Chapter Summaries

Lorne endured Doflamingo’s strings and overwhelmed his defenses with his strength, forcing the Shichibukai into the ruins. Doflamingo rose and prepared to unleash the String-String Fruit’s true power.

• Doflamingo repeatedly attacked Lorne with strings, but Lorne’s wounds healed instantly and he tore through the attacks.
• Lorne charged through Doflamingo’s strings, pursued him through the air, and smashed aside his Bullet Strings.
• Doflamingo struck Lorne with Overheat, but Lorne healed, grabbed the Line Pillar, and pulled Doflamingo close.
• Lorne’s Decimating Smash shattered Doflamingo’s Haki-coated Spider Web Wall and struck him into the ruins.
• Doflamingo climbed from the rubble, abandoned his contempt for Lorne, and pressed his hands to the ground to prepare his fruit’s true power.

Doflamingo awakened his Devil Fruit and transformed Sin Island into a sea of white strings, then trapped Lorne inside a Birdcage and repeatedly attacked him. Lorne survived through his strength and rapid healing but remained pinned and unable to gain leverage, vowing to defeat Doflamingo once he escaped.

• Doflamingo awakened his Devil Fruit, turning the ground and nearby structures across Sin Island into white strings.
• Doflamingo crushed Lorne beneath two massive Ever White waves, but Lorne burst out despite his wounds and healing rapidly through Battlefield Valor.
• Lorne smashed through Doflamingo’s string spears, while Doflamingo raised a Birdcage that enclosed the entire island.
• Doflamingo surrounded Lorne with more string waves and spears, repeatedly wounding him as Battlefield Valor healed his injuries.
• Doflamingo bound Lorne in strings and mocked him while Lorne struggled without solid ground to push against, promising to pluck Doflamingo’s feathers when he got free.

Lorne endured Doflamingo’s awakened string attacks, and his wounds drove his Grit and golden-red power to grow until he broke through the Ever White Formation. Doflamingo abandoned his mockery and prepared a massive Line Pillar for a final strike, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Doflamingo impaled Lorne with Armament Haki-coated strings, but Lorne tore them free and rapidly healed.
• Doflamingo buried Lorne beneath thousands of strings and crushed him between giant string hands, but Lorne forced the hands apart and kept advancing.
• Doflamingo trapped Lorne in the Ever White Formation, where spinning strings shredded him as his recovery and Grit surged.
• Lorne’s golden-red flames snapped the strings around him, and he punched a breach in the vortex.
• Doflamingo gathered the island’s strings into a colossal Line Pillar while Lorne stood ready, wrapped in golden-red flames.

Lorne survived Doflamingo’s piercing strings, healed rapidly, and shattered his awakened string terrain with his golden aura. He answered Doflamingo’s strongest attack with a Haymaker that destroyed the Sixteen Holy Bullets: God Thread and drove toward Doflamingo, who faced the incoming blow in terror.

• Doflamingo pierced Lorne’s chest with Giant Wave White String while bringing down a black Line Pillar, but Lorne survived and his Grit surged.
• Lorne smashed the strings in his chest and shattered Doflamingo’s awakened strings with his golden presence, restoring solid ground beneath him.
• A News Coo hidden in the ruins photographed Lorne and Doflamingo’s fight for a report it expected to shake the world.
• Doflamingo gathered his awakened strings and advanced Armament Haki into sixteen Line Pillars and unleashed Sixteen Holy Bullets: God Thread.
• Lorne struck with his Haymaker, shattering all sixteen pillars and Doflamingo’s Spider Web Wall as the golden shock wave bore toward him.

Lorne defeated Doflamingo with a golden shock wave, destroying the Birdcage and sending him unconscious into the sea. Kizaru stopped Lorne from killing the Shichibukai, and Lorne agreed to spare him for now while warning that he would kill Doflamingo if he escaped prison.

• Lorne shattered Doflamingo’s defenses and struck him unconscious with a golden shock wave.
• Doflamingo crashed through the Birdcage and plunged into the sea, causing the threads to vanish and sunlight to return to Sin Island.
• Kizaru arrived and found Lorne badly wounded but rapidly recovering amid the island’s ruins.
• Lorne demanded that Doflamingo be rescued from the sea so he could kill him, but Kizaru warned him not to kill a Shichibukai.
• Lorne agreed to spare Doflamingo for Fleet Admiral Sengoku’s sake, while threatening to kill him if he ever escaped prison.
• Lieutenant Commander Ethan spotted the vanished Birdcage and Kizaru’s arrival from the warship Fearless.

