Chapter Summaries

Lorne warned Ace that revealing his parentage as Roger's son could endanger Garp and the people who had protected him, and secured Ace's promises to keep it secret and stay wary of Teach. After leaving Foosha Village, Lorne changed the warship's course and set Shimotsuki Village as its destination.

• Lorne explained that the World Government could target Ace and everyone connected to him if his parentage became known, and reminded Ace that his life was his own to shape.
• Ace promised not to reveal that he was Roger's son, not to let anyone provoke him into endangering his loved ones, and to stay cautious around Marshall D. Teach.
• Masha comforted Ace, and the marines departed Foosha Village as Luffy and the villagers saw them off.
• After the warship left the harbor, Ace acknowledged to Makino that Lorne had told him something important.
• Lorne rejected the plan to return directly to Marineford and ordered the warship to head for Shimotsuki Village.

Rear Admiral Lorne visited Shimotsuki Village and Isshin Dojo, where he revealed to Master Koshiro that he knew Monkey D. Dragon was hiding in the backyard. Koshiro recognized Lorne and relaxed enough to consider taking him to meet Dragon.

• Lorne ordered Ethan to keep the warship offshore and rowed to Shimotsuki Village in a small boat.
• Lorne's presence overwhelmed the apprentices training at Isshin Dojo, and he told Ethan to guard the entrance before entering alone.
• Koshiro sensed Lorne's immense strength with Observation Haki and prepared to defend the dojo, worried that the Marines had discovered Dragon's location.
• Lorne sat with Koshiro, said he had come to see the dojo's swordsmanship, and revealed that he knew Dragon was in the backyard.
• Lorne assured Koshiro he had not come to arrest Dragon, and Koshiro recognized him as Rear Admiral Lorne.
• Lorne asked Koshiro to take him to meet Dragon.

Lorne met Monkey D. Dragon in the East Blue and discussed Lorne’s victory over Doflamingo. In Mary Geoise, the Five Elders forced Sengoku to cooperate with Doflamingo’s release while plotting to control or eliminate both Doflamingo and Lorne.

• Lorne entered a secluded courtyard and sat with Monkey D. Dragon, who praised his courage and learned of his victory over Doflamingo.
• Sengoku defended Lorne’s arrest of Doflamingo before the Five Elders, who demanded that Doflamingo be released and returned to Dressrosa.
• The Five Elders offered to double the Marines’ budget and let Lorne keep his rank if Sengoku cooperated, but threatened to court-martial Lorne and cut the budget if he refused.
• Sengoku agreed to cooperate with Doflamingo’s release but insisted that CP0 handle the collection from Impel Down, then left the Room of Authority in humiliation.
• The Five Elders discussed recovering Doflamingo’s secret and ordered CP0 to increase surveillance of Lorne, with instructions to eliminate him if he became uncontrollable.

Lorne challenged Dragon’s revolutionary methods and laid out a strategy for building secure island bases, developing local institutions, and winning popular support. Dragon was overwhelmed by the advice and saw a clear path forward for the Revolutionary Army.

• Dragon explained to Lorne why he wanted to overthrow the World Government, but Lorne called the Revolutionary Army’s current approach naive and inefficient.
• Lorne proposed “encircling the cities from the islands,” urging Dragon to build secure bases on remote islands and develop food production, schools, cadres, and armed forces.
• Lorne advised Dragon to conceal the bases’ purpose and use guerrilla tactics to weaken attacking forces.
• Lorne warned that the Revolutionary Army left liberated countries in chaos and urged it to establish local governments, militias, and land reform.
• Dragon recognized the advice as a new direction for the revolution and stood trembling with excitement.

Lorne explained to Dragon how the Revolutionary Army could establish island bases, win civilian support, and overthrow local nobles, then rejected Dragon’s offer to make him commander-in-chief. Dragon was left facing Lorne’s insistence that he would pursue his own justice by force rather than lead the Revolutionary Army.

• Dragon asked Lorne how to establish bases and counter a World Government blockade, and Lorne described building a connected network across the Four Blues.
• Lorne advised Dragon to take isolated islands, defeat nearby pirates under the guise of local self-defense, and establish grassroots governments that redistributed land.
• Lorne said the Revolutionary Army should violently suppress resisting nobles, give their property to civilians, and rely on the people to defend their land.
• Dragon bowed to Lorne and offered to step aside so Lorne could lead the Revolutionary Army as commander-in-chief.
• Lorne refused, saying he did not want the Revolutionary Army’s rules, secrecy, and responsibilities, and that he would enforce his justice with his fists.

