Chapter Summaries

Lina and Nami traveled with the Meteorology Science Adventure Group to Alabasta, where the old men investigated Rain Country’s unusual rainfall and Alubarna’s Dancing Powder effects. After finding the surrounding desert inexplicably ordinary, Lina proposed searching for the rumored Goddess of Life.

• Lina left the old men’s mahjong game and woke Nami after Visseria arrived above Alabasta.
• Nami dressed in a red gown, and Lina carried her out to join the group.
• The group landed at Rain Country, bought desert supplies, and rode Quick-Running Duck undead into the desert.
• The old men began studying Rain Country’s rainfall and the consequences of Dancing Powder in Alubarna.
• The old men were stumped by how ordinary the desert seemed, and Lina suggested they search for the Goddess of Life.

Lina and Nami arrived in Alubarna after Lina drove off a giant scorpion with his Conqueror’s Haki. They reunited with Vivi at the palace, where she welcomed them joyfully and agreed to treat them to dinner.

• A Santora Giant Scorpion attacked Hareda and the other researchers, but Lina stopped it with his Conqueror’s Haki and sent it away.
• Lina rescued the researchers from the sand, then traveled with Nami and the others toward Alubarna aboard the hidden Sky Island Visseria.
• Vivi spoke with Bell at the palace and reflected on missing Luffy and the others and the photograph they had left her.
• Lina and Nami surprised Vivi on the palace balcony, and Vivi hugged Nami as tears of joy filled her eyes.
• Lina teased Vivi about acting like a princess, and she agreed to treat him and Nami to dinner.

Nami and Lina reunited with Vivi and Cobra in Alabasta and shared stories of their adventures and training. When Nami asked about the Goddess of Life, Cobra and Vivi revealed that the Royal Family kept detailed records of the ancient legend of Nephthys and Set.

• Nami told Vivi that Robin had joined the crew after they left Alabasta, while Lina teased Nami about how quickly Robin had won her over.
• Nami kicked Lina’s chair out from under him, and Bell helped him up before Lina invited Bell to join the meal.
• Cobra urged Bell and Jaka to sit with the guests, and Bell took a seat beside Vivi.
• Nami and Lina recounted their travels, including Sky Island, Water 7, Impel Down, and the Summit War, and Nami explained that they were training for the New World.
• Nami asked about the Goddess of Life, and Cobra and Vivi said the Royal Family had records of the ancient story of Nephthys and Set.

Vivi told the legend of the eastern tribes’ migration and war against Geri, prompting Lina to suspect that the Santora River had once been the great rift. The group decided to explore the river that night, with Vivi joining their adventure.

• Vivi recounted how drought drove the eastern tribes across the desert to Geri, where they fought a long war that Set eventually ended with a happy resolution.
• Lina studied a map and suggested that the Santora River might have replaced the legendary rift, with Rain Country and Alubarna on opposite sides.
• Nami and the others considered Lina’s theory as the map’s geography seemed to match Vivi’s story.
• Lina proposed exploring the Santora River, and Vivi asked to come along.
• Nami agreed to prepare for a nighttime expedition and reminded Lina not to act like Luffy.

Lina led Vivi, Nami, Bell, and Jaka on a dive to investigate the Santora River, where legends placed the tomb of Set and Nephthys. After Lina killed a giant catfish and Nami found ancient pillars carved like the Burial Temple, the group discovered what appeared to be the tomb’s entrance and decided to explore it.

• Vivi recounted the legend of Set and Nephthys, whose tomb was said to lie beneath the Santora River, and Lina and Nami gathered equipment for an expedition with Vivi, Bell, and Jaka.
• The group descended into the river using film bubbles, and Lina killed an attacking Santora Catfish with his Breaking Charge Punch: Pierce.
• Nami guided the group through the deep river and located a current-disturbing obstruction on the riverbed.
• The group found rows of ancient stone pillars bearing carvings matching those in the Burial Temple where they had fought Crocodile.
• Nami tried to leave when they realized the pillars might mark a tomb, but Lina stopped her and persuaded her to continue by suggesting the tomb might hold gold and jewelry.

