Recaps

The Straw Hat Pirates rescued Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, who revealed that Crocodile was pursuing Franky for the Pluton blueprint. Luffy decided to chase Crocodile, while the two rescued agents returned to the harbor to escape Alabasta.

• Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates found Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine drained of water, and Zoro revived them with his canteen.
• Miss Valentine revealed that Crocodile had attacked them and was hunting Franky for the Pluton blueprint.
• Luffy chose to pursue Crocodile, and Zoro declared that he would claim the other enemies to test his strength against Allen and Hawk Eyes.
• The Straw Hat Pirates set out after Crocodile, while Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine returned to the harbor to leave Alabasta.

Dragon revealed Crocodile’s role in Alabasta’s disasters and offered Cobra terms for a revolution that would transfer power to a people’s parliament while keeping the Nefertari Family as nominal rulers. Cobra accepted on the condition that Vivi’s freedom be protected, then learned that Allen and the Demon Pirates’ Utopia would support the experiment.

• Dragon told Cobra that the rebels had begun as starving refugees and that the Revolutionary Army had joined them to guide their uprising.
• Dragon revealed that Crocodile had prolonged the drought with Dancing Powder and used Mr. 2 Bon Clay to impersonate Cobra and discredit the royal family.
• Dragon announced that he intended to revolutionize Alabasta, and his Conqueror’s Haki knocked the palace guards unconscious.
• Dragon offered to preserve the royal family as nominal rulers if Cobra surrendered real authority to a parliament formed by the people.
• Cobra accepted Dragon’s terms but demanded that Vivi remain free to choose her own future, and Dragon agreed.
• Cobra reacted with shock when Dragon explained that Allen had proposed taking control of Alabasta and that Utopia would support the Revolutionary Army’s effort.

Allen defeated Aokiji after enduring his awakened Ice-Ice Fruit’s near-Absolute-Zero barrier and offered him a choice: surrender the fruit and join the Demon Pirates, or face a fate worse than death. Aokiji questioned Allen about his proposed new order, and Allen suggested they visit Alabasta to see the Revolutionary Army’s rule for themselves.

• Nami and Nojiko watched Aokiji maintain an enormous ice barrier for nearly thirteen hours, while Kuro realized that Aokiji could no longer hold it.
• Allen refused Lucci’s request to retrieve Aokiji and went through the shattered ice to confront the exhausted Admiral.
• Aokiji admitted that he had expected to lose but regretted that his awakened ability had failed to harm Allen.
• Allen praised Aokiji’s near-Absolute-Zero barrier, then threatened to extract his soul and turn him into a puppet if he refused to cooperate.
• Allen invited Aokiji to join the Demon Pirates in overthrowing the World Government and establishing a new order with the Revolutionary Army.
• Aokiji asked what the new order would be like, and Allen proposed taking him to Alabasta to see the Revolutionary Army govern before Aokiji handed over the Ice-Ice Fruit.

Kuzan joined the Demon Pirates after Allen promised that Dragon’s new order would improve ordinary people’s lives. As the crew sailed toward Alabasta, Allen ordered an aerial attack on Mary Geoise, and the Five Elders could only watch as the Holy Land burned.

• Allen told Kuzan he did not claim to represent justice but believed Dragon’s Revolutionary Army would create a better order, and Kuzan decided to join the Demon Pirates.
• Kuzan’s arrival stunned the crew, while X Drake struggled to conceal his reaction as the ship headed toward Alabasta.
• On Allen’s orders, the Endless Abyss dropped bombs on Mary Geoise, destroying Celestial Dragons’ villas and killing some of its residents.
• Georgia Rini, Moore, Nami, Nojiko, and the other crew members celebrated the attack as Allen called for a banquet.
• Kuzan warned that the Five Elders would regard Allen as a major threat, but Allen called the bombardment a warning and promised fiercer retaliation if provoked.
• The Five Elders watched helplessly as the Endless Abyss flew away, unable to strike back before their weapon was completed.

After his attack on Mary Geoise, Allen received a record six-billion-Beli bounty and set course for Alabasta to secure the Pluton Blueprint before the Marines. Boa Hancock and Donquixote Doflamingo also headed there, setting the stage for a scramble among rival forces.

• Morgans's report announced the deaths of six Celestial Dragons and Allen's record bounty, prompting Allen's crew to discuss their approach to Alabasta.
• Allen learned that Smoker and Hina had already landed in Alabasta, but he dismissed them as no threat and ordered the Endless Abyss to maintain speed.
• Boa Hancock read about Allen's attack on Mary Geoise, became fascinated with him, and ordered the Kuja Pirates to sail to Alabasta to seek an alliance.
• Donquixote Doflamingo learned that Franky was being pursued by Crocodile's men and sent the Donquixote Family officers to find the Pluton Blueprint first.

