Chapter Summaries

Vic gave Olvia a painting of her and Robin sleeping together and continued developing his illusion-weaving skills during their voyage. Olvia, stirred by the painting and Robin’s teasing, went to Vic’s room in a bath towel, where he was visibly tempted but did not make the first move.

• Vic painted Olvia and Robin asleep in each other’s arms and gave the picture to Olvia as they traveled back toward the Grand Line.
• Robin learned that the ship’s crew had forgotten that Olvia and Vic had visited her, and she suspected Vic’s ability could erase memories.
• Vic spent time building a detailed world of prepared illusions in his mind while the boat was anchored for the night.
• Olvia studied her reflection and wondered why Vic showed no interest in her despite being alone with her.
• Olvia entered Vic’s room wearing only a bath towel, and Vic tried to act calm despite being attracted to her.

Vic and Olvia began living together after spending the night together, and they helped each other develop their imaginative Devil Fruit abilities. After visiting Kozaburo in Shimotsuki Village and showing him two Supreme Great Grade Swords, Vic agreed to find a successor to preserve the Shimotsuki Family's swordsmithing craft.

• Olvia pursued Vic, and they spent the night together before deciding to live together.
• Vic and Olvia explored each other's imagined worlds, improving their abilities and gathering inspiration.
• Half a month later, Vic left Olvia in Loguetown and returned to Shimotsuki Village.
• Vic showed Kozaburo the two Supreme Great Grade Swords he had forged, moving the old swordsmith to tears.
• Kozaburo asked Vic to find a successor for the family's swordsmithing craft, and Vic agreed before going to see Koshiro.

Vic gave a young apprentice his sword-forging knowledge, then traveled with Olvia and learned medicine from Crocus before encountering Aokiji at sea. After confirming Aokiji had left the Marines, Vic invited him aboard for drinks, hoping to recruit him.

• Vic passed through a small island town, gave a young apprentice memories of Kozaburo’s sword-forging lessons, and left rare fused metal on the island.
• Vic returned to Loguetown, then crossed Reverse Mountain with Olvia and discussed medicine with Crocus at the Twin Towers.
• More than ten days later, Vic’s boat struck an ice path, so he woke Olvia and followed it to find Aokiji.
• Vic confronted Aokiji over the damaged boat and learned that he had left the Marines after Sakazuki became Fleet Admiral.
• Vic invited Aokiji aboard for drinks and tried to draw him to his side.

Vic questioned Aokiji about what kind of justice he wanted to pursue and pushed him to look beyond individual acts of injustice. Aokiji settled on ending the Great Pirate Era, while Vic considered how that goal could fit into his vision of a world without legitimate piracy.

• Aokiji joined Vic on his boat, where Vic introduced him to Olvia and served him homemade wine.
• Vic asked Aokiji about his plans and challenged him to define the justice he wanted to pursue.
• Aokiji spent a long time considering different scales of justice, from helping individuals to confronting the World Government.
• Aokiji said he wanted to end the Great Pirate Era because pirates harmed ordinary people through plunder.
• Vic concluded that people could still travel the seas as adventurers, but those who seized supplies by force should be treated as criminals.

Vic exposed the World Government and Celestial Dragons’ exploitation to Aokiji, then urged him to investigate the truth of the Void Century and consider following the Straw Hat Pirates or joining the Thunder God Pirates. Aokiji left to verify Vic’s claims, while Vic and Olvia later returned to Titan Island after visiting Fish-Man Island.

• Vic told Aokiji that the Celestial Dragons had ordered the Ohara survivors killed, and explained that he had left the Navy after killing the Celestial Dragon responsible.
• Vic challenged Aokiji’s belief that the Heavenly Tribute funded the Navy, describing how it impoverished ordinary people while supporting the Celestial Dragons’ extravagant lives.
• Aokiji asked how the World Government could be overthrown, and Vic pointed to the Void Century, Nico Robin’s ability to read the Poneglyphs, and the Straw Hat Pirates’ likely journey to Laugh Tale.
• Vic offered Aokiji the choice of following the Straw Hat Pirates or joining the Thunder God Pirates, and Aokiji left to investigate what Vic had told him.
• After half a month, Vic and Olvia traveled through Fish-Man Island, where Vic saw the pirate flag he had designed and visited Shirahoshi in Hard-Shell Tower.
• Vic and Olvia looked around Fish-Man Island and returned to the New World.

