Recaps

Vic demonstrated that he had mastered Soru and Geppo, then met Instructor Zephyr and challenged the Elite Camp trainees to attack him together. After dodging their attacks for fifteen minutes, he drew both swords and swiftly struck several trainees, leaving the fight underway.

• Vic explained the Six Powers to Smoker, demonstrated Soru, and walked through the air with Geppo.
• Zephyr confronted Vic about knocking out the Elite Camp entrance guards, and Vic said he had come to learn Armament Haki.
• Vic challenged all the trainees to attack him together, and Zephyr gave the signal.
• Vic used Observation Haki and his speed to evade the trainees for a quarter of an hour while Smoker filled the area with smoke.
• Vic drew both swords and struck several trainees, sending them flying with red welts on their faces.

Vic defeated the Elite Camp recruits without removing his weights, then accepted Zephyr’s challenge to learn Armament Haki. Zephyr outmatched him with chained attacks and began explaining how to sense Haki as their fight continued.

• Vic used his speed and the flat of his blade to defeat the Elite Camp recruits, including Hina, until Smoker admitted defeat.
• Zephyr pointed out that Vic had fought the entire camp while still wearing his weights, then challenged him and promised to teach him Armament Haki.
• Vic attacked Zephyr with a spinning dual-sword strike, but Zephyr blocked with Armament Haki and countered with a combination that buried Vic in shattered stone.
• Vic emerged uninjured and listened as Zephyr explained that Armament Haki could be sensed by focusing on a part of the body he controlled freely.
• Vic nodded and prepared to continue fighting Zephyr.

Vic fought Zephyr for hours and, after being struck by Armament Haki, understood how the power was stored and mobilized throughout the body. Zephyr invited him to train in the Elite Camp, and Vic went with Rebecca to catch and cook a Sea King.

• Vic removed his weights and fought Zephyr, gradually adapting to the instructor's speed and combat reactions.
• Zephyr struck Vic with an Armament Haki punch, and Vic perceived the battle between the Haki inside his cells and the invading force, gaining insight into Armament Haki.
• Zephyr told Smoker and Hina not to disturb Vic while he reflected, then invited Vic to visit the Elite Camp and seek his guidance.
• Vic recovered, put his weights back on, and left for the dormitory after telling Smoker and Hina to join him for a drink.
• Vic and Rebecca went to the shore, where Vic caught a Sea King and prepared its meat to eat and take back for the evening.
• Vic considered that awakening Armament Haki might let him control his whole body and use Life Return.

Vic laid out Rebecca’s training plan and explained how conviction and intent could be used to wield a sword and awaken Haki. Rebecca identified her conviction as becoming a powerful swordsman who upheld justice, and the chapter left her beginning to understand how intent controlled Observation and Armament Haki.

• Vic told Rebecca to build her physique, learn a vocational skill, and work toward learning the Six Powers after recruit camp.
• Vic proposed that Rebecca train near the sea, practice awakening Observation Haki, and help build a wooden cabin.
• Vic explained that conviction gathered Sword Qi and hidden bodily strength onto a blade, and Rebecca declared her desire to become a powerful swordsman who upheld justice.
• Vic described intent as control over the body, from basic movements to internal processes and cells.
• Vic explained that intent could gather Armament Haki from the body’s cells and use bodily fluctuations to sense the surroundings through Observation Haki.

Vic shared a meal with Rebecca, Smoker, and Hina before negotiating permission to study independently at Marine recruit camp. Andrew agreed to Vic’s request and Rebecca’s early professional training, then assigned Vic extra laps as classes and training began.

• Vic brought roasted Sea King meat to the dormitory, where Smoker and Hina joined him for dinner and learned about his victory over the Elite Camp.
• Rebecca heard about Vic’s strength and became more determined to master swordsmanship and Observation Haki.
• Vic asked Andrew to let him study from textbooks independently while attending assessments, morning exercises, and practical outings, and Andrew agreed.
• Vic persuaded Andrew to let Rebecca choose a professional skill early and focus more of her time on training, and Andrew agreed.
• Andrew announced the recruit camp’s classes and assigned Vic forty laps for cooking in the dorm as the trainees began their morning run.

Vic settled into boot camp life, studying all the textbooks while building a cabin by the shore and training with Rebecca. After a week, Rebecca chose to become a navigator, while Vic continued working toward awakening Armament Haki and improving his Observation Haki.

