Chapter Summaries

Kaido fought Gaban, whose Armament Haki created an intimidating pressure resembling Conqueror’s Haki, and reflected on how lineage factors shaped Haki, Devil Fruit powers, and humanity’s potential. As Shane and Roger continued their fierce duel, they expected the fight to last several days, though Shane worried the Marines would intervene.

• Kaido ordered his crew to attack as Gaban sent Beasts Pirates flying and faced him with twin axes.
• Gaban unleashed Intimidation, using Armament Haki to overwhelm nearby fighters and clash with Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki.
• Kaido considered how lineage factors underpinned Haki, Devil Fruit awakening, and the diversity of life, and resolved to accept his Oni heritage and Azure Dragon Form.
• Kaido transformed and struck Gaban with Bolo Breath, then fought him in the air as their Haki clashed.
• Shane and Roger traded blows while praising Gaban and Kaido’s strength, and they discussed how long their own battle might take.
• Shane said he hoped to settle the fight in three days because he knew the Marines would not stand aside.

Shane fought Roger at sea and, prompted by Roger’s fearless attitude, recognized that fear of losing what he had gained was holding him back. He renewed his resolve to fight without reservation, leaving their battle still raging.

• Roger urged Shane to stop worrying about defeat and embrace the dangers of being a pirate, then struck him with Haki-coated fists and Rokushiki.
• Shane and Roger traded blows, and their Haki clashes shattered waves and unleashed furious winds and rain around Lodestar Island.
• Pirates on Lodestar Island panicked, called the Marines for help, and learned that an Admiral would take several days to arrive; some people instead admired Shane and joined the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet.
• Shane admitted that concern over his growing forces and the Marines had made him fear the consequences of losing or winning while weakened.
• Shane rejected his fear of losing his power and territories, resolved to pursue greater strength, and forced himself to reclaim his youthful spirit.

Shane clashed with Roger and declared his ambition to conquer the world, while Roger recognized his growing strength and youthful resolve. As their Haki tempered Shane’s arms toward becoming Black Blades, Shane realized that Haki could advance beyond its known stages of awakening.

• Roger fought Shane with his fists and Haki, and Shane seized the chance to test himself against him.
• Roger praised Shane’s strength and asked what he would pursue after reaching the limits of the world’s strongest fighters.
• Shane declared that he would take the New World, the Grand Line, and the Red Line, and make the world remember his name.
• Shane’s Haki changed as he voiced his ambition, and the Enma Arms evolved alongside it.
• Roger noticed that Shane’s Haki was tempering his arms toward Black Blades and celebrated his unusual physique and potential.
• Shane realized that creating a Black Blade required Armament Haki to reach an awakened state beyond the advanced stages he already knew.

Shane discovered that the Three Types of Haki and Devil Fruits had further heights beyond the limits he had imagined, then grew stronger while fighting Roger. As Roger and Shane continued their battle, Rayleigh clashed with Linlin and challenged her reliance on external power.

• Shane realized that advanced Haki and Devil Fruit abilities might have levels beyond their current awakenings, and vowed to reach those heights.
• Shane's Conqueror's Haki, Armament Haki, and Rokushiki improved as he traded punches with Roger, bringing his weapons closer to Black Blades and his Conqueror's Coating closer to Observation Haki Killer.
• Rayleigh drove Linlin back with a slash, and Linlin angrily questioned how he could match her without a Devil Fruit.
• Rayleigh told Linlin that she relied on outside power, while Linlin defended her Homies and insisted they were souls she had created and stolen.
• The crews watched Roger and Shane's battle and smiled as the Will of D passed between them.

Rayleigh and Linlin clashed while Shane and Roger continued their fierce duel, with Roger switching from fists to his sword. As pirates and Marines watched from a distance, Shane resolved to awaken Roger’s Observation Haki Killer in their battle over the path to Laugh Tale.

