Recaps

Maud sneaked out to learn what had happened to Abe and Kazt, then bought a long knife from Tatam and named it Dark Raven. As Maud prepared to leave Nightfall Bar, Lafitte recognized him and greeted him as Mr. Undertaker.

• Maud tricked Sunny into looking away and slipped out with his equipment and Beli.
• At Nightfall Bar, Tatam gave Maud a note from Wolf Rat explaining that Abe and Kazt had both been badly injured in a fight and their crews had called a ceasefire.
• Maud asked Tatam about buying a reliable knife, bought a red-and-black long knife for four hundred thousand Beli, and named it Dark Raven.
• Lafitte arrived to collect information from Tatam, studied Maud, and greeted him as Mr. Undertaker.

Lafitte recognized Maud’s Usopp disguise and revealed that he had connected it to Maud’s Undertaker identity, leaving Maud wary of being watched. After Wolf Rat described the injuries of Kazt and Abe, Maud asked whether he wanted to pull off something big.

• Lafitte approached Maud at Tatam’s tavern, recognized him as Mr. Usopp, and left after introducing himself.
• Maud realized Lafitte had linked his Usopp and Undertaker identities and wondered why Lafitte was paying attention to him.
• Wolf Rat arrived and told Maud that Kazt and Abe had been badly injured in their fight.
• Wolf Rat said Kazt would recover in under half a month, while Abe would likely be bedridden for a month or two.
• Maud asked Wolf Rat whether he was interested in pulling off something big.

Maud persuaded Wolf Rat to join him in attacking the injured pirates Abe and Kazt, while volunteering to handle the assassination and asking Wolf Rat to distract their subordinates. Wolf Rat shared what he knew about the pirate crews in Mad Hatter Town, ending with the revelation that Lagron, the skilled officer Maud had wanted to target, was already dead.

• Maud urged Wolf Rat to strike Abe and Kazt before they recovered, and convinced him that the plan was for Wolf Rat's own safety.
• Wolf Rat agreed to help kill Abe and Kazt, while Maud offered to take on the most dangerous assassination and asked Wolf Rat to lure away their subordinates.
• Maud said he lacked money to buy more information, so Wolf Rat described the powerful pirate crews stationed in Mad Hatter Town.
• Wolf Rat warned Maud about Lagron, a nineteen-million-Beli officer under Kazt who was skilled with a blade.
• Maud showed interest in targeting Lagron, but Wolf Rat revealed that Lagron had already been killed.

Maud learned that Kazt’s Sharp Bull Pirates had been weakened and chose to target them, while Wolf Rat shared intelligence and arranged to join him that night. After Maud left, Wolf Rat called Marine Headquarters, where Garp was furious over a newspaper report and Tsuru entered to ask what had happened.

• Maud realized Lagron had been indirectly killed by him, though he had not known about it.
• Wolf Rat explained the Sharp Bull Pirates’ losses and warned Maud that targeting Abe could benefit Abe’s pursuer.
• Maud chose to target Kazt and studied bounty posters of Kazt, Wells, and Gabton while Wolf Rat described their abilities.
• Maud arranged to meet Wolf Rat at midnight and left the Nightfall Bar with Dark Raven.
• Wolf Rat called Marine Headquarters, where Garp angrily gripped a newspaper and Tsuru entered the room.

Garp and Tsuru discussed an opportunity to use a promising new “chip” to draw Ghost Gun into action, while Maud prepared to hunt Kazt and his companions. After gathering intelligence and waiting for nightfall, Maud left Saul’s Weapon Shop armed with Dark Raven.

• Tsuru confronted Garp about Ace after spotting his name in a newspaper, then told him that Gion’s informant had identified a potential new chip for dealing with Ghost Gun.
• Tsuru reported that the new chip seemed to enjoy killing pirates and that the Revolutionary Army might be on the island to free slaves.
• Maud practiced with Dark Raven, asked Sunny to estimate its value, and hid the sword in his room without selling it.
• Maud recorded Kazt, Tyler Gabton, and Andy Wells’s abilities and planned to use firearms at range before drawing his sword.
• After waiting until a little past eleven, Maud gathered his equipment and Dark Raven and slipped out of Saul’s Weapon Shop alone.

