Chapter Summaries

Dimon discovered that Pluton was a living ship that had eaten a Devil Fruit, but Animation could not awaken it, so he arranged to have it investigated in Water 7. Meanwhile, Nika’s group raided Onigashima, and the chapter ended with the history of Tom’s execution and the Pluton blueprints.

• Nika revealed his hatred of the name Joy Boy, then seized King and hurled him into the sea.
• Dimon inspected Pluton and found it damaged, empty, and marked with an unfamiliar emblem.
• Dimon tried to animate Pluton, but the ability failed, leading him to conclude the ship was a living Devil Fruit user with a dormant consciousness.
• Dimon considered repairing Pluton or killing it to obtain its fruit, and ordered N'Zoth and Hongjue to go to Water 7.
• Ain reported that Nika’s group had captured Jack and defeated King before raiding Onigashima for the Time-Time Fruit.
• The chapter recounted that Tom had been executed after refusing to hand Pluton’s blueprints to the World Government, and that he had entrusted them to an apprentice.

Hongjue and N'Zoth attacked Franky to demand the Pluton Blueprints, but Franky escaped briefly before N'Zoth caught him again. Hongjue joined them, and Franky remained in their clutches as he denied knowing about the blueprints.

• Hongjue and N'Zoth tracked Franky to the Franky Family and trapped him in a bubble of blood while demanding the Pluton Blueprints.
• Franky suspected the attackers were World Government agents and tried to fight back, but Hongjue restrained him.
• Franky used Coup de Vent to blast through the ceiling and escape, leaving Hongjue collapsed and coughing.
• As Franky fled, he recalled that Iceburg had warned him about the World Government and entrusted him with the blueprints, leaving him unsure how his identity had been exposed.
• N'Zoth used his light form to catch Franky and lifted him by the neck; Franky denied knowing about the blueprints as Hongjue emerged from the ground.

Hongjue and Squidward N'Zoth stole the Pluton Blueprints from Franky after knocking him unconscious. Franky recovered and told Iceburg about the theft, but Iceburg cautioned that the attackers might not have been government agents.

• Hongjue drained Franky's blood while Squidward N'Zoth examined him, found the Pluton Blueprints hidden in his chest, and took them along with his cola.
• Kiwi and Mozu found Franky at the ship graveyard, and he discovered that the blueprints and cola had been stolen.
• Franky sent Kiwi and Mozu to get help, recovered after a doctor treated him, and ordered the Franky Family to search for his attackers.
• Franky disguised himself and met Iceburg, telling him that two power users had attacked him and stolen the blueprints.
• Iceburg considered the possibility of a spy near him but warned Franky that the attackers were not necessarily government agents.

Hongjue and Squidward traveled to Rainbase to recruit Nico Robin for the Seven Deadly Sins, but Robin fled when Hongjue revealed that he knew her name. Hongjue caught her in a secret hideout and restrained her with his Sea of Blood while insisting that he had not come to capture her for the World Government.

• Dimon used Animation on the Pluton blueprints, which revealed the word “master” in Ancient Script.
• Dimon ordered Ain to send N'Zoth and the others to Alabasta to invite Nico Robin to join the Seven Deadly Sins.
• Iceburg closed Water 7’s port and suspended Sea Train service while searching for the attackers, drawing the World Government agents’ attention.
• Hongjue and Squidward went to Rainbase to find Nico Robin, and Hongjue warned Squidward to approach her politely because they needed her translation skills.
• Hongjue appeared in Robin’s office and greeted her by name, prompting her to escape to a prepared hideout.
• Hongjue followed Robin and used Sea of Blood to trap her, then told her that he was not with the World Government and had not come to capture her.

Hongjue recruited Nico Robin into the Seven Deadly Sins and brought her before Dimon in the World of Song to translate Ancient Script. Robin learned a summoning technique could call a mythical Yatagarasu, then returned with a mark that let her summon the organization’s members for protection.

• Hongjue told Nico Robin that the Seven Deadly Sins needed her ability to read Ancient Script, and she agreed to join.
• Hongjue had Robin recite a prayer that sent her consciousness to the World of Song, where she encountered Dimon.
• Dimon asked Robin to translate Ancient Script describing a technique for summoning a mythical beast called Yatagarasu using a specific crest.
• Robin told Dimon that the writing warned against using the technique unless the world faced destruction, and Dimon sent her consciousness back.
• Hongjue made Robin the Seven Deadly Sins’ third peripheral member and gave her a golden mark that could summon a member to protect her.

Dimon agreed to provide unlimited Longevity Wine in exchange for Rocks gathering every Devil Fruit in the world and promised to resurrect him if he died again. Golden Lion asked Dimon for a bottle, but Rocks warned him there would be no free reward.

