Chapter Summaries

After the Brunei Family refused the Celestial Dragons’ demands, Spandine ordered World Government forces to arrest the family and seize its winery. Feiluo confronted the troops outside the family headquarters, where they raised their rifles and opened fire.

• Spandine ordered his men to arrest the Brunei Family, seize its factories, and shoot Feiluo if they encountered him.
• Rival wine merchants discussed how they planned to steal Brunei Wine’s recipe after the family was destroyed.
• World Government personnel split into groups to seize the winery and surround the Brunei Family’s headquarters.
• Feiluo walked out of the headquarters and warned the troops not to arrest the family.
• The World Government personnel recognized Feiluo as a Devil Fruit User, raised their rifles, and fired.

Feiluo used his Control-Control Fruit and newly awakened Observation Haki to devastate the World Government forces attacking the Brunei Family. As Zesi’s masked Shadow Wings joined the fight, Spandine ordered a retreat and called for reinforcements.

• Feiluo killed more than a dozen World Government personnel who had come to arrest the Brunei Family.
• Feiluo dodged their gunfire with Observation Haki and used his empowered throwing knives to cut down more of them.
• Feiluo ordered Zesi’s demon-masked fighters to kill anyone who attacked the Brunei Family, and the fighters drove the World Government forces into a panicked retreat.
• Spandine learned that his forces had suffered heavy losses and that Feiluo was far stronger than expected.
• Spandine ordered his men to retreat and contact CP headquarters, the World Government, and Marine Headquarters for reinforcements.

Cipher Pol sent three CP9 agents to destroy the Brunei Family before the Navy arrived, and Youpi defeated Feiluo in battle. Just as Youpi was about to kill him, someone behind Youpi identified Feiluo as his little brother and told Youpi to move aside.

• A Cipher Pol superior reprimanded Spandine and ordered Youpi, Lampkin, and Jason to kill the Brunei Family before the Navy arrived.
• Jason slaughtered the Brunei Family's guards as the three CP9 agents advanced onto the island.
• Feiluo attacked the agents with flying knives, but Youpi used Tekkai to withstand them and struck Feiluo down.
• Youpi raised his fist to kill the injured Feiluo, but an unknown voice behind him asked him to move aside, saying Feiluo was his little brother.

Zesi arrived in time to stop Youpi from killing Feiluo, then sent Youpi crashing through a building. After Feiluo was carried away, Zesi confronted Lampkin, Jason, and Youpi, who regrouped and attacked him together.

• Youpi stopped his punch at Feiluo when he sensed danger, but Zesi struck him and sent him flying through a building.
• Zesi checked on the injured Feiluo and ordered people to carry him away.
• Lampkin and Jason challenged Zesi, and he mocked their claim that the World Government represented justice.
• Youpi returned despite his injuries, and Zesi recognized the three as members of CP9 and praised their strength.
• Youpi, Lampkin, and Jason charged at Zesi together after warning one another to be careful and attack with everything they had.

Zesi effortlessly defeated Lampkin, Youpi, and Jason, while Marine Headquarters learned he was the eldest son of the Brunei Family. Kong and Sengoku moved to warn Sakazuki and protect him from confronting Zesi.

• Lampkin, Youpi, and Jason attacked Zesi together, but he caught and snapped Lampkin's sword with two fingers.
• Zesi flicked a broken blade fragment through Youpi's Tekkai and wounded him, then severed one of Jason's fingers.
• Zesi used the fragment to slash through Lampkin's remaining sword and strike him.
• An intelligence officer told Kong that Natural Disaster Zesi was Wenlai Zesi, eldest son of the Brunei Family, and explained the family's rise as a supplier to Big Mom.
• Sengoku revealed he had sent Sakazuki to target the Brunei Family at Cipher Pol's request, prompting Kong and Sengoku to arrange a warning and protection for Sakazuki.

Cipher Pol officials learned that Zesi had defeated Youpi, Lampkin, and their fellow CP9 elite, then asked Vice Admiral Sakazuki to rescue them. Sakazuki attacked Zesi with a magma fist, but Zesi tapped it and caused cracks to appear in the air.

