Chapter Summaries

Kane and Hina faced another pirate crew during their voyage, with Hina testing her Black Spears and Kane helping disable the ship. After the pirates surrendered and their ship sank, Kane celebrated the Marines’ victory while Hina remained preoccupied with their earlier exchange over her lollipop.

• Kane refused to retrieve Hina’s Black Spears until she offered him the lollipop in her mouth, but Baby-5 interrupted and gave him her own.
• Kane flew toward the pirate ship and used Rankyaku to cut down its mast, leaving it unable to maneuver.
• Hina fired twenty Black Spears and hit the pirate ship twelve times, forcing its crew to surrender.
• Kane accepted the pirates’ treasure, recovered the Black Spears, and ordered the warship to stop firing.
• Kane returned with the treasure and Black Spears as the pirate ship sank, then praised the Marines’ victory.

Kane fought pirates while escorting Doflamingo’s captured associates, then rescued Monet and realized she was tied to the Donquixote Family. He confronted her with his knowledge of the family and claimed to have been its first Corazon, ending by calling himself Mr. Vergo.

• Kane defeated a flying pirate captain, returned with treasure, and learned that two pirate groups were ahead of the warships.
• Kane attacked one pirate ship, found Monet imprisoned aboard another, and rescued her despite her negative favorability toward him.
• Kane noticed Monet’s unusual behavior and recognized her as the future Snow-Snow Fruit user Snow Woman Monet from the Donquixote Family.
• As Kane rowed Monet toward his warship, he baited her by claiming to know Doflamingo and then revealed his connection to the Donquixote Family.
• Kane told Monet that he had been the family’s first Corazon and declared that she should call him Mr. Vergo.

Kane pretended to be Vergo while questioning Monet, who had tried to rescue Rosinante after losing contact with Doffy. He prepared a cover story for her aboard the Marine warship and took her there, telling her to call him Mr. Kane.

• Kane learned that Monet had come seeking Doffy after hearing Rosinante had been captured, and he scolded her for acting without permission.
• Kane staged a punishment to reinforce his stern Vergo persona, while Monet’s favorability toward him kept rising.
• Kane instructed Monet to pose as a pirate-orphaned woman who would trust only him and join the Marines under his command.
• Kane told Monet that Doffy and Pica were fulfilling a childhood promise and ordered her to stay by his side until he could explain her situation to Doffy.
• Kane told Monet that baby-5 was aboard the warship and that she should avoid her until she was ready to meet, then rowed them toward the ship.

Kane kept Monet under Hina’s watch as the fleet sailed toward the Calm Belt, while he and Cuckoo spent the night growing closer. Their quiet moment ended when the wind and waves stopped and they realized they had reached the Calm Belt.

• Kane settled Monet in an empty cabin and asked Hina to watch her because her identity seemed questionable.
• Kane praised Baby 5’s steak and shared a watermelon-flavored lollipop with Hina.
• Monet recalled that Hina had been watching her and worried about the painful mark Vergo had left on her.
• Kane and Cuckoo fought, then shared an affectionate moment and watched the stars together from the crow’s nest.
• Kane and Cuckoo noticed the wind and waves had stopped and realized the fleet had entered the Calm Belt.

Kane’s fleet entered the Calm Belt but was surrounded by eight pirate ships, forcing him to lead a breakout while Tsuru watched without intervening. Their captain, Lohr, confronted Kane and demanded Donquixote Rosinante, offering to pay any price.

• Hina paced impatiently while waiting to rendezvous with Lady Gion and receive the Black Spear.
• Lookouts reported eight pirate ships surrounding Kane’s fleet, and Kane suspected a powerful force was behind them.
• Tsuru refused to intervene, so Kane ordered Hina to break through at full speed while he went to stop the three ships ahead.
• Tsuru ordered her crew to stay aboard, while Swift noticed Cuckoo displaying a kiss mark on her neck.
• Kane flew toward the pirate ships and met their armored captain, Torresis Lohr, who demanded Donquixote Rosinante and said the Ironclad Pirates would pay any price for him.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.