Chapter Summaries

Lin Ye built a crude raft and rowed away from the Calm Belt while training his Armament Haki. Kaido returned to Onigashima, found most of his people gone and his supplies stolen, and flew off in anger as Lin Ye remained missing.

• Lin Ye cut down trees, built a large wooden raft, and used Armament Haki to row rapidly across the Calm Belt while driving away Sea Kings with Conqueror's Haki.
• Kaido reappeared on the Grand Line and attacked pirates and Marines, while no one could find Lin Ye after his departure.
• Kaido returned to Onigashima and discovered that only a few children, including Maria and Ulti, remained there.
• Kaido told the children to train to become Beasts Pirates officers and admitted that his battle with Lin Ye had no clear winner.
• Kaido found the base looted and learned that the wine had been stolen, then transformed into a Dragon and flew off to find food and confront the people who had betrayed him.

After escaping the Calm Belt, Lin Ye reached West Blue and took over a pirate ship after defeating its crew. He arrived at a small island the pirates had recently attacked, where survivors fled at the sight of the ship.

• Ulti smugly watched Kaido disappear into the sky as the little ones agreed with her.
• A pirate crew in West Blue spotted Lin Ye approaching on a raft and decided to capture him for profit.
• Lin Ye leaped aboard the pirate ship, ate the crew’s food, and knocked down several pirates with a flash of red light.
• When a pirate challenged him, Lin Ye cut down him and several others with Enma, then demanded to know where he was.
• The terrified captain told Lin Ye they were in West Blue and obeyed his order to steer toward the nearest island.
• Lin Ye arrived at an island covered in flames and corpses, where the remaining people scattered in panic.

Lin Ye destroyed the pirate ship that had terrorized an island, then asked the islanders for directions to Ohara. He set off for Resia Island, where he hoped to find someone who could guide him to Ohara before the incident there.

• Lin Ye cut the pirate ship apart with Flying Slashes, killing its crew and earning twenty Blank Entries.
• Lin Ye told the islanders the pirates’ stolen treasure had fallen into the sea and asked how to reach Ohara.
• An old man gave Lin Ye a pointer to Resia Island and arranged a small boat, warning him that a Marine base was there.
• The old man and islanders gave Lin Ye a fitting scabbard and black swordsman’s attire before he departed.
• Lin Ye removed the outfit’s gold threads, tied back his hair, and used Haki to speed his boat toward Resia Island.
• Lin Ye reached Resia Island in one day and thought he urgently needed a navigator.

Lin Ye arrived at Resia Island and found his bounty poster displayed in a tavern alongside those of famous pirates. After learning how to find a ship to Ohara, he continued on without drawing much attention.

• Lin Ye reached Resia Island, where the Marines maintained a branch amid growing pirate activity.
• In a tavern, Lin Ye heard patrons speculate about his battle with Kaido and saw that Kaido's bounty had risen to 2.91 billion.
• Lin Ye found his own poster listing a 2.1 billion bounty and suspected the Marines had not marked him dead or alive.
• When a drunkard talked about becoming a pirate, the other patrons pinned him down and dragged him outside to collect a reward.
• Lin Ye ordered juice and asked the tavern owner how to get to Ohara, who directed him to ask at the docks.

Lin Ye heard that scholars from Ohara had vanished at sea and secured passage to the island as a merchant ship’s guard. As the ship sailed, he rested and planned to recover his strength before the coming battle.

• Old Sadin warned Lin Ye that scholars from Ohara had set sail a year earlier to research history and had not been heard from since.
• After Lin Ye left the tavern, Old Sadin recognized him from a wanted poster and feared something major would happen in Ohara.
• Lin Ye asked a merchant ship bound for Ohara to take him as a guard, then demonstrated his swordsmanship by cutting a deep slash through the sea.
• Captain Alichi offered Lin Ye his own cabin and set sail, expecting the voyage to take more than half a month.
• Lin Ye rested aboard the ship and decided to conserve his energy and reach peak condition before the coming battle.
• Alichi told the sailors that Lin Ye was a Swordmaster, and they discussed the powerful figures of the Grand Line.