Maud, Wolf Rat, and Tatam approached the Sharp Horn Pirate Ship, where the wounded Kazt had tightened his crew’s defenses. Maud opened the attack by shooting a pirate from about 150 meters away, leaving Wolf Rat and Tatam stunned.

• Maud met Wolf Rat at Nightfall Bar, where Tatam joined them to help watch Wolf Rat’s back.
• Kazt ordered Wells to keep the Sharp Bull Pirates’ defenses alert but not to attack the other crews unless they crossed the line.
• Maud, Wolf Rat, and Tatam watched the Sharp Horn Pirate Ship from a warehouse and saw its tight patrols.
• Maud ignored Wolf Rat and Tatam’s doubts, aimed his smoothbore musket, and killed a crew member with a shot from nearly 150 meters away.
• Wells recognized the attack and shouted for the crew to find cover, while Wolf Rat and Tatam stared at Maud in shock.

Maud’s long-range attack on the Sharp Bull Pirates turned into a sniper duel, with Maud overwhelming Wells despite the enemy’s return fire. As Gabton led a squad toward Maud’s position, Maud moved to a new firing spot to target Wells, while spies from other pirate crews watched for an opportunity.

• Maud shot several Sharp Bull Pirates from the warehouse roof, while Wells and the other enemy shooters returned fire but struggled in the headwind.
• Gabton ordered Wells to cover the close-combat fighters as they moved to safer positions, and the exchanges left two pirates dead and six seriously wounded.
• Gabton received Kazt’s permission to attack and led five men toward Maud’s position, while Wolf Rat and Tatam jumped down to confront them.
• Maud left the warehouse roof for a new sniping position and focused his next shots on Wells.
• Spies from several pirate crews watched the fight and considered exploiting the Sharp Bull Pirates’ weakened position.

Maud used sniper fire and a surprise assault to devastate the Sharp Bull Pirates on the Sharp Horn Pirate Ship, while his Hunter's Notebook formed a star frame that brought him closer to his first transformation. Kazt emerged from the captain's cabin and recognized Maud as Usopp, setting the stage for their confrontation.

• Maud shot Wells and gained enough physical benefits for a star frame to form beside Physical Constitution in Hunter's Notebook.
• Maud decided to approach the Sharp Horn Pirate Ship alone rather than risk someone else taking his kill of Kazt.
• Maud boarded the ship, killed seven Sharp Bull Pirates in seconds, then slaughtered the remaining pirates on deck with his dagger.
• Kazt emerged from the captain's cabin, saw the corpses and Maud, and called him Usopp.
• The hidden sentries nearby recognized the name Usopp and realized the sniper was the pirate who had recently risen to prominence.

Maud fought Kazt aboard the Sharp Horn Pirate Ship, using his speed and Kazt’s leg wounds to avoid being overwhelmed. He finally landed a powerful punch that left Kazt kneeling and vomiting blood, while the remaining Sharp Bull Pirates watched in shock.

• Maud freed Usopp from his back and shot at Kazt, who shattered the bullet with his hoof.
• Maud evaded Kazt’s charges and drew him into killing one of his own subordinates.
• Kazt hurled swords at Maud, then changed his lower body back to human form to increase his speed.
• Kazt caught up and attacked Maud with repeated Black Hoof strikes, but Maud dodged them.
• Maud found an opening and punched Kazt in the bandaged abdomen, leaving him unable to stand properly.

Maud killed Kazt and filled the Physique star on Hunter’s Notebook, undergoing a bodily transformation. He left the surviving pirates and the gathered scavengers behind and headed toward the shore, focused on finding Gabton.

• Maud wounded Kazt with a punch and shot his untransformed knee with a flintlock pistol.
• Kazt transformed and tried to flee, then turned to attack Maud; Maud dodged his Black Hoof and stabbed him through the heart with Dark Raven.
• Maud watched Kazt die, and the Physique rating on Hunter’s Notebook became a solid star as his body underwent a transformation.
• Seventy or eighty pirates boarded the ship to claim the spoils, but they backed away when Maud headed for shore.
• After Maud left, the gathered pirates turned their attention to the surviving members of the Sharp Bull Pirates.

