Chapter Summaries

Mark found and ate a Devil Fruit in Yarl Forest, killed a man who tried to take it, and collapsed after a Combat Bracer bound itself to him. After waking at Gaban’s store and recognizing the bracer’s energy bar, Mark rushed back to the forest to test it.

• Mark found a purple Devil Fruit while chopping a tree in Yarl Forest.
• Mark ate the fruit before a greedy stranger could take it, then killed the man with his axe when he attacked.
• The Combat Bracer bound itself to Mark, and he collapsed unconscious.
• Mark woke in Gaban’s store, remembered his past life and the bracer, and saw an energy bar on his wrist.
• Mark told Gaban he needed more materials and hurried back to Yarl Forest with his axe.

Mark discovered that he had brought the Combat Bracer with him and gained the Dark-Dark Fruit, then trained to become strong enough to protect himself. In a dream, he relived the Marines’ murder of his parents and his escape from Cocoyasi Village as a baby.

• Mark tested the Combat Bracer and awakened the Dark-Dark Fruit, using its power to draw in and swallow nearby objects.
• Mark trained with the Mountain-Splitting Axe, strengthened by Darkness Power, and resolved to grow strong after remembering Gaban’s advice.
• Mark returned lumber to Gaban, who suspected he had dealt with the corpse and noticed his growing confidence.
• Mark trained at home and recalled how Gaban had raised him to work, learn axe techniques, and build a solid foundation.
• Mark dreamed of his parents, Rod Bavat and Helvi Rose, being condemned to execution by Marine Ensign Nezumi while baby Mark drifted away in a wooden basin.

Mark trained his Dark-Dark Fruit powers and learned more about their potential while working at Oakcraft General Store. A group seeking revenge for Ballas attacked him, and Mark realized too late that they had left explosives with a lit fuse inside the shop.

• Mark woke from a nightmare about Ensign Nezumi killing his parents and vowed to take revenge in Cocoyasi Village.
• At Oakcraft General Store, Mark read Gaban’s notes about the Dark-Dark Fruit and tested how Dark Water pulled objects into his hand.
• Mark practiced carving with the Mountain-Splitting Axe until a hostile group broke into the store and demanded to know whether he had gone to Yarl Forest.
• Mark confirmed he had visited Yarl Forest, and the group opened fire, declaring they were avenging Ballas, Lord Buffettla’s younger brother.
• The attackers lit and threw explosives into the store, then fled; Mark spotted the bomb as its fuse burned down and tried to escape.

Mark survived an attempted bombing, used his Darkness Power to devour the attackers, and discovered that his Combat Bracer had strengthened his body. He returned to the shop with the burly man's Flintlock Pistol, thinking of Gaban.

• Mark used Black Hole to swallow the explosives before they could detonate.
• The burly middle-aged man shot at Mark, who blocked the bullets with the Mountain-Splitting Axe and spread Darkness Power across the group.
• Mark's Darkness Power swallowed the attackers, and he discovered that it could also remove bullets and heal his wounds.
• Mark felt his Combat Bracer absorb life force and strengthen him, with one-fifth of its ☆ becoming solid.
• Mark picked up the burly man's Flintlock Pistol and returned to the shop, wondering whether Gaban would like it.

Jaba returned to Moss Town with Daisy, who reunited with Mark before walking with him that night. Daisy revealed that Donquixote Doflamingo was her uncle, and Mark recalled the tragedy that had driven her from her Celestial Dragon family; the two continued on together with Daisy still investigating her past.

• Jaba returned to Moss Town with Daisy, and Mark welcomed them and gave Daisy a carved wooden mouse.
• After dinner, Mark left the Oak Craft Shop with Daisy and asked whether she was still investigating her family.
• Daisy said Donquixote Doflamingo was her uncle.
• Mark recalled that Morita Lia had exposed Neria's origins, leading Imu to authorize her death and Saint Figarland to marry Morita Lia.
• Daisy had fled her family, been captured by slave traders, and been rescued by Jaba and Mark.
• A year earlier, Daisy had left Moss Town to search for traces of her family.

