Chapter Summaries

Koala arrived at Brown Square to rescue Sabo and defeated Vice Admiral Lankudang when she attacked. As Koala remained determined to save Sabo, a white-clad figure beneath the Execution Platform launched a hidden attack at her.

• Luffy and Ace wondered about Koala's relationship with Sabo, while Dragon realized she had come to Krusimia Island despite his concerns.
• Vice Admiral Lankudang charged Koala, but Koala struck her sword and sent her flying with a powerful blow.
• Koala told Sabo that no one could stop her from saving him, and Sabo worried that she would be caught in the war.
• A white-clad figure beneath the Execution Platform fired an Armament Haki-coated object at the space between Koala's brows.

Shanks arrived on the battlefield and saved Koala from a World Government agent’s attack, then faced the forces beneath the Execution Platform. The Red Hair Pirates joined him as the battle continued to escalate.

• A white-clad agent attacked Koala, but Shanks appeared and blocked the spike with his sword.
• Luffy recognized Shanks, who greeted him before thanking Dragon and declaring that the old revolutionaries should keep the young generation out of their battle.
• Garp blamed Shanks for leading Luffy toward piracy, while Shanks urged Koala to survive and leave the rest of the war to them.
• Shanks dismissed the agent’s boasts and assessed the powerful fighters beneath the Execution Platform with his Observation Haki.
• The Red Force arrived, and Benn Beckman, Yasopp, Lucky Roux, Hongo, and the rest of the Red Hair Pirates joined Shanks.

A massive ship crashed into the battlefield at Krusimia, bringing Buggy, Dracule Mihawk, and Douglas Bullet. As the fighting forces reacted to their arrival, Luffy recognized Buggy and misunderstood why he had come, while Buggy insisted that he was there to kill Lott.

• Aramaki, Kuzan, Shanks, and Dragon sensed the ship’s arrival, and Dragon joined the battle line as Luffy asked whether he was his father.
• Dragon told Luffy he was not his biological father and promised to explain after the war; Luffy said he had imagined his father was a giant robot.
• The dust cleared to reveal Buggy’s ship, with Dracule Mihawk holding a blade to Buggy’s neck and Douglas Bullet gripping his hair.
• Mihawk sat aside while Bullet scanned the battlefield for Lott and then waited on the ship; Buggy fell to the ground as onlookers praised his supposed strength.
• Luffy recognized Buggy from the East Blue and asked what had happened to him, prompting Buggy to blame Luffy for losing a treasure map.
• Luffy thanked Buggy for supposedly sacrificing himself to save Sabo, but Buggy angrily denied it and declared that he had come to kill Lott.

Crocodile arrived in Mary Geoise and rescued Ivankov from the Celestial Dragons, who had enslaved him and Kuma after their failed rescue attempt. After Crocodile unleashed a sandstorm, Ivankov, Kuma, the Celestial Dragons, and their agents disappeared beneath a vast desert.

• Ivankov and Kuma were forced to serve as mounts for Saint Songlinye Zhan and his son, Songye Daban, while other captured revolutionaries were also enslaved.
• Ivankov stood up to Songye Daban, but his Seastone explosive collar prevented him from fighting back as the agents approached.
• Crocodile appeared in a sandstorm and placed his hand on Ivankov's collar just before it exploded.
• Crocodile and Ivankov emerged unharmed from the blast, and the agents identified Crocodile as a member of the Lott Pirates and a former Shichibukai.
• Crocodile transformed into a sandstorm and buried Ivankov, Kuma, the Celestial Dragons, and their agents beneath a vast desert.

Glas was rescued from slavery in Mary Geoise and took revenge on Saint Shalria as an invasion freed the Revolutionary Army prisoners. After several Celestial Dragons were killed, the Five Elders were ordered to focus on preparing for the war in Krusimia.

• Saint Shalria forced the chained Glas to serve her, then revealed that her previous slave had belonged to the Revolutionary Army.
• A young man in a spotted hat entered Shalria's palace, freed Glas from his seastone restraints, and told her guards had been released.
• Glas transformed his hands into crows and engulfed Shalria.
• Rebels attacked Celestial Dragons elsewhere, while the Five Elders watched footage of the uprising in Brown Square.
• An Agent reported that the Vivre Cards of Saint Shalria and four other Celestial Dragons had burned away.
• A calm voice ordered the Five Elders to stop concerning themselves with the Celestial Dragons and prepare for the war in Krusimia.

