Ch. 481Teaching Them to Train

After Robin ate the Goro Goro no Mi, Hyuga Shin gave her a potion that made her immune to Devil Fruit weaknesses, while Momousagi regretted passing up the chance to eat a fruit. Four years later, Hyuga Shin adjusted Momousagi’s training and demonstrated the power of a gun enhanced with Haki and Vector Manipulation.

  • Momousagi learned Hyuga Shin could remove the seawater and Seastone weakness of Devil Fruit users and regretted refusing a fruit, while Robin drank his potion and tested her immunity with Seastone handcuffs.
  • Hyuga Shin explained that the Tremor-Tremor Fruit injured its user, so Momousagi abandoned the idea of obtaining it.
  • Hyuga Shin and his companions traveled around the world for four years before settling on an island in the Calm Belt, where Olvia trained Robin and Momousagi.
  • Hyuga Shin advised Momousagi to work on her reaction speed with marksmanship instead of pushing too hard to develop Observation Haki.
  • Hyuga Shin fired a flintlock enhanced with Armament Haki and Vector Manipulation, hitting a pirate captain ten thousand meters away.

Ch. 482The Future Empress—Boa Hancock

Hyuga Shin helped Boa Hancock and her sisters escape a slaver, then gave them three Devil Fruits. The sisters received the fruits that would shape their powers, while Hyuga Shin left their fate changed.

  • Momousagi improved her marksmanship through Hyuga Shin's training and began to develop Observation Haki.
  • Hyuga Shin's crew reached an island where the Kuja Pirates' ship was docked, and he drove off its Sea Kings with Conqueror's Haki.
  • Boa Hancock and her sisters watched Hyuga Shin until a slaver threatened to capture them, and Hancock begged him for help.
  • Hyuga Shin killed the slaver with a lightning-fast kick, then destroyed the slave ship after finding three Devil Fruits aboard.
  • Hyuga Shin gave Hancock the Love-Love Fruit and gave Sandersonia and Marigold the other two Devil Fruits.

Ch. 483Baba Nyon Gets a Scare

Hyuga Shin gave Hancock, Sandersonia, and Marigold Devil Fruits before continuing with his companions to a nearby island. After Hyuga Shin drove off some pirates and returned to his warship, Hancock thanked him and promised to repay him someday, but Granny Nyon hurriedly carried her away as the Kuja Pirates prepared to sail.

  • Hancock ate the Sweet-Sweet Fruit, while Sandersonia and Marigold ate Snake-Snake Fruits and transformed.
  • Hyuga Shin and his companions stopped at an island, where Olvia discussed the coming Four Emperors with him.
  • A pirate tried to take Hyuga Shin's seat, and Olvia killed him and the pirates with him.
  • Hyuga Shin returned to his warship and found Hancock waiting to thank him and learn his name.
  • Granny Nyon scooped Hancock up and carried her back to the Kuja Pirates' ship as it prepared to leave.

Ch. 484Back to Navy Headquarters

After escaping from Hyuga Shin, Hancock considered joining the Marines so she could see him again, while Hyuga Shin returned to Marine Headquarters after four years away. He settled back in and sent Robin to the Marine Academy.

  • Granny Nyon hurried the Kuja Pirates away from Hyuga Shin and warned Hancock that he was a dangerous Marine Admiral, but Hancock remained focused on repaying him and wondered if joining the Marines would let her see him again.
  • Hyuga Shin grilled a sea beast aboard his warship, shared its meat with Momousagi, Robin, and Olvia, and announced that they were returning to Marine Headquarters.
  • Hyuga Shin reached Marineford, greeted Sengoku, and learned that Garp was away in East Blue while Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji remained stationed in the New World.
  • After staying at home for a few days, Hyuga Shin sent Robin to the Marine Academy and went to greet Zephyr.

Ch. 485The Slow-Slow Fruit, the Rustle-Rustle Fruit, and the Cage-Cage Fruit

Hyuga Shin became a temporary instructor at the Marine Academy to support Robin, but quickly lost interest in teaching the young cadets. He then took three Paramecia Devil Fruits from Marine Headquarters' warehouse and gave Momousagi the Slow-Slow Fruit, saying it suited her.

  • Hyuga Shin agreed to teach at the Marine Academy, where Robin was delighted to see him and introduced him to Ain.
  • Hyuga Shin taught Robin's class for a day, found the cadets difficult to teach, and asked Sengoku for several powerful Devil Fruits.
  • Sengoku gave Hyuga Shin the warehouse key, believing Hyuga Shin had close ties to the World Government.
  • Hyuga Shin and Olvia searched the warehouse and identified the Rewind Fruit, Slow-Slow Fruit, and Cage-Cage Fruit among its nine Devil Fruits.
  • Hyuga Shin took all three Paramecia fruits, returned the key to Sengoku, and gave Momousagi the Slow-Slow Fruit.

