Recaps

Kaya explained how Loki’s Schrift, the Miracle, had transformed him into a giant and revealed that it had drawn on Kaya’s power before Kaya ended the fight. He granted all Quincy the ability to create new Quincy, then noted that the God Valley Incident was drawing near.

• Kaya explained that the Miracle healed Loki’s injuries, increased his vitality, and enlarged his body, while its final state had consumed Kaya’s power.
• Kaya severed his connection to Loki, leaving the exhausted fighter asleep in a building Kaya had built to house him.
• Keel Bastar brought food for Loki and urged Kaya to let other Quincy help create more of their kind.
• Kaya told Keel that he had granted all Quincy the ability to transform others, but explained that indirectly created Quincy would be mixed-bloods with less control over their powers.
• Kaya considered the timeline from Marshall D. Teach’s birth to the God Valley Incident and murmured that the event was not far off.

Sege’s Quincy crew fought the Marines on a small Grand Line island, where Sege escaped while his companions were captured and questioned about their powers. At Marine Headquarters, Kong and Sengoku learned of the Quincy’s connection to Kaya of Hachinosu, then received orders sending Kong to God Valley and later to collect someone near Hachinosu.

• Sege used a Rain of Light to draw the Marines away, allowing him to escape as the rest of his crew were captured.
• Marine officers reported the pirates’ unusual energy-based arrows and learned the name “Quincy” from their prisoners.
• Kong told Sengoku that the report linked Kaya and the Quincy to Hachinosu, raising concerns about the pirate island’s growing strength.
• Sengoku told Kong that the Celestial Dragons were preparing an event, and Kong received an order to send a fleet to God Valley.
• The Fleet Admiral ordered Kong to collect someone outside Hachinosu, and Kong left Headquarters while Sengoku stayed behind to examine the Quincy report.

Ochoku attempted to kill Maron with a poisoned drink and a dagger, but Kaya arrived before he could finish the job. Kaya defeated Ochoku with his power, leaving him buried in rubble and apparently dead.

• Maron learned that a pirate had used a bow and arrow with power resembling Loki's.
• Ochoku visited Maron while he guarded Shakky and joked with him about her underwear.
• Ochoku stabbed Maron, killed his subordinates, and revealed that he had poisoned Maron's wine.
• Kaya arrived before Ochoku could deliver the finishing blow, and Maron explained that he had invited Kaya as a guest.
• Ochoku attacked Kaya, but Kaya trapped him in a barrage of blue arrows and buried him under rubble.

Rocks’s crew captured Ochoku after he attacked Maron and tried to take Shakky, then Rocks executed him. Kaya revealed that the Navy had made a deal with Ochoku and had a ship near Hachinosu, leaving Rocks and the crew to decide what to do next.

• Ochoku woke bound to a cross in Shakky’s tavern, where Rocks and the others had gathered after Kaya subdued him.
• Ochoku denied the accusations and blamed Maron and Kaya, but the crew concluded he had targeted Shakky.
• Rocks cut off Ochoku’s ear and demanded to know where he planned to take Shakky.
• Ochoku tried to accuse Kaya of creating the Quincy bowmen, but Rocks cut off his head before he could finish.
• Rocks ordered the crew to search the waters around Hachinosu, and Kaya revealed that the Navy had made the deal with Ochoku and already had a ship nearby.
• Kaya left the tavern, telling Rocks that what happened next was his business.

Kong waited for Ochoku’s agent to exchange Shakky for treasure, but the Rocks Pirates arrived as the deal ended, revealing that the meeting was a trap. Kong realized he had been set up and ordered headquarters to be told that he had died fighting the Rocks Pirates.

• Kong waited for the expected contact, then sent Marines to bring two black-robed figures aboard when their boat arrived.
• Keel Bastar revealed himself and the unconscious, bound Shakky; Kong handed over the treasure in exchange for her.
• Keel claimed that his boss, Ochoku, was the mole, took a chest of treasure, and disappeared from the warship.
• A Rocks Pirates ship appeared, and Kong realized the meeting had been a planned ambush involving Keel and Shakky.
• Kong prepared to face the attackers and ordered headquarters to report that he had died fighting the Rocks Pirates.

