Chapter Summaries

Oboro arranged for Luffy and Enel to settle their fight outside Alubarna, using the clash to humble Enel and draw out Crocodile. The Hell Pirates waited in the desert for Luffy and his crew, while Dom provoked Enel about the coming duel.

• Enel killed soldiers in Alubarna and demanded that Luffy kneel, while Rob Lucci held Nami hostage to stop Luffy from attacking.
• Oboro ordered Lucci to release Nami and told Luffy and Enel to meet the Hell Pirates southeast of the city in an hour.
• Oboro left Alubarna, noticed Baroque Works agents watching from a rooftop, and planned to use the desert fight to draw out Crocodile and observe Luffy's crew.
• Half an hour later, the Hell Pirates waited in the desert and discussed Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Dom mocked Enel about whether he could defeat Luffy, and Enel warned him to watch his attitude.

Oboro watched as Enel confronted the Straw Hat Pirates, expecting Ace and Crocodile to become important factors in protecting Luffy. Enel ambushed the crew’s weaker members and incapacitated Chopper, leaving Nami and Usopp at his mercy.

• Oboro considered Luffy’s importance to fate and identified Ace and Crocodile as possible factors in keeping him safe.
• The Straw Hat Pirates arrived in Alubarna with Vivi and Igaram, and Enel flew out to face them alone.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji attacked Enel together, but he vanished and reappeared beside Nami, Usopp, and Chopper.
• Enel struck Chopper with lightning, leaving him unable to move, then threatened Nami and Usopp.

Enel tortured the Straw Hat Pirates but lost control after Luffy struck him, allowing Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji to keep fighting and adapt. Oboro left the battlefield and confronted Crocodile, who had been watching the fight.

• Enel electrocuted Nami and Usopp, then declared that he would torment the Straw Hats before killing them.
• Luffy punched Enel, shocking him, while Dom and Oboro recognized that Enel's arrogance and poor battle decisions had cost him the advantage.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji continued fighting Enel; Rob Lucci explained that Luffy endured the most damage while keeping Enel focused on him.
• Oboro stopped watching the battle and left after Yurivich spotted someone on a distant sand dune.
• Oboro joined Crocodile, who said Doflamingo had been right about him, and asked whether the battle was entertaining.

Oboro confronted Crocodile in the desert, revealed that he knew about Pluton, and warned that Crocodile’s plans would fail. After Oboro left, Crocodile reflected on his strength and wondered what he knew about Pluton and the utopia.

• Crocodile attacked Oboro with sand and his golden hook, but Oboro blocked the first strike with Haki and evaded the second.
• Oboro told Crocodile he knew where Pluton was, while Crocodile rejected his offer to join the Hell Pirates.
• Oboro warned Crocodile not to target Straw Hat while he was present, then admitted he had considered killing Straw Hat himself.
• Oboro cautioned Crocodile that the World Government or Doflamingo might learn about his ambitions, prompting Crocodile to slash the dune with Desert Saber.
• Oboro vanished, and Crocodile realized he knew about the utopia as Enel rose as a Thunder God on the battlefield.

Luffy defeated Enel, but Dom rescued the battered Enel and drove Luffy off before the Hell Pirates withdrew. Crocodile tried to kill the unconscious Luffy, but Ace arrived in time to save him and confronted Crocodile.

• Luffy overwhelmed Enel with a barrage of punches, while Dom rescued the unconscious Satori and Gedatsu.
• Dom attacked Luffy, then grabbed the barely breathing Enel and escaped through a spatial passage.
• Oboro led the Hell Pirates away after sensing that Crocodile and Ace had arrived nearby.
• Luffy collapsed unconscious, and Crocodile emerged from the sand to prepare to kill him.
• Ace engulfed Crocodile in flames, lifted Luffy to safety, and faced Crocodile.

After Enel woke from his defeat by Luffy, Oboro kept the Hell Pirates away from Alubarna and explained that Enel needed time to recover and reflect. More than half a month later, Ace rode alone to meet Oboro, wary of a trap but determined to protect Luffy and pursue Teach.