Lorne rejected Dragon’s invitation to join the Revolutionary Army and declared he would rise through the Navy, seize control of it, and use it to overthrow the World Government and the Celestial Dragons. Dragon accepted that they shared the same goal despite following different paths, and the chapter ended with him anticipating what Lorne might achieve.

• Dragon warned Lorne that the World Government and Navy would threaten him, but Lorne dismissed the idea that he would serve the Celestial Dragons.
• Lorne announced that he would climb to the top of the Navy, take control of its forces, and lead them against Mary Geoise and the Celestial Dragons.
• Koshiro and Dragon were deeply shaken by Lorne’s plan to turn the Navy against the World Government from within.
• Lorne called Dragon and the Revolutionary Army his comrades because they shared the goal of bringing down the Celestial Dragons, and Dragon praised the word.
• Dragon acknowledged that Lorne’s strategy was dangerous but ingenious, while Lorne explained that joining the Revolutionary Army would constrain him.

Lorne set aside his discussion of ideals with Dragon and asked him to demonstrate Conqueror's Haki Infusion. After Dragon revealed the power, Lorne's fighting spirit erupted, and he challenged Dragon to a fight on the mountain behind Shimotsuki Village.

• Dragon offered to keep Revolutionary Army informants clear of Lorne's Independent Suppression Force and provide intelligence to help him rise in the Navy.
• Lorne asked Dragon whether he had mastered Conqueror's Haki Infusion, and Dragon confirmed that he had.
• Dragon explained the technique and demonstrated its black-and-red lightning and overwhelming pressure, leaving Koshiro shaken.
• Lorne's golden aura burst forth as his Conqueror's Haki and fierce fighting spirit surged, startling both Koshiro and Dragon.
• Lorne challenged Dragon to fight on the mountain behind Shimotsuki Village so he could experience Conqueror's Haki Infusion firsthand.

Lorne and Dragon fought in a clearing behind Shimotsuki Village, where Dragon demonstrated Conqueror’s Haki Infusion and explained how to guide its power. After unleashing his own overwhelming Conqueror’s Haki, Lorne studied Dragon’s technique and began directing his Haki toward his right fist.

• Koshiro sent Lorne and Dragon to the clearing behind the mountain to fight.
• Lorne’s Decimating Smash clashed with Dragon’s Dragon Claw Fist, and Dragon’s Conqueror’s Haki Infusion injured Lorne despite their fists never touching.
• Lorne endured Dragon’s attacks with his regeneration and golden shield, while Dragon explained that Conqueror’s Haki Infusion flowed like an extension of the user’s will.
• Dragon urged Lorne to release his Conqueror’s Haki, and Lorne unleashed a savage surge that startled Dragon with its strength.
• Lorne observed the black-and-red lightning around Dragon’s fist and began guiding his own Conqueror’s Haki toward his right fist.

Lorne reached the threshold of Conqueror's Haki Infusion while sparring with Dragon, then ended their fight before it could destroy the mountain. Meanwhile, the Five Elders received reports of Revolutionary Army activity in the East Blue and focused on Lorne's presence and Doflamingo's handover.

• Lorne briefly manifested a golden arc of Conqueror's Haki and realized he had reached the threshold of its Infusion.
• Dragon struck Lorne with a powerful infused punch, but Lorne endured it and chose to stop fighting rather than release a devastating counterattack.
• Lorne told Dragon he had memorized the flow of the Haki and warned that he would still fight the Revolutionary Army if it obstructed him.
• A CP0 agent reported that the Revolutionary Army was active on remote East Blue islands, targeting pirates and spreading ideas among civilians.
• Saint Nusjuro noted that Lorne's warship was in East Blue and that Lorne had visited Shimotsuki Village, while Saint Topman Warcury said Doflamingo's handover had to proceed smoothly.

Lorne and Dragon visited the Isshin Dojo, where they watched Zoro lose his 2,001st match against Kuina. Kuina’s growing doubts about whether a girl could become the world’s greatest swordsman left her future uncertain.

