Chapter Summaries

Ron asked to join Roger’s crew, but Roger rejected him because of his reputation for killing villagers. As Ron left, Rocks invited him to follow and promised to show him the view from the top of the world.

• Ron asked Roger to let him join the Roger Pirates.
• Roger rejected Ron, citing the Bilen Village killings and saying his crew would not accept someone who treated lives carelessly.
• Ron defended his actions, then left without trying to persuade Roger further.
• Rayleigh questioned Roger’s decision as Roger said he did not want a bloodthirsty companion.
• Rocks asked Ron whether Roger had rejected him and invited him to follow instead.

Ron joined the Rocks Pirates as its second apprentice crewman after Rocks accepted him despite Roger rejecting him for his foul reputation. The crew sized Ron up when Rocks returned to the ship with him.

• Ron followed Rocks and agreed to join the Rocks Pirates as its second apprentice crewman after learning the first was Kaido.
• Rocks told Ron they were returning to the ship after Roger had refused to cooperate with him.
• Ochoku, Shiki, Linlin, Stussy, Captain John, Kaido, and Whitebeard speculated about Rocks's absence and argued over who might inherit his position or property.
• Silver Axe spotted Rocks approaching with Ron, and the crew began sizing Ron up.
• Rocks told the crew that Roger had rejected Ron for his foul reputation, but he did not mind taking him in.

Ron joined the Rocks Pirates and explained that his reputation was poor because of a misunderstanding involving Roger. Rocks arranged a sparring match between Ron and Kaido to let everyone gauge Ron’s strength.

• Ron explained why his reputation was terrible, and the pirates laughed at Roger for rejecting him over a weak excuse.
• Silver Axe asked Rocks how strong Ron was, but Rocks said Ron should demonstrate his abilities instead.
• Golden Lion and Silver Axe argued until Rocks kicked them off the ship, then Rocks asked Ron to show his strength.
• Rocks chose Kaido to spar with Ron, whispered to him, and kicked him off the ship with his spiked club.
• Ron took a fighting stance against Kaido while John tried to take bets, and Whitebeard left after Rocks accused him of drinking his hidden liquor.

Ron fought Kaido at the harbor, first dodging to assess his strength before overpowering him in a direct clash. After Kaido tried to trade injuries, Ron’s rapid healing and Tailed Beast Transformation left Kaido stunned and the onlookers reassessing Ron.

• Ron dodged Kaido’s attacks to judge their strength, then met his club head-on and blasted him backward with a stronger strike.
• Stussy bet John that Ron would win, while Rocks watched the fight with growing interest.
• Ron pursued Kaido and wounded him, but Kaido chose to trade injuries and swung his club at Ron.
• Ron took Kaido’s blow and rapidly healed with his Sage Body, shocking Kaido.
• Ron activated Tailed Beast Transformation, and Linlin, Streusen, and Stussy reacted to his powerful new form.

Ron’s spar with Kaido escalated when Ron fired a Tailed Beast Bomb, but Rocks deflected it into the sea before it could hit Kaido. Afterward, Rocks brushed off Kaido’s complaints and left him wondering whether he had overreacted.

• Whitebeard dismissed the commotion and went back into the ship, leaving Stussy pouting.
• Ron formed and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Kaido, who realized he could not dodge its enormous blast.
• Rocks intercepted the bomb with his sword and redirected it toward the sea, where it exploded in a towering wave.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban saw the blast from their ship and discussed how Rocks might recruit whoever had caused it.
• Kaido complained that Ron had tried to kill him, but Rocks called it an ordinary fight and raised two fingers, leaving Kaido to wonder if he had been too sensitive.

After Ron defeated Kaido, the two apprentices bonded aboard the Rocks Pirates’ ship and formed an alliance. The next morning, Kaido woke Ron to announce that the Kuja Pirates had arrived, led in this era by Gloriosa and Shakky.

