Chapter Summaries

Luo Chen reunited with Nayako on the island and agreed to take her with him when he sensed Lulith, Violet, and Monbuma approaching by ship. The group reached the ship, where Monbuma detected someone coming aboard and went to investigate with Lulith and Violet.

• Nayako threw herself into Luo Chen's arms, and after falling asleep, she was carried home by him.
• Lulith, Violet, and Monbuma followed the Vivre Card to the island and prepared a meal aboard their ship.
• Luo Chen sensed three familiar presences near the coast and went to meet them, but Nayako woke and asked to come along.
• Luo Chen agreed, carried Nayako on his back, and sped toward the ship.
• Monbuma heard someone come aboard, armed himself, and went with Lulith and Violet to investigate.

After reuniting with his crew and learning why Phil and the others had left, Luo Chen decided they would hide their identities and sail under new names while waiting for them to return. Monbuma supported the plan, and the others had yet to respond.

• Luo Chen reunited with Monbuma, Lulith, and Violet, who mistook him for an intruder and nearly struck him.
• Luo Chen introduced Nayako, who had saved him after Big Mom knocked him into the sea, and she said she wanted to join the crew.
• Monbuma explained that a Celestial Dragon’s agent had defeated the crew and taken Catherine, prompting Phil and the others to leave and seek ways to grow stronger.
• Monbuma said Phil and the others promised to return, whether after a few months or more than a year.
• Luo Chen proposed that the crew conceal their identities and sail under different names until Phil and the others returned, and Monbuma agreed.

Luo Chen’s group chose mercenary and Pirate Hunter identities, gave themselves codenames, and sailed east from Nayako’s island to make a name for themselves. Meanwhile, Catherine opened the Glücksburg Clan’s inheritance grounds and drew its holy sword, alerting the Five Elders that the Sword in the Stone had appeared.

• Luo Chen named the group’s planned identity and assigned codenames, including Little Shrine Maiden for Nayako.
• Nayako said goodbye to the villagers and boarded the Isel as the group sailed away.
• Luo Chen ordered Lulith to steer east toward a bustling settlement and hide the ship’s flag.
• Catherine used the clan scepter and her blood to open the Glücksburg inheritance grounds in Mary Geoise.
• Catherine found a dusty throne and sword inside, then drew the sword and made it ring throughout the Holy Land.
• The Five Elders recognized the sword’s call as that of the Glücksburg Clan’s holy sword and suspected Catherine had awakened it.

Luo Chen waited aboard the Isel while his crew prepared supplies and worked to establish a mercenary guild. Lulith and Violet entered the island’s underworld branch and fought Sax after Lulith injured his subordinate, while Luo Chen chose to watch from afar.

• Luo Chen paid the shipwrights for the Isel’s modifications, and Monbuma and Nayako returned with supplies and medicinal herbs.
• Luo Chen praised Nayako and told her to fight back if anyone bothered her, then wondered how Lulith and Violet were doing.
• Lulith and Violet entered the underworld branch to register their mercenary guild, and Lulith cut off the arm of a man who tried to remove her mask.
• Sax intervened to protect his subordinate, and Violet attacked him with Hot Tears: Eye Whale; Sax destroyed the attack and prepared to fight them both.
• Lulith and Violet decided to test their abilities against Sax while Luo Chen sensed the confrontation but chose not to intervene yet.
• A man in black secretly recorded Lulith and Violet’s abilities and reported their guild attempt to someone over a Den Den Mushi.

Lulith and Violet defeated Sax, announced the founding of the Shura Guild, and began registering requests. Back aboard the Isel, Luo Chen praised their victory and persuaded Nayako to train with him.

• Lulith and Violet defeated Sax after a hard fight, silencing the crowd that had challenged them.
• Lulith announced that the Shura Guild, named after its leader Shura, would accept screened mercenary requests and provide compensation for failed missions.
• Lulith reassured the crowd that Shura was powerful, prompting people to line up and register jobs with her and Violet.
• A government spy concluded that Shura was an alias for a dangerous figure and slipped away to report his suspicions to his superiors.
• Luo Chen sensed Lulith and Violet’s victory from aboard the Isel, and Monbuma went to prepare a celebratory dinner.
• Nayako asked Luo Chen to help her become strong, agreed to train with him, and later endured his increasingly brutal regimen.