• Rayleigh fought Linlin with his sword and revealed Haki that surpassed hers in strength and quality.
• Shane sped past Rayleigh and Linlin, and Rayleigh praised Shane’s technique for building strength toward a breakthrough.
• Roger switched to his blade after admitting that his fists could not match Shane’s Rokushiki and powerful strikes.
• Shane tried to copy Roger’s Observation Haki Killer, which concealed a person from others’ perception and glimpses of the future, but failed to reproduce it.
• Roger and Shane traded blows as their clash shattered warships, while pirates and Marines watched from far away.
• Roger and Shane vowed to set the era in motion and pursue the treasure leading to Laugh Tale, and Shane resolved to awaken Observation Haki Killer.

Shane and the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet fought Roger’s crew in a desperate sea battle, with Dragon and the allied Giants, Fish-Men, and Minks refusing to retreat. The battle left Shane abandoning his focus on victory and unleashing a chilling power that briefly erased him from Linlin’s Observation Haki.

• The Roger Pirates broke through the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet’s attacks as Aokiji, King, Morley, Spencer, and other fighters clashed across the battlefield.
• The Grand Fleet’s allies vowed to follow Shane, and Dragon charged into the fight while Fish-Men and Giants rescued those who fell into the sea.
• Kuzan raised walls of ice around the battle to keep onlookers on Lodestar Island from watching.
• Shane declared he would defeat whoever came next after the battle, then drew his Violet Haki into his body and froze the surrounding air.
• Rayleigh noticed Shane’s feat, while Linlin felt her hair stand on end after Shane vanished from her Observation Haki for an instant.

Shane and Roger fought an evenly matched battle as both pushed their Haki to new heights. Roger unleashed God-Slaying while advancing his Armament Haki, and Shane struggled to master a power combining utmost hardness with utmost softness.

• Shane briefly fused his Haki and body, triggering Observation Haki Killer and knocking out those who came near.
• Roger praised Shane as a worthy rival, and their Haki-clad attacks collided, changing the weather and shattering glacial mountains.
• Roger unleashed God-Slaying, a sword strike that intensified three times and carried the aura of his battles and slaughter.
• Shane countered with two punches, repeatedly detonating his Conqueror's Haki through Observation Haki Killer.
• Shane realized he needed to combine utmost hardness and utmost softness to advance further, while Roger's Armament Haki continued to grow stronger.

Shane and Roger pushed each other toward new heights as Shane mastered the ability to unleash Observation Haki Killer instantly. His words rallied the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet to grow stronger together, and he drove Roger back with a punch.

• Gaban realized Shane had gained Observation Haki Killer and entered a new level of strength while fighting Roger.
• Roger struggled to break through Shane’s formidable defenses as the two used each other to hone their Haki.
• Kaido charged into battle, determined to master Conqueror’s Coating and prepare for future threats.
• Shane urged the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet to fight and grow stronger without fearing failure, and his words ignited their resolve.
• Kaido insisted that Shane saw the fleet as the flames and himself as the world that held them.
• Shane mastered instant Observation Haki Killer and punched Roger backward.

Shane and Roger fought while Roger tempered his sword, Ace, into a Black Blade. As Ace’s forging was completed, Shane improved his Instantaneous Observation Haki Killer to once every two punches.

• Roger explained to Shane how forging a Black Blade honed Haki as well as the sword itself.
• Shane and Roger traded fierce blows, and Shane increased his use of Instantaneous Observation Haki Killer to once every ten punches.
• Roger tempered the final section of Ace’s edge with Armament Haki and turned the Supreme Great Grade Sword completely black.
• Roger poured his Armament Haki into Ace, which absorbed it and unleashed a surge before becoming still under his control.
• Ace became a Black Blade, and Shane advanced his Instantaneous Observation Haki Killer to once every two punches.

Shane and Roger fought for days as both forged their Haki into stronger forms, leaving them apparently exhausted after a final clash. Sengoku then ordered the Marines to attack, believing their Haki was spent.

• Roger forged his blade into a Black Blade, transforming his Armament Haki and inspiring Shane to try a similar process.
• Shane exhausted and drew back his Conqueror's Haki, then unleashed a roaming, long-range power that blocked Observation Haki and strengthened his attacks.
• Shane and Roger continued fighting for days while their crews rested in turns and the Marines waited offshore for an opening.
• Shane and Roger collapsed after a final clash, then awoke and spoke excitedly about continuing their training.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to attack after concluding that Shane and Roger had exhausted their Haki.

