Chapter Summaries

Luo Chen defeated Dellinger and left Kyros to decide what to do with him, while Violet chased after Luo Chen. Back at the colosseum, Luo Chen joined Phil and George as they fled with a treasure chest, but Diamante and the Donquixote officers surrounded them and attacked.

• Luo Chen struck Dellinger with an energy cannon and left him unconscious, then told Violet and Kyros he would not get involved further.
• Violet chased after Luo Chen, while Kyros decided to secretly imprison Dellinger with the Tontatta Tribe.
• Luo Chen found Phil and George fleeing the colosseum with a treasure chest and ran with them, praising their actions as proper pirate behavior.
• Diamante pursued the trio, used Army Bandera to turn the road into unstable cloth, and blocked their escape with Pica, Lao G, and the gladiators.
• Diamante declared that Doffy had ordered them to trap Luo Chen and attacked him with Snake Sword.

Luo Chen, George, and Phil fought Diamante and escaped with the item Doflamingo had entrusted to him. Diamante reported their escape to Doflamingo, who reacted with alarm.

• Luo Chen cut through Diamante’s sword, and George taunted him despite the angry gladiators.
• Diamante attacked with his Bullfighting Cape and Bullfighting Glaive, but George blocked his blows in ape form.
• George shielded Luo Chen and Phil from Diamante’s iron-ball rain, then stopped his sword slashes and shattered his weapon.
• Luo Chen, George, and Phil escaped on George’s shoulder after Phil enhanced George’s speed.
• Diamante called Doflamingo and reported that Luo Chen and the others had escaped with the entrusted item, shocking Doflamingo.

Doflamingo learned that Luo Chen’s group had taken the Devil Fruit and went to confront them at the Isel. While Luo Chen, George, and Phil hurried back, Catherine’s group fought Doflamingo’s forces aboard the ship, where Monbuma’s powerful staff blow pinned Baby 5 beneath him.

• Doflamingo sent Pica, Gladius, Baby 5, and Buffalo to stop Luo Chen’s group, then headed for the Isel himself.
• George told Luo Chen and Phil that he and Phil had taken the Devil Fruit from the colosseum before the tournament finals.
• Luo Chen, George, and Phil hurried toward the ship, fearing Doflamingo would attack Catherine’s group.
• Joy attacked Lulith, while Buffalo and Baby 5 joined forces against Monbuma aboard the Isel.
• Monbuma blocked Buffalo and Baby 5’s spinning scythe attack with his Wind-Cleaving Staff Technique, then struck Baby 5 and pinned her against the deck.

Catherine and Singh fought Pica on the shore while Lulith and Monbuma battled Joy and Baby 5 aboard the Isel. Pica remained at large as the fight continued, while Joy and Baby 5 were defeated.

• Catherine and Singh destroyed Pica’s stone tentacles, but Pica escaped underground and rose as a giant stone figure.
• Singh shattered the giant’s descending hands, and Catherine’s slashes split Pica’s stone body and destroyed his stone-cone attack.
• Lulith struck Joy with hallucinogenic dust and cut her abdomen with Butterfly Wingbeat Slash, knocking her unconscious.
• Monbuma struck Baby 5 with his staff and sent her flying off the ship into the sea.

Lulith and Monbuma defeated Buffalo and Baby 5, then rescued and bound them. On shore, Catherine and Singh continued fighting Pica, whose Armament Haki protected him from Catherine’s sword strike, as Singh struck him from behind.

• Lulith struck Buffalo from the sky, and he sank into the sea alongside Baby 5.
• Monbuma swam down and rescued Baby 5 and Buffalo, then Lulith tied them up on the ship.
• Pica ignored Doflamingo’s order to capture Catherine and Singh alive and prepared to kill them.
• Pica coated himself in Armament Haki and attacked Catherine and Singh with his greatsword, but they dodged.
• Catherine’s Flying Current Severance failed to injure Pica, and Singh slammed his fist into Pica’s back.

Catherine defeated Pica and her crew captured the four Donquixote Family officers, then prepared to leave. Violet arrived at the Isel and claimed to be Luo Chen’s future wife so the crew would let her aboard.

