Chapter Summaries

Gawain trained while the Marines planned to capture him, and Zephyr condemned his role in the Goa Kingdom coup. Meanwhile, the Martial Arts Tournament drew fighters from across the seas, as a blind man faced a rigged game in Mock Town.

• Gawain read that Bartholomew Kuma had replaced Hanafusa as a Shichibukai, then trained his Armament Haki with Kansei Masamune.
• Sengoku and Tsuru discussed Gawain as a threat and planned to leave his capture to Zephyr, while Garp considered returning to the East Blue to deal with Ace.
• Ain and Binz reported that Kuro and Gin had attacked the Goa Kingdom palace and killed Sterry, prompting Zephyr to condemn Gawain and assign special training to Ain, Binz, and Smoker.
• Gaza's Martial Arts Tournament spread across the seas, attracting fighters including Edio, Brulee, Jet, and Abdullah with its prize money, Devil Fruit, and Hall of Fame.
• In Mock Town, casino enforcers gathered around a blind man while a frightened dealer continued dealing rigged cards.

Fujitora, traveling in search of the true face of the world, stopped a casino scam and chose East Blue’s Martial Arts Tournament as his next destination. Two months later, Raven Port’s arena was complete and the tournament drew visitors and competitors from around the world.

• Fujitora cut off a violent gambler’s hand when he threatened the dealer and demanded money, then exchanged his winnings for cash.
• Fujitora heard about Raven Port’s Martial Arts Tournament and decided to travel to East Blue; he spent most of his winnings buying bread for the poor.
• Gawain oversaw preparations in Raven Port while Akin’s training accelerated, and Kuro began training harder after seeing Akin improve.
• Zoro, Sanji, Fan-Oka, the Catman Brothers, and others trained for the tournament as two months passed.
• Raven Port completed an arena with room for eighty thousand spectators, welcomed visitors from around the world, and renamed the Gawain Pirates’ residential district Red Dragon Street.
• Gawain watched the bustling harbor and his subordinates, then turned his attention to the System Panel.

After two months of training, Gawain judged his crew’s progress and prepared for the East Blue Martial Arts Tournament. The tournament opened at Raven Port, where Dellinger targeted Akin as the first division’s free-for-all began.

• Gawain reviewed his abilities, including his newly acquired Future Sight, and noted that Akin and Kuro had advanced enough to begin learning Armament Haki.
• On the day of the tournament, crowds filled Raven Port’s arena and debated the favored contestants, while the guards praised Akin and Kuro.
• Molly and Jango opened the tournament, and Jango announced its format and the prize of three hundred million Berry and the Bones-Bones Fruit.
• Molly began the eastern division free-for-all, and the contestants entered the arena.
• Dellinger resolved to disrupt the tournament by killing everyone and singled out Akin, who noticed his gaze and met it.

Akin and Dellinger clashed in the East Blue Martial Arts Tournament, each revealing overwhelming strength. After they eliminated the other contestants, the two faced off for a decisive fight.

• Dellinger attacked Akin with Battle-Axe Heels after Akin mocked his Fighting Fish appearance.
• Akin repelled Dellinger’s strike with his iron crutches, shocking the spectators.
• A spectator recognized Akin as Demon Man Gin, a Gawain Pirates officer with a twenty-million-Berry bounty.
• The contestants joined forces and charged at Akin and Dellinger for a chance to win the prize.
• Akin and Dellinger fought through the crowd, eliminating the other contestants and leaving only themselves in the arena.

Akin and Dellinger fought past the preliminary match’s limits until Kuro intervened and declared them both advancing contestants. Watching the broadcast, Doflamingo deduced that Knight Gawain had killed Hanafusa and warned Oni-Oni to preserve his forces while someone else dealt with Gawain.

• Akin and Dellinger traded increasingly powerful attacks, and Kuro stopped their clash before either could land a decisive blow.
• Kuro ended the fight under the tournament rules, and Jango announced Akin and Dellinger as the Eastern Division’s advancing contestants.
• Doflamingo watched the broadcast and judged that Dellinger would likely have lost to Akin, while Kuro was stronger still.
• Doflamingo reviewed intelligence about Hanafusa’s arrival in Loguetown and concluded that Knight Gawain, not Smoker, had killed him.
• Doflamingo called Oni-Oni and ordered him to focus on the competition, preserve his forces, and leave Knight Gawain to someone else.

Kuro prepared for the western district preliminaries, where he sensed the danger of Daz Bones and faced the bounty hunters Abdullah and Jet. As the match began, Jet attacked Kuro and was badly wounded by a counterstrike.

