Arc 2The Mary Geoise Rescue

Kane protected Rosinante from Germa and pirate attacks, then agreed to help Dragon locate Jewelry Ginny. After reaching Mary Geoise with Kuma and Ivankov, Kane sparked a revolt, freed slaves and Devil Fruit users, and rescued Ginny before facing Saint Saturn.

  • Kane defeated Lohr, survived the exploding ship, and gave Tsuru armor fragments that pointed to a Germa ambush aimed at Rosinante.
  • Gion trained Kane relentlessly, while he strengthened his abilities and raised Monet’s favorability enough to copy her Snow-Snow Fruit.
  • Kane defeated Black Maria’s allies, let Black Maria return to Wano, and learned from Tsuru that Kaido might retaliate for the deaths.
  • Kane spoke with Dragon through Rosinante and agreed to look for Ginny in Mary Geoise, asking Kuma and Ivankov to assist him.
  • Kane repelled pirate attacks and a convoy ambush, then fought off Oven’s rescue party and allowed Opera to leave with the injured pirates.
  • Kane entered Mary Geoise with Kuma and Ivankov, destroyed weapons and fuel, freed slaves and Devil Fruit prisoners, and took the Hancock sisters with him.
  • Kane learned Ginny was in Saint Saturn’s laboratory, found her with Kuma and Ivankov, and carried her out after they reunited.
  • Saint Saturn attacked the escaping group, and Kane stayed behind to fight him while ordering Kuma to take the others to safety.
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Ch. 26Ironclad Pirates

Kane defeated Lohr and slaughtered the emotionless pirates, but the Ironclad Pirates’ ship exploded before he could uncover Lohr’s identity. Kane survived by using Lohr as a shield and found a fragment of armor, leaving him determined to discover who was behind the pirates.

  • Kane refused to let Lohr take Rosinante, and they fought as the Marine warship approached.
  • Kane overwhelmed Lohr with Cuckoo’s Bird Style Secret Art: Lone Goose Break, and Lohr crashed onto his ship.
  • The pirates attacked Kane without showing emotion, and he killed the crews aboard all three ships.
  • Kane questioned the badly injured Lohr, but the ship exploded as Kane reached for his helmet.
  • Kane emerged alive, and Tsuru’s crew reacted with relief and amusement when they saw his tattered clothes.
  • Kane explained that he had used Lohr as a shield and examined a small armor fragment he had recovered.

Ch. 27The One Behind It

Kane returned to the warship after repelling the ambush and suggested blaming the Germa Kingdom for the attack on Rosinante, which Tsuru found plausible. Tsuru arranged for Gion to train him, and Kane revealed to Robin that he had once been the recruit Gion repeatedly beat nearly to death.

  • Judge ordered the Germa forces to withdraw, explaining that they could not openly confront the Marines while trying to capture Rosinante in secret.
  • Kane returned to the warship and learned that the remaining pirate ships had backed off; Hina grew flustered when she remembered seeing him fly through the smoke.
  • Kane gave Tsuru the armor fragments and accused the Germa Kingdom of orchestrating the ambush to seize Rosinante and weaken the warship.
  • Tsuru accepted Kane's explanation as plausible and told him Gion would put him through intense training that night.
  • Kane returned to his cabin and told Robin that Gion's brutal training had once left a recruit gravely injured, then admitted that the recruit had been him.

Ch. 28Gion: Kane, I'm Here to Beat You Up

Gion arrived at Tsuru’s warship and began special training with Kane, testing his swordsmanship in a fierce fight. Kane concealed his stamina and used Soru to surprise Gion with a Rokuogan, leaving the result of the attack unknown.

  • Gion joined Tsuru’s warship and praised Kane for helping with the operation against Doflamingo.
  • Gion announced that she would train Kane and took him to her warship after a banquet with Tsuru.
  • Gion tested Kane’s swordsmanship, countering his Bird Style techniques and driving him into an exhausting fight.
  • Gion pushed Kane harder as he grew angry, striking his back, leg, and foot while he appeared to tire.
  • Kane dropped his sword, used Soru to close the distance, and struck at Gion with the Six Powers Secret Technique: Rokuogan.

