Chapter Summaries

Ren fought Zeref through the Distortion vortex, discovered that the Fairy World energy in the Trash Station was magical elements, and intervened in the battle between Acnologia and Igneel. The dragons prepared to unleash their strongest attacks as Ren waited for the vortex to devour them.

• Zeref sent God Slayer flames through the Distortion vortex, but the Trash Station suppressed them, and Ren charged back into the Fairy World as a Fallen Angel.
• Zeref attacked Ren with magical Sword Aura, which Ren stopped and redirected into ruins, releasing magical elements into the Trash Station.
• Zeref left after urging Natsu to grow, while Acnologia and Igneel continued fighting beneath the vortex.
• Ren launched a giant Sword Aura dragon at Acnologia and Igneel, but it dispersed after joining their battle.
• Acnologia and Igneel prepared for a decisive clash as Ren watched and waited.

Ren used the Trash Station’s vortex to pull Igneel and the Black Dragon toward it, but the Black Dragon escaped while Igneel was devoured. The vortex returned Igneel’s remains to Ren, who learned that Igneel had been made of a soul and magical elements, not physical flesh.

• Ren infused his Sword Aura with the Direction Fruit’s power, redirecting the Black Dragon and the dying Igneel into the vortex’s center.
• The vortex devoured Igneel as Natsu tried to save him, while the Black Dragon escaped after using his roar to pull Igneel’s corpse into the vortex.
• The vortex closed and expelled Igneel’s remains and the Black Dragon’s severed arm into the Trash Station.
• Ren rushed toward Igneel’s corpse, but flames consumed it and turned it into magical elements.
• The Trash Station explained that Igneel had no tangible body and was composed only of a soul and magical elements.

Ren discovered that Fairy Tail magic particles could strengthen Devil Fruit powers and absorbed the Black Dragon’s darkness to enhance his Fallen Angel form. Meanwhile, Jace’s team headed to Zou Island to find the Moonlight Clan, and Rayleigh worried about Roger’s remaining, unknown operations.

• Ren stored the Black Dragon’s severed arm and the Fire Dragon King’s Dragon Crystal after they merged, then watched Muramasa absorb the darkness particles.
• Ren realized magic particles could strengthen Devil Fruit powers and that Muramasa’s darkness particles enhanced the Fallen Angel Fruit.
• Ren transformed into an eighteen-winged Fallen Angel, gained offensive darkness resembling the Black Dragon’s magic, and shattered a mountain with a black gale.
• Jace, Si Andrew, and Raddes arrived at Zou Island and set out to find the Moonlight Clan on Ren’s orders.
• Rayleigh told Shakky that their known operations in the first half of the Grand Line had been destroyed, and Shakky asked what might have happened to the things they did not know about.

Slock revealed that he had handed Pluton to Ren, while Shakky reported that the Revolutionary Army had attacked the World Government and other major forces were moving. After Rayleigh decided to seek Ace’s help, Moonlight Oden called for rescue from Zou Island, where Ren’s men were attacking the Moonlight Clan over the Pluton Remains.

• Slock told Rayleigh and the others that he had given Pluton to Ren, who was nearing completion of the weapon and had gathered other powerful assets.
• Shakky reported the Revolutionary Army’s sudden attacks, Kuma’s defection and escape, the World Government’s preparations to target them, and Ace’s appearance in the Blues.
• Rayleigh proposed finding Ace and invoking Roger’s arrangements, and Shakky sent people to contact him in the West Blue.
• Moonlight Oden called Rayleigh from Zou Island and said Ren’s men were attacking the Moonlight Clan for the Pluton Remains.
• Rayleigh, Crocus, and Slock left to rescue Moonlight Oden.

Jace and the other two Mythical Beasts battled Moonlight Oden and the Mink Tribe on Zou Island, seeking the Pluton Remains for Ren. Jace’s relentless assault overwhelmed Oden, and the clash continued as the fighters entered the battle’s final stage.

• Jace fought Moonlight Oden with black flames and Cerberus claws while Oden’s swordsmanship cut through the attacks.
• Si Andrew and Raddes fought Duke Inuarashi and Nekomamushi as their attacks and Jace’s fire endangered the forest.
• Oden resisted Ren’s subordinates to protect the secret of the Pluton Remains and summoned Rayleigh and the others for help.
• Oden struggled against Jace’s Mythical Zoan recovery and suicidal fighting style, and Jace suppressed him with repeated charges.
• Si Andrew, Raddes, and Jace continued fighting recklessly, while Jace roared and charged at Oden through sword strikes.

