Chapter Summaries

Sakazuki broke Crocodile’s resistance and offered him a place in the government’s Shichibukai program, warning him to obey the rules. Later, Carol reported Crocodile’s condition before a little girl accidentally covered Sakazuki in ice cream.

• Crocodile awakened Conqueror’s Haki, but Sakazuki suppressed him and Enel tortured him with electrified golden spikes.
• Sakazuki explained the Shichibukai program and its limits, and Crocodile agreed to hear the government’s details.
• Sakazuki kicked Crocodile away and sent Enel to summon government personnel and retrieve the spikes.
• Carol told Sakazuki that Crocodile had lost his left hand and suffered extensive broken bones, but the government kept him for his Conqueror’s Haki.
• A little girl fell into Sakazuki and spilled her ice cream on him, so Carol comforted her and gave her money for more cones.

The Axe Pirates prepared to attack Wind Chime Island while corrupt Marine commander Sinnan Slinn was poisoned by his butler, Beard. That night, five Marines allied with the pirates and split up to raid the Marine Branch and Sinnan Slinn’s estate.

• Kire Yasn told the Axe Pirates that his moles would poison the Marine Base on Wind Chime Island, and the crew celebrated their planned attack.
• Sinnan Slinn ordered Beard to punish the families of two abducted women and discussed the quiet Marines sent from headquarters.
• Beard served Sinnan Slinn food laced with a lethal seasoning, concealing his hatred as Sinnan ate.
• Five soldiers watched the corrupt Marine Branch and waited for Sinnan Slinn’s poison to take effect.
• Late at night, the Axe Pirates landed on Wind Chime Island, and the five Marines divided them into groups to attack the Marine Branch and Sinnan Slinn’s estate.
• Beard quietly opened the estate gate after hearing the agreed signal.

Sinnan Slinn was ambushed by Megan Locke and Kire Yasn as part of a Marine plot, while a staged pirate raid at Marine Branch 65 ended with Locke promoted to acting commander. The chapter ended with Carol telling Sakazuki that his forces had taken over another branch.

• Megan Locke and Kire Yasn attacked Sinnan Slinn, who fought back until he realized Kire was a Marine using Shave and Locke turned on the pirates.
• Kire transformed into Sinnan Slinn and taunted the real Sinnan as they prepared to finish the trap.
• Jeram broke cover during the pirate assault on Marine Branch 65, and the other three soldiers joined the battle.
• At dawn, Locke returned with Sinnan Slinn and Kire Yasn's severed head; Sinnan died at the branch gate.
• Marine Headquarters received the report, and several days later Locke was promoted to ensign and appointed acting commander of Branch 65.
• Carol told Sakazuki that his forces had taken over another branch.

Sakazuki visited Enel’s laboratory and learned that Enel and Rosinante had developed a bomb that could disable communications. Sakazuki took the boys on a trip toward Punk Hazard, leaving Sengoku and Morris furious and Carol facing extra training.

• Sakazuki asked Carol to bring three Zoan Devil Fruits aboard and went with him to see what Enel was researching.
• Enel demonstrated his Magnetic Field Bomb, which disabled nearby Den Den Mushi, and Sakazuki ordered him to keep the strategic weapon secret.
• Sakazuki invited Enel and Rosinante to join him on a trip to Punk Hazard, and Enel hurried off with Rosinante to prepare.
• Sakazuki left a note for Sengoku and Morris saying he had taken the boys away for a few days, prompting Sengoku to rage at him.
• Carol delivered Sengoku’s furious call to Sakazuki aboard the warship, and Sakazuki blamed Carol’s slower reflexes and ordered him to do extra training.

Kaido regained his strength after Queen implanted mechanical lungs, while Sakazuki captured Teach and forced him to eat two Zoan Devil Fruits. The chapter ended with Sakazuki reaching for a third fruit as Teach's anger spiraled out of control.

• Aboard the Roger Pirates' ship, Roger sensed an enormous ancient creature in the sea despite the crew being lost off course.
• Queen implanted mechanical lungs in Kaido, who tested his restored strength in Azure Dragon form and rewarded Queen with the Brachiosaurus Fruit.
• Sakazuki ordered Enel to disable the Jody Pirates, and the Marines captured Teach aboard their ship.
• Sakazuki learned the child was Teach, killed the awakened pirate who identified him, and ordered Enel to eliminate the remaining pirates.
• Sakazuki forced Teach to eat two Zoan Devil Fruits, and Teach realized he could survive eating multiple fruits.
• As Teach raged over being given worthless fruits, Sakazuki reached for a third Zoan Devil Fruit.

