Chapter Summaries

Garp stopped Jozu from reaching Ace, but he froze while struggling over whether to capture his grandson. Whitebeard was distracted by Garp’s intervention, letting the Admirals strike him and leave his right arm frostbitten.

• Garp used Geppo to reach Jozu and pinned his head into a crater with one hand, preventing him from rescuing Ace.
• Vista recognized Garp and warned Jozu that the Marine Hero was holding him down.
• Garp remained motionless as he wrestled with whether to take Ace, while Vista mistook his hesitation for charging up a powerful attack.
• Whitebeard turned his attention toward Garp and Ace, and the Three Admirals seized the opening to attack him.
• Aokiji froze Whitebeard’s right arm, and Whitebeard shattered the ice but suffered frostbite as Akainu’s magma fists and Kizaru’s lasers closed in.

Whitebeard endured the Admirals’ attacks, then struck Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru with compressed Shockwaves that injured them and destroyed buildings. As Marco flew toward the harbor, Whitebeard challenged Garp over Ace’s capture, deepening Garp’s inner conflict before an unsettling voice interrupted.

• Whitebeard survived Kizaru’s exploding laser and Akainu’s Magma Fist, then hit Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru with three concentrated Shockwaves.
• Whitebeard’s Shockwaves passed through the Admirals and destroyed buildings, killing Marines and some Whitebeard Pirates before fading a kilometer away.
• Marco broke away from Momousagi and flew toward the harbor, while Momousagi pursued him with Geppo.
• Whitebeard paused to recover from the backlash of his attack as the three Admirals prepared to keep fighting.
• Whitebeard shouted at Garp about whether he truly wanted Ace captured, and Garp trembled as his struggle intensified.
• A cold, sinister voice suddenly rang out.

Five masked CP0 agents arrived and pressured Garp to capture Ace, revealing that Ace was Garp’s grandson. When the agents charged for Ace, Whitebeard attacked them, but Snake Mask rebounded his Shockwave, while Garp reluctantly chose not to intervene.

• Half-Face Mask confronted Garp at the harbor and revealed that Ace was his grandson, urging Garp to capture him.
• Garp rebuked Half-Face Mask, but the masked agents charged toward Ace without waiting for his response.
• Whitebeard unleashed Conqueror’s Haki and struck the agents with a Shockwave, which Snake Mask sent back at him using the Rebound-Rebound Fruit.
• Akainu and the other two Admirals recovered and blocked Whitebeard while the masked agents continued toward Ace.
• A Marine Vice Admiral held Vista back, and Garp clenched his fist before closing his eyes and suppressing his urge to save Ace.

The masked men captured Ace and began taking him toward a Marine warship while Whitebeard was held back by Akainu and the other Admirals. Tesoro intervened to stop them, and when Half-Face Mask offered to pardon his crimes, Tesoro attacked the masked men.

• Half-Face Mask captured Ace and declared that he would be executed as the Pirate King's son, while Ace insisted Whitebeard was his father.
• Garp and Ace exchanged glances, but Half-Face Mask interrupted them and urged Garp to focus on his duty.
• The masked men started carrying Ace toward a Marine warship as Akainu and the other Admirals stopped Whitebeard from reaching him.
• Tesoro blocked the masked men with a wall of gold, revealing himself to protect Ace after remembering his own past with CP0.
• Half-Face Mask offered to ask the Celestial Dragons to pardon Tesoro, but Tesoro erupted in anger and sent five golden spikes at the masked men.

Tesoro fought the World Government’s masked men while Whitebeard and the Three Admirals continued their battle nearby. After forming a ten-meter Golden Giant, Tesoro launched a powerful attack at the masked men, who pushed Snake Mask forward to rebound it.

• Snake Mask rebounded one of Tesoro’s golden spikes, nearly striking Tesoro through his golden shield.
• Half-Face Mask knocked Ace unconscious again as Tesoro refused to surrender, and Whitebeard prepared to fight the Three Admirals anew.
• Tesoro transformed himself into a ten-meter Golden Giant using the gold available around him.
• Tesoro attacked the five masked men with Golden Hellfire, and they shoved Snake Mask in front of the giant’s fist.
• Snake Mask raised both hands as the giant’s golden fist slammed into them.