• Singh attacked Pica, but Catherine warned him and struck Pica with a flying slash that sent him crashing to the ground.
• Catherine used Sever Steel to pierce Pica’s Haki-coated armor and knock him unconscious.
• Catherine ordered Lulith, Monbuma, and the others to restrain the four captured ability users with seawater.
• Violet watched the crew defeat Pica, decided to seek Luo Chen’s help, and approached the Isel before it departed.
• Catherine and Lulith doubted Violet’s claim that she was Luo Chen’s future wife, but Violet insisted it was true and asked to come aboard.

Luo Chen returned to the Isel and agreed to let Violet stay aboard after she explained that she had joined him to protect her father, Rebecca, and the others from Doflamingo. The crew sailed away before Doflamingo arrived, and he later found the unconscious Pica and his companions in a boat.

• Catherine let Violet board the Isel while Luo Chen was away, and the crew carried Pica and Buffalo inside.
• Luo Chen returned with his companions and learned from Violet that Doflamingo was already pursuing them.
• Violet reminded Luo Chen that he had promised to take her in and explained that following him was her way to protect her family and friends.
• Luo Chen agreed to let Violet stay aboard, and his crew sailed the Isel toward the open sea.
• Doflamingo arrived at the shore too late, pursued the Isel with his threads, and found Pica and three other subordinates unconscious in a boat.
• Pica apologized to Doflamingo for failing their mission and said they deserved to die.

Doflamingo forgave Pica and three other subordinates for failing to capture Luo Chen, then spoke with Luo Chen over a Den Den Mushi about threats from Big Mom and the Celestial Dragons. Luo Chen refused to return Violet, and Doflamingo vowed to have his forces pursue the crew as well.

• Doflamingo forgave Pica and the other three for their failed mission, and they pledged renewed loyalty to him.
• Luo Chen contacted Doflamingo, who warned him that Big Mom had sent a Sweet Commander to deliver a tea-party invitation after noticing him at the Paramount War.
• Luo Chen said he would fight Big Mom’s forces if they came after him.
• Doflamingo revealed that Saint Orange had gained the Word Spirit Fruit and sent the Celestial Dragons’ trump card after Luo Chen and Catherine; Luo Chen said he would kill Orange if he appeared.
• Doflamingo demanded that Luo Chen return Violet, but Luo Chen refused and challenged him to come retrieve her himself.
• Doflamingo threatened Luo Chen with pursuit by the Donquixote Family alongside the Celestial Dragons and Four Emperors, then laughed about the crew’s coming troubles.

After Luo Chen’s crew continued their voyage, Katakuri’s forces and the Seven Deadly Sins moved to intercept them, while Doflamingo placed a new bounty on the crew. The chapter left Mammon and Asmodeus preparing to pursue Luo Chen, with hunters across the underworld alerted to the reward.

• Luo Chen reassured his crew after his call, and Monbuma prepared a meal that helped them put their worries aside.
• Katakuri and his allies used their intelligence network to learn Luo Chen’s destination and set out ahead of the crew.
• Mammon volunteered to pursue the Luo Chen Pirates, and Pride assigned Asmodeus to support him while Samael stayed in reserve.
• Pride explained that he wanted to align the Seven Deadly Sins with Saint Orange by capturing Luo Chen and returning Catherine unharmed.
• Doflamingo ordered the Underworld to raise the crew’s bounties and offer an additional Devil Fruit to anyone who brought them to him.

B World and his crew attacked the Marines guarding a luxury cruise ship carrying Celestial Dragons, destroying the warships and the cruise ship. After completing the assault in forty-seven seconds, World demanded that his crew match his time or pay with their lives.

• B World criticized his crew for taking too long to defeat the warships and ordered Nightin, Gairam, and Sebastian to finish the fight in one minute.
• Nightin swept charging Marines away with her Kampo Kenpo, while Gairam used Cube Destruction to slice apart a warship.
• Sebastian smashed another warship in two, and B World launched himself toward the luxury cruise ship carrying the Celestial Dragons.
• B World used the More-More Fruit to enlarge bullets and destroy two warships, then enlarged a sickle blade and cut the cruise ship in half.
• Byojack timed B World's attack at forty-seven seconds, and B World threatened his crew with death if they failed to match his speed.

