Chapter Summaries

Law believed Golden Lion’s men had killed Bepo, Shakuyaku, and Penguin, executed three conspirators, and resolved to become strong enough to avenge them, while Golden Lion welcomed him as a future right-hand man. Elsewhere, Gawain’s crew rescued a badly injured Bepo and discovered he bore the Flying Pirates’ mark, leading Gawain to suspect Golden Lion had recovered from his old injury.

• Golden Lion’s crew found Bepo, Shakuyaku, and Penguin missing after a Floating Island burned, and Golden Lion handed three bound pirates to Law as the supposed culprits.
• Law killed the three men and accepted Golden Lion’s offer to make him First Mate, then searched the ruins for days before concluding his companions were gone.
• Law suspected the attack had been staged, but decided to endure and grow stronger rather than challenge Golden Lion before he could win.
• Golden Lion told Spandine that Law’s rationality would eventually suppress his desire for revenge, and said he would accept death if Law inherited his will.
• A storm damaged the Raven’s power system, so Gawain’s crew sheltered by a deserted island, where Kalifa reported finding a wounded Mink Tribe member.
• Gawain recognized the survivor as Bepo and saw the Flying Pirates’ Jolly Roger on his chest, prompting him to suspect Golden Lion had used Law’s Op-Op Fruit to heal his old injury.

Gawain kept Bepo aboard the Raven after learning that Golden Lion had forced Law and his companions into serving him, and he pointed Bepo toward Water 7 as the likely place to reunite with them. After Bepo recovered and went to report to Nami, a blond figure was thrown from her office, leaving the crew’s next trouble unclear.

• Gawain decided to prioritize finding Lucci over pursuing a fight or recruiting Law, while Chopper treated the unconscious Bepo.
• Bepo woke, panicked about warning Law of Golden Lion’s trap, and collapsed after reopening his wounds; Chopper and the assistant doctors stopped him from leaving the infirmary.
• Gawain questioned Bepo while posing as a Marine, learned Golden Lion had coerced Law into treating his head wound, and ordered Kuro to report the matter to Marine Headquarters.
• Gawain told Bepo to recover aboard the Raven and explained that Golden Lion would likely target Water 7 for the Pluton Blueprint, where Bepo might find his companions.
• Several days later, Bepo recovered enough to report to Nami, but a blond figure flew out of her office and hit the wall as Nami threatened to kill him if it happened again.

Bepo asked Vice Admiral Lancelot to assign him to Chopper as an infirmary assistant, hoping to avoid combat, but discovered that Chopper trained as a massive, muscular fighter. Chopper argued that doctors and navigators could best protect their crew by eliminating threats before anyone got hurt, leaving Bepo unsure what to make of his unconventional reasoning.

• Bepo asked Gawain to transfer him from navigation duties to assist Chopper, and Gawain agreed.
• Gawain considered Boa Hancock's immense crowd-control power and decided recruiting her would bring too much trouble.
• Bepo found the crew training on deck and mistook Chopper's huge, muscular training form for another Mink.
• Chopper explained his transformation and argued that eliminating enemies before they injured anyone was the ultimate form of medical care.
• Chopper called Bepo's idea of a navigator's duties mediocre and began challenging his understanding of navigation.

Chopper convinced Bepo that a true navigator had to become strong enough to break through every obstacle, and Bepo began an intense training regimen to become a pioneer. Meanwhile, Law continued training with Golden Lion, and the conflict over the Pluton Blueprint in Water 7 remained unresolved as Charlotte-Snack’s ship departed.

• Chopper told Bepo that a top-tier navigator was a pathfinder who could overcome obstacles through strength, and Bepo asked him to teach him.
• Bepo trained furiously on deck under Chopper’s punishing guidance, earning the Kings of Hustle’s approval and interest from Akin and Zoro.
• Bepo reflected on his painful training and hoped Law would be glad to see him grow stronger and no longer carry everything alone.
• Law finished a grueling training session with Golden Lion, wondered why Golden Lion was helping him, and thought about whether Bepo and his other companions were alive.
• At Water 7, pirates debated the ongoing battle for the Pluton Blueprint as Charlotte-Snack departed and others anticipated the Marines and major powers joining the conflict.

