Chapter Summaries

Vic completed his training under Garp and set off for Paradise aboard Tokikake's warship with Gion and the others. As the crew rested at sea, Vic explained how he had combined his abilities and swordsmanship to defeat Bullet.

• Garp formally graduated Vic from his training, agreed to pass along Vic's suggestion to call the color black “xuan,” and sent him and his team away.
• The Dog-Head Warship and Tokikake's warship parted after the captured pirates were transferred, with Garp continuing into the New World and Vic heading toward Paradise.
• Vic pushed Gion's wheelchair to the bow, where Tokikake and the others gathered around them despite Vic's request for privacy.
• Tokikake told Vic that Bullet had not woken up, and Gion asked how Vic had defeated him.
• Vic explained that he had combined Haki, Mind Power Coating, Speed-Speed Fruit acceleration, and Rumble-Rumble Fruit electromagnetic force to propel Blood Wither through Bullet's defenses.

Vic arranged for Tokikake to catch a Sea King so he could make nourishing soup for Gion. After feeding her, Vic used his abilities to repair her damaged muscles, leaving only her bones injured.

• Vic asked Tokikake whether he had eaten a Devil Fruit, then sent him into the sea to catch a Sea King for Gion’s recovery.
• Tokikake returned an hour later with a large Sea King, and Vic cooked its meat and bones into soup using his ability.
• Vic served soup to Gion and the young women watching, then fed Gion himself while secretly explaining what he was doing through Secret Sound Transmission.
• Vic manipulated Gion’s bodily signals and supplied energy from the soup to accelerate cell repair until her damaged muscles healed completely.
• Gion’s bones remained injured, but the soup’s nutrients had been absorbed without leaving her stomach swollen.

Vic continued treating Gion and said one more session after the banquet would heal her completely. After a lively feast aboard the warship, Vic ate the remaining Sea King meat to replenish his strength for the next major battle.

• Vic told Gion that her muscles and tissue were healed and that one more treatment would repair her bones.
• Rebecca marveled at Vic's healing ability, and Vic warned her not to spread word that he was like a god because the Celestial Dragons were considered gods.
• Vic prepared teppanyaki and hot pot for the warship's banquet while Rebecca fetched food and he fed Gion.
• The crew ate and drank for two hours, and many of them, including Gion, became drunk.
• Vic devoured the remaining Sea King meat to avoid wasting it and replenish the energy he had lost fighting Bullet.

Vic pushed Gion to the bathroom and helped her use the toilet, leaving them both deeply embarrassed but aware of their attraction. After returning her to the deck, Vic prepared to give Gion her final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the bathroom, and he agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep and Tokikake reluctant.
• Vic and Barnett carried the sleeping women into the cabin before Vic wheeled Gion into the bathroom.
• Vic helped Gion urinate and wipe herself, while Gion realized the warm object pressing against her was Vic's sword hilt.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to poop, so he continued supporting her and helped her clean up afterward.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair on the deck and prepared to give her final treatment.

Vic helped the injured Gion use the toilet after the others fell asleep drunk, and their awkward closeness stirred embarrassment and attraction between them. He returned her to the deck and prepared to give her the final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the toilet, and Vic agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep while Tokikake reluctantly gave way.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin, and Barnett carried Wendy away before Vic returned to take Gion to the bathroom.
• Vic helped Gion urinate and wipe herself, and he suppressed his desires when she noticed his erection pressing against her.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to poop, so he held her in position and helped clean her afterward.
• Vic put Gion back in her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to give her the final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the toilet while Rebecca, Wendy, and Ain slept off their drinking, and Tokikake left rather than watch. Afterward, Vic returned Gion to the deck and prepared to give her the final treatment.

• Vic agreed to take Gion to the toilet after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep, while Tokikake reluctantly accepted Gion's decision.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin, and Barnett carried Wendy away.
• Vic pushed Gion into the restroom and helped her urinate and clean herself while both felt embarrassed.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to poop, so he continued holding her and helped her clean up afterward.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to begin her final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the bathroom aboard the warship, and their awkward closeness stirred romantic feelings between them. After he returned her to the deck, he prepared to give her the final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to take her to the bathroom, and Tokikake objected before giving in when Gion insisted.
• Vic carried the sleeping Rebecca and Ain into the cabin, while Barnett carried Wendy away.
• Vic pushed Gion into the bathroom, helped her urinate, and wiped her clean as they both blushed.
• Vic suppressed his arousal when Gion noticed his erection pressing against her, and Gion realized what it was.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to defecate, so he held her until she finished and helped clean her again.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to begin her final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the bathroom while the rest of the women slept off their wine, and the awkward intimacy stirred feelings between them. After pushing her back onto the deck, Vic prepared to give her final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the bathroom, and he agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep and persuading Tokikake to stand aside.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin while Barnett carried Wendy, then returned to find Tokikake gone.
• Vic helped Gion urinate and clean herself, suppressing his arousal when she noticed his erection.
• Gion told Vic she also needed to poop, and he helped her finish and clean up.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to give her final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the toilet after the others fell asleep drunk, and the awkward experience left both of them flustered. He returned Gion to the deck and prepared to give her the final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the toilet, and Vic agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep and persuading Tokikake to stand aside.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin while Barnett carried Wendy, then returned to find Tokikake gone.
• Vic helped Gion urinate and wipe herself, and Gion realized the warm object poking her was Vic’s sword hilt.
• Gion told Vic she also needed to poop, so he helped her finish and get dressed.
• Vic returned Gion to her wheelchair and pushed her onto the deck to give her the final treatment.

