Chapter Summaries

Bai Luo, Luffy, Koby, and Nami reached Shells Town, where Luffy planned to recruit the imprisoned Roronoa Zoro. Nami resisted joining the Straw Hat Pirates, but Bai Luo insisted she come along as they headed for the Marine branch.

• Bai Luo and the others arrived at Shells Town, where Koby saw the Marine branch and moved closer to his dream of becoming a Marine.
• Bai Luo explained that Colonel Morgan ruled the town harshly and that Zoro had been imprisoned after clashing with Helmeppo.
• Luffy decided to go to the Marine branch and invite Zoro to join his crew, despite Nami warning that Zoro was a pirate hunter.
• Bai Luo told Nami she would be the Straw Hat Pirates' navigator and said she should follow them to the branch.
• Nami followed the group and sat on the Flying Demon Wheel, arguing with him when he complained about her weight.

Bai Luo, Luffy, and their companions found Zoro tied up at Marine Branch 153 and prepared to rescue him despite Nami and Koby’s objections. When a little girl secretly brought Zoro a rice ball, Bai Luo stepped in and asked whether Zoro would eat it.

• Nami enjoyed riding the Flying Demon Wheel after it transformed into a motorcycle.
• Luffy, Bai Luo, Nami, Koby, and the Flying Demon Wheel found Zoro bound to a cross at Marine Branch 153.
• Luffy insisted on rescuing Zoro, while Nami and Koby warned against it.
• A little girl climbed over the wall and offered Zoro a rice ball, but Zoro harshly told her to leave to protect her from Morgan's Men.
• Bai Luo took the rice ball from the girl and urged Zoro to eat it, joking that he would eat it himself if Zoro refused.

Bai Luo and Luffy rescued the starving Zoro, and Rika explained how Helmeppo had imprisoned him to punish him for protecting her. Luffy invited Zoro to join his crew, but Zoro refused, determined to become the World's Greatest Swordsman.

• Bai Luo fed Zoro rice balls, bread, and water after he had gone more than ten days without food or drink.
• Rika told the group that Zoro had accepted a month in captivity to protect her and the people at the Small Restaurant from Helmeppo.
• Luffy invited Zoro to join his pirate crew and declared that he would become the Pirate King.
• Zoro rejected Luffy's invitation and said he intended to continue bounty hunting until he could defeat Hawk Eyes and become the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Bai Luo questioned Zoro's ambition, while Luffy kept urging him to join the crew.

Helmeppo arrived and revealed that he had never intended to honor his agreement with Zoro, ordering his soldiers to kill him. Luffy and Bai Luo rescued Zoro, and Flying Demon Wheel knocked down Helmeppo and the Marines, leaving Zoro to be carried away.

• Helmeppo confronted Bai Luo, Luffy, Rika, and Zoro, accusing them of breaking into the prison and threatening to execute them all.
• Bai Luo told Zoro that Helmeppo had never planned to keep their agreement or let him go free.
• Helmeppo ordered two Marine soldiers to shoot Zoro, but Luffy stretched out his arm and blocked the bullets.
• Bai Luo explained that Luffy was a Devil Fruit User and introduced Flying Demon Wheel to the astonished Zoro.
• Bai Luo ordered Flying Demon Wheel to attack, and it fired cannonballs that knocked down Helmeppo and the two soldiers.
• Bai Luo told Flying Demon Wheel to take Zoro down.

Bai Luo helped Zoro escape and invited him to join Luffy’s crew, while Zoro accepted and declared his goal of defeating Hawk Eyes to become the World’s Greatest Swordsman. When Morgan arrived with Marine soldiers, Zoro began fighting them and prepared to face Morgan himself.

• Bai Luo had Flying Demon Wheel tie up the wounded Helmeppo, and Zoro accepted Luffy’s invitation to join the crew on the condition that he could pursue his dream.
• Bai Luo introduced himself as a blacksmith and revealed that he had created Flying Demon Wheel, while Nami denied joining the crew.
• Morgan arrived with Marine soldiers, saw Helmeppo’s condition, and ordered his men to attack Bai Luo and the others.
• Zoro knocked away the Marines’ bullets and struck down several soldiers, then faced Morgan as Luffy and Bai Luo let him handle the fight.
• Zoro launched his Three Sword Style: Demon Slash at Morgan.

