Chapter Summaries

Vidal and Issho began clearing sand and building a new city’s central lake, while Alabasta’s people celebrated the arrival of groundwater. Cobra thanked Vidal and asked him to name the lake and city.

• Issho used his power to lift away a wide circle of sand from the planned city center.
• Vidal raised a curved wooden wall to divide the clearing into a future lake and an office-building site.
• Vidal used Giant Horn to bore a spring, and a towering column of groundwater erupted from the hole.
• The water settled halfway up the wooden wall, forming a lake as Alabasta’s people cheered and Brook played music.
• Cobra thanked Vidal and asked him to give the lake and city names.

Vidal completed Forest City’s Apis Divine Lake and Forest Tower, then welcomed Captain Queen and received King Mamuxi’s offer of land, payment, and honorary royal status. Vidal ended by telling Cobra to call him big brother.

• Vidal named the city Forest Castle and the lake Apis Divine Lake, then formed a giant wooden bull as the lake’s symbol.
• Vidal grew Forest Tower, a five-story wooden building, and planned to plant trees along the main road after Issho cleared the sand.
• Issho spent the day moving sand overhead while Vidal and the others waited in the shade.
• Captain Queen arrived with a camel caravan, greeted Cobra, and delivered a letter from King Mamuxi to Vidal.
• Vidal learned that the king granted him land across the lake, agreed to pay one billion Beli per year, and made him an honorary member of the royal family.
• Cobra congratulated Vidal, who told him to call him big brother because he was older.

Vidal received private territory in Alabasta and began building Forest City while preparing to return to Marineford for his promotion to Commodore. After completing major shelterbelts and developing his estate, he realized he had no one to manage them when he left.

• Queen brought Vidal the king’s letter, a certificate granting him private territory, and the first wave of craftsmen and Royal Army soldiers.
• Vidal built wooden houses for the workers and asked Issho to help clear the outskirts for shelterbelts before he returned to Marineford.
• Vidal learned that his victory over Byrnndi World had earned him and his subordinates promotions, which would become official when they returned to headquarters.
• Vidal planted two extensive shelterbelts west and north of Forest City using oleasters, sea buckthorn, sand willow, and sand sagebrush.
• Vidal developed his private territory with a tree boundary, a small building, an orchard, and a herb garden planted with Nacil’s guidance.
• Nacil asked who would care for the herb garden and territory after they left, and Vidal considered asking the Alabasta Kingdom to manage them temporarily.

Vidal searched near the Sandora River for Pluton, suspecting the Ancient Weapon had been built from Treasure Tree Adam wood. He discovered a man-made underground space and entered it to investigate.

• Vidal left Alabasta's capital alone, claiming he would search for groundwater while heading north along the Sandora River.
• Vidal reasoned that the river's unusual course and weakening current might lead him to Pluton, which he believed the Ancient Kingdom had built using Treasure Tree Adam wood.
• Vidal ran across the desert and used the Woods-Woods Fruit and Observation Haki to scan the ground, marking each area he searched with trees.
• As evening fell, Vidal's tree roots found a hollow about fifteen meters underground, west of the river's source.
• Vidal cleared away his trees, descended through the earth, and found a vast constructed underground space with water flowing through it.
• Vidal walked cautiously toward the dark depths, wondering whether Pluton was inside.

Vidal discovered Pluton hidden beneath the Sandora River and explored its interior, learning about its construction and major functions. He theorized that the ship had created the river’s fresh water and that its failing energy supply explained the seawater encroachment.

• Vidal reached a vast underground chamber and spotted a huge, dark object beneath the lake’s surface.
• Vidal used his Woods-Woods Fruit and Observation Haki to identify the object as a fully enclosed ship, then entered its hull and confirmed it was Pluton.
• Vidal explored Pluton’s futuristic interior and found its control room, but he refrained from pressing buttons because he did not want to activate the ship prematurely.
• Vidal learned that Pluton was built from Treasure Tree Adam and could use seawater for power, dive underwater, fire devastating cannons, and produce fresh water.
• Vidal theorized that a former king of Alabasta had hidden Pluton inland and used it to create the Sandora River, while Pluton’s dwindling energy caused seawater to encroach on the river.

