Chapter Summaries

George was freed from his cell and chose to seek out Luo Chen rather than accept Knight Eiffel’s offer to make him an heir. On deck, Catherine learned that Lucas’s Eternal Pose pointed to a dark market on Supomachi Island, where pirates traded treasure and slaves.

• George agreed to leave prison with the pirates but kept the chains on his body as a reminder of his weakness.
• Knight Eiffel recognized George, apologized for failing to save Captain Fili, and offered to raise him as his heir; George forgave him but declined.
• George said he intended to meet Luo Chen and pledge his loyalty to the person who defeated Lucas.
• Catherine asked the pirates for a route to the next island, and Parker presented Lucas’s Eternal Pose.
• Parker revealed that the pose pointed to the dark market on Supomachi Island, where Lucas traded treasure and slaves.

Catherine questioned Parker about Supomachi Island’s dark market, then welcomed the freed prisoners and George aboard her ship. The prisoners and George agreed to travel with her, while Luo Chen was still resting.

• Parker blamed the dead Lucas for the pirates’ crimes and told Catherine that Supomachi Island was controlled by Carlos and served as a dark market for trade and smuggling.
• Catherine sent Parker to check on two pirates who had taken too long to free the prisoners, and he collided with them in the cabin.
• The two pirates brought the freed prisoners and George to Catherine, who asked why George was still wearing chains.
• George thanked Catherine and explained that he had asked to keep the chains on as a reminder of his former powerlessness.
• Knight Eiffel told Catherine that the prisoners had unanimously agreed to travel aboard her ship until the next island.
• George knelt before Catherine and asked to join her crew so he could repay her kindness.

George tried to join the Luo Chen Pirates, but Catherine rejected him until Knight Eiffel advised him to show humility, resolve, and his abilities. George returned to plead his case, and Luo Chen appeared to watch Catherine’s decision.

• Catherine rejected George’s request to join, saying the crew could find a navigator elsewhere and could not risk accepting someone whose background they did not know.
• George wondered why he wanted to join, and Knight Eiffel advised him to show proper gratitude, determination, and what he could contribute to the crew.
• George thanked Eiffel, resolved to join the Luo Chen Pirates, and returned to ask Catherine to hear him out again.
• Catherine reluctantly let George explain, and he humbly promised to follow her orders if she accepted him.
• Luo Chen woke up, heard that George was seeking to join, and quietly went to watch Catherine decide.

Catherine rejected George's plea to join her crew, but Luo Chen accepted him after learning that he wanted the strength to protect those around him. Meanwhile, Doflamingo sent Monet and Gladius to Supomachi Island to kill Carlos, using a Devil Fruit auction as cover.

• Catherine refused George's request to join her crew and left him kneeling.
• Luo Chen asked George why he was so determined to join, and George said he wanted to grow strong enough to protect people from tragedy.
• George recognized Luo Chen as the pirate who defeated Lucas, and Luo Chen welcomed him into the crew.
• Doflamingo ordered Monet to gain Carlos's trust and kill him at Supomachi Island, with Gladius secretly assisting her.
• Doflamingo gave Gladius the Quick-Quick Fruit to auction at Supomachi, hoping the event would help him enter and conceal the plot against Carlos.

Sabo and Koala received Dragon’s orders to investigate Carlos’s arms shipments on Supomachi Island and identify his contact. Aboard the Isel, Catherine confronted Luo Chen for accepting George into the crew without first establishing who he was.

• Sabo shattered the kingdom’s iron gates with Dragon’s Breath, causing the defending soldiers to flee.
• Koala found Sabo and told him Dragon wanted them to investigate Carlos’s arms dealings on Supomachi Island.
• Dragon ordered Sabo to uncover where the arms shipments were going and identify Carlos’s contact while keeping their identities hidden; he warned that Donquixote Family officers might be involved.
• Sabo agreed to take Koala along, and she left to handle the preparations for their departure.
• Aboard the Isel, Catherine rebuked Luo Chen for accepting George’s request without checking him out, while George stayed silent nearby.

Luo Chen settled George’s place among the crew and discussed the responsibilities of a captain with Catherine. The Isel reached Supomachi Island, and Luo Chen prepared to go ashore while George remained behind to train.

• Luo Chen told Catherine he accepted George despite the risk of betrayal, and Catherine urged him to consult the crew before major decisions.
• Luo Chen and Catherine agreed to speak openly when they disagreed, and George’s membership was formally settled.
• The next morning, Muhate spotted Supomachi Island from the Isel and alerted Luo Chen and the others.
• Luo Chen ordered Parker and Muhate to wake the crew and passengers as they approached the island.
• Catherine joined Luo Chen on deck and saw the island and its harbor through the mist.
• Parker told Luo Chen that George had gone to the training room instead of joining them, so Luo Chen sent Parker to prepare for landing.

Luo Chen learned that Doflamingo’s forces had become involved in Supomachi Island and arranged to lure the island’s slave traders into a trap. He freed the former captives and left Parker to contact the traders, using the claim that Luo Chen and Catherine would be auctioned as bait.