Kaya and the pirates’ plan to ambush the Navy succeeded, while Maron asked Kaya for the power to become stronger. Kaya welcomed him as a companion, gave him blood wine that made him a Quincy, and Maron gained the Arms-Arms Fruit before awakening his Schrift.

• Kaya explained that Shakky and Keel had carried out the pirates’ plan to lure the Navy into an ambush, and she revealed that it had already succeeded.
• Maron admitted that his weakness had left him vulnerable to Ochoku’s assassination attempt and asked to become Kaya’s subordinate.
• Kaya called Maron a companion and gave him blood wine, which made him a Quincy and healed his injuries.
• Maron told Kaya that he possessed the Arms-Arms Fruit, and he ate it at Kaya’s command.
• Silver light appeared in Maron’s eyes as his Schrift awakened: “K,” The Kaleidoscopic.

The Rocks Pirates celebrated their victory over the Marines and displayed the captured Admiral Kong at Shakky's bar. As they debated what to do with Kong and noticed Maron was absent, Rocks left to find him.

• The pirates woke to news that the Rocks Pirates had defeated a Marine force and captured Marine Admiral Kong, then celebrated with a parade.
• Loki found the crowded gathering at Shakky's bar, ripped off its roof to get inside, and asked Shakky for juice and food.
• Rocks called the pirates to discuss Kong, who lay bound in the middle of the bar after the Marines had been wiped out.
• Babel suggested trading Kong to the Marines for money, while Kaido questioned why they had captured him instead of killing him.
• Stussy asked about Maron, and Keel said something had happened to him; John also noted that Kaya was absent.
• Rocks abruptly left the bar to find Maron, surprising the pirates who had expected him to continue discussing Kong.

Kaya suggested publicly executing the captured Marine Admiral Kong on Hachinosu, and Rocks turned the idea into a challenge to the Marines. The pirates embraced the plan, which spread across the island and drew the attention of a young man who saw the coming war as an opportunity.

• Kaya and Rocks discussed what to do with Kong, and Kaya proposed a public execution to force the Marines to respond.
• Rocks approved the plan and declared that the pirates would stage the execution on Hachinosu.
• Charlotte Linlin, Kaido, Newgate, Shiki, Kyo, John, Shakky, Loki, and Maron reacted to the plan, with most supporting it despite its dangers.
• The crew settled on calling the conflict the Paramount War, while Keel worried about the Marines and World Government mobilizing against them.
• News of the plan spread across Hachinosu, and a young man decided the war would be a chance to impress someone.

Morgans publicized Pirate Island’s plan to execute Marine Admiral Kong, triggering worldwide shock and preparations for a major war. As people reacted across the seas, Magnolia thought of her absent lover while raising her twin sons, Shamrock and Shanks.

• Morgans learned that Pirate Island planned to execute Kong publicly in three days and ordered the World Economy News Paper to spread the news across the seas.
• People in an East Blue village discussed the coming war, and a vacationing Marine hurriedly prepared to return to headquarters.
• The king of the Kanjiki Kingdom argued with his subjects about asking Marine Headquarters to broadcast the war, then hurt his back and was taken to a doctor.
• On God Valley, Magnolia pushed her six-month-old twins, Shamrock and Shanks, through town and hoped their father would return.
• In a North Blue town, newspaper reports about the coming war emptied the crowd watching a sword duel, and the two swordsmen called off their fight to get drinks.

After Kong was captured during a failed mission to retrieve Shakky from Hachinosu, Fleet Admiral Maxson Sha Adam ordered Bright and most of Marine Headquarters’ forces to rescue him. In Mary Geoise, Saint Figarland Garling persuaded the Five Elders to bring the Hunting Competition forward and target God Valley, leaving three days until the incident began.

