Chapter Summaries

Shane’s Nika Form transformed his powers and inspired the Giants to welcome him as their returned Sun God, while he continued fighting Whitebeard. After seeming to vanish, Shane reappeared at his ordinary height with lightning awakening as a new power, and Whitebeard attacked him again.

• Shane combined his Devil Fruit abilities with Nika Form to wield lightning and fire, convincing the Giants and Big Mom that he was the Sun God.
• The Giants stopped fighting, welcomed Nika, and vowed to unite and continue the war against the world.
• After fighting Whitebeard for half a day, Shane fell from the sky and dissolved into electric light, revealing that his powers were still awakening.
• Shane returned to his usual height and told Whitebeard that a lightning power connected to Nika had awakened within him.
• Whitebeard charged through Shane’s lightning and thrust Murakumogiri into his abdomen, but electric currents wrapped around the blade.

Shane awakened the Sun God Nika form during his battle with Whitebeard, who recognized that Shane’s growing powers made him a force capable of changing the world. Whitebeard urged Shane to surpass him and break the Celestial Dragons’ oppressive order, and Shane revealed that his Nika form could also wield lightning.

• Whitebeard deduced that Shane was awakening multiple Devil Fruit powers and realized the Nika form could strengthen abilities with similar traits.
• Whitebeard considered the Celestial Dragons’ fear of Shane and the possibility that his Grand Fleet could challenge their power.
• Whitebeard fought back with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and urged Shane to surpass him, Rocks, and the existing world order.
• The Giants watched Shane’s lightning and wondered whether the Sun God Nika could control it.
• Shane transformed into a lightning-wreathed Nika form and declared that it was reasonable for him to moonlight as the Thunder God.

Shane awakened the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and combined it with his other powers to unleash an enormous Raigo attack, forcing Whitebeard to protect Marco. As Shane taunted the battlefield, the exhausted Kaido rose again, convinced that nearing death would make his Zoan power stronger.

• Shane awakened the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, overcame the demonic wills in the darkness, and gained the ability to sense others’ thoughts.
• Shane turned himself into a massive, compressed lightning bomb and unleashed a Raigo more than ten times as powerful as before.
• Caesar, King, and Kuzan drew inspiration from Shane and began experimenting with compressing their own Logia powers.
• Marco flew into the darkness to shield Whitebeard, but Whitebeard shattered the lightning, grabbed Marco, and threw him to safety.
• Shane’s laughter and voice overwhelmed people across the battlefield, while Golden Lion struggled against Kaido and Whitebeard faced Shane.
• Kaido rose covered in blood and declared that Zoan users grew stronger as they approached death, repeating a belief Shane had taught them in Wano Country.

Shane used his fight with Whitebeard to sharpen his Observation Haki and Rokushiki, then defeated him with a barrage of lightning-and-rubber attacks. Whitebeard understood Shane’s desire to transcend the world’s hierarchy, and Shane emerged as the new World’s Strongest as dawn broke.

• Golden Lion laughed at the prospect of Shane changing the world, while Kaido called him a madman and attacked.
• After two days and two nights of fighting, Whitebeard ran low on stamina as Shane revealed breakthroughs in his Observation Haki and Rokushiki.
• Shane transformed into an inhuman, many-handed form and overwhelmed Whitebeard by absorbing and rebounding his tremors.
• Shane urged Whitebeard to join him against the Celestial Dragons and explained that he wanted to transcend the world’s systems of power.
• Whitebeard understood Shane’s ambition, and Shane struck him down, ending the fight at dawn.

Shane defeated Whitebeard and spared him, then knocked out Golden Lion to protect the exhausted Kaido. As the Giants' Winter Solstice Festival approached, Shane's victory secured the Giants and confirmed his supremacy over both rival captains.

• Shane defeated Whitebeard after two days and two nights of fighting, and Marco caught his unconscious captain.
• The Ice Witch prepared to defend Whitebeard, but Shane recalled their promise to share another drink and walked away.
• Golden Lion considered finishing off the exhausted Kaido while raising his ships into the air.
• Shane intervened to protect Kaido and knocked Golden Lion unconscious with a single punch.
• Shane approached the Sun God's Flame as snow began falling, marking the approach of the Giants' Winter Solstice Festival and his success in securing the Giants.

