Ch. 281Paci-Mihawk-fista

Vegapunk showed Carol a modified Mihawk Pacifista that combined Mihawk’s combat ability with the Clear-Clear Fruit, while they discussed the limits of producing powerful clones in time for the coming war. Hale Nock prepared the Steam Sea Pirates for war against the Navy, as Morgans quietly noticed something about a News Coo.

  • Vegapunk showed Carol tanks containing modified corpses, including Mihawk, Weevil, and Boa Hancock.
  • Vegapunk activated the Mihawk robot, which used the Clear-Clear Fruit to turn invisible and sneak up on Carol.
  • Carol praised the robot’s strength, while Vegapunk explained that cloning powerful fighters took too long to support Sakazuki’s war plans.
  • Hale Nock learned that the Navy had destroyed his fleet and arms factories, then ordered the Steam Sea Pirates to prepare for war.
  • Morgans noticed something when a News Coo returned to collect newspapers, but gave no sign that he had seen it.

Ch. 282Taking control of Big News Morgans

Enel and Luo captured Big News Morgans, modified his brain with a control chip, and left him unaware of the intervention. As they flew toward the New World for another Four Emperors confrontation, Vivi tried to explain Alabasta’s drought to Koza, who accused the royal family of using dance powder.

  • Enel and Luo discovered Big News Morgans in his basement, killed his double, and restrained him by extracting his heart.
  • Luo put Big News Morgans to sleep and removed his brain while Enel used a device to implant a chip that could control and monitor him.
  • Luo restored Big News Morgans, and Enel and Luo left; Morgans resumed watching the monitors without realizing anything had happened.
  • Enel ordered Luo to steer the Airship toward the New World and teased him about their upcoming fight with another Four Emperors.
  • Vivi tried to stop Koza from leaving, but he accused her and Alabasta’s royal family of using dance powder to cause the drought.

Ch. 283The New World's balance was about to shatter

Nico Robin threatened the Revolutionary Army’s Alabasta branch over its support for the Rebel Army, then revealed herself as Nico Robin and sought personal cooperation. In the New World, Carol outlined a plan to destroy Hale Nock’s arms factories and use the operation to destabilize the alliance among the pirate Emperors.

  • Koza shoved Vivi aside and left, while Cobra and Igaram watched in shock after discovering the dance powder.
  • Nico Robin subdued the Revolutionary Army branch in Alabasta, warned its leader to stop interfering in the country’s affairs, and threatened his comrades.
  • Robin released the branch leader and revealed that she wanted to cooperate personally as Nico Robin; he recognized her as the survivor of Ohara and the light of the revolution.
  • Carol told Sakazuki and the gathered officers that Hale Nock’s arms factories supplied weapons worldwide and the Revolutionary Army, and that Sote had intercepted a shipment bound for them.
  • Carol explained that Kaido would strike targets deep behind enemy lines and that Hale Nock had strong incentives to cooperate with them.
  • Carol said their goal was to destroy Hale Nock’s factories, inflame tensions between the New World’s pirate Emperors, and shatter their balance.

Ch. 284The Glitter-Glitter Fruit's Ability

Carol and Bullet tracked down Bin Black at the Steam Sea Pirates’ weapons factory on Wosk Island, where Bullet tested Bin Black’s Glitter-Glitter Fruit ability in combat. Bullet seized Bin Black and vanished from the island just before a missile explosion destroyed half of it.

  • Bin Black learned that the Beasts Pirates were undercutting his weapons sales and ordered his subordinates to force customers to buy, killing one boss who objected.
  • Carol and Bullet appeared in Bin Black’s office, and Bin Black transformed his body into diamond and attacked Bullet.
  • Bullet met Bin Black’s charge head-on, felt the Glitter-Glitter Fruit’s destructive impact, and remained eager to fight.
  • As pirates gathered nearby, Bullet enlarged a miniature missile, grabbed Bin Black at hundredfold speed, and vanished with him.
  • The missile exploded over Wosk Island and reduced half of it to dust.

Ch. 285Enel unwittingly helped the enemy

Luo, Drake, Doberman, and Momonga struggled to fight Bin Black during their trial, relying on Luo’s teleportation while Bullet, Carol, Enel, and Sote watched from a floating warship. Carol and Enel joined the battle, but Enel’s advice helped Bin Black discover how to fire a laser, leaving Enel wondering whether he had helped the enemy.

