Chapter Summaries

Nova enjoyed a quiet drink and conversation with Makino in Foosha Village before going out to explore its peaceful scenery. Although he had come to find out what the future protagonist had become, the village’s tranquility distracted him from that goal.

• Nova chatted with Makino at her tavern and said he had come from far away and planned to stay in Foosha Village for a while.
• Nova declined another drink, left a golden bead for the tavern’s customers, and went out to explore the village.
• After Nova left, Taluk asked Makino who he was and teased her about finding him handsome.
• Nova wandered through Foosha Village and became so absorbed in its peaceful surroundings that he forgot why he had come.

Nova visited Foosha Village, listened to the villagers and saw Ace and Luffy before leaving without changing their lives. He then traveled to Shimotsuki Village and arrived at a dojo, where its owner invited him inside.

• Nova played an ocarina by the sea, drawing villagers out to listen.
• Ace and Luffy ran into Makino’s tavern, and Nova watched without approaching them.
• Makino offered Nova a local specialty, but he declined and vanished into space.
• Nova traveled to another East Blue village and followed his senses to a dojo where children practiced with wooden swords.
• The dojo’s owner, a smiling man with glasses and a ponytail, invited Nova inside, and Nova explained that he had stopped to watch the training.

Nova visited Koshiro’s dojo in East Blue and spoke with him over tea while each man cautiously probed the other’s intentions. The conversation ended with Koshiro still uncertain why Nova had come.

• Nova entered Koshiro’s dojo and praised the young students’ swordsmanship, though he did not see Zoro among them.
• Koshiro invited Nova inside, and Nova noticed a newspaper featuring his own photograph before Koshiro hid it.
• Nova asked Koshiro what a sword was, and they agreed that its meaning depended on who wielded it.
• Koshiro asked why Nova had traveled to East Blue, and Nova replied that he was wandering and challenged the idea that East Blue was the weakest sea.
• Koshiro stayed guarded as he considered Nova’s rise and the Tru Empire’s growing power.

Nova visited Koshiro in Shimotsuki Village and watched Zoro rush off to face approaching pirates. As Zoro lost his way on the run toward the shore, Nova and Koshiro continued observing him through Nova’s projected image.

• Nova and Koshiro chatted over tea without revealing their identities or discussing anything essential.
• Zoro hurried in, searched the weapon rack, and explained that he wanted to keep Ichimonji from being stained by pirates’ blood.
• Zoro took another sword and ran off to face the pirates, declaring that he would not back down unless they stepped over his body.
• Nova created a floating image of Zoro so he and Koshiro could watch him head toward the shore.
• Zoro quickly lost his sense of direction and ran uphill, while Nova found his behavior amusing and Koshiro poured him more tea.

Nova spoke with Koshiro about fate and swordsmanship, then left after praising Zoro. Zoro learned how powerful Nova was and renewed his resolve to become the world’s greatest swordsman.

• Nova asked Koshiro whether he had considered living elsewhere, and Koshiro rejected the idea that fate could bind him.
• Nova and Koshiro talked for nearly two hours, and Koshiro shared many of his insights into swordsmanship.
• Nova thanked Koshiro for his hospitality and vanished before Koshiro and Zoro, who had returned slightly injured from fighting pirates.
• Zoro asked Koshiro who Nova was, and Koshiro described him as a powerful man of his era.
• Zoro vowed to become the world’s greatest swordsman, while Koshiro reflected on Nova’s strength.

Nova briefly observed Nami’s impoverished village without intervening, then visited the Floating Restaurant Baratie to eat. After Sanji refused to arrange a quieter place for him, a one-legged man reprimanded Sanji and sent him back to work.

• Nova watched Nami’s village from the void and chose not to interfere with its people or events.
• Nova appeared at the Floating Restaurant Baratie, where pirates crowded the noisy dining room.
• Patty greeted Nova and promised to prepare him a meal, then returned to the kitchen when called.
• Nova asked Sanji for a quieter seat and suggested eating outside, but Sanji refused to move a chair.
• A one-legged man struck Sanji on the head and ordered him back to help in the kitchen.

Nova visited Baratie, found its food and service disappointing, and paid before suddenly disappearing. He left without resolving his questions about why powerful people were drawn to the East Blue.

• Zeff moved a table and chair outside for Nova and had Sanji serve him a fish meal and rice.
• Nova tried one bite of the fish, left the rice untouched, and gazed out at the East Blue.
• Sanji questioned Nova about leaving his meal, and Nova asked for a drink instead.
• Nova criticized the tough fish and refused to eat more, prompting Sanji and Patty to confront him.
• Zeff stopped Patty and Sanji, and Nova left around twenty thousand Beli on the table before vanishing.

Zeff recognized Nova as the young king of his homeland, the Tru Empire, and proudly told Sanji about its rise. Nova traveled to the New World to explore, encountering its violent weather before searching the calmer seas nearby.

