Chapter Summaries

Gern left Sorbet Kingdom planning to use his foreknowledge of Roger’s surrender to arrest the Pirate King and build power within the Marines. Two weeks later, he returned to Marineford, where he met Kizaru and learned they would fight an exhibition match at the Elite Training Camp, before noticing Sakazuki watching him.

• At Sorbet Kingdom, Gern reflected on Kuma and Ginny’s future and decided he was only planting a seed for now.
• Gern planned to turn Roger’s future surrender into an arrest, then use the resulting prestige to gain authority and build his own faction within the Marines.
• Two weeks later at Marineford, Gern met Kizaru, who joked with him about his green knit cap and asked about his clash with Golden Lion.
• Gern and Kizaru discussed their upcoming Elite Training Camp exhibition match and acknowledged each other’s powerful Devil Fruits.
• After Kizaru left to report to Sengoku, Gern noticed Sakazuki watching him with what seemed to be a friendly smile.

Gern turned down Sakazuki’s push to transfer to G-3 Base for now, while Kuzan interrupted their conversation and later joined Gern for a drink. Gern asked Kuzan to watch for the Mokomo Dukedom because he hoped to recruit someone from the Mink Tribe as his adjutant after reaching flag rank.

• Sakazuki invited Gern to transfer to G-3 Base, but Gern worried that accepting a promotion would be unfair to other Marines.
• Kuzan stepped in as Sakazuki pressed his invitation, and Sakazuki left after warning Kuzan that he would not hold back in the exhibition tournament.
• Kuzan praised Gern’s role in driving off Golden Lion and teased him about the newspaper’s title and Sakazuki’s interest in him.
• Gern stopped Kuzan outside a tavern to ask whether he had found the Mokomo Dukedom, and Kuzan said he had found no trace of it.
• Gern revealed that he wanted to choose someone from the Mink Tribe as his adjutant after reaching flag rank, and Kuzan agreed to keep looking in exchange for a month of drinks.

Marine officers debated the upcoming exhibition matches and whether Gern could rival Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Borsalino. Gern struggled to control his Conqueror’s Haki until Zephyr advised him to be patient, then revealed that Lina had arranged for him to attend a singles mixer after the matches.

• Marine officers argued over the strengths of Kuzan, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Gern, while Gion defended Gern’s role in wounding Golden Lion.
• Gern tried and failed to summon his Conqueror’s Haki at the ship graveyard with the Black Blade: Eight Desolations.
• Zephyr told Gern that Conqueror’s Haki could not be mastered by brute force and that he needed time to develop it.
• Zephyr asked Gern about seeking a Mink Tribe adjutant and suggested that Gion thought highly of him.
• Zephyr ordered Gern to attend the singles mixer Lina had arranged after the exhibition matches.

The Marine Elite Training Camp exhibition matches began with Kuzan and Sakazuki drawing, followed by Gern and Borsalino’s unexpectedly fierce battle. The fight left the watching Marines impressed by Gern’s ability to keep pace with Borsalino’s light-speed attacks.

• Kuzan and Sakazuki fought to a draw, and Sengoku, Garp, Kong, and Tsuru discussed the pair’s future and the upcoming matches.
• Gern and Borsalino agreed to take it easy, but Borsalino changed his mind after Kong promised him three months of leave for winning.
• Borsalino launched a sudden light-speed attack, and Gern blocked it with Eight Desolations.
• Borsalino accused Gern of suggesting an improper arrangement, and the two began fighting in earnest across the island.
• Kong and the watching Marines recognized Gern’s strength as he matched Borsalino’s attacks with his Devil Fruit and Haki.

Gern and Kizaru escalated their duel on a deserted island, trading powerful attacks as the watching Marines looked on. Kizaru launched a light-speed combo from countless mirrors of light, leaving Gern to face attacks from every direction.

• Gern removed his cloak and revealed Eight Desolations as Kizaru unleashed Yasakani no Magatama from the sky.
• Gern countered the light barrage with Heavenquake: Earthsong, then tore five trenches through the island with Heavenquake: Rend, which Kizaru evaded.
• Gern used Tremor Flash and a Quake Wall to reflect Kizaru's Light-Speed Kick, then struck him with Heavenquake and forced him into a sword clash.
• Gern and Kizaru exchanged dozens of blows before Gern refracted Kizaru's light beams with Quake Prism, scattering them across the island.
• Kizaru formed countless mirrors of light and launched a Light-Speed Corridor attack, sending over a hundred afterimages at Gern from every direction.

