Recaps

After Zephyr’s training exposed Enel’s weakness against Kaido, Roy advised him to strengthen his body by enduring his own lightning. Zoro lost another duel to Kuina, but they recognized each other’s strength as the two continued pursuing mastery of the sword.

• Zephyr struck Enel and told him that Haki, will, and physical strength mattered more than a powerful Devil Fruit, prompting Enel to remember how Kaido had overwhelmed him.
• Roy suggested that Enel use lightning to temper his body, and Enel began shocking himself as he vowed to grow stronger through physical training.
• Kuina fought Zoro using her Vampire Fruit and defeated him after knocking Sandai Kitetsu away and overcoming his Lion’s Song with her Netherworld Prison Slash.
• Kuina told Zoro their record was 2,324 wins and zero losses, and Zoro promised to win next time.
• Zoro told Kuina that mastering her Devil Fruit and incorporating it into her swordsmanship was part of her strength, and Kuina thanked him.

Luffy and Ace fought a destructive training battle, culminating in a clash between Ace’s Explosive Flame Lotus and Luffy’s developing Galaxy Impact. Ace narrowly won, and the brothers reconciled as Roy protected Marine Headquarters from their attacks.

• Kizaru watched Zoro and Kuina recover from their training before leaving in a flash of light.
• Luffy used his Pink Dragon powers and Fist Bone Martial Arts against Ace’s compressed, detonating flames as the brothers traded powerful attacks.
• Roy transported the cadets to safety and diverted the brothers’ final clash into the clouds, where their techniques exploded above Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku angrily confronted Garp over the destruction, while Garp celebrated Luffy’s use of Galaxy Impact.
• Ace narrowly defeated Luffy, then helped him up, and the brothers stood together as Zephyr praised them as sparks of a new era.

Roy discussed the New World’s shifting balance after Shanks became the Fourth Emperor and insisted that the young Marines needed to face hardship. In Water 7, Iceburg entrusted the Pluton blueprints to Cutty Flam, who became Franky and built the Franky Family into the city’s shadow guardians.

• Roy, Garp, and Zephyr discussed Shanks becoming an Emperor, Kaido’s incapacitation, and Charlotte Linlin’s move to secure Beasts Pirates territory.
• Zephyr reported that Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino were being deployed, while Sengoku wanted Roy to remain at Marine Headquarters as a guide for the next generation.
• Roy watched Luffy, Ace, Zoro, and Kuina train and said they needed to weather storms to grow stronger.
• Iceburg gave Cutty Flam the Pluton blueprints and urged him to leave Water 7 and abandon his name, but Cutty Flam said he would protect the city and Mr. Tom’s dream.
• Half a month later, Franky led the Franky Family in their work as dismantlers and bounty hunters, declaring them Water 7’s shadow guardians.

Law and his team arrived in Water 7, where Vice Admiral Roy tasked them with protecting the shipbuilding engineer Franky and stopping Cipher Pol No. 9 from obtaining the Pluton Blueprints. The team prepared to find Franky at an abandoned shipyard, with orders to eliminate CP9 if they made a move.

• Law, Kuina, Ain, Binz, and Zoro arrived in Water 7, where Zoro got lost and Kuina dragged him back to the group.
• The team settled into a temporary residence, and Law briefed them on Vice Admiral Roy’s mission to protect Franky and repel Cipher Pol No. 9.
• Law explained that CP9 was searching for the Pluton Blueprints, which Franky might possess, and that agents had infiltrated Water 7.
• Law relayed Roy’s order to draw their blades if CP9 acted and said they could beat Spandam to death.
• Law directed the team to find Franky at the abandoned shipyard, and they set out to stop the blueprints from falling into the wrong hands.

Spandam ordered CP9 to capture Franky, suspecting he was connected to the Pluton Blueprints, and led the agents to the Abandoned Shipyard. Franky and the Franky Family stood their ground, and the clash with CP9 began.

• Spandam presented intelligence linking Franky to Iceburg and the Pluton Blueprints, then ordered CP9 to capture him alive.
• Lucci questioned the intelligence and Kaku and Blueno cautioned against a rash approach, but Spandam insisted on carrying out his plan.
• Spandam and the other CP9 agents burst into the Abandoned Shipyard and confronted Franky during a feast.
• Zanbai urged Franky to flee, but Kopu and the other Franky Family members chose to fight alongside him.
• Franky activated his weapons and fired at Spandam, but Lucci blocked the projectiles, and the battle began.

