Chapter Summaries

Nova and his companions agreed to travel with Hancock and the Kuja Pirates toward Jaya Island, with Hancock deciding to escort them through the Grand Line. As their ship entered the Calm Belt, Nova noticed something changing beneath the sea.

• Nova learned that no ships were nearby and that the group would have to head toward Enies Lobby, Amazon Lily, or take a detour.
• Gloriosa proposed that the Kuja Pirates escort Nova in exchange for five hundred million Beli.
• Hancock unexpectedly ordered the Kuja Pirates to set course for Jaya Island, and Nova agreed to enter Amazon Lily's waters first to give her something.
• The ship was pulled by two sea beasts through the Calm Belt while the passengers feasted and Abona kept watch.
• Nova looked beneath the ship's side and noticed changes in the sea.

As the ship crossed the Calm Belt, Nova explained why the Marines and World Government guarded their crossing method and why the Kuja Pirates’ ability to sail and fight there made them valuable. He revealed that Hancock’s people crossed by commanding Sea Kings, leaving the sisters startled by how easily he had identified their secret.

• Tru Kingdom guards and pirates marveled at the enormous Sea Kings beneath the ship and asked how the Kuja Pirates crossed the Calm Belt safely.
• Nova warned Hancock that the kingdom could not openly reveal any Calm Belt crossing technology without provoking the World Government and Marines.
• Nova explained that Marines could sail through the Calm Belt using Seastone but could not readily fight there, making the Kuja Pirates’ ability to do both valuable.
• Nova suggested that the World Government had invited Hancock’s group to join the Shichibukai partly because they could operate freely in the Calm Belt.
• Nova identified the Sea Kings obeying Hancock’s people as the secret behind their safe passage, startling Hancock and her sisters.

Nova reassured Hancock that he would protect Nine Snake Island and offered the islanders financial aid and Haki training during their voyage to Jaya Island. After Abona brought a huge Sea King aboard, Hancock asked Nova to teach Armament Haki, and he agreed to share training notes with her people.

• Sonia and Gloriosa asked Nova why he was traveling to Jaya Island, and Hancock warned them not to pry into another country's affairs.
• Nova gave Hancock a gemstone worth five hundred million Beli to send home to Nine Snake Island and promised that nothing unusual would happen there while they traveled together.
• Abona leaped aboard with a gigantic Sea King he had killed underwater, nearly striking Gogoya with his blade in the process.
• Hancock asked Nova to teach Haki because Nine Snake Island lacked a method for training Armament Haki.
• Nova agreed to teach them during the voyage and have his companions write down their training experience for the islanders.

Nova taught the Kuja how to cultivate Armament Haki and confessed that he wanted Hancock to become his Princess Consort. After Hancock accepted with a nod and fainted, Sea Kings surrounded the ship, and Nova drove them away with controlled Conqueror's Haki.

• Nova explained that he was willing to help the Kuja and told Sonia he wanted Hancock to become his Princess Consort.
• The crew celebrated Nova's confession, and Gogoya asked Hancock if she would accept the position; Hancock nodded and fainted from embarrassment.
• Sea Kings rose around the ship, startling everyone and interrupting the celebration.
• Nova ordered the Sea Kings away and released controlled Conqueror's Haki, knocking them back into the sea.
• The people aboard watched Nova's display in disbelief, and a Kuja Pirate identified it as Conqueror's Haki.

Nova and the Kuja ship reached Nine Snake Island after he effortlessly defeated numerous Sea Kings. Hancock woke and found that Nova had ordered the Tru Kingdom’s men to stay aboard, leaving him to prepare to visit the island alone.

• Nova told Sonia to take Hancock inside to rest after he knocked out the Sea Kings.
• The Kuja ship continued its banquet and reached Nine Snake Island at night, where locals gathered to welcome Hancock.
• Hancock woke and went onto the deck, where a Tru Kingdom member called her Princess Consort.
• Nova ordered Junhe and Abona to ensure that no male member of the Tru Kingdom disembarked on Daughter Island.
• Hancock thanked Nova for respecting the island’s rules, and he asked to go ashore for a while.
• Hancock led the disembarkation as the Tru Kingdom men crowded the deck and stared at the women waiting at the port.

