Chapter Summaries

Vic landed on the island, built a cabin beside a cliff, and went hunting among its powerful, unfamiliar animals. After barely escaping a dinosaur’s counterattack, he killed a wild horse and discovered its meat restored his strength, then thought about returning to Rebecca and Grandma Maria.

• Vic landed on the island, explored its shoreline, and built a cabin with alarm devices near a seaside cliff.
• Vic entered the forest to hunt and attacked a giant dinosaur, but its armored neck resisted his sword and its tail sent him crashing through trees.
• Vic searched elsewhere, caught a fast wild horse, and carried it back to his cabin before its blood attracted predators.
• Vic cooked and ate the horse meat, felt his strength recover and grow, and decided the island’s animals were rich in Primal Spirit.
• Vic saved some food for the morning and thought about Rebecca and Grandma Maria while resting beneath the moon.

Vic realized that stray Sword Qi showed his sword control was lacking, then trained his conviction and control until he could cut steel. After a brutal fight with a steel-scaled Tyrannosaurus, he landed a decisive cut and broke through to Cutting Steel.

• Vic noticed slash marks in the ground after chopping wood and realized he needed to keep his sword's power focused on the blade.
• Vic interpreted Koshiro and Zoro's teachings as a need to unite conviction, physical strength, and sword control, then changed his routine to meditate and fight stronger animals.
• Vic trained until less Sword Qi escaped his blade and his sword techniques grew stronger, while eating powerful prey improved his defenses.
• Vic challenged a steel-scaled Tyrannosaurus, but his attacks could not pierce its defenses and the beast repeatedly injured him.
• Vic emptied his mind, walked past the charging Tyrannosaurus without dodging, and cut its neck with a single sheathed draw, achieving Cutting Steel.

After recovering from his fight with the armored tyrannosaur, Vic explored the inner forest and noticed its animals gathering around the central lake under a full moon. He watched a gigantic tree rise from the lake, but its purpose remained unknown.

• Vic cooked and ate the armored tyrannosaur, healed from most of his injuries, and resolved to hunt in the inner forest once fully recovered.
• Vic scattered the tyrannosaur's bones around his cabin and meditated to deepen his understanding of the Realm of Cutting Steel.
• Vic noticed the inner forest's animals acting unusually quiet and excited as he hunted there.
• Awakened by roars on the night of the full moon, Vic followed a Sea King toward the central lake and found countless animals gathered around it.
• Vic watched a beast melt after falling into the lake, then saw an enormous tree emerge from the water and spread its canopy across the lake.

Vic watched a giant tree rise from a lake and discovered that its unusual fruit attracted powerful beasts. After a flying beast died trying to reach the tree, two ripe fruits fell into the water, the lake’s corrosive danger vanished, and the beasts rushed in to claim them.

• Vic watched the giant tree and its rooted land emerge from the lake as the full moon reached its zenith.
• Vic noticed the hanging fruit begin to glow and guessed that the giant beasts were waiting for it to ripen.
• A winged beast flew toward the tree but fell into the lake and melted to death before reaching it.
• Vic decided not to risk approaching the tree and considered possible dangers that kept animals away from the fruit.
• Two glowing fruits detached and rolled into the lake, while the remaining fruit and vines withdrew into the canopy.
• The lake’s corrosive effect vanished, and the giant beasts charged into the water to pursue the fruits.

Vic watched two beasts eat the lake’s mysterious fruit and grow stronger before the tree sank, then returned to his cabin and struggled to make progress awakening Observation Haki. Meanwhile, Kuina and Rebecca missed him, and Vic ended the chapter frustrated by how quickly Luffy had mastered advanced Haki techniques.

• Vic suspected the animals’ deadly battle had been orchestrated to feed the giant tree, then watched a sea serpent and a giant ape win the two fruits.
• The giant ape and the sea serpent ate the fruit, grew smaller but more powerful, and fled the lake after the tree sank beneath the surface.
• Vic returned to his cabin and resumed training, trying to sense the Breath of All Things as the first step toward Observation Haki.
• Koshiro told Kuina that Vic had gone to train at a zoo, while Rebecca complained that he had not visited her or her grandmother in over three months.
• After half a month without progress in Observation Haki, Vic lamented that Luffy had learned advanced Haki techniques so quickly.

