Recaps

The Five Elders halted Ryokugyu and sent Fujitora to strengthen Impel Down Level 7, where they believed Isaac could prevent Moonlight from rescuing Sabo. The Revolutionary Army learned of the secret prison and relied on Moonlight to find it, while news of his victory at Mary Geoise spread; meanwhile, Blackbeard confronted Buggy after Buggy defeated the Marines.

• The Five Elders stopped Ryokugyu from attacking Moonlight, ordered Fujitora to reinforce Impel Down Level 7, and revealed that Isaac guarded it.
• Koala and the Revolutionary Army officers learned that Sabo was imprisoned in the secret Level 7, and Ivankov explained that he did not know its location.
• Ivankov told Koala that Dragon had come to Mary Geoise but left to prepare the Revolutionary Army's arrangements.
• Ivankov and Koala concluded that Moonlight could help locate Level 7 and rescue Sabo after he forced the World Government to reveal Sabo's fate.
• Reports of Moonlight's victory over the Admirals and Five Elders spread across the Grand Line.
• After Buggy awakened the Chop-Chop Fruit and crushed the Marines, Blackbeard intercepted him.

Blackbeard confronted Buggy and demanded his treasure map, then attacked the Buggy Pirates and Marines with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit when Buggy refused. As Blackbeard ordered Buggy captured, a green Sword Aura came slashing across the sea.

• Blackbeard revealed that he wanted Buggy’s treasure map and offered to help him find the treasure if he joined him.
• Blackbeard explained that he intended to capture Buggy and draw out Red-Haired, while Buggy refused to cooperate.
• Shiryu of the Rain attacked Buggy while invisible, but Buggy’s awakened Chop-Chop Fruit forced Shiryu to reveal himself.
• Blackbeard absorbed Buggy’s attack with the Dark-Dark Fruit and struck with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, sending the Buggy Pirates and Marines fleeing.
• Blackbeard’s next attack shook the battlefield, shattered the three Pacifistas, and knocked nearly everyone down.
• As Shiryu moved to capture Buggy, a green Sword Aura slashed toward them from across the sea.

Hawkeye arrived during the clash between Buggy, the Blackbeard Pirates, and the Marines, then defeated Shiryu of the Rain with a single slash. As the Blackbeard Pirates prepared to attack Hawkeye together, the Red-Haired Pirates arrived and Ben Beckman warned Blackbeard not to act rashly.

• Hawkeye cut through the sea with a powerful slash and forced Shiryu of the Rain to retreat.
• Hawkeye revealed himself on his Coffin Boat, and Perona explained that they had been attacked while sailing.
• Shiryu of the Rain turned invisible with the Clear-Clear Fruit, but Hawkeye saw through his ability and drove him back several kilometers.
• Shiryu admitted defeat, but Burgess ordered the Blackbeard Pirates to attack Hawkeye together.
• Buggy began fleeing as the Blackbeard Pirates prepared to surround Hawkeye.
• The Red-Haired Pirates arrived, and Ben Beckman warned Blackbeard not to act rashly.

Red-Haired arrived to confront Blackbeard, but he postponed their war and showed him news about Moonlight's raid on Mariejois and the revelation of Impel Down Level 7. The gathering's attention shifted to the consequences of Moonlight's actions and the identity of the prisoner hidden on the newly exposed level.

• Red-Haired arrived with Yasopp, Lucky Roux, and the Red-Haired Pirates, drawing the attention of Blackbeard, Hawkeye, Buggy, and the Marines.
• Buggy accused Red-Haired of trying to steal his treasure map, and Red-Haired greeted him warmly.
• Blackbeard challenged Red-Haired to war, but Red-Haired refused to fight there and handed him a newspaper.
• Blackbeard and the others read that Moonlight had invaded Mariejois, defeated Fujitora, Kizaru, and Ryokugyu, and escaped after the Five Elders appeared.
• The newspaper also revealed that the Revolutionary Army's Chief of Staff was imprisoned on Impel Down Level 7, leading Blackbeard to suspect that the prisoner he had released was there.