• Oboro and the Hell Pirates settled in the desert while a doctor treated the injured Enel and two others, and Dom gathered information.
• Enel woke, announced that he would find Luffy, and left after Oboro told him to heal and focus on his true opponent.
• Oboro explained that Enel had not gone after Luffy but needed solitude to process the fear and defeat he had experienced.
• Ace stayed with the recovering Straw Hat Pirates and allowed Luffy to pursue Crocodile, while he regarded the Hell Pirates as the greater danger.
• More than half a month later, Ace rode alone to the agreed meeting place to face Oboro, suspecting a trap but unwilling to back down.

Ace confronted Oboro and the Hell Pirates in Alabasta, seeking Marshall D. Teach. Oboro offered to reveal Teach’s whereabouts if Ace defeated Enel, and the two prepared to fight.

• Ace arrived alone and faced the Hell Pirates, recognizing Oboro as the man Marco had warned him about.
• Ace asked Oboro for Marshall D. Teach’s location and said Teach had to die.
• Oboro confirmed he had encountered Teach and offered to reveal his whereabouts if Ace won a fight against one of his people.
• Ace challenged Oboro and set an additional condition, while Oboro said he was not interested in Luffy for now.
• Oboro cleared the area, leaving Ace and Enel to begin the second battle of Enel’s reform plan.

Ace and Enel fought an immense battle that revealed Enel’s limits against a seasoned Logia user. As the clash neared its end, the Hell Pirates realized Ace had prolonged it to learn about Enel before their crew entered the New World.

• Ace and Enel’s elemental attacks forced Oboro and the Hell Pirates to retreat repeatedly as the battle devastated the desert.
• Dom and Rob Lucci judged that Enel’s lack of Haki, stamina, and efficient combat habits left him at a disadvantage against Ace.
• Oboro reflected that Enel lacked the teamwork, self-awareness, and resolve that had helped the Hell Pirates and Straw Hat’s crew overcome stronger opponents.
• Ace and Enel fought from daylight into darkness, then their Thunder God and Flame Emperor attacks collided in a massive explosion.
• Dom and Yurivich suspected Ace had deliberately dragged out the battle to assess Enel’s abilities and prepare for the Hell Pirates’ arrival in the New World.

Ace defeated Enel in their spar and learned that Teach was waiting for him on Banaro Island, but Oboro’s warning did not change his resolve to pursue him. Days later, the Hell Pirates reached Alubarna and watched Luffy battle Crocodile in the ruined royal palace.

• Ace recovered his breath after defeating Enel and reflected on the sensory-affecting ability that had nearly overwhelmed him.
• Oboro told Ace that Teach had gone to Banaro Island and warned him that Teach had received his blessing and would be a dangerous opponent.
• Ace left to pursue Teach, insisting through his words that Oboro keep his promise not to harm Luffy.
• Yurivich carried the injured but conscious Enel as Oboro and the Hell Pirates departed; Oboro concluded that Ace was destined to fall into Teach’s hands.
• Several days later, Oboro and the Hell Pirates arrived in Alubarna after hearing of a riot and found Luffy and Crocodile fighting amid the ruined royal palace.

Luffy defeated Crocodile and helped restore peace to Alabasta, while Oboro suspected the Nika Fruit had let Luffy overcome the odds. The Straw Hats departed, but the Hell Pirates remained to finish Enel’s training as the Navy took Crocodile away under a surprisingly light escort.

• The Hell Pirates watched Luffy defeat Crocodile, and Oboro concluded that the Nika Fruit had helped Luffy win.
• Vivi addressed the people as Alabasta celebrated Crocodile’s defeat and the end of the crisis.
• The Straw Hat Pirates left Alabasta, but the Hell Pirates stayed so Enel could face his final teacher, Crocodile.
• Oboro and the others watched Navy warships escort Crocodile away, with Dom identifying the escort commander as a rear admiral.
• Oboro suspected Doflamingo’s hatred of the Celestial Dragons explained the Navy’s actions.