Franky fought Cipher Pol No. 9 at the abandoned dockyard, but Lucci pierced his arms after Franky let Spandam go to help his crew escape. Commodore Trafalgar Law arrived with Zoro, Kuina, Ain, and Binz, and the Marines clashed with Cipher Pol No. 9.

• Kaku blasted Franky into a pile of parts, but Franky burst out and seized Spandam to give Kiwi and Mozu time to evacuate the injured Franky Family members.
• Lucci used Soru and Shigan to pierce Franky's metal arms, freeing Spandam and leaving Franky on one knee.
• Spandam charged at Franky with Funkfreed, but Law used ROOM to switch Franky with a steel ship component, causing Spandam's sword to strike it and send him tumbling.
• Law arrived with Zoro, Kuina, Ain, and Binz and told Franky they were allies.
• Zoro attacked Kaku with Three Sword Style: Oni Giri, and the two swordsmen began fighting as Kuina, Ain, and Binz prepared to face the other Cipher Pol No. 9 agents.

Law and the Justice Supernovas confronted CP9 over the World Government’s attempt to seize the cyborg, and both sides unleashed their powers. The battle spread across the battlefield, where Law struck down Spandam and warned the remaining agents to flee.

• Lucci recognized Law, Zoro, Kuina, Ain, and Binz as the Navy’s Justice Supernovas and insisted they had no right to interfere with the secret mission.
• Law drew Kikoku to defend the cyborg, and Kuina intercepted Lucci’s attack before challenging him to fight.
• Ain clashed with Kalifa while Binz thwarted Blueno’s ambush with a wall of thorny vines.
• Kumadori, Fukurou, and Spandam attacked Law together, but Law expanded his ROOM and used Shambles to get behind Spandam.
• Law pierced Spandam’s throat with Injection: Shot, drove Kumadori and Fukurou back with spatial blades, and told them to run.

Zoro and Kuina fought CP9 agents Kaku and Lucci amid the wreckage of ships. Kaku transformed into a giraffe and struck Zoro, while Kuina wounded Lucci with a powerful slash after he took leopard form.

• Zoro clashed swords with Kaku and taunted him as Kaku struggled to keep up.
• Kaku transformed into his giraffe-human form and attacked Zoro with Giraffe Slash and Whip Bamboo Grove, knocking him through a wrecked ship.
• Lucci attacked Kuina with Six Powers Lotus, but she split the assault with her swordsmanship.
• Lucci transformed into his leopard-human form and launched a flurry of attacks, eventually striking Kuina's shoulder with his tail.
• Kuina unleashed Shimotsuki Style Form Glow Flash, cutting a deep gash across Lucci's chest and forcing him back.

Law, Ain, and Binz helped rout Cipher Pol No. 9, leaving Lucci and Kaku as the only agents still fighting. As Kuina approached them, Lucci felt a chill for the first time.

• Law used ROOM to turn Kumadori and Fukurou's attacks against each other, then knocked both unconscious with Scalpel.
• Ain and Binz trapped Blueno with vines, and Ain rewound him into a child before Binz struck him unconscious.
• Binz restrained Kalifa's whip while Ain rewound Kalifa into a little girl, then bound her.
• The Franky Family watched the marines defeat their former tormentors, and Franky wondered whether Mr. Tom might have survived if they had possessed such power.
• Zoro slashed Kaku through his Tekkai, while Lucci realized that every other Cipher Pol No. 9 member had been taken out.
• Kuina approached Lucci and Kaku, and Lucci felt a chill as he met her gaze.

Zoro defeated Kaku with Three-Sword Style Secret Technique: Three Thousand Worlds, while Kuina overcame Lucci in their fight. Law gathered the fallen Cipher Pol No. 9 members and declared the mission complete.

• Kaku used Tekkai: No Blind Spot and four-way Tempest Kicks to keep Zoro at bay, but Zoro unleashed Three Thousand Worlds and shattered his iron-box defense.
• Lucci attacked Kuina with Leopard King Gun, but she deflected his blows and cut his chest.
• After Kaku's defeat, Lucci wrapped his tail around Kuina's ankle and launched Greatest Round: Rokuogan, but Kuina severed his tail and countered with a series of sword strikes.
• Kuina defeated Lucci, who noticed a scarlet light in her eyes before losing consciousness.
• Law used ROOM: Circle Domain to gather the fallen Cipher Pol No. 9 members and declared the mission complete.