Iceberg and Water 7’s refugees received news that Navy reinforcements would arrive in half a month, but Lucci learned the fleet was actually coming to carry out a Buster Call. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku revealed the order and began considering giving Zephyr a public voice within the Marines.

• Iceberg reassured the refugees that the Navy would come, then received word that a fleet would arrive in half a month, lifting their spirits.
• Pirates attacked the refugee camp that night, and Franky led the Franky Family to fight them off.
• Spandam told Lucci that the Buster Call had been activated and that Akainu’s fleet would destroy Water 7 in half a month, leaving Lucci shaken by the refugees’ false hope.
• Garp condemned the planned Buster Call, while Sengoku explained that the World Government wanted to end the conflict quickly and described the Marines’ orders to contain threats elsewhere.
• After the meeting, Sengoku decided to bring Zephyr back early and give him an opportunity to present his ideas openly within the Marines.

Aokiji defied the Navy’s Buster Call order, while Kizaru intercepted Kaido near Wano as the battle for the Pluton Blueprint drew major powers toward Water 7. After withdrawing from Water 7, Snack encountered a Navy warship and suspected it had come for his prisoners.

• Aokiji told Zephyr he would not allow another Ohara-like tragedy and left to oppose the Buster Call, while Zephyr ordered his fleet back to Headquarters.
• Kizaru reached the waters near Wano and clashed with Kaido, who demanded the Pluton Blueprint and Knight Gawain’s head.
• Kaido overwhelmed Kuzan and the Marines with Thunder Bagua before Kizaru arrived and fought him in his Azure Dragon Fruit Human-Beast Form.
• Ochoku’s fleet and other powerful groups advanced toward Water 7 as the sea’s major powers converged on the Pluton Blueprint.
• Snack complained about Katakuri’s withdrawal order and questioned two captured CP9 agents, but Babarou reported they had revealed nothing.
• Snack’s crew spotted a raven-like Navy warship approaching, and Snack ordered his ship to move closer rather than retreat.

Gawain destroyed Snack’s Whole Cake Island ship after its crew attacked the Raven, then rescued Kaku and Bruno from the wreckage. After learning the two had been ambushed while carrying out their mission, Gawain considered contacting Lucci through the CP Organization as the surviving Babarou fled in terror.

• Gawain chose to retreat from Snack’s approaching ship, but changed his mind when its crew fired on the Raven and charged across the sea.
• Gawain unleashed Radiant Moon, shattering Snack’s ship and seemingly killing Snack while the force of the slash battered the Raven.
• Gawain recognized the survivors Kaku and Bruno, rescued them, and brought them aboard the Raven, where Kalifa recognized them.
• Kaku told Gawain that pirates had attacked him and Bruno more than half a month earlier, apparently targeting them and possibly exposing their Water 7 mission.
• Gawain decided to try contacting Lucci through CP Organization channels, while the surviving Babarou later surfaced and fled after recalling Gawain’s overwhelming power.

After Snack died, Whole Cake Island spread a false story that Gawain had taken the Pluton Blueprint, drawing pirates away from Water 7 and forcing Gawain to change plans. Gawain fled the attacking fleet and set out to target the Big Mom Pirates, while the reduced siege allowed Water 7's civilians to emerge from shelter.