Blackbeard Teach arrived in Alabasta seeking the Pluton blueprint and battled Fire Fist Ace, defeating him with the Dark-Dark Fruit. As Teach celebrated his ambitions, Allen appeared in a bolt of lightning and confronted him.

• Teach entered Alabasta with his crew and declared his plans to obtain Pluton and challenge Whitebeard.
• Ace attacked Teach over Satch’s death, but Teach used the Dark-Dark Fruit to nullify Ace’s powers and injure him.
• Ace unleashed Flame Emperor, but Teach swallowed the flames, knocked Ace unconscious, and proclaimed himself a future One Piece king.
• Doflamingo and Boa Hancock watched and reacted to Teach’s victory.
• Allen landed near Teach in a bolt of lightning and greeted him.

Allen confronted Teach at Alabasta's largest port and stopped him from using Ace to provoke a war between the Demon Pirates and the Whitebeard Pirates. After overpowering Teach and hurling him into the sky, Allen left him falling toward the port, where Teach used the Dark-Dark Fruit to cushion his landing.

• Teach recognized Allen as the strongest man in the world and hid his unease while asking about their promise.
• Teach offered Ace and the Flame-Flame Fruit to Allen, but Allen saw through his attempt to start a war with the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Allen used his speed to batter Teach, who eventually swallowed much of the port in darkness with Dark Hole and temporarily suppressed Devil Fruit powers.
• Teach's punch was stopped by Allen's finger, and Allen warned him before striking him with a life-energy-coated fist.
• Teach flew high above the port, then activated the Dark-Dark Fruit to release absorbed trash and cushion his fall.

Allen defeated Teach and let him escape with Ace, then used his powers to rebuild homes in the ruined harbor. He explained to Aokiji that Teach’s deal with the World Government could draw the Marines into war with Whitebeard, giving Allen and Dragon an opening to attack Mary Geoise while preserving the Marines as a source of order.

• Teach emerged from the rubble after Allen defeated him, agreed to provide five Devil Fruits, and fled Alabasta with Ace and his crew.
• Allen created wooden houses for the harbor’s displaced civilians, and Aokiji questioned him about the ability.
• Allen told Aokiji that he admired Whitebeard but viewed his protected crew as unprepared, and explained that Teach could trade Ace for a Seven Warlords position.
• Allen revealed his plan to join Dragon in attacking Mary Geoise while the World Government focused on Whitebeard, and said he intended to preserve the Marines after necessary purges.
• Allen invited Aokiji to travel inland through Alabasta and see how civilians lived in areas ruled by the Revolutionary Army.

Allen refused Doflamingo’s offer to travel with him and ordered the Donquixote Family to leave Alabasta, warning Doflamingo not to investigate what was happening there. As Boa Hancock and the Kuja Pirates arrived, Allen asked Aokiji whether they had committed many atrocities.

• Doflamingo stepped out of hiding and offered Allen intelligence about the Ancient Weapon Pluton blueprint, but Allen declined.
• Allen told Doflamingo he could not join the Demon Pirates and ordered him to leave Alabasta.
• Doflamingo suspected Allen was claiming territory, but Allen threatened him against asking too many questions, so Doflamingo sailed away with his crew.
• Boa Hancock arrived with a group of female warriors, and Aokiji identified her as another Seven Warlord.
• Allen asked Aokiji whether the Kuja Pirates had committed many atrocities, and Aokiji said they generally plundered treasure without killing people for no reason.

Allen fought Boa Hancock and the Kuja Pirates after explaining that he considered every Celestial Dragon deserving of death and refused to treat pirates leniently. He ordered the captured Kuja Pirates to have their Devil Fruits extracted and be sent to the mines for labor reform.

• Boa Hancock asked Allen why he had killed the Celestial Dragons, and he called them scum and said they all deserved to die.
• Allen attacked the Kuja Pirates, kicking Boa Marigold into the harbor and knocking down most of the crew before defeating Boa Hancock.
• Allen told Aokiji that everyone was equal before the law and criticized Marines for selectively enforcing it.
• Boa Hancock attacked Allen with Slave Arrow, but he struck her neck and knocked her unconscious.
• Nico Robin asked what Allen would do with the prisoners, and he ordered their Devil Fruits extracted before they were sent to labor in the mines.

