Chapter Summaries

Vic used bioelectric signals to prank Gion and Rebecca, nearly making Gion climax and leaving Rebecca in tears and snot. As everyone resumed the feast, Gion returned with a complicated gaze toward Vic, and he asked the old man to reveal who their enemy was before they confronted them.

• Vic revealed that he had used electrical signals to control rabbit breeding and had experimented on pirates before testing the technique on Gion.
• Vic made Gion experience intense sensations until she fled to change clothes, while Rebecca asked to try his ability.
• Vic simulated irritation in Rebecca's eyes and nose, making her cry and produce snot until she begged him to stop.
• Vic wiped Rebecca's face, and everyone resumed eating before Gion returned in fresh clothes and watched Vic intently.
• Tokikake noticed Gion's gaze and angrily tore into his rabbit meat as Vic asked the old man to identify their coming enemy.

Garp briefed the Marines on Douglas Bullet, a powerful former Roger Pirate who had returned to terrorize civilians with an awakened Devil Fruit. The group prepared to confront him, with Garp assigning Vic to lead the attack and promising to intervene if needed.

• Garp explained Bullet's history, including his time with the Roger Pirates and his years spent training in seclusion.
• Vic realized Bullet was still free in this version of events and considered how his history differed from what he remembered.
• Garp said Bullet had begun challenging powerful opponents and killing civilians, while Gion and Tokikake had struggled to stop him and his followers.
• Tokikake revealed that Bullet's Paramecia Devil Fruit was awakened, prompting the Marines to agree they needed to defeat him quickly.
• Garp ordered Vic to lead the attack against Bullet while the others supported him, and said he would step in if anything went wrong.

Vic insisted on facing Bullet alone despite Gion and Tokikake’s concerns, while Garp backed him and urged the Marines to confront powerful enemies without fear. After hearing the details of Bullet’s abilities, Vic kept his own secrets and trained through the night before their coming fight.

• Tokikake and Gion warned that Bullet was too dangerous for Vic to face alone, but Garp defended Vic’s strength and decision.
• Vic said he would fight Bullet alone and urged Gion and Tokikake not to let their defeat undermine their resolve.
• Garp supported Vic’s advice, arguing that facing formidable opponents was necessary for growth.
• Gion and Tokikake described their battle with Bullet, and Vic listened while remaining alert to changes in Bullet’s abilities.
• Vic kept quiet about obtaining the Rumble-Rumble Fruit on Sky Island and trained his Haki on the deck that night.

Vic and Gion met privately at night, where Gion asked him for another massage and Vic reaffirmed that he considered her a companion. The next morning, they sailed with Garp toward the island where Bullet and his men were resting, intending to stop them.

• Gion found Vic training at night and explained how his previous massage had made her feel.
• Gion asked Vic to massage her again, and he agreed; she left satisfied after a longer session.
• Vic and Gion stood beside Garp aboard the warship the next morning, acting as if nothing had happened.
• Garp headed for the island where Bullet and his men were resting, aiming to stop Bullet from harming more countries.

Bullet refused to flee when Garp and the Marines arrived at the island, eager to test himself against Garp and prove he was stronger than Roger. The two forces faced off on the shore, with a battle about to begin.

• A lookout warned Bullet that two Marine warships had arrived and one appeared to be Garp’s Dog-Head Warship, but Bullet dismissed the danger and told his men to hold off Gion and Tokikake.
• Bullet’s underlings urged him to prepare for other powerful Marines, but he refused to retreat and ordered them to get ready for battle.
• Garp, Vic, Bogard, Gion, Tokikake, and their companions landed on the island and confronted Bullet and his crew.
• Garp declared that Bullet would be captured and sent to Impel Down, while Bullet welcomed the fight and vowed to defeat Garp before taking on Whitebeard.

