Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi killed the First Prince and the man he had rescued from the iron bed, then left the cabin with a resolve to purge corrupt nobles from West Blue. He found an attendant torturing a towering enslaved man, whose survival after being branded with a red-hot iron mask was interrupted by Lin Qi's arrival.

• Lin Qi rejected the First Prince's offer, tore off his arms, and killed him.
• The man on the iron bed asked Lin Qi to end his life, and Lin Qi granted his request.
• Lin Qi left the cabin determined to purge the nobles of West Blue if he became King.
• An attendant tortured a bound burly man, ripping out his nails and branding his face with a red-hot iron mask.
• The burly man twitched after the attendant thought he was dead, and Lin Qi kicked open the iron door.

Lin Qi freed the prisoners aboard a slave ship, killed its cruel nobles with the help of Tie Xing, and destroyed the ship before returning to the Warship. As he reviewed his System Mall, black-clad attackers ambushed Hina in the West Sea Empire.

• Lin Qi freed Tie Xing, who ate to recover, asked to follow him, and then rescued the ship’s prisoners.
• Lin Qi mutilated the nobles, and Tie Xing killed them all before giving Lin Qi his name.
• Lin Qi arranged for the freed slaves to escape, then sank the ship and returned to the Warship with Zephyr.
• Lin Qi checked his Sin Value Points and the System Mall, deciding not to buy the Repulsion-Repulsion Fruit or Fish-Man Race bloodline.
• Black-clad men attacked Hina in the Empire, and she recognized their Six Powers techniques as she dodged them.

Hina fought off black-clad men sent to capture her, but they nearly overwhelmed her until Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto arrived. Ino discovered that the Five Elders had ordered the abduction to use Hina as leverage against Lin Qi, and Robin went to inform him.

• Three black-clad men attacked Hina and countered her Devil Fruit powers, leaving her close to exhaustion.
• Tsunade and Uchiha Mikoto broke into the iron prison and defeated the attackers, but two survivors killed themselves before they could be questioned.
• Ino used the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Control Secret Technique on a corpse and identified the Five Elders as the mastermind behind the mission.
• Ino revealed that the Five Elders had wanted Hina to threaten Lin Qi, while the attackers knew nothing more.
• Robin ordered everyone to keep the incident secret and returned to her room to call Lin Qi, as Uchiha Mikoto helped Hina back to her room.

After returning to the Marine Base, Lin Qi welcomed Kuina, who had come to train under him, and planned to give her a Marine identity. Kuina and Tashigi then met and were stunned by how much they looked like one another.

• Lin Qi suspected the Five Elders were preparing a hidden trump card against him and planned to relocate the LCN Department's families and extract more benefits before leaving the Marines.
• Lin Qi, Zephyr, and the others returned to the Marine Base after a half-month voyage, where he learned a girl had been waiting for him.
• Lin Qi recognized the visitor as Kuina and agreed to let her stay with him and train under his guidance.
• Smoker mistook Kuina for Tashigi, and Kuina hid behind Lin Qi while Smoker questioned her changed appearance.
• Tashigi arrived with Smoker's sword and documents, and she and Kuina were shocked by how alike they looked until Lin Qi explained it was a coincidence.

Moria left Skypiea to return to the Blue Sea, and Enel decided to take the Ark Proverbs to the moon. At Lin Qi's hot pot gathering, Kujaku pulled him aside and persuaded him to spank her.

• Moria said farewell to Enel and sailed away from Skypiea with Perona, telling Enel to pass on his debt to Lin Qi.
• Enel returned to his empty shrine, saw the completed Ark Proverbs, and decided to visit the moon Moria had dreamed of reaching.
• Lin Qi hosted a hot pot dinner with Tashigi, Kuina, Smoker, Momonga, Mark, and Kujaku, while Kuina and Kujaku eyed each other warily.
• Kujaku took Lin Qi to his room and asked him to spank her, and he finally agreed so he could return to the dinner.

Lin Qi spent time with Kuina and Tashigi at the Marine Base, then returned to his kingdom and later came back to take the girls to the training ground. Meanwhile, Tom finally reached Hawk Eyes' castle and decided to wait there for him.

