Chapter Summaries

Ace and Sabo launched a surprise combined attack on Aokiji while he napped on a deserted island, but he countered their fire with concentrated cold. The clash ended with Aokiji freezing and breaking off several of Ace’s carefully styled tail feathers, leaving Ace furious.

• Ace attacked Aokiji in his Fire Phoenix Form with a rain of flame feathers as Sabo raised a ring of fire around him.
• Aokiji woke and escaped the flames by transforming into cold air, then froze Ace’s feathers and weakened Sabo’s wall of fire.
• Ace redirected his flame feathers into Sabo’s wall, and the brothers combined their powers into a miniature-sun fireball.
• Aokiji used a localized Ice Age to freeze most of the fireball, while stray cold currents struck Ace’s tail feathers.
• Ace saw that several of his carefully styled phoenix feathers had broken off and shouted angrily at Aokiji.

Ace and Sabo defeated Admiral Aokiji with their combined flames, and Allen captured the unconscious Marine as a bargaining chip. They left to prepare for the next big show, while Rock Island stood transformed into a heavily armed fortress.

• Ace and Sabo combined their flames in a synchronized attack, blasting through Aokiji’s ice defenses and knocking him unconscious.
• Allen arrived, praised the brothers, and enclosed Aokiji in a spatial bubble that he carried away as a bargaining chip.
• Ace complained about his ruined feathers while Sabo noted that their plan had worked, and both brothers left the island.
• Rock Island was shown as a steel fortress with its guns aimed at the only navigable waters and Marine warships ready in its harbor.

The Navy prepared Rock Island for a tense prisoner exchange, but Allen’s ship had not appeared by the appointed time. Sengoku discovered that Aokiji and Gion were missing, and Tsuru revealed that Gion had left after spending the previous evening with her.

• The Navy assembled its forces at Rock Island, where Akainu, Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu waited as Rayleigh remained chained on the command platform.
• Sengoku noticed that Allen’s ship had not arrived and demanded to know why Aokiji and Gion had not reported for duty.
• The adjutant told Sengoku that Aokiji’s Den Den Mushi remained dormant and Gion’s signal had disappeared.
• Sengoku asked Tsuru whether Gion had acted unusually after their dinner the previous night.
• Tsuru said Gion had left before morning with her belongings and suggested she might have eloped.

As the exchange deadline approached on Rock Island, Sengoku and the Marines waited anxiously for Allen while CP0 secretly prepared to seize the Pluton trade item at any cost. Just as Sengoku was about to call off the exchange, a huge bubble-coated sphere burst from the Inner Harbor.

• Tsuru told Sengoku that Allen and Gion had eloped, leaving Sengoku stunned and Garp struggling not to laugh.
• Chained to the Execution Platform, Rayleigh worried that Allen had forgotten to rescue him and imagined several reasons Allen might have stayed away.
• CP0's Chief Commander ordered his agents to prioritize securing the Pluton trade item and to eliminate Rayleigh or any Marines who obstructed them.
• As the exchange deadline drew near, Sengoku, Garp, and the Admirals watched the sea while Rayleigh despaired over Allen's apparent absence.
• Several enormous bubbles rose in the Inner Harbor, and a huge transparent, soap-bubble-coated sphere shot out of the water.

Gol D. Allen arrived at the Marine stronghold in a battered fishing boat and admitted he had not brought the Pluton Battleship or Dr. Vegapunk's clone. After Garp punched Rayleigh, Allen threatened revenge and opened a mysterious spatial vortex.

• Gol D. Allen emerged from the sea in a small, dilapidated boat and greeted the assembled Marines.
• Sengoku demanded to know where Allen's promised trade goods were, and Allen said he had not brought them because they would not fit on his boat.
• Garp rushed to the Execution Platform and punched Rayleigh in the stomach.
• Gol D. Allen shouted at Garp for hurting his uncle and vowed to get revenge.
• Gol D. Allen swept his hands forward and opened a starlit spatial vortex.

Allen revealed that he had captured and brutalized Admiral Aokiji, then offered to exchange him for Rayleigh. Akainu rejected the deal and declared that both Rayleigh and Allen would be executed, while Aokiji would be written off as having died for justice.