Lina and the others explored a sealed underwater tomb, survived its traps and beetles, and encountered a powerful cobra wearing a barbed collar. Lina chased the fleeing snake, hoping to make it her pet and sparring partner.

• Nami found a current leading through a gate into the palace, and Lina entered the dry chamber before guiding the others inside.
• Lina led the group through a passage, where they triggered a spiked stone trap and fled from a swarm of Spiked Foot Sacred Beetles before he collapsed the passage behind them.
• The group entered a larger chamber covered in murals and spotted a huge cobra, which knocked Bell into a wall with its powerful tail.
• Vivi identified the cobra as a Desert Lord Apis, and Lina noticed the barbed collar digging into its body.
• Lina fought the cobra and challenged it to withstand a hundred punches to become her pet, but it fled, so Lina chased after it.

Lina and Nami captured a starving cobra in the underground palace, and Nami named it Peace before the group reached the royal tomb. Lina discovered a chamber filled with the bodies of the tomb’s sacrificed workers and, with Bell and Jaka, investigated the royal coffins and claimed a share of the treasure.

• Lina fought the cobra, offered it food and a place with the group, and Nami named it Peace after Lina removed its shackles.
• Peace carried Vivi deeper into the underground palace, where the group opened the tomb chamber and found tens of thousands of workers’ corpses.
• Lina flew to the altar with Bell and Jaka, and they examined an inscribed stele beside three coffins without opening them.
• Lina offered to copy the stele so Nico Robin could translate it, then negotiated with Bell and Jaka to take thirty percent of the treasure.

Lina and his companions recovered treasure from an underwater palace, then helped Alabasta by bringing rain to its drought-stricken cities. After Vivi visited Lina and Nami on Visseria, the chapter ended with the couple preparing to continue their journey.

• Lina copied the ancient script from the palace tablet and left some treasured ornaments beneath it before taking the remaining treasure.
• Nami revealed to Vivi that she and Lina were a couple, and Vivi happily asked to spend the night with Nami.
• Lina, Nami, and Vivi returned to Alabasta with the treasure, where Cobra was astonished by their haul.
• Visseria's elders used their accumulated rain clouds to bring rain to several Alabasta cities before leaving.
• Vivi visited Lina and Nami on Visseria, exchanged gifts and promises with them, then flew back to Alabasta on Bell.
• Lina took Nami back to their home and offered to buy her ice cream.

Two years after the Paramount War, Usopp trained his Haki and sniping skills on Boin Archipelago while preparing to leave for Sabaody Archipelago. On Visseria, Lina and Nami read that Portgas D. Ace had become the new leader of the Whitebeard Pirates and reclaimed a Sea Emperor’s place, but the chapter ended as Lina noticed another surprising new member.

• Usopp used a Haki-coated bullet and Thorn Vines to bring down a sea beast, though he remained dissatisfied with his Armament Haki.
• Usopp told Hercules he planned to leave for Sabaody Archipelago the day after tomorrow, following their agreed schedule.
• Nami found a newspaper headline announcing Portgas D. Ace as the fifth Sea Emperor and the new leader of the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Lina reacted with shock when he saw that former Shichibukai Jinbe had joined Ace’s crew.
• Lina noticed that another new member, the new commander of the Second Division, had helped Ace reclaim the Sea Emperor title.

Lina read about Ace’s rise and the Whitebeard Pirates’ strength, then prepared to head for Sabaody to reunite with her crew. As the Straw Hats’ return rumors drew pirates and Marines to the archipelago, Brook arrived and a blind Marine in a purple kimono went looking for a casino.

• Lina learned from the newspaper that Ace had become the Fifth Emperor after the Whitebeard Pirates fought the Beast Pirates, with Jinbe and Yamato among their ranks.
• Lina and Nami discussed how the crew’s training might have gone and looked forward to seeing everyone again.
• Lina said the ship would soon leave for Sabaody, and Nami grew excited about the reunion.
• Brook arrived at Sabaody and was called back by Longarm Tribe men before his cue.
• Rumors of the Straw Hat Crew’s return stirred pirates and bounty hunters, while Sentomaru led a new Pacifista unit toward the island.
• A blind Marine in a purple kimono asked a passerby for directions to a casino and headed there.