• Kuina pulled Lin Qi into a room to spite Kujaku, but they chatted about Zoro and later returned to eat with the others.
• Lin Qi used a Transfer Scroll to return to the King of West Blue's palace, where he reunited with Robin and Hina.
• Uchiha Mikoto trained novice spies, Shikamaru handled documents, and other members of the kingdom went about their work.
• Lin Qi returned to the Marine Base and agreed to take Kuina and Tashigi to the training ground.
• Tom pushed into Hawk Eyes' castle despite Mouse and Monet's warnings, found Hawk Eyes absent, and chose to wait for him.

Lin Qi watched Chaton spar at Marine Headquarters before training Kuina and Tashigi in swordsmanship. On Hawk Eyes’s island, Tom challenged the returning swordsman, and their battle began.

• Lin Qi arrived at the Seventh Training Ground with Kuina and Tashigi, where Chaton defeated another Vice Admiral using his Missing Rabbit Breathing Technique.
• Lin Qi taught Kuina and Tashigi swordsmanship, while Tashigi asked to see his Demon Blade Heart Crossing.
• Hawk Eyes returned to his island and discovered that someone had defeated his Human Mimickers without killing them.
• Mouse praised Tom for defeating the gorillas, while Monet wondered whether she should protect Tom if he met trouble.
• Tom challenged Hawk Eyes, who blocked Tom’s opening slashes with a small dagger.
• Tom unleashed Nine Mountains Eight Seas Cat's Great World and vanished in a lightning-fast attack.

Tom challenged Hawk Eyes and survived his killing blows through extraordinary regeneration, turning their duel into a three-day battle. Hawk Eyes acknowledged Tom as the Undying Swordsman and left him to pursue greater strength.

• Hawk Eyes cut Tom in half, but Tom’s body vanished before Hawk Eyes could locate him.
• Tom revealed himself near the battlefield and used a firecracker to blast Hawk Eyes, who emerged unharmed.
• Tom’s tail fur exposed both firecrackers and a machine gun, prompting Hawk Eyes to demand an honorable sword duel.
• Tom set aside his weapons and sleeping drug, then fought Hawk Eyes for three days while repeatedly regenerating from devastating injuries.
• Hawk Eyes admitted he could not kill Tom, named him the Undying Swordsman, and returned to the Ancient Castle.

After Tom earned Hawk Eyes’s recognition, he decided to return home, while Lin Qi received a trial card based on Hawk Eyes. Sengoku then sent Lin Qi to the Sabaody Archipelago to deal with a pirate who had attacked a Celestial Dragon, and Lin Qi suspected the incident was connected to another simultaneous attack.

• Hawk Eyes stopped fighting Tom, recognized him as the Undying Swordsman, and left; Tom decided to head home.
• Monet wondered whether she should ask Young Master to cancel her undercover mission after seeing how strange Tom was.
• Lin Qi received a Hawk Eyes Template trial card after Tom gained Hawk Eyes’s recognition.
• Sengoku told Lin Qi that a powerful pirate had attacked a Celestial Dragon at the Sabaody Archipelago and ordered him to go there because Kizaru was rescuing another Celestial Dragon.
• Lin Qi suspected the two attacks on Celestial Dragons had been deliberately coordinated.

Lin Qi confronted pirate Kanna, who had taken a Celestial Dragon hostage and demanded that he accompany her aboard a Coated Ship. After unsettling Kanna with his calm threats, Lin Qi deduced she had a master behind her and declared he would meet them.

• Kanna beat and held Saint Borur hostage while Marines surrounded her, and she revealed her hatred of Celestial Dragons stemmed from her mother's murder.
• Lin Qi arrived and noticed a vine-like ability had wrapped around Saint Borur's heart, making his death tied to Kanna's.
• Kanna forced Lin Qi to board her Coated Ship and ordered the Marines not to follow as they sailed away from Sabaody Archipelago.
• Lin Qi challenged Kanna's reliance on the hostage and said he would not kill her, leaving her terrified by his apparent insight.
• Lin Qi asked who was behind Kanna, then concluded from her reaction that his suspicion was correct and said he would meet her master.

Admiral Lin Qi met Monkey D. Dragon at the Revolutionary Army’s island hideout and learned Dragon had lured him there to demand supplies for the revolutionaries. Lin Qi burned Dragon’s list and rejected the threat, leaving their confrontation on the verge of violence.

