Chapter Summaries

Haku coordinated with the Royal Army to strike Crocodile’s hidden bases, forcing Crocodile to summon Baroque Works personnel and accelerate his plan. As Vivi learned the Whiskey Peak agents were being sent to Arubana and Koza declared war on the Royal Army, Crocodile gathered Baroque Works’ command tier in Rainland to face Haku’s intervention.

• Haku’s campaign against Crocodile’s bases made Crocodile summon Baroque Works personnel from across Alabasta, including the agents at Whiskey Peak.
• Igaram told Vivi that the Shichibukai was making a major move toward Arubana, and Vivi worried about Baroque Works’ plans for Alabasta.
• Baroque Works agents urged Koza to act on false intelligence that the king and Marines were attacking the Rebel Army, and Koza declared war on the Royal Army.
• Crocodile and Nico Robin assembled Baroque Works’ command-tier personnel at Spider’s Café in Rainland.
• Mr. 1, Miss Valentine, Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 3, and Miss Merry Christmas discussed the threat Haku posed as a Marine Admiral.

Crocodile ordered Baroque Works to continue the Paradise Plan and promised to deal with Marine Admiral Haku himself. As Crocodile sent a sandstorm toward Alubarna, Haku removed a bomb from the clock tower and went out to confront the storm.

• Miss Doublefinger asked Crocodile whether the Paradise Plan could proceed despite the threat posed by Haku, and Crocodile said he would handle the admiral.
• Crocodile assigned Miss Doublefinger and Mr.1 to oversee the plan's execution while the other Baroque Works agents prepared to carry it out.
• Crocodile formed a sandstorm with his Suna Suna Fruit power and sent it toward the capital of Arubana.
• Haku sensed the gathering rebels and used his Rumble-Rumble Fruit power to destroy the clock tower bomb's timing device, then had the bomb removed.
• Haku sensed Crocodile's approaching sandstorm and refused to take shelter, instead walking into the air toward it as Cobra and the others watched.

Haku used his Six Eyes and Blue to stop and absorb the sandstorm threatening Arubana, then stored the dangerously unstable compressed orb in his system space. As he returned to Cobra and Kalifa, another sandstorm struck Yuba and Baroque Works agents advanced toward Arubana, following Crocodile’s plan.

• Haku used Blue to pull the approaching sandstorm into a small orb, compressing its power inside a barrier.
• Haku stored the unstable orb in his system space and used Blue to appear instantly before Cobra and the others.
• Haku joked about his appearance, while Kalifa scolded him to maintain his image as a Marine Admiral.
• Cobra reflected that dealing with Haku seemed like a favorable trade, while Haku privately wondered whether his trip had been worth it.
• Another sandstorm hit Yuba as Baroque Works assassins landed in Alabasta and headed toward Arubana.

As the rebel army and royal forces clashed, Vivi tried to expose Crocodile’s conspiracy but was hunted by Miss Valentine and Mr. 5. Haku rescued Vivi from their explosion and confronted the two Baroque Works agents.

• Crocodile ordered an infiltrator to shoot Koza, triggering a battle between the rebel army and the royal forces.
• Vivi tried to stop the fighting and expose Crocodile’s plan while Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 pursued her.
• Miss Valentine attacked Vivi with her Weight-Weight Fruit, and Mr. 5 set up a bomb attack to catch her as she dodged.
• Mr. 5’s explosion flattened nearby buildings, and the agents assumed Vivi had been killed.
• Haku appeared with Vivi in his arms, and Miss Valentine fled into the sky after recognizing the Marine Admiral.

Haku defeated and captured Mr.5 and Ms. Valentine, then revealed to Vivi that he had come at her father's invitation to help stop Baroque Works. Ms. Valentine warned that Crocodile’s plan had advanced and that a bomb was hidden in Arubana, and Mr.5 demanded to know how Haku knew.

• Haku warned Ms. Valentine about lightning, then struck Mr.5 and Ms. Valentine with an energy wave and subdued them.
• Haku restrained Mr.5 and Ms. Valentine with Seastone handcuffs and introduced himself to Vivi as Marine Admiral Haku.
• Vivi asked Haku to expose Crocodile’s conspiracy and protect Alabasta, and Haku agreed to help with the mission requested by her father.
• Ms. Valentine claimed Crocodile’s plan was already underway and revealed that a bomb was hidden in Arubana.
• Haku identified the bomb, and Mr.5 asked how he knew it existed.

