Chapter Summaries

After the battle, Gern told Whitebeard that Kozuki Oden had been killed by Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi in Wano Country. Whitebeard left with the Whitebeard Pirates in grief and anger, while Gern wondered whether he would seek revenge.

• Gern spat out the blood he had been holding back, and Lipo rushed to his side.
• Gern called out to Whitebeard and revealed that Kozuki Oden was dead.
• Whitebeard returned to confront Gern, who explained how Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi had trapped Oden and sentenced him to death by boiling.
• Whitebeard erupted with Haki and demanded to know why Gern had waited to tell him, but Gern said he was not the one Whitebeard should take revenge on.
• Whitebeard suppressed his fury, ordered the Whitebeard Pirates back to the ship, and sailed away in grief as Gern watched.

After learning that Oden and the Kozuki Family had been destroyed, Whitebeard struggled between grief-driven anger and the danger of attacking Kaido while his crew was badly wounded. He ordered the fleet to return to Sphinx to recover, while unknowingly holding an intelligence report that omitted Kozuki Toki’s time travel.

• Marco urged Whitebeard not to attack Wano Country, arguing that the wounded crew would face Kaido’s rested forces and that Gern had revealed Oden’s death to provoke a war.
• Whitebeard admitted that Marco was right but cried out that Oden had been his brother.
• Whitebeard ordered the crew to tend to the wounded and return to Sphinx to recover.
• Marco left Whitebeard alone, unaware that Whitebeard still held Gern’s report, which described the Kozuki Family’s destruction without recording Kozuki Toki’s transport through time.

Admiral Kizaru arrived at the battered G-10 Base and was nearly struck by Enel’s lightning before Gern intervened. Kizaru admitted Sengoku had sent him to escort a shipment of heavenly tribute passing through Gern’s jurisdiction, though Gern suspected he was also there to watch him.

• Kizaru arrived at G-10 Base and narrowly dodged Enel’s precisely aimed lightning strike.
• Enel confronted Kizaru for landing arrogantly in what he called God’s domain, and Gern came out to stop him from discharging electricity near the base.
• Gern and Kizaru sat down in Gern’s office, where Kizaru said Sengoku had sent him to offer support after Gern’s fight with Whitebeard.
• Kizaru explained that a shipment of heavenly tribute would pass near G-10 Base and that Sengoku had assigned him to escort it.
• Gern suggested Sengoku had sent Kizaru to keep him from seizing the tribute or robbing it to fund the base’s repairs.

Gern confronted Kizaru about Sengoku sending him to monitor Gern rather than escort the Heavenly Tribute. When Gern refused to let Kizaru complete the mission quietly, Toritoma, Enel, and Douglas Bullet trapped Kizaru before he could act.

• Gern accused Kizaru of being sent to watch him and prevent him from interfering with the Heavenly Tribute shipment.
• Kizaru acknowledged Gern's freedom to defy the World Government and asked him to let the mission proceed smoothly.
• Gern refused, and Kizaru warned that the refusal would put him in a difficult position.
• Toritoma, Enel, and Douglas Bullet burst into the office and surrounded Kizaru as he began to move.
• Kizaru raised his hands in surrender and remarked that Gern's subordinates were terrifyingly alert.

Kizaru escaped the Snake Princess, Enel, and Bullet’s blockade with his light-speed abilities, then explained Marineford’s wary support of Gern and advised him to visit their former teacher, Zephyr. Gern agreed to avoid provoking Marine headquarters as long as they respected his limits, while Kizaru remained in his territory to oversee the heavenly tribute.

• Kizaru used a precise burst of light-speed movement to escape the three subordinates surrounding him, and Gern stopped them from attacking further.
• Gern praised Kizaru’s speed and combat ability, then sent the Snake Princess, Enel, and Bullet out so he could speak with Kizaru privately.
• Gern told Kizaru he had no intention of fighting him or claiming the heavenly tribute, but demanded to know Marineford’s position toward him.
• Kizaru explained that Marine headquarters respected Gern’s strength and record but distrusted his independence, so it would continue using him while monitoring his actions.
• Gern said he would not challenge Marine headquarters unless it interfered with him or crossed his bottom line, and Kizaru said he would stay to watch the heavenly tribute pass.
• Kizaru advised Gern to visit their former teacher, Zephyr.