Maud finished dealing with the Sharp Bull Pirates and hurried to help Wolf Rat, who was fighting Gabton. After Maud shot and killed Gabton, he gathered Wolf Rat and Tatam to withdraw, while other pirates stole the Sharp Horn Pirate Ship.

• After Maud left, the jackal pirates killed the remaining Sharp Bull Pirates and looted their ship before leaving the bodies behind.
• Maud ran to Wolf Rat and Tatam, where Wolf Rat was wounded and struggling against Gabton while Tatam watched.
• Gabton gained the advantage over Wolf Rat, who resisted using the Six Powers despite being unable to find an opening.
• Maud shot Gabton in the abdomen and then killed him with a second shot through the forehead.
• Maud told Wolf Rat that Kazt was dealt with and led Wolf Rat and Tatam away as nearby onlookers watched.
• Some late-arriving pirates threw the corpses into the sea and stole the Sharp Horn Pirate Ship.

After Maud returned from destroying the Sharp Bull Pirates, Saul discovered Dark Raven and challenged Maud to prove he could use a sword. Maud impressed him, but Saul pretended he had never promised to let Maud leave, grounding him while rumors about Usopp’s victory spread.

• Maud celebrated the Sharp Bull Pirates’ defeat with Tatam and Wolf Rat at the Nightfall Bar, then returned to Saul’s Weapon Shop and went to sleep.
• The next morning, Maud discovered Saul holding Dark Raven and tried to pass it off as Saul’s new sword.
• Saul demanded that Maud demonstrate his swordsmanship, threatening to break his legs if the display looked poor.
• Maud used the sword skills he had gained from Gabton’s experience to perform three convincing slashes, while Sunny silently confirmed she had seen him practicing.
• Saul denied promising to let Maud leave if he demonstrated well, and Maud was grounded as rumors of Usopp defeating the Sharp Bull Pirates spread through the taverns.

Usopp’s name spread through Mad Hatter Town after the wolf-like pirates exaggerated his defeat of the Sharp Bull Pirates, drawing the attention of Dennis and Lafitte. Three days later, Marine warships spotted the Sharp Bull Pirates at sea.

• The wolf-like pirates publicized Usopp’s supposed one-shot defeat of Kazt, making his name more famous than Portgas D. Ace’s in the area.
• Captain Dennis heard that Kazt had died and decided to keep an eye on Usopp.
• Lafitte boarded Dennis’s ship, killed a subordinate, then defeated and killed Dennis while expressing anticipation about Usopp.
• After Lafitte left, Dennis’s crew discovered his body and began fighting over control of the ship.
• Three days later, Marines spotted the Sharp Bull Pirates and reported the sighting to Colonel Robbie.

Colonel Robby dealt with the impostors who had taken the Sharp Bull Pirates’ ship and claimed credit for the crew’s destruction, while Gion reviewed intelligence linking Usopp and Bagard. The chapter ended with Gion focusing on Maud and Capone. Begg in the reports.

• Robby killed the man leading the impostors aboard the Sharp Bull Pirates’ ship and had the remaining pirates eliminated.
• Robby learned that Usopp had wiped out the Sharp Bull Pirates, then ordered the captured ship sunk and took credit for the result.
• At Nightfall Bar, Wolf Rat worried that Usopp had not appeared and wondered why Maud had shut himself indoors.
• Gion learned that Colonel Robby had reported the Sharp Bull Pirates exterminated and recognized that he had claimed credit for Usopp’s actions.
• Gion examined intelligence on Usopp and Bagard. Maud, then noticed Capone. Begg’s name in the report about the Bolgin Merchant Association robbery.

Saul kept Maud confined to the weapon shop for two months, training him in physical conditioning and firearms while avoiding questions about his changing physique. When Maud asked Saul to improve Usopp, Saul explained the old gun’s value and ended the conversation by saying his own old gun had been damaged years ago.

