Chapter Summaries

Nico Robin received Capone Bege, who tried to intimidate her and hold her hostage to extort Boer. Boer arrived and overpowered Bege, but agreed to hear his proposal to bring the West Blue underworld into the Kingdom Security Company’s network.

• Robin reviewed welfare and infrastructure proposals and learned that Capone Bege was waiting to meet her.
• Bege threatened Robin, but she called Boer, who arrived at the office with a burst of electricity.
• Bege opened his body’s castle gates and aimed guns and cannons at Boer and Robin, but Boer trapped him and his weapons in a shrinking plasma shield.
• As Boer threatened to kill him, Bege offered to use the Mafia’s influence to unite the West Blue underworld and expand the Kingdom Security Company.
• Boer released Bege and invited him to the meeting room to discuss the business expansion.

Boer discussed recruiting trusted allies and the challenges of dismantling the West Blue gangs, then arranged a midnight meeting with Monkey D. Dragon and Bartholomew Kuma. He told Robin he feared the World Government would eventually target them and revealed he hoped to divert its attention by joining the Revolutionary Army with Capone Bege’s underworld network.

• Boer asked Thatch to invite trusted former schoolmates to help with their undertaking, while Capone Bege anxiously listened.
• Thatch and Robin warned that eliminating the West Blue gangs would leave problems of governance, commerce, and conflict with nobles and kingdoms.
• Boer asked Thatch to contact Dragon and Kuma for a midnight meeting at the Steel Club and told Capone Bege he would attend.
• After Thatch escorted Bege out, Boer spoke privately with Robin about using her public association with him as leverage to buy time from the World Government.
• Boer proposed that an alliance between the Revolutionary Army and Bege’s underworld network create turmoil across the West Blue and distract the World Government.

Boer outlined a revolutionary strategy to Dragon, Kuma, and Capone Bege, proposing that the Revolutionary Army build lasting grassroots bases with support from the West Blue gangs and Boer’s resources. Dragon found the plan feasible, while Bege considered the opportunity to transform his organization and unite the gangs.

• Boer met with Capone Bege and discussed Bege’s promise to hand over his West Blue resources after uniting the gangs.
• Dragon and Kuma arrived, and Boer used a metal map to explain how the World Government, pirates, and Revolutionary Army held power across the seas.
• Boer described how oppression reinforced itself and challenged Dragon to build institutions that would let liberated civilians govern and defend themselves.
• Boer proposed that the Revolutionary Army organize workers and farmers, establish lasting bases, and unite with sympathetic groups rather than rely on elite-led coups.
• Boer offered Bege’s smuggling routes and informants, his own funds and supplies, and the Kingdom of Bernia as an experimental base for the plan.
• Dragon called Boer’s vision feasible, while Kuma showed approval and Bege considered the chance to transform his gang network.

Boer warned Kuma that his visions suggested Ginny’s death and Kuma’s later self-sacrifice, then described a future in which Luffy became a white-haired warrior. Boer, Dragon, Kuma, and Capone Bege established an initial framework for cooperation in the West Blue, leaving Boer wondering how his actions would change the future.

• Boer told Kuma that his visions suggested he would lose a pink-haired woman and later sacrifice himself, causing Kuma to fear for Ginny until Dragon reminded him that the future could change.
• Boer described seeing a straw-hatted young man become a white-haired warrior who fought five powerful beings, and Robin lightened the tense conversation by asking about their shared future.
• Boer proposed supplying the Revolutionary Army through Bernia and its trade network, and Dragon revealed that he had known Robin’s mother, Olvia.
• Kuma told Robin that Revolutionary Army members had secretly protected and aided her during her years on the run, and Robin realized she had not been alone.
• Boer proposed using Capone Bege’s smuggling network to deliver supplies and recruit willing mafia members, and Bege agreed to consider the plan while expanding intelligence gathering.
• Boer, Dragon, Kuma, and Bege outlined an initial West Blue alliance, and Boer wondered what future his actions would bring.

Robin woke beside Boer and learned that Chloe and Allison’s presence at the estate represented the nobles’ alliance with him. Boer promised to accompany Robin on an archaeological expedition to the Death Burial Mounds, and they planned to leave the next day.

• Robin woke beside Boer, teased him, and playfully pinched and pulled his face after he startled her with cold metal.
• At breakfast, Elena explained that Chloe had gone to meet noblewomen and Allison was still asleep before her classes at Kingdom University.
• Elena told Robin that Chloe and Allison had moved into the Earl’s Estate as symbols and gifts of the nobles’ alliance with Boer.
• Robin teased Boer about the women at his estate, and he changed the subject by revealing that Thatch and Caiyi had arranged access to the Death Burial Mounds.
• Boer invited Robin to visit the burial site, and Robin agreed to go the next day after preparing for the archaeological expedition.
• Boer promised to stay with Robin wherever she went, and Robin accepted a piece of meat from him.

