Chapter Summaries

Mu Yu and his allies defeated the Arlong Pirates, ending Arlong’s rule over Cocoyasi Village. After Nami shot Arlong, Mu Yu healed him only to execute him, then comforted Nami as she broke down in tears.

• Nami solemnly recited Mu Yu’s Pirate Code before Arlong and his gang, who rejected its authority.
• Mu Yu ordered Made Torrega, Psyche P, and Drunkard Naomi to attack, and they overwhelmed the Arlong Pirates, with Made Torrega defeating Arlong.
• Nami confronted Arlong over Bellemere’s murder and shot him after he revealed he had planned to steal her savings and keep her trapped.
• Mu Yu healed Arlong, then beheaded him with Kanemoto and told Nami that killing him did not make her like his gang.
• Nami threw herself into Mu Yu’s arms and sobbed, while even Made Torrega was moved by her grief.

The East Blue Daily published Mu Yu’s Pirate Code as a sensational headline, making him famous across the East Blue. Most readers dismissed his ambition as a foolish fantasy and mocked him as another Great Liar Rolando, while the story reached Shimotsuki Village.

• James ordered the East Blue Daily to put Mu Yu’s Pirate Code and deeds on the front page.
• Pirates across the East Blue read about Mu Yu defeating Arlong’s crew and capturing the notorious Made Torrega, and many reconsidered their laughter.
• Buggy read the article, mocked the Pirate Code, then became fixated on the Shark Emerald and ordered his crew to investigate.
• In Loguetown, a polite young man in an orange cowboy hat read the newspaper, said he wanted to meet Mu Yu, and fled without paying his bill.
• Smoker judged the Pirate Code nearly impossible, while people across the East Blue compared Mu Yu to the legendary liar Mont Blanc Rolando.
• The East Blue Daily spread to Shimotsuki Village.

Seven years after Mu Yu left, Kuina learned he was safe and set sail early to find him. Meanwhile, Mu Yu faced ridicule over his plan to establish the Pirate Code but remained confident as Cocoyasi Village celebrated the pirates who had helped it.

• Kuina received a newspaper report about Mu Yu, saw Nami's photograph, and asked Koshiro to let her set sail early.
• Koshiro gave Kuina permission, and several days later she departed from Shimotsuki Village.
• Mu Yu read the East Blue Daily's mocking headline comparing him to East Blue Rolando, while Leonard worried that the paper had slandered him.
• Nami brought the gratitude of Cocoyasi Village to Mu Yu and his companions.
• Cocoyasi's villagers held a bonfire celebration, and Leonard recorded his feelings while Made Torrega's group found themselves excited despite finding no treasure.

At a celebration in Cocoyasi Village, Mu Yu reminded the former Golden Scorpion Pirates and Treasure Hunters why they had first gone to sea and challenged them to reclaim their dreams instead of living as villains. He began a rousing speech with the words, “I have a dream.”

• The former pirates celebrated with Cocoyasi Village’s grateful residents after Arlong’s crew was defeated, and Mu Yu noticed how their new role as saviors affected them.
• Mu Yu asked the pirates whether the food and wine tasted good, then questioned them about why they had first gone to sea.
• Several pirates shared their reasons, including seeking fame, wealth, a livelihood, escape from oppression, or being forced into a crew.
• Mu Yu told them they had become his companions under duress and acknowledged that many wanted to escape him and thought his Pirate Code foolish.
• Mu Yu challenged the pirates to ask whether their original dreams accepted a mediocre life, then declared, “I have a dream.”

Mu Yu shared his dream of transforming the One Piece World into a place where pirates pursued adventure without harming ordinary people and Marines upheld justice. His speech deeply moved Cocoyasi Village’s residents and changed how the pirates, Made Torrega, and Leonard saw him.

• Mu Yu explained that becoming Pirate King held little appeal to him and declared his dream of changing the world.
• Mu Yu described a future where pirates became principled adventurers, ordinary people were safe, and the Marines upheld justice.
• The villagers of Cocoyasi Village, especially Nami, were moved by Mu Yu’s words and saw him as their savior and guiding light.
• The pirates and Made Torrega recognized that Mu Yu’s dream matched their own hopes of living as adventurers.
• Leonard was deeply shaken by the speech and began to believe that following Mu Yu could help him pursue his dream again.

Mu Yu’s “I Have a Dream” speech spread throughout the East Blue and beyond, drawing widespread attention and putting him on Sengoku’s radar. As Garp sailed to meet him, Mu Yu began confronting East Blue pirates by announcing he would visit them to discuss signing the Pirate Code.

