Recaps

Lott spent time with Shirahoshi in Peach Spring before Kuzan arrived by bicycle to meet him. After recalling the World Government’s control over the Marines and his own ambitions, Kuzan was mistaken by Peach Spring’s guards for an attacker.

• Lott and Shirahoshi talked about what their child might be like, then resumed their intimate encounter.
• Kuzan rode across the sea to Peach Spring, freezing the water beneath his bicycle, while a seagull rode on his head.
• Kuzan reflected on how the Five Elders had described the Marines’ role and considered his ambition to break away from the World Government.
• Kuzan reached Peach Spring’s shore and asked the guards to tell young Lott he had come to see him.
• The guards recognized Kuzan as the Fleet Admiral and called for the commander, warning that he was attacking.

Kuzan arrived alone in Peach Spring and faced its armed guards, insisting that he had come to visit Lott rather than fight. Meanwhile, Nami and Ling'er moved Water 7 to Peach Spring after Iceburg completed preparations, leaving a World Government ship searching the empty sea behind them.

• Peach Spring's guards gathered with weapons when Fleet Admiral Kuzan arrived, but he raised his hands and said he had come to visit Lott.
• Ling'er and Nami waited in Iceburg's office while he finished preparing Water 7 for relocation after repeated World Government agents had come after them.
• Nami lifted Water 7 using the Island Cloud beneath it and moved the entire island toward Peach Spring.
• Iceburg felt melancholy about leaving Water 7's original waters and worried that the island would lose its neutrality and Sea Train.
• A World Government ship arrived at Water 7's former location, where its agents found the Eternal Pose pointing skyward and realized their targets had escaped.

Lott welcomed Fleet Admiral Kuzan to Peach Spring and showed him the thriving kingdom, while concealing their visit from the guards and surveillance. Kuzan admired the place and heard its citizens praise Lott and condemn the World Government before Lott led him toward someone unexpected.

• Lott greeted Kuzan on the shore, and the guards welcomed their king enthusiastically.
• Lott shielded himself and Kuzan with an Electromagnetic Barrier, altered the guards' memories, and interfered with the local Surveillance Den Den Mushi.
• Lott guided Kuzan through Peach Spring, whose prosperous islands and harmonious streets impressed the Fleet Admiral.
• Kuzan heard residents credit Lott with saving them from hardship and denounce the Navy and World Government, and he wondered whether Lott had brainwashed them.
• Lott told Kuzan that someone he would not expect was nearby and led him onward.

Lott negotiated with Kuzan and Kizaru about bringing the Marines into Peach Spring, then traveled with them to the Neo Marines' headquarters. The chapter left the next step in the hands of Kuzan and Kizaru.

• Lott showed Kuzan the prosperous city of Long'an, and Kuzan asked to discuss business.
• Lott brought Kuzan to a conference room, where they discovered Kizaru was waiting.
• Lott proposed that the Marines join Peach Spring, and Kuzan reacted with shock while Kizaru supported the idea.
• Lott, Kuzan, and Kizaru discussed the proposal until dawn, then shared breakfast.
• Lott flew with Kuzan and Kizaru to the Neo Marines' headquarters and told them the next move was theirs.

Nami explained that Water 7 would fly above the Red Line to reach the New World, then teased Iceburg’s young secretary with false stories about Lott eating girls. She reassured the frightened child that she would be safe and promised Peach Spring would not disappoint her as Water 7 sped toward it.

• Iceburg wondered how Water 7 would cross into the New World, and Nami explained they would fly above the Red Line.
• Nami told Iceburg’s six-year-old secretary that Lott became powerful by eating underage girls, frightening her.
• Ling’er joined in the teasing, and the secretary feared she could not escape from the airborne island.
• Iceburg objected, while reflecting that World Government propaganda had turned public opinion against Lott and Peach Spring.
• Nami gently reassured the secretary that she would be safe and promised Peach Spring would impress her.
• Nami controlled Water 7 and accelerated it toward Peach Spring.

Water 7 arrived safely in Peach Spring, where Lott welcomed Iceburg and addressed the island’s residents. In Wano, Ace and Yamato finished touring the country, shared their first kiss, and grew intimate.

