Chapter Summaries

At Marine Headquarters, Gern visited the imprisoned Dragon and argued that his plan to revolutionize the Marines from within had succeeded where the Revolutionary Army had not. He offered to release Dragon and supply an assault on Mary Geoise, leaving Dragon stunned by Gern’s demand that Koby join the operation.

• Gern went alone to the seastone prison where Dragon was held and told him he could let him go.
• Gern explained that he had made the Marines independent from the World Government by working within the organization over decades.
• Dragon acknowledged Gern’s success and asked what he wanted in return for his release.
• Gern proposed integrating the Revolutionary Army into the Marines to spread its ideals among soldiers and civilians.
• Gern asked Dragon to lead an attack on Mary Geoise and promised supplies, freed slaves, and a Marine hero to support him.
• Gern named Koby as the hero, leaving Dragon shocked.

Saint Saturn defended his secret Egghead operation to the other Five Elders, arguing it would eliminate Nika and keep Vegapunk’s technology out of Gern’s Marines’ hands. The Elders agreed to proceed, while Saturn’s private motive remained tied to the Ancient Robot he had secretly kept despite Imu’s order to destroy it.

• Saint Nusjuro accused Saint Saturn of secretly sending CP0 to Egghead in defiance of Imu’s order, and Saint Warcury and Saint Mars joined the criticism.
• Saint Saturn revealed that Nusjuro had also secretly sent CP0 to recover the First Generation Kitetsu, which Gern had taken and displayed at Marineford.
• Saint Saturn argued that the Egghead operation would prevent Gern’s Marines from acquiring Vegapunk’s technology and would eliminate Luffy, whose awakened Devil Fruit made him Nika.
• Saint Saturn said York would disable Egghead’s laser defenses, Aramaki was heading there to assist CP0, and a hidden Pentagram Formation could let the Elders descend to the island.
• Saint Ju Peter, Saint Warcury, Saint Mars, and Saint Nusjuro agreed to the operation, with Ju Peter suggesting Garling also send the God's Knights.
• Saint Saturn’s private motive was to keep the Ancient Robot, which Imu had ordered him to destroy after it attacked the Holy Land.

Gern revealed that Blackbeard and his strongest officers were heading to Egghead, where the Straw Hat Pirates, Vegapunk, and World Government forces were already converging. He ordered a sweeping redeployment of Marine forces, ending with the urgent recall of Mihawk, Enel, and Borsalino to New Marineford.

• Gern told Tesoro that Blackbeard had secretly left Hachinosu with Van Augur, Shiryu, Kuzan, Jesus Burgess, and Samuel Kronos, bound for Egghead.
• Gern and Tesoro recognized that Egghead was becoming a trap involving the Straw Hat Pirates, CP0, Vegapunk, Aramaki, and Blackbeard, while the Revolutionary Army prepared to attack Mary Geoise.
• Gern ordered Sakazuki back to New Marineford and assigned Issho to replace him at G-2.
• Gern ordered Douglas Bullet back to headquarters, assigned Kuma and Lipo to New World patrols, and sent Toritoma to hold G-10.
• Gern urgently recalled Dracule Mihawk, Enel, and Borsalino to New Marineford to report to him.

Gern assembled elite forces for a major move toward Egghead while Sengoku revealed he planned to lead Navy veterans and two Admiral candidates to Hachinosu to rescue Garp. Gern approved the expedition and prepared to carry out his own plans as the Navy opened pressure on both the World Government and Blackbeard.

• Tesoro questioned Gern's sweeping deployments and learned Sengoku would not be at headquarters, then left to relay the orders.
• Sengoku confronted Gern about the deployments and announced he was taking leave to go to Hachinosu with Zephyr, Tsuru, and two Admiral candidates to find Garp.
• Gern recognized that Sengoku's expedition fit his strategy to strike Blackbeard's base while he led forces toward Egghead and Dragon's Revolutionary Army targeted Mary Geoise.
• Gern warned Sengoku that Hachinosu remained dangerous, promised Sakazuki and Bullet would hold headquarters, and told him to stay safe.
• Sengoku cautioned Gern against making too large a move, then left as Gern declared the pieces were in position.

Aboard the Sword of Xebec, Blackbeard hinted that he wanted to hunt Straw Hat Luffy and secured Kuzan’s tacit willingness to join the operation. The crew’s destination was revealed as Egghead, where Blackbeard expected chaos to create opportunities.

