Chapter Summaries

Ronald used rainwater to replace his drained blood and counterattacked Dunn, but Dunn’s Future Sight let him dodge Ronald’s deadly water strike. Dunn then pierced Ronald’s heart with his black umbrella, leaving Ronald defeated and certain to die.

• Dunn drained Ronald’s blood until Ronald drew rainwater into his body and recovered his vitality.
• Ronald coated his curved saber with compressed rainwater and launched a near-invisible cutting thread at Dunn.
• Dunn used Future Sight to evade the water thread, astonishing Ronald and the watching Pirate Kings.
• Ronald blocked Dunn’s black umbrella and gained the upper hand in strength, then sent rain swords toward him.
• Dunn vanished into the shadows as the rain swords struck, reappeared behind Ronald, and pierced his heart with the black umbrella.

Dunn killed Ronald despite Karagon’s order to stop, then faced the Legendary who had backed the Pirate King. Karagon considered Dunn as a possible replacement for Ronald while Dunn addressed him respectfully.

• The Pirate Kings discussed Dunn’s unusual abilities and concluded that Ronald’s defeat was certain.
• Ronald began healing after Dunn pierced his heart, but Dunn ignored a Legendary’s command and stabbed Ronald through the head, killing him.
• Karagon appeared before Dunn and rebuked him for disobeying his order.
• Karagon considered replacing Ronald with Dunn, who apologized and treated Karagon with respect.

Caragon attacked Dunn after Dunn openly defied him, but Dunn recovered and activated his bracelet when Caragon threatened to kill him. As Caragon prepared to strike again, a hole opened in the sky and purple light emerged, prompting one of the onlookers to recognize a Legendary Spell.

• Dunn lied to Caragon, who struck him down and knocked Pearl back when Pearl tried to intervene.
• Caragon offered to hire Pearl, but Pearl refused and said Caragon could not afford the price.
• Dunn rose with black smoke drifting from his body, and Caragon questioned whether Dunn had a backer before threatening to kill him.
• Dunn activated the bracelet on his wrist as Caragon advanced, while Pearl stepped in front of him to protect him.
• Caragon turned toward a disturbance, and eight figures appeared as a hole split open in the sky and released purple light.
• One of the figures identified the display as a Legendary Spell.

Several Legendaries stopped the spell cast through a Wizard Tower and realized Dunn had a powerful backer. Karagon left Bewitching Flame Island after the others blocked him from attacking Dunn, and the remaining Legendaries recognized Dunn as the new Pirate King.

• The Legendaries joined forces to extinguish the purple Legendary Spell before it could harm the island’s inhabitants.
• The Legendaries speculated that the spell was a warning from a Wizard Tower’s owner and understood that Dunn represented that powerful figure.
• Karagon tried to rally the other Legendaries by suggesting they were all targets, but they refused to turn against Dunn’s backer.
• Karagon charged toward Dunn to provoke a conflict, but several Legendaries blocked his path.
• Karagon left Bewitching Flame Island, and the other Legendaries departed after recognizing Dunn as the new Pirate King.

Dunn secured Ronald’s place among the Pirate Kings and advanced to the Fourth Tier while they debated the looming war with the United Navy. His satisfaction at gaining the Pirate King class was interrupted by the arrival of a Legendary advancement ritual.

• Dunn asked the Pirate Kings for the same terms Ronald had held and stayed mostly out of their debate about the United Navy.
• Dunn confirmed advancement to the Fourth-Tier class [Pirate King] in front of the Pirate Kings, surprising them and the watching Legendaries.
• Dunn’s Career Card showed his new Fourth-Tier status, increased attributes, and the Armor Break feat; his Armament Haki had advanced into Ryuo.
• Dunn felt strong enough to match Pearl, but the Legendary advancement ritual began and swept away his satisfaction.

Dunn weighed three paths to becoming Legendary and concluded that the Emperor of the Sea was the only one he might realistically achieve. He left the chapter facing the daunting challenge of founding an empire and winning the support of millions.

