Recaps

Vic considered the pirates gathered on Lodestar Island and the forces that could defend Luffy, while the Five Elders faced a growing threat. Saint Shepherd Sommers arrived to reinforce them, but their plan to bury the Straw Hat Pirates seemed increasingly uncertain.

• Vic judged Luffy’s underlings and the other pirate factions as potential attackers, but believed Luffy’s allies and their powerful fighters could withstand them.
• Vic counted the Marines, the Thunder God Pirates, and allies such as the Fish-Man and Giant races among the forces that could oppose the World Government.
• Saint Shepherd Sommers emerged from black flames after Imu had rescued him from near death in Elbaf, answering the Five Elders’ call for help.
• The Five Elders realized that the powerful factions gathered on Lodestar Island could overwhelm them and the Holy Knights, threatening the World Government’s rule.

Saint Garling and the Five Elders faced an approaching army on Lodestar Island as the World Government tried to prevent its enemies from uniting. Saint Shepherd Sommers summoned Shamrock and the other Holy Knights, whose arrival prompted confusion over Shamrock’s resemblance to Shanks.

• Saint Garling demanded to know why Saint Shepherd Sommers had arrived alone, and Sommers said Shamrock had sent him to check the situation first.
• Saint Garling ordered Sommers to call Shamrock and the others as an army closed in around them.
• Saint Shepherd Sommers saw the encircling forces and warned Shamrock that the situation had reached a crisis.
• Black flames and blood-red lightning appeared behind Saint Garling and the Five Elders as Shamrock and the other Holy Knights emerged.
• Vic recognized Shamrock as a man who resembled Shanks but had a different aura and no scars, while the approaching soldiers mistook him for Red-Haired Shanks.

Dragon confronted Shamrock after recognizing him as Shanks’s twin, whom he had failed to save from Garling at God Valley. Garling defended his treatment of the twins, and the confrontation ended with Dragon condemning him and Shamrock as beasts.

• Dragon recognized Shamrock as the twin entrusted to him at God Valley and expressed regret that he had failed to save him and his mother.
• Shamrock rejected Dragon’s concern, insulted his dead mother, and said he was grateful not to have been raised in the lower world.
• Dragon rebuked Shamrock for disrespecting his mother and denounced Mary Geoise for corrupting him.
• Garling accused Dragon of interfering with his children and blamed him and Roger for Shanks becoming a pirate instead of a Celestial Dragon.
• Garling recalled that he had stabbed the red-haired woman at God Valley and later found Shanks shaped by Roger’s ideals.
• Dragon called Garling and Shamrock beasts and said people like them should not exist.

Garp revealed how he helped Dragon smuggle Shanks off God Valley and condemned the Celestial Dragons, prompting a furious confrontation with Garling. Shamrock then attacked the pirates who had overheard the family’s secrets.

• Garp explained that he hid Shanks in a Devil Fruit treasure chest and sent him away with Roger’s crew, while Dragon took the Devil Fruit and later met Ivankov, Ginny, and Kuma.
• Garling accused Garp of giving his son to Roger, and Garp said he had acted to keep Shanks from the Celestial Dragons.
• Garp denounced the Celestial Dragons and declared that he was no longer a Marine, while Garling warned him against turning the Marines against them.
• Shamrock charged at the pirates who had overheard the family’s private affairs.

Shamrock and the other God's Knights attacked the gathered pirates to silence them, slaughtering them with overwhelming power. The pirates' attempts to fight back failed, and the massacre continued.

• Shamrock unleashed his Cerberus Devil Fruit sword, sending its three hound kings to tear through the pirates with flames, freezing breath, and nightmares.
• Gunko sent her arrow-tipped bandages through the crowd, skewering pirates who could neither dodge nor damage them.
• Saint Shepherd Sommers used his nearly indestructible thorns to impale pirates and form bloody strings around himself.
• Jiringomu frightened pirates with suggestive words, put them to sleep, and summoned the monsters from their nightmares to attack.
• The pirates tried to resist with Haki-coated weapons, but the God's Knights' attacks overwhelmed them and their counterattacks failed.

Ace and Dragon's allies watched the God's Knights crush the pirates, revealing the Holy Knights' strength and abilities. Ace and Sabo explained what they knew, while Dragon reflected on Vic's help and let the slaughter continue.

