Chapter Summaries

Lin Yuan let the Marines handle relief work while the Abyss Chamber of Commerce celebrated its victory, and the Marines’ misconduct damaged their reputation. He secretly supplied Dragon’s Revolutionary Army with a huge shipment and learned Robin had used undercover agents to protect villagers and gain promotions.

• Lin Yuan ordered his people to watch for outsiders, then announced seven days of celebrations across the Abyss Chamber of Commerce’s territory.
• Lin Yuan asked Ying to seek information about the Time-Time Fruit while drinking with Zephyr and Naguri, and Zephyr began joining the organization.
• Lin Yuan visited the islands during the celebrations, while Marines seized relief supplies and clashed with residents, prompting Sengoku to have Sakazuki punish greedy officers.
• Lin Yuan called Dragon, and a month later the Revolutionary Army received a massive shipment of supplies, weapons, money, and valuables.
• Robin told Lin Yuan she had arranged for undercover agents to protect villagers and expose corrupt Marines; Sakazuki removed more than thirty officers, and twenty-six agents were promoted.
• Lin Yuan approved Robin’s actions and told her she could continue handling such matters without asking him first.

Lin Yuan brought Kureha to treat Whitebeard Newgate’s hidden injuries, then reunited with him and clashed swords, splitting the sky. Lin Yuan struck Newgate and sent energy into him, alarming the Whitebeard Pirates as they mistook the act for an attack.

• Lin Yuan took Kureha to Whitebeard Newgate, and she explained that she needed to examine his injuries before judging whether she could treat them.
• Kureha said Pure Gold could preserve Newgate but would not repair damage caused by his Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Lin Yuan agreed to explain the limits to him.
• Lin Yuan and Whitebeard Newgate greeted each other by clashing swords, unleashing Haki that split the sky and knocked out some crew members.
• Lin Yuan noticed Newgate was strained from his recent fight with Charlotte Linlin and punched him while sending energy into him.
• Several Whitebeard Pirates thought Lin Yuan was attacking Newgate and rushed to stop him, with one shouting “Fire Fist!!!”

Lin Yuan beat Ace for attacking him, then scolded and instructed him about his training. After introducing Kureha as Whitebeard Newgate’s 140-year-old doctor, Lin Yuan had her examine Whitebeard Newgate and prepare to operate on him.

• Lin Yuan struck Whitebeard Newgate to expel pooled blood, prompting Ace to attack him.
• Lin Yuan overpowered Ace, and Whitebeard Newgate eventually caught him and stopped the beating.
• Lin Yuan criticized Ace’s Haki, physical training, and use of the Flame-Flame Fruit, then spent half an hour instructing him.
• Lin Yuan introduced Kureha as the 140-year-old woman he had invited to treat Whitebeard Newgate.
• Lin Yuan had Kureha examine Whitebeard Newgate and prepare for surgery, warning that the operation could be fatal.

Lin Yuan arranged for Kureha to examine Whitebeard Newgate and learned that treatment could extend his life by at most five years. When Teach defected, Lin Yuan stopped Ace from going after him, and Whitebeard Newgate realized Lin Yuan’s earlier warning had come true.

• Lin Yuan ordered most of Whitebeard Newgate’s crew to leave while Kureha examined him, and Blackbeard grew alarmed under Lin Yuan’s scrutiny before heading toward the sea.
• Kureha told Whitebeard Newgate and his crew that he would likely die within three years without treatment and could live at most five more years with it.
• Whitebeard Newgate guessed Lin Yuan had come for another reason, while Lin Yuan said he planned to have Whitebeard Newgate deal with a few of the Five Elders.
• A loud commotion sounded outside, and Lin Yuan suspected that Teach had defected; he stopped Ace from leaving to investigate.
• Marco returned and reported that Teach had defected, prompting Kureha to question Lin Yuan about why he had not killed Teach and Whitebeard Newgate to recall Lin Yuan’s earlier warning.

After Teach stole the Dark-Dark Fruit and escaped, Lin Yuan warned Whitebeard Newgate that Teach could become powerful enough to threaten him. Kureha began operating on Whitebeard, and Lin Yuan knocked him unconscious so the treatment could proceed safely.

• Marco told Whitebeard Newgate that Teach had stolen a Devil Fruit, killed several crewmates, gravely injured Thatch, and fled by ship.
• Ace volunteered to hunt Teach, but Lin Yuan punched him and warned that Teach was too strong for him.
• Lin Yuan explained that Teach had likely obtained the Dark-Dark Fruit and could potentially eat more Devil Fruits, and Kureha revealed that Teach could eat three.
• Kureha prepared to operate on Whitebeard Newgate and ordered Ace, Vista, and Marco to help keep him still and assist with the treatment.
• When Whitebeard resisted the anesthetic, Lin Yuan struck him with a Conqueror's Haki-coated punch and knocked him out.
• Kureha ordered Vista and Ace to tie Whitebeard down and told Marco to be ready to use his healing flames during the operation.

