Chapter Summaries

Rossi fought Gamenio, who copied Gion and Whitebeard’s abilities, while Doflamingo battled Ricardo with a series of tracking electric attacks. Elsewhere, Kaiyu subdued Diamante with a specially prepared poison and prepared to intensify his torment.

• Rossi identified Gamenio’s imitation of Gion by her reaction to Hawk-Eyes and clashed with him as he used copied swordsmanship and Whitebeard’s quake power.
• Doflamingo sent Horse-Eared Girl and Bull-Headed Warrior to support the other battles, then faced Ricardo alone.
• Doflamingo struck Ricardo with successive electric attacks that tracked his movements, forcing the Silver-Eyed Lion King to retreat before Doflamingo pursued him.
• Kaiyu confronted Diamante among defeated pirate captains and commanders, explaining that his poison was causing unbearable pain.
• Diamante dropped his rapier and collapsed as Kaiyu promised that the poison’s worst effects were still to come.

Diamante killed Kaiyu by biting through his neck after refusing to denounce the Donquixote Family. Elsewhere, Rossi and Gion fought a disguised, chameleon-like attacker, who escaped; Rossi decided to investigate the man’s interest in his family himself.

• Diamante endured Kaiyu’s torture and refused to call the Donquixote Family worthless.
• Diamante tackled Kaiyu, bit through his neck, and killed him despite being stabbed.
• Gion arrived during Rossi’s fight with a shapeshifting swordsman, and the two teamed up to break through his attacks.
• The wounded attacker escaped by turning invisible, warning Rossi that they would meet again.
• Rossi and Gion left before the City Guard arrived, and Rossi chose not to report the incident while he investigated the attacker’s connection to his family.

On Carnival Island, Gion confronted Gamenio while Ricardo countered Doflamingo’s lightning technique and continued their fight. After Gamenio’s copied abilities overwhelmed Rossi and Gion, they identified his limits and prepared a plan to break his diamond defense.

• Gion revealed her Ancient Zoan spider form and accused Gamenio of attacking a Marine officer.
• Ricardo recognized how Doflamingo’s alternating electrical charges pursued their targets, then learned to repel the lightning with Electric Discharge.
• Ricardo and Doflamingo charged at each other again, both already badly injured.
• Gamenio used copied diamond durability and shockwaves to repel Rossi and Gion, shaking Carnival Island with their clash.
• Rossi and Gion realized Gamenio could use only one copied ability at a time and agreed to force him out of his diamond shell so Gion could strike him.

Gion and Rossi worked together to defeat Gamenio, while Doflamingo and Ricardo fought to exhaustion elsewhere. Gamenio’s cries drew Ricardo away, and Doflamingo used his strings to head toward Rossi’s battlefield, determined to keep fighting.

• Gion endured Gamenio’s attacks long enough for Rossi to strike and break through his diamond arms with Oni Giri: Destruction.
• Gion released her irritating urticating hairs, leaving Gamenio writhing when his healing flames aggravated them, while Rossi gave her his coat.
• Ricardo and Doflamingo fought each other until both were badly wounded and Ricardo prepared to finish Doflamingo.
• Gamenio’s cries reached the battlefield, and Ricardo abandoned Doflamingo to rush toward his brother.
• Doflamingo realized Rossi was in danger and used Parasite String to move toward the fighting despite his injuries.

Rossi’s swordsmanship advanced as he fought Gamenio, while Doffy recovered and headed to help him. Elsewhere, Trebol and Pica struggled against the Scholar’s regenerating beast, until a blood-red attacker arrived and wounded their opponent.

• Rossi and Gion fought Gamenio and the wounded Ricardo, with Rossi’s growing swordsmanship allowing him to break through Gamenio’s tremor attack and drive him back.
• Jora found Doffy and treated his wounds; she told him Diamante had defeated Kaiyu, who was badly injured and poisoned, and Doffy rushed toward Rossi’s position.
• Trebol and Pica attacked the Scholar’s enormous beast, which was assembled from living people and healed itself by consuming residents and others nearby.
• A blood-red figure descended on the battle and slashed the masked opponent’s chest, then called for another attack.

The Donquixote brothers and their allies fought Gamenio’s forces until Tsuru’s fleet arrived, allowing Gamenio to escape while Ricardo died blocking their pursuit. Doffy knelt with the Donquixote Family to ask Tsuru to save the person sealed in Vergo’s ice coffin, and the chapter ended with the group taking control of the fortress as Rossi recovered from his injuries.

