Chapter Summaries

Nova and Junhe escaped Kaido and sailed to Mary Geoise, relieved that their missing national flag meant Kaido could not identify their country. They arrived to seek the Tru Kingdom’s entry into the World Government, where Marines inspected them and ordered them to leave their weapons behind.

• Nova and Junhe returned safely to the Eberle after Kaido was left stranded in the sea.
• Nova discovered the national flag was missing, and Junhe told Barlow to keep it down as they followed the Eternal Log Pose toward Mary Geoise.
• Nova spent the voyage worrying that Kaido might target the Tru Kingdom and resolved to take action.
• Ten days later, Nova ordered his crew not to cause trouble as the Eberle approached Mary Geoise.
• Junhe presented the Cipher Pol invitation to the Marines guarding the harbor, and they asked who was king and ordered the visitors to leave their weapons behind.

Nova and Junhe endured Mary Geoise’s humiliating customs as they traveled to the World Government office. After using Observation Haki to find his way, Nova entered a meeting room and recognized Aokiji, now an Admiral.

• Nova politely accepted a Marine’s warning about showing respect to the Celestial Dragons, then explained to Junhe that their country was too weak to act otherwise.
• Nova, Junhe, and Gogoya climbed the long staircase to Mary Geoise, where Nova warned Junhe to control his emotions.
• Nova asked a Marine for directions to the World Government office, but the Marine dismissed him.
• Nova used Observation Haki to locate a passage and led Junhe and Gogoya to a large meeting room.
• Nova entered the meeting and greeted Aokiji, recognizing that he had become an Admiral.

Nova and his companions met Admiral Aokiji in Mary Geoise while preparing to join the World Government, then encountered the Celestial Dragon Bokuroi, who demanded Gogoya as his wife. Nova secretly attached a blue glow to Bokuroi, and Aokiji questioned why Nova planned to leave before the World Government conference.

• Nova mocked the Marines at their meeting, and Aokiji led him and his companions away.
• Nova apologized to Aokiji for using his name in the Tru Kingdom’s conflict with Roa Kingdom, and Aokiji warned him not to cause trouble in Mary Geoise.
• Bokuroi demanded that Nova give him Gogoya, but Aokiji refused and reminded him that World Government-affiliated nations were protected.
• Nova secretly attached a faint blue glow to Bokuroi as the Celestial Dragon walked away.
• Nova said he wanted to finish his business and return home, and Aokiji asked why he would miss the conference in two months.

Nova rejected the World Government after its staff treated his application with contempt, abandoning his plan to make the Tru Kingdom a member nation. As the Tru Kingdom sailed away from Mary Geoise, Nova hinted at an exciting plan and left his next move undisclosed.

• Aokiji led Nova to a shabby desk, where a squinting woman offered him a stained, wrinkled agreement to join the World Government.
• Nova became angry at the disrespectful process and left without signing, despite Gogoya questioning whether their journey had been wasted.
• Aokiji warned Nova that the World Government might still pressure the Tru Kingdom to join, but Nova said its treatment had destroyed his goodwill toward it.
• Nova told Junhe that the Tru Kingdom could pursue trade through other means and mentioned its planned cooperation with Bastan.
• Nova ordered Barlow to set sail as soon as possible and promised Junhe an exciting experience that night.

Nova secretly took Junhe to Mary Geoise using his Space Ability, killed the Celestial Dragon Bokuroi, and stole his vast treasury. They returned with every treasure in the storeroom, leaving nothing behind.

• Nova told Junhe he would take him somewhere dangerous to reclaim what they had lost at Mary Geoise.
• Nova opened a spatial vortex, and he and Junhe traveled through it to Bokuroi's bedroom.
• Nova suffocated Bokuroi with his Space Ability while Junhe watched in shock.
• Nova took Junhe through another spatial jump to Bokuroi's storeroom, where they found it packed with treasure.
• Nova enclosed the entire treasury in a shrinking spatial barrier and made the treasures vanish without leaving even dust behind.

