Chapter Summaries

Former Roger Pirates gathered on the Sabaody Archipelago, drawing bounty hunters into a fight and forcing them to flee. Reports placed the crew members on their way to Area 70, as rumors spread that the Pirate King's crew was assembling again.

• Pirate Hunter Renault recognized Dark King Rayleigh in Area 13, and bounty hunters worried about the Marines' response to his presence.
• Scopper Gaban fought off bounty hunters who tried to capture him and learn the route to Laugh Tale.
• CB Gallant, Ganryu, Mr. Momora, and other Roger Pirates arrived to help Gaban, and the bounty hunters fled when they feared the whole crew was gathering.
• Reports from Areas 21, 31, and 16 identified Roger Pirates heading toward Area 70, including Rayleigh, Gaban, and CB Gallant.

Marine leaders discussed the Roger Pirates gathering at the Sabaody Archipelago and feared they were preparing to rescue Douglas Bullet or challenge the Marines. After learning Wenlai Zesi and his family had vanished, Kong ordered Borsalino to evacuate the Celestial Dragons and prepare for battle.

• Sengoku reported that Wenlai Zesi had disappeared and might be headed for the Sabaody Archipelago, where Rayleigh, Gaban, and other Roger Pirates were gathering.
• The Marine leaders recalled how they had captured Bullet after a costly Buster Call and feared the Roger Pirates could become a threat comparable to the Rocks Pirates.
• Tsuru and Sengoku suspected the crew was responding to the Marines’ pursuit and had been summoned by Rayleigh or Zesi.
• The Marines discovered Wenlai Kate had left the family a month earlier and that Zesi’s family had also disappeared.
• Kong ordered Borsalino to go to the Sabaody Archipelago, evacuate the Celestial Dragons, and prepare for a major battle.

Zesi confronted Celestial Dragon Rosward on Sabaody Archipelago and revealed that he planned to become a pirate captain. After Borsalino arrived to protect Rosward, Zesi refused to hand him over because he had something to ask the Celestial Dragon.

• Rosward returned from the human auction house with a newly purchased pirate captain and ordered his guards to seize Zesi when he blocked the way.
• Zesi released Conqueror's Haki, knocking out Rosward's guards and the surrounding civilians while leaving Rosward and the pirate captain conscious.
• Zesi introduced himself as the former Natural Disaster and asked Rosward if he wanted to add a new pirate captain to his collection.
• Borsalino attacked Zesi with a beam, but Zesi shattered it with a punch.
• Borsalino asked Zesi to hand Rosward over, but Zesi refused because he had something to ask him.

Zesi held Celestial Dragon Rosward and demanded that the World Government replace his epithet, Natural Disaster, with Dragon Emperor. Fleet Admiral Kong ordered Sengoku and Garp to go to the Sabaody Archipelago and stop Zesi from adopting an epithet the Celestial Dragons would never accept.

• Zesi told Borsalino he wanted to change his epithet and have the newspapers announce the new one.
• Zesi refused Borsalino's offer to handle the matter and said he would use Rosward's help instead.
• Zesi declared that he wanted to reign over the seas like an emperor and chose the epithet Dragon Emperor.
• Kong learned of Zesi's demand from Borsalino, while Tsuru and Sengoku wondered why Zesi had not asked for Douglas Bullet in exchange.
• Kong ordered Sengoku and Garp to take men to Sabaody Archipelago and tell Zesi he could change his epithet, but not to Dragon Emperor.

The Roger Pirates gathered at the Adam Smith Hotel, which Zesi had bought for their reunion. After arriving with the unconscious Celestial Dragon Rosward, Zesi left to bring Bullet back from Impel Down, astonishing Rayleigh and the others.

• Gaban and the others arrived at the Adam Smith Hotel, where Shanks and Buggy greeted them in waiter uniforms and explained that Zesi had put them to work preparing for the reunion.
• The Roger Pirates gathered in the hotel banquet hall, eating and drinking as they caught up.
• Zesi arrived carrying the unconscious Celestial Dragon Rosward and asked Rayleigh to keep watch over him because Garp and Sengoku might come looking for him.
• The group noted that Oden was in Wano Country and Bullet was imprisoned in Impel Down, so Zesi announced he would retrieve Bullet.
• Zesi vanished before Rayleigh and the others could stop him, leaving Rayleigh amazed by how much Zesi had grown.

