Arc 2From Arlong Park to Drum Island

Lina and the Straw Hats gathered allies, defeated Baroque Works agents, and brought Vivi closer to Alabasta. On Drum Island, they found a doctor for Zoro and welcomed Chopper aboard before setting sail again.

  • Genzo led the villagers to Arlong Park, where Lina found Arlong’s treasure and agreed to leave 100 million berries for Cocoyasi Village.
  • At Baratie, Zoro challenged Hawk Eyes and was defeated, while Sanji accepted Luffy’s invitation to join the crew after Zeff urged him to pursue the Azure Sea.
  • In Loguetown, Lina bought Seastone gear and helped Luffy escape Buggy and Smoker before the crew sailed for the Grand Line.
  • At Whiskey Peak, Zoro and Sanji fought the Baroque Works bounty hunters, and Igaram asked the Straw Hats to escort Princess Vivi back to Alabasta.
  • On Little Garden, Lina befriended giants Dorry and Brogy, created Haki-bearing giant undead, and helped defeat Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine’s Day.
  • The crew escaped Little Garden with an Eternal Pose for Alabasta, then Lina knocked Wapol unconscious when he tried to take their Log Pose.
  • On Drum Island, Lina, Luffy, and Zoro climbed the mountain to seek treatment for Zoro, and Luffy and Lina persuaded Chopper to join the crew.
  • Chopper joined the Straw Hats as their doctor, and pink cherry blossoms spread across Drum Mountain as he vowed to fulfill Dr. Hiriluk’s dream.
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Ch. 26Who Says the Undead Can't Be Used as Weapons?

After Arlong's defeat, Lina recovered the crew's stolen money and created a transforming undead bone-chain sword from Arlong's traits. The group rested with the villagers, and Nami negotiated to leave money for Cocoyasi Village.

  • Villagers led by Genzo arrived at Arlong Park to help Nami and confront Arlong's crew.
  • Lina searched Arlong's room, found about 400 million berries, and argued with Nami over dividing the money.
  • Lina considered fusing Arlong and Zoro's templates but decided to use Arlong's teeth and nose to make a bone-chain sword.
  • Lina showed the extending, transforming undead weapon to Luffy, who played with it until hunger sent him back.
  • Nami asked Lina to leave 100 million berries for Cocoyasi Village, and Lina agreed.

Ch. 27Sanji

Lina and the others arrived at Baratie, where Luffy challenged Sanji to an eating contest and the group learned that Hawk Eyes had defeated Krieg’s crew. Hawk Eyes asked the cooks for the bill, leaving Zoro unaware that the world’s greatest swordsman was nearby.

  • Lina spotted Baratie and led the group there, where they saw the wreck of Krieg’s pirate ship and Hawk Eyes’s boat outside.
  • Luffy ordered ten servings of meat and challenged Sanji to an eating contest, while Sanji flirted with Nami and Zeff struck him with his wooden leg.
  • The cooks told Lina and the others that Krieg’s crew had tried to plunder Baratie after Zeff fed them, and Hawk Eyes had cut their flagship in half and defeated them.
  • Hawk Eyes stood up, picked up his sword, and asked the cooks for the bill.

Ch. 28Defeat

Zoro challenged Hawk Eyes and was badly defeated, renewing his vow to become the world’s greatest swordsman. Luffy invited Sanji to join the crew, and Zeff pushed Sanji to pursue the Azure Sea, leaving Sanji in tears as Lina accidentally interrupted their farewell.

  • Zoro challenged Hawk Eyes to a duel, and Hawk Eyes defeated him with a deep slash across his chest.
  • Zoro vowed never to lose again until he defeated Hawk Eyes, while Lina and Usopp helped treat his wound.
  • Luffy asked Sanji to join the crew after learning Sanji dreamed of finding the Azure Sea, but Sanji initially refused to leave Baratie.
  • Zeff told Sanji to set sail and see the Azure Sea for himself, and Sanji tearfully thanked him for his kindness.
  • Lina entered the kitchen holding undead ants and awkwardly interrupted Sanji and Zeff’s emotional farewell.

