Chapter Summaries

Lott blocked Magellan’s poison attack, then killed Blackbeard with an Electromagnetic Knife before turning to face Magellan with Luffy and Jinbe. Blackbeard revived and claimed to be immortal, but Lott cut him into pieces and realized the secret behind his strange body.

• Lott protected everyone from Magellan’s poison dragons with an Electromagnetic Barrier.
• Magellan formed the Venom Demon and attacked, while Luffy and Jinbe moved to stop it.
• Lott blocked Blackbeard’s punch and stabbed him in the chest with an Electromagnetic Knife, seemingly killing him.
• Lott joined Luffy and Jinbe and told Magellan they did not want to be enemies, but Magellan refused to let the pirates leave.
• Blackbeard’s heart started beating again, and he claimed he was immortal.
• Lott cut Blackbeard into several pieces and realized how his body had allowed him to survive.

Lott killed Teach and destroyed his remains after discovering that Teach had three hearts, then took Luffy and Jinbe from Impel Down to meet Emporio Ivankov. He sent Luffy and Jinbe ahead to Marineford and disappeared, leaving his own plans unclear.

• Lott found three black hearts among Teach's remains and suspected that Teach's multiple hearts allowed him to consume several Devil Fruits.
• Lott reduced Teach's body to dust, then told Hannyabal he would speak with him after dealing with Magellan.
• Lott persuaded Magellan, Luffy, and Jinbe to stop fighting, but Magellan condemned the escape and the release of Level Six prisoners.
• Lott teleported Luffy and Jinbe to Impel Down's main gate, where Emporio Ivankov and the cross-dressers had gathered.
• Lott told Luffy and Jinbe to go to Marineford ahead of him, then vanished.

People across the four seas reacted to Ace’s impending execution and the possibility of a war between Whitebeard and Marine Headquarters. They feared for Ace and the world as the execution drew near.

• In East Blue, Makino and the villagers mourned Ace’s fate, hoped Whitebeard or Lott would save him, and worried about how Dadan would react.
• In South Blue, a returned pirate defended Whitebeard’s strength and said Lott’s power was the reason Whitebeard had lost his title as the World’s Strongest Man.
• At Twin Cape, Crocus told Laboon that Marine Headquarters had laid a trap for Whitebeard and feared either side’s victory would bring chaos.
• In West Blue, dozens of couples married because they feared the world might soon be destroyed.

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku prepared to publicly execute Ace to bolster the Marines, while Garp struggled with his part in Ace’s fate. Marineford assembled its forces for the coming battle against Whitebeard, ending with the Three Admirals taking their places beneath the Execution Platform.

• Sengoku told Garp that Ace’s execution was necessary for justice and reminded him that he shared responsibility for Ace’s birth; Garp left without answering.
• The summoned Shichibukai argued in their office, and Ilerus drained a Marine soldier’s life force before Vice Admiral Tsuru arrived and ordered them to stop fighting.
• Marineford gathered around a hundred thousand Marines and more than fifty warships to prepare for Whitebeard’s arrival.
• Kuzan, Akainu, and Kizaru sat beneath the Execution Platform, and their appearance rallied the Marine soldiers.

Ace was brought to Marine Headquarters’ execution platform, where Sengoku revealed to the world that he was Gol D. Roger’s son and Lott’s disciple. The chapter ended with the pirate world in turmoil as people feared Lott might come to save Ace.

• Ace was escorted in chains onto the execution platform as the Marines and the world watched the broadcast.
• At Shakky’s bar, Rayleigh told Shakky that Lott would handle the crisis and that he would not take to the battlefield.
• Garp refused to join Sengoku on the platform, and Tsuru urged him to remain calm amid the World Government’s presence.
• Sengoku asked Ace to name his father, then revealed that Ace was Gol D. Roger’s son and that his mother, Portgas D. Rouge, had carried him for twenty months to hide him.
• Sengoku declared that Lott was Ace’s master, prompting worldwide shock and fears that Lott might join the battle.

Whitebeard and the commanders arrived at Marineford, and Whitebeard appeared inside the bay before confronting Sengoku and preparing to rescue Ace. He shattered the air with his fists, causing the sea to quake and pushing Luffy’s ship backward.

