Chapter Summaries

Shamrock’s offer to recruit Gawain was rejected, and the two sides clashed at the harbor while Saint Charlos’s dream-born phantoms overwhelmed the crew. As Gawain fought Shamrock and Kuro uncovered a weakness in Charlos’s apparent immortality, Gawain realized something was wrong just as Shamrock’s attack reached him.

• Shamrock offered Gawain a place among the Divine Knights, but Gawain refused and his crew took fighting stances beside him.
• Gawain and Shamrock clashed with their blades while the crew charged Saint Charlos and the monsters he summoned from the gray mist.
• Kuro struck Saint Charlos with a Seastone Bullet, then deduced that his Immortal Body could be restrained by Seastone and seawater.
• Saint Charlos attacked Kuro directly as the crew struggled against the regenerating phantoms and the Divine Knights.
• Gawain and Shamrock continued their fierce battle, and Gawain realized the source of his unease just as Shamrock’s savage slash arrived.

Gawain fought Shamrock and the Divine Knights while Zoro battled an immortal opponent, but Jeanne used her powers to abduct Gin. Gawain devastated the harbor in retaliation, and Morgan identified Jeanne as a powerful hypnotist, leaving Gawain wondering how she had subdued Akin.

• Zoro used Asura to tear apart a Divine Knights member, who regenerated and declared himself immortal.
• Gawain reappeared aboard the Lionheart Knight, found Gin missing, and demanded that the Divine Knights return him.
• Jeanne appeared with Gin and vanished through a door after Saint Charlos recognized that a third force had manipulated the fighting.
• Gawain attacked the retreating Divine Knights with a tremendous slash, cutting through the harbor, island, and sea.
• Morgan identified Jeanne as a Saintess of the Heavenly Awakening Divine Church who had eaten the Mind-Mind Fruit, and Gawain questioned how she had hypnotized Akin.

After the Divine Knights attacked and took control of Akin, Gawain’s crew vowed to rescue their companion and set course for Britannia. Morgan used the Text Fruit to protect the crew from hypnosis at the cost of her remaining strength, while Shamrock recognized that Gawain could threaten the Divine Knights and began to covet the power behind their Immortal Body.

• Gawain concluded that Jeanne’s Mind-Mind Fruit had let her hypnotize and control Akin, and he refused to abandon him.
• Kuro and the rest of Gawain’s crew pledged to face the World Government and rescue Akin, so Gawain announced that they would sail for Britannia.
• Morgan revealed that her Text Fruit could grant resistance to hypnosis, but writing powerful words consumed her lifespan.
• Morgan marked the crew with protective runes until exhaustion overcame her; Chopper examined her and said she would recover with rest, though her body was elderly by human standards.
• The Lionheart Knight sailed toward Britannia as Shamrock and the surviving Divine Knights watched from hiding.
• Shamrock realized Gawain’s Conqueror’s Haki could suppress Imu’s blessing and kill Divine Knights, then wondered whether gaining the Immortal Body might serve his own ambitions.

Shamrock sent the Divine Knights toward Britannia to seize Devil Fruit Users before Gawain could attack, while Akin and Tesoro awoke imprisoned there. Akin tore a Seastone spike from his shoulder to warn Gawain about the woman who captured him, convinced his captain would come for him.

• Shamrock concluded that Gawain would soon attack Britannia and ordered the Divine Knights to secure the heart- and bone-ability Devil Fruit Users first.
• A Divine Knight questioned why Garling sought immortality rather than Imu's blessing, and Saint Charlos explained that Garling refused to become anyone's slave.
• Akin woke in a Britannian basement cell with Seastone shackles and spikes, where he met the imprisoned Gild Tesoro and gave the false name Zoro.
• Tesoro denounced a former East Blue pirate who had become the World Government's lapdog, while Akin praised his own captain's unwavering convictions and Tesoro expressed interest in partnering with him.
• Akin realized that Gawain's companions needed warning about the woman who had captured him, then tore a Seastone spike from his shoulder despite Tesoro's attempt to stop him.

Akin and Tesoro escaped Britannia’s dungeon with Dice’s help, and Akin decided to cause trouble in the kingdom while preparing for his captain’s eventual arrival. The chapter ended with Akin insisting they first find a way to counter the woman’s ability.

• Akin refused to abandon his captain, and Tesoro was moved by his loyalty and agreed to wait for Dice’s rescue.
• Dice broke into the dungeon, freed Tesoro and Akin, and helped them escape as the Crusaders closed in.
• Akin transformed and blasted through the dungeon with Tesoro and Dice, while Bevel pursued them without attacking.
• Akin, Tesoro, and Dice escaped into a forest, recovered, and discussed Bevel’s behavior and Jeanne’s mysterious history.
• Akin decided to cause trouble in Britannia and said they first needed to counter the woman’s ability.

