Chapter Summaries

Dawn defeated Imu-controlled Shamrock in Water 7 with a devastating slash, forcing Imu to teleport him back to Mary Geoise. Imu ordered Shamrock to recover, confirmed Dawn’s identity, raised his bounty, and prepared the flying forces for action.

• Dawn challenged Imu over the unfulfilled promise and the lack of preparation for the future.
• Dawn unleashed Divine Lament Kikoku: Great Dark Heaven, erasing much of Water 7’s lower district and leaving Shamrock with a wound his Immortal Body could not heal.
• Imu teleported Shamrock to Mary Geoise and ordered him to remain in the Holy Land while Saturn modified him.
• Shamrock identified Dawn as Davy D. Dawn and vowed revenge.
• Imu told Gunko to confirm Dawn’s identity to Saturn and raise his bounty to 6.5 billion Beli.
• Imu ordered Gunko to notify Mars to ready the flying forces.

After defeating the attacker sent by the King of the World, Dawn returned to the ship and explained the threat to the people from Tom's workshop. As they chose their next paths, Franky joined Dawn's crew as its shipwright aboard the newly named David's Revenge.

• Dawn landed on the ship and told Yamato he had won, though the enemy had escaped.
• Dawn told Tom that the workshop and Water 7's lower city had been destroyed, then revealed that the attacker was Shanks's twin and that the King of the World sought Pluton's blueprints.
• Tom introduced the flying ship he had built, and Dawn named it David's Revenge.
• Iceburg chose to return to Water 7, Tom planned to live underwater, and Kokoro also decided to return to the city.
• Franky said he wanted to join Dawn's ship as its shipwright and pursue body modification to survive his injuries, and Dawn welcomed him aboard.

Dawn had Vegapunk extract the safe ability-granting factors from three Mythical Zoan fruits tainted with Imu’s energy, then ordered the Sky Islands relocated. When Saint Marcus Mars arrived with CP agents to capture Dawn’s family, a concealed lightning attack annihilated his entire force, leaving Mars to regenerate alone.

• Dawn brought three Devil Fruits to Vegapunk, who discovered Imu’s energy could destabilize anyone who ate them and could not be separated directly.
• Dawn suggested extracting only the fruits’ ability-granting factors, and Vegapunk produced three injectable solutions that should grant the full powers safely.
• Dawn stored the solutions and ordered the artificial Sky Islands relocated, then flew with Enel to Egghead’s former location.
• Saint Marcus Mars arrived at Egghead’s empty coordinates with CP agents and ordered them to search for Dawn while prioritizing the capture of the women around him.
• A black sphere attacked Mars and the agents, revealing a compressed thundercloud sphere that unleashed devastating lightning.
• Mars survived through his Immortal Body, but more than twenty CP agents, including three CP0 agents, were killed.

Sengoku learned that Dark Man was Davy D. Dawn, whose bounty had been set at 6.5 billion Beli, and discussed the danger posed by his crew with Tsuru. The Marines chose to observe and gather intelligence rather than risk a major war near Wano.

• Tsuru brought Sengoku Dawn’s confirmed identity and the World Government’s new bounty posters, including Dawn’s 6.5 billion Beli “Only Dead” bounty.
• Sengoku recognized Dawn as the Press-Press Fruit user from eight years earlier and was stunned that he apparently possessed two Devil Fruits.
• Sengoku reviewed the bounties of Dawn’s exposed accomplices, while Tsuru warned that his hidden Underworld forces and any recruits from the past eight years remained unknown.
• Tsuru explained that Dawn had abandoned his public bases and that his New World base was too close to Wano, where the Beasts Pirates were entrenched.
• Sengoku and Tsuru concluded that attacking Dawn could provoke Kaido and other New World pirates, so the Marines activated their intelligence network and decided to observe for now.

Kaido raged after learning that a blond man had run off with his daughter, but a betrothal gift from the Dawn Pirates changed his mood. After confirming the ten Artificial Devil Fruits were genuine, he declared they would be prizes in a tournament for his crew and affiliated forces.

• Kaido cried and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki while lamenting that a blond man had taken his daughter.
• Queen received word that Lafitte had delivered ten Artificial Zoan Devil Fruits as a betrothal gift.
• Kaido sent King to retrieve the fruits and ordered Queen to test them for tampering.
• Queen confirmed the fruits were genuine, and two pirates demonstrated their Gorilla and Lion forms after eating them.
• Kaido praised his son-in-law and announced a tournament in one week, with the fruits as prizes for non-ability users.