• Rocks praised Ron for his fight with Kaido and threw him a banquet, while Golden Lion taunted Kaido afterward.
• Ron spent the quiet hours after the banquet alone until Kaido approached him and asked to fight again once he found a Devil Fruit.
• Ron and Kaido discussed Haki and Devil Fruits, then agreed to watch each other’s backs and share any fruits they found according to their strength.
• Kaido kicked open Ron’s cabin door the next morning and told him the Kuja Pirates had arrived.
• Ron realized the Kuja Pirates were led by Gloriosa and Shakky in this era.

Kaido woke Ron to invite him to see Shakky, but Ron dismissed her as nothing special and went back to sleep. When Shakky boarded the Saber of Xebec, the Rocks Pirates became captivated by her beauty, including Kaido.

• Kaido told Ron he had woken him so they could admire Shakky, but Ron refused and returned to sleep.
• Shakky boarded the Saber of Xebec with Gloriosa, drawing the attention of the Rocks Pirates.
• Gan Sui confessed his love to Shakky and proposed, but he delighted in her rejection.
• Shiki invited Shakky to join him, and she politely refused.
• Shakky greeted Whitebeard, whose flustered reaction prompted Stussy to tease him.
• Linlin noticed Kaido blushing at Shakky and teased him, but he denied having feelings for her.

Ron learned that the Kuja Pirates and the Rocks Pirates were planning to seize the Heavenly Tribute and urged Kaido to investigate, hoping the shipment might include Devil Fruits. Kaido returned with exciting news about the operation, but the chapter left its details unrevealed.

• Kaido told Ron that the Kuja Pirates and the Rocks Pirates were planning to seize the Heavenly Tribute.
• Ron suggested the shipping route might involve Devil Fruits and persuaded Kaido to gather more information.
• Shakky approached Ron, but he showed interest only when he thought she might have a Devil Fruit.
• Kaido returned from investigating, exchanged an awkward farewell with Shakky, and told Ron the operation would be thrilling.
• Ron asked Kaido to tell him what he had learned.

The Kuja Pirates enlisted the Rocks Pirates to help rescue their companion by ambushing a Marine convoy carrying Heavenly Tribute. After Sengoku learned of the planned attack from an informant, he and Kong decided to turn the ambush against the Rocks Pirates, who split into three teams to pursue the convoy.

• The Kuja Pirates agreed to provide the Rocks Pirates with the convoy's route in exchange for help if they faced danger, while letting the Rocks Pirates keep the seized Heavenly Tribute.
• Sengoku received a warning that the Rocks Pirates planned to ambush the convoy, and he and Kong resolved to use the scheme against them.
• The Marines divided their fleet among three routes, forcing the Rocks Pirates to split into three ambush teams.
• Ochoku chose to travel with Whitebeard, expecting to benefit because Whitebeard had little interest in treasure and Ron and Kaido were easy to fob off.

Ron, Whitebeard, Kaido, Stussy, and Ochoku waited aboard a cramped boat for a World Government warship, sharing stories until the ship appeared on the horizon. Garp rushed to meet them while Sengoku stayed behind, confident that the Marines had successfully deceived the Rocks Pirates.

• Stussy had Kaido, Whitebeard, and Ron take turns recounting their pasts, and Ron gave a brief account of his difficult childhood on Blue Star.
• Whitebeard rejected Ochoku's claim that they were partners, calling them temporary allies who had gathered under Rocks.
• The group spotted a gigantic World Government warship, and Whitebeard told them to fight for themselves when Ochoku asked for a plan.
• A Marine scout reported that Edward Newgate, Buckingham Stussy, Ochoku, Kaido, and Ron were aboard the enemy vessel.
• Garp sprang into action and headed out to meet the enemy, while Sengoku warned that the plan was not fully deployed and remained confident they had deceived the Rocks Pirates.

Whitebeard’s group encountered Garp and Sengoku aboard a powerful Marine warship, leaving them trapped on the sea with few options to escape. As Ron transformed and prepared an attack, Sengoku and Garp moved to counter him.

