Chapter Summaries

Zephyr visited Peach Spring to assess Lott and decide whether the NEO Marines could work with him. After learning that the Marines had joined Lott’s camp, Zephyr agreed to a partnership, though he kept the Dyna Stone as a possible last resort.

• Zephyr and Kizaru were surprised to find each other at Peach Spring, and Lott invited Zephyr to sit down.
• Zephyr asked Lott what he thought of the Pirate World, and Lott said he wanted to return it to everyone and bring down the self-proclaimed gods.
• Lott invited Zephyr to join Peach Spring, and Kizaru confirmed that the Marines had joined its camp.
• Zephyr hesitated but considered cooperating with Peach Spring before using the Dyna Stone to destroy the New World.
• Zephyr extended his left hand to Lott and agreed to a partnership.

Zephyr joined Peach Spring after Lott offered him a place, and he reconciled with Kizaru as they agreed to work together. Meanwhile, Admiral Aramaki led a Marine fleet toward Peach Spring and enforced his harsh version of justice before a Den Den Mushi rang.

• Lott warned Zephyr that joining the pirate ship would make it difficult to leave, but Zephyr accepted his offer and shook his hand.
• Kizaru greeted Zephyr as a comrade, and the two men shook hands despite their awkward history.
• Aramaki led a Marine fleet toward Peach Spring, and he killed Rear Admiral Jingkong for expressing fear about attacking Lott's forces.
• Aramaki condemned cowards and deserters, invoking Akainu's Absolute Justice until the Marines fell silent and prepared to continue.
• Aramaki ordered the fleet to proceed, and a Den Den Mushi began ringing.

Aramaki led a Marine fleet toward Peach Spring to attack Lott, despite Fleet Admiral Kuzan’s warning. Lott confronted the fleet with Conqueror’s Haki, leaving Aramaki pinned and panicked.

• Aramaki told Kuzan he was nearing Peach Spring and promised to bring back Lott’s head, then ordered his fleet to hurry.
• Kuzan worried that Aramaki had gone to Peach Spring without permission and called Lott to warn him.
• Lott realized Aramaki was likely seeking revenge for Akainu and agreed to handle him himself.
• Lott appeared at Peach Spring’s harbor, detected Aramaki’s fleet, and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki.
• Lott’s crimson lightning knocked out the Marines and pinned Aramaki, who asked who Lott was.

Lott forced Aramaki and the Marines to retreat from Peach Spring with his Conqueror’s Haki. After Aramaki returned to Marine Headquarters, Kuzan announced that the Navy had broken away from the World Government and become the People’s Navy and Peach Spring’s Navy.

• Lott used his Conqueror’s Haki to immobilize Aramaki and knock out the other Marines aboard the warship.
• Aramaki admitted the mission had failed and ordered the fleet to return to Marine Headquarters.
• Lott reassured his guards, signed autographs, and left while the Marines withdrew from Peach Spring.
• Kuzan summoned Aramaki to the Fleet Admiral’s Office, where senior Navy officers had gathered.
• Kuzan told Aramaki and Salih that the Navy was no longer the World Government’s Navy, but the People’s Navy and Peach Spring’s Navy.

Kuzan announced that the Marines would leave the World Government and join Peach Spring, prompting Aramaki and Salih to challenge the decision because Lott was a pirate who had killed Akainu. Kuzan questioned their ideas of justice and explained that the Marines could not break free from the World Government without outside support, but Aramaki interrupted him before he finished.

• Kuzan told Aramaki and Salih that the Marines would become independent of the World Government and serve Peach Spring.
• Aramaki and Salih objected to joining Lott, citing his status as a pirate and his role in Akainu's death.
• Kuzan asked what defined justice and evil, then argued that pirates and Marines could each be good or corrupt and that the World Government had imposed those labels.
• Aramaki rejected Kuzan's view that pirates could be just, while Salih considered Kuzan's argument.
• Kuzan explained that the World Government was far stronger than the Marines and that the Marines could not gain independence alone; Aramaki interrupted him.

Kuzan defended the Navy’s cooperation with Peach Spring to Aramaki and Salih, describing its strength and just society while urging them to visit before acting against it. Meanwhile, Whitebeard and Rayleigh enjoyed their retirement together in Peach Spring.

