Chapter Summaries

Oran urged the people in the canyon to resist the Celestial Dragons and prepared them for a hunt in which they would become the hunters. Bear lured Saint Elatin and his agents into a canyon trap, where a mechanical lotus snared one of them as purple energy gathered.

• Oran refused to rest, confirmed that Bear and the others had set up his preparations, and announced that the Celestial Dragons were approaching.
• Oran called on the canyon’s people to take revenge, and a few former slaves and locals stepped forward.
• Saint Elatin received Gringo’s order to return to base but continued searching for prey and sent his agents after Bear.
• Bear led Elatin and his agents into a canyon, disappeared at a dead end, and drew them into pursuit.
• A mechanical lotus snapped shut around an agent’s foot and began gathering purple energy.

Oran’s Lotus Traps devastated Elatin’s agents, but Elatin avoided the anesthetic and charged at Oran. Oran stopped his blades with his own, revealing he could fight at close range as well as snipe.

• Elatin shot an agent who had stepped on Oran’s Lotus Trap, and the others backed away rather than help their wounded colleague.
• The Lotus Trap detonated, setting off a chain of explosions that filled the canyon with purple smoke and killed or incapacitated the agents.
• Elatin’s gas mask protected him from the anesthetic, and he recognized the attack as a deliberate ambush.
• Oran shot at the agents from a nearby hill while explaining his sniper rifle to Ivankov and the others.
• Elatin emerged from the smoke and attacked Oran with two blades, but Oran caught the weapons with blades of his own.

Oran fought Elatin with twin blades and used his exoskeleton and swordsmanship to overpower the Celestial Dragon. Ivankov and the others trapped Elatin with a gravity device, leaving the would-be hunter bound as prey.

• Oran blocked Elatin’s strike with twin katanas and challenged his confidence in victory.
• Oran powered his exoskeleton to full output and cut Elatin’s mask during their clash.
• Oran used Divine Frost Slash and Jade Cut to pressure Elatin with his swordsmanship.
• Oran drew Elatin into position as Ivankov and the others fired rope nets at him.
• The gravity device immobilized Elatin, and the nets bound him to the ground.
• Oran told Elatin that he had no intention of fighting fairly and that Elatin was now the prey.

Oran and the liberated slaves beat and disguise themselves using Elatin and the dead agents’ clothes while their plans near completion. The Rocks and Roger Pirates land at God Valley, and Gringo learns that Elatin’s Vivre Card has disintegrated.

• Oran anesthetized Elatin, shut down the Gravity Field, and let Ginny and the slaves vent their anger by kicking the unconscious Celestial Dragon.
• Ivankov’s action squad used clothes taken from Elatin and dead agents to disguise themselves and planned to search the island’s center for fruits.
• Oran carried Elatin back to base after Shak reported that the craftsmen had finished building the device.
• The Rocks Pirates landed at God Valley and advanced toward the island’s center, while the Roger Pirates also appeared and the Marines’ defensive line collapsed.
• Gringo learned that Elatin’s Vivre Card had disintegrated, indicating that Elatin was dead.

Oran prepared the Hex Core evacuation while pirates and Marines battled across God Valley, and he used Elatin’s execution to urge the gathered people to resist the Celestial Dragons. As Bear continued rescuing people, the crowd watched Elatin die and faced a new possibility of freedom.

• Gringo ordered the Divine Knights to destroy the pirates and find Elatin, while Newgate blocked his attack on Bakin.
• The Marines’ defenses faltered until Vice Admiral Garp arrived, demanding to know where Roger was.
• Oran finished preparing the Hex Core as Ivankov reported that Bear was rescuing people and that the Paw-Paw Fruit operation had partly succeeded.
• Oran addressed the crowd and stabbed Elatin, showing them that Celestial Dragons were as vulnerable as other people.
• Oran urged everyone to fight for freedom, then pulled out his sword and beheaded Elatin.

