Chapter Summaries

Luffy, Nami, and Carina settled into a comfortable villa in Oykot Royal City, while Carina represented the absent White-Haired Man at a noble banquet and Nami adjusted to her new education and surroundings. Luffy’s three-day restaurant spree left the G16 16th Branch with a bill of 9,420,000 Beli, which Colonel Strawberry ordered reimbursed.

• Carina took Luffy through Oykot Royal City’s restaurants and told him to charge his food to White-Haired Man’s tab, while Nami looked toward the noble school she no longer needed to attend.
• Carina attended a noble banquet as the White-Haired Man’s representative, met influential merchants and royals, and resolved to seize the influence she had gained through her connection to him.
• Nami reflected on the navigation books and teacher provided for her, spoke with Bellemere and Nojiko by phone, and found comfort when Luffy called her down to eat.
• Luffy ate his way through 137 restaurants in three days, and local businesses began accepting charges to White-Haired Man’s tab.
• Carina returned from another banquet and asked Nami what Mr. Aaron wanted; they admitted they did not know why he had given them so much, then laughed together beside the sleeping Luffy.
• Snake reported the 9,420,000 Beli bill to Colonel Strawberry, who ordered it paid from the G16 16th Branch’s special funds.

Boer spent three days trying and failing to rebuild the flesh on his magnetized left side, realizing that creating living tissue from nothing exceeded what he could accomplish through power alone. After rejecting plans involving Wapol, the Op-Op Fruit, and cloning, he found a possible solution in using Ace’s living body as a blueprint.

• Boer tried to reconstruct capillaries and other tissues in his magnetic skeleton, but the precision and concentration required caused repeated failures.
• Boer compared creating new tissue with his past work repairing Garp and removing the wheel from Golden Lion’s skull, and concluded that creation was fundamentally different.
• Boer considered having Wapol swallow him, then thought of using the Op-Op Fruit to graft cloned flesh made by Vegapunk or Judge, but worried the graft would fail and his cell samples could be misused.
• Ace interrupted Boer’s thoughts by calling from the shore that he was hungry.
• Remembering that he had used his magnetic skeleton to guide Haki through Ace’s arm, Boer wondered if he could copy the microscopic structure of a living body as a blueprint.

Boer invited Nojiko and Ace to eat in the Royal City, harvested the ripe oranges with his magnetic powers, and took them along. He then appeared at the G16 16th Branch, where he honored the Marines and presented them with oranges and three Sea Kings as food.

• Boer invited Nojiko to the Royal City, and she agreed after preparing a meal and leaving a note for Mom Mel.
• Boer gathered the ripe oranges from the grove and transported himself, Nojiko, Ace, and the fruit to the G16 16th Branch.
• The Marines formed ranks, and their lieutenant identified Boer as Lord Aaron Ball, the World Hero and Earl of West Blue.
• Boer returned the Marines' salute and praised them as the true heroes of the world.
• Boer offered the Marines oranges and brought three Sea Kings from the sea to serve as meat.
• Lieutenant Commander Nezumi welcomed Boer to the branch while visibly nervous.

Boer brought Snake to the G16 16th Branch prison and revealed his Magnetic Skeleton Mode, then fused with a captured pirate to take control of his body. As Aaron Ball, he tested his new form while Snake and the prisoners watched in fear.

• Boer told Nojiko to visit the Chart Room after eating and encouraged Ace to explore the Navy's equipment and ships.
• Boer asked Snake to take him to the captured pirates, and Snake led him down to the underground prison.
• Snake explained that some prisoners were made to work on construction, while Boer found only twenty-seven pirates in the cells.
• Boer activated Magnetic Skeleton Mode, passed through the bars, and entered the body of a middle-aged pirate.
• The pirate collapsed, then rose under Boer's control as Aaron Ball and tested the body with calm, precise movements.

Boer sacrificed twenty-seven pirates to reconstruct his human heart, then ordered Snake to arrange five thousand death-row prisoners at Impel Down. He returned to his villa, where he sent Ace to find Luffy and arranged for Nojiko to wash up and spend time with Nami.

• Boer copied the microscopic structure of twenty-seven pirates’ hearts, destroying each pirate in the process, and used the collected data to create a complete flesh-and-blood heart for himself.
• Boer ordered Snake to notify Mary Geoise and prepare five thousand death-row prisoners for his trip to Impel Down; Snake agreed and planned to report the events to Headquarters and CID.
• Boer transported himself, Ace, and Nojiko to his villa, where Ace asked about Luffy and Boer located Luffy drinking cola on the food street.
• Boer told Ace to go find Luffy and enjoy himself, and Ace thanked him before leaving.
• Boer asked Nojiko if she wanted to wash up together, then instructed the butler to prepare a blue princess dress and have Nami accompany her; Nojiko quietly agreed.

