Chapter Summaries

After awakening on a tiny deserted island in the world of One Piece, Hirt Lind discovered he had eaten the Mutation Fruit, whose powers were too unpredictable to use on himself. He resolved to survive by farming and experimenting with mutations until he could grow stronger, leaving himself stranded but determined to build his strength in secret.

• Lind woke on an island in the body of Hirt Lind and recovered memories identifying the world as One Piece in the year 1477.
• Lind explored the small island, found abundant fruit, animals, and ponds, and concluded he could survive there for a while.
• Lind ate a patterned Devil Fruit and discovered it was the Mutation Fruit, which could cause unpredictable mutations.
• Lind judged the fruit’s mutations too weak and difficult to control to use on himself, and decided to experiment on plants instead.
• Lind planned to stockpile food, build high walls, and grow stronger in hiding before making his voice heard in the world.

After three months stranded on a deserted island, Lind gained a major boost to his strength from mutated bananas and discovered that mutated coconuts granted telekinesis. He felt better able to protect himself, but still longed for a ship to take him off the island.

• Lind mutated a banana tree and discovered that its fruit improved physical fitness, then began eating the bananas and training.
• Over three months, Lind's physique improved through repeated training and eating mutated bananas, though most of his mutation attempts produced poor results.
• Lind mutated a coconut tree and found that its golden coconuts granted him telekinesis, which he tested by lifting a rock.
• Lind gathered seafood and fish using fruit from a mutated tree as bait, then made a simple seafood stew for dinner.
• Lind ate alone at his shelter and complained that he wanted a ship to arrive so he could leave the island.

After spending two and a half years preparing on a deserted island, Lind launched the ship he built and began sailing toward the next island. He left his home behind and faced an uncertain voyage through the New World, hoping to find people, news, and a place to grow stronger.

• Lind gathered seeds from his mutated plants and stocked his ship with food, water, and other supplies, while lamenting that he had to leave behind the healing Fountain of Life.
• On the night before departure, Lind reflected on his life on the island and wondered whether his cabin would still be there when he returned.
• The next morning, Lind named his ship the Leishierni, or Wanderer, and painted a Roc on its sail as its flag.
• Lind used telekinesis to launch the ship, raise its anchor, and unfurl its sails toward the direction indicated by the compass flower.
• As he sailed alone, Lind worried about the New World's dangers and hoped to find an inhabited island where he could learn swordsmanship and get news of the outside world.

Lind encountered the Rocks Pirates and fought Golden Lion after trying to flee from him. Golden Lion was impressed by Lind’s abilities and offered him the position of deputy captain.

• Lind’s mutated seagull gained telekinesis and became his first subordinate during the voyage.
• Great Kun spotted a pirate ship, and Lind flew over to introduce himself with a dramatic verse.
• Lind recognized Golden Lion and tried to escape, but Golden Lion chased him and invited him to join the Rocks Pirates.
• Lind chose to fight Golden Lion, using telekinesis to dodge attacks and control the Kunpeng Sword.
• Golden Lion struck Lind with Lion: Thousand-Cut Valley, but Lind survived with a telekinetic barrier, Armament Haki, and his strong physique.
• Golden Lion praised Lind and offered to make him his deputy captain.

Lind reluctantly agreed to become Golden Lion Shiki’s vice captain and traveled with him toward Hachinosu. After Shiki asked Lind to write him a grand entrance verse, Shiki made a dramatic return to Hachinosu, proclaiming his power to the island.

• Lind hesitated to join Shiki, but agreed to discuss the appointment with Rocks after returning to Hachinosu.
• Shiki and Lind traveled aboard floating ships, and Shiki asked Lind to write him an entrance verse.
• Lind got drunk while drinking with Shiki, then promised to finish the verse within a week.
• Lind decided to let Shiki take the spotlight during the return to Hachinosu.
• Shiki arrived above Hachinosu, unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, and recited Lind’s verse as he announced his return.

Lind awakened Conqueror's Haki during a clash among the Rocks Pirates on Hachinosu. His new strength caught the commanders' attention, and they eagerly prepared to meet him as a powerful swordsman.

• Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, John, and other Rocks Pirates answered Shiki's provocation with waves of Conqueror's Haki that clashed across Hachinosu.
• Lind swallowed the mutated fruit he had made from Golden Lion's legs, and his desire to control his own fate awakened his Conqueror's Haki.
• Rocks overwhelmed the other pirates' Haki and ordered them to stop, then warned Shiki about his display.
• Shiki ignored Rocks's warning and pitched taking his Flying Fleet to Marineford to make a grand impression on the Marines.
• Rocks recognized Lind's name and Haki, prompting Whitebeard, Linlin, and John to ask to meet the swordsman.
• Lind heard the commanders praise him and felt pressured because he was only a telekinetic who used flying swords.

Lind sparred with John to demonstrate his strength to the Rocks Pirates, and Rocks appointed him commander of the Seventh Division, temporarily serving as Shiki’s deputy. At the banquet on Hachinosu, Lind reflected on his life as a pirate and wondered what his first bounty would be.

• Shiki introduced Lind to the Rocks Pirates as his brother and future deputy, while Rocks, Whitebeard, and others discussed Lind’s potential.
• Rocks arranged a spar between Lind and John, and the two fought for over an hour before ending the match without a decisive winner.
• Rocks named Lind commander of the Seventh Division and told him to serve under Shiki until he improved his swordsmanship.
• Lind accepted the arrangement, and Shiki welcomed him as an ally while the other commanders congratulated them.
• Rocks held a grand banquet on Hachinosu, where Lind privately wondered how the Navy and Cipher Pol would report him and how high his first bounty might be.

At the Hachinosu banquet, Lind agreed to write a poem of praise for Whitebeard and drew the attention of the Rocks Pirates’ senior members. He spent the following days drinking and training with them until Whitebeard visited him again.

• Whitebeard found Lind admiring the banquet outside and asked him to write a poem of praise, which Lind promised to finish in seven days.
• Whitebeard warned Lind to be careful around Charlotte Linlin, prompting peculiar looks from the pirates who overheard them, while Linlin glared at Whitebeard.
• The Rocks Pirates’ senior members, including division captains, Flame Flower, and Shakky, approached Lind to ask about writing introductory verses for them.
• Lind joined Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and the other captains for drinks, using his sobering aid to outdrink them until the banquet ended.
• Lind settled into life on Hachinosu, sparring and drinking with Whitebeard and Golden Lion while improving his swordsmanship and Haki.
• After Lind enjoyed several peaceful days on Hachinosu, Whitebeard came to visit him again.

Lind received a sword and presented Whitebeard with the poem he had written for him, then joined Whitebeard on a voyage to challenge Sengoku. After a week of training together, they encountered Sengoku’s warship, and Whitebeard announced his challenge.

• Whitebeard brought Lind the Skillful Grade Blade Autumn, and Lind gave him the poem he had written.
• Whitebeard invited Lind to accompany him to find Sengoku, and Lind agreed to test the Marine’s strength.
• Whitebeard and Lind set sail, and Lind improved his Haki through seven days of training with Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard’s ship encountered Sengoku’s warship, and Whitebeard recited a poem before declaring that he had come to test the Marines’ mettle.

Lind challenged Sengoku and fought him for several hours, relying on aerial sword attacks and telekinesis to avoid being captured. Exhausted and unable to seriously harm Sengoku, Lind returned to the pirate ship and handed the fight over to Whitebeard.

• Whitebeard agreed to cover Lind while Lind flew toward Sengoku's warship to test his strength.
• Lind introduced himself with a boastful poem and challenged Sengoku by asking whether he had ever lost.
• Sengoku attacked Lind with a Great Buddha Shockwave, and the two fought at close range before Lind switched to evasive ranged attacks.
• Lind traded attacks with Sengoku for several hours, honing his swordsmanship while his telekinetic power dwindled and Sengoku remained largely unharmed.
• Lind spotted a suitable island for Whitebeard and Sengoku to fight on, then returned to the pirate ship and asked Whitebeard to take over.
• Whitebeard laughed and launched himself toward Sengoku using Geppo.