• Allen dragged the shackled, battered Aokiji onto his boat and kicked him, shocking the Marines and crowd when they recognized him.
• Sengoku ordered Allen to release Kuzan and tried to open negotiations.
• Allen offered to trade Aokiji for his uncle Rayleigh, claiming there were no Pluton battleships or clones available.
• Akainu denounced the proposal, blamed Aokiji for his defeat and capture, and declared that the Marines would execute Rayleigh and Allen.

Marine leaders clashed over Akainu’s willingness to sacrifice Aokiji, and Sengoku arranged a simultaneous hostage exchange with Allen. The CP0 Chief Commander intervened by taking Rayleigh hostage and threatening Allen, leaving the exchange blocked by the World Government’s demands.

• Momonga, Strawberry, and other Vice Admirals condemned Akainu for proposing to sacrifice Aokiji, while Fujitora openly sided against him and Kizaru stayed out of the dispute.
• Sengoku ordered Aokiji and Rayleigh released simultaneously, and Allen agreed to the exchange as he prepared to remove Aokiji’s seastone shackles.
• The CP0 Chief Commander appeared behind Rayleigh and put Kikoku to his throat, declaring that the Pluton Battleship and Dr. Vegapunk’s clone had to be secured.
• Sengoku protested CP0’s interference, but the Chief Commander threatened to kill Rayleigh and Allen if Allen refused to surrender the targets.
• Allen reacted to the Chief Commander’s demand with exaggerated gestures and rolled his eyes.

Allen summoned Ace, Sabo, and the Hachinosu Imperial Guards to Rock Island, where Ace revealed that Allen was his older brother and Sengoku exposed Ace as Gol D. Roger’s son. Allen demanded Rayleigh’s release and threatened war, while Sengoku offered to free Rayleigh only if Allen surrendered Kuzan, Battleship Pluton, and Dr. Vegapunk’s clone.

• Allen snapped his fingers and opened a spatial vortex through which the Hachinosu descended, carrying Ace, Sabo, and the Imperial Guards.
• Ace told Garp that he had been with Allen from the start and called Allen his older brother.
• Sengoku identified Ace as the son of Gol D. Roger, prompting the Admirals to prepare for combat.
• Allen appeared beside Ace, threatened the Three Admirals, and demanded that Sengoku release Rayleigh or face war.
• A CP0 Agent pressed his blades more tightly against Rayleigh’s neck as Sengoku demanded Kuzan, Battleship Pluton, and Dr. Vegapunk’s clone in exchange for Rayleigh.

Allen refused to surrender the Pluton Battleship or Vegapunk's clone in exchange for Rayleigh, and ordered his Imperial Guards to attack the Marines and CP0. Sengoku sealed the battlefield beneath a steel dome and ordered Akainu to kill everyone inside.

• Allen rejected the CP0 Chief Commander's demand and ordered his Imperial Guards to attack.
• Refrigerator froze the sea, while Garp identified his power as a variant of the Ice-Ice Fruit.
• Allen gave Sengoku one last chance to release Rayleigh, then ordered his forces to charge when CP0 refused to negotiate.
• The Imperial Guards unleashed their Devil Fruit abilities as the Marines' front lines fell into disarray.
• Sengoku activated a contingency plan that raised a steel dome around the battlefield and ordered Akainu to begin the purification.
• Akainu launched a barrage of magma bombs at the Imperial Guards as Sengoku ordered him to leave no one alive.

Ace and Sabo combined their fire powers to hold back Akainu’s magma, but Yamato transformed into a giant white wolf and froze both the falling magma and Akainu’s Great Eruption. Allen then ordered Ace and Sabo to attack the Marines’ final barrier, and the brothers launched a combined pillar of flame toward it.

• Ace and Sabo merged their abilities into a Fire Phoenix that intercepted most of Akainu’s magma meteor shower, but the remaining magma continued to fall.
• Allen opened a spatial vortex, bringing Boa Hancock and Yamato onto the battlefield.
• Yamato transformed into her giant wolf form and used Servantless Ice Fang to freeze the remaining magma bombs.
• Akainu attacked Yamato with Great Eruption, but she countered with Servantless Ice Fang: MAX and froze his magma fist.
• Allen ordered Ace and Sabo to break through the Marines’ barrier, and they combined Flame Emperor and Dragon’s Breath: Modified into a massive pillar of fire aimed at the Seastone Composite Steel Plate.