Alichi and his crew discussed Devil Fruits and admired Lin Ye, who had been traveling aboard their merchant ship. When pirates attacked, Lin Ye destroyed their ship with his sword, and Alichi ordered the survivors rescued for bounty money.

• Alichi told the crew about Devil Fruits and encouraged them to work hard and study swordsmanship.
• After a week at sea, pirates attacked the merchant ship and fired cannonballs at it.
• Lin Ye cut apart the incoming cannonballs and then sliced the pirate ship into pieces with a Flying Slash.
• Alichi ordered his crew to pull the surviving pirates from the water so they could claim bounties.

Lin Ye arrived at Ohara and chose not to intervene as the World Government’s attack began. When the Buster Call started and Robin and Saul tried to escape, Lin Ye launched himself toward a warship with Enma in hand.

• Lin Ye reached Ohara, bought a Log Pose from Alichi, and warned the merchant captain to leave the island quickly.
• Lin Ye sensed Nico Robin had become a historian and later detected Saul arriving, but he did not interfere with their meeting.
• Cipher Pol agents captured Olvia and gathered Ohara’s historians while warships commanded by Kuzan and Sakazuki blockaded the island.
• After Professor Clover was shot, Spandine activated the Golden Transponder Snail and the Buster Call’s bombardment began.
• Olvia entrusted Robin to Saul, but Spandine stopped Robin from boarding the evacuation ship after learning she was a historian.
• As Saul confronted Kuzan and Sakazuki prepared to sink the evacuation ship, Lin Ye leapt toward a warship with Enma and two types of Haki wrapped around his arm.

Lin Ye attacked the Buster Call fleet at Ohara and fought Kuzan and Sakazuki, giving Saul time to rescue Robin and the historians. Lin Ye warned them to flee as a massive eruption threatened the island.

• Lin Ye destroyed more than ten warships with slashes, then struck Kuzan and forced him to retreat.
• Saul ran to the Tree of Knowledge, gathered the historians, and carried them toward the shore while Robin waited.
• Sakazuki attacked Lin Ye with magma, but Lin Ye shattered his attacks, cut off his arm, and drove him into Ohara.
• Lin Ye met Saul, Robin, and the historians at the shore and urged them to leave before the island erupted.
• Saul rowed the group away, and Robin asked who Lin Ye was; Saul called him a powerful man from the Grand Line.

After helping the historians escape Ohara, Saul and Olvia watched Robin vow to become as strong as Lin Ye. The Marines learned that Lin Ye had destroyed the Buster Call fleet and was fighting Kuzan and Sakazuki, prompting Sengoku to summon reinforcements; the chapter ended as he called on Garp to rush to the West Blue.

• Saul urged the surviving historians, including Robin, to hide, and Olvia pulled Robin into her arms as they fled Ohara.
• Robin asked Saul if becoming as strong as Lin Ye would let her do anything, and Saul agreed as she fixed Lin Ye's figure in her heart.
• Kuzan told Sengoku that Lin Ye had sunk the Buster Call warships and that Sakazuki had lost an arm, so Sengoku sent Borsalino to support them.
• Kong ordered Sengoku to capture or kill Lin Ye and dispatch every nearby top-tier fighter, while Sengoku found no other strong Marines available in the West Blue.
• Sengoku contacted Garp and told him to reach the West Blue as quickly as possible because Lin Ye had appeared there.

Garp received Sengoku’s urgent order to go to the West Blue, where Lin Ye was fighting Sakazuki and Kuzan. Lin Ye fought the two awakened Logia users across their transformed island and prepared to unleash a move of his own.

• Sengoku told Garp that Sakazuki had lost an arm and ordered him to hurry to the West Blue, so Garp arranged for someone to look after the baby he was holding.
• Sakazuki attacked Lin Ye with magma, while Kuzan intervened with ice, and Lin Ye blocked Kuzan’s strike before resuming his assault on Sakazuki.
• Lin Ye wounded Sakazuki, then dodged Kuzan’s ice bird as Sakazuki’s attack collided with it and left him frozen.
• Kuzan unleashed Ice Age, Sakazuki erupted into magma, and Lin Ye leaped clear as frost and magma transformed the island.
• Lin Ye decided that killing both awakened Logia users would be difficult and focused his Haki into Enma to prepare a self-devised technique.

