Recaps

After Shanks wiped out Big Mom’s outlying forces, Perospero led 50,000 troops to defeat him but was ambushed and routed by Benn Beckman’s men and Kuma. Big Mom flew into a rage over the loss, while Kaido’s crew mocked her and noted that Bullet had left Hachinosu.

• Big Mom learned that Shanks had destroyed her outlying forces and ordered Perospero to take 50,000 troops and capture him.
• Perospero marched toward Shanks’s position, where Benn Beckman and his men ambushed his army.
• Kuma severely injured Perospero and several Charlotte Family members, then slapped them out of sight toward Hachinosu.
• Kaido, King, and Queen discussed Shanks’s victory, Big Mom’s response, and Bullet’s departure from Hachinosu.
• After the Beasts Pirates told Big Mom that Perospero’s army had been routed, Big Mom smashed the Den Den Mushi in fury.

Big Mom raged over the defeat of her forces and ordered Katakuri to defeat Shanks and restore her reputation. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku learned that the Azure Emperor Pirates’ ordinary members were highly trained and ordered a deeper investigation.

• Big Mom blamed Shanks, Kuma, and Perospero for her humiliation, while Katakuri explained that Kuma had defeated Perospero and the others.
• Katakuri argued that Perospero’s defeat was not his fault because they had underestimated Shanks and his allies, and Big Mom agreed to spare them if Katakuri handled the situation well.
• Katakuri promised Big Mom he would defeat Shanks and restore her reputation.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed the Azure Emperor Pirates’ victory, and Tsuru explained how Benn Beckman’s strategy and the military training overseen by Bullet had made their forces exceptionally effective.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to investigate the Azure Emperor Pirates’ ordinary crew members and their military proficiency.

Zesi confronted Perospero and the Charlotte Family after Kuma sent them to Zesi, then offered Perospero a role managing Totto Land after the Azure Emperor Pirates conquered it. Perospero learned that Zesi intended to keep the Beasts Pirates and World Government from intervening, leaving Big Mom’s crew to face the Azure Emperor Pirates alone.

• Zesi reminded Perospero that Big Mom would punish him and the Charlotte Family for their defeat, possibly by taking their lifespans or souls.
• Perospero warned Zesi that Big Mom’s alliance with the Beasts Pirates and the World Government could bring a joint attack against the Azure Emperor Pirates.
• Zesi bet that Shanks could hold off or defeat Big Mom, then declared that the Beasts Pirates and World Government would not enter Totto Land because he would not allow it.
• Perospero asked what Zesi wanted, and Zesi offered him the job of managing Totto Land after the Azure Emperor Pirates conquered it.
• Zesi explained that Perospero and the Charlotte Family could help maintain the civilians’ allegiance and ease the transition to the Azure Emperor Pirates’ rule.

Katakuri led a massive Big Mom Pirates fleet against the Azure Emperor Pirates, while Kuma launched a surprise assault using his Paw-Paw Fruit. Kuma sent several Charlotte Family members flying and turned Oven’s own attack against a nearby ship before targeting Daifuku.

• Katakuri, Cracker, Snack, Daifuku, Oven, and a hundred thousand troops sailed toward the Azure Emperor Pirates.
• Benn Beckman asked Kuma to disrupt the approaching fleet, and Kuma vanished from the First Division’s position.
• Kuma appeared among the Big Mom Pirates and sent Charlotte Sturdy, Charlotte Moscato, and Dosmarche flying with his palm strikes.
• Oven attacked Kuma with High Heat Slash, but Kuma deflected the slash into a Big Mom pirate ship, destroying it.
• Kuma struck Oven with repelled air and then raised his palm to attack Daifuku.

Kuma battled Daifuku before Katakuri intervened and showed he could anticipate Kuma’s teleportation. Benn Beckman told Shanks that defeating or seriously wounding Katakuri was crucial to the expedition, and Shanks led the Azure Emperor Pirates into an attack on the Big Mom Pirates’ fleet.

