Arc 1The Cleaner Joins the Marines

Ye Tong used his trash-picking system to grow stronger, befriended Luffy and his companions, and persuaded Dragon to pursue his own revolution while Ye Tong sought to clean up the world. He joined the Marines as a cleaner and ended the stretch by challenging Kuzan and asking about his dream.

  • Ye Tong discovered his trash-picking system in Gray Terminal, gathered supplies, and spent half a year clearing the refuse and training before leaving for Foosha Village.
  • Ye Tong befriended Luffy, Ace, and Sabo, met Shanks and the Red-Hair Pirates, and gained abilities by collecting their discarded items.
  • Ye Tong met Dragon on Mount Colubo, challenged his plans for revolution, and told him to build his strength before seeking him again.
  • Ye Tong defeated Sig’s bandits, subdued Ghost Bear with Conqueror's Haki, and reached Curly Dadan's home, where he met Garp and collected more trash.
  • Ye Tong asked Garp to join the Marines as a cleaner, left with him, and learned Geppo after watching Garp use it against a Sea King.
  • Ye Tong arrived at Marineford, persuaded Tsuru to assign him cleaning work, and began working under Carotell while collecting trash around the base.
  • Ye Tong gave Carotell money to improve the staff’s meals, then challenged Kuzan at the training grounds and won their fight.
  • Ye Tong made Kuzan throw down a bitten fruit, picked up its core to gain Observation Haki, and asked Kuzan what his dream was.
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Ch. 1A Mountain of Trash to Start With

After transmigrating into the body of an orphan in Gray Terminal, Ye Tong discovered a Junk-Picking System that turned discarded items into food, money, and supplies. He equipped his first title and checked the system panel as he began surviving in the world of One Piece.

  • Ye Tong learned that he had transmigrated into the body of Grot Ye Tong, an orphan abandoned in Gray Terminal by the Goa Kingdom.
  • Ye Tong picked up a broken food bag and received a loaf of bread, then picked up a broken wine bottle and received a jug of rum.
  • Ye Tong searched the trash and obtained 1,000 Beli and a set of clothing.
  • After picking up ten pieces of junk, Ye Tong received the title Super Novice Junk-Picker and equipped it.
  • Ye Tong opened the system panel and saw that the title increased all attributes by 20 and granted ten cubic meters of personal storage space.

Ch. 2Picking Up Trash to Make a Living

After equipping his title, Ye Tong discovered how to use its storage space and learned that Pickup Points could enhance attributes, skills, and items. He returned to collecting trash and abruptly stopped when he picked up a newspaper article about Kaido and gained Armament Haki Initiation.

  • Ye Tong equipped his title, which strengthened his body and gave him a personal storage space.
  • Ye Tong learned to store and retrieve items by thought and checked what his Pickup Points could buy.
  • Ye Tong decided to earn a living by picking up trash instead of pursuing the One Piece.
  • Ye Tong collected trash rapidly and gained a skill, a small wooden cabin, and then Armament Haki Initiation from a torn article about Kaido.

Ch. 3The Vanished Gray Terminal

Ye Tong trained with his Skillful Grade Xiling and Beginner Swordsmanship while clearing Gray Terminal of garbage. After half a year, he had removed everything except his cabin and decided to head for Foosha Village.

  • Ye Tong discovered that his Armament Haki was faintly perceptible when he swung Xiling, and used the blade to cut a stool in half.
  • Ye Tong tried to keep the Skillful Grade Blade he had obtained, but it vanished when he tossed it down and picked it up again.
  • The next day, Ye Tong continued clearing garbage and obtained Beginner Swordsmanship, which improved his sword swings.
  • Ye Tong spent half a year picking up garbage and training until Gray Terminal had vanished, leaving only his wooden cabin.
  • Ye Tong decided to leave Gray Terminal and visit Foosha Village, hoping he might encounter Red-Hair.

Ch. 4Taking in the Three Little Ones

Ye Tong met Luffy, Ace, and Sabo, defeated them, and made them accept him as their big brother by threatening to reveal their hidden treasure. He took them to Foosha Village for food, hoping to meet Red-Hair and Garp and find valuable garbage to collect.