• Vic joined New Class One, read through his textbooks, and planned to focus on training after completing his studies.
• Vic and Rebecca cooked Sea King together, and he taught her to practice sensing her surroundings to awaken Observation Haki.
• Garp visited before leaving on a mission, and Vic asked him to bring back rare metals; Smoker and Hina later visited Vic's seaside base and sparred with Rebecca.
• Vic reflected on the Navy's idea of justice and decided he could only correct injustices he encountered with his current abilities.
• Vic finished his textbooks, completed the cabin, and buried the rare metals he had collected; Rebecca chose navigation as her profession.
• Vic continued training Rebecca with blindfolded exercises and sharpened his own Observation Haki, while his attempts to awaken Armament Haki remained unsuccessful.

Vic trained Rebecca to awaken Observation Haki while discovering how Shigan helped him control the black particles needed for Armament Haki. As exams approached, he continued building his strength and wondered about Kuina, who kept practicing at the Isshin Dojo.

• Vic made Rebecca train blindfolded by dodging his bamboo sword, and she began avoiding some of his blows despite accumulating injuries.
• Vic realized that focusing on his fingers and practicing Shigan helped him move black particles to the surface of his skin, opening a path toward Armament Haki.
• Vic quickly became proficient with Shigan, learned to control the particles in all ten fingers, and practiced against an Elite Camp student using Tekkai.
• Andrew told Vic that exams would take place the next day, and Vic learned that Zephyr was away from the Elite Camp.
• Vic gave Rebecca a training break before her exam, learned that Granny Tsuru was still on a mission in the North Blue, and returned to practicing Shigan.
• Vic wondered how Kuina was doing, while Kuina continued swinging her sword behind the Isshin Dojo.

Vic attended the recruit camp exams as promised, surprising the other recruits and drawing Andrew’s close attention. He befriended Wendy after borrowing her pen, then finished the exams early and waited for the next ones by meditating.

• Vic arrived for the exams, heard the recruits gossiping with Observation Haki, and greeted Andrew, who warned he might send him to the Elite Camp if he scored poorly.
• Vic entered the exam room, realized he had no pen, and borrowed one from Wendy, a recruit who wanted to become a sniper.
• Vic explained to Wendy why he kept his distance from the other recruits, and they introduced themselves and began talking.
• Vic completed the exam quickly, left while Andrew watched him, and meditated as he waited for the next test.
• Over the two exam days, Vic took nearly every test in the same seat and grew familiar with Wendy, while Andrew continued watching him.

Andrew announced that the recruits would have two days off, and Vic went with Rebecca to the plaza to see the returning Vice Admirals. Onigumo, Yamakaji, and Strawberry arrived, and Onigumo harshly rebuked the gathered students.

• Andrew announced that recruits could spend two days off as they pleased, and an old teacher questioned Vic's unexpectedly strong exam results.
• Vic took Rebecca to the Elite Camp and then went with Smoker and Hina to the plaza, where they waited for a ship carrying Vice Admirals.
• Smoker explained that Zephyr had invited the students to see senior Marines returning to headquarters, and Vic teased Smoker before agreeing to wait with him.
• Rear Admiral Strawberry and Vice Admirals Onigumo and Yamakaji arrived at the port, drawing an excited crowd of recruits.
• Onigumo insulted the recruits and criticized their discipline, leaving many upset, while Yamakaji objected that his words were too discouraging.

Smoker challenged Onigumo after the vice admiral insulted the Elite Camp, but Onigumo badly beat him until Vic intervened. Vic challenged Onigumo and swiftly cut off two swords and two locks of his hair, leaving their fight poised to continue.

• Smoker confronted Onigumo over his insults and attacked him, but Onigumo dodged and countered with Haki-infused blows.
• Onigumo used Soru and Geppo to repeatedly strike Smoker, until Hina and Rebecca urged Vic to help.
• Vic blocked Onigumo's next punch with Yubashiri and revealed that he was the recruit who had defeated the Elite Camp.
• Onigumo drew ten swords and challenged Vic, who drew Yubashiri and Blood Wither to face him.
• Vic vanished and reappeared behind Onigumo, cutting off two swords and two locks of his hair while the onlookers praised him.

Vic used his superior speed to wear down Onigumo, then developed control over the black particles in his body while enduring Onigumo’s attacks. He broke free with a new ability to use localized Tekkai and planned to refine it further.

