Recaps

After awakening in the body of Karl D. Sephiroth on a deserted island, the reincarnated youth found and ate the Vampire Fruit to gain strength. He collapsed after eating it and was discovered by three men who planned to sell him to nobles.

• Sephiroth recalled how pirates attacked the ship and his father sacrificed himself to send him to safety.
• Sephiroth realized he had arrived in the world of Gol D. Roger during the fifth year of the Great Pirate Era and went into the forest to find food.
• Sephiroth found the purplish-red Vampire Fruit and ate the entire fruit despite its awful taste.
• Sephiroth vomited and collapsed unconscious in the grass.
• Three men carrying barrels of water found Sephiroth and decided to take him aboard as merchandise to sell to nobles.

Sephiroth woke aboard a slave ship alongside the young Boa Hancock and her sisters, then discovered that his Vampire Fruit power let him escape his shackles. He freed the girls and asked what they knew about their captors, leaving them ready to plan their escape.

• Sephiroth woke in a locked cabin, ate fish soup and black bread, and introduced himself to Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold.
• Sephiroth learned the girls had been captured by human traffickers and realized his own shackles could not be broken by strength alone.
• Sephiroth transformed his hands into bats, which dropped his shackles, and discovered he could control the bats.
• Sephiroth turned into a swarm of bats, passed through the cabin bars, retrieved the keys, and unlocked the girls' cabin and shackles.
• Boa Hancock told Sephiroth that she had seen nine captors armed with swords and guns.

Sephiroth and the three girls fought armed intruders aboard the ship as he awakened more of his Vampire Fruit abilities by drinking blood. After healing from a gunshot wound, he remained behind the cargo crates while the enemies waited for their captain.

• Hancock ambushed a bald man on the stairs, kicking him unconscious as armed men came to investigate.
• Sephiroth drank the bald man's blood, triggering his Vampiric Transformation and restoring his strength.
• Sephiroth rushed upstairs and dodged gunfire, discovering that his Vampire Fruit let him heal a graze almost instantly.
• Hancock threw Sephiroth a pistol, and he shot toward the doorway as the intruders reloaded, killing a man named Kevin.
• An enemy shot Sephiroth in the wrist, and he dug out the bullet before his wound rapidly healed.

Sephiroth awakened Conqueror's Haki while saving Hancock from Captain Peter, then helped secure the slave ship. After deciding the slave traders deserved no mercy, he drained their life force and threw them into the sea, leaving the four young fighters in control of the vessel.

• Captain Peter's armor and strength overwhelmed Sephiroth and the Boa sisters, leaving Hancock in danger as he prepared to strike her.
• Sephiroth unleashed Conqueror's Haki in a burst of remorse and rage, knocking everyone aboard unconscious except himself and Hancock.
• Sephiroth and Hancock tied up the crew, woke Sandersonia and Marigold, and discussed using the ship to reach the next island.
• Sandersonia said she could navigate the ship, and Sephiroth decided to deal with the six slave traders himself.
• Sephiroth drained the six traders' life force with the Vampire Fruit and threw them into the sea.

Sandersonia guided the ship through a dangerous storm into a cold winter sea, where the four survivors rested and Sephiroth cooked dinner. After anchoring for the night, Sephiroth and Hancock took the first watch.

• Sandersonia warned that a massive whirlpool lay ahead, and Marigold, Sephiroth, and Hancock adjusted the ship’s sails and helm to avoid it.
• The four sailed through the storm into a winter sea, found warm clothes aboard, and prepared to rest.
• Sephiroth cooked a meal that impressed the three sisters, then explained that he was a doctor rather than a chef.
• Sandersonia decided to anchor for safety, and the four split into two pairs for night watch, with Sephiroth and Hancock taking the first shift.

While building snowmen with Hancock and the others, Sephiroth asked how to use Haki after awakening Conqueror’s Haki. Hancock explained the types of Haki and demonstrated Armament Haki, leaving Sephiroth eager to begin training.