After Daisy returned to town, she told Mark that she had spent three months with her uncle, Donquixote Doflamingo, who gave her the Repair Fruit. Daisy explained that the Repair Fruit made her a Long-Lived Species, and Mark learned that his Dark-Dark Fruit was also among the rare fruits associated with long life.

• Daisy told Mark that she had met Donquixote Doflamingo in Dressrosa three months earlier and that he knew where she came from.
• Mark realized he had developed romantic feelings for Daisy, then noticed the green glow from her body and asked whether she had eaten a Devil Fruit.
• Daisy confirmed that Donquixote Doflamingo had given her the Paramecia-type Repair Fruit, which could repair living things.
• Mark showed Daisy his Dark-Dark Fruit power, and Daisy recognized its abilities from her family's Devil Fruit encyclopedia.
• Daisy explained that the Repair Fruit made its user a Long-Lived Species and described the rarity and abilities of the Op-Op Fruit.

Mark and Daisy returned to the Oak Craft General Store and found Jaba confronting Buffettla and his men, who were demanding Daisy. Mark killed one attacker and asked Buffettla how he had found them.

• Daisy explained the Vampire Fruit and Repair Fruit, and Mark envied their longevity.
• Mark and Daisy returned to the general store hand in hand, then heard gunfire and fighting inside.
• Buffettla threatened Jaba and demanded that he hand over Daisy, while Jaba stood his ground among several headless corpses.
• Mark told Daisy to hide, took up his Mountain-Splitting Axe, and killed a lackey who spotted him.
• Mark checked on Jaba, who dismissed the attackers and went back into the shop.
• Buffettla challenged Mark to give his name, but Mark asked how Buffettla had found the store.

Mark fought Buffettla and his men in Yarl Forest, using the Dark-Dark Fruit to overpower them and kill most of the group. After Buffettla tried to surrender, Mark asked how they had found him, and Buffettla began explaining.

• Mark unleashed Darkness Power, killing several men and overpowering Buffettla's sword slash with a black slash from the Mountain-Splitting Axe.
• Mark dodged Buffettla's attacks while striking down his subordinates, then killed a long-haired gunman with a Dark Fist.
• Mark mocked the remaining men and killed three more with a swing of his axe, leaving Buffettla as the only uninjured opponent.
• Buffettla lowered his saber and tried to appease Mark by offering him a cigar, but Mark refused and asked how the group had found him.
• Buffettla said they had investigated everyone who entered Yarl Forest.

After killing Buffettla and clearing the battlefield, Mark reassured the villagers and brought Third Grandpa home, where the old man warned him not to lose himself if he followed Jaba’s path. The next day, Third Grandpa died peacefully, and all of Moss Town gathered for his funeral.

• Mark beheaded Buffettla, gathered the weapons, and used Black Hole to remove the battlefield evidence.
• The villagers rushed to help Mark, and he told them he was unharmed and had gained his ability from a special fruit.
• Mark escorted Third Grandpa home, where Third Grandpa said Moss Town would always be Mark’s home and urged him to remain himself if he became a pirate.
• Mark left after Third Grandpa fell asleep, and the old man watched the closed door with nostalgia.
• The next day, Mark learned that Third Grandpa had died peacefully in his sleep.
• The people of Moss Town attended Third Grandpa’s funeral to honor him as a respected elder and founder.

Mark and Daisy left Moss Town by sailboat to pursue their dreams after Mark spent half a year training with Jaba. As the town faded behind them, they mourned leaving Jaba and the villagers but began their journey together.

• Jaba gave Mark a bundle and reluctantly saw him and Daisy off after Daisy insisted on joining Mark.
• Mark departed with a Mountain-Splitting Axe, while Daisy carried a flintlock pistol and her teddy bear bag.
• During the previous half year, Mark trained with Jaba, mastering axe techniques and awakening Observation Haki and Armament Haki.
• Aunt Ma, Uncle Dong, and the neighbors tearfully said goodbye as Mark and Daisy boarded Mark's sailboat.
• Jaba secretly wept and encouraged Mark to chase his dreams, while Mark waited in vain to see him before raising the sail.
• Aboard the departing boat, Daisy cried and asked Mark to make her a hamburger with cheese and mozzarella.

