Chapter Summaries

Luo Ya defeated Peacock in the duel and was declared the winner, then kissed Vice Admiral Dol before leaving to check his Doriki. His reading reached 842, placing him first on the Doriki Tester.

• Luo Ya finished whipping Peacock and won the duel through his strength, leaving her unconscious.
• The G-5 crew and Luo Ya's East Blue companions celebrated as the spectators and Marine Headquarters Vice Admirals recognized his victory.
• Luo Ya reflected that he should focus on physical skills and Haki rather than rush to eat a Devil Fruit.
• Luo Ya pulled Vice Admiral Dol into an embrace, kissed her in front of the crowd, and told her to wait for him that night.
• Luo Ya checked the Doriki Tester, which recorded 842 and ranked him Doriki No. 1.

Luo Ya spent a romantic evening with Vice Admiral Dol, while the other School Officials watched from outside. The next day, Zephyr asked Luo Ya to become his disciple and offered to teach him all the techniques he had mastered.

• Dol prepared dinner and welcomed Luo Ya, who brought her a bouquet of flowers.
• Luo Ya and Dol shared dinner and danced together until he shut off the lights, ending the School Officials’ spying.
• Luo Ya returned to the dormitory the next morning as the School Officials resented his evening with Dol, who had taken leave.
• Luo Ya’s Doriki reached 842, placing him first and earning the admiration of the trainees.
• Ain brought Luo Ya to meet Zephyr, who asked him to become his disciple and learn every technique Zephyr had mastered.

Luo Ya accepted Zephyr’s offer to become his disciple but negotiated to train independently and visit Headquarters for two months each year. He also asked for a transfer to G-5 Branch, and Zephyr decided to send him to G-1 Branch instead.

• Luo Ya agreed to become Zephyr’s disciple on the condition that he would not attend the Recruit Camp or stay by Zephyr full-time, and would spend two months each year under his inspection.
• Ain objected to Luo Ya’s conditions, but Zephyr accepted them and required Luo Ya to attend nightly special training for the remaining half month and stop causing trouble.
• Luo Ya asked Zephyr to arrange his transfer from Loguetown to G-5 Branch, claiming he was wasted in the East Blue.
• Zephyr angrily dismissed Luo Ya, then decided to consult Sengoku and transfer him to G-1 Branch, where Squirrel could supervise him.

Luo Ya returned to Loguetown after winning the training camp, bringing Lu Yun with him and receiving a laser sword from her. Back at the base, Smoker challenged him to settle who was stronger.

• Lu Yun declined the Headquarters training camp, chose to return to the East Blue with Luo Ya, and gave him a laser sword.
• Luo Ya and the School Officials departed, and the School Officials waved goodbye as the warship sailed away.
• Luo Ya returned to Loguetown with Lu Yun and was welcomed by the Marines, while Smoker was absent from the port.
• Luo Ya met Smoker in the base chief's office and revealed he had placed first at training camp and reached about 900 Doriki.
• Smoker challenged Luo Ya to a fight, and Luo Ya agreed to meet him at the coast.

Luo Ya sparred with Smoker on the western beach and exposed how little Smoker had developed his Smoke Fruit abilities. After the fight, Luo Ya asked Lu Yun to prepare books about smoke for Smoker, who was left wondering how long he had been stagnant.

• Luo Ya handed Rain Cutter to Lu Yun and challenged Smoker to fight without weapons.
• Smoker attacked Luo Ya, but Luo Ya caught his wrist and knocked him onto the beach.
• Luo Ya and Smoker exchanged blows, and Smoker briefly gained the upper hand with smoke-assisted attacks before Luo Ya stood up unharmed.
• Luo Ya criticized Smoker’s weak Haki and limited Smoke Fruit techniques, calling him the shame of the Logia.
• Luo Ya told Lu Yun to compile information about smoke for Smoker and left the beach.
• Smoker remained on the beach until nightfall, admitting to himself that he had made little progress since graduating.

Luo Ya planned to transfer to G-5 Branch to eventually expose Vergo and take his position, while Marine Headquarters considered assigning him to G-1 instead. The chapter left Luo Ya’s destination undecided, with Sengoku and Zephyr agreeing that G-1 was a suitable posting.