Tesoro fought the Masked Men, killing Snake Mask when the Rebound-Rebound Fruit's power clashed with the Gold Heavenly Fire. Marco returned to the battlefield with Momousagi, who stopped him from reaching the unconscious Ace, while Tesoro prepared to continue fighting the remaining Masked Men.

• Tesoro's golden giant reflected Snake Mask's Golden Hellfire strike, leaving Snake Mask badly burned and the giant severely damaged.
• The Masked Men retreated toward Snake Mask, then threw him into Tesoro's Gold Heavenly Fire to save themselves.
• Snake Mask tried to reflect the laser with his Devil Fruit power, causing an explosion that killed him and scattered his remains.
• Whitebeard, Akainu, and the others noticed the blast as Marco returned with Momousagi and found Ace unconscious nearby.
• Momousagi attacked Marco when he tried to reach Ace, while Tesoro shed his damaged golden giant and turned to fight the remaining Masked Men.

Tesoro used his gold powers to battle the Masked Men, whose Zoan transformations let them overwhelm and injure him. He escaped their restraint and prepared to continue fighting, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Tesoro blocked the Masked Men’s attacks with gold and pierced Tengu Mask with a barrage of Haki-coated weapons.
• Tengu Mask transformed into a dog, while Painted-Face Mask and Crying-Face Mask began transforming; Tesoro hurled the latter two into ruined buildings before they could finish.
• The two transformed fighters emerged as a lion and a white crane, then attacked Tesoro alongside the dog while Half-Face Mask disrupted him with Rankyaku.
• The lion and dog held Tesoro in place as the white crane pierced his chest, and Half-Face Mask moved behind him to deliver a killing blow.
• Tesoro’s pulse made Half-Face Mask stumble and strike the lion, allowing Tesoro to pull out the crane’s beak and knock the dog away with Gold Bomb.
• Tesoro sank into the gold, emerged nearby, and summoned more gold around himself as he prepared to retaliate.

Tesoro killed Lion with Golden Divine Punishment, but Whitebeard’s tremors shook the island and gave White Crane a chance to seize Ace. The three surviving masked men reached their warship with Ace, where they found a young man calmly watching them from a sofa.

• Tesoro used Gold Splash to disrupt the masked men, trapped Lion in liquid gold, and killed him with Golden Divine Punishment while the others refused to help.
• White Crane used Tesoro’s distraction to capture Ace, and the three surviving masked men flew toward their warship.
• Whitebeard unleashed powerful shockwaves against Akainu, shaking the island and injuring the Admirals and Jozu.
• Whitebeard tried to pursue Ace, but Aokiji blocked his path, while Marco flew after Ace despite Momousagi’s sword strikes.
• The masked men arrived at the warship and saw a young man sitting leisurely on a sofa beside the dock, sipping juice.

Su Yu confronted Half-Face Mask after the CP0 agent attacked him, effortlessly nullified his attacks, and immobilized him and his companions. Half-Face Mask threatened him with the World Government and Celestial Dragons, but Su Yu dismissed the threats and prepared to kill him.

• Half-Face Mask attacked Su Yu with Rankyaku, but Su Yu made the slashing waves vanish without effort.
• Su Yu stood up, causing Half-Face Mask and the others to fall from the sky and lose their ability to move.
• Su Yu cooled Half-Face Mask with crushed ice, and the agent realized he had provoked the powerful Su Yu.
• Half-Face Mask tried to excuse his attack and promised goodwill from the World Government, but Su Yu refused to spare him.
• Half-Face Mask threatened Su Yu with the World Government and Celestial Dragons, and Su Yu said he would let him go in peace.

Su Yu tortured Half-Face Mask to death after learning he was a personal guard of the Celestial Dragons, terrifying the witnesses with his effortless power. The dog and the bird fled back to their warship, while Whitebeard and the others resolved not to cross Su Yu.

• Su Yu beat Half-Face Mask repeatedly, keeping him conscious and intensifying his senses.
• Su Yu used an invisible force to twist apart both of Half-Face Mask's legs while he screamed and begged to die.
• Su Yu granted Half-Face Mask's plea, erasing him from the air as Whitebeard and the others watched in horror.
• Akainu feared Su Yu might torture him someday, and Tesoro recognized how powerful and ruthless Su Yu was toward those who offended him.
• Su Yu asked the dog and the bird why they were still there, and they fled back to their warship.