• Nami lowered Water 7 onto the sea in Peach Spring, and its residents cheered at reaching solid ground.
• Lott visited Iceburg, met his young secretary, and agreed to be her big brother after hearing her thoughts.
• Lott rose above Water 7 and introduced himself to its residents as Peach Spring’s ruler.
• Ace and Yamato finished touring Wano Country, finding support for Yamato’s rule in the Flower Capital despite hostility in Hundred Dance.
• Ace promised to support Yamato as her future husband, and they shared their first kiss.
• Yamato pinned Ace beneath her and kissed him again.

At Neo Marine Headquarters, Kuzan proposed a World Military Draft and breaking the Navy away from the World Government with Peach Spring’s help. After several hours of discussion, Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru agreed to set off for Peach Spring the next day.

• Kuzan announced a one-month World Military Draft beginning the following day to replenish the Navy’s losses at Marineford.
• Kuzan told Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and Borsalino that he wanted the Navy to serve the people instead of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
• Sengoku and Tsuru warned that separating from the World Government would be difficult and questioned whether Peach Spring could be trusted.
• Garp said he supported Kuzan and had long been fed up with the World Government.
• Kuzan revealed that he intended to use Peach Spring’s strength to help the Navy break away from the World Government.
• After several hours of discussion, Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru agreed to leave for Peach Spring the next day.

Roronoa Zoro challenged Dracule Mihawk to a duel for the title of the World's Greatest Swordsman after completing his training on Kuraigana Island. Zoro blocked Mihawk's enormous sword slash, and the two charged at each other as their fight began in earnest.

• After Mihawk said he had taught Roronoa Zoro all he could, Zoro chose to test his own swordsmanship in a life-and-death duel against him.
• Gion and Perona watched from a boat nearby, and Gion reassured Perona that Zoro could win.
• Roronoa Zoro and Dracule Mihawk released powerful presences that stirred the sea and divided the weather above the island.
• Dracule Mihawk swung Yoru and sent a massive slash tearing across the island, but Roronoa Zoro blocked it with Wado Ichimonji and Ryuo.
• Roronoa Zoro and Dracule Mihawk charged toward each other to continue their duel.

Zoro and Dracule Mihawk fought a fierce duel that devastated the deserted island as Zoro pushed himself to surpass his limits. The chapter ended with Zoro unleashing a powerful new one-sword attack and Hawkeye meeting it head-on.

• Zoro and Hawkeye clashed blades, and their sword energy sheared the deserted island while Gion and Perona sheltered in a boat nearby.
• Zoro tied on his bandanna and attacked with three swords coated in Conqueror’s Haki, while Hawkeye revealed his own Conqueror’s Haki.
• The two swordsmen exchanged more than a hundred blows, and Hawkeye gradually forced Zoro onto the defensive.
• After Hawkeye knocked him back, Zoro recalled his teachers’ guidance, reached a new understanding of swordsmanship, and sheathed two of his swords.
• Zoro unleashed his One Sword Style: Black Blade: Conqueror: Departed Soul: Unleashed Might: Lion’s Song, and Hawkeye struck at the slash with Yoru.

Zoro defeated Dracule Mihawk and inherited the title of World's Greatest Swordsman, then reunited with Perona and Gion, who worried over his injuries. As they left the ruined island, Mihawk decided to retire and seek out Mingmeizi.

• Gion protected Perona from the shock wave, and both were blasted away as the wooden boat was destroyed.
• Zoro defeated Dracule Mihawk, who acknowledged him as the new World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Mihawk left proudly, relieved to set aside the burden of constant challenges.
• Zoro dedicated his victory to Kuina and promised he had kept their vow, prompting Perona to question him and twist his ear.
• Perona and Gion noticed Zoro's injuries, and Gion carried him toward Kuraigana Island.
• Mihawk decided to retire and go find Mingmeizi as the four left the island, which remained dangerous from lingering sword energy.

Zoro, Perona, and Gion left Kuraigana Island without Mihawk, while Hawkeye reflected on Lott’s strength and the growth of his crew. The Marines’ worldwide recruitment drive stirred excitement and anger across the seas, and a man seeking revenge for Akainu headed to a Marine Branch to enlist.

