Chapter Summaries

Yamato, Rebecca, and the others escaped a deadly storm after Kuina cut a passage through the clouds, only to encounter Kaido in his Azure Dragon Form. Kaido recognized Vic’s companions and Yamato, who prepared to confront him over her past abuse.

• Yamato failed to stop a falling ice island, but Rebecca used the Float-Float Fruit to halt it and set it down at a distance.
• Kuina cut through the storm clouds with Wado Ichimonji, and Rebecca steered the pirate ship through the opening before it closed.
• The crew emerged above the clouds and found a wounded Azure Dragon hovering over their ship.
• Yamato recognized the dragon as Kaido and recalled the abuse and explosive handcuffs she had endured before leaving Wano Country.
• Kaido recognized Yamato and Vic’s companions, recalling that he discovered Yamato’s disappearance only after she appeared in the New World with them.

Kaido fought Yamato, Rebecca, and Kuina after encountering them at sea, defeating all three before challenging Vic to a showdown on Titan Island. Rebecca returned to Vic with Kaido’s message and asked whether he would accept the fight.

• Yamato attacked Kaido, but Kaido gained the upper hand and defeated her after a long battle.
• Rebecca fought Kaido with flying swords coated in Haki, but ran out of strength and fell wounded onto the pirate ship’s deck.
• Kuina challenged Kaido on the deck, fought him with her sword, and was eventually knocked unconscious.
• Kaido flew away after telling Vic’s crew that he would come to Titan Island in half a month for a showdown to decide who got Yamato.
• Rebecca returned to Vic with Kaido’s message and asked whether he would wait and fight him.

Vic reassured Rebecca that he could defeat Kaido, explaining how his speed and other abilities gave him an overwhelming advantage over the other Emperors. He agreed to cook a banquet for everyone, then went to inspect the badly damaged pirate ship.

• Rebecca worried that Vic and Kaido might be evenly matched, but Vic told her he was prepared for Kaido’s challenge.
• Vic considered Kaido’s strengths and compared his chances against Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Shanks, concluding that his own speed and abilities surpassed theirs.
• Vic explained that his speed, Haki, and powers let him overwhelm opponents when his other combat abilities matched theirs.
• The others persuaded Vic to cook a meal for everyone, and he agreed to hold a banquet.
• Vic asked Barnett to organize the preparations and went to inspect the damaged pirate ship.

Vic prepared an extraordinary feast for his crew while they waited for Kaido, then trained with Blood Wither in Titan Island’s immense gravity. The chapter left him absorbed in repeated sword swings as distorted space formed around his blade.

• Vic returned from repairing the pirate ship and used his Rumble-Rumble Fruit powers to cook and season meat with precise control.
• Vic served the crew roasted meat and broth, and they ate happily, forgetting Kaido’s challenge for a while.
• Vic finished repairing the ship, then went deep into Titan Island to practice basic sword slashes with Blood Wither.
• Vic swung Blood Wither repeatedly without Sword Qi or Haki, focusing his awareness on every inch of the blade as the immense gravity distorted the space around it.

Vic trained his swordsmanship while awaiting Kaido’s challenge, then sensed Kaido approaching Titan Island in dragon form. As Kaido unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki to intimidate the islands, Vic warned him to stop, and Kaido answered with a threat to prove his strength.

• Vic practiced Unity of Man and Sword for ten days while resisting Titan Island’s gravity.
• Rebecca and the others waited for Kaido, and Vic gathered the Pure Gold from the ground as he left the island’s depths.
• Vic sensed Kaido approaching and told Olvia that he was already there.
• Kaido arrived in Azure Dragon form, and his draconic presence frightened people on Titan Island and the surrounding islands.
• Vic shouted for Kaido to restrain his powers and said he would show him mercy in return for Kaido’s past mercy.
• Kaido dismissed Vic’s warning and released even more Conqueror’s Haki toward the islands.

Vic matched Kaido’s Conqueror’s Haki and struck him with a precise slash before Kaido arrived on Titan Island to challenge him. Kaido landed near Vic and his companions, still convinced he could win and planning to take Yamato back to Wano Country afterward.

