Chapter Summaries

Sengoku learned that Lin Ye had sunk Minion Island and taken the Op-Op Fruit, then Lin Ye confronted Doflamingo and offered him the fruit as part of a deadly deal. Corazon and Law headed toward the island’s aftermath, unaware of what Lin Ye intended but fearing Doflamingo had uncovered Corazon’s identity.

• Tsuru informed Sengoku that Lin Ye had sunk Minion Island and likely taken the Op-Op Fruit, prompting Sengoku to worry about Corazon’s safety.
• Lin Ye appeared aboard Doflamingo’s ship and revealed the Op-Op Fruit, offering it to Doflamingo on the condition that someone eat it and die.
• Tsuru told Corazon that Lin Ye had sunk Minion Island, and Corazon decided to head there immediately.
• Corazon reassured Law that he would find a cure, then suspected Doflamingo had discovered his identity and acted on the intelligence Corazon leaked.

Lin Ye forced Doflamingo to eat the grilled meat he hated, using his overwhelming presence to crush Doflamingo’s attempts to stall and resist. When the Marines surrounded the ship but stayed at a distance, Doflamingo continued eating under Lin Ye’s gaze, recognizing how powerless he was before a true powerhouse.

• Doflamingo invited Lin Ye to a banquet, hoping to stall for time, and Lin Ye accepted.
• At the banquet, Lin Ye pointed out the grilled meat and pressured Doflamingo to eat it despite his childhood trauma and disgust.
• Lin Ye’s aura overwhelmed Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family officers, and Doflamingo stopped them from intervening before eating the meat.
• A pirate reported that the Marines had surrounded the ship but were keeping their distance, and Lin Ye said Tsuru knew better than to approach.
• Doflamingo continued eating the grilled meat under Lin Ye’s watch, understanding that his schemes and power meant little against Lin Ye.

Corazon confronted Doflamingo aboard the flagship and demanded the Op-Op Fruit, but Doflamingo claimed Lin Ye possessed it. Corazon boarded with Law despite Tsuru’s warning, and Lin Ye summoned them into the cabin, where Doflamingo’s trap awaited.

• Corazon arrived with Vice Admiral Tsuru and Law, demanded that Doflamingo hand over the Op-Op Fruit, and revealed his identity as a Marine.
• Doflamingo said the fruit was in the hands of someone too powerful to provoke and gestured toward Lin Ye in the cabin.
• Corazon insisted he would take the fruit even from a Four Emperor to save Law, and Doflamingo invited him and Law aboard.
• Tsuru warned Corazon that Doflamingo might not let him leave, but Corazon boarded with Law after Tsuru agreed to cover their retreat.
• Doflamingo welcomed Corazon and Law while privately planning to make one of them eat the fruit and have Lin Ye deal with Corazon.
• Lin Ye called them into the cabin, and Doflamingo watched them enter with a vicious smile.

Lin Ye forced Doflamingo to choose an officer to eat the Op-Op Fruit and cure Law, then killed Dellinger after the cure was complete. Corazon brought the recovered Law back to the Marine warship, where they prepared to start a new life.

• Corazon brought Law into the reception hall and found Lin Ye there with Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family.
• Lin Ye reminded Doflamingo that their deal required one of his people to eat the Op-Op Fruit, then used Conqueror's Haki to compel him to choose.
• Doflamingo summoned Dellinger, and Lin Ye gave him the Op-Op Fruit and ordered him to cure Law.
• Dellinger used the Op-Op Fruit to remove the amber lead virus from Law, and Lin Ye killed him afterward, gaining three traits.
• Lin Ye let Corazon take Law away, and Corazon returned with him to the Marine warship and promised they would start a new life.

Lin Ye destroyed Doflamingo’s flagship with a single sword strike, allowing Tsuru’s Marines to capture the Donquixote Family. Afterward, Lin Ye left with Robin and Shyarly, while Corazon and Law watched him go.

• After Lin Ye departed, Doflamingo and his officers discussed escaping the Marines, still shaken by Lin Ye’s Conqueror’s Haki.
• Lin Ye drew Enma and struck Doflamingo’s flagship, shattering it and blasting the Donquixote Family into the sea.
• Tsuru ordered the Marines to surround and capture the fallen pirates, and Doflamingo’s group surrendered their will to fight.
• Tsuru reported the capture to Sengoku, who ordered Doflamingo sent to Impel Down under strict guard.
• Lin Ye left with Robin and Shyarly, while Corazon and Law watched him depart and Corazon thanked him silently.