Akin accepted Tesoro’s liquid gold as a sign of trust, while Tesoro wondered about the captain Akin served. In Avalon, Pope Wales ordered Bevel to bring him Bone’s ability.

• Akin swallowed Tesoro’s liquid gold and said he trusted him, and Tesoro welcomed the gesture.
• Akin tried again to recruit Dice, but Tesoro reminded him that Dice was his subordinate.
• Jeanne wondered why Tesoro and Akin had escaped Bevel, then went to meet Pope Wales, who questioned Bevel about his failure.
• Wales told Bevel to protect Britannia’s people and ordered him to bring Bone’s ability to him.
• Bevel left Avalon on a massive falcon, while Akin and the others reached a town and were stunned by what they saw.

Akin, Tesoro, and Dice witnessed the Heavenly Awakening Church drive Britannian civilians to sacrifice themselves, while Wales revealed his plan to spread the church and pursue immortality. Gawain arrived in Britannia, where the land greatly strengthened him, and destroyed a church and its priests, but the civilians remained devoted to their faith.

• Akin destroyed a prayer platform after witnessing a woman kill her child and herself, and Tesoro and Dice helped him escape the enraged crowd as Bevel pursued them.
• Wales explained to a priest that suffering created unwavering faith, killed him, and heard from Jeanne that rivals in Mary Geoise were also seeking the five powers needed for immortality.
• Gawain reached Britannia and found its abundant leyline energy made him powerful enough to fight opponents at the peak of Legendary strength.
• Kuro told Gawain that Akin had escaped and that the Divine Knights and other factions might be gathering the five powers, but Gawain remained wary of the immortality ritual.
• Gawain arrived at a Britannian port and saw civilians performing the church's cruel prayers, so he slashed through the priests and collapsed the church.
• The civilians watched Gawain's display of power in awe or despair, but some remained devoted to their faith.

Gawain and his crew discovered that Britannia’s people had been driven into fanatical devotion to the Heavenly Awakening Church, then encountered the Divine Knights and launched a devastating attack. The battle left Saint Charlos badly wounded, while Shamrock tried to recruit Big Mom by promising eternal life, and a Den Den Mushi appeared on a companion’s shoulder.

• A believer fired at Gawain, but Fan-Oka shot through the gun, and Gawain knocked the frenzied civilians unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Morgan explained that Wales and the Heavenly Awakening Church had taken control of Britannia after Arthur’s death, and Gawain’s crew departed after Fan-Oka shot the priests.
• Gawain spotted the Divine Knights’ flying warship and struck first, splitting the vessel and attacking the knights with powerful slashes.
• Shamrock found Big Mom on the falling wreckage and revealed that the Divine Knights had brought her to Britannia to use her Soul-Soul Fruit to gain eternal life.
• Gawain’s Silver Moon - Frost Fall slashes devastated the island and wounded Saint Charlos, whose companion then had a Den Den Mushi appear on their shoulder.

Imu watched Gawain face Shamrock and Big Mom in Britannia, while Garling feared for his son and learned that Imu had known about Shamrock’s actions all along. Gawain met the pair’s combined assault head-on, and Charlos realized that ley line energy was healing Gawain as the battle continued.

• Imu summoned Garling before the Empty Throne, revealed that Shamrock’s supposed secret operation had never been hidden from him, and ordered Garling to watch the battle in Britannia.
• Imu projected Gawain confronting Shamrock and Big Mom, and the Five Elders discussed how difficult the two would be to defeat together.
• Big Mom and Shamrock joined forces and unleashed their attacks on Gawain, while Franky struggled to keep the Lionheart Knight steady and Kuro helped stabilize the ship.
• Gawain charged into their combined attack with Full Moon - Jade Ring, and the three swords clashed repeatedly as Shamrock and Big Mom inflicted numerous wounds on him.
• Charlos recognized that blue ley line energy was flowing through the land and healing Gawain’s wounds, while the Divine Knights believed the battle was turning against him.

Imu ordered Saint Charlos to kneel as punishment for his betrayal while Gawain fought Big Mom and Shamrock above Britannia. Big Mom blasted Gawain into the sea, but Imu doubted he had been defeated, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Imu condemned Saint Charlos for betraying him and ordered him to kneel until the battle ended, while Charlos obeyed in fear.
• Kuro sensed danger from the Divine Knights member possessed by Imu and hurried the Lionheart Knight away from the battlefield.
• Gawain fought Big Mom and Shamrock, while his crew watched and struggled to keep their ship safe amid the battle’s destruction.
• Shamrock and Big Mom coordinated an attack to drive Gawain into the sea, and Big Mom’s Elbaf Spear: Conqueror of the Seas blasted him underwater.
• The broadcast to Mary Geoise cut off, and the Five Elders assumed Gawain had been defeated, but Imu questioned whether he could have fallen so easily.