Nojiko and Nami bathed together and discussed their uncertain place in Aaron Ball’s household, while Nami resolved to pursue her dream. On Food Street, Ace convinced Luffy to return to Cocoyasi Village with him and learn Haki from Aaron before they eventually set sail.

• Nojiko admired the luxurious bathroom and asked Nami whether Aaron liked girls like them; Nami said she and Carina were treated well but felt they had little power to refuse him.
• Nojiko praised Aaron as a powerful hero, while Nami admitted that living under his protection had made the world friendlier and that Carina wanted them to seize the chance to change their fate.
• Nami said she would not let their circumstances stop her from pursuing her dream, then teased Nojiko as they resumed playing in the bath.
• Luffy found Ace eating on Food Street, dragged him to a roast duck restaurant, and continued eating while Ace told him they were returning to Cocoyasi Village.
• Ace demonstrated Armament Haki by striking Luffy, then urged him to train with Aaron so he could grow strong enough to protect their family and honor their promise to set sail at seventeen.
• Luffy agreed to go with Ace, and the brothers prepared to head back after finishing their meal.

A CID representative brought Boer information about Robin, a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, and an Eternal Pose to Impel Down while offering to fulfill his requests. Boer accepted the gifts but warned CID not to interfere with the children at his villa, as Luffy and Ace returned and Nojiko considered asking to stay the night.

• Boer read Snake's report about the G16 16th Branch and the request for five thousand death-row prisoners from Impel Down.
• A CID representative delivered Robin's movement records, a Dog-Dog Fruit: Model Ice Fox, and an Eternal Pose to Impel Down, and said the World Government would fulfill Boer's requests.
• Boer rejected the representative's attempt to seduce him, accepted the gifts and information, and warned CID not to touch his 'toys.'
• At dinner, Nami reassured Carina that the CID representative was not a new woman for Aaron Ball, while Nojiko teased Carina about Aaron raising them himself.
• Luffy and Ace returned to the villa and joined Nami, Carina, and Nojiko for dinner; Nojiko decided to ask Boer if she could stay the night.
• The CID representative reported to her superior that Boer was protective of the children, and the superior ordered the Impel Down prisoner arrangements expedited.

Boer arrived at Impel Down with Luffy and Ace, where Magellan, Kizaru, and the prison staff awaited the man tasked with executing five thousand prisoners. He introduced the boys as Garp’s grandsons and explained that Luffy wanted to become Pirate King, leaving Magellan stunned by Boer’s plan to familiarize them with the prison.

• Magellan reviewed the rushed prisoner-assembly orders with Domino and told her to concentrate prisoners in Crimson Hell, leaving Boer to find the rest.
• Kizaru arrived at Impel Down, and Shiryu sensed his dangerous presence but suppressed his urge to attack.
• Boer appeared with Luffy and Ace in a flash of electricity, startling the waiting staff and drawing Kizaru’s attention.
• Boer enclosed himself, Kizaru, Magellan, Luffy, and Ace in a barrier, then introduced the boys as Garp’s grandsons.
• Boer told Magellan that Luffy wanted to become Pirate King and had been brought to learn the prison’s layout for a possible future escape; Magellan eventually said he understood.
• Hannyabal plotted to win the boys over, Domino memorized what she had learned, and Shiryu withdrew while keeping his attention on Boer.

Boer brought Ace and Luffy into Impel Down, demonstrated that he could force open the Gate of Justice, and showed them how difficult escape would be. Inside the prison, Ace endured its boiling disinfectant pool and awakened stronger Armament Haki, while Boer and Kizaru watched.

• Boer warned Ace and Luffy that escaping Impel Down would require exceptional strength, then forced open the Gate of Justice with his power.
• Boer reshaped Domino's Seastone Handcuffs into smaller pairs and put them on Ace and Luffy before leading them into the prison with Kizaru and Magellan.
• Magellan explained that new prisoners had to pass through a pool of boiling disinfectant, and Boer challenged Ace to endure it.
• Ace leaped into the pool and covered his body in Armament Haki as the heat overwhelmed him.
• Boer used his magnetic field to lift Ace from the pool, and Ace emerged with scorched skin and newly strengthened Haki.

Boer tested his ability to possess a pirate and use a Devil Fruit while gathering prisoners in Impel Down for his plan to rebuild the magnetic half of his body. Meanwhile, Magellan took Ace and Luffy through Crimson Hell and tried to dissuade them from becoming pirates, but Luffy’s idea of the Pirate King as the freest person unsettled him as they headed deeper into the prison.

