Chapter Summaries

Whitebeard read the news of Shane’s 4 billion Beli bounty while Golden Lion recovered aboard the Moby Dick and set off to challenge Garp. At Wano Country, Shane ate soba noodles beside the Poneglyph as the others looked on solemnly.

• Whitebeard read the newspaper and called out as Golden Lion emerged from his cabin, furious and confused after waking from unconsciousness.
• Golden Lion learned that many of his crew had joined the Whitebeard Pirates, then discovered the ship’s wheel embedded in his head and swore vengeance on Shane.
• Golden Lion left Whitebeard’s ship with a few remaining crewmen and headed off to find Garp, hoping to fight him.
• Golden Lion saw Shane’s 4 billion Beli bounty and compared it with his own 3.5 billion Beli bounty and Whitebeard’s and Roger’s bounties.
• Marco asked Whitebeard why the old-era pirates’ bounties had risen, and Whitebeard explained that pirate hunters had grown more numerous and powerful.
• At Wano Country, Shane ate soba noodles underground beside the Poneglyph while the others looked solemn.

Shane and Olvia deciphered a record from Wano Country that revealed historical coordinates and a message from Joy Boy, deepening the mysteries surrounding Laugh Tale and the Ancient Kingdom. Shane theorized that Imu had stifled technological progress and that Joy Boy had united many peoples, then invited everyone to eat before they continued their search.

• Olvia explained Wano Country’s Poneglyph-reading knowledge, Seastone techniques, and Ryuo, while Shane considered how to use them for ships and weapons.
• Olvia identified the Wano record as Historical Coordinates and deciphered its account of the Ancient Kingdom’s script, the Kozuki Clan’s duty, and Joy Boy’s invitation to meet at Laugh Tale.
• Kaido asked Shane about the mysteries, and Shane said the answers lay on Laugh Tale, whose location could not be reached without the coordinates.
• Shane speculated that Imu opposed technological progress and that Joy Boy had united Fish-Men, Shandia, Wano, Zunesha, the Giants, and Alabasta’s royal family.
• Shane brought an oden stall through an Air Door and called everyone over to eat.

After piecing together the history of Imu and Joy Boy, Shane resolved to surpass Imu by embracing progress and winning the world's sincere allegiance. He left the secret passage for the Flower Capital as the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet prepared to pursue the remaining coordinates.

• Shane reasoned that Imu had erased the past and destroyed once-great civilizations to suppress the changing times, while Joy Boy had united different races through advanced technology.
• Shane emerged from the secret chamber with his Haki surging, declaring inwardly that he would move forward and claim the world's loyalty rather than deceive it.
• Shane asked Linlin where she had found her Poneglyph coordinates, and Linlin said she and Streusen had first seen one in Elbaf before she collected others during her travels.
• The Blue Ogre and Red Ogre told Linlin they had planned to avenge their former captains but would wait until the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet had finished its plans; Kaido said they would soon visit Linlin to complete the coordinates.
• Shane left the residence and set out through the Flower Capital toward the Crescent Moon Ancient Tree.

After taking control of Wano Country, Shane built up his fleet and sailed out, while the Marines and Five Elders struggled to understand his plans. The chapter ended with the Five Elders ordering Kong to investigate Shane’s latest departure.

• After Kozuki Sukiyaki entrusted Wano Country to Shane, Shane opened its ports, expanded his forces, and began building warships with seastone and alloy materials.
• Shane sailed from Wano Country aboard the Black Pearl with a fleet of large and small ships, while King trained with Enma.
• At Marine Headquarters, Kong and the other Marines discussed Shane’s growing influence and the way he had used the battles in the New World to his advantage.
• The Five Elders called Kong and ordered him to find out what Shane was doing after the Black Pearl left Wano Country.

Totto Land lay in ruins after a powerful attacker stole the Poneglyphs and left a challenge for Big Mom and Shane. As Linlin returned with Kaido and Captain John, the frightened inhabitants realized even more terrifying forces had arrived.

• Perospero lamented that the attacker had destroyed the port and taken the inscriptions while Katakuri insisted the Big Mom Pirates had to defend themselves.
• Katakuri reasoned that the attacker sought the inscriptions for the same hidden purpose as Shane and Linlin.
• Streusen returned wounded and warned that he and the others had been helpless against the attacker and his right-hand man.
• A huge fleet appeared above Totto Land, frightening the islanders into shouting for everyone to run.
• Linlin arrived laughing with Kaido and Captain John, while Kaido drank from a bottle taken from the ruined tavern.

