Recaps

Vidal left Justice Fortress thinking about his father Cornell, the missing Gecko Moria, and the challenges ahead at Sabaody Archipelago. He welcomed new officers from two warships, completing the core of his fleet before their next assignment.

• Vidal reflected that Fleet Admiral Kong and the others seemed unaware of Woonan, and worried that he still had no lead on Gecko Moria after a year.
• Vidal met Major Rogers, praised his new coat and Haki, and promised to find him a better shield.
• Vidal and Rogers went to the port, where Vincent and Comil arrived with two warships and greeted Vidal.
• Vidal introduced Rogers to Vincent and Comil, then met the five junior officers transferred from G-6: Rabani, Isoka, Longo, Akibi, and Bukao.
• Vidal surveyed his officers and concluded that his fleet's foundations were in place as he prepared for the Sabaody Archipelago.

Vidal learned about the marines’ advanced training and spent time with his family while discussing the upcoming Special Training Camp with Bullet. The chapter ended when Nacil arrived at Vidal’s home with a gift, surprising him and drawing Enid’s attention.

• Vidal watched Captain Rabani’s marines outperform Ship 404’s marines in sparring, and he learned that Nacil had become a First-Class Seaman at headquarters.
• Vidal advised Vincent about his aptitude, but Vincent said he needed time to consider his advice.
• Vidal spent time with Enel and Rosinante, then told Bullet that the Special Training Camp included a fighter who was at least as strong as Sakazuki and Borsalino.
• Bullet described how he used his Mahes Fruit, and he agreed to spar with Vidal before Vidal left for Sabaody.
• Nacil arrived at Vidal’s home carrying a gift box, and Enid came out to meet her.

Vidal accompanied Vincent to the Devil Fruit Administration Office and let him choose from two unknown fruits. Vincent ate the cyan fruit and discovered that its blue-green flames converted his stamina into power.

• Vidal offered to spend his military merit on a Devil Fruit for Vincent, and Rogers and Comil joined them on the way to the administration office.
• Vincent found no appealing Zoan fruits in the illustrated guide, so Vidal selected two unknown fruits for him to consider.
• Vincent chose the cyan fruit because he liked its color, and Vidal paid for it with his military merit.
• Vincent took a bite of the fruit and awakened a blue-green aura that burned his stamina to produce pure power.

Vidal ended his sparring with Bullet and left for the Sabaody Archipelago ahead of schedule. After arriving at the Marine base in Area 60, he met Vice Admiral Antoine, who confirmed that he was Tokikake’s father.

• Vidal told Bullet that his attacks had been stopped by Haki Emission and ended their sparring session.
• Vidal spent several days with his family, watched Vincent adapt to the Overload Fruit, and sparred with Bullet before deciding to depart early.
• Nacil reported that Issho had moved the children from Forest Palace to Erumalu, where Brook had arranged for their care.
• Vidal’s fleet arrived at Sabaody Archipelago, where he noted that its mangrove roots made the islands ideal territory for him to traverse.
• Vidal docked at Pier 60 and met the base commander, Vice Admiral Antoine, who said his son had talked repeatedly about Bullet.
• Vidal recognized Antoine as Tokikake’s father.

Vidal challenged Vice Admiral Antoine’s hands-off approach to Marine duties in Sabaody and ordered his forces to restore patrols in two districts. He then prepared to recruit the base’s other Marines to help bring the archipelago under Marine control.

• Vidal asked Vice Admiral Antoine why Marines did not patrol the streets or train, and Antoine explained that their main role was to monitor arrivals and avoid provoking Sabaody’s powerful interests.
• Vidal refused to abandon his duties and told Antoine he would restore patrols and answer to Teacher Sengoku and Fleet Admiral Kong if trouble arose.
• Vidal ordered Vincent and Comil to lead five hundred Marines each in sweeps of the hotel district and shipbuilding and coating area, arresting criminals and establishing patrols.
• Vidal told Major Rogers to accompany him to meet the base’s Marines, whose support he needed to take control of Sabaody.

Major Vincent and the Marines intervened when Blood Axe Paine attacked the princess of the Cilero Kingdom, quickly defeating the pirate crew. Acting on Commodore Vidal’s orders, the Marines began enforcing control in area 70, signaling a wider operation across Sabaody.

