Chapter Summaries

Bai Yu fought Koshiro with reckless attacks and revealed that he had been restraining his power with weighted wrist guards. He unleashed his full Spiritual Pressure and blasted Koshiro through the dojo wall, but the fight continued as Koshiro sensed another attack coming.

• Zoro rushed back to Isshin Dojo and watched Bai Yu and Koshiro clash with wooden swords.
• Bai Yu endured Koshiro's thrusts with Armament Haki and drove him back with powerful, relentless slashes.
• Koshiro covered his entire body in Armament Haki and announced that he would fight seriously.
• Bai Yu removed a fifty-kilogram wrist guard, unleashing a vast surge of Spiritual Pressure while another guard remained on his wrist.
• Bai Yu and Koshiro exchanged enormous blade auras, and Bai Yu's next heavy slash sent Koshiro through the dojo wall into the forest.
• Koshiro steadied himself as his Observation Haki warned him of danger again.

Bai Yu fought Koshiro in a destructive duel, endured his Cutting Iron strike, and defeated him. The victory raised Bai Yu’s template progress to ten percent and unlocked Two-Handed Kendo.

• Bai Yu and Koshiro exchanged powerful sword strikes that tore through the surrounding forest as Zoro watched.
• Koshiro explained that Cutting Iron came from blending presence and will, then attacked Bai Yu with a strike carrying his sword intent.
• Bai Yu took the slash on his shoulder and struck Koshiro in return, sending him crashing into a rock face and winning the duel.
• Koshiro admitted defeat to Zoro while Bai Yu drank liquor and recovered from his wound.
• The system rewarded Bai Yu with five hundred points, increased his template progress to ten percent, and unlocked Two-Handed Kendo.

Koshiro explained sword momentum and intent to Bai Yu, who used a Talisman of Insight to master the Iron-Cutting Realm almost instantly. Bai Yu gave Zoro his weighted wrist guards, then revealed a much heavier training suit that crashed into the ground.

• Koshiro described sword momentum and intent and estimated how long Bai Yu might need to reach the Iron-Cutting Stage.
• Bai Yu bought two Talismans of Insight and a demon-modified weighted coat from the system shop.
• Bai Yu used a Talisman of Insight and claimed he had mastered iron-cutting intent, leaving Zoro and Koshiro sensing a deadly change in him.
• Bai Yu gave his weighted wrist guards to Zoro, who initially refused them but accepted their value as training equipment.
• Bai Yu brought out a Demon-Modified Training Suit, whose impact cracked the ground beneath it.

After defeating his opponents, Bai Yu tested a weight-draining coat and learned that Treasure had reached Shimotsuki Village. He raced to the docks and killed Sec P with a wooden sword thrown from afar, leaving Treasure and his crew facing him.

• Bai Yu put on a modified coat weighing three hundred kilograms that drained and stored his Spiritual Pressure.
• An old man warned Koshiro that Marines were fleeing a pirate ship led by Treasure, and Bai Yu sensed Carina was in trouble at the docks.
• Bai Yu launched his wooden sword toward the docks and chased after it while Zoro and Koshiro followed.
• Treasure's crew cornered Carina as Marine Lieutenant Commander Domon called for help and warned Treasure that Smoker was coming.
• Bai Yu's wooden sword smashed Sec P through Treasure's ship, killing him and breaking the hull.

Bai Yu arrived at the docks and easily overpowered Treasure, a pirate with an eighty-nine-million-Beli bounty, leaving the Marines astonished by the supposed rookie’s strength. Treasure encased himself in chains to form an absolute defense, while Koshiro told Zoro to watch and trust Bai Yu to find a way through it.

• Bai Yu arrived after Carina told him Nami had disappeared and she had encountered Treasure’s men, then killed Sec P with a golden strike.
• Treasure attacked Bai Yu with a chain-wrapped fist, but Bai Yu blocked it and cut him down with a Flying Slash that also wrecked the pirate ship.
• Domon and the Marines learned Bai Yu was reportedly Vice Admiral Garp’s grandson, while Treasure attacked him with a chain shaped like an iron dragon and Bai Yu sent it flying.
• Zoro worried that Bai Yu had not mastered cutting iron, prompting Koshiro to tell him to stay quiet and trust Bai Yu.
• Treasure covered himself in three layers of chains and challenged Bai Yu to break through his defenses.

