Chapter Summaries

Rossi and Gion struggled against Ochoku, whose Evolution-Evolution Devil Fruit let him adapt to their attacks, so Rossi and Doflamingo switched opponents. Doflamingo unleashed a massive lightning strike on Ochoku, leaving his fate unclear.

• Ochoku matched Rossi’s speed, while Gion joined the fight and wounded him with her sword and hidden hairs.
• Gion explained that Ochoku’s Evolution-Evolution Devil Fruit let him adapt his body to threats, and Ochoku healed from Rossi’s and Gion’s attacks while developing new senses.
• Rossi decided the battle had to end quickly and switched opponents with Doflamingo, who faced Ochoku.
• Doflamingo awakened his String-String Fruit across the battlefield, trapping Ochoku in a sea of threads, but Ochoku cut through them with blade-like arms.
• Doflamingo charged his threads with lightning and struck Ochoku with God Thread: White Thunder Soru, filling the battlefield with a devastating storm.

The Donquixote Family fought the Ochoku Pirates and Big Mom’s crew while trying to take their target, with Rossi and his allies facing several powerful opponents across Hachinosu. As Rossi assessed the battle, Diamante blinded Xu Quan with a close-range burst of concealed blades.

• Doflamingo’s lightning attack failed to defeat Ochoku, who survived with a biological defense and praised Doflamingo’s strength.
• Rossi used his speed and Calm-Calm Fruit to evade Charlotte Linlin while testing her defenses and waiting for a chance to withdraw.
• Vergo challenged Katakuri, hardened his entire body with Armament Haki, and endured Katakuri’s simultaneous barrage of eight sticky arms.
• Jinbe blocked Charlotte Smoothy’s attempt to counter his water-based attack, and the two began discussing Rossi while their fight remained unresolved.
• Diamante used his Golden Sword to draw Xu Quan into close combat, then blasted his face with Haki-coated miniature blades that left him unable to see.

Momousagi and her allies tried to turn the fighting around Hachinosu to their advantage, while a mysterious golden-eyed pirate sparked a battle among the surrounding fleets. The pirate cleared her deck and unleashed a terrifying roar as the chaos spread across the sea.

• The old man held off the attackers while the Donquixote Family and their allies struggled to defend their ships from the forces of Ochoku and Charlotte Linlin.
• Momousagi told the disguised Cipher Pol captain to stir up the fleets and said the Donquixote Family would be repaid for helping the operation.
• A golden-eyed female pirate challenged the island’s call to attack the Donquixote Family, urging nearby pirates to plunder instead; she killed an Ochoku captain and the surrounding ships erupted into fighting.
• The disguised captain asked Gion whether the female pirate was one of their planted operatives, and Gion confirmed she was not.
• The female pirate ordered her crew to clear the deck, leaped into the air, and unleashed a roar that shook the sea and rigging.

Rossi fought Charlotte Linlin amid the chaos engulfing Hachinosu, then used negotiations to halt their clash and propose that their families take over the island together. Linlin considered an alliance through marriage, while Rossi appealed to her dream of building a nation where all races could live together.

• Tani's ice dragon descended on Hachinosu, and the island's pirates began looting and killing as the established order collapsed.
• Rossi silenced Linlin and wounded her, but she prepared to use her soul power before Katakuri warned her that Ochoku was adapting to attacks and could threaten her if she weakened herself.
• Linlin stopped fighting and let her gathered soul energy dissipate, wary of facing Ochoku after exhausting her strength.
• Rossi proposed that the Charlottes and his family jointly take over Hachinosu, offering the island's treasures to the Charlottes in exchange for the land.
• Linlin suggested an alliance through marriage and offered Rossi one of her daughters, but he declined, saying his companions would not accept it.
• Rossi praised Linlin's dream of a nation where all races could live together, and she laughed at his unexpected agreement.

Charlotte Linlin explained that she had always wanted a family whose members could meet her as equals, while Rossi’s group fought to escape the battle on Hachinosu. Pica raised an enormous stone colossus to carry the Family away, but Ochoku adapted to their attacks and moved to stop their retreat.

• Charlotte Linlin recalled how her immense strength and appetite had isolated her as a child, leaving her longing for family who could meet her eye to eye.
• Rossi ordered Vergo to support Gladius’s side, and Tani struggled against Ochoku after he adapted to counter her attacks.
• Pica rescued Gladius, Bainessarna, and the Mink Tribe children, then transformed into an enormous stone colossus to carry Rossi and the others away.
• The Family withdrew amid the chaos as Tani tried to protect her ships, while Big Mom and Katakuri watched without intervening.
• Ochoku and his Five Peaks attacked the retreating group, and Ochoku reached the colossus’s foot and prepared to lift it.