Sakazuki killed Marshall D. Teach after forcing him to eat a third Zoan Devil Fruit, then took his body to Vegapunk for testing. The Five Elders discussed the coming crisis in Flevance, where a doctor named his unborn son Trafalgar D. Water Law.

• Sakazuki forced Teach to eat a third Zoan Devil Fruit, watched him transform, and killed him with a shot to the head.
• Sakazuki brought Teach's frozen corpse to Punk Hazard, where Vegapunk and his scientists began examining it.
• The Five Elders learned Teach was Marshall D. Teach and ordered preparations to seal off Flevance as residents began showing symptoms of a disease.
• In Flevance, a doctor told his pregnant wife that they would name their son Trafalgar D. Water Law.

At Punk Hazard, Vegapunk explained to Sakazuki how Devil Fruits alter the lineage factor and why eating multiple fruits normally causes a fatal genetic collapse. He discovered that the dead specimen had three distinct but closely related lineage factors and could not be cloned, leaving the mystery of how the specimen had survived unresolved.

• Sakazuki examined the laboratory specimens, and Vegapunk arrived after days without sleep to report his findings.
• Vegapunk explained that Devil Fruits rearranged an organism’s lineage factor and that conflicting modifications from a second fruit usually caused the body to collapse.
• Vegapunk revealed that Sakazuki’s specimen had three closely related lineage factors, despite such a combination being considered impossible.
• Vegapunk identified the specimen as a Zoan user and explained how lineage-factor changes could distinguish Devil Fruit types after death.
• Vegapunk said his nearly one hundred attempts to clone the specimen had failed because each embryo collapsed, leaving him puzzled about how the specimen had existed at all.

The Roger Pirates reached Laugh Tale and discovered Joy Boy’s treasure, then named the island and became the world’s first crew to circumnavigate the globe. As news of Roger’s title as Pirate King spread, Dragon deserted the Marines with secret documents, while Sakazuki postponed action on a confirmed target at Baterilla Island.

• Vegapunk accepted Sakazuki’s advice to rest before continuing his research.
• Golden Lion learned that Dr. Indigo’s research would take at least fifteen years and decided to launch his plan then.
• Garp returned to Marineford and told Fleet Admiral Kong that Dragon had seen the world’s dark side; days later, Dragon deserted the Marines with secret documents.
• Roger and his crew found Joy Boy’s treasure, laughed at its meaning, and named the island Laugh Tale.
• Newspapers announced Roger’s voyage and named him the Pirate King, prompting varied reactions around the world.
• Sakazuki learned that the target on Baterilla Island had been confirmed, ordered his personnel to withdraw, and burned the newspaper in his hand.

After Roger was arrested, Sakazuki and Rayleigh raced toward South Blue as the Kingdom of Daronce incited a mob to hunt Roger’s wife and unborn child. Roger asked Garp to protect his family, and Garp realized Sakazuki might be heading for them as the chapter ended.

• Marine leaders ordered Sengoku, Garp, and Sakazuki to the New World to contain the surge in piracy, while Roger and his crew celebrated their final night together aboard the Oro Jackson.
• A year and a half later, Roger, gravely ill on Baterilla Island with Portgas D. Rouge, learned that Marines might be watching him and contacted Rayleigh.
• Roger was arrested, prompting Golden Lion to fly toward Marine Headquarters and Rayleigh to set out for South Blue.
• The King of Daronce revealed Roger’s family’s location, and a furious crowd sailed toward South Blue to kill Rouge and her unborn child.
• Sakazuki received word that Rayleigh was heading toward Reverse Mountain and left for South Blue with Bullet.
• Roger told Garp about Rouge and their unborn child and asked him to protect them; when Garp learned Sakazuki had also sailed toward the Four Seas, he rushed for the harbor.

A mob from Kegesi Island hunted Rouge in revenge for Roger’s massacre, but Rayleigh defended her until Bullet intervened. As Bullet fought Rayleigh and kept him from reaching Rouge, Rayleigh launched a sword attack toward the crowd and fled in another direction.

• Residents of Kegesi Island arrived on Baterilla Island and charged toward Rouge’s home, demanding revenge for the soldiers Roger had killed.
• Rouge and her maid fled the villa, but the mob found them and pursued them until Rayleigh cut a trench between them and the crowd.
• The king of the Dalons Kingdom confronted Rayleigh, recounted the deaths of more than five thousand soldiers, and crossed the trench to offer his life in revenge.
• Bullet attacked Rayleigh and carried him away from Rouge, while the mob renewed its advance toward her.
• Rayleigh fought Bullet, tried to return to Rouge, then unleashed sword arcs toward the crowd and charged in another direction.

