Chapter Summaries

Bai Hao offered Perona a place in the Spirit Pavilion in exchange for control over her soul, giving her half an hour to decide. When Moria and the Zombies attacked, Bai Hao knocked them all unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki, leaving Perona stunned as he woke Moria with a basin of water.

• Perona woke and recalled that Bai Hao had made her faint with a glare.
• Bai Hao invited Perona to join the Spirit Pavilion, promising immense power in exchange for her soul and giving her half an hour to decide.
• Perona hesitated over the offer and worried that Bai Hao might not grant her power.
• As Moria and the Zombies gathered outside, Bai Hao broke through Perona’s wall and knocked them all unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki.
• Bai Hao assured Perona that the attackers were only unconscious, then poured water over Moria to wake him.

Bai Hao offered Perona a place in his organization and promised her greater power, prompting Moria to accept before changing his mind over the cost to her freedom. Perona joined anyway, hoping to gain enough strength to help Moria defeat Kaido.

• Bai Hao revealed that he had knocked Moria unconscious and asked to take Perona into his organization.
• Moria objected at first but reconsidered when Bai Hao promised Perona power that could let her fight Kaido.
• Perona complained that joining required her to hand over her soul, so Moria told her to refuse.
• Perona agreed to join the Spirit Pavilion, intending to gain power and help Moria get revenge on Kaido.

Perona joined Bai Hao’s organization as Nether Flower and received the power of her Marshadow Card. She passed out after accepting the power, while Bai Hao assured Moria she would be fine.

• Moria thanked Perona for choosing her own path, then warned Bai Hao not to mistreat her.
• Bai Hao offered Perona a contract and told her not to seek revenge on Kaido until she had mastered her new power.
• Perona shook Bai Hao’s hand, signed the contract, and received an organization uniform and communication ring.
• Perona chose Nether Flower as her plant-based codename.
• Bai Hao gave Perona her Marshadow Card’s power, causing her to pass out, and told Moria she would recover soon.

Bai Hao arrived at Demon Valley Town ahead of Luffy and found Blackbeard in a tavern. He told Blackbeard not to attack Luffy’s group when they met, leaving Blackbeard balking at the demand.

• Bai Hao left Thriller Bark after explaining himself to Moria, who wondered who he was.
• Bai Hao reached Demon Valley Town, sensed Blackbeard was already there, and found that Luffy’s group would arrive in a day.
• Bai Hao entered a tavern to eat while waiting, and Blackbeard arrived and sat beside him.
• Bai Hao told Blackbeard to forget his past unpleasantness with Luffy and chat with his group without attacking them.
• Blackbeard objected that Bai Hao was making too many demands.

Bai Hao defeated Blackbeard with his mental power and persuaded him to set aside his grudge against Straw Hat. The next day, Luffy and his companions reached an island and wondered why its harbor was full of pirate ships.

• Blackbeard asked whether handing Bai Hao over to the Navy would earn him a position as a Shichibukai, and Bai Hao knocked him unconscious with his mental power.
• Bai Hao restored Blackbeard and explained that he had blocked the senses of everyone around them.
• Blackbeard praised Bai Hao's strength and agreed to set aside his grudge against Straw Hat for now.
• Bai Hao decided to remain on the island and watch for trouble from Blackbeard.
• Luffy and his companions sailed the Going Merry to the island, where Usopp noticed the harbor was full of pirate ships.

The Straw Hats arrived at a pirate-filled island, where Nami tried to keep Luffy and Zoro from causing trouble. They encountered one of Blackbeard's subordinates after someone fell from a horse.

• Nami, Usopp, and Chopper pretended to be sick to avoid going ashore, but Luffy and Zoro headed into town.
• Nami followed Luffy and Zoro, while Usopp and Chopper stopped Sanji from leaving the ship to protect it.
• Sanji wondered where Robin had gone and recalled that she had secretly boarded the ship after escaping Hina.
• Nami warned Luffy and Zoro not to start a fight, and they agreed not to cause trouble in town.
• Someone fell from a horse in front of Nami, Luffy, and Zoro, and they recognized him as one of Blackbeard's subordinates.

Luffy, Zoro, and Nami encountered Doc Q, who said Blackbeard had ordered his crew to avoid fighting them on the island. After they agreed to keep the peace, Doc Q offered Luffy an apple, and a nearby house exploded just as rumors blamed the apples for a deadly blast.

• Nami urged Luffy and Zoro to avoid fighting, and they found Doc Q coughing blood on the ground.
• Doc Q said Blackbeard had ordered his crew to set aside their grudge against Luffy’s group while they were on the island.
• Luffy agreed to keep the peace, and Zoro helped Doc Q onto his horse.
• Doc Q offered the group apples, but Luffy took a bite despite Zoro and Nami’s warnings.
• A nearby house exploded, and bystanders blamed the apples; Nami tried to make Luffy spit his out as Zoro drew his sword.

