Chapter Summaries

Luffy and the others faced Kizaru on Sabaody Archipelago, where the Admiral overwhelmed the crew until Luffy struck back with Armament Haki. Luffy fought to buy time for his friends to escape toward the shore, while Kizaru remained a powerful threat and a Den Den Mushi began ringing.

• Kizaru confronted Luffy over his attack on the Celestial Dragons and kicked him through more than a dozen buildings.
• Saka and Sanji attacked Kizaru, but their sword and Diable Jambe passed through his Logia body; Kizaru seized Sanji by the throat as Brook and Usopp's attacks also failed.
• Luffy returned in Boundman and punched Kizaru with Armament Haki, sending the Admiral flying and freeing Sanji.
• Luffy warned Sanji, Saka, and Usopp to escape, then exchanged attacks with Kizaru using Gum-Gum King Kong Gun and a Haki-coated kick.
• Sanji and the others ran toward the shore while Luffy fought Kizaru, and a Den Den Mushi began ringing.

Kizaru overwhelmed Luffy and was about to kill him when Silvers Rayleigh arrived and intervened. As Rayleigh faced Kizaru, orders came to capture the Straw Hat Pirates and several other pirate crews.

• Kizaru attacked Luffy with a laser and a light sword, then kicked him through buildings until he was exhausted.
• Kizaru pinned Luffy beneath his foot as Saka, Usopp, Carina, Sanji, Chopper, and Brook tried to stop him.
• Kizaru raised his foot to kill Luffy, but Silvers Rayleigh arrived and kicked Kizaru away.
• Rayleigh confronted Kizaru and told him not to harm the young pirates.
• A voice ordered PX-1 and PX-2 to capture the Straw Hat Pirates and PX3 and PX4 to capture Kid, Hawkins, Urouge, and Apoo.

Sentomaru and PX-1 overwhelmed Luffy’s allies while Rayleigh remained occupied with Kizaru. The real Kuma appeared, stopped PX-2 from attacking, and sent Sanji away with a touch.

• Sentomaru arrived with several Kuma-like Pacifistas, and PX-1 shot Paulie while Sanji’s kick failed to damage it.
• Sentomaru blasted Saka away, while Kizaru kept Rayleigh from helping the others.
• Usopp’s attacks failed to hurt PX-2 as it prepared to fire at the injured Sanji.
• The real Kuma appeared and caused PX-2 to stop attacking after it recognized him as an ally.
• Kuma asked Sanji where he wanted to go, then struck him with his paw and made him vanish.

Kuma sent Luffy’s crew flying from the Sabaody Archipelago one by one while secretly telling Rayleigh he needed to help them escape. After Carina vanished, Kuma also slapped Luffy away, leaving the crew scattered and Luffy consumed by guilt.

• Carina and Sentomaru explained that Kuma’s paw pads could send people flying for three days and nights to unknown destinations.
• Kuma stopped PX-1 from firing at Usopp, then slapped PX-1, Brook, Saka, Usopp, and Carina away as they tried to protect one another.
• Kuma quietly told Rayleigh that he needed to let Luffy and his crew escape from the Sabaody Archipelago, promising to explain later.
• Luffy blamed himself as he sensed his companions disappear, while Kizaru questioned Kuma about his actions.
• Kuma said farewell and slapped Luffy away from the island.

Lott discussed Peach Spring’s prosperity and his plans to act against the World Government, then returned to Shirahoshi, who asked to become intimate with him. The chapter ended as they went to bed together.

• Lott walked through Peach Spring with Issho, who praised its growing prosperity and harmony.
• Lott told Issho that he planned to make his move soon, regardless of whether the Paramount War happened.
• Shirahoshi told Lott she wanted to sleep with him and explained that her merfolk age depended on the layers of scales on her tail.
• Lott accepted Shirahoshi’s explanation that the transformation pill had made her two years older, then kissed her and carried her to the bedroom.
• Shirahoshi parted the scales behind her tail as Lott prepared to be intimate with her.

