Recaps

Vic secretly freed Yamato from Onigashima, then spent the following year cultivating while his companions built a reputation at sea. He later saved Zephyr from Bakkin and Weevil, leaving Zephyr conflicted and grateful aboard the warship.

• Vic flew Yamato to Hakumai, destroyed her explosive handcuffs, and carried her out of Wano Country after she learned Kaido had truly intended to kill her.
• In 1513, Vic spent most of his time cultivating with his companions while Rebecca led Ain, Kuina, Yamato, Olga, and Kanbo on raids using his steel ship.
• The World Government sought Vic's ship technology, so the Five Elders pressured Vegapunk, who supplied paddle-wheel warship designs but resisted further demands.
• Ban told Vic that Miss Bakkin and Weevil had appeared in the Grand Line, and Vic went to save Zephyr and repay him for his past help.
• Vic struck Bakkin and Weevil with lightning just as Weevil was about to attack Zephyr, saving Zephyr's student and preventing Zephyr from losing his arm.
• Zephyr looked conflicted as he faced Vic on the warship deck beside the unconscious Bakkin and Weevil.

Vic rescued Zephyr from Bakkin and Weevil, who were sent toward Impel Down after their plot failed. In 1514, Shanks became the fourth Emperor of the Sea, and Vic visited the Red Hair Pirates to congratulate him.

• Vic spoke with Zephyr, woke the captured Bakkin and Weevil, and left them in Marine custody rather than kill them.
• Vic learned that Bakkin had created Weevil using her genes and Whitebeard's, then brought him to the Grand Line to seek a Shichibukai position.
• Bakkin had used trainee Marines as hostages to make Weevil defeat Zephyr and earn fame, but Vic's arrival ended her plan.
• In 1514, Shanks became the fourth Emperor of the Sea, completing the New World's balance of four emperors.
• Vic left Titan Island and visited the Red Hair Pirates' temporary base to congratulate Shanks and share a drink.

Vic offered to restore Shanks’s missing arm, but Shanks chose to keep it lost until Luffy returned the Straw Hat. Shanks agreed to let Vic take in Uta, and the chapter ended with Hawk-Eye arriving at the celebration.

• Vic offered to regrow Shanks’s arm, but Shanks refused until the day Luffy returned the Straw Hat.
• Vic asked to take Uta into his crew, and Shanks agreed after considering the care and safety she would receive there.
• A lookout reported that a small boat was approaching the shore during Shanks’s celebration.
• Shanks recognized Hawk-Eye and told Vic that he had come to congratulate him on becoming an Emperor of the Sea.

Vic and Mihawk fought a private swordsmanship duel on an uninhabited island, where Vic used the Speed-Speed Fruit to defeat him decisively. The chapter then followed Boa Hancock as she accepted the World Government’s invitation to become a Shichibukai, while Vic chose not to pursue the title of fifth Emperor.

• Mihawk arrived at the Red Hair Pirates’ camp and challenged Vic to a swordsmanship match, while declining to fight the one-armed Shanks.
• Vic and Mihawk fought the next day on an uninhabited island, initially matching each other with swordsmanship and Haki.
• Vic sped up his sword attacks with his awakened Speed-Speed Fruit power, defeated Mihawk, and left him unconscious in the sea.
• In the same year Shanks became the fourth Emperor, Boa Hancock took her sisters and Amazon Lily’s warriors raiding, earning an 80-million-Beli bounty.
• After consulting Gloriosa, Boa Hancock accepted the World Government’s invitation to become a Shichibukai so Amazon Lily could benefit from the title.
• Vic had no interest in becoming the fifth Emperor and preferred to keep a low profile while growing stronger.

Vic learned that Nico Robin had reached the Grand Line and joined Crocodile’s Baroque Works, so he took Olvia to Alabasta to see her daughter. Outside Rain Dinners, he asked Olvia whether she wanted to reveal her identity to Robin or watch from a distance.