• Spandine and the Cipher Pol officials watched Zesi defeat Youpi and the other two CP9 elites, leaving them stunned and worried about explaining their losses.
• A World Government staff member reported that Navy reinforcements led by Vice Admiral Sakazuki had arrived, and the senior Cipher Pol official asked him to rescue the three operatives.
• Sakazuki accepted the request but privately scorned Cipher Pol and left their rescue to his own discretion.
• Zesi mocked Jason's warning about making an enemy of the World Government, and Jason grabbed the barely breathing Youpi and Lampkin and used Soru to escape an incoming magma fist.
• Sakazuki's magma fist rushed toward Zesi, who tapped it with one hand and caused cracks to appear in the air.

Zesi shattered Sakazuki’s magma fist with a light tap, then Sakazuki identified him as Natural Disaster, Roger’s right-hand man and the Brunei Family’s head. The World Government confirmed Zesi’s identity and ordered Cipher Pol to halt its operations against the family, leaving its officials terrified of having provoked a monster.

• Zesi broke Sakazuki’s magma fist apart with a tap, shocking Jason and the others.
• Sakazuki arrived and recognized Zesi as Natural Disaster, while Zesi identified Sakazuki as the Marine Magma-Magma Fruit user.
• Jason realized Zesi was Roger’s feared right-hand man, and he, Youpi, and Lampkin reacted with alarm.
• A World Government staff member reported that Zesi was the Brunei Family’s current head, Wenlai Zesi.
• Marine Headquarters ordered the World Government to suspend operations against the Brunei Family, and the senior Cipher Pol official panicked over provoking Zesi.

Zesi faced Sakazuki, who tried to arrest him and attacked with a barrage of magma fists. Zesi emerged unharmed and struck Sakazuki, leaving him bleeding as the fight continued.

• Sakazuki declared that he would arrest Zesi and send him to Impel Down, while Zesi warned him about the consequences of challenging a true natural disaster.
• Sakazuki launched a barrage of magma fists at Zesi, but Zesi blocked every attack with a punch that fractured the space around them.
• The lava explosions engulfed Zesi, and Youpi wondered whether he had died, but Zesi emerged completely unharmed.
• Zesi taunted Sakazuki about his confidence in the Magma-Magma Fruit and called himself a true natural disaster.
• Zesi vanished, appeared behind Sakazuki, and warped the space around him to hinder his escape.
• Sakazuki raised his hands to block Zesi's incoming fist, but the blow struck him and made him spit blood.

Sengoku raced toward the Brunei Family after learning of its connection to Zesi, while Zesi overwhelmed Sakazuki in their hour-long battle. As Zesi prepared to finish Sakazuki, a powerful shock wave struck, and Zesi countered it with a tremor wave.

• Sengoku transformed into his Buddha Form and used shock waves to fly toward the Brunei Family, arriving in less than an hour.
• Sakazuki fought Zesi for nearly an hour but was outmatched in speed, strength, and Haki.
• Sakazuki realized Zesi's power went far beyond the destructive potential of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Zesi seized Sakazuki by the neck, slammed him into the ground, and prepared to strike him with a vibrating fist.
• Someone shouted Zesi's name and sent a shock wave at him, which Zesi countered with a tremor wave that shook the surroundings.

Sengoku arrived to confront Zesi and negotiate for Sakazuki’s release, but Zesi demanded thirty-five billion Beli in compensation and ransom. Zesi took Sakazuki, Jason, and the others prisoner while Sengoku went to consult his superiors.

• Sengoku appeared in his Buddha Form and asked Zesi to release Sakazuki so they could negotiate.
• Zesi demanded ten billion Beli from the Celestial Dragons, fifteen billion in ransom for the prisoners, and ten billion in compensation for the Brunei Family.
• Sengoku said he could not approve the demands himself and needed to consult his superiors, while Zesi warned him not to delay.
• Zesi ordered Shadow Wings to cuff the prisoners, and Jason chose not to resist.
• Shadow Wings restrained Sakazuki with Seastone Handcuffs, leaving him powerless.
• Sakazuki vowed to avenge his humiliation, and Zesi replied that he would remain composed.

