Chapter Summaries

Vidal wiped out the World Pirates aboard their ship, captured Nacil and Binjack, and ordered his marines to withdraw while he returned to the island. He prepared to face Byrnndi World, believing he could win by dragging the fight out and wearing him down.

• Vidal killed Gairam and slaughtered the World Pirates with sharpened pieces of their ship, leaving Nacil alive and taking her and Binjack prisoner.
• Vidal ordered Lieutenant Rogers to bury the fallen marines, dispose of the pirates, and withdraw a kilometer while he remained in command.
• Vidal traveled back to the island through the vegetation network, keeping an escape route in case he could not defeat World.
• World continued fighting Vidal's Wood Clone in the jungle, struggling against its poisonous plants and wishing he had a powerful wide-area attack.
• Vidal withdrew his Wood Clone and prepared to fight World, confident that he could prolong the battle until World was exhausted.

Sengoku learned that Borsalino had been delayed by a thunderstorm and that Garp could not be contacted, leaving him to worry about Vidal. In the jungle, Vidal fought Byrnndi World with his strongest attack, and his concentrated blow cracked Byrnndi World's sword.

• Borsalino told Sengoku he had encountered a dangerous thunderstorm, and Sengoku ordered him to go around it.
• Sengoku tried to contact Garp but learned that Garp had left without a Den Den Mushi, so he worried about Vidal.
• Byrnndi World struck Vidal hard enough to send him crashing into a crater, but Vidal recovered quickly with Photosynthetic Energy.
• Vidal used the Apis Divine Bull to charge Byrnndi World, then leaped from its back and launched his Giant Horn attack.
• Vidal's Giant Horn collided with Byrnndi World's sword and formed a crack in the blade.
• Vidal shouted "Break!!!" as the green light on his arm pushed forward against Byrnndi World.

Vidal fought Byrnndi World through the night and into the third day, using the Woods-Woods Fruit and clones to survive Byrnndi World’s overwhelming speed. With his escape route broken and reinforcements still absent, Vidal finally appeared before Byrnndi World, claiming he had found a chance to defeat him.

• Byrnndi World broke Vidal’s Giant Horn attack, countered at seventyfold speed, and battered him, but Vidal escaped the final blow by switching places with a Wood Clone.
• Vidal restored the jungle with Nativity of a World of Trees and used clones and plant attacks to keep Byrnndi World occupied as the battle continued through another day and night.
• Vidal discovered that the branch linking him to the warship had snapped, leaving him trapped on the island, and wondered why reinforcements had not arrived after two days.
• By the third day, Byrnndi World reached hundredfold speed and repeatedly injured Vidal, while Vidal used his transportation ability and the jungle to keep fighting.
• Vidal told Byrnndi World that he had found his weakness and appeared openly before him, saying he had seen a chance to defeat him.

Vidal fought Byrnndi World while explaining that the strain of his More-More Fruit’s speed boost was weakening him. After three days of combat, Vidal sensed Byrnndi World’s speed, strength, and Haki beginning to fade.

• Byrnndi World attacked Vidal, and Vidal noticed that Byrnndi World’s strength had weakened during their clash.
• Vidal argued that the More-More Fruit’s high-speed multiplier strained Byrnndi World’s body, forcing him to rely on Armament Haki to endure it.
• Vidal speculated that Byrnndi World could not enlarge his own body because his More-More Fruit had not awakened.
• Vidal taunted Byrnndi World over his unawakened ability and lack of Haki emission, provoking him to fight more fiercely.
• After three days of relentless combat, Vidal felt Byrnndi World’s speed, strength, and Haki weakening.

Marine Headquarters Colonel Forest Vidal unleashed his full-form Giant Horn and defeated World Destroyer Byrnndi World after their prolonged battle. Vidal was left exhausted, while Byrnndi World survived the attack and drifted motionless in the water, leaving Vidal to decide whether to kill him or send him to Impel Down.

• Byrnndi World battered Vidal during their fierce battle, but Vidal kept charging back, convinced he was close to something greater.
• Vidal told Byrnndi World the fight would end if he could not grow stronger, then condensed his green light into armor over his body.
• Byrnndi World rushed at Vidal with Hundredfold Speed, and Vidal answered with Giant Horn, whose phantom bull struck him and blasted a vast pit into the island.
• Vidal exhausted his Photosynthetic Energy and descended, while the island's residents escaped serious harm from the earthquake.
• Byrnndi World emerged alive but badly burned, and Vidal wondered whether to kill him or send him to Impel Down.

