Chapter Summaries

After escaping the Goa Kingdom, Wright encountered pirates while adrift and defeated their crew after they tried to capture him for ransom. He healed from a gunshot wound and killed their captain, leaving the surviving pirates terrified.

• Wright spotted a shabby pirate ship while he searched for food and water at sea.
• The pirates decided to seize Wright and demand a ransom, so he leaped aboard their ship and attacked them with Holy Storm.
• Wright's golden flames burned the pirates' wounds, and the crew called for their captain.
• Black Chest Hair shot Wright in the abdomen and ordered his men to kill him.
• Wright healed his wound, rushed Black Chest Hair, and cut the captain in half with Judgment.

After defeating Black Chest Hair’s pirates, Wright reflected on his Holy Light abilities and his life in the Goa Kingdom, then ordered the surviving crew to take him to Shimotsuki Village. He set out to meet Koushirou, whom he considered a hidden master of the East Blue.

• Wright ordered the surviving pirates to clean the ship, deal with the bodies, and find someone who could answer his questions.
• In the captain’s cabin, Wright assessed his first real battle and recalled how he had transmigrated into a noble’s son six years earlier and secretly trained with a sword and Holy Light Power.
• Wright learned that the ship had no planned route and about twenty days of food and water, then asked the crew to take him to Shimotsuki Village.
• Wright told the pirates he would leave once they delivered him to the village, and named Koushirou as his destination.

After healing the pirates he had defeated, Wright continued training aboard their ship while they sailed toward Shimotsuki Village. He went ashore after two days, warning the crew to give up piracy and keep his abilities secret.

• Wright used Dawn Light to heal the pirates’ wounds and restore their strength, then ordered them not to spread rumors about his abilities.
• Wright learned from the navigator that they would reach Shimotsuki Village in two days and resumed practicing swordsmanship on deck.
• After two days of sailing, Wright arrived near Shimotsuki Village and went ashore with his luggage and long sword.
• Wright told the pirates to find honest work and warned them not to resume piracy or reveal information about him.

Wright reached One Heart Dojo in Shimotsuki Village and asked Koushirou to take him on as a disciple so he could advance his swordsmanship and pursue world peace. Koushirou accepted his resolve, and Wright became his disciple.

• Wright found One Heart Dojo and introduced himself to Koushirou as a swordsman seeking instruction.
• Koushirou recognized Wright's skill and potential, then asked what had brought him to the dojo.
• Wright explained his dream of world peace, his belief that strength was necessary to achieve it, and his desire to learn deeper swordsmanship.
• Koushirou welcomed Wright's commitment to following his own path of the sword and recognized him by name.
• Wright bowed to Koushirou and greeted him as his master.

Wright trained under Koushirou at the One Heart Dojo as the Great Pirate Era began, correcting flaws in his swordsmanship and strengthening his body and spirit. By 1502, after news of Ohara’s destruction, he reached a crucial threshold in meditation and began sensing the pulses of all things.

• Koushirou accepted Wright as a disciple at the One Heart Dojo and told him to look after his senior brothers.
• News spread of Roger’s execution and the revelation of ONE PIECE, Shiki’s defeat, and the establishment of the Shichibukai system.
• Wright trained hard at the dojo, sparring against groups of senior disciples and improving under Koushirou’s guidance.
• In Sea Calendar 1502, Wright heard about the World Government’s Buster Call on Ohara, condemned it privately, and returned to training.
• Wright meditated before a boulder and began sensing the pulses and voices of stones, plants, wind, water, fire, and living creatures.

Wright broke through to Iron Cutting and awakened Observation Haki, then returned to the dojo to meet the newborn Kuina. He revealed his healing ability, cured Koushirou's wife's hidden ailment, and announced that he would leave the dojo to sail the sea and pursue his path as a great swordsman.

