Chapter Summaries

After the Water 7 battle, Gawain’s crew trained to grow stronger, while Reiju helped Nami find a way to contribute through her knowledge of weather and weapon design. As the group prepared to leave the island, Law hurriedly asked Gawain to let him join before the remaining places on the ship were taken.

• Kuro, Zoro, Sanji, Lucci, Akin, and the others trained through the night, determined not to be left behind again.
• Reiju encouraged Nami to use external means to make up for her limited combat potential, and Nami began developing a weather-based weapon idea.
• Nami shared her concept with Franky, who praised it and offered to build the weapon while asking whether Gawain needed a shipwright.
• Franky and the Franky Family joined Gawain’s group, prompting Bepo to warn Law that crew positions were limited.
• Law rushed to Gawain and pleaded to join, offering the power of his Op-Op Fruit as proof of his usefulness.
• Kuro jokingly demanded Law’s heart as a joining test, but Gawain stopped Law from stabbing himself and welcomed him into the group.

Law joined Gawain's crew and began its punishing physical training, hoping to become one of its strongest members. As he discovered that the crew considered the brutal regimen basic and embraced Bepo's bizarre ideas about medicine and navigation, Law gave up on escaping and resolved to make the crew more normal.

• Law challenged Lucci about the crew's rankings, then faced the imposing strength of Kuro, Akin, Sanji, Zoro, and Franky.
• Akin strapped weights and Seastone handcuffs onto Law for training, and Law struggled through the workout before accepting water Lucci had brought him.
• That night, Law learned from Bepo that the crew regarded his exhausting training as basic physical exercise and that their ship doctor was an enormous figure in a pink hat.
• Bepo explained that the crew's idea of a panacea was preventing injuries by destroying every danger with strength, and Law realized the ship doctor was Chopper.
• Bepo warned Law that Gawain would punish him if he tried to leave, so Law abandoned the idea and decided to steer the crew toward a more sensible outlook.

Law embraced the Gawain Pirates’ punishing training after feeling his strength improve, while Gawain refused a New World force’s bid to take over the Martial Arts Tournament betting markets. The rejected offer was revealed to have come from Tesoro, who decided to contact Gawain personally.

• Law noticed that he had recovered from the previous day’s training and felt his Physique growing stronger, then put on his weights and resumed training beside Bepo.
• Akin, Kuro, Lucci, Franky, and the others intensified their training as the survivors cheered them and thanked the pirates for saving Water 7.
• Gawain and Fujitora watched the training, and Gawain recognized Timney among the survivors before Gaza called about a New World force seeking the tournament betting rights.
• Gawain ordered Gaza to reject the offer, declaring that the force should worry about provoking him rather than the other way around.
• At Gran Tesoro, Tesoro learned that Gawain had refused and ordered Baccarat to find Gawain’s contacts so he could speak with him personally.

Gawain escorted the survivors of Water 7 to a safe harbor, while Bari stayed behind to help rebuild the city. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku agreed to give Zephyr command of SWORD, and Gawain continued toward Alabasta before Lucci announced that the CP Organization had summoned him.

• The Water 7 survivors reached a harbor, where Gawain arranged shelter and supplies before preparing to leave with his crew.
• Fujitora chose to remain and help the survivors, while Bari and the Galley-La shipwrights stayed behind to rebuild Water 7; Franky bid Bari farewell.
• Sengoku read the report on Gawain's rescue and discussed challenging the World Government's unchecked power with Zephyr, then assigned Zephyr to lead SWORD.
• Gawain planned to return to Alabasta to build a new ship and establish a shipyard near Yuca Flower Port, while Law and the others trained aboard the cargo ship.
• Lucci entered Gawain's cabin and said the CP Organization had summoned him, so he needed to leave for a while.

Lucci left Gawain’s crew to become an informant inside the World Government, while Big Mom’s retreat from Water 7 left Whole Cake Island exposed. Shamrock and the Divine Knights defeated Big Mom to claim her Soul-Soul Fruit power and continued pursuing the remaining powers needed for their commander’s plan.