• Leonard’s embellished account of Mu Yu’s speech appeared on the East Blue Daily’s front page, making Mu Yu famous across the East Blue.
• Sengoku recognized Mu Yu’s influence and had official media spread the speech throughout the Grand Line and New World.
• Garp quietly left Marine Headquarters and sailed toward the East Blue to see Mu Yu for himself.
• At Cocoyasi Village, Leonard gave Mu Yu intelligence on major East Blue pirates, and Mu Yu ordered him to announce their visit to discuss the Pirate Code.
• The Crick Pirates received notice of Mu Yu’s visit, and their crew fell silent.

Mu Yu sailed into Crick Pirates territory to sign the Pirate Code, but Admiral Krieg ambushed him with a fleet-wide cannon barrage. Mu Yu stopped and returned the cannonballs, devastating the fleet and leaving Krieg and his officers terrified.

• Krieg rejected Mu Yu’s invitation to sign the Pirate Code and mobilized the Crick Pirates to ambush him.
• Mu Yu arrived aboard the Shark Emerald as reporters, Nami, Made Torrega, and the crew watched nearly fifty pirate ships surround them.
• Krieg ordered the Crick Pirates to fire thousands of cannonballs at the Shark Emerald.
• Mu Yu stopped the cannonballs in midair and sent them back toward the Crick Pirates’ ships.
• The returned cannonballs destroyed the fleet, leaving ships burning and wrecked as Krieg and his officers stared in fear.

Mu Yu defeated East Blue’s pirate crews, compelled them to sign the Pirate Code, and built a following that transformed the sea. As the Pirate Code alliance fell and East Blue came under his influence, Crocodile and the Marines took notice, while Garp returned to East Blue and found the Shark Emerald.

• Mu Yu’s crew rescued the defeated Crick Pirates, who signed the Pirate Code after Mu Yu’s attack destroyed their fleet.
• Mu Yu rallied his followers with a speech, and reports of his victory spread across East Blue in the East Blue Daily.
• Mu Yu’s crew defeated Whale Shark Dick’s pirates, then spent a month conquering crews and promoting the Pirate Code across East Blue.
• Pirates who resisted the code formed an alliance to defeat Mu Yu, but Mu Yu and his crew crushed them in a single battle.
• Crocodile learned of East Blue’s upheaval from Mr. 7, while major powers, including Sengoku and the Three Admirals, recognized Mu Yu as a threat.
• Garp returned to East Blue and found the Shark Emerald.

Vice Admiral Garp visited Mu Yu aboard the Shark Emerald and praised his Pirate Code, then questioned how it could survive without Mu Yu’s personal strength. Mu Yu explained that he would make the code endure by shaping public beliefs and adding rules that protected pirates’ interests.

• Garp boarded the Shark Emerald, inspected its crew, and praised Mu Yu for enforcing the Pirate Code in the East Blue.
• Mu Yu said he intended to make the Shichibukai and Four Emperors sign the code, then ensure it remained in force after he left.
• Garp asked how the code could survive once Mu Yu’s deterrent strength was gone, and Mu Yu said it would take root through interests and people’s hearts.
• Mu Yu explained that ordinary people could carry the code’s ideas into pirate families and communities, while Garp questioned whether pirates would care about morality.
• Mu Yu proposed adding rules on captains, shares of spoils, succession, inheritance, hygiene, disease prevention, and disputed territories so pirates would defend the code for their own benefit.
• Garp realized Mu Yu’s plan could succeed and felt fear of his ambition.

Mu Yu and Garp tested the strength behind the Pirate Code by sparring on an uninhabited island. Their battle devastated the island and revealed that Mu Yu could challenge Garp with his swordsmanship and Spiritual Pressure, while Garp’s powerful Armament Haki kept him in the fight.

• Garp praised Mu Yu’s Pirate Code, recognized his ambition, and challenged him to spar.
• Mu Yu agreed to fight Garp on a deserted island, and they ordered everyone to keep at least a thousand meters away.
• Mu Yu opened with a sword strike that collided with Garp’s Armament Haki-coated punch and split the island in two.
• Mu Yu and Garp traded increasingly powerful attacks, wrecking the island and sending shockwaves that rocked both ships.
• Mu Yu used Spiritual Pressure to attack Garp’s soul, while Garp endured the discomfort and intensified his assault.

Mu Yu and Vice Admiral Garp fought a fierce spar that destroyed a deserted island, then exchanged techniques and became friends. The next day, newspapers reported their encounter and battle, shocking the world.

