Chapter Summaries

Fleet Admiral Zephyr explained that the two-week break had tested the trainees’ self-discipline, then revealed rankings comparing their abilities with third-year graduates. After Longinus stood out as the top-ranked recruit, Kaki challenged him.

• Zephyr told the trainees that their persistence during the two weeks revealed their character and that true strength began with mastering themselves.
• Zephyr’s instructors distributed a ranking based on the trainees’ performance, placing Longinus first, Gion second, Kaki third, and Lono fourth.
• Zephyr explained that the rankings used third-year graduate standards, with S marking the pinnacle, and the recruits reacted to how far Longinus and the other top trainees surpassed them.
• Gion became eager to test herself against Longinus after seeing his ranking and his S-level Observation Haki.
• Kaki interrupted Gion and challenged Longinus.

Longinus accepted Kaki’s challenge and overwhelmed him despite Kaki’s Mythical Zoan strength and durability. The fight ended with Longinus binding Kaki’s face with his hair after Kaki refused to use his full ability.

• Kaki challenged Longinus, and Dragon predicted that Longinus would defeat him by overwhelming force.
• Longinus dodged Kaki’s charge and kicked him out of the training field into a mountain.
• Kaki returned in hybrid form and charged again, but Longinus struck him with hundreds of punches and sent him flying once more.
• Kaki kept fighting through his Zoan recovery, while Longinus held back and the battle dragged on.
• Longinus declared the fight pointless because Kaki refused to use his ability, then wrapped his hair around Kaki’s face and bound him.

Longinus impressed Admiral Zephyr by independently comprehending Life Return, then faced Kaki’s Mythical Zoan nightmare powers in their fight. Kaki unleashed countless nightmares, but Longinus remained unaffected and revealed that he had already overcome years of torment from a nightmare.

• Admiral Zephyr explained that Longinus had comprehended Life Return on his own and praised his potential to inherit Zephyr’s ideals.
• Zephyr stopped the instructors from interrupting Longinus’s fight with Kaki, saying Longinus was forcing Kaki to reveal his full power.
• Kaki unleashed a soul wave and transformed into a Dream-Eating Tapir, admitting that he disliked his beast form.
• Longinus criticized Kaki for refusing to face himself, prompting Kaki to attack with Nightmare Syndrome.
• Kaki’s materialized nightmares failed to affect Longinus, who said he had overcome a nightmare that tormented him for three years.

Longinus defeated Kaki and used a fabricated story about surviving three years of nightmares to reach him and restore his resolve. Kaki apologized to the crowd, while Longinus’s performance convinced those watching that he had endured a tragic past.

• Zephyr ordered Garp barred from the training camp and warned Dragon not to tell his father what had happened.
• Longinus kicked Kaki down, and Kaki lay on the ground, devastated that his Devil Fruit ability had failed to hurt Longinus.
• Longinus rebuked Kaki for abandoning his duty as a Marine and urged him to remember the suffering caused by pirates.
• Kaki challenged Longinus to understand his pain, and Longinus claimed that pirates had slaughtered his village when he was nine and that nightmares had tormented him for three years.
• Kaki regained his composure, stood up after recovering, and apologized to the onlookers with a dogeza.

After Kaki’s defeat, Gion apologized to Longinus and challenged him to test the strength of his convictions. Longinus fought her without holding back and sent her flying, leaving the recruits to call him a Steel Straight Man.

• After watching Longinus defeat Kaki, the crowd noticed that every G2 Branch member ranked within the top one hundred and wondered whether Longinus had caused the branch’s rise.
• Gion apologized to Longinus for judging him based on a collection of quotations, then asked him to let her experience the power of his convictions in battle.
• Longinus accepted Gion’s challenge and warned her that he would not hold back; Gion prepared to fight with her famed sword, Golden Konpira.
• Gion attacked with an Iaido Slash and Death Sonata, but Longinus evaded her strikes while her stamina rapidly dwindled.
• When Gion lost focus and asked how he could read her attacks, Longinus rammed her with his shoulder and sent her flying hundreds of meters.
• The recruits called Longinus a Steel Straight Man for showing no mercy to Gion and secretly celebrated their strongest competitor’s loss.

