Chapter Summaries

Alice agreed to reserve her final Legendary Spell for Dunn, who used it to clear a temporary passage through the Storm Sea so the [Black Pearl] could escape. The Tower Spirit explained that Dunn might possess a rare profession companion treasure, though Alice had never heard of one.

• Dunn asked Alice to save her remaining Legendary Spell, Destructive Death Ray, for his advancement, and she gave him a crystal bracelet to activate when needed.
• Alice used the Wizard Tower to disrupt the Storm Sea, and Dunn ordered the [Black Pearl] to rush through under its energy shield before the storm returned.
• The Tower Spirit told Alice that Eddinger had intended Destructive Death Ray as a defense against a Legendary threat, since its mass destruction would cause the Wizard Tower to incur the world's punishment.
• The Tower Spirit explained that Dunn's unusual trait was likely a profession companion treasure, a rare phenomenon Alice did not recognize.

Alice learned why Dunn’s Profession Companion Treasure made him a target and why the Tower Spirit supported his request. As the [Black Pearl] left the Storm Sea, Dunn realized the Wizard Tower’s territory could enable a new shipping route that might lead Annie toward Legendary status.

• The Tower Spirit explained that Profession Companion Treasures could help Dunn become a High Legendary, but made their owners vulnerable to powerful enemies.
• Alice understood that the Legendary Spell was an investment in gaining Dunn as a loyal future ally.
• As the [Black Pearl] neared the edge of the Storm Sea, Dunn asked Annie about the weather and the chances merchant ships could reach the Wizard Tower’s territory.
• Annie realized Dunn was considering a new shipping route and grew excited about the possibility of advancing toward Legendary status.
• Annie worried that Eddinger would refuse to open his secluded territory, while Dunn encouraged her to reach Fourth Tier first.
• The [Black Pearl] left the Storm Sea in bright sunlight.

Annie and Dunn returned toward Harman Island, where Green and Hoffman were being overwhelmed by an attack targeting the Homies Pirate Ships. As the attackers prepared to torture them for the ships’ control method, an unknown figure seized their leader from behind.

• Annie estimated that the Black Pearl was near the Talal Route, and Dunn ordered it toward Harman Island.
• At Harman Island, Homies Pirate Ships fought enemy warships while Green and Hoffman were defeated by five Third-Tier Professionals.
• The attackers demanded that Green and Hoffman stop the ships and reveal how to control them, but neither could provide the information.
• The attackers prepared to torture Green and Hoffman, but a sinister voice sounded behind their leader and an unseen figure grabbed his head.

Dunn returned to Harman Island and rescued Green and Hoffman from the third-tier invaders, who revealed that they served Pirate King [Giant Wave] Ronald. Annie then arrived as a third-tier fighter and killed one of the invaders, while Hoffman realized she had become much stronger than him.

• Dunn arrived at Harman Island and knocked the invaders' leader unconscious with a single blow.
• Dunn learned that the remaining invaders served Pirate King [Giant Wave] Ronald, who they claimed would forgive him if he surrendered his ships and apologized.
• The cannon fire from the sea stopped, and Dunn told the invaders that he and Ronald were enemies.
• Annie struck one invader with lightning and killed him with a Wind Blade before revealing that she had reached the third tier.
• Green celebrated Annie's advancement, while Hoffman felt defeated by how much stronger she was than him.

Dunn and Annie returned to Harman Island, defeated the invaders, and learned that Ronald's men had attacked amid a growing conflict between pirates and the Naval Joint Headquarters. The Nine Pirate Kings were preparing a joint conference on Bewitching Flame Island to discuss resisting the naval force.

• Annie joined Dunn on Harman Island, and the two killed the three remaining Third-Tier Professionals and cleared out the other invaders.
• Dunn and Annie found Green, Hoffman, and the surviving officers; the attack had killed more than half of Dunn's pirates and veteran Classholders.
• Green blamed himself for sending ships to search for Dunn and Annie, but Dunn reassured him that the delay had been caused by their time in the Storm Sea.
• Dunn asked why Ronald's men had attacked on the Talal Route, and Hoffman explained that the Nine Pirate Kings were convening on Bewitching Flame Island.
• Hoffman told Dunn that the Naval Joint Headquarters had entered the New World's waters and threatened the pirates' longstanding control there.