• Hawkeye watched Zoro’s ship depart and wondered what kind of man Lott was, judging Lott to be stronger than Roger and Whitebeard.
• Perona asked Zoro about Peach Spring, and he reassured her that it was a fine place as Gion took the helm.
• News spread that the Marines had opened a worldwide draft with two Admiral positions available.
• A dark-green-haired man vowed to become an Admiral and avenge Akainu by going after Lott’s Crew.
• The man used a flower growing from his back to fly toward a Marine Branch.

Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru sailed undercover to Peach Spring to verify Kuzan’s account and assess the Navy’s possible separation from the World Government. Near Peach Spring, they encountered Zoro and Gion aboard a Lott Pirates vessel, and Zoro drew his sword as he realized who the visitors were.

• Sengoku steered the unmarked ship while Tsuru navigated and Garp teased them and ate senbei.
• Tsuru said they were nearing Peach Spring, and Garp reassured her that Lott was trustworthy.
• Sengoku and Tsuru acknowledged that they could only verify Kuzan’s claims and gamble on their visit.
• A Lott Pirates ship approached and called out to the unmarked vessel, and Tsuru recognized it as a ship resembling Skybreaker.
• Tsuru recognized Gion aboard the ship, and Gion identified Tsuru, Sengoku, and Garp.
• Zoro realized the visitors’ identities, unleashed his aura, and placed his hand on his sword hilt.

Gion stopped Zoro from attacking Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru, who confirmed that they were traveling to Peach Spring for a vacation. Her admission that she had chosen Zoro shocked the elders, but they accepted her decision as Zoro and Perona began lowering their guard.

• Zoro confronted Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru with an aura that made them recognize his Admiral-level strength.
• Gion stopped Zoro and argued that the three elders were likely visiting Peach Spring peacefully rather than planning an attack.
• Gion boarded the elders' boat, and Tsuru confirmed that they were heading to Peach Spring for a vacation.
• Gion acknowledged her relationship with Zoro and confirmed that it had prompted her resignation as a Marine Vice Admiral.
• Garp supported Gion's choice, while Tsuru worried that she would have to share Zoro with Perona.
• Gion reaffirmed her commitment to Zoro, and Zoro lowered his guard after seeing her chatting safely with the elders.

Zoro agreed to let Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru visit Peach Spring as tourists while he and Gion escorted them there. In Shandora, Lott confronted Stussy about her covert mission, but before she could fall into his arms, several figures appeared.

• Zoro warned Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru to visit Peach Spring only as tourists, then led them there with Gion.
• Wyper escorted Stussy toward Shandora and remained wary of her while she considered her mission to infiltrate Peach Spring and gain Lott's trust.
• Lott and Issho met Stussy, and Issho warned her that Peach Spring would not welcome someone who came on a mission.
• Lott told Stussy that he and Issho could read minds and accused her of being a World Government agent sent by the Five Elders to seduce him.
• Stussy tried to play the victim and fall into Lott's arms, but several figures appeared before her.

Zoro returned to Peach Spring after achieving his goal of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman, accompanied by Perona, Gion, and three masked elders. Lott recognized the elders as Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru, then concealed the group inside an Electromagnetic Barrier as they revealed themselves.

• Lott greeted Zoro, who confirmed he had become the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Perona and Gion revealed that they had both become Zoro's women, surprising Lott.
• Issho asked about the three elderly figures accompanying Zoro, and Garp offered to introduce them.
• Lott recognized Garp's voice and created an Electromagnetic Barrier around the group.
• Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru removed their human-skin masks, leaving Lott surprised by their true appearances.

Lott discussed the Marines’ possible merger with Peach Spring as Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru weighed Kuzan’s decision. Meanwhile, news of Roronoa Zoro becoming the World’s Greatest Swordsman spread, drawing reactions across the seas and from Koshiro.