• Smoker trained hard at the branch training ground, and Bartolomeo’s teasing nearly provoked a fight before Tashigi stepped in.
• Luo Ya told Fullbody and Jango that he expected a transfer order within two months and planned to head to G-5 Branch.
• Luo Ya explained that he wanted to gather evidence against Vergo and eventually claim Vergo’s position as G-5’s base chief.
• At Marineford, Sengoku, Zephyr, and the others watched Luo Ya’s duel with Peacock, while Garp repaired the wall he had punched.
• Zephyr proposed assigning Luo Ya to G-1 Branch, and Sengoku agreed that it was a good choice.

Luo Ya drove a group of Pirates out of Lilyca’s tavern, then reunited with Zoro, who returned with new swords and said he had learned to cut steel. After sparring with Luo Ya, Zoro realized how much stronger he still needed to become and set his sights on training harder.

• Luo Ya told Lilyca he planned to visit Shells Town and Shimotsuki Village with her, then warned her to keep Zoro home when he returned.
• A pirate captain and more than a dozen armed Pirates barged into the closed tavern and demanded food and liquor.
• Luo Ya killed the Pirates with Shigan, called Bartolomeo to collect them, and sent him away after he arrived with Marines.
• Zoro returned drenched in the rain with Snow Stride and Demon Splitter, and told Luo Ya he had cut through an opponent’s sword while catching Pirates.
• Luo Ya sparred with Zoro and defeated him, leaving Zoro bruised and determined to train twice as hard.

Luo Ya returned to Shells Town and Syrup Village, reconnecting with his former mentors and Kaya while taking Helmeppo under his wing. After leaving Syrup Village, he received a transfer order to the G-1 Branch and was stunned by the destination.

• Luo Ya stopped Helmeppo from bullying townspeople with his pet wolf Soro, then took him to the 153rd Branch, where Morgue asked Luo Ya to train his son and Luo Ya agreed.
• Luo Ya visited the retired Colonel Rhode, shared news of his year away, and accepted an invitation to dinner with Rhode's family.
• Luo Ya visited Kaya and learned that her chronically ill parents feared they had only a few years left; he promised to look after Kaya and considered finding a Devil Fruit to help her avoid inheriting their illness.
• After spending three days in Syrup Village, Luo Ya received a Headquarters transfer notice assigning him to the G-1 Branch and reacted with shock.

Luo Ya visited Shimotsuki Village, where Zoro honored Kuina before leaving to pursue the title of World's Greatest Swordsman. After learning he had been transferred to G-1, Luo Ya chose Marines and troublesome recruits to take with him, while Smoker decided to follow.

• Luo Ya visited Koshiro to ask about Kozaburo, learned that the swordsmith had died after forging Rain Cutter, and discovered Zoro had wandered off.
• Zoro visited Kuina's grave, recounted his journey, and vowed to return as the World's Greatest Swordsman before rejoining the dojo that night.
• Zoro bid Koshiro farewell and joined Luo Ya as the warship sailed from East Blue toward the New World.
• Luo Ya selected Fullbody, Jango, and Lu Yun to accompany him to G-1, then ordered Fullbody to gather Bartolomeo and the other recruits.
• Smoker ordered a warship to pursue Luo Ya to G-1, and Tashigi asked to join him so she could become stronger.

Ace set sail from Mount Colubo while Luffy vowed to grow stronger, and Luo Ya arrived at the G-1 Branch with more than two hundred Marines sporting colorful mohawks. The newcomers declared “Mohawk is the Greatest!” on the training ground, leaving Vice Admiral Momonga stunned.

• Ace said goodbye to Dadan’s bandits, Makino, the mayor, and Luffy before sailing away; Luffy smashed a boulder with his Gomu Gomu no Pistol and vowed to get stronger.
• Luo Ya’s warship docked at the G-1 Branch, where Colonel Hina greeted him and explained that Smoker was also on his way there.
• Hina tried to send Luo Ya’s more than two hundred subordinates back, but Luo Ya revealed that they had come to take up posts and wore colorful mohawks to honor Vice Admiral Momonga.
• Luo Ya cut his hair into a mohawk, led his followers toward the training ground, and had them shout “Mohawk is the Greatest!”
• Momonga heard the commotion, looked out from his office, and sprayed his tea in shock at the scene below.

Luo Ya arrived at G-1 Branch with more than two hundred subordinates, immediately drawing Vice Admiral Momonga’s anger over their matching mohawks and oversized group. He defended keeping them with him and threatened to leave for G-5 Branch with them, leaving Momonga stunned.