• Kuma repelled Daifuku’s lamp genie and pressed his attack until Katakuri arrived and drove him back with a trident.
• Kuma fired Pressure Cannon at Katakuri, whose body recovered after being pierced, and Katakuri counterattacked with his spinning trident.
• Kuma teleported behind Katakuri, but Katakuri anticipated his move and struck toward him, prompting Kuma to withdraw and Katakuri to pursue.
• Benn Beckman told Shanks that Zesi had warned them about Katakuri and that taking him down was vital to their future fight against Big Mom.
• Lucky Roux spotted turmoil in the Big Mom Pirates’ fleet, and Shanks ordered the Azure Emperor Pirates to attack.

Shanks led the Azure Emperor Pirates into battle against the Big Mom Pirates, while Kuma confronted Katakuri and escaped his awakened mochi. Shanks took over the fight and wounded Katakuri, then wondered whether Katakuri could see the same thing he could.

• Shanks led the Azure Emperor Pirates' attack, and Charlotte Zucotto ordered the Big Mom Pirates' fleet to return fire.
• Kuma struck Charlotte Zucotto, then dodged Katakuri's trident as Katakuri awakened his Devil Fruit and trapped Kuma's feet in mochi.
• Shanks blocked Katakuri's attack and took over the fight while Kuma freed himself with two Ursus Shocks and vanished.
• Katakuri attacked Shanks with Peerless Donut and Power Mochi, but Shanks deflected the blows and answered with Divine Departure.
• Shanks appeared behind Katakuri and cut him several times, then wondered whether Katakuri could see it too.

Shanks and Katakuri fought in a battle of Future Sight, with Shanks gaining the advantage. As the Big Mom Pirates’ forces attacked Benn Beckman and the Azure Emperor Pirates’ First Division, Kuma removed a Charlotte Family member from the battlefield, and the two fleets clashed.

• Katakuri realized Shanks could see the future too, but Shanks dodged his Nine-Headed Mochi and pressed him in their fight.
• Big Mom Pirates officers watched Katakuri fall behind and debated whether to intervene, while Cracker warned that joining the duel would only get in the way.
• Pedro, Benn Beckman, Kuma, and other First Division members arrived, and the Big Mom Pirates were astonished by their strength.
• The Big Mom Pirates charged Benn Beckman and the others, and Kuma made one Charlotte Family member vanish to reduce their numerical advantage.
• Cracker sent biscuit soldiers after Kuma as the Azure Emperor Pirates’ fleet arrived and the full battle erupted.

After Shanks defeated Katakuri and held off Big Mom, Kaido set sail to aid the Big Mom Pirates and stop the Azure Emperor Pirates from growing stronger. Bullet intercepted Kaido’s fleet in a submarine transformed into a powerful robot and challenged him to fight.

• Shanks defeated Katakuri, while Kuma sent the other Sweet Commanders and several Charlotte Family officers away, and the Big Mom Pirates suffered devastating losses.
• Kaido ordered the Beasts Pirates to prepare to support Big Mom and fight the Azure Emperor Pirates alongside the World Government.
• Kaido learned that Shanks had fought Big Mom for a day and a night without either gaining the upper hand, and he ordered his fleet to sail for Totto Land.
• Bullet surfaced in a submarine along the Beasts Pirates’ route and used the Combine-Combine Fruit to transform it into a robot based on Vinsmoke Judge’s raid suit blueprints.
• Bullet fired up the robot’s jets and charged at Kaido’s fleet, challenging Kaido to fight.

Marine leaders discussed how the Azure Emperor Pirates had grown too powerful to confront directly, while the World Government released notorious prisoners to attack them. As the Azure Emperor Pirates faced assaults across their territory, Zesi volunteered to deal with Byrnndi World.

