Chapter Summaries

Blackbeard devised a scheme for Burgess to stage a kidnapping so he could rescue the Celestial Dragon and gain favors. As Lynn arrived in the kingdom for a meal, Burgess attacked him, leaving the king and his people terrified.

• Blackbeard learned that a Celestial Dragon had arrived and persuaded Burgess to pretend to kidnap him so Blackbeard could play the hero.
• Lynn reached the Plaza with Droplet, four maids, and two men in black, and the king knelt to welcome him.
• Lynn told the king he had stopped because he was hungry, so the king ordered a state banquet and led him toward the Royal Palace.
• Burgess leaped down in front of Lynn and attacked, while the king ordered his soldiers to stop him.
• Burgess sent several soldiers flying, and Lynn wondered whether the masked attacker was someone he recognized.

Lynn effortlessly stopped Burgess’s attack with the Droplet, while Blackbeard Teach abandoned his plan to approach Lynn and fled with his gravely injured crewmate. At Gran Tesoro, Gild Tesoro heard reports of the incident in Mary Geoise and laughed at the news of two Celestial Dragons fighting.

• Burgess charged at Lynn, but Lynn sent the Droplet flying into him and knocked him unconscious with a single strike.
• Blackbeard Teach gave up his plan to make a heroic appearance and hurried after Burgess, who had been hurled to the edge of Kingdom Island.
• Teach used the Yami Yami no Mi to absorb Burgess’s injuries, and Burgess woke up terrified.
• Teach dragged Burgess away, deciding to keep his distance from Lynn and the Droplet.
• At Gran Tesoro, Gild Tesoro heard about the incident in Mary Geoise and laughed at the report of two Celestial Dragons beating each other up.

Figarland Lynn arrived at Gran Tesoro and ordered Gild Tesoro to surrender the island as his territory and vassal state. Gild Tesoro invoked his existing ties to the World Nobles, but Lynn refused to negotiate and left him facing a sharp show of force from the CP agents.

• Gild Tesoro rejoiced at news of infighting among the Celestial Dragons before Mr. Tanaka reported that one had arrived.
• Lynn entered Gran Tesoro aboard a ship, and the people at the port knelt when they saw the Celestial Dragon symbol.
• Gild Tesoro remained standing while his subordinates knelt, explaining that the World Nobles had permitted him not to kneel.
• Lynn declared Gran Tesoro would become his territory and vassal state, shocking Gild Tesoro and the gathered crowd.
• Gild Tesoro appealed to the Holy Land, but Lynn refused to repeat himself as the CP agents turned threateningly toward him.

Lynn confronted Tesoro over making Gran Tesoro his affiliated country, and Tesoro tried to use Saint Charloss to stop him. When Charloss recognized Lynn and immediately backed down, Tesoro submitted to Lynn.

• Tesoro called Saint Charloss and reported that a young Celestial Dragon wanted Gran Tesoro as an affiliated country.
• Saint Charloss angrily demanded to speak with the Celestial Dragon, then froze when Tesoro turned the Den Den Mushi toward Lynn.
• Lynn reminded Charloss who he was, and Charloss greeted him humbly and said he had no objection to Lynn taking the city.
• Charloss hurriedly ended the call, leaving Tesoro and the gathered spectators stunned by his fear of Lynn.
• Lynn suggested contacting the Gorosei, but Tesoro knelt and submitted to him.

Lynn took control of Gran Tesoro and transformed the entertainment city into a technological territory centered on a vast laboratory. Seven days later, the construction and equipment installation had reshaped the island, with Tesoro supplying the gold Lynn demanded.

• Lynn forced Gild Tesoro to surrender and ordered him to close the entertainment businesses and provide gold for a laboratory.
• Kizaru, Gion, Chaton, and more than ten thousand Marines arrived to escort Lynn's equipment and materials, sending pirates and customers fleeing.
• Lynn ordered Tesoro's subordinates and the Marines to demolish Gran Tesoro's stages, venues, and terrain while Kizaru blasted the landscape flat.
• Lynn directed the island's reconstruction, and Tesoro used his Gold-Gold Fruit to provide the gold needed for the project.
• After seven days of construction and equipment installation, Gran Tesoro had become a shining technological territory with a laboratory and a technological tower.

