Chapter Summaries

Adrian enters the Flower Capital, struck by the contrast between its wealth and Amigasa Village’s poverty. He heads toward Orochi Castle and secretly finds shogun Kurozumi Orochi and his adviser and bodyguard, Kurozumi Semimaru, discussing Kaido’s absence.
Semimaru resents Kaido for killing Kurozumi Higurashi and turning the Kurozumi family into his subordinates. Though he hopes to make the clan less dependent on Kaido, he recognizes that Wano still needs the pirate’s protection. He proposes capturing Kaido’s son as leverage, confident that his Barrier-Barrier Fruit can protect them. Orochi dismisses the plan, fearing Kaido’s retaliation and preferring to go watch the dancers.
Adrian interrupts, asking to test Semimaru’s barrier. Startled, Orochi fires his pistol, but the bullets pass harmlessly through Adrian’s intangible body. Semimaru shields himself and Orochi with a nearly spherical barrier, then recognizes their intruder as the powerful “White Ghost.” Adrian quickly appears directly before the barrier, while Semimaru remains confident that its defense is invincible.
Character developments and interactions: Orochi is shown as cowardly, vain, and self-indulgent, while Semimaru is more capable and protective but constrained by his age and dependence on Kaido. Their uneasy alliance is built on Semimaru’s strategy and Orochi’s authority, though Orochi resents his adviser’s lectures. Adrian’s calm intrusion contrasts with their reactions, setting up a test between his abilities and Semimaru’s prized defense.
Themes: The chapter highlights the Kurozumi family’s fragile power, the difference between apparent authority and real competence, and the dangerous confidence that comes from relying on a seemingly unbeatable defense.

Plot points and events

• Adrian confronts Kurozumi Orochi and Kurozumi Semimaru inside Semimaru’s Barrier-Barrier Fruit dome. He can pass his arm through the barrier, though ordinary attacks cannot.
• Orochi fires at Adrian, but the bullets flatten against his hardened defenses. Adrian kills Orochi at close range with exploding Mini Hollows.
• Semimaru wails theatrically, but Adrian interrupts him and tests the barrier with his Resurrección Longsword. Ordinary blows fail; a strike reinforced with Armament Haki cracks it, and Adrian’s full-force attack shatters it.
• The barrier’s destruction exhausts and injures Semimaru. Adrian knocks him unconscious, searches his memories, then returns his sleeping soul to his body.
• Semimaru’s memories reveal that Rocks D. Xebec possessed the Dark-Dark Fruit and that the Rocks Pirates’ turbulent history involved powerful Devil Fruits and ancient secrets. At God Valley, Big Mom took two Poneglyphs—including a Road Poneglyph—and the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon; she later gave the fruit to Kaido. Semimaru and Higurashi stole the Yamata no Orochi fruit and returned to Wano with it.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian proves both formidable and inquisitive: after killing Orochi, he treats Semimaru’s barrier as a test of strength, then uses his memories to pursue information about the Rocks Pirates and Poneglyphs.
• Orochi’s confidence and cruelty end abruptly when his gunfire fails and Adrian kills him.
• Semimaru shifts from grief-stricken performance to fear and exhaustion. His experience as a Rocks Pirate ultimately makes him a valuable source of historical knowledge.
• Adrian’s treatment of the two men is starkly different: he kills Orochi immediately but keeps Semimaru alive because he wants to study his Devil Fruit and extract his memories.

Significant themes

• Power and defenses: Semimaru’s supposedly invincible barrier withstands immense force but can be overcome by Adrian’s concentrated Haki.
• Deception and performance: Semimaru’s exaggerated mourning contrasts with Adrian’s clear awareness that it is an act.
• The pursuit of hidden history: The chapter links the Rocks Pirates, God Valley, Poneglyphs, and Devil Fruits, showing how knowledge can be as valuable as strength.
• Ambition without unity: Adrian reflects that the Rocks Pirates’ powerful members lacked the loyalty needed to endure, helping explain their eventual defeat.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Adrian reflects on the former dominance of the Rocks Pirates, their collection of at least five Poneglyphs—including a Road Poneglyph—and Charlotte Linlin’s extraordinary natural strength. He theorizes that the lost Poneglyphs from God Valley may now be somewhere in the West Blue and begins planning a future search.
• After extracting all useful memories from Kurozumi Semimaru, Adrian confines the unconscious elder inside the Impenetrable Fortress. He intends to use Semimaru in a future Devil Fruit rebirth experiment and hopes to obtain the Barrier-Barrier Fruit through Shanks, who still owes him two Devil Fruits.
• Kurozumi Orochi regenerates a new head after Adrian previously destroyed his original one. Using Rational Analysis, Adrian determines that the Mythical Zoan Yamata no Orochi Fruit grants Orochi multiple heads, poisonous attacks, calamity-related abilities, and seven total resurrections, provided his torso remains intact.
• Adrian begins systematically testing Orochi’s resurrection ability. He repeatedly kills Orochi by:
  1. Beheading him with Resurrección
  2. Striking him with Armament Haki
  3. Damaging his soul with Soul-Severing Power
  4. Attacking him with Death Power
  5. Destroying his brain with a Mini Hollow
• Each resurrection requires recovery time and consumes stamina. Once Orochi’s stamina runs out, the fruit drains his life force and shortens his lifespan. Damage to the head does not prevent regeneration, but severe soul and body damage greatly delays the process.
• After six deaths, Orochi becomes visibly aged, with white hair and a decaying body. However, the consciousnesses of the dead serpent heads increasingly overwhelm his human mind, transforming him into a savage, unstable creature.
• Before Adrian can kill him for the seventh and final time, Orochi awakens in a berserk state and transforms into a powerful two-headed blue serpent. His strength briefly rises near Emperor level, but Adrian uses Soul Domination to disrupt Orochi’s mind and then severs one of the serpent’s heads.