The Five Elders agreed to pay thirty billion Beli to ransom Akainu from the Brunei Family, but refused to spend five billion to rescue three CP9 agents. They also planned a huge custom-wine order to smooth relations with the family, and Kong left to inform Sengoku.

• Kong reported that Zesi possessed the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and warned the Five Elders that war against him would be dangerous.
• The Five Elders said Zesi’s Brunei Family origins made Wenlai Zesi easier to control and approved paying thirty billion Beli to secure Akainu’s return.
• The Five Elders refused to pay five billion Beli for Jason and the other two CP9 agents, saying the World Government could replace them.
• The Five Elders proposed ordering one million bottles of custom wine exclusively for the Celestial Dragons and the World Government.
• Kong asked for wine for the Marines, and the Five Elders promised him one hundred thousand bottles before he left to notify Sengoku.

Zesi told Jason and the other two that the World Government had abandoned them, then forced them to work for the Brunei Family to repay their five-billion-Beli ransom. He assigned them to train Shadow Wings, with their future jobs—and ability to repay their debts—depending on their results in three months.

• Zesi visited Jason, Youpi, and Lampkin in the dungeon and told them the World Government had paid for Brunei Wine but refused to ransom them.
• Zesi said the three men were worth five billion Beli to him and ordered them to work for the Brunei Family instead of killing them.
• Zesi took Jason and the others to the Brunei Family's secret Shadow Wings training base and divided the trainees into three teams for them to lead.
• Zesi set a three-month assessment: successful instructors would earn ten million Beli a month, while those who failed would clean toilets for one hundred thousand Beli a month.

After learning that the World Government would not ransom Jason and the other two, Zesi put them in charge of training Shadow Wings. News of Zesi’s identity spread through the New World, and Golden Lion Shiki set out alone to confront him.

• Zesi assigned Jason and the other two to train Shadow Wings using the World Government’s systematic methods, warning that he expected results.
• New World nations learned that Zesi was Natural Disaster from the Roger Pirates and were relieved they had not provoked the Brunei Family.
• Golden Lion Shiki heard news about Zesi and rushed out in fury to seek revenge.
• Shiki’s subordinates realized he was going after Zesi and decided they could not reach the battle in time to join him.

Zesi prepared to defend the Brunei Family’s island when Golden Lion arrived, seeking revenge for the fleet Zesi had sunk with a tsunami. After Zesi destroyed Golden Lion’s cloud lions and his identity as Natural Disaster of the Roger Pirates was recognized, Golden Lion launched a storm of sword slashes at him.

• Zesi ordered Feiluo to evacuate the town after sensing Golden Lion’s approach.
• Zesi admitted that he had sunk most of Golden Lion’s fleet with a tsunami.
• Golden Lion’s cloud lions descended on the island, but Zesi flew up and blasted them apart with a punch.
• The islanders realized Zesi was Natural Disaster of the Roger Pirates, and Golden Lion confronted him.
• Golden Lion attacked Zesi with Lion: Slashing storm, while Zesi gathered his energy and Armament Haki into his sheathed sword.

Marine Admiral Sengoku had secretly revealed Zesi’s whereabouts to Golden Lion so the Marines could test Zesi’s strength or benefit if he was injured. Zesi unleashed a devastating sword-drawing attack that shattered Golden Lion’s counter and struck his swords, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Sengoku told Sakazuki that Zesi had never shown his true strength before and explained that the Marines had leaked Zesi’s whereabouts to Golden Lion.
• Zesi drew his sword and unleashed Azure Dragon's Roar: Sword Draw, combining sword energy, Haki, and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit’s power into a flood-dragon slash.
• Golden Lion answered with Lion's Majesty: Sword Ward, but Zesi’s attack broke apart his giant lion slash.
• Golden Lion reinforced his twin swords with Armament Haki and blocked the flood-dragon slash, causing a tremendous collision that shook the sky.

Zesi overwhelmed Golden Lion with his combined swordsmanship, Haki, and Tremor-Tremor Fruit powers, then clashed with him using Conqueror's Haki. Golden Lion's Haki faltered from pain, allowing Zesi to overpower a large part of it.

