Chapter Summaries

Vic returned to Gion and their children, whose precocious growth and closeness to him came from the year-long family life they experienced in his illusion. He reunited with them at home and denied Gion’s suspicion that he had secretly visited during his absence.

• The narration explained how Vic’s illusion let his family spend a year together for every few days in reality and how Gion willingly entered it despite knowing the truth.
• Vic reflected on the Donquixote Family’s recent actions, including Rosinante’s death and Law’s escape, and why Vice Admiral Tsuru was too busy to visit Gion.
• Vic entered the house, and his two children ran to greet him; he picked them up and reunited with Gion.
• Vic sat beside Gion, embraced and kissed her cheek, but avoided kissing her on the lips while the children watched.
• Gion asked whether Vic had secretly visited her and the children recently, and Vic denied it, saying he had been too busy.

Vic gave Gion and their children Soul Fruits, then showed Gion how to use them with a gravity bracelet to accelerate her Armament Haki training. Gion learned that exhausting and restoring Haki could strengthen it and was eager to begin using Vic’s method.

• Gion asked Vic why the children kept staring at an empty spot and giggling, and Vic confirmed they were healthy.
• Vic gave a Soul Fruit to Gion and each child, then explained that the rare fruit strengthened Conqueror’s Haki and aided Armament Haki training.
• Vic depleted Gion’s Armament Haki with Ryuo, and Gion restored it faster than before, sensing that it had grown stronger.
• Gion discussed how Marines who fought often improved their Haki, and Vic explained the benefits of repeatedly exhausting and restoring Armament Haki.
• Vic gave Gion a gravity bracelet and taught her how to use it with Soul Fruits to speed up her Haki training.

Vic reunited with Gion and their children at Marine Headquarters, then left after several days to begin building a pirate ship from metal gathered by Ban. The chapter ended with Vic experimenting in a hidden cave to create a superior metal using his Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

• Vic fastened a gravity bracelet on Gion and told her that he and his companions had defeated Charlotte Linlin, while learning that the victory had not appeared in the newspapers.
• Vic and Gion discussed the Marines and Garp, then spent the night together while their children slept under Vic's ability.
• Vic stayed at Marine Headquarters for several days, walking with Gion and leaving Soul Fruits behind when he departed.
• Vic traveled to a New World island and found Ban's stockpile of metal hidden inside a mountain.
• Vic began experimenting with the metals, determined to fuse a material with top-tier properties using his Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Vic completed a powerful steel pirate ship while learning that Ginny had been taken to Mary Geoise and deciding against a rescue after warning Dragon about the God Realm threat. As he sailed toward Titan Island in 1509, he learned Shanks had stolen the Gum-Gum Fruit and chose not to intervene, leaving Shanks to reach the East Blue.

• Vic used the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to build a fast, durable steel pirate ship, incorporating designs and features that took several months to plan and construct.
• Dragon told Vic that Ginny had been captured, but Saturn had already sent her to Mary Geoise to become a Celestial Dragon's wife.
• Vic warned Dragon about the Law God and the danger of a rescue; Kuma ultimately gave up on saving Ginny and devoted himself further to the Revolutionary Army.
• In 1509, Vic sailed his nearly finished destroyer-inspired ship toward Titan Island, and Rebecca told him the World Government was pursuing Shanks over the stolen Gum-Gum Fruit.
• Vic contacted Shanks, learned he had escaped to the East Blue, and decided not to interfere with events involving the fruit and Luffy.

Vic continued developing his steel pirate ship while events in the East Blue set Luffy, Ace, and Sabo on their paths. He then took Kuina from Shimotsuki Village to pursue swordsmanship in the Grand Line, leaving Zoro with Wado Ichimonji and a promise to meet again.

• Vic heard that Ban had found no trace of the giant lanternfish or Bakkin, then brought his steel pirate ship to waters near Titan Island and continued refining it.
• In 1510, Shanks left Foosha Village after giving Luffy the straw hat, and Garp arrived too late to stop him; Luffy remained determined to become the Pirate King.
• Garp left Luffy with Dadan, where Luffy befriended Ace and Sabo, and the three became sworn brothers before Sabo was apparently killed by a Celestial Dragon’s cannon shot.
• Vic arrived at Shimotsuki Village and told Zoro that Kuina was leaving to pursue her goal of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman in the Grand Line.
• Kuina gave Zoro Wado Ichimonji and promised that he could find her in the New World when he was strong enough.

