Recaps

The Merry sailed toward Alabasta as Vivi worried over reports that the civil war was nearing a decisive battle. The crew trained along the way, and they reached the island, where Vivi directed them toward the port city of Nanohana.

• Vivi and Nami read a newspaper reporting that the rebel army had grown to seven hundred thousand as more than three hundred thousand of the King's soldiers defected.
• Lina and the others reassured Vivi that they would help her in Alabasta, and Zoro said they could defeat Crocodile.
• Lina, Zoro, and Sanji trained their Haki by taking blindfolded blows from Usopp, who then asked to join their strength training.
• Five days after leaving Drum Island, Lina spotted Alabasta, and Vivi directed the Merry toward Nanohana.

Lina and the Straw Hats reached Alabasta and began gathering information while Vivi sent a warning about Crocodile to Cobra. The chapter left Smoker preparing to contact Aokiji and Luffy’s older brother searching for him in Nanohana.

• Usopp spotted Baroque Works ships near the harbor, and Lina landed the Merry on a secluded stretch of coast while summoning undead to guard it.
• Vivi sent Karoo to deliver a letter revealing that Crocodile was secretly behind the rebellion, while the crew discovered that Luffy had gone missing.
• Lina and the others disguised themselves and split up to gather information in Nanohana, where Chopper smelled gunpowder on a passing cart.
• Smoker arrived at Nanohana Harbor and decided to contact Aokiji after headquarters refused to authorize action against the plot in Alabasta.
• Portgas D. Ace woke after falling asleep over his meal and showed the restaurant owner Luffy’s wanted poster while asking if he had seen his little brother.

Lina and the others followed supply wagons out of the city and learned that Crocodile had ordered Baroque Works to target the Straw Hat Pirates and Princess Vivi. The crew reunited aboard the Going Merry with Luffy’s older brother, Portgas D. Ace, and Lina chased after Ace to copy his template before he left.

• Lina and the others watched wagon trains carrying weapons, food, and medical supplies leave the city, then decided to buy a map and rejoin the crew.
• Crocodile revealed himself as Baroque Works’ boss and ordered the agents, except Mr. 2, to eliminate the Straw Hat Pirates and Princess Vivi.
• Luffy returned to the Going Merry with Portgas D. Ace, whom he introduced as his older brother from Foosha Village.
• Ace greeted the crew, gave Luffy a paper that would help him find Ace someday, and left after saying they would meet again at the top of the sea.
• Lina realized he had forgotten to copy Ace’s template, ran after him, and asked to touch him before returning to the ship.

Lina proposed using rain to calm the rebels and weaken their desire to fight, then led a group to seize Dancing Powder from Baroque Works ships. His undead defeated the agents, and the survivors confirmed that the powder was aboard.

• Vivi said she wanted to persuade Kuzan to stop the rebellion, but Lina pointed out that she had no evidence and could not convince hundreds of thousands of rebels alone.
• Lina suggested that rain could ease the rebels’ anger over the water shortage, and the group decided to obtain Dancing Powder and use it near their base.
• Nami used the map to conclude that the rebels had moved from Yuba to Kataleya, while Lina planned to search the nearby Baroque Works ships.
• Lina and his undead attacked the ships while the Cowardly Trio watched from behind a boulder; Mr. 1, Blue Ogre, and Red Ogre routed the agents and sank many vessels.
• Lina questioned the surviving agents, who confirmed that the ships carried Dancing Powder.

Lina and the Straw Hat Pirates transported Baroque Works’ Dancing Powder across the desert so they could burn it upwind of Kataleya. As Baroque Works agents headed for Alubarna, Lina prepared for a possible fight with Crocodile.

• Lina seized a shipload of Dancing Powder and rejoined Nami and the others aboard the Going Merry.
• The group set out across the desert with the Dancing Powder, but the heat and cargo drained Lina’s stamina as they traveled.
• At the Spider Cafe, Daz Bones, Ms. Doublefinger, Mr. 4, and Ms. Merry Christmas decided to head to Alubarna after losing track of the Straw Hat Pirates.
• Nami chose a desert site upwind of Kataleya where the group could burn the Dancing Powder, and Lina sent the undead to gather firewood.
• Lina checked the Seastone bullet in his Bone Chain Sword and his custom revolver as he prepared to face Crocodile.