Bai Yu removed his 300-kilogram training suit and unleashed the strength it had been suppressing before overwhelming Treasure at the docks. After Naolai’s arrows failed to harm him, Treasure vowed to punish Bai Yu for looking down on him.

• Zoro and the others watched as Bai Yu removed his weighted suit, revealing that it had suppressed most of his strength and releasing his immense Spiritual Pressure.
• Koshiro told Zoro to leave the East Blue and see the wider world, while Treasure realized he had foolishly urged Bai Yu to strip.
• Bai Yu rushed Treasure and battered him with more than a hundred sword strikes, forcing Treasure to call for Naolai’s help.
• Naolai fired seven arrows at Bai Yu, but Bai Yu emerged from the flames unharmed beneath full-body Armament Haki.
• Bai Yu criticized Treasure for straying from the fight’s purpose, and Treasure angrily swore to make him pay.

Bai Yu defeated Treasure with a powerful sword technique after Treasure took Carina hostage and sent Domon to handle the aftermath. Zoro resolved to pursue Bai Yu as a future rival, while Bai Yu turned his attention to finding Nami.

• Treasure used chains to capture Carina and threatened to kill her unless Bai Yu obeyed him.
• Bai Yu infused his wooden sword with spiritual pressure and cut through Treasure’s chains and the pirates behind him with Kendo: Bisection, killing Treasure.
• Koshiro encouraged Zoro to pursue Bai Yu, and Zoro decided he would aim to become Bai Yu’s final opponent.
• Bai Yu received 1.5% template progress, 300 system points, and a free shop refresh for killing Treasure.
• Bai Yu left Domon to clean up the dock and arrange Treasure’s bounty payment, then set out to deal with Nami.

Garp and Smoker arrived on Shimotsuki Island expecting to rescue Bai Yu from Treasure, only to learn that Bai Yu had already killed the pirate and his crew. Garp decided to tell Sengoku about Bai Yu’s victory and recommend him for a high-ranking Marine position.

• Garp and Smoker hurried to Shimotsuki Island after learning Bai Yu might have encountered Treasure, while Garp feared for his grandson’s safety.
• Garp and Smoker rushed ashore, expecting a bloody battle, but found Marine soldiers repairing their ship and handling supplies.
• Domon told Smoker and Garp that Bai Yu had killed Treasure, his right-hand man, and the pirate crew, then split their ship with a tremendous slash.
• Smoker examined the enormous slash and realized Bai Yu had defeated the pirate he had hoped to capture.
• Garp laughed at Smoker’s surprise and said he would inform Sengoku of Bai Yu’s victory and recommend him for Vice Admiral or Admiral Candidate.

After defeating Treasure, Bai Yu headed toward Cocoyasi Village with Zoro and Carina while Smoker set out to confront him. On the voyage, Bai Yu refreshed the System Shop and froze at the two new listings.

• Domon told Smoker that Bai Yu had left Shimotsuki Island for Cocoyasi Village, and Garp noted that Onigumo was near those waters.
• Smoker left to find Bai Yu, while Garp let him go, hoping Bai Yu might prove worthy of an Admiral candidate position.
• Bai Yu trained aboard a small boat with Zoro, who recognized how quickly Bai Yu had mastered the iron-cutting realm.
• Carina worried about Nami, but Bai Yu said they should not arrive before her and disrupt his plan.
• Bai Yu refreshed the System Shop and froze when he saw its two new items.

Bai Yu spotted a chance to accelerate his character-template progress and challenged Marine Vice Admiral Onigumo, whose Eight-Sword Style he wanted to test. Onigumo had come to escort Bai Yu to Marine Headquarters, but the chapter ended with him questioning whether Bai Yu’s challenge was a joke.

• Bai Yu considered the system shop’s listings for Arakuri Heron and the Seven Bladed Swords, then thought of a new way to advance his template.
• Carina shot down a sea eagle, and Bai Yu praised her unexpected skill before noticing an approaching warship.
• Onigumo learned Bai Yu was approaching and ordered his ship to rendezvous with him so he could take him to Marine Headquarters.
• Onigumo told Bai Yu to board the warship, but Bai Yu refused and challenged him to a fight, saying a Vice Admiral should be worth a slash.
• Onigumo stopped and demanded to know whether Bai Yu was serious about challenging a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.

