Chapter Summaries

Xia Che struck a major deal with Crocodile for ships, weapons, and training pills while making sure Crocodile would keep Moke out of trouble. After Crocodile threatened Moke when he tried to retire, Xia Che celebrated the deal and ordered everyone to get to work.

• Crocodile contacted Xia Che and proposed a deal worth nearly two trillion Beli, explaining that he wanted ships, weapons, and Small Blue Pills.
• Xia Che agreed to sell the goods but questioned Crocodile about his plans and warned him not to involve Moke in trouble.
• Crocodile said he was no longer interested in taking over a country and would keep an eye on his crew, though he still intended to join the Age of Great Chaos.
• Xia Che asked Crocodile to look after Moke and send him back if Moke wanted to leave the captain's position.
• Moke offered Crocodile his captaincy so he could retire, but Crocodile threatened him with his golden hook until he agreed to keep working.
• Xia Che celebrated landing the deal and ordered everyone to get to work.

Dragon and the Revolutionary Army faced a worsening food shortage, so Sabo showed him Pinbaobao, a shopping service on the East Blue Navy’s Armored Den Den Mushi. Dragon agreed to place an order and requested a device of his own, while wondering how East Blue could supply so much food.

• Dragon reviewed reports showing that the Revolutionary Army’s expanding liberation efforts had left it short on food.
• Sabo rushed into Dragon’s office with Koala and showed him food for sale through Pinbaobao on an Armored Den Den Mushi.
• Sabo suggested ordering supplies from East Blue and meeting with its Navy, but Dragon chose to test the service before deciding whether they could be partners.
• Dragon, Sabo, and Koala watched their order progress to delivery, with an estimated arrival time of ten days.
• Dragon wondered whether East Blue had abundant food or was squeezing it from commoners, then asked Sabo to get him an Armored Den Den Mushi.
• An alarm sounded inside Sakazuki’s office in Marineford.

Sakazuki mistook the East Blue Navy’s delivery visit for an attack, then reluctantly allowed the deliveryman to collect payment and leave under the treaty’s protection. As Pinbaobao’s new delivery system spread worldwide, the Gorosei realized they could no longer stop the East Blue Navy without starting another war, just as Admiral Black Tiger requested an audience.

• A Marine soldier mistakenly told Sakazuki that the East Blue Navy was attacking Marine Headquarters, but a caller clarified that they had only come to deliver something.
• Sakazuki reprimanded the Marine Colonel who had sounded a Level One alert without confirming the situation.
• A deliveryman asked for payment and Garp’s signature, then invoked the treaty protecting East Blue Navy members from harm when Sakazuki threatened him.
• Sakazuki ordered the Marines to sign for and pay for the delivery, then returned to headquarters and cursed Garp.
• Pinbaobao’s deliveries spread across the seas, drawing worldwide attention to East Blue and alarming the Gorosei.
• A Celestial Dragon guard announced that Admiral Black Tiger had requested an audience with the Gorosei.

Xia Che learned from Garp that Black Foot Teach had accused him and Sengoku of colluding with the East Blue Navy, leading Sakazuki to imprison them. As Xia Che wondered what Teach intended, Teach demanded the power of a Marine Admiral from the Gorosei.

• Xia Che reviewed a report about an East Blue Navy delivery and learned that Marines had been whispering about Garp and Sengoku’s disappearance.
• Xia Che contacted Garp, who confirmed that Sakazuki had imprisoned him and Sengoku after Teach accused them of collusion with the East Blue Navy.
• Garp complained that Sengoku had confiscated the snacks he ordered, and Xia Che promised to make amends when Garp came to East Blue.
• Xia Che told Robin and the others that Garp and Sengoku were imprisoned, then asked Violet to arrange the release of the finale.
• Teach grinned at the Gorosei and demanded the power of a Marine Admiral.

Teach accused Sengoku, Garp, Kuzan, Buggy, and the East Blue Navy of conspiring together, possibly as part of a plan linked to the Pirate King. The Gorosei doubted his claims but grew alarmed at the possibility of Marine Headquarters being compromised, and Teach offered to secretly purge anyone disloyal to the World Government.