• Thunder Python questioned how Shanks had held Big Mom off for a day and night, unaware that Shanks's improved Observation Haki let him foresee the future.
• Sengoku and Tsuru concluded that the Dragon Encirclement Plan had failed after Bullet intercepted Kaido and the Azure Emperor forbade outside forces from joining the battle in Totto Land.
• Sengoku learned that four pirates, including Byrnndi World, had agreed to the Shichibukai plan, while Golden Lion and Red Count had refused.
• Spencer received reports of attacks on the Pibal Kingdom, a cargo ship, and Azure Dragon Pass, with the attackers including an enormous giant, a nine-tailed figure, and Avalo Pizarro.
• A staff officer reported that the World Government had released Sanjuan Wolf, Catarina Devon, Avalo Pizarro, and Byrnndi World from Impel Down, and Spencer recognized the government’s role in the attacks.
• Zesi volunteered to handle Byrnndi World and ordered Kirikage Saizo and the others to mobilize against the remaining attackers.

After leaving Impel Down, Bundy reunited with Byrnndi World and learned that the Azure Emperor Pirates were a powerful crew led by Wenlai Zesi. Dismissing the warnings, Bundy declared that he would use them to restore his crew’s reputation, but Zesi appeared behind him.

• San Juan and two other prisoners immediately began making trouble for the Azure Emperor Pirates, while Bundy searched for his former companions under a looser contract.
• Bundy reunited with Byrnndi World and the hidden members of the World Pirates, who were surprised the World Government had released him.
• Bundy told them that his release required him to oppose the Azure Emperor Pirates and asked what they knew about the crew.
• Byrnndi World and the others warned Bundy that Wenlai Zesi was a Sea Emperor with immense power, but Bundy dismissed their fears.
• Bundy declared that the World Pirates would use the Azure Emperor as a stepping stone, and Zesi suddenly spoke from behind them.

Zesi confronted Bundy and questioned why the World Government had released him and why he was working for them. After Bundy’s attacks failed to match Zesi’s speed, Zesi revealed a terrifying presence that left Bundy shaken.

• Bundy and Byrnndi World recognized Zesi as the Azure Emperor when he appeared before them.
• Zesi asked Bundy why the World Government had freed him and why he was risking his life for them, but Bundy refused to answer.
• Bundy used Moa Moa Tenfold Speed to attack Zesi, but Zesi dodged and appeared behind him.
• Bundy increased his speed a hundredfold and coated his fist with Armament Haki, but Zesi evaded him again.
• Bundy turned and punched Zesi, who blocked the blow with one palm and demanded an answer.
• Zesi released his intimidating presence, and Bundy retreated in terror after realizing he had underestimated him.

Zesi killed Bundy and the World Pirates after Bundy refused his offer, then found a Devil Fruit that had appeared after their deaths. News spread that the Azure Emperor's forces had wiped out the pirates who attacked their territory, leaving the public stunned.

• Zesi unleashed Azure Dragon's Roar: Sword Draw, killing Byrnndi World and the World Pirates and fatally wounding Bundy.
• Bundy collapsed and died after acknowledging Zesi's strength, and Zesi regretted that Bundy had wasted the chances he had been given.
• Zesi found a Devil Fruit growing on an apple tree and suspected it was either Bundy's More-More Fruit or Gairam's Cube-Cube Fruit.
• Reports spread that the Celestial Dragons had pardoned several dangerous pirates and that Sanjuan Wolf, Catarina Devon, and Avalo Pizarro had attacked the Azure Emperor Territory.
• Newspapers announced that the Azure Emperor Apostles had wiped out the attackers and that Zesi had annihilated the World Pirates, shocking the public.

Sengoku and Tsuru reconsidered their plan against the Azure Emperor Pirates after the Azure Emperor swiftly killed Bundy and the other released prisoners. Back at Hachinosu, Zesi obtained Bundy’s More-More Fruit and began wondering whether he could eat a second Devil Fruit.