• Boer used Extrasensory Vision to survey Impel Down, including the fourteen powerful prisoners on the sixth floor, and Magellan agreed to escort Ace and Luffy while Kizaru accompanied Boer.
• Boer explained that he needed pirates’ Life Blueprints to turn the magnetic skeleton on his left side into flesh, then revealed his glowing electromagnetic body to Kizaru.
• At Crimson Hell, Hannyabal reported that pirates were being gathered, and Boer froze the crowd, possessed a Bubble-Bubble Fruit user, and tested the pirate’s powers before ordering that Devil Fruit users be excluded.
• Magellan led Ace and Luffy through the forest of death and arranged for more than thirty pirates to attack them, claiming they would face less punishment if they killed the boys.
• Ace fought while carrying Luffy, who struck the attackers with his rubber body, and Luffy questioned why pirates had to commit crimes if the Pirate King was the freest person in the world.
• Magellan continued leading the boys toward the next level, privately reflecting on their strength, their wish for freedom, and whether becoming Pirate King could truly make them free.

Ace and Luffy fought and defeated Sphinx during Magellan’s tour of Beast Hell. Magellan led them onward toward his office while Boer sensed their progress from Crimson Hell.

• Ace called on Boer to remove the children’s Seastone Handcuffs, and Boer transformed and transported the cuffs away so Luffy could heal.
• Ace spotted claw marks and blood in the corridor, and Magellan summoned Sphinx, the Beast Hell gatekeeper, and ordered him to attack.
• Ace protected Luffy from Sphinx’s first strike, and the brothers fought together, combining their attacks to knock the beast unconscious.
• Magellan warned the brothers that the prisoners in the cages had committed crimes warranting their punishment, then drove the Cockatrice into hiding with his Poison Dragon.
• Magellan led Ace and Luffy toward his office as Boer sensed them from Crimson Hell and remarked that they were enjoying themselves.

Magellan took Luffy and Ace through Impel Down’s scorching prison floor, where they saw the suffering of its prisoners and learned why they were being punished. After Magellan arranged water for them, Minotauros carried the boys onward, leaving Magellan to reflect that their futures were still uncertain.

• Magellan led Luffy and Ace past prisoners being tortured by the extreme heat, and Luffy questioned why they were denied water.
• When a prisoner lunged at Luffy, Magellan struck him with a Poison Dragon and warned the boys to keep their distance.
• Ace asked why the prisoners were not simply killed, and Magellan explained that the prison punished pirates for the cruelty they had inflicted on others.
• Luffy insisted he would help people as a free pirate, and Magellan quietly gave instructions over a Den Den Mushi.
• Ace carried the exhausted Luffy until Minotauros arrived with water, and Ace poured enough for Luffy to recover.
• Luffy declared his ambition to become a Pirate King who protected everyone's smiles, then urged Minotauros to charge ahead while Magellan watched and wondered about the boys' futures.

Boer completed his magnetism body by merging the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s rules with the Magnet-Magnet Fruit, producing an electromagnetic pulse felt across the world. After taking control of a Sea King as a second body, he returned to Kizaru and chose to let Ace, Luffy, and Magellan continue playing for now.

• Boer used the pirates’ life imprints to reconstruct a flesh-like body from electromagnetic energy while Kizaru considered attacking him but decided to stand by.
• Boer merged the Rumble-Rumble Fruit’s rules with the Magnet-Magnet Fruit’s rules, completing his magnetism body and sending a pulse that briefly interrupted Den Den Mushi across half the world.
• Boer expanded his Extrasensory Vision, took control of a Sea King in the Calm Belt, and gained a second body.
• Kizaru watched Boer return and remarked that he had become stronger, while Boer said they should let Ace, Luffy, and Magellan play a little longer.

Magellan took Luffy and Ace through Impel Down, where the brothers faced the powerful prisoners of Infinite Hell and awakened their Conqueror’s Haki. Aaron Ball arrived, suppressed the prisoners, and brought the exhausted boys back to the cafeteria, where Kizaru greeted them.

• Magellan guided Luffy and Ace past the suffering prisoners in Blazing Hell, then took them by elevator through Freezing Hell and down to Infinite Hell.
• Byrnndi World mocked the boys, and Luffy declared that he would become Pirate King, prompting laughter from the prisoners.
• Ace defended Luffy’s dream and unleashed Conqueror’s Haki, while Luffy stood with his brother and awakened his own Haki against the prisoners’ combined force.
• Aaron Ball appeared and overwhelmed the prisoners with his Conqueror’s Haki and electromagnetic pulses, then took Luffy and Ace away.
• Aaron Ball returned with the exhausted brothers to the cafeteria, where Kizaru raised his beer to greet them.

During a feast at Impel Down, Boer told Kizaru about his strength, his agreement with the mysterious ruler above the Five Elders, and why he would not join the World Government’s preparations. The group shared a toast to life and their loved ones, then returned to the meal as the pool of blood boiled outside.

