Chapter Summaries

Rosen endured Byrnndi World's Blood Moon sword strike without a scratch, then counterattacked with emerald blades that knocked the pirate down and left him bleeding. The observers witnessed Byrnndi World's crushing defeat as Rosen declared the fight was ending.

• Byrnndi World recognized Rosen as the Leopard King and attacked his Cero with the Blood Moon slash.
• Byrnndi World's slash split Rosen's Cero and struck his abdomen, but Rosen's white armor remained unmarked.
• Sengoku, Zefa, Borsalino, and the Military Academy students watched Rosen withstand the attack through the Visual Den Den Mushi.
• Rosen told Byrnndi World that it was time to end the fight and fired five emerald-green blades from his elbow.
• Byrnndi World blocked and dodged four blades, but the fifth struck his chest and blasted him into the ground, where he spat blood.

Rosen used Hollow Flash to blast off Byrnndi World's left arm, then revealed an even greater attack as the wounded pirate faced him. The chapter ended with Rosen bringing a sky-spanning Leopard King's Claw down over Byrnndi World and the island.

• Rosen and Byrnndi World clashed with Conqueror's Haki, and their attacks sent them flying apart.
• Rosen fired Hollow Flash at Byrnndi World, destroying the ground and severing his left arm.
• Rosen told Byrnndi World that he had surpassed legends such as Kong, while Byrnndi struggled with his injury and disbelief.
• Byrnndi World recognized the immense attack Rosen had foreseen with Observation Haki as Rosen formed a colossal Leopard King's Claw.
• Rosen wrapped the claw in Conqueror's Haki lightning and brought it down over Byrnndi World and the island.

Rosen defeated Byrnndi World, also called Baronick Redfield, with two Conqueror’s Haki-coated Leopard King’s Claw attacks, splitting the island apart. The battle was broadcast across Marine Headquarters as Rosen’s rise marked the fall of an old-era legend.

• Byrnndi World met Rosen’s Leopard King’s Claw with a Conqueror’s Haki-coated Moon Cutter, and their attacks shook the island and surrounding sea.
• Rosen’s Leopard King’s Claw broke through Byrnndi World’s crescent slash and left him badly wounded on the shattered ground.
• Byrnndi World survived the first attack, but Rosen revealed a second Leopard King’s Claw and told him farewell.
• Rosen’s second attack struck Byrnndi World and tore the island into more than a dozen fragments.
• A Den Den Mushi broadcast the battle across Marine Headquarters as Sengoku and Zefa watched Rosen defeat the old-era legend.

After defeating Baronick Redfield, Rosen gained major improvements to his Haki and developed the Murciélago skill by visualizing Ulquiorra Cifer’s Resurrección. He credited Byrnndi World’s restored strength for helping him grow and looked forward to training with Douglas Bullet.

• Rosen’s Leopard King form faded after he buried Baronick Redfield, and he received substantial increases to all three forms of Haki.
• Rosen saw a vision of Ulquiorra Cifer releasing Murciélago before the vision vanished.
• Rosen learned that his Weapon Fruit development had granted him Murciélago, with two Resurrección forms and several powerful abilities.
• Rosen credited Byrnndi World’s restored strength for his gains and anticipated the benefits of Douglas Bullet’s recovery.

Rosen returned to Marine Headquarters and learned that Marines were treating him like a superior because Zefa had broadcast his battle with Byrnndi World at the Navy School. He reunited with Gion, Tokikake, Smoker, Hina, and their former classmates.

• Rosen noticed Marines across Marine Headquarters greeting him with unusual respect, and Borsalino explained that he had become famous after Zefa broadcast his battle with Byrnndi World.
• Zefa said he had used Rosen's fight as teaching material and a goal for Navy School students to pursue, prompting Borsalino to call the expectation excessive.
• Rosen met Gion and the classmates from his first lesson, including Smoker, Hina, and Tokikake.
• Rosen praised Tokikake's improved aura and told him that being classmates mattered more than strength, delighting Tokikake and making Gion smile.

