Chapter Summaries

Jonathan used the planned capture of Straw Hat Luffy as a test for his soldiers, while Luo Chen predicted the pirates might escape without Jonathan intervening. In the prison, Usopp and Zoro helped Robin’s impersonation by convincing the Marines that the real Colonel Shepherd was their companion Con D. Oriano, and Jonathan learned of the mix-up.

• Jonathan ordered Colonel Drake to prepare an ambush in the prison, explaining to Luo Chen that he wanted his soldiers to gain experience.
• Luo Chen warned Jonathan that Luffy and his crew might escape the fortress, but Jonathan trusted his soldiers and his plans.
• Usopp pretended to recognize the real Shepherd as Con D. Oriano, and Zoro knocked Shepherd unconscious when the Marines accepted the ruse.
• A Marine reported Shepherd’s arrest to Jonathan and said the guards believed he was the Straw Hat Pirates’ companion Con D. Oriano.
• Jonathan dismissed the Marine and wondered about the supposed special envoy Shepherd and the name Con D. Oriano.

Jonathan revealed that he knew the imprisoned Shepherd was real and had soldiers tracking the fake, while keeping the real Shepherd locked up to protect his plan. Luffy and Sanji reached Zoro and Usopp, but Luffy was weakened by Seastone and Sanji’s attempt to free them ended with an explosion in the prison.

• Jonathan told Luo Chen that he had stationed soldiers throughout Toska City to monitor the fake Shepherd and would leave the real Shepherd imprisoned for now.
• Luffy and Sanji followed the Marines’ guided route to the prison and reached Zoro and Usopp without encountering resistance.
• Sanji suspected an ambush, but he and Luffy continued; Luffy collapsed after touching the Seastone cell door, and Colonel Drake surrounded them with soldiers.
• Sanji could not kick open the cell door, so Usopp told him to use an Impact Dial, but first gave him a Tone Dial by mistake.
• Sanji used the Flavor Dial Usopp provided, and its gas ignited on a nearby lamp, causing a powerful explosion and filling the prison with black smoke.

Luffy and his companions escaped their captors and fought their way through Marine forces as they headed for the docks to find the Going Merry. Jonathan watched them go, while Luo Chen questioned his decision to let them face the fortress’s soldiers.

• Sanji confronted Usopp over the stolen item, while Luffy celebrated escaping his Seastone shackles and the group fled Colonel Drake’s soldiers.
• Luffy bounced away the Marines’ bullets, then he and his companions ran from Drake’s men toward an iron bridge.
• Luffy and the others fought the Gale Unit, and Luffy smashed the bridge with a Gum-Gum Battle Axe, sending the soldiers and his companions into the sea.
• Zoro and Sanji rescued Luffy and Usopp, and the four set off for the docks to find the Going Merry and their other companions.
• Luffy told Jonathan he would collect the rest of his crew and escape by ship, while Jonathan said he would let his soldiers test themselves.
• Luo Chen asked Jonathan about letting the Straw Hat Pirates go and revealed that he knew Jonathan was close friends with Sakazuki; Jonathan asked where Luo Chen had learned it.

Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp fought through a Marine ambush at the docks while Nami and Chopper helped them reach the Going Merry. The old shipwright launched the ship, and the Straw Hats escaped as Colonel Drake ordered the Marines to fire on them.

• Sanji suspected an ambush when he, Usopp, and Luffy reached the docks, where Colonel Drake and more than a thousand Marines surrounded them.
• Luffy bounced away ordinary bullets, but Seastone nets weakened him, and the Marines used smoke bombs and tear gas to press the attack.
• Nami and another nurse brought Chopper on a medical cart, then pretended that Chopper had taken them hostage to persuade Colonel Drake to let them reach the Going Merry.
• Zoro saw through Colonel Drake's plan to capture them after they boarded, but an old shipwright pulled a lever that launched the Going Merry into the sea.
• The Straw Hats sailed away, and Colonel Drake ordered the Marines to fire at their ship.

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped Navarone aboard the Going Merry, but discovered the Marines had confiscated their food and gold. Nami persuaded the crew to turn back for the treasure, and Robin identified an abandoned harbor where they could hide the ship.

• Drake ordered the Marines to fire around the Going Merry without harming the hostage as the Straw Hat Pirates sailed out of Navarone.
• Robin swung back aboard the Going Merry with plans of the fortress, which Nami studied before warning the crew to stay alert.
• Sanji discovered the Marines had confiscated the ship's food, and Nami found that they had taken the crew's gold too.
• Nami persuaded Luffy and the others to return for the treasure by promising to divide it among them.
• Robin pointed out an abandoned harbor on the fortress plans, and the crew steered the Going Merry back toward Navarone.