Ch. 29Melody

Kane sparred with Gion aboard her warship, recovering from his injuries with Robin’s help between bouts. During their nighttime training, Gion hummed a brief melody as the ship sailed out of the Calm Belt.

  • Gion overwhelmed Kane in sparring after he revealed his mastery of the Six Powers, then sent him back to his cabin to recover.
  • Robin treated Kane’s wounds, and he woke the next morning feeling fully recovered.
  • Kane returned to Gion’s warship and resumed sparring, with Gion having a medic treat him after their battle.
  • After several days of training, Gion tapped a rhythm against Kane and hummed a short melody for him.
  • The warship swayed in a strong gust of wind as it sailed out of the Calm Belt.

Ch. 30Monet's Anxiety

After Gion leaves, Tsuru warns Kane about the dangers awaiting the fleet as it heads toward Impel Down. Monet asks Kane for guidance, and he manipulates her desire to prove herself until she decides to approach him as an admirer.

  • Gion leaves the warship, and Tsuru questions Kane after hearing him hum the melody Gion had been singing.
  • Tsuru tells Kane that Kujaku will bring Log Poses for Red Port and Impel Down, warns him about powerful enemies connected to Doflamingo, and says he must handle pirates with bounties under five hundred million.
  • Hina tells Kane that Monet wants to see him and reports that the Marines found no problems with Monet’s identity.
  • Kane visits Monet, criticizes her impatience, and promises to create an opportunity for her to join the Marines if she behaves more intelligently.
  • Kane urges Monet to find a natural reason to stay by his side, raising her favorability to 29.
  • After Kane leaves, Monet decides to present herself as his admirer.

Ch. 31Kujaku

Kane dodged Kujaku’s whip, accepted her Log Poses, and set the warship’s course for Red Port while Kujaku clung to him. Monet brought Kane homemade desserts, and his praise raised her favorability enough to unlock an ability copy.

  • Kujaku chased Kane with a whip and gave him Log Poses for Red Port and Impel Down, unlocking his second ability copy at 70 favorability.
  • Kujaku pounced onto Kane to avoid falling and held on while he gave the Log Poses to Hina, who set course for Red Port.
  • Kujaku told Kane she still resented Gion for beating her during recruit training, while Kane recalled taking many of the beatings in her place.
  • Monet approached Kane with homemade desserts despite seeing Kujaku and Baby 5 clinging to him, and Kane fed them desserts before tasting one himself.
  • Kane praised Monet’s desserts, raising her favorability to 32 and unlocking her first ability copy.

Ch. 32A Breath of Fresh Air

Kane copied the Snow-Snow Fruit and spent a peaceful day aboard the warships before taking Robin flying to ease her isolation. He and Robin ended the night soaring above the clouds, where she asked him to promise he would never leave her.

  • Kane copied the Snow-Snow Fruit and saw that his abilities had grown stronger through Gion's training.
  • Cuckoo took Kane to her cabin after saying Vice Admiral Tsuru wanted him, then challenged him to a playful fight.
  • Kane spent a peaceful day aboard the warships and returned to his cabin at night.
  • Kane carried Robin into the sky using his Bat-Bat Fruit and Flower-Flower Fruit abilities, protecting her with his wings.
  • Kane and Robin flew above the clouds and skimmed across the sea, and Kane promised he would never leave her.

Ch. 33Contact

Tsuru confronted Doflamingo aboard her warship while Kane spent the night with Robin and joked around with the Marines the next morning. The crew’s playful morning ended when a lookout spotted a pirate ship approaching.

  • Tsuru visited Doflamingo in his cell and showed him a damaged Den Den Mushi, while he mocked her and refused to reveal who would rescue him.
  • Kane took Robin flying, soothed her to sleep, and stayed beside her until morning.
  • Kane and Robin woke together, and he later joined Hina, Monet, Baby-5, and Kujaku on deck.
  • Kane and Kujaku playfully tussled until Hina restrained Kujaku with iron bars and walked away.
  • A lookout announced that a pirate ship had appeared at four o'clock, and Kane prepared for action.

