Chapter Summaries

Vic returned from Impel Down with Rebecca and the others, then secretly examined the Devil Fruits he had stored in his Dimensional Space. He revealed that he had engineered the trip to Impel Down to obtain the More-More Fruit for Wendy, and the warship continued toward the Gate of Justice.

• Vic chatted with Hannyabal while Rebecca and the others were away, then left Impel Down after Magellan apologized for his stomach trouble.
• Rebecca questioned Vic about Domino’s attention and warned him against flirting with other women; Vic denied doing anything and sat down on the warship.
• Vic inspected the Round Table Fruit, Ape-Ape Fruit, and More-More Fruit inside his Dimensional Space.
• Vic revealed that he had secretly killed Byrnndi World in his frozen cell and taken the More-More Fruit without Shiryu or the surveillance Den Den Mushi noticing.
• Vic explained that he had orchestrated Magellan’s illness and his trip to the sixth level so he could obtain the fruit for Wendy, as he had promised.

Vic returned from Impel Down after delivering Bullet and his crew, then reported to Kong and Sengoku at Marine Headquarters. Sengoku praised his performance and said a promotion would be arranged, while Vic reflected on the Marines’ duty to stop powerful people from bringing chaos.

• Vic planned to secretly give Wendy the More-More Fruit and considered its potential to make a sniper extraordinarily powerful.
• Vic and his group returned to Marine Headquarters, where he sent Rebecca and the others to clean up the house by the sea.
• Vic delivered Magellan’s signed handover document for Bullet to Sengoku in Kong’s office.
• Kong and Sengoku praised Vic for defeating Bullet and said he should rest before a promotion ceremony was arranged.
• Vic credited Garp for giving him the chance to prove himself and said the Marines should stop those who create chaos.

Vic returned to the cabin after speaking with Kong and Sengoku, who concealed the Five Elders’ plan to suppress him. He joined his companions for a feast, and the gathering ended with Gion and Rebecca staying the night at the cabin.

• Kong and Sengoku praised Vic’s values but hid the Five Elders’ mission, which they believed was meant to suppress him.
• Vic returned to the cabin and found Rebecca, Wendy, Gion, Ain, Tashigi, Frodeku, Barnett, and Tokikake gathered there.
• Vic asked Tokikake to catch a Sea King, and Gion reinforced the order so the group could have enough food.
• Vic encouraged Rebecca to visit Vice Admiral Tsuru with Gion the next day, and Rebecca agreed.
• The group shared a feast, and Gion and Rebecca drank until they were drunk.
• Gion shared a bed with Rebecca while the two little girls slept together, leaving Vic without a bed.

Vic spent several days contemplating the Sword Dao and trying to comprehend the Artistic Conception of Wind. Sengoku then summoned Vic, Gion, and Tokikake, and Gion worried that a promotion to Vice Admiral would separate her from Vic.

• Gion visited Vic at night after pretending to be asleep so she could wait until Rebecca had fallen asleep.
• Vic returned to the cabin and focused on comprehending the Artistic Conception of Wind after failing to find Zephyr at the Elite Camp.
• Three days later, Sengoku summoned Vic, Gion, and Tokikake to the Fleet Admiral's Office.
• Gion told Vic she had heard from Vice Admiral Tsuru that the summons was probably about their promotions.
• Tokikake said they might all become Vice Admirals and joked that they would have fewer chances to spend time together.
• Gion said she would refuse promotion and remain a Rear Admiral so she could serve as Vic's adjutant.

Vic reassured Gion that he would visit her, and she gave him her Vivre Card while threatening to complain to senior Marines if he did not. At Marine Headquarters, Kong and Sengoku began choosing titles for Vic, Gion, and Tokikake, settling on their colors and starting to discuss which animals would complete the titles.

