Recaps

Vic confronted Bullet and challenged him to fight before he could reach Garp. Bullet unleashed his Conqueror's Haki against the Marines, leaving most of the rear ranks unconscious while Vic and Garp remained unaffected.

• Vic criticized Bullet for attacking civilians and told him he would have to defeat Vic before reaching Garp.
• Bullet recognized Vic as the Marine who defeated Golden Lion but dismissed him as an opponent and demanded that Garp fight him.
• Vic refused to step aside, and Marines from Garp's, Gion's, and Tokikake's ships gathered behind him.
• Bullet agreed to fight Vic first so he could save his strength for Garp, then released his Conqueror's Haki at the Marines.
• Vic and Garp endured Bullet's Haki without difficulty, while Gion, Tokikake, Rebecca, and the others were affected and most Marines at the rear fainted.

Vic used a bioelectric ability from his Rumble-Rumble Fruit to knock out most of Bullet’s underlings, then Bullet charged him with a powerful punch. Vic was sent flying after blocking the attack, and the fight with Bullet began in earnest.

• Bullet withdrew his Conqueror’s Haki after it knocked out the marines with weak wills.
• Vic snapped his fingers and used bioelectricity to knock out most of Bullet’s underlings, leaving only a few who had defended themselves with Armament Haki.
• Bullet realized Vic’s ability was not Conqueror’s Haki, while Rebecca admired Vic and Gion blushed at his explanation.
• Bullet charged at Vic and struck him before Vic could properly defend himself with Haki.
• Vic crossed his arms to block Bullet’s punch but was sent flying by its force.

Vic separated Bullet from the others and fought him head-on while Gion, Rebecca, and the rest engaged the remaining pirates. Vic matched Bullet’s strength and then landed a kick that sent him crashing through trees, with their duel still underway.

• Vic recovered from Bullet’s opening attack, rushed him with lightning speed, and drove him away from the others with a punch and a flying kick.
• Gion, Rebecca, and the others chose opponents among the pirates, while Garp held back as their trump card.
• Vic and Bullet charged at each other and met fist-to-fist, creating a crater without either gaining ground.
• Vic launched a fast side kick that struck Bullet’s head and sent him crashing through several trees.
• Bullet flipped in midair and dug furrows in the ground as he stopped himself.

Vic challenged Bullet’s view that strength justified his disregard for civilians, while Bullet explained how betrayal and hardship had shaped him. Unable to persuade each other, they resumed their fight, which continued as Bullet pressed Vic with powerful blows.

• Vic criticized Bullet for harming civilians and argued that his mindset fell short of Roger’s.
• Bullet said the world rewarded strength and described how his country had betrayed him and how others had ignored his suffering.
• Vic decided there was no point in trying to reason with Bullet, and the two charged at each other again.
• Vic and Bullet exchanged close-range attacks, with Vic evading Bullet’s punches using his speed and Advanced Geppo.
• Vic threw Haki-coated stones into a dust cloud, but Bullet swept them aside and struck at Vic, who blocked the blow with crossed arms.

Vic and Bullet continued their fierce hand-to-hand fight while Gion, Tokikake, Rebecca, Frodeku, Barnett, and Wendy defeated their pirate opponents. After the Marines secured the captured pirates, Garp led the others to watch Vic and Bullet's ongoing battle.

• Vic sent Bullet flying with a punch, but Bullet climbed from the crater and faced him again.
• Vic and Bullet resumed trading punches and kicks, leaving the center of the island in ruins.
• Gion defeated a pirate swordsman, and Tokikake beat a powerful opponent after helping Barnett.
• Rebecca used ten flying swords to overcome a fast Zoan swordsman, while Frodeku knocked out his opponent.
• Barnett exhausted his opponent's Haki and defeated him, while Wendy's Oto cut through a pirate's sword and killed him.
• Garp ordered Tokikake and Bogard to escort the fallen pirates to the warship, then led the others toward Vic and Bullet's battlefield.

After two days of fighting barehanded, Bullet began using Armament Haki Emission against Vic, who answered by coating his whole body in Haki. The two resumed their battle, with Bullet’s ranged Haki strikes disrupting Vic’s speed.

• Vic and Bullet continued fighting while Garp, Rebecca, Gion and the others ate meat and watched from the battlefield’s edge.
• Bullet praised Vic’s endurance and declared that he would get serious, then attacked with Armament Haki Emission.
• Bullet’s emitted Haki struck Vic before he could defend himself, sending him crashing into a mound of earth.
• Vic stood up and coated his entire body in Armament Haki, surprising Bullet.
• Vic and Bullet resumed fighting, and Bullet repeatedly used Armament Haki Emission to stop Vic’s momentum before closing in.

