Chapter Summaries

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.

Maud confronted Begg and the Gangster, while Saul’s long-range sniping kept their gunmen from attacking. Maud cut down the Gangster members who charged with blades, then challenged Begg to release the troops hidden inside his body; Begg instead opened gun ports in his chest and aimed them at Maud.

• An unseen sniper shot a Gangster underling through the temple, and Begg ordered his men to kill Maud.
• Saul repeatedly killed Gangster members who raised their guns, leaving Begg and the pirates terrified of the distant sniper.
• Begg ordered his men to switch to blades and charge, and Maud cut them down with little effort.
• Maud pointed his blade at Begg and told him to release the people hidden inside him.
• Begg refused and opened gun ports across his chest, aiming the muzzles at Maud.

Begg revealed the Castle-Castle Fruit’s firepower and attacked Maud with cannonballs and rifle volleys, but Maud exploited the need for balance to disrupt his aim. Maud reached Begg and struck with Dark Raven, leaving the result of the fight unresolved.

• Begg fired cannonballs from his body, killing and injuring nearby pirates as Maud evaded the blast zone.
• Begg aimed his cannons at Maud, but Maud charged along a route that kept Begg from risking damage to a tavern.
• Begg’s men fired rifle volleys, and Maud used wounded pirates as shields before hurling their bodies to throw Begg off balance.
• Maud repeated the tactic, dodging another volley and forcing Begg to evade the shields, then fired at Begg’s eye.
• Maud closed in while Begg was off balance and slashed him with Dark Raven.

Maud cornered Begg in the street, cutting down the subordinates Begg sent out with his Castle-Castle Fruit while Saul covered the battlefield from afar. Maud grew excited as the fight let him claim targets listed in Hunter's Notebook, while Begg remained trapped under Saul's aim.

• Begg's subordinates repeatedly emerged from his castle to shield him, but Maud slashed them down as he pressed forward.
• Maud killed more than a hundred gangster members, including three captains, while Begg struggled to use his inexperienced Castle-Castle Fruit ability.
• Lafitte and the other pirates watched Maud's strange, relentless assault, while Saul watched from a rooftop and kept his rifle trained on Begg.
• Saul shot spectators who drew pistols, warning the crowd away from the battle.
• Maud became excited as he recognized that Begg was throwing out more captains from the names listed in Hunter's Notebook.

Maud fought Begg and survived a point-blank explosion, but Begg’s Gangster members emerged to protect him. As Maud faced them, a sniper in Night Color reconnected and began shooting the Gangster members, leaving Begg stunned.

• Lafitte suppressed his urge to join Maud’s fight with Begg, while Wolf Rat and Tatam watched from a rooftop and Wolf Rat considered reporting to Gion.
• Begg realized he could not wield the Castle-Castle Fruit ability effectively and ordered his underlings to attack Maud with cannonballs.
• Maud struck a cannonball by instinct, and the ensuing explosion injured both him and Begg.
• Maud charged at the downed Begg, but Gangster members emerged from Begg’s body and formed a barrier around him.
• Begg ordered the Gangster members to shoot Maud, but a sniper in Night Color reconnected and shot them down.

Maud and Saul overwhelmed the Gangster, forcing them to abandon their guns before Maud fought through their remaining members. The chapter ended with Maud facing Begg and the last dozen or so Gangster bodyguards.

• Maud dodged the Gangster's gunfire while Saul picked off their armed members from a distance.
• Begg ordered the Gangster to drop their guns, and Saul stopped firing until an officer tried to carry Begg away and was shot dead.
• Maud emerged from an alley and shot the Gangster member who challenged him, then continued firing as the Gangster charged.
• Maud drew Dark Raven and cut down the Gangster in close combat, leaving Begg protected by about a dozen members.