Chapter Summaries

As the Marines arrived at Lodestar Island, Vic decided to let Kuma settle his grievance with Saturn before the battle escalated. Vic secretly helped Kuma destroy Saturn’s heart and organs, killing the immortal Elder.

• Garp prepared to subdue Luffy and test how much his grandson had grown.
• Tsuru asked Gion whether Vic would come, and Gion said he would definitely appear.
• Vic sensed the Marines and other powerful figures approaching Lodestar Island and realized he might not need to intervene openly.
• Vic isolated Kuma and Saturn in a small pocket of space and secretly crushed Saturn’s heart with Armament Haki.
• Kuma’s Haki destroyed Saturn’s other organs, and Saturn died after losing the power that had kept him alive.

Vic secretly isolated Saturn from Imu’s immortality, allowing Kuma to kill him with a punch and avenge Ginny. The stunned fighters regrouped as new forces approached, while Big Mom and Kaido clashed over their alliance.

• Vic had isolated the space around Kuma and Saturn for one second, cutting Saturn off from his immortality so Kuma’s punch killed him.
• The other four Elders retreated in shock, and Sabo, Ivankov, and Kaido reacted to Saturn’s death while Kuma could not explain how it happened.
• Black flames burned Saturn’s corpse to ashes, and Dragon told Kuma to withdraw from the fighting.
• Dragon continued evading Big Mom as new presences approached the battlefield.
• Big Mom accused Kaido of abandoning their alliance, and Kaido declared that he would pursue revenge on the World Government regardless of their agreement.

After Saturn's death halted the battle, the factions waited for Marine reinforcements, but Dragon renewed the Revolutionary Army's attack on the Five Elders. Kaido stopped Big Mom from joining the Elders, believing Kuma could defeat them and urging her to wait.

• The Five Elders questioned how Kuma had killed Saturn and decided to wait for the approaching Marines before resuming the fight.
• Katakuri and King woke their unconscious allies as the Revolutionary Army, the Five Elders, and Kaido and Big Mom's forces prepared for the Marines' arrival.
• Vic urged Dragon to attack the Five Elders before the Marines arrived, arguing that it would weaken their standing with the Marines.
• Dragon ordered Sabo, Koala, and the Revolutionary Army to attack the Five Elders, while Kuma stayed back as a deterrent.
• Kaido stopped Big Mom from attacking Dragon and urged her to help defeat the Five Elders, believing Kuma had a powerful technique that could kill them.

The Revolutionary Army gained the upper hand after Saturn’s death, and Sabo used advanced Conqueror’s Haki to severely injure Garling despite his immortality. The battle continued as Dragon evaded Nusjuro’s attacks and watched Sabo prove he could fight an Elder alone.

• Big Mom stayed out of the battle while Akainu led the Marines into the valley and left Gion and Tokikake to guard the mountaintops.
• Saturn’s death broke the stalemate, leaving Dragon and Sabo to face two Elders while the Seraphim held the remaining Elders at bay.
• Sabo dodged Garling’s poisonous scorpion tail and drove his Haki-coated Dragon Claw Fist into the scorpion’s body, badly damaging him and suppressing his regeneration.
• Sabo followed up with a Conqueror’s Haki strike that severed Garling’s tail before Garling could recover.
• Dragon felt relieved and proud of Sabo, then dodged Nusjuro’s sword strikes by sensing the wind they stirred.

Dragon overwhelmed Bakotsu Nusjuro, crushing his body while the gathered pirates watched in shock. Kaido then asked Big Mom to join him in killing one of the Five Elders.

• Dragon cut off Nusjuro’s ear with a powerful wind blade, and Nusjuro’s immortal body quickly restored it.
• Dragon crushed Nusjuro with immense force, breaking his bones and making blood pour from his body.
• Kaido and Big Mom’s followers marveled at Dragon’s strength and speculated about his Devil Fruit ability.
• Kaido taunted Big Mom, who insisted she was not afraid of Dragon despite recognizing his superiority.
• Kaido asked Big Mom to team up with him and kill one of the immortal Five Elders before the Elder could revive.

