Chapter Summaries

Nearly exhausted, Ivan tried to escape Garp by attacking Comil, but White Dove shielded Comil and was gravely wounded. White Dove’s words reignited Comil’s and Garp’s commitment to justice, and Ivan narrowly avoided Garp’s newly empowered attack by escaping after Tanuki cleared the Seastone powder.

• After admitting he was nearly out of stamina, Ivan decided to leave and sent an earth dragon at Comil as Garp pursued him.
• White Dove stepped in front of Comil, was slashed across the back by Tanuki, and stopped the earth dragon with a Flying Slash, leaving himself badly injured.
• White Dove told Comil he could not let the justice beside him burn out first, rekindling Comil’s resolve and prompting Garp to take the fight seriously.
• Garp charged Ivan with his Iron Fist: Meteor Impact, while Ivan prepared to escape rather than meet the blow head-on.
• Tanuki swept away the Seastone powder with a hurricane, allowing Ivan to teleport away just before Garp’s fist struck.

After Ivan saved Vice Admiral Comil, Garp praised Ivan’s choice to protect his comrade over pursuing the escaping pirates, while Onigumo condemned him for abandoning the mission. Garp took Ivan away for treatment, and Onigumo reported his misgivings about White Dove to Admiral Akainu.

• Garp found the wounded Ivan recovering and reassured Comil that he could repay Ivan by killing more pirates.
• Ivan and Comil affirmed their resolve to fight pirates, while Ivan secretly celebrated winning the favor of senior Marines and protecting his hidden identity as Shadow.
• Onigumo accused Ivan of letting Tanuki escape and said he was unworthy of the Marine uniform.
• Ivan defended his decision, saying his comrades mattered more than the mission, and Garp backed him and threatened anyone who criticized him.
• Garp took Ivan for treatment, Comil followed, and Onigumo called Admiral Akainu to warn him about White Dove’s version of justice.

After Shadow Garden escaped a Marine ambush, the World Economy News Paper spread the story and Marine Headquarters reassessed the group’s threat. Big Mom looked forward to meeting Fox at her tea party, while Sengoku announced new bounties and ordered a wider search for Shadow Garden.

• Akainu ordered Onigumo to monitor White Dove Ivan and report any actions driven by personal feelings.
• The World Economy News Paper reported that Tanuki and Fox escaped a Marine ambush, highlighting Fox’s strength despite the Seastone powder.
• Big Mom’s officers discussed Fox’s escape, and Cracker warned that he was no match for Fox, whom he considered comparable to Big Mom.
• Big Mom anticipated seeing Fox at her next tea party after he had promised to attend.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku raised Fox’s bounty to 2 billion Beli, Tanuki’s to 1.5 billion Beli, and set Azure Dragon’s first bounty at 1.2 billion Beli.
• Sengoku offered 1 million Beli for information about Shadow Garden and ordered Marines to intensify their search for the group and its base.

Onigumo accused Ivan of letting Fox escape, but Sengoku rejected the accusation and cleared Ivan of severe punishment. Back at his courtyard, Ivan reassured Tashigi and Nami, then gained several new skills from the operation and finally reached Admiral-level strength.

• Onigumo accused Ivan of allowing Tanuki to help Fox escape and demanded that Sengoku punish him.
• Sengoku said Ivan had saved Comil and ruled that his merits and faults canceled out, ending the discussion and adjourning the meeting.
• Garp praised Ivan, while Ivan left calmly and returned to his courtyard, where Tashigi and Nami checked on him and asked to join him on future dangerous missions.
• Ivan agreed to take Tashigi and Nami with him on future missions and explained that Robin was at Rain Dinners in Alabasta, where they would soon be stationed.
• The system rewarded Ivan with Sage Mode, Super Physique, and Mental Sand Control as his template recognition increased.
• The system's power transformed Ivan's mind and body, bringing his strength fully to the Admiral level.

Ivan planned to kill Onigumo during his mission escorting three brutal monarchs, then traveled to Alabasta with his crew and reunited with Robin. The chapter ended with Onigumo escorting the monarchs toward the East Blue and recommending Loguetown as a destination.

• Ivan resolved to kill Onigumo and the three wicked kings during their pleasure trip, using Shadow Garden as a cover.
• Ivan received Sengoku's approval to leave Marineford, and the Orange reached Rainbase in Alabasta a week later.
• Robin reunited with Ivan, Nami, and Tashigi at Rain Dinners and said she had traveled around the sea.
• Nami and Tashigi praised Ivan's strength and discussed Shadow Garden, while Robin privately recognized that Ivan had secretly played its members.
• Onigumo escorted Varun Gureisutori, Karon Black Hammer, and Alice Blood Rose on a cruise and recommended Loguetown as a place to visit.