• Lucci told Gawain he intended to infiltrate the World Government, and Gawain agreed while urging him to protect himself.
• Lucci returned Coin Number Three to Gawain, then celebrated with his crewmates and reaffirmed his resolve to protect them.
• Big Mom dismissed reports of Whole Cake Island’s weakening position and relied on the Pluton Blueprint to restore her power.
• Shamrock and the Divine Knights confronted Big Mom, and Shamrock revealed that he was Red-Hair’s twin brother before the battle began.
• After three days of fighting, Shamrock defeated Big Mom and claimed her soul power, while two of her allies escaped.
• Shamrock said the Divine Knights still needed bone and heart, with the heart power held by Jeanne in Britannia.

Shamrock and Case planned to intercept Gawain at Britannia, while Gawain returned to Alabasta and prepared his crew for the coming battle. Three months later, Zoro and Sanji had grown stronger, and Kuro was nearing Devil Fruit awakening as the crew’s new ship approached completion.

• Shamrock told Case that Casey’s divination predicted Gawain and his crew would appear at Britannia, and suggested offering a Celestial Dragon position to a member of the Heaven’s Mandate Sect.
• Gawain returned to Yuca Flower Port, where Robin reported that an unknown faction had attacked partners in the Martial Arts Tournament’s betting market.
• Gawain tasked Robin with arranging a shipyard for the Franky Family and overseeing construction of the crew’s new ship.
• Over the next three months, Robin helped restore Yuca Flower Port, while Zoro and Sanji trained and competed for Coin Number Four.
• Kuro assessed Zoro and Sanji as upper Silver Rank and revealed progress toward awakening his Devil Fruit, making Gawain worry that Kuro might surpass him first.

Gawain reached Swordsmanship LV-15 and unlocked Grandmaster, absorbing the world’s swordsmanship and forging his own path. As swordsmen sensed his breakthrough, he trained in the desert until Kansei Masamune became a Black Blade.

• After Kuro bragged that he might awaken his Devil Fruit before Gawain, Gawain checked his stats and anticipated his own Swordsmanship breakthrough.
• Zoro and Sanji fought through the day and night until Zoro won by rising before Sanji’s count ran out, and Gawain ended their attempt at a rematch.
• At midnight, Gawain’s Swordsmanship reached LV-15, unlocking Grandmaster and flooding his mind with swordsmanship knowledge.
• Gawain went to a desert near Yuca Flower Port and tested his new understanding of the blade, while Kansei Masamune gradually turned black.
• Zoro and Law sensed the swords’ excitement and found Gawain training; Kuro also arrived, recognized Gawain’s breakthrough, and left to train harder.
• Gawain continued swinging his sword for several days and nights until Kansei Masamune transformed into a Black Blade.

Gawain completed the transformation of Kansei Masamune into a Black Blade and demonstrated the gulf between himself and Zoro, who was knocked unconscious but poised for growth. Meanwhile, the crew’s rankings shifted, and Reiju offered Sanji Germa’s Invisible Black battle suit after explaining that he could use it without losing his emotions.

• Gawain finished tempering Kansei Masamune into a Black Blade and resolved to face Mihawk again without losing.
• Zoro challenged Gawain to show him the distance to the summit, and Gawain overwhelmed him with his sword intent, leaving him unconscious but uninjured.
• Luo carried Zoro to the hospital, while the crew’s ranking battle placed Chopper sixth and Franky and Kalifa ninth and tenth.
• Sanji brooded over losing to Zoro as he prepared dinner, and Reiju told him their rivalry showed how deeply they understood each other.
• Reiju offered Sanji the Number Four Germa battle suit and explained that his inherited powers would not cost him his humanity; Sanji was startled to learn it could make him invisible.

Sanji used the Invisible Black Raid Suit to sneak toward the women's bathhouse, but Reiju caught him and beat him senseless while Law recognized the Germa characters from Sea Warrior Sora. As Gawain prepared to sail for Britannia aboard the nearly finished Lionheart Knight, Zoro and Sanji both advanced to Gold Extreme potential.