• Dimon ordered Kuranos to repair Pluton using the planted World Tree, then learned that Rocks wanted to speak with him.
• Rocks announced that the New Rocks Pirates, Big Mom Pirates, Beasts Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates and Flying Pirates had formed the New World Pirate Alliance and demanded that pirate crews join or die.
• At the alliance meeting, Rocks proposed a Pirate World Carnival to find the Dark-Dark Fruit, offering Longevity Wine as a prize to keep anyone from hiding it.
• Dimon offered unlimited Longevity Wine in return for every Devil Fruit in the world and promised to grant Rocks a new life if he died again.
• Golden Lion asked Dimon for a bottle of Longevity Wine, and Rocks warned him that there would be no free reward.

Rocks planned to lure people to Hachinosu by claiming the One Piece was the Wine of Immortality, while Blackbeard confronted him and called him Pops. In Wano, Lycaon sensed Kaido returning to Onigashima, where he and Nika had taken over the Beasts Pirates.

• Rocks proposed spreading rumors that Whitebeard had found the One Piece and that it was the Wine of Immortality, then offering the wine in exchange for Devil Fruits at a Pirate Carnival on Hachinosu.
• Dimon approved Rocks's plan but warned that powerful people, including Celestial Dragons, would also come seeking immortality; Rocks directed the alliance members to spread the news.
• Whitebeard, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Golden Lion left to carry out their parts of the plan, while Rocks and Harald discussed why they could not bring Roger back to support the scheme.
• Blackbeard entered the meeting room, called Rocks "Pops," and Rocks recognized him as Teach.
• At Onigashima, Who's-Who massaged Lycaon while Nika ate and asked about finding the Time-Time Fruit; Lycaon sensed Kaido approaching and announced that he had returned.

Nika confronted Kaido on Onigashima, matched his Conqueror’s Haki, and struck him faster than his Future Sight could evade. As their battle continued for days, a rumor spread that Roger had survived his execution and that the One Piece could resurrect the dead and grant eternal life; the chapter ended with Knox interrogating samurai in the Land of the Wild about the rumor.

• Nika burst through the skull castle roof and introduced himself to Kaido, who attacked him with a wind blade.
• Nika grabbed Kaido, climbed onto his dragon form, and was thrown off when Kaido smashed through a mountain.
• Nika and Kaido clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, then Nika hit Kaido faster than Kaido’s Future Sight could avoid.
• Kaido shifted into his human-beast form and charged Nika as their fight continued for several days.
• A rumor spread through the New World that Roger had faked his death and that the One Piece could resurrect people and grant eternal life.
• In the Land of the Wild, a little boy’s ability briefly confused Knox, captain of the Bad Kid Pirates, before Knox grabbed a samurai and demanded to know if the rumor was true.

Knox investigated rumors that One Piece had already been found and set sail to verify them, while the Marines began investigating after the news spread worldwide. After a report claimed Whitebeard had gained eternal life and youth, Akainu sent Mammon and Fujitora Issho to Hachinosu to confirm it.

• Knox interrogated samurai about One Piece, then ordered his crew to sail to the nearest underground black market for confirmation.
• Akainu questioned Marine officers about the rumors, and they revealed that Roger's grave in Loguetown had recently been found empty.
• A Marine brought the World Economy News Paper, which claimed Whitebeard had obtained One Piece, gained eternal life, and regained his youth.
• Akainu ordered Mammon and Fujitora Issho to investigate Whitebeard's reported return at Hachinosu and demanded a thorough investigation into Roger's missing body.
• Mammon and Fujitora boarded a warship and departed for Hachinosu.

Akainu questioned what Roger had revealed about the One Piece, while Douglas Bullet and Buena Festa learned that someone had apparently found it and discussed Bullet’s debt to the Seven Deadly Sins. Bullet summoned their representative to deliver the Devil Fruit he owed, and Ain appeared to collect it.

• Sengoku told Akainu that Roger had an incurable illness and that the One Piece really existed, prompting Akainu to seek answers from the Five Elders.
• Buena Festa told Bullet he had an Eternal Pose pointing to Laugh Tale and believed someone had beaten them to the One Piece.
• Festa gave Bullet a Devil Fruit to repay the debt he owed the Seven Deadly Sins for his release from prison.
• Bullet contacted the Seven Deadly Sins through the mark on his neck and said he had prepared the Devil Fruit.
• Ain appeared before Bullet and recognized him as the prisoner whose blood she had drawn.