• The Five Elders ordered CP0 to monitor Lorne, focus on the New World, and retrieve Doflamingo from Impel Down.
• Lorne and Dragon discussed how the World Government exploited civilians throughout the seas as they returned to the Isshin Dojo.
• Lorne learned from Koshiro that Zoro and Kuina had fought 2,001 matches and that Zoro had never won.
• Kuina defeated Zoro again by evading his attack and striking him down, while Zoro vowed to surpass her.
• Lorne and Dragon noticed Kuina’s trembling hand and observed that Zoro’s growing strength was making it harder for her to compete.
• Kuina wondered whether a female swordsman could ever become the world’s greatest, and Koshiro watched her with deepening concern.

After Kuina won her 2,001st duel against Zoro, Koshiro told her that her sex would limit her strength and prevent her from becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman. Lorne rejected Koshiro’s view and argued that Haki and willpower could overcome physical limits, leaving Zoro and the dojo apprentices astonished by the powers he described.

• Kuina cried after defeating Zoro again and demanded that Koshiro tell her whether his claims about her future were true.
• Koshiro explained that men’s physical strength would eventually surpass Kuina’s and declared that a female swordsman could not become the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Kuina despaired that her years of training were meaningless, while Zoro angrily demanded to know why Koshiro had made her cry.
• Lorne entered the courtyard, called Koshiro’s claims a prison of thought, and told Kuina that she had no reason to accept defeat.
• Lorne argued that Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Conqueror’s Haki, and willpower mattered more than physical differences, leaving Zoro amazed by the possibilities.

Lorne challenged Koshiro’s belief that women could not become the world’s greatest swordsman, citing Big Mom and Momousagi Gion as proof. Kuina’s determination returned, and after Koshiro admitted his mistake, Lorne invited her to leave Shimotsuki Village and train with his Marine Independent Suppression Force.

• Lorne argued that anyone pursuing the title of World’s Greatest Swordsman had to surpass ordinary limits, and pointed to Big Mom and Momousagi Gion as powerful women.
• Dragon backed Lorne, telling Koshiro that the New World judged fighters by strength rather than sex.
• Kuina’s despair lifted as she heard about Big Mom and Momousagi Gion, and she picked up her bamboo sword and vowed to become the World’s Greatest Swordsman.
• Zoro encouraged Kuina to keep pursuing her dream, and Koshiro apologized for discouraging her and promised not to stand in her way.
• Lorne invited Kuina to join his Marine Independent Suppression Force, leave Shimotsuki Village, and train for real battles.

Kuina left Shimotsuki Village to join Rear Admiral Lorne’s Independent Suppression Force and pursue her dream of becoming the world’s greatest swordsman. As the boat carried her toward the warship, Zoro vowed to grow stronger and defeat her one day.

• Kuina told Koshiro she wanted to leave the East Blue and prove a woman could become the world’s greatest swordsman, and he gave her permission to go.
• Kuina volunteered to join Lorne’s force, and Lorne warned her that she would face brutal training and combat with no special treatment.
• Zoro tearfully promised Kuina he would train harder and challenge her, while Kuina told him to learn to control his strength.
• Koshiro entrusted Kuina to Lorne, and she left the dojo carrying her bundle and bamboo sword.
• Kuina met Ethan at the shore and boarded a boat with Lorne, heading toward the warship as Ethan explained the force’s rules.

Dragon left Shimotsuki Village after meeting Lorne and ordered the Revolutionary Army to avoid Lorne’s force, while Kuina prepared to follow him. Elsewhere in the East Blue, Don Krieg’s pirates looted a merchant ship as Krieg boasted of conquering the world.

• Kuina listened to a Marine describe the danger and challenge of serving under Rear Admiral Lorne’s elite unit.
• Dragon told Koshiro that Lorne would make waves and that Kuina might be better off following him, then departed Shimotsuki Village.
• Dragon explained Lorne’s strategy and ambitions to Ivankov, who was astonished by his plans to seize control of the Marines and overthrow the Celestial Dragons.
• Dragon ordered Revolutionary Army officers to avoid Lorne’s Independent Suppression Force because Lorne would need military victories to rise through the Marine ranks.
• Don Krieg’s pirates bombarded and looted a merchant ship, while Krieg declared that his golden armor would let him defeat anyone and become Pirate King.

Lorne brought Kuina aboard a Marine Headquarters warship as an apprentice swordswoman, where his adoptive mother Masha welcomed her warmly. The ship left Shimotsuki Village for Marine Headquarters, beginning Kuina’s long voyage and training.

