Recaps

The Five Elders plotted an allegedly inescapable trap to kill Bai Yu, with Nusjuro insisting on joining the operation. Meanwhile, news of Bai Yu’s return and latest exploits spread across the seas, followed by a two-billion-Beli bounty on his head.

• Daps explained that the Five Elders would trade threatened island nations for outside help, while Nusjuro demanded a guaranteed plan to kill Bai Yu.
• Daps revealed that Kaido wanted Bai Yu dead and that he had prepared an additional trump card; Nusjuro decided to take part while remaining concealed.
• Kaden advised Nusjuro to stay outside Bai Yu’s detection range, and the Five Elders ordered the operation to begin within five days.
• CP0 agents departed as the Five Elders issued their orders, setting dark currents in motion across the seas.
• News spread that Bai Yu had returned to Sabaody, killed Edward Weevil, rescued a mermaid, and beaten Celestial Dragons, earning the name Celestial Dragons Bane.
• The seas reacted to Bai Yu’s conflicts with Kaido, Mihawk, and Whitebeard, while the Beasts Pirates announced a two-billion-Beli bounty for his head.

Boa Hancock and the Kuja Pirates sailed through the Calm Belt as Hancock petrified and shattered a giant Sea King. Marigold urged Hancock to attend Charlotte Linlin’s banquet, but Hancock refused, and the crew spotted a News Coo carrying news as they neared Amazon Lily.

• Two enormous sea serpents pulled the Kuja Pirates’ ship through the Calm Belt while Sea Kings cleared their path.
• Boa Hancock charmed an attacking Sea King with the Love-Love Fruit, petrified it, and shattered it.
• Marigold asked Hancock to attend Charlotte Linlin’s banquet, explaining that it might benefit Amazon Lily.
• Hancock refused to attend, declaring herself more beautiful than Charlotte Linlin.
• A News Coo approached with urgent news, and Marigold asked Hancock whether they could hear it despite her order against bringing outside information to Amazon Lily.

Hancock learned that Bai Yu had killed the newly appointed Shichibukai Edward Weevil, further unsettling her sense of security. After reading the newspaper, she discovered Bai Yu had also beaten a Celestial Dragon, and her opinion of his arrogance softened.

• Hancock reluctantly let Marigold buy the newspaper and pretended not to care about its front page.
• Sandersonia told Hancock that Bai Yu had slain Edward Weevil while saving Marine recruits and former Admiral Zephyr.
• Hancock grew angry that Bai Yu had killed another Shichibukai and accused the Marines of failing to protect their autonomy.
• Marigold urged Hancock to read the report, revealing that Bai Yu had beaten a Celestial Dragon.
• Hancock stared at the news in shock as Marigold said Bai Yu looked handsome when arrogant and might count as half a good Marine.

Hancock changed course toward Totto Land and Kalles Island after reading about Bai Yu, while Marine Headquarters prepared a banquet to persuade Dorry and Brogy to teach them the Eight Gates Released Formation. Sengoku and Garp hoped the technique could strengthen the Marines, and the chapter ended as they waited to welcome the giants.

• Hancock dismissed her interest in Bai Yu but decided to attend the Totto Land banquet before going to Kalles Island to watch Dracule Mihawk fight him.
• Marigold and Sandersonia recognized that Bai Yu's actions against the Celestial Dragons had deeply affected Hancock, and Marigold ordered the ship to change course for Totto Land.
• Marine Headquarters prepared a vast banquet to welcome Dorry and Brogy and win their help in teaching the Eight Gates Released Formation.
• Sengoku worried that the banquet would not persuade the giants, while Garp said Bai Yu had told him they loved banquets and urged them to ask for the technique even on their knees.
• Garp explained that Dorry and Brogy had likely developed the unusual Taijutsu during their century-long absence, and Sengoku's group waited to receive them.

Bai Yu returned to Marine Headquarters with Dorry and Brogy, while Sengoku prepared to welcome the giants and secure their Taijutsu instruction. The chapter ended with Sengoku ordering everyone to avoid offending the two giants and asking Garp to enlist Bai Yu’s help.