Allen absorbed Kizaru’s laser attack and redirected its energy into the Navy’s steel barrier, opening a breach for the Imperial Guards. He left the Navy furious as he ordered the Guards to attack.

• Sengoku ordered Kizaru to shatter the ice beneath the Imperial Guards with Yasakani no Magatama.
• Allen used Kamui to store the gravely wounded Aokiji, then appeared before Kizaru’s lasers.
• Allen absorbed Kizaru’s lasers with his Greatsword and fired the energy into the barrier’s crater.
• Allen’s attack pierced the seastone composite steel plate, leaving a breach two or three meters wide.
• Allen ordered the fifty Imperial Guards to take their weapons and attack, and they roared in reply.

Kaido arrived at Marineford in dragon form and accused the Marines of kidnapping his daughter, Yamato, as he prepared to attack. Allen and Yamato revealed that Yamato had lied to lure Kaido there, while Kaido gathered destructive energy in his maw.

• Fifty Imperial Guards launched a coordinated barrage of slashes, which Marine and CP0 swordsmen countered in a fierce stalemate.
• Kaido's roar shook Marineford, and his sudden arrival frightened the Marines and alarmed the Admirals.
• Kaido accused the Marines of kidnapping his daughter and threatened to destroy them.
• Allen teased Yamato about having a sister, and Yamato admitted she had lied about being kidnapped to make Kaido rush over.
• Allen praised Yamato's deception as Kaido gathered golden-red destructive energy in his dragon maw.

Kaido destroyed the steel barrier with his Boro Breath, allowing the Marines to charge into battle against Allen's faction. The commanders clashed across the battlefield, while Allen taunted Sengoku from a distance.

• Kaido widened Allen's opening in the steel barrier with his Boro Breath until Sengoku ordered the Marines to attack.
• Allen met the advancing forces and exchanged a standoffish look with Sengoku across the battlefield.
• Garp and Kizaru teamed up against Kaido, while Sabo fought Fujitora, Ace fought Ryokugyu, and Yamato fought Akainu.
• Boa Hancock watched over Ace, Sabo, and Yamato while clearing out foot soldiers, ready to support them if they were in danger.
• Allen ate sunflower seeds and invited Sengoku to come down from the Command Platform, leaving Sengoku furious but unwilling to approach.

As CP0 joined the battle and overwhelmed the Imperial Guards, Allen deployed twenty Human Weapon Mark I figures to fight them. The Navy regained momentum with the Seraphim, but Jack’s forces approached through the frozen sea, leaving the battle poised for another shift.

• CP0 arrived at the front line and began cutting through the Imperial Guards, inflicting heavy casualties.
• Allen crushed the sunflower seeds in his hand and summoned twenty black-robed Human Weapon Mark I figures with flaming black wings.
• Allen ordered the Human Weapons to attack CP0, and their Lunarian resilience helped the Imperial Guards regain ground.
• Sengoku sent S-Hawk, S-Snake, S-Bear, S-Yasha, and S-Crocodile into the battle; Hancock angrily confronted S-Snake, who ignored her.
• Jack’s crew reported that thick ice blocked their ship, and Jack ordered them to smash through it by any means.

Jack and the Beasts Pirates charged into the battle, disrupting the Marines and CP0 as Blackbeard watched for a chance to steal Allen’s powers. Sengoku ordered the Shichibukai into action, and Kuma, Weevil, and Hanafusa began attacking across the battlefield.

• Jack rammed his damaged warship into the ice, then led his Zoan Ability User crew in a charge against the Marines and CP0 besieging the Imperial Guards.
• Blackbeard watched Ace, Yamato, and Allen fight, coveted their abilities, and stayed hidden because Allen left no opening for an attack.
• Sengoku ordered the Shichibukai to attack enemy officers and break the stalemate.
• Kuma teleported around the battlefield, striking anyone in his targets’ way with silent shockwaves.
• Weevil mistook Ace for the fire-wielding bird-man his mother had ordered him to attack and charged toward him.
• Hanafusa killed a Marine Major General, then stopped to eat dried insects.