Roger’s crew stole the Road Poneglyph bearing the coordinates from Linlin, and Shane learned that Roger had attacked them to claim it first. Rather than retaliate in anger, Shane welcomed the coming rivalry, while Katakuri saw a path toward challenging the powers above him.

• Linlin realized Roger’s crew had attacked and stolen the Poneglyphs, and she prepared to punish Katakuri and Perospero.
• Shane approached Katakuri, whose account confirmed that Roger’s crew had taken the Poneglyphs and stopped their pursuit with a sword strike.
• Shane declared Roger a true enemy but welcomed the chance to compete for the title of king of the sea and develop his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Linlin’s anger subsided in Shane’s presence, and she ordered her crew to regroup and rebuild the port.
• Katakuri imagined advancing past his peers and the established pirates before challenging Shane, then joined Kuma, Moria, and the others.
• Shane found that Roger had taken the Road Poneglyph with its coordinates and picked up the Den Den Mushi Roger had left behind.

Shane realized Roger had gathered the Road Poneglyph coordinates ahead of schedule and contacted Dr. Clover to confirm how Roger had found Ohara’s research. After blaming his own mistakes rather than fate, Shane accepted Roger’s challenge to meet at Lodestar Island for a battle over One Piece.

• Shane considered the possible methods of deciphering Poneglyphs and recognized that Roger could sense the emotions left on them but could not read the Ancient Script.
• Shane called Dr. Clover, who greeted him warmly, confirming Shane’s suspicion that Ohara’s scholars had encountered the Roger Pirates on Sky Island.
• Shane erupted in anger at himself for failing to hide the Sky Island Poneglyph or secure the Historical Coordinates sooner, then resolved to set things right.
• Roger challenged Shane to a battle at Lodestar Island, declaring that the winner would claim One Piece.
• Shane accepted Roger’s challenge and vowed to sink the Oro Jackson.

After Shane declared war on Roger, Katakuri sensed a future in which Shane would change the world and chose to follow him. Linlin recognized that Shane’s Conqueror’s Haki was influencing those around him, while Shane continued training for the greater battles ahead.

• Katakuri felt that Shane was destined to become a king of the seas and openly praised his ambition.
• Shane acknowledged Katakuri’s ability to sense the future and encouraged him to trust what he saw.
• Katakuri decided to follow Shane and pursue his ambitions, despite realizing Shane’s Conqueror’s Haki had influenced him.
• Linlin noticed that Shane’s Haki was affecting her Homies and ordered Katakuri to train his Observation Haki.
• Linlin wondered whether Shane had foreseen the war with Roger, while Shane privately admitted he had not and was still preparing to face Marine Headquarters and the world’s forces.

Shane’s fleet sailed toward Lodestar Island, where he hoped to uncover the route to Laugh Tale, while he considered how to grow strong enough to defeat the Five Elders and Imu. The Navy learned that Shane and Roger were racing for an unknown treasure, and Kong ordered Zephyr to stop them before they could ally.

• Shane reflected on the Five Elders’ immortality and Imu’s power, and resolved to become stronger.
• The Black Pearl, the Hymn Queen, and the Giant Warriors’ pirate ship departed for Lodestar Island, with Linlin eager to attack Roger for stealing a Poneglyph.
• Olvia warned the crew about the storms near Lodestar Island as Shane recognized that his compass could guide them toward the hidden island beyond it.
• Shane remembered that he still needed to defeat Zephyr and obtain the serum that could eliminate conflicts between Devil Fruits.
• Kong told Zephyr that Shane and Roger appeared to be competing for an unknown treasure, then ordered him to stop them and prevent an alliance.

The Five Elders analyzed Shane and Roger’s voyages and suspected they were pursuing the Poneglyph coordinates, prompting Saint Mars to volunteer to investigate the coming war. As the world anticipated the naval battle at Lodestar Island, Whitebeard’s crew reacted to Shane’s clash with Roger, and Whitebeard noted that Shane’s fleet formation resembled a compass needle in a storm.

