Chapter Summaries

Jinbe intervened when Saint Charlos and CP9 pursued Camie, a mermaid who had been bought at auction by Aladdin. After Jinbe offered money and tried to protect her, Charlos shot him, while Spandam threatened Fish-Man Island to stop Jinbe from resisting.

• Yamakaji told Gion that merfolk were highly prized by traffickers and that Whitebeard’s protection had limited the trade on Fish-Man Island.
• Saint Charlos ordered CP9 to capture Camie, intending to add her to his collection.
• Jinbe arrived and told Spandam that Camie belonged to the Sun Pirates, offering three hundred million Beli to let them leave.
• Saint Charlos shot Jinbe in the back and ordered his men to seize Camie and Jinbe.
• Spandam threatened Fish-Man Island, and Jinbe hesitated as Jabra rushed toward Camie.

Bai Yu intervened when Jabra tried to capture Camie, defeating him with a single attack and openly insulting the Celestial Dragons. As Saint Charlos demanded an Admiral be sent to kill Bai Yu, Spandam warned him that Bai Yu might even hit a Celestial Dragon.

• Jinbe tried to stop Jabra from taking Camie, but Fukurou and Lion Kumadori blocked him.
• Gion called for Admiral Bai Yu, who had already moved to intervene, while Yamakaji and Gion praised his actions.
• Bai Yu seized Jabra's wrist, endured his Heavy Step Wolf, and smashed him into a mangrove tree, leaving him unconscious with both arms broken.
• Bai Yu told Spandam he did not work for trash, and Spandam was so shocked that he fell to the ground.
• Saint Charlos ordered Spandam to contact Marine Headquarters and summon an Admiral to kill Bai Yu.
• Spandam warned Saint Charlos not to provoke Bai Yu because he might even hit a Celestial Dragon.

Bai Yu was revealed as the Marine admiral who had intervened against Saint Charlos, drawing the attention of the crowd and alarm from his fellow Marines. Saint Rosward summoned Akainu to Sabaody to deal with the alleged attacker, and Akainu suspected Bai Yu was involved.

• The crowd learned that Bai Yu had spoiled Saint Charlos's fun, and Gion and Yamakaji worried that the confrontation would escalate.
• Saint Charlos raised his pistol, but Spandam warned him that Bai Yu was the Fourth Admiral and urged him to leave the matter to the Marines.
• Saint Rosward and Shalria arrived, and Saint Rosward berated Spandam before calling Akainu.
• Saint Rosward told Akainu that someone had attacked the Celestial Dragons and demanded that he come to Sabaody to arrest the culprit.
• Akainu asked whether the person Saint Rosward meant was Bai Yu.

Bai Yu rescued Camie from the Celestial Dragons and ignored their attempts to summon the Admirals. After Saint Charlos’s explosive collar went off, Bai Yu struck down Saint Rosward and Shalria, leaving the Celestial Dragons beaten in the street.

• Saint Rosward called Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru for help, but none of the Admirals answered his pleas.
• Bai Yu told Jinbe to take Camie away, and Jinbe thanked him and moved to rescue her.
• Saint Charlos activated Camie’s self-destruct collar, but Bai Yu tore it off and threw it toward him, where it exploded and knocked Charlos unconscious.
• Shalria and Saint Rosward threatened to report Bai Yu, but Bai Yu said Admirals were not forbidden from hitting Celestial Dragons.
• Bai Yu drew his Zanpakuto and struck Saint Rosward and Shalria, sending them crashing to the ground with split fishbowls and shattered teeth.

Bai Yu rescued Camie from the Celestial Dragons at Sabaody and left with Gion and Yamakaji, while Marine Headquarters and the Five Elders reacted to his attack. Sengoku feared the Five Elders were deliberately provoking Bai Yu, but Akainu suspected Bai Yu was eager for a fight; Nusjuro vowed to ensure Bai Yu died.

• Spandam refused to stop Bai Yu from leaving, and Bai Yu set out with Gion and Yamakaji for Marine Headquarters before heading to Kalles Island.
• Jinbe took Camie away, grateful that Bai Yu had intervened and spared Fish-Man Island further trouble.
• Sengoku told Tsuru to check on the injured Celestial Dragons, and Tsuru confirmed Bai Yu had attacked them.
• Sengoku worried the Five Elders were targeting Bai Yu because they feared his possible connection to Dragon, while Akainu argued Bai Yu welcomed chances to fight.
• Nusjuro called for Daps and vowed to make sure Bai Yu died for attacking Celestial Dragons in public.

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.