Chapter Summaries

Kael celebrated a jackpot from his first premium ten-pull, which yielded an S-rank Janna card along with several other valuable rewards. He reached Level 3 as captain and planned to test Janna’s compatibility with Nami after dealing with the Arlong Pirates.

• Kael considered how his C-rank butler-and-demon card might suit Kuro the Black Cat, whose deception had angered Sengoku.
• Kael spent his first premium ten-pull and received an S-rank Janna character card, a B-rank Zabuza Momochi card, an A-rank Awakening Stone, and other items.
• Kael examined Janna’s card and planned to test whether she was compatible with Nami.
• Kael assessed Zabuza Momochi’s potential for Water Release and considered Gin a likely compatible partner.
• Kael stored the Awakening Stone because Tashigi needed three for her first awakening and Morgan was away, then reached Level 3 after spending his last 200 million Beli.

Kael drew the Tsukuyomi skill and fused the S-rank Janna, the Storm's Fury, template with Nami, who awakened the power to summon wind. As Nami prepared to train for the coming assault on the Arlong Pirates, Kael sensed that her new ability came from the power of faith.

• Kael used his available draw and obtained Tsukuyomi, a skill that trapped enemies in an illusion where suffering felt real.
• Kael considered testing Tsukuyomi on Krieg and keeping prisoners aboard for future skill experiments.
• Kael fused the Janna, the Storm's Fury, template with Nami, who summoned small whirlwinds and vowed to serve him after Arlong's defeat.
• Kael told Nami they would wipe out the Arlong Pirates and sent her to train with Tashigi for a chance to kill Arlong herself.
• Kael inspected Nami's status and sensed that her awakened wind power came from faith.

Kael confirmed that Nami could form connections with believers but could not gain faith power, and he turned Krieg into a devoted follower of the Storm Witch. He planned to send Krieg to Impel Down to establish a church there, and Krieg eagerly accepted the mission.

• Kael reasoned that Nami might connect with her believers and create an intelligence network for the Dusk Pirates, though she would not grow stronger from their faith.
• After seven days of torture and Tsukuyomi, Krieg became a devout believer in Nami, whom Kael had named the Storm Witch.
• Krieg recognized that Kael had never intended to release him and accepted that he would eventually be used and discarded.
• Kael revealed that he was a Marine and said Krieg would be arrested, tried, and sent to Impel Down.
• Kael asked Krieg to establish a Storm Witch Church in Impel Down and serve as its archbishop, and Krieg enthusiastically accepted.

Kael brought the Tiga to the Arlong Empire, where Nami unleashed a devastating storm against Arlong and his fish-men. After the Tiga entered the ruined compound, Nami declared that Arlong’s death had come.

• Kael decided Krieg could use his altered mind to establish the Witch Cult and gather useful information from criminals.
• The Tiga approached the Arlong Empire, where Hatchan relaxed and anticipated collecting protection money from Cocoyasi Village.
• Nami summoned a tornado that tore through the Arlong Empire and killed Hatchan and many fish-men.
• Arlong recognized Nami and Kael as the storm dissipated and the Tiga entered through the destroyed gates.
• Nami joined Kael aboard the Tiga and told Arlong that his time to die had come.

Nami unleashed her storm magic to destroy the Arlong Pirates and avenge Cocoyasi Village, while Kael claimed their treasure. After Nami and Nojiko met with him aboard the Tiga, Kael asked Nojiko whether she had heard of religious faith.

• Nami summoned a devastating storm that destroyed the Arlong Empire and killed the surviving fish-men.
• Arlong crawled out of the ruins, threatened Nami and Cocoyasi Village, and Nami killed him with a blade of wind.
• Kael and Nami found the treasure room, and Kael’s crew hauled away 500 million Beli and other valuables.
• Nojiko and the Cocoyasi villagers arrived at the ruins, uncertain whether Kael’s pirate crew could be trusted.
• Kael invited Nami and Nojiko to his cabin, then asked Nojiko if she had heard of religious faith.

