Chapter Summaries

Jin An shattered Saint Izanbaron V. Nusjuro’s Horse Bone form with a single Divine Departure, splitting the battlefield and stunning both sides. He faced the remaining Five Elders and mocked their belief in immortality, leaving the Marines and God's Knights shaken by his power.

• Jin An charged Saint Izanbaron V. Nusjuro and unleashed Divine Departure.
• Jin An's slash broke through Horse Bone's defenses and split the skeletal form apart, scattering its bones and black flames.
• The slash carved a massive rift through the battlefield and split Pangaea Castle again.
• The Five Elders, God's Knights, Marines, Kuzan, and Shanks stared at Jin An in shock and fear.
• Jin An sheathed his blade, faced the remaining Five Elders, and said that an immortal body was nothing special.

Jin An trapped the Five Elders and God's Knights in a blizzard of sword energy, repeatedly tearing apart the Elders’ regenerating bodies. When the Five Elders unleashed their powers to break free, Jin An charged back into their encirclement, beginning an even fiercer assault.

• Jin An used “Snowfall in June” to blanket the battlefield in sword-sharp snow that wounded the God's Knights and repeatedly tore apart the Five Elders.
• Kuzan and Shanks watched Jin An’s attack, while the Marines stared at the blizzard engulfing the battlefield.
• Saint Nusjuro realized the continuous assault was wearing the Five Elders down and called for them to break Jin An’s offensive.
• Saint Nusjuro and the other four Five Elders unleashed their powers together to disperse the snow and break through Jin An’s blockade.
• Jin An refused to retreat and charged into the Five Elders’ encirclement again.

Jin An fought the Five Elders alone and forced them to unleash their full power. As their five devastating attacks closed in, he used Ten Directions Annihilation, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Jin An transformed into his Azure Dragon hybrid form and battled the Five Elders, holding his own against all five.
• Kuzan, Shanks, and Steel Bone Kong watched as Jin An dominated the fight, while the Marines defeated the Holy Land guards.
• Saint Nusjuro urged the Five Elders to stop dragging out the battle, and they unleashed five powerful attacks at Jin An.
• Jin An drew the Wild Goose Feather Saber and Ace, then launched Ten Directions Annihilation against the Five Elders.

Jin An overwhelmed the Five Elders and devastated the guards and God's Knights with Ten Directions Annihilation, shaking the Elders’ confidence in their immortality. He mocked their authority and declared his intent to crush the World Government’s corruption, while the battle remained unresolved.

• Jin An's Ten Directions Annihilation battered the Five Elders, shattered their Armament Haki, and left the battlefield littered with casualties.
• The surviving guards and God's Knights panicked as Jin An stood unharmed, while the Five Elders realized his attacks had wounded them beneath their Flame Clouds.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter regretted not killing Jin An at God Valley, and Jin An replied that he and his friends had escaped without the Elders' help.
• Jaygarcia Saturn Saint raged at Jin An, who mocked the Five Elders for their age and the evil they had done.
• The Five Elders grew furious and humiliated as their confidence faltered, while Jin An's fighting spirit rose against their authority.

Golden Lion Shiki, Buckingham Stussy, Ochoku, and Charlotte Linlin arrived on the battlefield and confronted the Five Elders, while Jin An watched calmly. The four pirates then charged into Pangaea Castle, tearing through the guards as a larger battle began.

• Golden Lion Shiki, Buckingham Stussy, Ochoku, and Charlotte Linlin appeared on the battlefield, surprising the Five Elders.
• The four pirates said they had come together because they had sailed on the same ship and wanted to pursue their own aims.
• Jin An observed the newcomers and remarked that their arrival made the situation more interesting.
• Golden Lion Shiki urged the others to make a mess of things, and the four charged toward Pangaea Castle.
• The pirates crushed the guards in their path, while Golden Lion Shiki used his legs like blades to tear enemies apart.

