Chapter Summaries

Yaen and Dragon discovered that Pluton was intact beneath Alabasta’s palace, but moving or dismantling it could expose the Revolutionary Army and collapse the palace above. The next day, Yaen taught Princess Vivi while worrying about the weapon’s power and how to deal with it.

• Dragon and Yaen considered taking Pluton but realized its size made it impossible to conceal from the World Government.
• Dragon proposed researching Pluton where it was hidden, but Yaen found that the battleship supported the underground space and that the palace stood directly above it.
• Yaen and Dragon inspected Pluton, restored the Poneglyph, and left to consider how to handle the risks of the weapon.
• Yaen continued teaching Princess Vivi beneath a tree in the palace square, distracted by the thought that Pluton could still fire its cannons.
• Princess Vivi asked whether Yaen had slept well, and he admitted he had spent the night thinking about how to move Pluton.

Yaen and Dragon concluded that taking Pluton from beneath the Alabasta Palace would cause an earthquake and force a confrontation with King Cobra, so the Revolutionary Army postponed its plan to seize it. They worried that Crocodile might threaten the kingdom and Pluton while Alabasta lacked powerful protectors.

• Princess Vivi asked Yaen whether anything troubled him, while Igaram secretly watched their lesson and recorded his suspicions about Yaen.
• Yaen and Dragon examined ten plans for secretly removing Pluton, but every plan risked destabilizing the palace grounds and alerting King Cobra.
• Dragon and Yaen agreed to postpone taking Pluton until the Revolutionary Army could face the World Government's response, though researchers could still inspect it and study its blueprints.
• Dragon raised concerns about Alabasta's vulnerability, and Yaen worried that Crocodile might exploit the kingdom's lack of top-tier fighters to reach Pluton.

Yaen and Dragon planned to use Enel as a staged threat to expose Crocodile and drive him from Alabasta. The next morning, dark clouds gathered over the capital as Enel began his dramatic arrival.

• Dragon told Yaen that Crocodile had become a celebrated hero in Alabasta and that the World Government had approved his appointment as a Shichibukai.
• Yaen proposed making Crocodile die as a hero by using Enel as a terrifying enemy for Alabasta.
• Enel listened to Yaen and Dragon through his Mantra and eagerly received Yaen's instructions to claim Alabasta in God's name, draw out Crocodile's forces, and fight Yaen to an even match before leaving.
• Dark clouds swept over the Alabasta capital at sunrise the next morning.

Enel descended over the Alabasta Kingdom’s capital aboard the Ark Prophecy and declared that he would establish a divine kingdom and rule its people. After King Cobra ordered the city’s soldiers to assemble, Enel struck the capital with a barrage of lightning and began to offer the king a Trial of God, then remembered he had left the Four Priests behind.

• King Cobra sent Bell into the sky to investigate the abnormal clouds, and lightning struck Bell, sending him crashing back down.
• Enel brought the Ark Prophecy through the clouds while Yaen and Dragon watched and discussed his dramatic entrance.
• Enel descended on a thunder dragon, announced himself as God, and declared the people of Alabasta would become his subjects.
• King Cobra ordered the Kingdom Guard and other soldiers to protect the citizens and reinforce the capital.
• Enel answered Cobra’s orders with a lightning barrage that destroyed buildings and struck near the king, then began offering him a Trial of God.
• Enel remembered that he had not brought the Four Priests who arranged the Trial of God.

Enel attacked the royal palace and declared that Alabasta would become his divine kingdom. After defeating Chaka, he ordered everyone out of the palace, leaving King Cobra to evacuate while worrying about Vivi.

• Enel sent a Thunder Beast, Thunder Bird, and Thunder Dragon toward King Cobra, and Chaka transformed to protect the king.
• Enel struck Chaka with El Thor, then hit him again as King Cobra tried to help him.
• Enel told King Cobra that Alabasta would be his divine kingdom and dismissed the threat of the World Government and Marines.
• Enel claimed the royal palace as his divine palace and ordered the humans to leave.
• King Cobra ordered the palace evacuated and suddenly remembered Vivi.