Vic fought a western dragon that attacked his cabin and stole his food, pushing himself through increasingly severe injuries. When the dragon breathed fire, Vic awakened Observation Haki and began perceiving the world with heightened awareness.

• Vic hunted two spotted donkey beasts and returned to his cabin to prepare a feast.
• A western dragon arrived, ate Vic’s roasted donkey, and approached the cabin for more food.
• Vic attacked the dragon with Yubashiri, but it repeatedly knocked him back and inflicted serious injuries.
• Vic refined his swordsmanship during the fight but could barely penetrate the dragon’s defenses.
• The dragon struck Vic into a crater and then breathed a fireball at him.
• Vic dodged the fireball as Observation Haki awakened, allowing him to hear and perceive details he had never noticed before.

Vic mastered the basic use of Observation Haki and spent a month training on the mysterious island while waiting for the full moon to reveal the giant tree and its fruit. When a storm spoiled his chance to claim the fruit, he prepared to return to Koshiro, carrying meat for Rebecca and Kuina, and left the island.

• Vic awakened and trained his Observation Haki by dodging the Western dragon, then realized the dragon's meat could keep it occupied while he hunted elsewhere.
• Vic concluded that Observation Haki worked by using will to control waves and sense the waves emitted by people and objects.
• Vic healed for two days, then trained against the dragon and different beasts while waiting for the full moon and the mysterious fruit.
• A storm hid the moon, so Vic decided not to wait another month and planned to return to learn from Koshiro and study sword forging.
• Vic gathered tasty meat for Rebecca and Kuina, burned his cabin, disposed of his traces, and left the island using Geppo.

Vic returned to Laipe Island after months of training and found the town peaceful and unchanged. He left his boat with Master Ba and headed home, planning to visit the old lady next door.

• Vic reached the deserted island, retrieved his boat, and resumed swimming and diving while towing it toward Laipe Island.
• A week later, dockworkers Auston and Amos spotted Vic running across the sea and watched him stop his boat with one foot at the dock.
• The dockworkers and townspeople recognized Vic and welcomed him back; he told them he would stay only a few days before continuing his training.
• Vic asked Master Ba to watch his boat and invited him to dinner, then headed home as Master Ba observed that Vic had become a young swordsman.
• Vic found his home spotless and prepared to visit the old lady next door.

Vic returned to Rebecca’s home, reunited with Maria and Rebecca, and helped bring food back for the household. He planned to focus Rebecca’s training on swordsmanship and Haki until she was old enough to train in the Six Powers.

• Vic returned to Rebecca’s house, learned that Rebecca was practicing in the forest, and found Maria tending the vegetable garden.
• Vic reunited with Maria, helped her water the vegetables, and carried her home while Rebecca remained away.
• Vic searched the forest with Observation Haki and found Rebecca fighting a giant elephant.
• Vic killed the charging elephant before it could hurt Rebecca, and she excitedly embraced him after realizing he had returned.
• Vic and Rebecca raced home with the elephant, and Vic decided to focus her training on swordsmanship and Observation Haki for now.

Vic returned home to share zebra meat, teach Rebecca, and say farewell before resuming his journey. At sea, he discovered that repeatedly exhausting Observation Haki and replenishing it with Primal Spirit-rich meat helped it grow stronger, so he began hunting Sea Kings for training.

• Vic cooked zebra meat for the old woman, Rebecca, and Tuya, then told them he would leave again after a few days.
• Vic taught Rebecca swordsmanship, Observation Haki, and the Six Powers, and wrote down training notes for her.
• Master Ba visited and urged Vic to join the navy, and Vic said he would do so after learning more.
• After three days of training Rebecca, Vic left the island with only the old woman, Rebecca, and Master Ba seeing him off.
• At sea, Vic found that Observation Haki improved slightly after he exhausted it and that Primal Spirit-rich meat sped its recovery.
• Vic began keeping Observation Haki active until it ran out and hunted small Sea Kings to eat their Primal Spirit-rich meat.

