Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.