Chapter Summaries

After receiving news of the Rocks Pirates’ plans, Zephyr met Lind at G-1 Base and fought him. Lind used telekinesis to match Zephyr’s Life Return: Warrior Form, and their battle continued as both tested their strength and endurance.

• Zephyr told Kong that the Rocks Pirates were preparing to move against other New World powers, and Kong ordered him to watch Lind.
• Five days later, Lind arrived at G-1 Base and challenged Zephyr to test his progress over the past year.
• Lind’s swordsmanship put Zephyr on the defensive, though Zephyr healed his wounds with Life Return.
• Zephyr activated Life Return: Warrior Form and struck Lind hard enough to send him flying.
• Lind used telekinesis to reinforce himself and the Kunpeng Sword, then resumed fighting Zephyr as they tried to outlast each other.

As Lind and Zephyr kept up their staged battle at G-1 Base, the World Government let Rocks claim territory and warned threatened kingdoms to flee. Pande Lia chose to lead her family to Oran Island, while displaced factions flooded the Oran Sea; after three days of fighting, Lind was exhausted and hoped Rocks would finish soon.

• Lind and Zephyr fought across the ground and sky while their forces stood by, and the World Government tacitly accepted Rocks's rule over the New World.
• After the World Government warned the Pande Family to evacuate, Fia urged her father and sister Lia to seek refuge in the Oran Sea.
• Pande Lia agreed with Fia, and the family decided to travel by merchant ship to Oran Island.
• Many families and factions fled to the Oran Sea, where Lind's officers contained unrest as the influx strengthened his control and filled the prisons.
• After three days and nights of fighting, Lind and Zephyr continued their battle in their normal states, and the exhausted Lind hoped Rocks would finish soon.

After Rocks's campaign cleared independent forces from the New World, Lind ended his four-day battle with Zephyr and returned to Oran Island. There, he learned that powerful newcomers had arrived, including the mysterious Pande Lia, whom he recognized as Artoria, and planned to meet her before traveling to Hachinosu.

• After learning Rocks had completed his operation, Lind drove Zephyr back, called off their fight, and sailed for Oran Island.
• Lind and Zhang Liang discussed the World Government's weakness and Rocks's likely plans as they returned to Oran Island.
• Liana reported that pirates had flooded into the Oran Sea and that Axel had left to deal with a powerful pirate who defeated a border officer.
• Allison reported that a newcomer on Oran Island had maintained a Doriki reading above ten thousand, sometimes reaching twenty thousand.
• Liana identified the newcomer as Pande Lia, heir to the Pande Family, and said she had once fought Charlotte Linlin to protect the Yinglan Kingdom.
• Lind recognized Pande Lia as Artoria and asked to meet her before leaving for Hachinosu.

Lind visited Pande Lia at the Oran Hotel to learn why her family had come to the Oran Sea and invited her to join the Seventh Division. Lia declined for now, leaving her future on Oran Island undecided.

• Lind asked about powerful fighters on Oran Island and decided to visit Pande Lia, the only one whose strength remained uncertain to his forces.
• Pande Feiler, Pande Lia, and Pande Fia discussed Lind's visit while staying at the Oran Hotel.
• Lind arrived with Liana and Zhang Liang, met Pande Lia, and asked why her family had come and what they intended to do.
• Pande Lia said her family wanted to build a future in the Oran Sea and promised they would obey its laws and preserve its peace.
• Lind welcomed the family and offered Pande Lia a senior officer or vice-captain position in the Seventh Division, but she asked for time to consider it.

Lind left Oran Island for Hachinosu after arranging for Allison, Zhang Liang, and Liana to protect the island and manage its affairs. After defeating fleeing pirates and obtaining five Devil Fruits on the journey, he reunited with the Rocks Pirates, where Whitebeard introduced a new intern who was about Lind’s age and nearly as strong as Kaido.

• Lind assigned Allison and half the Kunpeng Squad to accompany him to Hachinosu, while Zhang Liang and the remaining fighters stayed on Oran Island with Liana.
• Lind sailed from Oran Island and told Liana to maintain good relations with Pande Lia and help her companions if needed.
• During the seven-day voyage, Lind’s forces defeated pirates who provoked them, and Lind acquired five Devil Fruits.
• Lind arrived at Hachinosu, greeted Rocks and the division captains, and joined their feast.
• Whitebeard introduced Rocks’s new intern, who was about Lind’s age and nearly as strong as Kaido.

Lind met Kozuki Oden, who had joined the Rocks Pirates as an Intern after Rocks conquered Wano Country and recruited him. As Whitebeard led Oden away, a striking figure approached Lind, leaving him alone to meet them.