  • Ye Tong recognized Luffy, Ace, and Sabo when they asked him about their missing garbage and treasure mountain.
  • Ye Tong learned Ace was nine and realized Sabo would set sail in a year while Luffy had not yet eaten a Devil Fruit.
  • Ace attacked Ye Tong, but Ye Tong beat all three boys and offered to share their treasure and prepare a ship for them.
  • Ye Tong threatened to tell Dadan about their hidden treasure, so Luffy, Ace, and Sabo called him Big Brother.
  • Ye Tong went with the boys to Foosha Village and entered Makino's bar.

Ch. 5Rejecting Shanks

Ye Tong met Shanks when the pirate crew arrived at Makino’s bar and rejected Shanks’s invitation to join. He noticed the box Shanks brought and began helping Makino clean, hoping to collect valuable discarded items.

  • Ye Tong treated Luffy and the other two children to food at Makino’s bar.
  • Shanks arrived with his crew, spoke with Ye Tong, and invited him to join his crew.
  • Ye Tong refused, saying he was not interested in being anyone’s underling and was the big brother of the three children.
  • Shanks ordered food and set a box on the counter, which Ye Tong suspected held the Gum-Gum Fruit.
  • Ye Tong offered to help Makino clean and picked up a broom.

Ch. 6Guarding Garbage Like a Miser

Ye Tong guarded and collected the Red Hair Pirates’ banquet trash, discovering that the food improved his basic attributes. After Shanks left, Ye Tong dumped his accumulated garbage in a forest and gained new abilities from discarded items.

  • Ye Tong spent the banquet sorting trash into bags and storing it, while Luffy and the other children stayed to celebrate.
  • After two days, Ye Tong’s storage was full, and he guarded the growing trash pile while Luffy ate a Devil Fruit inside.
  • Shanks left after another two days, and Ye Tong noticed that eating the banquet meat had improved his basic attributes.
  • Ye Tong asked Makino to watch the children, carried the trash to a forest, and dumped it out.
  • Ye Tong picked up Lucky Roux’s discarded bone and gained Digestion +10, then found a tissue from Ben Beckman that granted Basic Marksmanship.

Ch. 7Splendid Status Panel, Dragon and Garp Arrive

After collecting the Red-Hair Pirates’ discarded trash, Ye Tong checked his improved status and learned that Garp had taken Luffy and the others back to Mount Colubo. Ye Tong tried to follow but got lost, and Monkey D. Dragon appeared, offering to guide him while remarking on Ye Tong’s unusual behavior.

  • Ye Tong finished picking up the Red-Hair Pirates’ trash and checked his status panel, which showed improved attributes, new abilities, and 10.38 million Beli.
  • Makino told Ye Tong that Garp had taken Luffy and the other two children back to Mount Colubo.
  • Ye Tong rushed outside to follow Garp, then realized he did not know the way and returned to the bar.
  • Monkey D. Dragon appeared and offered to lead Ye Tong, saying he found Ye Tong interesting for befriending his son, associating with his family and the Red-Hair Pirates, and happily searching through trash.

Ch. 8Have You Ever Felt Hunger?

Ye Tong confronted Dragon about the Revolutionary Army and challenged him to understand the hunger and suffering endured by the world’s oppressed. Dragon stopped posturing and listened, sensing Ye Tong’s words could help him.

  • Dragon took Ye Tong to a peak on Mount Colubo, leaving Ye Tong nauseated by the journey.
  • Ye Tong complained about Dragon’s rough transportation and asked whether he had started forming the Revolutionary Army.
  • Ye Tong dismissed the Revolutionary Army as third-rate, and Dragon argued that the world was not as peaceful as Ye Tong imagined.
  • Ye Tong asked whether Dragon had personally experienced hunger and described the suffering of people treated with malice by the world.
  • Dragon set aside his airs and told Ye Tong he was listening.

Ch. 9You Have Too Many Questions

Ye Tong questioned Dragon about his plans for the Revolutionary Army and challenged the possibility that it would manipulate weak countries and innocent people to overthrow the World Government. Dragon admitted he had not thought that far ahead, leaving Ye Tong pressing him on what would happen after victory.

