Chapter Summaries

Dunn and the pirate captains tried to wear Jaeger down while fleeing, but Grant proposed splitting up, and Jaeger immobilized Dunn with its whispers before landing a direct hit. Dunn was sent flying nearly a hundred meters and lay badly injured as the others realized their designated shield was gone.

• The pirates rejected Green’s proposal to leave and continued fighting Jaeger as they fled through the dust.
• Astor explained that hiding in the corridor would not stop Jaeger and could leave the group arguing over who crossed the pit first.
• Grant proposed that the pirates split up and let whoever Jaeger targeted fend for themselves, and the other captains agreed.
• Jaeger’s tentacle fixed its many eyes on Dunn and used eerie whispers to immobilize him.
• Jaeger struck Dunn directly and sent him flying nearly a hundred meters; Dunn landed with severe injuries while the captains stared in confusion.

Badly injured and unable to escape, Dunn was used as bait when Astor led Jaeger toward him. Jaeger's tentacle nearly crushed Dunn, but the monster's energy ran out at the last moment, leaving Dunn alive.

• Dunn lay immobilized while his Supernatural Recovery slowly healed his injuries, and he feared the pirates would lure Jaeger toward him.
• The battlefield sounds receded, but Jaeger soon approached Dunn, led by someone fleeing across the battlefield.
• Dunn's two pirate underlings shouted at the culprit, but Astor leaped over Dunn and mocked him before running away.
• Jaeger noticed Dunn and struck at him with a tentacle, driving him into the ground and worsening his injuries.
• The tentacle stopped just centimeters from Dunn and turned to ash when Jaeger's energy ran out.

After Jaeger crumbled, his spectral blue apparition entered Dunn and confronted him in his Consciousness Sea. The Ancient Pirate King began crushing Dunn’s will to take over his body, and Dunn grew weaker with each attack.

• Jaeger’s remaining head crumbled to powder after Dunn struck it, and a spectral blue apparition entered Dunn’s body, knocking him unconscious.
• Dunn awoke in a pitch-black space and learned from the apparition that he was in his Consciousness Sea and that the figure was the Ancient Pirate King.
• The Ancient Pirate King revealed that Dunn’s physique was the only one strong enough to contain his soul and said he intended to possess Dunn’s body.
• The Ancient Pirate King struck Dunn and explained that battles in the Consciousness Sea depended on will, while Dunn repeatedly tried to fight back.
• As the Ancient Pirate King knocked fragments from Dunn, he explained that they were pieces of Dunn’s consciousness, will, and soul, and Dunn’s thoughts began to grow hazy.

Dunn was beaten nearly to death in the consciousness space by the ancient Pirate King, but his fury awakened a domineering power that destroyed his opponent. After regaining consciousness, he stood to face the hostile captains, only for Engels to attack him with a concealed dagger.

• The ancient Pirate King battered Dunn until he could barely resist, and Dunn reflected on his life and feared he was about to die.
• Dunn’s defiance erupted into a domineering will and black-and-red lightning that shattered the ancient Pirate King.
• As Dunn regained consciousness, he heard the captains threatening the two pirates who had stayed by his side while Green was being attacked.
• Dunn checked his injuries, stood up, and told the captains he needed an outlet for his anger.
• Engels rushed toward Dunn as if to embrace him, then stabbed at Dunn’s waist with a concealed dagger.

Dunn exposed the pirates’ ambush and killed Engels, Astor, and Grant as the fight erupted. He left Hawkins standing and Green still battling Feishman and the other pirates.

• Engels tried to stab Dunn with a Transcendent poison-coated dagger, but Dunn caught his wrist and killed him with Shigan.
• Dunn checked on Green, then used Soru to attack Astor and killed him with a second Shigan to the throat.
• Grant urged Hawkins to attack while he fled, but Dunn intercepted Grant before he reached the doorway.
• Dunn blocked Grant’s sword with his arm, seized the blade, and decapitated him, while Hawkins remained motionless.

Dunn killed Grant, captured the surrendering Hawkins, and helped Green defeat the remaining pirates while Fisherman escaped wounded. After Green admitted he had considered letting Dunn die to protect Annie’s interests, Dunn forgave him and went to check on Hawkins.