Ace woke up after the battle paused, was freed by Su Yu, and learned that Whitebeard had returned to his prime. Blackbeard, unaware of the change, rushed toward the docks hoping to steal Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

• Ace woke up beside Su Yu and apologized, while Whitebeard and the others watched them.
• Su Yu called on the fighters to resume, and Whitebeard chose to fight the Admirals while Garp and Momousagi stayed out of the battle.
• Marco reached Ace, introduced him to Su Yu, and helped him up; Su Yu crushed Ace’s Seastone Handcuffs and freed him.
• Ace and Marco considered hunting Blackbeard, but Ace could not remember where Blackbeard was.
• Blackbeard, believing Whitebeard was weakened, hurried toward the docks hoping to kill him and take the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Blackbeard arrived at Marineford and realized Whitebeard had regained his vitality, leading him to suspect Marco had used the Wish-Granting Bar. When Whitebeard and the others confronted him, Blackbeard fought back with the Dark-Dark Fruit and gained the upper hand against Marco.

• Blackbeard noticed Whitebeard looked far healthier than expected and deduced Marco had likely sought help from the Wish-Granting Bar for him.
• Blackbeard saw Marco, Ace, and Su Yu, then tried to flee as Marco charged after him.
• Whitebeard recognized Blackbeard, drove the Admirals back, and attacked him with a Shockwave.
• Blackbeard blocked Whitebeard’s Shockwave with darkness and boasted about his Devil Fruit power.
• Marco attacked Blackbeard with Crane Claw, but Blackbeard used Dark Gravity to pull him in, nullified his Devil Fruit, and punched him hard enough to make him spit blood.

Blackbeard used his darkness to distract Marco, Ace, and Whitebeard before trying to escape, but the three pursued him and defeated him. The Marines withdrew from Water 7, while Ace watched Garp leave and reflected on their family bond and his choice to become a pirate.

• Blackbeard swallowed the surrounding buildings with Black Hole, then hurled the debris at Marco, Ace, and Whitebeard.
• Ace burned away the debris, and the three realized Blackbeard was using the attack to cover his escape and chased after him.
• Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru decided not to help Blackbeard, while Jozu and Vista returned to their ship and Tesoro disappeared.
• After a fierce battle shook Water 7, Whitebeard returned carrying a badly injured Blackbeard.
• The Marines recalled their soldiers and sailed away, and Ace watched Garp depart while feeling guilty despite not regretting becoming a pirate.

Su Yu left Whitebeard’s crew after hinting that Ace’s names for Whitebeard and Garp were strange, leaving Whitebeard and Ace awkwardly reconsidering the family titles. Whitebeard struggled to execute Blackbeard for killing Thatch, then ordered Ace to do it instead, and Ace formed a spear of flame and thrust it at Blackbeard’s head.

• Su Yu opened a spatial passage, teased Whitebeard about Ace calling him Pops and Garp Grandpa, and departed.
• Whitebeard’s crew restrained Blackbeard with Seastone handcuffs and confronted him over his betrayal and Thatch’s murder.
• Blackbeard pleaded with Whitebeard for mercy, but Whitebeard remained torn between his affection for him and his anger over Thatch’s death.
• Whitebeard lowered his glowing fist and told Ace to kill Blackbeard because he could not do it himself.
• Ace formed a spear of flame and thrust it toward Blackbeard’s head.

Ace killed Blackbeard after Whitebeard told him to return Teach to the sea, leaving Whitebeard grieving alone. Su Yu then appeared aboard the Marine warship, took Momousagi through a spatial passage, and brought her to a corner of the universe.

• Ace pierced Blackbeard's skull with a flaming spear, and Whitebeard told him to return Teach to the sea.
• Ace threw Blackbeard's body into the ocean, and the Whitebeard Pirates left Whitebeard alone to mourn.
• Su Yu opened a passage onto the Marine warship, where Garp and the admirals recognized him and lowered their guard.
• Su Yu said he had come for Momousagi and invited her to follow him through a spatial passage.
• Momousagi followed Su Yu and arrived in a star-filled place surrounded by enormous celestial bodies.

Su Yu brought Momousagi to a strange space, demonstrated the nine powerful strikes of the Star Severance Blade, and offered to teach them to her. After Momousagi eagerly agreed, Su Yu transferred the techniques into her mind, leaving her dizzy but equipped to begin learning them.

