Chapter Summaries

Sengoku worried that Jin An’s actions in the Four Blues had drawn the World Government’s attention and could destabilize the Navy’s relationship with it. Jin An recognized that Cipher Pol was monitoring him but resolved to continue his plans and confront the World Government.

• After Jin An and Garp left, Sengoku examined Jin An’s gifts and worried that the Five Elders had taken notice of him.
• Garp told Jin An that Sengoku cared about him, and Jin An acknowledged the warning while considering how closely the World Government watched him.
• Jin An resolved not to abandon his plans after pacifying West Blue, though he had not yet fully taken North Blue.
• Jin An looked toward the Red Line and vowed that he would not be an easily defeated pawn in the coming conflict.

Jin An vowed to eventually overthrow the World Government and the powers centered on the Red Line. Sengoku appointed Sakazuki and Borsalino as Admirals, then received a warning from the Five Elders to keep Jin An under control.

• Jin An turned away from the Red Line after vowing that the World Government and the Five Elders would eventually lose their rule.
• Sengoku told Sakazuki and Borsalino that they had been recommended for Admiral positions and ordered them to assume the posts.
• Sakazuki accepted his appointment while Borsalino reacted with his usual casual manner.
• The Five Elders called Sengoku about Whitebeard becoming an Emperor and claimed the pirate situation was under control.
• The Five Elders warned Sengoku to keep Jin An under control and not allow another West Blue incident.

Sengoku, Borsalino, and Sakazuki discussed the World Government’s warning about Jin An and its pursuit of balance, leaving them to confront the Navy’s role as its tool. Jin An returned to headquarters and reunited with Amatsuki Toki, telling her he could spend time with her because he had no missions for now.

• Sengoku worried that the Five Elders’ attention and dissatisfaction toward Jin An would put him in greater danger.
• Sakazuki asked Sengoku why the Five Elders had warned Jin An instead of focusing on Whitebeard, and Sengoku replied that the World Government needed balance.
• Borsalino called the Navy a blade in the World Government’s hand and left Sengoku’s office.
• Sakazuki stayed behind, reaffirmed his commitment to justice, and received a look of comfort from Sengoku.
• Jin An returned to headquarters and embraced Amatsuki Toki, who welcomed him and asked how long he could stay.
• Jin An told Amatsuki Toki that he had no missions for the time being and could spend proper time with her.

Dragon introduced his two-month-old son, Monkey D. Luffy, to Jin An and their Marine friends, then asked Jin An to arrange Luffy’s upbringing. Jin An recommended an unnamed island where Ohara’s scholars could educate him, while privately worrying that Luffy might grow up sheltered and bookish.

• Jin An held baby Luffy as Dragon told him and Amatsuki Toki the child’s name and age.
• Dragon asked Jin An to take responsibility for Luffy’s upbringing because Dragon’s life kept him constantly on the move.
• Jin An explained that he had not raised Shanks himself, then recommended an unnamed island where scholars could educate and care for Luffy.
• Dragon accepted Jin An’s suggestion and said he would visit Luffy whenever he could.
• Jin An hoped Luffy would not become a bookworm as the baby smiled curiously at the world.

Charlotte Linlin’s return as an Emperor sent shockwaves through the seas as she sailed toward Totto Land, determined to reclaim it. She pressed Caesar Clown for an update on the Artificial Devil Fruit project and prepared to take back her territory by force.

• News spread that Charlotte Linlin had become the second pirate after Whitebeard to claim the title of Emperor, and that she had grown more beautiful and powerful.
• Charlotte Linlin stood aboard her flagship and declared that she wanted the world’s awe and submission, not merely the title of Emperor.
• Caesar Clown reported that the Artificial Devil Fruit project had entered testing and could soon move to mass production.
• As the ship approached Totto Land, Charlotte Linlin vowed to reclaim her territory and punish those who had occupied it.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered Caesar Clown to prepare and prove himself in the days ahead.

Jin An welcomed Luffy to the scholarly island and promised Dragon he would care for him alongside Ace. Elsewhere, Charlotte Linlin reclaimed nearly half of Totto Land and vowed to plunge the world into greater chaos.

• Dragon brought Luffy with him to the island where Jin An lived.
• Ace proudly told Jin An that he had mastered the Navy Six Powers, then learned that Luffy would be his little brother and ran to tell the others.
• Jin An assured Dragon that he would protect and care for Luffy, and Dragon departed for the South Blue.
• Charlotte Linlin surveyed the territory she had reclaimed and declared that she would create even more chaos once she recovered all of Totto Land.

Teach held Jozu and Thatch captive in Baltigo and planned to trade them to the World Government for a Shichibukai position while provoking conflict with the Whitebeard Pirates. He left with Van Augur and Kuro, determined to win by dragging his opponents into chaos.

• Teach's men kept Jozu and Thatch bound with Sea-Prism Stone cuffs in a hidden basement.
• Teach told Jozu and Thatch that he had captured them to use their bounties and identities in a deal with the World Government.
• Teach revealed his plan to seek the Shichibukai position and intensify the conflict between the World Government and the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Teach studied his marked map and resolved to pursue victory by any means rather than confront Whitebeard directly.
• Teach left the basement with Van Augur and Kuro, determined to drag everyone into the mire.