• Dozens of Whitebeard Pirates’ allied ships surfaced outside Crescent Bay, while the Marines searched for Whitebeard and the Moby Dick.
• Four ships, including the Moby Dick, surfaced inside the bay, bringing Whitebeard and his commanders directly into Marineford.
• Whitebeard greeted Sengoku and promised Ace that he would save him, while Ace felt guilty about the danger his actions had brought to the pirates.
• Whitebeard struck the air with both fists, shattering space and causing a seaquake that made the water recede.
• Luffy complained about Lott’s absence aboard the warship, then sensed that Whitebeard’s power had sent their ship backward.

Luffy and Jinbe’s ship gained a sudden tailwind after Buggy boasted they would reach Marine Headquarters, while Whitebeard unleashed two enormous tsunamis on Marineford. Kuzan froze the waves and the bay, then countered Whitebeard’s attack and survived by turning the surrounding sea to ice.

• Luffy asked Buggy why he was going to Marine Headquarters, and Buggy claimed he intended to take Whitebeard’s head.
• Jinbe told Luffy they would arrive on time despite the warship drifting backward, and Buggy’s boast was followed by a sudden change in the wind and current that sent the ship speeding forward.
• At Marine Headquarters, Garp warned that Whitebeard’s tsunami was coming, while Sengoku reminded the Marines that Whitebeard had the power to destroy the world.
• Whitebeard raised two immense tsunamis around Marineford, frightening the Marines and spectators.
• Kuzan froze both tsunamis, then launched ice spears at Whitebeard, who shattered them with a spatial fissure.
• Kuzan avoided Whitebeard’s attack by transforming into his element and froze the seawater throughout the bay.

Whitebeard's allied fleet charged into Moon Bay as Kizaru, Akainu, Marco, and Diamond George clashed on the battlefield. The chapter ended with Whitebeard taunting Akainu about the arm Lott had cut off, and Akainu firing back about Whitebeard's failing health.

• Whitebeard's allied fleet abandoned its frozen ships and charged into Moon Bay, where Marines intercepted them.
• Kizaru attacked Whitebeard with Yasakani no Magatama, but Marco blocked the barrage and kicked Kizaru into the bay wall.
• Diamond George lifted a huge block of ice and hurled it toward the Execution Platform, where Akainu melted it with Great Eruption and sent volcanic bombs raining down on the pirates.
• Whitebeard blew out a volcanic bomb on his weapon and taunted Akainu about his mechanical right arm, which Lott had left him.
• Akainu retorted that Whitebeard should worry about his own health because more than half his body was already in the grave.

Whitebeard and Akainu clashed as the battle for Marine Headquarters began, while Kuzan stopped Whitebeard’s redirected volcanic bombs from hitting the Marines. As the pirates charged toward Ace, Garp joined him on the Execution Platform to sit with him before his execution.

• Whitebeard reversed the volcanic bombs toward the Marine plaza, and Kuzan extinguished them with a dome of cold air.
• Whitebeard’s spatial attack clashed with Akainu’s punch, driving Akainu back nearly to the Execution Platform.
• Whitebeard’s pirates charged toward Ace while the Marines fought to stop them, and Ace cried out as his companions fell in battle.
• Sengoku questioned Garp when he arrived on the Execution Platform, and Garp said he had come to sit with Ace for a while.
• Garp sat beside Ace as Sengoku allowed him a final moment with his grandson.

Garp remembered raising and watching over Ace as Ace tearfully called him Grandpa on the execution platform. Meanwhile, Oars Jr. entered the battlefield to reach Ace, and Moria prepared to attack him before a red-steam figure appeared in his way.

• Garp recalled caring for Ace from infancy and following his life as a pirate, while Ace called him Grandpa and cried with guilt.
• Oars Jr. arrived at Moon Bay and advanced through the Marines’ cannon fire, which left him unharmed.
• Oars Jr. split the ice with his blade and swept Marines into the air before punching a female Giant Vice Admiral away.
• Moria decided to turn Oars Jr. into a zombie and launched a shadow attack toward his neck.
• A figure emitting red steam appeared in front of Moria.

