Chapter Summaries

After discovering that he had been reborn in the One Piece world, Lorne embraced his Grit-powered strength, but a pirate invasion forced his adoptive mother Masha to take up her Marine saber. The pirates charged toward the village as Masha prepared to confront them.

• Masha found baby Lorne on a freezing beach, named him, and raised him on the island.
• Lorne endured Masha’s brutal training, discovered that pain filled his Grit gauge, and used its power to recover and grow stronger.
• Masha showed Lorne a newspaper announcing the Great Pirate Era and a wanted poster for Whitebeard, prompting him to recognize the One Piece world.
• Lorne shattered a reef rock with a punch and celebrated the strength he had gained.
• The village alarm rang as a pirate ship smashed through the pier, and Masha retrieved her Marine saber while more than a hundred pirates rushed toward the village.

Lorne unleashed a devastating punch after pirates attacked his village and gravely injured Masha. As the pirate ship sank, Marine hero Monkey D. Garp witnessed Lorne’s power and was stunned.

• Masha fought off the pirates and killed their ringleader, but her old injury left her vulnerable to the pirate captain’s club.
• Lorne rushed to protect his injured adoptive mother and killed or hurled aside pirates with Decimating Smash.
• The pirates fired guns and attacked Lorne with blades, but their blows filled his Grit progress bar without stopping him.
• Lorne unleashed Haymaker, vaporizing the pirate captain and cutting through the pirates, their ship, and the sea.
• Monkey D. Garp saw Lorne’s golden aura and the ship split apart, then wondered when the East Blue had produced such a monster brat.

Garp recognized Masha as a former subordinate and took Lorne away from the island to train him, despite Lorne’s protests. As the warship sailed toward Mount Colubo, Garp began testing Lorne’s remarkable ability to recover from injuries.

• Garp arrived on the beach, recognized Masha, and learned she wanted him to take Lorne to Marine Headquarters.
• Lorne refused to leave Masha, but Garp knocked him unconscious with his Fist of Love and agreed to take him.
• Masha gave Garp Lorne’s packed clothes and entrusted her son to his care.
• Lorne woke aboard Garp’s warship and learned they would detour to Mount Colubo to visit Garp’s other grandsons, Ace and Luffy.
• Garp subjected Lorne to brutal physical training and marveled at how quickly he recovered from severe injuries.

Garp began his brutal Love Training by repeatedly punching Lorne to test his strength and resolve. After Garp’s hardest blow sent Lorne crashing into the wreckage, Lorne’s bloodied hand reached out as he struggled to rise.

• Garp announced that Love Training had begun and challenged Lorne to withstand his punches without Haki.
• Garp’s first punch broke Lorne’s ribs and smashed him into the mast, but Lorne stood again as his Grit Gauge began to fill.
• Lorne endured Garp’s repeated blows, smiling as his Grit Gauge advanced and telling Garp he was no ordinary person.
• Garp asked how strong Lorne wanted to become, and Lorne said he wanted to protect the people he cared about.
• Garp hit Lorne with a much stronger punch that broke through his guard and sent him crashing into the mast.
• The Marines heard Lorne’s strained breathing, then saw his bloodied hand reach out of the wreckage and grip the deck.

Lorne used his Grit to heal the severe injuries Garp inflicted, astonishing the Marines and convincing Garp to escalate their test. After Garp broke both of Lorne’s arms with a stronger punch, Lorne recovered again and challenged him, prompting Garp to prepare to get serious.

• Lorne forced his fully charged Grit to repair his broken ribs and internal injuries, then stood up after doing twenty sit-ups.
• Garp and the Marines stared in disbelief at Lorne’s rapid recovery, and Garp became excited by his unusual resilience.
• Garp admitted he had used only ten percent of his strength before and struck Lorne with thirty percent, breaking both his arms.
• Lorne’s Grit healed his forearms within minutes, and he stood and asked Garp if that was all.
• Garp grinned and prepared to fight with greater seriousness.

