Recaps

Shane used the Dark-Dark Fruit to absorb Big Mom’s Maser Cannon while the Dragon Emperor Pirates fought the Big Mom Pirates across the sea. Brook arrived to unleash the Revive-Revive Fruit’s power against the Homies.

• Big Mom recognized Shane’s hidden Dark-Dark Fruit and accused him of using it to deceive the Holy Knights during the battle on Hachinosu.
• Shane absorbed the Devil Fruit-generated elements in Big Mom’s Maser Cannon with Dark Water and blocked her sword strike with Haki.
• Streusen charged toward the battle, but Kaido warned him not to interfere with the crew’s fights.
• Caesar confronted Perospero aboard the Queen, while Kuzan fought Katakuri and King and Stussy battled Big Mom’s forces.
• Brook played his favorite piece and unleashed the Revive-Revive Fruit’s power to suppress the Homies.

Shane used Brook’s music and his own Dark-Dark Fruit to suppress Linlin’s Soul-Soul Fruit, while the Big Mom Pirates and Dragon Emperor Pirates fought below. Linlin abandoned her fruit powers to save face, but Shane kept his advantages and left her stranded aboard the Queen without Zeus.

• Brook’s music put the Homies aboard the Queen to sleep and turned some back into ordinary objects, shocking Linlin.
• Shane explained that the Revive-Revive Fruit and Dark-Dark Fruit could counter Linlin’s Soul-Soul Fruit, while Linlin accused him of betraying the honor of the seas.
• Shane argued with Linlin about Wang Zhi’s death and mocked the idea of taking Katakuri and her other children as his sons.
• Zunesha sensed a strange resonance with Shane and wondered whether he was the human king, but he did not feel like the Kozuki Clan’s master.
• The Big Mom Pirates and Dragon Emperor Pirates battled beneath the clouds as Brook’s music weakened Linlin’s forces, and Shane prepared to interfere with Linlin using his Dark-Dark Fruit.
• Linlin switched to fighting with Haki, but Shane refused to disable his own powers; without Zeus, she could not fly from the Queen.

Shane fought Linlin and questioned whether she could return her three soul-made Homies to her body, provoking her to defend them with Haki. As Linlin adapted to Geppo and attacked with Ikoku, Shane used his unusual Haki circulation to break apart her sword energy and send its force back at her.

• Shane taunted Linlin about flying with Geppo and asked why she did not recall Napoleon, Prometheus, and Zeus into her body.
• Linlin coated Napoleon in Two-Color Haki to block Shane's Dark-Dark Fruit and attacked him with sword strikes.
• Linlin quickly learned to use Geppo while fighting Shane among the ships.
• Shane used rotating Violet Haki and Rokushiki to attack Linlin and weaken her defenses.
• Linlin launched Ikoku at Shane's exposed back, but he ground the sword energy apart and redirected its force toward her.

Shane battled Big Mom while trying to recruit her, but she rejected his offer and attacked his crew. As Shane and Big Mom’s powers clashed, Big Mom tried to sacrifice the Dragon Emperor Pirates to strengthen herself.

• Shane reflected Big Mom’s Haki and overwhelmed her with his growing strength, while she wondered whether the Seagull Laboratory’s research had changed him.
• Big Mom accused Shane’s crew of eventually betraying him, but Shane urged her to join him and build a force strong enough to challenge the other three monsters.
• Big Mom refused to trust any pirate alliance and charged toward the Black Pearl, targeting Olvia for sniping at her.
• Stussy emerged from invisibility and kicked Big Mom, who accused her of betrayal and used Soul Extraction against her.
• Shane intervened through an Air Door and countered Big Mom’s Soul-Soul Fruit powers with Raigo and Dark Water.
• Big Mom expanded her soul attack, intending to make every member of the Dragon Emperor Pirates a sacrifice.

Shane and Linlin escalated their battle as Linlin sacrificed a year of her lifespan and summoned her fleet to overwhelm him. As the battle reached a turning point, Shane used the Voice of All Things to speak with Zunesha, who answered him.

• Shane revealed that his Munch-Munch Fruit and other abilities let him absorb energy and turn it into life force, while Linlin could not steal Brook’s soul or lifespan.
• Linlin sliced Brook’s bones in two, but his soul flew out to gather them again.
• Linlin sacrificed a year of her lifespan to boost her strength and unleashed her Haki against Shane.
• Pirate crews under Linlin arrived and surrounded Shane’s flagship and the battered Beasts Pirates, while Zunesha watched over the battlefield.
• Shane’s Dark Water failed to pull Linlin in, and he realized her Haki protected her from the Devil Fruit’s effect.
• Shane used the Voice of All Things to address Zunesha, who replied that he could understand him.

