Chapter Summaries

Rossi, Doffy, and their allies sailed from Spandamruze to begin a trading voyage, while Trebol joined them and Rossi pushed the Devil Fruit users into strenuous training. On board, the group decided to design a symbol for their Family and vote on the best one.

• Doffy, Trebol, Diamante, Pica, Vergo, and Rossi celebrated their vows with a feast after Rossi's power awakened.
• Rossi and Doffy set sail aboard the renamed ship, explaining their plans to trade manufactured vehicles for meat through the Entegre alliance.
• Trebol leaped aboard to join the voyage, and Rossi explained that Bolkin, Wesker, and Germa's people would manage and protect their businesses ashore.
• Rossi made Trebol begin daily exercises and introduced a Seastone ring for the Devil Fruit users to wear during training.
• Doffy said the Family needed its own symbol, and Rossi suggested that everyone draw one and vote.

Rossi and the Donquixote Family fought off pirate ships that had learned of their cargo from Spandamruze. After the crew’s rough flag designs were exposed, the chapter left them victorious in their first prepared sea battle, with Doffy using his strings to bring Rossi and Vergo back aboard.

• Diamante and Trebol drew their proposed flags, which Rossi and Doffy found embarrassingly poor, before Doffy spotted approaching ships and called the crew to battle stations.
• Rossi explained that the pirates had likely received information from Spandamruze, and the Donquixote crew opened fire as the pursuing ships closed in.
• Trebol hurled a sticky blob onto a pirate ship, where a hidden explosive ignited the deck and trapped pirates in flames.
• Diamante cut down pirates swinging through the rigging, while Doffy and Pica covered the enemy with gunfire and cannon fire.
• Rossi and Vergo boarded the pirate ship and overwhelmed its crew, forcing the survivors to flee into the ship’s corridors.
• Doffy used his strings to pull Rossi and Vergo back to their ship, and Rossi remarked that the ability was useful.

Rossi arrived in Odense, the capital of the Kingdom of Acanlia, seeking an artist for the Donquixote Family and exploring the city. He encountered a gentle woman and a curly-haired boy who interrupted her to hurry her to an auction, leaving Rossi with directions to a nearby orphanage.

• Doffy said the Family needed an artist, and Trebol and Diamante suggested finding one in Acanlia; Rossi recalled unusual art-related abilities and set course for the kingdom.
• Captain Clifford chose to attack the wreckage of the Parrot and its battered pirates rather than pursue the Donquixote ship.
• Two weeks later, Rossi identified Odense on the horizon, while the crew assigned guards and duties before entering the harbor.
• Rossi explored Odense and found its streets and alleys unusually free of thugs or other signs of criminal activity.
• A woman approached Rossi without him noticing, but a curly-haired boy interrupted her, saying an auction was about to begin; she told Rossi that the White Sand orphanage offered beds and hot soup.

Rossi followed Pica and a noblewoman to a charity auction and discovered that the woman was Queen Jora, ruler of Odense. He later overheard CP3 agents ordering Pica to kill the queen by sunset the next day, leaving Rossi positioned to learn of the plot.

• Rossi recognized the boy accompanying the noblewoman as possibly Senor Pink and followed them to a theater.
• The noblewoman was revealed to be Queen Jora, a celebrated ruler and painter who supported an orphanage.
• Rossi returned to the ship, where Doffy discussed Queen Jora and the possibility of trading in Odense.
• Rossi overheard two CP3 agents order Pica to make the queen die in an accident before sunset the next day.
• Pica objected because the queen had supported the orphanage, and one agent struck him and insisted that he obey orders.

Rossi overheard Cipher Pol agents plotting to destroy Acanlia and learned that Pica had been planted as a pawn to help assassinate Jora. After learning that the attack would involve White Dragon Baruf Tani and her pirates, Rossi encountered Doffy and the others at the docks and asked them about her.

• Rossi eavesdropped as Pica reported Jora’s movements to two black-clad agents, who ordered him to continue his mission and secretly planned to dispose of him.
• The agents revealed that Acanlia would be punished for joining an alliance of five kingdoms and reducing its tribute, with White Dragon Baruf Tani leading the pirate forces involved.
• Jora asked a maid to find Pica at the Bull’s House and tell him she had left him a document.
• Rossi left the inn and found Doffy, Pica, Vergo, Trebol, and Diamante gathered at a barbecue stall by the docks.
• Rossi asked about White Dragon Baruf Tani, and Diamante identified her as the captain of the White Dragon Pirates, a powerful Devil Fruit user.