Gern countered Kizaru’s speed and light attacks by manipulating vibrations, then used a precise technique to freeze Kizaru at absolute zero. Kizaru was left encased in rapidly forming ice as the Marines watched.

• Gern unleashed Heavenquake: Airspace Disintegration, warping and pulverizing the island, but Kizaru evaded the attack and struck him from behind.
• Kizaru fired beams at Gern from multiple directions, but Gern endured them and used Tremor Flash: Extreme Speed to advance.
• Gern created a vacuum with Heavenquake: Star Ring, slowing Kizaru’s movement and giving him an opening.
• Gern struck Kizaru with Vibration Stasis: Absolute Zero, suppressing molecular motion and covering him in crystalline frost.

Gern defeated Borsalino in their exhibition match by freezing him for an instant and striking him with a devastating quake-powered punch. After Kong declared Gern the winner, Borsalino teased him about the Conqueror's Haki he had used, but Gern acted as though he had no idea what Borsalino meant.

• Gern froze Borsalino briefly, stunning the Marines and prompting Kuzan, Kong, Sengoku, and the others to question how he had done it.
• Gern struck the immobilized Borsalino with Black Quake: God-Slaying Nail, blasting him through the island and leaving a huge crater.
• Kong announced Gern Reginald Sigma as the winner, and the Marines cheered as Zephyr recognized how far Gern had come.
• Gern approached the injured Borsalino, who joked about his ruined clothes, medical insurance, and taking sick leave.
• Borsalino asked Gern why he had used Conqueror's Haki against a senior, and Gern denied knowing what he meant.

In 1491, Commodore Gern captured the notorious Curse Doctor, Samuel Kronos, during his patrol in the New World. He refused Admiral Zephyr’s request to attend a social gathering, then received an emergency report that Sanjuan Wolf was attacking a Marine warship and headed to intercept him.

• Gern emerged from Kaswen Island with Samuel Kronos, whose Mushroom-Mushroom Fruit powers had covered the island in fungal filaments, and ordered the Marines to secure him with Seastone Handcuffs.
• Gern told his crew to deliver Samuel to a nearby base and have Kuzan escort him to Impel Down.
• Gern refused to return to headquarters for Zephyr’s social gathering, saying his patrol could not wait and that he would attend only if Gion was there.
• A communications soldier reported that Sanjuan Wolf had severely damaged a G-14 Unit warship and was moving toward Kaswen Island.
• Gern ordered his warship to change course for the distress coordinates and set out to confront Sanjuan Wolf.

Commodore Gern arrived in time to save Jaguar D. Saul’s warship from Sanjuan Wolf and fought the enormous pirate with vibration-powered attacks. After surviving Gern’s Heavenly Prison Gate, Sanjuan Wolf recognized him as the Marine who had slashed Golden Lion, and Gern drew Black Blade: Eight Desolations to continue the fight.

• Sanjuan Wolf threatened to crush Saul’s warship, but Gern struck him with Tremor Step: Sky Tread and forced him back.
• Gern ordered Saul and his Marines to retreat while he faced Sanjuan Wolf alone.
• Gern dodged Sanjuan Wolf’s punch with Sky Tread: Flash Barrage and moved onto the giant’s shoulder.
• Gern unleashed Heavenquake: Heavenly Prison Gate, raining vibrating projectiles on Sanjuan Wolf and knocking him to his knees.
• Sanjuan Wolf healed from his wounds, recognized Gern as the Marine who had slashed Golden Lion, and grew angrier.
• Gern drew Black Blade: Eight Desolations and prepared to slash Sanjuan Wolf.

Gern fought Sanjuan Wolf at sea, testing his strength and new techniques against the giant. He ended the battle with Heavenquake: Sky Rend, leaving Sanjuan Wolf's mangled, shrunken body floating on the water.