Luo Chen learned that Little Shrine Maiden had completed her assignment and summoned his key subordinates to headquarters. The Five Elders ordered Sakazuki to launch a buster call against Luo Chen, and the chapter ended with both sides preparing for the coming attack.

• Luo Chen received a report that Little Shrine Maiden had killed Cannibal Van Das and ordered Staff King, Butterfly Woman, Violet, and the others to return.
• One of Luo Chen's subordinates secretly used a Den Den Mushi to alert the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders told Sakazuki that Luo Chen was alive and leading the mercenary guild under the name Shura.
• The Five Elders ordered Sakazuki to use a buster call to kill Luo Chen before Celestial Dragon Gustav's marriage into Glücksburg.
• Sakazuki called a Fleet Admiral's meeting and planned to assign Vice Admirals Gion and Chaton to the operation.
• Luo Chen anticipated the coming attack and wondered whether the Luo Chen Pirates would survive the storm.

Lulith, Violet, and the other Shura Guild officers were recalled as the Marines prepared a force to eliminate a mysterious Seven Deadly Sins member. Meanwhile, Phil, George, and Singh decided to sail to Shura Island, where core members were gathering for a meeting with their still-unknown leader.

• Lulith, accompanied by Selena, defeated pirate captain Don Scott on a New World island and received headquarters' recall order.
• A masked chef left a cooking championship before the judges announced the winner; he was named champion in absentia, and the competition ended without him collecting the prize.
• Violet and other Shura Guild officers received orders to assemble at headquarters.
• Akainu assigned Vice Admirals Momousagi and Chaton to the Marines' mission and approved Vergo, Smoker, and Komei as additional members of the force.
• Phil, George, and Singh agreed to leave their island the next day and head for Shura Island after concluding Luo Chen was the guild's leader.
• More than twenty ships carrying Shura Guild core members arrived at Shura Island as its members gathered at the palace for a meeting.

Luo Chen revealed himself as the Shura Guild’s leader and warned its cadres that the Marines were coming to destroy them. As a Buster Call began, the guild faced a massive assault while Mammon and the Marines’ Seven Deadly Sins allies prepared to support the attack.

• A government spy inside the gathering alerted Marine Headquarters, which sent ten warships carrying five Vice Admirals, ten Rear Admirals, and nearly ten thousand elite Marines toward Shura Island.
• Luo Chen revealed his identity to the assembled cadres, explained that the guild faced an imminent Marine attack, and said he intended to fight back and announce that he was alive.
• Violet spotted the approaching fleet, and Monbuma recognized it as a Buster Call; meanwhile, Mammon and Lust arrived to assist the Marines.
• Chaton ordered the fleet to fire, and the warships began bombarding Shura Island.
• Luo Chen led volunteers out to meet the Marines, while Monbuma killed the cadres who tried to flee and then hurried after Luo Chen.

The Navy attacked Shura Island and clashed with the Shura Guild at sea, while Chaton organized the Marines to confront Luo Chen and his forces. As the senior officers approached, Luo Chen prepared to fight and assigned Lulith, Violet, Nayako, and Monbuma to hold off Smoker and Vergo.

• Luo Chen led the Shura Guild's ships into battle against the Navy's bombardment, and the opposing crews exchanged cannon fire.
• Chaton ordered five Navy warships to surround the guild's ships, and Marines boarded them to fight hand to hand.
• Chaton consulted Komei, then ordered Rear Admirals to oversee the battle and Vice Admirals and above to accompany him against Luo Chen.
• Mammon and Asmodeus departed on a magic carpet, and Chaton and the other officers headed toward Shura Island.
• Luo Chen told Lulith, Violet, and Nayako to join Monbuma in holding off Smoker and Vergo while he faced Chaton and Momousagi.
• Monbuma returned and confirmed to Luo Chen that he had carried out his orders.

Luo Chen confronted Mammon and the arriving Marines, then faced attacks from Mammon, Momousagi, and Chaton as the battle began. The clash left Luo Chen under pressure, with Mammon launching a powerful Deinosuchus Slash at him.

• Luo Chen ordered Monbuma and Lulith's group to hold off Smoker and Vergo while he prepared to face Mammon.
• Mammon recognized Lulith, Violet, and their companion from their past encounter and mocked their growth, while Luo Chen stopped them from attacking impulsively.
• Luo Chen challenged Mammon and Asmodeus, but Asmodeus said he would only assist and warned Luo Chen not to underestimate Mammon.
• Chaton and Momousagi arrived with Smoker and Vergo; Momousagi ordered an attack, and Lulith's group charged the two Vice Admirals.
• Mammon transformed into a giant crocodile and struck Luo Chen, while Momousagi and Chaton attacked him as well.
• Luo Chen blocked and countered their attacks, but Mammon reappeared and unleashed a powerful Deinosuchus Slash.