• Sengoku regretted Bundy’s death and agreed with Tsuru that the Azure Emperor’s swift response had damaged the Navy’s plan and the Shichibukai’s prestige.
• Sengoku ordered the Navy to choose another group from Impel Down, avoid attacking the Azure Emperor Territory, and focus on weakening the Azure Emperor Pirates gradually.
• Tsuru warned Sengoku that the Azure Emperor had taken Bundy’s More-More Fruit, prompting Sengoku to recognize the danger of released Devil Fruits spreading across the seas.
• Zesi’s investigation confirmed that the recovered fruit was Bundy’s More-More Fruit, and he considered using its power to amplify his own attacks.
• Zesi wondered whether he could eat a second Devil Fruit, since Blackbeard Teach had possessed both the Dark-Dark Fruit and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.

Zesi sought a second Devil Fruit to protect his strength and empire as he aged, and ordered the Academy of Sciences to find a way to overcome the incompatibility between two fruits. Two years later, the research remained stalled for lack of materials, leaving Zesi to conclude that Blackbeard would be indispensable as an experimental subject.

• Zesi explained to Vinsmoke Judge that two Devil Fruits caused conflicting genetic changes, and asked whether the problem could be solved.
• Vinsmoke Judge proposed developing a genetic agent to improve compatibility, while warning that the research needed many Devil Fruits.
• Zesi increased the Academy of Sciences' funding, assigned Judge to lead the project, and ordered the Shichibukai to search for Devil Fruits.
• Over the next two years, Shanks grew strong enough to overpower Big Mom, while the Azure Emperor Pirates expanded across the New World and beyond.
• The compatibility-agent research hit a bottleneck because experiments consumed two Devil Fruits, and Zesi decided Blackbeard was needed as an experimental subject.

Teach declined Whitebeard’s offer to become a division commander and wondered if he would ever find the Devil Fruit he sought. Zesi confronted him at a secluded cliff and revealed that he wanted Teach’s help with an experiment, leaving Teach wary of being taken away from the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Teach refused Thatch’s suggestion that he accept a division commander position, saying he was not suited to care for the crew.
• The Whitebeard Pirates celebrated their victory, while Teach drank alone and remained troubled by his failure to find the Devil Fruit he wanted.
• Teach sensed someone nearby at a secluded cliff and discovered that the man was Zesi, the Azure Emperor.
• Zesi told Teach that he had noticed him long ago and considered him an anomaly who could help with an experiment involving eating two Devil Fruits.
• Teach warned Zesi that harming Whitebeard’s son could provoke the Whitebeard Pirates, and Zesi replied that he had come in person to avoid a war with Whitebeard.

Teach went missing from the Whitebeard Pirates, but Zesi had secretly captured him and taken him to Vinsmoke Judge’s laboratory on Hachinosu. After Teach absorbed the Wax-Wax Fruit, Judge’s staff prepared to feed him a second Devil Fruit and test whether his body could withstand both.

• Thatch sent the Fourth Division searching for Teach, and his crewmates found signs of a brief fight and reported the disappearance to him.
• Zesi had captured Teach on the hillside and secretly brought him to the laboratory on Hachinosu.
• Vinsmoke Judge examined Teach’s unusual Lineage Factor and told Zesi that testing whether Teach could withstand two Devil Fruits was worthwhile.
• The laboratory staff fed Teach the Wax-Wax Fruit and found that his body accepted and absorbed it readily.
• Zesi and Vinsmoke Judge ordered the staff to feed Teach a second Devil Fruit.

Zesi ordered Teach killed and the research data sealed, but Teach escaped through Kanjuro’s help, prompting the Whitebeard Pirates to mobilize against Azure Emperor Territory. As their fleet reached its gateway, Buggy and Les arrived to steady the Azure Emperor Pirates’ defenders.