Ch. 29Bounty

Lina and the crew welcomed Sanji aboard, recovered treasure from Krieg’s flagship, and learned that Luffy, Zoro, and the Blade Saw Duo had received bounties. As the Merry sailed toward Loguetown, the crew planned to resupply there and Lina prepared to search for Seastone.

  • Sanji agreed to join Luffy’s crew after competing with Luffy over a meal, and Lina paid the restaurant bill and asked Sanji to gather supplies.
  • Lina sent fish-man undead to search Krieg’s flagship and recovered treasure before the crew sailed away from Baratie.
  • Nami read the wanted posters: Monkey D. Luffy had a thirty-million-berry bounty, Roronoa Zoro had a sixteen-million-berry bounty, and the Blade Saw Duo had a combined bounty of twenty-five million.
  • The crew celebrated Sanji’s arrival aboard the Merry as Nami announced they would reach Twin Capes by the next day and suggested stopping in Loguetown.
  • Lina planned to search Loguetown’s black market for Seastone before entering the Grand Line.

Ch. 30The Place of Beginning and Ending

Lina arrived in Loguetown with the Straw Hat crew and went looking for a black market, hoping to find Seastone. He reached a hidden tavern with the Blade Devil and the Chainsaw Devil, where the bartender recognized them as wanted pirates.

  • Lina woke in the crow's nest, joked with Sanji, and saw Loguetown ahead with the crew.
  • Lina gave Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp spending money, then went shopping for supplies with Sanji.
  • Sanji went to watch a cooking competition while Lina entered an alley to question two thugs about the black markets.
  • The wounded thug told Lina that one market belonged to Bartolomeo and another was run by a group working for Joker.
  • Lina followed the directions to a secluded tavern, where the bartender identified him and his undead companions as the Blade Saw Duo of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Ch. 31Joker, Clown?

Lina bought Seastone weapons and handcuffs from Kruke, a Joker associate, then killed him when he launched a surprise attack. Lina left to collect the tavern’s spoils and dispose of the bodies.

  • Lina negotiated with Kruke for two pairs of Seastone handcuffs, three special guns, and all sixteen Seastone bullets, paying with the crew’s money.
  • Kruke showed Lina the goods, accepted payment, and shook his hand as Lina prepared to leave with the two undead Devils.
  • Kruke sprang at the Blade Saw Duo, but Lina anticipated the attack and used the undead, his Bone Chain Sword, and the Werewolf’s claws to strike him.
  • Lina killed Kruke and the four men who had been standing aside.
  • Lina headed toward the back of the tavern to gather the spoils and dispose of the bodies.

Ch. 32Heading for the Grand Line

Lina rescued Luffy from Buggy’s execution attempt in Loguetown, then used Seastone bullets to stop Smoker as the crew escaped toward their ship. The crew set sail for the Grand Line, while a mysterious visitor arrived to speak with the defeated Smoker.

  • Lina sold weapons at a black market, bought Log Poses, and obtained Seastone without spending money.
  • Lina shot Buggy with a Seastone bullet, freed Luffy, and fled with him as Smoker pursued them.
  • Lina, Luffy, and Sanji ran toward the port through a storm, carrying Sanji’s prize Elephant Trunk Tuna.
  • Lina shot Smoker with a Seastone bullet, weakening him long enough for the others to escape.
  • Lina explained Seastone to Luffy and Sanji, and the crew boarded their ship and set sail for the Grand Line.
  • A mysterious man appeared beside the weakened Smoker and said he had come to see the youngsters off.

Ch. 33Welcome Town?

Lina and the Straw Hats sailed through the Grand Line’s erratic weather and reached an island, where a welcoming crowd greeted them at the harbor. Igaram introduced himself as the mayor of Whiskey Peak, and the crew began mingling with the villagers.

