Chapter Summaries

Vic asked Sengoku how Blackbeard became a Shichibukai, fearing that Ace had been handed over as the price. Sengoku confirmed Blackbeard had offered Ace to the World Government, leaving Vic troubled that Ace had followed a familiar path despite his changes.

• Vic visited Sengoku and asked whether the Marines, World Government, or another Shichibukai had recommended Blackbeard.
• Sengoku explained that Lafitte had presented Blackbeard’s offer while the Shichibukai vacancy was being discussed.
• Vic warned Sengoku that Blackbeard was ambitious and urged him to watch the pirate closely.
• Sengoku revealed that Blackbeard had offered Fire Fist Ace, the Whitebeard Pirates’ Second Division Commander, and the World Government had approved his appointment.
• Vic realized Ace had still been captured, but took some comfort that he had heard no order for Ace’s public execution.

Vic left Marine Headquarters after Sengoku confirmed his bad feeling, while the Five Elders investigated a faint fluctuation of law that Lord Imu had sensed. They narrowed down possible suspects and decided to arrange a major battle between Whitebeard and Garp to test whether either had touched the God Realm.

• Vic reflected on Ace's near-defeat of Blackbeard and left Marine Headquarters after failing to find Gion and their children with Observation Haki.
• Vic's children, who were exploring the New World with Gion, had grown into mature-looking teenagers through the illusion realm and Pure Gold.
• The Five Elders met in the Room of Authority to identify who had caused the brief fluctuation of law sensed by Lord Imu.
• The Elders considered powerful figures from the Marines and other factions, ruled out several candidates, and ordered Vegapunk watched while delaying his execution until after the Seraphim were made.
• The Elders debated whether Whitebeard was concealing his true condition and decided to plan a major battle between him and Garp to investigate their strength.

The Five Elders planned a massive war to identify and eliminate people they suspected of reaching a powerful realm, with Vic among those they wanted to test. They ordered Sengoku to prepare Ace’s public execution to draw in Whitebeard and other powerful figures, and Sengoku began recalling Marine leaders to headquarters.

• The Five Elders discussed potential candidates, including Kaido, Vic, Dragon, and imprisoned criminals, and decided to monitor or eliminate those they suspected.
• The Five Elders agreed to use Ace’s public execution to provoke Whitebeard and draw Marines, Kaido, the Shichibukai, and possibly Dragon into a major war.
• The Five Elders ordered Sengoku to target the Whitebeard Pirates, recall Marine leaders, and announce Ace’s execution without revealing their true purpose.
• Sengoku questioned the sudden order but accepted that the Marines had to carry it out.
• Sengoku summoned Garp, Tsuru, Kizaru, Akainu, and Aokiji to return to Marine Headquarters while he and Tsuru’s staff prepared the battle plan.

Vic went to Sabaody to ask Rayleigh to help train Luffy, but learned Rayleigh was preparing to rescue Ace from Impel Down. After Garp informed Vic that Ace would instead face a public execution, Vic prepared to help save him as the story’s course shifted toward a war with Whitebeard.

• Vic decided to leave Luffy’s troubles alone and ask Rayleigh to guide his training, planning to intervene himself if Rayleigh refused.
• Shakky told Vic that Rayleigh had learned Ace was imprisoned and was seeking help from Roger’s former crew to rescue him.
• Vic offered to help save Ace, and Shakky called Rayleigh back to the bar.
• Garp called Vic and warned him that the Marines planned to publicly execute Ace, which would likely draw Whitebeard into battle.
• Vic told Garp he would handle matters and urged the aging Marine hero to avoid fighting if he could.

Vic learned that Ace’s public execution would draw Whitebeard into a war, and planned to save Ace at Marine Headquarters while Rayleigh helped keep Luffy from learning about it. Meanwhile, Luffy and his crew reached Sabaody, where Camie was captured and taken to a slave auction.

• Vic told Shakky that Ace would be publicly executed at Marine Headquarters and said he would intervene there instead of rescuing Ace from Impel Down.
• Rayleigh returned to Sabaody, agreed to Vic’s request, and stayed out of sight to avoid disrupting Vic’s plans.
• Three days later, Luffy and his crew arrived at Sabaody with Hachi and Camie to find Rayleigh and arrange coating for the Thousand Sunny.
• Shakky gave the Straw Hat Pirates information about the Supernovas, and they split up to search for Rayleigh.
• Human traffickers kidnapped Camie and sold her to the slave auction house.
• With Duval’s help, Luffy and his companions learned where Camie was being held and hurried there on flying fish to rescue her.

