Chapter Summaries

Lostar negotiated a five-year cooperation plan between the Tru Kingdom and Alabasta, promising major investments and jobs in exchange for control of Rapeseed Port. Cobra accepted, and Lostar said construction could begin within two months.

• Lostar presented the Tru Kingdom’s offer to invest more than 150 billion Beli annually for five years and provide 1.5 million jobs each year in Alabasta.
• Cobra asked what conditions the Tru Kingdom wanted from Alabasta after its ministers fell silent.
• Lostar requested the right to use and operate Rapeseed Port and to dispose of it as the Tru Kingdom saw fit.
• Cobra agreed to Lostar’s request despite being unsure of the reason behind it.
• Lostar said the agreement would be formalized and construction could begin within two months.

Lostar finalized Tru Kingdom’s trade agreement with Alabasta, while Nova oversaw Tru Kingdom’s rapid development and growing port trade. During a quiet visit to the Royal City, Nova followed a crowd into a casino, where a blind man had the casino owner sweating at a roulette table.

• Lostar finalized the Alabasta agreement, and Nova began sending workers and machinery there.
• Tru Kingdom cleared farmland for development, exempted farmers from farming taxes, and expanded registration as immigrants arrived.
• After a month of work in Tru King's Palace, Nova left alone to inspect the Royal City.
• Nova saw Naniwa Port crowded with cargo ships from major trading companies and merchants across the Four Blues.
• Nova followed a crowd into a casino, where a middle-aged blind man with a cane had won several roulette rounds and unnerved the owner.

Issho won enough at a Tru Kingdom casino to empty its funds, then left his chips behind after praising the casino owner's honesty. Nova recognized the blind man as the future Marine Admiral Issho, followed him, and invited him to try the kingdom's wine; Issho accepted.

• Issho won at roulette throughout the morning until the casino owner admitted the casino had run out of money.
• The casino owner refused to cheat Issho and said he would accept the loss, earning the crowd's approval.
• Issho left all his chips on the table and walked out, while Nova followed him at a distance.
• Issho stopped in a quiet area and asked whether King of Tru had business with him.
• Nova invited Issho to have a drink and taste Tru Kingdom's wine, and Issho accepted.

Nova walked through the Tru Kingdom with Issho, discussing the country’s people and its uncertain future. After inviting Issho to dine at the palace and revealing the reach of his Observation Haki, Nova left him considering whether to stay in the kingdom.

• Nova asked Issho what he thought of the Tru Kingdom, and Issho praised its people and Nova’s leadership.
• Nova described his hopes for the country and acknowledged that improving it would take time.
• Issho criticized the World Government and Marines for failing to protect people from pirates and war.
• Nova invited Issho to the palace for a meal, and Issho accepted after testing his hospitality.
• Nova used Observation Haki to quietly tell the palace to prepare its best dishes, shocking Issho with his ability.
• Nova invited Issho to stay in the Tru Kingdom, and Issho said he would consider it.

Nova and Issho toured the palace and discussed Nova’s goal of changing the world. Issho asked to see the Tru Kingdom’s secret on the back mountain, and Nova agreed, leaving Issho curious about what he would find.

• Nova and Issho chatted about ordinary matters as they walked to the palace, where the guards respectfully welcomed Nova.
• Issho asked Nova about his plans for the future, and Nova said he hoped to change the world, prompting Issho to laugh.
• Issho asked to visit the back mountain and see the Tru Kingdom’s secret, and Nova agreed to take him there.
• Issho reflected on his month in the Royal City and learned that the Tru Kingdom’s flower cultivation had begun as a way to earn food and Beli while discouraging others from coveting the country.

Nova brought Issho to the palace for a formal meal, while Issho reflected on the Tru Kingdom’s reforms and lingering mysteries. Gogoya welcomed Issho and seated him in the dining hall as they waited for Nova to return.

• Issho reflected on the Tru Kingdom’s new reforms, which restored farming, provided living-expense payments, established sentencing standards, and abolished the death penalty.
• Nova arrived at the palace with Issho and asked Gogoya to take him to the dining hall while he changed clothes.
• Gogoya greeted Issho and escorted him through the palace reception, explaining that he was the first guest Nova had hosted with such ceremony.
• Issho entered the dining hall, praised the aroma of the meal, and took a seat at the table.
• Issho waited to begin eating until Nova arrived, while Gogoya watched over him.

Nova hosted Issho at a lavish meal and treated him with formal respect, even serving rare wine. Issho eagerly enjoyed the food, and the chapter ended as the wine’s aroma caught his attention.

• Nova changed into kingly attire, apologized to Issho for the wait, and invited Gogoya to bring out wine he claimed his father had treasured.
• Nova explained that he valued Issho as a guest and turned the dining table so Issho could eat a boneless fish.
• Issho devoured the fish and exclaimed that it was delicious.
• Gogoya brought the prepared bottle of aged wine, whose aroma drew Issho’s attention.
• Nova told Gogoya to fetch a large bowl instead of pouring Issho’s wine into a small glass.