Vic took Kuina from Shimotsuki Village and brought her to his territory, where she joined his crew and trained in illusions. Meanwhile, Saturn’s scheme left Ginny dead and Bonney ill, and Kuma left the Revolutionary Army to raise the child alone.

• Vic gave Zoro a replacement Wado Ichimonji and carried Kuina away, prompting Zoro to vow to grow stronger and challenge her again.
• Vic returned to his territory with Kuina, introduced her to Rebecca and the crew, and helped her mature through illusion training.
• Saturn’s plot drove Ginny and Bonney from Mary Geoise after Ginny contracted Sapphire Scales.
• Ginny called Kuma and Dragon from the Sorbet Kingdom but died before Kuma could reach her, leaving Bonney behind.
• Kuma found Ginny’s body and Bonney, left the Revolutionary Army, and raised Bonney in their old church without learning how to treat her illness.

Vic solved the problem of accelerated training in the illusion shortening Rebecca and the others’ lifespans, then resumed their training with safeguards. After Ban’s agents found the giant lanternfish, Vic, Rebecca, and Fisher Tiger lured it to the surface with gold, hoping to obtain Pure Gold.

• Vic discovered that training in the illusion aged the body, then spent three months building an illusion that cut off the signals causing cells to age.
• Vic resumed illusion training for Rebecca and the others once every two months.
• Ban reported that his agents had found traces of the giant lanternfish in the New World, and Vic flew there with Rebecca and Fisher Tiger.
• Vic refined gold spheres and used them as bait, while Fisher Tiger and Rebecca helped search the waters.
• Vic sensed the lanternfish chasing Fisher Tiger, drew its attention with a gold sphere, and reeled it toward the surface.

Vic and Fisher Tiger entered the giant anglerfish to find Olga and her father, who had lived there for nearly two hundred years with Pure Gold. After securing their agreement to leave with him, Vic studied the metal and concluded that its unusual structure gathered Primal Spirit, which could suppress aging.

• Vic flew to Fisher Tiger with the golden ball, and the anglerfish swallowed them both before sinking beneath the sea.
• Vic used Observation Haki to find Olga and her father on the island inside the anglerfish, then offered to rescue and protect them in exchange for studying their Pure Gold.
• Olga doubted Vic’s claim that two hundred years had passed, so Vic split the island with a swing of his sword and convinced her and her father of his strength.
• Olga’s father agreed to Vic’s terms because he longed to escape the anglerfish, and Olga handed Vic the Pure Gold.
• Vic examined the Pure Gold with the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and concluded that its structure gathered Primal Spirit, which suppressed aging and cell division.

Vic rescued Olga and her father, arranged for them to settle on one of Titan Island’s subsidiary islands, and returned to Foosha Village to meet Garp. While waiting, he trained Ace and Luffy in an illusion, and Garp hurried back to learn how Vic regarded him and the Marines.

• Vic returned the pure gold to Olga after studying it, then rescued her and her father from the anglerfish with Fisher Tiger and brought them to safety.
• Vic settled Olga and her father on a subsidiary island, advised Olga to delay using the pure gold and offered her a place in his pirate crew, but she chose to adjust to life outside first.
• Vic went to Foosha Village and persuaded the village chief to use a hidden Den Den Mushi to call Garp, who agreed to return from the Marines.
• Vic went up the mountain to find Ace and Luffy, fed them a barbecue feast, and trained them by drawing them into an illusion.
• Garp obtained leave from Sengoku and rushed back to Foosha Village, wondering whether Vic had become disillusioned with him and the Marines.

Vic reunited with Garp in Foosha Village, and they let go of their guilt over the past while discussing Ace and Luffy’s futures. Vic explained that he had obtained Pure Gold and offered it to Garp to slow aging and preserve his strength in case of war.

• Vic rushed to Garp and admitted he had avoided visiting because he felt guilty about failing him in the past.
• Garp told Vic he had also blamed himself, and they agreed to look forward rather than dwell on what had happened.
• Garp and Vic discussed how Vic’s illusion training had helped Ace grow stronger, and Garp said he no longer intended to force Luffy and Ace toward the Navy.
• Garp asked Vic about Pure Gold and its rumored power to control time.
• Vic explained that Pure Gold slowed bodily growth and aging, then offered some to Garp so he could maintain his fighting strength.

Vic offered Garp Pure Gold to preserve his strength and urged him to break through to the Law God Realm, while the two compared what they knew about the realm and a Celestial Dragons powerhouse hunting potential breakthroughs. Vic restored Garp’s body to its peak, and Garp accepted the Pure Gold and agreed to contact him when he was ready to break through.

