Chapter Summaries

A newspaper report about Dunn’s exploits spread across the seas, drawing attention from pirates, Pirate Hunters, and the Marines. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku questioned Aokiji about his previously unreported fight with Dunn.

• A merchant-ship passenger read a report naming Dunn as the Pirate Hunter who had fought Aokiji and Kizaru, and Robin recognized him in the photograph.
• Dunn told Robin he planned to leave the Four Blues for the Grand Line after finishing his current work and seek capable people to help establish an association.
• The merchant-ship captain recognized Dunn, bought the newspaper to keep others from disturbing him, and had it delivered to Robin.
• News of Dunn’s reported feats spread across the Four Blues and the Grand Line, attracting pirates and Pirate Hunters while Marines questioned the report.
• Sengoku asked Aokiji why he had not reported his West Blue encounter with Dunn, and Kizaru challenged Aokiji’s claim that they had only sparred.

Marine leaders discussed Dunn’s strength, his refusal to join the Marines, and his possible ties to the Celestial Dragons. Tsuru concluded that Dunn could soon cause trouble on the Grand Line, but the Marines had no clear way to track him.

• Sengoku questioned Aokiji and Garp about Dunn, and Garp admitted Dunn had mentioned the Celestial Dragons.
• Sengoku decided to handle any inquiries from the World Government, while the Marines agreed to monitor Dunn if he reached Sabaody Archipelago.
• Tsuru asked Garp for details about meeting Dunn and concluded that Dunn may have used the Celestial Dragons as an excuse to reject recruitment.
• Tsuru questioned Kuzan about his trip to West Blue, but he claimed he had only been patrolling.
• Tsuru told Garp that Dunn had clashed with Doflamingo and Jinbe and could encounter them again on the Grand Line.
• Garp learned that Dunn might be in several different seas or already on the Grand Line, while Germa had taken over dealing with Doflamingo’s factories.

Dunn returned to Shimotsuki Village with Nico Robin and visited the Isshin Dojo, where he reunited with Kuina and Zoro. The two young swordsmen marveled at his exploits, but Dunn complained that they had forgotten everything else he had done.

• Garp proposed going to East Blue, but Vice Admiral Tsuru told him to stop looking for excuses to slack off.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru discussed Robin's situation with Aokiji and said Garp would handle Dunn if a conflict with the World Government arose.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru sent Garp and Aokiji to encourage the trainees at the Navy training camp before their graduation test.
• Dunn arrived in Shimotsuki Village with Robin and took her to the Isshin Dojo.
• Kuina defeated Zoro in their sparring match, and Dunn surprised them by returning and introducing Robin.
• Zoro and Kuina mentioned Dunn's battles against two Marine Admirals and Chinjao, and Dunn scolded them for forgetting his other accomplishments.

Dunn returned to Shimotsuki Village with Robin and gave Koushiro a Devil Fruit that might help Kuina, while explaining that he planned to head for the Grand Line. The group gathered at Dunn’s old room, where Kuina and Zoro urged him to tell them about his travels and battles.

• Dunn returned to the dojo, where Koushiro discussed the newspaper reports about Dunn fighting two admirals and asked whether his goals had changed.
• Dunn told Koushiro that he planned to travel to the Grand Line and revealed a Cat-type Zoan Devil Fruit he had brought for Kuina to consider eating.
• Koushiro thanked Dunn but left the decision about the Devil Fruit to Kuina, and Dunn introduced Robin as his sailing companion.
• Kuina showed Dunn to his old, clean room while Dunn carried the struggling Zoro by the collar.
• Kuina and Zoro asked Dunn to tell them about his travels and fights with strong opponents.

Dunn returned to the dojo and told Kuina and Zoro about his experiences and the dangers of the sea. After Robin demonstrated her Flower-Flower Fruit ability, Kuina chose to eat the Devil Fruit Dunn had brought back, and she revealed the result to him the next day.

• Dunn shared stories about pirates, slavery, Doflamingo, and his fight with Aokiji while teasing Zoro and Kuina about their ambitions.
• Dunn promised to guide Zoro and Kuina's training during his stay, and Robin learned how quickly he had grown strong after joining the dojo.
• Robin demonstrated her Flower-Flower Fruit power to Kuina and Zoro and warned them that Devil Fruit users could no longer swim.
• Kuina told Koushiro she had decided to eat the Devil Fruit Dunn brought back, and he gave her the box.
• The next day, Kuina told Dunn she had eaten the fruit and said it tasted disgusting; Dunn asked to see her ability.

