Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan and his allies overwhelmed the Red Hair Pirates in a fierce battle, with Perona and Sugar turning defeated opponents into toys. The fighting continued as Erza and Emile took down Lucky Roux and Yasopp.

• Lin Yuan guarded his allies with Observation Haki and time powers while fighting Shanks and Beckman, and he struck Shanks in the face despite taking a minor wound.
• Erza fought Lucky Roux, Emile fought Yasopp, Monet fought Hongo, and Nami and Nojiko pushed Gob onto the defensive with Zeus's lightning.
• Perona's Negative Hollows made Rockstar and Monster collapse, and Sugar turned them into toys, causing their comrades to forget who they were.
• Robin told Perona and Sugar to target more enemies, and the pair helped subdue two additional Red Hair Pirates.
• Yasopp attacked Perona and Sugar, but Emile's bubbles redirected his shot and wounded him before she knocked him unconscious.
• Lucky Roux rushed to help Yasopp, but Erza made the ground slippery, struck him from behind, and followed up with Slip-Slip: Dislocation.

Erza defeated Lucky Roux while Lin Yuan fought Shanks and Beckman, cutting off Beckman’s arm as Sugar turned the Red Hair Pirates’ captains into toys. Beckman kept Lin Yuan’s women under fire so Shanks could escape, then aimed his final shots at Lin Yuan.

• Erza struck Lucky Roux and used the Smooth-Smooth Fruit to twist his limbs, leaving him incapacitated.
• Lin Yuan blocked Shanks’s Divine Departure and Beckman’s Two Lives Flower with Far Shore of the Underworld, then charged Beckman.
• Lin Yuan used Momentary Splendor to evade their attacks and severed Beckman’s right arm.
• Sugar turned the Red Hair Pirates’ captains into toys, and Shanks and Beckman realized her power had erased their memories of their companions.
• Beckman fired at Lin Yuan’s women while urging Shanks to flee, and Shanks escaped by diving into the sea.
• Beckman, nearly out of Haki, aimed his final Armament Haki-coated shots at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan overpowered Beckman and revealed that he had deliberately let Shanks escape, then questioned the Red Hair Pirates’ motives for seeking Uta. After restoring Beckman’s memories of Lucky Roux, Lin Yuan declared that the Red Hair Pirates were finished.

• Lin Yuan transformed, overwhelmed Beckman with his strength, and admitted he had deliberately let Shanks escape.
• Lin Yuan asked why the Red Hair Pirates had come and accused them of seeking Uta because of the demon Tot Musica.
• Lin Yuan challenged Beckman over why the crew had abandoned Uta, suggesting they had waited for Shanks and the Straw Hat Kid.
• Lin Yuan asked whether Beckman wanted his companions saved, and Sugar restored Beckman’s memories of Lucky Roux.
• Beckman agreed to anything to save Lucky Roux, and Lin Yuan declared that the Red Hair Pirates were finished.

Lin Yuan reunited with Uta after defeating the Red Hair Pirates, and explained that Shanks may have used her to clear the way for Monkey D. Luffy. He brought Uta and the others to confront Beckman, who was surprised by their strength.

• Shiki returned with Hancock, Yamato, Kuina, Uta, and Redfield, and they found Lin Yuan unharmed after the Red Hair Pirates’ attack.
• Lin Yuan told Uta he had captured the Red Hair Pirates except for Shanks, then explained that Shanks may have been waiting for Monkey D. Luffy.
• Robin reported that Beckman remained under watch while Sugar had turned the healed pirates into toys.
• After dinner, Lin Yuan took Uta and the others to the underground prison, where Beckman recognized their formidable strength.
• Uta greeted Beckman, saying, “Long time no see.”

Uta confronted Beckman about why the Red Hair Pirates abandoned her on Elegia and whether Shanks intended Luffy to defeat the demon within her. Beckman revealed Shanks had made plans to shape Luffy’s future, leaving Uta upset and Lin Yuan holding Beckman captive.

• Uta revealed her identity to Beckman and asked why he had left her on Elegia Island and whether Shanks planned for Luffy to deal with the demon inside her.
• Beckman said the Red Hair Pirates had feared they could not suppress the demon, and Shanks had later refused to bring Uta back because he believed the time was not right.
• Beckman explained that Shanks believed Luffy was the person Roger had been waiting for and had arranged suitable companions to help Luffy grow.
• Lin Yuan named Robin, Nami, Brook, Cutty Flam, and Chopper, and Beckman’s reaction suggested Shanks had arranged for some of them to join Luffy.
• Uta became saddened by the possibility that Shanks had treated her as a pawn and left with Lin Yuan, Hancock, Yamato, and Kuina.
• Lin Yuan warned Beckman not to escape and revealed that he had taken Flam and Chopper away years earlier.

