Chapter Summaries

Hody Jones ordered his officers to avoid clashes with Luo Chen’s crew while they remained on Fish-Man Island, and the crew accepted King Neptune’s invitation to Ryugu Palace. Their journey was interrupted by Vander Decken IX, who confronted them near the palace entrance.

• Hody Jones told Zeo and the other officers to keep their men in line and avoid clashing with Luo Chen’s pirates until they left.
• Luo Chen revealed that he had known the Minister of the Right and a Fish-Man soldier were following his group.
• The Minister of the Right invited Luo Chen and his companions to Ryugu Palace for a banquet hosted by King Neptune, the princes, and Jinbe.
• Luo Chen accepted the invitation, and his group boarded a sea-beast carriage bound for Ryugu Palace.
• Vander Decken IX intercepted the carriage near the palace entrance and angrily introduced himself after the Minister of the Right recognized him.

Vander Decken confronted Luo Chen and his crew, demanding they surrender, but Luo Chen sent George and Lulith to fight his men while he handled Vander Decken. George transformed into a giant ape and Lulith took butterfly form, and their battle began aboard the Flying Dutchman.

• The Minister of the Right accused Vander Decken of harassing Princess Shirahoshi since she was six, and Vander Decken dismissed the accusations before declaring Luo Chen's crew his targets.
• Luo Chen refused Vander Decken's demand and ordered George and Lulith to defeat his subordinates, saving Vander Decken for himself.
• Vander Decken called more than twenty armed men from the Flying Dutchman, and George transformed into a giant ape to meet their attack.
• Lulith transformed into a Light Butterfly and joined the fight, while Vander Decken urged his men to rely on their home-field advantage.
• George smashed several Fish-Men with Ape Demon Steel Fist, then countered their One Thousand Brick Fist with Vajra Palm Strike, shaking the ship and splintering its deck.

George and Lulith defeated Vander Decken’s Fish-Man crew, but Decken tried to trick them into letting him touch them and then attacked Luo Chen. Luo Chen exposed Decken’s plan to infiltrate Ryugu Palace and kicked him through the cabin.

• Lulith’s hallucinogenic dust and George’s attacks incapacitated the Fish-Man pirates as they tried to stop the pair and puncture the ship’s coating.
• George and Lulith confronted Vander Decken, who pretended to surrender and moved to touch them.
• Luo Chen warned George and Lulith that Decken was up to no good, then identified him as the user of the Poop-Poop Fruit.
• Decken admitted that he had planned to intercept the group and impersonate them to reach Ryugu Palace and get closer to Shirahoshi.
• Luo Chen revealed that he had noticed the knife hidden in Decken’s sleeve, and Decken drew it and stabbed at him.
• Luo Chen kicked Decken through the cabin, stopping his attack.

Luo Chen and his companions helped the Minister of the Right capture Vander Decken, then traveled with the Fish-Man Island delegation to Ryugu Palace. King Neptune, his sons, and Jinbe welcomed them, and Luo Chen and Jinbe greeted each other as old acquaintances.

• Luo Chen praised George and Lulith for helping capture Vander Decken, while warning them to keep training for the New World.
• The Minister of the Right thanked Luo Chen and his companions for protecting Princess Shirahoshi and escorted them toward Ryugu Palace.
• King Neptune heard that the party had returned and went with Jinbe and his sons to welcome them at the palace gates.
• The Minister of the Right presented Luo Chen and his companions to King Neptune, who welcomed them alongside Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi.
• Luo Chen recognized Jinbe from their previous meeting at Marineford, and the two exchanged courteous greetings.

At Ryugu Palace, Neptune learned that Luo Chen’s companions had captured Vander Decken, ending the threat that had kept Shirahoshi confined to Hard-Shell Tower. The group welcomed Shirahoshi at a banquet, where she thanked them and bonded with Catherine and Lulith, while the Left Minister asked when they would depart.

