Chapter Summaries

Bai Yu used his modded 98K to devastate Krieg’s flagship and gave the weapon to Carina for sniper cover. Three days later, Ace and the Spade Pirates arrived at the floating restaurant as Krieg’s battered fleet approached, leaving the cause of its retreat a mystery.

• Bai Yu charged his modded 98K with Haki and fired a laser that destroyed Krieg’s flagship, while Krieg escaped by diving into the sea.
• Bai Yu gave the modded 98K to Carina and told her to cover him by shooting where he pointed.
• Three days later, Ace, Masked Deuce, and Mihal sailed toward the floating restaurant, where Patty, Zeff, and Sanji recognized Ace as the rising pirate captain.
• Sanji noticed commotion in the western sea, and the restaurant’s guests spotted Krieg’s damaged fleet fleeing with a disheveled Krieg aboard.
• Deuce assured everyone that Ace could handle Krieg, while Zeff suggested they watch the fleet before eating.

Ace and the Spade Pirates confronted Krieg’s fleet at the floating restaurant, but the Krieg Pirates panicked when the mysterious pursuer who had chased them for three days appeared. After the stranger split a pirate ship with a golden slash, Krieg collapsed in terror, while Ace refused to retreat.

• Krieg ordered his battered fleet to seize the floating restaurant’s food and slaughter anyone who resisted.
• Ace announced his fifty-million-Beli bounty and asked Krieg to withdraw, but Krieg dismissed him and sent his pirates to attack.
• Mihal spotted someone walking across the sea, and the Krieg Pirates abandoned their charge in terror, recognizing their pursuer.
• Krieg tried to rally his crew for a final fight, but a golden blade aura split a pirate ship in two and made him kneel in fear.
• Mihal asked whether the Spade Pirates should retreat, but Ace refused and trusted in his Flame-Flame Fruit powers.

Bai Yu reached the sea restaurant, killed Krieg, and faced Ace, who challenged him with the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit. The two prepared to fight, with Ace claiming Bai Yu could not even hit him.

• Ace identified Bai Yu as a Marine supernova and said he had been seeking a rematch since gaining the Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Bai Yu used Shun Soru to reach the sea restaurant, where Krieg begged him to stop pursuing him and attacked with a golden battle spear.
• Bai Yu shattered Krieg's spear and struck him into a ship's deck, killing him in two moves.
• Ace confronted Bai Yu and demonstrated his Logia Elemental Transformation, while Deuce warned Bai Yu about the Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Bai Yu asked whether Ace was worth a slash, and Ace charged at him, boasting that Bai Yu could not land an attack.

Bai Yu and Ace fought across the sea, escalating from repeated exchanges to Ace's Flame Emperor and Bai Yu's overwhelming two-handed slash. Bai Yu split the enormous fireball and sent his blade aura toward Ace as the resulting flames engulfed nearby ships and battered the floating restaurant.

• Ace attacked Bai Yu with Fire Fist, Fire Pistol, and a ring of fire, but Bai Yu cut through each attack with golden blade auras.
• Deuce and Zeff discussed Ace's Logia advantage as Ace declared he would get serious and began gathering a massive fireball.
• Ace launched Great Flame Commandment: Flame Emperor, a hundred-meter fireball that bore down on Bai Yu.
• Bai Yu released overwhelming Spiritual Pressure and used Kendo: Bisection, splitting the fireball in two and sending the remaining blade aura toward Ace.
• The uncontrolled flames erupted like a tsunami, swallowing nearby pirate ships and sending the floating restaurant, Deuce, and the others flying.

Bai Yu knocked Ace out of his Elemental Transformation and sent him into the sea, shocking the Spade Pirates. After Zoro defeated Deuce, Ace resurfaced and revealed that Bai Yu was both a Marine and his sworn older brother.

• Ace reformed from flames and believed his Logia powers had protected him, but Bai Yu struck him out of his elemental state and sent him crashing into the sea.
• Mihal dove in to rescue Ace while Deuce tried to hold off Bai Yu and attacked with One Sword Style: Ocean Waves.
• Zoro emerged from the water and defeated Deuce with Three-Sword Style: Rhino Strike.
• Deuce exposed the bombs under his clothes, and Bai Yu called out to Ace, who climbed back onto the deck with Mihal's help.
• Ace exchanged familiar banter with Bai Yu and told the stunned Deuce that Bai Yu was a Marine and his sworn older brother.

Bai Yu defeated the Krieg Pirates and explained Haki to Ace and the others. After Zeff offered them a meal, Nami and Carina arrived, and Bai Yu decided to board their ship.

