Chapter Summaries

Igaram worried that Ma Qiao’s growing ties to the Marines endangered his cover in Baroque Works. When Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine arrived to investigate losses from the Whiskey Peak prison break, a call from Miss All Sunday abruptly sent them fleeing, leaving the investigation unresolved.

• Igaram and Miss Monday received Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, who arrived to investigate the prison break at Whiskey Peak on Mr. 3’s orders.
• Miss Monday suspected Mr. 3 was using the investigation to target Ma Qiao over the loss of bounty money and prisoners.
• Miss Valentine received a call from an unidentified woman and became visibly frightened.
• Miss Valentine abandoned the investigation and floated away with Mr. 5, then revealed that the caller was Miss All Sunday.

Maqiao learned that Vivi had discovered the sea opening in the Ring Finger Cell and suspected that he had made it. The next morning, Vivi entered his bedroom unexpectedly and found him in his underwear, reading a dirty magazine.

• Maqiao recalled that Ashe had used his Vision Wards to watch Igaram's office and took out an old master-servant contract.
• That night, Maqiao watched Vivi secretly leave the tavern and inspect the rough-edged opening in the Ring Finger Cell.
• The next morning, Vivi entered Maqiao's unlocked bedroom and saw him wearing only red briefs and a scarf while holding a dirty magazine.

Vivi confronted Ma Qiao about his past in Baroque Works and suspected he had defeated Santini, while Ma Qiao stayed evasive and questioned her about sneaking out. He confirmed his old reputation as a Pirate Hunter and former Half-Step Senior Officer, leaving Vivi convinced he was far more formidable than he let on.

• Vivi caught Ma Qiao reading a magazine, then dragged him to breakfast after scolding him for eating refrigerated leftovers.
• Ma Qiao teased Vivi about having secretly tampered with his breakfasts and asked where she had gone alone the previous night.
• Vivi asked whether Ma Qiao had sent Santini flying, and Ma Qiao privately thought Santini had been killed rather than merely driven off.
• Vivi recited Ma Qiao's history as South Blue's Destruction Dragon and a Baroque Works recruit, and Ma Qiao confirmed that he had once been fierce and nearly become a senior officer.
• Ma Qiao guessed Igaram had told Vivi about his background, but the information had actually come from his former student, Miss Monday.

Vivi questioned Ma Qiao about Baroque Works’ mysterious president, and he told her that only Miss All Sunday knew Mr. 0’s identity. He then revealed that he had bought Nico Robin from traffickers five years earlier, though he regarded the incident as a misunderstanding and the old contract as meaningless.

• Miss Monday told Vivi about Ma Qiao, and Vivi excitedly asked him whether he knew Baroque Works’ president.
• Ma Qiao said that only Miss All Sunday knew Mr. 0’s identity, then claimed he had introduced her to the organization by buying her from traffickers five years earlier.
• Ma Qiao recalled that he had found twenty-year-old Nico Robin being sold near the Grand Line and spent his entire savings, 500,000 Beli, to buy her.
• Robin used her powers to strangle Ma Qiao while he inspected her, but he believed the misunderstanding was eventually cleared up and that she could have escaped on her own.
• Ma Qiao said he had never taken their master-servant contract seriously, while Robin continued to make strange remarks about the purchase.

Ma Qiao avoided telling Vivi that Mr. 0 was Crocodile, while encouraging her to seek information through him. Nezumi returned to Whiskey Peak, accepted a bribe, and ate spoiled food, while Ma Qiao looked forward to the assets he had brought.

• Ma Qiao decided not to reveal Mr. 0's identity to Vivi and offered her hope of learning more through his connection to Miss All Sunday.
• Igaram secured about two million Beli from his superiors to cover Whiskey Peak's expenses.
• Nezumi arrived with 130 million Beli in assets, and Ma Qiao had Twitch accept Igaram's 800,000-Beli bribe.
• Nezumi ate the spoiled food Whiskey Peak planned to discard, earning the Marines' praise for his apparent reform.
• Ma Qiao and Vivi stayed at the Big Bird Spin-Spin Tavern, expecting Nezumi to visit the next day and bring Ma Qiao to G-2 Base to register as a special talent.

Ma Qiao received 130.8 million Beli from Nezumi and realized Twitch’s resistance to disease and poison could aid his cultivation. After checking the tavern, Ma Qiao set out to spend money while Vivi continued trying to learn about Mr. 0.