Rossi learned that CP3 was organizing more than a dozen pirate crews under Baruf Tani to seize the city, and he hurried his group to finish loading their ship. Before leaving, he discovered Jora’s charitable work and warned her to watch the sea, then tried to contact a nearby base but received no answer.

• Trebol described how Baruf Tani survived her father’s attempt to drown her, rose through his crew, and later killed him and took his surname.
• Rossi revealed that CP3 had enlisted over a dozen pirate crews led by Baruf Tani, and Doflamingo chose to continue preparing rather than flee immediately.
• Rossi ordered the dockworkers to load through the night for double pay and searched a children’s home, where he found Jora’s photo album and letters of thanks.
• Jora embraced Rossi in a corridor, but he drew his weapon before stopping short; children then rushed to defend her, and Rossi warned her to pay attention to events at sea.
• Rossi left the building and tried to call the nearest base with a Den Den Mushi, but no one answered.

Rossi tried to leave the city but was confronted by Pica, whose Swim-Swim Fruit led to a brief fight before they understood each other’s intentions. After Pica asked Rossi to help Jora escape, Doflamingo chose to keep the Donquixote crew in the city and tasked Rossi with planning their response to the approaching pirates.

• Rossi warned the auction girl to leave the city with her parents, then continued toward the docks.
• Pica confronted Rossi, and the two fought until Rossi used a bridge throw to slam Pica into the concrete.
• Rossi and Pica recognized that neither wanted to prolong the fight, and Pica asked Rossi to help Jora leave.
• Rossi returned to the Donquixote ship and discussed the city’s crisis with Doflamingo and the others.
• Doflamingo decided the crew would stay and face White Dragon’s pirates, then assigned Rossi to arrange their plans.

The Donquixote Family agreed to stay in Odense and help prepare the city for the pirate fleet, while Pica told Ms. Jora that the city faced a threat. When the fleet arrived early, Baruf Tani, the White Dragon, swiftly destroyed the three warships defending a merchant vessel, leaving Odensai Port stunned.

• Pica, Vergo, Diamante, and Trebol agreed to stay with the Donquixote Family and face the approaching pirates.
• Pica remembered his childhood training and the warmth he had found at the Orphanage, then warned Ms. Jora that the city was in danger.
• Rossi laid out a plan based on timing, position, and people, and Trebol volunteered to deliver a warning to Odense's ruler.
• The group saw pirate ships pursuing a merchant vessel toward the harbor, and Rossi recognized the woman standing on the Vixen's bow as Baruf Tani.
• Baruf Tani leaped onto the defending warships and quickly wiped out their crews, leaving the harbor's defenders frozen in shock.

Queen Jora sought Doflamingo’s help defending Odensai Port from the White Dragon Pirate Crew, offering trade privileges and ships in return. After agreeing to her terms and demanding three ships, Doflamingo and his Family joined the port’s defense as the enemy’s first assault reached the docks.

• A messenger summoned Doflamingo to help Queen Jora after Pica switched sides and the White Dragon Pirate Crew disabled three warships.
• Jora offered Doflamingo intelligence on the enemy and Odensai Port’s defenses in exchange for three years of trade privileges and two enemy ships; Doflamingo agreed but demanded three ships.
• Rossi identified a tidal weakness in the defenses, and Jora rallied sailors and captains to defend the port as more enemy vessels approached.
• Jora activated the Bishop system, and hidden cannon batteries destroyed many of the small boats attacking the coast.
• Doflamingo sent his Family to fight, while Trebol burned approaching boats with flaming mucus.
• White Dragon’s Black Skull pirates climbed aboard the merchant ship, and Rossi moved into their ranks.

Rossi and Doflamingo fought off pirates as Jora and the Orphanage administrator unleashed the Armored Knights, who initially routed the invaders. Pirate leaders then rallied their crews, while the city's defenses faltered and its second-line battery was sabotaged, leaving Queen Jora facing the apparent hand of Cipher Pol.

• Rossi fought the pirates on the merchant ships while Jora prepared to deploy the knights.
• The Orphanage administrator played the lyre as he and Jora rallied the warriors, sending the Armored Knights charging down from the castle and through the pirates.
• Doflamingo killed the pirate attacking Rossi, and Rossi identified the administrator's power as the Cheer-Cheer Fruit.
• Gedi and Captain Swift joined the battle, disrupted the knights' formation, and helped the pirates resume their assault.
• Officials failed to contact the navy as the Windmill Battery, "Bishop," was destroyed by explosions.
• Queen Jora accepted that Cipher Pol was likely behind the attack, while the Cheer-Cheer Fruit user stopped playing beside her.

