Arc 1The Storyboard Auction

Dimon animated the Vampire Fruit and gathered allies and powers while pursuing the Flame-Flame Fruit, rescuing Ed, and capturing Lola. At Sabaody, he entered a black-market auction for the Storyboard Fruit, where the Marines and the Bad Kid Pirates also bid.

  • Dimon animated the Vampire Fruit in Sleepy Town, named the awakened being Mammon, and sent him to gather blood so Dimon could gain longevity.
  • Dimon left Sleepy Town aboard the animated Ship Zuizui, trained with Cedric, and obtained the Snail-Snail Fruit from Colonel Ed, which he animated into Ain.
  • Dimon crossed the Calm Belt, found Ace and Deuce on Sixis Island, recovered the Flame-Flame Fruit, and animated it into Samael of Wrath.
  • Dimon rescued Ed from Isaac the 'Undying,' then sent Mammon with Ed to Marine Headquarters to establish a Marine identity and investigate Punk Hazard.
  • Dimon had Samael invade Moria’s lair and capture Lola, then animated the recovered Shusui and learned it could fight with Armament Haki.
  • Dimon used Lola to contact Charlotte Linlin and demand Devil Fruits, then ordered Samael to capture any Sweet Commander sent after them.
  • Dimon reached Sabaody, met black-market owner Azshara, and learned that the Storyboard Fruit would be auctioned in three days.
  • Dimon attended the auction alongside Mammon, Ed, and other Marines, submitted a bid for the Storyboard Fruit, and entered the second round after five bidders tied at 300 million Beli.
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Ch. 1You're Already a Mature Devil Fruit! / [Devil of Greed], Mammon

Dimon used his Animation ability to bring a church statue to life and uncover the Mythical Zoan Vampire Fruit hidden in the basement. After escaping with the fruit, he animated it by the shore, where it began transforming into a person and called him master.

  • Dimon confronted the priest in Sleepy Town and animated the church statue when the priest denied the Vampire Fruit existed.
  • The animated statue revealed that the fruit was hidden in the church basement and led Dimon to it.
  • The priest tried to threaten Dimon with a pistol, but he backed down after Dimon stood his ground.
  • After midnight, Dimon used Animation on the Vampire Fruit, which grew into a humanlike figure.
  • The transformed fruit called Dimon master, leaving him to wonder whether it was a Devil Fruit or a human.

Ch. 2Mammon's ability, [Longevity Wine]

Dimon named the awakened Vampire Fruit Mammon and ordered him to gather blood so he could grant Dimon a longer life. Mammon attacked the Warrior Pirates near Sleepy Town and began carrying their crew back to Dimon two at a time.

  • Mammon explained his abilities, including flight, darkness, blood-draining, and granting others longer lifespans, and said he had complete control over them.
  • Dimon learned Mammon could be destroyed in his human form and was vulnerable to seawater and Seastone, then named him Mammon and ordered him to make Dimon immortal.
  • Mammon said he needed human blood to extend Dimon's lifespan, so Dimon told him to find pirates at sea.
  • Near Sleepy Town, Mammon spotted the Warrior Pirates' ship and covered it with his Darkness Realm.
  • Mammon seized two pirates and flew off with them, leaving the rest of the crew trapped in darkness as he planned to transport them in batches.
  • About half an hour later, Dimon sat by a campfire on the shore outside Sleepy Town, eating grilled fish.

Ch. 3Ship Spirit, [Ship Zuizui]

Dimon used Mammon to kill the Warrior Pirates and turn their blood into Longevity Wine, which restored his vitality and greatly strengthened his body. He animated the pirate ship as Ship Zuizui to navigate for him, and as the ship neared another island, he drank more Longevity Wine and looked ahead to growing stronger.

  • Mammon drained two captured pirates to create Longevity Wine, and Dimon drank some, gaining vitality and strength.
  • Dimon sent Mammon to kill the remaining pirates, then exercised while Mammon attacked the Warrior Pirates and gathered their blood.
  • Mammon returned with a barrel of Longevity Wine, and Dimon left Sleepy Town aboard the captured ship after recalling his other animated creations.
  • Dimon animated the ship and named it Ship Zuizui, which swallowed the Log Pose and steered the vessel toward the next island.
  • After two days, Dimon finished absorbing the wine's effects, tested his greatly increased physical strength, and drank another cup of Longevity Wine.

