Chapter Summaries

Krieg and his battered crew arrived at the Baratie after barely escaping the Grand Line, and Bai Luo recognized the danger they posed. After Krieg ate and took the restaurant’s food, Bai Luo warned that the pirates intended to seize the Baratie, leaving Luffy and the others ready to act as Bai Luo looked toward the distance.

• The guests fled when Krieg’s pirate ship approached the Baratie, and Bai Luo said Krieg had returned with only his main ship after losing the rest of his fleet in the Grand Line.
• Usopp recognized Gin aboard the ship, while Zoro noticed that the man Gin supported appeared to be Krieg and was gravely weakened.
• Gin demanded food for Krieg, and Sanji served it despite his reluctance.
• Krieg regained his strength by eating, then took the Baratie’s remaining food without thanking Zeff or the others.
• Bai Luo warned the Straw Hat Pirates that Krieg’s crew would try to seize the Baratie, prompting Luffy and the others to prepare to fight.
• Bai Luo stopped the group from acting and turned his gaze toward the distance.

Krieg's surviving pirates reached the Baras Restaurant, but Hawk Eyes arrived and destroyed the Fearless Battleship. Zoro challenged Hawk Eyes, who defeated him and left him badly injured.

• Krieg fed his surviving pirates, then ordered them to seize the Baras Restaurant and rebuild his forces.
• Bai Luo's Terrifying Slash split the Fearless Battleship in two, and Krieg recognized Hawk Eyes as the attacker.
• Zoro saw Hawk Eyes and, encouraged by Bai Luo and his companions, went to challenge the World's Strongest Sword Master.
• Hawk Eyes blocked Zoro's attacks with a Small Knife, then drew Black Blade Night as Zoro kept getting back up.
• Zoro used Three Sword Style, Three Thousand Worlds, but Hawk Eyes remained unharmed while Zoro was left badly injured.

Zoro faced Hawk Eyes despite knowing he could not win, and Bai Luo challenged the swordsman with Fire Thunder after urging Sanji to pursue his dream. Hawk Eyes unleashed a devastating slash at them, which collided with Fire Thunder’s newly formed Purple Energy Shield.

• Hawk Eyes defeated Zoro, who refused to retreat and fell into the sea after being slashed.
• Luffy, Usopp, Johnny, and Joseph rushed to rescue Zoro while Sanji questioned why Zoro had risked his life.
• Bai Luo told Sanji that Zoro had to keep moving toward his goal and urged him to join the crew and pursue ALLBLUE.
• Bai Luo approached Hawk Eyes and called Fire Thunder to join him, explaining that they would challenge Hawk Eyes together.
• Hawk Eyes attacked Bai Luo and Fire Thunder with a powerful Emerald Green Slash, and a Purple Energy Shield appeared around Fire Thunder to meet it.

Bai Luo used the Energy Amethyst Shield and Fire Thunder to withstand Hawk Eyes in battle, earning the swordsman’s acknowledgment. After Hawk Eyes left, Krieg began boasting, and a figure suddenly emerged from his damaged ship.

• Hawk Eyes attacked Bai Luo, whose Energy Amethyst Shield blocked his slash.
• Bai Luo fought Hawk Eyes using Fire Thunder, and Hawk Eyes praised his strength before ending the exchange.
• Hawk Eyes acknowledged Bai Luo, then spoke silently with Zoro before sailing away.
• Krieg cursed Hawk Eyes after he had departed, and Bai Luo considered confronting Krieg.
• A figure suddenly flashed out from Krieg’s battered pirate ship.

After the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Krieg’s crew, Sanji said goodbye to Zeff and joined Luffy’s crew. As the group discussed their roles and Bai Luo’s Mechanical Warriors, they learned that Fire Thunder was not his strongest creation.

• Fire Thunder struck Bala down after Bala threatened Bai Luo, while Luffy defeated Krieg and Sanji defeated Gin.
• The Baratie crew captured the defeated Krieg Pirates, and Bai Luo and Luffy’s group left the pirates’ bounties to the restaurant.
• Zeff encouraged Sanji to follow his dream, and Sanji tearfully thanked him before joining the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Sanji learned that Bai Luo was the crew’s vice captain and blacksmith, and Bai Luo explained that he manufactured Mechanical Warriors.
• Bai Luo said that some of his future Mechanical Beasts would be several times stronger than Fire Thunder, surprising the crew.