• In 1515, Kuma learned that Bonney had Sapphire Scales and left Sorbet Kingdom to seek a cure, without asking Vic or Dragon for help.
• Ban told Vic that Robin had reached the Grand Line and joined Crocodile’s organization, Baroque Works.
• Vic invited Olvia to see Robin, and Olvia eagerly accepted despite her years of keeping her longing to herself.
• Vic carried Olvia across the sea by commanding the wind, and they arrived in Alabasta after Crocodile had built a reputation for protecting civilians.
• Outside Rain Dinners in Rainbase, Vic asked Olvia whether she would reveal her real face to Robin or watch her from a distance.

Vic and Olvia entered Rain Dinners in disguise so Olvia could observe Robin, who managed the casino. Vic won enough to draw Robin into a private game, where she sensed something unusual about the disguised Olvia but did not recognize her.

• Olvia decided to observe Robin before revealing herself, and Vic disguised them both with an illusion as they entered Rain Dinners.
• Vic used his abilities to win repeatedly, attracting a crowd of gamblers and the attention of the casino staff.
• Robin came to the main hall and invited Vic and Olvia to a higher-stakes game in a VIP room.
• Vic kept winning despite Robin checking his cards, while Robin chose not to call Crocodile to intervene.
• Vic asked Olvia through their mind link whether she wanted to reveal herself and spend time alone with Robin inside an illusion.

Vic created an illusion of Ohara so Olvia could reunite with Robin, then revealed that the reunion was real. Robin remained suspicious of Olvia and became terrified when she recognized Vic, leaving her unsure whom to trust.

• Olvia decided to tell Robin that she had survived, and Vic agreed to help them reunite.
• Vic froze the room and created an illusion of Ohara, where Robin and Olvia embraced and wept together.
• Vic told Robin the scene was an illusion, and she returned to the gambling room and backed away from Olvia.
• Olvia removed her mask and claimed she was Robin's mother, but Robin suspected the woman was an impostor.
• Vic urged Robin to ask Olvia a question only her mother could answer, then revealed his face.
• Robin recognized Vic as the man rumored to have defeated Big Mom and feared him.

Robin reunited with her mother, Olvia, but chose to remain in Alabasta to investigate clues to a Poneglyph. After Vic helped Robin train, he and Olvia returned to Rain Dinners, where Vic won heavily at gambling and Crocodile ordered Robin to eliminate them.

• Olvia proved her identity to Robin by recounting private memories and the destruction of Ohara, and Robin rushed into her mother's arms.
• Vic asked Robin to leave with them, but she chose to stay in Alabasta to investigate Poneglyph clues and pursue her research.
• Vic resumed gambling at Rain Dinners and won, while Robin let him leave with his winnings.
• Robin spent the following days with Olvia, and Vic used illusions to help her awaken Observation Haki, though she did not awaken Armament Haki.
• Vic and Olvia returned to Rain Dinners, where Robin lost repeatedly to Vic, prompting an attendant to report the situation to Crocodile.
• Crocodile rebuked Robin for letting Vic win and ordered her to make Vic and Olvia disappear.

Vic confronted Crocodile at his casino and reminded him of their agreement, frightening him into reaffirming it. Vic then invited Nico Robin to join his crew, but she chose to remain with Crocodile as long as he stayed loyal to her.

• Crocodile interrupted Robin's gambling match and criticized her for trying to kill customers who had won money.
• Vic revealed that he had spared Crocodile before, and Crocodile recognized him and became terrified.
• Vic warned Crocodile that their agreement still stood despite his departure from the Marines, and Crocodile promised to honor it.
• Vic invited Nico Robin to join his crew, but she declined and said she would stay with Crocodile unless he betrayed her.

Vic left Robin with Crocodile under safeguards, then Dragon called on him to treat Kuma’s daughter Bonney, who had been diagnosed with Sapphire Scales. Vic agreed to meet them at Kuma’s church, potentially changing Kuma and Bonney’s fate.