Vic watched Luffy strike Celestial Dragon Charlos at the Sabaody auction house, then let Rayleigh guide the Straw Hat Pirates to safety without killing Charlos and increasing the danger to them. As Kizaru arrived to hunt the island’s pirates, Vic met Kuma and Bonney to prepare for the Straw Hats’ escape.

• Vic accompanied Rayleigh to the auction house, where he saw Law, Bepo, Kid, and Killer gather before Camie’s auction began.
• Luffy punched Charlos after the Celestial Dragon hurt his friends, and Rayleigh helped the Straw Hat Pirates, Hachi, and Camie escape the auction house.
• Vic decided not to kill Charlos because the World Government would blame Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates could not withstand the retaliation.
• At Shakky's Rip-off Bar, Rayleigh revealed that he was the Pirate King’s first mate, gave Luffy and his companions his Vivre Card, and left to coat their ship.
• The Five Elders ordered Kizaru to round up the pirates on Sabaody, and Sentomaru arrived with Vegapunk’s newly created cyborgs.
• Vic met Kuma and Bonney and told Kuma to send the Straw Hats away when Kizaru drove them to despair.

Vic left Kuma to protect the Straw Hat Pirates and took Bonney to watch Kizaru fight the Supernovas while they ate. After Kizaru finished, Vic called down to him from a rooftop, teasing him about his official business.

• Vic told Kuma to send Luffy to Amazon Lily and find suitable destinations for the other Straw Hat Pirates, including Brook.
• Vic treated Bonney to a meal, and she revealed her ability to change her age as she transformed into an adult and ate a tableful of food.
• Sentomaru arrived with three cyborgs, which attacked Urouge, Kid and Law's groups, and the Straw Hat Pirates while Kizaru fought the Supernovas.
• Kizaru defeated Hawkins, Apoo, Urouge, and Drake while Vic and Bonney watched from a nearby restaurant.
• Bonney returned to her child form after eating, and Vic carried her away as Kizaru finished fighting.
• Vic leaped onto a rooftop and teased Kizaru about why a Marine Admiral had come to Sabaody.

Vic left Kizaru and went to observe the Straw Hat Pirates as they fought a cyborg on Sabaody Archipelago. When Kizaru arrived to capture Luffy for attacking a Celestial Dragon, the Straw Hats faced a desperate new threat.

• Vic teased Kizaru about rounding up the pirates, then departed without being challenged.
• Vic hid near the Straw Hat Pirates and watched Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji struggle against a cyborg while Kuma watched from another mangrove.
• Sentomaru called Kizaru to the battlefield, and the Admiral hurried over to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Kizaru confronted Luffy, while the cyborg changed targets and attacked the other Straw Hat Pirates.

Kizaru confronted the Straw Hat Pirates on Sabaody and overwhelmed them with his Logia powers and speed. Zoro attacked to protect Luffy, but Kizaru knocked him down and raised a glowing foot over his head.

• A fleeing pirate revealed Kizaru’s identity, and Kizaru blasted him with a powerful kick.
• Franky fired at Kizaru, but Sanji recognized that his Logia body made the bullets ineffective.
• Luffy ordered the crew to split up and meet at the shore in three days, while Sanji tried to hold Kizaru back.
• Zoro knocked Sanji aside and attacked Kizaru with a Three-Sword Style technique, but his wounds healed without harming the Admiral.
• Kizaru dodged Zoro’s next attack, kicked him down, and prepared to strike his head.

Robin called Vic for help as Kizaru nearly killed Zoro, and Rayleigh arrived to hold the admiral off. Kuma sent the Straw Hat Pirates away one by one, while Vic told him to take the Thousand Sunny to Baltigo for Dragon to coat.

• Kizaru pinned Zoro beneath his foot while the Straw Hat Pirates attacked him without effect.
• Robin called Vic, who instructed her to shout for help, and Rayleigh appeared to kick Kizaru away from Zoro.
• Rayleigh fought Kizaru while the cyborg and Sentomaru pursued the Straw Hat Pirates, and Kuma began teleporting the crew away.
• Kuma sent the entire Straw Hat crew away, then left with Rayleigh as Kizaru and Sentomaru watched.
• Vic told Kuma to send the Thousand Sunny to Baltigo so Dragon could coat it, then return it when the Straw Hat Pirates gathered on Sabaody again.