• Snack died after telling Babarou that Knight Gawain had attacked them and warning that Gawain was exceptionally powerful; Babarou swam away to deliver the news.
• Perospero urged Big Mom and Katakuri to use Kaku and Bruno as scapegoats and claim the Pluton Blueprint was in their possession, and Big Mom agreed.
• As pirates repeatedly attacked the Raven near Water 7, Kuro discovered that rumors blamed Gawain for taking the Pluton Blueprint and said Kaku and Bruno were supposedly carrying it.
• When a fleet of pirate ships attacked the Raven, Gawain ordered his crew to split up, sent Kuro's group toward Water 7 to find Lucci, and flew away on the crimson dragon to target the Big Mom Pirates.
• The World Economic Journal spread the false claim that Gawain had the Pluton Blueprint, prompting more than half the pirates besieging Water 7 to leave and search for him.
• With the cannon fire easing, Water 7's civilians emerged from their shelters after nearly a month.

Water 7’s brief relief ended when Katakuri’s forces attacked, and Lucci stood against him while Golden Lion decided to seize the Pluton Blueprint from the city. Two days later, Kuro’s group arrived to find Water 7 devastated and began searching for Lucci and the others.

• Civilians celebrated as the pirates withdrew, but Katakuri’s forces launched a new bombardment and stormed Water 7.
• Lucci confronted Katakuri to protect Iceberg and the shipyard workers, but Katakuri overwhelmed him with awakened Mochi Giant Fists.
• Golden Lion concluded that Water 7 might hold the Pluton Blueprint and set course for the city, while Law prepared to pursue him.
• Kuro, Nami, Fan-Oka, Kalifa, Kaku, and Bruno arrived in Water 7 and found the city nearly destroyed by a recent pirate attack.
• Kuro ordered the group to search for Lucci and the survivors, and Kalifa, Kaku, and Bruno headed for the Galley-La Company ruins to look for Iceberg.

Kaku, Kalifa, and Bruno found the slaughtered Galley-La Shipyard and learned that Katakuri had nearly killed Lucci while Iceberg protected Water 7’s survivors. After Gawain learned who had attacked his ally, he vowed to make the Big Mom Pirates pay and unleashed his growing power as Big Mom praised Perospero’s role in the victory.

• Kaku, Kalifa, and Bruno discovered the massacre at the Galley-La Shipyard, found survivors, and learned that Lucci was gravely injured after fighting Katakuri.
• Bari explained that Iceberg had claimed to possess the Pluton Blueprint to stop Katakuri from killing Water 7’s civilians, while Kalifa worried that the Navy might not come.
• Kuro, Zoro, Sanji, Akin, and the others vowed to avenge Lucci as Chopper and the crew began treating the wounded.
• Gawain absorbed leyline energy on an uninhabited island, confirmed that his strengthened body could withstand far more power, and promised Kuro he would make Katakuri pay.
• Big Mom praised Perospero for helping Katakuri succeed in Water 7, giving Perospero confidence that he could contend with Katakuri for influence and succession.

Gawain attacked the hidden Big Mom Pirates fleet with his Azure Star of the Red Emperor, devastating the harbor and badly injuring Big Mom. As Big Mom awakened and unleashed her Conqueror’s Haki, Gawain was left nearly powerless and decided to retreat and recover.

• Big Mom dismissed Perospero’s worries about Gawain and insisted that no challenger could get past Katakuri and reach her.
• Gawain found the Big Mom Pirates’ concealed fleet at the harbor and transformed into a Red Dragon.
• Gawain unleashed the Azure Star of the Red Emperor, destroying the fleet and harbor, killing many pirates, and grievously burning Big Mom.
• Perospero saw Big Mom’s injuries, recognized Gawain, and fled without helping his siblings.
• Big Mom regained consciousness and released a powerful wave of Conqueror’s Haki, while Gawain’s energy ran out and forced him to seek a place to recover.

Gawain survived his clash with Big Mom’s Elbaf Spear, escaped to a deserted island, and recovered while the Big Mom Pirates descended into chaos. Katakuri withdrew with Iceberg, unaware that Big Mom’s condition had become catastrophic and that Gawain was heading toward Water 7.

