Chapter Summaries

After returning to Spider Miles, Doflamingo and Rossi confronted the Donquixote family’s uneasy business partners and uncovered an ambush in a warehouse. Rossi pursued the escaping ability user through a hidden passage.

• During the return voyage, a captain invited Doflamingo and Rossi to a ball and hinted they should remember his ship, the Gear.
• At the dock, Doflamingo noticed three partners were missing, while Rossi sensed that the welcoming crowd and the escorting captain concealed ulterior motives.
• Rossi pointed out a damaged warehouse roof, and Doflamingo insisted on checking the cargo before attending the banquet.
• Inside the warehouse, Rossi sensed six hidden attackers, including an ability user, as Doflamingo trapped the men who dropped from above with his threads.
• Rossi pursued the fleeing ability user through a concealed passage and found him struggling to open a rusted iron grille.

Rossi and Doflamingo returned to Spider Miles, punished the officials and merchants who had betrayed their family, and learned that CP3 was preparing an operation against them at a ball in two days. Rossi recruited Wesker to help manage the family’s businesses, leaving him to sort through the accounts.

• Rossi defeated Thunder Weasel Kam, while Doflamingo captured the remaining attackers and forced the factory owner to name the harbormaster and tax collector as conspirators.
• Rossi and Doflamingo arrived in the harbor district, where the family’s associates welcomed them and the local power brokers pledged their service.
• The mayor and the captain of the Gear discussed CP3’s planned operation at a ball in two days and weighed the family’s chances against the agency.
• Doflamingo demanded total loyalty from the merchants and officials who had secretly turned against the family, while Rossi left the town’s workshops and shops operating under new ownership.
• Rossi proposed that Wesker manage the family’s businesses, and Wesker accepted the role.
• Rossi gave Wesker his first task: sort out the family’s monthly finances.

The Donquixote family attended a ball under CP3 surveillance, where the magician Field used his Cube-Cube Fruit to scatter them into separate spaces. Rossi found himself surrounded by CP agents as their assault began.

• CP3 agents abandoned their failed covert schemes and enlisted Field to help ambush the Donquixote family.
• Senor Pink failed to get close to Rose Manor because CP agents had installed ground-listening devices around it.
• Doffy led the family to the ball, where Jora used her ability to check that the food was safe.
• Field revealed his Cube-Cube Fruit and transformed the banquet hall, scattering its guests and separating the family.
• Rossi landed in a room surrounded by black-suited agents, and a masked CP agent began threatening him before a chilling laugh cut him off.

Rossi’s companions fought the Kingdom of Rafal and CP3 forces in separate enclosed spaces, revealing that the intelligence agency had badly underestimated their strength. The chapter ended as an eleven-year-old, massively built fighter faced the feared Man-Slayer.

• Doffy released his Conqueror’s Haki, incapacitated the soldiers, and used his strings to control the conscious men in black.
• Jora fought General Roka, whose taunts failed to stop her from attacking him with her glass slipper.
• Diamante held off the Rafal soldiers until a javelin killed their commander, then unleashed Feilian Funeral and cut down dozens of them.
• The soldiers identified the towering young fighter as only eleven years old, while the Man-Slayer stepped forward and drew his blade.

Pica, Vergo, Trebol, Jora, and Rossi overwhelmed the forces sent against them, while Rossi confronted a swordsman wielding Sandai Kitetsu. The chapter ended with the cursed blade’s power revealed and Rossi facing its wielder.

• Pica crushed Man-Slayer’s head after his grip jammed the man’s sword in its scabbard.
• Vergo discarded his weapons and challenged the surrounding soldiers and agents to attack him with their own gear.
• Trebol trapped the soldiers and agents in a mass of mucus, while Rossi evaded two masked agents’ coordinated attacks.
• Jora reached Rossi after General Loka surrendered, and Rossi told her to bring the others to him.
• Rossi killed one masked agent and faced the remaining swordsman, who fed his blood to Sandai Kitetsu and unleashed a long-range slash.

Rossi fought a black-suited agent wielding Sandai Kitetsu and endured the sword’s mind-affecting Demon Aura. He overcame its influence and claimed the blade as the agent collapsed, while Doflamingo and Jora watched.

