Ch. 201Gran Tesoro Secured, the Passage Between Worlds Opens

Baccarat helped secure Gran Tesoro for Vegapunk, who used luck stored in a new glove to open a passage between the Pirate World and the Ninja World. The chapter ended with Ninja visitors arriving in Wano and discussing how many could take missions in the more dangerous Pirate World.

  • Vegapunk and Tesoro staged a spectacular fight that ended with Tesoro conceding, allowing Baccarat to take control of Gran Tesoro.
  • Baccarat spent several days organizing Gran Tesoro and gathering guests’ luck, while Vegapunk made a Luck Glove that could store and transfer it.
  • Vegapunk used the stored luck to open a space-time passage, and Princess Kaguya Otsutsuki, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Suikazan Fuguki, Pakura, Mei Terumi, Yakushi Nonō, and others came through.
  • Orochimaru explained that he had fused with his Parallel World counterpart and became eager to study the Pirate World’s Devil Fruits and technology.
  • Vegapunk brought the visitors to Wano Country and proposed sending Ninja there for dangerous missions; Pakura, Mei Terumi, and Tsunade estimated that thousands could come.

Ch. 202Plans and the East Blue

Vegapunk outlined a plan to spread Chakra through the Pirate World, replace affiliated nations’ rulers with clones, and involve the Revolutionary Army in opposing the World Government. Meanwhile, Luffy and his crew reached Loguetown after a turbulent voyage through the East Blue.

  • Vegapunk explained that ninjas would distribute Chakra Seeds through a network while clones replaced kings and nobles to prepare a revolt against the World Government.
  • Nico Robin proposed strengthening the Revolutionary Army with Chakra and weapons, and Vegapunk assigned her a thousand ninjas to support it.
  • Robin and Tsunade led the ninjas toward the Revolutionary Army headquarters on Baltigo as a Revolutionary Army leader secretly traveled to the East Blue.
  • Luffy’s growing strength and new companions had helped him survive the Marines’ pursuit and cross the East Blue after most pirate crews there had been eliminated.
  • Luffy and his crew reached Loguetown, where Sanji scolded the hungry captain and Zoro for their role in the crew’s month-long delay.

Ch. 203Loguetown and the Offer to Surrender

The Straw Hat Pirates reached Loguetown, where Vice Admiral Dalmatian’s Marines confronted them. Luffy defeated Smoker with Armament Haki, and Dalmatian offered the crew a chance to surrender and join the Marines.

  • Smoker and Tashigi learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had entered Loguetown, and Vice Admiral Dalmatian ordered the Marines to capture them at the harbor.
  • Luffy and his crew landed in Loguetown, noticed the pirate flags displayed as trophies, and were surrounded by Marines led by Tashigi.
  • Smoker struck Luffy with his Sea Stone Jitte, but Sanji kicked Smoker away and Luffy warned his crew about the weapon.
  • Luffy used projected Armament Haki to knock the Jitte into Smoker, defeating him, and Dalmatian caught the injured Marine.
  • Dalmatian acknowledged the crew’s strength and lack of evil deeds, then offered to guarantee their place in the Marines if they surrendered.

Ch. 204One After Another

Luffy rejected Dalmatian’s offer to surrender and defeated him with Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, then continued through Loguetown with his crew. Garp arrived to confront his grandson, while Dragon appeared nearby and worried that Luffy was not strong enough to withstand him.

  • Luffy refused Dalmatian’s offer, struck the Vice Admiral with a Haki-infused Gum-Gum Rocket, and sent the Marines fleeing.
  • Luffy explained Conqueror’s Haki Infusion to Zoro and Sanji as the crew headed off to eat.
  • Tashigi tried to stop the Straw Hat Pirates, but Zoro knocked Shigure and her glasses away; the crew left her behind.
  • Tashigi mistook Garp for a tree and complained about being ignored, prompting Garp to realize Luffy had learned Conqueror’s Haki Infusion.
  • Garp headed into town to find Luffy, and Dragon arrived soon after, fearing his father might capture Luffy.

Ch. 205The Battle with Demon King Garp

Luffy’s grandfather, Marine Vice Admiral Garp, confronted the Straw Hat Pirates in Loguetown and tried to force Luffy to become a Marine. After Garp overwhelmed Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, Luffy awakened his Devil Fruit and fought back, leaving the battle underway.

