Chapter Summaries

On the second day of intensive training, Luo Ya outpaced the East Blue school officials and took on Vice Admiral Dol’s five-ton weighted pack. At a Doriki test, he scored 266 and felt newly determined to improve.

• Luo Ya kept pace at the front of the East Blue group during a barefoot run with one-ton packs, then asked Dol for a heavier load.
• Dol gave Luo Ya her five-ton pack, and he struggled through the rest of the day’s physical training before Dol promised they could learn the Six Styles once they finished the routine within half a day.
• Dol showed the school officials Vegapunk’s Doriki Tester and explained that it measured combat strength.
• Gouka of the G-3 Branch scored 433, while the East Blue officials’ scores mostly fell between 109 and 147; they learned Gouka ranked seventh and Peacock led with 512.
• Luo Ya tested his sword technique and scored 266, then rejected Dol’s suggestion that he was discouraged and declared himself motivated.

Luo Ya reached 300 Doriki and went to Vice Admiral Dol to ask to learn the Six Styles. Dol agreed to teach him and, after he insisted on starting that night, went to change while reminding him that he owed her a favor.

• The School Officials gave up on improving their training and left the burden of defending East Blue's honor to Luo Ya.
• Luo Ya's Doriki reached 300 after he gained 34 points in half a month.
• Luo Ya went to Dol's room at midnight, and they talked about her preferences while sharing vodka.
• Dol agreed to teach Luo Ya the Six Styles the next day after confirming he had reached 300 Doriki.
• Luo Ya asked to begin training immediately, and Dol went to change, saying he owed her a favor.

Luo Ya used half a month of intensive practice to improve his physical training and begin mastering the Six Styles, especially Geppo and Kami-e. After Doll trained with him in the World, he tested his strength and reached 402 Doriki.

• Luo Ya focused on practicing Geppo and Kami-e while swimming, repeatedly launching himself through the water and stunning fish.
• Over the next half month, Luo Ya grew faster at swimming, climbing, and weighted sprints, eventually completing the physical training ahead of the other School Officials.
• Doll realized Luo Ya had begun grasping the Six Styles unusually quickly and considered that he might be a martial arts genius.
• In the World, Doll demonstrated the Six Styles as she sparred with Luo Ya and explained how technique let humans contend with stronger races and creatures.
• Luo Ya tested his strength with the Doriki Tester, which displayed 402.

After completing physical training, Luo Ya entered the island forest, learned its point-based combat rules, and quickly earned 100 points. He returned to find East Blue trainees beaten by rivals from the other seas, then stepped into the ring and challenged them all.

• Luo Ya entered the forest, defeated a trainee, and learned that defeating trainees and wild beasts earned points toward advancing through its three areas.
• Luo Ya defeated more trainees over three days, gathered 100 points, and earned a silver-white badge.
• Luo Ya returned to the dormitory and learned that trainees from the other seas had targeted East Blue during the newly opened challenges between the Four Seas.
• Luo Ya kicked the North Blue School Official out of the ring and declared that he would take on a hundred opponents.

Luo Ya returned to the Four Seas cadets’ dormitory and challenged the School Officials from the other seas, quickly proving his strength by defeating two powerful opponents. His taunts triggered a brawl as the East Blue School Officials rushed in to support him.

• The School Officials from the other seas mocked Luo Ya’s reputation and gathered to test his claim that he could fight a hundred people.
• Man Bull introduced himself and his Doriki Value of 268, but Luo Ya knocked him unconscious with one kick.
• Steel Wall challenged Luo Ya, who shattered his shields with a powerful kick and sent him crashing through the dormitory wall.
• Luo Ya challenged the others to come at him, and the enraged School Officials rushed into the arena to swarm him.
• The East Blue School Officials joined the fight, declaring that they would not let the other seas gang up on Brother Black Hair alone.

After Luo Ya defeated the other Four Seas trainees, Doll offered him a Devil Fruit if he reached the top ten of the Doriki Ranking. Luo Ya refused, saying he would aim for first place, and Doll promised he could do whatever he wanted if he achieved it.