Sengoku and Garp arrived at the Sabaody Archipelago to deal with Zesi and the hostage Saint Rosward, only to learn that Zesi had begun attacking Impel Down. The chapter ended with the prison guards discovering that its main gate had suddenly shattered.

• Sengoku and Garp disembarked at the Sabaody Archipelago, where Borsalino reported that Saint Rosward was at the Adam Smith Grand Hotel with Rayleigh and the Roger Pirates.
• Borsalino told Sengoku that two CP0 members had tried to rescue Saint Rosward, but Rayleigh had severely injured one of them and kept the Celestial Dragon in his hands.
• Kong contacted Sengoku and reported that Zesi was attacking Impel Down.
• The guards at Impel Down watched their main gate shatter without warning and found no explanation in the surveillance footage.

Zesi used the Tremor-Tremor Fruit to enter Impel Down unseen, but the beasts in Beast Hell tracked his scent and exposed his presence. After he knocked them unconscious with Conqueror's Haki, the Chief Jailer sent Jailer Beasts and jailers to surround him on the third level.

• Zesi deflected the gazes of people and Surveillance Den Den Mushi to enter Impel Down unnoticed.
• The beasts in Beast Hell surrounded Zesi after detecting his scent, and the Chief Jailer identified him as the intruder through the surveillance footage.
• Zesi used Conqueror's Haki to knock the charging beasts unconscious and continued toward the third level.
• The Chief Jailer sent Jailer Beasts and armed jailers to surround the entrance to Starvation Hell.
• Zesi arrived on the third level and asked the assembled forces if they were waiting for him.

Zesi entered Impel Down’s third underground level to retrieve a friend, overwhelming its guards with Conqueror’s Haki. He defeated the four awakened Zoan Jailer Beasts with one punch and incapacitated the Chief Jailer before continuing deeper into the prison.

• Zesi’s Conqueror’s Haki knocked down the jailers and terrified the Chief Jailer, who recognized him as Natural Disaster Zesi.
• The Chief Jailer ordered the four Jailer Beasts to attack Zesi and alerted the prison warden and Chief Warden.
• Zesi struck once with his Millionfold Tremor-Annihilation Fist, leaving all four awakened Jailer Beasts severely injured and collapsed.
• Zesi appeared beside the Chief Jailer and touched his shoulder, leaving him bleeding and unable to pursue as Zesi continued deeper into Impel Down.

Zesi stormed through Impel Down, effortlessly breaking its defenses as he headed for Infinite Hell. Magellan and Warden Basen prepared to confront him, with Basen declaring that no prisoner would escape his prison.

• Impel Down's jailers reported that Zesi had defeated the Chief Jailer and Jailer Beasts and was advancing toward the lower levels.
• Magellan ordered the routes sealed and the traps and guards mobilized to stop Zesi from reaching Infinite Hell.
• Zesi shattered Seastone-reinforced cages, swept aside traps with vibrations, and knocked guards unconscious with his Conqueror's Haki.
• Magellan learned that Warden Basen was on his way and complained that the Warden had taken too long to arrive.
• Basen entered the monitoring room and vowed that Zesi would not escape Impel Down.

Impel Down warden Basen learned that Wenlai Zesi had badly injured his four Jailer Beasts and was advancing toward Infinite Hell. Basen reached Freezing Hell first to intercept him, and Zesi arrived as the prisoners watched.

• Basen learned that Zesi had defeated his four Jailer Beasts with one punch, leaving them seriously injured.
• Basen refused to request reinforcements unless he was defeated and set out to stop Zesi from reaching Infinite Hell.
• Magellan prepared to consider other countermeasures after Basen departed.
• Basen rode the elevator to Infinite Hell, then climbed to Freezing Hell and silenced the frightened prisoners.
• Zesi arrived in Freezing Hell, and Basen confronted him over the injuries to his pets.

