Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo completed the Foosha Village check-in after refusing Red-Hair's invitation again, gaining a chakra constitution and a powerful Fire Release technique. He prepared to leave for Shimotsuki Village as Red-Hair told Garp he had found a boy with world-shaking potential.

• Lin Mo's second refusal of Red-Hair completed the Foosha Village check-in and earned him an all-attribute chakra constitution and Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Lin Mo checked his status, saw Shimotsuki Village as his next check-in location, and offered to buy the Red Hair Pirates drinks before setting sail.
• Lucky Roux brought Red-Hair a Den Den Mushi call from Garp, who angrily warned him to stay away from Luffy.
• Red-Hair told Garp that Lin Mo was a supernova with limitless potential who might shake the world.

Lin Mo reached Shimotsuki Village, gained Toyako and improved his swordsmanship through the system, then visited the Isshin Dojo and met Koshiro and Zoro. Koshiro noticed Lin Mo's unusual wooden sword as Lin Mo turned to leave.

• Lin Mo used the Great Dragon Fire Technique to kill the Lord of the Coast and sailed away from Foosha Village.
• The system rewarded Lin Mo with Cursed Blade Stardust, also known as Toyako, and raised his swordsmanship to Lv1 when he reached Shimotsuki Village.
• Lin Mo arrived at the Isshin Dojo, where the system raised his swordsmanship to Lv2.
• Lin Mo saw Zoro, Kuina, and Koshiro training at the dojo and began to leave after Koshiro asked whether he was a swordsman.
• Koshiro noticed Toyako and felt something unusual about the wooden sword.

Lin Mo defeated Kuina in a dojo spar and won Wado Ichimonji, then drank with Koshiro and advanced his swordsmanship through the check-in system. The chapter left Lin Mo sharing a pleasant drink with Koshiro in the tea room.

• Koshiro invited Lin Mo to drink aged wine after recognizing his unusual strength and composure.
• Kuina challenged Lin Mo, and Koshiro made Wado Ichimonji the stake if she lost.
• Lin Mo disarmed Kuina in seconds, and she ran from the dojo while Zoro chased after her.
• Koshiro gave Wado Ichimonji to Lin Mo, who hung it alongside Toyako.
• Lin Mo's conversation and drinks with Koshiro completed check-in progress, raising his swordsmanship to Lv3.
• Lin Mo and Koshiro continued drinking and tasting tea together in the tea room.

Lin Mo refused Koshiro’s offer to stay at Isshin Dojo permanently but agreed to lodge there during his half-month visit to Shimotsuki Village. After defeating Zoro and giving him swordsmanship advice, Lin Mo demonstrated a bamboo sword’s power and left Zoro determined to learn; Lin Mo then headed for the village tavern and encountered its owner closing for the night.

• Lin Mo turned down Koshiro’s offer to inherit his swordsmanship tradition, accepted a guest room at the dojo, and stored the fifteen jars of Wine Koshiro gave him.
• Zoro attacked Lin Mo, who defeated him repeatedly and explained that Zoro needed to improve his technique instead of relying on brute force.
• Lin Mo’s guidance increased his sign-in progress and swordsmanship level, and he demonstrated that a bamboo sword could cut a stone without striking it directly.
• Lin Mo told Zoro that a powerful swordsman could choose what to cut and what to protect, then left the courtyard.
• Zoro told Kuina about Lin Mo’s bamboo-sword feat and said he understood the teacher’s words to her.
• Lin Mo went to the village tavern for Wine but found the Tavern Owner locking up for the night.

Lin Mo encountered Dragon and Ivankov after they arrived in Shimotsuki Village to visit Koshiro, then brushed off Ivankov and an eager Zoro. He went hunting and returned to the village tavern, where he drank sorghum wine and had his gourd refilled.

• Lin Mo recognized Dragon and saw him arrive at Koshiro's tea room with Ivankov and their companions.
• Dragon and Koshiro discussed Lin Mo's strength and character, while Ivankov complained about Koshiro giving away his wine.
• Ivankov approached Lin Mo, but Lin Mo pushed him away and walked off; Koshiro told Dragon that Lin Mo was a gifted child who had shown a remarkable surge in strength.
• The next morning, Zoro attacked Lin Mo, was knocked down, and then declared he would keep training to surpass him.
• Lin Mo went hunting, gave some meat to Isshin Dojo, and visited the tavern, where he drank sorghum wine and had his Wine Gourd filled.