Enel drove everyone from Alabasta Palace but let Princess Vivi leave unharmed after recognizing her voice from his memories of the High Priest. Crocodile watched Enel’s display of power and, determined to pursue Pluton, left to recruit a ready-made helper.

• Enel recognized Princess Vivi’s voice and politely told her to leave, allowing her to emerge unharmed.
• King Cobra hugged Vivi, then ordered the palace evacuated; Yaen left with the others.
• Enel waited in the empty palace for Crocodile, unable to locate him through the crowd’s conversations.
• Crocodile and Baroque Works’ senior executives watched Enel’s power from a building in Alabasta.
• Crocodile decided to face Enel despite his doubts and rushed out as sand to find a helper.

After Enel drove King Cobra and the palace officials from the palace, Yaen helped Cobra plan how to protect Alabasta’s citizens and limit the damage from a battle. Crocodile then appeared in the capital, and Cobra welcomed him as a possible savior.

• King Cobra led Princess Vivi and the palace officials out of the palace under Royal Guard protection, and Yaen joined them.
• Cobra told Yaen that Enel had defeated Bell and Chaka, and Yaen warned that a battle could devastate the capital.
• Cobra ordered Igaram to evacuate citizens from the capital and arrange supplies and shelter in nearby cities.
• Yaen considered how a clash between Enel and Crocodile could ruin Crocodile’s plans, while believing Enel could evade the Marines and World Government.
• Crocodile emerged from a stream of sand before Cobra and said he had hurried to the capital after noticing the unusual weather.

Crocodile persuaded King Cobra that he needed Yaso’s help to confront Enel, intending to use the mysterious swordsman as a test and possible sacrifice. Yaso agreed and headed for the royal palace, while Vivi feared he would not return.

• Crocodile told King Cobra he might be able to intervene against Enel but needed an assistant.
• Crocodile insisted that Yaso help, citing the strength Yaso had shown with Wind-Riding Kendo.
• King Cobra asked Yaso to protect the Alabasta Kingdom, and Yaso agreed despite Vivi’s concern.
• Yaso walked toward the royal palace against the fleeing crowd, deciding to have baby-5 transform into a robe for extra protection.
• Crocodile followed Yaso and promised Vivi he would take special care of him, while Vivi feared only one of them would return alive.

Yaen waited in the empty palace for Alabasta’s citizens to evacuate while Crocodile considered killing him, only to be struck by lightning and warned off. As Enel watched from deeper inside the palace and the royal family arranged the evacuation, Major General Gion arrived with Marines to rescue them.

• Yaen refused Crocodile’s suggestion to ambush Enel and waited for the capital’s citizens to evacuate.
• Crocodile tried to strike Yaen with his poisoned hook, but lightning hit the metal and forced Crocodile to abandon the attack.
• Enel stopped channeling lightning after sensing Crocodile would not attack again, and mocked Crocodile while hoping to gain favor with the High Priest.
• King Cobra and Princess Vivi watched from outside as the royal family contacted the World Government and arranged the citizens’ evacuation.
• Major General Gion learned that a suspected Rumble-Rumble Fruit user had occupied the palace and led her Marines toward the capital.

Yaen and Crocodile confronted Enel in the royal palace after Yaen confirmed the surrounding civilians had been evacuated. Their battle began with Crocodile attacking Enel, while King Cobra realized the fighting could endanger the capital and ordered further evacuations.

• Yaen told Crocodile he had traveled to the New World, making Crocodile wary of his strength and knowledge of Haki.
• Yaen warned Crocodile that Enel’s Logia powers would be difficult to counter without Armament Haki and volunteered to take the offensive.
• Enel appeared in the palace, declared himself God, and rejected Yaen’s demand that he leave Alabasta.
• Yaen called on Crocodile to face Enel alongside him, stirring Crocodile’s battle spirit.
• Crocodile launched a Desert Treasure Sword at Enel, who countered with a Thunderbolt, and their attacks collided in the palace.
• King Cobra recognized that the battle’s shockwaves could reach beyond the palace and ordered the citizens to evacuate.