Ch. 34Dragon: Kane, Do Me a Favor

Kane and Cuckoo approached Red Port while reflecting on their impending separation, and Kane later spoke with Dragon through a secure Den Den Mushi. He agreed to search for Jewelry Ginny in Mary Geoise and asked Dragon to send Bartholomew Kuma and Emporio Ivankov as his assistants.

  • Kane fought off successive Grand Line pirate crews as they came to rescue the nonexistent Rosinante.
  • Cuckoo told Kane they would reach Red Port the next day, and they discussed riding the Bubble Cable Car before teasingly challenging each other.
  • Robin, disguised as Carina, relayed Rosinante's message that everything was safe and someone wanted to speak with Kane.
  • Rosinante connected Kane with Dragon, who thanked him for introducing Rosinante and Law to the Revolutionary Army.
  • Dragon asked Kane to find Jewelry Ginny, and Kane explained that she had been captured by the Celestial Dragons after her unit was wiped out.
  • Kane agreed to seek information about Jewelry Ginny in Mary Geoise and requested Bartholomew Kuma and Emporio Ivankov as his assistants.

Ch. 35Black Maria

After hearing about Kuma and Ginny, Robin learned why Kane wanted to help them, but an encounter with three pirate ships interrupted their voyage. Kane charged toward Black Maria to test his strength, and she became intrigued by him.

  • Kane told Robin about God Valley and explained that he wanted to help Kuma and Ginny, making Robin cry for them.
  • Three ships approached the Marines: Hanafusa the Drought's ship and ships carrying Beasts Pirates Headliners Black Maria and Sasaki.
  • Hina fired Black Spears at the approaching pirates, but Sasaki, Hanafusa, and Black Maria stopped them.
  • Kane rode a Black Spear toward the pirates, then leaped onto Black Maria's ship and cut apart her webs with his sword.
  • Kane introduced himself to Black Maria as a lieutenant commander, and she found him fascinating because of his lack of hostility and the scent of her favorite Mitarashi Dango.

Ch. 36Full Firepower

Kane fought Sasaki and Hanafusa inside Black Maria’s Spiderweb Space, unleashing his full power and defeating them. He killed Hanafusa and turned his attention to the terrified Black Maria.

  • Sasaki attacked Kane, but Kane overwhelmed him until Hanafusa intervened, while Black Maria enclosed them in a Spiderweb Space.
  • Kane revealed his Zoan transformations and used his speed and swordsmanship to wound Sasaki and battle Hanafusa.
  • Kane transformed into an ice-and-snow giant and overwhelmed the two Ancient Zoan fighters with a blizzard.
  • Sasaki fell, and Kane severed Hanafusa’s limbs before killing him with a sword strike.
  • Kane approached the cowering Black Maria and told her it was time to talk.

Ch. 37Black Maria: No One Has Ever Understood Me So Well

Kane gained Black Maria’s trust by listening closely to her and encouraging her to play the shamisen, then styled her hair with handmade wooden hairpins. Black Maria’s favorability toward Kane reached 35, allowing the first ability replication to begin.

  • Kane persuaded Black Maria that the person who deceived Kaido was responsible for sending her there and for Sasaki and Hanafusa’s deaths.
  • Black Maria tried to flatter Kane, but he recognized her romantic inexperience and guided their conversation toward her personal interests.
  • Kane noticed the marks on Black Maria’s fingers and asked to hear her play the shamisen.
  • Black Maria played for Kane, who praised her performance and carved two wooden hairpins from the broken mast.
  • Kane removed Black Maria’s blade hairpins, styled her hair, and secured it with his handmade pins.
  • Black Maria’s favorability reached 35, and the first ability replication became available.

Ch. 38Open Stratagem

Kane copied Black Maria’s Ancient Zoan ability and tried to persuade her not to return to Wano, but she left after promising to keep his powers secret. Tsuru realized Doflamingo may have contacted someone besides Kaido before destroying the Den Den Mushi, leaving her concerned about another threat.

