Chapter Summaries

Bai Luo and the Straw Hats went to Alabasta’s Royal Palace to help King Cobra confront Crocodile. Cobra explained that Crocodile’s use of Dancing Powder had caused drought across the kingdom and fueled a rebellion.

• Bello asked Bai Luo to help King Cobra, and Bai Luo agreed, predicting Crocodile would head to the Royal Palace.
• Bello led Bai Luo, Vivi, Luffy, and the others to the Royal Palace after Nami stopped Luffy from asking to ride on Bello’s wings.
• Vivi reunited emotionally with her father, King Cobra, while the Straw Hats ate the palace feast.
• Bai Luo assured Cobra that Luffy would handle Crocodile and that the group would protect the king.
• Cobra told the group that Dancing Powder had caused drought and water shortages throughout Alabasta except Rainland, displacing villagers and driving some to join the Rebel Army.

Bai Luo promised Cobra and Vivi he would resolve Alabasta’s crisis. Cobra then addressed the kingdom, apologized, claimed an outside mastermind had caused the drought and Dancing Powder incident, and vowed to help the people through the drought.

• Bai Luo assured Cobra that he would handle the kingdom’s problems, and Vivi expressed confidence in him.
• Koza’s rebel leaders urged him to attack Cobra’s palace, but Koza hesitated because he did not want a battle with the Royal Army.
• Xiaogui entered the rebel headquarters with urgent news, and Cobra’s Den Den Mushi broadcast began.
• Cobra apologized to Alabasta’s people and said someone had manipulated the drought and Dancing Powder to provoke civil war.
• Cobra promised to expose the mastermind and help the kingdom survive the drought, while some citizens began to reconsider their doubts.

Cobra promised rain across Alabasta within two hours, and Bai Luo made good on that promise, ending the drought throughout the kingdom. As the citizens and Rebel Army celebrated, Koza began to reconsider Cobra, though the chapter ended before he decided what to do next.

• Cobra announced that rain would fall across all of Alabasta in two hours, prompting skepticism and hope among the people.
• Robin warned Crocodile that Cobra’s success could restore his standing, while Crocodile doubted anyone could make it rain across the kingdom.
• Cobra asked Bai Luo to deliver the rain, and Bai Luo assured him he would not fail.
• Two hours later, dark clouds gathered and torrential rain fell across Alabasta, bringing citizens to celebrate Cobra’s promise.
• Koza and the Rebel Army celebrated the rain, and Koza recalled the benevolent King Cobra as scouts confirmed that every city was receiving rain.

After the rain restored Alabasta and exposed Crocodile’s plot, Cobra and Vivi moved to resolve the rebellion while Smoker set out to arrest Crocodile. Bai Luo captured several Baroque Works agents and prepared to face Crocodile, who was still determined to obtain Pluto.

• Koza rallied the Rebel Army to find the true culprit, while heavy rain restored Cobra’s standing among Alabasta’s citizens.
• Vivi prepared a letter revealing Crocodile’s role, and Smoker ordered the Marines to head for Alubarna and capture him.
• Crocodile suspected that people who had escaped Water Prison were interfering with his plans and vowed to obtain Pluto.
• Cobra and Bai Luo rooted out Baroque Works spies, while Koza reorganized the Rebel Army and captured agents after reading Vivi’s letter.
• Bai Luo identified the captured agents as Mr.6, Father’s Day, and Mr.11, kept their powerful bomb, and prepared to face Crocodile.

Crocodile unleashed Baroque Works’ remaining forces and headed for the palace to seize Cobra, while Bai Luo assured Robin that Luffy and Tiger Fiend could handle him. As battles broke out across the palace, Sanji faced four Baroque Works agents and Usopp and Chopper confronted a Moleman and a weapon that had eaten a Devil Fruit.

• Crocodile summoned around two thousand Baroque Works members and ordered them to capture Cobra before he flew toward the Royal Palace.
• Bai Luo met Robin and told her that Tiger Fiend would support Luffy against Crocodile.
• Sanji encountered Mr.6 and his partner, then spotted two more agents numbered 10 and prepared to fight all four.
• Usopp and Chopper faced a Moleman and a gun that had eaten a Devil Fruit, while Fire Thunder stood by to support them.

Bai Luo’s allies and the Straw Hat Pirates confronted Baroque Works officers throughout the Royal Palace while Crocodile searched for Cobra. The chapter ended with Luffy preparing to fight Crocodile, with Tiger Fiend standing by under orders not to interfere unless Luffy was in danger.