As rain fell on the rebel headquarters after three years of drought, the rebels rejoiced and began collecting water. Vivi reunited with Kuzan and told him that someone was manipulating the war, and he brought her and Lina’s group inside to talk.

• Lina and the others spent the night in the desert, burning Dancing Powder as Sanji cooked dinner.
• At dawn, Lina spotted rain clouds approaching and woke the others.
• The rebels saw rain falling over Kataleya, celebrated, and rushed to collect water.
• Kuzan wondered why it was raining and reflected on the losses and suffering caused by the war.
• Vivi arrived with Lina’s group, reunited with Kuzan, and told him someone was manipulating the conflict.
• Kuzan led Vivi and the others into the camp to discuss the conspiracy.

Vivi convinced the rebel leaders that Crocodile had framed King Cobra, and Lina exposed a Baroque Works infiltrator who confirmed the plot. With the rebellion losing its will to fight, the Straw Hats set out across the desert for Alubarna to confront Crocodile and protect the king.

• Kuzan weighed Vivi’s account and persuaded the rebel officers that Crocodile was more likely than Cobra to have caused the crisis.
• A Baroque Works agent named Doron considered attacking Vivi but was exposed by Lina and forced to confess.
• Kuzan sent officers to spread the truth among the rebel bases, weakening the rebellion’s resolve.
• Sanji proposed taking Vivi to the palace, while Luffy, Zoro, and Lina agreed they still had to stop Crocodile.
• Lina found horses and Sanji gathered food and water before the group left Kataleya for Alubarna.

Lina and Vivi reached Alubarna as Crocodile abandoned his original plan and ordered Baroque Works agents to attack the Straw Hat Crew. The group encountered the chief agents on the way to the palace, with Sanji and Zoro each taking on an opponent.

• Vivi revealed herself to the guards at Alubarna's south gate, and they let her group into the city.
• After learning that the rebels knew the truth and were spreading news of the ceasefire, Crocodile ordered Mr. 2, Mr. 1, and the other agents to wipe out the Straw Hat Crew.
• Crocodile threatened King Cobra with a bomb that could destroy a ten-kilometer radius unless Cobra revealed the location of the Poneglyph.
• Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas ambushed Lina's group, and Mr. 4 struck Luffy with his metal bat after Miss Merry Christmas trapped his feet.
• Mr. 2 attacked Sanji, who took him on, while Daz used his claw blades against Vivi and Zoro stepped in to block the attack.

Lina and the others rushed to the royal palace, where Bell revealed that the king had gone missing. Lina sensed people beneath the palace, and Luffy broke through the floor to search for them, sending the group crashing downward.

• Lina warned Luffy to take Crocodile seriously, and the group hurried toward the palace while Zoro and Sanji stayed behind to fight Daz and Mr. 2.
• Vivi led Lina and the others through the palace, where Bell arrived and told her that the king was missing.
• Lina said Blue Ogre and Red Ogre sensed people below and to the west, near the Tomb of the Kings.
• Vivi agreed to break through the floor to search for the king, and Luffy used Gomu Gomu no Axe to smash it apart.
• Lina caught Nami and Usopp as the floor collapsed, while Bell caught Vivi, and the group fell into the space below.

Crocodile confronted Nico Robin over the missing ancient weapon information before Luffy’s group broke into the underground palace. After Crocodile attacked Robin and she fought back, the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre rushed in to join the battle.

• Crocodile questioned Nico Robin about the ancient weapon, but she said the Poneglyph contained no information, while Cobra watched bound nearby.
• A crash opened the palace ceiling, and Vivi and Bell reunited with Cobra as Luffy and his companions fell into the chamber.
• Crocodile charged into the smoke to attack Luffy but was knocked back by one of the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre.
• Crocodile ordered Robin to deal with the people hiding nearby, then attacked her with a sand blade because he suspected she was hiding information.
• Robin dodged most of the blade, threw water and a dagger at Crocodile, and the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre sprang forward to attack.

Lina and her allies fought Crocodile in the underground palace, where his sand powers forced them to struggle for an opening. Luffy prepared to use a stronger move as Usopp sought a chance to shoot Crocodile with a Seastone bullet.

