Chapter Summaries

Nova stabilized Weimo, whose failing heart left her near death, and searched for Law to save her. He found Law unconscious on the battlefield, knocked Kaido out of his dragon form, and left Weimo’s fate unresolved.

• Nova used a blue glow to improve Weimo’s condition and promised to find her a heart.
• Nova shouted for someone to come out of hiding, then learned Yakle wanted him to save his sister.
• Nova teleported to the battlefield to retrieve Law, who could replace Weimo’s heart.
• Kaido attacked Nova in dragon form, and Nova punched him back into his original form.
• Nova found Law unconscious and noticed a half-human, half-horse woman who was still alive.

Nova brought Law to Mary Geoise and forced him to exchange the hearts of a dying woman and Weimo, then used his power to revive Weimo. Weimo woke and screamed at Nova again, while he stood in a bedsheet and faced her tearful, frightened stare.

• Nova returned to Mary Geoise with Law and a dying woman, while Yakle blocked the doorway and Mosank told Gogoya that Weimo was near death.
• Nova revived Law and ordered him to exchange the hearts of the dying woman and Weimo.
• Law placed the woman's beating heart in Weimo, and Nova stopped the woman's heart before using his power to revive Weimo.
• Nova sent Law back to his battlefield through a spatial vortex, and Law reappeared in the pit where he had lost consciousness.
• Weimo woke and screamed when she saw Nova, then clutched the bedsheet and stared at him with tears in her eyes.

After recovering, Nova learned that the World Government had manipulated the Tru Empire and that it was hosting the conference in Mary Geoise. The conference began as rulers and their children gathered, and Shirahoshi met Vivi before the delegates headed to the enormous meeting hall.

• Nova changed clothes in Weimo's room, then emerged with her and demanded to know who was hosting the conference.
• Gogoya told Nova that the Tru Empire was hosting the World Government Conference, and Nova chose to postpone discussing the setup and return later to the matter.
• Nova accepted Weimo and Yakle's offer to stay in Mary Geoise as delegates arrived over the next two days.
• King Neptune brought Shirahoshi to the conference, where she met Princess Vivi of Alabasta.
• King Cobra told Shirahoshi and Vivi to head to the meeting, and the gathered delegates made their way toward the enormous hall.

Kings gathered for the World Government Conference, where their unruly behavior stopped after Akainu arrived and announced Emperor Tru of the Tru Empire would host it. The assembled rulers waited in silence for Emperor Tru, while Vivi and the other Alabasta representatives recognized the significance of his presence.

• Kings stared at Shirahoshi and argued over wanting to take the mermaid to their kingdoms, angering King Neptune.
• Vivi shouted at the kings to quiet down, but they ignored her until Akainu arrived and ordered them to sit.
• Akainu took a seat at the front and warned the kings to behave when the conference host appeared.
• King Neptune revealed that Emperor Tru of the Tru Empire was hosting the conference, stunning the kings and silencing their complaints.
• Vivi realized that Emperor Tru's personal attendance could make it difficult for Alabasta to oppose his demands.

Nova arrived late to the World Government Conference and clashed with the Celestial Dragon Siloeamia before the meeting began. When the king of Meru accused the Tru Empire of taking in refugees, Nova challenged him and asked Akainu what authority he had as the conference's host.

• Nova entered the conference hall, apologized for oversleeping, and complained that the Celestial Dragons' representative had kept everyone waiting.
• Siloeamia arrived, and Nova berated him before Siloeamia opened the conference and called on countries to speak about their development.
• The king of Goa said his kingdom had no objections and had only come to join in the excitement.
• The king of Meru accused the Tru Empire of attracting refugees from the Four Blues and leaving other countries short of people.
• Nova defended the refugees' choice to move to the South Blue and asked speakers to identify their countries and themselves.
• Nova asked Akainu what additional authority he had as the conference's host.

At the World Government Conference, Nova faced a wave of demands from kings seeking to curb the Tru Empire, including Alabasta’s call for its withdrawal. He rose to answer them as Akainu braced for a violent response.

