Chapter Summaries

Gawain learned that a Badge could negate Devil Fruit side effects and considered eating the mysterious fruit Gaza had given him. Three days later, Gaza and Molly identified it in an old encyclopedia as a Mythical Zoan, though Molly doubted the dramatic description written beside it.

• Gawain realized the Badge would let him gain a Devil Fruit's power without suffering the sea's curse, but he held off until he could identify Gaza's fruit.
• Gawain asked Gaza about the fruit, and she explained that it was absent from the latest encyclopedia and might belong to a class of fruits the World Government concealed.
• Gawain and his crew settled in Raven Port, where Gaza resumed managing the harbor's affairs.
• Three days later, Molly brought several editions of the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia to Gaza's office, and they searched through them for Gawain's fruit.
• Gaza found the fruit on the final page of an old encyclopedia, where it was labeled a Mythical Zoan called an Undying Fiend God that could turn a nation into a lifeless desert.
• Molly questioned the description as a possible later prank, while Gaza suggested Gawain was likely growing impatient.

Gawain learned that his Devil Fruit was the Mythical Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Red Dragon Form, and ate it, transforming into a colossal crimson dragon in Raven Port. He left Kuro and Akin to deal with the frightened port while he went to test his new abilities.

• Gaza showed Gawain an old guidebook identifying his fruit as the Mythical Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Red Dragon Form, and Gawain decided the warning attached to it was genuine.
• Gawain retrieved the fruit and ate it, transforming into a towering crimson dragon that destroyed buildings in Raven Port.
• Kuro and the Catman Brothers rose from the rubble, and Gawain revealed his identity to the shocked Kuro.
• Gawain explained that Mythical Zoans had special abilities, then asked Kuro to consider eating a Devil Fruit.
• Gawain went to test his new powers, leaving Kuro and Akin to handle the port; Kuro eyed the guidebook despite his objections.

Gawain tested the Red Dragon’s earth-vein abilities on a deserted island, revealing its enormous destructive power and draining effect. He then considered the limits of his powers and flew away, while Kuro secretly kept a page from Gaza’s Devil Fruit Encyclopedia in Raven Port.

• Gawain killed a pirate crew heading for Raven Port by flying over their ship in Red Dragon form.
• Gawain drained earth-vein energy on a deserted island, learning that it strengthened him but withered the surrounding land.
• Gawain unleashed Azure Star of the Red Emperor, blasting a huge crater into the island and exhausting himself.
• Gawain returned to human form in the sea, judged his Badges’ potential, and decided his strength could soon reach Gold level.
• Gaza and Molly found Kuro reading the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, and Kuro secretly tore out a page before returning it.

After mastering the Red Dragon’s basic forms, Gawain considered how to combine its powers with his swordsmanship and planned to develop partial transformations inspired by the Rumble Ball. He settled in Raven Port with his crew and chose Chopper as a future destination, but plans to build the pirates’ residences stalled when Gaza’s servants reported that the treasury was empty.

• Gaza teased Kuro about liking encyclopedias, and Kuro denied it before fleeing while Gaza and Molly laughed.
• Gawain returned to human form after landing near Raven Port and reflected on the Red Dragon’s strengths and its mismatch with his current fighting style.
• Gawain recalled Chopper’s Rumble Ball and decided to study how to control Zoan transformations by transforming only selected parts of his body.
• Gawain chose Chopper as a future crew member and decided that his first destination after entering the Grand Line would be clear once his ship was finished.
• Gawain’s crew, including Zoro, Sanji, and Jango, settled in Raven Port, where Gaza offered them land for residences before her servants revealed the treasury was out of money.

Gaza proposed holding a martial arts tournament to revive Raven Port’s businesses, but Kuro and Gawain turned the idea into a plan to raise quick funds by demanding sponsorship from East Blue nobles. Gaza asked them to begin with the Goa Kingdom, which still owed Raven Port money.

• Molly told Gaza that disaster relief and port reconstruction had nearly exhausted Raven Port’s funds, while the Goa Kingdom had not paid its debt.
• Gaza conceived of a recurring martial arts tournament to draw visitors and boost local businesses.
• Kuro warned that the tournament would take too long to generate revenue, then proposed collecting sponsorship money from kingdoms and nobles.
• Gawain agreed to have Kuro and Akin demand sponsorship, using the Jolly Roger if anyone refused.
• Gaza asked Gawain to start with the Goa Kingdom, and he agreed.

Gawain and his crew turned their internal Martial Arts Tournament into a public East Blue competition, using it to establish crew rankings and spur everyone to train. The tournament was set for three months later, while Gawain reviewed his growing skills and noticed that excess navigation experience was going to waste.