• Sephiroth lamented the lack of books aboard the ship before joining Hancock and the others to build snowmen.
• Sephiroth asked Hancock what Haki was and how he could learn to use it.
• Hancock explained Conqueror’s, Armament, and Observation Haki, including their abilities and limits.
• Hancock coated a snowball with Armament Haki and destroyed her snowman with it.
• Hancock described how to sense and train Armament Haki, while Sephiroth listened closely.

Sephiroth trained through the night, using his lifespan to recover from the strain of sword practice. When he went to relieve Hancock from watch, he found her feverish and put her back to bed after giving her medicine and hot water.

• Sephiroth used his Vampire Fruit's life-force ability to recover from an exhausting session of push-ups.
• Sephiroth completed thirteen thousand basic sword swings, spending half a month of lifespan to endure the training.
• Sephiroth noticed Hancock had missed their watch shift and went to wake her.
• Sephiroth found Hancock feverish after she had been soaked and chilled, and told her to rest instead of taking watch.
• Sephiroth gave Hancock an anti-inflammatory pill with hot water and covered her with an extra blanket.

After surviving a sudden Grand Line storm, Sephiroth and the two girls ate breakfast aboard their sailboat while he checked on the still-ill Boa Hancock. The chapter ended with Marigold serving Sephiroth a flawed breakfast that he praised despite its shortcomings.

• Sephiroth recalled how a wave had drained his strength as a Devil Fruit user and reflected that he still had a long way to go before becoming a top fighter.
• At Sandersonia and Marigold's urging, Sephiroth cooked breakfast and brought a portion to the unconscious Boa Hancock, who woke and spoke with him.
• Boa Hancock mistook Sephiroth's forehead-to-forehead fever check for a sign he wanted to have children, and he explained that he was checking her temperature.
• Sandersonia and Marigold ate all the remaining breakfast before realizing Sephiroth had not eaten.
• Marigold insisted on cooking for Sephiroth, who praised her overcooked, overly salty noodles despite their flaws.

After surviving dangerous weather on the Grand Line, Sephiroth and the others reached Water Seven, where he planned to avoid the harbor because the slave traders might have allies there. The group headed for Junkyard Island instead, while Sephiroth remained determined to grow strong enough to avenge his father.

• Sephiroth recalled that the Beasts Pirates had killed his father and resolved to become strong enough to take revenge.
• Hancock asked Sephiroth why he trained so hard, and he told her he wanted strength to protect what he cherished and avenge his father.
• Sandersonia spotted Water Seven and announced that the group had reached the City of Water.
• Sephiroth warned Marigold not to enter the harbor because the slave traders might have connections in Water Seven.
• Marigold turned the boat toward Junkyard Island, and Hancock understood why they needed to stay out of sight.

Sephiroth confronted Franky after Franky’s cannon damaged their sailboat, then arranged for Tom’s Workers to dismantle it. The group discovered the slave traders had left behind little money, and the sailboat’s salvage became payment for the repairs and labor.

• Franky accidentally fired a cannonball that shattered the sailboat’s mast, causing Sandersonia to fall onto Sephiroth and briefly break his neck before his healing powers restored him.
• Iceburg scolded Franky, and Franky admitted responsibility and offered to repair the damaged ship.
• Sephiroth punched Franky once, declaring them even, then asked Tom’s Workers to dismantle the sailboat.
• Sephiroth explained that the sailboat’s former crew had tried to enslave them, and Tom approved of Sephiroth throwing the attackers into the sea.
• Tom’s Workers agreed to dismantle the boat in exchange for its salvaged parts and two animals aboard, while the four found and divided only 463,800 Belly.

Sephiroth brought Hancock, Marigold, and Sandersonia into the City of Water, where they rented Arrowfish and explored the struggling city. While Hancock tried on clothes and swimwear, Sephiroth realized he was developing a crush on her.

