lin Ye collected Haki, swordsmanship, and Time-Space Travel, and learned that upgrading the time-travel ability required 1,000 Blank Entries.
• Lin Ye ordered Ashura Doji to bury Kozuki Oden and Kozuki Toki and then commit seppuku; Ashura Doji carried their bodies away.
• Lin Ye decapitated Kurozumi Orochi and killed the unconscious pirates with Flying Slashes.
• King warned Kaido that Kurozumi Orochi might die and that Conqueror’s Haki had erupted in the Flower Capital, so Kaido sent King to investigate.

Lin Ye killed Kurozumi Orochi for the final time as King arrived, while Kaido sailed toward Moria's crew at Behind the Ridge. The chapter left Lin Ye facing King's attack after collecting new abilities from Orochi.

• Kaido learned that Gecko Moria's group had been found at Behind the Ridge and set sail to attack them.
• Moria planned to attack Wano at dawn and considered using the country as a base after defeating Kaido.
• Lin Ye prepared to kill Orochi for the last time after collecting entries from their battle.
• King flew toward Lin Ye as Orochi resurrected and begged for his life.
• Lin Ye cut off Orochi's final head, collected Resurrection Level 1 and Observation Haki Level 1, and kicked the severed head toward King's fiery slash.

Lin Ye fought King after killing Kurozumi Orochi and proved vastly stronger than the Lunarian and Beast Pirates fighter. He severed King’s left wing, leaving him kneeling and bleeding in the Flower Capital.

• King confronted Lin Ye over Kurozumi Orochi’s death and attacked him with his sword.
• Lin Ye blocked King’s strike and sent him crashing through buildings with a powerful slash.
• King revealed his Lunarian flames and transformed into a Pteranodon to charge Lin Ye.
• Lin Ye seized King’s wing, slammed him into the ground, and cut off his left wing with his Black Blade.
• King returned to human form and knelt bleeding as Lin Ye asked whether he could still fly with one wing missing.

Lin Ye defeated King and rushed toward Ringo, where Kaido and Moria fought. Kaido knocked Moria away, then noticed a familiar black figure hurtling toward him.

• King learned Lin Ye had served on Moria's ship, but renewed his resolve to stop him after sensing Kaido's Conqueror's Haki in Ringo.
• King unleashed Imperial Flame Dragon, but Lin Ye countered with Divine Departure, defeated him, and pursued his flying body toward Ringo.
• Kaido and Moria led their crews into battle, and Moria used the Shadow-Shadow Fruit to attack Kaido from the shadows.
• Kaido struck Moria with Thunder Bagua and unleashed Conqueror's Haki, knocking out many pirates as Moria flew from the battlefield.
• Kaido spotted a black figure flying toward him and thought it looked familiar.

Lin Ye arrived at Kaido’s battlefield after killing King, then watched as Kaido turned his fury on Moria. The chapter ended with Kaido smashing Moria into the ground with Three Realms: Ragnarok, while Lin Ye suspected Kaido had awakened his Devil Fruit.

• King crashed at Kaido’s feet, warned him that Lin Ye was strong, and died from his injuries.
• Lin Ye arrived, collected several abilities from King, and admitted to Kaido that he had killed him.
• Kaido attacked Lin Ye, but Lin Ye dodged and learned from Moria’s pirates that Kaido had sent Moria flying.
• Moria emerged using stolen shadows and tried to take Lin Ye’s shadow, but Lin Ye dodged and urged him to fight Kaido.
• Lin Ye killed several pirates and watched as Kaido battered Moria, who angrily insisted that he had not killed King.
• Kaido unleashed Three Realms: Ragnarok, broke Moria’s blade, and hammered him into the ground as Lin Ye suspected Kaido’s Devil Fruit had awakened.

Lin Ye faced Kaido after defeating King and refused Kaido’s offer to join his crew as vice-captain. Their Conqueror’s Haki clashed, and Lin Ye’s Divine Departure overpowered Kaido’s Thunder Bagua, leaving Kaido wounded and hurling through the air.

