Chapter Summaries

After rescuing Zoro, Johnny, and Yosaku from the sea, Ivan accepted Zoro’s challenge and effortlessly blocked his three-sword attacks with a fruit knife. Zoro collapsed from exhaustion, and Ivan left after praising his determination.

• Ivan heard that Zoro had been gravely wounded after fighting Don Krieg, then received word that three men were stranded in the water.
• Ivan rescued Zoro, Johnny, and Yosaku and brought them aboard his warship.
• Zoro recognized Ivan as a powerful swordsman and demanded a duel, despite Johnny and Yosaku’s pleas.
• Ivan borrowed Nami’s fruit knife and taunted Zoro by saying he was not worthy of a proper sword.
• Zoro attacked Ivan with Three Sword Style: Oni Giri, but Ivan stopped all three blades with the tip of the fruit knife and blocked Zoro’s subsequent strikes.
• Zoro ran out of strength and fell; Ivan praised his willpower and walked away.

Ivan gained Cursed Technique Reversal "Red" after the Satoru Gojo template’s recognition passed 50%, then demonstrated its destructive power to Tashigi and Nami aboard the warship. Days later, Zoro challenged White Dove outside the captain’s cabin.

• Zoro asked Ivan why he had spared him, and Ivan said Zoro was not strong enough to be worth killing.
• Ivan gained Cursed Technique Reversal "Red" when his Satoru Gojo template recognition reached 52%, and realized he could not use Reverse Cursed Technique because his abilities ran on stamina.
• Ivan sent Barton to take Zoro, Johnny, and Yosaku below to rest, then tested Red by blasting the sea and creating a massive depression and waves.
• Nami questioned how Ivan’s Press-Press Fruit could produce repulsion, and Ivan claimed attraction and repulsion were different applications of force.
• A few days later, Zoro woke the warship at daybreak by challenging White Dove outside the captain’s cabin.

Ivan and his crew found Don Krieg's fleet attacking the Baratie Sea Restaurant, where Sanji and Zeff's staff struggled to defend the ship against a devastating barrage. As Krieg prepared to finish them off, Ivan's black-and-red attack tore toward the fleet.

• Ivan defeated Zoro in another brief spar, breaking two of Zoro's swords and knocking him into the sea.
• Nami spotted the Krieg Pirates attacking the Baratie, and Ivan ordered his ship to pursue them at full speed.
• Don Krieg demanded that Zeff and the Baratie staff surrender, but Zeff warned that Krieg would kill them and take the restaurant and logbook regardless.
• Sanji and the staff refused to surrender, so Don Krieg ordered his fleet to open fire and damaged the Baratie with a cannon barrage.
• Zeff urged Sanji to escape, but Sanji refused to abandon his companions as Krieg ordered another volley.
• Ivan's black-and-red afterimage rushed toward the fleet as he unleashed Cursed Technique Reversal: Red.

Ivan arrived at Baratie, turned the Krieg Pirates’ cannon fire back on their ships, and confronted Don Krieg. He killed Gin with a single sword strike and left the battle poised to continue.

• Ivan’s invisible force redirected the Krieg Pirates’ cannon fire, destroying several allied warships and saving Baratie.
• Ivan told Sanji that he had been promoted from ensign to Captain and sent him away while he dealt with the pirates.
• Ivan confronted Don Krieg, who dismissed him and ordered Gin the Demon to attack.
• Gin charged Ivan with his Demon Fighting Style: Heavy Hammer, but Ivan killed him with One Sword Style: Red: Sky-Rending Slash.

Ivan defeated Don Krieg and destroyed the pirate fleet with his Black Blue: Ashura slash. After clearing the battlefield and resting, he left Zoro at the Baratie and sailed back, expecting to meet Marine Vice Admiral Garp.

• Don Krieg sent his pirates after Ivan, but Ivan killed dozens of them and drove the survivors to flee.
• Don Krieg tried to attack Ivan with his armor’s M.H.5 poison gas bomb, but Ivan killed him before he could fire.
• Ivan used One Sword Style: Black Blue: Ashura to destroy dozens of warships and split the sea, leaving Zoro stunned by the difference in their strength.
• Ivan spent three hours hunting pirates across the battlefield, then rested with cola and roast meat.
• Ivan left Zoro at the Baratie Sea Restaurant and began his return voyage, expecting to meet Garp the Hero.

Ivan rescued an island from pirates, obtained the Smooth-Smooth Fruit, and gained Giyu Tomioka’s Water Breathing, which brought him to the threshold of Armament Haki. As he continued toward Loguetown, the Krieg Pirates arrived with a fleet of warships, throwing the town into panic.