• Sephiroth rented two Arrowfish for the group and explained how the City of Water's waterways and submerged buildings came to be.
• The four traveled to Commercial Street, where Sephiroth described the city's decline and remembered his father's death in a pirate attack.
• Hancock took Sephiroth shopping and repeatedly asked what he thought of her outfits, while he distractedly watched two other women try on swimsuits.
• Hancock confronted Sephiroth about staring at the women, then tried on a white bikini and asked what he thought.
• Sephiroth told Hancock the bikini looked good, looked away, and privately realized his heart was racing.

Sephiroth brought Boa Hancock and her sisters to his villa in the City of Water, where Hancock contacted the Kuja Pirates and arranged for them to wait for pickup. While spending time with the girls, Sephiroth considered helping Tom build the Sea Train and discovered how seawater affected his Devil Fruit abilities.

• Sephiroth climbed over the locked gate, found the villa's spare keys, and let Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold inside.
• Sephiroth showed Boa Hancock the study, where she used the Den Den Mushi to call Belladonna and explain how the sisters had escaped to the City of Water.
• Belladonna arranged for the three sisters to wait on the island until the Kuja Pirates could come get them.
• Sephiroth considered replacing the Sea Train's steam engine with an internal combustion engine to help the City of Water and build ties with Tom and his disciples.
• Sephiroth joined the three girls for water volleyball and found that seawater weakened him and drained his stamina, though he could still use his lifespan-based recovery ability.

Sephiroth showed Tom and Franky a rough blueprint for an Internal Combustion Engine to help the Sea Train project, then returned home and told Hughes Shilke that he planned to join the Marines. He left the chapter resolved to pursue strength and influence for revenge against the Beasts Pirates.

• Tom, Franky, Iceburg, and Yokozuna tested their steam locomotive, but it tipped into the sea before traveling twenty meters, and Tom rescued it.
• Sephiroth presented Tom with a rough Internal Combustion Engine schematic and explained how it could provide more efficient power for the Sea Train.
• Tom praised the engine design, while Sephiroth admitted he had no detailed blueprints and then returned home on Arrowfish.
• Hughes Shilke offered Sephiroth a job at his shipbuilding company, but Sephiroth declined and said he intended to join the Marines to gain strength and support for revenge.
• Boa Hancock questioned Sephiroth's decision, and Hughes accepted it and offered to help him in the future.

At Bolton Bar, Shakky explained love to Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold, who concluded that they loved Sephiroth. The three drunken sisters later clung to Sephiroth in bed, and he reflected on how much he cared for them.

• At Bolton Bar, Boa Hancock told Shakky about Sephiroth and asked what love was.
• Shakky described love, and Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold all said they loved Sephiroth.
• Sephiroth sensed the three sisters returning to the villa while meditating on Observation Haki.
• The drunken Boa sisters pulled Sephiroth onto the bed, declared their love, and fell asleep holding him.
• Sephiroth gave up trying to escape and realized he would be deeply saddened if he ever lost the three sisters.

Sephiroth and Boa Hancock said goodbye as the Kuja Pirates prepared to leave Junkyard Island. The Perfume Yuda sailed away with Hancock aboard, while Shakky reflected on the danger of facing Garp wherever the crew raided.

• Boa Hancock asked Sephiroth what he would do if she were captured by the Marines, and he promised he would abandon any position to rescue her.
• Hancock and Sephiroth made a pinky swear before she ran back to the Perfume Yuda.
• Shakky teased Sephiroth about his time with the Boa sisters, then thanked him for looking after her crew members.
• Shakky asked Sephiroth's name, learned he was Karl D. Sephiroth, and boarded the ship as it departed.
• Hancock watched Sephiroth from the stern and told Shakky she intended to become queen of Amazon Lily and take the captain's position.
• Shakky privately lamented that Garp's patrols made the Kuja Pirates' captaincy an exhausting job.

Sephiroth watched Tom, Franky, and Iceburg test their new Sea Train, then went to a Marine logistics station in the City of Water to enlist. After revealing his Bat Fruit powers, he completed registration and a physical examination, and awaited the review that would determine whether he could begin recruit training at the G-3 Branch.

