Chapter Summaries

Dr. Oran and Marine Headquarters finalized a deal to produce Prosthetic Bodies and broadcast the technology to injured soldiers. As Lawrence learned he might stand again, Zephyr resigned as Admiral to train the Navy’s next generation.

• Oran and Marine Headquarters agreed that the Navy would supply materials and establish a factory in the South Blue, with production relying on Bear’s Paw-Paw Fruit.
• Oran agreed to give a live broadcast for injured and disabled soldiers and showed the Navy his Prosthetic Body samples.
• Oran gave Mito a sturdier replacement arm, and Sengoku announced the Navy’s partnership with Oran to soldiers across the Navy.
• At Navy G-3 Branch, Lawrence learned from a doctor that he could receive Prosthetic Body legs and stand again.
• Zephyr told Fleet Admiral Kong that he could no longer serve as Admiral and wanted to become chief instructor and train young Marines.
• In Marineford Calendar 1490, Zephyr resigned as Admiral and became the chief instructor of Marine Headquarters.

Zephyr chose to leave frontline service and become a Marine instructor, while Headquarters reviewed which wounded soldiers would receive military Prosthetic Bodies. After Zephyr visited Oran to thank him and invited him to dinner, he showed interest in Oran’s training robot and discussed using improved versions to train recruits.

• Zephyr told Kong he would transfer to a second-line position, and Kong assured him his rank and benefits would remain unchanged.
• The Marines delayed Prosthetic Body procedures while reviewing which wounded soldiers were committed to continuing their service, and they held a medal ceremony and recruited enlistees.
• Frankenstein asked Oran about surveillance signals in the conference room, and Oran said the information had been intended to become public.
• Oran assembled a training robot, and Zack alerted him that Zephyr was arriving with his wife and son.
• Zephyr thanked Oran for saving his family and invited him and Frankenstein to dinner at his home.
• Zephyr explained that he planned to train Marine recruits and asked whether Oran could improve the robot for Headquarters to purchase.

Oran prepared to study the Navy’s fighting methods, received two swords from Zephyr, and gave Yeklik a transforming toy during a family visit. Over dinner, Zephyr asked Oran how he defined justice, and Oran urged him to examine the Navy’s deployment patterns, leaving Zephyr with something to investigate.

• Oran explained that studying the Navy’s combat habits would help him train his forces and prepare for a future conflict with the World Government.
• After Zephyr left, Oran opened his gift and found a Den Den Mushi, Zephyr’s private number, and a pair of swords.
• Oran assembled a transforming toy from leftover robot parts and gave it to Yeklik, who became engrossed in it.
• During dinner, Zephyr asked Oran how he defined justice, and Oran replied that justice was what the victor declared it to be.
• Oran told Zephyr to examine the Navy’s deployment patterns, suggesting that he might find something interesting.

Zephyr and Oran discussed justice, Navy deployments, and the new newspaper agency before Oran received a call from Laili. Oran and Franky left Zephyr’s home, and Zephyr ended the evening preparing Yeklik for strict training.

• Oran hinted that justice and order differed, and Zephyr wondered about his cryptic words.
• Zephyr told Oran about Morgans’s newspaper agency and other recent developments.
• Oran spoke with Laili, who said she had learned Intentional Punch, then asked Kate about her progress.
• Zephyr declined to ask Oran about his transforming toy, and Oran left with Franky after reflecting on his family.
• Zephyr told Yeklik that strict training would begin the next day and took away her toys for the night.

Borsalino challenged Zephyr’s ability to train the recruits and was quickly defeated, learning that his Devil Fruit alone was not enough. Meanwhile, Oran taught Marine doctors how to install Prosthetic Bodies, then headed for the Sabaody Archipelago on his way to Merfolk Island.

• Sakazuki and Borsalino received orders to join Zephyr’s intensive training camp at Marine Headquarters.
• Zephyr warned the recruits that training would be brutal, and Borsalino questioned whether he could still prove his strength after transferring from active duty.
• Zephyr blocked Borsalino’s Glint-Glint Fruit attacks with Haki and knocked him down, warning him not to rely too much on his ability.
• Oran taught Marine doctors how to install Prosthetic Bodies and answered their questions while observing wounded soldiers’ recoveries.
• Oran left Marine Headquarters for the Sabaody Archipelago, planning to continue on to Merfolk Island.

