Chapter Summaries

Mjosgard crashed onto Fish-Man Island while seeking to reclaim former fish-man slaves, and he faced the Sun Pirates he had once owned. Tiger Hunt watched the confrontation with barely restrained anger as the freed fish-men aimed their guns at Mjosgard.

• Mjosgard woke beside his wrecked ship and demanded medical care and a mask from Fish-Man Island's residents.
• Hody Jones called for Mjosgard to be killed, while Tiger Hunt arrived on the island with Harrison and went to investigate the shipwreck.
• Mjosgard recalled that he had come to retrieve the fish-man slaves who had returned home after Jinbe became a Shichibukai.
• Former slaves from the Sun Pirates confronted Mjosgard, who ordered them to return to his collection.
• Tiger Hunt told Harrison to hold him back as the fish-men drew their guns and aimed them at Mjosgard.

Fish-Men opened fire on Saint Mjosgard, but Queen Otohime shielded him and urged the islanders to put down their guns. Mjosgard then seized Queen Otohime as a hostage, leaving the harbor in chaos.

• A former slave and the surrounding Fish-Men prepared to kill Mjosgard, while Harrison and the mercenaries restrained Fisher Tiger.
• Queen Otohime rushed into the line of fire and was grazed by bullets as she shielded Mjosgard.
• Queen Otohime asked the Fish-Men to lower their guns and not pass their hatred of humans to the children.
• Jinbe, Aladdin, Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, Manboshi, and Shirahoshi hurried toward the harbor after learning Queen Otohime had left the palace.
• Mjosgard grabbed a gun and held Queen Otohime hostage, prompting Fisher Tiger to clench his fists again.

Mjosgard held Queen Otohime hostage until Shirahoshi’s distress summoned four Sea Kings, revealing her connection to Poseidon. On Sabaody, Barn sensed something unusual and asked Rayleigh about the rookie expected to arrive soon.

• Mjosgard threatened the Fish-Men and pressed his gun against Queen Otohime while Fisher Tiger struggled against those restraining him.
• Shirahoshi cried out for her mother, and her distress stirred the sea and shook Fish-Man Island.
• Four Sea Kings lifted Mjosgard’s ship, then turned toward Shirahoshi and returned beneath the water after confirming she was safe.
• Queen Otohime, Fisher Tiger, Poniton, and Jinbe recognized that Shirahoshi might be the Sea King Poseidon.
• On Sabaody, Barn told Rayleigh he had sensed something unusual, then asked about the rookie Rayleigh expected to arrive within a couple of days.

Queen Otohime decided to accompany Mjosgard to the surface to show Fish-Man Island that humans could be safe, despite her people's fears. Meanwhile, Barn and Rayleigh arranged for Buzzby to bring Moria to meet Barn.

• Aladdin treated the unconscious Mjosgard, and Fisher Tiger called Harrison back as the danger passed.
• Barn joked with Rayleigh at Shakuyaku's bar, then attacked him with Nidai Kitetsu before Rayleigh casually stopped the blade.
• Buzzby met Moria at the Sabaody Archipelago and told him Barn wanted to see him.
• After recovering, Mjosgard prepared to leave Fish-Man Island and continued threatening its people.
• Queen Otohime boarded the ship with Mjosgard, saying her journey would prove that even someone physically weak could safely visit the surface.

Buzzby brought Gecko Moria to the FFF Guild branch at Rayleigh’s request, where Buzzby’s Haki impressed Moria. Barn Bashut then attacked Moria with Nidai Kitetsu and challenged him to exchange moves.

• Buzzby identified himself as a member of the FFF Mercenary Guild and told Moria that Rayleigh wanted to see him.
• When Moria’s crew taunted Buzzby, Moria confronted him with his shadow-coated fist, but Buzzby turned his gun and fired a bullet past Moria’s ear, making Moria realize Buzzby could use Haki.
• Buzzby revealed his name and led Moria to the guild branch, where Barn told Rayleigh that they had arrived.
• Barn leaped down and struck at Moria with Nidai Kitetsu, but Moria turned into bats and avoided the blow.
• Barn introduced himself as Barn Bashut, also known as Asura, and challenged Moria to exchange moves.