Character Developments

• Adrian: Becomes increasingly interested in experimentation rather than simply defeating his enemies. He carefully studies the limitations of the Yamata no Orochi Fruit, testing different forms of damage and recording their effects. He is disappointed that the fruit’s resurrection ability causes escalating madness, making it less desirable than expected.
• Kurozumi Orochi: Changes from a cowardly, self-preserving ruler into a desperate, animalistic monster. Repeated deaths exhaust his body, age him dramatically, and erode his sanity as the other serpent-head consciousnesses invade his mind. His final transformation gives him immense temporary power but leaves him driven almost entirely by instinct.
• Kurozumi Semimaru: Having fulfilled his usefulness as a source of information and as a test subject for the Barrier-Barrier Fruit, he is rendered unconscious and stored for future experimentation.
• Shanks: Though absent, he becomes part of Adrian’s future plans because Adrian intends to use him to acquire the Barrier-Barrier Fruit.

Significant Themes

• Power versus cost: The Yamata no Orochi Fruit grants extraordinary survivability, but each resurrection consumes stamina, lifespan, and eventually sanity.
• Scientific experimentation and moral detachment: Adrian treats Orochi as a specimen, repeatedly killing him to gather data rather than seeking a conventional battle.
• The dangers of unnatural immortality: Resurrection does not restore Orochi harmlessly; it progressively damages his body and identity.
• Humanity eroding into monstrosity: Orochi’s physical transformation mirrors the collapse of his consciousness, as the fruit’s serpent personalities gradually overwhelm his human self.
• Strategic preparation: Adrian continues developing long-term plans involving the Poneglyphs, the West Blue, Devil Fruit harvesting, and Shanks.

Character Interactions

• Adrian dominates and interrogates Semimaru through soul manipulation, extracts his memories, and confines him for later use.
• Adrian observes and repeatedly kills Orochi, analyzing the effects of different weapons and powers on his resurrection ability.
• Orochi, initially attempting to hide and escape, is forced into combat only after his repeated deaths push him into a berserk limit-burst state.
• In the final exchange, Orochi attacks Adrian as a two-headed serpent, but Adrian counters with Soul Domination and Resurrección, disrupting his consciousness and cutting off one of his heads.

Plot points

• Adrian defeats Kurozumi Orochi by exhausting the seven revivals of his Mythical Zoan. Orochi reverts to a frail, barely living human-like form, losing the fruit’s power and his split personalities.
• Adrian has Lumi imprison Orochi and Kurozumi Semimaru separately in the Impenetrable Fortress, then leaves the castle. Fukurokuju and the Orochi Oniwabanshu discover the bloody aftermath and realize Wano’s political order is about to change.
• Adrian learns from Semimaru’s memories that Orochi gave Kaido the Kozuki Family’s Road Poneglyph after Kozuki Oden’s execution. He cannot pursue it yet because Kaido and Onigashima have left Wano.
• While passing time in the Flower Capital, Adrian intervenes when local children bully Yamato, Ulti, and Page One for their horns. He destroys the explosive shackle on Yamato’s ankle, startling the bullies and impressing the children.
• Adrian takes the trio to a teahouse, where their hunger becomes obvious as they eagerly devour a feast. Louf wonders whether they are being treated as slaves by the Beasts Pirates.
• Ulti explains that she and Page One are apprentice pirates in the Beasts Pirates, while Yamato is Kaido’s daughter. Adrian begins questioning how the siblings came to be in Wano; Ulti starts explaining that their pirate father died and entrusted them to Kaido.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian shows little concern for Orochi’s removal, recognizing that Kaido—not the shogun—is the real power in Wano. He is frustrated that Kaido’s absence delays his search for the Road Poneglyph and vows to beat him next time they meet.
• Orochi is left powerless and near death after his revivals are spent; Fukurokuju reacts with shock to the apparent collapse of the shogun’s rule.
• Yamato is introduced as a mistreated child wearing heavy, explosive restraints, but remains spirited and admires Adrian’s destruction of them. Ulti is outspoken and protective of Page One; Page One is weak and weary.
• Adrian’s rescue leads quickly to a friendly meal. Louf shows concern for the children, while Ulti confidently answers her questions and begins revealing their family history.

Significant themes

• Power versus political authority: Kaido’s strength, rather than Orochi’s title, ultimately determines Wano’s fate.
• The cost of power: Orochi’s fruit grants repeated revival at the expense of his vitality and strength.
• Abuse and vulnerability: Yamato’s shackles and the siblings’ hunger hint at the harshness of their lives within the Beasts Pirates.
• Unexpected compassion: Adrian’s intervention contrasts with the cruelty of the children’s bullies and offers the trio food and protection.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ulti explains her and Page One’s difficult circumstances under Kaido and the Beasts Pirates. Kaido has little interest in them, while Yamato’s obsession with becoming Kozuki Oden has caused the three children to be placed in the Flower Capital.
• Ulti reveals that she had considered stealing Devil Fruits from Kaido’s treasury so that she and Page One could survive, demonstrating her resourcefulness and protectiveness toward her brother.
• Ulti and Page One offer themselves as Adrian’s followers, believing that serving him would be safer and better than remaining with the Beasts Pirates.
• Adrian tests Ulti by releasing a frightening pressure and chill, asking what she would do if he accepted only one follower. Ulti immediately sacrifices her own opportunity and recommends Page One instead, proving her devotion to him.
• Adrian accepts both siblings under a “buy one, get one free” arrangement. He prevents them from performing a traditional kneeling ceremony, establishing that his organization does not use outdated formalities.
• Adrian introduces himself as one of Kaido’s greatest enemies. Ulti and Yamato then realize that he is the infamous “White Ghost,” causing both girls to react with shock and admiration.
• Yamato asks Adrian about three powerful samurai he encountered during his battle with Kaido four years earlier. Adrian confirms seeing them but refuses to reveal their current whereabouts, fearing Yamato might recklessly lead Kaido to the surviving Wano forces and endanger Shimotsuki Village.

Character Developments

• Ulti: Revealed to be outspoken, perceptive, honest, and far more mature than her age suggests. Her primary concern is protecting Page One, and she willingly gives up her own advantage for his sake. She quickly shifts her loyalty from Kaido to Adrian once she sees a chance to secure her brother’s safety.
• Page One: Quiet and obedient for most of the conversation, but he protests when Ulti tries to offer him in her place. His dependence on and affection for his sister are evident.
• Yamato: Remains completely committed to her identity as Kozuki Oden, repeatedly insisting, “I am Kozuki Oden!” Her admiration for powerful samurai and her eagerness to learn about Wano’s warriors show her strong attachment to Oden’s ideals and legacy.
• Adrian: Displays a mixture of calculated intimidation, humor, generosity, and caution. He tests Ulti’s loyalty before accepting the siblings and deliberately withholds sensitive information from Yamato because he recognizes her impulsiveness.
• Louf: Mainly reacts to the unusual behavior of the children, especially Ulti’s bluntness and Yamato’s bizarre declarations.

