Chapter Summaries

After awakening as Donquixote Rossi aboard a ship with his brother Doflamingo, Rossi learned they were fleeing toward the North Blue and struggling to survive. He discovered he had eaten the Calm-Calm Fruit and proposed using its silence power to steal food, while Doflamingo warned that reaching the ship’s kitchen would be dangerous.

• Rossi woke in the ship’s hold, accepted food from Doflamingo, and realized he had become Doflamingo’s younger brother, Donquixote Rossi.
• Rossi’s memories revealed that Doflamingo had taken their father’s head to Mary Geoise, been rejected by the Celestial Dragons, and fled with Rossi toward the North Blue while they were pursued.
• Rossi told Doflamingo he would handle their food problem, then used the Calm-Calm Fruit’s power to silence the hold and explained what it could do.
• Rossi suggested they use the fruit’s silence power to sneak around and steal food, and Doflamingo mapped the kitchen, sailors’ hammocks, and boatswain’s room before warning that the plan was too dangerous.

Rossi and Doflamingo stole food from the ship’s kitchen, then attempted another risky nighttime escape along the hull. The chapter left Rossi clinging to a rope and carving footholds into the planks while Doflamingo waited at the gunport.

• Rossi and Doflamingo planned a route to steal food from the kitchen, using Doflamingo’s knowledge of the window and a hook taken from the storeroom.
• Rossi and Doflamingo climbed across the ship’s hull, entered the kitchen, and packed smoked meat, potatoes, and bread while avoiding a sailor.
• Rossi and Doflamingo returned to their cabin with the food and discussed how their changed circumstances had forced them to learn new skills.
• Rossi and Doflamingo later tried to move along the hull again, with Rossi using the Calm-Calm Fruit’s power to silence the hook’s throw.
• Rossi struck the hull painfully, stayed on the rope, and began carving footholds between the planks to continue onward.

Rossi and Doffy secretly entered the Pinta’s kitchen to steal food, where Doffy shot the cook Dika when he attacked Rossi. The next morning, Sir Krahorn gathered the ship’s crew and passengers to investigate Dika’s death, and the confrontation turned toward boatswain Alec.

• Rossi climbed through the kitchen window and let Doffy in, then used his soundproofing ability to keep their food theft unheard.
• Rossi and Doffy took food from the shelves, but Dika entered and lunged at Rossi with a knife.
• Doffy shot Dika, and Rossi silently ate while trying to swallow his shock.
• The next morning, Sir Krahorn told everyone aboard the Pinta that Dika had been murdered and his body thrown into the sea.
• Sir Krahorn and the navigator questioned Alec about his cabinmate’s death, and Alec angrily insisted he had seen nothing.

Rossi resisted Doflamingo’s plan to provoke a fight aboard the ship, while the captain and navigator each suspected the others after Dika’s murder. As Rossi urged caution and proposed getting stronger after reaching the North Blue, Doflamingo continued pursuing influence and leverage.

• Doflamingo asked Rossi to use the Calm-Calm Fruit to hide a disturbance and provoke conflict, but Rossi refused to target innocent people.
• The captain, navigator, and boatswain discussed Dika’s murder, each wary of the others, while the captain secretly held a cocked pistol after the meeting.
• The navigator suspected the captain might have killed Dika to claim the valuable Starburst powder and its profits.
• Rossi used his power to erase footsteps, causing an apprentice sailor to collide with the boatswain, who beat him.
• Doflamingo brought Rossi clean bread obtained through the navigator, and Rossi warned him against risking their lives before they reached the North Blue.

Rossi and Doffy wagered the ship, each setting out to take control while murders and unrest spread among its passengers. As Rossi watched the passengers, he noticed that the young girl called little Gion was no ordinary child, and she sensed that she would meet him again.

• Rossi challenged Doffy to a wager: whoever took control of the ship first would call the shots, and Doffy agreed.
• Dafuransi, Sir Krahorn, and Alec examined Yule's body, while Dafuransi secretly knew that Rossi had carried out the killing on his orders.
• Sir Krahorn left to increase patrols, and Alec stormed out after Dafuransi implied that he might be responsible for the murder.
• Passengers protested their confinement in the lower cabin, where the eight-year-old little Gion and her bearded uncle discussed the danger aboard the ship.
• Rossi cleaned the passenger cabins and watched the passengers, while little Gion noticed his assessing gaze and predicted they would meet again.
• Rossi considered little Gion's unusual composure and strength as he hauled seawater and scrubbed the deck.

