Chapter Summaries

The Groseade arrived before the Whitebeard Pirates, revealing that Aokiji, Fujitora Issho, Byrnndi World, Rayleigh, Cat Viper, Duke Inuarashi, and Shakky were aboard Bai Yu’s ship. Whitebeard recognized Shakky as a former Rocks Pirates crewmate, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates stunned by the strength and history of Bai Yu’s lineup.

• The Groseade tore through the frozen sea and stopped in front of the Moby Dick, startling the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Marco and the others recognized Aokiji, Fujitora Issho, Byrnndi World, Rayleigh, Cat Viper, and Duke Inuarashi aboard Bai Yu’s ship.
• Shakky greeted Whitebeard, while Rayleigh took Bai Yu’s newly produced bottle and drank from it.
• Whitebeard reminisced about Shakky as his former crewmate on Rocks’ ship, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates shocked by her background.

Whitebeard explained that Shakky’s intelligence network had been indispensable to the Rocks Pirates, while Shakky embarrassed him with teasing stories about their past. Bai Yu tried to calm Whitebeard and offered him a gift, but the chapter ended with the crew discovering Blackbeard’s severed head inside the box.

• Marco asked why the Rocks Pirates had fallen, and Whitebeard credited Shakky’s intelligence network with helping the crew rise and evade its enemies.
• Shakky teased Whitebeard about his past with Charlotte Linlin and Kaido, provoking his angry but restrained reaction.
• Whitebeard accused Bai Yu of bringing Shakky to mock him and shook the Moby Dick with his Devil Fruit power.
• Bai Yu denied intending to provoke Whitebeard, cited Ace’s bond with him, and tossed over a box as a greeting gift.
• Marco opened the box, and the crew recognized Blackbeard’s head inside.

The Whitebeard Pirates saw Blackbeard’s head and learned that Bai Yu had avenged Thatch. Whitebeard asked Bai Yu whether his crew could defeat the Big Mom Pirates, and the chapter ended with the crew reacting angrily to Bai Yu’s answer.

• Ace confirmed that Blackbeard was dead when the Vivre Card Piece in his bottle had turned to ash.
• Marco closed the box containing Blackbeard’s head as the crew grieved and celebrated Thatch’s revenge.
• Whitebeard asked Bai Yu whether the Whitebeard Pirates would lose if they attacked the Big Mom Pirates.
• Bai Yu said that the Whitebeard Pirates, as they were, probably could not defeat the Big Mom Pirates.
• Jozu charged at Bai Yu, but Marco knocked him away and said that Pops had ordered them to leave the matter to him.

Whitebeard chose to lead the Whitebeard Pirates against the Big Mom Pirates, prompting a massive mobilization that alarmed powers across the sea. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku began explaining that he had personally asked Bai Yu to come, but the reason remained unrevealed.

• Whitebeard declared that the Whitebeard Pirates would fight the Big Mom Pirates, and Jozu and the others eagerly accepted his decision.
• Bai Yu and Rayleigh departed aboard the Groseade as Whitebeard ordered the sixteen division captains and forty-three allied crews to assemble in Totto Land.
• The Whitebeard Pirates' enormous deployment shook the New World and drew alarm from the Marines, World Government, and other Emperor crews.
• At Marine Headquarters, Momonga reported that Aokiji and Akainu were missing and that Punk Hazard had been devastated by ice, fire, and a slash that split the island.
• Sengoku told the gathered Marine officers that he had personally asked Bai Yu to make the trip, but had not yet explained why.

Sengoku and the Marine officers welcomed Bai Yu’s help, while Ryokugyu defended Bai Yu’s loyalty to Marine justice. A CP0 agent’s arrival sparked a confrontation, and Akainu revealed that the Five Elders had conspired with Blackbeard to kill him and Aokiji; the agent then claimed he had come to represent the Five Elders.

• Sengoku teased the officers for looking relieved that Bai Yu might help Marine Headquarters, and Ryokugyu praised Bai Yu’s continued connection to Marine justice.
• A CP0 agent appeared in the assembly hall, and Sengoku attacked him while demanding to know why he had come.
• Akainu burst into the hall and accused the Five Elders of colluding with Blackbeard to kill him and Aokiji.
• Sengoku slammed the CP0 agent into a wall and broke his mask, but the agent remained calm.
• The CP0 agent said the Five Elders had sent him to prevent misunderstandings about Bai Yu and claimed Sengoku knew who he was.