• Blood Axe Paine tried to seize the Cilero Kingdom princess after defeating her guards, while bystanders refused to help.
• Major Vincent arrived with the Marines, struck Paine down, and ordered his pirates arrested.
• Lieutenant Weini transformed into a white bear and Captain Brandon fought as the Marines overwhelmed the Axe Blade Pirates.
• Vincent activated his Overload Fruit and defeated Paine with a single kick.
• Vincent announced Commodore Vidal’s orders to investigate area 70 and restore Marine patrols and enforcement across the district.

Forest Vidal took command as the Marine base’s new adjutant and announced plans to restore Marine control across the Sabaody Archipelago. After Comil’s forces began arresting pirates in the shipyard, Vidal asked the assembled Marines to step forward if they would support him.

• A pirate captain threatened a coating artisan in Area 57, but the artisan refused to move his ship ahead of others.
• Two Marine warships arrived near the shipyard, and Comil’s forces began arresting pirates while the warships sank two escaping pirate ships.
• Comil divided his Marines among Areas 52, 53, and 55 after completing the search of Area 51.
• Vidal assembled the Marines at the base and introduced himself as the new adjutant, appointed by Marine headquarters.
• Vidal announced plans to search the 30s and 40s areas and restore patrols, then asked the Marines willing to work with him to take one step forward.

Vidal reorganized the Sabaody Marine Base by promoting Marines who volunteered for duty and demoting those who did not, then ordered patrols and training to resume. As thousands of Marines marched through the archipelago, news of the upheaval reached Mary Geoise.

• Vidal promoted the lower-ranking Marines who stepped forward and demoted those who stayed behind to chore duty, offering them a chance to return to the ranks through training.
• Vidal asserted his authority as adjutant when Rear Admiral Gaili questioned his orders, then sent Commodores Biweisi and Aile to lead a tour of Sabaody.
• Vidal assigned Rogers to oversee training with help from Vincent and left to contact Sengoku, while Gaili went to report the orders to Antoine.
• Antoine complained to the Fleet Admiral that Vidal was impossible to control, while Vidal spoke with Sengoku.
• Biweisi and Aile led nearly twenty-five hundred Marines out of the base, drawing attention across Sabaody and eventually alerting Mary Geoise.

The Five Elders discussed Forest Vidal’s record and agreed to let him try to bring Sabaody under Marine control, while Vidal resolved to take charge of the archipelago. As Marine forces marched through Sabaody, their confidence gave way to unease when they reached Grove 10 and saw its corpses and fleeing residents.

• The Five Elders reviewed Vidal’s methods and decided to watch his actions in Sabaody, offering silent support unless he crossed the line.
• Vidal took Sengoku’s backing as encouragement and decided he would take charge of Sabaody while waiting to hear from Fleet Admiral Kong.
• Commodore Biweisi led more than a thousand Marines through Groves 50 and 40, admiring Comil’s pirate arrests and hoping Vidal’s crackdown would last.
• Commodore Aile and Commodore Biweisi joined forces at Soap Bubble Park, then led more than 2,500 Marines toward Grove 10.
• The Marines entered Grove 10 and found fleeing residents, skeletons, and fresh corpses along the roadside.

Vidal ordered the Marines to take control of Sabaody’s hotel district and shipyards, while arranging to obtain more Den Den Mushi. As the officers anticipated a confrontation, Kinoshita learned of Vidal’s actions and decided to challenge him without involving the admiral.

• Vidal ordered patrols and surveillance across the hotel district and shipyards, and scheduled officers to maintain control for the next three months.
• Vidal directed two warships to check every vessel entering the shipyard area and told Rogers, Vincent, and Comil to focus on training.
• The officers discussed the likelihood of conflict and took confidence from Vidal’s connection to Admiral Sengoku and the lack of orders to stop him.
• Vidal failed to get funds for Den Den Mushi from Antoine, so he contacted Vice Admiral Dewitt and offered a box from the botanical garden in exchange.
• Kinoshita heard that Vidal had defeated Byrnndi World and dismissed the idea of contacting the admiral, choosing to deal with Vidal himself.