• Vic told Gion not to give up her Vice Admiral aspirations to join his ship, but agreed to visit her after she gave him her Vivre Card and threatened to complain to Tsuru, Garp, and Sengoku.
• Vic, Gion, and Tokikake walked together to the Fleet Admiral's office, where Kong said the three were candidates for future Marine Admirals and would receive titles and Vice Admiral ranks.
• Kong assigned brown to Tokikake, peach to Gion, and black to Vic, based on their clothes.
• Sengoku said Vic's title would use the ancient character "xuan" for black, then asked Tokikake to name an animal for his title.

Sengoku assigned animal codenames to Tokikake and Gion, then Kong and Sengoku approved Vic’s choice of Dark Dragon despite Tokikake’s concerns about angering the Celestial Dragons. The three officers left Marine Headquarters to await their promotion ceremony.

• Sengoku settled on Chaton for Tokikake after teasing him with the name Brown Pig.
• Gion chose Momousagi because she liked the taste of rabbit meat.
• Kong suggested Dark Dragon for Vic after noticing the dragon-shaped swords at his waist, and Sengoku approved the title.
• Tokikake worried the Celestial Dragons might object, but Gion, Kong, and Sengoku defended Vic’s choice and Kong promised to explain it to the World Government.
• Sengoku confirmed the three would be promoted to vice admirals and said the Marines would arrange a ceremony, then Vic and the others left headquarters.

Vic gave Wendy the More-More Fruit, explaining that its powers were ideal for her as a sniper. He told her to develop its ability in secret because its appearance could reveal Byrnndi World’s death in Impel Down.

• Vic returned to the seaside cabin with Gion and Tokikake, then asked Wendy to speak with him privately.
• Vic gave Wendy the More-More Fruit and explained how it could enlarge objects and greatly increase their speed.
• Vic told Wendy that Byrnndi World had died and warned her that using the fruit openly could make the Marines suspect their involvement.
• Wendy agreed to develop the fruit’s powers in private and wait for Vic’s permission before using them.

Wendy ate the Devil Fruit Vic had found for her and stayed in the cabin to practice controlling its power. Vice Admiral Tsuru arrived with Hina and thanked Vic for saving Gion, offering him her help and advice.

• Wendy ate the entire Devil Fruit and practiced using its power while Vic waited outside.
• Wendy emerged an hour later, and she refused to tell Rebecca and Gion what she and Vic had discussed.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru arrived at the seaside cabin with Hina, who reunited with Rebecca, Wendy, and Gion.
• Vice Admiral Tsuru thanked Vic for saving Gion and offered to help him if he faced trouble or needed advice.

Vic and the other young Marines received promotions that were broadcast across Marine Bases, and news of Vic defeating Bullet spread worldwide. After weeks without a mission, Vic approached Sengoku and learned that the World Government had assigned him a task connected to its new Shichibukai plan.

• Vice Admiral Tsuru left Vic’s gathering, while Hina stayed and visited for meals over the next few days.
• Sengoku and Kong broadcast Vic, Gion, and Tokikake’s promotion ceremony to every Marine Base, and the World Economy News then reported Vic’s capture of Bullet.
• Vic and the others spent weeks without missions as they said goodbye to Vice Admiral Tsuru, Hina, Tokikake, and Gion.
• Vic grew tired of waiting and went to see Kong and Sengoku to ask for a mission.
• Sengoku told Vic that the World Government had ordered him to lead a team on an important task related to the new Shichibukai plan.

Vic accepted Sengoku’s assignment to assess pirates considered for the Shichibukai, a government-backed group that would assist the Navy in exchange for legal plunder. He received the candidate list and a special Den Den Mushi, leaving him free to choose his route and decide which pirates deserved the title.

• Sengoku explained the Shichibukai plan and asked Vic to assess the candidates and keep them in line.
• Vic condemned the World Government’s decision in a show of anger, then agreed to carry out the mission.
• Sengoku gave Vic the candidate posters, removing Bullet’s because Vic had already captured him.
• Vic reviewed candidates including Shanks, Mihawk, Crocodile, Kuma, and Moria, while noting Doflamingo, Jinbe, and Hancock were absent.
• Sengoku gave Vic a Den Den Mushi to connect approved candidates with the World Government.

