Chapter Summaries

After Crocodile’s defeat, Vivi chose to stay in Alabasta to protect the kingdom and its secret, while Smoker and Hina prepared to pursue the Straw Hat Crew. The chapter left Hina gathering Marines to capture Luffy.

• Smoker reflected that Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew had grown strong enough to warrant higher bounties, while Tashigi hurried to their ship.
• Igaram and Koza arrived at the Royal Palace, and Igaram told Vivi that Miss All Sunday had rescued him.
• Vivi went to question Robin but found that she had disappeared from the hospital.
• Vivi decided to remain in Alabasta to guard the country and Pluton, though she enjoyed spending time with the Straw Hat Crew.
• Hina arrived in Alabasta, and Smoker told her to gather Marines so he could capture Straw Hat.

Smoker suspected Vivi had defeated Crocodile after gaining extraordinary strength through a connection to Bai Hao and the Witnesses of History, but Hina said Headquarters was rewarding him instead of punishing him. A call from Navy Headquarters confirmed that Smoker and Tashigi would receive medals for their role in defeating Crocodile.

• Smoker told Hina he believed Vivi, rather than the Straw Hats, had defeated Crocodile and had recently gained strength comparable to an admiral.
• Smoker suggested Vivi’s sudden power might be connected to Bai Hao and warned Hina that he believed Bai Hao could outmatch the Four Emperors.
• Hina told Smoker that Headquarters was about to reward him, despite his expectation that he would be punished or reassigned.
• A Marine brought Smoker a call from Navy Headquarters, which announced that Smoker and Tashigi would receive medals for their contributions to the campaign against Crocodile.

Smoker refused to accept the Navy’s false claim that it had defeated Crocodile, while Sengoku considered reports about Vivi and the Witness of History. Kake investigated Fish-Man Island, and Luffy woke in Alabasta as Smoker received new bounty posters for Luffy and Zoro.

• Smoker told Hina that the Straw Hat Crew and Vivi had defeated Crocodile, then cursed the officials who planned to credit the Navy and suppress the truth.
• Sengoku suppressed Smoker’s insubordinate remark and wondered whether Vivi’s reported strength was connected to the Witness of History.
• Kake arrived undercover at Fish-Man Island, noticed its revival, and decided to investigate further before reporting to Headquarters.
• After Luffy woke from three days of sleep, the Alabasta royal family held a banquet for the Straw Hat Crew.
• Smoker received bounty posters listing Luffy at one hundred million and Zoro at sixty million, then asked Hina whether her people had arrived.

Hina organized a Navy blockade to trap the Straw Hat Crew in Alabasta while Luffy and his friends prepared to leave once their Log Pose was ready. The chapter ended when they received a call from someone named Little Pot.

• Smoker left Hina in charge of capturing the Straw Hat Crew and returned to Navy Headquarters.
• Hina welcomed Jango and Fullbody, then ordered her officers to blockade Alabasta’s ports and sink the Straw Hats’ ship from a distance.
• Nami said the Log Pose’s recorded time was nearly complete, while Luffy wanted to stay longer and Sanji reminded him that Smoker was pursuing them.
• A guard brought a Den Den Mushi call from someone calling himself Little Pot, and Sanji answered it.

Vivi struggled to decide whether to leave Alabasta and continue adventuring with Luffy and the others. After they set a deadline for her to join them at the eastern harbor, she returned to an empty room and weighed her attachment to them against her desire to use her newfound strength.

• Sanji hung up on Mr. 2, but Luffy answered when the okama called again and learned he had taken their ship upstream on the Santo River.
• The crew decided to retrieve the ship, packed their belongings, and prepared to leave Alabasta.
• Vivi admitted she did not know what to do, and Nami gave her until noon the next day to decide whether to join them at the eastern harbor.
• Vivi sent Fast Runners to escort the crew away, then returned alone and considered her reluctance to part with them and her desire for adventure.

Vivi weighed the risks of joining the Straw Hat Crew and decided to form an adventuring group with Kenran instead. Meanwhile, Hina learned that the Straw Hat crew’s ship had disappeared from Nanohana port.