Dawn explained to Yamato that he gave Kaido Artificial Devil Fruits to preserve the balance among the great pirate crews and avoid drawing the Marines’ full attention, while secretly retaining control over the fruits’ users. Yamato accepted his reasoning and found comfort in their marriage as David's Revenge continued toward the sea of stars.

• As David's Revenge climbed above the clouds, Dawn rested in the captain’s cabin while Black Maria treated his injuries and Yamato asked why he had given Kaido Artificial Devil Fruits.
• Dawn told Yamato that offering Kaido a bride price was proper, then privately considered how keeping Kaido’s crew strong could help restrain the World Government and Marines.
• Dawn revealed his strategic reasoning to Yamato but kept the fruits’ hidden control mechanism secret.
• Yamato’s confusion faded, and she thanked Dawn for his consideration before he pulled her into his embrace.

Dawn's crew reached the moon, discovered an ancient city beneath a camp of alien lifeforms, and powered it back on. The city awakened small armed robots, which assembled before Nami.

• Enel, Yamato, and the crew explored the moon while Vegapunk directed the construction of a temporary camp.
• Enel sensed activity to the east, where the group found an alien camp; he destroyed it with lightning after seeing damage to the lunar surface.
• Vegapunk found a concealed stairway beneath the camp, and the crew descended into an ancient city with a vast pipe network and writing related to the Poneglyphs.
• Vegapunk suspected the city’s energy system had been powered by the bioelectricity of Mink-like beings.
• Dawn asked Nami to charge the city, and she sent thundercloud sharks into its central device, awakening its lights and systems.
• Small armed robots emerged from hidden hatches and marched into formation before Nami.

Vegapunk translated the Birka robots’ speech, but they could not reveal the city’s sealed energy source, and Dawn and Robin examined a mural documenting Birka’s history. Meanwhile, Space Pirates attacked the camp, where Black Maria used her new spider abilities to wipe out most of the assault; the chapter left the battle over and the mystery of the Initial Flame unresolved.

• Vegapunk built a language module and learned from a Birka Guardian robot that its memories about the city’s energy source were sealed to protect the secret of the Initial Flame.
• Dawn and Robin studied a mural depicting Birka’s prosperity, energy crisis, migration, and robot-making, though it concealed the robots’ energy source behind a sun symbol.
• Space Pirates attacked the lunar camp, and Luo, Sanji, Franky, and Sabo fought them while Aramaki held back under orders.
• Hancock stopped Yamato from joining the fight and sent Black Maria out to test her new ability.
• Black Maria transformed into a giant spider form and used illusions and swarms of spiders to kill most of the Space Pirates, ending the attack.

Dawn arranged for Vegapunk to adapt Pluton’s secondary weapons for David’s Revenge, taught Sabo a new Haki technique, and let him choose the Flame-Flame Fruit. After learning that the Space Pirates came from a fragmented group of nearby planets with no unified government, Dawn ordered the lunar camp to return to the Blue Star.

• Vegapunk examined Pluton’s blueprints and proposed electrically powered secondary weapons, which Dawn ordered installed on David’s Revenge after agreeing they would not be used against civilians.
• Dawn demonstrated a penetrating Armament Haki technique to Sabo, explained how it worked, and offered him the Cerberus Fruit or the Flame-Flame Fruit; Sabo chose the Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Violet reported no signs of life or suspicious activity within her observation range, easing Dawn’s fears of a larger force behind the Space Pirates.
• Pythagoras and Lilith presented data showing that the Space Pirates operated across several nearby planets with competing regimes, limited energy technology, and no unified interstellar government.
• After Vegapunk completed the ship’s modifications and mastered the recovered technology, Dawn overruled his request to stay on the moon and ordered everyone back to the Blue Star.

Dawn recruited Zoro and Kuina from Isshin Dojo and brought them aboard David's Revenge, where Hiyori aged them into adults. He gave Zoro three swords, then revealed that Zoro was a direct descendant of Ryuma, resolving Hiyori's objection to giving him Shusui.

