Recaps

Otto fought to take control of the city from Aldo, only to discover that Louis had betrayed him and targeted him from the start. After Louis revealed his strength and shot Otto, the chapter left Otto defeated and at gunpoint.

• Otto led his men to attack Aldo, but Louis revealed he had been a mole and turned guns on Otto.
• Otto knocked Louis unconscious, defeated Aldo's men, and killed Aldo after winning their battle.
• Louis returned unharmed, revealed Otto had been his target all along, and attacked him with Tekkai.
• Louis overpowered the injured Otto, pointed a loaded gun at his head, and called himself a mole.

Twelve-year-old Louis killed Otto and helped bring down the forces behind a rebellion in a South Blue country, completing a graduation mission with fellow trainees Dylan Wade and Wade. The three prepared to return to the South Sea Training Camp and officially join Cipher Pol, though Louis was unsure whether becoming a World Government agent was a good thing.

• Louis burned anything that might reveal his identity, ate at his usual restaurant, and slipped out of the city as gang members fought in the streets.
• Louis reached the ship waiting on the beach, where Dylan Wade teased him about his mission and Wade welcomed him aboard.
• Louis told Wade that Otto and the other gang boss were dead, completing his part of the mission.
• Wade explained that Dylan had assassinated the minister and he had killed the general, ending the rebellion and fulfilling their graduation assignment.
• Louis reflected that he and the others would officially join Cipher Pol, while wondering whether that was wise because he knew the agency's reputation as a transmigrator.

Louis and his friends graduated from the South Sea Training Camp and received their CP assignments, but Louis objected when Wade was assigned to CP0. The chapter ended with Louis challenging the instructor’s decision.

• Louis, Wade, and Dylan returned to the training camp after completing their graduation mission ahead of the deadline.
• The graduation exam ended with many trainees failing to return, and the lead instructor announced that 209 of 656 candidates had graduated.
• The lead instructor assigned the graduates to CP divisions, including Dylan to CP5 and Louis to CP8.
• The instructor assigned Frank to CP9 and Wade to CP0 as this year’s exception to the usual placement of the top trainee.
• Louis raised his hand and told the instructor that he refused to accept the decision.

Louis challenged the Instructor’s decision to place him in CP8 and demanded a chance to compete with Frank for the CP9 position. The Instructor approved a duel between them, which was set to decide who entered CP9.

• At the graduation assembly, Louis objected to Frank being assigned to CP9, despite Frank’s higher Doriki and greater age.
• Louis told the Instructor he believed he was stronger than Frank and could contribute more to the government.
• The Instructor kicked Louis in the chest, but Louis stayed standing because his Tekkai protected him.
• Louis renewed his challenge, and the Instructor agreed that a duel with Frank would decide the CP9 position.
• Frank accepted, and Wade warned Louis not to kill him as Louis prepared to fight.

Louis fought Frank at the South Sea Training Camp after Frank threatened to kill him, and showed that his advanced Tekkai techniques surpassed Frank’s Rankyaku. The fight left Frank badly injured while Louis remained standing.

• Frank accused Louis of arrogance and threatened to make his death look like an accident, while Louis promised to spare Frank’s life.
• The Instructor began the fight, and Frank opened with a Rankyaku slash that Louis easily dodged.
• Frank rushed Louis and kicked him in the neck with Rankyaku, but Louis used Iron Body Empty Wood to rebound the force and injure Frank’s leg.
• Louis explained that Doriki did not decide everything, then charged Frank with his Tekkai-enhanced strength.
• Frank attacked with another Rankyaku, but Louis combined Empty Wood with his Tekkai Style and knocked Frank from the sky, leaving him clutching his injured leg.

Louis defeated Frank by using Tekkai-hardened hair to trap and incapacitate him. The Instructor recognized the technique as Life Return and demanded to know how Louis had learned it.

• Frank realized how far Louis surpassed him in talent and attacked him in anger.
• Louis endured Frank’s Rankyaku attacks with Tekkai while Frank’s injuries and fatigue mounted.
• Louis released his long hair, used it to catch Frank, and blocked his close-range Rankyaku.
• Louis’s hardened hair pierced Frank’s chest and slammed him into the ground, leaving him unconscious.
• The Instructor declared Louis the winner, then pointed a Finger Pistol at his forehead and asked how he had learned Life Return.

Louis faced the South Sea Training Camp Instructor after revealing Life Return, then claimed he had discovered the hidden Rokushiki technique on his own. The Instructor remained suspicious and left Louis’s fate uncertain.