Queen Jora unleashed her power against the pirates attacking her city, while Rossi recognized that the approaching White Dragon, Baruf Tani, was the threat he remembered. Baruf Tani launched herself toward the harbor and ordered her first mate, Anok, to deal with the Donquixote Family while keeping them alive.

• Jora joined the battle and used powerful kicks and a protective red cloak to devastate the pirates attacking the docks.
• Rossi warned the Donquixote Family that the enemy officers would soon enter the fight and watched Baruf Tani’s ship.
• Baruf Tani dismissed the pirates’ failed assault and ordered Anok to handle the Donquixote Family without killing them.
• Baruf Tani leapt from her ship toward the harbor, and Anok stepped off the deck and strode across the sea.

Pica confronted his former colleague over the World Government’s version of justice while a powerful balding old man attacked the Donquixote crew. Rossi was hurled toward the docks, awakened a heightened perception in midair, and landed after crushing a path through the pirates below.

• Pica emerged beside Senor Pink and accused him of serving an unjust order; Senor Pink attacked and argued that justice belonged to the winners.
• The balding old man crossed the sea and boarded the Donquixote, knocking Diamante through the cabin wall and breaking Rossi’s sword and arm.
• Pica restrained the old man while Doffy attacked with threads, but the old man broke free and sent Rossi flying toward the docks with a punch.
• As he fell, Rossi silenced his distracting thoughts and sensed the surrounding fighters’ positions, movements, and intentions.
• Rossi changed his course in midair, crushed several pirates beneath his feet, and landed steadily on the dock.

Rossi awakened Observation Haki through the Calm-Calm Fruit and fought his way through more than a hundred pirates, then rushed toward Baruf Tani after learning Doffy's group was still holding out. He rescued the poet Poliziano Jora's ally from Swift and ordered him to use the Cheer-Cheer Fruit on him.

• Rossi used the Calm-Calm Fruit to silence his thoughts and erase the pirates' awareness of him, defeating over a hundred men and forcing the survivors to withdraw.
• Rossi contacted Doffy through a thread speaking tube, but Doffy told him not to return because Vergo was holding off the balding old man, Anok.
• Rossi sensed Jora battling Baruf Tani and realized her Art-Art Fruit powers were enhancing her, so he hurried toward the fight.
• Vergo endured a contest against Anok with both arms in the flames, declaring that Doffy would wear a crown and Rossi would conquer every sea.
• Swift attacked the poet with a ranged sword strike, but Rossi rescued him and told him to use the Cheer-Cheer Fruit on him immediately.

Rossi and Jora joined forces against Baruf Tani as her ice powers overwhelmed the docks, while the Lyrist strengthened the surviving knights with his poetry. The chapter ended with Rossi asking Jora to use her Art-Art Fruit to help him fight Baruf Tani.

• Baruf Tani unleashed an ice-coated punch that struck Jora and buried her beneath collapsing ruins.
• The Lyrist used his poetry to awaken Rossi's strength, and Rossi charged toward Jora and Baruf Tani.
• Jora survived Baruf Tani's attack, and Rossi struck the pirate captain with a flurry of blows before she unleashed a freezing storm across the docks.
• Rossi retreated to the wounded Jora, learned how her Art-Art Fruit worked, and asked her to assist him.
• Baruf Tani suspected her opponents could interfere with Observation Haki, while the Lyrist's verses renewed the strength of the surviving knights.

Rossi fought Baruf Tani at the frozen docks, using the enchanted gear and powers at his disposal to withstand her assault and strike back. After his hidden Seastone pellets weakened her, the two became locked in a stalemate, and Rossi warned her that she should read more.

• Rossi arrived with the Golden Mountain King's blade and attacked Baruf Tani with a powerful flying slash.
• Baruf Tani charged Rossi with a barrage of icy punches, while Jora trusted the cloak and sword she had forged to protect him.
• Rossi endured the assault and unleashed a concentrated golden slash that collided with Baruf Tani's frost-wrapped fist, devastating the docks and surrounding city.
• Baldy chose to stay with the still-conscious Vergo rather than intervene, trusting Rossi to handle the fight.
• Baruf Tani offered Rossi a place as her first mate, but he ignored her and prepared to attack again.
• Rossi used Seastone pellets hidden in his clenched hand to weaken Baruf Tani, but she grabbed his fist and called their position a stalemate.

Rossi wounded Baruf Tani and stalled her until the Navy was alerted, forcing the White Dragon Pirates to abandon the attack. Before leaving, Baruf Tani challenged Rossi to meet her in the New World.

