Chapter Summaries

Ronglin broke free from his chains aboard Hyozou's ship after it entered Fish-Man Island's territory, then exposed the New Fish-Man Pirates' secret and killed the fish-men who attacked him. Hyozou launched a sword assault, but Ronglin evaded it and caught his blade with his hardened fingers.

• Ronglin shattered his chains and confronted Hyozou after learning they had reached Fish-Man Island's territory.
• Ronglin killed the fish-men who rushed to attack him with Finger Pistol.
• Ronglin revealed that Hody Jones had murdered Queen Otohime and burned her signatures, shocking Hyozou.
• Hyozou attacked Ronglin with a barrage of sword strikes, but Ronglin evaded every blow with Kami-e.
• Ronglin hardened his hand with Armament Haki and caught Hyozou's sword between his fingers.

Ronglin fought Jinbe after attacking Hyozou, and escaped Jinbe’s powerful strike by using Time Stop. Jinbe, still injured from the Summit War, recognized Ronglin, who asked whether he was all right.

• Ronglin clashed with Jinbe, who interrupted his attack on Hyozou and forced him down with overwhelming strength.
• Ronglin counterattacked Jinbe with Rokuougan, but hesitated when Hyozou called his opponent Jinbe.
• Jinbe struck Ronglin with Fish-Man Karate: 9,900 Tile True Punch, and Ronglin used Time Stop and Shave to escape.
• Jinbe landed in the water carrying the unconscious Hyozou and coughed up blood from his unhealed Summit War injuries.
• Ronglin tied the box containing the Devil Fruit around his waist, and Jinbe recognized him as the man who had helped rescue Ace.

Ronglin told Jinbe that Hody Jones planned to overthrow the Ryugu Kingdom and destroy Fish-Man Island’s hopes of peace and life on the surface. Jinbe doubted his claims until Ronglin revealed that Hody had murdered Queen Otohime, leaving Jinbe shocked.

• Jinbe said he was still recovering from his injuries and explained that Marco had led the Whitebeard Pirates back to the New World, but he would not reveal Luffy’s whereabouts.
• Jinbe questioned Ronglin about why he had attacked Hyozou and the other Fish-Men, and Ronglin offered to help Fish-Man Island in exchange for Jinbe joining him.
• Ronglin warned Jinbe that Hody Jones planned to seize Ryugu Palace, burn the covenant document, and destroy Noah.
• Jinbe challenged Ronglin to prove his claims, and Ronglin suggested they wake Hyozou and confront Hody Jones about the stolen drugs.
• Ronglin revealed that Hody Jones, not the pirate blamed at the time, had killed Queen Otohime, and Jinbe reacted with shock.

Ronglin warned Jinbe that Hody Jones planned to seize Fish-Man Island and that Whitebeard’s death would leave it vulnerable to pirates. He urged Jinbe to join him, but Jinbe remained wary as Ronglin proposed building an alliance.

• Ronglin warned Jinbe just in time as Hyozou tried to stab him, and Jinbe knocked Hyozou unconscious with a powerful water attack.
• Ronglin told Jinbe that Hody Jones had spent years recruiting pirates and planned to lead a rebellion to take over Fish-Man Island.
• Ronglin warned that Whitebeard’s death would leave Fish-Man Island without protection and expose it to pirate attacks.
• Ronglin asked Jinbe to join him, promising that they could protect Fish-Man Island and build a powerful force together.
• Jinbe questioned Ronglin’s ability to replace Whitebeard and bring Fish-Man Island to the surface, while considering the strength they might wield as allies.

Ronglin persuaded Jinbe that Fish-Man Island should ally with the Revolutionary Army and seek the Poneglyph at Laugh Tale as a possible key to lasting peace. Jinbe accepted the fifty-percent chance and agreed to join Ronglin’s ranks.

• Ronglin proposed that Fish-Man Island spread its ideals and ally with the Revolutionary Army to gain support and deter pirates.
• Ronglin reminded Jinbe of his ties to Ivankov and Luffy, arguing that the Revolutionary Army owed him a debt.
• Ronglin outlined a plan to travel toward Laugh Tale, punish wicked people, and befriend peaceful nations.
• Ronglin said he believed the Poneglyph at Laugh Tale could hold the truth and a key to restraining the world’s powers, though he could not guarantee it would bring Fish-Man Island peace.
• Jinbe reflected on Fish-Man Island’s suffering and agreed to join Ronglin, deciding that even a fifty-percent chance was worth taking.

