Chapter Summaries

Ron gained Wood Release and realized he had the chakra and abilities needed to use its strongest techniques. At Red Port, Tsuru encountered Ron and was taken with him toward Amazon Lily, prompting Sengoku and Garp to rush there.

• Ron received memories of Wood Release techniques and confirmed that his abilities and chakra met their requirements.
• Tsuru called Sengoku from Red Port and told him she had encountered Ron, who had jumped down from the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
• Marines reported that Ron had broken into the base and demanded that Tsuru take him to Amazon Lily and bring the person in charge to meet him.
• Tsuru ended her call with Sengoku and accepted that she would have to find a way to survive.
• Sengoku told Garp that Tsuru was being taken hostage to Amazon Lily, and Garp set off at once while Sengoku prepared to follow.

Ron persuaded Tsuru to take him to Amazon Lily while the Rocks Pirates prepared to leave without him. As the Marines advanced toward Amazon Lily and the Roger Pirates hurried to defend it, Roger and Rayleigh spotted a lone ship ahead.

• Ron told Tsuru to take him to Amazon Lily and agreed to spare the Marines if they followed his instructions.
• Rocks told Kaido that Ron had been sent to handle a task and would meet them at Amazon Lily.
• Shakky returned to Amazon Lily, ordered the Kuja Pirates to prepare for the Marines' early attack, and requested a Den Den Mushi.
• Roger and Rayleigh raced through the Calm Belt on a speedboat after Shakky warned them that the Marines had moved ahead of schedule.
• Roger spotted a ship ahead and suggested attacking it, but Rayleigh doubted it was the Marines because it was alone.

Ron encountered Roger and Rayleigh as they approached the Marine warship on their way to reinforce Amazon Lily, and challenged them to fight. He left the clash imminent, insisting he would help Amazon Lily only after defeating them.

• Roger and Rayleigh saw the approaching warship's Marine flag and suspected it had been left behind to intercept reinforcements.
• Ron changed into a Marine uniform aboard the warship while Tsuru ignored repeated calls from Garp until Ron ordered her to answer.
• Garp checked that Tsuru was safe, and Ron suddenly vanished from the lounge and appeared atop the ship.
• Roger recognized Ron and returned to his speedboat as Tsuru came onto the deck with Marine soldiers.
• Rayleigh asked whether Ron had left the Rocks Pirates and explained that he and Roger were heading to reinforce Amazon Lily.
• Ron told Roger and Rayleigh he wanted either to be killed by them or to kill them himself, then promised to help Amazon Lily after beating them.

Ron fought Roger and Rayleigh after refusing to let them pass, while Tsuru remained aboard the departing warship. The chapter ended with Ron summoning an enormous thousand-armed Buddha from the frozen sea.

• Roger asked Ron to settle their grievances after Amazon Lily's crisis, but Ron activated Nine-Tails Mode and made clear they would fight.
• Roger attacked Ron with Divine Departure, but Ron met the sword wave with a Conqueror's Haki-coated punch, matching Roger's strength.
• Ron froze the sea, shattering Roger and Rayleigh's speedboat and trapping them on the ice; Tsuru chose to stay aboard the warship.
• Roger accused Ron of holding a grudge over being refused a place on his ship, while Ron blamed Roger for later believing Ochoku and joining the attack against him.
• Roger and Rayleigh attacked Ron together, but his Haki-coated Chakra Arms blocked their blades.
• Ron entered Sage Mode and summoned True Several Thousand Hands, raising a gigantic thousand-armed Buddha above the ice.

Tsuru watched Ron reveal a gigantic Thousand-Armed Buddha, while Roger and Rayleigh debated whether to retreat or fight through it. Ron unleashed a barrage of wooden fists that drove both pirates back, then froze the surrounding sea and strengthened more fists with Haki.

