Recaps

Dragon led the Revolutionary Army in retreat after Akainu’s attack, while Koshiro and the Marines clashed to cover their escape. Akainu pursued Dragon, and their battle grew so destructive that Kizaru joined in to stop it.

• Akainu’s Lava Fist engulfed the area, and Dragon used his Storm Fist to clear magma around himself before ordering the Revolutionary Army to retreat.
• Koshiro stayed behind and unleashed Sky-Rending Cross Slash, which Momousagi and Fujitora worked together to block.
• Akainu avoided Koshiro’s slash and pursued Dragon, who sent Belo and Betty ahead and stayed to confront him.
• Dragon’s storm attacks and Akainu’s magma attacks clashed with enough force to boil the sea and unleash violent weather.
• Kizaru turned into light and entered the battle to prevent their clash from destroying Impel Down.

Dragon unleashed the full power of the Wind-Wind Fruit near Impel Down, creating enormous vortices in the sea and sky that threatened to sweep away the prison and everyone nearby. As the Marines realized they could not stop the disaster, Fujitora drew his Gravity Blade and prepared to intervene.

• Kizaru joined Akainu in attacking Dragon, but Dragon’s wind form evaded their strikes.
• Dragon returned to Impel Down and told Koshiro to leave before unleashing Wind-Swept Clouds.
• Dragon created a colossal storm and sea vortex that pulled ships, Pirates, Marines, and Impel Down toward its center.
• Momousagi, Chaton, Ryokugyu, Kizaru, and Akainu recognized they could not stop Dragon’s attack with their own powers.
• Fujitora drew the Gravity Blade and began altering gravity to stop the devastation.

Dragon’s storm overwhelmed the Marines at Impel Down until Aokiji froze the water in the whirlpool and stopped the attack. Aokiji then revealed that Blackbeard was fighting Red-Haired and warned that Kaido and Big Mom might also act, leaving the Marines alarmed by the looming threat.

• Fujitora stopped manipulating gravity after it strengthened Dragon’s storm, while the Marines could find no way to stop the vortex.
• Koshiro withdrew as Dragon’s attack threatened to overwhelm Impel Down.
• Aokiji arrived on a bicycle across the sea and froze the water in Dragon’s whirlpool, halting the storm’s destructive force.
• Dragon asked where Blackbeard was, and Aokiji said Blackbeard was fighting Red-Haired.
• Aokiji warned that Kaido and Big Mom might seize the opportunity to act, then left across the sea.

Moonlight and his group reached the island of Impel Down Level 7 and met the mysterious guard, Isaac. As the Marines braced for further threats outside, Luffy followed Isaac to get food, and Moonlight judged that Isaac meant them no harm.

• Dragon transformed into a gale and escaped the Marines, while Akainu ordered them to continue their defense.
• Moonlight, Luffy, Ace, Ivan, and the others arrived at a vast island beneath Impel Down Level 6 and suspected it was Level 7 Prison.
• Moonlight sensed five auras on the floating landmass and deduced that Isaac guarded the prisoners there, including Sabo.
• Isaac jumped down from the sky island and greeted the group excitedly, then offered to prepare food when Luffy asked for meat.
• Luffy followed Isaac, and Moonlight told the others to go after them because he sensed no ill intent from Isaac.

Isaac welcomed Moonlight, Luffy, Ace, and the others to his high-tech domain, where Moonlight discovered he could control some of its systems. After Isaac revealed he knew they had come to rescue Sabo, Moonlight challenged him, and Isaac warned that his strength might accidentally kill him.

• Isaac brought the group to a restaurant, where Luffy immediately rushed to eat while Ace and the others stayed wary.
• Moonlight explored Isaac’s automated facilities, accepted authorization to control some of them, and found the technology could provide food, entertainment, and training.
• Moonlight asked Isaac about their mission, and Isaac confirmed that he knew they were the Straw Hat Crew, Revolutionary Army officers, and former Whitebeard Pirates seeking to rescue Sabo.
• When Moonlight asked for his conditions, Isaac said they could take Sabo but would have to keep him company for one hundred years.
• Moonlight drew his Kusanagi Sword and challenged Isaac, who sighed and warned that he might accidentally kill him.

Sabo warned Moonlight and the others that Isaac had overpowered Rocks D. Xebec, Ochoku, and Golden Lion Shiki even though they were unrestrained. Moonlight attacked anyway, and Isaac effortlessly slapped away his Sword Aura, leaving everyone stunned by the gap in their strength.