• Dunn examined the Seven Warlords of the Sea path, which required an Emperor of the Sea to grant one of only seven enfeoffments, and considered using it to recruit powerful allies.
• Dunn found the Emperor of the Sea requirements nearly impossible because he lacked Legendary backers and could not see how to gather millions of supporters without provoking the Wizard Council.
• Dunn judged the Legendary Pirate path even less attainable because it required a world-famous deed whose renown endured through a century of absence.
• Dunn recalled Pearl's story of a level-19 Butcher with every attribute raised to 49 who still died challenging a newly advanced Legendary.
• Dunn ruled out defeating a Legendary and decided the Emperor of the Sea remained his most plausible path to Legendary status.

Dunn’s advancement to the fourth tier briefly stunned the Pirate Kings before they resumed negotiations over their alliance. Their meeting was interrupted when the United Navy launched a massive surprise attack on Bewitching Flame Island, forcing the pirates to prepare for battle.

• Dunn confirmed that he had just advanced to the fourth tier, and Lilith urged the Pirate Kings to finish settling their alliance plans.
• Lamantis insisted that the sea route around Lilith’s territory become the main battlefield, and Lilith objected because the war would devastate her territory.
• The United Navy suddenly bombarded Bewitching Flame Island’s harbor with at least a thousand warships, sinking dozens of pirate ships.
• Hoffman told Dunn that Annie and the others were aboard and safe, while Barbarossa and Lamantis reported losses from the surprise attack.
• Dunn and the Pirate Kings reached the harbor as pirate ships and coastal cannons fought the navy, with both sides awaiting the decisive clash between their high-tier fighters and Legendaries.

The United Navy overwhelmed the pirates after a surprise attack concealed by the Illusory Mirage Lamp, but Christina and her officers worried that an unknown Legendary Wizard might prevent the Legendaries from fighting. Christina prepared to commit the fleet to battle if the Legendaries stayed out, counting on the powerful Classholder Kyle to help defeat the Pirate Kings.

• The United Navy used its concealed fleet to surprise the pirates and inflict heavy losses in the waters off Bewitching Flame Island.
• Christina warned Adolf and Kuris not to underestimate the pirates and explained that the Illusory Mirage Lamp had hidden their approach.
• Kuris asked whether the Legendaries had identified the source of the unknown Legendary Spell, and Christina said her teacher had not yet provided information.
• Adolf feared the unknown Legendary Wizard would keep the Legendaries from fighting, leaving the naval forces to decide the battle themselves.
• Christina and Adolf agreed that Kyle could serve as the United Navy's trump card if the Legendaries did not participate.
• Christina ordered the officers to prepare for an all-out attack once they received confirmation, and the group rallied in the name of justice.

The navy and pirates battled at sea until a pirate Legendary attacked the fleet, prompting the Legendaries on both sides to meet and negotiate on Bewitching Flame Island. After learning that a Legendary Wizard with a Wizard Tower had replaced Karagon, the Raging Waves Sword Saint agreed to keep the war below Legendary.

• Lamantis ordered the pirates to close in on the navy’s warships, but the navy evaded them and continued sinking pirate ships.
• A pirate Legendary sent an enormous energy palm toward the navy fleet, but Ranul intercepted it and challenged Jacob.
• Ranul and the other Legendaries from both sides flew to Bewitching Flame Island to negotiate.
• The navy’s Legendaries learned from Bronn that a Legendary Wizard had replaced Karagon and was waiting in a Wizard Tower.
• The Raging Waves Sword Saint proposed keeping the fighting below Legendary, and Bronn agreed.

As the Legends’ negotiations ended, the naval and pirate fleets resumed their battle, and Lamantis directed the Pirate Kings from the rear. Dunn stayed near Lamantis instead of taking his assigned position, just as Kyle broke through the pirate ships and threatened the command center.

• The fleets resumed firing and began boarding battles as High-Tier Classholders clashed across the battlefield.
• Lamantis ordered Barbarossa and Tyler to reinforce other areas, while Dunn remained near the rear instead of commanding his assigned section.
• Dunn argued that the independent pirates in his area would not follow a newly appointed Pirate King, and said he would guard Lamantis against a decapitation strike.
• A naval warship charged toward Lamantis, destroying pirate ships in its path, and Kyle crushed a Third-Tier pirate who boarded it.
• Lamantis recognized Kyle and realized that he and Dunn could not stop him alone, then remembered someone aboard the [Black Pearl] who could rival him.

Christina sent Kyle to kill the pirates’ commander, Lamantis, but Kyle’s arrival put Dunn in danger as well. Pearl confronted Kyle to protect Dunn, leaving the two powerful veterans facing off.

