Chapter Summaries

Three-year-old Noil explored the ruins of a pirate raid, discovered his Talent Copy System, and met two hungry girls who had been following him. He left the girls exposed behind a ruined wall after catching them hiding.

• Noil learned that he had been transported to the world of One Piece and found his name, Kielros D. Noir, on a tag around his neck.
• The Talent Copy System appeared, explained its talent-copying rewards, and showed Noil's Otherworldly Guest talent and his charm and physique scores.
• Noil received the white-quality Stamina Boost talent as his beginner's gift and searched the ruins for food.
• A purple-haired girl followed Noil while carrying a hungry younger girl with orange hair.
• Noil noticed the girls hiding behind a ruined wall, turned around to catch them, and called for them to come out.

Noil met Bellemere on the battlefield, where she adopted him along with Nami and Nojiko, and the children became her reason to keep living. As they traveled toward her hometown, Noil received system rewards and checked his updated stats.

• Noil shared food he found among the battlefield corpses with Nojiko and Nami, then rested with them as night fell.
• Bellemere found Noil and the two girls, named them Nojiko and Nami, and promised to protect all three children.
• Noil fell asleep in Bellemere's embrace as the system rewarded him for joining an important plotline and befriending key characters.
• Bellemere completed her final Marine mission, left the military, and set sail with Noil, Nojiko, and Nami for her hometown.
• Noil asked the system about his rewards and viewed his panel, which listed his name as Kielros D. Noir and his physique as 95.

Noil copied Nami’s rare weather-sensing talent and arrived with Bellemere, Nojiko, and Nami at Cocoyasi Village, where he resolved to protect Bellemere from Arlong. He also copied Genzo’s fighting style and focus, then settled into Bellemere’s home with his new family.

• Noil inspected Bellemere, Nojiko, and Nami’s talents and discovered Nami had a Red-quality ability to sense and predict weather.
• Noil used a Red Talent Copy Card to copy Nami’s Climate Super-Sense.
• As the family reached Cocoyasi Village, Noil vowed to prevent Arlong from killing Bellemere when the pirates invaded in nine years.
• Noil inspected Genzo’s talents and copied his Village Police Fighting Style and Sole Focus with two White Talent Copy Cards.
• Bellemere and the children settled into her house, giving Noil a home in his new life.

At ten, Noil had become Cocoyasi Village’s strongest fighter, but he still wanted stronger opponents before Arlong arrived. When the Savage Bear Pirates attacked a fishing boat, Noil fought his way aboard their ship and confronted Captain Kenbula.

• Noil killed a small Sea King with one sword slash while helping Cocoyasi’s fishermen.
• A cannon blast struck beside the fishing boat, and Noil recognized the approaching vessel as a pirate ship.
• Captain Kenbula ordered his crew to board the fishing boat and raid Cocoyasi Village.
• Noil told the fishermen to return to the village for help, then cut the grappling ropes and charged the pirates.
• Noil deflected the pirates’ attacks and knocked several of them into the sea with his sword.
• Noil leaped aboard the pirate ship and confronted Kenbula.

Noil fought Kenbula, a powerful pirate who revealed his Bear-Bear Fruit transformation, and realized he needed to copy the Devil Fruit talent to stand a chance. After failing to reach Kenbula with his Copy Card, Noil was struck hard and buried beneath broken planks.

• Noil rejected Kenbula's offer to join the Savage Bear Pirates and challenged him.
• Noil wounded Kenbula with a reversed sword strike and outmaneuvered him, but Kenbula transformed into his Bear-Man Form.
• Noil used the system to inspect Kenbula's talents and discovered his Bear-Bear Fruit power and weakness to seawater.
• Kenbula's transformation overwhelmed Noil, who discarded his damaged sword and prepared a Blue Copy Card.
• Noil tried to touch Kenbula with the card but was struck, sent crashing through the ship, and buried under broken planks.

Noil copied Kenbula’s Demon Possession talent, defeated him by flooding the ship, and was rescued from the remaining pirates by Shanks’s Conqueror’s Haki. After reaching shore, Noil copied Shanks’s Way of the Haki Sword and prepared to choose one of his gold talents.