The Pirate Kings united against the Naval Joint Headquarters, then gathered recruits on the Talal Route as the war intensified. After learning that Ronald’s newly recruited subordinates had attacked Harman Island, Dunn decided to challenge Ronald on Bewitching Flame Island and claimed he had a way to handle the Legendary backing him.

• The Naval Joint Headquarters pushed the Pirate Kings back across the nine routes, prompting the Pirate Kings to unite and recruit High-Tier Classholders on the Talal Route.
• The Pirate Kings chose Bewitching Flame Island for their alliance meeting because of its central location and the many powerful Classholders on the Talal Route.
• Dunn deduced that the Third-Tier Professionals who attacked Harman Island were likely newly recruited subordinates of Ronald.
• Dunn ruled out challenging Bewitching Flame and chose Ronald as his target, citing their past conflict and Ronald’s attack on Harman Island.
• Dunn told Hoffman they would sail to Bewitching Flame Island and challenge Ronald, while refusing to explain how he would deal with Ronald’s Legendary backer.

Dunn gave Hawkins a third-tier fishman [Tide Rider] heart so he could advance, then offered Devil Fruits to strengthen his other subordinates. Green ate one after Annie reassured him, while the others remained uncertain.

• Dunn confirmed Hawkins had reached 15 Will and gave him a fishman [Tide Rider] heart for his advancement ritual.
• Hawkins thanked Dunn and vowed to serve him faithfully before heading to nearby waters to advance.
• Dunn decided to strengthen his remaining subordinates because they would need more power to face Ronald and the Pirate King’s forces.
• Dunn brought out several Devil Fruits and told his subordinates to eat one each.
• Annie signaled that the fruit was safe, and Green ate one, gagging at its taste.

Dunn’s officers ate Devil Fruits and gained powerful new abilities, while Hoffman hesitated until Annie pressured him into eating the Sand-Sand Fruit. The group finished preparing to set out, with their new powers improving their combat strength.

• Green ate the Quick-Cut Fruit and transformed his arms into blades, gaining strength.
• Lewis and Hans ate Zoan Devil Fruits and transformed into a wolf and a leopard, reaching biological level 10.
• Annie took Hoffman’s Devil Fruit and teased him until Dunn told her to give it back.
• Hoffman ate the Sand-Sand Fruit and discovered he could turn his body into sand.
• Dunn’s officers gained new combat abilities, and the group prepared to set off.

Dunn drew and ate the Dark-Dark Fruit, completing his planned set of Devil Fruit powers and reaching Biological Level 19. He remained aboard the fleet sailing toward Bewitching Flame Island, more confident that he could defeat Ronald.

• Dunn led his fleet away from Harman Island toward Bewitching Flame Island, leaving the seriously wounded behind with Homies to care for them.
• At midnight, Dunn drew the Dark-Dark Fruit and decided to eat it immediately.
• Dunn gained the Dark-Dark Fruit’s powers and increased his Strength and Stamina attributes.
• Dunn reached Biological Level 19, the peak below Legendary, and grew more confident about defeating Ronald.

After resting on an uninhabited island, Dunn and his crew encountered an old man who hunted famous geniuses. Annie identified him as a powerful, unstable level 19, but Dunn transformed and charged at him.

• Green, Hoffman, and the others recovered from their injuries and trained their new powers against the five Third Tier Homies trees.
• Dunn ordered the fleet to stop at an uninhabited island so the crew could rest before continuing toward Bewitching Flame Island.
• The pirates and Homies held a bonfire party, while the Homies Pirate Ships stayed sober after their previous drunken rampage had nearly destroyed Harman Island.
• The next day, Dunn sensed a creature with immense life force approaching in a small boat and recognized the old man's obvious killing intent.
• Annie identified the old man as a mentally unstable level 19 who hunted famous geniuses, and Dunn transformed and charged at him.