Jinbe brought Ronglin to Ryugu Palace to expose a hidden plot involving Hody Jones and reveal the truth behind Queen Otohime’s death. King Neptune learned that Hyozou had been one of the killers, and the group turned to Ronglin’s promised witness.

• Jinbe accepted Ronglin as his Boss and agreed to follow his orders.
• Jinbe carried the unconscious Hyozou to Ryugu Palace with Ronglin and brought him before King Neptune.
• Jinbe told Neptune that Hyozou was involved in Queen Otohime’s death and had attacked out of fear of punishment.
• Ronglin introduced himself and said another hidden truth lay behind the murder, while Neptune questioned whether there had been a mastermind.
• Jinbe asked Ronglin to identify the witness, leaving the ministers and guards shocked that someone might have concealed the truth for years.

King Neptune decided to expose the truth about the queen’s murder and asked Ronglin to bring Princess Shirahoshi. In Fish-Man District, Jinbe confronted Hody Jones, who panicked and fled after ordering his drugged officers to fight.

• Ronglin reminded King Neptune of the queen’s resolve and asked whether he would act despite the unrest it would cause.
• King Neptune chose to clear away those obstructing the queen’s wish for freedom, and Ronglin asked him to invite Princess Shirahoshi.
• Hody Jones grew uneasy when Hyozou and his patrol failed to return, then spotted figures who appeared to be Dragon Palace Guards.
• Jinbe arrived at Hody Jones’s hideout and fought through the men guarding it while demanding to see Hody.
• Hody Jones sent his officers to attack Jinbe after they took drugs, then escaped through the back door.

Hody Jones infiltrated Ryugu Palace and attacked King Neptune’s gathering after learning that his coup had been exposed. After taking drugs, he fought the First Prince, while Ronglin effortlessly destroyed one of his attacks; the battle continued as Hody Jones and the prince broke the prince’s halberd.

• Hody Jones avoided the Dragon Palace Guards and secretly entered Ryugu Palace, whose defenses were weakened because the guards had gone to the Fish-Man District.
• At the palace hall, Hody Jones overheard the First Prince discuss his exposed conspiracy and Jinbe’s efforts to capture him and rescue the imprisoned pirates.
• Ronglin noticed Hody Jones outside the hall, and Hody Jones emerged and fired Water Shot, striking more than a dozen guards.
• The First Prince charged Hody Jones, who took two pills and attacked him with Sea Drum.
• Ronglin tore apart Hody Jones’s vortex attack with his bare hand, while Hody Jones seized the First Prince’s halberd and the two broke it in their struggle.

Hody Jones attacked the First Prince and Princess Shirahoshi, but Ronglin intervened and overwhelmed him. Hody Jones took a handful of forbidden E.S. drugs, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Hody Jones used water-formed sharks to tear through the First Prince's defense and wound him.
• Hody Jones's subordinate attacked Princess Shirahoshi, but Ronglin blocked the blow and blasted Hody Jones away.
• Ronglin shattered Hody Jones's water arrows and struck his chest with Tempest Kick, leaving him badly wounded.
• The First Prince returned to Princess Shirahoshi's side covered in blood, while Ronglin urged Hody Jones to surrender.
• Hody Jones swallowed a handful of E.S. 540, which King Neptune identified as the forbidden drug stolen from Ryugu Palace years earlier.
• Ronglin said Hody Jones had been the one who stole the drugs.

Five days after Hody Jones and his followers were captured, Ronglin accompanied Shirahoshi and Jinbe to Sea Forest, where he explained that Vander Decken IX had been targeting her. Vander Decken’s attack confirmed Ronglin’s plan to draw him out, leaving the group facing the threat beyond Ryugu Palace.

• Jinbe captured Hody Jones’s accomplices, and Ryugu Palace arranged for the imprisoned human pirates to be sent back to the surface.
• Fish-Man Island learned that Hody Jones had assassinated Queen Otohime, and Shirahoshi revealed the truth she had kept secret since childhood.
• Shirahoshi visited her mother’s grave with Ronglin and Jinbe, then went with them to see the Poneglyph.
• Ronglin told Shirahoshi and Jinbe that Vander Decken IX had targeted her since touching her hand when she was young.
• Jinbe smashed a fast-flying object aimed at the group, and Ronglin identified the attacker as Vander Decken IX, whom he had lured out of hiding.