  • Ye Tong struggled to decide where to begin, and Dragon asked whether Ye Tong thought he was too weak to hear the truth.
  • Ye Tong asked Dragon about his plans and told him to throw away an empty bottle; after Dragon discarded it, Ye Tong picked it up and gained basic Conqueror's Haki from the system.
  • Dragon said he was recruiting companions, and Ye Tong asked whether he intended to build a powerful fighting force.
  • Ye Tong accused Dragon of using assimilated countries and innocent people to advance a revolution and possibly seize Mary Geoise.
  • Dragon admitted that he had not planned that far ahead, and Ye Tong asked whether he would deal with pirates after victory or become like the Celestial Dragons.

Ch. 10Dragon Pledges Allegiance

Ye Tong explained his beliefs about improving the world, and Dragon pledged to follow him. The system then informed Ye Tong that he could use Conqueror's Haki.

  • Ye Tong told Dragon that efforts to change society could also bring hardship to the people they aimed to help.
  • Ye Tong realized he lacked the ambition needed to use Conqueror's Haki and decided Dragon could pursue grand goals while he cleaned up the world.
  • Dragon asked Ye Tong to become the Revolutionary Army's leader, saying his ideas were what the world needed.
  • Ye Tong told Dragon to build up his strength and seek him out later, and Dragon knelt to pledge his allegiance.
  • The system told Ye Tong that he could now use Conqueror's Haki.

Ch. 11Drop Some Trash

Ye Tong forced Dragon to discard more belongings, gaining powerful rewards before Dragon vanished and left him stranded on Mount Colubo. When Sig’s bandits arrived to bring him down, Ye Tong asked Sig if he had any trash.

  • Ye Tong urged Dragon to throw away more items, and Dragon discarded bounty posters, a newspaper, and a short blade.
  • Ye Tong picked up the items and received rewards including Conqueror’s Haki, a Hormone Pill, one million Beli, and the Great Grade Blade Falling Rain.
  • Dragon left to make preparations, leaving Ye Tong stranded atop a mountain on Mount Colubo.
  • Sig and his men built an iron-hook ladder to reach Ye Tong, while Sig eyed the Falling Rain blade greedily.
  • Ye Tong climbed down and asked Sig whether he had any trash.

Ch. 12Poor Sig

Ye Tong killed Sig’s bandits after they attacked him, then made the terrified Sig throw down his belongings so Ye Tong could collect them. The chapter ended with Ye Tong picking up the loot and gaining rewards, including Basic Swordsmanship 2.

  • Sig ordered his bandits to attack Ye Tong after misunderstanding Ye Tong’s request to throw away trash.
  • Ye Tong defeated the bandits with Falling Rain, breaking their weapons and killing them.
  • Ye Tong vomited at the sight of the corpses while Sig trembled in fear.
  • Ye Tong made Sig throw down his belongings, then let him leave with his underwear.
  • Ye Tong collected the dropped items and gained rewards, including Basic Swordsmanship 2.

Ch. 13Ghost Bear

Ye Tong made Sig lead him toward Curly Dadan, but a Ghost Bear’s roar drew him off course. He found the bear and asked it to become his pet, leaving Sig stunned and afraid.

  • Ye Tong realized he did not know the way and called Sig back.
  • Ye Tong ordered Sig to take him to Curly Dadan.
  • After hearing Ghost Bear roar, Ye Tong asked Sig whether it shed fur and headed toward it.
  • Ye Tong found the gray Ghost Bear and asked it to be his pet.
  • Sig was shocked when Ye Tong spoke directly to the bear.

Ch. 14Conqueror's Haki Shows Its Might

Ye Tong used Conqueror's Haki to knock Ghost Bear down, then rode him as Sig led them to Curly Dadan's home. Sig hoped Ye Tong would wipe out the bandits, but Garp watched the forest as Curly Dadan punched Sig.

  • Ghost Bear mistook Ye Tong for a runt and swung at him, but Ye Tong dodged and unleashed Conqueror's Haki.
  • Ye Tong's Haki made Ghost Bear collapse, and Sig also fell to the ground in terror.
  • Ye Tong ordered Ghost Bear to carry him and made Sig lead the way to Curly Dadan's home.
  • Sig secretly hoped Ye Tong would kill the bandits so he could reclaim Mount Colubo, then arrived at Curly Dadan's home badly wounded.
  • Curly Dadan punched Sig away, while Garp laughed and kept his eyes on the forest.