Lin Mo drew attention in Shimotsuki Village after defeating Kuina, then clashed with Dragon when the Revolutionary Army leader tested his strength. Lin Mo rejected Dragon’s invitation, gaining mission progress and a boost to his Conqueror’s Haki.

• News spread through Shimotsuki Village that Lin Mo had defeated Kuina and received her sword.
• Zoro begged Lin Mo to train with him, attacked when Lin Mo refused, and was punched across the courtyard.
• Koshiro introduced Lin Mo to Dragon, who tested him with Conqueror’s Haki and caused damage to the tearoom.
• Lin Mo matched Dragon’s Haki, and Koshiro stopped them before their clash could cause more destruction.
• Dragon invited Lin Mo to join the Revolutionary Army, but Lin Mo refused and gained mission progress and a higher Conqueror’s Haki level.

Lin Mo rejected Dragon’s offer to join the Revolutionary Army and continued his routine in Shimotsuki Village while Zoro secretly followed his training. Zoro’s swordsmanship improved, and after hearing Koshiro’s doubts about women becoming the World’s Greatest Swordsman, Kuina fought Zoro in their 2,001st duel and nearly lost; her fate changed, and Lin Mo’s check-in progress rose to 80%.

• Dragon asked Lin Mo to join the Revolutionary Army for protection, but Lin Mo refused and left the tearoom.
• Zoro secretly followed Lin Mo into the valley, but Lin Mo shook him off and returned from hunting alone.
• Lin Mo ignored Kuina’s challenge, while Zoro’s improved swordsmanship unsettled Kuina after he nearly struck her in a dojo match.
• Kuina overheard Koshiro saying a girl could never become the World’s Greatest Swordsman and sat alone in the village fields.
• Zoro challenged Kuina to their 2,001st duel with real swords and nearly landed a decisive blow before Kuina disarmed him.
• Kuina’s fate of dying changed, and Lin Mo’s check-in progress increased to 80%, raising his Swordsmanship level to Lv5.

Lin Mo’s swordsmanship strengthened while Zoro and Kuina kept challenging him, and Dragon departed Shimotsuki Village. At the village festival, Higuma the Bandit tried to seize all of Sugimoto’s wine, and Zoro and Kuina stood up to him.

• Lin Mo sensed the Breath of All Things and realized his Sword Aura had grown stronger.
• After Kuina and Zoro promised to become the World's Strongest Master Swordsman, they repeatedly challenged Lin Mo and were knocked down.
• Dragon left Shimotsuki Village after Lin Mo refused to join him, and Lin Mo went to the festival with Zoro and Kuina for the wine.
• Higuma the Bandit demanded all of Sugimoto’s wine and refused to join the line.
• Kuina and Zoro confronted Higuma and said they would not let him bully the villagers.

Lin Mo confronted Higuma’s bandits in Shimotsuki Village while buying wine with Zoro and Kuina, then revealed his overwhelming swordsmanship when Higuma threatened them. After Lin Mo struck Higuma down, the villagers were left stunned.

• Kuina challenged Higuma’s bandits, and Zoro stepped forward to protect her.
• Lin Mo ignored Higuma’s threats, bought wine from Sugimoto, and dodged Higuma’s sword swings.
• Lin Mo cut Higuma’s sword in half with Wado Ichimonji when Higuma attacked Zoro, then Higuma demanded the sword and smashed several wine jars.
• Koshiro declined to go to Sugimoto’s place, confident that Lin Mo would handle the bandits.
• Lin Mo unleashed his sword aura, appeared behind Higuma, and dealt him two deep cuts as he sheathed Wado Ichimonji.

Lin Mo defeated Higuma’s bandits and returned to Isshin Dojo, where Zoro resolved to train in Three-Sword Style and learned about Haki from Koshiro. After nearly twenty days in Shimotsuki Village, Lin Mo considered challenging Koshiro to advance his quest, but Zoro confronted him and demanded a proper fight.

• Lin Mo knocked Higuma unconscious and subdued the rest of his bandits, then walked back to Isshin Dojo with Zoro and Kuina.
• Zoro decided to train in Three-Sword Style, and Kuina warned him that wielding three swords would require greater stamina and training.
• Koshiro explained Observation Haki, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki to Zoro and Kuina, and praised Lin Mo's mastery of iai.
• After nearly twenty days of hunting and drinking in Shimotsuki Village, Lin Mo suspected his final progress quest involved Koshiro or Zoro and set out to find Koshiro.
• Zoro caught up with Lin Mo, showed him a prototype of Purgatory Oni Giri, and asked him to accept a fair challenge.