Jin An forced the Five Elders to abandon their fight with him and rush to defend Pangaea Castle from the invading pirates. With the Elders gone, he ordered Kuzan to lead the Marines to the South Blue while he stayed behind.

• Jin An taunted the Five Elders for losing control of the pirates they had empowered, as Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and the others broke deeper into Pangaea Castle.
• The Five Elders chose to leave Jin An and hurry back to protect Pangaea Castle and the person carrying out crucial preparations there.
• Jin An decided not to pursue the Elders, suspecting Imu was occupied and seeing the chaos as an opportunity to settle old debts.
• Jin An told Kuzan to withdraw with the Marines to the South Blue, explaining that their situation there could not be delayed further.
• Kuzan questioned whether Jin An planned to stay behind.

Jin An infiltrated Pangaea Castle to find Imu and uncover what she was hiding. Imu worked with a powerful machine seized from the Lunarians, sensed an approaching intruder, and prepared a mysterious crystal as Jin An drew near.

• Jin An left the battlefield and secretly flew to Mary Geoise to visit Imu.
• Jin An slipped through Pangaea Castle's heavily guarded areas and approached an ancient palace filled with a dangerous aura.
• Imu operated a colossal machine covered in inscriptions and pipes, while declaring that the era would eventually end.
• Imu sensed an unwelcome presence, activated a barrier around herself and the machine, and drew a black rune-engraved crystal from her clothes.
• Jin An continued approaching through the darkness as the machine's energy grew more intense.

Imu learned from Saint Topman Warcury that the pirates had overwhelmed the Holy Land guards and Jin An had escaped, but she ordered the Five Elders to handle the chaos themselves. Jin An, hidden in the room, tested Imu’s awareness and continued observing her mysterious machine before withdrawing unseen.

• Saint Topman Warcury burst into Imu’s forbidden room and begged forgiveness for disturbing her.
• Topman reported that pirates were fighting the Holy Land guards, had entered Pangaea Castle, and Jin An had escaped.
• Imu berated the Five Elders, ordered Topman to leave, and warned him not to interrupt her again.
• Imu sensed a presence in the room and secretly formed an invisible barrier around the area.
• Jin An revealed that he had deliberately exposed a trace of his aura to test Imu, then concealed himself and withdrew before the barrier could detect him.

Pirates led by Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin ravaged Holy Land Mary Geoise, killing Celestial Dragons and overwhelming its defenders. The Five Elders struggled to contain the invasion as pirate ships continued to descend, leaving them convinced the chaos served a deeper purpose and fearing their efforts were futile.

• Pirates stormed Holy Land Mary Geoise, and terrified Celestial Dragons fled as guards failed to hold them back.
• Golden Lion and Charlotte Linlin slaughtered their way through the Holy Land, treating the Celestial Dragons as prey.
• Several Celestial Dragons cowered atop Pangaea Castle's palace walls after witnessing a companion beheaded.
• The Five Elders fought through the ruins, but endless pirate ships descended from the sky and brought more attackers into the battle.
• Nusjuro, Jaygarcia Saturn Saint, Saint Marcus Mars, and Saint Topman Warcury struggled to suppress the invasion and suspected it had a deeper purpose.

Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Ochoku, and Jin An’s forces devastated Mary Geoise, overwhelming its defenders and terrifying the Celestial Dragons. The surviving God's Knights fled through the burning city, which had become a hell they could never return to.

• Golden Lion recalled receiving a letter that ignited his fighting spirit and brought him to Mary Geoise, then taunted the Celestial Dragons and dropped massive boulders onto the city.
• Charlotte Linlin and Ochoku rampaged through Mary Geoise, killing guards and destroying buildings as the Celestial Dragons begged for mercy.
• Jin An’s attack and the pirates’ slaughter broke the God's Knights’ defenses and drove them into panicked retreat.
• A God's Knights member was cut down while trying to flee, leaving only a scattered handful of knights amid the ruins.