Vic and Bullet continued their fierce fight, with Bullet’s Ryuo and Haki Emission injuring Vic before Vic revealed that his Speed-Speed Fruit could slow opponents down. After another hour of combat, Vic had gained the advantage, though both fighters remained in the battle.

• Bullet used Haki Emission to keep sending Vic flying, but Vic’s Armament Haki prevented serious damage.
• Bullet caught Vic off guard with a Ryuo punch and smashed him into a crater, alarming Rebecca and Gion.
• Vic recovered, used Ryuo to punch Bullet, and made Bullet realize his body had briefly become sluggish.
• Vic revealed that he had used the Speed-Speed Fruit to slow Bullet down for a fraction of a second.
• Vic and Bullet fought on for over an hour, and Bullet suffered more injuries while Vic retained the upper hand.

Bullet absorbed his pirate ship and the surrounding earth with the Combine-Combine Fruit, then coated his enormous form in Armament Haki for his ultimate battle with Vic. Vic tested the giant’s defense with a Sword Gang, and Bullet swatted it away as the fight reached its final stage.

• Bullet let Vic’s kick send him to shore, then used the Combine-Combine Fruit to absorb his pirate ship and grow into a giant.
• Bullet fused earth and stone into his body until he stood over a hundred meters tall, while Rebecca and the others moved their picnic farther away.
• Vic severed Bullet’s giant arm with a Sword Gang, but Bullet restored it by fusing it back into his body.
• Bullet covered his giant form in Armament Haki, and Vic recognized it as his final state.
• Vic sent a Sword Gang toward Bullet’s head to test his defense, and Bullet swatted it into the sea.

Vic battled Bullet's giant Combine-Combine Fruit form, using his swords and Ryuo to break through its defenses while struggling against its strength and regeneration. After Vic damaged Bullet's arms, Bullet revealed a new form with an extra pair of arms, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Bullet knocked Vic off the island with a giant fist, but Vic returned unharmed and cut deep wounds into Bullet's neck.
• Bullet healed his neck, slapped Vic into a crater, and tried to crush him, but Vic escaped the blow and dodged another attack.
• Bullet caught Vic in his hand and tried to crush him, but Vic shattered the hand with Ryuo and cut through Bullet's other arm.
• Vic attacked Bullet's head, but Bullet grew two agile arms from his back and struck Vic away.
• Bullet repaired his damaged arms and kept the extra pair as Vic returned to the fight, surprised by Bullet's unexpected form.

Vic used his laser to dismember Bullet’s six-armed giant, then tried to cut into its head and capture Bullet alive. Bullet recovered quickly and reinforced his armor with Haki, stopping the laser at the cost of a tremendous amount of Haki.

• Bullet’s giant grew another pair of arms, forcing Vic to dodge and block attacks from all six.
• Vic struggled to damage the regenerating, Haki-coated giant and was punched into the air.
• Vic used a laser to slice off the giant’s six arms and legs, bringing its upper body crashing down.
• Vic moved above Bullet and prepared to cut open the giant’s head to capture him alive.
• Bullet strengthened the Haki around his real body and blocked Vic’s laser, draining his Haki to maintain the defense.

Bullet overwhelmed Vic with his restored giant form, but Gion saved Vic at the cost of suffering devastating injuries. Enraged, Vic destroyed the giant with Blood Wither and then found that Gion was still alive after Barnett treated her.

• Bullet restored the giant’s severed limbs, strengthened its Haki, and battered Vic with coordinated attacks from all six arms.
• Gion knocked Vic out of the giant’s grasp, but the giant crushed her between its palms.
• Garp broke apart the giant’s hands, rescued the bloodied Gion, and brought her to Barnett for treatment.
• Vic’s fury surged as he launched Blood Wither through the giant’s reinforced Haki, causing the giant to collapse.
• Vic checked Gion’s condition and found that her breathing had improved after Barnett treated her, giving him hope that she could recover.

After the battle, Vic rushed the critically injured Gion back to the warship while Garp and the others discussed how to save her. The Navy prepared to take the unconscious Bullet into custody, and Vic began washing Gion as he searched for a way to treat her.