Oran traveled toward Merfolk Island, where he learned that pirates and weak royal rule had made the island dangerous, especially its Fish-Man District. He arrived planning to buy gifts for Lyliana, hire fish-men to survey underwater resources, and visit Shak.

• The Marines arranged for Oran to board a merchant ship bound for Merfolk Island after dropping him off.
• Oran learned that Merfolk Island was a vital transit and trading hub for pirates traveling to the New World.
• The ship’s captain warned Oran that Merfolk Island was dangerous and described how King Saturn’s Sea King Army maintained order around the royal city.
• The captain told Oran to avoid the Fish-Man District, where hostility toward humans and poor management had made the area lawless.
• Oran decided to buy Lyliana gifts, hire fish-men to survey underwater resources, and visit Shak.

Oran discovered he could hear the Sea Kings waiting for their King as his ship approached Merfolk Island, then reunited with Shak and met the young Otohime. Otohime asked Shak to help her teach Merfolk Island’s people about humans so they could live together without discrimination.

• The captain dismissed Oran’s plan to hire fish-men, and Oran heard Sea Kings speaking as the ship neared Merfolk Island.
• Oran recognized that his ability to hear the Sea Kings might be the Voice of All Things.
• Shak found Oran after waiting for him on Merfolk Island based on a fortune-teller’s prediction, then offered to show Oran and Frankenstein around.
• Shak explained that many residents avoided humans because of pirates, slavery, and the World Government’s inaction.
• The young Otohime introduced herself and asked Shak to help the island’s people understand humans better.

Oran met Otohime, whose Observation Haki let her sense people’s emotions, and agreed to be her friend as she pursued peace between humans and merfolk. He hired Shak to recruit fish-men for underwater surveys, then explained to Frankenstein that employing them was more practical and would also build Oran’s influence on Merfolk Island.

• Otohime confronted Shak about his opposition to her ideals, but he warned her that humans were dangerous and rejected her plan.
• Oran encouraged Otohime to face reality and asked whether anyone among her people supported her, and she admitted that no one did.
• Otohime asked Oran to be her friend, and they exchanged an illustrated book and a large pearl along with their contact information.
• After Otohime left, Oran invited Shak to work for him, and Shak agreed to recruit fish-men to survey the seafloor.
• On their return to the surface, Frankenstein suggested using robots, but Oran said deep-sea survey machines would be too costly and explained his plans to employ fish-men and strengthen his ties to Merfolk Island.

Oran was on his way home as Lyliana trained on Bean Island, where mountain bandits tried to kidnap her for ransom. Lyliana unleashed a devastating punch against them, and Kate hunted down the remaining bandits, leaving Oran’s return expected the next day.

• Oran boarded a Marine warship at Sabaody, while Lyliana practiced boxing with Blitz and planned to show Oran what she had learned.
• Kate noticed bandits watching Lyliana’s training route and told Oran she would keep an eye on her.
• The bandits ambushed Lyliana and tried to kidnap her, but she mistook them for beggars until their threats made her angry.
• Lyliana used Intentional Punch to pulverize the ground and a massive tree, apparently killing the bandit leader and frightening the others into fleeing.
• Kate told Oran that Lyliana had responded decisively, then hunted down every remaining bandit in the forest.

Oran returned to Bean Island and reunited with Lyliana before learning that Charlotte Linlin had invited him and Feld to the BIG Pirates’ first Tea Party. While Katakuri waited to deliver the invitation, he began a sparring match with Kate, and both prepared to fight seriously.

• Kate reunited with Lyliana after dealing with attackers, then told her Oran was returning early.
• Oran arrived on Bean Island, praised Lyliana’s efforts, and warned her to use her power to protect others rather than oppress the weak.
• Feld told Oran that Charlotte Linlin had invited him, Umit, and other underworld figures to a Tea Party, and Oran agreed to attend.
• Katakuri arrived on Bean Island to invite Oran and Feld, and Kate escorted him to wait while Oran finished an experiment.
• Kate and Katakuri began sparring, with Kate’s electricity and Haki challenging his Mochi Mochi Fruit and Observation Haki.

Kate and Katakuri fought fiercely until Oran separated them, and Katakuri invited Oran’s party to the Tea Party. As they headed back to Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin praised Katakuri, while a chef’s panicked shouting hinted at a new disturbance.

