Chapter Summaries

Vic reflected on Joy Boy’s preparations to defeat Imu, including hidden gold, weapons, and a path to the God Realm, and concluded that Imu’s ambition had made Qingning Star safer from the danger Joy Boy feared. He still believed Imu and the World Government had to be overthrown, while he remained inside his illusion on Laugh Tale.

• Vic realized Joy Boy had hidden a mountain of gold in the Dimensional Ring, which Vic had obtained before Luffy could find it.
• Vic considered how Joy Boy had left weapons, ancient robots, gold, and instructions for reaching Mystery Island and using the Soul Fruit to enter the God Realm.
• Vic praised Joy Boy for preparing future generations while concealing his plans from Imu, then reflected that Joy Boy had underestimated Imu’s ambition.
• Vic reasoned that Imu protected Qingning Star because its Law Fruits could grant power and its Perennial Youth Operation legend promised eternal life.
• Vic concluded that Imu and the World Government still had to be overthrown because Imu would not tolerate rival powerhouses and allowed the Celestial Dragons to persecute Qingning Star’s natives.

After absorbing Joy Boy’s message, Vic prepared to face Imu and traveled to Raijin Island to strengthen the Divine Staff with the island’s source of black lightning. He planted the staff in an altar-like platform at the island’s center, where it fit perfectly.

• Vic emerged from his day-long seclusion with a clearer understanding of Qingning Star and the danger posed by outsiders.
• Vic took the Divine Staff, hoping it would amplify his power in his coming battle with Imu.
• Vic used spatial power to reach Raijin Island and walked toward its central region as the Divine Staff absorbed the island’s lightning.
• Vic found a tiered black platform with a hole at its center and planted the Divine Staff in it.
• Vic saw that the Divine Staff fit the platform perfectly, as though it had once belonged there.

Vic absorbed the black lightning into the Divine Staff, uncovered rings of Pure Gold buried beneath Raijin Island, and left for Lodestar Island. He arrived to find the island ravaged by fierce battles between powerful fighters.

• Vic watched Raijin Island’s lightning and thunderclouds disappear as the Divine Staff absorbed the black lightning.
• Vic tested the island with a Conqueror’s Haki strike, but the black circular platform remained intact.
• Vic uncovered rings of Pure Gold beneath Raijin Island, removed them, and left the platform behind.
• Vic sensed violent battles and familiar auras on Lodestar Island as he opened a spatial gate.
• Vic emerged on Lodestar Island and found powerful fighters battling across the heavily damaged island.

Vic joined Dragon and the Revolutionary Army on Lodestar Island, where they were fighting CP0 after learning the World Government planned to attack Luffy. He explained Luffy’s connection to Joy Boy and shared Joy Boy’s written account with the others as the final battle drew near.

• Vic appeared beside Dragon and asked why the Revolutionary Army was fighting the World Government on Lodestar Island.
• Dragon explained that the Revolutionary Army had evacuated civilians after learning the World Government planned to strike Luffy and his crew, and he asked why finding the One Piece had provoked such a response.
• Vic told Dragon that Luffy shared Joy Boy’s ability and that the World Government feared the One Piece Joy Boy had left behind.
• Vic transmitted Joy Boy’s account into the minds of Dragon, Sabo, Kuma, and the other Revolutionary Army members, then warned them to prepare for the final battle.
• Vic watched the Seraphim fight CP0 and noted that Seraphim from different production batches varied in age and size.

Vic observed the adult Seraphim fighting CP0 and assessed their abilities, durability, and copied powers. The battle continued with CP0 struggling against the Seraphim, while three previously unseen Seraphim modeled on Doflamingo, Crocodile, and Gecko Moria were revealed.

• Vic watched S-Hawk withstand Lucci’s awakened Rokuogan before counterattacking with a slash that nearly split Lucci and the hill behind him.
• Adult S-Snake fought several CP0 agents with her strength and Love-Love Fruit, petrifying one agent and others who were captivated by her appearance.
• The younger S-Snake relied on her Love-Love Fruit and Laser Beams while dodging CP0’s attacks.
• S-Shark used his ability to swim through rock and ground to gain the advantage over several CP0 agents.
• Vic saw teenage Seraphim based on Doflamingo, Crocodile, and Gecko Moria, and learned that S-Bird had been given the String-String Fruit ability.