Gern assigned Enel to accompany Kizaru on the Heavenly Tribute escort and guide him in using his Devil Fruit, despite Kizaru’s protests. Later, the Whitebeard Pirates attacked Wano Country, where Whitebeard and Kaido fought for ten days before Kaido apologized to Whitebeard.

• Gern agreed to return to Marineford once matters at G-10 settled down.
• Gern assigned Enel to accompany Kizaru on the escort mission and asked Kizaru to guide Enel’s abilities.
• Kizaru protested that Enel would make the assignment miserable, but Gern settled the matter.
• In 1505, Whitebeard led his fleet to Wano Country and attacked Kaido, forcing the dragon from Onigashima.
• Whitebeard and Kaido fought for ten days and ten nights, and Kaido finally told Whitebeard, “I’m sorry.”

After Sengoku restricted Gern’s funding, Gern used Bullet and Enel to expand the G-10 Unit’s territory and influence. The World Economy News Paper named Gern’s faction the “Fifth Power,” leaving the Marines and World Government uneasy about his growing independence.

• Sengoku restricted funding and delayed supplies to Gern’s G-10 Unit in an attempt to curb its expansion.
• Gern sent Bullet and Enel to destroy pirate ships and seize their treasure, expanding the waters under his protection.
• Non-affiliated nations and islands sent envoys and supplies to Gern in exchange for protection, rapidly enlarging the G-10 Unit’s domain.
• The World Economy News Paper named Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom the Emperors of the Sea.
• The newspaper described Gern and his Calamity faction as the Fifth Power, prompting debate among the Marines and wariness from the World Government.

Dracule Mihawk arrived in the New World to keep his long-delayed appointment with Gern, but Enel intercepted him at sea. After Mihawk effortlessly cut apart Enel’s attack, Enel withdrew to Outpost Island, leaving Mihawk to continue toward it.

• Enel grew bored after destroying a pirate ship, then detected Dracule Mihawk approaching alone by boat.
• Mihawk told Enel he was seeking Gern for their overdue duel and explained that he had spent years training until Yoru became a black blade.
• Enel challenged Mihawk and fired a 70 Million Volt Thunder Bird at him.
• Mihawk sliced Enel’s attack apart with a single stroke and warned that fighting a swordsman over the sea put Enel at a disadvantage.
• Enel abandoned his attack and sped toward Outpost Island, while Mihawk remained on his boat and looked toward the island.

Mihawk used Yoru as an oar to propel his boat toward the G-10 outpost, prompting Enel and Kizaru to laugh and record the embarrassing sight. Kizaru fled after handing the footage to Enel, leaving Mihawk's killing intent fixed on the bewildered Enel.

• Enel watched Mihawk plunge Yoru into the sea and row his boat forward with a powerful slash.
• Enel laughed at Mihawk's improvised paddling as Mihawk tried to ignore him and reach the dock.
• Kizaru appeared and recorded Mihawk rowing with Yoru, then teased him about his sailing skills.
• Mihawk noticed Kizaru filming and glared at him with deadly intent.
• Kizaru shoved the recording Den Den Mushi into Enel's hands and vanished, leaving Mihawk to target Enel.
• Enel realized Kizaru had set him up as Mihawk's killing intent locked onto him.

Hawk-Eye attacked Enel at the docks after Enel shouted about being tricked, and their battle exposed the vast gap between their abilities. Enel lay beaten in the rubble while Hawk-Eye remained calm and ready.

• Hawk-Eye charged Enel as soon as his boat reached shore, and Enel tried to evade by transforming into lightning.
• Hawk-Eye struck Enel with Yoru, sent him through construction materials, and cut his chest during a follow-up attack.
• Enel unleashed his 200 Million Volt: Thunder Dragon, but Hawk-Eye deflected it with a precise Sword Screen and advanced through the attack.
• Hawk-Eye repeatedly countered Enel's lightning attacks, landing a Flying Slash on his arm despite his transformation.
• Hawk-Eye struck Enel in the abdomen with his sword's hilt, knocking him into the rubble and leaving him unable to rise immediately.

