Chapter Summaries

Pero and Kizaru arrived at Kaido’s banquet on Onigashima, where Kaido revealed that Wano was the Beasts Pirates’ base for producing SMILE fruits and building a Zoan army. The chapter ended with Kaido challenging Pero to fight.

• Pero brought Kizaru down to the Beasts Pirates’ banquet, where Kaido recognized them and welcomed them to the feast.
• Kaido asked Pero whether he would reveal the Beasts Pirates’ activities to the World Government, and Pero said it depended on his mood.
• Kaido explained that Caesar had nearly completed the SMILE Fruit and that he planned to build an army of five hundred Devil Fruit Users in Wano.
• Pero looked at Wano’s suffering citizens and said their clothes kept him from sympathizing with them.
• Kaido rose from his throne and challenged Pero to fight.

Pero effortlessly stopped Kaido’s attack, dismissed his strength, and defeated him with a single punch after neutralizing his dragon breath. The Beasts Pirates watched in terror as Pero returned to the banquet and told them to keep the food and festivities going.

• Kaido challenged Pero and struck at him with Thunder Bagua.
• Pero caught Kaido’s spiked club, disarmed him, and mocked his strength while eating roast meat.
• Enraged, Kaido transformed into his Azure Dragon Form and attacked Pero with Bolo Breath.
• Pero blew freezing air to neutralize the dragon breath, then punched Kaido through Onigashima’s castle and into the mountains.
• Pero drained his wine, questioned Kizaru’s calmness, and ordered a cook to keep the meat, music, and dancing going.

After defeating Kaido, Pero explored Wano Country’s Flower Capital with Kizaru and discovered that adding Lao Gan Ma transformed the local oden into a satisfying meal. Kaido secretly followed Pero, became convinced that his powers came from a Devil Fruit, and began plotting to exploit the weakness Devil Fruit users shared.

• Pero left Onigashima with Kizaru, while the Beasts Pirates recovered from the shock of Kaido’s defeat.
• Pero and Kizaru arrived in the Flower Capital, where Pero spent several days exploring and sampling its food.
• Pero bought oden from a roadside stall, mixed in Lao Gan Ma, and shared the improved dish with Kizaru.
• Kaido secretly followed Pero and watched him spend his days sightseeing and eating, deepening Kaido’s humiliation.
• Kaido decided Pero must have a Devil Fruit and resolved to use its presumed weakness against him.

Kaido lured Pero and Kizaru to Udon’s quarry, hoping to exploit Seastone and defeat Pero. Pero recognized the trap, froze the Beasts Pirates, and killed Kaido before leaving with Kizaru.

• Kaido ordered a Headliner to leak a false rumor about a spicy-food restaurant near the quarry, where he prepared a Seastone trap for Pero.
• Pero recognized the planted rumor and saw the Beasts Pirates setting up a fake ramen stall among the quarry’s Seastone.
• Pero and Kizaru went to Udon, where Pero exposed the trap and told the hidden pirates to come out.
• Kaido emerged and ordered his crew to attack, but Pero froze the pirates in place and disappeared.
• Pero reappeared beside Kizaru after killing Kaido, leaving only Kaido’s scaled legs and the frozen pirates behind as they departed.

Pero left Wano after killing Kaido and set his sights on Elbaf for its giant-sized food. News of Kaido’s death spread worldwide, while Pero and Kizaru headed back toward Marine Headquarters to find the way there.

• Queen emerged from the mine tunnel, saw Kaido’s severed legs and the frozen quarry, and vomited in shock.
• Pero told Kizaru he had killed Kaido after Kaido came looking for a fight, then learned the Ryūmyaku cooldown had 14 days remaining.
• Whitebeard laughed at the news of Kaido’s death, Kin'emon and the Nine Red Scabbards were stunned, Blackbeard ordered his crew to search for Kaido’s fruit, and the Five Elders ordered Pero’s bounty raised to ten billion.
• Kizaru suggested Elbaf as a source of enormous food and drink, and Pero decided to go there.
• Pero grabbed Kizaru and flew toward Bali Island, planning to return to Marine Headquarters and ask Sengoku for directions.

On Bali Island, Pero reunited with Sengoku and Kuzan, who learned that he had defeated Big Mom and Kaido while traveling in search of food. After asking Sengoku for a route to Elbaf, Pero told Billy to prepare the Neo Marines to eliminate the Celestial Dragons, then announced that he would leave the world in two weeks.

