Chapter Summaries

Sephiroth discussed plans to build a company with Gild Tesoro, who proposed using Sephiroth’s possible Marine assignment in Sabaody to expand their business. Sephiroth left Gild the company’s remaining funds, while Gild recognized his ambition and looked forward to seeing how far he would go.

• Gild Tesoro cleaned his home with Stella’s help, then asked Sephiroth how to launch their company.
• Sephiroth planned to earn startup capital as a bounty hunter and put Gild in charge of the business, including heavy industry and arms dealing.
• Gild warned that bounty hunting was dangerous, then learned Sephiroth was a Marine Military Academy student preparing for either a Marine career or his own enterprise.
• Gild suggested that serving at the Sabaody Marine base after graduation could help their company dominate local industries, and he and Sephiroth discussed the plan through the night.
• At three in the morning, Sephiroth gave Gild the remaining thirty-odd million Beli and left; Gild and Stella watched him go.

Sephiroth spent the day at the Soap Bubble Amusement Park with Tokikake, Smoker, Hina, Maynard, and Gion before leaving them to pursue his own business. At a shipyard, one of his scouting bats found Gray Wolf Bello and his pirates robbing the shipwrights.

• Tokikake led the group onto the Bubble Elevator, where Smoker was thrown from his seat and drifted down in smoke form as the others laughed.
• Gion teased Sephiroth while they ate ice cream, and he fled to a nearby Haunted House to escape her advances.
• After spending the day at the park, Sephiroth said goodbye to the others and left alone while they prepared to return to Marineford.
• Sephiroth's bats searched Sabaody's shipyards and spotted Gray Wolf Bello confronting the shipwrights at a coating facility.
• Bello shot the brown-haired shipwright in the thigh and demanded that the workers hand over their money.

Sephiroth ambushed Gray Wolf Bello and his pirates in a shipyard workshop, killing them and rescuing five shipwrights. After collecting the pirates’ bounty posters and valuables, he took Bello’s revolver and considered how Haki might improve his use of firearms.

• A swarm of bats and black mist plunged the shipyard workshop into darkness, and the pirates panicked and fired wildly.
• Sephiroth moved through the mist, killing the pirates holding lighters and then striking down Gray Wolf Bello with One-Sword Style: Instant Slash.
• The five shipwrights thanked the masked Sephiroth, who said he had saved them while earning money.
• Sephiroth checked the bounty posters, searched the pirates’ belongings, and broke open two locked chests with Gray Wolf Bello’s revolver.
• Sephiroth took Bello’s revolver and ammunition, then considered using Armament Haki and his ultrasonic waves to make bullets curve.

Sephiroth discovered that a Wolf Model Devil Fruit had reincarnated in a red apple, then brought three captured pirates to the Marine base to claim their bounties. After Vice Admiral Kizaru approved the payout, Sephiroth headed to the finance office to collect it.

• Sephiroth found the Wolf Model Devil Fruit in a red apple among the fruit he had prepared, giving him a chance to test whether Devil Fruit reincarnation could be controlled.
• Sephiroth accepted a Bubble Handcart from the shipwrights, hid his treasure, and took the three pirates’ corpses to the Marine base.
• Sephiroth disguised himself as Roronoa Zoro and presented the corpses to Captain Lutherf, who verified their identities and calculated a total bounty of 125 million Belly.
• Sephiroth brought the bounty document to Vice Admiral Kizaru, who signed and stamped it.
• Sephiroth left Kizaru’s office and went to the finance office to collect his bounty.

Sephiroth gave Gild Tesoro over a hundred million Beli and treasure as startup capital, then heard his proposal to exploit a power struggle between Sabaody’s arms dealers. After the leaders of both arms-dealing families were nearly wiped out, Tesoro used the resulting vacuum to claim part of the market for the Umbrella Corporation.

• Sephiroth waited outside Gild Tesoro’s home until Gild finished with his companion, then gave him money and treasure taken from the Gray Wolf Pirates.
• Gild Tesoro told Sephiroth that the Charlie Family and Lawrence Family had clashed over control of Sabaody’s arms market and proposed seizing the opportunity.
• Sephiroth attacked a celebration at the Charlie Family villa in Grove 21, killing the family’s leaders and guards.
• News spread that the upper ranks of both arms-dealing families had been nearly wiped out, and underground forces rushed to divide the market.
• Gild Tesoro recruited people with the Umbrella Corporation’s funds and secured a portion of the arms market.