Lorne endured Garp’s punch, then used the overflowing energy in his Grit Gauge to strike back with a golden Haymaker that reddened Garp’s hand. Garp decided Lorne had earned consideration for the Marine Headquarters Elite Camp, but Lorne rejected becoming an officer and vowed to grow strong enough to send Garp flying.

• Garp struck Lorne with a powerful punch that sent him crashing into the railing and pushed his Grit Gauge beyond its limit.
• Lorne concentrated the excess energy into his fist and charged Garp with a golden Haymaker.
• Garp met Lorne’s punch with thirty percent of his strength, and the collision rocked the warship and sent towering waves rising around it.
• Lorne’s punch reddened Garp’s hand, and Garp recognized that its unusual energy had partly bypassed his defense.
• Lorne asked whether Garp had held back, and Garp admitted he had before explaining that Lorne’s punch earned him consideration for the Elite Camp.
• Lorne refused an officer’s career and vowed to become strong enough to send Garp flying, while Garp promised to keep fighting him until they reached Mount Colubo.

Lorne and Garp bonded over a chaotic food fight that made the Marines see them as grandfather and grandson. Garp tried to recruit Lorne to Marine Headquarters, and Lorne agreed to consider going only if he could refuse the uniform and orders from anyone but Garp and his mother.

• Lorne asked Garp for food, and the two ate and fought over a feast on the damaged deck.
• Garp and Lorne raced to devour the food reserves while the Marines watched, and Bogard remarked that Garp looked like a grandfather sharing a meal with his grandson.
• After the food ran out, Garp explained that Marine Headquarters offered plenty of strong opponents, including elite trainees and vice admirals.
• Lorne decided Marine Headquarters could help him grow stronger, but insisted he would not wear a uniform or obey orders from anyone but Garp and his mother.
• Garp challenged Lorne to try punching an admiral, and Lorne vowed to do so once he was strong enough.

Lorne negotiated a monthly day off to visit his mother, then endured another brutal training session with Garp and discovered his resilience was growing. After they ate and fought over food, Garp considered Lorne’s frightening potential and prepared to teach him survival skills.

• Lorne secured Garp’s promise of one day off each month to visit his mother, but refused to call him Grandpa.
• Garp battered Lorne throughout the morning, while Lorne learned to deflect some of the force and used his Haymaker against him.
• Lorne reached his physical limit and realized that repeated injuries had made his body more resilient.
• Lorne and Garp shared a huge meal, fought over the food, and traded blows as they ate.
• Garp recognized the danger of Lorne’s recovery and damage-converting abilities and announced that he would teach him survival skills.

Garp trained Lorne to master Iron Body, teaching him to synchronize and selectively tense his muscles against attacks. After Lorne passed the basics, the warship reached the Goa Kingdom, where Garp prepared him to meet his two troublesome brothers.

• Garp explained Iron Body and repeatedly punched Lorne while correcting his muscle control until Lorne formed a resilient full-body defense.
• Lorne learned to switch Iron Body on and off and developed a localized version that protected the point Garp struck while keeping the rest of his body nimble.
• Garp tested Lorne with stronger blows and varied attacks, then declared that Lorne had mastered the basics after he could consistently withstand forty percent of Garp's strength.
• A lookout spotted the Goa Kingdom, and Garp told Lorne they had arrived and asked if he was ready to meet his two troublesome brothers.

Garp brought Lorne to Foosha Village, introduced him to Makino, and told him about Luffy and Ace. He then set off with Lorne for Mount Colubo, planning to make the boys fight and train together.

• Garp docked at Foosha Village and dragged Lorne through the village to Makino's tavern.
• Garp introduced Lorne as his new grandson, and Lorne drank Makino's orange juice.
• Makino told Garp that Luffy had recently trespassed on the mountain bandits' turf and that Ace had been keeping to himself in the mountains.
• Lorne recognized Luffy and Ace's names and silently recalled Sabo as well.
• Garp announced that Lorne would meet Luffy and Ace and that he planned to give all three boys special training before dark.
• Lorne thanked Makino, finished his juice, and followed Garp out of the tavern.

