Arc 12The Revolutionary Army Rises

Leo brought Morgans and the World Economic News Paper into the Revolutionary Army, then reorganized the movement and announced its goals to the world. As the Marines prepared to attack Jaya Island, Leo gathered allies and equipped his forces for the coming battle.

  • Morgans pledged himself to Leo, brought the World Economic News Paper headquarters to the Revolutionary Army, and was ordered to arrange a worldwide broadcast.
  • Leo introduced the Revolutionary Army’s new command structure, with Dragon as Commander-in-Chief, himself as supreme leader, and Sabo as Chief of Staff.
  • The Revolutionary Army assigned ranks and government posts, then distributed recovered Devil Fruits among its fighters.
  • Leo used Morgans’s network to broadcast the Revolutionary Army’s goals, condemn the World Government’s rule, and offer Devil Fruit rewards for Celestial Dragon heads.
  • Sengoku assembled a large Marine fleet and sent it toward Jaya Island, while the Revolutionary Army trained and prepared for the coming battle.
  • Jinbe joined the Revolutionary Army, and Issho and Trafalgar Law agreed to help, and X Drake also offered to fight the Marines, while Bonney rushed off after learning Kuma was at the Underwater Great Prison.
  • Leo and his allies waited for more support as airships delivered supplies and crimson uniforms to Sky Island.
Chapters 277–301 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 277The King of News's Allegiance (4/4)

Leo explained that Morgans had recognized live television as a threat to newspapers and had come to offer his services to the Revolutionary Army. Morgans asked Leo to accept his loyalty, leaving Leo’s response unstated.

  • The Kuja Pirates wondered why Morgans was flattering Leo so shamelessly and suspected he might be hiding an attack.
  • Leo praised Morgans for recognizing the potential of live broadcasts and their threat to the newspaper industry.
  • Leo explained how control of media and public opinion could help the Revolutionary Army challenge the World Government.
  • Morgans considered joining the Revolutionaries while keeping open the option of switching sides if they failed.
  • Morgans bowed and offered Leo his loyalty and service.

Ch. 278Run Fast (1/4)

Leo welcomed Morgans into the Revolutionary Army’s circle despite his dubious morals, recognizing the News King’s influence over public opinion. Morgans eagerly agreed to help Leo and flew off to bring the World Economic News Paper headquarters to him.

  • Leo welcomed Morgans, explaining that the News King’s control of information made him a valuable ally.
  • Ran used her Slow-Slow Fruit powers to slow Morgans’s speech and thoughts while Rindou, Marigold, and Sandersonia questioned whether he could be trusted.
  • Leo reassured the Amazon warrior women that he knew what he was doing and accepted Morgans despite his private morality.
  • After Ran lifted the slow effect, Morgans asked what he could do to help Leo.
  • Leo asked Morgans to bring the World Economic News Paper headquarters to him, and Morgans flew off to fetch it.

Ch. 279Speech to the World (2/4)

Leo took control of the World Economic News headquarters and ordered Morgans to prepare a global broadcast network for his speech. The chapter ended with Morgans eager to support Leo as the Revolutionary Army moved to reach audiences across the world.

  • Leo and the Amazon warriors arrived at the World Economic News headquarters, a Sky Island staffed by about a hundred thousand News Birds.
  • Morgans shot two editors and announced that the news agency was switching sides to join the Revolutionary Army.
  • Morgans introduced Leo to the editors as the Revolutionary Army’s second-generation Commander-in-Chief.
  • Leo asked how many Den Den Mushi the agency could deploy, and Morgans said it had fewer than twenty.
  • Leo ordered Morgans to obtain fifty Den Den Mushi within three days and send them to major cities worldwide within a week so he could give a speech to the world.

Ch. 280Preparing to Say Hello (3/4)

Leo planned to broadcast the Revolutionary Army’s image to the world and draw powerful allies out of hiding. As the World Economic News Paper’s Sky Island approached Jaya Sky Island, the Marines imprisoned there mistook it for a rescue force, then saw it was filled with armed Amazon warriors.