After the Giants celebrated Shane as their Sun God, Shane learned that Hachinosu was under siege and prepared to return there. A colossal elephant approached the island as he dismissed the danger.

• Shane joined the Giants’ Winter Solstice feast, and the Giants hunted powerful beasts from Elbaf’s forests.
• Shane declared himself the Sun God and urged the Giants to unite so the betrayal of Joy Boy would not happen again.
• At the feast, Shane offered to recruit Whitebeard and Golden Lion and revealed that the legends were true.
• Golden Lion told Shane that pirates and Marines were attacking Hachinosu to seize his territory.
• Shane said he would return to Hachinosu, where a Giant Elephant was approaching the island.

Hachinosu’s defenders repelled a massive assault by pirates and Marine fleets, with support from allied territories and Zunesha turning the tide. At Elbaf, Shane learned the Celestial Dragons were preparing another Hunting Game and sailed away, intent on confronting them.

• Pirates from Dressrosa, Fish-Man Island, Wano Country, and other allied groups joined Hachinosu’s defenders against invading pirates and Marine fleets.
• Marine Headquarters underestimated Shane’s remaining forces, but Hachinosu’s powerful weapons and defenders drove back the attackers.
• Kong, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru discussed Garp and Shane’s deaths and the Five Elders’ plan to begin another Hunting Game.
• Zunesha arrived to support Hachinosu, while Zoan users, Mink Tribe warriors, and Fish-Man guards struck the Marine fleet.
• After celebrating at Elbaf, Shane learned the Winter Solstice Festival was approaching and sailed away, saying he would confront the Celestial Dragons.

Shane and his crew left Elbaf aboard the Black Pearl, taking food and valuables from Whitebeard and Golden Lion before sailing toward Hachinosu. Marines spotted Shane alive and realized the supposedly dead pirate had returned.

• Shane defended taking food from the Giants and liquor from Whitebeard, while Golden Lion learned that Shane's crew had also taken dials from Sky Island.
• Shane parted ways with Whitebeard and Golden Lion, then ordered the Black Pearl to sail for Hachinosu.
• Marines watching the Black Pearl spotted Shane at its bow and panicked, believing the man who had died with Garp had returned.
• Shane noticed the Marines, spoke to them casually, and sailed past as the stunned Vice Admiral watched the Black Pearl disappear into the darkness.

Kong and the World Government learned that Shane had survived and conquered Elbaf, prompting Marine Headquarters to raise his bounty as his power and influence became clear. The Five Elders planned to destroy his allies and confront him with the full strength of Marine Headquarters, while Shane’s wanted poster named him Pirate King.

• Kong learned that Shane had returned and ordered the Marines to investigate the Dragon Emperor Pirates and warn the world.
• News spread that Shane was alive, and Marine Headquarters updated his bounty to 5.038 billion Beli.
• Morgans’s News Agency revealed that Shane had defeated Whitebeard Newgate and conquered the Giants, leading Marine Headquarters to raise his bounty to 5.7 billion Beli.
• Saint Saturn proposed dividing Shane from Red the Aloof and sending Marine Headquarters’ full force to kill him.
• Two days later, Shane’s wanted poster quietly gave him the title Pirate King.

Shane returned to Hachinosu as the newly acclaimed Pirate King, while the Celestial Dragons argued for another Hunting Game and the Five Elders and Holy Knights refused to risk provoking him. Marine warships gathered near the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet’s allies, and Red the Aloof was told he would soon be executed.

• Pirates began treating Shane as the Pirate King and plotting to challenge him, as Marine Headquarters intended to turn him into a target for rival crews.
• Shane helped Zunesha recover at Hachinosu and let him leave to search for the coming great war.
• Shane returned to Rocky Port, told the pirates that Rocks’s era was over, and ordered his forces to rest before future wars.
• The Celestial Dragons demanded a new Hunting Game, but the Five Elders and Holy Knights rejected their plans and prepared quietly against Shane’s fleet.
• Marine warships moved near the homes and territories of the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet’s members, while Red the Aloof learned he would soon be executed and remained calm.