  • Luo trapped Bin Black inside his ROOM, but Bin Black resisted his ability and overwhelmed the group with his speed and diamond-hard defenses.
  • Drake charged Bin Black in his Allosaurus form, and Bin Black used a feint and a flash of refracted light to target Luo.
  • Carol rescued Luo and explained how Bin Black’s diamond surfaces could refract light to blind opponents.
  • Enel suggested aligning the diamond surfaces to create a laser, and Bin Black used the idea to fire a beam through Enel.
  • Enel’s chest wound healed, but he was left wondering whether he had helped Bin Black.

Ch. 286Strike at the Same Time?

Bullet fought Bin Black on a deserted island while Sakazuki prepared a large-scale attack against Hale Nock and Kaido. Three days later, Marine Headquarters learned that Hale Nock and Shanks were heading toward Sakazuki's G-14 Branch.

  • Bullet took command of the fleet preparations as Enel withdrew, and Carol teleported the others to their ships.
  • Doberman recovered aboard his warship and ordered it to sail for the target waters.
  • Bullet and Bin Black fought on the deserted island, trading powerful blows as Bullet repeatedly outpaced and struck him.
  • Three days later, Marine Headquarters sounded the alarm after learning Sakazuki had attacked islands controlled by Hale Nock and Kaido.
  • A report told Sengoku that Hale Nock and Shanks were both heading toward the G-14 Branch.

Ch. 287The death of Bin Black

Sakazuki escalated the Navy’s preparations for a New World war and killed Bin Black in front of Hale Nock, provoking the Emperor’s fury. Borsalino investigated the unexpected fighting while Sakazuki’s plan continued to draw major powers toward G-14.

  • Sengoku recalled Sakazuki’s plan to stage a convincing threat of war and ordered Navy forces to the New World.
  • At G-11, Borsalino ordered troops put on alert and left to investigate the clash between Enel and King at Tass Port.
  • At G-14, Doll urged Sakazuki to prepare for the approaching forces of Hale Nock, Kaido, and Shanks, but Sakazuki dismissed her concerns.
  • Bullet brought in the frozen Bin Black after using Kuzan’s ice to restrain him, and Sakazuki prepared to record Bin Black’s execution.
  • Sakazuki told Hale Nock he wanted Bin Black dead, then severed Bin Black’s head while the call was being recorded.
  • Hale Nock erupted in rage, destroyed the Den Den Mushi, and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki.

Ch. 288When the Act Became Real and Allies Turned Hostile

On Kebos Island, Luo’s truce with Queen collapsed when Queen learned Luo was Vegapunk’s student, while Drake battled Jack. Enel devastated the pirates on Fegara Island and headed for Wano, where Kaido prepared to kill him as a message to Sakazuki.

  • On Kebos Island, Drake charged Jack in his Allosaurus form, and the two clashed in a brutal beast fight.
  • Luo and Queen briefly discussed their technology and the staged battle before Queen turned hostile after learning Luo was Vegapunk’s student.
  • Queen unleashed his weapons against Luo, who evaded the attacks and retaliated with his ability and sword.
  • On Fegara Island, Enel fought King and destroyed the island’s pirates with a lightning spear before flying toward Wano.
  • King reported to Kaido that Sakazuki had turned against them and that Enel was approaching Wano.
  • Kaido welcomed Enel’s arrival and vowed to kill him as a gift to Sakazuki.

Ch. 289The "White Dragon" Shot Down

Kaido waited to ambush Sakazuki’s forces in Wano while the Marines attacked Hale Nock’s assets elsewhere. The chapter left Enel trapped under Kaido’s Haki-infused attack as Kaido smashed him into Onigashima.

  • Kaido concealed his presence in the clouds above Wano and waited for Sakazuki’s forces.
  • Borsalino ambushed King on Fegara Island, destroyed his Den Den Mushi, and forced him to flee without warning Kaido.
  • Sote led an airborne fleet’s bombing of the Karga Archipelago and fought a pirate Great Swordsman while Vice Admirals Doberman and Momonga deployed their men.
  • Enel found Onigashima’s arms factories largely unattended and began attacking them with lightning spears.
  • Kaido struck Enel with Haki-laden lightning, stopped his elemental transformation, and drove him into the ground with Three Realms: Ragnaraku.