Haku captured Ms. Valentine and Mr. 5, returned with Vivi to the Ark, and faced Cobra’s plea to stop the fighting in Alubarna. He used a barrier to shield the palace, then knocked out the Royal Army and rebel army across the city with Conqueror’s Haki, disrupting Crocodile’s plan.

• Haku knocked Ms. Valentine unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki, bound her and Mr. 5, and took Vivi back to the Ark by teleporting.
• Haku said he would deal with Crocodile’s underlings first, while Vivi pleaded for him to prevent casualties in the conflict.
• Cobra offered to support Haku’s earlier condition if he stopped the fighting, and joked that Haku should marry Vivi, but Haku did not agree.
• Haku cast a barrier around the palace and noticed Crocodile and Nico Robin watching him from the shadows.
• Haku released Conqueror’s Haki across Arubana, knocking out the Royal Army and rebel army and forcing Crocodile and Nico Robin to retreat.

Muramasa and Ryujin Jakka tried to finish Haku’s mission at sea, but Ryujin Jakka accidentally set their final pirate ship ablaze and the pair got lost on their way back. Meanwhile, Haku pursued Baroque Works commanders Miss. Father's Day and Mr. 4 in Alabasta.

• Muramasa scolded Ryujin Jakka for burning pirate ships while they cleared the pirates from their final target vessel.
• Ryujin Jakka’s flames ignited beneath the ship’s deck, and Muramasa decided he would explain the mishap to Haku.
• Muramasa and Ryujin Jakka swam toward Alabasta but drifted off course and lost their way at sea.
• Haku pursued the fleeing Miss. Father's Day and Mr. 4 while sitting on a rooftop and mocking Miss. Father's Day’s complaints.
• Haku vanished from the rooftop, apparently moving to attack the two Baroque Works commanders.

Haku captured Miss. Christmas and Mr.4, then confronted Mr.3 and Miss. Goldenweek as he moved to arrest the remaining Baroque Works officers. Miss. Goldenweek’s attempt to control Haku failed, leaving Mr.3 with no real choice but to surrender.

• Miss. Christmas and Mr.4 fled from Haku, but Haku struck them with lightning and Marines placed them in Seastone handcuffs.
• Mr.3 learned that four Baroque Works senior officers had lost contact and urged Miss. Goldenweek to help rescue them.
• Haku appeared beside Mr.3 and Miss. Goldenweek while they were having tea and eating senbei.
• Haku offered Mr.3 the choice of surrendering or fleeing and being captured, while Miss. Goldenweek’s attempt to control Haku failed.
• Mr.3 realized surrender was his only option as Haku watched the two of them.

Haku tracked down Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger as they prepared to flee, then defeated and captured them. With the pair bound in Seastone cuffs, all the senior officers of Baroque Works had been captured.

• After Miss Goldenweek and Mr. 3 were taken back to the ark, Haku tracked the last two senior officers with Observation Haki.
• Miss Doublefinger and Mr. 1 discussed evacuating after losing contact with their allies, but Haku appeared and blocked their escape.
• Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger attacked Haku together, but he dodged their coordinated assault and sent them crashing through a wall.
• Haku overwhelmed the pair with punches, slashes from Hyōrinmaru, and Conqueror's Haki combined with Spiritual Pressure.
• Haku bound Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger in Seastone cuffs and carried them toward the ark, completing the capture of Baroque Works' senior officers.

Haku brought rain to Alabasta, allowing Vivi and Cobra to address the citizens and stop the fighting as he went to confront Crocodile. Crocodile found the Poneglyph with Nico Robin, who concealed what she had learned about Pluton while buying time.

• Haku put the injured Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger in the Ark’s prison, where Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Mr. 3, and Miss Goldenweek worried about their situation.
• Haku told Cobra and Vivi that it was time to act, then took them to the fiercest fighting in Arubana.
• Haku released Hyōrinmaru’s power and brought rain down across Alabasta, waking the people he had knocked unconscious.
• Vivi pleaded with the Royal Army and rebel forces to stop fighting and began explaining Crocodile’s conspiracy to the citizens.
• Haku left for Crocodile’s location as Crocodile found the Poneglyph with Nico Robin’s help.
• Nico Robin hid what she had deciphered about Pluton and told Crocodile she needed more time.