Nova went ashore with Hancock and the Kuja Pirates after Sonia confirmed that the women had agreed to receive him. While the women crowded aboard his ship to see the men, Abona recognized Elder Nyon and reunited with her in tears.

• Sonia told Nova that Hancock had secured permission for him to enter Daughter Island, and Nova instructed Junhe to keep the men aboard.
• Nova went ashore as the women at the port watched, then the women rushed aboard his ship to meet the men.
• Abona noticed Elder Nyon scolding the women and jumped down from the ship to approach her.
• Elder Nyon recognized Abona, and the two tearfully embraced as Junhe let their reunion continue.

Abona reunited with Elder Nyon on Amazon Lily and revealed that Nova had killed a Celestial Dragon, alarming Junhe because Abona had promised to keep the matter confidential. Elder Nyon brought Abona and Junhe to Hancock’s palace, but the guards refused them entry on the Snake Princess’s orders.

• Abona embraced Elder Nyon and told her how he had been captured, enslaved, and freed after a Celestial Dragon was killed.
• Elder Nyon reacted with disbelief when Abona revealed that Nova had killed a Celestial Dragon.
• Junhe confronted Abona for revealing the secret, and Abona apologized and said he trusted Elder Nyon.
• Elder Nyon invited Abona and Junhe to speak with the King of Tru and escorted them across Nine Snake Island to the palace.
• A palace guard told Elder Nyon that the Snake Princess had ordered that no one, including her, could enter.

Elder Nyon forced her way into Hancock’s palace, interrupting Nova as he offered Hancock treasure and scar-removing bottles as a betrothal gift. Nova learned that Abona had told Elder Nyon what happened at Mary Geoise and erupted in anger, leaving the palace under the pressure of his Conqueror’s Haki.

• Elder Nyon used her strength to push past the guards and entered Hancock’s palace with Junhe and Abona.
• Nova showed Hancock treasure from Mary Geoise and offered her three bottles that could remove the sisters’ scars as his betrothal gift.
• Elder Nyon barged into the hall, interrupting Hancock’s flustered reaction, and Hancock angrily grabbed her by the neck.
• Nova asked why Junhe and Abona had come, and Junhe revealed that Abona had told Elder Nyon what happened at Mary Geoise.
• Nova’s Conqueror’s Haki intensified as he rebuked Abona, cracking the floor and causing Sonia and her sister to faint.

Nova confronted Abona over what he had revealed, then accepted Elder Nyon’s assurance that she would keep it secret and warned Abona not to let it happen again. Nova left the palace with Junhe, while Hancock was left confused and Abona regretted disappointing him.

• Nova’s Conqueror’s Haki frightened Abona, Junhe, and Hancock, while Elder Nyon asked him to forgive Abona and promised to keep the matter secret.
• Nova recognized Elder Nyon as Gloriosa, accepted her words, and warned Abona that he had only one chance.
• Hancock challenged Elder Nyon for bringing men onto Daughter Island, but Elder Nyon focused on Nova and ignored her.
• Nova warned Abona to end his relationship with Elder Nyon, patted his shoulder hard enough to crack the ground, and told Hancock how to treat her back.
• Nova left the palace with Junhe, and Abona told Elder Nyon that he regretted disappointing Nova’s trust.

Elder Nyon explained how she had found Abona as a young child and raised him among her crew. Her memories showed the affection they shared and the dangerous choice to bring him into the New World, while the chapter left the reason for Abona’s present anger unexplained.