Ch. 4"My Vice Admiral Uncle"

Dimon brought the Warrior Pirates’ bounty heads to Farn Island and struck a secret deal with Commodore Pierce Ed to trade his claim for a Devil Fruit. Ed contacted someone in Dressrosa, leaving the deal’s outcome unresolved.

  • Dimon and Mammon arrived at Farn Island with three dead members of the Warrior Pirates, and Ed mistook their ship for the pirates’ vessel before Mammon stopped his attack.
  • Dimon gave Ed the bounty heads and accepted his offer to surrender the public credit in exchange for a Devil Fruit.
  • Ed revealed that his family had influence in the Marines and that his uncle was a Headquarters Vice Admiral, then gave Dimon his Den Den Mushi number.
  • Dimon and Mammon went ashore while Ed returned to his warship and called a contact in Dressrosa.
  • A man in sunglasses and a pink feather coat answered Ed’s call.

Ch. 5The Rejected Cipher Pol Trainee / Sucking Up? No, Sucking the Ship!

Dimon rented a house in Farn Town and hired Cedric, a former Cipher Pol trainee, to teach him the Six Powers. After a month of training, Dimon had mastered three techniques and learned that Cedric used the money to support orphans.

  • Dimon and Mammon entered Farn Town, where Dimon rented a house from Cedric.
  • Dimon recognized Cedric’s past as a rejected Cipher Pol trainee, and Cedric revealed that the World Government had hunted him for years.
  • Dimon offered Cedric ten million Beli to teach him the Six Powers, and Cedric accepted.
  • After a month, Dimon had mastered Soru, Geppo, and Rankyaku, and Cedric estimated his strength at about 2,000 Doriki.
  • Cedric told Dimon that he needed money to support the town’s orphans.

Ch. 6The Second Devil, [Ain]

Dimon bought a Devil Fruit from Colonel Ed and rejected a partnership to hunt the Isaac Pirates, choosing instead to seek stronger targets. He continued toward the East Blue, where he hoped to obtain the Flame-Flame Fruit.

  • Dimon learned that Mammon had found no information about Portgas D. Ace and decided to travel to the East Blue in search of the Flame-Flame Fruit.
  • Dimon left with Mammon aboard the Wave-Breaking Warrior and told Ship Zuizui to sail toward Reverse Mountain.
  • Dimon called Colonel Ed and arranged to meet near Farn Island to complete their Devil Fruit transaction.
  • Colonel Ed sold Dimon the Zoan Snail-Snail Fruit, which also granted Den Den Mushi abilities.
  • Colonel Ed offered to team up against Isaac the 'Undying,' but Dimon declined and said he wanted to hunt a Supernova instead.

Ch. 7Ain's Ability, Listening to All Things

Dimon discovered that the sentient Den Den Mushi Fruit could inhabit a breeze, granting it telepathy and image transmission, and named the fusion Ain. Realizing Ain could propel a ship with wind, Dimon planned to cross the Calm Belt and ordered Mammon to protect the ship from Sea Kings.

  • Dimon used Animation on the Den Den Mushi Fruit, then tested whether it could be eaten by A Wisp of Breeze; the fruit’s consciousness moved into the breeze.
  • Dimon named the fusion Ain and learned it could send him sounds and images, but could not communicate telepathically with Mammon unless the target was a Den Den Mushi.
  • Dimon found that the fruit’s original body had become an ordinary orange and learned Ain could return to it, while entering a human host carried risks because of the human’s strong sense of self.
  • Dimon realized Ain could create enough wind to propel the ship and decided to take the Wave-Breaking Warrior through the Calm Belt.
  • Dimon told Mammon to deal with the Sea Kings and keep the ship safe.

Ch. 8You're the One They Call the Overlord of the East Blue?

