Chapter Summaries

Ron learned that his bounty had risen to 1.5 billion Beli, astonishing Annika, while Kaido complained that his had not changed. Back aboard the ship, Ochoku returned and found Whitebeard warning him not to challenge Ron, then asked where Ron had gotten Annika.

• Kaido showed Ron his new wanted poster, revealing Ron's 1.5 billion Beli bounty and leaving Annika stunned.
• Kaido complained that his bounty had not risen, and Ron jokingly suggested storming Mary Geoise to increase it.
• Ron returned to the ship and ignored Ochoku, then went inside with Annika and Kaido to argue about making poached chicken.
• Ochoku stayed on deck instead of confronting Ron because he knew he could not beat him.
• Whitebeard warned Ochoku not to do anything foolish, and Ochoku asked where Ron had abducted a servant from.

Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban confronted Ron over the deaths of the slaves Shakky had asked him to help, but Ron showed no remorse. Roger declared himself glad he had refused Ron’s request to join his crew, and Gaban prepared to settle the matter by force.

• Whitebeard left Ochoku behind after humiliating him, while the Rocks Pirates’ other members still had not arrived two days later.
• Stussy told Ron that Whitebeard wanted him to meet him at a tavern, then asked Ron to bring her back food.
• Ron sensed danger on the road to town and found Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban waiting for him.
• Roger accused Ron of agreeing to help Shakky and then abandoning the slaves, and Ron calmly acknowledged that none had survived.
• Ron dismissed Roger’s anger and said he did not value honor, prompting Roger to say he was glad he had refused Ron’s request to join his crew.
• Gaban called Ron a bastard and reached for his weapon as the confrontation turned toward violence.

Ron clashed with Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban after accusing them of hypocrisy, and the fight ended with Whitebeard and Kaido arriving. Whitebeard declared Ron his little brother and stood with him against Roger.

• Ron mocked Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban as hypocrites, prompting Roger to attack him with his sword.
• Ron used Nine-Tails Mode to withstand Roger, then caught Rayleigh and Gaban's attacks with chakra hands.
• Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban coordinated an assault, but Ron transformed into the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon and grabbed Gaban.
• Ron struck Gaban with three Tailed Beast Bombs, injuring him and blasting all three Roger Pirates away; Roger and Rayleigh also wounded Ron.
• Whitebeard and Kaido arrived, and Roger asked Whitebeard not to interfere in his grievance with Ron.
• Whitebeard called Ron his little brother and refused to side with Roger, while Kaido said the Rocks Pirates were the true companions.

Whitebeard backed Ron against Roger, who left rather than risk disadvantaging his crew. Ron suspected Ochoku had leaked information to Roger, but learned Ochoku had gone out with Whitebeard and that Annika had also left, making him question his theory.

• Whitebeard declared he would protect Ron, and Roger challenged him before Rayleigh and Gaban urged Roger to withdraw.
• Roger sheathed his sword and left with Rayleigh and Gaban after weighing the risk of waiting for Rocks and the others to return.
• Ron explained that Roger had confronted him over the Kuja Pirates and his decision to save only Annika, prompting Whitebeard to ask how Roger knew about the incident.
• Ron suspected Ochoku had tipped Roger off and hurried toward the ship to confront him.
• Whitebeard told Ron that Ochoku had gone out with them and that Annika had left not long ago, so Ron activated Nine-Tails Mode and sped off, hoping he was mistaken.

Ochoku watched the aftermath of the battle and secretly negotiated with Sengoku, offering information about Annika in exchange for payment. When Ron appeared nearby, Ochoku tried to hide, but Ron sensed his malice and confronted him.

• Ochoku called Sengoku and demanded payment for his cooperation.
• Ochoku offered to reveal Annika's location in exchange for payment, and Sengoku agreed.
• Ochoku panicked when he spotted Ron moving through the town and hid behind a chimney.
• Ron sensed intense malice nearby and headed toward Ochoku.
• Ron landed in front of Ochoku, who greeted him casually.

Ron confronted Ochoku over Annika's disappearance, but Ochoku denied knowing anything and their dispute turned into a fight. Ron recognized that Ochoku had been hiding his true strength and ambition, while Annika's whereabouts remained unresolved.