Gion continued fighting Longinus despite her injured shoulder, but he defeated her and carried her to the infirmary. Later, Vice Admiral Tsuru checked on Gion and listened as she praised Longinus, prompting Tsuru to wonder whether Gion had developed a certain syndrome.

• Gion asked Longinus to continue their fight, saying her swordsmanship relied on technique and speed rather than strength.
• Gion attacked with Death Waltz and Death Moonlight Sonata, but Longinus dodged her concealed strikes and endured her sword beams.
• Longinus ended the battle with Falling Star, breaking Gion's sword and sending her into the mountainside.
• Longinus rescued Gion from the rubble and carried her to the infirmary, reassuring the recruits that her injuries were not serious.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru visited Gion half a day later, and Gion reflected on what she had learned from fighting Longinus.
• After Gion repeatedly praised Longinus, Vice Admiral Tsuru wondered whether she had developed that S-something Syndrome.

Dragon put the recruits through an extreme run and judged their perseverance, then announced that their next task was eating nutritious meals to restore their strength. He considered advancing Longinus, Kaki, and Gion to Rokushiki training ahead of schedule.

• Dragon ordered the recruits to sprint at their limits for ten minutes, and only a little over one hundred of the four hundred recruits persisted to the end.
• Longinus ran toward the group carrying a small mountain, and Dragon decided he was ready for the next stage of training.
• Dragon and his adjutant discussed sending Longinus, Kaki, and Gion to Admiral Zephyr early to learn Rokushiki.
• The adjutant praised G2 Branch for completing the run, and Gregory and the other recruits felt vindicated beside the exhausted Headquarters recruits.
• Dragon announced that the next task was eating Sea King and rare-beast meat until the recruits felt like throwing up.

Longinus and the G2 Marines impressed recruits with their endurance, prompting Gregory to recruit them into Longinus’s special training. At breakfast, Kuzan revealed that Vice Admiral Dragon had been called a monster alongside Sakazuki and Borsalino in the first training camp.

• Vice Admiral Dragon admired Longinus’s discipline after the exhausted Marines returned to Marineford.
• Gregory invited curious recruits to join the G2 Branch’s special training, drawing a crowd eager to learn from Longinus.
• Vice Admiral Dragon decided to let the G2 Marines continue recruiting recruits after seeing their performance.
• Longinus steadily ate the large breakfast ration, while the recruits struggled to finish their meals.
• Kuzan joined Vice Admiral Dragon and Longinus for breakfast and explained that Dragon had been considered a monster alongside Sakazuki and Borsalino in the first training camp.

Kuzan questioned Longinus about a Devil Fruit-using girl who escaped from the Black-Clothed Pirate Group, while Longinus concealed what he knew about Robin. Later, Zephyr advanced Longinus, Gion, and Kaki to Rokushiki training and urged Longinus to master all six techniques.

• Kuzan praised Longinus and asked about the little girl with a Devil Fruit ability who had escaped after Longinus rescued the slaves.
• Longinus claimed the girl had fled before he could investigate, and Kuzan said she was lucky while Dragon urged everyone to eat.
• Zephyr praised Longinus for completing the first year’s extreme training in three days and said he could begin the next phase early.
• Zephyr assigned Kaki Iron Body, Finger Pistol, and Life Return, while recommending Geppo, Shave, and Paper Art for Gion.
• Zephyr explained Rokushiki’s potential and challenged Longinus to master all six techniques, then encouraged Gion and Kaki to try as well.

Zephyr brought Longinus, Gion, and Kaki to the advanced training ground to demonstrate the Rokushiki in combat. Longinus quickly adapted Kami-e into a new technique and struck Zephyr, while the lesson continued with Geppo and Tempest Kick.

• Zephyr instructed Longinus, Gion, and Kaki to attack him so they could experience the Rokushiki firsthand.
• Zephyr used Iron Body, Shave, and Finger Pistol to block their attacks and blast all three away.
• Longinus recovered immediately, used Shave to attack Zephyr, and learned Kami-e well enough to create Kami-e: Martial Body and send Zephyr flying.
• Zephyr praised Longinus and demonstrated Geppo by walking through the air, explaining its connection to Shave and Kami-e.
• Zephyr launched a Tempest Kick slashing wave from midair, sending Longinus, Gion, and Kaki flying.