Ivan and Robin finalized their operation against Onigumo before spending the night together. In Loguetown, Smoker refused the three kings’ demand to arrest civilians and clashed with Onigumo over what justice meant.

• The three kings changed course for Loguetown and planned to have the local Marines catch pirates for their amusement.
• Ivan practiced his powers, then told Robin he would leave Nami and Tashigi behind for the operation against Onigumo.
• Ivan and Robin settled the operation’s details and spent the night together after Robin invited him to keep her with him.
• Smoker went to the kings’ ship to welcome them, where Alice ordered him to catch handsome pirates for their entertainment.
• When Smoker said Loguetown had no pirates, Alistina ordered him to seize commoners instead, and he refused to arrest innocent civilians.
• Onigumo blocked Smoker and called obedience the Marines’ justice, while Smoker condemned the order.

Onigumo attacked Smoker, then ordered the Marines to capture the Straw Hat Pirates after learning they were in Loguetown. After a mysterious gale saved Luffy from Buggy, Onigumo ordered the square bombarded, prompting the injured Smoker to charge at him as Onigumo drew his blade.

• Onigumo kicked Smoker for defying him, then agreed to capture the Straw Hat Pirates for Alice’s entertainment.
• The Straw Hat Pirates fought through Buggy’s men, and a sudden gale destroyed the Execution Scaffold just before Buggy could behead Luffy.
• Luffy escaped, and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Buggy and his crew.
• Onigumo sent Marine warships to attack the Straw Hat Pirates, but they defeated the soldiers he dispatched.
• Onigumo ordered the warships to bombard Loguetown’s square despite the civilians there, and Smoker charged at him to stop the massacre.
• Onigumo drew his blade as Smoker attacked.

Onigumo wounded Smoker and ordered the Marines to bombard Loguetown, but Fox raised a massive rock wall that stopped the shells and appeared before the warship. Onigumo recognized Fox as a threat and contacted Admiral Akainu for support, then challenged Fox despite his fear.

• Onigumo struck Smoker with a powerful blade attack and ordered the Marines to fire on Loguetown’s square.
• Luffy, Zoro, and the other Straw Hat Pirates tried to intercept the cannon shells, but some flew toward the civilians.
• Fox raised a towering rock wall around Loguetown, blocking the bombardment and saving the people in the square.
• Zoro, Usopp, and Sanji recognized Fox’s rock-manipulating power, and Fox appeared on the wall facing the Marine warship.
• Onigumo contacted Admiral Akainu to report Fox’s arrival, then loudly threatened him.

Ivan confronted Onigumo after the Marine Vice Admiral abandoned the three kings, then killed the kings aboard their ship. He used Genjutsu against their accomplices and pursued the fleeing Onigumo using a mark he had placed on him.

• Luffy called out Onigumo's fear of Fox, while Ivan reflected on the Marines' attack on civilians and the Straw Hat Pirates' efforts to protect them.
• Ivan appeared on the ship and condemned Onigumo, who defended the bombardment before fleeing into the sea with Geppo.
• Fox approached the three kings, and earth spears killed Valen and Karon Black Hammer after Valen threatened him and Karon begged for mercy.
• Fox killed Alice Blood Rose when she offered her beauty and the Rose Kingdom's wealth in exchange for her life.
• Ivan used Genjutsu to deal with those who had helped the kings and pursued Onigumo through the Flying Thunder God Mark he had planted on him.

Onigumo fled into the Calm Belt, believing the sea would weaken Fox, but Fox caught him and struck him with overwhelming power. As Fox restrained him with vines, Onigumo realized the sea had never suppressed Fox and began to recognize something familiar in Fox’s voice.

• Onigumo escaped from Loguetown and swam underwater toward the Calm Belt, hoping its Sea Kings would hide him from Fox.
• Fox appeared beside Onigumo in the Calm Belt, and Onigumo charged him, believing seawater had weakened his Devil Fruit abilities.
• Fox unleashed black-and-red lightning that crushed Onigumo’s chest and sent a towering torrent of water skyward.
• Fox’s vines and wooden spikes pierced Onigumo and drained his stamina and vitality as Onigumo demanded to know how Fox could use his powers underwater.
• Onigumo realized Fox had pretended to be suppressed by Seastone and seawater to deceive the Marines and World Government.
• Fox hinted that Onigumo had missed another clue, and Onigumo recognized that Fox’s voice sounded like someone he knew.