• After Abona left, Hancock asked Elder Nyon what had happened, and Elder Nyon recalled first meeting him years earlier.
• Elder Nyon remembered finding two- or three-year-old Abona aboard a defeated pirate ship and bringing him onto her crew.
• Young Abona asked to join the next battle, and Elder Nyon told him to train until he was strong enough to protect the crew.
• Geuro suggested leaving Abona with a Marine before the crew entered the New World, but Elder Nyon refused to abandon him.
• Geuro agreed to take Abona along and ordered the crew to set sail for the New World.

Elder Nyon told Hancock about her past with Abona, then revealed that Nova had truly killed a Celestial Dragon. Hancock was shaken by the revelation and her growing feelings for Nova, and the chapter ended with her driving Elder Nyon from the palace.

• Elder Nyon finished recounting how Abona had lived with her until he was fifteen and asked Hancock not to pry into why he had become furious.
• Hancock guessed that King Nova had killed a Celestial Dragon, and Elder Nyon confirmed it by asking who had told her.
• Hancock recalled Nova’s words and gifts, realized he had not lied to her, and began thinking of him with growing affection.
• Elder Nyon warned Hancock not to let a man distract her from her responsibilities as Snake Princess.
• Hancock kicked Elder Nyon out of the palace, and Elder Nyon left without resisting.

Nova tested Junhe's Silver Moon Wolf Devil Fruit under the moonlight and discovered that it made Junhe seemingly immortal. He left Junhe restrained in a transparent cube to show that the ability still had limits.

• Nova told Junhe to find a secluded place so he could observe how the Silver Moon Wolf changed under the moonlight.
• Junhe transformed into a werewolf, and his fur turned silver-white as his body grew larger.
• Junhe claimed the Silver Moon Wolf could become immortal under moonlight, and Nova tested the claim by cutting his shoulder with Demon Blade Muramasa.
• Nova saw that Junhe's wound vanished despite the Haki-infused strike, while Junhe celebrated his apparent invulnerability.
• Nova trapped Junhe in a transparent cube and warned him that control abilities could still defeat him.

Nova reconciled with Abona after their argument, then went to the palace when Hancock suddenly fell ill. He proposed that Hancock become his Princess Consort, and she accepted.

• Nova released Junhe and apologized to Abona, who promised to take the incident as a warning.
• Nova, Abona, and Junhe talked until guards arrived with news that Hancock had fallen seriously ill.
• Nova sent Abona and Junhe back to the ship and followed the guards to the palace.
• Sonia led Nova to Hancock, then she and her sister left them alone in the room.
• Nova asked Hancock to become his Princess Consort, and Hancock nodded and embraced him.

Nova and Hancock led the Kuja Pirate Ship to Jaya Island, where Nova ordered his forces to seize control. As the landing began, he told Hancock to return afterward and left the reason for choosing the island unexplained.

• Nova left Daughter Island at least 500 million Beli in gold, silver, and jewels before departing with Hancock.
• During the half-month voyage, the royal guards taught the women of Nine Snake Island how to cultivate Armament Haki, and the crew began calling Hancock their Princess Consort.
• After reaching Jaya Island, Nova ordered Junhe to take control of its main areas within two hours.
• Hancock ordered the Kuja Pirates to seize the entire island by force, and Nova confirmed that she had understood him correctly.
• As the Kuja Pirate Ship approached the crowded harbor, Nova told Hancock to head back after bringing them there, but did not explain why he had chosen Jaya Island.

Nova and his forces took control of Magic Valley Town on Jaya Island, rounding up its pirates while Hancock prepared to leave with seized treasure. They held the prisoners in place to keep Nova’s plans secret as his group prepared to continue onward.

• Nova ordered Junhe, Abona, and the King's Guard to gather every pirate on Jaya Island, killing anyone who seriously resisted.
• Hancock turned the onlookers at the harbor to stone, and Junhe and Abona led teams that took control of Magic Valley Town in under an hour.
• Nova told Hancock that his group would move on to its next destination and advised her to seize the pirates’ money and return home.
• Abona warned the gathered pirates to remain quiet, then killed a man who claimed membership in the Donquixote Family.
• Nova’s forces kept the island’s captives confined so they could not reveal the group’s plans.