Oran and the rescued people escaped God Valley through the Hex Gate, which he left behind to self-destruct. The blast split the island and injured Saturn, while Oran watched from another island and hinted that more was coming.

• Bear returned after rescuing the captives, and Oran activated the Hex Gate to transport them away from the canyon.
• As the crowd thanked Oran, he entered the blue light with them, leaving the Hex Core running in the empty canyon.
• Gringo reached the canyon and found Elatin's headless body, then Saturn arrived to investigate the disturbance.
• The Hex Core exploded, splitting God Valley and wounding Saturn, who protected Gringo and regenerated.
• Saturn took Gringo back to the other Celestial Dragons, while Oran watched the horizon from another island and said the gift was only the beginning.

Oran and Bear helped save roughly four thousand people from God Valley, while the World Government credited Garp with defeating Rocks and concealed the truth. The island vanished, leaving the Celestial Dragons unable to identify the cause of their losses, and God Valley became an unsolved mystery among them.

• Oran's explosion triggered chain reactions that shook God Valley, forcing Marines, pirates, and Celestial Dragons to scramble for escape.
• Charlotte Linlin offered Kaido a place in her crew, but he declined, ate the dragon fruit she gave him, and flew away.
• Several days later in the Kingdom of Sorbet, Shak thanked Oran and left for Merfolk Island while most survivors departed by ship or other means.
• Ivankov denounced the newspaper's account of God Valley, which praised Garp and blamed Rocks, while Oran explained that the World Government was shaping public opinion.
• Gringo reported to the Divine Knights and Celestial Dragon families that Elatin and five others had died and that God Valley had disappeared beneath the sea.
• The Celestial Dragons found no clues to the culprit, and God Valley became one of their greatest unsolved mysteries.

Ivankov left the Kingdom of Sorbet to pursue freedom, while Oran stayed with Ginny, Bear, and Kate and struck a deal with King Bulldog. Oran planned to use the kingdom’s resources and Bear’s Paw-Paw Fruit to advance his work.

• Ivankov set sail alone, while Ginny, Bear, and Kate chose to remain with Oran in the Kingdom of Sorbet.
• Kate pledged to repay Oran for saving her and entrust him with her dream, and Oran planned to find a way to treat her heart condition.
• Oran brought rifles to King Bulldog and reached an agreement for money and assistance in exchange for improving the kingdom’s forging and manufacturing capabilities.
• Oran told Bear he would teach him about the special substances Oran needed to extract using the Paw-Paw Fruit.

Oran secured an agreement with King Bulldog to fund technological development in the Kingdom of Sorbet, then built and activated a Steam Golem. After Kate jump-started its altered Hex Crystal core, the robot introduced itself as Blitz.

• Oran agreed to let the Kingdom of Sorbet pay part of the cost in installments and share profits, while retaining control over the technical work.
• Oran taught Bear mathematics, physics, and chemistry, enabling him to separate and combine materials and help establish a rudimentary factory.
• Oran discovered that his body had grown stronger and recovered faster, then began building a five-meter Steam Golem with Bear, Kate, and the others.
• Oran tested the Steam Golem's movement and rocket fist, then installed an altered Hex Crystal intended to serve as its energy core and controller.
• When the Steam Golem's lights faded, Oran told Kate to discharge electricity into the core, and the robot restarted as Blitz.

Oran explained Blitzcrank’s new ability to think and considered the robot’s potential for growth, while Blitzcrank began exploring his first feelings and relationships. In a dream, Oran reunited with Ahri and discovered that their meetings seemed to pass at a different rate from his time away.

• Kate sensed that Blitzcrank had changed, and Blitzcrank confirmed that he could now think beyond his assigned tasks.
• Oran explained that Blitzcrank could develop further and that, with enough resources, robots might eventually gain emotions.
• Oran told Bear that Blitzcrank was like a newborn and could grow with help, while he postponed researching whether a steel being could learn Haki.
• Blitzcrank studied a butterfly and later stood beneath the stars, trying to understand friendship as Kate and the others slept.
• Oran met Ahri in a dream and learned that only a week had passed since their last meeting, although several months had passed for him.