Jin An learned that Blackbeard Teach had been named a Shichibukai and traveled to Sengoku's emergency meeting. Sengoku revealed that Teach had met the Five Elders after bringing them a Whitebeard Pirates commander, leaving the Marines facing the threat of a confrontation with Whitebeard.

• Brook summoned Jin An to Sengoku's emergency meeting after Jin An read the news of Blackbeard Teach's rise as a Shichibukai.
• Jin An recognized that Teach's move signaled a wider crisis and went to the meeting prepared to face the coming danger.
• Sengoku told the Marine officers that Teach had brought two people to Mary Geoise the previous night to meet the Five Elders.
• Sengoku revealed that Teach's offering was a commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, whose capture could provoke Whitebeard and force the Marines into a dangerous confrontation.

The Five Elders ordered Jozu and Thatch imprisoned in Impel Down, placing the Navy at the center of a looming conflict with Whitebeard. They appointed Jin An to lead the escort mission, and he accepted while privately weighing the danger.

• The Navy’s senior officers gathered with Sengoku to await the Five Elders’ decision about Jozu and Thatch.
• A Five Elders envoy announced that Jozu and Thatch would be imprisoned in Impel Down as a display of Navy strength.
• Jin An reminded the envoy that the Navy had recently suffered heavy losses, but the envoy dismissed his concerns and insisted the Navy must obey orders.
• The envoy assigned Jin An as the primary person in charge of escorting Jozu and Thatch.
• Jin An accepted the assignment and resolved to keep his options open as he faced the dangerous mission.

After the Five Elders ordered Jin An to escort two Whitebeard Pirates, he resolved to carry out the dangerous assignment despite suspecting they wanted him to fail. Sengoku tried to protect him and decided to ask Garp to accompany him.

• Jin An reflected on the Five Elders' hostility and resolved not to be manipulated or intimidated by their order.
• Sengoku offered to appeal to the Five Elders, but Jin An said the decision could not be changed and reassured him that he would prepare for the escort.
• Jin An acknowledged the mission could provoke the weakened Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates, but said he would complete it.
• Sengoku watched Jin An leave and decided to contact Garp so he could accompany and protect him.

Jin An and Zephyr led a powerful Navy escort force toward the Whitebeard Pirates, while Whitebeard and Marco waited near Impel Down for news about Jozu and Thatch. The Navy fleet prepared for trouble as Whitebeard urged restraint, though Marco vowed to act if the captives were harmed.

• Jin An thanked Zephyr for accompanying the escort mission, and Zephyr warned him that the journey might not be peaceful.
• Kuzan, Shiryu, Enel, and Donquixote Doflamingo joined Jin An and expressed their readiness to face anyone who attacked them.
• Jin An told his companions to prepare and remain confident in victory.
• Marco asked Whitebeard what the World Government would do about Jozu and Thatch, and threatened not to let their mistreatment go unanswered.
• Whitebeard urged Marco to stay calm and avoid turning the situation into an all-out war, while promising to protect his family.

Zephyr and Jin An suspected Blackbeard Teach had joined the Shichibukai to weaken the Navy and Whitebeard, then take Whitebeard’s position. When the Whitebeard Pirates arrived aboard Moby Dick, Whitebeard restrained his crew and urged them to focus on Blackbeard as the true mastermind.

• Zephyr told Jin An that the World Government had recognized Blackbeard Teach as a Shichibukai and feared his presence would curse the Navy.
• Jin An proposed that Blackbeard meant to weaken both the Navy and Whitebeard so he could replace Whitebeard.
• Jin An and Zephyr spotted Moby Dick approaching and worried that the Whitebeard Pirates had come to confront them.
• Vista and the other pirates demanded that Whitebeard attack the Navy warship and rescue their captured brother.
• Whitebeard calmed his crew and told them to target the true mastermind, Blackbeard, rather than the Navy soldiers before them.

Jin An confronted Whitebeard and refused to release Jozu and Thatch, but Whitebeard restrained his crew and asked to see the prisoners. Jin An agreed to a meeting aboard the warship, provided Whitebeard and Marco left their weapons behind.

• Jin An told Whitebeard that Jozu and Thatch were prisoners of the World Government and that the Whitebeard Pirates could take them only over his dead body.
• Whitebeard acknowledged Jin An's resolve and ordered his angry pirates to put away their weapons and return to the Moby Dick.
• Whitebeard and Marco left the Moby Dick and approached Jin An and Zephyr to ask to see Jozu and the others.
• Jin An agreed to let Whitebeard meet the prisoners aboard the warship, on the condition that their weapons stayed on their ship.
• Whitebeard accepted Jin An's terms and signaled Marco to hand their weapons to a nearby pirate.

Whitebeard visited Jozu and Thatch aboard the Marines’ warship and promised to bring them home, while Jin An warned him about Blackbeard’s ambitions and ability to wield multiple Devil Fruit powers. Whitebeard accepted the warning and left with Marco, as the uneasy peace held and the wider conflict remained unresolved.

