Chapter Summaries

Luo Chen freed the slaves and invited them to join the Luo Chen Pirates, recruiting Slava Singh and hearing Lilian Lulith’s request to join. He questioned Lulith about why she would become a government-wanted pirate, leaving her to explain her reasons.

• Luo Chen blasted open the iron cage and told the freed slaves he was seeking companions for his pirate crew.
• Luo Chen explained that he had a 200 million Beli bounty and gave the slaves time to decide whether to join him.
• Lilian Lulith resolved to join the crew, while Slava Singh remained silent as the others discussed their choices.
• Slava Singh stepped forward, and Luo Chen welcomed him aboard the Luo Chen Pirates.
• Lilian Lulith stepped forward and asked to join, and Luo Chen questioned why a famous singer would choose to become a wanted pirate.

Luo Chen accepted Lulith and Singh into the Luo Chen Pirates after Lulith explained that she wanted to grow strong enough to resist those who bullied her. He reunited with Catherine, introduced the new companions, and returned to the ship, where George set sail.

• Lulith told Luo Chen that a nobleman's harassment and her kidnapping had convinced her she needed strength, not fame, to protect herself.
• Luo Chen accepted Lulith into the Luo Chen Pirates, and she embraced him in excitement before they left the backstage area.
• Luo Chen returned to the auction venue, where Catherine had recovered and was waiting; he introduced Lulith and Singh as new companions.
• Catherine warmly welcomed Lulith, while Luo Chen apologized to Singh for Catherine overlooking him.
• Luo Chen and his companions returned to the ship, introduced Lulith and Singh to George, and had him set sail.

Luo Chen and his companions sailed away from Supomachi Island as Sabo and Koala investigated Les’s murder and Carlos’s arms dealing. Morgans arrived to find Eriksen missing and learned that Carlos had massacred the island’s auction attendees, though the report of Carlos’s fate remained unfinished.

• Luo Chen ordered his crew to sail for the next island, while Sabo and Koala watched their ship depart without saying goodbye.
• Koala told Sabo that witnesses had identified Carlos as Les’s killer, and the two headed to Carlos’s underground exchange to investigate his arms dealing.
• Morgans arrived at Eriksen’s residence and asked Bekusa why Eriksen had not come to meet him.
• An intelligence operative reported that Carlos had used the auction as a plot to kill Eriksen and the other attendees, with almost no one escaping.

Morgans learned that Luo Chen had defeated Carlos and then watched footage of the auction battle provided by Sabo. He agreed to publicize the story to distract attention from the Revolutionary Army’s plans on Supomachi Island.

• Morgans questioned an informant about Carlos’s defeat and learned that Luo Chen had freed the slaves.
• Sabo arrived with Koala and explained that the Revolutionary Army had deliberately spread the news of Carlos’s defeat.
• Sabo gave Morgans a Visual Dial containing Koala’s footage of the auction battle.
• Morgans realized the Revolutionary Army wanted the story publicized to draw attention away from its takeover of Supomachi Island.
• Morgans agreed to publish the footage and keep the Revolutionary Army’s activities secret.
• After Sabo left, Morgans considered how the news might affect the government, the Marines, and the vacant Shichibukai title.

Luo Chen gathered his crew aboard the Isel and gave George a Devil Fruit that granted him the Ancient Zoan Monkey-Monkey Fruit... Giant Ape Model ability. Morgans spread news of Luo Chen's defeat of Carlos, drawing the attention of major powers worldwide.

• Morgans ordered his newspaper to publish Luo Chen's exploits despite knowing that others wanted to use its influence.
• Luo Chen gathered Catherine, George, Lulith, and Singh aboard the Isel to introduce themselves and discuss growing stronger.
• Luo Chen revealed a Devil Fruit taken from the Celestial Dragons and left George and Lulith to decide who would receive it.
• Lulith yielded the Devil Fruit to George, who thanked her and Luo Chen before eating it.
• George transformed into a giant ape-man and identified his ability as the Ancient Zoan Monkey-Monkey Fruit... Giant Ape Model.
• Morgans's newspaper spread news of Carlos's defeat by Luo Chen, prompting major powers to investigate Luo Chen.