• Ron demanded that Ochoku explain where Annika was, but Ochoku denied responsibility and mocked him for lacking evidence.
• Ron drew his sword and attacked Ochoku after deciding that he would not settle the matter peacefully.
• Whitebeard and Kaido wondered whether Annika had run away and whether Ron had feelings for her before a distant explosion interrupted them.
• Ron emerged from the dust and accused Ochoku of being a schemer who had concealed his strength and ambition.
• Ochoku cursed Ron and warned that a fight to the death might not end in Ron's favor.

Ron fought Ochoku to learn Annika’s whereabouts and survived his refusal by overpowering him with a Tailed Beast Bomb. After Ochoku revealed where Annika was being held, Roger arrived and Rayleigh told Ron that their crew had not come for him.

• Ron repeatedly attacked Ochoku, then transformed into the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon and blasted him with a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Ochoku survived the explosion and offered Ron false treasure locations and Devil Fruits in exchange for his life.
• Ochoku told Ron that Annika was in a cave behind the town, sealed by a boulder marked with a sapling.
• When Ron asked for Ochoku’s last words, Ochoku realized Ron still meant to kill him and cursed him.
• Roger charged toward the ruins, and Rayleigh emerged with a Den Den Mushi and told Ron that he was not their target.

Ron confronted Rayleigh while Roger attacked Ochoku, whose claims that he had been forced to kidnap Annika failed to stop Roger. Whitebeard and Kaido intervened, and Ron lent Kaido Nine-Tails chakra as Kaido asked to borrow the fox demon.

• Ron formed ten Tailed Beast Bombs and refused to explain his actions to Rayleigh.
• Roger struck down Ochoku, who insisted Ron had forced him to admit to kidnapping Annika.
• Whitebeard attacked Roger, but Roger tried to explain that Ochoku had caused the misunderstanding.
• Kaido attacked Rayleigh, who caught his spiked club with one hand.
• Ron infused Kaido with Nine-Tails chakra, greatly increasing his strength.
• Kaido asked Ron to lend him the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon, and Ron refused.

Ron empowered Kaido to fight Rayleigh while he dealt with Ochoku, killing him with a Tailed Beast Bomb. The Rocks Pirates spotted Roger and his crew at the island, and Golden Lion and Linlin prepared to go after the Roger Pirates’ ship and treasure.

• Ron transferred more Nine-Tails chakra to Kaido, who struck Rayleigh hard enough to send him flying.
• Ron decided to hold back the Super Tailed Beast Bomb while Whitebeard fought Roger and Kaido fought Rayleigh.
• Ron gave the wounded Ochoku another chance, then dropped him into a pit and destroyed him with the Tailed Beast Bomb.
• The Rocks Pirates saw fighting at the island and Streusen identified Roger and his crew as the cause.
• Golden Lion flew off to scout for the Roger Pirates’ ship, and Silver Axe asked Linlin to take him along to search for treasure.

After the Heavenly Tribute operation failed, Sengoku left the Five Elders’ meeting under pressure and asked Kong about Ron’s Devil Fruit and the World Government’s next move. Kong revealed that a mysterious World Government organization would be deployed to defeat the Rocks Pirates decisively.

• Linlin rejected Silver Axe’s attempt to claim he could be trusted, then left aboard Zeus.
• John departed by speedboat, while Silver Axe stayed behind as Linlin and Golden Lion flew away.
• Sengoku left Mary Geoise after the Five Elders blamed him for the failed Heavenly Tribute mission, and Kong tried to reassure him.
• Kong said Ron’s abilities did not match the previously suspected Nine-Tailed Fox Devil Fruit and suggested Sengoku gather information through Ochoku.
• Sengoku declined to risk exposing Ochoku for more information about Ron and asked Kong what the Five Elders meant by letting them act.
• Kong explained that the World Government had a mysterious organization and intended to defeat the Rocks Pirates decisively.

Ron rescued Annika from a cave and reassured her that she did not need to hide her imperfect self. After returning to the ships, he found Ochoku’s hidden Devil Fruits and used them to obtain Ice Release and the Eight Gates.

