Recaps

Lin Yan joined forces with Ace, Robin, Shirahoshi, and Luffy to defeat the Twelve God Knights on Whole Cake Island and force Saint Saturn and the Marines to retreat. Shanks recognized Lin Yan as the New World's fourth Emperor, and the Dawn crew sailed toward Wano Country to continue their quest.

• Lin Yan expanded his flame domain while Robin summoned a space-time beacon, allowing Shirahoshi's song and Luffy's Nika Core to resonate with him.
• Lin Yan awakened the Sun God Nika's True Form and defeated all Twelve God Knights without killing them.
• Saint Saturn withdrew with the Marines and the God Knights after Lin Yan told him he would confront Imu in Mary Geoise.
• Shanks arrived aboard the Red Force and declared Lin Yan the New World's fourth Emperor, while Lin Yan named his crew Dawn.
• Lin Yan's system identified Wano Country as the next destination and warned that Imu had awakened and the World Government would deploy its full strength against them.

Lin Yan and the Dawn Ark entered Wano Country’s mist-shrouded waters, where he tested his Genesis Flame against a Beasts Pirates patrol and detected a mysterious musical presence. After uncovering signs of CP0 surveillance, Lin Yan ordered the crew to infiltrate through an abandoned channel and prepare for a careful search for Ace and the key to Pluton.

• Tashigi steered the Dawn Ark through Wano Country’s treacherous waters as Nico Robin explained that ancient forces had helped isolate the country.
• Lin Yan used Genesis Flame: Erosion Flame to dissolve three Beasts Pirates boats and temporarily strip nearby Gifters of their abilities, then let the survivors go.
• Lin Yan sensed a mysterious shamisen melody probing the Dawn Ark and used Purification Flame to silence its source.
• Lin Yan ordered Tashigi to take the ship through an abandoned branch channel of the Submerged Port, while Ace’s Vivre Card remained warm but gave no precise location.
• Nico Robin reported that the patrol’s encrypted communications resembled a CP0 channel, and Lin Yan placed the crew on level-one alert and ordered them to conceal their full strength.

Lin Yan and Robin infiltrated the Flower Capital, uncovering its harsh poverty, oppressive surveillance, and signs of Kaido and Orochi’s exploitation. After sensing that an unknown observer had noticed them, they left for Kuri to seek the Kozuki Family’s former retainers, while a masked ninja watched them depart.

• Lin Yan, Robin, and Tashigi split up after reaching Wano, and Lin Yan and Robin entered the Flower Capital disguised as travelers.
• Lin Yan learned from an old veteran that Orochi’s taxes and celebrations had impoverished the people, while Robin discovered human and soul-based surveillance across the city.
• Robin spotted a Beasts Pirates convoy carrying heavily covered carts and heard inhuman whimpers, leading Lin Yan to suspect that prisoners were being sent to weapons factories or Devil Fruit experiments.
• Lin Yan restrained himself from intervening when Mimawarigumi soldiers robbed an old woman of her grandson’s medicine money.
• Lin Yan and Robin heard rumors of the thief Ushimitsu Kozo, then Robin detected a watcher observing them through a shrine statue.
• Lin Yan and Robin left for Kuri to contact the Kozuki Family’s former retainers, and a masked ninja emerged near the shrine to watch them go.

Lin Yan found Tama in Amigasa Village and learned that Ace had left her a weakening Vivre Card. After protecting the village from Holdem’s men, he revealed his knowledge of Wano’s secrets to Kawamatsu and Shutenmaru, who agreed to hear him out as he prepared to gather allies against Kaido and Orochi.