Bai Luo revealed that Nami had joined the crew to steal their treasure and was connected to Arlong, then explained that Arlong had enslaved her to buy back her village. After Nami broke down, the crew resolved to confront Arlong and protect her.

• Bai Luo proposed sailing to the Grand Line and raised Arlong's bounty poster before the crew could hold a banquet.
• Johnny and Joseph explained Arlong's history, and Bai Luo identified the mark on Nami's shoulder as the Arlong Pirates' emblem.
• Nami admitted she was one of the Arlong Pirates and had approached the crew to steal their gold and treasure.
• Bai Luo told Nami that Arlong had taken her in the wake of Belle-mère's death and forced her to gather 100 million Belly to free her village.
• Bai Luo comforted Nami as she cried, and Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro vowed to take on Arlong.

After Nami revealed her past with Arlong, the Straw Hat Pirates vowed to help her and Bai Luo brought them to meet his newly forged mech, Swift Edge. Bai Luo awakened Swift Edge with a Spirit Core, and Swift Edge recognized him as the Mech King.

• Nami worried that the Straw Hat Pirates could not defeat Arlong, but Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, and Bai Luo promised to help her.
• Bai Luo led everyone to the Forge Room and introduced Swift Edge, Fire Thunder’s partner, who was stronger than Fire Thunder and could combine with him in battle.
• Bai Luo infused Swift Edge with a Spirit Core, transforming and perfecting the mech.
• Swift Edge awoke, remembered his identity as a Motorcycle Tribe warrior, and knelt before Bai Luo as Lord Mech King.

Bai Luo and his companions traveled to Cocos Village, where Nami confronted the devastation Arlong had caused. As Arlong’s crew approached, the group prepared to face them.

• Everyone questioned Bai Luo about Swift Edge calling him Mech King, but Bai Luo dismissed it as a title and led the group toward Cocos Village.
• Swift Edge introduced himself as a self-aware robot, and Bai Luo reassured Nami that he and Fire Thunder could defeat Arlong.
• Swift Edge promised to protect Nami, while Bai Luo comforted her as she remembered her painful past.
• Bai Luo’s group arrived in a deserted Cocos Village and saw the damage caused by Arlong’s rule.
• Fire Thunder spotted an approaching pirate ship, and Nami recognized its crew as members of the Arlong Pirates.

Swift Edge defeated two Arlong Pirates who had threatened Nami, and Bai Luo’s group continued through Cocos Village toward Arlong. They encountered A-Jian, who asked Nami whether she had gathered one hundred million Belly.

• Nami identified Salt Roast and Bishara as members of the Arlong Pirates, and Salt Roast recognized her and attacked.
• Bai Luo held Nami steady and urged Swift Edge to fight, prompting Swift Edge to strike Salt Roast and Bishara hundreds of times and knock them into the water.
• Swift Edge and Fire Thunder tied up the defeated pirates, and Nami vowed to make Arlong pay for what he had done to the village.
• Bai Luo’s group walked through the nearly deserted village and met A-Jian, who asked Nami whether she had gathered one hundred million Belly.

Nami brought Bai Luo and his companions to meet Nojiko and A-Jian, then agreed to confront Arlong immediately. At Arlong Park, Arlong ordered Kuroobi to attack the newcomers while secretly continuing his corrupt partnership with Captain Mouse, and he noticed Nami arriving.

• Nami introduced Bai Luo and his companions to A-Jian and Nojiko, who welcomed them into her tidy room.
• Nojiko worried that Arlong was too powerful, but Bai Luo and Nami reassured her and agreed to head for Arlong Park at once.
• Arlong learned that Salt Roast and another subordinate had disappeared, then ordered Kuroobi to take MooMoo and kill the intruding pirate crew.
• Arlong met Captain Mouse and handed over chests of Belly to maintain their criminal partnership.
• Arlong saw Nami approaching and introduced her to Captain Mouse as a core member of the Arlong Pirates.