• Sengoku explained that Zesi had combined swordsmanship, Haki, and his Devil Fruit into a technique powerful enough to rival the era's greatest fighters.
• Zesi's Azure Dragon's Roar: Sword Draw drove Golden Lion backward despite his full-strength Armament Haki.
• Zesi followed with Riding the Six Dragons at the Proper Time, striking Golden Lion with hundreds of attacks and leaving three deep wounds.
• Golden Lion hurled Zesi's azure dragon slash into the sky and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, but Zesi met it without fear.
• Zesi's Conqueror's Haki began to overwhelm Golden Lion's, and Golden Lion's Haki faltered when pain crossed his face.

Zesi drew Golden Lion away from the Brunei Family’s base, but Golden Lion’s Float-Float Fruit gave him the advantage in their aerial duel. Zesi’s sword shattered under Golden Lion’s slash, leaving him to face the fight without it.

• Marine officers were astonished when Zesi’s Conqueror’s Haki suppressed Golden Lion’s, and Sengoku wondered whether Golden Lion’s injuries or the ship’s wheel on his head had weakened him.
• Golden Lion charged at Zesi, who led him into the sky to keep their battle away from the Brunei Family’s base.
• Sengoku recognized that Zesi’s choice to move the fight showed he cared about the Brunei Family and might restrain his use of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Golden Lion caught up with Zesi, and the two fought at high speed in the air.
• Golden Lion’s aerial control overwhelmed Zesi, while vibrations damaged the sword Zesi had been protecting with Armament Haki.
• Golden Lion shattered Zesi’s sword with a single slash.

Zesi awakened his Tremor-Tremor Fruit and attacked Golden Lion with Awakened Dragon's Roar. Golden Lion failed to overcome the attack and was forced to meet it head-on as their clash unleashed devastating power across the sky.

• Golden Lion shattered Zesi's sword and unleashed a barrage of slashes, expecting to exploit his opponent's lost weapon.
• Zesi awakened his Tremor-Tremor Fruit and blasted Golden Lion's slashes away with waves of vibration.
• Zesi used Awakened Dragon's Roar, trapping Golden Lion in shock waves before a massive dragon's head surged toward him.
• Golden Lion tried to block the dragon's head with a lion-shaped sword attack, but his attack began to crumble under Zesi's power.
• Golden Lion struck again as the dragon's head broke through, and their collision unleashed a terrifying storm and distorted the surrounding space.

Sengoku and the Marines witnessed Zesi unleash his Awakened Dragon's Roar against Golden Lion, revealing the full danger of his power. Both pirates left before their fight could reach a conclusion, and Sengoku returned to Marine Headquarters with a clearer assessment of Zesi's strength.

• Sengoku and the Marines watched Zesi and Golden Lion clash, then saw Zesi use Awakened Dragon's Roar after his sword broke.
• Sakazuki questioned whether he could ever catch up to Zesi after witnessing the attack's overwhelming power.
• Sengoku explained that Golden Lion had likely survived because of his mastery of the Float-Float Fruit, and both fighters emerged without obvious injuries.
• Golden Lion offered Zesi the vice-captain's position in an alliance, but Zesi said he wanted to be captain.
• Golden Lion and Zesi noticed Sengoku's group and left, ending their fight before it became a battle to the death.
• Sengoku regretted that the Marines' presence had interrupted the fight, then led his men back to Marine Headquarters to report.

Zesi explained that Roger had surrendered because of his incurable disease and had no intention of rescuing him, while the Marines hunted the Roger Pirates and watched Zesi’s family. Golden Lion later attacked Marine Headquarters, and Roger’s execution in Loguetown began the Great Pirate Era.

• Kate and Feiluo worried that Zesi might try to rescue Roger, but Zesi said Roger had turned himself in and planned to usher in a new era.
• The Marines and World Government hunted the Roger Pirates, and Sengoku and the others severely injured Rayleigh before Hachi helped him escape.
• Marines and CP0 agents watched the Brunei Family’s island and investigated Zesi, who stayed there and warned them not to cause trouble.
• Golden Lion stormed Marine Headquarters and demolished half of it, but Sengoku and Garp defeated him and sent him to Impel Down.
• Roger was executed in Loguetown, and his final words ushered in the Great Pirate Era.