Dimon led the Wave-Breaking Warrior through the Calm Belt, where Mammon killed Sea Kings and turned their blood into Longevity Wine. After reaching the East Blue, Dimon confronted Big Bazar, a pirate captain under Krieg, and forced him to call Dimon his grandfather.

  • Dimon ordered Ain to propel the ship through the Calm Belt while Zuizui steered clear of underwater dangers.
  • Mammon killed a giant Sea King, drained its blood, and agreed to turn the Sea Kings they encountered into Longevity Wine.
  • After three days and more than thirty Sea Kings, the Wave-Breaking Warrior reached the East Blue, where Dimon spotted a pirate ship.
  • Big Bazar, captain of the Big Bazar Pirates under Krieg, approached and threatened Dimon's ship with a cannon.
  • Dimon used Geppo to cross the sea, grabbed Big Bazar by the neck, and made him beg for mercy and call Dimon his grandfather.
  • Dimon asked Big Bazar whether he was one of Krieg's men.

Ch. 9Krieg: The World Can't Be This Big!

Dimon used Big Bazar to contact Krieg and asked him to find Portgas D. Ace, then sent Mammon to meet the pirate after Ain pinpointed his location. Krieg suspected a leak among his crew, but Mammon arrived before he could uncover one and confronted him.

  • Big Bazar gave Dimon Krieg's Den Den Mushi number, and Dimon had Ain call Krieg under the name Sabo.
  • Krieg agreed to meet Dimon's representative after learning that Sabo had come from the Grand Line and wanted help finding Portgas D. Ace.
  • Ain pinpointed Krieg's location, and Dimon sent Mammon toward the Dreadnaught Sabre.
  • Krieg suspected someone aboard his ship had revealed his whereabouts and ordered Gin to search the crew for a traitor.
  • Mammon arrived as a giant bat, struck the ship with a sonic wave, and identified Krieg in the captain's quarters.

Ch. 10Who Writes a Diary? / Ace, You Can't Handle This Fruit

Dimon had Krieg’s pirate crews search for Portgas D. Ace while he fabricated a sailing journal to use as payment. Seven days later, Krieg brought a young man matching Ace’s description to Dimon, who offered him the journal if he had found the right person.

  • Mammon gave Krieg Dimon’s instructions to find Ace and warned him not to approach Ace once they located him.
  • Krieg ordered his crews to search from the Goa Kingdom to Loguetown, while Dimon asked Big Bazar for a diary and pen.
  • Dimon began writing a fictional sailing journal, claiming it belonged to the legendary pirate Roselle D. Gustav.
  • Krieg’s search stirred up the East Blue, prompting the Navy to send warships to suppress the pirate crews.
  • Seven days later, Mammon reported that Ace had been found, and Krieg was brought to Dimon’s ship.
  • Dimon offered Krieg the fabricated journal as payment, and Krieg said the man he found matched Ace’s description.

Ch. 11Demon of Wrath, Samael

Dimon tracked down Ace and Deuce on Sixis Island, then found and claimed the Flame-Flame Fruit before Ace could eat it. He animated the fruit into a fiery being named Samael, who remembered his previous user, Babel the Fish-Man.

  • Krieg traded Dimon a chart showing where his crew had spotted Ace, and Dimon warned him not to provoke Mihawk.
  • Dimon and Mammon searched the storm and nearby waters, eventually finding Ace and Deuce washed ashore on Sixis Island.
  • Dimon left Ace and Deuce undisturbed and sent Ain to search the island for the bird hiding the Flame-Flame Fruit in its stomach.
  • Mammon killed the bird and recovered the fruit from its stomach.
  • Dimon animated the Flame-Flame Fruit and named the fiery being Samael of Wrath.
  • Samael thanked Dimon and recalled that Babel the Fish-Man, a former Rocks Pirate, had been his previous user.

Ch. 12The Awakened Logia

Dimon gained control of Samael, the Flame-Flame Fruit, and discovered that its power had awakened while inhabiting him. He met the stranded Ace and Deuce, promised to take them off Sixis Island, and ended the evening by challenging Ace to spar.