• Luo Ya ended the two-hour brawl by defeating the trainees from the various seas, then returned to the East Blue dormitory with his followers.
• Doll summoned Luo Ya to her room, where they shared wine and she learned his Doriki had reached 402.
• Doll asked whether Luo Ya could reach the top ten of the Doriki Ranking and offered to apply for a Devil Fruit as a reward.
• Luo Ya rejected the offer because he wanted only a powerful Devil Fruit and asked what he would get for taking first place.
• Doll laughed at Luo Ya's ambition but promised he could do whatever he wanted if he became first place.

Luo Ya entered the inner training area and accepted Gouka’s Duel Invitation after sharing a meal with him. Gouka’s Haki-backed strength sent Luo Ya crashing through trees, but Luo Ya’s blade wounded him, and both prepared to continue fighting.

• Luo Ya finished the physical training in record time and entered the forest’s restricted inner area.
• Luo Ya found Gouka, the seventh-ranked trainee in Doriki, grilling a wild boar and sat down to eat with him.
• After the meal, Luo Ya and Gouka introduced themselves and began their duel as nearby trainees watched.
• Gouka blocked Luo Ya’s blade with his Haki-coated fist, then struck him with enough force to send him through three trees.
• Luo Ya coughed up blood but rose, while Gouka saw that Luo Ya’s blade had cut through his Haki and wounded his hand.

Luo Ya fought Gouka in a brutal training battle, using the Six Styles and Rain Cutter to withstand the stronger man’s attacks. Gouka’s fear and wavering resolve gave Luo Ya an opening, and Luo Ya ended the chapter by cutting him with a powerful slash.

• Gouka wounded Luo Ya with explosive punches and heavy attacks, while his spiked gauntlets knocked Rain Cutter away.
• Luo Ya countered with Rankyaku: Ran Stomp, battered Gouka’s back, and slammed his face into the ground before moving away with Soru.
• The two continued fighting through the forest clearing as Gouka’s attacks grew more frantic and Luo Ya dodged while waiting for an opening.
• The trainees watching concluded that Gouka was likely to lose because fear had taken hold of him.
• Gouka unleashed Gouen Rush Fist, but Luo Ya split the flames with One-Sword Style: Air Slash and struck Gouka with a cyan Wave Slash.

Luo Ya trained to improve his mastery of the Six Styles after defeating Gouka, while news of his victory and record reached the Marine Headquarters trainees. Peacock decided to confront and discipline him, leaving a possible clash ahead.

• Luo Ya left Gouka defeated, and word of Black Hair’s victory spread through the forest.
• Luo Ya practiced Rankyaku and Geppo, scored 463 on the Doriki Tester, and failed Geppo training after bursting black balloons.
• Luo Ya trained in all six styles, then sparred with Four Seas trainees to test his unfamiliar techniques.
• Lu Yun brought Luo Ya’s record to the Headquarters Elite trainees, who were surprised by his rapid rise and his connection to Smoker.
• Peacock turned her wineglass into a whip and said she would discipline Luo Ya.

After placing sixth in the Doriki Ranking, Luo Ya focused on mastering the Six Styles, letting his ranking slip as he trained. He met Lu Yun, a highly ranked trainee who had secretly observed him for hours, and learned she believed Peacock was stronger than he was.

• The School Officials celebrated Luo Ya's sixth-place Doriki Ranking, while Luo Ya calmly returned to training.
• Luo Ya spent the next half month conditioning his body and practicing the Six Styles, and his ranking gradually fell.
• Lu Yun told her companions that Luo Ya was not hiding and would reappear during the intensive training's third stage.
• Luo Ya passed a Geppo training test, and Lu Yun introduced herself after watching him for three hours.
• Lu Yun said Luo Ya might not yet be strong enough to challenge Peacock, leaving him eager for their coming encounter.

Luo Ya refused Zephyr’s offer to join the three-year Headquarters Recruit Camp, choosing not to delay his plans for the coming upheaval. Zephyr arrived to observe the elite trainees, and Luo Ya prepared to spar with a group from G-5.