Kael explained the power of faith to Nojiko, and Nami demonstrated her storm powers to prove that she had defeated Arlong. He recruited Nojiko to help establish the Storm Witch Cult across the East Blue, leaving her uneasy that their plan amounted to deceiving people into worshipping Nami.

• Nojiko struggled to believe that Nami had killed Arlong, so Nami used her storm powers to lift herself into the air and demonstrate her new abilities.
• Kael told Nojiko that Nami could communicate with believers and temporarily grant them power through their faith.
• Kael proposed establishing the Storm Witch Cult to protect villages from future pirate attacks, and Nojiko agreed to help.
• Kael laid out a plan for Nami and Nojiko to travel between islands, display miracles, and persuade people to join the cult.
• As Nojiko listened to Kael's plan, she began to suspect that he was asking her to trick people into worshipping Nami.

Kael planned for Nami and Nojiko to establish a church that sold believers access to Nami’s power, while he continued the Dusk Pirates’ plans to raid the G-16 Branch and trade weapons. After seeing Tashigi reach level 40 and outgrow the training room, he decided to give the Tiga its third full-scale overhaul.

• Kael left Nami and Nojiko to set church membership fees and visit villages harmed by Arlong to perform miracles and gather faith.
• Kael and the others sailed toward the G-16 Branch, intending to capture Colonel Nezumi before the Marines learned of Arlong’s defeat and to loot the branch’s weapons.
• Kael considered expanding his arms dealings and learned from Krieg that an East Blue weapons factory was backed by Joker, whom he suspected was Doflamingo.
• Tashigi continued training aboard the Tiga and reached level 40, while Kael noted that the level 2 training room could no longer keep pace with her.
• Kael called Tashigi and Coby to the deck and announced the Tiga’s third full-scale overhaul.

After the Tiga evolved, Kael upgraded its training room and captain’s quarters before sailing to the Marine 16th Branch. As the base approached, Tashigi reflected on her doubts about Marine justice and prepared to attack its gates.

• The Tiga grew to more than twice its previous size, and Tashigi found its hull too tough to mark with her strength.
• Little Tiga demonstrated his new power by creating a storm around the ship before it quickly collapsed.
• Kael upgraded the training room to Level 3 and the captain’s quarters to Level 2.
• The Tiga reached the Marine 16th Branch base after sailing for two hours.
• Tashigi recalled the Marines’ corruption and the people Kael had helped, then cast Hadō No. 73, Twin Lotus Blue Fire Crash, at the base gates.

Tashigi led an assault on the Marine 16th Branch, knocked out Colonel Nezumi, and ordered his subordinates to move the base’s valuables onto the Tiga. As Marines helped load the ship, Zoro arrived at the base by sailboat, unaware of what had happened.

• Tashigi blasted open the Marine 16th Branch gates and led the Tiga into the base.
• Tashigi swiftly defeated the Marines in the plaza and fought her way into the base building.
• Nezumi failed to contact other Marine bases or Arlong, then confronted Tashigi in his office.
• Tashigi knocked Nezumi unconscious and ordered his subordinates to carry him and the base’s valuables onto the Tiga.
• Zoro arrived in a small sailboat carrying two blood-soaked bundles and wondered why the Marine 85th Branch was so lively.

Zoro arrived at the Marine 16th Branch to claim a bounty, where he encountered Tashigi and learned he had mistaken it for another base. As Zoro left, Kael stopped him, saying he knew Zoro’s story.

• Little Tiga spotted Zoro approaching the harbor and vanished to report him to Captain Kael.
• Tashigi and Coby inventoried the vast cash and treasures seized from the corrupt Marine base and Colonel Nezumi.
• Zoro presented two heads to Tashigi, mistook her for someone else, and asked to collect a bounty.
• Tashigi told Zoro the base was closed and directed him to Marine 17th Branch, but Zoro revealed he had thought it was Marine 85th Branch.
• Kael jumped down from the Tiga, called Zoro by name, and told him his head was filled with Zoro’s story.