• Usopp attacked the Mole woman and the fat man with an Explosive Green Star, but their dog spat out a bomb and destroyed it; Fire Thunder refused to help until Usopp and Chopper had tried their best.
• Mr.1 confronted Zoro, revealed his body was his weapon, and challenged him to a fight; Zoro drew his three swords and welcomed the battle.
• Nami asked Swift Edge to let her face Bora first so she could train, and Bora revealed her Thorn Fruit powers and mocked Nami’s staff.
• Chaka and Bello led the Royal Army against Baroque Works’ Million Longs and Billion Longs, while the other officers faced the Straw Hat Pirates and their allies.
• Crocodile searched the Royal Palace for Cobra and found Luffy waiting; Luffy told Tiger Fiend not to interfere and prepared to fight Crocodile.

Luffy and Crocodile began their battle while the Straw Hat Pirates defeated their Baroque Works opponents across the palace. The palace began collapsing after Crocodile unleashed a powerful Sand-Sand Fruit attack, leaving the outcome of his fight with Luffy unresolved.

• Crocodile attacked Luffy with Desert Treasure Saber, and Luffy met the blow head-on.
• Bai Luo told Robin he trusted his companions, while Sanji gained the upper hand against his opponents.
• Usopp defeated Rasu, and Chopper knocked out Mole Woman as the two celebrated their teamwork.
• Nami defeated Miss Doublefinger, and Zoro narrowly beat Bonis after grasping the realm of Iron Cutting.
• A powerful tremor shook the palace, and Robin said Crocodile had activated his Sand-Sand Fruit Ability.

Luffy fought Crocodile as Crocodile’s Corrosion Cycle began turning the Royal Palace to sand. When the battle opened a secret underground passage, Crocodile and Robin rushed toward the Poneglyph, while Bai Luo followed Luffy and Tiger Fiend below.

• Crocodile unleashed Corrosion Cycle, drying and crumbling the Royal Palace as Luffy survived the attack and resumed fighting him.
• Crocodile blamed Bai Luo for revealing his weaknesses and vowed to kill Luffy and everyone else.
• A battle shockwave opened an Underground Passage, and Crocodile abandoned his fight with Luffy to enter it.
• Robin followed Crocodile into the passage, intent on reaching the Poneglyph, while Luffy chased after them.
• Bai Luo reassured the recovering Straw Hat Pirates that Tiger Fiend was with Luffy, then went into the passage himself.
• Crocodile found the Poneglyph in the Burial Ground and confirmed that it recorded the weapon Pluto.

Bai Luo revealed that the Poneglyph in Alabasta recorded information about Pluto, confirming Crocodile’s long search. Crocodile accused Robin of deceiving him and turned on her.

• Luffy caught up with Crocodile at the Poneglyph and challenged him to another fight.
• Robin arrived and read the tablet, explaining that it recorded Alabasta’s history but not the information Crocodile wanted.
• Robin resolved to keep the truth about Pluto from Crocodile to protect innocent people.
• Bai Luo recited the tablet’s inscriptions, proving that he could read the Poneglyph.
• Bai Luo revealed that the tablet also contained information about Pluto, and Crocodile accused Robin of deceiving him.

Crocodile demanded that Bai Luo reveal what the stele said about Pluto, and Bai Luo claimed Pluto had been hidden away while its blueprints were recorded elsewhere. Crocodile grew furious when Bai Luo said the inscription ended before giving their location and attacked him as Robin urged him to move.

• Crocodile threatened Robin and ordered Bai Luo to translate the stele's information about Pluto.
• Bai Luo told Crocodile that Pluto was no longer in Alabasta because it had been damaged and buried after the war eight hundred years earlier.
• Bai Luo claimed the stele mentioned Pluto's construction blueprints but ended before stating where they were located.
• Crocodile accused Bai Luo of deceiving him and charged with the Desert Treasure Saber.
• Robin urged Bai Luo to move, but Bai Luo stayed still and teased her for worrying about him.

Bai Luo led Robin away from Crocodile and reassured her that she did not have to face the world alone. Luffy defeated Crocodile, ending Alabasta’s crisis as morning broke, while the chapter left the story at the ruins of the Royal Palace.