• Ivan trained with a damaged Marine sword and decided he needed a better one, then hurried to an island where pirates were attacking its residents.
• Ivan killed the raiding pirates, and the grateful islanders gave him a box containing the Smooth-Smooth Fruit.
• Ivan ate the fruit and used the resulting lottery draw to obtain Giyu Tomioka’s template and Water Breathing.
• Ivan discovered that Water Breathing sharpened his senses and brought him closer to Armament Haki, then used a water slash to cut a Sea King in two.
• A fruit shop owner in Loguetown spotted more than a dozen Krieg Pirates warships approaching, and the town erupted in panic.

Garp arrived at Loguetown looking for Ivan, but rushed to confront the supposed Krieg Pirates after hearing they were attacking the town. Ivan flew out to meet Garp and explain, but Garp mistook him for a pirate and attacked, leaving them poised for a fight above the sea.

• Garp questioned Smoker about Ivan's whereabouts and said he wanted to meet him when he returned.
• A Marine reported that the Krieg Pirates were attacking Loguetown, so Garp charged toward the harbor and Smoker followed.
• On Ivan's ship, Tashigi spotted Marines gathering at the harbor and warned Ivan that Garp's Dog-Head Warship was approaching.
• Ivan flew toward Garp's warship to explain the misunderstanding, but Garp leaped into the sky and attacked him with an Armament Haki-coated punch.
• Ivan prepared to fight back with his sword and unleashed a towering torrent of water at Garp using Waterfall Basin.

Garp tested Ivan’s strength and accidentally hit him with a forceful punch, leaving him unconscious, but became convinced Ivan had the potential to become an Admiral. After Ivan recovered, Garp invited him to travel to his hometown before joining him at Marine headquarters.

• Garp’s punch overwhelmed Ivan’s Heaven-Suspended Waterfall strike, and Ivan passed out as seawater rained down around them.
• Ivan woke in the Loguetown branch infirmary, recovered by eating a large meal, and went to find Smoker and Garp.
• Garp praised Ivan’s strength and recovery, while Ivan accused him of nearly killing him with the punch.
• Garp admitted he had used more power than intended after seeing Ivan’s attack, then changed the subject and invited Ivan to visit his hometown before reporting to headquarters.
• Ivan agreed to go with Garp and anticipated meeting Luffy in Foosha Village.

Ivan trained under Garp aboard a Marine warship while his Wood Clone traveled independently to purge corruption in the East Blue. The clone reached Syrup Village, warned Usopp that Klahadore was the pirate Kuro, and followed him to Kaya’s estate, where Kuro sensed a threat.

• Ivan endured Garp’s brutal training as he tried to awaken Haki, while his Wood Clone continued toward Syrup Village.
• The Wood Clone used Wood Release to propel a small boat and discovered that Water Breathing let it slowly recover stamina.
• After reaching Syrup Village, the Wood Clone told Usopp that Klahadore was Kuro of a Hundred Plans, a pirate with a 16 million Beli bounty.
• Usopp rushed to Kaya’s estate to warn her, and the Wood Clone followed him inside.
• Kuro confronted Usopp and sensed that the masked Ivan was a dangerous opponent.

Usopp faced disbelief when he exposed Kuro, but Ivan defeated Kuro and urged Usopp to become the great pirate he claimed he would be. Ivan then purged pirates and corrupt Marines across the East Blue, bringing his bloodshed to Marineford’s attention.

• Usopp tried to warn Kaya and the mansion’s servants that Klahadore was Kuro, but they dismissed his claims and Kaya told him they would no longer be friends if he kept lying.
• Kuro revealed his threat to Usopp, and Ivan stopped Kuro from striking him before challenging Usopp to become the great pirate he aspired to be.
• Ivan defeated Kuro, gave Usopp Kuro’s Cat Claws as proof, and left after telling Usopp his name was Fox and asking him to collect Devil Fruits.
• Ivan cleared corrupt officers from the East Blue 16th Branch, killed Morgan at Marine Branch 153, and hunted down pirates across the East Blue, though he failed to find Buggy.
• News of Ivan’s bloodshed reached Marineford, where Sengoku brought information about him to a high-level meeting.

Sengoku and the Marine officers set Fox’s initial bounty at 180 million Beli after learning of his slaughter in the East Blue and the killing of an Affiliated Nation’s king. Near Marine Headquarters, Ivan saw the wanted poster and discussed Fox’s crimes with Tashigi and Nami, while Garp celebrated the East Blue’s rising notoriety.