Significant Themes

• Family loyalty and sacrifice: Ulti’s willingness to surrender her own chance to save Page One emphasizes the strength of their sibling bond.
• Choosing one’s allegiance: The siblings voluntarily reject the Beasts Pirates in favor of Adrian, showing that loyalty can be earned through protection rather than demanded through fear.
• Identity and self-invention: Yamato’s insistence that she is Oden contrasts with the identities imposed on her as Kaido’s daughter and the Beasts Pirates’ young master.
• Power and survival: Ulti understands that strength is necessary in the pirate world and seeks a powerful protector to escape Kaido’s harsh environment.
• Caution and responsibility: Adrian’s refusal to reveal the samurai’s location reflects his willingness to suppress information to protect innocent people from Yamato’s potentially reckless actions.

Character Interactions

• Ulti dominates the conversation with Adrian, openly complaining about Kaido while trying to negotiate a place for herself and Page One.
• Adrian tests Ulti’s priorities, and her response—choosing Page One over herself—earns his approval.
• Ulti and Page One’s playful sibling dynamic highlights her forceful protectiveness and his quieter resistance.
• Adrian treats Yamato with patience but does not indulge her delusions, helping her up and acknowledging her chosen identity without accepting it as fact.
• Yamato’s reverence for Adrian after learning he is the White Ghost creates a new connection between them, particularly through their shared knowledge of Kaido and Wano’s samurai.

Plot points and events

• Yamato asks Adrian about the three samurai who once helped her. Adrian confirms they are alive, though he gives no further details.
• Ulti asks whether Adrian plans to fight Kaido. He promises not to use children as soldiers and intends to take in Ulti and Page One, eventually sending them to Little Sky Island.
• While the children eat, Adrian questions Ulti and Page One about their Oni heritage. They know little beyond having horns and suspect Oni may become fiercer in battle.
• Elsewhere, Wano is thrown into political uncertainty after Shogun Orochi and his adviser Semimaru disappear and are believed dead. With the Beasts Pirates gone and all six great families presumed wiped out, no obvious legitimate heir remains.
• Attention turns to Sleeping Kyoshiro, whose followers urge him to claim the shogunate. Kyoshiro is secretly Denjiro, one of the Nine Red Scabbards, and Ushimitsu Kozo, a thief who redistributes wealth to the poor.

Character developments and interactions

• Yamato shows gratitude and continued hope for the samurai’s safety; Adrian is uneasy at being thanked by Kaido’s daughter, given his intention to fight Kaido.
• Ulti is relieved by Adrian’s assurance and looks after Page One. Her candid complaints about Kaido contrast with Yamato’s quiet interest.
• Adrian’s curiosity about the siblings’ Oni bloodline hints at his plan to study their abilities and care for them.
• Denjiro remains committed to Kozuki Oden’s prophecy but is unsettled that Orochi has died before the predicted return of the Kozuki clan. His followers’ push for him to become shogun puts his hidden loyalties under pressure.

Significant themes

• Political legitimacy and power: Wano’s hereditary order is destabilized because the ruling families have vanished, creating an opening for ambitious commoners.
• Hidden identities and divided loyalties: Denjiro’s roles as Kyoshiro, Ushimitsu Kozo, and a loyal retainer of Oden show how appearances conceal deeper purposes.
• Kindness and care: Adrian’s protection of the children contrasts with Kaido’s harsh reputation, while Ulti’s care for Page One reflects the siblings’ bond.
• Prophecy versus reality: Orochi’s premature death disrupts Denjiro’s expectations and forces him to confront an uncertain future.

Key events

• After Orochi’s apparent death and Kaido’s disappearance, Denjiro is pressed by the Kyoshiro Family to claim Wano’s shogun throne. He is still conflicted about the role when Fukurokuju, leader of Orochi’s Oniwabanshu and his main rival, attacks.
• Denjiro defeats Fukurokuju with a single sword strike, and the Oniwabanshu are wiped out. Rumors spread through the Flower Capital, where people debate whether Kyoshiro will become the next shogun.
• With no effective opposition, Denjiro gives in to his followers’ demands and undergoes a hurried coronation as shogun. Adrian watches the change of power with amusement, recognizing that Kyoshiro is really Denjiro, a retainer of the Kozuki family.
• Adrian leaves the Flower Capital for Amigasa Village with Ulti and Page One. He has left Yamato money to support herself.
• On the way, Adrian explains that he plans to meet a swordsmith and seek suitable weapons for the siblings. When they reach open country, he creates a cloud platform for himself and Louf, then tells Ulti and Page One to run after them.

Character developments and interactions

• Denjiro shifts from reluctant undercover retainer to shogun, not by choice so much as because his supporters and circumstances leave him little room to refuse. He remains decisive when defending himself against Fukurokuju.
• Adrian stays an amused observer of Wano’s political turmoil, but also acts as a mentor to Ulti and Page One. He corrects Ulti’s manners, teases her, and insists they need weapons suited to their current abilities.
• Ulti and Page One show their close, combative sibling dynamic: Ulti is energetic and gullible enough to believe Adrian’s joke about head-tapping improving intelligence, then hits Page One with a “get-smarter punch.” Page One is more reserved but openly doubts Adrian’s claim.
• Yamato is left behind with some money after expressing gratitude to Adrian.

Significant themes

• Power and political upheaval: With the old ruler gone and Kaido absent, the shogun’s position is up for grabs; Denjiro’s accession illustrates how quickly authority can change in a power vacuum.
• Loyalty versus duty: Denjiro’s loyalty to the Kozuki family clashes with his followers’ push for him to rule.
• Mentorship and adaptation: Adrian teaches the siblings to use appropriate tools rather than relying on strength they have not yet developed.
• Comic contrast: The serious struggle for Wano’s leadership is set against Adrian’s irreverent commentary and the siblings’ slapstick bickering.