After defeating Byrnndi World, Vidal rested on a mountainside and explained why he had spared the pirate, then reunited with Borsalino and learned Garp had deliberately let the fight continue as training. Vidal told Borsalino that Sengoku had made him his disciple and allowed him to command a warship, leaving Borsalino stunned.

• Vidal carried the exhausted Byrnndi World to a mountainside and decided the pirate should be imprisoned rather than killed because of the More-More Fruit's danger.
• Borsalino arrived, and Vidal angrily confronted him for taking so long to come while he fought Byrnndi World.
• Borsalino revealed that Garp had arrived earlier but chose not to intervene so Vidal could grow stronger through the battle.
• Borsalino explained that Garp had ordered him to cut the branch connected to Vidal's warship and had told Vidal to return to headquarters.
• Vidal told Borsalino that Sengoku had made him his disciple and permitted him to command a warship, leaving Borsalino dumbfounded.

After defeating Byrnndi World, Vidal recovered with Borsalino’s light and discussed the unusual freedom and authority he had gained. He left Byrnndi World’s capture to the G-2 Branch and declared that Sleep Ancient Town would become famous as the place where he made his name.

• Borsalino reflected on Vidal’s status, independent command of a warship, and newly advanced Haki after seeing Byrnndi World defeated.
• Vidal asked Borsalino to share his light, and the energy healed Vidal’s wounds and restored his stamina.
• Vidal told Borsalino to send Byrnndi World to Impel Down and leave the escort to the G-2 Branch.
• Vidal asked the island’s name, learned it was called Sleep Ancient Town, and declared that it would become famous as the place where he made his name.

Prince Cobra waited in Nanohana for Colonel Vidal, who had been delayed on his way to Alabasta. After Vidal defeated Byrnndi World, news of his victory spread across the seas, and Vinsmoke Judge ordered Germa to resume payments to the Marines.

• Prince Cobra worried that Vidal had run into trouble, while Issho assured him that Vidal would come despite not answering the Den Den Mushi.
• Igaram brought the World Economy News Paper, which reported Vidal’s four-day battle and victory over the 500-million-Beli pirate Byrnndi World.
• Issho explained that Vidal had been delayed by the battle and recognized that his old friend had grown stronger.
• News Coos carried Vidal’s name and victory across the seas, introducing the Marine Headquarters colonel to the world.
• Vinsmoke Judge ordered Germa to send 400 million Beli in gold and jewels to the G-8 Branch and to pay on time with four warships escorting each shipment.

Golden Lion Shiki read that Marine Vidal had defeated Byrnndi World, then learned that the Roger Pirates were attacking Totto Land. He sent the Flying Pirates fleet to see Roger.

• Shiki told his officers that Byrnndi World had been defeated by the young Marine colonel Vidal and was headed for Impel Down.
• Shiki’s officers read the newspaper and discussed Vidal’s Haki, Special Paramecia ability, and new title, “Horn of Justice.”
• A pirate reported that the Roger Pirates had started causing trouble in Big Mom’s Totto Land.
• Shiki reacted to Roger’s name and ordered the Flying Pirates fleet to move toward Totto Land.

Vidal rested with his crew in Sleep Ancient Town after their battle and recruited Nacil, a traditional medicine doctor, as his personal physician. He also grew concerned that an unknown observer had watched the battle, then wondered why the town felt familiar.

• Vidal stayed in Sleep Ancient Town for two days so his crew could recover from their injuries and exhaustion.
• Vidal read a newspaper article about the Horn of Justice and worried that an unseen person had watched the battle nearby.
• Vidal freed Nacil from her restraints and asked about her medical skills in herbs, viruses, germs, poison gas, and venom.
• Nacil explained that her medical supplies had been lost when Vidal dismantled the World Pirates' ship.
• Vidal made Nacil his personal doctor, promised to replace her supplies, and warned her not to run or betray him.
• After Nacil left to search for herbs, Vidal reflected on the dangers of illness and poison and wondered why Sleep Ancient Town seemed familiar.

Sengoku was dispatched to the New World as Roger, Big Mom, Golden Lion, and Kaido triggered a crisis across the seas. Meanwhile, Vidal investigated Sleep Ancient Town’s vampire legend and entered a cave while searching for the Vampire Fruit.

