Recaps

Ye Tong challenged Kuzan to define justice and criticized his readiness to follow Garp’s example, then urged him to learn from Zephyr. The chapter left Zephyr considering whether to recruit Ye Tong to his training ground while Garp said Ye Tong seemed content as a cleaning trooper.

• Kuzan said his dream was to sweep away evil and identified pirates as the greatest evil, like Garp did.
• Ye Tong questioned Kuzan’s understanding of justice and criticized his development of the Ice-Ice Fruit and Haki.
• Ye Tong recommended that Kuzan learn from Zephyr, then hurried away with Carotell.
• Zephyr and Garp discussed Ye Tong, and Garp said he was not evil but seemed interested only in cleaning.
• Zephyr suggested bringing Ye Tong to his training ground, while Garp left and told him to ask Ye Tong himself.

Ye Tong advised Dragon as he prepared to establish a base in the New World, then rejected Garp’s offer to become his disciple. Garp threatened to take away Ye Tong’s cleaning-soldier position, but Ye Tong refused to back down.

• Ye Tong realized the Buster Call against Ohara had not happened yet and considered his next objective.
• Dragon called Ye Tong to say he had found partners and planned to establish a base in the New World.
• Ye Tong told Dragon about Turtle Island and urged him to copy the books at Ohara.
• Garp entered Ye Tong’s room, recognized that he had learned Observation Haki, and offered to make him his disciple.
• Ye Tong refused, and Garp threatened to remove him from the cleaning soldiers, but Ye Tong still would not agree.

Ye Tong accepted Garp as his master in exchange for discarded trash, then gained a powerful blade and swordsmanship from Garp’s broken sword. He went to a barren mountain to practice his dual-blade skills.

• Garp coaxed Ye Tong into becoming his disciple by promising to take him wherever he wanted to clean.
• Ye Tong demanded trash as a gift, and Garp tossed him snack wrappers that granted Armament Haki.
• Ye Tong offered Garp his Xiling in exchange for the sword at Garp’s waist, and Garp broke the sword before leaving.
• Ye Tong picked up the broken sword and obtained the Great Grade Blade Spirit Echo and three levels of swordsmanship.
• Ye Tong went to a barren mountain and practiced with Falling Rain and Spirit Echo, cutting through trees and rocks.

Ye Tong trained Geppo and checked his improved status before Gion challenged him to a sword fight. After defeating her with a quick disarm, he left her convinced that she could pursue him by working hard enough to surpass his rank.

• Ye Tong practiced Geppo, checked his status panel, and realized his strength had more than doubled since leaving Gray Terminal.
• Gion appeared in a mask and challenged Ye Tong to a sword fight.
• Ye Tong used Soru to seize Gion's wrist before she could draw Kompira, then lectured her about staying focused and protecting her sword.
• Ye Tong removed Gion's mask and told her that she would need to surpass his rank before he would accept her pursuit.
• Gion ran off, leaving Ye Tong bewildered.

After a year of cleaning with Carotell, Ye Tong met Zephyr at the training ground, where Zephyr invited him to train and showed him Kuzan’s progress. Ye Tong brushed off Smoker’s challenge and prepared to fight Kuzan as the others watched.

• Carotell took Ye Tong to clean the office building, and Ye Tong continued his daily work over the following year.
• Zephyr asked Ye Tong to train with him, but Ye Tong said he was already Garp’s disciple and told Zephyr to speak to Garp.
• Zephyr invited Ye Tong to see Kuzan graduate, and Ye Tong agreed to test his own strength.
• Smoker challenged Ye Tong, who used Soru to knock him flying with one punch.
• Kuzan challenged Ye Tong to fight, and the others retreated to watch as Kuzan spread cold across the training ground.

Ye Tong tested Kuzan’s swordsmanship and resolve, then left with the trash he had come to collect. Kuzan decided to become a true Marine and hone his strength at sea so he could challenge Ye Tong again.

• Kuzan formed an ice blade and challenged Ye Tong to test his swordsmanship.
• Ye Tong attacked with his twin swords, cut Kuzan’s ice blade, and wounded him before dodging the ice bullets and spikes.
• Kuzan survived Ye Tong’s strike through elementalization, and Ye Tong warned him that his current mindset would make him lose.
• Ye Tong collected the trash he had prepared and left, while Kuzan dismissed the ice spikes.
• Kuzan told Zephyr he would become a true Marine, temper his strength at sea, and challenge Ye Tong again.

Ye Tong reviewed his status panel and considered seeking someone out, but Admiral Zephyr arrived to persuade him to join the Marines. Ye Tong refused and insisted on staying a cleaning soldier.

