Chapter Summaries

Vic used his superior speed to wear down Onigumo, then developed control over the black particles in his body while enduring Onigumo’s attacks. He broke free with a new ability to use localized Tekkai and planned to refine it further.

• Vic struck Onigumo with two sword attacks, opening cross-shaped wounds in his chest as the spectators watched.
• Kong and Sengoku observed the fight and discussed Vic’s speed, background, and potential, noting that he was not a Devil Fruit User.
• Vic used hit-and-run attacks for an hour, forcing Onigumo to consume much of his Haki while exhausting his own stamina.
• Onigumo accelerated with Life Return and attacked Vic with Ten-Sword Style: Wild Rain, but Vic blocked the strikes with localized Tekkai and was thrown back.
• Onigumo pursued Vic with repeated attacks, allowing Vic to master control of the black particles in his body.
• Vic escaped Onigumo’s pursuit and realized that refining his new control could bring him closer to mastering Tekkai and Armament Haki.

Vic defeated Vice Admiral Onigumo after exhausting his Haki, but Yamakaji and Strawberry stopped him before he could continue the fight. After recovering and mastering Tekkai during the break, Vic returned to training and focused on sensing the black particles that might lead him toward awakening Armament Haki.

• Vic used his Tekkai to withstand Onigumo's attacks, then cut away Onigumo's hair-made spider legs and forced him to fight with only two swords.
• Vic overwhelmed Onigumo and slashed a deep, snowflake-shaped wound across his chest before Yamakaji and Strawberry intervened.
• Vic left with Smoker, Rebecca, and Hina, while Sengoku decided to keep Akainu away from headquarters until Vic graduated.
• Vic helped treat Smoker's wounds, and the group ate Sea King meat together at the seaside hut.
• During the two-day break, Vic fully mastered Tekkai, then returned to recruit training and resumed his morning run.
• Vic went into the sea to catch a Sea King and planned to use its meat to sense and control black particles more easily.

Vic trained with Zephyr to improve his control over Armament Haki and gained a deeper awareness of the black particles within his body. He ended the chapter recovering at the seaside cabin while continuing to direct those particles with Tact.

• Andrew told Vic that his exam results ranked near the top and warned him not to challenge another Vice Admiral.
• Vic visited Zephyr with Rebecca, explained that he had mastered Tekkai, and asked how to learn Armament Haki faster.
• Zephyr explained that intense combat and Life Return could accelerate Haki training, and Vic decided to pursue both methods.
• Vic sparred with Zephyr, who eventually used Armament Haki and pushed Vic to notice his own Haki resisting and becoming easier to control.
• Rebecca carried the injured Vic back to the seaside cabin and roasted Sea King meat while Vic remained immersed in controlling the black particles inside his body.

Vic trained his willpower and mental strength until he learned Life Return, while continuing to spar with Zephyr. After Andrew told him that Garp would return to test him, Vic invited Wendy to share a meal and talk.

• Vic used Observation Haki, diving, and repeated training to strengthen his will until he learned Life Return after half a month.
• Vic's Life Return and growing willpower made him more flexible and durable in his sparring with Zephyr, while a dark sheen during Tekkai suggested his Armament Haki was close to awakening.
• Vic continued training alongside Smoker, Hina, and Rebecca while the chapter described the state of the seas and the rising reputations of Shanks and Hawk-Eye.
• Andrew told Vic that Garp would return to headquarters in about a week to test him, and Vic challenged Andrew to spar until Andrew hurried away.
• Wendy approached Vic, and he invited her to the beach for a meal; she agreed to visit when she had time after class.

Wendy asked to join Vic’s future ship as its sniper, and Vic agreed to test her talent before deciding whether to take her along. After dinner with Rebecca, Smoker, and Hina, he set Wendy a long-range shooting test, leaving her poised to prove herself.

• Wendy asked Vic to make her the sniper on his ship, and he postponed his answer until dinner.
• Vic decided he would assess Wendy’s shooting ability and teach her sniper skills only if she showed sufficient talent.
• Vic invited Smoker and Hina to dinner, and Wendy arrived early to help prepare the meal with Rebecca.
• Wendy was shocked when Vic ate all the remaining food after dinner, and Rebecca explained his enormous appetite.
• Vic warned Wendy that his future missions would be dangerous, and Wendy said she had considered the risks and still wanted to grow stronger alongside him.
• Vic challenged Wendy to shoot a blue leaf on a tree about a kilometer away.

