Chapter Summaries

Pande Lia and the World Government negotiated a ceasefire after the fighting devastated Lese Island, with Ginny pressing for concessions and Saint Nusjuro refusing reparations. As the forces withdrew, Aileen sent Garp a letter, which Sengoku and Zephyr joined him to read.

• Pande Lia demanded that the Revolutionary Army and Beasts Pirates receive all territory west of Lese Island, but Saint Nusjuro rejected the demand and warned that their allies would not remain in East Blue.
• Ginny threatened to continue fighting and demanded the Liese Kingdom's treasury, ten Devil Fruits, and twenty billion Beli, while Saint Nusjuro refused to pay reparations.
• Pande Lia agreed to a one-year ceasefire barring attacks on the Revolutionary Army's and Beasts Pirates' territories, then left Ginny to continue negotiating.
• The fighters withdrew from the battlefield, leaving Lese Island devastated, and Aileen shot Garp an arrow carrying a piece of white cloth.
• Sengoku and Zephyr joined Garp aboard his Dog-Head Battleship and asked him to unfold the letter.

Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr considered Lind’s offer to help them break through to Overlord and arranged secret trips to Oran Island. Meanwhile, Saint Nusjuro oversaw the signing of the East Blue Armistice Agreement, which formalized the allied forces’ gains and compensation from the region’s affiliated nations.

• Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr read Lind’s letter offering help with their breakthroughs in exchange for supporting him and the Oran Empire at critical moments.
• Zephyr called the number in the letter and spoke with Flower Sparrow, who promised to smuggle the three Marines to Oran Island without alerting the World Government.
• Sengoku arranged for Garp and Zephyr to travel first while he stayed with the fleet, and the three planned to tell Tsuru and their adjutants to cover for them.
• Saint Nusjuro focused on stabilizing the East Blue and treated the letter as an attempt by the Oran Empire to sow discord.
• Saint Nusjuro oversaw the signing of the East Blue Armistice Agreement three days later, granting the allied forces control of occupied territory and Liese Kingdom’s treasures.
• Ginny secured five Devil Fruits and ten billion Beli in compensation from the East Blue’s eleven affiliated nations, satisfying the Revolutionary Army and the Beasts Pirates.

After the treaty eased the East Blue conflict, Katakuri joined Sakazuki and King in repeatedly challenging Dragon's Marines. During one clash, Dragon awakened Conqueror's Haki, while Ji arrived to help Katakuri, leaving the East Blue facing a future shortage of opponents as more young powerhouses approached Admiral level.

• The treaty reduced the visiting legions' garrisons, and Katakuri arrived in the East Blue after breaking through to Admiral level.
• Sakazuki, King, and Katakuri challenged Dragon, Kizaru, and Kuzan, and Dragon awakened Conqueror's Haki under the pressure of their combined Haki.
• The six fighters traded powerful attacks before pairing off, with Sakazuki facing Dragon, King facing Kizaru, and Katakuri facing Kuzan.
• Kuzan's relentless attacks overwhelmed Katakuri, whose Future Sight improved as he struggled to keep up.
• Ji joined Katakuri against Kuzan after awakening Conqueror's Haki and reaching Admiral level following the war.
• Katakuri reflected that more young pirates, including Marco, Mihawk, Crocodile, Wang Yue, Urouge, and Vista, might soon reach Admiral level and crowd the East Blue's battles.

Garp and Zephyr met Lind at his private training ground, where he explained his plan to help them reach Overlord level by restoring their bodies with Life Potions and training them in the Gravity Chamber. The chapter ended with the two enduring ten times gravity inside the chamber as the potions began taking effect.

• Garp and Zephyr secretly traveled to Oran Island and met Lind at his private training ground.
• Lind explained that their aging bodies might be holding back their breakthroughs and proposed restoring their vitality before training them under increasing gravity.
• Lind showed them the Gravity Chamber and described how it had helped Katakuri and other fighters grow stronger.
• Garp and Zephyr drank Life Potions and entered the chamber with Lind.
• Lind instructed Xiao Ai to set the gravity to ten times, and Garp and Zephyr gritted their teeth as the pressure mounted.

