Chapter Summaries

Count Reinhardt and Duke Richard suspected that Colonel Oren’s Navy had staged the attack on Fast Port to extort money, so they protested to the World Government. The Gorosei ordered CP4 to investigate while quietly instructing Ganna not to pursue the matter seriously.

• Count Reinhardt read Count Thompson’s reply, suspected Oren had arranged the attack on Fast Port after nobles skipped his banquet, and returned to the royal capital.
• Count Reinhardt told Duke Richard about his suspicions, and Duke Richard agreed that Oren’s invitation might be connected to the attack.
• Duke Richard and Count Reinhardt informed Queen Brown II was too ill to speak, and Duke Richard sent a fax protesting the Navy’s conduct to the World Government.
• The Gorosei received Duke Richard’s fax and discussed Oren’s connection to Victor, deciding to require evidence rather than act against him immediately.
• The Gorosei ordered CP4 commander Ganna to investigate without taking the inquiry too seriously.

CP4 officer Gana arrived in Fast Port to investigate the Kingdom of Arthur’s allegations against Branch 189, accepting a large bribe from Count Reinhardt. When Gana confronted Oren with the investigation order, Oren invoked Vice Admiral Victor and shouted his name, leaving Gana bewildered.

• Gana arrived in Fast Port with a hundred agents and met Count Reinhardt, who briefed him on the case.
• Count Reinhardt gave Gana two hundred million Berries in banknotes, and Gana agreed to investigate Branch 189.
• At William Port, Gana saw travelers being forced to donate to a Marine foundation before entering and treated it as evidence of extortion.
• Marines stopped Gana’s group and verified their CP4 credentials before allowing them to proceed to Branch 189.
• Gana presented Oren with the investigation order, and Oren asked whether he knew Vice Admiral Victor before shouting, “Long live Lord Victor!”

Oren turned Gana’s investigation of Branch 189 into an opportunity to recruit him into the Blue Sea Society, then exposed Duke Richard’s attempted bribes. Victor approved of the society and decided to formalize it while recommending Oren for a fleet admiral post.

• After learning that Oren served Victor, Gana backed away from investigating Branch 189 and accepted Oren’s invitation to dine.
• Oren told Gana about the Blue Sea Plan and invited him to join the Blue Sea Society, which Gana believed was Victor’s own organization.
• Gana reported Count Reinhardt’s two-hundred-million-Berry bribe and denied finding evidence of wrongdoing at Branch 189.
• When Duke Richard offered Gana another five hundred million Berries to remove Oren, Gana said he would record the offer too.
• Oren faxed Victor about recruiting Gana into the Blue Sea Society, and Victor decided to establish it as a real organization and recommend Oren for admiral of the Sixth Division Fleet.

Oren used Duke Richard’s attempt to settle the Fast Port scandal to secure a public apology, five billion Berries, and ongoing concessions, while Victor urged Marine Headquarters to approve Oren’s promotion. Oren became commander of Truro Fortress, and the Blue Sea Society spread among Marines seeking both justice and advancement.

• Duke Richard met Oren at William Port and agreed to publish an apology and donate five billion Berries after Oren pressed him over the Fast Port incident.
• Oren demanded that Fast Port be treated like William Port, and Gana reminded Duke Richard of Victor’s future influence.
• Victor recommended Oren for another promotion, and Sengoku advised Kong that Victor’s actions were minor compared with maintaining stability.
• Sengoku gave Kong a report listing candidates for the Shichibukai, and Kong agreed to invite them.
• Oren was promoted from colonel to commodore and became commander of Truro Fortress, prompting envy and rumors among Branch 191 officers.
• Marines in Branch 191 and Branch G1 began joining the Blue Sea Society, whose members aimed to purify the seas and follow Victor.

Victor expanded the Blue Sea Society through promotions, badges, recruitment, and missions to spread its ideals across the seas. As its influence reached the East Blue, Garp and Tsuru noticed its growth while Sengoku summoned Garp to the Marshal.