Vic returned to Shimotsuki Village, reunited with Kuina, and asked Koshiro to teach him about the realm beyond his breakthrough. He then cooked zebra meat for Kuina and Koshiro, and the dojo apprentices joined them after following the smell.

• Vic returned to Isshin Dojo and greeted the apprentices who welcomed him back.
• Kuina clung to Vic and cried, then teased him with her bamboo sword until he promised to cook her something tasty.
• Vic told Koshiro he had broken through and asked about the next realm, and Koshiro explained the power to protect and cut what one wished.
• Vic reunited with Kuina at his cabin and cooked zebra meat on a heated stone slab.
• Koshiro joined Vic and Kuina for the meal, and Vic gave the dojo apprentices meat to prepare themselves.

Vic advanced his swordsmanship, forged a sword for Rebecca, and returned to Shimotsuki Village, where he asked Koshiro to teach him Armament Haki. Koshiro offered only an abstract Wano training method, so Vic decided to rely on the Navy for systematic instruction later.

• Vic developed Sword Gang, continued training his body and Observation Haki, and helped Kuina improve her health and fitness.
• After three months of training with Kozaburo, Vic forged a Grade Sword and gave it to Rebecca on Laipe Island.
• Vic returned to Shimotsuki Village and asked Koshiro to teach him Armament Haki.
• Koshiro explained that his Wano method awakened Armament Haki and its flow together, a demanding process that could take years.
• Vic heard Koshiro's two-sentence explanation of the method and decided to focus on his current training until he could learn Armament Haki from the Navy.

Vic forged Wado Ichimonji for Kuina, improving it beyond its original Great Grade while falling just short of Supreme Great Grade. After Captain Buck told him his grandmother was seriously ill, Vic left Shimotsuki Village to return to her.

• Kozaburo asked Vic to forge a sword for Kuina, and Vic agreed.
• Vic spent a month forging Wado Ichimonji with Kozaburo's guidance, raising it half a grade above Great Grade.
• Kozaburo explained how Famous Swords were cataloged and said he would present Wado Ichimonji at the next Famous Sword Conference.
• After recovering from the forging, Vic resumed training and perfected Sword Gang during his year and a half in Shimotsuki Village.
• Captain Buck told Vic that Rebecca had sent word that Vic's grandmother was seriously ill and wanted to see him.
• Koshiro told Vic to leave and visit Kuina when he could, and Vic departed after preparing a bamboo sword.

Vic said goodbye to Kuina and left Shimotsuki Village, then boarded a pirate ship to find food. He easily overpowered Baiyisi, captain of the Fierce Tiger Pirates, and drew Yubashiri to finish the fight.

• Vic gave Kuina a new bamboo sword, promised to meet her again, and asked her to become a great swordswoman.
• Vic said goodbye to Kozaburo, left Shimotsuki Village, and flew away after declining Buck's offer of a ride.
• Vic spotted a pirate ship, boarded it, and demanded food from its crew.
• Baiyisi attacked Vic, but Vic struck him back and sent him crashing into the cabin.
• Baiyisi transformed using the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Tiger, and fought Vic in his human-beast form.
• Vic tested Baiyisi's strength, drew Yubashiri, and used Wave Breaker.

Vic defeated Baiyisi, found a Devil Fruit aboard his ship, and returned to Laipe Island, where he stayed beside Rebecca’s dying grandmother. Two months later, her sudden burst of energy made Vic realize she was nearing the end.

• Vic defeated Baiyisi, demanded food and valuables from his crew, and discovered a Devil Fruit hidden in a chest.
• The cook explained that Baiyisi had stolen two strange fruits from the royal treasury, and Vic let the kidnapped crew members go while ordering the guilty pirates into the sea.
• Vic flew to Laipe Island and learned from Rebecca that her grandmother was gravely ill from grief and old age.
• Vic stayed by the grandmother’s bedside for weeks as Rebecca, Tuya, the doctor, Mayor Andre, and neighbors cared for her.
• Two months later, the grandmother woke looking unusually vigorous, and Vic recognized it as a final rally before death.

After the old woman died, Vic helped Rebecca grieve and continued training her while preparing for his own future. He ate the Speed-Speed Fruit, discovered that seawater did not weaken him, and decided to conceal both facts.