• Luo Chen spotted the Doflamingo Pirates’ flag in the harbor and asked Parker to explain who controlled Supomachi Island.
• Parker named Joker as one of the island’s underworld powers, and Luo Chen realized Joker was Doflamingo.
• Luo Chen released Eiffel and the other former captives, who thanked him and headed toward the merchant ships.
• Luo Chen ordered Parker to contact the slave traders and threatened him against trying any tricks.
• Luo Chen told Parker to claim that he and Catherine had been captured and would be auctioned, drawing the traders out.

Parker lured Baron Doli into agreeing to meet and trade for the captured Luo Chen Pirates. Luo Chen told the pirates they would be freed only after they accompanied him to the deal.

• Parker called Baron Doli and claimed Captain Lucas had captured the Luo Chen Pirates in battle.
• Parker offered to trade Luo Chen and Catherine instead of taking them to the Marines for their bounties.
• Doli questioned Parker's motives, then agreed to meet at their usual location and bring other major merchants.
• Parker told Luo Chen the pirates had passed his test and were free, but only after they went with him to the deal.
• Parker led the group toward the meeting place.

Baron Doli gathered Supomachi Island’s slave-trading nobles to share the cost of acquiring Luo Chen and another captive, then Lord Carlos’s envoy Takurama arrived to take charge. After Takurama pressured the group, the traders agreed to join him and set out for the meeting place.

• Baron Doli summoned the other slave-trading nobles and asked them to share the cost of the deal involving the two captives.
• Viscount Poku hesitated, then agreed to join after learning that Lord Carlos had sent an envoy.
• Takurama arrived and said he had come to take custody of the captives and escort them for Lord Carlos.
• Takurama pressured the slave traders, who quickly agreed to participate and divide the profits according to their contributions.
• Baron Doli arranged a carriage and led Takurama and the traders toward the meeting place.

Luo Chen and the Lucas Pirates arrived at the trading site, where Baron Doli and the nobles had been waiting impatiently. The nobles tried to assert their authority, while Takurama recognized signs that Lucas had been defeated and prepared to report to Lord Carlos.

• Doli arrived with Takurama and the nobles, but the Lucas Pirates were nowhere to be seen.
• Doli and Firidon argued until Viscount Poku intervened and calmed them down.
• Parker led Luo Chen and the pirates to the site, where Luo Chen sensed the group waiting on the other side of the hill.
• Takurama recognized the pirates’ arrival as evidence that Lucas had likely been defeated and resolved to inform Lord Carlos.
• Doli and the nobles berated the pirates for making them wait, and Parker claimed they were surrounded and should surrender.

Luo Chen’s plan to capture the slave traders brought Takurama, Lord Carlos’s third-ranking officer, into the trap. Luo Chen ordered the Lucas Pirates to seize the traders and began fighting Takurama.

• Doli blamed the pirates for betraying their agreement, and Parker revealed that Luo Chen had defeated Lucas and used himself as bait to lure the slave traders out.
• Takurama identified himself as Carlos’s officer and demanded that Luo Chen appear, so Luo Chen stepped forward and refused to let him leave.
• Luo Chen ordered the Lucas Pirates to capture the slave traders and kill anyone who resisted, while reserving Takurama for himself.
• Takurama threatened to report Luo Chen to Carlos and challenged him to fight, so Luo Chen used Soru and struck at him with a Tekkai-enhanced punch.

Luo Chen and Takurama escalated their battle after Takurama revealed his powerful Armament Haki and transformed using an Artificial Devil Fruit. Luo Chen then unveiled his Asura Form, and Takurama fired a Wolf Roar Cannon at him.

• Luo Chen tested Takurama's strength, but Takurama's 300-million strength drove him back and matched his blows with Armament Haki.
• Takurama repeatedly attacked Luo Chen's Blood Secret Art Fist Aura Body Protection, but the blood-energy bell blocked his strikes.
• Luo Chen dropped his defense and provoked Takurama, who transformed into a six- or seven-meter monster with wolf-headed arms.
• Luo Chen identified Takurama's power as an Artificial Devil Fruit, which Takurama claimed was the strongest Zoan ability created by Joker.
• Luo Chen released his Asura Form, and Takurama attacked with his Wolf Roar Cannon.

Luo Chen fought Takurama, who turned his air cannon against the nobles before focusing his attacks on Luo Chen. Takurama injected venom into Luo Chen’s arms, but Luo Chen remained standing and trapped Takurama’s fangs, leaving Takurama panicking.

• Takurama fired an air cannon at the nobles, killing several and sending the rest fleeing.
• Luo Chen cut through Takurama’s air cannon blasts and attacked with Blood Moon Slash, which Takurama ground away with his spinning defense.
• Takurama charged Luo Chen with Tank Chariot, then attacked with his tail and poisonous bite after Luo Chen blocked his earlier strikes.
• Takurama’s fangs pierced Luo Chen’s arms, and he sprayed venom into the wounds, but Luo Chen declared that his dream would not end.
• Takurama realized Luo Chen had not fallen to the venom and that his fangs were trapped in Luo Chen’s muscles.

