Chapter Summaries

Gawain recruited Cavendish by promising him stardom in the upcoming Martial Arts Tournament, then sent him to train with the Gawain Pirates. Cavendish overcame his shock at their brutal methods, grew stronger, and rejected his former crew’s plan to escape.

• Gawain told Cavendish that he had organized the first Martial Arts Tournament and promised the next champion worldwide fame, prompting Cavendish to join his crew.
• Gawain warned Cavendish that he would need intense training to compete against New World fighters and sent him to meet the crew.
• Cavendish watched the crew push their bodies to the limit, and Law and Zoro challenged his resolve to train.
• Cavendish took up the brutal training, collapsed from exhaustion, then resumed until he had earned the crew’s recognition.
• Cavendish’s former first mate urged him to escape, but Cavendish declared that the training suited him and that surpassing his limits thrilled him.

Cavendish embraced intense training and forced his former crew to run with him, convinced it would make them stronger. As the pirates began breaking through their limits and becoming training fanatics, Rayleigh hurried to finish coating the ship before they could recruit him into their regimen.

• Cavendish declared that strength was true splendor and ordered his former subordinates to train under his supervision.
• Gao and the other pirates feared Cavendish’s transformation but agreed they had to remain aboard and wait for a chance to restore his sanity.
• Cavendish made the crew run across the beach carrying heavy sandbags, while Rayleigh watched from the deck as Gawain’s ship neared completion.
• Arnold reached his limit, discovered a rush of new strength, and eagerly ran on; more pirates, including Gao, soon experienced the same breakthrough.
• After the crew completed their first lap, Rayleigh mistook the crazed newcomers for Gawain’s already-fanatical officers and worked faster on the coating.

Nami and Kalifa went to the Sabaody Archipelago’s underground Human Auction House in search of a Devil Fruit, accompanied by Sanji and Fan-Oka. After witnessing the sale of enslaved Fish-men and other rare races, they saw the auction’s grand finale revealed as a silver-haired member of Britannia’s legendary Fairy Race, called the Lady of the Lake.

• Rayleigh finished coating the Lionheart Knight, and Gawain’s crew prepared to set sail from the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Kalifa told Nami that Devil Fruits were sold at underground auctions and that an auction featuring valuable items would take place that night.
• Nami, Kalifa, Sanji, and Fan-Oka entered the Human Auction House, where buyers bid on enslaved Fish-men and other rare races.
• Nami remembered Belle-mère as a Fish-man father pleaded for his child, while Sanji and Fan-Oka restrained their anger.
• The auction sold an ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit, which Nami and Kalifa did not want.
• The host unveiled a silver-haired, Seastone-shackled woman with four wings as the Lady of the Lake, a legendary member of Britannia’s Fairy Race, and opened bidding at 300 million Berry.

Sanji attacked the auction to seize the Fairy Race woman, while Fan-Oka and Kalifa fought the guards and Nami freed the slaves. Nami opened the cages, but an explosive collar killed a Whale Shark Fish-man father, and an elderly Longarm Tribe slave begged her not to open his cage.

• The Fairy Race woman’s price climbed past 1.8 billion Berry as Doflamingo celebrated the auction’s success backstage.
• Sanji smashed onto the stage, prompting buyers to flee and guards to attack his companions.
• Fan-Oka shot down the guards while Kalifa charged into the fight, and they resolved to seize the Fairy Race woman for information about Britannia.
• Nami opened the Whale Shark Fish-man father and son’s cage, but the father’s explosive collar detonated as he tried to escape.
• An elderly Longarm Tribe slave thanked Nami but asked her not to open his cage because he still wanted to live.

Doflamingo attacked Sanji, Nami, Kalifa, and Fan-Oka when they disrupted his auction, but Gawain and Kuro arrived and turned the fight against him. After Doflamingo fled and triggered the slaves’ explosive collars, Gawain destroyed them all with Conqueror’s Haki and caught the collapsing Fairy Race woman.

• Doflamingo trapped Sanji in his threads, bound Nami and Kalifa, and blocked Fan-Oka’s Seastone Bullets while holding the Fairy Race woman hostage.
• Gawain arrived with Kuro and overwhelmed Doflamingo with Conqueror’s Haki; Kuro attacked, forcing Doflamingo to release the woman and flee through a window.
• Doflamingo triggered the slaves’ explosive collars as he escaped, leaving the captives facing imminent death.
• Gawain destroyed every explosive collar with Conqueror’s Haki and caught the Fairy Race woman when she lost consciousness.
• Gawain checked whether Sanji, Nami, Kalifa, and Fan-Oka were all right.

After Gawain’s crew defeated Doflamingo at the auction, Nami freed the enslaved captives, and a Longarm Tribe elder attacked the surviving nobles. Doflamingo escaped and began investigating Britannia, while Gawain warned Kuro about the dangers of awakening his Zoan Devil Fruit.