Barn fought Moria on Sabaody, then spent time drinking with him and remembered York and the Rumbar Pirates. As Moria prepared to leave, Barn sent Buzzby along with him and admitted he had begun to admire the young pirate.

• Moria transformed into bats and used Shadow Box, but Barn broke through it and attacked him with Moonlight Slash.
• Moria evaded Barn with Shadow Doppelganger and transformed with Shadow Revolution, but Barn defeated him after activating Mind's Eye.
• That night, Barn asked Moria why he had set sail; Moria shouted that he pursued dreams, freedom, and the title of Pirate King, bringing back Barn's memory of York inviting him to pursue freedom.
• Moria stayed in Sabaody for several days while Rayleigh coated Thriller Bark and gave him advice on Haki, but Barn avoided him until his departure.
• Barn brought Buzzby to join Moria's crew for a while, called Moria a brat, and told Rayleigh he had begun to admire him.

Barn learned that Queen Otohime had gone alone to meet the Celestial Dragons and decided to leave with Leonard to see an old friend. After an anxious wait, Otohime returned to Fish-Man Island with a Celestial Dragon’s letter supporting her proposal, giving the islanders hope that they could move to the surface.

• Adam told Barn that Queen Otohime had followed the Celestial Dragons to the surface alone, and Barn decided it was time to move on from the guild.
• Barn asked Adam to bring Leonard so he could visit an old friend, while Adam challenged him to a sword duel before he left.
• Fish-Man Island’s residents, Jinbe, Aladdin, and Fisher Tiger waited anxiously for news of Otohime’s return.
• After another week, Otohime returned safely, carrying a letter from a Celestial Dragon supporting her petition.
• Otohime addressed the islanders at Joncoude Square and said the letter could help Fish-Man Island move to the surface.

Queen Otohime’s appeal for signatures gained support from Fish-Man Island’s people, but the collection was set on fire and she was shot while trying to save it. She collapsed amid the flames as the plaza erupted into panic.

• Queen Otohime asked the people to sign her petition, and children’s signatures encouraged their parents and other islanders to join in.
• The Left Minister brought a larger box as the people enthusiastically submitted signatures, moving Otohime to tears of joy.
• Aladdin visited Fisher Tiger in the Sea Forest and asked whether he would come see the signing, but Fisher Tiger remained silent.
• The signature box caught fire, and Otohime rushed into the flames to rescue the collected sheets, burning her hands.
• A hidden assailant shot Otohime in the chest, and she collapsed as the plaza fell into chaos.

After Queen Otohime was shot, Fisher Tiger struggled with his grief and rage but obeyed Barn’s warning not to expose himself, leaving for the West Blue. Barn’s fury surfaced in a devastating sword slash at the Guild, while Sengoku visited Dr. Vegapunk in the Holy Land.

• Fisher Tiger roared in rage over Queen Otohime’s shooting, but Barn warned him that revealing he was alive could endanger Fish-Man Island and the freed slaves.
• Fisher Tiger accepted Barn’s order to leave for the West Blue and departed with Harrison and the FFF Group.
• Barn angrily slashed through the Guild building with Nidai Kitetsu, then sent Adam to fetch Rayleigh.
• Sengoku visited Dr. Vegapunk in a basement in Mary Geoise and asked how his work was progressing.

Vegapunk tested the Reinforcement Machine recovered from Barn’s hideout and discovered that it could strengthen weapons, though the results were unreliable and required scarce red stones. Sengoku promised to supply more and said Vegapunk would eventually meet Barn at Impel Down, while Marco sensed that someone was watching him aboard the Moby Dick.

• Vegapunk installed the mysterious device recovered from Barn’s hideout into the Reinforcement Machine and used it to reinforce a pistol.
• Vegapunk demonstrated that the reinforced pistol could embed a bullet in a massive rock, then watched it crumble into dust because the process was unreliable.
• Vegapunk said he needed more red stones, and Sengoku agreed to provide them.
• Vegapunk asked to meet Barn, and Sengoku said he would arrange a meeting at Impel Down.
• Marco woke from his nap aboard the Moby Dick and told Vista that he felt someone was watching him.

