Recaps

After breaking through to Level 8 Haki and swordsmanship, Moonlight unleashed Space-Time Slash and incapacitated most of the enemy forces at Onigashima. He headed for Kaido’s Road Poneglyph while Luffy and the others advanced toward the final battle, but a Thunder Bagua struck at Moonlight as he opened the Poneglyph room.

• Moonlight’s Haki and swordsmanship reached Level 8, and he comprehended Space-Time Slash.
• Moonlight’s attack shattered space-time across a thousand meters and incapacitated most of the advancing ability users, while King, Queen, and Jack fled toward the summit.
• Brook, Franky, Chopper, Nami, Ace, Vista, Jinbe, and the others marveled at Moonlight’s strength, while Zoro questioned Luffy about recruiting him.
• Moonlight told Luffy and the others to handle the remaining enemies, then used Dragon Severing Void to head for Kaido’s Road Poneglyph.
• Luffy, Zoro, Kin'emon of the Foxfire, and the others resumed their advance, while Marco and Chopper stayed behind to prepare the antidote.
• Moonlight located the Poneglyph room with his Observation Haki, but a spiked club swung at him with Thunder Bagua as he opened the door.

Moonlight uncovered Yamato’s identity, freed him from Kaido’s explosive cuffs, and obtained rubbings of the Poneglyphs. At Onigashima’s summit, Kaido effortlessly defeated the Nine Red Scabbards, and Luffy ordered the others evacuated.

• Yamato attacked Moonlight with Thunder Bagua, but Moonlight’s Haki shattered his mask and revealed his identity.
• Moonlight offered to take Yamato to sea with the Straw Hat Pirates if he helped find the Poneglyphs, and Yamato agreed.
• Yamato led Moonlight to one Road Poneglyph and three Historical Texts, while Moonlight made rubbings and removed his explosive cuffs.
• Yamato learned Kaido had given him genuine explosive cuffs, declared their father-son relationship dissolved, and vowed to defeat Kaido.
• At the summit, Kaido struck down the Nine Red Scabbards with one Thunder Bagua as Luffy and the others watched.
• Luffy told Luo to transport the others away and ordered everyone to leave the summit.

The Nine Red Scabbards and the others retreated after Kaido overwhelmed them, while Kid and the other Supernovas confronted him alongside Luffy. Kaido struck Luffy and Kid during their argument, but both emerged ready to continue fighting.

• Kin'emon, Hiyori, and Momonosuke despaired after Kaido sent the Nine Red Scabbards flying with one attack, and Luo helped Nami and the others evacuate.
• Kid, Killer, Hawkins, and X-Drake appeared and challenged Kaido, surprising Luo and the others.
• Luffy and Kid argued over who would defeat Kaido first, ignoring Luo and the others' warnings to work together.
• Kaido attacked with Thunder Bagua, smashing Luffy into a mountain and driving Kid from the summit to the bottom of Onigashima.
• Luffy transformed into Gear Fourth and emerged from the crack, while Kid also shot out of his crater.

Luffy, Kid, and Zoro attacked Kaido, but his immense durability and rapid healing made their strongest blows ineffective. Zoro’s Enma-infused Flame Dragon wounded Kaido with a power reminiscent of Oden’s, yet Kaido healed at once, leaving the assembled fighters despairing as Big Mom stood ready to join him.

• Luffy and Kid struck Kaido together, but he stood unharmed and dismissed their attacks as insufficient.
• Zoro stepped forward and slashed Kaido with Purgatory Oni Giri, but Kaido healed the wound almost instantly.
• Enma unleashed its power through Zoro, and he followed with Flame Dragon, cutting a distant mountaintop and wounding Kaido.
• Kaido recognized Oden’s power in Zoro’s slash, but his wound healed immediately, convincing the onlookers that he could not be defeated.
• As Kaido’s anger rose and Big Mom prepared to join the battle, someone called out to Ace in a delighted voice.

Yamato reunited with Ace, disowned Kaido, and attacked him before declaring himself Kozuki Oden. Big Mom then challenged Moonlight, whose clash with her left Big Mom forced back and Moonlight standing firm.

