Chapter Summaries

The Straw Hat Pirates visited Shakky’s bar to find Rayleigh and arrange for their ship to be coated. When Camie was abducted and taken to the Human Auction House, they set out to rescue her despite the danger of confronting the Celestial Dragons.

• Shakky welcomed the Straw Hat Pirates and told them Rayleigh had gone out but was expected back soon.
• Hachi discovered Camie was missing, and Pappag feared human traffickers had taken her to the Human Auction House.
• Hachi explained that the auction involved Celestial Dragons and warned the crew that rescuing Camie could bring a Marine Admiral after them.
• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates resolved to save Camie, and Hachi and Pappag thanked them.
• The Straw Hat Pirates left for the Human Auction House as the Wind-Listening Guard’s informants reported their movements to Huang Zhong and Sky Island.

Chen Yu put Hua Country’s forces on Level-One Combat Readiness, preparing to exploit the coming Paramount War. At Sabaody, Luffy punched Saint Charlos, prompting Sengoku to send Kizaru and the Pacifistas, while Huang Zhong warned Jewelry Bonney that chaos was coming.

• Chen Yu ordered Zhuge Liang to coordinate the Three Armies, Guo Jia and Lucci to monitor intelligence, Zhou Yu and Gan Ning to blockade routes, and Bai Qi’s Dark Iron Legion to stand by.
• At the human auction house, Saint Charlos bid 500 million Beli for Camie, and Luffy stormed in with the Straw Hat Pirates to rescue her.
• Luffy punched Saint Charlos unconscious, setting off panic across the auction hall and Sabaody Archipelago.
• After hearing the news, Sengoku ordered Kizaru to take the Pacifistas to Sabaody and capture the Supernovas.
• In Grove 39, Huang Zhong told Jewelry Bonney to prepare for Kizaru’s arrival and the chaos ahead.

Admiral Kizaru arrived at Sabaody Archipelago and swiftly defeated most of the Supernovas, while Huang Zhong watched from afar with Jewelry Bonney. Huang Zhong held back, waiting for Rayleigh to confront Kizaru and for Bartholomew Kuma to appear.

• Kizaru arrived at the 12th GR and learned that the Supernovas were scattered across the archipelago and Pacifista units were deployed.
• Kizaru defeated Basil Hawkins with Yasakani no Magatama, then swiftly overwhelmed Scratchmen Apoo, Killer, and Capone Bege.
• Kizaru defeated all the Supernovas except Luffy, Zoro, Kid, Luo, Drake, and Urouge, spreading panic across Sabaody Archipelago.
• Huang Zhong watched Kizaru's attacks from an inn in the 39th GR while Jewelry Bonney asked about the Admiral's strength.
• Huang Zhong said the Straw Hat Pirates were trapped by three Pacifistas and that he would wait for Rayleigh to stop Kizaru and Bartholomew Kuma to appear.

The Straw Hat Pirates were cornered by Pacifistas until Silvers Rayleigh arrived and fought Kizaru to protect them. Bartholomew Kuma and more Pacifistas then appeared, but General Huang Zhong intervened and asked everyone to stop fighting, leaving the battlefield at a tense standstill.

• The Straw Hat Pirates struggled against three Pacifistas, and Kizaru arrived and prepared to take Luffy to Impel Down.
• Silvers Rayleigh cut apart Kizaru’s laser and fought him with Conqueror’s Haki and swordsmanship.
• Bartholomew Kuma arrived with four Pacifistas, causing Kizaru and Rayleigh to stop their clash and watch him.
• Huang Zhong appeared and used his pale-golden power to stall the fighters’ attacks and ease the tension.
• Kizaru and Rayleigh recognized Huang Zhong, and he said he had come only to ask them to cease fighting.

Huang Zhong prevented Kizaru from stopping Kuma as Kuma sent the Straw Hat Pirates away, then used Dialga’s power to give Kuma a brief reunion with Jewelry Bonney. Kuma agreed to join Hua Country after the Paramount War, and he and Bonney arranged a secret signal before he left; Huang Zhong prepared to hide Bonney near Marineford.

• Huang Zhong warned Kizaru that he would not allow a battle to endanger his daughter, while Kuma privately told Rayleigh his Revolutionary Army identity and his reason for sending the Straw Hat Pirates away.
• Kuma sent Zoro and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates, including Luffy, flying to distant locations as Huang Zhong kept Kizaru and the Marines from intervening.
• Huang Zhong used Dialga’s time power to suppress Kuma’s control modifications temporarily, allowing Kuma to reunite with Bonney for three minutes.
• Kuma promised Bonney he would find her after the Paramount War, and Huang Zhong offered to reverse Kuma’s modifications and help protect them.
• Kuma agreed to join Hua Country after fulfilling his promise to Dragon, then left after arranging a secret signal with Bonney for their reunion.
• Huang Zhong prepared to take Bonney into hiding near Marineford and wait for the war and a chance to stop Blackbeard from taking the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Hua Country’s generals prepared to launch coordinated campaigns across the Four Blues when the Paramount War began. With its armies, fleet, and supplies ready, Chen Yu waited for the war at Marineford to create an opportunity to unite the Four Blues.