Bullet fought Rayleigh while civilians killed Portgas D. Rouge, ending the Pirate King's bloodline. Garp battled Sakazuki as he tried to reach the island, and Golden Lion attacked Marineford while Roger's execution was set for Loguetown.

• Bullet took Rayleigh's sword slash and dragged him into a destructive fight that split Barren Mountain.
• Sakazuki stopped Rayleigh's sword aura from reaching the civilians, then the people of Kegesi Island killed Portgas D. Rouge.
• Sakazuki intercepted Garp and fought him in the air, arguing that Garp had no right to forgive the victims' families on their behalf.
• Golden Lion attacked Marineford and demanded that Roger be brought to him after Sengoku revealed the execution would take place in Loguetown.
• Golden Lion unleashed enormous golden sword slashes, and Sengoku transformed into a giant golden Buddha to meet the attack.

At Marineford, Enel joined Sengoku in battling Golden Lion, while Rayleigh continued fighting Bullet on Baterilla Island. The chapter left Golden Lion engulfed by their combined attacks and Bullet transformed into an Asura King.

• Golden Lion's lion-head attacks clashed with Sengoku's shockwaves as Borsalino, Kuzan, Zephyr, Morris, and Enel destroyed the mist lions threatening Marineford.
• Enel struck Golden Lion with a lightning dragon, then ignored Morris's warning and rose into the storm clouds.
• Enel transformed into a Thunder God and used lightning pestles and chains to hamper Golden Lion, giving Sengoku an opening to attack alongside him.
• Golden Lion resisted their combined assault with Lion's Might: Imperial Island and Earth Roll.
• Rayleigh and Bullet fought fiercely on Baterilla Island, and Rayleigh admitted it was too late to search for Rouge.
• Bullet gathered Demon Aura, enlarged his body, and transformed with Demon Aura: Six Paths: Asura and Krodha Asura King.

Bullet defeated and killed Silvers Rayleigh after a brutal battle, though Rayleigh left him badly wounded. Meanwhile, Sakazuki and Garp continued their furious fight above Batellira Island, ending with Sakazuki unleashing Lava Burst Orb at close range.

• Bullet battered Rayleigh with rapid Air Bullets and wounded him with a Finger Pistol after using a thunderous clap to disorient him.
• Rayleigh counterattacked with a dagger and sword strikes, then unleashed a final Haki-infused slash that cut Bullet deeply but failed to kill him.
• Bullet survived the slash, while ten cuts appeared across Rayleigh's neck and his head fell, killing the Dark King.
• Above Batellira Island, Sakazuki and Garp exchanged devastating Haki-coated punches that shattered bones and left both men badly injured.
• Sakazuki and Garp clashed forehead to forehead, and Sakazuki unleashed Lava Burst Orb.

After learning that Golden Lion had attacked Marine Headquarters, Carol sent Bullet to stop Garp and Sakazuki from fighting. The two men ended their battle and headed back to headquarters, while Garp first went to Baterilla Island to search for the body.

• Carol learned from Enel that Golden Lion had attacked Marine Headquarters and that Fleet Admiral Kong was looking for Garp and Sakazuki.
• Carol asked Bullet to break up Garp and Sakazuki's fight, and Bullet entered his Krodha Asura King form to reach them.
• Bullet restrained Garp and Sakazuki and told them that Golden Lion had attacked headquarters and Kong was furious.
• Garp and Sakazuki stopped fighting; Garp headed to Baterilla Island to search for the body, while Sakazuki prepared to return to headquarters with Bullet.
• That night, the wounded Sakazuki and Bullet ate Sea King meat to replenish their energy.

Sakazuki reported the events surrounding Roger’s family and his clash with Garp to Fleet Admiral Kong, then led a campaign to seize Golden Lion’s New World territories. Roger’s execution sparked the Great Pirate Era, while Sakazuki’s forces continued attacking pirate settlements.

• Sakazuki told Kong that he had killed Rayleigh, accused Garp of trying to protect Roger’s child, and requested an investigation into Garp.
• Sakazuki persuaded Kong to launch an advance into the New World, and he departed with Enel and Borsalino to capture Golden Lion’s territory.
• Roger was executed in Loguetown after declaring that he had left his treasure for anyone to find, prompting people around the world to set sail and beginning the Great Pirate Era.
• Sakazuki, Enel, and Borsalino attacked their eleventh island, destroying the pirate base and killing its leader.