Zesi confronted Impel Down warden Yoland Basen, declaring that he had come to retrieve a friend. Basen transformed into a three-headed Cerberus and attacked Zesi, and their Haki clash left the fight unresolved.

• The prisoners in Freezing Hell recognized Zesi as Natural Disaster from the Roger Pirates.
• Zesi identified Basen as Hell's Gatekeeper and said he had come to pick up a friend.
• Basen transformed into a towering three-headed wolfman whose heads could freeze prisoners, melt snow, and induce sleep.
• Basen charged and slashed at Zesi, but struck only an afterimage.
• Zesi appeared behind Basen and punched at him; Basen met the blow with a claw, and their Haki collided.

Zesi and Basen fought in Impel Down’s Freezing Hell, where Basen’s soul-freezing and other attacks challenged Zesi. Zesi unleashed Conqueror’s Haki amplified by his awakened Tremor-Tremor Fruit, knocking out prisoners and cracking cages and the ground.

• Basen and Zesi exchanged advanced Armament Haki blows, and Basen grew furious when Zesi dismissed him as merely Impel Down’s warden.
• Zesi retreated after Basen’s cold energy silently froze his soul and made his body rigid.
• Basen attacked with a roar that caused drowsiness and a stream of corrosive green liquid, which Zesi dodged.
• Zesi released powerful Conqueror’s Haki that shook Freezing Hell and awakened his frozen body with its vibrations.
• The prisoners lost consciousness as the Haki cracked steel cages, and it sank and fractured the snowy ground beneath Zesi.
• Zesi’s awakened Tremor-Tremor Fruit had infused his Conqueror’s Haki with high-frequency vibrations, giving it destructive force.

Zesi overwhelmed Basen with his terrifying Conqueror's Haki and vibration attacks, defeating Impel Down’s warden. After reaching the sixth underground level, Zesi faced the prison’s remaining defenses as Magellan prepared to stall him until Marine reinforcements arrived.

• Zesi gathered his Conqueror's Haki around himself, terrifying Basen and the prisoners with its oppressive aura.
• Zesi struck Basen with Overclocked Quake Annihilation Fist, badly injuring him despite his Armament Haki.
• Basen rapidly healed and attacked Zesi with several abilities, but Zesi countered with powerful vibration strikes.
• Zesi continued battering Basen until the prison shook and Basen was defeated.
• Magellan learned that Zesi had reached the sixth underground level and ordered troops and supplies concentrated on LV4 while Marine reinforcements were on their way.

Zesi entered Impel Down’s sixth underground level and subdued its notorious prisoners with his Conqueror’s Haki. He met Golden Lion but refused to free him, keeping the pirate’s Flying Fleet from becoming an obstacle to his own plans.

• After Zesi defeated Basen, the prisoners in Freezing Hell discussed his strength and speculated about the monsters held in Infinite Hell.
• Zesi entered the sixth underground level, silenced the prisoners with Conqueror’s Haki, and named the aura he gathered around himself Divine Descent.
• The prisoners recognized Zesi as Natural Disaster of the Roger Pirates, and some begged him to release them so they could join his crew.
• Golden Lion called out to Zesi, who greeted him and suggested they fight again after Golden Lion escaped.
• Zesi refused to release Golden Lion because he did not want the pirate to rebuild his Flying Fleet and hinder Zesi’s plans.

Zesi freed Bullet from his cell in Impel Down and refused to release the other prisoners, while the Navy prepared to reinforce the prison. Zesi and Bullet left before Sengoku and Garp arrived.

• After learning Zesi was attacking Impel Down, Sengoku worried that the prisoners on the sixth level might escape, but Kong ordered him and Garp to reinforce the prison while the Navy held Zesi there.
• Zesi reached Bullet's cell, and his Haki and vibrations shattered the cell and Bullet's seastone chains.
• Bullet said he wanted to destroy Impel Down, but Zesi urged him to leave before Navy reinforcements arrived.
• The imprisoned pirates begged Zesi to free them, but Bullet dismissed them as weak burdens and Zesi refused to take them along.
• Zesi and Bullet left the prisoners behind, with Zesi intending to build a crew from loyal, reliable people he could train.