Shane faced Linlin while the Big Mom Grand Fleet threatened his side, and used his Age-Age Fruit to force himself into a brief Gear Fifth-like state. With Zunesha and an ancient mechanical giant joining the battle, Shane gained room to fight, but the transformation ended and Linlin launched a combined assault against him.

• Zunesha refused Shane’s request to attack the fleet until he heard the drums again, believing Joy Boy had not returned yet.
• Shane fused the Age-Age Fruit with his brain and used Distorted Future to force himself into a brief Gear Fifth-like state, causing Zunesha to recognize the drums and join the battle.
• Shane summoned an ancient mechanical giant that struck Linlin, while Zunesha destroyed several warships and Shane’s crew gained renewed confidence.
• Shane’s transformation ended, but he used an Air Door to seize life force from the pirates and defended himself against Linlin with Violet Haki: Eight Extremes: Gen Trigram, Mountain Guard.
• Linlin healed her injuries with souls, then attacked Shane with Mama Raid and Mother’s Visit Cannon: Three Thousand Leagues.

Shane fought Linlin and Mother Visit Cannon after Linlin used her strongest Devil Fruit ability to create a two-against-one battle. Shane used his combined Age-Age and Paw-Paw Fruit powers to age them, but Linlin dispelled the effect with Haki and faced his next attack.

• Linlin attacked Shane alongside Mother Visit Cannon, while Shane reflected on defeat, resolve, and the forces that had shaped their lives.
• Shane used Distorted Future to reach a middle-aged state and unleash a strike that bounced years away from Linlin and Mother Visit Cannon.
• Mother Visit Cannon aged and began to dissolve into electricity, while Linlin was shocked by her own aged appearance.
• Linlin dispelled her aged state with Haki and returned to her former appearance.
• Shane caught Linlin's blade with one hand and drove his other fist toward her face.

Shane and Linlin fought a final battle beneath the full moon, with Shane entering Sulong form and urging Linlin to join him despite their deadly duel. As their crews watched, Kaido and Streusen explained Linlin’s past and why she had built the Big Mom Pirates and dreamed of creating a larger Sheep’s House.

• Shane struck Linlin and argued that fists could rival blades, while Linlin insisted her body and sword made her superior.
• Under the full moon, Shane transformed into a white-haired Sulong form enhanced by lightning, and Zunesha wondered whether he was Nika.
• Shane and Linlin prepared to fight to the death, and Shane invited her to join his crew while continuing to attack.
• The onlookers learned that Linlin had once helped Shane and that he was repaying his debt through their battle.
• Kaido and Streusen told the Beasts Pirates that Linlin had sought to create a welcoming Totto Land because she had suffered betrayal from both her birth parents and the nun at Sheep’s House.

Shane defeated Linlin after a day-and-night battle, cementing his status as an Emperor of the Sea. On Zou, the Mink Tribe feared his arrival and wondered whether he was connected to their people or a prophecy.

• Shane and Linlin fought through a day and night as crews from both sides joined the battle, and news of the Zou War spread across the New World.
• The Mink Tribe watched the battle and speculated about Shane's Sulong, Electro, and other abilities while their king ordered them to prepare for pirates.
• The old king worried that Shane might be tied to a prophecy after Zunesha stopped walking and attacked the Big Mom Pirates.
• Shane used Haki-coated fists to shatter Linlin's hat-sword and struck her, leaving her unconscious and defeated.

Shane defeated Linlin and routed the Big Mom Pirates, then arrived at Zou with Kaido to pursue the Road Poneglyph. The Mink Tribe prepared to meet him as he approached atop the Azure Dragon.

• Shane beat Linlin, who sank into the sea and lost consciousness before she was rescued and brought aboard the Black Pearl.
• Katakuri awakened Conqueror’s Haki, rallied the Big Mom Pirates, and led their survivors in retreat aboard the Queen.
• Kaido ordered his crew to place Linlin in the cabin while Shane recovered by eating and taking life force from fleeing enemies.
• Shane and Kaido headed for Zou to obtain the Road Poneglyph and learn the coordinates to Laugh Tale.
• The Mink Tribe’s old king led the knight and musketeer corps out to face Shane, who arrived riding atop Kaido’s Azure Dragon form.

