Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.