Vic explained that the Seraphim were gaining combat experience through their fight with CP0, while Dragon and Sabo reacted to Joy Boy’s account of the World Government’s origins. The chapter ended with Sabo asking Vic whether Imu had used the Perennial Youth Operation to live for so long.

• The Seraphim fought CP0 agents, and Vic recognized that their battle was training them to adapt and make fewer mistakes.
• Vic compared his accelerated combat analysis to an AI’s ability to calculate responses faster than a human could.
• Dragon questioned the truth of Joy Boy’s account, and Vic said the World Government’s suppression of history gave people reason to believe it.
• Sabo connected Imu to the figure he had seen at Pangaea Castle and asked Vic whether Imu had undergone the Perennial Youth Operation.

Vic explained his theories about Imu's longevity and the origins of Haki, and reassured Kuma that Bonney would not be held responsible for her Celestial Dragon ancestry. The group was left considering how Haki and Devil Fruits related to the wider universe.

• Vic said Imu might have survived for centuries through the Perennial Youth Operation or his own strength, though he could not confirm which.
• Kuma worried that Bonney's Celestial Dragon ancestry would put her at risk after the World Government fell, but Vic reassured him that her mixed heritage did not make her part of the Celestial Dragons.
• Vic explained that he would judge Celestial Dragons by their actions, punish those who had committed evil, and erase the memories of those who had not.
• Ivankov asked how Celestial Dragons could use Haki when Joy Boy's message said Haki did not exist elsewhere in the universe.
• Vic offered three possible explanations and said he believed Haki and the Laws system had originally coexisted, with Haki balancing Devil Fruit powers.

Vic realized Haki might let Qingning Star’s God Realm fighters challenge the Celestial Dragons, but feared he had learned this too late to affect the coming battle. Meanwhile, Sakazuki led nearly the entire Marine force toward Lodestar Island to destroy the Straw Hat Pirates, who he believed had obtained the One Piece.

• Vic considered that Haki could counter superior God Realm forces and thought he might retreat into the universe, master Haki, and later return to confront Imu and the Celestial Dragons.
• Vic and the others discussed Joy Boy’s message as a massive Marine fleet raced toward Lodestar Island.
• Ryokugyu saw that Sakazuki, the Admirals, Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, Zephyr, and nearly all available Marine forces had joined the deployment.
• Sakazuki told Ryokugyu that war with the Four Emperors was inevitable and that their mission was to wipe out the Straw Hat Pirates on Lodestar Island.
• Sakazuki said the Straw Hat Pirates posed a greater threat than the Revolutionary Army because Straw Hat Boy had obtained the One Piece, and he lamented the Marines’ setbacks with Vegapunk and the Seraphim.

The Marines mobilized under Akainu to confront the Straw Hat Pirates, while Ryokugyu eagerly volunteered to face Luffy and Garp considered the contingency Vic had prepared for the war. Meanwhile, Ace gathered allies to head for Lodestar Island and learn the truth about the One Piece, despite warning them of the danger.

• Akainu told Ryokugyu that the Five Elders had ordered the Marines to make the Straw Hat Pirates pay, and Ryokugyu eagerly claimed Luffy as his opponent.
• Akainu assessed the veterans traveling with him, while Garp recalled that Vic had predicted the war and planned to send Garp to Mary Geoise if Vic could not defeat Imu.
• The Straw Hat Pirates left Laugh Tale for Lodestar Island, where Luffy could resupply while Robin translated Joy Boy’s message.
• Ace warned Buggy, Marco, Hawk-Eye, and Crocodile that joining his mission to find out what the One Piece was would put them in danger.
• Buggy, Marco, Hawk-Eye, and Crocodile each gave their reasons for joining Ace, including family ties to Luffy and the prospect of Pluton appearing.

The news that the Straw Hat Pirates had obtained the One Piece drew emperors, Worst Generation pirates, and Luffy’s allies toward them. On Lodestar Island, Dragon ordered the Seraphim to stop collecting combat data and kill the World Government forces, turning the battle into a massacre.

• Ace, the Cross Guild, Shanks, Kaido, Big Mom, Kid, Law, and other prominent pirates set out for the One Piece and the coming conflict.
• Law, Kid, and other members of the Worst Generation headed toward Luffy, while Luffy’s followers came to support him.
• Dragon grew anxious after reading Joy Boy’s writings and learning that Imu had targeted his son, then ordered Koala to have the Seraphim kill the World Government forces.
• Koala ordered the Seraphim to unleash their full strength, and they quickly killed several CP0 agents.
• S-Hawk, S-Snake, S-Shark, S-Bird, S-Crocodile, and S-Bat used their abilities to slaughter the people around them.