• Kuzan told Aramaki that Peach Spring was the only force able to challenge the World Government and explained why the Navy hoped the two powers would weaken each other.
• Kuzan described Peach Spring’s laws, public services, and peaceful life, and Sengoku, Garp, and the other senior officers confirmed his account.
• Aramaki and Salih left after Kuzan urged them to visit Peach Spring and avoid rash action against it.
• Kuzan, Garp, Sengoku, Kizaru, and Tsuru discussed the Navy’s strategy and agreed to prepare for either outcome of a war between Peach Spring and the World Government.
• In Peach Spring, Whitebeard and Rayleigh drank together at Stadtbuck Tavern and discussed their retirements and their new lives there.
• Someone recognized Whitebeard and Rayleigh and exclaimed in surprise.

Garp and Sengoku visited Peach Spring and joined Whitebeard and Rayleigh for a drink, drawing attention to the Navy veterans’ presence in Peach Garden. After learning that the locals recognized them and accepted people from every faction, Garp and Sengoku left to find food.

• Garp and Sengoku arrived at the tavern and sat with Whitebeard and Rayleigh.
• Garp explained that he and Sengoku were retired, while Rayleigh wondered why the Navy men could move freely in Peach Garden.
• A waiter identified all four men and explained that Peach Spring welcomed anyone who did not cause trouble.
• Garp and Sengoku learned that the tavern served no ramen, so they left for a nearby ramen shop and barbecue restaurant.

Sengoku, Garp, Whitebeard, and Rayleigh shared a meal in Peach Spring, trading jokes and reflecting on how former enemies had come to sit together. Rayleigh wondered whether Peach Spring’s defeat of the World Government might let them become true friends, before an unfamiliar voice interrupted them.

• The waiter calmed down after serving the legendary figures and felt proud of having impressed them.
• Whitebeard and Rayleigh discussed how the younger generation, especially Lott, had brought the Navy and Peach Spring into an unusual relationship.
• Sengoku and Garp returned with ramen and roast meat, and the four men ate together in an awkward silence before Garp broke it with a joke about their age.
• Sengoku teased Whitebeard and Rayleigh about their romantic partners, while Garp admitted he had visited Luffy despite claiming he was angry with him.
• Rayleigh reflected that the four men might become genuine friends if Peach Spring defeated the World Government.
• An unidentified voice called the four men good actors.

Zephyr visited a restaurant in Peach Spring and joined Sengoku, Garp, Whitebeard, and Rayleigh, confirming that he had chosen his own path of justice. Meanwhile, Fish-Man Island prospered as a Peach Spring tourist destination while Fukaboshi struggled with its paperwork and waited for his father’s investigation to end.

• Zephyr entered the restaurant and found Sengoku, Garp, Whitebeard, and Rayleigh together.
• Zephyr drank West Blue rum and told Sengoku that he had come to Peach Spring to investigate its islands.
• Whitebeard guessed that Lott had persuaded Zephyr to join Peach Spring, and Zephyr said he had chosen his own justice.
• Lott and Issho had helped move Fish-Man Island into Peach Spring, where its distinctive scenery attracted tourists.
• Fukaboshi complained about handling the island’s documents alone while Neptune supposedly investigated Peach Spring.
• The Right Minister asked Fukaboshi whether his retirement application had been approved.

The chapter showed officials struggling with routine work across Peach Spring while Alabasta prospered, even as the uneasy calm between Peach Spring and the World Government weighed on the world. It ended with someone shouting at Kuma and demanding to know why he was being treated that way.

• Fukaboshi tricked the Right Minister into handling Ryugu Palace's paperwork and went to meet someone at a Fish-Man café.
• Iceburg tried to throw away documents, but his young secretary retrieved them and made him return to work before the sea-track ribbon-cutting.
• Igaram, Chaka, and Pell admired Alabasta's prosperity and worried about how long Peach Spring's peace would last.
• The chapter recalled the world's fear of a war between Peach Spring and the World Government, then ended with a voice shouting at Kuma.