After raising his Op-Op Fruit abilities, Lin Ye left the North Blue with Robin and Shyarly and set course for the New World. News of his 4.5 billion bounty shocked the world, while powerful figures weighed his growing threat and potential.

• Lin Ye raised his Op-Op Fruit entry to level 7, gaining Life Analysis and Surgical Space, then decided to return to the New World after Shyarly failed to predict what lay ahead.
• Lin Ye used the Float-Float Fruit to lift the ship into the sky and leave the North Blue with Robin and Shyarly.
• Morgans reported that Lin Ye's bounty had risen to 4.5 billion, prompting reactions from Whitebeard and his crew and from Charlotte Linlin's family.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to dismiss their ambush personnel after the World Government agreed that ordinary ambushes were useless against Lin Ye.
• Robin wondered whether Lin Ye or Dracule Mihawk was stronger, and she declared that Lin Ye would win as the ship continued its voyage.

Lin Ye arrived at Amazon Lily and found Rayleigh training Boa Hancock, then asked the Dark King to teach Haki to Robin and Shyarly. Rayleigh accepted Lin Ye’s praise and considered his request.

• Lin Ye flew from Sabaody Archipelago toward Amazon Lily with Robin and Shyarly, intending to find Rayleigh.
• The Kuja Pirates spotted Lin Ye and debated whether to confront him or seek his protection.
• Lin Ye used Observation Haki to locate Rayleigh teaching Boa Hancock near the island.
• Lin Ye appeared before Rayleigh and Hancock, startling them with his arrival and power.
• Lin Ye asked Rayleigh to train Robin and Shyarly in Haki, explaining that strength did not make him the best teacher.
• Rayleigh was impressed by Lin Ye’s respectful manner and praised his judgment.

Amazon Lily’s leaders debated how to respond to Lin Ye’s arrival, while Rayleigh taught Haki to Robin, Shyarly, and Hancock. Lin Ye sensed the island’s plans to capture him and prepared to accept the challenge.

• Toritoma worried that Lin Ye’s arrival threatened Amazon Lily, while Gloriosa urged the island to seek his protection.
• Toritoma proposed capturing Lin Ye and handing him to the Marines, but Gloriosa warned that he had killed Shiki and Akainu and defeated the Marine Admirals.
• Rayleigh explained that Conqueror’s Haki was an extension of its user’s will as Robin, Shyarly, and Hancock listened.
• Lin Ye gained a deeper understanding of Haki and sensed the debate unfolding on Amazon Lily.
• Lin Ye declared that he would take anyone who came after him.

Gloriosa warned Lin Ye that Empress Toritoma planned to ambush him, and pledged Amazon Lily's loyalty to avert harm to its people. Lin Ye went to the Snake Palace with Robin, Shyarly, and Hancock, where Toritoma sprang her trap.

• Gloriosa visited Lin Ye's ship and revealed Toritoma's plan to ambush him and hand him over to the Marines.
• Lin Ye demonstrated that his Observation Haki had already exposed the island's ambushers, then told Gloriosa that Toritoma must lose her life and position as Empress.
• Gloriosa knelt and declared that Amazon Lily's submission was loyalty, not a condition.
• The next morning, Toritoma's envoy invited Lin Ye to the island, and Robin, Shyarly, and Hancock went with him while Rayleigh stayed behind.
• At the Snake Palace, Toritoma welcomed Lin Ye and ordered hundreds of female warriors to seize him so she could gain the Marines' trust.

Lin Ye killed Toritoma after she attempted to capture him, and Granny Gloriosa placed Amazon Lily under his protection and announced that a new empress would be chosen. After witnessing Lin Ye's Conqueror's Haki, Hancock experienced an epiphany and dramatically strengthened her Haki.

• Lin Ye unleashed his level-twelve Conqueror's Haki, incapacitated the warriors surrounding him, and killed Toritoma when she tried to seduce him into sparing her.
• Granny Gloriosa explained Toritoma's plot to the Kuja Tribe, declared Amazon Lily under Lin Ye's protection, and raised his pirate flag above Snake Palace.
• Granny Gloriosa announced that Amazon Lily would select a new empress the following day.
• Hancock experienced an epiphany after seeing Lin Ye's Haki and awakened strength comparable to a Marine rear admiral.
• Rayleigh was stunned that Hancock improved so greatly after watching Lin Ye fight once.

After Toritoma's death, Hancock won the selection to become Amazon Lily's new Empress and formed the Kuja Pirates with Lin Ye's support. As the World Government learned that Lin Ye was building a network of allies, Sengoku reconsidered the growing threat he posed.