• Vic offered Garp Pure Gold, but Garp initially refused because he did not want to take Vic’s treasure or defy the natural order of aging.
• Vic asked Garp about Law Gods and urged him to accept the Pure Gold so he could pursue the God Realm and remain in his prime.
• Vic explained how he had learned ancient secrets from a Poneglyph, and Garp shared what Roger had told him about the God Realm.
• Vic and Garp concluded that a Celestial Dragons Law God was likely hunting people attempting to break through, and Garp accepted the Pure Gold after Vic described how he could help him avoid detection.
• Vic healed Garp’s hidden injuries and used five Soul Fruits to restore vitality throughout his body, returning him to his physical peak.

Vic improved his crew’s training by using Pure Gold to gather Primal Spirit, while helping Garp, Gion, and Olga benefit from it. Later, Kaido became an Emperor of the Sea, and Doflamingo forced the World Government to grant him the title of Shichibukai by seizing Heavenly Tribute.

• Vic left Soul Fruit with Garp, urged him to keep it secret, and departed Foosha Village to help him reach the God Realm sooner.
• Vic gave Gion a Pure Gold ring at Marine Headquarters and spent two days with her before returning to Titan Island.
• Vic made a large Pure Gold training disc for the crew and provided each member with a smaller disc for individual training.
• Olga joined Vic’s crew, trained in his illusion for nearly ten years, mastered the Six Powers and two types of Haki, and then put her Pure Gold back on.
• Kaido became an Emperor of the Sea, prompting the Five Elders to consider increasing the number of Shichibukai.
• Doflamingo seized multiple warships carrying Heavenly Tribute, and the Five Elders ultimately granted him the title of Shichibukai.

Vic rushed to Water 7 after learning the World Government planned to target Tom before his trial, and he warned Tom and his apprentices to flee. He left Tom facing the choice of whether to abandon Water 7 and the Pluton Blueprints.

• Vic destroyed Franky's small boats to prevent Spandam from using them to frame Tom and his apprentices.
• Vic warned Tom that the World Government would come after him and urged him to leave Water 7.
• Tom trusted Vic and revealed that he and his apprentices possessed the Pluton Blueprints.
• Vic explained that the World Government might provoke an incident to force Tom to pass the blueprints to Iceburg or Franky.
• Tom realized the danger was real as his apprentices and Kokoro urged him to act.

Vic helped Tom and his companions escape Spandam’s attempt to seize the Pluton Blueprints, then arranged for Tom, Kokoro, and Franky to disappear while Iceburg remained in Water 7. After the staged attack convinced Cipher Pol 9 that Tom and his apprentices were dead, Vic left Water 7.

• Tom asked Franky and Iceburg whether they would leave Water 7 with him; Franky chose to follow Vic, while Iceburg decided to stay and protect his hometown.
• Tom asked Vic to ensure Iceburg would be safe, and Vic promised to handle the matter.
• Spandam led Cipher Pol 9 agents to Tom’s Workers, where Vic’s illusion made them believe Tom was tortured, Franky was killed, and Tom and Kokoro died in a fire with the Pluton Blueprints.
• Vic burned down Tom’s Workers and planted three pirate corpses, while Yokozuna rescued the superficially injured Iceburg.
• Tom and Kokoro returned to Fish-Man Island, Franky changed his name and stayed hidden in Water 7, and Vic departed.

Vic traveled to Wano Country and secretly killed Derek, the former captain of the Claw Pirates, who had joined the Beasts Pirates. He then met Yamato on Onigashima and offered to free him from his explosive handcuffs and take him out to sea, leaving with Yamato before freeing him.

• Doflamingo seized Dressrosa and made himself king, while the Tontatta became slaves of the Donquixote Family again.
• Ban told Vic that Derek had resurfaced among the Beasts Pirates, so Vic went to Wano Country to avenge the original owner's family.
• Vic infiltrated Onigashima and killed Derek by using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's power to rupture blood vessels in his brain and stop his heart.
• Yamato found Vic and said he wanted to leave Wano Country, but his explosive Seastone handcuffs prevented him from escaping.
• Vic offered to free Yamato and take him out to sea, and Yamato eagerly agreed.
• When Yamato went to retrieve his kanabo, Vic stopped him and said he would make him a better weapon later, then told him to leave with him.