After Law received a mysterious call, he let Lucci and the defeated Cipher Pol No. 9 agents leave, then passed the call to Franky, who agreed to an undisclosed proposal. Franky learned the Marines could be trusted and vowed to protect Water 7 in Tom’s memory.

• Law used a Den Den Mushi inside a soundproof ROOM to deliver a message to Lucci, who accepted a change of mission.
• Lucci and Blueno gathered the defeated agents and left through Blueno’s air door.
• Law gave Franky the Den Den Mushi, and Franky agreed to the caller’s proposal with great excitement.
• Law, Zoro, Kuina, Ain, and Binz vanished from the shipyard, while Franky assured his family that the Marines could be trusted.
• Franky vowed to protect Water 7 for Teacher Tom, with his fists or his steel.

Franky left Water 7 with the Franky Family after Iceburg’s inauguration, vowing to protect people and dreams. Meanwhile, Roy and Ace headed for Alabasta, while Luffy arrived at G-3 and discovered that Garp would oversee his year of training.

• Franky watched Iceburg take office, then found the Franky Family ready to leave Water 7 with him.
• Franky and his companions departed under escort from the Guard Unit, and Franky vowed not to run away again and to protect dreams and people.
• Roy told Ace they were going to Alabasta to investigate Crocodile’s moves and check out a talented person, while Ace worried about Luffy’s assignment to G-3.
• Luffy arrived at G-3 expecting to find food and send pirates flying, but recognized Bogard and realized Garp was waiting for him.
• Garp grabbed Luffy and welcomed him to a year of training, leaving Luffy horrified as his time at G-3 began.

Crocodile outlined Baroque Works’ plan to intensify Alabasta’s civil unrest, with Robin directing the operation. Roy and Ace arrived at Rain Dinners and began playing at the casino while watching for an opportunity to confront Crocodile.

• Crocodile told Baroque Works’ senior officers that he intended to overthrow Alabasta and build his ideal kingdom.
• Robin’s successful ambushes and intelligence work had earned the officers’ respect, and Crocodile ordered her to make the country’s civil unrest escalate.
• Roy and Ace approached Rain Dinners, where Ace said he wanted to smash the crocodile statue if a fight broke out.
• Roy gave Vina a million Beli to exchange for casino chips, then told Ace they would play before confronting Crocodile.
• Roy flicked a chip onto a roulette table as Ace agreed to gamble with someone else’s money.

Roy's enormous roulette winnings drew Nico Robin and Crocodile's attention at Rain Dinners, where Roy forced Robin into a round with him. Crocodile realized Roy had noticed him through the surveillance screen and feared that his plans and control over Alabasta were in danger.

• Roy won 32 million Beli in five roulette rounds, and the casino crowd gathered around him in shock.
• A casino employee reported the suspicious winning streak, and Nico Robin arrived at the roulette area.
• Robin recognized Roy and froze in fear when he looked at her; Roy tossed her a golden chip and asked her to play a round.
• Crocodile watched Roy and Robin on the surveillance screen and worried Roy would take Robin, the key to his plans.
• Roy looked toward the surveillance camera, and Crocodile felt that Roy had seen him and realized the confrontation was no longer just a gambling match.

Roy and Ace confronted Nico Robin at Rain Dinners, where Roy revealed he knew her identity and urged her to leave Crocodile’s plans behind. Robin asked where she could find the place Roy said would protect her.

• Roy beat Robin repeatedly at high-card, then deliberately lost the all-in round before ending the game.
• Robin invited Roy and Ace to the VIP Room, where she asked Roy if he had come to arrest her.
• Roy told Robin he had no intention of arresting her and criticized Crocodile for using her to pursue the Ancient Weapon.
• Roy said Robin’s knowledge and desire to protect the truth deserved a safer future, while Ace realized she was the devil of Ohara.
• Robin weighed her past and asked Roy where the place he had mentioned was.