• Sabo arrived from Skypiea and reunited with Ace, Ivan, Koala, and the others while Luffy slept after eating.
• Sabo warned Moonlight not to fight Isaac, saying Moonlight had no chance of winning.
• Sabo revealed that Isaac had suppressed Rocks D. Xebec, Ochoku, and Golden Lion Shiki at the peak of their strength, without prisons or Seastone restraining them.
• Moonlight launched a Sword Aura at Isaac despite Sabo's warning.
• Isaac slapped Moonlight's Sword Aura away with his bare hand, shocking Moonlight, Ace, and the others.

Moonlight battled Isaac on Impel Down Level 7, but their increasingly powerful attacks threatened everyone nearby. As three legendary Rocks Pirates members arrived to watch, Moonlight recognized them and realized that each was a fearsome fighter.

• Isaac shattered Moonlight’s Sword Aura with a punch, then drove him back with Iron Mountain Lean, collapsing buildings around them.
• Ivan, Koala, and the others planned to help Moonlight, while Sabo silently doubted they could defeat Isaac.
• Moonlight unleashed Phantom Sword Dance, and Isaac answered with War God Strong Kick, shattering the space around their clash.
• Isaac grabbed the sleeping Luffy and fled with the others as the fighters’ collision threatened everything within a kilometer.
• Rocks D. Xebec, Ochoku, and Golden Lion descended from Skypiea and examined Moonlight and Isaac.
• Moonlight identified the three as Rocks Pirates members and judged that all three possessed strength comparable to a Four Emperors-level fighter, with Rocks even stronger.

Moonlight fought Isaac as the Navy officer unleashed a series of Seastone weapons, while Rocks, Golden Lion, and Ochoku watched in shock. Isaac froze Moonlight’s Meteor Fall sword attack, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Ace, Ivan, Koala, and the others recognized Rocks, Golden Lion, and Ochoku as notorious prisoners on the seventh level.
• Isaac fired an Anti-Tank Cannon at Moonlight, who blocked the shell with his Storm Style sword formation and cut it apart.
• Isaac switched to a Laser Cannon, but Moonlight dodged the beam as it pierced a city behind him.
• Isaac attacked with a Focus Flamethrower while Moonlight leaped into the air and unleashed Extreme God Sword Style: Meteor Fall.
• Isaac transformed his weapon into an Ice Sprayer and froze Moonlight’s descending Sword Aura, which shattered into fragments.

Moonlight and Isaac fought fiercely in Level 7 Prison, where Isaac blocked Moonlight’s slashes and revealed his devastating power. After Isaac’s cannon blast destroyed everything within ten thousand meters, Luffy insisted that Moonlight would not be defeated because he was his Vice-Captain.

• Moonlight was shocked when Isaac blocked his gravity-accelerated sword slash by freezing it into ice swords.
• Rocks and Ochoku warned Golden Lion that Isaac might unleash the ultimate form that had once crushed them.
• Isaac fired his X1—Compressed Quantum Cannon at Moonlight, destroying everything within ten thousand meters of the impact.
• Ace, Ivan, Koala, and Sabo feared Moonlight had been badly hurt, while the blast woke the sleeping Luffy.
• Luffy slapped Ace’s hand away and declared that Moonlight could not be taken down because he was his Vice-Captain.

Moonlight and Isaac traded devastating attacks, each injuring the other before Isaac unleashed Satellite Beam. Moonlight recognized that Luffy’s rubber body could counter the electrical attack and called out to him.

• Moonlight survived Isaac’s blow, wounded Isaac with a long-range slash, and approached Luffy and the others as his injuries began to heal.
• Moonlight used Myriad Swords Return to Origin to trap Isaac in Sword Aura, but Isaac’s armor protected him from fatal damage.
• Isaac countered with Satellite Beam, combining five lasers into a massive beam and hurling it at Moonlight.
• Moonlight realized Satellite Beam conducted electricity and called to Luffy, whose rubber body could withstand it.

Luffy blocked Isaac’s Satellite Beam by protecting Moonlight with his rubber body, prompting Isaac to unleash the Earth Vein Tremor Device. Moonlight evacuated the others and countered the device’s devastating vibrations with his strongest Space-Time Slash, leaving the Level 7 Prison badly damaged.