Vic tested Wendy’s long-range shooting and accepted her as a future sniper for his ship, then arranged for her to focus on sniping and Observation Haki training. After recovering from another beating by Zephyr, Vic learned that Garp had returned and was expected to meet him at the port.

• Wendy hit a distant leaf and destroyed moving targets until Vic increased their speed to Soru’s pace, when she finally missed and passed his test.
• Vic offered Wendy a place as his ship’s sniper and arranged with Andrew for her to focus on sniping classes and train Observation Haki with Rebecca.
• Andrew agreed to Vic’s request, after which Vic challenged Smoker and fought Zephyr instead, leaving him too injured to move.
• Wendy began training Observation Haki with Rebecca at the seaside cabin, where they took turns attacking each other while one was blindfolded.
• Andrew told Vic that Garp had ordered him to meet Garp at the port for his return to headquarters, and Vic suspected Garp planned to beat him in front of everyone.

Vic fought Garp in the plaza while Marine officers and recruits watched, hoping to withstand the blows and awaken Armament Haki. Garp overwhelmed him, but Vic’s black particles became chaotic as he neared a breakthrough.

• Vic waited with Rebecca and Wendy for Garp to return, while Garp and Sengoku arranged the spar to settle the matter of Onigumo’s beating.
• Garp arrived at Marine Headquarters and challenged Vic to show the results of his training, drawing a crowd that included Zephyr and the Elite Camp.
• Vic attacked with Yubashiri and Blood Wither, but Garp dodged his sword strikes and knocked him back with a Haki-coated fist.
• Vic put aside his swords and fought barehanded, landing Iron Body Fist strikes that sent Garp flying but failed to hurt him.
• Vic used different martial arts against Garp, but Garp learned to counter them, battered Vic, and pushed him toward a breakthrough as Vic’s black particles fell into disorder.

Vic awakened and learned to control Armament Haki after Garp pushed him through a brutal fight, then began developing his own methods for strengthening it. He stayed at the seaside cabin to recover and train, where Garp later praised his progress and left him two pieces of metal.

• Vic rallied against Garp’s punches, awakened Armament Haki, and fought him for more than a hundred exchanges before pretending to pass out.
• Smoker carried Vic back while Rebecca and the others followed, and Vic later revealed that he had learned Armament Haki.
• Vic recuperated at the seaside cabin and discovered that using Armament Haki gathered Primal Spirit to replenish and gradually strengthen his Haki Particles.
• Vic concluded that Armament Haki training involved increasing particle density and activating particles in more cells, while continuing to pursue Ryuo.
• Garp visited the cabin, praised Vic’s progress, shared a meal with the group, and left two pieces of metal before departing.

Vic decided to seek Nagayama black gold so he could forge swords strong enough for him, and went to visit Garp with food in hopes of asking for Navy intelligence. He arrived at the senior officers’ residences and was allowed inside.

• Vic assessed his strength and decided his swords were falling behind, so he planned to find Nagayama black gold for forging.
• Vic continued training his Haki constantly, using Sea King meat to recover after exhausting it.
• Vic caught a Sea King and a bison, then cooked food to bring to Garp.
• Vic left Rebecca and Wendy food, told them he was visiting Vice Admiral Garp, and flew to the officers’ residences with Geppo.
• Vic asked the guards to announce his arrival, and they let him enter after confirming his name.

Vic visited Garp and Sengoku to ask the Marines to search for Nagayama Black Gold so he could forge two swords of his own. Sengoku agreed to watch for information, and Vic left planning to seek leads in Sabaody before continuing his Haki training.

• A guard brought Vic to Garp's modest residence, where Garp and Sengoku bickered while eating the meat Vic had brought.
• Sengoku praised Vic's talent and explained that Zephyr wanted him in the Elite Camp, while Garp had blocked the move.
• Vic asked Garp and Sengoku to use Marine intelligence to search for Nagayama Black Gold for his sword-forging plans.
• Sengoku agreed to have the intelligence department watch for news, and Garp told Vic to keep training.
• Vic left and decided to seek information from underground forces in Sabaody, then trained his Haki and meditated until dawn.

Vic took Rebecca and Wendy to the Sabaody Archipelago during their vacation to investigate Nagayama Black Gold. He hired the informant Ban to look into a past sighting and headed toward the Lawless Zone to seek more information, where he sensed someone familiar nearby.