Dragon oversaw the recruits’ melee, then took them to watch Zephyr train Longinus, Gion, and Kaki in the Six Powers. Garp praised Longinus’s fearlessness and claimed he admired Garp, then decided Zephyr should not ruin the promising young recruit.

• Dragon watched Gregory win the recruits’ melee by hiding and making alliances, and accepted the result despite deciding to adjust the rules next time.
• Dragon told the recruits they would observe Zephyr training Longinus, Gion, and Kaki, whose injuries showed how brutally the exercise was going.
• Garp arrived and explained that fighting Zephyr could teach the Six Powers more effectively than studying them alone, while Gion and Kaki were still holding back.
• Dragon said Longinus was fearless, and Garp boasted that Longinus had copied his own attitude and heroism.
• Garp decided that Zephyr should not ruin Longinus, whom he considered a promising admirer.

Longinus fought Zephyr in the training arena, using each attack to deepen his understanding of Rokushiki despite his worsening injuries. Zephyr ended the lesson with Rokuogan, leaving Longinus embedded in a mountainside but alive and eager to train further.

• Dragon warned Garp not to provoke Zephyr, then explained that Longinus’s painful past had shaped him without making him lose his principles.
• Longinus copied Zephyr’s Rokushiki techniques and endured their attacks, reaching about eighty percent comprehension during the fight.
• Dragon praised Longinus’s potential to unite the Marines, while Gion and Kaki admitted they had learned far less than he had.
• Zephyr announced that the remaining Rokushiki skills required repeated practice and prepared to finish the lesson with his final technique.
• Zephyr struck Longinus with Rokuogan, blasting him into a mountainside and severely injuring him.
• Longinus survived the blow and marveled at the power of a Marine Admiral.

Longinus defeated Gion and Kaki in training, then was ambushed by Garp, who revealed that Zephyr had arranged special training for him. The chapter ended with Garp inviting Longinus to train with him, and Longinus realizing he could no longer refuse.

• Longinus dodged Gion and Kaki's combined attack with Paper Art, then sent them flying with Finger Pistol: Iron Body Jade.
• Gion accepted Longinus's coat after he noticed her clothes were soaked, while Kaki thanked him for helping him master Iron Body.
• Longinus returned to Marine Headquarters after a year had passed, but Garp suddenly struck him and sent him crashing through the mountainside.
• Longinus recognized Garp's Fist of Love and explained that its force was powered by conviction while causing pain without much injury.
• Garp told Longinus that Zephyr had asked him to provide special training, and Longinus reconsidered his refusal.

Garp taught Longinus that the true power of his Iron Fist came from unwavering conviction, then urged him to channel his own beliefs into a punch. Longinus embraced his identity as Justice and struck at Garp with a fist glowing with holy light.

• Garp explained that conviction gave the Iron Fist its strength and that Haki awakened the power within a person's heart.
• Garp described how firm beliefs could be made tangible, while Longinus reflected on how this related to swordsmen and Sword Intent.
• Garp told Longinus to pour his conviction into his fist and raised his own fist to motivate him.
• Longinus declared that his will was Justice and named his technique the Fist of Justice.
• Longinus's glowing punch shot toward Garp's face, stunning him.

Zephyr and Sengoku discussed Golden Lion Shiki’s escape and sent Garp with Dragon and Kuzan to investigate his movements near Whitebeard. At Beast Island, the first-year assessment ended with Gion in first place, and Zephyr revealed that Longinus had been assigned a mission at Impel Down.

• Garp, Zephyr, Sengoku, and Tsuru discussed Shiki’s escape and the need to capture him before he could threaten the balance of the seas.
• Sengoku sent Garp to the New World with Dragon and Kuzan to find Shiki, while he assigned Longinus a separate mission.
• Zephyr watched the recruits finish their Beast Island assessment and considered how Longinus had influenced the class.
• Instructor Jess announced Gion as the top-ranked recruit, prompting her to question how she could have beaten Longinus.
• Zephyr told the recruits that Longinus had not taken part in the assessment and had likely already reached Impel Down.

Longinus arrived at Impel Down to help contain the surge of escape attempts after Golden Lion's escape and met its guards and leaders. Shiryu revealed that Hancock was about to be demoted, while Longinus praised Magellan as the prison's best choice for Warden as they headed to the fourth level.