Akin and Tesoro escaped Bevel and raced toward the battlefield, where Gawain had apparently fought Big Mom. Big Mom and Shamrock believed Gawain was dead, but he emerged from the sea unharmed and struck Shamrock down.

• Garling took comfort in Imu's belief that Gawain would die in the sea, while Imu waited for news with a smile.
• Akin carried Tesoro and Dice through Britannia while Bevel pursued them, then shielded them from the devastating shock waves of a battle ahead.
• Tesoro realized the battle was likely between Gawain and Big Mom and hurried toward it, while Bevel flew back toward Avalon.
• Big Mom celebrated what she believed was victory over Gawain, and Shamrock began taunting him for losing through carelessness.
• Gawain appeared drenched but unharmed, severed Shamrock's arm, and entered Demon Form as Big Mom stared in disbelief.

Gawain defeated Shamrock and drove Big Mom into retreat, but Imu appeared and showed that the Divine Knights were under his control. After Imu vanished, Tesoro recognized Gawain as Knight Gawain, while Akin revealed his true identity.

• Big Mom and Shamrock retreated after realizing they could not defeat Gawain, but Gawain unleashed a powerful laser that badly wounded Big Mom and brought Shamrock down.
• Imu took over a Divine Knight's body, stopped Gawain from killing Shamrock, and transformed the nearby Divine Knights into demons.
• Imu offered Gawain eternal life in exchange for servitude, then left when the possessed body began to break down, warning Gawain that he would be waiting in Mary Geoise.
• Gawain suspected that the legend of Blood, Flesh, Bone, Heart, and Soul involved a hidden danger and decided he could not yet give up his Shichibukai title.
• Tesoro recognized Gawain as Knight Gawain, and Akin admitted that his real name was Akin and that he was Gawain's right-hand man.

Akin confronted Tesoro over his submission to the Celestial Dragons and reminded him of Gawain’s commitment to giving people a chance to live. Tesoro recognized how far he had fallen, chose to support Gawain, and offered to join his crew, leaving Gawain surprised by the proposal.

• Tesoro accused Gawain of abandoning Guinevere, and Akin defended his captain while challenging Tesoro to remember what he once believed in.
• Akin condemned Tesoro for becoming like the Celestial Dragons, and Tesoro tore the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon mark from his back.
• Akin explained that Gawain had never forgotten Guinevere’s command to live and had repeatedly fought to give others a chance to survive.
• Tesoro realized he had become like the people he hated, embraced Gawain’s mission, and followed Akin to meet him.
• Tesoro apologized to Gawain for moving against the Martial Arts Tournament and offered to help him reach the top.
• Gawain considered Tesoro’s strength and wealth, then asked if he wanted to join the crew and said he had what it took.

Tesoro left Britannia resolved to work with Gawain, while Imu, Big Mom, and Wales each pursued their own plans around the aftermath of Gawain’s victory. The chapter left Wales holding Big Mom’s power and Bevel arriving at a village where everyone had collapsed.

• Tesoro rejected Gawain’s offer for the moment, saying he first needed to remove the Celestial Dragons’ mark, then agreed to fund Gawain’s rise to the throne and left for Gran Tesoro with Dice.
• Tesoro ordered Baccarat to support Gawain, surprising her, and Dice laughed when Tesoro admitted his decision had changed.
• At Pangea Castle, Imu confirmed that Gawain had defeated Shamrock and said he intended to claim Gawain’s secrets and the powers in Britannia.
• Big Mom fled Britannia, but Wales confronted and defeated her with the Angel Form, then took her power and planned to wait for the remaining abilities.
• Bevel of the Hawk Knights landed in a village near Britannia and found that all the villagers had lost consciousness.

Bevel witnessed the human cost of Wales’s power and decided to oppose his pursuit of eternal life, seeking Arthur’s Sword in the Stone. Meanwhile, Gawain questioned two captured pirates and considered why Imu wanted the abilities needed for immortality.

• Bevel found villagers and believers drained of their flesh and blood by Wales’s power, and his doubts about compromising with Wales hardened into resolve.
• Bevel flew to Arthur’s grave and asked the Sword in the Stone to help him defeat Wales and make amends for his past mistake.
• The boulder split as Bevel grasped the sword’s hilt.
• Gawain confirmed that the prisoners were pirate brothers Doma and Mado, who had joined the Divine Knights’ plan in hopes of becoming Celestial Dragons, then had them confined.
• Kuro questioned why Imu would leave a threat to immortality unchecked, and Gawain agreed that the legend might be wrong but said it would not change their next plan.