Rossi went into the ship’s lower decks looking for food and was ambushed by sailors, but fought back and killed them with a knife and a flintlock pistol. Nearby, Little Gion sensed the violence, though the bearded swordsman beside her dismissed her report.

• Rossi slipped through the ship at night while his companion left to cause a distraction, and he searched for food to regain his strength.
• A sailor ambushed Rossi with a flintlock pistol, but Rossi charged low, stabbed him beneath the jaw, and took the dropped weapon.
• A second sailor attacked Rossi with a curved blade, battered him, and hurled him around the hold.
• Rossi bit the sailor’s hand, grabbed the first man’s flintlock, and shot the second sailor at close range before finishing him with another shot.
• Little Gion woke and sensed vibrations from the fight, but the bearded swordsman with her said he would have heard anything happening so nearby.

Doffy and Rossi survived separate attacks and discussed their ambitions while the ship’s leaders investigated three more murders. As suspicion and fear spread aboard the ship, Rossi warned Doffy not to underestimate the leaders and began watching the passengers.

• Doffy treated Rossi’s injuries after Rossi killed two attackers, and they discussed their limited strength and the idea of becoming Pirate King to oppose the Celestial Dragons.
• The captain, navigator, and boatswain examined three murdered sailors, and the captain and navigator suspected Alec while the navigator quietly prepared to seize control of the ship.
• Doffy gave Rossi extra bread and told him to stay alert, while Rossi warned that none of the ship’s three leaders seemed ordinary.
• Rossi went to clean the passengers’ cabin, where he revealed that three sailors were missing and watched the passengers panic and accuse one another.

Rossi warned Little Gion and the bearded swordsman that the ship’s three factions were about to turn on one another, and Gion agreed to join forces with him. The fighting erupted, and a blast destroyed the stern cabin, leaving Rossi outside the rail and wondering where Doffy was.

• Rossi told the bearded swordsman and Little Gion that the ship was about to descend into chaos and proposed they talk.
• Alec’s men decided to attack the other factions and seize the ship, while Rossi warned the others that bloodshed would make everyone turn savage.
• Little Gion recognized traces of a Devil Fruit user’s power and agreed to join forces with Rossi and the bearded swordsman.
• The navigator and Doffy led their crew onto the deck as Alec attacked Sir Krahorn’s quarters, where armed sailors fired at him.
• Alec charged through the guards, but Sir Krahorn escaped through a hidden door and a blast erupted from the stern cabin.
• Rossi survived the blast by the ship’s rail and searched the deck for Doffy.

The Navigator revealed that he had orchestrated the violence aboard the Pinta to seize the ship and its cargo, then killed Captain Krahorn after a fierce duel. Doffy and Rossi attacked him, but he defeated Rossi and remained standing as the chapter ended.

• The wounded boatswain Alec died after the Navigator and the sailors wore him down with repeated attacks.
• Captain Krahorn emerged from the ruined cabin, accused the Navigator of engineering the killings, and confronted him in combat.
• The Navigator mortally wounded Krahorn with the firearm concealed in his cane, then broke his neck when the captain's shot failed to stop him.
• Doffy attacked the Navigator, but the Navigator disarmed him before Rossi leapt aboard and struck from behind.
• The Navigator knocked Rossi onto the deck and dismissed the two boys as too inexperienced to change the outcome.

Rossi and Doffy fought Navigator Dafuransi aboard the Pinta, where Gion intervened and killed him after the passengers helped turn the battle. The ship continued toward the Kingdom of Rafal, and Rossi began sparring with Gion on deck.

• Dafuransi used a Seastone-coated bullet to suppress Doffy's Devil Fruit ability and threatened to kill everyone aboard the ship.
• Rossi revealed that he was the Devil Fruit user, while armed passengers shot Dafuransi and Rossi and Doffy stabbed him from behind.
• Doffy unleashed an intimidating force as Dafuransi lunged at Rossi, but Gion appeared and severed Dafuransi's sword arm before beheading him.
• Rossi recognized Gion as the woman who would later be known as Momousagi, and the surviving crew sailed the Pinta toward the Kingdom of Rafal.
• Gion sparred with Rossi on deck, and he managed to retreat from one of her fast punches.

Rossi learned combat technique from Gion and used sparring to convince Doffy that training mattered. As the ship continued toward its destination, the two boys agreed to seek a martial arts instructor and kept practicing while Gion reflected on how technique had changed their fight.