• Lin Yan and Robin reached Amigasa Village, where Tama recognized Ace’s name and showed Lin Yan the Vivre Card Ace had left her.
• Holdem and more than twenty Beasts Pirates attacked the village, demanding tribute and Tama’s tanuki, but Lin Yan trapped them in a forest of golden flame.
• Shutenmaru and Kawamatsu arrived, and Kawamatsu mistook Tama for Princess Hiyori before Lin Yan identified himself and showed a Kozuki Family pendant.
• Lin Yan told Shutenmaru and Kawamatsu that Oden’s journal held secrets about Pluton and the world’s impending great cleansing, and revealed that Hiyori and Denjiro were alive.
• Shutenmaru agreed to hear Lin Yan out, and Kawamatsu asked him to guide them as Lin Yan proposed a private discussion about resisting Kaido and Orochi.

Lin Yan infiltrated Onigashima to map its defenses, investigate the volcanic factory, and search for Ace, but the Flying Six discovered him and forced him to escape. He returned to the clouds with combat data and evidence that CP0 was watching the clash.

• Lin Yan reviewed Onigashima’s defenses with Robin, Kawamatsu, and Shutenmaru, then decided to scout the island alone while the others contacted resistance forces and protected Tama and Amigasa Village.
• Lin Yan used Electromagnetic Camouflage and Robin’s remote support to slip past Homies and patrols, finding Seastone workshops and underground conduits leading toward the Skull Castle.
• Lin Yan approached the volcanic factory gate, where Ulti and Sasaki ambushed him and the rest of the Flying Six joined them.
• Lin Yan exchanged attacks with the Flying Six to test their abilities and record combat data, then used a burst of flame and lightning to escape toward the cliffs.
• Lin Yan evaded pursuit in the clouds and detected a CP0 observer, while concluding that Ace was likely held deeper underground near the volcano.

Lin Yan united the Straw Hat Pirates, Kozuki Hiyori’s allies, and the samurai to plan a three-pronged assault on Kaido and Orochi during their celebration, while secretly preparing to mislead the suspected traitor Kanjuro. Kanjuro sent the meeting’s intelligence to Shogun Orochi, setting betrayal in motion as Lin Yan and Zoro formed a covert infiltration team.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates arrived at the shrine with Hiyori, Denjiro, and rescued samurai, bringing several rebel factions together.
• Lin Yan proposed dividing their forces between a Flower Capital diversion, an assault on Onigashima, and an infiltration team tasked with rescuing Ace and finding the Heart of the Furnace.
• Kanjuro questioned the plan’s security, and Lin Yan noticed signs that the samurai’s worry might be an act.
• Lin Yan told Robin to prepare a false plan and spread misleading rumors, then chose Zoro to join the secret infiltration team.
• Lin Yan and Zoro agreed to work together after sharing drinks, while Kanjuro secretly sent a map and symbols to Shogun Orochi by night bird.

With four days until Orochi and Kaido’s Joint Celebration, Lin Yan’s allies sabotaged a weapons factory, planted false intelligence, and scouted Onigashima while uncovering Ace’s location and detecting CP0’s interference. Orochi and Kaido’s forces strengthened their defenses as the festival approached and the planned operation faced new complications.

• Sanji, Shutenmaru, and the samurai attacked the Weapons Factory in Kuri, while Sanji installed Franky’s virus program and escaped as the factory’s core triggered a self-destruct countdown and explosions followed.
• Robin and Denjiro spread altered plans and false rumors to mislead Orochi’s forces, and Robin told Denjiro that she suspected he or a blind swordsman might be Ushimitsu Kozo.
• Lin Yan blinded 137 Homie surveillance nodes around Onigashima, located Ace and the Heart of the Furnace beneath the Volcanic Factory, and evaded a CP0 agent searching for infiltrators.
• Orochi ordered Fukurokuju to strengthen defenses at several locations after receiving conflicting reports, while King and Queen reinforced the Volcanic Factory and Quarry and discussed Ace as bait.
• Tama prayed for Ace, Lin Yan, and the others to stay safe as the celebration drew near.

As the celebration began, Lin Yan’s resistance launched coordinated attacks on the Flower Capital and Onigashima while he led Robin and Zoro in a covert attempt to reach the volcanic factory and rescue Ace. The infiltration team was ambushed by the Flying Six, and Lin Yan and Zoro began fighting them as the wider war erupted.

