Recaps

Bai Yu rejected the Shichibukai’s offers to fight Nusjuro and lured the Five Elder into pursuing him. The Shichibukai departed while CP0 let them pass, and Daps and Killer watched the confrontation from Mary Geoise.

• Mihawk, Hancock, and other Shichibukai offered to take on Nusjuro, but Bai Yu said he had come to cut him down and sped away as lightning.
• Nusjuro ordered CP0 to stop the Shichibukai and pursued Bai Yu, accusing him of using the same trick he had used on Kaido.
• Jinbe told King Neptune that Bai Yu was confident and that the World Affiliated Nation Conference need not continue; Mihawk and the other Shichibukai then prepared to leave.
• Rob Lucci ordered CP0 to let the Shichibukai go because they had abandoned their plan to support Bai Yu, and the kings remained behind in confusion.
• Daps praised Rob Lucci to Killer and suggested using his lineage factor to strengthen others, while Killer worried that Nusjuro might not be able to stop Bai Yu.

The Five Elders saw a sign that Nusjuro faced mortal danger, but he continued pursuing Bai Yu. On a rocky island, Bai Yu began an all-out fight to the death, and Nusjuro prepared to unleash his awakened Devil Fruit power.

• Killer questioned whether Nusjuro could defeat Bai Yu, and Daps insisted that Nusjuro had prepared measures to kill him.
• Flames appeared on Nusjuro's Vivre Card statue, prompting Daps to warn him and order the others to watch for anyone helping Bai Yu.
• Nusjuro caught up with Bai Yu at a rocky island, where Bai Yu said he had come alone and intended to kill him.
• Bai Yu unleashed his full power and struck Nusjuro with a massive blade of energy, shattering the island in their clash.
• Nusjuro used an invisible force to hurl debris at Bai Yu, but Bai Yu's golden skeletal armor pulverized it.
• Nusjuro activated his Devil Fruit power and declared that he would show Bai Yu a true awakening.

Bai Yu battled Nusjuro on a deserted island, using increasingly powerful attacks and opening the Sixth and Seventh Gates to finish the fight quickly. As Bai Yu’s Daytime Tiger charged at him, Nusjuro revealed that he had prepared a massive Earth Sealing Kill across the surrounding sea.

• Nusjuro animated the island into a thousand-meter rock dragon, but Bai Yu destroyed it with Dark Cloaked Dimension Slash and pressed his attack.
• Nusjuro raised a rock wall and launched spikes at Bai Yu, who released Nozarashi and broke through Nusjuro’s eight-pointed star shield with a reckless slash.
• Bai Yu opened the Sixth Gate and unleashed Morning Peacock, while Nusjuro countered with a rock dragon and then used Bedrock Sealing Kill to trap Bai Yu between slabs of stone.
• Bai Yu opened the Seventh Gate, smashed through the slabs, and sent Daytime Tiger charging at Nusjuro.
• Nusjuro activated Nine Hells Shackles, summoning dense rock spears from the sea across tens of thousands of meters around them.

Bai Yu used the Eighth Gate and Creation Rebirth to break free of Nusjuro's stone-speared assault and kill him with a single devastating strike. Exhausted but alive, Bai Yu was left standing over Nusjuro's corpse.

• Nusjuro controlled the seabed and impaled Bai Yu with a vast barrage of stone spears.
• A Den Den Mushi warned Nusjuro that his Vivre Card Piece was burning and that Bai Yu might be setting a trap.
• Bai Yu opened the Eighth Gate and unleashed the Creation Rebirth Technique, shattering the stone spears around him.
• Bai Yu crossed the distance to Nusjuro and struck his neck with Nozarashi, sending him crashing through the spears and into a mountain.
• Nusjuro's head fell from his neck, and Bai Yu released the Eighth Gate as weakness overtook him.

Bai Yu killed Nusjuro after exploiting a chain of openings, then left with Nusjuro’s head while a Sea King swallowed the body. At Mary Geoise, Daps and Killer realized Nusjuro might be dead and planned to hide the news while searching for him and Bai Yu.

• Bai Yu found Nusjuro’s shattered body, crushed the crystal Den Den Mushi, and took Nusjuro’s head before leaving.
• A Sea King swallowed Nusjuro’s corpse as the waters settled.
• Daps and Killer saw Nusjuro’s life statue engulfed in flames and struggled to believe Bai Yu had killed him.
• Daps outlined three possible explanations for Nusjuro’s apparent death and ordered the others to contact him and spread word that he had killed Bai Yu.
• Daps called for the Five Elders and the World Government to find Bai Yu and kill him before Imu learned of their failure.

