Chapter Summaries

Lott stopped Luffy’s Drums of Liberation, then let him resume his Gear Fifth fight against Kaido. Luffy and Kaido clashed with Conqueror’s Haki and were both blasted hundreds of meters apart.

• Lott placed a hand on Luffy’s shoulder and stopped the Drums of Liberation, leaving Luffy old and weakened.
• Lott removed his hand, and Luffy’s heart resumed beating as he regained his Gear Fifth form.
• Kaido challenged Lott, but Lott stepped aside and let Luffy fight, believing Kaido would defeat him.
• Luffy launched himself at Kaido and met Kaido’s spiked club with a powerful punch, unleashing a shock wave and Conqueror’s Haki across Onigashima.
• Ace sensed Luffy’s renewed Haki and realized that Luffy had rallied again.
• Luffy and Kaido infused their attacks with Conqueror’s Haki, clashed in a stalemate, and were both driven back hundreds of meters.

Luffy fought Kaido using his rubber-like Nika powers, while Lott and Yamato watched from the sidelines. Kaido’s final Thunder Bagua overwhelmed Luffy, whose Gear 5 form faded and left him looking like an old man.

• Yamato approached Lott and asked if he was the Master Ace had talked about, and Lott watched Luffy and Kaido fight with her.
• Luffy struck Kaido with a rubberized fist and sent him crashing into a crater, but Kaido counterattacked with Kundali: Dragon Swarm and knocked Luffy hundreds of meters away.
• Luffy used the rubberized ground to launch a fist into Kaido’s chin, then told Kaido he would win for the people of Kuri and those who ate failed Artificial Devil Fruits.
• Luffy and Kaido charged at each other, exchanged powerful blows, and flew hundreds of meters apart before turning back toward one another.
• Kaido hit Luffy with Great Vajra: Thunder Bagua, sending him crashing to the ground as his aura weakened and his Nika form faded.

Lott stepped in after Luffy’s Gear Fifth weakened him and attacked Kaido, crashing through Onigashima with him. Kaido survived the beating and burst through the roof as a dragon, ready to continue fighting Lott.

• Kaido taunted the exhausted Luffy as Gear Fifth’s side effects took hold.
• Lott punched Luffy for pushing himself, then gave him a Senzu Bean and told him to leave the rest to him.
• Kaido declared that strength determined justice and challenged Lott to fight him.
• Lott struck Kaido with a Haki-coated punch and Flip-Flop attack, smashing through Onigashima’s floors with him.
• Lott returned to the rooftop, but Kaido burst through it in dragon form and shouted that Lott’s attacks had hurt.

Kaido unleashed his Flame Dragon Torch and clashed with Lott in a devastating battle that split Onigashima apart. Lott sent Kaido flying, then rescued the Beasts Pirates from the sea as a woman called out to him.

• Zunesha sensed Joy Boy's presence weaken and continued toward Wano Country, while Emeth awakened and wondered why Joy Boy had returned before the appointed time.
• Kaido challenged Lott and transformed into a gigantic flaming dragon with his Flame Dragon Torch.
• Kaido and Lott attacked each other with Dragon Blaze Bagua and a Conqueror's Haki-coated electromagnetic fist, splitting Onigashima into a ring around an inland sea.
• Lott overpowered Kaido and sent him flying, leaving him likely to die without Senzu Beans.
• Lott lifted the Beasts Pirates out of the water, then heard a woman call his name.

After defeating Kaido, Lott reunited with Hancock and Robin, while Ace and Yamato celebrated seeing each other again and Luffy vowed to surpass him. Meanwhile, Neptune and his family arrived in Peach Spring to see Shirahoshi, and the guards questioned their visit.

• Hancock and Robin worried over Lott after his fight, and he reassured them that he was only exhausted.
• Ace criticized Lott for the damage to Onigashima, then reunited excitedly with Yamato, who hid how worried she had been about him.
• Luffy asked Ace if he was useless, then vowed to surpass Kaido, Shanks, and Lott.
• Neptune arrived at Peach Spring with Ryuboshi, Manboshi, and palace guards, asking the Peach Spring Guards to let him see his daughter Shirahoshi.
• Neptune told the guards that his family had crossed endless storms to reach Peach Spring, and they considered who he was.