Jace and his companions defeated Moonlight Oden, Duke Inuarashi, Cat Viper, and their retainers, then left Zou Island with their captives. Rayleigh arrived too late, but Grandpa Ape told him the kidnappers had left just over an hour earlier, giving him a chance to pursue them.

• Jace defeated Moonlight Oden, took his sword, and captured him for Lord Ren.
• Si Andrew poisoned and captured Duke Inuarashi, while Raddes beat and captured Cat Viper.
• Jace ordered his group to leave before Rayleigh arrived, and they took Oden's retainers as well.
• Grandpa Ape stopped the Minks from pursuing the captors and urged them to wait for Rayleigh.
• Rayleigh and his companions arrived to find Zou Island devastated, and Grandpa Ape told them the captors had left just over an hour earlier.

Ren learned that Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit had strengthened his body by making his cells denser, and he resolved to obtain the fruit. Iceburg arrived on Emperor Island after escaping the World Government’s search of Water 7, leaving Ren to ask whether the government had uncovered anything.

• Rayleigh, Crocus, and Slock pursued Jace and his companions, who were heading toward the Emperor Sea with Pluton Remains.
• Olvia told Ren that Whitebeard had been cured after nearly half his cells were removed, leaving him half his former size.
• Olvia explained that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit had made Whitebeard’s cells extraordinarily dense and that similar changes appeared in Edward Weevil and Jewelry Bonney.
• Ren decided that he would obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Makino summoned Ren to meet Bing Jieke, where Iceburg explained that Water 7 had disguised itself as a submarine and escaped the World Government’s search.
• Iceburg assured Ren that the World Government had found nothing during its search of Water 7.

Ren learned that Iceburg had hidden Water 7 in the Emperor Sea and ordered him to continue building Pluton. Ryder and World returned from a failed rescue battle with Crocus, Slock, and the Moonlight Clan, while Rayleigh escaped after losing his left arm; Ren then asked where Moonlight Oden was.

• Iceburg explained how he had concealed Water 7 and Pluton's construction from the World Government, and Ren told him to keep building in the Emperor Sea.
• Bing Jieke told Ren that Ryder and World had gone to support Jace after Rayleigh's group tried to rescue Moonlight Oden, and Ren prepared to attack Rayleigh.
• Bing Jieke explained that Dragon's Revolutionary Army had distracted the World Government with simultaneous attacks, giving Rayleigh time to recruit allies.
• Ryder returned with Slock, and World reported that Rayleigh had escaped after Ryder cut off his left arm while Crocus, Slock, and the Moonlight Clan were captured.
• Ren ordered Crocus imprisoned and Slock treated well, then asked Jace and the others where Moonlight Oden was.

Ren interrogated Moonlight Oden about the Pluton Remains, but Momonosuke revealed that he was Pluton and that something was inside his body. Moonlight Oden knelt before Ren and agreed to explain everything if Ren spared his son.

• Jace brought the battered Moonlight Oden before Ren, who demanded to know where the Pluton Remains were.
• Moonlight Oden resisted Ren's Conqueror's Haki and said the remains were scrap, then claimed they had disappeared.
• Momonosuke broke down under the pressure and said he was Pluton, while Moonlight Oden warned him not to reveal more.
• Moonlight Oden knelt before Ren and offered to tell him everything in exchange for Momonosuke's safety.

Moonlight Oden revealed how the Poneglyphs, the Mink Tribe, and Humanoid Pluton arose during the Void Century, then explained that Momonosuke inherited Humanoid Pluton’s ability to control the giant elephant. He left Ren with the revelation that Pluton’s wreckage was hidden in Alabasta, which had once been a rainforest.

• Moonlight Oden knelt before Ren and promised that Momonosuke would not die, then confirmed that Momonosuke was Pluton.
• Oden explained that the Stone Tribe forged the Poneglyphs using materials from the three Ancient Weapons, and that energy from a crimson Road Poneglyph caused land creatures to evolve into the Mink Tribe.
• Oden recounted how the D. Royal Family created Humanoid Pluton, how the ancient war ended in its defeat, and how Humanoid Pluton later built Fish-Man Island and Zou before sealing the Prototype Uranus in Laugh Tale.
• Oden told Ren that Momonosuke had inherited Humanoid Pluton’s bloodline and could control only the giant elephant beneath Zou.
• Oden revealed that records from Laugh Tale and his clan’s history led him to conclude that Pluton’s wreckage was hidden in Alabasta, which had once been a tropical rainforest.

Oden revealed that Humanoid Pluton’s descendants may include the Nefertari family and other powerful figures, and that the Pluton Remains were hidden in Alabasta. Ren decided to investigate personally while the country remained unstable; elsewhere, Ace met Kōgorō at his mother Rouge’s grave.