Kuina tested the speed, strength, and blue-flame abilities of her Mythical Zoan Nekomata Fruit while Dunn guided her and the other students in Shimotsuki Village. Meanwhile, news of Dunn’s fight with Aokiji and Kizaru reached Shanks and Hawkeye in the New World.

• Kuina revealed her cat ears and two tails, demonstrated her blue flames, and sparred with Dunn, who observed her enhanced speed, defense, and strength.
• Kuina explained that she could double her strength by making her tails vanish, and Dunn advised her to develop her Mythical Zoan abilities herself.
• Robin discussed Devil Fruit records, and Dunn offered to help Kuina, Zoro, and Robin with their training before asking Koushiro to spar; Koushiro declined and hurried away.
• Zoro challenged Kuina to test her new strength and was beaten, while Robin noted that both students had mastered Observation Haki.
• Dunn spent the following days training the students as reports about him stirred interest and challenges across the seas.
• At a banquet aboard the Red Force, Hawkeye showed Shanks a newspaper report about Dunn fighting Aokiji and Kizaru, silencing the crew.

Hawkeye decided to seek out Dunn, while Shanks prepared to challenge Charlotte Linlin for territory in the New World. Doflamingo ordered his family to monitor Dunn, and Dunn and Robin set sail from Shimotsuki Village toward Loguetown and the Grand Line.

• Hawkeye refused Shanks's invitation to fight for New World territory and left to seek Dunn's swordsmanship.
• Benn Beckman warned Shanks that the Marines' lack of a bounty for Dunn might mean they were trying to recruit him, but Shanks focused on his plans to meet Charlotte Linlin.
• Doflamingo considered using Kaido against Dunn but ordered the Donquixote Family to track Dunn's movements instead.
• Dunn and Robin departed Shimotsuki Village as Koushiro, Kuina, and Zoro watched, and Kuina said Dunn had told her to get stronger before joining him.
• Dunn told Robin they would sail to Loguetown and then enter the Grand Line, and Robin suggested stopping by Base 16 in the East Blue.

Dunn returned to Marine Base 16 and met Colonel Nezumi at a tavern, reassuring him that the nearby islands were safe from pirates. He then asked Nezumi to lend him ten million Belly for his journey to the Grand Line.

• Colonel Nezumi learned that Dunn had arrived and went to meet him at the tavern.
• Robin said she should avoid meeting the Marines, but Dunn reassured her that Nezumi was unlikely to cause trouble.
• The tavern patrons fled when Nezumi entered, leaving Dunn and Robin alone with the Marines' colonel.
• Dunn asked whether pirates had been harassing nearby islands, and Nezumi claimed he would wipe out any pirates in Base 16's waters.
• Dunn said he was heading to the Grand Line and asked Nezumi to lend him ten million Belly.

Dunn borrowed ten million Belly from Colonel Nezumi, bought oranges in Cocoyasi Village, and continued toward the Grand Line with Robin. As they reached Reverse Mountain, Robin revealed that her dream was to help Dunn build a massive Hunter Association.

• Dunn borrowed ten million Belly from Colonel Nezumi and sailed with Robin to Cocoyasi Village to buy oranges.
• Dunn visited Bell-mère and told Nami and Nojiko that he was a Pirate Hunter preparing to enter the Grand Line.
• Nami declared that she would go to sea someday to draw the finest sea charts, while Nojiko offered to tell Bell-mère about her dream.
• Dunn paid Bell-mère for the oranges and sailed away with Robin as Genzo kept news about Dunn to himself.
• Several days later, Dunn asked Robin to state her dream before they entered Reverse Mountain, and Robin said she wanted to help him build a massive Hunter Association.

Dunn and Robin entered the Grand Line, where Dunn struck the island whale Laboon to stop their ship from crashing. Dunn approached the man on Laboon’s head, Crocus, who recognized him from the newspapers.