After the Blackbeard Pirates and Marines withdrew, Buggy stole a treasure map from Red-Haired and set off to find treasure. News of Moonlight's raid on Mariejois and the revelation of Impel Down Level 7 stirred powerful groups across the world, while Luffy, Ace, and Hancock infiltrated Marine Headquarters to search for Sabo.

• Red-Haired invited Hawkeye to travel with him, but Hawkeye declined because he had a target, and Buggy refused because he cared only about treasure.
• Red-Haired mentioned a treasure map, and Buggy secretly took it from his collar before setting sail with his crew.
• Newspapers revealed Moonlight's raid on Mariejois and Impel Down Level 7, prompting Big Mom and Kaido, pirates across the seas, and the Revolutionary Army to focus on the prison.
• Dragon learned that Sabo was alive and held on Level 7, while Shimotsuki Kozaburo appeared beside him as a member of the Revolutionary Army.
• Luffy, Ace, and Hancock searched Marine Headquarters for information about Sabo, but Luffy followed the smell of food and began eating Akainu's lunch.

Luffy stole food from Akainu, triggering a clash and exposing the disguised intruders at Marine Headquarters. With Akainu and the Marines closing in, Luffy, Ace, and Hancock faced overwhelming odds as Sengoku and other senior Marines arrived.

• Luffy disguised as a Marine stole Akainu's lunch, swallowed it, and ran when Akainu recognized him.
• Akainu pursued Luffy and attacked, but Luffy blocked his magma fist with Gear Third and Advanced Armament Haki before fleeing.
• Hancock and Ace found Luffy, and Ace grabbed him as Marines identified all three and began chasing them.
• Akainu caught up and attacked with Great Eruption, but Ace's Fire Fist and Luffy's Giant Hammer countered his magma.
• Vice Admirals, Admiral candidates, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Garp arrived, leaving Ace despairing while Luffy kept chewing and Hancock supported him.

Luffy, Ace, and Boa Hancock faced Akainu at Marine Headquarters, where Akainu launched a devastating attack despite the Marines caught in its path. Luffy and Ace fought him to a standstill as Hancock guarded against interference.

• Momousagi rejected Chaton’s 101st confession while Garp worried that Luffy and Ace had walked into Marine Headquarters again.
• Tsuru warned the Marines not to underestimate Luffy’s group, and Sengoku held Momousagi and Chaton back as Akainu attacked.
• Akainu unleashed Meteor Volcano, putting the three intruders and hundreds of Marines in danger.
• Ace’s Flame Emperor and Hancock’s kick failed to stop the volcano, but Luffy shattered it with a Gear Fourth punch.
• Akainu followed with Dog Biting Crimson Lotus, and Luffy and Ace countered with a barrage of attacks while Hancock watched for interference.

Luffy and Ace fought Akainu at Marine Headquarters while Hancock warned them that Admiral candidates Momousagi and Chaton were joining the battle. Momousagi attacked Ace, but a sudden Sword Aura intercepted her strike and swept toward both candidates.

• Tsuru reconsidered the Straw Hat Pirates’ strength after seeing Luffy and Ace stand toe-to-toe with Akainu, while Garp worried about his grandsons.
• Momousagi and Chaton decided to join the fight and charged toward Luffy, Ace, and Hancock.
• Hancock warned Luffy and Ace that Momousagi and Chaton were Admiral candidates, but Luffy insisted on learning what had happened to Sabo.
• Akainu objected to the candidates interfering, but Momousagi ignored him and slashed at Ace as Chaton stayed beside her.
• A crescent-shaped Sword Aura appeared from the side and intercepted Momousagi’s strike, forcing her and Chaton to defend themselves.