Vic confronted Bullet and challenged him to fight before he could reach Garp. Bullet unleashed his Conqueror's Haki against the Marines, leaving most of the rear ranks unconscious while Vic and Garp remained unaffected.

• Vic criticized Bullet for attacking civilians and told him he would have to defeat Vic before reaching Garp.
• Bullet recognized Vic as the Marine who defeated Golden Lion but dismissed him as an opponent and demanded that Garp fight him.
• Vic refused to step aside, and Marines from Garp's, Gion's, and Tokikake's ships gathered behind him.
• Bullet agreed to fight Vic first so he could save his strength for Garp, then released his Conqueror's Haki at the Marines.
• Vic and Garp endured Bullet's Haki without difficulty, while Gion, Tokikake, Rebecca, and the others were affected and most Marines at the rear fainted.

Vic used a bioelectric ability from his Rumble-Rumble Fruit to knock out most of Bullet’s underlings, then Bullet charged him with a powerful punch. Vic was sent flying after blocking the attack, and the fight with Bullet began in earnest.

• Bullet withdrew his Conqueror’s Haki after it knocked out the marines with weak wills.
• Vic snapped his fingers and used bioelectricity to knock out most of Bullet’s underlings, leaving only a few who had defended themselves with Armament Haki.
• Bullet realized Vic’s ability was not Conqueror’s Haki, while Rebecca admired Vic and Gion blushed at his explanation.
• Bullet charged at Vic and struck him before Vic could properly defend himself with Haki.
• Vic crossed his arms to block Bullet’s punch but was sent flying by its force.

Vic separated Bullet from the others and fought him head-on while Gion, Rebecca, and the rest engaged the remaining pirates. Vic matched Bullet’s strength and then landed a kick that sent him crashing through trees, with their duel still underway.

• Vic recovered from Bullet’s opening attack, rushed him with lightning speed, and drove him away from the others with a punch and a flying kick.
• Gion, Rebecca, and the others chose opponents among the pirates, while Garp held back as their trump card.
• Vic and Bullet charged at each other and met fist-to-fist, creating a crater without either gaining ground.
• Vic launched a fast side kick that struck Bullet’s head and sent him crashing through several trees.
• Bullet flipped in midair and dug furrows in the ground as he stopped himself.

Vic challenged Bullet’s view that strength justified his disregard for civilians, while Bullet explained how betrayal and hardship had shaped him. Unable to persuade each other, they resumed their fight, which continued as Bullet pressed Vic with powerful blows.

• Vic criticized Bullet for harming civilians and argued that his mindset fell short of Roger’s.
• Bullet said the world rewarded strength and described how his country had betrayed him and how others had ignored his suffering.
• Vic decided there was no point in trying to reason with Bullet, and the two charged at each other again.
• Vic and Bullet exchanged close-range attacks, with Vic evading Bullet’s punches using his speed and Advanced Geppo.
• Vic threw Haki-coated stones into a dust cloud, but Bullet swept them aside and struck at Vic, who blocked the blow with crossed arms.

Vic and Bullet continued their fierce hand-to-hand fight while Gion, Tokikake, Rebecca, Frodeku, Barnett, and Wendy defeated their pirate opponents. After the Marines secured the captured pirates, Garp led the others to watch Vic and Bullet's ongoing battle.

• Vic sent Bullet flying with a punch, but Bullet climbed from the crater and faced him again.
• Vic and Bullet resumed trading punches and kicks, leaving the center of the island in ruins.
• Gion defeated a pirate swordsman, and Tokikake beat a powerful opponent after helping Barnett.
• Rebecca used ten flying swords to overcome a fast Zoan swordsman, while Frodeku knocked out his opponent.
• Barnett exhausted his opponent's Haki and defeated him, while Wendy's Oto cut through a pirate's sword and killed him.
• Garp ordered Tokikake and Bogard to escort the fallen pirates to the warship, then led the others toward Vic and Bullet's battlefield.