Usopp split the Straw Hats into teams to retrieve the gold and the Waver, while Nami explained that Luo Chen had left and given her an Impact Dial. The gold team found Navarone's storeroom but was trapped by Colonel Drake, just as Colonel Shepherd arrived and declared he was taking charge.

• Usopp assigned Zoro, Luffy, Robin, and himself to retrieve the gold, while Nami and Sanji went to retrieve the Waver and Chopper guarded the Going Merry.
• Nami told Usopp that Luo Chen had parted ways with them in Navarone and had left her an Impact Dial.
• Jonathan told Colonel Shepherd that the Straw Hat Pirates would return for their gold, and Shepherd left to take charge of catching them.
• Usopp, Zoro, Luffy, and Robin reached the storeroom, where Usopp began trying to open the safe.
• Colonel Drake trapped the gold team inside and ordered his soldiers to attack, but Colonel Shepherd arrived and announced that he was taking command.

Usopp opened the vault while pretending Colonel Shepherd was their undercover crewmate, but Luffy and the others found it empty and escaped the Marines. Jonathan then decided to personally deal with Monkey D. Luffy after laying out new bait.

• Usopp distracted the Marines by pretending Shepherd was their undercover crewmate, and Shepherd’s cannon blast broke open the vault door.
• Usopp opened the vault, but Luffy and the others found no gold inside, and Shepherd blamed Jonathan for deceiving him.
• Shepherd tried to stop Luffy and the others from leaving, but Robin controlled him into firing at the Marines and blasting himself away from the passage entrance.
• Drake’s soldiers failed to catch Luffy and the others, and Drake reported their escape to Jonathan.
• Jonathan dismissed Drake’s failure and resolved to handle Monkey D. Luffy personally, saying he had laid out bait for him.

After discovering the gold was missing, Nami deduced that Jonathan had kept it near himself and took Luffy to retrieve it. They crashed the Waver through Jonathan’s office window, where he questioned them about the strange vehicle.

• Jonathan unleashed his aura as Luo Chen watched from Navarone’s highest peak and waited to see his strength.
• Luffy and the others told Nami that the safe had been empty, and Nami used Luffy’s recollection of Jonathan’s stuffed fish and fishing rod to infer that the gold was near him.
• Nami planned to take Luffy on the Waver while the others moved the Going Merry out of the shipyard and prepared to pick them up.
• Nami and Luffy rode the Waver up the rock wall and crashed through the window of Jonathan’s office.
• Jonathan asked about the Waver, and Luffy explained that it came from Sky Island and that Nami could drive it.

Luffy and Nami recovered their gold from Jonathan, but Jonathan refused to let them leave and challenged Luffy to a fight. Luffy discovered that Jonathan’s Haki could hurt him, and the chapter ended with Jonathan questioning Luffy about his Marine grandfather.

• Nami confirmed that Jonathan had returned their real gold, and Luffy collected it and prepared to leave with her.
• Jonathan stopped Luffy and Nami from leaving, explaining that he had to defend the fortress’s honor and wanted to test Luffy’s strength.
• Luffy sensed Jonathan’s Observation Haki and stayed behind to fight while telling Nami to go ahead.
• Jonathan and Luffy exchanged blows, and Jonathan used Armament Haki to hurt and knock Luffy back.
• Luffy recognized Jonathan’s ability as something his grandfather could use too, and Jonathan questioned him about his grandfather and why he had become a pirate.

Marine Commander Jonathan fought Luffy inside the fortress and repeatedly overpowered him, but Luffy refused to surrender. Jonathan recognized Luffy as Vice Admiral Garp’s grandson and held back out of respect for Garp, then prepared to strike Luffy once more.

• Luffy revealed that his grandfather was Garp, and Jonathan realized Garp was the Marine Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp.
• Jonathan decided to capture Luffy despite his connection to Garp, then attacked him with Soru and Rankyaku.
• Luffy and Jonathan traded blows, but Jonathan gained the advantage and repeatedly knocked Luffy into the fortress walls.
• Jonathan offered to let Luffy’s friends leave if he surrendered, but Luffy refused and fought on.
• Jonathan struck Luffy with Rokuogan, leaving him buried in dust, but Luffy still called out that their fight was not over.
• Jonathan prepared to deliver one final blow, having held back because Garp had once mentored him.