• Akainu told Nova he had no authority over the conference, and Siloeamia said his role as host was only to mediate disputes.
• Princess Vivi demanded that the Tru Empire withdraw from Alabasta, prompting King Cobra to rebuke her.
• Kings called on the Tru Empire to return Alabasta’s possessions and send naval forces to help the Navy combat pirates.
• Nova asked whether King Cobra supported Vivi’s demand, and Cobra confirmed that Alabasta wanted the Tru Empire to leave.
• More than twenty kings declared that they would not take part in the dispute, while others stayed silent or waited.
• Nova rose to speak, and Akainu went on alert as the kings realized he was angry.

At the World Government Conference, Nova rejected the kings’ demands and challenged Vivi after she called for the Tru Empire to leave Alabasta. Gogoya presented the empire’s investigation into Alabasta, showing how its jobs and commerce had raised incomes and improved citizens’ lives.

• Nova refused the kings’ demands and warned that their accusations amounted to provocation against the Tru Empire.
• Vivi tearfully argued that the Tru Empire should withdraw from Alabasta so its people could return to their former lives.
• Nova asked Vivi what should be done, then summoned Gogoya to present the findings of an investigation into Alabasta.
• Gogoya reported that more than eleven million Alabastans worked in Tru Empire-supported jobs and that average annual income had risen from 12,762 Beli to 117,653 Beli.
• Gogoya read citizens’ accounts describing how the Tru Empire’s businesses had improved their lives and eased worries about finding food.

Gogoya presented evidence that the Tru Empire had honored its agreements with Alabasta, and Nova ended the dispute. Dressrosa then proposed abolishing the Shichibukai, and the World Government Conference passed the proposal by majority vote.

• Gogoya presented agreements and investment records showing the Tru Empire had invested thirty-five trillion Beli in Alabasta, including funds treated as donations.
• Nova ended the dispute between the Tru Empire and Alabasta, leaving Vivi frustrated and helpless.
• The king of Dressrosa proposed abolishing the Shichibukai system at the conference.
• Nova confirmed the Tru Empire had voting rights and supported the proposal, while Fish-Man Island, the Drum Kingdom, and other kingdoms also agreed.
• Nova announced that the abolition of the Shichibukai system had passed, and the king of Dressrosa and Rebecca wept with relief.

Nova rejected Vivi’s plea to discuss the promise she had made, then encountered Fido after Lord Imu summoned him. Fido recognized Nova’s strength and proposed a serious fight.

• Nova refused to speak with Vivi about Alabasta’s commercial economy and dismissed her promise as childish.
• Rebecca comforted Vivi, who explained that the Tru Empire was powerful enough to drive any country into despair.
• Gogoya asked Nova why the Tru Empire had attended the conference, and Nova said she might understand soon.
• Nova appeared in the dim hall where Lord Imu had summoned him and identified Fido by the aura he remembered from their past fight.
• Fido said Nova had nearly reached his level and eagerly invited him to fight seriously.

Nova met with Fido, who offered to reveal the world’s hidden truths and surrender control if Nova defeated him. Nova argued that dividing up centralized royal power could prevent the world from falling into chaos, and Fido applauded the idea.

• Nova challenged Fido over why he had summoned him, and Fido brought up the things Nova had taken from the moon.
• Fido described how ruling the world for centuries had left him lonely and offered to tell Nova everything if Nova won their next fight.
• Nova asked about the moon structure, Devil Fruits, and the Void Century, and Fido confirmed he knew the answers but would reveal them only after defeat.
• Fido argued that only overwhelming strength could let Nova rule the world and establish new rules, while Nova said he could govern it stably even if he left.
• Nova proposed dividing up centralized royal power to prevent future chaos, and Fido sat up and applauded his idea.

Fido explained to Nova why attempts to govern the world and eliminate class conflict always failed, and argued that an outside enemy could unite humanity. Nova left their conversation still searching for answers, but Fido revealed that neither of them belonged to this world, deepening the mystery between them.

