Chapter Summaries

Louis told the Divine Eye Pirates how he lost his family and comrades after a betrayal in Alabasta, then accepted Carlos's invitation to join as an apprentice sniper. Carlos left the story with the crew preparing to return to Alubarna to help Louis take revenge.

• Louis told the Divine Eye Pirates that he had been an orphan from Rainbase, risen through Alabasta's army, and lost his comrades and most of his benefactor's family to a conspiracy.
• Louis explained that he had avenged some of his family and comrades by killing their enemies, then fled Alubarna while still seeking revenge.
• Carlos invited Louis to join the Divine Eye Pirates as an apprentice crewmate and train as their sniper.
• Louis accepted Carlos's offer, and the crew agreed to return to Alubarna to help him take revenge.

Louis joined the Divine Eye Pirates, and Shiryu agreed to help him get revenge in Alubarna. After the crew reached the capital, Carlos went sightseeing while Louis and Shiryu stayed behind, and Carlos learned that a royal garrison officer’s family had been massacred.

• Carlos introduced Louis to the Divine Eye Pirates and welcomed him as their new sniper.
• Shiryu volunteered to help Louis take revenge, and Carlos told him to leave the important enemies to Louis.
• The crew traveled toward Alubarna, where Shiryu handled attacks by desert beasts and bandits with ease.
• The crew reached Alubarna, sold their travel animals, entered the city over its walls, and settled into a hotel.
• The next morning, Carlos went sightseeing while Shiryu and Louis set out to pursue revenge.
• Carlos hypnotized a soldier and learned that a royal garrison officer’s family had been massacred.

Carlos explored Alubarna and decided he needed to enter the royal palace to learn the location of Pluton, while Shiryu helped Louis eliminate all eight families connected to his enemies. The capital remained on edge after the killings, and Carlos left the story determined to reach the palace and its tombs.

• Cobra ordered an investigation into the murders of three noble families and summoned nobles to help protect the capital.
• Shiryu agreed to follow Louis’s request to spare servants and kill only those who hindered their operation.
• Shiryu and Louis killed members of five more noble and official families that afternoon, leaving Alubarna’s leaders and residents frightened.
• After eliminating all eight families tied to Louis’s enemies, Shiryu and Louis spent the remaining days drinking and touring the city.
• Carlos explored Alubarna for three days and approached the heavily guarded royal palace.
• Carlos decided to enter the palace tombs and record the Poneglyph’s information about Pluton so Robin or Olvia could translate it.

Carlos infiltrated the Alabasta royal palace, photographed the Poneglyph in the royal tomb that recorded Pluton’s location, and then toured the palace. He ended the night at a royal hot spring, where he hypnotized four mature women and used an illusion to keep the others from hearing them.

• Carlos evaded the palace guards, hypnotized a servant to learn where the royal tomb was, and entered it using Kamui.
• Carlos found the Poneglyph recording Pluton’s location and photographed it with a Den Den Mushi.
• Carlos toured the palace and wandered into a hot spring area in the royal harem.
• Carlos hypnotized four mature women after choosing them from the hot spring’s occupants.
• Carlos used an Illusion Technique on three remaining bathers, then had the four women attend to him in the hot spring.

After returning to sea, Carlos trained his crew and prepared to seek the Rumble-Rumble Fruit on Sky Island. On the way, he spotted Hawk Eyes Mihawk, and their gazes met across the water.

• Carlos and the Divine Eye Pirates returned to the Nether Moon, where Louis began an intense training regimen and quickly earned the crew’s respect.
• Carlos planned to find the Rumble-Rumble Fruit on Sky Island, taking it for himself if it was unclaimed or recruiting Enel if he had already eaten it.
• Carlos trained his Pupil Power so he could move the Nether Moon into Kamui Space if the crew could not reach Sky Island safely by Knock Up Stream.
• The Divine Eye Pirates sailed with few encounters until Carlos saw Hawk Eyes Mihawk traveling alone in a coffin boat.
• Hawk Eyes Mihawk noticed Carlos watching him, and the two met each other’s gaze from a thousand meters away.