• Vic struck Onigumo with two sword attacks, opening cross-shaped wounds in his chest as the spectators watched.
• Kong and Sengoku observed the fight and discussed Vic’s speed, background, and potential, noting that he was not a Devil Fruit User.
• Vic used hit-and-run attacks for an hour, forcing Onigumo to consume much of his Haki while exhausting his own stamina.
• Onigumo accelerated with Life Return and attacked Vic with Ten-Sword Style: Wild Rain, but Vic blocked the strikes with localized Tekkai and was thrown back.
• Onigumo pursued Vic with repeated attacks, allowing Vic to master control of the black particles in his body.
• Vic escaped Onigumo’s pursuit and realized that refining his new control could bring him closer to mastering Tekkai and Armament Haki.

Vic defeated Vice Admiral Onigumo after exhausting his Haki, but Yamakaji and Strawberry stopped him before he could continue the fight. After recovering and mastering Tekkai during the break, Vic returned to training and focused on sensing the black particles that might lead him toward awakening Armament Haki.

• Vic used his Tekkai to withstand Onigumo's attacks, then cut away Onigumo's hair-made spider legs and forced him to fight with only two swords.
• Vic overwhelmed Onigumo and slashed a deep, snowflake-shaped wound across his chest before Yamakaji and Strawberry intervened.
• Vic left with Smoker, Rebecca, and Hina, while Sengoku decided to keep Akainu away from headquarters until Vic graduated.
• Vic helped treat Smoker's wounds, and the group ate Sea King meat together at the seaside hut.
• During the two-day break, Vic fully mastered Tekkai, then returned to recruit training and resumed his morning run.
• Vic went into the sea to catch a Sea King and planned to use its meat to sense and control black particles more easily.

Vic trained with Zephyr to improve his control over Armament Haki and gained a deeper awareness of the black particles within his body. He ended the chapter recovering at the seaside cabin while continuing to direct those particles with Tact.

• Andrew told Vic that his exam results ranked near the top and warned him not to challenge another Vice Admiral.
• Vic visited Zephyr with Rebecca, explained that he had mastered Tekkai, and asked how to learn Armament Haki faster.
• Zephyr explained that intense combat and Life Return could accelerate Haki training, and Vic decided to pursue both methods.
• Vic sparred with Zephyr, who eventually used Armament Haki and pushed Vic to notice his own Haki resisting and becoming easier to control.
• Rebecca carried the injured Vic back to the seaside cabin and roasted Sea King meat while Vic remained immersed in controlling the black particles inside his body.

Vic trained his willpower and mental strength until he learned Life Return, while continuing to spar with Zephyr. After Andrew told him that Garp would return to test him, Vic invited Wendy to share a meal and talk.

• Vic used Observation Haki, diving, and repeated training to strengthen his will until he learned Life Return after half a month.
• Vic's Life Return and growing willpower made him more flexible and durable in his sparring with Zephyr, while a dark sheen during Tekkai suggested his Armament Haki was close to awakening.
• Vic continued training alongside Smoker, Hina, and Rebecca while the chapter described the state of the seas and the rising reputations of Shanks and Hawk-Eye.
• Andrew told Vic that Garp would return to headquarters in about a week to test him, and Vic challenged Andrew to spar until Andrew hurried away.
• Wendy approached Vic, and he invited her to the beach for a meal; she agreed to visit when she had time after class.

Wendy asked to join Vic’s future ship as its sniper, and Vic agreed to test her talent before deciding whether to take her along. After dinner with Rebecca, Smoker, and Hina, he set Wendy a long-range shooting test, leaving her poised to prove herself.

• Wendy asked Vic to make her the sniper on his ship, and he postponed his answer until dinner.
• Vic decided he would assess Wendy’s shooting ability and teach her sniper skills only if she showed sufficient talent.
• Vic invited Smoker and Hina to dinner, and Wendy arrived early to help prepare the meal with Rebecca.
• Wendy was shocked when Vic ate all the remaining food after dinner, and Rebecca explained his enormous appetite.
• Vic warned Wendy that his future missions would be dangerous, and Wendy said she had considered the risks and still wanted to grow stronger alongside him.
• Vic challenged Wendy to shoot a blue leaf on a tree about a kilometer away.