  • Leo explained to Morgans that the Revolutionary Army needed a visible presence so ordinary people and powerful fighters would learn what it stood for.
  • Leo and Morgans steered the World Economic News Paper’s Sky Island toward the Sky Island above Mock Town to meet the Revolutionary Army’s officers and core members.
  • The Marines captured from Enies Lobby continued searching for a way to escape, but their attempts to descend from the Sky Island had failed.
  • The imprisoned Marines spotted the approaching Sky Island and hoped it was a Marine rescue force.
  • The Marines rushed toward the docking area and saw that the newcomers were fully armed Amazon warrior women.

Ch. 281CP9, Like Frightened Birds (4/4)

Leo introduced himself to CP9 as the Revolutionary Army’s second-generation Commander, then passed through their ranks without being challenged. Rob Lucci concluded that Leo’s presence had left CP9 and the Marines unable to move, and the group feared what would have happened if they had attacked.

  • The Marines and CP9 recognized Hancock, Morgans, and the Kuja Pirates, and Rob Lucci questioned whether Hancock and Morgans had joined the Revolutionary Army.
  • Morgans defended his decision to support Leo, while Kalifa called him a bootlicker.
  • Leo introduced himself as the Revolutionary Army’s second-generation Commander and walked toward CP9.
  • Leo passed Rob Lucci and patted his shoulder, but CP9 and the Marines could not move until he was gone.
  • Kalifa, Bruno, and Kaku wondered whether Leo had used Conqueror’s Haki, but Rob Lucci said it was merely presence and judged Leo to be as powerful as a Four Emperor.

Ch. 282Revolutionary Army Gathers (1/4)

Leo prepared to use Morgans’s network to acquire Den Den Mushi for a worldwide Revolutionary Army broadcast. Dragon arrived at Jaya Island and entered a hidden settlement where the Revolutionary Army’s allies had been waiting.

  • Leo explained that the Sabaody broadcast had been a rehearsal and that he needed more Den Den Mushi for his planned address to the world.
  • Morgans used his resources to buy Den Den Mushi for the Revolutionary Army while concealing their purpose.
  • Dragon’s submarine arrived beneath Jaya Island, where Moria had prepared an underground harbor and a massive hidden entrance.
  • Dragon and the Revolutionary Army brought their prisoners through the door into a bright settlement surrounded by a primeval forest and active construction.
  • A bald man in feather-like clothing welcomed Dragon and said they had been waiting for him.

Ch. 283Taking Stock of the Spoils (2/4)

Crow reported on the Revolutionary Army’s situation to Dragon as they headed to a gathering in the Shandia city, where Leo planned to broadcast live worldwide through Morgans. The chapter left the officers arriving at the assembly grounds, where Kuma and the others welcomed them.

  • Franky continued designing and building warships for Enel, Ace, and Sabo, adding innovations of his own beyond Leo’s suggestions.
  • Crow and his subordinates arrived, while Lindbergh had been transferred to Drum Island to conduct research there.
  • Crow told Dragon that Leo had brought Morgans under his control and planned a worldwide live broadcast using Den Den Mushi.
  • Dragon corrected Crow for disrespectfully referring to Leo without his title, revealing Crow’s dissatisfaction with the new commander-in-chief.
  • Crow, Dragon, Betty, and Moria reached the Shandia assembly grounds, where Kuma and the others greeted them.

Ch. 284Revolutionary Army High-Level Meeting (3/4)

The Revolutionary Army’s prisoners were brought through a prosperous Sky Island settlement, where residents grew crops and cultivated Dials for the army. Leo welcomed Dragon, Sabo, and the others to a high-level meeting to discuss the Revolutionary Army’s future, and called Lindbergh and Franky to prepare a transfer.

