Recaps

Vic fought Akainu in a brutal spar, then turned the tide with Mind Power-enhanced Ryuo before Akainu broke the rules and used his Magma-Magma Fruit. Sengoku stopped the battle and sent Akainu back to G-1 Base, while Vic left with Rebecca and Wendy and was assigned to the Elite Camp.

• Vic and Akainu traded Haki-enhanced blows for an hour, damaging each other and wrecking the Recruit Camp square.
• Vic combined Mind Power with Ryuo, bypassed Akainu's Haki defense, and injured his internal organs.
• Akainu used his Magma-Magma Fruit despite the restriction, forcing Vic to dodge across the magma-covered battlefield.
• Rebecca threw Blood Wither to Vic, and he used its Sword Gang to cut through Akainu's magma and nearby buildings.
• Sengoku arrived with Conqueror's Haki, stopped the fight, and ordered Akainu to return to G-1 Base.
• Sengoku sent Vic to the Elite Camp, and Vic left with Rebecca and Wendy.

Vic began instructing the Elite Camp recruits, while Zephyr proposed taking the class to sea for real combat experience. Sengoku approved the plan, setting up a potentially dangerous voyage for the trainees.

• Vic recovered from his injuries, learned that he and Sakazuki had lost their allowances until the Recruit Camp plaza was repaired, and prepared to lead the Elite Camp.
• Vic welcomed Barnett and the other recruits, promising they could join his ship if they trained hard and mastered the Six Powers.
• Vic began the Elite Camp’s training with physical conditioning to prepare the recruits to learn the Six Powers.
• Zephyr returned from an assessment at sea and told Sengoku that some recruits had been too frightened to fight pirates despite being stronger than them.
• Zephyr proposed taking the Elite Camp class to sea to gain combat experience, and Sengoku approved the plan and promised support.

Zephyr visited the Elite Camp and was pleased with the trainees’ progress, while Vic prepared to say goodbye to Smoker and Hina before they left Marine headquarters. During their farewell meal, Vic urged Smoker to develop both kinds of Haki and keep growing stronger wherever he was assigned.

• Zephyr inspected the Elite Camp, praised the trainees’ spirit, and planned to give them a physical test the next day.
• Smoker and Hina visited Vic and explained that they would soon leave Marine headquarters; Hina expected to serve aboard Vice Admiral Tsuru’s ship, while Smoker’s assignment remained undecided.
• Vic cooked a farewell feast for Smoker and Hina, and the group shared a meal by the cabin as the sun set.
• Vic warned Smoker that his Smoke-Smoke Fruit alone would not protect him against Haki users in the New World and encouraged him to strengthen his Observation Haki.
• Vic also stressed that Smoker needed Armament Haki to stop enemies, and Smoker promised to keep improving his strength and uphold his beliefs.

Zephyr took over as Elite Camp instructor and encouraged the trainees to improve through persistence rather than comparing themselves with prodigies. He led them to a comprehensive training assessment, while Vic stayed behind and Rebecca and Wendy joined the test.

• Vic handed the Elite Camp over to Zephyr, and the trainees applauded their new instructor.
• The trainees introduced themselves and described their abilities so Zephyr could tailor their training.
• Zephyr recounted how hard work had helped him become an Admiral despite Garp’s extraordinary talent, urging the trainees to measure progress against themselves.
• Zephyr said Vic had reached Admiral-level combat power at seventeen, further inspiring the trainees.
• Zephyr took the trainees to the training room for a comprehensive assessment, and Vic told Rebecca and Wendy to take the test without him.

Zephyr planned to take the Elite Camp recruits to sea for six months of training, and Vic warned him about the danger of pirates using recruits as hostages. After three days of secluded training, Vic returned to say goodbye to Smoker and Hina as the class prepared to set sail.

• Zephyr told Vic that Sengoku had approved taking the Elite Camp recruits to sea, and Vic warned that powerful pirates could capture students and use them against their teachers.
• Zephyr struggled with Vic’s suggestion that he might have to sacrifice captured recruits, while Vic planned to kill Weevil if he encountered him.
• Vic arranged for Rebecca to summon him by tugging a vine when the Elite Camp was ready to leave, then spent three days training in seclusion on the Red Line.
• Vic said goodbye to Smoker and Hina, told them where he had buried homemade liquor, and watched the recruits gather aboard their specially prepared warship.
• Zephyr arrived at the ship with an unfamiliar man following behind him.