Ch. 15Curly Dadan

Ye Tong met Curly Dadan at her home and eagerly cleaned up the trash Garp had left behind, hoping to gain more Armament Haki from it. After two hours of work, he asked to stay for a few days.

  • Garp called for the hidden visitors, and Ghost Bear and Ye Tong appeared before him and Curly Dadan.
  • Curly Dadan punched Garp for littering, but Ye Tong quickly picked up the wrapper and gained Armament Haki from it.
  • Ye Tong politely offered to clean Curly Dadan's home and began collecting its trash to seek more Haki gains.
  • Sig returned and wondered whether Ye Tong was attracted to Curly Dadan.
  • Ye Tong finished cleaning the house and asked Curly Dadan if he could stay for a few days.

Ch. 16A Bountiful Haul, Wanting to Join the Marines

Ye Tong gathered trash at Curly Dadan’s home, raising his Pickup Points and Armament Haki, then announced that he wanted to join the Marines. His announcement surprised Luffy, who had expected them to become pirates together.

  • Ye Tong stayed behind while Garp was at Curly Dadan’s home, hoping to collect trash Garp discarded.
  • Garp struck Luffy when he returned and told him and the others to bathe before eating.
  • Ye Tong picked through the trash, pushed his Pickup Points past one hundred thousand, raised his Armament Haki to intermediate level, and increased his strength to 650 points.
  • Luffy called Ye Tong to dinner, where Ye Tong asked Garp how long he planned to stay and said he wanted to join the Marines.
  • Luffy protested that they were supposed to become pirates together, and Garp struck him again.

Ch. 17Strange Ye Tong

Ye Tong told Garp he wanted to join the Marines to clean up their trash, and Garp offered to take him to Marine Headquarters as a janitor. Garp planned to leave with Ye Tong the next day, while Ye Tong began cleaning.

  • Garp asked Ye Tong why he wanted to join the Marines, and Ye Tong said he wanted to clean up their trash.
  • Garp laughed and offered Ye Tong a janitor's job at Marine Headquarters, which delighted him.
  • Garp asked whether Ye Tong had met Dragon and wanted to join him, and Ye Tong dismissed Dragon's ideas.
  • Garp told Ye Tong to get ready to leave the next day, and Ye Tong started cleaning up the trash.

Ch. 18Room for Improvement

Ye Tong joined Garp's Marines and upgraded his Portable Space before a Sea King attacked their ship. Garp jumped in to confront the creature as Ye Tong rushed onto the deck to watch.

  • Ye Tong left Curly Dadan and challenged the three children to become stronger than him within seven years.
  • Ye Tong introduced himself to Garp's Marines and volunteered to clean the ship.
  • Ye Tong spent 100,000 Pickup Points to upgrade his Portable Space to intermediate, increasing its capacity to 1,000 cubic meters.
  • A Sea King attacked the warship, and Garp leaped forward to punch it.

Ch. 19Life Source

After Garp killed a Sea King, Ye Tong grabbed its corpse and gained Life Source and Geppo. He used Geppo to return to the ship, while Garp questioned Ye Tong’s ordinary-looking background as Ye Tong realized Life Source could greatly extend vitality.

  • Garp killed the Sea King with a single punch and returned to the ship using Geppo.
  • When a Marine prepared to dispose of the Sea King’s corpse, Ye Tong leaped onto it and picked it up, gaining Life Source and Geppo.
  • Ye Tong used Geppo to return to the deck, impressing the Marines by saying he had learned it after watching Garp once.
  • Garp read Grot Ye Tong’s intelligence report and wondered how its ordinary details fit Ye Tong’s abilities.
  • Ye Tong examined Life Source and concluded that its effects made it like an immortality elixir.

Ch. 20First Meeting Gion

After twenty-seven days at sea, Garp brought Ye Tong to Marineford and took him to meet Gion at Tsuru’s home. Ye Tong wondered why Garp had brought him to see Tsuru as Garp walked past Gion and entered the courtyard.

  • Ye Tong considered how a substance that increased bodily vitality might prevent aging, then fell asleep during the voyage.
  • After twenty-seven days at sea, Ye Tong and Garp arrived at Marineford.
  • Garp told Ye Tong he would take him to meet someone and led him to Tsuru’s courtyard.
  • Ye Tong recognized Gion and wondered whether Garp had brought him to see Tsuru, Gion’s older sister.
  • Gion told Garp that Tsuru would not see him, but Garp walked into the courtyard anyway.