After Lorne defeated Doflamingo, Kizaru stopped him from killing the wounded Shichibukai and ordered him taken to Marineford. As the Fearless sailed away from Sin Island, a News Coo carrying footage of the battle flew off to spread the sensational story.

• Ethan and the Marines returned to Sin Island, where they found Lorne alive after he defeated Doflamingo.
• Kizaru reported Lorne's victory to Sengoku and explained that he had stopped Lorne from killing Doflamingo.
• Ethan's Marines recovered Doflamingo from the sea, and Lorne restrained him with Seastone Handcuffs before ordering him taken to Marineford.
• Kizaru prevented Lorne from killing Doflamingo and ordered the Marines to deliver him to Sengoku.
• The civilians thanked the Marines as Lorne and Kizaru boarded the Fearless and sailed for Marineford.
• A News Coo escaped the ruins with Visual Den Den Mushi footage of the battle, ready to broadcast the news of Lorne's victory.

Morgans publicized Lorne’s defeat of Doflamingo, causing pirates across the first half of the Grand Line to flee his route while civilians celebrated him as a hero. In the New World, Whitebeard learned of Lorne’s victory from Marco.

• The News Coo brought Morgans footage of Lorne defeating Doflamingo, and Morgans ordered a massive newspaper run announcing the fight.
• Pirate captain Bart changed course after learning Lorne’s warship might pass nearby.
• Captain Carl abandoned her plan to go to the Sabaody Archipelago, and pirates across the first half of the Grand Line fled Lorne’s likely route.
• Civilians at the Sabaody Archipelago celebrated Lorne as a hero and praised him for standing against the Donquixote Family.
• Marco showed Whitebeard the news that Lorne had beaten Doflamingo on Sin Island and blasted him into the sea.

Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido reacted to Lorne defeating Doflamingo, while Akainu praised the ensign’s ruthless approach and decided to recruit him. Akainu confronted Sengoku and demanded that Lorne be transferred to his command.

• Whitebeard praised Lorne’s Conqueror’s Haki after reading the report of Doflamingo’s defeat.
• Big Mom ordered Perospero to investigate Lorne, whom she considered a major threat.
• Kaido blamed Doflamingo for ruining their artificial Devil Fruit deal and warned that he would crush Lorne if he came to the New World.
• Akainu rejected criticism of Lorne’s conduct and declared that the defiant ensign embodied true justice.
• Akainu went to Sengoku’s office and demanded Lorne’s transfer to his command.

Sengoku faced pressure from Akainu and the Five Elders over Lorne’s defeat of Doflamingo, while CP0 arrived at Marineford to seize Doflamingo and demand Lorne’s punishment. The chapter left Sengoku confronting the agents as his anger and presence filled the office.

• Akainu urged Sengoku to recruit Lorne and defended his actions, while Sengoku said he would assess Lorne after his return.
• The Five Elders agreed to take Doflamingo into their custody and punish Lorne to protect the Shichibukai system.
• CP0 agents entered Sengoku’s office with orders to seize Doflamingo and strip Lorne of his rank and honors before confining him in Impel Down.
• Sengoku challenged CP0’s demand that he answer to pirates, and the agents stiffened under the force of his presence.

Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr confronted CP0 agents who demanded that Lorne be punished for attacking Doflamingo. Sengoku rejected the World Government's authority over the Marines and began to unleash his power, leaving the confrontation on the verge of a clash.

• Sengoku stood up to the CP0 agents and insisted that his duty was to protect civilians rather than cover for pirates.
• Garp smashed a table and threatened anyone who tried to send his grandson Lorne to Impel Down.
• Zephyr arrived and defended Lorne, warning CP0 that harming his student would make them enemies of the Marine Recruit Camp and Zephyr himself.
• The CP0 agents urged Sengoku to comply, warning that the World Government could cut Marine funding or withdraw its support.
• Sengoku declared that the Marines were not the World Government's puppets and unleashed a terrifying pressure throughout the office.

