Chapter Summaries

The CP0 chief ordered the fortress defenses and self-destruct sequence activated to keep Lorne from reaching the Seraphim data. Lorne and his crew broke through the valley and fought their way to a Seastone vault door, where Lorne prepared to act.

• The CP0 chief ordered the troops to hold Lorne back, accelerate the self-destruct sequence, and deploy the Experimental Subjects while the data transfer continued.
• Lorne led Ryan, Bakel, Kuina, Carrot, and fifty Marines through the valley, where Bakel shielded the advance and Kuina and Lorne destroyed the cliffside pillboxes.
• The surviving defenders fled as Lorne's crew entered the fortress and overcame CP Agents and a laser defense grid.
• Ryan warned that the lowest-level vault door was made of Seastone and alloy and could trigger a devastating explosion if forced open.
• Lorne stepped forward and told Bakel to stand back from the vault door.

Lorne and his allies discovered a World Government laboratory where civilians had been tortured and transformed into modified humans. The CP0 commander activated the experiments, unleashing hundreds of frenzied subjects on them as Lorne prepared to fight.

• Lorne tore open the Seastone door and led Carrot, Bakel, Ryan, and Kuina into the underground laboratory.
• The group found civilians imprisoned and experimented on, and Lorne learned that the World Government was turning them into killing machines.
• A dying prisoner told Lorne that people in white had captured him and killed his family.
• Ryan destroyed the console transmitting the experimental data, but the CP0 commander revealed that most of it had already reached Mary Geoise.
• The CP0 commander activated the modified humans and ordered them to attack Lorne and his allies.

Lorne defeated the CP0 agents and the modified humans in the underground laboratory, then helped his Marines rescue the imprisoned civilians. As Ryan and the others prepared to evacuate them, Carrot sensed a terrifying metallic presence awakening below, and a blind old man among the survivors suddenly began shouting.

• Lorne's Conqueror's Haki incapacitated the modified humans and cracked the laboratory floor.
• Lorne killed the lead CP0 agent, and the remaining agents and guards fled.
• Ryan and the Marines opened the cages while Carrot gave medicine to a rescued woman's injured infant.
• Kuina asked whether the modified humans could recover, and Lorne said their bodies and brains had suffered irreversible damage.
• A rescued young man told Ryan that CP0 had abducted his crew six months earlier and experimented on them.
• Lorne ordered Ryan to take the civilians to the Fearless, but Carrot sensed a metallic presence awakening and a blind old man began shouting.

After learning that the World Government had hidden a weapon beneath the island, Lorne sent Ryan to evacuate the civilians and advanced alone toward the core control room. A CP0 commander activated the Titan Guardian, and the ancient war mech rose to confront Lorne as its cannon charged.

• Ryan learned from an old man that the World Government had buried a weapon beneath the island, and he warned Lorne it could destroy the island.
• Lorne ordered Ryan to evacuate the civilians aboard the Fearless while he continued toward the core control room alone.
• Lorne survived the passage’s Vulcan cannons, electric grids, and Seastone gate, destroying each defense as he advanced.
• The CP0 commander learned that only sixty percent of the core data had been transferred, killed a technician, and activated the Titan Guardian’s self-destruct countdown.
• The Titan Guardian rose from beneath the fortress, and its cannon locked onto Lorne and charged.

Lorne endured the Seastone cannon, absorbed its energy, and destroyed the ancient mech and the underground base with a single Haymaker. He found Seraphim blueprints and data disks in a safe, then contacted Ryan to ask how things were going outside.

• The CP0 commander ordered the Seastone cannon fired at full power, but Lorne calmly walked through its beam as his Grit accumulated.
• Lorne released a Golden Shield that shattered the beam, then charged the ancient mech and struck it with a Haymaker infused with Divine Dragon Lightning.
• Lorne’s punch destroyed the mech, pierced the control room, killed the CP0 commander, and caused the underground base to collapse.
• Lorne found a special-alloy safe in the ruins and forced it open, discovering Seraphim blueprints and black data storage disks.
• Lorne took the blueprints and disks, called Ryan on a Den Den Mushi, and asked how things were going outside.

After defeating the threat beneath Titan Island, Lorne rescued the civilians and claimed the island as the crew’s New World base. As preparations to fortify it began, he studied blueprints showing a childlike figure with black feathers and flames.