Gawain’s crew advanced toward Avalon, where the Heavenly Awakening Church had incited civilians to attack them. After Gawain’s Conqueror’s Haki reached a new level, Wales learned that Gawain was nearing the capital and dismissed him as naive.

• Gawain gained enough Conqueror’s Haki experience to advance it to level six, unleashing a brief burst that shook the Lionheart Knight.
• Kuro and the crew responded to Gawain’s growth by resuming their intense training, which Gawain eventually stopped at five in the morning.
• Gawain left the Lionheart Knight concealed in a canyon and led the main force through Britannia toward Avalon.
• Civilians incited by the Heavenly Awakening Church attacked Gawain’s group, and Kuro knocked them unconscious while Gawain continued toward Avalon.
• Jeanne told Wales that Gawain’s group would reach Avalon within two days and had avoided harming civilians, prompting Wales to call Gawain naive.

Wales sent Jeanne to the newly discovered former site of Avalon, while she revealed a fanatical interest in something hidden there. Gawain’s group rescued the gravely wounded Bevel, who warned them that Wales’s power came from plundering the strength and sharing the injuries of Britannia’s millions of devoted believers.

• Wales gave Jeanne the location of the former Avalon at Iron Coral Canyon and suspected she was hiding her true purpose.
• Jeanne entered abandoned ruins and declared that the monster she had sought for decades must be hidden there.
• Gawain caught Bevel and his collapsing Giant Eagle, and Chopper treated their life-threatening injuries.
• Bevel warned Gawain and Morgan that Wales was too powerful to defeat and urged them to leave Britannia.
• Bevel revealed that Wales’s Mythical Zoan Angel Form let him draw power from believers and distribute his injuries among them, turning faith into a means of plunder.

Bevel revealed why he had betrayed Arthur and warned Gawain that Wales was nearly impossible to defeat, but Gawain and his crew chose to fight for Britannia, with Bevel joining them. Meanwhile, Gunko’s group entered Britannia to investigate Gawain’s ability, and Jeanne awakened the beasts around Avalon after finding the White Dragon, Fafnir, and plotting to take its body.

• Bevel explained that he had betrayed Arthur to save hundreds of thousands of civilians, and he warned Gawain that Wales could barely be harmed even by Seastone.
• Gawain refused to abandon Britannia, his crew rallied around him, and Bevel agreed to fight alongside them.
• Gunko and two Divine Knights entered Britannia and prioritized investigating Gawain’s ability because Imu suspected he could overcome Devil Fruit weaknesses.
• Jeanne found the sleeping White Dragon, Fafnir, beneath Avalon’s ruins and planned to transfer her consciousness into its body.
• Jeanne used her voice to empower the forest’s beasts, whose charging shook the wilderness and drew Wales’s attention in Avalon City.

Wales used the Heavenly Awakening Church and its Angel Fruit power to turn Avalon’s people and beasts against Gawain, but Gawain’s crew discovered that sea salt could free the controlled civilians. Gawain confronted Wales as the battle for Avalon began.

• Wales reflected on his control of Britannia and unleashed a burst of Haki before the Red Dragon returned to Avalon the next day.
• Gawain landed on and destroyed the Six-Winged God Statue, prompting Wales to rouse the people and nearby beasts into a frenzied attack.
• Gawain recognized that the golden light had twisted the attackers’ perceptions and emotions, while Wales challenged him to fight the civilians or repeat Arthur’s fate.
• Gawain sent Kuro, Zoro, and the others to hold off the attackers, and Fan-Oka discovered that salt extracted from seawater could break the Devil Fruit’s control.
• Chopper, Bepo, and Fan-Oka began giving salt to the civilians, while Gawain blocked Wales’s attack and prepared to fight him.

Gawain and Wales unleashed their Immortal Bodies in a savage battle above Avalon while their forces fought the beasts and Church believers below. As their clash intensified, Gunko praised their ruthless use of their regenerative powers, and Bevel began to reconsider how the Red Dragon Fruit should be wielded.

• Wales transformed into a towering, youthful form and overwhelmed the battlefield with Haki, but Gawain answered with crimson Conqueror’s Haki and met him in combat.
• The clash briefly freed civilians from the Angel Fruit’s influence, while Kuro, Akin, Zoro, Bevel, and the other pirates fought Church believers and incoming beasts.
• Gawain and Wales each regenerated from severe wounds, and Gawain relished the prospect of fighting Wales indefinitely while growing stronger.
• Wales unleashed a barrage of Haki-coated punches, and Gawain met it with Kansei Masamune as both fighters traded wounds without defending.
• Akin saved Bevel from a lunging tiger, and Bevel charged back into battle with renewed resolve.
• Gunko watched from a mountain with two Divine Knights, rebuked one for calling the fight primitive, and said Imu would be thrilled by the combatants’ use of their Immortal Bodies.