Chapter Summaries

Kaido infiltrated the Marine base on Hachinosu to steal a Devil Fruit, only to discover the fruit was a plastic decoy and Sengoku was waiting for him. After Sengoku offered him strength and a Devil Fruit, Kaido refused and attacked, prompting Sengoku to transform into a giant golden Buddha.

• Sengoku learned that the Marines had found no sign of the other Rocks Pirates and ordered them to keep watching Kaido without alerting him.
• Kaido concluded that he could not reach the Devil Fruit unseen, captured a Marine soldier, and learned it was in the heavily guarded warehouse.
• Kaido rushed the warehouse, knocked aside the guards, and bit into a black spiral-patterned fruit, but Sengoku revealed it was made of plastic.
• Sengoku offered Kaido strength and a Devil Fruit, but Kaido rejected the offer and attacked him with his spiked club.
• Kaido tried to escape after striking Sengoku, but Sengoku blocked his way and transformed into a gigantic golden Buddha.

Kaido survived Sengoku’s Great Sun Void, struck down a blonde woman with the Sixth Gate, and challenged Sengoku again. Meanwhile, Saint Garling and two members of God's Knights confronted Rocks’s approaching crew, whose golden nine-tailed fox emerged from the sea after their speedboat was attacked.

• Kaido opened the Fifth Gate and exchanged powerful blows with Sengoku, but a blonde woman ambushed him and helped Sengoku’s Buddha hand crush him into a crater.
• Kaido rose, acknowledged that the battle was a trap, and opened the Sixth Gate, then struck the blonde woman in the face and sent her flying into the ruins.
• Marine soldiers reported that Shiki and Rocks, Edward Newgate, and Ron had appeared in the northern waters.
• Saint Garling led two cloaked members of God's Knights toward the shore, while Golden Lion spotted them and flew away to leave them to Rocks.
• Saint Garling and the other two slashed at Rocks’s speedboat, but a golden nine-tailed fox rose from the water with Rocks and Whitebeard standing on its head.

Rocks and Whitebeard fought the God's Knights on the coast, while Ron landed on the island to search for Kaido. The chapter left Saint Garling pinned beneath Whitebeard's attack and Kaido stunned as the blonde woman recovered from his blows.

• Rocks drew his sword and cut down two God's Knights members, splitting their bodies and using Conqueror's Haki to stop them from rejoining.
• Saint Garling charged at Rocks, but Whitebeard intercepted him and forced him to his knees with a bisento strike.
• Ron landed on the island to search for Kaido after Whitebeard joined the battle.
• The blonde woman recovered from the damage Kaido had inflicted and cursed him as she rose among the ruins.
• Kaido noticed the blonde woman healing and expressed astonishment that she had survived.

Kaido attacked the regenerating blond woman, but Sengoku stopped him and she quickly healed. Ron arrived in the form of a golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, and Kaido joined him against Sengoku.

• Kaido charged the blond woman and repeatedly smashed her with his club until Sengoku blasted him away.
• Sengoku lifted the badly injured blond woman from the crater as black smoke rapidly healed her wounds.
• Kaido fled when he saw the blond woman regenerate, but Sengoku pursued him before both stopped.
• A golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon descended between Kaido and Sengoku, and Ron greeted Sengoku.
• Kaido jumped onto Ron’s shoulder and urged him to beat Sengoku.

Ron and Kaido fought Sengoku in Ron’s Nine-Tailed Fox Demon form, while Rocks and Whitebeard battled Saint Garling. A powerful Conqueror’s Haki then spread from the mountain, and Ron suspected the World Government’s hidden sovereign had arrived; the chapter ended as Sengoku’s golden Buddha rose again from the smoke.

• Kaido told Ron that his power had helped him unlock the Sixth Gate and described the blonde woman’s ability to regenerate after her head was smashed.
• Sengoku attacked Ron, who brought the injured Kaido inside the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon and evaded the shockwaves while counterattacking with ice weapons and Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Ron trapped Sengoku’s golden Buddha between an ice hand and freezing attacks, then struck it with a volley of Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Rocks and Whitebeard discussed how to deal with Saint Garling and the other undying opponents after Rocks defeated Saint Garling.
• A powerful Conqueror’s Haki spread across the island from the mountain, and Ron wondered whether the World Government’s sovereign had arrived.
• Ron dismissed the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, but Sengoku’s golden Buddha emerged from beneath the ground, apparently still alive.