• Yamato and Moonlight reached the summit, where Yamato joyfully reunited with Ace.
• Yamato declared that he was ending his father-daughter relationship with Kaido, called himself Kozuki Oden, and attacked Kaido.
• Kaido caught Yamato, threw him toward King, Queen, and Jack, and accused Moonlight of removing Yamato’s Bomb Bracelet; Moonlight admitted it.
• Big Mom attacked Moonlight with Ikoku, and their clash unleashed destructive Conqueror’s Haki across the battlefield.
• Moonlight blocked Big Mom’s strike and forced her back without moving from his spot.

Moonlight repelled Big Mom with a powerful sword strike, then used Luffy as a rubber umbrella to withstand Big Mom and Kaido’s combined attack. He left both Four Emperors facing him while the Straw Hat Crew and onlookers reacted in disbelief.

• Moonlight’s strike drove Big Mom back and convinced Kaido that Moonlight had surpassed her.
• Kaido transformed into a dragon and attacked Moonlight with Heat Breath while Big Mom summoned Zeus and unleashed Indra.
• Luffy rushed to help Moonlight, but Moonlight stretched him into an umbrella to block Big Mom’s lightning.
• Moonlight sliced Kaido’s Heat Breath apart and emerged unharmed as the lightning faded.
• The Straw Hat Crew and the other onlookers laughed and marveled at Moonlight’s use of Luffy, then Moonlight put Luffy down.

Moonlight unleashed his strongest slash against Kaido and Big Mom, severely wounding both Four Emperors and separating them. He took Big Mom for himself and left Kaido to Luffy, whose crew had resolved to fight so Wano's people could return home.

• Luffy accepted that defeating Kaido and Big Mom could cost him his life, but said he had to face them to become Pirate King and help Momonosuke and Hiyori.
• Zoro, Usopp, Franky, Brook, Nami, and Robin stood with Luffy, while Chopper stayed behind to prepare the antidote.
• Kaido and Big Mom mocked Luffy's ambition, and Moonlight challenged them by unleashing his Space-Time Slash.
• Moonlight's slash destroyed Zeus and Prometheus, badly wounded Big Mom, and inflicted devastating damage on Kaido.
• Moonlight flew toward Big Mom and told Luffy to fight Kaido.

Moonlight overwhelmed Big Mom, while Luffy and Zoro were defeated by Kaido despite his injuries. Kaido rescued Big Mom and fled, leaving the rooftop battle unresolved.

• Moonlight wounded Big Mom with a surprise attack and drove her back with his sword strikes.
• Luffy and Zoro fought Kaido while the Straw Hat crew held off the All-Stars and Kid’s group attacked the Beasts Pirates.
• Luo helped Momonosuke, Hiyori, and the Nine Red Scabbards evacuate as they hoped to drive Kaido’s forces from Wano.
• Perospero, Daifuku, Oven, Opera, and other Big Mom Pirates rushed to protect Big Mom, but Moonlight’s Sky-Breaking Iai Slash wounded them.
• Kaido defeated Luffy and Zoro, then carried Big Mom away after blasting Moonlight with Ice Breath.

Kaido unleashed a devastating attack combining ice, fire, lightning, and wind across Onigashima before leaving to rescue Big Mom. Marco healed the survivors, who resolved to free Wano, but Kid warned that Kaido could return and still threatened their victory.

• Kaido's elemental disaster ravaged Onigashima, injuring nearly everyone, while King rescued Queen and Jack and fled.
• Moonlight protected Robin as the attack continued, and Kaido left to save Big Mom.
• After the storm ended, Marco used his regenerative flames to heal the wounded.
• Luffy, Zoro, Kid, Kin'emon, and the others reflected on how far Kaido surpassed them, while Momonosuke and Hiyori focused on freeing Wano.
• Kid warned that Kaido remained a threat and would not abandon the SMILE factories.

After hearing that Sabo had supposedly been killed in a clash at Mary Geoise and that the Shichibukai System had been abolished, Luffy decided to investigate the report. Moonlight, Luffy, and Ace set out for the Holy Land to learn the truth, while Moonlight doubted Sabo was really dead.

• Ace told Luffy and the others that Sabo had died, shocking everyone in Wano Country.
• Ace revealed that the World Government had abolished the Shichibukai System, adding to fears that the balance of power was collapsing.
• Luffy said he would go to Mary Geoise to find out what had happened to Sabo and asked Moonlight for help.
• Moonlight agreed, doubted the report because it lacked details, and privately gave Robin instructions before returning.
• Ace joined Luffy and Moonlight, apologized to Marco for leaving Wano Country, and the three set out for Mary Geoise.