• The Right Minister reported that Luo Chen’s companions had captured Vander Decken and his men near the passage to Ryugu Palace.
• Neptune rejoiced that Shirahoshi would no longer have to live in fear in Hard-Shell Tower and invited Luo Chen’s group into the palace for a banquet.
• Neptune welcomed the guests with food and mermaid dancers, and Shirahoshi arrived to thank Luo Chen and his companions for helping her.
• Catherine and Lulith chatted with Shirahoshi about their adventures as pirates, and the three quickly became friendly.
• The Left Minister asked Luo Chen when his group planned to set out so Fish-Man Island could see them off.

Luo Chen asked Neptune to arrange a place on Fish-Man Island for his duel with Phil, and Neptune chose the scenic Coral Hill near Queen Otohime’s grave. After the group paused to remember Otohime, they set out with Jinbe to watch the duel and arrived at Coral Hill.

• Neptune rebuked the Left Minister and assured Luo Chen and his companions they were welcome on Fish-Man Island, while Luo Chen explained they could not stay because they had enemies among the Four Emperors and Celestial Dragons.
• Luo Chen asked Neptune to find a place for him and Phil to duel, and Neptune ordered the Right Minister to arrange an arena.
• The Right Minister recommended Coral Hill, and Luo Chen worried that a duel near Otohime’s grave might disturb her.
• Neptune and his children remembered Otohime, then recovered and agreed to head to Coral Hill.
• Jinbe joined the group as a spectator, and they traveled by sea-beast carriage to Coral Hill.

Luo Chen and Phil fought a fierce duel, trading martial arts and sword attacks until they agreed to settle the match with one final strike. After the dust cleared, Phil acknowledged Luo Chen as the winner and collapsed.

• The group arrived at the prepared open ground, where Luo Chen and Phil agreed to fight.
• Phil opened with fast blue-lit attacks, and Luo Chen countered with powerful punches and sword techniques.
• Phil broke Luo Chen’s flying slashes and landed a Flame Burst Fist, sending Luo Chen backward before pursuing with a kick.
• Luo Chen and Phil agreed to decide the duel with one final strike and unleashed their strongest attacks against each other.
• Jinbe, Catherine, and Singh recognized Luo Chen as the winner, and Phil admitted defeat before falling forward.

The Luo Chen Pirates said farewell to Fish-Man Island and set sail aboard the Isel for the New World. Before they left, Shirahoshi stopped the ship to ask them to stay and secured a promise that they would take her to see the surface on their next visit.

• Fukaboshi, his brothers, Jinbe, and Fish-Man Island's residents thanked Luo Chen and his crew and wished them a safe voyage.
• Lulith told Phil what had happened while he was unconscious, and Phil reflected on how much stronger he still needed to become.
• Luo Chen encouraged Phil as the Isel sailed away from Fish-Man Island.
• Shirahoshi swam after the Isel and stopped it, pleading with Luo Chen and his companions to stay longer.
• Catherine and Lulith promised Shirahoshi they would take her to the surface on their next visit, and the group said goodbye as the Isel headed for the New World.

Shyarly worried that her vision showed Luo Chen bringing bloodshed and war, while Luo Chen’s crew chose a route into the New World. Big Mom learned he was approaching and ordered Katakuri and the other Four Sweet Commanders to invite him to her tea party, with a plan to kill his group if they refused.

• Shyarly learned Luo Chen had left Fish-Man Island and feared the grim future she had foreseen for him and the world.
• George asked Luo Chen which of three Log Pose routes to follow, and Luo Chen chose the middle route toward Laugh Tale.
• Perospero reported to Big Mom that Luo Chen and his group had departed Fish-Man Island and would soon enter the New World.
• Big Mom remembered Luo Chen had refused her earlier invitation and decided to give him another chance by inviting him to her tea party in ten days.
• Big Mom ordered Katakuri and the other Four Sweet Commanders to deliver the invitation and wipe out Luo Chen’s group if they refused.

The Isel emerged from the depths and reached Feilidun Island, where Luo Chen and his companions went ashore to explore. An agent secretly planted a Vivre Card on their ship, allowing Orange to locate Catherine and order her capture.