Vic arranged supplies for his ship and prepared to leave Marine Headquarters with Rebecca and the others the next morning. Before departing, he visited Allen to say goodbye, and Allen revealed that his late master had mentioned a New World island containing every rare metal in the world.

• Vic obtained an authorization slip from Sengoku and arranged for Barnett to oversee the ship's resupply.
• Vic told Rebecca and the others that they would set sail early the next morning, while Tashigi felt sad that they were leaving without her.
• Vic visited Allen's forge, shared a drink with him, and told him he was taking a team out to sea.
• Allen told Vic that his late master had said a New World island might contain every rare metal ever found.

Allen told Vic about a dangerous island rich in rare metals that could provide the materials for a Supreme Great Grade Sword. After explaining that such swords used Haki and other powers more efficiently, Allen persuaded Vic that finding the island could be worth the risk, and Vic decided to visit it.

• Allen revealed that a secret island full of rare metals had been passed down through his swordsmithing lineage.
• Vic questioned whether the island existed and wondered how its deposits had formed, while Allen recounted how his ancestor had visited it with a powerful swordsman’s protection.
• Vic said he planned to turn Allen and Blood Wither into Black Blades and did not need another Supreme Great Grade Sword.
• Allen explained that Supreme Great Grade Swords transmitted Haki, Sword Qi, and other powers efficiently, saving time and energy in difficult fights.
• Vic learned why Supreme Great Grade Swords differed from Black Blades and decided to visit the island while traveling.

Vic learned that Allen knew only clues to an island in the New World where he hoped to find metal for forging a Supreme Great Grade Sword. As Vic prepared to sail, Rebecca gave him Vivre Cards from Gion, whose card meant he could not easily avoid visiting her.

• Allen told Vic that the island had an active volcano that never erupted and extraordinarily heavy metal, but he did not know its exact location.
• Vic thanked Allen, left him two bottles of wine, and visited Andrew at the Recruit Camp, where the recruits admired him.
• Vic returned to the seaside cabin and resumed training while Rebecca and the others eagerly prepared for their voyage.
• At dawn, Vic and his group went to the harbor, where Rebecca gave him Gion's Vivre Card and one made for her.
• Vic realized Gion's card was a way to ensure he would visit her, since she could use his own Vivre Card to find him.

Vic sailed out to assess pirates in the first half of the Grand Line for a Shichibukai recruitment mission, then learned that the World Government wanted him to offer notorious pirates legal privileges. His companions realized the assignment could damage Vic’s standing in the Marines, while Vic suspected there was more behind it than he knew.

• Vic stored the Vivre Cards in his Dimensional Space, where they stopped reacting, then sailed away from headquarters with Rebecca, Barnett, and the others.
• Vic steered the warship past Sabaody, the Florian Triangle, and Water 7, heading toward Twin Cape while planning to find Shanks first and leave Moria for later.
• Rebecca asked what the mission was, and Vic handed her papers containing wanted posters for Shanks, Crocodile, Moria, Kuma, and other pirates.
• Rebecca and the others read the contract summary and discovered that Vic was supposed to invite pirates to become Shichibukai in exchange for privileges such as legal plundering and frozen bounties.
• Barnett warned Vic that accepting the mission could harm his reputation and ambitions within the Marines.

Vic explained that he could not refuse the World Government’s order to select pirates for the Shichibukai, despite the damage it could do to his reputation. He chose to seek out Shanks first, and the warship continued toward the island where Shanks and his crew were believed to be.

• Vic told Barnett that disobeying orders could cost him the chance to rise in the Marines, while the pirates he selected would bring blame upon him.
• Vic argued that the Shichibukai system could not be avoided, so he would choose pirates who had done less harm to civilians; Barnett backed his approach and Rebecca and Wendy calmed down.
• After reviewing the wanted posters, Vic said they would find Shanks first and gave Barnett the Eternal Pose for the island where Shanks and his crew were.
• Vic went to the warship’s bow to train, hoping to grasp the full scope of the Artistic Conception of Wind.
• Several days later, with supplies running low, Barnett ordered the lookouts to search for an island and had Marines fish for food.

