Chapter Summaries

Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates searched for a way to reach Sky Island, but their plans changed when Chopper went missing and the Babylon Knights took him into protective custody. A clergyman offered them a chance to win Chopper’s release through God’s Trial, while Chopper remained safe with Uta and her companions.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates split into groups to enjoy Heaven's Gate Town after failing to find a way to Sky Island.
• Usopp returned to the hotel and told the crew that Chopper had disappeared from the shopping street.
• A clergyman at the Grand Church revealed that the Babylon Knights had taken Chopper after receiving a report that pirates had abducted him.
• Luffy offered to give up the drill arm, and the clergyman explained that passing God's Trial on Babylon Mainland could earn them a chance to request Chopper's release.
• Uta admitted to Chopper that she had arranged the prank to tease Luffy, and she introduced herself as Luffy's older sister.

The Straw Hat Pirates reached Babylon’s Upper Yard to rescue Chopper, who was being held with Uta and the others. After learning the rules of God’s Trial Grounds, they split into four groups and entered separate trials, hoping to earn the highest reward and bring Chopper home.

• Uta waited with Baby 5, Nami, Robin, Carina, and Tashigi while Robin and Carina pampered Chopper.
• The Express Shrimp carried the Four-Leaf and the Straw Hat Pirates up to Upper Yard, where Braham told them they had to reach the tower and collect four badges within three hours for the highest reward.
• Luffy said he wanted his wish to be Chopper’s return, and Usopp took responsibility for the rescue as Jango and Gin joined his group.
• The Straw Hat Pirates split into four groups and entered the trial grounds: Zoro and Helmeppo chose the ordeal of iron, Luffy chose the ordeal of string, Sanji chose the Ball Trial, and Usopp, Jango, and Gin chose the ordeal of swamp.

Uta monitored the Straw Hat Pirates as they tackled separate trials, while Usopp used tricks and teamwork to defeat Gedatsu and take his badge. Zoro and Helmeppo reached Ohm’s trial, where Zoro prepared to fight him.

• Uta announced the start of the trials over the loudspeakers, disguising her voice as a gruff man’s.
• Zoro and Helmeppo fought off six Divine Soldiers in the ordeal of iron and continued deeper into the trial area.
• Usopp and Gin pulled Jango from the swamp clouds while Gin fought Gedatsu and was repeatedly knocked back.
• Usopp distracted Gedatsu with smoke, pellets, and an Exploding Cactus Star, giving Jango a chance to hypnotize him and take his badge.
• Zoro and Helmeppo reached Ohm’s clearing, where Zoro demanded his badge and Ohm challenged him to fight.

Zoro defeated Ohm in the Trial of Iron and claimed the golden badge, while Luffy struggled against Shura in the Ordeal of String. The chapter left Luffy still fighting as Shura hesitated over a potentially career-damaging attack.

• Ohm attacked Zoro with his shape-changing Iron Cloud sword, forcing Zoro to dodge and counter from cover.
• Zoro unleashed his Three-Sword Style: 108 Pound Phoenix, overwhelmed Ohm, and received the golden Trial of Iron badge.
• Helmeppo caught up with Zoro, who set off in the wrong direction while wondering how the others were doing.
• People in Upper Yard City watched Zoro’s victory, while Sephiroth, Isabella, Reiju, and Melise followed the trials from the Temple.
• Luffy escaped Shura’s rope-cloud traps and tried to pull him from the Three-Zhang Bird, but Shura prepared to attack again and hesitated over the consequences.

Luffy and Sanji each defeated a trial guardian and claimed a badge, while Uta revealed that a final guardian still awaited the groups at the High Tower District. Sephiroth joined the monitoring room as the pirates approached the tower, where a mysterious man stood ready on the Cloud Road Bridge.

• Luffy outmaneuvered Shura with his rubber attacks, trapped him in a net, and received the String Trial badge.
• Sanji challenged Satori for his Titled Knight assessment, fought through the Wonder Clouds, and earned the Ball Trial badge.
• Sephiroth left his office and appeared in the monitoring room, where Uta announced a final challenge for the pirates.
• Uta told Sephiroth that she had arranged for a Great Hero to guard the High Tower District.
• A man with topknot-styled hair shaped like a three stood on the Cloud Road Bridge as the pirates headed toward the tower.

Galdino trapped Zoro, Helmeppo, and Sanji with wax, then fought Luffy after Luffy broke free. Galdino transformed into the Candle Champion to protect the captives, while Luffy admired his robot armor.