• Gawain, Gaza, and the others finalized a public tournament with four regional free-for-alls followed by one-on-one matches, prizes, and a Hall of Fame entry for the champion.
• Gawain assigned part of the Arlong money for prizes and decided to visit Loguetown himself to attend the upcoming auction and deal with the smoke-using troublemaker.
• Gawain announced that the tournament would determine the crew's internal rankings, and Sanji, Zoro, Akin, Fan-Oka, and the Catman Brothers reacted with eagerness to compete.
• The crew's renewed rivalry earned Gawain a surge of system experience, and he checked his character panel, finding himself at the Silver Rank limit.
• Gawain realized that Fan-Oka's navigation experience exceeded his Navigation Skills limit and was being wasted.

Gawain prepared for a trip to Loguetown while his crew built a base and trained for an upcoming tournament. Meanwhile, Hanafusa’s battered ship entered the East Blue, drawing Crocas’s attention at Twin Capes.

• Gawain realized his Sniping experience offered him little benefit and focused instead on cultivating Armament Haki.
• The Gawain Pirates built a base near Gaza’s settlement, and the crew trained separately for the Martial Arts Tournament in two months.
• Kuro and Akin sailed toward the Kingdom of Goya to retrieve the people Molly had sent, while Gawain disguised himself and departed for Loguetown’s auction.
• At Twin Capes, Crocas warned Laboon about an approaching enemy ship, then tended to Laboon’s injuries after the ship entered the East Blue.
• Hanafusa blamed Zephyr for pursuing him, coughed up blood, and vowed to kill him next time.

Hanafusa defeated Smoker in the East Blue but spared him to preserve his Shichibukai status. Days later, Gawain arrived in Loguetown to find auction treasures and possibly a Devil Fruit for Akin, where he hired Mira as his guide and heard about the auction house’s new owner.

• Hanafusa transformed into a dinosaur and attacked Smoker, defeating him after a brutal battle and leaving him unconscious on the warship.
• Hanafusa stopped himself from killing Smoker, citing Kaido's orders and the need to retain his Shichibukai status.
• Gawain arrived in Loguetown, where he planned to buy attention-grabbing treasures for the East Blue Martial Arts Tournament and hoped to find a Devil Fruit for Akin.
• Gawain chose Mira, a poor girl who knew the town, to guide him through Loguetown.
• Mira described her dream of riding a dragon and helping her family, then told Gawain that the local auction house had a new owner from the Grand Line.

Gawain attended a Loguetown auction after learning it would offer a powerful Devil Fruit, while pirates and other dangerous buyers gathered in the venue. The first lot exposed the auction house’s human trafficking operation, and Gawain suspected Doflamingo’s influence had reached the East Blue.

• Gawain paid Mira five thousand Berry to enter the auction house, and Mira hurried home after seeing pirate ships arrive at the harbor.
• An attendant told Gawain that the auction would feature a Devil Fruit, and Gawain recognized Daz Bones and Sasha among the buyers.
• Daz Bones sensed a dangerous presence and told Sasha they would leave as soon as they acquired the fruit.
• Gawain spotted several pirate groups disguised as buyers and noted that Smoker’s absence had left the auction house unprotected.
• Disco opened the auction by selling twin women as slaves, and a merchant bought them for nearly four million Berry.
• Gawain recognized Disco and suspected Doflamingo’s human trafficking business had reached the East Blue.

Gawain watched the slave auction in Loguetown and saw the East Blue nobles bid frantically on fish-men before the auction’s main prize, the Bones-Bones Fruit, went on sale. He bought the fruit for 400 million Berries and left, while Daz-Bones ordered Sasha to prepare to seize it by force.

• Gawain watched the East Blue nobles bid nearly thirty million Berries for three fish-men sold by Disco.
• Disco revealed the Bones-Bones Fruit and explained its ability to control and reshape bones.
• Gawain decided the fruit could suit Akin or serve as a tournament prize, then bid 350 million Berries.
• Daz-Bones and Sasha discussed the BOSS’s plans for the fruit and decided to take it by force if they could not buy it.
• Gawain raised his bid to 400 million Berries, won the auction, collected the fruit, and left the auction house.

After buying the Red Dragon Fruit, Gawain killed pirates who tried to rob him and headed toward Loguetown’s harbor, where Hanafusa’s forces were attacking. Gawain transformed into a colossal red dragon to rescue Mira, leaving Hanafusa furious when he realized Gawain had eaten the fruit.