Lin Yuan comforted Uta after the Red Hair Pirates’ betrayal, and Beckman later left the Abyss Chamber of Commerce with the former crew members. Garp returned after a year and agreed to join Lin Yuan, who gave him Devil Fruit weapons as they prepared for the coming war.

• Lin Yuan reassured Uta that she was free to choose her own life, and Hancock, Yamato, and Kuina promised to protect her.
• Lin Yuan spent time with Uta and the others, while Beckman later departed the headquarters with the former Red Hair Pirates.
• Lin Yuan sent Shiki to bring Uta’s group back so she could continue training with sparring partners.
• Garp returned to the chamber’s headquarters after a year and told Lin Yuan he was ready to fight in the coming war.
• Lin Yuan gave Garp a pair of gauntlets and explained that they were Devil Fruit weapons that granted two abilities.

Garp accepted Lin Yuan’s Haki-infused gauntlets and learned that Lin Yuan had raised fewer than ten Admiral-level fighters, including Kuzan, who had already joined him. Garp also revealed how Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates had grown stronger under his brutal training, and that Luffy planned to challenge Lin Yuan, whom he believed had killed Garp.

• Garp activated the gauntlets, which held the Shock Fruit and Giant Shield Fruit abilities, and Lin Yuan explained how he could use them to match Sengoku’s shock waves.
• Garp was stunned to learn that Lin Yuan had raised fewer than ten Admiral-level fighters and suggested recruiting Sengoku or Kuzan; Lin Yuan revealed that Kuzan had already agreed to join him.
• Garp told Lin Yuan that he had secretly trained Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates for a year, bringing Luffy and Zoro to the strength to fight an Admiral and greatly improving the rest of the crew.
• Garp explained that Luffy planned to challenge the other Five Emperors’ forces and then Lin Yuan, whom he believed had killed Garp.
• Garp asked Lin Yuan to go easy on Luffy and offered to discipline his grandson himself, while Lin Yuan laughed at the prospect.

Lin Yuan moved the chamber of commerce’s headquarters to a network of protected islands before taking Erza and Emile to Sky Island to inspect its preparations. After Kureha and Mansherry examined and treated him, he headed for the secret armory.

• Lin Yuan ordered Monet to have the Shadow Secret Guard monitor the Straw Hat Pirates and entrusted Robin with moving the chamber of commerce’s headquarters to the new island base.
• Lin Yuan brought everyone to New Fish-Man Island, where King Neptune, Queen Otohime, Naguri, and Shirahoshi welcomed them; Naguri promised to keep watch over the islands.
• After spending a week visiting the islands and speaking with their leaders, Lin Yuan left with Erza and Emile for Sky Island, saying he wanted to assess Luffy’s strength and the approaching war.
• Lin Yuan reunited with Kureha, Saga, and Tom on Sky Island, then agreed to Kureha’s examination and Mansherry’s Healing Light treatment.
• With no hidden injuries found, Lin Yuan went to inspect the chamber of commerce’s secret armory.

Lin Yuan toured a secret Sky Island arsenal with Erza and Emile, where his researchers showed him a vast fleet, weapons factories, raid suits, and side-effect-free Zoan Artificial Devil Fruits. He ordered shipbuilding to stop and weapon production to increase, then reached the arsenal’s greatest weapon: Pluton.

• Lin Yuan flew with Erza and Emile to the secret Sky Island, where Tom and Judge welcomed him and promised to finish the equipment within half a year.
• Tom showed Lin Yuan fifty armed Ark Maxims, which could destroy a medium-sized island in an hour, and eighty enormous merchant ships.
• Lin Yuan ordered the shipwrights to stop building ships and focus on installing weapons as Caesar Clown and Queen showed off their weapons factories and Kureha revealed one hundred thousand raid suits.
• Kureha told Lin Yuan that she had removed the side effects from Zoan Artificial Devil Fruits, and he ordered the researchers to produce as many as possible over the next half year.
• Tom led Lin Yuan and the others to the arsenal’s most powerful weapon, Pluton.

Lin Yuan inspected Tom’s enormous Pluton Battleship and planned to move the Sky Island toward Mary Geoise as part of his attack preparations. After touring the factories and leaving the island, he looked ahead to seeing how far Straw Hat Luffy would go.

• Tom showed Lin Yuan, Erza, and Emile the silver-white Pluton Battleship and described its weapons, ammunition, and Dyna Stone power source.
• Lin Yuan proposed towing the Sky Island to a position about five hundred kilometers from Mary Geoise, and Tom’s group agreed to study how to move it.
• Lin Yuan inspected the combat suit and Artificial Devil Fruit factories, then discussed his plans with Kureha and the others.
• Two days later, Lin Yuan left the Sky Island with Erza and Emile after the Skypieans came to see them off.
• Lin Yuan looked forward to seeing how far Straw Hat Luffy would go.

