Chapter Summaries

Longinus learned that he and eight G2 Branch juniors had been approved for Marine Headquarters Recruit Camp and agreed to help Commodore Adkin mediate a war on Lodestar Island. After meeting the group, he heard their request to undergo another round of Hell Training before they left for Headquarters.

• Commodore Adkin told Longinus that he and eight other Marines had received recommendations for Marine Headquarters Recruit Camp, which began in a month.
• Commodore Adkin asked Longinus to help mediate the war on Lodestar Island, and Longinus agreed to take charge of the negotiations.
• Commodore Adkin mentioned that the meeting would be held in the Hisca Kingdom, where Longinus could visit Hina.
• Abraham ambushed Longinus outside the office, but Longinus dodged and knocked him away with a shoulder charge.
• T Bone, Gregory, Able, Abraham, Algernon, Auston, Alva, and Andre told Longinus they wanted to follow him through another round of Hell Training.

Longinus explained why his trainees were stronger than they thought, then began their Hell Training with a brutal combat warm-up and a dive against Sea Kings. He left Gregory and Algernon plummeting from several thousand meters after disabling Gregory’s Devil Fruit with Seastone, forcing them to find a way to survive.

• Longinus told Gregory and the others that their team, battle experience, and training gave them advantages, then announced they would undergo Hell Training before he sailed again.
• On the shore, Longinus ambushed the trainees during warm-ups, countering their coordinated attacks and defeating all eight while criticizing their skills.
• Gregory and the others celebrated lasting ten minutes, but Longinus sent them underwater to fight Sea Kings; Gregory and Algernon joined him for another exercise.
• High above the ground, Longinus touched Gregory with Seastone handcuffs, canceling his transformation and sending all three of them falling toward the sea.

Longinus and Commodore Adkin arrived at the Hisca Kingdom, where General Louis and Hina welcomed the Marines. The chapter ended with the delegation heading to the palace banquet and Louis reflecting on the Marines’ importance to the kingdom.

• Adkin teased Longinus about pushing himself hard, and Longinus joked that a mad monster lived inside him.
• Hina waited impatiently at the harbor for Longinus while Louis defended his prolonged war and compared it with Longinus’s swift suppression of unrest in the Hughes Kingdom.
• Louis spotted the approaching Marine fleet and ordered the kingdom guards to show respect to their guests.
• Longinus arrived with Adkin, and Louis greeted the commodore before inviting him to the palace banquet.
• Louis noticed that the Marines gave Longinus a prominent role and reflected on why he had allowed Hina to pursue a Marine career.

Longinus reunited with Hina and accompanied her to the Lodestar Island specialty food festival, where a filthy child bumped into her and stole her money. Longinus sensed the thief carried a Devil Fruit’s aura, and Hina vowed to get even after discovering thirty million Beli had been taken.

• Hina greeted Longinus affectionately, and Admiral Louis embraced him warmly instead of taking offense at their closeness.
• Hina persuaded Louis to let Longinus accompany her to the food festival while the alliance preparations kept Louis busy.
• At the festival, Hina enjoyed the food and listened eagerly as Longinus recounted a Navy rescue mission.
• A filthy child knocked Hina off balance and fled into an alley, and Longinus sensed a Devil Fruit’s aura from the child.
• Hina discovered the child had stolen thirty million Beli from her allowance and angrily vowed to settle the score.

Longinus and Hina pursued the slave-trading pirates who were hunting a little beggar that had stolen their Devil Fruit. Longinus chose to protect Hina while intervening, and the pirates began searching the food festival and threatening its attendees.

• The little beggar counted the money she had stolen from Hina and worried that the large bills would make her easier to track down.
• Captain Ginyu's men searched for the beggar, revealing that she had stolen their captain's Devil Fruit and was valuable to the Underworld.
• Longinus identified the men as slave-trading pirates and decided to stop them, refusing Hina's offer to leave and seek reinforcements because he had promised to keep her safe.
• The pirates' leader ordered every exit blocked and threatened to kill the food festival's people if they did not help find the beggar.
• The leader turned toward approaching footsteps and found Longinus and Hina standing before him, then realized the footsteps had sounded like only one person's.