• Gawain ambushed and killed the pirates following him, then learned their ship was at the harbor and decided to take advantage of the chaos to make money.
• Daz Bones and Sasha found the bodies and pursued Gawain, while Hanafusa arrived in Loguetown and led his pirates in a brutal assault on the harbor.
• Mira hurried through the fighting to warn Gawain and tried to lead him to safety, but he carried her clear when a cannonball struck nearby.
• Gawain asked Mira if she wanted to see a real dragon, then transformed into a huge red dragon and flew above Loguetown with her on his back.
• Hanafusa saw Gawain’s transformation and angrily realized he had eaten the Red Dragon Fruit.

Gawain transformed into a giant red dragon and defeated Hanafusa, killing the wounded Shichibukai in the harbor. He then confronted the terrified nobles and slaves’ former buyers, while Daz Bones arrived and froze in fear.

• Sasha and Daz Bones abandoned their pursuit of Gawain after seeing the dragon in the sky, but Daz continued toward the harbor to fulfill the BOSS's orders.
• Hanafusa transformed into his Human-Beast Form and attacked Gawain, who caught him, slammed him into the harbor, and fatally wounded him.
• Gawain mocked Hanafusa's claim to be a Shichibukai and killed him with Dragon Breath, leaving only a charred skeleton in the crater.
• The nobles who had failed to escape panicked before Gawain, and he roared at them as they pleaded for their lives.
• Daz Bones reached the harbor, saw Gawain and the wreckage, and found himself unable to move from fear.

Gawain defeated the threat at Loguetown’s harbor, then demanded treasure from the East Blue nobles as payment for saving them. After forcing Daz Bones to recover the money his companion had taken, Gawain let the Baroque Works agents leave and continued collecting valuables from the nobles.

• Daz Bones watched Gawain emerge as a massive dragon and realized that the harbor’s nobles could not resist him.
• Gawain let a poor harbor resident leave with his money, then killed a noble who falsely claimed to be poor and announced that he was robbing the crowd.
• The nobles surrendered their cash and jewelry, but Gawain demanded more, saying their auction spending showed they had additional wealth.
• Gawain recognized Daz Bones as a Baroque Works agent and ordered him to retrieve the money his companion Sasha had taken.
• Sasha returned with nearly three hundred million Berry, and Gawain tried to recruit Daz Bones, who refused because he was loyal to his boss.
• Gawain let Daz Bones and Sasha leave, then collected more valuables from the nobles until he realized he had stripped nearly every auction buyer.

Gawain escaped Loguetown with the nobles’ treasure after killing Hanafusa, while Zephyr arrived and learned that a Red Dragon had attacked the harbor. Gawain then took Mira to a deserted island, encouraged her to pursue singing, and prepared to return.

• Gawain gathered the nobles’ treasure and fled when Zephyr’s warships appeared, leaving the pirates and nobles behind.
• Zephyr reached the ruined harbor, found Smoker barely alive aboard his ship, and learned that Hanafusa had been killed by the Red Dragon.
• Smoker told Zephyr that Gawain had once been a knight of the Goa Kingdom and was an unusual pirate who spared civilians.
• Zephyr recognized that Gawain’s Mythical Zoan powers could endanger the East Blue and said he would stop him if necessary.
• Gawain flew Mira to a deserted island, where she excitedly recalled riding on his back and promised to become a singer.
• Gawain encouraged Mira to pursue her dream, and the two prepared to return.

After Gawain defeated Hanafusa in Loguetown, Crocodile and Doflamingo moved to respond to his upcoming martial arts tournament, while Marines arrested Disco and Marine Headquarters discussed the vacant Shichibukai position. Sengoku left the meeting focused on finding a replacement for Hanafusa.

• Mira returned to Loguetown after Gawain left her at a nearby port, where she saw a notice for Raven Port's upcoming Martial Arts Tournament.
• Daz Bones reported the failed Bones-Bones Fruit mission to Crocodile, who ordered him to investigate the tournament and retrieve the fruit if it was the prize.
• Doflamingo abandoned Disco after learning Zephyr had exposed the slave auction, and Ain arrested Disco at the auction house.
• Doflamingo ordered Diamante to send Dellinger and Oni-Oni to Raven Port in response to Gawain's tournament.
• Marine Headquarters received Zephyr's report about Gawain, and Sengoku turned the discussion to choosing a replacement for Hanafusa as a Shichibukai.

Sengoku’s meeting exposed a growing divide between the Navy and the World Government over concealing the truth about Loguetown, while Kuro’s crew reached the Goa Kingdom to collect a debt. The chapter ended with Akin finding Raven Port guards brutally tortured and hanging at the port, and Biyand asking him to learn why they had been punished.