Luffy arrived at Marine Headquarters with Jinbe, Emporio Ivankov, Buggy, and escaped prisoners to save Ace, then challenged Whitebeard over becoming Pirate King. Their Conqueror's Haki collided and burst apart, leaving the battlefield stunned.

• Luffy shattered Moria's black arrow and declared he would protect Oars Jr., then told Ace he had come to save him.
• A warship carrying Jinbe, Emporio Ivankov, Buggy, and the Impel Down escapees crashed onto the ice, and the prisoners hailed Buggy as a legend.
• Sengoku cursed Garp over Luffy's arrival, while Garp and Akainu assessed the group and Luffy as threats.
• Buggy boasted that he would take Whitebeard's head, then nervously greeted Whitebeard when he recognized him.
• Luffy told Whitebeard he would become Pirate King, and their Conqueror's Haki clashed until both auras burst apart.

Luffy charged through the Marines toward the execution plaza to save Ace, revealing his Conqueror’s Haki and fighting several Vice Admirals along the way. The chapter left Luffy pressing on despite Ace’s plea for him to leave, declaring that he had come because he was Ace’s little brother.

• Luffy’s Conqueror’s Haki clashed with Whitebeard’s, and Luffy insisted that Whitebeard stay out of his way while he saved Ace.
• Luffy charged toward the execution plaza, inspiring the pirates to rally behind him and break through the Marines’ defensive line.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to stop Luffy, but Luffy sent Vice Admiral Yamakaji flying with one punch.
• Momonga, Onigumo, and another Vice Admiral attacked Luffy together, and their sword strike sent him flying back.
• Ace shouted for Luffy to leave, saying he did not want his little brother dragged into his trouble.
• Luffy fought off the three Vice Admirals with Gum-Gum Whip and told Ace he had come because he was his little brother.

Luffy charged toward Ace at Marineford, but Akainu intercepted him and fought to kill him. With Marco and Whitebeard held back by the other Admirals, Akainu grabbed Luffy by the neck and sentenced him to death.

• Luffy told Ace he had come to save his big brother, while Ace urged him to leave.
• Rayleigh and Shakky watched the broadcast as Rayleigh worried that Lott had not appeared before Ace’s execution.
• Sengoku gave Kizaru permission to kill the people on the battlefield, and Garp remained silent.
• Akainu attacked Luffy, whose Haki-enhanced punch clashed with his magma fist and sent Luffy flying.
• Marco and Whitebeard tried to stop Akainu, but Kuzan and Kizaru intercepted them.
• Akainu exchanged blows with Luffy, seized him by the neck, and sentenced him to death.

Akainu captured Luffy and declared that he would be executed alongside Ace, while Garp and the pirates were unable to reach them. As villagers watched the battle in Foosha Village, an unseen voice demanded that Akainu release Luffy.

• Akainu held Luffy by the neck and said he and Ace had to die because of their bloodline, while Sengoku restrained Garp from attacking him.
• Marco, Whitebeard, Jinbe, and Emporio Ivankov were kept from reaching Akainu by Kuzan, Kizaru, Ilerus, and Bamboo.
• The villagers gathered at Makino's Bar and watched anxiously as Luffy was captured after Ace had already been taken.
• Akainu announced that Luffy was Dragon's son, Garp's grandson, and Godslayer Lott's disciple, and said he would be executed for absolute justice.
• An unseen voice ordered Akainu to get his hands off Luffy.

Sabo arrived at Marineford as a Three-legged Giant Bird and saved Luffy from Akainu, then revealed himself to Luffy and Ace as their long-lost sworn brother. As Sabo prepared to rescue Ace, Akainu declared that Sabo must die too.

• A Three-legged Giant Bird severed Akainu’s arm and rescued Luffy, then transformed into a young man who promised to save Ace.
• Sabo revealed himself to Luffy as his long-lost brother, and Luffy embraced him after realizing he was alive.
• Sabo promised Ace he would rescue him, while Garp and Sengoku reacted with shock at Sabo’s return.
• In Foosha Village, Makino and the village chief watched anxiously as villagers hoped Sabo would help save Ace.
• Marco reflected that Sabo had arrived in time to save Luffy, while Kizaru watched Luffy from the battlefield and remained unable to intervene.
• Akainu declared that Sabo had to die alongside Ace and Luffy to prevent the three from becoming threats to the Marines and World Government.