Nami presented Arlong with the one hundred million Belly she had gathered, but Arlong and Captain Mouse falsely accused her of stealing it and demanded the money back. Nami rejected Arlong’s betrayal without fear, and Bai Luo, Luffy, Zoro, and the others arrived as Swift Edge charged in to defend her.

• Nami placed the one hundred million Belly before Arlong and reminded him of his promise to free her village.
• Arlong and Captain Mouse claimed Nami had stolen the money from the Navy and demanded that she hand it over.
• Nami realized Arlong had never intended to honor their agreement and said she was no longer afraid of him.
• Swift Edge burst through the door, demanding to know who was bullying Nami.
• Bai Luo, Luffy, Zoro, and the others entered the room behind Swift Edge.

Bai Luo’s crew confronted Arlong and the Arlong Pirates at Arlong Park, with Swift Edge and Fire Thunder assigned to the strongest opponents. The other Fish-men were quickly defeated, leaving Swift Edge to face Arlong while Nami watched.

• Swift Edge threw the badly beaten Kuroobi before Arlong, and Nami declared that she would settle everything with Arlong.
• Arlong summoned Sea Cow Moomoo as the Arlong Pirates gathered to fight Bai Luo’s group.
• Bai Luo assigned Swift Edge to fight Arlong and Fire Thunder to fight Moomoo, while the others handled the remaining Fish-men.
• Fire Thunder defeated Moomoo in three moves, and Luffy, Zoro, and the others quickly overwhelmed their opponents.
• Arlong challenged Bai Luo’s group, and Bai Luo told Swift Edge to finish the fight with him.

Bai Luo and Swift Edge defeated Arlong, and Nami returned with the villagers to reclaim Cocos Village. The villagers swarmed Arlong, drowning out his cries as they took revenge.

• Swift Edge subdued Arlong, and Bai Luo kicked him into a wall, leaving him badly injured.
• Bai Luo confronted Arlong about his past and asked whether he regretted occupying Cocos Village.
• Swift Edge realized Nami was missing after telling her he had avenged her.
• Nami returned to Arlong Park with the villagers and assured them that her companions had defeated Arlong.
• The villagers rushed Arlong with clubs, overwhelming him as they reclaimed their village.

After Arlong’s death, Cocos Village celebrated its freedom, and Nami joined the Straw Hat Pirates as they sailed away. Hours later, Colonel Smoker arrived to investigate the ruins of Arlong Park and search for clues.

• The villagers celebrated Arlong’s defeat, thanked Bai Luo and the Straw Hat Pirates, and mourned that Belle-mère had not lived to see it.
• Nami and Nojiko visited Belle-mère’s grave to share the news, while Bai Luo quietly accompanied them.
• After a two-day banquet, Nami joined the Straw Hat Pirates and said goodbye to Nojiko and the villagers as the Golden Merry set sail.
• On the voyage, Sanji promised to protect Nami, and she felt the warmth of having companions.
• Smoker arrived at Arlong Park with the Marines and ordered a search of the ruins for valuables, fugitives, and clues.
• A short-haired female Marine reported that the Marines had found an undamaged Image Den Den Mushi.

Smoker covered for the villagers who killed Arlong and Captain Mouse, then Marine officers reviewed the Straw Hat Pirates’ growing strength and Bai Luo’s powerful robots. The chapter left the Marines alarmed by Fire Thunder’s abilities and the threat Bai Luo might pose.

• Tashigi played footage showing Arlong and Captain Mouse conspiring, followed by Bai Luo and Swift Edge defeating Arlong and the villagers killing Arlong and Captain Mouse.
• Smoker told Tashigi to report that Arlong had murdered Captain Mouse after their partnership fell apart, sparing the villagers from punishment.
• Marine Headquarters reviewed intelligence on the Straw Hat Pirates and learned that Fire Thunder and Swift Edge had defeated several notorious East Blue pirates.
• Brannew revealed that the crew had fought Hawk Eyes without falling behind, and Marigold asked which of them had faced him.
• Brannew identified Fire Thunder and showed footage of the robots defeating the Arlong Pirates, prompting the Marine officers to worry about Bai Luo’s creations.