• Su Yu guided Momousagi across empty space and recalled that her face resembled Sister Hua, who had raised him after his parents died.
• Su Yu drew a divine blade from the void, and Momousagi marveled at its perfection.
• Su Yu demonstrated the Star Severance Blade, including Stars Fall Like Rain, Countless Star Scars, and Rend Space and Shatter Stars, devastating the surrounding space.
• Momousagi admitted the techniques were astonishing, and Su Yu clarified that he had been demonstrating them rather than teaching them directly.
• Momousagi agreed that she wanted to learn, and Su Yu touched her forehead to transfer the practice methods into her mind.

Su Yu taught Momousagi a powerful sword style and sent her back to the Navy ship through a spatial passage, asking her to look after his tavern after he left. Momousagi returned safely but remained curious about Su Yu, the sword style, and the place she had visited, and planned to ask Rayleigh for answers.

• Momousagi thanked Su Yu for teaching her the sword style, then asked why he had taught her.
• Su Yu said Momousagi reminded him of his only family, who was not in this world, and dismissed her assumptions about his motives.
• Su Yu opened a spatial passage, told Momousagi to look after his tavern after he left, and directed her to ask Rayleigh about the details.
• Su Yu reflected on his thousand-year absence and wondered how Sister Hua was doing.
• Momousagi returned to the deck, reassured Garp that she was safe, and wondered about the strange place and the sword style Su Yu had taught her.
• Momousagi remembered Su Yu had mentioned Rayleigh and decided she would ask him what he knew.

Momousagi told Garp and the others that Su Yu had taught her an astonishing sword technique without asking for payment, while the CP0 agents decided to exploit her as a supposed weakness of Su Yu’s. Doflamingo headed back to Dressrosa, shaken by what he had witnessed and abandoning his search for the Pluton Blueprints for now.

• Momousagi told Garp, Akainu, and Aokiji that Su Yu had taught her a sword technique and charged her nothing because she reminded him of a relative.
• Garp reassured himself that Su Yu had no ulterior motives and congratulated Momousagi on receiving the opportunity to learn the technique.
• The two imprisoned CP0 agents envied Momousagi, then decided to present her as Su Yu’s weakness to improve their chances of surviving their failed mission.
• Doflamingo traveled back to Dressrosa after witnessing Su Yu’s encounter with the Half-Face Mask and deciding to pause his search for the Pluton Blueprints.

After the battle in Water 7, the World Government learned that Su Yu had intervened to help Whitebeard and began considering how to exploit his connection to Momousagi. The Five Elders spared Dog and White Crane and decided to have Stussy test the waters with Su Yu.

• Iceburg began organizing Water 7's reconstruction after Whitebeard's and Blackbeard's attacks, while the News Agency published a sensational report about Whitebeard clashing with the Three Admirals.
• People around the world and other major powers reacted to the report, and Red-Haired suspected the battle was connected to Ace.
• White Crane told the Five Elders that Su Yu had killed Half-Face Mask and helped Whitebeard rescue Ace, prompting concern about Su Yu's strength and loyalties.
• White Crane revealed that Su Yu had given Momousagi a training method, and the Five Elders considered her a possible weakness they could use.
• The Five Elders spared Dog and White Crane, then agreed to have Stussy test the waters with Su Yu.

Stussy reluctantly accepted a CP0 mission to seduce Su Yu, while Sengoku learned that Whitebeard had returned to his prime after receiving Su Yu’s help. The chapter ended with Garp reminding Sengoku that the seas still needed the Marines, even as they wondered whether they would eventually have to fight Su Yu.

• Stussy agonized over the Five Elders’ order to seduce Su Yu, then headed to the Sabaody Archipelago to attempt the mission.
• Garp, Akainu, and the others reported the events to Sengoku, who blamed Half-Face Mask for the failed operation and learned Ace had escaped custody.
• Garp told Sengoku that Whitebeard had paid Su Yu to restore his strength to its prime, stunning the Fleet Admiral.
• After Akainu and the others left, Garp and Sengoku tussled over rice crackers in Sengoku’s office.
• Sengoku asked Garp whether the Marines would eventually have to fight Su Yu, and Garp replied that the seas would always need the Marines.