Chapter Summaries

Lorne fought Garp on a deserted island, using his recovery and armor-piercing punches to withstand Garp’s Ryuo and keep pressing the attack. As their battle battered the island and the sea, the Fearless withdrew, while Carrot resolved to grow strong enough to protect Zou and its people.

• Lorne used Observation Haki to anticipate Garp’s attacks and traded blows with him across the beach.
• Garp demonstrated Ryuo’s internal destruction, injuring Lorne, but Lorne’s Battlefield Valor recovery absorbed the damage as he fought back with Decimating Smash.
• Garp used Soru to strike Lorne into the island’s forest, while Bogard ordered the Fearless to retreat to safer waters.
• Bogard, Bakel, Kuina, Carrot, and Masha watched the battle as the ship rocked in the growing waves, and Kuina organized the Marines to secure the sails.
• Masha explained that Lorne sought strength to protect what he cherished and live freely, inspiring Carrot to vow to protect Zou and begin training with Kuina.

Lorne and Garp fought across the Deserted Island, with Lorne using his speed, close-range attacks, and rapid healing to keep pace with Garp’s superior Haki. At the western cliffs, Lorne gathered his full strength for a final Haymaker infused with Conqueror’s Haki, and cracks began to spread through the air before the punch fell.

• Lorne endured Garp’s Fist Bone Meteor, used Crushing Blow to pull trees into its path, then grabbed Garp with The Show Stopper and drove him into a vast crater.
• Kuina and Bogard recognized that Lorne was using close-quarters combat and his stamina to wear Garp down, though Bogard warned that Garp had not fully unleashed his Ryuo.
• Garp and Lorne moved their battle from the forest to the western cliffs, where Lorne’s Haymaker collided with Garp’s Ryuo: Fist Bone: Space Shatter and sent both fighters flying.
• Lorne and Garp resumed their close-range clash as the island shook, and Lorne’s Grit and Conqueror’s Haki erupted together.
• Lorne raised his fist and began Haymaker: Conqueror’s Coating, combining his vitality, Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, and fully charged Grit as cracks appeared in the surrounding space.

Lorne and Garp fought across a collapsing island, trading powerful blows until Garp unleashed his peak attack, Galaxy Impact. Lorne gathered his Grit and newly grasped Conqueror's Haki to answer with Haymaker, leaving their final clash unresolved.

• Garp and Lorne collided with their fists, splitting the deserted island and sending enormous waves across the sea.
• Lorne used Decimating Smash and Soru to pressure Garp, while Garp dodged and countered with Haki-coated punches.
• Lorne used Crushing Blow to pull Garp close, then grabbed him with The Show Stopper and slammed him into the cliff.
• Garp rose from the crater and declared he would show Lorne his peak before unleashing Fist Bone: Galaxy Impact.
• Lorne fused his accumulated Grit with Conqueror's Haki and answered with Haymaker.

Lorne and Garp fought to a standstill in a devastating clash, then returned to the Dog-Head Warship as the Marines celebrated. The chapter ended with Carrot curiously looking at Lorne’s ears.

• Lorne and Garp unleashed opposing Haki attacks that destroyed the western cliff and sent massive waves crashing toward the ships.
• As the dust cleared, Lorne and Garp stood wounded but alive, and they agreed to call the battle a draw.
• Garp and Lorne returned to the Dog-Head Warship, where Ryan, Bakel, and the Marines praised Lorne.
• Lorne told Kuina to train harder so she could withstand battles like his, and Kuina vowed to do so.
• Carrot approached Lorne and curiously studied his ears.

Garp recognized that Lorne had gained the strength to survive in the New World and warned him to refine his Haki control. Lorne thanked Masha for raising him and prepared to leave, while she encouraged him to follow his own justice and promised to wait for him in the East Blue.

• Lorne encouraged Carrot to train with Kuina, and Carrot vowed to become strong enough to protect Zou and its people.
• Garp declared that Lorne had the strength to reign over the seas after Lorne withstood his full-force punch, then advised him to waste less Haki when using Conqueror's Haki Infusion.
• Lorne thanked Garp for his training, affirmed that he would uphold his own justice, and confidently said Kaido and Charlotte Linlin should fear him.
• Masha worried over Lorne's injuries, and Lorne knelt to thank her for rescuing and raising him before saying he could not stay by her side.
• Masha told Lorne she was proud of him, urged him to follow his own justice and stay alive, and promised to welcome him home in the East Blue.

