Chapter Summaries

Maud killed Paik and wiped out the Blood Shadow Pirates after defeating the other pirate crews on Spring Child Island. He then went to free Dada, who mourned the Turkey Gang but began to worship Maud as an eternal god.

• Paik realized Maud had killed his allies and charged him with Blood Shadow Slash.
• Maud blocked Paik’s attack, pinned his cleaver to the ground, and overwhelmed him with Hidden Blade Style, Mist Light.
• Maud beheaded Paik, completing the annihilation of the Blood Shadow Pirates and leaving the watching pirates shaken.
• Maud ignored the remaining pirates and went to rescue Dada from the stone statue.
• Dada cried for the dead Turkey Gang brothers, then laughed at the corpses and began to regard Maud as an eternal god.

Maud ordered Lafitte to help him slaughter the pirates on Spring Child Island, while Jim destroyed their ships and the town burned in the fighting. After the blizzard ended, Bach crossed over from Winter Child Island, found the wreckage, and asked Maud to lend his crew’s flag to protect his people.

• Maud told Lafitte to kill every pirate in town and left Beli to care for the badly injured Dada.
• Maud and Lafitte chased down the pirates, while Jim destroyed the ships and the fighting spread through the town.
• The pirates’ counterattack failed, their cannon fire started fires, and those who fled found their ships ruined.
• After the blizzard stopped, Bach crossed Tree Bridge and discovered the burning town, dead pirates, and Maud’s intact ship.
• Maud recognized Bach, who nervously asked him to lend his pirate flag to protect Bach’s people.

Maud and his crew helped the residents return to Spring Child Island, then left once their Log Pose finished recording. As the crew sailed away, Bach vowed to grow stronger, while Jaya discovered a strange legend in an old book about Twin Island.

• Maud refused Bach's request to lend his pirate flag for protection, but Jaya prepared food for him after learning he was an island resident.
• Bach returned to Winter Child Island and led roughly five or six hundred residents back to Spring Child Island, where Jaya served them hot seafood porridge.
• Jaya cared for the island's residents over several days, and the seriously injured Dada recovered enough to move around.
• On the fifth day, Maud and his crew departed; Dada chose to become a rookie reporter, and Bach vowed to grow stronger after remembering Maud's parting words.
• Aboard the ship at the mast, Jaya showed Maud an old book claiming that a giant had cleaved Twin Island in two with an axe.

Maud read about the giant who split Twin Island and reflected on his plans to visit Little Garden and Crocodile’s pursuit of Pluton. A violent Grand Line storm threatened the mast ship, but Maud caught a strange treasure chest blown toward them by a waterspout.

• Maud finished reading the history of Twin Island and learned that an unnamed giant had split it with a single axe strike.
• Maud thought about Nico Robin, Crocodile, and his plans to obtain a Log Pose for Little Garden after changing ships.
• A sudden storm formed strange lightning-filled clouds that sucked seawater upward into waterspouts.
• Lafitte ordered Jim to turn hard to port, and the mast ship escaped the forming current as dozens of waterspouts converged.
• Maud used Geppo to intercept flying debris and caught a heavy, chain-wrapped treasure chest containing two pale palm bones.

After escaping a storm, Maud and his crew opened a treasure chest and found a Log Pose and a treasure map, which they planned to follow after changing ships. Seven days later, news of the Maud Pirates’ massacre on Twin Island spread across the world, reaching Momousagi, Smoker, and Tashigi in Loguetown.

• Maud and the crew survived the waterspout and whale-suction current, then reached calm seas.
• Maud opened the treasure chest and found a Log Pose without a destination name and a map marked with a red X.
• Lafitte suggested the Log Pose pointed to the island shown on the map, and Maud planned to search for the treasure after they changed ships.
• Seven days later, newspapers reported that the Maud Pirates had killed every pirate in the town on Twin Island, drawing attention from pirates across the Grand Line.
• Momousagi saw Maud’s photograph in the newspaper and was shaken to learn he had reached the Grand Line, while Tashigi was frightened and Smoker grew wary.