• Zesi learned that Vinsmoke Judge’s gene compatibility potion gave Teach only a one-percent chance of accommodating two Devil Fruits, then ordered Teach killed and the research sealed.
• Vinsmoke Judge discovered that Teach had escaped by turning into ink, and Zesi realized Kanjuro had helped him.
• Sebast reported that the Whitebeard Pirates were sailing toward Azure Emperor Territory, so Zesi ordered the pirates to prepare for war and purge spies from the palace.
• The Five Elders discussed how their plan had drawn Whitebeard out and decided the Navy should stay back while Sengoku chose when to act.
• The Whitebeard Pirates’ main force and forty-nine subordinate crews arrived at the Azure Emperor Territory gateway, and Buggy and Les calmed the defenders.

Whitebeard brought the Whitebeard Pirates to confront Zesi over the attack on Teach, and the two sides faced off in Azure Emperor Pirates territory. Teach tried to force Whitebeard and Zesi into battle, and the chapter ended as their blades met in a clash.

• Whitebeard arrived aboard the Moby Dick and demanded that Zesi come out, while Buggy warned him that war would cost many of his men.
• Whitebeard unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, and Zesi appeared before the gathered pirates.
• Teach charged at Zesi, hoping to provoke him into retaliating and force Whitebeard to fight.
• Zesi struck Teach with a vibrational shock wave from a snort, sending him flying.
• Zesi drew his sword as Whitebeard moved in, and their blade attacks triggered a devastating explosion before the swords touched.

Zesi and Whitebeard fought across the island, while Zesi explained that he had eaten a second Devil Fruit to face the growing threats against the Azure Emperor Pirates. The chapter ended with Zesi multiplying his quake attack a hundredfold against Whitebeard.

• Zesi and Whitebeard's attacks collided, blasting out a huge crater and forcing both crews to retreat to their ships.
• Whitebeard demanded an explanation for Zesi's attack on Teach, and Zesi said he had used Teach as a test subject who gained two Devil Fruit powers.
• Whitebeard, enraged by what he believed were inhuman experiments, attacked Zesi with Steam Burst while Zesi countered with Shock a Hundred Li.
• Zesi told Whitebeard that the threats from the Emperors, Navy, and World Government had driven him to eat a second Devil Fruit.
• Zesi used Quake Annihilation Hammer against Whitebeard, then invoked Moa Moa, Hundredfold Quake to increase the attack's power a hundredfold.

Zesi used the More-More Fruit to multiply his Tremor-Tremor Fruit attacks and awakened his Devil Fruit while fighting Whitebeard. Whitebeard ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to retreat, then faced Zesi alone as their clash destroyed the entire island.

• Zesi struck Whitebeard with a hundredfold Quake Annihilation Hammer, injuring him and revealing that he had gained Bundy World's More-More Fruit ability.
• Zesi warned Whitebeard to retreat, but Whitebeard refused to abandon his crew or his son.
• Zesi awakened his Tremor-Tremor Fruit and unleashed a hundredfold quake that warped the surrounding space.
• Whitebeard ordered Marco to lead the Whitebeard Pirates away and stayed behind to fight Zesi.
• Whitebeard and Zesi exchanged powerful attacks, and their final clash caused an explosion that destroyed the entire island.

The Marines learned that Whitebeard had been defeated by the Azure Emperor, who had done so without using his known trump cards. They discovered the Azure Emperor had gained the More-More Fruit alongside the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, leaving them unsure whether to proceed with their plan to attack.

• Sengoku gathered the Marines’ strongest fighters in the New World to avenge Kong and strike the Azure Emperor Pirates after the crew and Whitebeard Pirates weakened each other.
• Kizaru, Garp, and the other Marines questioned how the Azure Emperor had defeated Whitebeard so quickly without using his Thirty-Six Divine Space Strike or the sword attack that split the Red Line.
• Tsuru reported that the Azure Emperor had acquired a second devil fruit ability, and Sengoku learned that it was the More-More Fruit.
• Sengoku realized the Azure Emperor could combine the Tremor-Tremor Fruit with the More-More Fruit to multiply his attacks’ power, and the Marines feared no one could defeat him.
• A Marine Vice Admiral asked whether they should continue their plan, but the assembled Marines fell silent.