• Tiger Fiend blocked Crocodile’s attack on Bai Luo, but Luffy stepped in and challenged Crocodile to fight him.
• Bai Luo took Robin toward the surface, leaving Tiger Fiend behind to intervene only if Luffy lost.
• Robin asked how Bai Luo understood the Poneglyph, then admitted she had intended to die rather than let Crocodile obtain Pluto.
• Bai Luo encouraged Robin to keep living and explore the world, and they reached the morning light as the ground began to collapse.
• Luffy burst through the ground and defeated Crocodile, while Tiger Fiend did not need to intervene.
• The Straw Hat Pirates and Bello’s Royal Army defeated Baroque Works’ forces, and Alabasta’s citizens cheered as the city grew calm.

After Luffy defeated Crocodile, the Straw Hat Pirates reunited and learned that Alabasta was finally free from Crocodile’s rule. The crew rested at the palace while the Navy took Crocodile into custody, and Zoro returned to find Luffy still asleep after two days.

• Bai Luo returned with the unconscious Luffy and told the Straw Hat Pirates that Luffy had defeated Crocodile without Tiger Fiend’s help.
• Vivi learned from Bai Luo that Crocodile’s threat to Alabasta was over and wept with relief.
• Smoker found Crocodile defeated, arrested him, and planned to report the events to Navy Headquarters.
• Cobra revealed Crocodile’s crimes to Alabasta, and Igaram’s testimony convinced the people that Crocodile had been the real culprit.
• Cobra arranged for the Straw Hat Pirates to rest at the palace, where Usopp impressed Chopper, Vivi and Nami chatted, and Sanji served the women and the hungry Luffy.
• Zoro returned and looked at Luffy, who was still asleep two days after the battle.

After Crocodile’s defeat, Bai Luo and the crew prepared to leave Alabasta, but Princess Vivi confessed that she wanted to stay and fulfill her responsibilities to her country. She admitted her love for Bai Luo and promised to wait for his return, and he embraced her.

• The crew discussed leaving Alabasta and agreed to wait for Luffy to wake up and decide their next voyage.
• Vivi met Bai Luo on the rooftop and explained that she wanted to remain in Alabasta to protect her country.
• Bai Luo told Vivi he understood and would support her choice, and she confessed that she loved him.
• Bai Luo warned Vivi that following him could leave Alabasta without her, and she said she would wait for him there.
• Bai Luo embraced Vivi as they looked at the moonlit sky.

After leaving Alabasta and saying goodbye to Vivi, Bai Luo and the Straw Hats discovered Robin aboard the Golden Merry. Luffy let her join the crew, and Robin quickly bonded with the others while Mr. 2 Bon Clay remained tied up.

• The Straw Hats held a feast after Luffy recovered, then prepared to leave Alabasta the next morning.
• Luffy asked whether Vivi was joining them, and Bai Luo said they should respect her choice to stay; Vivi watched the Golden Merry sail away and promised to wait for Bai Luo's return.
• Bai Luo brought A Niu, the Kung Fu Dugong, aboard, while Usopp pointed out the captive Mr. 2 Bon Clay.
• Robin appeared on the ship, disarmed the Straw Hats with her Flower-Flower Fruit powers, and asked Bai Luo to take responsibility for her.
• Bai Luo left the decision to Luffy, and Luffy agreed to let Robin stay; Robin soon played with Usopp and Chopper and gave Nami money taken from Crocodile.
• Robin settled in with the crew while Mr. 2 Bon Clay complained that everyone was ignoring him.

After Mr. 2 Bon Clay sailed off alone to rescue Crocodile, the Straw Hats continued onward and news of Crocodile’s defeat reached Marine Headquarters and the World Government. Doflamingo learned that the Marines and World Government would respond, and prepared to attend a meeting in Mary Geoise.

• Mr. 2 Bon Clay refused Luffy’s invitation to join the crew and set sail alone to rescue Xiao Ling and repay his kindness.
• Bai Luo and the others watched Mr. 2 Bon Clay disappear over the horizon, then continued their voyage as the Alabasta story came to a close.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku studied the Straw Hat Pirates’ bounty posters, recognized Luffy’s family connection to Garp, and ordered the Crocodile and Alabasta reports sent to Mary Geoise.
• A Marine General told the Gorosei that Shanks had made indirect contact with Whitebeard, but they focused their attention on Crocodile and Alabasta.
• In Dressrosa, Doflamingo mocked Crocodile’s defeat and anticipated a response from the Marines and World Government.