• Tsuru saw Ron summon the Thousand-Armed Buddha and realized the Navy's intelligence had not revealed the full extent of his abilities.
• Roger refused Rayleigh's suggestion to retreat, and the two agreed that Roger would occupy Ron while Rayleigh tried to seize the naval warship.
• Ron unleashed Sage Art: Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands, sending thousands of wooden fists raining down on Roger and Rayleigh.
• Roger enlarged his body and met the wooden fists with Haki, while Rayleigh tried to defend himself with his sword and was repeatedly driven into the sea.
• Ron noticed that Roger had eaten the same kind of Devil Fruit as Luffy, then used Ice Release to freeze the sea.
• Ron coated more of the descending wooden fists in Haki, preparing to attack Roger and Rayleigh on the frozen surface.

Ron overwhelmed Roger and Rayleigh with a relentless barrage of Haki-coated wooden fists. Rayleigh was swallowed by an enormous fist, and Roger stopped resisting, blaming himself as the attack continued.

• Ron intensified his wooden-fist assault, and Roger and Rayleigh gradually lost ground under the barrage.
• Ron’s Sage Body replenished his Haki, allowing him to coat the wooden fists and increase their speed and power.
• Roger sensed Rayleigh’s life force fading and struggled through the blows to reach him.
• Rayleigh said his story was about to end, lowered his defenses, and was swallowed by an enormous wooden fist.
• Roger stopped resisting and blamed himself for failing to listen to Rayleigh as the wooden fists continued striking him.

Ron defeated Roger and Rayleigh, then discovered Roger awakening as white mist rose from his body and the Drums of Liberation sounded. Ron prepared to confront the revived Roger.

• Ron stopped attacking after the ice beneath the mist fell silent and walked toward the crater to check the defeated men.
• Tsuru called Garp and told him she had escaped while Ron fought Roger and Rayleigh, then said she would buy Garp and Sengoku drinks when she returned.
• Ron enclosed an unrecognizable patch of flesh and ice in tree roots, quietly saying, “We're even,” before moving toward the rest of the crater.
• Ron’s system detected and played a special frequency, which he recognized as the Drums of Liberation, and he realized Roger had awakened.
• Roger’s body jerked as Conqueror’s Haki burst outward, white mist poured from his mouth, and his hair began turning white.
• Ron activated the Eight Gates and Sage Fox Mode, appeared above Roger, and prepared to attack.

Ron battered Roger until Roger completed his Nika transformation, then Roger attacked Ron with rubberized ice and clashed fists with him. Ron opened the Seventh Gate and struck Roger out of his laughter, launching him into the air for another blow.

• Ron repeatedly smashed Roger's head into the ice, but Roger's Nika transformation continued and the ice turned rubbery.
• Roger completed his transformation, mourned Rayleigh, and said he could kill Ron before declaring that he could never forgive him.
• Roger stretched the rubberized ice into a chain and struck Ron, then attacked with an enormous Haki-coated fist.
• Ron countered Roger's fist, sending Roger flying, and laughed that Nika was unimpressive.
• Ron opened the Seventh Gate, struck Roger while he was laughing, and prepared to hit him again as the rubbery ice launched him upward.

Ron defeated Roger’s Nika form, but Roger revived and transformed again, prompting Ron to unleash Sage Art: Daytime Tiger. The attack swallowed Roger and tore across the Calm Belt, leaving a colossal tsunami in its wake.

• Ron crushed Roger into the ice, then stabbed him twice and bound his body in roots, believing he had finally defeated him.
• The Drums of Liberation sounded again, and Roger burst free, healed from his wounds and transformed into Nika once more.
• Roger claimed he had gained incredible power and grew into a giant, lifting the rubberized ice into a Haki-coated warhammer.
• Ron unleashed Sage Art: Daytime Tiger, which turned the ice and Roger’s warhammer into seawater and swallowed Roger.
• Daytime Tiger raced across the Calm Belt and created an enormous tsunami as Sea Kings fled from the wave.

Ron returned to the Marine warship after fighting Roger and learned that the Marines had attacked Amazon Lily in advance. Meanwhile, Rocks and his crew sailed toward Amazon Lily and spotted signs of a massive battle in the Calm Belt.