After the East Blue battle ended in a draw, Dragon reassigned Kizaru and Kuzan to ease his workload as renewed fighting spread across the sea. An immense pirate force gathered outside Reverse Mountain, leaving Kizaru preparing to resist while King urged his side to avoid needless losses.

• Lind left Garp and Zephyr to train in the Gravity Chamber on Oran Island and told them Xiao Ai could relay messages.
• Sakazuki and the other Marines ended their spar with Dragon's forces in a draw and sailed away; Dragon then ordered Kizaru to Loguetown and Kuzan to the Mata Archipelago.
• Pande Lia sent Sakazuki's group to guard newly occupied waters, while Katakuri joined Ji on the front line.
• Pirates from across the seas poured into the East Blue, and Kizaru and King helped stabilize Reverse Mountain after the invading factions inflicted losses.
• Kizaru reviewed intelligence about the gathered pirates and called a meeting, while King told his men to prioritize survival rather than fight the pirates to the death.
• Three days later, pirate ships had gathered in greater numbers outside Reverse Mountain, and an attack appeared imminent.

Pirates from around the world charged through Reverse Mountain into East Blue, where Kizaru, King, and the region’s forces fought to contain them. After the battle, the surviving pirates faced a joint East Blue campaign, while Kizaru returned to a mountain of paperwork.

• Kizaru and King let the first wave of pirates pass through gaps in their blockades while their fleets and personal attacks sank many ships.
• Bounty hunters watched the battle and worried that the influx of pirates into East Blue would leave them with few targets elsewhere.
• After reports from Kizaru and King, East Blue’s major forces made peace and prepared a joint effort to hunt down the pirates who broke through.
• The day-and-night assault gradually ended, and the remaining pirates were captured, killed, or recruited by the Navy and Beasts Pirates; the Revolutionary Army declined to recruit them.
• Kizaru returned to his office expecting a rest, but his adjutant brought him documents from thirty-eight branches near Loguetown to review.

Kizaru allowed bounty hunters to enter the East Blue, while the Four Dark Kings completed the Dark Legion and sent it to meet Whitebeard. After Lapis and Whitebeard reunited near Reverse Mountain, they agreed to have the Dark Legion spar against Whitebeard’s sons.

• Kizaru permitted the bounty hunters to pass through the Marine defenses into the East Blue.
• Lapis led the newly assembled Dark Legion aboard the Ocean Prince toward Reverse Mountain.
• Whitebeard and Lapis met near the East Blue entrance to Reverse Mountain and praised each other’s forces.
• Lapis considered asking the Oran Empire to send a talented captain to the Dark Legion.
• Whitebeard and Lapis agreed to arrange a spar between the Dark Legion and Whitebeard’s sons.
• Lapis told Xiwen he would face Marco while Xiwen held off Vista.

The Dark Legion fought Whitebeard's sons in its first battle, with Lapis sparring against Marco and offering advice while the two sides tested each other's strength. The Dark Legion gained the advantage, and Whitebeard's sons grew calmer under his encouragement, while Vista continued to pressure Xiwen.

• Lapis challenged Marco, then led the Dark Legion into battle against Whitebeard's sons as Xiwen engaged Vista.
• Lapis used Conqueror's Coating and the Heat-Heat Fruit against Marco, advising him to rely less on the Phoenix Fruit's recovery and more on Haki and Taijutsu.
• The fighters battled evenly at first, while Whitebeard's sons joked during the fight and the Dark Legion showed greater discipline and combat experience.
• After the Dark Legion gained the upper hand, Whitebeard urged his sons not to rush and to focus on enjoying the fight and growing.
• Whitebeard's sons calmed down and fought more seriously, but the Dark Legion's advantage continued to grow.
• Vista kept Xiwen suppressed, forcing Xiwen to call for help until three Elite Vice Admirals joined forces to hold him back.