Yaen and Crocodile teamed up against Enel, but Enel’s lightning appeared to kill Yaen and overwhelmed Crocodile’s sand attacks. Yaen survived by faking his death with Dragon, and Enel revealed his 200 Million Volts · God of Thunder form as the battle continued.

• Yaen attacked Enel and asked Crocodile to restrain him long enough for a decisive slash.
• Crocodile turned the palace grounds to sand and sent four Desert Diamond Sabers at Enel, but Enel’s lightning beasts crystallized the blades.
• Yaen struck from behind, but Enel’s thunder dragon engulfed him and left a lightning-scorched passage through the palace.
• Crocodile, believing Yaen had died, summoned a Giant Sandstorm that enveloped the royal palace.
• Yaen revealed himself alive beside Dragon and explained that Crocodile’s guilt had fueled his rage.
• Enel appeared inside the sandstorm as a colossal lightning giant and unleashed 200 Million Volts · God of Thunder.

Enel used his Thunder God Form and a massive lightning strike to defeat Crocodile and destroy the palace, then announced his intention to rule Alabasta. Yaen stood against him as the citizens, Vivi, and Cobra placed their hopes in the swordsman, until a familiar woman offered to help.

• Enel transformed into his Thunder God Form, while Crocodile realized his sand could not withstand the lightning and considered retreating.
• Enel unleashed Thousand Thunder, blasting Crocodile and the palace grounds until Crocodile disappeared and was presumed dead.
• Enel threatened to establish his God's Country in Alabasta as the terrified citizens watched.
• Yaen appeared atop a tower with his sword wrapped in wind and challenged Enel, who reacted with shock and wariness.
• Vivi and Cobra hoped Yaen could stop Enel, and a familiar female voice offered the swordsman her help.

Gion and the Marines arrived in Alabasta to subjugate Enel, who attacked the kingdom. Yaen helped protect Gion from Enel’s attack, then urged her to leave before she introduced herself as a Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral.

• Gion arrived with elite Marines, and Enel immediately struck at her with lightning.
• Gion used Kompira to sever Enel’s lightning bolt, surprising Yaen and angering Enel.
• Enel attacked Gion with his Two Hundred Million Volts Dragon, and Yaen stopped it with his Wind Barrier while Dragon raised a wall of wind.
• Gion thanked Yaen and examined his invisible wind swordsmanship, while Yaen worried she might recognize him.
• Yaen told Gion to leave the battlefield, and Gion identified herself as a Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral ordered to subjugate Enel.

Yaen tried to finish his battle with Enel after witnessing Gion’s unexpectedly transformed swordsmanship, but a sudden eruption of pitch-black light engulfed the palace and Enel. The chapter left Yaen and the watching crowd bewildered as King Cobra reacted in distress.

• Enel attacked Gion with lightning beasts, birds, and dragons after she insulted him and Yaen.
• Gion cut through the lightning creatures with her new sword technique, My Style: Moon of Vira, and Yaen intervened to stop a thunder dragon.
• Yaen questioned Gion about her swordsmanship, then told her to stay back and rushed toward Enel.
• Yaen prepared a powerful wind attack to end the fight, but his Observation Haki warned him to retreat.
• Pitch-black light burst from beneath the palace grounds, enveloped the palace and Enel, and left King Cobra distraught.

King Cobra ordered Igaram to get Vivi out of Alabasta after recognizing a terrifying threat, while a devastating blast destroyed the royal palace and crippled Enel’s Thunder God Form. Crocodile emerged from underground aboard the Ancient Weapon: Pluton, leaving the capital in panic and declaring his intention to conquer the sea and destroy the Void Organization.

• King Cobra saw something alarming and ordered Igaram to take Vivi out of Alabasta, apologizing as she was led away.
• A black beam erased the royal palace grounds and blasted open Enel’s dark clouds, leaving a bottomless pit beneath the ruins.
• Enel’s Thunder God Form collapsed, and Yaen suspected the blast had come from the Ancient Weapon: Pluton underground.
• A huge warship emerged from beneath the capital as Crocodile announced that he had found Pluton.
• Civilians fled in terror, while Crocodile declared he would conquer the sea and destroy Whitebeard and the Void Organization.