After Maud’s arrival in the Grand Line drew attention and earned him a 300-million-Beli assassination order, the killer brothers Vanko Kelly and Vanko Bobby planned to claim the reward. Maud and his companions reached Leviathan Island, where they sailed into its whale-shaped harbor beneath the Aha Royal Capital.

• Newspapers publicized Maud’s entry into the Grand Line, and an underground client from the Kingdom of Carnet placed a 300-million-Beli assassination order on him.
• Vanko Kelly persuaded his timid younger brother, Vanko Bobby, to pursue Maud for the combined 400-million-Beli reward.
• A school of Ironhead Fish badly damaged the mast ship, but Lafitte’s repairs kept it sailing until the group reached Leviathan Island.
• Maud and his companions saw that Leviathan Island resembled a giant whale, with a prosperous town inside its open mouth and the Aha Royal Capital above its head.
• The mast ship entered the island’s whale mouth, where the interior was bright as day.

Maud and the Maud Pirates arrived in Dick City, where the locals fled at the sight of their infamous captain. After buying a hand-drawn guidebook from a nervous boy, Maud hired him to lead them through the city, while hidden watchers speculated that the crew had come for a Devil Fruit.

• Maud and the others sailed into Dick City's brightly lit harbor inside Leviathen Island and docked among visiting ships, including many pirate vessels.
• The crowd recognized the Maud Pirates and scattered when Maud tried to ask for directions.
• A gap-toothed boy sold Maud a hand-drawn sightseeing guidebook that showed the location of Thomas Shipyard.
• Maud hired the boy as their guide, and the group headed into Dick City.
• Hidden observers watched the Maud Pirates leave, and a man with fan-shaped hair and beard wondered whether they had come for the Devil Fruit.

Maud and his crew reached Thomas Shipyard in Dick City to commission a ship made from Adam Wood. After Jim revealed their enormous pile of money, Maud asked whether it was enough to cover the cost.

• Buffalo, an officer of the Donquixote Family, grew anxious about Maud and tried to overcome his fear through self-hypnosis.
• Betty guided Maud and his crew through Dick City, described the shipyard and nearby landmarks, and warned them about restricted areas.
• Maud declined to visit the coliseum and told Betty to take them to Thomas Shipyard.
• Cains welcomed the group and explained that an Adam Wood ship would cost at least four or five hundred million Beli.
• Jim dumped a huge pile of Beli and jewelry onto the VIP room floor, and Maud asked Cains if it was enough.

Maud spent the Maud Pirates’ funds on an Adam Wood ship, signing a contract for about 630 million Beli and choosing Edward, the designer of the Moby Dick, to design it. He began hinting at unusual ideas for the ship by asking Edward about Sea Train Tom in Water 7.

• Cains explained that Adam Wood was scarce and costly, and Maud said he would pay a premium if it meant getting the materials quickly.
• Thomas Shipyard counted Maud’s Beli and gold, finding a total of about 630 million, and Maud signed the shipbuilding contract despite Lafitte’s hesitation.
• Maud reassured Lafitte that the best navigator deserved a top-class ship, and Lafitte reacted with visible emotion.
• Cains recommended Edward, the elderly designer who had designed the Moby Dick, and Maud went with Lafitte to visit him.
• Edward opened his studio door carrying an axe, heard about Maud’s ship, and agreed to design it if the money was available.
• Maud asked Edward whether he knew Sea Train Tom in Water 7, leaving Edward puzzled and unsettled.

Maud gave Edward an elaborate list of demands for a new ship and finalized the shipbuilding arrangements with Cains. As Maud left the shipyard, gunmen ambushed him, and he prepared to retaliate while Lafitte and Jaya pursued the attackers.

• Maud overwhelmed Edward with ship requirements, causing the old shipwright to faint, then wrote down fifty more demands for Cains.
• Maud told Lafitte that his ideas came from a book and completed the remaining arrangements for the new ship with Cains.
• Maud worried that the ship and its furnishings might require more money, but considered robbing other pirate crews rather than civilians.
• Gunmen fired at Maud on North Street, and Lafitte and Jaya knocked down the bullets while Betty hid between Jim's legs.
• Maud ordered Lafitte and Jaya to pursue the fleeing gunmen and kill them, then faced several more men approaching with killing intent.