Luo Chen transformed into his Asura form and challenged Vice Admiral Jonathan, drawing him away from the battlefield. As Nami prepared to escape with the injured Luffy, Luffy insisted she take him after them so he could face Jonathan himself.

• Luo Chen blocked Jonathan's attack on Luffy and said he had come to test himself against the Vice Admiral.
• Jonathan accepted Luo Chen's challenge, and Luo Chen transformed into his five-meter-tall Asura form.
• Luo Chen attacked Jonathan and punched a hole through the floor, prompting Jonathan to move their fight elsewhere.
• Jonathan flew out of the window, and Luffy asked Nami to follow because he considered the fight his responsibility.
• Nami put Luffy and the gold aboard the Waver and followed Jonathan and Luo Chen.

Luo Chen and Vice Admiral Jonathan fought a fierce duel across the sea while Nami and Luffy watched from nearby. Nami took Luffy away, and Luo Chen continued fighting Jonathan, ending the chapter with a massive crimson attack that Jonathan narrowly dodged.

• Luo Chen and Jonathan began their duel on the sea, trading powerful close-range attacks as Jonathan bound Luo Chen with his fishing line.
• Luo Chen attacked with wind blades and a rain of slashes, but Jonathan shattered them with his hardened fist and fishing rod.
• Jonathan used Soru to attack, and Luo Chen tried to track him with Observation Haki before their fists collided again.
• Nami persuaded Luffy to leave the battlefield, and Luffy silently vowed to grow stronger and repay Luo Chen.
• Jonathan tried to exploit the Straw Hats’ departure to distract Luo Chen, but Luo Chen dismissed the ploy and launched his Shura: Evil God Great Hand Seal.
• Jonathan dodged the enormous crimson palm, which blasted a crater into the sea.

Luo Chen fought Jonathan to buy the Straw Hats time to escape Navarone, while Nami returned with Luffy and hurried the Going Merry toward the exit. When Navarone’s Fangs began rising and the tide receded, the crew planned to use an octopus and dials to launch the ship into the sky, leaving Usopp to operate the Impact Dial.

• Luo Chen attacked Jonathan with arrows and wind blades, but Jonathan endured his blows and prepared to begin a second round.
• Chopper spotted Nami and Luffy returning with the gold, and Nami urged the crew to sail out before Luo Chen’s delay was wasted.
• As the Going Merry neared the open sea, Navarone’s Fangs rose and the retreating tide threatened to trap the crew.
• Luffy revealed that he had brought the octopus and the Flavor Dial, giving the crew a way to lift the ship into the air.
• Usopp produced the Impact Dial, and Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji seized him and brought him to the ship’s bottom to launch the Going Merry.

The Straw Hat Pirates used Usopp’s impact device to launch the Going Merry out of the fortress while Luo Chen fought Vice Admiral Jonathan. After they escaped, Luo Chen and Jonathan stopped fighting, and Jonathan agreed to take Luo Chen toward headquarters in two days.

• Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp activated the impact device twice, sending the Going Merry over the fortress and into the sky.
• Luo Chen attacked Jonathan with his abilities and Armament Haki while Jonathan evaded and countered with Geppo and his own Haki.
• Colonel Drake ordered the cannons to fire at the Going Merry, but Colonel Shepherd accidentally destroyed the cannon emplacement and helped the Straw Hat Pirates escape.
• Luo Chen struck Jonathan with Crimson Breath Dragon Fist, and Jonathan answered with Maximum Armament Haki: Black Arm before they stopped their attacks just short of hitting each other.
• Luo Chen said he believed Jonathan had been holding back, and Jonathan acknowledged it before agreeing to leave for headquarters with Luo Chen the day after tomorrow.
• Jonathan returned to his residence, where Jessica welcomed him and he embraced her.

Jessica knocked Colonel Shepherd unconscious after he tried to blame Jonathan for the Straw Hat Pirates’ escape. In Mary Geoise, Orange learned he was to marry Catherine, and the Gustav patriarch sent him to Marineford as Luo Chen also set out there.

• Luo Chen watched Shepherd confront Jonathan and recognized that Shepherd was trying to shift the blame.
• Jessica struck Shepherd with a frying pan and scolded him for interfering with the Marines’ pursuit of the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Jonathan told Jessica he would explain the incident to headquarters himself.
• The Gustav patriarch ordered Orange to bring his fiancée Catherine back as his bride, despite the Glücksburg Family’s loss of status.
• Orange agreed to leave for Marineford with Vice Admiral Califo, while his father revealed that their families’ ancestors had been among the three great kings alongside Lord Imu.
• The Celestial Dragon fleet departed Mary Geoise as Luo Chen set out for Marineford.

