Chapter Summaries

Three days after the battle of Absolute Zero, the Straw Hats enjoyed calm weather aboard the Golden Merry while Nami trained and Sanji served Paille. Their peaceful meal was interrupted when a massive black train roared across the sea toward them.

• Nami finished training, and Sanji served her potato-flavored Paille.
• Zoro and Sanji nearly fought until Ronan warned them not to disturb Nami.
• Nami told Luffy to clean the deck, then asked Sanji to make enough Paille for everyone.
• Usopp told Chopper an exaggerated story about hunting the sea beast whose meat they were eating, and Chopper believed him.
• A bell rang, and a huge black train appeared on the horizon, racing toward the Golden Merry.
• Nami spotted the train through her telescope and ordered the Merry to turn around.

Ronan's Group encountered Grandma Kokoro and learned about Water Seven, the world’s foremost shipbuilding city. Kokoro gave Luffy a map and a letter of introduction to Iceburg as the crew prepared to seek repairs for the Merry Go.

• Zoro used a controlled slash to propel the Golden Merry aside and avoid the Sea Train, Puffing Tom.
• Ronan's Group stopped at Kokoro's lighthouse, where they met Grandma Kokoro, Chimney, and Gonbe and shared Sanji's cooking.
• Chimney explained that Puffing Tom ran on tracks beneath the sea, and Kokoro described destinations reachable by Sea Train.
• After Nami asked what lay east, Kokoro told the crew they were approaching Water Seven and praised its shipbuilding industry.
• Luffy decided to find a shipwright for the Merry Go, and Kokoro gave him a map and a letter of introduction to Iceburg.

The Straw Hat Pirates sailed toward Water Seven, where Ronan and the crew admired the city and met Galley-La secretary Kalifa. Inside Dock One, Rob Lucci sensed that several of the newcomers were dangerous and decided to avoid a direct conflict unless they interfered with CP9.

• Nami unfolded Grandma Kokoro’s map, found it nearly impossible to read, and angrily threw it down.
• Zoro spotted Water Seven, and the crew admired the city’s fountains, waterways, and stone foundations as the Golden Merry entered its canals.
• The Golden Merry docked at Dock One, where Kalifa greeted Ronan and the Straw Hat Pirates on Iceburg’s behalf.
• Rob Lucci watched the crew enter Dock One and sensed that Ronan, Luffy, and others were exceptionally dangerous.
• Kaku questioned Lucci’s assessment, and Lucci decided they should avoid a direct conflict unless the Straw Hat Pirates interfered with them.

The Straw Hat Pirates met Water Seven mayor Iceburg to find a shipwright, and Ronan offered to help with Iceburg’s hidden troubles in exchange for top-grade shipbuilding materials. Iceburg agreed to secure Adam Wood and convince his junior brother Franky to join the crew, while Kalifa realized her cover had been exposed.

• Kalifa reported that the Straw Hat Pirates’ combined bounty was 3.129 billion Berries, and Iceburg welcomed them to Water Seven.
• Luffy asked Iceburg for a shipwright, and Iceburg agreed to help after reading Kokoro’s recommendation letter.
• Ronan revealed that Iceburg was surrounded by government spies and offered to deal with them in exchange for a skilled shipwright and high-grade materials.
• Iceburg asked the Straw Hat Pirates to protect Franky and bring him aboard as their shipwright.
• Iceburg and Luffy sealed the deal, with Iceburg pledging Galley-La’s help to obtain Adam Wood and persuade Franky to join.
• Kalifa realized Iceburg knew she was a CP9 agent and that the Straw Hat Pirates had also seen through her.

Ronan exposed and defeated Kalifa, revealing that she and the shipwrights were CP9 agents targeting Iceburg and Nico Robin. Rob Lucci and Kaku confronted the Straw Hats, but Lucci’s Finger Gun broke against Ronan’s chest, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Ronan identified Kalifa as a spy and offered to deal with her, while Iceburg admitted that her infiltration had failed.
• Kalifa attacked Ronan with Rankyaku, but he blocked her kick with his spear and sent her crashing through a marble wall, breaking her leg.
• Ronan turned to Iceburg for an explanation as Robin reacted with fear and hatred to the mention of CP9.
• Rob Lucci and Kaku revealed themselves and said they could still complete their mission by taking Iceburg and Nico Robin.
• Lucci used Soru and Finger Gun to attack Ronan, but his finger broke when it struck Ronan’s chest.