Oboro and the Hell Pirates attacked the Navy ships escorting Crocodile, leaving only the flagship afloat. Oboro freed Crocodile from his cell and offered him a choice between becoming partners and becoming enemies.

• Oboro ordered the Hell Pirates to attack, and Enel and Oboro destroyed two of the three Navy warships escorting Crocodile.
• The surviving Marines panicked as the Hell Pirates boarded the flagship, while Crocodile warned the commodore that the Navy had abandoned him and his crew.
• Oboro entered the prison hold and killed the commodore with a sharp current of air.
• Oboro twisted open Crocodile's cell and offered to save him only if they became partners, otherwise threatening to kill him as an enemy.

Oboro brought Crocodile and Daz Bones aboard the Hell Pirates and named Crocodile vice captain. Crocodile accepted the role for his own purposes, then challenged the crew to prove their strength.

• Oboro brought Crocodile and Daz Bones out of the cabin and announced that Crocodile had joined the Hell Pirates.
• Crocodile said he was joining for shelter and opportunity, while Oboro declared that his orders would be absolute as long as he lived.
• Crocodile mocked Enel for losing to Ace, and Enel responded with hostility while referring to the crew as “us.”
• Oboro revealed that Crocodile would be vice captain, and the crew accepted the appointment without objection.
• Crocodile criticized the crew as weak, and Dom warned him that rank depended on strength before Crocodile openly invited anyone to challenge him.

Oboro’s Hell Pirates defeated Enel, welcomed Crocodile and Daz Bones, and granted the crew new powers through the Bloodline Card. With the crew’s membership set at eleven, Crocodile began exploring his new ability as they rested on the island.

• Crocodile defeated Enel in a battle that revealed the awakening of Crocodile’s Devil Fruit.
• Crocodile questioned Oboro about the World Government’s reasons for letting him join the Hell Pirates, and Oboro explained that the Five Elders hoped to strengthen the crew for a future clash with the Yonko.
• The Hell Pirates returned to camp with the unconscious Enel, whose attitude toward the crew had begun to change.
• After waking, Enel asked Oboro to make him stronger and accepted the Bloodline Card’s baptism.
• Oboro granted Crocodile and Daz Bones new powers, including Crocodile’s Flesh Connection Blood Demon Art, bringing the Hell Pirates’ membership to eleven.

The Hell Pirates’ rise and Crocodile’s joining fueled talk of a new Worst Generation as the seas grew increasingly turbulent. Rayleigh judged that Oboro wanted to overturn the world rather than find Laugh Tale, while Teach prepared to meet an old friend on Banaro Island.

• Morgans publicized Crocodile’s joining the Hell Pirates and the Celestial Dragons’ deaths, while Kong condemned Oboro and barred the crew from member nations’ routes.
• Pirates and the news agency hailed the Hell Pirates as the leading force of a new Worst Generation, prompting rising bounties and heavier Marine activity.
• At Shakky’s bar, Rayleigh told Shakky that Oboro was not seeking Laugh Tale and wanted to kill the Celestial Dragons and overturn the world.
• Doflamingo reacted to the news of Crocodile joining Oboro, and Teach praised Oboro’s growing power in Banaro Town.
• Lafitte told Teach that Oboro had landed on the island, and Teach set out to meet an old friend and test their newly acquired power.

The Hell Pirates arrived at Water 7 to build their flagship while the Yonko and their crews reacted to Oboro’s growing threat. Rob Lucci returned to his old home, where his teammates were waiting.

• Marco told Whitebeard that Ace had fought Enel in Alabasta, won, and warned that the Hell Pirates had dangerous potential.
• Whitebeard laughed at Crocodile’s submission to Oboro and saw similarities between Oboro’s ambitions and Rocks D. Xebec.
• Charlotte Linlin raged over Oboro’s past clashes with her and Kaido and vowed to kill him.
• King and Queen discussed the Hell Pirates’ arrival in the New World and worried that Whitebeard or Shanks might intervene, while Jack stayed silent.
• Oboro and the Hell Pirates arrived at Water 7 to arrange the construction of their flagship, with Crocodile helping through his connections.
• Lucci returned to Water 7, his former base, where his teammates were present after he had secretly reported to his superiors.