Sabo held off Akainu so Luffy could run to rescue Ace at the Execution Platform, while Buggy’s prisoners praised him for refusing to attack Whitebeard unfairly. Akainu launched a close-range attack at Sabo, who managed to seize the magma hound and halt its advance.

• Sabo told Luffy to rescue Ace while he kept Akainu occupied, and Luffy hurried toward the Execution Platform.
• Buggy rejected his prisoners’ suggestion that he attack Whitebeard, earning even more of their admiration.
• Sabo and Akainu clashed with a magma fist and a black wing, and both were driven back by the impact.
• Akainu decided to defeat Sabo quickly so he could pursue Luffy, then used Hell Hound to attack him.
• Sabo grabbed Akainu’s magma hound with his bare hand and stopped its charge, startling Akainu.

Sabo revealed the Three-Legged Golden Crow's Sun Godfire and fought Akainu, while Sengoku exposed Sabo as the Revolutionary Army's chief of staff. As Luffy hurried toward the execution platform to save Ace, he transformed into Gear Fourth to get past the Navy soldiers.

• Sabo overheated Akainu's magma with Sun Godfire, burning Akainu's palm and prompting him to identify Sabo's Mythical Zoan Three-Legged Golden Crow form.
• Akainu attacked Sabo with his Seastone Mechanical Right Arm, and their Haki clash shattered the ice beneath them, forcing both to slide backward.
• Sengoku announced that Sabo was the Revolutionary Army's chief of staff, drawing the battlefield's attention and making Akainu even more determined to capture him.
• Luffy heard that Sabo had joined the Revolutionary Army but focused on saving Ace, then transformed into Boundman with Gear Fourth and sped toward the execution platform.

In Peach Spring, Issho, Vivi, and Shirahoshi watched the Marineford war and discussed how Lott’s arrival could end the fighting. When Wyper reported that Kaido and Big Mom had arrived, the Four Emperors planned an attack on Peach Spring, but Kaido decided to follow Big Mom’s forces rather than leave them to face its defenses alone.

• Issho and Vivi reflected on the suffering caused by the Marineford war while Shirahoshi said she believed Lott and the others could stop it.
• Wyper told Issho that Kaido and Big Mom had come to Peach Spring, prompting Issho to go investigate.
• Big Mom and Perospero agreed to send the Big Mom Pirates toward Peach Spring, while Kaido and King decided to let them lead the charge.
• Kaido suspected Lott might have prepared a trap, so he ordered King to follow Big Mom’s ship.

Issho and Wyper confronted Kaido and Big Mom as the Emperors tried to claim Peach Spring, and a fight broke out when Big Mom attacked. Kaido knocked Wyper down, but a gigantic mound rose from the sea, leaving both pirate crews struggling as the ships were pushed backward.

• Issho refused Big Mom’s demand to make Peach Spring her territory, while Big Mom and Kaido hesitated after discovering an invisible barrier blocked their Observation Haki.
• Big Mom sent Zeus’s lightning at Issho and Wyper, but Issho redirected it into the sky with his gravity power.
• Kaido attacked Wyper with Thunder Bagua and overpowered him, sending him flying and forcing him back into human form.
• A mound rose from the sea beneath Wyper and continued growing into a gigantic mass, driving both pirate ships toward the outer waters.
• King examined the rising mound while Katakuri suspected what it was and reacted with alarm.

A giant Sea King emerged from the seabed and withstood a combined attack from Big Mom and Kaido. When a mermaid ordered it to stop, Kaido and Big Mom realized that one of the two approaching girls might be Poseidon and decided to seize the Ancient Weapon.

• A giant Sea King rose from the seabed, and its presence terrified the pirates aboard the two ships.
• Big Mom and Kaido attacked the Sea King with Indra and Bolo Breath, but the combined blast left it with only a flesh wound.
• The Sea King began gathering a threatening presence toward Big Mom and Kaido, but a female voice told Blue Elder to stop.
• An enormous pink mermaid and a petite blue human beauty approached on bubbles, and Kaido and Big Mom recognized the possibility that one of them was Poseidon.
• Big Mom and Kaido agreed to join forces to seize Poseidon and turned their greedy gazes toward the girls.