• Zeff realized that Nova was the king of the Tru Empire and cried as he remembered his homeland's rise to power.
• Sanji asked Zeff why he did not return to the Tru Empire, and Zeff explained that pirates could not enter the country freely.
• Patty ran outside looking for Nova and angrily complained that he had left without paying.
• Nova arrived in the New World and experienced its severe storms while protected inside space.
• Nova moved to calmer waters and used Observation Haki to search the area, finding no islands within a hundred kilometers.

Nova encountered the Whitebeard Pirates in the New World and approached their ship across the sea. Whitebeard and his crew recognized him as Emperor Tru, but the chapter ended before they learned why he had come.

• Nova sensed a massive ship nearby and crossed the sea toward it using spatial jumps.
• Whitebeard noticed Nova and told the weaker crew members to go below deck while Marco stayed with him.
• Haruta and the other Whitebeard Pirates refused to leave Whitebeard alone, so Whitebeard let them remain on deck.
• Nova reached the ship and walked across the water toward the crew, who recognized him as Emperor Tru.
• Nova stopped near the ship and rose into the air until he was level with Whitebeard.

Nova unexpectedly encountered Whitebeard in the New World, boarded the Moby Dick, and concealed his travels from the Navy and World Government. Seeing Whitebeard’s frail condition, Nova offered him a glowing blue potion, leaving the crew uncertain of his intentions.

• Nova apologized to Whitebeard for entering his waters and said he wanted to see the legendary pirate.
• Whitebeard welcomed Nova aboard the Moby Dick after Nova asked him to keep his travels secret from the Navy and World Government.
• Nova’s overwhelming aura caused a hidden informant among Whitebeard’s crew to collapse, but Whitebeard said he preferred keeping a known spy.
• Whitebeard stopped Nova from challenging his sons and ordered a banquet, while Marco urged him to take care of his health.
• Nova criticized Whitebeard’s frailty, then produced a glowing blue potion and sent it floating in front of him.
• Marco questioned Nova’s intentions, while Whitebeard defended him and Jozu insisted that Whitebeard would always be the strongest in their hearts.

Nova visited Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick and gave him medicine that restored much of his vigor. When Whitebeard’s crew questioned Nova’s intentions and refused to welcome him, Nova used Conqueror’s Haki to pin them down, then redirected Whitebeard’s attack and stopped the resulting tsunami.

• Nova offered Whitebeard a small bottle of medicine, which Whitebeard drank despite his sons’ alarm.
• Whitebeard said he felt refreshed and ordered his crew to prepare a banquet, while Thatch and Teach questioned Nova’s purpose.
• Nova released Conqueror’s Haki as immense physical pressure, forcing most of Whitebeard’s crew onto the deck and bending the stronger members down.
• Whitebeard punched at Nova, cracking space and sending a powerful attack toward him.
• Nova used a space technique to redirect Whitebeard’s attack into the sea, then stopped the resulting tsunami with a massive screen.

Nova returned to the Moby Dick after stopping Whitebeard’s tsunami and discussed the Whitebeard Pirates’ uncertain future with him. Whitebeard called for a feast to ease the tension, then privately acknowledged Nova’s warning as the two considered the turmoil ahead.

• Nova returned to the Moby Dick, where the Whitebeard Pirates lowered their heads after witnessing his power.
• Whitebeard invited Nova to become his son, but Nova declined and offered to help the Whitebeard Pirates once if they faced a crisis.
• Nova warned Whitebeard and Marco that Whitebeard’s medicine might only extend his life by at least three years and asked how the Whitebeard Pirates compared with the Rocks Pirates.
• Whitebeard avoided discussing the future in front of his crew and announced a feast, sending the pirates off to prepare it.
• After the deck cleared, Whitebeard admitted he understood the danger of losing his position and asked Nova about his ambitions, while Nova spoke of the coming turmoil at sea.

Nova visited Whitebeard aboard the Moby Dick, shared wine and a banquet with the crew, and left after they agreed to keep the meeting secret. He then returned to Amazon Lily, where his empire’s influence had transformed daily life and was gradually changing the island’s rules.

• Nova gave Whitebeard about twenty jars of wine from his country, and Marco limited Whitebeard to one bowl a day.
• Nova and Whitebeard drank together at a banquet aboard the Moby Dick, where Nova met the Whitebeard Pirates.
• After Nova departed, Whitebeard and Marco warned the crew to keep the meeting and its details secret.
• Nova left the New World, deciding the Tru Empire was not ready to become involved there for several years.
• Nova arrived at Amazon Lily, where a passage through Sky Island supplied the people with daily necessities and Tru Empire goods.
• The women of Amazon Lily had begun finding partners under Nova’s influence, while the island’s rules continued to change.

Nova returned to the Tru Empire as its military and wealth continued to grow ahead of the Pirate World's official storyline. At the royal palace, he met with senior military leaders, including newly introduced powerhouse Mosank and the disciplined Enel.