Allen defeated Boa Hancock and captured the Kuja Pirates, then showed Aokiji how the Revolutionary Army was organizing civilians and rebuilding towns. Convinced that Allen and Dragon could transform the world, Aokiji agreed to meet Dragon, and Allen brought his sandship to Albana, where Dragon welcomed him.

• Allen captured the Kuja Pirates after extracting their Devil Fruits, and Nojiko and Perona discussed his rumored dragon form until Allen caught Perona spreading gossip.
• Allen led Aokiji across the desert to see Revolutionary Army cadres helping civilians rebuild towns and oases.
• Allen explained that the Revolutionary Army’s organization and understanding of society gave it the power to mobilize people and challenge the old order.
• Aokiji said he increasingly believed Allen and Dragon would bring change to the world, and asked to meet Dragon.
• Allen flew his sandship to Albana to meet Dragon and address the struggle over the Ancient Weapon Pluton blueprint, then landed in the palace grounds, where Dragon welcomed him.

Allen arrived in Alabasta and found the Revolutionary Army in control of the palace, with King Cobra cooperating in plans to rebuild the country. As Lucci, Kalifa, and Fukurou went to locate the Marines, Straw Hat Pirates, and Crocodile, the leaders discussed Vivi’s resolve and began approving recovery plans.

• Allen arrived at the palace and learned from Dragon that Cobra had joined the council and the Revolutionary Army had taken control with the King’s consent.
• Cobra greeted Allen, who praised him as a ruler and asked where Crocodile was; Dragon explained that Crocodile, the Straw Hat Pirates, and Marines were in the city.
• Allen sent Lucci after the Marines, Kalifa after the Straw Hat Pirates, and Fukurou after Crocodile, ordering them not to defeat Crocodile because Luffy needed to face him.
• Cobra worried that Vivi would be devastated to learn her efforts against Crocodile had been unnecessary, but Kousa defended her determination and Cobra said Alabasta’s future belonged to its people.
• Dragon led the leaders into the council chamber, where representatives approved plans to restore the drought-stricken country, and Aokiji said he would support revolutions that ended like Alabasta’s.

After the Straw Hat Pirates’ defeat by Crocodile, Kalifa offered to teach them Armament Haki, while Lucci confronted the Marines and ordered them to leave Albana. The chapter ended with Lucci warning Smoker and Hina that Allen had arrived and they would not be allowed to remain in the city.

• Kalifa appeared before the recovering Straw Hat Pirates and demonstrated Armament Haki by blocking Zoro’s sword.
• Kalifa offered to teach the crew how to fight Logia users, and Luffy eagerly begged her to teach him.
• Lucci used his Resistance-Resistance Fruit to weaken Smoker’s attack and demonstrated his Hollow Wood technique against Hina.
• Smoker recognized Lucci as the Demon Pirates’ former CP9 agent with a 1.3 billion Beli bounty.
• Lucci told Smoker and Hina that Allen had arrived in Albana and ordered the Marines to leave by the following day.

Crocodile seized the Pluton Blueprint, but Fukurou stole it and Franky, provoking Crocodile into awakening his Sand-Sand Fruit and devastating the area. Allen took the blueprint, sent Franky toward the Straw Hat Pirates, and moved to stop Crocodile with a storm.

• Crocodile celebrated acquiring the Pluton Blueprint and ordered Bora to kill the dismantled Franky.
• Fukurou dropped into the basement, withstood Bora's attack and Crocodile's sand blade, then stole the blueprint and escaped with Franky.
• Crocodile chased Fukurou, found he had left, and unleashed Erosion Reincarnation, awakening his Devil Fruit as he devastated the surrounding desert.
• Dragon asked Allen to stop Crocodile from endangering the city, and Allen teleported away to act.
• Fukurou showed Allen the blueprint and Franky, and Allen told him to send Franky to the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Allen confronted Crocodile in the desert storm and summoned dark clouds, thunder, and rain.

Allen stopped Crocodile’s sandstorm with torrential rain and challenged him to find and kill the Straw Hat Pirates within half a month in exchange for the Pluton Blueprint. Crocodile accepted the wager and ordered Baroque Works to search Albana for the crew.

• Allen’s rain dispersed Crocodile’s sandstorm and incapacitated many Baroque Works agents with lightning.
• Crocodile attacked Allen with his poisoned hook, but Allen’s Logia Elementalization made the strike ineffective.
• Allen showed Crocodile the Pluton Blueprint and wagered it against Crocodile finding and killing the Straw Hat Pirates within half a month.
• Crocodile accepted the wager after Allen mocked his strength and warned him not to harm civilians.
• After Allen left, Crocodile told Mr. 1 Daz Bones to search Albana and offered large bounties for information about the Straw Hat Crew.