Roy revealed that the Revolutionary Army would accept Robin and took her to confront Crocodile, demanding he abandon his plans for Alabasta and let Robin leave. Crocodile attacked, and Ace’s flames shattered his sand blade and sent him crashing into the square as Ace pursued him.

• Roy told Robin that the Revolutionary Army needed her and said its commander was his big brother, then reassured her that Crocodile would not stop her from joining.
• Robin decided to take Roy and Ace to Crocodile, hoping this might be her first step toward freedom.
• Crocodile anxiously waited for Robin in his office, then stiffened when she returned with Roy and Ace.
• Roy confronted Crocodile about his plans to overthrow Alabasta’s royal family and use Dance Powder, then demanded that he abandon Alabasta and let Robin leave.
• Crocodile attacked Roy with Desert Spada, but Ace’s Fire Fist turned the sand blade to glass and blasted Crocodile through the office window.
• Ace leaped out after Crocodile, while Roy told Robin they did not intend to kill him yet.

Ace fought Crocodile in Rainbase Square, using compressed flames to overwhelm him and pierce his elemental body. Roy kept the civilians safe while Robin watched, and the chapter ended with her questioning whether Roy and Ace were born to upset the balance.

• Crocodile crashed into Rainbase Square after Ace sent him flying, and Ace attacked him with a metal crocodile-head statue and a pillar of fire.
• Roy teleported civilians away from the surrounding area while Robin reported that the organization’s subordinates had cleared the neighborhood.
• Ace melted Crocodile’s Desert Spada with a white-hot punch, then battered him with a rapid barrage of flaming blows.
• Crocodile dried out the square with Erosion Cycle to weaken Ace’s flames, but Ace compressed his fire and pierced Crocodile’s shoulder with Piercing the Sun.
• Robin asked Roy how Ace’s attack had pierced Crocodile’s elemental body, and Roy said he had wanted to try the technique on Uncle Kizaru.

Ace defeated Crocodile at the ruins of Rainbase, and Roy revealed that Pluton was not in Alabasta before leaving with Robin and Ace. In Loguetown, Zoro returned to Ipponmatsu Weapons Shop to buy swords for young dreamers, as a girl approached the door.

• Ace unleashed Conqueror's Haki and prepared to finish Crocodile, but Roy stopped him.
• Roy told Crocodile that Pluton was not in Alabasta and exposed his connection to Ivankov, then left with Ace and Robin.
• Robin wondered whether she could find a place in the Revolutionary Army, while Roy said Crocodile would not cause trouble again.
• Zoro and Kuina received three days of leave, visited Smoker, and planned to return to Shimotsuki Village.
• After getting lost in Loguetown, Zoro found Ipponmatsu Weapons Shop and told the shopkeeper he wanted swords for children pursuing their dreams.
• A girl with short dark blue hair and red-framed glasses arrived outside the shop as its wind chime rang.

Zoro met Tashigi, a Marine Chief Petty Officer who looked strikingly like Kuina, and agreed to spar with her outside Ipponmatsu Weapons Shop. The duel ended with Kuina arriving and discovering Tashigi’s resemblance, leaving all three reacting to Zoro’s suggestion that they were twins.

• Zoro mistook Tashigi for Kuina when she collided with him outside Ipponmatsu Weapons Shop, then let her examine Shusui and Sandai Kitetsu.
• Tashigi introduced herself as a Chief Petty Officer from the Marines’ Loguetown branch, recognized Zoro, and asked to spar with him.
• Zoro used Yubashiri to defeat Tashigi, while the watching crowd cheered her on.
• Kuina returned, saw Zoro sparring with Tashigi, and struck him before noticing how much Tashigi resembled her.
• Zoro asked whether Kuina and Tashigi were twins, and both women shouted that they were not.

Kuina and Tashigi discovered they were not related despite their resemblance, and Kuina encouraged Tashigi to pursue swordsmanship without doubting herself. Kuina and Zoro returned to Shimotsuki Village, where Koshiro welcomed them home and reflected on how far they had come.

• Smoker told Zoro, Kuina, and Tashigi that Tashigi was his subordinate and that her meeting with Kuina had been a coincidence; they confirmed they had no family connection.
• Tashigi admired Kuina’s Wado Ichimonji and admitted she had doubted women could become true swordsmen, while Kuina shared that she had once felt the same way.
• Kuina told Tashigi that gender was no obstacle to swordsmanship, and Tashigi asked to spar with her someday.
• Kuina and Zoro sailed to Shimotsuki Village and followed the familiar path to the Shimotsuki Dojo.
• Koshiro welcomed Kuina and Zoro home, praised their growth, and told Zoro that the sword could protect others and help him improve himself.