Longinus defeated a Black-Clothed Pirate and used his ability to read the man’s thoughts to uncover the pirates’ plans for a girl who knew the Ancient Script. After killing him, Longinus shared a tender moment with Hina, who promised to keep his ability secret.

• Longinus swiftly defeated the dual-sword pirate who threatened him and Hina.
• Longinus questioned the pirate and learned that the Black-Clothed Pirate Group had mobilized hundreds of men to capture an escaped slave sought by Underworld forces.
• Longinus revealed that he had read the pirate’s thoughts, deduced the captain’s plans and abilities, and killed the man when he begged to be spared.
• Hina admired Longinus’s mind-reading ability and promised to keep it secret.
• Longinus thanked Hina and thought that she would be worth cultivating once she could join the Navy.

Longinus and Hina watched as Robin returned to the slave pen to rescue the other captives, only to be exposed by a jealous boy. Robin was left facing the pirates as the slaves blamed her, while Longinus observed from hiding.

• Longinus decided not to seek out Robin or capture her, and followed reports of the pirates gathering at the food festival venue.
• Longinus and Hina watched Captain Ginyu's men search for Robin, and Longinus sensed that she had returned to the slave pen.
• Robin tried to free the other slaves, but a boy exposed her to the pirates.
• The boy blamed Robin for their danger and said he resented her for having the courage and power to escape.
• The slaves condemned Robin, leaving her alone as the pirates rushed to surround the pen.

Longinus killed the pirates holding Robin and the other captives, while Hina began freeing the prisoners. He promised the rescued people that Marines would take them home, then announced that one final sinner still needed to be judged.

• Captain Ginyu threatened Robin, but Robin incapacitated him with a groin strike.
• Longinus seized the opening, killed Captain Ginyu, and defeated the pirates in the prison while Hina prepared to free the captives.
• Longinus pursued the six fleeing pirates and killed them with a silenced pistol.
• Longinus returned to the prison, where Hina and the rescued captives celebrated their rescue.
• Longinus reassured the captives that Marines would take them home, then said another sinner still had to be judged.

Longinus used the crowd’s anger to execute the boy who had obstructed their escape, claiming he was a pirate spy. After the freed slaves departed, Robin fled from Longinus and Hina, unable to trust anyone in a Marine uniform.

• Longinus awakened the rescued slaves’ memories, and they confronted the boy for preventing their escape.
• Longinus accused the boy of being a pirate spy, then shot him as the crowd demanded his death.
• Longinus and Hina arranged for the rescued slaves to be registered and transported, while Longinus warned that most would never return home.
• Robin panicked when Longinus approached, returned Hina’s stolen wallet with her Devil Fruit ability, and ran away.
• Longinus explained that Robin feared the Marine uniform and reflected that justice served those in power.

After the slave rescue, Tina learned that only 61 of 732 people had returned home, while Longinus received praise and a newspaper interview. At a banquet ahead of the four-country negotiations, Longinus met Nefertari Cobra, the Crown Prince of Alabasta and his devoted admirer.

• Tina lamented that only 61 of the 732 rescued people returned home, and Admiral Louis and Commodore Adkin praised her role in saving families and striking the slave pirates.
• Longinus spoke with Vice President Morgans about their interview and resolved to use public opinion to spread justice.
• Commodore Adkin explained the negotiations' challenges, warned Longinus about Alabasta and King Azka, and noted the World Government's interest in Lodestar Island.
• Women crowded around Longinus at the banquet, and their argument escalated into a brawl that pushed him away.
• Nefertari Cobra introduced himself to Longinus as Alabasta's Crown Prince and his most loyal admirer.

Longinus learned from Cobra that Alabasta's king had secretly hired pirates to fight in the war, then intervened when peace negotiations between the four kingdoms nearly collapsed. He began analyzing the situation for the gathered rulers, leaving the talks momentarily calm.