Nova and Junhe looted Bokuroi’s room in Mary Geoise before discovering Abona, a chained former Sun Pirates vice captain who asked to join them. Nova freed Abona from his collar, and the three prepared to leave without alerting anyone.

• Nova refused Junhe’s suggestion to loot all of Mary Geoise, but agreed to search Bokuroi’s room for valuables.
• Nova and Junhe entered Bokuroi’s room, where Junhe began gathering its contents.
• An unseen voice asked Nova to take its owner with him, and a chained man crawled into the room.
• Abona revealed that he had been the Sun Pirates’ vice captain before being captured and sold, then pledged loyalty to Nova.
• Nova broke Abona’s collar while Junhe continued collecting the valuables, and Abona stood up, newly freed.

Nova and Junhe rescued Abona from Mary Geoise and brought him aboard their ship, where he explained his past as a pirate and how he became a slave. Abona survived years of torment after his crew was captured, and he now began life free again.

• Nova and Junhe freed Abona from his chains, took valuables from the room, and escaped through a blue vortex, leaving Bokuroi's corpse behind.
• Nova brought Junhe and Abona back to their ship, far beyond Mary Geoise's control.
• Nova invited Abona to explain his past, and Junhe gave him a chair instead of letting him kneel.
• Abona said he had sailed as a pirate since childhood and joined the Sun Pirates, whose captain Monf was killed by Zephyr after the Marines targeted them for helping Roger escape.
• Abona explained that the Marines captured his crew four years earlier and that Bokuroi enslaved them, leaving Abona as the only survivor after years of torment.

Nova freed Abona, a powerful former slave, and brought him aboard the Eberle as the ship sailed toward the Tru Kingdom. Abona began his first peaceful rest in years, while Mary Geoise discovered a Celestial Dragon dead and concealed the killing by slaughtering the slaves in his household.

• Nova told Abona to address him as king, and Abona explained that his strength came from highly developed Observation Haki rather than a Devil Fruit.
• Abona revealed that an explosive collar and threats against his companions had kept him trapped at Mary Geoise, and Nova cut off his Seastone handcuffs with Demon Blade Muramasa.
• Nova ordered Junhe to find Abona a room and help him recover, while the Eberle's crew failed to notice that Abona had come aboard.
• A Celestial Dragon was found dead in his room at Mary Geoise, and the authorities killed the slaves with him to suppress the incident.
• Junhe woke Abona at noon and took him to wash and change, then warned him not to discuss Nova's strength with anyone.

Nova welcomed Abona into the Tru Kingdom family and learned that he was a swordsman. Their conversation on deck was interrupted when Admiral Kizaru appeared aboard the Eberle.

• Nova welcomed Abona into the Tru Kingdom family, and the crew introduced themselves to him.
• Abona joined the crew for a meal and astonished everyone by eating nearly all the food before deflating his swollen belly with a technique.
• Nova spoke with Abona on deck about swordsmanship, and Abona asked to see Nova's skill.
• Abona sensed someone approaching, but Admiral Kizaru arrived on the Eberle in a golden flash.
• Nova asked Admiral Kizaru why he had come aboard.

Kizaru boarded the Eberle to investigate items stolen from Mary Geoise, but Nova and his companions denied involvement and pointed out that they had left before the theft. Kizaru found no evidence against the Tru Kingdom and remained aboard as a guest.

• Kizaru confronted Nova and asked to search the Eberle for items stolen from Mary Geoise.
• Nova questioned why Kizaru had come and mocked the humiliation his group had suffered at Mary Geoise before refusing to join the World Government.
• Junhe argued that the Tru Kingdom had left Mary Geoise the morning before the nighttime theft, making it impossible for them to be responsible.
• Kizaru asked about Abona, and Nova introduced him as Groot, a palace swordsman of the Tru Kingdom.
• Kizaru found no signs of the stolen goods and chose not to accuse the Tru Kingdom, while Nova invited him to rest aboard the ship.