Ch. 486Encountering the Donquixote Family

Hyuga Shin enhanced Momousagi after she ate the Slow-Slow Fruit, then left Marine Headquarters alone and encountered Donquixote Doflamingo's crew at sea. The chapter ended with Doflamingo restraining his anger after Hyuga Shin effortlessly rebuffed the crew's attack.

  • Momousagi ate the Slow-Slow Fruit, and Hyuga Shin used the Enhancement Fruit to increase her strength more than tenfold.
  • Hyuga Shin gave Momousagi Devil Fruit Side-Effect Removal Water, removing her vulnerability to seawater and Seastone.
  • After half a month at Marine Headquarters, Hyuga Shin sailed away alone in a small boat without telling Olvia, Momousagi, or Robin.
  • Diamante fired a cannon at Hyuga Shin's boat, but Hyuga Shin stopped the cannonball and reflected it toward the Donquixote Family's ship.
  • Donquixote Doflamingo blocked the returning cannonball, and Hyuga Shin appeared aboard his ship and insulted Trebol.
  • Trebol stopped Donquixote Doflamingo from retaliating, and Doflamingo unclenched his fist.

Ch. 487Robbing Doflamingo

Hyuga Shin forced Donquixote Doflamingo to compensate him after threatening and overpowering the Donquixote Family. He took three valuable Devil Fruits, Monet, Sugar, and Baby-5, and demanded a larger ship.

  • Hyuga Shin destroyed part of the Donquixote Family's ship with a thunder dragon and pinned Donquixote Doflamingo down with Conqueror's Haki.
  • Hyuga Shin demanded compensation, and Donquixote Doflamingo surrendered a box containing the Snow-Snow Fruit, Hobby-Hobby Fruit, and Arms-Arms Fruit.
  • Hyuga Shin demanded Monet, Sugar, and Baby-5, and Donquixote Doflamingo had Trebol bring the three girls to him.
  • Hyuga Shin demanded a larger ship for himself, and Donquixote Doflamingo had no choice but to comply.

Ch. 488Heading to the New World!

Hyuga Shin left Donquixote Doflamingo’s territory with Monet, Sugar, and baby-5, giving baby-5 and Monet Devil Fruits and setting course for the New World. As he flew onward to witness Kaido’s planned clash with Whitebeard, the Five Elders watched helplessly and Imu’s order kept them from provoking him.

  • Hyuga Shin sailed away with Monet, Sugar, and baby-5, then struck Donquixote Doflamingo with lightning when he cursed him aloud.
  • Hyuga Shin assured baby-5 that he needed her, gave her the Arms-Arms Fruit, and gave Monet the Snow-Snow Fruit.
  • Hyuga Shin withheld the Hobby-Hobby Fruit from Sugar because she was still young and eating it would stop her body from growing.
  • Hyuga Shin headed for the New World to witness Kaido and Whitebeard’s coming battle and consider testing Kaido’s body with Devil Fruits.
  • The Five Elders watched Hyuga Shin fly past Mary Geoise but did not attack because Imu had ordered them not to provoke him.

Ch. 489Whitebeard vs. Kaido

Hyuga Shin traveled to Sifley Island to watch Whitebeard and Kaido prepare for their battle, drawing attention from pirates and Marines alike. The chapter ended as the two men clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the weaker onlookers.

  • Imu suffered severe soul damage after testing Hyuga Shin, while Shin dismissed him as a minor nuisance.
  • Shin and his companions learned from a newspaper that Whitebeard and Kaido planned to fight, found an Eternal Pose, and sailed to Sifley Island.
  • Shin arrived among the Marines and gathered pirates, where Kizaru greeted him and other onlookers recognized him as the man who defeated Golden Lion.
  • Whitebeard and Kaido exchanged taunts and unleashed their Conqueror’s Haki against each other, tearing apart the clouds and incapacitating nearby weaker pirates.

Ch. 490Kaido Kicks an Alloy Plate

Whitebeard and Kaido fought fiercely until Hyuga Shin distracted Kaido and wounded him with a devastating enhanced bullet. Kaido recovered but was left frightened of Hyuga Shin, who calmly asked what he wanted.

  • Whitebeard and Kaido traded blows, and Whitebeard injured Kaido with a Tremor-Tremor Fruit-powered punch that split the island.
  • Hyuga Shin joked that he would test Kaido's immortality by feeding him Devil Fruits, distracting Kaido and letting Whitebeard land his attack.
  • Kaido blamed Hyuga Shin for his injury and challenged him, but Hyuga Shin aimed a flintlock pistol at him.
  • Hyuga Shin fired a bullet enhanced with electricity, the Enhancement Fruit, Vector Manipulation, and Armament Haki, blasting a large hole through Kaido's chest.
  • Kaido healed from the wound and became afraid of Hyuga Shin, who asked him what he wanted.