• Ye Tong checked his status panel and reflected on how much his attributes had grown over the past year.
• Ye Tong decided he needed to find someone, then learned from Carotell that Admiral Zephyr was waiting for him.
• Zephyr told Ye Tong that Kuzan had become a brigadier general and had been assigned a mission.
• Zephyr questioned whether Ye Tong wanted to use his strength to serve the seas, and Ye Tong defended his work as a cleaning soldier.
• Zephyr suggested Ye Tong clean up garbage at sea, but Ye Tong refused to go.

Ye Tong agreed to join the Marines after Zephyr promised to have high-ranking officers collect trash for him. As Ye Tong kept dragging Garp along on trash-collecting visits, Garp fled to catch pirates, leaving Zephyr worried he might suffer the same fate.

• Ye Tong refused to go to sea unless Zephyr arranged for Headquarters rear admirals and above, as well as Marshal Kong, to collect trash for him.
• Zephyr accepted Ye Tong's request and took him to the training camp, where Garp was waiting.
• Ye Tong stopped Garp from explaining their plans and suggested they visit Sengoku for tea.
• After three months of accompanying Ye Tong on trash-collecting visits, Garp used a mission as an excuse to leave.
• Garp ran off to catch pirates, and Ye Tong complained about his lack of responsibility as a teacher.
• Zephyr worried about Ye Tong's effect on him and considered sending him out to sea soon.

Ye Tong received a Navy assignment to hunt pirates with bounties over ten million and unlocked the system’s Shop after picking up Zephyr’s broken blade. He decided to set sail so he could find more valuable items to collect.

• Zephyr appointed Ye Tong a colonel, offered him a warship and crew, and tasked him with capturing anyone whose bounty exceeded ten million.
• Zephyr gave Ye Tong the broken Autumn Swallow, and Ye Tong’s pickup earned him the Supreme Grade Blade Muramasa, Swordsmanship +8, and 50,000 Pickup Points.
• Ye Tong spent 200,000 Pickup Points to unlock the Shop and saw its costly items, including Devil Fruits, Haki cards, and weapons.
• Ye Tong told Zephyr he had no more questions and decided to prepare to set sail for new pickups.

Ye Tong prepared to set sail from Marineford with Hina as his navigator and received a Devil Fruit from Zephyr. He chose the West Blue as their destination, where the nearest pirate crew was the Jelas Pirates.

• Ye Tong asked Zephyr to find him a Devil Fruit, and Zephyr left to get one while telling him to inspect his warship.
• Hina introduced herself as Ye Tong’s navigator and guided him to the warship, where she gave him its details and crew roster.
• Ye Tong boarded the ship and waited for Zephyr, then told the admiral to dump some trash, prompting Zephyr to flee after handing over a box.
• Ye Tong ordered Hina to find the nearest pirates in the West Blue and named it as their destination.
• Hina reported that the nearest West Blue pirate crew was the Jelas Pirates.

Ye Tong discussed developing Hina’s Cage-Cage Fruit before killing a Sea King that appeared in the Calm Belt. He told Hina to continue the voyage without him and faced the Sea King alone.

• After a week of travel, Ye Tong and the warship arrived at the Calm Belt.
• While eating lunch, Ye Tong advised Hina to explore whether her Cage-Cage Fruit could restrain abilities or space, prompting her to reconsider how to develop it.
• A bird-headed, snake-bodied Sea King appeared beside the warship, and Ye Tong flew out to attack it with his Two-Sword Style: Waterwheel Cross Slash.
• Ye Tong ordered Hina to lead the warship onward while he stayed behind, and the wounded Sea King attacked him.

Ye Tong killed a Sea King with Murasame and his Birdsong technique, then returned to the warship. He collapsed from exhaustion, and Hina carried him to the cabin as the ship continued toward the West Blue.

• Ye Tong evaded the Sea King's attack and failed to pierce its eyelid with Cross Slash.
• Ye Tong drew Murasame, sliced through the Sea King's eyelid, and killed it with One-Sword Style: Birdsong.
• Ye Tong collected the Sea King's corpse and gained Life Source, Strength, Defense, and Pickup Points.
• Ye Tong hurried back to the warship as more Sea Kings appeared, and the ship set course for the West Blue.
• Hina scolded Ye Tong for risking himself, but he collapsed from exhaustion before he could answer.
• Hina carried Ye Tong into the cabin, where the ship's doctor arrived.

Ye Tong used a Life Source to recover from exhaustion, but initially noticed no changes beyond his lost strength returning. He resumed training as the ship headed toward the West Blue, unaware that his attributes were already increasing.

