Chapter Summaries

Wendy fought Lao Si and was wounded as he exploited her hesitation and attacked her relentlessly. She escaped into the air, but Lao Si threatened Frodeku to force her back down, leaving her to block his path again.

• Wendy blocked Lao Si’s sword and kicked away his Shigan attack, striking his wounded arm.
• Lao Si pressed Wendy with repeated thrusts, cutting her lower leg and left arm as she retreated.
• Lao Si licked Wendy’s blood from his blade, unsettling her as she struggled with the danger of the fight and the people she wanted to protect.
• Wendy used Soru to escape Lao Si’s attack, then Geppo to fly out of his reach.
• Lao Si charged toward Frodeku to draw Wendy down, and Wendy landed in his path to protect him.

Wendy fought Lao Si while Vic watched for signs that she might awaken Observation Haki. Though injured, she continued battling him, and the chapter ended as his sword overwhelmed her weakened defense.

• Wendy dodged Lao Si’s two attacks aimed at her neck, but he kicked her in the lower back and injured her internally.
• Konan worried about Wendy, while Ain reassured her and explained that Barnett’s ability could heal scars; Konan then asked whether he could remove one on her buttock.
• Vic kept watching Wendy’s fight without intervening, believing the pressure might awaken her Observation Haki.
• Wendy stood her ground against Lao Si, but her internal injuries weakened her as she blocked his Shigan and sword slash, leaving her reeling from the impact.

Wendy was nearly killed by Lao Si but awakened Observation Haki at the brink of death and began using their fight to master it. She realized Vic had only pretended to be helpless, while Konan turned her worried attention to whether he would reveal his strength.

• Lao Si disarmed Wendy and wounded her across the chest and shoulder as she struggled to evade his attacks.
• With Lao Si’s next strike aimed at her heart, Wendy awakened Observation Haki, dodged, and slapped him as he passed.
• Wendy recognized her new ability and saw that Vic, Rebecca, and Frodeku had known she was in danger, while Vic had been pretending to lose.
• Wendy retrieved her knives and used Lao Si as a sparring partner, dodging his attacks and landing shallow cuts to improve her control of Observation Haki.
• Konan stopped crying when Wendy began toying with Lao Si, then worried about Vic, who still appeared to be taking a beating.

Vic stopped pretending to take Ling’s attacks and overwhelmed him with a rapid series of Haki-infused blows. As Ling recovered, Vic questioned him about Devil Fruits, and Ling began recounting an old story involving Ohara and an Ancient Script tablet.

• Vic revealed that he had been holding back while waiting for his companion to awaken her Observation Haki, then struck Ling and launched him into a crater.
• Ain and Konan watched Vic defeat Ling, and Konan praised Vic as their country’s savior before Ain warned her that Ling was getting back up.
• Ling recovered from the crater, asked whether Vic’s speed came from training or a Devil Fruit, and Vic asked if anyone could still swim after eating one.
• Ling told Vic that someone had once taken a fragment of an Ancient Script tablet to Ohara, whose scholars declined to report the person to the World Government.
• Vic asked Ling what happened next.

Ling told Vic about a damaged Poneglyph account suggesting Devil Fruits may once have lacked their seawater weakness, then resumed their fight. After Ling transformed into his rhinoceros Human-Beast Form, he prepared to test whether he could make Vic draw his sword.

• Ling recounted a story about a person who deciphered part of a damaged tablet describing fruits that granted superpowers, and Vic considered whether those fruits were ancient Devil Fruits without a seawater weakness.
• Vic taunted Ling and challenged him to use his remaining tricks, while Ling recovered from his injuries and attacked with repeated Shigan thrusts.
• Vic dodged Ling’s attacks, slapped him, and threw him into the ground, but Ling recovered and used kicks to retreat.
• Ling wiped the blood from his face, transformed into his rhinoceros Human-Beast Form, and said he would try to make Vic draw his sword.
• Vic recognized Ling’s Zoan transformation as a possible boost to his defense and attack, and Ling coated his hands, feet, and nose horn in Armament Haki.

Vic fought Ling, a Zoan Devil Fruit User who transformed into a rhinoceros, while Rebecca held the advantage over Lao Jiu until he revealed his own Zoan power. The battles continued as Rebecca escaped Lao Jiu’s transformed claws with a Rankyaku and Soru.