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro arrived on the battlefield and used overwhelming power to pin down the invading pirates. Though he and the other Five Elders prepared to fight, Nusjuro feared the price Imu would demand for the power she had granted them.

• A terrifying presence swept across Pangaea Castle, crushing the pirates and leaving Golden Lion, Ochoku, and Charlotte Linlin struggling to stand.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro approached with a blade wreathed in black mist and threatened to bury the invaders for attacking the Holy Land.
• Golden Lion defied Nusjuro, insisting he was not afraid of the Five Elders despite the pressure weighing on him.
• Nusjuro recognized that the power suppressing the pirates came from Imu and feared the consequences of the contract binding the Five Elders to her.
• The Five Elders exchanged determined looks and resolved to defeat the pirates, while Nusjuro forced his fear aside and focused on the fight ahead.

After gaining Imu's power, Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro felt fully healed and stronger than ever, and he looked down on the pirates as insignificant. Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Ochoku, and the others launched a coordinated attack, but Nusjuro dodged and countered their opening blows as the battle continued.

• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro felt his strength surge after gaining Imu's power and mocked the pirates below.
• Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, Ochoku, and the others exchanged looks and charged Nusjuro together.
• Golden Lion attacked with Lion: Thousand Valley, Charlotte Linlin struck with Totto Land Thunder, and Ochoku swung his axe with Overturning Rivers and Seas.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro dodged the attacks, tore apart Golden Lion's wind blades, and dispersed the force of Charlotte Linlin's blow.
• Golden Lion and the other pirates pressed their assault, and the ongoing clashes shook the battlefield.

Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro defeated Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and Ochoku with a single slash, ending the battle in Mary Geoise. The chapter left the city in ruins as guards cleared the dead and the surviving Celestial Dragons struggled with the devastation.

• Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and Ochoku combined their wind, fire, and ice attacks against Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro dismissed their assault and countered with a single powerful slash that tore it apart.
• The slash struck Golden Lion, Charlotte Linlin, and Ochoku, leaving them wounded and unconscious.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro declared their struggle foolish as the battlefield fell silent.
• The ruined Mary Geoise was filled with injured and traumatized Celestial Dragons while guards carried corpses to a temporary morgue.

After the pirates’ assault left Mary Geoise in ruins, the Five Elders discussed how to restore control while protecting Imu and targeting Jin An. Survivors began carrying rumors of the attack to ports around the world, though many people still doubted them.

• The guards and Celestial Dragons complained and panicked amid the devastation left across Mary Geoise.
• The Five Elders met in a damaged room and agreed they needed to act quickly despite Imu’s vulnerable condition.
• Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro ordered an elite force assembled and said extreme measures might be needed against Jin An.
• Escaped guards, ships, and Celestial Dragon attendants spread reports of the attack to ports, where people debated whether the rumors were true.

Rumors of the crisis in Mary Geoise spread across the seas as Marine Headquarters learned that Jin An had broken with the World Government and the Holy Land was under attack. Sengoku urged the Marines to limit casualties, while Garp left to take action, and unease grew among the rank-and-file soldiers.

• Reports from Mary Geoise became unreliable, prompting rulers, rebels, and information brokers to investigate the crisis.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku, Tsuru, Garp, and Sakazuki discussed Jin An's break with the World Government and the danger of further conflict.
• Sengoku called for the Marines to focus on reducing casualties rather than assigning blame.
• A communications officer reported that pirate forces were attacking Mary Geoise, Pangaea Castle was badly damaged, and the Celestial Dragons had suffered devastating casualties.
• Garp left the conference room, urging the Marines to do more than sit and talk while Jin An acted.
• Marine soldiers noticed the tense behavior of senior officers and quietly worried about what had happened.

As unease spread through Marine Headquarters over Jin An, Morgans left Mary Geoise with photographs of the chaos and planned to turn them into a world-shaking report. The airship carried him away as he anticipated the attention the story would bring.