Plot points and events

• Adrian makes Ulti and Page One run alongside his cloud until they are completely exhausted, then brings them aboard and has Louf feed and care for them.
• At Amigasa Village, Adrian collects the Seastone bracelet Tenguyama Hitetsu had made. Hitetsu declines to forge weapons for the siblings for now, noting they are still growing; Adrian decides he can make suitable weapons himself later.
• Hitetsu thanks Adrian for removing Orochi, though Adrian says he acted for his own reasons. Adrian and his companions leave Wano by cloud and rejoin the Nether Abyss.
• At sea, Morgans reports that the Marines and several major pirate crews have gathered in Totto Land to contest Big Mom’s former territory. He then claims Big Mom has returned to life—only to announce moments later that she has died again.
• Morgans explains that the Marines, led by Kong, Sengoku, and Tsuru, reached Totto Land first. The Whitebeard Pirates arrived soon afterward, and the two forces faced off without either side making the first move. Kaido is also in Totto Land, apparently just to cause trouble.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian takes responsibility for training Ulti and Page One, but balances his harsh methods with careful monitoring. Big Mom’s supposed resurrection excites him because he sees her as a potential recurring source of experience and rewards; his delight gives way to confusion when Morgans contradicts himself.
• Ulti and Page One accept Adrian’s authority and endure his punishing run, while Louf’s kindness helps them recover and feel welcome aboard.
• Louf acts as a caring caretaker, looking after the exhausted siblings and showing them around the ship.
• Tenguyama Hitetsu reveals that he is informed about Wano’s political upheaval and quietly approves of Orochi’s removal, despite expecting troubled times.
• Whitebeard and the Marine leaders are cautious: each recognizes the danger of the other’s strength and the vulnerability of their own side.

Significant themes

• Care alongside discipline: Adrian’s demanding training is paired with concern for the children’s safety, while Louf offers gentler support.
• Power vacuums and political instability: Big Mom’s death draws the Marines and pirates toward Totto Land, where control of territory is at stake.
• Pragmatism and self-interest: Adrian disclaims political motives in Wano and thinks of Big Mom in terms of future rewards; the competing factions likewise pursue their own interests.
• Restraint amid overwhelming power: The standoff shows that even powerful leaders hesitate when a clash could cost them their followers.

Key plot points and events

• Kaido arrives late at Totto Land, carrying Onigashima, and drops it near Whole Cake Island. He, Whitebeard, Kong, and Sengoku leave their forces behind and begin a four-way battle.
• Katakuri fights the Beasts Pirates’ commanders, King and Queen. The intense fighting—or Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit—breaks the ice sealing Big Mom’s corpse, and she revives.
• Big Mom’s heart has been replaced by a mass of flames associated with Prometheus. Adrian suspects that Prometheus is actually Pandora, a fragment of Mother Carmel’s soul, and that Carmel has taken over Big Mom’s body.
• In Adrian’s theory, Carmel may have survived as a Homie after Linlin acquired the Soul-Soul Fruit as a child. When Adrian killed Linlin, Carmel used the preserved body to resurrect herself. Adrian acknowledges that the truth remains uncertain.
• The revived Big Mom attacks those nearby, taking souls from Beasts Pirates to restore her strength. Kaido turns on her after she kills his men. Weakened by her recent resurrection, she lacks her usual Conqueror’s Haki and toughness, and Kaido gains the advantage.
• Whitebeard battles Kong and Sengoku, devastating Whole Cake Island. Katakuri abandons his fight with King and Queen after realizing that the revived woman is not his mother.
• The Red Hair Pirates unexpectedly arrive. Shanks volunteers to fight Big Mom, while his crew engages Kaido’s forces. Shanks and Katakuri eventually team up against her and hold their own. Morgans says they ultimately kill her, but the chapter ends before revealing who stops Kaido from attacking the Red Hair Pirates.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian pieces together a possible connection between Carmel, Pandora, and Big Mom’s resurrection, but treats it as a theory rather than fact. He interrupts Morgans repeatedly to clarify the crucial events.
• Katakuri recognizes that Big Mom’s identity or nature has changed, showing how deeply he knows his mother and how keen his Observation Haki is. He joins Shanks against her.
• Kaido attempts to ally with Big Mom because of their shared past, then attacks her when she harms his crew.
• Shanks takes on Big Mom, while his crew fights the Beasts Pirates.
• Morgans provides the account in his dramatic, digressive style, frustrating Adrian but revealing the battle’s surprising turns.

Significant themes

• Identity and possession: Big Mom’s apparent resurrection raises the possibility that the body is hers but the consciousness is Carmel’s.
• The lingering consequences of the past: Carmel’s possible survival links Big Mom’s childhood and the Soul-Soul Fruit to the present crisis.
• Loyalty and recognition: Katakuri’s bond with his mother enables him to sense that the revived figure is not truly her.
• Unpredictable power struggles: Alliances shift rapidly as old rivals, family members, and unexpected arrivals collide.

Plot and key events

• Big News Morgans tells Adrian that Fleet Admiral Kong stopped Kaido from attacking the Red Hair Pirates in Totto Land—but only after receiving an order from the World Government’s highest authorities, the Five Elders.
• Morgans theorizes that the order was meant to rein in the Marines, whose influence the World Government does not want to grow. Adrian cuts off the political lecture, while acknowledging that most Marines still sincerely believe in Justice.
• Morgans recounts the battle’s outcome: Shanks and Katakuri defeat the resurrected Big Mom, with Katakuri piercing her flaming heart and Shanks decapitating her. The Marines withdraw after facing several powerful Pirates, apparently under further World Government pressure.
• After confirming Kaido will not return to Wano soon, Adrian ends the call. The next day, newspaper reports and photographs confirm Big Mom’s death and reveal updated sword registries and bounties.
• Adrian is irritated by his new bounty of 4,444,440,000 Beli, though he understands it reflects his defeat of Big Mom and the damage he dealt to her crew. He also wonders why Shanks is listed as “ONLY ALIVE.”
• Ulti admires Adrian’s bounty and wishes she and Page One had wanted posters of their own. Adrian reminds them that bounties bring relentless Marine pursuit and tells them to focus on training. He pulls Ulti from hiding by one of her horns and tosses her onto the deck; she lands impressively.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian remains skeptical of political speculation and protective of the Marines’ ideals, despite recognizing the World Government’s control over them. He is frustrated by his bounty and uses his status as a warning to the eager young siblings.
• Morgans dramatizes his account and offers a cynical interpretation of the World Government–Marine power struggle, while flattering Adrian and sharing battlefield news.
• Ulti is eager to become a wanted Pirate and openly envies Adrian’s notoriety. Her playful boldness contrasts with Adrian’s attempts to make her take training seriously.
• Page One quietly practices swordsmanship and listens closely to the discussion of bounties, suggesting he shares Ulti’s ambition.

