Chapter Summaries

After the Marines and Shiki agreed to a one-year ceasefire, Lind decided the time had come to found the Oran Empire. He gathered his senior officers to discuss the plan, and Axel supported it while proposing a separate army recruited from the Oran Sea.

• The Marines withdrew after Garp recovered, leaving Sengoku at G-3 Base to face Shiki while Garp and Zephyr returned to their posts.
• Lind judged that the World Government was temporarily leaving former Rocks crew members alone and began preparing to found a nation.
• After Zhang Liang and Axel returned to Oran Island, Lind convened his senior officers, and Fia explained the plans for establishing the Oran Empire.
• Axel voiced his support and suggested creating an independent imperial army by recruiting young men from respectable families across the Oran Sea.

Lind and his officers planned the Oran Empire’s military and government, choosing Pande Lia as a candidate for Grand Fleet Admiral. The meeting established a broad framework for the new empire, while Larry was tasked with developing its institutions and laws.

• Axel proposed that Zhang Liang command the Oran Empire’s military, and several officers supported him.
• Larry argued that Zhang Liang’s duties with the Lind Pirates would make it difficult to separate the empire from the pirate forces, and recommended Pande Lia instead.
• Lind approved Pande Lia as a candidate and asked Fia to discuss the position with her sister, offering to help her restore Yinglan as a duchy within the empire.
• Lind promised rewards and titles to his officers and outlined plans to place the Oran Sea’s industries and administration under the Oran Empire.
• The officers set the empire’s administrative divisions and general institutional framework, and Lind assigned Larry to develop the details for later review.

Lind led the founding ceremony of the Oran Empire, declaring it a nation before its citizens and the world. After the military parade, Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin congratulated him, and Lind said he had acted while the World Government was distracted.

• Lind and the Oran Empire's leaders completed the founding rites at the Temple of Heaven.
• Lind delivered a speech in Oran City and officially declared the Oran Empire founded.
• Larry, Lia, and other department heads gave inaugural speeches, and the Oran Empire's honor guard performed a military parade.
• The founding ceremony drew worldwide attention, and residents of the former Oran Sea celebrated their new empire.
• Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin praised Lind after the ceremony, and Lind explained that he had seized the chance while the World Government was focused elsewhere.

After founding the Oran Empire, Lind welcomed immigrants and spread Castrated Basic Taijutsu worldwide to help ordinary people defend themselves. He also prepared to distribute enhanced crop seeds and support farmers, then turned to the empire’s next major task: issuing its own currency.

• People around the world learned of the Oran Empire’s founding, and Lind arranged escorts and covert protection for those immigrating there.
• Lind arranged for the World Economy News Paper to publish Castrated Basic Taijutsu worldwide while the World Government was recovering.
• Lind created a state-owned seed company to supply residents with weakened fifth-generation crops that complemented Taijutsu training.
• Lind arranged for trading companies to buy farmers’ harvests at several times the ordinary grain price, with plans to sell surplus abroad.
• Lind prepared to issue currency for the Oran Empire.

Lind introduced Oran Currency, which rapidly became dominant in the Oran Empire as the New World prospered under its growing influence. Alarmed by the New World’s development and Lind’s challenge to its authority, the World Government planned to use Cipher Pol to destabilize the region while Sengoku struggled to contain Kaido and Kozuki Oden.

• Lind launched Oran Currency with a fixed initial exchange rate, and residents quickly exchanged their Beli for the new banknotes.
• After overseeing the reform for three months, Lind handed it to his subordinates as the Oran Empire and the wider New World continued to prosper.
• Saturn and the other Five Elders ordered Cipher Pol agents to provoke the ten pirate crews into fighting and discussed punishing Shiki for raiding across the seas.
• At G-3 Base, Sengoku avoided another fight with Kozuki Oden after repeated clashes with Oden and Kaido, while the pair kept returning after recovering from their injuries.
• The Five Elders set aside Shiki as a lesser nuisance and focused on sabotaging the New World’s development, unaware that Lind did not know about their plan.

Lind discovered that his fruit ability could now enhance already-mutated plants and abilities, then turned his attention to the World Government’s growing schemes. After learning that Bloodhand Salo had moved against Wano Country and that Captain John was being framed over Rocks’s treasure, Lind ordered Fia to uncover the Government’s plans before his own family became a target.

• Lind tested his new enhancement ability on miraculous plants and crops, finding that enhanced traits generally could not be passed to offspring and that the ability consumed scarce fantasy energy.
• Lind speculated that his fruit drew energy from the people under his rule and might compete with Devil Fruits, but he set aside those concerns and resolved to overthrow the Celestial Dragons.
• Lind learned that Bloodhand Salo had attacked Wano Country, apparently backed by Kurozumi Higurashi, Kurozumi Orochi, and an unknown force, and chose not to warn Kozuki Oden.
• Lind read that rumors claiming Captain John had Rocks’s legacy had turned his subordinates against him, though Lind knew that he had secretly taken Rocks’s treasure himself.
• Lind told Fia to have the Intelligence Department investigate the World Government’s movements and uncover its plans before it could target his young children or provoke conflict.