Gion asked Vic to take her to the bathroom, and he reluctantly helped her while Rebecca and Wendy slept. After assisting her, Vic returned Gion to the deck to give her the final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the bathroom, and he agreed after seeing Rebecca and Wendy asleep.
• Tokikake objected to Vic helping Gion but gave in when she insisted.
• Vic carried Rebecca and Ain into the cabin, while Barnett carried Wendy away.
• Vic helped Gion use the toilet, and both became embarrassed during the intimate ordeal.
• Vic finished helping Gion and pushed her back onto the deck for her final treatment.

Vic helped Gion use the bathroom while she was recovering from her injuries, enduring an awkward and intimate ordeal as she peed and pooped. He returned her to the deck and prepared to give her final treatment.

• Gion asked Vic to push her to the bathroom, and he agreed after finding Rebecca and Wendy asleep and carrying them into the cabin with Ain.
• Tokikake objected to Vic helping Gion but gave in when she insisted, then disappeared from the deck.
• Vic wheeled Gion into the bathroom and whistled while she urinated, then helped her wipe herself.
• Gion told Vic she still needed to poop, so he waited and helped her clean up afterward.
• Vic put Gion back in her wheelchair, pushed her onto the deck, and prepared to give her final treatment.

After Gion recovered, Bullet awakened aboard the warship and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki. Vic confronted him, arranged for him to use his Haki to train the crew in exchange for meals, and heard how Bullet began seeking strength.

• Gion recovered from her injuries, and the crew rejoiced while Tokikake thanked Vic.
• Bullet awakened at noon and released Conqueror's Haki across the warship, knocking many people unconscious.
• Vic confronted Bullet in his cell and warned him to behave on the way to Impel Down.
• Vic offered Bullet regular meals in exchange for unleashing his Conqueror's Haki twice a day, and Bullet agreed.
• Vic asked about Bullet's past, and Bullet explained that a mysterious expert had inspired him to challenge stronger opponents until he met Roger and joined his crew.

Bullet told Vic that a mysterious hooded expert had trained him after he left the Roger Pirates, changing the course of his development. As the warship continued toward the Red Line, Vic used Bullet’s Conqueror’s Haki to toughen the crew, and the chapter ended with Tokikake questioning Vic’s conspicuous Armament Haki training while Gion defended him.

• Bullet said a mysterious expert had taught him to use the Combine-Combine Fruit and sent him to train against savage beasts using only Haki.
• Vic learned that Bullet had met the hooded expert twice but did not know his name or whereabouts.
• Vic arranged for Bullet to release Conqueror’s Haki aboard the warship each day, gradually building the crew’s resistance as they sailed toward the Red Line.
• Half a month later, Tokikake stopped at an island to resupply, while Rebecca and Wendy took Ain ashore and Vic, Gion, and Tokikake stayed aboard.
• Tokikake accused Vic of using full-body Armament Haki Hardening to show off, and Gion defended Vic’s training as a serious effort to explore new uses of Haki.

Vic heard Rebecca's urgent call and rushed to a town where men were abducting and killing civilians in the name of the Celestial Dragons. He confronted the men, who warned him not to interfere, leaving the conflict on the verge of erupting.

• Vic discussed Issho's sense of justice with Tokikake and Gion, while considering how he might recruit powerful Marines to his side.
• Rebecca sent Vic an urgent message through Secret Sound Transmission, and Vic used Observation Haki before racing to her.
• Vic found armed men chasing women and children, seizing young men, setting fires, and leaving civilians dead in the streets.
• Vic ordered the men to stop, but several black-suited agents emerged and invoked the Celestial Dragons as they threatened him.

Vic withdrew from the scene rather than openly defy the Celestial Dragons, leaving the civilians to believe they had been abandoned. Once out of sight, he secretly killed the attackers, and the women with him realized he had acted after all.