Dragon challenged the World Government’s claim to justice as the forces gathered at Brown Square on Krusimia Island. After Kuzan answered him, Dragon launched two enormous tornadoes toward the square, while Luffy prepared to leap from the Moby Dick.

• Saint Saturn ordered an agent not to strike at the invaders of the Holy Land Mary Geoise, and the agent left.
• At Brown Square, Kuzan condemned Dragon’s presence on a World Government island, and Dragon denounced the World Government’s version of justice.
• Koby and Helmeppo questioned their beliefs about justice, then agreed to compete to defeat more pirates and Revolutionary Army soldiers.
• Kuzan argued that the World Government protected the world and challenged Dragon’s forces, while Buggy realized Kuzan had counted his side among them.
• Dragon said he had come to rescue Sabo and Vegapunk, then sent two seawater-filled tornadoes toward Brown Square.
• Luffy ignored the argument and stepped forward, preparing to jump from the Moby Dick.

Luffy and Ace led the assault toward Sabo’s execution platform while Marco battled Aramaki, who intended to kill Luffy. An unseen attacker struck Luffy with a black streak, and he collapsed before reaching the enemy.

• Luffy charged through the Marines unharmed as he rushed to save Sabo, and Ace joined the attack in his enormous Golden Giant form.
• Marco intercepted Aramaki to stop him from reaching Luffy, and the two fought while the Whitebeard Pirates and Revolutionary Army advanced.
• Luffy and Ace cut through the Marine lines as two pairs of green eyes tracked Luffy from the ranks.
• A hidden figure sent a black streak into Luffy’s chest, but Luffy felt nothing and continued forward with Ace.
• Luffy gathered Armament Haki and charged, then lost consciousness and collapsed.

Luffy collapsed unconscious during the battle, and the people around him suspected a hidden attack while struggling to contain their reactions. Shanks erupted in fury and advanced through the battlefield, drawing the attention of three white-clad agents as purple-black flames suddenly appeared.

• Ace rushed to Luffy and found him unconscious with purple lips, while Sabo blamed himself and Vegapunk urged him to have faith.
• Marco broke away from Aramaki to reach Luffy, but Orlando severed Aramaki’s vines and challenged the Admiral.
• Kuzan suspected the World Government had arranged a secret attack, while Dragon wondered whether Luffy had been poisoned.
• Garp tried to rush to Luffy, but Sengoku and Tsuru persuaded him to hold back and trust Luffy and Lott.
• Shanks unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out fifty thousand Marines and agents, then drew Griffon and advanced as Kizaru and Marine Admiral Salih watched.
• Three white-clad agents prepared to confront Shanks, but purple-black flames suddenly rose from the ground.

As Luffy collapsed during the battle in Krusimia, people in Foosha Village worried over him and Marguerite was prevented from rushing to his side. In Krusimia, Shanks confronted the Holy Knight Katapoya in his awakened Chimera form, while the Red Hair Pirates and Buggy’s crew prepared to join the fight.

• Foosha Village residents watched Luffy collapse on the broadcast, and Makino and the village chief feared something had happened to him.
• Marguerite tried to sail from Peach Spring to Krusimia, but guards stopped her because Luffy had ordered them to keep her from the battlefield.
• Katapoya revealed his awakened Mythical Zoan Chimera form and attacked Shanks with a laser, but Shanks evaded it and struck him with Divine Departure.
• Katapoya survived Shanks’s slash, though he was injured, and Benn Beckman led the Red Hair Pirates forward while calling Buggy to join them.
• Buggy’s crew praised him as he nervously ordered them to attack the Marines, and an unusual ship approached the shore carrying old-timers eager to fight.

Zephyr and Dark King Rayleigh arrived at Brown Square aboard a NEO Marines ship, making clear that they had joined Peach Spring’s side. Rayleigh leaped into battle and carved through the Marines and agents, before someone called out to identify him.

• The NEO Marines arrived, and Zephyr confirmed to Kuzan that he had joined the fight against the Marines.
• Dark King Rayleigh appeared beside Zephyr, and Kuzan realized that both the NEO Marines and Rayleigh were on Peach Spring’s side.
• Rayleigh greeted Buggy, then recognized Bullet among the Buggy Pirates and assessed the strength of Buggy’s crew.
• Rayleigh leaped from the ship and struck the ground, opening a fight with the Marines and agents who rushed toward him.
• Rayleigh swept his sword through the attackers, clearing a large space before someone asked whether he was Dark King Rayleigh.