Bai Yu accepted Vice Admiral Onigumo’s challenge and used the system to master Eight-Sword Style, surprising the Marines with his strength. As the two traded powerful attacks, Onigumo launched a sword thrust from a concealed angle, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Bai Yu told Onigumo he was serious about fighting to the death, and Onigumo agreed to teach him a lesson.
• Onigumo displayed his Eight-Sword Style, using six arms created through Life Return along with the two swords in his hands.
• Bai Yu used the system to acquire Eight-Sword Style, then clashed his golden blade aura against Onigumo’s attack and knocked away seven blades of his own.
• Bai Yu declared that he used Eight-Sword Style and charged Onigumo with a heavy cleave, forcing the Vice Admiral to retreat two steps.
• Bai Yu switched to two pointed blades and pressed his attack, while Onigumo countered with a sword thrust from a third Life Return arm.

Bai Yu defeated Vice Admiral Onigumo in a spar by unleashing his unconventional Eight-Sword Style. The Marines recognized Onigumo’s loss after Bai Yu’s final attack shattered his swords and blasted him across the deck.

• Bai Yu chained together attacks with his third through seventh swords, forcing Onigumo to block each strike and use Life Return.
• Onigumo mocked Bai Yu for having no apparent eighth sword and thrust at him with his remaining blade.
• Bai Yu covered his forehead with Armament Haki and charged headfirst into the attack with Head Eighth Sword.
• Bai Yu’s final blow snapped Onigumo’s sword and smashed him into the steel cabin, breaking six of his blades.
• The Marines reacted in disbelief, while Onigumo realized that Bai Yu had won their spar.

Bai Yu defeated Onigumo, declined his offer to return to Marine Headquarters, and sailed on toward Cocoyasi Village. There, Nami returned with the money to buy the village from Arlong, while asking Nojiko for news about Treasure.

• Bai Yu told Onigumo that his Eight-Sword Style had developed through combat, and the system rewarded him for defeating the Vice Admiral.
• Bai Yu declined to sail with Onigumo to Marine Headquarters and left for Cocoyasi Village, hoping to find Arlong and gain more template progress.
• Onigumo watched Bai Yu depart, then shouted for him to come back and help repair the wrecked warship.
• Nami arrived at Cocoyasi Village with forty million Beli and told Nojiko that Arlong had agreed to a deal if she brought him a hundred million.
• Nami asked Nojiko whether she had found news about Treasure, then headed to meet Arlong and buy Cocoyasi Village's freedom.

Nami returned to Arlong Park with a hundred million Beli to buy back Cocoyasi Village, only to learn that Arlong had arranged for Nezumi to steal her savings and never intended to let her go. As Kuroobi cornered her, Lord Bai Yu intervened and killed him with a flying wooden saber.

• Nami reassured Nojiko and headed to Arlong Park, hoping her money would free Cocoyasi Village.
• Outside the gates, Nami overheard Chew, Kuroobi, and Arlong reveal that Arlong had arranged for Nezumi to steal her treasure and planned to keep exploiting her.
• Nami burst into Arlong Park and attacked Arlong, who caught her staff and ordered Kuroobi to beat her and then attack Cocoyasi Village.
• Nami fled to warn the villagers, but Kuroobi cornered her against a wall.
• Lord Bai Yu's wooden saber pierced the wall and struck Kuroobi, killing him and leaving Nami to recognize her rescuer.

Bai Yu slaughtered Arlong’s Fish-Men and left Arlong broken and begging for mercy. Captain Nezumi and Navy soldiers arrived to find the park full of dead Fish-Men and Arlong defeated.

• Arlong ordered the Fish-Men to attack Bai Yu after his blade failed to injure him.
• Bai Yu dodged Chew’s water cannonballs and cut Chew down with a single strike.
• Bai Yu slaughtered the Fish-Men who tried to flee, leaving Arlong too terrified to fight.
• Arlong charged at Nami, but Bai Yu struck him through a wall and caved in half his chest.
• Arlong begged Nami to spare him and offered the Beli and twenty villages.
• Captain Nezumi arrived with Navy soldiers and froze at the sight of Arlong and the dead Fish-Men.