• Luffy crawled inside a giant scallop to eat while Ace and the others feasted around him.
• Kizaru asked Boer about the World Military Draft and how he compared with Kaido, Linlin, and the mysterious person above the Five Elders; Boer said he was at least on Roger or Rocks’s level, but that person surpassed him.
• Boer revealed that he had reached a tacit agreement with the mysterious ruler, trading Saint Saturn for a concession, and Magellan realized the conversation contained secrets that could shake the world.
• Boer refused Kizaru’s request to help with the World Government’s preparations, saying he preferred to look after children in the East Blue and avoid affairs that affected world order.
• Kizaru, Magellan, Ace, Luffy, and Boer raised their glasses in a toast to their ideals, what they cherished, family and friends, and being alive.
• Luffy returned to the scallop, Ace quietly pushed him roasted ribs, and Boer watched the others as the pool of blood continued to boil outside.

Robin studied the ancient inscriptions in Alabasta’s royal tomb when Crocodile confronted her about a weapon once possessed by the kingdom’s ancestors. She agreed to meet him at Rain Dinners the next day, while keeping her thoughts about his offer hidden.

• Robin secretly entered Alabasta’s Funerary Temple at night to study its ancient writing and remembered Aaron Ball.
• Crocodile appeared in the tomb and questioned Robin about why she was there.
• Robin told Crocodile that an inscription mentioned an ancient weapon, then asked whether he knew about it.
• Crocodile denied knowing anything but offered his wealth and influence in exchange for her help finding information about the weapon.
• Robin said she could not guarantee the weapon existed or that she would find it, and Crocodile invited her to Rain Dinners the next day.
• Robin accepted the invitation and walked home, gently squeezing the diamond necklace Aaron Ball had given her.

Boer found Robin in Alabasta, where she had been working alone on the ruins, and tried to persuade her to leave with him. Robin agreed to spend the day with him, and they set out on a date among the tombs.

• Robin struggled to decipher Alabasta's inscriptions and admitted she was lost in her research.
• Boer surprised Robin in her room, embraced her, and prepared breakfast while combing her hair.
• Boer asked Robin to come with him and promised they would not be separated again, but she initially stayed silent.
• Robin agreed to walk around Alabasta with Boer, and he cleaned her hands after breakfast.
• Boer conjured toiletries and makeup so Robin could get ready, and she kissed his cheek before dressing.
• Robin asked Boer where he wanted to go, and he suggested that a date in a tomb sounded exciting.

Boer reunited with Robin in Alubarna after four years away, revealing how he survived his apparent death and giving her a heart-shaped diamond. The chapter left Robin holding his gift as she struggled to respond.

• Paula found Boer embracing Robin, and Daz recognized him as the White Calamity and ordered Paula to accompany them after notifying Crocodile.
• Boer and Robin left the Jotunbul Clock Tower area, used his power to move to Hanha Market, and entered a café in disguise.
• Boer sensed gold beneath Alubarna, shaped some into a coin, and used it to pay the café waiter.
• Boer told Robin that he had ceased to exist in the explosion at Bernia, drifted as Magnetic Current, and eventually returned to Earth.
• Boer gave Robin a heart-shaped purple diamond and told her, "I'm giving you my heart."

Paula told Crocodile that Aaron Ball had arrived to take Robin away, prompting Crocodile to order Daz to invite him to Rain Dinners and rush back to Alubarna. Robin returned the purple diamond to Boer and rejected his plea to start over, choosing to move forward on a new path while acknowledging that her feelings for him remained.

• Paula reported to Crocodile that Aaron Ball had come for Robin and that she had taken him to the Jotunbul Clock Tower.
• Crocodile ordered Daz to follow Paula and invite Aaron Ball to Rain Dinners, then flew back toward Alubarna.
• Robin placed the purple diamond against Boer's chest, and it sank into him.
• Boer asked Robin to start over and return to him, but Robin refused and said she had finished walking that road.
• Robin told Boer that her feelings for him remained unchanged, but urged him to stop holding on to the past and keep moving forward.

Boer and Robin reunited in Alubarna and shared what had happened during their years apart, admitting how much they had wanted to see each other again. After Robin thanked Boer for surviving, they continued together to Rain Dinners to meet the boss.

• Paula asked Boer and Robin to wait at Rain Dinners, and Robin walked through Alubarna with Boer while Paula followed.
• Boer told Robin how he had revived in Hamlet, helped Oykot, met Nami, Carina, Nojiko, Ace, and Luffy, and wanted to see Robin again.
• Robin described how she had grown stronger and could travel freely, while Boer told her he had struggled without her and survived because he wanted to reunite.
• Robin rested her head on Boer's shoulder, and Boer held her as she thanked him for surviving.
• Robin teased Boer by asking whether Nami was pretty, and the two continued to Rain Dinners, where Daz said the boss was waiting.