• Big Mom attacked Gawain with Elbaf Spear - Might Country, and he met her blow with Radiant Moon, creating a devastating shockwave.
• Perospero saw Big Mom lose consciousness during her Food Pangs and devour the pirates around her, leaving him resolved that she must not rule the country again.
• Gawain recovered by absorbing ley line energy, judged the Big Mom Pirates unable to compete for the Pluton Blueprint, and flew toward Water 7.
• Katakuri withdrew with Iceberg and his crew, asked Flampe whether there had been news from Big Mom, and reflected on Gawain’s determination.

Katakuri encountered Golden Lion Shiki, who overwhelmed him while he tried to protect his siblings and let them escape. After the fleet’s destruction, Perospero persuaded Big Mom to retreat and regroup, but Katakuri’s ship still had not returned three days later.

• Katakuri recognized the Floating Islands as Golden Lion Shiki’s work and ordered Flampe and the crew to flee.
• Golden Lion raised the sea and attacked, and Katakuri leaped at him to hold him off before being swallowed by clouds and losing consciousness.
• Big Mom awoke amid the fleet’s ruins and vowed revenge on Gawain, while Perospero concealed that she had eaten some of their people.
• Perospero warned Big Mom that Whole Cake Island’s losses left it vulnerable to a coalition of enemies, and Big Mom agreed to retreat and build Pluton.
• Big Mom waited three days for Katakuri’s ship, then grew impatient when it still had not returned.

Perospero learned that Golden Lion had defeated Katakuri’s fleet and taken Iceberg, while Big Mom set out to pursue him. As Akainu’s Buster Call fleet sailed toward Water 7, Aokiji appeared on the frozen sea to confront it.

• Perospero fed Big Mom to restrain her Food Pangs while they waited for Katakuri to return.
• Flampe reported that Golden Lion had attacked, Katakuri’s whereabouts were unknown, and Iceberg had been captured; Big Mom cut off the call and rushed off to find Golden Lion.
• Perospero used Katakuri’s Vivre Card to set off after him, resolving to act as Whole Cake Island’s eldest son.
• Akainu’s fleet continued toward Water 7 under orders to destroy the city, and he had a distressed Marine officer removed from duty after the officer protested the mission.
• The sea froze across the fleet’s route, and Akainu recognized Aokiji standing on the ice and greeting him.

Aokiji confronted Akainu to stop the Buster Call on Water 7, but their dispute over justice and Gawain’s motives ended in a battle. Meanwhile, Gawain’s crew welcomed the recovering Lucci, and Gawain and Kuro considered how to escape Water 7 without losing their Shichibukai title.

• Aokiji offered Akainu sherry and asked him to talk, then argued that the Marines’ Buster Call and Celestial Tribute caused suffering alongside piracy.
• Akainu refused to stop the operation, and Aokiji declared that Gawain had come to save people before the two Admirals clashed with ice and magma.
• Lucci woke aboard an unfinished ship, and Gawain reprimanded him for playing hero before forgiving him and confiscating his wages and dividends for three years.
• Chopper embraced Lucci, and Fan-Oka shot him with special paint that would not wash off while the gathered crew laughed.
• Gawain and Kuro discussed how to leave Water 7 while preserving Gawain’s Shichibukai title.

Gawain and Kuro chose to defend Water 7’s refugees despite the overwhelming enemy forces, while Gawain prepared for a major battle. At the docks, Sanji encountered Germa 66, and Vinsmoke Judge dismissed him as a failure while the family held back from the fighting.

• A refugee asked Kuro whether Marine reinforcements were coming, and Kuro promised they would; Gawain then explained that the Marines had abandoned Water 7.
• Kuro urged Gawain to help the people, and Gawain decided to stay, take command of the local defense, and raise hell despite the powerful enemies surrounding the city.
• Kuro began preparing for battle as Gawain’s group assessed the vast pirate fleet and the dangerous New World forces approaching Water 7.
• Sanji, Zoro, and Fan-Oka fought off pirates at the docks, where Sanji recognized the Germa 66 flag and angrily denied any connection to them.
• Fan-Oka shot at Vinsmoke Judge from nearly ten kilometers away, but Judge caught and crushed the bullet.
• Vinsmoke Judge refused to engage early and dismissed Sanji as a failure, while the chapter explained that Sanji’s emotions had made him different from his modified siblings.

