Chapter Summaries

Ruidio used his quest system to catch Nami aboard the Kira's passenger-ship restaurant after revealing he knew about her thefts. Nami hired him to help her get free, and he pushed the furious woman away, leaving Nami's escape unresolved.

• Ruidio met Nami in the restaurant while a glasses-wearing girl mistook him for someone carrying Wado Ichimonji.
• Ruidio demonstrated his apparent magic and identified Nami as the thief who had stolen the Tulip gemstone.
• A wealthy woman accused Nami of stealing her emerald necklace, and Nami knocked down the woman's two bodyguards with her staff.
• Ruidio accepted a quest to catch Nami, disarmed and restrained her, and completed the quest.
• Nami insisted she had not stolen the necklace, paid Ruidio 10,000 Beli, and issued him a quest to help her get free.
• Ruidio pushed the wealthy woman away, sending her stumbling onto a bodyguard.

Ruidio stopped a bodyguard from escaping after exposing him as the thief, then explained his two years of training and the task system that had guided him. After meeting the Marine swordswoman Tashigi, he copied her Famous Sword Manual with his system and ended with 720 Essence and a nearly full inventory.

• Ruidio threw his sword to block the fleeing bodyguard, then struck him with the hilt and earned 7 Essence for completing the task.
• Ruidio recalled awakening his task system two years earlier and training until he reached two-star strength, though he still struggled to control his power.
• Ruidio described the system’s task radar, Essence-based item repair and duplication, and Three-in-One fusion function.
• Tashigi introduced herself as a Marine and examined Ruidio’s sword, Malevolent Shrine, which she initially mistook for Wado Ichimonji.
• Ruidio used 2 Essence to duplicate Tashigi’s Famous Sword Manual and stored the copy in his system inventory.

Ruidio offered Buggy gold to spare the passenger ship, then turned the rescue into a commissioned mission to drive away the Buggy Pirates. Buggy took Ruidio, Nami, and Tashigi aboard his pirate ship, where Tashigi joined them to keep Ruidio from facing the pirates alone.

• Buggy and the Buggy Pirates attacked the passenger ship Kira and ordered its passengers and crew to surrender.
• Ruidio offered Buggy fist-sized lumps of gold in exchange for sparing the ship, and Buggy agreed.
• Ruidio asked the passengers to commission him to drive away the pirates, and he accepted the two-star mission.
• Ruidio called Nami onto the pirate ship, and Buggy used his flying hand and knife to force her to follow.
• Tashigi leaped onto the pirate ship after them, explaining that she could not stand by while Ruidio faced the pirates alone.

Ruidio defeated Buggy and his pirates, then learned Buggy’s abilities through the system and collected the mission rewards. After introducing himself to Tashigi and Nami, he discovered that Tashigi was also rated two stars, while she asked whether he was a bounty hunter.

• Ruidio fought Buggy, using his strength to overpower the pirate despite his novice swordsmanship.
• Ruidio held Buggy for thirty seconds and used the system to inspect his strength and abilities before forcing him to surrender.
• Tashigi defeated the Buggy Pirates’ crew, while Nami helped subdue the lion.
• Ruidio checked his completed task and received nearly 1,500 essence in rewards.
• Ruidio introduced himself to Tashigi and Nami, and the system rated Tashigi at two stars.
• Tashigi asked Ruidio whether he was a bounty hunter as she noticed the gold on the deck.

After defeating Buggy, Ruidio sailed with Nami and Tashigi toward the nearest Marine base, shared magically produced food, and revealed that he was seeking a fight with Kuro. The chapter left Nami exploring Buggy's ship and discovering a strange transparent prism floating in a shaft of sunlight.

• Nami identified the 99th Marine Branch as the nearest base, and Tashigi invited her to join the Marines, but Nami declined.
• Ruidio used his system to produce a lavish meal for himself, Nami, and Tashigi, while Buggy and the other pirates watched from captivity.
• Tashigi described her goal of protecting Famous Swords, and Buggy argued that Roger had surrendered himself before Tashigi dismissed his claim.
• Ruidio said he had gone to sea to find Kuro and fight him, though he also wanted to learn from Kuro's physical techniques.
• Nami searched the ship for Ruidio and found a transparent prism slowly turning in a shaft of sunlight.