• Kuro reflected on Akin’s hidden power, fitted his reforged Claw Blades, and entered the western district preparation area.
• Kuro and Daz Bones silently sized each other up, while Daz resolved to obtain the Bones-Bones Fruit despite the Gawain Pirates’ strength.
• Abdullah and Jet entered, arrogantly discussing collecting the contestants’ Bounties before the western district preliminaries began.
• Jet mistook Kuro for an easy target and slashed at him, but Kuro’s counterattack tore open Jet’s body.

Kuro overwhelmed the tournament contestants, leaving only Daz Bones standing, while Crocodile ordered Nico Robin to send Mr. 2 to steal the fruit. In Raven Port, Fujitora witnessed the locals’ loyalty to Gawain and ended the chapter surprised by their respect for the pirate crew.

• Kuro used his speed to cut down the tournament contestants until only Daz Bones remained, then left the arena.
• Daz Bones and Crocodile concluded that Mr. 1 had little chance against Kuro, prompting Crocodile to seek another way to obtain the fruit.
• Crocodile told Nico Robin to send Mr. 2 to East Blue and steal the fruit before the tournament ended.
• Fujitora won ten million Berry at a Raven Port casino, where the owner enforced Gawain’s rule against harming honest winners.
• Fujitora asked about Gawain, and the gamblers defended him as a hero; Fujitora sensed their intense gratitude and admitted he had never seen common people respect pirates this way.

Fujitora saw the hope and jobs available to Raven Port’s poor before meeting Gawain and challenging him to a duel. As their battle exposed Fujitora’s doubts about the World Government and his own search for justice, Gawain cut his face and left him with a permanent scar.

• Fujitora discovered that Raven Port offered its homeless steady work and handed out the bread he had brought before heading to a tavern.
• Gawain met Fujitora, and the two swordsmen recognized each other’s strength and agreed to fight in the mountains behind Raven Port.
• Gawain and Fujitora clashed with their Supreme Grade swords, and Fujitora questioned why a merciful port was ruled by a bloodthirsty pirate while the World Government’s lands suffered.
• Gawain challenged Fujitora to examine his own beliefs and exploited an opening in their duel to slash Fujitora’s face, leaving a permanent scar.

Gawain defeated Fujitora in their duel, but Fujitora refused to join the Gawain Pirates and instead warned him that Marine Headquarters had sent warships to Loguetown. In Loguetown, Zephyr prepared to confront Gawain with an upgraded Battle Smasher and Smoker at his side.

• Fujitora used his gravity ability against Gawain, who transformed into a powerful dragon and forced Fujitora to concede defeat.
• Fujitora admitted that he had found his answer about justice, but declined Gawain's invitation because he wanted to change the world through the Marines.
• Fujitora warned Gawain that several Marine Headquarters warships were docked in Loguetown, and Gawain invited him to see Raven Port for himself.
• In Loguetown, Zephyr received an upgraded Battle Smasher powered by Dials and fitted with Seastone armor and bullets.
• Zephyr rejected Smoker's objections to his idea of destroying three New World volcanoes, then declared that he would eliminate pirates, while Smoker vowed to defeat Gawain.

Zoro entered the northern division preliminaries and mocked his opponents with a dagger before defeating them with his Three-Sword Style. After Sanji attacked him over knocking the women into the water, Zoro prepared to fight Sanji as the tournament continued.

• Edio and Oni-Oni won the southern division preliminaries after defeating the Catman Brothers, Gaza, Fan-Oka, and Nami.
• Zoro joined the northern division preliminaries, drawing Hawk Eyes' attention as he searched for swordsmen to challenge.
• Zoro taunted each swordsman with his dagger and kicked challengers from the arena, prompting the contestants to gang up on him.
• Zoro used Three-Sword Style—Hundred Beast Storm to overwhelm the crowd, knocking out the remaining contestants and sending them into the water.
• Sanji attacked Zoro with Diable Jambe after Zoro eliminated the women, and Zoro countered with Three-Sword Style—Tiger Hunt.

Zoro and Sanji defeated Brulee and the remaining contestants effectively surrendered, ending the Northern District preliminaries. The next night, Baroque Works agent Foxy arrived in Raven Port to steal a Devil Fruit and infiltrated the Gawain Pirates’ gathering place, where a blind figure noticed him.

• Zoro and Sanji fought fiercely while Brulee waited for an opening to ambush them, but they detected and knocked him unconscious.
• Zoro and Sanji stopped fighting, and the other contestants surrendered, leaving them as the only ones standing in the arena.
• Jango announced Zoro and Sanji as the Northern District winners and scheduled the finals for two days later.
• Jango decided to stay in Raven Port to witness future tournaments, while Molly recognized his newfound purpose.
• Foxy arrived in Raven Port under Crocodile’s orders, used the Clone-Clone Fruit to infiltrate the Gawain Pirates’ gathering place, and was noticed by a blind figure.