• At a final meeting in Kuri, Lin Yan rallied Luffy, the samurai, and the Whitebeard remnants before the resistance began its operation.
• When fireworks lit the sky, Denjiro, Kawamatsu, and Shutenmaru led an assault on Orochi’s forces in the Flower Capital, while Orochi called for reinforcements.
• Luffy, Kid, Luo, Zoro, Sanji, Marco, and the others attacked Onigashima’s harbor and engaged the Beasts Pirates’ commanders; Kaido joined the battle with a Bolo Breath.
• Lin Yan, Robin, and Zoro infiltrated Onigashima from the rear cliffs and learned that Ace was being held on the volcanic factory’s third underground level as fuel.
• Who’s-Who, Sasaki, Page One, and Black Maria ambushed the infiltrators at the factory entrance; Lin Yan used his Rotation Domain against three attackers while Zoro fought Black Maria.

Lin Yan fought through the Flying Six and then faced King and Queen while exhausted, using localized rule rewrites and Zoro’s timely attack to defeat them. He and Zoro entered the Maintenance Passage to pursue Robin, while the battered King called for the attention of “that lord.”

• Lin Yan used a stored Paw-Paw Fruit counterattack to critically injure Who's-Who, broke one of Sasaki’s horns, and knocked Page One down before his Rotation Domain collapsed.
• King and Queen arrived together and forced the exhausted Lin Yan to defend himself while Robin searched for a route through the factory.
• Lin Yan briefly nullified King’s flames and struck him with a Concept Collapse Fist that sent him crashing into the rock wall.
• Lin Yan used a miniature rule-rewrite domain to disable Queen’s technological weapons and viruses, then Zoro arrived and slashed Queen down.
• Lin Yan and Zoro headed into the Maintenance Passage after Robin, while King freed himself from the rubble and reported the intruders to “that lord.”

Lin Yan, Zoro, and Robin reached the Ancient Factory, opened its Purification Gate, and discovered that Pluton was part of a planetary life-support system. After Shirahoshi’s Tears stabilized the Heart of the Furnace and halted Imu’s overload protocol, Lin Yan learned of Imu’s planned Great Cleansing and resolved to find Ace and uncover Uranus; Kaido then confronted them as they followed Tenguyama Hitetsu toward Ace’s prison.

• Lin Yan and Zoro joined Robin at the Ancient Factory, where ancient robots attacked them on the bridge to its sealed entrance.
• Lin Yan used the purification power of the Nika Core and Shirahoshi’s Tears to open the gate, and the three entered the factory’s central hall.
• Robin identified Pluton as a planetary life-support and ecological regulation system, and the hall’s alarm announced that Imu had started a self-destruction countdown.
• Shirahoshi’s Tears stabilized and optimized the Heart of the Furnace, while its resonance with the Nika Core revealed Imu’s plan for a Great Cleansing and harvest.
• Lin Yan planned to find Ace and seek the final Poneglyph and Uranus clues, and Tenguyama Hitetsu led the group toward Ace’s containment chamber.
• Kaido arrived at the hall’s entrance and demanded that Lin Yan’s group hand over the Heart of the Furnace.

Lin Yan and his companions rescued the severely weakened Ace from Kaido’s underground confinement chamber and escaped the collapsing factory. The brothers reunited on an abandoned platform, but World Government warships appeared offshore as the battle on Onigashima intensified.

• Hitetsu explained that Kaido had been extracting Ace’s flame power and led Lin Yan, Robin, and Zoro through the overheated maintenance passage to the confinement chamber.
• Lin Yan used the Heart of the Furnace’s authority to open the chamber door, and Zoro and Lin Yan freed Ace from his Seastone chains.
• Kaido attacked the factory, collapsing the passage and flooding the chamber with lava, so the group escaped through an emergency shaft.
• Luffy’s distant Vivre Card resonance and the crisis raised Lin Yan’s Nika awakening to 52%, allowing him to create a Purifying Fire Lotus barrier that shielded the group as they climbed out.
• Lin Yan and the others reached a platform near the sea, where Ace thanked them after reuniting with his brother.
• World Government warships appeared offshore as explosions intensified across Onigashima.