• Sengoku tacitly approved five Marine giant Vice Admirals challenging Dorry and Brogy, hoping to win them over and assess their Taijutsu.
• Yamakaji told Bai Yu that Gion had left to monitor a banquet planned by the Big Mom Pirates.
• Bai Yu advised Dorry and Brogy to focus on Haki before attempting the sixth step, and Yamakaji recorded his training tips.
• Momonga informed Sengoku that Bai Yu’s warship and the giants’ ship had reached the harbor entrance.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines not to upset Dorry or Brogy and asked Garp to get Bai Yu to support the mission.

Bai Yu returned to Marine Headquarters with Dorry the Blue Ogre and Brogy the Red Ogre, where Garp and Sengoku tried to win the giants’ Eight Gates Released Taijutsu for the Marines. Bai Yu kept quiet about having taught them the technique as Marine soldiers greeted the giants with an elaborate banquet.

• Aokiji froze the waves into an ice road so the ships could reach the docks.
• Garp pulled Bai Yu aside and asked him to help persuade Dorry the Blue Ogre and Brogy the Red Ogre to share the Eight Gates Released.
• Bai Yu realized Garp and Sengoku wanted the technique, but concealed that he had taught it to the giants.
• Sengoku announced the giants’ arrival as newly appointed Shichibukai, and the Marines welcomed them with banners and chants.
• Bai Yu sprayed out his liquor at the spectacle and silently congratulated himself for not revealing the truth.

Marine Headquarters welcomed Dorry and Brogy with an extravagant ceremony, which Sengoku and Garp hoped would persuade the giants to share Eight Gates Released. The welcome turned into a challenge when John Giant and four other giants asked Dorry to prove he could avenge Elbaf.

• Yamakaji watched the Marines welcome Dorry and Brogy and worried that the scene looked like a den of thieves.
• Sengoku told Yamakaji that the ceremony was meant to obtain Dorry and Brogy's Eight Gates Released, then hurried after them with Garp.
• Bai Yu reassured Yamakaji that he was safe because Eight Gates Released was in his hands and said he wanted to see what Garp and Sengoku would do.
• John Giant approached Dorry and Brogy and asked whether they had the strength to avenge Elbaf.
• Dorry said he had gained enough strength to fight the Big Mom Pirates, and John Giant and the four giants with him challenged him.

Dorry the Blue Ogre accepted the five Giant Vice Admirals’ challenge and declared that he would fight them all at once. As the showdown approached, Zephyr and Akainu argued over the value of Taijutsu, while Sengoku urged John Giant to begin.

• Dorry the Blue Ogre accepted the five giants’ challenge and invited them to attack together.
• Garp and Sengoku saw the fight as an opportunity to persuade the giants to share the secrets of Eight Gates Released, while Akainu watched from a nearby building.
• Zephyr told Akainu that he had agreed to Garp and Sengoku’s plan after realizing strength mattered most, but Akainu called him naive.
• John Giant objected to facing Dorry alone against all five Vice Admirals, and Dorry insisted he was confident he could defeat them.
• Sengoku reminded Vice Admiral John Giant of their purpose and urged him to begin the fight.

Dorry the Blue Ogre faced John Giant and four other giant Marine Vice Admirals in a public duel, with Sengoku hoping the fight would reveal the power of Eight Gates Released. After opening the Fifth Gate, Dorry knocked Ronse unconscious in one move, leaving the other giants stunned.

• Sengoku urged Bai Yu to persuade the recruited giants to share Eight Gates Released, and Bai Yu promised he would get Sengoku a chance to learn it.
• Bai Yu predicted that Dorry the Blue Ogre would win in five moves, shocking Sengoku.
• John Giant ordered the five giants to attack Dorry the Blue Ogre using a coordinated formation.
• Dorry the Blue Ogre opened the Fifth Gate, overwhelming the attackers with his sudden power and speed.
• Dorry the Blue Ogre slammed Ronse into the ground, shattering his iron mask and knocking him unconscious with one move.

Dorry the Blue Ogre defeated the four remaining Giant Vice Admirals with a single Giant's Spear, demonstrating the power of Eight Gates Released. Sengoku then offered Elbaf a mutual-defense alliance in exchange for learning about the technique.

• Dorry vanished from the plaza, and Sengoku and Garp realized he had leapt into the sky.
• Dorry unleashed Giant's Spear, striking John Giant and the other three giants and leaving them grievously wounded amid the ruins.
• Aokiji raised ice walls to shield the plaza as the blast swept across Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku praised Dorry and offered Elbaf a mutual-defense alliance if he shared the principles of Eight Gates Released.