Vic reunited with Olvia and watched Ace’s training before deciding to take the Thunder God Pirates on a voyage through the New World to find powerful recruits and help Marco against Blackbeard. After leaving Titan Island, Vic’s crew was attacked by a temporary alliance of pirates and other factions, and he prepared to crush them.

• Vic returned to Olvia and used an illusion so she believed they had spent the night together.
• Vic watched Ace and Bullet fight, saw Ace’s progress with Ryuo and Conqueror’s Haki, and trained Ace’s spiritual power through an illusion.
• Vic announced that the Thunder God Pirates would travel around the New World, recruit powerful fighters, and help Marco repel Blackbeard.
• The crew stocked up on supplies at nearby islands, where Pizarro reflected on the civilians’ lives and Vic explained that peace required strong leaders to keep people in check.
• After the Thunder God Pirates left Titan Island, a large alliance of ships intercepted Thor and opened fire, and Vic prepared to defeat them.

The Thunder God Pirates repelled a massive ambush without damage, with Fisher Tiger, Wendy, and Rebecca destroying the attackers’ ships. Vic called off the attack so the survivors could spread word of the crew’s strength and later serve as opponents for the next generation.

• The Thor endured three cannon volleys as Vic, Rebecca, Kuina, Kanbo, Frodeku, and Barnett intercepted the shots.
• Fisher Tiger attacked the enemy fleet from underwater, while Wendy’s explosive rounds and Rebecca’s flying swords and water attacks wrecked ships.
• The allied force panicked and fled as the Thunder God Pirates watched and dealt with stray cannonballs.
• Vic ordered Fisher Tiger, Wendy, and Rebecca to stop, then told Barnett to record the famous crews so Ace could challenge them later.
• The surviving attackers escaped in a chaotic retreat, while Devil Fruit Users who had fallen into the sea drowned.

Blackbeard attacked the Whitebeard Pirates’ remnants on Sulfur Fire Island to seize Whitebeard’s former territories and search for the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Marco and the others fought back, but Blackbeard’s forces had the advantage in strength as the battle continued.

• Blackbeard confronted Marco on Sulfur Fire Island and offered him a place in the Blackbeard Pirates while demanding Whitebeard’s territories.
• The Whitebeard Pirates’ commanders and captains engaged Blackbeard’s crew in separate fights, with Marco facing Blackbeard and Vista facing Shiryu.
• Blackbeard asked where Ace was, and Marco said Thunder God Vic had taken him away to train before striking Blackbeard with Phoenix Brand.
• Blackbeard absorbed Marco’s attack with Dark Water and declared that he would eventually seek out Vic.
• Vista and Shiryu fought evenly, while Jozu and the other Whitebeard Pirates battled Blackbeard’s crew and Little Oars Jr. struggled against Sanjuan Wolf.

Blackbeard used his Dark-Dark Fruit to trap several Whitebeard Pirates commanders and force Marco to choose between escaping and sharing their fate. After Blackbeard provoked Marco by insulting Whitebeard, Marco attacked in fury, and Blackbeard seized him with Dark Water.

• Izo gained the advantage over Van Augur, while the other commanders' battles remained unresolved.
• Blackbeard unleashed Black Hole, trapping Jozu, Oars, Izo, and several other commanders as Vista and a few others escaped.
• Jozu and the other trapped commanders urged Marco to flee and find Ace, while Blackbeard taunted him into leaving them behind.
• Lafitte and Doc Q tried to ambush Marco, but Marco dodged their attack and struck Lafitte with Phoenix Brand.
• Blackbeard insulted Whitebeard to provoke Marco, who charged him in Phoenix form; Blackbeard caught him with Dark Water and forced him back into human form.

Blackbeard captured Marco, Jozu, and the remaining Whitebeard Pirates, planning to steal their Devil Fruit powers and bury the island’s civilians to hide the massacre. Catarina warned him that Thunder God Vic and his crew were approaching, so Blackbeard abandoned his plans and prepared to flee.