• Victor rewarded Blue Sea Society members with promotions and created badges that Marines began wearing across several bases and Marineford Town.
• At the Marine academy, Thor urged Kuzan to join the Blue Sea Society, but Kuzan declined for the moment.
• Victor sent Andrew, Rivera, and Jarrow to the East Blue, West Blue, and North Blue to spread the society's ideals.
• Tsuru learned of Victor's expansion and considered the society consistent with his hatred of pirates.
• Garp saw a Blue Sea Society member in an East Blue newspaper report and remarked on the group's reach; Sengoku then told him the Marshal wanted to see him.

Garp rejected another promotion to admiral as Marines rushed to respond to Roger and Golden Lion meeting at Edowar Beach. Victor mobilized Branch G-1, while Shiki urged Roger to join him and help rule the world.

• A Rear Admiral told Kuzan and the other interns that Garp had repeatedly refused promotion to admiral.
• Garp rejected the World Government's appointment letter, and Kong said Victor's promotion was effectively settled.
• After learning Roger and Golden Lion had encountered each other, Kong ordered Sengoku to assemble the fleet and mobilize Branch G-1 and Branch G-5.
• Garp joined Sengoku's expedition despite Sengoku's objections, and Kuzan went aboard with him.
• Victor ordered Wright and Connor to assemble Branch G-1 so they could exploit the Flying Pirates' expected losses.
• At Edowar Beach, Shiki called across to Roger, offering him a place at his side in exchange for the weapon that could destroy the world.

Feilun reported that Roger and Golden Lion had begun fighting, but a massive storm swallowed his ship and cut off contact. After the battle ended with Golden Lion’s fleet battered and Roger missing, the Marines prepared to withdraw, while Victor recruited Sakazuki to help strike Golden Lion.

• Feilun secretly informed Sengoku that Golden Lion had surrounded Roger, then reported when their forces began fighting.
• A huge storm swallowed Feilun’s ship, and Sengoku lost contact as Feilun’s Vivre Card began shrinking.
• Kong told Sengoku that the storm had destroyed half of Golden Lion’s fleet, Golden Lion had withdrawn, and Roger and his crew were missing.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to retreat, frustrating younger officers who wanted to attack Golden Lion.
• Victor invited Sakazuki to join forces and launch a surprise attack on the weakened Golden Lion, and Sakazuki agreed.

Victor coordinated with Sakazuki and a small Marine force to launch a surprise attack on Golden Lion’s base at Saint Island. The Marines stormed the harbor, where Sakazuki killed Andre, leaving the battle underway.

• Sakazuki agreed to join forces with Victor, who gave him a Den Den Mushi and said he would contact him when ready.
• The Flying Pirates bought medicine and ship-repair materials in Saladia, while an unknown person secretly hid among the cargo.
• Mavy located the Flying Pirates, and Victor ordered his ten warships to follow the Vivre Card to Saint Island.
• After more than ten days at sea, Victor assigned Sakazuki to lead the attack on Saint Island’s harbor as the vanguard.
• Sakazuki and nearly a thousand Marines launched a nighttime surprise attack, killing pirate underlings across the pier.
• Andre confronted Sakazuki, who used Cerberus to blast Andre’s head apart.

Victor led the Marines in a bloody assault on Golden Lion’s island, using successive waves of troops to draw out the Flying Pirates. As Golden Lion learned that a Navy colonel had killed several ship captains, Victor attacked Doron from the air and drew Golden Lion’s response.

• Sakazuki killed Dirty Beard Andre, and Onigumo led the Marines in an advance as Victor prepared his forces for battle.
• Golden Lion learned that ten Marine warships had attacked and ordered his pirates to meet them, believing Sengoku and Garp were leading the force.
• The Marines and pirates exchanged heavy fire, and Victor sent in the second assault echelon after the suicide squad suffered more than one-third casualties.
• Blake overwhelmed Marines on the beach while Victor called for a third assault echelon and then flew above the battlefield.
• Golden Lion heard that a Navy colonel had killed the captains of three ships, and Doron fired at Victor as Victor launched Tempest Kick: Crescent Moon Sky Charge; Golden Lion countered with Wave Slash.

Victor and Sakazuki fought Golden Lion, who targeted Sakazuki before Victor intervened. Golden Lion's pirate captains arrived, and Sakazuki was surrounded while Victor prepared to face Golden Lion.