• Fan-Oka resolved to become stronger after nearly being killed by Doflamingo, spiritually awakening and rising from Mid Silver Rank to Peak Silver Rank.
• Nami confronted the survivors’ cruelty, freed the slaves, and left the auction with the Whale Shark Fish-man boy; the Longarm Tribe elder then shot several nobles as escaped slaves emerged from their cages.
• Doflamingo escaped Kuro, judged Gawain’s crew too powerful to challenge directly, and considered investigating Britannia and its rumored method of immortality.
• Kuro asked Gawain about Devil Fruit awakenings, and Gawain explained that Zoan users might have to overcome the will within their fruits.
• Gawain’s crew returned to the dockyard, where Chopper tended to Sanji, Nami stayed awake through the night, and Kuro pondered how to awaken his fruit.

Gawain’s crew departed for Fish-Man Island, where he intended to investigate Poseidon, while Morgan warned Gawain that Britannia had become a hell ruled by monsters. As the Lionheart Knight traveled through the deep sea, Tos spotted the ship and decided to alert Hody, seeing a chance to advance his cause.

• Morgan told Gawain that Britannia’s living inhabitants had become mind-twisted monsters, but Gawain insisted the crew would go there and asked her to explain the situation.
• Gawain’s crew departed Sabaody aboard the Lionheart Knight, and Rayleigh watched them sink beneath the sea as he wondered what their journey would bring.
• As the ship traveled deeper, Gawain explained to Kuro that Poseidon was a person who could command Sea Kings and that he planned to visit Fish-Man Island.
• Tos watched the Lionheart Knight from a trench, recognized Gawain’s crew, and decided to tell Hody that their arrival might be an opportunity.

Hody Jones used the experimental Energy Steroids E-S to destroy a powerful pirate crew and revealed his plan to defeat Jinbe and overthrow Fish-Man Island’s royal family. Meanwhile, Emmett learned the truth about Arlong’s crimes against Nami, and Hachi asked Jinbe for a chance to atone as Gawain’s crew approached Fish-Man Island.

• Hody Jones used the semi-finished Energy Steroids E-S to kill Onionhead and destroy his pirate ship, then declared that he could defeat Jinbe and seize Fish-Man Island.
• Zeo warned Hody about the drug’s harmful effects and reported that Tōs had spotted Gawain’s crew heading toward Fish-Man Island; Hody welcomed their arrival as an advantage.
• Emmett told Nami he wanted to help Big Brother Hody rule the world, so Nami threw him out of her room, and Kalifa explained that Arlong had killed Nami’s mother and terrorized her village.
• Emmett questioned what he had believed about Arlong after hearing Kalifa’s account and remembering his father’s words about good people among humans.
• Hachi told Jinbe about Arlong’s crimes in the East Blue and asked to atone for his own actions; Jinbe gave him a blade and ordered him to prove his resolve.

Hachi nearly took his own life to atone for the Cocoyasi Village killings, but Jinbe stopped him and told him to face the debt alongside him. As mass kidnappings sparked a battle between pirates and Ryugu Kingdom forces, Gawain arrived and was met with a gunshot from among the fish-men.

• Hachi prepared to kill himself, but Jinbe stopped him and told him to go to Fish-Man Island and let the girl from Cocoyasi Village decide his fate.
• A messenger reported dozens of missing fish-men and merfolk, prompting Lord Neptune to seal the departure routes; Jinbe suspected someone was trying to cause chaos and sent Hachi to watch Hody's group.
• Hoshigaki ordered pirate ships in the harbor to be inspected, and a shot from among the pirates triggered a firefight with the Ryugu Kingdom forces.
• Moohee revealed that the New Fish-Man Pirates had stirred up the conflict to promote Hody's anti-human ideals, then sensed a ship breaking through the coating.
• Gawain's group arrived aboard the Lionheart Knight, and their Haki silenced the battlefield as Hoshigaki explained the kidnappings.
• A bullet suddenly shot from among the fish-man forces toward Gawain.

Kuro captured and killed Moohee, who revealed Hody had orchestrated the harbor conflict and the Fish-Man kidnapping. Hody then took Neptune and Shirahoshi hostage, forcing Jinbe to confront Gawain while Gawain sent Kuro and Akin toward the royal palace.

• Kuro chased down Moohee, wounded him, and tortured him until he confessed that Hody had planned the kidnapping to inflame tensions between humans and Fish-Men.
• Kuro killed Moohee, and Gawain ended the harbor battle with his Conqueror's Haki.
• Hody called Hoshigaki and revealed that Neptune and Shirahoshi were hostages, forcing Jinbe to act.
• Jinbe apologized for Arlong's past actions and declared that he had no choice but to fight Gawain to protect Shirahoshi and Fish-Man Island.
• Gawain held Jinbe in place with his Haki, sent Kuro and Akin to investigate the royal palace, and invited Jinbe to join his crew; Jinbe refused, saying his life belonged to Whitebeard.