At Marineford Military Academy, the students took an exam and later learned their scores. Sephiroth earned a perfect score, surpassing Komei’s impressive ninety-five points.

• Vice Admiral Tsuru supervised the exam, where many academy students struggled or fell asleep.
• After the exam, Tokikake, Sephiroth, Smoker, Komei, Gion, and Hina discussed how difficult it had been.
• Shuzo taught a firearms class before Vice Admiral Tsuru returned with the graded papers.
• Shuzo announced the results, including zero points for Smoker, fifty-three for Tokikake, and ninety-five for Komei.
• Shuzo revealed that Karl D. Sephiroth had scored one hundred points, shocking the class.

After earning full marks, Sephiroth proposed low-purity Sea-Stone Cuffs as a way to intensify physical training, and the Marines quickly adopted them for academy Devil Fruit users. As his training and Armament Haki improved, he also helped Umbrella Corporation grow and hunted pirates for combat experience and money.

• Shuzo punished the students for their test scores by ordering them to run ten laps for every point they had missed, while Sephiroth was excused for getting full marks.
• Sephiroth asked Shuzo for low-purity Sea-Stone Cuffs, explaining that they could help train his body; Shuzo praised the idea and said he would tell Zephyr.
• A week later, the Marine Scientific Research Division mass-produced the cuffs, and Zephyr required academy Devil Fruit users, including Sephiroth, Smoker, and Hina, to wear them during physical training.
• Smoker offered Hina a cigar to help her relax after training, and she began trying one as the exhausted Devil Fruit users complained about the cuffs.
• Sephiroth trained intensely at the academy, gradually strengthening his Armament Haki, while Gild Tesoro established Umbrella Corporation and expanded its arms business in Sabaody.
• Sephiroth traveled to Sabaody on days off to hunt pirates with bounties under one hundred million Belly; he fought two Devil Fruit users but gained no reincarnated Devil Fruits.

On Sabaody Archipelago, Supernova Pirate Hunter robbed a jewelry shop to replenish his gold, then faced Sephiroth, who wanted to take his Gold-Gold Fruit for Gild Tesoro. The chapter ended as Hunter swung his Golden Greatsword at Sephiroth.

• Hunter entered a jewelry shop on Island No. 40 and demanded its gold, but the owner and four clerks opened fire when he refused to leave.
• Hunter’s Golden Armor deflected the bullets and a grenade, and his Gold-Gold Fruit revealed that the shop’s jewelry was fake.
• Hunter killed the four clerks and the boar-transformed owner, then looted a warehouse chest containing over forty kilograms of gold.
• Sephiroth appeared at the warehouse entrance and said he intended to take Hunter’s head and Gold-Gold Fruit for Gild Tesoro.
• Hunter formed a Golden Greatsword and swung it at Sephiroth.

Sephiroth defeated Hunter after exploiting a wound in his neck, then searched a bag of fruit and found the Gold-Gold Fruit. He was left recovering from severe injuries after the battle.

• Sephiroth and Hunter fought in the warehouse, but Hunter's Golden Armor withstood Sephiroth's bullets and sword strikes.
• Sephiroth transformed into Vampire Form and cut Hunter's neck, weakening him and disrupting his use of Armament Haki.
• Hunter gathered his Golden Armor into his right arm and unleashed Gold Blast, badly injuring Sephiroth with the explosion and flying fragments.
• Sephiroth survived, used Instant Slash to behead Hunter, and healed his wounds by splitting into bats.
• Sephiroth emptied the fruit bag and found the Paramecia-type Gold-Gold Fruit among the fruit.

Sephiroth stopped bounty hunting after earning a fortune and warned Tesoro that rival Supernovas were targeting him. He gave Tesoro the Gold-Gold Fruit and approved his plan to build an arms factory in Salto Kingdom.

• Sephiroth collected a bounty from Kizaru and decided to retire the Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro identity for the time being.
• Tesoro told Sephiroth that seven Supernova Pirates had allied to attack him and seize his wealth.
• Sephiroth handed Tesoro the company's final 340 million Belly funding installment and the Gold-Gold Fruit, which Tesoro ate.
• Tesoro proposed entering the entertainment industry, but Sephiroth warned him that Pleasure District belonged to CP0 and was too dangerous to challenge.
• Tesoro presented a plan to build an arms factory in Salto Kingdom, and Sephiroth approved it.