Shane learned that the Kozuki Clan was close to defeat in Wano Country and ordered the Dragon Emperor Pirates and Zunesha to sail there. As the fleets headed out, Shane rested on Zou and planned to exploit the battle against Golden Lion while seeking Wano’s seastone.

• Shane told the Mink Tribe that the Kozuki Clan was fighting Golden Lion’s forces and might soon be wiped out.
• The old king agreed that the Mink Tribe should aid its allies, and Shane used Observation Haki to tell Zunesha to head for Wano Country.
• The Zou Kingdom prepared for war and hosted the Dragon Emperor Pirates while Shane ate and recovered.
• The Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet sailed toward Wano Country as Shane considered taking its seastone and striking Golden Lion’s forces.
• Cat Viper and Inuarashi sneaked into Shane’s treehouse and watched him while he rested.

Shane and his crew deciphered the Zou Poneglyph, bringing them closer to locating an island no one had reached for centuries. After the Zou War reports and new bounties surfaced, Linlin arrived and urged Shane to seek the island with her.

• Olvia translated and made a rubbing of the Poneglyph while the old king explained the Mink Tribe’s ancient ties to the Kozuki Clan.
• Olvia said that collecting all four coordinates would reveal an island untouched for centuries, exciting Shane, Kaido, and Stussy.
• Newspapers reported the outcome of the Zou War, Flame Flower’s decision to join the Shichibukai, and rising bounties for Shane and his crew.
• Linlin arrived at the Poneglyph, recognized it as the second red inscription she had seen, and asked Shane to explore the unknown island with her.
• Shane told Linlin she would become his right-hand woman, leaving her suspicious that he had planned to recruit her.

Shane and Linlin formed a conditional Pirate Alliance, with Linlin swearing a Soul Contract to help deal with Golden Lion. As Zunesha reached Wano Country, Shane prepared for a decisive battle that later generations would call the Payback War.

• Shane explained his interest in the Historical Coordinates and offered Linlin a place in his alliance, while refusing to reveal how many coordinates remained.
• Linlin agreed to cooperate with Shane but insisted she would not be his subordinate, and Shane demanded her oath and the Totto Land Poneglyph in return.
• Linlin established a Soul Contract pledging her loyalty to the alliance and its fight against Golden Lion.
• Rumors spread that Linlin was dead as the Dragon Emperor Pirates traveled toward Wano Country aboard Zunesha.
• Shane anticipated that Golden Lion would try to force their battle into the sky and prepared for their decisive showdown over Hachinosu and Wano Country.

Shane reached Wano Country with Zunesha and planned to claim its Seastone, Ryuo, weaponsmithing, and the Ancient Weapon Pluton. As Golden Lion Shiki’s forces overwhelmed the Kozuki Clan, Kozuki Oden was betrayed and left dying just as Shane arrived.

• Kuma told Shane that the crew had reached the New World, while Ginny and Dragon discussed the journey and Fujitora Issho thanked Shane for sending him help.
• Shane arrived in Wano Country and identified its resources and Pluton as the power he wanted to obtain.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki, gravely wounded in the Flower Capital, sensed Zunesha and hoped Kozuki Oden could survive and join forces with the Mink Tribe.
• In Kuri, Kozuki Oden fought Golden Lion Shiki while Kurozumi Chanmaru and Kurozumi Semimaru revealed the Kurozumi Clan’s plans and the scale of the invasion.
• Kurozumi Kanjuro stabbed the already wounded Oden, and Shiki struck him as Zunesha appeared and the barrier vanished.
• As Oden fell, he saw Shane walk past him.

Shane arrived in Wano Country after Kozuki Oden died and faced Golden Lion Shiki, who had gathered his forces to defeat the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet. Shane’s allies assembled in force, and Shiki took Kurozumi Chanmaru toward the Sky Islands as the battle began.

• Kozuki Oden died after thanking Shane and entrusting Wano Country to him.
• Zunesha sensed Kozuki Oden’s death and regretted arriving too late.
• Shane spread his Observation Haki across Kuri and prepared to establish Mantra as Shiki revealed that the war had only begun.
• Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, the Beasts Pirates, Mink Tribe warriors, Shane’s main-ship crew, and the Hachinosu fleet gathered behind Shane.
• Shiki raised a mountain wall to divide the battlefield, then carried Kurozumi Chanmaru toward the five Sky Islands and abandoned Kurozumi Orochi and Kurozumi Kanjuro.