  • Nami explained that the crew was nearing the next island while Lina reflected on his growing strength and plans for the Grand Line.
  • Luffy and Usopp built snow figures, Sanji prepared a tuna meal, and Lina and Zoro trained together.
  • Lina spotted an island with a town and cactus-shaped peaks, and the Merry followed a river to its harbor.
  • Villagers welcomed the arriving pirates without fear, and Igaram introduced himself as the mayor of Welcome Town—Whiskey Peak.
  • Luffy greeted Igaram, and the crew began getting along with the villagers.

Ch. 34Cactus Island, Littered with Graves

The Straw Hats celebrated in Whiskey Peak while Lina recognized the town as a trap run by bounty hunters. After the feast, Lina and the others woke before the attack and learned that Nami had gone searching for treasure, leaving the crew calm in the enemy’s lair.

  • Igaram welcomed the Straw Hats to town, and Lina watched Sanji and himself fall for the women who approached them.
  • That night, Luffy ate through the banquet while Zoro and Nami competed in a drinking contest and Lina lounged with the women.
  • Igaram showed the other bounty hunters the crew’s wanted posters, and they realized the pirates’ combined bounties exceeded seventy million.
  • A tall woman reported that the crew had eaten nearly all their supplies, and Igaram led the group out to prepare their attack.
  • Lina woke after the feast, learned Nami had gone to search for treasure, and told the others his undead had found the town was broke.

Ch. 35Moonlit Three (Crossed Out) Two vs. a Hundred

Lina, Zoro, and Sanji fought off a Baroque Works attack while Lina watched and picked off several attackers himself. After the fight, they discovered that one of the officers was Vivi, the princess of Alabasta, and Nami demanded to know why Igaram had called her a princess.

  • Lina learned that about a hundred Baroque Works members were outside, while Zoro pretended he could not leave the house and Sanji and Zoro went to fight.
  • Zoro and Sanji attacked the crowd, defeating its members as Lina watched from the rooftop.
  • A brown-haired attacker confronted Lina over his sister, and Lina shot him and several other attackers.
  • Zoro defeated Mr. 9 and faced Vivi, whose Mosquito Coil Dance briefly made him dizzy; he cut her headband with the back of his blade.
  • Sanji stopped Igaram from attacking Zoro, and Lina recognized Vivi as the princess of Alabasta.
  • Nami arrived, complained that the defeated attackers had no money, and stomped on Igaram while demanding to know why he had called Vivi a princess.

Ch. 36Set Out for Little Garden

Lina and the Straw Hats agreed to escort Princess Vivi to Alabasta, while Igaram chose to travel ahead alone to draw danger away from her. As they set sail for Little Garden, Crocodile learned of Vivi’s departure and sent Baroque Works agents after the crew.

  • Luffy scolded Lina, Zoro, and Sanji for knocking out their dinner hosts, but Nami silenced him with punches.
  • Igaram revealed that Vivi was the princess of Alabasta and asked the Straw Hats to take her home; Luffy accepted the job.
  • Igaram told Vivi he would leave by another route to draw the Baroque Works agents’ attention away from her, and she agreed to go with the Straw Hats.
  • The Straw Hats sailed from the harbor with Vivi and Karoo aboard, and Nami confirmed that their next stop was Little Garden.
  • Miss All Sunday reported Vivi’s escape to Crocodile and said Mr. 5, Miss Valentine, Mr. 3, Miss Goldenweek, and Mr. 2 had been sent after the Straw Hats.

Ch. 37Giant Brogy

The Merry reached Little Garden, where Lina led Nami and Usopp into the jungle and encountered a giant named Brogy. Brogy introduced himself, then Lina warned him about something behind him.

  • Vivi grew comfortable with the crew as Lina teased her with a photo from her dance on Fast.
  • After three days at sea, Lina spotted Little Garden, and the Merry sailed up the river into the island.
  • Lina, Nami, and Usopp went into the jungle while Zoro and Sanji began a hunting contest.
  • A giant emerged from the forest, and Brogy introduced himself to Lina.
  • Lina warned Brogy to watch out behind him.