• Katakuri used his Observation Haki and Mochi Mochi Fruit to keep Kate under pressure, but Kate intensified her lightning and landed a punch by fighting without deliberate movements and dodging through instinct.
• Katakuri welcomed the challenge and continued fighting Kate as Feld failed to stop them and Frankenstein kept him from entering Oran’s chemical laboratory.
• Oran arrived and separated Kate and Katakuri with a wall of mercury, ending the fight and prompting them to trade promises to face each other again.
• Katakuri invited Oran, Feld, Kate, Frankenstein, and Lyliana to Cake Island for the Tea Party, and he regarded Oran and Kate favorably while sensing something unusual about Lyliana.
• Charlotte Linlin called Katakuri, praised him for retrieving the guests, and asked about the shouting in the background; Katakuri dismissed it as a chef’s shock and said he would handle it.

Oran tested food additives and other Hextech-assisted techniques in a dessert contest aboard Katakuri's ship, defeating its stubborn head chef and explaining how the products could help the BIG Pirates preserve food and manage Charlotte Linlin's eating disorder. The head chef was left reconsidering his resistance to new methods.

• Oran asked to use the ship's kitchen to test a dessert invention, but the head chef refused because he opposed technology in cooking.
• Lyliana challenged the head chef's pride, prompting him to demand a dessert contest against Oran's assistant.
• Oran used purified plant colorings, thickening agents, and flavoring to help the assistant make desserts that impressed the watching chefs.
• The head chef condemned Oran's additives as an evil path, but Oran explained their safe uses and their potential to extend food's shelf life for the BIG Pirates.
• Katakuri discussed the additives' value with Oran, while Lyliana praised the head chef's desserts and urged him to accept new ideas.
• The head chef remembered how his own teacher had scolded him for changing a traditional recipe and wondered whether he had become just as stubborn.

Oran, Feld, and their companions arrived at Cake Island for Charlotte Linlin’s Tea Party, where they encountered the island’s soul-powered Homies and several influential guests. Oran declined Morgans’s request for an interview and allowed him to take photographs as Kate began recording the gathering.

• Katakuri brought Oran, Feld, and the others to Cake Island, and Kate gave Oran the former head chef’s recipe book for Laili.
• Kate asked whether the island was alive, and Oran explained that Charlotte Linlin had created its Homies with her Soul-Soul Fruit and collected lifespan from residents as protection fees.
• Perospero welcomed Oran and Feld, gave Lyliana lollipops, and sent the group toward the Tea Party venue in a candy elevator.
• Morgans photographed Oran and Feld and asked Oran for an interview, but Oran refused and said Morgans could interview Charlotte Linlin instead.
• Oran told Kate not to worry about the photographs, and Kate began noting down the Tea Party’s powerful guests.

Oran attended Charlotte Linlin’s Tea Party with Lyliana, where her appetite and cheerful manners charmed Linlin and earned Lyliana the title of Linlin’s little sister. Linlin gave Oran a small box as a return gift and deposit for future dealings, leaving him about to discover what was inside.

• Morgans photographed the Tea Party while Kate sketched him, and the underworld guests speculated about Charlotte Linlin’s intentions and Oran’s reputation.
• Feld and Umit argued over partnering with Oran to make special seastone-hulled ships, while Oran kept his plans vague.
• Lyliana ate the desserts at the main table, so Oran ordered a hundred portions of every kind and Streusen’s kitchen hurried to prepare them.
• Charlotte Linlin arrived, announced that she wanted the underworld figures to cooperate with the BIG Pirates, and encouraged Lyliana to eat more desserts.
• Lyliana called Charlotte Linlin her pretty big sister, delighting Linlin, who said she would acknowledge Lyliana as her little sister.
• Charlotte Linlin praised Oran’s family and gave him a small box as a return gift and deposit for future dealings.

Oran received the Book-Book Fruit from Charlotte Linlin as a gift marking their friendship, and he planned to keep it hidden until he could eat it safely. The Tea Party turned tense when a guest asked Charlotte Linlin about the nun in her photograph, and her cheerful mood gave way to a terrifying aura.