• Bai Yu used Conqueror's Haki to knock out Krieg, Gin the Demon Man, and the remaining Krieg Pirates.
• Zeff identified Bai Yu's powers as the Three Types of Haki and explained their abilities to Ace and the others.
• Bai Yu warned Ace not to let getting the Flame-Flame Fruit make him overconfident, and Ace admitted that his crew had gone three days without food.
• Zeff offered to treat Bai Yu and the others to a meal, while he and Sanji argued about Sanji leaving the restaurant.
• Nami and Carina arrived at the floating restaurant, and Bai Yu announced that he was getting on their ship.

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku explained why rookie pirate Fire Fist Ace had received a 50-million-Beli bounty and assigned the Admirals to monitor several threats. He then announced Bai Yu as his choice for a new Admiral Candidate.

• Sanji tried to board the ship with Carina and Nami, but Zeff attacked him with his wooden leg as they resumed their brawl.
• Sengoku showed the officers a bounty request for the Spade Pirates’ captain, Fire Fist Ace, and explained that Ace possessed the Logia Flame-Flame Fruit.
• Sengoku said Garp would keep watch on Ace and assigned Kizaru, Aokiji, and Akainu to monitor the Beasts Pirates, the Shichibukai selection, and the Celestial Dragons.
• Sengoku announced that Marine Headquarters needed another Admiral Candidate because the Three Admirals were stretched too thin.
• Sengoku revealed that Bai Yu, rather than Yamakaji, Doberman, or Onigumo, was his recommended candidate.

Sengoku defended Garp’s recommendation of Bai Yu for Admiral Candidate by revealing Bai Yu’s accomplishments and Onigumo’s defeat, but Akainu and Kizaru remained unconvinced. The Marines postponed the decision until Bai Yu reached Headquarters, while Sengoku wondered whether his gamble would lead to trouble.

• Sengoku told the Marine officers that Garp had recommended Bai Yu after Bai Yu killed Treasure and Arlong and defeated Onigumo.
• Akainu challenged the claim, and Onigumo confirmed by Den Den Mushi that Bai Yu had beaten him using the Eight-Sword Style.
• Onigumo praised Bai Yu’s Three Types of Haki, swordsmanship, and combat instincts, saying his talent could rival Dracule Mihawk’s.
• Akainu and Kizaru objected to appointing an unproven newcomer, so Sengoku postponed the decision until Bai Yu arrived at Marine Headquarters.
• After the officers left, Sengoku reflected on the risk he had taken for Garp’s grandson and voiced unease that something major might happen.

At the Marine branch in Loguetown, Smoker told Isuka that Bai Yu had defeated him and possibly Ace, then asked her to help patrol during the anniversary of Roger’s death. Meanwhile, Bai Yu’s ship approached Loguetown, where Carina shot down a Sea King with her Super-Modified 98K.

• Isuka arrived at the Loguetown Marine branch, where Smoker showed her the slash on his face and said Bai Yu had defeated him with one Armament Haki-enhanced slash.
• Smoker told Isuka that Bai Yu was rumored to have defeated the Krieg Pirates and Fire Fist Ace, but he had no news that Ace was in Marine custody.
• Isuka explained that she had pursued Ace after encountering him in the Sixis Sea and had requested his fifty-million-Beli bounty.
• Smoker asked Isuka to help patrol Loguetown on the anniversary of Pirate King Roger’s death, and she agreed before leaving to browse weapon shops.
• Aboard Bai Yu’s ship near Loguetown, Carina used the Super-Modified 98K to kill an attacking Sea King, and Bai Yu praised her shot.

Nami and Carina used their weapons to defeat a swarm of Sea Kings, prompting Sanji to ask Bai Yu for training and receive weighted wrist guards and advice on developing his kicking power. After the ship reached Loguetown to restock, Bai Yu went ashore and collided with an orange-haired woman in a hurry to buy a sword.

• Nami's Thunderstorm Tempo struck the Sea Kings with lightning and left their bodies scattered across the water.
• Sanji admitted he wanted to become stronger, and Bai Yu gave him adjustable wrist weights and advised him to train toward a heat-generating spinning kick.
• Bai Yu announced that the crew would resupply in Loguetown, while Zoro chose to stay aboard and train.
• Bai Yu went ashore and bumped into an orange-haired woman who apologized before hurrying off to buy a sword.