Ace, Luffy, and Moonlight left Wano Country to rescue Sabo, while the Straw Hats learned that Moonlight had warned Robin about a Poneglyph, CP0, and a secret weapon. In the Flower Capital, CP0 met with Kurozumi Orochi and agreed to protect him, setting up a new threat for the alliance in Wano.

• Ace set the course, Luffy took the helm, and Moonlight kept watch as they sailed away to rescue Sabo.
• Marco warned the others that Kurozumi Orochi might resist surrendering Wano, and Momonosuke decided they would rest before planning an attack on the Flower Capital.
• Robin told the Straw Hats that Moonlight had left her the words Poneglyph and CP0, along with a secret weapon, but kept the weapon's details secret.
• Lucci, Stussy, and Kaku learned that Kaido and Big Mom had been defeated and suspected Moonlight was responsible.
• Kurozumi Orochi asked CP0 to protect him in exchange for Wano's resources, and Stussy agreed to cooperate.

After defeating Kaido and Big Mom, Luffy, Ace, and Moonlight sailed toward Mary Geoise to rescue Sabo, struggling to navigate and facing a shortage of food. The Marine prepared to meet them, and Akainu agreed to send Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu rather than mobilize the entire force.

• Luffy and Moonlight failed to steer the Sunny correctly, so Ace took over as both navigator and helmsman.
• Luffy and Ace grew hungry after their battles, and Moonlight found the ship had only a day's worth of food; Ace reassured him that they could gather more along the way.
• News spread that the Straw Hat Crew had defeated Big Mom and Kaido and that Luffy, Ace, and Moonlight were heading to Mary Geoise to rescue Sabo.
• Akainu, Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu discussed the threat posed by the three approaching pirates and the Celestial Dragons' order to deploy the entire Marine.
• Ryokugyu offered to send the three Admirals to confront them, and Akainu accepted.

The Admirals debated whether three of them could face Luffy, Ace, and Moonlight after the Straw Hats defeated Big Mom and Kaido. Fujitora proposed using the Navy’s new SSG weapon alongside the Admirals, and the chapter ended with the Five Elders discussing whether Vegapunk had truly developed it.

• Fujitora warned Akainu, Kizaru, and Ryokugyu that Moonlight’s strength made three Admirals an uncertain match for the Straw Hats.
• Akainu rejected mobilizing the Navy for three enemies, while Kizaru and Ryokugyu acknowledged the threat was serious.
• Fujitora proposed combining the three Admirals with SSG, the weapon Vegapunk had developed to balance the Shichibukai.
• Akainu contacted the World Government after Fujitora urged him to report the threat and seek approval for SSG.
• The Five Elders met in the World Government conference room, where one Elder asked whether Vegapunk had truly developed the new weapon.

The Five Elders approved activating SSG and mobilizing forces to stop Luffy, Moonlight, and Ace as they headed for Mary Geoise to rescue Sabo. As the trio neared the Holy Land, Luffy proposed detouring to Marine Headquarters to learn what had happened to Sabo, and Moonlight agreed that they needed a careful plan.

• Akainu told the Five Elders that Big Mom and Kaido had been defeated and that Luffy, Moonlight, and Ace were heading for Mary Geoise.
• Fujitora recommended activating SSG because ordinary Marines could not handle the three, and the Five Elders approved.
• Akainu sent Kizaru, Fujitora, Ryokugyu, SSG, and a small Marine force to Mary Geoise to protect and evacuate the Celestial Dragons.
• The Celestial Dragons learned that the trio was approaching and demanded that the Marines punish the attackers.
• Moonlight warned that Mary Geoise was heavily defended, and Ace agreed that the Marines had been letting them pass while monitoring them.
• Luffy suggested going to Marine Headquarters to confirm Sabo's situation, and Moonlight agreed but cautioned that they needed to account for the Marines tracking them.

Moonlight decided to seek Hancock’s help on Amazon Lily, while the Marines attacked the island to arrest the former Shichibukai. As the Kuja Pirates struggled against the Marines’ advanced weapons, Hancock took to the air to confront them.

• Moonlight spotted the Kuja Pirates’ flag on the sea chart and proposed going to Amazon Lily for Hancock’s help and to learn what enabled the Marines to abolish the Shichibukai.
• Hancock ordered the Kuja Pirates to fight after the Marines arrived to arrest her and seize Amazon Lily.
• Sandersonia and Marigold led the Kuja warriors against Onigumo’s forces, but the Marines’ upgraded weapons quickly overwhelmed them.
• Hancock recognized that Vegapunk’s inventions had given the Marines their new advantage and leaped into view to stop the bombardment.