• Blackbeard showed Burgess Luffy’s three-billion-Beli bounty poster and praised the value of his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Kuzan, Shiryu, and Samuel questioned whether Blackbeard planned to hunt Luffy, the newly crowned Emperor.
• Blackbeard singled out Kuzan and asked whether he would help him, and Kuzan said Luffy was only an Emperor before demanding to know their destination.
• Blackbeard revealed that the crew was heading to Egghead, and Kuzan recognized the significance of the island and predicted it would soon become lively.
• Blackbeard returned his attention to Luffy’s poster and said that more chaos meant more opportunities.

Luffy defeated Lucci, agreed to take Vegapunk aboard, and raced to confront Aramaki as the God's Knight arrived on Egghead. The chapter ended with Luffy blocking Aramaki's advance with a powerful kick.

• Vegapunk recognized Luffy as Sun God Nika while watching him defeat Lucci.
• Vegapunk asked to join Luffy's crew, and Luffy agreed because he thought Vegapunk looked fun.
• Lucci ordered CP0 to use York's cooperation to control the Seraphim and sent himself after the Straw Hats' ship.
• Luffy sensed Aramaki's aggressive Haki and told his companions to evacuate to the ship without him.
• Luffy intercepted Aramaki with a powerful kick and declared that the green-haired old man would not pass.

Luffy fought Aramaki in Gear Fourth, but Aramaki transformed the battlefield into a life-draining forest and landed a heavy blow. Luffy rose in Gear Fifth with a cold, serious expression, and Aramaki realized he was using Conqueror’s Haki coating.

• Luffy challenged Aramaki and attacked him in Gear Fourth: Snakeman with Jet Orochi Cannon.
• Aramaki blocked Luffy’s barrage with a shield of vines and awakened his Woods-Woods powers, turning the battlefield into a forest under his control.
• Aramaki’s forest drained Luffy’s stamina as its vines and roots attacked him, until a Haki-coated wooden fist struck Luffy in the flank.
• Aramaki taunted Luffy and threatened his friends, but Luffy rose from the rubble in Gear Fifth with an angry, chilling aura.
• Aramaki recognized that Luffy was coating himself in Conqueror’s Haki.

York betrayed Vegapunk by isolating the group, killing Shaka, and revealing that Gern had known of his dealings with the World Government. The Blackbeard Pirates unexpectedly breached Egghead Island’s western defenses, throwing York’s plan into chaos as Blackbeard landed.

• York lured Sanji and Jinbe away by claiming the Seraphim storage area had been breached, then led the remaining group into the Old Era Laboratory.
• Shaka recognized contradictions in York’s route, but York trapped Nami, Usopp, and Chopper behind partitions and shot Shaka.
• York admitted he had betrayed Vegapunk and said Gern had discovered his contact with the World Government during an earlier visit to Egghead.
• Sentomaru’s call revealed that the Blackbeard Pirates had broken through the western photon defenses, which York said was not part of his deal.
• Blackbeard landed on Egghead after freezing Sentomaru and breaking his axe, declaring the island a treasure trove.

Luffy drove Aramaki to retreat after overpowering him in Gear Fifth, then searched Egghead for Vegapunk and his missing crewmates. He found Edison and Atlas, who told him the satellites had lost contact with the main body and Shaka.

• Luffy battered Aramaki with a Haki-coated Blazing Inferno Rifle, breaking his wooden defenses and injuring him.
• Aramaki escaped by scattering wooden doubles while his real body retreated through the roots; Luffy chose not to pursue him.
• Luffy left Gear Fifth and searched the laboratories for Vegapunk, Usopp, Nami, and Chopper, but found no one.
• Luffy encountered Edison and Atlas in a circular corridor and asked where Vegapunk and his crewmates had gone.
• Edison and Atlas told Luffy that an unknown signal had cut off satellite communications and that Shaka had gone offline.

Luffy learned that the Seraphim Storage and Calibration Area might hold clues to his friends, but Gear Fifth left him too exhausted to go there, so Atlas and Edison took him to find food. Elsewhere, Aramaki sought reinforcements from Saturn before Shiryu ambushed him in a secluded passage.

• Atlas told Luffy that scattered signals from his friends and a massive combat-energy reading pointed to the Seraphim Storage and Calibration Area, and Luffy insisted on going there.
• Luffy suddenly became weak and dizzy after using Gear Fifth, so Atlas and Edison decided to take him to the Emergency Survival and Food Synthesis Area to recover.
• Aramaki complained to Saturn that Luffy was Emperor-level and demanded Holy Knights reinforce Egghead Island.
• Shiryu emerged from invisibility after his Flying Slash narrowly missed Aramaki, and the two recognized each other in the passage.