Bai Yu accompanied Isuka to a sword shop, where she hoped to buy the Famous Sword Yubashiri, and revealed his own power when he stopped Sandai Kitetsu from striking her. Ipponmatsu recognized Bai Yu’s Demon Sword Murasame and offered him both Yubashiri and Sandai Kitetsu.

• Isuka took Bai Yu to Ipponmatsu’s shop and offered three million Beli for Yubashiri, but Ipponmatsu refused to sell it.
• Isuka drew Sandai Kitetsu, whose curse overwhelmed her and sent the sword flying toward her face.
• Bai Yu caught Sandai Kitetsu in midair, and Murasame unleashed a chilling aura before Bai Yu suppressed it with his Haki.
• Ipponmatsu identified Murasame as a lost Twenty-One Grade Sword and questioned Bai Yu about his swordsmanship.
• Bai Yu named Sandai Kitetsu as a Fifty Skillful Grade Sword and offered it to Isuka, but Ipponmatsu said he would give Bai Yu both swords.

Bai Yu accepted two swords from Ipponmatsu before Isuka and the Marines were attacked by powerful animal monsters. Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and Carina helped defeat the attackers, and Isuka realized Bai Yu was the swordsman who had struck down Ace.

• Ipponmatsu gave Bai Yu two swords, saying he trusted him to carry on a swordsman's dreams.
• A giant mantis attacked a Marine soldier, and Zoro and Sanji killed it before it could harm Isuka.
• A giant gorilla and several other monsters charged at the group, but Carina shot the gorilla and Nami struck the remaining monsters with lightning.
• Zoro warned Bai Yu that the monsters' sudden appearance seemed suspicious and that Smoker had gone toward the docks, where their ship might be in danger.
• Isuka recognized Bai Yu as the man who had sent Fire Fist Ace flying with a slash.

Golden Lion Shiki attacked Loguetown with an army of beasts, overwhelming Smoker and the Marines. Bai Yu unleashed his Conqueror's Haki to knock the beasts from the sky, leaving Shiki stunned as the Marines recognized him.

• The Marines and Isuka recognized Bai Yu as the Marine Supernova who had defeated Smoker.
• Golden Lion Shiki arrived above Loguetown and announced that he would sacrifice its people to Roger with his completed SIQ.
• Smoker attacked Shiki, but Shiki struck him down with Slash Wave and ordered Isuka to evacuate the Marines and residents.
• Shiki summoned hundreds of beasts and sent them to kill everyone on the island.
• Isuka begged Bai Yu to save Smoker and the others, and Bai Yu's Conqueror's Haki knocked the beasts unconscious.
• The Marines identified Bai Yu, while Shiki stared in disbelief at the strength of his Haki and killing intent.

Bai Yu accepted the Golden Lion’s challenge on the condition that the pirate could defeat him, then left Loguetown aboard a rising island to fight without endangering the town. As Carina and Isuka contacted Marine Headquarters and worried over his fate, Garp arrived there to meet Sengoku and Zephyr.

• Smoker recognized Bai Yu as the Marine Supernova, and Isuka confirmed that Bai Yu might have defeated Fire Fist Ace.
• The Golden Lion offered Bai Yu leadership of the Flying Pirates, and Bai Yu accepted only if the pirate could defeat him.
• Bai Yu chose to fight on the Golden Lion’s floating island and told Carina and the others to go to Marine Headquarters if he had not returned in three days.
• The Golden Lion carried Bai Yu away on the rising island, while Carina urged Isuka to contact Garp and Marine Headquarters.
• Garp arrived at Marine Headquarters and eagerly headed to see Sengoku and Zephyr.

At Marine Headquarters, Garp, Sengoku, and Zephyr learned that Bai Yu had left Loguetown with Golden Lion after defending the town from an aerial attack. Garp demanded to return to the East Blue, while Kizaru arrived and assured him Bai Yu would survive.

• Zephyr and Sengoku discussed Bai Yu’s rare Haki and swordsmanship talent as Garp returned to Headquarters.
• Carina urgently called Garp and reported that Bai Yu had left with Golden Lion to save the people of Loguetown.
• Carina said Bai Yu had called Golden Lion worth a slash before disappearing with the pirate’s floating island.
• A Marine Rear Admiral relayed Smoker’s emergency report confirming Golden Lion had attacked Loguetown from the air.
• Garp threatened to turn the East Blue upside down and demanded that Sengoku send Kizaru with him.
• Kizaru arrived and said Bai Yu was strong enough to survive, prompting Garp to confront him with a threatening aura.