Ronan effortlessly countered Lucci’s attacks and pierced his Iron Body with the Eighteen-Foot Spear, while Zoro cut down Kaku as he tried to escape with the unconscious Kalifa. Lucci was left bloodied and powerless on the ground.

• Lucci transformed into his leopard-man form and unleashed a barrage of Finger Gun Madara, but Ronan dodged every strike and criticized his attacks.
• Lucci used Leopard Tail, but Ronan casually shattered the Rankyaku slash with his spear.
• Lucci attacked with Rokuogan to create an opening, and Kaku rushed toward the unconscious Kalifa to escape with her.
• Zoro intercepted Kaku and slashed him across the torso, leaving him unable to flee.
• Ronan pierced Lucci’s chest through his Iron Body with the Eighteen-Foot Spear, and the Seastone effect forced Lucci back into human form.

Ronan and the Straw Hat Pirates challenged Spandam’s threat of a Buster Call and declared they would breach Enies Lobby to rescue Robin. After Iceburg summoned Franky, the shipwright arrived eager to avenge Tom but balked at Luffy’s assumption that he would join them.

• Ronan called Spandam using Kaku’s Den Den Mushi, and Spandam threatened to destroy Water Seven with a Buster Call unless the Straw Hats surrendered Robin.
• Luffy crushed the Den Den Mushi and declared that he and the crew would protect Robin, who smiled at their support.
• Iceburg explained that Enies Lobby had never been breached in its eight-hundred-year history, and Luffy vowed the Straw Hats would be the first to do it.
• Ronan asked Iceburg to bring Franky to upgrade the Going Merry, and Iceburg sent a letter to Franky at the Franky Family.
• Franky burst into Iceburg’s office, eager for a chance to avenge Tom, then objected when Luffy declared him their companion.

Iceburg convinced Franky to join Luffy’s crew by revealing their enormous combined bounty and promising they could destroy Enies Lobby and avenge Tom. Franky helped evolve the Going Merry overnight, and the crew prepared to sail for Enies Lobby.

• Iceburg told Franky that joining Luffy’s crew was his only chance to pursue his dream and take revenge on Tom’s killers, then revealed their combined bounty was 3.129 billion berries.
• Ronan offered to destroy Enies Lobby and Spandam, and explained that the Merry Go had eaten the Munch-Munch Fruit and could evolve with a shipwright’s help.
• Luffy confirmed the Merry Go was their partner, and Franky enthusiastically agreed to join and guide its evolution.
• Franky watched the ship assimilate lumber and alloys, while Ronan explained that its gold could be traded for Adam Wood to strengthen it.
• Franky rebuilt the Merry Go overnight, nearly doubling its size and giving it a new wooden exterior, while Ronan planned to obtain Adam Wood after Enies Lobby.
• Luffy leaped onto the ship’s bow and ordered the crew to set sail for Enies Lobby.

The Straw Hats stormed Enies Lobby, using the Merry’s transformation and their strength to break through its defenses and destroy the main gate. As they reached the abyss before the Judicial Tower, Admiral Kizaru appeared to block their advance.

• Franky transformed the Going Merry into a mechanical staircase that carried Luffy and the others over Enies Lobby’s walls.
• Spandam watched the assault from the Judicial Tower and prepared to use the Golden Den Den Mushi to launch a Buster Call.
• Ronan, Zoro, and Sanji cut through the guards on the passageway while Luffy defeated the giant guards Oimo and Kashii and smashed the main gate.
• The group reached the abyss separating the Judicial Tower from the Justice Tower and realized they needed to activate the drawbridge switch.
• Admiral Kizaru, Borsalino, appeared above the Judicial Tower as the crew prepared to cross the abyss.

Kizaru arrived at the Judicial Tower to seize the Pluton blueprints and confront the Straw Hats. Ronan and Zoro fought together to hold him off, but Kizaru began preparing to unleash his full strength as Luffy declared he would join the battle.

• Kizaru appeared and said he had come to deal with the pirates and retrieve the Pluton blueprints.
• Ronan warned Zoro about Kizaru’s light-speed attacks, and they combined their spear and sword techniques to block Kizaru’s Yata no Kagami strike.
• Ronan and Zoro pressed Kizaru with coordinated attacks, briefly forcing the Admiral onto the defensive while the Judicial Tower crumbled around them.
• Usopp, Nami, and Robin watched the battle, and Robin felt her fear give way to trust in her crew.
• Kizaru recognized Ronan’s extraordinary durability, then raised his glowing leg and announced he would show his real strength.
• Luffy warned that Kizaru was getting serious and said it was his turn to fight.