• Sanji activated Invisible Black and tried to enter the women's bathhouse, prompting Law to recognize the suit as Germa's No. 3 from Sea Warrior Sora.
• Reiju caught Sanji, hurled him out of the bathhouse, and beat him until he apologized; Law concluded Sanji's family was Germa 66 and asked whether Sea Warrior Sora existed.
• Reiju brought Sanji and Law to the hospital, where the injured Sanji and Zoro immediately resumed their rivalry until Law had them separated.
• Gawain inspected the nearly completed Lionheart Knight and planned to sail for Britannia, which he considered a suitable territory for his growing crew.
• The system announced that Zoro's swordsmanship talent and Sanji's lineage factor had advanced their potential from Gold Mid to Gold Extreme.

Gawain’s crew completed three months of training, and Franky finished the Lionheart Knight, giving them a new ship and dedicated training space. At CP Headquarters, Spandam assigned Lucci a mission involving Demon Man Gin and revealed that his rise depended on a high-stakes gamble.

• Gawain learned that Sanji’s lineage factor had awakened and that Zoro had gained new insight, while his crew’s strength had grown during training.
• Gawain noticed that his own Devil Fruit and Shave experience had increased, and he realized Kuro’s efforts were driving the gains.
• Franky introduced the completed Lionheart Knight, and Bepo, Chopper, and the Kings of Hustle rushed to train in its spacious training area.
• Kalifa bought an updated Devil Fruit Encyclopedia from Nami as she searched for a way to grow stronger without losing her appearance.
• Lucci met Spandam at CP Headquarters, where Spandam assigned him a mission concerning Demon Man Gin and described it as a gamble tied to his ambitions.

Gawain learned that the World Government was investigating Akin’s Bones-Bones Fruit and set out for the New World, while Dracule Mihawk waited at Sabaody to challenge him. The chapter ended with Rayleigh reflecting that Gawain and the other rising talents were not yet enough to fulfill Roger’s ambitions.

• Robin revealed a legend about the first king of Britannia, Fafnir, who supposedly gained eternal life through a Devil Fruit power linked to Akin’s Bones-Bones Fruit.
• Gawain warned Akin to watch for World Government schemes, then focused on plans for the Martial Arts Tournament and establishing a foothold in Britannia.
• Gawain recruited Reiju to guard Yuca Flower Port and left with his companions for Sabaody, where they planned to coat their ship before entering the New World.
• Dracule Mihawk met Rayleigh at Shakedown Bar and said he had recognized Gawain’s talent in the East Blue and was waiting to test him at Sabaody.
• Rayleigh agreed to witness Mihawk’s expected fight with Gawain, then concluded that the rising generation still fell far short of what Roger wanted.

Cavendish grew furious that Gawain had taken the spotlight and vowed to kill him at Sabaody. Gawain’s crew arrived at the archipelago and prepared to meet Rayleigh, while Hachi set out to seek Jinbe’s help; the chapter ended with Gawain facing Hawk Eyes at Shakedown Bar.

• Cavendish tore up magazines praising Gawain and decided to wait at Sabaody to kill him and reclaim the world’s attention.
• Nami and Kalifa discussed visiting the auctions for Devil Fruits, while Gawain and Kuro planned to enter the New World through Fish-Man Island.
• Kansei Masamune sensed someone waiting for Gawain as the Lionheart Knight reached the Sabaody Archipelago and docked at Grove 12.
• Gawain, Kuro, and Law went to Shakedown Bar to meet Rayleigh, while the rest of the crew split up to guard the ship, study its coating, and visit the auctions.
• Hachi saw Gawain’s Jolly Roger near Fish-Man Island, feared for its residents, and went to seek help from Jinbe.
• At Shakedown Bar, Gawain entered and faced Hawk Eyes, whose Black Sword Night had been growing restless.