Shane and Roger recovered from their duel and decided to join forces against the Marines pursuing their crews, saving their fight for Laugh Tale. They sent their ships toward Lodestar Island and faced the Marine fleet there, whose troops believed they could wipe out the two pirates.

• The Marines launched an attack under Sengoku and Zephyr while Shane and Roger's crews were exhausted and their ships were damaged.
• Shane and Roger revealed they had used leaves to disguise themselves while they rested and recovered, then agreed to handle the Marines together before resuming their duel at Laugh Tale.
• Roger told Shane that Golden Lion had gone to the East Blue and started fighting, while Shane noted that Garp was absent from the Marine force.
• Shane and Roger directed their crews to rest and meet them on Lodestar Island after the battle, then headed there as the ships sailed away.
• Shane and Roger reached Lodestar Island and found Marine battleships surrounding it, while Marine troops mocked them and anticipated victory.

Roger and Shane recovered from their battle and ambushed the Marines, while Sengoku ordered a Buster Call against Lodestar Island. As civilians fled and the Marine attack began, Shane easily repelled Sakazuki and Borsalino, leaving the fight with Zephyr unresolved.

• Roger and Shane destroyed two Marine battleships and confronted Sengoku, revealing that they had understood the Marines’ plan to defeat them separately.
• Sengoku ordered the fleet to launch a Buster Call on Lodestar Island and destroy the island along with the pirate crews.
• Lodestar Island’s civilians heard Sengoku’s order through a transmitting Den Den Mushi and realized the Marines had cut off their communications.
• Hundreds of ships fled Lodestar Island as the civilians and pirates tried to escape the coming Buster Call.
• Sakazuki and Borsalino attacked Shane aboard Zephyr’s flagship, but Shane blocked them and struck both with his Haki-coated dragon tail.

Shane and Roger unleashed their Conqueror’s Haki together, knocking out most of the Marine forces while Zephyr resisted and confronted Shane. The two prepared to fight as Shane sought to push his Armament Haki closer to producing Black Blades.

• Zephyr organized the Marines to attack Shane and Roger while other officers led a Buster Call against their allies on Lodestar Island.
• Shane and Roger released Observation Haki Killer-level Conqueror’s Haki in coordination, incapacitating Marine officers and troops across the warships.
• Zephyr realized that Shane and Roger had been unable to defeat each other quickly and acknowledged Shane’s growing strength.
• Shane told Zephyr to give him everything so he could advance his Armament Haki, while Zephyr declared that Shane had to die.
• Shane and Zephyr took their Rokushiki stances, and Shane challenged Zephyr to defeat him.

Shane fought Zephyr aboard a Marine warship and overpowered the Admiral with his advanced Haki. Conqueror’s Haki bursts stopped ships around Lodestar Island, while the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet and Roger Pirates rested at the port.

• Zephyr challenged Shane and declared that he would rather die than submit, while Shane said he would defeat the great fighters of his era and rise above them.
• Shane and Zephyr clashed, and Shane warned that Zephyr’s self-imposed limits would soon cost him the fight.
• Shane’s strike tipped the warship, and Zephyr’s Haki-powered attacks failed to match Shane’s strength as the deck began splitting apart.
• Conqueror’s Haki swept across the sea, knocking out Marines and stopping both ships approaching Lodestar Island and ships fleeing it.
• Rayleigh said Shane had surpassed him, while Olvia, Gaban, and Kaido praised Shane’s performance against Zephyr.

Shane fought Zephyr and pushed him to release the convictions and Haki he had long restrained. Their battle ended with both men trading powerful blows in midair, as Shane marveled at Zephyr’s Black Arm and continued tempering his own arms.

• Shane challenged Zephyr to fight with his full strength and easily countered his restrained attacks with Observation and Armament Haki.
• After Shane struck him, Zephyr recalled the justice represented by the letter Z and unleashed his Haki without restraint.
• Zephyr vowed to change his ways after the battle, while Shane joked that he would overthrow the Five Elders and rule the world.
• Zephyr declared he would end Shane’s legend and clashed with him, exchanging violet-Haki punches as their flagship sank beneath the shock waves.
• Shane praised Zephyr for tempering both arms into his legendary Black Arm, while Zephyr noticed Shane had made substantial progress tempering his own arms.