• Galdino trapped Zoro and Helmeppo in hardened wax and had Divine Soldiers cart them away.
• Sanji fell for Galdino's wax decoy of a woman and was captured as well.
• Luffy freed his feet by smashing the wax with a handstand attack, then broke Galdino's wax walls and chased him into the forest.
• Luffy found the real Galdino among wax doubles by instinct and struck him with a Gum-Gum Stamp.
• Galdino revealed Zoro, Sanji, and Helmeppo trapped atop a cake-shaped structure as wax mist began to cover them.
• Galdino transformed into the Candle Champion, and Luffy excitedly admired the mechanical armor.

Luffy and his allies fought Galdino’s Candle Champion while trying to free Zoro, Sanji, and Helmeppo from the wax tower. Usopp and Gin’s plan helped topple the tower, and Jango’s hypnotism put Galdino to sleep, leaving the group victorious and the trial cleared.

• Luffy battled Galdino’s Candle Champion as wax covered Zoro, Sanji, and Helmeppo in the Cake Tower.
• Usopp, Gin, and Jango reached the battlefield, and Usopp stopped Gin from charging in without a plan.
• Usopp distracted Galdino while Gin broke free of the wax and set the Cake Tower alight with a Gunpowder Star.
• Galdino used Haki to strike Luffy and attacked Zoro and Sanji as they escaped the burning tower.
• Luffy returned with Usopp and Jango and shattered Galdino’s Candle Ball, but Galdino emerged from the wax slide and charged into the smoke.
• Jango hypnotized Galdino, and the voice over the speakers declared that the Straw Hat Pirates had passed the trial.

The Straw Hat Pirates completed Babylon’s trial and reunited with Uta, Sephiroth, and Chopper. Luffy refused the offered rewards and endured Sephiroth’s test, securing Chopper’s return before Sanji arranged access to Babylon’s Haki awakening device for the crew.

• Usopp woke Jango by slapping him, while Galdino’s automatic liquid-metal armor jolted him awake and led him to claim the trial’s difficulty had been adjusted for the challengers.
• The Straw Hat Pirates entered the tower and discovered that Uta had been the voice guiding their trial; she revealed that she and Luffy had known each other since childhood.
• The Straw Hat Pirates found Chopper safe with Sephiroth, and Luffy insisted that he wanted his friend back rather than money or a title.
• Sephiroth tested the crew with Conqueror’s Haki, accepted Luffy’s resolve, and allowed him to take Chopper back.
• Sanji asked Sephiroth to let the crew use Babylon’s Haki awakening device, and Sephiroth explained that their work points could cover it.

After clearing God's Trial, the Straw Hat Pirates visited the Knights Training Center to experience Haki through its Awakening Device. They then headed to the ferry landing to try a Waver, but Luffy repeatedly crashed into the Sea Cloud, so the crew dragged him away to find another way to Angel Island.

• At breakfast, Sanji told the Straw Hat Pirates they would stay in Upper Yard City for four more days and use their honorary knight status to study Haki.
• Sanji led the crew by bus to the Babylon Temple, where Shura took them to the Awakening Device in the Knights Training Center.
• The device gave Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji an initial grasp of Armament Haki, while Usopp began sensing his surroundings through Observation Haki.
• After leaving the church, the crew decided to visit Angel Island, and Luffy chose to travel by Waver.
• Luffy flipped his Waver into the Sea Cloud twice, and after the lifeguard rescued him again, Sanji and Zoro carried him away to find other transportation.

The Straw Hat Pirates explored Angel Island, splitting up to visit its town, amusement park, and beach before returning to the Blue Sea after four days. Meanwhile, Shining surprised Kalifa at the Shining Studio in Water 7.

• The Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Angel Island, where Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper headed for the amusement park while Zoro, Helmeppo, and Gin went looking for a bar.
• At Peek a Boo, Helmeppo recognized Genzo’s home region and learned that Genzo had known Captain Nezumi, while Gin accidentally ordered a drink that the bar treated as a challenge.
• Luffy climbed onto Nola without permission, then lost a drawing-and-guessing contest to Aisa and Marianne and was assigned volunteer work as a safety attendant.
• Sanji visited Angel Beach, where he tried to flirt with York and panicked when York had an Artificial Angel maid call him with a Den Den Mushi.
• After four days touring Babylon, the Straw Hat Pirates boarded the Four-Leaf and returned to the Blue Sea by Large Airship.
• In Water 7, Shining appeared behind Kalifa in the Shining Studio office and greeted her with an offer of autumn milk tea.

Hina brought the Straw Hat Pirates’ updated wanted posters to Shining’s group, while the Straw Hats arrived in Water 7 and split up to handle supplies and ship repairs. Luffy, Jango, and Usopp reached Galley-La, where Iceburg accepted Kokoro’s letter of introduction.