  • The prisoners followed the Revolutionary Army through Sky Island and saw its residents hauling supplies and producing strategic crops and Dials.
  • Leo listened to Betty’s report on the East Blue while Lindbergh spent his time pestering Franky to build things.
  • Leo greeted Dragon, Sabo, Ace, Enel, Smoker, Hina, Crow, and Moria as they arrived.
  • Leo asked Betty to summon Lindbergh and have Franky prepare for the transfer.
  • The officers took their places around the meeting area, where the Revolutionary Army’s next steps were set to be discussed.

Ch. 285Centralization of Power (4/4)

Leo began centralizing the Revolutionary Army’s power and laid out a plan to separate government work from military duties. He left the gathered commanders focused on his proposal to place combat personnel in a separate system.

  • Morgans recognized that Crow could replace his role, while Leo’s ideas made him truly irreplaceable.
  • Leo addressed the Revolutionary Army leaders and prepared to reorganize the movement’s chaotic command structure.
  • Leo proposed dividing personnel into internal affairs staff, who would manage logistics and govern, and combat staff, who would fight external enemies.
  • Leo said the combat personnel would belong to a separate system and tapped the table to command everyone’s attention.

Ch. 286Internal Reform

Leo presented plans for a thorough reform of the Revolutionary Army, introducing a rank system and outlining new departments and responsibilities. The meeting ended in silence as the members considered the proposed structure and its divided Intelligence Departments.

  • Morgans set up a television Den Den Mushi to record the meeting after Leo invited him to preserve it for history.
  • Leo distributed reform proposals written and reproduced by Nico Robin, while Morgans realized the Revolutionary Army could replace several of his newspaper operations.
  • Leo explained that the rank system would help troops find leaders and regroup during battles or undercover work.
  • The members reviewed plans for a Logistics Department and its Research and Development, Manufacturing, Medical, Food, Economic, and Storage Departments.
  • The members noticed that the Intelligence Department had been divided between logistics and the military, then fell silent as they considered the proposal.

Ch. 287Who Commands the Guns (1/2)

Leo and Dragon negotiated the Revolutionary Army’s leadership and military structure, with Leo balancing political authority through nominations and organizational rules. The chapter ended with Leo rejecting Dragon’s nomination of Ace as an Admiral and proposing Ivankov, Bartholomew Kuma, and Hancock instead.

  • Leo established departments and rules dividing decisions about whether, where, and how to fight among the leadership, Staff Department, and field commanders.
  • Leo nominated Dragon as Commander-in-Chief, and Dragon nominated Leo as supreme leader; everyone approved both appointments.
  • Dragon nominated Sabo as Chief of Staff, and everyone except Sabo agreed.
  • Dragon proposed Ace as an Admiral, but Leo objected and nominated Ivankov, Bartholomew Kuma, and Hancock for the three Admiral positions.

Ch. 288Major Positions in the Revolutionary Army (2/2)

Leo and Dragon organized the Revolutionary Army’s military ranks and government departments, appointing leaders across its growing structure. The meeting left the army more coordinated and ready for rapid development.

  • Dragon and Leo began a meeting to assign positions and establish the Revolutionary Army’s structure.
  • Leo vetoed Dragon’s proposal for Ace, Enel, and Sabo to become Admirals, and proposed Ivankov, Bartholomew Kuma, and Hancock instead; the attendees approved.
  • The Revolutionary Army appointed six Vice Admirals, including Ace, Enel, Smoker, Hina, Moria, and Crow, and assigned Betty and Lindbergh to department leadership.
  • The meeting assigned Rear Admiral and lower ranks to officers and fighters, with Sabo and others recommending candidates for the junior positions.
  • The Revolutionary Army filled government posts, including placing Gan Fall in charge of the Resource Department and assigning deputies to other departments.
  • The Revolutionary Army’s military and governing structures took shape, setting the organization on a path of rapid development.

