Chapter Summaries

Leo questioned Koby about Marineford’s preparations for Kaido’s invasion, then let him return to the Marines. As the Revolutionary Army watched, Sengoku broadcast an order for every Marine to meet the Beasts Pirates in battle.

• Leo asked Koby about Marineford’s morale and preparations, and Koby said Sengoku had ordered a full mobilization and evacuated civilians to Mary Geoise.
• Sabo, Jinbe, and Issho concluded that the Marines’ willingness to die in battle could let them defeat the Beasts Pirates despite heavy casualties.
• Leo dismissed Koby without recruiting him, and Koby hurried back to Marineford.
• Sengoku addressed Marines and viewers across the seas, announced Kaido’s invasion of Marineford, and ordered the Marines to meet the Beasts Pirates in battle.

The Marines launched a carefully prepared assault on the Beasts Pirates, whose crew initially mistook the first inaccurate volley for a sign of Marine weakness. The second bombardment revealed the Marines’ rapid-fire cannons and delayed-fuse shells, inflicting heavy casualties on the Beasts fleet.

• The Marines assembled their fleet while Sengoku and Tsuru stayed at Marineford to guard against a surprise attack.
• Kizaru joined Akainu and Aokiji aboard the flagship as the Marines prepared to fight the Beasts Pirates.
• The Marines’ first volley missed most of the Beasts fleet, and the Beasts Pirates and Wano Country samurai laughed at them.
• Observers explained that the Marines were adjusting their firing range, while Yasopp recognized the cannons’ rapid reload speed.
• The Marines’ second volley burst above the Beasts fleet, and shell fragments killed and wounded many people on deck.
• Leo identified the shells as delayed-fuse ammunition and realized the Marines had advanced weapons technology.

The Marines battered the Beasts fleet with cannon fire before Akainu and Aokiji launched powerful attacks, while Kaido drove his fleet forward and countered. The Marines’ assault escalated as Queen and King prepared to strike the enormous glacier hanging overhead.

• The Marines’ cannon barrage injured the Beasts fleet, and Kaido ordered his ships to accelerate toward them.
• Sengoku and Akainu mocked Kaido for attacking after assuming the Marines had been weakened, while Kizaru broadcast their exchange.
• Akainu unleashed Great Eruption, and Kaido shattered the incoming magma with Thunder Bagua.
• Aokiji created a massive inverted glacier above the Beasts fleet with Great Glacier.
• Kaido entered his half-beast form and called for Queen and King as Queen and King prepared attacks against the glacier.

The Beasts Pirates used poison gas and Wano Country samurai to turn the battle against the Marines, while Kaido’s attack heightened Sengoku’s suspicions about the Marines’ missing top officers. As the Marines fell into chaos, Garp charged into battle and Sengoku prepared to target Kaido.

• King pierced the Marine-made iceberg, Queen stopped it with Brachio Bomber, and Kaido shattered it with his Haki.
• Queen ordered the Beasts Pirates to fire poison-gas shells at the Marine fleet, and the gas began seeping through soldiers’ skin.
• Onigumo and other commanders ordered the Marines to use gas masks or escape underwater, but the gas overwhelmed even some officers who had mastered Life Return.
• Wano Country samurai charged through the poison mist and swarmed Marine warships, overpowering the Marines at the cost of their own lives.
• Sengoku called on Garp to stop watching, and Garp launched himself toward the battlefield.
• Sengoku resolved to kill Kaido, whose defeat could stabilize the Four Seas.

The Admirals attacked the Beasts Pirates as their fleet approached Marineford, with Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu confronting King and Kaido. Garp joined Akainu’s fight and sent Kaido crashing through a warship, leaving the ship in wreckage.

• Kizaru used his speed and laser sword to strike down airborne Zoan users while King tried to stop him.
• Aokiji attacked King with an ice phoenix, and their collision sent King flying.
• Akainu clashed with Kaido aboard a warship, trading blows that shook the vessel and unleashed Haki shockwaves.
• Kaido sensed Garp rushing toward him and shouted a warning.
• Garp charged through Akainu’s magma and struck Kaido, blasting him and the warship into wreckage.