Zephyr led the Military Academy students on a midterm exam mission to intercept pirates traveling to the Underground Navigation Competition. After the fleet reached G-8 Fortress and resupplied, it set out for Paldia, while Sephiroth considered searching Sky Islands for gold and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

• Zephyr announced a battlefield exam and took the students aboard ten warships toward G-8 Fortress.
• Zephyr explained that the students would intercept pirate crews sailing from Hannabal Island to the Underground Navigation Competition, warning them about wanted criminals including Bloodhand Mole and Dual-Blade Sosa.
• The fleet entered G-8 Fortress, where Sephiroth hinted to Gion that visitors might sometimes arrive from the sky.
• Sephiroth thought about seeking Shandora's gold with Gild Tesoro and searching Birka Sky Island for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• After the warships replenished supplies, Zephyr ordered the fleet to follow G-8's ships toward Paldia.

Sephiroth and the Marine Academy students fought four pirate ships amid a violent storm near Paldia Island. After Sephiroth destroyed two crews and killed Bloodhand Mole, Zephyr praised his performance and promised to request a sword reward.

• Zephyr ordered Shuzo to defend the warship while he confronted a pirate ship, and Sephiroth split another pirate ship in half with a Crimson Sword Qi slash.
• Sephiroth flew to the rear three-masted ship and slaughtered its pirates, but Bloodhand Mole used the Rust-Rust Fruit to corrode part of Sephiroth's blade.
• Sephiroth shot Bloodhand Mole with a Haki-infused bullet, then killed the remaining pirates aboard the three-masted ship.
• The Marines counted 101 pirate deaths and 172 wounded, while Zephyr noted that Sephiroth had killed 84 pirates and asked him to leave survivors next time.
• Sephiroth asked Zephyr to secure him a Supreme Grade or Great Grade Sword, and Zephyr agreed to report the request to Fleet Admiral Kong.

Steel Bone Kong gave Karl D. Sephiroth the life-draining Supreme Grade Sword Butcher Blade after warning him about its cost and asking for his loyalty to the Marines. Sephiroth tested its power at the beach and discovered that it greatly strengthened his sword slashes, though it consumed his lifespan whenever it used Haki.

• Steel Bone Kong asked Sephiroth about his swordsmanship and showed him Butcher Blade, explaining that it drained its wielder's life force but enhanced attacks with Armament Haki.
• Sephiroth accepted Butcher Blade, using his stored lifespan to withstand its initial drain, and agreed to Steel Bone Kong's request that he serve the Marines well.
• At the beach, Sephiroth cut through a large rock with ease and found that the sword's automatic Haki coating cost him a day of lifespan.
• Sephiroth infused Butcher Blade with his own Haki and unleashed a Flying Slash that sheared a massive section from a distant cliff, far surpassing his previous attacks.
• Sephiroth considered how much stronger Butcher Blade might become as a Black Blade and recognized that he still needed time to master it.

Sephiroth experimented with improving his Armament Haki and planned to retrieve the Door-Door Fruit during his vacation. Just as he toasted to a peaceful life aboard a cruise ship, pirates attacked.

• Sephiroth’s attempt to redirect Armament Haki caused internal bleeding, so he studied his notes and designed a new energy circulation route.
• Sephiroth considered how to raise his Haki capacity and planned to use his vacation to retrieve the Door-Door Fruit from beneath his villa in the City of Water.
• Sephiroth asked Gild Tesoro to search for technology that could let weapons consume Devil Fruits, and considered stealing it from Vegapunk if necessary.
• Sephiroth ordered a meal and champagne aboard the cruise ship, then toasted to a peaceful life.
• The captain announced that pirates were approaching, and Sephiroth sighed that the wine had begun to taste worse.

Sephiroth killed Chris and his pirates after they attacked a commercial tourist ship, then found the Love-Love Fruit among their treasure. He returned to the tourist ship and enjoyed lunch after rescuing its passengers.

• Chris ordered his pirates to bombard the commercial tourist ship and prepare to board it.
• Sephiroth shot Chris dead with an Armament Haki-coated bullet, then cut down the pirates aboard their ship.
• Sephiroth searched the ship and found the Love-Love Fruit and stacks of Belly in a chest in the Captain's Cabin.
• Sephiroth returned to the commercial tourist ship, where its captain thanked him for the rescue.
• Sephiroth went to the dining hall and leisurely ate lunch.