• Wright sensed the birth of a new life, broke through to Iron Cutting, and awakened Observation Haki.
• Wright returned to the dojo and met his newborn junior sister, Kuina.
• Wright revealed to Koushirou and his wife that he could heal injuries and illnesses, and said his Observation Haki had alerted him to his mistress's condition.
• Wright used Eternal Fire to heal Koushirou's wife and restore her health.
• Wright told Koushirou and his wife that he intended to leave the dojo, sail out to sea, and become a great swordsman.

After leaving Shimotsuki Village, Wright learned that his enhanced sword Ashes could grow alongside his power. When poisonous fish sickened the merchant ship’s passengers and crew, Wright used Holy Light Power to save them and was hailed as a miraculous doctor.

• Wright left Shimotsuki Village aboard a merchant ship after Koushirou and his wife saw him off.
• Koushirou gave Wright his upgraded sword, Ashes, and explained that it carried Wright’s unique Mark and might grow stronger through use.
• Wright considered whether infusing Ashes with Holy Light Power could eventually refine it into a powerful Black Blade.
• Wright discovered that poisonous fish in the ship’s soup had poisoned the passengers and crew, including the ship’s doctor.
• Wright used Purification Spell and Holy Light Power to cure the poisoned people, and the passengers thanked him as a miraculous doctor.

Wright reflected on the danger of letting Holy Light Power dull his regard for life, then practiced channeling it into his sword, Ashes. After reaching Orange Town, he discovered Red Hair Shanks in a tavern and considered testing his strength against him, but Shanks spotted him first.

• Wright realized that relying on Holy Light Power to survive injuries had made him careless about life and death, so he resolved to prioritize cultivating his state of mind.
• Wright used Observation Haki to sense a connection with Ashes and confirmed that the sword absorbed some of his Holy Light Power.
• Wright arrived in Orange Town, where the townspeople praised him as a miracle doctor despite his insistence that he was a swordsman.
• Wright sensed Red Hair Shanks in a tavern and overheard him discussing a rejected sharpshooter and the possibility of recruiting Wright as a ship's doctor.
• Wright entered the tavern intending to meet Shanks, but turned to leave when the drunken pirate welcomed him and offered to pay for his drinks.

Wright tried to avoid Shanks after learning that the tavern’s grateful patrons were the merchant-ship crew he had healed, but Shanks caught him and spent the evening drinking with him. The next day, Shanks again invited Wright to join his future pirate crew, and Wright challenged him to a sparring match after refusing.

• Wright slipped into an alley to avoid the wine merchant and his crew, but Shanks appeared and pulled him back to the tavern for drinks.
• The next day, Shanks invited Wright to sail with him and explore the Grand Line, explaining that he was preparing to form his own pirate crew.
• Wright declined, saying he lacked combat experience and wanted to pursue World Peace rather than become a pirate.
• Shanks laughed at Wright’s stated wish, then recognized his skill as a swordsman and asked him to draw his weapon.
• Wright drew Ashes, ignited its blade with Holy Fire, and took a guarded stance as Shanks remarked on his unusual healing and combat ability.

Wright and Shanks sparred fiercely, testing their swordsmanship, Haki, and abilities against each other. Shanks eventually wore Wright down, then invited him to drink as the two ended their fight.

• Wright and Shanks clashed with swords, and Wright used Observation Haki to anticipate Shanks’s attacks.
• The two continued sparring with Observation Haki, but neither could gain a decisive advantage.
• Wright enhanced his sword and body with Holy Light Power, then demonstrated a golden slash that countered Shanks’s Flying Slash.
• Shanks and Wright fought seriously, with Shanks holding back while gradually exhausting Wright.
• Wright collapsed from fatigue, and Shanks helped him up and invited him to drink, which Wright angrily refused.

After a disastrous drinking contest in Orange Town, Wright and Shanks shared a meal and discussed their plans to leave town. Shanks departed to recruit a crew, while Wright set out to travel the East Blue as a possible Pirate Hunter.