• Zephyr and Old Billy drilled the Neo Marines while Sengoku and Kuzan relaxed on the beach.
• Pero arrived with Kizaru and learned from Kizaru that Big Mom and Kaido had been defeated during their food-seeking travels.
• Sengoku and Kuzan discovered that the newspaper reported Pero had taken out Kaido, and Sengoku said Marineford had an Eternal Pose to Elbaf.
• Pero asked Billy to prepare the Neo Marines to eliminate the Celestial Dragons and said he would leave the world in two weeks.

Pero told the former Marines that he would leave the world in fourteen days after killing the Celestial Dragons, then took Kuzan to Marineford to retrieve an Eternal Pose for Elbaf. After Kuzan froze Rob Lucci, the two escaped, leaving Lucci to struggle with his effort to control the Marines.

• Pero told the former Marines he would kill the Celestial Dragons before he died in fourteen days and leave them to protect the new world order.
• Kuzan joined Pero on a trip to Marineford, where they entered the Fleet Admiral's Office and found an Eternal Pose pointing to Elbaf.
• Rob Lucci attacked Kuzan, who froze him with Ice Age before leaving Marineford with Pero.
• Jabra freed Lucci from the ice and stopped him from ordering a worldwide assault on pirates.
• Lucci accepted that he needed to win the Marines' trust before he could take control of them.

Pero and Kuzan encountered Shanks and his crew during a banquet, where Shanks challenged Pero over the deaths of Kaido and Big Mom and the upheaval in the New World. Pero declared he would attack Mary Geoise in twelve days and demanded that Shanks choose whether to stand aside or be destroyed with the old order.

• Pero and Kuzan traveled across the Grand Line on an ice floe, and Kuzan questioned Pero’s goals and unusual abilities.
• Pero sensed a powerful presence and found the Red Hair Pirates holding a banquet on an island; he and Kuzan appeared before Shanks and joined them.
• Shanks asked Pero whether he had killed Kaido and Big Mom, then unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, which left Pero unfazed.
• Shanks warned that killing the two Emperors would bring chaos and harm innocents, but Pero dismissed the old balance as rotten and said he wanted a clean new world.
• Pero announced that he would go to Mary Geoise in twelve days and gave Shanks the choice to stay out of his way or be erased along with the old order.

Boa Hancock became fascinated by Pero after reading about his killings of the Celestial Dragons. When Pero and Kuzan passed over Amazon Lily, Hancock attacked them but recognized Pero and immediately invited both men to the palace.

• Hancock reread the newspaper report about Pero and wondered what kind of person he was.
• Pero and Kuzan flew toward Elbaf on an ice floe and passed over Amazon Lily.
• Kuzan explained that Amazon Lily belonged to Hancock and warned that men were forbidden to land there.
• Hancock confronted the pair and attacked the ice floe with Perfume Femur, but Pero's presence left it unharmed.
• Hancock recognized Pero, stopped her warriors from retaliating against Kuzan, and invited both guests to the palace.

Pero and Kuzan attended a banquet at the palace on Amazon Lily, where Hancock grew increasingly captivated by Pero. When Pero revealed that he planned to destroy every Celestial Dragon, Hancock asked to join him, and he directed Kuzan to give her a chart and send her to meet Old Billy.

• Hancock invited Pero and Kuzan to sit beside her at the banquet, and Kuzan yielded his seat to Pero after sensing her murderous glare.
• Hancock watched Pero closely and became drawn to his lack of greed or possessiveness toward her.
• When Hancock asked about Pero's plans, he said he was going to Elbaf to eat and then intended to wipe out every Celestial Dragon.
• Hancock reacted with excitement and asked Pero to take her along to destroy the Celestial Dragons.
• Pero told Kuzan to give Hancock a nautical chart and have her meet Old Billy on Bali Island; Hancock promised to keep her people in line.

Pero and Kuzan encountered Golden Lion-Shiki while traveling toward Elbaf, and Pero killed the legendary pirate with his Bio-Electric Field. They resumed their journey, with Pero sensing that Elbaf was near.

