Recaps

The Five Elders and the Navy discussed replacing fallen Shichibukai as Lafitte recommended Blackbeard for the position. On Hachinosu, Shanks joined Good and Whitebeard, where their talk turned to the new era and Shanks’s belief in Luffy.

• The Five Elders worried that the defeats of Hancock and Crocodile threatened the balance of power and discussed finding new Shichibukai.
• At a Navy meeting attended by Kuma, Doflamingo, and Hawk Eyes, Lafitte arrived and recommended his captain, Blackbeard, for the Shichibukai.
• Shanks arrived at Hachinosu with Dorry and Brogy, and his Conqueror’s Haki knocked out nearby pirates.
• Shanks met with Good and Whitebeard, shared liquor, and talked with them about the past.
• Whitebeard asked Shanks why he had lost an arm, and Shanks said he had bet it on the new era.
• Good challenged Shanks to explain what the new era meant to him, and Shanks privately believed it meant Luffy would change the world.

Good clashed with Whitebeard and Shanks, rejected Shanks's attempt to preserve the balance of power, and promised to deal with Blackbeard and protect Whitebeard's crew. After newspapers reported Ace's imprisonment and Teach's appointment as a Shichibukai, Good prepared the Beasts Pirates to set sail for the coming war.

• Good joined Whitebeard and Shanks's blade clash after their fight spilled his wine, and the three men's Conqueror's Haki knocked out most of the pirates nearby.
• Good challenged Shanks's belief in preserving the world's balance, saying everyone had the right to change the world, and Shanks left with a warning that he would not let the Beasts Pirates take control.
• Good told Whitebeard he would help protect his sons and deal with Blackbeard, while Whitebeard accepted that war had become unavoidable after Ace left.
• Several days later, newspapers announced that Fire Fist Ace had been imprisoned, Teach had become a Shichibukai, and Enies Lobby had fallen.
• Good dismissed Kaido's wish to join the coming conflict and ordered the officers at Hoenn Fortress to prepare to set sail.

As the Marines prepared to publicly execute Ace and fight Whitebeard, Good and the Beasts Pirates officers arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago. Good began buying up cheap property while his subordinates explored the island and attracted the attention of traffickers and pirates.

• The Marines decided to execute Fire Fist Ace publicly and gather one hundred thousand elite officers, while Sengoku worried that the Beasts Pirates might join the war.
• Sengoku learned that Good was buying property in Sabaody and that Rayleigh had been sold to an employment agency; Garp urged him to leave them alone.
• The Supernovas learned that Ace's execution was scheduled for one week later, and wealthy residents began fleeing Sabaody as property prices fell.
• Good bought property at rock-bottom prices and sent his officers to explore, where Who's-Who picked Straw Hat Luffy as a target and Reiju hoped to find Sanji.
• Traffickers targeted Karula, Carrot, Ulti, and Little Pei, while Good encountered the Fallen Rear Admiral Drake.

Good met Drake on Sabaody and invited him to join the Beasts Pirates, disrupting Drake’s undercover plans. He then encountered Law, Urouge, and Killer and provoked them by calling them too weak.

• Good recognized Drake, took him for a walk, and heard the cover story for how he became a pirate.
• Good invited Drake to join the Beasts Pirates, and Drake asked for time to discuss it with his companions.
• Drake intervened in the fight between Urouge and Killer, then left after Urouge recognized him as the Fallen Rear Admiral.
• Good arrived beside Law and encountered Law, Urouge, and Killer, who grew tense at seeing the Earth Calamity.
• Good called the three Supernovas too weak, and Law, Urouge, and Killer prepared to fight him.

Good defeated Luo, Killer, and Urouge on Sabaody, while Karula and Carrot faced human traffickers and the Straw Hat crew became involved in events across the islands. Good told Drake he intended to kill Blackbeard, and the chapter left the auction house underway as Kid spotted Camie.

• Good defeated Luo, Killer, and Urouge in a brief fight, planting them headfirst in the ground.
• Karula and Carrot fought off human traffickers on Island 17, while two dinosaurs chased pirates across Island 6.
• Who's-Who found the Straw Hat Boy near the auction house but held back because Celestial Dragons were inside.
• Good told Drake he planned to kill Blackbeard, then encountered Zoro and gave him the wrong directions to Island 1.
• Luo and Killer returned to the auction house after their defeat, where Kid saw Camie and shouted her name.