• Sanjuan Wolf attacked Gern with massive Haki-coated fists, but Gern met his strength with Black Blade: Eight Desolations.
• Gern struck Sanjuan Wolf with Supreme Wave Fist repeatedly, battering him until the giant struggled to stand.
• Sanjuan Wolf launched a surprise palm strike, but Gern escaped with Tremor Flash and prepared a stronger blade technique.
• Gern infused Eight Desolations with Conqueror's Haki and unleashed Heavenquake: Sky Rend, shattering Sanjuan Wolf's body.
• Gern stood over Sanjuan Wolf's mangled body and asked whether he could still stand.

After defeating Sanjuan Wolf and capturing Samuel Kronos, Gern left Saul to escort the pirates to Impel Down and continued his patrol. When he learned Samuel’s real ship held a fortune, Gern decided the plunder should fund the Marine fleet.

• Gern wrapped Black Blade: Eight Desolations and reflected that his Conqueror’s Haki was still weak and unstable.
• Gern declined to help Saul escort Sanjuan Wolf, then revealed that he had also captured the billion-berry pirate Samuel Kronos.
• Saul praised Gern’s strength and teased him about his relationship with Gion, while Gern blamed Zephyr for spreading the story.
• Gern ordered Saul to escort Sanjuan Wolf and Samuel Kronos to Impel Down, then sailed away to continue his patrol.
• A Petty Officer told Gern that Samuel’s real ship and its accumulated wealth were near Kaswen Island, and Gern declared the treasure should cover Marine fleet expenses.

Gern discovered two Devil Fruits hidden aboard Samuel Kronos's fungus-ravaged pirate ship and brought them back to his warship. After identifying them as the Gold-Gold Fruit and Heal-Heal Fruit, he considered how they could help his plans and his adjutant.

• Gern shattered the active fungal filaments aboard Samuel Kronos's ship and ordered his Marines to collect its treasure.
• Gern found two Devil Fruits hidden beneath a desk, took them, and ordered the Marines to burn the pirate ship.
• Gern and his subordinates agreed to keep the treasure, with the Marines choosing one item each and the remainder going to military funds.
• Gern identified the fruits as the Gold-Gold Fruit and Heal-Heal Fruit using the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
• Gern considered using the Gold-Gold Fruit to fund his future plans and giving the Heal-Heal Fruit to his adjutant.

Gern’s warship found Zunesha near a ship belonging to Golden Lion’s Flying Pirates, where Gern recognized Davy and chose to confront him despite Navy orders. Davy and Gern faced off, and Davy opened the fight by firing a Haki-coated Seastone bullet at Gern.

• Gern’s lookout spotted a Flying Pirates ship and then identified the enormous silhouette of Zunesha nearby.
• Gern recognized Davy, the Flying Pirates’ Third Division Commander, and Davy used Observation Haki to spot Gern aboard the warship.
• Davy dismissed Gern as an opportunist, while a petty officer warned Gern not to engage the Flying Pirates without an admiral present.
• Gern ordered the warship to battle stations and warned the crew to keep their cannon fire away from Zunesha.
• Davy fired his signature Instant Prison Sniping attack, sending a Haki-coated Seastone bullet toward the space between Gern’s eyebrows.

Gern destroyed Davy’s pirate ship with a Seaquake after Davy taunted him and fired on his warship. Davy died in the waves, and Gern left the remaining pirates behind as his warship sailed away.

• Davy mocked Gern and challenged him to attack, boasting about his connection to Golden Lion and the Flying Pirates.
• Gern explained that Davy’s bounty relied on Golden Lion’s reputation and warned him that provoking a seaquake user on the open sea was fatal.
• Gern unleashed Seaquake, sending towering waves crashing into Davy’s ship and tearing it apart.
• Davy escaped the wreck by launching into the air, but Gern struck him with spiraling shock waves that broke his body and sent him falling into the sea.
• Gern refused to arrest the few surviving pirates, saying Davy would not survive, then returned to the cabin as the warship sailed away.

Gern reached Zunesha and climbed to the Mokomo Dukedom, where he encountered the rabbit Mink Lipo-Lipo Hope. After she attacked him, he said he had come to see her, leaving her surprised and wary.