Marco and six Whitebeard Pirates captains arrived at Rock Island as Allen's forces suffered heavy casualties. Marco attacked Blackbeard over Thatch's murder, while the other captains fought the Blackbeard Pirates, and the battlefield remained a chaotic melee.

• Blackbeard and the other Shichibukai joined the battle but avoided major threats and mostly targeted weaker fighters.
• Kuma, Weevil, and Hanafusa caused widespread casualties and confusion, worsening the Imperial Guards' losses.
• Marco arrived with Jozu, Vista, Izo, Blamenco, and two other Whitebeard Pirates captains, startling Sengoku.
• Marco attacked Blackbeard over Thatch's murder and demanded that he reveal his Devil Fruit power.
• Jozu, Vista, and the other Whitebeard Pirates captains engaged the Blackbeard Pirates as Marco pursued Blackbeard through the battle.

Sengoku watched the battle on Rock Island deteriorate as the Beast Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates, and Blackbeard Pirates fought alongside the Marines. The chapter left all sides locked in chaotic, evenly matched combat.

• Sengoku angrily blamed the Five Elders for making Blackbeard a Shichibukai and bringing the Whitebeard Pirates into the battle.
• Kaido fought Garp while Kizaru fired lasers at Kaido and taunted Garp, and Fujitora held back his meteor attack while dueling Sabo.
• Ace burned Ryokugyu's plants, and Yamato's ice and Conqueror's Haki drove Akainu into retreat.
• Blackbeard used Dark Water to pull Marco in and tried to steal his Phoenix ability, but Shiryu cut Blackbeard and Marco escaped.
• Jozu struck Burgess, Izo's gunfire broke Doc Q's germ bottles, and the remaining pirate commanders fought across the battlefield.
• The Human Weapon Mark I units and the five Seraphim exchanged beams and missiles with their opponents.

Allen withdrew Hancock and the Imperial Guards from the increasingly dangerous battlefield, but Jack continued attacking the Marines, and several Shichibukai left rather than fight outside their contract. Gunko broadcast the chaos to the Five Elders, who watched from the Room of Authority.

• Allen gave the Imperial Guards Life Springs and sent them through a spatial vortex to safety.
• Jack refused to retreat and led the Beasts Pirates in a charge against the Marines.
• Hanafusa cited the Shichibukai contract and left with Weevil and Miss Bakin, while Kuma also departed.
• Sengoku raged as the Shichibukai abandoned the Marines during the battle.
• Gunko broadcast the battlefield to the Five Elders in the Room of Authority.

Allen charged across the battlefield to rescue Rayleigh from CP0 Chief Commander “Oni-Men,” who panicked and tried to retreat with him. Sengoku intercepted Allen with a blinding Buddha attack and a powerful shockwave, leaving Allen’s fate hidden in the dust.

• Allen spotted Rayleigh held at knifepoint and sprinted toward him, knocking aside everything in his path.
• “Oni-Men” panicked as Allen approached, dragged Rayleigh backward, and screamed for Allen to stay away.
• Sengoku transformed into the Golden Great Buddha and blinded Allen with Buddha’s Light Illumination.
• Sengoku struck the blinded Allen with Buddha’s Shockwave, blasting him into a huge crater.
• Sengoku stared into the settling dust and wondered whether his attack had worked.

Allen used Susanoo to defeat Sengoku with a precise double strike to the kidneys, while the Five Elders watched the battle. Saint Topman Warcury concluded that their plan to trade the Pluton Battleship for Rayleigh had failed because Allen did not consider his uncle worth exchanging for.

• Allen emerged in Armament: Susanoo and split Sengoku's stronger Buddha shockwave with Hagoku Slash.
• Allen appeared behind Sengoku and struck both sides of his lower back, sending him crashing into a cliff.
• Gunko's Film Bug Den Den Mushi recorded Sengoku's defeat, and the Five Elders clutched their own lower backs as they watched.
• Saint Topman Warcury said the plan to exchange the Pluton Battleship for Rayleigh had failed because Allen did not value his uncle enough to trade for him.
• Rayleigh sneezed and wondered who was talking about him behind his back.