Recaps

Zephyr introduced Lorne to the Six Powers and began teaching him Soru, showing that raw strength alone could not make the technique work. Lorne struggled to convert his powerful kicks into forward movement, and Zephyr concluded that he needed to hone the skill through life-or-death combat.

• Zephyr questioned Lorne about Garp’s training, then explained how the Six Powers could address the limits of brute strength and revealed Rokuogan as their ultimate technique.
• Lorne eagerly agreed to learn, and Zephyr demonstrated Soru by vanishing and appearing around him faster than he could react.
• Zephyr explained that Soru required more than ten kicks in 0.36 seconds, converting each step into forward thrust.
• Lorne repeatedly tried to use Soru but dug deep pits instead of moving, while Zephyr laughed and corrected his technique.
• After more than a hundred failed attempts, Lorne grew exhausted, and Zephyr warned that he would need to hone Soru between life and death.

Zephyr put Lorne through a brutal training session, forcing him to improve his Soru and Kami-e while relying on his recovery to keep fighting. After Lorne collapsed, Zephyr carried him to the officers' mess hall, where Lorne woke to a huge feast.

• Zephyr attacked Lorne with his mechanical arm, and Lorne narrowly dodged by finally using Soru.
• Zephyr pressed Lorne with a barrage of punches, and Lorne was injured but kept fighting as Battlefield Valor took effect.
• Lorne's rapid recovery and growing skill in Soru and Kami-e impressed Zephyr during their training from afternoon until dusk.
• Lorne collapsed from exhaustion, and Zephyr carried him to the senior officers' mess hall and ordered the cooks to bring food.
• Lorne woke at a table piled with food and prepared to eat.

Lorne’s extraordinary appetite restored his strength, and he secretly practiced Soru despite Zephyr’s orders to rest. After witnessing Lorne’s miraculous recovery, Zephyr took him to the Marine Headquarters hospital, where tests confirmed his superhuman constitution, then urged him to balance training with rest.

• Lorne devoured a company’s worth of food, and Zephyr sent him back to the dormitory to rest before training resumed the next morning.
• Unable to sleep, Lorne returned to the underground training ground and successfully practiced Soru while Zephyr watched from the shadows.
• Zephyr confronted Lorne about overtraining, but Lorne performed a hundred sit-ups and quickly recovered without any injuries.
• Zephyr took Lorne to the Marine Headquarters hospital, where the elderly doctor’s tests showed that Lorne had exceptional physical strength and self-healing ability.
• Zephyr warned Lorne to balance exertion with rest, and Lorne promised to heed his advice.

Lorne mastered all six of the Marines’ Six Powers in half a month, then dominated the recruit ranking tournament. After challenging every recruit to fight him together, he faced a charging crowd eager to win a week off.

• Zephyr stopped interfering with Lorne’s training, and Lorne learned all six of the Six Powers in half a month.
• Zephyr opened the recruit ranking tournament and explained that the results would determine assignments and resources.
• Lorne defeated his early opponents, including Bart in his Hunting Dog form, with little effort.
• Lorne countered Lina’s Slow-Slow Fruit ability and challenged all the recruits to attack him together.
• Zephyr offered the recruits a week off if they defeated Lorne, but threatened to double their training if they failed.
• Hundreds of recruits charged at Lorne, who grinned and prepared to fight.

Lorne defeated every recruit at Training Ground No. 1 by combining the Six Powers into an overwhelming fighting style, impressing Sengoku, Tsuru, Garp, and Zephyr. Zephyr promised to teach Lorne Armament Haki the next day and doubled the defeated recruits’ training loads before taking Lorne to meet the senior officers.

• Lorne used Soru, Crushing Blow, Rankyaku, and Kami-e to defeat the charging recruits while evading their attacks.
• Sengoku and Tsuru watched Lorne’s fight, and Tsuru praised how he had integrated the Six Powers into his own combat style.
• Lorne ended the battle with Rankyaku: Pack of Wolves, knocking out every recruit in the arena.
• Zephyr praised Lorne’s performance, encouraged him to develop more Six Powers derivative techniques, and promised to teach him Armament Haki.
• Zephyr doubled the training loads of the defeated recruits and took Lorne to meet Sengoku and the others, while Garp proudly called Lorne his grandson.