• Sengoku sent Longinus to reinforce Impel Down after Golden Lion's escape inspired a wave of escape attempts.
• Magellan welcomed Longinus and introduced him to Chief Guard Hancock and Deputy Chief Guard Shiryu.
• Shiryu confronted Hancock about his role in Golden Lion's escape and revealed that the Warden planned to demote him.
• Hancock broke down over losing his positions, while Magellan tried to comfort him.
• Longinus reassured Magellan and praised him as the most suitable manager of Impel Down as they proceeded to Scorching Hell.

Longinus toured Impel Down with Magellan and met Warden Alvis and Jailer Chief King, while learning about the prison’s leadership and its current predicament. Alvis revealed that Longinus was considered an extraordinary Marine, and Longinus recognized King as the future leader of the Beasts Pirates’ Three Calamities.

• Magellan escorted Longinus to Impel Down’s fourth floor, where they were summoned to the Warden’s office.
• Longinus met Warden Alvis and Jailer Chief King, who argued with Magellan before Alvis ordered them to settle down.
• Magellan explained that Shiryu had refused to come and Hancock was unresponsive after hearing he might be demoted.
• Alvis told King that Longinus was a renowned Marine monster and that Admiral Sengoku had high hopes for him.
• Magellan described King’s love of torturing prisoners and revealed that King had eaten the Ancient Species Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Pteranodon Form.
• Longinus recognized King as the future leader of the Beasts Pirates’ Three Calamities, King the Conflagration.

Longinus learned how Impel Down’s administrators planned to prevent a riot and considered how to pursue his own goals without exposing himself. After a Level 3 prisoner escaped and was killed by Shiryu, Longinus was summoned to a meeting with Alvis.

• Magellan explained that the Prison Beasts investigated prisoners who might have hidden their abilities while the administrators guarded against riots.
• Longinus settled into the former Prison Chief’s residence and weighed his plans to gain strength and earn Magellan’s and Alvis’s approval, deciding to proceed cautiously.
• An alarm reported that Giant Bar had escaped from a Level 3 cell and appeared near Cell 23.
• The prison announced that Shiryu had killed Giant Bar and lifted the alarm.
• A Prison Beast told Longinus to attend a meeting in Alvis’s office at nine, and Longinus encountered Shiryu wiping blood from himself.

Longinus stopped a disguised pirate from escaping Impel Down, revealing that a guard named Johnson was actually the pirate Butcher Ivan. After King took Ivan away for interrogation, Longinus warned that the string of coincidences surrounding the escape might point to something inevitable.

• King arrived with guards to inspect the level, and he and Magellan nearly came to blows after King taunted him.
• Longinus noticed a guard fleeing toward the passage to Extreme Cold Hell and struck him down with a Flying Shigan.
• Longinus claimed the fallen guard was an escaped pirate in disguise, and Magellan asked for proof.
• King restrained the guard with Seastone handcuffs, revealing him as Butcher Ivan, a pirate who had impersonated Johnson.
• King took Ivan to the Interrogation Room, while Magellan apologized to Longinus for doubting him.
• Longinus said that too many coincidences came together to become inevitability.

Longinus convinced Magellan that King might be conspiring with someone who controlled prisoners, then steered him into acting normal so the suspected plot would remain hidden. At a meeting with Alvis, Shiryu, King, and Hancock, the group discussed how to stop the prison breaks, but Hancock’s plan angered Alvis.

• Longinus suggested that King had diverted attention to help a disguised pirate escape, and Magellan blamed King for trying to ruin him.
• Longinus theorized that a hidden controller was using puppets to test the prison’s defenses, and warned Magellan not to confront King without evidence.
• Longinus privately planned to exploit the incident and told Magellan to behave as usual as they headed to Alvis’s office.
• Shiryu questioned Longinus and Magellan’s closeness, while King reported that he had killed the escaped pirate.
• Alvis called a meeting to devise a way to stop the prison breaks, and Shiryu proposed killing all the prisoners.
• Hancock proposed spreading a false report that he had recaptured Golden Lion and wearing the warden’s clothes, prompting Alvis to rebuke him.