• Whitebeard recognized that the Kuja Pirates’ intelligence was wrong when he saw Garp and Sengoku leading the opposing warship.
• Whitebeard ordered Stussy to steer the speedboat while he, Kaido, Ron, and Ochoku fought off the Marines.
• Whitebeard cracked the air with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, stirring up enormous waves, but Sengoku ordered the warship to pursue and fire its cannons.
• Kaido and Ochoku destroyed incoming cannonballs while Ron leaped into the sea and transformed into a four-tailed dark-red monster that stood on the water.
• Ron began gathering a dark-red energy sphere in his mouth, prompting Sengoku to call Garp to act with him.

Ron escaped Garp’s attack by carrying Kaido, Stussy, and Whitebeard toward an island while flinging Ochoku ahead in the speedboat. Sengoku abandoned the pursuit to protect the cargo, but Garp went inland alone, and the chapter ended with Edward Newgate appearing on shore.

• Sengoku attacked Ron with a shockwave, and Garp followed with a powerful Haki-coated punch.
• Ron survived, caught up to the speedboat, and carried Kaido, Stussy, and Whitebeard across the sea.
• Ron launched Ochoku’s speedboat ahead, then headed with the others toward a nearby island.
• Sengoku stopped the warship offshore and chose to return with the cargo, while Garp went ashore to pursue Ron.
• Edward Newgate appeared on the shore before Sengoku.

Whitebeard and Ron’s group launched an assault on the World Government warship while Sengoku tried to stop them. Ron, Kaido, and Stussy broke into the cargo hold searching for Devil Fruits, where a pink-haired woman in a bomb collar suggested she knew what they were looking for.

• Sengoku recognized Whitebeard’s return as a diversion and ordered the warship to retreat and fire its cannons into the sky.
• Ron hurled Whitebeard toward the warship, then charged across the sea with Kaido and Stussy as Whitebeard clashed with Sengoku.
• While Whitebeard kept Sengoku occupied, Ron, Kaido, and Stussy broke into the warship and searched its cargo hold.
• Stussy began looting the treasure, while Ron and Kaido searched chest after chest for a Devil Fruit.
• A pink-haired woman imprisoned behind iron bars asked what Ron was looking for, then described the patterned fruit he meant.

Ron consumed the Earth-Earth Fruit through the Mysterious Roulette and obtained Nine-Tails abilities while searching a Navy cargo hold. After freeing a pink-haired woman and helping Stussy, he left the slaves to escape on their own as Whitebeard faced Sengoku outside and Garp arrived.

• Ron found the Earth-Earth Fruit in a treasure chest and used the Mysterious Roulette, gaining Nine-Tails and Malice Perception abilities.
• Kaido questioned Ron about the treasure chests, and Stussy urged them to finish searching.
• Ron offered to help the pink-haired woman, but refused to deliver her message to the Kuja Pirates and broke open her cell.
• Ron snapped the woman's explosive collar and told the other slaves to rely on themselves if they wanted to escape.
• Whitebeard proposed talking with Sengoku, who warned that Garp might have arrived, and Garp then leaped from the forest to confront Whitebeard.

Ron, Kaido, and Stussy escaped the warship with stolen Heavenly Tribute while Sengoku confronted Ron. The chapter left Ron transformed into a gigantic Nine-Tailed Fox Demon on the sea, facing Sengoku in his golden Buddha form.

• Garp kept Whitebeard occupied while Sengoku rushed to the warship to stop the thieves.
• Sengoku found the cargo hold partly emptied and encountered Stussy, Kaido, and Ron as they tried to flee.
• Ron taunted Sengoku and entered Nine-Tails Mode, then smashed through the warship’s hull and was swallowed by seawater.
• Sengoku transformed into a golden Buddha and searched for Ron, but saw an auxiliary ship escaping with the stolen goods.
• Ron emerged standing on the sea and expanded into a colossal Nine-Tailed Fox Demon larger than the warship.

Ron transformed into the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon and attacked Sengoku with lava fireballs while Whitebeard and Garp continued their battle. After Ron hurled a World Government battleship at them, Garp asked Whitebeard to pause so he could go beat Ron to death.