Ch. 289Distribution of the Spoils (1/2)

Kuma reported the captured Devil Fruits, and Leo assigned several to Hancock, Marigold, and Sandersonia while reassuring Hancock that her appearance would not change his feelings. The Revolutionary Army still had three fruits left to distribute, and the chapter ended with that decision unresolved.

  • Kuma told the Revolutionary Army leaders that they had captured over a hundred Donquixote Family members and recovered eleven Devil Fruits, including the Stone-Stone, Snow-Snow, Arms-Arms, and Hobby-Hobby Fruits.
  • Leo offered Hancock the Snow-Snow Fruit, and she admitted she feared losing the beauty enhanced by her Love-Love Fruit.
  • Leo reassured Hancock that he would love her even if her appearance changed, and she agreed to eat the Snow-Snow Fruit.
  • Leo proposed giving Marigold the Mochi-Mochi Fruit and Sandersonia the Stone-Stone Fruit, and both sisters accepted.
  • Leo and the others faced the remaining question of how to distribute the three unassigned Devil Fruits.

Ch. 290Hello, World (2/2)

Leo planned a worldwide live broadcast to introduce the Revolutionary Army and explain why it would keep striking at the World Government. He argued that the Navy could not reach the army’s preparations on Sky Island for now, leaving the Revolutionary Army time to weaken the government before the secret was discovered.

  • The Revolutionary Army distributed several Devil Fruits to Koala, Terry, Deuce, Michael, Doc Q, Van Augur, Bunny Joe, Sandersonia, and Marigold, strengthening its ranks.
  • Leo continued the meeting after dinner and announced plans to hold a worldwide live broadcast through Morgans's news network.
  • Sabo voiced the group’s concern that provoking the Navy instead of consolidating their gains risked an unnecessary war.
  • Leo explained that the World Government would keep attacking them, reconciliation was impossible, and the Revolutionary Army could exploit its temporary strategic advantage on Sky Island.
  • Leo said the broadcast would introduce the Revolutionary Army, its ideals, and its goals to the world and invite people to join.

Ch. 291I Am Leo (1/2)

Leo broadcast the Revolutionary Army’s ideals across the world, calling for the overthrow of the Celestial Dragons and World Government and urging Marines to question their path. The transmission left Tesoro reflecting on his past, while Sengoku ordered it shot down.

  • A News Bird broadcast Leo’s Revolutionary Army declaration in the Grand Plaza of Tesoro’s Golden City, drawing a stunned crowd.
  • Leo introduced himself as the Revolutionary Army’s second commander-in-chief and current leader, and laid out its goals of ending slavery, the Feudal System, and Heavenly Gold.
  • Leo invited people to join the Revolutionary Army and urged Marines to question whether their efforts were serving the wrong cause.
  • Tesoro watched the broadcast and wondered whether a group like the Revolutionary Army could have helped him save Stella.
  • At Marineford headquarters, Sengoku called Leo’s speech nonsense and ordered the broadcast shot down.

Ch. 292Marineford Earthquake (2/2)

Leo’s broadcast in Marineford revealed the Revolutionary Army’s arguments and led many Marines to question the World Government’s system. Sengoku shut down the broadcast, but he feared that Marineford itself would begin to waver as the conflict with the Revolutionary Army intensified.

  • The News Bird and Den Den Mushi broadcast Leo’s image in Marineford’s busiest square, and Marines gathered to watch the replay.
  • Sengoku and the Admirals arrived, then let Leo’s live broadcast continue so they could learn more about the Revolutionary Army.
  • Leo’s criticism of the World Government’s structure made many Marine officers reflect on whether the system, rather than Marine justice, was at fault.
  • Sengoku ordered the broadcast stopped, and Aokiji froze the News Bird and Den Den Mushi before they could continue.
  • Sengoku crushed his desk while Tsuru and Garp discussed the strain of compromising with the Celestial Dragons and the possibility that Marineford would waver.
  • Garp acknowledged that Leo had told the truth, and Sengoku feared the truth would sway more Marines.