• Doll told Luo Ya that Zephyr would personally guide the elite trainees and explained the benefits of the Recruit Camp, but Luo Ya refused because the three-year program would take too long.
• Luo Ya thanked Doll for her concern and invited her to dance in her dormitory.
• Zephyr arrived at the training ground, introduced himself as Chief Instructor of Recruits, and told the top hundred trainees to continue training as usual while he observed them.
• Peacock challenged Senior Ain to spar, and Ain led her into the forest.
• Several G-5 trainees challenged Luo Ya to a fight, and he smiled, ready to warm up.

Luo Ya terrorized the Marine trainees by trapping and hanging them over crocodile-infested water, then defended his harsh methods to Zephyr as preparation for facing Pirates. Zephyr accepted Luo Ya’s reasoning and stayed to eat with him, tacitly allowing the punishment to continue until evening.

• Luo Ya trapped G-5 trainees, hanging one above a fire and three over crocodiles, and then captured Yanzi when she confronted him.
• Luo Ya continued stringing up trainees from several branches, while reports of his rampage reached Zephyr.
• Zephyr found Luo Ya fishing for crocodiles beside the captured trainees and asked him to let them down.
• Luo Ya argued that losing to Pirates would bring worse consequences and invoked Zephyr’s lost arm to defend the trainees’ punishment.
• Zephyr accepted Luo Ya’s reasoning, sat beside him, and told him to focus on grilling the crocodile.

Luo Ya teamed up with four trainees from G-5 to ambush squads seeking revenge, while Lu Yun brought him food and offered access to the Gravity Training Room. The chapter ended with Luo Ya agreeing to visit it with her pass.

• After Luo Ya's abuse of the trainees caused an uproar, Doll confronted him, and he said the G-5 trainees had treated him politely.
• Pike, Bamba, Jero, and Garu welcomed Luo Ya as their leader, and he discussed tactics with them in the Small Forest.
• Nearly a hundred trainees organized into teams to hunt Luo Ya, while Peacock declined to join and Lu Yun headed elsewhere.
• Pike tricked Gouka's G-3 group into rescuing him, then joined Luo Ya and the other G-5 trainees in ambushing and defeating them.
• Lu Yun found Luo Ya, brought him a boxed lunch, and offered him a pass to the Gravity Training Room; Luo Ya agreed to go.

Luo Ya toured the high-tech training facility with Lu Yun, became fascinated by Vegapunk’s Laser Sword, and tried the Gravity Room. Under double gravity, he used Life Return to identify and train his body’s weaker internal organs, while Lu Yun recognized his unusually quick understanding.

• Lu Yun revealed that she had interned under Vegapunk before joining the Marines to pursue intelligence work.
• Lu Yun brought Luo Ya into the weapons exhibition, where he activated a Laser Sword and asked about other laser weapons.
• Lu Yun led Luo Ya to the Gravity Room, where Peacock was training, and Luo Ya entered to try it.
• Double gravity slammed Luo Ya to the floor, but he used Life Return to focus on adapting his internal organs rather than resisting the pressure.
• Lu Yun watched Luo Ya steady his breathing after only a few minutes and decided his file needed further investigation.

Luo Ya trained to control his organs and began tormenting the G-3 squad through his underlings. In the Gravity Training Room, Lu Yun raised the gravity to three times normal while Luo Ya and Peacock were training, leaving them struggling to endure it.

• Luo Ya apologized to Pike and the other three for missing their ambush, promised revenge, and later trained his control over his heartbeat and other organs in the World.
• Luo Ya took his underlings to harass the G-3 squad, teaching them to keep moving and torment one target without starting a direct fight.
• Luo Ya repeatedly pelted Gouka and the G-3 squad with stones and a bird egg, keeping them tense throughout the morning.
• Luo Ya meditated in the Gravity Training Room while Peacock trained beside him, and Lu Yun watched Luo Ya's hair move independently as he adapted to twice normal gravity.
• Lu Yun increased the room's gravity to three times normal, jolting Luo Ya out of meditation and leaving him and Peacock struggling under the pressure.

Luo Ya endured an extreme gravity-training session and a lengthy examination by Lu Yun, whose tests found him unusually healthy despite his rapid adaptation and recovery. Back at the dormitory, he learned Peacock had challenged him to a fair duel at noon the next day and accepted without concern.