Vic accepted Sengoku’s summons to Marine Headquarters ahead of Ace’s execution, intending to use his Shichibukai position to rescue him. Luffy entered Impel Down with Hancock, while Hancock arrived at Marine Headquarters and went looking for Vic.

• Vic sent Kuma and Bonney away from Sabaody, stayed behind, and agreed to Sengoku’s summons so he could attend Ace’s execution as a Shichibukai.
• Luffy learned Ace was to be executed, and Hancock agreed to help him reach Impel Down in exchange for making a visit there.
• Luffy secretly entered Impel Down hidden in Hancock’s cloak, while Hancock continued on to Marine Headquarters aboard a warship.
• Vic arrived at Marine Headquarters and feasted with Aokiji and Smoker as the Marines prepared for the war the next day.
• Hancock heard that Vic had emptied the kitchen and went to find him, with Vice Admiral Momonga escorting her.

Boa Hancock attacked Vic with Mero Mero Mellow, but he neutralized her ability without effort. After realizing he was unaffected, Hancock confronted him about avoiding the World Government summons and asked to speak with him in private.

• Vic left the private room and encountered Boa Hancock arriving with Vice Admiral Momonga.
• Hancock repeatedly used Mero Mero Mellow on Vic, but he resisted both its brain-altering energy and its petrifying power.
• Hancock realized her attacks had failed and grew uneasy, fearing that she might endanger Amazon Lily by provoking Vic.
• Vic asked Hancock why she had attacked him, and she demanded to know why he had never come when summoned and whether he knew she had been waiting for him.
• Hancock asked to speak privately, and Vic had Kuzan arrange a soundproof conference room before Aokiji, Smoker, and Momonga left for the Marines' final meeting.

Hancock revealed the Hoof of the Soaring Dragon on her back to Vic and told him how she had escaped slavery and come to admire him for killing a Celestial Dragon. Vic explained that he could remove the mark, but warned that losing it might also affect the memories and hatred tied to her suffering; Hancock was left struggling with the choice.

• Hancock guarded the conference room with Salome, checked for eavesdroppers, and revealed her slave mark to Vic.
• Hancock told Vic about being sold to the Celestial Dragons, escaping during Fisher Tiger’s raid, and admiring Vic for killing a Celestial Dragon.
• Vic examined the mark and explained that its toxin made it dangerous to remove, then offered to treat it.
• Hancock turned toward Vic while bare-chested, and Vic told her to cover herself after seeing her exposed chest.
• Vic warned Hancock that removing the mark might weaken her hatred and cause her painful memories to fade, leaving her torn over what to do.

Vic treated Hancock’s body in preparation for the battle the next day, removing toxins and healing her hidden injuries. Hancock’s feelings for Vic grew stronger, but she left without disturbing him and wondered whether she truly liked him or Luffy.

• Hancock decided to keep her slave mark as a reminder of her hatred, and Vic gave her a Soul Fruit before beginning treatment.
• Vic used bioelectricity to expel the toxins beneath Hancock’s mark and examine and restore her body.
• Hancock trembled and lost control of her bladder during the treatment, while Vic continued until he had healed her hidden injuries and minor ailments.
• Vic told Hancock that her body was in its best condition for the battle, then returned to his quarters to wait for the next day.
• Hancock went to her nearby quarters and decided to think about whether she liked Vic or Luffy.

Vic treated Hancock’s toxins, hidden injuries, and minor ailments in a conference room before the battle, while her admiration for him resurfaced. Afterward, Vic returned to his quarters to wait for the next day, and Hancock went to hers without disturbing him.

• Hancock decided to keep the slave mark as a reminder of her hatred, and Vic gave her a Soul Fruit before beginning treatment.
• Vic used bioelectricity to remove the toxins beneath Hancock’s mark and treat her body from head to toe.
• Vic finished the treatment, told Hancock to perform well in the battle the next day, and left the conference room.
• Hancock left the room feeling refreshed and learned that Vic’s quarters were nearby, but she went to her own quarters instead.
• Vic returned to his room and sat cross-legged, waiting for the battle.

Marine Headquarters prepared for Whitebeard’s attack as Vic and Hancock joined the other Shichibukai to await Ace’s scheduled execution. Whitebeard’s fleet hid near the island, while Luffy and his allies escaped Impel Down and headed toward Marine Headquarters.