• Vic questioned why the attackers needed ordinary civilians and refused to accept their claim that the Marines had no right to interfere.
• After weighing the situation, Vic told the others to leave and walked toward the warship as the civilians' hope turned to despair.
• Rebecca, Gion, and Wendy followed Vic, each struggling with his apparent helplessness before the Celestial Dragons' authority.
• A suit-wearing man and his underling mocked Vic as he departed, but the underling suddenly died, followed by the other attackers.
• Vic killed every attacker from out of sight, and the three women sensed their deaths and understood what he had done.

Vic concealed his massacre of the island’s perpetrators behind a show of anger, then left the survivors a Sea King as an apparent divine gift. Aboard the warship, Rebecca told Tokikake what had happened, while Vic recalled Fisher Tiger’s coming assault on Mary Geoise and the events that would follow.

• Vic pretended to be furious and killed the Sea King following the warship, then ordered Tokikake to haul it ashore.
• Vic rejected the Sea King’s meat and departed with Rebecca and the others, leaving the body behind.
• A voice spoke into the islanders’ minds and directed them to shore, where they found the Sea King and believed a god had provided food for them.
• Rebecca recounted the island incident to Tokikake without revealing that Vic had killed the perpetrators.
• Vic remembered Fisher Tiger’s coming climb of the Red Line, his raid on Mary Geoise, and the later events that would lead to Fisher Tiger’s death and Kizaru’s promotion.

Vic reflected on how Fisher Tiger's actions could affect Kizaru's promotion and explained advanced uses of the Six Powers to Gion and the others. After leaving the island, Vic's actions inspired a local legend of a curse, while the warship continued toward Paradise and crossed the Red Line.

• Vic asked Gion how she had gained such speed, and she explained that her Soru had improved after she instinctively used it to protect him from Bullet.
• Vic shared ideas about advanced uses of the Six Powers, using Gion's Soru and his own Geppo as examples.
• Vic secretly returned to the island and killed the World Government investigators who planned to execute its residents.
• A resident who gained a Devil Fruit ability spread a tale of a curse and used the power to kill malicious visitors, letting the islanders live more safely.
• During the voyage, Gion repeatedly visited Vic at night, while Vic and the others trained and Tokikake managed the warship.
• The warship crossed the Red Line without stopping at the G-1 Branch, and Vic stayed inside until it reached the waters of Paradise.

The Five Elders schemed to keep Vic from becoming an Admiral by assigning him work that would bring little credit or damage his reputation. Vic brought Bullet toward Marine Headquarters on the way to Impel Down, unaware of the plan, and sent Gion and Tokikake ashore to return to headquarters.

• The Five Elders discussed Vic’s rising reputation and decided to prevent his promotion without revealing their opposition.
• The Elders considered assigning Vic to protect Vegapunk or to assess prospective Shichibukai, aiming to deny him credit and make others resent him.
• Vic and his crew headed to Marine Headquarters so they could take Bullet through the Gate of Justice toward Impel Down.
• At the headquarters harbor, Vic told Gion and Tokikake to leave the ship and spend time with their friends and families.
• Tokikake hurried ashore, frustrated by watching Vic and Gion together, while the others laughed at his reaction.

Vic brought Seastone-bound Bullet to Impel Down, where Warden Magellan welcomed him and thanked him for dealing with the Golden Lion. As Magellan prepared to take Bullet into custody, his stomach rumbled and interrupted the handover.

• Gion refused to leave Vic's ship at first, but Vic persuaded her to return to Marine Headquarters with Ain and visit Vice Admiral Tsuru.
• Rebecca said goodbye to Gion, and Gion left for the residential area behind Headquarters while Vic and the others sailed toward Impel Down.
• Vic and his group reached Impel Down and were met at the dock by Magellan, Shiryu, and Domino.
• Bullet unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out many guards and Marines, but made no further move.
• Magellan thanked Vic for capturing the Golden Lion, and Vic said he regretted not bringing him back alive.
• Magellan began to take Bullet into custody, but his stomach rumbled as his daily need to relieve himself came on.

Vic escorted Bullet to Impel Down's sixth level and locked him in a heavily secured cell. He left after challenging Bullet to meet him again if he ever escaped, while an unseen prisoner watched from the shadows.

• Magellan sent Shiryu and Vic to take Bullet downstairs, then hurried away because his stomach was upset.
• Vic and Shiryu escorted Bullet through level six, where prisoners tested them with Conqueror's Haki and Bullet answered with his own.
• Vic chose an empty, cold cell, and Shiryu secured Bullet to the floor with Seastone chains.
• Vic warned Bullet not to escape and challenged him to seek him out if he did; Bullet welcomed the prospect of fighting him.
• Vic left level six after noticing a cold glint from the shadows of the cell opposite Bullet's.