Lin Yan and his companions reached the top of Skull Castle, where Luffy’s awakening had turned the battle against Kaido. Lin Yan helped Kid and Luo send Big Mom over the castle’s edge, but two CP0 agents attacked Luffy with Seastone blades as the chapter ended.

• Luffy awakened an early form of Gear Fifth, and his will resonated with Lin Yan and Ace’s powers.
• Lin Yan chose to stay and support the battle, then took Ace, Zoro, Robin, and Hitetsu up a maintenance lift to Skull Castle’s top floor.
• Kaido attacked Lin Yan’s group with Bolo Breath, but Lin Yan blocked the blast with a Purifying Flame Lotus barrier while Luffy drew Kaido’s attention back.
• Lin Yan joined Kid and Luo against Big Mom and used a gravity attack to pin her down, allowing their combined strikes to send her falling toward the sea.
• Zoro joined Luffy against Kaido while Robin carried Ace and Hitetsu to seek treatment.
• Two CP0 agents attacked Luffy from behind and at his side with Seastone blades as he fought Kaido.

Luffy, Zoro, and Lin Yan combined their attacks to defeat Kaido after repelling a CP0 ambush, but Lin Yan remained uneasy as the World Government's warships began moving. The exhausted allies regrouped around the injured Ace while Kaido's fate remained uncertain.

• Luffy dodged the CP0 agents' Seastone blades with his awakened power and knocked both agents into the rubble.
• Kaido unleashed Drunken Thief: Roaring Thunder Bagua, and Luffy met it with Gum-Gum-Bajrang Gun as Lin Yan and the others tried to shield him.
• The collision destroyed the top floor of Skull Castle and left Luffy, Kaido, Lin Yan, and the others badly injured.
• Zoro drew Kaido's attention with Nine-Sword Style: A Shura: Draw Sword: Purgatory Onigiri while Lin Yan pierced Kaido's injured knee with Finger of Annihilation.
• Luffy seized Kaido's stumble and battered him with Rapid-Fire Bajrang Gun, then sent him flying toward the sea and fire below.
• Luffy collapsed from exhaustion as the rebels cheered; Lin Yan checked on Ace and noticed World Government warships making new moves on the horizon.

After Kaido fell, a colossal sea creature and tsunami threatened Onigashima, but Lin Yan used the Heart of the Furnace to connect his will with Ace and Luffy and calm the disaster. The crisis ended with Lin Yan’s Nika awakening rising to 60%, while he and his companions prepared to rebuild Wano and continue toward Laugh Tale.

• Chopper treated the gravely weakened Ace while Lin Yan and the others confirmed Kaido had fallen and the surviving samurai mourned their losses.
• A mysterious giant creature appeared offshore with a vast tsunami, targeting the Heart of the Furnace and the Nika Core as government warships fled.
• Lin Yan ordered an evacuation, then tried to communicate with the creature by channeling the Heart of the Furnace, Shirahoshi’s Tears, and the Nika Core.
• Ace and Luffy’s wills resonated with Lin Yan’s, calming the tsunami and causing the creature to sink back into the sea.
• Lin Yan’s [Sun God Nika] awakening rose to 60%, and he told the survivors that Orochi, the World Government, and Wano’s reconstruction still lay ahead.
• Lin Yan rallied his companions and declared that they would create a new order together before setting his sights on Laugh Tale.

After Big Mom returned to Onigashima and launched an attack on the wounded, Lin Yan, Law, and Kid joined forces to defeat her. Big Mom was captured, but the World Government, Imu, Sabo, and Kaido remained uncertain threats as Lin Yan and his companions paused to recover.