  • Kane copied Black Maria’s Rosamygale Grauvogeli Tarantula ability after his compliment raised her favorability.
  • Black Maria said she had to return to Wano to face punishment, promised to keep Kane’s Devil Fruit powers secret, and left with her subordinates.
  • Hina accused Kane of letting Black Maria go, then kicked him off the pirate ship when he called his interest universal love.
  • Tsuru deduced that Doflamingo had concealed her presence from Kaido because he knew Kaido would not risk a war with the Marines to rescue him.
  • Doflamingo taunted Tsuru that Kane had killed Kaido’s subordinates and now had a blood feud with Kaido.
  • Tsuru wondered whether Doflamingo had contacted someone else before destroying the Den Den Mushi.

Ch. 39Red Port

Kane and Robin realized Doflamingo had likely used Kaido’s men to provoke a feud, while the warship reached Red Port without further attacks. As Kane and Cuckoo discussed the Celestial Dragons’ cruelty and the danger of speaking against them, they left their conversation for a private evening together.

  • Robin helped Kane realize Doflamingo had likely sent Kaido’s men into a trap, though Kane recognized that he himself had become Kaido’s enemy.
  • Black Maria withdrew with the surviving pirates, and Tsuru kept watch over Doflamingo’s group as the warship continued safely toward Red Port.
  • Kane and Cuckoo looked over Red Port’s Bubble Cable Cars, including the luxurious cars reserved for Celestial Dragons.
  • Cuckoo told Kane how a young Celestial Dragon had ridden a shackled girl and explained that Celestial Dragons could order people hunted on mere accusations.
  • Kane stopped Cuckoo from saying more about the Celestial Dragons and steered their conversation toward their private plans for the evening.

Ch. 40Bubble Cable Car

Kane and the Marines prepared to travel from Red Port to the Red Line aboard the Bubble Cable Car, while Kane secretly flew Cuckoo through the clouds. The cable car continued its ascent with Robin, Monet, Hina, and the others aboard, as Kane focused on his distant clone with Cuckoo.

  • Tsuru escorted Doflamingo's group onto the Bubble Cable Car, while Kane and the others waited below before boarding.
  • Kane recognized Emporio Ivankov and Kuma in the crowd, and they left after recognizing him.
  • Kane told Cuckoo to wait behind, then flew her above the clouds with his bat wings; they shared an intimate moment in the sky.
  • Hina watched Monet sit beside Kane in the cable car and grew irritated, while Robin observed their rivalry with amusement.
  • Kane reopened his eyes in the rising cable car, then focused his attention on the clone flying with Cuckoo above the clouds.

Ch. 41Kuma

Kane traveled with Cuckoo to the Red Line, then rested at Tsuru's temporary camp while his Flower Clone met Ivankov and Kuma nearby. As Kuma hinted at his past on the Red Line, he sensed that Kane seemed to know many things about him.

  • Kane carried Cuckoo toward the Red Line, and the two teased each other before she threw herself at him in the sky.
  • Kane woke from the memory as Hina called him off the Bubble Cable Car, and the group reached Tsuru's camp to rest.
  • Kane kept watch by the campfire while Robin and then Cuckoo fell asleep leaning against him.
  • Kane used Flower Clones to carry Robin and Cuckoo to their tents, then sent another clone into the woods to meet Ivankov and Kuma.
  • Kane asked whether their infiltration had gone smoothly, and Kuma said he had once stayed on the Red Line.
  • Kuma sensed Kane's sympathy and wondered whether Kane knew a great many things about him.

Ch. 42Ambush

Kane learned about Mary Geoise and the Celestial Dragons, then led the Marine convoy toward the Red Line while keeping watch for threats. After he exposed and crushed an ambush, he sensed a hidden observer in the forest and challenged them, but they did not reveal themselves.

  • Kane obtained intelligence about Mary Geoise from Ivankov and Kuma, while Kuma’s longing for Ginny deepened.
  • Tsuru warned Kane about the danger of traveling near Mary Geoise and cautioned him that Doflamingo might have contacted other forces.
  • Kane let Hina sleep past her requested wake-up time, then set out with the convoy and slept in Robin’s carriage.
  • Kane spotted armed attackers disguised as cargo drivers, shot two of them, and helped the Marines defeat the ambush.
  • Kane berated the Marines for failing to notice the attackers, ordered punishments and casualty reports, and directed them to keep three assailants alive.
  • Kane sensed someone observing the convoy from the forest, made a throat-slitting gesture, and watched a scorching wind pass without the observer appearing.