• Nezumi secretly delivered 130.8 million Beli to Ma Qiao, who ordered Garen to encourage the reluctant Twitch.
• Nezumi proposed tasting spoiled and poisonous foods, and Ma Qiao recognized that Twitch could help him build disease and poison resistance.
• Nezumi returned to the inn to remain on the island while Ma Qiao prepared to summon Teemo and develop the Big Bird brand multifunctional Den Den Mushi.
• Garen disinfected the backyard after Nezumi left, while Vivi kept hovering around Ma Qiao’s office and searching for information about Mr. 0.
• Ma Qiao checked the tavern, turned the hidden copy of Sow Postpartum Care on his bookshelf, and went to spend money.

Ma Qiao assigned Teemo to cultivate mushrooms and breed Den Den Mushi, then summoned Gangplank as his sixth hero rather than leveling up Nezumi. The next morning, Nezumi publicly thanked Ma Qiao and invited him to the G-2 Branch, stirring envy among Whiskey Peak’s Pirate Hunters and concern for Igaram.

• Ma Qiao summoned Teemo and assigned him to research Den Den Mushi breeding and feed-mushroom cultivation in the underground base.
• Teemo prepared the mushroom bed and transplanted mycelium while Ma Qiao decided to save his money for a sixth hero instead of raising Nezumi’s level.
• Ma Qiao chose Gangplank and summoned him as his sixth hero.
• Nezumi visited Ma Qiao at the Big Bird Spin-Spin Tavern, thanked him for saving his life, and invited him to visit the G-2 Branch.
• Whiskey Peak’s Pirate Hunters envied Ma Qiao’s Marine subsidy, while Igaram worried that accepting it violated Baroque Works rules; his superiors did not respond to his report.

Ma Qiao sent Gangplank to sea in a small boat and planned for him to build strength in the East Blue. While searching Ma Qiao’s office, Vivi discovered a note claiming Mr. 0 was a woman.

• Ma Qiao gave Gangplank a small boat because Gangplank could not build the Dreadway and its plans were too sensitive to share.
• Ma Qiao planned for Gangplank to operate in the East Blue alongside Nezumi, where he could grow stronger and cross paths with Twitch.
• Vivi sneaked into Ma Qiao’s office while he pretended to sleep and searched his desk for information about Baroque Works.
• Vivi found a letter from Miss All Sunday but could not understand its discussion of economic theories or learn anything about Mr. 0.
• Vivi discovered a Baroque Works anniversary bookmark in a glamour magazine and read the note, “Dr. Mundo says Mr. 0 is a woman?”

Vivi tried to uncover what was happening with Mr. Lady, while Ma Qiao inspected Teemo’s rapidly cultivated Den Den Mushi and discovered they required paid credit. The chapter left Ma Qiao testing a touchscreen Den Den Mushi and wondering about the tiny commission taken from his payment.

• Vivi found a letter indicating that Baroque Works’ boss was a woman, then returned it and left the room.
• Vivi invited Ashe to bathe with her, hoping to contact Igaram privately, but Ashe unexpectedly agreed and took her into the bathroom.
• Teemo reported that he had cultivated mushrooms that rapidly grew young Den Den Mushi, and Ma Qiao inspected the mushroom room.
• Ma Qiao discovered the Den Den Mushi could not make calls without credit, and Teemo explained that the service cost extra.
• Ma Qiao paid a 100-Beli coin and discovered the Den Den Mushi had a touchscreen belly and that a small portion of the payment entered his Penguin account.

Ma Qiao tried to persuade Vivi to use his new Big Bird Brand Den Den Mushi, which could connect users to strangers, but she saw no value in it. As Vivi prepared for her upcoming practical assessment, Ma Qiao began considering how to promote and test his product.

• Nezumi stayed at the town inn, claimed his old anal fissure had flared up, and received local specialties from Igaram, helping Ma Qiao's personal account reach 2.5 million Beli.
• Vivi continued investigating the secret message about Dr. Mundo and Mr. 0 while looking forward to Ma Qiao's Great Sea Survival Guide Series Course.
• Ma Qiao asked Vivi whether she would pay an extra monthly fee for a superior Den Den Mushi, then demonstrated his Big Bird Brand model's feature for chatting with strangers.
• Vivi rejected the product, arguing that its features were unnecessary and that she had no interest in paying the equivalent of forty pieces of cotton candy each month.
• Ma Qiao accepted that the product needed an initial promotion and testing plan, but ruled out disguising himself as a female customer service representative.

Ma Qiao began teaching Vivi about the dangers of the sea and used a hypothetical challenge to explain why a powerful Shichibukai should investigate before acting. After Vivi chose to send out a scout, Ma Qiao revealed details about the five East Blue pirates and asked what the Shichibukai should do next.