• Ron returned to the warship, where Tsuru told him the crew had been knocked unconscious by his Conqueror's Haki and could not wake the helmsman.
• Tsuru offered to take Ron to Amazon Lily by speedboat after the helmsman remained unconscious.
• Golden Lion propelled the Saber of Xebec through the Calm Belt while arguing with Rocks and the others about doing all the work.
• Rocks noticed shattered wood and melting ice in the sea, then accused Golden Lion of taking them to the wrong place.
• Gloriosa and Silver Axe spotted a huge tsunami in the Calm Belt, and Silver Axe urged Golden Lion to speed up toward the fighting.

While the Rocks Pirates sailed toward their destination, Whitebeard tried to reassure Kaido about being left behind. On Amazon Lily, Shakky’s defenses buckled under the Navy assault as Ron arrived near the battle and left Tsuru behind.

• Rocks complained about Shiki’s slow sailing, while Whitebeard reassured Kaido that Ron had left him behind because his mission was dangerous.
• The Navy bombarded Amazon Lily, and Shakky ordered the Kuja warriors to protect the evacuated people while lamenting that Gloriosa and Roger might not arrive in time.
• Kong advised Saint Garling to keep wearing down the island’s defenses, but Garling ordered the Navy to stop firing and launch an attack to capture Shakky.
• Tsuru brought Ron to the edge of the battle zone, where he walked across the sea toward Amazon Lily and told her they would meet again.
• Tsuru watched Ron leave and realized that he had allowed her to survive.

Ron headed to Amazon Lily and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking down the pursuing Marines and giving Shakky’s warriors a chance to retreat. Saint Garling sensed Ron’s arrival, then drew his sword when Ron’s Haki pressed down on his ship.

• Tsuru left without joining the battle, knowing Saint Garling had arranged the war to obtain Shakky.
• A wounded man on wreckage mistook Ron for a Marine and apologized after realizing who he was.
• Ron released his Conqueror’s Haki toward Amazon Lily, causing the pursuing Marines to collapse as Shakky led the warriors away.
• Saint Garling saw Ron in a Marine uniform and assumed Kong had arranged reinforcements for the battle.
• Ron’s Haki bore down on Saint Garling’s ship, and Saint Garling drew his sword, declaring that even a Marine could not be forgiven for insubordination.

Ron confronted Saint Garling aboard a Marine warship after discovering he had come to Amazon Lily seeking Shakky. Ron defeated him and dragged his battered body toward shore.

• Ron recognized Saint Garling and mocked him for coming to Amazon Lily to pursue Shakky.
• Saint Garling recognized Ron as a member of the Rocks Pirates and attacked him with his Haki-coated sword.
• Ron caught Saint Garling's first strike with a Chakra Arm, then knocked his sword away and struck his face with a punch.
• Ron pursued Saint Garling into the air, stomped him into the sea, and beat him beneath the waves.
• Ron emerged from the water gripping Saint Garling by his moon-shaped hair and dragged him toward shore.

Ron arrived in Amazon Lily carrying the battered Saint Garling and intervened as Kong tried to capture Shakky. The story left Kong facing Ron’s demand to release his captive or die.

• Ron pulled a long sword from the Marine warship and headed toward shore.
• Kong overpowered Shakky and killed two Amazon Lily warriors who tried to protect her.
• Shakky threatened to kill herself, forcing Kong to spare the warrior he had seized.
• Ron arrived with Saint Garling’s mangled body and used a golden Chakra Arm to catch the warrior Kong had thrown.
• Ron showed Kong Saint Garling and demanded that Kong release his captive in exchange for his life.

Ron faced Kong alone while Shakky expected the Rocks Pirates to arrive, then released Kurama, Gyuki, Son Gokū, and Kokuō before Kong could finish his attack. Kong saw the four enormous beasts as an opportunity to strike, while they argued with Ron about being summoned only for fights.

• Kong pinned Shakky down and attacked Ron after Ron revealed he was the only one present.
• Ron blocked Kong's Haki-coated punch with a blade, but the clash sent him sliding backward.
• Ron chose to release all the Tailed Beasts as Kong rushed in again.
• Kurama, Gyuki, Son Gokū, and Kokuō appeared, and Gyuki celebrated while Kurama accused Ron of treating them like tools.
• Shakky wondered whether Ron's power was a Devil Fruit ability, while Kong judged that he had a good chance to attack.