• Noil copied Kenbula’s Demon Possession talent and fought him in Bear-Man Form, discovering that the copied power lacked Kenbula’s development.
• Noil smashed through the ship’s bottom, used the rising seawater to weaken Kenbula, and drowned him while remaining in Bear-Man Form.
• Noil collapsed on the sinking ship as Shanks unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the pirate underlings, then carried Noil to shore.
• Noil and Shanks introduced themselves, and Noil realized Shanks’s crew had likely left without him.
• Shanks snatched Noil’s cards, allowing Noil to copy Shanks’s Way of the Haki Sword and choose one of his gold talents.

After gaining new talents and awakening Armament Haki, Noil returned to Cocoyasi Village, where Bellemere and his sisters welcomed him home. He later told Bellemere he would train in seclusion for two years, then left for a harsh nearby island to prepare for Arlong’s arrival.

• Noil chose Sovereign's Gift, replaced Stamina Boost, and gained a major increase in swordsmanship.
• Shanks and his crew sailed away after thanking Noil, and the system rewarded Noil with an Armament Haki awakening and increased constitution.
• Bellemere and the villagers brought Noil to the clinic, where Nami and Nojiko visited him.
• Noil attended the village feast before asking Bellemere to let him train in seclusion for two years.
• Noil left Cocoyasi Village for an isolated island filled with ferocious beasts to train.

Arlong bribed Captain Nezumi to conceal his attacks and brought the Arlong Pirates to conquer Cocoyasi Village. As Arlong’s crew overwhelmed the villagers, Noil returned and stopped Kuroobi from killing Genzo.

• Arlong paid Captain Nezumi to keep his raids quiet, then marked Cocoyasi Village as the beginning of his empire.
• Arlong’s Fish-Men destroyed homes in Cocoyasi Village and defeated Genzo and the villagers who tried to resist.
• Arlong demanded tribute from the villagers and ordered Kuroobi to kill Genzo when Genzo refused to submit.
• Nami declared that her brother Noil would defeat the Fish-Men, restoring hope among the villagers.
• Noil arrived, caught Kuroobi’s sword with a haki-coated hand, and revealed himself to the stunned Arlong Pirates.

Noil returned to the village and defeated Arlong's three officers before breaking Kiribachi in his duel with Arlong. Arlong replaced his teeth and prepared to continue fighting, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Noil returned to the village to cheers, then challenged Arlong to a fight.
• Noil caught Kuroobi's punch, knocked him down, and defeated him with a Haki-coated punch when Kuroobi used Thousand Brick Fist.
• Noil blocked Chew's water shots and knocked him unconscious, then shattered Hachi's six swords and slashed his chest.
• Arlong attacked Noil with Kiribachi, but Noil countered and broke the sawtoothed sword with a Haki-coated slash.
• Arlong lunged at Noil with his sawtoothed nose and bit his hardened arm, then pulled out his teeth and grew a new set.

Noil defeated Arlong, but the Fish-Man escaped with his crew after using Energy Steroids ES to distract Noil with an attack on the villagers. The system rewarded Noil with new abilities, and Cocoyasi Village celebrated his victory with a banquet.

• Noil wounded Arlong, then transformed and crushed him in a bear hug, but Arlong survived by swallowing Energy Steroids ES.
• Arlong ordered his crew to attack the villagers, forcing Noil to defend them while Arlong rescued his officers and escaped with the Fish-Men underwater.
• The system rewarded Noil with beginner Observation Haki, a Fish-Man Karate Training Manual, a Red Talent Copy Card, and ten White Talent Copy Cards.
• Noil returned to cheers from the villagers, and Nami and Nojiko hugged him before the crowd tossed them all into the air.
• The villagers helped Genzo up and decided to hold a banquet, where Nami and Nojiko secretly tasted wine as Bellemere crept up behind them.

After Noil defeated Arlong, the injured Fish-Men returned to the Grand Line, while Noil encountered two inept Pirate Hunters aboard Arlong’s abandoned ship. Niwan and Niman challenged him, lost, and asked him to take them as apprentices.