Lind helped Whitebeard overpower Sengoku by seizing the Marines’ warship and capturing its crew, then used the captives as leverage while the two leaders fought. As reinforcements approached, Whitebeard escaped, and Lind flew off with Sengoku’s warship, leaving Sengoku behind to await rescue.

• Whitebeard and Sengoku clashed with Conqueror’s Haki, splitting the sky, then fought brutally on an island as Lind watched.
• Lind used Telekinesis to seize Sengoku’s warship and capture the Marines aboard, prompting Sengoku to break away from Whitebeard and attack him.
• Lind transferred the captured Marines to the pirate ship, where Whitebeard’s crew tied them up to hold for ransom.
• After fighting for another day, Lind urged Whitebeard to retreat before Marine reinforcements arrived, and Whitebeard left the island.
• Lind held Sengoku off in a staged fight, then flew away with Sengoku’s warship while Sengoku stayed behind awaiting rescue.

Lind and Whitebeard negotiated the release of Sengoku’s captured Marines for 180 million Beli, then returned to Hachinosu after Lind’s victory made him famous across the seas. Rocks and the other commanders welcomed them at the port, where Lind’s rising reputation sparked talk of his future division and the crew’s need for vice captains.

• Lind joined Whitebeard aboard his ship, and they celebrated their victory over Sengoku with a banquet.
• Kong called to negotiate for the captured Marines, and Whitebeard and Lind secured 180 million Beli in exchange for the prisoners and warship.
• Zephyr and Sengoku arrived to make the exchange, and Lind and Whitebeard handed over the Marines and sailed away with the money.
• During the seven-day voyage to Hachinosu, Lind’s name spread throughout the seas as a celebrated new Rocks Pirates commander with a bounty exceeding 600 million Beli.
• Rocks and the other commanders gathered at Hachinosu’s port to welcome Lind and Whitebeard, discussing Lind’s fame and their need for vice captains.

Rocks announced Lind’s appointment as Seventh Division Commander and held a deadly recruitment contest on Hachinosu to select new members. Lind gained five powerful recruits as his first officers, including the Oni youth and two fighters who had caught his attention.

• Whitebeard and Lind arrived on Hachinosu, where Rocks praised Lind and named him Seventh Division Commander.
• Rocks gave Lind two months to refit the Wanderer and train recruits, then announced a selection for new Rocks Pirates members.
• Thousands of pirates fought at the harbor while Lind used his telekinesis to assess their strengths, particularly noticing a powerful young Oni.
• Rocks ended the slaughter with his Conqueror’s Haki once about three hundred pirates remained and assigned the survivors to the commanders.
• Lind received five recruits skilled in two types of Haki, including the King of the Monster Kings, Black Cat Detective, two Taijutsu experts, and a swordsman.

After Lind recruited nearly a hundred pirates into his new division, a banquet ended with him waking beside Charlotte Linlin after they had spent the night together. He returned to his villa and planned to train his crew and refit the Wanderer.

• Rocks ended the selection, and Lind welcomed his new crew at a banquet.
• Lind woke beside Charlotte Linlin and recalled that she had given him a Devil Fruit after he wrote her a signature verse.
• Charlotte Linlin told Lind she had enjoyed their night, recited the verse, thanked him, and left him alone until the size-changing fruit wore off.
• Lind returned to his original size, went back to his villa, and planned to train his crew and refit the Wanderer.

After completing his commissioned verses, Lind used Stussy’s Devil Fruit encyclopedia to identify three fruits and fed the Human-Human Fruit, Singer Form, to Great Kun. Great Kun transformed into a humanoid musician, while Lind left him to practice and went to inspect the Seventh Division’s training on Hachinosu.

• Lind finished his commissions for the Rocks Pirates’ officers and received Stussy’s annotated Devil Fruit encyclopedia as her gift.
• Lind identified the Grow-Grow Fruit, the Dog-Dog Fruit, Rottweiler Form, and the Human-Human Fruit, Singer Form, and decided to give the last one to Great Kun.
• Lind called Great Kun back to his villa, where the bird swallowed the Singer Fruit and transformed into a humanoid form.
• Great Kun discovered that he had gained singing abilities, and Lind encouraged him to combine them with telekinesis and arranged for him to practice at home.
• Lind visited the Seventh Division’s base on Hachinosu and saw its pirates training diligently under their officers’ supervision.