• Oden said Humanoid Pluton had descendants among many races and royal families, possibly including Roger, Kaido, and Alabasta’s Nefertari family.
• Oden linked Alabasta’s intelligent, unusual animals and its royal animal troops to Humanoid Pluton’s abilities.
• World and Ryder argued over which division should search for the Pluton Remains, but Ren ordered everyone to keep the discovery secret and said he would handle it personally.
• Ace visited Rouge’s grave in the West Blue and met Kōgorō, who brought her favorite Rose Wine.
• Ace drank the wine and identified the man as Kōgorō.

Ace confronted Kōgorō at Rouge’s grave after learning Kōgorō had sought him out to ask whether he would inherit Roger’s will. Shakky tried to calm Ace by telling him about Rouge, but her story intensified his rage, and Ace attacked Kōgorō again.

• Ace recognized Kōgorō as one of Roger’s former swordsmen and learned that Kōgorō had come to find him at Rouge’s grave.
• Kōgorō asked whether Ace wanted to inherit Roger’s will, and Ace threatened to kill him for mentioning Roger.
• Ace attacked Kōgorō with Oto, and Kōgorō blocked the Sword Aura with his own blade.
• Ace clashed with Kōgorō while declaring his hatred of Roger and the bloodline he shared with him.
• Shakky described Rouge as a gentle, strong medic who loved rose wine and had chosen Roger over Kalpo.
• Ace blamed Roger for Rouge’s death, threatened the crew, and tore up the earth into roaring lions that charged at Kōgorō.

Ace killed Kōgorō on the beach near Rouge’s gravestone and declared that he would kill Roger’s former crewmates. Shakky learned that Rayleigh had lost his left arm and that Slocka and Crocus were missing as Ace vowed to hunt them down.

• Ace drove Kōgorō away from Rouge’s gravestone and said he would kill Roger’s former crewmates after dealing with Teach.
• Ace caught and shattered Kōgorō’s Sword Aura, then stabbed him with Kogarashi.
• Kōgorō died thinking of his daughter Tashigi, while Shakky listened in shock over the Den Den Mushi.
• Shakky received word that Rayleigh had returned with his left arm severed and that Slocka and Crocus were missing.
• Ace pulled Kogarashi from Kōgorō and told Shakky that Rayleigh and the others would die by his hand.

After Ace killed Kōgorō and carried Rouge’s grave away, Koukurou ordered the World Government and Navy to hunt him down. Sengoku decided that Fujitora and Kizaru would pursue Ace while the Navy prepared for the coming clash with the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Ace confirmed that Kōgorō was dead, then raised the island containing Rouge’s grave and left as Shakky mourned through the Den Den Mushi.
• Koushirou learned from his father, Koukurou, that Ace had killed his twin brother, and Koukurou ordered the Twelve Sword Guards to hunt Ace.
• Koukurou demanded that the Navy pursue Ace and threatened Garp, while the other Elders urged him to calm down and promised to handle Ace.
• Garp and Sengoku learned that Ace had killed Kōgorō after refusing Rayleigh’s request to join him, and Garp worried that the Five Elders would retaliate.
• Tsuru explained that the Navy would support the Twelve Sword Guards and focus its remaining forces on the Whitebeard Pirates, so Sengoku assigned Fujitora and Kizaru to pursue Ace.

Garp left the Marines’ conference room to confront Rayleigh’s people after Ace killed Kōgorō, while Ren weighed his promise to save Ace if necessary. Marco, Vista, and Jozu contacted Ace, who dismissed the worldwide hunt and said he had found Teach’s hideout.

• Garp refused to interfere in Ace’s affairs but stormed off to confront Rayleigh’s people, prompting Sengoku and Tsuru to send Admirals after him.
• Ren learned that the World Government, CP0, and Marines were pursuing Ace and remembered his promise to Kalpo to save him if needed.
• Marco, Vista, and Jozu arrived at Ren’s headquarters and called Ace to check on him.
• Ace said Whitebeard had recovered and claimed he had found Teach and planned to ambush him.
• Jozu warned Ace that the whole world was hunting him, but Ace said he was not worried about his pursuers.
• Ren told Ace that his actions had indirectly helped Rayleigh’s Crew.

Ace realized his actions had unintentionally bought Rayleigh more time, then explained that he planned to enter his mother’s ancestral land in Alabasta to grow stronger without putting Luffy in danger. Whitebeard’s crew revealed that Crocodile was Whitebeard’s daughter and teased Ace about courting him, leaving Ace overwhelmed as he remained hunted in the East Blue.