Moonlight returned to Marine Headquarters after obtaining Sabo’s information in Mary Geoise and intervened when Momousagi and Chaton attacked Luffy’s group. As Luffy, Ace, and Hancock boarded the Thousand Sunny to leave, Momousagi challenged Moonlight and revealed the darkness-devouring power of her sword, Black: Dark Moon.

• Moonlight’s Sword Aura sent Momousagi and Chaton crashing into the ground, startling the Marines and their leaders.
• Moonlight told Luffy, Ace, and Hancock that he had obtained Sabo’s information and ordered them to leave while he held off the Marines.
• Akainu blocked the group’s departure, and Chaton and Momousagi confronted Moonlight over his attack.
• Momousagi struck Moonlight with Dark Slash, but Moonlight deflected it and noticed that her sword had absorbed some of the Haki coating Kusanagi.
• Momousagi identified her weapon as the Supreme Grade Sword Black: Dark Moon and explained that its darkness could devour Haki and even affect a Black Blade.

Momousagi and Chaton attacked Moonlight while he held them off so Luffy and the others could escape. Once they had gotten away, Moonlight dodged Momousagi's next attack and held his sword to her neck, leaving her defeated.

• Momousagi used Dark Moon to create a sword-aura puppet and hit Moonlight with Phantom Dark Soul Slash, draining much of his Haki.
• Chaton threw a warship at Moonlight and explained that his Affinity-Affinity Fruit made things feel affection toward him.
• Momousagi realized Moonlight had taken their attacks to buy time for Luffy and the others to escape.
• Moonlight evaded the strands of Momousagi's Shadow Prison Kill and held Kusanagi to her neck.

Moonlight fought Momousagi and Chaton while Akainu’s forces surrounded him, then shattered Marine Headquarters with a space-time slash and escaped. Fujitora, Ryokugyu, and Kizaru returned to find the base in ruins.

• Chaton used his Affinity Power to help Momousagi escape Moonlight’s blade, and the two joined forces to attack him.
• Momousagi trapped Moonlight in a Magic Mirror Illusion Array while Chaton amplified its dark power and Akainu ordered the Marines to fire thousands of cannonballs.
• Moonlight unleashed Extreme God Sword Style: Space-Time Slash, breaking the array, destroying the incoming shells and nearby ships, and heavily injuring Chaton, Momousagi, Akainu, and many Marines.
• Sengoku, Tsuru, and Garp survived the shockwave, but Garp could not find Moonlight, who had already vanished.
• Fujitora, Ryokugyu, and Kizaru returned to Marine Headquarters and were stunned by its devastation.

After Moonlight defeated the Marines and left Marine Headquarters in ruins, the Marines set their sights on Impel Down Level 7, where Sabo was imprisoned. On Amazon Lily, Luffy, Ace, and Hancock learned about the secret prison as Ivankov and Belo Betty arrived to join the rescue effort.

• Kizaru, Ryokugyu, and Fujitora returned to Marine Headquarters, where Akainu began reorganizing the battered forces and the Marines discussed targeting Impel Down Level 7.
• Sengoku and Tsuru warned the Marines that Sabo's imprisonment would make Impel Down Level 7 the next battlefield, and they stressed that Isaac was guarding it.
• Moonlight told Luffy, Ace, and Hancock that Level 7 was a secret, nearly impregnable prison, but that they would need to rescue Sabo there.
• Ivankov arrived on Amazon Lily with Revolutionary Army officers, including Koala and Belo Betty.
• Belo Betty explained that the mission to rescue Kuma had failed after Ryokugyu and Fujitora overwhelmed them, Sabo stayed behind to cover their escape, and CP0 attacked during the chaos.

Moonlight, Luffy, Ace, and Hancock learned that Sabo was alive and began discussing a rescue, while the Revolutionary Army prepared to help. In Wano, the Straw Hats and their allies continued clearing out Orochi’s forces as CP0 withdrew, and Im revealed his interest in Moonlight alongside four other targets.