Sengoku tried to secure the Eight Gates Released from Dorry and Brogy, but learned Bai Yu had taught them the technique and intended to teach Marine Headquarters. After testing Bai Yu’s mastery with an attack, Sengoku watched him open the sixth gate.

• Dorry told Sengoku he needed to consult his teacher before passing on the Eight Gates Released, and Sengoku asked to meet that teacher.
• Dorry revealed that Bai Yu, the Fourth Admiral of the Marines, had taught them the technique, shocking Sengoku, Garp, Akainu, and the gathered Marines.
• Sengoku angrily attacked Bai Yu, who opened the fifth gate and stopped the shock wave with one hand.
• Sengoku recognized Bai Yu’s mastery and said he would forgive him, but Bai Yu declared that five gates were not the limit and opened the sixth gate.

Bai Yu demonstrated the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates Released, overwhelming Sengoku with the Morning Peacock and devastating the area around Marine Headquarters. Sengoku and the other Marines rushed to get private instruction from Bai Yu, while Dorry and Brogy wondered whether to reveal that he could open a Seventh Gate.

• Bai Yu opened the Sixth Gate and appeared before Sengoku with speed and power that forced Sengoku to defend himself.
• Bai Yu struck Sengoku into the embankment, then unleashed the Morning Peacock, flattening everything within several hundred meters.
• Sengoku emerged battered but mostly uninjured, praised Bai Yu for revealing the Eight Gates Released, and announced that the banquet would celebrate the secret art and the newly appointed Shichibukai.
• Sengoku grabbed Bai Yu and hurried to the office building, while Garp, Aokiji, the other officers, Akainu, and Zephyr followed to seek instruction.
• Dorry and Brogy exchanged a glance as they considered telling the Marines that Bai Yu could open a Seventh Gate.

Bai Yu sailed for Kalles Island to face Dracule Mihawk, while Garp stayed behind after offering to accompany him. After Bai Yu’s departure, two CP0 agents summoned Sengoku and Garp on behalf of the Five Elders, who wanted the Eight Gates Released Formation.

• Garp asked to sail with Bai Yu, but Bai Yu refused because Garp’s presence would scare off the opponents he hoped to draw out.
• Garp said he had advanced to the Fifth Gate and was eager to master the Sixth, while Sengoku argued with him over their humiliating performance the previous day.
• Bai Yu’s warship departed for Kalles Island, where he had to reach Dracule Mihawk within four days.
• Two CP0 agents told Sengoku and Garp that the Five Elders had requested their presence, and the two Marines agreed to go meet them.

Garp and Sengoku left after learning Eight Gates Released, while Bai Yu’s plan to spread the technique and create stronger opponents came into focus. Zephyr praised Bai Yu, then set off to master the Sixth Gate before Garp and Sengoku, but Tsuru stopped him.

• Garp and Sengoku joked about beating Celestial Dragons as they departed with the CP0 agents, and the gathered Marine officers dispersed to practice Eight Gates Released.
• Bai Yu’s strategy was revealed: he had taught Eight Gates Released so it would spread and provide stronger opponents to increase his Main Body Template’s unlocking progress.
• Zephyr teased Akainu for quietly listening to Bai Yu’s explanation and celebrated Akainu and Kizaru’s renewed respect for Taijutsu.
• Zephyr admitted Bai Yu surpassed him as an instructor and said he wanted to reach the Sixth Gate before Garp and Sengoku so he could beat them up.
• Tsuru stopped Zephyr as he hurried away to train.

Tsuru revealed to Zephyr that Bai Yu had secretly given her a recording of the Eight Gates Released’s Seventh Gate, and they agreed to keep it hidden while worrying about the Five Elders’ plans. Meanwhile, a Five Elders envoy arrived at Whole Cake Island to meet Charlotte Linlin and discuss a killing scheme.

• Tsuru showed Zephyr the Den Den Mushi recording of Bai Yu’s Seventh Gate and warned that the Five Elders might move against him.
• Zephyr agreed to help Tsuru guard the recording and keep its existence secret until Sengoku and Garp returned.
• A World Government ship sailed through Totto Land without being attacked, following Charlotte Linlin’s orders.
• Perospero welcomed Nusjuro at Whole Cake Island and escorted him toward Charlotte Linlin.
• Nusjuro stepped off the ship and spotted Charlotte Linlin eating in the distance.