Foxy infiltrated Gawain’s residence to steal the Bones-Bones Fruit, but Gawain and Fujitora caught him and exposed Baroque Works’ scheme. After Foxy revealed Crocodile’s deal with a World Government official, Gawain learned Daz Bones had escaped and decided to make Alabasta his first stop in the Grand Line.

• Fujitora followed Foxy after sensing him in Red Dragon Street, while Foxy disguised himself and broke into Gawain’s residence to take the Bones-Bones Fruit.
• Gawain caught Foxy with the fruit, and Fujitora crushed him to the floor with gravity as Foxy tried to flee.
• Gawain identified Foxy as Bentham, threatened the lives of his crew, and made him agree to cooperate in exchange for their safety.
• Foxy revealed that Crocodile had arranged a deal with a World Government official to obtain the Bones-Bones Fruit in return for covering up Baroque Works’ actions in Alabasta.
• Gawain’s subordinates took control of Foxy’s ship, but Akin, Kuro, and the others failed to capture Daz Bones, who escaped after Foxy was discovered.
• Gawain blamed Crocodile for reaching into Raven Port and decided to visit Alabasta first when he entered the Grand Line, with plans to recruit Chopper in Drum Kingdom.

Crocodile continued posing as Alabasta’s hero while plotting to obtain Pluton and vowing to kill the young pirate on the Wanted Poster. At Raven Port, Akin and Dellinger began the tournament finals, while Doflamingo learned that former Admiral Zephyr was heading there to target Knight Gawain.

• Crocodile left the cheering civilians, learned Mr. 1 and Mr. 2 had failed to secure the fruit, and decided to lie low while continuing his hero act.
• Jango announced Daz Bones’s withdrawal, and the remaining contestants drew their matchups: Akin faced Dellinger, Sanji faced Edio, Kuro faced Oni-Oni, and Rhon received the bye.
• Akin and Dellinger opened the finals with a fierce clash, and Akin used Observation Haki to anticipate Dellinger’s attack.
• Doflamingo watched Dellinger fight and remarked on his rapid growth as he imagined Knight Gawain’s reaction to the tournament’s prize.
• Vergo told Doflamingo that former Navy Admiral Black Arm Zephyr had left Loguetown for Raven Port to target Knight Gawain.

Akin decisively defeated Dellinger in the Martial Arts Tournament semifinal, prompting Doflamingo to order Oni-Oni to withdraw from the tournament. When Zephyr’s Marines headed for Raven Port, Gawain went alone to intercept them, while Fujitora decided to stand by Gawain as a comrade and friend.

• Akin overwhelmed Dellinger with his improved Haki and fighting skill, then knocked him unconscious when he charged again after the fight seemed over.
• Jango announced Akin as the semifinal winner, and spectators who had bet everything on Dellinger suffered heavy losses.
• Doflamingo called Oni-Oni, who requested the tournament withdrawal for the injured Dellinger; Molly agreed, and Oni-Oni left amid the crowd’s mockery.
• Johnny and Joseph warned Gawain that Zephyr, Smoker, and other Marines were approaching Raven Port, and Gawain left alone to intercept them.
• After giving candy to Raven Port’s children, Fujitora sensed Gawain had gone to face the Marines and resolved to become his comrade and friend.

Zephyr led a Marine fleet toward Raven Port to confront Knight Gawain, but Gawain intercepted them and clashed with Smoker. After realizing that strength, not friendliness, was what earned recognition as a Shichibukai, Gawain abandoned his cautious approach and unleashed a devastating attack on Zephyr’s warship.

• Zephyr learned that pirates near Para Island served Knight Gawain and said he would focus on Gawain rather than the smaller pirates.
• Gawain flew toward the Marine fleet and asked them to turn back, but Smoker attacked him with Haki-coated smoke serpents and a Seastone-tipped Jitte.
• Gawain realized that behaving well would not earn him a Shichibukai position and decided to pursue his ambitions through sheer power.
• Gawain’s compressed flame beam cut Zephyr’s warship in half, struck a distant island, and triggered a volcanic eruption.
• Gawain warned the Marines to leave or sink, and Zephyr recognized that Gawain had become far more dangerous.

Gawain chose a ley-rich island for his battle with Zephyr and proved capable of matching the aging Marine in a fierce sword fight. After Gawain wounded Smoker, Zephyr lost control and unleashed a devastating attack, leaving Gawain's fate uncertain.