Figarland Lynn turned Gild Tesoro’s entertainment city into a vast technology hub and entered its laboratory alone to begin his research. A month later, with the Marines guarding the facility as tensions rose among the Four Emperors, Kizaru insisted that protecting the hub mattered more than a potential clash between them.

• Lynn completed the technology hub, including a laboratory stocked with materials and liquid gold, and ordered Kizaru to guard it.
• Lynn entered the laboratory alone with his Droplet and began work, while Tesoro learned from Gion and Chaton that Lynn had invented a Droplet capable of rivaling an admiral.
• Tesoro felt relieved that he had joined Lynn instead of opposing him, and Gion and Chaton arranged stricter security around the island.
• A month later, Gion reported that the G-5 Branch and Marine Headquarters were on high alert as the Four Emperors stirred.
• Kizaru told Gion that the hub’s importance exceeded that of a fight between the Four Emperors.

Lynn delivered the Navy its first Droplet after completing it in one month, giving Gion a Head Controller so the Navy could test the weapon and guard his laboratory. Gion demonstrated its speed and attack power, leaving Tesoro badly injured and confirming that the Droplet rivaled an Admiral.

• Lynn emerged from his laboratory with two Droplets and gave Gion a Head Controller, explaining that the Navy could use the first unit to learn its controls and protect his laboratory.
• Gion placed the Controller against her forehead and discovered that she could direct the Droplet with her thoughts.
• Gion made the Droplet fly at tremendous speed, impressing Kizaru, Chaton, and Tesoro.
• Gion sent the Droplet to attack Tesoro, who tried to block it with gold and Armament Haki but was struck hard and sent flying.
• Tesoro accepted that the Droplet had Admiral-level attack power and was shocked that Lynn had built it in one month.

Gion tested the newly built Droplet against Tesoro, whose awakened Gold-Gold Fruit and Golden Giant form could not withstand its attack. The Marines watched the Droplet prove its immense strength, while Kizaru said its shell could endure an Admiral’s full-force attack.

• Gion ordered Tesoro to use his full strength as the Droplet prepared to attack, and Tesoro awakened his Gold-Gold Fruit ability.
• Tesoro gathered nearby gold into a Golden Giant and challenged Gion to have the Droplet attack at full strength.
• Tesoro launched Golden Divine Punishment, but the Droplet pierced through the attack and smashed through the Golden Giant.
• Tesoro admitted defeat and withdrew his Golden Giant form as Gion praised the Droplet’s easy control and power.
• Kizaru said the Droplet’s shell could withstand a full-force attack from one of the Three Admirals and noted that two more units were still expected.

Tesoro failed to infiltrate, bind, or restrain Droplet, while Kizaru took the first machine back to Marine Headquarters. There, Kaido crashed into the Plaza seeking another death, and Sakazuki attacked him with a massive magma strike.

• Tesoro used Gold Powder and liquid gold to test Droplet, but its surface resisted infiltration and it broke free of his binding.
• Chaton explained Droplet’s smooth, absolute-zero exterior, and Tesoro admitted that Figarland’s invention surpassed his efforts.
• Sengoku called Kizaru back to Marine Headquarters, and Kizaru rode Droplet there at full speed.
• Kaido smashed into Marineford’s Plaza, where his drunken breath disoriented nearby Marines.
• Sengoku confronted Kaido, then Sakazuki hurled a massive Magma Block at him, alarming Sengoku about the Plaza’s destruction.

Kaido invaded Marine Headquarters again and fought Akainu, shrugging off the Admiral’s attacks while demanding more opponents. As Garp and Aokiji prepared to join the battle, Borsalino rapidly approached Marine Headquarters from the sky.

• Kaido survived Akainu’s opening magma strike, transformed into human form, and charged into battle with his kanabo.
• Akainu and Kaido exchanged powerful attacks across the Plaza while Aokiji stayed nearby, ready to intervene.
• Sengoku and Garp watched the fight, and Sengoku recalled that the Marines had once captured Kaido for experiments.
• Kaido used Thunder Bagua to force Akainu back and challenged Aokiji and Garp to fight him as well.
• Garp rolled up his sleeves, Aokiji spread ice across the Plaza, and Borsalino appeared, descending rapidly toward Marine Headquarters.