Saturn arrived on Lodestar Island using Imu’s teleportation ability as the Seraphim continued killing Cipher Pol agents. The Revolutionary Army learned that other World Government leaders could also appear suddenly, while Saturn’s attack failed to affect the Seraphim.

• Saturn transformed into his Gyuki form and teleported to Lodestar Island through a pentagram-shaped circle, boosting the Cipher Pol agents’ morale.
• Vic explained that Saturn had borrowed Imu’s coordinate-based teleportation ability and warned Dragon, Koala, Sabo, and Ivankov that the other Five Elders and Holy Knights could arrive too.
• The Seraphim kept killing CP0 and Cipher Pol agents despite Saturn’s arrival and Conqueror’s Haki.
• Saturn attacked the Seraphim with his Gyuki glare and Conqueror’s Haki, but they ignored him because Koala had not ordered them to target him.
• The narration revealed that S-Bird, S-Bat, and S-Crocodile had been captured by the World Government and were now in Saturn’s laboratory.

Saturn attacked the Seraphim but failed to seriously harm most of them, while they wiped out nearly all of CP0. After Koala ordered the idle Seraphim to attack Saturn, they overwhelmed him and left him badly injured.

• Saturn struck the adult S-Hawk and adult S-Shark, then drenched the battlefield with venom that melted several Cipher Pol agents.
• The Seraphim killed nearly all of CP0, including Rob Lucci and Kaku, while Saturn repeatedly attacked them and injured a few.
• Koala ordered the Seraphim with no targets to take down Saturn after he threatened to kill her.
• The Seraphim attacked Saturn together, tearing off his spider legs, blackening his eyes, and ripping open his belly.
• Saturn realized the adult Seraphim were far stronger than he had expected and regretted the World Government's decision to deny Vegapunk support.

Vic revealed that Saturn had arranged Ginny and Bonney’s Sapphire Scales virus as part of a scheme to control Kuma, prompting Kuma, Sabo, and Ivankov to confront Saturn. The Seraphim withdrew from the fight, while Saturn’s immortality left the battle unresolved.

• The Seraphim tore Saturn apart, but his body reformed into a giant spider.
• Vic told Kuma that Saturn had caused Ginny and Bonney’s illness and had targeted Kuma for his plan.
• Kuma, shaken by the revelation, set out to attack Saturn, and Dragon sent Sabo to support him.
• Ivankov asked to join the fight to avenge Ginny, and Dragon let him go.
• Koala withdrew the Seraphim as Kuma, Sabo, and Ivankov joined the battle; the remaining CP Agents escaped, while Lucci and Kaku stayed behind.

Kuma confronted Saturn after learning that Saturn had given Ginny Sapphire Scales, then joined Sabo and Ivankov in repeatedly beating the immortal Elder. Vic and Dragon arranged for Dragon to teach Sabo how to use Conqueror’s Haki in combat, leaving Sabo ready to face Saturn with a new ability.

• Saturn recognized Kuma, Ivankov, and Sabo, admitted he had arranged Ginny’s illness to turn Kuma into a weapon, and asked who cured Bonney.
• Kuma attacked Saturn to avenge Ginny, and Sabo and Ivankov joined him in beating Saturn despite his rapid regeneration.
• Kuma and the others repeatedly killed Saturn, then stopped when they realized they could not permanently defeat him.
• Vic called on Dragon to break Saturn’s immortality, and Dragon proposed teaching Sabo advanced Conqueror’s Haki during the fight.
• Dragon revealed that Sabo had awakened Conqueror’s Haki while leading the Revolutionary Army but had never received proper instruction.

Vic secretly taught Sabo the advanced use of Conqueror's Haki, letting him wound Saturn and block his immortality, though Sabo still lacked the strength to kill him. Saturn called for reinforcements while Vic refused to intervene, leaving the battle against Saturn ongoing.

• Vic implanted a teaching memory in Sabo, who quickly learned to coat his Dragon Claw Fist with Conqueror's Haki.
• Sabo, Kuma, and Ivankov overwhelmed Saturn, and Sabo's attacks tore away Saturn's body parts and prevented his wounds from healing.
• Saturn used soul transmission to warn the others that Sabo had learned to counter immortality and asked them to come quickly.
• Dragon asked Vic whether Sabo's Haki could overcome Saturn's immortality, and Vic explained that Sabo could hurt Saturn but lacked the power to kill him.
• Dragon questioned why Vic had taught Sabo if he could not finish Saturn, but Vic insisted Sabo had gained valuable experience and declined to step in.