• Marco thanked Jin An before he and Whitebeard boarded the warship.
• Whitebeard saw the imprisoned Jozu and Thatch and promised he would find a way to bring them home.
• Jin An told Whitebeard that the Marines could not decide the prisoners’ fate, and Whitebeard said he would take the matter to the World Government rather than start a fight with the Marines.
• Whitebeard confirmed Jozu and Thatch were not badly hurt and left the warship with Marco.
• Jin An warned Whitebeard that Blackbeard might target him and could wield at least two Devil Fruit powers.
• Whitebeard thanked Jin An for the warning and returned with Marco to the Moby Dick.

Jin An returned to Impel Down with Jozu and Thatch, the Whitebeard Pirates commanders captured during the escort. After checking their new cell, he left more wary of Blackbeard's ambitions and the conflict that might still come.

• Jin An worried that Blackbeard's calm during the escort hid a larger scheme against the Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Jin An arrived at Impel Down and found Hannyabal organizing the guards to welcome him.
• Jin An went with Hannyabal to the sixth level, ignoring the prisoners' taunts as they inspected the new cell.
• Jozu accepted responsibility for his capture, while Thatch warned Jin An to watch Blackbeard and protect the other Whitebeard Pirates.
• Jin An left the prison uneasy, believing the danger from Blackbeard was far from over.

Blackbeard celebrated becoming a Shichibukai and revealed that he intended to use the captive Orlumbus as a pawn in his next plan. He looked toward Enies Lobby, convinced that his ambition would let him conquer the world.

• Blackbeard celebrated his success in becoming a Shichibukai with his crew.
• Blackbeard told the bound Orlumbus that he would use his life to help carry out his next plan.
• Orlumbus accused Teach of plotting to kill him, but Teach insisted he had no choice but to comply.
• Blackbeard declared that he would crush anyone who stood in his way and rise to the pinnacle of the world.
• Blackbeard gazed toward Enies Lobby and laughed as he affirmed that the world would ultimately belong to him.

Jin An and Zephyr discussed the difficulty of bringing peace to a world where pirates remained obsessed with reaching Laugh Tale. They resolved to keep fighting for peace despite the uncertainty ahead.

• Jin An returned to the warship’s deck and found Zephyr wondering whether he would live to see peace return to the seas.
• Zephyr said the world might improve if Whitebeard controlled his sons and the Navy captured the great pirates, while Jin An offered him hope.
• Zephyr asked Jin An about the great pirates imprisoned on Impel Down’s sixth level, and Jin An recalled their ambition and lack of fear.
• Zephyr explained that people’s pursuit of One Piece and Laugh Tale mattered more to them than the World Government’s rule or a better life.
• Jin An insisted that he and Zephyr had to keep fighting for peace, and Zephyr silently acknowledged his resolve.

Blackbeard escorted the defeated Orlumbus through the Gates of Justice and sailed toward Impel Down, intending to break the pirate’s will and make him serve as a vicious dog. As the prison came into view, Blackbeard treated the escort as a step toward his larger ambitions.

• Blackbeard led Orlumbus across the courthouse and ordered his crew to take the prisoner through the Gates of Justice to Impel Down.
• Orlumbus defied Blackbeard, but Blackbeard mocked his ideas about justice and said he would learn the world’s truth in prison.
• Blackbeard boarded his ship with his subordinates and reflected that Orlumbus’s crimes had made him useful as bargaining leverage with the World Government.
• The Gates of Justice closed behind the ship as Blackbeard and his crew continued toward Impel Down.
• Blackbeard watched the prison draw near and anticipated using Orlumbus as a vicious dog in pursuit of his greater goal.

Blackbeard sailed toward Impel Down intending to free its imprisoned pirates and recruit them, while Jin An and Zephyr spotted his ship. Jin An persuaded Zephyr to cancel their return and watch for trouble, leaving them poised to intervene.

• Blackbeard approached Impel Down with Lafitte, Basque Shot, and Doc Q, planning to free the pirates imprisoned there and make their strength his own.
• Lafitte and Basque Shot discussed the newly promoted admiral escorting Whitebeard's two captains, while Doc Q declared that no one would stop their ambitions.
• Jin An and Zephyr spotted the approaching pirate ship, and Jin An recognized Blackbeard and suspected his plan to raid Impel Down.
• Zephyr noted they had no orders to interfere, but Jin An asked him to cancel their return, and Zephyr agreed to observe and act if necessary.

The Blackbeard Pirates entered Impel Down under the cover of their Shichibukai status, passing Hannyabal’s inspection while concealing their plans. They proceeded toward the sixth level, where they intended to unleash chaos.

• Hannyabal demanded that Blackbeard present his Enies Lobby documents and submit to inspection.
• Blackbeard handed over his papers, and Hannyabal verified them before allowing the pirates to proceed.
• Hannyabal watched the Blackbeard Pirates enter Impel Down and worried that their arrival would bring a dangerous storm.
• Blackbeard and his crew admired the prison’s cruelty as guards escorted them through its dim corridors.
• Blackbeard directed his crew toward the sixth level, their true destination.