Shane seized Wano Country’s future for himself, killed Kurozumi Kanjuro and Kurozumi Orochi, and sent his forces into battle against the Flying Pirate Crew. Golden Lion prepared to fight Shane above the clouds, using Kurozumi Semimaru’s barrier to protect himself.

• Shane drew Kurozumi Kanjuro close with Dark Water, took his Devil Fruit, and killed him after revealing that he intended to rule Wano for himself.
• Shane pulled in Kurozumi Orochi, weakened him with Critical Hit, and killed him to claim his Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
• Shane ordered his forces to hunt Kurozumi Higurashi and opened Air Doors so the Dragon Emperor Pirates could reach the Sky Islands and join the fight.
• Golden Lion recognized Shane’s ruthlessness and worried that Shane might be strong enough to challenge him, then flew above the clouds to escape Shane’s life-draining ability.
• Golden Lion used Kurozumi Semimaru’s barrier as armor and sent him into the crowd for cover as Shane arrived to confront him.

Shane faced Golden Lion Shiki in a battle that tested their Haki, Devil Fruit abilities, and combat technique. Shiki used a seawater cage to limit Shane, but Shane turned it to his advantage with Fish-Man Karate as their fight continued.

• Shane arranged for his Grand Fleet to train on the Sky Islands while other fleets prepared to arrive and reinforce the war in Wano Country.
• Shane and Golden Lion Shiki began their duel, with Shiki boasting that decades of swordsmanship gave him greater control over his power.
• Shiki trapped Shane inside a cage made from seawater to cut off his escape and weaken him.
• Shane used Fish-Man Karate to throw a current from the seawater cage, surprising Shiki despite the seawater weakening him.
• Shiki cleaved Shane's attack apart and took an attacking stance, questioning how much of his power Shane could release with perfect control.

Shane fought Golden Lion to refine his Haki, Rokushiki, and Mythical Zoan abilities, focusing on offense while enduring heavy damage. As evening fell, their battle remained unresolved, while fleets and warships converged on Wano Country.

• Shane explained that he needed to control his power more perfectly and forge his hands into iron fists and black arms.
• Golden Lion combined swordsmanship with the Float-Float Fruit, and Shane used Future Sight to evade his attacks before charging in with a Haki-coated strike.
• Shane and Golden Lion traded more than a thousand blows as Shane abandoned defense to focus Haki in his arms and draw out his Zoan vitality.
• Golden Lion wounded Shane with Kogarashi while Shane struck back, and the two continued fighting as evening approached.
• Fleets sailed into Wano Country and warships gathered in the surrounding waters while Shane and Golden Lion remained focused on their duel.

As Shane and Golden Lion fought for supremacy in Wano, Sengoku and Tsuru discussed the consequences of the winner gaining control of the New World. The Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet’s reinforcements arrived, and Fujitora Issho set out to question Shane about hidden truths.

• Sengoku learned that Zunesha had appeared near Wano, while the battle above the dark clouds continued.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed how neither pirate could easily command the other's forces, even after winning the struggle.
• Sengoku said the Marines should kill whoever emerged victorious, and he and Tsuru reflected on the dangers of uncovering the world's past.
• Sengoku received a report that giants and other reinforcements from the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet had reached Wano.
• Dragon arrived with Fujitora Issho, who drew his blade and said he needed to ask Shane about certain truths.

Sengoku learned that the Dragon Emperor Pirates and Morgans were broadcasting the Wano battle worldwide and ordered Marines to destroy the Visual Den Den Mushi. Dragon, Fujitora Issho, and Moria escaped toward Wano as Garp confronted Sengoku and revealed his own doubts about the Celestial Dragons’ rule.

• Sengoku learned that Visual Den Den Mushi were broadcasting from locations across the world and ordered nearby Marine Branches to destroy them.
• Dragon attacked Sengoku, but Garp struck Dragon into the sea before a soot-producing fighter rescued him.
• Garp and Sengoku argued as Dragon and Fujitora Issho escaped aboard their flying ship toward Wano.
• Garp admitted that he too wanted to act against the Celestial Dragons, but felt bound by the Justice he carried.
• Moria taunted Sengoku, climbed a staircase built by zombies, then switched places with his shadow and fled toward Wano.

