Recaps

The Red-Haired Pirates and their guests feasted on Little Cutie after Sunny led them to Saul’s hidden wine cellar. As Sabo invited Maud to join the Revolutionary Army, Shanks offered him a place on his ship, leaving Maud with two invitations to consider.

• Sunny led the group to a boulder hiding Saul’s cellar, and Lucky Roux moved it aside to reveal the entrance.
• Shanks and the others held a feast, drinking Saul’s wine while Maud and Sunny shared food with their companions.
• Maud brought seafood and wine back to the group, and a drunken Beli ordered Lafitte to pour him more wine.
• Sabo asked Maud to join the Revolutionary Army.
• Shanks and Yasopp arrived, and Shanks asked Maud to join his ship.

Sabo and Shanks invited Maud to join their respective groups, but Maud refused both, while Sunny said she hoped to join the Revolutionary Army later. As the Red-Haired Pirates got Maud drunk in celebration, Saul woke aboard the Red Force, spotted the bonfire, and realized Sunny was there.

• Sabo invited Maud to join the Revolutionary Army, and Shanks arrived to invite him to join the Red-Haired Pirates.
• Maud told Shanks he would not join a pirate crew, and he also refused Sabo’s invitation.
• Sunny told Sabo she wanted to join the Revolutionary Army eventually but needed to stay and care for Saul.
• Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates started a drinking contest, and Maud quickly became drunk while Lafitte drank alone.
• Saul woke aboard the Red Force, checked that his treasure was unharmed, then saw the island bonfire and called out to Shanks.

Saul confronted Shanks after discovering the crew had drunk nearly all his wine, then discussed his past and Maud’s extraordinary potential with him. Saul planned to retire in the East Blue near Gaban and agreed to let Shanks help him evade the Marines’ informants.

• Sunny hid in the forest while Saul hurried to the bonfire and found the wine barrels empty.
• Shanks admitted he had left only one barrel, and Saul gave up trying to stop him from drinking.
• Saul explained that his past failures had left Sunny and the others to endure disaster, then told Shanks Maud had learned Armament Haki and injured Garp within five days.
• Saul asked Shanks to recruit Maud, but Shanks said Maud had already refused and encouraged Saul to persuade him.
• Saul decided to retire in the East Blue near Gaban, and Shanks offered to help him deceive the Marines’ informants.

After the Revolutionaries left Little Cutie Island, Saul prepared to take Maud and Sunny to Mongmong Island in the East Blue, with Shanks helping them avoid the Navy. As the Red-Haired Pirates prepared to depart, Lafitte asked to join Maud, who misunderstood his intentions.

• Saul planned to leave the West Blue and seek refuge with Gaban on Mongmong Island, relying on Shanks to keep their movements from the Navy.
• Sunny woke early, gathered food, and made breakfast for Maud and Saul while the Red-Haired Pirates found their own meal.
• Sabo and the Revolutionaries departed Little Cutie Island, and Koala promised Sunny they would meet again.
• Maud learned that Saul intended to go to Mongmong Island and wondered why Saul had chosen to hide in the East Blue.
• Maud asked Lafitte whether he would stay on the island or leave with them, and Lafitte said he wanted to follow Maud.
• Maud told Lafitte that he was not interested in men, leaving Lafitte silent.

Lafitte asked to follow Maud, saying he was drawn to Maud’s future, and Saul agreed to let him aboard the Red Force. During the voyage east, Maud continued training and offered to visit Yasopp’s home for him.

• Lafitte asked to follow Maud, explaining that he anticipated the future Maud possessed.
• Saul took Lafitte aside and agreed to let him join the voyage, and Lafitte boarded the Red Force.
• The Red-Haired Pirates left Little Cutie and sailed toward Mongmong Island while Maud trained and Yasopp tried unsuccessfully to recruit him.
• Maud asked Yasopp whether he wanted to see Usopp, and Yasopp said he could not go home unless Usopp had gone to sea.
• Maud offered to visit Yasopp’s home for him, leaving Yasopp suspicious that Maud was setting him up.