• Vivi asked Kenran and Sea Grape for advice about leaving Alabasta and disguising her identity.
• Kenran suggested that Vivi travel with her as an adventurer, and Vivi considered how her strength might affect the Straw Hat Crew.
• Vivi decided to go adventuring with Kenran and planned to tell Luffy and the others first.
• A Marine reported to Hina that the Straw Hat crew’s ship was gone from Nanohana port.
• Hina asked whether the crew had vanished in front of the Marines and escaped, and the Marine said he did not think so.

The Straw Hats reunited with Mr. 2 Bon Clay, who had rescued the Going Merry from the Marines, and agreed to help him and his crew escape the country. As they sailed toward the port, they spotted Marine warships, but the Marines did not fire.

• Hina ordered the Marines to guard every port after learning the Going Merry had vanished from the Santo River.
• The Straw Hats reached the upper Santo River aboard Fast Runner and thanked the duck crew before reuniting with Mr. 2 Bon Clay.
• Mr. 2 explained that he had moved the Going Merry to save it from the Marines, and Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper welcomed him as a friend.
• Zoro realized Mr. 2 had come to join them because the port blockade left him unable to escape, and Mr. 2 asked the Straw Hats to take his crew along.
• Nami ordered everyone to help set sail, and the Straw Hats spotted Marine warships before reaching the port; Zoro noticed the Marines were not firing.

The Straw Hats were trapped by the Black Cage Unit’s Black Spear Formation as Marine warships attacked them from all sides. Usopp opened a gap by sinking Jango and Fullbody’s ships, but Mr. 2 Bon Clay warned that Hina was approaching and urged the crew to escape through the opening.

• Nami urged the crew to break through as Marine warships surrounded their ship and pierced its hull with black iron spears.
• Jango and Fullbody taunted the Straw Hats while explaining the Black Spear Formation, and Luffy recognized Jango.
• Jango tried to hypnotize Luffy, but Usopp fired a cannonball that sank Jango’s ship and crashed it into Fullbody’s ship, sinking both.
• Mr. 2 Bon Clay celebrated the opening to the south, then learned from his subordinates that Hina was coming.
• Mr. 2 Bon Clay urged Luffy and the others to flee through the southern opening, warning them that Hina was powerful.

Mr. 2 Bon Clay and his crew disguised themselves as the Straw Hats to draw Hina’s Marines away while Luffy and his companions escaped on the Going Merry. The Marines captured Bon Clay’s group after sinking the Swan Ship, while the Straw Hats continued toward the East Port.

• Nami said the Straw Hats had to head straight for the East Port to meet their companions.
• Mr. 2 Bon Clay decided to impersonate Luffy and send his crew disguised as the Straw Hats aboard the Swan Ship as a decoy.
• The Straw Hats hid in the Going Merry’s cabin while the Swan Ship charged toward the southern opening.
• Hina’s Marines pursued the Swan Ship, where Mr. 2 Bon Clay revealed the deception and taunted Hina.
• The Marines spotted the Going Merry escaping east, then sank the Swan Ship and captured Mr. 2 Bon Clay and his subordinates.

Vivi addressed Alabasta, described how her adventure had given her courage and strength, and used her power to bring rain to the country. She met the Straw Hat crew at sea to say goodbye, choosing to stay in her homeland rather than join their journey.

• Vivi spoke to Alabasta through a Den Den Mushi receiver, recalling her adventure and thanking the little boat and God for giving her courage and strength.
• Vivi brought gentle rain across Alabasta, and the people cheered for her and celebrated the rainfall.
• The Straw Hat crew heard Vivi's speech near the eastern port, but Luffy insisted she was still there and wanted to find her.
• Vivi created a storm that surrounded the pursuing Marines while leaving the Straw Hat crew untouched, then appeared with Black Duck.
• Vivi told the Straw Hat crew that she loved her homeland too much to leave and said goodbye through tears.