Sengoku questioned Lorne’s beliefs after witnessing his power, and Lorne declared that he followed his own conscience and considered his actions justice. Zephyr warned him that such justice required overwhelming strength, then promised to begin teaching him Armament Haki the next day.

• Sengoku praised Lorne’s performance but warned that his power was dangerous without conviction, then asked what justice he believed in.
• Lorne rejected others’ definitions of justice and declared that he judged right and wrong by his own conscience.
• Tsuru warned that a powerful person who defined justice for himself could become a savior or a tyrant, while Sengoku left troubled by Lorne’s words.
• Garp laughed at Sengoku’s reaction and praised Lorne’s outlook before leaving the platform.
• Zephyr told Lorne to rest and announced that he would officially teach him Armament Haki starting the next day.

After Lorne impressed Zephyr with his strength, Zephyr challenged the danger of Lorne’s belief that he alone could judge justice. Lorne defended his personal code, and Zephyr ended the conversation wondering whether Garp had been right about him.

• Zephyr dismissed the recruits and told Lorne to recover before the next day’s training.
• Lorne went to the shore at night, where Zephyr joined him and warned that placing himself above rules and order could lead to ruin.
• Lorne asked whether Marines should sink a ship carrying both pirates and abducted civilians, forcing Zephyr to confront the cost of absolute justice.
• Lorne said he judged people by their deeds rather than whether they were Marines or pirates, and would protect his loved ones at any cost.
• Zephyr recalled Sengoku, Tsuru, and Garp’s reactions to Lorne, then wondered if Garp had been right.

Zephyr began teaching Lorne Armament Haki, explaining how it strengthened attacks and defenses through will. Lorne discovered the conviction behind his will but failed to channel it, injuring his fist on the training post and leaving his training off to a rough start.

• Zephyr warned Lorne that his strength and principles depended on absolute strength, then promised to break him down and rebuild him.
• The next day, Zephyr explained Armament Haki and demonstrated hardening to Lorne in Marine Headquarters’ special training ground.
• Zephyr instructed Lorne to sense his will and concentrate it in his fist before striking an alloy training post.
• Lorne drew on his fierce confidence and sense of justice, but punched the post with his bare fist instead of using Haki.
• Lorne hurt his hand, and Zephyr yelled at him for relying on muscle rather than will.

Zephyr tried to teach Lorne to use will by showing him Armament Haki Hardening firsthand. Lorne’s Iron Body failed against Zephyr’s Haki-enhanced punch, leaving him badly injured against the training ground wall.

• Lorne injured his fingers by striking the alloy training post with brute force, and Zephyr reset the bones while scolding him for ignoring the lesson about will.
• Lorne said he could not tell whether he was using will because it had no shape or color, so Zephyr decided to demonstrate it directly.
• Zephyr punched Lorne without Armament Haki, but Lorne endured the blow with Iron Body and taunted him.
• Zephyr coated his fist in Armament Haki Hardening and struck Lorne in the chest.
• The Haki-enhanced punch pierced Lorne’s Iron Body, made him cough blood, and sent him crashing into the alloy wall.

Zephyr demonstrated Armament Haki by injuring Lorne with a single punch, and Lorne used the experience to awaken a tiny trace of Haki himself. Zephyr declared that he would train Lorne by striking his entire body until Lorne could command Haki across it.

• Zephyr explained that Armament Haki could pierce defenses, then Lorne rapidly recovered from the damage his punch had caused.
• Lorne realized he had been using strength to drive will instead of using will to control strength.
• Lorne concentrated his power into his fist and briefly coated one knuckle with Armament Haki, deepening the mark he made in the Alloy Wooden Post.
• Zephyr was shocked that Lorne had reached the threshold of Haki after only one firsthand experience.
• Zephyr told Lorne that he would train him by coating his fists in Armament Haki and striking his whole body until Lorne could cover himself with Haki at will.