• Dawn arrived at Isshin Dojo and asked Koshiro to let Zoro and Kuina become pirates; both agreed, and Koshiro entrusted Kuina to Dawn.
• Dawn took Zoro and Kuina aboard David's Revenge and introduced them to Hiyori.
• Hiyori warned them that becoming adults would cost them the years between their current ages and adulthood, but they chose to proceed.
• Hiyori used her ability to transform Zoro and Kuina into adults, and Dawn gave Zoro three swords, including Shusui.
• Hiyori objected to giving Shusui to an outsider, so Dawn explained that Zoro was Ryuma's direct descendant, and Hiyori accepted the inheritance.

Zoro met Sanji aboard Dawn’s ship, and the two immediately clashed before sparring, where Sanji easily outmatched him. Days later, Dawn arrived in Gray Terminal and reunited with Ace and Luffy.

• Dawn brought Zoro into the training area, where Zoro and Sanji took an instant dislike to each other and agreed to spar.
• Dawn told Sabo that he planned to visit Foosha Village soon, giving Sabo a chance to see Luffy and Ace.
• Zoro used Enma against Sanji, but Sanji shrugged off his attack and overwhelmed him with powerful kicks.
• Several days later in Gray Terminal, Ace criticized Luffy’s wild punches and knocked him into a rock during training.
• Dawn descended from the sky and appeared before Ace and Luffy.

Sabo reunited with Luffy and Ace, then brought Dawn to explain the history behind Luffy’s fruit and the danger of another rise in sea level. Luffy agreed to become an adult early to protect those he loved, and Ace decided to do the same as they began training on Mount Colubo.

• Luffy recognized Sabo, who confirmed that he was alive, and greeted him with an embrace.
• Sabo revealed Dawn, who asked Luffy if he wanted to become an adult and explained that Joy Boy had once wielded the Gum-Gum Fruit.
• Dawn said the World Government’s hidden ruler could raise the sea level again and that Luffy needed to awaken his fruit’s power to stop them.
• Dawn claimed Roger began the Great Pirate Era to help the Gum-Gum Fruit user grow stronger, and Ace realized Dawn knew his identity.
• Luffy agreed to become an adult early to protect the people he cared about, and Ace resolved to become an adult too so he could protect Luffy.
• The next morning, Ace studied Flowing Haki while Luffy trained with techniques including Gear Second and Gear Third.

Dawn learned that the Little Silver Axe Pirates’ captain, Ryan, was Golden Lion Shiki’s grandson, and sent Yamato, Nami, Kalifa, Alpha, and Baccarat to deal with him in Boot Kingdom. The women arrived in the capital, where their mission gave way to an enthusiastic shopping trip, leaving Ryan’s fate unresolved.

• Violet spotted the Little Silver Axe Pirates’ ship in Boot Kingdom, and Stussy and Monet identified its captain, Ryan, as a notorious criminal protected because he was Golden Lion Shiki’s grandson.
• Dawn ordered the women to go ashore and take care of Ryan, hoping their actions might draw out Shiki.
• Yamato, Nami, Kalifa, Alpha, and Baccarat volunteered, and Nojiko opened an Air Door to the royal capital.
• Nami led the women through Boot Kingdom’s fashion shops, while the others helped Yamato choose clothes and get used to shopping.
• After several hours, the five women left their seventh boutique with their hands full of shopping bags.

Yamato and the other women fought Little Silver Axe Ryan after he tried to seize them in the Royal Capital. They killed him despite his threat to invoke Golden Lion Shiki, while shadowy onlookers watched from a street corner.

• Little Silver Axe Ryan ordered his men to capture Yamato and the others, and Alpha, Nami, and Yamato froze the attackers, while Ryan broke free with Armament Haki.
• Baccarat’s bad luck and Kalifa’s cape helped foil Ryan’s attacks, and Yamato struck him with her spiked club, sending him crashing through the Royal Capital.
• Ryan mocked Dawn’s reputation and challenged Yamato, who identified herself as Davy D. Yamato, Dawn’s wife, and attacked him with her club.
• Nami, Kalifa, Alpha, and Baccarat joined Yamato, and their combined attacks left Ryan badly wounded despite his attempts to resist.
• Ryan pleaded for his life by invoking Golden Lion Shiki, but Yamato killed him, while several figures bearing the same emblem watched from the shadows.

Golden Lion Shiki learned that his grandson Shi had been killed and tracked the culprit to Onigashima. Kaido refused to interfere if Shiki sought revenge against Yamato, and Shiki left to pursue her.