• The old woman entrusted Rebecca to Vic before she died, and Rebecca mourned her grandmother.
• Andre led the old woman’s funeral, and Vic later encouraged Rebecca to resume training and grow stronger.
• Vic found and ate a milky-white Devil Fruit, which gave him the power to greatly increase his speed.
• Vic demonstrated his new speed to Rebecca and named the fruit the Speed-Speed Fruit.
• Vic tested himself in the sea and found he could swim without feeling weak, leading him to believe he could eat another Devil Fruit.
• Vic told Rebecca to keep his Devil Fruit power and immunity to seawater secret, and planned to hide his ability.

Vic met Vice Admirals Garp and Tsuru after they arrived on Laipe Island, and challenged Garp to give him pointers. Tsuru reunited with Rebecca, explained her mother’s death, and invited her to join the Marines; Rebecca agreed and asked Tsuru to take Vic too.

• Vic sensed two powerful visitors approaching Laipe Island and hurried to the docks with Rebecca.
• Vic recognized Garp and Tsuru, introduced himself, and introduced Rebecca when Tsuru asked for her.
• Vic asked Garp for pointers as Garp prepared to leave for his grandson, and Garp turned to face him.
• Tsuru told Rebecca that she had served with her mother and blamed herself for failing to protect her.
• Rebecca agreed to join the Marines and asked Tsuru to bring Vic along, then comforted Tsuru about her grandmother’s death.
• Tsuru agreed to visit Rebecca’s grandmother’s grave with her.

Vic challenged Garp to prove he was strong enough to skip the usual steps and join the Marines. After a fierce three-hour fight, Garp invited Vic to join his ship after training camp, while Tsuru and Rebecca watched him recover.

• Vic asked Garp to take him directly to Marine Headquarters, and Garp agreed to test his strength on a nearby beach.
• Vic attacked Garp with his two swords, but Garp blocked his strikes and dodged his attacks as they fought across the beach.
• Vic continued attacking for three hours, using his swordsmanship and Speed-Speed Fruit powers, but he could not injure Garp.
• Garp ended the fight with a punch that sent Vic into a crater, and Vic got back up after a short while.
• Garp praised Vic's strength, swordsmanship, and Observation Haki, then invited him to join his ship after graduating from the training camp.
• Garp returned to his flagship to see his grandson and promised to come back for Tsuru and the others, while Tsuru recognized Vic's potential.

Vic reflected on his gains from fighting Garp, prepared to leave his home island, and boarded Garp’s warship with Rebecca to travel to Marine Headquarters. The ship crossed Reverse Mountain, leaving Vic to admire the route as he continued toward his Marine training.

• Vic recognized that his swordsmanship, Observation Haki, and use of his Speed-Speed Fruit had improved, and he resolved to become stronger and pursue a Marine Admiral position.
• Vic hosted Granny Tsuru for dinner, then spent the following days searching for rare metals and developing his Devil Fruit ability.
• A week later, Garp returned, and Vic and Rebecca said goodbye to the islanders before boarding the Dog-Head Warship.
• The warship stopped at Loguetown, where Vic looked for Smoker but did not find him.
• The ship crossed Reverse Mountain and passed Twin Cape as Vic watched the journey and kept his Observation Haki active.

Vic trained relentlessly aboard the warship, hunting Sea Kings and strengthening his body while Rebecca learned from Tsuru. After a month at sea, the warship reached Sabaody Archipelago, where Vic planned to look for rare metals.

• Vic stayed on deck for days at a time, training through harsh weather as Garp and Tsuru instructed the crew not to disturb him.
• Vic hunted Sea Kings underwater and ate their raw meat to restore his Primal Spirit and improve his physical condition.
• Vic asked Garp about awakening Armament Haki, but Garp said he had awakened it by accident while fighting Roger.
• Tsuru gave Rebecca more comprehensive training, while Rebecca practiced swordsmanship on deck and spent most of her time in the cabin.
• A month later, the warship reached Sabaody Archipelago and docked in Area 60, where the crew received a day of leave.
• Vic decided to explore the island for rare metals and information despite his poor impression of Sabaody.