• The Isel surfaced, and Luo Chen and his companions continued their journey while training aboard the ship.
• After a day at sea, George spotted Feilidun Island, and the crew docked and split up to explore.
• Falcon reported seeing Shichibukai Luo Chen and his companions, then secretly hid a Vivre Card aboard the Isel.
• At Pangaea Castle, a CP0 agent told Saint Orange that Catherine was on Feilidun Island and that they had planted a Vivre Card.
• Orange ordered CP0 to capture Catherine and said he would ask the Five Elders to strip Luo Chen of his Shichibukai title.

Luo Chen visited an underground bar on Feilidun Island, where bounty hunters attacked him for his fame and reward. He effortlessly stopped their assault, but Gol Jozu revealed himself as a skilled swordsman and sent a sword-qi slash through the bar’s wall.

• Luo Chen entered the underground bar, and its owner recognized him as the newly appointed Shichibukai with a 500-million bounty and warned that patrons had marked him as prey.
• Several bounty hunters attacked Luo Chen, but he caught their blades between his fingers and used two attackers to block the others’ strikes.
• Luo Chen told the bar owner to get back when Gol Jozu gathered sword qi along his blade.
• Gol Jozu’s slash missed Luo Chen, split a table, and cut a long gash through the wall.

Luo Chen defeated Gol Jozu and the other Pirate Hunters at a bar on Feilidun Island, then left for the harbor with two bottles of rum. After he departed, Christine reported his presence to Whole Cake Island, where Perospero learned that Luo Chen and his companions had been spotted.

• Gol Jozu attacked Luo Chen with his cleaver, but Luo Chen broke his techniques and sent him crashing through three buildings.
• Luo Chen knocked out the Pirate Hunters who charged him for the government bounty, then paid the bar owner for his drinks and the damage.
• Christine called Whole Cake Island and reported that Shichibukai Luo Chen had been at the bar on Feilidun Island.
• A contact reported Luo Chen and his companions' presence on Feilidun Island to Perospero, who said he would inform Mama.

Luo Chen’s crew sailed toward Dressrosa, where he warned them to avoid attracting Doflamingo’s attention while prioritizing their plans for the changing balance among the Four Emperors. After sparring with George and Lulith during the voyage, Luo Chen led the group ashore, still intent on staying out of trouble.

• After the Log Pose recorded the island’s magnetic field, Luo Chen’s crew set sail for Dressrosa, Doflamingo’s territory.
• Luo Chen explained Doflamingo’s role as the Underworld broker Joker and warned the crew not to draw his attention.
• Luo Chen took over George and Lulith’s training, sparring with them while Catherine steered the ship.
• On the third morning, the crew sighted Dressrosa, and Luo Chen defeated George and Lulith in their final training match.
• Luo Chen’s crew anchored beside the island instead of at its harbor and went ashore after he warned them to avoid trouble.

Luo Chen’s group explored Dressrosa, where Phil and George entered the Hero Coliseum tournament after Luo Chen allowed it. Doflamingo learned they had arrived and welcomed the return of Buffalo and Baby 5, who had delivered the tournament flyer as instructed.

• Lulith and the others were astonished by Dressrosa’s living toys, but Luo Chen stopped them from investigating further.
• Catherine took Lulith shopping, while Monbuma and Singh went to buy supplies for the ship.
• A flyer for the Hero Coliseum landed on George, and Phil decided to enter its tournament for the ten million Beli prize.
• Luo Chen sensed Buffalo and Baby 5 nearby and agreed to let Phil and George compete; Phil and George registered while Luo Chen went to watch.
• Buffalo and Baby 5 reported to Doflamingo that they had delivered the flyer, and he told them to rest.

Doflamingo prepared a Devil Fruit as the prize for a tournament at the Corrida Colosseum and looked forward to Luo Chen’s arrival in Dressrosa. Violet approached Luo Chen in the stands under false pretenses, but he recognized her and pretended to accept her advances.

• Doflamingo laughed alone in the palace and declared that he had prepared a gift for Luo Chen and wanted to see if he could leave Dressrosa.
• A beautiful woman overheard Doflamingo and hurried toward the Corrida Colosseum.
• The Toy Soldier drove children away from the colosseum as the announcer revealed a Devil Fruit prize and introduced Donquixote Family fighters, including Diamante.
• Luo Chen regretted not entering the tournament after seeing the Devil Fruit prize, then recognized Violet when she sat beside him.
• Violet professed her love and grabbed Luo Chen’s arm, while Luo Chen played along, kissed her forehead, and asked her to be his girlfriend.