Sengoku and Garp tried to reach Bai Yu but were held back by Rosa, who claimed the Five Elders had killed Bai Yu for threatening the World Government’s authority. News of Bai Yu’s death spread across the sea, and Ace attacked Poseidon in disbelief.

• Garp hurled a cannonball at Rosa, but Rosa redirected it away with a wave of his hand.
• Sengoku told Rosa that Nusjuro might not be able to defeat Bai Yu alone, but Tsuru received news that Nusjuro had slain Bai Yu in Mary Geoise.
• Garp rejected the report and nearly collapsed, while Rosa mocked him and praised Nusjuro’s victory.
• Sals and Poseidon learned of Bai Yu’s death and smiled as the news shook the sea.
• Ace attacked Poseidon with a Fire Fist, and Poseidon struck the deck with his trident to raise a wave that collided with the flames.

Bai Yu reappeared alive at Marine Headquarters after the world believed Nusjuro had killed him, leaving the fate of the Five Elders' attack unclear. Akainu arrived as CP0 demanded Bai Yu be arrested, and everyone waited to see what he would do.

• Whitebeard stopped Ace from attacking Poseidon and warned that fighting him was too dangerous now that Bai Yu was believed dead.
• Big News Morgans broadcast that Bai Yu had appeared alive at Marine Headquarters, stunning everyone and raising questions about Nusjuro.
• Vice Admiral Momonga warned Bai Yu that the Five Elders had revoked his rank and urged him to leave before they could strike again.
• A CP0 agent threatened Momonga and ordered him to arrest Bai Yu for attacking Celestial Dragons.
• Akainu appeared at the Marine headquarters docks amid a wave of heat, and the crowd waited to see how he would respond to Bai Yu.

Bai Yu returned to Marine Headquarters after killing Nusjuro, and Akainu let him remain unchallenged because no sentencing documents had arrived. Bai Yu announced that he had come to declare the old era’s fall, then headed for the plaza as Akainu stepped aside.

• Bai Yu and Akainu shared a drink, and Akainu praised Bai Yu’s escort mission.
• Akainu ordered Momonga to verify the CP0 agent’s identity and refused to attack Bai Yu without sentencing documents.
• Akainu warned Bai Yu that his return could provoke Sengoku and Garp, while Bai Yu said it was his last time returning as a Marine.
• Bai Yu said Nusjuro was dead and announced that he would declare the old era’s fall.
• Bai Yu strode toward the plaza, and Akainu stepped aside to let him pass.

Bai Yu revealed Nusjuro’s severed head at Marine Headquarters and rang the Ox Bell sixteen times, declaring the old era over. As he prepared to leave after exchanging words with Akainu, Rosa attacked him with a gigantic palm.

• Bai Yu reached the Ox Bell and revealed a bloodstained bag containing Nusjuro’s severed head.
• Bai Yu struck the Ox Bell with his Zanpakuto’s hilt and rang it sixteen times, shaking the world and marking the end of the old era.
• Akainu asked if Bai Yu was leaving, and Bai Yu said they should fight without restraint when they met again.
• Bai Yu turned to leave Marineford, but Rosa appeared and attacked him with a gigantic palm formed from the air.

The Three Admirals and Garp stood with Bai Yu as Rosa threatened Marine Headquarters, while Marines and supporters across the seas rallied behind the Fourth Admiral. Daps ordered Rosa to stand down and claimed Nusjuro was alive, and Rosa withdrew after warning Bai Yu that they would meet again.

• Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji blocked the Five Elders' attack and declared that Bai Yu remained the Marine Fourth Admiral until an official judgment was issued.
• Marine recruits and supporters across Marine bases and the seas cheered for Bai Yu and vowed to defend him.
• Rosa gathered power to attack, but the Admirals prepared to stop him and Garp rushed in with a threat to smash him.
• Daps called Rosa and told him not to act, claiming Nusjuro was alive and that the visible head was fake.
• Rosa stopped his attack, warned Marine Headquarters and Bai Yu that they would regret their actions, and withdrew.

After leaving the Marines, Bai Yu departed Marineford and warned Garp about the World Government. News of his rise spread across the seas, where he was proclaimed the Fifth Emperor and gained the support of former Shichibukai and pirate crews.

• Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu left after Rosa disappeared, and Garp arrived at Marineford using the Sixth Gate of Eight Gates Released.
• Bai Yu told Garp he would leave the Marines and travel in search of people worth cutting down, then vanished into the sea.
• Garp suspected Rosa and Daps withdrew because the Five Elders had achieved some objective, while Sengoku sensed Bai Yu's departure through Observation Haki.
• Morgans's broadcast spread news that Bai Yu had killed Nusjuro and survived, and the sea recognized him as the Fifth Emperor.
• Dorry, Brogy, Jinbe, and Hancock announced their support for Bai Yu, pirate crews sought to join him, and his bounty poster entered circulation.

Kaido and Charlotte Linlin discussed allying against Bai Yu, whom they feared would seek revenge after breaking free of Marine Headquarters. Charlotte Linlin agreed on the condition that Kaido spend time fathering children with her, and they arranged a public alliance banquet while inviting Bai Yu.

• Kaido urged Charlotte Linlin to join forces and strike Bai Yu before he could attack them.
• Charlotte Linlin agreed to the alliance, demanded to see Yamato, and insisted Kaido help her produce powerful descendants.
• Kaido accepted despite resenting Charlotte Linlin's public demand, after King urged him to consider the bigger picture.
• Kaido and Charlotte Linlin planned an alliance banquet within five days, and Kaido said he and King would attend while troops guarded Wano Country.
• Kaido ordered that Bai Yu be invited to the banquet to see whether he dared to come.

As the alliance between Kaido of the Beasts and Charlotte Linlin drew attention across the seas, Bai Yu traveled with Ace toward Han'erbana to recruit a crewmate. The pair reached the pirate-filled island at night, with Bai Yu concealing his identity as they prepared to search.

• News of the Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates' alliance spread, and people wondered whether Bai Yu would accept their banquet invitation.
• Ace asked Bai Yu about his plans and insisted on continuing to hunt Blackbeard, whom he meant to bring back to the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Bai Yu refused Ace's offer to join Whitebeard and said he was heading to Han'erbana to find a potential crewmate who could help him escape.
• Ace offered to compete for the recruit, but Bai Yu did not reveal who he intended to find.
• Bai Yu changed into ordinary clothes and covered his face before he and Ace arrived at Han'erbana after dark.

Bai Yu and Ace entered a deadly gambling hall, where Bai Yu revealed that he had come to recruit the blind gambler Fujitora Issho. Fujitora wagered ten million Beli on Bear King’s dice roll, leaving the result unresolved.

• Bai Yu and Ace passed through the island’s festive outskirts and entered a gambling hall where pirates gambled their money and lives.
• Bear King killed Scarface after the pirate refused to pay his gambling debt, and attendants removed the body.
• Bai Yu told Ace that Fujitora Issho was the man he intended to recruit, hoping to make future flights easier for Trafalgar Law.
• Bear King began a dice game with Fujitora and Mushul, aiming to win the tens of millions of Beli Fujitora had amassed.
• Fujitora listened to the dice cup and bet ten million Beli that it contained three sixes.

At a gambling table, Fujitora Issho bet ten million Beli on triples, and Bai Yu exposed Bear King’s attempt to cheat him. Bai Yu killed Bear King with one slash, revealing himself as the feared former Marine Fourth Admiral War Demon Bai Yu and sending the watching pirates fleeing.

• Fujitora Issho bet ten million Beli that the dice would show three sixes, and Bear King and Mushul accepted the wager.
• Bear King revealed the dice as two sixes and a five, struck a pirate who nearly exposed the true result, and tried to take the winnings.
• Bai Yu announced that he had seen three sixes, and Fujitora Issho thanked him for confirming his bet.
• Bear King attacked Bai Yu with his Steel-Steel Fruit power, but Bai Yu stopped the punch with one finger.
• Bai Yu drew his Zanpakuto and cut Bear King in two with one slash.
• The pirates recognized Bai Yu as the former Marine Fourth Admiral War Demon Bai Yu and scrambled to escape.

Bai Yu challenged Fujitora Issho in Han'ernaba, where their opening clash devastated the surrounding area. Fujitora then turned his blade toward the sky, leaving Ace stunned as Bai Yu anticipated a chance to push his template closer to its 75% threshold.