  • Usopp worried that the Straw Hat Pirates were nearly out of money after Luffy’s enormous meal.
  • Garp burst into the tavern and revealed that he was Luffy’s grandfather and a Marine Vice Admiral.
  • Garp repeatedly flattened Luffy, then defeated Zoro and Sanji when they tried to protect their captain.
  • Luffy’s Devil Fruit awakened, turning his hair white and letting him stretch and manipulate the ground.
  • Luffy pulled his crew together and charged Garp, and the two landed punches on each other’s faces.

Ch. 206Escape and the Grand Line

Luffy fought Garp in Loguetown, awakened his Nika powers, and escaped with Dragon’s help before his crew sailed into the Grand Line. The World Government raised Luffy’s bounty and sent Green Bull to ambush him in Alabasta, while Crocodile struggled to pursue his plans without Nico Robin.

  • Luffy and Garp traded blows until Garp struck Luffy with a powerful Haki-coated punch that sent him crashing into a hill, but Luffy survived and passed out when his awakening ended.
  • Dragon rescued Luffy and escaped with him, while Usopp helped Zoro and Sanji flee to the Mechanical Ship before Garp could catch them.
  • Dragon told the crew to head for the Grand Line, and they passed Reverse Mountain and entered it aboard Vegapunk’s ship.
  • The World Government sharply increased Luffy’s bounty after learning he had awakened the Nika Fruit and sent Green Bull to ambush him in Alabasta.
  • Crocodile continued running Baroque Works without Nico Robin and secretly obtained a copy of an ancient-text dictionary she had compiled.

Ch. 207Conspiracy and Reinforcements

Green Bull recruited Crocodile to capture Luffy, offering him Alabasta’s throne, while Vegapunk watched the Straw Hat Pirates and planned to push them into exposing the World Government’s secrets. Kisame and Kakuzu arrived in Alabasta to confront the Straw Hats and Green Bull, with Kakuzu eager to claim the Admiral’s heart.

  • Green Bull confronted Crocodile and revealed that the World Government wanted them to capture Luffy, warning Crocodile about the awakened Devil Fruit.
  • Green Bull promised Crocodile that he could become king of Alabasta if he captured Straw Hat, and Crocodile agreed in hopes of searching for the hidden Poneglyph more easily.
  • Vegapunk monitored Luffy’s ship and considered killing the sealed Kizaru to extract the Pika Pika Fruit, while anticipating a clash between Green Bull and Crocodile.
  • Kisame Hoshigaki and Kakuzu arrived in Alabasta and discussed their mission to deal with the Straw Hat Pirates and the Marine Admiral.
  • Kakuzu learned that Green Bull’s power rivaled Hashirama Senju’s and said he wanted to take the Admiral’s heart.

Ch. 208Ambush in the Oasis

The Straw Hat Pirates reached Alabasta, where Princess Vivi explained the kingdom’s hardship and thanked them for rescuing her from Baroque Works. As Kakuzu and Kisame followed the crew, Crocodile and Green Bull arranged an ambush at an oasis; the chapter ended as enormous trees suddenly surrounded the Straw Hat Pirates.

  • Princess Vivi welcomed the Straw Hat Pirates to Alabasta and explained that three years without rain had left its people struggling.
  • Luffy thanked Vivi for introducing them to Chopper, while Usopp complained about his crewmates and his frightening bounty.
  • Kakuzu and Kisame appeared in Alabasta and secretly followed the Straw Hat Pirates, intending to join them and assess their strength.
  • Green Bull gave Crocodile an intelligence report showing that Vivi was traveling with the Straw Hat Pirates, and they set out to ambush the crew at an oasis.
  • The Straw Hat Pirates wandered through the desert before Vivi spotted the oasis, while Zoro was beaten for getting them lost.
  • Kisame and Kakuzu noticed the oasis was suspicious, but the crew approached it anyway, and enormous trees suddenly rose to surround them.

