Chapter Summaries

After Gawain drove the pirates from Water 7, Sanji reunited with Reiju while the refugees celebrated their apparent rescue. Kuro warned Gawain that stronger attacks were coming, and Gawain considered giving the pirates the Pluton Blueprint to protect the city.

• Judge learned that a Marine fleet would reach Water 7 within days and withdrew Germa, hoping Ichiji and the others would survive.
• Sanji recovered, reunited with Reiju, and told her about the kind people he had met since leaving Germa.
• The refugees celebrated Gawain's victory, while Zoro brought Reiju to him and Gawain agreed to let her stay on the condition that she cause no trouble.
• Kuro warned Gawain that the pirates would keep attacking, and Gawain worried that the ordinary people of Water 7 could not withstand the assaults.
• Kuro proposed giving the pirates the Pluton Blueprint.

Gawain organized Water 7’s shipwrights to forge a convincing fake Pluton Blueprint while Akin found the badly wounded Marine T Bone. Aokiji confronted Sengoku over the Marines’ order to abandon Water 7’s civilians, and Sengoku ended the chapter asking Sakazuki how long he could delay the mission.

• Gawain and Kuro agreed to use a forged Pluton Blueprint to draw pirates away from Water 7, and Gawain decided not to take the real one from someone who had fought alongside them.
• Gawain gathered Franky, Bari, Dulus Stone, and the other shipwrights, who accepted the task of creating the fake blueprint.
• Akin’s medical unit found the chained and gravely wounded T Bone, and Akin ordered him treated while keeping his identity uncertain.
• Aokiji heard rumors about the battle in Water 7, then told Sengoku that Knight Gawain had likely posed as a Marine to protect civilians.
• Aokiji condemned the Marines and World Government for abandoning Water 7, hung up on Sengoku, and left Sengoku questioning the order.
• Sengoku called Sakazuki and asked how much longer he could delay the mission at Water 7.

Sengoku failed to persuade Akainu to spare Water 7, while Akainu quelled a protest among his Marines and ordered the fleet onward. Meanwhile, Golden Lion and Big Mom allied to pursue the Pluton Blueprint, and Bepo received Chopper’s medicine for transforming into Sulong Form without the moon.

• Sengoku pleaded with Akainu to reconsider the Water 7 operation, but Akainu refused and ended their call.
• Aldebaran challenged the order to slaughter Water 7’s civilians, but Akainu sent him back to recruit status and convinced the Marines to continue toward Water 7.
• Zephyr arrived at Sengoku’s office as Sengoku struggled with his decision.
• Golden Lion told Big Mom that the Pluton Blueprint remained in Water 7 and offered to join forces and return Katakuri; Big Mom accepted the alliance and agreed they would hunt Gawain together.
• Law vowed to avenge Shakuyaku, Penguin, and Bepo by killing Golden Lion.
• Chopper gave Bepo medicine that could let him enter Sulong Form without moonlight for ten minutes, warning him about its aftereffects and dosage limit.

Gawain helped Franky use the real Pluton Blueprint to devise a more convincing forgery, then headed to stop pirates trying to land at Water 7. As attacks shook the city, the injured T-Bone woke in the refugee camp.

• Chopper encouraged Bepo, and the two of them changed the wounded refugees’ bandages while training with weights.
• Franky argued with Water 7’s shipwrights over their flawed Pluton Blueprint draft, then left the meeting room after Bari criticized him.
• Franky revealed to Gawain that he knew the Marines’ disguise was false and gave him part of the genuine Pluton Blueprint to use as a foundation for a forgery.
• Gawain invited Franky to join his crew, but Franky declined because he needed to care for the Franky Family.
• Guards reported that pirate ships had broken through the coastal cordon, so Gawain flew toward the harbor as fighting erupted across Water 7.
• T-Bone opened his eyes in a ward at the refugee camp.

T-Bone woke in Water 7 and joined Akin’s group in evacuating wounded civilians, believing the disguised Gawain Pirates were Marines. As Gawain confronted a new arrival at the harbor, Aokiji appeared and left his intentions unclear.

• T-Bone woke from his injuries and insisted on helping defend Water 7, so Akin took him to assist with evacuating the wounded.
• T-Bone praised the rescuers as good Marines and, after briefly collapsing from hunger, resumed helping them.
• Akin led refugees toward the underground area beneath the mayor’s building as T-Bone wondered why the Marines around him seemed unfamiliar.
• Gawain destroyed the pirate ships gathered at the harbor, then sensed a powerful figure approaching and ordered the guards to fall back.
• Aokiji froze the sea and arrived by bicycle, teasing Gawain before saying his willingness to help depended on how Gawain behaved.