• Mu Yu and Garp tested each other's strength in an escalating spar that shattered their deserted island and left them standing on separate reefs.
• Mu Yu and Garp recognized each other's abilities, and Garp admitted he would eventually lose because his stamina was fading.
• Mu Yu explained his Breathing Technique to Garp, who shared his insights into Armament Haki and helped Mu Yu reach the Grandmaster level.
• Mu Yu and Garp continued exchanging martial knowledge, then boarded the same ship and drank and talked together.
• Newspapers published news of Mu Yu and Garp's battle the next day, shaking the world.

News of Mu Yu’s draw with Garp spread across the seas, drawing the attention of pirates, Marines, and rulers alike. Crocodile ordered Baroque Works to lie low and accelerate its plan, while several powerful figures turned their attention toward Mu Yu.

• In East Blue, Ace read about Mu Yu’s fight with Garp, laughed, and said he wanted to meet him.
• In Alabasta, Crocodile feared Mu Yu might target him and ordered Baroque Works to stay hidden and speed up its plan; Nico Robin took an interest in Mu Yu.
• Princess Vivi decided to seek Mu Yu’s help and set out in disguise.
• Hawkeye Mihawk learned Mu Yu was a swordsman who had drawn with Garp and sailed toward East Blue.
• The Shichibukai and Four Emperors reacted to the news, with Big Mom challenging Mu Yu to come to Whole Cake Island and Kaido questioning his ambitions.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku grew furious with Garp for making influential remarks in front of the media.

News of Mu Yu and the Pirate Code changed how people across the seas viewed him, while Kuina began protecting East Blue villages from pirates in his absence. Garp defended Mu Yu’s efforts to Sengoku, who reconsidered the code’s compromises and its place alongside the Marines.

• Koshiro read about Mu Yu’s growing fame and wondered how his former student had come to pursue the Pirate Code, while Zoro trained harder.
• In Foosha Village, Luffy learned about Mu Yu and the Pirate Code, praised the idea, and insisted he would fight Mu Yu if it stood between him and becoming the One Piece.
• Kuina beat pirates who insulted Mu Yu, then wiped out their crew and decided to patrol East Blue villages threatened by small-time pirates.
• Sengoku urged Garp to recruit Mu Yu into the Marines, but Garp argued that Mu Yu’s courage and efforts mattered even if the Pirate Code could not restrain every pirate.
• Garp explained that Mu Yu had considered sailors’ rights, captains’ authority, and navigational knowledge when shaping the code, leading Sengoku to reflect on its compromises.

After defeating Garp, Mu Yu guided Nami and the Shark Emerald’s crew as they worked on the Pirate Code, arguing that it needed to be simple enough for ordinary pirates to understand. As the crew embraced the work, Mu Yu’s own commitment to the Code deepened.

• Mu Yu reviewed Nami’s navigation materials and explained that the Pirate Code needed to address pirates with little education rather than serve as a specialized encyclopedia.
• Mu Yu told Nami to condense her knowledge into a few clear sentences, describing the Code as an idiot-proof beginner’s guide whose simplicity would help it spread.
• Nami resumed her work but struggled to cut details without losing meaning, while the Shark Emerald’s crew joined in compiling the Code.
• The crew’s efforts and shared purpose made Mu Yu see the Code’s creation as a meaningful journey, and he recognized that his attitude had inspired his followers to take it seriously.

After enforcing the Pirate Code in the East Blue, Mu Yu left Torrega and the others to guard the region and sailed with Nami and Leonard toward the Grand Line. As the crew entered the Grand Line through Reverse Mountain, they encountered a living mountain with an enormous eye staring at them.

• Mu Yu’s campaign against pirates who violated the Code spread fear among pirates and earned gratitude from villagers, while his newspaper reputation remained positive.
• Mu Yu entrusted Made Torrega, Psyche P, and Naomi with defending the East Blue, gave Torrega the Tree Planter Organization’s flag, and departed with Nami, Leonard, and other sailors.
• Nami guided the ship safely up Reverse Mountain and down its Grand Line current while Mu Yu’s crew passed and wrecked several rival pirate boats.
• As the ship neared the Grand Line, the crew discovered that the apparent mountain ahead was alive and watching them with an eye larger than a sailing ship.

Mu Yu healed Laboon, learned that Brook was still alive, and spoke with Croccus at Twin Capes before sailing toward Whiskey Peak. There, Princess Vivi waited for Mu Yu’s help against Crocodile, the secret leader of Baroque Works.