Ch. 38An Unexpected Guest

Lina and his companions befriended Brogy on Little Garden while Baroque Works agents planned to deal with the Straw Hat Crew. Lina tried to collect a sample from Brogy but failed, leaving him determined to try again in his transformed state.

  • Brogy killed a dinosaur that attacked him, then invited Lina, Nami, and Usopp to share a meal and drinks.
  • Lina and his companions brought Brogy several barrels of liquor and followed him into the forest, where Usopp listened eagerly to his stories.
  • Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine met with Mr. 3, who explained that the Straw Hat Crew's contact with the giants posed a danger and planned to use Eternal Poses to lure them into the forest.
  • Lina asked Brogy for a body sample, but his blue flames failed to collect it, so he planned to try again after transforming.

Ch. 39Haki—Could I Learn It?

Lina and the others joined Brogy on the way to his duel with Dorry, then watched the giants fight to a draw and share liquor afterward. Lina asked Brogy whether he could use Haki, and Brogy offered to teach him.

  • A volcanic eruption interrupted Lina's transformation, and Brogy took Lina, Nami, and Usopp to meet his old friend Dorry for their duel.
  • Brogy and Dorry explained that they had fought for a hundred years despite forgetting why their duel began, and they resumed fighting when they met.
  • Lina reunited with Luffy and Vivi, then remembered that he had bet on the hunting contest and sent fishman spirits into the forest to find prey.
  • Brogy and Dorry fought fiercely until both were exhausted and called the result a draw, then celebrated with the liquor Brogy had brought.
  • Lina asked Brogy whether he could use Haki, and Brogy asked if Lina wanted to learn.

Ch. 40Gaining the Blue Oni and Red Oni

Lina learned about Haki from Dorry and Brogy, then used her blue flames to create undead versions of the giants. She named the new skeletal warriors Blue Oni and Red Oni and prepared to test whether they had inherited the giants’ Haki.

  • Brogy explained that he and Dorry would teach Lina Haki through a rough method: taking a beating.
  • Lina transformed into her Zoan form, and Dorry and Brogy reacted to a presence they recognized before Brogy let her cover him with blue flames.
  • Lina explained that her Devil Fruit let her create undead, then used it on Dorry to make a second giant undead.
  • Lina tried shrinking the giant undead to ordinary size, but they burst apart from the strain.
  • Lina summoned two lean, skeletal Spartan warriors, named them Blue Oni and Red Oni after Dorry and Brogy’s nicknames, and prepared to test whether they had inherited Haki.

Ch. 41Baroque Works

Lina’s crew encountered Mr. 3 and learned that Baroque Works was hunting Vivi, while Luffy charged into battle. Vivi revealed that Baroque Works was led by the Shichibukai Crocodile, leaving Nami and Usopp terrified.

  • Lina showed off the Blue Oni and Red Oni undead, whose Haki made them the crew’s strongest fighters.
  • Mr. 3, Mr. 5, Miss Valentine’s Day, and a little girl approached the clearing while Lina’s fish-man undead tracked them.
  • Mr. 3 emerged, and Vivi identified him as a Baroque Works assassin who had come to hunt her.
  • Vivi demanded to know what happened to Igaram, and Mr. 3 taunted her by suggesting he had been eaten by fish.
  • Luffy charged at Mr. 3 while Lina sent his undead to surround the others in the forest.
  • Vivi revealed that Baroque Works’ boss was Crocodile, causing Nami and Usopp to panic.

Ch. 42The Streetlight King

Lina defeated Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine’s Day on Little Garden, while Luffy pursued Mr. 3. He returned to the others riding a Tyrannosaurus rex and said he had taken care of the fight.