• Vic’s Conqueror’s Haki held off Kaido’s as their clash incapacitated fish and birds around the island.
• Vic’s blade of light grazed Kaido’s head, reopening the same spot where Vic had wounded him when they first met, and ended their Haki clash.
• Vic explained that he had kept his movements secret to avoid drawing the World Government’s attention, then urged Kaido to stop intimidating people and come down to fight.
• Kaido flew toward Titan Island, followed its gravitational pull, and landed nearby in human form.
• Kaido saw Vic’s companions acting warily and took their behavior as a sign that they doubted Vic could defeat him.

Vic confronted Kaido over Yamato’s freedom, and the two began a battle on Titan Island. Their first clash revealed that Vic could match Kaido’s strength and Haki, leaving Kaido wary of his opponent.

• Vic insisted that Yamato should choose his own future, while Yamato rejected Kaido and recalled the abuse he had suffered in Wano Country.
• Kaido dismissed their objections and declared that he would defeat Vic and take Yamato back to Wano Country.
• Vic ended the argument and agreed with Kaido that they would settle the matter in a fight, while Rebecca and the others moved away from the battlefield.
• Kaido drew Hassaikai and waited for Vic to attack; Vic vanished with Soru and struck at him with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Kaido dodged and swung Hassaikai upward, but Vic anticipated the counter and redirected his punch into the club.
• Their Armament Haki clashed, sending a shock wave across Titan Island, and Kaido realized Vic’s strength and Haki matched his own.

Vic fought Kaido on Titan Island, concealing his true strength while defending himself with his swords and Logia abilities. After a prolonged clash, Kaido escalated the battle by leaping into the air and attacking with Ragnarok.

• Vic drew his two Black Blades and sent a Sword Gang at Kaido, who shattered it with his spiked club.
• Kaido charged Vic with Thunder Bagua, but Vic turned into his element and evaded the strike.
• Kaido used Vajra Arrow, and Vic split the Haki-coated blast with a sword strike, leaving two craters in the ground.
• Vic and Kaido exchanged thousands of blows over nearly half a day as the battle’s shock waves twisted the aurora above Titan Island.
• Kaido leaped into the air, coated his club in Conqueror’s Haki, and struck at Vic with Ragnarok.

Vic and Kaido escalated their battle by coating their weapons in Conqueror’s Haki, unleashing shockwaves that split a meteor and the sky. Vic prevented Kaido from redirecting their energy into the island, then the two resumed trading blows as the surrounding people and animals suffered under the repeated impacts.

• Kaido attacked Vic with Conqueror’s Coating, and Vic blocked him with Blood Wither, sending a devastating shockwave across Titan Island and the surrounding sea.
• Their clash sliced an incoming meteor in half and split the clouds, while spectators on nearby islands were knocked unconscious by the shockwave.
• Kaido tried to drive the sphere of clashing Haki into the ground to destroy the island, but Vic redirected it into the sky using his immense control over Conqueror’s Haki.
• Vic kicked Kaido in the shin while Kaido was distracted, and Kaido staggered back before recovering and attacking again.
• Vic and Kaido exchanged repeated Conqueror’s Coating strikes, while the ongoing soul-shaking impacts battered the unconscious and left Rebecca and the others pale.

Vic fought Kaido for nearly a day, then revealed his Dragon Slayer technique and wounded him with a sudden burst of speed. Kaido recognized the move that had injured him before, leaving their fight at its turning point.

• Vic contained the clashing Conqueror's Haki within a blood-red dome, shielding the surrounding islands while making the ordeal harder for Rebecca and the others.
• Kaido's Haki ran low, so he transformed into his Human-Beast Form and struck Vic hard enough to send him flying.
• Kaido pressed his attack, but Vic used his Logia form and Observation Haki to evade him rather than clash directly.
• Vic promised to use his strongest trump card and gathered Haki and Sword Qi while Kaido watched.
• Vic called out "Dragon Slayer," vanished, and reappeared behind Kaido, leaving a long bleeding wound across his chest.