• Blackbeard captured Marco, Vista, Jozu, and the remaining Whitebeard Pirates, then decided to keep them alive and take their Devil Fruit powers.
• Blackbeard ordered his crew to claim the island, prepare a banquet, and make the civilians dig a pit large enough to bury everyone.
• Blackbeard had Marco restrained with Seastone Handcuffs and prepared to give Jozu’s diamond power to Burgess.
• Catarina revealed herself and warned Blackbeard that Thunder God Vic had arrived with his crew.
• Blackbeard confirmed Catarina had collected the islanders’ Den Den Mushi and ordered his crew to escape from the other side of the island.

Vic pursued Blackbeard’s crew as they fled the island after abandoning Marco and the others. Wendy fired an accelerating cannonball at their ship, and Van Augur warned the crew that he could not intercept it.

• Blackbeard ordered Burgess to release Jozu and flee rather than risk being pursued over a Devil Fruit ability.
• Rebecca spotted a strange pirate ship leaving the island, and Vic ordered the Thor to chase it instead of landing.
• Vic explained that Ban had discovered Blackbeard’s plan to target the remnants of Whitebeard’s forces, prompting him to come to their aid.
• Wendy used her More-More Fruit ability to accelerate a cannonball toward Blackbeard’s ship.
• Van Augur fired at the cannonball, but Wendy accelerated it again, causing his shots to miss.
• Van Augur put away his rifle and told Blackbeard’s crew to prepare to detonate the cannonball at close range.

The Blackbeard Pirates survived Wendy’s giant cannonball when Blackbeard swallowed it with his Black Hole power. Vic then sent Kuina’s far more powerful slash toward them, leaving Blackbeard preparing to intercept it.

• Wendy’s enlarged cannonball threatened the Blackbeard Pirates’ ship, and Van Augur’s bullets failed to damage it.
• Shiryu split the cannonball with a Flying Slash, but Blackbeard used Black Hole to absorb and destroy its fragments.
• Blackbeard lamented his crew’s weakness and resolved to hunt Devil Fruit powers.
• Vic sent Kuina to test the Blackbeard Pirates with a crimson Flying Slash infused with Conqueror’s Haki and Sword Qi.
• Van Augur’s bullets crumbled before reaching Kuina’s slash, and Blackbeard prepared to stop the attack.

Kuina’s sword slash overwhelmed Shiryu and Blackbeard’s defenses, forcing the Blackbeard Pirates to flee. Vic stopped Rebecca from pursuing them and rushed to save the gravely wounded Whitebeard Pirates, leaving Marco and the others stable but unconscious at a makeshift camp.

• Kuina’s slash broke through Shiryu’s Sword-Drawing Slash and Blackbeard’s Black Hole, cutting the pirate ship in two.
• Blackbeard accused Vic of scheming to take Whitebeard’s territory and ordered his crew to row away.
• Rebecca wanted to attack Blackbeard, but Vic held her back and went to check on Marco and the others.
• Vic revived Jozu with lightning and treated the wounded Whitebeard Pirates, saving them from their fatal injuries.
• Vic told Rebecca and the others to build a campfire and stay at the battlefield while Marco and the others recovered.

Vic explained why he had let Blackbeard escape and refused Rebecca’s suggestion that he take over the Whitebeard Pirates’ territory. The next morning, Marco and Jozu woke at Vic’s camp, realized they had been rescued, and joined the others for food.

• Rebecca asked Vic why he had stopped them from pursuing Blackbeard, and Vic said he had feared for his companions’ safety.
• Vic told Rebecca that Marco’s group should give up their territory until Ace returned, but he refused to occupy it himself.
• Marco woke in a tent beside Jozu and assumed Red-Haired Shanks had rescued them.
• Marco slapped Jozu awake and blamed his sore face on Jesus Burgess.
• Vic entered the tent, teased the two men, and led them to the campfire, where Marco and Jozu recognized the battlefield and understood how close they had come to death.

Vic advised Marco to ask Red-Hair to temporarily take over Whitebeard’s territory, but Shanks refused and suggested Vic instead. Marco apologized for suspecting Vic’s motives, leaving the question of who would protect the territory unresolved.

• Marco told Vic that Teach’s Devil Fruit had countered the Whitebeard Pirates and that he feared they could not defend Pops’s territory.
• Vic warned Marco and the others not to confront Teach with Devil Fruit powers and suggested asking Red-Hair to temporarily take over the territory.
• Marco contacted Shanks, who refused to take charge but offered to help when needed and advised Marco to be wary of Teach.
• Shanks suggested that Vic take over the territory, saying Teach would flee from him and that Vic had no need to pretend to want it.
• Marco admitted that he had misjudged Vic and apologized for suspecting his motives.