Boer prepared a metal eagle and a magnetic hover scooter for Robin's archaeological journey, then took her flying toward the Flower Country. After sharing an exhilarating free fall and a high-speed flight, Robin kissed Boer.

• Boer used magnetic control to build a giant metal eagle and showed Robin a hover scooter designed to help her avoid tomb traps.
• Copperhammer and Thatch supplied the scooter and emergency oxygen cylinders before Boer and Robin departed for the Flower Country.
• Boer flew Robin above Bernia, where she delighted in her first clear view of the world from the sky.
• Robin threw herself into Boer's arms, and Boer leaped with her from the eagle into a controlled free fall.
• Boer slowed their descent, spread glowing wings, and raced with Robin over the forest before hovering above a hill.
• Robin kissed Boer as they hovered in the air.

Boer and Robin arrived in the Flower Country, where Caiyi and Chinjao welcomed them with a lavish visit to the Cai Residence. The next morning, they set out for the feared Thousand Mounds Plain, equipped with supplies from the Happo Navy.

• Boer landed his metal eagle at the Happo Navy base and reunited with Caiyi, who insisted that he and Robin attend a welcoming feast.
• Robin shared her fear that her peaceful life with Boer might be a dream, and Boer comforted her during the carriage ride to the Cai Residence.
• Chinjao and the Cai family hosted Boer and Robin for a banquet, then Abu showed them around the Royal Capital.
• After spending the night at the Cai Residence, Boer and Robin received supplies and a Den Den Mushi from Caiyi and Abu.
• Boer and Robin departed for Thousand Mounds Plain, also known as the Death Burial Mounds.

Robin and Boer investigated the Thousand Mounds Plain and discovered that its oldest burial ground centered on an ancient, still-functioning obelisk. After Robin deciphered its inscriptions and Boer found the concealed entrance they described, they prepared to enter the underground tomb.

• Robin and Boer explored the mist-covered burial ground, where Robin identified tombs from two different eras and traced the oldest ones toward the center.
• Boer detected nine hidden entrances around the obelisk, all of them deadly traps, while Robin recognized that the obelisk’s unusual material resembled Poneglyph stone.
• Boer cleaned the obelisk, revealing inscriptions, and sensed that it functioned as an ancient information terminal; Robin identified references to coordinates, authentication keys, and a cryptic prophecy.
• Robin interpreted the prophecy as directions to a concealed entrance, but Boer used his perception to locate it without waiting for a celestial event.
• Boer revealed a hidden black doorway in the slope north of the obelisk, and he invited Robin to enter the underground tomb with him.

Boer and Robin navigated the Death Burial Mounds’ deadly traps and uncovered murals suggesting a connection to the Void Century before retrieving a scroll from a sealed coffin. The tomb collapsed in an explosion, but Robin left with the scroll and renewed determination to continue her archaeological journey.

• Boer removed the black gate and led Robin through a passage, warning her about the traps and identifying a chamber lined with dangerous Seastone.
• Boer and Robin examined murals depicting a white demon’s defeat, the division of the world into twenty regions, and the later imprisonment of the man who took the demon’s scepter.
• Boer guided Robin past the deadly sun and moon shafts and into an underground cavern illuminated by transplanted roots of Sunlight Tree Eve, where a vast pool of mercury concealed the tomb’s coffin.
• Boer controlled the mercury to reach the coffin, extracted a small metal box, and triggered a catastrophic explosion that forced him to carry Robin out as the tomb collapsed.
• Robin opened the box and read a scroll describing courage, wisdom, trust, freedom, and truth as the true inheritance, then resolved to continue her archaeological journey.

Boer ended his electrical training and met Buffalo, who delivered rare metals and a Devil Fruit from Doflamingo as payment for their agreement. Boer forged the volcanic mica gold into a powerful flaming blade and demonstrated its strength, leaving Buffalo stunned.

• Boer absorbed the electricity in the Training Ground and learned from Robin that Buffalo had arrived with special metals and a Devil Fruit.
• Buffalo recognized Nico Robin and considered reporting her identity to Doflamingo, while Robin secretly locked the Meeting Room door behind him.
• Buffalo presented Boer with deep-sea pressure steel, volcanic mica gold, self-repairing womb metal, and the Bandage-Bandage Fruit as settlement of the five-hundred-million-Beli debt.
• Boer accepted the payment and used magnetic control to forge the volcanic mica gold into a blade, then coated it in Armament Haki and awakened its fiery energy channels.
• Boer demonstrated the Flame Cutter with a sweeping strike that sent a huge wave of flaming sword energy into the sky, and asked Buffalo whether he was satisfied.