Vidal’s preparations stopped a coordinated night of riots against Marine patrols in Sabaody, leaving the Marines with no deaths and the attackers captured or killed. After hearing Biweisi’s report, Vidal ordered the captured rioters held and gifted Biweisi a Bokken comparable to Skillful Grade Blades.

• Kuroda and his men ambushed a Marine patrol, but blades of grass struck them before they could attack.
• Marine patrols found rioters across Hotel Street trapped by thorny vines and grass, while Marines at the Area 76 lookout tower repelled attackers with gunfire.
• At sunrise, the streets appeared peaceful, and Biweisi reported that fifty-six Marines had minor injuries, while 112 rioters were killed and eighty-five captured.
• Vidal ordered rioters with bounties sent to Impel Down and the others held until he could meet them.
• Vidal gave Biweisi a green-handled Bokken comparable to Skillful Grade Blades.

Vidal maintained Marine security in Sabaody while asking Nacil about herbal treatments that could improve aptitude. After Nacil kissed his cheek, Antoine ordered Vidal to arrange security for a Celestial Dragon arriving in two days.

• Marine patrols and warships improved public order in Sabaody but disrupted pirate business and ship repairs.
• Vidal used Nature's Gift to help heal the wounded Marines, while Nacil treated serious injuries with surgery and medicine.
• Vidal asked Nacil about herbal formulas for improving innate aptitude and requested a medicinal bath for an experiment.
• Nacil teased Vidal and kissed his cheek before a Den Den Mushi interrupted them.
• Antoine told Vidal that a Celestial Dragon would arrive in two days and ordered him to arrange security.

Vidal turned the Celestial Dragon Saint Rosward’s visit to Sabaody into a chance to earn money by selling him exclusive protections. Rosward eagerly paid for a private royal road and its decorations, and he came to admire Vidal.

• Vidal arranged for Colonel Noel to greet Saint Rosward and pitch services on his behalf.
• Noel persuaded Rosward that walking on roads used by commoners would dishonor him, then offered a private wooden road for one hundred million Beli.
• Rosward agreed to pay, and Vidal’s power raised a smooth wooden road for him to walk on.
• Rosward paid another hundred million Beli for elaborate reliefs to appear on the road, which thrilled him.
• Noel offered to keep commoners away for another hundred million Beli, and Rosward eagerly approved the payment, convinced Vidal’s services were worthwhile.

Vidal used a lavish royal road and strict Marine security to keep Saint Rosward safe during his visit to Sabaody, earning his praise and three hundred million Beli. He then rejected the local factions’ offer to negotiate until two months had passed, while planning to extend Marine control across the archipelago.

• Marines cleared the streets and built a luxurious walkway for Saint Rosward, while Vidal earned three hundred million Beli for arranging the procession.
• Saint Rosward toured Sabaody under Marine protection, visited the human auction, and praised Vidal before leaving.
• Vice Admiral Antoine criticized Vidal’s flattery but envied the money he had made.
• Sabaody’s factions called Vidal to negotiate, but he told them to wait two months and prepare enough money.
• Vidal planned three months of strict enforcement and aimed to bring most of Sabaody under Marine control, leaving Area 20 lawless.

Sengoku recognized that Vidal’s methods in Sabaody could strengthen Marine surveillance elsewhere, and headquarters backed his Forest Network plan. As Vidal’s growing profits and influence drew Vice Admiral Antoine’s attention, Vidal considered how Colonel Noel could benefit from choosing to support him.

• Sengoku reviewed Vidal’s report, identified the potential of his road-clearing tactics and surveillance plan, and approved expanding Marine intelligence operations.
• Vidal used the Woods-Woods Fruit to conceal Image Den Den Mushi across Sabaody while Commodore Aile, Commodore Biweisi, and other officers extended Marine control into more districts.
• Colonel Noel reported that the operation had earned 6.6 billion Beli in August, largely from Celestial Dragons paying for the Imperial Way.
• Noel told Vidal that Vice Admiral Antoine had approached him about the money, but Noel had declined to act without Vidal’s orders.
• Vidal pointed out that Noel’s career could stall without a powerful benefactor, and Noel understood that Vidal was offering to become that benefactor.