Dunn challenged Old Smoker Pearl, a notorious level 19 Classholder, but was overwhelmed by a single swing of his pipe. After Annie explained Pearl’s reputation and the rankings among level 19s, Dunn faced a standoff between Pearl and the Black Pearl.

• Dunn ignored Annie’s warning and attacked Old Smoker Pearl, who sent him flying with one casual swing of his pipe.
• Dunn recovered from his shattered bones using his Dark-Dark Fruit ability, while Pearl stopped pursuing him after sensing a threat from the Black Pearl.
• Annie identified the old man as Old Smoker Pearl and warned Dunn that he was likely Pearl’s target.
• Annie explained that level 19 Classholders had strength rankings because the level was the threshold to Legendary and could contain vast differences in power.
• Annie revealed that Pearl had won hundreds of proxy battles for Legendaries without a defeat, placing him among the top five level 19 Classholders.

Dunn faced Pearl, a level 19 Classholder whose combat strength rivaled the power Legendary Battleships were designed to counter. After Dunn revealed that his Legendary Class was an [Emperor] and might allow him to confer Legendary status through Enfeoffment, Pearl stopped attacking and demanded an explanation.

• Annie explained that Legendary Battleships were created to match exceptional level 19 Classholders, and Dunn realized Pearl might not fear the [Black Pearl].
• Pearl decided to attack Dunn despite the ship's main cannon, and he knocked Dunn flying when Dunn tried to defend himself with [Night Feather].
• Dunn shouted “Enfeoffment,” causing Pearl to halt and ask what he meant.
• Dunn reasoned that Pearl met Enfeoffment's conditions because his Will had reached Transcendent Will, though his Career Path kept him at level 19.
• Pearl asked whether Dunn knew the [Emperor], and Dunn claimed his own Legendary Class was also an [Emperor].

Dunn convinced Pearl that the Eye of the Firmament had revealed his possible Emperor-type Legendary class, then negotiated a River Styx Contract with him. They agreed Pearl would serve Dunn for fifty years in exchange for an Enfeoffment after Dunn reached Legendary.

• Pearl questioned Dunn about how he knew his future Legendary class, threatening to kill him if his explanation was unconvincing.
• Dunn showed Pearl the Silver Mirror and claimed the Eye of the Firmament had told him about his class, making Pearl consider that Dunn might be telling the truth.
• Dunn proposed a River Styx Contract promising Pearl an Enfeoffment in return for service, but Pearl rejected a hundred-year term and demanded ten years.
• Dunn explained that Enfeoffments were limited and insisted he could kill Pearl rather than grant one cheaply.
• Dunn and Pearl settled on a contract requiring Pearl to serve for fifty years in exchange for an Enfeoffment after Dunn advanced to Legendary.

After Pearl joined Dunn’s fleet under the River Styx Contract, they reached Bewitching Flame Island while the Pirate King Council was still negotiating an alliance. Dunn gathered information about the talks and prepared contingency plans, knowing that any mistake could cost him his life.

• Pearl agreed to stay with Dunn and help him advance until he became a Legendary, and Dunn accepted that Pearl’s service would not count toward their fifty-year contract.
• Dunn’s fleet arrived at prosperous Bewitching Flame Island, where he sent his subordinates to gather news about the ongoing Pirate King Council.
• The Pirate Kings continued negotiating the alliance’s leadership, military plans, and spoils while the nine Legendaries watched over the meeting.
• Dunn obtained a report on the negotiations, reviewed the information, and considered contingency plans for his next move.

The Nine Pirate Kings met in Bewitching Flame City to discuss the navy’s pressure on their sea routes, but their negotiations repeatedly turned into arguments. Lilith tried to mediate, and the chapter ended with Ronald preparing to attack Bamore after Bamore mocked his defeat by Gannis.

• Crowds flocked to Bewitching Flame City after learning that the Nine Pirate Kings and nine Legendary figures had gathered there.
• Bamore slammed the council table and demanded that the Pirate Kings clear the navy from his sea route first, prompting Barbarossa to challenge him.
• Lilith stopped Bamore and Barbarossa from fighting and explained that Bamore’s route was too badly occupied to prioritize.
• Bamore asked for extra compensation, but another Pirate King called him useless, and Bamore retaliated by mocking Ronald for losing to Gannis.
• Ronald flew into a rage, and the sound of waves filled the hall as he prepared to strike Bamore.