Sengoku sent Garp and Kizaru to help Bai Yu after he confronted Golden Lion Shiki, who had taken him to a floating island to test his SIQ-enhanced beasts. Bai Yu recognized Shiki’s plan and prepared to fight the island’s creatures, while its pirates speculated about how long he would survive.

• Sengoku ordered Garp to the East Blue and Kizaru to support Bai Yu, and both Marines departed.
• Indigo told Golden Lion Shiki that Bai Yu was a Marine rookie, and Shiki decided to use him as a test subject for his SIQ beasts.
• Shiki ordered Indigo to record the test and went to rest, while Indigo released the ferocious beasts across the islands.
• Bai Yu landed on the floating island, used Observation Haki to sense its inhabitants, and fully merged with Kenpachi Zaraki’s template.
• Pirates watching the coming fight guessed Bai Yu would soon die, warning that a fast mantis lived on the island.

Bai Yu unleashed his full strength on Golden Lion’s floating island, slaughtering the savage beasts sent after him to raise his character template progress. He left the pirates watching in terror as he pressed toward their castle, where they scrambled to find a way to stop him.

• Bai Yu sensed the pirates spying on him and released his bloodthirsty aura as he prepared to fight.
• A giant mantis attacked Bai Yu, but his Armament Haki stopped its blades and he cleaved it apart with one strike.
• Bai Yu headed toward the castle, intent on raising his character template progress to twenty percent before facing Golden Lion.
• Golden Lion’s subordinates released the SIQ savage beasts, and Bai Yu killed the giant wolf that attacked him, gaining 0.1% template progress.
• Bai Yu slaughtered dozens of savage beasts in moments, prompting a pirate with a golden hook to demand another way to intercept him.

Bai Yu fought through the Flying Pirates’ released SIQ beasts and unlocked the Thousand Demon Daggers, whose abilities synchronized with the Demon Sword Murasame. He cut down the pirates in the surveillance room and left the floating island silent and covered in blood.

• Bai Yu charged into the SIQ beast horde, cutting down the creatures as the pirates watched from the surveillance room.
• Bai Yu’s Main Body Template reached twenty percent, unlocking the Thousand Demon Daggers and synchronizing their abilities with the Demon Sword Murasame.
• Bai Yu shattered Murasame into fragments and used Observation Haki to pierce more than a thousand beasts, bringing the horde down at once.
• Bai Yu fired a hundred-meter slash across several kilometers, splitting the pirates’ castle and killing many of its occupants.
• Bai Yu sent Murasame’s fragments raining down on the surviving pirates, wiping them out and leaving the floating island silent.

Golden Lion discovered that Bai Yu had slaughtered his SIQ beasts and pirate subordinates, then offered him a place as his successor. Bai Yu refused to submit without a fight, and their fierce duel continued until Golden Lion’s close-range attack met a startling sight.

• Indigo told Golden Lion that Bai Yu had killed all the SIQ beasts and pirates, and Golden Lion confirmed their absence with Observation Haki.
• Golden Lion destroyed the tower in his fury, then offered Bai Yu a place as his sole successor in a rebuilt Flying Pirates.
• Bai Yu accepted only on the condition that Golden Lion could defeat him, and the two clashed swords in midair.
• Bai Yu pressed Golden Lion with a barrage of powerful slashes, sending him flying backward.
• Golden Lion used Lion's Menace: Sky Coil to turn building debris into a giant lion, but Bai Yu split it with Kendo: Bisection.
• Golden Lion seized the initiative through the dust and swung Sakuragi at Bai Yu’s shoulder, then reacted with shock at what he saw.

Bai Yu shed his weighted training suit and unleashed his Spiritual Pressure as he fought Golden Lion at full strength. He drove Golden Lion into a crater, but Golden Lion laughed and prepared to continue the battle.

• Bai Yu and Golden Lion traded powerful slashes, wounding each other and smashing through rocky mountains.
• Golden Lion praised Bai Yu’s fighting spirit and attacked with the Float-Float Fruit, while Bai Yu drank liquor and removed his six-hundred-jin training suit.
• Bai Yu’s Spiritual Pressure surged as he unlocked Spiritual Pressure Materialization, disrupting Golden Lion’s control over the area.
• Golden Lion attacked with Lion: Thousand-Cut Valley, Lion’s Menace: Sky Coil, and Wild Dance of Lions, but Bai Yu broke through the attacks.
• Bai Yu’s shattered Demon Sword Murasame reassembled during his strike and tore through Golden Lion’s Armament Haki, sending him crashing into a crater.
• Golden Lion laughed from the rubble and praised Bai Yu, saying he had not felt such a dangerous fight since facing Roger.