Chapter Summaries

Lind and the Seventh Division celebrated the Wanderer’s completion, then spent ten days finishing preparations for their voyage. With supplies and crew ready, Lind left the division to rest and make any final arrangements before sailing to its assigned base the next day.

• Lind gave the Seventh Division a day off and led every member to the shipyard to see the refitted Wanderer.
• Lind praised Master Yor’s work, paid the remaining refit costs, and gave him six bottles of Dragon Banana fruit wine.
• Lind took the division aboard the Wanderer for a sea trial, and over the following ten days the crew finished outfitting and testing the ship while strengthening themselves with Dragon’s Blood wine.
• Rocks assigned the Seventh Division an island base and ordered it to garrison the island and strengthen the Rocks Pirates’ control of the region.
• At breakfast, Allison reported that the ship had enough supplies for at least a month at sea, and Axel confirmed the men were packed and eager to sail.
• Lind told his officers to rest and check for any last preparations before the division sailed the next day.

Lind set sail with the Seventh Division to take control of their new base in the New World and help the Golden Lion resist the Navy. After a peaceful voyage, Great Kun spotted a Navy fleet ahead, and Axel asked Lind how to handle it.

• Rocks warned Lind to use force to keep the vast territory around the Seventh Division's base under control, and Lind assured him he would not hesitate to fight.
• Lind boarded the Wanderer and ordered the Seventh Division to set sail, leaving the ship's navigation to Calvin and assigning Great Kun to scout ahead.
• The Seventh Division handled bad weather and pirates during the journey without Lind's help, while Lind considered giving Devil Fruits to his officers and seeking stronger fruits at God Valley.
• Axel reported that Great Kun had spotted a Navy fleet ahead and asked Lind how to respond.

Lind fought Zephyr to improve his close-combat skills while Axel led the Wanderer’s battle against the Marines. After ten hours, the shipboard fight had turned into a near-total rout of Zephyr’s forces, but Lind and Zephyr were still fighting.

• Lind ordered his crew to prepare for battle, then flew to confront Zephyr while Axel took command of the ship’s fight.
• Zephyr overwhelmed Lind in close combat, forcing Lind to use Kunpeng and Autumn to help him avoid defeat.
• Lind drank Healing Wine between clashes and repeatedly returned to fight Zephyr, enduring the battle for ten hours.
• Axel and Lind’s officers led the Seventh Division against Zephyr’s Marines, whose forces were driven into a near-total rout.
• Seventh Division fighters kept Commodore Hill occupied while Lind and Zephyr continued fighting.

Lind and the Seventh Division defeated Zephyr’s Marines, captured Vice Admirals Rock Wolf and Tanuki, and escaped with three warships. The chapter ended with Lind realizing Zephyr could use Hill’s Vivre Card to track the Wanderer as he hurried toward his base.

• Lind taunted Zephyr as the Marines began to fall, while Vice Admiral Tanuki and Vice Admiral Rock Wolf waited for reinforcements.
• Rock Wolf and Tanuki led fresh Marines into battle, turning the tide against the exhausted Seventh Division.
• Lind ordered Axel and the other officers to finish the fight and retreat, and they captured the Marines from three ships.
• Lind kept Zephyr occupied while the Wanderer escaped, then shook Zephyr off after leading him in circles.
• Lind lifted the captured warships with his telekinesis and realized Zephyr could use Hill’s Vivre Card to find the Wanderer.
• Lind decided to hurry to his base and worried that the Marines might pursue him with Admiral-level fighters.

Lind returned safely to Oran Island, where Larry welcomed him and explained that the island would become the Seventh Division’s base. Lind delegated its administration to Larry, Axel, and Allison, then planned to bring the local factions under his rule.

• Lind brought the Wanderer and its crew back to Oran Port without incident, avoiding a confrontation with the Navy.
• Larry introduced himself as Oran Island’s sheriff and welcomed Lind on Rocks’s orders.
• Lind introduced his officers to Larry and entrusted him, Axel, and Allison with managing the island.
• Larry showed Lind the island’s extensive palace complex, which would house the Seventh Division, though Lind disliked its design and lack of training facilities.
• Lind ordered Mr. Hill to summon local and visiting factions to a banquet and sent Axel to demonstrate the Seventh Division’s strength.