Ch. 21Tsuru's Doubts

Ye Tong joined the Marines as a cleaning soldier, and Tsuru recognized that his abilities made him far more than an ordinary recruit. As Gion led him away, Tsuru remained suspicious of his motives.

  • Ye Tong entered Tsuru’s courtyard and explained that he wanted to join the Marines as a cleaner.
  • Tsuru questioned Ye Tong about his trash-cleaning ability, then assigned him to report to Carotell with Gion.
  • Ye Tong quickly cleaned up Garp’s discarded snacks and the trash can beside Gion.
  • After Ye Tong and Gion left, Tsuru questioned Garp about the boy’s age, strength, speed, and unusual talent for learning Geppo.
  • Garp handed Tsuru Ye Tong’s sparse file and left to have tea with Sengoku.
  • As Gion led Ye Tong down the street, Ye Tong asked whether Marine Headquarters had civilians too.

Ch. 22Proposed to Me?

Gion brought Ye Tong to the Navy Cleaning Department and introduced him to its director, Carotell, as a new cleaner. Ye Tong eagerly accepted the work, while Gion blushed and wondered whether his declaration of love had been a proposal; Carotell was left unsure how to assign him duties.

  • Gion explained that Marineford's food came from the government and continued showing Ye Tong around.
  • Ye Tong stopped to help a nearby bar owner clean, then returned ready to work.
  • Gion introduced Ye Tong to Carotell and asked him to assign Ye Tong difficult cleaning jobs.
  • Ye Tong lifted Gion and spun her around after she arranged more work for him, declaring that he loved her.
  • Gion blushed and ran back, wondering if Ye Tong's promise to repay her kindness was a proposal.
  • Carotell questioned whether he could assign Ye Tong ordinary cleaning work given his connections and closeness to Gion.

Ch. 23Make Some Trash Already

Ye Tong began his cleaning work by visiting Officer Pinos's office, where he asked Pinos to create trash so he could collect it. After gaining 40 speed points, Ye Tong left with Carotell, while Pinos's unease led him to stop participating in shady dealings.

  • Carotell explained that the offices had already been cleaned and showed Ye Tong where and when the cleaning work was done.
  • Ye Tong entered Pinos's office and introduced himself as the new cleaning soldier sent by Admiral Tsuru and Vice Admiral Garp.
  • Ye Tong insisted that Pinos make some trash, and Pinos crumpled a sheet of paper and threw it on the floor.
  • Ye Tong picked up the paper, gained 40 speed points, and left with Carotell to get food and survey their assigned area.
  • Pinos became unsettled by Ye Tong's behavior and stopped taking part in shady activities under his command.

Ch. 24Kuzan

Ye Tong paid Carotell to improve the Cleaning Department’s meals in exchange for being taken along to clean more places. At the training grounds, he challenged the young Kuzan and demanded that Kuzan litter if he lost.

  • Ye Tong toured Marine Headquarters with Carotell after cleaning the dining hall.
  • Ye Tong gave Carotell ten million Beli to improve the staff’s meals and secured permission to join cleanups around the base.
  • Carotell took Ye Tong to the training grounds, where Rogel was training new recruits under Admiral Zephyr.
  • Ye Tong recognized Kuzan and challenged him to fight, saying Kuzan would have to throw trash on the ground every day if he lost.

Ch. 25Defeating Kuzan

Ye Tong defeated Kuzan in the training ground and collected Kuzan’s discarded fruit core to obtain Observation Haki, completing his set of three types of Haki. He asked Kuzan about his dream as he prepared to leave.

  • Ye Tong charged Kuzan and struck him before he could use his Ice-Ice Fruit powers.
  • Kuzan froze the training ground and trapped Ye Tong in ice, but Ye Tong escaped and held his blade to Kuzan, declaring victory.
  • Ye Tong criticized Kuzan’s mindset and told him to train properly before demanding that he fulfill their bet.
  • Kuzan threw a bitten fruit onto the ground, and Ye Tong picked up its core to obtain Observation Haki.
  • Ye Tong asked Kuzan what his dream was.
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