After learning that the World Government planned a Buster Call on Water 7, Gawain and Kuro prepared to evacuate the refugees while spreading forged Pluton blueprints. Aokiji joined their defense, and Franky’s team completed the fake blueprints, leaving the crew poised to put their plan into action.

• Aokiji froze the sea and revealed that the Marines were coming to destroy Water 7 with a Buster Call, prompting Kuro to condemn their justice.
• Kuro proposed spreading forged Pluton blueprints to distract the World Government, while Gawain ordered him to find enough ships to evacuate the refugees.
• Aokiji agreed to help, and Gawain patrolled the waters until the surrounding pirates retreated from Water 7.
• Aokiji joined the Refugee Camp’s defense, where T-Bone praised the Gawain Pirates’ kindness and conduct toward civilians.
• Franky and the shipwrights finished designing forged Pluton blueprints and wondered whether they could build the warship they had imagined.

Franky and the Water 7 shipwrights decided to build a legendary warship for Vice Admiral Lancelot, while Lucci wrestled with whether he could return to Gawain’s group. Gawain’s allies began a staged leak of forged Pluton Blueprints, and the chapter ended as a pirate escaped with one of the decoys.

• Franky persuaded the shipwrights to use the modified Pluton Blueprint as the foundation for a legendary warship, and they accepted Vice Admiral Lancelot as its owner.
• Lucci asked Kaku to leave with him, but Kaku warned that the CP Organization would pursue them; Lucci silently reconsidered his place as a crew member.
• After the meeting, Bari and the others searched for operable ships for an evacuation plan, while Franky printed more than a hundred forged blueprints for Gawain.
• Fan-Oka and Zoro watched pirates infiltrate Water 7 without stopping them, following orders to let the operation proceed while preventing harm.
• One-Eye’s crew broke into the mayor’s office and stole a forged blueprint, but One-Eye fled when Franky and another ally arrived with a staged alarm.
• The allies confirmed that the escaped pirate carried a decoy and said they had sent out more than seven blueprints that night before announcing the theft.

Pirates stole the Pluton Blueprint from Water 7, prompting Golden Lion and Big Mom to prepare an assault on Gawain and the city, while Issho headed toward Water 7 to help his friend. Akainu reconsidered the Buster Call after learning the blueprints had been stolen, but CP0 arrived to enforce the World Government’s order to carry it out.

• Gawain expanded his patrols around Water 7 as Ochoku inferred that the Pluton Blueprint had been stolen and sent his fleet to search for One-Eye.
• Golden Lion revealed that he had taken the blueprints from One-Eye, then ordered Law to kill him; Big Mom secured a copy and joined Golden Lion in planning to attack Gawain and threaten Water 7’s civilians.
• Issho used his powers to destroy a pirate ship near Geno’s village, then set off for Water 7 after learning Gawain was there.
• Akainu learned that pirates had stolen the Pluton Blueprint and said the Marines should recover it before deciding whether to carry out the Buster Call.
• CP0 intercepted Akainu’s fleet and declared that its agents had orders from the Five Elders to ensure the Buster Call was carried out, insisting that God's Will was absolute.

Golden Lion attacked Water 7 with hordes of IQ Beasts, forcing Aokiji, Big Mom, and Gawain’s allies into battle to protect the civilians. As the city descended into chaos, Chopper and the Gawain Pirates’ officers joined the defense while Franky asked for cola to regain his strength.

• Aokiji and T-Bone concluded that Gawain’s group were just Marines in spirit, just as Floating Islands appeared above Water 7.
• Golden Lion and Big Mom watched as Golden Lion sent countless IQ Beasts plunging into the city, and Aokiji froze the beasts approaching the civilians.
• Golden Lion flew toward Gawain while Big Mom attacked Aokiji, and the two fought with lightning and ice.
• Franky and Bari struggled against an enormous mantis until Akin and the Gawain Pirates’ officers arrived and halted the beasts’ advance.
• Chopper joined the defense, crushed a giant ape IQ Beast, and Franky asked him for cola to restore his energy.

Chopper, Bepo, and Bari watched Franky demonstrate his tracking cannons before rejoining the battle against the IQ Beasts. As Bepo searched for Law, Gawain rejected Golden Lion’s offer and challenged his belief that only the powerful mattered, prompting Golden Lion to attack.

• Chopper mistakenly gave Franky vegetable juice, then Bari supplied cola so Franky could demonstrate his tracking cannons, which failed to penetrate an IQ Beast’s defenses.
• Bepo removed his weights and fought the IQ Beasts with overwhelming strength while Chopper invited him to join Gawain’s group, but Bepo left to find and rescue Law.
• Law watched Bepo from Water 7 without recognizing him and accepted that Golden Lion was too powerful for him to oppose.
• Gawain faced Golden Lion in his Demon Form, and Golden Lion offered him the position of second-in-command.
• Gawain rejected Golden Lion’s offer, condemned his disregard for civilians, and said they were different.
• Golden Lion recalled Roger’s final words, declared that he would reclaim what he had lost, and charged Gawain with Kikoku.