Charlotte Linlin and Kaido clashed upon his arrival at Totto Land, while Perospero tried to preserve the alliance with the Five Elders. As the Big Mom Pirates watched the confrontation, Katakuri warned that he had glimpsed a dangerous future.

• Charlotte Linlin threatened Nusjuro but agreed to cooperate as long as the Five Elders honored their promises and Kaido did not jeopardize her benefits.
• Kaido arrived in dragon form, and Charlotte Linlin attacked him with Emperor Sword while he countered with Thunder Bagua.
• Perospero urged Smoothie to stop Linlin from upsetting the Five Elders, but Smoothie rebuked him and questioned his ambition.
• Katakuri told Linlin to stop, saying he had seen glimpses of a future fraught with danger.

Katakuri foresaw that the coming operation would leave everyone coughing up blood and warned that it would be extremely dangerous, likely because of Bai Yu. As Charlotte Linlin demanded an explanation, Daps urgently warned Nusjuro that he might capsize in a gutter.

• Katakuri interrupted the clash between Charlotte Linlin and Kaido of the Beasts to announce that he had seen everyone coughing up blood in the future.
• Perospero, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido challenged Katakuri to explain his vision, while Nusjuro watched with interest.
• Katakuri said he could not see the details but believed the upcoming operation would be extremely dangerous and linked to War Demon Bai Yu.
• Charlotte Linlin angrily confronted Katakuri for embarrassing her, but he stood by what he had seen.
• Daps contacted Nusjuro with an urgent warning, and Nusjuro demanded to know whether he meant that Charlotte Linlin, the others, and Nusjuro would fail.

Daps warned Nusjuro and the gathered pirates that Bai Yu had created the Eight Gates Released, a technique that multiplied strength and threatened the balance of the sea. The Five Elders resolved to kill Bai Yu and planned to lure him to Totto Land by exploiting his love of fighting.

• Daps told Nusjuro that Bai Yu had used the Eight Gates Released to increase his strength seven to eight times, and that Sengoku and Garp had reached the fifth gate after one night of training.
• Smoothie brought urgent intelligence as Kaido learned of the technique and raged that Bai Yu had toyed with him.
• Daps offered to give Nusjuro and the pirates copies of the Eight Gates Released, despite the risk of making them stronger, because Bai Yu had to die.
• Nusjuro questioned why the Five Elders could barely learn the first gate while Sengoku and Garp had reached the fifth, and Daps said Bai Yu's personal instruction helped students progress faster.
• Daps told Nusjuro that the Five Elders had prepared bait to draw Bai Yu to Totto Land, believing his love of fighting would make him come despite the danger.

Bai Yu sailed into Totto Land with Yamakaji, leaving Zoro and the others behind while they continued training. When three pirate ships attacked, Bai Yu destroyed their lead ship with a single slash, and the survivors recognized the blood-red flag of the Fourth Admiral.

• Bai Yu set sail for Kales Island with Yamakaji, explaining that Zoro and the others needed more time to grow stronger.
• Yamakaji warned Bai Yu that they had entered Charlotte Linlin’s territory and suggested handling any pirates himself.
• Three pirate ships opened fire on the Marine warship, hoping to earn Charlotte Linlin’s favor by destroying it.
• Bai Yu cut through the cannonballs and cleaved the leading pirate ship in two, while the resulting waves tossed the other two ships aside.
• The surviving pirates recognized Bai Yu’s blood-red flag and realized they had provoked the Fourth Admiral, War Demon Bai Yu.

Bai Yu and Yamakaji encountered pirates in Totto Land, then faced Charlotte Snack after he arrived to challenge them. Bai Yu killed the pirates who appealed to Snack, leaving Snack and the Marines confronting each other.

• Pirates recognized Bai Yu and tried to flee, but the Marines spotted a Big Mom Pirates ship approaching.
• Charlotte Snack arrived and accused Bai Yu of killing Big Mom Pirates in Totto Land.
• Sailors and Karo appealed to Snack to punish Bai Yu, while Yamakaji worried about provoking another Emperor.
• Bai Yu demanded to know what they had been saying and cut both pirate ships apart, killing Sailors and Karo.