• Rossi outmaneuvered the black-suited agent’s powerful sword swings and briefly disarmed him, but Sandai Kitetsu resisted Rossi when he tried to take it.
• Rossi discovered that the sword’s aura could cut through Field’s Cube and inflict pain even without a direct strike.
• Doflamingo arrived with Jora and stopped her from intervening as Rossi chose to face the agent’s next attack head-on.
• Rossi caught the descending blade between his palms and resisted the Demon Aura’s attack on his mind and body.
• Rossi’s will drove back the sword’s aura, and the senior agent collapsed as Rossi took hold of Sandai Kitetsu.

Rossi and his companions escaped the manor after defeating the CP3 agent, with Senor Pink joining them and the town’s authorities deciding to avoid further involvement. Back at Rose Manor, Rossi began to reveal something that left everyone stunned.

• Rossi took control of Sandai Kitetsu and explained how the cursed blade fed on its wielder’s strength.
• The wounded CP3 agent tried to trigger an explosive device, but Senor Pink emerged from underground and the device failed; Doflamingo shot the agent.
• Rossi invited Senor Pink to come with them, and Senor Pink accepted so he could recover and seek answers.
• A local official watched the group escape and decided the town should avoid being drawn into further conflicts with the agents.
• Jora apologized for putting the group in danger, but Rossi said joining their side meant being prepared for trouble.
• At Rose Manor, Rossi raised a soundproof barrier and began a revelation that made Jora, Trebol, and the others freeze in shock.

Rossi revealed that he and Doflamingo were born Celestial Dragons, described the persecution they suffered after their father abandoned Mary Geoise, and warned the family that the Holy Land would hunt them. The Donquixote Family accepted Senor Pink as its seventh member, then prepared a banquet whose invitation reached the researcher known as 404.

• Rossi and Doflamingo told the family about their Celestial Dragon birth, their mother's death, and their rejection by Mary Geoise.
• Rossi warned that the Holy Land considered the brothers a stain and would pursue them if their whereabouts were exposed; the family members pledged to stand with Donquixote.
• Rossi invited Senor Pink to join the Donquixote Family, and the others agreed before Senor Pink accepted.
• The Donquixote Family sent gilded banquet invitations to prominent households in Spandamruze, and the town's elite prepared to attend.
• 404 received an invitation at the Blackwater Security Company but dismissed the banquet as a waste of time and chose to focus on his Super Shock Bomb.

Rossi organized a banquet to establish the Donquixote Family’s standing in Spandamruze and gain the local elite’s acceptance. At the gathering, the mayor met with Doffy while researcher No. 404 approached Rossi to discuss his strength and the Vinsmoke name.

• Rossi told the family to remain in Spandamruze, build its strength, and invite influential locals to a banquet.
• Researcher No. 404 learned that the family had defeated CP3 agents and decided to attend the banquet to assess the fighters.
• Jora and Wesker organized the banquet, and merchants and prominent guests arrived at Rose Manor.
• The mayor arrived, apologized to Rossi for the trouble at his residence, and spoke with Doffy.
• No. 404 asked Rossi whether he had heard the surname Vinsmoke.

Rossi learned that Germa 66 served the Vinsmoke Family and accepted an invitation to the prince’s engagement ceremony, while keeping his family focused on their roles at the banquet. The next morning, Rossi drove the family into training and directed Pica to test himself against Diamante.

• An elderly Germa 66 researcher told Rossi that the Vinsmoke Family still existed, ruled Germa 66, and was preparing to restore its former power.
• The researcher invited Rossi’s family to the prince’s engagement ceremony in three months, and Rossi agreed to attend after discussing it with his family.
• At the banquet, Doffy spoke with the mayor while Trebol, Diamante, and others attracted attention from the guests; Rossi warned Jora to keep the family from falling into a honey trap.
• Before dawn, Rossi burst into Diamante’s room and ordered him to get up for training, then roused the rest of the family.
• Diamante defeated Trebol in unarmed training, and Rossi then told Pica to spar with Diamante and show everyone what he could do.

Rossi defeated Diamante and fought Pica in a bare-handed match, revealing his exceptional combat instincts and power. Doffy arrived to challenge Rossi with no restrictions, and the tense family gathering braced for their fight.