Lin Ye unleashed Heavenly Annihilation against Sakazuki, nearly killing him before Borsalino rescued him and fled with Kuzan. Exhausted but satisfied with the strike’s power, Lin Ye returned to the ship carrying Robin and Saul as Ohara sank beneath the sea.

• Lin Ye struck Sakazuki with Heavenly Annihilation, shattering Ohara and severely injuring him.
• Borsalino snatched Sakazuki away before the strike finished him, and Kuzan froze Sakazuki’s wound.
• Borsalino, Kuzan, and Sakazuki escaped together, while Lin Ye reflected on the strike’s enormous Haki and stamina cost.
• Lin Ye cleaved the ocean with a slash, then left as Ohara disappeared beneath the seawater.
• Lin Ye landed on the fleeing ship, told Saul to keep rowing, and sat down to rest as Robin and the others stared at him.

Lin Ye recovered aboard Saul’s ship after defeating the Marines, while the Five Elders and Marine Headquarters discussed how to capture him. The chapter ended with Vegapunk reporting that Sakazuki’s injuries were severe and might weaken him.

• Lin Ye considered how to counter Borsalino’s speed and mused about finding the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, while Robin admired his strength.
• The Five Elders ordered the Marines to capture Lin Ye and Cipher Pol to kill anyone suspected of being an Ohara historian.
• Sengoku, Tsuru, Kuzan, and other Marines discussed Lin Ye’s strength, the battle’s losses, and the possibility of raising his bounty and intercepting him in the New World.
• Vegapunk told Sengoku that Sakazuki’s injuries were severe, though his strength might be preserved if he spent several years recovering naturally.

The Marines and World Government set Lin Ye’s bounty at three billion Beli while debating how to deal with him and ordering a search for the historians who escaped Ohara. The new poster shocked pirates across the seas, and Whitebeard welcomed the chance to meet Lin Ye someday.

• Vegapunk told Sengoku that the Op-Op Fruit might help Sakazuki recover, but the Marines decided to wait for Sakazuki to choose what he wanted.
• Sengoku ordered the Marines to monitor Lin Ye, avoid provoking him, and prepare to capture him with overwhelming force; he also instructed them to find the escaped Ohara historians.
• The Five Elders ordered Sengoku to arrest the escaped historians and set Lin Ye’s bounty at three billion Beli.
• The News Coo distributed Lin Ye’s new bounty poster, stunning pirates across the Grand Line, including the young Flamingo.
• Marco showed Whitebeard Lin Ye’s three-billion-Beli poster at Fish-Man Island, and Whitebeard resumed the banquet while saying he would talk with Lin Ye if they met at sea.

After Lin Ye’s bounty rose to three billion, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Dracule Mihawk reacted to the news in different ways. Alichi and his crew realized the bodyguard who had traveled with them was the same famous pirate on the poster.

• Kaido saw Lin Ye’s wanted poster and flew off to make the sea remember his name, leaving Ulti to find food for the children.
• Charlotte Linlin asked Katakuri to keep searching for Lin Ye and considered arranging a marriage between him and Smoothie.
• Dracule Mihawk decided to seek out powerful swordsmen before challenging Lin Ye, and traded a captured pirate for a small boat.
• Lin Ye’s wanted poster spread across the seas, startling a West Blue tavern keeper who had met him.
• Alichi told his crew to keep their connection to Lin Ye secret after they recognized their former bodyguard on the poster.

Lin Ye learned the Six Powers from Saul while the ship sailed up Reverse Mountain, then agreed to take Robin on as his navigator. The crew was stunned when Lin Ye revealed he was only twelve years old.

• Alichi warned his crew to say nothing about meeting Lin Ye and to stop transporting goods to Ohara.
• As the ship climbed Reverse Mountain, Lin Ye asked Saul to teach him the Six Powers and mastered them during the explanation.
• Lin Ye told the historians he would leave once they entered the Grand Line.
• Robin asked to follow Lin Ye and become stronger, and Lin Ye accepted her as his navigator by giving her his pointer.
• Lin Ye told the crew he was twelve, leaving Robin, Saul, and the others astonished.