Lind hosted a banquet to introduce himself and establish his position as the new power on Oran Island. The factions accepted his officers’ conditions, and the banquet ended successfully, though Lind was disappointed that Allison and Liana scared away every woman who tried to approach him.

• Allison told Lind that the banquet venue was ready and that factions across Oran Port had been invited, and he promised his staff bottles of Angel's Heart as a reward.
• Lind dressed for the banquet and left with Allison, Liana, and his officers, praising Larry for helping prepare the group.
• Lind welcomed the faction representatives, announced that Oran Island would become his base, and said its existing systems would remain unchanged.
• Lind warned the guests not to challenge him, reminding them that he had defeated Zephyr and captured two Marine Vice Admirals and three Marine warships.
• Larry handled the negotiations, and Lind sensed that the factions accepted the conditions his officers proposed.
• The banquet ended successfully, but Lind went home disappointed because Allison and Liana had driven away every woman who tried to speak with him.

Lind visited the captured Marines in Oran Island’s underground prison and teased Vice Admiral Tanuki about her captivity. He left after joking that he would soon move her to his villa under house arrest.

• Lind asked Allison about the captured Marines and instructed her to rotate the prison guards and recruit outsiders for routine patrols.
• Allison flirted with Lind on the way to the prison, leaving him embarrassed and less eager to visit Tanuki.
• Lind told Vice Admiral Tanuki that her subordinates would soon be released after he negotiated their ransom with Kong, while she, Rock Wolf, and Hill would remain imprisoned.
• Lind used telekinesis to pull Tanuki toward the bars and theatrically threatened to keep her under close watch, then explained to Allison that he was only imitating a villain.
• Lind briefly checked on the other Marines and teased Tanuki again as he left, saying he would move her to his villa under house arrest.

Lind and Allison toured Oran Port incognito while Larry and the other officers worked to secure the island's factions. Their uneventful morning ended at a restaurant, where someone asked Allison if her boss was from Flower Country.

• Lind assigned Larry to lead the cooperation agreements with Oran Island's factions, with Axel and the other officers assisting.
• Lind asked Allison to explore Oran Port with him, and Great Kun joined them in his original form.
• Lind and Allison wandered through the orderly streets without encountering any serious incidents.
• Lind took Allison and Great Kun to a restaurant for lunch so he could listen for useful information.
• After Lind arranged a private room, someone asked Allison whether her boss was from Flower Country.

Lind met Zhang Yang, the strong owner and head chef of a popular Oran Port restaurant, and arranged for him to teach Lind’s chefs. After ending his inspection, Lind considered how to develop Oran Island and realized he needed expert help.

• Lind praised Zhang Yang’s cooking and asked the restaurant server whether he could meet the owner.
• Zhang Yang introduced himself to Lind, joined the meal, and agreed to teach Lind’s chefs.
• Lind listened to the restaurant’s customers and concluded that Larry and the island’s factions had kept Oran Island prosperous and orderly.
• Lind decided to explore gradual economic and technological development for Oran Island, with help from his officers and an economic expert.
• Lind worried that his administrators lacked the expertise to modernize the island and considered abducting economic and political prisoners to help.

Lind assigned his officers to take control of the remaining cities on Oran Island while he prepared to meet Zephyr about ransoming two captured Marines. He rejected Zephyr’s offer by demanding two valuable Devil Fruits and left the ransom unresolved.

• Lind rewarded his officers and assigned Axel, Liana, Rex, Phil, and Kite to take over Oran Island’s four remaining cities, while Calvin guarded the prison and Larry stayed in Oran Port.
• The next morning, Lind’s officers and squads departed for their targets as Lind waited for news and read a swordsmanship manual.
• Zephyr contacted Lind to say he was nearing Oran Island and reminded him of their agreement.
• Lind met Zephyr at the port and demanded two valuable Devil Fruits in exchange for Vice Admirals Rock Wolf and Tanuki.
• Zephyr protested that the Marines would not pay so much, but Lind refused to negotiate and left with Allison and Calvin.

Lind’s forces took control of Oran Island without resistance, and he began expanding the Seventh Division by recruiting and training new members. Zephyr’s failed rescue attempt left Rock Wolf and Tanuki in Lind’s custody, while Lind set his sights on building an army and investing in Morgans’s newspaper business.