Carlos and Shiryu encountered Hawk Eyes Mihawk at sea and tested his swordsmanship. Carlos’s clash with Mihawk sent the coffin boat racing backward, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Carlos spotted Mihawk’s boat and called Shiryu over to face the strong swordsman.
• Mihawk attacked the Underworld Moon with a sword slash, and Shiryu intercepted it with Raiu, sending both boats back.
• Carlos stopped Shiryu from continuing the fight at sea and decided to test Mihawk himself.
• Mihawk struck at Carlos, who avoided the Sword Qi with Kamui and counterattacked from above.
• Mihawk diverted Carlos’s kick through his blade and redirected its force, sending his coffin boat over a hundred meters backward.

Carlos invited Hawk Eyes Mihawk aboard the Dark Moon, tested his Conqueror's Haki, and welcomed him as a guest. After giving Mihawk a tour and access to the ship’s wine, Carlos left their friendship on warmer footing ahead of a welcoming banquet.

• Carlos invited Hawk Eyes Mihawk to join the Dark Moon as a guest, and Mihawk accepted.
• Carlos and Mihawk clashed with Conqueror's Haki for a minute before Carlos withdrew his power and apologized.
• Mihawk praised the Divine Eye Pirates’ crew, and Carlos ordered O'Neal to bring Mihawk’s coffin boat aboard and prepare a banquet.
• Carlos showed Mihawk around the Dark Moon, including its residences and recreation room.
• Mihawk was impressed by the ship’s wine cellars, and Carlos let him take five treasured bottles and drink freely from the communal collection.

After a lively banquet, Hawk Eyes Mihawk challenged Carlos to a spar so he could test the captain’s strength. Carlos and Mihawk began fighting on a small island, where Carlos absorbed Mihawk’s opening Sword Qi and the bout continued.

• Carlos hosted Hawk Eyes Mihawk at a banquet aboard the Underworld Moon, and the crew spent the evening eating, drinking, and talking.
• The next day, Hawk Eyes Mihawk asked to spar with Carlos, who accepted and ordered Susanna to find a suitable island.
• Susanna found a small island, and Carlos and Hawk Eyes Mihawk went ashore while the crew watched from the ship.
• Carlos activated his Rinnegan and used Banshō Ten'in to drag Mihawk toward him, but Mihawk planted Yoru in the ground and resisted.
• Mihawk used the pull of Carlos’s gravity to draw Yoru free and slash out a powerful Sword Qi attack.
• Carlos met the Sword Qi with both hands and absorbed it using Sealing Technique: Vampire Seal.

Carlos used his abilities and close-combat techniques to seize the advantage over Hawk Eyes Mihawk, keeping him too close to use Yoru effectively. As the battle continued, the Divine Eye Pirates watched from the sea and discussed Mihawk’s strength and the challenge he posed to their swordsmen.

• Hawk Eyes Mihawk charged Carlos with Yoru, but Carlos’s Shinra Tensei repelled the slash and sent Mihawk flying.
• Carlos activated Bloodied Battle Body and rushed Mihawk, using his Haki, Dojutsu, and Body Techniques to deflect Yoru and expose an opening.
• Carlos launched Hurricane Fist and kept Mihawk trapped in a relentless close-range barrage, preventing him from retreating to his sword’s optimal range.
• The Divine Eye Pirates watched the fight as Martin, Shiryu, Riley, and Dolores discussed Carlos’s close combat, Mihawk’s Haki, and the swordsmen’s chances against him.

Carlos forced Hawk Eyes Mihawk out of close combat, but Mihawk answered with a powerful sword technique that Carlos avoided using Kamui. The spar ended with Mihawk asking to stop, though he took Carlos’s joking suggestion about using his small knife seriously.

• Hawk Eyes Mihawk let Carlos’s elbow strike blast him backward so he could escape the close-range assault, then unleashed a powerful slash to keep Carlos away.
• Carlos used Shinra Tensei and Armament Haki to block the slash, and the clash sent both men flying apart with Carlos’s arms cut and Mihawk badly injured.
• Hawk Eyes Mihawk attacked with a vast grass-green sword net, but Carlos used Kamui to let it pass through him and cut across the island.
• Hawk Eyes Mihawk called off the spar, saying he had no answer for Carlos’s close-range attacks or strange ability.
• Carlos joked that Mihawk’s small knife could help against close combat, and Mihawk seriously considered using it.

Carlos ended his spar with Hawk Eyes Mihawk and ordered the Mingyue to sail toward Mock Town. After Noah told him that Olvia and Robin wanted to travel, Carlos agreed to let them go and offered them support; later, Mihawk volunteered to defeat three Sea Kings for the crew’s dinner.