The Five Elders learned that the Azure Emperor had killed Whitebeard and gained a second Devil Fruit, prompting them to abandon their New World campaign. As Big Mom tried to recruit Shanks into an alliance against the Azure Emperor, news of Whitebeard’s death reached her and shattered her confidence in the Marines’ plan.

• A CP0 agent told the Five Elders that Whitebeard had died at the Azure Emperor’s hands and Sengoku had withdrawn after learning the Azure Emperor possessed the More-More Fruit.
• The Five Elders ordered Sengoku and all Marine and World Government personnel out of the New World, conceding it to the Azure Emperor Pirates.
• Big Mom offered to ally with Shanks, arguing that the Marines would defeat the Azure Emperor while Shanks and Bullet were kept occupied.
• Shanks insisted that Zesi would survive, and Bullet likewise said the Azure Emperor would not die easily.
• A Charlotte Family member informed Big Mom that Whitebeard was dead and the Azure Emperor had gained a second Devil Fruit ability, leaving her shocked.

After Whitebeard’s death sent shockwaves across the world, Zesi executed Kanjuro and ordered Shanks to seize Totto Land as the Azure Emperor Pirates’ headquarters. The chapter ended with Zesi threatening to take it himself if Shanks failed.

• Big Mom, Kaido, Shanks, and Bullet reacted to news that Zesi had defeated Whitebeard and learned that Zesi’s second Devil Fruit was the More-More Fruit.
• Shanks renewed his battle with Big Mom and declared that he would take Totto Land.
• News of Whitebeard’s death and Zesi’s two Devil Fruit abilities spread worldwide, frightening pirates and prompting some to flee the New World.
• Zesi confronted Kanjuro, who admitted that the World Government had recruited him using a token from the Kurozumi Family.
• Zesi caused Kanjuro’s body to explode, then ordered Shanks to take Totto Land for the Azure Emperor Pirates’ headquarters.

Zesi decided to move the Azure Emperor Pirates’ headquarters and academies from crowded Hachinosu to Totto Land, which he planned to conquer and develop into the New World’s political and cultural center. He ordered the Azure Emperor’s Decree No. 3 Missiles launched against the Beasts Pirates, leaving their attack underway.

• Zesi decided to relocate the Azure Emperor Palace, the military academy, and the Academy of Sciences from Hachinosu to Totto Land.
• Buggy suggested using the Azure Emperor’s Decree No. 3 Missiles to kill Big Mom, but Zesi warned against damaging their future headquarters.
• Zesi chose the Beasts Pirates as the missiles’ debut target, intending to demonstrate the Azure Emperor Pirates’ power and warn Big Mom.
• Zesi ordered the missiles prepared and launched, and they fired from Hachinosu, deserted islands, and submarines toward the Beasts Pirates.

The Azure Emperor Pirates launched hundreds of Azure Emperor's Decree No. 3 missiles, shocking people across their territory and drawing the World Government's attention. As the missiles flew over Kaido and Bullet's battle, they struck the Beasts Pirates' bases, headquarters, and ships.

• People across the Azure Emperor Territory saw the missiles launch and posted photographs and questions online.
• A closer photograph revealed the words “Azure Emperor's Decree No. 3,” increasing public speculation about the missiles.
• The World Government's spies sent photographs to the Five Elders, who ordered operatives near the Beasts Pirates to investigate.
• Kaido and Bullet fought as the missiles passed overhead, and Bullet said the attack had been expected.
• The missiles hit the Beasts Pirates' major bases, headquarters, and pirate ships, setting off enormous explosions.