  • Dimon had Samael inhabit his body and used the Flame-Flame Fruit’s elemental abilities, sensing that the Logia power had awakened.
  • Ain warned Dimon that Ace and Deuce were approaching the cave, and Dimon decided to help them escape the island.
  • Dimon introduced himself as Zoro and Mammon as his bodyguard, then told Ace and Deuce that his ship would arrive the next day.
  • Dimon offered to roast the monster bird they had killed, and Ace carried it to Deuce’s camp to cook for the group.
  • While they ate, Dimon dismissed Ace’s hopes of becoming Pirate King and challenged him to spar, which Ace accepted.

Ch. 13Dimon vs. Ace / I Thought We Had a Pure Friendship

Dimon defeated Ace in a spar, then took Ace and Deuce aboard the Wave-Breaking Warrior and saw them off at a nearby town. On the return voyage, he trained while the ship spotted a wrecked Marine warship ahead.

  • Dimon defeated Ace by using Soru and explained that Ace was not yet a match for him.
  • Ace invited Dimon and Deuce to join his pirate crew, but Dimon refused and Deuce gave no clear answer.
  • Dimon, Ace, and Deuce sailed to a nearby town aboard the Wave-Breaking Warrior, whose ship spirit Ship Zuizui handled the ship and prepared meals.
  • Dimon saw Ace and Deuce off, then sailed back toward the Grand Line through the Calm Belt.
  • Dimon continued training during the return voyage and learned that a Marine warship lay wrecked about five kilometers ahead.

Ch. 14Fire God Form!

Dimon attacked the Isaac Pirates to rescue Pierce Ed, who had been captured and forced to work aboard their ship. After Isaac revealed his Sponge-Sponge Fruit powers and bounced Dimon’s kick back at him, Dimon transformed into flames.

  • Dimon found a Marine contact book aboard an abandoned warship and continued sailing with Mammon and Ain.
  • Mammon reported a pirate ship nearby, and Dimon recognized the shackled Marine Pierce Ed aboard it.
  • Ed told Dimon that the Isaac Pirates had ambushed his warship and agreed to pay triple the bounty for his rescue.
  • Dimon sailed toward the pirates and crossed the sea with Geppo as both ships exchanged cannon fire.
  • Dimon cleaved the pirate ship in two with Rankyaku, then attacked Captain Isaac, who absorbed and bounced back the impact with his Sponge-Sponge Fruit.
  • Dimon turned into a mass of blazing flames after Isaac’s power rebounded his kick.

Ch. 15Seven Deadly Sins / Please Address Me by My Title at Work!

Dimon defeated the Isaac Pirates and rescued Colonel Ed, then arranged for Mammon to join the Marines and investigate Punk Hazard. He founded the Seven Deadly Sins to gather Devil Fruits and grow stronger, leaving Mammon with orders to watch Ed and eliminate any threat.

  • Dimon used Fire God to kill Isaac and the remaining pirates, then freed Ed from his shackles and pulled him aboard.
  • Ed thanked Dimon, who demanded 300 million Beli for the rescue and offered to let him pay later if he helped with a condition.
  • Dimon asked Ed about Punk Hazard and learned that joining the Marines could provide a way to reach the secret research base, but he declined to enlist himself.
  • Dimon ordered Mammon to accompany Ed to Marine Headquarters, obtain an identity, investigate Punk Hazard's location or contact Den Den Mushi, and try to learn Haki.
  • Dimon named Mammon Greed, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and ordered him to eliminate Ed if he appeared likely to betray them.

Ch. 16The Lola Pirates

Dimon sent Mammon and Ed to Marine Headquarters, where Mammon posed as a bounty hunter seeking to join the Marines. After discovering the Vampire Fruit’s legendary history, Vice Admiral Field decided to help create a suitable identity for him, and Mammon later reported his progress to Dimon.