Bai Yu killed Arlong and prepared to kill Captain Nezumi, but Smoker intervened and revealed Bai Yu was Vice Admiral Garp’s grandson. As Smoker confronted him, Bai Yu unlocked the Subordinate Template and gained Scissor Seven’s powers.

• Arlong offered Captain Nezumi a hundred million Beli to help kill Bai Yu, and Nezumi ordered his Marines to fire.
• Bai Yu walked through the bullets and cut Arlong down, then sent his wooden sword flying at Captain Nezumi.
• Smoker deflected Bai Yu’s attack and saved Captain Nezumi, then revealed Bai Yu was Vice Admiral Garp’s grandson.
• Bai Yu refused Smoker’s demand to spare Nezumi, and Smoker transformed into smoke and challenged him.
• Bai Yu’s system unlocked the Subordinate Template, granting him Scissor Seven’s Sword Control with Qi and beginning a character fusion.

Bai Yu killed Captain Nezumi with his own saber despite Smoker’s attempt to protect him, then fought Smoker at Arlong Park. Smoker’s White Smoke Domain failed to conceal him from Bai Yu, who struck him flying into a rock.

• Bai Yu’s killing intent froze Smoker, Nezumi, and the fleeing navy soldiers in place.
• Bai Yu drew Nezumi’s saber from a distance and used it to cut Nezumi’s throat, then dismissed Smoker’s accusations by saying Nezumi had died by his own weapon.
• Smoker unleashed his White Smoke Domain and charged at Bai Yu through the mist.
• Bai Yu saw through the smoke, struck Smoker in the face with his wooden sword, and scattered the mist with the blow.
• Smoker flew into a massive rock, shattering it as the navy soldiers watched in shock.

After defeating Arlong’s forces, Bai Yu told Garp he had killed Captain Nezumi and learned that Ace had eaten the Flame-Flame Fruit. Bai Yu left Cocoyasi Village with Nami and Carina aboard his ship, where Carina demonstrated her skill with a gun.

• Garp arrived at Arlong Park, saw Smoker defeated, and questioned Bai Yu about the Fish-Man corpses and Captain Nezumi.
• Bai Yu told Garp he had killed Nezumi and took Ace’s bounty poster, discovering Ace had a fifty-million-Beli bounty as captain of the Spade Pirates.
• Bai Yu explained that he had told Ace where to find the Flame-Flame Fruit, then said he would leave to handle personal business and look for Ace.
• Garp asked Bai Yu to deal with Krieg if they crossed paths, while Bai Yu and Nami left Arlong Park.
• A day later, Nami joined Bai Yu’s ship as its navigator, and Carina shot down a seabird while explaining that she wanted to provide cover for the crew.

Bai Yu used his System Shop points to buy a super-modified sniper rifle and scope, intending to arm Carina. After assembling the weapon to demonstrate it, he looked through the scope and was stunned by what he saw.

• Bai Yu asked the system whether he could share shop items and learned it would retrieve or erase them if he stopped sharing.
• Bai Yu spent all eight hundred System Points on a Super-Modified 98K and a Super-Modified 8x Scope.
• Bai Yu offered the sniper rifle to Carina, while Nami and Zoro questioned his claim that it could kill one of the Four Emperors.
• Bai Yu assembled the rifle and looked through the scope, then reacted with disbelief at its capabilities.

Bai Yu tested his modified sniper rifle against the approaching Krieg Pirates and struck Don Krieg from a thousand meters away. Krieg’s armor shattered, and his fleet fell into chaos as Bai Yu prepared to face the survivors.

• Bai Yu discovered that his modified scope could use his Observation Haki to see targets as far as a thousand meters away.
• Carina spotted the Krieg Pirates approaching, and Zoro offered to fight while Bai Yu chose to test his gun instead.
• Krieg boasted that Bai Yu’s weapon could not hurt him and ordered the crew to surrender.
• Bai Yu fired at Krieg, smashing him into the mast and disabling the lead ship, which caused the following pirate ships to collide.
• Krieg’s golden armor cracked apart, leaving him injured and stunned by the power of Bai Yu’s supposedly toy gun.