• Saint Shepherd Sommers restrained pirates with pain-amplifying brambles, while Jiringomu's dream-born monsters grew stronger as the pirates became more afraid.
• Ace watched the twelve God's Knights fight and recalled Luffy's warning that the Holy Knights had repeatedly clashed with the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Ace told Marco, Hawk-Eye, Buggy, Crocodile, and the others what Luffy had revealed about the Holy Knights and their immortality.
• Sabo told Dragon that seeing the God's Knights made him realize the Revolutionary Army would have been defeated at Mary Geoise without Vic's help.
• Dragon credited Vic with providing crucial information and protection, then chose not to interfere with the God's Knights' attack on the pirates.

Garp and Sengoku discussed the Holy Knights and the Celestial Dragons’ contempt for ordinary people as the Knights attacked. Kaido revealed that the Knights had once captured and experimented on him, and he saw the battle as a chance for revenge.

• Sengoku recognized the Holy Knights as the World Government’s hidden force and condemned the Marines’ role as enforcers for the Celestial Dragons.
• Garp told Sengoku that the Knights’ cruelty had not changed since God Valley and described how they treated ordinary people like livestock.
• Garp recalled witnessing the Celestial Dragons slaughter civilians and slaves at God Valley, an event that left him ashamed of his Marine hero title.
• Big Mom asked Kaido whether he had encountered the Holy Knights before, and Kaido explained that they had captured and experimented on him.
• Kaido remembered his suffering at the Knights’ hands and resolved to take revenge during the battle.

Big Mom asked Kaido how he had repeatedly been captured, and he said he had tried to destroy Mary Geoise. Kid and Law then discussed the Holy Knights and whether they could defeat Kaido and Big Mom, with Law urging them to wait for the Straw Hat Pirates before starting a fight.

• Big Mom asked Kaido why the Holy Knights had captured him so many times, and Kaido said he had tried to raze Mary Geoise.
• Kid asked Law who the mysterious Holy Knights were, and Law guessed they were the World Government’s hidden fighting force.
• Kid asked whether he and Law could defeat Kaido and Big Mom, and Law judged they had a chance but should avoid a conflict if possible.
• Kid pointed out that their past battles, stolen Poneglyphs, and attacks on officers made a clash with Kaido and Big Mom likely.
• Law argued they should wait for Straw Hat-ya to arrive, since attacking now could trigger a chaotic battle and ruin their chance at the One Piece.

The Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Lodestar Island in the Thousand Sunny, and Luffy’s laughter drew the attention of the forces gathered in the valley. As the Five Elders assessed Luffy and the threat he posed, someone asked Garp what the One Piece really was.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates flew the Thousand Sunny into the valley, where Luffy turned the ground to rubber to cushion their landing.
• Nami, Franky, and Aokiji’s preparations had let the ship fly over the crowded waters around Lodestar Island and reach the battle.
• Garling and Mars watched Luffy arrive, while Mars and Ju Peter discussed the Sun God’s awakening and the power he had yet to attain.
• Someone asked Garp whether the One Piece was merely treasure, recalling that Roger had launched the Great Pirate Era after finding it.

Garp told Sengoku to look beyond the Marines and pirates to uncover how the World Government’s efforts to hide the Void Century connected to the One Piece. As the Straw Hat Pirates arrived, rival forces prepared to challenge them, while Akainu reflected on his changed view of the crew.

• Garp urged Sengoku to analyze the World Government’s actions from a wider perspective, and Sengoku realized how many Marine-involved massacres and incidents were tied to the Void Century.
• Sengoku connected the World Government’s targeting of former Joy Boy allies and suppression of Void Century research to its efforts to seize the One Piece, while Garp said the truth would soon emerge.
• Big Mom welcomed the Straw Hat Pirates’ arrival and reminded Kaido of his promise; Kaido said he would follow the real Joy Boy and lend his strength.
• Kid wanted to take the One Piece from Luffy, but Law warned him against killing Luffy and said they needed other forces to weaken the Straw Hat Pirates first.
• Akainu asked Borsalino what he thought of the Straw Hat Pirates and reflected that he now distinguished them from the pirates he still considered deserving of punishment.

Luffy’s arrival signaled the countdown to a massive battle, as the Marines, Revolutionary Army, pirates, and Holy Knights prepared to choose sides. Shamrock expected the assembled Holy Knights to defeat the Straw Hat Pirates, but the chapter revealed that both sides had powerful allies.