Ruidio teleported to Yuba while pursuing Nico Robin’s unclaimed task and discovered the town was suffering from drought and sandstorms. After providing the residents with food and water, he received a new task from Koza to end the drought, then teleported back to the East Blue.

• Ruidio accepted the teleportation prompt for Nico Robin’s five-star task and arrived in the desert town of Yuba during a sandstorm.
• Doto and Koza sheltered Ruidio, and he recognized Koza as Vivi’s childhood friend while learning about Yuba’s worsening drought.
• After failing to find Robin, Ruidio used the system to provide Yuba’s residents with abundant food, water, and ice.
• Koza commissioned Ruidio to resolve the drought and bring natural rainfall, creating a four-star task.
• Ruidio teleported back to the East Blue and appeared in the banquet hall of Buggy’s former pirate ship.

Ruidio fought Smoker after the Marine captain mistook him for a Buggy Pirates lackey, then cleared up the misunderstanding and asked Smoker to teach him Haki. Smoker admitted he had not learned Haki and offered to teach Ruidio something else.

• Smoker ambushed Ruidio in the cabin, and Ruidio used Malevolent Shrine and Smoker's Seastone-tipped Jitte to fight back.
• Tashigi and Nami heard the fight, and Smoker and Ruidio burst onto the deck grappling over the Jitte.
• Smoker realized he had mistaken Ruidio for a pirate, apologized, and let Ruidio strike him once in return.
• Ruidio stopped Buggy from reassembling and escaping, then tied him up and lowered his body into the sea.
• Tashigi explained how Ruidio had subdued the Buggy Pirates, and Smoker offered him the chance to claim their bounties.
• Ruidio asked Smoker to teach him Haki, but Smoker said he had not learned it and invited him to choose another skill.

Ruidio parted ways with Smoker and Tashigi, then demonstrated his copying ability to Nami by duplicating Seastone. He left Nami with gold and a small pile of Seastone while the rest disappeared into his system backpack.

• Ruidio and Smoker tested their strength in a handshake before Smoker and Tashigi left with the Buggy Pirates.
• Ruidio used his system to produce a copy of Smoker’s Jitte and stored the gold scattered across the deck.
• Ruidio cut the Seastone tip from the copied Jitte and used the Three-in-One system to duplicate it repeatedly.
• Ruidio gave Nami the gold and a small pile of Seastone, then made the rest of the duplicated Seastone vanish.

Ruidio delivered the captured Nami to the Tulip Pirates to fulfill Yurika’s quest. The pirates recognized her, leaving Nami tied up before the crew as Ruidio sought confirmation of the delivery.

• Ruidio presented Nami to the Tulip Pirates as the thief who had stolen their treasure three months earlier.
• The pirates, including Captain Yurika, turned toward Ruidio when he asked them to recognize her.
• Ruidio tugged Nami forward by the rope and asked the pirates to confirm her delivery.

Ruidio and Nami dealt with a lion that had escaped aboard Buggy's pirate ship, then used it to clear rats from both pirate ships. Ruidio stored the ships in his system and combined them into a pink vessel, which he valued at 50,000 essence.

• Nami ran screaming from the cabin when she encountered the escaped lion aboard Buggy's pirate ship.
• Ruidio subdued the lion and asked it to catch the rats preventing him from storing the ships.
• The lion cleared the rats from Buggy's pirate ship and the Tulip Pirates' ship.
• Ruidio stored both ships in his system and spent 15 essence to synthesize them.
• A pink pirate ship appeared, and Ruidio checked its valuation at 50,000 essence.

Ruidio sailed with Nami to Mirrorball Island, where he explained that paying Arlong 100 million Beli would not free her village, and Nami was left shaken by his knowledge of her situation. After meeting Kureha, Ruidio headed for Syrup Village with Nami and the doctor, then used his ability to take Nami somewhere else.