Shane used his fight with Zephyr to forge his fists into Black Fists, transforming his Armament Haki and greatly increasing its capacity. He resumed fighting with Conqueror’s Haki while his Armament Haki recovered, and Zephyr committed to a life-or-death attack as the battle continued.

• Zephyr attacked Shane’s arms, and Shane studied Zephyr’s wrist-driven fighting style while tempering his own body with Haki.
• Shane forged both fists into Black Fists, exhausting his Armament Haki as the clash blasted him and Zephyr apart.
• Shane realized his Armament Haki had undergone a qualitative change and that his capacity had increased more than tenfold.
• Shane switched to Conqueror’s Haki while his Armament Haki recovered, and Zephyr realized Shane might use him to forge Black Arms.
• Zephyr unleashed his full strength with Z Crusher, determined to fight Shane to the death.

Shane fought Zephyr for more than half a day, learning Zephyr’s Iron Fist Crusher technique and developing advanced Observation Haki while tempering his arms. The battle left Zephyr unable to gain an advantage, and Shane completed the forging of his Black Arms as Marine reinforcements remained a potential threat.

• Shane copied Zephyr’s Iron Fist Crusher and struck him with Force Break: Crusher, making Zephyr cough blood.
• Shane fused Observation Haki into his body, sensing multiple possible futures and hearing the voices of the sea and Sea Kings.
• Shane’s arm tempering extended through his wrists as Zephyr attacked with claws, Six Powers, and Fish-Man Karate to obstruct him.
• Shane and Zephyr fought for more than half a day while Roger battled Sengoku elsewhere, and Zephyr recognized that he could not overcome Shane.
• Shane used his recovered Armament Haki to forge his Black Arms in an instant, alarming Zephyr.

Shane increasingly dominated Zephyr in their brutal fistfight, using superior speed and Haki to overcome the Admiral’s attacks. After Zephyr’s warning that Garp was coming failed to unsettle him, Shane struck Zephyr between the brows, and Zephyr recognized that defeat was inevitable.

• Shane’s faster punches overwhelmed Zephyr, while Shane decided Zephyr had no further value for his Haki training and focused on defeating him.
• Zephyr warned that Garp was coming to reinforce them, but Shane laughed and said Garp might not get past Golden Lion, who had gone to the East Blue.
• Zephyr accused pirates of conspiring together and renewed his attack, while Shane declared that Zephyr had already lost.
• Shane used his superior Haki and Conqueror’s Haki to read Zephyr’s movements and counter his techniques as their exchange battered them both.
• Shane punched Zephyr between the brows, and Zephyr realized that he had lost the upper hand and was about to suffer defeat.

Shane defeated Zephyr and overwhelmed Sengoku as Roger fought the wounded Marine Admiral. After Roger sent Sengoku into the sea, he acknowledged that Shane had won by defeating Zephyr first.

• Zephyr fought Shane until Shane broke his bones and knocked him into the sea, defeating the Admiral.
• Roger struck Sengoku when Zephyr's fall distracted him, leaving Sengoku badly wounded.
• Sengoku transformed and attacked Shane, but Shane stopped his golden strike with one hand.
• Roger struck Sengoku with his blade and sent him flying into the sea.
• Roger returned to Shane and said that Shane had won because he defeated Zephyr first.

Roger let Sengoku go after Shane defeated him, and Roger and Shane settled their outstanding debts over God Valley and the Pirate Expo. Shane claimed victory on Lodestar Island and ordered Olvia and Stussy to make rubbings of Roger’s Poneglyph, leaving Roger’s crew to accept that Shane had reached the finish first.

• Roger said driving Sengoku away was enough and headed for shore, despite having defeated him.
• Roger criticized Shane for wanting to wipe out his opponents, while Shane dismissed Roger’s concern for the Marines and the world.
• Shane said their debts over God Valley and the Pirate Expo were settled, and Roger agreed.
• Roger and Shane reached shore as the gathered crews and ships waited to learn the result.
• Shane declared that he had won and ordered Olvia and Stussy to make two rubbings of Roger’s Poneglyph.
• A Fish-Man tried to stop Shane’s crew, but Roger told them to let them go.