• Ron transformed into the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, and Stussy teased Kaido about Ron's hidden power as they prepared to evacuate.
• Ron fired lava fireballs at Sengoku, who dodged them as they exploded across the shore.
• Whitebeard and Garp paused to look at Ron, then resumed their clash with Conqueror's Haki and weapons.
• Ron hurled a battleship's bow at Whitebeard and Garp, who dodged the wreckage and realized the ship was gone.
• Garp asked Whitebeard to wait while he went to beat Ron to death, but Whitebeard refused to stop their fight.

Ron forced Sengoku and Garp to defend the remaining Heavenly Tribute from a barrage of powerful attacks, but the two Marines managed to divert his Tailed Beast Bomb away from the island. Ron then prepared an even larger second attack, with Tailed Beast Bombs forming in every palm of the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon.

• Garp landed beside Sengoku and offered to switch opponents, taking Newgate while Sengoku fought Ron.
• Sengoku realized Ron had exploited his need to protect the remaining Heavenly Tribute and chose to face the incoming attack.
• Sengoku struck Ron's Tailed Beast Bomb and molten lava fireballs with an impact wave, but the Tailed Beast Bomb kept advancing.
• Garp battered the Tailed Beast Bomb with his Fist Bone Meteor, destroying the lava fireballs, while Sengoku pushed against the sphere and redirected it toward the island's mountains.
• Ron announced that his second round was ready as Tailed Beast Bombs began forming in every palm of the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon.

Ron used seven Tailed Beast Bombs against Sengoku and Garp, but pulled Whitebeard to safety when he leaped toward him. After Whitebeard warned that Stussy and Kaido had escaped, Ron and Whitebeard left, and Sengoku resolved to mark Ron as a high-priority Marine target.

• Sengoku and Garp hesitated as Ron prepared a second bombardment, while Whitebeard leaped toward Ron to escape the blasts.
• Ron caught Whitebeard with a chakra arm as seven Tailed Beast Bombs struck the island and unleashed a devastating explosion.
• Whitebeard scolded Ron for risking his life, then told him that Stussy and Kaido had fled aboard a small ship.
• Ron decided his power had been tested enough and left with Whitebeard, sprinting across the sea.
• Sengoku sat wounded and silent after the battle, while Garp admitted they had underestimated Ron.
• Sengoku decided Ron would be marked as a high-priority target at Marine Headquarters.

Ron returned to the ship with Whitebeard and teased Kaido about leaving him behind, while the two reaffirmed their bond. He then questioned Lucia Annika, revealed that he had kidnapped her to bargain with Shakky, and left her hoping she could earn a chance to get drunk by doing his work.

• Ron caught up with Kaido and the others, and Stussy said Kaido had nearly attacked her over the treasure distribution.
• Ron accused Kaido of abandoning him, but they made peace by joking about the strength of their alliance.
• Whitebeard watched Ron and Kaido banter and quietly smiled as he longed for the bond they shared.
• Ron questioned Lucia Annika about Shakky, then told her she was his hostage rather than someone he had rescued.
• Annika asked to get drunk before Ron threw her to the sharks, and Ron said he would consider it if she did her assigned work well.

Ron and his group reached an island to await the Rocks Pirates, while Roger mistakenly blamed Ron for Annika’s apparent death. Annika asked Ron why he became a pirate, and their conversation was interrupted by someone bringing good news.

• Annika served Ron, Kaido, and Stussy a dubious feast, and Ron found the stew surprisingly fragrant.
• Roger told Shakky that he had found remains and buried them, then blamed Ron for Annika’s death based on Ochoku’s account.
• Shakky questioned Roger’s claims but ultimately asked him to tell her where the remains were buried.
• Two days later, Ron and Annika arrived on an island and walked through town while waiting for the Rocks Pirates.
• Annika asked why Ron became a pirate, and Ron said he wanted to control his own fate.
• An unseen speaker called out to Ron with good news.