After defeating Morgan, Bai Luo and the others learned that Buggy had taken the Sea Chart and set off for Orange Town to retrieve it. Koby stayed behind at Marine Base 153, while Bai Luo began forging stronger Mechanical Beasts aboard their larger ship.

• Zoro killed Morgan and recovered his three swords from the Marine base.
• Nami found Buggy's note in Morgan's safe, revealing that he had taken the Sea Chart, and Bai Luo explained Buggy's Dismantle-Dismantle Fruit ability.
• Luffy decided to pursue Buggy in Orange Town, and Nami reluctantly agreed to go with the group.
• Bai Luo, Luffy, and Nami ate and stocked up at Rika's restaurant before preparing to leave Shells Town.
• Koby chose to remain at the Marine base, while Bai Luo, Luffy, and Nami boarded a larger Passenger Ship and set sail for Orange Town.
• Bai Luo converted a large room aboard the ship into a Forge Room and began building stronger Mechanical Beasts.

Bai Luo awakened Fire Thunder with a Spirit Core as the crew reached the island where Buggy was based. After Zoro cleared Buggy’s ship, Nami searched it for treasure while the others prepared to pursue their target.

• Bai Luo completed the Motorcycle Tribe warrior Fire Thunder and used a Spirit Core to awaken and upgrade him.
• Fire Thunder greeted Luffy and Zoro, and Bai Luo postponed Zoro’s wish to spar with him because the crew had business to handle.
• Bai Luo identified the Buggy Pirates’ ship at the island harbor as the target of their operation.
• Zoro boarded Buggy’s ship and quickly defeated the grunts guarding its deck.
• Nami searched Buggy’s ship for valuables after learning that Buggy and his officers had gone ashore.

Bai Luo and his crew traveled to Orange Town to find Buggy and the Sea Chart, but arrived as Buggy’s Buggy Balls set the town ablaze. Luffy struck Buggy with a Rubber Fist, sending his head crashing through a wall.

• Nami searched Buggy’s ship for valuables, but the crew learned that Buggy kept the important items with him.
• Bai Luo led Luffy, Nami, Zoro, and Fire Thunder toward Orange Town to find Buggy and the Sea Chart.
• Buggy ordered his pirates to burn the townspeople’s homes after finding little loot, and his Buggy Balls set several houses on fire.
• Bai Luo recognized the Buggy Balls and led the angry group toward Buggy.
• Luffy punched Buggy in the face, sending his head flying into a wall and leaving the surrounding pirates stunned.

Bai Luo and Zoro confronted the Buggy Pirates’ officers after Luffy knocked Buggy’s head away. Fire Thunder’s attack sent Mo Qi, Lion Riki, and Buggy crashing together, while Zoro fought Kabaji.

• Bai Luo identified Mo Qi, Kabaji, and Lion Riki as the Buggy Pirates’ officers and assigned Zoro to fight Kabaji.
• Zoro began battling Kabaji as Mo Qi ordered Riki to attack Bai Luo.
• Fire Thunder sent Riki crashing into Mo Qi, knocking the vice captain away.
• Buggy emerged from the rubble but was struck by the falling Mo Qi and Riki, leaving all three piled together.
• Bai Luo praised Fire Thunder, and Luffy and Nami reacted to his strength.

Fire Thunder and Zoro defeated the Buggy Pirates’ officers, leaving Buggy to face the Straw Hats. Nami silenced Buggy with a brutal kick, and Bai Luo realized Luffy’s rubber body might protect him from such an attack.