• Vic traveled to Sabaody with Rebecca and Wendy after leaving the Recruit Camp.
• Vic met Ban in Area 10 and asked him to investigate news of Nagayama Black Gold and Eternal Mountain Metal.
• Ban recalled that Nagayama Black Gold had been found in a kingdom’s treasury before pirates robbed it and the metal disappeared.
• Vic gave Ban five million Beli and instructed him to send any news to the Marine Base in Area 60.
• Vic led Rebecca and Wendy toward Area 20, where Rebecca cut down several groups that attacked them.
• Near their destination in the Lawless Zone, Vic recognized that a familiar person had arrived there that day.

Vic visited Shakky to ask her to find Nagayama Black Gold, then took Rebecca and Wendy toward the amusement park. On the bridge between Areas 20 and 30, Red-Haired Shanks confronted Vic, and the two began an evenly matched sword fight.

• Vic left Rebecca and Wendy with Shakky while he pursued an idea, then returned an hour later with slightly damaged clothes.
• Vic asked Shakky for information about Nagayama Black Gold, and she promised to investigate and provide an update in a month for 20 million Beli.
• Vic paid Shakky, took Rebecca and Wendy toward the amusement park, and was stopped on the bridge by Red-Haired Shanks and two crewmates demanding a toll.
• Vic challenged Shanks, and their powerful sword fight drew a crowd as they traded rapid attacks across the battlefield.

Vic fought Red-Hair in a fierce contest of Haki and learned how much stronger Red-Hair’s Armament Haki was. When Rebecca stepped in to protect Vic, she broke through to the Realm of Cutting Steel, and Red-Hair withdrew, leaving Rebecca to check on Vic.

• Vic and Red-Hair put aside their swords and fought hand to hand, with Red-Hair’s stronger Armament Haki allowing him to injure Vic despite Vic’s speed.
• Red-Hair unleashed his Conqueror’s Haki, slowed Vic, and battered him until he stopped resisting.
• Rebecca stood between Red-Hair and Vic, refusing to let Red-Hair kill him, and fought to protect him.
• Rebecca gathered the Sword Qi around her blade as Red-Hair pressed her, gradually mastering the Realm of Cutting Steel.
• Red-Hair stopped fighting and left with Beckman and Lucky Roux, telling Vic that he owed him a favor and should bring him good wine.
• Rebecca hurried to Vic, asked about his injuries, and told him she had broken through to the Realm of Cutting Steel.

Vic explained that he had arranged Red-Hair’s staged attack to push Rebecca into mastering Cutting Steel, then returned to Marineford and began capturing Sea Kings for food. Rebecca and Wendy came back, and their friends celebrated Rebecca’s breakthrough with a feast.

• Vic restored himself with Life Return and explained to Rebecca that he had challenged Red-Hair and arranged the staged robbery to help her break through to Cutting Steel.
• Vic revealed that Rebecca’s desire to protect him had awakened her conviction, and Red-Hair had agreed to play the villain after Vic asked him for a favor.
• Vic returned Rebecca and Wendy to the Marine Base, then traveled toward Marineford using Geppo and caught a Sea King along the way.
• Vic hauled numerous Sea Kings and sea beasts ashore and tied them among the trees, while the sentries watched his unusual hunt.
• Rebecca and Wendy returned to find Vic’s catch, and Smoker and Hina joined everyone for a feast celebrating Rebecca’s achievement.
• Rebecca drank wine, forgave Vic for involving her in the act, and celebrated becoming a master swordswoman.

After his fight with Shanks, Vic reflected on his Haki and sought heavier training weights before sparring with Smoker and Zephyr. News of his clash with Shanks spread worldwide, leaving Vic famous as a mysterious young swordsman whose affiliation with the Marines remained unknown.

• Vic decided to strengthen his Armament Haki and asked Andrew for heavier training weights.
• At the Elite Camp, Vic dodged Smoker's attacks, struck him out of his smoke form with an Armament Haki punch, and then challenged Zephyr to spar.
• Sengoku and Garp discussed Vic's fight with Shanks, while Garp dismissed concerns and looked forward to Vic's cooking.
• Mihawk, Crocus, Shakky, Rayleigh, Koshiro, and Andre read news about Vic and reacted to his growing reputation.
• People across the seas learned that Vic had fought Shanks to a draw in swordsmanship, but the world still did not know he was a Marine.