• Gloriosa called for a tournament to choose a new Empress, and Hancock defeated her rivals over three days with her strength and leadership.
• Hancock was crowned Empress and explained that witnessing Lin Ye's Conqueror's Haki had transformed her understanding of Haki.
• Lin Ye urged Amazon Lily to build strength for the Great Age of Pirates, and Hancock announced the formation of the Kuja Pirates.
• Hancock expanded the Kuja Tribe's intelligence, training, and crew, and raised Lin Ye's pirate flag beside the Kuja banner.
• The World Government learned that Amazon Lily had joined Lin Ye's forces, and Sengoku ordered a reassessment of his threat.

Whitebeard decided to visit Lin Ye as a friend, while Kaido and Charlotte Linlin made plans involving him on Amazon Lily. There, Rayleigh began teaching Robin, Shyarly, and Hancock to use Haki, and Robin successfully strengthened her abilities with it.

• Whitebeard told his crew that Lin Ye might be stronger than him and that he intended to make a friend rather than fight.
• Kaido ordered his crew to prepare to sail to Amazon Lily, determined to challenge Lin Ye again.
• Charlotte Linlin considered marrying one of her daughters to Lin Ye, but Katakuri warned that Lin Ye could not easily be controlled.
• Rayleigh taught Robin, Shyarly, and Hancock to turn their will into strength and infuse Haki into their abilities.
• Robin used Haki to strengthen her conjured arms, cracking the ground with a palm strike, and Lin Ye offered guidance.

Rayleigh taught Lin Ye, Robin, Shyarly, and Hancock about Haki and how to combine it with Devil Fruit abilities, helping the women strengthen their powers. A newspaper reported that three Emperors were heading for Amazon Lily, leaving Hancock worried about Lin Ye and recalling Charlotte Linlin's desire to marry him.

• Rayleigh explained that Haki reflected each person's will and could be combined with Devil Fruit abilities.
• Robin spread Armament Haki evenly across her Flower-Flower Fruit arms, while Shyarly found that Haki made her prophecies clearer and more frequent.
• Hancock used Haki with her Love-Love Fruit to strengthen her petrification, and Lin Ye praised her progress.
• Robin showed Lin Ye a newspaper claiming three Emperors were heading for Amazon Lily, and Lin Ye told everyone to keep training.
• Hancock worried that Lin Ye might be hurt and remembered the report that Charlotte Linlin wanted to marry him and bear his son.

News that three of the Four Emperors were heading to Amazon Lily sparked worldwide speculation about their intentions, while the Marines prepared for a possible alliance against them. The world watched the waters near Amazon Lily as the gathering approached, uncertain whether it would change the balance of power.

• At Shakky's bar, Rindou, Kid, Killer, and Shakky discussed the Emperors' gathering, while pirates speculated that Lin Ye might be organizing a coalition against the Marines.
• Sengoku convened a meeting at Marine Headquarters, where Aokiji urged caution and Garp reminded the officers of Akainu's death at Lin Ye's hands.
• A soldier delivered the World Government's order for all Vice Admirals and above at Headquarters to remain on standby.
• Pirates across the New World debated which Emperor would prevail, and one defended Lin Ye by citing his victories over Shiki, Kaido, and the Marine Admirals.
• Pirate crews gathered at a safe distance from Amazon Lily as the world waited for the Emperors to arrive.

Whitebeard arrived at Amazon Lily to test Lin Ye, and their Conqueror’s Haki clashed. Whitebeard recognized Lin Ye’s Haki as stronger than even Roger’s and accepted that he had lost.

• The Moby Dick reached Amazon Lily, where Whitebeard and his officers met Lin Ye, Hancock, Robin, and Shyarly.
• Whitebeard unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, shaking the island and forcing its residents to their knees while Lin Ye protected Hancock, Robin, and Shyarly with a barrier.
• Kizaru reported the clash to Sengoku and Garp from eight thousand meters away, admitting he could not see what was happening.
• Lin Ye released his Conqueror’s Haki and completely suppressed Whitebeard’s, keeping it from reaching farther into the island.
• Whitebeard identified Lin Ye’s power as Supreme Conqueror’s Haki, judged it stronger than Roger’s, withdrew his Haki, and admitted defeat.

Lin Ye met Whitebeard on Amazon Lily, where Whitebeard praised his strength and potential as they shared a drink and discussed the Great Pirate Era and the D clan. Kizaru reported to the Marines that Lin Ye’s Haki had completely suppressed Whitebeard’s, revealing that Lin Ye had grown stronger and mastered Haki with far greater precision.