Ivan revealed to Onigumo that he was White Dove and Fox, and that his goal was to overthrow the World Government and create a new world. After returning to Loguetown, where civilians celebrated Fox and Smoker questioned Marine justice, Ivan went to meet Monkey D. Dragon.

• Ivan removed Fox's mask and revealed himself as White Dove, then told Onigumo he sought to destroy corruption and create a new world.
• Onigumo cursed Ivan and died, and Ivan destroyed his corpse before returning to Loguetown.
• The civilians cheered Fox for saving them, while Smoker struggled to reconcile the Marines' actions with his belief in justice.
• Ivan left the square and went to the hills behind Loguetown, where he met Monkey D. Dragon.

Ivan, speaking as Fox, rejected Dragon’s offer to unite the Revolutionary Army and Shadow Garden, arguing that Shadow Garden took direct action while the revolutionaries waited for a prophecy. He agreed to accept intelligence and Devil Fruits from Dragon, but refused to share Shadow Garden’s method for using multiple Devil Fruit abilities.

• Dragon praised White Dove’s swordsmanship, and Ivan agreed that White Dove was an exceptional Marine.
• Dragon proposed an alliance, but Ivan criticized the Revolutionary Army for failing to bring meaningful change while Shadow Garden attacked the World Government and freed slaves.
• Ivan revealed that Shadow Garden knew the Revolutionary Army was waiting for Nika and the Drums of Liberation, and Dragon admitted he would not abandon that hope.
• Dragon agreed to provide information on CP Department deployments, Celestial Dragon travel routes, and slave auction sites without risking Revolutionary Army troops.
• Ivan asked Dragon for as many Devil Fruits as possible, and Dragon requested Shadow Garden’s multiple-Devil-Fruit technology in return.
• Ivan flatly refused to share the technology, despite Dragon’s offer of compensation.

Ivan refused Dragon’s request to learn his space-cutting technique, then returned to Loguetown with Akainu and Kizaru. He intervened when Akainu tried to kill the injured Smoker, and the chapter ended with Ivan and Akainu poised to fight until Kizaru stopped them.

• Ivan told Dragon that his technique depended on a special bloodline and could not be taught, and Dragon agreed to send Devil Fruits and intelligence to Ivan’s chosen location.
• Akainu, Kizaru, and Ivan arrived in Loguetown, where Akainu learned that Onigumo had fled toward the Calm Belt while Fox pursued him.
• Smoker questioned whether the Marines’ justice was worth upholding after seeing Onigumo attack civilians and Fox and the Straw Hat Pirates protect them.
• Akainu attacked Smoker with Great Eruption, but Ivan blocked the magma with Yubashiri and challenged Akainu for trying to punish a fellow Marine privately.
• Akainu threatened to attack Ivan as well, and Ivan prepared a World-Cutting Slash before Kizaru stepped between them to prevent a battle from destroying Loguetown.

After Kizaru stopped Akainu from fighting Ivan, Smoker chose to become Ivan’s subordinate and followed him to Rainbase. Later, Ivan finally drew a new template and obtained Madara Uchiha’s Mangekyō Sharingan.

• Kizaru intervened when Akainu confronted Ivan, then praised Ivan’s rapid growth before leaving.
• Ivan reassured Smoker about his sense of justice, and Smoker resolved to follow him as a subordinate.
• Ivan and Smoker returned to Rainbase, where Smoker saw how much the residents respected and appreciated Ivan.
• Ivan found Robin waiting in his room, and the two spent the night together.
• Ivan used the draw and received the Madara Uchiha template and the Mangekyō Sharingan skill.

Ivan drew the Kaito Kid template and its disguise skill after obtaining Madara Uchiha, then secretly left the Orange to attend Big Mom’s tea party and seek an alliance. On Whole Cake Island, the Underworld kings waited as Katakuri announced the party was delayed for an important guest.

• Ivan obtained the Madara Uchiha template and considered how the Rinnegan’s gravity powers could strengthen him.
• Ivan drew the Kaito Kid template, gaining a skill that let him convincingly disguise himself.
• Ivan continued capturing pirates near Alabasta while the Orange sailed under Vice Admiral White Dove’s protection.
• Ivan left a Wood Clone aboard the Orange and traveled secretly to the New World to meet Big Mom and explore an alliance.
• The Underworld kings arrived at Whole Cake Island’s tea party, where Morgans hinted at major news.
• Katakuri told the waiting guests that Big Mom’s tea party was delayed until an important person arrived.