Mark and Daisy reached Clode Town on their way to Cocoyasi Village, where they restocked their supplies and drew attention with their spending. At the end, pirate Pock threatened the caged Golden Eagle, which cursed him in return.

• Mark and Daisy consulted their sea chart and decided to stop at Clode Town because their supplies would not last the journey to Cocoyasi Village.
• Mark and Daisy arrived in Clode Town and reminisced about Moss Town before shopping for provisions with their money.
• Daisy bought whatever caught her eye, and the pair’s extravagant spending attracted the attention of interested people.
• At the Boar Slaughterhouse, Pock threatened to roast the caged Golden Eagle after discovering how it generated electricity.
• The Golden Eagle insulted Pock and threatened to have Bion retaliate against him.

Pock had Golden Eagle anesthetized for another attempt to obtain its electricity-generating ability, while Mark and Daisy arrived at the Boar Slaughterhouse looking for meat. Pock mistook them for wealthy customers and ordered his men to bring them inside.

• Golden Eagle mocked Pock, who had captured it to take its ability to generate electricity, and Pock ordered Krieber to kill it if their next attempt failed.
• Krieber used a full can of anesthetic to knock Golden Eagle out and dragged it to the laboratory.
• Pock vented his anger, then resumed his usual behavior when a woman approached him.
• A subordinate told Pock that a fat sheep had arrived, and Pock ordered him to bring the visitors inside.
• Mark and Daisy went to the Boar Slaughterhouse to buy free-range pork and yellow beef, unaware that it was the White Ghost Pirates' base and the site of Krieber's laboratory.

Mark and Daisy entered a slaughterhouse to buy ingredients, but discovered it was the base of the White Ghost Pirates. After the pirates threatened them, Mark fought back and began cutting down the crew.

• A gray-skinned man led Mark and Daisy through the compound, where Daisy sensed that something was wrong.
• Pock introduced himself as the slaughterhouse owner and reached toward Daisy, while his crew revealed they were the White Ghost Pirates and demanded money and Daisy.
• Mark killed a pirate who attacked him, then turned to leave with Daisy.
• Pock attacked Mark with his sword, but Mark dodged and cut off Pock’s arm.
• Pock ordered his crew to kill Mark, and Mark charged into them, cutting down the attackers with his axe.

Mark killed Pock and his men, then captured Golden Eagle, a talking parrot with golden lightning. After learning Golden Eagle had escaped from Golden Lion’s floating island Strong World, Mark offered him a choice between becoming barbecue and joining the pirate crew.

• Mark slaughtered more than twenty of Pock’s men and beheaded Pock after he begged for mercy.
• Mark and Daisy left the metal factory, where Golden Eagle burst out after blasting the old man who had been preparing to experiment on him.
• Mark caught Golden Eagle and used Dark Water to absorb his golden lightning, then slapped him until he stopped resisting.
• Golden Eagle told Mark that he was a parrot altered by the IQ Experiment on Golden Lion’s floating island Strong World.
• Mark offered Golden Eagle the choice of becoming barbecue or joining his pirate crew.

Mark recruited the Golden Eagle, named him Mouth Cannon, and sailed away from Clode Town while postponing the naming of his crew. Meanwhile, Nami returned to Arlong with money and sea charts, unaware that Arlong intended to kill her after exploiting her, and she mourned Bellemere.

• The Golden Eagle accepted Mark's offer to join his crew, and Mark named him Mouth Cannon.
• Mark and his companions left Clode Town, where the White Ghost Pirates' deaths soon caused an uproar.
• Mouth Cannon settled into life aboard Mark's ship, and Mark put off choosing a crew name until after dealing with Cocoyasi Village.
• Nami returned to Arlong with 800,000 Beli and asked him to honor his promise to free Cocoyasi Village once she gathered 100 million Beli.
• Arlong told Lato that he wanted Nami's sea charts and planned to kill her rather than let her leave.
• Nami looked at an album of Bellemere and her daughters, remembering Bellemere's final words and weeping.