Aramaki was cornered by the Blackbeard Pirates on Egghead, where Blackbeard revealed he had abandoned his alliance with the World Government and wanted to seize everything on the island. He left Aramaki to choose between submitting or helping them find Vegapunk.

• Aramaki began to stir the plants around him, but Blackbeard, Shiryu, Van Augur, Jesus Burgess, Kuzan, and Samuel Kronos surrounded him.
• Aramaki told Saint Saturn that Blackbeard had arrived on Egghead, and Saint Saturn ordered Blackbeard to find Vegapunk and the database.
• Van Augur shot and destroyed Aramaki's Den Den Mushi before Saint Saturn could finish his instructions.
• Blackbeard admitted he had changed his mind and declared that he wanted Vegapunk, the database, the Seraphim, the ancient technology, and Straw Hat Boy's Nika fruit.
• Blackbeard threatened Aramaki, demanding that he either step aside or help the pirates find Vegapunk.

Aramaki yielded to Blackbeard and followed the pirates through Egghead, intending to wait for a chance to retaliate. Across the island, the Straw Hat crew and Vegapunk’s allies faced crises as York’s command set the Seraphim against everyone except herself and Vegapunk.

• Aramaki stepped aside rather than fight Blackbeard’s crew, then followed them toward the island’s center while planning to exploit later clashes.
• Luffy rapidly regained his strength by eating in the food production zone as Edison and Atlas struggled to keep up with his appetite.
• Usopp, Nami, and Chopper tried to escape a sealed laboratory while York forced Vegapunk to order the Seraphim to kill everyone except them.
• Sanji and Jinbe fought CP0 and the Seraphim over control of the Seraphim in the calibration laboratory.
• Robin, Franky, and Brook discovered records and models about the Void Century in the classified archives.
• Zoro defended the Thousand Sunny from CP0 and automated defenses as the wounded Rob Lucci challenged him.

Gern led Kizaru, Enel, and Mihawk toward Egghead, explaining that the Marines needed to serve as a safeguard amid the island’s crisis. With communications from Sentomaru and Vegapunk unresponsive, Gern ordered the warship to full speed and prepared it for battle alert near Egghead.

• Gern traveled toward Egghead with Kizaru, Enel, and Mihawk aboard a fast warship.
• Mihawk questioned why Gern had mobilized such a powerful force, and Gern said Egghead needed a safeguard rather than a single fighter.
• Gern asked whether Kizaru could contact Sentomaru and Vegapunk, but the Den Den Mushi did not respond.
• Kizaru grew concerned about the silence from Sentomaru and Vegapunk as the warship neared Egghead.
• Gern ordered the helmsman to go full speed and directed the ship to maintain distance from Egghead under level one battle alert.

Saint Saturn consulted Gunko about Blackbeard’s behavior on Egghead, and she instructed him to go there in person to stabilize the situation. After Saturn agreed, Gunko privately recognized that Imu was testing Marshall D. Teach, with Saturn serving as a safety catch for the experiment.

• Saint Saturn summoned Gunko after losing contact with Aramaki and told her that Blackbeard’s crew had landed on Egghead and disrupted the agreed plan.
• Gunko explained that Imu still considered Blackbeard essential and would tolerate his greed as long as it served the broader objectives.
• Gunko told Saturn that Imu had authorized a Five Elder to go to Egghead, and that Saturn was best suited to stabilize the island’s array and control the situation.
• Saint Saturn agreed to travel to Egghead to confront Blackbeard and clear out the island’s remaining threats.
• After leaving Saturn, Gunko understood that Imu was testing Blackbeard’s potential and danger, while Saturn’s mission would keep the test from collapsing prematurely.

Sanji, Jinbe, Kaku, and Stussy temporarily allied against the berserk Seraphim in Egghead’s laboratory. They discovered the Seraphim’s Lunarian defenses and recovery made them nearly impossible to harm, while S-Shark displayed mastery of Jinbe’s techniques.