• Rossi and Doffy chased Gamenio to the shore, where seawater weakened his flames and helped him recover from his wounds.
• Tsuru’s warship arrived, prompting Gamenio to flee while Ricardo held off Doffy and Rossi and was killed.
• Doffy knelt before Tsuru and asked her to save the person in Vergo’s ice coffin, and the Donquixote Family joined him in pleading.
• The Marines arrived to restore order, and the Donquixote Family took control of the stone fortress.
• Rossi rested while Jora stitched his deep wounds, and Trebol regretted that Gamenio had escaped.

After defeating Gamenio, Rossi and Doflamingo divided the spoils, and Diamante ate the Gold-Gold Fruit to gain strength. The family celebrated its rise as news of their victory spread, drawing the attention of pirates across the seas.

• Rossi warned the family to travel in groups of three because Gamenio had escaped and could disguise himself, then proposed dividing the five billion Beli bounty between the Navy and the Vinsmoke Family.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru refused to accept cash of unknown origin and ordered the valuables counted as spoils to support Navy funding.
• Diamante asked for the Gold-Gold Fruit, and Doflamingo and Rossi supported his choice; Vergo, Gladius, and Bainessarna did not object.
• Diamante ate the Gold-Gold Fruit, while Trebol welcomed the addition to the family's strength.
• Doflamingo raised a toast to the family's future, and Jora considered how to find professionals to manage the island.
• Pirates across the seas learned that the young Doflamingo family had defeated Gamenio, and some captains ordered their subordinates to investigate the family's past.

Rossi and Doflamingo sought the Shichibukai position as a path to recognized standing, and planned to force negotiations by hijacking tribute bound for the Celestial Dragons. Rossi sailed in search of materials for a new ship, and the Donquixote crew reached Water 7 after more than ninety days at sea.

• Rossi told Vice Admiral Tsuru that the Marines had to honor their agreement to let the brothers take over a vacant Shichibukai position, and accepted that they needed a louder reputation to overcome resistance from Mary Geoise.
• Rossi explained to Trebol that the brothers needed a ticket to sit at the table, while Doflamingo argued that recognized standing would counter the Marines' institutional advantages.
• Rossi and Doflamingo planned to hijack the Celestial Dragons' tribute and use the ensuing negotiations to secure the Shichibukai title.
• Rossi left the harbor aboard the black-sailed ship to seek Treasure Tree Adam timber and Sky Island thundercloud fibers, telling Gion they needed a ship capable of sailing through storms.
• Rossi set a course through Spring Queen Island and White Poplar Island, then toward Water 7, where the crew arrived after more than ninety days at sea.

Rossi arrived at Water 7 and asked the legendary shipwright Tom to build a ship for the Donquixote Family. Tom accepted the commission for five million Beli, and Rossi left after paying him.

• Rossi led the Donquixote Family to Water 7 to build a ship and sent Doflamingo to explore while he handled personal business.
• Rossi rescued blue-haired Flam from a giant sea beast and met him, Iceburg, and their master, Tom.
• Rossi offered Tom one hundred million Beli up front and promised to supply timber from the treasure tree Adam.
• Rossi tried to pay Tom five hundred million and then five billion Beli, but Tom named a price of five million Beli.
• Rossi paid Tom five million Beli and left, with the materials to be delivered later.

Rossi and the Donquixote Family said farewell to the Mink Tribe warriors and continued helping Tom build their ship at Water 7. News that Gol D. Roger had reached Laugh Tale and been hailed as Pirate King shook the dock, leaving the family to face a rapidly changing sea.

• Rossi thanked Tom for his help and left the shipyard beneath the waterway.
• Rossi and the Donquixote Family bid farewell to Rody, Oguri Cap, and the other Mink Tribe travelers, who departed for Zou.
• The boys tested cannons while the Donquixote Family helped Tom and his crew build a ship at Water 7.
• Rossi brought the group a newspaper announcing Gol D. Roger's return from Laugh Tale and his recognition as Pirate King.
• Trebol worried that Roger's achievement had disrupted the family's plans, while a calm voice urged everyone to settle down.

Roger returned to Baterilla and reunited with Rouge, telling her he had only a little over three hundred days left to live. Meanwhile, Rossi and the Donquixote Family continued patrolling their route, arriving at a devastated Food Island.