Sengoku drove the CP0 agents from his office and acknowledged that the Marines had compromised for too long. Lorne returned to Marineford with Doflamingo as a prisoner and was summoned to Headquarters Central Square, where he prepared to face Sengoku.

• Sengoku blasted the CP0 agents out of his office after they threatened the Marines, and Garp and Zephyr praised his defiance.
• The Fearless arrived at Marineford, where Marines cheered Lorne for defeating Doflamingo.
• Lorne yanked Doflamingo to his knees and kicked him after Doflamingo threatened his foster mother, Masha.
• Kizaru warned Lorne that Sengoku was likely furious, while Lorne insisted he had only done his duty.
• A messenger ordered Lorne to Headquarters Central Square, and Lorne set off, eager to see how the Marines would respond.

Lorne arrived at Marineford with the captured Doflamingo as Sengoku gathered the Marines to recognize his achievements. As Sengoku read out Lorne’s victories, the assembled officers and soldiers reacted with mounting disbelief.

• Lorne told Kizaru he would not accept punishment for protecting civilians, while Doflamingo warned that the World Government could discard him.
• Lorne, Kizaru, Ethan, and the chained Doflamingo entered Marineford’s central plaza, where senior officers gathered to watch him.
• Akainu approved of Lorne, while Aokiji, Garp, and Zephyr discussed his training and claimed credit for his strength.
• Sengoku ordered the ranks to silence and announced that Marineford had assembled to welcome Lorne for outstanding military merit.
• Sengoku recounted how Lorne destroyed Blood Axe Baroque’s fleet, defeated thousands of pirates on Sin Island, rescued hostages, and killed four major pirates including Baroque.

Sengoku publicly credited Lorne with defeating and capturing Donquixote Doflamingo, then promoted him to Rear Admiral and granted him authority to build an independent force. As the Marines celebrated and offered support, Lorne decided to choose his own subordinates and thought of someone waiting for him in the East Blue.

• Sengoku announced that Lorne had defeated and captured Donquixote Doflamingo, prompting cheers from the Marines.
• Sengoku fastened Rear Admiral epaulets onto Lorne, promoting him from Ensign in recognition of his service.
• Sengoku granted Lorne authority to form an independent force, recruit with priority across Marine Headquarters and its branches, and conduct operations at his discretion.
• Sengoku warned Lorne that he would bear the dangers and responsibility for the force, and Lorne accepted the burden.
• Garp, Zephyr, Akainu Sakazuki, and Kuzan offered Lorne support and potential recruits, but Lorne said he would choose his force personally.
• Lorne touched his new epaulets and remembered the figure waiting for him on a nameless island in the East Blue.

After becoming a rear admiral, Lorne asked Sengoku for permission to return to the East Blue and bring his mother, Masha, to Marineford, and Sengoku approved. Meanwhile, Kaido and the Beasts Pirates learned of Lorne’s strength and his disruption of their trade, and Jack volunteered to kill him.

• Lorne told Zephyr, Sengoku, and the other officers that he planned to bring his mother, Masha, from the East Blue to Marineford.
• Garp and Sakazuki supported Lorne’s decision, and Kuzan warned that his family might be targeted because of his growing fame.
• Sengoku approved Lorne’s request and arranged a large headquarters warship and for Ethan to accompany him.
• Lorne began preparing to sail for the East Blue with Ethan.
• At Onigashima, Kaido and the All-Stars discussed Lorne’s defeat of Baroque and Doflamingo and his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Jack volunteered to go to the Grand Line and bring back Lorne’s head.

After his promotion, Rear Admiral Lorne ordered the Independent Suppression Force to travel to the East Blue so he could bring his ailing mother, Major Masha, to Marine Headquarters. He set sail from Marineford with his crew and elite Marines, leaving for the East Blue.

• Kaido refused Jack's offer to go after Lorne, saying he would wait for Lorne to enter the New World and then welcome him with Hassaikai.
• Ethan told Lorne that the Independent Suppression Force had been approved and asked whether it should head to the New World or reorganize branches.
• Lorne explained that he wanted to bring his mother, Major Masha, from the East Blue to Marine Headquarters so he could care for her.
• Lorne assigned Ethan to select the personnel and ordered him to requisition a new headquarters warship for the journey.
• Lorne boarded the ship with the Fearless's original crew and fifty elite headquarters Marines, then ordered it to set sail for the East Blue.