Ch. 290Enel on the Brink of Death

Enel fought Kaido on Onigashima but was trapped by Kaido’s Haki lightning and overwhelmed by his attacks. Before Kaido’s Flame Bagua struck him down, Enel destroyed every arms factory on the island, leaving his fate uncertain.

  • Kaido bound Enel with a Haki-coated lightning chain, preventing him from escaping into his elemental form.
  • Enel and Kaido clashed with their Haki-coated weapons, and Kaido injured Enel’s already-broken right arm further.
  • Enel defended against Kaido’s Bolo Breath and counterattacked with explosive golden droplets, but Kaido reinforced the lightning chain.
  • Enel summoned Mamaragan to stop Kaido’s barrage, but Kaido transformed into an Azure Dragon and charged with Flame Bagua.
  • Enel fired golden needles into the hearts of the arms factories, destroying them, then braced his golden shield against Kaido’s dragon head.
  • Kaido drove Enel backward until Enel’s arms failed and the Haki coating on his shield began to recede.

Ch. 291Retreat

Borsalino rescued Enel from Kaido, ending their fight and revealing that Kaido and Sakazuki had plotted against Hale Nock. Kaido went to enlist Linlin for an attack on Hale Nock, while Sakazuki ordered Bullet to retreat from his battle with the Red Hair Pirates.

  • Borsalino broke the lightning chain linking Enel to Kaido and brought Enel to the top of Onigashima.
  • Kaido abandoned the fight, continued his cooperation with Enel, and flew toward Hale Nock's territory before calling Linlin to join him.
  • Enel told Borsalino that Sakazuki and Kaido had teamed up to betray Hale Nock and throw the New World into chaos.
  • Linlin agreed to march with Kaido, then called for Brûlée as a precaution against Sakazuki.
  • Bullet fought the Red Hair Pirates in Saint Cassia Waters until Sakazuki called and ordered him to retreat.

Ch. 292Hale Nock's fury

Bullet defeated Lucky Roux and the Red Hair Pirates discovered Kaido's fleet heading toward Hale Nock, while Sakazuki's call revealed the trap too late. Hale Nock ordered his fleet to turn back as explosions erupted, and Bullet rendezvoused with a fleet high above the sea.

  • Bullet used his multiplied speed to strike Lucky Roux, then launched him into Shanks and forced the Red Hair Pirates to end their attack.
  • Shanks and Beckman realized Kaido's fleet was entering Hale Nock's territory and suspected Sakazuki had joined forces with Kaido to target him.
  • At G-14, Sakazuki adjusted his plan after Enel was injured and called Hale Nock to warn him that Kaido wanted his arms business.
  • Sakazuki's warning and Shanks's call prompted Hale Nock to order his fleet to turn back, just as explosions rocked the fleet.
  • Bullet detoured away from the Red Hair Pirates and rendezvoused with a fleet hovering thousands of meters above the sea.

Ch. 293Preparing for Promotion to Fleet Admiral

Sakazuki explained that the Four Emperors’ war would keep Hale Nock and Shanks occupied while he prepared for promotion to Fleet Admiral. At the chapter’s end, he and Enel traded teasing remarks about whether Sakazuki would mourn or avenge him if he had died.

  • Aboard Sote’s fleet, Luo finished bandaging Drake with an enormous bow, prompting Drake to chase him around the deck.
  • Sote’s fleet set course for Shanks’s territory with orders to destroy as much as possible.
  • At G-14 Branch, Enel asked Sakazuki whether their mission was finished, and Sakazuki explained that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin’s attack had drawn Hale Nock and Shanks into a prolonged war.
  • Sakazuki said he intended to exploit the conflict to weaken Hale Nock and Shanks while preparing for promotion to Fleet Admiral.
  • Enel asked whether Sakazuki would have mourned and avenged him if he had died, and Sakazuki answered that he might.

