Chapter Summaries

Saul learned that Garp and Aokiji had arrived in Mad Hatter Town and rushed to escape with Maud, Sunny, and Beli. As Saul carried Maud and Sunny toward Wall Mountain, Garp pursued them through the town, declaring that Ghost Gun was the only person he wanted.

• Saul spotted Garp and Aokiji near the inner bay and warned Maud and Sunny to flee with him.
• Saul collected his guns and ammunition, took the famous blade Chidori, and gave it to Maud before they left the weapons store with Beli.
• Saul carried Maud and Sunny toward Wall Mountain using Geppo while Maud carried Beli on his back.
• Garp chased Saul through the town, smashing buildings as he went.
• Garp called out that he was looking only for Ghost Gun, and the pirates realized Saul was his target.

Garp pursued Saul across Mad Hatter Island, forcing him to choose between escaping alone and protecting Maud and Sunny. Saul sent the two youngsters toward Wall Mountain and stayed behind to face Garp, leaving the two old rivals poised for battle.

• Garp chased Saul with Geppo and repeatedly threw dead pirates at him, slowing his escape toward Wall Mountain.
• Saul decided not to abandon Maud and Sunny, landed with them in a residential area, and told them to run to the cliff near Wall Mountain.
• Maud and Sunny ran ahead while Saul aimed his rifled gun at Garp through a wall using Observation Haki.
• Saul fired a Haki-coated bullet through the wall, but Garp smashed it apart with a punch.
• Saul stowed his gun and confronted Garp from a rooftop as the two men met each other's gaze.

Gion and the Marines cleared the harbor docks while Garp and Aokiji fought the pirates in Mad Hatter Town. Aokiji froze Ralph, then pursued Maud and Sunny, but Maud shot through Aokiji’s forming ice body and fled with Sunny.

• Gion, Bogard, and Robbie killed the pirates at the harbor docks while Aokiji followed Garp into Mad Hatter Town.
• Gion headed into town with Robbie to hunt the remaining pirates, while Bogard stayed behind to guard the harbor.
• Ralph ignored the Clown’s call, then attacked Aokiji after Aokiji appeared in the auction house and froze him solid.
• Aokiji watched Saul’s attack, spotted Maud and Sunny fleeing near Wall Mountain, and transformed into icicles to intercept them.
• Maud shot through Aokiji’s forming ice body and ran with Sunny, while Aokiji praised his decision to flee.

Aokiji stopped Maud and Sunny from escaping, insisting he was only visiting and wanted them to stay put while Garp fought Saul. As Aokiji moved to take them to a better vantage point, Diao fired a shot that shattered the ice and forced Aokiji to reform and turn toward the shooter.

• Aokiji blocked Maud and Sunny with an ice wall, evaded Maud’s slash, and froze the ground beneath them to stop their escape.
• Maud freed Beli and threw him beyond the ice, telling him to run, and Beli fled.
• Aokiji told Maud and Sunny he was on vacation and ordered them to stay nearby rather than interfere with Garp and Saul’s fight.
• Maud warned Sunny not to attack, while Sunny worried that Beli might be trampled as the town’s pirates fled.
• Aokiji decided to take Maud and Sunny to a tall building, but Diao’s bullet shattered the ice and made Aokiji reform and look toward the shot.

Aokiji froze Maud and Sunny in place so he could watch Garp and Saul’s battle, while the two old fighters traded powerful attacks without gaining an advantage. Maud concealed his defense against the ice, and cracks began spreading across the ice on his legs.

• Aokiji asked Maud and Sunny about their connection to Ghost Gun, then charged at them and froze their legs to keep them from escaping.
• Aokiji returned to the Mad Hatter Auction House to watch Garp and Saul fight, while Saul used Observation Haki to see that Maud and Sunny had been frozen.
• Garp and Saul exchanged increasingly rapid attacks, dodging or blocking each other’s shots and punches as the street and nearby buildings were reduced to rubble.
• Maud checked on Sunny, who was in pain, then revealed that he had protected his legs from Aokiji’s frostbite using Haki.
• Cracks appeared across the ice covering Maud’s legs as Sunny watched in astonishment.

Maud escaped Aokiji’s ice and carefully shattered the ice freezing Sunny’s legs, then carried her toward Wall Mountain as pirates fled through the chaos in Mad Hatter Town. A Marine using Tempest Kick pursued the fleeing pirates behind them.

• Maud broke free of Aokiji’s ice with Armament Haki after waiting until he believed Aokiji was no longer watching.
• Maud warned Sunny that breaking the ice on her legs could injure them, and Sunny trusted him to proceed.
• Maud shattered the ice around Sunny’s legs, found her badly frostbitten and unable to walk, and carried her toward Wall Mountain.
• Maud saw pirates fleeing toward the openings beneath Wall Mountain as the Revolutionary Army’s fire continued to burn at the Pig Farm.
• A Marine pursued the pirates with Tempest Kick, knocking several of them down, while Maud kept running toward the openings.

Maud and Sunny fled toward Pig Farm, but Marine Colonel Robbie caught up and recognized Maud. Maud fought back, then bluffed that he had defeated Aokiji before shooting Robbie, while Aokiji wondered where the two young people had gone.