The Marines attacked Hancock and the Kuja Pirates with the SSG, a Kuma-based weapon whose powers had been greatly enhanced. After the SSG's blast devastated a quarter of Amazon Lily, Moonlight, Ace, and Luffy appeared to shield Hancock.

• Hancock's beauty overwhelmed the Marines, but a laser from a warship pierced straight through Amazon Lily.
• Onigumo introduced the Kuma-like SSG and ordered it to attack Hancock and the Kuja Pirates.
• The SSG fired lasers and launched an Ursus Shock, which Onigumo said was ten times stronger than Kuma's and could destroy a quarter of an island.
• The Ursus Shock devastated a quarter of Amazon Lily and shattered the Kuja Pirates' ship, scattering the island's people.
• Sandersonia and the others saw Moonlight, Ace, and Luffy standing before Hancock after they blocked the attack.

Moonlight defeated the Marines and their SSG weapon with one sword strike after Luffy, Ace, and the Kuja Pirates arrived to help Hancock. He proposed splitting up to investigate Sabo and the World Government, with one group infiltrating Marine Headquarters and him going alone to Mariejois.

• Luffy mistook SSG for Kuma, and Hancock explained that it was a new Marine weapon modeled after him.
• Onigumo recognized Luffy, Moonlight, and Ace and feared that SSG could not defeat all three.
• Moonlight cut down the Marine ships and incapacitated the Marines, then cleaved SSG in two with a single sword strike.
• Moonlight proposed that Luffy, Ace, and the Kuja Pirates disguise themselves as Marines and investigate Sabo at Marine Headquarters while he went alone to Mariejois.

Moonlight left Amazon Lily alone to investigate Sabo’s whereabouts in Holy Land Mariejois, while Luffy and the others prepared to head for Marine Headquarters. On Kuraigana Island, Hawkeye defeated the Marines and their SSG weapons with one strike, then left because his home was no longer safe.

• Moonlight rejected Ace’s attempt to stop him and sailed alone from Amazon Lily, promising to meet the others in three days.
• Luffy agreed to go to Marine Headquarters, and he, Ace, Hancock, and the others disguised themselves as Marines before departing.
• Onigumo led Marines and two SSG units to attack Hawkeye’s castle on Kuraigana Island.
• Hawkeye identified the SSG units as new Marine weapons and unleashed a full-force sword strike that cut through the units, warships, and sea, defeating the Marines.
• Hawkeye sheathed his sword and left the island, while Perona asked where he was going.

The Marines attacked Edward Weevil and Miss Bakkin after abolishing the Shichibukai System, revealing SSG’s ability to wield the Tremor-Tremor Fruit power. The chapter leaves Weevil and Bakkin facing defeat as SSG destroys their island, while Captain Buggy’s territory comes under attack from Smoker and the Marines.

• The Marines bombarded Edward Weevil’s island, and Miss Bakkin ordered Weevil to fight back.
• SSG struck Weevil and sent him flying, then unleashed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit power and shattered the island around him and Bakkin.
• Yamakaji, Strawberry, and Doberman revealed that Vegapunk had deciphered Whitebeard’s Devil Fruit power, and Bakkin urged Weevil to flee.
• SSG attacked again, cracking the air and breaking apart the island as Doberman declared the Pirates would be defeated.
• Smoker led a Marine attack on Captain Buggy’s island with three Pacifistas, and Buggy ordered his crew to fight while they urged him to run.

Buggy awakened the Chop-Chop Fruit and used it to disable the Marines surrounding his crew, but the Blackbeard Pirates appeared to confront him. Meanwhile, Moonlight arrived at the Holy Land Mariejois and faced three Admirals, while Luffy, Ace, and Hancock reached Marine Headquarters.

• Smoker and Tashigi surrounded Buggy and his crew with Marines and Pacifistas, leaving them no escape.
• Buggy awakened the Chop-Chop Fruit, splitting the ground, Marines, and Pacifistas apart so his crew could flee.
• The Blackbeard Pirates appeared and blocked Buggy's path, revealing they had chosen him as their first target after the Shichibukai System was abolished.
• Moonlight sailed alone to the Holy Land Mariejois, while Luffy, Ace, and Hancock arrived at Marine Headquarters after deceiving everyone.
• Moonlight encountered Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu after coming ashore.

