Chapter Summaries

Austin and Mihawk traveled around Ohara, where Little Robin led them to her guardian Saul and mistook them for a threat. After Austin and Mihawk toured the island, Austin sensed the Buster Call fleet approaching and set out with Mihawk to greet it.

• Mihawk asked Austin why he had brought Little Robin along, and Austin said he wanted to meet the person at the center of an upcoming incident.
• Little Robin led Austin and Mihawk to a cliff and called for Saul, who appeared and recognized Austin as the legendary Black Spear.
• Saul begged Austin to spare Robin, but Austin explained that he was only traveling and had expected a local guide.
• Austin and Mihawk left Saul and Robin, toured Ohara, sampled local food, and took photographs around the island.
• Austin sensed warships surrounding Ohara and invited Mihawk to go greet the approaching Buster Call fleet.

The Marines launched a Buster Call to destroy Ohara and kill its scholars, while Austin and Mihawk watched the bombardment. When Austin and Mihawk openly recorded the attack, the Marines recognized Austin and reported his appearance to their commander.

• A massive Marine fleet surrounded Ohara and began a Buster Call under orders from Cipher Pol.
• Austin explained to Mihawk that the Marines’ target was Ohara and its scholars, who were researching history forbidden by the World Government.
• The Marines bombarded the island indiscriminately and hunted scholars as civilians and visitors fled.
• Austin and Mihawk walked unharmed through the attack and recorded the destruction from atop a building.
• The Marines surrounded the building, recognized Austin, and reported that [Black Spear] Austin had appeared.

Austin contacted Kuzan through a Marine officer and appeared aboard Kuzan’s warship with Mihawk, despite Marine and World Government orders against engaging him. Kuzan attacked Austin, but Austin appeared behind him and used an unknown ability to freeze him in place.

• Austin used a Den Den Mushi to ask a Marine officer to bring a message to Kuzan and warned him not to hang up.
• Dick hurried to Kuzan’s warship with the Den Den Mushi, where Austin and Mihawk appeared beside him.
• Kuzan and the other Marines were shocked to see Austin, and his colleagues tried to restrain him because of orders not to fight Austin without authorization.
• Kuzan cited the Buster Call as his authority to act and launched an ice attack, but Austin vanished before it could hit him.
• Austin reappeared behind Kuzan, and Kuzan sensed him and turned to counterattack before Austin’s words left him unable to move.

Austin confronted Kuzan during the Buster Call on Ohara, while Mihawk blocked the Marines from joining the fight. News of Austin’s appearance reached Sakazuki and Spandine, who contacted the Five Elders as the situation spiraled beyond their control.

• Austin used his ability to restrain Kuzan, but Kuzan broke free with overwhelming Haki and challenged him to a fight.
• Kuzan revealed that he had spent two years training his Haki with Garp so he could defeat Austin, and the two clashed on nearly equal terms.
• Austin unleashed a powerful aura across half of Ohara, prompting Mihawk to recognize the threat of his move.
• Mihawk swept a massive sword slash between the Marine commanders and the duel, warning them not to interfere.
• Sakazuki learned that Austin was on the shore and launched himself toward the island, while Spandine panicked and called the Five Elders.

Austin unleashed his full Conqueror's Haki and used Fist Bone: Galaxy Impact against Kuzan, devastating several kilometers of coastline near Ohara. Spandine then ordered the Cipher Pol agents and Marines to intervene and stop the battle, despite his terror of Austin.

• Austin told Mihawk to retreat, then gathered his Conqueror's Haki into a powerful attack as Mihawk withdrew from the shore.
• Austin overwhelmed the nearby Marines with his Haki and told Kuzan he would not escape this time.
• Austin launched Fist Bone: Galaxy Impact from the sky, shattering the land across several kilometers and shocking the residents, Marines, and Cipher Pol agents.
• Spandine ordered the Cipher Pol agents to direct the Marines toward Ohara and stop the battle between Austin and Kuzan.