• Moonlight explained that CP0 had intervened during Sabo’s battle with two Admirals, leading to Sabo’s capture rather than death.
• Ivan told Luffy, Ace, Hancock, and Moonlight that Dragon was preparing to attack Impel Down Level 7 and asked for their help rescuing Sabo.
• Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Robin, Nami, Franky, Brook, and Chopper helped Momonosuke’s forces eliminate Kurozumi Orochi’s followers in Wano Country while Marco’s group guarded against Kaido’s return.
• Stussy told Kurozumi Orochi that CP0 was abandoning him because the Celestial Dragons were focused on a man who had trespassed into their forbidden zone.
• Im met with the Five Elders, named the person they were to eliminate, and then examined photographs of Luffy, Blackbeard, Shirahoshi, Vivi, and Moonlight beside a giant Straw Hat.

News of Moonlight’s infiltration of Mary Geoise and the Straw Hat Pirates’ attack on Marine Headquarters shook the world, and the Navy raised Moonlight’s bounty to 4 billion Beli and Luffy’s to 2 billion. On Amazon Lily, the group prepared to rescue Sabo from Impel Down Level 7, but Luffy asked Hancock for meat instead of giving his command.

• Reports spread that Moonlight had infiltrated Mary Geoise and learned that Sabo was imprisoned in Impel Down Level 7, prompting people to question the news and speculate about the secret prison.
• Luffy, Ace, and Hancock broke into Marine Headquarters, caused havoc, and escaped safely, leading the Navy to recognize the Straw Hat Pirates as a Four Emperors crew.
• Moonlight and Luffy examined their updated wanted posters on Amazon Lily, showing bounties of 4 billion and 2 billion Beli respectively.
• Ivan told Luffy that the Revolutionary Army had determined the location of Impel Down Level 7 and urged him to plan the rescue operation with the gathered allies.
• Luffy rubbed his stomach and told Hancock he wanted meat.

After Luffy and the Revolutionary Army members ate and planned their move on Impel Down Level 7, the Kozuki loyalists reclaimed Wano Country and defeated Kurozumi Orochi. Robin then revealed that her search of the Shogun’s Palace had uncovered part of a secret powerful enough to shake the world.

• Hancock brought Luffy a huge meal, then allowed Ace only fruit until Ace and Moonlight returned with Sea Kings for everyone to cook.
• Luffy, Ace, Moonlight, and the Revolutionary Army members discussed the forces likely to clash over Impel Down Level 7, including Blackbeard, Kaido, and Big Mom.
• After CP0 withdrew, Momonosuke, Hiyori, and the Kozuki loyalists defeated Kurozumi Orochi in the Flower Capital, where he died warning that the conflict had only begun.
• Kin'emon, Shutenmaru, Denjiro, and the other loyalists celebrated avenging Oden and reclaiming Wano Country, while Momonosuke and Hiyori wept.
• Robin emerged from the Shogun's Palace and told the others she had discovered part of an enormous secret in its confidential documents.

Robin suspected she had uncovered the reason Kozuki Oden tried to open Wano Country and urged the samurai to contact Luffy and Moonlight before revealing it. Meanwhile, as Luffy's group prepared to rescue Sabo from Impel Down, a mysterious assassin attacked Moonlight, who chased him to a nearby island and identified him as Im.

• Robin said the secret behind Kozuki Oden's attempt to open Wano Country was dangerous and asked Kin'emon and the others to contact Luffy and Moonlight.
• Marines reinforced Impel Down, drove off the Pirates gathered there, and left the prison surrounded by an uneasy calm.
• Luffy, Moonlight, Ace, and the Revolutionary Army finalized their plan to rescue Sabo from Level 7 Prison.
• A mysterious figure tried to assassinate Moonlight on Amazon Lily, then fled as Moonlight pursued him.
• On a nearby island, Moonlight confronted the black-clad swordsman wielding an invisible Black Blade and asked if he was Im.

Moonlight faced Im, who nearly killed him with strange slashes and appeared to use clones. Moonlight unleashed his strongest Space-Time Slash, but Im escaped unharmed, leaving Moonlight shaken by the World King's overwhelming strength.