• Robin refused Vic’s invitation to leave with him, and Vic departed with Olvia after assuring Crocodile that Robin’s safety mattered.
• Crocodile sent Vic far more money than the chips he had left behind because he feared Vic’s anger.
• Vic and Olvia returned to Titan Island, passing the abandoned, poison-filled Punk Hazard.
• Dragon called Vic and asked whether his medical skills could treat a serious illness.
• Dragon explained that Kuma’s daughter Bonney had Sapphire Scales, and Vic agreed to meet them at Kuma’s church.

Vic recognized Bonney’s Sapphire Scales as a viral illness and traveled to the Sorbet Kingdom to treat her. After examining her, he found the disease had reached its middle stage and promised she could travel with Kuma once he cured her.

• Vic identified Sapphire Scales as an ancient virus that consumed vitality and reasoned that his control over lightning could destroy it.
• Vic arrived at the church in the Sorbet Kingdom before Kuma and Dragon, where Totsu and Gyogyo were caring for Bonney.
• Vic introduced himself to Bonney as Kuma’s friend and promised to cure her so she could travel with her father.
• Vic examined Bonney with bioelectricity and discovered her Sapphire Scales had reached its middle stage, with crystals already appearing on her skin.

Vic began treating Bonney for Sapphire Scales, and a day later she was cured and playing outside when Kuma and Dragon returned to the Sorbet Kingdom. The chapter ended with Kuma embracing Bonney in relief as she looked forward to traveling with him.

• Bonney chose to begin treatment immediately so she could surprise Kuma, despite Gyogyo and Totsu questioning Vic's ability to cure her.
• Vic began filling Bonney's cells with controlled lightning and ordered Gyogyo and Totsu to keep her away from sunlight and moonlight during treatment.
• A day later, Kuma and Dragon arrived and found Bonney happily chasing butterflies outside the church.
• Bonney told Kuma that Vic had cured her and asked when they could travel together.
• Kuma realized Bonney was healthy, cried with relief, and held her in his arms.

Vic and Dragon urged Kuma to leave the dangerous Sorbet Kingdom and make Baltigo a home for himself and Bonney, warning that the Celestial Dragons might target them. Kuma agreed, planning to travel with Bonney and return to Baltigo between trips.

• Vic told Kuma not to keep his problems to himself, and Kuma promised to seek help from his friends.
• Dragon and Vic asked Kuma to settle in Baltigo, where Bonney could be safe and Kuma could support the Revolutionary Army.
• Vic and Dragon warned Kuma that Ginny's connection to the Celestial Dragons and Bonney's heritage could put them in danger.
• Kuma said he wanted to fulfill his promise to show Bonney the outside world, and Vic suggested they use Baltigo as a home between travels.
• Kuma agreed to make Baltigo their home while continuing to travel with Bonney.

Vic traveled to Baltigo and used a lightning-based secret technique to awaken Armament Haki in a hundred Revolutionary Army veterans. After leaving the Revolutionary Army with a plan to help more fighters each year, he focused on reaching the God Realm before the coming great battle.

• Vic traveled to Baltigo with Kuma and met Dragon, Sabo, Koala, and Belo Betty at Revolutionary Army Headquarters.
• Vic told Dragon that he could quickly awaken Haki and asked him to gather experienced Revolutionary Army veterans as candidates.
• Dragon brought a hundred veterans to an uninhabited valley, where Vic used lightning to stimulate their Armament Haki.
• Most of the veterans awakened Armament Haki within two days, and Koala recorded how long each person took.
• Vic left after helping the hundred veterans and resolved to pursue the God Realm, knowing the coming battle was only a little over five years away.

Ace set sail from Foosha Village, became a powerful pirate after obtaining the Flame-Flame Fruit, and grew overconfident in the East Blue. Before Ace headed for the Grand Line, Vic challenged his belief that the fruit made him invincible.

• Ace set sail from Foosha Village as Luffy and the villagers saw him off, while Vic watched unseen from a windmill.
• Luffy returned to the mountains, where Vic began another round of annual special training with a meal before the trials.
• Ace gained the Flame-Flame Fruit after setting sail, built a reputation in the East Blue, and decided to challenge the Grand Line.
• Vic found Ace and warned him that the previous Flame-Flame Fruit user had died by his hand.
• Ace challenged Vic to a fight, and Vic agreed to find an island where they could land.

