Chapter Summaries

Doflamingo captured and subdued Luo in Green Bit, but discovered that the heart he seized was a fake. Luo used his remaining strength to teleport himself, Caesar Clown, and Kikoku toward the Thousand Sunny, leaving Doflamingo in pursuit.

• Doflamingo chased Luo through the forest, cutting down trees with his strings as Luo tried to evade and counterattack.
• Doflamingo trapped Luo in hidden strings, kicked him through a tree, and pinned him down while demanding Caesar and the heart.
• Doflamingo pulled a heart from Luo’s clothes and squeezed it, but Caesar’s scream and Luo’s lack of pain revealed it was a fake.
• Luo used ROOM and Shambles to teleport himself, Caesar Clown, and Kikoku toward the eastern beach and the Thousand Sunny.
• Doflamingo sensed their location and vowed they would not escape.

Luo’s escape plan was exposed when Momonosuke’s cry alerted Doflamingo to the Thousand Sunny, and Doflamingo attacked the ship. Luo rescued Sanji from Doflamingo’s killing blow, leaving Doflamingo furious as he faced Law again.

• Luo fled through the woods using Shambles, but Momonosuke’s cry from the shore revealed the Thousand Sunny’s location to Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo abandoned his pursuit of Luo and flew toward the Thousand Sunny, while Luo rushed to catch up.
• Sanji attacked Doflamingo to defend the ship, but Doflamingo wounded him and immobilized him with Parasite String.
• Doflamingo prepared to kill Sanji with Overheat, but Luo teleported Sanji to the Thousand Sunny just in time.
• Luo arrived aboard the ship with Caesar and Sanji, and Doflamingo angrily confronted Trafalgar Law.

Luo tried to get the battered Thousand Sunny crew to flee to Zou while Doflamingo pursued them, but Doflamingo suddenly retreated in terror when Gern appeared. Gern arrived on the ship and blamed the commotion for ruining his fishing.

• Luo learned that Luffy and the others had not destroyed the Dressrosa factory and were still competing for the Flame-Flame Fruit and eating in town.
• Luo ordered Nami and Sanji to take Caesar and Momonosuke to Zou, arguing that Gern's protection made it a safe refuge, but they refused to abandon their crewmates.
• Luo compromised by promising to reunite with them after confirming the factory's destruction, while Doflamingo closed in and attacked the Thousand Sunny.
• Luo blocked Doflamingo's Overheat whip and told the others to sail through cloudless areas to prevent Doflamingo from pursuing them by attaching strings to clouds.
• Doflamingo abruptly fled to Green Bit's shore in terror, and Gern revealed himself on the Thousand Sunny's railing, saying the fighting had kept him from catching a fish.

Gern arrived at the Thousand Sunny and revealed that he was Nami’s uncle, terrifying the crew and forcing them to sail toward Doflamingo. Chopper and Luo explained Gern’s immense power to Momonosuke, who learned that Gern had defeated his father, Kozuki Oden, in a head-on fight.

• Gern’s arrival overwhelmed the Straw Hats, while Luo feared that the Marine Admiral’s unexpected presence had ruined his plan.
• Gern called Nami his niece, and Nami nervously greeted him as her uncle, shocking the crew.
• Gern ordered the Thousand Sunny to sail toward Doflamingo on Green Bit, and the crew obeyed without protest.
• Momonosuke asked Chopper why everyone feared Gern, and Chopper identified him as Admiral White Kirin and the man who kept the Four Emperors in check.
• Luo told Momonosuke that Gern had defeated Kozuki Oden in a head-on fight, leaving Momonosuke stunned.

Luo told Momonosuke that Gern had decisively defeated Kozuki Oden, while Doflamingo feared Gern’s arrival on Green Bit. When Gern confronted him, Doflamingo remembered their past encounters and knelt before him in submission.

• Momonosuke protested Luo’s claim that Gern had beaten Kozuki Oden, but Luo said Whitebeard had saved Oden from being killed.
• Doflamingo sensed Gern nearby and feared that fleeing would get him killed.
• The Thousand Sunny docked at Green Bit, and Nami, Chopper, the other Straw Hat Pirates, Luo, and Caesar came ashore.
• Doflamingo tried to flatter Gern and offer his cooperation, but Gern ignored him.
• Gern reminded Doflamingo how he should conduct himself, and Doflamingo knelt before him.