Douglas Bullet intervened when Dracule Mihawk was about to strike Enel, then challenged Mihawk to fight before he could reach Gern. After a fierce clash, Mihawk sheathed Yoru and ended the fight, leaving Bullet angered by his dismissal.

• Douglas Bullet blocked Dracule Mihawk's attack on Enel with his Haki-coated wrist and mocked the injured Enel.
• Bullet recognized Mihawk's swordsmanship and Haki, then challenged him to a fight before he could challenge Gern.
• Bullet and Mihawk exchanged nearly a hundred blows, with Bullet attacking relentlessly and Mihawk parrying and countering with Yoru.
• After they separated, Mihawk sheathed Yoru and said he would not waste time on an opponent whose outcome he could not settle quickly.
• Bullet frowned angrily at Mihawk's remark, interpreting it as a slight against his strength.

Enel provoked Bullet into attacking Hawkeye, but Gern stopped Bullet while Snake Princess redirected Hawkeye's strike. Gern called off the fight and took Hawkeye to the newly built garden at G-10 Base to talk.

• Enel taunted Bullet by saying Hawkeye considered him a waste of time, enraging Bullet into launching a full-power punch at Hawkeye.
• Gern blocked Bullet's punch with one hand while keeping his attention on Hawkeye.
• Snake Princess deflected Hawkeye's sword strike, then warned him against drawing his blade on Gern.
• Gern ordered Bullet to stand down and sent Snake Princess, Bullet, and Enel away to resume their business.
• Gern greeted Hawkeye as the man who would never lose again and led him to the garden behind the base.

Mihawk reunited with Gern after ten years and revealed that he had come to challenge him to fulfill their old promise. As the others discussed Mihawk’s strength, he declared that completing the long-delayed duel was a hurdle he had to overcome.

• Lipo treated Enel’s injuries while Enel complained about losing to Mihawk and admitted Mihawk’s strength.
• Snake Princess recounted Mihawk’s famous battles and said he had once challenged and defeated her.
• Bullet assessed Mihawk as a dangerous opponent after briefly clashing with him.
• Gern teased Mihawk about his youthful vow never to lose again, and the two reflected on how much they had changed in ten years.
• Mihawk told Gern he had come to fulfill their West Blue promise and challenge him in a duel five years overdue.

Hawkeye met Gern to fulfill the promise they had made ten years earlier and challenge him with the world's greatest sword. Gern admitted he was not a pure great swordsman and judged Hawkeye superior in swordsmanship, but Hawkeye still demanded a fight to measure their different forms of strength.

• Gern recalled that his actions had changed Hawkeye's path from the lone Marine Hunter he might have become.
• Hawkeye explained that he had challenged powerful opponents to measure the distance to the summit and revealed his ten-year obsession with making Gern fully draw Eight Desolations.
• Gern told Hawkeye that his combat style combined swordsmanship with vibration abilities, Haki, and martial arts, and acknowledged that Hawkeye surpassed him in pure swordsmanship.
• Hawkeye insisted that their promise concerned more than swordsmanship and named Gern as the opponent he still had to surpass.
• Hawkeye rose and demanded that Gern draw his blade, proposing a strike to measure his world's greatest sword against Gern's Calamity.

Gern revealed the full power of Eight Desolations and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki against Mihawk. He sent Mihawk flying nearly a hundred nautical miles with one strike, but Mihawk recovered and met the overwhelming gap with renewed fighting spirit.

• Gern drew Eight Desolations, whose bandages unraveled as the blade awakened and absorbed his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Gern released his full pressure, and Mihawk answered with the sharp presence he had forged as the World’s Greatest Swordsman.
• Gern struck Mihawk with Godfall, and Mihawk barely raised Yoru in time to block.
• The force of the blow sent Mihawk through a rock wall and skidding across the sea until he stopped at a deserted island nearly a hundred nautical miles away.
• Mihawk stood, wiped away the blood, and faced the vast gap between them with fiercer fighting spirit.