Lorne returned to Nameless Island and reunited with his mother, Masha, asking her to move to Marineford so he could protect and care for her. Masha agreed to leave with him, and the chapter ended as Lorne prepared to carry her belongings aboard the warship.

• Lorne arrived at Nameless Island with Ethan and the marines, who prepared to welcome Masha with military honors.
• Lorne reunited with Masha, and she learned that he was the rear admiral who had defeated a member of the Shichibukai.
• Lorne urged Masha to move to Marineford, explaining that her safety worried him after Doflamingo had threatened him.
• Masha accepted Lorne's request, and Ethan led the honor guard in saluting her.
• Lorne picked up Masha's old military saber as she reflected on boarding a Headquarters warship again.

Lorne brought Masha aboard his warship and set course for Foosha Village, while news of his rise reached the Whitebeard Pirates and drew Teach’s wary attention. He arrived at Foosha Village as a Marine Headquarters rear admiral, where the surprised villagers gathered to greet him.

• Lorne helped Masha board the warship, where the Marines welcomed her and Ethan had prepared a comfortable cabin for her recovery.
• Lorne returned to the wooden house where his life in this world had begun, secured it, and left before the warship sailed.
• On the Moby Dick, Marco, Whitebeard, and Jozu discussed Lorne’s defeat of Doflamingo and his growing threat, while Teach hid his concern about Lorne disrupting his plans.
• Lorne told Masha he would introduce her to two little brats, then ordered the warship to sail for Foosha Village.
• The warship arrived at Foosha Village, where Makino and the villagers recognized Lorne as the boy who had left with Garp and were astonished to see him return as a rear admiral.

Lorne returned to Foosha Village as a Marine rear admiral and reunited with Makino, the village chief, Ace, and Luffy. Ace challenged him to a fight to prove he had grown stronger, and Lorne accepted while inviting Ace to attack with one hand.

• Lorne reunited with the villagers, and Makino told him that Luffy was in the mountains while Ace was building a boat to set sail.
• Lorne went to Mount Colubo with Makino, the village chief, and several Marines, where he found Ace working on his boat and Luffy eating nearby.
• Luffy greeted Lorne excitedly, while Ace silently compared Lorne's achievements with his own progress.
• Ace told Lorne he would not keep trailing behind him and challenged him to a fight.
• Lorne handed his Justice Cloak to Ethan and taunted Ace by offering to fight with one hand, prompting Ace to charge at him.

Lorne tested Ace’s fighting ability, defeating him decisively while warning him about the dangers of the Grand Line. After Ace reaffirmed his determination to sail, Lorne advised him to run when he could not win, then approached him during the village banquet to share something more important.

• Ace attacked Lorne, but Lorne caught his punch and calmly deflected his ensuing strikes with one hand.
• Lorne stopped Ace’s charges and sent him flying with a finger flick, while the villagers and Luffy watched.
• Ace admitted he had felt the gap between them but insisted he would sail, and Lorne told him to run if he could not win.
• Foosha Village held a banquet for Lorne and Masha, while Ace sat apart by his boat and reflected on the fight.
• Lorne joined Ace on the beach with a cup of wine and said he had something more important to tell him.

Lorne warned Ace about Marshall D. Teach, explaining that Teach was secretly pursuing the Dark-Dark Fruit and might be the son of Rocks. Ace agreed to keep his distance and alert Lorne or Garp if he encountered Teach, while Lorne insisted Ace must not throw his life away seeking revenge.

• Lorne told Ace that Teach was hiding his strength aboard the Whitebeard Pirates and planned to obtain the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Lorne revealed that Teach might be the son of Rocks and warned that he intended to overturn the world's order.
• Lorne urged Ace not to trust Teach or pursue him alone if he betrayed or killed someone.
• Lorne told Ace to keep his distance from Teach and notify him or Garp, and Ace promised to remember the warning.
• Lorne rapped Ace's forehead to make the warning sink in while Luffy slept beside the bonfire and Makino watched from afar.