• Kizaru described how Luffy’s territories prospered without paying tribute, and Akainu understood that Kizaru supported his position against Ryokugyu.
• Marco and Ace discussed Luffy’s arrival, and Ace told the Whitebeard Pirates to focus on stopping troublemakers while he waited to fight the God's Knights.
• Sabo asked Dragon for their plans, and Dragon assigned himself and Sabo to the Five Elders and Holy Knights while Kuma and the Seraphim protected Luffy’s companions.
• Shamrock welcomed Luffy and believed the Holy Knights could defeat the Straw Hat Pirates, though their opponents’ allies included the Revolutionary Army, Cross Guild, Kaido, Big Mom, and other pirates.
• Cavendish and the Straw Hat Grand Fleet saw Luffy arrive, and Suleiman celebrated that they were now members of the Pirate King's crew.

The Straw Hat Grand Fleet gathered on Lodestar Island after learning that Luffy and his companions had claimed the One Piece and faced a siege. Its captains and crews prepared to support the Straw Hat Pirates, while the Giant Warrior Pirates remained in Elbaf.

• Bartolomeo and Gambia wept with joy when they saw the Thousand Sunny arrive, celebrating Luffy becoming Pirate King.
• Sai, Baby 5, and Boo welcomed the Straw Hat Pirates, while Ideo and his crew said they were ready to help.
• Blue Gilly, Jeet, Abdullah, and Leo declared their readiness to fight alongside the fleet.
• Orlumbus and Columbus arrived with their crew to repay the Straw Hat Pirates, and Bellamy also offered his support.
• The Giant Warrior Pirates did not come because Hajrudin remained in Elbaf governing under Loki, and the giants would have been vulnerable to the Holy Knights.

The Straw Hat Pirates returned from Laugh Tale to find Lodestar Island crowded with Marines, pirates, the Five Elders, and God's Knights, leaving them braced for a fight. As the crew assessed the threat, Aokiji hoped the Marines would learn the truth about the Celestial Dragons and join the resistance.

• Zoro welcomed the prospect of fighting the gathered enemies, while Usopp worried at the scale of the crowd.
• Nami realized news of the Straw Hats' arrival at Laugh Tale had spread and wondered why Vic and the Thunder God Pirates were absent.
• Sanji judged himself strong enough to face a Five Elder or God's Knight, while Robin considered revealing the Void Century's truth to the people below.
• Chopper focused on treating the injured, and Franky worried that the crew had encountered the World Government before retrieving and repairing Pluton.
• Brook recognized Gunko's resemblance to a girl he had known long ago, while Jinbe worried the Straw Hats might have to flee if the pirates joined the attack.
• Aokiji condemned the Marines' apparent support for the Celestial Dragons and hoped they would join the resistance after learning the truth.

Luffy announced that he had found the One Piece, prompting greedy pirates to demand the treasure while the Straw Hat Pirates faced a tense standoff. Sabo and the others stayed alert to the Five Elders and Holy Knights, and Ace prepared to confront Garling.

• Luffy stood on the Thousand Sunny and declared himself Pirate King, saying he had obtained the One Piece.
• Pirates demanded that Luffy reveal or surrender the One Piece, while others quietly came to witness his coronation.
• Sabo condemned the pirates’ demands, and Koala asked whether they could use the Seraphim against them; Sabo stayed focused on the Five Elders and Holy Knights.
• Buggy offered to handle the pirates alongside Mihawk, Crocodile, Marco, and Jozu, while Crocodile mocked him and Marco smoothed things over.
• Sengoku teased Garp about Luffy’s straightforward nature, and Ace fixed his gaze on Garling.

The Five Elders debated whether the Straw Hat Pirates had truly found Laugh Tale and ordered the Holy Knights to stop Luffy if he threatened the World Government. Robin urged Luffy to reveal Joy Boy’s message and unite the world against the Celestial Dragons, and the crew agreed to fight the World Government.

• Garling questioned whether Laugh Tale existed and whether the Straw Hat Pirates had really found it, while Mars judged Luffy unlikely to lie for fame.
• Mars ordered the Holy Knights to stop Luffy at any cost if his words endangered the World Government’s rule.
• Robin told Luffy that revealing the truth of the Void Century could unite the world and preserve that truth even if they lost.
• The Straw Hat crew voiced support for Luffy, citing their grievances against the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
• Luffy decided that the Straw Hat Pirates would send the World Government flying.

