Chapter Summaries

Ivan arrived in the Sabaody Archipelago and, wearing an Azure Dragon mask, fought Marines who suppressed people seeking freedom. After defeating the local Marine branch with a massive explosion, he left the revolution with a safer place to grow.

• Ivan learned that the Marines had crushed a protest and arrested civilians, while residents continued to wear Shadow Garden masks despite the ban.
• A Marine lieutenant ordered Ivan arrested and condemned the people seeking freedom, but Ivan used Observation Haki to expose the Marines’ motives.
• Ivan killed the lieutenant and surrounding Marines with One Sword Style: Dismantle, earning cheers from the residents.
• Ivan abandoned his plan to leave and headed for the Marine Branch base to create a safe place for the revolution.
• The branch Commodore ordered the Marines to alert Admiral Kizaru, then tried to flee as Ivan attacked the base.
• Ivan unleashed Scientific Hexplosive Minefield, destroying the Marine Branch base and killing the evil within it.

Ivan freed prisoners, killed Vander Decken IX, and won King Neptune’s gratitude by presenting his head to Ryugu Kingdom. Neptune pledged the kingdom’s support for Shadow Garden, while Namur’s arrival highlighted the Whitebeard Pirates’ role in protecting Fish-Man Island from slavers.

• Ivan freed the prisoners in the Marine Branch dungeon and told Rayleigh he was heading to the New World.
• Ivan reached Fish-Man Island and killed Vander Decken IX after the Fish-Man attacked him with an axe.
• Ivan presented Vander Decken IX’s head to King Neptune as a gift from Shadow Garden, earning Neptune’s thanks and promise of support.
• Ivan affirmed Shadow Garden’s commitment to equality for Fish-Men and merfolk, and Neptune introduced him to Namur.
• Neptune explained that the Whitebeard Pirates protected Fish-Man Island from slavers because the World Government offered little protection.

Ivan helped Princess Shirahoshi awaken and control the Power of Poseidon, giving Fish-Man Island a way to defend itself without relying on outside protectors. He then traveled with Namur toward the Whitebeard Pirates, where they found Jack the Drought attacking them and claiming an island.

• Ivan promised King Neptune that Shadow Garden would protect the Ryugu Kingdom and offered to help Shirahoshi master the Power of Poseidon.
• Shirahoshi emerged from her confinement, and Ivan strengthened her until she could connect with the minds of sea creatures and command them.
• After recovering his stamina, Ivan set out with Namur to visit the Whitebeard Pirates and ask them to help attack Mary Geoise.
• Ivan and Namur reached Whitebeard's waters and found Jack the Drought's Mammoth destroying a Whitebeard Pirates ship.
• Jack declared that he was taking over the island, while the Whitebeard Pirates glared at him in anger.

Ivan intervened when Namur was nearly defeated by Jack, then confronted the Beasts Pirates’ All-Star himself. His Sky Severance cut through the Mammoth and the sea, leaving Jack dismembered as the battle reached a shocking turning point.

• Jack refused Inbi’s plea to retreat and ordered the Mammoth toward Namur’s ship.
• Namur asked Ivan not to interfere, but Ivan effortlessly knocked out Juki and stopped the Beasts Pirates who approached him.
• Jack wounded Namur and prepared to kill him, so Ivan blocked Jack’s strike and carried Namur to safety.
• Ivan boarded the Mammoth and used Swordless Style: Kai: Sky Severance, splitting the ship and the sea while cutting off Jack’s left arm.

Ivan defeated and killed Jack the Drought with his swordless technique and Conqueror’s Haki, forcing the Beasts Pirates to flee. After learning of Jack’s death, Kaido flew toward Whitebeard’s territory to confront Ivan.

• Ivan wounded Jack, dodged his attack, and knocked him unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki before killing him.
• The Beasts Pirates fled, and the Whitebeard Pirates pursued them as Namur recognized Ivan’s kingly strength.
• At Onigashima, Inbi told Kaido and the others that Ivan had killed Jack.
• Queen warned Kaido that Shadow Garden might ally with Whitebeard, but Kaido dismissed Jack as weak and vowed to crush Ivan.
• Kaido transformed into an Azure Dragon and flew toward Whitebeard’s territory despite King’s attempt to stop him.