Gern and Dracule Mihawk resumed their duel at G-10 after Mihawk launched a series of long-range Flying Slashes. Gern overpowered Mihawk in close combat, but Mihawk rose to continue fighting.

• Mihawk sensed Gern from nearly a hundred nautical miles away and sent a concentrated Flying Slash across the sea.
• Gern deflected the first slash, then shattered Mihawk’s seven follow-up slashes with Heavenquake: Ring Severance.
• Mihawk used the slashes as cover to attack Gern from behind, and their Black Blades clashed with enough force to devastate the island’s ground.
• Gern slipped inside Mihawk’s guard and punched him in the chest, sending him flying and leaving him badly hurt.
• Mihawk steadied himself, stood back up, and told Gern that his swordsmanship went beyond what he had shown so far.

Hawk-Eye unleashed his ultimate swordsmanship and wounded Gern, but Gern turned the duel around by trapping his wrist and counterattacking. Hawk-Eye escaped with a close-range elbow strike, and the two stood ready to continue their battle.

• Hawk-Eye transformed his aura and attacked Gern with a rapid, precise sword assault that cut his shoulder and calf.
• Gern used Observation Haki and Eight Desolations to withstand Hawk-Eye's swordsmanship, but struggled to find room to counter.
• Hawk-Eye launched a powerful ultimate slash, and Gern split the attack's vibration barrier before grabbing Hawk-Eye's wrist.
• Gern used Conqueror's Haki and vibration waves to restrain Hawk-Eye, then began a Heavenquake: Eight Desolations Slash.
• Hawk-Eye released his sword, struck Gern's chest with a Haki-coated elbow, caught Yoru again, and forced Gern to defend against his counterattack.
• Gern and Hawk-Eye separated, recovered their stances, and prepared to continue fighting.

Gern unleashed the full destructive power of Black Blade: Eight Desolations and overwhelmed Hawk-Eye with a relentless barrage. Though battered and nearing defeat, Mihawk stood again and raised Yoru against him.

• Gern’s aura shifted, and he declared that Hawk-Eye would feel what it meant to face a calamity.
• Gern’s Heavenquake: Soul-Shattering Tremor collided with Hawk-Eye’s slash, leaving Hawk-Eye badly wounded but still standing.
• Gern continued attacking with Heavenquake: Realm Shatter, Heavenquake: Sky Rend, and Tremor Flash, forcing Hawk-Eye onto the defensive.
• Gern’s attacks battered Hawk-Eye and drove him to one knee, while Hawk-Eye managed only a few shallow cuts in return.
• Hawk-Eye rose despite his injuries, declared that his sword had not broken, and sent his sword intent soaring toward Gern.

Gern unveiled a new vibration technique that created a zone of absolute stillness and nearly froze Hawk-Eye. After seeing the sea freeze in place, Hawk-Eye understood why Gern was called a calamity.

• Gern used his fight with Kuzan to explain how vibration could bring all things to stillness.
• Gern unleashed Vibration Stasis: Absolute Zero, sending a deep-blue slash toward Hawk-Eye.
• Hawk-Eye dodged the slash by a hair, but it froze a vast stretch of sea and the spray above it.
• Enel and Bullet reacted with shock as they witnessed Gern's power.
• Hawk-Eye recognized that Gern's abilities surpassed swordsmanship and understood him as a walking calamity.

Gern overwhelmed Dracule Mihawk with his Vibration Ashes: Crimson Lotus Prison technique, leaving the World’s Greatest Swordsman gravely wounded but still standing in the crater. The battle ended with Mihawk upright yet defeated.

• Gern increased the precision and heat of his vibrations, then knocked Mihawk into the air with a powerful thrust.
• Gern unleashed a barrage of scorching slashes that formed a crimson lotus, while Mihawk blocked most of them but suffered accumulating injuries.
• Gern’s final slash knocked Yoru aside, and he cut across Mihawk’s chest when Mihawk refused to turn his back and dodge.
• Gern triggered the lingering energy around the crater, causing Crimson Lotus Prison to erupt in a massive explosion.
• Mihawk remained standing at the crater’s bottom, gripping Yoru to support his battered body.