• Fido told Nova that delegated power repeatedly produced entrenched classes and renewed conflict, leaving him unwilling to rule the world.
• Fido said a powerful enemy beyond the world could unite its people, then offered to explain everything and hand the World Government to Nova if Nova defeated him.
• Nova suggested they fight at full strength on another planet, and Fido welcomed the idea.
• Nova said he suspected an unseen force was manipulating the world, but Fido denied that he was behind it.
• As Nova left for lunch, Fido told him that neither of them belonged to this world, and Nova continued on without confronting him.

At the World Government Conference, Sabo revealed himself and declared war on the World Government before escaping, while Gogoya secured the Tru Empire’s support for Fish-Man Island’s request. Back in his quarters, Nova spoke with a worried Weimo, who seemed hurt by his distance.

• Neptune asked the World Government and the kings to support peaceful coexistence and ban the capture of merfolk, but the kings dismissed him.
• A disguised Sabo killed a king who mocked Neptune, revealed himself, and declared war on the World Government on behalf of the Revolutionary Army.
• Sabo escaped through a conference-room window after Akainu confronted him, while Akainu chose not to pursue him.
• Gogoya announced that the Tru Empire would support Fish-Man Island’s request and urged Akainu to improve security.
• Weimo visited Nova after learning he had missed the conference, and Nova told her he was tired and had little appetite.

After the World Government Conference, Nova challenged Fido on the moon to learn the world’s hidden truths, and the two began a devastating battle. Nova’s chains bound Fido long enough for a sword strike to split the moon, leaving the fight’s outcome unknown.

• After the conference ended, news spread that the Shichibukai had lost their titles and Fish-Man Island’s residents could live under the sunlight.
• Nova met Fido on the moon and said he wanted answers, then unleashed his aura to begin their battle.
• Fido revealed that the Angel Devil Fruit was the seed of the Devil Fruit Tree and struck Nova hard enough to send him crashing into a mountain.
• Nova used his Adamantine Sealing Chains to bind Fido and followed with Heaven Soaring Dragon Flash.
• Nova’s black blade aura split the moon, a sight visible from the Pirate World.

Nova revealed his true body’s extraordinary control over space, prompting Fido to ask how he had reached that level. They resumed their battle on the moon, where Fido proved stronger and struck Nova with a brutal series of attacks; their fight continued as the moon turned half blood-red and half pitch-black.

• Fido appeared before Nova and questioned him for using a clone, and Nova revealed his unharmed true body and spatial aura.
• Fido called Nova’s state divinization and asked how he had developed the Space-Space Fruit so far; Nova identified it as the Second Awakening and challenged Fido to share his own knowledge.
• Nova and Fido fought across the moon, flattening mountains and sending enormous shockwaves through the Pirate World’s seas.
• Fido won their fist clash and blasted Nova across the moon, leaving a vast crack in its surface.
• Fido caught Nova off guard with a kick that broke several ribs, then launched a Killing Blow as Nova countered with a kick of his own.
• Nova and Fido clashed their kicks with overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki, leaving the moon half blood-red and half pitch-black.

Nova and Fido continued their battle after both suffered broken legs, and Nova revealed the power of his Rinnegan against Fido’s Seraphim form. Nova forced Fido to admit defeat by summoning the moon toward the Pirate World, though Nova remained caught in the attack’s wind pressure as the chapter ended.

• Nova and Fido lay injured after their collision, and Fido said he enjoyed feeling pain again.
• Fido explained that his Seraphim power gave him limitless regeneration and agreed that Nova could have the World Government if he won.
• Nova revealed his complete Rinnegan, while Fido recovered his broken leg and attacked with Seraphim feathers that destroyed whatever they touched.
• Nova used Almighty Push to repel the feathers and then summoned the moon with Heaven-Shaking Star.
• Pinned by the moon’s wind pressure, Fido admitted defeat, which was what Nova had wanted all along.