Kaido transformed into his dragon form and attacked Garp and Akainu, but their combined blows sent him crashing back into battle. While Kaido fought Garp again, the Marines overwhelmed the Beasts Pirates’ forces, leaving the pirates in a full retreat.

• Kaido unleashed Dragon Breath on his own flagship, but Garp and Akainu dodged and struck his head from both sides.
• Kaido returned to his half-human form and charged Garp with his spiked club.
• The Marines boarded Kaido’s fleet and defeated the Beasts Pirates through superior training, coordination, and combat skill.
• The samurai, Headliners, and Gifters fell as Marine forces advanced across the battlefield.
• Beasts Pirates ships and their allies fled, and the pirate force scattered under the Marines’ offensive.

Kaido fought the three Admirals but escaped before they could capture him, leaving the Marines without a decisive victory. As he searched for his scattered fleet, Whitebeard’s ship appeared, and Kizaru fled rather than face two Four Emperors.

• Garp stopped pursuing credit and suppressed King and Queen while Kaido battled the three Admirals.
• Kaido endured the Admirals’ attacks and eventually flew east to escape, with Kizaru pursuing him.
• Akainu and Aokiji returned without Kaido, and Sengoku realized the Marines had failed to capture him.
• Kaido spotted a warship bearing Whitebeard’s crescent-hook sail, and Kizaru recognized it and vanished from the sea.

Whitebeard learned how Kaido and Orochi had disgraced and killed Oden Kozuki, so he led the Whitebeard Pirates to confront the Beasts Pirates. He arrived after the battle had ended and attacked the fleeing Kaido, leaving their clash poised to begin.

• Ten days earlier, Kawamatsu secretly led Hiyori Kozuki and his loyal samurai away from Kaido's fleet.
• After reaching Whitebeard's territory, the group reunited with Izo, whose presence confirmed Hiyori Kozuki and Denjiro's identities to Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates learned of Oden Kozuki's five years of humiliation and death, and decided to go to war with the Beasts Pirates.
• Whitebeard's crew arrived after the battle ended and saw the wounded Kaido fleeing toward the Moby Dick.
• Whitebeard challenged Kaido over Oden's death, then launched himself at Kaido and swung Murakumogiri at his head.

Whitebeard defeated Kaido and rescued the Kozuki allies, while Doflamingo carried the unconscious Kaido away. The Marines then took credit for the victory through a publicity campaign, strengthening Sengoku’s position as Fleet Admiral.

• Hiyori Kozuki, Kawamatsu, and Denjiro wept as Whitebeard wounded Kaido, avenging Oden Kozuki at last.
• Whitebeard knocked Kaido unconscious, but Doflamingo used strings to seize him and carry him away.
• Whitebeard reassured Marco, then celebrated with his crew and welcomed the new allies aboard the Moby Dick.
• Izo told Kawamatsu and Denjiro they would find Momonosuke-sama, return to Wano Country, defeat Orochi, and reopen the country.
• The Marines claimed Kizaru had severely damaged the Beasts Pirates, using live broadcasts to improve their public image and secure Sengoku’s position as Fleet Admiral.

Leo explained the Marines’ propaganda campaign and his tacit agreement with Sengoku, arguing that the Revolutionary Army should use its time to grow stronger and prepare worldwide revolutions. He left his comrades with a call to build support among the masses and prepare to ignite revolutions in every nation.

• Leo and his comrades read a Marine bulletin that claimed Whitebeard’s achievements as the Marines’ own, and they condemned the deception.
• Leo explained that the Marines controlled public credibility and that pirates would struggle to win a propaganda war without an equal political power.
• Leo revealed that he and Sengoku had tacitly agreed to let both sides operate Live Bugs in Magic Valley City, while each side gambled on becoming stronger.
• Leo told his comrades that the Revolutionary Army sought to liberate the entire world and did not need to rush because time and support within the Marines were on their side.
• Leo urged the group to build high walls, stockpile grain, bide their time, and prepare revolutions in every nation.