After seeing his mother safely leave for the East Blue with Garp, Lorne felt free of his worries and prepared to challenge the New World. With Smoothie and Jack captured, he planned to lure in the Big Mom Pirates and Beasts Pirates near Totto Land and defeat their forces separately.

• Lorne promised Masha he would return alive, and Garp escorted her away aboard the Dog-Head Warship.
• Once the ship disappeared, Lorne felt his worries lift and his Haki grow clearer.
• Lorne ordered his Marines to prepare for a confrontation near Totto Land, postponing Carrot’s return to Zou.
• Lorne planned to use Smoothie and Jack as bait to ambush search fleets from the Big Mom Pirates and Beasts Pirates.
• Lorne reasoned that Kaido and Charlotte Linlin would send separate teams rather than share the chance to capture him, and welcomed the prospect of fighting powerful opponents.

Lorne and his crew were preparing to hunt isolated enemy ships when Big Mom arrived on Zeus and confronted him. She revealed that she had come for Lorne, whose abilities and bloodline had awakened her greedy interest.

• Lorne told Carrot to train with Kuina while the crew searched nearby waters for isolated enemy ships.
• Big Mom's Haki darkened the sky and overwhelmed the marines, while Kuina identified the approaching thundercloud as Zeus.
• Big Mom landed on the beach with Prometheus and Napoleon, and her Conqueror's Haki knocked out weaker marines.
• Smoothie recognized Big Mom's Haki in the Fearless's hold and believed Lorne and the crew would become nourishment for her soul.
• Big Mom confronted Lorne, praised his strength and abilities, and called his bloodline one of the finest in the world.

Big Mom offered Lorne marriage and power in exchange for his bloodline, but he mocked and rejected her. Enraged, she unleashed Zeus, Prometheus, and Napoleon against the island, leaving Lorne’s crew and the Marines facing a deadly assault.

• Big Mom proposed that Lorne become her husband and promised wealth, authority, and protection for his crew.
• Ryan, Bakel, and Kuina reacted with shock and disgust as Big Mom pressed Lorne to accept.
• Lorne laughed at Big Mom, called her a delusional old hag, and broke through her Haki with his own Conqueror’s Haki.
• Big Mom erupted in rage and vowed to kill Lorne and turn his soul into a Homie.
• Big Mom sent Zeus’s lightning and Prometheus’s flames crashing down on the island, putting Lorne’s subordinates and the Marines in immediate danger.

Lorne stayed behind to confront Big Mom while Ryan evacuated the Marines aboard the Fearless. After enduring her attacks and healing his wounds, Lorne used gravity to slam Zeus and Prometheus into Big Mom, stunning her briefly as he appeared above her head.

• Lorne ordered Ryan to evacuate the Marines, and Ryan dragged Kuina toward the Fearless despite her protest.
• Big Mom sent Zeus’s lightning and Prometheus’s fiery meteor after the retreating Marines, but Lorne shattered Prometheus’s attack and challenged her.
• Big Mom struck Lorne with Ikoku, but he endured the blast with Armament Haki and Iron Body, then mocked her.
• Big Mom attacked Lorne with Napoleon, fire, and lightning, while he dodged before meeting her punch with Decimating Smash and injuring her.
• Lorne endured Big Mom’s lightning and flames as his Grit rose, then drew Zeus and Prometheus into a gravitational field and slammed them into her head.
• Lorne appeared above Big Mom as the collision briefly stunned her.

Lorne slammed Big Mom into the beach, then faced her furious Ikoku head-on while ordering the Fearless to retreat. The chapter ended with the attack swallowing Lorne and tearing his body apart.

• Lorne carried Big Mom into the sky and crashed her into the beach, creating a vast crater and sending shock waves across the island.
• Smoothie and Jack discussed Lorne’s chances while imprisoned aboard the Fearless, and Garp refused Bogard’s suggestion to turn back.
• Ryan and the other marines worried they were burdening Lorne, who ordered Ryan to take Kuina inside and told the Fearless to retreat.
• Big Mom rose from the crater, bloodied and furious, then combined Napoleon, Prometheus, and Zeus to unleash Ikoku.
• Lorne advanced into Big Mom’s attack without dodging, and Ikoku engulfed him, tearing apart his body.