After the Alabasta incident, Bai Luo and the others enjoyed their voyage until they rescued Rais Rais, a mail-order salesman, from a giant shell. Nami bargained with him over expensive Thousand Year Paper.

• Gecko Moria mocked Crocodile’s defeat and vowed to take revenge if Luffy and his crew came to Thriller Bark.
• Bartholomew Kuma, Jinbe, and Hawk Eyes Mihawk reacted to the news about Luffy and the crew’s exploits.
• Luffy and the others fished up a giant shell, and Rais Rais emerged from it and thanked them for saving him.
• Rais Rais introduced Ladybug Mail Order and offered the crew a catalog of products.
• Nami asked about paper, and Rais Rais offered Thousand Year Paper for a reduced price of forty-five million Belly.
• Nami haggled with Rais Rais, pushing the price down as the crew watched in disbelief.

Rais Rais recognized Bai Luo and the Straw Hat Pirates, panicked, and fled without his merchandise. Robin showed the crew their new bounty posters, and the chapter ended with Foosha Village celebrating Luffy’s bounty.

• Bai Luo valued Rais Rais’s merchandise at one hundred thousand Belly, and Rais Rais recognized him and realized he was aboard the Straw Hat Pirates’ ship.
• Rais Rais apologized, escaped in his submersible, and left his merchandise behind.
• Robin showed the crew their updated bounty posters: Luffy had a bounty of 130 million Belly, Bai Luo had 100 million, Zoro had 75 million, and Usopp had 30 million.
• Chopper discovered that his bounty was only 100 Belly and reacted with dismay.
• People in Foosha Village saw Luffy’s poster and celebrated his bounty.

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped the Navy’s pursuit and reached Rurujia Island, where they learned about the Seven Colored Mist and encountered the island’s tax collectors. The chapter ended as Reno’s men seized a diner’s wallet, while the Straw Hats were still at the restaurant.

• Makino and the villagers celebrated Luffy’s new bounty despite the village chief’s protests.
• Three Navy warships pursued the Going Merry but deliberately missed their shots, allowing the Straw Hat Pirates to escape.
• The crew reached Rurujia Island, where soldiers demanded a docking fee and Luffy charged ahead toward a restaurant.
• Henzou introduced himself to Luffy and the others and explained that the Seven Colored Thing was rumored to lead to Edelweiss Gold Country.
• Reno and his soldiers entered the restaurant to collect taxes and took a diner’s wallet.

Bai Luo and the Straw Hats clashed with a tax collector on Rurujia Island, where a legendary mist called the Seven Colored Thing appeared. After hearing that no one who entered it had returned unchanged, Luffy decided the crew would explore it, leaving Usopp fearful and unsure how they could get inside.

• A middle-aged tax collector demanded a string of fees from Luffy and Usopp, and Bai Luo told him to leave.
• Leike confronted Nami, Sanji, and Chopper over unpaid harbor taxes and showed off his electric Battle Suit.
• A battered ship with a red Minotaur figurehead emerged from the Great Sea, and Dr. Henzo recognized the Seven Colored Thing he had studied for decades.
• Bai Luo explained that the mist had swallowed Marines, pirates, and explorers, while the few who emerged reported strange changes and journeys through time.
• Luffy eagerly decided the crew would enter the Seven Colored Thing, while Usopp objected and wondered how they could reach it.

Bai Luo and his companions entered the Seven Colored Thing, where they encountered the Pumpkin Pirate Crew and helped Dr. Henzou reunite with children from his past. After the reunion, Bai Luo explored the wrecked ships with Sanji and Robin, who chose to stay close to him.

• Bai Luo, Luffy, Robin, Sanji, and Tiger Fiend entered the Seven Colored Thing with Dr. Henzou, while Nami, Usopp, and Chopper returned to the Going Merry.
• Bai Luo and his companions found themselves in a gloomy maze of shipwrecks, and Luffy discovered that attempts to leave brought them back to the same place.
• Tiger Fiend fired at the Pumpkin Pirate Crew after its members tried to threaten the group, and the children revealed they were pirates too.
• Dr. Henzou recognized Longo and Isoka, then identified the other children as old companions and reunited with them.
• Bai Luo began exploring the cargo ships with Sanji and Robin, and Robin told him she expected to find something worthwhile by staying beside him.