• Pero and Kuzan left Amazon Lily and flew toward Elbaf on an ice floe.
• They spotted floating islands and Kuzan recognized their ruler as Golden Lion-Shiki, the escaped legendary pirate.
• Shiki attacked them by hurling several floating islands at the ice floe.
• Pero seized control of the islands with his Bio-Electric Field and sent them crashing into Shiki, crushing him.
• Pero and Kuzan continued toward Elbaf after the islands began to fall.

Pero and Kuzan reached Elbaf, where Pero defeated Prince Loki in an arm-wrestling duel and then ate the Giants’ enormous banquet. The Giants ended up staring at Pero with awe as he finished the island-sized roasted mammoth.

• Pero and Kuzan arrived in Elbaf and entered the royal city during Loki’s coming-of-age banquet.
• Loki challenged Pero to a duel of strength, and Pero agreed on the condition that he would be served the banquet’s best food afterward.
• Pero won their arm-wrestling match and hurled Loki into a cliff, leaving the Giants stunned.
• The Giants dug Loki out, resumed the banquet, and brought out their finest food for Pero.
• Pero ate the island-sized roasted mammoth and satisfied his appetite while the Giants watched in awe.

At Elbaf, Pero learned that the World Government had erased Ohara to hide the Void Century and scanned the World Tree library for its history. After Loki asked for Elbaf to join Pero’s new navy, Pero offered to move the Giants to Bali Island, while Kuzan was shaken by memories of Ohara and Saul.

• Oimo and Kashii told Kuzan that they had returned to Elbaf after being dismissed from Enies Lobby, and a Giant elder described the World Government’s destruction of Ohara.
• Pero became interested in the Void Century and asked Loki to take him to the World Tree library.
• Loki told Pero and Kuzan about increasing Marine activity around Elbaf and a warship carrying enormous chains that appeared to be made of Seastone.
• Loki asked to have Elbaf join Pero’s new navy, and Pero said he could move the Giants to Bali Island and provide them with somewhere to live.
• Pero used his super-vision and super-brain to scan the World Tree library’s books and concluded that the Celestial Dragons’ rule rested on lies and slaughter.
• Kuzan recalled Ohara and Saul as he trembled, and Pero placed a hand on his shoulder and asked whether he had thought it through.

On Bali Island, Billy united former Marines and Zephyr’s Neo Marines, declared war on the Celestial Dragons, and called on the oppressed to join them. Lucci received orders from the Five Elders to attack Bali Island, while Billy revealed his growing power and awakened Conqueror’s Haki.

• Billy and Zephyr prepared their combined forces on Bali Island and planned to recruit more people before driving the Celestial Dragons back to the Holy Land.
• Billy ordered a broadcast and publicly declared war on the Celestial Dragons, with Zephyr and Kizaru standing beside him and Sengoku appearing in the image.
• At Marineford, Lucci watched Billy’s declaration, then received the Five Elders’ order to launch an all-out attack on Bali Island with support from the Holy Knights.
• Billy told Sengoku that Pero’s power grew stronger in sunlight and claimed he could now defeat everyone who had previously restrained him.
• Billy unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, making weaker Neo Marines collapse and shocking Sengoku.

Billy’s declaration of war inspired people around the world, but the World Government’s threat to crush the Neo Marines initially silenced those who wanted to resist. As townspeople began following a boy toward the harbor, Monkey D. Dragon decided the Revolutionary Army would help Billy on Bali Island.

• Billy’s declaration of war and call to join the Neo Marines spread worldwide, prompting applause and excitement.
• In a liberated West Blue kingdom, tavern patrons praised Billy and considered joining, but an old man warned that the World Government could not be defeated.
• A newsboy announced that Marine Headquarters would attack Bali Island in three days and that recruits would be treated as criminals, discouraging the townspeople.
• A burly man urged the people to rebel and led them toward his ship; a boy followed first, and others soon joined them.
• Monkey D. Dragon watched the townspeople’s response and decided the Revolutionary Army should support Billy.
• Dragon set sail for Bali Island with dozens of black ships, intending to deliver the island a gift.

Saint Figarland Shamrock led the Marines toward Bali Island while Billy, Sengoku, and Kizaru prepared for the coming battle. Muji revealed that he belonged to the Revolutionary Army, and Dragon ordered his fleet to speed toward the fighting.