• Sengoku called an emergency meeting over Fox’s killings, and Tsuru proposed an initial bounty of 180 million Beli, which Akainu, Aokiji, and the other officers approved.
• The Marines circulated Fox’s wanted poster worldwide, declaring him responsible for at least five hundred deaths and the assassination of an Affiliated Nation’s king.
• Near Marine Headquarters, Tashigi brought Ivan the poster and explained that Fox had killed 1,243 people, including nobles and a king.
• Nami was shocked by Fox’s 180 million Beli bounty, then asked Ivan whether he could defeat him for the money.
• Ivan said he could not be sure he could beat Fox and noted that finding him was difficult, while privately thinking that Fox was his own Wood Clone.
• Garp joined them, praised the East Blue for producing both Ivan and Fox, and laughed about the region’s dangerous newcomers.

Ivan faced Garp’s suspicions without revealing his identity as Fox, then reached Marineford and received a Headquarters colonel appointment at the G-2 Branch near Alabasta. While training with his newly acquired sword Yubashiri, he attracted Hina’s attention, and she told him Smoker had praised his potential to become an admiral.

• Garp questioned Ivan about Fox and hinted that Fox and Ivan both hated evil, while condemning corrupt Marines and the Celestial Dragons.
• Several days later, Ivan and his crew reached Marineford, where Ivan became a Headquarters colonel, Tashigi became a major, Barton became a captain, and Nami became a second lieutenant.
• Ivan chose a posting in Paradise and was assigned to the G-2 Branch near Alabasta.
• Ivan trained with Yubashiri, demonstrating powerful Flying Slashes that drew attention from the Marines watching nearby.
• Hina approached Ivan and said Smoker had told her that Ivan was talented and might become a future Marine Admiral, astonishing the surrounding Marines.

Hina challenged Ivan to a friendly match after learning that Garp thought he had the potential to become an Admiral. Ivan defeated her with his Water Wheel technique, leaving Hina down and the seaside training ground in ruins.

• Hina told Ivan she wanted to challenge him and measure the gap between them.
• Ivan accepted the friendly match after Hina said her strength had reached Rear Admiral level.
• Ivan's Sky-Rending Slash shattered Hina's Black Spear Formation and showed that he outmatched her.
• Hina unleashed her Bone-Crushing Corridor, trapping Ivan in a cage of sharpened iron bars.
• Ivan used Water Wheel to break the bars and defeat Hina, while his attack destroyed the training ground.

After Ivan and Hina’s sparring wrecked a Marineford training ground, Sengoku fined them, while Aokiji encouraged Ivan’s belief in Burning Justice and sent him to the G-2 Branch. Ivan expanded the Orange before arriving at G-2, where Comil and several others approached him at the harbor.

• Ivan reassured the defeated Hina that age did not limit the strong and credited his strength to hard work.
• Sengoku, Garp, and Aokiji arrived, learned that Ivan and Hina had been sparring, and ordered them to pay for the destroyed training ground and return to duty.
• Aokiji fined Ivan two million Beli and Hina 1.5 million Beli, then gave Ivan his Den Den Mushi number and directed him to report to G-2.
• Ivan used Wood Release to enlarge the Orange, which Nami admired, and the ship sailed for the G-2 Branch.
• After Ivan disembarked at G-2, Comil and several people approached him at the harbor.

Ivan settled into the G-2 Branch and gained Earth Release after completing a succession of missions. When Vice Admiral Comil announced that the branch would protect Saint Rosward during a stop by the Gran Tesoro, Ivan saw an opportunity to target the Celestial Dragon and seize three Devil Fruits, including a rumored Mythical Zoan.

• Ivan met Vice Admiral Comil, who welcomed him to the G-2 Branch and wondered whether he might awaken Conqueror's Haki.
• After completing 26 missions, Ivan increased his Yamato template recognition to 52% and acquired Earth Release, which he planned to conceal for use by a pirate alter ego.
• Comil summoned the branch officers and announced that they had seven days to clear pirates from their jurisdiction before Saint Rosward arrived aboard the Gran Tesoro.
• Comil revealed that an auction aboard the Gran Tesoro would feature three Devil Fruits, including a rumored Mythical Zoan, and that the Beasts Pirates might attack.
• Comil assigned Ivan to defend the perimeter, while Ivan decided to go in person and target Saint Rosward and the Devil Fruits.

As the Gran Tesoro opened near Alabasta, Ivan entered by walking through its boat tunnel, intending to act against the Celestial Dragons he was supposed to protect. After pirates attacked him, he obliterated their ship with a meteor-like punch, and onlookers recognized him as the notorious pirate Supernova Fox.

