Chapter Summaries

Jiang Lin appeared beside Luffy and invited Ace to join his crew as Whitebeard threw him Murakumogiri, prompting Marineford and the watching reporters to speculate that Jiang Lin was Whitebeard’s successor. Whitebeard’s gesture moved Ace, but Jiang Lin returned the weapon and left Ace free to decide whether to become his crewmate.

• Ace told Luffy to stop trying to save him, but Luffy shouted that he was Ace’s little brother.
• Jiang Lin appeared beside Luffy, promised to look after him, and invited Ace to join his crew.
• Whitebeard threw Murakumogiri to Jiang Lin, and Marines and reporters speculated that Whitebeard had chosen him as his successor.
• Jiang Lin realized Whitebeard’s gesture was meant to win his favor and reassure Ace, while Sengoku reassessed Jiang Lin as a major threat.
• Ace called Whitebeard his only father, and Whitebeard silently answered him as Garp watched Ace and Luffy through tears.
• Jiang Lin tossed Murakumogiri back to Whitebeard and invited Ace to become his crewmate, leaving the choice to Ace.

Jiang Lin stopped pressing Ace to join his crew, then suddenly asked Boa Hancock to become his crewmate instead. His invitation stunned the Empress and shocked everyone watching Marineford.

• Jiang Lin asked Ace to join his crew, provoking Sengoku and drawing astonished reactions from the Marines, Luffy, and Boa Hancock.
• Boa Hancock petrified Marine Soldiers who gazed at her, while Momonga warned her about Amazon Lily's fate.
• Jiang Lin accepted that Ace was not ready to choose and said Ace could decide after he was rescued.
• Whitebeard caught Murakumogiri, while Sengoku urged Garp to face Jiang Lin and Aokiji expressed eagerness to fight him.
• Jiang Lin flashed over to Boa Hancock and invited her to join his crew, stunning her and Marineford's witnesses.

Jiang Lin invited Boa Hancock to join his pirate crew and promised to protect Amazon Lily, then revealed that he knew about her past and vowed to confront the Celestial Dragons. Boa Hancock accepted his offer and declared him her captain.

• Jiang Lin invited Boa Hancock to join his crew, and she hesitated because she feared for Amazon Lily without her Shichibukai status.
• Jiang Lin publicly declared that he would protect Amazon Lily and anyone who threatened it would become his enemy.
• Whitebeard, Sengoku, Kizaru, Aokiji, and people across Marineford and Sabaody reacted as Jiang Lin revealed the name D. Jiang Lin to the world.
• Jiang Lin privately asked Boa Hancock about her secret and promised to take her to Mary Geoise to make the Celestial Dragons suffer.
• Boa Hancock accepted Jiang Lin as her captain and announced her decision to the world.

Boa Hancock joined Jiang Lin’s crew, and Jiang Lin and Luffy pushed through the Marineford battlefield to rescue Ace. The Marines’ lines faltered after Jiang Lin knocked down a Marine Giant, but Sengoku rallied the fleeing soldiers.

• Reporters spread news that Boa Hancock had renounced her Shichibukai title and joined Jiang Lin’s crew.
• Jiang Lin asked to travel with Luffy’s group until he gathered more crewmates, and Luffy welcomed him and Boa Hancock.
• After Luffy accidentally pressed Jiang Lin and Boa Hancock together in a hug, Boa Hancock attacked him with Mero Mero Mellow.
• Jiang Lin escorted Boa Hancock toward the Whitebeard Pirates, then returned to help Luffy rescue Ace.
• Jinbe doused Moria’s Zombie Soldiers with seawater and stayed behind to fight Moria while Jiang Lin and Luffy charged ahead.
• Jiang Lin felled a Marine Giant with a single strike, causing soldiers to flee until Sengoku rallied them over a Den Den Mushi.

Sengoku rallied the Marines by invoking Jiang Lin and Luffy’s connections, and both sides clashed as Jiang Lin used his powers to rescue allies and scatter Marine soldiers. After Ace made peace with whatever fate awaited him, Jiang Lin faced Bartholomew Kuma alone, determined to defeat him.

• Sengoku ordered the Marines to overwhelm Jiang Lin, Luffy, and the Whitebeard Pirates, and the two forces collided on the ice.
• Jiang Lin shattered the ice, rescued Luffy and fallen pirates, then used a hormone-infused sandstorm to turn dozens of Marines into women.
• Ace apologized for dragging everyone into danger and said he would accept any future that came, whether someone reached out to him or punished him.
• As reinforcements arrived and the Marines slowly retreated, Ivankov confronted Bartholomew Kuma while Doflamingo taunted Jiang Lin.
• Kuma attacked Jiang Lin with a blast, but Jiang Lin evaded it, loaded the Paw-Paw Fruit, and approached Kuma alone.