Lorne entered Mount Colubo’s jungle with Garp and awakened his wild instincts as he faced its dangers. After killing a giant python, he confronted an enormous black bear and struck its exposed belly.

• Garp told Lorne that Mount Colubo lay beyond the village and warned him about the jungle’s fierce, oversized beasts.
• Lorne entered the jungle, sensed animals watching him, and felt his wild instincts awaken while Garp lagged behind.
• A giant python lunged at Lorne, but he caught it, slammed it into the ground, and killed it with a punch.
• Lorne sensed a much larger beast ahead, and an enormous black bear emerged and attacked him with a powerful paw strike.
• Lorne used Iron Body to block the bear’s paw, then shoved it back and hit its exposed belly with Decimating Smash.

Lorne fought his way through Mount Colubo’s dangerous forest while Garp watched, then reached a clearing where Luffy and Ace were sparring. Garp announced his return, and Lorne met Ace’s curious gaze.

• Lorne knocked out a giant black bear with his fists and learned from Garp that it ranked only among Mount Colubo’s top twenty beasts.
• Garp told Lorne to handle the rest of the journey alone, and Lorne defeated wild boars, giant pythons, and gray-furred apes along the way.
• Lorne sensed two boys ahead with his keen ears, and Garp identified them as his grandsons Luffy and Ace.
• Lorne and Garp found Ace beating Luffy in a clearing, and Garp shouted that he had returned.
• Luffy recognized Garp and tried to run, while Ace looked at Lorne, who grinned and greeted him.

Garp brought Lorne to Mount Colubo and declared him the older brother of Luffy and Ace. Ace challenged Lorne to prove himself, but after being repeatedly beaten, he still refused to accept him as his big brother as Lorne prepared to continue the fight.

• Garp introduced Lorne to Luffy and Ace as their new big brother, while Luffy excitedly examined Lorne’s animal ears.
• Ace rejected Garp’s decision and challenged Lorne to a fistfight before he would accept him as big brother.
• Lorne effortlessly dodged Ace’s opening attacks, caught his overhead strike, and threw him across the clearing.
• Ace attacked again with a feint and kick, but Lorne caught his ankle and shoved his face into the dirt.
• Lorne repeatedly knocked Ace down, while Garp told Luffy that Ace could not win at his current level.
• Despite his exhaustion and injuries, Ace stood ready to fight again, and Lorne agreed to continue.

Lorne easily defeated Ace in their strength contest but refused to force him to call him big brother. After Lorne gave Ace a painful lump on the head, Luffy lunged between them.

• Lorne struck Ace with a palm, then caught both of Ace's fists between his fingers and knocked him into the mud.
• Ace refused to give up or call Lorne big brother, but Lorne said the title had to be freely accepted.
• Lorne lifted Ace by the collar and endured his punches, kicks, and bite without flinching.
• Lorne hit Ace on the forehead, leaving a large lump, while Garp laughed and praised his Fist of Love.
• Luffy spread his arms and lunged forward between Ace and Lorne.

Lorne impressed Luffy and defeated Ace, who silently vowed to remember the humiliation. Garp brought the boys to Dadan’s, where she arrived with her bandits, recognized Garp, and then accused Lorne of hurting Ace.

• Luffy clung to Lorne and praised his punches, while Lorne discovered that Luffy was a Rubber Man.
• Garp praised Lorne’s strength, and Ace brooded over his defeat and vowed not to forget him.
• Garp said they were going to Dadan’s for dinner, but Lorne sensed a group approaching through the forest.
• Dadan and her bandits charged into the clearing, then fell into a panic when Dadan recognized Garp.
• Dadan noticed Ace’s injuries, assumed Lorne had beaten him, and threatened Lorne with her spiked club.

Lorne confronted Dadan after she demanded he apologize for injuring Ace, then joined the bandits’ feast with Garp, Luffy, and Ace. He challenged Ace to stand up for himself, leaving Ace to seize a piece of meat and reaffirm his resolve.