• Gawain lured Zephyr and the pursuing Marines to a lush island, where its ley line energy could strengthen him.
• Gawain and Zephyr exchanged powerful attacks, and Gawain's speed and swordsmanship let him keep pace with the veteran Marine.
• Smoker joined the fight, but Gawain slashed his chest and cut his Seastone Jitte in two, leaving him badly wounded.
• Zephyr rushed to Smoker's side, relived the deaths of his former students, and blamed pirates for the tragedies he had suffered.
• Zephyr unleashed his full power and brought the Battle Smasher down toward Gawain in a catastrophic blow.

Gawain defeated Zephyr and challenged his belief that the Marines served justice, arguing that the World Government and Celestial Dragons were the true source of oppression. Fujitora arrived and stopped Gawain from killing Zephyr, whom Gawain planned to use as leverage against the World Government.

• Zephyr was overwhelmed by Gawain, who seized the Seastone-mixed Battle Smasher and unleashed Conqueror's Haki, incapacitating Marines across the island.
• Gawain rejected Zephyr's claim that pirates caused the world's chaos and argued that Marine justice served the World Government and Celestial Dragons.
• Zephyr faltered when Gawain asked whether he knew who truly caused the world's chaos, then broke down after hearing why people might choose piracy.
• Binz attacked Gawain, who knocked him unconscious with a Flying Slash, and Zephyr pleaded for Gawain to spare his students.
• Fujitora arrived and urged Gawain not to kill Zephyr, and Gawain said he would use Zephyr's standing in the Marines to obtain what he wanted from the World Government.

Akin and Kuro fought to a draw in the tournament final, shared the prize, and Akin ate the Bones-Bones Fruit. As Akin’s potential increased, Gawain approached Raven Port aboard a seastone-reinforced warship and considered refitting it instead of funding the ship under construction.

• Akin and Kuro battled for more than ten hours before both collapsed, and Jango declared a draw that gave them shared first place and the prize money and fruit.
• Kuro said he could feel the power Gawain had mentioned beginning to awaken, while he and Akin affirmed their comradeship and helped each other face the crowd.
• Kuro gave Akin the Bones-Bones Fruit, and Akin gained the power to produce sharp, resilient bone spikes.
• Gawain watched sea beasts flee from his seastone-reinforced warship and considered refitting it rather than continuing to fund the ship at Raven Port.
• Gawain received a notification that Akin had obtained the Bones-Bones Fruit and that his potential had increased.

Gawain reflected on his new Conqueror’s Haki and agreed to trade Zephyr for a Shichibukai position. After Ain discovered Zephyr’s defeat, Marine Headquarters erupted over the news, leaving Sengoku to weigh the rescue against Gawain’s demand.

• Gawain recognized that Akin’s potential had risen to Silver Rank and discovered that he had gained Conqueror’s Haki and a Gold rating.
• Fujitora told Gawain that he had immobilized Zephyr and two injured Marine officers with gravity, and Gawain confirmed he wanted to trade Zephyr for a Shichibukai position.
• Ain found Zephyr’s Battle Smasher and learned from captured Marines that Gawain had defeated Zephyr, Smoker, and Binz and captured the ship’s crew.
• Ain ordered her Marines to report Zephyr’s defeat to Headquarters rather than attempt an immediate rescue.
• Kizaru volunteered to go to the East Blue, but Aokiji warned that Gawain might fight to the death if they attacked.
• Sengoku told the furious officers that Gawain wanted a Shichibukai position, sparking debate as he and Tsuru considered Zephyr’s influence in the Marines.

Sengoku and Tsuru accepted the Five Elders’ decision to make Knight Gawain a Shichibukai, recognizing that the powerful dragon user could no longer be contained by force. Gawain headed toward Raven Port with Zephyr, while Gecko Moria learned he had lost his title and feared the Navy’s response.

• Sengoku told Tsuru that the Navy needed to appoint Gawain as a Shichibukai because his strength and ability to escape made him difficult to stop; Tsuru agreed to support the decision.
• Sengoku informed the assembled officers that the Five Elders had already decided the matter, and the order ended the turmoil caused by Zephyr’s downfall.
• Two days later, the World Government announced Gawain’s appointment and Gecko Moria’s removal as a Shichibukai; Gawain read the news while sailing toward Raven Port.
• Gawain told Zephyr he could leave at a nearby port, but Zephyr chose to visit Raven Port and see whether Gawain’s claims about the world were true.
• Gecko Moria received a new wanted poster with an unchanged bounty of 320 million Berry, and Hogback warned that losing the Shichibukai title could bring a Navy assault.