• Luo Ya had his men pose for photos at G-1 and secretly arranged for Lu Yun to send them to Morgans.
• Momonga summoned Luo Ya and demanded an explanation for the group’s mohawks, but Luo Ya claimed they showed respect and challenged Momonga to cite the rule they violated.
• Momonga pointed out that Luo Ya had brought far more than the ten permitted subordinates, and Luo Ya argued that the former Loguetown street thugs needed his guidance to become proper Marines.
• When Momonga began citing regulations again, Luo Ya covered his ears and insisted that he and his men would go together, preferably to G-5 Branch.

Luo Ya settled his family in Red Port, saw Zoro off to pursue his dream, and returned to G-1 Branch. After learning that his Marines could not be assigned to existing divisions, he proposed creating a Pirate Extermination Squad, leaving Vice Admiral Squirrel to consider the idea.

• Luo Ya secured a house in Red Port by intimidating the logistics brigadier general, and Lilyca decided to apply to become a Navy Chef.
• Luo Ya escorted Zoro to a ship, and Zoro promised he would never become a pirate and would help Luo Ya if needed.
• Luo Ya returned to G-1 Branch and met with Vice Admiral Squirrel, who said the divisions were full and Luo Ya would keep leading his men.
• Luo Ya proposed forming a Pirate Extermination Squad, and Vice Admiral Squirrel said he would think it over.

At the G-1 Branch, Luo Ya used Bartolomeo’s clash with Rear Admiral Yuchimura to turn an attack over their Mohawk hairstyles into a supposed insult against Vice Admiral Momonga. The chapter ended with Luo Ya loudly declaring that his senior brother Momonga was not a chicken.

• Bartolomeo and his Mohawk-wearing underlings trained at the G-1 Branch, drawing ridicule and anger from Marines.
• Yuchimura attacked Bartolomeo, but Bartolomeo’s ability repelled the strike and sent Yuchimura and several subordinates flying.
• Luo Ya arrived and, with Bartolomeo and his men, claimed Yuchimura had attacked them without cause.
• Yuchimura accused Luo Ya’s group of violating military discipline with their hairstyles and called the fortress a chicken coop.
• Luo Ya prompted Bartolomeo and his men to fake injuries, then accused Yuchimura of insulting Vice Admiral Momonga by mocking their Mohawks.
• Luo Ya invoked Momonga as his senior brother and roared, “Senior Brother Momonga is not a chicken!”

Luo Ya’s antics at the G-1 Branch continued to torment Momonga, who assigned Smoker to Luo Ya’s newly planned 11th Division. A newspaper spread the branch’s Mohawk craze across the world, leaving Sengoku furious and Garp laughing.

• Momonga ordered Rear Admiral Yuchimura confined for three days after Yuchimura attacked Luo Ya, while the branch marines embraced the idea that Mohawks were the greatest.
• Smoker asked Momonga to join Luo Ya’s command, and Momonga assigned him to the planned G-1 11th Division led by Luo Ya.
• Harry brought Momonga the newspaper, whose front page showed Luo Ya, Barto, and others posing with matching Mohawks beneath the headline “Mohawk is the Greatest.”
• Momonga and Smoker spat out their coffee when they saw the newspaper, and Momonga roared Luo Ya’s name.
• At Marine Headquarters, Garp laughed at the newspaper while Sengoku blamed Garp and Zephyr for the Marines’ embarrassing publicity.

Luo Ya kept his Marines under strict training after securing command of G-1 Branch’s new 11th Division, while Mohawk hairstyles spread through the base as a trend. When Vice Admiral Momonga returned with reporters to explain the Navy’s image, he found the training ground filled with Marines sporting mohawks.

• Luo Ya drilled his subordinates harshly and focused on training after gaining authority over the 11th Division.
• G-1 Branch Marines learned that Momonga had established the 11th Division as a Pirate Extermination Squad under Captain Luo Ya’s command.
• Marines began copying the Mohawk Squad’s hairstyles until hundreds and then thousands wore mohawks.
• At Headquarters, Sengoku told Momonga to bring reporters to G-1 Branch and present the base as a just and solemn naval fortress.
• Momonga returned with reporters, saw that his adjutant Harry had a mohawk, and found the training ground crowded with Marines sporting the same hairstyle.

Luo Ya received command of the newly formed 11th Division and departed G-1 Branch aboard a Buster Call-class warship. He chose to visit G-5 Branch first to gather intelligence and assess its base chief.