• Sengoku learned that the Roger Pirates were fighting the Big Mom Pirates in Totto Land while Golden Lion’s Flying Pirates headed there, and the Whitebeard Pirates moved toward Wano Country.
• Sengoku received word that Kaido was attacking G-1, but Kong ordered him to prioritize the conflict in Totto Land and said he would seek Zephyr’s help or borrow CP0 personnel for G-1.
• Sengoku prepared to leave for the New World and said he trusted Vidal to grow into someone who could handle crises.
• Vidal researched Sleep Ancient Town’s vampire legend and identified the possible Devil Fruit as the Mythical Zoan Bat-Bat Fruit, Model: Vampire.
• Vidal searched the island with his Woods-Woods Fruit ability but sensed no Devil Fruit, so he entered the cave where he hoped the Vampire Fruit might be hidden.

Vidal discovered Vladimir's hidden mausoleum and read the diary of Patrick Vladimir, learning the truth about Imu, the Void Century, and the World Government. He left with the Vampire Fruit concealed inside his body and resolved to treat Redfield as a potential threat to his family.

• Vidal found Vladimir's stone coffin, discovered it was made of Seastone, and opened it with a wooden pole.
• Vidal found the Vampire Fruit and Vladimir's Diary inside the coffin, then sealed the cave entrance and settled in to read the diary.
• Vidal read the diary for a day and a night, learning about Imu, the Void Century, and Vladimir's connection to Joy Boy.
• Vidal left the mausoleum with the Vampire Fruit hidden inside his body and restored the mountain's vegetation.
• Vidal concluded that Redfield's history and connection to Sleep Ancient Town could endanger his family, so he decided to keep the fruit sealed and left town.

Vidal learned that Nacil was forty-nine and that her secret drug kept her body youthful, then assigned her to treat and examine the marines aboard ship No. 404. As the ship headed for Alabasta, Cobra ordered Nanohana to prepare a grand public welcome for Vidal, leaving Yixiao puzzled by the change in his behavior.

• Vidal was shocked to learn Nacil was forty-nine, and Nacil explained that her self-made Goryeo Newcomer temporarily restored youth and suppressed illness.
• Vidal asked Nacil to treat the wounded marines and examine the rest, promising to put her in charge of the Medical Department afterward.
• Vidal learned that Cobra would personally welcome him in Nanohana and that Alabasta hoped his Woods-Woods Fruit could help the kingdom.
• Yixiao relayed Vidal's request for the kingdom to show its utmost sincerity, and Cobra ordered troops and city residents to take part in a public welcome.
• News of Vidal's arrival spread through Nanohana, prompting some pirates to prepare to flee while others stayed to see him.
• Yixiao wondered why Vidal seemed to have changed and planned to speak with him face-to-face the next day.

Colonel Forest Vidal arrived in Alabasta to a lavish public welcome and met Prince Cobra, while assessing the kingdom and its people. He agreed to meet Issho in Alubarna and told Cobra that his help would cost hundreds of millions each year, with other requests still to come.

• Prince Cobra appeared at Nanohana's harbor as the crowd gathered to welcome Vidal.
• Vidal's warship entered to a horn and cannon salute, and he disembarked with a man and a woman to greet Cobra.
• Vidal noticed that Chaka could use Haki and considered what that revealed about Alabasta's warriors and traditions.
• Vidal and Cobra entered the city's best inn, where Cobra explained that Issho would meet Vidal in Alubarna instead.
• Vidal joked that the welcome needed beautiful women, then told Cobra his assistance would cost hundreds of millions annually and that he had other requests.

Vidal’s marines arrested four pirates in Nanohana, and he kept Geda the Undertaker in secret because he wanted to use the Coffin-Coffin Fruit. Later, Vidal traveled into the desert with Cobra’s party and demonstrated that his power could grow a large tree, but he warned them that the result was not as simple as it seemed.

• Lieutenant Rogers reported that the marines had arrested four pirates, including Geda the Undertaker, whose Coffin-Coffin Fruit let him turn objects into coffins and control corpses temporarily.
• Vidal ordered Rogers to keep Geda separate from the other pirates and conceal him from the higher-ups because Vidal had a use for him.
• Vidal joined Cobra’s party and two hundred Royal Guard soldiers on a camel caravan into the desert.
• After crossing three dunes, Vidal planted a tree in the sand with his Fruit power, giving the group shade and delighting Cobra and the guards.
• Vidal warned Cobra and the others not to celebrate yet because things were not that simple.