Gawain and Hawk Eyes fought first in Shakuyaku’s bar, then continued their duel in Forest No. 23 as onlookers gathered to witness the clash. Zoro judged that Gawain would win a fight to the death but that the outcome of a pure swordsmanship contest was uncertain, while Kuro’s growing resolve began opening the door to his awakening.

• Hawk Eyes praised Gawain’s rapid growth and began exchanging sword strikes with him in Shakuyaku’s bar.
• A reckless Wano Country swordsman tried to approach the duel, but an old man stopped him and a stray blade aura frightened him away.
• Shakuyaku interrupted to demand payment for the damage, and Gawain pushed Hawk Eyes out of the bar so they could continue fighting outside.
• Kuro asked Zoro about Hawk Eyes and the likely winner, and Zoro said Gawain would win a fight to the death but a swordsmanship contest was hard to call.
• Gawain and Hawk Eyes traded powerful thrusts in Forest No. 23, while the defeated Wano Country swordsman left and Zoro stared at the sword he had been handed.

Zoro took up the Demon Sword Muramasa and resisted its murderous will, while Gawain battled Hawk Eyes Mihawk with overwhelming force. Cavendish arrived intending to challenge Gawain, but seeing their fight left him stunned, and Kuro confronted him over his threat.

• Zoro gripped Muramasa, resisted its urge to kill, and forced the blade’s will into silence.
• Gawain and Hawk Eyes Mihawk clashed with powerful Sword Qi, shaking Sabaody Archipelago and drawing Cavendish’s attention.
• Cavendish learned Gawain’s group had headed toward Forest 013 and rushed to Shakedown Bar to find him.
• Shakuyaku directed Cavendish toward the battlefield, where he approached, unable to draw his sword under the fighters’ pressure.
• Cavendish saw Gawain fighting Mihawk and lost his resolve to challenge him.
• Kuro confronted Cavendish with killing intent after hearing him threaten to take Gawain’s head.

Kuro drove Cavendish to awaken White Horse, whose instinctive retreat left Cavendish desperate to salvage his pride by attacking Knight Gawain’s ship. At Grove 12, Cavendish’s flying slash was caught and crushed by a mysterious white figure, leaving his attack’s target ready to confront him.

• Kuro kicked Cavendish through several trees, and Cavendish awakened his Alter Ego, White Horse, who slashed a nearby pirate before confronting Kuro and Zoro.
• Kuro and Zoro argued over who would fight White Horse, but White Horse fled, prompting the onlookers to recognize Kuro and fear his strength.
• Cavendish regained control in the forest, realized White Horse had run away, and decided to attack Gawain’s ship to vent his frustration.
• At Grove 12, Cavendish rushed toward the Lionheart Knight and unleashed a Flying Slash at the ship while Akin and the crew trained nearby.
• A pure-white figure caught and crushed Cavendish’s Flying Slash, then challenged him to show more of his strength.

Akin defeated Cavendish before Kuro could reach him, and Kuro went to deal with the Gorgeous Pirates. Meanwhile, Kizaru headed to Sabaody to contain Gawain and Hawk Eyes’ battle, where he and Rayleigh watched Gawain gain the advantage as Hawk Eyes fought on.

• Akin struck Cavendish with Bone Cannon and knocked him unconscious before White Horse could take control.
• Kuro spared Cavendish for Gawain to deal with and set out to crush the Gorgeous Pirates’ crew.
• Sengoku sent Kizaru to Sabaody to stop Gawain and Hawk Eyes from destroying the archipelago.
• Kizaru arrived near Forest No. 013 and found Rayleigh, who watched the ongoing battle with him.
• Rayleigh remarked on Gawain’s extraordinary growth as Gawain continued to suppress Hawk Eyes with his swordsmanship and Haki.
• Hawk Eyes unleashed Hawk Wave, and Gawain shattered the slash and declared that Hawk Eyes was now the challenger.

Gawain defeated Hawk Eyes in a sword duel and spared him, leaving Hawk Eyes with a new goal: to challenge Gawain again. Kizaru warned Sengoku that Gawain’s strength had become a major threat, while the battle’s outcome promised to shake the world.