Dimon received the Lust-Lust Fruit from Bethany and tested its power, discovering its ability to enthrall and control people through love. He considered whether it could break Imu’s control over Gunko, then asked Ain about Samael and Big Eye, whose status remained unknown.

• Bethany gave Bullet the Devil Fruit and falsely suggested that Whitebeard had gained immortality from the Wine of Immortality, leading Bullet to suspect Roger had lied to him.
• Bethany delivered the Lust-Lust Fruit to Dimon, who named its manifested entity Keshira.
• Keshira’s presence aroused Uta, and Dimon absorbed the entity to test the fruit’s powers.
• Dimon learned that the fruit could make people fall in love at first sight and could use Slave of Love to control them, though falling in love with someone else ended the control.
• Dimon wondered whether Slave of Love could free Gunko from Imu’s control and asked Ain about Samael and Big Eye.
• Ain said Samael and Big Eye had last contacted her before entering the Holy Land and that she had not followed them with a clone.

Dimon used the Lust-Lust Fruit to question Azshara and direct her to spread altered One Piece rumors across the world. The chapter ended as Squard’s crew recalled what he had revealed in the Pleasure District, unaware that the first mate had just exposed a detail Squard meant to keep secret.

• Dimon traveled to the Sabaody Archipelago with Uta and used his Lust-Lust Fruit ability to make Azshara obedient.
• Azshara told Dimon that the One Piece rumor came from Squard, who had supposedly revealed it while drunk in the Pleasure District.
• Dimon ordered Azshara to spread the rumor more widely and change its contents to support the plan.
• Several days earlier, Squard’s crew discussed their visit to the Pleasure District, and Squard worried that he had said too much.
• Squard’s first mate said Squard had claimed Whitebeard regained his youth by drinking the Wine of Immortality, prompting Squard to react in alarm.

Killingham and Gunko interrogated Squard, who died after Killingham conjured his nightmare of Gol D. Roger and learned that the Wine of Immortality was real. The Holy Knights discussed the pirate alliance’s planned gathering on Hachinosu and decided to wait for an opportunity to capture Harald.

• Gunko attacked Squard and demanded information about the One Piece and the alliance between the Whitebeard Pirates and Rocks.
• Killingham used Nightmare Expulsion and Dream Manifestation to make Squard face a vision of Gol D. Roger, and Squard died after revealing that the Wine of Immortality existed.
• Killingham reported that five major pirate crews had formed an equal alliance to unite the New World, and Gunko added that they planned to invite pirates to a major event on Hachinosu.
• The Holy Knights speculated that the event might be a pirate game designed to lure participants with rumors about the One Piece and the Wine of Immortality.
• Shamrock ordered the Holy Knights to focus on capturing Harald and wait for the event to begin before infiltrating Hachinosu.

Nika defeated Kaido after several days of fighting and forced him to agree to help the Seven Deadly Sins find the Time-Time Fruit in Wano. The chapter leaves Kaido asking whether Nika is the strongest of the Seven Deadly Sins and whether someone as powerful as him believes in the Lord.

• Nika and Kaido continued their battle until Kaido unleashed Flame Dragon Torch and collided with Nika's White Bajrang Gun.
• The clash sent Kaido flying from Onigashima to the Udon quarry, where he collapsed as Nika arrived.
• Nika asked Queen whether he could make Artificial Devil Fruits, but Queen said that research was Vegapunk's specialty.
• Nika confronted Kaido, who admitted defeat and asked what Nika wanted.
• Nika said he had come to find the Time-Time Fruit and demanded the Beasts Pirates help him search for it.
• Kaido asked whether Nika was the strongest of the Seven Deadly Sins and whether he believed in the Lord.

On Sabaody Archipelago, Doflamingo warned Crocodile and Gecko Moria that the World Government planned to replace the Shichibukai with artificial humans and revealed that Whitebeard had regained his youth. He invited them to join him in obtaining the Wine of Immortality, while Dimon and Uta spotted Doflamingo nearby.

• Dimon and Uta walked toward the amusement park, and Dimon spotted Doflamingo heading to the human auction house.
• Doflamingo met Crocodile and Gecko Moria in the auction house reception hall and asked why Jinbe was absent; Moria said Jinbe had returned to Fish-Man Island.
• Doflamingo told Crocodile that King Nefertari Cobra had reported his schemes in Alabasta to the World Government, leading Crocodile to suspect Nico Robin had betrayed him.
• Doflamingo revealed that the World Government intended to collect the Shichibukai's Lineage Factors and replace them with artificial humans called the Humanoid Weapon.
• Doflamingo told Crocodile and Gecko Moria that the Wine of Immortality was real and had restored Whitebeard's youth, then invited them to join forces and split any wine they found equally.