Moonlight confronted Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu in Mary Geoise to learn Sabo’s whereabouts, confirming that Sabo was alive before the Admirals attacked. As Fujitora summoned a massive meteor, Ryokugyu grew a forest to shield the Celestial Dragons, leaving Moonlight facing the Admirals’ combined power.

• Moonlight discovered that Fujitora, Kizaru, and Ryokugyu were waiting for him, while Luffy and Ace had not arrived.
• Moonlight asked Ryokugyu where Sabo was, and Fujitora refused to comment, confirming to Moonlight that Sabo was alive.
• Kizaru attacked Moonlight with a Light Speed Kick, but Moonlight dodged and headed toward the World Government.
• Fujitora increased gravity and summoned a massive meteorite toward Moonlight.
• Ryokugyu used Deep Forest Emergence to grow a forest wall and protect the Celestial Dragons from Fujitora’s attack.

Moonlight battled Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu in Mary Geoise, demonstrating power that drew the attention of the Celestial Dragons and the Five Elders. As Ryokugyu’s poisonous forest trapped Moonlight alone, Moonlight prepared a Space-Time Slash.

• Ryokugyu revealed his Wood-Wood Fruit, Wooden Man Form and raised a vast forest across the battlefield.
• Moonlight split Fujitora’s falling meteor with one sword strike, sending its fragments skyward and darkening the sky with a huge cloud vortex.
• Kizaru and Fujitora attacked Moonlight together, while the Five Elders and Celestial Dragons watched the battle.
• As the three fighters’ clash spread toward the Celestial Dragons, Ryokugyu formed a forest barrier and filled it with poisonous pollen.
• Ryokugyu trapped Moonlight in the poisonous tree world while Kizaru and Fujitora escaped, and Moonlight readied his Extreme God Sword Style: Space-Time Slash.

Moonlight shattered the plaza and wounded Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu, then nearly killed Kizaru with his sword technique. A bald Five Elder saved Kizaru with a sword formation and confronted Moonlight with the legendary Shodai Kitetsu.

• Moonlight shattered the space around Mary Geoise, injuring Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu and destroying the plaza.
• Moonlight warned the three Admirals that he would not hold back next time, and they resolved to stake their lives against him.
• Moonlight used Extreme God Sword Style: Myriad Swords Return to Origin to trap Kizaru in a storm of blades and blast Fujitora and Ryokugyu away.
• A red formation appeared and saved Kizaru from death as the bald Five Elder arrived wielding the Black Blade Shodai Kitetsu.
• The Five Elder explained that Oni God Kazan amplified four attributes within the formation, and Kizaru, Fujitora, and Ryokugyu bowed to him.

Moonlight faced one of the Five Elders, whose mastery of Oni Aura and Shodai Kitetsu surpassed anything he had encountered before. Their battle escalated as both unleashed powerful finishing attacks, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• The bald elder ordered Kizaru and the other two to withdraw, then filled the battlefield with red, green, blue, and purple Oni God arrays.
• Moonlight attacked, but the elder used Oni God Kaijia and Ghost Shadow Steps to evade and wounded him with Ghost Shadow Flash.
• Moonlight recovered from the wound, while the elder engulfed Shodai Kitetsu in Oni Aura and Haki and turned the surrounding ground into a vast swamp of black liquid.
• The bald elder unleashed Seventh Oni God: Boulrash as Moonlight answered with Extreme God Sword Style: Space-Time Slash.

Moonlight fought the bald elder of the Five Elders to a standstill, then revealed a Dyna Stone and threatened to destroy Mary Geoise. The elder disclosed that Sabo was imprisoned in Impel Down Level 7, and Moonlight departed after confirming he was alive.

• Moonlight and the bald elder shattered the plaza in their clash and retreated ten steps each, leaving the Celestial Dragons stunned.
• Moonlight demanded to know where Sabo was and threatened to destroy the Holy Land when the elder refused to answer.
• Moonlight revealed a Dyna Stone, prompting the Five Elders and the Celestial Dragons to panic at the threat to Mary Geoise.
• The bald elder told Moonlight that Sabo was alive and imprisoned in Impel Down Level 7.
• Moonlight confirmed Sabo's survival and flew away with Dragon Severing Void while the Five Elders let him leave.