• Hanafuda worried that Fire Fist Ace had grown strong enough to defeat him, then agreed to Kaido's order to seize the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit being auctioned on the Gran Tesoro.
• A week later, Nami asked Ivan to visit the Gran Tesoro, but he refused because they were assigned to protect Saint Rosward; Ivan privately considered that his original body had already infiltrated the ship.
• Ivan walked across the gold-dusted water and entered the Gran Tesoro through its boat tunnel, drawing attention from nearby vessels.
• A bearded pirate ordered his crew to fire cannons at Ivan, and the barrage sent him plunging into the water.
• Ivan struck the pirate ship with Fist Bone: Heaven-Falling Meteor, destroying it and sending towering waves toward nearby ships.
• A pirate with a 120-million-Beli bounty identified Ivan as the criminal Supernova Fox, silencing the surrounding pirates.

Ivan evaded the Marines and entered the Gran Tesoro auction under a borrowed identity, where he prepared to assassinate Saint Rosward. He revealed that killing a Devil Fruit user had earned him a new lottery draw, raising his confidence in the plan as the auction approached.

• Crocodile dismissed Fox as a threat while Robin wondered whether Fox planned to assassinate a Celestial Dragon.
• Hanafuda ignored Fox, and Vice Admiral Comil’s Marines failed to locate him.
• Ivan used a Transformation Technique to evade surveillance and watched Tesoro and Carina perform from a VIP box.
• Baccarat invited Ivan, posing as Mr. Jess, to the auction, and he traveled to the Gold King Hotel.
• Ivan spotted Hanafuda, Crocodile, Robin, Marine Vice Admirals, and Saint Rosward at the auction venue.
• Ivan recalled that killing the bearded Devil Fruit user had earned him a lottery draw and a new character template.

Ivan obtained Kuroko Shirai’s Teleportation skill and waited for the Golden King Grand Auction to begin. After Saint Rosward bid seven billion Beli for the Unicorn Fruit, Ivan stunned the hall by bidding 7.1 billion Beli.

• Ivan gained the Kuroko Shirai template and the short-range Teleportation skill.
• Baccarat opened the auction, where Roya and other slaves were sold.
• Ivan gave up bidding on the Cube-Cube Fruit when its price passed his savings, and Hanafuda bought the Saber-Toothed Tiger Fruit for one billion Beli.
• Bidding for the Mythical Zoan Unicorn Fruit escalated until Hanafuda withdrew at four billion Beli and Saint Rosward bid five billion.
• Hanafuda raised his bid to 6.5 billion Beli, but Saint Rosward bid seven billion and drove him out.
• Ivan unexpectedly bid 7.1 billion Beli for the Unicorn Fruit.

Ivan outbid Saint Rosward at the auction, then fought off CP0 agents and Vice Admiral Vergo when the Celestial Dragon ordered him seized. He revealed himself as Shadow Garden and challenged the world to see whether gods could bleed.

• Saint Rosward kept raising his bid against Ivan, and Ivan admitted he could not afford his ten-billion-one-hundred-million-Beli offer.
• Saint Rosward ordered his guards to seize Ivan, but Ivan sent two CP0 agents crashing into the auction hall wall.
• Saint Rosward fired at Ivan, then ordered CP0 and the Marines to attack him as Vice Admirals Comil and Vergo joined the confrontation.
• Vergo attacked Ivan with Shigan, but Ivan blocked the strike and punched Vergo through the golden wall and into the river.
• Ivan released his Transformation Technique, revealed his fox-masked identity as Shadow Garden, and asked whether gods bled too.

Ivan, posing as Shadow Garden, killed Saint Rosward at the Gran Tesoro auction and escaped with the Mythical Zoan Unicorn Fruit. Back aboard the Orange, he ate the fruit, drew the Homelander template, and began wondering how to increase its recognition without acting against his wishes.

• Ivan declared Shadow Garden’s opposition to the world’s powers and killed Saint Rosward with stone spears as the auction attendees watched.
• Ivan took the Mythical Zoan Fruit and repeatedly teleported away from the Gran Tesoro while the panicked guests fled.
• Gild Tesoro arrived too late to stop the killing, realized that Celestial Dragons could bleed, and resolved to find a way to kill a god and avenge his beloved.
• Ivan returned to the Orange, dismissed his Wood Clone, ate the Unicorn Fruit, and drew the Homelander template with the Man of Steel skill.
• Ivan’s body grew stronger, and he considered how to raise Homelander’s recognition without controlling or dominating people.