The Whitebeard Pirates and the Dark Legion ended their daylong spar in the East Blue with a feast, where Shiki arrived the next morning. Shiki carried the groups to Bahar Island, where Pande Lia challenged Whitebeard to a spar.

• Vista blamed the Whitebeard Pirates’ loss of momentum on their lack of training, and the daylong fight with the Dark Legion ended without a winner after Lapis called it off.
• Whitebeard invited both groups to a feast, while King and Kizaru kept watch over the Reverse Mountain passage through the night.
• Shiki arrived with Hawk-Eye, Crocodile, and the Stellar Squad, then proposed taking the strongest youngsters to spar at Pande Lia’s base.
• Whitebeard accepted Shiki’s offer, and Shiki used his Fruit Ability to fly the battleships and their passengers to Bahar Island.
• Pande Lia challenged Whitebeard to a spar after lunch, and Whitebeard agreed.

Pande Lia sparred with Whitebeard for nearly a day and night, proving she could fight at the Overlord level by drawing on the Knights of the Round Table. After the duel ended, the factions began a chaotic youth sparring tournament on the island where their battle had raised new land.

• Pande Lia and Whitebeard clashed with their weapons and Haki, and their evenly matched battle devastated the sea and sky around them.
• After fighting for nearly a day and night, Pande Lia ended the spar, and Whitebeard praised her strength and urged her to look after the Whitebeard Pirates in the East Blue.
• Shiki encouraged Pande Lia and considered the Revolutionary Army a potential ally against the World Government.
• Whitebeard proposed that Mihawk and Crocodile spar on the newly formed island, and Pande Lia brought in the Knights of the Round Table Reserves to compete with young fighters from the other factions.
• Vista and Hawk-Eye started the free-for-all by charging at each other, and the four factions soon fought across the island while Crocodile rampaged as a sandstorm.

A chaotic free-for-all gave the Revolutionary Army and its allies valuable combat experience, while Kozuki Oden arrived in the East Blue with 200 warriors to reinforce Kaido. At a banquet, Oden reassured a drunken Kaido about his former comrades and urged them to train toward breaking through to overlord.

• Shiki praised the battlefield melee, and Ginny accepted Pande Lia's order to arrange more free-for-all matches.
• Kozuki Oden arrived with 100 Wano Country samurai and 100 Mink Tribe warriors, easing Kaido's worries about the Beasts Pirates' strength.
• Kaido greeted Oden warmly and thanked him for bringing reinforcements to help establish the Beasts Pirates in the East Blue.
• At the banquet, Kaido drunkenly lamented that Shiki and Whitebeard had sided with Pande Lia, and Oden assured him they did not look down on him.
• Oden urged Kaido to train so they could break through to overlord, while Kaido alternated between agreeing and bursting into tears.

Kaido brought Kozuki Oden to Bahar Island to challenge Pande Lia, where they saw the elite units training and learned how far the powers of the changing world had advanced. Pande Lia accepted their challenge, and the three began a fierce battle that left Kaido and Oden struggling against her strength.

• Kaido, having forgotten the previous night, woke Kozuki Oden and asked him to join in challenging Pande Lia.
• Kaido and Oden flew to Bahar Island and watched the Knights of the Round Table, Shiki's Stellar Squad, the Dark Legion, and Whitebeard's adopted sons train.
• Kaido and Oden met Pande Lia, Whitebeard, and Shiki, and Oden explained that he had come to help Kaido and hoped to reach Overlord strength.
• Kaido and Oden challenged Pande Lia, who led them to a battlefield while Whitebeard, Shiki, and other onlookers followed.
• Pande Lia, Kaido, and Oden unleashed their Conqueror's Haki and fought; Pande Lia initially lost ground in their Haki exchanges, then overpowered the two men in the continuing battle.
• Kaido and Oden repeatedly crashed into the ground as their fight with Pande Lia stirred the dormant volcano and sent lava gushing across the island.