Fox of Shadow Garden arrived at Big Mom's tea party, leaving the Six Kings of the Underworld in awe and silencing Drug Peclo's objections. Big Mom welcomed Fox, opened the party, and gave him an orb containing a hundred years of lifespan.

• Drug Peclo questioned whether anyone mattered more than the Six Kings of the Underworld, while Katakuri asked him to wait.
• Fox arrived at the tea party, and Stussy, Du Feld, and the gathered guests recognized him as a core member of Shadow Garden.
• Morgans taunted Drug Peclo, who could not bring himself to challenge Fox.
• Charlotte Linlin welcomed Fox, exchanged courtesies with him, and declared the tea party open.
• Big Mom gave Fox a pearly orb that could animate an object for a hundred years, and Fox accepted it with gratitude.

Big Mom offered Fox a place in the Big Mom Pirates and marriage, but he refused, sparking a clash of Conqueror's Haki. Katakuri's attempt to intervene made the confrontation worse, and Fox accused Big Mom of trying to start a war with Shadow Garden.

• Big Mom offered Fox a place in her crew and the choice of her daughters, even offering to stay by his side.
• Fox declined Big Mom's invitation, saying he wanted to go his own way and avoid marriage.
• Big Mom released her aura at Fox, and he met it with his own, escalating their standoff toward a Conqueror's Haki clash.
• Katakuri foresaw the tea party becoming a battlefield and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki to separate Big Mom and Fox, but his intervention enraged them.
• Big Mom and Fox unleashed overwhelming Conqueror's Haki, collapsing the venue and knocking out most of the guests while Katakuri struggled to remain conscious.
• Fox summoned a patterned black rock greatsword and accused Big Mom of sending Katakuri to attack him to provoke a war between the Big Mom Pirates and Shadow Garden.

After Big Mom backed down from a confrontation with Fox, she arranged a spar between him and Katakuri to gauge his strength. Fox transformed into a sandstone giant and struck Katakuri with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch.

• Big Mom withdrew her Conqueror’s Haki, made Katakuri apologize to Fox, and offered him a hundred years of lifespan as compensation.
• Fox accepted Big Mom’s apology and agreed to a nonaggression friendship, while deciding against forming an alliance with the Big Mom Pirates.
• As the tea party neared its end, Big Mom asked Katakuri to spar with Fox so she could see his true strength.
• Katakuri used Future Sight to block and counter Fox but gradually fell behind as the fight exhausted him.
• At Katakuri’s request, Fox unleashed more power, became a five-meter sandstone giant, and attacked with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated punch that Katakuri could not evade.

Fox defeated Katakuri, then challenged Big Mom to a one-move duel to test her Iron Balloon defenses. On a deserted island, Big Mom unleashed Ikoku Sovereignty as Ivan transformed into a sandstone giant and prepared his strongest attack; their clash had not yet occurred.

• Fox struck Katakuri with a Conqueror's Coating blow, knocking him unconscious.
• Fox challenged Big Mom, and she proposed a one-move match to preserve relations between their groups.
• Fox accepted Big Mom's terms, and the two traveled to a deserted island near Totto Land.
• Big Mom and Ivan faced off as their Conqueror's Haki split the sky.
• Big Mom attacked with Elbaph Spear: Ikoku Sovereignty, while Ivan formed a sandstone giant and readied a Haki-coated rock greatsword.

Fox and Big Mom clashed in a devastating exchange, and Big Mom appeared to win after badly wounding him. Fox instantly recovered, revealing that Big Mom had spent more strength and was now at a disadvantage as the watching crowd fell silent.

• Ivan unleashed Heaven Severing, and his attack collided with Big Mom’s Ikoku Sovereignty, splitting the island and sending shockwaves across the sea.
• Katakuri used Future Sight and saw that Big Mom had gained the upper hand in the exchange, then relaxed in relief.
• The dust cleared to reveal Fox gravely wounded and Big Mom kneeling but less injured, prompting the Charlotte Family to cheer for her apparent victory.
• Big Mom rose and declared herself the winner, while Fox dismissed his giant form and calmly acknowledged her strength.
• White mist enveloped Fox as Reverse Cursed Technique healed his wound and restored his aura, leaving Big Mom weakened and shocked.
• Big Mom realized her apparent victory was an illusion and that continuing the fight could leave her vulnerable to Fox, while the onlookers stared in silence.