  • Vivi told the crew that Mr. 0 was Crocodile, a Shichibukai who secretly led Baroque Works, and Nami lamented taking the job for money.
  • Lina left Vivi, Nami, and Usopp in the giants’ care and went into the forest, where Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine’s Day were fighting his fish-man undead.
  • Lina attacked with a rain of weapons, bringing down Miss Valentine’s Day, then used Red Ogre to impale Mr. 5 and pin him to a tree.
  • Lina killed Mr. 5, collected his template, and left the forest.
  • Lina returned to the group riding a Tyrannosaurus rex and told them he had handled the enemy who attacked him with boogers.

Ch. 43What Happened to Chopper?

Lina searched for Luffy, found Sanji intercepting a Baroque Works call, and returned with an Eternal Pose pointing toward Alabasta. The crew learned Little Garden’s Log Pose would take a year to set, but Lina checked the map and found Drum Island near their route.

  • Lina and the tyrannosaurus found Sanji in a wax building with the unconscious Unluckies, where Sanji had pretended to be Mr. 3 while speaking with Baroque Works’ boss.
  • Lina took the Eternal Pose for Alabasta, then found Luffy, who climbed onto the tyrannosaurus and rode back with him.
  • The crew reunited with Zoro and the giants, and Sanji cooked a meal for everyone while Vivi apologized for bringing danger to the group.
  • Brogy told the crew Little Garden’s Log Pose would take a year to set, so Lina checked Nami’s map and saw Drum Island was close to the route to Alabasta.
  • Dorry and Brogy headed toward the shore to see the crew off.

Ch. 44Elbaf Spear

After leaving Little Garden, Lina and the crew were nearly swallowed by the Island Eater Goldfish before Dorry and Brogy split the sea with their Elbaf Spear and sent the Merry onward. That night, the crew settled a hunting dispute by making Zoro and Sanji wash their hair in front of everyone, while Lina avoided their retaliation by sleeping outside the ship.

  • Lina argued with Zoro and Sanji over whether his undead-assisted hunt counted as cheating before Dorry and Brogy arrived to see the crew off.
  • The Merry left Little Garden, but the Island Eater Goldfish pulled it toward its open jaws, frightening Nami and the others.
  • Lina let Dorry and Brogy handle the monster, and they used Elbaf Spear to split the sea and propel the Merry to safety.
  • Dorry and Brogy watched the Merry disappear, then resumed their duel after noticing the volcano erupt.
  • The crew voted on the hunting dispute and made Zoro and Sanji wash their hair while everyone watched and laughed.
  • Lina escaped the angry Zoro and Sanji by sleeping on summoned Fish-Men outside the ship.

Ch. 45The Poor King

As the Merry sailed through heavy rain, Lina and the others defeated former Drum Island king Wapol and his men after their transforming ship approached. The ship sank when Wapol was knocked unconscious, and the crew salvaged only a small amount of treasure, which Lina decided to give to Nami.

  • Lina and Zoro trained aboard the Merry as Lina noted his strength had nearly reached 4,000 kilos.
  • Lina and Zoro spotted a giant submarine transform into a ship and prepared for a possible attack.
  • Wapol boarded the Merry with armed soldiers and demanded a Log Pose or Eternal Pose to return to Drum Island.
  • Sanji, Zoro, and the undead attacked Wapol's men, while Lina shot Wapol with a Seastone bullet and knocked him unconscious.
  • Wapol's ship came apart and sank, and the crew salvaged a small amount of treasure that Lina offered to Nami.

Ch. 46Drum Island

Rainer’s crew learned about Drum Island’s former king, Wapol, and sailed into the island’s snowy waters. As the crew approached, Dalton heard that pirates had returned and led villagers toward the coast to confront them.