Vic and Zephyr escorted Pizarro toward Impel Down, traveling through the Gates of Justice and stopping first at Water 7. As the ship continued, Vic reflected on the World Government’s abuses and trained his Observation Haki.

• Zephyr explained that Sengoku had assigned them to escort the dangerous Pizarro to Impel Down, and the group boarded the warship.
• Vic said goodbye to Smoker and Hina, gave Smoker a letter for an informant on Sabaody, and sailed away with Rebecca and Wendy.
• The warship passed through the Gate of Justice, and Zephyr told Vic they would stop at Water 7 for training before continuing to Impel Down.
• Vic considered whether to seek Tom’s Pluton blueprints, but rejected the idea of handing them to the World Government.
• Vic explained the Gates of Justice’s currents to Rebecca, reflected on the World Government’s corruption, and began training his Observation Haki.

As Zephyr and Vic escort Pizarro to Impel Down, Pizarro recounts how his friend, a young king, tried to protect and improve his country but was undermined by rumors and betrayal. Pizarro leaves Vic with a hint to visit that country, while Zephyr falls silent.

• Zephyr brought Pizarro out and asked Vic to escort him into Impel Down as their warship approached the prison.
• Pizarro told Vic about his friend, a king whose father was murdered after refusing to make their poor country an Affiliated Nation of the World Government.
• The king built a wall against white wolves and later dug a lake to expand farming, but rumors portrayed his efforts as cruel and selfish while corruption kept relief from the people.
• After nobles exiled him and the country joined the World Government, the king returned with a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, was rejected by his people, and left before becoming a wicked man.
• Vic criticized the king for giving up on his people, and Pizarro urged Vic to visit the country because it might hold something he wanted.

Vic delivered Pizarro to Impel Down and learned about the prison as Zephyr completed the escort mission. After they escaped the Calm Belt, Zephyr began the Elite Camp’s Six Powers training, while Vic planned his own training and considered seeking out Vegapunk.

• Vic and Zephyr handed Pizarro over to Hannyabal and Domino, and Vic asked about sparring with Chief Warden Shiryu.
• Domino explained Impel Down’s five known prison levels, and Vic wondered why Pizarro had been sent there.
• Zephyr signed the handover form and led the warship around the Gate of Justice through the Calm Belt, where he fought off Sea Kings.
• Zephyr announced the start of Elite Camp training and assigned trainees to Six Powers practice or more physical conditioning.
• Vic helped Rebecca and Wendy with their lessons and planned to train his Observation Haki and Mind Power, while considering a visit to Vegapunk on Punk Hazard.

Vic learned how Haki flow and Ryuo developed over generations and decided to research new Haki applications while continuing his training. The warship reached Enies Lobby on its way to Water 7, and Rebecca became the first trainee to learn Soru.

• Zephyr explained that Haki flow, internal destruction, and emission had developed from earlier forms of Haki, beginning with a Wano samurai’s experiments.
• Vic told Zephyr he wanted to research new Haki applications and considered whether Mind Power could be developed by others.
• Vic covered his body in Armament Haki while meditating on deck, alarming the trainees until Zephyr explained what he was doing.
• The warship passed Enies Lobby after leaving Impel Down and continued toward Water 7.
• Rebecca told Vic she had learned Soru first among the trainees, and Vic advised her to combine Rankyaku with swordsmanship while working toward Geppo.

Vic tested a Mind Power and Haki method to help Rebecca awaken her Armament Haki, then learned that Zephyr’s warship had been redirected to rescue the kidnapped princess of the Sift Kingdom. The chapter left the trainees heading toward the kingdom instead of Water 7.

• Vic used Mind Power to guide his Haki through Rebecca’s hand cells, provoking her own Haki particles as she tried to sense them.
• Vic confirmed that his method worked and told Rebecca they would practice daily, while keeping it secret from Wendy for now.
• Headquarters summoned Zephyr and ordered the warship to change course after pirates kidnapped the princess of the Sift Kingdom.
• Zephyr explained that the Marines had to rescue the princess because the Sift Kingdom was an Affiliated Nation, and Vic accepted the new mission.