• Momonga gave Luo Ya the 11th Division's approval papers and warship, assigned Smoker to join him, and told him to leave that night.
• Luo Ya boarded the warship with his subordinates, Smoker, Tashigi, Hina, and the assigned Marines and support staff.
• Luo Ya organized the 337 Marines into three divisions, appointing Smoker, Barto, and Hina as their captains.
• Luo Ya decided the 11th Division would head to G-5 Branch after daybreak to gather intelligence and meet its base chief.

Luo Ya arrived at G-5 Branch, where Commodore Guotou and the unruly Marines welcomed him warmly and showed him their unusual base. After obtaining a sea chart of the area, Luo Ya considered the danger of pursuing Vergo and Doflamingo’s operations.

• Luo Ya and his subordinates docked at G-5 Branch, where Commodore Guotou and familiar Marines greeted them enthusiastically.
• Guotou led Luo Ya through the graffiti-covered fortress and showed him Pirates being used as bait in a shark-fishing game, which Barto and his men eagerly joined.
• Guotou told Luo Ya that Vice Admiral Vergo was often away from the base and that G-5 operated without rules.
• Luo Ya asked Guotou for regional sea charts and pirate routes, and Guotou gave him a map marking pirate gathering points and the territories of the Four Emperors and Underground Emperors.
• Luo Ya studied the map and weighed the danger of targeting Vergo, knowing Vergo served Doflamingo and that the Donquixote Family could threaten him.

Luo Ya ordered his subordinates to seek paid work from nearby kingdoms, including non-affiliated countries, before meeting Vice Admiral Vergo and asking for combat guidance. Vergo overwhelmed Luo Ya in their spar, and Smoker joined the fight; the chapter ended with Luo Ya and Smoker charging Vergo together.

• Luo Ya ordered Lu Yun to contact nearby kingdoms and secretly offer paid assistance to non-affiliated countries, despite Hina's objections.
• Luo Ya told his subordinates that he treated affiliated and non-affiliated countries equally and expected them to obey his orders.
• Vergo returned to the G-5 fortress, where Luo Ya greeted him and requested guidance in physical techniques and Haki.
• During their spar, Vergo stopped Luo Ya's attack, threw him into the air, dodged his Tempest Kick Hawk, and struck him into the ground.
• Smoker entered the training ground to challenge Vergo, and Vergo kicked Luo Ya toward him.
• Luo Ya and Smoker charged Vergo together with Iron Body Shatter and Steam Fist.

Luo Ya and Smoker recovered from their defeat by Vergo, then continued hunting pirates as Luo Ya trained for a rematch. Learning that Ace had already earned a 120-million-Beli bounty, Luo Ya resolved to grow faster and defeat Vergo before Ace reached the New World.

• Luo Ya and Smoker discussed their injuries and Smoker’s powerful Steam White Fist after Vergo had defeated them.
• Luo Ya resumed fighting Vergo inside World, while time passed and the warship pursued pirates near Southern Thunder God Island.
• Luo Ya and Smoker boarded the pirate ship, defeated its crew, and Barto led the Marines in collecting its treasure.
• Lu Yun showed Luo Ya Ace’s 120-million-Beli bounty poster, prompting Luo Ya to worry about the rapid growth of Ace and Luffy.
• After another pirate hunt, Luo Ya returned to G-5 Branch and challenged Vergo again, declaring that he had to defeat him before Ace reached the New World.

Luo Ya diverted his warship to the Tannin Kingdom to stop slave traders who were raiding its people, while the Donquixote Family discussed his growing interference and its plans to supply Artificial Devil Fruits to Kaido. After finding the Family’s emblem among the raiders, Luo Ya drew his blade and ordered their destruction.

• Doflamingo assigned Diamante to deal with Black Hair Luo Ya if he threatened the Donquixote Family’s business.
• The Donquixote Family learned that Monet had contacted Caesar and planned to obtain the method for producing Artificial Devil Fruits for Kaido.
• Luo Ya received distress signals from nearby kingdoms and ordered his crew to sail to the Tannin Kingdom.
• Luo Ya landed in Tannin with Smoker and Bartolomeo while Hina patrolled the island and watched for fleeing ships.
• The Captain of the Guard led Luo Ya through a devastated town where slave traders had killed residents and seized captives.
• Luo Ya recognized the Donquixote Family emblem on a raider’s clothes, drew his blade, and ordered his men to kill them all.