• Carlos returned to the Mingyue with Hawk Eyes Mihawk, ordered a course for Mock Town, and had Sholmer treat Mihawk’s injuries.
• Noah told Carlos that Olvia and Robin wanted to travel, and Carlos agreed while arranging for the Black Alliance to help them in the West Sea.
• Kelly spotted a giant squid, Sea Serpent, and lobster fighting near the ship, and Carlos decided the crew would eat them.
• Hawk Eyes Mihawk volunteered to hunt the three Sea Kings with his dagger, then leapt from the Mingyue and began fighting them.

Carlos and the Divine Eye Pirates reached Jaya Island and explored Mock Town while preparing to seek Cricket’s help with the Knock Up Stream. The chapter ended with Carlos discovering that Marine intelligence agents had reported their arrival, prompting him to expect trouble from the Marines.

• Mihawk finished recovering as the Underworld Moon sailed to Jaya Island, and Carlos planned to consult Cricket about safely riding the Knock Up Stream to Sky Island.
• The crew docked at Jaya Island and split up to explore Mock Town, agreeing to regroup after half a day.
• Carlos wandered through Mock Town, entered a tavern, and noticed several people secretly watching him.
• After Carlos left the tavern, he caught the leader of the group and learned they were novice Marine intelligence agents who had already reported the Divine Eye Pirates’ arrival.
• Carlos expected the Marines to come after him but was not particularly concerned.

Sengoku learned that the Divine Eye Pirates were in Mock Town and sent Garp to confront them, naming Lucifer Carlos as the main target. Carlos remained unaware that Garp was on his way, while his use of Pupil Power led to the destruction of a Marine intelligence squad.

• Carlos ordered the leader of a group to deal with their own people, then returned to a tavern.
• Sengoku learned the Divine Eye Pirates were in Mock Town and chose Garp to pursue them because the other senior Marines were away.
• Garp agreed to change course for Jaya Island after Sengoku warned him to focus on killing Lucifer Carlos.
• Carlos saw a residence erupt in flames and realized the Marine intelligence squad had been eliminated by the Pupil Power he had left behind.
• Carlos spent the morning pursuing two women with Beli and left them pleased with the money he gave them.

Carlos met Cricket to discuss Sky Island, the Golden City, and the Knock Up Stream needed to reach them. Cricket agreed to help find a suitable current, and Carlos prepared to bring the Dark Moon for measurements.

• Carlos and the Divine Eye Pirates crossed Jaya Island to find Cricket, telling the Monkey Mountain Alliance that he wanted information about Sky Island and the Golden City.
• Cricket met Carlos and asked why he was certain Sky Island existed; Carlos said he had learned through a special channel that it lay ten thousand meters above Jaya Island.
• Carlos asked Cricket for information about ancient Jaya and help finding a Knock Up Stream powerful enough to carry a ship to Sky Island.
• Carlos promised to document Sky Island and share any Golden City wealth with Cricket, who agreed because he wanted to clear his ancestor Noland's name.
• Carlos sent Riley to bring the Dark Moon while Cricket prepared tools for measurements, and Carlos brushed off his crewmates' questions about Sky Island.

The Divine Eye Pirates waited on Jaya Island for a Knock Up Stream while Garp arrived and began searching for them. Carlos sensed Marines nearby, discovered they were under Garp, and learned that Garp was at Mock Town's pier.

• Hawk Eyes Mihawk defeated Shiryu in a fierce sparring match, leaving both of them badly injured.
• Garp arrived at Mock Town with a small Marine force, attacked the Pirates there, and ordered his men to search Jaya Island for the Divine Eye Pirates.
• As a storm gathered, Carlos felt uneasy during dinner and used his Byakugan to spot Marines moving through the darkness.
• Carlos teleported to a Marine, hypnotized him, and learned that the Marines were searching for the Divine Eye Pirates under Garp's orders.
• Carlos asked where Garp was, and the Marine said he was at Mock Town's pier.

Carlos sent the Divine Eye Pirates away so he could face Garp alone, then confronted the Marines searching Mock Town and drew Garp into battle. After testing Garp’s overwhelming strength, Carlos realized he could only defend himself for now, and the two prepared to continue fighting in the storm.