• Mu Yu stopped the crew from firing on Laboon, healed its wounds, and soothed it by communicating with it.
• Laboon became joyful after Mu Yu told it Brook was alive and still remembered his promise.
• Croccus invited Mu Yu to talk, partly agreed with his Pirate Code, and gave Nami a Log Pose.
• Mu Yu’s ship left Twin Capes for Whiskey Peak, and Croccus wondered whether Mu Yu was the person Roger had awaited.
• Princess Vivi learned Crocodile secretly led Baroque Works and hoped Mu Yu would arrive at Whiskey Peak to help her.

Mu Yu and his crew faced the Grand Line’s freezing blizzard, violent storm, and an iceberg, but Mu Yu lifted their ship into the air and followed Nami’s navigation beyond the thunderclouds. Beneath a golden sunset, the crew embraced their first true adventure and celebrated the moment as their own.

• A sudden blizzard froze the crew’s supplies, and Nami spotted that their route had reversed and ordered everyone to turn the ship around.
• The blizzard gave way to a violent storm, and a lookout spotted an iceberg directly ahead of the ship.
• Mu Yu lifted the pirate ship out of the sea instead of striking the iceberg, then asked Nami to guide their flight beyond the thunderclouds.
• The crew emerged into sunlight and admired the golden sunset, which moved Nami and the others to see their journey as a real adventure.
• Mu Yu called the sunset their first trophy on the Grand Line, and the crew resolved to become true adventurers.

The Steel Soldier Pirates mistook Mu Yu’s ship for a merchant vessel and prepared to attack, only for their lookout to recognize Mu Yu’s wanted notice too late. After launching a torpedo and boarding, the crew’s boasts provoked Mu Yu and left Captain Valdin and Albert terrified.

• Mu Yu’s crew continued training as the Steel Soldier Pirates spotted their ship and decided to rob it.
• The lookout recognized the Fig Leaf Flag from a recent newspaper and found Mu Yu’s underground wanted notice, but the torpedo was launched before he could stop it.
• The submarine surfaced and the pirates grappled Mu Yu’s ship, while Valdin tried to distance himself from the attack.
• The Steel Soldier Pirates threatened Mu Yu’s crew and praised Valdin, while Mu Yu took offense at Albert being called a hater of handsome men.
• Valdin and Albert panicked as Mu Yu fixed his attention on Albert.

Valdin and Albert’s Steel Soldier Pirates encountered Mu Yu, surrendered after performing a robot dance, and revealed that Baroque Works was promoting a five-hundred-million-Belly underground bounty on him. Mu Yu gave them one hundred million Belly to form an alliance of pirates opposing the Pirate Code and lure them into a crusade against him, then demonstrated his control over their souls before sending them away.

• Valdin and Albert approached Mu Yu and performed a robot dance instead of fighting, turning the tense meeting into a banquet.
• Mu Yu asked how they would settle the encounter, and Valdin offered the crew’s treasure before revealing the underground bounty on Mu Yu and Baroque Works’ role in promoting it.
• Mu Yu told Valdin and Albert they did not need to sign the Pirate Code, then ordered them to build an Anti-Pirate Code Alliance and gather opponents to attack him.
• Mu Yu gave Valdin and Albert one hundred million Belly and forced their souls out of their bodies, showing them the Causality Chains that could kill them if broken.
• Valdin and Albert left in their submarine with the money, but a day later they heard Mu Yu’s voice again while wondering whether they could escape his control.

Vivi sought Mu Yu’s help against Baroque Works and Crocodile, but found Whiskey Peak filled with enemies waiting to ambush him. As Mu Yu’s ship arrived, the hunters disguised themselves as welcoming townspeople, and his crew mistook the trap for a heartfelt reception.

• Vivi reflected on how the crisis in Alabasta had made her hope Mu Yu could save her country, and she set out to meet him.
• Igaram warned Vivi that Mu Yu had arrived, but Miss Valentine and Mr. 5 surrounded them before they could contact him.
• Igaram held off the Baroque Works agents while Vivi escaped on Karoo, determined to find Mu Yu and ask for his help.
• Pirates and bounty hunters gathered under Odom’s direction to ambush Mu Yu, hoping for rewards, fame, and noble titles in Baroque Works’ planned Utopia.
• The hunters staged an enthusiastic welcome at the harbor, and Mu Yu’s crew believed the townspeople genuinely admired them while Mu Yu recognized their act.