Gern confronted Doflamingo, who revealed he had never relinquished his Shichibukai position and tried to claim Celestial Dragon status, only for Gern to dismiss him. Seeing Gern’s power and his connection to Nami, Momonosuke approached him in hopes of gaining protection and reclaiming Wano.

• Gern asked whether Doflamingo had given up his Shichibukai position, and Doflamingo said the news report claiming he had was fake.
• Doflamingo revealed that the Donquixote Family had once ruled Dressrosa and began to declare himself a Celestial Dragon, but Gern cut him off and dismissed the claim.
• Gern called Luo and the Straw Hat Pirates pirates, leaving them alarmed by the Navy officer’s judgment.
• Momonosuke considered how to use Gern’s strength and his connection to Nami to get protection against Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi.
• Momonosuke approached Gern and Nami, introduced himself as Momo, and insisted that he was not a pirate.

Gern challenged Momonosuke’s claim that he was a Kozuki heir by pointing out the impossible age gap and suggesting he was an impostor. Momonosuke broke down crying as the Straw Hats began to doubt his story.

• Momonosuke tried to convince Gern he was a harmless child, but Gern slapped him and questioned his behavior.
• Gern pressed Momonosuke about calling the Mink Tribe his servants, prompting Momonosuke to boast that he was descended from the Kozuki Clan.
• Gern argued that Oden’s children should be adults by now and demanded to know how Momonosuke could be one of them.
• Nami, Chopper, Brook, and Sanji recalled Momonosuke’s earlier claims, while Doflamingo watched the confrontation with interest.
• Gern and Doflamingo suggested that Oden’s retainers had chosen a child to impersonate the heir and seize Wano Country’s shogunate.
• Momonosuke insisted that Kin’emon and the other retainers could vouch for him, then collapsed into tears under Gern’s accusations.

Momonosuke transformed into a pink dragon under Gern's questioning, exposing that his Artificial Devil Fruit carried Kaido's power. His panicked outburst revealed his connection to Kin'emon and invited Gern to Dressrosa, threatening Luo's plan.

• Unable to explain himself to Gern, Momonosuke lost control and transformed into a small pink dragon.
• Doflamingo and Caesar recognized the dragon form as the result of Vegapunk's prized Artificial Devil Fruit, intended for Kaido.
• Gern identified Kaido's power in Momonosuke's transformation and suggested his Kozuki blood and Kaido-derived ability made him seem to inherit both their legacies.
• Momonosuke denied Gern's accusation, called Kin'emon his father, and urged Gern to go to Dressrosa to hear the truth.
• Luo realized Momonosuke's invitation could bring Gern to Dressrosa and derail his plan, and glared angrily at him.

Gern and Doflamingo bargained aboard the Thousand Sunny as it sailed toward Dressrosa, with Gern agreeing not to interfere in Doflamingo’s fight against Luffy. The Straw Hats and Luo realized Doflamingo would be free to use his full strength against them.

• Gern questioned whether Doflamingo could defeat Luffy, and Doflamingo insisted he could crush him.
• Gern reminded Doflamingo that Luffy had defeated Crocodile and Gecko Moria before learning Haki, warning him not to underestimate his opponent.
• Doflamingo demanded that Gern leave him alone if he won, and Gern agreed; if Doflamingo lost, he would have to give up his newspaper business.
• Gern required Doflamingo to reveal what he knew about the Celestial Dragons’ secrets and Blackbeard’s recent underworld activity before the fight.
• Luo told Sanji, Nami, Chopper, and Brook that Gern had promised not to attack Doflamingo, leaving them alarmed about the coming fight in Dressrosa.

At Dressrosa, Gern honored his promise to stay out of Luo’s fight, leaving Luo to flee Doflamingo through the city. Doflamingo shot Luo in front of Luffy and the citizens, then attacked Zoro and Kin'emon as they tried to stop him.

• Momonosuke insisted that his status as Wano’s future shogun would make Kin'emon help, prompting Luo and Nami to warn him about the trouble he had caused.
• The Thousand Sunny docked at Dressrosa, and Gern left on his own while Luo fled into the streets with Doflamingo pursuing him.
• Luo and Doflamingo’s fight tore through the city toward the Colosseum, where Sabo had won the Flame-Flame Fruit and Luffy remained trapped in the Seastone cage.
• Doflamingo caught up with the gravely wounded Luo, shot him repeatedly, and accused him of crimes before the gathered citizens.
• Zoro and Kin'emon attacked Doflamingo to protect Luo, but Doflamingo blocked their strikes and sent Kin'emon crashing into a wall.