Ch. 491Whitebeard’s Challenge

Hyuga Shin defeated Kaido with Susanoo, then agreed to exchange blows with Whitebeard. He froze the sea and opened the fight by striking Whitebeard with a Light Speed Kick, leaving Whitebeard injured and questioning how Hyuga Shin used the Glint-Glint Fruit.

  • Kaido underestimated Hyuga Shin, but Hyuga Shin summoned Susanoo and stomped him beneath the sea before returning to his ship.
  • Kaido swam away along the seabed, while Hyuga Shin chose not to pursue him.
  • Whitebeard praised Hyuga Shin for killing Golden Lion and challenged him to exchange blows; Hyuga Shin accepted.
  • Hyuga Shin froze the surrounding sea, shocking Aokiji, then Whitebeard leaped from the Moby Dick to face him.
  • Hyuga Shin used a Light Speed Kick to send Whitebeard crashing across the ice, and Whitebeard asked whether he had used the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Ch. 492Defeating Whitebeard

Hyuga Shin used his unusual combination of abilities to overwhelm Whitebeard and force him to admit defeat. As Marco treated Whitebeard, Akainu seized the chance to attack, but Whitebeard struck back.

  • Hyuga Shin attacked Whitebeard with Light Blades, which Whitebeard blocked with his Haki-coated naginata.
  • Whitebeard's attack failed when Hyuga Shin reflected its force, and Hyuga Shin battered him with a rapid series of strikes.
  • Whitebeard stood up to continue fighting despite Marco's protests, but Hyuga Shin struck him dozens of times and made him collapse.
  • Marco treated Whitebeard and watched the surrounding Marines and pirates warily as Whitebeard suffered grave internal injuries.
  • Akainu rushed in and attacked Whitebeard, who punched him away despite his injuries.

Ch. 493Teaching Akainu a Lesson

Dragon intervened when Akainu tried to attack the badly injured Whitebeard, allowing Whitebeard and his crew to escape aboard the Moby Dick. After Akainu blamed Hyuga Shin for Whitebeard’s escape and attacked him, Hyuga Shin struck Akainu across the ice.

  • Whitebeard knocked Akainu into a warship and used Conqueror’s Haki to deter the others from approaching.
  • Dragon appeared to stop Akainu from attacking Whitebeard, then fought him while Marco and the crew helped Whitebeard leave.
  • The Moby Dick escaped across the frozen sea as Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, and the other onlookers failed to stop it.
  • Akainu confronted Hyuga Shin over Whitebeard’s escape and hurled a magma fist at his ship.
  • Hyuga Shin repelled the attack with Shinra Tensei and punched Akainu, sending him skidding across the ice and knocking out several teeth.

Ch. 494Fish-Man Island! Shyarly!

After Hyuga Shin left the frozen battlefield, Akainu attacked the trapped pirates, most of whom were captured or killed. Hyuga Shin reached Fish-Man Island with Monet, Baby 5, and Sugar, where they encountered hostility from the fish-men.

  • Hyuga Shin warned Akainu not to attack him again and departed, while Dragon used the distraction to escape.
  • Akainu unleashed Meteor Volcano, but Aokiji protected the Marines and Shanks and Dracule Mihawk failed to break through the ice trapping their ships.
  • Shanks and Dracule Mihawk abandoned their ships to flee, and the three Admirals hunted down the pirates, leaving most captured or dead.
  • Hyuga Shin traveled underwater to Fish-Man Island with Monet, Baby 5, and Sugar, using repulsive force to keep the seawater away.
  • Monet, Baby 5, and Sugar admired Fish-Man Island, but its fish-men stared at them with hostility, and one ordered the humans to leave.

Ch. 495Kidnapping Shyarly! Leaving Fish-Man Island

Hyuga Shin’s group subdued Arlong, then kidnapped his mermaid half-sister Shyarly and headed to Noah after spotting Devil Fruits with the Tenseigan. The group found two unidentified Devil Fruits in the ship’s control room.

  • Arlong confronted Hyuga Shin and his companions, but Shyarly arrived and knocked her half-brother unconscious with one punch.
  • Shyarly’s prediction about Hyuga Shin returned a blank, and Hyuga ordered Monet to freeze and tie her up.
  • Hyuga’s group pretended they planned to sell Shyarly, then Monet knocked her unconscious and put her in a sack.
  • Hyuga released his Conqueror’s Haki to knock out hostile fish-men in Fish-Man Street.
  • Hyuga and his companions boarded Noah and found two Devil Fruits beside a fish-man in the control room.