Allen used the Pluton blueprints to give Crocodile a task, then explained why the Revolutionary Army should not rely on the Ancient Weapon to defeat the World Government. He dismissed Pluton as outdated and costly, and ended by asking Aokiji to deliver a letter to the Whitebeard Pirates.

• Allen told Dragon and Cobra that he had used the Pluton blueprints as bait to find Crocodile something to do, and Cobra refused to inspect them.
• Sabo and Revolutionary Army officers wanted to examine the blueprints, but Dragon stopped them, and Allen warned that the World Government would target anyone who saw them.
• Dragon reminded Sabo that the Revolutionary Army was focused on rebuilding order and freeing the people, while the Demon Pirates would handle overthrowing the World Government.
• Allen told Aokiji that Pluton was outdated, costly, and vulnerable to Logia users, and argued that people with strong wills and power—not weapons—changed the world.
• Allen handed Aokiji a prepared letter and asked him to deliver it to the Whitebeard Pirates.

Allen sent Aokiji to deliver a letter to the Whitebeard Pirates, offering him the Ice-Ice Fruit in exchange. After Aokiji left, Allen discussed Devil Fruit research with Vilnalasath and encountered Smoker and Hina withdrawing their Marines from the inn.

• Allen offered Aokiji the Ice-Ice Fruit to deliver a letter to the Whitebeard Pirates, and Aokiji accepted despite worrying about the danger.
• Aokiji ate the Ice-Ice Fruit, quickly regained its power, and rode his bicycle toward the harbor.
• Allen explained to Vilnalasath that he had already recorded the Ice-Ice Fruit's Bloodline Factor and could recreate it.
• Vilnalasath said her analysis of Blackbeard Teach's samples remained incomplete because his genes appeared to include another person's.
• Allen and Vilnalasath discussed the Revolutionary Army's promise to hand over its Devil Fruits after the World Government fell.
• Allen saw Smoker and Hina lead their Marines away from the inn after deciding to withdraw to avoid casualties.

Allen met Smoker in Alabasta and asked him to help prepare the Marines to maintain order after the World Government fell. He planned to use Crocodile’s capture to advance Smoker’s career, then took Hina into his custody while Smoker agreed to wait at the harbor.

• Allen revealed that Smoker had agreed to become his ally and claimed Admiral Aokiji had joined the Demon Pirates, leaving Hina shocked and Smoker uncertain about Aokiji.
• Allen asked Smoker to rise through the Marines, build a faction, and preserve order after the World Government collapsed, while insisting the Revolutionary Army would eventually take over.
• Allen told Smoker that Crocodile’s capture could earn him a promotion, but said Crocodile belonged to Luffy and Smoker would have to wait until Allen had extracted all his value.
• Hina attacked Allen with an Armament Haki-coated punch, but Allen caught it and declared that she would stay with him.
• Jango and Fullbody tried to rescue Hina but were knocked down by Allen’s electricity, and Smoker agreed to wait at the harbor.

Smoker and Tashigi committed to working with One Piece to overthrow the World Government and reform the Marines. Meanwhile, Luffy and Zoro gained a preliminary grasp of Armament Haki, and Luffy challenged Crocodile before Kalifa thought they were ready.

• Smoker told Tashigi he intended to join forces with One Piece against the World Government, and she agreed to keep the secret and help reform the Marines.
• Kalifa put Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and the others through punishing Haki training, and Luffy gained a preliminary grasp of Armament Haki.
• Zoro wounded Kalifa with a slash coated in Armament Haki, impressing her with his progress.
• Kalifa advised Luffy to train for two more days before facing Crocodile, but Luffy blasted through the roof and shouted a challenge to him.
• Zoro followed Luffy into the street, ready to fight Daz Bones.

Crocodile and Luffy began a fierce battle in the desert while the other Straw Hat Pirates fought Baroque Works agents. Allen discussed the approaching Summit War with Dragon, then prepared to face Golden Lion Shiki, who had arrived seeking the Pluton blueprint.

• Crocodile followed Luffy's shout out of the city, and Luffy pursued him into the desert for a battle.
• The other Straw Hat Pirates fought Baroque Works' senior agents outside the city.
• Dragon joined Allen on the city wall, and they discussed the coming Summit War and plans to overthrow the World Government.
• Golden Lion Shiki arrived with floating islands and demanded the blueprint of the Ancient Weapon Pluton.
• Allen rose from the wall to confront Shiki and said he would test a new Soul-Soul Fruit ability on him.