• Vice Admiral Fukurou told Zephyr he could not rescue Vice Admiral Rock Wolf and Vice Admiral Tanuki from Lind’s control, so Zephyr decided to wait for Lind to leave Oran Island.
• Lind moved Rock Wolf and Tanuki from prison to house arrest at his base, and Allison reported that the island’s other cities had surrendered without a fight.
• Lind rewarded his forces, promoted Phil and Kite to officers, and ordered the original squads expanded while five new squads were formed.
• Lind set a three-month plan to recruit thousands of ordinary pirates, train the new forces, and use an uninhabited island’s plants and Sea King meat to prepare an army.
• The captains began recruiting across Oran Island, while Lind arranged newspaper announcements and considered finding Morgans to invest in his business.

After receiving three Devil Fruits as ransom for two Marine Vice Admirals, Lind considered how to distribute his growing collection and let his officers choose first. Axel chose the Steel-Steel Fruit, and Lind invited Allison to make the next choice.

• Lind received the Steel-Steel Fruit, the Dog-Dog Fruit, Bully Dog Form, and the Cat-Cat Fruit, Maine Coon Form, from the Marines in exchange for releasing two Vice Admirals.
• Lind reviewed the seven Devil Fruits he had gathered and decided to let Axel and the other officers choose before offering remaining fruits as tournament prizes.
• Lind called Axel, Allison, four other original officers, and Larry to his room and explained that choosing a fruit was voluntary.
• Axel immediately chose the Steel-Steel Fruit, thanked Lind, and pledged his life to him.
• Lind encouraged Axel to eat the fruit and then told Allison to choose next.

Lind distributed Devil Fruits and weapons to his officers, then planned to expand Dragon Banana production to strengthen his forces. He decided Allison’s management skills and new Grow-Grow Fruit would make her the right person to oversee the plantations.

• Allison chose the Grow-Grow Fruit, while Calvin took the Titan Python Fruit and Rex took the Silverback Gorilla Fruit; Larry declined the remaining Zoans.
• Lind gave Liana the Wave-Slasher sword and Water Shot pistol, then promised Larry a suitable Paramecia later.
• Lind set aside three standard Zoan Fruits as prizes for the top contestants in the tournament half a month later.
• Lind planned to grow Dragon Bananas on Oran Island and distribute different generations among his officers, elite pirates, and ordinary pirates.
• Allison came to Lind’s room, and Lind decided to ask her to organize the banana plantations.

Lind assigned Allison to oversee the Dragon Banana plantation on Oran Island and develop her Grow-Grow Fruit ability. After visiting the vast plantation, he began planting and planned to build facilities there so Allison could stay with him while helping research fruits.

• Lind told Allison to oversee the banana plantation, separate the Dragon Banana generations, and use her ability to help grow them.
• Lind urged Allison and the Seventh Division's fighters to delegate administrative work so they could focus on training.
• The next afternoon, Lind, Allison, and Liana visited the newly cleared plantation covering over ten thousand hectares west of Oran Port.
• Lind planted the first banana tree and told Allison to grow Second Generation bananas for seeds while the plantation mainly planted Third Generation bananas.
• Allison agreed to stay at Lind's future manor and help with his research, and Lind used his Telekinesis to search for places to build plantation facilities.

Lind grew frustrated that his Mutation Fruit had stopped producing worthwhile crops and began to recognize how his rapid rise in power had distorted his expectations. After Allison helped him see his restlessness from the outside, he resolved to pursue steady progress and invited her and Liana for a stroll.

• Lind continued farming with Allison and Liana while his Mutation Fruit repeatedly failed to produce valuable staple crops.
• Lind grew impatient with his slower progress and wondered whether expanding his territory or improving his luck might bring better results.
• Allison told Liana that Lind was likely restless because his strength had once grown so quickly and now improved more slowly.
• Lind overheard Allison's explanation, reflected on the dangers of relying on shortcuts to power, and felt grateful for her insight.
• Lind approached Allison and Liana, asked how they were doing, and invited them to go for a stroll.