Maud and his group reached Mongmong Island and met Jaya while seeking Gaban. Meanwhile, Garp visited a cemetery on Marineford, where Tsuru told him Maud’s bounty poster had been finalized.

• Maud and his group landed on Mongmong Island, shared coconuts, and unloaded wine they had brought for Gaban.
• Jaya emerged from the woods, warned Maud and Sunny to leave, and learned they had come to find Gaban.
• Maud asked Saul to explain their visit to Jaya, who recognized the short old man as someone Gaban had mentioned.
• Garp poured liquor over a cemetery gravestone covered in names and was joined by Vice Admiral Tsuru.
• Tsuru told Garp that Maud’s Bounty Poster had been finalized, and Garp recalled the young man’s formidable presence and will.

The Marines set a 68 million bounty on Maud after reviewing his rapid growth and victories, while Sengoku and Aokiji recognized how dangerous his talent could become. Days later, the new posters reached the West Blue and Doflamingo, whose arms channel had been disrupted by the destruction of Mad Hatter Town.

• Tsuru told Garp that Maud's bounty was 68 million and that Gion's report supported the amount.
• Sengoku reviewed Maud's record, and Aokiji described how Maud's practiced Haki technique had let him injure Garp.
• Sengoku considered Maud's aptitude and his connection to Ghost Gun Saul, then wondered whether the bounty was still too low.
• Two pirate crews attacked a West Blue town after its Marines were defeated, and one captain shot his sword-fighting rival before killing him.
• The victorious captain saw Maud's 68 million Bounty Poster and reacted with surprise and interest.
• Doflamingo received Maud's updated poster in Dressrosa and recalled that Mad Hatter Town's destruction had cost him a potential arms channel.

Doflamingo, the Revolutionary Army, and the Red-Haired Pirates learned that Maud had received a 68-million bounty, while Maud remained unaware on Mongmong Island. Saul kept him there to train in Geppo before he could venture out.

• Doflamingo examined Maud's 68-million Bounty Poster and considered his connection to the destruction of Mad Hatter Town and the Red-Haired Pirates.
• Koala brought Maud's Bounty Poster to Sabo, who was surprised by the high bounty and hoped Maud would join the Revolutionary Army.
• Sabo showed the poster to Dragon, but Dragon remained uninterested in recruiting Maud.
• Yasopp and the Red-Haired Pirates discussed Maud's bounty, while Shanks listened from his cabin and lamented, "What a pity..."
• Maud stayed on Mongmong Island, unaware of his bounty, and began training in Geppo under Saul's direction.

Maud trained on Mongmong Island while Saul asked Gaban to help him, and Gaban questioned why Maud was not learning swordsmanship. The chapter ended as Jaya arrived with the dietary nourishment Gaban had arranged for Maud.

• Maud trained on the grassland with a boulder strapped to his back while Saul and Gaban watched.
• Saul told Gaban that he had brought Maud and the others to Mongmong Island for more than retirement and offered to fulfill any request in exchange for Gaban’s help.
• Gaban questioned Saul’s refusal to let Maud learn swordsmanship and suggested that Maud could learn axe techniques from him instead.
• Jaya arrived carrying a large pot, and Gaban revealed that it contained the dietary nourishment Saul had requested for Maud.

Saul finally asked Jaba and Jaya for help with Maud’s training, and Jaya served Maud a pot of nourishing mutton that restored his energy and seemed to strengthen his body. After three months of training and sparring, Maud stood on a cliff and jumped.

• Saul discovered that Jaba and Jaya had prepared food for Maud and thanked Jaba with an unwelcome kiss.
• Jaya served Maud stewed mutton, which gave him a growing surge of warmth and strength as he ate.
• Maud finished the pot and immediately resumed training, while Jaba suggested he might be suited to using an ax.
• Lafitte ate the mutton, then left Sunny’s navigation lesson to spar with Maud.
• Three months passed, and Maud jumped from a cliff atop the rocky mountain.

Maud practiced Geppo while his companions trained and talked about the year’s rising pirates. When Maud asked to borrow Saul’s epithet, Ghost Gun, Saul remembered his captain’s words about everyone getting a moment to shine.