• Lin Ye and Whitebeard withdrew their Haki, and Whitebeard declared that Lin Ye’s strength had surpassed his own and that his potential exceeded Roger’s.
• Lin Ye accepted Whitebeard’s invitation to drink, and the two discussed Roger’s legacy, the Great Pirate Era, and the fate of the D clan as Robin took notes.
• Kizaru reported the Haki clash to Sengoku and Garp from a distance, while Sengoku hoped Whitebeard would eliminate Lin Ye.
• Kizaru revealed that Lin Ye’s Haki had completely suppressed Whitebeard’s, shocking the Marines.
• Kizaru explained that Lin Ye’s Haki had become stronger, more restrained, and more precisely controlled, leaving Sengoku and the officers alarmed.

Sengoku prepared to send Navy forces and request the God's Knights after Kizaru reported Lin Ye and Whitebeard were fighting on Amazon Lily. When their Haki suddenly vanished, Sengoku awkwardly asked Saint Saturn if he had eaten, and Kizaru then sensed another powerful figure arriving.

• Sengoku ordered the Navy's Admirals and Vice Admirals to prepare to depart for Amazon Lily and decided to request the God's Knights as reinforcements.
• Kizaru reported that Lin Ye's and Whitebeard's Haki had disappeared, indicating that their confrontation had stopped.
• Navy officers speculated that Lin Ye and Whitebeard might have joined forces, while Sengoku realized he had already connected to Saint Saturn's Transponder Snail.
• When Saint Saturn demanded to know why he had called, Sengoku nervously asked if he had eaten and was scolded for wasting the Five Elders' time.
• Kizaru leisurely ate miso ramen as Sengoku seethed, then sensed another big shot arriving.

Big Mom arrived at Amazon Lily after sensing the clash of Haki between Whitebeard and Lin Ye, and concluded that Lin Ye's Haki was even stronger. Their meeting stayed friendly, and Big Mom proposed an alliance—and even having a child with Lin Ye—leaving the three Emperors on the verge of an unexpected partnership.

• Big Mom's crew felt two powerful bursts of Conqueror's Haki near Amazon Lily, and Big Mom identified the stronger one as Lin Ye's protecting the island.
• Big Mom's crew hurried to Amazon Lily, where Pudding dressed up in anticipation of meeting Lin Ye.
• Big Mom met Lin Ye and praised his youth and appearance, then suggested he marry one of her daughters.
• Robin, Shyarly, and Hancock stepped between Pudding and Lin Ye and declared that they would not let anyone take their Captain.
• Big Mom promised to treat anyone who bullied Lin Ye as an enemy, then asked Whitebeard whether he wanted to have a child with her.
• Whitebeard and Lin Ye continued their friendly meeting as the gathering of three Emperors suggested an unexpected alliance rather than a fight.

Pudding tried to read Lin Ye’s memories but was repelled by his overwhelming will, prompting him to warn Charlotte Linlin. As the Big Mom Pirates considered an alliance with Lin Ye, Kizaru reported the peaceful meeting to Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku feared what three allied Emperors could do.

• Charlotte Linlin signaled Pudding to probe Lin Ye, but Pudding’s Memo-Memo Fruit ability was blocked and she was struck by his will.
• Lin Ye warned Charlotte Linlin not to try again, while the Big Mom Pirates and Whitebeard’s crew reacted to the failed probe.
• Charlotte Linlin became more convinced that Lin Ye was formidable and considered an alliance rather than making him an enemy.
• Kizaru waited near Amazon Lily, saw no sign of a fight, and reported that Charlotte Linlin and Lin Ye were talking peacefully.
• Sengoku worried that an alliance of three Emperors would overwhelm the Marines, while Kizaru suggested they disband.

The Marines discussed Kaido’s arrival at Amazon Lily and revealed that his awakened Devil Fruit and years of training had made him stronger. Kaido arrived seeking revenge on Lin Ye, while Whitebeard questioned Charlotte Linlin about her intentions before the two rivals prepared to meet.

• Garp, Kizaru, Sengoku, and the other Marines debated their prospects against Lin Ye and the other Emperors, and Sengoku said Kaido had awakened his Devil Fruit and received a 4.6-billion bounty.
• Kaido sailed toward Amazon Lily with Yamato and Jack, vowing to defeat Lin Ye after years of training.
• Whitebeard questioned Charlotte Linlin about Pudding’s attempt to read Lin Ye’s memories and asked whom she would support if Lin Ye fought Kaido.
• Thunder and dark clouds announced Kaido’s approach, and Robin, Shyarly, Hancock, Pudding, and the others reacted to the coming battle.
• Kaido arrived at Amazon Lily as Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin anticipated a clash between him and Lin Ye.