Jiang Lin defeated Bartholomew Kuma and sent him flying from Marineford, then confronted Hawk-Eye to clear Luffy’s way. The chapter ended as Hawk-Eye unleashed his strongest slash at Jiang Lin.

• Jiang Lin attacked Kuma and Diamond Jozu, triggering the system to copy Jozu’s Devil Fruit ability.
• Jiang Lin overwhelmed Kuma, extracted his pain, and sent him flying toward the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Jiang Lin left Luffy to continue forward and blocked Hawk-Eye’s path.
• Jiang Lin repelled Hawk-Eye’s sword strike and attacked him with Pressure Cannon.
• Hawk-Eye promised to let Jiang Lin pass if he survived his next slash, then unleashed his strongest attack.

Jiang Lin survived Hawk-Eye’s strongest slash and continued toward the Execution Platform as Sengoku ordered the Marines to hide Ace’s imminent execution from the public. The Marines destroyed the Whitebeard Pirates’ ships and sent Pacifistas into the battlefield, trapping the pirates while Jiang Lin pressed on to save Ace.

• Jiang Lin redirected Hawk-Eye’s enormous slash, and Hawk-Eye sheathed his sword after Jiang Lin withstood the attack.
• Jiang Lin rushed toward the Execution Platform while Sengoku ordered the Marines to begin preparations for Ace’s execution ahead of schedule.
• Sengoku ordered the Visual Den Den Mushi feed cut so the public would not see the Marines’ coming actions.
• The Marines bombarded the Whitebeard Pirates’ ships outside the Bay, cutting off the pirates’ escape route.
• Pacifistas marched out of the smoke behind the battlefield, and Jiang Lin chose to keep heading for the Execution Platform to save Ace.

As the Marines advanced their plan to trap Whitebeard’s forces and execute Ace, Jiang Lin challenged Aokiji to a rematch to strengthen his Devil Fruit abilities. Their clash erupted beside the Square, leaving the battle shrouded in ice as Jiang Lin called for a real fight.

• Sengoku ordered the Marines to retreat into the Square, cut the remaining live feeds, activate the Encircling Wall, and execute Ace.
• Jiang Lin prepared to enter the Square but turned to face Aokiji, invited him to join his crew, and challenged him to fight.
• Jiang Lin loaded the Ice-Ice Fruit and discovered that his ice blades were harder and sharper than Aokiji’s.
• Jiang Lin and Aokiji exchanged attacks, triggering a violent explosion that engulfed the perimeter and part of the Square in ice and mist.
• Whitebeard watched the clash with encouragement as Jiang Lin leaped from the ice haze and called for a real fight.

Jiang Lin fought Aokiji at Marineford by switching between Devil Fruit Cards, while Sengoku tried to stop Buggy’s stolen Den Den Mushi broadcast. After Aokiji pierced Jiang Lin, Jiang Lin spotted Squard approaching Whitebeard and rushed to warn the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Jiang Lin loaded the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, pulled Aokiji in with Black Vortex, and slammed him into the ice.
• Jiang Lin switched to the Sand-Sand Fruit and then the Flame-Flame Fruit, clashing with Aokiji’s ice attacks in a blast of steam.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to cut the video feed, but a soldier reported that Impel Down prisoners had stolen a Den Den Mushi for Buggy’s broadcast.
• Aokiji struck Jiang Lin through the chest with an ice spear, and Jiang Lin forced him back before rushing toward the Moby Dick.
• Jiang Lin spotted Squard approaching Whitebeard and shouted for the Whitebeard Pirates to stop him.

Squard stabbed Whitebeard after believing the Marines had promised to save the Whitebeard Pirates and Ace in exchange for sacrificing their allies. Jiang Lin caught Whitebeard and transferred the injury’s damage to Squard, but Whitebeard stopped Jiang Lin from attacking him and embraced his son as the Marines’ advantage grew.

• Squard approached Whitebeard on the Moby Dick and, as a cannonball flew toward them, stabbed him in the chest.
• Jiang Lin warned Whitebeard, while Marco arrived and knocked Squard onto the deck in anger.
• Jiang Lin caught Whitebeard as he fell and used the Paw-Paw Fruit to transfer the wound’s damage to Squard.
• Squard accused Whitebeard of making a deal with the Marines to save Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates at the allied crews’ expense.
• Jiang Lin attacked Squard, but Whitebeard shattered the attack, pulled Squard into an embrace, and left the Marines’ forces emboldened by his wound.