Vic tested Wendy’s long-range shooting and accepted her as a future sniper for his ship, then arranged for her to focus on sniping and Observation Haki training. After recovering from another beating by Zephyr, Vic learned that Garp had returned and was expected to meet him at the port.

• Wendy hit a distant leaf and destroyed moving targets until Vic increased their speed to Soru’s pace, when she finally missed and passed his test.
• Vic offered Wendy a place as his ship’s sniper and arranged with Andrew for her to focus on sniping classes and train Observation Haki with Rebecca.
• Andrew agreed to Vic’s request, after which Vic challenged Smoker and fought Zephyr instead, leaving him too injured to move.
• Wendy began training Observation Haki with Rebecca at the seaside cabin, where they took turns attacking each other while one was blindfolded.
• Andrew told Vic that Garp had ordered him to meet Garp at the port for his return to headquarters, and Vic suspected Garp planned to beat him in front of everyone.

Vic fought Garp in the plaza while Marine officers and recruits watched, hoping to withstand the blows and awaken Armament Haki. Garp overwhelmed him, but Vic’s black particles became chaotic as he neared a breakthrough.

• Vic waited with Rebecca and Wendy for Garp to return, while Garp and Sengoku arranged the spar to settle the matter of Onigumo’s beating.
• Garp arrived at Marine Headquarters and challenged Vic to show the results of his training, drawing a crowd that included Zephyr and the Elite Camp.
• Vic attacked with Yubashiri and Blood Wither, but Garp dodged his sword strikes and knocked him back with a Haki-coated fist.
• Vic put aside his swords and fought barehanded, landing Iron Body Fist strikes that sent Garp flying but failed to hurt him.
• Vic used different martial arts against Garp, but Garp learned to counter them, battered Vic, and pushed him toward a breakthrough as Vic’s black particles fell into disorder.

Vic awakened and learned to control Armament Haki after Garp pushed him through a brutal fight, then began developing his own methods for strengthening it. He stayed at the seaside cabin to recover and train, where Garp later praised his progress and left him two pieces of metal.

• Vic rallied against Garp’s punches, awakened Armament Haki, and fought him for more than a hundred exchanges before pretending to pass out.
• Smoker carried Vic back while Rebecca and the others followed, and Vic later revealed that he had learned Armament Haki.
• Vic recuperated at the seaside cabin and discovered that using Armament Haki gathered Primal Spirit to replenish and gradually strengthen his Haki Particles.
• Vic concluded that Armament Haki training involved increasing particle density and activating particles in more cells, while continuing to pursue Ryuo.
• Garp visited the cabin, praised Vic’s progress, shared a meal with the group, and left two pieces of metal before departing.

Vic decided to seek Nagayama black gold so he could forge swords strong enough for him, and went to visit Garp with food in hopes of asking for Navy intelligence. He arrived at the senior officers’ residences and was allowed inside.

• Vic assessed his strength and decided his swords were falling behind, so he planned to find Nagayama black gold for forging.
• Vic continued training his Haki constantly, using Sea King meat to recover after exhausting it.
• Vic caught a Sea King and a bison, then cooked food to bring to Garp.
• Vic left Rebecca and Wendy food, told them he was visiting Vice Admiral Garp, and flew to the officers’ residences with Geppo.
• Vic asked the guards to announce his arrival, and they let him enter after confirming his name.

Vic visited Garp and Sengoku to ask the Marines to search for Nagayama Black Gold so he could forge two swords of his own. Sengoku agreed to watch for information, and Vic left planning to seek leads in Sabaody before continuing his Haki training.

• A guard brought Vic to Garp's modest residence, where Garp and Sengoku bickered while eating the meat Vic had brought.
• Sengoku praised Vic's talent and explained that Zephyr wanted him in the Elite Camp, while Garp had blocked the move.
• Vic asked Garp and Sengoku to use Marine intelligence to search for Nagayama Black Gold for his sword-forging plans.
• Sengoku agreed to have the intelligence department watch for news, and Garp told Vic to keep training.
• Vic left and decided to seek information from underground forces in Sabaody, then trained his Haki and meditated until dawn.

Vic took Rebecca and Wendy to the Sabaody Archipelago during their vacation to investigate Nagayama Black Gold. He hired the informant Ban to look into a past sighting and headed toward the Lawless Zone to seek more information, where he sensed someone familiar nearby.