• Hawkins dropped to his knees and surrendered to Dunn, who ordered two pirate underlings to guard him.
• Fisherman fled when Dunn approached, and Dunn struck him with Rankyaku, but Fisherman used the blow to reach the corridor and escape.
• Dunn returned to Green’s battlefield and joined him in killing the two remaining pirates.
• Green apologized to Dunn and confessed that he had been tempted by Engels’s suggestion to let Dunn die so Annie could become captain of the [Black Pearl].
• Dunn told Green he understood, urged him to rest, and went to check on Hawkins.

Dunn spared Hawkins after learning he could bring several hundred pirates and their class holders over to Dunn's side. Dunn then claimed the Ancient Pirate King's crown and six Attribute Potions, while one of his men asked whether they should pursue Fisherman.

• Dunn ordered Hawkins killed, then stopped his men when Hawkins offered to bring his pirates over.
• Hawkins warned Dunn that several hundred pirates and at least four or five class holders remained outside, and Dunn reluctantly accepted him under threat of punishment if he betrayed him.
• Dunn recalled that the Ancient Pirate King had been a Fourth Tier Wizard whose memories revealed how Wizards had been driven from the New World.
• Dunn removed the Calamity of the Sea crown from the Ancient Pirate King's remains and found six Attribute Potions hidden beneath the throne.
• A member of Dunn's crew asked whether they should leave Fisherman alone.

Dunn and his companions escaped the ruins after Fisherman cut the rope across the pit, while Annie’s forces captured the pirates outside. Fisherman’s attempt to seize control failed, leaving him surrounded by professionals and facing defeat.

• Hawkins warned Dunn that Fisherman could endanger their crew and strand them in the ruins, but Dunn led everyone back with the Orb.
• Dunn leaped across the pit after finding that Fisherman had cut the rope, astonishing Hawkins.
• Fisherman emerged from the cave and falsely claimed that Dunn had killed the other captains, then charged at Annie.
• Lewis and more than a dozen professional pirates blocked Fisherman, who realized he was outnumbered.
• Annie had used surprise and her professional subordinates to subdue the pirates outside while Dunn’s group explored the real Ancient Pirate King's ruins.

After the pirates killed Feishman, Dunn explained that he wanted to recruit Hawkins for his valuable [Wave Chaser] class. Dunn then checked his Career Card and discovered that he had awakened Conqueror’s Color Haki and gained Transcendent will, leaving him poised for a sudden interruption.

• Dunn and the others emerged to find Feishman hacked to death by his own men, while Annie teased Dunn for letting one pirate escape.
• Annie questioned why Hawkins was still alive, and Dunn said he planned to recruit him because [Wave Chasers] were rare and useful at sea.
• Annie asked Green to explain what had happened in the Ruins while Dunn checked his Career Card.
• Dunn learned that he had awakened Conqueror’s Color Haki and gained the Iron Will feat, with his Will attribute reaching twenty and becoming Transcendent.
• A sharp smack interrupted Dunn’s celebration, and he turned toward the sound.

Dunn dealt with the aftermath of Green’s mistake and learned that two captured ships had sunk, then showed Annie the treasures recovered from the ruins. The chapter ended with Annie trying to persuade Dunn to give her the three Intelligence Attribute Potions.

• Annie scolded Green for endangering Dunn, but Dunn said Green’s later efforts had helped save him and considered the matter settled.
• Hans reported that Grant’s demonized shark had gone berserk, and the battle had sunk the [White Shark] and the [Flying Fish].
• Dunn ordered Lewis to take Hawkins to recruit prisoners and sent Hans to find the [Angry Whale]'s ship.
• Dunn showed Annie a sea treasure that could alter the weather and revealed six attribute potions from the ruins.
• Annie asked Dunn to give her the three Intelligence Attribute Potions, using a cloyingly sweet tone.

Dunn gave Annie the Intelligence Potions and rested with her while the island’s storm cleared. After three days, he had gathered about 400 pirates across four ships and was eager to raise his bounty so he could advance to the third tier.