• Diamante challenged Pica but was quickly knocked down, then dismissed the loss as an easy match for an old member against a newcomer.
• Rossi fought Pica, countered his grappling with powerful strikes and throws, and pushed him through a prolonged bare-handed contest.
• Rossi recognized that Pica was absorbing and dispersing much of his force, then used a midair throw and a crushing knee strike to slam him into the ground.
• Pica refused to use his Devil Fruit, insisting that a bare-handed contest between men should have a clear winner, while Rossi said family should stop short of that.
• Doffy arrived and challenged Rossi, who chose two blades and proposed allowing weapons, guns, Devil Fruit powers, and Haki without restrictions.
• Trebol tried to stop them, but Doffy ordered him to stand down as the others sensed the tension rising.

Rossi and Doflamingo fought a duel that exposed the rivalry beneath the Donquixote family's calm, and their clash of Conqueror's Haki left the family fearing it could not have two leaders. Doflamingo trapped Rossi with strings and prepared a decisive attack, insisting he would win.

• Doflamingo attacked Rossi with strings and a sword, while Rossi cut through the attacks and pressed him in close combat.
• Rossi stopped his sword inches from Doflamingo's throat as strings threatened him from behind, and Doflamingo called the fight a draw.
• Doflamingo used Five Color Strings, and he and Rossi released Conqueror's Haki as their weapons broke in the clash.
• Rossi charged Doflamingo at close range, recalling their shared past and resolving to defy fate.
• Doflamingo used the Haki clash to disrupt Rossi's Observation Haki, bound him with strings, and prepared a powerful Five Color Strings attack.

Rossi and Doflamingo fought until they acknowledged their jealousy and agreed to share leadership of the Donquixote Family. Rossi then explained his contact with the powerful Vinsmoke Family and led his companions to a seawater pool to demonstrate his latest training.

• Rossi and Doflamingo clashed in a bloody spar, then apologized for their rivalry and reaffirmed their bond as brothers.
• Doflamingo declared that Rossi would share leadership of the Donquixote Family, and Rossi accepted the rule.
• Rossi told the family that Germa had approached him and explained the Vinsmoke Family’s power and his reasons for accepting their invitation to a wedding in ninety days.
• Lao G and the others agreed to meet the Vinsmokes, and Rossi promised to consult the family before making similar decisions again.
• Rossi led the family to a seawater pool to teach them about Devil Fruit users’ weaknesses and demonstrate what he had been practicing.

Rossi taught the Donquixote family to run across seawater and received a demanding Navy-style footwork manual from Jora. As the group trained relentlessly at Rose Manor, Bolkin reported the fleet’s profits, and Rossi reprimanded him for keeping only five million Beli.

• Rossi demonstrated how to race across seawater and taught the family the technique, which Pica and Doffy mastered first.
• Jora gave Rossi her teacher’s manual describing a rapid, repeatable footwork technique, and Rossi decided to train with it.
• Rossi and the others practiced intensely at Rose Manor, while Jora also tried learning to tread water.
• Bolkin reported that the fleet had returned safely and presented its cargo manifest and profit estimate.
• Rossi saw the figures and told Bolkin that he had pocketed only five million Beli, startling him.

Rossi punished Bolkin for squandering the family’s trust, then Doflamingo’s crew received a Log Pose pointing to the Vinsmoke Family and set sail for its engagement ceremony. When the Crab Pirates attacked their ship to seize an invitation, Doflamingo, Vergo, and Pica boarded to fight them.

• Rossi confronted Bolkin about his extravagance and disloyalty, then sent him away to reconsider what he wanted.
• Trebol showed Rossi a wristband invitation containing a Log Pose locked onto the Vinsmoke Family’s location, and Doflamingo ordered the ship prepared for departure.
• As fleets and raiders converged on the Vinsmoke engagement ceremony, the Crab Pirates approached the Donquixote, whose crew had no bounties to deter attackers.
• Doflamingo, Vergo, and Pica leaped across the sea and boarded the Crab Pirates’ ship, while Doflamingo knocked out a group of pirates with his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Doflamingo revealed that Vergo and Pica had joined the fight and swept sharp threads across the enemy deck.

The Donquixote Family reached Germa 66, where invited guests gathered for a celebration and had to pass a strength test to bring additional people inside. After Pica's punch failed to move the gatekeeper, the black-haired youth took his turn and charged with a fist trailed by a dark tide.