Lorne learned to use Armament Haki through days of enduring Zephyr’s attacks, mastering hardening on both forearms in only five days. After their first real exchange of blows, Zephyr explained how to focus Haki efficiently and prepared to teach Lorne the next day how to sharpen his “eyes.”

• Zephyr ordered Lorne not to resist or defend as he beat him to teach him to sense Armament Haki, and Lorne endured the assault while his body regenerated.
• Over five days of ten-hour beatings and extra training, Lorne progressed from sensing Haki to hardening both forearms.
• Lorne charged Zephyr with Haki-coated arms, and their collision forced Zephyr to step back before they sparred in a fierce exchange.
• Zephyr told Lorne that Armament Haki should be concentrated where it mattered instead of spread over the whole body, and Lorne understood.
• Zephyr said Lorne had grasped the basics of Armament Haki and announced that he would teach him to sharpen his eyes the next day.

Zephyr began teaching Lorne Observation Haki by blindfolding him and demanding that he sense attacks before they came. After struggling to quiet his restless mind, Lorne found a way to connect the training to his beast ears and realized he could seek stillness in the middle of battle.

• Lorne pretended not to know about Observation Haki, and Zephyr explained that its heightened perception could help him sense danger and seize chances to survive.
• The next day, Zephyr blindfolded Lorne and told him Observation Haki required listening to the presence of all things with a calm mind.
• Lorne failed to locate Zephyr and relied on instinct to dodge his silent attacks, but Zephyr struck him repeatedly and urged him to predict attacks before they began.
• Lorne struggled to calm his thoughts, then recalled how his beast ears let him sense hidden animals and distinguish their heartbeats.
• Lorne recognized that Observation Haki was a broader form of perception and decided to seek stillness amid the storm of combat.

Lorne developed a precise, sound-based form of Observation Haki and used it to anticipate Zephyr’s attacks. Zephyr demonstrated Future Sight, but Lorne eagerly challenged him to keep fighting.

• Lorne listened to Zephyr’s heartbeat and blocked his knife-hand strike, shocking Zephyr with his new Observation Haki.
• Lorne anticipated Zephyr’s attacks and used Soru and false sounds to confuse Zephyr’s perception and strike from behind.
• Zephyr introduced Future Sight and hit Lorne after predicting how he would react.
• Lorne got back up, excited by the challenge, and asked Zephyr to fight again.

Lorne trained with Zephyr to improve his Observation Haki, learning to read changes in airflow and dodge attacks amid deceptive signals. After Zephyr ended the session, Admiral Kizaru arrived to inspect Lorne, while Zephyr defended his student and confronted his former colleague.

• Zephyr overwhelmed Lorne with feints and explained how Observation Haki could deceive an opponent’s perception.
• Lorne stopped relying on Zephyr’s heartbeat and used changes in airflow to dodge several attacks.
• Lorne trained with Zephyr until noon, eventually dodging six of ten full-strength attacks and enduring the rest with Iron Body.
• Zephyr told Lorne that his Observation Haki remained basic, and Lorne vowed to keep training until he improved.
• Kizaru entered the training ground to see the rumored monster, and Lorne wondered aloud what an Admiral’s bones felt like.
• Zephyr blocked Kizaru from approaching Lorne and insisted that Lorne was his student and a stronger monster than Kizaru.

After Kizaru left, Lorne continued Observation Haki training with Zephyr, then followed Zephyr’s advice to meditate by the sea. Garp urged him to grow strong enough to protect those around him, and Lorne began hearing the voices of fish and rocks.

• Kizaru left the training ground after calling Lorne a monster, and Lorne said he would someday learn how to hit light and beat him.
• Zephyr intensified Lorne’s combat training, then told him to rest and meditate to develop Observation Haki.
• Lorne went to Marineford’s eastern shore at night and struggled to quiet his thoughts while trying to meditate.
• Garp joined Lorne, spoke about Lorne’s criticism of the world and his mother’s treatment, and urged him to become strong enough that no one could threaten those around him.
• Lorne synchronized his breathing with the waves and began hearing fish and rocks speak.