• Ruidio and Nami sailed toward Mirrorball Island, where Nami estimated the gold he gave her was worth at least 1.5 billion Beli.
• Ruidio questioned Nami about why she needed money, and she admitted she was trying to raise 100 million Beli to resolve her family's problem.
• Ruidio explained that Arlong's income from the villages made it unlikely he would release Nami's village, leaving her silent and distressed.
• At Mirrorball Island, Ruidio met Kureha, bought clothes for a little girl, and brought the doctor aboard the ship.
• Ruidio told Nami they were still headed to Syrup Village, then hired Kureha and took Nami by the hand as everything around them changed.

Ruidio brought Nami and Kureha to the Sorbet Kingdom to visit Bonney, who was suffering from Blue Jade Scale Disease. Kureha treated Bonney and left instructions for her care, while Ruidio planned to explore the island.

• Ruidio teleported Nami and Kureha from the ship to the Sorbet Kingdom and led them to the boarded-up church where Bonney lived.
• Kureha explained that sunlight and moonlight worsened Bonney’s Blue Jade Scale Disease, and Nami learned how serious the illness was.
• Bonney greeted Ruidio and asked about Chopper, while local fishermen and Connie joined them at the church.
• Kureha gave Bonney medicine and ordered a daily medicinal bath, leaving Connie instructions to continue the treatment.
• Ruidio left the room and told Connie he planned to look around the island.

Ruidio helped Bonney leave the church for her first hour in the sunlight, and she enjoyed the outing before returning to rest. He then examined the system’s reward, a Heavenly Restriction Tyrant item that could trade supernatural abilities for physical strength, and worried it might affect his system.

• Ruidio returned to the church as Kureha prepared to take Bonney outside, and Bonney asked him to lead her into the sunlight.
• Ruidio took Bonney out for a walk, completing the system task and earning seven essence and a Heavenly Restriction Tyrant item.
• Bonney saw the sea and sky, briefly transformed into an old woman, and returned to the church after her hour outside.
• Kureha explained Bonney’s treatment schedule, and Nami gave her a pocket watch to help limit future time in the sun.
• After Bonney fell asleep, Ruidio inspected the reward and read that it would sacrifice supernatural energy or potential for greater physical strength.
• Ruidio worried that using the item might sacrifice his system as well.

Ruidio read about Devil Fruits with Nami, fed Bonney and the church residents, and considered whether a Heavenly Restriction could help cure Bonney’s illness. He reassured Connie about Ivankov and left the church with Nami.

• Ruidio resisted claiming the Heavenly Restriction Tyrant reward, worried that using it might sacrifice his future potential or his system.
• Ruidio and Nami read the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, discussed Bonney’s Age-Age Fruit and Ruidio’s unusual abilities, and he copied the book into his system inventory.
• Ruidio created a feast of pizzas for Bonney, who ate happily, while the two fishermen fainted after tasting them.
• Ruidio wondered whether the Heavenly Restriction could cure Bonney’s Sapphire Scales, then decided Vegapunk could be a backup treatment option.
• Connie asked whether creating food cost Ruidio much, and he reassured her before she mentioned Kuma, Ginny, and Ivankov; Ruidio told her Ivankov would be all right.
• Ruidio said goodbye to Bonney and left the church with Nami.

Ruidio fought Jango and the Black Cat Pirates after they tried to steal Nami’s treasure, then forced Jango to reveal that Kuro was alive and targeting a wealthy family in Syrup Village. The next morning, Ruidio and Nami were anchored at Moonlight Archipelago with both ships.

• Nami spotted the Black Cat Pirates stealing her gold, and Ruidio leaped onto the deck to confront them.
• Ruidio defeated the pirates, but Jango hypnotized them into a frenzy and accidentally empowered the lion, which threatened Nami.
• Ruidio killed the lion, subdued Jango, and forced him to hypnotize himself into always telling the truth.
• Jango revealed that Kuro had faked his death and planned to steal a wealthy family’s fortune in Syrup Village.
• Ruidio tied up Jango and took him to the Black Cat ship, where he dealt with the Nyaban Brothers.
• The next day, Ruidio and Nami anchored both ships off Moonlight Archipelago.