• Tyrant Bartholomew Kuma led Lin Qi and Kanna, who carried a Celestial Dragon, through the forest to the Revolutionary Army’s camp.
• Lin Qi entered Dragon’s tent and found Sabo and Koala standing behind him.
• Dragon asked Lin Qi to provide 30 billion Berries, weapons, warships, and other supplies for the Revolutionary Army.
• Lin Qi recognized that Dragon had investigated his Empire and burned the supply list in his palm.
• Lin Qi warned Dragon that he would not accept threats, while Sabo feared their fight could kill many people on the island.

Lin Qi and Dragon confronted each other over their secrets and attempted to use leverage to force the other to back down. Dragon learned that Lin Qi knew the Revolutionary Army’s hidden strongholds, and the chapter ended with the two agreeing not to provoke each other.

• Dragon summoned Shank and revealed that he had learned Lin Qi was backing puppet kingdoms in the West Sea.
• Lin Qi denied the accusation and told Dragon he knew Bartholomew Kuma’s planned infiltration and the Okama Kingdom’s role as a Revolutionary Army stronghold.
• Dragon’s killing intent tore through the tent, and Bartholomew Kuma, Sabo, and Koala rushed in before Dragon sent them away.
• Lin Qi warned that he could escape and that fighting would cost Dragon’s subordinates their lives.
• Dragon calmed down, and Lin Qi said he wanted no conflict with the Revolutionary Army as long as they did not provoke him.

Lin Qi carried Dragon’s ransom demands to the World Government, while the Five Elders debated whether to rescue the kidnapped Celestial Dragon. The vote favored a rescue, but the final Elder insisted that the ransom be reduced.

• Dragon gave Lin Qi the Revolutionary Army’s ransom demands and promised not to trouble him again, and Lin Qi agreed to relay them.
• Sabo worried that Lin Qi might return with Marines, but Dragon took him along.
• Lin Qi told the Five Elders that Dragon demanded money, Devil Fruits, swords, and the release of captured Revolutionary Army members, then received their criticism.
• The Five Elders discussed Lin Qi’s failure and the ransom, with some wanting to punish Lin Qi and others arguing for another chance.
• The Five Elders voted to rescue Saint Borur, and the final Elder agreed only if the ransom was reduced.

Lin Qi collected the World Government’s ransom, including eight Devil Fruits and the sword Blue Flame, then recognized the captured Revolutionary Army members’ true purpose as rescuing Belo Betty. He took Betty from the prisoners and led her away, leaving her frightened and unsure whether he had discovered her identity or desired her.

• The Five Elders ordered Lin Qi to accept one hundred billion Berries, eight Devil Fruits, Blue Flame, and the release of Revolutionary Army prisoners as their final offer.
• Lin Qi inspected the ransom and stored the Devil Fruits and Blue Flame in his storage ring despite a CP Agent’s surprise.
• Lin Qi recognized the captured Revolutionary Army members and realized they had been trying to rescue Belo Betty, whose Inspire-Inspire Fruit was crucial to their cause.
• Lin Qi ordered a guard to bring Betty out, then used his killing intent to freeze the prisoners when they tried to stop the guard.
• Lin Qi patted Betty’s chest and told her to follow him, while Betty followed anxiously and wondered whether he had uncovered her identity or wanted her body.

Lin Qi negotiated with Betty and arranged for Bartholomew Kuma to transport the captured Celestial Dragon to Dragon’s new island. Dragon welcomed Lin Qi, and the Celestial Dragon was handed back, where he threatened his captors and Lin Qi before Kanna silenced him.

• Lin Qi exposed Betty as a Revolutionary Army officer, pressured her into negotiating, and agreed to safely return her without reporting her to the World Government.
• After Betty left, Lin Qi’s ship reached the island where Dragon had first met him, but the Revolutionary Army members had already departed.
• Bartholomew Kuma appeared aboard the ship, explained that Dragon had sent him to wait for Lin Qi, and used his paw-like ability to carry the ship and its passengers through the air to another island.
• Lin Qi followed Bartholomew Kuma to meet Dragon, who welcomed him and had Kanna bring out the captured Celestial Dragon.
• The Celestial Dragon cursed the Revolutionary Army and threatened Lin Qi, but Kanna frightened him into silence.