Vic and Kaido fought through a series of devastating attacks before agreeing to decide the battle with one final move. As Kaido charged down in his Flame Bagua form, Vic met him with a fully charged sword technique.

• Kaido struck Vic with Roaring Thunder Bagua, sending him flying and leaving him badly injured.
• Vic bound Kaido with Thunder Chains and wounded him with Two-Sword Style: Golden Jiao, while both fighters were left exhausted.
• Kaido transformed into a giant dragon and challenged Vic to withstand one final attack, promising to leave and stop demanding Yamato if Vic succeeded.
• Vic agreed to the final clash and gathered Sword Qi, Mind Power, lightning, Armament Haki, and Conqueror's Haki.
• Kaido unleashed Rising Dragon: Flame Bagua, and Vic answered with One Sword Style: Open Heaven's Gate.

Vic defeated Kaido with a lightning-wreathed slash, then hid the extent of his recovery while his companions extinguished the fires and guarded the island. Three days later, Kaido awoke in Seastone chains and asked to see Vic, who arrived with Ain and said he had something to discuss.

• Vic struck Kaido with a powerful slash, knocking him unconscious and sending his dragon body crashing to the ground.
• Vic extinguished the flames near himself and returned to his room, while the others worked through the night to put out fires across the island.
• Yamato bound Kaido in Seastone chains and placed him in an empty room after checking his injuries.
• Rebecca asked after Vic, and he claimed he was badly hurt and needed time to recover while telling everyone to guard the island.
• Vic told Yamato to leave Kaido alone for the time being, intending to keep him alive for possible cooperation against the World Government.
• Kaido woke three days later, demanded to see Vic, and Vic arrived with Ain, appearing pale and still unwell.

After defeating Kaido, Vic released him and concealed how badly injured he was while recovering and comprehending the law on Titan Island. In Sea Circle Calendar year 1520, Vic emerged from seclusion and asked Kuina to return with him to the East Blue as Luffy’s departure approached.

• Vic told Kaido that he would let him go in return for the favor Kaido had once shown him, and ordered Yamato to unfasten his chains.
• Despite Barnett and the others’ worries, Yamato released Kaido, who transformed into a dragon and flew away from Titan Island.
• Reports of Vic’s serious injuries spread, but the Five Elders decided not to attack him, fearing he might recover and become an even greater threat.
• Vic claimed he was still recovering while he stayed on Titan Island, and he told Garp and Dragon the truth about his plans.
• In Sea Circle Calendar year 1520, Vic emerged from seclusion and asked Kuina whether she wanted to visit her father and grandfather in the East Blue.

Kuina decided to return to Shimotsuki Village with Vic after learning Zoro had left to train on his own. After a month of traveling through the Grand Line, she reunited with Koshiro and set out with Vic to visit her grandfather Kozaburo.

• Vic told Kuina that Zoro had left Shimotsuki Village two years earlier, and she agreed to go home with him.
• Vic and Kuina traveled by motorized boat through the Grand Line, stopping at various places and leaving Kuina to handle unwanted encounters herself.
• After a month, Vic and Kuina arrived in Shimotsuki Village, where Koshiro recognized Kuina and welcomed her home.
• Kuina asked about Kozaburo, and Koshiro explained that her grandfather was healthy and still forging weapons.
• Kuina and Vic went to visit Kozaburo, while Koshiro waited for the family to reunite.

Vic and Kuina returned to Shimotsuki Village and reunited with Kozaburo at his smithy. Kozaburo was overwhelmed when Vic showed him two Black Blades, and the group prepared to return to the dojo for a family reunion.

• Vic and Kuina walked from Isshin Dojo to Kozaburo's smithy in the woods.
• Kuina embraced Kozaburo, and the two cried as they reunited after ten years apart.
• Vic urged Kozaburo and Kuina to return to the dojo, where Koshiro was waiting.
• Kozaburo noticed the swords at Vic's waist, and Vic handed him Blood Wither and Allen.
• Kozaburo drew the swords and discovered that both were Black Blades.