Nova prepared to take Hancock and a small group from the Tru Kingdom to the legendary Sky Island, explaining that he planned to create a spatial passage linking it to the kingdom. As the group gathered at Jaya Island, they remained unsure how they would reach their destination.

• Nova told Hancock that they were heading to the Sky Island and explained how a spatial passage could connect it to the Tru Kingdom and her territory.
• Hancock agreed to Nova's plans and worried about when they would meet again after he left.
• Nova left the pirates to Hancock's people and sent Barlow and others back to the Tru Kingdom while he gathered Junhe, Abona, and the King's Guard for the journey.
• Junhe confirmed that nineteen people, including Nova, were ready to go, while the remaining King's Guard escorted Gogoya and the others home.
• Nova offered the group a chance to withdraw, but Junhe declared that his men would face the journey without hesitation.
• Nova urged the group to work together, leaving them poised to find a way to reach the Sky Island high above.

Nova led his companions to Sky Island using disposable bamboo copters, then teleported them past dangerous winds into the White Sea. The group reached Sky Island’s cloud gate and gathered to make sure no one had been left behind.

• Nova handed out bamboo copters and warned everyone to stay together during the flight to Sky Island.
• Nova’s group flew upward through freezing winds, joining hands when strong gusts threatened to scatter them.
• Nova teleported everyone past the dangerous upper air after Abona reported that the humidity was increasing.
• Nova warned that the copters were running out of energy and directed everyone to gather on the clouds for a headcount.
• Nova and the others reached Sky Island’s cloud-carved gate, where they found no guards or fee collectors.

Nova’s group entered Sky Island and climbed toward its upper regions, where Gan Fall confronted them. Nova identified himself as King Genji Chōno of the Tru Kingdom and claimed they had come as guests, while Gan Fall remained suspicious of their intentions.

• Nova’s group entered Sky Island, and the Express Shrimp fled when a guard shouted that it looked edible.
• Nova warned the group to stay alert as they followed the cloud road upward through the seawater current.
• Abona spotted someone ahead, and Junhe ordered everyone to prepare for danger.
• Gan Fall appeared alone on a flying white horse and demanded to know why the group had entered Sky Island.
• Junhe threatened to subdue Sky Island, but Nova stopped him and introduced himself as King Genji Chōno of the Tru Kingdom.
• Gan Fall questioned Nova’s purpose and stayed ready to attack.

Nova brought Gan Fall and his group onto the Sky Island, where he encountered a battered teenage Enel and recognized him as the future wielder of a Logia Devil Fruit. He sent Abona to locate the God's Shrine for shelter while he continued observing the island and watching where Enel had gone.

• Nova released a trace of Conqueror's Haki, causing Gan Fall and his flying horse to collapse, then had his guards take Gan Fall along.
• Nova's group entered the Sky Island and attracted attention as outsiders dragging along its god, Gan Fall.
• Nova saw several children beating a teenage boy and offered him food, but the boy refused and said his name was Enel.
• Nova realized Enel had not yet eaten the Logia-type Devil Fruit and watched him leave.
• Nova chose the God's Shrine as a place to rest, ordered Abona to find it with Observation Haki, and continued exploring the island.

Nova befriended the young Enel on Sky Island by sharing dinner and listening to his dream of reaching the moon. Enel revealed that an invention he built as a child had likely caused everyone in his village to disappear, leaving Nova convinced that Enel had been a creative genius from the start.

• Nova explored Sky Island and found Enel alone near the island’s outer edge.
• Nova brought Enel a meal, and the two ate together as Enel gradually warmed to him.
• Nova introduced himself as Genji Chōno, and Enel said his name and warned that everyone who got close to him had died.
• Nova described the Blue Sea and asked Enel about his dream.
• Enel said he wanted to go to the moon and explained that his childhood invention had likely caused everyone in his village to disappear.