As the Marines reached Lodestar Island’s devastated valley, Fujitora and the others discussed the monsters on the battlefield and tried to identify who controlled the Seraphim. Sengoku and Borsalino concluded that Vegapunk had most likely joined Vic’s Thunder God Pirates, while the Marines remained outside the main fight.

• Kaido held back after Big Mom refused to join his plans, waiting to see how the approaching Marines affected the battle.
• Akainu’s force saw the ruined valley and the fighting from a distance as they descended toward the battlefield.
• Yamakaji recognized the Seraphim among the monstrous figures, and Fujitora wondered which faction had gained control of them.
• Sengoku reasoned that only a powerful faction could support Vegapunk and the Seraphim, identifying Vic’s Thunder God Pirates as the likeliest possibility.
• Borsalino agreed that Vegapunk may have joined Vic, citing their friendship and Vic’s willingness to protect his friends.

Kizaru explained his connection to Vic and Vegapunk as the Marines discussed the Thunder God Pirates, while Ryokugyu’s unpopular beliefs set him apart from his colleagues. On the battlefield, Dragon rejected Nusjuro’s threat against Garp and prepared to attack again as the Five Elders returned to human form and the fighting continued.

• Kizaru told Sengoku that the Thunder God Pirates might be responsible for Vegapunk’s disappearance and that the answer would soon be clear.
• Ryokugyu voiced suspicion of the Thunder God Pirates, but the Marines ignored him because his allegiance to the Celestial Dragons and contempt for civilians clashed with their justice.
• Nusjuro revived after Dragon squeezed him nearly to death and tried to stall by threatening Garp.
• Dragon dismissed Nusjuro’s threat against Garp and said he would keep fighting.
• Nusjuro, Ju Peter, Mars, and Garling returned to human form, while Sabo, the others, and the Seraphim resumed attacking the Five Elders.

Dragon realized the Five Elders had tried to stall him until the Marines arrived, then seized control of Nusjuro with his wind and attacked him with Conqueror’s Tornado. Nusjuro was swallowed by the tornado, leaving the battlefield silent as everyone watched.

• Vic warned Dragon that Nusjuro was bluffing and that the Marines were approaching.
• Dragon realized the Five Elders had changed back to human form to buy time and raised his hand to attack Nusjuro.
• Nusjuro tried to flee, but Dragon used the wind to pull him back despite his struggles.
• Dragon formed a tornado infused with Conqueror’s Haki and blood-red lightning, then hurled it at Nusjuro.
• Nusjuro screamed as the tornado swallowed him, and the fighters and Marines stopped to watch.

Dragon killed Nusjuro by grinding him to dust inside a tornado infused with Conqueror’s Haki, then Ryokugyu’s attack failed. The surviving Five Elders blamed Akainu for the navy’s late arrival, and Mars pressured Ryokugyu to support that accusation.

• Dragon’s tornado reduced Nusjuro to dust, overcoming his immortality with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ryokugyu attacked Dragon with vines and roots, but Dragon’s Future Sight let him slice them apart.
• Mars called for a halt, and Dragon, Sabo, and the others held back as the navy arrived.
• Mars berated Akainu for arriving late, while Akainu insisted the navy had come as quickly as possible.
• Mars questioned Aramaki, expecting the loyal Ryokugyu to find fault with the navy.

Ryokugyu accused Akainu of delaying the Marines’ deployment, and Saint Mars used the accusation to silence Akainu and order an attack on the Revolutionary Army. After witnessing Nusjuro’s death and recognizing the enemy’s strength, Akainu sought help from the veteran Marines, but Sengoku refused.

• Ryokugyu claimed Akainu had wasted time before setting out, while Akainu defended his preparations and denied stalling.
• Saint Mars cut off Akainu’s explanation and ordered the Marines to kill the Revolutionary Army members immediately.
• The Marine leaders saw that Dragon had killed Nusjuro, and Akainu worried that the Marines could not defeat the Revolutionary Army and Seraphim alone.
• Akainu looked to Sengoku, Garp, and Zephyr for help, but Sengoku said the old Marines could no longer fight.