Austin explained that Kuzan had refused to dodge their clash and defeated him in a direct exchange, then confronted Sakazuki and revealed his terrifying skill as a sniper. The chapter left Sakazuki wounded by a Seastone Bullet as Austin prepared to shoot again.

• Austin told Mihawk that Kuzan had chosen to meet his punch head-on rather than dodge, and that their clash had been decided by one blow.
• Sakazuki arrived, found the badly injured Kuzan, and searched for Austin before Austin appeared beside him.
• Austin accused Sakazuki of destroying an evacuation ship, but Sakazuki rejected his criticism and attacked him with magma.
• Austin drew Uncle Bitam's sniper rifle, loaded a Haki-coated Seastone Bullet, and shot Sakazuki through the left shoulder despite his attempt to intercept it.
• Austin told Sakazuki that this was the true worth of the World's Greatest Sniper and prepared to aim at another part of him.

The Five Elders ordered Sakazuki to stop the failed assault on Austin, and Sakazuki reluctantly obeyed after seeing his fallen Marines. Austin confronted the Five Elders and hinted that he knew secrets about the Twenty Nations, leaving them alarmed and wary of him.

• Spandine used a Den Den Mushi to summon Saint Warcury, who rebuked Sakazuki for continuing the disastrous battle.
• The Five Elders reviewed reports of the Marines’ defeat and ordered Sakazuki to stop fighting Austin.
• Sakazuki looked over his wounded comrades and the fallen Marines, then silently accepted the order to withdraw.
• Austin appeared on the warship and challenged the Five Elders’ attempt to make peace while saving face.
• Austin hinted that he had investigated the Twenty Nations, prompting the Five Elders to shout him down and the Cipher Pol agents to fear he knew a forbidden secret.

Austin negotiated with the Five Elders after clashing with the Marines at Ohara, explaining that he had fought to announce his return rather than to protect the island. The World Government agreed to remain friendly toward him and raised his provisional bounty to 4.49 billion Beli, while Ohara’s destruction remained imminent.

• The Five Elders ordered CP9 to withdraw and spoke with Austin through the Den Den Mushi Spandine had been holding.
• Austin rejected the accusation that he had come to protect Ohara and said he fought the Marines to announce his return to the seas.
• Saint Peter warned Austin that the Buster Call could not be used as a tool for his rise to fame, and Austin agreed to end the conflict.
• The Five Elders offered to owe Austin a favor and said the World Government would remain friendly toward him if his demands were reasonable.
• The Five Elders ordered Austin’s provisional bounty raised to 4.49 billion Beli.

Austin and Mihawk watched Sakazuki’s Buster Call destroy Ohara while keeping a protected space around themselves. Saul left Robin hidden aboard the Oro Jackson, and Austin discovered her as they prepared to depart.

• Sakazuki’s magma shells devastated Ohara, while Austin and Mihawk recorded the destruction from within a ten-meter safe zone.
• Refugees tried to crowd into Austin and Mihawk’s protected space, but Austin teleported them away and refused to save them.
• Saul carried Robin to the Oro Jackson and left her aboard, telling her that Austin was the only person who could protect her.
• Robin hid in a barrel and fell asleep until Austin opened its lid and revealed that he had found her.
• Austin told Mihawk that they were leaving Ohara and planned to visit an old man in the New World.

After Ohara’s destruction, Austin offered to save Nico Robin if she signed an agreement pledging her life to him once she came of age. Robin joined the Oro Jackson’s crew, where Mihawk assigned her kitchen work, and Austin left her with Saul’s protection assured as they sailed away.

• Austin frightened Little Robin by pretending to consider throwing her off the ship, and she begged him to let her live.
• Austin wrote an agreement claiming Robin’s future life as repayment for saving her, and Robin signed it.
• Robin tried to clean the floor, but Mihawk told her to wash vegetables instead.
• Austin sailed the Oro Jackson away from Ohara and shouted to Saul that Robin was under his protection, asking him to greet Uncle Gaban.
• Mihawk gave the crying Robin a tissue so her tears would not drip onto the vegetables, and Austin teased him for being gentle.