Ruidio and Nami reached Syrup Village and exposed Captain Kuro’s scheme to seize Kaya’s family fortune. Ruidio fought Kuro while studying his speed, and the battle continued as Ruidio began to imitate Kuro’s movements.

• Ruidio buried the lion’s corpse, and he and Nami ran south toward Syrup Village with the exhausted Jango in tow.
• Ruidio recognized Klahadore as Captain Kuro and had Jango reveal Kuro’s plan to steal Kaya’s family fortune.
• Kuro attacked Kaya, but Ruidio blocked him and the family fled to safety.
• Ruidio set aside his weapons and fought Kuro barehanded so he could study the pirate’s swift footwork.
• Kuro trapped his Cat Claws in Ruidio’s arm and was kicked away, but then launched his ultimate move, Shakushi.
• Ruidio endured Kuro’s rapid attacks, gradually read his movements, and began trying to imitate his footwork.

After defeating Kuro, Ruidio tested Jango’s hypnosis and discovered it helped him unleash his strength, though doing so left him badly hurt. The next day, he tried to understand hypnosis by having Jango use it on Kaya, but it had no effect.

• Ruidio defeated Kuro, learned a glimpse of Silent Step, and received the quest reward.
• Ruidio asked Jango to hypnotize him, then flew into a rage and struck Jango down under the command to unleash his full strength.
• Ruidio realized hypnosis had helped him control his muscles, raising his overall strength to three stars, and he and Nami accepted Kaya’s parents’ offer to recover at their home.
• While Nami supported him on the way to Kaya’s home, Ruidio asked whether she had a dream, and she avoided answering.
• The next day, Ruidio had Jango try to hypnotize Kaya beneath a tree, but after ten minutes Kaya said she had only played along.

Ruidio teleported to Alabasta and confronted Crocodile, offering to reveal Pluton’s location if Crocodile stopped causing the drought. After escaping Crocodile’s attack, Ruidio returned to Kaya’s mansion, drew a map, and vanished again while still injured.

• Ruidio appeared in Crocodile’s office and offered to reveal Pluton’s location in exchange for an end to the drought.
• Crocodile denied involvement in the drought and dismissed Ruidio’s claim, then attacked him with sand.
• Ruidio evaded Crocodile’s Desert Spada by teleporting back to Kaya’s mansion in Syrup Village.
• Ruidio drew a map in a sketchbook and left, disappearing before Kaya could catch up with him.

Ruidio negotiated with Crocodile, revealing that Pluton lay in the submerged ruins beneath Wano Country, then returned to Syrup Village. He selected Robin’s mission again and, after arriving near Rainbase, hired people to shout Robin’s signature laugh through handmade loudspeakers.

• Ruidio forced his way into Crocodile’s office and struck him with a Seastone Three-Section Staff, stopping his Sand-Sand Fruit attack.
• Ruidio bargained with Crocodile to end the drought in Yuba in exchange for information about Pluton.
• Ruidio showed Crocodile a map of Wano Country and said Pluton was hidden in the submerged ruins beneath it, in Kaido’s territory.
• Ruidio returned to Syrup Village, where Merry changed his bandages and Kaya remarked on how quickly his wounds were healing.
• Ruidio selected Robin’s mission and was transported to the outskirts of Rainbase, where he paid passersby to shout “Dereshishishi” through loudspeakers.

Ruidio accepted a quest from Nico Robin and was transported to Ohara during the Buster Call, where he witnessed Robin reunite with her mother, Nico Olvia. Olvia chose to stay and save the scholars’ books as Saul carried Robin away, leaving Ruidio at the scene with the mission to ensure Olvia survived.

• Robin restrained Ruidio with her Flower-Flower Fruit arms, but he vanished before she could finish questioning him.
• Ruidio’s quest revealed its objective: ensure Nico Olvia survived the Buster Call, and he appeared in Ohara seventeen years earlier as the island was being destroyed.
• Saul reached the burning Tree of Knowledge and found Robin reunited with Olvia.
• Olvia asked Saul to take Robin to safety while she stayed to help save Ohara’s books and historical research.
• Saul carried the crying Robin toward the western shore as Olvia wept beside Dr. Clover.