After two years apart, Lina and Nami left Visseria for Sabaody, where the Straw Hat crew began arriving and recognizing one another. Zoro, Chopper, Usopp, Franky, and Robin reunited, while Sanji reached the island and Luffy prepared to join his friends.

• Lina and Nami departed Visseria, leaving Hareda to find Lina's note claiming the master bedroom and asking for his house in his will.
• Zoro knocked down bar patrons who mocked Roronoa's chances of becoming the World's Greatest Swordsman.
• Chopper met Zoro and Sanji on Sabaody, but they mistook him for a talking raccoon dog.
• A shop proprietress saw Pacifistas and suspected the Straw Hat crew was reuniting; Usopp then reunited with Franky and Robin.
• Sanji escaped the okama ship and rushed onto the island, while Rayleigh invited Luffy to leave their ship and Luffy said he had missed everyone.

Lina and Nami gambled with Fujitora, who defeated a fake Straw Hat Crew after they threatened him. Chopper’s arrival confirmed that Lina and Nami were real Straw Hats, leaving Fujitora to turn back toward them.

• Nami won repeatedly at roulette alongside Fujitora, unaware that the blind gambler was Marine Admiral Fujitora.
• A fake Straw Hat Crew tried to force Fujitora to join them, and Nami intervened before their leader claimed to be Black Snake Lina.
• Fujitora recognized the fake crew’s names as Straw Hat Luffy’s crew and blasted them into a huge hole with a single sword strike.
• Fujitora thanked Nami, put on his Justice coat, and asked Lina and Nami why they were there, but Lina refused to answer.
• Chopper arrived and called Lina and Nami by name, prompting Fujitora to stop and turn back toward them.

Lina fought Admiral Fujitora on Sabaody while Nami and Chopper escaped the casino. Fujitora received an urgent report that Straw Hat Kid had been spotted, but Lina’s fight kept him from responding.

• Fujitora attacked Lina, who blocked his sword while Nami and Chopper realized their identities had been exposed.
• Fujitora used gravity to pin down Nami and Chopper, but Lina broke the pressure with his Haki and sent them away.
• Fujitora struck Lina with a gravity attack that hurled him through buildings and buried him in rocks, but Lina emerged and resumed the fight.
• Lina trapped Fujitora in a Shadow Coffin and then hit him with a Haki-powered punch that drove him back and drew blood.
• Sentomaru called Fujitora to report Straw Hat Kid on the 46th Grove, but Fujitora said he was occupied fighting Lina and requested Headquarters send Kizaru.

Lina and Fujitora fought beneath a meteor that Fujitora had summoned, until Zoro arrived and challenged him. Zoro split the meteor in two, but Lina destroyed the falling halves with his axe, leaving Zoro furious.

• Fujitora summoned a blazing meteor while he and Lina exchanged attacks, and Lina used shadow techniques to fight him.
• Zoro arrived, mocked Lina, and took over the fight with Fujitora while telling Lina to handle the meteor.
• Fujitora accelerated the meteor, and Zoro leapt up and cleaved it in two with a powerful sword strike.
• The meteor halves kept falling, so Lina shattered them with his giant axe and teased the exhausted Zoro.
• Zoro cursed Lina and threatened to tear his mouth off.

On Sabaody Archipelago, Luffy faced Sentomaru and a force of Pacifistas, showing how much stronger he had become since their last encounter. He defeated Sentomaru and looked forward to setting sail again with his crew.

• Usopp, Franky, and Nico Robin fought through Marines as they headed toward Luffy, while Cabri and his companion followed after hearing where he was.
• Luffy easily destroyed several Pacifistas and stunned Sentomaru with his speed and strength.
• Sentomaru attacked Luffy with his battle axe and Haki, but Luffy dodged and flung him into several Pacifistas.
• Luffy struck Sentomaru with a flaming Jet Fire Pistol, knocking him unconscious.
• Luffy looked toward the surrounding Pacifistas and thought about his crewmates as he prepared to set sail with them again.