• Hina showed Kalifa, Perona, and Shining the Straw Hat Pirates’ new bounties and reported that they had passed Shining’s ally’s trial game.
• The Four-Leaf docked in Water 7, and the Straw Hats split up to buy supplies, guard the ship, and find repairs.
• Sanji saw Brook charming local women, tried to approach them himself, and was rejected before Brook greeted him.
• Luffy, Jango, and Usopp visited Galley-La, where Paulie directed Kaku to assess their ship and Kaku demonstrated his ability to move through the air.
• Iceburg met the three Straw Hats, read Kokoro’s letter of introduction, and acknowledged it.

Shining and the others discovered that Iceburg had survived an attack on Galley-La, then the Straw Hat Pirates were blamed and surrounded by shipwrights and Marines. Shining incapacitated most of the crew and trapped Luffy in steel bars, demanding an explanation as the chapter ended.

• During a late-night meal, Shining sensed a fire at Galley-La and told the others that Iceburg had been attacked but was unharmed.
• Hina mobilized Marines while the fire and attack were investigated, and reports soon blamed the Straw Hat Pirates, naming Gin and Jango as the attackers.
• Paulie led shipwrights to surround the Straw Hat Pirates at their inn, and Hina and her Marines joined the effort to arrest them.
• Shining struck Usopp, Helmeppo, Sanji, and Zoro with precisely aimed lightning, while Luffy and Chopper remained standing.
• Luffy attacked Shining, but Shining evaded his blows and then trapped him in a tight net of steel bars.
• Shining descended toward the incapacitated crew and demanded that someone explain what had happened.

Shining left the captured Straw Hat Pirates in Iceburg’s custody while Alice reported the suspected attack and asked for his help. When Kalifa announced the Straw Hats had escaped and Lucci and Kaku had vanished, Shining secretly knew the agents were fleeing with Franky aboard the Sea Train.

• Shining captured the Straw Hat Pirates and let Paulie take them to Iceburg rather than hand them over to Hina.
• Shining returned to Shining Studio, where Kalifa and Perona asked about the failed assassination attempt on Iceburg.
• Hina brought Alice and Paulie to meet Shining, and Alice explained how Gin and Jango had supposedly infiltrated Galley-La headquarters.
• Shining privately understood that Blueno, Lucci, and Kaku had staged the attack and framed the Straw Hat Pirates over the Pluton Blueprints.
• Kalifa reported that the Straw Hat Pirates had broken out of prison and Lucci and Kaku had disappeared, while Shining sensed the agents fleeing with Franky aboard the Sea Train.

Shining learned that CP9 had taken Franky, but a report that Bondrewd was targeting Blackbeard forced him to leave Water 7 and confront the threat. Aboard the Abyss, Bondrewd revealed that the Pluton Blueprints would soon reach Enies Lobby, while Sephiroth prepared to set out disguised as Bondrewd.

• Kalifa concealed her concern for Iceburg and the others, and Shining learned from Mozu that Lucci had taken Franky.
• Babbage reported that Bondrewd had appeared and was pursuing Blackbeard, so Shining left Hina in charge and rushed to deal with him.
• Aboard the Abyss, Caesar and Indigo learned that Bondrewd's operation concerned the Pluton Blueprints arriving at Enies Lobby.
• Bondrewd persuaded Caesar to decipher the blueprints, and Sephiroth prepared to leave disguised in Bondrewd's armor.

The Straw Hat Pirates and Franky Family stormed Enies Lobby to rescue Franky, while Bondrewd watched from above and revealed the crew’s notable backgrounds to Caesar and Indigo. On the Judgment Hall roof, Franky produced the Pluton Blueprints, but Bondrewd appeared and stopped him from destroying them.

• Gin and Jango apologized to the Franky Family, and Luffy promised they would save Franky to repay their debt of gratitude.
• Luffy jumped from the Rocket Man and attacked the Marine Soldiers at Enies Lobby, joined by the Straw Hat Pirates, Franky Family, and King Bulls.
• Bondrewd revealed the Straw Hat Pirates’ extraordinary backgrounds to Caesar and Indigo before descending toward Enies Lobby.
• Luffy defeated Blueno on the Judgment Hall roof with a Jet Bazooka.
• Franky showed the Pluton Blueprints to Spandam and prepared to burn them, but Bondrewd appeared and caught his wrist.

Bondrewd seized Franky's blueprints and fought CP9 at the Tower of Justice while Franky escaped to the courthouse roof and rejoined Luffy's crew. Sengoku learned Bondrewd had appeared at Enies Lobby as the battle against Lucci continued.