• Ace watched Bai Yu intimidate the city and stepped between him and Fujitora, urging him not to attack a blind man.
• Fujitora acknowledged Bai Yu's past deeds, accepted the challenge, and unleashed a gravity wave that forced Ace to use his Flame-Flame Fruit powers to escape.
• Bai Yu met Fujitora's Gravity Blade: Raging Tiger with his Zanpakuto, and their clash destroyed everything within hundreds of meters.
• Fujitora warned that their fight could endanger innocent people, then drew his Cane Sword and flicked it toward the sky.
• Ace stared upward in shock while Bai Yu welcomed the fight, hoping it would help him reach the 75% template-unlock threshold.

Bai Yu fought Fujitora Issho as the blind swordsman hurled a meteor and then formed the battlefield’s debris into a gigantic dragon. As the dragon descended, Bai Yu unlocked the Ichigo Kurosaki subordinate template and unleashed Getsuga Tenshō, leaving everyone blinded in darkness.

• Fujitora Issho summoned a meteor, and Bai Yu released Nozarashi and pulverized it with a powerful slash.
• Fujitora Issho used gravity to gather the falling debris and shape it into a colossal dragon for his final strike.
• Ace watched the battle and realized how far the fighters’ strength exceeded his own.
• Bai Yu’s main body template reached seventy-five percent, unlocking the Ichigo Kurosaki subordinate template.
• Bai Yu infused his new power into Nozarashi and fired Getsuga Tenshō at Fujitora Issho’s descending dragon, plunging everyone into darkness.

Bai Yu defeated Fujitora in a devastating battle that destroyed Han'ernaba, then invited him aboard his ship. Fujitora guessed Bai Yu wanted to recruit him, and Bai Yu gave Ace the first chance to make an offer.

• Bai Yu's slash destroyed the dragon, split the sky, and reduced Han'ernaba to ruins.
• Fujitora conceded defeat and asked why Bai Yu had come to find him.
• Bai Yu invited Fujitora aboard his ship, and Fujitora lifted a massive rock to carry them toward the open sea.
• Ace recognized Fujitora's value as a powerful aerial combatant and considered recruiting him for the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Trafalgar Law and the others questioned Fujitora about his blindness, and Fujitora explained that he had deliberately impaired his sight after seeing the world's filth.
• Fujitora asked whether Bai Yu intended to recruit him, and Bai Yu told Ace to speak first.

Ace invited Fujitora to become the Whitebeard Pirates’ Zeroth Division Captain, but Fujitora chose to follow Bai Yu after hearing his answer about helping poor countries. Ace accepted the choice with a joke and warned Bai Yu that the Whitebeard Pirates still stood behind him.

• Fujitora praised Ace’s position as Whitebeard’s Second Division Captain and recalled meeting Kozuki Oden.
• Ace offered Fujitora the Zeroth Division Captain’s position, which Whitebeard had created for Bai Yu.
• Fujitora asked what they would do for a poor country, and Ace said he would follow Whitebeard’s example by giving it treasure.
• Bai Yu said he would help the people build infrastructure and gain the ability to support themselves.
• Fujitora chose to follow Bai Yu and see the country where everyone was equal, declining Ace’s invitation.
• Ace joked that Bai Yu had set him up with his charisma and reminded him that the Whitebeard Pirates still supported Ace.

Bai Yu recruited Fujitora Issho to travel with him, then learned from Sengoku that Blackbeard had escaped Impel Down with several prisoners. The chapter left Bai Yu warned of the Five Elders’ schemes but undeterred by the danger.

• Bai Yu thanked Ace for giving Fujitora Issho another choice and welcomed Fujitora aboard.
• Sengoku called Bai Yu and revealed that Fujitora was a priority target for the World Military Draft.
• Bai Yu asked Sengoku whether the call concerned Blackbeard, prompting Ace to react tensely.
• Sengoku reported that Blackbeard had been revived, met the Five Elders, and escaped Impel Down with several prisoners after Magellan was ambushed.
• Bai Yu dismissed Sengoku’s warning and said the Five Elders would have to pay dearly if they tried to kill him.

Bai Yu told Sengoku he would deal with Blackbeard when the chance came, while Ace returned to Whitebeard to discuss the threat. Fujitora formally joined Bai Yu’s Blood Flag, and Daps arrived at Marine Headquarters with suggestions for Sengoku as Garp and Tsuru looked on.