• Teach told the Gorosei that Buggy had revealed Garp, Kuzan, and Sengoku were backing the East Blue Navy and cooperating with the East Blue Overlord.
• Teach claimed the conspiracy might be connected to the Pirate King, prompting the Gorosei to debate whether Roger had planned something before his death.
• Teach said he had seen a deliveryman from the East Blue Navy visit Garp, convincing the Gorosei that Garp was still colluding with them.
• The Gorosei dismissed Teach's accusations and ordered him to remain at Marine Headquarters while they considered arresting Garp.
• Teach warned that more Marines, possibly Tsuru, Borsalino, or Sakazuki, could be secretly aligned with the East Blue Navy.
• Teach offered to serve as the World Government's loyal dog and secretly purge anyone who betrayed it, including the Fleet Admiral.

The Gorosei debated Teach’s claims that Marine Headquarters had been compromised and decided to question Sakazuki before taking action. At Marineford, Sakazuki and Tsuru discussed Garp, Teach, Buggy, and the East Blue Navy’s growing influence, until the Gorosei called Sakazuki for an explanation.

• Saturn warned the Gorosei that Marine Headquarters might be infiltrated, and the five agreed to investigate before making drastic moves.
• The Gorosei called Sakazuki, the newly appointed Fleet Admiral, to ask what he had to tell them.
• Sakazuki complained that Garp had contacted the East Blue Navy, while Tsuru said she had confiscated Garp’s Den Den Mushi.
• Sakazuki ordered his Marines to watch Buggy and Teach and criticized the World Government for considering recruiting them.
• Tsuru told Sakazuki that the East Blue Navy’s business had defeated the economic blockade and was earning enormous profits.
• The Gorosei’s call reached Sakazuki, and one of them demanded to know whether he had anything to report.

Sakazuki refused the Gorosei’s order to hand Sengoku and the Marine Hero over to CP0, insisting he would investigate the suspected East Blue Rebel collaborators himself. The Gorosei agreed to let him proceed while deciding to create a new unit under their direct command, leaving Marine Headquarters under growing suspicion.

• The Gorosei accused people within Marine Headquarters of colluding with the East Blue Rebels and ordered Sakazuki to hand them over to CP0.
• Sakazuki refused, arguing that the investigation was incomplete and that CP0’s intervention would undermine Marine Headquarters.
• The Gorosei agreed to let Sakazuki investigate for now and told him to restore Marine Headquarters and maintain order despite its budget cuts.
• Sakazuki asked Tsuru to warn the two former officers to behave, while he lamented the mess he had inherited.
• The Gorosei discussed granting Black Leg Tiger separate authority to investigate spies without funding or staff.
• Saturn named the new unit the Assassination Tactics Special Unit and placed it under the Gorosei’s direct command.

Teach was recruited by the World Government to lead a secret Cipher Pol assassination unit, but he had to find and pay for its members himself. In the East Blue, Crocodile informed Xia Che that Moke had been captured by Golden Lion Shiki.

• Teach lamented that the World Government and Marine Headquarters had rejected his attempt to join them, then considered leaving to build his own pirate crew.
• Teach received a call ordering him to lead an Assassination Tactics Special Unit called Cipher Pol: Dark, and agreed to obey the World Government.
• Teach learned he had to recruit the secret unit's members himself and pay for them, then vowed to play the World Government's obedient dog.
• Xia Che noted that Garp had stopped replying and suspected Marine Headquarters had confiscated his Den Den Mushi.
• Crocodile called Xia Che and told him that Golden Lion Shiki had captured Moke.

Golden Lion Shiki abducted Moke after mistaking him for Roger’s son, prompting Xia Che and Crocodile to end their cooperation and prepare for the fallout. Moke woke in Shiki’s floating palace, where Shiki asked him to become his son.

• Crocodile told Xia Che that Golden Lion Shiki had seized Moke and carried him into the sky.
• Xia Che and Crocodile agreed their cooperation would likely end, while Xia Che joked about dividing Moke’s assets.
• Xia Che told Violet to summon everyone for a meeting as Robin asked whether he feared for Moke’s life.
• Xia Che reasoned that Shiki probably did not intend to kill Moke and wondered if he planned to take him to East Blue.
• Shiki captured Moke in his floating palace and asked him to become his son.

Golden Lion Shiki tried to recruit Moke as his son after learning he was Roger’s child, but Moke rejected him. Shiki left Moke in Indigo’s care and promised to ask again, determined to win him over.

• Shiki asked Moke to become his son, and Moke asked about the familiar object stuck in Shiki’s head.
• Indigo confirmed that Moke resembled Roger, and Shiki said the object had been stuck there because of Roger.
• Moke asked whether Shiki knew Whitebeard and Ace, and Indigo explained that Ace was rumored to be Roger’s other son, making him Moke’s half-brother.
• Shiki reacted angrily to learning Roger had two sons and joked about Roger marrying two women.
• Moke refused Shiki’s offer, but Shiki recalled Roger rejecting his earlier invitation and insisted he would eventually win Moke over.
• Shiki told Indigo to accommodate Moke’s requests, then left to give him time to reconsider.