  • Dimon sent Mammon and Ed back to Marine Headquarters aboard Ed’s repaired warship while he continued on the Wave-Breaking Warrior.
  • Ed and Mammon arrived at headquarters, and Ed introduced Mammon to his uncle, Vice Admiral Field, as the man who had saved him and wanted to join the Marines.
  • Mammon claimed to be a bounty hunter and a Mythical Zoan Bat-Bat Fruit user, and Field welcomed him into the Marines despite Ed’s warning about his past.
  • Field checked the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and learned that the Vampire Fruit had once belonged to powerful figures, including a Marine Admiral called Black Bat.
  • Field resolved to arrange a suitable identity for Mammon, who later told Dimon that he had gained Field’s initial trust and expected to join the Marines within days.

Ch. 17Samael Makes His Move, Fire God's Roar!

Dimon learned that Lola, Big Mom’s daughter, had been captured by Gecko Moria and decided to use her as leverage to obtain Devil Fruits. He sent Samael into Moria’s island lair, where Samael’s fiery attack startled Perona and the island’s inhabitants.

  • Dimon discovered that his ship had entered the Florian Triangle and learned from the fog that Moria’s forces had captured the Lola Pirates, led by Lola.
  • Dimon recognized Lola as Big Mom’s daughter and decided to kidnap her as a bargaining chip for Devil Fruits.
  • Dimon released Samael and ordered him to find Lola inside Moria’s lair.
  • Samael encountered one of Perona’s ghosts and unleashed Fire God's Roar, blasting a thousand-meter path through the dead forest.
  • Perona woke in fear, grew angry at the intruder, and sent out her Ghost Doppelganger.

Ch. 18My Master Doesn't Care!

Samael searched Thriller Bark for the mission target while fighting Gecko Moria, who suspected he had captured one of Samael’s allies. The confrontation continued after Moria warned that harming him could jeopardize the mission, but Samael insisted his master did not care.

  • Moria sent Doppelman’s swarm of bats to attack Samael after learning a powerful intruder had come to the island.
  • Samael destroyed the bats with Flame Emperor, then fought Moria’s shadow attacks and learned Moria’s real body was at the castle.
  • Ain told Samael that Gecko Moria was a Shichibukai with the Shadow-Shadow Fruit and that his real body was in the castle.
  • Samael attacked Moria with flames, but Moria used Shadow Dancer to slip into Samael’s shadow and claimed he had captured one of Samael’s people.
  • Moria offered to release the captive and return their shadow if Samael identified the person, then warned that the mission required the target to stay alive.
  • Samael rejected Moria’s bargaining and declared that his master did not care.

Ch. 19My Great and Wise Lord, I Pray to You... / Wonderful, Praise My Lord!

Samael defeated Moria in a destructive battle but let him escape with help from a subordinate who used the Clear-Clear Fruit. He resumed the search for Lola and found an unusual sword in the ruined castle, while Moria’s zombies began fleeing.

  • Samael fought Moria, nearly killed him, and destroyed much of the Gothic castle with his flames.
  • Moria escaped with help from a subordinate who used the Clear-Clear Fruit, and Ain reminded Samael to find Lola.
  • Dimon ordered Samael to bring back a sword he found among the castle’s corpses.
  • After Samael left, the corpses rose as zombies, learned that Moria and the others had fled, and started leaving the castle.

Ch. 20Shusui's Heaven-Defying Power, the Power of a Black Blade

Dimon animated Black Blade Shusui, which awakened as a talking, levitating sword and offered to fight for him. Shusui revealed that it could release Armament Haki, while Dimon remained unsure whether he wanted to wield a sword.

  • Samael found Lola in the castle prison and brought her aboard the Wave-Breaking Warrior, where Dimon ordered her kept locked up.
  • Samael gave Dimon the sword he had recovered, and Dimon identified it as the Great Grade Black Blade Shusui, formerly wielded by Shimotsuki Ryuma.
  • After midnight, Dimon used Animation on Shusui, and the sword awakened and addressed him as its master.
  • Shusui explained that it could levitate, fight enemies by itself, and release Armament Haki.
  • Shusui urged Dimon to hold it, but Dimon said he did not know swordsmanship and had little interest in it.

Ch. 21Lola: Are All You Religious Types This Brazen?!

Dimon discovered that Shusui could unleash powerful Armament Haki from the energy accumulated by its past wielders. Meanwhile, Samael took Lola’s Vivre Card and had Ain call her mother, Charlotte Linlin, leaving Lola shocked to hear her voice.