Lind took Allison and Liana treasure hunting at the site marked on Ochoku’s Treasure Map, where his telekinesis uncovered two buried chambers. After they found a hoard of gold and jewels, Lind discovered an inscription explaining that a high priest of Flower Country had hidden the treasures to protect them from the Outer-Realm Barbarians.

• Lind took Allison and Liana flying on swords toward the island marked on Ochoku’s Treasure Map.
• Lind searched the island with telekinesis and found two treasure chambers buried deep underground.
• Lind dug a shaft to the first chamber, where Allison and Liana chose treasures from a hoard of gold, silver, and jewels.
• Lind and the women entered the second chamber and found a chest and writing carved into the walls.
• Lind read that Flower Country’s high priest had hidden the country’s treasures underground to protect them from the Outer-Realm Barbarians.

Lind uncovered the White Tiger Fruit and Demon Blade Tiger Soul, then used an emotional swordsmanship practice session to break through to Swordsman and master Conqueror’s Coating. He left the shore confident that his strength could help him control the seas around him.

• Lind opened the treasure chest and found the White Tiger Fruit and Demon Blade Tiger Soul, secret treasures of the Flower Country.
• Lind decided his unborn child with Charlotte Linlin should inherit the White Tiger Fruit and worried about how to repay Ochoku for the Treasure Map.
• Lind returned to Oran Island, stored the treasures in a safe, and went to practice swordsmanship by the sea.
• Lind recalled the Iron-Cutting techniques and broke through to become a Swordsman, unleashing a Flying Slash with Kunpeng.
• Lind’s Conqueror’s Haki erupted as he imagined competing for the title of World’s Greatest Swordsman, and he then mastered Conqueror’s Coating.
• Lind assessed that he could now hold off Zephyr for a day without drugs and keep the surrounding sea under control.

Lind held a martial tournament to reward his pirates and establish the Seventh Division’s elite squads, then set out the division’s promotion and training system. The tournament ended with Holt choosing to form a new squad, and Lind’s forces continued expanding under the new structure.

• Lind held a no-kill free-for-all preliminary round followed by one-on-one matches, awarding Tiger Soul Wine and three Devil Fruits to the winners.
• Phil and Kite showed strength comparable to Marine Rear Admirals, while Holt of the Seventh Division placed third and received a pair of Wolf Claws forged by Lind.
• Lind offered Holt the choice of forming his own squad or becoming Axel’s deputy, and Holt chose to build a squad with his old companions.
• Holt asked Lind to let him recruit friends he had made during training on Oran Island, and Lind approved the formation of the Eleventh Squad.
• Lind established the division’s promotion system, assigning most new pirates to regular troops before selecting outstanding fighters for elite squads or the Security Force.

After the tournament, Lind expanded the Plantation’s Dragon Banana crop, developed a way to prevent valuable seeds from reproducing, and trained his elite pirates. The chapter left Allison managing the Plantation while Lind’s eleven elite squads grew stronger and ordinary pirates fell behind.

• Lind and Allison cultivated enough Dragon Banana seeds to plant more than ten thousand hectares, using second-generation seeds gathered from the island where Lind had first arrived.
• Lind relied on hired farmers to tend the groves and let Allison grow a batch of third-generation Dragon Bananas for the elite squads.
• Lind and Allison developed seed treatment that prevented treated seeds from reproducing, leaving Allison responsible for producing seeds with her Grow-Grow Fruit.
• Lind spent most of his time training the eleven elite squads and used a favor from Zhang Yang to obtain recipes that improved physical conditioning.
• With Lind’s support, the elite squads improved greatly, while ordinary pirates who had not joined them fell behind.

Lind welcomed Zhang Yang and Alan, who agreed to help establish Oran Hotel and Oran Elementary School. After planning both ventures, Lind left the school’s teacher recruitment to Alan and looked forward to meeting an architect recommended by Zhang Yang.

• Lind learned that Zhang Yang and Alan had arrived and went to greet them.
• Zhang Yang and Alan accepted Lind’s invitations to take charge of Oran Hotel and Oran Elementary School.
• Lind, Zhang Yang, and Alan spent the day discussing plans for the hotel and school.
• Lind asked Alan to recruit teachers for Oran Elementary School and then checked on his men’s training.
• On the way back to his farm manor, Lind thought about meeting the master architect Zhang Yang had recommended.