Chapter Summaries

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.

Lorne took command of a Marine warship and faced open contempt from its veteran crew. He established his authority by smashing the deck with a single stomp, and the veterans immediately saluted him.

• Sengoku argued with Garp as Garp left with rice crackers, while Tsuru warned Sengoku that Lorne should not hear his complaints.
• Lorne arrived at Port Number Seven with Garp and learned from Lieutenant Colonel Ethan that the warship carried five hundred Marines, including nearly a hundred veterans.
• Lorne boarded the warship while Garp stayed behind and urged him to turn the sea upside down.
• The veterans mocked Lorne’s age, rank, and connections, but Lorne stopped Ethan from reprimanding them.
• Lorne cracked the warship’s deck with a powerful stomp and ordered the crew to follow him without fearing death or wasting words.
• The veterans saluted Lorne in unison, and Ethan realized Lorne had established his authority immediately.

Lorne tested a technique taught by Garp against the Mad Wolf Pirates, battering their ship with hand-thrown cannonballs. As the pirates closed in to board the Fearless, Lorne launched himself toward the center of their deck with Geppo.

• Blood Axe Baroque learned that Marine patrols were absent and ordered his crew to attack merchant convoys along the Golden Trade Route.
• Three days after leaving Marineford, Lorne spotted the Mad Wolf Pirates approaching the Fearless, and Lieutenant Colonel Ethan prepared the cannons.
• Lorne stopped the Marines from firing and used Garp's Fist Bone Meteor to smash the enemy ship with thrown cannonballs.
• Mad Wolf Buck transformed into his German Shepherd form and led his crew in a charge toward the Fearless.
• Lorne used Geppo to leap toward the center of the pirate ship's deck.

Lorne landed on the Mad Wolf Pirates’ ship and let their attacks build his Grit as his wounds healed. Buck transformed into a German Shepherd to flee toward the Fearless and seize hostages, but Lorne intercepted him and exposed the truth behind his “Mad Wolf” name.

• Lorne crashed onto the pirates’ deck, then endured their blades and a bullet while his body healed and his Grit accumulated.
• Buck realized he was outmatched and transformed into his German Shepherd form to charge toward the Fearless and take hostages.
• Lorne used Decimating Smash’s burst of speed to appear in Buck’s path and stop his escape.
• Lorne mocked Buck for calling himself a wolf despite having a German Shepherd fruit, and Buck raged after his insecurity was exposed.

Lorne absorbed Buck’s attacks, then used a Grit-charged Haymaker to kill him and destroy the Mad Wolf Pirates’ ship, earning the Marines’ awe and worldwide attention. In Dressrosa, Doflamingo learned that Blood Axe Baroque had intercepted a rare Ancient Zoan fruit and ordered Diamante to retrieve it from Sin Island.

• Buck abandoned his escape and attacked Lorne, whose wounds healed as the damage filled his Grit gauge.
• Lorne seized Buck and killed him with a Grit-powered Haymaker that also pulverized half the pirate ship and carved a trench through the sea.
• Ethan ordered the Marines to board the wreck, capture surviving pirates, record their coordinates, and watch for escaping boats.
• A News Coo photographed Lorne’s victory, and a newspaper spread the image and story across the sea.
• Doflamingo heard that Blood Axe Baroque had intercepted an Ancient Zoan fruit and planned to auction it on Sin Island.
• Doflamingo sent Diamante to kill Baroque and bring the fruit back to him.

Over half a month, Lorne and the Fearless sank fifteen pirate crews, leaving Sengoku furious about the Marine’s reputation while Tsuru pointed out that Lorne had protected civilians and reduced crime. Sengoku reconsidered his judgment of Lorne as Tsuru praised his results and restraint.

• Doflamingo dismissed Blood Axe and the Ancient Zoan fruit as minor pieces in his underground empire.
• Lorne led the Fearless against more than fifteen pirate crews, defeating them with overwhelming force and refusing to use cannons.
• Lorne complained that the pirates were too weak, while Ethan explained that stronger pirates had left for the New World or concealed their movements.
• Sengoku erupted over a newspaper praising Lorne’s brutal campaign and criticizing his appearance as more pirate than Marine.
• Tsuru noted that Lorne had caused no civilian casualties, kept the Fearless free of casualties, and helped reduce crime by thirty percent.
• Sengoku studied the crime report and reconsidered Lorne, while Tsuru showed quiet appreciation for his principles.