The warship headed for Xift to investigate the kidnapping of a kingdom’s princess, while Vic reflected on the world’s injustices and asked Barnett about his Devil Fruit. Vic explained that Barnett’s Replenish-Replenish Fruit was fundamentally an ability to restore things and urged him to develop it further and build his endurance.

• Zephyr told Vic that the princess had been kidnapped, her guards killed, and a letter demanding one billion Beli left behind; the kidnappers were believed to remain on the island.
• Vic agreed to investigate Xift with Zephyr, then considered the world’s rulers, the Great Kingdom, and the mysteries surrounding the ancient war.
• Vic learned that Barnett used his Replenish-Replenish Fruit to recover from training and had quickly mastered Soru.
• Vic told Barnett to think of his fruit as a restoration ability, suggesting it might eventually regrow limbs or briefly reverse time.
• Barnett asked to train with Vic, who recommended handstands with gradually increasing weights and told him to preserve his energy and keep training.

Vic and Zephyr brought the Elite Camp to Sift Island to investigate the kidnapping of its princess, but they had to wait for a place to dock before heading inland. With no leads, Zephyr took the trainees toward the palace, while Vic used Observation Haki and agreed to search for the kidnappers with Rebecca and Wendy.

• Barnett left to train after Vic discussed developing his Devil Fruit and offered him a future role as chief steward.
• Vic told Rebecca and Wendy that he hoped Barnett would join his ship and said he would find Wendy a suitable Devil Fruit when he could obtain it from Impel Down.
• Zephyr negotiated for the warship to dock at Sift Island after the busy port's government official initially refused to make room.
• Zephyr led the trainees ashore and decided to visit the palace for clues about the kidnapped princess.
• Vic sensed the island with Observation Haki, then agreed to search for the kidnappers with Rebecca and Wendy.

Zephyr and the trainees reached the palace to help find the kidnapped princess, and the king explained how she had vanished and what the kidnappers demanded. Vic took Rebecca and Wendy to search for the princess using his Observation Haki, while encouraging Rebecca to sharpen hers.

• Zephyr brought the Marine trainees to the palace, where the king pleaded for help rescuing his daughter.
• The king told Zephyr that Paula had disappeared after a wine festival and that the kidnappers demanded one billion Beli.
• Vic advised Rebecca to practice keeping her Observation Haki active so she could sense people more precisely.
• Zephyr took the trainees to investigate the scene, while Vic stayed behind and began searching around the palace with Rebecca and Wendy.
• Vic used his Observation Haki to scan for the princess, though detailed images taxed him and his search was limited to a two-kilometer radius.

Vic explained that Wendy could awaken Observation Haki through intense training and battle, then continued searching for the missing princess. Elsewhere, a cloaked pirate and his crew discussed whether the king would pay a one-billion-Beli ransom and planned to rob the palace if he refused.

• Wendy admitted that she had not awakened Observation Haki, and Vic suggested that her intent needed to grow stronger.
• Vic explained that battle could awaken Observation Haki quickly, while Rebecca recalled awakening hers when she had been cornered.
• Vic advised Wendy to fight without her sniper rifle and use her physical techniques, and Wendy agreed.
• Vic sensed two men fighting naked with his Observation Haki, then stopped Rebecca from looking.
• Vic, Rebecca, and Wendy ate dinner after failing to find any trace of the princess in the busy areas.
• A bald crewman asked a cloaked pirate whether the king would pay the ransom, and the pirate said he would rob the palace if necessary despite the World Government's presence.

The Flame Pirates held Princess Paula hostage for one billion Beli while debating whether to confront the Marines who had arrived by warship. The captain threatened to kill Paula during the exchange, and the pirates turned their attention to her after discovering she was awake.