• Denjiro reported heavy casualties, confirmed Izo's death, and warned that World Government ships and hidden CP0 agents remained nearby.
• Big Mom returned from the sea and unleashed an indiscriminate sword attack, which Lin Yan erased by rewriting the rules of a small area.
• Lin Yan battled Big Mom while Law disrupted her footing and Kid blasted her flank with an electromagnetic cannon.
• Lin Yan struck Big Mom with Primordial Flame, devastating her Soul-Soul Fruit power and leaving her unconscious.
• Lin Yan ordered Denjiro to secure Big Mom with high-purity Seastone, then wondered about Sabo, Kaido, and the World Government as the group rested.

After Onigashima, Lin Yan spoke with the imprisoned King, who revealed the Lunarians’ history as guardians of the World-Cleansing Furnace and the World Government’s betrayal. King refused to join Lin Yan but shared clues to Uranus and Lunaria Sky City before escaping to pursue his own path.

• Lin Yan brought King food, water, and ointment, then asked him about the Lunarians, Joy Boy, and the ancient system.
• King explained that Joy Boy had chosen the Lunarians to guard the World-Cleansing Furnace, part of a planetary system that also included Uranus and Poseidon.
• King recounted how Imu and the Celestial Dragons seized control, weaponized the system, and nearly exterminated the Lunarians.
• Lin Yan told King he intended to uncover the ancient truth, repair the system, and overthrow Imu, while King questioned whether he could be trusted with that burden.
• King revealed that Uranus and the lost Lunaria Sky City were key to opposing Imu, but said he would not join Lin Yan and would judge him later.
• After Lin Yan left, King escaped his cage, leaving scattered Seastone chains and black feathers behind.

Denjiro executed Kurozumi Orochi, ending his rule over Wano, and the captured Kanjuro revealed how his Kurozumi heritage and desire for belonging had driven his betrayal. Hiyori acknowledged the injustices behind his hatred but called for Wano to end the cycle, while Denjiro executed Kanjuro for his crimes and the survivors began rebuilding.

• Denjiro emerged from Tenshu Palace with Orochi's head and announced the tyrant's execution, prompting grief and celebration in the Flower Capital.
• Denjiro presented Enma to Hiyori, who thanked him as the Red Scabbards gathered around them.
• Samurai brought the captured Kanjuro before Hiyori and Denjiro, and he explained that he had betrayed the Kozuki because he belonged to the Kurozumi Family and sought to restore its name.
• Hiyori acknowledged the Kurozumi Family's past persecution and urged Wano to stop passing hatred to future generations.
• Denjiro executed Kanjuro for the deaths and suffering he had caused, while Hiyori turned away.
• Lin Yan praised Hiyori, and the survivors began clearing ruins, tending the wounded, and rebuilding the Flower Capital.

After the battle, Lin Yan and the survivors mourned Izo and the other fallen, then vowed to carry on their hopes as Wano began rebuilding. The chapter ended with the wounded recovering, Marco staying to help protect Ace and Wano, and the World Government’s ships still waiting offshore.

• In a snowy hollow at Onigashima, survivors gathered around the bodies of Izo and the thousands killed in the war.
• Marco, Ace, and Kiku grieved over Izo as Lin Yan promised to carry on his will and Whitebeard’s belief.
• Lin Yan used Purifying Flame Lotus: Funeral and Rebirth to comfort the living and grant peace to the dead.
• Lin Yan called for the survivors to rebuild Wano, care for the wounded, restore order, and prepare for the World Government’s ships offshore.
• Marco decided to stay in Wano to help rebuild its medical services and protect Ace; Kid and Luo shared their plans to continue independently nearby.
• Chopper reported that Ace was stable but needed at least a month of bed rest and treatment.

One month after Wano Country’s liberation, the country formally opened its borders and celebrated its recovery. Lin Yan received an honorary title and a new sword, while he and his allies looked ahead to Laugh Tale, Blackbeard, Imu, and Ace.