Luffy tried to reveal that the One Piece recorded the Void Century, but Saint Garling interrupted him and the World Government forces attacked the Straw Hat crew. Zoro, Aokiji, Sanji, and Ace blocked the Elders and Holy Knights, leaving the fight poised to continue.

• Luffy shouted for silence and began explaining that the One Piece preserved the lost history of the Void Century.
• Saint Garling launched a slash at Luffy, which Zoro shattered, while the surviving Elders urged the crowd to seize the Straw Hats.
• Aokiji stopped Saint Mars with ice arrows, and Zoro confronted Saint Garling.
• Sanji kicked Saint Shepherd Ju Peter away before he could reach Luffy.
• Ace struck Shamrock with a flaming fist and challenged him to fight.

Sabo, Dragon, and Luffy confronted the God's Knights as they moved to stop Luffy from revealing the truth of the Void Century. The battles began with Sabo facing Sommers, Dragon confronting the Manmayer knight, and several God's Knights surrounding Luffy.

• Sabo intercepted Sommers and attacked him with Armament Haki and a dragon claw.
• Dragon blocked Gunko and an old God's Knight from the Manmayer Family, whom he remembered from God Valley and vowed to kill.
• The Manmayer knight sent Gunko ahead while he stayed to face Dragon.
• Thatcher Maffey, a horned old man, and Jiringomu attacked Luffy together aboard the Thousand Sunny.
• Luffy declared that he would have to send the God's Knights flying.

Luffy, Nami, and Zoro split up the God's Knights to protect the Thousand Sunny and their crewmates. As Jinbe and the others prepared to face the four remaining knights, Zoro drew two of them away, leaving Jinbe conflicted about his own limits.

• Luffy used Gear Fifth's Nika Form to punch the yeti-like old man away from the Thousand Sunny and moved ashore to face two God's Knights.
• Nami flew off with two female God's Knights, while the remaining Straw Hat Pirates worried about her facing them without Conqueror's Haki.
• Four God's Knights remained near the Thousand Sunny, where Usopp, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, and Jinbe prepared to hold them off.
• Zoro forced Saint Garling away and drew the goat-masked God's Knight toward him to relieve pressure on Jinbe and the others.
• Jinbe watched Zoro take on another opponent and reflected on how his strength had stopped growing while his younger crewmates surpassed him.

Jinbe charged a God's Knight alone while Robin and the Straw Hats fought the remaining two, using teamwork to pin down the younger knight and drive the blond one into Franky's path. The crew had stopped the Holy Knights alongside the Five Elders, while onlookers debated whether the One Piece contained the history of the Void Century.

• Jinbe left the ship to face a gas-masked God's Knight by himself.
• Robin, Chopper, Brook, Usopp, and Franky took positions to fight the two God's Knights approaching the Thousand Sunny.
• Robin restrained the young God's Knight, and Chopper slammed him into the ground with a Haki-coated fist.
• Usopp struck the blond God's Knight with a flaming projectile, but the knight extinguished the flames with Conqueror's Haki and pursued Usopp.
• General Franky blocked the blond God's Knight before he could reach Usopp.
• Onlookers wondered whether the World Government had joined the race for the One Piece and whether the treasure recorded the Void Century's history.

As the Straw Hat Pirates fought the Five Elders and God's Knights, pirates debated Luffy’s revelation about the One Piece, while Ryokugyu urged Akainu to attack and Sengoku pressed Garp to intervene. Garp stayed calm because he trusted Vic to protect Luffy, leaving Sengoku baffled by his claim that the battlefield was quiet.

• Pirates dismissed Luffy’s claim about the One Piece, though a few suspected the World Government was hiding something about the Void Century.
• Ryokugyu urged Akainu to order an attack on the engaged Straw Hat Pirates, but Akainu refused and said the Marines should let the pirates fight before cleaning up.
• Sengoku called on Garp to help the outnumbered Straw Hat Pirates, but Garp continued watching Luffy’s fight.
• Garp told Sengoku the battlefield was quiet because he trusted Vic to step in if Luffy and his companions were in danger.
• Sengoku pointed to the noise, fighting, and oppressive auras around them and questioned Garp’s judgment.