• Ye Tong woke in his cabin sore and exhausted after overexerting himself against a huge creature.
• Ye Tong used one Life Source, which quickly restored his strength, though he saw no immediate changes to his attributes.
• Hina brought Ye Tong breakfast and urged him to eat, while he attributed his lack of hunger to the Life Source.
• Ye Tong learned the ship would reach Pildac Island in three days and told Hina to stop at inhabited islands along the way.
• Ye Tong practiced with Murasame, unaware that his basic attributes were increasing.

Ye Tong and Hina reached Pildac Island, where Ye Tong began cleaning the island to earn Pickup Points. By nightfall, he had finished sweeping the streets and gained several hundred more points.

• Ye Tong asked Hina about Pildac Island and learned it was a weak, non-allied country troubled by pirates and bandits.
• Ye Tong and the others went ashore, and Hina insisted on accompanying him while the crew handled supplies and rested.
• Ye Tong cleaned a restaurant, earning more than a hundred Pickup Points and other rewards.
• Ye Tong paid the restaurant owner and asked him to throw trash on the ground, then left with Hina to clean the streets.
• Ye Tong finished sweeping the streets by nightfall and gained several hundred more Pickup Points.

Ye Tong used thirty million Beli to help King Kakajero lure major pirates to Pildac Island. Several pirate ships arrived, and Ye Tong confronted Ulrok, captain of the Beheading Pirates.

• Ye Tong asked Kakajero whether pirates had attacked Pildac Island and requested that he lure pirates there.
• Kakajero explained that a huge amount of wealth could attract major pirates, and Ye Tong offered thirty million Beli.
• Ye Tong promised to help the kingdom live more securely before continuing his cleaning tasks.
• On the third day, several pirate ships gathered outside Pildac Island.
• As Ulrok prepared to attack, Ye Tong called out to the Beheading Pirates captain and mentioned his twelve-million-Beli bounty.

Ye Tong boarded the pirate ships at Pildarks and pretended to clean their decks before defeating the captains Ulrok and Dinardo. He continued cleaning the remaining ships after ordering the pirates to keep the defeated men under watch.

• Ye Tong surprised Ulrok by appearing aboard his ship, then took out a broom and began sweeping the deck.
• Ulrok's pirates praised their captain, believing he had intimidated a Marine colonel into cleaning for him.
• Dinardo boarded and questioned Ulrok, while Ye Tong finished cleaning the ship and said the bounty was enough.
• Ye Tong used Soru to knock Ulrok and Dinardo down in a single move, then told the remaining pirates to watch them and tie them up.
• Ye Tong boarded Dinardo's ship and cleaned it, then dealt with the remaining Groudon Pirates.

Ye Tong called Zephyr after capturing Guladon, Dinardo, and Ulrok, demanding his mission rewards and reporting that only the three captains survived. In Pildac Kingdom, Hina recorded the pirates while Ye Tong inspected the captured loot and gained attributes, skills, and Pickup Points.

• Hina and the others arrived after Ye Tong had defeated the pirates, and Hina praised the capture of Guladon, Dinardo, and Ulrok.
• Ye Tong used Hina's Den Den Mushi to tell Zephyr that he had captured the three captains and demanded his mission rewards.
• Ye Tong told Zephyr that everyone aboard the three pirate ships was dead except the captains, then ended the call.
• The Marines brought the pirates to Pildac Kingdom, where Ye Tong asked Hina to record their names and past crimes.
• Ye Tong inspected the loot and gained Beli, attributes, marksmanship and swordsmanship, and over three thousand Pickup Points.

Ye Tong sentenced the captured pirates to serve the Pildac Kingdom, offering them a chance to earn citizenship if they helped strengthen it. The pirates accepted, and Ye Tong left them under King Kakajero’s authority.

• Ye Tong read the pirates’ records and learned that many had joined piracy after growing up poor and struggling to survive.
• Ye Tong sentenced the pirates to lifelong service in Pildac, with the possibility of citizenship and new identities if they passed an assessment.
• A pirate questioned whether Pildac could truly accept them, and Ye Tong prompted King Kakajero to reassure them.
• Kakajero promised to follow Ye Tong’s plan as long as the pirates behaved themselves.
• Ye Tong told the pirates to help make Pildac strong within ten years, and they agreed to serve.

Ye Tong persuaded King Kakajero to accept the pirates as citizens of Pildarks, explaining that they could strengthen the country’s workforce and defenses. He warned Kakajero against becoming a corrupt ruler, then left Hina questioning her ideas about justice.