Ivan, Shadow Garden’s Azure Dragon, met Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick after helping Namur return. Whitebeard invited Ivan to join his crew, but Ivan declined and proposed an alliance against the World Government, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates awaiting their response.

• Whitebeard pulled out his IV and asked Marco when Namur would return, then said he wanted to recruit Shadow Garden’s Azure Dragon as his son.
• Namur brought Ivan aboard the Moby Dick, where Ivan sensed the strength of Whitebeard and his commanders.
• Whitebeard recognized Ivan as a powerful fighter and invited him to become his son.
• Ivan declined, explaining that he was committed to Shadow Garden and its shared dream.
• Whitebeard asked Ivan why he had come, and Ivan proposed that Shadow Garden and the Whitebeard Pirates join forces against the World Government.

Ivan convinced Whitebeard to ally with Shadow Garden by revealing its enhancement abilities, including Agelessness, which could restore Whitebeard to his peak and extend his life. As the alliance was sealed aboard the Moby Dick, Kaido arrived in beast form and demanded that Whitebeard hand over Azure Dragon.

• Ivan demonstrated Shadow Garden members’ teleportation, flight, and ability to wield multiple powers, while explaining that enhancing the strongest people carried greater costs.
• Ivan revealed that Shadow Garden could grant near-immortality, including to the elderly, and Ace celebrated that Pops could be saved.
• Marco agreed to ally the Whitebeard Pirates with Shadow Garden in exchange for enhancing Whitebeard and restoring him to his peak.
• Ivan and Whitebeard toasted their alliance, and Whitebeard dreamed of granting Agelessness to his family.
• Kaido descended in beast form and demanded that Whitebeard hand over Azure Dragon.

Kaido came alone to the Moby Dick and demanded that Whitebeard hand over Ivan, prompting Whitebeard to defend him and clash with Kaido. Ivan then revealed his powerful Conqueror's Haki and stepped into their battle, challenging Kaido to prove which of them was the true Azure Dragon.

• Kaido arrived at the Moby Dick and demanded that Whitebeard hand over Azure Dragon, enraging the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Whitebeard declared Ivan an honored guest and challenged Kaido to fight rather than let him threaten the crew.
• Kaido and Whitebeard unleashed their Conqueror's Haki, and their clash battered the sea and knocked weaker pirates unconscious.
• Ace and Marco tried to reassure Ivan and stop him from approaching the emperors' battlefield, but Ivan brushed past them.
• Ivan used High-Speed Calculation to amplify his Conqueror's Haki, carved out a place between Whitebeard and Kaido, and challenged Kaido to show who was the true Azure Dragon.

Ivan revealed Conqueror's Haki powerful enough to contend with Whitebeard and Kaido, then fought Kaido and proved his strength matched an emperor of the sea. With Whitebeard preparing to join him, Kaido fled, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates more confident in their cooperation with Shadow Garden.

• Ivan's Conqueror's Haki clashed with Whitebeard's and Kaido's, shocking the Whitebeard Pirates and making Kaido take him seriously.
• Kaido attacked Ivan with Thunder Bagua, but Ivan told Whitebeard not to interfere and faced Kaido alone.
• Ivan used High-Speed Calculation to control his Haki and struck Kaido with a sword empowered by Cursed Technique: Dismantle and Black Flash.
• Ivan's clash sent Kaido flying and convinced the Whitebeard Pirates that Ivan had reached an emperor's level of strength.
• Ivan urged Whitebeard to help keep Kaido there, but Kaido fled in his azure dragon form before they could attack together.
• The Whitebeard Pirates watched Ivan in disbelief and grew more confident that cooperation with Shadow Garden could help overthrow the World Government.

Morgans published footage of Azure Dragon driving Kaido back, prompting the world to recognize him as a fifth emperor and Shadow Garden as a force with emperor-level fighters. Big Mom sought to recruit Shadow Garden, while Ivan ignored the news and meditated as his strength grew.

• A reporter showed Morgans footage of Azure Dragon intervening in Whitebeard and Kaido’s clash and forcing Kaido back.
• Morgans declared Azure Dragon the fifth emperor and feared what Shadow Garden’s hidden leader, Shadow, might be capable of.
• The World Economy News Paper published the battle, and its headlines spread news of Azure Dragon and Shadow Garden across the world.
• Big Mom and Katakuri reassessed Shadow Garden’s strength, and Big Mom ordered her children to find and recruit its members.
• Ivan meditated in a wooden boat while Robin watched, and his template recognition and strength increased after his fight with Kaido.