Enel revealed that he served the Lord of the Void, then fought Crocodile and the Ancient Weapon: Pluton. After Pluton’s black beams threatened to disable his powers, Enel used the Ark Prophecy to surround the battleship in thunderclouds and unleash a storm.

• Enel declared that he was a subordinate god of the Lord of the Void and a member of the Void Organization.
• Crocodile aimed Pluton’s weapons at Enel, then fired hundreds of black beams that could disrupt Devil Fruit abilities.
• Enel used stored thunder to fend off the beams and escaped to the Ark Prophecy.
• Enel poured his remaining thunder into the Ark Prophecy, which rapidly covered the sky with thunderclouds.
• Enel trapped Pluton inside a sphere of thunderclouds and unleashed lightning with his Thunder Welcome attack.

Enel’s Thunder Welcome devastated Alabasta’s capital, but Dragon shielded the civilians with a Wind Wall while King Cobra ordered them to evacuate. The attack failed to damage Pluton, which destroyed the Ark Prophecy; Crocodile then appeared at the battleship’s bow after Cobra called for him.

• Enel unleashed Thunder Welcome, devastating the capital and threatening the civilians with its shock wave.
• Yaen warned Dragon, who raised a Wind Wall that diverted the shock wave upward and protected the people inside it.
• King Cobra and the guards urged the citizens to flee the capital, and the civilians began evacuating.
• Yaen and Dragon saw that Thunder Welcome had failed to damage Pluton’s indestructible hull.
• Pluton fired ten secondary cannons at the Ark Prophecy, destroying the ship in a massive explosion.
• King Cobra called for Crocodile, who formed from sand at Pluton’s bow and looked down at him.

Crocodile revealed that he had long sought the Ancient Weapon: Pluton and intended to use its battleship to rule the seas, then attacked King Cobra when he refused to surrender it. Yaen rescued Cobra and Gion struck at Crocodile, but he escaped as sand, leaving Cobra to warn that Pluton's destruction would bring disaster.

• Crocodile mocked King Cobra's thanks and admitted that he had entered Alabasta to seize the kingdom and find Pluton.
• Crocodile fired a black beam at King Cobra, and Yaen pulled him clear before it struck the ground and killed the guards behind him.
• Gion attacked Crocodile with Kompira, but he transformed into sand and vanished; nearby Cannon Platforms then fired at Gion as she dodged.
• Yaen carried King Cobra away from the battleship, and Cobra warned him that Pluton had a mission that had to be fulfilled and that its destruction would mean everything was over.

Yaen learned from King Cobra that Pluton was controlled through its operator’s thoughts and that Cobra could wrest control from Crocodile if he entered the battleship. Yaen prepared to send him aboard and lent him a robe with special defensive properties, while Gion and CP9 struggled against Pluton’s cannons.

• King Cobra revealed that Pluton was a powerful warship operated through thoughts and said Crocodile had not mastered it.
• Cobra told Yaen he could control Pluton and asked to be sent into its central area to seize control from Crocodile.
• Yaen warned that Crocodile could kill Cobra, but Cobra explained that Pluton could protect its operator’s body.
• Yaen gave Cobra a robe with special defensive properties and prepared to send him aboard.
• Gion and the CP9 squad attacked Pluton, but Crocodile’s secondary cannons forced them to retreat.

Yaen rushed King Cobra across the Pluton Battleship while Dragon covertly helped him evade Crocodile’s attacks. Yaen reached the central region but faced a barrage from nine Cannon Platforms.

• Yaen grabbed King Cobra and raced toward the Pluton Battleship as Dragon’s wind helped propel him.
• Crocodile fired black beams at Yaen, who used a whirlwind to deflect them and slipped through the barrage.
• Yaen sprinted across the deck with King Cobra as Crocodile sent waves of sand after them.
• Yaen used Gale Breath Slash, aided by Dragon’s wind, to split the sand wave and continue toward the ship’s center.
• Nine Cannon Platforms rose ahead of Yaen and fired a net of black beams that blocked his escape routes.