Ch. 43Keeping Watch

Oven and Opera prepared to rescue Doflamingo, while Kane’s Marine convoy traveled safely and made camp. During the night watch, Kane comforted Hina and Hans, then left Hina keeping watch by the campfire.

  • Oven and Opera discussed Perospero’s order to rescue Doflamingo and waited for Counter and three others to arrive.
  • Kane moved the convoy out after ten minutes, and the alert Marines exposed and captured disguised pirates before continuing without incident.
  • After the Marines camped for the night, Kane left the exhausted Hans on patrol as punishment while Hina took the watch.
  • Hina felt disappointed when Kane started to leave, but he returned with a box of watermelon lollipops and sat beside her.
  • Kane gave Hina and Hans hot coffee, ordered Hans to drink a cup each hour, and then went to sleep.
  • Hina watched Kane enter his tent and enjoyed a watermelon lollipop beside the campfire.

Ch. 44An Unexpected Ambush

Kane’s group camped near Mary Geoise, where he spent the night with Cuckoo before detecting a Big Mom crew ambush. He captured Counter and confronted Oven as another Kane pursued Opera, leaving Oven’s rescue attempt in disarray.

  • Kane led his group past Mary Geoise and ordered them to make camp after nightfall, while Robin soothed his hostility and Tsuru watched Doflamingo from the prison carriage.
  • Cuckoo ambushed Kane in his tent, and later Kane detected intruders approaching the camp.
  • Kane sent four Flower Clones into the woods, where one encountered Charlotte Oven and learned that Oven’s group was trying to rescue Doflamingo.
  • Oven attacked Kane’s clone, which burst into flower petals, then rushed toward the sounds of fighting.
  • Kane appeared beside the injured Counter and threatened Oven, who offered to abandon the rescue in exchange for his brothers’ release.
  • A battered Opera fled into view as another Kane chased him, and Oven realized a second Kane had arrived.

Ch. 45Repelling the Enemy

Kane repelled Oven and Opera, forcing them to retreat with a warning for Perospero. Afterward, Kane shared a private moment with Cuckoo and later taunted Doflamingo in Tsuru’s prison carriage.

  • Kane fought Oven while four of his clones surrounded Oven and Opera, and Opera stopped Oven from attacking because Counter and the others were still in Kane’s custody.
  • Kane told Oven and Opera that Perospero had to answer for sending them to attack Navy personnel and warned that he would settle accounts with him in Totto Land; Opera agreed to relay the message.
  • Kane allowed Opera to carry away the wounded Counter and his brothers, and Oven and Opera left the camp.
  • Cuckoo kissed Kane before dawn, and Kane later reported the incident to Tsuru, who praised him and promised to handle any retaliation from Perospero.
  • Kane joined Tsuru in Doflamingo’s prison carriage, provoked Doflamingo with his behavior, and left after Tsuru dismissed him.

Ch. 46Infiltrating Mary Geoise

Kane entered Mary Geoise with Kuma and Ivankov to search for Ginny, using Kuma’s ability and Ivankov’s hormones to evade notice. After they reached the city and disguised themselves as patrol soldiers, the group continued deeper into Mary Geoise.

  • Kane camped near the Red Line and told Robin to watch the next day’s newspaper.
  • Hina accidentally gave Kane the lollipop she had been sucking, and her favorability reached 63, allowing him to replicate the Barrier-Barrier Fruit again.
  • Kane met Ivankov and Kuma in the forest, and Ivankov used Body Modification Hormones to shrink himself and Kuma.
  • Kuma used his paw-pad ability to transport Kane, Ivankov, and himself into a secluded alley in Mary Geoise.
  • Kane mapped the area with bat mouths and ears, then led the group through patrol routes without being seen.
  • Ivankov knocked out three patrol soldiers with Sleep Hormones, and Kane took their armor for the group to wear.