Gawain fought Golden Lion in Water 7, using the city's leyline energy to recover from injuries and keep battling despite being outmatched in Haki and Swordsmanship. As the fight continued, Akainu faced the order to bombard the city while questioning what justice required of him.

• Gawain and Golden Lion clashed at full strength, and Lucci told Law that Gawain would not lose before leaving Law to watch the battle.
• Golden Lion knocked Gawain into the ruins, but pale-blue energy gathered around him and he rose to fight again, while Law struggled to believe Golden Lion could be defeated.
• Golden Lion mistook Gawain for Roger and vowed to win this time, while Gawain realized Water 7's leyline energy could sustain his recovery for a prolonged battle.
• Akainu's warships surrounded Water 7 with their cannons ready, and Akainu questioned his justice as he saw Aokiji fighting Big Mom and Gawain fighting Golden Lion to protect civilians.
• The masked CP0 checked his pocket watch, told Akainu that time was almost up, and addressed him as Sakazuki.

Akainu prepared to launch a Buster Call on Water 7, but Saint Saturn ordered him to wait until the battle ended. As the Five Elders watched Gawain fight Golden Lion, the battle raged on and T-Bone led civilians toward the Marine warship, believing they would find safety there.

• Akainu raised his hand to launch the Buster Call, but White Mask CP0 received Saint Saturn's order to hold off until the fighting in Water 7 was over.
• The Five Elders watched the battle through a Projection Den Den Mushi and decided Gawain was a threat who should die, while discussing Kuzan's disobedience and the Marines' growing restlessness.
• Golden Lion sent Gawain crashing into the glacier, but Gawain recovered and intercepted Big Mom's attack before it could hit Aokiji.
• Aokiji used Garp's Iron Fist to drive Big Mom back, while Kuro, Akin, and their allies struggled against Ochoku and the IQ Beasts.
• Water 7's surviving civilians spotted Akainu's warship and rushed toward it, hoping the Marines would protect them.
• T-Bone fought off IQ Beasts and urged the civilians to reach the shore, telling a boy that the Marines would give them hope.

Gawain survived Golden Lion’s devastating attack, and his Conqueror’s Haki rose to level five, giving him the chance to gain the “Immovable Body, unparalleled!” ability. As the World Government debated how to handle the battle and the Red Dragon Fruit’s regenerative power, Gawain emerged from the ruins with a stronger Haki and faced Golden Lion for a final round.

• Franky doubted that the silent Warships had come to save Water 7, but Bari argued that the people had no other hope.
• Golden Lion unleashed a massive Haki-infused attack that leveled much of Water 7 and left Gawain gravely wounded beneath the ruins.
• Gawain recovered by absorbing underground energy, and his Conqueror’s Haki advanced to level five, prompting a new branch ability choice.
• The Five Elders recognized Gawain’s Red Dragon ability and debated sending Sakazuki and whether to continue the Buster Call, while Law feared Gawain had been defeated.
• Gawain’s concentrated Conqueror’s Haki surged from underground and clashed with Golden Lion’s, clearing the rubble and setting the stage for their final fight.

Gawain turned the tide against Golden Lion and defeated him in a fierce battle at Water 7. Golden Lion died after asking Gawain what he thought of the title “Lion.”

• Gawain’s Haki surged, and he clashed with Golden Lion as Law, Aokiji, and Akainu watched.
• Gawain overcame Golden Lion’s attacks and repeatedly drove the aging pirate into the ground.
• The Five Elders watched the battle and reaffirmed that the Buster Call must proceed, while debating whether they could stop Gawain themselves.
• Golden Lion recognized that he was losing but kept fighting, determined to defeat Gawain even at the cost of his life.
• Gawain pierced Golden Lion’s heart, and Golden Lion died after asking him what he thought of the title “Lion.”

T-Bone confronted Akainu over the Marines’ Buster Call, but a CP0 agent shot him and Akainu attacked the agent in fury. The Golden Lion’s defeat sent the Floating Islands crashing toward Water 7, while Luo encountered a gigantic, transformed Bepo.

• T-Bone reached the shore, recognized the warships’ Buster Call formation, and condemned Akainu and the World Government for endangering the civilians.
• A white-masked CP0 agent shot T-Bone, prompting Akainu to attack him with magma.
• The Floating Islands fell from the sky, and Akainu realized Gawain had defeated the Golden Lion.
• The Five Elders recognized Gawain as a threat but considered recruiting him as they saw the falling islands threaten Water 7.
• Luo resolved to become strong enough to defeat monsters like the Golden Lion, then found Bepo transformed into a gigantic white bear.