• Saul stopped going to Flower Street and devoted himself to supervising Maud’s training after seeing Maud display unexpected sword talent with Dark Raven.
• Maud endured two months of intense training, learned basic firearm modification and repair, and greatly improved his reloading speed.
• Saul demonstrated an almost instantaneous reload, and Maud realized how leg training could help him fire while retreating from close-combat enemies.
• After modifying his two rifled pistols, Maud asked Saul to improve Usopp, but Saul said Yasopp’s old gun had no room for further modifications.
• Saul warned Maud not to change guns yet and explained that Usopp’s years of use by Yasopp had given it a special feel that helped Maud aim naturally.
• Maud asked to see Saul’s old gun, and Saul said someone had damaged it several years earlier.

Saul explained Haki to Maud and recognized his strong aptitude for Observation Haki. After Saul lifted Maud’s confinement, Maud headed to Nightfall Bar to catch up on Mad Hatter Town’s situation.

• Saul revealed that he knew Monkey D. Garp, then shifted the conversation back to Usopp’s gun and Yasopp.
• Saul explained Armament Haki and Observation Haki, saying the old gun had been influenced by Haki over time.
• Saul tested Maud with a subtle movement and killing intent, and Maud instinctively dodged without seeing the gun aimed at him.
• Saul praised Maud’s aptitude for Observation Haki and said he would develop Maud’s potential gradually.
• The next day, Saul returned to morning training, ending Maud’s confinement, and Maud went to Nightfall Bar for news about Mad Hatter Town.

After two months away, Maud returned to Nightfall Bar and reviewed Bounty Posters while Wolf Rat tried to provoke him against Gang Bege. Maud considered hunting Bege, but felt no resentment, leaving Wolf Rat unaware of his true motives.

• Maud left the weapon shop and ran through the alleys before arriving at Nightfall Bar.
• Maud greeted Tatam and Wolf Rat, declined to explain where he had been, and studied the Bounty Posters.
• Wolf Rat recalled Gion’s order to turn Maud against the Gangsters and decided to use Bagard-brand white rum to bring up the attack on the Bagard family.
• Wolf Rat told Maud that Gang Bege had attacked the Bagard Merchant Association’s ship, killed the family, and taken over its business.
• Maud showed no anger and privately considered whether he had enough ability and confidence to hunt Bege.

Maud decided to hunt Begg after learning that Gang Bege had wiped out his former family, and commissioned Tatam to gather information on Gangster. After Maud left the bar, Wolf Rat contacted someone using a Den Den Mushi, unsettled by Maud’s remark about leaving Gangster to the Marines.

• Maud told Wolf Rat and Tatam that Gangster’s crimes made them a hunting target, then abandoned the idea of using Wolf Rat as his henchman.
• Maud decided to ask Saul for help confronting Gangster and hired Tatam to gather details on its officers, strength, and Begg’s movements for four million five hundred thousand.
• Wolf Rat told Maud that Lafitte had killed more than three hundred pirates and underworld figures in two months, while Kid and Killer were clashing with a famous crew and Ebe’s crew was buying young slaves.
• Maud asked Tatam for all the Bounty Posters, accepted them, and left Nightfall Bar.
• Wolf Rat drained his bottle, returned to his room, and took out a Den Den Mushi after Maud’s remark about the Marines continued to bother him.

Gion and Wolf Rat prepared the final stage of their plan involving Maud, while Maud resumed training and then set out to hunt pirates. He arrived at Battle Axe Tavern, where the pirates recognized him and the room fell quiet.

• Gion learned from Wolf Rat that Maud had taken the bait and trusted him to choose the moment to act.
• Wolf Rat returned to Nightfall Bar, concealed what he knew from Tatam, and reflected on Maud's innocence.
• Maud trained at the weapons shop while Saul remained away hauling wine from Little Cutie.
• After nightfall, Maud took Dark Raven and headed out to hunt pirates whose names he had recorded in Hunter's Notebook.
• Maud entered Battle Axe Tavern, where pirates recognized him and turned their attention toward him.

Mord killed three pirates who tried to provoke him in the Battle Axe Tavern, then followed two wanted swordsmen outside to claim their bounties. Kid and the embryonic Kid Pirates arrived as Mord faced the seven pirates in the street.

