Chapter Summaries

Ren learned that Buggy had awakened his Devil Fruit and forced Big Mom to surrender half her territory, then ordered his crew to Water 7 to reclaim the last Golden Ship blueprints. Meanwhile, Sengoku struggled with the growing pirate threat but took comfort in the Marines’ expansion and new technology, while Tsuru warned that their influence in the New World remained weak.

• Ren sent Shiryu to collect Roger’s treasure and gather gold to build the Golden Ship.
• World reported that Buggy had challenged Big Mom, fought her to a stalemate, and planned to invade Kaido’s territory next.
• Ren ordered the crew to sail openly to Water 7 and reclaim the two blueprints Roger had taken.
• Sengoku complained that pirates kept emerging despite the heavy losses at the Battle of Ball Island, and Tsuru explained that revolutions were fueling the chaos.
• Tsuru reported that Vegapunk had joined the Marines, the Shichibukai were fighting the Four Emperors, and Marine recruitment had increased.
• Tsuru warned Sengoku that the Marines still lacked a meaningful presence in the New World and might need to replace unhelpful Shichibukai.

Sengoku learned that Ren had reached Water 7 and was seeking blueprints tied to the Ancient Weapon Pluton, while Spandam begged Enies Lobby for reinforcements. Ren received ninety-nine sheets of the Golden Ship blueprints from Iceburg, and the chapter ended with Ren and World recognizing a Water 7 food seller as the Roger Pirates' cook.

• Spandam called Sengoku to warn that Ren had reached Water 7 and Enies Lobby might face a clash with the Ren Pirates.
• Spandam revealed that CP9 was pursuing the Pluton Blueprints in Water 7, while Ren was searching for two sets of blueprints once owned by Roger.
• Sengoku and Tsuru worried about Ren obtaining the Pluton Blueprints, and Sengoku fainted from rage after Garp woke and joked about a doughnut.
• Iceburg gave Ren ninety-nine sheets of the Golden Ship blueprints and promised to retrieve the final sheet from Franky.
• World and Ren recognized an old Water 7 food seller as the cook of the Roger Pirates.

Ren learned that Roger had arranged Luffy’s path and companions as part of a plan to overturn the world, while Ace could escape that framework. The old man revealed that Water 7 was Pluton and began explaining its ancient role in a world-shaping war.

• The old man told Ren that Roger had secretly arranged plans for his successor, including waiting in Water 7 and preparing companions for Luffy.
• The old man explained that Ace had been intended to serve as Luffy’s vice captain and inherit a Devil Fruit, but Ace had broken free of Roger’s plan, leaving Zoro as the intended successor to that role.
• Ren told Kuina that the strong could control their own destiny, then rejected the idea that he was Roger’s successor.
• Ren guessed that Water 7 was Pluton, and the old man confirmed that Roger had entrusted him with guarding the Ancient Weapon.
• The old man said Water 7’s ancestors had built Pluton, which fought alongside the Sea Emperor against Uranus in a war that changed the world.

Ren learned that Water 7 was an unfinished Pluton and that Iceburg had been secretly steering events to complete it. The old man gave Pluton to Ren and departed, leaving Ren and his officers to claim Water 7 and keep its secret.

• The old man explained how the ancient war created the world’s islands and seas, and how Roger, Tom, and Iceburg became connected to Pluton’s construction and protection.
• Ren inferred that Iceburg had manipulated CP9, Enies Lobby, Franky, and Luffy’s crew to secure Water 7 and clear the way to finish Pluton.
• The old man chose to give Pluton to Ren, saying Roger had intended it for his successor and that Ren was better suited to use it.
• Ren claimed he deduced Water 7 was Pluton by connecting Rayleigh’s treasured boat, Rayleigh’s epithet, and the city; the old man accepted his explanation and left.
• World and Ryder reacted to the revelation, and Ren confirmed Water 7 was an unfinished Pluton before ordering his officers to explore it and keep the secret.

Ren arrived in Water 7 to retrieve the Golden Ship blueprints, while the Marines withdrew their undercover CP9 agents rather than risk provoking him. World seized Franky and took both sets of blueprints, and Tsuru explained that the Marines were seeking peace after their losses.