The World Government tried to contain the fallout from Roger’s death and the announcement of One Piece as people across the seas reacted to the coming pirate era. As Sakazuki’s Marines seized the Golden Lion’s territory, Hale Nock redirected the Steam Sea Pirates toward Fish-Man Island, while Charlotte Linlin confronted Sakazuki.

• The Five Elders decided to purge Roger Pirates members and publicize Rayleigh’s death and the Golden Lion’s imprisonment to divert attention.
• Nefertari Cobra, the giants at Enies Lobby and Little Garden, Cricket, young Rob Lucci, the Boa Sisters, and prisoners in Impel Down reacted to Roger’s death and the news of One Piece.
• A Marine branch leader prepared soldiers for a worldwide operation to clear out pirates.
• Hale Nock learned that Sakazuki was leading the Marines taking over the Golden Lion’s territory and ordered his crew to abandon their claim and attack Fish-Man Island.
• Charlotte Linlin confronted Sakazuki on an unnamed deserted island.

Sakazuki and Charlotte Linlin negotiated a division of Golden Lion’s territory, but their meeting erupted into a fierce battle. As Sakazuki and Linlin fought underground, Enel seized control of the thunderclouds and unleashed Raigo over the island.

• Sakazuki and Charlotte Linlin traded threats before agreeing to negotiate over the islands they would claim from Golden Lion’s territory.
• Sakazuki proposed that Linlin give the Navy several strategically placed islands, and they clasped hands before immediately attacking each other.
• Sakazuki and Linlin exchanged powerful attacks, with Sakazuki’s still-injured body taking further damage as their fight drove them underground.
• Enel and Borsalino fought the Charlotte Pirates at the harbor while Enel went into the thunderclouds and seized control from Zeus.
• Enel gathered the thunderclouds into an island-sized sphere and sent it crashing down with Raigo.

Enel, Borsalino, and Sakazuki fought Charlotte Linlin’s crew on an island that was ultimately consumed by magma, then Sakazuki and Charlotte Linlin agreed to exchange territories. Several days later, Kong asked Garp about Roger’s surviving child.

• Enel’s Raigo and Charlotte Linlin’s crew’s defenses devastated the island as Charlotte Linlin fought a magma dragon and attacked Raigo.
• Katakuri ordered the Charlotte crew to evacuate, and a volcanic eruption engulfed the island in lava as Sakazuki and Charlotte Linlin ended their fight.
• Sakazuki ordered the Marines to withdraw from islands north of Barisi Island, while Charlotte Linlin ordered her crew to occupy Shiki’s Territory there.
• Several days later at Marine Headquarters, Kong asked Garp what was happening with Roger’s surviving child.

Garp was suspended and secretly stripped of his hero title after defending Roger’s unborn child, while the Five Elders praised Sakazuki and planned to promote him. The chapter ended with Enies Lobby’s Chief Justice ordering the Mobile Courtroom prepared for the shipwright Tom.

• Garp defended Roger’s unborn child, and Sakazuki condemned him before declaring he would arrest Dragon as a Marine traitor.
• Sakazuki and Garp nearly fought until Kong intervened, temporarily relieving Garp of duty and ordering the men separated.
• The Five Elders decided to strip Garp of his hero title privately and consider promoting Sakazuki to Admiral.
• Sengoku and Tsuru joined Garp at the harbor, where Sengoku suggested he visit Kegesi Island and see those harmed by Roger.
• At a senior officers’ meeting, Garp accepted a six-month suspension and the loss of his title, while Kong told Sakazuki his promotion was expected within two years.
• At Enies Lobby, the Chief Justice read the secret report about Tom and ordered the Mobile Courtroom prepared.

Tom was sentenced to death for building Gol D. Roger’s ship, but the chief judge granted him ten years to build the Sea Train. In Marineford, Sakazuki read a newspaper speculating about a third Emperor of the Seas and predicted that the title would spur New World pirates to fight.

• A judicial ship brought Tom to trial for building the Oro Jackson, and the court initially sentenced him to execution.
• Tom described his Sea Train plans and explained how they could connect islands and revive Water 7’s trade.
• The chief judge gave Tom a ten-year reprieve to build the Sea Train, and the island celebrated.
• Franky angrily questioned why Tom was punished for building Roger’s ship, while Tom responded with laughter.
• The chief judge told a Cipher Pol agent he would accept the Five Elders’ judgment rather than crush the people’s hope and hinder progress.
• At Marineford, Sakazuki read a headline asking when a third Emperor of the Seas would emerge and predicted pirates would fight over the title.