• Nami and Nojiko stayed awake drinking after the villagers and Noil fell asleep following the celebration.
• Arlong vowed to return to the Grand Line and seek stronger opponents after Noil defeated him.
• Noil found Niwan and Niman sneaking aboard Arlong’s ship to claim his bounty.
• Noil defeated the sisters in a fight and learned their unusual talents through his appraisal ability.
• Niwan and Niman bowed to Noil and begged him to take them as apprentices.

Noil took Niwan and Niman as disciples, chose to pursue a career as a Pirate Hunter, and set sail aboard Arlong’s refurbished ship. He left the chapter after defeating a pirate crew in a fight staged as a grand entrance, despite his disciples’ botched theatrics.

• Niwan and Niman tracked Noil to his home and persuaded him to take them as disciples, so he began teaching them swordsmanship.
• Noil decided against becoming a pirate or joining the Marines and planned to earn money and adventure as a Pirate Hunter.
• The villagers repaired Arlong’s ship, the St. Poplar, and Noil set sail with Niwan and Niman while Bellemere stopped Nami from joining them.
• Niwan found a pirate base’s location, and Niman recited its leader Yuke’s exact bounty down to the last Beli.
• When a pirate crew tried to rob their ship, Noil staged a dramatic entrance with Niwan and Niman before cutting down the attackers.
• Niman forgot to bring Noil’s chair back, causing him to fall onto the deck after his victory.

Noil infiltrated Yuke’s pirate base and found the pirates treating him like one of their own, while Nami persuaded Niwan and Niman to sneak ashore with her. Yuke revealed the Famous Sword Qingxing, and Noil unexpectedly asked him to hand it over, leaving the pirates staring at the boy.

• Noil used his newly awakened Observation Haki to discover Nami hiding in a wine barrel aboard his ship and reluctantly brought her along.
• Noil docked at Tandel Village, left Niwan and Niman to watch Nami, and entered the pirate-occupied village by helping carry a crate.
• Noil asked the pirates for directions to Yuke’s house, and they mistook him for a trainee rather than an intruder.
• Nami convinced Niwan and Niman to leave the ship and follow her into the village to seek treasure.
• Yuke showed his men the Famous Sword Qingxing, and Noil asked for the blade while sitting among the pirates and eating.

Noil defeated Yuke and took his sword while Nami, Niwan, and Niman emptied the pirates’ treasure vault and escaped with the haul. Back in Cocoyasi Village, Noil revealed Nami’s theft to Bellemere, who grew furious.

• Noil fought through Yuke’s pirates, took Qingxing, and killed Yuke as he tried to flee.
• Nami used her nose for treasure to find and empty Yuke’s vault, then escaped with Niwan and Niman on their ship.
• Noil joined them with Yuke’s head, and the group sailed away as the pirates discovered their treasure was gone.
• Noil learned that Nami had acquired the white-quality Cat Burglar talent, which could improve as her ability grew.
• The group returned to Cocoyasi Village, where Bellemere and Nojiko awaited them.
• Noil told Bellemere that Nami had secretly stolen the treasure and kept it for herself, making Bellemere angry.

Noil awakened Conqueror’s Haki at seventeen, said farewell to Cocoyasi Village, and set sail for the Grand Line. On his way to Baratie, he found and rescued the hopelessly lost Zoro.

• Bellemere took Nami’s stolen treasure for safekeeping, while Noil and his apprentices later collected the bounty for Yuke.
• Noil became East Blue’s strongest pirate hunter and awakened Conqueror’s Haki at seventeen.
• Bellemere encouraged Noil to leave Cocoyasi Village, and the villagers, Nami, and Nojiko saw him off as he set sail.
• Noil planned to visit Baratie and look for talents to copy while sailing toward the Grand Line.
• Noil spotted Zoro stranded on an island, watched him run in the wrong direction, and finally brought him aboard his ship.

After defeating Zoro in a sword fight, Noil gained a new sword style and parted ways with him, while Zoro began earning money as a Pirate Hunter. Noil sailed into an unnatural fog that swallowed his boat, and he sensed movement beneath the sea.