John’s greedy crew and two Cipher Pol agents ambushed him over a treasure, but he swiftly killed most of them before Kizaru arrived to retrieve the wounded deputy chief. The rescued agent was Sakaki, who chatted with Kizaru about the dangers of their jobs as they flew away, leaving John furious and alone.

• John’s officers joined two World Government agents in attacking him after he tried to keep a treasure for himself.
• John fought off the ambush, killed the CP Agent who stabbed him and Old Cat, then cut down the remaining attackers.
• Kizaru arrived and used the Glint-Glint Fruit to evade John’s attack and carry away the fallen Cipher Pol deputy chief.
• The deputy chief revealed himself to be Sakaki and thanked Kizaru for rescuing him, then talked about the danger and low pay of their work.
• Kizaru and Sakaki bonded over their shared dislike of their jobs and planned to ask their bosses for raises.

After John’s crew collapsed and Bloodhand Salo seized Wano Country, the World Government planned further chaos across the New World. Lind responded by ordering the Oran Empire’s Intelligence Department to strike Cipher Pol, and its forces drove Cipher Pol from the New World before the conflict spread to other seas.

• John drank himself unconscious after sending away his former subordinates, while Sakaki traded intelligence about the World Government’s plans to Black Bird, who had recorded Sakaki holding back in his fight with John.
• Bloodhand Salo invaded Wano Country with help from Kurozumi Orochi and his allies, defeated Kozuki Sukiyaki, and enabled Orochi to begin his oppressive rule while Kozuki Oden remained away.
• The Five Elders praised Cipher Pol Aigis Zero’s operations and ordered Sakaki to lure Ochoku and Silver Axe into attacking John’s territory, while planning how to draw Kozuki Oden, Newgate, Lind, and Linlin into the growing turmoil.
• After learning of the World Government’s schemes, Lind ordered Fia to have Great Kun, Black Bird, and Feng Yan watch and attack Cipher Pol, then committed the Oran Empire to a wider intelligence war.
• Great Kun and Feng Yan’s forces defeated Cipher Pol across the New World in a month, forcing it to retreat, and the fighting spread to the Four Blues and Paradise.

The World Government and Marines drove Paradise’s pirates into the New World, but Lind turned the operation into a chance to expand his network among the major pirate crews. Shiki’s thirteen squads then surrounded Sengoku’s five elite officers at G-3 Base, and the battle left Liu Chen pleading with Krillin and Yamcha to save the Marines.

• The Marines swept through Paradise and drove pirates toward the New World, while Lind’s agents ensured most of those who arrived could serve as spies among its major crews.
• Shiki used the influx of pirates to fill out thirteen squads and surrounded Sengoku’s forces at G-3 Base.
• Sengoku warned Kizaru that some of Shiki’s officers might be Lind’s agents, while Shiki grew wary of the possibility.
• Shiki opened the battle by hurling an island at Sengoku, who destroyed it with his Great Buddha Shockwave as Kizaru cleared the debris with Yasakani no Magatama.
• The Marines were driven back by Shiki’s larger force, and Liu Chen, Krillin, and Yamcha discussed how Lind’s agents could protect their Marine colleagues without openly defecting.
• Liu Chen asked Krillin and Yamcha to save the Marines in Darren’s name and make their intervention look like an undercover operation.

Darren learned that Krillin and Yamcha had switched sides during Shiki and Sengoku’s battle while claiming they acted on his orders, putting his Marine career at risk. He turned the crisis into a publicity campaign that raised his standing, while Lind decided to support Darren’s rise within the Marines.

• Darren sensed trouble, contacted Black Bird from a hidden base, and learned that Krillin and Yamcha had switched sides in his name during Shiki and Sengoku’s battle.
• Darren considered the danger and opportunity the incident created, then arranged favorable newspaper coverage to explain the pirates’ defection as a result of his influence.
• News of Darren spread across the world, and Marines in the North Blue greeted him enthusiastically as his prestige surged.
• Shiki blamed Darren, Krillin, and Yamcha for ruining his plans and vowed to teach them a lesson.
• Lind, Great Kun, and Black Bird discussed exploiting Darren’s growing reputation, and Lind resolved to support him and seek a suitable Devil Fruit for him.

As Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin seized Hachinosu, John urged Ochoku and Silver Axe to abandon their territories and leave the pirate life behind. After their defeat, John and Ochoku retired while Silver Axe withdrew to rebuild his strength, leaving the division of the spoils to Whitebeard and Linlin.