Vic confronted Ace on a deserted island to curb his arrogance, then let Ace attack him and exposed the vast gap between their abilities. Ace realized Vic was a Logia user and demanded that he stop turning into his element so they could fight.

• Vic ignored Ace aboard the ship, and the crew hesitated to invite him to eat because of his Shichibukai status.
• As the ship neared an island, Vic walked through the air to its forest, leaving Ace astonished by an ability he had never seen before.
• After Ace and his companions reached the island, Vic turned to face Ace and invited him to attack.
• Ace used Fire Fist and Fire Pistol, but Vic avoided every flame without moving, leaving Ace and his crew baffled.
• Vic stopped using Future Sight to evade the attacks, and Ace recognized that Vic was a Logia user.
• Ace asked Vic to stop turning into his element so they could have a proper fight.

Ace challenged Vic to fight without using speed or elemental transformation, but Vic continued to counter his attacks with other abilities. Vic warned Ace that he could not withstand a single blow, then slowly punched toward him, leaving Ace and his companions unaware of the danger approaching.

• Ace unleashed flame attacks, but Vic evaded them so quickly that he appeared to be standing still.
• Ace tried to wear Vic down and demanded that he stop dodging, so Vic agreed to face his attacks directly.
• Ace's Fire Fist reversed course and engulfed him after Vic used Armament Haki Emission to repel the flames.
• Ace accused Vic of only defending, and Vic warned him that he might not survive a single blow.
• Vic slowly punched toward Ace as ash from the battlefield began moving rapidly toward him.

Vic defeated Ace with an invisible blow, healed him, and explained that Armament Haki could counter Logia users as he warned him about the dangers ahead. After Ace apologized and accepted Vic’s guidance, Vic began teaching him how to develop the Flame-Flame Fruit, leaving Ace to consider what its powers could become.

• Vic struck Ace with a fist of ash and air, knocking him unconscious, then healed him before Ace woke up.
• Vic explained that Armament Haki could hit Logia users and warned Ace that the Grand Line and New World held stronger opponents.
• Ace resented Vic for not warning him about Haki, but Vic challenged him to take responsibility and consider other perspectives.
• Ace apologized after recognizing Vic’s past efforts to prepare him and Luffy to survive as pirates.
• Vic revealed that he had come to keep Ace’s confidence from outgrowing his ability, then asked how he wanted to develop the Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Ace said he thought the fruit’s development should focus on burning, as his attacks already did.

Vic taught Ace that temperature was the essence of the Flame-Flame Fruit and demonstrated its destructive power, then warned him not to neglect Haki. Ace accepted the guidance and fell into thought about how to develop his abilities.

• Vic explained that Ace needed to focus on raising the temperature of his flames to make them truly destructive.
• Vic pierced a large rock with a laser, showing Ace how extreme heat could vaporize stone and metal.
• Ace admitted that his current flames could not burn through rock.
• Vic urged Ace to develop both his Devil Fruit and Haki, citing Roger and Garp as examples of powerful Haki users.
• Ace thanked Vic for his guidance and fell into thought.

After receiving Vic’s guidance, Ace sailed to the New World and challenged Whitebeard, defeating several of his commanders before losing to Marco. Whitebeard eventually wore Ace down and persuaded him to join the Whitebeard Pirates as second division commander.

• Ace thanked Vic for his guidance, trained with his companions for a month, and sailed toward the Grand Line.
• Ace reached the New World, defeated crews under Whitebeard, and drew Whitebeard’s attention.
• Ace defeated Thatch and Jozu, then overcame Jinbe after a two-hour fight.
• Ace and Marco fought for seven days and nights, and Ace lost by half a move.
• Whitebeard knocked Ace unconscious, then repeatedly challenged him until Ace accepted his offer to become his son.
• Ace became commander of the second division, and the Spade Pirates were absorbed into the Whitebeard Pirates.

