Chapter Summaries

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.

Maud and Lafitte discussed pursuing a Shichibukai position and decided to build their strength and fame, starting with the Arlong Pirates. After demolishing Arlong's tower and leaving with their money, Maud revealed his name to the villagers as they realized he was a pirate.

• Maud and Lafitte discussed the difficulty of becoming a Shichibukai, and Maud said they should prioritize strengthening their crew.
• Lafitte suggested defeating the Arlong Pirates to build fame, and Maud agreed after learning the Marines would be occupied by the Reverie.
• Maud packed six to seven hundred million Beli into a sack while Lafitte memorized the sea charts.
• Maud and Lafitte broke out of Arlong's tower, then demolished it as they departed with Beli and the money.
• Maud told the villagers that he was a pirate named Bagard Maud and invited them to give his name to the Marines.
• Nami and the villagers watched Maud and Lafitte leave, astonished that Maud was a pirate.

Maud and Lafitte reached Lonka Island, where they defeated the Marines and escaped aboard a merchant ship. As they sailed toward Syrup Village, Maud spotted a large vessel escorted by warships, while Captain Mouse arrived at the ruined Arlong Pirates' territory.

• Maud and Lafitte loaded their money bag onto a small sailboat and sailed for Lonka Island, where Marines recognized them and opened fire.
• Maud destroyed the Marines on their warship, questioned the surviving lieutenant colonel with Lafitte's help, and then killed him.
• Maud and his crew ate aboard the warship, took an armed merchant ship, and set sail toward Syrup Village, with plans to visit Usopp and bring Jaya aboard from Mongmong Island.
• Beli spotted two warships escorting an imposing ship, and Maud wondered if it was carrying someone to the Reverie.
• Captain Mouse arrived at the ruined Arlong Pirates' territory and asked who had destroyed it.

Captain Mouse discovered that Maud had destroyed Arlong’s territory and fled after learning Maud’s 68-million-berry bounty. Meanwhile, Maud considered Lafitte’s proposed targets aboard two warships, but gunfire prompted him to sense a child with Observation Haki.

• Captain Mouse ordered Marines to search the ruins of Arlong’s territory for the pirates’ assets, but they uncovered only fish-man corpses.
• A-Ken told Captain Mouse that Bagard Maud had destroyed Arlong’s territory.
• An adjutant revealed Maud’s 68-million-berry bounty, and Captain Mouse hurried back to his warship in fear.
• Captain Mouse regretted losing the Arlong Pirates’ bribes and considered cultivating a replacement.
• Lafitte pointed out qualified targets aboard two warships, and Maud hesitated because of the risk.
• After the warships fired several shots toward Maud’s ship, Maud used Observation Haki and sensed a child.

Second Prince Lyle Carnet fired at Maud’s merchant ship for amusement, prompting Maud and Lafitte to attack the escorted royal ship and its Marine warships. Maud shot Lyle dead, leaving the royal ship in chaos and the Marines facing an escalating crisis.

• Lyle Carnet shot at Maud’s merchant ship, while his soldiers falsely praised his marksmanship.
• Bucktooth Brigadier General learned that Lyle had fired at the merchant ship but hesitated to change the escort’s route.
• Maud and Lafitte flew toward the royal ship, and the Marines recognized them as wanted pirates.
• Lyle fired at Maud and Lafitte, and Maud answered by shooting Lyle through the forehead.
• The soldiers realized Lyle was dead, and chaos erupted aboard the Carnet Royal Ship.

Maud and Lafitte attacked the Marines guarding the royal ship, where Maud killed Lyle and then fought through the crew of a warship. The fight continued when Bucktooth Brigadier General arrived and Maud asked whether the king was aboard the ship.

• Maud shot and killed Lyle, causing the soldiers on the royal ship to panic.
• Maud and Lafitte boarded a Marine warship and fought its crew, with Lafitte leaving some survivors for Maud to question later.
• Maud shot down Marines while fending off an afro-haired Marine Colonel who ambushed him with Finger Pistol, then broke the colonel's bones and knocked him unconscious.
• Bucktooth Brigadier General arrived from the other warship and attacked Maud, who asked if the king was aboard the royal ship.