After recovering from Garp’s brutal training, the Straw Hat Pirates decided to leave their deserted island and resume their voyage. They set sail toward the New World, unaware that Lin Yuan was heading toward them.

• Lin Yuan learned that Garp’s training had left the Straw Hat Pirates badly injured and needing half a month to recover, and he decided he wanted to see their strength.
• On the deserted island, Luffy complained about Garp while Sanji, Fisher, Higgins, Molly, and Zoro recalled the crew’s brutal year of training.
• Molly warned that the crew was running out of food and needed to leave the island, and the others blamed Luffy for eating the last two pigs.
• Zoro agreed that the crew should move on, and Luffy ordered everyone to set sail.
• The Straw Hat Pirates raised their flag, boarded their ship, and sailed toward the New World.

The Straw Hat Pirates agreed to find a new ship before challenging the Five Emperors, then spotted the Heavenly Tribute ship that had destroyed Higgins and Fisher’s hometown. They chose to raid it, and Luffy launched the crew onto the merchant ship and its Marine escort as the chapter ended.

• Molly and the others convinced Usopp that the damaged Going Merry could not last much longer, and the crew agreed to find a ship before challenging the Five Emperors.
• Higgins and Fisher recognized the World Government ship collecting the Heavenly Tribute and asked to avenge their town, but Molly and the crew insisted on helping them.
• Sanji proposed robbing the ships, and Luffy ordered the crew to attack the Heavenly Tribute convoy.
• Zoro cut apart the warship’s cannonballs, but the warship tried to escape before the Straw Hat Pirates could catch it.
• Luffy used Gum-Gum Slingshot to launch the crew onto the merchant ship and warship, then announced that they were robbing them.

The Straw Hat Pirates robbed the Heavenly Tribute, and Marine Vice Admiral Lawrence fought Luffy before using a Dyna Stone to bargain for a place among the pirates. The Marines departed, and news of the heist spread across the world, putting the Straw Hat Pirates in the spotlight.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates attacked the ships carrying the Heavenly Tribute, while Fisher, Higgins, and Molly defeated CP agents and Zoro joined the fight.
• Vice Admiral Lawrence ordered the Marines to attack and fought Luffy, but Lin Yuan secretly contacted him and gave him new orders.
• After Luffy sent Lawrence flying, Lawrence stopped the Marines and threatened to destroy both ships with a Dyna Stone.
• Lawrence asked to join the Straw Hat Pirates to avoid being imprisoned for losing the Heavenly Tribute, and Luffy and his crew were stunned.
• The Marines sailed away, and a day later the world learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had robbed the Heavenly Tribute.

Lawrence joined the Straw Hat Pirates after they seized the Heavenly Tribute, and he proposed ways to find a new ship and avoid the Marines. He warned the crew against challenging Lin Yuan and revealed that some people believed Vice Admiral Garp might still be alive.

• Lawrence explained that the Marines would imprison him for losing the Heavenly Tribute, and he told the crew that he had joined the Marines to seek revenge for his destroyed home.
• Luffy accepted Lawrence as a crewmate, and Molly called for a feast to welcome him.
• Lawrence advised the crew to leave the area and offered three ways to get a better ship: visit Water 7, seize a Marine-held pirate ship, or take one in the New World.
• Molly told Lawrence that the crew planned to challenge Kaido, claim an Emperor's title, and then attack Lin Yuan; Lawrence warned that Lin Yuan was too dangerous to challenge.
• Lawrence told Luffy that some people suspected Vice Admiral Garp was still alive, shocking the crew.

Lawrence told Luffy that Vice Admiral Garp might have survived and joined the Abyss Chamber of Commerce, leaving the Straw Hat Pirates relieved and curious about Lawrence. After eating, the crew inspected the Heavenly Tribute and discovered valuable supplies, weapons, treasure, Devil Fruits, and a Skillful Grade Sword.

• Lawrence told Luffy that Borsalino had seen Vice Admiral Garp alive after Lin Yuan took him away, though Borsalino had been drunk.
• Luffy cried with joy at the possibility that his grandpa was alive, then soon turned his attention to Sanji's food.
• Lawrence led the Straw Hat Pirates to inspect the Heavenly Tribute after they finished eating.
• Sanji claimed the ship's top-quality ingredients, while Usopp, Fisher, and Higgins examined its finely made guns.
• Zoro took up the Skillful Grade Sword, Molly calculated that the ship's treasure was worth several billion Beli, and the crew celebrated their fortune.