• Gawain wounded Hawk Eyes and held Kansei Masamune at his throat after surviving Hawk Eyes’ devastating Kesa Slash.
• Hawk Eyes accepted his defeat, and Gawain spared him and named him a challenger who could return once he had grown stronger.
• Zoro vowed to surpass both swordsmen one day, while Rayleigh praised the unpredictable future shaped by people who chose their own paths.
• Kizaru told Sengoku that Gawain had defeated Hawk Eyes without using his Devil Fruit and advised sending at least two Admiral-level fighters against him.
• Sentomaru arrived with Kizaru, learned that Gawain had taken the title of World’s Number One Swordsman, and Kizaru predicted that the world would boil over.

Hawk Eyes and Rayleigh discussed Knight Gawain’s ambitions after Gawain defeated Hawk Eyes and claimed the title of World’s Number One Swordsman. On Whole Cake Island, Katakuri tried to steady his siblings, but Perospero revealed that Big Mom had been captured and urged Katakuri to become their new king.

• Hawk Eyes learned from Rayleigh that Gawain sought an ambition greater than finding One Piece, and he concluded that Gawain would not make the world worse.
• Red-Hair called Hawk Eyes, celebrated Gawain’s victory, and agreed to help Hawk Eyes train so he could challenge Gawain again.
• Katakuri received news that Gawain had defeated Hawk Eyes, then reassured Whole Cake Island’s ministers that Big Mom was recovering from her injuries.
• After the meeting, Smoothie questioned Katakuri’s account, and Perospero revealed that Big Mom had been captured by a mysterious force.
• Perospero described how Big Mom had devoured their siblings after Gawain’s attack and told Katakuri that he had to become Whole Cake Island’s new king.

Ace became the Whitebeard Pirates’ Second Division Captain as news arrived that Knight Gawain had defeated Hawk Eyes and claimed the title of World's Number One Swordsman. The news alarmed Spandam and drew Whitebeard’s interest, while Tesoro concluded that investing in Gawain could be a profitable move.

• Whitebeard named Ace the Second Division Captain, and the crew celebrated by drinking him into a stupor.
• Vista read that Knight Gawain had defeated Hawk Eyes and recalled that Gawain had also defeated Golden Lion; Whitebeard recognized Rayleigh in the newspaper photograph and wondered whether Gawain was the person Rayleigh had been waiting for.
• Blackbeard hid his anger and ambition after hearing about Gawain, while Whitebeard accepted him as a son so long as he did not harm his crewmates.
• Spandam panicked over his secret mission to capture Demon Man Gin, and Lucci advised him to bring the matter into the open; Spandam made Lucci the leader of CP9.
• Lucci credited Kuro with the plan and resolved to investigate who wanted Akin’s abilities, while aspiring to rise into CP0’s leadership.
• Baccarat warned Tesoro that Gawain had defeated Hawk Eyes, and Tesoro realized that investing in Gawain’s growing power and influence could be profitable.

Tesoro rejected Baccarat’s proposal to invest in Gawain and went to address a business dispute in Britannia, while Gawain’s crew trained obsessively as Rayleigh watched. After Cavendish woke in captivity and explained his jealousy over Gawain’s fame, Gawain offered him a way to get the attention he wanted.

• Baccarat urged Tesoro to invest in Gawain, but Tesoro refused and ordered her to manage Gran Tesoro with Tanaka while he and Dice traveled to Britannia over canceled orders and the threat of the Beasts Pirates.
• Gawain’s crew trained through the night beside the Lionheart Knight as Rayleigh watched and marveled at their endurance.
• Akin and the crew explained that they trained to grow stronger and avoid becoming a burden to Gawain, while Kuro insisted that Gawain secretly trained hard too.
• Cavendish woke in captivity and learned from his first mate that Kuro had destroyed their ship and captured the crew without casualties.
• Cavendish admitted he attacked Gawain because the newspapers and magazines had given Gawain the fame he believed should have been his, and Gawain offered a way to make him admired.