• Wano Country rebuilt its capital and established a provisional government under Kozuki Momonosuke, who abolished the isolation edict and opened the borders to peaceful exchange.
• The Straw Hat Pirates received a Road Poneglyph rubbing, Ace’s Vivre Card began pointing steadily toward the New World, and Marco and the Whitebeard Pirates helped with reconstruction and Ace’s treatment.
• Lin Yan improved his Genesis Flame and Paw-Paw Fruit abilities, upgraded the Dawn Ark, and developed the Dawn Alliance’s ties with Wano Country, Fish-Man Island, and Germa 66.
• Kozuki Momonosuke announced Wano Country’s opening at a public celebration and awarded honors to the Red Scabbards, Straw Hat Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates, and Lin Yan.
• Momonosuke named Lin Yan a Lifetime Honorary Guardian and presented him with the katana Flame Dawn, which Lin Yan accepted with a promise to support Wano Country and the Dawn Alliance.
• After the celebration, Robin encouraged Lin Yan as they considered the dangers and goals ahead, including Laugh Tale, Blackbeard, Imu, Ace, Luffy, and Sabo.

Lin Yan confronted Admiral Aramaki’s fleet alone and publicly declared war on the World Government and Imu, announcing the Dawn Alliance’s opposition to their rule. He repelled Ryokugyu’s attack with his rule-rewriting domain and overwhelming Haki, then returned to Wano as his declaration spread across the world.

• Denjiro and Marco told Momonosuke and the others that Admiral Aramaki’s fleet had approached Wano, and Lin Yan decided to meet it alone.
• Lin Yan told Ryokugyu that Wano was protected by the Dawn Alliance and warned the Five Elders and Imu that the truth about Pluton and the Great Cleansing plan was known.
• Lin Yan publicly declared war on the World Government and Imu through a broadcast that reached people around the world.
• Ryokugyu attacked Lin Yan with his awakened Woods-Woods Fruit, but Lin Yan’s domain halted the forest and his Haki damaged the fleet and incapacitated many Marines.
• Lin Yan warned Ryokugyu that the old rulers’ era needed to end, then returned to Wano as the world reacted to his declaration.

After Lin Yan’s declaration of war shook the world, he and his allies prepared to sail from Wano Country toward Laugh Tale, where the secrets of the ancient system and the ONE PIECE might be revealed. The Dawn Ark departed with Lin Yan, Ace, and the Straw Hat Pirates aboard, while Blackbeard, Imu, and the Marines prepared for the coming conflict.

• Ace recovered enough to move and train, and he thanked Lin Yan before the brothers discussed Luffy and laughed together.
• Robin and Lin Yan concluded that Laugh Tale was likely the destination where the world’s secrets and rival factions would converge.
• Lin Yan’s three-day seclusion established a fragile link between Uranus and Poseidon, revealed that the next Great Cleansing might be only one or two years away, and raised his Nika Awakening to 62%.
• At a farewell feast, the Straw Hat Pirates chose to travel with Lin Yan, while the Whitebeard remnants stayed in Wano Country and Sabo promised the Revolutionary Army would likely head for Laugh Tale.
• Lin Yan, Ace, and the Straw Hat Pirates sailed from Wano Country aboard the upgraded Dawn Ark toward the Final Sea.
• Blackbeard plotted to claim Laugh Tale, Imu dismissed the Dawn Alliance’s challenge, and the Marines struggled to decide how to respond to Lin Yan.

The Dawn Ark entered the Sea of the End, where Lin Yan and his crew faced mutated energy creatures and an ambush by Blackbeard’s pirates. After defeating the attackers, they continued toward Laugh Tale, while a masked observer reported Lin Yan’s abilities and recommended preparing a “fishing net.”