• Lott told Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru that the Marines would keep their structure and independence if they joined Peach Spring, while Tsuru remained wary of the merger.
• Lott warned that Kuzan would likely clash with the Five Elders if the Marines stayed under the World Government.
• Newspapers announced that Roronoa Zoro had taken the title of World’s Greatest Swordsman, prompting disbelief and challenges from readers around the world.
• A one-eyed swordsman in South Blue dismissed Zoro’s title and set out to defeat him.
• Koshiro read the news in Shimotsuki Village and congratulated Zoro, urging him to keep improving and remembering Kuina.

Koshiro advised a young, Zoro-like swordsman to find his own way of the sword. Meanwhile, Lott and his allies organized their next moves against the World Government, and Kuro, Crocodile, and Enel headed to Wano Country to retrieve Pluton.

• Koshiro told the green-haired boy that becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman required developing his own swordsmanship, and the boy wondered about finding his own way of the sword.
• Tsuru worried that Peach Spring might consume the Navy, while Sengoku and Garp acknowledged Lott's power and followed the smell of ramen.
• Lott and Kuro discussed the World Government's hidden forces and Vegapunk's weapon, then Lott convened Peach Spring's leaders and the Revolutionary Army to assign tasks.
• Enel piloted the Skybreaker No. 1 toward Wano Country with Kuro and Crocodile, who were tasked with bringing Pluton back to Peach Spring.
• Kuro noted that Ace still seemed to be in Wano Country.

The Lott Pirates split into two missions: one group headed to Elbaf to meet Saul and make a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph, while Nami, Boa Hancock, and Ling'er traveled to gather Peach Spring’s allied islands. The island-moving mission began with Fish-Man Island to prepare for the World Government’s use of Uranus.

• On the Breaking Sky 2, Sabo read about Aramaki and another powerful recruit who might replace Kuzan and Akainu as Navy Admirals.
• Robin eagerly anticipated reaching Elbaf to see Saul and help make a rubbing of the last Road Poneglyph with Issho and Sabo.
• Nami, Boa Hancock, and Ling'er sailed on the Skybreaker No. 3 with a list of islands belonging to the Whitebeard Pirates, the Red Hair Pirates, and Peach Spring.
• Nami said they would move the islands from farthest to nearest, beginning with Fish-Man Island, to reduce travel and conserve her stamina.
• The group planned to bring Peach Spring’s allied islands to safety because Uranus could raise the sea level and sink them during the coming war.

Lott, Luo, and Emporio Ivankov traveled toward Warhead Island to find Vegapunk and restore Kuma’s consciousness. Meanwhile, Kuzan announced the results of the World Military Draft and prepared to appoint two new Marine Admirals.

• Lott and Luo relaxed aboard the Skybreaker as it headed toward Warhead Island with Emporio Ivankov.
• Lott told Emporio Ivankov that Peach Spring was one of the few groups that knew Egghead Island’s location.
• Kuzan announced that the World Military Draft had selected 75,432 recruits, including nineteen Vice Admirals and two Admirals.
• Kuzan presented epaulets to forty-seven Rear Admirals and nineteen Vice Admirals at Neo Marine Headquarters.
• Two successful recruits appeared before Kuzan as Marines around the world watched the ceremony.
• Kuzan declared that both recruits would receive the rank of Marine Admiral and brought out their epaulets.

Kuzan appointed Aramaki and Salih as Marine Admirals during a worldwide broadcast, while the Marines celebrated their expanded strength and pirates debated the growing threat. At Peach Spring, Neptune worried that Kuzan’s military draft targeted them, and the chapter ended with Aramaki watching Kuzan with a cold glint in his eyes.

• Kuzan bestowed the Admiral title of Ryokugyu on Aramaki, wielder of the Woods-Woods Fruit.
• Kuzan named Salih, wielder of the Earth-Earth Fruit, Admiral Brown Mole, and both new Admirals pledged their service.
• Marines across the Pirate World celebrated the two appointments, while pirates reacted to the Marines’ growing strength and Lott’s influence.
• Neptune warned Cobra that Kuzan’s worldwide draft might target Peach Spring, but Cobra trusted Kuzan’s sense of justice and Peach Spring’s defenses.
• Aramaki watched Kuzan address the Marines, and a cold glint flashed through his eyes.