• Robin caught the test tube and dagger with her sprouted hands, splashing water on Crocodile, but he cut her arms and attacked her until Blue Ogre shielded her.
• Red Ogre hurled a spinning spear at Crocodile, who deflected it and retreated before turning the ground and palace into a spreading desert.
• Lina gave Luffy water, and he charged Crocodile alongside Blue Ogre and Red Ogre as Crocodile unleashed a sandstorm and giant sand serpents.
• Luffy and the ogres broke through Crocodile's sand defenses, but Crocodile created dozens of sand crocodiles to keep them at bay.
• Lina sent Usopp into the shadows with a gun that fired Seastone bullets, while Luffy decided he needed to use a stronger move to reach Crocodile.

Sanji defeated Bon Clay on Polk Street and continued toward the royal palace, while Lina and Luffy struggled against Crocodile beneath it. As Crocodile wounded Lina’s undead fighters, Luffy chose to use Second Gear despite its dangerous side effects.

• Sanji used a series of kicks to overpower Bon Clay and launch him into the sky.
• Sanji lit a cigarette and ran toward the royal palace.
• Beneath the palace, Crocodile’s relentless sand attacks wore down Luffy, Lina, the Blue Ogre, and the Red Ogre.
• The Blue Ogre and Red Ogre used Haki to cut Crocodile, but he struck back with Desert Sword and wounded them.
• Luffy announced that he would use Second Gear, and Lina stopped trying to dissuade him.

Luffy used Gear Second to fight Sand Crocodile, while Lina and the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre supported him. Crocodile was battered but remained wary, and Lina fired a shot as Crocodile tested his suspicion about the hidden attackers.

• Luffy activated Gear Second and struck Sand Crocodile with a series of fast attacks, but Crocodile countered with Crescent Sand Dune and drained Luffy's water.
• Lina gave Luffy water, and Luffy rejoined the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre to overwhelm Crocodile.
• Crocodile used sand blades and serpents, then revealed poison needles hidden in his golden hook, but the Red Ogre endured them and the Blue Ogre struck him.
• Luffy's Rubber Jet Whip sent Crocodile crashing through stone pillars, while Crocodile wondered why Lina was the only one giving off killing intent.
• Crocodile let the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre's spears pass through his sand body, and Lina fired a gunshot from behind.

Zoro defeated Daz Bones by discovering how to cut steel and continued toward the royal palace. Beneath the Royal Mausoleum, Lina shot Crocodile with a Seastone bullet, letting Blue Ogre and Red Ogre pin him with Haki-coated spears, but Crocodile's unsettling laughter prompted Lina to order the finishing blow.

• Daz Bones's steel body withstood Zoro's attacks, but Zoro found the breath of all things and cut him with Lion Song.
• Zoro left the defeated Daz Bones and headed toward the royal palace.
• Lina shot Crocodile with a Seastone bullet while he had transformed into sand, weakening him so Blue Ogre and Red Ogre could impale and pin him.
• Nami, Chopper, Vivi, and the others celebrated Crocodile's apparent defeat as he lamented his failed three-year pursuit of Pluton and laughed hysterically.
• Lina noticed Crocodile's twisted expression, shouted for the others to finish him, and Blue Ogre and Red Ogre readied a combined attack.

Crocodile tore off his Seastone-pinned hand and launched a desperate attack, forcing Lina and Luffy into a fierce battle. Lina’s surprise ambush with Blue Ogre and Red Ogre, followed by Usopp’s Seastone shot, finally knocked Crocodile unconscious.

• Crocodile ripped off his own hand to escape the Seastone spear and charged at Lina, Luffy, and the others with Haki-coated sand blades.
• Luffy attacked Crocodile with a Jet Pistol, but Crocodile’s sand body absorbed the blow after Luffy’s water evaporated.
• Crocodile trapped Lina in quicksand and shattered her Bone Chain Sword and specially made pistol while attacking her with his poisoned hook.
• Lina secretly recalled and resummoned Blue Ogre and Red Ogre behind Crocodile, and their Haki-coated spears pinned him to the ground.
• Crocodile summoned a giant sand crocodile to attack Lina, but Usopp fired a Seastone bullet that made it collapse and left Crocodile unconscious.