Luo Chen fought Mammon, Chaton, and Momousagi, using his Mythical Zoan Asura Form to withstand their attacks. Elsewhere, Vergo and Smoker overwhelmed Violet, Monbuma, and Lulith, leaving Nayako and the barely standing Monbuma facing the two Marines.

• Luo Chen countered Mammon, Chaton, and Momousagi until their combined attacks drove him to reveal his Asura Form.
• Luo Chen used his wings and enhanced strength to strike back, but Mammon, Chaton, and Momousagi coordinated another assault that buried him beneath rubble.
• Vergo broke through Violet's defenses and knocked her out, then endured Monbuma's club strike before injuring him.
• Nayako tried to save Monbuma with her vines, but Vergo struck him down again while Smoker trapped Lulith in smoke.
• Smoker and Vergo turned toward Nayako, but Monbuma forced himself back to his feet to face them alongside her.

Luo Chen fought Chaton, Momousagi, and Mammon, enduring their coordinated attacks and wounding Mammon with a powerful sword strike. The battle continued as Momousagi stabbed Luo Chen, but he held her sword in place and punched her away, while Chaton rushed to attack.

• Luo Chen survived the group’s assault, healed his wounds, and countered Chaton, Momousagi, and Mammon with his sword and Blood Breath.
• Chaton revealed his full rock-armored strength, and Momousagi and Mammon intensified their attacks against Luo Chen.
• Luo Chen used Conqueror’s Haki to stun the three fighters and pierced Mammon, who was forced to focus on healing his internal injuries.
• Chaton and Momousagi struck Luo Chen with a powerful combined attack, but he rose and resumed fighting them.
• Momousagi stabbed Luo Chen in the chest, and he grabbed Konpira to restrain her before punching her far across the ground.
• Chaton charged forward angrily after seeing Momousagi sent flying.

Mammon recovered with Asmodeus’s healing enhancement and awakened the Deinosuchus Fruit, transforming into the Giant Crocodile Demon Body to fight Luo Chen. He left Chaton out of the duel and struck Luo Chen hard enough to send him skidding backward.

• Asmodeus mocked the injured Mammon, then used Enchantment: Healing Enhancement to heal him after Mammon threatened him.
• Mammon returned to full strength and announced that he would show Luo Chen the Deinosuchus Fruit’s awakened power.
• Mammon transformed with the Deinosuchus Awakening technique, Giant Crocodile Demon Body, and charged at Luo Chen.
• Chaton identified Mammon’s transformation as a Zoan Awakening, and Mammon asked him to stay out of their fight.
• Mammon blocked Luo Chen’s sword with his claws, then struck him with his tail and sent him flying backward.

Luo Chen fought Mammon after Mammon awakened into an Ancient Zoan, and Mammon overwhelmed him with brute strength and relentless attacks. Luo Chen eventually wounded Mammon’s side with his sword, then rose from the crater and declared that the victor would soon be decided.

• Luo Chen realized he could not match Mammon’s awakened strength, while Chaton and Asmodeus watched and Chaton went to check on Gion.
• Gion told Chaton she was fine but remained focused on Luo Chen and Mammon, worried about her sword Konpira.
• Mammon battered Luo Chen with sound waves, his tail, and a series of powerful attacks, but Luo Chen survived and continued fighting.
• Luo Chen cut into Mammon’s abdomen, then used his ability to shatter scales and break bones in Mammon’s side.
• Mammon struck Luo Chen and sent him crashing into a crater, but Luo Chen stood back up and said the victor would soon be decided.

Luo Chen defeated Mammon after a brutal final exchange, but he was left exhausted and barely able to stand. Asmodeus revealed that Mammon ranked fifth among the Seven Deadly Sins and warned Chaton that the organization held several stronger members.