Sengoku and Zephyr refused to fight for the World Government, while Akainu stalled as he weighed turning against it. Kid and Law arrived on the battlefield, where the Revolutionary Army, pirates, and the Five Elders faced off, with the newcomers choosing to join forces against the Navy and World Government.

• Sengoku refused the Five Elders' demand for help, and Zephyr likewise held back, unwilling to serve the World Government.
• Saint Mars urged Akainu to attack the Revolutionary Army, but Akainu stalled and noted that pirates were approaching.
• Kid and Law used Law's ability to transport their crews to the battlefield, where Kid's remark revealed their plans to Dragon and Garp.
• Akainu tried to provoke Kid and Law into fighting Kaido and Big Mom, but Kaido and Big Mom declared they would target the Five Elders.
• Law rejected Akainu's attempt to sow discord, and the Revolutionary Army, Kid, Law, Kaido, and Big Mom aligned against the Navy and World Government.

The pirates, Revolutionary Army, Marines, and Five Elders reached a tense standoff because none trusted the others enough to attack. Garp tried to provoke the Five Elders into breaking the deadlock by openly eating rice crackers and drinking tea, leaving them furious but unwilling to confront him.

• The pirates and Revolutionary Army agreed to cooperate against the Five Elders and Marines, while Akainu refused to send the Marines into battle for the Five Elders.
• Dragon held back because he distrusted the pirates and could not risk attacking the Five Elders without support; the other factions also remained wary, and the battlefield fell into a standoff.
• Garp sat down with tea and rice crackers that Vic had secretly supplied using his spatial ability, then invited Sengoku, Tsuru, and Zephyr to join him.
• Garp ordered Koby to pour tea as the Five Elders, Akainu, and Ryokugyu watched in anger.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter challenged Garp over undermining Marine morale, but Garp said he was hungry and thirsty and wanted to rest while he waited for the fighting to begin.
• The Five Elders seethed at Garp’s disrespect but held back from attacking him because Dragon was watching.

Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Tsuru shared unusually fine tea while the Five Elders and the gathered forces faced off. Ace arrived in flames and declared that he had come to protect Luffy from anyone who tried to take the One Piece from him.

• Garp and the other veteran Marines sat down to drink tea rather than continue arguing with the furious Five Elders.
• Sengoku praised the tea and asked Garp where it came from, while Garp complained that Vic had not brought him more.
• Zephyr and Tsuru quietly drank most of the tea as Sengoku and Garp talked.
• A streak of fire descended into the gathering, and Ace emerged from the flames calling Garp Grandpa.
• Ace asked whether Luffy had arrived and warned the five forces that he would fight anyone who went after his younger brother.

Ace confronted Saint Garling over their family history and declared he would protect Luffy, revealing that Cross Guild had come with him. As forces gathered around the valley, the standoff grew more precarious.

• Ace confirmed that he was Roger's son, prompting arguments among the Marines, pirates, and World Government forces.
• Saint Garling admitted his grudge against Ace, but Saint Mars stopped him from starting a fight.
• Saint Shepherd Ju Peter challenged Ace, who said he had come to protect his little brother and was not afraid to face them.
• Ace revealed that Hawk-Eye, Buggy, and the others had accompanied him, while he recognized Sabo and the Revolutionary Army among Luffy's allies.
• The Five Elders secretly called for help as powerful presences approached from every direction and surrounded the valley.

As factions converged on Lodestar Island after news spread that Luffy had obtained the One Piece, Akainu worried about the Marines guarding the mountain while Vic tried to identify who had leaked the news. Vic ruled out the World Government, Marines, Revolutionary Army, Cross Guild, and Luffy’s followers, leaving the mastermind unknown.

• Akainu noticed fighting near Tokikake and Gion’s position and worried about the Marine soldiers stationed with them.
• A pirate faction demanded that Tokikake and Gion clear the way, but the Marine officers refused and a battle began.
• Gion and Tokikake fought the pirates, whose strength was far below theirs.
• Vic observed the many factions arriving on Lodestar Island and realized that news of Luffy obtaining the One Piece had spread widely.
• Vic considered who had leaked the news and ruled out the World Government, Marines, Revolutionary Army, Cross Guild, and Luffy’s followers.

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.