Kureha treated Whitebeard Newgate’s hidden injuries, and Lin Yuan gave him a Pure Gold band that could keep his body in stasis. Grateful, Whitebeard put the Whitebeard Pirates under Lin Yuan’s command, and they agreed to absorb the pirates and their territory into the Abyss Chamber of Commerce.

• Kureha treated Whitebeard Newgate and warned him to limit his use of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit because she could not heal all his injuries.
• Whitebeard Newgate woke, realized his body had improved, and thanked Kureha and Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan gave Whitebeard Newgate a Pure Gold band, which Whitebeard recognized as a way to preserve his body.
• Whitebeard Newgate ordered Marco to let Lin Yuan command the Whitebeard Pirates as if he were their captain.
• Lin Yuan and Whitebeard Newgate agreed to bring the Whitebeard Pirates and their territory into the Abyss Chamber of Commerce, with most pirates assigned ordinary jobs and capable members forming an elite crew.

Lin Yuan joined Whitebeard Newgate’s banquet celebrating his recovery, where Whitey Bay received a Devil Fruit and gained the Chill-Chill Fruit’s power. Whitebeard then arranged for his allied pirate crews to stop raiding and offered to shelter those who wanted to remain with him, while Lin Yuan promised to protect them after Whitebeard’s death; Squard asked Lin Yuan to demonstrate his strength.

• Whitebeard Newgate celebrated his recovery with his division commanders, Lin Yuan, Kureha, and the allied pirate crews, while Kureha accepted their thanks and toasted with them.
• Lin Yuan gave Whitey Bay a Devil Fruit, and she ate the Chill-Chill Fruit, releasing a wave of cold that froze nearby drinks.
• Whitebeard Newgate told the forty-three allied pirate crews that weaker members could reunite with their families, while willing fighters could join him and receive a share of the islands’ income if they stopped raiding.
• Whitebeard Newgate explained that he wanted to secure the crews’ futures before his death, and Lin Yuan promised to keep protecting them afterward.
• The allied captains accepted Whitebeard Newgate’s proposal, and Squard the Great Whirlpool Spider asked Lin Yuan to show them his strength.

Lin Yuan demonstrated his power to Whitebeard Newgate and the Whitebeard Pirates with a single devastating sword strike, confirming the planned merger with the Abyss Chamber of Commerce. He left with Ace to train him and admitted afterward that the attack had exhausted him.

• Squard doubted Lin Yuan’s strength, but Lin Yuan warned him and prepared to demonstrate his power.
• Lin Yuan used One Sword Cleaves the Sea to split the clouds, ground, a mountain, the sea, and an uninhabited island, stunning Whitebeard Newgate and the pirates.
• Lin Yuan told Whitebeard Newgate that Tesoro would send people to assist with the merger, then took Ace with him to train.
• Whitebeard Newgate reprimanded Squard for doubting Lin Yuan, while Vista and other swordsmen hurried to study the slash’s effects.
• On the Flame Clouds, Lin Yuan dropped Ace and admitted that the attack had exhausted him.

Lin Yuan restored his strength, promised to train Ace to Admiral level, and announced that the Whitebeard Pirates would join the Abyss Chamber of Commerce. The chamber prepared to expand into the New World while keeping the alliance secret.

• Lin Yuan used Time Rewind to restore his body and explained the limits of the ability to Kureha and Ace.
• Lin Yuan told Ace to reach Admiral level within a year, and Ace vowed to do so and asked to face one of the Five Elders.
• Lin Yuan gathered the chamber of commerce's senior members and revealed that he and Kureha had cured Whitebeard Newgate.
• Lin Yuan announced that the Whitebeard Pirates would be incorporated into the chamber of commerce and described Whitebeard Newgate's plans to disband weaker crews and gather the captains.
• Lin Yuan assigned Tesoro to coordinate with the Whitebeard Pirates and arrange work and supplies for their people while keeping the alliance secret.

As the Abyss Chamber of Commerce organized its takeover of Whitebeard's former territory, Lin Yuan considered using Charlotte Linlin's upcoming tea party to bring the Big Mom Pirates and other invited powers under his control. He ordered a search for Trafalgar Law and told Ying it was time to visit Ying's younger sister.

• Lin Yuan watched Tesoro and the other senior members plan the new territory's administration while Zephyr and Naguri discussed Whitebeard's return to the islands.
• Naguri told Lin Yuan that Big Mom had invited Tesoro to a tea party, and Ying reported that the guest list also included underworld kings, nobles, and powerful Four Blues families.
• Lin Yuan proposed taking control of the Big Mom Pirates and the other guests, and Zephyr warned that Big Mom would resist while the other forces might not submit willingly.
• Lin Yuan proposed using the Op-Op Fruit to remove the hearts of captives and keep them from betraying him.
• Lin Yuan ordered Ying to search for Trafalgar Law and said it was time to visit Ying's younger sister.