• Maud ran with Sunny toward Wall Mountain as Robbie pursued and cut down the fleeing pirates with the Six Powers.
• Robbie caught up with the dwindling group, recognized Maud, and attacked him with Finger Pistol and Tempest Kick.
• Maud blocked Robbie's attacks with Chidori and Armament Haki, then traded insults with him.
• Robbie noticed Sunny's frostbitten leg and questioned Maud about Aokiji, so Maud claimed he had defeated him.
• Maud fired his flintlock pistol at Robbie, while Aokiji sneezed and realized Maud and Sunny were missing.

Maud tried to get past Harold Robby while carrying Sunny, but Robby intercepted him and forced a fight. Maud caught Robby off guard with a rapid series of attacks, though Robby survived and jumped away from his final slash.

• Robby blocked Maud’s shot with Iron Body and used Shave to intercept him as he fled with Sunny.
• Maud set Sunny down, and she stayed behind with her flintlock while he moved away to fight Robby.
• Maud learned Robby’s name, then attacked; he broke Robby’s Tempest Kick and narrowly avoided his Double Finger Pistol.
• Maud cut Robby’s chin, grabbed his kicking foot with Armament Haki, and shot him at close range with Usopp’s gun.
• Robby endured the bullet with Iron Body and escaped Maud’s falling slash with a backward leap, leaving Maud astonished.

Maud defeated Robbie after trapping him in a relentless barrage of sword strikes and piercing his defenses, while the pirates watched. The battle ended with Maud summoning the Hunter's Notebook, leaving the onlookers wondering whether Usopp had a Devil Fruit ability.

• Robbie recognized Maud's rapid growth as a serious threat and charged at him with killing intent.
• Maud dodged Robbie's attacks and trapped him in a barrage of slashes that wore down his Paper Arts.
• Robbie tried to escape the sword strikes but was wounded, then Maud pursued and stabbed him through his Iron Body with the Chidori.
• Sunny lowered her gun as the pirates cheered Robbie's defeat.
• Maud summoned the Hunter's Notebook, and a pirate wondered whether Usopp was a Devil Fruit ability user.

Maud killed Robby and gained enough experience to raise his physique to two stars and form a third Star Frame. As he carried Sunny toward the crowded exits at Wall Mountain, a dangerous sword aura appeared behind them.

• Maud wrote down the information he knew about the Six Powers before Robby died, then received a reward that upgraded his physique and formed a third Star Frame.
• Maud retrieved Chidori and hurried to Sunny, who climbed onto his back as he ran toward the gap in Wall Mountain.
• Maud and Sunny discussed his black notebook and wondered whether Saul had escaped Mad Hatter Town.
• Maud found the exits jammed with fleeing pirates and considered climbing Wall Mountain rather than fighting through the crowd.
• A sword aura cut down dozens of pirates behind Maud, and he sensed an intense danger from its source.

Maud and Sunny tried to escape the pirates gathered at Wall Mountain as Gion arrived and began cutting down the crowd. After finding Robby dead, Gion attacked the pirates in force, while Maud watched and wondered who she was.

• Maud sensed Gion's deadly aura and began shoving through the crowd with Sunny to reach the opening in Wall Mountain.
• Gion approached Wall Mountain after slaughtering dozens of pirates, intending to wipe out the lawless Mad Hatter Town.
• Gion found Robby's corpse, closed his eyes, and realized his killer had been strong enough to defeat him in a direct fight.
• Gion slashed sword auras into the crowd, killing groups of pirates as they turned their attention toward her.
• Maud watched Gion's swordsmanship and tried to identify her from his memories.

Maud abandoned the direct escape route after Gion blocked the hole in Wall Mountain and led Sunny away from the crowd. Gion overwhelmed the pirates attacking her, while Saul and Garp continued their fight elsewhere.

• Maud noticed an unfamiliar woman in his memories and pushed through the crowd toward the hole in the wall.
• Gion dodged the pirates' gunfire with Geppo and Observation Haki, then reached the foot of Wall Mountain before Maud could escape.
• Sunny asked what to do, and Maud chose to take a longer route around the island rather than confront Gion.
• Gion stood before the hole and cut down the pirates who continued attacking her as Maud and Sunny left the crowd.
• Saul struggled to keep up with the relaxed Garp during their battle elsewhere.

Saul abandoned his attempts to defeat Garp and focused on stalling while he worked out how Maud and Sunny had escaped. At Wall Mountain, Gion cut down fleeing pirates until one of them shouted for Usopp, making Maud tremble as he ran.

• Saul stopped attacking Garp and used Observation Haki to check whether the two young men were still nearby.
• Saul realized Aokiji had not joined the fight and planned to keep Garp occupied before heading to Wall Mountain.
• Aokiji watched Garp and Saul fight instead of pursuing Maud and Sunny after they escaped.
• Gion routed the pirates at Wall Mountain and chased down those who fled.
• A desperate pirate shouted, “Usopp, where are you?!” just as Gion's blade stopped, and Maud trembled when he heard the cry.