Rosen reunited with Gion, Tokikake, Smoker, and the others at Navy Headquarters, where he learned that Smoker wanted to test himself against him after Zefa made Rosen the measure for early graduation. Rosen agreed to fight Smoker immediately, confident that his strength had recovered from his battle with Byrnndi World.

• Rosen greeted Smoker and the others, and Hina apologized for Smoker's blunt remarks.
• Smoker explained that Zefa had rejected his early graduation request and said he would qualify if he could withstand one move from Rosen.
• Rosen explained that Zefa had rejected Smoker to give him more time to improve and avoid regretting an early graduation.
• Smoker asked to fight Rosen to prove he was worthy, and Gion warned that Rosen had just returned from a difficult battle.
• Rosen agreed to fight Smoker at once and said they could stay where they were because nothing would be damaged.

Rosen demonstrated his overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki by suppressing Smoker without making a move, disabling his Smoke-Smoke Fruit and ending their test. Borsalino wondered whether Rosen’s Conqueror’s Haki had reached an advanced level.

• Smoker challenged Rosen to prove he could withstand one move, and Rosen invited him to attack.
• Smoker launched White Blow, but Rosen released Conqueror’s Black Lightning from his pocketed hand.
• Rosen’s Haki halted Smoker’s attack, forced him into a surrendering posture, and prevented him from using the Smoke-Smoke Fruit.
• Hina, Gion, and Tokikake were shocked by Rosen’s display, and Gion and Tokikake wondered whether his Haki surpassed Garp’s and Sengoku’s.
• Borsalino questioned whether Rosen’s Conqueror’s Haki had reached an advanced level.

Rosen revealed that he had only recently reached Advanced Conqueror's Haki and still needed time to rival Gol D. Roger, then defeated Smoker's challenge without moving. Afterward, Garp and Sengoku recognized Rosen's progress and considered him the Navy King Headquarters had hoped for.

• Rosen told Borsalino that he had reached the threshold of Advanced Conqueror's Haki but still fell short of Gol D. Roger.
• Rosen suppressed Smoker with his Conqueror's Haki, and Smoker conceded that he was not qualified to graduate early.
• Rosen withdrew his Haki, urged Smoker to stop seeking early graduation, and told him to train his Haki and Physical Techniques.
• Garp and Sengoku sensed Rosen's Advanced Conqueror's Haki from the Fleet Admiral's office and marveled at how quickly he had grown.
• Garp asked Sengoku if Rosen was the Navy King he had always dreamed of.

Sengoku considered how Rosen’s strength could help restore the Marines’ prestige, especially amid the crisis over Doflamingo and the Shichibukai. After sharing a candid moment with Gion beneath the cherry blossoms, Rosen was approached by Sengoku for a private discussion.

• Sengoku agreed with Garp that Rosen was close to becoming a Marine King, then considered the problem of Doflamingo’s plunder of the Celestial Gold and the World Government’s willingness to meet his demands.
• Sengoku decided it was time for the Marines to make their strength known, beginning with the Shichibukai.
• Rosen told Gion that he had once feared the sea and reflected on how much his mindset had changed since entering the academy.
• Sengoku found Rosen and Gion together in the dormitory passage, teased Gion about lending him her male companion, and asked to speak with Rosen.
• Gion left them alone, suspecting Sengoku wanted to discuss Rosen’s assignment after graduation.

Sengoku discussed Rosen’s future after graduation, explaining why becoming a Fleet Admiral required more than the strength needed to become an Admiral. He offered Rosen an exceptional Admiral appointment or urged him to gain experience and the Marines’ trust first, then asked which path he wanted.

• Sengoku met Rosen and asked about his plans after he dealt with Bullet and graduated.
• Rosen said he would probably become a Navy Admiral, and Sengoku explained the qualifications for the rank.
• Sengoku warned that an exceptional Admiral appointment could limit Rosen’s path to Fleet Admiral because he would lack experience, achievements, and familiarity with the Marines’ organization.
• Rosen recognized that a Fleet Admiral needed both military strength and administrative ability, unlike an Admiral.
• Sengoku offered to appoint Rosen as an Admiral upon graduation or have him gain experience and the Marines’ trust before pursuing Fleet Admiral, then asked which he wanted to become.