Vic learned to condense his Haki from Zephyr and continued training while preparing for a Marine sea exam. Vice Admiral Tsuru returned to headquarters with Gion, who had come hoping to meet the young swordsman she had read about.

• Vic asked Zephyr how he could counter powerful Armament Haki, and Zephyr taught him to gather and layer his Haki for stronger attacks and defenses.
• Vic mastered the Haki-condensing method, trained Rebecca in swordsmanship, and encouraged her to keep practicing Observation Haki with Wendy.
• Garp invited Vic and Rebecca to cook a welcome meal for Tsuru, and Andrew told Vic that the end-of-month exam would involve practical exercises at sea.
• Tsuru returned with Rebecca, Hina, and Gion, who had detoured to headquarters after hearing that a new recruit's swordsmanship had matched Red-Hair's.
• Vic sensed the group approaching his cabin but stayed focused on training, unaware that Gion wanted to meet him.

Vic trained his Haki while Tsuru visited and asked her to persuade Garp to let him graduate early. Gion challenged him to a swordsmanship spar, lost decisively, and promised to return for another match.

• Vic trained Armament and Observation Haki as Tsuru and the others arrived at his cabin.
• Vic asked Tsuru to persuade Garp to let him graduate early, and Tsuru agreed to try.
• Gion challenged Vic to a swordsmanship spar, and he initially dodged her attacks without drawing his sword.
• Vic drew Blood Wither and outmatched Gion in their swordsmanship, Haki, and Sword Gang exchanges.
• Gion admitted defeat and promised to return for another spar, while Tsuru invited Rebecca to come with Vic that evening.

Vic cooked dinner for Garp and the other Marine leaders, who discussed Tsuru’s pursuit of Doflamingo and the need for an undercover agent. Tsuru proposed Vic, but Sengoku chose another candidate, leaving Vic at Marine Headquarters for now.

• Vic caught a Sea King, saved some of its meat, and brought the ingredients to Garp’s courtyard with Rebecca.
• Vic cooked ten dishes and a soup for Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, Tsuru, Gion, Rebecca, and himself, and everyone praised the meal.
• Garp asked Gion about Tokikake’s repeated proposals, and Gion said Tokikake had gone to drink with a gambling-addict friend after her latest rejection.
• Tsuru warned Sengoku that Doflamingo was dangerous and difficult to catch, and proposed sending Vic undercover to gain his trust.
• Sengoku rejected Tsuru’s suggestion and said he would send a different Marine, citing Vic’s strength, uncertain prospects for gaining Doflamingo’s trust, and lack of Recruit Camp training.

Vic avoided being assigned undercover work and continued training while keeping Zephyr’s past tragedy in mind. He sparred with Gion at the Elite Camp, repeatedly defeating her while using full-body Armament Haki to make the practice seem routine.

• Vic left the banquet with Rebecca and watched Zephyr walk away in low spirits, resolving to intervene if the incident that cost Zephyr his arm happened.
• Vic trained with heavier weights for a week, adapting to them and increasing the effectiveness of his workouts.
• Zephyr asked Vic to spar with Gion, and Vic reluctantly accepted while keeping his weights on.
• Vic and Gion fought with swords and Armament Haki; Vic used Haki across his entire body and defeated her after fifteen minutes.
• Zephyr advised both fighters, and Vic said he covered himself in Haki because it looked cool.
• Vic returned to the Elite Camp over the following days, where he repeatedly beat Gion as she improved her swordsmanship and the trainees grew accustomed to his full-body Haki.

Vic traveled to Sabaody to follow up on the search for Nagayama Black Gold and learned that the Pet Pirates had it hidden on an island. He returned to the seaside cabin, planning to investigate the island aboard the ship, while his thoughts about his parents left him subdued.

• Vic flew to Sabaody using Geppo and asked Ban for updates, learning that the Pet Pirates might have taken Nagayama Black Gold from a royal treasury.
• Vic visited Shakky, who confirmed the Pet Pirates had the gold and gave him the name of the island where they were hiding.
• Vic left Sabaody and returned to the seaside cabin, deciding to look up the island on a map aboard the ship the next day.
• Rebecca asked about his visit, and Vic said he had found the gold’s location and planned to retrieve it so they could upgrade their weapons.
• Vic told Rebecca that thoughts of his parents had put him in a subdued mood.