• Dunn gave Annie the Intelligence Potions, and they began taking their Attribute Potions while resting on the island.
• The storm subsided after Dunn obtained the Calamity of the Sea Crown, and a rainbow appeared on the horizon.
• Lewis and Hawkins recruited most of the captured pirates, bringing Dunn’s force to around 400, while Annie killed the captured professionals.
• Dunn assigned Hans to command the [Whaler], Lewis to the [Blood Bird], and Hawkins to the [Chasing Waves], placing professionals aboard to assist or monitor them.
• Dunn divided the ordinary pirates among the four ships and looked forward to raising his bounty and advancing to the third tier.

Dunn tested his Conqueror's Color Haki and discovered that repeated exposure could raise his crew's willpower, so the fleet slowed down to let the pirates train. A month later, the crew had grown stronger and Dunn's ships were operating as a pirate fleet near the main shipping lane.

• Dunn unleashed Conqueror's Color Haki aboard the Black Pearl, knocking out most of the pirates and frightening Annie and the other crews.
• Tom discovered that his willpower had increased, prompting Annie and the crew to ask Dunn to keep using his Haki.
• After several days of exposure, Jerry gained a point in Consciousness and Green noticed his willpower improving, confirming the Haki's training effect.
• Annie demanded that Dunn release his Haki daily, and the fleet slowed down and gathered around the Black Pearl for regular exposure.
• A month later, Dunn's crew had reached 11 willpower, and the four ships forced a merchant vessel to surrender near the main shipping lane.

Dunn struggled to reconcile his need for a large bounty with his reluctance to harm innocent people, while Annie urged him to plunder a colony. He remained uncertain about what to do as he faced a race against the Legendary Wizards, then drew a Devil Fruit on his Career Card.

• Dunn followed the Pirate Code and plundered only half of a surrendered merchant ship, earning too little to cover his crew's expenses.
• Annie suggested splitting off part of the fleet, but Dunn rejected the idea because their crimes would not increase his bounty if they operated separately.
• Annie proposed plundering a colony and arranging for its third-tier guard to be injured, adding that they could massacre its inhabitants if necessary.
• Dunn objected to harming innocent people, while Annie argued that he needed a large bounty quickly before the Navy Headquarters consolidated pirate bounties.
• Dunn considered his dwindling options and realized he was racing to advance before Legendary Wizards discovered his Devil Fruits.
• After moonrise, Dunn took out his Career Card and drew a Devil Fruit.

After gaining a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, Dunn proposed raiding a naval port and revealed his strengthened Career Card to convince Annie that he could face a Third-Tier Professional. Annie was stunned by his new abilities, while Dunn kept his Transcendent Will hidden from her.

• Dunn ate the Bat-Bat Fruit-Mythical Zoan-Vampire Form and spent the night testing his new abilities.
• Dunn told Annie he planned to raid a naval port, and Annie warned him about its soldiers and powerful Professionals.
• Dunn said he would use Conqueror's Color Haki to suppress the enemy, and Annie agreed the plan could work with the crew's support.
• When Dunn said they did not need an assassin, Annie reminded him of their struggle against the Jaeger and challenged his judgment.
• Dunn showed Annie his Career Card, revealing his new fruit and other advancements while covering his Transcendent Will attribute.

Dunn ate the Bat-Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Vampire, gaining powerful abilities that raised his combat strength to the Third Tier. After demonstrating his powers to Annie, he awaited her help in finding a naval port to attack.

• Dunn chose the Vampire Fruit from his backup options and ate it, gaining enhanced attributes, vampire abilities, and an additional Biological Level.
• Annie reacted with disbelief at Dunn's newfound Third Tier combat strength, but accepted that the details were his secret.
• Dunn described and demonstrated his abilities to Annie, whose reaction suggested his transformed form carried a passive charm effect.
• Annie left to contact her family, gather information, and find a naval port for them to attack.
• Alone on deck, Dunn steeled himself to target soldiers rather than civilians, though he still felt uneasy about killing them.