Kizaru returned to Marineford with Droplet, and Sengoku ordered the new weapon to test itself against Kaido. After Droplet’s first charge stunned the Navy with its strength and durability, Kizaru sent it accelerating toward Kaido as he prepared a Roaring Thunder Bagua.

• Kizaru arrived at Marineford riding Droplet, delighting Sengoku, Garp, Aokiji, and the informed Vice Admirals.
• Sengoku ordered Kizaru to have Droplet attack Kaido, who dismissed the weapon as an unworthy external object.
• Droplet charged Kaido, and he blocked it with his Kanabo as its impact shattered the ground beneath him.
• Kaido pushed Droplet back, and Kizaru widened the distance before accelerating it for a stronger strike.
• Droplet changed direction and charged again, while Kaido raised his Kanabo and unleashed an enhanced Roaring Thunder Bagua.

Kizaru used the Droplet to attack Kaido, demonstrating that the Navy’s weapon could withstand the Emperor’s strongest blows and maneuver under Kizaru’s control. Kaido grew increasingly furious as repeated strikes failed to damage it.

• Kizaru drove the Droplet at full speed into Kaido, who struck it with Roaring Thunder Bagua and knocked it into the sea without leaving a mark.
• Garp and Sengoku praised the Droplet’s toughness, and Kizaru used the Controller to call it back into the air.
• Sengoku presented the Droplet to Kaido as the Navy’s secret weapon, while Kaido suspected it was a technological creation but remained confident in his own strength.
• Kizaru sent the Droplet at Kaido again, steering it to evade, change angles, and repeatedly attack after Kaido’s counters.
• Kaido grew impatient and struck the Droplet with all his strength several times, but it remained undamaged and just as agile.

Kaido fought the Marines’ Droplet for hours, but even his Conqueror’s Haki-infused attack failed to damage it. He tried to leave, only for Kizaru to send the Droplet after him as the Marines laughed at his frustration.

• Kaido unleashed Bolo Breath at the Droplet, but its smooth surface diverted the flames and it continued battering him.
• Kaido used Conqueror’s Haki-infused Three Worlds... Ragnaraku to smash the Droplet into a crater, but it emerged completely unharmed.
• Kaido admitted he no longer felt like dying and transformed into a dragon to fly away.
• The Droplet struck Kaido as he rose, then pursued him through the clouds while he tried to knock it away.
• Garp, Sengoku, and Kizaru laughed as Kaido fled, unable to escape the Droplet’s relentless attacks.

After Kaido retreated from Marineford, the Navy learned that the Droplet had taken damage but was rapidly repairing itself. The Gorosei authorized the Navy to put the weapon into service, and Sengoku prepared to use it to strike at pirates in the New World.

• Kaido escaped after the Droplet fought him, and Kizaru recalled the weapon to Marineford.
• Kizaru reported that the Droplet had only 11% of its tolerance remaining, but it was already repairing itself.
• Sengoku told the Gorosei that the Droplet had driven Kaido away and described its capabilities.
• The Gorosei praised Figarland Lynn's invention and gave Sengoku permission to keep the Droplet.
• Sengoku declared that the Navy would officially deploy the Droplet against pirates in the New World.

After learning that the Droplet had held off Kaido at Marine Headquarters, Doflamingo and Big Mom recognized the threat posed by Figarland Lynn’s creation. Doflamingo set out to meet Lynn, while Big Mom ordered her intelligence network to investigate him and the Droplet.

• Doflamingo heard how the Droplet had withstood Kaido’s attacks at Marine Headquarters and recalled its connection to Figarland Lynn.
• Doflamingo decided to visit Lynn at Gran Tesoro, and ordered his men to prepare the ship.
• Big Mom learned that the Droplet had held Kaido back and demanded that her ministers investigate Lynn and the Droplet at any cost.
• Katakuri and Perospero privately considered that the Droplet might be reproducible, making it a serious threat.

Red-Haired Shanks learned that Figarland Lynn had invented Droplet, the technological product that stopped Kaido, but continued on to meet Whitebeard. The Whitebeard Pirates received detailed reports about Droplet and wondered who had created it.