• Lin Ye raised Survival of the Fittest to Level 9 before preparing to fight Kaido.
• The surviving pirates recognized Lin Ye as the ship’s strongest fighter while both crews continued battling around them.
• Kaido offered Lin Ye the position of vice-captain, but Lin Ye refused and challenged him to prove he was stronger.
• Lin Ye and Kaido unleashed equally powerful Conqueror’s Haki, knocking nearby combatants unconscious and tearing apart the clouds overhead.
• Kaido attacked with Thunder Bagua as Lin Ye countered with Divine Departure, overpowering Kaido and cutting his chest.

Lin Ye fought Kaido, whose mistaken belief that Lin Ye was connected to Roger made him take the young swordsman seriously. After their Conqueror’s Haki clash, Kaido broke Lin Ye’s Black Blade, and Lin Ye reached for Welcoming Snow to continue the battle.

• Kaido asked Lin Ye what Roger meant to him, and Lin Ye said he had watched Roger’s execution.
• Lin Ye assessed his Black Blade’s shortcomings and realized Kozuki Oden’s swords would be sharper, but focused on defeating Kaido first.
• Kaido transformed into his human-beast hybrid form and attacked Lin Ye with Great Virtue: Thunder Bagua.
• Lin Ye’s Divine Departure clashed with Kaido’s attack, and Lin Ye withdrew as Kaido’s club smashed into the ground.
• Lin Ye counterattacked Kaido’s neck and eye, then endured several strikes from Kaido’s Kundali: Dragon Swarm before retreating.
• Kaido snapped Lin Ye’s Black Blade, and Lin Ye reached for Welcoming Snow.

Lin Ye recognized that he needed more combat experience, broke down Divine Departure, and raised his Haki before facing Kaido again. After Kaido’s attacks failed to slow him, Lin Ye struck back with his fist and challenged Kaido to fight to the death.

• Lin Ye destroyed Divine Departure for Blank Entries, then raised his Conqueror’s and Armament Haki to level 10 and his Observation Haki to level 8.
• Kaido recognized Lin Ye’s extraordinary strength and Haki but saw his lack of combat experience, then decided Lin Ye could not be allowed to leave Onigashima alive.
• Kaido hit Lin Ye with Great Virtue: Thunder Bagua and Three Realms: Ragnarok, driving him into a crater without weakening his aura.
• Lin Ye emerged from the rubble, laughed, and rushed Kaido, landing a Haki-coated punch that made Kaido stagger back.
• Lin Ye pointed his sword at Kaido and challenged him to fight to the death.

Lin Ye fought Kaido head-on, using the battle to develop his combat style and rejecting Kaido’s offer to join forces. After Kaido transformed into a dragon and struck Lin Ye with lightning, Lin Ye remained standing as Survival of the Fittest continued to work.

• Lin Ye and Kaido clashed with their weapons and Haki while Moria secretly tried to escape, and Lin Ye told Kaido he had never considered himself part of Moria’s crew.
• Kaido offered Lin Ye a chance to join him and rule the world, but Lin Ye charged at him with Haki-coated fists after losing his sword.
• Lin Ye broke through Kaido’s Heat Breath and drove him underground with a powerful kick.
• Kaido transformed into a dragon, attacked Lin Ye with Bad Wind and Thunder Dragon, and left him standing amid the lightning as Survival of the Fittest took effect.

Lin Ye turned Kaido’s attempt to attack from the sky into an opening, then overwhelmed him with stronger Conqueror’s Haki and shattered Ringo. Kaido emerged from the sea ready to fight with everything he had, and the two charged at each other again.

• Lin Ye’s growing resistance made Kaido’s lightning ineffective, so Kaido realized Lin Ye could not attack him in the sky and stopped striking from above.
• Lin Ye baited Kaido into diving, then met him in midair and punched him down before following with another Conqueror’s Haki-coated blow.
• Lin Ye drove Kaido’s head into the ground with a strengthened punch, splitting Ringo into dozens of landmasses and sending parts of Wano Country sinking into the sea.
• Kaido fired a Heat Breath through the seawater, then emerged in his half-dragon form and attacked Lin Ye with a waterspout and a crashing mass of water.
• Kaido admitted he had underestimated Lin Ye and resolved to fight all out as Lin Ye warned him not to hold back.
• Lin Ye and Kaido leaped toward each other to resume their battle.