Lin Yuan revealed that Ying was Monet and promised to bring her sister Sugar back while moving against Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family. He then planned to subdue the Big Mom Pirates through Katakuri, and his Conqueror's Haki broke through as the plan took shape.

• Lin Yuan removed Ying's mask and revealed Monet, explaining that she had secretly led the Shadow Secret Guard and had long investigated the Donquixote Family and Sugar's situation.
• Monet agreed to locate the Heart Pirates and prepare the intelligence she had gathered on Dressrosa so Lin Yuan could move against Doflamingo and retrieve Sugar.
• Zephyr and Naguri teased Lin Yuan about hiding Monet, while the others learned Ying's identity and returned to work after Lin Yuan promised to introduce her later.
• Naguri warned that the Big Mom Pirates would need someone to manage them after Charlotte Linlin was defeated, and Lin Yuan named Katakuri as his candidate.
• Lin Yuan said he would make Katakuri submit by appealing to his devotion to his siblings rather than controlling him with the Op-Op Fruit.
• As Lin Yuan and the others planned their attack on the Big Mom Pirates, his Conqueror's Haki broke through.

After his Conqueror’s Haki improved, Lin Yuan demonstrated that he could use it to block others’ Observation Haki. He left Enel and the others with Zephyr to train, while the group learned that Lin Yuan’s new technique was called Observation Haki Killer.

• Lin Yuan’s Conqueror’s Haki breakthrough briefly overwhelmed everyone in the conference room, and he explained that Zephyr could help train Enel and the others.
• Zephyr agreed to coach the chamber of commerce’s promising fighters and accepted their thanks.
• Lin Yuan challenged Enel to spar so he could demonstrate what he had learned, and Enel could not lock onto Lin Yuan with Observation Haki.
• Lin Yuan explained that Observation Haki Killer blocked an opponent’s Observation Haki and required a high level of Conqueror’s Haki.
• Zephyr asked how Lin Yuan had awakened the technique, and Lin Yuan replied that anyone with hands could do it.

Monet found Trafalgar Law and invited him to meet Lin Yuan, offering to help him defeat Doflamingo in exchange for a favor. Law accepted, and Monet led the Heart Pirates toward Dressrosa while Lin Yuan prepared to join them.

• At Abyss headquarters, Zephyr urged the Chamber of Commerce executives to finish taking over the Whitebeard Pirates' operations before beginning special training.
• A week later, Monet found Law near Dressrosa and revealed that she served Lin Yuan, the Hidden Emperor.
• Monet offered to help Law defeat Doflamingo and allow the Heart Pirates to join the Chamber of Commerce, and Law accepted.
• Lin Yuan told Monet to help Law and bring her sister back, then said he would travel to Dressrosa with Enel and others.
• Monet summoned the flying Ark Maxim and took the Heart Pirates toward Dressrosa as Law vowed to kill Doflamingo.

Lin Yuan revealed the suffering behind Dressrosa’s living toys and recruited Trafalgar Law by promising to deal with Doflamingo. After Law joined the Abyss Chamber of Commerce, the group prepared to eat before setting out to handle matters in Dressrosa.

• Lin Yuan explained that Dressrosa’s toys were people transformed by a Devil Fruit ability, whose loved ones had forgotten them, and said they would restore the country to how it used to be.
• Monet welcomed Lin Yuan and his companions at the estate, where Lin Yuan met Trafalgar Law.
• Lin Yuan offered to control several people using Law’s ability and promised to deal with Doflamingo in exchange for Law joining the chamber of commerce.
• Law agreed to join and offered to perform the Perennial Youth Operation after awakening his Devil Fruit, but Lin Yuan said he would not ask Law to sacrifice his life for it.
• Enel welcomed Law and offered to help fight Doflamingo, while Yamato revealed she was Kaido’s daughter and said Lin Yuan had beaten Kaido years earlier.
• Lin Yuan’s group decided to eat before heading out to handle matters in Dressrosa.

Monet told Lin Yuan’s group about Doflamingo’s forces in Dressrosa, and they assigned Law and Enel to confront him. Doflamingo trapped the pair inside Birdcage and prepared to fight, unaware that Lin Yuan and the others were nearby.

• Monet listed Doflamingo’s executives and reported that Vergo was a Marine vice admiral, while Lin Yuan’s group assigned Law and Enel to face Doflamingo.
• Doflamingo felt uneasy during a meal, and Pica went to investigate a crash at the capital’s edge.
• Enel detected Pica and struck him with lightning as he and Law advanced toward the royal capital.
• Pica warned Doflamingo that Enel and Law were attacking, and Doflamingo chose to fight rather than abandon Dressrosa.
• Doflamingo deployed Birdcage to trap Enel and Law, while Lin Yuan and the others arrived nearby unseen.
• Doflamingo confronted Enel and Law at the King’s Plateau, and Enel mocked him as a cocky flamingo.