Kizaru found no evidence aboard the Eberle that linked Nova’s fleet to the theft at Mary Geoise, but he secretly damaged the ship’s keel as he left. Nova identified the sabotage and calmly decided to keep sailing, hoping to find a pirate ship to use for their next destination.

• Nova mocked Kizaru’s supposed investigation and urged him to leave once he had finished looking around the Eberle.
• Kizaru departed in a streak of light, secretly damaging the Eberle’s keel as he left.
• Nova and his companions discussed Kizaru’s rank and the changes in the Marines while Barlow reported the ship’s damage.
• Nova told Barlow that Kizaru had sabotaged the keel and said they would keep sailing until they could find another ship.

After losing their ship’s keel, Nova’s crew continued toward a place where they could repair or replace it, while Boa Hancock’s Kuja Pirates sailed nearby. Hancock ordered her crew to capture the Eberle, believing it was a merchant ship and the target needed to complete their mission.

• Nova told his crew to resume their duties and ordered Barlow to find somewhere to repair or buy a ship.
• Abona sensed an approaching vessel, and the crew spotted a red ship pulled by two enormous serpents.
• Boa Hancock discussed the Marines’ invitation to join the Shichibukai with Sonia and Gloriosa, weighing its benefits against the loss of freedom.
• A lookout spotted the Eberle, and Sonia suggested it might be a merchant ship.
• Hancock ordered the Kuja Pirates to take the Eberle and complete their voyage’s mission.

Nova’s ship approached the Kuja Pirates, and Nova recognized their captain, Boa Hancock, while ordering his crew not to attack. As the ships drew near, he gave Abona a Supreme Grade Sword and prepared to meet the Kuja crew.

• Nova stopped Abona and Junhe from arguing over who would fight and ordered the crew not to attack unless necessary.
• Gogoya identified the approaching pirates as the Kuja Pirates, and Nova revealed that Boa Hancock led them and described her abilities.
• Boa Hancock sensed that Nova’s ship was deliberately approaching and felt uneasy as both crews watched each other.
• Nova gave Abona a Supreme Grade Sword he had purchased from the System Space.

Nova and his men approached the Kuja Pirates and boarded their ship to meet Boa Hancock. The chapter ended with Hancock asking what Nova wanted from her.

• Nova gave Abona the Supreme Grade Sword Dawn, and Abona vowed to fulfill his mission.
• The Eberle drew close to the Kuja Pirates' ship while both crews watched each other warily.
• Nova told Junhe and Abona not to attack carelessly and led them onto the Kuja Pirates' ship.
• Hancock ordered Gloriosa to step back as Nova approached and asked whether she was Boa Hancock.
• Hancock asked Nova why he had come to find her.

Nova confronted Hancock after she petrified the people aboard the Eberle, then used his Conqueror’s Haki to subdue the Kuja crew. After Hancock undid the petrification, Nova sat down to discuss their passage and left her wondering what he wanted.

• Nova told Hancock that his damaged ship needed to borrow hers and warned that his companions could defeat her crew.
• Hancock attacked with Slave Arrows, turning everyone aboard the Eberle to stone.
• Nova erupted with Conqueror’s Haki, knocking out the Kuja crew while Hancock and her sisters remained standing.
• Nova demanded that Hancock undo the petrification, and Hancock agreed after he threatened consequences and offered compensation.
• Abona threatened Sonia with his sheathed sword when she tried to intervene, and Nova sent Abona and Junhe back to the Eberle.
• Hancock restored the Eberle’s crew, and Nova asked her what she wanted to know as she asked what he wanted.