• Mord killed Yellow Teeth and his two lackeys, then paid a server to arrange for an Undertaker to collect their bodies.
• Mord’s attention frightened several groups of pirates into leaving the tavern, and he followed the seven pirates he had chosen as targets.
• The highest-bounty pirate among the seven drew his sword and warned Mord to leave, but Mord drew Dark Raven to face them.
• Kid and the embryonic Kid Pirates arrived and recognized how much Mord had changed since they last saw him.

Kid recognized Maud, known in Mad Hatter Town as Usopp, and was stunned by his rapid growth, judging him a future rival. Maud attacked the Sea Serpent Pirates and shot their captain, Thomas Harvey, at close range, leaving the watching crowd in silence.

• Kid and Killer recognized Maud from Saul's Weapon Shop, and Kid recalled how much he had changed since their first meeting.
• Kid learned Maud had defeated the Sharp Bull Pirates and told Killer to watch him as a future rival.
• Maud charged the Sea Serpent Pirates and clashed swords with their captain, Thomas Harvey, who challenged him to withstand three more techniques.
• Maud broke Harvey's Serpentine Curve with a simple sword strike, then shot him in the chest with a flintlock pistol while their blades were locked.
• The gunshot silenced the crowd, and Killer stared in shock.

Maud killed Harvey, Quincy, and the rest of the Sea Serpent Pirates, then vanished after looting their corpses. Kid and Killer recognized that Maud had held back, while Abei arrived and demanded to know where Usopp had gone.

• Maud shot Harvey and killed him with a slash, then looted his corpse while the crowd watched.
• Quincy charged Maud, but Maud shot him with a second flintlock pistol and finished him with a slash.
• Maud used Rending Slash to kill the five remaining Sea Serpent Pirates, looted their corpses, and disappeared into the Night Color.
• Killer admitted he was not confident he could face Maud, and Kid considered killing him before remembering the old man.
• Abei arrived after Maud had left, saw the bodies, and angrily demanded to know where Usopp was.

Maud returned from a profitable hunt, shared a late-night meat feast with Beli, and persuaded him to exercise by claiming it would increase his appetite. Five days later, Saul returned to the weapon shop with a large amount of fine wine.

• Maud evaded anyone following him, returned Dark Raven to the shelf, and counted a little over a million beli taken from Harvey and the others.
• Maud cooked a meat feast for Beli and convinced him that exercising would help him eat more.
• The next morning, Beli began lifting small weights, while Sunny encouraged him to keep eating and privately considered his potential selling price.
• Maud approved of Beli's exercise, continued his own weighted training, and later left the shop to search for prey.
• Five days later, Saul returned to the weapon shop carrying a large amount of fine wine.

Maud obtained intelligence about the Gangster's officers and learned the group might arrive in Mad Hatter Town for an auction in ten days. He then told Saul and Sunny that he had discovered the identities of the people who attacked his family's merchant ship.

• Maud continued hunting targets, improving his swordsmanship, and paid Tatam to gather intelligence about the Gangster.
• Arthur visited the shop on leave and provoked Sunny by bringing up Pig Farm, while Maud teased him about being an Undertaker.
• Saul returned with a large supply of wine, and the group shared a drunken dinner together.
• A week later, Tatam gave Maud detailed intelligence on three Gangster officers and eleven captains, along with the group's likely arrival date.
• Maud recorded the Gangster's members in Hunter's Notebook, then told Saul and Sunny he had identified the attackers of his family's merchant ship.

Maud enlisted Saul’s help to get close to Begg and take revenge on Gangster. Ten days later, Maud confronted Begg’s procession in Mad Hatter Town, where an unseen shot killed a Gangster gunman just as Maud drew Dark Raven.

• Maud told Saul that Gang Bege of Gangster was his enemy and asked for help reaching Begg; Saul agreed to help on his own terms.
• Sunny offered to help Maud, and Saul insisted that he would decide how the plan was carried out.
• Ten days later, Begg arrived in Mad Hatter Town with fewer than a hundred underlings, while Lafitte watched from the crowd and sensed danger.
• Maud stepped into the street to confront Begg’s procession, and a Gangster underling raised a pistol at him.
• A faint whistle sounded, and an unseen shot killed the gunman before Maud drew Dark Raven.