• Iceburg urged Franky to surrender the blueprints, and a shipwright warned that Ren and his crew had arrived in Water 7.
• Ren entered the bar with World's First Division and Ryder, and Iceburg promised that the blueprints would be brought to him.
• Garp and Tsuru arrived with Marines, and Garp ordered the undercover CP9 agents to reveal themselves and end their Water 7 mission.
• Tsuru confirmed that CP9 had been sent to seize the Pluton Blueprints but that the Marines did not want to provoke Ren into another war.
• World rushed Franky, took the Golden Ship and Pluton blueprints from his hiding place, and handed them to Ren.
• Tsuru told Ren that the Marines could not afford another war and that the world needed time to recover.

Ren’s crew withdrew from Water 7 after recovering the blueprints, while Wall stunned everyone with his unusually noble pirate principles. Later, Iceburg led Ren and Ryder to Pluton’s hidden core and explained how the island formed the ancient warship, leaving Ren asking how soon it could be completed.

• Ren put away the Golden Ship blueprints, and Garp and Tsuru ended the Marines’ confrontation with him.
• Wall told Water 7 that the Ren Pirates refused to steal from ordinary people and offered compensation for the extra Pluton blueprints.
• Ren learned that Wall’s principles came from books in his library, and Tsuru asked to read them.
• Iceburg led Ren and Ryder through an ancient hidden passage into Pluton’s core beneath Water 7.
• Iceburg showed Ren the machinery and structural diagram of the island-sized warship and described its construction.
• Ren asked Iceburg how much longer Pluton would take to complete.

Ren backed Iceburg’s work on Pluton before sailing from Water 7, while Sengoku and Tsuru reacted to Ren’s Red Book. Years later, Kuina killed a Wano minister to claim his sword, then received a call from Ren.

• Iceburg told Ren that completing the improved Pluton would take at least another decade, but it would be stronger than the original because it would be fused with a Devil Fruit.
• Ren promised to support Iceburg with protection and materials, then sailed toward the New World with Rayleigh’s boat.
• Tsuru gave Sengoku a copy of Ren’s Red Book, and Sengoku, Tsuru, and Garp worried that its maxims could inspire people and expose the Marines’ shortcomings.
• Years later, Kuina killed a Wano minister who carried the Second Tiger Kitetsu and took the sword as a gift for Ren.
• Ren called Kuina, asked whether she had been causing trouble, and Kuina admitted she had killed the minister.

Ren reflected on his divisions’ growth and Buggy’s rise as the Fifth Emperor while enjoying a quiet life on Emperor Island. Ryder reported that Buggy and Kaido were fighting again, then warned that new troublemakers had emerged.

• Ren reprimanded Kuina for killing people who had surrendered in Wano Country, then told her he had a mission and sent her back toward Emperor Island.
• The chapter described the Twelve Divisions Ren had built, led by captains including Wall, Shiryu, Wolf, Dorry, Brogy, Kuina, Perona, Nami, and Robin.
• Ryder told Ren that Buggy and Kaido were fighting on Death Isle, where they had battled for a year and destroyed the island.
• The chapter recounted Buggy’s challenges to Big Mom, Red-Hair, Whitebeard, and Ren, establishing him as the Clown Emperor and the Fifth Emperor of the New World.
• Ryder warned Ren that new clowns had appeared while Ren had remained quiet.

Ren learned that the Navy had promoted Fujitora and Momousagi to Admirals and sent three Admirals into the New World, so he invited the Five Emperors to Emperor Island. As the Emperors prepared to attend, Marco worried about the Navy’s growing power and his own inability to keep up with his peers.

• Ryder told Ren that the Navy had strengthened G-1 Base, and Ren learned that Fujitora and Momousagi had become Admirals.
• Ren ordered Ryder to invite the Five Emperors to Emperor Island for a drink one month later.
• Buggy and Kaido received Ren’s invitation and began preparing to travel to Emperor Island, while Whitebeard considered the Navy’s presence in the New World a challenge.
• Whitebeard told Marco that the Emperors had to stand against the Navy, but Marco remained troubled by his weakness compared with Buggy and Red-Hair.

Ren learned that Ace had set sail and acquired the Golden Lion's swords and Float-Float Fruit, and he ordered the Vinsmoke Family not to interfere unless their leader became involved. Nami rushed to greet Ren, leaving him suspicious that she had come with a request.