The Straw Hat crew reunited and fought through the Pacifistas on Grove 46 while Lina and Zoro battled Fujitora elsewhere. After Rayleigh arrived to hold off the admiral, Lina and Zoro withdrew toward the others gathered at Peninsula 46.

• Franky, Robin, and Usopp fought the Pacifistas and learned that most of the Straw Hats’ bounties had risen by about a hundred million Berries.
• Luffy spotted Usopp, Robin, and Franky, and Brook and Sanji joined the fight as the crew reunited.
• Sanji destroyed Pacifistas with powerful kicks, while Usopp and the others joked about Lina having told everyone they were his most promising crewmate.
• The Straw Hats wiped out the Pacifista army as Lina and Zoro fought Fujitora amid the ruins.
• Lina and Zoro decided to retreat before reinforcements arrived, and Rayleigh stayed behind to face Fujitora while they headed to Peninsula 46.

Lina and Zoro sparred, and Lina persuaded Zoro to keep Shusui as an investment in his future. At Sabaody Archipelago, the Straw Hat crew reunited aboard the Going Merry and examined their increased bounties, while Chopper’s remained 50 berries.

• Lina reflected on Zoro’s Haki and swordsmanship while they sparred through the mangroves.
• Zoro offered to return Shusui, but Lina told him to keep it and use it to grow stronger.
• Lina and Zoro reached Peninsula 46, where the Straw Hats waited aboard the coated Going Merry.
• Luffy showed the crew their new wanted posters; his bounty rose to 850 million berries and Lina’s to 820 million, while the others’ increased by 100 million each.
• Chopper discovered his bounty was still 50 berries and angrily threw down his poster.
• At Marine Headquarters, the Kindhearted King of the Bowl Cut blushed over Chopper’s wanted poster.

Lina and Zoro returned to the Going Merry, and the reunited Straw Hat Crew set sail from Sabaody for the New World. Meanwhile, the Whitebeard Pirates headed toward the New World, where Ace looked forward to meeting Luffy again.

• Lina and Zoro arrived at the Going Merry, where the Straw Hat Crew welcomed them and asked about their two years apart.
• Luffy declared the New World their destination, and the Going Merry departed Sabaody and began descending beneath the sea.
• A Marine rear admiral reported that the Whitebeard Pirates were heading for the New World, then ordered his surveillance ships to retreat after they were spotted.
• Yamato, Marco, and Ace watched the Marines flee aboard the Moby Dick, and Ace said he wanted to see how much Luffy had grown.
• Ace headed into the cabin with Yamato following, while Marco reflected on Ace's growth and warned Yamato not to cause trouble in Jinbe's hometown.

On the Going Merry’s descent beneath the sea, Sanji blamed Lina for his time on Okama Island and sent him flying with a devastating kick. Lina survived, returned to the ship, and got revenge on Usopp and Chopper by tricking them into eating spicy food and drinking boiling water.

• Sanji confronted Lina and challenged him to take one kick to settle their grudge over his time on Okama Island.
• Sanji hit Lina with his Hell Demon Wind Leg, sending him through the ship’s coating and into an underwater volcano wall.
• Pice retrieved Lina and brought him back to the Going Merry, where Nami told him he deserved what he got.
• Lina joined the crew for dinner and secretly swapped his food with Usopp and Chopper’s heavily spiced servings.
• Usopp and Chopper breathed fire from the spicy food, then drank the boiling water Lina handed them.

After Lina reunited with Nami aboard the Going Merry, the crew entered the deep-sea passage toward Fish-Man Island. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji prepared to fight the Kraken, but Nami stopped them and a fish-man intervened.

• Undead cleaned the Going Merry and removed its clutter while the crew relaxed aboard.
• Lina and Nami went to the chart room, where Nami changed into a maid outfit and they were intimate.
• The Going Merry sailed into the cavern beneath the Red Line with fish-man undead guiding it through the reefs.
• Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji prepared to attack the approaching Kraken, but Nami knocked them down and warned them not to endanger the ship's coating.
• A blue fish-man struck Kraken's tentacle with a sea-current shoulder throw and told it to leave because the crew were his friends.