Lorne asked Ethan where he could find powerful opponents, and Ethan revealed the secret location of Sin Island, a lawless black-market hub filled with dangerous criminals. Lorne ordered the Fearless to sail there, and Ethan and the veteran marines joined his enthusiastic charge toward the island.

• Lorne asked Ethan where he could find opponents strong enough to fight without restraint.
• Ethan showed Lorne a top-secret Navy chart and identified Sin Island as a gathering place for powerful pirates and outlaws.
• Lorne ordered the Fearless to set course for Sin Island, and the veteran marines cheered for the chance to face stronger enemies.
• Ethan accepted Lorne’s decision and ordered the crew to raise the sails, increase engine output, and head for Sin Island at full speed.

The Fearless charged toward Sin Island, where Blood Axe Baroque slaughtered captives as entertainment. When a pirate fleet blocked the ship at the Razor Reef Cluster, Lorne cast off his Justice cape and launched himself alone at the enemy fleet.

• Ethan ordered the Fearless to turn toward Sin Island at maximum speed, and the marines eagerly prepared for battle.
• On Sin Island, Baroque showed off his new battle-axe, Bloodfang, and murdered captive merchants before a crowd of pirates.
• The Fearless lookout spotted the Razor Reef Cluster and a fleet of at least a dozen pirate ships blockading the route.
• The pirate fleet opened fire, and Ethan ordered evasive maneuvers and a counterattack.
• Lorne removed his Justice cape, then launched himself from the Fearless toward the pirate fleet.

Lorne single-handedly destroyed Sin Island's patrol fleet, crushing its ships and pirates with his fists. As the surviving vessels fled, Ethan and the Marines aboard the Fearless watched in awe and prepared to join the fight.

• Lorne smashed through the cannon barrage, landed on the flagship, and shattered its deck.
• The One-Eyed Captain ordered his pirates to swarm Lorne, but Lorne fought them off with Armament Haki and Decimating Smash.
• Lorne battered the flagship and its crew, breaking its cannon and mast while the pirates' attacks failed to harm him.
• Lorne leapt from the wrecked flagship with Geppo and attacked the other pirate ships, destroying the fleet as survivors fled.
• Ethan and the Marines aboard the Fearless watched Lorne's assault, and the scarred veteran urged the soldiers to follow him and clear out the remaining pirates.

Lorne crushed Sin Island’s pirate patrol fleet alone and ordered the Fearless to land while Marines watched for high-bounty targets. In a tavern, Baroque’s attempt to sell an ancient Zoan Devil Fruit to Diamante was interrupted by news of the fleet’s destruction, leaving both men stunned.

• Lorne destroyed the pirate ships, then returned to the Fearless and ordered it to head for Sin Island.
• Lorne told Ethan to have the Marines report anyone with a bounty over a hundred million.
• Baroque demanded one billion Beli from Diamante for an ancient Zoan Devil Fruit in the Elasmotherium form.
• Diamante threatened to take the fruit from Baroque’s corpse, and both sides prepared to fight.
• A messenger reported that one Marine had crushed the entire pirate patrol fleet alone.

Baroque learned that a lone Marine had destroyed his fleet, while Diamante left to capture the Marine for the Young Master. Lorne reached Sin Island alone and faced thousands of pirates, who mocked and surrounded him.

• A pirate messenger told Baroque that one man had smashed the fleet's ships, and Diamante decided the Marine was more valuable than Baroque's Devil Fruit.
• Ethan asked Lorne to bombard Sin Island, but Lorne refused because civilians and enslaved workers could be caught in the attack.
• Lorne ordered the Fearless to dock without letting its crew land or fire, then leaped onto the beach by himself.
• Thousands of pirates surrounded Lorne, mistook his youth for weakness, and mocked him as he looked at them with disappointment.