Shane learned that Red the Aloof was going to be executed as Marine forces gathered around the world, and the return of Roger and his crew brought a new challenge to Hachinosu. Shane accepted Roger’s demand for a fight but insisted that the entire Roger Pirates face him together, leaving the confrontation about to begin.

• Shane learned that Red the Aloof was set to be executed and that the Marines were deploying forces around his territories.
• The Oro Jackson returned to Hachinosu with Roger and his crew, as Shane’s Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet strengthened its control of the New World.
• Roger challenged Shane to a one-on-one fight, but Aokiji announced that Shane wanted the entire Roger Pirates to fight together.
• Shane arrived at the harbor with Morley’s help and greeted Roger, who called him Pirate King.

Shane and Roger met on a beach to discuss Garp, the Joy Boy prophecy, and the future before fighting at full strength. Shane overwhelmed Roger and challenged the remaining Roger Pirates, leaving the old era’s strongest crew facing him and five powerful leaf copies.

• Roger asked whether Shane had killed Garp, and Shane said Garp’s death or survival no longer changed the injustice done to him.
• Roger asked whether Shane was Joy Boy or Sun God Nika, but Shane said that one fruit did not decide anything and urged Roger to focus on the years he had left.
• Roger challenged Shane to regain his youthful spirit, and Shane accepted, declaring he would defeat the Roger Pirates and establish himself as the New World’s king.
• Shane and Roger clashed with Conqueror’s Haki and traded blows, with Shane’s second punch sending Roger flying and leaving only seven Roger Pirates standing.
• Shane said the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet had surpassed the Roger, Golden Lion, and Whitebeard Pirates in strength, then summoned leaf copies of Roger, Rayleigh, Golden Lion, Whitebeard, and Linlin to fight the remaining Roger Pirates.

Shane fought Roger and the Roger Pirates alone, using his awakened Nika Form and hundreds of rubber arms to overwhelm them. After more than three hours, the crew still could not break his defenses, and Shane turned to eliminate five of the senior officers.

• Shane attacked Rayleigh and Gaban with over a hundred rubber arms while blocking Roger’s charge.
• Roger unleashed his Haki and challenged Shane, turning the battle into Shane against the entire Roger Pirates.
• King and Aokiji watched as Shane’s fighting style inspired new techniques in them and the others.
• The Roger Pirates fought Shane for more than three hours, but his arms, barrier armor, and rubber terrain kept them from breaking through his defenses.
• Shane warned five senior officers that they were next to be eliminated, then resumed pursuing Roger.

Shane battled Roger and the Roger Pirates, revealing his ambition to overthrow the Celestial Dragons and his technique for tempering his fists with Conqueror's Haki. He defeated several of Roger's crew while Roger continued fighting, and Shane reflected that his improved Rokushiki had left only his Observation Haki needing a breakthrough.

• Roger praised Shane's strength and urged him to prove he could defeat the Celestial Dragons, while Shane declared his resolve to seize control of the world's fate.
• Shane and Roger exchanged attacks as Shane explained how he was tempering his fists with Conqueror's Haki to make them stronger than black blades.
• Shane struck down several of the Roger Pirates with Haki-coated attacks and dismissed them as too weak.
• Shane assessed his progress in Rokushiki and identified Observation Haki as the remaining weakness he wanted to overcome.
• An oppressive presence swept over the battlefield, making the Three Elders of Gold, Silver, and Bronze frown.

Shane and Roger used their battle to hone their Observation Haki, while Shane developed new techniques and gained the advantage over Gaban. After more than seven hours of fighting, Shane defeated Gaban and sent him crashing into Skull Mountain.

• Shane explained the new paths he had found for strengthening his Haki and awakening Devil Fruits.
• Roger used Divine Shadow against Shane, and the two realized they were honing their Observation Haki by fighting one another.
• Shane worked to perceive multiple future timelines while Roger advanced his ability to make all things listen to him.
• Shane created lightning clones and overwhelmed Gaban with Thousandfold Lightning and Thunder God Thousand Hands.
• Gaban used Frenzied Axe: Heaven-Guarding Slash, but Shane's stronger Haki battered him until a final punch sent him flying into Skull Mountain.