World slaughtered pirates who refused to obey him, then planned to exploit the Marines’ gathering of the Shichibukai to attack Marineford. Meanwhile, Granny Nyon diagnosed Boa Hancock, who had fallen ill after returning from Marineford, as lovesick.

• World killed pirates who refused his orders and frightened the remaining crew into submission.
• Byojack warned World that the Marines were mobilizing the Shichibukai and an Admiral against them.
• World dismissed Byojack’s concerns and planned to use Boa Hancock’s position to infiltrate the gathering and attack Marineford.
• Marigold and Sonia summoned Granny Nyon to examine Hancock, who had been bedridden and unable to eat since the war.
• Granny Nyon announced that Hancock was lovesick, astonishing everyone in the room.

Granny Nyon discovered that Hancock had lovesickness, and Hancock revealed her feelings when she heard that Luo Chen would join the Shichibukai summoned to fight B World. At Marineford, Tsuru explained to Akainu and Kizaru why the World Government had called the Shichibukai directly to face the World Destroyer.

• Granny Nyon told Marigold and Sonia that Hancock was suffering from lovesickness, but they could not identify the man she loved.
• A maid delivered a World Government summons for the Shichibukai, and Granny Nyon read that Dracule Mihawk, Buggy the Two Thousand Clown, and Luo Chen had replied.
• Hancock abruptly sat up when she heard Luo Chen's name and declared that she would go too, prompting Granny Nyon to suspect that he was the man she loved.
• At Marineford, Akainu complained that the World Government had bypassed him to summon the Shichibukai against B World.
• Tsuru explained that B World had escaped a Marine-led operation thirty years earlier and that the government had summoned the Shichibukai because his More-More Fruit made him a grave threat.

Luo Chen accepted the World Government’s invitation to join the battle against the World Destroyer, B World, and set sail for the supplied coordinates with his companions. Hancock also decided to take part so she could see Luo Chen, but Granny Nyon persuaded her to recover her health before going.

• Luo Chen told his crew he would accept the invitation without leaving them behind, and George identified the government’s coordinates as about a day and a half away.
• Luo Chen and his companions set sail for the location of the joint battle against B World.
• Hancock told Granny Nyon that she wanted to join the battle because Luo Chen would be there, and Marigold and Sonia recalled her interest in him began when he defended a rebel Marine colonel from the Celestial Dragons.
• Hancock demanded to leave at once, but Granny Nyon reminded her she needed to eat and recover before meeting Luo Chen.
• Hancock agreed and ordered the maids to prepare food so she could regain her strength and look her best.

World attacked the Kuja warriors outside Amazon Lily and demanded that Boa Hancock come out to face him. After Ran called the palace for help, Marigold and Sonia decided to investigate without disturbing Hancock, who was still eating.

• Hancock hurriedly ate to regain her strength while Marigold arranged for more food.
• World dodged the Kuja warriors’ Haki-imbued arrows, boarded their ship, and defeated Ran’s squad with his More-More Fruit powers.
• Ran contacted the palace and reported the attack; World allowed the warriors to wait for support under threat of further harm.
• Maria rushed to tell Marigold and Sonia that World had attacked the patrol outside Kuja.
• Marigold and Sonia chose to confront World themselves, deciding not to interrupt Hancock’s meal.

World abducted Marigold and Sonia to lure Boa Hancock into surrendering, while Hancock learned of the capture and received the Vivre Card he left behind. Meanwhile, Luo Chen and his companions sailed toward World's location, with Luo Chen eager to fight him.

• World carried Marigold and Sonia away from the Kuja ship and left a Vivre Card, threatening that Hancock should come for her sisters.
• Byojack questioned World’s plan, and World explained that he expected Hancock to come after her sisters and intended to capture her without a fight.
• Hancock discovered that Marigold and Sonia were missing, heard the warriors’ account of World’s attack, forgave them, and took the Vivre Card.
• Luo Chen asked George about their course toward World’s location, then settled down to wait despite his eagerness to fight World.