Jonathan and Luo Chen departed Navarone for Marineford, where Jonathan expected to resume his post and face Colonel Shepherd. Meanwhile, Saint Orange gave Vice Admiral Califo a Lion-Lion Fruit and a sword, ordering him to master his new power before they reached Marineford.

• Drake reported that the warship was ready, and Jonathan departed Navarone with Luo Chen after saying goodbye to Jessica.
• Jonathan and Luo Chen encountered Colonel Shepherd aboard the ship, and Jonathan reminded him that Jessica had beaten him.
• Shepherd threatened Jonathan before leaving, while Jonathan dismissed the threat and invited Luo Chen to eat in the mess hall.
• Saint Orange presented Vice Admiral Califo with a Devil Fruit and a sword as rewards for his service to the Gustav Family.
• Califo ate the Lion-Lion Fruit, transformed into a lion-like beastman, and received orders from Saint Orange to master his ability on the way to Marineford.

Luo Chen arrived at Marineford aboard a warship and rested in his cabin after feeling seasick. Meanwhile, Sengoku learned that Saint Orange was coming to Marineford, then Garp interrupted his office with doughnuts.

• The warship carrying Luo Chen passed through the Gate of Heaven and followed the Taru Current toward Marineford.
• Luo Chen felt unwell from the ship's motion, so Jonathan told him to rest until they arrived.
• The Five Elders told Sengoku that Saint Orange, heir of the Gustav Family Clan, was coming and ordered him to assist the Celestial Dragon.
• Garp kicked open Sengoku's office door, laughed at his grandson's wanted poster, and revealed that he had brought doughnuts for tea.

Sengoku assigned Garp to receive Saint Orange, a Celestial Dragon arriving at Marineford, and Garp reluctantly accepted to protect his upcoming leave. At the harbor, Garp intimidated Vice Admiral Califo after mocking his attitude, until an unknown man intervened.

• Sengoku ate Garp's donuts and ordered him to receive a Celestial Dragon arriving the next morning, threatening to cancel his leave if he refused.
• Garp accepted the assignment and left Sengoku's office, while Sengoku returned to his work.
• Vice Admiral Califo arrived from Saint Orange's ship and told Garp's group to wait while Saint Orange adjusted his attire.
• Garp mocked Califo as a Celestial Dragon's lackey, then restrained him with his aura when Califo prepared to retaliate.
• A man called out to Garp to show mercy, and Garp withdrew his aura as Califo collapsed, gasping for breath.

Garp received Orange and his party at Marineford and escorted them to their temporary residence, while Luo Chen arrived separately and set out to find Catherine. Orange asked Garp for help locating his fiancée, and Garp recognized Catherine as the girl who followed Momousagi.

• Garp introduced himself to Orange and escorted him to the Celestial Dragons’ temporary residence, while Califo recovered from Garp’s aura and apologized to Orange.
• Jonathan told Luo Chen he could help search for Hogg’s sister, but Luo Chen declined and used Geppo to leave the warship for Marineford.
• After reaching Orange’s residence, Garp prepared to leave, but Orange stopped him and asked where Catherine was.
• Garp recognized Catherine as the girl who followed Momousagi and asked how she was connected to the Celestial Dragons.
• Orange explained that Catherine and her brother, Rear Admiral Hogg, had once belonged to the Glücksburg Family Clan.

Orange questioned Garp about his fiancée Catherine, but Garp refused to help and warned him to keep the Marines out of Celestial Dragon affairs. Meanwhile, Luo Chen arrived at Marineford and learned where Catherine lived, setting off to find her.

• Orange asked Garp to tell him what he knew about Catherine, but Garp said she and Hogg had been expelled from Mary Geoise and refused to share more.
• Garp warned Orange not to involve the Marines in his plans, then left with his subordinates.
• Orange dismissed his guard's offer to warn Garp and decided to wait at Marineford for Catherine.
• Luo Chen explored Marineford and asked a Marine about Hogg, learning of Hogg and Catherine's reputations among recruits.
• The Marine mistook Luo Chen for one of Catherine's admirers and gave him her address at apartment 52 on West Street.
• Luo Chen thanked the Marine and headed to Catherine's residence.