• Bondrewd took the blueprints from Franky, and Spandam panicked while Lucci ordered CP9 to attack together.
• Jabra and Kaku attacked Bondrewd, but his shield and explosive plasma blast repelled them; he then froze the Tower of Justice walkway, forcing CP9 to dodge.
• Franky escaped with Coup-de-Vent, landed on the courthouse roof, and told Luffy the blueprints had been taken; Luffy, Sanji, Zoro, Usopp, and Chopper headed for the drawbridge.
• Bondrewd used nerve control and his magnetic powers to defeat Fukurou and Jabra, then blocked Lucci's Rankyaku and taunted him.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku received a frantic report that Bondrewd had appeared at Enies Lobby and dropped his teacup in shock.

Spandam fled the Tower of Justice and triggered the Golden Den Den Mushi, summoning a buster call while Bondrewd continued fighting CP9. As the Marine fleet carrying Garp and Kizaru approached Enies Lobby, Bondrewd remained there to prepare for its arrival.

• Spandam reached Jabra near the bottom of the Tower of Justice, then fled after Jabra urged him to call for help.
• Spandam accidentally pressed the Golden Den Den Mushi, triggering a buster call, and escaped toward the Bridge of Hesitation.
• Bondrewd struck Lucci with a beam, then fought Kaku and Kumadori by catching and reversing Kaku’s Rankyaku: White Thunder.
• Bondrewd detected the buster call and used a brain-wave signal to make Lucci, Kaku, and Kumadori lose gravity.
• Garp and Kizaru sailed toward Enies Lobby with the Marine fleet, and Kizaru learned Bondrewd was still there.

The Five Elders learned that Bondrewd had stolen the Pluton Blueprints from Enies Lobby and sent Saint Reg to stop him. As Bondrewd transformed the island into a floating, fragmented battlefield, Garp and Kizaru confronted him, and Bondrewd unleashed an unknown force.

• Saint Warcury reported that the Straw Hat Pirates had attacked Enies Lobby, defeated CP9, rescued Franky, and that Bondrewd had taken the Pluton Blueprints.
• Saint Saturn explained that Shining had not been informed because the operation was secret, while Saint Nusjuro reported that Bondrewd's subordinates were searching for Blackbeard in Babbage; the Elders decided to call Saint Reg.
• Bondrewd used his control over metal to lift buildings and seawater around Enies Lobby, then answered Saint Saturn's call while impersonating Shining and agreed to head to the island.
• Garp and Kizaru's Buster Call fleet reached Enies Lobby, but its shells vanished at the island's boundary; Garp ordered the Marines to stop bombarding and charged in with Kizaru.
• Garp and Kizaru confronted Bondrewd, who refused to surrender the blueprints and spread an unfamiliar wave of force over them.

Garp and Kizaru fought Bondrewd across the ruins of Enies Lobby, but Bondrewd’s force field and deceptive techniques made him difficult to hit. The chapter ended with Bondrewd testing Garp with freezing and beta rays, which Garp blocked without injury.

• Kizaru’s laser bounced off Bondrewd’s force field, and Garp struck Bondrewd, who reassembled after most of his body shattered.
• Garp found Bondrewd through instinct and forced his spherical shield to move, while Kizaru joined the fight and Bondrewd obscured the battlefield with a hydrogen explosion.
• Kizaru attacked Bondrewd with Yasakani no Magatama and Ama no Murakumo, but Bondrewd countered with his Seven Star Sword and magma projectiles.
• Garp hit Bondrewd with Fist Bone Impact, clearing the debris around them, and then he and Kizaru formed a standoff with Bondrewd among the ruins.
• Kizaru and Garp attacked together, but Bondrewd trapped Kizaru’s foot with iron-sand chains and slowed Garp with an ultracold force field.
• Bondrewd fired beta rays at Garp, who blocked them with Armament Haki and emerged unharmed.

Bondrewd unleashed a simulated Domain Expansion that transformed Enies Lobby into a blood-moon-lit landscape of impossible structures while Garp and Kizaru prepared to fight him. As the Marines offshore panicked and lost contact with the island, Shining arrived and headed toward the battle.

• Garp and Kizaru attacked Bondrewd, but his Air Door, shifting position, and other abilities let him evade their strikes.
• After the Marines had evacuated, Bondrewd revealed that he had been waiting for noon and activated Domain Expansion-Simulated Genesis Chart-Imaginary Manifestation.
• A blood moon replaced the sun, and bizarre geometric buildings rose across Enies Lobby as Garp and Kizaru questioned Bondrewd's experiment.
• The Marines aboard the Buster Call fleet panicked when the sky turned dark red, and Stainless ordered them to stay calm.
• Shining arrived on Stainless's warship, heard the situation, and turned into lightning to investigate Enies Lobby.