• Maud repeatedly practiced Geppo by jumping from a cliff, with Lafitte flying him back to the mountaintop between attempts.
• Jaya teased Beli by proposing that he practice Geppo over an upright ax, and Beli hid behind Sunny.
• Saul told Gaban that Maud might master Geppo in about half a year, though further progress would require battle.
• That night, Saul and Gaban discussed Ace’s challenge to Whitebeard, and Sunny asked Maud what epithet he would choose.
• Maud asked Saul to let him borrow the epithet Ghost Gun for a few years, prompting Saul to recall his captain’s words about everyone getting a moment to shine.

Maud passed the epithet Ghost Gun to Saul, who was overwhelmed with joy, while the group celebrated around a bonfire. Maud and Sunny discussed their plans to leave the island, and the chapter ended with Sunny asking Maud about his dream.

• Maud offered Saul the epithet Ghost Gun, and Saul tried to hide how deeply it moved him.
• Gaban pulled away Saul’s newspaper, exposing his tears, and Saul chased him into the grassland before breaking down beside him.
• Saul and Gaban discussed how Rayleigh and their other old friends would react when Maud became known as Ghost Gun.
• Beli asked for an epithet, and Maud suggested White Weasel after Sunny and Beli rejected Dark Raven.
• The group ate roast lamb, and Maud told Sunny he planned to set sail after mastering Geppo.
• Sunny said she would seek out Koala and the Revolutionary Army after Maud left, then asked him what his dream was.

Maud mastered Geppo after five months of training and was ready to leave for the sea. After reading about Fire Fist Ace and the upcoming Reverie, he told Saul he had completed his training, and Saul wondered how long it would be before Maud appeared in the headlines.

• Maud told Sunny that his dream was to become strong enough to do whatever he wanted, and they talked about Saul’s similar saying.
• Saul resumed Maud’s daily training, while Maud asked whether Beli could learn Haki and Saul said it was theoretically possible.
• Sunny continued studying navigation with Lafitte as Jaya listened in and grew more comfortable with his teaching.
• Five months later, Maud mastered Geppo and used it to fly toward a News Coo to take the weekly newspaper.
• Maud read that Fire Fist Ace had become active as a Whitebeard Pirates division commander and that the Reverie would begin in a month and a half.
• Maud told Saul he had mastered Geppo, and Saul asked when Maud would appear in the headlines.

After eight months on Mongmong Island, Mord set sail with Lafitte and Beli to hunt the Arlong Pirates, while trying to persuade Jaya to join them. Ten days later, their boat reached the northwestern East Blue, where the Arlong Pirates were based.

• Mord and Lafitte loaded supplies onto the repaired sailboat, and Saul gave Mord his last intact flintlock pistol.
• Mord tried to recruit Jaya by telling her about the Grand Line’s unusual ingredients, but she refused to become a pirate; he promised to return in a month.
• Mord said goodbye to Sunny, Saul, Gaban, and Jaya, then sailed away with Lafitte and Beli.
• At sea, Lafitte said Jaya was too upright to join the crew, then explained that he followed Mord to reach the highest place and witness its extraordinary scenery.
• Ten days later, Mord’s boat arrived in the northwestern East Blue, where the Arlong Pirates were based.

After reaching the island ruled by the Arlong Pirates, Mord went to the orange grove to find Nami, hoping to learn about the pirates before attacking them. Nami was absent, and Nojiko mistook Mord’s overwhelming strength for proof that he was a fish-man.

• Mord and Lafitte landed on the island while avoiding the Arlong Pirates’ territory, and Mord sent Lafitte and Beli toward a village for food.
• Mord asked a woman digging for clams how to reach Cocoyasi Village, and she warned him about the Arlong Pirates’ oppression.
• Mord went to the orange grove instead of the village and found Nojiko guarding the house while Nami was away.
• Nojiko attacked Mord with a shovel to protect Nami, but Mord caught it and crushed it into an iron ball.
• Nojiko fell back in horror and called Mord a fish-man, leaving him confused.