Luffy divided the group’s opponents at Enies Lobby as Nami used her electromagnetic cannon matrix to counter Kizaru’s Yasakani no Magatama and let Sanji’s group reach the Judicial Tower. Luffy then transformed into a ten-meter Lightning Giant to fight Kizaru, while Spandam ordered CP9 to defend him.

• Luffy challenged Kizaru and assigned Sanji to lead Robin, Usopp, Chopper, Franky, and Nami toward the Judicial Tower while he, Ronan, and Zoro faced the Admiral.
• Kizaru fired Yasakani no Magatama at Sanji’s group, but Nami transformed her Golden Hexagram Ring into a Super Electromagnetic Cannon Matrix and intercepted the barrage.
• Robin formed a staircase of giant arms, and Sanji’s group charged toward the courtroom as Kizaru paused his attack.
• Spandam ordered Blueno, Jabura, Kumadori, and Fukurou to guard the entrance and protect him.
• Luffy activated Second Gear—Lightning Giant Mode, grew into a ten-meter thunder-covered giant, and prepared to strike Kizaru with Gomu Gomu—Thunderbolt Ape King Spear.

Luffy, Zoro, and Ronan fought Kizaru at Enies Lobby, whose light-speed movement let him evade their attacks and counterattack. They abandoned defense and coordinated a desperate assault that forced Kizaru to draw his photon sword and fight back against Zoro.

• Luffy attacked Kizaru with a massive punch, but Kizaru evaded it and blasted Luffy into a crater with a Light Speed Kick.
• Zoro struck at Kizaru with a thunder slash, but Kizaru dispersed into light and dodged it.
• Luffy rose from the crater unharmed, and he and Kizaru fell into a cycle of attacks that left Luffy frustrated and unable to land a blow.
• Ronan explained that Kizaru's Observation Haki and light-speed movement made him difficult to hit, and Zoro proposed abandoning defense to create an opening.
• Luffy tried to restrain Kizaru as Ronan thrust at him and Zoro attacked from the opposite side.
• Zoro's three-sword assault forced Kizaru to draw Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and block their combined attack.

Sanji, Robin, Usopp, Chopper, and Franky crossed to Enies Lobby's main island and confronted the four CP9 members guarding the Judicial Tower. After Fukurou revealed that Spandam had fled to Justice Tower, Sanji sent Robin and Franky ahead while his group stayed to fight.

• Robin formed a bridge of arms across Geographic Despair, and Sanji's group crossed to Enies Lobby's main island.
• The group passed through the empty courthouse district and encountered Jabura, Kumadori, Fukurou, and Blueno guarding the Judicial Tower.
• Fukurou revealed that the World Government wanted Robin alive to decipher the Pluton blueprints and that Spandam had escaped through an underwater passage to Justice Tower.
• Fukurou also disclosed that the mechanism's switch was atop the two towers, prompting Kumadori to attack him for revealing their secrets.
• Sanji told Robin and Franky to go after Spandam while he, Usopp, and Chopper held off CP9.
• Jabura transformed into his wolf form and threatened Sanji.

Sanji studied Jabura’s Soru and Geppo while dodging his attacks, determined to reproduce the techniques. Usopp and Chopper opened a path for Robin and Franky to reach the Justice Tower, while Blueno pursued them and Jabura launched a diving attack at Sanji.

• Sanji used Observation Haki to read Jabura’s Soru and evade his Finger Gun and Rankyaku attacks while analyzing his movements.
• Usopp separated Kumadori, Fukurou, and Blueno with gunpowder rounds, and Chopper charged into the three CP9 agents, clearing a path for Robin and Franky.
• Robin and Franky raced toward the Justice Tower as Blueno opened a door and vanished to intercept them.
• Jabura used Geppo to attack Sanji from the air, and Sanji closely studied the technique before twisting aside as Jabura’s Moonlight Ten Finger Gun descended.

Sanji evaded Jabura’s repeated Finger Guns while Chopper and Usopp faced Kumadori and Fukurou. Chopper broke free and defeated Kumadori, while Fukurou struck Usopp through the courthouse walls and left him buried in rubble.

• Jabura repeatedly attacked Sanji with Finger Guns, but Sanji evaded the barrage and Jabura realized he was baiting him into using his techniques.
• Kumadori used Life Return to bind Chopper with his hair and attacked him with Lion Finger Gun, but the barrage failed to injure Chopper.
• Chopper burst Kumadori’s hair restraints and knocked him through three courthouse walls with a slap.
• Fukurou dodged Usopp’s shots using airflow and launched a spinning Iron Body attack at him.
• Usopp dodged Fukurou’s first charge, but Fukurou’s second strike hit his chest and sent him through two courthouse walls into the rubble.