Ch. 293Bounty (1/2)

Leo urged the people to reject Celestial Dragon rule and revolt, then announced the International Revolutionary Army’s recruitment drive and bounties. He left the crowd with a direct invitation to claim the rewards by killing Celestial Dragons and the Five Elders.

  • Leo argued that ordinary people were not inferior to Celestial Dragons, kings, or nobles and condemned their exploitation through bloodline-based taxes.
  • Leo told the crowd that they did not have to keep paying the Celestial Dragons, challenging the reverence that protected the ruling class.
  • Leo called on working people to revolt and offered the International Revolutionary Army’s help to those who contacted them.
  • Leo invited powerful opponents of the World Government who disdained pirates to join the Revolutionary Army on Jaya Island.
  • Leo announced Devil Fruit bounties for the heads of Celestial Dragons and the Five Elders, and urged fighters and pirates to claim them.

Ch. 294Predicament (2/2)

Aokiji restored the frozen News Bird and Den Den Mushi and heard Leo offer ten Devil Fruits for ten Celestial Dragon heads, realizing the bounty could trap the Marines in a conflict with the Revolutionary Army, pirates, and Four Emperors. He recognized that Empress Hancock had joined the Revolutionary Army and returned to Marineford worried about the Underwater Great Prison's safety.

  • Aokiji thawed the News Bird and Den Den Mushi, which resumed broadcasting Leo's livestream.
  • Leo announced that the Revolutionary Army would exchange ten Devil Fruits for ten Celestial Dragon heads, with rewards available on Jaya Island.
  • Aokiji concluded that pirates could exploit the bounty and that Marine action against the Revolutionary Army might draw in the Four Emperors.
  • Aokiji recognized Jaya Island as connected to Empress Hancock and realized she had joined the Revolutionary Army.
  • Aokiji worried that Nine Snake Island's pirates could threaten the Underwater Great Prison, then returned to Marineford.

Ch. 295All Hearts United (1/2)

After Leo’s speech spread, Tailozo let the news circulate and prepared to weather the coming storm, while people moved by Leo’s words began taking action. Trafalgar Law left Drum Island to repay a debt and seek the man who defeated the Donquixote Family.

  • Tailozo told Tanaka that the spreading news would benefit them and drove back to the Golden City, unaware that a weeping man nearby vowed to return and level it.
  • Leo’s speech reached Hawk Eyes through the coming World Economic News Paper report, while the Marines faced pressure to act on Leo’s intelligence.
  • Trafalgar Law heard Leo’s speech on Drum Island and ordered his crew to set sail despite Bepo’s concerns about the doctors.
  • Trafalgar Law left to repay his debt and find the man who defeated the Donquixote Family so he could ask where Doflamingo was.

Ch. 296Declaration of War (2/2)

After Leo announced Jaya Island as a place to collect bounties for Celestial Dragon heads, residents and pirates fled as the Marines prepared a massive assault. The Marine fleet set sail for Jaya Island, while the world awaited a battle that could weaken either side.

  • After hearing Leo's livestream, merchants, residents, and pirates rushed to move their belongings and leave Jaya Island.
  • Sengoku mobilized the Three Admirals, Tsuru, and numerous Vice Admirals, assembling fifteen warships and a large force of Marines.
  • Twelve days after Leo's speech, the Marine fleet set course for Jaya Island without summoning the Shichibukai.
  • The Four Emperors, Shichibukai, and the rest of the world watched and expected the coming battle to leave the victor badly weakened and the loser ruined.

Ch. 297Ronin (1/2)

As the Marines advanced toward Jaya Island, both sides prepared for a looming battle, though the Revolutionary Army remained confident in Leo’s strategy. Leo and his companions revisited Magic Valley City before Jinbe and Issho arrived to join them.