Nova defeated Fido with Rinnegan genjutsu and revealed his powers before asking about the truth of the world. Fido explained how he came from another planet and founded the Clan of D, then began describing the origins of the Ancient Weapons and the World Government.

• Nova revealed that Fido had been trapped in genjutsu from the moment they entered the moon and explained that his Rinnegan abilities came from his Mind-type Devil Fruit.
• Fido accepted defeat and agreed to give Nova control of the World Government.
• Nova asked Fido about the world, and Fido said he had arrived from another planet aboard a spacefaring warship eight hundred years earlier.
• Fido explained that he used the wrecked warship's technology to build Pluton and Uranus, and that he had brought the seed of the Devil Fruit Tree with him.
• Fido said he founded the Clan of D to overthrow the tyrannical rulers, but spared their royal family because their ancestors had sought fairness.

Fido explained to Nova how he arrived in the world, established the World Government, and witnessed society fall back into oppression over eight hundred years. He also revealed the origins of the Void Century, the Devil Fruits, and the Sabaody Archipelago, leaving Nova with his questions answered.

• Fido had divided the world among his followers, later naming its kings Celestial Dragons to restrain their power and protect ordinary people.
• About fifty years after taking power, Fido used the Angel Devil Fruit from the abundant Devil Fruit Tree to regain his youth and gain endless longevity.
• Over the following eight hundred years, the number of nations multiplied and the common people lost their rights again, while the Celestial Dragons became like the Clan of D.
• Nova listened as Fido explained that the Void Century hid his arrival and origins, and that Laugh Tale held records from the Clan of D's prosperous era.
• Fido told Nova that the Angel Devil Fruit had been the Devil Fruit Tree's seed and that the present-day Sabaody Archipelago had grown from the tree's remains.

After defeating Fido on the moon, Nova learned that powerful people from Fido’s original world might eventually invade, and agreed to watch for unusual developments. Fido then ordered the Five Elders to prepare to hand the World Government over to the Tru Empire.

• Nova asked why Fido had built powerful weapons on the moon, and Fido warned that people from his original world would eventually arrive.
• Fido explained that their advanced technology could threaten the entire world, and said he had spent eight hundred years preparing to resist them.
• Nova returned to the Pirate World and kept Fido’s warning to himself while considering the danger ahead.
• Fido summoned the Five Elders and ordered them to prepare for the World Government’s transfer to the Tru Empire.
• Fido told the Five Elders that Emperor Tru was stronger than he was and could easily destroy the World Government.

After Fido admitted that Emperor Tru had defeated him, the Five Elders reluctantly accepted that the Tru Empire would take over the World Government. Nova then spent two or three months considering how to manage the transition and extend the Tru Empire’s system across the world.

• Fido told Siloeamia that the Tru Empire would take control of the World Government, and Siloeamia agreed to cooperate.
• The Five Elders left the hall distressed, and Siloeamia told Jolba to warn the Celestial Dragons to behave themselves.
• Nova returned to the Tru Empire and spent two or three months with his children while the nation continued to run smoothly.
• Nova considered how to address other nations’ dissatisfaction, restrain major forces at sea, and spread the Tru Empire’s model around the world.

The Straw Hat Pirates met the Red-Haired Pirates before the final route to Laugh Tale, where Luffy reaffirmed his resolve to become Pirate King and returned his hat to Shanks. Shanks revealed that the Tru Empire would soon replace the World Government and asked Robin to protect Luffy’s crew after their adventure, leaving the full truth of the coming changes unknown.

• Luffy told Shanks he was determined to reach Laugh Tale and become Pirate King, even if he died trying.
• Luffy returned the Straw Hat to Shanks, but Shanks told him to keep and treasure it for the road ahead.
• Beckman revealed that the Tru Empire would soon take over from the World Government and absorb its naval forces.
• Robin questioned how Shanks knew the secret news, and Shanks asked her to protect the Straw Hat Pirates after Luffy’s adventure.
• Shanks urged Luffy to discover the truth at Laugh Tale, and Luffy declared that his crew would pursue their dreams without fear.