Mark and Chiu Chiu infiltrated the 16th Marine Branch to take revenge on Colonel Nezumi for his crimes. After killing the Marines guarding the island’s rear, they continued toward the base, while Daisy stayed behind to protect the ship.

• Mark learned that the 16th Marine Branch had moved to an island near Orange Town and ordered Chiu Chiu to take him there.
• Mark refused to let Daisy join the attack and left her to guard their ship.
• Mark and Chiu Chiu flew to the island and entered from its rear cliffs to avoid the Marines guarding the front.
• Mark and Chiu Chiu killed the Marines guarding the rear of the island.
• Chiu Chiu questioned whether the dead Marines had been innocent, and Mark explained that he was acting for revenge and that pirates did not consider whether killing was right or wrong.

Mark and Chiu Chiu attacked the 16th Marine Branch after Mark decided he would kill anyone who stood in his way. They found Captain Nezumi and the branch Marines banquetting over supplies from Arlong, and Mark unleashed his darkness on them; the chapter ended with the conference hall in ruins and something strange happening after the explosion.

• Mark climbed into the 16th Marine Branch with Chiu Chiu and silently took down several patrolling Marines.
• Using Observation Haki, Mark found a banquet where Captain Nezumi and dozens of Marines celebrated supplies they had received from Arlong.
• Mark overheard Nezumi and the other Marines defend their corruption and resolved to kill Nezumi.
• Mark spread his Black Hole darkness across the conference hall and entered with Chiu Chiu.
• Chiu Chiu electrocuted Marines who drew their guns, and Mark struck the group with Dark Annihilation, destroying the conference hall.
• After the blast subsided, something bizarre happened.

Mark destroyed the 16th Marine Branch, avenged himself, and gained a major boost to his constitution. He returned to Daisy and then set course for Cocoyasi Village, where he planned to deal with Arlong and recruit Nami.

• Mark combined Dark Annihilation with Black Hole to destroy the Marine branch and absorb its remains, then his constitution advanced to its second stage.
• Mark and Chiu Chiu killed the remaining Marines, and Mark used Black Hole three more times to erase the 16th Marine Branch.
• Mark returned to the pirate ship, where Daisy celebrated his revenge, though her cooking was so bad that Mark and Chiu Chiu took over the meal and cleanup.
• Mark told Chiu Chiu that they would go to Cocoyasi Village to deal with another problem and recruit someone for their crew.
• Mark thought about Arlong's rule over Cocoyasi Village and decided to recruit Nami as their navigator.

Mark and his companions landed in Orange Town, where Mark declared that he had come to kill Arlong. After Mark and Chiu Chiu killed three fish-men, Nojiko urged them to flee, but Mark told her Cocoyasi Village had once been his home and demanded to know where Arlong was.

• Chiu Chiu brought Mark and Daisy ashore in Orange Town, where three fish-men confronted them and Mark announced he intended to kill Arlong.
• Two fish-men attacked Mark, who cut them down with his giant axe.
• Chiu Chiu caught and defeated the fish-man officer who tried to flee.
• Nojiko found the three dead fish-men and warned Mark and his companions to leave before Arlong discovered them.
• Mark said Cocoyasi Village had once been his home, absorbed the corpses into the Dark Space, and asked Nojiko where Arlong was.

Mark and his crew headed to Arlong Park after Nojiko told him where Arlong was and asked him to save Nami. They arrived, and Mark killed the two Fish-Men guarding the entrance as Arlong sent Kuroobi to investigate.

• Nojiko told Mark where Arlong lived and asked him to rescue her younger sister, Nami.
• Daisy insisted on joining the fight as a member of Mark's crew, and Mark agreed to let her come.
• Chiu Chiu scouted Arlong Park and reported that many Fish-Men had gathered there.
• After learning that Parado, Meloc, and another Fish-Man had been killed, Arlong vowed to deal with the intruders himself.
• Mark killed the two Fish-Men guarding Arlong Park while Nami watched from her room.
• Arlong ordered Kuroobi to investigate, but Chiu Chiu blasted the gate apart and asked whether Arlong was there.