• Shanks decided to visit Whitebeard in person after Whitebeard tore up his letter, despite his crew preparing for a possible battle.
• An informant told Shanks that Figarland Lynn, a Celestial Dragon, had invented Droplet, which stopped Kaido at Marine Headquarters.
• Shanks recalled knowing Lynn's father and told his crew to watch for news about Lynn before sailing to see Whitebeard.
• Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates heard that Droplet could move at extreme speed, strike with Admiral-level force, and withstand Kaido's attacks.
• The Whitebeard Pirates wondered whether the scientist rumored to be five hundred years ahead of the world had invented Droplet, and looked to Whitebeard for his thoughts.

The Revolutionary Army learned that Celestial Dragon Figarland Lynn had created the Droplet, a device capable of withstanding Kaido, and feared the World Government would produce more. Monkey D. Dragon ordered an operation to eliminate Lynn at Gran Tesoro, while the Beasts Pirates reacted to news of Kaido’s encounter with the Droplet.

• Whitebeard and his crew learned that Figarland Lynn, a Celestial Dragon and technological genius, had invented the Droplet.
• Monkey D. Dragon and Revolutionary Army officers recognized the threat the Droplet posed and ordered Terry Gilteo to locate Lynn.
• Terry Gilteo’s intelligence agent reported that Lynn was at Gran Tesoro, where resources and marines suggested he had established a laboratory.
• Dragon ordered the Revolutionary Army to assemble its forces and eliminate Lynn before he could make more Droplets.
• At Onigashima, the Beasts Pirates gathered to discuss news that the Droplet had stopped Kaido when he went to Marine Headquarters.

Kaido returned to Wano Country after the Droplet stopped his attacks, confirming the reports and ordering the Beasts Pirates to investigate its Celestial Dragon inventor. Meanwhile, the Marines deployed the Droplet against their chosen New World target, Chinjao.

• Jack, Queen, and King discussed reports that a Droplet invented by a Celestial Dragon had resisted Kaido, and King called for a thorough investigation.
• Kaido returned to Wano Country, confirmed that the Droplet had endured his attacks, and described its strange shape, hardness, and ability to strike from unnatural angles.
• King told Kaido that reports credited a Celestial Dragon with inventing the Droplet, and Kaido ordered his subordinates to investigate the inventor and the weapon.
• The Beasts Pirates began investigating while Lynn focused on developing Sophon Technology and Four-Emperor-grade Droplets.
• Captain Golden Divine Punishment Bone, Hina, Onigumo, and Dalmatian sailed to the New World with a Droplet to capture Happo Navy leader Chinjao.

Vice Admiral Onigumo and the Marines used the Droplet to ambush Chinjao and the Happo Navy. The Droplet struck Chinjao into the sea, and Dalmatian ordered the Marines to capture the crew.

• Onigumo explained that the Marines intended to use the Droplet to capture Chinjao, despite their small force.
• The Marine warship intercepted the Happo Navy's vessel, and both sides exchanged cannon fire.
• Chinjao and his crew mocked the Marines for attempting to capture them with only a hundred soldiers.
• Onigumo activated the Droplet with a Controller, and Chinjao prepared to attack him.
• The Droplet smashed through Chinjao and the ship, sending Chinjao into the sea.
• Dalmatian ordered the Marines to attack and capture the Happo Navy.

Onigumo and another vice admiral used the droplet to defeat Chinjao and the Happo Navy, revealing the weapon’s power to the world. As news spread, the Shichibukai reacted with alarm and curiosity, while Hancock decided her people would have to investigate the droplet themselves.

• Onigumo and another vice admiral led the marines as the droplet struck down Sai, Boo, Chinjao, and the Happo Navy, and Onigumo captured Chinjao.
• Hina and Golden Divine Punishment-Bone watched the swift defeat, while Onigumo told Chinjao that the droplet was a technological weapon even the Four Emperors could not break through.
• Newspapers spread news of the droplet’s victory across Sabaody Archipelago and the Grand Line, and the public assumed Vegapunk had invented it.
• Dracule Mihawk read about the weapon, while Gecko Moria called the World Government for information and then ordered Perona to investigate it.
• Hancock and Gloriosa discussed the droplet on Amazon Lily, and Hancock decided they would investigate it themselves after learning the World Government would not share its secrets.