Old Gick and the residents of Dullamos Island feared they could not pay the new king’s taxes, but a newspaper revealed that Austin had become a Sea Overlord. Old Gick celebrated Austin’s success, then realized he had no way to contact him.

• Old Gick told the townspeople that King Curarary planned to demand nearly twenty years of unpaid taxes, which they could not afford.
• Old Gick offered to risk his life to protect the town from the king’s forces.
• Jesse brought news of Austin, and Old Gick read that Austin had returned to sea and earned a huge reputation and bounty.
• Old Gick and the townspeople celebrated Austin’s rise as a Sea Overlord.
• When the residents urged him to contact Austin, Old Gick admitted he did not have Austin’s Den Den Mushi.

Austin played Dou Dizhu with Mihawk and Little Robin, then read the news of Golden Lion’s escape before reaching a town in West Blue. There, Austin gave Robin money and told her to get off the ship.

• Austin lost several rounds of Dou Dizhu to Mihawk and Little Robin, and Mihawk caught him trying to cheat with Future Sight.
• Austin caught a news seagull and took its newspaper, but let it go after it pretended he had already paid.
• Little Robin read the newspaper aloud, including news that Golden Lion had escaped from Impel Down.
• Austin and Mihawk reached a prosperous town in West Blue with Little Robin, and Austin handed her a bag of Beli as severance pay.
• Austin told Little Robin to get off the ship in the town.

After leaving Robin on the island, Austin told Mihawk he planned to control the entire underworld by forcing its bosses into submission. Mihawk agreed to join him, anticipating that their journey would bring them against powerful swordsmen.

• Mihawk worried about leaving Robin behind, while Austin reassured him that she had a Vivre Card and the town was safe.
• Austin told Mihawk to keep the Ohara Log Pose because he planned to return to Ohara and meet two people he wanted.
• Mihawk asked whether the New World had swordsmen stronger than Austin, and Austin said only a few might rival his skill.
• Austin revealed his plan to control the world's underworld, and Mihawk warned that the whole world would oppose them.
• Austin said he would make the underworld bosses submit through strength, and Mihawk agreed they would encounter powerful swordsmen along the way.

Austin and Mihawk sailed the Oro Jackson through the Calm Belt toward home, where Austin recalled Old Gick raising him and considered repaying the town that had helped feed him. The chapter left Austin wondering whether he should take over a country for fun, noting that the World Government still owed him a favor.

• Austin asked Mihawk for a Log Pose to Amazon Lily, but Mihawk explained that it was in the Calm Belt near the South Blue, so Austin dropped the idea.
• Austin and Mihawk dealt with Sea Kings along their route, and Austin drove off a colossal tiger-headed Sea King with Conqueror's Haki.
• Austin recalled how Old Gick had taken him in as a baby, raised him, and encouraged him to become a great pirate.
• Austin remembered that the town's residents had helped support him, and he considered repaying them by taking over a country.

Austin returned to Dullamos Island and used Conqueror's Haki from offshore to save Old Gick and the townspeople from the kingdom's soldiers. Old Gick reunited with Austin at the dock, overcome with emotion at seeing how much he had grown.

• The kingdom's army advanced on Dullamos Island to punish the townspeople and seize their money.
• Old Gick confronted the soldiers, while the town's residents prepared to fight beside him.
• Austin knocked out the attacking soldiers and their noble commander with Conqueror's Haki from far offshore.
• Old Gick learned that a red ship had arrived and hurried to the shore.
• Austin reunited with Old Gick, who tearfully praised how sturdy he had grown.

Austin returned to his hometown and announced that he would take the island, reassuring Old Gick that the World Government would not stop him. The next morning, Austin and Old Gick set out, and Austin appeared on the King’s throne with his finger pointed at the King.