After Caesar Kulaun escaped the Oran Empire’s Sky Island facility, he planned to join Kaido and use his Artificial Devil Fruit research to gain funding. Lind had secretly arranged the escape, hoping Caesar’s freedom would lead to new developments, while Kite criticized the security forces’ lack of experience.

• Fia learned Caesar Kulaun had escaped, ordered a search and a Sky Island lockdown, and assured Lind that the Artificial Devil Fruit research could continue without him.
• Caesar Kulaun hid in Sky Island’s gas pipes, avoided patrols, and escaped into the White-White Sea.
• Caesar Kulaun considered several potential allies, chose Kaido, and headed toward the Blue Sea.
• Kite revealed that Lind had ordered Caesar Kulaun’s escape so the empire could study his work from a distance.
• Kite criticized the National Defense Force and Security Force and planned to have the Intelligence Department arrange training.

Pande Lia defeated Kaido and Kozuki Oden in a battle that destroyed their island, while Shiki rescued the two from the magma. As Kaido and Oden headed back to the Beasts Pirates’ base, they recruited Caesar Kulaun, whose Artificial Devil Fruit research gave Kaido new ambitions.

• Pande Lia overpowered Kaido and Kozuki Oden, then unleashed Sword of Promised Victory against their combined attacks and devastated the island.
• Shiki rescued Kaido and Kozuki Oden from the magma, and Kaido acknowledged their defeat before he and Oden prepared to leave.
• Kaido explained that he needed to return to arrange the Beasts Pirates’ defenses, and Oden joined him to return to his troops.
• Kaido and Oden encountered Caesar Kulaun on their way to the base, and Caesar asked to join the Beasts Pirates.
• Caesar told Kaido that his Artificial Devil Fruit project was more than halfway complete, and Kaido welcomed him as a subordinate.
• Kaido took Caesar and Oden toward the Beasts Pirates’ base, resolving to pursue Devil Fruit Awakening and reach the Overlord level.

As pirates flooded into the East Blue, the Beasts Pirates and Revolutionary Army launched major sweeps while the overwhelmed Marines called in reinforcements and recruited more soldiers. Amid the chaos, pirate factions seized kingdoms and islands to establish footholds for the new era.

• Kaido arranged a laboratory for Caesar Kulaun and made his research the Beasts Pirates’ priority.
• The Beasts Pirates and Revolutionary Army began coordinated dragnet operations, while the East Blue Marines struggled to defend their larger territory from the growing pirate population.
• Dragon requested help from Marine Headquarters, and Zephyr returned to the East Blue with the Pride Troopers as the Marines expanded their recruitment using wealth taken from pirates.
• Gecko Moria killed a kingdom’s king, renamed the country the Moonlight Kingdom, and appointed himself head of state before leaving its administration to An Yue'er.
• Diamante urged Vergo to build a strong foundation for the absent young master, while Vergo chose to focus on training.
• Byojack told Nightin, Gairam, and Sebastian that they had to seize territory in the East Blue before Byrnndi World escaped Impel Down and the new era left them behind.

As pirates seized territory across the East Blue, Dragon tried to mobilize the Marines and Celestial Dragon families to stop them, but the Revolutionary Army and Beasts Pirates kept the Marines tied down. The Celestial Dragon families used the chaos to expand their own domains, while Garp arrived in the East Blue as the Marines’ first Overlord-level fighter.

• Lind learned that pirates were conquering affiliated nations and turning the East Blue into a chaotic territory divided among competing forces.
• Dragon ordered Borsalino and Kuzan to target the pirates claiming territory, but Katakuri and Sakazuki intercepted them while Marco and Vista pinned Dragon down.
• Dragon requested reinforcements from Marine Headquarters and urged the Celestial Dragon families to act; Garp boarded a plane for the East Blue, while Zephyr prepared to escort the Pride Troopers.
• The Celestial Dragon families cleared pirates from around their holdings, then used pirate invasions as a pretext to take control of affiliated nations.
• Dragon assigned Koshiro and Xiangling to pursue the remaining pirate rulers as the Marines struggled to operate under pressure from the Revolutionary Army and Beasts Pirates.
• Garp arrived having become the Marines’ first Overlord-level fighter and thoroughly hammered Kaido when Kaido challenged him.