• Doflamingo, Vergo, and Pica slaughtered a pirate crew and seized its ship, which Rossi ordered to be towed away.
• Rossi warned the Donquixote Family to stay alert as ships from across the North Blue converged on Germa 66.
• The family arrived at the Vinsmoke Family's floating fortress, the Saint Germain, and learned each invitation credential allowed only one person to enter.
• A charred Vinsmoke gatekeeper killed a pirate captain and offered one additional entry to anyone who could make his feet move within a minute.
• Pica struck the gatekeeper hard enough to sink his feet into the paving stones, but the gatekeeper said that counted as movement.
• The black-haired youth stepped forward, warned that they could not waste time, and rushed the gatekeeper with a fist trailed by a dark tide.

Rossi's party entered the Vinsmoke fortress for Judge and Sora's engagement celebration, where they encountered dangerous guests and learned that the Happo Navy was negotiating an arms deal with the Vinsmokes. Sora accepted her role as Judge's political bridge while hiding her true feelings, and the wedding ceremony had yet to begin.

• Rossi's party reached the fortress after a charred captain tested them, and the captain let them pass after the boy threw him aside.
• Judge spoke privately with Sora, describing her as a bridge between their families, while Sora concealed her dissatisfaction with their arranged marriage.
• Diamante dismissed a noble girl's explanation of a painting, and Rossi warned his party that the hall held many powerful guests.
• Rossi's group and the girl's companions assessed one another, while a woman with the Dragonfly Form overheard Rossi's warning by reading lips.
• The girl acknowledged that the Happo Navy's arms deal with the Vinsmokes was crucial and urged caution, then noted that the groom had not yet appeared.

At Vinsmoke Judge’s engagement ceremony, the guests were invited to compete in an arena for the Stone-Stone Fruit, drawing attention to the Donquixote Family. Doflamingo entered first and defeated the pirate Moritz, leaving the contest underway.

• Vinsmoke Judge welcomed the guests and revealed an arena, inviting them to fight for his family’s friendship and the Stone-Stone Fruit.
• Rossi and Doflamingo recognized that the Donquixote Family’s eight combatants had become targets for the other factions.
• Doflamingo leaped into the arena and challenged the guests, while Rossi assured Jora that Doflamingo could handle the fight without support creations.
• Moritz, a dual-blade fighter known as “Wind Blade,” accepted Doflamingo’s challenge and attacked at high speed.
• Doflamingo countered Moritz’s blade techniques with his strings and struck him down, leaving him bleeding in the sand.

Doflamingo defeated Moritz with concealed threads, while Rossi explained the Vinsmoke Family’s genetic technology and the banquet’s arena fights drew increasingly powerful contenders. After Pica was badly injured and a gold-armored fighter beat three challengers, Judge assessed the fighters as potential recruits for Vinsmoke combat suits.

• Doflamingo defeated Moritz with an invisible thread trap, and Rossi warned his companions that weak defenses could decide a battle.
• Rossi explained that the Vinsmoke Family used genetic engineering to give its warriors abilities resembling Devil Fruit powers, so they had little interest in the Stone-Stone Fruit.
• Linglong discussed the prize with Xiaofeng, who refused to fight on Vinsmoke territory, and decided she would try to claim the fruit herself.
• As the banquet’s arena fights intensified, Pica fought a Zoan user and was carried away with severe bite wounds; Rossi advised his companions to watch for opponents’ tails as well as their claws and teeth.
• A man in golden armor defeated three challengers in a row, leaving the arena without another volunteer to face him.
• A researcher reported the fighters’ strength assessments to Judge, who considered how Vinsmoke combat suits could improve them and use them in his plans.

Linglong defeated the golden-armored fighter with her family’s Hasshoken technique, then challenged Rossi for the Stone-Stone Fruit. Rossi accepted and traded sword strikes with her, ending the chapter with their blades locked.

• Linglong entered the arena and defeated the golden-armored fighter with a single Hasshoken palm strike.
• Rossi explained Hasshoken to Doflamingo and the others, identifying Linglong as a member of Chinjao’s clan.
• Linglong challenged Rossi to fight for the Stone-Stone Fruit, and Rossi descended into the arena with Sandai Kitetsu.
• Linglong revealed the blade hidden in her fan, Osprey, and blocked Rossi’s Oni Giri with Heavy Servitude.