• Fire Thunder swiftly punched Riki into Mo Qi and Buggy, while Zoro defeated Kabaya with his ultimate move.
• Zoro, Luffy, and Nami reacted to their crewmates’ strength as the Buggy Pirates watched their officers fall.
• Zoro dismissed Buggy as weak, but Buggy broke free from the rubble and angrily challenged the crew.
• Nami planted her foot on Buggy’s vital spot and increased the pressure until he begged her to stop.
• Bai Luo shuddered at Nami’s attack and thought Luffy’s Rubber-Rubber Fruit might make him immune to it.

Bai Luo defeated the Buggy Pirates, took charge of their treasure for the crew’s future ship and flag, and escaped Nami’s furious attack. The story then shifted to Robin’s plea and her mother, Olvia, but their reunion had not yet begun.

• Bai Luo and Luffy tied up Buggy, Kabaya, Lion Riki, and Mo Qi after the remaining Buggy Pirates fled.
• Bai Luo fired Buggy’s chopped-up body from a cannon, leaving his survival to luck.
• Nami found the Buggy Pirates’ treasure, but Bai Luo claimed it as shared spoils for the crew.
• Bai Luo convinced Luffy and Zoro that the money should fund a pirate ship and flag, and they agreed he should hold it.
• Nami attacked Bai Luo in anger, but he used Teleportation to avoid her claws.

After defeating the Buggy Pirates, Bai Luo and the others left Orange Town and chose to head for Syrup Village in search of a proper ship. As they approached, Usopp spotted their boat and watched the crew rowing toward him.

• Nami gave up trying to catch Bai Luo, and the group finished gathering the Buggy Pirates’ treasure and supplies.
• Bai Luo and the others left the bound Buggy Pirates officers for Orange Town’s residents and departed with the Sea Chart.
• Bai Luo decided they needed a larger ship and chose Syrup Village as their destination.
• Usopp spotted the crew’s small boat approaching Syrup Village and observed its passengers through his goggles.
• The boat drew close enough for Usopp to hear the crew talking.

Luffy and his crew reached Syrup Village and met Usopp while looking for a ship. Bai Luo led the group toward Kaya’s home, and Usopp hurried after them to protect her.

• Luffy stretched his arms to pull himself ashore, frightening Usopp, while the rest of the crew rowed their boat to land.
• Luffy introduced himself and said the group had come to find a pirate ship, and Bai Luo confirmed their purpose.
• Bai Luo asked Usopp about getting a ship from Syrup Village’s wealthy family, making Usopp wary about Kaya.
• Bai Luo led the crew toward Kaya’s home, intending to deal with the danger there, and Usopp followed to keep Kaya safe.

Bai Luo and his crew reached Kaya’s mansion to seek a long-distance ship, where Kaya welcomed them despite learning they were pirates. The chapter ended with Bai Luo exposing her butler, Claudius, as the supposedly captured pirate captain Kuro of a Hundred Plans.

• Bai Luo led Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Fire Thunder, and Usopp to Kaya’s mansion, where Kaya greeted Usopp and met the others.
• Luffy bluntly announced that the group were pirates seeking a ship, but Kaya remained welcoming.
• Claudius tried to drive the visitors away, claiming he was protecting Kaya from pirates.
• Bai Luo accused Claudius of being Kuro of a Hundred Plans, captain of the Black Cat Pirates, and Nami recalled that Kuro was said to have been captured by Morgan.
• Bai Luo showed a bounty poster whose portrait matched Claudius, leaving the group stunned.

Bai Luo exposed Kuro as the Black Cat Pirates’ captain and revealed that he had been posing as Kaya’s caretaker for three years to seize her family fortune. Kuro confessed and prepared to kill Bai Luo and the others.

• Luffy recognized Kuro, while Nami, Zoro, and Usopp grew wary of him.
• Kaya defended Kuro and asked Bai Luo and the others to leave, but Bai Luo identified Kuro’s hidden Ten Blades.
• Kaya realized Bai Luo’s accusation was likely true, and Kuro admitted he had spent three years serving her to claim her family fortune.
• Kuro blamed Bai Luo for ruining Plan 027, extended the blades from his gloves, and threatened to kill everyone.

Kuro confessed that he had murdered Kaya’s parents and secretly worsened her illness to steal her inheritance. Bai Luo’s group learned the extent of Kuro’s crimes, while Kaya received comfort from Usopp.