Significant themes

• Power and political control: The World Government can overrule Marine leadership and limit the Marines’ independence.
• Justice versus authority: Adrian distinguishes the Marines’ personal ideals from the system they serve.
• Fame’s cost: A bounty marks strength and status, but also invites danger and pursuit.
• Ambition and growth: Ulti and Page One want the recognition of Pirate life, but Adrian insists they must become stronger first.

Key plot points and events

• As the Nether Abyss sails toward Elbaf, Adrian mocks Jiansefu’s weakness and has him spar with Ulti and Page One. Jiansefu quickly defeats the two overconfident children, tying them in thorny restraints.
• The ship crosses Elbaf’s dangerous outer waters, where violent storms and enormous waves form a natural barrier around the Giant Kingdom. Lumi protects the ship with its bubble shield while Adrian charts the conditions.
• Ulti asks whether Giants are as powerful as Kaido and whether they use Devil Fruits. Adrian explains that Giants are formidable, but generally dislike Devil Fruits; he lists several scholarly theories for why.
• Ulti complains that Adrian’s explanation was unnecessarily long. In response, he orders Louf to take her and Page One to the library for study, along with their regular training.
• The Nether Abyss emerges into calm, clear waters and reaches Elbaf. The crew sees Treasure Tree Adam, a colossal tree that dominates the island’s skyline.

Character developments

• Adrian remains sardonic and authoritative, using sparring to correct the children’s inflated view of their abilities. He also demonstrates his scholarly interest by charting the sea and explaining Giant customs.
• Ulti is energetic, blunt, and eager to measure Giants against Kaido. Her interest in Devil Fruits reflects her desire for power and security, but she has little patience for lengthy explanations.
• Page One is swept into Ulti’s challenge and suffers the same defeat, remaining quieter and more reserved.
• Jiansefu accepts Adrian’s taunt and proves his superiority over the children, though he does so with theatrical reluctance.
• Louf admires Treasure Tree Adam and compares its immense presence to Zunesha.

Significant themes

• Strength versus overconfidence: The children mistake their proximity to powerful figures for personal strength; their defeat makes clear that they still have much to learn.
• Knowledge and discipline: Adrian values education and training, even when his explanations test Ulti’s patience.
• Nature as protection: Elbaf’s stormy outer sea serves as a formidable natural defense, while the sudden calm beyond it highlights the region’s striking contrasts.
• Legend and resilience: Treasure Tree Adam’s survival through a century of war symbolizes endurance and renewal; according to legend, people built a new society around it after the conflict.

Character interactions

• Adrian provokes Jiansefu, then pits him against Ulti and Page One to teach them a lesson.
• Ulti challenges Adrian with questions about Giants, Kaido, and Devil Fruits, then openly dismisses his lengthy answer.
• Adrian responds to her complaint by assigning her and Page One to Louf for library study.
• Louf and Adrian share a moment of awe as the crew approaches Elbaf and sees Treasure Tree Adam.

Key plot points

• Adrian realizes that Elbaf may hold clues to the Void Century: it could have survived the great war, and the hidden giant straw hat may suggest Joy Boy was a Giant.
• The Nether Abyss approaches Elbaf. Ulti and Page One come onto deck after days in the library; Ulti jokes about stealing Treasure Tree Adam wood, earning Adrian’s Negative Hollow punishment.
• Adrian retrieves the Elbaf Entry Permit he received after ending Brogy and Dorry’s hundred-year duel.
• Giants on the coast mistake the ship for a merchant vessel and eagerly hope for scarce goods such as metal and wine.
• When the Giants charge toward the ship, Adrian uses Spiritual Pressure to stop them without seriously harming anyone.
• He presents the permit and explains that Brogy and Dorry gave it to him. The Giants recognize it as the Compass Badge, a mark of honor, and recall that Adrian defeated the two legendary warriors.
• A Giant named Vidar challenges Adrian, insisting that strength must be proven in a fight. Adrian would rather pursue his exploration and Poneglyph quests, but the game panel triggers an A-rank quest requiring him to accept and defeat every challenger, while warning him to hold back. The first listed rewards are 100 million experience for five victories and 250 million for ten.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian connects Elbaf to the mysteries of the Void Century, shows restraint and authority when calming the Giants, and realizes the permit carries more prestige than he expected. He is reluctant to fight but tempted by the quest rewards.
• Ulti remains mischievous and greedy, joking about stealing Adam wood; Adrian’s power forces her into another apologetic confession. She is later frightened by the charging Giants.
• Page One instinctively steps in front of Ulti to protect her, showing his loyalty and courage.
• Louf gently scolds Ulti and stays composed during the Giants’ approach, silently prompting Adrian to act.
• The Elbaf Giants shift from eager curiosity to awe and respect after witnessing Adrian’s Spiritual Pressure and recognizing his badge. Their respect quickly turns into a desire to test him.

Significant themes

• Power and respect: Adrian earns the Giants’ attention through demonstrated strength, while the Compass Badge represents honor earned in battle.
• History and hidden truths: Elbaf may provide vital evidence about Joy Boy, the Ancient Weapons, and the Void Century.
• Restraint: Adrian must manage his overwhelming power carefully, both to avoid harming the Giants and to satisfy the challenge quest.
• Family and loyalty: Page One’s protective instinct contrasts with Ulti’s reckless antics and Louf’s patient care.

