Chapter Summaries

Gern tempted Golden Lion with the Op-Op Fruit as a way to restore his body, while secretly valuing Ain’s Return-Return Fruit even more. Golden Lion revealed that he had tracked Gern for years, provoking a misunderstanding that he harbored romantic feelings before he clarified that he saw Gern as a rival.

• Golden Lion agreed to work with Gern to find the Op-Op Fruit and regain his strength.
• Gern explained that locating someone who had already eaten the Op-Op Fruit would be easier than finding the fruit itself, and Golden Lion realized they could capture its user.
• Gern privately considered Ain’s Return-Return Fruit a more valuable long-term asset because it might reverse age and restore youth.
• Golden Lion asked who had eaten the Op-Op Fruit, and Gern wondered why he did not know about the Supernovas.
• Golden Lion said he had spent years gathering intelligence on Gern and following his movements, leading Gern to suspect his fixation was romantic.
• Golden Lion angrily insisted that he viewed Gern as an opponent, and Gern joked that Golden Lion’s behavior had given him gay vibes.

Golden Lion assessed Gern’s powerful Calamity organization and tacitly agreed to join it, encouraged by Gern’s promise that he could regain his former strength. He agreed to leave Merveille in Dr. Indigo’s care and set out with Gern for the Sabaody Archipelago to target Trafalgar Law.

• Golden Lion considered the strength of Gern’s forces and recognized that they could challenge even multiple Emperors.
• Golden Lion stopped resisting Gern’s offer and tacitly accepted a place in Calamity.
• Gern revealed that their target was Trafalgar Law and that the Heart Pirates were heading to the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Golden Lion decided to have Dr. Indigo land Merveille in a remote part of the East Blue while he traveled with Gern.
• Golden Lion claimed Gern’s boast about holding up Merveille and agreed to leave for Sabaody with him.

Dr. Indigo mistook Merveille’s controlled descent for proof that Shiki had died and mourned him with the Flying Pirates. Days later, Shiki confidently assumed Indigo would understand his intentions, while Indigo prepared to carry on Shiki’s supposed final wishes by dividing the treasure.

• When Merveille began descending, Dr. Indigo concluded that Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit ability had stopped because Shiki was dead.
• Dr. Indigo grieved for Shiki and believed the IQ project and the Flying Pirates’ ambitions would end with the island’s fall.
• Days later, Gern asked Shiki whether he should warn Dr. Indigo, but Shiki insisted that his crew would understand his deliberate, slow descent and wait for him.
• After Merveille landed, Dr. Indigo and the surviving crew built a cenotaph for Shiki and resolved to carry on his wishes.
• Dr. Indigo told a crewmate he would take eighty percent of the treasure because he had been Shiki’s favorite.

Kuma and Enel waited in Sabaody’s tourism district, where Enel complained that Kuma had repeatedly tried to swat him like a mosquito. Their uneasy exchange was interrupted by Shalria, head of the Rosward Family, whose arrival prompted the crowd to kneel and who demanded that the two men do the same.

• Enel accused Kuma of trying to hit him on their way to Sabaody, but Kuma calmly claimed he had been swatting mosquitoes and flies.
• Kuma considered buying Bonney a plush toy and Enel a candied apple to ease their tension.
• World Government guards cleared the street as the crowd knelt for Shalria, leaving Kuma and Enel standing upright.
• Shalria demanded to know why Kuma and Enel had not knelt before her.
• Enel defiantly insulted Shalria and threatened to make her kneel and call him Daddy.

Kuma transported Enel away just before he could attack Shalria, then persuaded him to wait for a clash with the Straw Hat Pirates before confronting the Celestial Dragon. Several days later, the Worst Generation gathered at Sabaody Archipelago.

• Kuma teleported Enel from Shalria’s gunfire and lightning attack to Grove 55.
• Enel berated Kuma for stopping him, and Kuma explained that Shalria could serve as a reason to intervene when Luffy clashed with her.
• Kuma appealed to Enel’s desire to display his divine authority, and Enel agreed to wait for the right moment.
• Several days later, the ten pirates known as the Worst Generation arrived at Sabaody Archipelago.

Disco put Camie up for auction for Shalria, while the Straw Hat Pirates stormed the auction house to rescue their friend. When Shalria tried to shoot Camie, Luffy struck her, triggering the highest-level Marine alert and turning the rescue into an attack on a Celestial Dragon.