• Christina used her battlefield-wide perception to locate the Pirate Kings and asked Kyle to target Lamantis.
• Kyle crossed the battlefield aboard a frigate while the Pirate Kings let him pass, then reached Lamantis and Dunn.
• Lamantis urged Dunn to confront Kyle, and Dunn realized that remaining near the commander had made him a target.
• Dunn asked Pearl whether he could defeat Kyle, and Pearl agreed to protect him because Dunn’s Legendary class had tied their fates together.
• Pearl appeared aboard Kyle’s warship and offered to pay him to withdraw.

Pearl and Kyle fought over their competing hopes of reaching Legendary, while their clash disrupted the war between the United Navy and the pirates. A mysterious voice used Christina’s communication device to order an all-out attack, leaving her unable to stop the commanders from obeying.

• Kyle rejected Pearl’s offer, and Pearl accepted that they would have to fight over their hopes of advancing to Legendary.
• Pearl and Kyle vanished into battle, destroying Kyle’s warship and forcing nearby vessels away with the force of their clashes.
• Bronn and the Raging Tide Sword Saint realized that Pearl’s presence threatened the navy’s plans and that heavy losses could leave the seas beyond its control.
• Christina heard that one person had stopped Kyle and confirmed it was Pearl.
• A voice imitated Christina through her communication device and ordered all forces to attack and eliminate the Pirate Kings, while Christina found the device restricted.

The navy’s overwhelming numbers and steam rifles pushed the pirates to the brink of collapse, prompting Lilith to unleash a multicast pseudo-legendary spell. The spell devastated the battlefield but failed to harm the navy’s main force, and the exhausted Lilith fell unconscious.

• The navy suppressed the Pirate Kings and slaughtered the pirates’ low-tier fighters with steam rifles as some Free Pirates began to flee.
• Lamantis demanded that Dunn and Lilith act, but Dunn hesitated to join the battle while Lilith remained inactive.
• Lilith cast Multicast Sunburst, summoning several enormous fireballs that threatened both navy and pirate forces.
• The fireballs struck the battlefield, and surviving pirates cheered as explosions and mushroom clouds engulfed the area.
• Five energy-glowing naval warships appeared unharmed at the center of the explosions, and Lilith lost consciousness and fell from the sky.

As five Quasi-Legendary Battleships turned the tide against the pirates, Dunn weighed the risk of revealing his Legendary Battleship against the danger of doing nothing. He chose to expose the [Black Pearl] and ordered it to target the enemy warships.

• Five Quasi-Legendary Battleships entered the battle and devastated the pirates, prompting many pirates and Pirate Kings to flee or retreat.
• Kyle declared that the navy had won, while Pearl remained confident that Dunn’s Legendary Battleship could defeat the five enemy ships.
• Dunn considered destroying the Quasi-Legendary Battleships but worried that revealing the [Black Pearl] would draw the attention of powerful nations.
• Dunn feared the pirates’ Legendaries would blame him if they lost, so he ordered the [Black Pearl] to charge its main cannon and target the enemy battleships.

Dunn revealed the [Black Pearl] and used its Legendary Battleship cannon to cripple the navy’s Quasi-Legendary fleet, forcing the Raging Waves Sword Saint to withdraw. On Eidinger Island, Alice and the Tower Spirit watched the battle and decided Dunn was worth investing in further.

• Dunn commanded the [Black Pearl] to charge its main cannon while Pearl kept Kyle from interfering.
• The [Black Pearl] fired and vaporized one navy Quasi-Legendary Battleship, while a second was disabled.
• The pirate Legendaries taunted the navy as the Raging Waves Sword Saint moved to attack, but Bronn warned him that someone was watching.
• The Raging Waves Sword Saint judged that he could not win and ordered the navy to leave.
• Alice observed the battle through the Wizard Tower, and the Tower Spirit decided they could invest more in Dunn.

After the navy retreated, the pirates celebrated their victory on Bewitching Flame Island, where Dunn’s role in the battle drew admiration and potential recruits. At the banquet, Dunn spoke with Lilith, who revealed she knew he was a noble of the Kingdom of Lyon.