Vivi said goodbye to the Straw Hat Crew by showing them the X mark on her arm, while her wind helped their ship escape the Marines. Hina learned more about Vivi’s abilities and reported the failed pursuit to Smoker, then calmly dodged an attacker.

• Luffy nearly answered Vivi aloud, but Nami stopped him, and Zoro showed the crew’s X marks so they could silently acknowledge Vivi.
• Vivi raised her own X mark with Black Duck and thought eagerly about adventuring with Kenran.
• Vivi’s wind helped the Straw Hat Crew escape while the Marines’ ship struggled against the storm.
• Marine officers told Hina they suspected Vivi had helped the pirates and might have a Devil Fruit that could summon rain.
• Hina explained that Vivi had reason to see off the people who defeated Crocodile, then told Smoker that the Straw Hat Crew had escaped.
• A former subordinate of Mr. 2 Bon Clay charged at Hina, who dodged him while continuing her call with Smoker.

Hina questioned Smoker about his apparent happiness over the Straw Hat crew’s escape and Vivi’s unusual weather powers, then wondered what kind of being the princess would become. Meanwhile, Bai Hao relaxed aboard his ship and agreed that Kuina and Cactus could go adventuring, promising a Transformation Technique that would let Sea Grape join them.

• Hina captured an attacker with her ability while Fullbody and Jango joked about it.
• Hina accused Smoker of seeming pleased that the Straw Hat crew escaped and asked about the strange storm around the Marines and Vivi’s kingdom-wide rain.
• Smoker denied Hina’s suspicions and said he would report Vivi’s matter before ending the call.
• Hina wondered how Vivi had become so powerful and what kind of existence she would become.
• Bai Hao told Kuina she could travel with Cactus as long as they did not interfere with history and kept up their cultivation.
• Bai Hao said he was developing a Transformation Technique that would let Sea Grape change her appearance and join their adventures, and Kuina went to share the news.

Sengoku investigated Vivi’s newfound powers and considered whether the Witness of History was also behind the events on Fish-Man Island. After questioning Smoker about the Witness and studying his portraits, Sengoku suspected the Witness’s organization had connections to Vivi and others.

• Bai Hao reflected on his inability to find spatial nodes and put off creating a Space Gate technique.
• Sengoku read Hina’s report that Vivi had met someone godlike and gained the ability to summon true rain and storms.
• Sengoku wondered whether the Witness of History had caused the changes on Fish-Man Island and summoned Smoker.
• Smoker told Sengoku that the Witness consisted of a powerful boy with spatial and mental abilities and a skilled girl swordswoman, then showed him their portraits.
• Sengoku suspected the girl and Vivi had both been chosen to join the same organization and began considering possible connections between them.

Sengoku and the Five Elders reacted to reports of the secret organization that accepted princesses, ordering a secret investigation and a worldwide manhunt for the Witness of History. On Fish-Man Island, Chaton confirmed that Otohime had likely been revived and Shirahoshi had grown much stronger, then prepared to verify the changes further.

• Smoker told Sengoku that the Maiden resembled Tashigi and seemed to know Zoro from childhood, while Sengoku suspected the organization might use princesses to build power like the Revolutionary Army.
• Sengoku sent Smoker away, then reported the Witness of History to the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders ordered a secret, highest-level investigation, branded the Witness of History a world-class criminal like Dragon, and authorized a worldwide manhunt and a possible Buster Call.
• Chaton investigated Fish-Man Island and concluded that Otohime had likely been revived and Shirahoshi had become far stronger.
• Chaton wondered whether he could obtain the same power to impress Momousagi, then decided to complete his confirmation.

Navy Headquarters Admiral Candidate Chaton Kake visited Fish-Man Island to investigate Otohime’s resurrection and its connection to the Witness of History. Otohime concealed what she knew, and she and Neptune worried that the marines might eventually attack, though they took comfort in Shirahoshi’s power.