After Rebecca learned Ace had joined the Whitebeard Pirates, she abandoned her plan to test him and made a name for herself fighting pirate crews. In 1518, Vic joined Dragon at a Sabaody Archipelago auction to help the Revolutionary Army acquire two Devil Fruits, where he recognized several powerful attendees.

• Rebecca heard that Ace had joined the Whitebeard Pirates and gave up her plan to challenge him, then defeated pirate crews on the voyage home and earned the name Ten Thousand Swords Witch.
• In March 1518, Vic received a call from Garp, left Titan Island, and returned two months later without explaining what had made him happy.
• Vic went to Baltigo to complete his Haki awakening task, but Dragon invited him to accompany him to a Donquixote Family auction in Sabaody to obtain two Devil Fruits for the Revolutionary Army.
• At the auction, Vic sensed Rayleigh, Katakuri, Brulee, Blackbeard Marshall D. Teach, Queen, and Gild Tesoro among the attendees.
• Vic recognized Tesoro, who had escaped slavery after Fisher Tiger’s raid and had become fixated on auctions after the Celestial Dragons killed Stella.

Vic and Dragon attended the Donquixote Family’s major Sabaody auction, where Vic secretly tripped Saint Charlos and watched the Celestial Dragon family arrive. The auction began with Charlos recovering from his fall and preparing to bid.

• Tesoro attended the auction, while Vic and Dragon took seats near the back and observed the powerful guests.
• Saint Charlos entered the auction house, and Vic secretly caused him to trip and roll down the steps into the stage, knocking him unconscious.
• Saint Rosward and Shalria arrived and helped revive Charlos, while Tesoro looked at the Celestial Dragons with disgust and helplessness.
• Charlos recovered, wiped blood and snot on his sleeve, and waited to bid on Devil Fruits and women.
• The auction host welcomed the guests and announced the first lot, officially opening the auction.

The auctioneer revealed that the first lot was the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, prompting several bidders to show interest. Dragon urged Vic to buy it for the Revolutionary Army, seeing how its ability could help their cause.

• The auctioneer opened the bidding on an unidentified Devil Fruit at 100 million Beli, but the crowd stayed silent.
• The auctioneer identified the fruit as the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, which could grant its user luck and steal luck from others.
• Tesoro and Katakuri recognized the fruit's potential, while Blackbeard, Queen, and the Celestial Dragons showed little interest.
• Bidders began competing for the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, raising its price above the starting bid.
• Dragon told Vic that the fruit could greatly benefit the Revolutionary Army and urged him to buy it.

Dragon used Vic’s money to bid against Tesoro for the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, while other auction guests dropped out. Tesoro won the fruit for 1.1 billion Beli, leaving both bidders furious at the host’s constant prodding.

• Vic agreed to fund Dragon’s bid for the Lucky-Lucky Fruit, setting a limit of one billion Beli.
• Dragon and Tesoro raised their bids as the host tried to stir up more competition.
• Blackbeard ignored the fruit, while Queen, Katakuri, and the other representatives withdrew from bidding.
• Dragon bid one billion Beli, but Tesoro raised the price to 1.1 billion Beli.
• The host declared the Lucky-Lucky Fruit sold to Tesoro, angering both Tesoro and Dragon.

Tesoro won the Lucky-Lucky Fruit and then outbid Saint Charlos for the female slave Baccarat, while Vic recognized her as Tesoro’s future subordinate and the fruit’s future user. The auction continued with Tesoro’s victory over the Celestial Dragons marking the beginning of his effort to make them bow to his wealth.

• Tesoro bought the Lucky-Lucky Fruit for 1.1 billion Beli after Dragon declined to bid more.
• The auction house brought out a chained female slave, and Vic, Dragon, and Tesoro reacted to her appearance.
• The host revealed the woman’s face and introduced her as a virgin, prompting fierce bidding from Tesoro, Saint Charlos, and others.
• Tesoro outbid Saint Charlos and won the woman for more than the Lucky-Lucky Fruit’s price.
• Vic recognized the woman as Baccarat and suspected that her resemblance to Stella had motivated Tesoro to keep bidding.