Buggy arrived near World's ship and plotted to use the Marines as a distraction, while Hancock learned about World's history and the danger he posed. World imprisoned Marigold and Sonia and revealed his plan to lure Hancock into a trap so he could use her identity to enter Marineford and Mary Geoise.

• Buggy boasted to his followers that he would defeat World, then told Mr. 3 they would summon the Marines and escape while they fought.
• Granny Nyon told Hancock and Ran that World had once terrorized pirates, Marines, and the World Government before traitors helped capture him and he was imprisoned in Impel Down.
• Granny Nyon warned Hancock not to underestimate World, but Hancock insisted that her beauty made her fearless.
• World returned to his ship with Marigold and Sonia and ordered Sebastian to lock the two captives away.
• World told Byojack, Nightin, and Gairam to wait for Hancock, intending to use her identity to pass through the Gate of Justice and attack Marineford and Mary Geoise.

World prepared to capture the Pirate Empress and treated arriving Shichibukai as potential bargaining chips, while Luo Chen and Hancock reached his island ship. The chapter ended with World sending Sebastian to confront Luo Chen.

• Gairam told World that Buggy's pirate ship had approached nearby, but World dismissed the crew as another possible bargaining chip.
• Byojack agreed to support World’s plan, and Gairam and Nightin accepted his decision to follow their captain.
• Luo Chen and his crew found World's island-sized ship, and Luo Chen used Soru to go aboard alone.
• Hancock ignored Granny Nyon's warning, set off with Salome, and ordered her pet toward World's ship to rescue Marigold and Sonia.
• Byojack spotted Luo Chen on the surveillance screen and identified him to World as a Shichibukai.
• World ordered Sebastian to welcome Luo Chen, intending to make him another bargaining chip.

Luo Chen entered the hidden passage and fought Sebastian, while Hancock confronted Nightin as World used her sisters to force her surrender. Hancock refused and attacked, but Marigold and Sonia were lowered out of reach as the fight began.

• Luo Chen followed the Vivre Card into a hidden doorway and faced Sebastian, one of World's four officers.
• Luo Chen and Sebastian traded powerful blows, destroying the nearby trees, rocks, and ground.
• Nightin showed Hancock that Marigold and Sonia were held in an iron cage and demanded that Hancock surrender.
• World appeared on a screen and told Hancock to submit, but she petrified and shattered the screen with her Pistol Kiss.
• World ordered Nightin to defeat Hancock and lowered Marigold and Sonia underground; Hancock's Mero Mero Mellow petrified Nightin's needles, but the cage disappeared below.

Luo Chen defeated Sebastian while fighting his way toward Bundy World, who challenged him to a battle. Hancock defeated Nightin by turning her to stone, and both pirates headed for the underground cabin where World was waiting.

• Luo Chen used his techniques and Observation Haki to overcome Sebastian’s attacks and blast him into the control room wall.
• World recognized Luo Chen as a Shichibukai, challenged him, and waited as Luo Chen continued toward the hidden underground entrance.
• Nightin attacked Hancock with Kampo Kenpo, but Hancock dodged her blows and avoided her poison mist.
• Hancock used her beauty to stun Nightin, then turned her to stone with Mero Mero Mellow.
• Hancock headed toward the underground cabin where World was.

Luo Chen and Hancock were separated in Gairam’s cube maze before meeting again and fighting the officer. Buggy arrived with his followers, and Luo Chen tricked him into going after World while he stayed to face Gairam.

• Luo Chen and Hancock fell through Gairam’s Cube Trap and followed separate cube passages toward an exit.
• Hancock found Luo Chen and bashfully answered that she had accepted the World Government’s summons to fight World.
• Gairam introduced himself and attacked them with cube projectiles, which Luo Chen punched aside.
• Buggy entered with his pirate followers and met Luo Chen and Hancock.
• Luo Chen teased Buggy into accepting the task of finding World, and Buggy hurried away with his men.
• Gairam emerged from the dust, angrily raised his hammer, and confronted Luo Chen and Hancock.