Oran asked Ahri to carry a message to Piltover after he became stranded, while life continued in the Kingdom of Sorbet with Blitzcrank learning alongside Bear and Kate. MADS arrived seeking repairs and high-quality metal, and its researchers Queen and Judge noticed a robot in the kingdom.

• Oran met Ahri in a dream and asked her to tell Piltover he would not return soon and that they should consult Professor Heimerdinger if needed.
• Ahri agreed to find someone connected to Sett and carry Oran’s message across the sea.
• Blitzcrank caught an Elephant Tuna with Kate’s help and explained what it knew about the fish.
• A MADS steamship arrived in the Kingdom of Sorbet after sustaining damage, seeking repairs and local metalworking expertise.
• Queen and Judge mocked Vegapunk and spotted a robot in the kingdom.

Queen and Judge encountered Blitz and Kate while MADS’s ship was docked, and Queen’s criticism of Blitz’s design angered the robot. The chapter ended with Blitz charging Queen and demanding an apology.

• Queen dismissed Blitz as a fake robot, but Blitz caught another haul with his grappling claw.
• After MADS’s ship docked, Queen and Judge went to inspect Blitz and Kate near the harbor.
• Queen and Judge questioned Kate about Blitz, and Blitz opened his chest to show them his machinery.
• Queen criticized Blitz’s design and suggested taking him apart, while Judge echoed him.
• Blitz set Kate down, powered up, and charged Queen with a fist, demanding an apology.

Blitz fought Queen and Judge after they mocked and attacked it, overwhelming them with its metal body and electrified combat stance. As Blitz continued chasing them, Kate contacted Oran, who recognized the MADS name and asked the large figure with him whether the two men were his subordinates.

• Queen ignored Blitz’s demand for an apology and attacked its neck, but Blitz retracted the weak spot and struck Queen into a stream.
• Judge mocked the drenched Queen, so Blitz grabbed Judge and flung him into Queen, knocking them both back into the water.
• Judge fired an electric shock round at Blitz, unknowingly activating its combat stance as Kate warned him to run.
• Blitz chased Queen and Judge with electrified fists, and Queen eventually agreed to apologize, but Blitz continued teaching them a lesson.
• Kate called Oran about the fight with the men from MADS, and Oran asked the large figure beside him whether Queen and Judge were his subordinates.

Oran met Vegapunk at the Sorbet Kingdom smelting plant and discussed their research before they went to stop Judge and Queen, whom Blitz had been chasing along the shore. After seeing Blitz obey a vague command and display advanced intelligence, Vegapunk invited Oran to join MADS.

• Vegapunk introduced himself to Oran at the smelting plant and praised Oran’s work.
• Oran and Vegapunk discussed their research, and Vegapunk agreed to accompany him after Kate reported a conflict.
• Oran arrived at the shore and told Blitz to stop chasing Judge and Queen.
• Vegapunk was impressed when Blitz understood Oran’s broad instructions and asked how Oran had developed him.
• Vegapunk invited Oran to join MADS.

Vegapunk invited Oran to join MADS, offering funding, materials, and equipment, while Judge and Queen vowed to work together to surpass him. Oran agreed in principle and negotiated research resources, ending by requesting a fully equipped operating room and medical staff.

• Vegapunk invited Oran to join MADS, and Judge and Queen objected after Blitz defeated them.
• Vegapunk challenged Judge and Queen to build a robot like Blitz, prompting them to team up and seek Caesar's help if needed.
• Oran asked what he would gain from joining, and Vegapunk offered funding, materials, equipment, and collaboration on research.
• Oran requested an independent laboratory, sufficient funding, and Devil Fruits for research, and Vegapunk accepted those conditions.
• Oran made one final request for a sanitary, fully equipped operating room with sufficient medical personnel.