After gaining powerful new abilities from his battle with Kaido, Ivan prepared a trap at the G-2 Branch to draw in Shadow Garden. Rumors of two Navy Devil Fruits attracted a crowd of pirates and assassins, including a white-haired young man wearing an eye mask.

• Ivan gained Cursed Technique: Cleave after fighting Kaido and obtained Spatial Tear when Kuroko Shirai's approval reached 100%.
• Ivan told Robin they would head to the G-2 Branch to meet old friends in the Navy.
• At the G-2 Branch, Garp told Ivan that the seastone powder was ready and the plan could begin.
• Ivan arranged for rumors about two valuable Devil Fruits at the G-2 Branch to spread through the Underworld.
• Pirates and assassins gathered near the branch, and a white-haired young man in an eye mask arrived on a secluded island among them.

Ivan teamed up with Perona to pursue the Devil Fruits at the G-2 Branch, while the Marines used the fruits as bait to draw out the Shadow Garden. As the branch’s defenses tightened and pirate crews were eliminated, Ivan and Perona planned to infiltrate underground.

• Perona asked Ivan to join her mission to obtain Devil Fruits for Moria, and Ivan negotiated for the right to choose a fruit based on their contributions.
• Ivan and Perona agreed to work together, with Perona confident she would contribute more.
• At the G-2 Branch, Garp commanded the operation because Seastone powder could suppress Devil Fruit Users, while Marines detected infiltrators including the Happo Navy and the Sweet Commanders.
• Ivan told Garp and Onigumo that his Observation Haki sensed a powerful presence at the branch that he believed belonged to a top Shadow Garden fighter.
• After night fell and the Marines fought pirates around the branch, Ivan and Perona hid nearby and decided to enter through an underground passage Ivan could make with his earth-controlling ability.

Ivan and Perona infiltrated the G-2 Branch to find a Devil Fruit, but Garp and Hawk Eyes’ battle devastated the area around its hiding place. As Cracker and Chinjao joined the fight, Garp and Hawk Eyes knocked them aside and resumed their clash.

• Ivan used his ability to locate a guarded sealed space beneath a building, and he and Perona tunneled toward it.
• An explosion destroyed the surrounding buildings as Garp and Hawk Eyes clashed, forcing Ivan and Perona to take cover.
• Hawk Eyes told Garp he had come to challenge Vice Admiral Ivan, but Garp refused to let him leave without a fight.
• Cracker charged in to claim the Devil Fruit, while Chinjao attacked Garp to avenge his caved-in skull.
• Hawk Eyes slashed Cracker into rubble, and Garp struck Chinjao down before both men returned their attention to each other and warned the others not to interfere.

As Garp and Hawk Eyes continued their fierce duel, Chinjao and Cracker surrounded Perona and Ivan and forced them to steal the Devil Fruit. Perona chose to stand by Ivan, who revealed his identity as Fox of the Shadow Garden.

• Garp and Hawk Eyes resumed their battle while Perona watched in terror at their strength.
• Chinjao and Cracker surrounded Perona and Ivan, then threatened to kill them unless they stole the Devil Fruit.
• Perona realized Ivan could use his Earth Release ability alone but chose to face the danger with him.
• Ivan stopped Perona as she tried to lead him toward the Devil Fruit and asked whether she knew his name.
• Ivan put on a fox mask and announced that he was Fox of the Shadow Garden.

Ivan revealed that he was Fox of Shadow Garden, frightening Chinjao and Cracker and astonishing Perona. After Cracker offered a Zoan Devil Fruit in exchange for mercy and left, Chinjao attacked Ivan, who stopped his Haki-coated drill head with one hand.

• Ivan revealed his identity as Fox and told Perona her mission was complete, offering her 50 million Beli before sending her away.
• Ivan ordered Cracker and Chinjao to steal two Devil Fruits or face death; Cracker instead offered him a Zoan Devil Fruit and invited him to Big Mom's tea party.
• Ivan accepted Cracker's offer and agreed to attend the tea party, so Cracker hurried away with his subordinates.
• Chinjao refused to compensate Ivan and charged at him with his Armament Haki-coated drill head.
• Ivan caught Chinjao's drill head with one palm and stopped his attack completely.