• Sengoku questioned Adam about the secret deal with the pirates, and Adam explained that the Marines had tried to bring down Hachinosu from within while retrieving Shakky.
• Adam rallied the Marines to fight for Kong and ordered Bright to lead ninety percent of Headquarters’ forces to the New World.
• Garling asked the Five Elders to start the Hunting Competition early because the Marines had failed to bring him Shakky.
• Garling revealed that he wanted to destroy God Valley because he had discovered members of the Davy Clan there, and the Five Elders approved his plan.
• Garling left the Room of Authority furious over losing his chance to take Shakky, and three days remained until the God Valley Incident.

On Hachinosu, John confronted Maron over stolen valuables, and the two fought while Maron revealed his Arms-Arms Fruit and the Attack Kaleidoscope. Maron transformed into his Vollständig, Familiar of God, as the battle escalated.

• John took several chests of valuables from Maron's men, and Maron confronted him on Hachinosu.
• John returned one chest, but Maron challenged him to a fight and attacked with Armament Haki.
• John used Punk Gibson to form mechanical arms and clashed with Maron, who shot him with a finger transformed into a pistol.
• Maron transformed into a landmine and then launched his hands as missiles, while John defended himself with metal.
• John used magnetism to pull Maron toward him, but Maron adapted to the ability with the Attack Kaleidoscope and stopped the magnetic force.
• Maron revealed a silver chain, activated Vollständig: Familiar of God, and sent a colossal pillar of light into the sky.

Maron used his new Quincy powers to overwhelm John in a destructive fight on Hachinosu. John survived and left considering his place among the Rocks Pirates.

• Maron transformed his arm into a Gatling gun and fired Reishi bullets at John, forcing him to dodge through the ruined streets.
• John unleashed Magnetic Current Great Waterfall, clearing the space between them, but Maron answered with a barrage of missiles that devastated the area.
• John circled behind Maron and stabbed him with a metal spear, but Maron blocked the strike with Blut Vene and knocked John through a building with Blut Arterie.
• Maron wiped the blood from his hand and left, while John crawled from the rubble, furious and worried that he could no longer get by in the Rocks Pirates.

Keel’s Quincy power caught Kaido’s attention, and Kaya confirmed that he had granted it. Kaido accepted the power and left to pursue strength without agreeing to serve Kaya.

• Keel shot through Kaido’s meteoric-iron club with his Quincy pistol after Kaido threatened him.
• Kaido went to Kaya, who admitted he was behind Keel’s power and said Keel had not meant to kill him.
• Kaido told Kaya he wanted power to become the strongest pirate and viewed the coming Paramount War as a chance to leave the Rocks Pirates.
• Kaido drank Kaya’s blood wine, gained Quincy power, and declared that accepting it did not make him Kaya’s subordinate.
• Kaya let Kaido leave and thought that everything he gained would eventually return to Kaya.

As the battle of Hachinosu approached, Rocks’s pirates displayed the captured Kong while Morgans’s team prepared a live broadcast and surveyed the assembled forces. The Marines finally appeared on the horizon, as an unidentified young man stood beside Rocks on the execution platform.

• Pirates brought the poisoned Kong to the execution platform, where Rocks and Kaya watched him refuse to kneel.
• News Coo and Image Den Den Mushi began broadcasting Hachinosu to Morgans and the World Economy News Paper staff.
• Morgans told his staff that the World Government was making a move in the West Blue and had transferred some Marines away.
• The broadcast revealed the pirate forces assembled on Hachinosu, including Whitebeard, Shiki, Kyo, Shakky, and Gloriosa.
• A subordinate noticed an unfamiliar young man in white robes beside Rocks, and the Marines appeared on the horizon.

The Marines arrived at Hachinosu to rescue Kong, with Admiral Bright leading a force that included Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Zephyr. Giants from Elbaf joined the Marines, setting the stage for a battle against the pirates as Rocks and Harald faced each other across the island.

• Garp arrived with the Marine fleet, and pirates on Hachinosu prepared to defend the shore.
• Bright and the other senior Marine officers discussed their attack and sent word for a special force to clear the way.
• A colossal ship emerged from the mist carrying giants from Elbaf, who had come to reinforce the Marines.
• Loki panicked when he realized his father had arrived, while Harald and Rocks exchanged looks across the battlefield.
• Kaya noticed that birds were lingering overhead as the pirates faced the Marines and giants.