After Vic and Kuina reunited with Kozaburo at the smithy, Vic used an illusion to gather the forest’s beasts so they could bring meat back to the dojo. The animals followed Vic and Kuina toward Shimotsuki Village, with Kozaburo trailing after them.

• Kozaburo marveled at Vic’s two Black Blades while Kuina urged them to return to the dojo.
• Vic said they should take meat for the dojo’s junior disciples and waited outside the smithy.
• Kuina heard beasts approaching from all directions, and Kozaburo saw them gather in a ring around the smithy.
• Vic explained that he had drawn the beasts in with an illusion and asked Kozaburo to choose which ones tasted best.
• Kozaburo chose hum cattle, gray donkeys, and horned deer, and Vic decided to take two of each.
• Vic led the group toward Shimotsuki Village as the beasts parted before him and followed, and Kozaburo joined them.

Vic traveled to Foosha Village to watch Luffy set sail on his seventeenth birthday and found Garp and Dragon watching from a hidden spot too. The three decided to remain unseen as Luffy began his journey.

• Vic left Kuina at Isshin Dojo after spending the night there and headed to Foosha Village on May 5, Luffy's birthday.
• Vic found Dragon and Garp concealed nearby, and Dragon complained that Garp had struck him again.
• Garp joked that beating Dragon had become a habit, while Dragon marveled at how much stronger Garp had become.
• Vic asked whether they would reveal themselves to Luffy, but Garp and Dragon agreed that staying hidden was the best way to protect him.

Vic watched Luffy set sail from Foosha Village, then left Garp and Dragon as Luffy headed into the East Blue. Meanwhile, Thatch found the Dark-Dark Fruit aboard the Moby Dick, and Blackbeard killed him, fled, and became Ace’s target.

• Garp told Vic he had returned to Foosha Village on leave to see what his grandson would do, and Vic speculated about whether Garp and Dragon had secretly watched Luffy in the original story.
• The people of Foosha Village saw Luffy off, and Luffy punched the Lord of the Coast aside before sailing away.
• Vic said goodbye to Garp and Dragon and left after Luffy disappeared over the horizon.
• Thatch found the Dark-Dark Fruit aboard the Moby Dick, but Blackbeard killed him, took the fruit, and fled the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Ace left the Moby Dick to pursue Blackbeard, who traveled toward the first half of the Grand Line to seek crewmates and evade him.

Luffy’s journey brought him to Shells Town, where he learned that Zoro had been imprisoned for protecting a family from Helmeppo. After punching Helmeppo for threatening to execute Zoro, Luffy decided to recruit him as a companion.

• Dragon used his Devil Fruit ability to send Luffy’s barrel toward a passenger ship, where Alvida and her crew later attacked.
• Nami collected valuables from Alvida’s pirate ship and crossed paths with Luffy as they launched their boats.
• Koby guided Luffy to Shells Town, where they watched Zoro protect a little girl and learned he had been imprisoned by Helmeppo.
• Helmeppo announced he would execute Zoro, and Luffy punched him despite Koby’s protests.
• Luffy told Koby he had decided to make Zoro his companion.

Luffy rescued Zoro from execution at Shells Town, and the two defeated Morgan before setting sail together. Nami failed to find a Grand Line chart and headed to Orange Town after discovering Buggy the Clown had taken it, while Luffy was carried off by a bird and Zoro rowed after him.

• Nami watched Luffy confront Helmeppo, then sneaked into the Marine Base to search for a Grand Line chart while Luffy went to rescue Zoro.
• Luffy told Zoro about Helmeppo's plan and recruited him; together they defeated Morgan, whom the Marines arrested and reported to Marine Headquarters.
• Nami found a chart marked with the Buggy Pirates' emblem instead of a Grand Line sea chart and left for Orange Town.
• The townspeople celebrated Luffy and Zoro's victory, Koby stayed at the base with Helmeppo, and Luffy and Zoro departed Shells Town.
• Zoro dreamed of Kuina and her Shichibukai uncle, while Luffy remembered Shanks and Vic before a large bird carried him away; Zoro rowed after him as Nami reached Orange Town.