Rosen challenged Sengoku to name anyone in the Marines who could stand above him, and Sengoku admitted there was no one. Sengoku urged him to prepare to become Fleet Admiral and sent him toward North Blue, where Rosen would confront the disgrace of the Shichibukai system.

• Rosen asked Sengoku who in the Marines could stand above him, and Sengoku said no one.
• Rosen said he would not compete for an Admiral position, while Sengoku warned that he and Garp had at most five years left at their peak and urged Rosen to prepare to succeed him as Fleet Admiral.
• Sengoku told Rosen that he planned to send him to North Blue after graduation.
• When Sengoku asked what he thought of the Shichibukai system, Rosen called it a disgrace and said it should be abolished.
• Sengoku agreed that the system should eventually end, but told Rosen to wait until he held enough power to suppress the Admirals and the Four Emperors, and advised him to use authority before resorting to force.

Rosen and Sengoku agreed that Rosen would control the Shichibukai rather than risk abolishing their system outright, beginning with Donquixote Doflamingo in the North Blue. Meanwhile, Douglas Bullet trained in Impel Down and anticipated the arrival of his next challenger.

• Sengoku warned Rosen that abolishing the Shichibukai system would bring a costly confrontation with the World Government and urged him to consider a safer approach.
• Rosen proposed putting collars on the Shichibukai and turning them into lapdogs of Marine Headquarters, and Sengoku approved the plan.
• Sengoku tasked Rosen with taming Donquixote Doflamingo and promised him authority over selecting and stripping Shichibukai titles if he succeeded.
• Rosen and Sengoku agreed to work together, with Sengoku confident he could settle the matter with the World Government.
• Douglas Bullet continued training in Impel Down and, hearing footsteps, assumed Byrnndi World was dead and eagerly awaited his own coming battle.

Douglas Bullet learned that Byrnndi World had died and eagerly accepted the chance to fight Rosen, whom he sensed had grown stronger. Magellan released him from Impel Down, and after meeting Garp and Sengoku, Bullet flew to the island’s center to challenge Rosen.

• Magellan told Douglas Bullet that Byrnndi World had died, and Bullet asked to be released so he could face Rosen.
• Magellan freed Bullet from his cell and escorted him to a warship bound for the island where Rosen was waiting.
• Bullet greeted Garp and Sengoku, rejected their remarks about companions, and unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki.
• Sengoku ordered Magellan to remove Bullet’s Seastone restraints, and Bullet flew toward the island’s center to challenge Rosen.
• Rosen opened his eyes as Bullet’s Conqueror’s Haki swept across the island.

Rosen faced Douglas Bullet on the island and proved that his Conqueror’s Haki had surpassed Bullet’s, reaching the pinnacle of kings. Bullet unleashed his Devil Form and charged, while Rosen countered with a giant skeletal arm, leaving their clash about to begin.

• Rosen and Bullet unleashed their Conqueror’s Haki, splitting the sky and sea as the forces collided.
• Rosen’s superior Haki overwhelmed Bullet’s and scattered the force he had released.
• Rosen told Bullet that he had reached the mountaintop and challenged him to give his all.
• Bullet recalled Byrnndi World’s words, resolved to challenge and defeat Rosen, and transformed into Devil Form.
• Bullet charged at Rosen with a Haki-coated fist, while Rosen stood his ground and swung a giant skeletal arm at him.

Rosen and Douglas Bullet fought across the island, with Rosen’s stronger Haki letting Susanoo overpower Bullet and send him crashing through the terrain. Bullet recovered and launched a Devil Cannon at Rosen’s back, confident it could break Susanoo.

• Rosen’s Second Form Susanoo slammed Douglas Bullet into the ground and then struck his Conqueror’s Haki defense with a massive warhammer blow.
• Rosen’s Susanoo sprouted two additional arms and hit Bullet with two consecutive Conqueror’s Haki punches, sending him crashing through trees into a crater.
• Douglas Bullet quickly recovered and charged behind Rosen, while Rosen used Future Sight to track his movements.
• Douglas Bullet fired a Devil Cannon at Rosen’s back, expecting the Haki shockwave to shatter Susanoo.