• Vic carried the comatose Gion to the warship, and Garp said the Navy doctors might not be able to heal her.
• Wendy suggested seeking help from the Drum Kingdom, while Barnett said his fruit ability could stabilize Gion and might heal her over time.
• Garp stopped Rebecca from killing the unconscious Bullet and ordered Tokikake to bring Seastone Handcuffs.
• Garp told the nearby fleet that the battle was over and ordered the ships to return to their bases.
• Tokikake scolded Vic for Gion's injuries, but Vic told him to move and carried her to the bathroom for treatment.
• Vic put Gion in the bathtub and began filling it with water, then used scissors from his dimensional space to cut away her bloodstained clothes.

Vic cared for the gravely injured Gion and used his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability to stimulate her cells to repair internal damage. The chapter ended with him continuing to feed her Sea King bone broth while directing her recovery.

• Vic washed Gion and placed her in warm water, then reflected that his near-awakening of Conqueror's Haki was not worth risking her life.
• Vic prepared Sea King meat and bones in a sealed iron can, using his ability to cook a nutrient-rich broth under pressure.
• Vic tried to feed the unconscious Gion, then used his own mouth to get the broth past her teeth.
• Vic maintained electrical signals in Gion's body to stimulate cell division, beginning with her stomach and other vital organs.

Vic healed Gion enough to wake her after she was gravely injured by Bullet, then helped her recover while keeping his new medical ability secret. Gion survived but remained unable to move, and Vic arranged for Rebecca to care for her.

• Vic fed Gion the last of the soup, and she woke to find him tending to her in the bathtub.
• Gion teased Vic about kissing and undressing her, but she showed no anger and was glad he had saved her.
• Vic dressed Gion, made her a wheelchair, and took her out to Rebecca and Ain, who had kept the others from entering.
• Rebecca celebrated Gion's recovery, and Gion praised Vic for healing her and apologized for worrying everyone.
• Vic told Rebecca and Ain to keep his healing ability secret, claimed he had learned medicine in the Drum Kingdom, and directed ordinary cases to Barnett.

Vic revealed that he had healed Gion, then agreed to escort Bullet back to Impel Down while Garp took another mission. As Vic prepared for his promotion to Vice Admiral, he prompted Garp to suggest a black animal codename, leaving Garp to offer several awkward possibilities.

• Vic brought Gion onto the deck, where Garp and the others saw that she had recovered from her injuries.
• Vic warned everyone not to touch Gion because her bones were still broken, and explained that her rapid recovery had cost her some lifespan.
• Garp praised Vic for saving Gion and assigned him to escort Bullet to Impel Down before returning to Marine headquarters for his Vice Admiral promotion.
• Garp told Vic that Vice Admirals had animal-and-color codenames, and Vic asked which color suited him.
• After Vic covered himself in Armament Haki, Garp agreed that black fit him and suggested Black Horse, Black Snake, Black Sheep, or Black Pig.

Vic completed his training under Garp and set off for Paradise aboard Tokikake's warship with Gion and the others. As the crew rested at sea, Vic explained how he had combined his abilities and swordsmanship to defeat Bullet.

• Garp formally graduated Vic from his training, agreed to pass along Vic's suggestion to call the color black “xuan,” and sent him and his team away.
• The Dog-Head Warship and Tokikake's warship parted after the captured pirates were transferred, with Garp continuing into the New World and Vic heading toward Paradise.
• Vic pushed Gion's wheelchair to the bow, where Tokikake and the others gathered around them despite Vic's request for privacy.
• Tokikake told Vic that Bullet had not woken up, and Gion asked how Vic had defeated him.
• Vic explained that he had combined Haki, Mind Power Coating, Speed-Speed Fruit acceleration, and Rumble-Rumble Fruit electromagnetic force to propel Blood Wither through Bullet's defenses.

Vic arranged for Tokikake to catch a Sea King so he could make nourishing soup for Gion. After feeding her, Vic used his abilities to repair her damaged muscles, leaving only her bones injured.

• Vic asked Tokikake whether he had eaten a Devil Fruit, then sent him into the sea to catch a Sea King for Gion’s recovery.
• Tokikake returned an hour later with a large Sea King, and Vic cooked its meat and bones into soup using his ability.
• Vic served soup to Gion and the young women watching, then fed Gion himself while secretly explaining what he was doing through Secret Sound Transmission.
• Vic manipulated Gion’s bodily signals and supplied energy from the soup to accelerate cell repair until her damaged muscles healed completely.
• Gion’s bones remained injured, but the soup’s nutrients had been absorbed without leaving her stomach swollen.