• Wright sobered himself with a Purification Spell, then dragged Shanks out from beneath the collapsed table and revived him.
• Shanks said he planned to form a pirate crew and recruit a marksman who had rejected him because he wanted to experience marriage first.
• Wright told Shanks he planned to travel the East Blue, and Shanks explained that the sea's reputation as the weakest referred to its pirates and mentioned Vice Admiral Garp.
• Shanks suggested Wright might join the Marines and predicted his Armament Haki would soon awaken, while Wright said he might become a Pirate Hunter and vowed to beat Shanks someday.
• Wright left Orange Town aboard a small sailboat and began traveling through the East Blue.

Over three years, Wright became East Blue’s strongest Pirate Hunter, earning the name “Dawn Divine Healer” while keeping his distance from the Marines and maintaining a friendship with Shanks’s crew. When he visited the Red Hair Pirates, he met their new crewmate Yasopp and joined them in a boisterous banquet.

• Wright traveled and trained throughout East Blue, developing his Haki and swordsmanship while hunting pirates and healing civilians.
• Wright’s reputation as the “Dawn Divine Healer” spread, and he helped the Marines nearly eliminate East Blue’s pirate crews with bounties over ten million.
• Wright refused repeated Marine recruitment offers and continued meeting Shanks’s crew for friendly sparring and drinking contests.
• Wright recognized Yasopp as a sharpshooter from Syrup Village, and Yasopp thanked him for helping protect the village and treat its people.
• Yasopp revealed that he had a wife and son, and the crew teased Wright about his own dream.
• Wright challenged the crew to a drinking and eating contest, and Shanks called for a banquet.

Wright drifted through the East Blue after parting with Shanks and unexpectedly ran into Vice Admiral Garp’s warship. Garp recognized the famed Pirate Hunter and attacked him, eager to test Wright and recruit him into the Marines.

• Wright watched Shanks’s crew sail away, then set off alone toward a Marine base to ask about routes to the Grand Line.
• Wright drifted off to sleep in his boat after bathing in the sea and feeling drowsy from Shanks’s liquor.
• Bogart spotted Wright’s boat from Garp’s Dog Head Warship and identified him by his distinctive golden long blade.
• Garp woke when Bogart mentioned Wright and said he wanted to meet the young Pirate Hunter.
• Wright’s boat collided with the warship, and he leaped onto its deck, where he recognized Garp and Bogart.
• Garp told Wright he would test his strength and leaped at him with his Fist of Love.

Wright fought Vice Admiral Garp aboard a Marine warship, using his golden Haki and Holy Light powers to withstand Garp’s blows until Garp knocked him unconscious. Impressed by Wright’s abilities and character, Garp decided to take him to Marine Headquarters and hoped to train Luffy to follow his example.

• Wright met Garp’s challenge and clashed swords and fists with him, showing off his golden Armament Haki infused with Holy Light Power.
• Wright used his skills and defenses to endure Garp’s increasingly powerful punches, while the battle battered the warship’s deck.
• Garp struck Wright unconscious and sent him crashing through the deck into the cabin.
• Bogart ordered the Marines to retrieve Wright and repair the deck as Garp said Wright would not die.
• Bogart reported Wright’s noble origins, medical work, and reputation, and Garp decided to bring him to Marine Headquarters.
• Garp said he would train his grandson Luffy to become an outstanding Marine like Wright.

After Garp knocked Wright unconscious, Wright woke aboard Garp’s ship and learned that Garp had appointed him a Marine Lieutenant. Wright accepted the position, received his uniform, and began considering how Garp’s backing could help him in the Marines.

• Wright healed his battered face with a Holy Light Spell and discovered Marines repairing the hole Garp had punched into the ship.
• A Marine told Wright that Garp had appointed him a Marine Lieutenant, and Bogart led him to meet Garp.
• Wright complained that Garp had hit him unfairly, but Garp threatened to knock him unconscious again if he wanted more training.
• Wright accepted his appointment and went to collect his lieutenant’s uniform and recruit handbook.
• Wright admired his Justice Coat and reflected that Garp’s personal support could benefit his future in the Marines.

Wright trained aboard Garp’s warship and was beaten badly during an early-morning spar before being assigned to watch for Sea Kings as the vessel entered the Calm Belt. After learning how the Calm Belt and Sea Stone worked, Wright looked forward to hunting Sea Kings for dinner, to the Marines’ alarm.