Luffy, Nami, and Zoro encountered Doc Q and then wandered into the Tropical Hotel, where Satchis insulted them and offered Luffy money. The chapter left Luffy about to pick up the money while Satchis and his companion mocked him.

• Doc Q took back the basket of apples, assured the group they were safe, and rode away, citing his captain's order to avoid conflict.
• Luffy, Nami, and Zoro entered the quiet Tropical Hotel while looking around town for information about Sky Island.
• A waiter told them Bellamy and his group had booked the hotel and asked them to leave, but they stayed to ask who Bellamy was.
• Satchis arrived with a woman, called Luffy a little bug, and ordered him to leave.
• Satchis threw money on the ground for Luffy, who bent down to pick it up as Satchis and the woman mocked him.

Luffy, Nami, and Zoro left after being mocked by the Bellamy Pirates and went to a bar, where Luffy unexpectedly reunited with Blackbeard. Blackbeard said he had promised Bai Hao, the Witness of History, not to attack them, leaving Nami and Zoro curious about the man Luffy had met in Loguetown.

• 127 grabbed Nami by the face, and Nami dragged Luffy out while Satchis and the Bellamy Pirates mocked them.
• A Bellamy Pirate examined Luffy's bounty poster and noted that Luffy was worth thirty million Beli.
• Nami, Luffy, and Zoro headed to a bar, where Luffy and Blackbeard both ordered cherry pie and recognized each other.
• Blackbeard told Luffy, Nami, and Zoro that he had promised the Witness of History not to attack them.
• Luffy remembered drinking milk with Bai Hao in Loguetown and said he thought Bai Hao was a decent, good person.

Luffy and Blackbeard clashed over their opposite opinions of the tavern’s food and drinks, then competed over how much to order. After Blackbeard left, Bellamy entered the tavern looking for the pirate wearing a straw hat.

• Blackbeard tried to drive a wedge between Bai Hao and Luffy, but Luffy laughed off his attempt and ignored him to eat.
• Luffy and Blackbeard both praised or condemned the same cherry pie and drink, then insulted each other over their disagreement.
• The two competed to order more meat and cherry pies until Zoro and Nami tried to stop them.
• Blackbeard collected his cherry pies and left, then noticed an imposing man entering the tavern.
• Bellamy entered and asked whether the pirate wearing a straw hat was there, and Luffy turned toward him as the frightened crowd whispered about Bellamy.

Bellamy and his crew confronted Luffy’s group in a bar, where Bellamy attacked Luffy and Zoro drew his sword in response. Luffy stood back up as the crowd jeered, while Bai Hao watched from a corner.

• Bellamy approached Luffy and ordered drinks for them, while Satchis and the Bellamy Pirates arrived and insulted the bar.
• Satchis slashed and kicked a man who had not given up his seat, then took it for himself.
• Bellamy pretended to offer Luffy a drink, then slammed Luffy’s head into the bar table.
• Zoro put a sword to Bellamy’s neck, and Nami tried to stop Zoro from acting before they had gathered enough information.
• Bai Hao watched the confrontation from the corner as Luffy stood up and Bellamy called the encounter a test.

Nami asked a bar owner how to reach Sky Island, but Bellamy and the bar’s patrons mocked the Straw Hats for believing in legends and dreams. Bellamy struck Luffy, leaving Nami rushing to his side.

• Nami asked the bar owner how the crew could reach Sky Island, and the patrons laughed at her.
• Nami pointed to her Log Pose as evidence, but the patrons claimed it was broken and Bellamy explained the upward current that could launch ships into the sky.
• Bellamy mocked the search for Sky Island and other legendary treasures, declaring that dreams were foolish and the age of chasing them was over.
• Bellamy punched Luffy and sent him flying, and Nami cried out and hurried to him.

Bai Hao appeared in the bar as Bellamy and the others mocked Luffy and Zoro for believing in Sky Island. He gave Luffy a clue to seek Blackbeard or the orangutan, then vanished, leaving Luffy and Nami ready to pursue it.

• Bellamy and the bar's patrons jeered at Luffy and Zoro and threw things at them while they refused to fight back.
• Bai Hao appeared, redirecting the thrown objects away from himself and leaving the bar stunned.
• Luffy recognized Bai Hao as the person who had asked Blackbeard to look after him.
• Bai Hao told Luffy to ask Blackbeard or the orangutan for directions to Sky Island, then disappeared.
• Luffy and Nami accepted the clue as a lead to Sky Island.

Nami and the Straw Hats encountered mockery and violence in a bar after asking about Sky Island, but Blackbeard told them their fight had been won and declared that people’s dreams never ended. Luffy left without befriending Blackbeard, while the Straw Hats’ search for Sky Island continued.