Gion cut down the fleeing pirates as they shouted for Usopp, drawing her toward Maud and Sunny. She caught up and blocked their escape, leaving Maud facing what seemed like certain death.

• A pirate shouted Usopp’s name to stop Gion, but she killed him and continued hunting the others.
• The fleeing pirates called for Usopp, hoping Maud would confront Gion, but Maud kept running with Sunny.
• The pirates converged behind Maud and revealed his location, prompting Gion to pursue them and cut down everyone in her path.
• Sunny offered to let Maud escape alone, but he refused to put her down.
• Gion caught up with Maud and Sunny and blocked their path without immediately attacking them.

Gion confronted Maud and Sunny about Maud’s identity and Robby’s death, then pursued Maud after her fragrance forced him to admit the truth. Maud drew Gion away from Sunny and blocked her sword strike, leaving the two locked in combat.

• Gion recognized Maud’s sword stance and revealed that she knew his identity as Bagard Maud.
• Gion asked whether Maud had killed Robby, and her Aroma-Aroma Fruit ability caused him to answer yes before he retreated.
• Sunny realized Maud’s admission had ruined her plan to protect him, while Gion was astonished that he had defeated Robby.
• Gion used Shave to chase Maud, and he set Sunny down before advancing to draw the fight away from her.
• Maud cut through Gion’s sword energy with Armament Haki and blocked her following strike, shattering the ground beneath them.

Maud fought Gion but was badly injured by her superior strength and Haki. Sunny tried to help, but Wolf Rat disarmed her and declared that he was a Marine as Gion closed in on Maud again.

• The surviving pirates fled through the hole in the wall as Maud and Gion clashed blades.
• Gion overpowered Maud, pinned Chidori to the ground, and kicked him away after he narrowly dodged her sword.
• Sunny shot at Gion to interrupt her pursuit, but Gion dodged and kept chasing Maud.
• Wolf Rat arrived behind Sunny, took her flintlock, crushed it, and said, “I am a Marine.”
• Maud got back to his feet, saw Wolf Rat crush Sunny’s gun, and watched Gion arrive nearby.

Gion battered Maud and sent him flying, while Wolf Rat prepared to kill Sunny after destroying her pistols. Beli and the Revolutionary Army intervened, and Tatam transformed into a cat to face Wolf Rat.

• Gion repeatedly attacked Maud, worsening his injuries until a slash sent him flying and left him bleeding.
• Wolf Rat destroyed Sunny's pistols and tried to kill her, saying he was following Gion's orders.
• Beli tackled Wolf Rat away from Sunny after Koala threw him, saving her from the killing blow.
• Koala and Molly emerged from a fissure, and Wolf Rat recognized the Revolutionary Army among them.
• Tatam stood between Wolf Rat and Sunny, then transformed into a large yellow cat and faced Wolf Rat.

The Revolutionary Army rescued Sunny while Sabo and Molly intervened to save the wounded Maud from Gion. As the rescue party prepared to escape, Aokiji arrived and noticed Maud’s unharmed legs.

• Wolf Rat attacked Tatam after Tatam urged him to leave, and the two fought.
• Koala carried Sunny toward Molly’s tunnel while Beli followed, and Sabo and Molly moved to help Maud.
• Sabo blocked Gion’s attack, pulled Maud away, and Molly fought Gion while claiming she had a romantic relationship with Maud.
• Maud learned that Tatam was with the Revolutionary Army and that Koala had taken Sunny to safety.
• Maud warned Sabo about another threat, but Aokiji appeared at the edge of the district and looked toward Maud’s unharmed legs.

Aokiji overwhelmed Maud, Sabo, Tatam, and Jasmine, freezing their escape route and repeatedly encasing Jasmine in ice. As Maud and the others fled, Aokiji froze Tatam, leaving the group in despair.

• Aokiji arrived and turned the battle around, prompting Maud, Sabo, Tatam, and Jasmine to flee toward Wall Mountain.
• Aokiji used Ice Age, freezing Jasmine and turning Wall Mountain into an iceberg, sealing their tunnel escape route.
• Jasmine broke free of the ice, held off Aokiji, and gave Maud and the others time to run.
• Aokiji froze Jasmine again with Frozen Moment and pursued Maud and the others.
• Tatam hurled Maud and Sabo forward to save them, but Aokiji's cold wave froze Tatam and everything nearby.

Aokiji overwhelmed Maud and Sabo, repeatedly freezing them until Saul’s gunfire forced him to release them. The fight was interrupted when a small figure was hurled from Mad Hatter Town and smashed into the ice, apparently arriving to join the battle.

• Maud attacked Aokiji while trying to reach the frozen Tatam, but Aokiji repeatedly restrained Maud with ice.
• Maud and Sabo coordinated an attack, but Aokiji caught them and began freezing them with Frozen Moment.
• Saul fired four shots, forcing Aokiji to retreat; one bullet wounded Wolf Rat, while Maud freed himself and pulled Sabo away.
• Aokiji fired a weak shot toward Maud, then everyone saw a short figure hurtle from Mad Hatter Town and crash into the ice.