• Lind recognized Kozuki Oden and learned from Whitebeard that Oden came from Wano Country and had joined the Rocks Pirates as an Intern.
• Lind learned that Rocks had conquered Wano Country and recruited Oden after being impressed by his strength, potential, and notorious past.
• Lind reflected that Oden and Kaido had become fellow Interns because of his influence, potentially changing their futures and the outcome of the God Valley battle.
• Lind invited Oden to spar and exchange swordsmanship, and Oden eagerly accepted.
• A striking figure approached Lind, so Whitebeard took Oden away to meet the other division captains.

Lind reunited with Charlotte Linlin and learned that her son Kelt was his child. He visited the baby with gifts and left the story with Charlotte Linlin keeping them for Kelt until he was older.

• Charlotte Linlin met Lind, and he asked whether her recently born son Kelt was his; her reply confirmed he was the father.
• Lind hurried to fetch a box containing a weapon and a Devil Fruit for Kelt, asking Charlotte Linlin to keep them safe until the child was older.
• Charlotte Linlin took Lind to her Third Squad’s camp on Hachinosu, where Streusen and the children were looking after Kelt.
• Lind greeted Perospero, Katakuri, and the other children, gave them candies made from Mutation Fruit extracts, and Streusen sent them outside to play.

Lind decided to leave Kelt with the Charlotte Family but promised to visit and arranged teachers and guards to support him. After returning to Hachinosu, he prepared for a meeting with Rocks and selected a team to protect and educate Kelt and the other Charlotte children.

• Lind left Kelt with Charlotte Linlin, gave her the White Tiger Fruit and Tiger Soul Blade for him to use when he was older, and warned that he would take Kelt away if he was mistreated.
• Lind told Charlotte Linlin he had something that might help with her Hunger Pangs and promised to bring it on his next visit to Totto Land.
• Back at Hachinosu, Lind learned that Rocks had summoned him to a meeting the next morning about future arrangements and operations.
• Lind gathered Allison's Kunpeng Squad and elite pirates and explained that he needed people to teach and guard Kelt.
• Lind chose five Kunpeng Squad members and fifteen elite pirates, and told them they could also teach Katakuri and the other Charlotte children.

Lind met with the senior officers of the Rocks Pirates as Rocks announced new territorial assignments and a campaign against World Government-affiliated nations. Lind accepted responsibility for defending the Oran Sea and doubted that Rocks's next operation would go smoothly.

• Lind invited Shakky and Stussy to share a meal and discussed Oran Island with them before the meeting began.
• Rocks distributed maps assigning new territory to the officers, and Lind saw that the Yinglan Kingdom had been added to the Oran Sea.
• Rocks told Shiki and Lind to defend the entrance to the New World, and both agreed to hold their territories against the Navy.
• Rocks announced plans to attack affiliated nations in the first half of the Grand Line and the Four Seas, aiming to weaken the World Government.
• Lind considered how the campaign could undermine the World Government but questioned whether Rocks's plan would succeed.

After Rocks assigned the officers to raid the Four Seas, Lind worried that leaving Oran Island unguarded would put his carefully built base at risk. He prepared to return there with Shakky and planned to choose troops to defend it while carrying out his mission.

• Lind decided to spare civilians during the raids where possible and hoped Whitebeard would do the same, while Rocks assigned each commander a region and sent everyone out.
• Lind realized Rocks had left every base unguarded and worried that Oran Island could be attacked while he was away.
• Lind returned to camp and had Allison gather the group to sail back to Oran Island, where he planned to decide who would deploy and who would stay behind.
• Lind invited Shakky to return to Oran Island with him, and she agreed to accompany him during the operation.
• Lind asked Shakky about her closeness with Rayleigh, and she teased him while saying Rayleigh could not match Lind in fame, looks, or strength.

Lind and the Roger Pirates met at sea and exchanged friendly greetings instead of fighting. Lind invited Roger and his crew to visit Oran Island at his expense and asked to exchange Den Den Mushi numbers.

• Roger and Rayleigh joked together before the lookout reported that Lind's ship was approaching.
• Roger decided to bring the Oro Jackson alongside Lind's ship, and Lind chose to meet the Roger Pirates rather than avoid them.
• Lind flew over with Shakky and Allison and greeted Roger, Rayleigh, and Gaban.
• Shakky explained that she was sailing with Lind's crew, and Lind mentioned that he had recently been talking about Rayleigh.
• Roger said the crew had visited an Oran Hotel before but could not afford Oran Island's prices, so Lind offered to cover their expenses if they visited.
• Lind asked Roger and the others whether they had a Den Den Mushi so they could exchange numbers.