Enel foiled Doflamingo’s attempt to use Sugar against him, restoring Dressrosa’s residents and sparking a rebellion against the Donquixote Family. As the battle escalated, Lin Yuan tested the Birdcage and found his flames could burn through it, while Doflamingo faced the Abyss Chamber of Commerce’s strongest fighters.

• Doflamingo tried to keep Enel in Dressrosa, but Sugar approached Enel as part of a sneak attack, and Enel shocked her unconscious.
• Sugar’s loss of consciousness reversed her ability, restoring the toys and everyone’s memories of their loved ones across Dressrosa.
• King Riku and Viola rallied the people against Doflamingo, while Kyros reunited with Rebecca and prepared to join them.
• Doflamingo and the Donquixote Family attacked Enel, who killed Lao G with lightning and urged Law to escape.
• Lin Yuan sent Yamato, Erza, Erza, Kuina, and Monet to join the fight, then burned through the Birdcage with his flames.
• Doflamingo recognized the Abyss Chamber of Commerce fighters and told Trebol to run.

Yamato and her companions overwhelmed Doflamingo’s executives while Enel fought Doflamingo, who tried to escape after Pica rose as a giant to cover his retreat. Kuina cut Pica’s stone form apart, and Lin Yuan captured the still-living Pica as Doflamingo fell from above.

• Yamato, Kuina, Erza, Emile, and Monet quickly incapacitated the Donquixote Family’s executives, while Monet persuaded Baby 5 to protect Sugar.
• Doflamingo unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki and attacked Enel with his awakened strings, but Enel dodged and struck him down.
• Pica rose as a giant and attacked to give Doflamingo time to escape, while Enel pursued Doflamingo.
• Yamato launched Kuina into the air, and Kuina used Three Thousand Worlds to shatter Pica’s stone giant and locate his hiding place.
• Lin Yuan caught the still-living Pica and locked him in a coffin, then Doflamingo fell from above.

Lin Yuan defeated Doflamingo, recruited Law, and took several survivors and the Tontatta with him while Dressrosa began to rebuild. He then set course for Punk Hazard to kill someone he considered trash.

• Lin Yuan let Law confront Doflamingo, but killed Doflamingo himself and gave Law a place in his crew.
• Lin Yuan took Baby 5 and Senor Pink with him, and promised to have Kureha treat Senor Pink's wife.
• King Riku thanked Lin Yuan for saving Dressrosa, and Lin Yuan asked to take Viola to the chamber of commerce for two years.
• Lin Yuan found and rescued Mansherry and the imprisoned Tontatta, then agreed to take them along.
• Lin Yuan departed Dressrosa with his companions and announced that their next stop was Punk Hazard.

Lin Yuan arrived at Punk Hazard and had Enel capture Caesar Clown, while searching the secret base for Kozuki Momonosuke. He revealed that Momonosuke was the person he intended to kill and moved to find him among the children inside.

• Lin Yuan reached Punk Hazard with his companions and used Observation Haki to locate a secret base built inside a mountain.
• Lin Yuan sent Viola and Mansherry to wait outside, then took Yamato, Enel, Erza, Kuina, and Law to the base while Monet stayed behind.
• Enel killed the guards at the entrance and entered the poison-gas-filled base to capture Caesar Clown alive, with orders to avoid harming any children.
• Enel found Caesar, knocked him out with one punch, and carried him back to Lin Yuan.
• Lin Yuan clarified that Caesar was not his target and declared that he had come to kill Kozuki Momonosuke, whom he had found among the children inside.

Lin Yuan revealed that Kozuki Momonosuke was an adult who had traveled through time and ordered Caesar Clown to retrieve the poison gas from the base. After the group found the children and captured Momonosuke, Yamato and Kuina rejected his attempts to charm them.

• Lin Yuan explained that Kozuki Momonosuke was an adult hiding behind a child's appearance, and Yamato and the others agreed he should be killed.
• Caesar Clown pretended to be unconscious, but Lin Yuan exposed him and ordered him to reclaim the poison gas; Trafalgar Law took Caesar's heart as leverage.
• Lin Yuan led the group through the base, where they found more than a dozen children who had not yet been experimented on.
• Enel captured Kozuki Momonosuke, while Caesar brought Lin Yuan the pink Artificial Mythical Zoan Fruit made from Kaido.
• Kozuki Momonosuke leered at Yamato, Erza, Emile, and Kuina, but Yamato threatened him and Kuina drew Wado Ichimonji when he approached her.