Key plot points and events

• Adrian accepts Elbaf’s challenge after his game panel offers substantial experience, Legend Points, and random rewards for defeating Giants. He agrees to a straightforward fight after Vidar says Elbaf’s warriors settle contests through combat.
• Adrian sends Louf, Ulti, and Page One safely above the fighting on a cloud. Vidar, an elite Giant with roughly 70–80% of Brogy or Dorry’s strength, attacks first.
• Adrian stops Vidar’s punch with his own, then uses Soru and a kick to defeat him in two moves. The game panel counts Vidar toward the elite-Giant mission.
• The other Giants eagerly challenge Adrian in turn. He defeats them all with basic punches and kicks, deliberately avoiding lethal force. No further challengers qualify as elite, but the fights complete the first two side missions and award 350 million experience points.
• Afterward, the beach is strewn with battered Giants. Vidar rises, respectfully acknowledges Adrian’s overwhelming strength, and compares it to the unshakable Adam tree.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian accepts the fights for the rewards, stays composed, and shows precise control over his strength. He relies only on physical combat, not his fruit powers or swordsmanship.
• Vidar begins as a confident challenger but quickly recognizes Adrian’s superiority and responds with respect.
• Ulti is initially eager to insult the Giants, but Louf stops her. Watching Adrian defeat them all leaves her even more impressed with and loyal to her boss.
• The Giants initially gather out of curiosity, then become angry and competitive after Vidar’s defeat. Their warrior culture drives them to keep challenging Adrian despite the obvious gap in strength.

Significant themes

• Strength and recognition: Adrian’s victories demonstrate a vast power difference, while Vidar’s respect reflects the Giants’ admiration for proven strength.
• Warrior culture: The Giants treat fighting as their natural way to test one another, and their pride repeatedly draws them into challenges.
• Restraint and control: Adrian wins decisively while carefully limiting his force to avoid killing his opponents.
• Game-like ambition: The mission rewards give Adrian practical motivation to accept a contest he otherwise might have declined.

Plot points and events

• Adrian defeats several Elbaf Giants and asks Vidar whether he can keep fighting the kingdom’s strongest warriors.
• When Adrian introduces himself as the White Ghost, Vidar and the other Giants recognize him as the man who killed Charlotte Linlin. Because Big Mom had killed the revered Giant hero Yoruru, Adrian’s deed earns him considerable respect in Elbaf.
• Adrian clarifies that he killed Big Mom only once: after she revived, Shanks and Katakuri killed her again. Vidar hints that Elbaf helped Shanks reach Totto Land, but refuses to explain further.
• Vidar agrees to arrange more fights, and Adrian’s party heads toward town with the Giants.
• News of Adrian’s arrival reaches King Fárbauti, who wonders whether Adrian has come seeking the Road Poneglyph or has another purpose.
• Prince Loki rushes in, excited to meet Adrian. Fárbauti rebukes him for his lack of composure, but Loki confirms that the returned captains Brogy and Dorry are preparing to form the New Giant Warrior Pirates.
• Fárbauti approves, condemning the World Government’s long history of deceiving and exploiting Giants, including the recruitment of Giant soldiers and the manipulation of Oimo and Kashi.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian remains focused on completing his objectives and finding worthy opponents. He notices Vidar’s sudden change in attitude and probes for information about Shanks, but gives up when Vidar evades him.
• Vidar shifts from treating Adrian as a challenger to venerating him, while still keeping Elbaf’s involvement in Shanks’s journey secret.
• Fárbauti is cautious and politically perceptive, weighing Adrian’s possible motives. His support for Brogy and Dorry’s plan reveals his anger toward the World Government’s treatment of his people.
• Loki is enthusiastic about Adrian and eager for action, but remains immature and easily distracted. He respects Brogy and Dorry as teachers and shares their ambition to rebuild the Giant Warrior Pirates.
• The Giants’ respect for strength shapes their interactions: despite Adrian’s overwhelming advantage, they welcome further challenges rather than refuse them.

Significant themes

• Strength and honor: In Elbaf, defeating a hated enemy and proving oneself in battle command deep respect.
• History and loyalty: The Giants’ resentment of Big Mom and gratitude toward Shanks are rooted in past events and shared alliances.
• Exploitation and resistance: The World Government’s deception of Giants motivates Brogy and Dorry’s effort to restore their people’s pirate legacy.
• Leadership and maturity: Fárbauti’s measured judgment contrasts with Loki’s impulsiveness, highlighting the responsibilities expected of a prince and king.

Key plot points

• Elbaf’s King Fárbauti and Prince Loki discuss bringing Giants serving the World Government and Marines back home. Loki jokingly imagines some joining the newly revived Giant Warrior Pirates.
• Loki reports that the Red Hair Pirates reached Totto Land quickly with help from “Uranus,” but must make the return journey by sea. The king worries about an approaching threat connected to Treasure Tree Adam, calling it “Nid.”
• Adrian arrives in an Elbaf town with Vidar and other Giants. He accepts a series of challenges, defeating elite fighters to complete objectives on his game panel and earn experience and a Legend Point.
• Adrian defeats Hajrudin, a rising Giant warrior, with one kick. As word spreads that Adrian is far stronger than expected—and that he is the White Ghost who killed Big Mom—fewer Giants dare challenge him.
• After defeating eight elite Giants, Adrian encounters Dorry and Brogy. He fights them to complete the panel objective of defeating ten elite Giants and claim its random reward.
• Dorry and Brogy praise Adrian for defeating Big Mom, whom Elbaf’s Giants deeply despise. They then announce that they will rebuild the Giant Warrior Pirates as the New Giant Warrior Pirates, thrilling the gathered crowd.

Character developments and interactions

• Fárbauti and Loki show concern about the Giants serving the World Government and about the Red Hair Pirates’ return. Loki is playful about recruiting former Marine Vice Admirals, while his father is more serious.
• Adrian remains casual and confident, treating the Giants’ challenges as a chance to advance his objectives. He downplays his victory over Big Mom and pushes the conversation toward Dorry and Brogy’s plans.
• Dorry and Brogy greet Adrian warmly and test his strength, but are stunned by how much he has improved. Their shared decision to revive their pirate crew reveals their commitment to restoring Elbaf’s warrior tradition.
• Ulti loudly marvels at the town, while Page One silently endures her noise; Louf explores the unfamiliar surroundings with curiosity.
• The Giants move from excitement at the chance to challenge Adrian to awe and reverence after seeing his strength and learning his identity.

Significant themes

• Elbaf’s pride and independence: The king’s insistence that Giants are not slaves reflects the country’s resistance to outside control.
• Legacy and renewal: The return of the Giant Warrior Pirates offers the Giants a renewed connection to their past.
• Reputation and strength: Adrian’s victories rapidly reshape how the Giants see him—from an intriguing outsider to a legendary warrior.
• Long memory and old grudges: The Giants’ enduring hatred of Big Mom highlights how history and past harm remain alive across generations.