Lorne awakened the Voice of All Things and heard fish, the reef, and Sea Kings speaking, then decided to keep the ability secret. The next morning, Zephyr began training him to use Observation Haki and Armament Haki at the same time.

• Lorne heard fish and the reef speak while meditating on a reef at night.
• Lorne confirmed he could hear Sea Kings communicating nearby and recognized the gift as the Voice of All Things.
• Lorne decided to hide his new ability because the World Government and other powerful forces might target him.
• Lorne met Zephyr at the underground training ground the next morning and joked about dreaming of punching Kizaru.
• Zephyr added Armament Haki exchanges to Lorne’s Observation Haki training, and Lorne used both powers simultaneously for the first time.

Lorne advanced rapidly under Zephyr’s training and was declared ready for the graduation assessment after mastering the Six Powers, strengthening his Haki, and learning Life Return. Zephyr went to discuss Lorne’s future with Sengoku while Lorne continued secretly training his Observation Haki and aiming for Future Sight.

• Lorne secretly practiced Observation Haki at Marineford’s shore, but found he could sense intent without yet seeing the future.
• Lorne trained intensely for half a month, secretly practiced the Voice of All Things, and independently learned Life Return, impressing Zephyr.
• During a sparring demonstration, Zephyr praised Lorne’s progress and declared that he was ready for the graduation assessment.
• Zephyr silenced recruits who accused Lorne of receiving special treatment, explaining that they could graduate by mastering the Six Powers.
• Zephyr advised Lorne to keep developing his Haki and Haymaker, then went to speak with Sengoku about Lorne’s graduation and next position.
• Lorne went alone to the coast, listened to the Voice of All Things, and continued training toward Future Sight.

Lorne practiced compressing his strength and Armament Haki, while Zephyr told Sengoku that Lorne was ready to graduate from the Elite Camp after just over a month. Sengoku worried that letting him take the assessment would appear to favor Garp’s grandson, leaving Zephyr to consider how to proceed.

• Lorne tested a compressed Haymaker by smashing the air and sending a shock wave across the sea, then reflected on how to improve his Armament Haki.
• Zephyr entered Sengoku’s office and found Garp eating the rice crackers Zephyr had brought.
• Zephyr told Sengoku that Lorne had mastered the Six Powers, could coat both arms in Armament Haki, had learned Life Return, and was at least as strong as a headquarters commander.
• Sengoku objected to Lorne graduating so soon, fearing the other soldiers would see it as favoritism and lose faith in Marine rules.
• Zephyr asked Sengoku what he proposed, and Sengoku’s objection left the decision unresolved.

Sengoku and Zephyr planned a public graduation assessment for Lorne, but Garp appointed himself as Lorne’s opponent. After Garp announced the duel during Lorne’s training, Lorne was left dreading another beating and wishing he could drop out.

• Sengoku proposed that Lorne prove his strength by defeating a Headquarters Vice Admiral in a public duel, and Zephyr agreed.
• Garp volunteered to be Lorne’s opponent, but Sengoku objected that Garp was far too strong and chased him from the office.
• Lorne practiced compressing his Rankyaku slash at a training ground near the sea.
• Garp found Lorne and announced that he had arranged Lorne’s graduation assessment, with himself as the opponent.
• Garp warned Lorne that he would not go easy on him, leaving Lorne recalling past beatings and wishing he could drop out.

Lorne learned that his graduation exam against Monkey D. Garp was meant to prove his strength publicly, then trained to combine his grit-based true damage with Armament Haki. On exam day, with all three Admirals and tens of thousands of Marines watching, Sengoku began the fight between Lorne and Garp.

• Zephyr explained that Garp had volunteered to face Lorne so a public victory could dispel claims that Lorne advanced through special treatment.
• Lorne trained in the underground facility, repeatedly injuring and healing his arm as he tried to merge his true damage with Armament Haki.
• Marineford’s announcement of Lorne versus Headquarters Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp sparked mockery among soldiers who expected Lorne to lose immediately.
• Tens of thousands of Marines and all three Admirals gathered to watch Lorne’s graduation exam.
• Lorne and Garp exchanged taunts in the plaza, and Sengoku ordered the exam to begin.