Boer left Robin to answer an emergency distress call and rescued the Kingdom of Jeff Hardy from Ralph Pito’s pirate raid. After killing Pito and noticing Cipher Pol observers, Boer returned to Robin with roses.

• Raymont called Boer and reported that Ralph Pito was attacking the Kingdom of Jeff Hardy, so Boer flew there to help.
• Boer used magnetic shock waves to kill the raiders and rioters committing violence, then extinguished the fires as he moved through the city.
• Boer confronted Pito in the Royal Palace, saved a maid from being thrown at him, and blocked Pito’s escape with a thunder net and scorching force field.
• Boer killed Pito with his light sword, while a Cipher Pol No. 5 agent observed the battle and assessed Boer’s abilities.
• Boer spotted the Cipher Pol observers, then returned to Bernia and gave Robin roses after her bath.

Boer welcomed Thatch’s master, Hokushin Ichiteru, and the Divine Mind One Sword Style to the port, giving Hokushin two finely forged swords and the Bandage-Bandage Fruit. The fruit restored Hokushin’s youth and strength, and he pledged the school’s allegiance to Boer before vowing to restore its reputation.

• Robin and Boer arrived at the pier to meet Thatch and Camille, and Thatch explained that he wanted his master to eat the Bandage-Bandage Fruit to recover from his old injuries.
• Hokushin Ichiteru arrived with the Divine Mind One Sword Style and recognized Boer as White Calamity Aaron Ball.
• Boer presented Hokushin with the odachi Azure Abyss and wakizashi Butterfly Cutter, while Thatch offered him the Bandage-Bandage Fruit.
• Hokushin ate the fruit, endured a ravenous transformation, and regained his youth and strength by devouring a large sea fish.
• Hokushin pledged himself and the Divine Mind One Sword Style to Boer, then ordered the disciples to begin morning practice two hours earlier so the school could reclaim its name.

Cipher Pol No. 3 confronted Rear Admiral Raymont over Aaron Ball’s actions in the Kingdom of Jeff and his suspected role in protecting Nico Robin, but Raymont defended his choices. In the New World, Shanks warned Dracule Mihawk about Aaron’s Pseudo-Black Blade technology, and Mihawk set out to investigate him.

• Cipher Pol No. 3's commander accused Rear Admiral Raymont of failing to stop Aaron Ball and concealing Nico Robin's whereabouts, but Raymont denied wrongdoing and blamed his choices on Aaron's power and Marine response times.
• After the Cipher Pol agents left, Raymont worried that Boer might bring disaster upon the West Blue.
• Shanks told Dracule Mihawk that Aaron Ball's Pseudo-Black Blade technology could disrupt the world's balance if it spread.
• Mihawk agreed to examine Aaron and his weapons for himself, then sailed away in his coffin boat.

Boer confronted his limits in a sparring match with Hokushin Ichiteru, whose swordsmanship overwhelmed him despite his strength and perception. Afterward, Hokushin agreed to join Boer's security company and entrusted his disciples' future to him.

• Boer reflected on his limited endurance and the gap between his strength and the world's top fighters before inviting Hokushin Ichiteru to spar.
• Boer and Hokushin exchanged powerful attacks, and Hokushin's skill repeatedly countered Boer's strength and Extrasensory Vision.
• Hokushin gained the advantage with a flying kick and a relentless sword assault, then stopped the match and praised Boer's potential.
• Boer acknowledged Hokushin's mastery, and Hokushin explained that the Divine Mind One Sword Style needed a future for its disciples.
• Boer promised the disciples safe roles, fair compensation, and support, and Hokushin agreed to join his company and intensify their training.

Cipher Pol 9 sent Miriam to photograph Aaron Ball and Nico Robin, but Aaron caught her and she died after taking poison. Aaron destroyed Dask’s escape boat and confronted Rear Admiral Raymont, leaving the Marines scrambling to respond to the apparent Cipher Pol operation.

• Dask sent Miriam, disguised as a bat with a miniature camera, to spy on Aaron and Nico Robin at the Earl’s Estate.
• Aaron detected Miriam, caught her outside the bedroom, and removed her camera, but she swallowed a poison capsule and died.
• Dask fled by speedboat, but Aaron disabled its engine with a bolt of electricity, sending it crashing into reefs.
• Spandine learned that the operation had failed and lashed out at his secretary before worrying about the cost and consequences.
• Aaron called Rear Admiral Raymont and accused the Marines or World Government of sending Miriam; Raymont blamed Cipher Pol and promised to report the incident to Marineford.

After Cipher Pol’s failed attempt to seize Robin threatened Boer’s cooperation with the Marines, Marine leadership chose to preserve the West Blue’s fragile stability rather than risk a costly capture operation. Sengoku sent Gion to assess Boer’s weapons service and Garp to deliver a face-to-face warning, while he prepared to placate the World Government.