Maud used his strength to convince Nojiko that he could challenge the Arlong Pirates, then revealed his interest in Nami and her money. When Nami returned, he offered to kill the Fish-Men in exchange for her money and information, leaving her stunned by his power.

• Maud crushed a shovel into a tiny cake to demonstrate his strength to Nojiko.
• Maud questioned Nojiko about Nami, then claimed he was a Marine who had come to destroy the Arlong Pirates and needed Nami's information.
• Maud sensed Nami approaching and told Nojiko to forget what he had said.
• Nami returned injured with a dagger and a bag of money, and Maud offered to kill the Fish-Men in exchange for her money and information.
• Nami attacked Maud, but he took her dagger and snapped it into fragments with his thumb.
• Nami asked who Maud really was, and he identified himself as Marine Headquarters Colonel Wolf Rat.

Maud demonstrated his strength to convince Nami to provide intelligence on the Arlong Pirates, promising to wipe them out in exchange for payment after the deed was done. He left with Nami’s detailed notes, while Nami and Nojiko wondered what he was after; then a group of fish-men arrived in Cocoyasi Village.

• Maud crushed dagger fragments into powder with his bare hand and swore he would destroy the Arlong Pirates.
• Nami agreed to Maud’s deal, with payment to come only after the pirates were defeated.
• Nami spent three hours writing names, strengths, and sketches of the Arlong Pirates for Maud.
• Maud reviewed the intelligence, kept the pages, and left without discussing payment.
• Nami and Nojiko noticed Maud was gone, and a group of fish-men arrived in Cocoyasi Village.

Maud confronted the Arlong Pirates’ tax collectors in Cocoyasi Village and killed their officer Kuroobi. He continued toward the remaining fish-men as Nami and Nojiko arrived and saw what had happened.

• Kuroobi and A-Chiu collected the villagers’ head taxes and headed for the orange grove to collect the last payment.
• Maud approached the fish-men, and village security officer A-Ken tried to drive him away before they could attack him.
• A-Chiu fired a water cannon at A-Ken, but Maud cut it apart with Chidori.
• Kuroobi attacked Maud with his Wrist Blade Slash, but Maud caught and broke his fin, then killed him with a strike to the forehead.
• A-Chiu, the villagers, and A-Ken reacted to Kuroobi’s death as Nami and Nojiko arrived and saw Maud approaching the other fish-men.

Maud defeated A-Chiu and the fish-men attacking the village, giving Nami and the villagers hope that the Arlong Pirates could be beaten. He denied being a Marine and left for Arlong's territory without revealing who he was.

• Maud shot A-Chiu through the mouth while dodging his water bullets, leaving him unable to fight.
• Maud killed the charging fish-men with Chidori, then finished off the struggling A-Chiu.
• Nami and Nojiko realized Maud had not lied about being able to defeat the fish-men, and the villagers celebrated their new hope.
• Nami identified Maud as Marine Headquarters Colonel Wolf Rat, but Maud denied being a Marine or a colonel.
• Maud thanked Nami for her information and continued toward Arlong's territory, leaving the villagers determined not to accept their fate passively.

Maud rejected the Marines’ claim to the villagers’ gratitude and went to the Arlong Pirates’ territory to hunt for experience. After Arlong ordered his men to kill him, Maud began slaughtering the fish-men and condensed his fourth Star Frame, leaving Arlong wary.

• Maud left Nojiko’s question unanswered and headed for the Arlong Pirates’ territory, intent on claiming experience from Arlong and his crew.
• Maud leapt onto the territory wall, where Arlong attacked him with water bullets, but Maud dodged them.
• Arlong ordered the fish-men to kill Maud, and Maud caught their bullets with his Haki before killing one with a flicked bullet.
• Maud drew Chidori and cut down more than a dozen fish-men in under ten seconds, condensing his fourth Star Frame.
• Maud looked at the remaining fish-men as if they were food, while Arlong stood up and regarded him warily.

Maud defeated Arlong with two kicks and slaughtered the remaining fish-men before they could escape. He left Nami, Nojiko, and A-Ken with renewed hope as he approached the motionless Arlong to claim his experience.