Ronglin kept Princess Shirahoshi safe while warning her to conceal and restrain her power, then revealed that Vander Decken IX was hiding nearby. He baited the pirate with the promise of Shirahoshi’s world-shaking power, and Vander Decken IX answered with a sinister laugh.

• Ronglin arranged for Jinbe to leave so he could draw Vander Decken IX out while protecting Princess Shirahoshi himself.
• Ronglin warned Shirahoshi that her power over the Giant Sea Kings could cause disaster if others manipulated her, and told her not to use or reveal it unless absolutely necessary.
• Shirahoshi pledged to follow Ronglin even if he wanted to destroy the world, and Ronglin laughed and comforted her.
• Ronglin turned toward a hidden corner of Sea Forest and called out to Vander Decken IX, declaring that Shirahoshi possessed the power to conquer the world.
• Vander Decken IX laughed from an unseen location and said he wanted Shirahoshi’s power so everything would crawl beneath his feet.

Ronglin confronted Vander Decken IX in the Sea Forest after predicting his attempt to abduct Princess Shirahoshi. He defeated the ambush and appeared before Vander Decken IX, who was weakened by his Conqueror’s Haki.

• Ronglin taunted Vander Decken IX and struck a hidden corner of the Sea Forest with Tempest Kick, exposing him.
• Vander Decken IX sent giant boulders toward Princess Shirahoshi, but Ronglin shielded her and shattered the rocks with Finger Pistol.
• Vander Decken IX ordered his hidden followers to attack Ronglin, and a crowd of armed fish-men rushed out.
• Ronglin unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, knocking dozens of fish-man pirates unconscious and forcing Vander Decken IX toward his knees.
• Ronglin appeared directly in front of the terrified Vander Decken IX.

Ronglin killed Vander Decken IX after he tried to stab him, then obtained a third Devil Fruit. Shirahoshi regretted pleading for Vander Decken IX and apologized to Ronglin.

• Shirahoshi asked Ronglin to spare Vander Decken IX, who was begging for mercy.
• Vander Decken IX rose behind Ronglin and attacked him with a dagger, but Ronglin blocked the strike with Iron Body.
• Ronglin killed Vander Decken IX by blasting apart his head with a powerful vortex.
• Ronglin found that a fruit in his box had transformed into a Devil Fruit, giving him his third fruit.
• Shirahoshi vomited at the sight of the corpse, then apologized to Ronglin for pleading for Vander Decken IX.

After helping Fish-Man Island overcome its internal crisis, Ronglin received a ship from King Neptune and prepared to leave. Meanwhile, Akainu and Aokiji discussed Caesar Clown and their opposing ideals as they awaited the choice of the next Fleet Admiral.

• Ronglin comforted Princess Shirahoshi, who cried harder and vowed to marry him someday.
• Jinbe returned after Vander Decken IX's remaining pirates were captured and imprisoned, and Fish-Man Island spent nearly a month strengthening its security.
• Jinbe told Ronglin that King Neptune had given him a ship built from ancient deep-sea tree roots, and Ronglin asked if they could leave at once.
• Akainu and Aokiji learned that the Marines had transferred Caesar Clown and debated how to prevent talented people with extreme beliefs from causing harm.
• Akainu told Aokiji he would challenge him if Aokiji was chosen as Fleet Admiral, and both men hoped to remain comrades afterward.

Ronglin and Jinbe traveled toward the New World in an ill-prepared boat and encountered the Marines escorting Caesar Clown. Vergo urged the other Vice Admirals to attack them, intending to protect his plan to free Caesar for Doflamingo.

• Aokiji told Akainu that the World Military Draft had brought in enough capable people to prevent a shortage of Marines.
• Ronglin had left Fish-Man Island with Jinbe without preparing supplies, and Princess Shirahoshi had caught up with them before reluctantly saying goodbye.
• Ronglin complained about hunger and used his Great Dragon Fire Technique to roast seafood while Jinbe pointed out that their boat lacked basic necessities, including a navigator.
• Onigumo ordered the Marines to stay alert after a lookout spotted Ronglin and Jinbe's boat near Caesar Clown's escort fleet.
• Flying Squirrel recognized Jinbe and Ronglin as the defected Shichibukai and the person who had rescued Ace, and Vergo ordered the fleet to open fire.
• Vergo encouraged Onigumo and Flying Squirrel to strike first, while secretly intending to free Caesar and recruit him for Doflamingo.