• Lorne emerged from the collapsed pit and reunited with Kuina and the Marines aboard the Fearless.
• Lorne arranged food, housing, and paid work for the rescued civilians, making clear that they would not be forced to work.
• Bakel reported that the island held raw Seastone, weapons, armor, gold, and Vegapunk’s precision instruments, and Lorne ordered the supplies stored.
• Lorne told Kuina that the crew needed to pressure the World Government from outside, and she vowed to grow strong enough to help him.
• Lorne ordered Ryan and Carrot to restore Titan Island’s defenses and patrol for World Government spies.
• Lorne spread the blueprints from the safe across his desk, and Kuina pointed to a figure resembling a child with black feathers and flames.

Lorne secured the Seraphim research data and began organizing Titan Island’s recovery and his crew’s training while preparing for retaliation from the World Government and rival powers. At Baltigo, Dragon decided to meet Lorne in person and set out alone.

• Lorne explained that the blueprint and data disks could help reveal the Seraphim’s weaknesses, then entrusted them to Ryan as bargaining chips.
• Carrot and the Marines helped feed the rescued civilians, while Bakel recruited islanders to rebuild Titan Island and restart its factories.
• Lorne told Kuina that their strength was meant to protect people, then identified the World Government and the Holy Knights as their greatest threat and ordered a month of special training.
• Dragon and Sabo discussed Lorne’s victories and his capture of Titan Island, and Dragon chose to meet him while ordering Sabo to remain at Baltigo.
• Dragon transformed into a gale and left the Revolutionary Army headquarters alone.

Lorne renamed Titan Island Fearless Fortress and offered its freed slaves and civilians shelter, paid work, or passage to safety. As the new fortress began establishing itself, Sabo sailed to meet Lorne on Dragon’s orders, and Doflamingo considered Lorne’s takeover a useful distraction.

• Sabo left Baltigo to contact Lorne, while Dragon explained that Lorne’s seizure of Titan Island could reshape the New World and instructed Sabo to learn whether Fearless Fortress would protect civilians.
• Lorne renamed Titan Island Fearless Fortress and ordered Ryan to repair its breakwater with seastone alloy to strengthen its defenses.
• Lorne welcomed the freed slaves and civilians, offering residents food, housing, and paid work, or ships to take those who wished to leave to safety.
• The civilians cheered and pledged to stay and work, while Kuina said their efforts had meaning and Lorne described protecting people as their justice.
• Doflamingo read the news of Lorne’s takeover and decided to let Lorne draw the World Government’s attention while he handled his own affairs.

Lorne defeated the remaining CP agents and pirates barricaded in the Fearless Fortress’s Ammunition Depot, then began strengthening the fortress for the World Government’s expected response. As repairs and weapons production continued, Ryan uncovered a top-secret envelope hidden in CP0’s archives.

• Sengoku condemned Lorne for seizing the World Government’s industrial island, while Kizaru, Aokiji, Garp, and Akainu argued over how the Marines should respond.
• Lorne shattered the Ammunition Depot doors and walked through gunfire as Seastone Bullets failed to harm him.
• Lorne overwhelmed the CP agents and hired pirates, stopped their leader from detonating the armory, and ordered the survivors imprisoned.
• Lorne told Ryan to inventory the weapons and warned Kuina that the Holy Knights would pose their greatest challenge, so the fortress needed stronger defenses.
• Bakel oversaw repairs and the production of Seastone Alloy armor as Ryan’s team searched CP0’s Top-Secret Archives.
• Ryan discovered a hidden Seastone box containing a black envelope marked “Top Secret.”

Ryan discovered a secret plan by underworld magnates to kidnap Fearless Fortress’s civilians and force Lorne to surrender valuable technology. Lorne prepared the fortress for an attack, and when killers infiltrated the civilian district, Carrot and Kuina confronted them before a dangerous figure emerged.

• Ryan found a ledger detailing the World Government’s dealings with underworld magnates and a letter ordering the Hound Plan to abduct civilians and liberated slaves.
• Lorne learned of the plan and assigned Ryan, Bakel, Kuina, and Carrot to protect the fortress and its civilians.
• A group of killers sailed to Fearless Fortress and used a Silence-Silence Fruit ability to evade alarms as they approached the civilian district.
• Carrot detected the intruders by their smell, alerted the residents, and struck down the first killer with her Electro Claw Strike.
• Kuina arrived and defeated the attackers with her sword and Ryuo Haki, then faced a figure who stepped out of the darkness.

Ryan found documents proving secret dealings between the World Government and Gold City, including Dark Blade’s contract to kill the Titan Island witnesses. Dark Blade attacked Fearless Fortress to destroy its Power Room, and Carrot and Kuina fought to stop the assassins as Ryan rushed to join them.