• Dunn accelerated the ship through the waterway, and he and Robin flew down toward the Grand Line.
• An island whale appeared beneath them, and Dunn struck its jaw with a Haki-infused punch, stopping the ship without injuring the whale.
• Laboon righted itself and fixed its eye on Dunn and Robin, while Dunn revealed he wanted to meet Crocus, Roger’s former ship doctor.
• Crocus emerged atop Laboon after its insides were thrown into turmoil, and Dunn flew over to meet him.
• Crocus recognized Dunn from a recent special-edition newspaper and became wary of his arrival.

Dunn confronted Crocus at Reverse Mountain and took his Log Pose so he could sail to Alabasta. Crocus later told Rayleigh about Dunn’s Conqueror’s Haki and warned that Dunn might reach the Sabaody Archipelago, leaving Rayleigh concerned that the young Pirate Hunter could seek him out.

• Dunn told Crocus he was going to Alabasta and demanded his Log Pose, releasing Conqueror’s Haki when Crocus hesitated.
• Crocus handed Dunn the Log Pose, and Dunn returned to Robin’s ship without fighting him.
• Dunn gave the Log Pose to Robin and told her the nearest island was a gathering place for Pirate Hunters.
• Crocus called Rayleigh and described meeting Dunn, including Dunn’s Conqueror’s Haki and his interest in Rayleigh.
• Rayleigh worried that Dunn might find him at Sabaody, while Crocus suggested Dunn would want to fight him.

Dunn and Robin arrived at Cactus Island, where Dunn revealed he planned to recruit Crocodile in Alabasta. After Robin subdued drunken pirates in a tavern, Dunn explained why the Navy tolerated pirates entering the Grand Line, and Robin suggested establishing their association in the New World.

• Crocus agreed to exercise if Dunn came, while Rayleigh warned him not to underestimate the young man.
• Dunn and Robin landed on Cactus Island and discussed Dunn's plan to recruit Crocodile in Alabasta.
• Dunn and Robin entered a tavern, where Robin broke the bones of several pirates who mocked them.
• The tavern owner reminded them that fighting was prohibited, though pirate hunters routinely captured drunken pirates for their bounties.
• Dunn explained that the Navy preferred pirates to leave the Four Seas and enter the Grand Line, and Robin suggested the New World as a better place for their association.

Dunn and Robin left Cactus Island for Alabasta as Dunn planned to improve his Conqueror’s Haki and confront Crocodile. Crocodile learned Robin was with Dunn and decided to meet him if they arrived, while Dunn practiced Haki emission aboard the ship.

• Dunn told Robin that Sabaody Archipelago could be a good place to establish an association and planned to learn Conqueror’s Haki Emission from Rayleigh there.
• Dunn and Robin noticed they were being watched on Cactus Island, then left for Alabasta without confronting the followers.
• Crocodile learned that Robin was traveling with Dunn and considered taking her or cooperating with them, but decided to meet Dunn personally if they landed in Alabasta.
• Dunn repeatedly released his Conqueror’s Haki aboard the ship to practice emission, affecting Robin as they traveled toward Alabasta.

Dunn and Robin traveled from Nanohana to Rainbase, where Dunn intended to find Crocodile and possibly recruit him. As they approached Rain Dinners, Dunn sensed a powerful blind man inside.

• Dunn discussed advanced uses of Conqueror's Haki with Robin and decided he did not need to rush his experiments.
• Dunn and Robin reached Nanohana, where Robin sampled perfumes before they joined a caravan bound for Rainbase.
• During the desert journey, Dunn explained that he valued Crocodile and Kuro for their ability to execute plans more than their strategies.
• After two and a half days, Dunn and Robin arrived in Rainbase and headed directly to Rain Dinners.
• Dunn sensed a powerful blind man inside Rain Dinners with his Observation Haki.

Dunn found Fujitora gambling at Rain Dinners and invited him to join his plans after revealing that he intended to recruit Crocodile. Fujitora declined, so Dunn challenged him to a bet over whether Dunn could defeat him.

• Dunn sensed Fujitora at Rain Dinners and entered the casino with Robin.
• Dunn repeatedly won against the cheating dealer, then asked the dealer to summon Crocodile.
• Fujitora reacted seriously to hearing Crocodile's name, but Dunn said he had already set his sights on Crocodile.
• Dunn introduced himself as a Pirate Hunter and invited Fujitora to join him, but Fujitora declined.
• Dunn challenged Fujitora to a bet: if Dunn defeated him, Fujitora would follow him, with the option to leave later if Dunn's actions conflicted with his ideals.