Lorne used his regenerative power and accumulated Grit to battle Big Mom, then concentrated his strength and Conqueror’s Haki into a punch that broke through Napoleon and struck her. Big Mom spat blood as the clash tore open the clouds and sent towering waves against the island.

• Lorne’s wounds repeatedly healed under Battlefield Valor, filling his Blood Reservoir and driving his Grit beyond its previous limit.
• Big Mom offered Lorne a place as Totto Land’s royal consort, but he insulted her, resisted her lightning and flaming sword attacks, and struck through her Armament Haki.
• Lorne and Big Mom fought in midair as he dodged attacks and endured others to build his strength, while Big Mom’s stamina and Haki dwindled.
• Lorne unleashed a dark-gold punch against Big Mom’s flaming, lightning-wreathed sword, and the collision split the thunderclouds and stirred enormous waves.
• Lorne’s punch cracked Napoleon and penetrated Big Mom’s defenses, making her spit blood.

Lorne fought Big Mom in a brutal battle, using True Damage and rapid recovery to withstand her attacks and injure her. As the deserted island broke apart beneath them, Lorne used Crushing Blow to disrupt Big Mom and prepared a Haymaker.

• Big Mom merged Zeus and Prometheus into her body and charged at Lorne with flames and lightning.
• Big Mom struck Lorne, but Battlefield Valor rapidly healed his broken shoulder, and he retaliated with True Damage.
• Lorne and Big Mom traded heavy punches as the island collapsed, while Smoothie and Jack argued in the Fearless's lower hold.
• Kuina ordered the Fearless to retreat, and the deserted island split apart with Lorne and Big Mom still fighting.
• Lorne used Crushing Blow to pull Big Mom off balance and gathered his Grit and Conqueror's Haki for a Haymaker.

Lorne fought Big Mom through a day and night, using her attacks to strengthen his Conqueror’s Haki Infusion while his Battlefield Valor rapidly healed his injuries. By the end, Big Mom had lost much of her stamina and Haki, while Lorne’s presence had grown more ferocious, leaving her deeply apprehensive.

• Lorne blasted Big Mom into the sea with a dark-gold fist, but she returned on a seawater Homie and unleashed Zeus’s lightning.
• Lorne endured the lightning, healed rapidly, and charged Big Mom with Decimating Smash, clashing with Napoleon’s Mother Flame and her Haki-coated fist.
• Lorne and Big Mom fought across the sky, Deserted Island, and sea until their battle shattered the island and sent the Fearless rocking in the distant waves.
• Ryan, Bakel, Kuina, and Carrot watched from the Fearless as Kuina recognized that Lorne was honing his Conqueror’s Haki Infusion with Big Mom’s attacks.
• The battle continued through the night as Lorne’s healing and attacks persisted, while Big Mom burned through more than half her stamina and Haki and grew apprehensive of him.

Lorne drove Big Mom into the sea, but her hunger pangs began before she could continue the fight, forcing her to retreat to Totto Land. After recovering aboard the Fearless, Lorne sailed away unaware that a News Coo had photographed the battle.

• Lorne struck Big Mom with a powerful Haymaker, sending her crashing into the sea with a serious chest wound.
• Big Mom surfaced on a seawater Homie as her hunger pangs began, and she realized that losing control could leave her vulnerable to Lorne.
• Lorne taunted Big Mom, who threatened revenge for Smoothie and Perospero's fleet before fleeing with Zeus and Prometheus toward Totto Land.
• Ryan, Bakel, Kuina, and the others joined Lorne on the reef, then helped him return to the Fearless to recover.
• Lorne sailed away aboard the Fearless while a News Coo carried photographs of the battle to the world.

Morgans published a front-page story portraying Lorne as a monster who rivaled the Four Emperors after he wounded Big Mom, and the news spread across the seas. Lorne warned his crew that Kaido and Linlin would retaliate, while Marine leaders argued over how to handle the powerful former Marine.

• Morgans ordered the newspaper to headline Lorne as the Uncrowned King and publish photographs of Big Mom wounded.
• Ryan, Bakel, Kuina, and Carrot celebrated the news aboard the Fearless, but Lorne cautioned them about Big Mom, Kaido, and their captured prisoners.
• Lorne ordered the Marines to strengthen their watch and sent Kuina and Carrot back to training.
• Sengoku confronted Garp over Lorne's actions, while Tsuru argued that Lorne was still helping the Marines.
• Akainu called for Lorne to be eliminated, but Kuzan warned that fighting him could drive him to join the Revolutionary Army or pirates.