• Nova returned to the Tru Empire after spending nearly a month on Amazon Lily.
• The Tru Empire expanded its fleet to nearly fifty steel warships and continued investing heavily in special forces training, with a fourth batch expected to draw nearly three hundred thousand recruits.
• The empire planned to make Sky Island a training center for commanders and its military core zone within a year.
• Nova met with senior military figures at the royal palace, including Junhe, Abona, Issho, and Enel.
• Junhe's colleague Mosank was introduced as a reserved thirty-five-year-old Mythical Zoan user who possessed the Bird-Bird Fruit, Phoenix Form.
• Enel had reached Admiral-level strength through years of training but still held the rank of Vice Admiral in the Tru Empire.

Nova discussed the Tru Empire’s response to growing unrest across the Four Blues and proposed journeying to Laugh Tale to uncover the truth behind the Pirate King’s treasure. The group questioned the plan and worried about how the country would fare while they were away.

• Nova asked Abona to explain the world situation, and Abona reported wars and Revolutionary Army activity across the North Blue and West Blue.
• Abona recommended expanding the Tru Empire into the Grand Line, while Junhe warned that the World Government and Marines were watching the country closely.
• Enel dismissed the threat, but Issho questioned whether the World Government and Marines were more powerful than they appeared.
• Nova proposed that they investigate the Pirate King’s treasure at Laugh Tale, which he believed held a world-changing secret rather than riches.
• Issho asked how they could reach Laugh Tale, and Abona asked what would happen to the Tru Empire if they all went.

Nova led a thirty-six-person expedition aboard the Endless to uncover the secrets of Laugh Tale and the Pirate King's treasure. The ship set course through Fish-Man Island, with its system estimating a sixty-five-day voyage.

• Nova proposed exploring Laugh Tale, and the group agreed to depart in half a month.
• Nova selected trusted companions and support staff for the voyage, keeping the expedition's purpose secret from the outside world.
• Half a month later, thirty-six people boarded the Endless at the harbor.
• Nova ordered the ship to reach Laugh Tale by traveling through the Grand Line and Fish-Man Island.
• The Endless confirmed Laugh Tale's location and began its sixty-five-day voyage.

Nova and his crew sailed across the Grand Line toward Sabaody Archipelago, relaxing aboard the Endless and enjoying its freshwater pool. After learning they would pass an uninhabited island called Loloxi Island, Nova ordered the ship to continue without stopping.

• Nova and his crew sailed almost directly toward Fish-Man Island, planning to visit Sabaody Archipelago along the way.
• Gogoya invited Nova to swim, and Nova explained that the ship’s pool contained freshwater safe for Devil Fruit users.
• Enel, Junhe, and Mosank jumped into the pool and eagerly swam, while Gogoya left after the men stirred up the water.
• Gogoya and Issho teased Nova as he sunbathed, and Nova changed the subject by asking Hailing about their route.
• Hailing said the Endless would reach Loloxi Island the next day, and Issho described it as an uninhabited island where many people had disappeared.
• Nova declined to dock at Loloxi Island and ordered Hailing to keep the ship moving.

Nova and the Admirals reached the Sabaody Archipelago, where Nova led them toward an undisclosed destination. Their walk was interrupted by pirates trying to rob them, and the group waited to see what the pirates would do.

• The Endless arrived at Grove 41, and Nova told everyone they could explore in groups of at least two for one day.
• Nova set off with Issho, Abona, and two other Admiral-level companions, promising they would meet someone surprising.
• A group of pirates approached Nova and his companions, deciding their clothes made them look wealthy.
• The pirates surrounded the group and drew their swords, while Nova and the others remained calm.

Mosank swiftly destroyed the Big Beard Pirates as Nova and his companions traveled from Island 41 to Island 15. When Abona sensed a group of Celestial Dragons ahead, Nova decided to continue onward despite Abona’s fear rooted in his years as their slave.

• Mosank killed the Big Beard captain and turned the surrounding pirates to ash with his Phoenix Fire.
• Nova and his companions continued to Island 15, where Issho lamented the darkness thriving under the Marines’ noses.
• Abona sensed Celestial Dragons ahead and asked whether they should take a detour.
• Nova chose to keep going, while Junhe reminded Abona that the Tru Empire’s status meant the Celestial Dragons could not demand that they bow.
• Abona stayed silent, still burdened by the trauma of his four years as a Celestial Dragon’s slave.

Nova and his companions crossed Sabaody Archipelago’s Area 15, where everyone knelt before two Celestial Dragons. After Saint Tisumoya fired at them, Nova turned back and headed toward the Celestial Dragons.

• Nova led his companions through Area 15, unconcerned about being discovered but hoping to avoid unnecessary attention.
• They reached a crowded street where people knelt as Saints Tisumoya and Mokaronlin rode on chained slaves.
• Junhe and Mosank criticized the Celestial Dragons’ power, while Nova told his companions to cross without provoking trouble.
• Tisumoya noticed the group standing and, after complaining about his crawling slave, aimed a golden pistol at them.
• Tisumoya fired, and Nova turned around and advanced toward the two Celestial Dragons.