Lin Qi killed the rescued Celestial Dragon and framed the Revolutionary Army, provoking the World Government to send former Admiral Hurricane Fosster after them. He escaped while Dragon fought Fosster, then watched their battle from a nearby island.

• Lin Qi blasted the Celestial Dragon apart after Dragon released him, then vanished and left Dragon to take the blame.
• Lin Qi accused the Revolutionary Army of killing the Celestial Dragon, prompting Hurricane Fosster to emerge and attack them.
• Lin Qi feigned severe injuries and persuaded Fosster to cover his retreat while Dragon confronted Fosster.
• Lin Qi watched Dragon and Fosster's fierce battle from a nearby island and commented on their fight.

Dragon defeated Fosster after a three-hour battle, while Lin Qi and Fosster each blamed the other to the Five Elders. Lin Qi was summoned to Mary Geoise, where he forced the Five Elders to end their attempt to keep him waiting by prying gold and gemstones from the hall.

• Dragon beat Fosster, who retreated after coughing up blood, and then left with Kuma.
• Lin Qi watched Fosster flee, called the Five Elders, and blamed Fosster for the operation's failure.
• Fosster also called the Five Elders and blamed Lin Qi, but they reprimanded him because Lin Qi had reported first and they wanted to win Lin Qi over.
• Lin Qi returned to the Marines with eight Devil Fruits and received an order to meet the Five Elders at Mary Geoise.
• The Five Elders tried to make Lin Qi wait, but he began prying gold tiles and gemstones from the hall, so they ordered an attendant to bring him in.

Lin Qi accepted the Five Elders’ offer to join their side in exchange for access to the World Government’s Treasure Vault, while secretly planning to betray them. That night, he used a World Transfer Scroll to return to the vault.

• The Five Elders pressured Lin Qi to admit fault for failing to protect the Celestial Dragons and being defeated by Dragon, and offered to make him and his descendants Celestial Dragons if he pledged loyalty to them.
• Lin Qi agreed to join the Five Elders but traded his future Celestial Dragon status for permission to choose items from the Treasure Vault.
• Lin Qi entered the vault, selected an Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit and two other items, and secretly hid a World Transfer Scroll inside.
• The Five Elders praised Lin Qi’s apparent cooperation but suspected he might be deceiving them.
• That night, Lin Qi used the World Transfer Scroll to return to the Treasure Vault.

Lin Qi looted the World Government’s Treasure Vault, expanded his System Space, and escaped before the Five Elders could discover who had robbed them. Half a month later, Baccarat arrived with supplies from Gild Tesoro, and Lin Qi hosted a banquet where Ino quietly considered him as a potential husband.

• Lin Qi stored the Ancient Zoans and Adam Tree wood from the Treasure Vault, upgraded his System Space with 100,000 Points, and left the vault’s deeds and shares behind.
• Lin Qi planted a High-Explosive Bomb in the vault and used a World Transfer Scroll to return to his room; CP Agents found the contents destroyed, and the Five Elders ordered an investigation.
• Half a month later, Baccarat arrived in the West Sea with a shipment worth about five billion Berries from Gild Tesoro, and Lin Qi welcomed her to his territory.
• Lin Qi hosted a royal banquet for Baccarat and the Kingdom’s important figures, including Hina, Robin, Tsunade, Ino, and the others.
• Ino wondered where her ideal husband was, dismissed Shikamaru, Choji, and Sasuke as candidates, and secretly hoped Lin Qi might be the one.

At a banquet, Robin and Hina quietly schemed to bring Ino and Baccarat closer to Lin Qi, while Lin Qi took an extremely drunk Tsunade back to her room. By morning Tsunade realized she had seduced Lin Qi, and after Robin and Hina spoke with her, she accepted that he would take care of her, though she still refused to call him her husband.

• Robin decided Ino would make a suitable addition to Lin Qi's household and treated her warmly, while Hina did the same with Baccarat.
• Lin Qi stopped Tsunade from drinking more and took her back to her room after she became drunk.
• Tsunade, while apparently asleep, pulled Lin Qi into bed and held him there.
• The next morning, Tsunade discovered the evidence of what had happened and sent Lin Qi out while she tried to process her memories.
• Robin and Hina spoke with Tsunade until evening, after which she told Lin Qi she would rely on him to care for her.