As Lin Ye and Kaido’s battle shook Wano Country, Gecko Moria fled in terror while the Marines discussed how to handle the rising number of pirates. Sengoku learned that Moria had entered Wano and was battling Kaido, leaving him wondering whether Moria could truly threaten the Yonko.

• Lin Ye and Kaido continued their fierce battle, shaking Wano Country and frightening its people.
• Moria turned Thriller Bark around and fled after witnessing the power of Lin Ye and Kaido.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku urged Garp to help patrol as piracy surged, but Garp refused a promotion to Admiral.
• Sengoku asked Garp about the World Government’s Seven Warlords Plan, and Garp objected to the Marines cooperating with pirates.
• A Marine officer reported that Gecko Moria had entered Wano Country and was fighting Kaido, prompting Sengoku to question whether Moria could threaten him.

Sengoku and Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed Gecko Moria’s clash with Kaido and the Navy’s possible Shichibukai candidates. They sent investigators toward Wano Country and planned to deploy the Navy’s three Vice Admirals more actively.

• Sengoku ordered a secret investigation of Moria’s battle with Kaido, telling the Navy to avoid a direct confrontation.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru told Sengoku the World Government was considering Moria as a Shichibukai candidate and said he would need to survive the battle to be considered.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed other possible candidates, including Doflamingo, and agreed to watch for suitable pirates.
• Tsuru proposed deploying the Navy’s three Logia Vice Admirals more often, and Sengoku agreed to make arrangements while asking her to watch Garp.
• A Navy team approached Wano Country by boat to investigate the battle.

Sengoku and Tsuru investigated the battle in Wano Country and suspected that Moria’s combat captain, Lin Ye, was the unknown fighter facing Kaido. On the Moby Dick, Marco brought Whitebeard news of Moria’s attack on Wano Country and his fight with Kaido.

• CP agents and Marines landed in Wano Country but could not approach the battle or identify the fighters.
• Sengoku and Tsuru read a World Economy News Paper report confirming that Kaido was fighting an unknown opponent in Ringo, while the Flower Capital had also been devastated.
• Tsuru concluded the unknown fighter likely had a connection to Moria, and Sengoku identified Lin Ye as a possible candidate after reviewing the Thriller Bark wanted posters.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to withdraw and wait for further news from Morgans.
• On the Moby Dick, Marco told Whitebeard that Moria had attacked Wano Country and fought Kaido, and Whitebeard reacted to the news.

Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, and Doflamingo read reports of Gecko Moria’s battle with Kaido and considered what the conflict meant. Moria had already fled Wano Country after the seven-day battle ended.

• Whitebeard questioned Moria’s strength, then ordered his crew to continue toward the New World while they waited for more information.
• Charlotte Linlin considered whether Moria might be a rare race worth pursuing, then ordered her children to monitor Kaido and celebrated with a party.
• Doflamingo ordered Trebol to prepare for their return to the New World, despite the Marines’ attention.
• Gecko Moria fled Wano Country’s waters aboard Thriller Bark after the battle there lasted seven days.

Morgans identified the young fighter battling Kaido in Wano Country as Madman Lin Ye, whose bounty was only 87 million Beli, and ordered a special report to be published. Newspapers carrying the revelation spread worldwide, leaving readers stunned.

• A News Coo returned from the Wano battlefield with a clear photograph of Kaido clashing with a young opponent.
• Morgans recognized the opponent's silhouette and, prompted by his secretary, searched the Moria Pirates' records.
• Morgans matched the fighter to Lin Ye's bounty poster and realized the boy was the Moria Pirates' Madman Lin Ye, wanted for 87 million Beli.
• Morgans ordered every newspaper branch to print and distribute a special report about Lin Ye's battle with Kaido.
• People across the seas read the report and were dumbfounded by the revelation.

The World Economy News Paper revealed that the powerhouse fighting Kaido was Madman Lin Ye, whose bounty was only 87 million. The Marines discussed how to respond but could not reach Wano in time, and the chapter ended with a proposal to revise Lin Ye’s bounty.