Luo Chen defeated Takurama, recovered from the venom, and judged the captured nobles for their role in the slave trade. He let Parker and the pirates leave but killed the nobles, then turned toward his next plans.

• Luo Chen killed Takurama with a powerful punch, and Parker brought him the captured nobles after the pirates defeated their guards.
• Luo Chen expelled Takurama's venom and reassured Catherine that he was recovering.
• The nobles blamed Carlos for the slave trade, but Luo Chen rejected their excuses and sentenced them to death.
• Luo Chen released Parker and the pirates after warning them not to return to evil dealings.
• The nobles tried to flee, but Luo Chen struck them down with Hand of the Evil God: Annihilation.

Luo Chen and Catherine headed toward an auction after discussing the dangers ahead, while Carlos learned that Takurama and a valuable delivery had gone missing. Carlos exposed Les as a spy, and Les attacked him.

• Luo Chen told Catherine to accept their status as wanted pirates and stay prepared for stronger enemies, and she affirmed her resolve to remain with his crew.
• Luo Chen and Catherine continued toward the town’s auction, hoping to find something unexpected.
• Carlos demanded news about Doli’s important cargo and Takurama, but his subordinates admitted they had no information.
• Carlos gave one subordinate another chance to investigate and ordered him to bring back Takurama’s killer, but he refused to extend that chance to the man accompanying him.
• Carlos accused the remaining man, Les, of being a spy; Les admitted his mission was over and lunged at Carlos with a dagger.

Carlos defeated Les, an assassin who had come to kill him, and revealed his hidden Ancient Zoan Griffin Fruit power. After killing Les, Carlos also killed Lester so no witness could expose his trump card.

• Les attacked Carlos, but Carlos easily repelled him and threw him into a pit.
• Les released blue smoke to escape, but Carlos transformed into his Griffin form and bound him with his tail.
• Carlos used Eagle's Storm Tornado to kill Les as Les remembered his devotion to his organization.
• Carlos returned to human form and headed back to his room while Lester prepared to carry out his assignment.
• Carlos secretly slashed Lester's neck, explaining that he could not let anyone who had seen his trump card leave.

Monet learned that Carlos was a powerful Devil Fruit User and went to meet Gladius, while Carlos prepared to host the auction in Supomachi. Dragon received news that Les had died, and a mysterious young man made his way toward the auction venue after defeating a gang of kidnappers.

• Monet watched Carlos enter a room, realized how powerful he was, and decided to meet Gladius to discuss how to approach him.
• Carlos searched outside after sensing a possible voice, then headed to the auction house and wondered what Joker was plotting.
• A Revolutionary Army subordinate told Dragon that Les had died on Supomachi Island, and Dragon ordered him to inform Sabo and take care of Les's family.
• A samurai-clad young man defeated a gang that tried to abduct him and forced its members to direct him toward the auction venue.
• The young man warned the gang to check their targets before attacking and continued toward the auction house.

Luo Chen and Catherine headed to the auction despite Catherine’s fears that it was a trap, while Monet and Gladius discussed continuing Doflamingo’s mission to watch Carlos. Koala told Sabo that their contact Les had been killed, leaving Sabo demanding to know what happened.

• The gang boss abandoned his underlings’ plan to rob someone and led them away, warning that he would not protect them if they tried again.
• Catherine questioned Luo Chen about attending the auction, but he encouraged her to face the possible conspiracy and continued toward the venue.
• Monet told Gladius that Carlos was far stronger than expected, and Gladius ordered her to remain undercover and monitor him.
• Koala received word from headquarters that Les had been killed and that she and Sabo would have to decide for themselves whether to seek revenge.
• Sabo grabbed Koala’s shoulders and urgently demanded to know how Les had died.

Sabo learned that headquarters did not know who had killed Les and vowed to avenge him before heading with Koala to Carlos’s annual auction. The powerful factions gathered for the event, and the auction began as a mysterious young man arrived hoping to find a suitable Devil Fruit.

• Koala told Sabo that Les may have been killed after his identity was exposed, but headquarters did not know the truth.
• Sabo vowed to kill whoever had murdered Les, then left with Koala for the auction.
• Carlos arrived at his auction house and was escorted to VIP room number one.
• Viscount Moncalif and Sir Aifetto exchanged greetings and discussed bidding on people to take home.
• The mysterious young man who had confronted the island gangsters entered the auction, hoping to find a Devil Fruit.
• The lights went out, and the auction officially began.

Disco hosted Carlos’s auction, selling several enslaved people while shills drove up bids. As the auction neared its end, a maid brought the first of the final lots onto the stage in a treasure box.

• Disco opened the auction and sold Bruce Vino to a noblewoman for 1.5 million Beli.
• Disco presented Lilian Lulith, a musician from the West Blue, and guest number 56 won her for 5.7 million Beli.
• Disco auctioned Slava Singh, a powerful one-quarter giant, and a nobleman won him for 15 million Beli after shills raised the bids.
• Disco announced item number eleven, and a maid carried a treasure box onto the stage as the crowd watched.