• Gion explained how coordinated movement could increase strength, then agreed to teach Rossi hand-to-hand combat in exchange for stories.
• Rossi warned Doffy not to harm the ship’s passengers and sailors, while Doffy insisted that the world contained only family and enemies.
• After the ship docked, Rossi entertained the passengers and crew with a story about a captain seeking a weapon, stopping before its climax.
• Rossi defeated Doffy in a sparring match and argued that skill mattered as much as strength and courage.
• Rossi and Doffy agreed to keep practicing until they could find an instructor, while Gion considered how technique had helped her overcome Doffy.

Rossi explained Conqueror's Haki to Doflamingo and vowed to keep him from becoming cruel, while the two boys continued to challenge and support each other. After parting from the girl and the bearded swordsman at Rafal's harbor, Rossi and Doflamingo took control of the merchant ship and sailed toward an uncertain future.

• Rossi told Doflamingo that his supposed miracles had been Conqueror's Haki, but warned that innate power alone did not determine victory.
• Doflamingo asked for another sparring match, and Rossi promised he would not let him become like the men who would later surround him.
• Rossi and Doflamingo parted from the girl and the bearded swordsman, who left by small boats for the Kingdom of Rafal's harbor.
• The girl asked whether they might cross blades someday, and Doflamingo said he would neither become a pirate nor accept another person's shackles.
• Rossi and Doflamingo took the merchant ship's helm and sailed away as the bearded swordsman and the girl continued toward the free port.

Rossi and Doffy sailed for Spandamruze to establish a base, where they hoped to build their strength and connections. After arriving, Doffy intervened in a street attack and pressured merchant Wesker to help find a missing child.

• Rossi and Doffy set sail for Spandamruze, a city of furnaces and workshops where they planned to replenish supplies and put down roots.
• Rossi explained the different kinds of pirates and argued that they needed a territory and workshop of their own to build lasting power.
• In Spandamruze's scrapyard, the blond boy attacked a man who had joined others in assaulting a woman.
• The boy confronted Wesker at his home and demanded help finding a child who had disappeared near the waste disposal area.
• The boy told Wesker that Tony had revealed the location of a revolver and information about Wesker's son.

Rossi negotiated with Wesker to buy special ore from the Grand Line, then brought him to the Pinta to inspect the cargo. Doffy overwhelmed Wesker’s guards with his presence, leaving Rossi to handle the partnership.

• Rossi threatened Wesker into helping find a child, showed him the child’s portrait, and proposed a deal involving special ore from the Grand Line.
• Wesker agreed to meet Rossi at Pier Three the next day and decided to assess his strength and connections before committing to a partnership.
• Rossi met Wesker and his Blackwater Security Company guards at Pier Three, disarmed their leader, and led them aboard the Pinta, which carried Sake Iron Ore from the New World.
• Doffy criticized Wesker’s group and released an overwhelming aura that forced the guards and Wesker to collapse or kneel.
• Doffy went to the cabin and left Rossi to handle the rest as the shaken group called him a monster.

Rossi and Doffy sold sake iron ore to Wesker, then discussed recruiting a crew while keeping the ship’s valuable black powder. After Wesker’s men tracked them, the boys returned to the Pinta and were confronted by another group, where Rossi began turning their leader’s momentum against him.

• Rossi opened the crate, and Wesker offered twenty-five million Beli for the sake iron ore; Rossi accepted and said they would do business again.
• At the Goblet and Bell Inn, Rossi told Doffy they needed to recruit people to help run the Pinta and explained that they would keep the black powder for their weapons.
• Rossi and Doffy noticed they were being followed, lured their pursuers into an alley, and learned that Torre had sent them to watch the Pinta on Wesker’s behalf.
• The boys returned to the ship, where Doffy predicted they would not sleep easily and Rossi sensed people watching from the shadows.
• A man confronted Rossi over his defeat of Tony and grabbed his clothes; Rossi seized the man’s collar and used his forward momentum to begin a counterattack.

Rossi and Doffy fought the Four Suits after discovering the young gang members’ identities and abilities. Rossi wounded Pica with a powerful strike, but Trebol and Diamante stepped forward to continue the fight while Vergo watched.