Judge sent Reiju and his sons to retrieve Sanji and use him in a marriage alliance with Whole Cake Island. They overwhelmed Sanji and carried him away while Zoro and Fan-Oka were held back, and Zoro spotted Kuro as the fight continued.

• Niji proposed that Germa 66 ally with Whole Cake Island through a marriage involving Sanji, and Judge ordered Reiju, Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji to bring Sanji back.
• Zoro and Sanji fought the pirates at the harbor while Fan-Oka provided sniper cover, until Niji arrived and clashed with Zoro.
• Ichiji, Yonji, and Reiju attacked Sanji together, and Yonji knocked him down while Reiju’s anesthetic took effect.
• Ichiji carried the unconscious Sanji away as Yonji blocked Fan-Oka’s shots, and Germa’s fleet bombarded the sniper’s position.
• Zoro struggled to break free from Niji’s speed and saw Kuro in the distance.

Kuro defeated Ichiji and Yonji and faced Vinsmoke Judge while Germa 66 and the pirates battled over Water 7. Judge offered to surrender Sanji and withdraw, leaving Kuro to weigh the deal against the danger to the defenders and his loyalty to Gawain’s crew.

• Kuro wounded Ichiji, slashed Yonji, and knocked him unconscious before kicking Niji into the sea.
• Judge charged Kuro, and their clash sent Kuro crashing through a building as pirates resumed their assault on the harbor.
• Reiju stopped fleeing and approached the unconscious Sanji, but Zoro threatened her and vowed to protect him.
• Kuro overwhelmed Judge, breaking his battle lance and frightening Reiju with the force of his attack.
• Judge offered to hand Sanji over and withdraw Germa 66 and some pirates; Kuro considered the offer as Water 7’s defenders struggled to hold the harbor.

Kuro forced Judge to leave Water 7 without Germa’s captured children, so Judge sought Ochoku’s help to rescue them. Meanwhile, Gawain returned to the harbor as the pirates charged, and the defenders withdrew ahead of his fight.

• Kuro gave Judge the choice of leaving Germa behind or risking its destruction, then kept Ichiji, Niji, and their siblings until the situation in Water 7 was settled.
• Judge called Ochoku and offered Germa’s troops and technology in exchange for help rescuing the captives, but Ochoku refused after realizing they had both encountered powerful Mythical Zoan users.
• Judge spotted a crimson figure arriving at the harbor, suspected there were two dangerous fighters in Water 7, and ordered Germa’s fleet to retreat.
• Gawain returned and told Kuro that Akin’s group had fought an old user of the Teleport-Teleport Fruit, whom Gawain had overcome with his future-seeing Observation Haki.
• Kuro told Gawain about Judge’s agreement, while Zoro carried the unconscious Sanji away and Reiju followed as the defenders withdrew.
• A crowd of pirates rushed toward Gawain, hoping to seize the Pluton Blueprint by killing him.

Gawain fought off the pirate forces attacking Water 7, then unleashed Ikoku Sovereignty and destroyed more than half their ships and fighters. Judge recognized Gawain as a threat comparable to a Navy Admiral and ordered Germa to retreat, while Reiju and Zoro escaped with Sanji.

• Zoro urged Reiju to run as Gawain unleashed Conqueror's Haki and scattered the pirates surrounding him.
• Zoro and Reiju carried Sanji to safety and injected him with the antidote; Zoro admitted he had never seen Gawain fight all-out.
• Judge rejected Moss's suggestion that Germa intervene and watched Gawain withstand the pirates' attacks.
• Gawain warned the pirates to flee, then used Elbaf Spear—Ikoku Sovereignty to devastate the harbor and sink or destroy more than half the pirate forces.
• Judge identified Gawain as Knight Gawain, ordered Germa to retreat, and began considering whether Sanji's connection to him could help Germa regain the North Blue.