• Ma Qiao explained that he came from a distant country in the South Blue and told Vivi about the Rocks Pirates and its famous members.
• Ma Qiao discussed the era of the Four Emperors and taught Vivi that arrogance and complacency were the greatest dangers at sea.
• Ma Qiao asked Vivi how a Shichibukai should respond to five East Blue pirates who had threatened to send him flying.
• Vivi first proposed sending elite officers, then suggested reconnaissance after Ma Qiao criticized her for acting without investigating.
• Ma Qiao described the pirates' ship, captain, and crew, then asked Vivi to choose the Shichibukai's next move.

Ma Qiao warned Vivi not to underestimate opponents and taught her that hidden trump cards could decide a fight. He offered to teach her the Flying Thunder God Technique for 32 million Beli, and Vivi offered her valuable necklace so she could become strong enough to do what she had to do.

• Vivi proposed sending elite officers to eliminate a group Ma Qiao had identified as a rabble, but Ma Qiao warned that seemingly ordinary enemies might have powerful backgrounds.
• Ma Qiao advised either crushing opponents with overwhelming force or befriending them, and cautioned against sending fighters after them one at a time.
• Ma Qiao explained that Santini’s Drill-Drill Fruit ability had stopped being a trump card once he revealed it, then told Vivi she would build her own trump cards during her internship.
• Ma Qiao offered to teach Vivi the Flying Thunder God Technique for 32 million Beli, claiming it was one of the Ma Family’s Nine Forms.
• Vivi admitted she could not afford the price and offered a necklace worth at least 100 million Beli, asking Ma Qiao to help her grow stronger because she had something she absolutely had to do.

Ma Qiao decided to teach Vivi the Flash skill after accepting her grandmother’s necklace as collateral, though he worried about his depleted funds and considered taking Nami’s hidden treasure. Three days later, Ma Qiao’s group left with Lieutenant Nezumi for G-2 Base, with Vivi disguised as a delinquent to avoid recognition.

• Ma Qiao kept Vivi’s necklace rather than redeeming it and planned to charge her thirty-two million Beli to learn Flash.
• After realizing Vivi could not pay, Ma Qiao remembered the treasure in Cocoyasi Village and decided he could take it before a Marine did.
• Ma Qiao sent Vivi to do chores, telling her that eating, sleeping, and working were training in Ma Family Kung Fu.
• Lieutenant Nezumi recovered from his injury, and Igaram held a farewell ceremony before Nezumi set sail again.
• Ma Qiao and his group left with Nezumi for G-2 Base so Ma Qiao could register and enlist Garen as a Marine.
• Vivi disguised herself with heavy makeup and a new hairstyle, and Ma Qiao confirmed Nezumi’s Marines failed to recognize her.

Ma Qiao sailed with Vivi toward Marine headquarters while wondering whether her lack of navigational talent meant he needed to find a skilled navigator. He considered satellite navigation and thought of an acquaintance who could launch rockets, but decided to take things one step at a time.

• A News Coo delivered a newspaper to Chief Petty Officer Qiangsen, who led the delinquent marines in a morning run while they admired Vivi.
• Ma Qiao asked Vivi whether her bad-girl appearance might hurt his standing with the marine brass, then decided it fit the Marines’ informal dress customs.
• Ma Qiao asked Vivi how long they had been sailing and whether she remembered their route from Whiskey Peak, but she recalled little beyond heading north.
• Ma Qiao concluded that Vivi lacked exceptional navigational talent and wondered whether he needed to recruit a capable navigator for ocean shipping.
• Ma Qiao considered building satellite navigation and remembered an acquaintance who was an expert at launching rockets.

Ma Qiao and Vivi sailed toward G-2 Fortress while reflecting on the World Government’s failures and the Marine branch’s strength. At the harbor, a fast-moving figure approached Nezumi’s warship as it prepared to dock.

• Ma Qiao noted that only 28 hours had passed on the voyage and criticized the World Government for failing to protect its Affiliated Nations.
• Ma Qiao stole Vivi’s sandwich, while Twitch offered Garen moldy cheese and Garen sprayed it with rat poison.
• Comil and Momonga discussed Nezumi’s new friend and welcomed Major Kuppas, whom Comil proposed using because of his knowledge of the East Blue.
• Ma Qiao arrived near G-2 Fortress and considered how its strength might make it vulnerable to an attack from within.
• A small black dot sped out of the naval harbor toward Nezumi’s warship as it prepared to dock.

Ma Qiao became a Marine-certified talent specialist and met Vice Admiral Comil at the G-2 base, where they bonded over a huge meal. When Ma Qiao revealed that he had the Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Penguin, Comil reacted in disbelief.