Vic revealed that he had trapped the Five Elders on the island and sent Dragon to help the Seraphim and Sabo’s group fight them. As Big Mom and Kaido’s alliance arrived, Vic sensed more familiar presences while the battle continued.

• The Five Elders arrived to reinforce Saturn, and Vic told Dragon to join the fight after sealing the island’s space to prevent their escape.
• Dragon rode the wind to the battlefield and snapped Garling’s scorpion tail as it attacked S-Shark.
• Vic sensed that Big Mom and Kaido’s alliance had arrived with a vast fleet, while the Marines were still on their way.
• Kaido leaped ashore with Hassaikai and sensed the fighting on the island.
• Big Mom arrived with Kaido and assumed Luffy was fighting someone over the One Piece.

Kaido and Big Mom led their fleets toward the battlefield, while Vic watched unseen from within the void. The Five Elders and the Revolutionary Army sensed the approaching pirates but did not know who they were.

• Katakuri sensed that the fighter on the island was not Straw Hat Boy, and King questioned his long-range Observation Haki.
• Kaido and Big Mom brought their forces ashore and marched toward the battlefield, passing through Vic, who had merged into the void.
• Kaido spotted the Seraphim and asked King if they were Lunarians, while Big Mom joked about having children with King.
• King rejected Big Mom and wondered whether any Lunarians had survived the World Government's massacre; Katakuri was embarrassed by their exchange.
• The Five Elders sensed a large group of hostile pirates approaching, while Dragon, Koala, Sabo, Ivankov, and Kuma wondered whether the arrivals might be allies.

Dragon and the Revolutionary Army fought the Five Elders as Kaido and Big Mom approached, forcing the Elders to weigh whether to summon the Holy Knights or wait for the Marines. Onlookers recognized the Seraphim and Revolutionary Army officers as the battle continued.

• Saturn recognized Kaido and Big Mom approaching and wondered whether they had come to join the fight.
• Nusjuro recalled Kaido’s hatred of the World Government while clashing with Dragon, and Garling proposed summoning the Holy Knights.
• Mars and Ju Peter argued that the Five Elders should wait for the Marines and keep the Holy Knights in reserve.
• The Five Elders agreed to wait as S-Snake blasted Ju Peter in the mouth and the Elders focused on resisting the Revolutionary Army.
• Bystanders identified the Seraphim as weapons modeled on former Shichibukai and recognized Dragon and the other Revolutionary Army officers.

Kaido and Big Mom recognized the Five Elders, the Seraphim, and the Revolutionary Army fighting at Mary Geoise, then joined the battle after a clash of Conqueror’s Haki. Kaido took Nusjuro from Dragon, and Big Mom targeted the now-free Dragon.

• Kaido and Big Mom identified the combatants and wondered whether Vegapunk had joined the Revolutionary Army.
• Nusjuro let the shock wave from the Conqueror’s Haki clash spread, knocking out many of Kaido and Big Mom’s followers.
• Kaido attacked Nusjuro with Thunder Bagua while Nusjuro was occupied fighting Dragon, sending the Elder flying.
• Nusjuro demanded to know whether Kaido meant to make an enemy of the World Government, and Kaido laughed and declared he had always been its enemy.
• Kaido charged Nusjuro, and Big Mom chose Dragon as her opponent.

Big Mom attacked Dragon on Lodestar Island, while the Marines arrived on the island’s opposite shore as the battle among the major forces continued. Garp joined the landing and declared that he would be the one to subdue Luffy.

• Dragon tried to persuade Big Mom to join forces against the Five Elders, but she said she wanted to fight him and launched a Haki-coated punch.
• Dragon used his wind Devil Fruit powers to evade Big Mom’s attack, which smashed a crater into the ground.
• The Marines spotted pirate ships and the sky split by Conqueror’s Haki, then circled around to land on another shore.
• Ryokugyu voiced concern about the powerful Haki, and Akainu rebuked him for losing his nerve.
• Fujitora sensed the Five Elders’ auras, while Garp recognized his son’s presence and leaped ashore.
• Sengoku asked Garp which side he would support if Luffy became the Marines’ target, and Garp laughed and said he would subdue his grandson himself.