Vic revealed Whitebeard’s final request to Marco, then left the recovering Whitebeard Pirates and learned that the Thunder God Pirates’ latest victory had sharply increased several bounties. The crew continued sailing as Rebecca affirmed that she considered life with Vic her home.

• Vic told Marco that Whitebeard had asked him to protect his crew and urged Marco’s group to value their lives, prompting them to grieve and thank Vic and the Thunder God Pirates.
• Vic and his crew departed after Marco and the others’ injuries had improved, and Marco watched their ship fly away using Golden Lion’s ability.
• Vic had Rebecca return the ship to the sea so he could continue searching for strong fighters to recruit or place in the Marines.
• Rebecca showed Vic a newspaper and wanted posters reporting that the Thunder God Pirates’ bounties had risen after their victory over an allied force.
• Vic saw that his bounty had increased by more than two hundred million and Rebecca’s had risen to 1.345 billion Beli.
• Rebecca told Vic that anywhere with him felt like home, and Vic teased her about their plans for that night.

Vic reviewed the Thunder God Pirates’ new bounties before leaving the Thor to study traditional medicine in the Bird Kingdom. There he reunited with Chopper, who was stunned to see him again.

• Vic examined the new wanted posters for Wendy and Tiger, whose bounty had risen to 897 million and 663 million Beli, respectively.
• Rebecca pulled Vic to her room after finding him still on deck that evening.
• Half a month later, Vic left the Thor and traveled to the Bird Kingdom to study its medical books.
• Vic arrived at the Bird Kingdom, where Chopper had ended the conflict between the humans and birds and gained access to the medical repository.
• Vic greeted Chopper, who recognized him and wondered whether he was dreaming.

Vic reunited with Chopper and comforted him as they remembered Hiriluk and the people important to Chopper. He then used his abilities to take Chopper inside a body and teach him about the heart, blood circulation, and instinctive bodily processes.

• Chopper recognized Vic in the medical library and tearfully embraced him after Vic assured him he was not dreaming.
• Vic asked Chopper about his name, and Chopper said Tony Tony Chopper had been given to him by Hiriluk, who was no longer alive.
• Vic comforted Chopper by reminding him that he had the Straw Hat Pirates and still had Vic, and Chopper soon stopped crying.
• Chopper proudly told Vic that he was the Straw Hat Pirates' ship's doctor and had studied medicine under Doctorine.
• Vic took Chopper inside a heart, where Chopper identified the left atrium, then guided him through the body's largest artery while explaining blood circulation and instinctive processes.

Vic taught Chopper the foundations of medicine in an illusion, then spent his time studying at the medical library. He discovered that Marco and his own crew had maneuvered him into becoming one of the Four Emperors, leaving the Thunder God Pirates established as an Emperor’s crew.

• Vic explained the body’s organs, systems, and cells to Chopper, who absorbed the lessons and recorded them afterward.
• Vic rapidly read through the medical library while Chopper compiled notes on what he had learned.
• Chopper showed Vic a newspaper announcing that he had become one of the Four Emperors.
• Vic learned that Marco had spread the Thunder God Pirates’ flag through Whitebeard’s territory and declared Whitebeard’s remnants part of Vic’s crew.
• Vic realized Rebecca, Ban, and the others had kept him uninformed until the World Government’s announcement made his new title difficult to reject.

Vic reprimanded Ban for withholding intelligence, then the Five Elders debated how to deal with his rise as a Four Emperor. In Elbaf, Shanks accepted Vic’s new status as a stabilizing force in the New World and dismissed concerns about their bounty rankings.

• Vic sternly warned Ban for failing to report what he knew, then returned to reading while Chopper chose not to show him his latest bounty poster.
• The Five Elders reviewed Vic’s new bounty and discussed his defeat of the alliance and acquisition of Whitebeard’s territory.
• Saturn suggested using an unnamed figure against Vic, while the Elders rejected immediate action and considered waiting for a better opportunity.
• Yasopp urged Shanks to do something major after Vic’s bounty surpassed his, but Shanks said Vic’s rise would help stabilize the New World.
• Shanks dismissed the importance of bounties and invited the Red Hair Pirates to drink.