Vic continued treating Gion and said one more session after the banquet would heal her completely. After a lively feast aboard the warship, Vic ate the remaining Sea King meat to replenish his strength for the next major battle.

• Vic told Gion that her muscles and tissue were healed and that one more treatment would repair her bones.
• Rebecca marveled at Vic's healing ability, and Vic warned her not to spread word that he was like a god because the Celestial Dragons were considered gods.
• Vic prepared teppanyaki and hot pot for the warship's banquet while Rebecca fetched food and he fed Gion.
• The crew ate and drank for two hours, and many of them, including Gion, became drunk.
• Vic devoured the remaining Sea King meat to avoid wasting it and replenish the energy he had lost fighting Bullet.

Vic pushed Gion to the bathroom and helped her use the toilet, leaving them both deeply embarrassed but aware of their attraction. After returning her to the deck, Vic prepared to give Gion her final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the bathroom, and he agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep and Tokikake reluctant.
• Vic and Barnett carried the sleeping women into the cabin before Vic wheeled Gion into the bathroom.
• Vic helped Gion urinate and wipe herself, while Gion realized the warm object pressing against her was Vic's sword hilt.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to poop, so he continued supporting her and helped her clean up afterward.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair on the deck and prepared to give her final treatment.

Vic helped the injured Gion use the toilet after the others fell asleep drunk, and their awkward closeness stirred embarrassment and attraction between them. He returned her to the deck and prepared to give her the final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the toilet, and Vic agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep while Tokikake reluctantly gave way.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin, and Barnett carried Wendy away before Vic returned to take Gion to the bathroom.
• Vic helped Gion urinate and wipe herself, and he suppressed his desires when she noticed his erection pressing against her.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to poop, so he held her in position and helped clean her afterward.
• Vic put Gion back in her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to give her the final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the toilet while Rebecca, Wendy, and Ain slept off their drinking, and Tokikake left rather than watch. Afterward, Vic returned Gion to the deck and prepared to give her the final treatment.

• Vic agreed to take Gion to the toilet after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep, while Tokikake reluctantly accepted Gion's decision.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin, and Barnett carried Wendy away.
• Vic pushed Gion into the restroom and helped her urinate and clean herself while both felt embarrassed.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to poop, so he continued holding her and helped her clean up afterward.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to begin her final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the bathroom aboard the warship, and their awkward closeness stirred romantic feelings between them. After he returned her to the deck, he prepared to give her the final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to take her to the bathroom, and Tokikake objected before giving in when Gion insisted.
• Vic carried the sleeping Rebecca and Ain into the cabin, while Barnett carried Wendy away.
• Vic pushed Gion into the bathroom, helped her urinate, and wiped her clean as they both blushed.
• Vic suppressed his arousal when Gion noticed his erection pressing against her, and Gion realized what it was.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to defecate, so he held her until she finished and helped clean her again.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to begin her final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the bathroom while the rest of the women slept off their wine, and the awkward intimacy stirred feelings between them. After pushing her back onto the deck, Vic prepared to give her final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the bathroom, and he agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep and persuading Tokikake to stand aside.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin while Barnett carried Wendy, then returned to find Tokikake gone.
• Vic helped Gion urinate and clean herself, suppressing his arousal when she noticed his erection.
• Gion told Vic she also needed to poop, and he helped her finish and clean up.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to give her final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the toilet after the others fell asleep drunk, and the awkward experience left both of them flustered. He returned Gion to the deck and prepared to give her the final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the toilet, and Vic agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep and persuading Tokikake to stand aside.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin while Barnett carried Wendy, then returned to find Tokikake gone.
• Vic helped Gion urinate and wipe herself, and Gion realized the warm object poking her was Vic’s sword hilt.
• Gion told Vic she also needed to poop, so he helped her finish and get dressed.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to give her the final treatment.

Gion asked Vic to take her to the bathroom, and he reluctantly helped her while Rebecca and Wendy slept. After assisting her, Vic returned Gion to the deck to give her the final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the bathroom, and he agreed after seeing Rebecca and Wendy asleep.
• Tokikake objected to Vic helping Gion but gave in when she insisted.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin, while Barnett carried Wendy away.
• Vic helped Gion use the toilet, and both became embarrassed during the intimate ordeal.
• Vic finished helping Gion and pushed her back onto the deck for her final treatment.