Lin Mo defeated Zoro, offered him advice that improved his sword strike, and gave him Wado Ichimonji, completing the Shimotsuki Village sign-in and unlocking two of the Six Powers. He told Koshiro he was leaving, and Kuina challenged him to one last duel before he departed.

• Zoro charged Lin Mo with his three-sword style, but Lin Mo spotted his opening and knocked him down with one strike.
• Lin Mo corrected Zoro's stance, and Zoro carved deeper marks into a tree before his damaged sword broke.
• Lin Mo gave Zoro Wado Ichimonji, completing the village sign-in and unlocking Finger Pistol, Iron Body, and a swordsmanship level increase.
• Zoro sensed Lin Mo's brief display of power as Lin Mo returned to Isshin Dojo and told Koshiro he was leaving.
• Kuina protested Lin Mo's departure and challenged him to one last duel.

Lin Mo left Shimotsuki Village after promising Kuina a duel in ten years and sailed to Baratie, where the sign-in system rewarded him with Flash Step and expanded storage. At the restaurant, he encountered Vice Admiral Garp, who began questioning him about his swordsmanship.

• Lin Mo set a duel with Kuina for ten years later, and Koshiro agreed to train her in stronger swordsmanship.
• Zoro learned that Lin Mo had left, then joined Kuina at the docks to thank him and promise to become the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Lin Mo sailed for a week to Baratie, where arriving triggered a sign-in reward of Flash Step Lv1 and a tenfold expansion of System Space.
• Patty seated Lin Mo and took his order, then welcomed Garp, who came to Baratie for desserts.
• Garp noticed Lin Mo's sword and asked whether he was a Swordsman; Lin Mo gave his name.

At the Baratie, Lin Mo watched nine-year-old Sanji challenge a customer who wasted food, then considered how to meet Zeff and advance his check-in progress. Garp invited Lin Mo to join the Marines, and, recognizing his wine and sailboat, realized he had ties to both Shimotsuki Village and Foosha Village.

• Sanji confronted a woman and her son for wasting fried rice, ate the food they had dumped and trampled, and pressured the woman into eating the rest.
• Patty grabbed Sanji, scolded him for arguing with customers, and dragged him into the kitchen to wash dishes.
• Lin Mo decided against working at the Baratie and planned to seek out Zeff to try to trigger a check-in progress task.
• Garp tossed Lin Mo a donut, invited him to join the Marines, and laughed when Lin Mo refused.
• Garp recognized Lin Mo's wine as the kind brewed at the Isshin Dojo and identified his sailboat as a design from Foosha Village.

Lin Mo refused Garp’s invitation to join the Marines and used Flash Step to reach Zeff, where he fought back after Zeff attacked him. Zeff demanded 10,000 Beli for the damage, and the cooks laughed when Sanji identified Lin Mo as the one who had beaten their boss.

• Garp invited Lin Mo to join the Marines, but Lin Mo refused and said he was a traveler.
• Lin Mo used Flash Step to slip past two cooks and reach Zeff’s office upstairs.
• Sanji arrived and argued with Zeff about being taught to cook, and Zeff kicked him away.
• Zeff attacked Lin Mo, but Lin Mo caught his prosthetic leg with Armament Haki and hurled him through a wooden wall panel.
• Zeff demanded 10,000 Beli from Lin Mo for the damage, and Sanji told the cooks that Lin Mo had beaten their boss.
• The cooks looked at Lin Mo and burst out laughing.

Lin Mo refused Zeff’s attempts to make him work at Baratie and used Night Guy to clash evenly with Zeff. Garp and Zeff then competed to recruit Lin Mo, who accepted Zeff’s offer to stay at Baratie without obligations.

• Zeff told Lin Mo to work at Baratie to cover his damages, but Lin Mo repeatedly refused and received the Night Guy skill from the system.
• Lin Mo charged Zeff and struck his prosthetic leg with Night Guy, and the two were driven apart after their legs collided.
• Zeff accepted Lin Mo’s compensation but still asked him to do odd jobs at Baratie, while Lin Mo continued to refuse.
• Garp appeared and offered to let Zeff go if Lin Mo joined the Marines, but Lin Mo did not accept the offer.
• Zeff offered Lin Mo a place at Baratie without chores or restrictions, and Lin Mo agreed.