• Luffy absorbed Isaac’s Satellite Beam and emerged unharmed with Moonlight, revealing that electrical attacks could not hurt him.
• Rocks and the others saw a chance to challenge Isaac, while Isaac realized Luffy could counter electrical energy.
• Isaac dropped a golden metal device and activated the Earth Vein Tremor Device, releasing vibrations across an area ten miles wide.
• Moonlight warned everyone to flee, and Luffy sent Ace, Sabo, Ivankov, and the others away from the attack.
• Moonlight used Space-Time Slash and blocked the device’s vibrations with his Haki-infused sword aura as the Level 7 Prison suffered massive damage.

Moonlight faced Isaac after rescuing Sabo, while Isaac revealed a Haki-powered Laser Cannon capable of destroying Impel Down Level 7. Moonlight countered with Dyna Stone and sent Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and the others away, leaving him to confront Isaac.

• Isaac's Seastone-powered attack devastated the prison and severely injured Rocks, Golden Lion, and Ochoku, while Moonlight protected the others.
• Moonlight said their objective was complete and prepared to leave with Sabo, but Isaac announced he would use his true power.
• Isaac revealed Vegapunk's Haki-absorbing Laser Cannon and warned that its Destruction Ray could destroy everyone and the entire seventh level.
• Moonlight took out Dyna Stone, shocking Isaac with the weapon's island-destroying power.
• Moonlight told Luffy, Ace, and Sabo to leave, and Luffy led the group back the way they had come.

Moonlight and Isaac fought Rocks, Ochoku, and Golden Lion as the prisoners tried to escape, but Rocks seized a hidden power within Impel Down. A vast sea vortex formed, the prisoners and their rescuers emerged, and Isaac warned the Marines that they had obtained Uranus and the situation was beyond control.

• Moonlight threatened to detonate Dyna Stone, prompting Isaac to retreat, but Rocks, Ochoku, and Golden Lion fled toward Luffy and the others.
• Isaac froze Moonlight’s sword attack while Ochoku hurled it back at him, and Golden Lion raised the ground into a massive lion-shaped mountain.
• Moonlight and Isaac struck back together, injuring Ochoku and shattering Golden Lion’s attack, while Rocks slipped away toward the room in the sky.
• Rocks seized the hidden power, shaking Impel Down and pulling Luffy, Moonlight, Ace, Ivan, Sabo, and the others into the air.
• A colossal vortex formed around Impel Down and swallowed Marines and warships as Luffy, Moonlight, Ace, Sabo, and the others flew out.
• Isaac appeared before Akainu and the other officers, told them the group had obtained Uranus, and ordered them to retreat.

Isaac revealed that Uranus was Impel Down, an eternal energy source that powered Pluton, but Rocks and his companions escaped with it. Rocks demonstrated overwhelming strength by destroying Impel Down and scattering its fragments over the Marines and Moonlight’s group.

• Isaac explained that Uranus was an inexhaustible energy source used to power Pluton, while Poseidon’s Sea Kings pulled it.
• The Head Jailer fired a Destruction Ray at Rocks, Golden Lion, and Ochoku, but Rocks made the beam vanish with his palm.
• Rocks struck the emerged Impel Down and shattered it, astonishing Isaac, Akainu, and the others.
• Golden Lion lifted the shattered prison fragments and sent them crashing down toward everyone.
• Rocks struck again, exploding the fragments into a dense rain over the gathered Marines and Moonlight’s group.

Rocks and his allies used Uranus and Ochoku’s storm powers to overpower the gathered forces, then retreated toward Moonlight’s group. Moonlight stayed behind as the storm approached and leaped into the sky, leaving everyone watching to see whether he would stop it.

• Moonlight and Momousagi destroyed the flames Uranus sent down, while Isaac explained that Rocks could not use Uranus’s full power without Pluton.
• Akainu, Kizaru, and Fujitora attacked Rocks and the others, but Uranus repelled their attacks and blasted them backward.
• Rocks agreed to retreat, and Ochoku created a massive storm that Golden Lion lifted into the air with his Float-Float Fruit.
• The storm and airborne sea vortex overwhelmed the gathered fighters, while Uranus absorbed Isaac’s Destruction Ray and allowed the three Pirates to escape.
• The storm advanced toward Moonlight’s group, so Moonlight told them to retreat and then leaped into the sky as the others watched in disbelief.

Moonlight attacked Rocks, Ochoku, and Golden Lion with a Dyna Stone, but the three legendary pirates survived the blast and escaped. Moonlight regrouped with Luffy and the others, badly injured and determined to grow stronger.