• Saint Saturn traced Shane’s destinations on a map and argued that his travels suggested he had uncovered ancient secrets and gathered people who could decipher Poneglyphs.
• The Five Elders concluded that Shane and Roger might possess Poneglyph coordinates, and Saint Mars volunteered to confirm their suspicions and eliminate the threat if necessary.
• News spread across the world that the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet and Roger Pirates were heading toward a naval battle at Lodestar Island.
• Marco urged Whitebeard’s crew to help Roger, but Whitebeard said the fight was about an era rather than victory or defeat.
• Whitebeard studied a photograph of Shane’s fleet and saw a compass needle amid a storm.

On Lodestar Island, Roger and Dr. Clover discussed the ancient truth and the world they hoped to change as the Roger Pirates prepared to face Shane’s fleet. Roger led his crew toward the approaching ships, while Shanks and Buggy remained with Dr. Clover.

• Dr. Clover translated the Poneglyphs and spoke with Rayleigh about finding the final coordinates and uncovering the truth.
• Gaban warned Dr. Clover to stay away from the battle, while Roger told him to join Shane and seek the ancient treasure if the Roger Pirates lost.
• Roger reflected on his failing health but declared that he wanted to overturn the world’s rules and the order of the gods.
• Dr. Clover watched Shanks and Buggy bicker until Roger handed the children to him and headed for the Oro Jackson.
• The Roger Pirates spotted Shane’s Giant Black Ship, two other enormous ships, and more than a dozen large vessels approaching Lodestar Island.

Shane’s Dragon Emperor Pirates confronted Roger’s crew, and Shane opened the battle with a powerful clash against Roger. Their exchange left a vast crater between the Oro Jackson and the Black Pearl.

• Roger and his crew welcomed Shane’s fleet as it approached, while Shane used the Copy-Copy Fruit to imitate the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and send a huge wave toward the Oro Jackson.
• Kaido, Linlin, Silver Axe, John, Fisher Tiger, and Dragon discussed their opponents and prepared to fight, while Shane rebuked Dragon for targeting young crew members without Devil Fruit powers.
• Shane shouted Roger’s name across the water, and Roger answered as Fish-Men on both sides jumped into the sea to disrupt the opposing ships.
• Shane thanked Roger for God Valley and the Pirate Expo, then struck with a compressed-air paw infused with Tremor-Tremor-like force.
• Roger countered with a Haki-coated sword slash that cracked Shane’s attack, and the collision blasted away seawater and carved a huge crater between their ships.

Shane developed a powerful Paw-Paw Fruit technique and used it to block and break Roger’s sword slash. The clash left the two pirates poised to continue their battle.

• Roger leaped from his ship and sent a powerful Haki-infused slash toward Shane’s Black Pearl.
• Shane leaped into the air and combined Tankman Form, the Enma Arms, Haki, and the Paw-Paw Fruit’s repulsion into a defensive strike.
• Shane’s deep-purple paw met Roger’s sword energy and held it back as the watching pirates reacted to his fighting style.
• Shane’s paw forcibly snapped the sword energy, then burst into a vortex that swept seawater into the clouds.

Gaban and Kaido exchanged blows as the Roger Pirates and Shane’s crew sized up each other’s strength. Rayleigh then accepted Linlin’s challenge, setting up another clash between the two crews.

• Gaban charged Shane with his twin axes, but Kaido intercepted him with Thunder Bagua.
• Gaban praised Kaido’s strength and challenged him to a contest of Haki swordsmanship, while Kaido met his attacks head-on.
• Rayleigh warned the others about Kaido, then drew his blade and leaped from the bow.
• Linlin rose from the Black Pearl on a cloud and challenged Rayleigh to trade blows.
• Rayleigh accepted Linlin’s challenge with enthusiasm.

Rayleigh and Linlin clashed while arguing over whether Shane was Rocks reborn, and Linlin defended Shane’s leadership and the freedom he gave his companions. Shane and Roger ordered their crews to begin a naval battle, leaving the Roger Pirates facing the much larger Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet at sea.

• Rayleigh questioned whether Shane was Rocks returned from the dead as he fought Linlin, who urged him to seek the answer from Shane after losing.
• Linlin told Rayleigh that Shane was not Rocks and argued that Roger’s crew were constrained by their captain, unlike the companions Shane allowed to grow freely.
• Rayleigh’s Conqueror’s Haki manifested as a roaring black lion, while Linlin answered with her own kingly ambition.
• Shane and Roger faced one another in the air and ordered their crews to begin the battle at the same time.
• The Roger Pirates and Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet opened fire and charged into battle, while Dr. Clover watched from Lodestar Island with Shanks and Buggy.