After Gawain split the falling Floating Island, Fujitora stopped it with his gravity ability and saved Water 7. T-Bone died as the civilians survived, leaving Akainu newly resolved to stop compromising and Aokiji to open a path to freedom.

• Akainu found T-Bone alive on the beach and stayed with the civilians instead of retreating as the Floating Island fell.
• T-Bone told Akainu that justice should preserve innocent lives, then died when the danger passed and hope arrived.
• Gawain cut the Floating Island in half, and Fujitora used Gravity Blade: Reverse Force to stop it and lift it back into the sky.
• Big Mom and Ochoku fled, while Akainu killed the CP0 agent broadcasting the battle and destroyed the other agents and their warship.
• Aokiji froze the sea into a glacier leading to a port, and the civilians rushed onto the path to freedom.

Akainu ordered the Marines to burn the empty Water 7 after Gawain escaped, then defended his decision before the Five Elders arrived to demand an explanation. The Five Elders decided not to confront Gawain for now, while Akainu and Aokiji left to see T-Bone, whose sword Akainu intended to take up again.

• Akainu ordered the surrounding warships to bombard Water 7, then the Five Elders appeared through black pentagram formations.
• Akainu explained that Gawain had killed Golden Lion and left Water 7, and argued that he had no reason to attack a World Government-recognized Shichibukai.
• Saint Nusjuro prepared to pursue Gawain, but Saint Saturn stopped him and argued that confronting Gawain risked a costly conflict.
• The Five Elders accepted Saturn's reasoning and vanished after ordering Akainu to provide a complete report on the Water 7 incident.
• Akainu and Aokiji discussed the Five Elders' apparent immortality and the prospects of opposing the World Government.
• Akainu took T-Bone's Knight Sword and went with Aokiji to see T-Bone's body.

News of Golden Lion’s death spread worldwide, and several powerful figures recognized that Gawain had defeated him and reached Yonko-level strength. As Gild Tesoro learned that Gawain, not two Navy Admirals, had killed Golden Lion, Gran Tesoro’s plans to take over the Martial Arts Tournament faced an unexpected obstacle.

• Rayleigh read the Water 7 reports, mourned Golden Lion, and realized Gawain had surpassed the old generation.
• Blackbeard rescued Ace from the sea, and Ace told Whitebeard about Gawain’s past while Deuce showed the crew a movie about the knight.
• Whitebeard said Golden Lion had died smiling, and his crew realized Gawain had killed a fighter with Yonko-level strength.
• Blackbeard returned to his cabin and studied the Dark-Dark Fruit while secretly plotting to obtain it.
• Hawk Eyes recognized the wound on Golden Lion as Gawain’s work and vowed to wait for him at Sabaody Archipelago.
• Baccarat told Gild Tesoro that their plan to take over the Martial Arts Tournament had encountered obstacles, revealing that Gawain had defeated Golden Lion.

Gawain escorted Water 7’s survivors across a glacier after the Raven was destroyed, while planning to have a new ship built and discovering that Immovable Body protected him from direct Devil Fruit interference. Law, impressed by Bepo’s rapid growth and Chopper’s medical training, considered joining Gawain’s crew but held back to pursue his dream of finding One Piece.

• Gild Tesoro learned Gawain was behind the Martial Arts Tournament, abandoned his plan to seize it, and chose to profit from its betting markets instead.
• Gawain read Morgans’s report hinting that he had killed Golden Lion, then discussed T-Bone’s death and Fujitora’s regret over failing to save him.
• Gawain explained that the Raven had been wrecked, planned to have Water 7’s surviving shipwrights build a New World-ready pirate ship, and reviewed his improved Conqueror’s Haki.
• Gawain recognized that Immovable Body made him immune to direct bodily interference from Devil Fruit powers, including control abilities such as the Mero Mero no Mi.
• Bepo told Law that Gawain and Chopper could help him grow strong enough to protect his companions, but Law decided to think before joining because he still wanted to find One Piece.

Law resolved to grow strong enough to become a core member of Gawain's crew, while Franky and Bari planned to rebuild Water 7 with a Sea Train. Gawain invited Fujitora to join him, but Fujitora chose to seek out Zephyr's newly formed Neo Navy, and Gawain predicted Law would approach him within three days.

• Law reflected on his need for strength and decided not to rush his path toward becoming one of Gawain's core officers.
• Bepo and Chopper began their punishing weight-laden training as Bari managed the refugees' evacuation from Water 7.
• Franky and Bari agreed to build a ship for Gawain and discussed using the Sea Train to help rebuild Water 7.
• Fujitora buried victims of pirate violence, then declined Gawain's invitation because he wanted to help suffering people by joining Zephyr's Neo Navy.
• Fujitora told Gawain that Law wanted to join his crew, and Gawain predicted Law would come to him within three days.