• The Donquixote Family strengthened its Haki through daily training and deadly fights as the Pirate King’s title drew pirates and defecting national fleets toward the Grand Line.
• Roger returned to Baterilla, where Rouge embraced him and said she still loved him despite his long absence and impending death.
• Rossi and Diamante captured the pirate Leiza, and Rossi questioned why the man expected Roger to protect him.
• Rossi, Diamante, and Doflamingo discussed Roger’s disappearance as their ship continued along the route under the family’s protection.
• The Donquixote Family reached Food Island and found its pier, stalls, and restaurants in ruins.

Trebol and Rossi found Beast Fighting Island devastated by pirate raids and failing under its current administration. Rossi’s group arrived to protect the island route, while a battered pirate crew nearby faced a desperate shortage of medicine.

• Trebol demanded the island’s detailed accounts from its armored steward, the culinary guild representative, and a respected village elder, warning them to keep their records consistent.
• Rossi reviewed reports describing the island’s collapsed economy, abandoned fields, and battered defenses, then decided the group needed to restore the route for the family’s revenue.
• Rossi’s group arrived at Beast Fighting Island and told its leader they would remain to stop raiders coming from the Four Blues.
• Rossi explained that holding the island would protect the route and its revenue, then ordered the fighters to face new arrivals in pairs while he and Doffy stayed out of it.
• Doffy challenged Rossi to a fight, and their electric and dark trails collided across the arena grounds.
• A ship’s doctor warned his captain that twenty men could die within seven days without medicine, leaving the captain unsure how to save them.

Donquixote Family patrolmen defeated Captain Camille and brought him and his crew before Rossi, who offered them a choice between prison and labor on the protected islands. As Doflamingo questioned why the Pirate King had not appeared, Rossi believed the man was nearing a decision, while someone at Gladiator Island dismissed concern for others’ choices.

• A battered ship carrying Captain Camille and his crew spotted land, but the lookout recognized the approaching warship as belonging to the Donquixote Family.
• Pica crossed the sea to Camille’s ship, defeated the crew, and helped the patrol ship capture them.
• Rossi identified Camille from his thirty-million-Beli bounty and offered him and his crew prison or several years of labor before they could settle as civilians.
• Rossi assured Camille that the family would not allow pirates to threaten the island’s people, and said those who worked could eat, stay warm, and walk safely.
• Doflamingo asked Rossi why the Pirate King had not appeared; Rossi said time was running short and believed the man was close to deciding what to do.
• At Gladiator Island, someone said other people’s choices had nothing to do with them.

Rossi and Doffy led part of the family toward the tribute fleet, leaving five trusted members to defend the island. On the voyage, the family discussed their growing abilities, and Rossi began explaining how Fish-Man Karate might help Pica develop his powers.

• Rossi announced that Doffy, Rossi, Trebol, Diamante, Vergo, Pica, Jora, Gladius, and Bainessarna would leave the island, while five representatives guarded it.
• Doffy refused a sea captain's request to join the raid and warned the five that they would face consequences if the island's defense failed.
• The family sailed toward the tribute fleet, and Rossi and his brother said they would lead the fight against the Nobles' Shield.
• Rossi showed Trebol how his blade could briefly turn pitch-black, while Vergo declared that he wanted to coat the entire ship in Haki.
• Rossi described Fish-Man Karate's ability to manipulate water and suggested it could offer new possibilities for Pica's powers.
• Trebol warned that water was dangerous to Devil Fruit users, and Doflamingo began to respond.

Rossi searched Sabaody for Gild Tesoro and found him trying to earn enough to free Stella from slavery. Their reunion with a Celestial Dragon’s entourage left Tesoro kneeling in front of Stella’s cage, with the danger closing in.

• Rossi explained that Pica could treat surrounding substances as water and planned to teach him Fish-Man Karate.
• Doflamingo visited Soap Bubble Park with Bainessarna and recalled his childhood there with Rossi.
• Rossi described how Sabaody’s living trees produced bubble spheres for travel, then used his perception to search the archipelago.
• Rossi located Gild Tesoro at a slave market, where Tesoro promised Stella he would soon free her.
• A Celestial Dragon named Saint Fluctuoso arrived with guards, and Tesoro dropped to his knees while shifting to shield Stella’s cage.

Rossi rescued Stella and Tesoro from Saint Fluctuoso and killed the Celestial Dragon who threatened them. He took Tesoro and Stella aboard his ship, then told the Five Elders to choose cooperation or conflict; afterward, he mocked Fluctuoso for once believing he belonged among the Celestial Dragons.