• Ryan discovered records of Gold City smuggling weapons and poison gas and laundering money for the Seraphim project, along with a CP0-funded contract hiring Dark Blade to eliminate Titan Island witnesses.
• An alarm reported that intruders had breached the Power Room with explosives, and Ryan led Marines there to protect the reactor.
• Dark Blade assassins poisoned and killed the Marines guarding the Power Room while preparing explosives at its entrance.
• Carrot struck down two assassins with her electricity, and Kuina joined her to defend the Power Room.
• The assassins attacked from all sides; Carrot fought off flankers while steel wires trapped her movements, and more than a dozen elite assassins charged Kuina.

Kuina awakened Ryuo during a fight with assassins sent by Tesoro and defeated them all. Lorne praised her progress as Ryan arrived with Marines to inspect the aftermath.

• A burly assassin attacked Kuina, and she recalled Lorne's lessons about strengthening her will and making Haki flow through her sword.
• Kuina used Ryuo to shatter the assassin's Horse-Cutting Saber and strike him through his armor, killing him.
• The remaining assassins panicked and tried to flee, but Kuina used One Sword Style: Ryuo: Instant Slash to kill them.
• Carrot praised Kuina, who credited Lorne's training and admitted that using Ryuo had drained her stamina.
• Lorne praised Kuina's progress and noted the assassins' equipment, then Ryan arrived with a large contingent of Marines.

Lorne discovered that Gild Tesoro had funded the World Government’s Seraphim experiments on Titan Island and sent assassins to destroy the evidence, so he set out for Gold City. As Lorne raced toward Gran Tesoro, Tesoro and the Underworld magnates argued over whether the city’s defenses could stop him.

• Ryan gave Lorne records linking Tesoro and Gold City to the Seraphim experiments and the attack on Titan Island.
• Lorne ordered Ryan to repair the Fearless Fortress’s defenses and Kuina to lead its patrols while he went after Tesoro alone.
• Lorne transformed into azure lightning and raced southwest toward Gold City.
• Tesoro and the Underworld magnates watched a danger marker approach Gran Tesoro and learned that the Dark Blade assassins and contact with Titan Island had been lost.
• Tesoro, Luffield, and Umit insisted that Gold City’s guards, weapons, and defenses could stop Lorne, while Stussy warned them not to underestimate him.

Lorne breached the Gran Tesoro and annihilated its three thousand elite guards, leaving Tesoro and the other big shots terrified inside the assembly hall. Tesoro activated Medusa’s Breath to stop him, and the deadly purple gas engulfed the corridor just as Lorne reached its entrance.

• Lorne arrived on the Gran Tesoro’s outer deck and survived the guards’ gunfire, cannon shells, Seastone net, and weapons without injury.
• Lorne destroyed an armored vehicle and slaughtered guards, then used Crushing Blow to smash hundreds of charging cavalrymen together.
• In less than three minutes, Lorne defeated all three thousand elite guards and advanced toward the assembly hall.
• Luffield panicked at the guards’ defeat, while Umit demanded that Tesoro unleash the Golden Giant.
• Tesoro pressed the red button to release Medusa’s Breath, filling the corridor outside the hall with neurotoxic gas as Lorne reached its entrance.

Lorne survived Medusa’s Breath, shattered the golden doors, and overwhelmed the Underworld leaders with his Conqueror’s Haki, forcing Gild Tesoro to his knees. As Lorne prepared to finish them, several deadly auras awakened in the shadows and weapons were drawn against him.

• Lorne’s Battlefield Valor purified Medusa’s Breath as the poison increased his Grit.
• Lorne kicked through the solid-gold doors and confronted Tesoro and the other Underworld leaders.
• Tesoro attacked by shaping the hall’s gold into giant pythons, but Lorne’s Conqueror’s Haki shattered them and knocked Luffield unconscious.
• Lorne’s Haki left Umit, Giberson, and Stussy struggling, while Tesoro’s control of gold was suppressed and he was forced to his knees.
• As Lorne prepared to finish off the Underworld leaders, dangerous auras stirred in the shadows and several weapons were drawn on him.

Lorne faced three elite bounty hunters hired by Tesoro and endured their combined attacks without trying to dodge. As golden energy built around him and a powerful gravity pinned the assassins in place, the hunters realized he had been absorbing their attacks on purpose.