Nova negotiated to borrow Hancock’s ship and offered to heal the scars left by the Celestial Dragon hoofprints, while claiming he had killed a Celestial Dragon and rescued Abona. Hancock agreed to let Nova’s crew aboard, and the chapter left them preparing to travel toward Amazon Lily.

• Nova asked to borrow Hancock’s ship and offered medicine that could remove the three sisters’ scars.
• Nova told Hancock that he had learned about their past from records he burned after killing a Celestial Dragon, and said he had rescued Abona.
• Hancock asked what island was closest, and Sonia said Amazon Lily was about three days away while the nearest inhabited island was at least seven days away.
• Nova’s crew began moving their belongings and supplies onto Hancock’s ship, including women’s clothing as a gift for Amazon Lily.

Nova’s group took control of the Kuja ship after transferring their supplies, while Hancock struggled to protect her crew and negotiate where they would go. The ship set course for the nearest island, and Hancock cautiously asked Nova whether he could remove the scars on her back.

• Junhe confirmed that everyone from the Eberle had boarded, and Nova ordered the ship to set sail.
• Hancock objected to Nova giving orders on her ship, but Gloriosa urged her to accept his offer to pay for passage.
• Junhe warned Hancock not to treat herself as Nova’s equal, and Nova ordered Barlow to steer toward the nearest island where they could find a ship.
• Hancock’s crew protested when Nova suggested visiting their country, so Nova told Junhe to avoid making things difficult and keep the women from wandering around the ship.
• Hancock quietly asked Nova whether he really had a way to remove the scars on her back.

After the Kuja Pirates joined Nova’s voyage, Abona split the Eberle in two with a single slash, impressing both crews. As the two groups grew friendly aboard the crowded ship, Nova arranged for his people to sleep on deck so the women would not be disturbed.

• Nova assured Sonia and the Gloriosa sisters that he would give them what he had promised once they reached shore.
• The Kuja Pirates’ ship departed, and Abona cut the emptied Eberle in half with one slash, sending it beneath the sea.
• Junhe praised Abona, who respectfully compared his strength with Nova’s and mentioned Nova’s past feats.
• Hancock’s crew and Nova’s people began sharing stories and laughing together aboard the ship.
• Nova told Gogoya to have the people from Tru Kingdom sleep on deck, while Junhe watched from the lookout and Abona listened to the sea.

Nova and Hancock shared a conversation during a lively feast between the Tru Kingdom crew and the Kuja pirates, discussing their countries and the proposed Seven Warlords of the Sea. The celebration continued at sea as Nova suggested Hancock could visit the Tru Kingdom or join the Shichibukai.

• The crews of the Tru Kingdom and Amazon Lily feasted and celebrated together aboard the pirate ship.
• Nova and Hancock talked about Amazon Lily's reliance on piracy and Nova invited her to visit the Tru Kingdom.
• Hancock asked why Nova had passed through these waters, and his answer left her flustered.
• Nova asked whether Hancock knew about the Seven Warlords of the Sea and explained that joining could help her crew build wealth.
• Hancock noted that the Shichibukai would have to answer the Navy and World Government's summons, and Nova argued that such a demand would signal their authority had badly weakened.

Nova and Hancock discussed the World Government before the drunken crew accidentally sailed the Kuja Pirate Ship toward Amazon Lily. With Enies Lobby closer than any other destination, Nova searched for another ship to avoid taking the Tru Kingdom’s people directly to Daughter Island, and the chapter ended with no vessels in sight.

• Hancock told Nova that she hated the World Government and asked how she could explain cooperating with them to her people.
• The crew woke to learn the Kuja Pirate Ship was heading toward Amazon Lily because no one had steered it during the night.
• Barlow told Nova they were near the Calm Belt, with Enies Lobby a day away and Amazon Lily reachable by crossing the Calm Belt.
• Hancock explained their limited routes, and Nova ordered Abona to search for passing merchant ships or pirate ships.
• Abona used Observation Haki from the mast but found no ships or even seagulls nearby.