• Nami urged Luffy and Zoro to find Blackbeard or the gorilla and ask about Sky Island, while the bar patrons laughed at Bai Hao’s advice.
• Bellamy kicked Zoro and slammed Luffy into a wall as the patrons mocked them and Satchis tried to recruit Nami.
• Nami dragged Luffy and Zoro outside, where Blackbeard said he did not know the clues to Sky Island but claimed the Straw Hats had won the fight.
• Blackbeard declared that a person's dreams would never end and praised Luffy for standing up to the bar’s insults without fighting back.
• Luffy left with Nami and Zoro, telling Blackbeard they were not friends.

Luffy and Zoro returned to the ship injured after meeting Blackbeard, while Nami remained frustrated that no one had revealed the clues to Sky Island. Robin came back with a map and pointed Nami toward a dreamer who believed Sky Island existed.

• Blackbeard left after speaking with Luffy, pleased to have met a kindred spirit and imagining that they might become destined rivals.
• Nami questioned Luffy and Zoro about Blackbeard and the Sky Island clues, and the group returned to the harbor without answers.
• The crew worried over Luffy and Zoro’s injuries, and Chopper treated them while Nami recounted what had happened.
• Nami grew furious when Chopper mentioned Sky Island, but Robin arrived and interrupted her outburst.
• Robin showed the crew a map and told Nami that its marked location was home to a man driven out of town for believing Sky Island existed.

Nami connected the orangutan’s singing to the Sky Island clues and led the Straw Hats toward its suspected location while Bai Hao watched over their progress. Meanwhile, Vivi and Kuina explored Sabaody Archipelago, planned to buy a small sailboat, and decided to manage without a chef for now.

• Nami learned from Usopp and Chopper that they had heard the orangutan singing and concluded it was likely living near the dreamer marked on the map.
• Nami led the group toward the location marked with an X, while Bai Hao continued watching to ensure Blackbeard did not interfere with Luffy’s journey to the Sky Island.
• Vivi and Kuina explored Sabaody Archipelago and discussed buying a small sailboat so they could travel underwater to visit Shirahoshi.
• Vivi and Kuina considered finding a chef but decided they did not know anyone they trusted to bring along and would practice cooking themselves.

Vivi and Kuina set out for Fish-Man Island after buying and coating a small ship, eager to explore the deep sea. They met Shirahoshi on the way, who had used her powers to create the strange lights and hinder their ship.

• Vivi and Kuina decided to stop cooking and buy food on nearby islands during their adventures.
• Vivi and Kuina bought a small ship and asked Rayleigh to coat it; Rayleigh wondered about their hidden organization and its members.
• A day later, Vivi and Kuina sailed into the deep sea, where Vivi marveled at the sights and Kuina recounted her previous visit.
• Vivi and Kuina spotted two rows of lights, but thick seawater and heavy resistance stopped their ship from moving forward.
• Shirahoshi appeared and greeted Vivi and Kuina as honored guests; Kuina asked why Shirahoshi had come out.

Vivi and Kuina visited Fish-Man Island with Shirahoshi while the Marines learned that Bai Hao had met Luffy’s crew and protected them. Sengoku reported the news to the Five Elders, who decided to consult Lord Imu before acting.

• Shirahoshi guided Vivi and Kuina past Sea Kings carrying lanterns and brought them to Fish-Man Island, where they received a warm welcome.
• Blackbeard leaked to the Marines that Bai Hao had appeared in Demon Valley Town.
• Sengoku reasoned that Bai Hao had deliberately protected Luffy’s crew and reported the news to the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders reconsidered Bai Hao’s earlier rescue of Luffy and decided to seek Lord Imu’s instructions.

Imu considered how to deal with Bai Hao and ordered Bartholomew Kuma to test his strength, while Blackbeard pursued the Straw Hat Crew toward Sky Island. The Going Merry was launched into the sky, and its crew found themselves in the White Sea as Bai Hao followed.

• Imu worried that Bai Hao knew hidden secrets and ordered Bartholomew Kuma to test his strength.
• Blackbeard pursued the Straw Hat Crew, but a powerful current launched the Going Merry into the sky and shattered his raft.
• Blackbeard realized the Straw Hat Crew was heading to Sky Island and laughed at Bai Hao's apparent foresight.
• Bai Hao flew after the Going Merry, intending to visit Sky Island and copy Enel's abilities.
• The Straw Hat Crew recovered on the Going Merry in the White Sea, and Usopp jumped overboard to swim.

Bai Hao reached Enel’s shrine and provoked him into using his lightning powers, which Bai Hao copied with the Dream Card. Bai Hao disappeared after succeeding, leaving Enel convinced he had gone mad.

• Bai Hao flew to Enel’s shrine and called him out.
• Enel appeared and questioned how Bai Hao had reached him unnoticed.
• Bai Hao punched Enel, then withstood his electricity and Thunder Bird attack without being hurt.
• Enel launched a 60 Million Volts - Thunder Dragon, but Bai Hao remained unharmed.
• Bai Hao copied Enel’s abilities using his Rubber-Rubber Fruit power and vanished.
• Enel searched for Bai Hao and concluded that he must have developed hysteria.