Illusion Zero explained the Five Elders’ cooperation with Blackbeard and offered Devil’s Medicine as compensation, while Akainu revealed what happened at Punk Hazard. Sengoku chose Akainu as the next Fleet Admiral and learned that the medicine could increase its users’ strength severalfold.

• Sengoku confronted Illusion Zero, who admitted the Five Elders had worked with Blackbeard and offered fifty pills of Devil’s Medicine as an apology.
• Illusion Zero vanished, and Sengoku asked Akainu to explain the medicine and reveal where Aokiji had gone.
• Akainu confessed that he had agreed to the Five Elders’ plan and intended to kill Aokiji, but Bai Yu rescued Aokiji and defeated Blackbeard, Shiryu, and the others after they took the medicine.
• Sengoku acknowledged Akainu’s candor, named him the next Fleet Admiral, and asked how powerful the medicine had made Blackbeard and his crew.
• Akainu said the medicine could multiply a user’s strength, and estimated that Blackbeard and his six subordinates together could match three Admirals.

Akainu ordered Marine Headquarters to prepare for the Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin battle while weighing the Devil’s Medicine’s potential. Meanwhile, Shanks welcomed Mihawk and promised to tell him the world’s greatest secret.

• Marine officers considered how the Devil’s Medicine might create Admiral-level fighters, and Sengoku left its handling to Akainu.
• Akainu ordered a Buster Call force led by Sengoku and Garp, and summoned fifty thousand troops to defend Marine Headquarters.
• Akainu said he would use the medicine if necessary to protect Marine Headquarters, prompting Sengoku to tease him that Bai Yu had slashed him into Fleet Admiral material.
• Shanks waited by a bonfire on a deserted island as Mihawk arrived by coffin boat, and Mihawk warned Shanks to make his promised secret worth hearing.

Red-Haired Shanks told Dracule Mihawk that after returning from the East Blue, he had taken two Devil Fruits from CP0, and that one had transformed his strength. He admitted he had given away the Gum-Gum Fruit because another fruit had tempted him even more, then left Mihawk wondering what its power was.

• Dracule Mihawk recalled Shanks's failed plans to break the old era and asked whether he could draw in the net.
• Red-Haired Shanks said he had taken two Devil Fruits from CP0 when he returned from the East Blue.
• Dracule Mihawk realized Shanks's Devil Fruit power explained his rise in strength and his lost arm.
• Dracule Mihawk inferred that Shanks had given away the Gum-Gum Fruit after obtaining an even more tempting Devil Fruit.
• Red-Haired Shanks confirmed that the fruit's ability had helped him become one of the Four Emperors, but did not reveal what it was.

Red-Haired Shanks recruited Dracule Mihawk to help him seize an opportunity in the coming war between Whitebeard and the Big Mom Pirates, hoping to grow strong enough to stand against Bai Yu. As Shanks and his crew prepared to gather more allies, forces across the New World mobilized and Totto Land braced for battle.

• Dracule Mihawk asked Red-Haired Shanks whether he intended to interfere in the conflict between Whitebeard and Charlotte Linlin.
• Red-Haired Shanks said the war offered him a chance to increase his strength and asked Dracule Mihawk to accompany him.
• Dracule Mihawk agreed to help, saying he wanted to see whether Shanks could reach Bai Yu's level and defeat him.
• Benn Beckman warned that Dracule Mihawk alone would not be enough, and Red-Haired Shanks said they would recruit more people along the way.
• Red-Haired Shanks held a banquet as the New World descended into chaos and Totto Land gathered its forces for Whitebeard's counterattack.

Charlotte Linlin gathered pirates and underground black market kings in Totto Land to prepare for Whitebeard’s arrival, revealing Bullet, King, and a Devil’s Medicine that transformed the Minister of Cream into a powerful demon. She ended by promising two more contingencies if the medicine did not convince them she could kill Whitebeard.

• Charlotte Linlin assembled more than a hundred powerful pirates and underground black market kings in her hall as Totto Land prepared for Whitebeard’s attack.
• Bullet challenged Charlotte Linlin, warning that Whitebeard’s forces could arrive at any moment and threatening to leave if the gathering had no purpose.
• Charlotte Linlin introduced Bullet and King as allies and promised Devil’s Medicine to those who proved their value.
• King gave a red capsule to the Minister of Cream, who swallowed it and transformed into a towering demon that wrecked the hall with a blast of wind.
• Charlotte Linlin declared that the Devil’s Medicine should persuade the gathering she could kill Whitebeard, then claimed she still had two more contingencies.