Lind met with the five officers of the Seventh Division to review their training and prepare to oversee their progress himself. The division had grown stronger, and Lind gave the officers Dragon Bananas to help them improve before the division set sail.

• Lind summoned Axel, Liana, Calvin, Rex, and Allison to discuss the division's training.
• Axel reported that all ninety-two division members had mastered Armament Haki and more than fifty had mastered Observation Haki.
• Lind praised the officers and said he would personally oversee training for the next month.
• Lind gave the officers a crate of Dragon Bananas, explaining that the fruit improved physical capabilities.
• Lind planned to take his subordinates to the deserted island soon to collect Divine Dragon Coconuts while keeping their true source secret.
• The officers thanked Lind and vowed to train hard and make the Seventh Division famous.

Lind gave the Seventh Division Dragon Bananas and promised more opportunities for his subordinates to grow stronger. He then trained them individually and finished the day by hunting a Sea King to feed the division.

• Lind gave Axel, Liana, and three others Dragon Bananas, and they found the fruit effective for improving their strength.
• Lind promised to keep the group supplied with Dragon Bananas and urged them to train hard so they could earn more.
• Lind assessed the Seventh Division members at the training grounds and corrected their techniques, helping them improve over the afternoon.
• Axel and the others joined the group training, and Lind continued instructing everyone until evening.
• Lind caught and killed a roughly three-hundred-meter Sea King, then carried it back to his base on Hachinosu.

Lind celebrated bringing a Sea King back to Hachinosu and decided to teach his cooks while seeking a skilled ship's doctor. The next day, after training his subordinates, he invited them to inspect the Wanderer's refit.

• Lind returned to base with a Sea King, butchered it, and let Allison organize the remaining work.
• While dining with Axel and Liana, Lind agreed to teach the cooks and heard Axel describe an exceptionally skilled doctor in West Blue whom they could seek out.
• Lind learned that Allison had studied under a talented doctor, but her former captain had failed to recruit him, and the other officers had no promising medical contacts.
• Lind and his officers feasted on Sea King meat, which he stored in an underground freezer for later use.
• The next day, Lind led morning training, ate Sea King jerky for lunch, and asked who wanted to inspect the Wanderer that afternoon.

Lind visited the shipyard with his crew to inspect the Wanderer’s refit and arranged to borrow money from Whitebeard and Golden Lion to pay for it. He approved the ship’s design, requested a fourth deckhouse story, and learned that the Wanderer would be ready in twenty days.

• Lind assigned Axel, Calvin, and Allison to manage the base while he took Liana, Rex, Lyle, and Light to the shipyard.
• Lind met Master Yor and offered him seeds from the trees used to build the Wanderer, earning a twenty-percent discount on the refit.
• Master Yor showed Lind the redesigned Wanderer, which had a streamlined hull, three-masted sailing-ship design, and expanded living, service, training, and storage spaces.
• Rex, Lyle, and Light praised the ship, while Allison asked for a room beside Lind’s quarters.
• Lind asked Master Yor to add a fourth story for the captain’s quarters, and Master Yor promised the Wanderer would be ready in twenty days.

Lind taught the Seventh Division’s cooks and pirates, helping the crew improve their skills and grow into a formidable force over twenty days. As he looked over the foundation he had built, he remained determined to grow stronger and prepare for the uncertain catastrophe ahead.

• Lind taught the cooks basic techniques and guided them as they prepared Sea King meat, improving the crew’s dinner and winning the pirates’ praise.
• Over twenty days, the five officers improved their physical abilities and combat skills under Lind’s guidance.
• Lind taught the rank-and-file pirates the Six Powers and refined their training, bringing all ninety-two to the strength of Marine Headquarters field-grade officers.
• The cooks completed their training, and Lind judged them ready to handle the crew’s meals.
• Lind reflected on the Seventh Division’s progress and his own growth, then resolved to stay alert and become stronger rather than rely on Nika.