After returning to Oran Island, Lind gathered his officers to plan how to carry out Rocks' orders while protecting their home base from retaliation. As Lind prepared to leave, the World Government chose Red Tiger to confront him, underestimating his strength.

• Lind returned to Oran Island, settled Shakky in, and convened the Seventh Division officers at Dragon Chen Garden.
• Allison explained Rocks' orders, and the officers considered how attacks on affiliated nations could bring the World Government and Marines down on Oran Island.
• Sheldon suggested asking the Marines for help, while Liana proposed seeking assistance from Miss Lia.
• Lind assigned Axel to remain behind and told Zhang Liang to stay if Miss Pande Lia refused to help, noting that the Roger Pirates had promised to assist if Oran Island was attacked.
• Lind began assigning officers to guard Oran Island and the important islands throughout the Oran Sea while he carried out the operation.
• The World Government and Marines discussed their response to Rocks' plans, and the World Government sent Red Tiger, newly empowered with a Devil Fruit, to confront Lind.

Lind assembled his forces, crossed the Calm Belt into the West Blue, and waited until Rocks drew the World Government’s attention before beginning his operation. He moved to confront Red Tiger, whose Army fleet was quickly overwhelmed by Lind’s cannon fire.

• Pande Lia agreed to hold down the fort, Roger agreed to join Lind after recruiting a crewmate, and Lind divided his squads between defending the Oran Sea and joining his West Blue expedition.
• Lind led his fleet across the Calm Belt using ships fitted with seastone, then rested and regrouped in the West Blue while his squads explored nearby islands.
• After Rocks attacked five World Government Member States and three Marine Bases, Lind began his own operation and learned that Red Tiger was stationed in the Teyago Kingdom.
• Red Tiger learned that Lind had crossed the Calm Belt and ordered Laicier to gather the troops and confront him.
• Lind’s fleet met Red Tiger’s Army warships, and its overwhelming cannon fire sank them one after another.

Linde defeated Red Tiger and routed the Army fleet, but a masked man rescued the wounded admiral through a mirror. After capturing the remaining troops, Linde sent his officers to pursue their assigned targets and planned to travel to Flower Country to recruit talent and investigate the Four Sacred Beasts.

• Linde ordered his officers to engage the Army experts as his fleet gained the upper hand, then blocked Red Tiger's wide-ranging Magma-Magma Fruit attack.
• Linde struck Red Tiger twice with Free and Easy Wandering and followed with dozens of sword slashes, leaving him unable to fight.
• A masked man appeared from a mirror, rescued Red Tiger, and vanished with him before Linde could decide what to do with him.
• Linde ordered the pirates to finish the battle, and they defeated and captured the remaining Army troops.
• Linde told his officers to pursue their assigned targets and planned to take the prisoners to Oran Island for reform through labor.
• Linde planned to visit Flower Country to recruit talent, investigate the Four Sacred Beasts, and learn about the Zhang Yang Family.

Lind arrived in Flower Country and secured Zhang Tong and the Eight Treasures Navy’s support for finding books and talented people. Over dinner, Zhang Tong began explaining Flower Country’s history, revealing that its royal family had invaded from elsewhere seven hundred years earlier.

• Zhang Yang told Lind that his elder brother Zhang Tong, leader of the Eight Treasures Navy, wanted to welcome him and help with his search.
• Lind agreed to visit the Eight Treasures Navy, and the fleet changed course for its port.
• Zhang Tong warmly welcomed Lind and promised to help him find books and talented people in Flower Country.
• Lind gave Zhang Tong chests of Oran Island wines and weapons, and Zhang Tong pledged the Eight Treasures Navy’s support.
• Lind reached the Eight Treasures Navy’s port and enjoyed a feast before asking Zhang Tong about Zhang Yang’s departure from Flower Country.
• Zhang Tong explained that Flower Country’s royal family had come from elsewhere and conquered the country with the World Government’s support seven hundred years earlier.

Zhang Tong explained Flower Country’s history and Lind considered replacing its royal family with a ruler chosen from the navies. While investigating the Four Sacred Beasts, Lind discovered their fruits had repeatedly reincarnated in Flower Country and once devastated the World Government’s God's Knights.