Haku confronted Crocodile and Nico Robin in the underground palace after restoring rain to Alabasta. He defeated Crocodile and sealed him in ice, while Nico Robin tried to slip away.

• Haku appeared before Crocodile and Nico Robin, named their crimes, and answered Crocodile's questions about the rain.
• Nico Robin began quietly withdrawing as Crocodile attacked Haku with Desert Sword and Crescent Dune, but Haku dodged and blocked the strikes with ice.
• Crocodile shattered Haku's ice wall with Desert King Sandstorm, but Haku stopped the attack with Armament Haki.
• Crocodile used Ground Death to drain moisture from the ground, but Haku froze the underground palace floor and evaded Crocodile's attack from behind.
• Haku froze Crocodile's lower body, restrained him with a Haki-infused hand, and sealed him in a block of ice despite his attempt to use poison.

Haku captured Crocodile in the underground ruins and revealed that Pluton was hidden in Wano Country, where it would remain inaccessible until the country opened its borders. He left Nico Robin behind, suggested she seek out the Straw Hat Pirates, and invited her to visit his G5 Base.

• Haku sealed Crocodile in Seastone handcuffs and told him he had no chance of obtaining Pluton.
• Haku revealed that Pluton was hidden in Wano Country and would not emerge unless Wano opened its borders.
• Nico Robin tried to make a move, but Haku warned her and said he would not hand her over to the World Government.
• Haku dragged Crocodile toward the exit and suggested that Nico Robin check out the Straw Hat Pirates or visit his G5 Base.

After imprisoning Crocodile and the Baroque Works agents, Haku waited for his two Zanpakuto to return. They drifted to Drum Island, where they encountered Ace and a desperate father seeking a doctor as Wapol’s soldiers prepared to capture Dr. Kureha.

• Haku threw Crocodile into a cell with the other Baroque Works prisoners and told him to escape Impel Down before seeking revenge.
• After drifting at sea for several days, Muramasa and Ryujin Jakka landed on Drum Island and headed toward a village.
• Ace arrived on Drum Island and suspected Blackbeard’s next destination was Alabasta.
• A desperate man begged for a doctor to save his dying son, drawing the attention of Ace, Muramasa, and Ryujin Jakka.
• Wapol’s soldiers waited in hiding, planning to capture Dr. Kureha so their king would reward them.

Muramasa and Ryujin Jakka followed Dr. Kureha as soldiers tried to arrest her, and they joined Chopper and Ace in defeating the soldiers. After the fight, Ryujin Jakka attacked Ace, leaving Muramasa to contain the spreading flames.

• Muramasa and Ryujin Jakka followed Dr. Kureha to a man's home, while Ace followed them after slipping away from a restaurant.
• Dr. Kureha treated the man's sick son, but soldiers soon surrounded her and tried to take her away.
• Chopper defended Dr. Kureha, and Ryujin Jakka and Muramasa stepped in when the soldiers threatened her.
• Ace joined the fight, and he and Ryujin Jakka quickly defeated the soldiers together.
• Ryujin Jakka suddenly attacked Ace, their flames exploded across the street, and Muramasa moved to stop the fire from spreading.

Ace met Muramasa and Ryujin Jakka at Kureha’s home, where their clash turned into a revelation about the blades’ true forms. Ace recognized Ryujin Jakka’s Zanpakuto but kept Haku’s identity secret, while Chopper and Kureha marveled at Muramasa’s abilities.

• Kureha stopped Ace and Ryujin Jakka from fighting and asked whether they were pirates, bounty hunters, or marines; Ace identified himself as a pirate, while Ryujin Jakka claimed to be a marine.
• Ryujin Jakka teased Ace by mentioning his grandfather and cousin, then showed him a purple-hilted Zanpakuto that Ace recognized and accused him of stealing.
• Muramasa made Ryujin Jakka return to his Zanpakuto form and explained that he could communicate with Zanpakutos and summon their true bodies.
• Ace realized Muramasa was also a Zanpakuto and confirmed that he had an important connection to its master, but he refused to reveal Haku’s identity to Kureha.
• Muramasa restored Ryujin Jakka’s human form, prompting Ryujin Jakka to curse him while Ace and Chopper admired Muramasa’s ability.