• Zhou Yu ordered two hundred concealed warships in the Calm Belt to seal off the Red Line once the Paramount War began.
• Lü Bu rallied a hundred thousand soldiers in the North Blue and prepared to seize the region when Marineford drew the World Government’s attention.
• Guan Yu ordered his forces to remain hidden until the war began, then take the East Blue’s Affiliated Nations by force.
• Zhao Yun prepared a hundred thousand soldiers to conquer the South Blue under Chen Yu’s command.
• Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, and Chinjao secured Chang'an City and Hua Country’s West Blue headquarters.
• Chen Yu heard Guo Jia’s report and Zhuge Liang confirmed the forces were ready, one month before Ace’s public execution.

After the Straw Hats were scattered, Luffy asked Rayleigh to train him in Haki for two years so he could grow strong enough to protect his friends. Meanwhile, Huang Zhong took Jewelry Bonney toward Marineford to hide near the coming war, where he planned to protect her, stop Blackbeard, and fulfill his mission.

• Luffy admitted to Rayleigh that his weakness had left his friends vulnerable and asked to learn Haki.
• Rayleigh agreed to teach Luffy Armament and Observation Haki and help him master Conqueror's Haki over two years.
• Huang Zhong sailed from Sabaody toward Marineford with Jewelry Bonney, explaining that her father would take part in the war.
• Huang Zhong ordered the boat to activate concealment and reach the waters near Marineford within three days.
• Huang Zhong planned to keep Jewelry Bonney safe, stop Blackbeard, and complete his mission during the coming war.

Marine Headquarters prepared Marineford for Ace’s execution as Sengoku and Tsuru worried about Whitebeard’s hidden forces and Hua Country’s intentions. Sengoku assigned the Three Admirals their defensive positions and ordered a complete lockdown, with Whitebeard’s attack still looming.

• Tsuru told Sengoku that Marineford’s defenses, elite troops, warships, and Pacifista ambush positions were ready.
• Sengoku questioned their chances of victory and worried that Whitebeard’s allied crews and Hua Country had yet to make their moves.
• Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru arrived, and Sengoku ordered them to finalize their defensive positions.
• Akainu took the harbor front, Aokiji took the waters flanking the harbor, and Kizaru became the mobile force guarding the plaza and Execution Platform.
• Sengoku ordered Marineford locked down and commanded all forces to engage immediately when Whitebeard appeared.

The Shichibukai gathered at Marineford revealed their conflicting motives as Kuma left the lounge, while Whitebeard ordered his fleet to sail to Marineford and rescue Ace. The Whitebeard Pirates set out knowing the voyage could cost them everything.

• Doflamingo mocked Hancock about Luffy, prompting her to unleash her Conqueror's Haki and threaten him.
• Kuma stood and left the Shichibukai lounge, halting the brewing confrontation.
• Aboard the Moby Dick, Marco and the other commanders worried over Whitebeard's failing health.
• Whitebeard declared that he would rescue Ace and ordered the entire fleet to sail for Marineford.
• The Moby Dick led more than a thousand pirate ships toward the Red Line.

Boa Hancock secretly brought Luffy into Impel Down so he could rescue Ace, while Blackbeard and his crew prepared to infiltrate the prison and recruit its inmates. The two plans converged at the prison as the coming war at Marineford drew near.

• Hancock reassured Luffy that she would help him enter Impel Down and rescue Ace, and Luffy hid inside her coat as they arrived.
• Magellan met Hancock at the harbor, but she used Conqueror's Haki to knock out the surrounding jailers and forced him to let her proceed.
• Hancock entered Impel Down with Luffy concealed beneath her clothes, while Luffy listened tensely and focused on reaching Ace.
• Blackbeard arrived outside the prison with his crew and declared that he planned to recruit its most dangerous inmates.
• Teach boasted that his Dark-Dark Fruit would counter Devil Fruit users and vowed to leave Impel Down for Marineford with a powerful new crew.

Huang Zhong and Jewelry Bonney hid near Marineford while they waited for the Paramount War, and he learned that the World Government had prepared the Holy Knights as reinforcements. Huang Zhong prepared to report the intelligence and wait for the war to begin so he could stop Blackbeard, rescue Kuma, and protect Bonney.