• The Instructor pressed a finger to Louis’s forehead and demanded to know how he had learned Life Return while Wade restrained Dylan.
• Louis denied knowing the technique’s name, though he understood that Life Return let him consciously control parts of his body.
• The Instructor described Life Return and challenged Louis to explain how he could control his hair.
• Louis claimed he had independently discovered the technique because he was a genius, explaining that his exceptional mental strength helped him learn to control his body.
• The Instructor acknowledged Louis’s talent but said his situation was difficult to judge and considered killing him to avoid the trouble.

Louis was assigned to CP9 after the Instructor recognized his talent and decided not to punish him for knowing Life Return. On the eve of their departure from the South Sea Training Camp, Louis and Wade revealed that Louis had permanently crippled Frank, then gave Dylan advice before the three friends parted ways.

• The Instructor questioned Louis about his talent and assigned him to CP9, while Dylan was assigned to CP5.
• At dinner, Dylan objected that Louis had let Frank survive, and Louis explained that his attack had irreparably damaged Frank's lungs.
• Wade told Dylan that the government would not keep Frank in service if he became useless, and Dylan realized Louis had effectively ruined Frank's future.
• Louis and Wade advised Dylan to practice Tekkai and Kami-e, protect himself on missions, and prioritize staying alive.
• Louis teased Dylan by calling him his son, and Dylan jumped across the table to attack him as the three prepared to part.

Louis and the other trainees left the South Sea Training Camp to join their assigned Cipher Pol departments, parting from friends as they headed toward their next trials. Louis sailed for CP9 after promising Wade that all three friends would survive and reach the top of the world.

• Louis and Dylan struggled with the coming separation before Wade led them to the harbor.
• The trainees boarded ships by department, and Dylan waved goodbye to Louis and Wade as CP5 departed.
• Wade admitted he feared never seeing Louis and Dylan again, and Louis promised they would all survive and rise to the top of the world.
• Louis boarded the CP9 ship, then looked back to see Wade waving from the harbor.

Louis spent a three-month voyage training Life Return to improve his digestion and accelerate his physical development before reaching the underground CP9 training camp. After meeting the camp’s Chief Instructor and settling into his dormitory, he opened the door to a visitor who looked like a cat.

• Louis realized his age limited his physical growth and trained Life Return to control his digestive system and absorb more nutrients.
• Louis spent the voyage training while the ship crossed Reverse Mountain and endured Grand Line weather and pirate attacks.
• Louis reached a deserted island and followed a staff member through a tree passage into the underground training camp.
• The Chief Instructor ordered Louis to collect his supplies, settle into his dorm, and begin training.
• Louis opened his dormitory door after the bell rang and found a man who looked like a cat.

Louis met Xiluo, the West Blue training camp's top student, and learned about the nineteen recruits gathered for CP9 training. Xiluo identified Stuart and Yerika as powerful rivals, while Louis suspected Yerika's pride might be only a façade.

• Xiluo introduced himself to Louis and invited him to eat before training began.
• Xiluo told Louis that CP9 had graduated very few recruits in recent years and explained that their class had nineteen students.
• Xiluo pointed out Stuart, whose Doriki Value was over a thousand and the highest among the students.
• Xiluo identified Yerika as a dangerous New World trainee who had killed more than a third of her camp's students.
• Xiluo called Louis the strongest person there, but Louis doubted that Yerika was as proud as she appeared.

Louis ate an enormous lunch with Xiluo, then joined the other trainees for a Doriki test. After displaying a value of 640, he and the other newcomers were sent to the fifth training ground to learn the Six Powers.

• Xiluo told Louis he wanted them to work together regarding the camp’s elimination system.
• Yerika attacked the Instructor, who repelled her and announced that the Six Powers were forbidden during the Doriki test.
• Xiluo scored 970 Doriki, while John, Jack, and Brown scored between 460 and 490, and Yerika scored 730.
• Louis struck the Instructor and received a Doriki score of 640 at twelve years old.
• The Instructor sent the six newcomers to the fifth training ground to begin learning the Six Powers.

Louis and the other trainees received their first lesson on the Six Powers at the CP9 Training Camp, while he sought extra guidance from the instructor. He left planning to begin with Kami-e, prioritizing evasion as he continued training.