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and the officers debated how to deal with Luo Chen after his defeat of Carlos became public. Tsuru proposed offering Luo Chen Shichibukai status and raising the Luo Chen Pirates’ bounties, leaving the government to consider the plan.

• After Morgans reported Luo Chen’s defeat of Carlos, Sengoku showed the officers footage of the incident and asked for proposals.
• Akainu urged the Marines to eliminate the Luo Chen Pirates, but Sengoku rejected sending him because the Marines needed to focus on Whitebeard.
• Tsuru argued that capturing Luo Chen would require an Admiral or a Buster Call, forces the Marines could not spare.
• Sengoku assigned Tsuru to handle the Luo Chen Pirates and asked her to discuss a plan after the officers left.
• Tsuru proposed offering Luo Chen Shichibukai status to turn other pirates against him, and Sengoku agreed to report the idea to the government.
• Tsuru also recommended raising the Luo Chen Pirates’ bounties to attract bounty hunters, and Sengoku accepted the suggestion.

After Luo Chen defeated Carlos, news of his growing strength reached Kaido, Big Mom, and Doflamingo, prompting each to consider how to deal with him. Meanwhile, Phil stayed behind in Supomachi and discovered that people at his hotel recognized him as a member of the Luo Chen Pirates.

• Kaido learned that Luo Chen had defeated Carlos and that the weapons trade had stopped, then raged over the loss of his business.
• Big Mom ordered Katakuri to invite Luo Chen to her tea party and marry him to one of her daughters, with orders to eliminate him if he refused.
• Gladius and Monet reported to Doflamingo that Luo Chen had defeated Carlos before they killed him, and Doflamingo became more interested in meeting Luo Chen at Marineford.
• Doflamingo sent Gladius and Monet to rest before assigning Gladius another task.
• Phil went downstairs at his hotel in Supomachi and heard men identify him as a Luo Chen Pirate with a 100 million Beli bounty, planning to use him to draw out the crew.

Phil ate at a restaurant on Supomachi Island while its server secretly alerted the Marines and recruited bounty hunters to capture him. After Phil exposed the hunters’ ambush and easily avoided their attacks, he left the restaurant as the Marines’ arrival remained pending.

• Phil overheard people identify him as a member of the Luo Chen Pirates, while the server secretly called the Marines and asked them to delay him.
• The server contacted a bounty hunter and arranged to split Phil’s bounty, then secretly sprinkled knockout powder over his food.
• Phil recognized the drug, secretly spat it out, and faced bounty hunters who attacked before the Marines arrived.
• Phil activated his Extreme Speed Domain and dodged the hunters’ bullets and Seastone nets as he closed in on them.
• Phil toyed with the bounty hunter leader until the man dropped his sword, then mocked the frightened group and walked out.

Phil defeated the Supomachi Marine branch forces that tried to arrest him, then left for the docks and boarded a ship belonging to the Kennedy Pirates. After mocking their captain, Kenya, Phil faced the crew as they attacked him.

• Phil dodged the Marines’ gunfire and knocked down their swordsmen and boxers with Gale Instant Kill Fist.
• Commodore Machi attacked Phil, but Phil blocked his sword and sent him crashing through a hotel wall with Kamikaze Extreme Kill.
• Phil left the Marines and headed to the docks, deciding he looked forward to meeting the Luo Chen Pirates again.
• Phil boarded the Kennedy Pirates’ ship, where Bobby and Captain Kenya confronted him over his insults.
• Kenya ordered his pirates to kill Phil, and one crewman charged at him.

Phil rejected Captain Kenya’s offer to join his crew and fought him aboard the pirate ship. Phil defeated and killed Kenya, then stood among the captain’s shocked crew.