Usopp emerged from the ruins and fought Fukurou without retreating, while Sanji copied Jabura’s Geppo and gained the advantage in their aerial battle. Sanji continued countering Jabura’s attacks as their clash ended with a powerful collision in midair.

• Usopp survived the ruins and charged Fukurou, enduring his Owl Barrage while striking back with his Alloy Slingshot.
• Sanji studied Jabura’s Geppo and learned to walk through the air himself.
• Sanji confronted Jabura in midair and dodged his Iron Body: Wolf Fang attack.
• Sanji kicked Jabura’s hardened claws out of shape and sent him flying backward.
• Jabura attacked again with Iron Body: Wolf Bullet, and Sanji countered as their forces collided in a visible shock wave.

Sanji defeats Jabura with a lightning-and-flame kick, while Usopp overwhelms Fukurou using his perfected close-quarters training. Chopper continues to suppress Kumadori, but has not yet landed a decisive blow.

• Sanji outmatches Jabura's Rokushiki and smashes him through three courthouse buildings with a lightning-and-flame kick.
• Sanji notices the other fights are still ongoing and turns his attention toward the plaza.
• Usopp batters Fukurou with his Alloy Slingshot, breaks through his Iron Body, and knocks him unconscious.
• Usopp celebrates that he has perfected the Second Stage of his Thirteen Protectors' Horizontal Training.
• Chopper uses his Spirit Beast training and powerful defense to withstand Kumadori's attacks, but his lack of speed keeps him from seriously injuring Kumadori.

Chopper defeated Kumadori in the plaza while Robin and Franky confronted Blueno inside Justice Tower. Blueno stood between them and Spandam, and Robin’s attack began to threaten his defense.

• Chopper endured Kumadori’s hair and Rankyaku attacks, then struck him into the judgment hall ruins.
• Kumadori charged Chopper with Lion's Wrath, but Chopper punched him unconscious.
• Spandam fled through Justice Tower with Vankelefied until Blueno emerged from a doorway and blocked Robin and Franky.
• Blueno attacked Robin and Franky with Tekkai: Shatter, but they dodged the blow.
• Franky hit Blueno with Power Right Fist, but Blueno’s Iron Body left him unharmed.
• Robin used Six Blooming Flowers: Claw to sprout powerful arms from Blueno’s joints, prompting him to activate Tekkai: Steel.

Robin and Franky defeated Blueno and Spandam in Justice Tower, while Luffy, Ronan, and Zoro fought Admiral Kizaru at Enies Lobby’s main gate. Ronan created an opening for Luffy to shatter Kizaru’s light sword and send him flying toward Zoro’s waiting attack.

• Robin snapped Blueno’s spine with Six Flowers Bloom - Swing Dance, then battered Spandam with conjured arms.
• Franky knocked down Spandam’s elephant sword and struck him between the legs after Robin crushed his spine.
• Ronan, Luffy, and Zoro endured Kizaru’s particle lasers as Thunder True Qi healed their burns.
• Ronan restrained Kizaru with his spear so Luffy could land a King Kong Gun and shatter Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.
• Luffy’s blow hurled Kizaru through three buildings, where Zoro awaited him with King of Hell Three Sword Style—Purgatory Oni-giri.

Ronan, Luffy, and Zoro struggled to pin down Kizaru until Sanji arrived with Geppo and joined the fight in the air. Nami combined a powerful electromagnetic attack with a trap in the clouds, ending the chapter as a massive lightning pillar struck toward Kizaru.

• Zoro's powerful slash collided with Kizaru's sword, but Kizaru emerged unscathed while Ronan warned that their defenses drained their Inner Qi and left them at a mobility disadvantage.
• Sanji arrived using Geppo and told Luffy and Ronan he would handle the airborne opponent, while Kizaru realized the pirates' aerial combat ability could make the battle difficult.
• Kizaru blasted Sanji into a crater with a Light Speed Kick, but Sanji rose and counterattacked with Diable Jambe: Lightning Fire Kick.
• Nami fired her Super Electromagnetic Cannon: Type Two at Kizaru, and their attacks collided in a blinding explosion.
• Nami revealed that she had gathered thunder Clouds above Enies Lobby, and a massive Lightning Pillar crashed down toward Kizaru.