• Sengoku assessed Knight Gawain as Shichibukai-level and planned to seek the Five Elders’ approval for his induction.
• Navy officers argued over the World Government’s order to conceal what happened in Loguetown, and Aokiji questioned whether such compromises were justified.
• Kuro read a newspaper report about Gawain, then learned that the Raven Port group sent to the Goa Kingdom had gone missing.
• Kuro and Akin approached the Goa Kingdom, where they found Raven Port guards hanging at the port.
• Akin recognized Biyand among the tortured guards, and Biyand explained that the king had punished them for asking about the outstanding debt.

Akin and Kuro stormed the Goa Kingdom palace after Akin found Biyand and other Raven Port guards dead, and Akin killed King Sterry. Kuro spared Outlook III and urged him to take the throne, while revealing that Sabo was alive and powerful.

• Akin attacked the soldiers surrounding him at Raven Port, shrugged off their gunfire, and drove them into a panic.
• Kuro arrived, saw Biyand and the other guards dead, and decided that Goa Kingdom needed a new king.
• Akin and Kuro broke into the palace, where Akin questioned Sterry about Biyand and then struck Sterry dead.
• Outlook III confronted the pair and invoked the World Government's protection, but Kuro challenged him over Sterry's rule and his own rise to power.
• Kuro proposed that Outlook III take the throne and revealed that Sabo was alive and might be stronger than Gawain, prompting Outlook III to denounce Sabo as a rebellious son.

Kuro negotiated with Outlook III for Raven Port’s debt repayment and sponsorship, while securing a share in the Martial Arts Tournament for the Goa Kingdom ruler. After Sterry’s death triggered unrest and East Blue nobles rushed to fund Raven Port, Gawain returned to the port, where Zoro tried to buy Fan-Oka’s dagger.

• Outlook III rejected the idea of Sabo becoming king, then agreed to repay Raven Port and provide three hundred million Berry in sponsorship after Kuro assured him their deal would remain private.
• Outlook III demanded equity in Raven Port’s Martial Arts Tournament, and Kuro accepted after Akin’s presence made the threat clear.
• The Goa Kingdom announced that Sterry had died in an accidental fall and that Outlook III would inherit the throne, prompting nobles in several towns to rebel.
• Kuro and Akin cremated Biyand and the others, collected the repayment and sponsorship funds, and departed for Raven Port while Gawain and Gaza were left to decide the tournament’s equity terms.
• East Blue nobles, alarmed by news from the Goa Kingdom and Loguetown, scraped together sponsorship money for Raven Port.
• Gawain returned to Raven Port aboard the Crimson Dragon, and Zoro bought a sharp dagger from Fan-Oka for two hundred thousand Berry.

Gaza received Gawain’s treasure haul, easing Raven Port’s financial crisis and prompting her to resume training with Nami for the Martial Arts Tournament. Meanwhile, Gawain’s experience gains raised his combat rating to Gold, and he estimated that his Observation Haki could reach Level 5 in a little over forty days.

• Gaza worried that Raven Port’s expenses would exhaust its funds before sponsorship payments arrived, but Molly told her Gawain had returned with a boat full of treasure.
• Gaza estimated the treasure was worth more than a billion, and Gawain handed it over for the port and tournament while explaining that eager sponsors had provided it.
• Gaza used the windfall to restart construction and planned to settle debts and workers’ wages, then decided to resume her sword training and compete in the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Gaza and Nami sparred on the hillside, with Gaza winning one bout before they continued training late into the night.
• Gawain reviewed his system settlement, saw that his combat rating had reached Gold, and estimated his Observation Haki would reach Level 5 in a little over forty days.

Gawain considered his growing power and the slow pace of his Armament Haki before Kuro and Akin returned with the ashes of their fallen comrades. After refusing the Bones-Bones Fruit, Akin resolved to challenge his limits, and his potential rose from Bronze to Silver Rank.

• Gawain reflected on his combat strength, his slow Armament Haki progress, and his plan to leave the East Blue after the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Kuro and Akin returned to Raven Port with the ashes of Biyand and the others, and Akin told the grieving families that he had avenged them.
• Akin wondered whether greater strength and a more renowned pirate crew could have prevented the deaths, and Kuro agreed.
• Gawain recounted Outloook III's actions in the Goa Kingdom and offered Akin the Bones-Bones Fruit to strengthen the crew.
• Akin refused the fruit, declaring that he would defy his limits through battle, and accepted Kuro's challenge.
• Gawain's system announced that Akin's potential had increased from Bronze Rank to Silver Rank.