Ron opened the Seventh Gate and struck Sengoku with the Daytime Tiger, overpowering the golden Buddha form. After sensing a malicious presence behind him, Ron punched at it, then realized he might have turned the attacker into a bloody mist.

• Kaido urged Ron to bring out his powerful ally, but Ron changed plans and said he would use the Eight Gates himself.
• Ron opened the Seventh Gate, releasing blue steam and astonishing Sengoku with his speed.
• Ron dodged Sengoku’s shockwaves and launched the Daytime Tiger at the golden Buddha.
• Sengoku’s arm snapped under the attack, and the Daytime Tiger swallowed him in a tremendous blast.
• Ron sensed intense malice behind him and swung a devastating punch, but the attacker vanished from his senses.
• Ron noticed blood on his face and wondered if his punch had blown the attacker into a bloody mist.

Imu arrived on the battlefield and confronted Ron and Kaido, who recognized him as the World Government’s hidden mastermind. Ron fled with Kaido and tricked Golden Lion Shiki into blocking Imu, but Shiki soon fled too as Imu hurled a spear of black mist after him.

• Imu appeared from a five-pointed magic circle and flew toward the battlefield after teleportation left him injured.
• Ron and Kaido approached Sengoku, but Imu landed nearby, and Ron recognized him by name.
• Ron tricked Imu into looking behind him, transformed into the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, and ran while explaining to Kaido that Imu was the World Government’s mastermind.
• Ron passed Golden Lion Shiki and claimed that the God-Tier Fruit was with the monster chasing them.
• Shiki tried to stop Imu, but sensing danger, he turned to flee as Imu threw a spear of black mist at his back.

Ron fled Imu's pursuit in the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon while searching for Rocks and Whitebeard, and Rocks and Whitebeard chased after him. When Ron looped back toward Golden Lion, he insisted on rescuing him and invoked the bonds of the Rocks Pirates, despite Golden Lion's furious protests.

• Golden Lion evaded Imu's black-mist spear and abandoned Ron and Kaido, while Ron told Kaido to watch for Rocks and Whitebeard.
• Imu formed a black-mist bow and fired three arrows at the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, but Ron dodged them and raced along the coastline.
• Rocks and Whitebeard arrived at the seaside and recognized Imu's aura as the one Rocks had encountered at the World's Summit.
• Golden Lion realized the legendary Devil Fruit had been taken by Imu, then saw Ron's demon sprinting toward him as Ron called out that he had come to pick him up.
• Ron extended chakra arms toward Golden Lion and declared that he would never abandon a companion, while Golden Lion dodged and cursed him.

Ron, Kaido, and Golden Lion confronted Imu, who asked Ron about his identity and knowledge of the Void Century. Rocks and Whitebeard arrived to face Imu, and the chapter left off as Rocks and Whitebeard launched their attacks.

• Ron pulled Golden Lion into the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon while Kaido and Golden Lion argued.
• Ron stopped the group as Imu blocked their path, then ejected Golden Lion toward him.
• Imu struck Golden Lion with a black fog hammer, knocking him into a crater, where Golden Lion played dead.
• Imu asked Ron who he was, and Ron answered that he was Monkey D. Garp before mocking Imu's use of the word “insect.”
• Rocks and Whitebeard arrived on the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon's shoulders, and Imu identified Rocks as the new Davy.
• Rocks and Whitebeard attacked Imu with Sky Breaker and Abyssal Curse.

Whitebeard, Rocks, and Kaido attacked Imu with Ron’s Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, but Imu survived their combined blows and struck back. The battle continued as Whitebeard and Rocks received Ron’s chakra cloaks and drove Imu into a crater.

• Whitebeard and Rocks combined their attacks against Imu, who deflected them with the Black Mist Longblade.
• Golden Lion abandoned the fight and flew away as the aftershock sent him tumbling through the air.
• Kaido fired a Tailed Beast Bomb from the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, but Imu struck it aside, causing an explosion that shattered the island and sent seawater flooding through the cracks.
• Rocks and Whitebeard charged Imu, and Ron’s chakra arms gave them pale-red chakra cloaks; Ron refused Kaido’s request for the same power.
• Imu sensed an unfamiliar power from Ron and demanded to know where he came from, while Rocks and Whitebeard attacked him in turn.
• Whitebeard’s naginata crashed into Imu’s black-mist barrier and drove him into a deep crater.