• Disco revealed Camie as a mermaid for sale, causing most of the auction guests to flee in fear of Gern and G-10.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji broke into the auction house to save Camie.
• Shalria ordered her agents to kill the Straw Hat Pirates and aimed her pistol at Camie.
• Luffy hit Shalria with a Jet Pistol, shattering her bubble helmet and sending her into a wall.
• An agent sounded the highest-level alarm across the Marine bases in Sabaody Archipelago.

Enel and Kuma entered the auction house after Luffy attacked Shalria, and Enel killed her for violating G-10's protection of Fish-Man Island. After Kuma freed Camie, Enel put public duty ahead of Kuma's private mission and declared a purge of every auction house in Sabaody.

• Enel and Kuma entered the auction house as the Straw Hat Pirates fought Shalria's guards.
• Enel recognized Camie and seized Shalria, who begged him for mercy after learning he served Gern.
• Enel killed Shalria with Divine Judgment.
• Enel destroyed Camie's glass enclosure, and Kuma repelled her explosive collar while Pappag and Hachi rushed to comfort her.
• Enel told Kuma that public duty came before private affairs and declared that he would slaughter everyone in every auction house in Sabaody.

At Shakky's bar, Rayleigh warned the Straw Hat Pirates about Gern Reginald Sigma's power and revealed Gern had captured Roger after the Pirate King chose to surrender. As Rayleigh arranged the Sunny's coating and departed, Kizaru spotted Kuma and Enel in Sabaody and hoped they would handle the trouble.

• Shakky told the Straw Hat Pirates that Gern had publicly beheaded two Celestial Dragons, and Rayleigh identified him as the Marine Admiral known as White Kirin and Heavenquake.
• Luffy said Gern had attacked Zoro, but Rayleigh warned that Gern could easily kill him and advised him not to provoke Gern.
• Rayleigh revealed that Gern had taken Roger from the sea at the Godfall Ruins and handed him over to the Marines and World Government after Roger chose to surrender.
• Rayleigh told the Straw Hat Pirates that the Thousand Sunny's coating would take three days, gave Nami a Vivre Card, and warned them to prepare the passage fee for Fish-Man Island.
• Kizaru arrived at Sabaody and spotted Kuma and Enel, hoping they would take over the troublesome work of protecting the Celestial Dragons.

Enel confronted Kizaru after killing Shalria and purging the Lawless Zone, while Kizaru pretended to blame the Straw Hat Pirates and avoid involvement. Kuma arrived, thanked Kizaru for covering up the truth, and told Enel to continue the cleanup and carry out the plan.

• Kizaru arrived in the Sabaody Archipelago as Enel purged Areas 1 through 29, and Enel challenged him over the Marine protection of Fish-Man Island.
• Enel told Kizaru that he had killed Shalria, but Kizaru pretended to misunderstand and blamed the Straw Hat Pirates, especially Monkey D. Luffy.
• Kuma arrived after dealing with witnesses to Enel killing Shalria, and thanked Kizaru for turning a blind eye and shifting the blame.
• Kuma said G-10 would handle the aftermath, and Kizaru immediately sat down at a nearby café with coffee.
• Kuma ordered Enel to finish the cleanup quickly and display his divine might according to the plan, so Enel resumed the purge.

Enel and Kuma swept across Sabaody, crushing members of the Worst Generation and leaving Hawkins to play dead. After Kuma detected Monkey D. Luffy and Trafalgar Law trying to escape, Enel eagerly set off with him to confront them.

• Enel struck down Eustass Kid with lightning, and Kuma incapacitated Killer with a Pad Cannon.
• Enel pierced Hawkins and shocked Apoo, while Kuma slapped Drake away and Enel blasted Urouge into the ground.
• Enel destroyed Capone Bege's castle fortress with Raigo, crushing Bege and his crew.
• Hawkins transferred his injuries to companions and chose to play dead rather than attack Enel again.
• Kuma detected Monkey D. Luffy and Trafalgar Law attempting to escape, and he and Enel headed toward them.

Enel and Bartholomew Kuma intercepted the fleeing Straw Hat and Heart Pirates on Sabaody. Enel struck both crews with lightning, scattering them across the scorched ground.