Leo’s letter argued that the Revolutionary Army’s justice centered on ordinary people, while the Navy served the World Government and nobles under the pretext of fighting pirates. Circulated beyond the organization through Morgans’s News Bird network, the letter drew outside readers toward Leo’s views and sharpened their awareness of exploitation.

• Leo rebutted claims that the Navy’s fight against pirates made it inherently just, citing the Ohara massacre and the Navy’s service to the World Government.
• Leo defined the Revolutionary Army’s purpose as protecting people equally and addressing the exploitation that drove ordinary people toward piracy.
• Leo urged comrades to study, stay alert to the Navy’s control of public discourse, and identify the revolution’s true enemies and allies.
• The Revolutionary Army circulated Leo’s letter internally, and Morgans’s News Bird network accidentally distributed copies to the public.
• Readers outside the Revolutionary Army became supporters of Leo’s argument and questioned the nobles’ right to take most of ordinary people’s earnings.

Hawk Eyes and other powerful figures read Leo’s Revolutionary Army publication, which drew attention for its incisive analysis and exposed the Marines’ claims about Kaido as absurd. The chapter ended with Sengoku holding a copy as the publication’s ideas spread among pirates, samurai, and the Marines.

• Hawk Eyes read reports about Whitebeard wounding Kaido and the Marines’ conflicting claim, then dismissed the Marines’ account as ridiculous.
• Hawk Eyes studied Leo’s rare signed essay and reflected on how Leo’s ideas had attracted allies such as Issho to the Revolutionary Army.
• Whitebeard praised Leo’s article, while Denjiro admired his talent and Izo doubted Wano could recruit him.
• Big Mom tore up the publication in anger, while Katakuri read it thoughtfully.
• Sengoku also received a copy of the Revolutionary Army publication.

Sengoku discussed Leo’s article in the Revolutionary Army’s journal with Aokiji and learned that many Marines found its arguments persuasive. The chapter ended with Sengoku realizing he might have to challenge Leo himself in the battle for public opinion.

• Sengoku read Leo’s article while the other senior Marines were away on assignments or vacation.
• Sengoku asked Aokiji what he thought of the article, and Aokiji said it made sense.
• Aokiji told Sengoku that many Marines agreed with Leo’s ideas, while only a minority held views as extreme as Akainu’s.
• Sengoku recognized that Leo’s ideas were stirring unrest among Marines who lacked a firm understanding of their own beliefs.
• Sengoku concluded that he might have to take the field himself to counter Leo’s influence.

The World Government struggled to replace the World Economic Journal after Morgans defected, while the Revolutionary Army’s publications captured readers’ attention. In Magic Valley City, Leo confiscated land from merchants who had fled before the battle, then profited as they and outside merchants competed to rent it; the Revolutionary Army’s finances grew flush.

• Morgans’s defection left the World Government without the World Economic Journal’s global distribution network, and its Marine-delivered World News struggled against the Revolutionary Army’s publications.
• Leo took over the land in Magic Valley City after merchants abandoned it before the battle, forcing returning landlords to compete with newcomers for the right to use their former property.
• Merchants returned to Magic Valley City because the Revolutionary Army’s rebuilding efforts promised profits and the city offered reliable laws, low corruption, and protection from pirates.
• The Revolutionary Army collected substantial rental income as former landowners and outside merchants bid for the island’s assets, boosting its finances without spending its stored gold.

Leo showed the group how Magic Valley City's growing safety and industry were improving life, then took them to see Franky's enormous electric elevator. The elevator carried them upward toward the shipyard, leaving Leo amazed by Franky's unconventional design.

• Magic Valley City became safer and more prosperous, drawing merchants who valued its order and protection.
• Leo explained to Revolutionary Army cadres how salt production and affordable salt could improve ordinary people's strength and ability to resist oppression.
• Leo led the group past the salt fields and seawall to the shipyard, where Franky had built a huge elevator powered by Enel's batteries and human labor.
• Leo and the others boarded the elevator and rode upward as Leo wondered how Franky had made the strange design work.