• Vic traveled to Sabaody with Rebecca and Wendy after leaving the Recruit Camp.
• Vic met Ban in Area 10 and asked him to investigate news of Nagayama Black Gold and Eternal Mountain Metal.
• Ban recalled that Nagayama Black Gold had been found in a kingdom’s treasury before pirates robbed it and the metal disappeared.
• Vic gave Ban five million Beli and instructed him to send any news to the Marine Base in Area 60.
• Vic led Rebecca and Wendy toward Area 20, where Rebecca cut down several groups that attacked them.
• Near their destination in the Lawless Zone, Vic recognized that a familiar person had arrived there that day.

Vic visited Shakky to ask her to find Nagayama Black Gold, then took Rebecca and Wendy toward the amusement park. On the bridge between Areas 20 and 30, Red-Haired Shanks confronted Vic, and the two began an evenly matched sword fight.

• Vic left Rebecca and Wendy with Shakky while he pursued an idea, then returned an hour later with slightly damaged clothes.
• Vic asked Shakky for information about Nagayama Black Gold, and she promised to investigate and provide an update in a month for 20 million Beli.
• Vic paid Shakky, took Rebecca and Wendy toward the amusement park, and was stopped on the bridge by Red-Haired Shanks and two crewmates demanding a toll.
• Vic challenged Shanks, and their powerful sword fight drew a crowd as they traded rapid attacks across the battlefield.

Vic fought Red-Hair in a fierce contest of Haki and learned how much stronger Red-Hair’s Armament Haki was. When Rebecca stepped in to protect Vic, she broke through to the Realm of Cutting Steel, and Red-Hair withdrew, leaving Rebecca to check on Vic.

• Vic and Red-Hair put aside their swords and fought hand to hand, with Red-Hair’s stronger Armament Haki allowing him to injure Vic despite Vic’s speed.
• Red-Hair unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, slowed Vic, and battered him until he stopped resisting.
• Rebecca stood between Red-Hair and Vic, refusing to let Red-Hair kill him, and fought to protect him.
• Rebecca gathered the Sword Qi around her blade as Red-Hair pressed her, gradually mastering the Realm of Cutting Steel.
• Red-Hair stopped fighting and left with Beckman and Lucky Roux, telling Vic that he owed him a favor and should bring him good wine.
• Rebecca hurried to Vic, asked about his injuries, and told him she had broken through to the Realm of Cutting Steel.

Vic explained that he had arranged Red-Hair’s staged attack to push Rebecca into mastering Cutting Steel, then returned to Marineford and began capturing Sea Kings for food. Rebecca and Wendy came back, and their friends celebrated Rebecca’s breakthrough with a feast.

• Vic restored himself with Life Return and explained to Rebecca that he had challenged Red-Hair and arranged the staged robbery to help her break through to Cutting Steel.
• Vic revealed that Rebecca’s desire to protect him had awakened her conviction, and Red-Hair had agreed to play the villain after Vic asked him for a favor.
• Vic returned Rebecca and Wendy to the Marine Base, then traveled toward Marineford using Geppo and caught a Sea King along the way.
• Vic hauled numerous Sea Kings and sea beasts ashore and tied them among the trees, while the sentries watched his unusual hunt.
• Rebecca and Wendy returned to find Vic’s catch, and Smoker and Hina joined everyone for a feast celebrating Rebecca’s achievement.
• Rebecca drank wine, forgave Vic for involving her in the act, and celebrated becoming a master swordswoman.

After his fight with Shanks, Vic reflected on his Haki and sought heavier training weights before sparring with Smoker and Zephyr. News of his clash with Shanks spread worldwide, leaving Vic famous as a mysterious young swordsman whose affiliation with the Marines remained unknown.

• Vic decided to strengthen his Armament Haki and asked Andrew for heavier training weights.
• At the Elite Camp, Vic dodged Smoker's attacks, struck him out of his smoke form with an Armament Haki punch, and then challenged Zephyr to spar.
• Sengoku and Garp discussed Vic's fight with Shanks, while Garp dismissed concerns and looked forward to Vic's cooking.
• Mihawk, Crocus, Shakky, Rayleigh, Koshiro, and Andre read news about Vic and reacted to his growing reputation.
• People across the seas learned that Vic had fought Shanks to a draw in swordsmanship, but the world still did not know he was a Marine.