Good arrived at the human auction house after the Straw Hat Pirates had escaped, then struck Celestial Dragon Shalria after she shot him. The Marines recognized him as the Beasts Pirates' vice-captain, Earth Calamity, and let him leave while they contacted headquarters.

• Good reached Grove 1 and saw that the fighting at the human auction house had ended and the Straw Hat Pirates had fled.
• Good reunited with Who's-Who, who warned him to leave, while Qikara hid beside him as Marines escorted injured Celestial Dragons across the bridge.
• Shalria shot Good, so he slapped her repeatedly until she fainted beside the stretchers carrying her father and brother.
• A Marine Commodore recognized Good as the Beasts Pirates' vice-captain and ordered the Marines not to attack him without orders from headquarters.
• Good and his companions walked away, and he told Qikara not to worry about him hitting a Celestial Dragon.

Good tested the World Government’s response after confronting Celestial Dragons, then sought to recruit the hunted Cipher Pol 9 members. As chaos engulfed Sabaody, he watched the Supernovas and Kizaru while Ulti and Page One joined him.

• Good asked Qikara how confronting the Celestial Dragons had felt, then ordered Who's-Who to find Rob Lucci on River Islet Island and keep him from escaping.
• On St. Poplar Island, Lucci lay unconscious after surgery while the other Cipher Pol 9 members performed for money to pay his medical bills.
• Sengoku told the Navy officers that classified intelligence linked Earth Calamity Good’s arrival to hunting Blackbeard, though Tsuru questioned whether the information was false.
• Good returned to Grove 24 on Sabaody, found the shops closed amid the Navy-pirate chaos, and had Qikara prepare lunch on a rooftop.
• While eating, Good watched Mad Monk Urouge fight a Pacifista and spotted Kizaru’s presence, as Apoo watched him from a nearby building.
• Ulti and Page One arrived to protect Good, then recognized Kizaru and recalled the kick that had sent them flying on Hachinosu.

Good intercepted Kizaru on Sabaody and sent him east after the Straw Hat Pirates, while the Pacifista continued battling the Supernovas. After Ulti destroyed it, Good invited the four captains to join the Beasts Pirates if they struggled in the New World.

• Ulti and Page One attacked Kizaru, who dodged them and used Yata no Kagami to appear before Good.
• Good told Kizaru that the Straw Hat Pirates had fled east, and Kizaru left to pursue them.
• The Pacifista overwhelmed the Mad Monk, Drake, Hawkins, and Apoo, who failed to defeat it together.
• Ulti struck the Pacifista with Ulti Head Gun and destroyed it in one blow.
• Good summoned the four captains and invited them to join the Beasts Pirates when they reached the New World.

Good let four Supernovas escape after promoting homes in his residential communities, while the Straw Hat Pirates’ defeat on Sabaody ended with Kuma scattering the crew and Reiju taking Sanji away. Reiju brought Sanji to Good’s base, where he faced the prospect of becoming a bargaining chip in Judge’s plans.

• Good handed four Supernovas his business cards and let them flee, expecting them to join the Beasts Pirates after the New World’s balance of power shifted.
• On Island 12, Kuma swatted the exhausted Straw Hat Pirates away as Kizaru and Rayleigh fought, while Reiju rescued Sanji from Kuma’s attack.
• After Luffy disappeared and Kuma scattered the crew, Reiju took Sanji to the Beasts Pirates’ base and revealed that Judge had ordered her to bring him to Good as a possible bargaining chip.
• Reiju warned Sanji that Judge would threaten the people connected to the floating restaurant if he resisted, and told him Good might be able to help.
• Good dismissed his injured legion commanders after they returned from Sabaody, and Reiju arrived with Sanji.

Good kept Sanji at the Beasts Pirates’ base after feeding him, and Sanji realized he had nowhere to go until the Straw Hats reunited. Meanwhile, Luffy landed on Momoiro Island and began searching for his friends, while Sanji asked Reiju whether something big was about to happen.

• Good recognized Sanji from his wanted poster and learned Reiju had brought him back on Judge’s orders.
• Sanji cooked for Good and the others for two hours, then Good freed his shackles and warned him that Marines guarded the exits.
• Good told Sanji that Kuma had sent the Straw Hat Pirates flying and was now at Marine Headquarters.
• Luffy landed on Momoiro Island, ate a wild boar, and took out his Vivre Card to find his friends.
• Sanji decided to wait on Sabaody for the Straw Hats to regroup and asked Reiju if anything big was about to happen.

With Ace's execution hours away, Buggy's escape attempt at Impel Down grew into a massive prison riot, while Ivankov prepared to break out with the Newkama. The fleet carrying Ace reached Marine Headquarters, but news of the jailbreak shook the Marines.