• Whitebeard told Marco to find someone fit to be a king and announced that the Whitebeard Pirates would visit Ren's Emperor Island in a month.
• Red-Hair, Benn Beckman, and Hawk-Eye discussed Ren's invitation, Buggy's request to travel with them, and the young swordsman Red-Hair had raised.
• Bing Jieke told Ren that Ace had set sail, fought pirates and Marines, and reached the North Blue, where he had clashed with Doflamingo's forces and the Vinsmoke Family.
• Ren learned that Ace wielded Kogarashi and Oto, carried a Third Tiger Kitetsu, and used the Float-Float Fruit and the Golden Lion's sword techniques.
• Ren told Bing Jieke to warn the Vinsmoke Family not to involve their leader and said he would not babysit Ace.
• Nami rushed into the palace and leaped into Ren's arms, prompting him to suspect she wanted something.

Nami brought Boa Hancock to meet Ren after Hancock defeated her on Amazon Lily, where Nami had gone treasure hunting. Ren and Hancock reunited warmly, and he left Nami in Hancock’s strict training; the chapter ended with Ryder arriving bloodied and Ren asking what had happened.

• Nami told Ren that Hancock had defeated her and petrified several of her crew members after refusing to let them search for treasure on Amazon Lily.
• Ren recognized Boa Hancock and invited her into the palace, where she rushed into his arms and fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Hancock reunited with Ren the next day, while Nami’s real motive for bringing her was revealed to be arranging their meeting.
• Ren handed Nami over to Hancock for training, and Hancock began training her severely.
• Ryder arrived covered in blood, and Ren asked whether he had just killed someone.

After nine tribute-paying countries rebelled with backing from the Marines, Wano Country, the Celestial Dragons, and three Shichibukai, Ren ordered a sweeping attack on them and their allies. Shiryu began destroying the Shichibukai crews, leaving Sengoku to watch the Marines’ plans unravel and consider finding replacements.

• Ren learned that nine countries had broken away and ordered Zero Division to uncover who had encouraged their rebellion.
• Ryder reported that the Celestial Dragons’ inner twelve, Wano Country, the Marines, and three Shichibukai backed the rebels, so Ren assigned divisions to destroy the countries and attack their supporters.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed the crisis as Kizaru explained that the Marines had been dragged into the conflict by the Celestial Dragons.
• Shiryu informed Sengoku that he had killed Shichibukai Gorgon and was wiping out the Gorgon Pirates, then threatened the two remaining Shichibukai crews.
• Sengoku, Tsuru, and Kizaru discussed replacing the three Shichibukai, while Sengoku noted that Moria was fighting Kaido in the New World.

The Marines learned that Portgas D. Ace was Roger’s child and feared he might have inherited the Voice of All Things. Sengoku discovered Garp had secretly raised Ace, then agreed to make him a Shichibukai after Garp assured him Ace lacked Roger’s ability.

• Sengoku received news that Portgas D. Ace was Roger’s child and had inherited Golden Lion’s powers and weapons.
• Sengoku confronted Garp, who admitted he had adopted Ace after Roger asked him to raise the boy.
• Sengoku accused Roger of choosing Garp to hide Ace from the world, while Garp defended Roger’s intentions.
• Garp assured Sengoku that Ace had not inherited the Voice of All Things.
• Sengoku decided to make Ace a Shichibukai and warned Garp not to hide anything from him again.

Ren ordered his divisions to gather in Wano Country and learned that the Celestial Dragons might be building an incomplete Uranus with resources from the nine countries. The chapter ended with Ren and Ryder questioning why Garp and three Admirals were heading to the New World.

• Sengoku sent Garp, Kizaru, and Momousagi to confront Red-Hair and distract attention from Ace's identity.
• Shiryu and World killed the three Shichibukai who had challenged Ren, then reported back to him.
• Ren ordered Shiryu to join World, Wolf, Dorry, and Brogy and lead their divisions toward Wano Country to attack the Celestial Dragons hiding there.
• Ren told Ryder that the Celestial Dragons might be seeking materials to complete Uranus, while Ryder reported that Pluton was more than halfway finished.
• Bing Jieke reported that Garp, Momousagi, and Kizaru were heading to the New World, leaving Ren and Ryder puzzled about the Marines' plans.

Ren headed for Wano Country as Marines, pirates, and nations across the New World reacted to the growing tensions. After learning about the battle there, Ace decided to sail for the New World, though Indigo warned that he was not yet strong enough.