After two days of fighting barehanded, Bullet began using Armament Haki Emission against Vic, who answered by coating his whole body in Haki. The two resumed their battle, with Bullet’s ranged Haki strikes disrupting Vic’s speed.

• Vic and Bullet continued fighting while Garp, Rebecca, Gion and the others ate meat and watched from the battlefield’s edge.
• Bullet praised Vic’s endurance and declared that he would get serious, then attacked with Armament Haki Emission.
• Bullet’s emitted Haki struck Vic before he could defend himself, sending him crashing into a mound of earth.
• Vic stood up and coated his entire body in Armament Haki, surprising Bullet.
• Vic and Bullet resumed fighting, and Bullet repeatedly used Armament Haki Emission to stop Vic’s momentum before closing in.

Vic and Bullet continued their fierce fight, with Bullet’s Ryuo and Haki Emission injuring Vic before Vic revealed that his Speed-Speed Fruit could slow opponents down. After another hour of combat, Vic had gained the advantage, though both fighters remained in the battle.

• Bullet used Haki Emission to keep sending Vic flying, but Vic’s Armament Haki prevented serious damage.
• Bullet caught Vic off guard with a Ryuo punch and smashed him into a crater, alarming Rebecca and Gion.
• Vic recovered, used Ryuo to punch Bullet, and made Bullet realize his body had briefly become sluggish.
• Vic revealed that he had used the Speed-Speed Fruit to slow Bullet down for a fraction of a second.
• Vic and Bullet fought on for over an hour, and Bullet suffered more injuries while Vic retained the upper hand.

Bullet absorbed his pirate ship and the surrounding earth with the Combine-Combine Fruit, then coated his enormous form in Armament Haki for his ultimate battle with Vic. Vic tested the giant’s defense with a Sword Gang, and Bullet swatted it away as the fight reached its final stage.

• Bullet let Vic’s kick send him to shore, then used the Combine-Combine Fruit to absorb his pirate ship and grow into a giant.
• Bullet fused earth and stone into his body until he stood over a hundred meters tall, while Rebecca and the others moved their picnic farther away.
• Vic severed Bullet’s giant arm with a Sword Gang, but Bullet restored it by fusing it back into his body.
• Bullet covered his giant form in Armament Haki, and Vic recognized it as his final state.
• Vic sent a Sword Gang toward Bullet’s head to test his defense, and Bullet swatted it into the sea.

Vic battled Bullet's giant Combine-Combine Fruit form, using his swords and Ryuo to break through its defenses while struggling against its strength and regeneration. After Vic damaged Bullet's arms, Bullet revealed a new form with an extra pair of arms, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Bullet knocked Vic off the island with a giant fist, but Vic returned unharmed and cut deep wounds into Bullet's neck.
• Bullet healed his neck, slapped Vic into a crater, and tried to crush him, but Vic escaped the blow and dodged another attack.
• Bullet caught Vic in his hand and tried to crush him, but Vic shattered the hand with Ryuo and cut through Bullet's other arm.
• Vic attacked Bullet's head, but Bullet grew two agile arms from his back and struck Vic away.
• Bullet repaired his damaged arms and kept the extra pair as Vic returned to the fight, surprised by Bullet's unexpected form.

Vic used his laser to dismember Bullet’s six-armed giant, then tried to cut into its head and capture Bullet alive. Bullet recovered quickly and reinforced his armor with Haki, stopping the laser at the cost of a tremendous amount of Haki.

• Bullet’s giant grew another pair of arms, forcing Vic to dodge and block attacks from all six.
• Vic struggled to damage the regenerating, Haki-coated giant and was punched into the air.
• Vic used a laser to slice off the giant’s six arms and legs, bringing its upper body crashing down.
• Vic moved above Bullet and prepared to cut open the giant’s head to capture him alive.
• Bullet strengthened the Haki around his real body and blocked Vic’s laser, draining his Haki to maintain the defense.