The Hell Pirates arrived in Water 7 and met Mayor Iceburg to commission a new flagship from Galley-La Company. Crocodile demanded the shipwrights work without payment, offering only the city’s continued existence, and Iceburg reluctantly agreed.

• Iceburg evacuated Water 7’s streets ahead of the Hell Pirates’ arrival.
• Kalifa led Oboro and the Hell Pirates to Galley-La Company, where Iceburg received them.
• Oboro presented Iceburg with a blueprint for a medium-sized pirate ship and asked Galley-La to build it.
• Iceburg agreed to construct the ship after Crocodile demanded the finest shipwrights and declared that the Hell Pirates would not pay.
• Oboro reassured Iceburg and asked him to finish the ship as soon as possible.

After the Hell Pirates left Galley-La, Oboro sent his crew to gather supplies and planned to wait for the Blood Pluton at Sabaody Archipelago. He decided Big Mom would be his first target in the New World, then saw a newspaper report that the World Government was rushing to fill a vacant Shichibukai seat.

• Iceburg accepted that Water 7 would build the Hell Pirates’ flagship, reasoning that the project could benefit the city and protect its residents.
• Oboro stopped Crocodile from pursuing Pluton and told the crew to gather at Dock One in three days.
• Oboro planned to wait at Sabaody Archipelago for the Blood Pluton and considered how the Five Elders might respond to the Hell Pirates’ presence near their strongholds.
• Oboro decided to target Big Mom in Totto Land to absorb and strengthen his soul power.
• Oboro read a newspaper announcing that the World Government would soon meet to choose a replacement for the vacant Shichibukai seat.

Oboro settled the Hell Pirates at Sabaody Archipelago while awaiting the construction of the Blood Pluton and planning for the coming Summit War. He told Doflamingo that the Straw Hat Pirates would soon defeat Moria, leaving one fewer Shichibukai.

• The Hell Pirates left Water 7 for Sabaody Archipelago, where they planned to wait for the Blood Pluton to be built.
• Oboro attended an auction at Doflamingo's house, where Diamante watched him tensely.
• Oboro learned that the Straw Hat Pirates had reached Skypiea, where the Shandia Tribe attacked them and they declared they would liberate the island.
• Doflamingo called Oboro to ask whether he had a candidate for the Shichibukai, hoping to place an informant among them.
• Oboro predicted that the Straw Hat Pirates would soon defeat Moria, while Doflamingo and Hawkeye would remain Shichibukai.

Oboro visited Shakky's Rip-off Bar and discussed his plans on Sabaody Archipelago with Rayleigh, who sensed that a major upheaval was coming. Oboro hinted that he would test the new generation of pirates, including Monkey D. Luffy, before leaving Rayleigh troubled.

• Oboro arrived at Shakky's Rip-off Bar, where he bought drinks for himself and Rayleigh despite government agents watching his movements.
• Rayleigh asked whether Oboro had defeated Shiki alone, and Oboro said the Hell Pirates had fought him together.
• Rayleigh warned Oboro not to cause another world-shaking upheaval and refused to help with his plans.
• Oboro revealed that he was waiting for something on Sabaody Archipelago and predicted that Monkey D. Luffy would arrive soon.
• Oboro said he wanted the new generation to prove themselves and believed Straw Hat would pass his test, then left Rayleigh with a warning about coming trouble.

Oboro announced that he would grant pirates free divine power in Sabaody’s District 5, drawing a vast crowd and forcing the World Government to assess his threat. The Five Elders decided to monitor the gathering and intervene if the situation grew beyond their control.

• Oboro recruited pirates to spread word that he would grant divine power to outstanding pirates in District 5 in three days, and warned them that agents were watching.
• World Government agents reported Oboro’s meeting and investigated his associates while the Five Elders debated his identity, abilities, and motives.
• News of Oboro’s offer spread across the seas, and pirates crowded District 5 as Oboro watched from a hill.
• The Five Elders concluded that Oboro might be trying to disrupt the balance of power and decided to test whether his blessings were limited before acting.