Nova hosted Issho with an extravagant meal and wine before taking him to see the secret atop the back mountain. With Abona accompanying them, they reached the mountaintop, where the Space Teleportation Gate awaited.

• Issho enjoyed Nova's feast and praised the meal and wine, while Nova explained that his people still went hungry and the kingdom could not yet protect itself.
• Issho asked to see what was on the back mountain, and Nova agreed, noting that Abona had arrived to meet them.
• Gogoya warned the maids not to question Nova's actions or speak carelessly after he and Issho left the dining hall.
• Nova introduced Abona to Issho, describing him as the kingdom's strongest swordsman and the person he trusted most, though Issho doubted the claim.
• Nova, Issho, and Abona climbed to the mountaintop, where the kingdom's top secret, the Space Teleportation Gate, was located.

Nova took Issho through the Space Teleportation Gate to the Tru Kingdom’s hidden Sky Island base, where Issho discovered that more than ten thousand troops were training. The chapter left Issho impressed by the kingdom’s military strength and its transformed Sky Island outpost.

• Issho asked Nova what the Space Teleportation Gate was, and Nova explained that it connected to another gate anywhere in the world.
• Nova activated the gate and invited Issho to explore its destination with him and Abona.
• Issho, Nova, and Abona emerged at the Sky Island base, where guards recognized Nova and respectfully greeted him.
• Issho spread his Observation Haki across the island and saw more than ten thousand people training.
• Issho told Nova that the Tru Kingdom’s Sky Island base and its troops exceeded his expectations.

Nova, Issho, and Abona visited the Tru Kingdom’s newly built military base on Sky Island, where more than ten thousand recruits were training. Issho identified flaws in the training and warned that Sky Island’s thin air made large-scale, high-intensity training difficult, leaving the base’s oxygen shortage unresolved.

• Nova, Issho, and Abona arrived at the Sky Island military base and saw its recruits undergoing intense physical training.
• Junhe greeted Nova, and Abona introduced Issho as the visitor accompanying the king.
• Issho used Observation Haki to assess the recruits’ training and said its methods would take at least another year to produce the desired results.
• Nova asked Junhe why the training manual he had provided was not being followed, and Junhe said only Enel was using it because recruits struggled with the high-intensity drills in Sky Island’s thin air.
• Issho confirmed that the altitude left too little oxygen to support large-scale training and warned that this was the military base’s obvious flaw.

Nova invited Issho to become an Admiral of the Tru Kingdom and train its troops on Sky Island, after Issho identified a way to address their oxygen shortage. The chapter ended with Issho asking Nova what he most wanted to do if the kingdom became powerful enough.

• Issho told Nova that oxygen-releasing coral from Fish-Man Island could solve the shortage affecting high-intensity training on Sky Island.
• Issho warned Nova that raising the island's oxygen levels could disrupt the native residents, and Abona assured him Nova could protect their living conditions.
• Nova asked Issho to serve as an Admiral and train the Tru Kingdom's young troops, surprising Junhe and Abona.
• Junhe questioned whether Issho should receive such a high rank without anyone knowing his strength or abilities.
• Issho asked Nova what he most wanted to do if the Tru Kingdom gained sufficient strength in the future.

Nova persuaded Issho to join the Tru Kingdom as its first Admiral, promising to protect people when he had the power to do so. The kingdom’s soldiers prepared to assemble so Issho could demonstrate his strength, while Nova arranged for Abona to learn from him.

• Nova told Issho he wanted to use his abilities to protect people and, eventually, the world.
• Issho accepted Nova’s invitation and agreed to become an Admiral of the Tru Kingdom.
• Nova told Junhe to summon everyone and prepare Abona and Junhe for a challenge against Issho.
• Nova encouraged Abona to learn from Issho, who was also a swordsman.
• Abona welcomed Issho as Admiral and asked him for guidance.

Nova gathered Tru Kingdom’s troops to introduce Issho as Admiral of the Special Operations Force. Issho demonstrated his immense strength by using the Press-Press Fruit to force the assembled soldiers to the ground.

• More than ten thousand soldiers assembled in eleven battalions and reported their personnel counts to Nova.
• Nova praised the troops’ hard work and introduced Issho as the new Admiral of the Special Operations Force.
• Issho told the soldiers he would share the kingdom’s fortunes and hardships, then unleashed a powerful crushing force over the formation.
• Junhe and Abona recognized Issho’s strength and saw why Nova had chosen him to lead the force.

Issho demonstrated his overwhelming strength to the Tru Kingdom’s soldiers and rallied them as their new Admiral. Nova then created a barrier for a battle between Issho, Abona, and Junhe, leaving the three ready to fight inside it.