• Law warned Luffy that killing a Celestial Dragon had brought a Marine Admiral to Sabaody, while Luffy insisted Enel was responsible for the Celestial Dragon’s death.
• Law spotted Enel and Bartholomew Kuma blocking the crews’ escape route, and Luffy recognized Enel as the long-eared man he had described.
• Enel mocked the crews for speaking about him and threatened them with Divine Punishment.
• Enel struck the Straw Hat and Heart Pirates with a massive lightning bolt, scattering and injuring their members.
• Enel walked toward the fallen pirates and declared that he would answer all their prayers.

Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji launched their strongest attacks against Enel, but his Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and lightning overwhelmed them. Law rescued Luffy briefly with his Devil Fruit powers, but Enel struck them both, leaving the Straw Hat Pirates and Law defeated and Luffy still standing only because of his rubber body.

• Luffy activated Gear Second and attacked Enel alongside Zoro and Sanji, but Enel dodged their blows and stopped Luffy's punch with an Armament Haki-coated finger.
• Enel shocked Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji with Discharge, but Luffy stood back up unharmed by the electricity.
• Law used ROOM and Tact to move Luffy away from Enel's approaching trident, then Enel appeared behind Law and blasted both Law and Luffy with concentrated lightning.
• Enel left Law unconscious and badly injured while Luffy remained standing, then struck Zoro and Sanji with lightning when they tried to attack again.
• Zoro and Sanji fell, and the Straw Hat Pirates and Law faced Enel in despair as he continued to overpower them.

Enel overwhelmed the Straw Hat Pirates, using Luffy as a hostage to stop the crew from escaping. Kuma then sent Zoro and Sanji flying, leaving the rest of the crew paralyzed by despair.

• Enel realized Luffy's instinctive nature made Mantra's predictions unreliable, but Luffy admitted he could not defeat Enel and ordered his crew to run.
• Enel pinned Luffy down and threatened to kill him if the Straw Hats fled, forcing the crew to choose between escape and protecting their captain.
• Sanji attacked Enel, who broke Sanji's leg and threw him aside; Robin and Zoro then tried to help but were swiftly defeated.
• Kuma intervened, striking Zoro and Sanji with his Paw-Paw Ability and sending both away.
• The remaining Straw Hats watched in despair as Luffy lay bound and their strongest fighters vanished.

Enel continued tormenting the Straw Hats as Kuma sent their crew members away, until Silvers Rayleigh intervened and drove Enel back. Kuma then distracted Rayleigh, sent him flying toward Enel, and removed Robin, leaving Luffy and three crew members behind.

• Luffy battered himself against his shackles in anguish after watching Sanji and Zoro vanish, while Enel took pleasure in his suffering and aimed lightning at Nami.
• Kuma blocked Enel’s lightning attack and sent Nami away, then sent Monster Point Chopper flying as Enel attacked Robin with a Thunder Spear.
• Silvers Rayleigh appeared, deflected Enel’s Thunder Spear, and struck Enel with a kick before warning Kuma not to test the old era.
• Kuma told Rayleigh that the Straw Hats were not ready for the New World and that he had received a request, then used his Paw-Paw Ability to send Rayleigh flying toward Enel.
• Kuma sent the unconscious Robin away, leaving Usopp, Franky, Brook, and shackled Luffy on the battlefield.

Rayleigh and Enel clashed in a fierce exchange on Sabaody, each testing the other's strength without fighting to the death. Their battle ended in an apparent draw, with Rayleigh wary of Gern and Enel aware that Rayleigh could suppress him.

• Rayleigh trusted Kuma's launch, drew his Haki-coated saber, and attacked Enel.
• Enel blocked Rayleigh's slash with Armament Haki and countered with a thirty-million-volt Thunder Bird, which Rayleigh dodged.
• Rayleigh unleashed a rapid barrage of sword strikes, cutting Enel before Enel adapted and parried with his Golden Staff.
• Enel drove Rayleigh back with Thunder Explosion, took to the sky, and hurled his two-hundred-million-volt Divine Spear.
• Rayleigh charged into Enel's lightning spears and met them with a powerful Flying Slash, creating a massive explosion.
• Enel and Rayleigh survived the clash and regarded the exchange as a draw, each holding back because of the other's allies and strength.