• Buggy fled the Blue Gorillas into the Crimson Forest and considered the pit leading to Beast Hell as a possible escape route.
• Ivankov learned of the war between the Whitebeard Pirates and Marine Headquarters and decided to lead the Newkama out of Impel Down.
• Ivankov's subordinates reported a jailbreak on Level 1, and Ivankov ordered them to help the escaping prisoner.
• A warship left Marine Headquarters for Impel Down without authorization, and the Marines later discovered that Blackbeard had disappeared.
• Five hours before Ace's execution, the fleet carrying Ace arrived safely at Marine Headquarters, where officials received news of a massive prisoner riot led by Buggy and aided by another prisoner.

As the Paramount War approached, Good prepared the Hoenn fleet while Buggy and Mr. 3 led the escaped prisoners away from Impel Down. At Marineford, Sengoku revealed Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son, and the Marines spotted Good’s fleet approaching.

• Sengoku worried that the Impel Down riot and other disruptions could complicate the coming war, while Marines assembled at Headquarters and Supernovas sailed toward Marineford.
• Good learned that Kaido and Red Hair were fighting, assessed the risks of the Beasts Pirates joining the war, and readied the Hoenn fleet under his command.
• Buggy led the prisoners out of Impel Down, and Jinbe and Crocodile helped them seize a warship and escape.
• A Marine call identified Buggy and Mr. 3 as the prison-break ringleaders, prompting the prisoners to hail them as legendary figures and Buggy to declare they would pursue Whitebeard’s head.
• At Marineford, Sengoku announced that Ace was the biological son of Gol D. Roger, and a lookout reported Good’s six ships and more than two thousand fighters approaching.

Good watched the Battle of Marineford from the Groudon as Whitebeard’s forces began to lose ground and Ace’s rescue looked increasingly unlikely. At the chapter’s end, Good concluded that without Straw Hat, the pirates could not turn the battle around.

• The Whitebeard Pirates arrived at Marineford, and the battle began as Good watched from the Groudon.
• Whitebeard created enormous tsunamis, which Aokiji froze before the Marines and pirates clashed across the bay.
• Little Oars Jr. fell in battle, and prisoners from Impel Down joined the fight.
• In Kamabakka Kingdom, the cross-dressers knocked Luffy unconscious to stop him from trying to reach Marineford, then reacted in disbelief to Buggy’s broadcast appearance.
• Whitebeard was stabbed by one of his subordinates, Akainu attacked with Meteor Volcano, and the Marines gained the upper hand.
• Good judged that the Whitebeard Pirates were finished and that Ace would likely die without Straw Hat’s intervention.

At Marineford, Good arrived with the Hoenn Fleet and confronted Blackbeard over Thatch’s murder, sentencing him to death. The battle’s sudden escalation was broadcast to Sabaody, where the public and reporters watched the Groudon Company challenge the Blackbeard Pirates.

• Mr. 3 unlocked Ace’s Seastone Handcuffs, and Ace escaped the Execution Platform with Mr. 3.
• Whitebeard ordered his crew to retreat, then battled the Marines and Akainu while the pirates fled.
• Akainu mortally wounded Ace, and Whitebeard later blasted Akainu underground and split the island with the aftershocks.
• The Blackbeard Pirates appeared at Marine Headquarters, and the Hoenn Fleet arrived under the Groudon Company flag.
• Good crossed the battlefield, accused Blackbeard of murdering Thatch, and declared that Blackbeard had been sentenced to death.
• People in Sabaody watched the confrontation on a giant screen as reporters recorded the arrival of Blackbeard’s notorious allies.

Good confronted Blackbeard at Marine Headquarters and overwhelmed him despite Blackbeard’s Dark-Dark Fruit powers. After Good shattered Blackbeard’s skull with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch, Blackbeard screamed and rolled across the battlefield in agony.

• Good struck Blackbeard and drove him into the plaza before the Blackbeard Pirates could finish attacking.
• Speed relayed Good’s orders as the Groudon Company moved to fight the Blackbeard Pirates, while Hajrudin led the Giant Warrior Pirates toward Sanjuan Wolf.
• Blackbeard spread his darkness across the battlefield, sucking in Marines and trapping Good, but Good dispersed it with Haki.
• Blackbeard used Black Vortex to pull Good close and grabbed his shoulder, but Good caught and twisted Blackbeard’s fist.
• Good struck Blackbeard’s head with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch, shattering his skull as Blackbeard screamed in pain.