Enel arrived in Dressrosa and attacked Doflamingo after Doflamingo ignored his question and tried to strike Luo. At the Colosseum entrance, Gern cut through the Seastone bars and came face-to-face with Sabo, who had just obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit.

• Enel emerged from the smoke and asked whether the place was Dressrosa, while Luffy and Zoro recognized him from their defeat at Sabaody.
• Doflamingo refused to answer Enel and moved to attack the dying Luo, but Enel stopped him with his Golden Staff.
• Doflamingo's Five Color Strings passed through Enel's lightning body, and Enel struck him with Divine Judgment.
• Gern cut through the Colosseum's Seastone bars with Black Blade: Eight Desolations.
• Sabo emerged from the Colosseum and confronted Gern, who identified him as the Revolutionary Army's Chief of Staff.

Sabo confronted Gern over watching Ace die at Marineford, but Gern challenged him to consider the limits of his own loyalties. Sabo declared that he intended to kill Gern if he could, and Gern overwhelmed him with Conqueror's Haki.

• Sabo accused Gern of standing by while Ace died, and flames erupted around Sabo's fists as he wielded Ace's power.
• Gern asked whether Sabo would save a kind Celestial Dragon from execution, forcing Sabo to recognize that his Revolutionary Army allegiance would prevent him from doing so.
• Gern accused Sabo of judging him without considering his position, and Sabo abandoned the argument and assumed a Dragon Claw Fist stance.
• Sabo admitted he intended to kill Gern if he could, and Gern warned that even Monkey D. Dragon would not dare say that to his face.
• Gern unleashed Conqueror's Haki and demonstrated that Sabo was no match for him.

Gern overwhelmed Sabo in their fight, blocking his attacks with a single finger before drawing the Black Blade: Eight Desolations and sending him staggering back. After Gern called Sabo weak and compared him unfavorably to Ace, Sabo erupted in anger and unleashed a white-hot Fire Fist.

• Sabo attacked Gern with Dragon Claw Fist: Flame Claw, but Gern intercepted his blows with one Armament Haki-coated finger.
• Gern caught Sabo's wrist, hurled him into a wall, and dispersed his Flame Net with a vibration barrier.
• Sabo struck from above with Flame: Azure Dragon's Shattered Fang, and Gern drew the Black Blade: Eight Desolations to counter it.
• The clash shattered Sabo's Armament Haki and flames, wounded his hands, and forced him back with blood at his mouth.
• Gern called Sabo weak and said Ace had been stronger, prompting Sabo to unleash Dragon's Breath and charge a Fire Fist at him.

Gern defeated Sabo and dragged him unconscious into the Colosseum, while Enel continued to toy with Doflamingo. Gern then passed Luffy’s cage with Sabo in tow and casually asked whether Luffy was busy.

• Sabo used the Fire Fist technique against Gern, but Gern pierced his flames with a concentrated shockwave and struck him down.
• Gern criticized Sabo for abandoning his martial arts to imitate Ace, then dragged the injured Revolutionary Army chief of staff deeper into the Colosseum.
• Enel evaded Doflamingo’s attacks with Mantra and lightning speed, mocking him with nonfatal strikes.
• An explosion breached the wall beside Luffy’s Seastone cage, and Gern entered while dragging the unconscious Sabo by his hair.
• Luffy recognized Sabo and watched in fury as Gern passed his cage and asked, “Oh, it’s Straw Hat Boy. Busy?”

After Gern abducted Sabo, Luffy awakened a burst of power and struck Enel out of the sky with a Haki-coated kick. Enel rose from the crater unharmed and prepared to face Luffy in earnest.

• Luffy saw Gern dragging Sabo away, then suddenly appeared beside Enel in the sky as his power erupted.
• Luffy hit Enel with a powerful Gum-Gum Jet Stamp, sending him crashing into the street.
• Luffy removed his disguise and declared that he had grown stronger since Sabaody while Gern stopped to watch.
• Enel released a surge of Conqueror's Haki, rose from the crater without visible injuries, and challenged Luffy.

