Chapter Summaries

Allen and Kaido continued their staged battle while the Demon Pirates defeated most of the Beasts Pirates and waited for the Marines to intervene. After the Marines mobilized, Allen ended the act by wounding Kaido and sending him crashing into Wano Country.

• Allen and Kaido resumed their staged fight as the Demon Pirates crushed the Beasts Pirates, leaving King of Calamity fighting Ike and Queen of Plagues badly wounded by Hawk Eyes.
• Nico Robin, Kuro, Hawk Eyes, Nojiko, and Kalifa discussed Allen's performance and the plan to make the Beasts Pirates vassals rather than take control of Wano Country.
• Lucci learned that Aokiji, Kizaru, Akainu, and at least ten Vice Admirals were heading for Utopia, and heard that the Marines were developing the Pacifista PX Project and the Dragon Spear Project.
• Lucci ordered Moore to signal Allen, and Moore fired two red flares into the sky.
• Allen stopped time, slashed Kaido across the chest with the Ragnaros Sword, warned him to honor their agreement, and punched him into Wano Country.

After news of Allen’s victory over Kaido spread, Akainu, Aokiji, and Kizaru learned that the Pluton Blueprint had surfaced in Alabasta and received orders to secure it. Before their fleet could change course, Allen’s Endless Abyss caught up and attacked them.

• News of Allen severely wounding Kaido and defeating the Beasts Pirates spread around the world, alarming the Navy’s Admirals.
• Akainu argued against retreating from the Demon Pirates, while Aokiji urged avoiding needless casualties and Kizaru contacted Marine Headquarters.
• Sengoku told the Admirals that Crocodile had attacked a Marine base in Alabasta to obtain the Pluton Blueprint and ordered them to secure it from Franky.
• As Aokiji prepared to turn the fleet toward Alabasta, a cannonball from the Endless Abyss destroyed a Marine warship.
• Allen’s flagship appeared on the horizon after he pursued the Marine fleet at full speed.

Aokiji stayed behind to hold off Allen while Kizaru and Akainu led the Marine fleet toward Alabasta, but Allen pursued them with a lightning storm and fought Aokiji. Aokiji’s mysterious trump card began to immobilize Allen and everything around him, leaving the battle at the brink of absolute zero.

• Aokiji volunteered to stay behind because his Ice-Ice Fruit could freeze the sea, while Kizaru and Akainu turned the fleet toward Alabasta.
• Allen summoned a lightning storm over the fleet and challenged Aokiji, arguing that the Marines had already started a war by approaching Utopia.
• Aokiji attacked Allen with Haki-coated ice spears, but Allen slowed and returned them, freezing two Marine warships until Kizaru shielded them from the lightning.
• Aokiji used Soru and Great Ice Ball against Allen, but Allen dodged and kicked him into the sea, where Aokiji froze the water and climbed back out.
• Aokiji dispersed into ice particles and activated a power that numbed Allen and brought the surrounding matter toward complete stillness.

Aokiji awakened his Ice-Ice Fruit, creating a vast barrier that froze the sea, air, and charged clouds to near absolute zero. Allen and the Demon Pirates waited outside for Aokiji to exhaust himself, planning to capture him or take his Devil Fruit while Drake worried about the Marine Admiral’s fate.

• Allen escaped Aokiji’s expanding freezing barrier and recognized it as the Ice-Ice Fruit’s Awakening.
• Allen warned the Demon Pirates to stay away from the barrier and explained that Aokiji’s power could freeze everything within its range.
• Allen abandoned the pursuit of the retreating Marine fleet and decided to wait for Aokiji, whom he intended to capture or strip of his Devil Fruit.
• Allen told Hawk Eyes that only soul-targeting attacks could penetrate the extreme cold, then explained that Aokiji’s elemental form kept them from locating him.
• Allen estimated that Aokiji could sustain the barrier for three to five days, while Drake secretly worried about the Marines capturing the Admiral.

Franky fought off Crocodile’s Baroque Works agents Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine while fleeing across Alabasta with the Pluton Blueprint. Crocodile killed the two agents for letting Franky escape, then pursued him himself.

• Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine attacked Franky in the desert, but he survived their explosive and crushing blows.
• Franky used his last bottle of cola to power his Wind Cannon, blasted the agents away, and fled with the Pluton Blueprint.
• Crocodile arrived in a sandstorm and demanded to know where Franky had gone.
• Miss Valentine admitted Franky had escaped, and Crocodile drained her moisture until she died.
• Crocodile also drained Mr. 5 into a dried corpse, then transformed into a sandstorm and chased Franky.

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.