• Ron found Annika in a cave behind the town and brought her out safely.
• Ron told Annika she did not have to keep up a disguise, and she thanked him as a good person.
• Ron and Annika returned to the shore, where Stussy was moving the stolen Heavenly Tribute onto the Saber of Xebec.
• Ron searched Ochoku’s bedroom, found two Devil Fruits hidden beneath a floorboard, and fed them to the Mysterious Roulette.
• The Mysterious Roulette awarded Ron the Kekkei Genkai Ice Release and the physical technique Eight Gates.

Ron returned to the battlefield alive, where he learned Kaido had told the Rocks Pirates that Rayleigh killed him. Roger and Rayleigh came to take Annika back, but she chose to stay with Ron, while Roger and Rayleigh spotted Shiki carrying chests that appeared to be from their ship.

• Ron returned to the battlefield with newly unlocked abilities and discovered that Kaido had claimed Rayleigh killed him, prompting the Rocks Pirates to attack Roger and Rayleigh.
• Rocks explained the misunderstanding and Roger apologized to Ron, then offered two Devil Fruits in exchange for Annika, provided she wanted to leave.
• Annika chose to remain with Ron, thanking Roger and Rayleigh and asking them to pass her message to Shakky.
• Roger and Rayleigh left the auxiliary ship and encountered Golden Lion carrying floating chests that appeared to have come from their ship.

Linlin and Golden Lion returned with treasure stolen from Roger’s ship, and Roger and Rayleigh confronted them aboard the Saber of Xebec. Rocks joined the standoff, then chased Roger and Rayleigh as they fled, giving Ron a chance to test his new ability.

• Roger and Rayleigh demanded that Golden Lion and Linlin return the treasure, while the two Rocks Pirates refused.
• Linlin arrived aboard Zeus with more treasure, and Roger and Rayleigh attacked as Golden Lion and Linlin raced toward the Saber of Xebec.
• Ron brought Annika onto the ship as Rocks and the others halted the fight and confronted the intruders.
• Kaido and Ron urged Rocks to defend the Rocks Pirates’ honor, and Rocks stepped forward to challenge Roger and Rayleigh.
• Roger and Rayleigh fled toward land, Rocks pursued them, and Ron followed to test his new ability while Kaido asked Ron to lend him power.

Ron activated the Seventh Gate of Wonder and raced after Roger and Rayleigh, striking both of them with overwhelming speed and force. Rocks witnessed Ron’s arrival and appeared stunned by his power.

• Ron refused Kaido’s request to borrow his power and opened the Seventh Gate of Wonder, unleashing blue steam and a powerful shockwave that blasted Kaido away.
• Ron sped ahead toward Roger and Rayleigh, leaving Kaido behind as Kaido wondered how many trump cards Ron possessed.
• Roger and Rayleigh continued fleeing from Rocks, but all three sensed a powerful presence rapidly approaching them.
• Ron arrived and punched Roger, sending him flying, then dodged Rayleigh’s slash and kicked Rayleigh hard enough to make him spit blood.
• Rocks stared at Ron in disbelief after seeing him attack Roger and Rayleigh.

Ron tested the Seventh Gate of the Eight Gates against Roger and then used an ice technique against Rayleigh, leaving Rocks stunned by the range of his abilities. The confrontation continued as Ron demonstrated a new Ice Dragon attack.

• Rocks suspected Ron's explosive physical power came from a self-developed technique rather than Haki or a Devil Fruit.
• Roger attacked Ron with Divine Departure, but Ron countered with Daytime Tiger, and their collision sent Roger flying.
• Ron rushed Roger and struck him again, then stopped after confirming the power of the Seventh Gate.
• Rayleigh attacked Ron with a sword slash, but Ron answered with Ice Release: Ice Dragon.
• Rayleigh shattered the Ice Dragon with repeated sword strikes, while Rocks wondered how Ron could possess so many powerful abilities.

After Ron returned to the Saber of Xebec, Kaido asked him to teach him the Eight Gates, and Annika asked to learn as well. Ron had not yet decided whether people in this world could master the technique.