Bai Yu confronted Charlotte Snack after killing pirates under the Big Mom Pirates, and ignored Snack’s threats to demand a fight. He suspected Snack’s arrival was part of a larger plot, while Snack finally threw a saber at him.

• Bai Yu killed pirates under the Big Mom Pirates and dismissed the shock and threats of Snack’s crew.
• Snack rebuked his men and invoked Big Mom’s authority, bounty, and a trump card to threaten Bai Yu.
• Bai Yu taunted Snack and challenged him to fight, despite Yamakaji warning that attacking a Sweet Commander would make the Big Mom Pirates enemies of the Marines.
• Bai Yu suggested Snack’s quick arrival in Totto Land was suspicious, and Yamakaji realized the Big Mom Pirates might have targeted him.
• Snack lost his temper, took a saber from a subordinate, and hurled it at Bai Yu.

Bai Yu rejected Snack’s threat to force him to Whole Cake Island, arguing that the Big Mom Pirates needed him alive while his captors’ survival did not matter. He launched a lightning-fast attack on Snack, leaving their confrontation underway.

• Yamakaji recognized Konpira’s scabbard and warned that Momousagi Gion had fallen into the Big Mom Pirates’ hands.
• Snack threatened to make Gion suffer unless Bai Yu came to Mama’s banquet, and Yamakaji feared a wider war with the Four Emperors.
• Bai Yu dismissed Snack’s hostage threat, tossed aside Konpira’s scabbard, and challenged him to attack.
• Bai Yu used Thunder Breathing: Thunderclap and Flash to rush Snack and slash at him.

Bai Yu destroyed Snack’s ship and killed him after Snack attacked, then learned that Momousagi’s capture might conceal a larger plot. He decided that the danger was no reason to refuse the trip to Whole Cake Island.

• Snack launched a deep-fried attack, but Bai Yu’s slash shattered it, knocked Snack aside, and wrecked the pirate ship.
• Snack flooded the area with oil, but Bai Yu swallowed it with Dark Hole and struck Snack down with Dark Moon: Iai Slash.
• The surviving pirates begged Bai Yu to spare them, and Yamakaji said he had blocked Den Den Mushi signals so news of the fight would not escape.
• Yamakaji warned Bai Yu that Whole Cake Island could hold deadly threats, while Bai Yu suspected the Five Elders might be involved in Momousagi’s capture.
• Bai Yu declared the trip worth making despite the danger from Charlotte Linlin and possibly Kaido.

Bai Yu learned that Momousagi's capture involved Kaido of the Beasts and the Five Elders, but resolved to rescue her alone. After he sped toward Whole Cake Island, Yamakaji called for Marine reinforcements and prepared to ask Sengoku to declare war on the Four Emperors.

• Yamakaji urged Bai Yu to wait while he contacted Sengoku, but Bai Yu said he had to rescue Momousagi because she had been caught up in the storm because of him.
• Bai Yu declared he would face the Four Emperors alone and told Yamakaji to arrange support and receive Momousagi.
• Bai Yu used his Log Pose to set off toward Whole Cake Island in a bolt of lightning.
• Yamakaji rallied the Marines, ordered them to contact nearby branches for aid, and resolved to ask Sengoku to declare war on the Four Emperors.

News that Charlotte Linlin had invited Bai Yu to Totto Land raised suspicions that she and Kaido had allied against him. After learning that Bai Yu had gone alone to rescue hostage Momousagi Gion, the Whitebeard Pirates mobilized for Totto Land, while Shanks reacted with disbelief alongside Mihawk.

• Whitebeard and his crew suspected Charlotte Linlin's invitation was part of an alliance with Kaido, and Jozu guessed Bai Yu might go anyway.
• A report revealed that Charlotte Linlin had taken Momousagi Gion hostage and that Bai Yu had already set out alone for Totto Land.
• Whitebeard ordered the Whitebeard Pirates to enter combat alert and sent the Moby Dick's main fleet toward Totto Land.
• Marco noted that Shanks might also oppose an alliance between Charlotte Linlin and Kaido.
• Shanks read the urgent intelligence in disbelief and looked to Mihawk, whose challenge to Bai Yu was approaching.