Maud killed the Mallet Brothers after they confronted him in Dick City, while Lafitte and Jaya dealt with the people who had ambushed the Maud Pirates. Maud left the surviving bounty hunters with a clear warning against pursuing his crew.

• The Mallet Brothers confronted Maud on North Street, and Hodge asked him to confirm his identity.
• Maud killed Hodge with a swift slash, then defeated the second brother by breaking his blade and cutting his chest.
• Maud threw the second brother’s body toward the third, then shot the third through the forehead with Dark Raven.
• The onlookers watched in shock as Maud stepped over the corpses and returned to Jim and Beli.
• Lafitte killed the people who had fired on the crew and searched their bodies for money, while Jaya finished her own fight and left without searching the corpses.

After Maud and his companions dealt with the Mallet Brothers, he set out for a pirate tavern to find profitable targets. An army confronted him over the killings, but Cains intervened, and the soldiers knelt to apologize under the Aha Kingdom’s money-driven rules.

• Lafitte found only about three hundred thousand Beli among the Mallet Brothers and the other attackers, so Maud asked Betty to lead them to a tavern frequented by pirates.
• A heavily armed army led by Captain Matthew stopped Maud’s group and offered forced labor or a two-million-Beli exemption fee per person for killing the Mallet Brothers.
• Maud drew Chidori and challenged the soldiers after Matthew declared him guilty without hearing an explanation.
• Cains arrived and identified Maud as a guest of Thomas Shipyard, then demanded that Matthew answer for his soldiers’ rudeness.
• Matthew and his soldiers sheathed their weapons and knelt before Maud, leaving him and his companions astonished.

Cains intervened to stop Matthew’s army from clashing with Maud, and Maud’s group continued on to East Street, where Maud recognized Buffalo. Arthur then arrived and told Maud that the Devil Fruit had reportedly been found on Little Garden.

• Cains ordered Matthew and his soldiers to leave, and Matthew withdrew with the Mallet Brothers’ bodies.
• Maud’s group left North Street and entered a tavern on East Street, where the pirates fell quiet at Maud’s arrival.
• Maud recognized Buffalo, who realized Maud did not know him and relaxed.
• Arthur, the former Undertaker of Mad Hatter Town, joined Maud’s table despite Maud saying he minded.
• Arthur asked whether Maud had come for the Devil Fruit, and Maud confirmed it.
• Arthur told Maud that the Devil Fruit had reportedly been discovered on Little Garden.

Arthur told Maud about the Devil Fruit from Little Garden and tried to recruit him to hunt the giants Dorry and Brogy, but Maud took Arthur’s Little Garden Log Pose without asking. Meanwhile, a man reported Maud’s presence on Leviathen Island to Bagard.

• Arthur explained that the Devil Fruit from Little Garden was rumored to be an Ancient Zoan and offered Maud a share of the bounty for killing Dorry and Brogy.
• Maud asked about the Devil Fruit, then pointed out that the hunters would need a Log Pose for Little Garden.
• Arthur revealed that he had the Log Pose and handed it to Maud, who slipped it into his pocket and denied knowing what Arthur meant.
• Arthur watched Maud’s companions ignore the theft while they ate and drank.
• A man left the tavern, called Bagard on a Den Den Mushi, and reported that Maud was on Leviathen Island.

Maud learned that the Coliseum Competition offered a Devil Fruit and fifty million Beli, while Arthur mourned losing his Log Pose. Trafalgar Law arrived in Dick City with Bepo to take the poisonous roots of the Hanging Lantern Vines for a cure.

• A man in an overcoat confirmed that the king had offered a Devil Fruit and fifty million Beli as prizes for the Coliseum Competition.
• Maud told Arthur he planned to enter Beli in the competition, while Arthur continued to lament losing his Log Pose.
• Buffalo left the tavern for the casino, forgetting to seek help with obtaining the Devil Fruit for the Donquixote family.
• Trafalgar Law surfaced in a yellow submarine with Bepo and said he intended to take the poisonous roots of the Hanging Lantern Vines to cure a plague.
• Law left Shakky to watch the submarine and led Bepo ashore toward Dick City.