Ace left Drum Island to continue pursuing Blackbeard Teach, after asking Ryujin Jakka and Muramasa to pass a message to Luffy. Meanwhile, Haku dealt with the aftermath of Alabasta’s drought and resisted Cobra’s proposal that he marry Vivi.

• Ace explained that he was chasing Blackbeard Teach for betraying the Whitebeard Pirates and killing a crewmate, and Ryujin Jakka and Muramasa warned him to be careful.
• Ace told Muramasa that Blackbeard had already left the island and asked him to tell Luffy that he would wait for him in Alabasta for ten days.
• Ace departed Drum Island to resume his pursuit, while Ryujin Jakka and Muramasa wished him a safe journey.
• Haku had confiscated Crocodile’s leftover Dance Powder and given Cobra a Den Den Mushi for Vissaria to help address Alabasta’s lingering drought.
• Cobra urged Haku to reconsider marrying Vivi, but Haku refused to enter a political marriage.

Haku refused Cobra’s attempt to arrange a political marriage with Vivi, then changed course for Cocoyasi Village after Sengoku ordered him to handle the fish-men there. He arrived to find Arlong Park destroyed and met Colonel Nezumi, who did not realize Haku might investigate his conduct.

• Haku rejected Cobra’s proposed marriage to Vivi, insisting that he respected her choice and wanted Cobra to respect his decision.
• Sengoku contacted Haku and ordered him to go to Cocoyasi Village, where fish-men had become a problem and Luffy had earned a thirty-million-Berry bounty.
• Haku redirected his ship toward Cocoyasi Village and postponed searching for his two Zanpakuto until after escorting the fish-men and traveling to Drum Island.
• Haku arrived in Cocoyasi Village, saw that Arlong Park had been destroyed, and went with his Marines to meet Colonel Nezumi.
• Colonel Nezumi told Haku that the fish-men oppressed the villagers and claimed he had requested reinforcements from Marine Headquarters.

Haku exposed Colonel Nezumi’s corruption and confronted Arlong over his rule and crimes in East Blue. Arlong remained defiant in Seastone restraints as Haku’s Conqueror’s Haki pressed down on the fish-men.

• Haku pretended to accept Colonel Nezumi’s explanation, then handcuffed him and accused him of taking Arlong’s bribes and abusing civilians.
• Colonel Nezumi denied the charges, but Haku said he would send him to Impel Down.
• Haku approached Arlong and removed his hood, and Arlong tried to bite him but shattered his teeth against Haku’s shoulder.
• Haku identified Arlong’s history and crimes, then released Conqueror’s Haki over the bound fish-men.
• Arlong resisted the pressure and declared that fish-men were superior and that humans were destined to submit to him.

Haku killed Arlong and Colonel Nezumi in Cocoyasi Village, then set sail with Kalifa to meet a group of people he found interesting. Meanwhile, Nami fell ill aboard the Going Merry, sending the Straw Hat Pirates off course toward Drum Island.

• Haku killed Arlong with lightning after condemning his anti-human hatred.
• Haku struck Colonel Nezumi with lightning, and his Marines took control of the remaining fish-men.
• Kalifa watched Haku's ruthless actions, then kicked him when he startled her; he offered her a gold brick, which she took.
• Hachi escaped into the sea, and Haku revealed to Kalifa that they would visit a group of interesting people.
• Nami came down with a fever, and the Going Merry went off course toward Drum Island as the crew searched for an inhabited island.

Luffy and Sanji carried the dangerously ill Nami up Drum Island in search of the Witch Doctor, while Ryujin Jakka accidentally triggered an avalanche from Drum Castle. The avalanche passed, and Dalton confronted the returning Wapol in a village below.

• Dalton welcomed the Straw Hat Pirates to Big Horn and checked Nami, finding her temperature had reached 42 degrees.
• Luffy decided to carry Nami to the Witch Doctor's castle, and he and Sanji began climbing toward the summit.
• Wapol returned to Drum Island with a flying ship following behind him.
• At Drum Castle, Ryujin Jakka sensed someone familiar below and shouted Luffy's name, triggering an avalanche.
• Luffy and Sanji escaped the avalanche and continued toward the summit, while Dalton led villagers in a standoff against Wapol.