• Marine Headquarters arranged its defenses and personnel for the coming battle, while leaving the Shichibukai largely free to act on their own.
• Hancock waited for Vic, and the two went together to the execution ground, where seats had been reserved for them among the Shichibukai.
• Vic sat beside Hancock and Hawk-Eye, noticed the execution would be broadcast, and sensed Doflamingo’s tension as he passed.
• Aokiji, Akainu, and Kizaru took their seats to loud cheers, and Marines escorted the shackled Ace onto the Execution Platform.
• Whitebeard’s coated ships waited hidden beneath the nearby waters, while Luffy escaped Impel Down with Jinbe, Ivankov, Inazuma, Crocodile, and Buggy and set course for Marine Headquarters.

As Sengoku prepared to execute Ace at Marine Headquarters, the Five Elders’ plan faltered after Shanks stopped Kaido from reaching the battle. With the execution approaching and Whitebeard still nowhere in sight, the Marines remained tense, unsure how he would arrive.

• Garp sat beside the execution platform while Sengoku publicly announced Ace’s execution and presented it as a warning against piracy.
• Shanks stopped Kaido in the New World, and Kaido abandoned his attempt to reach Marine Headquarters and returned to Wano Country.
• The Five Elders discussed how to salvage their disrupted plan, deciding to let Luffy’s escaped group reach the battlefield and to ease their passage.
• People across the world watched the broadcast as the appointed execution time drew closer.
• With no ships visible in the harbor, Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and the Three Admirals remained convinced Whitebeard would arrive by an unexpected route.

Whitebeard and the Whitebeard Pirates arrived at Marine Headquarters by surfacing their coated ships, and Whitebeard confronted Sengoku before unleashing the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. As the Marines realized a colossal tsunami was bearing down on them, Luffy and his companions rode the returning wave toward the battlefield.

• Forty-three Whitebeard Pirate ships emerged from underwater, followed by the Moby Dick and two matching ships that completed their formation before Marine Headquarters.
• Whitebeard appeared at the bow and challenged Sengoku, then told Ace to hold on while Ace called him Pops.
• Whitebeard struck the air with the power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, shaking the sea and raising enormous waves.
• Vic spoke with Hawk-Eye about testing Whitebeard, while the Shichibukai and Marine Admirals reacted to the approaching threat.
• The initial waves vanished as the sea drained away from the harbor, and Vic realized the returning water would create a worse tsunami.
• The water surged back in a mountain-high wave, carrying Luffy and his companions toward Marine Headquarters as Whitebeard strengthened the tsunami.

Aokiji froze Whitebeard’s tsunami, opening the way for the battle to spread across the ice. As the fighting began, Hawk-Eye and Kizaru tested Whitebeard’s forces, while Vic held back and Kizaru ordered the Giant Vice Admirals to watch for Marco.

• Sengoku warned that Whitebeard could destroy the world as his towering waves threatened Marine Headquarters.
• Aokiji used Ice Age to freeze the tsunami and the harbor, trapping Whitebeard’s ships in place and giving the two sides solid ground to fight on.
• Hawk-Eye launched a Flying Slash at Whitebeard, but Diamond Jozu redirected it into the sky.
• Kizaru attacked Whitebeard with Yasakani no Magatama, and Marco blocked the beams before confronting Kizaru with a Haki-coated bicycle kick.
• Kizaru recovered without injury and ordered the Giant Vice Admirals to watch the sky for Marco, while Vic continued to wait.

At Marineford, Vic secretly protected Little Oars Jr. and steered him away from the Execution Platform while the Whitebeard Pirates pushed into the plaza. Sengoku began the Marines’ battle plan, and Akainu left for the rear of headquarters as Koby and Helmeppo narrowly avoided being caught fleeing.

• Jozu hurled an iceberg toward the giants and Execution Platform, but Akainu destroyed it with Great Eruption and then attacked Whitebeard, who extinguished the magma’s flames with Armament Haki.
• Koby froze in fear on the battlefield, while Garp watched him with disappointment but still believed he could change.
• Vic sent Hancock to attack only notorious Whitebeard Pirates and secretly blocked Doflamingo and Moria from killing Little Oars Jr.
• Vic used an illusion to keep Little Oars Jr. from reaching the Execution Platform, while Oars cleared Marines from the front plaza and opened a gap for Whitebeard’s men.
• Whitebeard ordered his pirates into the plaza, and Sengoku told Tsuru to begin the battle plan.
• Akainu left for the rear of headquarters after killing a deserter, narrowly missing Koby and Helmeppo as they considered fleeing.