• Darren secured Marine appointments for Krillin and Yamcha, then attention returned to the fighting in the New World.
• Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin expanded their forces and attacked the former territories of John, Ochoku, and Silver Axe.
• John visited Ochoku and Silver Axe at Hachinosu, said he no longer wanted to be a pirate, and urged them to give up their losing struggle.
• Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin defeated Ochoku and Silver Axe at Hachinosu, and Silver Axe vowed to return while Ochoku sailed back to Flower Country with Wang Qu.
• Whitebeard and Linlin let Ochoku and Silver Axe leave with their followers, while John remained retired and the two victors began negotiating over the territories.

After Kozuki Oden was manipulated by Kurozumi Orochi and defeated, Kaido returned to Wano Country and confronted Saro. Kaido agreed to avenge Oden, leaving him poised to challenge Saro for control of Wano Country.

• Kaido watched Kozuki Oden defeat Saro in Wano Country, but Oden let Saro escape and failed to save Kozuki Sukiyaki and the other captives from Kurozumi Orochi.
• Kozuki Oden followed Saro to Demon Blood Island, believed his claims of being deceived, and accepted Saro's offer to help find Kurozumi Orochi.
• Kurozumi Orochi held Wano Country's civilians hostage and persuaded Kozuki Oden to make concessions, eventually leading Oden to dance naked and endure boiling oil.
• Kozuki Oden tried to ambush Kurozumi Orochi, but Kurozumi Higurashi impersonated Kozuki Sukiyaki and distracted him, allowing Saro to knock him into the sea.
• Kaido returned to Wano Country, learned what had happened from the Nine Red Scabbards, and agreed to avenge Kozuki Oden by confronting Saro.

Kaido claimed Wano Country as his base after Kozuki Sukiyaki tried to dismiss him, while Lind’s information campaign challenged the World Government’s Five Emperors label by promoting Roger as a sixth. Years later, the Marines had grown stronger, and the Five Elders planned to use Zephyr to test their loyalty; Lind learned of their scheme and called Great Kun.

• Kaido rejected Kozuki Sukiyaki’s attempt to send him away, declared Wano Country his base, and left Kurozumi Orochi to manage its people.
• The Global Daily named Shiki, Lind, Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido the Five Emperors, but Lind arranged for Morgans to argue that Roger was a sixth emperor.
• The World Government and Marines accepted that they could not readily challenge the New World’s pirate powers, while Lind shifted intelligence agents toward Paradise and the Four Blues to fight Cipher Pol.
• By 1490, the Marines had rebuilt and strengthened under Zephyr’s training program, with Kizaru, Dragon, Guo Jing, and Darren serving as powerful Four Blues governors.
• The Five Elders planned to test Zephyr’s loyalty before replacing Dragon and Darren as governors, and Lind learned of the plan and called Great Kun.

Lind arranged for Zephyr’s wife, Taro, and her three children to escape a World Government plot and travel to Oran Island. He then visited the young Douglas Bullet and asked him for a favor, leaving the request unstated.

• Lind learned from Great Kun that a World Government mole under Red Fox planned to target Zephyr’s family, and ordered Red Fox to help bring them to Oran Island.
• Samo led pirates to attack Taro’s town, but Black Bird and the Sunspot Legion defeated them and explained the threat to Taro.
• Taro agreed to trust Lind and leave for Oran Island with her children, while Lind arranged for her to teach and asked Fia to look after her.
• Lind discussed Taro’s Observation Haki and ordered Great Kun to monitor Zephyr, then considered the futures of Gecko Moria and Douglas Bullet.
• Lind visited Bullet at his villa and said he had come to ask him for a favor.

Lind visited Bullet and invited him to consider traveling, but Bullet preferred his life at school, so Lind guided his training instead. During their spar, Bullet rapidly improved under Lind’s pressure and believed he was close to breaking through.

• Lind asked Bullet to look after Zephyr's three children when they moved nearby, then asked whether Bullet wanted to travel; Bullet said he was content at school.
• Lind brought Bullet to his private training grounds and introduced him to Liana and Aileen, who stayed to watch their spar.
• Bullet demonstrated his skills, and Lind offered personalized advice on his Basic Taijutsu, other Taijutsu, and haki.
• Lind sparred with Bullet and gradually increased the pressure, prompting Bullet to draw on his reserves and improve quickly.
• As Aileen cheered, Lind raised his strength to that of an early-stage Admiral-level fighter, and Bullet resolved to break through that day.

Lind helped Bullet strengthen his Haki and began guiding his training while the Roger Pirates launched a search for the Red Road Poneglyphs. After Roger’s raid on Totto Land exposed their quest and humiliated Charlotte Linlin, she turned to Lind for training, leaving him to manage her family’s arrival as the world’s attention shifted toward Roger.