  • Rainer gave Nami a bag of treasure, then got punched when he hinted he had more money hidden away.
  • Nami told the crew they would reach Drum Island the next day, and Rainer warned everyone to prepare for the island’s cold climate.
  • Vivi explained that Wapol had killed or expelled Drum Kingdom’s doctors so he could make people beg him for treatment, and Rainer confirmed that Wapol had already been sunk.
  • Rainer spotted Drum Island through the heavy snowfall as Luffy and Usopp played in the snow aboard the ship.
  • In Big Horn Village, villagers reported the returning pirates to Dalton, who armed himself and led them toward the coast.

Ch. 47The Fruit's Restlessness

The Straw Hat Pirates arrived at Drum Island, where Lina’s restless power nearly caused him to attack villagers before he stopped the zombies. Dalton welcomed the crew and told them about the island’s doctor, and Lina decided they should have Zoro’s wound treated.

  • Luffy and the crew landed on Drum Island, where Zoro plunged into the sea to train in the freezing water.
  • Villagers confronted the Merry, and Mr. 1 attacked them until Lina stopped controlling the zombies after realizing his bloodlust was worsening.
  • Dalton lowered the villagers’ weapons and agreed to escort the Straw Hat Pirates into the village to restock supplies.
  • Dalton told the crew about Drum Island’s former king, Wapol, and its remaining doctor, whom people called the Witch.
  • Lina suggested visiting the doctor to treat Zoro’s chest wound, and Nami punched Zoro when he dismissed the injury.

Ch. 48A Genius?

Lina, Luffy, and Zoro climbed Drum Mountain, where they encountered Chopper after Luffy tried to recruit a hiking bear. The chapter ended with Doctor Kureha confronting the group while Chopper hid behind her.

  • Lina, Luffy, and Zoro set out to climb Drum Mountain, while Usopp went to help Sanji.
  • The three greeted a hiking bear, but Luffy tried to recruit it before Lina pulled him away.
  • Luffy reached the summit first, and Lina narrowly beat Zoro to the finish.
  • Chopper watched the newcomers until Luffy chased him, calling him meat; Chopper transformed and knocked Luffy into the snow.
  • Luffy decided he wanted Chopper to join the crew, and Doctor Kureha appeared at the castle entrance as Chopper sought her help.

Ch. 49Chopper

Lina, Luffy, and Zoro reached Dr. Kureha’s castle, where she treated Zoro and told Lina and Luffy about Chopper’s painful past. After learning why Chopper feared joining them, Luffy and Lina set off to recruit him, while Kureha watched them go and wondered if Chopper was leaving.

  • Lina paid Dr. Kureha twenty million berries to treat Zoro’s wounds.
  • While Zoro recovered, Luffy and Lina showed Chopper a pirate flag drawing and invited him to join their crew, but Chopper ran away, saying he could not become a pirate.
  • Dr. Kureha treated Zoro and explained that Chopper had been rejected by reindeer and humans before Dr. Hiriluk took him in.
  • Dr. Kureha told Lina and Luffy that Chopper feared being hurt again and had come to believe he was a monster.
  • Luffy vowed to make Chopper a crewmate, and he and Lina rushed off to find him as Dr. Kureha wondered if he was leaving.

Ch. 50Cherry Blossom Rain

Luffy and Lina persuaded Chopper to join their crew, and the Straw Hats welcomed him aboard as their doctor. As they prepared to leave Drum Island, cherry blossoms covered the snowy mountain, and Chopper vowed to fulfill Dr. Hiriluk’s dream.

  • Luffy and Lina reassured Chopper that they accepted him, and he agreed to become their crewmate after saying goodbye to Doctor Kureha.
  • Chopper led Lina, Luffy, and Zoro down the mountain on a sled, and villagers watched them fly through the sunset sky.
  • The crew welcomed Chopper aboard the Going Merry and learned that he was a reindeer who had eaten a Devil Fruit and was a doctor.
  • Lina organized the supplies and prepared the ship to leave Drum Island.
  • A burst of pink cherry blossoms spread across the snowy mountain, and Chopper vowed to become a doctor who could cure every disease and fulfill Dr. Hiriluk’s dream.
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