Emporio Ivankov learned that Kuma had been made a mount for the Celestial Dragons and urged the Revolutionary Army to rescue him from Mary Geoise. As the commanders debated the plan, Sabo revealed that Vegapunk was also in the Holy Land and needed rescuing.

• Emporio Ivankov saw a newspaper showing Kuma wounded and being ridden by a Celestial Dragon, then rushed to leave for Mary Geoise.
• Sabo and Koala stopped Ivankov and explained that the Revolutionary Army needed to plan before entering the Holy Land.
• Morley, Belo Betty, Lindbergh, and Karasu joined the discussion, and the group agreed they should consult Dragon before acting.
• Sabo said that Vegapunk was also in Mary Geoise and needed to be rescued, startling the commanders.
• Sabo explained that Vegapunk had asked Lott for help and that his tracking device confirmed his location, while Karasu questioned whether the request was genuine.

Sabo and the Revolutionary Army commanders reached Mary Geoise to rescue Kuma, despite uncertainty about Vegapunk’s situation. Lott warned them to withdraw as soon as Kuma was safe and not act on anything they witnessed; meanwhile, Lott and Robin prepared for a coming crisis as an enormous head emerged in Mary Geoise.

• Sabo, Ivankov, Betty, Karasu, Morley, and Lindbergh agreed to prioritize rescuing Kuma over Vegapunk.
• Sabo, Ivankov, Karasu, Morley, and Lindbergh reached the Red Line, entered a tunnel Morley opened, and began moving beneath Mary Geoise.
• Lott contacted Sabo and warned the group to rescue Kuma only, withdraw immediately afterward, and avoid further action regardless of what they saw.
• Lott recalled the danger posed by Imu and the Five Elders, and he and Robin prepared for the coming events.
• An enormous head emerged from a secluded street in Mary Geoise and asked whether it had reached the Holy Land.

Sabo and Karasu infiltrated Mary Geoise to find Kuma, only to discover him being abused as a mount by a Celestial Dragon. As the Celestial Dragon boasted about Kuma and his past, Sabo lost control and transformed into a Three-legged Golden Crow.

• Morley helped Sabo and Karasu emerge underground, then stayed below with Emporio Ivankov while they continued the mission.
• Karasu used his crows to overwhelm a squad of guards, and he and Sabo disguised themselves in the guards’ uniforms.
• Sabo and Karasu encountered three Celestial Dragons, who forced everyone nearby to kneel.
• They recognized Bartholomew Kuma beneath a Celestial Dragon, who struck him with a hammer and let his sons climb onto his back.
• After the Celestial Dragon mocked Kuma and spoke about Ginny, Sabo transformed into a Three-legged Golden Crow.

Sabo transformed into a three-legged golden crow, overwhelmed the guards, and confronted the three Celestial Dragons while helping rescue Kuma. Ragus stopped Sabo from killing them, and Sabo and Karasu vanished underground as trouble stirred in Pangaea Castle.

• Sabo transformed and incinerated the guards who charged at him, while Karasu scattered into crows.
• Sabo knocked the Celestial Dragons off Kuma, seized control of the confrontation, and had Kuma pulled underground by a giant hand.
• Sabo restrained himself from killing the Celestial Dragons, then battered all three after one called Kuma a beast.
• Ragus stopped Sabo from striking again, and a hand emerged from the ground to take Sabo and Karasu away.
• In Pangaea Castle's great hall, someone called out, "Insects!"

The Revolutionary Army rescued Kuma from Mary Geoise, and Ivankov retaliated against the Celestial Dragons who had tortured him. As Sabo and the others fled underground, a gigantic sandworm burst out of the earth.

• The Five Elders learned that the Revolutionary Army had invaded Mary Geoise and vanished to confront the intruders.
• Ivankov saw Kuma's battered condition and wanted to kill the three Celestial Dragons, but Karasu and Sabo urged him to leave.
• Ivankov went above ground and used his powers to transform the three Celestial Dragons into women.
• A huge hand pulled Ivankov underground, and Sabo ordered Morley to hurry away with the group.
• The group sank deeper underground, but a gigantic sandworm suddenly burst out of the earth.