Ch. 496Logia: Wood-Wood Fruit

Hyuga Shin captured Shyarly, aged her into an adult, and forced her to eat the Logia-type Wood-Wood Fruit while studying Vander Decken IX. As they sailed toward Marine Headquarters, Shyarly secretly planned to escape, and Baby 5 spotted a luxurious ship ahead.

  • Hyuga Shin froze Vander Decken IX, then dissected him until he died and extracted the Mark-Mark Fruit.
  • Hyuga Shin used Fleeting Splendor to age the eleven-year-old Shyarly by nineteen years, then offered her a choice to remain an adult or return to her former age.
  • Hyuga Shin made Shyarly stay on his ship and eat the Wood-Wood Fruit, which the system identified as a Logia-type Devil Fruit.
  • Shyarly began training with her new powers and quietly resolved to escape once she was strong enough.
  • Baby 5 woke Hyuga Shin to point out a luxurious ship ahead and asked whether they should rob it.

Ch. 497Koala: “This Big Brother Is a Good Person”

Hyuga Shin intercepted a ship tied to the Celestial Dragons, killed its guards, and discovered it was carrying enslaved people. He freed the captives, but they attacked him, and baby-5 killed them; the chapter ended with Monet covering the bodies and Sugar asking Hyuga Shin for grapes.

  • Hyuga Shin accused the Celestial Dragons' ship of harboring pirates and boarded it despite its crew's objections.
  • Hyuga Shin froze and killed the guards who tried to stop him, while the man in charge fled into the sea and drowned.
  • Hyuga Shin found gold, liquor, and enslaved captives, including Koala and another little girl, aboard the ship.
  • At Monet's suggestion, Hyuga Shin released all the captives, but the men attacked him, and baby-5 shot them dead.
  • Monet covered the corpses with snow, baby-5 reacted to her first killing, and Sugar asked Hyuga Shin to feed her grapes.

Ch. 498The Most Useless Devil Fruit

Hyuga Shin returned from Fish-Man Island with Monet, Baby-5, Sugar, Shyarly, and Koala, while collecting treasure and keeping the strange Weak-Weak Fruit. At Marineford, he reunited with Olvia, Robin, Momousagi, and Ain, and recognized Ain as the future user of the Rewind Fruit.

  • Hyuga Shin let the surviving women leave, then agreed to take Koala to Marine Headquarters so someone could send her home.
  • Hyuga Shin collected gold, wine, and jewelry from the ship before returning to his boat, where Shyarly explained that her visions had shown her she could not escape.
  • On the voyage to Marineford, Hyuga Shin encountered pirate crews and destroyed several that provoked him.
  • Monet asked about the Devil Fruit Hyuga Shin had found, and he identified it as the Weak-Weak Fruit, which weakened whoever ate it, before deciding to keep it.
  • At Marineford, Olvia, Momousagi, Robin, and Ain welcomed Hyuga Shin, who recognized Ain as the future user of the Rewind Fruit.

Ch. 499Please Go Out with Me

Hyuga Shin tested Momousagi and Robin's abilities, advised them on training, and gave Monet, Baby 5, and Shyarly water that removed Devil Fruit users' weakness to water. After searching Marineford for food, he was approached by Hina, who was delighted to meet him.

  • Hyuga Shin asked Momousagi about her training, judged that she still needed to improve, and learned from Olvia that his victory over Whitebeard had raised his standing among the Marines.
  • Hyuga Shin arranged for Koala to return to her hometown, and Koala left with Olvia while Sugar felt sad to see her go.
  • Momousagi and Robin tried to land hits on Hyuga Shin, but he dodged them and dispersed Momousagi's slow beam before advising them to develop their Devil Fruit abilities.
  • Hyuga Shin told Robin to strengthen her Goro Goro no Mi by absorbing lightning, then gave Monet, Baby 5, and Shyarly bottles that removed Devil Fruit side effects and let them withstand Seastone and water.
  • Hyuga Shin searched Marineford for sea beast meat and met Hina, who recognized him and said she was happy to see him.

Ch. 500The Core of the Ancient Weapon Uranus! Robin’s Origins!

Hyuga Shin met Hina, who confessed her admiration and vowed to join his ship after graduating, then returned to Olvia and Robin. Olvia asked to speak with him after he revealed he had removed a blue orb from Robin, leaving her anxious about what it meant.

  • Hina asked Hyuga Shin for an autograph and boldly confessed that she wanted to go out with him.
  • Hyuga Shin refused Hina because she was too young, and Hina promised to pursue him after graduating.
  • Hyuga Shin told Olvia and the others that girls had confessed to him, and Robin playfully said she was falling for him.
  • Momousagi asked Robin about her father, and Olvia said he had died in a shipwreck.
  • Hyuga Shin showed Olvia a bright blue orb and revealed that he had taken it from Robin's body, alarming her because Robin appeared unharmed.
Show
Page 25 of 68