  • Dimon tested Shusui’s Haki and learned that the sword could use its stored reserves thousands of times.
  • Dimon decided to keep Shusui and considered seeking out other Famous Swords.
  • Ship Zuizui spoke with the imprisoned Lola, who suspected it belonged to a religious organization.
  • Samael demanded Lola’s Vivre Card, then asked her for Charlotte Linlin’s Den Den Mushi number.
  • Ain connected the call, and Lola recognized her mother’s voice.

Ch. 22The Sweet Commanders

Samael failed to secure Lola’s ransom from Charlotte Linlin, who threatened him and ended their call. Dimon expected Linlin to send a Sweet Commander after them, ordered Samael to capture them alive, and set course for the Sabaody Archipelago.

  • Samael demanded a box of Devil Fruits from Charlotte Linlin, then threatened to send Lola’s head to Loki when Linlin refused.
  • After Linlin ended the call, Lola revealed she had fled an arranged marriage to Loki, and Samael left without granting her request to meet his master or bring her food.
  • Dimon told Samael that Linlin would likely send someone to test their strength and ordered him to capture any Sweet Commander alive.
  • Dimon ordered the crew to head to the Sabaody Archipelago, while Samael eagerly accepted the assignment.
  • On Whole Cake Island, Charlotte Linlin praised Pudding as dear to her, unlike Lola.

Ch. 23Arrival at Sabaody / Black market auction, complex underground forces

Dimon reached the Sabaody Archipelago and found a black market run by Stussy’s network, where he learned that a Devil Fruit would be sold at an upcoming auction. He began selling stolen weapons and learned that Joker was a powerful Underworld arms dealer.

  • Dimon arrived at Sabaody and told Samael to guard the ship while he searched for a black market.
  • Ain located the market, and Dimon met its owner, Azshara, at the Rose Flower House.
  • Azshara told Dimon that Stussy controlled the island’s black market and that a Devil Fruit would be auctioned in three days.
  • Dimon agreed to pay five million Beli for the auction’s location and took an appraiser to inspect his weapons.
  • The appraiser identified some cannons as Marine-made and others as Joker’s merchandise, prompting Dimon to wonder if Joker was Doflamingo.

Ch. 24The Paramecia Storyboard Fruit

Dimon learned that the Marines planned to buy a Paramecia Devil Fruit at a black-market auction, so he arranged with Mammon to steal it rather than try to raise enough money. He attended the auction in disguise and waited for it to begin.

  • Dimon learned from Mammon that the Marines had prepared 500 million Beli to buy a Paramecia fruit at the auction.
  • Dimon instructed Mammon to help him steal the fruit, then spent two days training and animating two more Yarukiman Mangroves to watch the area.
  • Dimon met Azshara at the Rose Flower House, paid her five million Beli for information, and went with her to the auction.
  • Azshara pointed out Knox and the Bad Kid Pirates among the bidders, but Dimon ignored her offers to sell more information and took a seat in the back row.

Ch. 25Special auction rules

At a black-market auction, Dimon watched the Marines and other bidders as the clown host revealed the Storyboard Fruit and explained rules designed to drive up its price. After five bidders tied at 300 million Beli in the first round, the second round began, and Dimon submitted another bid.

  • Dimon spotted Mammon, Ed, and three other Marines in the auction hall, while Vice Admiral Shuga sensed ill intent from Dimon.
  • Mr. Amanchi the Clown opened the auction by presenting the Paramecia Storyboard Fruit.
  • Mr. Amanchi explained that bidders would use sealed bids across multiple rounds, with the winning margin required to shrink each round.
  • Knox questioned the rules, and Mr. Amanchi identified him as the pirate Supernova Evil Child before resuming his explanation.
  • Dimon submitted a bid of 2.5 million Beli, then watched as Mr. Amanchi announced that five bidders had tied for first at 300 million Beli.
  • Vice Admiral Shuga worried that the Marines' 500 million Beli budget would not be enough, and Dimon submitted a bid in the second round.
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