• Kaku, Stussy, Jinbe, and Sanji agreed to work together to repel the Seraphim before resuming their conflict.
• Jinbe used Fish-Man Karate to blast S-Shark out of the floor, then hurled him into an Energy Conversion Device.
• Sanji staggered S-Hawk and S-Bear with a barrage of kicks, allowing Kaku to strike them with Haki-coated Tempest Kick slashes.
• The Seraphim quickly healed their wounds, and Jinbe explained that their flames and Lunarian lineage gave them formidable defenses that weakened when their back flames went out.
• Jinbe warned that S-Shark had mastered Fish-Man Karate and water control, making the Seraphim powerful copies of their models.

Blackbeard and his officers ambushed Sanji, Jinbe, Kaku, and Stussy in the laboratory, then overwhelmed the Seraphim with a coordinated attack. With the Seraphim frozen by Kuzan, Blackbeard demanded to know where Vegapunk and the Straw Hat Boy were.

• Van Augur shot Kaku through the head, and Burgess struck Sanji into a wall before Jinbe blocked his next attack and counterpunched him.
• Shiryu, Burgess, Van Augur, and Blackbeard entered the laboratory, where Blackbeard recognized Jinbe and eyed the Seraphim greedily.
• The Seraphim attacked Blackbeard, but Samuel Kronos bound them with mycelium and Shiryu slashed their armor.
• Kuzan froze all four Seraphim in ice, extinguishing the flames on their backs and stopping them.
• Blackbeard admired Kuzan's power and demanded that Jinbe reveal where Vegapunk and the Straw Hat Boy were.

Usopp, Nami, and Chopper broke through an alloy partition and found Sanji and Jinbe gravely injured in a blood-soaked laboratory. After Stussy warned them that Blackbeard had gone after Luffy, Usopp rallied the group to treat the wounded and regroup with their captain.

• Usopp sensed a horrific scene beyond the partition, but Chopper broke through despite his warning.
• The breach revealed Sanji unconscious and covered in writhing mycelium, while Jinbe hung impaled on ice spears and Kaku was pinned to a console.
• Stussy crawled from the wreckage and warned the Straw Hats that Blackbeard had gone to find Luffy before losing consciousness.
• Usopp overcame his shock and told Chopper to treat Sanji and Jinbe while Nami helped get them out so they could find Luffy.

Zoro kept Lucci occupied while guarding the Thousand Sunny, but Blackbeard’s crew ambushed them and turned the beach fight into a confrontation between the pirates. Blackbeard captured Lucci and set his sights on Zoro and the Sunny, leaving Zoro facing Shiryu.

• Zoro used measured swordplay to spar with Lucci and evade his attacks without fighting at full strength.
• Blackbeard’s unseen pull dragged Lucci toward the reefs, where Shiryu ambushed him with a deep sword wound.
• Shiryu attacked Zoro, who blocked the blow with Sandai Kitetsu and Enma before drawing Wado Ichimonji and taking an offensive stance.
• Blackbeard emerged with Van Augur, Jesus Burgess, Samuel Kronos, and Kuzan, suppressing Lucci’s Devil Fruit power and holding him by the neck.
• Blackbeard called the Thousand Sunny and Zoro an unexpected prize and declared that his luck was good.

Roronoa Zoro defeated Shiryu with one devastating Three-Sword Style attack after exposing his invisibility. Blackbeard ordered his officers to attack Zoro and capture the Straw Hat Pirates, leaving Zoro alone to hold the line.

• Shiryu mocked Zoro and insulted Sanji and Jinbe before turning invisible to attack.
• Zoro tied his bandanna around his forehead, entered a powerful three-sword stance, and charged Shiryu instead of defending.
• Zoro's Tiger Hunt revealed Shiryu and inflicted four severe wounds, sending him crashing onto the beach.
• Zoro dismissed Shiryu's boasts about Sanji and Jinbe as the Blackbeard Pirates stared in shock.
• Blackbeard acknowledged Zoro's strength, then ordered his officers to take him down and capture the Straw Hat Pirates.

Zoro launched a surprise attack aimed at Blackbeard, but Blackbeard overcame his fear of the swordsman’s strike and shattered it with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Zoro was blasted into a cliff, gravely injured, while Blackbeard ordered his crew to seize him.

• Zoro focused his attack on Blackbeard and unleashed his Purgatory Oni Giri.
• Van Augur teleported away as Blackbeard froze in terror, reminded of Golden Lion Shiki’s near-fatal attack.
• Samuel urged Blackbeard to use the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, jolting him out of his stupor.
• Blackbeard struck Zoro’s slashes with Tremor Break, shattering them and hurling Zoro through reefs into a cliff.
• Blackbeard celebrated his power and ordered his men to pull Zoro from the rock so he could crush his skull.