• Peacock and Luo Ya competed to endure increasing gravity until Lu Yun raised it to four times gravity and Peacock collapsed.
• Lu Yun ended the gravity session, and Peacock left after shooting her an annoyed glare.
• Lu Yun examined Luo Ya for three hours, then reported that his health indicators were normal but his body seemed remarkably unusual.
• Luo Ya refused Lu Yun’s request to examine him again and rushed back to the dormitory.
• Isca told Luo Ya that Peacock had challenged him to a fair duel at noon the next day, and Luo Ya calmly accepted.

Luo Ya and Peacock prepared for their public duel, each undergoing intense special training as the recruits gathered to watch. The chapter left Luo Ya ready to enter the training ground, with the crowd waiting for the showdown.

• Luo Ya accepted Peacock's challenge and scheduled their duel for noon three days later at the base's largest training ground.
• Luo Ya trained under double gravity with Lu Yun's help, aiming to adapt before facing Peacock and her Devil Fruit power.
• Peacock regretted challenging Luo Ya and asked Ain to help her with special training.
• The recruits overwhelmingly predicted Peacock would win after learning her Doriki exceeded 600, while Isca defended Luo Ya.
• More than ten thousand trainees gathered at the training ground, where Peacock's supporters outnumbered Luo Ya's.
• Luo Ya finished eating in the laboratory, rapidly returned to peak condition, and prepared to go to the duel.

Luo Ya and Peacock began their long-awaited fight at the Marine base’s training ground, where Luo Ya’s speed, power, and mastery of the Six Styles quickly put Peacock on the defensive. The battle continued as the stunned crowd and Zephyr watched Luo Ya’s overwhelming opening assault.

• Peacock arrived to loud cheers, while Pike and the G-5 trainees tried unsuccessfully to rally support for Luo Ya.
• Luo Ya appeared at noon, greeted Peacock, and began the match after Zephyr gave the signal.
• Luo Ya tested Peacock’s sword-like Long Whip by attacking with Rankyaku, and she shattered his first Wave Slash.
• Luo Ya used Soru and Geppo to launch a powerful Crescent Moon Rankyaku, forcing Peacock to dodge its strike and the deep trench it carved.
• Luo Ya dived at Peacock and drew Rain Cutter, but she blocked it with her Long Whip as the impact drove her feet into the ground.
• Peacock recognized that Luo Ya’s Six Styles mastery and physical strength surpassed hers, while the crowd fell silent and Zephyr admired his combat talent.

Luo Ya battled Peacock in the dueling arena, using speed and a dust cloud to set up his Life Return King Battle Body. He struck the ground with a Haki-infused Iron Fist, leaving Peacock caught at the center of a massive blast.

• Peacock attacked Luo Ya with her Haki-coated, length-changing Long Whip, while Luo Ya evaded with Geppo and countered with Rankyaku.
• Luo Ya rushed Peacock, but she formed the Whip Snake Formation to defend herself and threaten him with a hidden strike.
• Luo Ya used Tempest Kick to fill the area with dust, then transformed his body with Life Return King Battle Body.
• The trainees warned Peacock as Luo Ya leaped above her and brought down his Haki-infused Iron Fist.
• Luo Ya's blow shattered the ground within several dozen meters, trapping Peacock at the center of the blast.

Luo Ya weathered Peacock’s attacks after his devastating opening strike, then turned the tables when she exhausted herself. He restrained her and began whipping her with her own weapon.

• Luo Ya’s explosive attack devastated the training ground, but Peacock survived beneath a boulder with several broken bones.
• Peacock revealed that her ability let her control anything she had whipped, and she used it to turn Rain Cutter against Luo Ya.
• Peacock trapped Luo Ya behind rock walls and attacked with her Long Whip, but he used Kami-e to evade the blows.
• As Peacock’s attacks slowed, Luo Ya caught the whip, pulled her into his arms, and restrained her.
• Luo Ya took Peacock into the secret room, blocked the exit, and struck her with her own Long Whip.