Chapter Summaries

Vidal kept Zangjing prisoner in a parallel space and tried to make him teach Fish-Man Karate and Judo while serving as a sparring partner. Zangjing refused, but Vidal forced him to submit and left him under threat of twelve seeds planted in his body.

• Vidal put Seastone Handcuffs on Zangjing and explained that he wanted his martial arts, combat experience, and Armament Haki strength.
• Vidal offered Zangjing food, shelter, and continued life in exchange for teaching and sparring, but Zangjing refused and said he would rather die.
• Vidal loosened Zangjing’s restraints and put a wooden dagger beside him, daring him to kill himself.
• Zangjing picked up the dagger but could not stab himself, then dropped it and admitted Vidal had won.
• Vidal shot twelve wooden pellets into Zangjing, which healed into seeds lodged near his vital areas, and warned him that they could be used to keep him obedient.

Vidal and the Kung Fu Dugong descended in a bubble-coated warship toward Fish-Man Island, fending off Sea Kings with Conqueror’s Haki along the way. They reached the illuminated world ten thousand meters beneath the sea, where Vidal fixed his attention on Sunlight Tree Eve’s roots above Ryugu Palace.

• Vidal emerged onto the sinking warship with the Kung Fu Dugong and drove away an attacking Sea King with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Vidal discussed how the dugong might use Fish-Man Karate, Fish-Man Judo, and Armament Haki to fight underwater despite being a Devil Fruit user.
• Vidal created golden sunflowers to light the dark waters, attracting sea creatures that he repeatedly frightened away with his Haki.
• Vidal spotted undersea volcanoes and realized the warship was nearing Fish-Man Island.
• Vidal and the Kung Fu Dugong saw the glowing undersea world and Fish-Man Island, while Vidal looked toward the roots of Sunlight Tree Eve above Ryugu Palace.

Shiki learned that Zangjing might still be alive and mobilized the Flying Pirates toward G-3, while Vidal approached Sunlight Tree Eve beneath Fish-Man Island. Neptune sent the Neptune Army to intercept Vidal, who remained determined to reach the tree’s roots.

• Gentleman showed Shiki Zangjing’s partially burned Vivre Card and said it suggested Zangjing was still alive, though it was strangely motionless.
• Shiki ordered Gentleman to accompany him to meet Garp and set the Flying Pirates’ fleet toward G-3, leaving Helandou behind to recover.
• Vidal traveled beneath the sea toward Sunlight Tree Eve, prioritizing the tree’s roots over the other sights of Fish-Man Island.
• Neptune and his ministers saw Vidal’s warship approaching the light and decided to send the Neptune Army to stop him.
• Vidal spotted Neptune’s approaching ships, put on sunglasses he had made for himself and the little sea cow, and resolved to reach the tree’s roots.

Vidal used the Woods-Woods Fruit to block Neptune’s forces from reaching his warship as he approached Sunlight Tree Eve. He reassured Neptune that he would not harm the tree, but continued toward it to pursue his own plans.

• Neptune ordered the Marines aboard the approaching warship to stop, then sent the Neptune Army to capture them when they ignored him.
• Vidal raised an enormous wooden net from Sunlight Tree Eve’s roots, sealing off the waters above Ryugu Palace.
• The Minister of the Right and Neptune’s soldiers failed to break the enhanced wooden pillars with their weapons.
• Neptune unleashed a high-pressure seawater current that cracked several pillars, but they quickly healed without breaking.
• Vidal displayed a message promising not to harm Sunlight Tree Eve, easing Neptune’s fears as the warship continued upward.
• Vidal explained that he understood the Fish-Men’s attachment to the tree but would not abandon his plans to approach it.

Vidal touched Sunlight Tree Eve and received its memories and knowledge, discovering that it had been engineered to transmit air and sunlight to the deep sea. He learned that the project helped create Fish-Man Island and the enormous sea creatures, but found he could control only part of the tree.

• Vidal left the warship in a protective bubble and touched a root of Sunlight Tree Eve.
• Sunlight Tree Eve’s memories showed Vidal an earlier Mary Geoise, where Imu stood before twenty kneeling men, and later showed winged people planting the tree.
• Vidal learned that Sunlight Tree Eve had been made from Treasure Tree Adam and Yarukiman Mangrove, combining exceptional strength with the ability to transport air and sunlight.
• Vidal discovered that the tree had been created for a gigantification experiment and that Fish-Men built the original Fish-Man Island to guard its roots.
• Vidal concluded that increased oxygen had helped produce Sea Kings, sea beasts, and sea monsters, and wondered whether Elbaf’s giant tree served a related purpose.