Oran told Vegapunk that he would treat Kate’s congenital heart disease with a mechanical Hextech Heart rather than a donor organ. He explained his plan to Kate and named her specially adapted heart Zaun Spark, while warning that the Hex Crystal carried unpredictable risks.

• Vegapunk offered to treat Kate but warned Oran that finding a compatible donor heart would be difficult.
• Oran revealed that he planned to replace Kate’s heart with a Hextech Heart, prompting Vegapunk to reconsider the limits of his scientific assumptions.
• Vegapunk agreed to Oran’s conditions and showed him the ship’s medical facilities.
• Oran explained the surgery plan to Kate and said he was confident she would recover enough to run freely.
• Oran told Kate that her Mink traits would let the modified heart enhance her control over electrical currents, and named the model Zaun Spark.

Oran explained Zeri’s story and the Hextech Heart’s risks to Kate, who agreed to undergo the procedure despite fearing that her fur would have to be shaved. He then prepared to leave the Kingdom of Sorbet, while Ginny and Bear chose to stay and continue their work until he contacted them again.

• Kate asked what Zaun meant, and Oran described the city and Zeri’s fight for its powerless residents.
• Oran offered Kate the Hextech Heart, explained its potential side effects, and Kate accepted the investment and its risks.
• Oran told Kate that surgery required shaving her fur, and she reacted with alarm before he sent her to rest.
• Oran told Ginny and Bear he planned to leave, and they chose to remain in the Kingdom of Sorbet for the time being.
• Oran assigned Ginny and Bear continued work on the smelter plans and promised to contact them after finding a more stable place.

Caesar joined Queen and Judge in an alliance to compete against Oran, but their infighting left all three defeated. Oran performed Kate’s heart transplant successfully, and she walked out of surgery on her own, astonishing Vegapunk.

• Caesar learned that Vegapunk had invited Oran to compete for funding and proposed that he, Queen, and Judge work together.
• Queen, Judge, and Caesar argued over who should lead their alliance, then fought until they all collapsed.
• Oran brought Kate and Blitz to the MADS ship, where Oran began Kate’s heart transplant while Blitz guarded the operating room.
• Vegapunk spoke with Blitz and was impressed by its independent behavior and concern for Kate.
• Oran completed the operation, and Kate walked out of the operating room unaided, leaving Vegapunk stunned.

Kate tested the strength and speed granted by her new Hextech Heart, then greeted Oran with a traditional Mink cheek rub. Two and a half years later, Oran and Vegapunk were testing whether seawater could be made harmless to Devil Fruit users when a woman appeared on deck asking to join MADS.

• Kate tested her enhanced speed, destroyed a testing device with her electrical current, and crashed into a wall.
• Vegapunk gave Oran an authorization card granting him access to MADS equipment and researchers.
• Kate thanked Oran with a traditional Mink greeting by rubbing her cheek against his.
• Oran and the other MADS researchers continued their voyage, and two years passed after he joined the group.
• Oran and Vegapunk tested a device meant to counter seawater's effects on Devil Fruit users, but it failed.
• A researcher announced that a woman had appeared on deck and wanted to join MADS.

Oran and Vegapunk continued testing a field to protect Devil Fruit users from water, but their experiments had not yet succeeded. Their work was interrupted when pirate Bakin Gom Stussy arrived aboard the ship seeking to speak with its leaders.

• Oran and Vegapunk tested a Pyrobroinp-blocking field and discussed Devil Fruits, nature, and the risks of their research.
• Vegapunk reflected on his friendship with Oran and Oran’s belief that powerful weapons were needed to protect their energy research.
• The ship’s broadcast summoned Oran and Vegapunk after Bakin Gom Stussy fought several security personnel while asking to speak with the people in charge.
• Caesar, Judge, and Queen recognized the danger of provoking Kate and Blitz, who had beaten them in a previous contest.
• Oran and Vegapunk came onto the deck, and someone identified the visitor as the pirate Bakin Gom Stussy.