• Gion suspected that a major crisis within the Marines was connected to Jin An, while Garp remained unconcerned in the cafeteria.
• Morgans celebrated the photographs he had taken of the pirates' assault on Mary Geoise, Golden Lion's declaration, and the fleeing God's Knights.
• Morgans admired a photograph of Jin An and decided to drive the news storm regardless of whether the world called him a hero or a traitor.
• Morgans departed Mary Geoise aboard his airship with his photographs and documents secured, eager to publish them.

News of the attack on Mary Geoise and Jin An’s break with the World Government spread across the world, provoking shock, celebration, and fear. On Fish-Man Island and in Water 7, people debated what the upheaval would mean as they awaited the World Government’s response.

• News Coo delivered newspapers reporting that pirates had attacked Mary Geoise and Celestial Dragons had been killed, shocking people around the world.
• People across cities, markets, and bars discussed the attack and speculated about how the Celestial Dragons and Five Elders would respond.
• Fish-Men on Fish-Man Island debated whether Jin An’s break with the World Government would help them, while worrying about possible retaliation.
• Merchants and pirates in Water 7 weighed the risks and opportunities of Jin An’s betrayal, with some celebrating and others fearing a greater crisis.

After Jin An was stripped of his position, Marines at Headquarters feared that justice and their own futures were in danger, while Jin An and his allies sailed freely toward the South Blue and prepared for what lay ahead. Blackbeard revealed that his apparent submission at Mary Geoise had been a ruse, and he secretly planned to use the intelligence he had gathered to seize power.

• Sakazuki read the newspaper at Marine Headquarters as Borsalino and the other Marines reacted with fear to Jin An's fate.
• Jin An enjoyed his newfound freedom aboard his warship with Kuzan, Shanks, and Steel Bone Kong, and vowed they would fight for themselves.
• Shanks said they would prepare for a show when they returned to the South Blue, while Steel Bone Kong hoped Sengoku and the others would come to their senses.
• Blackbeard emerged unscathed on a mysterious island and told his subordinates that he had learned everything he needed.
• Blackbeard revealed that his actions at Mary Geoise had fooled the Five Elders while he gathered secrets about them and the Gum-Gum Fruit.
• Blackbeard ordered his subordinates to prepare for their next moves as he quietly built strength and pursued control of the world.

The Five Elders discussed Jin An’s defection and raised a five-billion-Beli bounty on him while preparing a larger operation. Jin An learned that Vegapunk was creating Seraphim using Golden Lion and other pirates’ genes, and he resolved to turn the project against the Five Elders.

• Jaygarcia Saturn Saint announced a five-billion-Beli bounty on Jin An for rebellion against the World Government.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter urged the Five Elders to prepare a larger operation against Jin An.
• Jaygarcia Saturn Saint reported that the Pacifistas were complete and an upgraded version using Golden Lion and others’ samples was in production.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter called for more pirate blood samples to create loyal war machines.
• Jin An read Vegapunk’s report about the Seraphim project and decided to expose the Five Elders’ schemes.

Jin An prepared Wano Country for an approaching decisive battle as allies and enemies converged there. In the Flower Capital, Kurozumi Orochi questioned Kaido’s apparent loyalty to Jin An, while suspecting Kaido was waiting for a chance to regain control.

• Jin An surveyed Wano Country’s coastal defenses and told Kuzan he had prepared the nation to withstand a long war.
• Amatsuki Toki warned Jin An that the Five Elders might learn of the gathering, but Jin An declared that everyone entering Wano Country would follow his rules.
• Kurozumi Orochi watched Kaido oversee the construction of Wano Country’s fortifications and wondered whether Kaido had truly submitted to Jin An.
• Kaido told Orochi that opposing Jin An would end badly and that lowering his head was better than being driven into a dead end.
• Orochi suspected Kaido was quietly waiting for a chance to reclaim control, while Kaido continued directing the defenses.