• Moonlight recognized the attacker as Im after a lightning-fast slash wounded him through his Armament Haki.
• Im struck Moonlight again, but Moonlight recovered and attacked with Extreme God Sword Style: Myriad Swords Return to Origin.
• Moonlight realized the Im held by his Sword Aura was a clone while the real Im attacked him from behind.
• Moonlight used Extreme God Sword Style: Space-Time Slash, shattering the space within a thousand meters.
• Im fled beyond the shattered area, and Moonlight concluded that Im had escaped the attack unharmed.

Moonlight’s battle with Im ended with the island in ruins and both fighters injured, while Im withdrew rather than risk paying a deadly price. On an unnamed island, Dragon confronted Im, revealed that he had come to stop her, and discovered that she was hurt from her fight with Moonlight before she departed.

• Luffy, Ace, Ivan, and the others found Moonlight injured after his fight with Im, and Moonlight warned them to be more cautious about their enemies.
• Im retreated to an unnamed island, deciding not to attack Moonlight again because defeating him could cost her too much.
• Dragon appeared before Im, and she recognized him as the Revolutionary Army’s leader and revealed her true female voice.
• Dragon attacked Im with his Wind-Wind Fruit powers, but she effortlessly dispersed his storms and struck his body apart twice.
• Dragon noticed that Im was injured from her battle with Moonlight, and Im left after warning him that there would not be a next time.

Dragon reunited with Luffy and organized a plan to rescue Sabo from Impel Down in three days. As the Revolutionary Army and its allies arrived during a massive pirate assault, Shimotsuki Koshiro stepped forward to fight the Marines’ SSG forces.

• Dragon arrived at Amazon Lily, where Luffy asked if he was his father, and the two exchanged only a brief “Mm” and “Oh.”
• Dragon announced that the group would depart in three days to attack Impel Down Level 7 and rescue Sabo.
• Pirates stormed Impel Down, overwhelmed the upper defenses, and fought Magellan’s poison powers at Starvation Hell while the Marines held them in a stalemate.
• After three days, Dragon arrived with the Revolutionary Army, Moonlight, Ace, and the people of Amazon Lily as the pirates began to falter.
• Moonlight observed the SSG units and their copied Devil Fruit powers, and Shimotsuki Koshiro volunteered to take them on.

Shimotsuki Koshiro and Dragon led the assault on Impel Down, creating an opening for Luffy, Ace, and the others to enter while the Marines were held outside. Ryokugyu joined the battle, but Betty boosted the attackers’ strength and helped undo his advantage.

• Shimotsuki Koshiro used Sky-Rending Cross Slash to suppress the SSG, Chaton, and Momousagi long enough for Luffy, Ace, Ivankov, Koala, Inazuma, and others to enter Impel Down.
• Dragon created a typhoon that blocked Chaton and Momousagi from pursuing the group, while Pirates joined the battle against the Marines.
• Ryokugyu arrived and used Dance of the Flower Tree World to trap the Pirates among trees and pollen.
• Betty urged the Pirates to fight and used her Boost-Boost Fruit to strengthen them, Dragon, and Koshiro, allowing them to break Ryokugyu’s advantage.

Belo Betty’s Boost-Boost Fruit turned the battle against the Marines, prompting Momousagi to target her, but Koshiro intercepted her attack and revealed his Supreme Grade Sword, Kanze Masamune. As Momousagi and Koshiro clashed, Chaton joined the fight by hurling a gigantic iceberg at Koshiro.

• Ryokugyu, Momousagi, and Chaton recognized Belo Betty’s ability as the source of the Revolutionary Army’s sudden advantage, and Momousagi decided she had to be killed.
• Momousagi attacked Belo Betty with Shadow Feast, but Koshiro blocked her sword aura with Heavenly Spin Resounding Sword.
• Momousagi recognized Koshiro’s blade as Kanze Masamune, and Koshiro confirmed it before the two swordsmen began a fierce battle.
• Dragon prepared to attack, but Chaton returned carrying a hundred-zhang iceberg and hurled it toward Koshiro to protect Momousagi.