Chapter summary

• Brogy and Dorry announce a recruitment drive: After confirming the news, the Giants celebrate. The two captains say they have already chosen some promising apprentices, while inviting other confident fighters to approach them. They then escort Adrian and his companions to meet King Fárbauti.
• The Royal Court raises questions about Elbaf’s past: Adrian is struck by the Royal Court’s highly advanced, geometric design, which sharply contrasts with Elbaf’s rough-hewn surroundings. He suspects it may be connected to the ancient Great Kingdom.
• Adrian meets the king and Prince Loki: King Fárbauti and his son Loki personally greet Adrian out of respect for the legendary White Ghost, who killed Charlotte Linlin and avenged the Giants. Adrian notices the king’s lightning-shaped forehead mark and begins connecting the king and prince to figures from Norse mythology. He wonders whether Loki may someday bring about a sea-wide “Ragnarok”—a turning of the age and collapse of the old order.
• Loki is eager to test himself: While Adrian speculates about the prince’s significance, Loki privately assesses Adrian’s abilities and considers challenging him, hoping to begin with the skill he thinks Adrian is weakest in.
• A huge feast brings the group together: King Fárbauti hosts an enormous Elbaf-style banquet. Ulti enthusiastically devours the food, Page One eats steadily, and Louf savors the meal at a more relaxed pace. Adrian joins in using ice cutlery. The feast lasts most of the afternoon, and Fárbauti warmly compliments Ulti.
• Adrian makes his first request: After the feast, Adrian tells the king he has several matters requiring the Giants’ help. Before raising the more sensitive issues, he asks to witness Fárbauti’s strength by challenging him—an apparent effort to establish his own standing first.
• Loki intervenes: The gathering falls quiet at Adrian’s challenge. Brogy and Dorry are excited by the prospect of a rare royal fight and privately favor Adrian. Before Fárbauti can respond, Loki stands and asks to fight Adrian himself.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian is strategic and perceptive: he studies Elbaf’s architecture and royal family for clues about the past, while choosing to demonstrate his strength before discussing sensitive requests.
• Brogy and Dorry act as welcoming guides and supporters, proud of Adrian and eager to see him tested against the king.
• King Fárbauti is hospitable and respectful, but his amused reaction suggests he welcomes Adrian’s challenge.
• Loki shifts from quietly analyzing Adrian to openly volunteering to fight him, revealing his ambition and enthusiasm for proving himself.
• Ulti, Page One, and Louf provide lighter, companionable moments during the feast, each showing a distinct response to Elbaf’s lavish food.

Significant themes

• Ancient history beneath appearances: The Royal Court’s advanced design hints that Elbaf may have links to the Great Kingdom.
• Myth and foreshadowing: Loki and Fárbauti’s names and traits invite parallels with Norse mythology, especially the idea of Ragnarök and an approaching change of order.
• Strength, respect, and alliance: Adrian’s challenge is both a test of power and a calculated step toward gaining the Giants’ trust and assistance.

Key plot points and events

• Prince Loki impatiently challenges Adrian, with King Fárbauti approving the match. Adrian enlarges himself to Loki’s size, catches Loki’s punch, and repeatedly slams him into the courtyard until the prince loses the will to fight. Adrian completes the A-Rank [Giant’s Challenge] quest.
• Fárbauti, irritated by Loki’s defeat, steps in to challenge Adrian. This triggers a new A-Rank [Giant King] quest, which will reward Adrian with one of Fárbauti’s abilities or Specialties if he defeats or kills him. Adrian eagerly accepts.
• Fárbauti reveals that he has mastered Conqueror’s Haki. Adrian counters with Spiritual Pressure, and the two forces collide in a storm powerful enough to flatten vegetation and stagger the giants watching.
• Despite the clash, Adrian precisely shields Louf, Ulti, and the others behind him from the pressure.

Character developments and interactions

• Loki is eager and confident, but Adrian’s overwhelming strength leaves him dazed and questioning himself. Fárbauti initially interprets Loki’s eagerness as maturity and a wish to share his father’s burdens.
• Adrian remains calm and controlled. He dominates Loki without seriously injuring him, then meets Fárbauti’s challenge with enthusiasm, especially after seeing the quest reward.
• Fárbauti shifts from approving father to formidable opponent. His centuries of experience and powerful Conqueror’s Haki distinguish him from the other giants Adrian has encountered.
• Brogy and Dorry admire the power of both combatants while remaining mindful of their loyalty to their king. They are also impressed by Adrian’s ability to protect his companions amid the clash.

Significant themes

• Power and scale: Adrian’s strength is emphasized by his ability to match giant opponents in size and overpower Loki.
• Control alongside strength: Adrian’s precise protection of his companions contrasts with the destructive force of the Haki clash.
• Experience and distinction: Fárbauti’s mastery of Haki sets him apart from giants who rely chiefly on natural strength.
• Challenge as opportunity: For Adrian, combat is both a test and a chance to gain new abilities through the game panel.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• King Fárbauti and Adrian/White Ghost begin testing each other’s strength through Conqueror’s Haki. Adrian ends the clash and draws his spiritual blade, Pale Emperor.
• Fárbauti attacks with his golden javelin coated in Conqueror’s Haki, while Adrian meets him head-on. Their collision splits the clouds over Elbaf and sends powerful shockwaves through the royal courtyard.
• Adrian’s game panel identifies Fárbauti as Level 96, but Adrian recognizes that the Giant King’s natural physical strength makes him an emperor-level combatant despite not reaching level 100.
• The two engage in a contest of raw strength. Although Fárbauti is among the strongest opponents Adrian has ever faced physically, Adrian gradually overpowers him and sends him flying with a single slash.
• Fárbauti, exhilarated rather than discouraged, unleashes Hero’s Spear, an advanced Elbaf technique performed through a Conqueror’s Haki-enhanced fist.
• Adrian counters with Rokushiki Ogi: Rokuogan, reinforcing his fist with multiple forms of Armament Haki. Their punches collide, but Adrian decisively wins the exchange, forcing Fárbauti backward and leaving himself unmoved.
• Prince Loki, Brogy, Dorry, and the other Giants are stunned that the Giant King’s legendary technique was defeated so directly. Brogy and Dorry compare the moment to Adrian’s earlier ability to withstand their combined Hakun on Ancient Island.