• Shiki received news of his grandson's death, called Linlin, and offered her a favor to learn who was responsible.
• Shiki arrived at Onigashima and attacked King, while Queen destroyed the slashes before they hit the island.
• Shiki threatened to drop a floating island on Onigashima, but Kaido destroyed it with a blast of fire.
• Shiki told Kaido that Yamato had killed Shi and demanded an explanation.
• Kaido said he would not interfere if Shiki went after Yamato, so Shiki departed while Kaido watched him leave.

Dawn and his group encountered pirates attacking Satsuruso Kingdom’s capital, and Uta subdued them with her song. Koby pleaded for the captured pirates to be spared, but he slipped in blood, struck his head on a scimitar, and died.

• Stussy told Dawn that the Flying Pirates had gathered more than twenty thousand troops, and Dawn said he planned to wait for a chance to defeat them.
• Dawn left the hidden tavern with Stussy, Yamato, and Uta and encountered pirates attacking the capital.
• Uta sang to immobilize the pirates, allowing the King's Army to kill them without resistance.
• Koby stepped in front of Army Commander and pleaded for the pirates to be imprisoned instead of killed.
• Army Commander shoved Koby aside, and Koby slipped in blood and struck his head on a fallen scimitar, killing him.

Dawn trained Yamato and Stella in ice-based combat techniques before announcing that the Dawn Pirates would sail the Grand Line to Lodestar Island. David's Revenge entered the Grand Line and headed for Whisky Peak, where the crew planned to rendezvous with other members.

• Dawn taught Yamato how to combine frost with rapid punches and showed her and Stella techniques including Cold Dragon Twister and Ice Ring.
• Violet reported that David's Revenge had arrived above Twin Cape, and Dawn ordered the ship to continue into the Grand Line without docking.
• Dawn told the crew they would retrace the Roger Pirates' route to Lodestar Island and chose the Whiskey Peak route, where some crew members were waiting to rendezvous.
• Dawn announced that David's Revenge would switch from flight to normal sailing, and Franky retracted the jets as the ship descended onto the sea.
• Franky followed the prepared Eternal Pose toward Whisky Peak, beginning the Dawn Pirates' Grand Line adventure.

Dawn and his crew arrived at Whiskey Peak and exposed the bounty hunters’ welcome banquet as a trap. After learning that Crocodile had regained Haki and trained Baroque Works’ members, Dawn decided Crocodile was worth confronting personally.

• Jete welcomed Dawn and his companions to Whiskey Peak and led them to a tavern, where Jesus Burgess, Van Augur, and another man were waiting.
• Dawn unleashed Conqueror’s Haki after Jete left, knocking out the disguised bounty hunters while sparing his crew and Burgess’s group.
• Van Augur identified Jete and other members of Baroque Works and explained that they had all awakened Haki.
• Dawn realized Crocodile had regained Haki, changed his plan, and decided to deal with Crocodile himself.

Jete plotted with bounty hunters to capture Dawn, underestimating the danger posed by the pirate with a 6.5-billion-Beli bounty. A pink dragon descended from the storm clouds and slaughtered the bounty hunters, leaving Jete’s fate uncertain.

• Jete told the bounty hunters that Dawn’s bounty was inflated and planned to get him drunk before attacking.
• The bounty hunters grew greedy after Jete revealed Dawn’s 6.5-billion-Beli bounty.
• A pink dragon descended from the storm clouds and asked the group not to disturb the crew’s rest.
• Jete recognized the dragon as possibly Kaido and edged toward the back of the crowd to escape.
• The dragon unleashed giant wind blades that cut down the bounty hunters.

Kuina killed the wounded Jete after he threatened her, while Vivi and Igaram watched from hiding and hoped she might help them. Abdullah then found the pair, forcing Igaram to defend Vivi as his shotgun failed to hurt him.

• Jete survived the blast that killed his companions and fled through town, where he threatened Kuina with his Flintlock.
• Kuina cut apart Jete’s Haki-coated bullets and killed him with flying sword slashes.
• Vivi watched Kuina’s fight and wondered if she could ask her for help defeating Crocodile.
• Igaram explained that Alabasta’s civil war had left Vivi with few allies and that Cobra had sent her away to seek help.
• Abdullah confronted Vivi and Igaram, and Igaram shielded the princess and fired his shotgun, but Abdullah’s Haki stopped the pellets.