Rayleigh fought the World Government agent Nankoyev while Zephyr led the NEO Marines into battle and faced his former students. The chapter ended with an unidentified figure made of green viscous substance attacking Momonga, Dalmatian, and Red King.

• Rayleigh clashed with Nankoyev, who revealed his awakened Zoan Pig-Pig Devil Fruit, Porcupine Form, and the two continued fighting at full strength.
• Zephyr ordered the NEO Marines into battle as Binz used his Devil Fruit powers to bind Marines and agents with vines, then calmed down after Ain reminded him to control his temper.
• Zephyr confronted the Vice Admirals Momonga, Dalmatian, and Red King, his former students, and argued with them about the Marines’ justice and the World Government’s decisions.
• Momonga, Dalmatian, and Red King refused to stand aside, but a green viscous substance slammed them into the ground and gathered into a human shape nearby.

Zephyr fought Saint Maris, a slime who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit, and survived his explosive attack almost unharmed. As Zephyr faced Saint Maris again, Luffy woke and fixed his angry gaze on the person who had attacked him.

• Zephyr insulted the agent in white and stomped him apart, but the pieces melted together and reformed.
• The agent revealed that his name was Saint Maris and that he was a slime who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit.
• Saint Maris attached slime to Zephyr's Exploding Arm and detonated it, sending nearby NEO Marines flying and worrying Garp, Sengoku, and others.
• Momonga, Red King, and Dalmatian struggled toward the blast site, where Binz and Ain also rushed to find Zephyr.
• Zephyr emerged almost unharmed from the enormous crater and appeared before Saint Maris.
• Luffy regained consciousness, stood up angrily, and turned toward the person who had attacked him.

Luffy recovered from an ambush but was poisoned by Dart Frog, while Ace faced the Logia user Kalong Bamboo. As Luffy began to collapse, someone caught him in a soft embrace.

• Marco and the others felt relieved when Luffy woke, and Dadan watched anxiously from Foosha Village as Luffy and Ace appeared on the broadcast.
• Luffy confronted Dart Frog for ambushing him, but Ace’s Conqueror’s Haki failed to faze the agent.
• Luffy struck Dart Frog and told Ace to leave the fight to him and rescue Sabo.
• Kalong Bamboo challenged Ace and pierced his forehead, but Ace turned the spot to gold and struck Kalong Bamboo, scattering his bamboo body.
• Dart Frog revealed that he had poisoned Luffy with his Poison Dart Frog toxin and evaded Luffy’s attacks by leaping into the air.
• As the poison blurred Luffy’s vision and weakened his hearing, he began to fall and was caught in a fragrant breeze.

Vinsmoke Reiju saved Luffy by absorbing Dart Frog’s poison, then attacked and badly injured him. Luffy woke up confused about the kiss, just as a strange pattern appeared nearby.

• Reiju kissed Luffy to draw the poison from his body while Sabo and Kuzan watched, and Ace continued fighting Kalong Bamboo.
• Screens across the world showed Reiju kissing Luffy, prompting Marguerite to grow furious until a guard explained Reiju was detoxifying him and Luffy was unconscious.
• Reiju absorbed Dart Frog’s toxins, then kicked him across the battlefield and found him badly injured in a pile of rubble.
• Luffy woke, mistook Reiju’s kiss for Sanji’s, and complained about Sanji before a powerful aura swept across Brown Square and a strange pattern appeared near him.

A pentagram appeared over Brown Square, and the overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki announced the arrival of the Five Elders. Jaygarcia Saturn Saint emerged in a monstrous form, killing Marines who looked directly at him.

• Sabo, Luffy, Ace, and others sensed the growing Haki as Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru discussed the Five Elders’ strength.
• Kuzan ordered Marines below Commodore rank not to look at the arriving figures and revealed that the Five Elders were about to appear.
• Benn Beckman warned the Red Hair Pirates that Imu, the Human Weapons, and Uranus still threatened the battlefield, while Lucky Roux and Yasopp urged their allies not to lose heart.
• The pentagram filled with purple-black flames as a dark figure rose, and Marines who stared at it had their heads explode.
• Vegapunk identified the horned, spider-legged monster as Saint Saturn, Jaygarcia Saturn Saint.