The Boll Family argued over Annie’s mission and the resources spent hiring the [Oathkeeper], with Annie’s father giving her one final chance to prove herself. Annie then brought Dunn information on a third-tier naval target, Morin, whose abilities and troops made him a suitable test of Dunn’s strength.

• Members of the Boll Family criticized Annie’s plan to attack a naval port and complained that Gannis had begun breaking his oaths immediately after plundering the [Giant Tooth].
• The family debated whether to keep supporting Annie or redirect resources to Manin, who was nearing the fourth tier.
• Annie’s father told the family that Annie would receive one last chance to demonstrate her potential before they gave up on her.
• A few days later, Annie gave Dunn information about Morin, a third-tier [General] in waters a dozen or so days’ sail away.
• Dunn learned that separating Morin from his soldiers would weaken him, making him a fitting opponent, though Dunn still doubted his own strength compared with Jaeger’s.

Dunn and his crew prepared a surprise attack on Pulan Harbor, a Wesley naval port guarded by Morin. The chapter ended as Dunn flew toward the lighthouse at midnight to begin the assault.

• Dunn gathered his officers aboard the Black Pearl and confirmed that Hawkins had secured enough ammunition for the four ships.
• Dunn outlined a plan to neutralize the lighthouse sentries, prevent reinforcements from reaching Morin, and bombard the harbor once the fight began.
• Hawkins asked who would command the ships, and Dunn assigned Annie to oversee the Black Pearl while each vessel's navigator commanded it.
• Annie told Dunn that the lighthouse watch would change at midnight, and Dunn warned the crew to stay clear of his fight with Morin.
• At midnight, Dunn grew a pair of wings and flew toward Pulan Harbor.

Dunn and the pirates launched a surprise attack on Pulan Harbor, slipping past its lax defenses before Morin discovered them. As the harbor descended into battle, Dunn and Morin began a fierce duel, which remained unresolved.

• Dunn killed the two lighthouse sentries and signaled Annie's fleet to approach Pulan Harbor.
• The pirates landed, and Dunn led the professionals inland, taking out sentries as they advanced toward Morin's residence.
• Morin detected the intruders, blasted through his residence's wall, and attacked Dunn, who blocked his spear and briefly traded blows with him.
• The pirates fired a signal flare and bombarded the harbor, waking the soldiers and plunging Pulan Harbor into chaos.
• Morin charged Dunn with his spear, and Dunn blocked his upward sweep with his Guard Sword.

Dunn fought Morin and managed to wound him, but Morin counterattacked and prepared a potentially fatal blow. Elsewhere, Pulan Harbor’s soldiers rallied against the pirates, and the battle became a stalemate after Green and the others joined the fighting.

• Morin hurled Dunn into the air, but Dunn vanished and reappeared behind him to slash his back with Annie’s Guard Sword.
• Dunn realized Morin’s wound was superficial and held back from attacking again, hoping to find a chance for a decisive strike.
• Morin caught Dunn off guard, struck him with his spear, and slammed him into the ground before stabbing toward his heart.
• Pulan Harbor’s officers organized the soldiers and coastal guns, pushing back the pirates’ surprise assault.
• Green and the others joined the battle, helping stabilize the fighting as the regular army’s professionals and the pirates’ forces reached a bloody stalemate.

Dunn fought Morin, using his silver mirror to survive a spear thrust and misleading Morin about his abilities. He exploited Morin’s vulnerability to make him dodge, but Morin then launched a furious assault that left Dunn struggling to defend himself.

• Morin’s spear struck Dunn over the heart, but the silver mirror hidden there stopped the blow from killing him.
• Morin mistook Dunn’s equipment and resilience as signs that he belonged to a powerful faction and was a physical-side Professional, while Dunn refused to clarify.
• Dunn used Soru to feint at Morin’s throat, vanish, and attack his backside, forcing Morin to dodge and then curse him as despicable.
• Dunn argued that fighting had nothing to do with being despicable, and Morin responded by attacking with his spear and Battle Aura.
• Dunn blocked Morin’s first spear strike with his Guard Sword, but Morin pressed on with a fiercer attack and gave Dunn no chance to recover.