Rocks launched himself from the Execution Platform to confront Harald, and their clash sparked an all-out battle between the pirates, Marines, and giants on Hachinosu. As the fighting spread across the island, Garp landed and devastated the battlefield with Fist Bone Impact.

• Rocks asked Kaya to launch him toward Harald, then flew from the Execution Platform with Rakshasa Dark Sun ready.
• Rocks and Harald met in midair, and their clash unleashed Conqueror’s Haki that split the sky and battered Hachinosu and the surrounding sea.
• Rocks and Harald traded accusations before attacking each other, signaling the start of the full-scale war as Marines, pirates, and giants advanced toward shore.
• Newgate left the Execution Platform to confront Garp, while Shiki and Kyo stayed behind.
• Bright landed on Hachinosu and rallied the Marine soldiers as the Marines and giants fought their way ashore.
• Garp unleashed Fist Bone Impact, sending a massive shockwave across the battlefield and proclaiming the pirates’ defeat.

Garp charged through the battlefield toward the Execution Platform, while Sengoku and the Marines advanced against the pirates. Newgate stopped Garp, and their clash threatened to destroy Hachinosu.

• Kong watched Garp arrive and questioned Kaya, who challenged him over the Marines’ sacrifices.
• Sengoku unleashed a shockwave that crushed pirates as Zephyr, Tsuru, and the giants helped the Marines advance.
• Charlotte Linlin clashed with an Elbaf giant, while Keel fled from Garp and Babel considered heading into the sea.
• Kaido challenged Garp with his new power, but Garp knocked him away before he could finish transforming.
• Newgate blocked Garp, and the two unleashed a massive battle of Haki and tremors that shook the island and threatened to sink it.

Kaya received news from Morgans that the World Government had mobilized Marines to God Valley, realizing the Celestial Dragons’ human-hunting game was about to begin. As the battle raged below, Kaya prepared to demonstrate his Quincy power, and Kong recognized him as the pirate from the report.

• Kaya caught Morgans’s News Coo, and Morgans told him the World Government had gone to God Valley with a Marine escort.
• Kaya deduced that the Celestial Dragons’ traditional country-wide hunting game was imminent and agreed to pass the information to Rocks.
• Kaya watched Rocks fight Harald while Garp, Whitebeard, Sengoku, Zephyr, the Marines, and the Rocks Pirates battled across the island.
• Kaya told Kong to watch the power of a Quincy, and Kong recognized Kaya from a report about a pirate who used a bow and arrow.

The Quincies’ numbers and Reishi weapons turned them into a major force across the battlefield, where they hunted Marines while clashing with powerful officers. The fighting settled into a stalemate, with Quincies and Marines both suffering casualties.

• Sengoku fought John, while Zephyr and Ganzui confronted John’s allies and Maron attacked with his Reishi Bow.
• John revealed his steel-like skin and ability to hover, then used magnetic force to hurl weapons at Sengoku, who destroyed them with a shock wave.
• Maron activated Vollständig and transformed parts of his body into machinery, trading attacks with Zephyr as Ganzui questioned his powers.
• Ganzui realized that John and Maron were both using Reishi Bows, while many other Quincies had spread across the battlefield.
• Quincy archers used Heilig Pfeil to kill Marines, and the fighting became a stalemate as powerful combatants on both sides fell.

Loki transformed and fought the giants who tried to stop him, while Keel and Basard battled Marines amid the chaos at Hachinosu. Far away, Roger learned that Hachinosu had captured Kong and planned to execute him, and lamented that he had missed the news.

• Loki gathered Reishi, transformed with wings and a shield, and knocked down a giant warrior as the fight spread across the battlefield.
• Keel shot Marines while moving through the battle, then killed a Marine who attacked him after his body proved intangible to the man's blade.
• Marines questioned and injured Basard, but he used Reishi strands to support his broken limbs and fought back with twin crossbows.
• Keel watched Basard's fight but chose not to help him.
• Roger read that Hachinosu had captured Kong alive and planned a public execution, then tore up the newspaper and cried out in frustration.