• Cobra asked Longinus to help stop Alabasta's war and revealed that his father had secretly enlisted the Frenzied Pirates, the Heart Pirates, and the Flag Pirates as disguised soldiers.
• The banquet ended amid fighting between the women, and the four kingdoms moved their peace negotiations to that night.
• The King of Alabasta demanded ten billion Beli in compensation and one province from each opposing kingdom, prompting King Crete and King Hisca to protest.
• Commodore Adkin urged Longinus to take control of the talks, and Longinus used his presence to quiet the room before offering to analyze the situation.

Longinus proposed that the four kingdoms form a mutual-assistance alliance, but King Azka demanded war reparations from Alabasta and accused its king of arranging a pirate attack on the peace talks. The accusation left the hall facing the threat of a violent confrontation.

• Longinus explained the four kingdoms’ weaknesses and urged their kings to cooperate against outside threats, pirates, and the burden of Celestial Gold.
• The Kings of Hisca and Crete agreed to cooperate, while King Azka demanded ten billion Beli in reparations from Alabasta.
• The King of Alabasta admitted hiring pirates during the war and promised Commodore Adkin he would not do so again.
• King Azka accused the King of Alabasta of advancing the talks so a Great Pirate could secretly kill everyone in the palace.

King Azka exposed the King of Alabasta’s plot to murder the royal families and Marines, only to reveal that he had secretly partnered with Captain Felix. Felix turned against the King of Alabasta and prepared to seize his kingdom’s hidden treasure, while the King revealed he had used Seastone powder to weaken the Devil Fruit users.

• King Azka accused the King of Alabasta of plotting to kill the royal families and Marines, and the King admitted the scheme.
• The King of Alabasta explained that he believed Alabasta could survive only through relentless plunder, then revealed his men had taken over the palace.
• King Azka played a recording from his Den Den Mushi and summoned Captain Felix, who arrived with his pirates and announced he had changed partners for a higher price.
• Felix said he wanted everything the King of Alabasta possessed, and Commodore Adkin challenged Felix’s confidence in facing the Marines.
• The King of Alabasta revealed that he had supplied Seastone powder to weaken Devil Fruit users, including Commodore Adkin.

Felix used Seastone powder to disable the ability users in the grand hall and threatened to enslave the Marines and royals. Longinus confronted Felix and exposed how he used fear to strengthen his image, then advanced on him without showing fear.

• Felix revealed that Seastone powder suppressed abilities without draining the strength of those affected, and the King of Alabasta said it had been a royal treasure.
• Felix announced that he would turn the captured Marines and royals into slaves, then killed the King of Alabasta with a glance when he laughed at him.
• Cobra tried to attack Felix, but Alabasta's nobles held him back and warned that he would endanger the kingdom.
• Longinus challenged Felix and explained that he had cultivated a powerful, mysterious image by exploiting fear.
• Felix could not detect fear in Longinus and demanded to know why, while Longinus said he believed he would always stand with the victor and never lose.

Longinus confronted Captain Felix after Felix attacked him with the Death Scythe, and revealed a strength that left the pirates stunned. Felix survived Longinus’s blows and declared that he would draw power from his own fear of Longinus.

• Cobra regained his resolve after hearing Longinus speak about fighting without fear.
• Felix summoned the Death Scythe and swung it at Longinus, who caught its blade with one hand.
• Adkin told Felix that rank did not mean Longinus was weaker than him, and Longinus launched Felix into the air and smashed him through the palace.
• Felix survived Longinus’s attacks and attempted a sneak attack, but Longinus anticipated him and knocked him across the ground.
• Felix removed his shattered mask and said that since others no longer feared him, he would become stronger by fearing Longinus.

Longinus ended Felix’s challenge by cuffing him with Seastone before the Great Pirate could turn his injuries into strength. He then arrested King Azka for his role in the pirate attack, leaving the king to face government agents and plead for mercy.