Lin Ye and Robin reached Cactus Island, where he told her they were pirates and planned to take a ship for their journey to the Sabaody Archipelago. A bounty hunter found Lin Ye’s poster and was stunned by the enormous bounty.

• Lin Ye told Saul that he and Robin would leave the others at Cactus Island, then carried Robin to the island using Geppo.
• Saul and the historians realized Robin had not learned navigation, but Saul sailed away believing she would have time to learn.
• Lin Ye told Robin to buy a Log Pose and explained that pirates took what they needed, including a ship.
• A bounty hunter found a poster resembling Lin Ye, and a towering man seized it and reacted to the bounty amount.

Lin Ye and Robin left the harbor with a stolen boat and followed a Log Pose, while bounty hunters reacted to Lin Ye’s three-billion-Beli bounty. Two and a half months later, they were lost at sea, and Robin’s pointer spun wildly as Lin Ye searched for land.

• A bounty hunter recognized Lin Ye’s three-billion-Beli wanted poster and fled the harbor in fear.
• Robin bought a Grand Line Log Pose, and Lin Ye told her to build up her physique as they gathered supplies.
• Lin Ye took a small boat from the harbor and left Beli behind, prompting bounty hunters to argue over the money’s collectible value.
• Lin Ye and Robin followed the Log Pose for two and a half months, but Robin admitted she had only learned navigation from books.
• Lin Ye used his Haki to propel the boat onward while the pair searched for an inhabited island.

Sengoku learned that Shiki had escaped Impel Down and began planning for Lin Ye’s arrival in Paradise. Meanwhile, Shiki met Whitebeard, revealed that he had a grand plan, and set off to recruit crewmen, including Lin Ye.

• Sengoku learned that Shiki had escaped by cutting off his own legs and ordered that the news no longer be concealed.
• Sengoku considered the World Government’s plan to trap Lin Ye in Paradise and began drafting several contingency plans.
• Shiki met Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick and hinted that his secret plan would shock the world.
• Shiki saw Lin Ye’s three-billion-berry bounty poster and said he would make a fine crewman.
• Shiki rose into the sky with a massive island floating in the clouds and set out to recruit crewmen.

Lin Ye forced Robin to kill Black Bear Kali, then agreed to teach her Haki and swordsmanship while she continued learning navigation. Meanwhile, Garp, Kuzan, and Borsalino waited a month for Lin Ye before Sengoku reported his appearance on Femini Bubble Island and predicted his next destination.

• Lin Ye stopped Robin's fight with Black Bear Kali, ordered her to kill him, and knocked Kali unconscious with Conqueror's Haki when he tried to flee.
• Robin killed Kali, and Lin Ye said she had passed and would receive training in Haki and swordsmanship.
• Lin Ye gave Robin a Log Pose and urged her to improve her navigation as they resumed their journey.
• Garp, Kuzan, and Borsalino waited for Lin Ye for a month, and Borsalino sank approaching pirate ships while they stood by.
• Sengoku told Garp, Kuzan, and Borsalino that Lin Ye had appeared on Femini Bubble Island and was predicted to head for Nini Jelly Island.

Lin Ye and Robin continued wandering through Paradise while the Marines struggled to predict his movements and eventually paused their pursuit. In Alabasta, Lin Ye’s attempt to find a guide was interrupted when Shiki arrived and invited him to join the Flying Pirate Ship as vice-captain.

• Garp asked Sengoku for permission to leave, but Sengoku ordered him to stay on the mission.
• Lin Ye met his former captain Gecko Moria, who turned Thriller Bark away; Robin noticed Lin Ye had briefly wanted to kill him.
• The Marines suspected Lin Ye was lost in Paradise, and the Five Elders canceled their plan to surround him until his whereabouts became clearer.
• After learning Lin Ye had landed in Alabasta, Sengoku chose not to recall the Marines and ordered them to record when Lin Ye left.
• Lin Ye told Robin he was seeking a guide and heading for Gaya Island, then Shiki descended from a floating island and invited him to become his vice-captain.