After Golden Lion Shiki abducted Moke, the Moke Pirates, Whitebeard Pirates, and East Blue Navy reacted to the news. Moke contacted Xia Che and revealed that Shiki had captured him because he wanted Moke to be his son.

• The Moke Pirates grew furious over Moke's abduction, while Crocodile refused to promise a rescue before learning the Whitebeard Pirates had arrived.
• Ace told Whitebeard that Moke had been captured, and Marco identified Golden Lion Shiki as the culprit.
• Whitebeard promised to bring Moke back, but Crocodile said the Moke Pirates would rescue their captain themselves.
• At an East Blue Navy meeting, Xia Che received a call from Moke, who explained that Shiki had given him a Den Den Mushi so he could call.
• Moke told Xia Che that Golden Lion Shiki wanted him to be his son.

After Moke explained that the Flying Pirates captain had kidnapped him to make him an heir, Xia Che ended the rescue meeting and discussed Garp and Sengoku’s restrictions with Zephyr and Kuzan. Days later, a broadcast showed the Whitebeard Pirates confronting the Flying Pirates, and the East Blue Overlord stepped in as the two crews began fighting.

• Moke told Xia Che and the others that the Flying Pirates captain had wanted him to become his son and inherit the crew, so he had refused.
• Xia Che ended the rescue meeting, then heard from Zephyr and Kuzan that Garp and Sengoku had been restricted over suspected ties to the East Blue Navy.
• Xia Che said they should wait and focus on their own business rather than trying to contact Garp and Sengoku.
• News spread that the Flying Pirates had abducted the East Blue Overlord, and the Whitebeard Pirates met them in the New World as an Armored Den Den Mushi broadcast the encounter.
• Sakazuki and Tsuru watched the broadcast and discussed the East Blue Navy’s communications system as the two pirate crews began fighting.
• The East Blue Overlord appeared in the broadcast and shouted for the crews to stop fighting.

Sakazuki and Tsuru watched the East Blue Overlord halt the gathering pirates, then discussed the revelations about Golden Lion, Ace, and Crocodile. Teach used his new World Government authority to demand custody of Sengoku and Garp for an investigation, leaving Marine Headquarters tense and bracing for trouble.

• Sakazuki and Tsuru discussed the East Blue Overlord, Golden Lion, Ace, and Crocodile after the pirates’ confrontation was stopped.
• Teach entered Sakazuki’s office with Lafitte and declared that the World Government had given him authority to investigate Sengoku and Garp.
• Teach demanded that Sakazuki hand the two former Marine leaders over to him, citing his orders from the World Government.
• Sakazuki agreed to let Teach take them for questioning within Marine Headquarters, on the conditions that they were not removed or harmed and that no rumors spread.
• Teach left with Lafitte, and Sakazuki told Tsuru to watch him as they worried that Marine Headquarters was heading into chaos.

Xia Che reviewed reports that Moke had been rescued and directed plans for East Blue’s farming projects and Sea Train. The first Sea Train route opened to crowded stations, drawing attention from the Revolutionary Army and other forces.

• Robin reported that Moke had been rescued by his crew and that Whitebeard and Golden Lion had ended their battle after Moke left.
• Xia Che planned to have Old Bei study the IQ plants Moke obtained and discussed the progress and staffing shortages of Artificial Devil Fruit cultivation with Robin.
• Xia Che instructed Robin to seek more Tontatta and improve their working conditions, then approved opening the completed first phase of the Sea Train.
• In mid-February 1520, the Sea Train route connecting much of East Blue opened, and civilians flocked to stations to ride it.
• Sabo read a newspaper report praising the Sea Train’s opening as the Revolutionary Army watched East Blue’s development.

Sabo admired the East Blue Navy’s improvements to transportation and living conditions, while worrying about how its rise affected the Revolutionary Army. Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp set out from Goa Island expecting to sail, but Belmer sent them off with Sea Train tickets instead.

• Koala questioned the East Blue Navy’s motives, while Sabo praised its Sea Train routes, passenger ships, and broader development across East Blue.
• Sabo reflected that Dragon was troubled by the East Blue Navy and by the Revolutionary Army’s own actions, then looked forward to meeting Luffy at sea.
• Luffy announced that he was setting sail, but Belmer scolded him and Zoro for spending their wages on feasts instead of saving for a ship.
• Belmer gave Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp tickets for the East Blue Sea Train from Goa Island to the Conomi Islands.