Ch. 294Fleet Admiral Sakazuki

As Sakazuki prepared to take office, the Revolutionary Army expanded its industry, the Four Emperors agreed to redraw their territories, and Crocodile, Robin, Enel, and Vegapunk each pursued their own plans. Sakazuki became Fleet Admiral and declared a worldwide war on pirates, leaving the Navy mobilized and the New World threatened with destruction if the Navy lost.

  • Crocodile brooded over Sakazuki’s rise while Robin rejoiced that Ohara’s rescued books had survived and shared her knowledge with Dragon and the Revolutionary Army.
  • Enel slaughtered the Sabaody Archipelago branch’s soldiers and Vice Admiral Demora, then had assembled Navy forces take control of the base.
  • Sakazuki told Sengoku that the Sabaody purge had removed corrupt soldiers and that Sengoku would become Inspector General; Vegapunk then ended his relationship with Dragon and warned him to protect Bartholomew Kuma.
  • At his promotion ceremony, Sakazuki became Fleet Admiral and announced a worldwide military buildup, a lockdown of Sabaody, new deployments against the Four Emperors, and a military draft.
  • Sakazuki revealed that the End Points could destroy the New World, showed the first one detonating, and promised the Navy would destroy the others if it lost the decisive war against pirates.

Ch. 295Sakazuki: You think I'm trying to scare you?

The Five Elders, Kaido, Dragon’s Revolutionary Army, and Judge reacted to Sakazuki’s war on the pirates and the New World blockade. After the government ordered Kuma to accept a Shichibukai title under threat of a Buster Call, Sakazuki declared that he would crush any obstacle to his campaign to eradicate pirates.

  • The Five Elders acknowledged Sakazuki’s influence and discussed using seized Revolutionary Army technology to increase production.
  • Kaido’s crew realized the New World blockade threatened their trade, and Kaido decided to wait for the Four Emperors’ common enemy to become someone else’s problem.
  • Dragon and Sabo planned to avoid conflict and build the Revolutionary Army’s strength until the Navy committed its forces to battle the Four Emperors.
  • Queen Dowager Connie warned Kuma that the Navy had been ordered to arrest him, but Sakazuki offered him a Shichibukai appointment and threatened Sorbet Kingdom with a Buster Call if he failed to report within seven days; Kuma agreed to go.
  • Judge saw the blockade as a chance for the Vinsmoke Family to work with the Four Emperors and regain power in the North Blue.
  • Sakazuki told Zephyr and Morris that he would destroy the Sorbet Kingdom if necessary and pursue his war until every pirate was eliminated.

Ch. 296Perona and Kuma's Death

Sakazuki prepared the Marines for the coming conflict and summoned the Shichibukai to Sabaody, where he secretly killed Perona and attacked Kuma. The chapter ended with Kuma being taken away for modification and Sakazuki reassuring the other Shichibukai that they would live because they were still useful.

  • Sakazuki asked Zephyr and Morris to compile manuals on first aid, survival, and military affairs for Marine branches in the Four Blues.
  • Sakazuki ordered the Shichibukai to gather at Sabaody within five days, prompting Kuma and Crocodile to leave for the summons.
  • Kuma bid farewell to Connie and Bonney, then left Sorbet Kingdom after deciding to learn why the World Government had called the Shichibukai together.
  • Isaac rejected his mother’s pleas and threw away her savings for Sakazuki, then broke down after seeing people in Stun Town celebrate Sakazuki’s promotion and donate to the Marines.
  • Carol killed Perona aboard Moria’s ship after she went searching for news of Absalom.
  • Sakazuki shackled Kuma with Seastone, pierced his chest with Hell Hound, and ordered Carol to take him to Egghead Island for modification.

Ch. 297Moria's death and the blind man

Sakazuki killed Moria after showing him Perona’s severed head, then assigned the remaining Shichibukai to help hunt pirates as the Marines prepared for war. Across the world, civilians enlisted to fight pirates, and Isaac left his island carrying his father’s medal, while a blind gambler set out to witness Sakazuki’s campaign.