• Kenya invited Phil to join his crew as first mate, but Phil refused and insulted the pirates and the Luo Chen Pirates’ rivals.
• Kenya attacked Phil with his saber, and the two clashed across the ship as Phil grew excited by the fight.
• Phil knocked Kenya through the decks, then moved the battle onto the deck to keep the ship from being damaged further.
• Phil shattered Kenya’s powerful slash and struck him through the chest with Godspeed Extreme Killing Fist... Collapse and Destruction.
• Kenya fell dead on the deck as the pirates cried out for their captain.

Phil selected useful crew members from Kenya’s pirates but rejected the hardened killers, tricking them into closing their eyes before killing them. He ordered the survivors to sail to Macaron Island in a day and a half, then went to rest.

• Phil chose pirates with skills such as navigation, ship repair, medicine, cooking, and music, while excluding Kenya’s most violent loyalists.
• Phil coaxed the remaining pirates into boasting about their crimes, then pretended to offer them a trial to join his crew.
• Phil had the pirates close their eyes and remain silent, then used Swift Step: Shadow Instant Kill to punch through their chests.
• Phil told the dying pirates that the trial had been a lie and that their crimes made them unfit to join his crew; they died on the deck.
• Phil ordered the surviving pirates to clear the bodies and told the navigator to reach Macaron Island within a day and a half.

Katakuri and his two younger brothers sailed toward Macaron to intercept the Luo Chen Pirates, stopping at Sabaody to visit the Morgans Newspaper headquarters for information. They waited outside while the staff recognized Katakuri and hurried to notify Morgans.

• Katakuri learned that the Luo Chen Pirates were headed for Macaron and ordered Hippo Limon to hold them there until he arrived.
• Limon received Katakuri’s message and placed Macaron under close watch for the pirates’ arrival.
• Katakuri sailed with his two younger brothers to Sabaody and went to the Morgans Newspaper headquarters to ask for information.
• Aifu checked the surveillance, recognized Katakuri, and rushed to tell Morgans while Jerry went to open the door.
• Katakuri stopped his brothers from forcing their way inside and waited patiently for Morgans’s staff to receive them.

Katakuri visited Morgans to buy confidential information about the Luo Chen Pirates. After learning the Marines were considering making Luo Chen a Shichibukai, Katakuri left with his brothers and learned that Jack was also heading after the pirates.

• Aifu alerted Morgans that Katakuri and two ministers had arrived, and Morgans went to meet them.
• Katakuri asked Morgans for confidential details about Luo Chen, but Moscato and Opera threatened Morgans when he demanded payment.
• Katakuri stopped his brothers, apologized to Morgans, and paid for the information with a chest of gold and jewels.
• Morgans revealed details from Marine records, including that the government and Marines were preparing to grant Luo Chen the title of Shichibukai.
• As Katakuri prepared to leave, Morgans told him that Jack had set out to target the Luo Chen Pirates, and Katakuri returned to his fleet with his brothers.

Luo Chen trained Lulith in combat aboard the Isel while the crew sailed toward Macaron, the Capital of Gourmet Food. The crew arrived at the island and disembarked, planning to seek out a chef to join them.

• Luo Chen put Lulith through a punishing sparring session, urging her to improve her strength and swordsmanship without relying on a Devil Fruit.
• Luo Chen ended the training and warned Lulith not to tell Catherine that she wished for a Devil Fruit.
• George told Luo Chen that Macaron was less than half a day's journey away and described its famous cuisine.
• Luo Chen decided the crew should find a chef in Macaron, and the others agreed.
• George woke Luo Chen when Macaron came into view, and Catherine, Lulith, and another crew member joined them to look at the island.
• The crew sailed the Isel into Macaron's harbor and disembarked.

Luo Chen wandered through Macaron and joined a food judging competition after learning that famous people could take seats at the judges’ table. Once the guards verified his identity as the renowned pirate Supernova, they apologized and invited him to judge the preliminary round.

• Luo Chen, Catherine, George, and Lulith left the Isel to explore Macaron, while Singh stayed aboard and disguised men began secretly tailing Luo Chen.
• Luo Chen noticed a crowd gathered around a food judging competition and decided to take one of the vacant judges’ seats.
• Two guards stopped Luo Chen, but he asked them to verify his identity before deciding whether he qualified.
• After learning Luo Chen’s identity, Fiss apologized and formally invited him to judge the competition.
• Fiss ordered Cott to come apologize to Luo Chen, while Cott feared Luo Chen might have sensed his hostile thoughts.