Allen challenged Golden Lion Shiki to a fight for the Pluton blueprint and demonstrated that the legendary pirate could not match his strength. The battle continued as Allen charged Shiki again.

• Shiki recognized Allen as the Sea Devil and praised his attacks against the World Government, while Allen offered him the Pluton blueprint if he could win.
• Shiki attacked Allen with Lion's Roar - Ground Roll, but Allen dodged at lightning speed and struck him into a crater.
• Shiki used Lion - Thousand Grain Cut, killing one of Crocodile's senior agents, while Crocodile, Zoro, and the others recognized the Golden Lion.
• Allen emerged unharmed and said Shiki's Haki was far weaker than his own, then told the old pirate his era had passed.
• Allen accelerated into a bolt of lightning and charged at Shiki again.

Allen defeated Golden Lion Shiki, then stripped away his memories and emotions to turn him into a battle puppet. The chapter ended with Shiki stopping the falling islands on Allen’s command, while Crocodile realized Allen could do the same to him.

• Shiki raised a sand wall, but Allen passed through it and struck him down with an Armament Haki-coated fist.
• Allen trapped Shiki inside a Barrier Ball and overwhelmed him with concentrated lightning from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• As the Float-Float Fruit-powered islands fell toward Alabasta, Allen slowed time across the area.
• Allen altered Shiki’s soul, restored his body, and ordered him to control the islands.
• Shiki stopped the islands from crashing, and Crocodile trembled as Allen dismissed him as unworthy of becoming a puppet.

Allen explained the limits of his soul puppets after turning Golden Lion into one, then ordered his crew to exterminate the beasts on the floating islands. Below, Luffy finally struck Crocodile’s real body with an Armament Haki-coated fist.

• Allen told Kalifa that his puppets needed precise orders and that humans remained more capable than tools, then reflected on the Soul-Soul Fruit’s deeper power to restore the dead.
• Lucci reported trouble on Golden Lion’s floating islands, and Allen sent him and the others to kill the rampaging Rare Beasts.
• Zoro defeated Daz Bones and Bora, Sanji defeated Bon Clay, and the Straw Hat crew handled Crocodile’s remaining allies.
• Luffy struggled to hit Crocodile, who hid his real body in sand and mocked the Straw Hats as pawns controlled by Allen.
• Luffy’s Armament Haki-coated fist finally struck Crocodile’s true body and slammed him into the ground.

Luffy defeated Crocodile in Alabasta while Allen’s crew captured Crocodile’s men and secured the Pluton Blueprint. At Enies Lobby, the Marines abandoned their Alabasta mission and prepared to receive Ace, whose identity as Roger’s son had been revealed as Blackbeard sought a Warlord position in exchange for him.

• Luffy smashed Crocodile’s sand blades with Armament Haki and knocked him unconscious with a Gum-Gum Battle Axe.
• Dragon left after speaking with Allen, and Lucci reported that the Floating Island’s enemies had been cleared before Allen ordered him to capture Crocodile and his men for their Devil Fruits.
• A few days later, the defeated men were handed over to Smoker’s Marines, Cobra sent a letter praising Smoker, and Allen announced that he had the Pluton Blueprint.
• At Enies Lobby, Akainu and the other Marines argued over whether to continue to Alabasta after seeing Allen with the Pluton Blueprint in the newspaper.
• Sengoku ordered Akainu to cancel the Alabasta operation and prepare to receive Ace, explaining that Blackbeard had offered him in exchange for a place among the Seven Warlords and that Ace was Roger’s son.

Teach handed Ace over to the Marines at Enies Lobby and planned to exploit the coming war to strengthen the Blackbeard Pirates. In the New World, Whitebeard rejected Allen’s warning and Shanks’s counsel, leaving him determined to fight alone and rescue Ace.

• Teach delivered the battered Ace to Akainu’s Marines and revealed his plan to use the war against Whitebeard to build up his crew.
• Shanks warned Whitebeard to call Ace back, but Whitebeard defended his decision and dismissed the warning.
• Aokiji arrived aboard the Moby Dick as a member of the Demon Pirates and delivered Allen’s letter to Whitebeard.
• Whitebeard destroyed the letter, struck Aokiji, and refused Allen’s help, ordering him to leave.
• Shanks said Whitebeard would likely have to fight alone, then departed; Whitebeard vowed to rescue Ace.