Charlotte Linlin revealed that CP0's Zero and Red Count Field had joined her alliance as backup against the Whitebeard Pirates. Field's arrival left the pirates confident of victory, but he questioned whether he was being asked to kill Whitebeard or War Demon Bai Yu.

• Charlotte Linlin told King and Bullet that she had two additional trump cards to help kill Whitebeard and even defeat Bai Yu.
• CP0's Zero revealed himself and explained that he had once led the World Government's undercover agents in the Rocks Pirates, then summoned a monster stronger than Bullet.
• Zero offered a Mythical Zoan bat-form fruit to Red Count Field, who arrived in the hall.
• King, Bullet, and the pirates recognized Field and believed that he, Zero, Charlotte Linlin, and their allies could defeat the Whitebeard Pirates and Bai Yu.
• Field asked whether he had been recruited to deal with Whitebeard or to kill War Demon Bai Yu.

Red Count Field rejected CP0's offer and left the alliance, forcing Charlotte Linlin and Zero to rally the remaining fighters. Katakuri then reported that surveillance across Totto Land had gone dark, suggesting Whitebeard's forces had arrived.

• Zero offered Red Count Field a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit and Devil's Medicine in exchange for helping attack Whitebeard and stop Bai Yu.
• Field refused the offer and walked away, stunning Charlotte Linlin, Zero, Bullet, and King.
• Zero claimed Field's absence would not affect their plan and cited ten CP0 agents and at least a hundred Devil Fruit Users as their advantage.
• Charlotte Linlin said Blackbeard had promised to arrive at the critical moment.
• Katakuri reported that surveillance Den Den Mushi across Totto Land had lost their signals, likely because Whitebeard and his allies had arrived.

Charlotte Linlin rallied Totto Land’s forces to fight Whitebeard, while CP0 assured her that the Marines would stay out of the battle. As Garp and Sengoku waited offshore for Whitebeard’s ship, Sengoku questioned why CP0 had joined the conflict.

• After learning Whitebeard was coming, Charlotte Linlin offered territory, money, rank, and Devil Fruits as rewards for killing Whitebeard and his commanders, then ordered her forces to attack.
• Totto Land mobilized a hundred thousand fighters, armed three islands with cannons, and sent pirate ships to meet the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Perospero reported that a Marine ship had arrived but Whitebeard’s ship had not; CP0 said Garp and Sengoku had come with only a thousand Marines and that Akainu had stationed fifty thousand soldiers around Marineford.
• Charlotte Linlin reminded CP0 to help kill Bai Yu if he appeared, and CP0 promised it would act.
• Garp and Sengoku waited offshore while Whitebeard’s ship remained unseen, and Sengoku wondered why CP0 had entered the battle.

Sengoku recognized the danger of Whitebeard’s surprise landing and ordered the Marines to retreat as Whitebeard’s fleet erupted from beneath the sea. Whitebeard launched a devastating attack toward Whole Cake Island, forcing Charlotte Linlin to prepare to face him.

• Sengoku ordered the Marines to weigh anchor and retreat after realizing Whitebeard was launching a surprise attack.
• Perospero mocked the retreating Marines, but Katakuri warned that Sengoku’s order could signal danger.
• Whitebeard’s submerged pirate ships burst through the sea, overturning and destroying ships near the harbor entrances.
• Whitebeard rallied his crew and attacked Whole Cake Island with a powerful slash that tore through the sea and shattered ships in its path.
• Charlotte Linlin cursed Whitebeard and prepared to meet his attack head-on.

Whitebeard attacked Whole Cake Island with overwhelming force, breaking the enemy’s formation and driving Charlotte Linlin, Bullet, and King back. Determined to vindicate the old era, he continued his assault from the ruins and began cracking the space around him.

• Charlotte Linlin’s H sovereign clashed with Whitebeard’s quake wave, and Bullet, King, and Katakuri joined forces to detonate it before it devastated the harbor and scattered the army.
• Charlotte Linlin ordered Bullet and King to attack Whitebeard, but Whitebeard charged through the dust and struck at them with Murakumogiri.
• Charlotte Linlin, Bullet, and King combined their attacks against Whitebeard, who compressed and unleashed the quake wave, blasting them away and slicing Whole Cake Island in two.
• Whitebeard planted Murakumogiri in the ruins and clawed at empty space, spreading spiderweb-like cracks through it.