• Rossi used the Golden Mountain King's incantation to send a golden sword into Baruf Tani's neck, but she transformed into a white dragon and healed the wound.
• Baruf Tani asked Rossi to join her crew as deputy, but Rossi refused, and Anok arrived to urge him to leave before the Navy came.
• Anok revealed that a Den Den Mushi had intercepted a distress call confirming that the Navy was on its way, while Baruf Tani's roar had incapacitated many pirates.
• A girl rushed toward Rossi and begged him to save her mother, but Rossi recognized her as the informant who had helped bring the pirate ships to the city and restrained her.
• Baruf Tani transformed back into a woman, challenged Rossi to meet her in the New World, and ordered her pirates to take what they could carry and retreat.

After the battle at Odensai, Rossi’s side celebrated surviving the White Dragon Pirates while both Baruf Tani and Doflamingo resolved to grow stronger. The Navy arrived to find the city damaged but still standing, and Rossi began preparing the Donquixote family to learn Observation Haki.

• Rossi returned Balph Misaoli to Anok, and she vowed to make Rossi pay someday.
• The White Dragon Pirates withdrew with captured ships and cargo as Odensai’s survivors hailed Rossi and Queen Jora.
• Doflamingo watched the aftermath from the Donquixote and decided he had to become stronger.
• Baruf Tani asked Anok to teach her the power Rossi had used, while Balph Misaoli recovered aboard the Vixen and swore revenge.
• A Navy fleet reached Odensai and prepared to land after finding civilians clearing rubble and captured pirates bound near the docks.
• Rossi told Doflamingo and the others that his ability could help them train their perception, and Doflamingo urged the family to catch up to the White Dragon Pirates.

The Donquixote Family discussed Vergo’s first possible signs of Armament Haki after the battle, while Queen Jora offered to join them because Acanlia could not pay its debts and needed protection from CP3. Doflamingo granted Jora provisional membership, and she explained the limits of her Art-Art Fruit and her martial arts training.

• Doflamingo told Rossi that Vergo seemed to have reached the threshold of Armament Haki, but Vergo said he had only endured his injuries through sheer will.
• Rossi advised Vergo to remember the moment and try to stabilize the state that might be the beginning of Armament Haki.
• Jora thanked the Donquixote Family for saving the city and offered to join them in place of payment, prompting Trebol to trap her in slime until Rossi stopped him.
• Rossi explained that Jora’s offer would form a political alliance against threats from CP3, and Jora swore to protect the family with her Art-Art Fruit.
• Doflamingo released Jora and granted her provisional membership, telling her she would have to earn the family’s approval.
• Jora described how her Art-Art Fruit turned objects into fairy-tale props, said she could maintain four transformations, and mentioned that Hound Guiche had taught her kicking techniques.

Jora joined Rossi and Doffy’s group, leaving Odense’s recovery to Eric while the city rebuilt after the attack. Aboard the ship, Rossi and Doffy tested each other’s abilities, and Doffy revealed a thread-made puppet that could disrupt Rossi’s perception.

• Rossi, Doffy, and the others introduced their fighting styles without revealing all their trump cards.
• Jora left the throne and entrusted Odense’s remaining troubles to Eric, explaining that joining the family would draw CP3’s attention away from the city.
• Odense’s residents cleared rubble and began rebuilding, while a worker recorded the deaths of a man and his wife and set aside usable belongings for their twelve-year-old son.
• Jora admitted to Rossi that she felt empty being far from home, and Rossi bluntly recognized that she had joined partly to distract CP3 before asking her to take lookout duty.
• Doffy ambushed Rossi in the captain’s cabin with thread traps and a gun, then revealed a thread-woven Shadow Puppet that had disrupted Rossi’s perception.
• Rossi explained that his perception remained vulnerable to emotional disturbance, while Doffy asked whether he knew how to train Conqueror’s Haki.

Rossi and his companions trained aboard their ship while Jora urged them to clean its filthy interior and practiced the Art-Art Fruit. Meanwhile, CP3 agents planned to recover from their failed operation by targeting Rossi and the queen of Acanlia.

• Rayleigh said Rossi could not simply learn the power he sought, and Rossi planned to develop his fruit abilities and train his Observation Haki instead.
• After learning Robert was dead, the CP3 agents’ superior identified Senor Pink as the mole who had exposed their operation and Rossi as the key to their next plan.
• The CP3 superior ordered the agents to travel to Spandamruze, target Rossi and the queen of Acanlia, and arrange another attack on the Antagarich Alliance.
• Jora criticized the ship’s filth and rats, so Rossi proposed a rat-catching contest that drew Doffy and the others into a competitive cleanup.
• Jora transformed an oil lamp with her Art-Art Fruit and summoned a small servant, then ordered it to clean the ship’s lower hold.