• Bai Yu told Sengoku that Blackbeard would come after him and that he had an important plan, while Sengoku urged him to be careful and stay in contact.
• Ace decided to return to Whitebeard rather than pursue Blackbeard alone, and warned Bai Yu that the Five Elders might support Blackbeard against him.
• Bai Yu offered Fujitora the chance to take an Admiral position, but Fujitora asked why Bai Yu had killed the Celestial Dragons and then officially joined his command.
• Daps arrived at Marine Headquarters and invited Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru to hear the Five Elders’ suggestions.
• Garp berated Daps for the Five Elders’ repeated schemes against Bai Yu, while nearby Marines wondered why Daps had come in person.

Daps delivered the Five Elders’ orders for Sengoku to resign and named Sakazuki as the next Fleet Admiral, with Fujitora Issho and Ryokugyu filling the vacant Admiral posts. Sengoku accepted, then told Garp and Tsuru that the candidates might refuse—and hinted that Bai Yu had already acted ahead of the Five Elders.

• Daps accused Marine Headquarters of disobeying orders and presented documents requiring Sengoku to resign.
• Garp protested that removing Sengoku would weaken Marine Headquarters during several major threats, but Sengoku said he had expected to take responsibility.
• Tsuru asked who would replace Sengoku, and Daps named Sakazuki as Fleet Admiral and Fujitora Issho and Ryokugyu as Admirals.
• Sengoku accepted the orders, leaving Daps unsettled, and sent him away.
• Garp and Tsuru challenged Sengoku for not resisting, and Sengoku explained that the Five Elders planned to announce candidates before securing their agreement.
• Sengoku asked whether they would believe Bai Yu had already stolen a march on the Five Elders’ plan.

Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru learned that Bai Yu had recruited Fujitora Issho, threatening the Five Elders’ World Military Draft and possibly drawing in Ryokugyu as well. Meanwhile, Daps and the other Five Elders planned to resurrect Nusjuro and eliminate Bai Yu, but Sengoku’s easy agreement left them uneasy.

• Sengoku told Garp and Tsuru that Bai Yu had recruited Fujitora Issho, one of the Five Elders’ chosen draft candidates.
• Tsuru suggested Ryokugyu might follow Fujitora to Bai Yu, and Garp realized the World Military Draft could fail.
• Daps brought Nusjuro’s head to Rosa and ordered the Five Elders to find Nusjuro’s body and target Bai Yu as their primary variable.
• Rosa said Nusjuro’s body was missing and might have been eaten by Sea Kings, so Daps ordered Vegapunk to prepare a second body for Nusjuro’s resurrection.
• Daps told the Five Elders that Sengoku had agreed to the World Military Draft without objection, leaving them all with a shared sense of unease.

The Five Elders investigated an uneasy feeling and asked about Vegapunk’s experimental subjects, while Bai Yu’s crew reached Zou. Bai Yu prepared to meet the island’s two kings, and Law resolved to keep training.

• Daps suggested that their shared unease might be connected to Nusjuro’s death and said they should revive him sooner.
• Rosa opened a spatial doorway, and the Elders decided to inspect Vegapunk’s nearly ready experimental subjects.
• Three days later, Bai Yu’s warship approached Zou, and Law and the crew learned Bepo had been training with Bai Yu to prepare for returning home.
• Fujitora sensed something enormous, and the crew spotted Zou moving through the mist as its steps sent huge waves toward them.
• Fujitora used his Press-Press Fruit to shield the warship and steer it beside Zou’s foot, while Law reflected on his training and vowed to grow stronger.
• Bai Yu told Law he was up next.

Bai Yu had Trafalgar Law use weighted training before sending the warship toward Zou, while explaining that gravity training could help build strength for the journey to Laugh Tale. Law’s ROOM sent the ship ten thousand meters through the air, and Fujitora began training with gravity as Zou came into view.

• Bai Yu told Law to take the warship up Zou and let him remove his weights, while Fujitora offered to lift the ship himself.
• Bai Yu explained his gravity-training theory and pointed Fujitora toward the gravity chamber aboard the ship.
• Law removed all four wrist weights, felt his strength surge, and used ROOM to move the warship ten thousand meters through the air.
• Fujitora used the Press-Press Fruit’s gravity on himself and adjusted it for training, saying he would surprise Ryokugyu.
• Bai Yu spread his Observation Haki across Zou, alerting the powerful individuals hidden there.