  • Sakazuki threw Perona’s severed head to Moria, then killed him and had a Marine shoot out his eye as his shadow power was stopped with seastone.
  • Sakazuki ordered Jinbe and Granny Nyon to hunt pirates near Sabaody and told Crocodile to establish Baroque Works branches along all seven Grand Line routes.
  • Carol reported that civilians were being evacuated from the New World while the Emperors sealed their ports, and Sakazuki ordered the warships in the Florian Triangle to sail at full speed.
  • A blind man won a fortune at a casino and decided to travel to witness the Marines’ campaign against pirates.
  • Isaac completed his Marine enlistment and, as he sailed away, Alya gave him their father’s medal and urged him to return alive.

Ch. 298Meteor Volcano laid waste to heaven and earth

After Sakazuki destroyed Thriller Bark and much of the Florian Triangle with Meteor Volcano, his Navy tightened its control over the routes to the New World. The chapter ended with Vinsmoke Judge pursuing a partnership with Hale Nock, a pirate ship slipping through a smuggling route, and Sakazuki considering which of the New World’s enemies to target first.

  • The Victims Association learned that Moria was dead and rallied to take revenge on Hogback, while Brook discovered that his shadow had returned.
  • Sakazuki unleashed Meteor Volcano on the Florian Triangle, destroying Thriller Bark and burning the waters; he then ordered his fleet toward the New World and left warships to sweep for survivors.
  • Hale Nock learned that the Vinsmoke Family could use technology to cross the Red Line and considered their offer of cooperation as the Navy’s blockade damaged his business.
  • The captain of the Carrier Pigeon Pirates paid a coating craftsman to smuggle his ship through a hidden route beneath the Marine Base toward Fish-Man Island.
  • Vinsmoke Judge sent a huge snail fleet crawling up the Red Line to demonstrate his forces’ strength and pursue a partnership.
  • Navy soldiers found Brook alive in the Florian Triangle and sent him to Egghead Island, while Sakazuki studied the enemy positions and considered whom to attack first.

Ch. 299Hale Nock's Battle with Kuzan

The Marines attacked islands controlled by Hale Nock and Red-Haired Shanks as part of their preparations for war, while Hale Nock fought Kuzan above Smir Harbor. The chapter leaves Borsalino joining the clash, Shanks sailing toward Lasse Harbor, and Sabo setting out to protect Bonney after she learned devastating news.

  • Sakazuki ordered Marine fleets to attack Smir Harbor and Lasse Harbor, where the Marines fought Hale Nock's and Shanks's forces while training their troops.
  • Hale Nock attacked the Marine fleet at Smir Harbor, but Kuzan intercepted him and fought him to a stalemate until Borsalino arrived and fired Yasakani no Magatama.
  • Enel and Sote evacuated residents from Lasse Harbor after the Marines defeated Shanks's forces there, and Shanks ordered his crew to sail back and confront the Marines.
  • Queen Dowager Connie collapsed after receiving terrible news, and Bonney tried to seek revenge on Sakazuki before Dragon stopped her and assigned Sabo to protect her.
  • Dragon gave Sabo the Snow-Snow Fruit, which Sabo ate despite its awful taste.

Ch. 300Enel's Battle with Shanks

Borsalino and Kuzan followed Sakazuki’s order to evacuate Smir Harbor’s civilians before destroying the island, while Enel’s fleet captured seven islands and halted before Red-Haired Shanks’s defenses. Shanks confronted Enel as Bullet clashed with the Red Hair Pirates, and the chapter ended with Enel’s Thunder God Avatar aiming a Thunderbolt Crossbow at Shanks.

  • Borsalino told Sakazuki that Hale Nock had threatened mutual destruction, and Sakazuki ordered him and Kuzan to destroy Smir Harbor and leave no survivors.
  • Kuzan froze the pirates on Smir Harbor, then the Navy evacuated the civilians before Borsalino’s bombardment sank the island.
  • Enel’s fleet captured seven islands before stopping near Sibubi Island, where Shanks’s crew had gathered, and Shanks attacked Enel on Kroni Island.
  • Enel and Shanks began fighting in the sky as Sote ordered the Navy to retreat and Lucky Roux and the Red Hair Pirates attacked the island.
  • Bullet defeated Lucky Roux, seized Yasopp and Dege, and forced the Red Hair Pirates into a temporary stalemate.
  • Enel summoned a towering Thunderbolt Giant against Shanks, then revealed a Thunder God Avatar aiming a Thunderbolt Crossbow at him.
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