Lott learned that the Marines planned to execute Ace at Marineford and said he would visit Marine Headquarters. Whitebeard and his crew discovered Ace had been captured and prepared to rescue him.

• Lott and Shirahoshi emerged together, and Robin teased them before showing Lott a newspaper announcing Ace's planned execution.
• Lott inferred that Teach had defeated Ace and handed him to the Marines, then said he would visit Marine Headquarters.
• Marco told Whitebeard that Ace had been captured, and Whitebeard read the news about Ace's execution and Teach becoming a Shichibukai.
• George, Vista, and the other Whitebeard Pirates reacted with disbelief and called for a rescue.
• Whitebeard looked over his angry sons as they urged him to order an attack to save Ace.

Whitebeard recognized that Ace’s announced execution could be a Marine trap but insisted the Whitebeard Pirates would respond if Ace was truly in danger. Meanwhile, Luffy landed on Amazon Lily in Peach Spring after Kuma sent him flying, and Hancock went to investigate the powerful presence approaching a cliff.

• Whitebeard sent Marco to confirm the report that Ace had been captured and would be executed at Marineford, while warning his sons that he would not abandon Ace.
• Whitebeard’s crew wondered whether Lott and the Lott Pirates would help rescue Ace, but Whitebeard declared that he would act as Whitebeard.
• Luffy’s bear-paw-shaped bubble landed on Amazon Lily after nearly three days in the air, and he used a Vivre Card to begin running toward a companion.
• Aisa detected a powerful man on Amazon Lily, and Wyper reported the unusual presence to Hancock.
• Hancock sensed Luffy running toward a cliff and rushed toward him as Luffy noticed someone approaching.

Luffy searched Amazon Lily for his friends, ate a bear, and encountered Boa Hancock, who attacked him after deciding he was a threat. Her kick injured him, but her Love-Love Fruit had no effect, and the chapter ended as she prepared to attack again.

• Luffy searched the island for his friends, found no sign of them, and used Observation Haki to locate and roast a bear for food.
• After eating, Luffy thought about his absent friends, and Boa Hancock descended before him.
• Boa Hancock attacked Luffy with Perfume Femur, sending him through trees and into a cliff, where he was injured.
• Boa Hancock used Mero Mero Mellow, but Luffy did not turn to stone and did not understand what her beauty or charm meant.
• Boa Hancock decided Luffy was an invading threat and prepared to strike him again, but an unidentified voice interrupted.

Lott reunited with Luffy on Amazon Lily and learned how the Straw Hat crew had been defeated and scattered by Kuma. Luffy insisted on returning to Sabaody to find his friends, but Lott stopped him.

• Lott appeared beside Hancock and stopped her from killing Luffy, then revealed that Luffy was his other disciple.
• Lott greeted Luffy, explained that Peach Spring was in the New World, and clarified that the New World was the second half of the Grand Line.
• Luffy asked Lott to take him to Sabaody, explaining that he wanted to reunite with his crew before pursuing his dream of becoming Pirate King.
• Lott learned that Kizaru had defeated Luffy and the Straw Hats at Sabaody after Luffy's Haki ran out, and Kuma had scattered the crew across the world.
• Lott warned Luffy that his companions would not be waiting at Sabaody, but Luffy used a Vivre Card to set off anyway, so Lott grabbed him.

After learning that Ace was due to be executed, Luffy despaired over the time it would take to reach him until Lott promised to help. Lott and Luffy set out for Impel Down aboard Skybreaker No. 1, while the chapter ended as the prison came into view.

• Lott showed Luffy a newspaper announcing Ace’s execution at Marineford and Blackbeard’s appointment as a Shichibukai.
• Luffy realized he could not reach Marineford or Impel Down in time by ordinary travel and grieved as Ace’s Vivre Card continued to burn.
• Hancock reminded Luffy that Ace was Lott’s disciple too, and Lott promised to save him.
• Lott entrusted Peach Spring to Issho and arranged for Enel to take the rest of the Lott Pirates to Marineford.
• Lott and Luffy traveled toward Impel Down aboard Skybreaker No. 1 and spotted the prison ahead.