Sabo and the Revolutionary Army team were swallowed by a regenerating sandworm in Mary Geoise, and Sabo recognized it as Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, one of the Five Elders. After freeing himself by melting through the creature twice, Sabo prepared to leave the ruined area but heard a voice call for him to stay.

• A giant sandworm swallowed Emporio Ivankov, Karasu, Sabo, and the others, but Sabo melted through its stomach and escaped with them.
• Sabo realized the sandworm was regenerating, urged the others to flee underground, and stayed behind to hold it off.
• Sabo recognized the creature as Saint Shepherd Ju Peter, one of the immortal Five Elders, and faced its powerful Haki and suction attack.
• Ju Peter swallowed Sabo again, but Sabo melted through the sandworm and emerged amid a vast field of lava.
• As Sabo prepared to leave, a voice called him an ant of the Revolutionary Army and ordered him to stay.

Sabo fought Saint Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro while trying to buy time for Ivankov and the others to escape Mary Geoise. The sandworm swallowed Ivankov, Karasu, and the others, leaving Sabo furious as he heard them attack from inside its body.

• Nusjuro charged Sabo with a Conqueror's Haki-coated sword, and Sabo barely blocked the slash with his heated, Haki-coated pipe.
• Nusjuro struck Sabo again and sent him plunging toward the ground, but Sabo escaped with his wings as the sword carved a deep trench.
• The sandworm disappeared underground, prompting Sabo to search for it with Observation Haki.
• The sandworm burst back onto the battlefield with Ivankov, Karasu, and the others struggling inside its belly, and Sabo recognized their voices.

Sabo fought the Five Elders to save Ivankov, Kuma, Karasu, and Delinberg, but the sandworm swallowed them and knocked him into the ruins. He awakened to coating his attacks with Conqueror's Haki and stood ready to face the Elders again.

• Sabo attacked the sandworm, but it stopped his pipe with its Haki-coated teeth while Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro's slash forced him aside.
• Ivankov, Karasu, Delinberg, and Kuma struggled inside the sandworm's Haki-filled stomach as its digestive juices weakened them.
• Sabo charged the sandworm again, but it struck him into the ruins while Nusjuro and Ju Peter freed the captives from its belly.
• The guards moved to bind the unconscious captives and Sabo, but his powerful aura knocked them out.
• Sabo emerged from the rubble with red-and-black lightning around him and realized he could coat himself in Conqueror's Haki.

Sabo fought Nusjuro after revealing his Conqueror's Haki coating, then transformed into the Three-legged Golden Crow to battle the Five Elder. He was overwhelmed by Nusjuro's strength and shared Haki, and lost consciousness as his own Haki ran out.

• Sabo checked that the four people on the ground were still alive, then charged at Nusjuro and Ju Peter with his pipe coated in Conqueror's Haki.
• Sabo and Nusjuro clashed evenly, but Nusjuro transformed into Horse Bone and drove Sabo back with repeated attacks.
• Sabo transformed into the Three-legged Golden Crow, and Nusjuro recognized the legendary Devil Fruit and attacked with renewed urgency.
• Nusjuro struck Sabo several thousand meters away, then pursued him and exchanged dozens of blows with him.
• Sabo's Haki ran out while he fought Nusjuro, who was drawing on the combined Haki of the Five Elders, and Sabo lost consciousness.

Sabo woke in a Seastone prison with Emporio Ivankov, Morley, Delinberg, Karasu, and Kuma after their failed rescue mission. Imu ordered the Five Elders to publicly execute the Revolutionary Army prisoners and prepare for war with Peach Spring in one month.

• Sabo woke bound in a Seastone cell and found Emporio Ivankov, Ragus, Delinberg, Kuma, Morley, and Karasu imprisoned with him.
• Sabo and Emporio Ivankov blamed themselves for the failed rescue, while Karasu urged the prisoners to focus on escaping.
• The Five Elders wondered why Imu had ordered Sabo and the others captured alive, then went to the Throne Hall after being summoned.
• Imu announced that the Revolutionary Army prisoners would be publicly executed in the coming days.
• Imu ordered the Five Elders to prepare for war with Peach Spring in one month, shocking them.