The Straw Hat Pirates divided the treasure and Devil Fruits they had seized, and Sanji ate the Speed-Speed Fruit after learning the Clear-Clear Fruit was already taken. Three days later, Sanji was still recovering from the fruit’s horrible taste, but he sprang up to cook for Molly and used his new speed to rush off.

• Molly announced that the ship’s supplies and Beli were worth over two billion Beli, and the crew took weapons and other spoils.
• Lawrence identified one of the three Devil Fruits as the Speed-Speed Fruit, and Sanji decided to eat it after the others urged him on.
• Fisher and Higgins ate the other two Devil Fruits, and Lawrence revealed that he had the Steel-Steel Fruit.
• Three days later, Sanji complained that the Devil Fruit tasted worse than poop while Luffy questioned him about its flavor.
• Lawrence urged Sanji to get up and cook for Molly, and Sanji immediately rushed off using his new speed.

The Straw Hat Pirates learned their new bounties had made them targets and set course for the New World while Marines and Cipher Pol pursued them. After a month of battles and losing their merchant ship, they fled toward Abyss Chamber of Commerce territory, where Lawrence warned them not to start a fight.

• Sanji fussed over Molly, and Lawrence reconciled with the crew after Fisher apologized for doubting his place among them.
• The crew scared off a News Coo, then discovered their bounties exceeded four billion Beli in total, including Lawrence’s one-billion-Beli bounty.
• Lawrence advised the crew to seize a ship from pirates or a Marine Base, and Luffy agreed to rob the first pirates or Marine Base they encountered on their way to the New World.
• Fujitora Issho led a Marine fleet while Cipher Pol agents repeatedly attacked the Straw Hat Pirates, who fought more than twenty battles in a month and lost their merchant ship.
• The crew escaped aboard a captured Marine warship and approached Abyss Chamber of Commerce territory, where Lawrence warned Luffy against provoking its owners; Luffy reluctantly agreed.

The Straw Hat Pirates entered the Abyss Chamber of Commerce's territory, where Lawrence explained why the Marines feared provoking Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan revealed himself to Fujitora Issho and sent him back, leaving the pursuit of the Straw Hat Pirates unresolved.

• Lawrence told the Straw Hat Pirates that Marine Headquarters had ordered its forces not to provoke Lin Yuan and recounted the Abyss Chamber of Commerce's devastating battle with the Marines.
• Zoro urged the Straw Hat Pirates to find an island and buy food while Fujitora Issho continued following them.
• Lin Yuan descended onto Fujitora Issho's warship with Erza and Emile, startling the Marines and greeting the admiral.
• Lin Yuan invited Fujitora Issho to leave the Marines and join the Abyss Chamber of Commerce, but Issho declined so he could pursue his own justice.
• Fujitora Issho explained that he had been ordered to capture the Straw Hat Pirates, and Lin Yuan told him to go back.

Lin Yuan refused to let Fujitora Issho pursue the Straw Hat Pirates on the Abyss Chamber of Commerce’s turf, but agreed to test Issho’s strength. The clash escalated as Issho summoned a meteorite and Lin Yuan drew the Mandala to meet it.

• Fujitora Issho sensed that Lin Yuan’s presence had vanished and accepted that Lin Yuan would not allow him to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Lin Yuan warned Issho to leave, and Issho agreed to withdraw if he could test Lin Yuan in combat.
• Issho attacked with Gravity Blade: Raging Tiger, but Lin Yuan blocked the strike and the resulting waves.
• Issho followed with Gravity Blade: Flood Dragon, and Lin Yuan countered with a punch infused with Armament Haki.
• Issho increased the gravity around Lin Yuan and summoned a meteorite, while Lin Yuan drew the Mandala and unleashed One Sword: Heaven-Splitting.

Lin Yuan effortlessly destroyed Issho’s meteorite attack and let him leave, giving him a Den Den Mushi and urging him to consider whether the Marines could uphold his justice. Issho returned to his warship troubled by Lin Yuan’s words and asked a veteran Marine to tell him more about Lin Yuan.

• Lin Yuan shattered Issho’s meteorite with a single slash and stopped him from drawing his sword.
• Lin Yuan released Issho, invited him to join the Abyss Chamber of Commerce, and said the Marines were not his objective.
• Lin Yuan gave Issho a silver Den Den Mushi before leaving with Erza and Emile.
• Issho hid the Den Den Mushi, returned to the Marine warship, and admitted Lin Yuan’s strength had overwhelmed him.
• Issho asked a veteran Marine about Lin Yuan, and the Marine said he had survived several campaigns against the Abyss Chamber of Commerce and a Buster Call.