Ochoku hurled Pica’s stone Colossus at the fleeing ships, but Jinbe saved the Cold Crow · Numancia Flamingo and helped the Donquixote Family escape. After Rossi and Doffy blasted Ochoku across Hachinosu, he ordered his officers to kill everyone left on the island.

• Ochoku lifted Pica’s Colossus and threw it toward the fleet, forcing the Big Mom Pirates to defend the Queen Mama Chanter from the falling stone.
• Charlotte Smoothie cleaved the damaged Colossus apart, while Jinbe pushed the Cold Crow · Numancia Flamingo clear of the impact and the resulting tsunami.
• Rossi and Doffy held off Ochoku’s officers as the Donquixote Family retreated along a road formed from the fallen Colossus.
• Rossi and Doffy struck Ochoku together with Conqueror’s Haki, blasting him through Hachinosu and gouging the skull-shaped mountain.
• Ochoku emerged unharmed, refused to pursue the escaping ships, and ordered his Five Peaks officers to kill everyone who had taken advantage of the chaos.

The Donquixote Family celebrated its victory over the Five Peaks Banner as Rossi learned that a rescued girl came from an island inhabited by Human Mimics. Elsewhere, Charlotte Linlin secured two Devil Fruits and a captive from the Three-Eye Tribe, while the Hachinosu feast ended with the Newspaper Company President preparing a headline about a new legend.

• Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family mocked the Five Peaks Banner’s defeat, while Oguri Cap thanked them and Tani asked to rest with her people at their base.
• Rossi learned that the shackled girl he had bought came from an island inhabited by Human Mimics, and he asked her to help capture them.
• Charlotte Linlin received two Devil Fruits and learned that a man from the Three-Eye Tribe had been imprisoned aboard her ship so his descendants might awaken the tribe’s ability to read ancient inscriptions.
• The Hachinosu feast ended with the sea littered with wreckage, while its master profited from the gathered ships and wealth.
• The Newspaper Company President told the exhausted young man he would headline the story as the birth of a new legend.

After the Hachinosu battle, Rossi arranged for Vergo to train at Marine Headquarters while the news made the Donquixote Family famous across the sea. The chapter then followed reactions from Kaido, Dragon and Kuma, and young Luo, before revealing a plan to seek a Shichibukai position to gain intelligence on Vegapunk.

• Rossi spoke with Fleet Admiral Kong and arranged for Vergo to receive formal training at Marine Headquarters.
• Newspapers reported the Hachinosu incident, raising Ochoku’s bounty by 500 million Beli and boosting the Donquixote Family’s reputation.
• In the Kingdom of Deairena, Kaido read about Rossi while training Yamato, who demanded another round after being struck down.
• In the South Blue, Dragon and Bartholomew Kuma discussed the Donquixote brothers after reading the newspaper.
• In Dressrosa, Luo visited Lami’s pod and said he needed to become strong enough to bring her back.
• A burly man and a hooded figure discussed his plan to seek a Shichibukai position so they could gather intelligence about Vegapunk.

Luo left Lami’s pod to join the orphanage children as Dressrosa gathered to welcome the returning fleet. The ships arrived after defeating the Five Peaks and Big Mom pirate crews, and the children watched the Royal Family’s triumphant return.

• Dragon, Bartholomew Kuma, and Ivankov discussed the Donquixote Family’s support as a temporary alliance and Kuma’s secret ties to the Revolutionary Army.
• Luo studied medical notes beside Lami’s pod and resolved to grow powerful enough to save her.
• Ulti told Luo that the adults had returned, and Sister led the orphanage children through the celebrating city toward the harbor.
• Luo heard onlookers envy the spotted children, whose markings were mistaken for a source of strength, and told his companions to keep running.
• Viola told the children that the Family had defeated the Five Peaks and Big Mom crews, while explaining that Balf Tani led one of the returning fleets.
• The returning ships entered the harbor as crowds rang a huge bronze bell and showered the route with petals.

The Donquixote Family returned to Dressrosa to cheers, reunited with Riku and Kyros, and celebrated Scarlet and Kyros's newborn daughter, Rebecca. Later, the Family prepared a low-tier arena match for Ulti and other promising children, and Ulti entered the sand carrying an oversized blade.

• Riku told Kyros that the Family was better suited to lead Dressrosa, while the former king had accepted his new role as a minister.
• Tani and the Family arrived at the rebuilt docks, where Tani welcomed her sailors and some of them headed for the Beast Fighting Arena.
• Rossi, Doflamingo, and other Family members presented gifts to Scarlet and Kyros's newborn daughter, Rebecca.
• At the bullfighting arena, Rossi urged Kyros to let Rebecca choose her own path, while Diamante offered to train her in swordsmanship.
• Jora reported that Ulti and several other children had applied for matches, and Rossi approved their entry into the lowest tier.
• Ulti walked into the arena dragging a blade longer than she was tall.