Shiki, Whitebeard, and Pande Lia challenged Garp to test his recent breakthrough, and Shiki carried them to the Red Line for a fight. Pande Lia and Garp began battling there, and both were injured in their first fierce exchanges.

• Shiki, Whitebeard, and Pande Lia arrived at Yalinfan Island and confronted Garp, whose son Dragon prepared the Marines to evacuate.
• Garp agreed to fight the three Overlords on the Red Line so their battle would not endanger the Marines.
• Shiki flew Garp and the others to the Red Line, where Pande Lia volunteered to fight Garp first.
• Pande Lia charged Garp with the Sword in the Stone, and they exchanged powerful blows that cratered the Red Line.
• Garp blocked Pande Lia's sword with his arm and struck her in the face, sending her flying; Pande Lia recovered, spat blood, and insisted on continuing.

Pande Lia and Garp continued their destructive battle while Whitebeard and Shiki began a separate sparring match. Shiki’s superior Haki and Whitebeard’s overwhelming Tremor-Tremor Fruit power escalated their clash until Shiki prepared a terrifying fused slash that Whitebeard chose to face head-on.

• Pande Lia and Garp resumed fighting, and their clashes tore up the Red Line.
• Whitebeard challenged Shiki to spar, and they traveled hundreds of kilometers away from Garp and Pande Lia.
• Shiki overwhelmed Whitebeard in a Haki clash and sent him flying, but Whitebeard refused to concede.
• Whitebeard used Air Quake to break through Shiki’s earth lions, while Shiki countered with Infinite Storm and later attacked with flying slashes.
• Shiki unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Become One, merging his slashes into a powerful strike, and Whitebeard prepared to withstand it with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Whitebeard conceded his duel with Shiki after their devastating clash, while Imu sensed the fighters and pondered the World Government’s weakening hold. Shiki then accepted Pande Lia and Garp’s challenge and, after being knocked back when he tried to fight them head-on, used his ranged attacks and Float-Float Fruit to put them on the defensive.

• Whitebeard unleashed an all-out Air Quake against Shiki’s Ten Thousand Swords Become One, and their clash tore a vast fissure through the Red Line.
• Whitebeard admitted defeat, drank medicine for his injuries, and planned to seek further treatment from Marco and at Oran Island.
• Imu sensed the battle and reflected that the World Government might not withstand the pirates if they united; Whitebeard and Shiki also felt Imu’s presence.
• After returning to Pande Lia and Garp, Shiki accepted their challenge and charged them, but their combined attack sent him flying.
• Shiki changed tactics, using the Float-Float Fruit, earthen lions, and sword slashes to pressure Pande Lia and Garp as they countered with their strongest attacks.

Shiki overwhelmed Garp and Pande Lia with Planetary Devastation, carving a vast crater into the Red Line, but both survived with Whitebeard’s help. The four Overlords then joined forces to attack the weakened landmass until Garp punched a passage through it.

• Shiki repelled Garp and Pande Lia, then used Infinite Storm and slashes to hold them back while Planetary Devastation formed.
• Shiki hurled the dense, Armament-coated stone sphere at Garp and Pande Lia, smashing them into the Red Line and blasting an enormous crater into it.
• Garp and Pande Lia escaped the explosion’s center, and Whitebeard caught them before they fell into the sea.
• Whitebeard suggested continuing to break through the Red Line, and Shiki, Whitebeard, Garp, and Pande Lia attacked it together.
• Garp’s Fist Bone: Impact finally punched through the Red Line, and the passage widened as seawater and collapsing earth battered its remaining sections.