Dunn challenged the blind swordsman Issho to a fight, and the two left Rainbase to battle in the desert. As Crocodile headed to meet Dunn, the fight began with Dunn revealing his Flame-Flame powers and Issho using gravity.

• Dunn challenged Issho at Rain Dinners, and Issho accepted after Dunn released his Conqueror's Haki, insisting they fight away from the casino.
• Dunn told Robin to be careful and asked her to have Crocodile wait if he arrived, then followed Issho into the desert beyond Rainbase.
• Crocodile learned Dunn wanted to see him and decided to go, curious about the challenge and considering whether Dunn might help his plans.
• Issho explained that he had eaten the Heavy-Heavy Fruit and could control gravity, and Dunn revealed that he was a Logia-type Mera Mera no Mi user.
• Dunn attacked Issho with his sword, but Issho deflected with a gravity wave; Dunn endured its effects and his slash carved a trench in the sand.

Dunn and Issho escalated their desert battle, with Issho repeatedly using gravity to suppress Dunn and Dunn countering with flames and powerful sword techniques. After Dunn split Issho’s falling meteor and engulfed them both in a pillar of fire, Issho landed scorched and recognized the danger Dunn posed.

• Dunn and Issho moved from testing each other to a serious fight, as Issho’s gravity attacks battered the desert but failed to injure Dunn.
• Dunn vanished into flames, struck Issho from the air with Nadeshiko Slash, and endured Issho’s follow-up gravity waves.
• Issho summoned a meteor toward Dunn, who split it apart with Tenchi Kaijin before it reached the ground.
• Dunn appeared before Issho and used One Sword: Cremation, while Issho countered with Gravity Blade: Fierce Tiger.
• A massive pillar of fire engulfed them, and Issho was sent flying before landing scorched and wary of Dunn’s strength.

Dunn and Issho escalated their duel as Issho unleashed a powerful gravity domain and Dunn countered with his blazing blade. The chapter ended with Dunn striking the desert with the Rising Sun Blade, leaving Issho stunned by the immense slash.

• Robin watched the distant battle from Rain Dinners while Crocodile sensed the rising heat near Rainbase.
• Issho told Dunn he would use his full strength and spread a vast gravity domain that slowed Dunn and empowered his attacks.
• Dunn endured Issho's gravity-enhanced strikes, explaining that the heavy Haki and stamina consumption was sustainable for him.
• Dunn used his flame body to evade Issho's attack, while both fighters recognized the difficulty of overcoming the other's abilities.
• Dunn infused Flame with intense fire, named it the Rising Sun Blade, and cut a massive canyon through the desert, astonishing Issho.

Dunn unleashed a devastating slash against Issho, who conceded defeat but refused to associate with pirates or Shichibukai. Back in Rainbase, Robin turned down Crocodile’s offer and defeated Daz before Dunn and Issho arrived.

• Dunn tested his powerful slash on the canyon, and the heat and Haki began transforming his blade toward a possible Red Blade.
• Issho acknowledged his loss but said he would not keep company with Shichibukai or pirates, prompting Dunn to argue that the Shichibukai were a byproduct of the era.
• Crocodile tried to recruit Robin, but she refused and warned him to consider Dunn’s wrath.
• Crocodile sent Daz to attack Robin, who used Armament Haki and her Eightfold Strikes to knock him back.
• Dunn praised Robin for mastering Armament Haki, while Issho joined them in Rainbase and startled away approaching news birds.

Dunn told Crocodile he wanted him to help build the Hunter Association, then had Issho attack him when he refused. As Issho fought Crocodile outside Rain Dinners, Dunn explained to Robin that the association would offer independent powerhouses new goals rather than tightly manage them.

• Dunn told Crocodile he wanted him to help establish the Hunter Association, but Crocodile refused and prepared to fight.
• Dunn asked Issho to beat Crocodile while leaving him alive, and Issho sent Crocodile flying to begin their battle.
• Dunn used Conqueror's Haki to knock out Daz and the other Baroque Works officers, then entered Rain Dinners with Robin.
• Dunn told Robin that Crocodile had tested him because Crocodile considered Dunn an opponent he could not defeat but did not want to surrender his holdings in Alabasta.
• Dunn said Issho was comparable to a Marine Admiral and explained that the Hunter Association would attract independent powerhouses by giving them goals without tightly managing them.