Vidal discovered that his ability could only sustain trees where groundwater lay within twenty meters of the surface, though he could improve Alabasta’s major cities. He helped Cobra’s party travel toward Alubarna, while learning that his herbal scent might attract desert animals.

• Vidal explained to Cobra that the desert tree would die without his energy and that he could only grow roots less than twenty meters deep.
• Nacil explained that groundwater was connected, and Igaram identified major Alabasta cities where Vidal could improve the environment.
• Cobra declared that the royal family would spend its wealth to improve people’s lives, and the group continued toward Alubarna.
• Vidal sheltered Cobra’s party in a wooden house overnight, then brought back thirteen Moving Crabs to carry them across the desert.
• Vidal explained that Nacil had used a potion to attract the Moving Crabs, and Nacil suggested Vidal’s herbal scent might make desert animals especially fond of him.

Vidal reunited with Issho and Brook in Alubarna and learned how Brook had found Laboon again. After sensing Issho’s doubts about his character, Vidal prepared to reveal something dangerous and warned that he would kill Issho if his friend refused to help him.

• Vidal reached Alubarna with Prince Cobra and was welcomed by the king before Nacil and Lieutenant Rogers went to buy medicinal herbs.
• Vidal found Issho and Brook at an inn, where Brook thanked him for arranging their reunion and explained that he had brought Laboon along.
• Vidal considered meeting Crocus before Roger did, but learned Crocus had refused to leave with Brook and Laboon.
• Issho questioned Vidal about his newfound grandeur, prompting Vidal to send Brook out and seal the room while checking for eavesdroppers.
• Vidal told Issho he was about to reveal something and threatened to kill him if he refused to help; Issho agreed to listen.

Vidal traveled with Nacil and Rogers from Alubarna to Erumalu while reading news about major events across the seas. The chapter ended as the group arrived in Erumalu.

• Vidal reunited with Nacil and Rogers, who had found the medicinal herbs they needed and arranged for them to be delivered to their warship in Nanohana.
• Prince Cobra and Igaram told Vidal that Neisesi was ready, and Vidal set out to explore the area around Erumalu.
• Vidal and his companions rode to the strait, boarded a Royal Army warship, and saw Sea Cats, Kung Fu Dugongs, and Banana Crocodiles along the way.
• Vidal read that Roger's crew had gone to Totto Land, where Charlotte Linlin was being called a Pirate Emperor, and that Golden Lion Shiki and Sengoku had joined the conflict.
• Vidal read reports of Kaido's escape after attacking the G-1 Branch and Germa Kingdom's war in the North Blue, then wondered about the World Economy News Paper's owners.
• Igaram told Vidal that they had arrived at Erumalu.

Vidal proposed building a new oasis city between Rainbase and Erumalu, where he confirmed a large underground water source. After creating a camp, he gathered everyone to plan the city’s layout.

• Vidal learned from Prince Cobra that the Sandora River’s seawater line had risen and threatened Erumalu.
• Vidal proposed building a new oasis city and pointed out a location between Rainbase and Erumalu.
• Vidal found groundwater about fifteen meters underground and asked Issho to help bring it closer to the surface.
• Igaram offered to plan the city, and Vidal made wooden houses for the group to use as a camp.

Vidal outlined plans for a new city in Alabasta and discussed the terms of the kingdom's payments for his work. He then fought Issho in their agreed match and decisively won, leaving the Royal Guard astonished by his strength.

• Vidal told Prince Cobra, Igaram, Nacil, and the others that he planned a central fountain lake, an office building, a private herb-and-fruit estate, and buildings for the Forest family.
• Vidal asked Igaram to draft the city boundaries, Nacil to plan the herb garden, and Issho to clear the sand before Vidal planted a forest belt around the city.
• Vidal offered Alabasta a choice between paying for a fixed term of one hundred years or paying for his lifetime, with a hundred-year minimum if he died before then.
• Vidal proposed that he and Issho settle their agreed match, and Issho accepted and left the house with his Bokken, Shinra.
• Vidal defeated Issho in their battle, and the damaged battlefield left Prince Cobra, Igaram, Neisesi, and the Royal Guard stunned.
• Issho praised Vidal's powerful Haki, and Vidal said he had gained it through his life-or-death battle with Byrnndi World.