• Rocks attacked Moonlight with a powerful repulsive force, knocking him from the sky as Sabo led Luffy away.
• Moonlight threw a Dyna Stone at Rocks, Ochoku, and Golden Lion, and the storm triggered its island-destroying explosion.
• The blast devastated the Marines and surrounding ships, while Fujitora tried to shield the survivors with gravity.
• Fujitora sensed that Rocks, Ochoku, and Golden Lion had escaped, and Isaac left without answering Akainu's question.
• Moonlight rejoined Luffy and the others on a Marine warship, admitted he was injured, and resolved to reach Level 9 strength.

After Rocks escaped with Uranus, the Revolutionary Army and the Marines prepared to gather their forces as news of his return spread. Hawkeye’s battle against Big Mom and Kaido ended without a victor when they learned Rocks had escaped, and he sailed on with Perona.

• Moonlight, Sabo, Ace, and the others agreed to consolidate their forces, with Sabo returning to Revolutionary Army headquarters and Moonlight, Luffy, and Ace heading to Wano Country.
• News of Rocks’s return alarmed Pirates across the seas, the Marines, and the World Government.
• Big Mom and Kaido confronted Hawkeye at sea, but he held off both Four Emperors and their officers.
• After hearing that Rocks had escaped, Big Mom and Kaido broke off the fight, and Hawkeye continued sailing with Perona aboard the Coffin Boat.

Hawkeye and Perona left after their clash with Big Mom and Kaido, while the Red-Haired Pirates and Blackbeard Pirates began a fierce battle on a New World island. The fight turned against Blackbeard’s Zombie Army when Silver Axe stepped forward and began burning the zombies to ash, shocking Blackbeard.

• Hawkeye sheathed his sword after Big Mom and Kaido ended their fight, and Perona scolded him for provoking them before learning he had attacked Kaido for her sake.
• Blackbeard unleashed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit against the Red-Haired Pirates, but Red-Haired and Benn Beckman counterattacked and inflicted heavy losses on his crew.
• Lucky Roux stopped Burgess and Shiryu from supporting their comrades, while Yasopp and Van Augur faced off as both crews entered a chaotic melee.
• Blackbeard called on Moria, who raised an army of shadow-filled zombies to reinforce his side as night fell.
• Silver Axe confronted the Zombie Army and burned zombies into ash with his flaming whirlwind attack, leaving Blackbeard visibly shocked.

Red-Haired’s crew overwhelmed Blackbeard’s forces after Silver Axe joined the battle, and Red-Haired badly wounded Teach. The fight ended when Ben Beckman revealed that Rocks had escaped, leaving Red-Haired to prepare for the coming upheaval and go meet Luffy.

• Shiryu, Wolf, and Burgess warned Blackbeard that Silver Axe’s arrival and the Red-Haired Pirates’ superior teamwork had turned the battle against them.
• As Blackbeard tried to retreat, Red-Haired intercepted him and severely wounded him with a Haki-infused sword strike.
• Teach recovered without losing his strength, taunted Red-Haired, and ordered his crew to retreat.
• Ben Beckman stopped Red-Haired from pursuing Blackbeard and told him that Rocks was out.
• Red-Haired accepted the warning and said it was time to meet Luffy.

Moonlight, Luffy, and Ace returned to Wano Country after rescuing Sabo, while news of their actions and Rocks’s return stunned the Straw Hats and their allies. Robin’s discovery of a colossal secret remained unexplained, and the group waited for Luffy to arrive before deciding what to do.

• Kin'emon of the Foxfire sent word that Robin had discovered a colossal secret, and Moonlight, Ace, and Luffy received the message on their voyage back to Wano Country.
• Luffy asked Moonlight about the secret while tied to the mast because he had eaten their food supplies, then complained that he was hungry again.
• Marco, Zoro, Kin'emon of the Foxfire, and the others in Wano Country received news of Sabo’s rescue, Moonlight’s raid on Holy Land Mariejois, the attack on Marine Headquarters, and Rocks’s return with Uranus.
• Franky and Brook recalled what they knew about Rocks, while Robin warned that the seas had entered a new tide and the group agreed to wait for Luffy and the others before making plans.
• The Thousand Sunny sailed into Wano Country, bringing Luffy, Moonlight, Ace, and Sabo’s rescuers back to the others.

Moonlight and the others returned to Wano Country, where Robin revealed records about the Poneglyphs and Kozuki Toki’s account of a Mystical Tree at Laugh Tale that bore Devil Fruits. The crew was left questioning the origin of Devil Fruits, and Robin said they would have to reach Laugh Tale to uncover the truth.