Saturn attacked Luffy, but Luffy dodged and then hurt his hand punching Saturn, whose enhanced power left him uninjured. Luffy began beating his chest and released the Drums of Liberation, stirring joy around the world, while the giants of Elbaf recognized him as Sun God Nika and the white-haired chief said he was not the Person of Prophecy.

• Saturn charged Luffy and drove his Haki-coated spider leg into the square, but Luffy emerged unharmed several meters away.
• Garp tried to rush to Luffy, but Sengoku stopped him and slapped him after confirming with Observation Haki that Luffy was safe.
• Luffy punched Saturn in the face, but Saturn remained uninjured and Luffy twisted his hand on impact.
• Shanks, Yasopp, Benn Beckman, and Lucky Roux said Luffy had not yet shown his full strength and would not lose.
• Luffy beat his chest, and the Drums of Liberation spread across the battlefield and the world, filling listeners with joy and halting even wars.
• The giants of Elbaf identified Luffy as Sun God Nika, but their white-haired chief said Luffy was not the Person of Prophecy; meanwhile, a pair of eyes opened in the Flower Room of Mary Geoise.

Luffy awakened into his white Nika Form and clashed with Saturn in Brown Square, astonishing the gathered pirates, Marines, and allies. Their battle shook Krusimia Island as a huge figure from the Buggy Pirates’ ship jumped down, eager to challenge Luffy.

• Luffy transformed into Nika Form and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that split the clouds over Krusimia Island.
• Shanks recalled giving Luffy his straw hat, while the gathered pirates reacted to Luffy’s power and Vegapunk recognized him as Nika.
• Sabo questioned Luffy’s transformation, Vegapunk excitedly identified the Liberation Warrior, and Kizaru reflected on seeing a dream come true.
• Dragon recognized Luffy as the liberator described in historical records and wondered what Lott intended to do.
• Saturn confronted Luffy, and their Haki-coated attacks battered Brown Square and shook the island.
• A huge figure aboard the Buggy Pirates’ ship jumped over the rail, eager to test Luffy’s strength.

Luffy overwhelmed Saturn with a Haki-powered barrage, reducing him to scattered pieces, but Shanks warned that the Five Elders were immortal. As Luffy returned to normal and began eating, purple-black flames appeared beside Saturn’s remains.

• Luffy unleashed White Gatling and battered Saturn until his body crumbled into pieces.
• Agents, Marines, the Revolutionary Army, and the Red Hair Pirates reacted to Saturn’s apparent defeat, while Dragon and Ben Bellman questioned whether he could really be dead.
• Shanks told the Red Hair Pirates that the Five Elders were immortal demonic beasts and might only be killed by cutting off the source of their power.
• Luffy returned to normal and began eating meat as Ace and Sabo warned him to be careful.
• Purple-black flames began burning near Saturn’s scattered remains.

Saturn resurrected after Luffy shattered him and began attacking Luffy again. Shanks arrived to protect Luffy, then rejected Saturn’s offer to join the World Government and declared that he had come to bring it down; Saturn called on someone to take the stage.

• Saturn re-formed his body from purple-black flames, astonishing Luffy, Ace, Sabo, and the others.
• Saturn attacked the exhausted Luffy, who dodged until he could barely move.
• Shanks blocked Saturn’s blow with Griffon and told Luffy to recover while he dealt with Saturn.
• Saturn revealed that he knew Shanks as an infant and offered him command of the Holy Knights, but Shanks refused and condemned the World Government.
• Saturn took out a small Den Den Mushi and announced that it was someone else’s turn to take the stage.

Shanks and Saturn clashed while Luffy charged toward the Execution Platform, but Douglas Bullet attacked Luffy to draw out Lott. Rayleigh intervened to protect Luffy, and Dragon confronted Kizaru as World Government reinforcements appeared offshore.

• Saturn asked Shanks to return, but Shanks refused, and the two fought to a standstill with a destructive clash.
• Luffy headed for the Execution Platform to reach Sabo, but Douglas Bullet attacked him and explained he wanted to defeat Lott by killing Luffy.
• Rayleigh stopped Bullet from striking Luffy and stayed behind to fight him, allowing Luffy to continue onward.
• Kizaru blocked Luffy's path, and Dragon appeared to confront him while Kizaru let Luffy pass.
• Ships flying the World Government's flag suddenly appeared, revealing that reinforcements had arrived.