• Golden Lion countered Victor's flying slash and cut apart Doron's nearby men, while Sakazuki's magma attack failed to push through his sword strike.
• Sakazuki rushed Golden Lion as Victor descended, but Golden Lion unleashed Lion's Thousand Grain Valley to keep both attackers at bay.
• Golden Lion wounded Sakazuki with his swords, then blocked Sakazuki's surprise magma attack before Victor struck at him from behind.
• Fenol, Gram, Pas, Anji, and Doron arrived to support Golden Lion, and Victor told Sakazuki to handle them while he faced Golden Lion.
• Anji, Doron, and Gram attacked Sakazuki in succession, and Fenol swung his scythe at him from behind.

Sakazuki survived Fenol’s scythe by reforming his magma body, while Victor and Golden Lion began a devastating battle across the island. Victor revealed his Titan form and Divine Authority, leaving Golden Lion facing the power to control lightning.

• Sakazuki let Fenol’s scythe pass through his magma body, then attacked Fenol and Pas with magma claws.
• Sakazuki re-formed and challenged Fenol and the others to keep fighting.
• Victor and Golden Lion clashed in the air, then crashed into the ground and created a vast crater.
• Golden Lion lifted the terrain into lion-shaped mountains and sent them crushing toward Victor, who shattered them with his punches.
• Victor transformed into a giant Titan and caught a bolt of lightning, forming it into a spear and hurling it at Golden Lion.
• Golden Lion’s sword strike triggered the lightning spear’s explosion, and Victor declared that his power was Divine Authority.

Victor shattered Golden Lion’s colossal floating lion, but Golden Lion used the opening to launch a sword assault that left Victor badly wounded. The chapter ended as Victor opened the Gate of Rest.

• Golden Lion formed a colossal lion from floating earth and sent it crashing toward Victor and the island.
• Victor braced himself beneath the lion and shattered it with his Haki, saving the people below from being crushed.
• Golden Lion attacked from within the collapsing lion and forced Victor to defend against his sword strikes.
• Golden Lion slashed Victor repeatedly, leaving him with deep wounds as Wright, Connor, and the others watched in alarm.
• Victor opened the Six Styles · Eight Inner Gates Formation · Gate of Rest.

Victor used the Open-Close Gates to restore his stamina and turned the fight against Golden Lion into a brutal aerial battle. He continued trading injuries with Golden Lion as the Marines watched from below.

• Victor lured Golden Lion into range and struck him with Titan Burst, badly injuring his chest and sending him crashing through mountains.
• Victor pursued Golden Lion into the sky and drove him back with Titan Horn, while Golden Lion began using aerial combat to wear him down.
• Golden Lion slashed Victor with Lion's Thousand Grain Valley, but Victor endured the attack and pierced Golden Lion several times with Titan Thrust.
• Golden Lion attacked Victor from behind, but Victor disrupted his balance with a gale and landed a series of heavy punches.
• Victor blocked Golden Lion's next sword strike with his Armament-coated arm as the Marines cheered below.

Victor and Golden Lion fought for hours as their injuries mounted, while the Marines gained ground against the Flying Pirates. Victor left Golden Lion badly wounded, then faced three Flying Pirates captains who came to kill him; the chapter ended as Victor sent Vidova’s iron ball crashing into Pluel.

• Victor drove Golden Lion back with a golden fist, then attacked him with a powerful kick as the fight continued.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku worried about Victor’s unauthorized operation, while Garp said Victor and Borsalino were powerful enough to prevail.
• After nearly three hours of battle, Victor released Life Return and took a moment to smoke as Golden Lion trembled and bled from his wounds.
• A Flying Pirates assassin tried to kill Victor, but Victor dodged and killed him with a slam.
• Vidova, Pluel, and Cook confronted Victor, and Victor pinned Vidova’s chain before kicking the iron ball into Pluel.

Victor overwhelmed Golden Lion’s commanders while Akainu battered Angie and the other Flying Pirates. Golden Lion, weakened by blood loss and outmatched by Victor, launched one final attack as Victor rushed toward him.

• Victor shattered Cook’s breastbone, kicked Vidova away, and crushed Pluel’s shoulder.
• Akainu repeatedly sent Angie flying while the Flying Pirates struggled to break through his defenses.
• Golden Lion rose again despite his injuries, and Victor mocked him as he attacked.
• Victor pierced Golden Lion’s left arm and urged him to surrender, but Golden Lion summoned a weakened Lion’s Might · Imperial Mausoleum Scroll.
• As Victor charged at Golden Lion, he shouted, “Titan Burst!”