• Xiluo explained the monthly assessments, the risk of elimination, and how few trainees mastered multiple Six Powers.
• The instructor taught the six trainees the techniques, after which Louis asked focused questions and impressed him with his understanding.
• Louis ate a meal large enough for twenty people while Xiluo discussed his own training plans and shared CP gossip.
• Louis settled on Kami-e as the first technique he would train, choosing evasion over offense, movement, or Tekkai's defense.

Louis rapidly mastered Kami-e and used it to deepen his control over his body while training at the CP9 Training Camp. After months of preparation, the assessment began, and Louis drew Yerika as his practical exam opponent.

• Louis mastered Kami-e in a week and used it with Life Return to reshape his appearance and improve his bodily control.
• Louis spent two months training at the CP9 Training Camp and advanced his control over his digestive system.
• The trainees completed the written assessment, and Xiluo worried that a missed detail would cost him points.
• The practical assessment paired trainees through a lottery, and Xiluo drew John as his opponent.
• Louis drew Yerika, and Xiluo's claim that Louis was guaranteed to win provoked Yerika's icy glare.

Louis watched Xiluo expose his hidden strength and Stuart defeat an opponent with Soru and Tekkai before facing Yerika himself. He used Kami-e to coil around her with his Snake People technique, but Yerika counterattacked toward his back, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Xiluo stopped pretending to struggle and knocked John unconscious with a single punch, then joked with Louis about nearly losing.
• Stuart used Soru and Tekkai to defeat his lackey in an instant, confirming his advanced mastery of the Six Powers.
• Louis and Yerika began their match, and Yerika used Geppo to attack him from behind.
• Louis evaded Yerika's strike, softened his body with Kami-e, and wrapped around her with Snake People.
• Yerika struck toward her own chest with her unrestrained right hand, aiming at Louis's back.

Louis defeated Yerika in the first practical test and continued developing his Six Powers and Life Return during the following months. His training was interrupted when Spandine arrived at the camp and offered him a job.

• Louis trapped Yerika with Snake People, tightened his hold until she passed out, and advanced after winning the practical test.
• Louis spent three weeks improving his Kami-e control and strength, then learned that John had been eliminated from the camp.
• Louis trained Life Return to control his digestive system and body hair while continuing his Six Powers training.
• Louis defeated an opponent with one blow in the second test and became recognized alongside Stuart and Xiluo as one of the camp's strongest trainees.
• Louis finished training Soru and began Geppo before Spandine entered the training hall and offered him a job.

Louis met Spandine, a vulgar government official who claimed to be CP9's chief, and used the encounter to build a connection with him. After Spandine left with his escorts, Xiluo warned Louis that he had landed in trouble.

• Louis recognized Spandine's name and introduced himself as the best trainee at the camp.
• Spandine asked Louis to show him around, and Louis suspected he had recently transferred from CP5 rather than already leading CP9.
• Spandine leered at Yerika and propositioned her, but Louis stopped her punch and talked Spandine out of retaliating against her.
• Men in black suits collected Spandine and said his ship would leave the next morning; Louis asked him to help Dylan, who had joined CP5, and Spandine agreed.
• The lead escort gave Louis a long look as Spandine departed, and Xiluo appeared to tell Louis he had gotten himself into trouble.

Louis continued to excel in the CP training camp, where he began sparring lessons and a course on seduction and resisting sexual allure. The next assessment paired him against Yerika, while Xiluo was matched with Stuart.

• Xiluo told Louis that Spandine was being considered for CP9 chief and suggested the current chief might target trainees connected to Spandine.
• Louis easily won the third month's combat test and retained the training camp's highest overall score as his strength and appetite grew.
• Louis began sparring with instructors and attended Anna's course on using and resisting sexual allure.
• The next assessment matched Xiluo against Stuart and Louis against Yerika.

Louis defeated Yerika in the evaluation, using Kami-e and Tekkai together to overcome her Rankyaku. The main event, Xiluo versus Stuart, began with Xiluo confronting Stuart over failing to support Pirate Spy Shadow.

• Yerika attacked Louis with Rankyaku, but he dodged her slashes using Kami-e: Wind Rider.
• Louis struck Yerika with a kick that combined Tekkai and partial Kami-e, then defeated her.
• Yerika asked why men bullied women and controlled their fate, and Louis told her the difference was between the strong and the weak.
• After several unremarkable fights, Xiluo and Stuart prepared to face each other as the evaluation's main event.
• Xiluo accused Stuart of not recommending, bookmarking, or tipping Pirate Spy Shadow, and threatened to make him understand the consequences.