• Rocks told Ron to rest while he went to speak with Roger about truths he had recently learned.
• Whitebeard teased Kaido for returning in low spirits, and Kaido asked when he would get a powerful Devil Fruit.
• Kaido asked Whitebeard about a technique that made someone’s strength surge after shouting, then insisted Ron knew it.
• Ron returned to the ship, teased Kaido by offering to teach him, and Annika nervously asked to learn too.
• Kaido rushed over and eagerly asked Ron if he had really offered to teach him.

Ron tricked Kaido into becoming his disciple before attempting to teach him the Eight Gates, and Kaido successfully unlocked several restrictions after Ron lent him chakra. Whitebeard and Golden Lion watched in surprise as Kaido’s power surged, leaving Whitebeard wondering whether Ron had been serious all along.

• Ron told Kaido that he could learn the Ultimate Taijutsu only by becoming his disciple, then expelled him after Kaido agreed and insulted the sect rules.
• Ron began teaching Kaido and Annika, but neither could sense their inner power until Ron shared the Nine-Tails’ chakra with them.
• Kaido followed Ron’s instructions and sensed the chakra, while Golden Lion arrived and mocked the idea of Ron teaching him.
• Kaido unlocked several restrictions, releasing powerful bursts of air that cracked the deck.
• Golden Lion stopped laughing and asked Whitebeard what Ron was teaching, while Whitebeard watched Kaido with surprise and suspicion.

Kaido learned Ultimate Taijutsu from Ron and tested his new power, while Ron claimed the technique could eventually let someone slay a god. The next morning, Saint Garling prepared a Marine operation against the Rocks Pirates after his agents reported that the area had been cleared and the Marines had taken the bait.

• Kaido blasted the sea with an invisible shockwave, celebrated learning Ultimate Taijutsu, and bounced through the air throwing punches.
• Ron told Kaido that damaging the deck could earn him a beating from Rocks, while Kaido remained delighted with his new power.
• Whitebeard asked Ron whether Ultimate Taijutsu was real, and Ron said that opening the Final Gate would let someone slay gods.
• Saint Garling received confirmation that the area had been cleared and the Marines were ready to follow orders.
• Saint Garling crushed a corpse beneath his boot and complained that the Marines were so incompetent they needed help dealing with the Rocks Pirates.

On Hachinosu, Kaido challenged Rocks for full crew membership, lost after using the Eight Gates, and was accepted anyway. When Rocks learned that the World Government was escorting a legendary Devil Fruit from Saint Sebastian Island, Kaido became eager to claim it.

• Gloriosa officially joined the Rocks Pirates, while Ron became a full crew member without being reprimanded for killing Ochoku.
• Kaido asked Rocks to make him a full crew member, and Rocks challenged him to withstand three attacks.
• Kaido opened the Eight Gates and fought Rocks, but Rocks blocked his attacks and defeated him.
• Rocks agreed to accept Kaido as a full member and offered to buy him a drink.
• A suited man told Rocks that the World Government had found a legendary Devil Fruit on Saint Sebastian Island and sent a team to escort it, and Kaido decided it was meant for him.
• Annika told Gloriosa that she wanted to stay with the Rocks Pirates because she liked Ron.

Kaido secretly headed to Saint Sebastian to pursue a rumored legendary Devil Fruit, prompting Ron, Whitebeard, and Rocks to set out after him. Their speedboat raced toward Saint Sebastian, with Rocks intent on punishing Kaido for acting alone.

• Rocks warned Kaido that the Devil Fruit intelligence might be a World Government trap, but Kaido borrowed some of Ron's power and secretly left to pursue it.
• Rocks told the crew that Kaido had likely gone to Saint Sebastian, and the crew voted to keep their course for Elbaf while delaying their departure by four days.
• Ron told Annika he was going after Kaido, then set off across the sea in Nine-Tails Mode.
• Whitebeard joined Ron in a speedboat, explaining that he could not leave the idiot brat from their ship alone.
• Rocks landed on the speedboat and announced that he was going to Saint Sebastian to beat Kaido for acting on his own.