Bullet overwhelmed Vic with his restored giant form, but Gion saved Vic at the cost of suffering devastating injuries. Enraged, Vic destroyed the giant with Blood Wither and then found that Gion was still alive after Barnett treated her.

• Bullet restored the giant’s severed limbs, strengthened its Haki, and battered Vic with coordinated attacks from all six arms.
• Gion knocked Vic out of the giant’s grasp, but the giant crushed her between its palms.
• Garp broke apart the giant’s hands, rescued the bloodied Gion, and brought her to Barnett for treatment.
• Vic’s fury surged as he launched Blood Wither through the giant’s reinforced Haki, causing the giant to collapse.
• Vic checked Gion’s condition and found that her breathing had improved after Barnett treated her, giving him hope that she could recover.

After the battle, Vic rushed the critically injured Gion back to the warship while Garp and the others discussed how to save her. The Navy prepared to take the unconscious Bullet into custody, and Vic began washing Gion as he searched for a way to treat her.

• Vic carried the comatose Gion to the warship, and Garp said the Navy doctors might not be able to heal her.
• Wendy suggested seeking help from the Drum Kingdom, while Barnett said his fruit ability could stabilize Gion and might heal her over time.
• Garp stopped Rebecca from killing the unconscious Bullet and ordered Tokikake to bring Seastone Handcuffs.
• Garp told the nearby fleet that the battle was over and ordered the ships to return to their bases.
• Tokikake scolded Vic for Gion's injuries, but Vic told him to move and carried her to the bathroom for treatment.
• Vic put Gion in the bathtub and began filling it with water, then used scissors from his dimensional space to cut away her bloodstained clothes.

Vic cared for the gravely injured Gion and used his Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability to stimulate her cells to repair internal damage. The chapter ended with him continuing to feed her Sea King bone broth while directing her recovery.

• Vic washed Gion and placed her in warm water, then reflected that his near-awakening of Conqueror's Haki was not worth risking her life.
• Vic prepared Sea King meat and bones in a sealed iron can, using his ability to cook a nutrient-rich broth under pressure.
• Vic tried to feed the unconscious Gion, then used his own mouth to get the broth past her teeth.
• Vic maintained electrical signals in Gion's body to stimulate cell division, beginning with her stomach and other vital organs.

Vic healed Gion enough to wake her after she was gravely injured by Bullet, then helped her recover while keeping his new medical ability secret. Gion survived but remained unable to move, and Vic arranged for Rebecca to care for her.

• Vic fed Gion the last of the soup, and she woke to find him tending to her in the bathtub.
• Gion teased Vic about kissing and undressing her, but she showed no anger and was glad he had saved her.
• Vic dressed Gion, made her a wheelchair, and took her out to Rebecca and Ain, who had kept the others from entering.
• Rebecca celebrated Gion's recovery, and Gion praised Vic for healing her and apologized for worrying everyone.
• Vic told Rebecca and Ain to keep his healing ability secret, claimed he had learned medicine in the Drum Kingdom, and directed ordinary cases to Barnett.

Vic revealed that he had healed Gion, then agreed to escort Bullet back to Impel Down while Garp took another mission. As Vic prepared for his promotion to Vice Admiral, he prompted Garp to suggest a black animal codename, leaving Garp to offer several awkward possibilities.

• Vic brought Gion onto the deck, where Garp and the others saw that she had recovered from her injuries.
• Vic warned everyone not to touch Gion because her bones were still broken, and explained that her rapid recovery had cost her some lifespan.
• Garp praised Vic for saving Gion and assigned him to escort Bullet to Impel Down before returning to Marine headquarters for his Vice Admiral promotion.
• Garp told Vic that Vice Admirals had animal-and-color codenames, and Vic asked which color suited him.
• After Vic covered himself in Armament Haki, Garp agreed that black fit him and suggested Black Horse, Black Snake, Black Sheep, or Black Pig.