Shane defeated Gaban and then overwhelmed Dark King Rayleigh during their battle beneath the full moon. Rayleigh fell believing Shane could become the new force of the era, while urging Roger not to lose.

• After Shane defeated him, Gaban dropped his axes and recognized that he had no chance against Shane’s strength and ability to read his movements.
• Shane entered a new Sulong-enhanced state and challenged Dark King Rayleigh while continuing to fight Roger.
• Rayleigh realized that only combatants who had awakened all Three Types of Haki could face Shane together and prevent him from recovering life force.
• Rayleigh cloaked himself in Haki and attacked Shane with Underworld prison and Dead Soul Slash, but Shane’s Dark Vortex destroyed the attack and drained Rayleigh’s strength.
• Rayleigh accepted defeat, fought back with his fists, and urged Roger not to lose before falling from the sky.

Shane broke through in Observation Haki while fighting Roger, naturally seeing and countering multiple possible futures. He left the battle poised to pursue the next stages of his strength, while Roger continued to grow under pressure.

• Roger continued fighting Shane and declared he could still battle as the sky began to brighten.
• King recalled why he had sworn to follow Shane, and Aokiji resolved to return to his village before pursuing true justice.
• Queen announced the Seagull Laboratory’s plans to develop super warriors and left to find Judge with Caesar.
• Shane’s Observation Haki breakthrough let him foresee multiple futures and instinctively interrupt Roger’s attacks.
• Roger used Haki with his Supreme Great Grade Sword and tried to temper it with Conqueror’s Haki as he fought Shane.
• Shane said he would pursue Listening to All Things and learn Conqueror’s Haki tempering, while Roger insisted he was getting stronger too.

Roger and Shane fought a desperate battle as Roger awakened the Voice of All Things into a devastating mental attack, but Shane remained ahead in strength and Black Blade mastery. Their final clash tore open the sea and sent Haki lightning across the sky, with neither fighter yet defeated.

• Roger endured Shane's relentless punches while tempering his Black Blade with Conqueror's Haki.
• Roger awakened the Voice of All Things into a focused mental assault that struck at Shane's mind.
• Shane resisted Roger's attack and explained that Roger had approached his level but remained one step behind.
• Roger and Shane exchanged their views on death, freedom, and the end of an era before agreeing to settle the fight.
• Roger's blade and Shane's fist collided, unleashing a massive Haki eruption that split the sea and darkened the sky.

Shane defeated Roger in a fierce battle, and Roger acknowledged him as the Pirate King before passing out. Shane’s victory established his rule over the New World, while Marine Headquarters learned that the Roger Pirates had fallen.

• Roger used Divine Silence against Shane, but Shane absorbed and bounced back the sword attacks with his Nika Form and Paw-Paw Power.
• Shane struck Roger with a blow at a hundred and twenty percent of his usual strength, shattering Roger’s Haki defenses and sending him into Skull Mountain.
• Roger called Shane the Pirate King before losing consciousness, and Shane ordered Morley to repair the damaged mountain.
• Hachinosu’s pirates celebrated Shane’s victory, and Shane declared that the Roger Pirates would pay for the damage and join his Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet as an allied fleet.
• At Marine Headquarters, Kong ordered the Marines to publicize Red the Aloof’s connections to Shane, then learned that Shane had defeated the entire Roger Pirates crew.

Shane prepared to launch a massive war against Marine Headquarters after defeating the era’s great pirates and being proclaimed King of the World. As his fleets moved across the seas, news of his 6.6-billion-Beli bounty spread fear and awe throughout the New World.

• Shane told Roger and the others that an approaching war could help him grow stronger and that his side could not afford to lose.
• Roger read the newspaper naming Shane King of the World, while Shane explained how the public viewed his power and ambition.
• Shane said he was waiting for news before making his next move, as Dragon’s, Kuma’s, Urouge’s, Kaido’s, Aokiji’s, and King’s forces fought across the seas.
• Marine warships and the Dragon Emperor Grand Fleet headed toward their destinations after Shane defeated the Roger Pirates.
• Newspapers announced Shane’s 6.6-billion-Beli bounty and described him as stronger than any Emperor of the Sea, prompting people across the New World to fear or admire him.