Vidal returned from Sunlight Tree Eve and discovered that his Observation Haki let him see King Neptune’s past. He spoke with Neptune about closer relations between Fish-Man Island and the Marines, then revealed that he had rescued Fish-Men from Mary Geoise.

• Vidal decided to return to Sabaody to develop his body with Sunlight Tree Eve and continue his training.
• Vidal brought his warship down to King Neptune and the Neptune Army after the wooden net around Fish-Man Island retracted.
• When Vidal looked at Neptune, he saw the king’s experiences from the past year, realizing that Sunlight Tree Eve had changed his Observation Haki.
• Vidal greeted Neptune and said he hoped they could get along as neighbors.
• Vidal affirmed that Fish-Men and merfolk were people, then told Neptune he had rescued Fish-Men from Mary Geoise.

Vidal told King Neptune that he had rescued nineteen Fish-Man slaves from the Celestial Dragons and explained why he could not free them immediately. He proposed keeping them in his service as a Fish-Man special forces unit, leaving Neptune to decide whether to support the plan.

• Vidal revealed that he had exchanged magical creatures for nineteen Fish-Man slaves and would continue rescuing more from Mary Geoise.
• King Neptune thanked Vidal on behalf of the rescued Fish-Men and invited him to Ryugu Palace, but Vidal said he had to return to the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Neptune and Vidal went into the Phoenix-Tail Carriage, where Vidal explained that touching Sunlight Tree Eve had not harmed it and that he was interested in magical plants.
• Vidal said he could not release the rescued slaves right away because of the political trouble it could cause him as a Marine officer in the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Vidal proposed removing the slaves' explosive collars and brands, imposing other restraints, and forming a Fish-Man special forces unit to serve him.

Vidal left Fish-Man Island after offering King Neptune a way to contact him, then reunited with the hidden little manatee aboard his warship. In the parallel space, Vidal used his new Observation Haki to review Zangjing’s memories and learned about the Flying Pirates’ Grand Governor, Gentleman, and his Through-Through Fruit.

• Vidal asked King Neptune to write him a letter and gave him his private Den Den Mushi number before departing for Sabaody.
• Vidal called the little manatee out of its Air Door and explained why it had to remain hidden from people in Mary Geoise.
• Vidal entered the parallel space, where Zangjing requested water, toiletries, and clothes, and Vidal promised to bring them later.
• Vidal used Observation Haki on Zangjing and saw memories of the Flying Pirates and their Grand Governor, Gentleman.
• Vidal learned that Gentleman’s Through-Through Fruit let objects pass through defenses, and wondered whether his own new Observation Haki could be developed further.

Vidal returned to Sabaody Archipelago and staged a grand Marine escort through Inn Street before heading back to his base. Faced with a mountain of paperwork, he planned to explore Wood Clone techniques and called for Colonel Noel to discuss using his Wood-Wood Fruit ability.

• Vidal emerged near Sabaody Archipelago and arranged for Lieutenant Isoka to announce his return.
• Marines closed roads in Large District 70 and gathered at Inn Street’s harbor as music played across the archipelago.
• Nacil grumbled about Vidal’s grand entrance, while imprisoned Fish-Men reacted to hearing that he had returned.
• Vidal disembarked from his warship, ordered Marines to bring down his cart, and told Commodore Aile to add the ship to the base’s fleet.
• Back at the base, Vidal summoned Colonel Noel to discuss creating bodies for his magical creatures with the Wood-Wood Fruit.
• Vidal saw the paperwork piled on his desk and considered developing Wood Clone skills to reduce his administrative burden.

Vidal assigned Colonel Noel to manage a new Magical Creatures business for the Celestial Dragons after testing how many wooden clones Noel could shape at once. Vidal then implanted a special Consciousness Seed containing replayed images into a clone, hoping to create a true Wood Clone, but realized another condition was needed.

• Vidal asked Colonel Noel about District Zero and explained his deal to create Magical Creatures for the Celestial Dragons.
• Colonel Noel made a Wood Clone from a chair and demonstrated that he could shape five more clones at once.
• Vidal instructed Colonel Noel to establish a work area, handle orders, and recruit artists and scholars to design the Magical Creatures.
• After Colonel Noel left, Vidal gave a Wood Clone a special Consciousness Seed containing replayed images.
• Vidal implanted the seed in the clone, but suspected that creating a true Wood Clone required another condition.