• Vic caught Ling’s horn attack, used Ling’s momentum to slam him into the ground, and then struck him with a Rankyaku.
• Konan and Ain watched the fights, with Ain insisting that Vic was the strongest before turning her attention to Rebecca.
• Rebecca kept Lao Jiu on the defensive until he transformed into his Human-Beast Form as a koala.
• Lao Jiu told Rebecca that the other two fighters were not Zoan users and then attacked her with his claws.
• Rebecca blocked Lao Jiu’s claws with her sword, used Rankyaku to stop his second strike, and escaped with Soru.

Rebecca fought Lao Jiu’s Zoan-enhanced form to a standstill before abandoning Observation Haki and relying on instinct. Her unpredictable attacks overwhelmed him, leaving him badly wounded in the Flower Field.

• Rebecca adapted to Lao Jiu’s strength and claws, then cut open his abdomen and chest with a feint.
• Lao Jiu’s Zoan vitality quickly closed the wound, and the two fighters remained locked in a prolonged stalemate.
• Rebecca used Observation Haki to see that her allies were gaining ground and decided to end her fight quickly.
• Rebecca abandoned Observation Haki and fought on instinct, making Lao Jiu’s predictions unreliable.
• Rebecca kicked Lao Jiu into the Flower Field and followed with Sword Gang and Rankyaku, inflicting several severe gashes.

Rebecca defeated Lao Jiu after fighting with a sudden instinctive style that overwhelmed his Observation Haki. Vic then struck Ling with overwhelming speed and strength, sending the rhinoceros flying and leaving his most heavily defended neck badly injured.

• Rebecca dodged Lao Jiu's attacks, then battered him with rapid strikes until he collapsed unconscious in the flower field.
• Rebecca sensed that Lao Jiu was still alive and stood guard while Konan praised her victory and Ain defended Vic.
• Wendy continued testing her Observation Haki, while Lao Si feared he would suffer Lao Jiu's fate and Barnett kept beating Lao San with Future Sight.
• Vic asked Ling about his bond with Lao Jiu, and Ling admitted they had spent ten years together before a tear betrayed his feelings.
• Vic ended the exchange by striking Ling's armored neck before Ling's Observation Haki could react, sending him flying with a nearly shattered cervical vertebra.

Vic battered Ling, who pretended to be beaten before using Vic’s kick to launch a surprise attack on Rebecca. Rebecca was badly injured, but Vic intercepted Ling before he could finish her off and sent him flying back.

• Vic repeatedly knocked Ling down and challenged him to use his strongest attack, while Ling asked why someone so young and strong was still in the Elite Camp.
• Ling leaped at Vic with his horn, but Vic dodged and kicked him in the chest; Ling used the force to propel himself toward Rebecca.
• Rebecca sensed danger and turned her sword to meet Ling’s Haki-coated punch, but the blow drove the blade into her chest and sent her flying with severe internal injuries.
• Konan cried out in shock, and Ain anxiously watched as Ling continued toward Rebecca to finish her off.
• Vic rushed between Ling and Rebecca and punched Ling in the cheek, sending him back to the battlefield.

Vic comforted Rebecca after Ling's attack, then confronted Ling and revealed that his Armament Haki could withstand Ling's Ryuo. Ling began to doubt his chances as Vic taunted him, and their fight remained unresolved.

• Vic rushed to Rebecca, apologized for her injury, and held her until she had recovered enough to stand.
• Ain rebuked Konan for suggesting that Vic and Rebecca made a good couple, insisting they were brother and sister.
• Vic mocked Ling for attacking Rebecca, and Ling replied that Vic had to defeat him before they could talk.
• Ling attacked Vic with Ryuo, but Vic stopped his fist with an Armament Haki-coated palm without using Ryuo himself.
• Vic told Ling that his Ryuo was too weak to break through Vic's defense, leaving Ling shocked and desperate.

Vic defeated Ling with a single Ryuo-coated punch without drawing his sword, then discussed Rebecca’s Haki training and explained that his own rapid awakening had required hard fights and help from others. The fight ended with Ling unconscious and Rebecca still determined to awaken Armament Haki.