Lina cuffed Crocodile after the Straw Hat Pirates defeated him, and Nico Robin revealed where he had hidden a bomb in the capital. As the group prepared to deal with the threat, Lina unexpectedly awakened her Devil Fruit.

• Lina restrained Crocodile with Seastone handcuffs, while Luffy collapsed from exhaustion and Usopp bragged about his shot.
• Vivi reunited with Cobra and explained how the Straw Hat Pirates had helped end the conflict in Alabasta.
• Cobra warned the group that Crocodile had planted a bomb in the capital, set to explode the following afternoon.
• Nico Robin revealed that the bomb was hidden in the clock tower and said she had kept the ancient weapon's location from Crocodile.
• Lina discovered that Azure Flame Clouds circled her and realized that she had awakened her Devil Fruit.

Lina awakened his Devil Fruit and discovered it let him control elements through undead templates, though he decided the power was more useful for enhancing swordsmanship. After Luffy launched the group away from Smoker, Vivi stayed behind to tell the Marine about Crocodile’s plot.

• Lina awakened his Devil Fruit, gained a subtle affinity for the elements in undead templates, and fused Ace’s and Crocodile’s templates into sand-and-flame control.
• Lina decided to make a humanoid undead with the fused template and considered updating Luffy’s and Usopp’s templates later.
• Smoker appeared in the underground palace and pursued Luffy and the others as Luffy launched them into the sky.
• Vivi stopped Smoker and pointed out that Crocodile, who lay unconscious nearby, was plotting to overthrow the country.
• Lina chose not to pursue Smoker’s template, judging the risk of provoking him and Aokiji not worth it.

Lina and the Straw Hat Crew escaped the Marines in Alubarna, then accepted Bell’s invitation to the palace for food and a reunion with Vivi. Meanwhile, Smoker learned that Marine Headquarters wanted the incident kept quiet and asked him to report it.

• Lina and the Straw Hat Crew ran into Hina, but Lina’s Red Ogre struck Hina with a shield and sent her crashing into a building.
• Sanji joined the group, and the Straw Hats realized Zoro had gone missing again as they fled the Marines.
• The exhausted crew hid in an alley, where Bell arrived and invited them to the palace for food with the king and Vivi.
• Lina collected Bell’s template, made another peregrine falcon, and set off for the palace with the others.
• At Nanohana, a Marine told Smoker that Headquarters wanted the matter kept quiet and had requested his report for updating the wanted posters.

Smoker and Hina discussed the Straw Hat Crew’s Haki users and the growing trouble involving Blackbeard, while Lina and the crew shared a chaotic banquet at the palace. Afterward, Lina flew to Rain Dinners to look for Robin.

• Smoker told a Marine soldier he would gather evidence at Rain Dinners before escorting Crocodile to Impel Down, and said they would leave the Straw Hat Crew alone for now.
• Hina complained that a Haki user from the Straw Hat Crew had sent her flying, and Smoker explained that Vivi had identified two Haki users among the crew: Blue Ogre and Red Ogre.
• Hina told Smoker that Teach had killed his captain and fled to the first half of the Grand Line, prompting Portgas D. Ace to pursue him.
• Bell led Lina and the others to the palace reception hall, where they found Zoro already eating and drinking with Vivi and Cobra.
• Lina wondered where Robin had gone and decided to search Rain Dinners, then argued with Luffy over food during the rowdy banquet.
• After the banquet, Lina summoned a falcon created with Bell’s template and flew west toward Rain Dinners.

Lina crossed the dangerous Santo River by falcon and reached Rain Country, where he found Rain Dinners wrecked after a Marine raid. He shot the casino’s fleeing manager and began to confront what remained of the aftermath.

• Lina crossed the Santo River on the Falcon Undead and killed a sea beast that attacked them.
• Lina spotted the eerie Sea Cat watching him from the river before it sank back beneath the water.
• Lina arrived in Rain Country and found Rain Dinners deserted, damaged, and bloodstained.
• Lina realized the Marines had raided the casino before him and approached its manager as he tried to escape with briefcases.
• The manager threatened Lina with a pistol, and Lina shot him in the shoulder.