Character Developments

• Adrian/White Ghost: Demonstrates overwhelming physical power, advanced Haki mastery, and confidence. He remains calm throughout the battle and appears not to be fighting at full strength, establishing that he has surpassed even the level of elite emperor-class opponents.
• King Fárbauti: Reveals himself as a tremendously powerful warrior whose strength rivals Charlotte Linlin’s. Though surprised by Adrian’s power, he becomes energized by the challenge and embraces the opportunity to fight a truly worthy opponent.
• Prince Loki: His admiration for his father’s strength is shaken when Fárbauti’s supposedly invincible Hero’s Spear is defeated. He begins to understand the enormous gap between Adrian and even Elbaf’s strongest warriors.
• Brogy and Dorry: Their stunned reactions emphasize Adrian’s growth since their previous encounter. They recognize that he now handles techniques that once required both of his hands with ease.

Significant Themes

• Power beyond numerical rankings: Adrian’s panel places Fárbauti at Level 96, but the chapter stresses that levels alone cannot measure true strength. Race, physical ability, Haki, experience, and special techniques all affect a fighter’s actual combat power.
• The greatness of Elbaf’s Giants: Fárbauti’s strength, durability, and mastery of Hero’s Spear reinforce the legendary status of the Giants and their martial traditions.
• Overwhelming advancement: Adrian’s effortless victory over Fárbauti shows how dramatically he has progressed. His strength now exceeds that of warriors who were once considered nearly untouchable.
• Battle as recognition and excitement: Fárbauti does not react with humiliation after being overpowered; instead, he experiences renewed battle fever, viewing Adrian as an opponent worthy of his full strength.
• Legend versus reality: Techniques described by the Giants as invincible are shown to have limits when confronted by Adrian, challenging the younger generation’s assumptions about absolute power.

Character Interactions

• Adrian and Fárbauti exchange escalating attacks, moving from Conqueror’s Haki to weapons, physical strength, and advanced techniques.
• Fárbauti’s prior clashes with Charlotte Linlin establish his reputation and explain why he is regarded as one of the few figures capable of resisting her ambitions toward Elbaf.
• Loki, Brogy, and Dorry serve as witnesses whose disbelief highlights the significance of Adrian’s victory.
• Brogy and Dorry’s memories of Ancient Island provide a direct comparison between Adrian’s former and current strength, showing that he has become even more powerful since their last confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• Adrian, the White Ghost, fights King Fárbauti in the Giant Royal Court. After catching the king’s spear barehanded and driving him back, Adrian agrees to continue the challenge, hoping a strong performance will improve his reward.
• The two battle hand-to-hand for about half an hour. Fárbauti grows battered, while Adrian remains nearly unscathed, protected by his defensive abilities.
• Fárbauti unleashes Hakun, Elbaf’s mightiest spear attack. Adrian counters with a powerful Flying Slash from the Pale Emperor. Their attacks collide, devastating the courtyard and scattering the watching Giants.
• Fárbauti is left exhausted and accepts that he cannot win. Adrian offers to move the battle elsewhere if they continue; Fárbauti declines, recognizing the immense gap between them.
• The completed mission triggers a panel notification. Adrian returns to normal size and dismisses the ice shield protecting Louf, Ulti, and Page One.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian demonstrates overwhelming strength and control, but remains modest and focused on the greater threat of Imu, whom he believes may be even more dangerous. He also deliberately spares Fárbauti rather than pressing his advantage.
• King Fárbauti begins the fight with fierce confidence and pride, then shifts from determination to reluctant acceptance of defeat. He openly praises Adrian and acknowledges him as stronger than anyone he knows.
• Brogy, Dorry, and Loki watch in awe as Adrian withstands and counters attacks that showcase the king’s power.
• Louf, Ulti, and Page One are sheltered by Adrian’s Reaper Ice. Ulti and Page One wonder whether Adrian has a rare bloodline; Louf insists he is human, though she admits “ordinary” hardly describes him.
• After the fight, Ulti eagerly celebrates Adrian’s victory. He gently stops her from rushing at him and sends her to Louf, who catches and calms her.

Significant themes

• Strength and its limits: Adrian’s rapid growth and apparent lack of a ceiling astonish even the Giants, while Fárbauti’s defeat reveals the vast gulf between their abilities.
• Humility and vigilance: Despite his overwhelming power, Adrian refuses to consider himself unbeatable and remains wary of Imu.
• Honor and restraint: Fárbauti fights with pride, while Adrian gives him a graceful opportunity to stop and avoids killing him once the contest is settled.

Key plot points

• Adrian claims the reward for defeating King Fárbauti. The panel offers five abilities; he rejects the combat skills and chooses Giant King’s Might, which grants him 500 Strength, 500 Stamina, and at least a century of extra lifespan.
• After recovering, Fárbauti lets Adrian ask the questions promised as the fight’s victor.
• Adrian asks whether Elbaf has Ancient Poneglyphs and whether Treasure Tree Adam is connected to an Ancient Weapon. Fárbauti confirms that Elbaf holds several Poneglyphs and that Adam is connected to an Ancient Weapon.
• Fárbauti recalls that one of the stones in the royal treasury is red. Adrian suspects it may be a Road Poneglyph and asks whether Gol D. Roger brought it to Elbaf.

Character developments and interactions

• Adrian weighs the rewards strategically, choosing the rare, lasting benefits of Giant King’s Might over abilities that overlap with techniques he already knows.
• Fárbauti moves from wary silence to frankness, deciding that Elbaf need not hide its knowledge from a victor who is already openly opposed to the World Government.
• Loki, Brogy, and Dorry react uneasily as their king reveals Elbaf’s secrets, but they do not intervene. Louf remains calm, while Ulti and Page One are confused by the discussion.

Significant themes

• Power and long-term growth: Adrian prioritizes permanent improvements over flashy techniques.
• Secrecy and forbidden knowledge: The World Government’s prohibitions do not deter Adrian, and Elbaf’s isolation has helped it preserve its secrets.
• Trust and honor: Fárbauti keeps his promise to answer the victor’s questions, even when they concern sensitive matters.