Lott found the magnetic anomaly marking Egghead Island, but a giant mechanical shark attacked the Skybreaker before they could arrive. Luo sliced the shark in half, and the crew continued toward Egghead with new questions about Vegapunk’s technology and the World Government’s power.

• Lott used his Super Mantra to locate Egghead Island and warned the crew that a powerful visitor was approaching.
• A gigantic shark emerged from the sea and tried to swallow the Skybreaker, while Ivankov’s Hell Wink failed to harm it.
• Lott lifted the Skybreaker out of the shark’s snapping jaws, revealing that the enormous creature was mechanical.
• Luo enlarged Kikoku with his awakened Op-Op Fruit powers and cut the mechanical shark in half.
• Ivankov marveled at Luo’s strength as the shark’s two halves crashed into the sea.

Lott, Law, and Emporio Ivankov reached Egghead Island, but Lott’s Observation Haki found no living people there, including Vegapunk. They entered the Laboratory Floor to investigate, where they were met with a sight that left them stunned.

• Law used his awakened Op-Op Fruit and Armament Haki to cut down the giant shark that had threatened the Skybreaker.
• Lott brought the Skybreaker to Egghead Island, and Law transported the three into the island’s eggshell.
• Lott, Law, and Emporio Ivankov explored Egghead’s advanced, lush island and admired Vegapunk’s laboratory.
• Lott sensed that no living people were on the island, and Law wondered if Vegapunk had left or become mechanical.
• Lott explained that Vegapunk’s intelligence depended on his enormous brain and concluded that he was likely absent; Emporio Ivankov worried about Kuma’s recovery.
• Lott took the group to the Laboratory Floor, melted a hole through its dome with Electromagnetic Force, and brought them inside, where they were stunned by what they saw.

Lott stopped Egghead Island’s self-destruct sequence by disabling its machinery, then decided to move the island to Peach Spring. A recording of Vegapunk appeared and addressed Lott, while Emporio Ivankov remained focused on finding Kuma’s memories.

• Emporio Ivankov and Luo searched the empty Laboratory Floor for Vegapunk, Kuma’s memories, and Kuma’s experimental data.
• A self-destruct countdown began, so Lott sent Luo and Emporio Ivankov away from Egghead Island.
• Lott used his Electromagnetic Fruit powers to disable the island’s machinery and stop the countdown at 13.
• Luo returned with Emporio Ivankov, and Lott proposed moving Egghead Island to Peach Spring.
• A recording of Vegapunk appeared and said Lott was probably the only person who could defeat his self-destruct sequence.

Vegapunk asked Lott to rescue him, explaining that the World Government wanted him dead for learning its secrets and researching the Void Century. Lott decided to return to Peach Spring and plan a rescue later, while Vegapunk was shown working in a room in Mary Geoise.

• Vegapunk's recording asked Lott to save him and admitted that his research and weapons had harmed many people.
• Emporio Ivankov attacked the light screen, but Luo moved him aside so they could hear Vegapunk out.
• Vegapunk explained that the World Government wanted him dead because his technology exceeded its control and he had learned its secrets and researched the Void Century.
• Emporio Ivankov and Luo warned Lott that the recording might be a trap, but Lott said he would rescue Vegapunk after returning to Peach Spring and making a careful plan.
• Lott retrieved a device, used his Electromagnetic Fruit ability to lift Warhead Island, and departed with his crew.
• In Mary Geoise, an old man with an apple-shaped head and a long tongue worked at a console in a brightly lit glass room.

Vegapunk worked under Government guard in a glass room at Mary Geoise while Saint Saturn inspected him and vanished through a pentagram. Left alone, Vegapunk worried about whether Lott had received his recording and about the fate of his six isolated clones.

• Vegapunk realized that a high-energy plasma field could contain the subject of his experiment.
• Saint Saturn arrived, watched Vegapunk work, and transformed into an eight-legged monster before disappearing through a pentagram.
• After Saturn left, the Agents discussed the prisoner and learned from a veteran that he was the world’s greatest scientist, Vegapunk.
• Vegapunk wondered if Lott had received his recording and said he trusted Lott more than Nika to rescue him.
• Vegapunk recalled that the Government had separated him from his six clones and feared they might be held as leverage.