Gawain defeated Jinbe with a single slash, and the harbor settled as his crew trained while Morgan considered leaving them. At Ryugu Palace, Hody revealed that Shirahoshi could command Sea Kings and planned to use her power to rule the world.

• Jinbe asked Gawain to spare the innocent fish-men, then faced him in battle and was cut down by a single slash.
• Gawain said Jinbe would survive with treatment, and Hoshigaki ordered the royal guards and pirates to lower their weapons.
• Zoro, Sanji, and the rest of Gawain's crew resumed intense training, while Morgan decided to leave the Gawain Pirates at their next stop.
• At Ryugu Palace, Hody silenced Hachi and revealed that Shirahoshi had summoned Sea Kings in the past.
• Hody called Shirahoshi the fish-men's ultimate weapon and planned to use her power to make the World Government and Celestial Dragons submit.

Hody tried to force Shirahoshi to command the Sea Kings by stabbing Neptune, triggering her power and drawing giant Sea Kings around Fish-Man Island. Gawain calmed them with his Conqueror’s Haki and flew toward Ryugu Palace to save Shirahoshi.

• Hody captured Shirahoshi, Neptune, and the princes, then stabbed Neptune to provoke Shirahoshi into using her power.
• Shirahoshi’s scream summoned giant Sea Kings that surrounded Fish-Man Island and threatened to destroy it.
• Hody realized Shirahoshi could not control or stop the Sea Kings after she lost consciousness.
• Gawain transformed into the Red Dragon and used his Conqueror’s Haki to calm the Sea Kings, while pirates and Morgan witnessed his power.
• The Sea Kings warned Gawain about Shirahoshi, and he flew toward Ryugu Kingdom to confront Hody.

Hody tried to seize Shirahoshi as Knight Gawain's men attacked him in Ryugu Palace, but Akin's first blow failed to keep him down. Hody swallowed an entire bottle of energy steroids and struck Akin hard enough to crack his bone armor, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Hody recognized the powerful Conqueror's Haki and suspected Knight Gawain had calmed the Sea Kings around Fish-Man Island.
• Kuro and Akin arrived at Ryugu Palace, and Kuro freed Shirahoshi from her cage while Akin faced Hody.
• Hody took two energy steroids and attacked Kuro, but Akin intercepted him with a bone-armored collision that sent him crashing through the palace.
• Hody swallowed a full bottle of energy steroids, transforming his body as his subordinates warned that the dose could kill him.
• Hody struck Akin, driving him back nearly a hundred meters and cracking the bone armor over his chest.

Akin defeated Hody Jones by unveiling his Second Bone - Skeleton Knight form, then slaughtered the New Fish-Man Pirates. Kuro told Neptune that the Gawain Pirates wanted an alliance and to protect Fish-Man Island, leaving Neptune to question what they wanted from the island and whether Shirahoshi was safe.

• Akin revealed Second Bone - Skeleton Knight and withstood Hody Jones's enhanced attacks as the battle devastated Ryugu Palace.
• Kuro stopped a New Fish-Man Pirate from attacking him and told Neptune that Hody's strength and skill were no match for Akin.
• Akin emerged in his towering bone-armored form, impaled Hody with a Spiral Bone Spear, and killed him when the E-S pills left him weakened.
• Akin began slaughtering the New Fish-Man Pirates while Kuro told Neptune that the Gawain Pirates were stronger than Akin and had come to seek an alliance.
• Kuro explained that Gawain wanted to plant his flag on Fish-Man Island and protect it, prompting Neptune to ask what they wanted and whether they would harm Shirahoshi.

Kuro secured an alliance between Gawain's group and the Ryugu Kingdom by offering Fish-Man Island protection and a chance to gain human allies through the Martial Arts Tournament. Three days later, Gawain formed the Gawain Grand Fleet with pirates who accepted his rules as the Lionheart Knight prepared to sail for the New World.

• Kuro revealed Shirahoshi was Poseidon and persuaded Neptune to ally with Gawain's group, offering protection and support through the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Gawain freed Neptune, Shirahoshi, and the princes, while the Ryugu Kingdom's forces hunted down the New Fish-Man Pirates; Hachi and Emmett decided to go to Cocoyasi Village and atone.
• Jinbe learned what Gawain had done and admired him, but chose not to join his group because he remained loyal to Whitebeard.
• After the Lionheart Knight was coated, Gawain addressed the pirates who had gathered to join him and laid out rules against plundering civilians, attacking comrades, and killing innocents.
• The pirates accepted Gawain's rules, and he officially established the Gawain Grand Fleet, promising to personally punish anyone who broke them.