Vidal failed to create a Wood Clone capable of handling his memories, then learned that Headquarters had named him an Admiral Candidate. He entered the prison to meet nineteen Fish-Man slaves, introducing himself as the man who had saved them.

• Vidal discovered that the consciousness seed in Colonel Noel's Wood Clone had cracked under the strain of complex memories, so he destroyed it and concluded he needed to grant clones greater intelligence.
• Lieutenant Isoka reported that Golden Lion Shiki's Flying Pirates were fighting the Marines at G-3, where Garp, Kuro, Light, and Sakazuki were stationed.
• Vidal reassured Isoka that the Marines at G-3 could withstand Shiki's forces and read Headquarters' order granting him the Admiral Candidate title, a bounty of nearly a billion Beli, and substantial merit.
• Vidal went to the prison and told the nineteen captive Fish-Men that he was Forest Vidal, the man who had saved their lives.

Vidal told the Fish-Men he would free them from slavery and offered them a chance to help rescue more of their people from Mary Geoise. Dane and the others agreed to join Vidal as Fish-Man Marines, and he led them out into the sunlight.

• Vidal promised to remove the Fish-Men’s explosive collars and offered to have the brands on their backs removed.
• Vidal gave the Fish-Men a letter from King Neptune explaining why they needed to stay with him and help rescue more Fish-Men.
• Dane read the letter and agreed to follow Vidal, and most of the other Fish-Men agreed to join him too.
• Vidal named Dane captain of a team of Fish-Man Marines at the Marine Base on the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Vidal opened the cell door and led the Fish-Men outside, where they felt the sunlight again.

Vidal freed nineteen Fish-Men from their explosive collars and brands, then made them Marines at the Sabaody Archipelago base under Dane’s command. Meanwhile, Issho and Brook found the Seven Star Sword on Asuka Island, and Issho debated whether to keep wielding it.

• Vidal removed the Fish-Men’s explosive collars and used Solar Beam to erase their Hoof of the Soaring Dragon brands.
• Vidal assigned the nineteen Fish-Men to the Sea Spirit unit as Third-Class Seamen, named Dane their captain, and warned them to defend themselves without killing anyone.
• Vidal returned to his office, delegated the Fish-Men’s arrangements to Lieutenant Isoka, and began working through his paperwork.
• Issho and Brook contacted Vidal from a ruined castle on Asuka Island and told him they had found the Seven Star Sword.
• Issho explained that the sword carried an evil spiritual energy, showed its power by splitting a stone coffin with green flames, and learned that its full power would not emerge until the red moon returned in twenty-eight years.
• Vidal advised Issho to keep the Seven Star Sword, but Issho admitted that he did not like using that kind of sword.

After finishing his paperwork, Vidal brought the little sea cow to the parallel space and forced Zangjing to accept Marine clothes and teach them Fish-Man Karate and Judo. Zangjing gave in and unlocked his Seastone handcuffs, then began teaching Fish-Man Karate basics.

• Vidal finished three days' worth of paperwork and went to the cabin to join the little sea cow for training.
• Vidal brought the little sea cow into the parallel space and offered Zangjing a set of Marine clothes.
• Zangjing demanded proper robes, so Vidal used his ability to inflict intense pain until Zangjing agreed to wear the clothes.
• Vidal warned Zangjing not to sabotage their lessons and told him to teach Fish-Man Karate and Judo.
• Vidal gave Zangjing a wooden key, which Zangjing used to unlock his Seastone handcuffs before starting the Fish-Man Karate lesson.

Dane and eighteen other Fish-Men settled into a Marine dormitory near the sea after Vidal freed them and brought them into the base. As they adjusted to their new lives, Vidal sensed trouble from people he considered ungrateful.

• Vidal sent the tired little sea cow to rest, then went beneath his desk to begin transforming his body from Treasure Tree Adam into Sunlight Tree Eve.
• Lieutenant Isoka escorted Dane and the other Fish-Men to a dormitory by the sea and explained the rules Vidal had set for them.
• Dane thanked Isoka, asked for a copy of the base rules, and led the Fish-Men in exploring their new home.
• The Fish-Men worried about the small beds and how human Marines might treat them, but Dane reminded them of Vidal's protection and their future place in the Neptune Army.
• Dane organized the Fish-Men to push their beds together, while Vidal sensed something happening and condemned the people responsible as ungrateful fools.