• Stussy recognized Morey, Balu, and Xius as elite New World bounty hunters whom Tesoro had secretly recruited.
• Tesoro and Luffield offered the hunters vast wealth and a share of profits to kill Lorne.
• Morey, Balu, and Xius attacked Lorne together with a Haki-coated saber, poisoned needles, and a short sword.
• Lorne took all three attacks directly, and his tough body stopped Morey's blade, purged Balu's poison, and resisted Xius's strike.
• Morey noticed golden energy building around Lorne, while Balu tried to retreat and Xius found himself trapped by increasing gravity.

Lorne defeated Morey, Balu, and Xius in a devastating battle that destroyed much of Gran Tesoro’s golden hall. Tesoro and the underground kingpins submitted and offered their assets and networks, while Lorne reminded Tesoro that they had sent assassins to Fearless Fortress.

• Lorne used Crushing Blow to smash Balu and Xius together, then seized Morey and carried him into the sky.
• Lorne slammed Morey into the golden hall with The Show Stopper, destroying most of the hall and killing Morey, Balu, and Xius.
• Tesoro, Luffield, Umit, and Giberson crawled from the ruins and begged Lorne to spare them, offering Gran Tesoro’s assets, money, and networks.
• Lorne planted his foot on Tesoro’s head and asked whether Tesoro still remembered sending assassins to Fearless Fortress.

Lorne seized Gold City and the Underworld magnates’ businesses, funds, shipping routes, and intelligence networks for Fearless Fortress. After defying the Five Elders over an Encrypted Den Den Mushi, he left the magnates under strict orders to obey him.

• Lorne forced Tesoro to surrender control of the Underworld network and threatened the magnates if they resisted.
• Luffield handed Lorne black cards and ledgers, while Umit surrendered his golden compass and shipping authority.
• Lorne used Tesoro’s Encrypted Den Den Mushi to taunt the Five Elders, then crushed it after they threatened him.
• Lorne ordered the magnates to consolidate their intelligence, shipping routes, and accounts, and gave Ryan the funds and records to secure.
• Tesoro, Luffield, Umit, and Giberson offered their businesses and networks to Fearless Fortress, and Lorne warned them that betrayal would bring the same fate as Morey.

Doflamingo and the Marines reacted to Lorne’s takeover of Gold City and the threat it posed to the World Government. After receiving urgent intelligence about a possible Pluton blueprint in underwater ruins guarded by an Admiral, Lorne decided to investigate.

• Doflamingo learned that Lorne had defeated Tesoro and several Underworld tycoons, suspended secret arms dealings with the World Government, and recognized Lorne as the Underworld’s new king.
• Garp and Sengoku learned that the World Government had activated permissions for a national treasure after losing thirty percent of its illicit income, and feared the consequences if it awakened.
• Ryan reported that Fearless had gained the tycoons’ businesses, intelligence network, and funds for Fearless Fortress, while Lorne ordered Tesoro to monitor Kaido, Big Mom, the Marines, and the World Government.
• A Marine delivered an SSS-rank report identifying an underwater ruin where a fragment of the Pluton blueprints had reportedly surfaced, with an Admiral’s flagship marked nearby.
• Lorne chose to head for the underwater ruins and challenge the Admiral, despite Kuina’s warning that the intelligence could be a trap.

Lorne prepared the Fearless to reach the Lightless Abyss and retrieve the Pluton Blueprints, while learning that the World Government had sent an Admiral and suffered losses to ancient defenses. As the ship’s coating neared completion, Lorne assigned Carrot and Bakel to guard the vessel and prepared his crew for a confrontation with the Navy and the Government’s secret forces.

• Lorne ordered Ryan to arrange the Fearless’s coating, while Tesoro promised to provide Gran Tesoro’s best craftsmen and materials.
• Luffield reported that the World Government had mobilized covert lookouts and sent an Admiral, while Umit gave Lorne a secret route to the Lightless Abyss.
• Giberson told Lorne that ancient defenses around the Undersea Ruins had damaged the World Government’s warships, and Lorne ordered the tycoons to report unusual movements.
• Ryan supervised the Fearless’s recoating in Gran Tesoro’s harbor, while Bakel checked its weapons and supplies for the deep-sea journey.
• Kuina warned Lorne about the Lightless Abyss’s crushing pressure and Sea Kings, and Lorne assigned Carrot and Bakel to remain aboard and protect the Fearless.
• Lorne told Ryan to prepare the crew for an Admiral and possible World Government secret forces, declaring they would face them all.