Kuma scattered Luffy after telling him he was not ready, and Rayleigh accepted the end of the Straw Hats’ ordeal. Enel nearly killed the injured Law, but Golden Lion Shiki rescued him before Gern confronted Shiki over ignoring his place in line.

• Kuma told Luffy that he was not ready and sent him away, leaving the Straw Hat Pirates scattered.
• Rayleigh stopped fighting Enel and withdrew after witnessing Luffy disappear.
• Law tried to escape Enel, but Enel anticipated his move and attacked him with lightning.
• Golden Lion Shiki intercepted Enel’s attack, rescued Law, and drew Rayleigh and Kizaru’s attention.
• Gern appeared and told Shiki to walk behind him instead of acting like the boss.

Golden Lion Shiki revealed that he had submitted to Gern, shocking Rayleigh, Kizaru, and Law. After learning Law had eaten the Op-Op Fruit, Shiki asked him to remove the wheel from his head or give him new legs, and Law began considering how Shiki’s power and forces could help him challenge Doflamingo.

• Golden Lion carried Law behind Gern, revealing his subordinate position and stunning Rayleigh and Kizaru.
• Gern asked Enel and Kuma why they were on Sabaody, and Kuma explained that Dragon had requested his help.
• Golden Lion ignored Enel and asked Law whether he had eaten the Op-Op Fruit.
• Law said he could potentially perform surgery to remove the wheel from Shiki’s head or transplant new legs.
• Shiki celebrated Law’s answer, while Law began plotting to use Shiki’s strength and forces against Doflamingo.

Gern accepted that Golden Lion Shiki would never truly submit to him and began devising a more practical plan to use him as a partner or pawn. He then questioned Kizaru about the Fleet Admiral succession, suggesting the World Government had approached Sakazuki and Kuzan and might force Sengoku to step down early.

• Kizaru warned Gern that Shiki's pride would prevent him from becoming a genuine subordinate and that Enel may have learned something from Shiki's thoughts.
• Gern acknowledged that Shiki would not truly submit and decided to pursue a plan that would use him toward a specific goal.
• Gern asked Kizaru whether the Fleet Admiral race had begun and whether Sakazuki's and Kuzan's factions were already fighting.
• Gern said the World Government would never allow him to become Fleet Admiral, and Kizaru realized Gern understood the political situation and had extensive information channels.
• Gern speculated that the World Government had approached Sakazuki and Kuzan and hinted that a major incident might force Sengoku to step down early.

Gern questioned Kizaru about who would succeed Sengoku as Fleet Admiral, while Kizaru recognized that Gern was weighing how to gain influence during the coming leadership struggle. Kizaru declared his support for Gern, hoping to protect his own chance at a peaceful retirement.

• Kizaru recognized Gern’s question about Sengoku stepping down as a sign that Gern was preparing to exploit the change in Marine leadership.
• Gern asked Kizaru whether Sakazuki or Kuzan would succeed Sengoku as Fleet Admiral.
• Kizaru considered how the powerful Fleet Admiral position could let Sakazuki, Kuzan, or Gern impose their own visions of justice.
• Gern concluded that Sakazuki had been supporting him to clear obstacles and prepare his own path to the Fleet Admiral’s seat.
• Gern warned Kizaru that Marineford’s struggle was beginning and that Kizaru’s neutrality might soon end.
• Kizaru told Gern he had always supported him and said his visits to G-10 were not merely for slacking off.

After Trafalgar Law restored Golden Lion Shiki’s legs, Law demanded Shiki’s help in destroying Donquixote Doflamingo in exchange for continuing to seek a safe way to remove the ship’s wheel from his skull. Gern revealed that Doflamingo worked under Shiki’s old crewmate Kaido, leaving Shiki to weigh Law’s offer.

• The public learned only an official account blaming Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates for Shalria’s death, while the people who knew Golden Lion had appeared kept quiet.
• At G-10, Law used the Op-Op Fruit to restore Shiki’s legs, and Shiki celebrated by kissing them until Gern slapped him away.
• Shiki asked Law to remove the ship’s wheel from his skull, but Law warned that removing it immediately would damage his brain and kill him.
• Law offered to research a safer procedure in exchange for Shiki helping him destroy Doflamingo.
• Gern explained that Doflamingo worked under Kaido, and Law promised to remove Shiki’s ship’s wheel without harm if Shiki helped him.