Roy, Ace, and Robin arrived at the Revolutionary Army headquarters on Baltigo, where Robin found a possible home among people who would protect her and support her research. Dragon revealed that Saul had survived Ohara and was living in Elbaf, leaving Robin overwhelmed with relief and grief.

• Roy teleported the boat to Baltigo, where Dragon caught it with a whirlwind and reunited with Roy, Ace, and Robin.
• Ace and Sabo joyfully reunited, then sparred at the Revolutionary Army training ground.
• Dragon promised Robin protection and said the Revolutionary Army sometimes needed her knowledge of history.
• Dragon told Robin that Saul survived the attack on Ohara, recovered documents from the ruins, and later went to Elbaf.
• Robin wept at the news, and Roy suggested she visit Saul when she could.

Ace defeated Sabo in a training match and revealed that he had beaten Crocodile, while Roy offered Sabo a Devil Fruit. Before Roy and Ace left Baltigo, Roy told Dragon that a true revolution should make its ideals serve the people; at sea, Aokiji called to ask about Nico Robin, whom Roy had left with the Revolutionary Army.

• Ace and Sabo fought in the training ground, and Ace told Sabo and Koala that he had defeated Crocodile in Alabasta.
• Roy offered Sabo a Devil Fruit after noticing his disappointment, and the group gathered to see Roy and Ace off from Baltigo.
• Dragon asked Roy what he thought of the Revolutionary Army's path, and Roy said a true revolution should make its ideals serve the people.
• Roy reassured Robin that no one would force her to do anything, then he and Ace departed aboard the Sea Slacker.
• Aokiji called Roy at sea to ask about Nico Robin, and Roy said he had moved her to a safer place with the Revolutionary Army.

Garp put Luffy through punishing physical training and taught him advanced Armament Haki, while Roy's advice led Garp to make Luffy train without relying on his Devil Fruit. The chapter left Luffy practicing Haki on his own at dawn, earning Garp's quiet approval as his growth continued.

• Garp forced Luffy to run hundreds of laps and followed up by enforcing cafeteria rules with blows and scolding.
• Garp demonstrated Armament Haki emission and Internal Destruction, then ordered Luffy to endure his training punches.
• Garp made Luffy perform one-finger push-ups in Seastone Handcuffs, following Roy's advice that Luffy should learn to fight without relying on his fruit.
• Luffy lay sore in the dormitory but resolved to keep training and beat Garp's challenge by lasting until noon.
• Garp found Luffy practicing the flow of Armament Haki before dawn and smiled at his determination.

Kuma rescued civilians from King Bekori’s attempt to burn the Sorbet Kingdom’s slums, then used his Shichibukai authority to overthrow Bekori. Roy read about Kuma’s actions and sailed with Ace toward a Devil Fruit he had long sought.

• Kuma left Bonney in the church and rushed into the burning Outlaw District to rescue trapped civilians.
• Kuma told the survivors to shelter behind the church and headed for the Royal City to confront Bekori.
• Kuma entered the palace, declared Bekori no longer king, and struck him down with his Paw-Paw Fruit power.
• The World Economy News Paper reported Kuma’s actions as civilians praised him for saving them.
• Roy read the report and told Ace they were going to find a Devil Fruit he had been seeking for a long time.

Roy sailed with Ace to a deserted island to retrieve a Devil Fruit he had sought for years, after Gild Tesoro bought it for three billion Beli. As Red prepared to ambush the buyer, Blackbeard steered the Moby Dick toward the same island, drawing Whitebeard’s wary attention.

• Gild Tesoro told Roy that he had found the sought-after Devil Fruit and paid three billion Beli for it, but Roy decided to collect it himself.
• Red revealed that the fruit was bait meant to lure the buyer, planning to seize both the fruit and the money.
• Roy and Ace approached the island by boat with the payment chest, and Roy hinted that he expected a surprise.
• Blackbeard urged the Moby Dick toward the uncharted island, while Whitebeard watched him with suspicion.