• Rossi defeated several street thugs, learned that their bosses were Trebol, Pica, Diamante, and Vergo, and found that Trebol, Diamante, Vergo, and Pica were nineteen, fifteen, eleven, and ten years old.
• Trebol and the others blocked Rossi and Doffy’s escape; Doffy shot Trebol in the head, but Trebol’s mucus-like body healed the wound.
• Two of the Four Suits attacked: one rushed Doffy, while Pica charged Rossi and hurled a chunk of masonry at him.
• Rossi’s leg muscles swelled as he charged Pica and sliced through the masonry, then deeply cut Pica’s arm when he tried to block the strike.
• Diamante drew his rapier and called Trebol forward to attack Rossi, while Vergo remained still and Rossi prepared to face them despite his exhausted arm.

Rossi and Doffy survived a clash with the Four Suits Family, while a fire triggered by Rossi’s attack devastated nearby buildings. Back aboard the Pinta, they planned their next steps, and Doffy voiced unease about how much Rossi had changed.

• Rossi faced Diamante and the Four Suits Family while waiting for Wicks and the man marked 66 to arrive.
• An explosion and spreading fire erupted near the harbor, prompting Wesker and his bodyguard to reassess the danger posed by Rossi and Doffy.
• The badly burned Four Suits Family members escaped the wreckage, and the swordsman ordered Vergo to find Barty for medical help.
• Rossi reviewed the Pinta’s repair and supply costs with Wesker, then discussed recruiting people and building a framework with Doffy.
• Doffy told Rossi that he had changed too quickly, and Rossi tried to reassure him.
• A fire destroyed a warehouse and an inhabited home; a boy wanted to identify the arsonists, but his relative warned him to stay silent to protect the family.

After Bolkin accused Doffy and Rossi of being involved in the fire that destroyed his home, Rossi stopped Doffy from shooting him and offered compensation. Bolkin accepted the money and agreed to guide them to the Four Suits’ hideout, where they found armed guards.

• Bolkin recognized Doffy and Rossi near the burned ruins and accused them of causing the fire, while his uncle tried to quiet him and apologize.
• Doffy aimed his weapon at Bolkin, but Rossi lowered the gun and offered the family five hundred thousand Beli, saying Trebol of the Four Suits was responsible for destroying their home.
• Bolkin gave the money to his uncle, asked him to care for the family, and pledged himself to Rossi and Doffy in exchange for showing them the way.
• Rossi told Bolkin’s family that they needed a guide, not someone to send into battle, and promised they would return for a meal before dark.
• Bolkin led Rossi and Doffy to the Four Suits’ base near the boundary between the processing district and the upper district, where they spotted several armed men guarding the stairs.

Doffy and Rossi raided the Four Suits’ den, only to find Jedi Family men there instead and learn that the Four Suits had been attacked. Vergo begged them to rescue his captured comrades and offered a Paramecia Devil Fruit, but Doffy shot him and demanded to know where it was.

• Bolkin asked for a weapon so he could help draw enemies away, but Doffy gave him a blade and Rossi insisted Bolkin was only their guide.
• Rossi ambushed the guards on the stairs while Doffy shot the remaining men, and Bolkin picked up a gun as they continued inside.
• Doffy and Rossi fought through the men in the building and found the inner room empty, with none of the four injured targets there.
• Bolkin recognized the bodies as Jedi Family men rather than Four Suits members, and Doffy shot one who threatened them.
• Vergo arrived wounded and explained that Jedi’s men had attacked the Four Suits’ base and taken the other three members.
• Vergo prostrated himself and offered a Paramecia Devil Fruit worth a billion Beli in exchange for their help, but Doffy shot his left arm and demanded the fruit’s location.

After joining forces with Rossi and Doffy, Vergo learned that the Jedi Family had captured Trebol, Pica, and Diamante and was torturing them for information about a Devil Fruit. Rossi, Doffy, Vergo, and Bolkin infiltrated the Jedi Family estate to rescue the captives.

• Doffy shot Vergo, but Vergo offered everything he had in exchange for the rescue of Torre and two others; Rossi agreed to join forces and target the Jedi Family.
• Rossi treated Vergo's wounds, and Bolkin followed the group despite recognizing Vergo as an enemy connected to the destruction of his home.
• Alcatte Thompson tortured Trebol and threatened to kill him, Pica, and Diamante unless one revealed the Devil Fruit's location.
• Trebol and his brothers refused to give up the Devil Fruit's whereabouts, enduring Thompson's torture and threats.
• Rossi, Doffy, Vergo, and Bolkin reached the estate through underground drains and prepared to rescue the captives, with Rossi advancing first under cover of darkness.