Luo Chen and Violet pretended to be a couple while watching Senor Pica defeat the Block A gladiators. After Violet revealed that she knew Luo Chen was a famous pirate and Shichibukai, Luo Chen dropped his act and questioned whether she had approached him on Doflamingo’s orders.

• Luo Chen and Violet acted like newly formed lovers as they watched the arena match.
• Senor Pica defeated the remaining Block A gladiators by diving through and reshaping the stone floor.
• Luo Chen asked Violet what she thought of Doflamingo, and she praised his rule while hiding her resentment.
• Violet revealed that she knew Luo Chen was a four-hundred-million-Beli pirate and a Shichibukai.
• Luo Chen released Violet and asked whether she had approached him because of Doflamingo or worked for him.

Luo Chen exposed Violet as Princess Viola and captured her after her attempt to read his mind failed. In a deserted corner, he asked why she had revealed her identity at the colosseum, while Kyros secretly followed them.

• Violet admitted that she was a member of the Donquixote Family, sent by Doflamingo to learn why Luo Chen had come to Dressrosa.
• Violet used her Glint-Glint Fruit ability on Luo Chen but saw only a sea of blood and could not read his thoughts.
• Luo Chen bound Violet with Blood Breath and carried her out of the colosseum, claiming to onlookers that she was his wife.
• Kyros saw Luo Chen carrying Violet away and followed them quietly.
• Luo Chen took Violet to a deserted corner and revealed that he knew she was Princess Viola, daughter of the former king.
• Luo Chen asked Violet why she had openly revealed her identity at the colosseum.

Luo Chen questioned Violet about why she had approached him, then refused to start a war with Doflamingo on her family’s behalf. When Violet pleaded for him to kill her, an unseen attacker rushed in and clashed with Luo Chen.

• Luo Chen confronted Violet with what he knew about her identity and asked why she had sought him out.
• Violet admitted she had acted on her own after learning Doflamingo had trapped Luo Chen, hoping he might help her family.
• Luo Chen refused to declare war on Doflamingo and started to leave, but Violet feared Doflamingo would execute her for betraying him.
• Violet begged Luo Chen to kill her so her family would be spared, and he formed a longsword and thrust it toward her.
• A dark figure charged Luo Chen with a toy gun, and Luo Chen turned to block the attack with his sword.

Luo Chen revealed that he had drawn Kyros out but refused Violet’s request to kill her, leaving her to face the Donquixote Family’s suspicions. When Dellinger confronted Violet and threatened to report her, she attacked him with her tear-made steel whales.

• Kyros attacked Luo Chen, who recognized him as the undefeated gladiator, while Violet found Kyros’s name familiar but could not remember him.
• Kyros refused to let Luo Chen kill Violet, but Violet insisted she wanted to die to protect Rebecca and King Riku.
• Luo Chen admitted he had only wanted to draw Kyros out and refused to kill Violet before heading back to the coliseum.
• Dellinger confronted Violet, accusing her of betraying the family and threatening to report her to the young master.
• Violet attacked Dellinger with Hot Iron Tears: Whale, sending three scorching steel whales toward him.

Luo Chen rescued Violet from Dellinger and fought back against the Donquixote Family officer. He seized Dellinger by the horns and prepared to unleash Blood Breath, leaving Dellinger trapped and pleading.

• Dellinger destroyed Violet’s Tear Whales and attacked her, but Luo Chen blocked his kick with a blood-red shield.
• Luo Chen revealed he had stayed nearby to draw out Doflamingo’s spies and challenged Dellinger with Rain Burial.
• Dellinger used afterimages to attack Violet, but Luo Chen’s sword energy cut him and sent him crashing through several houses.
• Dellinger charged Luo Chen with Horn Strike, and Luo Chen caught his horns with both hands despite being driven backward.
• Luo Chen held Dellinger in place and gathered Blood Breath in his palm as Dellinger begged him to stop.