With the three-month training period over, Vidal passed all 2,421 Marines and met with Sabaody’s criminal organizations to negotiate control of the island and their return to business. He left the meeting discussing a plan to replace most Marine patrols with Automatic Image Den Den Mushi, subject to further conditions.

• Vidal announced that all 2,421 Marines had passed their Three-Three System Tactics training.
• Vidal held an image conference with Sabaody’s criminal representatives and demanded control of every area except Area 20, their cooperation with Marine information requests, protection fees, and an end to Den Den Mushi damage.
• Kinoshita, Shalin, and Peidi challenged Vidal’s demands, while Vidal offered to recall warships, stop checking vessels’ identities, and reduce patrols in exchange for their cooperation.
• Vidal argued that the organizations had little leverage against Marineford and Mary Geoise, and the representatives began considering a compromise.
• Vidal proposed replacing most Marine patrols with Automatic Image Den Den Mushi and invited the representatives to discuss additional conditions.

Commodore Forest Vidal finalized an agreement with Sabaody’s factions, expanding Marine control and preparing to take over Area 0. After pirates tried to reclaim their seized ships and were captured, Vidal planned to develop the area and generate income for the Marines.

• Forest Vidal agreed with Sabaody’s major factions to change patrols, establish Marine jurisdiction over Area 0, and impose fees and restrictions.
• The factions withdrew from Area 0 as Marines increased patrols and surveillance across the island.
• A tall pirate killed a faction thug after learning the Marines had sold the pirates’ seized ships and treasure to shipyard shops.
• Colonel Noel told Vidal that pirates had tried to steal their ships back and had been captured by the factions for sale at the human auction house.
• Vidal told Noel to prepare plans to develop Area 0 and rent or sell its houses and shops for Marine income.

Rear Admiral Gaili led a Marine sweep of Area 0 while Vidal delegated its redevelopment to Colonel Noel. Vidal and Nacil tested the Green Dew Formula, discovering that Vidal’s Photosynthetic Energy could greatly intensify it, though the resulting treatment would cause severe physical stress.

• Rear Admiral Gaili volunteered to lead nearly two thousand marines in sweeping Area 0 and drove its remaining occupants toward Area 10.
• Vidal left Area 0’s redevelopment to Colonel Noel and promised to recommend him for promotion to commodore.
• Vidal considered finding Colonel Noel a Devil Fruit because Noel was too weak to manage Sabaody on his own.
• Nacil explained that her medicinal bath, the Green Dew Formula, could gradually strengthen people over two years.
• Vidal infused the bath with Photosynthetic Energy until its liquid turned deep jade green.
• Nacil tested the enhanced formula and concluded that it would cause a painful cycle of bodily collapse and recovery, potentially strengthening those who endured it.

Vidal monitored the growing influx of pirates at Sabaody and waited for the right moment to capture them. The Warfire Pirates arrived at an inn, where Captain Norman paid a hefty deposit and was asked to sign an agreement.

• Vidal stored the Green Dew Formula after Nacil refused to try it, and watched Sabaody return to a brief stretch of peace.
• Vidal tracked pirate ships arriving at the archipelago and told his subordinates to let local businesses profit before closing the net.
• Norman led the Warfire Pirates into Area 70 and chose an inn, while Haiye declined the offer of an attendant.
• The inn proprietor identified Norman and required a fifty-million-Beli deposit because the Warfire Pirates were pirates.
• After Norman paid the deposit, the proprietor asked him to read and sign an agreement.

Norman reluctantly signed the onsen agreement, while pirates caused a violent riot at a shipyard over the required contracts. Vidal approved Isoka’s transfer to an administrative post and learned Woonan had found the island, but an urgent call reported Comil injured and demanded reinforcements in Area 53.

• Norman accused the onsen of trying to steal his deposit, checked other hotels, then signed the agreement after learning they all required it.
• Pirates at the shipyard resisted signing similar agreements, attacked guards, and tried to seize coating craftsmen and coated ships.
• Vidal learned Comil, Rabani, and Weini were stationed at the shipyard and signed Isoka’s request to transfer to an administrative post, assigning her as his secretary.
• Woonan told Vidal that they had found the island Vidal had asked him to locate, but that they were trapped there.
• A Marine called Vidal to report that Comil had been injured in Area 53 and requested reinforcements amid gunfire and clashes.