Ron stopped Imu from using his shadow tentacles to steal Whitebeard and Rocks’s lifespans and turn them against each other, then escaped with them and Kaido as the island sank. Imu rose from the crater, bleeding and stunned by Ron’s attack.

• Imu created a shadow with tentacles that threatened to take Whitebeard and Rocks’s lifespans and make them hate each other.
• Whitebeard warned Rocks about Imu’s tentacles, and both men withdrew from their clash to avoid being stabbed.
• Ron charged in with Daytime Tiger, striking Imu and destroying the shadow and its tentacles.
• Ron used golden chakra arms to grab Whitebeard, Rocks, and Kaido, then fled across the sea as the island sank.
• Imu rose from the crater, spat blood, and stared at it in silence.

Imu ordered an investigation into Ron and Monkey D. Garp after encountering a power he could not understand, while Marines searched for the injured Sengoku. At sea, Ron reunited with Rocks, Whitebeard, and Kaido, and the four shared drinks and jokes as they sailed on.

• Imu worried over Ron’s unfamiliar power and ordered three subordinates to gather information on Ron and Monkey D. Garp.
• Marine soldiers began rescuing survivors from the sinking island and found Sengoku, calling for medics to treat him.
• Saint Garling ordered Kong to compile information on Ron and Monkey D. Garp, and Kong worried about Sengoku after Garling hung up.
• Ron sat with Rocks and Whitebeard aboard the Golden Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, and they shared a flask of liquor.
• Kaido joined them, showed off a gash on his back, argued with Whitebeard and Rocks, and laughed with the group.

Ron told Rocks that he came from another planet and knew their world as a story, but Rocks, Whitebeard, and Kaido did not believe him. Later, Garp learned that the World Government planned to investigate him, and Imu received a file on Monkey D. Garp.

• Rocks asked Ron whether he had done something to Imu, and Ron explained that he had seen Imu's portrait on an ancient stone tablet.
• When Rocks challenged Ron's explanation, Ron claimed he came from a distant planet where their lives were written as a story, but Rocks, Whitebeard, and Kaido dismissed the claim.
• While fishing in East Blue, Garp received a call from Kong, who asked why he had betrayed the World Government.
• Garp guessed that Kong meant his insults toward the Celestial Dragons and the liquor he had taken, but Kong said the World Government wanted to investigate him over something related to its operation.
• Kong told Garp to stay on vacation and extended his leave, which Garp gratefully accepted.
• The next day, a woman brought Imu a Marine file, explaining that it concerned Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp.

Imu dismissed Garp as an irrelevant brute and ordered the Five Elders to receive his instructions. In Elbaf, the World Government offered Harald a path to membership if he killed Ron or drove him from the Rocks Pirates, and Ron encountered two enormous eyes in his dream.

• Imu learned that Ron and Monkey D. Garp were different people and that Ron was headed for Elbaf, then ordered the cloaked woman to notify the Five Elders.
• Imu skimmed Garp’s dossier, tossed it aside, and told the cloaked woman to ignore him.
• The World Government told Harald that Elbaf had passed its preliminary assessment but still needed to address concerns about its reputation.
• Harald learned that the World Government wanted Ron killed on Elbaf or removed from the Rocks Pirates to secure Elbaf’s admission.
• Harald said he would personally invite Rocks to Elbaf, and the World Government praised him.
• In a dream, Ron saw two pairs of enormous eyes open and heard a voice ask why he had never answered.

Ron dreamed of meeting Kurama and Son Gokū inside his mind, where they asked him to help them escape. After waking, he joined Kaido, Rocks, and Whitebeard in eating a cow stolen from three children, then offered to help them rob the family’s enemies.

• Ron met Kurama and Son Gokū in a strange inner space, learned they had been calling to him, and admitted he did not know how to let them out.
• Ron woke at the campsite and found Kaido roasting a cow while three angry children accused him of stealing it from their family.
• Ron apologized to the children and blamed Rocks’s tab, but then sat down and ate the cow with Kaido, Rocks, and Whitebeard.
• The four men finished the cow, leaving the children crying, and discovered they had no money to compensate them.
• Ron asked the children whether their family had enemies, offering to rob them since the group had no money.