Lott and Luffy infiltrated Impel Down and reached Level Six, where Luffy searched for Ace and encountered prisoners who mocked him. Lott killed the prisoners who taunted them, leaving the remaining inmates shocked by his sudden appearance and attack.

• Lott and Luffy secretly entered Impel Down and Lott explained that Ace was imprisoned on Level Six.
• Lott used Electromagnetic Force to guide Luffy down to Level Six, where Luffy shouted for Ace.
• Luffy grabbed a cell's seastone bars and collapsed, then asked the prisoner inside to tell him where Ace was.
• The Level Six prisoners mocked Luffy and offered no sincere help, so Lott appeared and killed the man in the cell before Luffy.
• Lott condemned the prisoners as scum and attacked those who had taunted Luffy, filling Level Six with screams.

Lott and Luffy were exposed inside Impel Down after Lott killed the prisoners who attacked them, prompting Magellan to respond. They found Jinbe on Level Six, but learned Ace had been taken away by Akainu three days earlier, leaving Luffy eager to pursue him.

• Lott defended killing the criminals, then stopped Luffy from arguing with him by hitting him.
• Guards spotted Lott and Luffy on Level Six and reported their presence to Magellan, who set off to investigate.
• Lott realized Magellan would likely alert Marine Headquarters, while Luffy urged him to find Ace quickly.
• Lott recognized Jinbe in a chained cell, freed him, and learned Akainu had taken Ace away three days earlier.
• Luffy decided to go after Akainu to find Ace.

Lott freed Luffy and Jinbe from their cells and released the other prisoners to divert the Navy’s attention. He then defeated Douglas Bullet in a brief fight and left with Luffy and Jinbe.

• Lott gave the prisoners keys, then led Luffy and Jinbe toward the passage between the fifth and sixth levels.
• Douglas Bullet confronted Lott, and the two clashed with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Lott overpowered Bullet with a punch and sent him crashing through the wall.
• Bullet vowed to surpass Lott as Lott left with Luffy and Jinbe, and Jinbe told Luffy that Ace often talked about him.

Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe headed for the hidden Level 5.5 of Impel Down while Jinbe explained why he intended to protect Whitebeard. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku learned that Lott and Luffy had freed Level Six’s prisoners and ordered Magellan to prioritize his men’s safety as the trio reached Level 5.5.

• Jinbe told Luffy that Whitebeard had protected Fish-Man Island and resolved to stop the war to repay him.
• Lott explained that prisoners had created a hidden Level 5.5 between Levels 5 and 6, and led Luffy and Jinbe there to find someone.
• Sengoku learned that Lott and Luffy had invaded Impel Down and released all the prisoners on Level Six.
• Sengoku told Magellan to release Shiryu if necessary and prioritize the guards’ safety, even if Impel Down’s reputation suffered.
• Sengoku learned that Garp was with Ace and let the grandfather and grandson have their farewell.
• Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe arrived at Impel Down’s Level 5.5.

Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe arrived at Level 5.5 of Impel Down, where Emporio Ivankov welcomed them and Lott said they were leaving. A prisoner attacked Ivankov over a grudge against the Kamabakka Kingdom, but Ivankov turned him into a woman and the okamas applauded.

• Ivankov performed for the okamas of Level 5.5 and welcomed Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe when they emerged from the sewer.
• Ivankov recognized Lott and explained that Level 5.5 received news from the outside world; Lott told him they were leaving Impel Down.
• A burly prisoner confronted Ivankov, blaming him for his family and country’s ruin after his father became an okama.
• The prisoner fired a rocket at Ivankov, who returned it with Hell Wink and made it explode against the attacker.
• Ivankov used Emporio Female Hormones to transform the prisoner into a woman, prompting applause from the okamas.