• Vic struck Ling in the face with Ryuo and sent him flying, leaving him unconscious and badly injured beside Lao Jiu.
• Ain celebrated Vic’s victory, and Konan admitted that she had underestimated his strength.
• Vic told Rebecca he had avenged her, then asked whether she had felt Haki surging during her fight with Ling; Rebecca said she had not.
• Vic urged Rebecca to keep training her body and explained that awakening Armament Haki required time, effort, and strength.
• Rebecca challenged Vic by pointing out that he had awakened Haki within weeks of learning Tekkai.
• Vic explained that fights with Onigumo and Garp had helped him awaken Haki early, while Lao Jiu listened and reflected on the monsters he had faced.

Vic encouraged Rebecca to keep measuring herself against strong people and warned Barnett not to neglect Haki and the Six Powers while developing his fruit ability. With Frodeku using Future Sight to guide him, Barnett defeated Lao San, leaving Wendy as the only enemy still standing.

• Rebecca reconsidered Vic's advice and recognized that comparing herself with powerful Marines could drive her to improve.
• Lao Jiu reflected that his lack of strong opponents had held back his Armament Haki, though he accepted that his circumstances could not be changed.
• Frodeku used Future Sight to guide Barnett past Lao San's attacks, and Barnett battered Lao San unconscious.
• Vic asked Barnett about the value of Observation Haki and urged him to prioritize Haki and the other Six Powers over developing his fruit ability.
• Lao Si realized that his brothers had been defeated and began thinking about how to survive.

Wendy defeated Lao Si and spared him so Vic could question the captured fighters. Lao Si agreed to reveal their powerful backer, despite Ling and Lao Jiu warning him that talking would leave them no chance of survival.

• Barnett decided to study Kami-e and Shigan after gaining insight into Haki, while Wendy used Observation Haki to seriously wound Lao Si.
• Wendy cornered Lao Si, pierced his shoulder, and stopped when he surrendered.
• Vic ordered Lao Si to wake the unconscious prisoners, and Lao Si slapped Lao San and Ling awake.
• Vic asked the prisoners who backed them, but Ling and Lao Jiu refused to answer while Lao San glared at Lao Si.
• Lao Si said the others were orphans and offered to talk, prompting Ling and Lao Jiu to warn that he would not survive if he revealed their secrets.

Lao Si revealed that he and the others belonged to secret World Government intelligence agencies and explained their role in undermining the country. Vic questioned him about the smoke flowers and their connection to the Celestial Dragons, while Rebecca and Barnett restrained Ling and Lao Jiu.

• Lao Si identified himself and the others as members of Cipher Pol and warned Vic and his group to leave after learning the truth.
• Vic told Rebecca and the others about the revelation, and they realized that saving the country could put them at odds with the World Government.
• Ling and Lao Jiu tried to attack Lao Si, but Rebecca and Barnett pinned them down while Vic questioned Lao Si.
• Lao Si admitted the World Government had sent them to ruin the country because it refused to pay the Heavenly Tribute or become an Affiliated Nation.
• Lao Si explained that smoke flower petals became an illegal drug and its leaves were made into cigars for the Celestial Dragons.
• Rebecca slapped Ling when he tried to silence Lao Si, and Vic asked whether smoke flowers needed particular soil to grow.

Lao Si revealed how the World Government planned to addict an island’s people and ruin its farmland, leaving the country dependent on the government. Vic decided to kill the agents to protect the secret, and as the fight began, Ling and Lao Jiu underwent a strange transformation.

• Lao Si explained that smoke flower pollen would addict the island’s people and that the plants would poison the farmland, forcing the king to depend on the World Government.
• Vic grew furious at the World Government’s scheme, while Rebecca, Wendy, and the others questioned whether the navy served justice.
• Vic ordered the agents killed, and Ling called Lao Jiu to fight before both transformed into their Zoan forms.
• Lao Si attacked Wendy with a blade hidden in his scabbard, but Wendy dodged his next strike and stabbed him through the heart.
• Ling and Lao Jiu began changing their Human-Beast Forms, swelling and becoming bloated and entirely bestial as their expressions turned vacant.