• Charlotte Linlin gave Oran the Book-Book Fruit and declared that they were friends.
• Oran put the fruit away rather than eating it in public, while Feld admitted he had failed to find it.
• The underworld guests mingled and negotiated at the Tea Party as they noticed Charlotte Linlin's attachment to a photograph of a nun.
• A guest praised the smiling nun and asked Charlotte Linlin about her relationship with her, prompting Charlotte Linlin to release a terrifying aura.

Charlotte Linlin reacted violently when someone asked about her memories of the nun Carmel, then returned to her cheerful mood with Lyliana. On the voyage home, Oran ate the Book-Book Fruit and discovered its storage ability before encountering Yone in a special space.

• Charlotte Linlin knocked a questioner unconscious with Conqueror's Haki when he asked about her memories, then spoke fondly with Lyliana about family.
• Oran and the others left the Tea Party after Charlotte Linlin gave Lyliana more desserts and established plans to hold future Tea Parties.
• Oran peeled and ate the Book-Book Fruit, endured its terrible taste, and used its pages to store and retrieve a cup of water.
• Oran entered a special space in his sleep, where Yone attacked him and questioned why he carried the scent of Yazakana.

Oran and Yone confronted and subdued the strange consciousness fused with Oran’s soul, while Yone revealed the truth about Elder Suma’s death and taught Oran his swordsmanship. After waking at sea with the consciousness’s mask, Oran prepared to test how his Devil Fruit affected his ability to swim.

• Yone identified the strange shadow fused with Oran’s soul and helped him defeat it, leaving Oran to deliver the final blow and seal its mask in his book.
• Oran told Yone that Elder Suma had died from fragments of the shattered Rune Sword after helping Riven, rather than being killed by Yone’s brother.
• Yone accepted the explanation, declined Oran’s offer to seek evidence, and taught him the final mysteries of his swordsmanship.
• Oran woke aboard the ship with the mask from his dream and sealed it in his book.
• Kate stopped Oran from jumping into the sea, and he explained that he wanted to test his swimming ability safely in the ship’s pool.

Oran tested that Yone’s help let him swim and gave Kate a storage book made with the Book-Book Fruit. After the ship reached Merfolk Island, he contacted Shak, while Kate accepted that returning to Zou would have to wait.

• Oran swam underwater for the test, and Kate pulled him out before the thirty seconds were up.
• Oran gave Kate a book whose pages stored objects and kept food and water fresh, and Kate discovered it cataloged what she placed inside.
• After a lightning waterfall forced a change of course, the crew descended through the deep sea and reached Merfolk Island.
• Oran called Shak, who said he was on the island and hurried to meet them.
• Oran told Kate they had not found a way back to Zou, and Kate said she had something new to hold onto.
• Shak arrived with several injuries.

Oran visited Merfolk Island with Lyliana and learned that Shak had recruited four others to explore the seafloor, including Otohime. After helping Otohime promote racial friendship and buying supplies, Oran heard a commotion break out outside.

• Shak greeted Oran and explained that he and four others had agreed to help explore the seafloor, though some islanders were wary of working with a human.
• Oran gave Shak gold coins to encourage more recruits, and Shak said Otohime had volunteered to help with her ability to communicate with fish.
• Otohime asked Oran to promote her message of friendship on land, and Oran agreed after showing her that Lyliana was strong enough to injure her fragile body.
• Otohime took the group to a dessert shop, and they later split up to buy supplies.
• Oran bought a large quantity of pastries and stored them in his book while writing a proposal about developing Devil Fruit abilities.
• A commotion began outside, where Otohime stopped someone carrying a sack and argued with them.

Otohime, Kate, and Lyliana encountered human traffickers while visiting Merfolk Island, and Lyliana fought them after they abducted a mermaid. The traffickers invoked their captain’s name, but Lyliana called Charlotte Linlin and then prepared to continue the fight herself.

• Kate treated Otohime and Lyliana to food at a mermaid café, and Lyliana collected algae sugar and desserts.
• Otohime sensed a captive mermaid inside a cart and blocked Chris and his accomplices, but Nuno shoved her aside.
• Lyliana stopped the cart, accidentally overturned it, and freed the captive mermaid.
• Lyliana defeated Chris’s lackeys and confronted Chris after he threatened her with his captain Bright the Never-Smiling.
• Lyliana called Charlotte Linlin, who claimed her as a little sister and offered to wipe out the pirate crew, but Lyliana said she could handle the fight herself.