• Ace suspected Rayleigh had manipulated him, but Ren argued that Kōgorō’s death had been an accident and that Ace had unintentionally helped Rayleigh gather allies.
• Ace explained that he had avoided Rouge’s ancestral land because Luffy was nearby, and Ren learned that the ancestral land was in Alabasta, where the Pluton Remains were also hidden.
• Marco urged Ace to return to the New World, but Ace insisted he needed to become stronger and would enter the ancestral land after Luffy and Crocodile finished their battle.
• Vista told Ace that Crocodile was Whitebeard’s biological daughter and that the crew wanted Ace to get to know him; Ace initially dismissed the claim as a joke.
• Vista and Ren convinced Ace that Crocodile had once been a girl and could be changed back with Ivankov’s help, leaving Ace pleading to return to the subject of his pursuit.
• Ren and Marco continued teasing Ace about winning Crocodile over, while Marco added that Crocodile’s younger brother was formidable.

Marco and the others urged Ace to win over Crocodile while she fought Luffy, but Ace ended their call in frustration. Ren arranged for Ace to hide in Impel Down and planned another prison revolt, then considered traveling to Alabasta before Kuina called to say she had to return to the East Blue for Tashigi.

• Marco told Ace that the Whitebeard Pirates wanted him to marry Crocodile and use Edward Weevil to strengthen their crew, while Ren warned that Luffy might draw Crocodile's interest.
• Ace asked Marco to tell Crocodile that Luffy was his younger brother and to stop fighting, but Marco said even Whitebeard had not resolved the family conflict.
• After Ace hung up, Ren told Marco and the others that Ace was powerful but could be worn down by the forces hunting him, and proposed hiding him in Impel Down.
• Ren revealed that a Dig-Dig Fruit user had secretly dug an extra level beneath Impel Down's fifth floor and ordered Ryder to arrange for Ace to lead its prisoners in destroying the prison.
• Ren thought about Alabasta's secrets and whether to go there, but Kuina called and said she had to return to the East Blue to bring her cousin Tashigi with her.

Kuina arranged to return to East Blue to find her cousin Tashigi, while Ren sent Jewelry Bonney away despite her protests. Ace brought Rouge’s grave back to Foosha Village, where the mountain beasts and Dadan’s family welcomed him.

• Kuina told Ren she would return to East Blue to find Tashigi, and Ren warned her that the region was unsettled.
• Ren ordered Number Six of Zero Division to take Jewelry Bonney back, and Bonney protested before being forced to go.
• Ace worried that Whitebeard was trying to pair him with Crocodile and hoped Luffy would handle the situation instead.
• Ace landed his flying island in the mountains near Foosha Village and brought Rouge’s grave to his childhood home.
• Ace asked the mountain beasts to protect Rouge’s grave, and they promised to do so.
• Dadan and the mountain bandits arrived in tears to welcome Ace home.

Ace returned to Foosha Village, where Garp gave him a notebook containing intelligence about Roger’s former plans and urged him to use those connections against the World Government. The chapter left Ace ready to put the notebook’s information to use, while recognizing that Garp’s apparent foolishness concealed considerable shrewdness.

• Ace told the village chief that he would not stay in Foosha Village because his enemies might endanger the people there.
• Garp arrived, scolded and punched Ace, then explained that Sengoku had given him leave to avoid a reckless confrontation over Ace’s ten-billion-Beli bounty.
• Garp gave Ace a notebook documenting Roger’s pursuit and hidden arrangements, and told him to gather the people connected to them as protection against the World Government.
• Garp urged Ace to exploit Roger’s arrangements before the World Government found him, including rallying allies in the New World and denying Rayleigh access to those resources.
• The village chief and Ace recognized that Garp was clever beneath his carefree manner, and Ace began considering how to turn the notebook’s contents to his own advantage.

Ace learned that Luffy's mother was a Celestial Dragon and that Dragon had defied Garp by choosing her as his wife. After Garp urged Ace to study the notebook and handle the pursuit, Ace left to search for people, while Ren visited the recovering Whitebeard on Emperor Island.

• Ace read Garp's notebook and asked why Luffy seemed to have inherited none of the family's intelligence.
• Garp revealed that Dragon had rejected the wife Garp chose and married an innocent Celestial Dragon, who gave birth to Luffy.
• Garp said Luffy's mother had secretly visited the Goa Kingdom to see him, and Ace realized that this explained the Celestial Dragons' visit to the East Blue.
• Ace decided he would not let his father arrange his future and told Dadan to look after his mother's grave before flying away to pursue the people he was seeking.
• Ren visited Whitebeard in the hospital and found him recovering well enough to drink wine.