Maud fought the Bucktooth Brigadier General aboard a Navy ship while using the clash to improve his swordsmanship. After Lafitte finished defeating the sailors, Maud refused his help and left him to keep the approaching warship’s reinforcements away.

• Maud blocked the Bucktooth Brigadier General’s Hidden Blade with Chidori after using Observation Haki to spot the real sword, then knocked him through the deck with Geppo.
• Maud shot two sailors and later anticipated the Bucktooth Brigadier General’s return through the hole, opening a sword fight between them.
• The Bucktooth Brigadier General recognized that Maud’s Observation Haki was thwarting his counters, while Maud treated their exchange as swordsmanship practice.
• Lafitte defeated the remaining sailors and selected twenty-four heads, then moved to help Maud before Maud told him not to.
• Lafitte agreed and turned toward the approaching warship, intent on stopping its crew from interrupting Maud.

Maud and Lafitte defeated the Marines aboard both warships, with Maud crippling the Bucktooth Brigadier General after using the fight to hone his swordsmanship. Lafitte began extracting information from the surviving Marines while Maud watched the Carnet Royal Ship flee.

• Lafitte attacked the Marines on the other warship and killed several despite their coordinated defense.
• Maud fought the Bucktooth Brigadier General through more than a thousand clashes, studying his swordsmanship while sustaining minor wounds.
• Maud blocked Fang Pierce with his Haki-coated palm and chest, then severed both of the Bucktooth Brigadier General's arms and broke his legs.
• Maud reflected on how real combat helped him master the power gained through Hunter's Notebook.
• Lafitte finished his fight and prepared to extract information from the surviving Marines as Maud watched the Carnet Royal Ship retreat.

Maud and Lafitte killed the Marines aboard a warship, and the gains raised Maud’s physique and swordsmanship while healing his injuries. Maud tested the Bucktooth Brigadier General’s Hidden Blade Style, then pursued the fleeing King Ship with Lafitte.

• Lafitte hypnotized the Bucktooth Brigadier General, and Maud recorded the Marines’ information before killing them.
• Maud killed the Bucktooth Brigadier General and the explosive-haired colonel, pushing his experience past its limit.
• Maud’s physique rose to four stars, his swordsmanship to two stars, and his Haki condensed another Star Frame; his injuries stopped bleeding.
• Maud tested the Bucktooth Brigadier General’s Hidden Blade Style by cutting down the warship’s mast.
• Maud decided to pursue the King Ship and used Geppo to chase it with Lafitte following.

Maud and Lafitte defeated the soldiers aboard King Rowell’s ship and entered its cabin, where they discovered prisoners being tortured and enslaved. Maud killed one suffering woman but ignored the others, then found someone hiding beneath a table.

• King Rowell ordered Felton to investigate Maud and Lafitte’s approach, then fled into the cabin and told Felton to kill them.
• Maud and Lafitte landed on the royal ship and fought through its soldiers, killing Felton after the battle.
• Maud and Lafitte entered the cabin and sensed that hundreds of people remained aboard, including a large group in one room.
• Maud found slaves imprisoned and bound to crosses, including a woman with dozens of sleeve arrows in her body.
• Maud ended the woman’s suffering, ignored the pleas of the others, and uncovered a terrified person hiding beneath a table.

Maud and Lafitte swept through the nobles’ ship, freeing slaves and killing the nobles they found. In a torture room, Maud encountered a severely wounded man who asked whose blood covered him.

• Maud learned that the nobles used slaves as targets in a shooting game, then freed the captives bound to crosses and in cells.
• Maud and Lafitte left the room after the fat noble’s scream, and Maud refused Lafitte’s suggestion to kill everyone aboard, including the slaves.
• Maud and Lafitte searched the ship, killed the hiding male nobles, and gathered jewelry as they witnessed the slaves’ suffering.
• Maud split up from Lafitte to search faster and found a muscular man chained to a torture rack.
• The wounded man stared at the blood on Maud and asked, “Whose blood?”