Koshiro and Momousagi’s clash left the battle around Impel Down at a stalemate, while Luffy, Moonlight, Ace, and their allies reached the fourth-level entrance and faced Magellan. The chapter ended as Moonlight launched an all-out attack against Magellan’s spreading poison.

• Koshiro used Burning Heaven Refining Sun to melt Chaton’s iceberg and force Momousagi to counter with Heaven’s Judgment Death Ray.
• Koshiro overpowered Momousagi in their clash, and she punched Chaton for nearly throwing a warship at him.
• Momousagi decided not to attack again, leaving the forces around Impel Down in a stalemate.
• Luffy, Moonlight, Ace, Ivankov, Inazuma, Koala, and the others reached the sealed entrance to Impel Down’s fourth level.
• Magellan unleashed Poison Giant Soldier and began spreading venom and poisonous gas across the third level.
• Moonlight challenged Magellan’s account of their previous encounter and attacked with Extreme God Sword Style: Myriad Swords Return to Origin.

Moonlight defeated Magellan and led Luffy, Ace, Ivankov, and Inazuma deeper into Impel Down to find Sabo. He discovered the lower prison levels and New Kama Land were empty of Marines, suggesting a trap, but the group continued toward Level 6.

• Moonlight defeated Magellan with a barrage of Sword Aura and cut through the poison wall into Blazing Hell.
• Moonlight used Observation Haki to discover that the Marine forces had withdrawn from Blazing Hell through Infinite Hell.
• Moonlight warned the others that Impel Down had become an empty city and suspected the Marines were preparing a conspiracy or had gained a new weapon.
• Ivankov led the group toward New Kama Land, where they found the kingdom completely deserted.
• Moonlight led the group onward to Infinite Hell on Level 6.

Moonlight and the others discovered Impel Down Level 6 was empty and realized the Marines had lured them into a trap using Akainu's magma, Fujitora's gravity, and Kizaru's lasers. As they fled toward Level 7, Ivan explained that Impel Down may have been built from a sunken super battleship, prompting Moonlight to connect it to Joy Boy's apology recorded on Fish-Man Island.

• Ace and Ivan saw that the legendary Pirates had vanished from Level 6 and suspected the Marines had set a trap.
• Moonlight detected silent magma entering Level 6, followed by increased gravity and Kizaru's lasers.
• Moonlight identified the attackers' abilities and urged Ivan to lead them to Level 7 as Luffy activated Gear Fourth.
• Ivan had Inazuma cut open the floor beneath Ace's former cell to reveal the route to Level 7.
• Ivan explained that constructing Impel Down nearly a thousand meters underwater was impossible, and Moonlight suspected the prison was a sunken super battleship connected to Joy Boy's apology.

Moonlight and the Revolutionary Army found a hidden opening that might lead to Impel Down’s seventh level and jumped in to escape the Navy’s attack. Akainu and the other Admirals emerged, shifting the battle at sea in the Navy’s favor as Akainu launched Meteor Volcano against the Revolutionary Army and Pirates.

• Inazuma uncovered a dark passage lined with Seastone, and Ivan’s information led the group to believe it might reach the seventh level.
• Moonlight leaped into the opening to escape Akainu, Kizaru, and Fujitora’s approaching attacks, and the others followed him.
• The Admirals’ attacks dissipated near the opening, while Fujitora suspected Moonlight had chosen another route and Akainu said the group was doomed in the place ahead.
• Dragon lost contact with Ivan and the others as Akainu, Fujitora, and Kizaru emerged from Impel Down and joined Ryokugyu, Chaton, and Momousagi.
• Akainu flew above the battlefield and unleashed Meteor Volcano, raining magma down on the Revolutionary Army and the Pirates.