After the Marines issued bounties for the Straw Hat Pirates, news of the crew spread around the world. Their posters reached Hawk Eyes, Whitebeard and the Revolutionary Army, where Luffy’s brother Ace and father Dragon reacted to his voyage.

• Brannew and the Marine Generals agreed that the Straw Hat Pirates were a dangerous rising crew and should be captured, while some hoped Garp would encounter them in the East Blue.
• Morgans ordered the News Agency to print and distribute bounty posters for every member of the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Hawk Eyes saw the posters, noted that the Marines had taken interest in the crew, and continued sailing.
• Ace showed Whitebeard Luffy’s poster and celebrated that his younger brother had set sail; Whitebeard and the crew joked about inviting Luffy to join them.
• Marco noticed that Bai Luo’s bounty exceeded Luffy’s and read about Bai Luo’s clash with Hawk Eyes.
• Dragon saw Luffy’s poster, reflected on his son’s growth, and summoned a storm as he considered testing Luffy’s abilities.

As Merry sailed toward Loguetown, Nami found bounty posters for Luffy and Bai Luo, whose rewards were 50 million and 60 million Beli. The crew celebrated their new bounties as Loguetown came into view.

• Nami discovered bounty posters naming Luffy captain of the Straw Hat Pirates with a 50 million Beli bounty and Bai Luo vice captain with a 60 million Beli bounty.
• Luffy celebrated his bounty, while Usopp marveled at how high the rewards were so soon after the crew set sail.
• Zoro went to train, determined to grow stronger and unwilling to fall behind Luffy and Bai Luo.
• Sanji blamed Swift Edge for taking the spotlight and keeping him from receiving a bounty poster.
• Bai Luo and Luffy decided to hold a feast to celebrate, and the crew spotted Loguetown ahead.

Bai Luo explored Loguetown and intervened when Bartolomeo demanded protection money from an old man, then went with Bartolomeo to make friends. After a Marine spotted Bai Luo, Smoker learned the Straw Hat Pirates were in town and set out to arrest them.

• Bai Luo noticed Bartolomeo extorting protection money from an old man and paid the fee for him.
• Bai Luo told Bartolomeo he wanted to make friends, and Bartolomeo invited him to drink and talk.
• A Marine spotted Bai Luo with Bartolomeo and reported his presence to Smoker.
• Smoker ordered the Marine to follow Bai Luo, then left the tavern to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates.

Bai Luo and Bartolomeo entered a tavern, where Marine Colonel Smoker confronted Bai Luo over his wanted status. As Smoker prepared to attack, Bai Luo stepped forward to face him, leaving Bartolomeo to watch in admiration.

• Bartolomeo brought Bai Luo to a tavern and offered to treat him to food and wine.
• Smoker recognized Bai Luo as the blacksmith who forged Fire Thunder and Swift Edge and challenged him.
• Bai Luo summoned Fire Thunder and Swift Edge, while Bartolomeo realized Bai Luo was the famous pirate he had heard about.
• Smoker filled the tavern with smoke and prepared to capture Bai Luo, but Bartolomeo stepped between them to defend him.
• Bai Luo thanked Bartolomeo, took charge of the fight, and told Smoker that his adventure had only just begun.

Bai Luo had Swift Edge defeat Smoker, then invited Bartolomeo to sail with him. Bartolomeo hesitated over abandoning his followers, so Bai Luo proposed that he join them in the New World later with his brothers.

• Bai Luo sent Swift Edge to teach Smoker a lesson, and Swift Edge revealed his Armament Haki.
• Swift Edge struck Smoker with his halberd, seriously injuring the Marine colonel in one blow.
• Bai Luo invited the stunned Bartolomeo to continue drinking, and Bartolomeo praised him and asked to sail with him.
• Bai Luo reminded Bartolomeo that he was responsible for the brothers under his leadership across nearly 150 towns.
• Bai Luo suggested that Bartolomeo bring his brothers to join them after they had established themselves in the New World.