Rosen transformed Susanoo into its Fourth Form and attacked Douglas Bullet with Yasakani no Magatama. Bullet survived the blast but was left injured as Rosen pursued him with a mountain-cleaving sword strike.

• Rosen used Observation Haki and Armament Haki to transform Susanoo into its Third Form, blocking Douglas Bullet's cannon blast and thrusting the Totsuka Blade at him.
• Douglas Bullet evaded the blade in midair and kicked it away, but Rosen transformed Susanoo into its Fourth Form and closed the distance.
• Rosen taunted Douglas Bullet for his weak Observation Haki, and Bullet regretted neglecting its training while imprisoned.
• Rosen had Susanoo fire eight Yasakani no Magatama at Douglas Bullet, blasting him into a mountainside and making him spit blood.
• Rosen pursued Bullet with Susanoo using Flying Crane Leg, then cleaved a hundred-meter-tall mountain in two with the Totsuka Blade.

Rosen used Susanoo's Conqueror's Haki arrows against Douglas Bullet, who transformed into a steel giant with the Combine Fruit and fought back with overwhelming Haki. The chapter ended with Susanoo catching Bullet's punch just before it struck Rosen.

• Douglas Bullet dodged Susanoo's mountain-splitting slash, but Rosen anticipated his position and fired a Conqueror's Haki arrow at him.
• Douglas Bullet used the Combine Fruit to form a steel robot and caught the arrow with his Armament Haki-hardened hands.
• Douglas Bullet charged Rosen, and Susanoo fired another Haki arrow that Bullet stopped with a Haki-coated punch.
• Douglas Bullet rushed in and launched his Ultimate Cannon at Rosen, but Susanoo caught his fist before it could hit.

Rosen transformed his Fourth Form Susanoo into a colossal Perfect Susanoo made entirely of Armament Haki and overwhelmed Douglas Bullet. The chapter ended with Bullet realizing Rosen had far greater Haki and had not even used his Paramecia Ability.

• Rosen revealed that his Armament Haki had grown powerful enough to create the Perfect Form of Susanoo.
• Rosen's Perfect Susanoo pressed Douglas Bullet's Combine Fruit steel robot into the ground with one hand.
• Rosen made Susanoo draw a Haki longsword, whose sword pressure tore open the clouds above the island.
• Douglas Bullet recognized that Rosen surpassed him in both Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, despite fighting only with Haki.

Rosen defeated Douglas Bullet’s Mid-size Bullet form with a single slash from his complete Susanoo, leaving Bullet badly wounded and trapped in a mountainside. As Bullet struggled with defeat and his past, Rosen realized why he always wore his military uniform.

• Douglas Bullet recognized that Rosen’s Armament Haki surpassed Roger’s, though his Conqueror’s Haki did not, and tried to escape the earth before Susanoo struck.
• Rosen channeled black-red lightning into Susanoo’s Haki blade and brought it down in a slash that split the clouds and ground.
• The slash shattered Bullet’s steel mech, forced him back into human form, and hurled him into a mountainside.
• Bullet tried to free himself but spat blood, then reflected on losing to Roger and now Rosen, fearing he had nothing left if he could not become the strongest.
• Rosen sensed Bullet’s emotions and noticed him looking at his military uniform, realizing there was a reason he wore it wherever he went.

Douglas Bullet awakened the Combine Fruit and transformed into the enormous “Large Bullet” form, claiming it was the strongest power on the seas. Rosen dismissed its size and Haki usage as inefficient and challenged Bullet to attack, then unleashed his Ultimate Cannon.

• Douglas Bullet awakened his Combine Fruit, reshaped the island into a colossal purple monster, and transformed into his “Large Bullet” form.
• Sengoku, Garp, and the others watched from the warships as Bullet revealed his awakening and covered his giant body in Armament Haki.
• Bullet credited Rosen with pushing him to master this power and vowed to destroy Rosen and his Perfect Susanoo.
• Rosen argued that Bullet’s immense size wasted Haki and made him slow and vulnerable, then beckoned Bullet to attack.
• Douglas Bullet rejected Rosen’s criticism and declared his power unbeatable, while Rosen fired his Ultimate Cannon.