Good defeated and killed Blackbeard at Marine Headquarters, then Whitebeard died after entrusting his sons' future to Good. News of both deaths spread around the world, while Akainu continued pursuing the surviving Whitebeard Pirates.

• Good transformed into Groudon, devoured Blackbeard's darkness, and struck him with a devastating Hyper Beam.
• Good crushed Blackbeard with a physical attack, rejected his offer to become a servant, and beheaded him.
• Good brought Blackbeard's head to Whitebeard, who died after recalling his wish for a family and entrusting his sons to Good.
• Reporters spread news of Blackbeard's death and Whitebeard's death, and the world reacted with shock.
• Akainu resumed his pursuit of the Whitebeard Pirates' survivors.

Good fought Sengoku and the Marines while sinking Marine Headquarters, forcing Sengoku to choose between capturing him and protecting the Holy Land. After learning Kaido was advancing toward the Holy Land, Sengoku ended the war, leaving Marine Headquarters badly damaged and the Groudon Company undefeated.

• Good made Marine Headquarters sink and fought Sengoku, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Garp as Groudon while seawater and magma overwhelmed the battlefield.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to attack Good with everything they had, despite the mounting casualties among ordinary Marines.
• Vice Admiral Momonga reported that Kaido had captured the G-1 Branch and Red Port and was heading for the Holy Land.
• Good challenged the Marines to end the war or keep fighting him as Marine Headquarters continued to sink.
• Sengoku ordered the attacks to stop and declared the war over, prioritizing the Holy Land's safety.

After Ace's death, Good offered Marco and the other Whitebeard Pirates a safe future in the Groudon Company while preparing to claim key parts of Whitebeard's territory. Meanwhile, Ivankov learned that Luffy was on Kamabakka and discovered from Dragon that Luffy was his son, as Sengoku met with Kong after the war.

• Good placed flowers at Ace and Whitebeard's graves on Sphinx Island and offered to protect the island under the Beasts Pirates' flag.
• Good proposed that Marco and the other division commanders join the Groudon Company and manage its residential communities, and Marco agreed to talk with them.
• Good's fleet set out to claim important islands in Whitebeard's former territory and continue building Hoenn Residential Communities.
• Ivankov returned to Kamabakka, learned that Luffy was grieving in the forest, and contacted Dragon about meeting to discuss the prison break and Kuma.
• Dragon told Ivankov that Luffy was his son and asked him to care for and train Luffy.
• Kong thanked Sengoku for his efforts in ending the Paramount War.

As the Marines chose Akainu as Sengoku’s successor and the World Government sought new Shichibukai, pirates and Supernovas saw the Hoenn Residential Community become a refuge from the Beasts Pirates. Good and Jinbe reached Fish-Man Island, where Jinbe planned to meet Neptune amid the island’s crisis.

• Sengoku recommended Akainu as the next Fleet Admiral, while the World Government sought replacements for the lost Shichibukai.
• Buggy reunited with his former crew, and Mr. 3 received an invitation for Buggy to join the Shichibukai.
• Hawkins spared Brownbeard after learning that the Hoenn Residential Community was a safe zone, and Kid’s crew stopped him from pursuing enemies who had fled there.
• Pirates and Supernovas rushed to buy homes in Hoenn Residential Communities as resale prices soared.
• Good and Jinbe arrived at Fish-Man Island, where Jinbe arranged to visit Neptune at Ryugu Palace.

Good secured Fish-Man Island’s protection by lending Neptune the Beasts Pirates’ flag and accepting Jinbe’s allegiance, then ordered Jinbe to attack Totto Land’s envoy. The next morning, Jinbe and Speed ambushed Baron Tamago and Pekoms while Good visited Fish-Man Cove and received the newspapers he had asked for.

• Neptune accepted Good’s offer of the Beasts Pirates’ protection despite Totto Land’s envoy being on the island.
• Jinbe pledged allegiance to Good on behalf of the Sun Pirates, and Good ordered him to beat up Baron Tamago.
• Speed and Jinbe attacked Baron Tamago and Pekoms, with Jinbe announcing that Fish-Man Island belonged to the Beasts Pirates and that they had to leave.
• Good watched Sanji ogle the mermaids at Fish-Man Cove, and Qikara brought him the newspapers he wanted.