Lorne endured Garp’s increasingly powerful blows until his Grit gauge filled, then used The Show Stopper and Haymaker to knock Garp back and devastate Marineford’s central plaza. Lorne collapsed from his injuries, while Garp remained standing but was left shocked by the boy’s strength.

• Garp opened the battle by striking Lorne through three reinforced walls, but Lorne recovered and mocked the punch.
• Garp unleashed a barrage of punches as Lorne focused on enduring the attacks and building his Grit.
• Garp used Fist Bone: Meteor, pulverizing Lorne’s chest and filling his Grit gauge.
• Lorne grabbed Garp, slammed him into the ground with The Show Stopper, and struck him with Haymaker.
• Lorne collapsed at the edge of the enormous crater, while Garp staggered back and Kizaru called Lorne a terrifying monster.

Lorne passed his special graduation assessment after fighting Vice Admiral Garp, despite being badly injured. He refused medical treatment and let Garp carry him off to eat, leaving Sengoku furious and stuck with the bill.

• Sengoku announced that Lorne had passed the special graduation assessment, silencing the recruits who had mocked him as a beneficiary of connections.
• The medics rushed to treat Lorne, but he refused needles and insisted that he was hungry.
• Garp declared that Lorne was his grandson and carried him away to eat, promising to put the meal on Sengoku's tab.
• Sengoku roared after Garp as he ran off with Lorne, while Kizaru and Aokiji joked about who would pay.

Lorne recovered from his severe injuries by devouring a mountain of food and using Life Return to digest it and repair his body. Zephyr declared that Lorne had passed the special-grade graduation assessment, while Sengoku summoned him to the Fleet Admiral's Office over the cafeteria bill.

• Garp carried the gravely injured Lorne to the Highest-Rank Cafeteria, where Lorne's wounds visibly began healing.
• Lorne and Garp demanded meat, and Lorne ate enough to leave the recruits and medics fearing his swollen belly would burst.
• Lorne used Life Return to digest the food and rapidly repair his injuries, astounding the recruits.
• Zephyr explained Life Return, noted that Lorne had mastered it on his own, and announced that he had passed the special-grade graduation assessment.
• Lorne declared that his meal was only beginning, and Sengoku ordered him to report to the Fleet Admiral's Office.

After passing the Elite Camp assessment, Lorne was summoned to Sengoku's office, where Sengoku began discussing the rank and position he had earned. The chapter ended as Sengoku presented Lorne with his first option.

• Lorne kept eating after Sengoku ordered him to the office, while Garp joked with him and Zephyr ended the assessment.
• Zephyr dismissed the recruits and told Lorne to report to Sengoku after finishing his meal.
• Garp took Lorne back to the dormitory, and the next morning a commander escorted him to the Fleet Admiral's Office.
• Lorne entered the office and found Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru waiting for him.
• Sengoku confirmed that Lorne had passed the special-grade graduation assessment and began presenting his options for rank and position.

Lorne chose to leave Marineford as an Ensign and earn promotions by capturing pirates, rejecting a guaranteed Headquarters career. Sengoku approved his departure with a warship, five hundred troops, and Lieutenant Commander Ethan as his adjutant, while Garp followed him toward the ship.

• Sengoku offered Lorne either an immediate Headquarters Major rank or an Ensign's commission to hunt pirates and earn promotions through their bounties.
• Garp urged Lorne to choose the second path, and Lorne decided that fighting at sea would help him grow stronger and experience the major events of the world.
• Sengoku approved Lorne's choice, signed his Sailing Order, and assigned him a warship and five hundred troops.
• Tsuru introduced Headquarters Lieutenant Commander Ethan, whom Sengoku appointed as Lorne's adjutant and adviser.
• Lorne left the office for his ship, and Garp followed him despite Sengoku's warning not to board it.