Ch. 47Freeing the Slaves

Kane, Kuma, and Ivankov stole weapons and freed more than a thousand slaves in Mary Geoise as they prepared to rescue Ginny and throw the city into chaos. They encountered Saint Andel abusing a mermaid, and Kane seized the Celestial Dragon to force him to serve as their guide.

  • Kane led Kuma and Ivankov through three weapons warehouses, where Kuma gathered the weapons and Kane destroyed barrels of premium fuel.
  • Kane reasoned that Ginny was alive but imprisoned and monitored, and explained that they needed to create massive chaos to reach her.
  • Kane and Ivankov used their abilities to kill guards and free more than a thousand slaves from a warehouse.
  • Kane led Kuma and Ivankov toward another slave warehouse, where they heard a Celestial Dragon whipping a silver-haired mermaid.
  • Kane struck a guard, grabbed Saint Andel by the throat, and forced him to agree to act as their guide.

Ch. 48Boa Hancock

Kane learned that Saint Saturn had taken Ginny to his private laboratory, then set fires across Mary Geoise and freed the imprisoned Devil Fruit users, including Boa Hancock and her sisters. With the city in flames and the sisters following him, Kane headed for Saint Saturn’s laboratory to rescue Ginny.

  • Kane questioned Saint Andel and learned that Saint Saturn had taken Ginny to his private laboratory for experiments.
  • Kane ordered his four clones to set fires across Mary Geoise, then killed Saint Andel after leaving him in the carriage.
  • Kane broke into the guarded prison for Devil Fruit users and killed the guards.
  • Ivankov freed the prisoners, and Kane led Boa Hancock, Boa Sandersonia, and Boa Marigold out of their cell.
  • Kane noticed that all three Hancock sisters were ready for their first ability copy and headed toward Saint Saturn’s laboratory.

Ch. 49A Door Apart

Kane and his allies searched Saint Saturn’s laboratory for Jewelry Ginny while Kane’s clones spread fires across Mary Geoise to create a diversion. Hancock led them to Ginny’s room, where Kane prepared to break through a massive Seastone door without setting off its alarm.

  • Saint Saturn ordered the guards to suppress the unrest, and an armored man organized a hunt for Kane and the escaped Devil Fruit users.
  • A member of God’s Knights, Saint Somaz, found one of Kane’s clones, who stalled him with talk before being trapped inside a thorn cage.
  • Kane, Ivankov, and Kuma searched the laboratory’s passcode-locked rooms, while the doors blocked their Observation Haki.
  • Hancock recognized Jewelry Ginny’s name and led the group to an infirmary, where Kuma discovered that the door was made of Seastone.
  • Kane chilled the door with a white mist from his Snow-Snow Fruit powers, then raised a Haki-coated meteor hammer to smash it.

Ch. 50Saint Saturn

Kane and his allies rescued Ginny and the other experimental subjects from Saint Saturn’s laboratory, learning that the Celestial Dragons planned to test whether Ginny’s resistance to Azure Jade Scales could be inherited. Saint Saturn blocked their escape, and Kane fought to hold him off while Kuma led the others toward safety; during the battle, Boa Hancock’s favorability toward Kane reached 62.

  • Kane’s group found Ginny unconscious in the laboratory, and Kuma and Ivankov reunited with her as she woke and realized they had rescued her.
  • Kane removed Ginny’s tubes and carried her out with Kuma and the others, explaining her Azure Jade Scales and the Celestial Dragons’ plan to test whether her resistance could be inherited by her child.
  • Saint Saturn arrived at the laboratory exit and attacked the group, so Kane shielded them and ordered Kuma to take everyone to the rendezvous point.
  • Kane’s clone escaped Saint Somaz by scattering into flower petals, and the other clones disappeared after setting fires and freeing slaves.
  • Kane attacked Saint Saturn with firearms, cannons, and flash bombs, then pulled Hancock out of the path of a spider-leg strike.
  • Hancock saw Kane’s eyes as he held her, and her favorability toward him reached 62, allowing her second ability to be replicated.
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