• Wright infused Ashes with Holy Light Power, practiced swordsmanship, and meditated before Garp challenged him to spar.
• Garp beat Wright until he was badly injured, then ordered him to take watch as the warship approached the Calm Belt.
• Wright healed himself with two Holy Light Spells and reflected on Garp’s powerful attacks and his own need to strengthen his physical defense.
• Bogart explained the Calm Belt, Sea Kings, and how Sea Stone allowed Marine warships to cross safely.
• Wright welcomed the watch assignment and suggested catching a Sea King for dinner, prompting the Marines to protest.

Wright fought off a growing swarm of Sea Kings while Garp’s warship crossed the Calm Belt, then arrived at Marine Headquarters. Garp sent Wright with Bogart to finish his enlistment and immediately went to Sengoku’s office to eat his senbei.

• Garp tricked the bored Wright into fighting the Sea Kings pursuing the warship through the Calm Belt.
• Wright used Observation Haki, Flying Slashes, and Holy Light to protect the ship and defeat more than a dozen Sea Kings.
• Garp and Bogart praised Wright’s abilities and noted that learning the Six Powers would address his lack of high-speed mobility.
• The warship left the Calm Belt, and the cooks prepared the Sea Kings Wright had saved as ingredients.
• The Marines reached Marineford, where Bogart escorted Wright through enlistment procedures while Garp headed to Sengoku’s office for senbei.

Garp praised Wright’s unusual abilities and sense of justice to Sengoku, who arranged for him to join the New Marine Recruit Camp. Wright completed his enlistment at Marine Headquarters and received orders to begin camp the next morning.

• Garp told Sengoku that Wright had awakened Two-Color Haki and used Holy Light alongside it, and praised Wright’s personal sense of justice.
• Sengoku decided Wright should enter the New Marine Recruit Camp so the Marines could teach him their rules and observe his sense of justice.
• Wright completed his registration with Bogart and toured Marineford’s main districts.
• Bogart delivered Wright’s lieutenant appointment, enlistment, and transfer orders admitting him to the camp.
• Wright settled into his dormitory and promised Bogart he would tear through the Training Camp.

Wright reported to the New Marine Recruit Camp, where Instructor Gumil assessed his abilities and brought him to meet the camp’s chief instructor, Black Arm Zephyr. Zephyr welcomed Wright and told him he would spend an unforgettable period at the camp.

• Wright reported to the camp and gave Instructor Gumil his transfer orders.
• Gumil reviewed Wright’s combat abilities and said the Elite Test would challenge him more than routine training.
• Wright arrived at the training grounds and recognized fellow recruits Smoker and Donquixote Rosinante, as well as Chief Instructor Zephyr.
• Gumil and Commodore Shuzo discussed their service under Zephyr and Gumil’s plans to guard a branch base after the recruits graduated.
• Gumil introduced Wright to Zephyr as a Paramecia Holy Light Fruit user with swordsmanship and two types of Haki.
• Zephyr welcomed Wright and told him to call him Chief Instructor.

Wright joined the New Marine Recruit Camp and heard Admiral Zephyr explain that stamina, martial arts, and swordsmanship were essential even for ability users. After meeting Rosinante and Smoker, Wright befriended the two other ability users and offered to help them develop their powers.

• Admiral Zephyr advised Wright to strengthen his swordsmanship and martial arts instead of relying too heavily on his Fruit ability.
• Admiral Zephyr announced that the camp would focus on stamina and hold an Elite Test in one week, selecting ten trainees for intensive training with a Death Quota.
• Wright joined the trainees and stood beside Rosinante, then spoke with him after the lecture.
• Smoker introduced himself as a Logia Smoke-Smoke Fruit user, and Rosinante explained that he and Wright were the class's other ability users.
• Wright invited Rosinante and Smoker to eat with him and recounted how Garp had fired cannons into the Calm Belt among Sea Kings.
• Rosinante and Smoker asked Wright to teach them more about developing their abilities.