• A guard announced Chaton Kake’s arrival, and Otohime agreed to receive the Admiral Candidate.
• Kake asked how Otohime had been resurrected, but she said she had awakened near a grave and did not know who had brought her back.
• Kake tried to coax the truth from Otohime, then claimed the marines believed her benefactor was the Witness of History and planned to put Bai Hao on the wanted list.
• Otohime hid her surprise at the name, and Kake left after failing to learn anything from her.
• Neptune worried that the marines might attack Fish-Man Island, but Otohime reassured him and recalled Shirahoshi’s demonstrated power.

Sengoku reported that Bai Hao had resurrected Otohime, warning that he could bring back dangerous figures such as Gol D. Roger and Rocks D. Zebek. The Five Elders brought the threat to Lord Imu, who was astonished and began to suspect Bai Hao might be connected to something unprecedented.

• Kake told Sengoku that Otohime had truly returned to life, though he had found nothing suspicious about her.
• Sengoku warned the Five Elders that Bai Hao might resurrect Gol D. Roger, Rocks D. Zebek, or the scholars of Ohara.
• The Five Elders agreed to eliminate Bai Hao as soon as possible and decided to inform Lord Imu.
• The Five Elders reported Bai Hao's abilities to Lord Imu, who reacted with disbelief and began to consider who he might be.

Bai Hao learned that Vivi and Kuina had left to begin their adventure, and he considered traveling to earn more Plot Points. He realized Luffy might soon encounter Blackbeard again, and worried that their existing enmity could put either of them in danger.

• Lord Imu ordered the Five Elders to find Bai Hao, stabilize him rather than capture him, and give him a Den Den Mushi; Sengoku passed the instructions to the Navy.
• Vivi reached Sabaody Archipelago, met Bai Hao, and received his assurance that Alabasta would remain safe while she traveled.
• Vivi and Kuina said goodbye to Bai Hao and headed to the port to buy a ship and start their adventure.
• Bai Hao decided to travel because the Plot Points had stopped increasing, then recalled that Luffy might meet Blackbeard before going to Sky Island and worried about their hostility.

Bai Hao left to travel to Demon Valley Town after reassuring Rayleigh that he would not alter history. Near Thriller Bark, his Marshadow Card matched with Perona, and he searched the immense ship for her but could not sense her location.

• Bai Hao packed his belongings, checked out, and told Rayleigh he was leaving for a stroll.
• Bai Hao reassured Rayleigh that, as the Witness of History, he would not reverse history, then vanished after saying goodbye.
• While flying through fog, Bai Hao discovered that his Marshadow Card had matched with Perona.
• Bai Hao recognized Thriller Bark from a map, landed on the enormous ship, and searched for Perona.
• Unable to sense Perona aboard the ship, Bai Hao considered traveling to Sky Island to copy Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability and improve his Observation Haki.
• Bai Hao sensed that someone was approaching.

Bai Hao forced the invisible Absalom to lead him to Perona, then scattered one of her ghosts with Conqueror's Haki. He reached Perona's secret garden, leaving Absalom shocked by his strength.

• Bai Hao sensed Absalom nearby, identified him despite his invisibility, and demanded that he lead him to Perona.
• Absalom tried to flee, but Bai Hao immobilized him, so Absalom revealed himself and agreed to guide him.
• Absalom led Bai Hao past Thriller Bark's stitched-together monsters to Perona's secret garden.
• A ghost flew out and attacked Bai Hao, but he scattered it with Conqueror's Haki, leaving Absalom stunned.

Bai Hao entered Perona’s room to recruit her, while Absalom warned Moria about his overwhelming abilities. Moria decided to capture Bai Hao’s shadow for Oars, as Perona remained unconscious.

• Bai Hao let Absalom go so he could alert Moria, then used Conqueror's Haki to kill the zombie monsters blocking his way.
• Bai Hao entered Perona’s room, where Kumacy tried to protect the unconscious girl, and waited beside her bed.
• Absalom woke Moria and reported that Bai Hao had seen through his invisibility and shattered Perona’s ghosts.
• Moria recognized Bai Hao as a dangerous opponent but became eager to seize his shadow for Oars.