• Gion reviewed reports of Cipher Pol’s failed infiltration and reassured the night operator that headquarters would handle the matter at its regular meeting.
• Boer decided to accelerate the Revolutionary Army’s and Underworld’s consolidation, then returned to bed beside Robin.
• Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and Gion assessed the risk of arresting Aaron Ball and concluded that capturing him would require at least two Admirals and still might fail.
• Sengoku chose to maintain cooperation with Boer while signaling that the Marines would not tolerate every action without consequence.
• Tsuru assigned Gion to place a demanding official order for custom weapons and sent Garp to visit Boer and deliver a warning.
• Sengoku planned to argue to the World Government’s Inspection Department that Boer’s presence helped maintain stability in the West Blue.

After returning from a mission, Lucci learned that Miriam had disappeared during a secret assignment and was told she had died in enemy hands. He took the mission file and declared he would go to the West Blue, with his companions choosing to accompany him.

• Lucci returned to Cipher Pol 9's base and learned from Fukurou that Miriam had been missing for a week after a secret mission with Dask.
• Spandine told Lucci that Miriam and Dask had failed their mission in the West Blue and that Miriam had died after being captured.
• Lucci demanded the mission file, and Spandine handed it over while warning him not to act independently.
• Kaku urged Lucci to question Spandine's account, but Lucci declared that he was going to the West Blue.
• Blueno, Kaku, Kumadori, Fukurou, Jabra, and the other agents joined Lucci as he set out for Bernia and Aaron Ball.

Boer visited Dressrosa, where Doflamingo assigned Monet to accompany him as a gesture intended to secure the Donquixote Family’s future ties with him. After displaying his powers at the casino and winning a fortune, Boer took Monet to the Four Seasons Hotel, where she became overwhelmed and transformed into snow; he then arranged additional company for himself.

• Robin saw Boer off from the Earl's Estate, and he flew to Dressrosa in a metal aircraft.
• Doflamingo had Monet escort Boer around Dressrosa and explained to Diamante that giving Boer this connection was an investment in a possible future alliance.
• Boer teased Monet as they toured the city, then brought her to the Lucky Queen Casino and used her as a wager in a card game before defeating the merchant who accepted the challenge.
• Boer won repeatedly at casino games by reading his opponents and using his powers, then took the spice merchant's chips and cargo ship contracts in a Texas hold'em game.
• At the Four Seasons Hotel, Monet's senses and emotions overwhelmed her, causing her to partially transform into snow while Boer arranged for a waitress and her companions to join him.

Boer attended Doflamingo’s auction in Dressrosa, where Flame Cutter and Boer’s commissioned sword-forging service fetched enormous sums amid the sale of slaves and other people. The auction left Boer questioning whether his weapons and craft only strengthened the world’s exploitation, and Doflamingo waited with Seastone samples.

• Boer met Doflamingo in a private auction box, heard that Whitebeard wanted him to join his crew and Kaido wanted him to forge Seastone tools, and declined Whitebeard’s offer while postponing his reply to Kaido.
• Boer examined the auction catalog and watched the event begin with the sale of Flame Cutter, a sword forged by him that retained its Haki-infused black coating.
• The auction sold enslaved people, artisans, rare goods, and a mermaid for escalating bids, while Boer’s twenty Pseudo-Black Blade swords also sold for millions each.
• A New World swordsmanship school bought Flame Cutter for 810 million Beli, and an anonymous bidder won Boer’s custom sword-forging commission for 500 million Beli.
• After witnessing the auction’s exploitation and the high prices paid for his weapons, Boer questioned what meaning his power had if it only served the dark system.
• An attendant told Boer that Doflamingo was waiting in the side hall and that the Seastone samples were ready.

After returning from Dressrosa, Boer confided in Robin that he was exhausted by compromising with the nobles, the Donquixote family, and the Navy, and enraged by the world's exploitation of the weak. Robin reassured him about what he had achieved in Bernia, and Boer resolved to fight for freedom and equality before they went to meet an expected Revolutionary Army guest.

• Boer returned to Robin's office with Seastone and described his new business ties with the Donquixote family as merely a favor and some trade.
• Robin comforted Boer as he admitted he was tired of compromising with Bernia's nobles, Joker, and the Navy, and feared he was being assimilated by the system.
• Boer told Robin that he had witnessed the powerful treating people as objects in Dressrosa and declared that he wanted to destroy the nobles and the Celestial Dragons' order and secure freedom, dignity, and equality for everyone.
• Robin reminded Boer that he had made Bernia safe and prosperous for ordinary people, while Boer questioned whether he should abandon his responsibilities and live freely.
• Robin asked whether Boer would leave her if he became powerful enough to overturn the world order, and Boer answered with teasing reassurance.
• Boer and Robin left for the docks to clear their heads and welcome a Revolutionary Army guest seeking deeper cooperation.