Kong chose Kurama as his first target but was caught by a sudden Tailed Beast Bomb and badly injured. Meanwhile, the Rocks Pirates arrived near Amazon Lily, where Gloriosa saw Marine warships and the crew began heading onto the island to confront the situation.

• Kong approached Kurama and struck a Tailed Beast Bomb that Kurama fired at the last moment, leaving Kong bleeding after the explosion.
• Gloriosa spotted Marine warships anchored off Amazon Lily and worried about the people on the island.
• Silver Axe leaped from the Saber of Xebec toward the island as Whitebeard sent waves surging toward the Marine fleet.
• Whitebeard threw Kaido toward the island, then jumped down himself, while Rocks followed by stepping through the air.
• Annika thanked Golden Lion for bringing her to Amazon Lily, and Golden Lion landed on the deck without replying.

Annika’s kindness softened Golden Lion, though he hid his feelings by arguing with the crew. On Amazon Lily, Shakky thanked Ron for helping her, but mistook his hint about repayment for a request that she offer herself to him.

• Golden Lion remembered Annika’s faith in him and stopped himself from insulting her, then admitted he would protect the ship.
• Golden Lion resumed bickering with Gan Sui and John while Annika served cake to Alice, who asked whether Xebec’s companions were always so combative.
• On Amazon Lily, Shakky approached Ron after he watched the Four Tailed Beasts attack Kong and thanked him for coming to her aid.
• Ron told Shakky to thank Annika and hinted that she could repay him, leading Shakky to think he wanted her to offer herself to him.
• Ron said he did not mind if Shakky chose not to repay him, leaving her unsure whether she had misunderstood his hint.

Kong was cornered by the Tailed Beasts, while Kaido arrived and mistook Kurama for Ron. The real Ron appeared at the end, leaving Kaido stunned.

• Kong, wounded by Kurama’s Tailed Beast Bombs, tried to bargain with the Tailed Beasts by claiming he could save them.
• Kaido rushed into the battlefield, and Son Gokū and Kokuō redirected their attacks toward Kong, blasting him with three Tailed Beast Bombs.
• Whitebeard caught Kaido after the explosions’ shock wave knocked him back.
• Kaido charged at Kurama, mistook him for Ron, and was flicked away when he tried to land on his shoulder.
• Kurama and the other Tailed Beasts told Kaido he had the wrong person, but Kaido kept insisting Kurama was Ron.
• Ron called out to Kaido from nearby, and Kaido turned toward his familiar silhouette.

Ron reunited with Kaido on Amazon Lily and gave him the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon Form. After eating it and transforming into a dragon, Kaido flew off to challenge the Marines, leaving Rocks and Whitebeard laughing.

• Ron met Kaido on Amazon Lily, teased him, and offered him a Devil Fruit souvenir.
• Kaido tricked Ron into handing over the fruit and ate it, realizing Ron had brought it for him.
• Kaido transformed into an enormous azure dragon and showed off his new form to Ron.
• Kaido flew over to Rocks and Whitebeard, bragged that Ron had given him the fruit, and invited them to fight the Marines.
• Rocks and Whitebeard declined to join Kaido and watched him fly away.

Rocks explained that Ron had chosen to go to the Holy Land Mary Geoise, and he and Whitebeard discussed Ron’s growing power. Meanwhile, the injured Kong sought help from Sengoku as Kaido arrived at the shore and found the Marine ships destroyed.

• Rocks told Whitebeard that he had only helped Ron find an excuse to go to the Holy Land Mary Geoise, and Whitebeard angrily questioned his decision.
• Rocks said Ron’s recovery, Haki, and abilities made him far more powerful than they had expected, and Whitebeard said that strength could help Rocks become King of the World.
• Kong escaped the crater, reached the unconscious Marine soldiers, and called Sengoku to report that Ron had ruined the plan and Saint Garling was missing.
• Sengoku promised to head to Amazon Lily to pick up the badly injured Kong, who set off again after ending the call.
• Kaido found only wrecked Marine ships at the shore, complained that he had no Marines to fight, and blasted the burning sea with a burst of flame.