• Noil inspected Zoro's talents, then defeated him with a single sword and encouraged him to keep pursuing his dream of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• The system rewarded Noil with Flying Heaven Imperial Sword Style proficiency, a Red Talent Copy Card, and ten Swordsmanship points.
• Noil told Zoro how to earn money as a Pirate Hunter, then dropped him off at a village.
• Zoro killed a pirate with a 1.2 million Beli bounty and used the reward to pay for a drink.
• Noil realized his boat had drifted off course and sailed into a vast, unnatural bank of white fog.
• The fog disabled Noil's compass and dulled his senses, while Observation Haki detected movement beneath the sea.

Noil fought off sea beasts and hostile tribesmen before encountering Ace and his crew in the fog. He helped Ace defeat the underwater swarm with Fish-Man Karate, then returned to the ship as the tribesmen attacked his crew.

• Noil battled two sea beasts, followed a whistle through the fog, and drove off a tribesman who attacked him.
• Noil discovered Ace and three crewmates stranded in the water after their pirate ship was wrecked, and invited them aboard.
• Kasa summoned sea beasts with a whistle, so Noil and Ace dove underwater while the tribesmen boarded and attacked the crew.
• Ace fought the sea beasts with his bare hands while Noil used Spear Wave: Group Rain and Ocean Current Shoulder Throw to drive them into the depths.
• Noil and Ace returned to the deck, where Ace confronted the tribesmen attacking his crew.

Noil and Ace’s crew fought off Kasa’s islanders and followed him to Red Leaf Island, where Noil gained a modified Amaterasu Flame ability. The group reached Kasa’s village, where its armed residents surrounded them and Ace spotted something alarming.

• Noil used Conqueror’s Haki to incapacitate the islanders, then forced Kasa to guide them to the Great Shaman.
• Ace introduced the Spade Pirates to Noil, who declined Ace’s invitation to join the crew.
• Noil received a Gold Talent Copy Card, ten White Talent Copy Cards, increased Physique, and the modified Amaterasu Flame ability.
• Noil appraised Ace, considered copying his talents, and decided to save his Copy Cards for a future opportunity.
• Kasa guided Noil, Ace, Deuce, and Skull through the red mist to Red Leaf Island, while Mihal stayed behind to guard the ship.
• Kasa led the group into his primitive village, where armed residents surrounded them, and Ace pointed out something to Noil.

Noil and his companions fought the islanders who worshipped a cannibal great shaman, and Noil exposed the shaman as a Devil Fruit user. After the shaman’s fire attack engulfed the village, Noil emerged unharmed with black flames and overwhelmed the shaman’s fire, leaving the shaman terrified.

• Noil killed Kasa and demanded that the great shaman show himself, while Ace, Deuce, and Skull fought off the villagers.
• Noil cut down numerous attackers with Dragon Nest Flash, and the great shaman appeared to threaten the group.
• Ace’s punch passed through the great shaman, and Noil revealed that the shaman’s fire powers came from a Devil Fruit.
• The great shaman attacked with fire, but Noil struck him with Armament Haki and knocked him into the ground.
• The great shaman gathered a huge fireball and hurled it at Noil, setting the village ablaze while Ace dodged away.
• Noil walked out of the flames wreathed in Amaterasu Sunfire, which consumed the great shaman’s fire and left him terrified.

After escaping Red Leaf Island, Noil discovered the Flame-Flame Fruit and gave it to Ace, who awakened his signature Fire Fist power. Noil copied the ability but learned he could not reach its full potential unless Ace died; the crew then continued toward Baratie.

• Noil killed the Great Shaman, warned the villagers against cannibalism, and left Red Leaf Island with Ace and his crew.
• After the group emerged from the fog, Noil found the Flame-Flame Fruit among his apples and identified it as the Great Shaman's power.
• Ace ate the fruit, discovered he could become fire, and unleashed a massive flaming punch before naming the move Fire Fist.
• Noil used a red Copy Card to copy Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit talent, then learned the copied power had limited growth unless he killed Ace.
• Ace complained that he was hungry, and Noil told him they were headed for the seafaring restaurant Baratie.