Ronglin flew toward the Marine warships after their cannon fire ruined his meal, then fought off attacks from Flying Squirrel and Vergo. He landed on a warship and declared that he would take Caesar and the supplies from one of the three ships.

• Onigumo ordered the Marines to fire on Ronglin's boat, and the cannon fire washed away Ronglin's food.
• Ronglin used Moonwalk to fly toward the warships, telling Jinbe that he intended to rob them.
• Onigumo ordered the Marines to prepare for battle, and their gunfire bounced harmlessly off Ronglin's Iron Body.
• Flying Squirrel launched a sword-energy slash at Ronglin, but Ronglin shattered it with his Armament Haki-coated hand.
• Vergo attacked Ronglin with his black rod, but Ronglin blocked the strike with a kick and forced Vergo back.
• Ronglin evaded the gunfire, landed on the Marine warship, and announced that he would take Caesar and the supplies from one ship.

Ronglin demanded Caesar and a warship’s worth of supplies from the Marines, then overwhelmed most of them with Conqueror’s Haki. He fought off Flying Squirrel’s attack and dodged Vergo’s barrage before countering with a finger thrust.

• Ronglin recognized Vice Admiral Vergo and remembered that Caesar was with the Marines.
• Ronglin declared that he would take Caesar and the supplies, then knocked most of the Marines unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Ronglin demanded that the surviving Marines hand over Caesar and the supplies, while Flying Squirrel attacked him with a whirlwind of sword energy.
• Ronglin shattered Flying Squirrel’s attack with a Haki shockwave and dodged Vergo’s staff strikes using Kami-e.
• Ronglin used Shave to move away from Vergo, spun, and thrust a finger toward him.

Ronglin defeated Vergo and Flying Squirrel, then used his overwhelming pressure to force Onigumo to let him take Caesar. Onigumo backed down, and Ronglin prepared to leave with the prisoner while the Marines accepted his account of the encounter.

• Ronglin pierced Vergo's defenses with Finger Pistol and left him defeated.
• Ronglin caught Flying Squirrel's sword, evaded his Finger Pistol, and sent him flying with a blow.
• Ronglin confronted Onigumo and told him to report that Ronglin had seized Caesar after defeating the Marines.
• Ronglin overwhelmed Onigumo with his aura, and Onigumo retreated in humiliation.

Ronglin subdued Flying Squirrel and forced Vergo to lead him to Caesar, exposing Vergo’s attempt to contact Doflamingo. Doflamingo recognized Ronglin when he recalled their encounter during the Summit War.

• Ronglin demanded that a Marine take him to Caesar, and the frightened soldier fainted.
• Flying Squirrel charged Ronglin, who knocked him unconscious with a single Shave and palm strike.
• Vergo offered to lead Ronglin to Caesar and theatrically claimed he would bear responsibility alone.
• Ronglin challenged Vergo about Doflamingo’s crimes in Dressrosa as Vergo led him into the ship’s hold.
• Vergo secretly activated a Den Den Mushi to contact Doflamingo, but Ronglin noticed and confronted him.
• Ronglin reminded Doflamingo that he had once tried to take his Tremor-Tremor Fruit, and Doflamingo fell silent in shock.

Ronglin killed Vergo after exposing him as Doflamingo’s spy, then declared that he would confront Doflamingo in Dressrosa. He went to recruit Caesar Clown, who angrily challenged Ronglin’s authority.

• Ronglin told Doflamingo that he would visit Dressrosa, then killed Vergo despite Doflamingo’s pleas to spare him.
• Ronglin threatened to kill Doflamingo’s subordinates and hung up the Den Den Mushi.
• Ronglin told Flying Squirrel that Vergo’s death repaid the grudge over Caesar, but Flying Squirrel objected to Ronglin taking Vergo’s life.
• Ronglin declared that he would handle Doflamingo himself and went to Caesar’s cell.
• Ronglin told Caesar Clown that he had come to make him serve, and Caesar demanded to know what gave Ronglin the right.