• Gern sent his Marines to the nearest Marine Base while he used Sky Walk to approach Zunesha alone.
• Gern climbed onto Zunesha’s back and saw the forests, roads, and buildings of the peaceful Mokomo Dukedom.
• Lipo-Lipo Hope confronted Gern, mistook him for a carrot thief, and attacked him with daggers, a sword, and a kick.
• Gern dodged and blocked Lipo’s attacks, then told her he had come to see her.
• Lipo used Flash Step to stop in front of Gern and asked in surprise whether he had come to see her.

Gern convinced Lipo he was a hero of justice rather than a carrot thief, but accidentally broke her carrot and nearly got mauled. After calming her by using his vibration ability to pop the carrots from the soil, he let Lipo lead him toward Crescent Village in exchange for a meal and a later lesson in the ability.

• Lipo questioned Gern about the justice characters on his cape, and Gern introduced himself theatrically as a hero of justice.
• Lipo apologized for mistaking Gern for a carrot thief, greeted him with a Mink Tribe hug, and offered to take him for food when she realized he was hungry.
• Gern accidentally broke a buried carrot, enraging Lipo, who tackled him until he used vibrations to make the carrots jump out of the soil.
• On the way to the village, Gern explained his vibration ability, and Lipo asked him to teach it to her so harvesting carrots would be easier.
• Gern agreed to discuss teaching Lipo after eating, and she hurried him toward Crescent Village.

Gern ate through the restaurant’s food, leaving Lipo convinced he had spent all her savings, before the owner returned her money because Gern had paid in gold. Pedro recognized Gern as a Marine and questioned his purpose in the Mokomo Dukedom, while Gern said he was looking for a companion and Lipo eagerly agreed.

• Gern ate nearly everything in the restaurant, and Lipo burst into tears when she thought he had spent all her money.
• Wanda and Pedro arrived, and Lipo blamed Gern for eating her savings before Pedro noticed the Justice cape and identified him as a Marine.
• Gern told Pedro he had come out of interest in the Mokomo Dukedom and was looking for a suitable companion, and Lipo volunteered.
• Pedro warned Lipo that the Marines were not on their side, but the restaurant owner returned Lipo’s money after explaining that Gern had paid with gold.
• Lipo insisted that Gern was a good person, dismissing Pedro’s warning.

Gern impressed the young minks of Crescent Moon Village with his powers and began earning their trust. As the villagers gathered around him, he considered making the Mokomo Dukedom an ally.

• Pedro warned Wanda and Lipo that Marines were not heroes, but Lipo defended Gern and described how he made carrots spring from the ground.
• Gern watched the children argue and considered winning the Mink Tribe’s loyalty as a potential ally.
• Lipo brought Wanda and Pedro to see Gern demonstrate his powers, and he loosened plants from a flowerpot and shattered a glass while keeping its water intact.
• Gern showed the children his Armament Haki, promised Pedro he meant no harm, and Pedro agreed to become his friend and learn the technique.
• The other minks asked Gern to help with their crops, and he offered to do so without payment.

Gern demonstrated his power by harvesting the village’s crops, then used Conqueror’s Haki to stop three Steelmane Beasts from attacking the minks. He apologized after his display frightened Lipo, Wanda, and Pedro.

• Gern used his ability to lift carrots and potatoes from the field and neatly pile them beside the ridge.
• Lipo asked Gern to teach her, and he agreed to teach her other techniques.
• Three Steelmane Beasts burst from the bushes and charged at Gern and the minks.
• Gern unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, knocking the beasts unconscious and terrifying Lipo, Wanda, and Pedro.
• Gern reined in his aura and apologized for scaring them.

Gern reassured the Mink Tribe after using Conqueror's Haki, then offered Lipo a Devil Fruit that could heal anything. Lipo ate it to protect Gern and discovered her palms glowing with a new power.

• Gern released his Conqueror's Haki, apologized for frightening the Minks, and explained the ability to Wanda and Pedro.
• Word spread through Crescent Moon Village and the Mokomo Dukedom that Gern had made carrots rise and knocked out three Steelmane Beasts with a look.
• At Lipo's cottage, Gern explained Devil Fruits and offered to teach Lipo Armament Haki if she became his partner.
• Gern revealed a Devil Fruit with the power to heal anything, and Lipo ate it without hesitation so she could save him.
• Lipo felt a strange power surge through her and saw a soft green glow shining from her palms.