• Huang Zhong watched Marineford from a concealed ship and told Jewelry Bonney they would wait nearby until the war began.
• Huang Zhong told Bonney that Kuma had arrived at Marineford and that they would extract him after the war using their agreed signal.
• A Wind-Listening Guard member delivered Lucci's report detailing Marineford's defenses and the Holy Knights' readiness in Mary Geoise.
• Huang Zhong ordered the report sent to His Majesty and directed the Wind-Listening Guard to monitor the Five Elders and Holy Knights.
• Huang Zhong reassured Bonney that he would protect her and rescue her father as they waited for the war.

Marineford prepared for Ace’s execution as Sengoku placed the Marines on maximum alert while Whitebeard’s fleet vanished from their surveillance. At sunset, Whitebeard’s ships surfaced offshore and he declared that he had come to take back Ace, bringing the war to the brink of beginning.

• Granny Tsuru told Sengoku that Whitebeard’s fleet had disappeared, and Sengoku ordered the Marines, the Three Admirals, and the Pacifista units to prepare for an attack from any direction.
• Akainu, Kuzan, and Kizaru took defensive positions while Hawk-Eye, Doflamingo, Moria, Hancock, and Kuma waited in the Shichibukai area.
• A Marine lookout reported that Whitebeard’s fleet had surfaced underwater and was advancing toward Marineford.
• Sengoku saw the Moby Dick leading the fleet, and Whitebeard called out that he had come to take back his son, Ace.

On the day of Ace’s public execution, Whitebeard arrived at Marineford with his fleet and unleashed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, threatening the fortress with enormous tsunamis. Aokiji froze the waves and harbor, and Whitebeard led his forces across the ice to begin the Paramount War.

• Sengoku announced Ace’s execution to Marineford and the world as Ace worried that Whitebeard had come to save him.
• Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick with forty-three allied pirate ships and promised Ace he would rescue him.
• Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit raised two enormous tsunamis toward Marineford.
• Aokiji used Ice Age to freeze the tsunamis and harbor, creating an ice path to the fortress.
• Whitebeard released his Conqueror’s Haki, then led his commanders and allied pirates in a charge toward Marineford.

The Whitebeard Pirates charged Marineford as the Marines unleashed a barrage of artillery, and Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji each attacked Whitebeard. Whitebeard repelled all three Admirals, and the pirates surged forward again to reach the plaza and save Ace.

• Jozu shielded the Whitebeard Pirates from cannon fire with his diamond body while Vista cut incoming shells apart with flying slashes.
• Akainu used Meteor Volcano to melt the ice and kill charging pirates, and Jozu was scorched and knocked down while trying to stop a magma fist aimed at Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard shattered Akainu’s magma attacks with Murakumogiri, then punched through Kizaru’s Yasakani no Magatama and sent Kizaru crashing through the batteries.
• Aokiji attacked Whitebeard with Ice Blade Two-Pronged Spear, but Whitebeard shattered the spears and blasted Aokiji apart, forcing him to reform at a distance.
• After the three Admirals failed to injure Whitebeard, the pirates cheered and charged toward the plaza to save Ace as the battle spread across Marineford.

The Whitebeard Pirates pushed through the Marines as the Shichibukai entered the battle and threw the battlefield into chaos. Whitebeard continued toward the execution platform, determined to rescue Ace.

• Onigumo fought Vista while Momonga attacked Marco, but Marco’s regeneration let him overpower Momonga and send him crashing through the defensive line.
• Doflamingo cut down pirates with his strings and used them to force Atmos to attack his own comrades until a slash severed the strings.
• Mihawk unleashed a powerful slash at Whitebeard, but Jozu blocked it with his diamond body, and Mihawk stopped fighting.
• Moria absorbed shadows from fallen Marines and pirates to enlarge himself, then attacked everyone around him with shadow blades.
• Hancock petrified Marines and pirates with Mero Mero Mellow as the Shichibukai’s attacks plunged the battlefield into chaos.
• Whitebeard walked toward the plaza and execution platform, intent on rescuing Ace.

Huang Zhong watched Marineford from the shadows and prepared to stop Blackbeard from taking Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, while Chen Yu launched Hua Country’s simultaneous offensives across the Four Blues. The World Government remained focused on the Paramount War as its hold over the Four Blues began to collapse.