Vic secretly freed Yamato from Onigashima, then spent the following year cultivating while his companions built a reputation at sea. He later saved Zephyr from Bakkin and Weevil, leaving Zephyr conflicted and grateful aboard the warship.

• Vic flew Yamato to Hakumai, destroyed her explosive handcuffs, and carried her out of Wano Country after she learned Kaido had truly intended to kill her.
• In 1513, Vic spent most of his time cultivating with his companions while Rebecca led Ain, Kuina, Yamato, Olga, and Kanbo on raids using his steel ship.
• The World Government sought Vic's ship technology, so the Five Elders pressured Vegapunk, who supplied paddle-wheel warship designs but resisted further demands.
• Ban told Vic that Miss Bakkin and Weevil had appeared in the Grand Line, and Vic went to save Zephyr and repay him for his past help.
• Vic struck Bakkin and Weevil with lightning just as Weevil was about to attack Zephyr, saving Zephyr's student and preventing Zephyr from losing his arm.
• Zephyr looked conflicted as he faced Vic on the warship deck beside the unconscious Bakkin and Weevil.

Vic rescued Zephyr from Bakkin and Weevil, who were sent toward Impel Down after their plot failed. In 1514, Shanks became the fourth Emperor of the Sea, and Vic visited the Red Hair Pirates to congratulate him.

• Vic spoke with Zephyr, woke the captured Bakkin and Weevil, and left them in Marine custody rather than kill them.
• Vic learned that Bakkin had created Weevil using her genes and Whitebeard's, then brought him to the Grand Line to seek a Shichibukai position.
• Bakkin had used trainee Marines as hostages to make Weevil defeat Zephyr and earn fame, but Vic's arrival ended her plan.
• In 1514, Shanks became the fourth Emperor of the Sea, completing the New World's balance of four emperors.
• Vic left Titan Island and visited the Red Hair Pirates' temporary base to congratulate Shanks and share a drink.

Vic offered to restore Shanks’s missing arm, but Shanks chose to keep it lost until Luffy returned the Straw Hat. Shanks agreed to let Vic take in Uta, and the chapter ended with Hawk-Eye arriving at the celebration.

• Vic offered to regrow Shanks’s arm, but Shanks refused until the day Luffy returned the Straw Hat.
• Vic asked to take Uta into his crew, and Shanks agreed after considering the care and safety she would receive there.
• A lookout reported that a small boat was approaching the shore during Shanks’s celebration.
• Shanks recognized Hawk-Eye and told Vic that he had come to congratulate him on becoming an Emperor of the Sea.

Vic and Mihawk fought a private swordsmanship duel on an uninhabited island, where Vic used the Speed-Speed Fruit to defeat him decisively. The chapter then followed Boa Hancock as she accepted the World Government’s invitation to become a Shichibukai, while Vic chose not to pursue the title of fifth Emperor.

• Mihawk arrived at the Red Hair Pirates’ camp and challenged Vic to a swordsmanship match, while declining to fight the one-armed Shanks.
• Vic and Mihawk fought the next day on an uninhabited island, initially matching each other with swordsmanship and Haki.
• Vic sped up his sword attacks with his awakened Speed-Speed Fruit power, defeated Mihawk, and left him unconscious in the sea.
• In the same year Shanks became the fourth Emperor, Boa Hancock took her sisters and Amazon Lily’s warriors raiding, earning an 80-million-Beli bounty.
• After consulting Gloriosa, Boa Hancock accepted the World Government’s invitation to become a Shichibukai so Amazon Lily could benefit from the title.
• Vic had no interest in becoming the fifth Emperor and preferred to keep a low profile while growing stronger.

Vic learned that Nico Robin had reached the Grand Line and joined Crocodile’s Baroque Works, so he took Olvia to Alabasta to see her daughter. Outside Rain Dinners, he asked Olvia whether she wanted to reveal her identity to Robin or watch from a distance.

• In 1515, Kuma learned that Bonney had Sapphire Scales and left Sorbet Kingdom to seek a cure, without asking Vic or Dragon for help.
• Ban told Vic that Robin had reached the Grand Line and joined Crocodile’s organization, Baroque Works.
• Vic invited Olvia to see Robin, and Olvia eagerly accepted despite her years of keeping her longing to herself.
• Vic carried Olvia across the sea by commanding the wind, and they arrived in Alabasta after Crocodile had built a reputation for protecting civilians.
• Outside Rain Dinners in Rainbase, Vic asked Olvia whether she would reveal her real face to Robin or watch her from a distance.