• Lind sparred with Bullet until Bullet broke through, then invited him to dinner and asked him to guide Lind’s children and pirates.
• The Roger Pirates found Kozuki Oden, learned that he could read Poneglyphs, and used his help to locate two Red Road Poneglyphs.
• Roger and the Roger Pirates fought Charlotte Linlin in Totto Land and made a rubbing of her Red Road Poneglyph before sailing away.
• Lind learned of the battle and decided to try to send one of his people to join Roger’s voyage while accelerating his own plans.
• After Roger’s public humiliation of her, Charlotte Linlin asked Lind to train her and her children, and Lind agreed despite anticipating trouble at home.

Lind trained Charlotte Linlin on Oran Island and helped her develop her fighting skills, Life Return, and the soul-powered Athena armor. He then used much of his stored fantasy energy to enhance her Soul-Soul Fruit, leaving her aura surging as she continued to strengthen herself.

• Kozuki Oden sailed toward Wano Country aboard the Oro Jackson, troubled by the prospect of facing Kaido and unsure why Kaido had made Kurozumi Orochi shogun.
• Charlotte Linlin flew ahead to Oran Island, where Lind welcomed her and began training her alongside Liana and Allison.
• Over half a month, Lind guided Charlotte Linlin's swordsmanship and Life Return, and helped her create Life Return: Athena by giving the armor a soul.
• Lind used his accumulated fantasy energy to enhance Charlotte Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit, hoping to let her draw on the power of Cloths and their wearers.
• Athena wrapped herself around Charlotte Linlin as her power surged, and Lind threw her a Telekinesis Potion to strengthen her mental power further.

Charlotte Linlin broke through to King-level strength with Lind’s help, sparred with him on the Red Line, and celebrated her achievement with the family on Oran Island. Lind then prepared an expedition to Wano Country, and his First Emperor Ship and Charlotte Linlin’s Queen Mama Chanter set sail.

• Charlotte Linlin drank Lind’s potion, broke through her aura bottleneck, and drew powerful figures to Lind’s training ground.
• Lind and Charlotte Linlin fought at full strength on the Red Line until her Life Return enhancement wore off, and Lind wondered whether he could match Imu.
• Lind and Charlotte Linlin returned to Oran Island for a banquet with their children, after which Lind enhanced Liana and Allison to Admiral-level.
• Lind assembled a small party, including Allison, Liana, Raditz, Bullet, and elite fighters, while Charlotte Linlin brought Katakuri and other older children.
• Lind’s First Emperor Ship and Charlotte Linlin’s Queen Mama Chanter left Oran Island for Wano Country.

Lind and Charlotte Linlin arrived in Wano Country ahead of the Roger Pirates, where Linlin fought Roger and revealed a dramatic leap in strength. After defeating him and obtaining copies of the Red Road Poneglyph rubbings, Linlin and Lind left Wano, while Roger and Kaido remained to settle the country’s affairs.

• Lind told Kaido about Laugh Tale, the Red Road Poneglyphs, and the history of eight hundred years ago, then trained in Wano while waiting for the Roger Pirates.
• When Roger arrived, Charlotte Linlin attacked him, while Bullet, Raditz, and Kaido fought Rayleigh, Gaban, and Kozuki Oden; Lind’s group engaged the remaining Roger Pirates.
• Charlotte Linlin used Life Return Enhancement to overpower Roger, who conceded, and Kaido and the others congratulated her on her breakthrough.
• Charlotte Linlin demanded copies of Roger’s two Red Road Poneglyph rubbings, and Roger’s crew gave them to her as a congratulatory gift.
• Lind and Charlotte Linlin departed Wano Country, leaving Roger and Kaido to decide what would happen to the local Red Road Poneglyph.

Wano Country prospered under Kaido and Salo, and Roger gathered the four Red Road Poneglyph rubbings and chose to begin a worldwide voyage before heading to Laugh Tale. After Lind publicized Roger’s plans, he turned his attention to preparing Shiki to challenge the World Government.

• Kaido and Salo turned Wano Country into an industrial nation that imported food from Totto Land, improving commoners’ lives and enriching the country.
• Roger’s crew obtained a rubbing of Wano Country’s Red Road Poneglyph, and Kozuki Oden deciphered the route to Laugh Tale from all four Red Road Poneglyphs.
• Roger decided the crew would circumnavigate the world before setting out for Laugh Tale, and Bullet agreed to join them until the adventure ended.
• Roger left Wano Country with the Roger Pirates, and Lind and Charlotte Linlin departed soon after.
• Lind asked Morgans to publicize Roger’s plans, and a newspaper announced that Gol D. Roger had found the route to Laugh Tale and would begin a voyage around the world.
• Lind planned to help Shiki gain prestige with a pirate declaration and lead the New World’s forces in a renewed challenge to the World Government.