Lott and his group returned to Amigasa Village after defeating Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi, while Lott reflected on the possibility that Luffy’s life had been planned by Joy Boy and others. In the Flower Capital, Ace reaffirmed that he would go to sea to help Whitebeard become Pirate King, leaving Yamato upset that he had not said he would return for her.

• Tama welcomed Lott and his group back, and Hitetsu bowed to Lott in gratitude for defeating Kaido and Kurozumi Orochi.
• Tama asked where Ace was, and Robin said he was with Yamato; Tama wondered aloud whether they were dating.
• Luffy said romance would only obstruct his goal of becoming Pirate King, prompting Lott to consider how Luffy’s companions and life might have been arranged to fulfill a centuries-old plan.
• Lott recalled that his presence had changed Luffy’s path, including Ace surviving and some of Luffy’s companions joining Lott’s crew.
• In the Flower Capital, Ace told Yamato he would have returned to Wano Country to keep his promise to Tama, then said he would go to sea to help Whitebeard become Pirate King.
• Yamato walked ahead after Ace said he would return only when he had time, and Ace wondered why she was acting differently.

Ace accompanied Yamato on her inspection of Wano Country, where her frustration with his distant attitude gave way to a clearer expression of her feelings for him. The chapter ended with Yamato asking Ace to hold her hand, and Ace realizing he felt something more than friendship.

• Lott assigned Ace to guard Yamato as she toured Wano Country to prepare for her role as shogun.
• Yamato challenged Ace over whether he was protecting her out of concern or because Lott ordered him to, and Ace said he was worried about her.
• Yamato laughed when Ace awkwardly watched for threats, and he stumbled after being distracted by her smile.
• Yamato recalled how her longing to sail with Ace had grown into romantic love and felt pleased that he cared for her.
• Yamato asked Ace to support her hand, and Ace held it while blushing and feeling his own affection stir.

Neptune and his sons arrived in Peach Spring, where Wyper led them to Long'an's harbor. Shirahoshi reunited with her father and brothers, and Neptune saw that she was happy and well cared for.

• Peach Spring guards questioned whether Neptune and his companions were really Shirahoshi's relatives until Wyper arrived and recognized Neptune, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi.
• Wyper guided the group through Peach Spring, whose prosperity and peaceful streets impressed Neptune and his companions.
• At Long'an's harbor, Shirahoshi rushed into Neptune's arms, and she reunited tearfully with her father and brothers.
• Neptune checked whether Shirahoshi had lost weight, and her happy reply reassured him that she was doing well.
• Vivi arrived and asked Shirahoshi if she had come too quickly.

Vivi met Neptune and toured Peach Spring with him, marveling at its prosperity and the golden capital of Shandora. In Wano Country, Yamato and Ace shopped hand in hand, and Ace wrestled with what their closeness might mean before they encountered Lott and the others.

• Vivi introduced herself to Neptune, who recognized her as Nefertari Cobra Vivi and explained that he and Cobra were close.
• Neptune and his entourage admired Peach Spring’s prosperity and were stunned by Shandora, which Wyper identified as the capital.
• Yamato explored Wano Country, tried on clothes and sandals, and kept returning her hand to Ace’s as they shopped.
• Ace wondered whether Yamato’s affection meant something more, but worried that her future as Wano Country’s shogun and his life as a pirate made them incompatible.
• When Ace asked Yamato to let go, she said he had to obey her as her guard, and he continued holding her hand until they met Lott and the others.
• Robin asked what was going on between Yamato and Ace when she saw them arrive hand in hand.

Ace and Yamato confessed their feelings after Lott pushed Ace to stop letting fear of the future keep them apart. Meanwhile, Cobra and Neptune enjoyed watching women pass their tavern, as a ship descended over Long'an.

• Yamato declared that she and Ace were together, but Ace denied it and tried to explain away their handholding.
• Yamato asked whether Ace wanted to be with her, and Ace began to refuse because he was a pirate while she was Wano Country's shogun.
• Yamato turned away in tears, and Lott kicked Ace toward her and urged him to follow his heart.
• Ace realized he loved Yamato, hugged her, and confessed; Lott and the others smiled at the couple.
• Cobra and Neptune visited a quiet tavern in Long'an and openly admired the women walking past with the tavern owner, Ramos.
• A ship gradually descended through the skies above Long'an.

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.