  • The Marines established Den Den Mushi broadcasts in major cities, while Leo’s strategy left remote communities with little access to news.
  • The Revolutionary Army trained with their newly acquired Devil Fruits, confident that their position on Sky Island gave them control over when and how to fight.
  • The Marines approached Jaya Island, growing increasingly tense as they prepared to confront the Revolutionary Army.
  • Leo brought the officers down to Jaya Island to revisit Magic Valley City, which they expected to be destroyed in the coming war.
  • Jinbe and Issho arrived and offered to lend their strength in battle.

Ch. 298All in My Net (2/2)

Leo welcomed Jinbe, Issho, and Trafalgar Law, whose arrival strengthened the Revolutionary Army and unsettled the Marines. He invited Issho and Law inside to discuss joining him, while revealing how much he already knew about them.

  • Leo greeted Jinbe, Issho, and Trafalgar Law as they arrived at his meeting place.
  • Leo introduced himself as the Revolutionary Army's commander and brought the newcomers into the tavern to talk.
  • Jinbe joined the Revolutionary Army as one of its great generals.
  • Trafalgar Law questioned how deeply the Revolutionary Army had infiltrated other powers, and Leo considered recruiting him and Issho.
  • Leo asked Law to open a rum bottle, then identified Law's Op-Op Fruit and asked Issho whether he had come to help.

Ch. 299Drake and Bonney

Leo told Fujitora and Trafalgar Law that Doflamingo had escaped after awakening his Devil Fruit, then revealed the Revolutionary Army’s plans for Jaya Island and the Underwater Great Prison. Fujitora and Law agreed to help, but their conversation was interrupted by X Drake and Bonney arriving at the tavern.

  • Leo explained that the Revolutionary Army had defeated the Donquixote Family, captured most of its officers, and lost Sabo to Doflamingo, who had escaped.
  • Leo said Doflamingo had never cared about his family and had abandoned them to pursue his goal of setting the world alight.
  • Leo revealed that the Revolutionaries’ secret base was high above the other half of Jaya Island and that they planned to attack the Underwater Great Prison.
  • Leo asked Fujitora and Trafalgar Law to lend their strength, and both agreed to stay and help.
  • X Drake and Bonney entered the tavern with their crews and demanded to know where the Revolutionaries were.

Ch. 300Trust and Distrust (1/2)

Leo’s meeting with the Revolutionary Army gained two unexpected visitors, Bonney and X Drake, as they prepared for the coming battle with the Marines. Drake offered to join the fight, but Law suspected him, and Leo left his place in the Revolutionary Army undecided until after the war.

  • Bonney and X Drake arrived after hearing the commotion, and Drake openly offered to join the battle against the Marines.
  • Law questioned Drake’s motives, while Drake challenged Law to explain why he had come to help the Revolutionary Army.
  • Leo told Bonney that Kuma had gone to the Underwater Great Prison, prompting her to deny wanting to see him and hurry outside.
  • Leo told Drake that the Revolutionary Army would welcome him after the war if he chose to join.
  • Leo said the group would wait for more allies, and Jinbe and Ace wondered whether Hawk Eyes would take part.
  • Law noticed Leo had stopped discussing sensitive plans after the newcomers arrived and suspected that Drake was the one Leo distrusted.

Ch. 301Collective Change of Clothes (2/2)

Leo and the others waited for reinforcements while the Revolutionary Army used Sky Island technology to improve its airships and transport supplies. Once custom uniforms arrived, Leo changed into his crimson naval uniform and offered Issho and Trafalgar Law uniforms too.

  • Leo and the others waited several more days, but no additional allies arrived.
  • The Revolutionary Army transported supplies between Sky Island and Mock Town in improved Hot Air Balloons while Franky and the engineering teams worked on airships.
  • The airships brought building materials up to Sky Island and delivered custom-tailored uniforms to Leo and the others.
  • Leo changed into his crimson naval uniform, and Hancock admired how it looked on him.
  • Leo offered Issho and Trafalgar Law uniforms, prompting Issho's surprise and Law's complaint about how Leo addressed them.
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