• Ren ordered his crew to watch the Marines, asked Ryder to have Dragon stir up trouble, and set course for Wano Country.
• Red-Hair learned that Garp was coming after him and fled, while Buggy and Kaido joined forces to attack the Marines.
• The departure of Ren, Buggy, and Kaido stirred alarm across the New World.
• Ace recalled how the Pol Island War inspired him to carry on Kalpo's dream and pursue Golden Lion's swordsmanship.
• Ace decided to head to the New World to witness the battle in Wano Country, but Indigo warned him that he needed more training.

Ace inherited Golden Lion’s legacy and led his crew toward the New World while Ren’s fleet arrived at Wano Country to unleash its captain’s wrath. As Ren drew the Baleful-Slaying Sword, he prepared to slash at Wano.

• Ace chose to inherit Golden Lion’s weapons, cultivation notes, and Float-Float Fruit legacy after Indigo explained how Golden Lion had returned from death briefly to pass them on.
• Ace flew his pirate ship toward the New World and rallied his crew to raise hell.
• Hawk-Eye confronted Shiryu at sea, then watched Ren’s twelve-division fleet arrive and followed it toward Wano Country.
• Ren praised Hawk-Eye’s swordsmanship, then declared Wano was about to be destroyed.
• Ren drew the Baleful-Slaying Sword and raised it, its baleful energy and killing intent spreading across the fleet.

Ren unleashed a devastating sword slash that tore through Wano Country’s coast and overwhelmed its swordsmen, until the Silverlight Family’s Admiral confronted him with Holy Light. Ren sent Shiryu to fight the Admiral, who charged to meet him.

• Ren’s black sword light devastated Wano Country’s harbor, walls, and castles, overpowering the sword attacks of its people.
• The Silverlight Family’s Admiral emerged from the palace and used Holy Light to clash with Ren’s slash.
• Shiryu identified the Admiral’s silver Sword Dao and explained Holy Light’s history as a Supreme Grade Blade inherited by the Silverlight Family.
• Ren dismissed the Admiral’s strength and ordered Shiryu to kill him, while Shiryu vowed to avenge the Killing lineage.
• The Admiral charged at Shiryu with Holy Light as Shiryu attacked with blood-red sword light.

Ren's twelve divisions invaded Wano Country while Shiryu fought its Great General, and the First Division's army of Zoan users charged into battle. Ren watched from his Pure Gold throne, waiting for a stronger opponent to appear.

• Ren ordered the twelve divisions to attack Wano Country as Shiryu battled the Great General.
• World left Jace in command of the First Division and flew back to Ren.
• Jace led more than two hundred Zoan users, including himself as a black-flamed Cerberus, in a charge against Wano Country's swordsmen.
• Ren learned that World had obtained the division's Zoan Fruits from Doflamingo without paying, leaving Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family furious and battered.
• Ryder asked Ren to join the fighting, but Ren stayed on his Pure Gold throne because he was waiting for a powerful opponent who had not appeared.

Ren’s forces invaded Wano Country, where they discovered that the Celestial Dragon Feld had taken refuge alongside Kouichirou, Wano’s king. Kouichirou revealed that he was Kuina’s uncle and looked exactly like her father, Koushirou.

• Ren’s divisions attacked Wano Country, with Jace, Shiryu’s swordsmen, Wolf, Kuina, Perona, and Monet leading their forces against the samurai.
• Ren sensed thirteen Great Sword Masters and another elusive powerful presence in Wano Country.
• Feld urged Kouichirou to help kill Ren in exchange for Celestial Dragon status, but Kouichirou refused and accompanied him outside the palace.
• Feld challenged Ren, and Ren flew from his warship with Ryder following him.
• Kouichirou greeted Ren as the shogun knelt and addressed him as Wano Country’s king; Kuina recognized Kouichirou as her father, and he told her he was her uncle.

Ren learned that Kouichirou, Koushirou’s older brother and the king of Wano Country, had developed Aurora Swordsmanship by combining sword styles through speed. Their fierce duel ended with Ren challenging Kouichirou’s speed, provoking him to charge back into battle.

• Kuina and Ren discovered that Kouichirou was Koushirou’s older brother and the king of Wano Country.
• Kouichirou accused Ren of taking his invasion too far and drew his sword to fight him.
• Ren and Kouichirou exchanged hundreds of rapid strikes before clashing their named sword techniques across the sky.
• Kouichirou explained how he created Aurora Swordsmanship by performing different schools’ techniques at extreme speed.
• Ren said Kouichirou was still too slow and attacked, prompting Kouichirou to charge at him with his sword wrapped in Armament Haki.