Ivan defeated Chinjao after restoring his flattened skull, then killed him and crushed Sai and the Happo Navy, wiping out Chinjao’s entire line. The battlefield was left with no survivors from Chinjao’s group.

• Ivan stopped Chinjao’s charge and struck him hard enough to restore his flattened skull.
• Chinjao regained his peak strength and attacked Ivan with Hasshoken: Drill Dragon Drill Nail: Chinjao Door Opener.
• Ivan summoned an earth dragon that shattered Chinjao’s restored skull and knocked him into the ruins.
• Ivan impaled Chinjao with Armament Haki-coated stone spears, killing him as Sai and the Happo Navy rushed to save him.
• Sai tried to flee with the Happo Navy, but Ivan trapped them between two Haki-coated mountains and crushed them.

Ivan took the Devil Fruits from the Marine trap and was surrounded by Garp and several Vice Admirals inside a Seastone-filled wooden cage. Hawk Eyes then attacked Ivan’s Wood Clone outside the cage, giving Ivan an opportunity to escape while Garp prepared to capture him.

• Ivan shattered the rigged display case and took the two Devil Fruits, triggering an alarm and an eruption of Seastone powder.
• Garp and several Marine Vice Admirals entered a wooden cage around the trapped area and ordered Ivan to surrender.
• Perona worried that Ivan would be captured, while Cracker celebrated the prospect of keeping his Devil Fruit.
• Hawk Eyes attacked Ivan’s Wood Clone, claiming he only wanted to fight a powerful swordsman.
• Ivan’s Wood Clone clashed with Hawk Eyes, and Garp decided to go after Ivan himself.

Ivan matched Garp’s signature punch with a technique he had learned after seeing it once, astonishing Garp and the Marine Vice Admirals. Convinced Ivan could not use Devil Fruit abilities despite resisting Seastone, the Vice Admirals attacked together, and Garp joined them.

• Garp struck Ivan with Fist Bone Meteor, but Ivan met his punch with Fist Bone Skyward, creating a massive crater and forcing Garp back half a step.
• Ivan said he had learned Garp’s technique after seeing him fight once, leaving Garp amazed by his talent and Shadow Garden’s potential.
• Onigumo and the other Vice Admirals saw that Seastone powder had not weakened Ivan and suspected Shadow Garden had found a way to overcome Seastone’s suppression.
• Onigumo reasoned that Ivan could preserve his stamina but not use his Devil Fruit abilities, so he and the other Vice Admirals launched their signature attacks.
• Garp objected to the group attack, but after Onigumo warned him that Ivan could resist Seastone, Garp joined the Vice Admirals and struck Ivan with both fists.

Ivan, disguised as Fox, fought Garp to a standstill and revealed that he had secretly healed the damage from Garp’s punch. He sent his Wood Clone Tanuki to reinforce him, where Tanuki confronted Vice Admiral Comil and injured the vice admirals blocking his way.

• Ivan and Garp collided with powerful punches, and the shockwave sent Onigumo, Yamakaji, Strawberry, and the other vice admirals flying.
• Garp emerged injured while Fox appeared unharmed, though Ivan had secretly used Life Return and Reverse Cursed Technique to mend his cracked skull.
• Knowing he could only clash with Garp a few more times, Ivan sent his Wood Clone Tanuki to support him.
• Comil gathered the vice admirals to stop Tanuki, while Tanuki reflected on his former superior’s principles and chose not to hold back.
• Tanuki dodged Comil’s sword attack with Flying Thunder God and struck the assembled vice admirals with Rasengan, leaving them spitting blood.

Ivan unleashed his World-Cutting Slash against Hawk Eyes, splitting the island, sea, and sky as White Dove escaped to help Comil. White Dove then fought Tanuki while Ivan's battle with Garp approached its conclusion.

• Comil attacked Tanuki despite the overwhelming difference in their strength, and Tanuki sent White Dove a message through their Wood Clones.
• White Dove unleashed his World-Cutting Slash, forcing Hawk Eyes to dodge and carving a vast chasm through the island, sea, and sky.
• White Dove used Hawk Eyes' distraction to break free and rushed to protect Comil from Tanuki's wind blade.
• White Dove blocked the wind blade, assured Comil that he would protect the Marines, and began fighting Tanuki in the air.
• Tanuki and White Dove staged a fierce-looking battle with their Wood Clones while Ivan's fight with Garp neared its decisive moment.