• The cloaked captain complained about waiting for ransom and pushed to attack the palace, while the bald pirate defended Kyle's cautious approach.
• Kyle reported that a warship had arrived, but the captain dismissed the threat and insisted the crew needed money and a new ship from Water 7.
• Kyle called the king and arranged to exchange Princess Paula for one billion Beli the next morning.
• Paula, who had been pretending to be unconscious, realized the pirates knew the Marines had landed and feared they would kill her.
• The captain threatened to kill Paula in front of the king, and the bald pirate spotted that she was awake and wanted to abuse her.
• Kyle stopped the bald pirate from killing Paula, while Paula pleaded for her life and the other pirates laughed.

Princess Paula’s captors were about to assault her when Cohen’s enormous younger brother Colin arrived and joined them. Colin was suddenly killed by an unseen attacker, leaving Cohen and the others facing the unknown threat.

• Princess Paula pleaded with Baldy and his men as they approached her, but they ignored her cries.
• A crash at the cellar entrance interrupted them, and Colin forced his way inside.
• Colin demanded to assault Princess Paula, and Cohen allowed him to go ahead despite Kyle’s objections.
• Colin approached Paula and moved to lick her, but a shot pierced his forehead and killed him.
• Cohen recognized the blackened wound and the smell of burned flesh as Colin’s body fell.

Vic and Rebecca entered the cellar to rescue Princess Paula and confronted Cohen's pirate crew. Vic killed Cohen's brother Colin, then cut Cohen in two during a surprise attack, revealing that Cohen was a Logia user.

• Vic and Rebecca entered the cellar, where Paula recognized Vic as her rescuer.
• Vic explained that his group was waiting for reinforcements while Kyle tried to learn what Vic knew.
• Kyle disclosed that Cohen had a 200 million Beli bounty and he had an 80 million Beli bounty.
• Kyle distracted Vic while Cohen rushed in to kill him, but Vic pushed Rebecca aside and cut Cohen in two with Blood Wither.
• Vic identified Cohen as a Logia user, while the pirates were shocked that their captain's body had been cut apart.

Vic rescued Princess Paula from the cellar and faced Cohen, the Flame-Flame Fruit user, as Zephyr and the Elite Camp arrived. The chapter ended with Vic cutting through Cohen’s fire attack and body while Rebecca began fighting Kyle.

• Cohen recovered from Vic’s earlier slash with the Flame-Flame Fruit and challenged him to fight.
• Vic freed Princess Paula, carried her out through the collapsed cellar ceiling, and brought her to Zephyr.
• Princess Paula clung to Vic and begged him not to face Cohen, while Rebecca grew jealous and Cohen became enraged.
• Cohen attacked Vic with Great Eruption, but Vic split the pillar of fire and cut Cohen in half with a sweep of Sword Gang.
• Rebecca drew her sword and attacked Kyle, who fought unarmed.

Vic killed Cohen after testing the pirate captain’s poor use of the Flame-Flame Fruit, and the Elite Camp defeated Cohen’s crew. As Zephyr questioned Vic about killing Cohen, Vic claimed the Devil Fruit’s will had influenced him, while privately revealing his desire to claim the fruit for himself.

• Vic tested Cohen’s Flame-Flame Fruit attacks, then used Armament Haki and a sudden strike to pierce Cohen’s heart.
• Cohen died after reflecting on his family and the life he had lived, and his crew fell into disarray.
• Rebecca defeated Kyle, Barnett beat the bald pirate, and the Elite Camp captured the surviving pirates with few injuries.
• Zephyr asked Vic why he had killed Cohen instead of capturing him alive.
• Vic told Zephyr that the Flame-Flame Fruit’s will had influenced him, though he had planned to kill Cohen and wanted the fruit for himself.

Vic and Zephyr rescued Princess Paula from pirates and returned her to the palace, where Paula became openly smitten with Vic. The old king persuaded the Marines to stay for a banquet, and Paula led Vic on a tour of the palace alongside Rebecca and Wendy.

• Vic searched the island for the Flame-Flame Fruit but found nothing, while the Elite Camp recruits tied up the pirates for delivery to a Marine Base.
• Zephyr, Vic, Rebecca, Wendy, and Paula returned to the palace, where Paula reunited with her father and cried as she recalled her ordeal.
• Vic told the old king that the Marines had rescued Paula just before the pirates could kill her, without describing more of what had happened.
• Zephyr tried to leave, but Paula and the old king persuaded him to stay for a banquet with the Marine trainees.
• Paula took Vic by the arm to show him the palace, Rebecca joined on his other side, and Wendy followed while Paula and Rebecca traded barbs.