• Dadan demanded an apology from Lorne, but backed down when he offered to let her take one punch from him.
• Dadan invited Lorne and the others to the Bandit Hideout for a meal, and Luffy peppered Lorne with questions along the way.
• At the feast, Ace told Lorne he would surpass him and become Pirate King to prove his life had value.
• Lorne pointed out that Ace would not fight for food, then caught the meat Garp and Luffy had been fighting over and handed it to him.
• Ace snatched the meat and bit into it after Lorne asked if he was afraid to eat it.

Garp began brutal training for Ace, Luffy, and Lorne, challenging them to land a hit on him. Lorne endured Garp’s blows to shield Ace and Luffy, and Ace quietly recognized him as his big brother.

• Garp announced that the boys’ real training would begin at dawn, and he woke them by smashing through the bandits’ door.
• Garp declared he would make all three boys strong Marines, but Ace and Luffy insisted they wanted to become pirates, earning punches to their heads.
• Garp challenged the three boys to touch him, then sent Ace and Luffy flying with his Fist of Love.
• Lorne blocked Garp’s punch with Iron Body: Adamant, stopped himself after being driven back, and called Ace and Luffy behind him.
• Garp focused his barrage on Lorne, whose regenerative power healed his injuries as he fought on and protected the others.
• Ace watched Lorne withstand the assault and quietly called him “Big brother,” while Lorne taunted Garp to hit harder.

Lorne unleashed his stored Grit to meet Garp’s punch, broke through Garp’s Armament Haki, and completed his special training. After Lorne explained to Ace that he fought to protect the people who mattered, Garp began the boys’ final lesson by showing them an overwhelming punch.

• Garp struck at Lorne with his full force after Lorne’s words angered him, and Lorne answered with his Haymaker, unleashing all his stored Grit.
• Lorne’s punch drove Garp backward and briefly breached his Armament Haki defenses, after which Garp declared Lorne’s special training complete.
• Lorne dug Ace and Luffy out of the craters, and Ace asked why Lorne had fought so hard; Lorne said he wanted to protect the people who mattered.
• Garp guided Lorne, Ace, and Luffy through sparring for several more days while Lorne learned to control his increased strength.
• On the final day, Garp revealed a devastating punch and told the boys they would remain his punching bags if they could not withstand it.

Lorne, Ace, and Luffy combined their strength to survive Garp’s devastating attack, completing their training and becoming closer as brothers. Garp then ordered Lorne to return to Marine Headquarters with him the next morning, while Luffy loudly refused to become a Marine and declared his dream of becoming Pirate King.

• Lorne directed Ace and Luffy to attack his arms so he could combine their strength to meet Garp’s giant fist head-on.
• The three briefly stopped Garp’s attack before it overwhelmed them and sent them crashing into a crater, where they survived.
• Lorne’s physique broke through, and Garp declared their special training complete.
• Ace sincerely called Lorne his big brother, cementing their bond as the eldest and youngest members of their new family.
• Garp told Lorne to return to Marine Headquarters the next morning for training and said Ace and Luffy would become Marines when they were older.
• Luffy rejected Garp’s plan and declared that he would become Pirate King, as he had promised Shanks.

Luffy declared that he would become Pirate King, prompting Garp to knock him unconscious and threaten Ace before Lorne intervened. The brothers shared a chaotic farewell meal at Dadan’s hideout, and the Dog-Head Warship arrived at dawn.

• Luffy announced that he would become Pirate King, and Garp struck him into a pit with a Fist of Love.
• Garp pressured Ace to say whether he wanted to become a pirate, but Lorne stepped in and protected him.
• Garp ended the training and carried the unconscious Luffy back to Dadan’s hideout for dinner.
• Garp, Luffy, and Ace fought over the meat while Lorne calmly shared a piece with Ace.
• Everyone finished the farewell meal, and the Dog-Head Warship arrived as dawn broke over Mount Colubo.