• Lorne and Ethan brought Kuina aboard the warship, where the Marines saluted Lorne as their Rear Admiral.
• Masha came on deck, met Kuina, and warmly offered to show her to her room and provide fresh bedding and treats.
• Lorne ordered the ship to weigh anchor and sail for Marine Headquarters.
• Kuina watched Shimotsuki Village disappear from view and silently vowed to become stronger than Zoro.
• At sunrise, heavy running footsteps sounded across the warship’s deck as Lorne began the voyage’s training.

Lorne put Kuina and the fifty Marines through brutal training at sea, teaching them to channel their will into Haki and sharpening their combat skills. As their abilities improved, the Krieg Pirates’ fleet advanced nearby, with Don Krieg boasting about the treasure his crew had stolen.

• Lorne made Kuina and fifty elite Marines run endurance laps while carrying heavy weights, then demonstrated how he used Haki to strike the sea.
• Lorne sparred with Kuina and taught her to commit fully to every sword strike without hesitation or regret.
• Lorne pushed the Marines through close-combat drills, criticizing their Iron Body and Soru techniques as Masha prepared food and medicinal broth for them.
• Kuina’s swordsmanship grew more fierce and decisive, while the Marines’ conditioning and Six Powers techniques improved.
• The Krieg Pirates’ fleet sailed through the waters ahead, and Gin told Don Krieg they had finished tallying treasure stolen from a merchant ship.
• Don Krieg claimed the stolen treasure as his own and declared himself the strongest in the world.

Don Krieg ordered his fleet to encircle and rob every ship it encountered as he prepared to enter the Grand Line. Meanwhile, Lorne’s warship spotted Baratie, and Lorne decided to stop for food while the marines remained aboard on standby.

• Don Krieg dismissed Gin’s concerns about Marine Headquarters and ordered his fifty ships to spread out and rob vessels within a hundred miles.
• Lorne sensed a fish-shaped ship ahead and caught the aroma of food coming from it.
• Ethan warned Lorne that the ship appeared to be civilian, but he and the marines were soon tempted by the smell as well.
• Lorne identified the ship as Baratie and ordered the warship to anchor two nautical miles away.
• Lorne told the marines to stay aboard, promising to bring back Baratie’s signature dishes.

Lorne took Masha and Kuina to dine at Baratie, the floating restaurant, after changing out of his Marine uniform. They settled at a table overlooking the sea and ordered a meal, while Lorne left his warship on alert.

• Lorne invited Masha and Kuina to eat at Baratie and told Kuina to bring Wado Ichimonji and handle any trouble herself.
• Ethan lowered a wooden boat, and Lorne rowed Masha and Kuina from the warship to Baratie after ordering the Marines to stay alert.
• Lorne tied up at Baratie and led Masha and Kuina into the crowded restaurant, where merchants and pirates sat in separate groups.
• Patty seated the three at a window table, and Lorne ordered steak, seafood, and mushroom soup.
• Masha chose a salad and warm water because of the prices, but Lorne added sablefish and fruit pudding for her.

Lorne explained why pirates and merchants shared the Baratie dining room, while Buck and his crew decided to rob his table for Kuina’s sword. Buck surrounded them and threatened them, and Kuina prepared to draw her blade as Lorne continued eating.

• Lorne told Kuina that Red-Leg Zeff’s reputation kept troublemakers from causing chaos in the restaurant.
• Buck and his pirates noticed Kuina’s Wado Ichimonji and, despite one crewman’s warning about Lorne, grew greedy for the sword.
• Buck ordered his men to arm themselves, but Patty served Lorne, Masha, and Kuina their food without intervening.
• Buck and his crew surrounded the table, demanded ten million Beli, and ordered Lorne to leave Kuina and her sword behind.
• As Buck reached for Kuina, Lorne kept cutting his steak, and Kuina grasped the Wado Ichimonji and began to draw it.

Kuina swiftly defeated the Buck Pirates at the floating restaurant, while Lorne criticized her technique and urged her to fight more decisively. At Marineford, Zephyr pushed recruits through punishing training and judged their perseverance as they prepared for the Independent Suppression Force.

• Kuina drew Wado Ichimonji and cut the Buck Pirates' wrists before they could attack her.
• Lorne praised Kuina's speed but told her to use direct thrusts and show no mercy in battle.
• Masha comforted Kuina and rebuked Lorne for criticizing her during a meal.
• Patty and Carne discussed Kuina's defeat of the pirates as the diners reacted in shock.
• At the Marineford Recruit Camp, Zephyr drove the recruits through brutal training and compared them to Lorne.
• Zephyr observed that several recruits persevered under the heavy load and decided their willpower met his standards.