Victor defeated and captured Golden Lion, but the victory disrupted the World Government’s preferred balance in the New World. The Gorosei began discussing how to handle Victor and the power vacuum left behind.

• Victor blasted Golden Lion down and confirmed that he was badly injured, while the marines celebrated and the Flying Pirates began to flee.
• Victor and Akainu fought the Flying Pirates’ powerful fighters as their scattered officers escaped the marines’ pursuit.
• Victor told Akainu he would be promoted to rear admiral, and Akainu offered to help him if another opportunity arose.
• Kong received word that Victor had captured Golden Lion, then discussed the political consequences with Sengoku and Tsuru.
• The Gorosei met in the Chamber of Authority to discuss Victor, the New World’s broken balance, and who would replace Golden Lion as its overlord.

After Victor captured the Golden Lion, the Gorosei decided to promote him to admiral while transferring him away from the New World, and Victor rewarded the Marines who had fought under him. News of his victory spread worldwide and alarmed the major pirate forces, before a second bombshell was announced.

• The Gorosei debated how to handle Victor and decided to make him an admiral and transfer him away from the New World.
• Victor distributed money, pensions, and medals to his Marines, while Akainu admired his commitment to justice.
• Members of the Blue Sea Society rallied the crowd to praise Victor.
• Ten days later, newspapers reported that Victor had captured the Golden Lion, prompting concern among Roger's crew and the major pirate forces.
• Three days after the news broke, another bombshell was announced.

Victor was promoted to admiral and returned to Marineford, where Kong assigned him the codename Black Horse and discussed his upcoming stationing in Mary Geoise. Before leaving Branch G1, Victor arranged recommendations, promotions, and new assignments for his subordinates.

• The World Government announced Victor's promotion to admiral, and newspapers publicized his record of capturing powerful pirates and defeating the Flying Pirates.
• Victor recommended Akainu to command the Special Operations Unit, Onigumo and Dogman for advancement, and Nunn for the Science Unit.
• Victor promoted Branch G1's Marines and arranged Headquarters logistics assignments for disabled officers and other personnel before handing the branch over to Vice Admiral Paris.
• Victor met Kong in Marineford and learned that his promotion ceremony would take place in a month, after which he would be stationed in Mary Geoise under the codename Black Horse.
• Kong told Victor he could choose his subordinates for Mary Geoise, and Victor said he would submit his list after organizing it.

After becoming a Marine Admiral, Victor returned to South Blue and received an extravagant welcome from his former subordinates and local elites. He accepted gifts, recruited Major General Morgan into the Blue Sea Society, and left Oren as its effective leader in South Blue.

• Oren and Mata rallied South Blue Marines to prepare a grand welcome for Victor, ordering Port Leinster’s residents to line up as well.
• Victor arrived at Port Leinster, greeted the assembled Marines with the Blue Sea Society’s gesture, and inspected their forces.
• Morgan and officers from the Sixth Fleet traveled to Branch 191 to meet Victor, while local nobles and merchants brought him gifts.
• Victor accepted Duke Richard’s donations and Morgan’s cash-filled dessert boxes, then promised Morgan a chance at promotion if he joined the Blue Sea Society and performed well.
• Victor told Morgan to seek guidance from Oren, effectively putting Oren in charge of the Blue Sea Society in South Blue.

Victor returned to Marineford after strengthening Oren’s position in the South Blue, then received an emergency order to rescue Saint Angellati from a Sea King on Grove Island. Saint Angellati remained trapped as the Navy had not yet arrived, and he shot an agent who tried to reassure him.

• Victor returned to Marineford and spent several days at the military academy answering the junior students’ questions.
• Victor read news about Douglas Bullet before Kong ordered him to rescue Saint Angellati, whose ship had run aground on Grove Island.
• Saint Angellati’s guards and agents attacked the gigantic Sea Frog, but it killed their captain and forced the survivors to flee with him toward a cave.
• Saint Angellati blamed his predicament on his habit of firing cannons at fish, then demanded to know why the Navy had not arrived.
• Saint Angellati shot an agent who told him the cave was temporarily safe and the Navy would come soon.