Chapter Summaries

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.

Whitebeard sensed an ancient, familiar pressure around the island and warned Teach that family could have no secrets, while Teach heard a voice calling him toward the island. Elsewhere, Ace arrived alone with three billion Beli for a transaction, where Captain Red’s crew surrounded him and questioned his lack of fear.

• Marco told Whitebeard that Teach had suggested a banquet on the island, and Whitebeard agreed to go while privately watching Teach with concern.
• Teach felt an unseen force guiding him toward the island and heard a voice calling him to return and bring it back to life.
• Whitebeard told Teach that the island was unusual, asked if he had been sleeping well, and warned that there could be no secrets between family.
• Ace carried three billion Beli to a deserted island for a transaction, while a scout confirmed he had arrived alone and Captain Red’s crew prepared an ambush.
• Ace set down the money and asked for the fruit, but Captain Red’s pirates aimed their guns at him and Red wondered why he showed no fear.

Ace’s trade with Red’s pirates turned into a battle after one pirate shot him, revealing that he was a Logia who could transform into flames. Ace overwhelmed the crew, but Red emerged with Haki and challenged him, leaving the fight between them about to begin.

• Ace complained that the pirates were pointing guns at him and urged them to complete the trade.
• A hot-tempered pirate shot Ace in the head, but the bullet passed through his flame body, and Ace blasted the shooter into a rock wall.
• Red ordered his crew to kill Ace, but Ace evaded their bullets and Haki-coated attacks, defeated several officers, and trapped the fleeing pirates behind a wall of fire.
• Red burst from the flames, revealed his 628-million-Beli bounty and Haki-covered weapon, and challenged Ace to fight him.
• Ace accepted Red’s challenge and gathered flames around himself as fiery armor.

Ace defeated Red, took the strange Devil Fruit, and burned away the remaining opponents. Blackbeard then ambushed him and demanded the Dark-Dark Fruit, leaving Ace ready to fight.

• Ace fought Red with fire and Haki, breaking through his slashes and defenses before defeating him with Burning Assault.
• Red gave Ace the wooden box containing the Devil Fruit and realized that Ace was Marine Fire Fist Ace, while also suspecting Tesoro had worked with the marines.
• Ace burned the remaining opponents, inspected the strange purple fruit, and put the box away.
• Blackbeard suddenly attacked Ace from behind and demanded the fruit, declaring that the Dark-Dark Fruit belonged to Marshall D. Teach.
• Ace refused to hand it over and challenged Blackbeard to take it.

Ace fought Blackbeard Teach to keep the mysterious fruit in his wooden box and defeated him with a sweeping inferno. Ace left with the fruit, unaware that Teach was beginning to recover beneath the rubble.

• Whitebeard watched Teach run ahead to the island and sensed that his darkness had grown stronger.
• Teach attacked Ace and demanded the fruit, injuring Ace’s left shoulder as he pressed him for it.
• Ace struck Teach with a compressed flame spear and engulfed him in a blazing tornado.
• Ace closed the wooden box around the fruit and walked toward the coast without looking back.
• Teach’s body twitched beneath the rocks as his broken teeth fell out and new ones grew in their place.

Roy rescued Ace from Blackbeard, then confronted Whitebeard and Marco when they arrived to defend their crew. After overpowering both men, Roy demanded to know whether Whitebeard wanted to leave.

• Blackbeard survived the flames and tried to seize Ace's fruit, but Roy appeared and hurled him into a ridge with a spatial shock.
• Marco attacked Roy, but Roy blocked his Phoenix Brand with one finger, and Marco recognized him from their previous battle.
• Whitebeard arrived and attacked Roy, who teleported Ace to safety and met Whitebeard's strike with a clash of Conqueror's Haki.
• Roy told Whitebeard that Teach had attacked Ace and tried to steal his fruit, then drove Whitebeard back three steps when he attacked again.
• Marco launched a Crane Claw at Roy, but Roy deflected him into three rocky peaks and asked Whitebeard if he wanted to leave.