• Major Kuppas tested Garen by firing a coin at Twitch, and Garen cut it in half to protect him.
• Comil and Momonga suspected Garen’s friendship with Nezumi and arranged for Major Tuya to test him, agreeing to keep the results confidential.
• Ma Qiao signed his enlistment application and received provisional certification as a Marine talent specialist.
• Comil joined Ma Qiao for a meal, and the two ate enough to astonish the G-2 cooks.
• Ma Qiao told Comil that he had the Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Penguin, and Comil mistook his introduction for a joke about a Mythical Zoan.

Ma Qiao turned a conversation with Vice Admiral Comil into a contract to supply G-2 Base with sweet fizzy coffee, then agreed to a secret psychological test for Garen. The next morning, Garen was taken to the test, and Master Sergeant Qiangsen revealed that its examiner, Major Tuya, had a Truth-Telling Fruit.

• Ma Qiao told Comil that he believed a person could become strong regardless of their Devil Fruit, and Comil shared his fondness for Zephyr's sweet fizzy coffee.
• Ma Qiao gave Comil Big Bird Cola, and Comil arranged a publicly funded supply contract for the drink under the name Big Bird Manufacturing.
• Comil asked Ma Qiao to let Garen take a secret psychological test, and Ma Qiao agreed.
• Ma Qiao found Vivi asleep outside his room, carried her to bed, and slept on the floor; the next morning, Vivi woke and accused him of being in her room.
• Ma Qiao dressed Garen and sent him with Twitch and Master Sergeant Qiangsen to the test, where Qiangsen revealed that Major Tuya was a disciple of Staff Officer Tsuru and a Truth-Telling Fruit user.

Garen underwent a secret hypnosis test that revealed his unwavering belief in justice, moving Comil and Momonga to recruit him and offer special training. He rejected their Marineford recommendation to remain devoted to Teacher Ma Qiao, while Tuya developed an unrequited love for him.

• Tuya’s past hypnosis of a Marine officer had exposed his treason and scandalous thoughts, leading the G-2 Branch to restrict her power to interrogating pirates.
• Comil and Momonga brought Garen into a sealed room, where Tuya used her Truth-Telling Fruit and hypnosis to test his beliefs.
• Garen passionately declared his commitment to justice, leaving Comil and Momonga ashamed of their own doubts and convinced that he should receive special training.
• Tuya became infatuated with Garen and tried to pursue him, but Mirugu pulled her away and Garen sped off.
• Garen turned down Comil’s offer to recommend him to Marineford, saying he would devote himself to protecting the justice in Teacher Ma Qiao’s heart.
• Comil and Momonga reflected on the darkness hidden behind the Marines’ claims of justice and resolved to believe in the justice of the next generation.

Garen left for the East Blue with Nezumi’s Marines, while Ma Qiao used a Vision Ward to travel aboard their ship and later joined them there. After the Marines chased a pirate ship with a black cat figurehead into the dark, Ma Qiao suddenly recognized the significance of the black cat.

• Garen became a Marine private under Nezumi and departed with Twitch’s forces for the East Blue.
• Ma Qiao and Vivi disembarked at Whiskey Peak, and Ma Qiao explained that he could teleport to the Nezumi using a Vision Ward.
• Ma Qiao earned one million Beli from his G-2 Branch allowance and a liqueur coffee contract, while Vivi continued doing laundry as she waited to learn the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• A pirate ship attacked the Good Guy Twitch, and Twitch ordered the Marines to pursue it after it fled under cannon fire.
• The Marines lost sight of the fleeing ship, which had a black cat figurehead, and Ma Qiao suddenly lowered his fishing rod.

Kuro boarded Nezumi's warship to attack its crew, but Ma Qiao, posing as Galdino of Baroque Works and the Donquixote Family, overpowered him and recruited him for a kidnapping scheme. After Ma Qiao disappeared, Kuro was left with a Den Den Mushi and instructions to capture Nezumi and deliver him to Loguetown.

• Kuro silently boarded Nezumi's warship and attacked the fisherman he found at the bow.
• Ma Qiao dodged Kuro's strike and identified himself as Galdino, a senior Baroque Works agent and member of the Donquixote Family.
• Ma Qiao used his flame to melt Kuro's steel Cat Claws, making Kuro surrender.
• Ma Qiao told Kuro that Nezumi's bodyguard was the obstacle and offered him half the Rat-Rat Treasure for capturing Nezumi and taking him to Loguetown.
• Ma Qiao gave Kuro a Den Den Mushi, vanished, and then appeared in the cabin to gulp down seawater.