• Felix used his fear-based ability to prepare for a punishing fight, but Longinus outpaced him and locked Seastone cuffs around his wrists.
• Felix complained that Longinus had cheated him out of their supposed ultimate showdown, while the onlookers reacted in disbelief.
• The Marines surrounded Felix’s pirates as they tried to retreat, and Cobra realized Felix’s betrayal had spared the kingdom a greater disaster.
• Longinus arrested King Azka and warned him that government agents would question him about his actions during the attack.
• King Azka offered to support Longinus’s Four Kingdoms Cooperation Act and sponsor thirty million Beli in exchange for mercy.

Longinus secured swift peace agreements among the three nations and received King Cobra’s offer of Alabasta’s highest honor. He redirected recognition toward the Marines, strengthening their loyalty as Cobra prepared an investiture ceremony for them.

• Longinus’s reputation helped the three nations complete their diplomatic agreements in half an hour, and Commodore Adkin received one billion Beli in joint sponsorship.
• Cobra thanked Longinus for restoring the royal family’s reputation and saving Alabasta, then offered him the kingdom’s highest medal of honor.
• Longinus asked for the honor to be shared with his fellow Marines instead of accepting it solely for himself.
• Cobra agreed to hold an investiture ceremony for the other Marines, who cheered at the prospect of receiving medals.
• Longinus used the ceremony to build support among the Marines, while Alabasta’s nobles approved of Cobra’s approach.

A joint investiture in Hisca drew a crowd eager to see Marine Hero Major Longinus, where fans distributed booklets celebrating his words and deeds. A red-haired Straw Hat-wearing newcomer from the East Blue took a booklet despite knowing nothing about Longinus, then recalled being chased by Marine Heroes alongside his captain.

• King Hisca organized a grand joint investiture for three kingdoms to gain international recognition.
• Two young women in the crowd eagerly discussed their admiration for Major Longinus and how he had saved one of them from pirates.
• A petite Longinus fan handed out booklets and recited Longinus's famous words about iron and blood.
• The petite girl gave a booklet to a red-haired man wearing a Straw Hat, who said he had just entered the Grand Line from the East Blue.
• After hearing he might become a Marine Hero, the Straw Hat man recalled being chased by Marine Heroes alongside his captain.

Shanks, Yasopp, and Beckman saved a girl from delinquents, then met Major Longinus, who killed the criminals and explained his harsh version of Justice. Longinus recognized Shanks as a future threat but let him leave, planning to use the danger posed by pirates to strengthen the Marines.

• Shanks intimidated the delinquents into fleeing and tried to reassure the frightened girl.
• Longinus arrived and killed the three delinquents, then defended his belief that scum did not deserve protection.
• The girl trusted Longinus and suspected Shanks and his companions until Longinus clarified that they had saved her.
• Longinus thanked Shanks, Yasopp, and Beckman, and Shanks narrowly avoided revealing his connection to the Pirate King's ship.
• Shanks and his companions declined Longinus's offer of a warship escort and hurried to the harbor.
• Longinus recognized Shanks as a future Four Emperor and decided that letting pirates remain a threat would help him expand the Marines.

At a Hunter Guild branch in the Black Triangle Region, a masked impostor posing as Apophis recruited pirates and tried to collect their money for an Adam Tree wood auction. A towering masked man arrived, and his terrifying gaze left the impostor wondering if he was the real Demon Sword Apophis.

• The Hunter Guild’s pirate patrons fell silent when a masked man claiming to be Apophis entered and announced he was recruiting a crew.
• Pirates eagerly signed on, and Apophis said he needed 300 million Beli to bid on Adam Tree wood in Water Seven.
• When the recruits hesitated to hand over their money, another masked man entered carrying a suitcase.
• The first man revealed himself in a private exchange as Jack the Shapeshifter and tried to negotiate a split with the newcomer.
• The tall man told Jack he was blocking the way, then met his gaze and filled him with terror.