Luffy, Belmer, Zoro, and Usopp prepared to begin their pirate adventure with only enough money for four Sea Train tickets, leaving their friends and coworkers baffled. The group set off confidently by train, despite everyone expecting a ship-bound departure.

• Belmer scolded Zoro and Usopp for spending their wages and explained that the group could afford only four tickets, not a ship.
• Luffy insisted they leave that day, declaring that nothing would stop his adventure to become Pirate King.
• The foreman and the people of Foosha Village arrived to see the group off, assuming they would depart by ship.
• Luffy announced that they would take the Sea Train, stunning the gathered villagers.
• Belmer, Zoro, and Usopp accepted Luffy's choice and reaffirmed their own ambitions as the Straw Hat Work Pirates assembled.

Belmer led Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp aboard the Sea Train to begin their pirate adventure while the foreman and his family traveled in a nearby carriage. As the train left Goa Island, the foreman reflected on the children's difficult pasts and wondered if they would meet again.

• The foreman, his family, and Belmer's group joined the ticket inspection line, then went to their separate carriages.
• Passengers in Carriage 7 saw Foosha Village's residents waving goodbye and heard that Luffy and his companions were setting out to become pirates.
• The Sea Train departed, and the foreman marveled at its speed as the villagers continued waving farewell.
• The foreman told his wife and daughter that the children were orphans and had chosen their own path despite their hardships.
• The foreman showed his family tickets to Sky Island and watched Goa Island disappear, wondering whether he would see the children again.

The Gorosei discussed the East Blue Navy’s newly opened Sea Train, its growing wealth and influence, and their failed efforts to infiltrate it. They ordered renewed efforts to contain the Navy while monitoring Marine Headquarters, as Neptune also read the news on Fish-Man Island.

• The East Blue Navy opened its Sea Train linking Goa Island and the Polaris Archipelago, drawing extensive newspaper coverage.
• The Gorosei complained that the Sea Train coverage overshadowed the Whitebeard Pirates and Flying Pirates, then questioned why the East Blue Navy had built it.
• The Gorosei lamented the World Government’s deficit and the East Blue Navy’s wealth, while learning that its security system had thwarted attempts to infiltrate East Blue.
• The Gorosei discussed Marine Headquarters, Teach’s investigation into the Pirate King’s conspiracy, and Black Leg Tiger’s orders to watch for anyone colluding with the East Blue Navy.
• The Gorosei ordered intelligence agents to keep seeking ways into East Blue and called for a new strategy to curb the East Blue Navy’s development.
• Neptune read the newspaper report about the independently developed high-speed Sea Train in Ryugu Kingdom.

Neptune learned that Hody Jones and Daken were stirring unrest on Fish-Man Island, then discovered a recruitment offer Jinbe had entrusted to Sharky. Meanwhile, Judge Vinsmoke decided to seek new allies in the New World, while Xia Che received a mysterious message claiming to know his secret.

• Sharky told Neptune that Hody Jones and Daken were rallying Fish-Men and spreading lies about the king, while Neptune admitted the kingdom lacked anyone strong enough to stop them.
• Sharky gave Neptune the creased paper Jinbe had left with him, and Neptune froze when he read the word “Recruitment.”
• Judge Vinsmoke and his three sons condemned Reiju for giving the Vinsmoke Family’s snails to the East Blue Navy, and Judge decided they would go to the New World to find new allies.
• Xia Che examined an Armored Den Den Mushi and found a message from a stranger saying, “I know your secret!”

Xia Che, Reiju, Robin, and Violet visited the Baratie, where Reiju and Xia Che teased Sanji while he served them. As Xia Che and Reiju left, Sanji still refused to acknowledge Xia Che as his brother-in-law, despite his crewmates urging him to seize the connection.

• Xia Che blocked a mysterious message after its sender cryptically asked about a secret.
• Xia Che explained that he had stopped at the Baratie with Reiju during a trip back from the East Blue Navy's Sea Train trial.
• Sanji served Robin and Violet warmly but gave Reiju cold water and Xia Che hot water with broken tea leaves.
• Xia Che encouraged Reiju to keep teasing Sanji and leave him a bad review, making Reiju laugh.
• Sanji complained to Paddy and the other cooks, who teased him about Xia Che being his brother-in-law and suggested he seek Xia Che's help with women.
• Paddy told Sanji that Xia Che and Reiju were leaving and ordered him to see the guests off.