Lina found Nico Robin in a hidden basement and asked her to join the Straw Hat Crew. Robin refused at first, but Lina tried to persuade her by offering the crew’s strength and support in her search for the Poneglyphs.

• Lina questioned a frightened man, then followed him to a locked basement containing a freshwater tank and Crocodile’s banana gators.
• Robin reflected on her exhausting search for the Poneglyphs and remembered Luffy and another man whose warmth had touched her.
• Lina and the Blue Ogre smashed open the basement door, and Robin prepared to fight, assuming they had come for revenge.
• Robin used Six-Flower Blossom to restrain Lina, but he broke free without moving from his place.
• Lina invited Robin to join the crew, explained that he knew about her search for the Poneglyphs, and summoned the Red Ogre and powerful undead to demonstrate their strength.

Lina persuaded Nico Robin to reconsider joining the Straw Hat Pirates by telling her about the Road Poneglyphs and the New World, then returned to the palace in Alubarna. The crew rested and explored the city while Zoro got lost again, ending up fleeing a dancer who pursued him.

• Lina told Nico Robin about the Road Poneglyphs and invited her to travel with the Straw Hat Pirates, giving her hope to continue searching for the Poneglyphs.
• Lina flew back to the palace and worried that Aokiji might intervene if Robin remained adrift among factions.
• The next day, Igaram escorted Lina to the reception room, where the crew ate and Nami learned Lina had taken two hundred million berries from Rain Dinners.
• Lina assured Chopper he could use the crew's money to buy medicinal herbs, and the crew later split up to explore Alubarna and shop for supplies.
• Lina bought Chopper pink cotton candy and asked who aboard reminded him of Dr. Hiriluk; Chopper chose Luffy.
• Zoro emerged from an alley in Alubarna and ran from a woman trying to lure him into a dance house.

Vivi said goodbye to the Straw Hat crew and stayed in Alabasta to help rebuild her country, while Lina and the others departed for Nanohana. Back in her room, Vivi kept Lina’s photograph and found his message reminding her that she would always be part of the crew.

• Vivi declined to sail with the Straw Hat crew because she felt responsible for helping Alabasta recover, and the crew comforted her through the night before leaving the palace.
• Lina and the others traveled from Alubarna to Nanohana on undead animals, then reached the Going Merry and cleaned and restocked it.
• After the palace ceremony, Cobra praised Vivi for her speech, and she said she had learned a great deal while traveling with the Straw Hat crew.
• Vivi found Lina’s photograph in Fastest’s bag, decided to keep it, and read his message saying she would always be one of them.

The Straw Hat crew accepted Nico Robin aboard the Merry after she offered her knowledge of the Poneglyphs and a pouch of gemstones. At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and the vice admirals set new bounties for the Straw Hats before turning their attention to another man in Smoker’s report.

• The Merry’s crew mourned Lina’s departure until Nico Robin emerged from the living quarters and asked Luffy to let her join.
• Robin explained that she could read the Poneglyphs and wanted to uncover the truth of the Void Century, and Luffy accepted her without hesitation.
• Nami welcomed Robin after seeing her gemstones, while Lina told Zoro that he had invited Robin because the crew would need her; Zoro remained distrustful.
• At Marineford, Sengoku and the vice admirals debated the Straw Hats’ bounties and set Luffy’s at 150 million, the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre at 120 million each, and the Knife-and-Saw duo at 30 million each.
• Brannew displayed another man singled out in Smoker’s report, and the Marines looked curiously at his image.

The Marines debated Lina’s threat level and settled on a five-million bounty, while Lina trained with the Straw Hats and created a new Mage Undead modeled after Frieren. He demonstrated her enormous firepower by making a giant fireball and lowering it into the sea to fish.

• Brannew uncovered a sealed report stating that Lina had killed Captain Morgan in an ambush and read out his unimpressive account of Lina’s Alabasta fight.
• Sengoku and the vice admirals dismissed Lina as a minor threat and agreed on a five-million bounty before adjourning the meeting.
• Aboard the Going Merry, Lina trained with Zoro and praised Usopp for completing two thousand repetitions.
• Lina created a white-haired Mage Undead modeled after Frieren, and Nami admired her appearance.
• Lina had the Mage Undead form an enormous fireball, then lowered it into the sea to catch fish.