• Ye Tong told Hina to help the people arrange their work and went with Kakajero to the palace.
• Kakajero worried that taking in pirates would give other countries an excuse to attack Pildarks.
• Ye Tong explained that the pirates could become citizens, soldiers, guards, and laborers, and Kakajero agreed to accept them.
• Ye Tong warned Kakajero to establish laws and collect taxes without becoming a corrupt king, and Kakajero promised to strengthen Pildarks.
• Hina questioned why Ye Tong had spared the pirates, and his challenge about the Celestial Dragons made her Absolute Justice waver.

Ye Tong met Zephyr at Pildac Island and collected the trash he had brought from Marineford. After Zephyr left with the training camp, Ye Tong prepared to set sail and rested aboard his ship.

• Hina found Ye Tong cleaning a restaurant and told him Zephyr had arrived.
• Ye Tong finished cleaning before meeting Zephyr, who had brought three bags of trash and the Marine training camp to show them Ye Tong as an example.
• Ye Tong took the trash, and Zephyr quickly returned to his warship and departed with the training camp.
• Ye Tong ordered Hina to check the supplies and prepare the ship to sail.
• Ye Tong sorted the trash, gained rewards from seventeen pieces discarded by high-ranking officers, then returned to his cabin to rest.

Ye Tong realized that Life Source had secretly increased his attributes and Digestion, then spent days aboard the warship waiting for new opportunities to collect rewards. The chapter left him excited when Hina spotted a ship ahead.

• Ye Tong noticed his attributes and Digestion had risen more than his pickups could explain, and concluded Life Source was responsible.
• Ye Tong ate another piece of Life Source and went to sleep.
• After five days at sea, Ye Tong grew frustrated that the warship no longer gave him Pickup Points or rewards.
• Hina spotted a ship ahead, and Ye Tong rushed off excitedly while Hina admitted she was scared.

Ye Tong boarded Brook’s ghost ship and cleaned it instead of fearing its ghostly captain. After Ye Tong returned to Hina’s ship, Brook followed in confusion, while Hina worried that they had been cursed.

• Ye Tong boarded the dilapidated ghost ship and cleaned its deck as a blue phantom appeared behind him.
• Brook tried to scare and kill Ye Tong, but Ye Tong kept cleaning and asked how Brook could kill him without a sword.
• Ye Tong recognized Brook as the Rumbar Pirates’ musician and acting captain, decided not to arrest him, and revealed he had moved Brook’s body to the storage room.
• Ye Tong used Geppo to return to Hina and said he felt refreshed after cleaning, while Hina continued sailing.
• Brook followed the Marines after returning to his body, puzzled that Ye Tong knew who he was, and Hina worried the ship had cursed them.

Ye Tong confronted Brook aboard the ghost ship and revealed that Laboon was still alive. Brook was left stunned as Ye Tong departed, telling him to wait in the New World for someone to explain.

• Ye Tong and Hina reached the ghost ship, where Brook followed them.
• Ye Tong kicked Brook away, then challenged him after Brook drew his cane sword.
• Brook used the Ballen Dance: Underworld Hymn, but Ye Tong resisted it and disarmed him.
• Ye Tong told Brook that Laboon was still alive and urged him to wait in the New World for someone to tell him about Babu.
• Ye Tong left Brook standing in a daze.

Ye Tong and his Marines stayed on Dallobissno Island while he collected trash and swept the streets, waiting for members of the Donquixote Family to appear. When Corazon and the Heart Army arrived, Ye Tong followed them to a locked door, saying he only wanted to clean inside.

• Hina briefed Ye Tong on the Donquixote Family's presence and bounties on Dallobissno Island, and he ordered the Marines to land and stay for several days.
• Ye Tong swept the streets while the Marines resupplied and rested, becoming known to the islanders as a garbage-collecting colonel.
• After five days, Ye Tong gained more than two thousand Pickup Points from sorting trash and continued cleaning around the island.
• A week later, Corazon and Tross arrived with the Heart Army and spotted Ye Tong sweeping in a courtyard.
• Corazon unlocked a door, and Ye Tong appeared in front of it, then walked inside despite the Heart Army drawing their weapons.

Ye Tong cleaned the Donquixote Family's building, then confronted Corazon at night and demanded that he produce trash. Ye Tong left Corazon unharmed, promising to return the next day.

• Ye Tong finished cleaning the building and told Corazon and the other pirates that he would return tomorrow for more trash.
• Ye Tong released his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out the underlings while Corazon and his three deputies stayed on their feet.
• That night, Ye Tong met Corazon and asked whether to call him Rosinante or Corazon.
• Corazon questioned whether Sengoku had sent Ye Tong, but Ye Tong said he was only passing through to collect trash.
• Ye Tong knocked Corazon's pistol from his hand with Spirit Echo, then left and told him to produce trash in peace.