Shane and Roger fought while debating whether to change the world through action now or trust the future, and Roger revealed his growing resolve to sacrifice his life to usher in a new era. The chapter ended with their powerful attacks colliding as Roger expressed regret that they had not met earlier.

• Shane and Roger clashed above the battlefield, and Shane noticed that Roger's Haki had changed into a kingly aura.
• Roger asked Shane what he would do after learning the historical truth and whether he would pay with his life to change the world.
• Shane rejected waiting for fate and argued that people should fight to change the present, while Roger said the right moment could come too early or too late.
• Roger told Shane that they might have become friends if they had met ten years earlier, then unleashed Divine Departure.
• Shane answered with Hakoku Sovereignty, and their attacks collided as Roger said he had resolved to risk his life for the future.

Shane and Roger debated how experience and changing circumstances shaped their outlooks before their fight intensified. Roger’s advanced Conqueror’s Haki made Shane wonder what remained to strengthen Armament Haki and forge a Black Blade.

• Shane rejected Roger’s claim that they might have understood each other better if they had met earlier, explaining that people and their circumstances changed over time.
• Roger praised Shane’s strength and described how he had encountered many kinds of people, but had never viewed apparent weakness as someone waiting for an opportunity.
• Shane explained that his years of experience in another life and the brutal setbacks he had faced in this world had shaped his outlook.
• Roger said he had walked Shane’s path before, and Shane replied that he might not follow Roger’s path in the future.
• After more than a thousand exchanges, Shane recognized that Roger’s Conqueror’s Haki could envelop his whole body and conceal him from others’ perception.
• Roger told Shane to ask Garp about whether Armament Haki could reach a higher realm, then thrust his blade forward as Shane wreathed his hands in violet Haki.

Shane and Roger clashed over their ambitions to change the world, with Roger revealing a new way to wield Conqueror’s Haki. Their battle raged across the island as Olvia approached Dr. Clover.

• Shane challenged Roger’s claim to freedom, arguing that Roger had seized the chance to uncover Joy Boy’s legacy and overturn the world.
• Roger admitted Shane was right but refused to let him advance, and Shane declared that neither would yield because they each had their own goals.
• Roger fused Conqueror’s Haki into his sword and arms, revealing a technique beyond ordinary Conqueror’s Coating.
• Shane and Roger collided with sword and fists, unleashing a battle that churned the sea into whirlpools and forced them toward the far side of the island.
• Shanks and Buggy watched the clash while Dr. Clover returned to deciphering the Poneglyphs, and Olvia approached him.

Olvia confronted Dr. Clover to seize the copied Poneglyph inscriptions, arguing that Shane would defy fate and uncover the truth. As Shane and Roger’s battle raged across Lodestar Island, its people realized they had been abandoned to the destruction.

• Olvia demanded that Dr. Clover hand over the copied Poneglyph inscriptions, while he explained that Roger’s crew had expected her to come for them.
• Olvia insisted that Shane and his followers sought to uncover the truth and end the idea of destiny rather than submit to it.
• Dr. Clover recalled Shane’s words about the Poneglyphs and accepted that the clash between the crews was inevitable.
• Olvia shielded Dr. Clover from the battle’s impact as Shane and Roger’s fight tore through Lodestar Island.
• Lodestar Island’s residents called the Marines for help, but no one answered as they wept and feared the battle’s destruction.

Kaido fought Gaban, whose twin axes and Armament Haki wounded him despite his dragon scales. Gaban warned Kaido to focus his training, but Kaido became more determined to force his Conqueror’s Haki to coat his kanabo as Gaban landed among the Beasts Pirates crew.

• Kaido and Gaban clashed as Gaban praised Kaido’s strength but warned that pursuing Conqueror’s Coating could weaken his mastery of Armament Haki.
• Gaban’s black-wolf axe pierced Kaido’s dragon scales and drew blood, exposing the risk of Kaido committing all his Armament Haki to offense.
• Kaido welcomed the wound and praised Gaban’s strength, then attacked with renewed enthusiasm.
• Kaido released his Conqueror’s Haki wildly and tried to condense it enough to coat his kanabo.
• Gaban landed aboard the Beasts Pirates’ ship, where Zoan users and Mink Tribe crew members surrounded him.