• Sephiroth watched the newly built Sea Train run across the sea, and Tom hurled a broken mast through a Sea King Crab that had seized it.
• Tom thanked Sephiroth for his blueprints, and Sephiroth left for the Marine base at the edge of the City of Water.
• Sephiroth told the recruiting captain he wanted to enlist, then revealed his Bat Fruit powers to qualify for priority training.
• Sephiroth filled out the recruitment form and completed a physical examination, learning his strength and speed improved considerably in his transformed form.
• The captain told Sephiroth that, if his background check cleared, he would join the other recruits at the G-3 Branch in seven days.

Sephiroth bought the Autumn Leaf sword and a live sheep in preparation for Marine recruit training and to replenish the life force he had spent. Before he could pay for the sheep, gunshots rang out as a pirate ship appeared on Commercial Street.

• Sephiroth visited a weapon shop and chose the Autumn Leaf blade after testing its sharpness, paying 1.5 million Belly.
• The shop owner offered Sephiroth a revolver, but he refused because he wanted to focus on strengthening his body.
• Sephiroth went to a market and decided to buy a live sheep so he could extract its life force.
• Lilith weighed the sheep and told Sephiroth it cost 50,000 Belly.
• Gunshots erupted on Commercial Street, and panicked people shouted that pirates had arrived.

Sephiroth transformed into a vampire and killed the pirates who attacked the mutton shop, but a sniper wounded him as the raid spread across Commercial Street. He realized the pirate ship had reached the City of Water unnoticed and faced an unseen gunman.

• Andrew Bass shot the blond shopkeeper dead after the young man tried to protect his sister.
• Sephiroth dragged the blond girl through the back door, took three bullets in the back, and transformed into a vampire.
• Sephiroth killed two pirates with his Autumn Leaf Blade and beheaded Andrew Bass after the pirate captain split his head into Black Bats.
• Sephiroth noticed more than forty pirates looting Commercial Street and wondered how their ship had reached the City of Water unnoticed.
• An unseen sniper shot Sephiroth in the chest, then pierced his left ear despite his attempt to dodge.

Sephiroth fought the invisible Watson Logan, who tried to recruit him after revealing his armor, pistol, and barbed whip. Sephiroth awakened Observation Haki, killed Watson, and healed his wounds with the Vampire Fruit’s life force.

• Sephiroth used the sound of Watson Logan’s footsteps to locate him, but Watson’s armor stopped Sephiroth’s sword strike and Watson kicked and whipped him.
• Watson offered Sephiroth a place as combat captain and threatened to kill him if he refused.
• Sephiroth lured Watson into a rain-soaked alley and used puddles and sound to estimate his position and find an opening near his face.
• Sephiroth awakened Observation Haki, dodged Watson’s bullet, and stabbed him through the mouth, killing him.
• Sephiroth removed the bullets from his body and spent life force to heal his wounds.

Sephiroth defeated the Watson Pirates’ leaders and drove off the remaining pirates in City of Water, then searched their ship and found a mysterious Devil Fruit. He kept the unidentified fruit for later study.

• Sephiroth displayed Watson Logan’s corpse and challenged the Watson Pirates, prompting George Deon to rally the pirates and open fire.
• Sephiroth evaded the gunfire, cut a bullet in half, and killed George Deon and two more pirates before the rest fled as Marines arrived.
• A bearded Marine captain recognized Sephiroth, offered to handle the pirate corpses and let him keep the ship’s treasure, and Sephiroth agreed.
• Sephiroth searched the ship’s Captain’s Cabin, shot open a treasure chest, and found a green, gourd-shaped Devil Fruit in a wooden box.
• Unable to identify the Devil Fruit, Sephiroth decided to keep it until he could consult a Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.

Sephiroth joined the Marines as a recruit and traveled aboard Garp’s warship to Marine G-3 Branch. Garp noticed Sephiroth’s record of defeating a high-bounty pirate, but the voyage left the recruits scrubbing the ship while Garp ate donuts and slept.