• Kuro threatened to kill Bai Luo’s group and admitted his real name was Kuro.
• Kaya confronted Kuro, who revealed that he had murdered her parents and intended to kill her too.
• Fire Thunder protected Usopp, then defeated Kuro with a single slash.
• Bai Luo ordered Fire Thunder to leave Kuro alive so he could question him.
• Kuro confessed to murdering Kaya’s parents, worsening her illness, and plotting to claim her inheritance.
• Usopp comforted the furious Kaya as the group listened to Kuro’s confession.

Bai Luo and his companions defeated the remaining Black Cat Pirates, received the Merry from Mr. Merry, and Usopp joined their crew as they left Syrup Village. During the voyage, Bai Luo made Usopp clean the deck, while Luffy and Usopp took an interest in the ship’s cannon.

• Bai Luo ordered Fire Thunder to kill Kuro and later had him defeat the Black Cat Pirates who came to meet their captain.
• Mr. Merry gave Bai Luo and his companions the completed Merry, and Luffy, Zoro, and Nami admired the ship.
• Luffy invited Usopp to join the crew, and Usopp accepted before they set sail from Syrup Village.
• Bai Luo ordered Fire Thunder to make Usopp clean the deck, and Usopp gave in out of fear.
• Luffy and Usopp turned their attention to the cannon they had found on the island of rare beasts, realizing they had not tested it.

After Joseph was diagnosed with scurvy, Bai Luo urged Luffy to find a cook and led the crew to the Sea Restaurant Baratie. There, Iron Fist Fullbody ordered his Marines to attack the Merry after Bai Luo mocked his title, and Fire Thunder rushed forward as the crew prepared to fight.

• Luffy and Usopp accidentally blasted Johnny and Joseph with a cannonball, and Bai Luo treated Joseph’s scurvy with oranges.
• Bai Luo convinced Luffy that the crew needed a cook and chose the Sea Restaurant Baratie as their next destination.
• Bai Luo, Luffy, and the others arrived at Baratie and spotted a Marine warship nearby.
• Fullbody introduced himself as Iron Fist and demanded the pirates identify their crew.
• Bai Luo mocked Fullbody for using Garp’s Iron Fist title, and Fullbody ordered the Marines to fire on the Merry.
• Usopp panicked as the Marines aimed their cannons, while Zoro and Luffy prepared to fight and Fire Thunder charged forward.

Fire Thunder destroyed Fullbody’s Marine force with ease, and Bai Luo’s crew sailed to the Baratie Restaurant. There, Sanji approached Nami with an offer of crab roe meat patties, but she ignored him.

• Fullbody ordered the Marines to fire on the Merry, but Fire Thunder cut the cannonballs apart and landed on the ship.
• Bai Luo sent Fire Thunder to the Marine warship, where he defeated and killed the Marines despite their gunfire.
• Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Johnny, and Joseph watched Fire Thunder’s victory before Bai Luo led them to the Baratie Restaurant.
• Paddy seated the group and introduced the restaurant’s dishes, making Luffy drool.
• Sanji approached Nami and praised her while offering freshly made crab roe meat patties, but Nami ignored him.

Bai Luo and Luffy tried to recruit Sanji at the Baratie, but he refused. Bai Luo kept the crew at the restaurant, expecting Krieg to arrive, and the chapter ended as Krieg’s ship emerged from the fog.

• Nami complained about the Baratie’s high prices while Sanji flirted with her and Paddy explained that Sanji was the restaurant’s vice head chef.
• Bai Luo ordered every dish on the menu, and the crew praised Sanji’s cooking as they ate.
• Luffy and Bai Luo invited Sanji to join their crew, but Sanji refused because he worked at the Baratie.
• Zeff rebuked Sanji and questioned Luffy’s attempt to take him away, while Bai Luo said the crew would stay and enjoy the food for a few more days.
• A huge pirate ship appeared through the morning fog, and the restaurant’s patrons recognized it as Krieg’s Warship-Armament Saber.