Magellan prepared Impel Down’s defenses as Zesi and Douglas Bullet advanced from Infinite Hell, but their defenses failed to slow the pair. The chapter left them closing in on Magellan’s position, with Marine reinforcements still awaited.

• Magellan ordered the jailers to establish defensive lines and told them Sengoku and Garp would arrive as reinforcements.
• The surveillance room reported that Zesi had left Infinite Hell with only Douglas Bullet, giving Magellan hope that they faced just two enemies.
• Magellan instructed the jailers to hold their positions as Zesi and Bullet reached Freezing Hell.
• Bullet breached the first defensive line and used his ability to turn the gun emplacements against the defenders at the second.
• Zesi’s repeated Conqueror’s Haki swept away the third defensive line, leaving Magellan’s preparations unable to delay the pair.

Zesi and Bullet escaped Impel Down’s defensive lines as Zesi repeatedly overwhelmed the guards with Conqueror’s Haki. They reached Blazing Hell, where Zesi destroyed a poison barrier and blocked a Poison Dragon, but poison clouds filled the prison and forced them to hurry onward.

• Bullet praised Zesi for using Conqueror’s Haki more freely than even Roger would, and Zesi continued knocking out the guards blocking their escape.
• Bullet used his Devil Fruit to combine cannons and gun emplacements into an artillery platform, helping him and Zesi break through the jailers’ defenses.
• Zesi repeatedly swept away Jailer Beasts and other resistance with Conqueror’s Haki, leaving Magellan’s defensive lines ineffective.
• At the entrance to Blazing Hell, Zesi shattered a wall of neurotoxic venom with a punch and warned Bullet to be careful.
• Zesi blocked and destroyed an enormous Poison Dragon with his Defense-Control Hammer as venom sprayed through Blazing Hell.
• Zesi and Bullet noticed poison clouds filling the hot prison and decided they needed to move quickly before reinforcements arrived.

Zesi overpowered Magellan and punched through Impel Down while Bullet followed him upward. Sengoku and Garp arrived as Zesi and Bullet emerged from the prison, where a powerful shock wave struck toward them.

• Magellan unleashed Venom Demon, but Zesi pushed back the spreading poison with vibrations and struck Magellan with Overfrequency Air-Shattering Hammer.
• Magellan kept the venom giant attacking as he flew away, but Zesi stopped it with vibrating Conqueror's Haki.
• Sengoku and Garp reached Impel Down after sensing Zesi's shock wave punch through the prison, then charged toward him.
• Zesi and Bullet rose through the prison, punching through each level, and emerged from the top.
• An angry voice shouted “Natural Disaster Zesi!” as a tremendous shock wave crashed down toward Zesi and Bullet.

Zesi and Bullet emerged from Impel Down and faced Sengoku and Garp, who tried to stop their escape. Zesi blocked Garp’s Iron Fist as their battle began.

• Zesi and Bullet left Impel Down, and Zesi and Sengoku’s attacks collided in a powerful shock wave.
• Sengoku and Garp confronted Zesi over the breakout, but Zesi dismissed the Marines’ threats and agreed to fight.
• Bullet charged Sengoku while Garp went after Zesi, seeking to test how much Zesi’s strength had grown.
• Garp praised Zesi’s progress and attacked with an Armament Haki-coated Iron Fist, which Zesi blocked.

Zesi and Garp continued their fight while Sengoku battled Bullet, who fused with a Marine warship to form a Gundam. Zesi revealed his Tremor-Tremor Fruit Awakening to Garp, whose reaction showed that the power gathering around Zesi was more alarming than he had expected.

• Zesi and Garp traded blows and acknowledged that each had been holding back.
• Sengoku fought Bullet in his Buddha Form, whose golden body gave him formidable defenses.
• Bullet retreated to a Marine warship and fused with it, creating a Gundam that fought Sengoku.
• Sengoku regretted not ordering the Marines near Impel Down to retreat before the battle began.
• Zesi told Garp he was worthy of seeing his trump cards and awakened his Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
• Zesi drew the surrounding tremors back toward himself, distorting the space around him and shocking Garp.