• Garp arrived at the City of Water Marine base to collect the recruits, then immediately boarded his warship with a crate of Water Water donuts.
• Sephiroth boarded with his sword and suitcase, which held his savings, while the Devil Fruit he had obtained remained secretly buried beneath his villa.
• Garp recognized Sephiroth as the recruit who had defeated a pirate with a 35 million Belly bounty and praised his potential.
• Bogard ordered the warship to sail for Marine G-3 Branch, and the recruits were assigned bunks and cleaning duties.
• Sephiroth scrubbed the deck while Garp repeatedly fell asleep between bouts of eating donuts.

Garp’s warship encountered Paul Frode’s thirteen-ship pirate fleet, and Garp sank nearly all of them with volleys of thrown cannonballs. With the remaining flagship still afloat and the cannonballs exhausted, the Marines prepared to board, and Sephiroth joined the coming fight.

• A Marine lookout spotted Paul Frode’s thirteen pirate ships, and Garp ordered cannonballs brought to the deck.
• Paul Frode learned that Garp commanded the approaching warship and ordered his fleet to open fire.
• Garp intercepted the pirates’ cannonballs and battered their ships with his own throws while Sephiroth watched the deck get soaked.
• Garp sank twelve pirate ships, but ran out of cannonballs after learning the warship had not been restocked.
• Bogard told Sephiroth to stay out of the battle, but Sephiroth transformed and drew the Autumn Leaf Blade, and Garp allowed him to fight.

Garp’s Marines defeated Paul Frode’s Lion Pirates, and Sephiroth secretly used his life force to save two gravely wounded Marines after the battle. The old military doctor praised Sephiroth’s medical skill and invited him to join the medical department, but Sephiroth chose to remain in a frontline combat unit.

• Paul Frode rallied his pirates to fight as they boarded the Lion-Head Three-Masted Sailing Ship, while Garp led the Marines in a charge.
• Garp defeated Frode, and Sephiroth killed a pirate who stabbed him by using his bat transformation to evade the sword.
• The Marines captured the surviving pirates and treated their casualties; Sephiroth ordered recruits to move two severely wounded soldiers into a nearby medical room.
• Sephiroth operated on the soldiers and secretly used the Vampire Fruit’s Life Reversal to stabilize them, while Garp watched from outside the curtain.
• An old military doctor joined Sephiroth in treating the soldiers, then offered him a place in the medical department, but Sephiroth declined.

Sephiroth continued his sword training aboard Garp’s warship, where Bogard taught him combat techniques after recognizing his Observation Haki and lack of experience. The warship arrived at Marine G-3 Branch, where Sephiroth and the other recruits were assigned to a squad led by Kong Ming.

• Sephiroth practiced sword swings on the deck while Garp and Bogard watched.
• Garp had Bogard spar with Sephiroth, and Bogard exposed his lack of combat technique despite his ability to predict attacks with Observation Haki.
• Bogard explained feints, probing attacks, and other combat fundamentals, then continued training Sephiroth.
• The Dog-Head Warship arrived at Marine G-3 Branch, where Garp handed over the captured pirates and reported seven Marine deaths.
• Corporal Kong Ming introduced himself as the recruits’ squad leader, and Sephiroth wondered whether he was the future Marine Vice Admiral.

Sephiroth settled into an intense training routine at the Marine G-3 Branch while learning about the competition for Marineford Military Academy enrollment and the Marines’ ties to the World Government. His strength steadily improved, and his daily life remained focused on training and studying medical books.

• Sephiroth woke before dawn and joined Komei and other Marines in morning training, performing his sword swings on the drill ground.
• Sephiroth learned that G-3 Branch soldiers could compete for ten annual Marineford Military Academy slots based primarily on strength, and he told Komei he wanted to attend.
• Komei advised Sephiroth to spend more time on physical training before leaving to organize the recruits’ morning run.
• After the morning drills, Sephiroth dismissed a major’s lecture about Marine justice and reflected on the Marines’ role as the World Government’s armed force.
• Sephiroth continued training with Bogard and on his own, improving his sword-drawing speed, stamina, and flying ability while reading borrowed medical books.