Law defeated the veteran gladiator Old Sea Dog with a precise attack and patient footwork, then Ulti began her match against the armored Giovanni. Ulti’s first clash pushed Giovanni back, but he countered with a strike aimed at her head.

• Rossi and Doffy watched the Corrida Colosseum’s matches as children gathered to see the Orphanage students compete.
• Law wounded Old Sea Dog’s ankle with a surprise attack and evaded his powerful swings until the gladiator surrendered.
• Ulti entered the arena to face Giovanni, nicknamed Iron Barrel, and snapped at the children who urged her to give up.
• Ulti’s opening blow met Giovanni’s naginata with enough force to make him retreat, but Giovanni used his longer reach to counterattack toward her head.

Ulti defeated Iron Barrel in the arena, while Arlong lost to Tani’s first mate and was treated respectfully afterward. Rossi proposed a new role for Oguri Cap and Rody, then arranged for them to meet the Mink Tribe leaders Inuarashi and Cat Viper as Pica headed to Wano Country.

• Ulti endured Iron Barrel’s blows and overwhelmed him with a relentless barrage until he yielded.
• Arlong entered the arena and lost to Tani’s first mate, who helped him up and offered friendship after the match.
• Rossi asked Oguri Cap and Rody whether they wanted to rule Zou, but both declined, so he offered to introduce them to Inuarashi and Cat Viper.
• Crocodile arrived at the port and met a young man who ignored his request to use his official designation and called him “Old Croc.”
• Rossi ordered Pica to take Oguri Cap and the others to Wano Country, find Inuarashi and Cat Viper, and explain the situation in their homeland.
• Rossi reminded Pica that his ship remained sunk near Hachinosu and promised the Family would build him a new one.

Rossi met Mihawk and the newly arrived Shichibukai at the docks before they attended Fleet Admiral Kong’s meeting at Marineford. Taran announced he would leave his post for Elbaf’s prince Loki’s coming-of-age ceremony and the five-year Martial Combat Festival, while the meeting set rules for the Shichibukai.

• Rossi and Mihawk agreed to spar another day at the Marine training grounds, while Crocodile reflected on how far his strength had fallen.
• Gecko Moria, Bartholomew Kuma, and Taran arrived at the docks, where Taran invited Rossi to visit Elbaf.
• At the meeting, Taran announced he would be absent from his Shichibukai duties for Loki’s coming-of-age ceremony and Elbaf’s five-year Martial Combat Festival.
• Fleet Admiral Kong accepted Taran’s departure and ordered the Shichibukai to restrict their plundering to non-World Government-affiliated nations and eliminate a specified number of pirates each year.
• After the meeting, Rossi offered Mihawk the Family’s help if he could not meet the Navy’s quota, but Mihawk refused.

Mihawk agreed to meet the Navy’s quota, while Crocodile, Kuma, and Moria each left the meeting with different aims. At Marineford, Rossi sparred with Taran and discovered that the half-giant used Haki to create overlapping attacks, but Taran insisted he could keep the technique going.

• Mihawk told Rossi he would go to sea when he had time and meet the Navy’s quota by cutting down fleets, then agreed to spar with Rossi and Taran.
• Crocodile left to advance his plan to find Pluton and a scholar who could decipher its Poneglyph, while Kuma departed quietly and Moria remained alone, nursing his humiliation.
• Garp warned Rossi, Taran, and Vergo to hold back during their spar, then raised a barrier that stopped the clash’s destructive aftershocks from reaching the rest of the Training Ground.
• Taran attacked Rossi with Whirlwind Slash, using Haki to distort space and make his spinning axes strike along multiple trajectories; Rossi identified the technique’s weakness and disrupted it.
• Taran created three simultaneous versions of himself by interfering with his timeline through Haki, but Rossi read the attacks and stayed ahead of them.
• Rossi deduced that Taran’s multiple forms depended on speed and consumed great stamina, but Taran said the warriors of Elbaf could keep fighting.

Rossi and Taran tested their strength at Marine Headquarters before Rossi faced Hawk-Eyes in a fierce sword duel. Kong stopped the fight after their clash shattered the training ground and tore open the clouds.

• Rossi used Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki to halt Taran's high-speed technique, and Taran admitted Rossi's pressure overwhelmed it.
• Taran ended his bout with Rossi and acknowledged that Rossi still had his Devil Fruit ability in reserve.
• Rossi and Hawk-Eyes clashed swords, collapsing the ground beneath them as Garp recognized Hawk-Eyes's weapon as a Black Blade.
• Doll recognized Rossi as one of the people who had freed her from the auction house and wondered what liquor he liked, while Gion told her to watch the fight.
• Rossi struck with Swallow Return: Three-Blade Oni Giri, and the Haki collision unleashed a shock wave that Kong, Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru contained with barriers.
• Kong ordered Rossi and Hawk-Eyes to stop fighting and take their contest to an uninhabited island.