• Luo Chen and Mammon traded heavy blows, each risking his injured body to land a decisive attack.
• Luo Chen and Mammon unleashed their finishing moves simultaneously, and Luo Chen's sword pierced Mammon's chest.
• Mammon collapsed, while Luo Chen braced himself with his sword as his strength failed.
• Chaton remarked that Luo Chen had proved himself stronger than a member of the mysterious organization, and Asmodeus challenged his assumption about the group.
• Asmodeus revealed that the Seven Deadly Sins each inherited an ability tied to the World Government's founding, with Mammon ranked fifth and Asmodeus seventh.

Momousagi refused to fight Luo Chen without her sword, leaving Chaton to attack the exhausted swordsman. Elsewhere, Vergo and Smoker pressed Monbuma and Nayako, and the chapter ended with Nayako blocking Smoker’s strike with a summoned tree.

• Asmodeus refused to join the fight against Luo Chen and said he would handle Mammon while Chaton and Momousagi dealt with Luo Chen.
• Momousagi declined to fight without her sword, so Chaton charged Luo Chen and sent him flying with one punch.
• Vergo briefly revealed his sinister nature to Smoker, then concealed it and resolved to eliminate him before he discovered Vergo’s plans.
• Monbuma held off Vergo and Smoker while Nayako ran to rescue Lulith and Violet, but Vergo intercepted her and attacked.
• Monbuma jumped in to protect Nayako, and she raised a thick tree to block Smoker’s blow from behind.

Luo Chen fought Vice Admiral Chaton until his strength was nearly exhausted, and Chaton was about to finish him when an attack on the Marine warships drew their attention. George, Singh, and their allies destroyed several ships, turning the battle in the guild’s favor as the remaining Marines opened fire.

• Chaton overwhelmed the exhausted Luo Chen with rock attacks and powerful punches, but Luo Chen repeatedly got back up and kept fighting.
• Chaton defeated Luo Chen in their final clash and prepared to land a potentially fatal blow.
• An explosion on the nearby warships interrupted Chaton as a man in blue, a giant black ape, and a huge swordsman attacked the Marine fleet.
• The attackers destroyed three of the ten warships, while Komei ordered the Marines to abandon ship and then commanded the remaining ships to fire on them.
• George and Singh fought off rear admirals as cannonballs came toward them, and Singh said they could simply leave if necessary.

George, Phil, and Singh fought the Marines while Luo Chen negotiated a chance to escape. The Marines let Luo Chen and his allies leave, and the pirates continued their battle against the forces at sea.

• George rejected Phil’s offer to help with the rear admirals and endured their attacks with Tekkai, while his Kong Clap rocked their damaged ships.
• A sword-wielding rear admiral’s Flying Slash nearly struck George and cut a warship in two as their fight continued.
• Chaton abandoned his chance to finish off Luo Chen and rushed to help his subordinates, leaving Luo Chen alive.
• Vergo and Smoker stopped attacking Luo Chen and withdrew to Momousagi, while Asmodeus put the defeated Mammon on his flying carpet.
• Momousagi asked Luo Chen to return Konpira and promised not to attack, but Luo Chen refused; Asmodeus then agreed not to stop them from leaving.

Luo Chen and his injured companions left after the Marines agreed not to stop them or harm the island’s residents. Singh carried them away as Phil broke off his fight with Komei, while Chaton returned to find that the Marines had suffered injuries but no deaths.

• Luo Chen warned Smoker and the Marines not to harm the island’s people, then left with Monbuma, Nayako, Lulith, and Violet.
• Singh surfaced and carried Luo Chen and the others toward Phil and their companions.
• Phil destroyed Komei’s attack and sent a blue blast toward the Marines’ ship, forcing Komei to cut it apart.
• Komei ordered his warships to stop attacking and called off the pursuit.
• Chaton returned to Komei’s ship, learned that Marines were injured but none had died, and asked to see Komei.

Luo Chen reunited with his crew after escaping the Marines and planned their next moves. He decided to retrieve the Isel from Shipbuilding Island, then go to Mary Geoise to bring back Catherine and confront the Seven Deadly Sins.

• Luo Chen thanked the guild members who had held off the Marines, then led them to sail away before the Marines could attack again.
• Chaton refused to pursue Luo Chen’s group, ordered the Marines to evacuate everyone uninvolved, and proceeded with the Buster Call on Shura Island.
• Luo Chen and his companions departed on a small sailboat, and George, Phil, and Singh welcomed Nayako as their future ship’s doctor.
• Luo Chen praised his crew’s growth and announced that they would retrieve the Isel from Shipbuilding Island before going to Mary Geoise to bring Catherine back.