Bandy Waldo, the World Destroyer, attacked the Marine warships and the Celestial Dragons’ pleasure ship with his crew. He returned to the island after destroying the ships in exactly fifty seconds, while his surviving crew watched the burning wreckage.

• World asked Beyo Jack how long the Marines had been attacking and criticized the crew for taking too long.
• World ordered Nanting, Gairam, and Sebastian to attack, and the three boarded a Marine warship.
• Nanting swept Marines into the sea, Gairam broke apart the ship, and Sebastian smashed its mast until it sank.
• World reached the pleasure ship, enlarged bullets to strike two warships, and killed a Marine who accused him of sacrificing his comrades.
• World enlarged a scythe and cleaved the pleasure ship in two, then returned to the island in exactly fifty seconds.
• Gairam, Nanting, and Sebastian watched the burning shipwreck with excitement.

World terrorized his new recruits while the Marines discussed his return and the threat he posed. Sengoku ordered the Shichibukai summoned and warships prepared to surround and eliminate him.

• Nightin and Sebastian observed that World's strength had not weakened during his ten years in Impel Down.
• World killed recruits who questioned his cruelty and others who tried to flee, leaving Beyo Jack shaken by how much World had changed.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and the other officers discussed the World Government's summons to the Shichibukai and recalled the operation that had brought down World's crew ten years earlier.
• Sengoku explained that Bandy Waldo and other dangerous prisoners had escaped Impel Down, and Akainu described Waldo's More-More Fruit power.
• Kizaru reported that World was in the Calm Belt near Amazon Lily, and Sengoku ordered the Shichibukai summoned and warships readied for an attack.

World prepared to attack Mary Geoise with his newly completed fortress ship, but learned that the Shichibukai had been summoned and began scheming to use the situation to his advantage. Meanwhile, Adam told Barn that Leonard had arrived on Sabaody Archipelago.

• World’s cannon destroyed an island, and he thanked Gairam, Nanting, Sebastian, and the recruits for completing his fortress ship.
• World announced that he planned to use the ship and his Momo Ability to destroy Mary Geoise.
• Beyo Jack warned World that the World Government knew of his return and had summoned the Shichibukai.
• World asked which Shichibukai was closest, learned it was the King of Amazon Lily, and smiled at a new plan.
• Adam found Barn fishing on Island 14 and told him Leonard had arrived.
• Barn put away his fishing rod and stood, ready to get some exercise.

Barn reunited with Fitz and summoned Leonard to discuss recruiting the World Pirates after learning about Bandy Waldo. He asked Leonard about an incident from ten years earlier, and Leonard admitted that he had planned it.

• Barn and Adam passed Rayleigh at Shakuyaku's bar, and Rayleigh learned Barn was heading out.
• Barn reunited with Fitz at the FFF Guild branch and caught up with Leonard about Lia in the East Blue.
• Barn asked Leonard about Golden Lion, then announced he planned to sail to Amazon Lily with Laboon.
• Barn showed Leonard a newspaper report about Bandy Waldo and said he wanted to recruit strong members from the World Pirates.
• Barn asked Leonard about the events ten years earlier, and Leonard admitted he had planned them.

Leonard told Barn how the World Government orchestrated Bandy Waldo’s defeat ten years earlier by infiltrating his crew and turning them against him. Waldo fell to Cipher Pol, while Beyo Jack led the surviving comrades in a desperate escape.

• Leonard explained that the World Government, not the Navy, had ordered the campaign against Bandy Waldo after he killed Celestial Dragons and disrupted the balance between pirates and marines.
• During the battle, Garp and Sengoku realized the World Government had arranged a Pirate Alliance, and a Cipher Pol agent warned them that the situation was about to change.
• World’s crew mutinied, shooting him and declaring they would surrender to the World Government.
• After World killed the mutineers, Cipher Pol agents revealed they had posed as his comrades and one of them stabbed him with an Armament Haki-coated Finger Pistol.
• Beyo Jack escaped with Nanting, Gairam, and the others, while the wounded World lost consciousness, consumed by thoughts of their betrayal.