Barnett's warship discovered a prosperous island while searching for supplies, and Barnett led a group ashore while Vic remained aboard to cultivate. The group reached a fishing village's pier and paused to observe it before going farther.

• A lookout spotted a possible island, and Barnett ordered the warship to change course and investigate.
• The crew confirmed the island was inhabited, and Barnett decided to stop and buy supplies.
• Rebecca and Wendy urged Barnett to bring Vic ashore, but Barnett left him to cultivate and said he could reach them quickly if needed.
• Barnett, Rebecca, Wendy, Ain, and several Marines sailed to the island in a transport boat.
• Barnett's group reached the fishing village's pier, where Barnett observed the houses and villagers before advancing.

Barnett’s group visited a quiet fishing village and followed directions toward town, where they discovered that the streets were deserted. Rebecca sensed something was wrong and confirmed with Observation Haki that no people were present within her range, leaving the group facing a possible island-wide disappearance.

• Barnett asked two elderly villagers for directions and learned about the island’s town, forest, lake, and relative safety from pirates.
• Rebecca examined a detailed model sailboat, then left the nervous children alone and rejoined the group.
• Barnett led the group toward town to buy supplies rather than hunt, while the villagers watched them leave with meaningful looks.
• Rebecca noticed they had encountered no one on the road, but Barnett thought the route was simply remote.
• Barnett’s group found the town empty, and Rebecca used Observation Haki to confirm that no people were within her range, though animals remained.

Barnett led a marine party to investigate the town while Rebecca stayed behind with Ain, but they found the entire population had vanished recently. As Wendy urged them to alert Vic, Rebecca offered to search the rest of the island by flying so they could seek the missing people without disturbing him yet.

• Barnett chose several marines to investigate the town, and Wendy and Frodeku joined him while Rebecca stayed with Ain.
• Barnett split the search party up to check the town more quickly, while Rebecca watched over Ain with her Observation Haki.
• The search party returned without finding anyone, and Wendy and Frodeku reported fresh food, pets, signs of struggle, and other evidence that the townspeople had disappeared recently.
• Wendy urged Barnett to tell Vic, but he wanted to learn whether the rest of the island was deserted before waking him.
• Rebecca proposed flying around the island to look for the missing people without disturbing Vic yet.

Rebecca surveyed the island and found that everyone except the fishing village’s residents had vanished, so she woke Vic and told him what she had discovered. Vic suspected a Devil Fruit user was responsible and returned to the village to investigate, where he waited in silence as the villagers watched him.

• Rebecca flew over the island and found no people in its towns, concluding that the inhabitants had been taken away.
• Rebecca returned to the warship, woke Vic, and told him that the fishing village was the only populated place left on the island.
• Vic questioned why the fishing village had been spared, then told Rebecca that a Devil Fruit user was likely involved.
• Vic sent Barnett a voice transmission to bring the others back to the fishing village, and Barnett led the group there.
• Vic reached the village, sat facing the residents, and silently watched them while stroking his model sailboat.

Vic and Rebecca discovered that the seemingly ordinary fishing village was hiding many people inside a model sailing ship. The Marines sensed the captives with Observation Haki, and Vic suspected a Devil Fruit ability was involved as the villagers remained under suspicion.

• Vic used Observation Haki to search the island and noticed that the fishing village was abnormal while the rest of the island seemed empty.
• Barnett and the Marines returned, and Vic told them to use Observation Haki to investigate the village.
• Barnett and the others sensed countless human presences inside the model sailing ship.
• Barnett and Rebecca wondered whether the hidden people were Tontatta, but Vic said a Devil Fruit ability might explain their presence.
• Vic cautioned the Marines to learn from the incident while the villagers remained tense and their identities uncertain.