• Maud attacked the fish-men as they tried to retreat, prompting Arlong to take up Zanpo and charge at him.
• Arlong dodged Maud’s slash and hurled liquor at his face, but Maud evaded the water cannon and cut Arlong across the abdomen.
• When Arlong thrust his saw-toothed nose at him, Maud struck him with two kicks and sent him crashing through a wall.
• Nami, Nojiko, and A-Ken arrived in time to see Arlong fly through the wall.
• Maud cut off the fish-men’s route to the sea and killed them, then walked toward the motionless Arlong as the three villagers’ hope grew.

Maud killed Arlong, spared Hachi because of Rayleigh, and prepared to leave the East Blue with Lafitte. Lafitte accepted Maud’s invitation to follow him toward the Grand Line and the extraordinary sights ahead.

• Arlong begged Maud to spare him, but Maud ignored his pleas as Lafitte arrived and headed for the shore.
• Hachi and Moo Moo surfaced near the shore, and Arlong tried to flee before Maud blocked him and killed him with Chidori.
• Maud checked his Hunter’s Notebook and found that Arlong’s experience had advanced his physical constitution Star Frame.
• Lafitte subdued Moo Moo and hypnotized Hachi, whom Maud released after saying he would spare him for Rayleigh’s sake.
• Maud summoned the Hunter’s Notebook and told Lafitte to come along; Lafitte eagerly accepted.

Lafitte accepted Maud as a partner after Maud promised he had the capital to reach the highest point, then watched him test the Hunter’s Notebook on Momoo. After defeating the Arlong Pirates, Maud and his companions searched their territory for money and supplies to obtain a larger ship.

• Lafitte solemnly bowed to Maud and accepted the partnership, while Maud called him a guide and said he had the capital to reach the highest point.
• Maud wrote Momoo’s name in the Hunter’s Notebook, withdrew the notebook from sight, then killed Momoo and confirmed that the notebook gave him no gain from the creature.
• Nami, Nojiko, and A-Ken saw Arlong’s defeat; Nojiko and A-Ken went to inform the villagers, while Nami followed Maud because their deal remained unfinished.
• Maud, Lafitte, and Beli entered Arlong’s territory to search for assets, with Maud seeking money for a large ship, Lafitte heading upstairs, and Beli looking for the kitchen.
• Lafitte found a room full of nautical charts and surveying tools and recognized it as a possible surveying room.

Maud and Lafitte explored the Arlong Pirates’ territory, finding a fortune and a trove of nautical charts. Nami arrived to collect on their agreement, and Maud told her the crew would keep the pirates’ spoils before Lafitte joined them with charts.

• Lafitte found a room filled with nautical charts and began studying them, abandoning his search for the treasury.
• Nami entered the territory and stalled Beli in the lobby while waiting for Maud.
• Maud found at least five or six hundred million Beli among the Arlong Pirates’ assets and went downstairs to consult Lafitte about carrying it.
• Nami offered Maud the seventy million Beli from the orange grove, but Maud said he would not charge her because he had failed to kill Hachi.
• Maud told Nami that his crew would keep the Arlong Pirates’ spoils, and Nami accepted the outcome with relief.
• Lafitte came downstairs carrying a stack of nautical charts.

Maud rejected Lafitte’s suggestion to recruit Nami, then discussed transporting the Arlong Pirates’ fortune and revealed his ability to grow stronger by killing. Lafitte recommended pursuing the Shichibukai position to make the best use of it.

• Lafitte praised Nami’s navigation charts and suggested recruiting their maker, but Maud said Lafitte was already enough of a navigator.
• Maud dismissed Nami, who left Arlong’s territory and headed toward Cocoyasi Village as the villagers came to thank him.
• Maud and Lafitte planned to ration their supplies so their small boat could carry more of the Arlong Pirates’ Beli to a nearby island.
• Maud told Lafitte that killing people could strengthen him and asked how to use that ability most efficiently.
• Lafitte immediately suggested that Maud seek the position of Shichibukai.