• Saint Figarland Shamrock joined Rob Lucci's fleet and killed a Marine who called him Red-Haired Shanks.
• Billy defeated Sengoku and Kizaru in a spar, and Sengoku warned that the Holy Knights might come after him.
• Billy told Sengoku and Kizaru that they would have to fight the World Government, while Kizaru questioned the need to fight at all.
• Muji revealed his dragon tattoo and identified himself as a member of the Revolutionary Army.
• Dragon ordered Emporio Ivankov to bring the Revolutionary Army fleet to full speed toward the battle.

Billy, Zephyr, Kizaru, and Sengoku prepared to defend Bali Island as the World Government fleet approached, while Boa Hancock sailed to join the battle. Saint Shamrock ordered the destruction of the island and its defenders after learning Hancock’s ship was nearby.

• Billy, Zephyr, and Kizaru watched the World Government fleet approach Bali Island as newly recruited Neo Marines grew frightened.
• Zephyr judged the recruits unready for battle but noticed a resolute child among them, while Kizaru warned that the defenders were outnumbered and asked Billy if he could defeat the Holy Knight.
• Billy confidently dismissed the Holy Knight as weak, prompting Sengoku to warn him not to expect help if he lost.
• Boa Hancock read that the Marines had declared war on Bali Island and ordered the Kuja Pirates to sail there at full speed.
• Saint Shamrock learned that Boa Hancock’s ship was nearby and ordered the fleet to wipe out the pirates and Bali Island.

The Neo Marines launched an attack on the World Government fleet, with Zephyr directing their ships through enemy fire while Kizaru and Zephyr confronted Lucci and the other agents. After Sengoku recognized Saint Shamrock as resembling Shanks, Billy and Saint Shamrock clashed in midair, beginning their battle.

• Billy rallied the frightened Neo Marines and ordered them to charge the World Government fleet.
• Zephyr led six ships through the cannon barrage in a Z formation, and the Neo Marines sank one enemy warship with a strike on its ammunition magazine.
• Lucci moved to attack Billy, but Kizaru intercepted him while Zephyr used his Crusher arm to hold back the other CP9 and CP0 members.
• Sengoku saw Saint Shamrock reveal his red hair and realized that he looked exactly like Shanks, then suspected he was one of the Holy Knights and a Celestial Dragon.
• Billy and Saint Shamrock locked eyes, then launched from their ships and collided in midair with golden flames and black Haki.

Billy fought Saint Shamrock while the Neo Marines were pushed back across the sea and Sengoku joined Zephyr and Kizaru to save them. Boa Hancock and the Kuja Pirates turned the tide, and two more Holy Knights emerged from the World Government flagship’s magic circle as the battle continued.

• Billy and Saint Shamrock clashed above Bali Island, with Billy relying on his strength and recovery while Saint Shamrock attacked with his saber and summoned Hellhounds.
• World Government forces surrounded the Neo Marines’ fleet, while Lucci, Jabra, and other agents pinned down Zephyr and Kizaru.
• Sengoku entered the fight in his Buddha Form and blasted the agents away, allowing Kizaru to retreat behind him.
• Saint Shamrock tried to shake Billy by pointing out the Neo Marines’ peril, but Billy unleashed more of his power and drove him back.
• Boa Hancock and the Kuja Pirates attacked the World Government fleet, petrifying soldiers and helping the Neo Marines counterattack.
• Two Holy Knights, including Gunko, emerged from the Pentagram Magic Circle aboard the World Government flagship, and Saint Shamrock welcomed their arrival.

The World Government’s reinforcements overwhelmed Sengoku, Zephyr, and Kizaru while the Neo Marines’ fleet came under attack. Muji stopped Jabra, but Saint Shamrock destroyed two warships, leaving the Neo Marines near defeat.

• Gunko and the Flintlock Musket-wielding Holy Knight joined the fight, helping Lucci’s forces push Sengoku, Zephyr, and Kizaru onto the defensive.
• Lucci sent Jabra to attack the Neo Marine fleet and ordered the remaining CP9 agents to deal with the pirate who had joined the battle.
• Muji blocked Jabra’s attack on a warship and revealed that he sought revenge for the Revolutionary Army’s East Blue branch chief; the two began fighting evenly.
• Saint Shamrock used his Rapier to send a Hellhound at the Neo Marines’ ships while keeping Billy occupied.
• The Hellhound split two damaged warships apart, devastating the Neo Marines and causing their morale to falter as the World Government’s forces intensified their attack.