The Navy and the Four Emperors reacted to Lorne’s defeat of Big Mom and capture of Jack and Smoothie, while Kaido decided to retrieve Jack himself. Lorne went down to the Fearless’s hold, where the chained Jack challenged him to another fight.

• Sengoku ordered the Navy to monitor the Four Emperors as Garp left to go fishing.
• Big Mom demanded a fleet, but Katakuri urged her to wait and see how Kaido responded to Lorne’s capture of Jack and Smoothie.
• Kaido ordered King to locate the Fearless and declared that he would rescue Jack and kill Lorne himself.
• Whitebeard and Marco discussed Lorne’s likely struggle against the emperors, while Shanks and his crew chose to watch events unfold.
• Lorne entered the Fearless’s lower hold, where Jack, bound in Seastone chains, challenged him to fight again.

Lorne’s crew sailed into uncharted waters, following Carrot’s Vivre Card toward Zou while planning to recruit the Mink Tribe as allies against Kaido and Big Mom. As Carrot demonstrated Electro and described Zunesha, the sky suddenly darkened.

• Lorne warned the chained Jack and Smoothie to behave, then returned to the deck of the Fearless.
• Ryan reported that the ship had changed course southwest, and Carrot said her Vivre Card pointed toward Zunesha.
• Lorne explained that the Mink Tribe’s Electro and Sulong abilities could help his crew face the Four Emperors, and he said they needed allies.
• Ryan told Lorne that the crew had entered uncharted waters where the Log Pose no longer worked, so Lorne ordered everyone to follow the Vivre Card.
• Carrot demonstrated Electro while sparring with Kuina and described Zunesha as a giant elephant carrying Zou on its back.
• The crew listened to Carrot’s description as the sky suddenly darkened.

A storm surrounded the Fearless with Sea Kings, and Lorne ordered Ryan, Bakel, and Kuina to defeat them without his help. The three began fighting back, but the ship remained surrounded as the battle continued.

• Lorne sensed numerous powerful creatures gathering beneath the stormy sea and ordered Ryan, Bakel, and Kuina to prepare for battle.
• Sea Kings and giant sea beasts surfaced around the Fearless, and Lorne declared that he would not intervene, ordering his crew to defeat them and save the ship themselves.
• Ryan directed the Marines to shoot a giant jellyfish's tentacles while Bakel blocked its attack and Kuina cut its body in two.
• A giant sea turtle charged the Fearless, and Ryan struck its shell with an Armament Haki-coated fist, knocking it off course before the recoil sent him tumbling across the deck and left him spitting blood.

Ryan, Kuina, Bakel, and the Marines fought the Sea Kings attacking the Fearless while Lorne deliberately held back so his subordinates could grow stronger. The battle reached a crisis when the largest Sea King lunged at the bow, with the defenders unable to stop it in time.

• Carrot electrocuted a Giant Sea Snake, while Kuina dodged venom and killed another with a sword strike that deepened her understanding of swordsmanship.
• Ryan led the Marines in a shield-and-spear formation against a Sea King, encouraging them to stand firm as Lorne listened but refused to intervene.
• Jack and Smoothie realized Lorne was using the attack to train his subordinates, and Smoothie concluded that he was building a formidable force.
• A huge crocodile-headed Sea King surged from the sea and opened its jaws over the Fearless's bow.
• Ryan could not reach the bow, Bakel was trapped by tentacles, and Kuina was driven back, leaving the ship exposed to the Sea King's attack.

Kuina awakened Ryuo in the midst of the battle against the crocodile Sea King and dodged its lethal claw. She prepared a powerful iaijutsu strike as the Sea King attacked again, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Ryan and the Marines repelled the crocodile Sea King's bite, but smaller sea snakes overwhelmed the deck, and one broke Ryan's ribs.
• Kuina's sword slash failed to stop the Sea King's tail, which struck her through the deck and left her exposed to its claw.
• As the Sea King's claw descended, Kuina recalled Lorne and Koshiro's teachings and learned to let her Haki flow into Wado Ichimonji.
• Kuina awakened Ryuo, evaded the claw, and appeared above the Sea King with Wado Ichimonji glowing cherry-red.
• Kuina began an iaijutsu strike as the Sea King swept its tail at her again.