Ch. 209Luffy vs. Green Bull

Marine Admiral Green Bull attacked the Straw Hat crew in Alabasta after revealing that the World Government had expelled the kingdom. Luffy awakened his Nika powers and escaped with the crew and Vivi, while Crocodile told Green Bull that two powerful allies had already left.

  • Green Bull bound the Straw Hat crew in a forest and announced that Alabasta had lost its status as a World Government member nation.
  • Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji fought Green Bull's forest body but struggled to harm him as he regenerated through the underground roots.
  • Kisame and Kakuzu watched the battle, and Kisame said Water Release could restrain Devil Fruit users.
  • Luffy awakened his Devil Fruit, rolled up the ground and forest with Green Bull inside, then fled with the Straw Hat crew and Vivi.
  • Green Bull recovered and confronted Crocodile for not helping; Crocodile said two powerful allies of the Straw Hats had already left.

Ch. 210The Ninja Joins

After Green Bull and Crocodile parted ways, the stranded Straw Hat Pirates nearly died of thirst in the desert. Kisame and Kakuzu rescued them with water and food, and Luffy invited the two Ninja to join his crew.

  • Green Bull accepted Crocodile's explanation that the unseen observers were likely sent by Dragon, while Crocodile vowed to settle their fight next time.
  • The Straw Hat Pirates ran out of supplies and, after seven days in the desert, found that their next oasis had dried up.
  • Kisame and Kakuzu arrived, and Kakuzu used Water Release to refill the oasis riverbed and create a lake.
  • The crew drank, Luffy recovered, and Kisame shared desert-caught lizard jerky, which Luffy quickly devoured.
  • After learning that Kisame and Kakuzu were Ninja, Luffy invited them to become his companions.

Ch. 211Battle Once More

Kisame and Kakuzu faced Green Bull and Crocodile after the Straw Hat Pirates reached the oasis, while Crocodile revealed that he had seized Alabasta and captured Vivi’s father. Kisame’s massive water attack drove the enemies off, and Crocodile later activated a Sea Stone Factor trap beneath Rainbase aimed at the Straw Hat Pirates.

  • The Straw Hat Pirates feasted at the oasis, while Kisame and Kakuzu stayed awake and anticipated the coming battle near Rainbase.
  • Green Bull and Crocodile confronted the group, and Green Bull revealed that Crocodile had captured Vivi’s father and taken over Alabasta.
  • Kisame attacked Green Bull and Crocodile with a Water Severing Wave, while Luffy fought Crocodile and Zoro and Sanji moved to face Green Bull.
  • Kisame transformed into his Half-Beast State and unleashed a colossal wave that overwhelmed Green Bull’s forest, forcing Crocodile to flee by sandstorm.
  • Green Bull reappeared in a secret chamber beneath Rainbase, where Crocodile revealed and activated a Sea Stone Factor Ground Reinforcement Radiator trap.

Ch. 212The Undercover Agent

Crocodile defeated Green Bull in a Sea Stone-radiated chamber beneath Rainbase, then emerged with the crippled Admiral as the Straw Hat Pirates found the battle’s epicenter. Crocodile revealed an Umbrella Corporation badge, prompting Kisame and Kakuzu to realize he had been an undercover agent.

  • Crocodile ambushed Green Bull with the Sand Fruit and trapped him in a chamber that suppressed Devil Fruit powers.
  • Green Bull tried to escape by growing a giant tree, but Crocodile drained and battered him until he could no longer fight effectively.
  • Vivi and the Straw Hat Pirates discussed Crocodile and Green Bull’s disappearance while Rainbase continued to tremble.
  • Kisame connected the tremors to the pair’s return, and the group tracked them to the source beneath the city.
  • Kakuzu lifted a huge block of earth, revealing Crocodile carrying the badly injured Green Bull out of the rubble.
  • Crocodile showed the group an Umbrella Corporation badge, and Kisame and Kakuzu recognized him as an undercover agent.

Ch. 213Entrustment

Crocodile brought Princess Vivi to her father, Cobra, after defeating the pirates threatening Alubarna, and Luffy agreed to let Crocodile join the Straw Hat Pirates. Cobra reunited with Vivi and asked Crocodile, whom he suspected was connected to the Umbrella Corporation, to protect her.