Barn and his companions returned to Amazon Lily, where Barn reflected on his first arrival there twenty years earlier. World’s crew also reached the island, intending to abduct its empress, while Beyo Jack opposed the plan and remembered how their ship and cannon had once been meant to symbolize freedom.

• Barn, Fitz, Leonard, and the others reached the Calm Belt aboard Laboon, and Barn recognized Amazon Lily as they approached.
• World told Beyo Jack he planned to abduct Amazon Lily’s empress and use her as a shield to reach Marineford before attacking Mary Geoise with the crew’s cannon.
• Beyo Jack opposed World’s plan, but World ordered him to follow orders and threatened him if he disobeyed.
• Gairam reported that the crew had spotted Amazon Lily, and World prepared to approach the island with Beyo Jack.
• Ten years earlier, World proposed building a submarine and an enormous gun emplacement to deter attackers, and Beyo Jack had called their ship a symbol of freedom.
• After World left, Beyo Jack was left alone in the lookout tower, where quiet sobbing could be heard.

Gloriosa struggled with the Navy’s demand that Amazon Lily help hunt Bandy Waldo until Barn Bashut returned, giving her a chance to discuss their shared past. They mourned Aishi and reflected on how time had changed everyone except Barn.

• Gloriosa reviewed the Navy’s summons and worried that Amazon Lily had no ruler or force capable of confronting Bandy Waldo.
• Little Hancock told Gloriosa that Barn Bashut had returned, and Gloriosa excitedly summoned him.
• Barn asked Leonard to leave so he could speak privately with Gloriosa, then they went to the mountain behind the Kuja Royal Palace.
• Gloriosa told Barn that Aishi had died of a plague the year before last, and they mourned her together.
• Barn held Gloriosa’s aged hand and reflected that the Life Fruit had spared him the ravages of time, then awkwardly let go.

Barn learned that the Navy wanted Amazon Lily to become a Shichibukai and intercept Bandy Waldo, then agreed to act in the island's place after World kidnapped Hancock. World escaped with Hancock, leaving Barn and Gloriosa to prepare for the pursuit.

• Gloriosa told Barn that the Navy wanted Amazon Lily to join the Shichibukai and capture Bandy Waldo, and Barn considered World’s presence in the Calm Belt.
• Hancock watched Barn and Gloriosa talking and privately imagined that she would be a better match for Barn than Gloriosa.
• World and Beyo Jack infiltrated Amazon Lily, identified Hancock as its future ruler, and World seized her.
• Barn sensed World’s presence and confronted him, but World warned Barn not to interfere and escaped with Hancock using Moa Moa Tenfold Speed.
• Barn stopped Gloriosa from pursuing World and said he would fulfill the Navy’s demand himself instead of sending Amazon Lily’s warriors.

World took Hancock to his fortress, the Grosser, and left her in Nanting’s care. As the Marines prepared to reinforce Akainu against World, Barn set out with Fitz to bring Hancock back safely.

• World carried Hancock to the Grosser and ordered Nanting to watch her.
• A Marine soldier reported that most Shichibukai had refused the summons and Akainu requested Kizaru as reinforcements.
• Garp volunteered to reinforce Akainu, explaining to Sengoku that he wanted to confront World about what happened ten years ago.
• Sengoku ordered Garp to take four warships to reinforce Akainu.
• Barn promised Gloriosa that he would return Hancock safely, then left with Fitz.

Barn and Leonard arrived at World’s fortress ship, where Barn defeated Sebastian and learned that World was watching them. World ordered Sebastian to bring Barn to the central hall, setting up a confrontation between the former friends.

• Laboon carried Barn, Leonard, and Fitz to the base of World’s unfinished fortress ship, the Grosser.
• Sebastian confronted the visitors and attacked Leonard, but Barn stopped him from striking back.
• Barn destroyed Sebastian’s spiked club, knocked him down, and held him at swordpoint.
• World watched the fight on a monitor and ordered Sebastian to bring Barn to the central hall.
• Barn spoke to World through Sebastian’s Den Den Mushi, and both men hid their anger behind smiles before ending the call.