• Zhang Tong told Lind how Flower Country’s royal family had seized power, how the navies originated, and why the Eight Treasures Navy had left the country after Zhang Yang killed a prince.
• Lind asked Zhang Tong if he wanted to become king, but Zhang Tong named Zhu Feng and Shi Kaiyuan as candidates instead.
• Lind told Zhang Tong to ask both candidates what they would offer for his support, and planned to eliminate the royal family just before leaving Flower Country.
• Lind spent two weeks exploring Flower Country and searching for information about the Four Sacred Beasts, then found ancient records in the Eight Treasures Navy’s library.
• Lind learned that the Four Sacred Beasts’ fruits had continually reincarnated in Flower Country and that their former users had devastated the God's Knights before a World Government spy tricked a Black Tortoise Fruit user into leaving with the White Tiger Fruit.
• Lind concluded that the previous White Tiger Fruit user had been deceived and decided a future Black Tortoise Fruit user would need a reliable deputy.

Lind collected Flower Country’s inherited teachings and planned to develop systematic training methods, but held back from releasing them until he was strong enough to withstand the World Government. After Rocks decided to withdraw from his campaign, Lind prepared to attack Flower Country’s royal family and seize its wealth.

• Lind studied Flower Country’s traditional medicine and Taijutsu teachings, planning to refine his pirates’ training methods and create improved Six Powers and basic swordsmanship instruction.
• Lind considered spreading comprehensive training methods to empower ordinary people, but decided to wait until he and his forces could withstand the World Government.
• Lind learned that three of the five elders had left Mary Geoise to confront Rocks, and Rocks soon called to tell Lind that he was retreating and had ordered the other captains to withdraw.
• Lind summoned his officers and the senior members of the Eight Treasures Navy and announced that they would attack Flower Country’s royal family that night.
• Lind recalled the valuable Devil Fruits the First Treasure Navy had offered for the throne and anticipated seizing even greater reserves from Flower Country’s royal family.

Lind’s forces attacked the Flower Country’s royal palace, and Zhu Feng joined the battle with the First Treasure Navy. After Lind arranged for Zhu Feng to face Oden, Zhu Feng revealed his Vermilion Bird powers and began overpowering the former king, while Lind considered the Flower Country’s political future and the possibility of helping other strong kingdoms become independent.

• Lind’s forces overwhelmed the Flower Country’s royal army, while Zhang Liang and Zhang Yang fought Oden and Zhang Tong battled Yakitori.
• The First Treasure Navy entered the battle, and Lind focused his attention on Zhu Feng, whose strength seemed to have reached Admiral level.
• Lind arranged for Zhang Liang and Zhang Yang to leave Oden to Zhu Feng, who offered to surrender the day’s spoils to Lind.
• Oden tried to flee after Zhang Liang and Zhang Yang withdrew, but Zhu Feng transformed with the Vermilion Bird Fruit and intercepted him.
• Zhu Feng gained the upper hand against the exhausted Oden, while Lind considered Zhu Feng’s prospects of ruling the Flower Country and the value of supporting powerful kingdoms seeking independence.

After Zhu Feng defeated Oden and became the new king of the Flower Country, Lind congratulated him and negotiated closer ties between their territories. Lind agreed to train Zhu Ying in his Kunpeng Squad and prepared to return to Oran Island before the World Government could target him.

• Lind's crew searched the Flower Country royal treasury, where Lind found a Rain-Rain Fruit, several Zoan fruits, and Wheat-Wheat and Rice-Rice Fruits.
• Lind congratulated Zhu Feng on becoming king and gave him crates of liquor and weapons.
• Zhu Feng proposed sending a trading caravan to Oran Island and asked Lind to train his son, Zhu Ying.
• Lind agreed to take Zhu Ying into his Kunpeng Squad as a personal guard, with the possibility of becoming a deputy captain.
• Lind and Zhu Feng discussed trade and the Flower Country's arrangements, then Lind prepared to leave before the World Government could move against him.

Lind’s forces regrouped after devastating the West Blue, bringing home enormous treasure and 43 Devil Fruits. As the fleet returned to Oran Island, the Five Elders ordered the Navy to attack it first in retaliation.

• Lind learned that his five subordinate fleets had destroyed twenty World Government Member States in two weeks.
• Lind counted 43 Devil Fruits among the expedition’s spoils, including rare Logias, Zoans, and promising Paramecias.
• Lind reunited with Shakky and promised her intelligence department a 1.5-billion-Beli bonus for helping cover the operation.
• Lind’s fleet returned to Oran Island while the World Government assessed its losses and resolved to retaliate.
• The Five Elders ordered the Navy to attack Oran Island after learning of Lind’s role in destroying affiliated nations and aiding the Flower Country rebellion.