After the banquet, the old king thanked Vic for saving Paula and tried to persuade him to marry her and inherit the kingdom, but Vic declined and promised to visit as a friend. The king then entrusted Vic with an ancient treasure, fearing he could no longer protect it.

• Vic attended the king's banquet with Paula, Zephyr, and the Elite Camp cadets.
• The old king took Vic aside, thanked him for saving Paula, and offered him Paula's hand in marriage and the kingdom as her dowry.
• Vic declined the offer, saying he valued freedom, and agreed to visit Paula as a friend.
• Before Vic left, the old king gave him a palm-sized wooden box containing an ancient royal treasure and asked him to protect it.

Vic accepted an ancient ring from the old king of Xift and left the country aboard Zephyr’s warship. After discovering the ring’s resemblance to the Divine Staff’s pattern, Vic put it on and sent Rebecca and Wendy away so he could study it alone.

• The old king gave Vic the family treasure, saying its value supposedly exceeded that of the entire country, and Vic flew back to the warship.
• The old king told Paula what had happened, and she wept while watching the docks as the warship prepared to leave.
• Zephyr ordered the warship to set sail, and Rebecca asked Vic why the old king had summoned him.
• Rebecca opened the wooden box and mistook the ring inside for a romantic token, but Vic denied it and examined its strange pattern.
• Vic recognized that the ring’s pattern resembled the Divine Staff’s, put the ring on his finger, and sent Rebecca and Wendy to bed.

Vic set aside his attempt to discover the ring’s power and continued training as the Elite Camp resumed its voyage along a new route. He reflected on the gulf between his abilities and the Admirals and Four Emperors as the warship sailed toward Reverse Mountain.

• Vic sent Rebecca and Wendy to bed, then spent two hours examining the ring without discovering its power.
• Vic stopped investigating the ring and meditated and trained his Haki.
• The Elite Camp resumed training the next day as the warship followed a different route instead of returning through Water 7.
• Vic compared his unusually strong training foundation with the other trainees’ slower progress and considered how his foreknowledge had helped him advance.
• Vic reflected that he remained far below Admiral and Emperor strength, and argued that the Four Emperors’ Conqueror’s Coating gave them an advantage over the Admirals.

The Five Elders discussed their centuries-long search for a mysterious item and the failed Cipher Pol mission in Xift, unaware that Vic wore the object they sought. After training, Vic shared a meal with Zephyr and the others, then explained why he killed pirates, leaving Zephyr accepting that Marines could hold different views of justice.

• The Five Elders learned that Zephyr's Elite Camp had foiled Cipher Pol's operation in Xift and captured their infiltrator, and they ordered their agents to keep searching and watch the Marine trainee.
• The Five Elders decided to retrieve the captured agent from Impel Down later, since Zephyr had not uncovered his identity.
• Vic cooked a Sea King feast after training and invited Zephyr, Rebecca, and the other trainees to eat with him.
• Zephyr remarked that Vic had a strong urge to kill, and Rebecca defended him.
• Vic told Zephyr that pirates had killed his father and nearly abused his mother, who died to save him.
• Zephyr apologized and told Vic he could follow his own sense of justice within the Marines.

Vic and Zephyr discussed whether dangerous people should be killed, while the group shared a meal and talked about Vic’s Observation Haki and Barnett’s Devil Fruit training. Rebecca asked if she should eat a Devil Fruit, and Vic said they could consider it if they found another good one.

• Zephyr cautioned Vic that killing too many people could affect his character, and Vic said he knew where to draw the line.
• Wendy brought Barnett out of the cabin, and the group ate together as Barnett praised Vic’s cooking and many skills.
• Barnett joked about Vic using Observation Haki to spy, prompting Vic to reveal he could see images in a small area and had used that ability to find Princess Paula.
• Vic urged Barnett to develop his restorative fruit while Zephyr advised him to keep training his body as well.
• Rebecca asked whether she should eat a Devil Fruit, and Vic said the Flame-Flame Fruit would have been a good choice if it had not escaped.