Lin Mo stayed at the Baratie and challenged Sanji to reconsider his attitude toward cooking and his dream of finding All Blue. Sanji stopped his punch before hitting Lin Mo, while Lin Mo left to explore the restaurant.

• Lin Mo accepted Zeff's offer to stay at the Baratie, and Garp decided to remain there too.
• Lin Mo found Sanji washing dishes in the kitchen, where Sanji broke a plate and complained about being picked on.
• Sanji took rolls and milk to a hungry man Patty had thrown out, and the man thanked him for the food.
• Lin Mo told Sanji that a hot meal would have helped more, prompting Sanji to admit that he wanted to cook for hungry people but could not cook well.
• Sanji revealed his dream of surpassing Zeff and finding All Blue, and Lin Mo told him that complaining and neglecting his effort did not support that dream.
• Sanji stopped his fist just short of Lin Mo's face, and Lin Mo left to explore the Baratie.

After Lin Mo’s advice helped Sanji decide to protect his hands and pursue cooking and leg-based fighting, Lin Mo effortlessly stopped a surprise Pirate attack on the Baratie. Sanji asked Zeff to teach him his kicking techniques, while Lin Mo later paid Sanji for a bottle of wine.

• Sanji realized that a chef needed to protect his hands and resolved to stop fighting with them, then questioned how he had been spending his time at the Baratie.
• Lin Mo gained Flash Step progress after earning Sanji’s admiration, then fell asleep on the Baratie’s deck.
• Pirates fired cannonballs at the Baratie, and Lin Mo kicked them into the sea before splitting their ship in two with Toyako.
• Sanji asked Zeff to teach him kicking techniques and promised to work hard at cooking, while Zeff suspected Lin Mo had inspired the change.
• Lin Mo woke up thirsty, met Sanji carrying wine, and paid him a hundred Beli for the bottle.

Lin Mo left Baratie to hunt Sea Kings, demonstrated his strength to Garp, and refused Garp’s offer to join the Marines. Back at Baratie, he met Sanji that night to begin teaching him.

• Lin Mo told Sanji to find him that night for kick training, then left Baratie to hunt.
• Garp followed Lin Mo toward the Calm Belt and defeated a Sea Ape while Lin Mo cut down a giant Sea King frog and dodged its venomous needle.
• Garp invited Lin Mo to join the Marines, but Lin Mo refused, gaining an Armament Haki level as a reward.
• Lin Mo returned to Baratie with a large fish, and Zeff assigned him to share Sanji’s room.
• Sanji met Lin Mo on the deck that night, excited and ready to begin training.

Lin Mo protected Sanji from Krieg’s Pirates at Baratie and used the fight to demonstrate how precise kicks could overcome a stronger enemy. Sanji understood Lin Mo’s lesson, and the system reported that his guidance had brought sign-in progress to 70%.

• Lin Mo told Sanji to build strength by wearing ankle weights and to study anatomy so he could learn technique.
• Garp questioned Lin Mo over breakfast, then Krieg’s men entered Baratie demanding the blond brat who had angered their boss.
• Brother Qiang shot at Sanji, but Lin Mo knocked the bullet off course with a chopstick and confronted the Pirates.
• Lin Mo dodged gunfire and defeated the attacking Pirates with basic kicks aimed at vulnerable spots.
• Sanji realized Lin Mo had demonstrated the lesson for him, and the system raised sign-in progress by 20% to 70%.

Lin Mo returned to the Baratie and turned down the cooks’ offer to stay, just as Krieg arrived seeking Zeff’s logbook and revenge on Sanji and Lin Mo. Marco of the Whitebeard Pirates appeared, and after Krieg’s men attacked him, Marco’s crew drove them outside to fight while Lin Mo stayed to watch the restaurant.

• Lin Mo returned from sailing, gave the giant octopus to the kitchen, and refused Patty and the other chefs’ offer to work at the Baratie.
• Zeff thanked Lin Mo for helping Sanji and asked when he planned to leave, but a cook interrupted to report that Krieg had arrived with fifteen pirate ships.
• Zeff confronted Krieg, who demanded Zeff’s logbook from his Grand Line voyage, and Zeff refused to hand it over.
• Lin Mo spotted a Whitebeard Pirates ship approaching, and Marco arrived at the Baratie with several subordinates to get dinner.
• Krieg’s men rushed Marco’s group despite Krieg ordering them to stop, and Marco’s crew drew them outside and knocked them into the sea.
• Zeff asked Lin Mo to stay and watch the restaurant in exchange for dinner and wine, and Lin Mo agreed.