After learning that Luffy had postponed the Straw Hats’ reunion for two years, Sanji agreed to return with Good after hearing about the women of Amazon Lily and Good’s plans for a Fish-Man settlement. Good discovered that his 4.12-billion-Beli bounty surpassed Red Hair’s, then warned Big Mom’s messengers to keep her revenge away from the Groudon Company as the company defended its Sabaody property purchases.

• Sanji read the news of Luffy’s 3D2Y message and decided to reunite with the Straw Hats in two years.
• Good persuaded Sanji to return with him by promising training and mentioning Amazon Lily and a planned Fish-Man settlement near Hoenn Fortress.
• Good read that Akainu had become Fleet Admiral, noticed the World Government’s mass recruitment, and found his 4.12-billion-Beli wanted poster.
• At Fish-Man Island, Good sent Baron Tamago and Pekoms back to Big Mom with a warning not to target Groudon Company property.
• The Groudon Company began building the Hoenn Residential Community on Sabaody, while its representative confronted Marines over pressure to reverse property sales.

Snake used legal arguments and egg yolk pastries to persuade a Marine commodore to withdraw Marines from the Groudon Company’s construction site, while Good discussed the success of the company’s housing presales. On River Islet Island, Who's-Who challenged Rob Lucci and learned that Lucci’s Doriki was slightly higher than his own.

• Snake pressured the Marine commodore to stop interfering with the Groudon Company and gave him a box of egg yolk pastries.
• Snake told Good that the first batch of homes had sold out within two hours, and Good decided the property management fees should be higher.
• Rob Lucci sensed a wild beast when he returned to River Islet Island with the former Cipher Pol 9 members.
• Who's-Who revealed his identity and challenged Lucci, while Kaku and the others faced Who's-Who's cat-dressed subordinates.
• Who's-Who attacked with Blade Pistol, and Silent measured his Doriki at 3,960.
• Silent said Lucci's Doriki was 4,000, wiping the smile from Who's-Who's face.

Rob Lucci and Who's-Who fought fiercely, with Who's-Who relying on his Ancient Zoan powers and Fang Pistol to press the attack. Lucci found a way to change direction mid-Soru and struck Who's-Who hard with Rankyaku: Kicking Bird, while Cipher Pol 9 kept the cat pirates from intervening.

• Lucci and Who's-Who exchanged Six Powers attacks at high speed and appeared evenly matched despite Lucci's lingering injuries.
• Who's-Who transformed into his sabertooth tiger form and attacked Lucci with Fang Pistol, provoking Lucci by mentioning his defeat by Straw Hat Luffy.
• Lucci stopped dodging Fang Pistol and smashed one aside, revealing his anger and alarming Who's-Who.
• Who's-Who fired a barrage of Fang Pistols, but Lucci evaded them and used Kamisori to change direction during Soru.
• Lucci struck Who's-Who with Rankyaku: Kicking Bird, driving him into the ground as the cat pirates cried out and Cipher Pol 9 blocked their help.

Lucci defeated Who’s-Who, who revealed that Earth Calamity Good wanted to meet him and warned that the World Government was hunting his group. Meanwhile, Marine Headquarters relocated to G-1, Smoker prepared to transfer there, and Kuzan reconsidered his position before Good visited Shakky’s bar.

• Lucci defeated Who’s-Who with Rokuogan, then refused to associate with Earth Calamity Good despite Who’s-Who’s offer of protection.
• Who’s-Who told Lucci that the World Government was hunting them and pointed out pursuing warships approaching the coast.
• Akainu decided to relocate Marine Headquarters to the G-1 Branch in the New World.
• Smoker arranged to transfer to G-5 to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates and become stronger, while Kuzan reflected on Sakazuki and Ohara.
• Good met Shakky at her bar on Grove 13 and ordered a glass of sherry.

Good invited Rayleigh to train recruits for his Hoenn organization, then brought Cipher Pol 9 to Hoenn Fortress to recruit them. The agents arrived to find Hancock and Yamato fighting, and Good reunited with the two women.

• Good asked Shakky to pass on his invitation for Rayleigh to become a recruit instructor at Hoenn Fortress.
• Who's-Who brought Rob Lucci, Kaku, Jabra, Blueno, Kumadori, Fukurou, and Kalifa to meet Good, who offered them intelligence and assassination work in his Hoenn Government.
• Half a month later, the Groudon reached Hoenn Fortress, where Lucci and the others saw Boa Hancock and Yamato fighting with Conqueror's Haki.
• Hancock and Yamato spotted Good and leaped toward him, smashing holes in the Groudon's cabin when he dodged.
• Yamato greeted Good excitedly, while Hancock shyly hid behind the mast and greeted him.