• The navy retreated with its damaged ships after the Raging Tide Sword Saint conceded defeat, and the pirates cheered for Dunn and the Legendary Battleship [Black Pearl].
• The Pirate Kings watched uneasily as their subordinates gathered around Dunn, fearing the pirates might abandon them to join his ranks.
• Lilith hosted a victory celebration on Bewitching Flame Island after recovering from the exhaustion caused by her pseudo-legendary spell.
• Fourth-tier classholders and some prominent third-tier pirates held back from joining Dunn after learning they could not meet the Legendary Wizard behind him, while other third-tier pirates joined under Annie’s supervision.
• Dunn sampled the banquet food and spoke with Lilith, who called him a noble of the Kingdom of Lyon; Dunn wondered how much she knew about him.

Lilith questioned Dunn about whether he would accept the Lyon Empire’s offer to restore his title and fief, and he assured her he would remain neutral. After Lilith left, Dunn worried that the Eye of the Firmament could use their secret connection to force him into the empire’s camp, provoking the other Pirate Kings to kill him.

• Lilith raised the prospect of the Lyon Empire restoring Dunn’s title and returning the Campbell Family’s gold-mine fief.
• Dunn considered how accepting the offer could end the Pirate Kings’ neutrality and expose him to pressure from Legendary figures.
• Dunn told Lilith he would not join the Lyon Empire, and she left to report his answer.
• Dunn spent the rest of the banquet searching for a way to avoid being forced into the conflict, but found no solution.

After the banquet, Dunn sailed from Bewitching Flame Island with a much larger fleet to take over his new territory, while concealing his Homies-making ability. In the Silver Mirror group, Rabbit questioned whether justice existed after her teacher ordered something bad during the navy’s return voyage, and the others pressed her for details.

• Most Pirate Kings left Bewitching Flame Island to handle problems in their territories, and Dunn set sail after bidding Lilith farewell.
• Dunn's fleet had grown to nearly fifty ships, including more than a dozen Third Tier Great Pirates, as he headed across the Unknown Sea toward the Aigle Passage.
• Dunn refused to turn the ships into Homies because informants might reveal his ability and cause others to question the Legendary Wizard backing him.
• In the Silver Mirror group, Shen Monkey and Yin Tiger argued about women before Rabbit asked what everyone thought justice was.
• The group members dismissed justice as a pretext used by victors and powerful people, leaving Rabbit uncertain about her beliefs.
• Rabbit said her teacher had ordered bad things done during the navy's return voyage, and the others asked her to explain what happened.

Rabbit told the group that the Raging Tide Sword Saint had ordered massacres of islanders and imprisoned her when she tried to stop him. You Rooster explained that the Sword Saint’s enormous debts and the United Navy’s expenses drove him to plunder the islands, while other Legendaries stayed out of his way.

• Rabbit revealed that the Raging Tide Sword Saint ordered massacres on islands along the United Navy’s route and imprisoned her after she objected.
• The group questioned how the Sword Saint could commit mass killings without attracting the Wizard Council or divine punishment, and Rabbit said the Barrage Corps killed naval personnel who disobeyed.
• You Rooster explained that the United Navy’s warships, troops, and Legendary allies cost far more than its income, forcing the Sword Saint to borrow heavily.
• Rabbit accepted that the Sword Saint had ordered the massacres to obtain money to repay his debts after the United Navy’s defeat.
• The Sword Saint’s fellow Legendaries allowed the plunder because they depended on the money, feared him, or did not want to get involved.

Dunn manipulated Rabbit’s crisis of faith, convincing her to submit to her teacher until she gained enough strength to pursue her ideals, then offered his own definition of justice. Rabbit took his words to heart and suddenly awakened transcendent will, leaving the Raging Tide Sword Saint and the other Legendaries astonished.

• Dunn told Rabbit that justice belonged to the strong and urged her to repair her relationship with her teacher until she became powerful enough to challenge him.
• Rabbit questioned what justice meant, and Dunn answered, “My words and deeds are as clear as a mirror. Everything I do is justice.”
• Lyon I mocked Dunn’s declaration as tyranny but found Wei Sheep interesting.
• Rabbit repeated Dunn’s words in her confinement room and unleashed a force that knocked out many low-tier naval personnel across the fleet.
• The Raging Tide Sword Saint and the other Legendaries arrived and recognized that Rabbit had attained transcendent will, while her teacher remained confident she would eventually understand his actions.