• A black-feathered youth cut Stella’s chain, killed Saint Fluctuoso and his guards, and forced Tesoro to agree to use his business talent.
• The youth led Tesoro and Stella from the courtyard and told them that power was the only pass in the world.
• Rossi killed another gunman who threatened him and warned the guards to tell the Five Elders that he and his brothers would either cooperate or fight.
• Rossi took Tesoro and Stella aboard his ship, where he laughed at Fluctuoso’s pleas to be returned to the Holy Land.
• Rossi said that leaving the Celestial Dragons had been the right choice and taunted Fluctuoso about his ancestors.

Rossi and Doffy attacked a fleet carrying tribute to the Holy Land, using the captured Celestial Dragon Fluctuoso to force a confrontation. The Five Elders decided to send Cipher Pol Aigis Zero and the Holy Knights against them, while the surviving Marines retreated and Doffy eliminated the CP Agents who stayed to fight.

• Rossi warned Doffy that Cipher Pol Aigis Zero and possibly the Holy Knights were coming, and Pica spotted the tribute fleet approaching.
• Doffy boarded a tribute ship, demanded its cargo, and revealed the battered Celestial Dragon Fluctuoso; Rossi and other Donquixote Family members arrived to confirm Fluctuoso was genuine.
• The Five Elders discussed the brothers' demand and agreed to send three Cipher Pol Aigis Zero teams and a Holy Knights squad, offering them Shichibukai positions if they survived.
• A wounded Marine Commodore urged his men to retreat to the Sabaody Archipelago rather than return to battle.
• Doffy easily killed the CP Agents who attacked, while Rossi reflected that some situations were beyond one's control.

Morgans agreed to report on the Heavenly Tribute hijacking but backed off from exposing the attack on the Celestial Dragons. As Cipher Pol Aigis Zero and the Holy Knights arrived to confront the Donquixote family, Doffy rallied his crew and Rossi unleashed a massive slash at their warship, leaving the battle’s outcome unknown.

• Rossi warned Morgans not to publish details about the attack on the Celestial Dragons, and Morgans agreed to limit his report to the Heavenly Tribute hijacking.
• Doffy and the Donquixote family prepared to face the approaching Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents and Holy Knights.
• The masked agents discussed their orders to fight the family openly, while one Holy Knight claimed a target in a black cloak.
• Doffy split the clouds with threads and declared that the family had to win the battle.
• Rossi drew his blade and sent a black-and-red slash across the sea toward the approaching warship.
• The Cipher Pol Aigis Zero captain braced himself with Iron Body as Rossi’s slash struck him and the warship.

The Holy Knights attacked Rossi’s fleet, scattering the family across several warships and forcing Rossi, Doffy, and Vergo into separate fights. Rossi faced an armored opponent who could keep moving without his head, while Doffy and Vergo battled masked agents; the clashes continued as Vergo prepared to meet his opponent’s punch.

• A masked man and a black-cloaked leader launched an assault on the Cold Crow · Numancia Flamingo and nearby warships.
• A black-robed figure used the Cube-Cube Fruit to scatter the attackers and Rossi’s family across several ships.
• Rossi decapitated the black-cloaked leader, but the armored Iron Shadow reattached his head and attacked Rossi with a greatsword.
• Doflamingo used his threads to evade and counter a white-suited fighter’s rapid Six Powers attacks.
• Vergo blocked a masked man’s vacuum blades with Iron Body and met his opponent’s punch head-on.

Vergo and Diamante fought the Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agents while Rossi and Doffy faced their own opponents. A Holy Knight used advanced missiles to bombard Trebol, Pica, Jora, and Pica’s ship, and Rossi recognized the weapon as technology tied to the ancient visitors from the moon.

• Vergo and the masked Cipher Pol Aigis Zero agent traded brutal blows without dodging, while Diamante’s Golden Blade locked against the white-masked agent’s hand-blade.
• The Cube-wielding Holy Knight left the fight to a haughty woman, who moved to attack the Donquixote family aboard their ship.
• The woman revealed mechanical limbs and wings that transformed into missile launch racks, and Trebol recognized the danger through Observation Haki.
• Rossi shouted a warning, but the missiles struck Trebol, Pica, Jora, and Pica’s ship in a massive barrage.
• As the smoke cleared and the battle resumed, Rossi recognized the woman’s weapon as advanced technology connected to visitors from the moon who had once shared knowledge with the people of the world.