Whitebeard unleashed a devastating Air Quake that wrecked Whole Cake Island, but Ace and the Whitebeard Pirates intervened to protect him and launch a counterattack. The battle turned against the Big Mom Pirates, and Marco challenged Charlotte Linlin over whether her forces could endure.

• Whitebeard used Air Quake, shaking the island and sending enormous waves crashing toward it.
• Bullet fused with his mechanical ship and raised walls to shield the island, while Katakuri and other Devil Fruit Users helped withstand the destruction.
• Charlotte Linlin attacked Whitebeard with Zeus's lightning, but Ace intercepted her with Black Flame Fire Fist.
• Marco fought King, Jozu clashed with Bullet, and Whitebeard's commanders and allied crews attacked the Big Mom Pirates across the island.
• Marco returned to Whitebeard, confirmed he was still standing, and taunted Charlotte Linlin that her army might not survive the battle.

Marco and Whitebeard realized the Big Mom Pirates had concealed a powerful transformation behind scarlet pills. Charlotte Linlin revealed the plan was meant for War Demon Bai Yu, with Whitebeard serving as bait, as the transformed enemies overwhelmed the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Marco taunted Charlotte Linlin about her battered army, and she ordered her fighters to swallow scarlet pills.
• King, Bullet, Charlotte Linlin, and other Devil Fruit Users transformed into monstrous demons with greatly increased power.
• King seized Marco and slammed him into the ground, while Charlotte Linlin announced that the power had been prepared to kill Bai Yu.
• Ace saw Izo hurled through several pirate ships and moved to help him, but an enormous figure appeared in front of Ace.

Charlotte Linlin attacked Ace and Whitebeard, but Ace stopped Murakumogiri from striking Whitebeard after Linlin’s transformation let her seize and alter the weapon. Katakuri refused to take the Devil’s Medicine and revealed he had another prophecy, leaving both sides stunned and Linlin fearful that the devils still could not defeat Bai Yu.

• Charlotte Linlin attacked Ace, and Whitebeard intercepted her strike before the shock wave sent Ace and the others tumbling.
• Charlotte Linlin seized Murakumogiri, crushed its shock waves, and caused an eye to appear on the weapon before it broke free and swung at Whitebeard.
• Ace fired at Murakumogiri and stopped its surprise attack on Whitebeard.
• Charlotte Linlin demanded to know why Katakuri had not taken the Devil’s Medicine, while the other fighters paused and Marco’s group regrouped around Whitebeard.
• Katakuri stared at the medicine and asked Charlotte Linlin whether he could say he had another prophecy.

Katakuri warned Charlotte Linlin that he had foreseen something, but Linlin attacked him when he refused to take the Devil's Medicine. Bai Yu appeared, saved Katakuri, and challenged Linlin to call for backup as King charged at him.

• Katakuri announced that he had foreseen something, and Linlin ordered him to take the Devil's Medicine or die.
• Linlin attacked Katakuri and revealed that she had seventy-four demons and ten CP0 agents, including Illusion Zero, as backup.
• Whitebeard warned Linlin that Zero was a traitor who would lead her to ruin, but she ordered her forces to kill him.
• Bai Yu appeared behind Linlin, having saved Katakuri, and told her he would wait while she called for backup.
• King denied that Kaido had used the Devil's Medicine and charged at Bai Yu in his four-winged demon form.

Bai Yu blocked King's Devil's Medicine-powered attack with golden skeletal armor, leaving the battlefield stunned. Red-Haired Shanks arrived with Dracule Mihawk and Asura Gaban, prompting Whitebeard and his crew to wonder whether Shanks had come to ask them for a favor.

• King's flaming strike blasted the battlefield and sent Charlotte Linlin flying, but Bai Yu stopped it with golden skeletal armor.
• King protested that the Devil's Medicine had made him seven or eight times stronger, and Bai Yu said Kaido might have taken it too.
• Red-Haired Shanks arrived aboard the Red Force with Dracule Mihawk and Asura Gaban, surprising the onlookers.
• Whitebeard identified Gaban as a former Roger pirate and recalled that Gaban had once asked him to join an attack on Loguetown.
• Whitebeard and Marco speculated that Shanks had come to make peace and ask them for a favor, though they doubted his influence against Bai Yu.