Sephiroth returned to his villa in the City of Water and reunited with Boa Hancock, who confessed how much she missed him. He gave her the Love-Love Fruit, and after she ate it, its irresistible charm overwhelmed him.

• Sephiroth flew back to his villa and found Boa Hancock cleaning inside.
• Boa Hancock threw herself into Sephiroth's arms and told him she had missed him.
• Boa Hancock explained that Captain Shakky had taught her to act seductively and that she had been visiting to clean the villa and practice cooking.
• Sephiroth offered Boa Hancock the Love-Love Fruit, and she ate both fruits without asking about their powers.
• Sephiroth felt the fruit's charm take hold of him and grabbed Boa Hancock's hands, declaring that he was hungry and wanted to make dumplings.

Shakky reflected on the Boa sisters’ potential and Hancock’s awakening of Conqueror’s Haki while the Kuja Pirates relaxed in the City of Water. Later, Sephiroth taught Hancock how to wrap dumplings, and she learned after an afternoon of practice.

• Shakky let the Kuja Pirates socialize at Bolton Bar and teased Marigold and Sandersonia about Sephiroth becoming a Marine.
• Marigold and Sandersonia said Sephiroth would never become their enemy.
• Shakky recalled bringing the Boa sisters aboard the Perfume Yuda to develop their Haki and Hancock awakening Conqueror’s Haki while saving her sisters.
• Shakky considered asking Sephiroth for a favor to help Hancock in the future.
• Sephiroth taught Hancock to wrap dumplings, and she learned after practicing all afternoon.

Sephiroth cooked dinner while Boa Hancock rested after eating the Love-Love Fruit, whose power had made her even more captivating. At the dinner table, Hancock and Sandersonia both clung to Sephiroth, leaving him unable to enjoy a quiet meal.

• Boa Marigold and Boa Sandersonia returned to the villa and found Sephiroth lounging while Boa Hancock was upstairs resting.
• Sephiroth cooked eighteen dishes with Marigold and Sandersonia, who sneaked bites as they helped.
• Sandersonia checked on Boa Hancock and saw her sleeping before returning downstairs to help prepare dinner.
• Sephiroth woke Boa Hancock for dinner, and she jumped out of bed, causing him to get a nosebleed.
• Boa Hancock credited Sephiroth for her new beauty and clung to his arm, while Sandersonia demanded a Devil Fruit and clung to his other arm.

Sephiroth and Hancock spent a quiet evening at the villa, where he trimmed her toenails after she complained about the weakness caused by her Devil Fruit. After Hancock agreed to his suggestion, Sephiroth took her upstairs to the bedroom.

• Sephiroth and the others cleaned the villa after dinner.
• Hancock told Sephiroth that bathing left her weak since she ate the Devil Fruit, and he suggested physical training and Sea Stone cuffs to help her build resistance.
• Hancock asked Sephiroth to trim her toenails, and he did so while she laughed at the ticklish sensation.
• Sephiroth invited Hancock upstairs to sleep, and she agreed.
• Sephiroth took Hancock by the hand and led her to the bedroom on the villa's second floor.

Sephiroth visited Tom’s Workshop to recruit Franky as a weapons designer and obtain the Sea Train blueprints for his company. Franky hesitated over the moral cost of making weapons, but Tom gave Sephiroth the blueprints for free, and Sephiroth left the City of Water for Marineford.

• Sephiroth arrived at Tom’s Workshop and waited for Tom, Franky, and Iceburg to wake up.
• Sephiroth offered Franky a job designing weapons, but Iceburg’s warning about killing made Franky hesitate, so Sephiroth told him to take his time deciding.
• Sephiroth asked Tom to sell him the Sea Train design blueprints so his company could transport materials safely and quickly.
• Tom gave Sephiroth the blueprints for free, thanking him for the Internal Combustion Engine designs that had made the Sea Train possible.
• Iceburg set out to discuss Sephiroth’s shipbuilding and Sea Train development proposals with the City of Water’s shipbuilding companies.
• Sephiroth retrieved the Door-Door Fruit and traveled by commercial sailboat via the Sabaody Archipelago back to Marineford.