Luo Chen joined Macaron’s chef competition as a judge, where Limon arrived and invited him to talk after the meal. The preliminary round ended with Monbuma as champion, while Phil reached Macaron and began making his way ashore.

• Cott begged Luo Chen for forgiveness, and Luo Chen implanted a blood aura in him that would kill him days later.
• Luo Chen joined the judges as the food competition resumed, and the chefs completed their dishes.
• Limon arrived, joined the judging panel, and arranged to speak with Luo Chen after the meal.
• The judges sampled the contestants’ dishes, and Monbuma won the preliminary round.
• Phil’s pirate ship reached Macaron after a storm-delayed voyage, and Phil spared the pirate who reported their arrival before heading ashore.

Luo Chen rejected Limon’s offer to join Big Mom and fought him at his mansion. Limon transformed into a vastly stronger beast and struck Luo Chen hard, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Limon invited Luo Chen to his mansion and explained that Big Mom wanted him to join her crew.
• Luo Chen refused to submit to Big Mom, so Limon attacked him and the two began fighting.
• Luo Chen blocked Limon’s attacks, then countered with martial techniques that dazed him and sent him crashing through buildings.
• Limon rose and transformed into a gigantic, upright hippopotamus, claiming the form greatly increased his strength, speed, and defense.
• Limon moved too quickly for Luo Chen to track and punched him in the chest, sending him flying.

Luo Chen revealed his Shura form and overwhelmed Limon in their fight at the mansion. After Limon unleashed his steam-powered charge, Luo Chen countered with Blood Dragon Blast and sent him crashing to the ground.

• Limon blasted Luo Chen through the mansion walls and believed he had defeated him.
• Luo Chen wounded Limon with Blood Breath, then transformed into his seven-meter-tall Shura form.
• Luo Chen struck Limon through his Armament Haki and circled him as Limon entered a red-steam state.
• Limon charged Luo Chen with his full strength, but Luo Chen met him with Crimson Breath Dragon Fist.
• Luo Chen detonated the Blood Dragons inside Limon, tearing open his flesh and hurling him to the ground.

Luo Chen killed Limon after defeating him, then set out to return to the Isel and regroup with his companions. Meanwhile, Lulith and Catherine found champion chef Monbuma and began recruiting him after he said he might join if they could resolve a worry of his.

• Luo Chen mocked the defeated Limon, who warned that Lord Katakuri would avenge him.
• Luo Chen killed Limon with Blood Breath Dragon Spear... Body Piercer and left to return to the Isel.
• Lulith and Catherine heard that Monbuma was a celebrated chef who repeatedly won competitions but turned down hotel offers.
• Lulith and Catherine caught up with Monbuma and asked him to join the Luo Chen Pirates, but he initially refused because they were pirates.
• Lulith guessed that Monbuma had an unresolved worry, and he said he might join them if they helped him with it.

Monbuma told Lulith and Catherine how Hippo Limon had destroyed his family and occupied Macaron, and asked the Luo Chen Pirates to help him take revenge. They agreed to help, but as the three planned to attack Limon at the Chef Championship finals, armed soldiers surrounded them.

• Monbuma invited Lulith and Catherine into his house and explained that Limon’s invasion of Macaron had killed his parents and forced its chefs into service.
• Monbuma asked the Luo Chen Pirates to defeat Limon in exchange for his loyalty, and Lulith questioned what made him worth the risk.
• Catherine agreed to help Monbuma, and Lulith asked him how they could draw Limon out without provoking Big Mom unnecessarily.
• Monbuma said Limon would attend the Chef Championship finals at Macaron Great Square to recruit skilled chefs for Totto Land.
• Monbuma, Lulith, and Catherine began planning around a map of Macaron Island, but hurried footsteps brought armed soldiers who surrounded them.