• Huang Zhong learned that Blackbeard had entered Impel Down’s Level 6 and ordered his agents to monitor Blackbeard and the World Government’s leaders.
• Huang Zhong reassured Jewelry Bonney that Kuma was safe and waited with his bow ready for Blackbeard to appear at Marineford.
• Chen Yu received reports that the Paramount War had begun and that the World Government had committed its forces to Marineford.
• Chen Yu ordered Guan Yu to invade East Blue, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao to sweep through South Blue, and Lü Bu and Zhang Liao to seize North Blue.
• Chen Yu ordered Zhou Yu and Gan Ning to blockade the Red Line, while Zhang Fei, Dian Wei, and Chinjao secured Hua Country’s bases and borders.
• Hua Country’s armies began their simultaneous offensives, cutting off the World Government’s routes to the Four Blues as it remained occupied at Marineford.

Whitebeard fought off the Three Admirals as Luffy arrived at Marineford with the Impel Down escapees and charged to rescue Ace. Whitebeard’s pirates opened a path for Luffy toward the Execution Platform, while the battle’s course shifted around his arrival.

• Whitebeard repelled attacks from Aokiji and Kizaru, then struck Akainu away when he attacked from above.
• Marco urged Whitebeard to fall back, but Whitebeard refused to leave Ace and rallied his pirates to charge the Marine lines.
• Luffy arrived aboard a Marine warship with Jinbe, Crocodile, Ivankov, Buggy, Mr. 3, Mr. 1, and other escapees, shocking both sides.
• Sengoku reacted angrily to Luffy’s arrival, while Garp struggled between his Marine duty and his grandson.
• Luffy dodged Doflamingo’s strings and attacked Marine elites as he vowed to save Ace; Marco blocked Akainu’s Great Eruption before it could hit him.
• Whitebeard ordered his commanders to clear a path for Luffy, and Marco and Jozu led the charge toward the Execution Platform.

While the world focused on the war at Marineford, Hua Country’s armies conquered most of East Blue, South Blue, and North Blue. Zhou Yu and Gan Ning then sealed the Red Line routes and stopped the World Government’s reinforcements, leaving Marineford cut off from the Four Blues.

• Guan Yu destroyed the Marine fleet outside Loguetown with one slash and led the East Blue Army to take most of East Blue within three days.
• Zhao Yun and Ma Chao broke Bastille’s fortress defenses, captured Bastille, and brought virtually all of South Blue under Hua Country’s control within four days.
• Lü Bu defeated the Doflamingo Family’s resistance at Minion Island, then led the conquest of North Blue while Zhang Liao cleared remaining forces; the sea fell within five days.
• Zhou Yu and Gan Ning divided their fleets to blockade the routes around Reverse Mountain and the Red Line, preventing World Government forces from returning to the Four Blues.
• Gan Ning used Kyogre’s power to smash Yamakaji’s reinforcement fleet with a tsunami, while Zhou Yu burned a Cipher Pol No. 9 fleet with Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire.
• Zhou Yu and Gan Ning stopped five more World Government fleets over two days, cutting Marineford off from the Four Blues.

Huang Zhong waited off Marineford to intercept Blackbeard, while Jewelry Bonney saw her father Kuma recognize her across the battlefield. As Chen Yu received confirmation that Hua Country had unified the Four Blues, the Five Elders realized the World Government had lost the foundation of its rule.

• Huang Zhong prepared to stop Blackbeard from taking Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and promised Jewelry Bonney he would rescue Kuma after the war.
• Kuma glanced toward Jewelry Bonney and briefly showed that he still remembered her before returning his attention to the battlefield.
• A lookout spotted Blackbeard’s warship approaching Marineford, and Huang Zhong drew his bow to meet it.
• Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu reported that Hua Country had secured the Four Blues and blocked the World Government’s reinforcement fleets; Chen Yu ordered the armies to consolidate their gains and maintain the blockade.
• The Five Elders learned that the World Government had lost the Four Blues, but realized they could not send reinforcements while Whitebeard kept their forces occupied at Marineford.

Luffy unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki and, with help from the Whitebeard Pirates, Jinbe, and Mr. 3, reached Ace and freed him from his Seastone Handcuffs. After Sengoku’s attack shattered the Execution Platform, Whitebeard ordered his sons to retreat to the New World while he stayed behind to cover them.

• Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked out Marines, and Whitebeard ordered Marco, Jozu, and Vista to clear a path for him.
• Jinbe broke Aokiji’s ice around Luffy, and Mr. 3 shielded him from Kizaru’s attack and offered to make a key for Ace’s cuffs.
• Whitebeard split the ground with his Tremor-Tremor Fruit, allowing Luffy to reach the Execution Platform, where Mr. 3 unlocked Ace’s Seastone Handcuffs.
• Ace and Luffy stood together against Sengoku’s golden shockwave, then escaped the collapsing Execution Platform and returned to the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Whitebeard ordered his crew to retreat safely to the New World while he stayed behind to cover their escape, and Ace and the pirates protested.