The battle in Wano Country was broadcast across several kingdoms, revealing the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet’s formidable fighters and prompting reactions from governments and pirates alike. The chapter left Shane facing the Golden Lion amid storm clouds above a volcano, with his hands blackened.

• Garp laughed at Sengoku’s reaction and argued that exposing the truth mattered more than preserving pride, while Sengoku, Tsuru, and Zephyr considered the limits imposed by justice.
• People in kingdoms with Visual Den Den Mushi watched the battle and marveled at the fighters, including Kaido, Big Mom, and the giants.
• In Totto Land, Katakuri and Perospero saw Linlin alive and fighting beside Shane, while Katakuri moved to drive away pirates rebelling against her.
• Cobra obeyed the Marines’ order to remove the broadcast from public view, then watched with his ministers and recognized the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet’s strength.
• King Bekori watched from Prodence Kingdom and wondered why Shane was absent as the battle continued in Wano Country.

Shane continued fighting Golden Lion while explaining his plan to temper his body into a Black Blade, beginning with his arms and hands. He unleashed Iron Fist: Piercing the Galaxy, but Golden Lion answered with a pair of slashes, and their battle continued.

• Golden Lion mocked Shane’s plan to forge his hands into Black Blades and argued that his swords and years of training gave him an insurmountable advantage.
• Shane revealed that he intended to temper his whole body rather than forge a weapon, using his vitality and Zoan Devil Fruit to strengthen his physique.
• Golden Lion threatened to cut off Shane’s arms, while Shane accepted further wounds and gathered Haki into his limbs.
• Shane realized that physical training could temper bones and limbs, and considered how Garp’s iron fists and the Marines’ training system worked.
• Shane launched Iron Fist: Piercing the Galaxy, and Golden Lion countered with Thousand Chop Wave.

Shane’s newly forged arms drained his Haki like Enma, but he welcomed the danger and used them to withstand Golden Lion’s attacks. Golden Lion trapped Shane in seawater, then revealed a thousand steel spears tipped with Seastone and launched them at him.

• Shane celebrated his half-finished arms, which continuously absorbed his Haki, while Golden Lion warned that they could drain him to death.
• Shane explained that his mutant physique and stored food helped him endure the Haki drain, though he weakened whenever his arms absorbed too much.
• Golden Lion formed a Haki-coated ball of seawater around Shane, but Shane cut through it with a Haki-draining knife-hand strike.
• Golden Lion revealed that he had embedded Seastone in steel spears, which he could control with his Float-Float Fruit.
• Golden Lion attacked Shane from both sides and sent a thousand Seastone-tipped spears toward his heart.

Shane and Golden Lion exchanged devastating attacks as Shane used the battle to harden his hands and draw out his Zoan strength. After Shane survived Golden Lion’s Seastone spear barrage, Shiki turned the deflected spears back on him and prepared to kill him.

• Golden Lion pierced Shane’s abdomen with Kogarashi, while Shane struck Shiki in the head; both were badly wounded and knocked back.
• Shiki unleashed Lion Sky-Flying Technique: Thousand Spear Slash, sending more than a thousand Seastone spears at Shane.
• Shane took spear wounds, then used Palm Wind Barrier and Haki to repel the assault as the winds cleared the clouds over the battlefields.
• Garp and Sengoku watched Shane’s battle and speculated that he was forging his fists into Black Blades, making him a Swordless Style great swordsman.
• Golden Lion mocked Shane’s fighting style, recalled the spears, and surrounded him with a killing attack; Shane challenged Shiki’s logic about sword styles.

Shane fought Golden Lion while trying to forge his arms into black blades and surpass the limits of human strength. Golden Lion pressed his attack to stop him, leaving Shane trapped between the sky and the ground as he unleashed Violet Haki Descending Lion.

• Golden Lion warned Shane that forging black blade fists was nearly impossible and would be disastrous for anyone without Shane’s physique and abilities.
• Shane explained that he wanted to refine his body into an immortal weapon, arguing that black blade forging could transform the human body and expand its capacity for Haki.
• Shane reflected on the strength of Linlin, Whitebeard, Roger, Rocks, and Imu as he resolved to surpass them by pushing his Haki, physique, and Rokushiki beyond their limits.
• Golden Lion attacked Shane with Chessboard Chop Wave and used flying Seastone spears and Haki-coated seawater hands to prevent him from forging his arms.
• Shane braced one hand against the ground and raised the other toward the sky as he unleashed Violet Haki Descending Lion.