Lilith presided over the Pirate King Council as Ronald and Bamore clashed over the alliance negotiations. After the Pirate Kings moved on to the next issue, a sudden intrusion shattered the hall doors and interrupted the meeting.

• Lilith reflected that Gannis’s strength had made Ronald’s defeat difficult to bear, while Ronald fought aggressively to win favor with his Legendary backer.
• Bella stopped Ronald and Bamore from fighting, reminding them that the Legendaries were watching and that the meeting had already dragged on for days.
• Bamore challenged Bella over his shipping route, but Klari and other Pirate Kings opposed his demand, forcing him to fall silent.
• Lilith resumed the council and began the next item as the Pirate Kings debated cooperation and an alliance.
• A figure crashed through the hall doors, and an unknown intruder asked to join the gathering.

Dunn brought Annie and his other third-tier subordinates to the Pirate Kings’ meeting and forced his way into the hall after striking down two guards. He announced that he had come to challenge Ronald, prompting Ronald to rise angrily as another Pirate King condemned Dunn’s interruption.

• Dunn brought Annie and his other third-tier subordinates to the hall where the nine Pirate Kings were meeting.
• After a guard serving Bamore ordered him to leave, Dunn slapped the guard and kicked another through the hall doors.
• Dunn entered the hall, traded barbs with Bamore and Ronald, and told Lilith he had come to challenge a Pirate King.
• Dunn named Ronald as his target, leaving Ronald baffled before he rose with a dark expression.
• An unnamed Pirate King condemned Dunn for interrupting their alliance meeting and disrespecting them.

Dunn faced the Pirate Kings after challenging Ronald, and Lamantis urged the others to defend their dignity and the Legendaries’ standing. As the Pirate Kings prepared to attack, Pearl appeared and stopped them, leaving Lilith and the others shocked by Dunn’s connection to the powerful old monster.

• L mantis warned the Pirate Kings that Dunn’s challenge insulted them and the Legendaries, prompting half of them to rise against Dunn.
• Ronald chose not to fight Dunn himself because he feared a poor showing would damage his standing with the Legendary behind him.
• Dunn considered using the Black Pearl but held back to avoid drawing attention to a Legendary Battleship.
• Pearl appeared and stopped the Pirate Kings from attacking Dunn.
• The Pirate Kings recognized Pearl as a level-19 powerhouse and paled, while Lilith realized the confrontation was no longer a mere farce.

Dunn challenged Ronald for his title as Pirate King, while Pearl's presence made the Pirate Kings wary of intervening. The two men went outside to fight, where Ronald recognized Dunn as the Blood Demon who had plundered Cutlass Harbor.

• Lilith learned that Pearl had come to support Dunn and realized a Legendary stood behind him.
• Dunn announced that he wanted to challenge Ronald for the Pirate King throne, and Lilith told Ronald to accept the challenge.
• Ronald agreed to fight after Pearl said he would only watch, and Lilith directed them to take the battle outside.
• Dunn and Ronald headed to an open space near the sea as Annie, Pearl, the Pirate Kings, and onlookers followed.
• Ronald recognized Dunn as the Blood Demon who had plundered Cutlass Harbor and vowed to settle their scores.

Ronald fought Dunn in the rain, hoping to strengthen his [Sea King] abilities, but Dunn overwhelmed him with speed and strength. After wounding Ronald, Dunn used his [Blood Demon] power to draw blood through the injury, leaving Ronald close to defeat.

• Ronald made rain fall to improve his fighting strength, while Dunn allowed him to prepare before attacking.
• Ronald tried to stall with a water blade, but Dunn shattered it and used Soru to rush him.
• Dunn overpowered Ronald in a close fight, despite Ronald sensing his movements through the rain.
• Dunn cut Ronald's face, then used the wound to extract his blood and drain his strength.