  • Kakuzu absorbed Green Bull's heart and gained his ability, while Crocodile warned Vivi that the World Government might target Alabasta and revealed Cobra was in the royal mausoleum.
  • Crocodile asked to board the Straw Hat Pirates' ship, and Luffy accepted before the others could object.
  • Crocodile turned into a sandstorm and killed or scattered the pirates attacking Alubarna, then entered the city with Vivi.
  • Vivi reunited with Cobra in the royal mausoleum and told him about the World Government's decision; Cobra then sought out Crocodile.
  • Cobra asked Crocodile to arrange for Vivi to travel with the Straw Hat Pirates, but said he wanted to entrust her to someone more dependable and addressed Crocodile as someone from the Umbrella Corporation.

Ch. 214Identity Exposed

Crocodile’s identity as Vegapunk’s controlled avatar was exposed to Kisame, while Vegapunk planned to strengthen the Straw Hat pirates and exploit the spread of Chakra against the World Government. As revolts spread and the World Government held back, its leaders discussed Vegapunk’s survival and their failure to find his base.

  • Cobra entrusted Vivi’s safety to Crocodile, and Vivi left Alabasta with the Straw Hat Crew while concealing her grief from her father.
  • Crocodile revealed to Kisame that Vegapunk controlled him and had made him an avatar.
  • Vegapunk planned to send the Straw Hat pirates medicines, Training Pods, and warships, while using the spread of Chakra to undermine the World Government.
  • Two months later, the Revolutionary Army helped more than a dozen nations declare independence as the weakened Navy struggled to respond.
  • Vegapunk monitored the World Government for a secret weapon, but it made no major move while more affiliated nations considered rebellion.
  • The Five Elders admitted that Vegapunk had survived and condemned their agents for failing to discover his base or the machines he had placed beneath the Red Line.

Ch. 215Pacifista Clone Project

The Five Elders decided to use degraded Pacifista technology to create obedient clones and chose Whitebeard as their source, launching a surprise attack that killed him and nearly destroyed his crew. Vegapunk learned of the plan from Stussy and questioned whether the World Government could truly control its clones.

  • The Five Elders weighed the Revolutionary Army’s growing strength and chose not to risk using Imu or revealing the God's Knights.
  • The Five Elders approved a Pacifista Clone Project that could produce over a thousand short-lived, obedient fighters.
  • The Five Elders chose Whitebeard as their clone source because his younger self had been exceptionally powerful.
  • The World Government and Marines ambushed the Whitebeard Pirates, killed Whitebeard, and captured his corpse; Marco and Ace escaped.
  • Stussy brought Vegapunk intelligence about the plan, and Vegapunk doubted the World Government could make its clones obedient.

Ch. 216The World Government's Trouble

Vegapunk and Stussy sabotaged the World Government’s Whitebeard Clones, triggering a devastating riot in Mary Geoise before the God's Knights scattered the survivors across the sea. One clone reached Wano Country, where Ace and Marco captured it and asked Yamato to bring Vegapunk to them; Vegapunk arrived but questioned what Ace expected him to do.

  • Vegapunk revealed that he had planted control backdoors in the World Government’s clone and Electronic Brain technology, and gave Stussy a vial of Nano-Electronic Virus to release in Mary Geoise.
  • Stussy planted the virus in Mary Geoise, and Vegapunk activated it when Whitebeard Clone production was nearly complete, causing more than a thousand clones to rampage.
  • The God's Knights drove the clones away from Mary Geoise, scattering them across the sea, and nearly a hundred appeared in various places, including Wano Country.
  • After the Whitebeard Pirates were destroyed, Ace and Marco fled to Wano Country to escape the World Government and hostile pirates.
  • Ace and Marco captured a Whitebeard Clone that had been attacking Wano Country, and Ace asked Yamato to contact Vegapunk.
  • Yamato brought Vegapunk to the Flower Capital, where he asked why Ace had summoned him while Kozuki Hiyori and Kozuki Toki attended to him.

Ch. 217The Revolutionary Army's Progress

Vegapunk explained how to restore Whitebeard’s clone and gave Yamato medicine to repair its brain, while he and Nico Robin discussed the Revolutionary Army’s rapid expansion and considered bringing Wano Country into its ranks. Kozuki Hiyori agreed to the plan, which could bring Ace and Marco to Wano Country and strengthen the fight against the World Government.