Dane tried to keep the Fish-Men at the Marine Base in line, but Barnes led three others toward the sea to return to Fish-Man Island. As Dane confronted them, Soto broke down and begged to go home.

• Dane studied Marine regulations while the Fish-Men ate and settled into the base.
• At midnight, Barnes, Ramsey, Aguirre, and Soto slipped out of the dormitory and headed for the shore.
• Dane stopped the four and warned Barnes that leaving would cause trouble for Vidal and betray their benefactor.
• Barnes dismissed Dane’s warnings and prepared to fight, while Dane refused to let them leave.
• Soto fell to his knees in tears and pleaded with Dane to let him return home to see his mother, Lisana, and his friends.

Dane let Barnes, Soto, Aguirre, and Ramsey escape, but green seeds attached to their hearts killed them as they descended toward Fish-Man Island. The next morning, Vidal revealed that he already knew what had happened and took a confused Dane to see someone.

• Dane let Barnes and the other three Fish-Men go, then stayed behind, distressed about how he would explain his choice to Vidal.
• Barnes praised Soto for securing their escape as the four Fish-Men swam deeper toward Fish-Man Island.
• At roughly two thousand meters below the surface, the four felt something move inside them, and green seeds began growing around their hearts.
• After nearly half an hour of agony, Barnes, Soto, Aguirre, and Ramsey died in the darkness, and red bubbles rose around their bodies.
• Vidal reviewed reports on the spread of Marine training tactics, then told a guilty Dane that he already knew and led him to see them.

Vidal showed Dane the bodies of four Fish-Men who had escaped and convinced him to help lead a new unit protecting Fish-Men around Sabaody. After naming it the Sea Spirit Special Forces, Vidal learned that the newspaper had named him an Admiral candidate and hailed him as the world’s greatest musician.

• Vidal showed Dane the bodies of four escaped Fish-Men and blamed him for their deaths and for weakening the unit.
• Vidal assigned Dane’s Fish-Man Special Forces to patrol beneath Sabaody and monitor ships traveling to and from Fish-Man Island.
• Vidal explained that his agreement with King Neptune would let the unit search for missing Fish-Men and sink pirate or slave ships to rescue captives.
• Dane accepted responsibility, vowed to stop future escape attempts, and agreed to show the bodies to the other Fish-Men as a warning.
• Vidal renamed the unit the Sea Spirit Special Forces and returned to his office.
• Lieutenant Isoka brought Vidal the newspaper, which announced his Admiral-candidate title and praised his compositions as the greatest of the past thousand years.

The Roger Pirates grieved Mulian and Langram’s deaths and vowed to avenge them after seeing Vidal named an Admiral candidate. Vidal continued his training and read intelligence reports, which revealed a powerful, mysterious samurai from Wano Country aboard the Whitebeard Pirates’ ship.

• Roger tore apart the newspaper featuring Vidal, and Rayleigh, Gaban, Shanks, and Buggy reacted to the news and their comrades’ deaths.
• Roger vowed to settle the score with Vidal after finding Laugh Tale, while Gaban offered to join him.
• Vidal and the little sea cow completed their strength training before planning further practice and sparring with Zangjing.
• Vidal read reports about Garp driving back Golden Lion Shiki, Sakazuki destroying Flying Pirates’ warships, and Charlotte Katakuri defeating Yub’s soldiers.
• Vidal learned that the Whitebeard Pirates had appeared at sea with a formidable, mysterious samurai from Wano Country aboard the Moby Dick.

Dane’s Sea Spirit Special Forces received a report that pirates had abducted two young mermaids, and they began searching for the pirates’ ship. Vidal then learned that Woonan had been missing for half a year despite the seed in his heart, and he wondered how Woonan had survived.

• Dane changed the patrol plan, spreading his Fish-Men across the area to watch for trouble.
• Vidal told Dane that pirates had captured the mermaids Mana and Yinggeli, and Dane ordered his team to search while staying hidden and reporting any sighting.
• Vidal reflected on his organized work and preparations as he waited for the coming Great Pirate Era.
• Brian told Vidal that Woonan had not returned to the Forest Palace or answered his calls for half a year.
• Brian confirmed that Woonan’s Vivre Card was intact, leaving Vidal to wonder how he had dealt with the seed.