Neptune accepted Gawain’s protection of Fish-Man Island despite fearing the risks, while Shyarly revealed that Gawain’s arrival had clouded her visions of the future. In the New World, Whitebeard refused to treat Gawain as an enemy, and Red-Hair arrived to ask how the Divine Knights could be defeated.

• Neptune asked Shyarly to divine Gawain’s and Fish-Man Island’s futures, but she said her visions had vanished on the day Gawain arrived.
• Neptune concluded that Gawain had disrupted Shyarly’s sight and chose the unknowable future over certain destruction.
• Whitebeard rejected his crew’s calls to challenge Gawain, saying their shared promise to protect Fish-Man Island made them potential friends.
• Red-Hair’s Conqueror’s Haki clashed with Whitebeard’s when he arrived aboard the Red Force, then he asked how the Divine Knights could recover from lethal wounds.
• Whitebeard said that only Haki transcended all and began explaining why.

Red-Hair learned from Whitebeard that strong Haki could break the will imprint sustaining the Divine Knights’ immortal bodies, then departed as Whitebeard prepared a feast and assigned Ace and Thatch to deal with the Dilkab brothers. Meanwhile, Gawain reached the New World and learned the Divine Knights were targeting Akin’s ability and Britannia’s immortality legend; Morgan arrived to discuss Britannia and the journey ahead.

• Whitebeard explained to Red-Hair that Devil Fruit powers and Haki both arose from desire, and that sufficiently strong Haki could cancel the imprint behind the Divine Knights’ immortality.
• Red-Hair left the Moby Dick, and Whitebeard ordered Ace and Thatch to handle the Dilkab brothers after the feast.
• Gawain reached the New World aboard the Lionheart Knight and set course for Britannia, where he hoped to maximize the Red Dragon’s power over ley lines.
• Kalifa told Gawain that the Divine Knights were pursuing Akin’s ability and Britannia’s legend of immortality, so Gawain considered avoiding a direct confrontation until he found a counter to their healing.
• Morgan arrived outside Gawain’s cabin and said she wanted to discuss Britannia and the voyage ahead.

Morgan asked Gawain to help her reclaim Britannia and kill Wales, offering him territory for a base, but Gawain focused on developing a new way to use Haki. He discovered how to store Conqueror’s Haki in a bullet, while Big Mom remained aboard a giant ship with the Divine Knights, who discussed her condition.

• Kalifa pretended to leave Morgan and Gawain alone, then returned to listen at the cabin door.
• Morgan told Gawain that Wales had killed her brother Arthur and asked him to help take back Britannia in exchange for territory.
• Gawain concentrated his Conqueror’s Haki, inspiring Kuro and Akin to experiment with concentrating Armament Haki.
• Gawain spent days testing bullets and eventually left one on deck; when Kuro picked it up, stored Conqueror’s Haki erupted and blasted him away.
• Big Mom ate sweets conjured by Saint Charlos’s ability while Divine Knights discussed whether her mind was still impaired.

Shamrock learned that Red-Hair's group could break Imu's blessing, and he accelerated plans to seize the Bone-Bone Fruit User and obtain new power. In Britannia, Manticore was pursued by its defenders and fell under Jeanne's Mind-Mind Fruit influence.

• Shamrock told Saint Charlos that the Divine Knights would take control of Britannia and use its power to complete the Immortality Ritual.
• A Divine Group Member reported that Red-Hair's group had broken the blessing, killed several key members, and gravely wounded Saint Garling; Shamrock ordered the mission suspended and refused to decide on Garling's blessing for him.
• Shamrock changed the plan and ordered the Divine Group Members to seize the Bone-Bone Fruit User from Gawain's group while Manticore hurried to obtain new power.
• Manticore was chased through Britannia by beasts and a Hawk Knight, whose Flying Slashes wounded him before his blessed body healed.
• Manticore recognized Jeanne, but her Mind-Mind Fruit influence immobilized him, and she touched his forehead, leaving his consciousness hazy.

Jeanne uncovered Manticore’s connection to the World Government and its immortality operation, while Gawain’s crew reached a ruined port near Britannia and was attacked by Shamrock’s forces. Shamrock appeared before Gawain and demanded the Bone-Bone Fruit User in exchange for fame, power, and status.

• Bevel told Jeanne he served Britannia rather than God, and Jeanne promised to relay his words to the Pope.
• Jeanne searched Manticore’s memories, glimpsed scarlet eyes that injured her, and learned that the immortality operation needed her and Gawain’s group.
• Gawain briefed his crew on Britannia’s rule by the Heavenly Awakening Divine Church, and the group prepared for an inevitable fight.
• Gawain’s crew docked at a deserted port, where a mist-born Doflamingo and projections of their feared enemies attacked them.
• Gawain dispelled the projections and identified Shamrock as the likely attacker before Shamrock demanded the Bone-Bone Fruit User.