  • Vegapunk told Yamato that Whitebeard’s clone’s intelligence could be restored and gave her Yang Release Chakra extract to regenerate its missing brain tissue.
  • Kozuki Hiyori admitted she had encouraged Yamato to seek Vegapunk’s help because she wanted Ace and Marco to join Wano Country, and Vegapunk told her to ask him directly in the future.
  • Robin reported that uprisings had spread to nearly forty countries, including Alabasta, and that the Revolutionary Army’s forces had grown to between one and two million.
  • Vegapunk suspected that Dragon had informants or contacts among the slaves in Mary Geoise and suggested that Wano Country join the Revolutionary Army.
  • Robin agreed to contact Dragon, and Kozuki Hiyori welcomed the proposal because she viewed the World Government as a potential enemy and wanted to recruit Ace and Marco.

Ch. 218Rayleigh's "Chance Encounter"

Shakky and Rayleigh discussed the Revolutionary Army's advance toward Sabaody Archipelago and the World Government's hidden strength before Hancock abducted Rayleigh and delivered him to Dragon's fleet. Rayleigh recognized Vegapunk there, where Vegapunk began to explain why he had brought him aboard.

  • Shakky packed to leave the Rip-off Bar as she and Rayleigh discussed the Revolutionary Army and the World Government's possible trump cards.
  • Hancock arrived at the bar, seized Rayleigh with her spatial ability, and sent Shakky stumbling back with her Conqueror's Haki when Shakky tried to stop her.
  • Hancock's Amenominaka Space transported Rayleigh to Dragon's ship, where he realized the Revolutionary Army fleet was nearing Sabaody Archipelago.
  • Rayleigh warned Dragon that the World Government might deploy the God's Knights, and Dragon admitted he did not know how powerful they were.
  • Vegapunk revealed that he had arranged for Hancock to bring Rayleigh aboard, and Rayleigh recognized him despite his youthful appearance.

Ch. 219The Vanished World Government

Vegapunk and the Revolutionary Army prepared to confront the World Government as Rayleigh revealed clues about Final Island and the coming upheaval. After the Ninja World fighters defeated God's Knights, the group reached Mary Geoise and found it had vanished, leaving Garp, Sengoku, and Aokiji stunned.

  • Rayleigh agreed that Vegapunk had given Dragon the confidence to challenge the World Government, though he doubted the Revolutionary Army could defeat God's Knights.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki and the ninjas overwhelmed God's Knights, and Hancock arrived to turn the defeated fighters into Stone Statues.
  • Rayleigh told Vegapunk that Final Island was an enormous Poneglyph and that Roger had warned of a world-changing upheaval linked to the World Government within a little over twenty years.
  • Hancock returned with the Stone Statues of God's Knights, and Vegapunk planned to extract their Devil Fruit abilities after returning to Dream Star.
  • Dragon, Vegapunk, Rayleigh, and the Revolutionary Army reached Mary Geoise and found it gone; Garp, Sengoku, and Aokiji arrived and learned that the World Government had apparently fled.

Ch. 220Curse Fruit User

Vegapunk suspected the vanished World Government was waiting for a chance to return, while its leaders were secretly trapped in Mary Geoise. The Five Elders sent Braun, the last surviving God's Knight, to curse Vegapunk, but Braun died before they learned whether the curse had worked.

  • Vegapunk told Nico Robin and his subordinates that the World Government might be waiting for a great upheaval, and he planned to visit the Ninja World while the Chakra Illusion Network developed.
  • Vegapunk said the Straw Hat Pirates might be the only ones able to uncover the truth at Final Island, since he could not locate it even after gathering the four Red Poneglyphs.
  • Imu learned that Mary Geoise was trapped in an ethereal space and ordered the Five Elders to carry out their plan against Vegapunk.
  • The Five Elders went to Braun, the last surviving God's Knight, and gave him Vegapunk's hair so he could activate his Curse Fruit ability.
  • Braun used the curse on Vegapunk but rapidly aged and died, leaving the Five Elders unsure whether Vegapunk had been killed or merely harmed.
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