Xiluo revealed his Zoan Devil Fruit power and defeated Stuart in their training-ground match. Afterward, he challenged Louis and jokingly pointed at readers who had not recommended or bookmarked the story.

• Xiluo and Stuart began their match after Stuart vowed to defeat Xiluo and help him beat Louis.
• Xiluo and Stuart traded rapid Soru attacks, but Xiluo remained unharmed while Stuart was injured.
• Xiluo transformed into a Big Cat and revealed that he had a Cat-Cat Fruit.
• Xiluo used his speed and Shigan Cat Claw to break Stuart's Tekkai, then slammed him into the ground and threw him into a wall.
• Xiluo pointed at Louis and challenged him to fight next.

Louis completed his training in all Six Powers and spent the next months improving his Life Return. In the ninth month, an Instructor offered him a place in Skello’s CP9, but Louis made clear he would not pledge loyalty to Skello’s faction.

• Xiluo dismissed would-be followers and revealed to Louis that he did not consider them friends.
• Louis completed Rankyaku and Finger Pistol training, developing Fist Gun and Leg Gun along the way.
• Louis defeated his fifth-month opponent while Xiluo easily toyed with his own; Stuart injured his opponent, and Yerika fought with newfound composure.
• Louis spent the seventh and eighth months training Life Return until he gained greater control over his skin.
• An Instructor told Louis that Skello wanted him in his CP9, and Louis’s response led the Instructor to realize he would not promise factional loyalty.

Louis completed his work on his skin, gaining finer control over his body and the ability to alter his appearance, then faced Stuart in the practical assessment. He left Stuart unable to land a hit and invited him to attack for one minute without fighting back.

• Xiluo told Louis that refusing Skello's recruitment offer would likely bring punishment from the powerful people behind it.
• Louis finished training his skin, improved his Kami-e, and learned to change his appearance and apparent age, though he decided he still needed to work on his muscles.
• At the ninth-month assessment, Louis drew Stuart as his opponent, while Xiluo and Yerika also performed in the earlier matches.
• Stuart attacked Louis with Soru, Rankyaku, and Finger Pistol Storm, but Louis dodged every strike using Kami-e and Paper Drawing.
• Louis used Paper Drawing Wind Rider to let Stuart attack him for one minute without fighting back.

Louis defeated Stuart in their fight after exploiting the limits of Stuart’s Soru and overcoming his Tekkai with a hair-based technique. He left Stuart badly injured, and the Instructor intervened just as Louis forced him to surrender.

• Skello turned against Louis and Xiluo by recruiting Stuart, who was hostile toward them.
• Louis dodged Stuart’s relentless Soru attacks until Xiluo announced that a minute had passed and Louis could fight back.
• Louis struck Stuart out of his Soru dash, then used Six Powers techniques to attack him, but Stuart’s Tekkai withstood the blows.
• Stuart charged Louis with Iron Fist Great Pinwheel, but Louis’s Tekkai: Utsugi rebounded the attack and his strengthened hair bound Stuart.
• Stuart refused to surrender, so Louis pierced his mouth with a strand of hair before the Instructor stopped the fight.

After killing Stuart, Louis focused on improving his strength and made progress in mastering Rokuogan as the training year neared its end. The twelfth month arrived with the final assessment approaching and Skello still making no move against him.

• Louis told Xiluo that Stuart had died because Louis had no choice, and Xiluo jokingly asked whether Louis would kill him too.
• Louis recognized that his strength rivaled Stuart’s but still lagged behind Xiluo’s enhanced power, so he began training to control his arm muscles.
• Louis completed control of the muscles in his right arm and realized Rokuogan likely worked by sending muscle-generated vibrations through the body to create a shockwave.
• Louis continued practicing Rokuogan and controlling the muscles in his left arm as the eleventh month ended.
• The twelfth month arrived, and Louis awaited the final assessment without encountering trouble from Skello.

Louis and Xiluo faced each other in the training camp’s final combat test after months of preparation. Their battle began with both fighters moving too quickly to follow, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Anna congratulated Louis on earning full marks and warned him that Xiluo was more dangerous than he seemed.
• The examination continued for three days, narrowing the training camp to eight students, including Louis, Xiluo, and Yerika.
• The Instructor drew Xiluo’s opponent for the final test and announced that he would fight Louis.
• Yerika defeated her opponent with a barrage of Rankyaku and told Louis she intended to become stronger than him.
• Louis and Xiluo exchanged taunts, declined to postpone their long-awaited fight, and began their battle with a clash that cracked the arena floor.