Lott, Luffy, and Jinbe left Ivankov’s Newkama paradise as Blackbeard invaded Impel Down and Magellan dispatched forces to contain the threats. Shiryu was released from his cell to suppress the sixth-level prisoners, while Magellan prepared to confront Lott.

• Ivankov transformed a burly man into a woman and welcomed him into the Newkamas, but the embarrassed man ran away as Lott urged the group to move on.
• Blackbeard and his four companions broke into Impel Down, injured the guards, and headed inside to find possible future crewmates.
• After learning of Blackbeard’s invasion, Magellan ordered Hannyabal to handle him and went down to the sixth level to stop Lott.
• Magellan freed Shiryu from his cell to suppress the sixth-level prisoners, warning him that he would return to prison afterward.
• Shiryu took up his sword and killed the guards around him before walking away.
• Magellan declared that he would defend Impel Down from criminals, and Blackbeard challenged him to try.

Lott arrived on Impel Down’s second level and confronted Blackbeard after finding him about to kill the battered vice warden Hannyabal. The chapter ended with Lott facing Blackbeard while Luffy kept Hannyabal out of the way.

• Hannyabal refused to let Blackbeard and the Blackbeard Pirates pass, despite being badly injured and overwhelmed.
• Blackbeard prepared to kill Hannyabal, but Lott, Luffy, and a blue prisoner appeared in the passage between the second and third levels.
• Blackbeard recognized Lott and grew wary, knowing that Lott was Ace’s disciple and would learn that Blackbeard had defeated Ace.
• Hannyabal asked Lott what had happened to Warden Magellan, and Lott said he had not seen him.
• Lott gave Hannyabal a Senzu Bean, healing his injuries, then told Luffy to keep Hannyabal out of his way.
• Lott turned to Blackbeard and asked whether he should call him Marshall D. Teach or Blackbeard.

Luffy confronted Blackbeard Teach over Ace and fought him in Impel Down, trading powerful blows before Teach used the Dark-Dark Fruit to suppress Luffy’s Devil Fruit ability. Luffy struggled in Teach’s grasp until Lott intervened, calling the fight a farce.

• Luffy recognized Teach as the man who defeated Ace and attacked him with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Van Augur shot at Luffy and Burgess struck him, but Luffy shrugged off their attacks and punched Burgess into Teach.
• Luffy and Teach clashed with Haki-coated punches, then Teach pulled Luffy in with the Dark-Dark Fruit and grabbed him by the neck.
• Teach explained that his fruit could suppress Luffy’s powers, and Luffy discovered that his arms would no longer stretch.
• Lott told Teach that the fight had gone on long enough.

Lott intervened to protect Luffy and killed Blackbeard’s companions before fighting Teach himself. After overpowering Teach and smashing through several levels of Impel Down, Lott left the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Lott took Luffy from Teach, then killed Burgess, Doc Q, Van Augur, and Lafitte in quick succession.
• Lott confronted Teach over Ace and said he also attacked because he disliked Teach.
• Teach tried to use the Dark-Dark Fruit against Lott, but Lott struck him with a powerful Haki-coated punch and stomped him through the prison floors.
• Lott and Teach crashed onto Impel Down’s fifth level, where Lott remarked that he had used only thirty percent of his strength.

Lott mocked Teach’s Dark-Dark Fruit and demonstrated that he could still use his own Devil Fruit power while holding Teach’s hand. Before Lott could finish Teach off, Magellan arrived and attacked the group with three poison dragons.

• Teach survived Lott’s devastating attack and accused him of causing his injuries.
• Teach used Black Vortex on Lott, but the Dark-Dark Fruit had no effect on him.
• Lott took Teach’s hand and activated his own Devil Fruit power, shocking Teach and alarming Luffy.
• Magellan appeared and unleashed three poison dragons at Lott and the others.
• Hannyabal called out to Magellan, who said he would give him an antidote if the poison attack injured him.