• Issho used gravity to knock down more than ten thousand soldiers, winning their admiration.
• Issho addressed the soldiers about protecting the kingdom, and they answered that they had confidence.
• Nova told Abona and Junhe to fight without holding back so they could test their strength.
• Nova created the Endless Boundary barrier around the training field to contain the battle.
• Abona, Junhe, and Issho entered the barrier as the soldiers gathered to watch.

Nova created a spatial barrier and mirrors so soldiers could watch Abona and Junhe test their strength against Admiral Issho. The battle began with Abona's sword strike and Junhe's werewolf attack, which Issho countered with a gravity technique.

• Instructors urged the soldiers to watch the rare battle as Nova sat nearby to observe and gain combat experience.
• Nova expanded the barrier's inner space and raised Space Mirrors so everyone could see and sense the fight.
• Abona and Junhe thanked Issho for the chance to test themselves, and Issho answered modestly.
• Abona drew his sword and Junhe transformed into a werewolf before both charged Issho.
• Abona sent a blade of light at Issho, while Junhe followed with a claw strike toward his neck.
• Issho evaded Abona's attack, read Junhe's movement, stepped back, and invoked Gravity - Hell Journey.

Junhe and Abona fought Issho, whose gravity and Observation Haki kept him ahead of their attacks. Abona and Issho unleashed powerful slashes, and Nova raised a massive barrier to protect the soldiers as the clash threatened to reach them.

• Issho crushed Junhe into a crater with gravity, but Abona dodged and struck at Issho with a Haki-coated slash.
• Junhe climbed from the crater, healed rapidly, and resumed attacking Issho, who used gravity to deflect his blows.
• Abona gathered strength and launched a powerful horizontal slash at Issho.
• Issho drew his cane sword and countered with Gravity Blade Fierce Tiger, warping space with gravity.
• Nova moved in front of the soldiers and created a vast folded-space barrier to shield them from the attack.

Issho overwhelmed Abona and Junhe with his gravity powers, then summoned meteors toward Sky Island to demonstrate his strength. Nova absorbed the meteors into a spatial vortex, leaving Issho’s challenge answered and the gathered soldiers stunned.

• Issho pinned Abona down with gravity while Junhe tried to exploit an opening, but Issho anticipated the attack and unleashed Gravity - Meteor.
• Several enormous meteors appeared and began falling toward Sky Island, ending the battle as Abona and Junhe gave up.
• Issho told Nova he could not stop the meteors, though Nova recognized that Issho was testing him.
• Nova raised his hand and absorbed the meteors into a blue-black spatial vortex, astonishing the soldiers watching.

Chang Nuo and Issho concluded their spar, and Issho praised Chang Nuo’s mastery of the Space-Space Fruit. As Gan Fall and the others rushed to Shandora after the meteor spectacle, Chang Nuo ordered Junhe to calm the Sky Island residents and keep outsiders away.

• A soldier called Chang Nuo and Issho monsters until his instructor struck him and reminded him that one was their king and the other their Admiral.
• Issho confirmed that Chang Nuo’s spatial barrier had erased his attacks and praised his strength and mastery of the Space-Space Fruit.
• Chang Nuo told Issho he hoped he would guide Junhe, and Issho said Junhe’s Silver Moon Wolf fruit had great potential.
• Chang Nuo ordered Junhe to notify Gan Fall and calm the Sky Island residents after the commotion.
• Gan Fall, the Priests, and the Shandia rushed toward Shandora, while Junhe sent people to block entry and prevent the battle from being exposed.

After Issho secured his position as Admiral, Enel watched the battle in awe and Chiya encouraged him to train for a powerful future. Meanwhile, Junhe kept Gan Fall and Wipper from entering the Upper Yard after a meteorite strike, leaving the military base concealed for now.

• Enel watched the battle between Issho and the others and marveled at the power of the strong.
• Chiya told Enel that His Majesty valued him and that proper training could give him a great future.
• Gan Fall and Wipper met while rushing toward Shandora to learn what had caused the enormous meteorite and panic.
• Junhe and his soldiers intercepted the two groups and assured them that everyone in the Upper Yard was safe.
• Junhe persuaded Gan Fall and Wipper to return to their people, then led his team back toward the concealed military base.

Nova presented a detailed military hierarchy and reward system for the Tru Kingdom’s growing force, assigning Issho to implement it. The leaders prepared to build the kingdom into a major power before the official storyline began.

• Wipper and Gan Fall wondered what had changed in Upper Yard and concluded that the military base was hiding something they had no need to investigate.
• Junhe returned to the military base, where Nova and the others had gathered in the combat conference room.
• Nova unveiled a system organizing soldiers into squads, regiments, divisions, and armies, with specialized training and clear paths for advancement.
• Nova placed Issho in charge of implementing the military system and set out his plan to expand the Tru Kingdom’s strength over the next eight years.