Leo observed the Revolutionary Army’s farming-based labor and ideological reform on Jaya Island, where prisoners learned to cultivate fields and saw Shandian farmers defeat them using Devil Fruits. The second group of Marines and captured pirates remained under guard and continued their reform, while Leo reflected that the prison had become a paradise for farming.

• The Revolutionary Army assigned prisoners to cultivate Jaya Island’s reclaimed fields in exchange for work points, using the labor to change their attitudes toward ordinary people and farming.
• The Revolutionary Army paired prisoners with Shandian warriors and had farmers use Devil Fruits to defeat them, demonstrating that strength could change and did not justify exploitation.
• The first batch of reformed Marines graduated, while a second batch and powerful pirates captured from the prison’s fifth and sixth levels began their education.
• Enel publicly executed Vasco Jot after he attempted to escape and murder someone, while the other pirates stayed quiet under close guard and Observation Haki surveillance.
• Leo watched the prisoners work cheerfully in the fields and considered the Sky Island prison a paradise for farming.

Leo and his group passed through the Revolutionary Army’s farming and workshop areas on Sky Island, where captured pirates worked and young Shandians and Sky Islanders produced wind guns. The chapter left the island’s workshops established as a major arms-production base, with trained workers and standardized weapons being shipped around the world.

• Leo’s group passed famous prisoners Carter Devon, Patrick Redfield, and Douglas Bullet as they worked the fields.
• The chapter recounted how Bullet lost fights against Revolutionary Army fighters and stayed on Sky Island after Leo urged him to pursue strength without relying on a Devil Fruit.
• Leo’s group reached the light-weapons workshops, where young Shandians and Sky Islanders processed barrels, ammunition, and wind dials.
• The workshops produced standardized wind guns in large quantities and packed them for transport around the world.

The Revolutionary Army used its new weapons and intelligence network to strengthen its forces and prepare to purge members who trafficked weapons. Leo’s reforms had grown into a system that could respond to problems without constant direction from its leaders.

• The Revolutionary Army stamped and numbered its air guns and traced any weapons that appeared on the Black Market to identify leaks.
• Crow became the crow breeder, deputy director of the Intelligence Department, and director of the Fifth Intelligence Bureau, which targeted traitors and profiteers.
• The Revolutionary Army formed rapid-response squads with specialized combat roles and trained members to fight in coordinated small formations.
• The Revolutionary Army equipped headquarters warships with lightweight Impact Dial-powered air cannons, while its manual discouraged grassroots forces from attempting direct sieges.
• Leo and the other leaders shifted from intervening in every matter to supervising the Revolutionary Army’s systems.

Leo and the others climbed to Sky Island’s third layer to see Enel’s new flagship, the Ark Maxim, a sleek vessel built by Franky that could fly, sail, and travel underwater. Enel showed off the ship and brought the group aboard as its cabin sealed shut.

• Leo asked whether Enel had arrived as he and the others climbed the enormous vine toward Sky Island’s third layer.
• Leo and the group found Enel waiting beside the Ark Maxim, which Franky had built as a sleek vessel capable of traveling through the sky, sea, and underwater.
• Enel circled the ship in lightning and proudly presented it as his new flagship.
• Enel opened the ship’s entrance with an electrical surge, and Leo led the group inside to inspect the cabin.
• Enel entered last, and the cabin lifted and sealed itself, leaving no trace of the entrance.

Leo showed Nico Robin the importance of teaching children the ancient script, then inspected the Revolutionary Army’s heavily armed, high-speed warship. Enel activated the colossal vessel, and it prepared to set sail.

• Leo asked Nico Robin to teach talented children how to read the ancient script, and she agreed.
• Leo explained that the Revolutionary Army educated its children to become knowledgeable, physically strong members who carried its convictions.
• Leo examined the ship’s electromagnetic cannons and learned that its firepower surpassed the Navy’s warships.
• Leo toured the ship’s cargo and passenger sections as the others settled into window seats.
• Leo ordered Enel to start the ship, and Enel powered it up with electricity.