Luo and Bepo explored the Aha Kingdom while seeking a chance to take the Hanging Lantern Vine's roots. After planning to use the monthly Coliseum Competition as cover, they ran into Maud's group outside a tavern.

• Luo gave Oni-Kishin to Bepo and noted that the locals seemed unusually unconcerned about pirates.
• Bepo spotted a poster for the Coliseum Competition and tore it down because he admired the female bear pictured on it.
• Luo saw the kingdom's military patrol and concluded that taking the Hanging Lantern Vine roots would be difficult, so he considered using the competition's opening as an opportunity.
• Luo tore the poster while taking it from Bepo, then explained that the competition offered a chance to act amid the crowds.
• Luo and Bepo reached a tavern, where Beli insulted Bepo and Bepo was shocked that the weasel could talk.
• Maud recognized Luo outside the tavern, and Luo recognized Maud in return.

Maud met Trafalgar Luo, the Op-Op Fruit user, in Dick City and exchanged names with him before their groups parted. Maud told Lafitte that Luo could become a future source of support because Doflamingo was his mortal enemy.

• Maud recognized Luo as the Op-Op Fruit user, while Luo recognized Maud from the newspapers and wondered about his unexplained first bounty.
• Beli and Bepo provoked each other until Luo used his ability to pull Bepo back, and Maud told Beli to behave.
• Maud and Luo introduced themselves and their companions, then Maud's group left without pursuing a closer relationship.
• Luo watched Arthur pay his tavern bill and complain about Maud, then wondered what had happened between them.
• Maud told Lafitte that Luo's enmity with Doflamingo could make him a future ally, and Lafitte recognized Doflamingo as a potential target.

Maud and Lafitte hunted pirates on East Street for a week, killing nearly eight hundred people and drawing the attention of the Aha Kingdom’s army, which identified Maud but chose not to act. As the Coliseum Competition approached, Arthur and Luo each wondered whether Maud was behind the killings.

• Maud paid Betty for guiding them, then took Jaya and the others to the Purple Orchid Hotel after robbing local attackers for money.
• Maud and Lafitte hunted pirates on East Street night after night, leaving hundreds of bodies and earning thirty-six million Beli.
• The Aha Kingdom’s army investigated the killings, identified Maud as the prime suspect, and withdrew without confronting him.
• Pirates and bounty hunters fled East Street as suspicion focused on Maud, who counted the spoils with Lafitte and Jaya.
• With one day left before the Coliseum Competition, Arthur and Luo separately wondered whether Maud was the killer.

Luo and Bepo joined the Coliseum Competition, hoping to fight Maud, while Maud and his crew arrived to a wary crowd. Inside, the other contestants dismissed Beli as a weak gladiator.

• Luo and Bepo arrived at the coliseum, and Bepo eagerly prepared to enter the competition so he could fight Maud.
• The Maud Pirates approached, and the crowd made way for them because of Maud’s reputation and the East Street massacre.
• Maud greeted Luo outside the coliseum, while Beli and Bepo stared at each other with competitive excitement.
• Maud’s crew registered and entered the coliseum, where the other contestants mistook Beli for his gladiator and underestimated him.

Maud and Luo prepared for the Coliseum Competition, where Maud studied the rules and considered staging a similar event himself. As the competition began, Beli appeared on the arena screen, drawing laughter from the crowd.

• Maud and Luo split from Lafitte and the others, who planned to profit from the betting pool using their funds and Beli’s planned performance.
• Maud read the beast-fighting rules while waiting outside the overcrowded contestant lounge, learning that battles ended only when one side died.
• Maud and Luo watched the packed arena fill as the Aha Kingdom began broadcasting the competition.
• Maud considered organizing his own event to lure powerful opponents with an irresistible grand prize.
• The arena gates opened, revealing Hanging Lantern Vine roots surrounding the fighting ground, and the broadcast showed Beli crawling among giant beasts.
• The spectators laughed at Beli’s small, listless appearance and predicted that a single stomp could crush him.