Luffy fought Enel with Gear Second and Armament Haki, but Enel used Observation Haki and his lightning form to evade and overwhelm him. Enel smashed Luffy through a building, then wondered why Luffy seemed so much weaker than when he first struck him.

• Luffy activated Gear Second and attacked Enel with a rapid barrage of Haki-coated punches, but Enel predicted the attacks and turned into lightning to avoid them.
• Zoro prepared to intervene, but Luo warned him that Gern’s agreement with Doflamingo required Luffy to fight alone and that interfering could provoke Gern.
• Enel called down lightning and launched a series of high-speed physical attacks, forcing Luffy to defend and dodge without landing a counterattack.
• Enel caught Luffy from behind and smashed him through a three-story stone building with his Haki-coated Golden Staff.
• Enel, Zoro, and Kin'emon wondered why Luffy was now so weak despite the powerful opening blow that had surprised Enel.

Gern confronted the badly injured Luffy with a choice between saving Sabo and protecting Momonosuke, but Luffy refused to abandon either of them. Momonosuke then tried to prove his value to Gern by asking Kin'emon to confirm his Kozuki lineage.

• Enel left the decision over Sabo's fate to Gern after defeating Luffy.
• Gern told Luffy he would not make him choose between his crewmates and implied the choice involved Momonosuke.
• Luffy declared he would save Sabo and protect Momonosuke, even if it cost him his life.
• Nami, Chopper, Brook, and the injured Sanji arrived and found Luffy wounded, Sabo unconscious, and Gern standing over them.
• Momonosuke ran to Kin'emon and demanded that he confirm he was a Kozuki descendant.
• Kin'emon introduced himself to Gern as a retainer of the Kozuki Family and affirmed Momonosuke's lineage without revealing that he was Oden's son.

Gern manipulated Momonosuke into renouncing the Straw Hat Pirates and asking the Marines for help reclaiming Wano. When Gern ordered him to prove his loyalty by stepping on Luffy, Momonosuke obeyed, leaving Luffy staring at him in pain and emptiness.

• Gern warned Momonosuke that associating with the Straw Hat Pirates could brand him a pirate accomplice and threaten his claim to Wano.
• Momonosuke declared that the Straw Hat Pirates had abducted him and begged Gern to help defeat Kaido and restore him as shogun.
• Enel condemned Momonosuke, while Gern pointed out to Luffy that Momonosuke had chosen not to stand by him.
• Gern ordered Momonosuke to step on Luffy's face, and Kin'emon tried to stop him.
• Momonosuke stomped on Luffy's face, then hid behind Gern as Luffy stared at him in pain and emptiness.

Kin'emon confronted Momonosuke after he rejected the Straw Hat Pirates and sought Gern's help, while Luffy recovered and made clear he would go to Wano for its suffering people, not for Momonosuke or the shogun's throne. Luffy then carried the unconscious Sabo toward Dressrosa's Royal Palace.

• Kin'emon grabbed Momonosuke and berated him for kicking Luffy and betraying the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Momonosuke broke free, insulted the pirates, and declared that using them had been a transaction before he chose Gern and the Marines instead.
• Kin'emon and the others recoiled at Momonosuke's words as Luffy silently recovered and put his straw hat back on.
• Luffy told Momonosuke he would go to Wano to defeat Kaido for the suffering people, not for Momonosuke or the shogun's throne.
• Luffy lifted the unconscious Sabo onto his back and headed toward the Royal Palace.

Gern challenged Luffy to defeat him before reaching Laugh Tale, and Luffy declared that he would become Pirate King. After Luffy and the Straw Hats left, Gern confronted Momonosuke about what he would offer in exchange for help against Kaido and questioned who he really was.

• Enel and Gern recognized the unusual charm and purity that made Luffy’s companions follow him.
• Gern called out to Luffy and challenged him to defeat Heavenquake Gern Reginald Sigma before claiming the One Piece and reaching Laugh Tale.
• Luffy turned back with the Straw Hat Pirates at his side and vowed that he would become the Pirate King.
• Momonosuke asked Gern to go to Wano Country and defeat Kaido, but Gern asked what he would receive in return.
• Gern pointed out that Kozuki Oden had died more than twenty years ago and demanded that Momonosuke explain who he was.
• Kin'emon closed his eyes, realizing that the truth he had feared was about to come out.