• Carlos returned to the Underworld Moon and ordered Shiryu to gather the crew and move them away from the island while he stayed to face Garp.
• Carlos left to intercept the Marines, killed a soldier to draw their attention, and then killed the six Marines who confronted him.
• Garp arrived and struck at Carlos, who used Kamui to avoid taking the full force of the punch.
• Carlos recognized that Garp’s strength far exceeded his own and that he could only protect himself against him for now.
• Garp declared that Carlos would pay with his life for killing Marines, and Carlos accepted his challenge.

Carlos used his Complete Susanoo to fight Garp, escalating the battle across Jaya Island as Garp pressed toward the Susanoo’s control room. Carlos detonated his Yasakani no Magatama and knocked Garp back to the ground, but the fight remained unresolved.

• Carlos formed his third-stage Susanoo to withstand Garp’s Haki-coated punch and blocked Garp’s attacks with blue blades.
• Carlos transformed his Susanoo into its complete form, towering over Jaya Island as Marines, pirates, and his allies watched.
• Garp vowed to capture and kill Carlos, while Carlos taunted him from the Susanoo’s control room.
• Carlos swung the Susanoo’s enormous tachi, forcing Garp to dodge as the slash carved a trench through the land and split the sea.
• Carlos used Observation Haki to predict Garp’s route and launched four Yasakani no Magatama toward him.
• Carlos detonated all four magatama, destroying Garp’s air punch, slowing his advance, and slapping him back to the ground.

Carlos fought Garp with Complete Body Susanoo until his Pupil Power and stamina ran low, then summoned two enormous meteors to force Garp to protect Jaya Island. Carlos escaped while Garp smashed both meteors into rubble, leaving their grudge unresolved.

• Carlos used Complete Body Susanoo to battle Garp, who pierced Susanoo’s head with Meteor Fist, but Carlos repaired the damage with Pupil Power.
• After half an hour of fighting, Carlos’s Pupil Power was more than half spent, while Garp remained strong and largely unfatigued.
• Carlos transformed his eyes into Rinnegan and used Tengai Shinsei to summon two enormous meteors toward Jaya Island.
• Carlos dismissed Susanoo and fled toward the shore, forcing Garp to abandon pursuit and defend the island.
• Garp rose into the sky and smashed both meteors into rubble with Meteor Fist Rain, while rock fragments rained down across Jaya Island.

After Carlos’s clash with Garp, Sengoku, Kong, and Tsuru discussed how to handle the powerful pirate and agreed to recommend recruiting him as an experiment in using pirates to control pirates. Carlos sailed near Jaya Island, unaware that the World Government might try to bring him into its service.

• Garp destroyed the meteors’ remaining debris to protect Jaya Island, then decided to report Carlos’s strength to Marine leadership.
• Carlos returned to the Underworld Moon to the crew’s admiration and ordered the ship to leave Jaya Island’s waters temporarily.
• Sengoku reported Garp’s account of Carlos to Kong and Tsuru in Marineford.
• Kong proposed that the World Government try to win Carlos over, citing his influence in the West Sea and the Marines’ need to reduce their enemies.
• Tsuru and Sengoku agreed to submit a recommendation to recruit Carlos as a test of using pirates to control pirates.

The Five Elders approved an effort to negotiate with Lucifer Carlos and bring his West Blue Mafia into the World Government’s influence. While Carlos’s crew searched Jaya Island for a Knock Up Stream, news broke that Dragon had defected from the Marines and founded the Revolutionary Army, shaking the World Government’s standing.

• Noda Keiichi asked the Five Elders to discuss Kong’s report about Lucifer Carlos, and they weighed the benefits of recruiting him.
• Ogata Kenichi argued that Carlos’s strength and influence could benefit the World Government, and the Five Elders approved joint efforts by the intelligence agencies and Marines to find the Divine Eye Pirates and negotiate.
• Carlos and the Divine Eye Pirates returned to Jaya Island and searched for a Knock Up Stream while Hawk Eyes Mihawk stayed to see Sky Island.
• After half a month without finding a suitable Knock Up Stream, Carlos and his crew read reports that Dragon had stolen Devil Fruits and secret documents before defecting from the Marines and founding the Revolutionary Army.
• The Revolutionary Army’s revolutionary campaigns exposed abuses in several nations and badly damaged the World Government’s prestige.