Vidal sailed from Alabasta toward Marineford, studying charts for rare plant islands while planning to visit the G-8 Branch. When his warship found Woonan’s Golden Pirates raiding a civilian vessel, Vidal used Ship Prison to trap both ships and called for Woonan to reveal himself.

• Vidal left Nanohana with Nacil and Rogers as Alabasta’s citizens and soldiers sent them off with gratitude.
• Vidal studied Alabasta’s charts, planning to search for a rare carnation and the Boin Archipelago, and left his family territory in Issho and Brook’s care.
• Rogers reported that pirates were attacking a civilian vessel, and Vidal learned they were Woonan’s Golden Pirates.
• Woonan ordered his crew to retreat from the approaching Marine warship, but the pirate ship would not move, so he prepared to fight.
• Vidal raised wooden bars around the pirate ship and cruise ship with Ship Prison and demanded that Woonan step forward.

Forest Vidal confronted Woonan and learned that the Golden Pirates had seized a cruise ship carrying children from the Fire Country to be sold at auction. Vidal refused to send the pirates to Impel Down but demanded that their crew disappear, then began offering Woonan a choice.

• Woonan recognized Vidal and let him board the Golden Pirates' ship without resistance.
• Vidal asked Woonan whether he stole only from bad people, and Woonan explained that the cruise ship carried children from the Fire Country for sale in the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Vidal confirmed with Observation Haki that the ship held nearly a hundred young people and few adults, then warned Woonan against threatening to kill the Fire Country's nobles.
• Vidal said he would not send the Golden Pirates to Impel Down but insisted their crew had to disappear.
• Woonan drew his sword and asked Vidal for the alternative after Vidal offered death as the first choice.

Vidal forced Woonan to disband the Golden Pirates and become a retainer of the Forest family, sparing the crew in exchange for his obedience. He then assigned Woonan to take the rescued children and twenty subordinates to Forest City in Alabasta.

• Vidal subdued Woonan and the Golden Pirates, then demanded that Woonan disband the crew and become a retainer.
• Woonan agreed after Vidal threatened his crew and implanted a seed in his arm that would let Vidal track or harm him.
• Vidal ordered the marines to disarm the pirates, move the children and valuables, and prepare the ships.
• Vidal told Woonan to take the children to Forest City in Alabasta with twenty chosen subordinates and gave him a Den Den Mushi for contact.
• Vidal arranged for the remaining pirates to leave on the cruise ship without weapons, while he planned to report that he had eliminated them.

Vidal sent the children rescued from the Golden Pirates toward Alabasta and wondered whether his subordinates would keep his decision to release the pirates secret. At G-8, he returned to his greenhouse, surveyed his Devil Fruits and treasure, and accepted that he could not return to his old life.

• Vidal ordered Lieutenant Rogers to report that the Golden Pirates had been wiped out, while Dr. Nacil’s list recorded eighty-one children traveling to Alabasta.
• Vidal considered his test of his subordinates’ loyalty and worried about managing a much larger force after becoming a commodore.
• Vidal stopped at G-8, met Vice Admiral Dewitt, and visited his family’s well-kept former home.
• Vidal entered the guarded greenhouse and found his stored Devil Fruits and treasure, including riches from several pirate crews.
• Vidal rested in his hammock among the plants and treasures, thinking that there was no going back.

After defeating Byrnndi World and securing a royal position in Alabasta, Vidal received a promotion to commodore and an assignment as adjutant at the Marine Base in the Sabaody Archipelago. Sengoku explained that Vidal was being sent there to gain experience and urged him to hold onto his sense of justice.

• Dewitt accepted the Devil Fruit Vidal had given him, hoping its power would let him serve as a vice admiral for many more years.
• Vidal finished processing a stack of paperwork aboard warship 404 before returning to Marine Headquarters.
• Kong and Sengoku questioned Vidal about keeping Nacil, a pirate with a bounty over ten million Beli, and approved his request to revoke her bounty and give her a Navy position.
• Kong presented Vidal with his commodore certificate, and Sengoku placed the commodore's Justice Coat on his shoulders.
• Kong assigned Vidal to serve as adjutant at the Marine Base in the Sabaody Archipelago, where he had to report by June first.
• Sengoku told Vidal to stabilize Sabaody, capture pirates for military merits, and contact him if the place made it difficult to uphold his justice.

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.