Tsuru and Sengoku realized the Red Hair Pirates and Thunder God Pirates had yet to join the battle, while Kaido, Big Mom, Kid, and Law reacted to Luffy’s revelation about the One Piece. The chapter left Kid ready to help Luffy and the Revolutionary Army overthrow the World Government, while Kaido urged Big Mom to keep fighting.

• Tsuru corrected Sengoku, who realized the Red Hair Pirates and Thunder God Pirates had not appeared despite the battle’s scale.
• Kaido saw his chance to confront the Holy Knights and urged Big Mom to fight alongside him, reminding her they could still discover what the One Piece contained.
• Kid asked Law whether the One Piece was truly lost history, and Law said he believed Luffy and wondered what the history revealed.
• Law argued that the history could expose the World Government’s secrets and help overturn its rule.
• Kid accepted that the One Piece was history and agreed with Law that they should help Luffy.

The Straw Hat Grand Fleet joined the battle, with Bartolomeo protecting Luffy and Cavendish helping Jinbe against God's Knights. As pirates rushed toward the Thousand Sunny to seize the One Piece, the defenders left the main fight to stop them, tipping the battle in the World Government's favor.

• Bartolomeo blocked Jiringomu's trident from striking Luffy, then followed Luffy's order to help Zoro.
• Cavendish arrived in Nightmare Form and helped Jinbe fight the gas-mask-wearing God's Knight.
• The Straw Hat Grand Fleet's arrival briefly balanced the fighting between Luffy's forces and the World Government.
• Pirates seeking the One Piece advanced on the Thousand Sunny, and Kuma, Ivankov, the Seraphim, Cross Guild officers, and others moved to stop them.
• The Grand Fleet members joined the defense of the Thousand Sunny, weakening the Straw Hats' side in the battle against the World Government.

Kaido, Big Mom, Law, and Kid joined the battle against the God's Knights, helping the Straw Hat Pirates and their allies. The fight continued as Big Mom reached Nami while Zoro and Luffy faced other powerful enemies.

• Kaido persuaded Big Mom to take part in the battle, and they fought their way toward the strongest combatants.
• Law teleported himself and Kid onto the battlefield, then went to help Jinbe while Luffy welcomed their support.
• Kid formed a giant metal arm and sent a yeti-like God's Knight flying, drawing the enemy away from Luffy.
• Kaido arrived to aid Zoro, knocked Garling aside, and began fighting the goat-mask God's Knight.
• Big Mom rode Prometheus to help Nami, who was attacking two God's Knights from the air but could not deal them fatal damage.

Nami released Zeus to let him choose between her and Big Mom, and Zeus hid behind Nami, confirming his choice. Big Mom joined the battle against the God's Knights, while Vic watched from the Dimensional Space and believed Luffy's fight with Imu would decide the outcome.

• Nami asked Big Mom to respect Zeus's wishes, and Big Mom challenged her to let Zeus choose.
• Nami released Zeus from her Clima-Tact, and Zeus fled behind her when he saw Big Mom.
• Big Mom flew to the ground to fight alongside Nami against the God's Knights.
• Big Mom clashed with the female knight from God Valley, and their Conqueror's Haki sent nearby pirates flying or unconscious.
• Nami realized her Laws could restrain Gunko but that she lacked the Haki needed to defeat an immortal enemy outright.
• Vic watched the battle from the Dimensional Space and concluded that Luffy's fight with Imu would determine the final outcome.

Dragon killed a Holy Knight, briefly strengthening Luffy's side, but Imu sent trainee Holy Knights to the battlefield in response. The newcomers targeted the weaker Straw Hat Pirates, threatening to free the immortal fighters to gang up on Dragon and the others.

• Dragon unleashed a tornado infused with Conqueror's Haki and killed the short Holy Knight.
• The short knight's death stunned the fighters and alarmed the Five Elders and the other Holy Knights.
• The Five Elders and Shamrock appealed to Imu for help, and black flames appeared across the battlefield as trainee Holy Knights arrived.
• The chapter explained that trainee Holy Knights could use teleportation arrays but had not been granted immortality.
• Following the Five Elders' instructions, the trainees attacked weaker members of the Straw Hat Pirates to draw immortal fighters away from the strongest opponents.