Vic and Rebecca defeated the four members of the intelligence organization after two Zoan agents awakened and attacked. Vic ordered the survivors to conceal what happened, then arranged treatment as another group approached.

• Vic told Rebecca to finish Lao San while he faced the two dazed Awakened Zoans alone.
• Rebecca condemned Lao San's empty life, and Vic killed the rhino and koala with one sword strike.
• Rebecca killed Lao San, leaving all four intelligence agents dead.
• Vic told the others to hide the truth and claim they had only killed the island's gangsters.
• Vic gave Frodeku the Famous Sword Lunar Eclipse and ordered him to take the injured to the warship for treatment.
• Rebecca sensed a crowd approaching and asked Vic whether they were the agents' underlings sent by the World Government.

Vic and his companions defeated the men poisoning the kingdom with Devil’s Flowers, and the king arrived to thank them. Vic and the king then went into a cabin for a private conversation, where the king asked about Vic’s signal.

• Frodeku carried Konan’s unconscious grandmother to the warship for medical care, and Konan went with him.
• Ain joined Vic as the king arrived with ministers and soldiers, who knelt before Vic and his companions.
• The king praised Vic and his companions for killing the men who had poisoned the people and held children hostage.
• Vic and the king agreed to speak privately in a cabin while Rebecca stayed with Ain and the others.
• The king asked Vic what he had meant by signaling him.

Vic questioned the old king about the World Government’s agents and learned how they had pressured the country into growing addictive fireworks. He proposed a gradual end to cultivation and joining the World Government as an Affiliated Nation to obtain Marine protection, and the king agreed.

• Vic asked the old king whether he had knowingly allowed the country to fall into its current state.
• The old king explained that a masked World Government envoy had demanded Heavenly Tribute thirteen years earlier, and he had refused because the country could not afford it.
• The old king said Ling and the others later arrived, traded grain, and pressured him to grow fireworks; his granddaughter recognized the masked envoy’s scent on them.
• The old king revealed that the fireworks’ pollen had made the people addicted, then crushed the flowers in anger.
• Vic proposed gradually reducing fireworks cultivation, consulting the ship’s doctor about treating the addiction, and making the country an Affiliated Nation so it could request a Marine Base.
• The king agreed to Vic’s plan, and Vic said the king would also have to agree to one more thing.

Vic and the old king agreed on a plan to protect the people and keep the Marine Base from enabling further oppression, while Zephyr supported the arrangement. Zephyr then called Sengoku and warned that Vic’s actions could end the training exercise and send Vic and the others to Enies Lobby for trial.

• Vic asked the old king to provide food for the people, arrange fair trade for useful tobacco leaves, and destroy the harmful flowers, and the king agreed.
• Vic told the king to keep their conversation secret and proposed appointing one of Zephyr’s students as Marine Base commander.
• Vic explained the events and the World Government’s involvement to Zephyr, who admitted he had known about the island and backed Vic’s plan.
• Zephyr called Sengoku, while Garp answered the Den Den Mushi and argued with Sengoku before handing the call back.
• Zephyr told Sengoku that Vic had caused a huge disaster and that Vic and the others might be sent to Enies Lobby for trial, ending the Elite Camp.

Zephyr reported the Elite Camp’s encounter with the Cipher Pol agents and arranged for a Marine Base and medicine to help the Flower Kingdom. Konan chose to stay with her grandmother, while Rebecca hoped they would meet again when Konan could join the Marines.

• Zephyr told Sengoku and Garp that Vic and the others had killed the Cipher Pol agents on the Flower Kingdom, and Sengoku ordered him to leave while the Marines acted as if they knew nothing.
• Zephyr explained that the king wanted to join the World Government and build a Marine Base, and Sengoku agreed to send a base commander chosen by Zephyr.
• Zephyr told the king that the Marines would establish a base, then asked ship's doctor Ethan about treating the islanders’ firework addiction.
• Ethan said medicine could relieve the symptoms but was scarce, so Zephyr planned to bring more and prioritize the elderly.
• Rebecca comforted Konan, who thanked the group for helping her island, then declined to join the Marines immediately because she needed to care for her grandmother.
• Rebecca said she had spoken too soon, and Vic smiled and gently stroked her hair as she looked to him.