Rossi left the question of forging a Black Blade behind and agreed to travel with Taran to Elbaf for a prince’s coming-of-age ceremony. After more than ten days at sea, Rossi, Gion, and Taran approached the island, with Gion insisting they row straight to the harbor despite her discomfort.

• Sengoku dismissed the gathered Marines, and Hawk-Eyes explained to Rossi that a sword became a Black Blade through complete devotion to swordsmanship.
• Rossi decided that protecting himself and the Family mattered more than forging a Black Blade, then shared a meal with Taran and a masked giant at Marine Headquarters.
• The masked giant asked Taran to carry gifts to Elbaf for the prince’s coming-of-age ceremony, and Rossi arranged to go with him.
• Doll teased Gion about her feelings for Rossi, and Sengoku sent Doll to fill a vice admiral vacancy at the G-14 Branch.
• Garp agreed to train Vergo, and Rossi left Vergo in his care.
• More than ten days later, Taran announced that Elbaf was three days away; as the island came into view, Gion refused Rossi’s offer to stop and rest.

Rossi, Gion, and Taran reached Elbaf and traveled to Oslo, where guards required visitors to prove their strength before entering the royal court for Prince Loki’s coming-of-age ceremony. The chapter ended as a nobleman’s armored attendant failed to move the entrance door and began tearing off his armor.

• Rossi recalled Gion’s explanation for representing Marine headquarters and endured the cramped three-day voyage with her and Taran.
• The group landed on Elbaf, where Taran showed them the World Pillar and Rossi offered his strength as his greeting gift.
• Taran guided Rossi and Gion through Elbaf’s harsh wilderness and explained the island’s settlements and Warrior Village’s history.
• The trio reached Oslo, the giants’ royal seat, and saw the crowds gathering for Prince Loki’s coming-of-age ceremony.
• Two giant guards told a nobleman and his party that only true warriors could enter the royal court by pushing open the gate.
• The nobleman’s armored attendant failed to move the door, then began tearing off his armor.

Rossi and Gion entered Elbaf after Rossi effortlessly opened the Wall of Sighs, then reached the royal court for the prince’s ceremony. There, Perospero confronted Gion about past promises and choices, leaving her tense and questioning what agreement he meant.

• A burly visitor forced the Wall of Sighs open enough for the group to pass, and Taran explained that the gate was a test for visitors.
• The giant guards blocked Rossi and Gion, but Rossi casually pushed the enormous gate fully open and let Gion enter first.
• Taran led Rossi and Gion through Oslo to the royal court, where Perospero presented gifts to the giant king on behalf of the Charlotte Family.
• Perospero recognized Rossi and Gion as they arrived, then later approached Gion and asked whether the Marines had sent only her to the prince’s celebration.
• Perospero warned Gion that certain choices could not be undone and that promises should be taken to heart; after he left, Gion wondered what agreement he meant.

At the giants’ celebration, Gion learned that the Charlotte Family might seek a marriage alliance with Rossi, while Smoothie accepted that she could be chosen. The Giant King announced a Martial Combat Festival with a crystal as its prize, and Rossi promised to win it for Gion as the competition began.

• Perospero discussed the Charlotte Family’s possible marriage alliance with Smoothie and concluded that Rossi was the likely match; Smoothie said she would accept her family’s decision.
• Gion introduced Rossi to guests Umit and the Funeral Person, explaining their roles and influence.
• The Giant King Fárbauti compressed a massive log into a dazzling crystal and declared it the prize for the winner of the Martial Combat Festival.
• Gion admired the crystal, and Rossi promised to win it for her; Taran withheld details about how the contest would work.
• Fárbauti introduced his son Loki, then announced the start of the Martial Combat Festival.

The Giant King began the Martial Combat Festival by summoning dragons from the World Tree, turning the city of Oslo into a battlefield. Rossi, Gion, Smoothie, and Perospero fought back as the Giants battled the beasts, but the city was collapsing around them.

• The Giant King announced the Martial Combat Festival and led the warriors and guests outside after they had eaten.
• The Giant King hurled his spear into the World Tree, provoking a host of dragons to descend on Oslo.
• A white dragon unleashed a freezing storm on the Royal Court square, and Gion and Rossi recognized the creatures as natural beasts rather than Devil Fruit users.
• Rossi split the attacking white dragon with his blade and charged into the sky toward the other dragons.
• Dragons and Giants clashed across Oslo as people fled through collapsing buildings, while Perospero trapped a Flying Dragon in hardened syrup and Smoothie wounded another with her sword.