• Moonlight and the others sailed the Thousand Sunny into Wano, where Marco, Kin'emon of the Foxfire, and the others greeted them; the crew teased Luffy for his food thefts.
• Moonlight asked Robin what she had discovered, and she gave him her translations of the Poneglyph and records from the Shogun's Palace.
• Moonlight read that the Kozuki Family had carved the Poneglyphs, and that Kozuki Oden had reached Laugh Tale with Roger before returning to open Wano and dying at Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi’s hands.
• Moonlight revealed Kozuki Toki’s account that an enormous Mystical Tree at Laugh Tale bore Devil Fruits before it was cut down and the fruits scattered into the sea.
• The Straw Hat Crew and the others reacted with shock to the possible origin of Devil Fruits, while Robin cautioned that Toki’s account was her interpretation and that they needed to reach Laugh Tale themselves.

The Straw Hat Crew decided to pursue Laugh Tale, realized they first needed the fourth Road Poneglyph, and set their sights on Red-Haired’s crew. After the allies parted ways, Rocks began building a pirate empire, bringing the world closer to a new era.

• Moonlight and Robin urged the crew to find their own answer to the world’s truth, and Luffy declared that he would become Pirate King before everyone remembered they needed the fourth Road Poneglyph to reach Laugh Tale.
• Jinbe officially joined the Straw Hat Crew, and the group reasoned that Red-Haired might possess the missing Poneglyph.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew prepared to meet Shanks, while Usopp looked forward to seeing his father Yasopp; Momonosuke and the Scabbards stayed in Wano, and Ace left to reunite the scattered Whitebeard Pirates.
• Rocks established a base by having Golden Lion lift islands into the sky and announced plans to build a pirate world, overthrow the Celestial Dragons, and conquer the world.
• Three days after leaving Wano, the Straw Hat Crew learned that pirates were flocking to Rocks and that he had invited Big Mom and Kaido to join him.

The Straw Hats discussed the chaos in the world and what they hoped to find at Laugh Tale, while Luffy said he wanted their adventure to continue after they reached it. A storm brought them face-to-face with Hawkeye and Perona, and Moonlight declined Hawkeye’s challenge until after they found Red-Haired.

• Sanji and Zoro agreed that the world was in chaos, while the crew discussed their hopes for One Piece and the journey ahead.
• Luffy said he hoped Laugh Tale would bring a new adventure that let them keep sailing forever, leaving the crew to wonder what would happen after their dreams came true.
• A towering storm wave struck the Thousand Sunny, and Hawkeye split the seawall with a slash while traveling with Perona.
• Perona greeted Zoro, and Hawkeye silently showed Moonlight that he wanted another duel.
• Moonlight refused Hawkeye’s challenge for now, saying he would compete with him after finding Red-Haired.

Moonlight and the Straw Hat Crew headed toward Foosha Village to meet Red-Haired, while the Marines attacked Alabasta and Cobra tried to send Vivi to safety. Shirahoshi was assassinated and gravely wounded, and the attacker escaped.

• Hawkeye told Moonlight that Red-Haired had defeated Blackbeard and revealed his location near Foosha Village.
• Luffy and the others set off toward Foosha Village, excited to meet Shanks and return his Straw Hat.
• Admiral Kizaru led a Marine assault on Alabasta, and King Cobra asked Pell to take Vivi to the Straw Hat Crew.
• Cobra refused to reveal the secret behind the attack and led the Bird Claw Unit, Igaram, and Chaka into battle.
• An unknown assailant struck Shirahoshi, but a Sea King intervened and drove the attacker away.
• Shirahoshi was left severely wounded, and news of the assassination spread across Fish-Man Island.

The Straw Hat Crew returned to the East Blue and sailed toward Foosha Village, where Red-Haired and his crew were waiting. As the two groups prepared to meet, the chapter recalled the Straw Hats’ early days and Luffy’s promise to Red-Haired.

• Fish-Man Island launched a search for the person who attacked Shirahoshi, who recovered with the island doctors’ help.
• Red-Haired and the Red-Haired Pirates arrived in Foosha Village to wait for Luffy and fulfill their promise there.
• After reuniting with Laboon at Twin Capes, Luffy and the crew sailed east toward Foosha Village with Laboon helping push the ship.
• The crew passed familiar East Blue locations, and Moonlight recalled that he joined Luffy after defeating pirates and hearing Luffy’s dream of becoming Pirate King.
• Jinbe spotted Foosha Village, and the crew saw the Red-Haired Pirates’ ship and flag near the harbor.
• Red-Haired’s crew learned that Luffy and the others had arrived, while Yasopp anticipated seeing his son Usopp.