Ron, Rocks, Whitebeard, and Kaido dealt with a cow theft in a village, where the owner chose hospitality over conflict. Back on Hachinosu, Linlin told Rocks that Harald had made a decision, and Rocks ordered the crew to set sail for Elbaf.

• Kaido admitted he had taken the village cow, but the owner stopped the angry villagers and invited Ron and the others to eat instead.
• Xiao Mo asked Nick to help punish the cow thieves, but Nick recognized Ron, Rocks, Whitebeard, and Kaido and stayed quiet until they left.
• Nick explained to Xiao Mo and his father that Rocks, Edward Newgate, Kaido, and Ron were notorious pirates, and that the meal had earned them Rocks's favor.
• Golden Lion confronted Ron over the events at Saint Sebastian, while Kaido and Linlin discussed Kaido being tricked with a fake Devil Fruit.
• Linlin told Rocks that Harald had called and made a decision, so Rocks ordered the crew to replenish supplies and head for Elbaf.

During the Rocks Pirates’ voyage to Elbaf, Kaido persuaded Ron to join a rock-paper-scissors game where winners slapped losers. Ron beat Golden Lion in the first round, hit him hard with a spinning slap, then quit the game and took the five million Beli penalty.

• Ron noticed Annika had become happier and stayed close to him, though she now called him a bad guy.
• Kaido asked Ron to help him get revenge on Shiki and Silver Axe, who had slapped him during the previous day’s game.
• Rocks organized a four-player rock-paper-scissors contest with Kaido, Ron, Golden Lion, and Silver Axe, with each round’s winner slapping the loser.
• Ron won the first round against Golden Lion and struck him with a 360-degree Thomas Flair slap while in Nine-Tails Mode.
• Ron ended his participation after the slap, leaving Golden Lion stunned.

Ron defeated Golden Lion by conceding immediately, while Kaido learned the tactic and waited through Silver Axe’s wins until his own match began. Kaido opened the Fifth Gate and struck Silver Axe, sending him flying across the hall.

• Ron conceded to Golden Lion and claimed the five million Beli prize, leaving Golden Lion furious despite Rocks confirming the win.
• Silver Axe won the first four rounds against Kaido, and Kaido grew increasingly enraged as he was struck after each result.
• Kaido won the fifth round, then opened the Fifth Gate and released a powerful shock wave that Ron contained with a golden barrier.
• Kaido challenged Silver Axe to laugh like Shiki, then attacked him with his spiked club when Silver Axe refused.
• Silver Axe blocked Kaido’s blow with Haki, but the impact sent him flying across the ship’s hall.

Kaido wrecked the ship's hall during his duel with Silver Axe, then plotted to annoy Rocks by repairing the damage in the middle of the night. The next morning, Kaido told Ron that his plan had gone smoothly, leaving Ron skeptical.

• Kaido blasted a hole in the ship's hall, and Rocks kicked him through the opposite side after Silver Axe complained about his weapon.
• Silver Axe faced Golden Lion in the final showdown, and Golden Lion won while Silver Axe laughed and Golden Lion did not smile.
• Kaido told Ron he planned to hammer on the ship repairs at night to keep Rocks awake, and Ron warned him against it.
• The next morning, Kaido boasted to Ron that his plan had gone smoothly, and Ron questioned whether he had looked in a mirror.

Loki waited in Elbaf’s snowy Underworld for Rocks to return, determined to join the Rocks Pirates. When he confronted Rocks and asked to be taken aboard, Rocks tested him with a powerful sword slash and sent him flying into a snowdrift.

• Kaido told Ron about his plans and agreed to stop after Ron warned him to give it a rest.
• Loki waited in the snow for Rocks to return to Elbaf, hoping to persuade him to let him aboard.
• Rocks, Whitebeard, Ron, Kaido, Silver Axe, and Stussy landed on Elbaf and headed inland.
• Loki charged toward Rocks and insisted he had grown stronger since their last meeting.
• Rocks slashed at Loki, who blocked with his spiked club before the impact sent him tumbling into a distant snowdrift.