• Austin told the townspeople he would take the island, and Old Gick warned him that the King had ties to the World Government.
• Austin said the World Government owed him a favor and promised Old Gick he would understand the next day.
• Old Gick asked how long Austin would stay, and Austin said he would remain for a few months before returning to his other affairs.
• Old Gick dressed for his first campaign since retiring, while Austin and Mihawk prepared for the expedition.
• The King learned that Old Count Hook could not be reached and considered taking more from residents to pay the Celestial Gold.
• A soldier reported enemies at the palace, and the King found Austin seated on his throne, aiming a finger at him and saying, “Bang—”

Austin slaughtered the nobles who had oppressed the city, then let the commoners punish the survivors while Mihawk questioned the lesson behind their deaths. When World Government agents arrived, Austin spared them for the Five Elders' sake and called Spandine, leaving the agents anxious as their superior answered deferentially.

• Austin used his strange, bloodless attacks to kill nobles fleeing the palace, then froze the survivors with a snap of his fingers.
• A noblewoman insulted Austin as lowborn trash, prompting him to stop the massacre and subject the nobles to further punishment.
• Mihawk watched the commoners tie the nobles to the city wall, while Old Gick said their oppression had sealed their fate.
• Austin told Mihawk that the nobles were dying because they lacked strength, as a general who had planned to rescue them dared not act.
• World Government agents arrived, but Austin interrupted their leader and said he would spare them for the Five Elders' sake.
• Austin called Spandine, whose Den Den Mushi voice addressed him with unusual deference.

Austin arranged for Old Gick to become the new King of Dullamos and asked Spandine to seek the World Government’s approval, using a favor it owed him. After Austin installed him on the throne, Old Gick finally accepted the position, secretly pleased to have been carried to the top.

• Austin told Spandine that he wanted Dullamos’s King and nobles replaced and the kingdom admitted to the World Government without paying Celestial Gold.
• Austin explained that Dotol Gick, his beloved Chicken-chan and a former Rocks Pirate, would become King, and told Spandine to invoke the World Government’s debt to him when submitting the application.
• Dullamos stabilized after its political upheaval, while the town residents urged Old Gick to accept the throne so they could become nobles.
• Austin persuaded Old Gick by saying he could build an estate for him and choose a wife from across the country.
• Austin used a snap of his fingers to dress Old Gick in royal clothes and place him on the throne beside Austin and Mihawk, and Old Gick suppressed a smile as the residents bowed.

Austin spent several months resting with Mihawk on Dullamos Island and protecting Old Gick’s kingdom, then contacted Morgans to announce his claim over the kingdom. He left Morgans with a second, as-yet-unstated matter to discuss.

• Austin showed Old Gick his black-red Haki and said that, despite being weaker than Whitebeard in raw power, he could defeat the entire Whitebeard Pirates in an unrestricted fight at sea.
• Austin and Mihawk spent several months on Dullamos Island with Old Gick.
• Austin obtained Morgans’s contact information through a news-delivering seagull and called him.
• Austin told Morgans that the Kingdom of Dullamos was under his protection and threatened to wipe out anyone who attacked it.
• Morgans agreed to publish Austin’s declaration and prepared sensational headlines about his new territory.

Austin demanded that Morgans join him in taking control of the underworld, and Morgans accepted after realizing he could not hide or resist Austin. Austin left him to continue his business under orders to spread selected news and summon the other underworld bosses, especially Stussy.

• Austin told Morgans he intended to control the entire underworld and asked him to join.
• Austin warned that he could find Morgans anywhere and offered to protect his business and share world-shaking secrets if Morgans cooperated.
• Morgans accepted Austin's offer, recognizing that his own resources could not oppose him.
• Austin reassured Morgans that he would not interfere with his business as long as Morgans spread the information Austin wanted publicized.
• Austin ordered Morgans to tell the other underworld bosses to surrender and singled out Stussy, offering her a partnership with Sammy or threatening to disregard the CP Agency's standing.