Comil struggled against Keji, the armored captain of the Giant Fist Pirates, until Vincent arrived to help him. The two Marines fought Keji together as the battle spread through the shipyard district, while Rabani and Weini remained seriously injured and unconscious.

• Comil fought Keji, whose giant size, armor, and wind-powered punches overwhelmed his attacks.
• Vincent rescued Comil from Keji's blow and told him that Commodore Biweisi was fighting Yifuli in Area 51.
• Vincent reported that Rabani and Weini were unconscious and that more than half of the five hundred Marines were dead or wounded.
• Keji attacked Vincent and Comil, and the two Marines scattered to evade his landing strike.
• Vincent and Comil counterattacked together, damaging Keji's armor but failing to pierce his enhanced body as the battle's chaos spread through the shipyard district.

Vidal refused to weaken the Marines’ positions elsewhere while Commodore Biweisi’s reinforcements confronted the giants, then used his Woods-Woods Fruit to survey the island as unrest spread. In Grove 72, the Warfire Pirates fought Marines and rival pirates, and Norman unleashed his Gun-Gun Fruit against a Marine officer advancing through their gunfire.

• Vidal rejected sending Rear Admiral Gaili from Grove 0 and kept the other grove commanders in place while Biweisi’s reinforcements handled the shipyard crisis.
• Reports reached Vidal that disturbances and fights had spread across the groves as pirates, Marines, and human traffickers clashed.
• Vidal sent the major away, transformed into wood, and sank into the ground to survey Sabaody through the mangroves.
• In Grove 72, Norman’s Warfire Pirates held Sakuragi Onsen against two pirate crews and the Marines after a fight over a maid escalated.
• Haiye sniped approaching pirates as Norman’s fighters exchanged heavy fire with their attackers.
• Norman saw a Marine officer cut through the machine-gun fire and used his Gun-Gun Fruit to unleash a barrage.

Vidal intervened in the battle between the Navy and the Warfire Pirates, capturing Norman and Haiye and quelling the violence across Sabaody’s hotel district. He left the Giant Fist Pirates for his subordinates to handle as he turned to the remaining disorder.

• Commodore Aile fought off Norman and Haiye’s coordinated gunfire, but his attacks were repeatedly disrupted by Haiye’s precise shots.
• Haiye tried to retreat, but Vidal restrained him with a wooden strip and knocked him unconscious; Vidal then struck Norman and pinned him down.
• Vidal’s ability deflected the soldiers’ bullets, while Commodore Aile cut down the nearby Warfire Pirates and accepted Norman into custody.
• Vidal spread thorny vines throughout areas 70 through 79, capturing the troublemakers and ending the chaos in the hotel district.
• Vidal decided to leave the Giant Fist Pirates to Commodore Biweisi, Comil, Vincent, and the other Marines to handle.

Keji and Yifuli fought the Marines on Area 53, while Commodore Biweisi tried to bring Keji down. Biweisi fell gravely wounded as Keji raised a fist to finish him.

• Keji smashed Comil and Vincent away, but turned his attention to Yifuli when the wounded giant called for help.
• Keji ordered Yifuli to fight Comil and Vincent while he faced Commodore Biweisi.
• Biweisi cut Keji's neck after dodging his attacks, then used Tekkai to endure Keji's retaliatory palm strike.
• Keji survived Biweisi's slash and drove his fist down toward the helpless, badly wounded Commodore.

Vidal rescued Biweisi and confronted Keji, the Giant Fist Pirates’ captain, in Grove 53. Vidal knocked Keji into a mangrove with one punch, but Keji survived, leaving Vidal dissatisfied with his strength.

• A captain and his crew learned that Keji and Yifuli were fighting Marines in Sabaody and decided to investigate, hoping to recruit the two giants.
• Vidal saved the wounded Biweisi from Keji’s punch, healed him with a bean, and ordered him to take Vincent and Comil away.
• Biweisi left to retrieve Vincent and Comil while Keji attacked Vidal for turning his back on him.
• Vidal dodged Keji’s stomp and struck him in the face with a Haki-coated green gauntlet, sending him crashing into a mangrove.
• Keji survived with a badly injured face, and Vidal lamented that he had not defeated a Supernova with one punch.