• The World Economy News Paper published photos identifying the fighter battling Kaido as Madman Lin Ye, an 87-million-bounty pirate.
• Sengoku confirmed the report, and Sakazuki proposed sending forces to capture Lin Ye and Kaido, but Borsalino and Sengoku pointed out the danger and distance.
• Garp laughed at Lin Ye’s identity, while Kuzan and Tsuru warned that Lin Ye was a young, terrifying powerhouse who apparently had no Devil Fruit.
• Sengoku and Tsuru considered reaching Lin Ye or recruiting him as a Shichibukai, but concluded both options were impractical or dangerous.
• A young woman beside Tsuru asked whether Lin Ye’s bounty poster should be adjusted from 87 million.

The Navy discussed Lin Ye's strength and the difficulty of capturing him, while Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin reacted to the news of his fight with Kaido. Charlotte Linlin decided to seek Lin Ye out and invite him to her Tea Party, hoping to arrange a marriage alliance.

• Sengoku ordered the Navy to monitor Lin Ye, circulate his photo, and let ships retreat if they encountered him.
• Sengoku recalled Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan to Headquarters, while Zephyr refused to get involved and Garp declined to pursue Lin Ye.
• Whitebeard's crew read the news of Lin Ye fighting Kaido, and Whitebeard ordered them to continue toward Fish-Man Island.
• Charlotte Linlin told Charlotte Katakuri to find Lin Ye and invite him to the Tea Party, considering a marriage alliance with one or more of her unmarried daughters.

Shanks, Dragon, and people around the world learned about Lin Ye’s strength after his seven-day battle with Kaido, while Lin Ye relished the fight and grew more skilled. Kaido questioned the battle’s purpose, but Lin Ye insisted that the battle itself was meaningful.

• Shanks read about Lin Ye fighting Kaido for seven days and rallied his crew to make their own names across the seas.
• A hawk-eyed swordsman pursued Shanks’s ship and challenged him with a Flying Slash, prompting Shanks and his crew to flee.
• Dragon recognized Lin Ye as the child he had seen at Roger’s execution in Loguetown and was astonished by how much Lin Ye’s strength had changed in a year.
• Morgans’s report spread news of Lin Ye’s battle across the world, though Lin Ye remained unaware of the attention.
• Lin Ye fought Kaido with Haki-coated fists, knocked Kaido backward, and said that battle itself was the meaning.
• Kaido realized Lin Ye had used their seven-day fight to rapidly improve his combat instincts.

After Kaido fled their battle, Lin Ye returned to the devastated Flower Capital to recover, collect Oden’s swords, and plan his next moves. He left Wano in search of powerful people to hunt, but found only a fragile fishing boat at the shore.

• Kaido transformed into an Azure Dragon and escaped into the clouds, and Lin Ye abandoned the pursuit because he was hungry and could not catch him.
• Lin Ye returned to Wano, considered improving his aerial combat skills, and decided to absorb his battle experience before hunting powerful people, especially Devil Fruit Users.
• Lin Ye picked up Enma and Ame no Habakiri in the ruined Flower Capital, discovered that Enma returned the Haki it absorbed when bent, and left Ame no Habakiri with an innkeeper as payment for food.
• Lin Ye finished eating, asked the innkeeper where to find a ship, and headed for the shore as News Coos fell behind him.
• Lin Ye reached the shore and questioned whether a small wooden fishing boat could survive the Grand Line.

After the battle in Wano, Lin Ye became a major pirate with a 2.1-billion bounty, but he was stranded alone on a deserted island in the Calm Belt. While considering how to escape and what events to pursue next, he recalled the coming Ohara Buster Call and the Mary Geoise incident.

• Morgans spread news that the war in Wano had ended, and the Marines issued Lin Ye a 2.1-billion bounty that inspired many young people to set sail.
• Lin Ye found himself stranded on a deserted island in the Calm Belt after storms destroyed his ship, and he killed a Sea King for food.
• Lin Ye reviewed his status panel and reflected on the abilities and terms he had gained from the battle around Wano.
• Lin Ye recalled the upcoming Ohara Buster Call and Mary Geoise incident, and considered targeting one of the Logia Devil Fruit Users at Ohara.