Kaya studied the Quincy fighters at Hachinosu and then disappeared from the Execution Platform, while Admiral Bright fought his way toward Kong’s position. After defeating Gloriosa and Shakky, Bright encountered a powerful stranger in white holy knight attire.

• Kaya recognized an injured Quincy’s use of Ransōtengai and assessed the strength of the Quincy fighters.
• Kaya vanished from beside Kong and appeared to leave the Execution Platform area.
• Bright, a Marine Admiral, fought Gloriosa while secretly working his way toward the far side of Hachinosu to rescue Kong.
• Shakky joined Gloriosa, but Bright struck both women down with his ultimate move, Black Mamba.
• Bright encountered a mysterious man in white holy knight attire whose presence stirred his instincts.

Kaya defeated Marine Admiral Bright in a brief, overwhelming battle and absorbed the power he had gained through years of swordsmanship and Haki. Bright died powerless, while Kaya wondered whether the world itself was limiting its strength.

• Bright challenged Kaya, accusing him of being a sinful man and vowing to avenge the Marine Admiral Roy, whom Rocks had killed.
• Kaya and Bright traded sword blows, and Bright used Severing Moon Flash to pin Kaya down while rushing toward the Execution Platform.
• Kaya blasted Bright from the air, then struck him with cyan flames and Great Heilig Bogen, leaving him badly injured in a crater.
• Bright charged again, but Kaya used Sankt Altar to drain his strength and take the swordsmanship and Haki he had cultivated.
• Bright died unable to speak, and Kaya crushed the gathered power while reflecting that the world might be holding back its own strength.

Kaya displayed Admiral Bright’s corpse, but Zephyr turned the Marines’ grief into renewed determination to fight. As Harald and Rocks crossed the battlefield and Harald attacked John’s group, Rocks struck Sengoku, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Kaya revealed Admiral Bright’s mangled corpse, causing the Marines to grieve and initially lose heart.
• Zephyr rallied the Marines, who renewed their attack and abandoned thoughts of retreat.
• Harald rejected Rocks’s arguments and fought his way toward the battlefield, with Rocks pursuing him.
• Sengoku told the Vice Admirals that someone would rescue Admiral Kong, then saw Harald and Rocks approaching with John and the others.
• Harald unleashed a devastating sword strike at John’s group, opening a chasm and scattering Marines and pirates.
• Rocks shattered Sengoku’s shockwave and struck him with his sword, making Sengoku reconsider whether their release might change the battle’s outcome.

Vice Admiral Tsuru reached the Execution Platform and found Kong, but Kaya appeared before she could get him to safety. The Marines’ rescue attempt stalled as Kaya confronted Tsuru and Kong.

• Shiki, Newgate, Kyo, and Garp fought near the Execution Platform, while Zephyr arrived and joined Kyo in battle.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru led a small unit around the rear of Hachinosu and waited for an opening to reach Kong.
• Tsuru rushed up the Execution Platform and helped the poisoned Kong try to stand.
• Kaya appeared before Tsuru and Kong, stopping their escape and filling them with fear.
• Kyo noticed Kaya confronting the pair and said they would be killed or injured.

Zephyr lost an arm while holding off Newgate and Kyo long enough for Garp to reach the Execution Platform and help Tsuru rescue Kong. As the battle shifted around them, Harald charged through the battlefield, grabbed Zephyr, and ran off while Rocks and Newgate watched in disbelief.

• Zephyr intercepted Newgate's quake attack, but Kyo struck him and severed his arm.
• Garp reached the Execution Platform and joined Tsuru in helping Kong, while Kaya challenged Garp's view of Marine justice and their clash toppled the platform.
• Tsuru emerged from the rubble with Kong, prompting Marines and pirates across the battlefield to rush toward them.
• Harald charged toward the fallen Execution Platform as Rocks pursued him, while Kyo prepared to kill Zephyr and Newgate decided to stop fighting.
• Newgate unleashed Air Quake at Harald, but Harald endured the attack, scooped up Zephyr, and fled, leaving Rocks and Newgate staring after him.