• The Dawn Ark crossed into the Sea of the End, and Lin Yan ordered the crew to proceed cautiously through the unstable waters.
• Energy creatures attacked the ship, while five Blackbeard pirate ships emerged from the fog; Lin Yan assigned Ace and Sanji to fight Burgess and Zoro to face Shiryu.
• Lin Yan disintegrated the energy creatures with Purifying Erosion Threads, then immobilized Burgess and shattered his ship with an amplified impact.
• Shiryu escaped into the fog, the remaining Blackbeard ships retreated, and Robin found a communicator chip whose encryption showed traces of World Government algorithms.
• Lin Yan ordered the Dawn Ark onward toward Laugh Tale, while a masked observer confirmed his rule-level abilities and recommended preparing a “fishing net.”

Lin Yan and the Dawn Ark joined the Revolutionary Army to defeat the Sea of the End’s constructs, reunite Lin Yan, Ace, Luffy, and Sabo, and form an alliance with Dragon. As the ancient defense system activated its ultimate trial, Lin Yan plunged alone into the vortex to try to communicate with it.

• Lin Yan learned that Blackbeard’s communications used World Government technology and ordered the Dawn Ark to seek safe passages through the increasingly dangerous Sea of the End.
• The Dawn Ark found Dragon and Sabo’s fleet fighting ancient constructs, and Lin Yan’s Rule Rewrite: Domain slowed the attackers so both forces could defeat them.
• Sabo reunited with Lin Yan, Luffy, and Ace aboard the Dawn Ark, and Dragon explained that the Revolutionary Army had come seeking Laugh Tale and a way to stop Imu’s planned Great Cleansing.
• Lin Yan and Dragon formed a strategic alliance, agreeing to use Lin Yan’s Nika Core to find a safe route through the Sea of the End.
• The sea’s ultimate defense mechanism awakened, and Lin Yan flew into its immense vortex alone while Dragon, Sabo, Ace, and Luffy prepared to protect the fleets.

Lin Yan and his allies survived the Sea of the End’s Ancient Weapon assault after their combined wills and Shirahoshi’s Poseidon power opened a passage toward the Final Trial. The fleet entered the route toward Laugh Tale as Blackbeard’s scouts, CP0, and Imu took notice.

• Lin Yan plunged into the vortex, triggering a catastrophic storm and a life-draining attack from an energy aggregate tied to Uranus.
• Dragon identified the threat as an echo of Uranus stirred by Imu, while Shirahoshi awakened Poseidon’s will and sent Ocean Will to shield the fleet.
• Ace, Luffy, and Sabo’s Vivre Cards resonated with Lin Yan, allowing him to combine their wills with Shirahoshi’s power and authenticate the group before the energy aggregate.
• The storm subsided, and Lin Yan revealed that a passage to the Final Trial had opened; Dragon ordered the fleets to repair and proceed after an hour.
• Lin Yan thanked Ace, Luffy, and Sabo for supporting him, and the regrouped fleets sailed into the passage toward Laugh Tale.
• A Blackbeard Pirates scout ship withdrew, a CP0 observer reported the fleet’s progress, and Imu watched from the Empty Throne.

As the fleet crossed the Sea of the End, Shanks met Lin Yan, Dragon, Luffy, Ace, and Sabo aboard the Red Force and revealed what Roger had learned about ONE PIECE and the world's history. Shanks gave them counsel and important gifts before they resumed their voyage toward Laugh Tale.

• Lin Yan warned the fleet to stay alert as they traveled through the quiet passage, then Shanks appeared aboard the Red Force.
• Lin Yan, Dragon, Luffy, Ace, and Sabo boarded Shanks's ship, where Shanks said he had reached Laugh Tale with Roger and explained what ONE PIECE contained.
• Shanks explained why Roger had withheld the truth and warned that Blackbeard sought secrets about the Devil Fruit Source and the Ancient System.
• Shanks advised them to use Laugh Tale's truth carefully, warned them not to become new gods, and said Uranus might be better repaired than destroyed.
• Shanks returned the straw hat to Luffy and gave Lin Yan a rubbing detailing the resonance ritual needed to enter Laugh Tale, along with a warning about Lunaria Sky City.
• Lin Yan and the others returned to the Dawn Ark as the Red Force sailed away, and Lin Yan prepared the fleet for the final leg toward Laugh Tale.