Chapter Summaries

Dragon negotiated with King Cobra for the Twelve Zodiacs to bring rain to Alabasta and deal with the mastermind behind the drought, offering to use himself as bait to prove his claims. After Dragon left, King Cobra explained to Vivi why he had agreed to cooperate, choosing Alabasta’s people over concerns about the World Government.

• Vivi questioned Dragon about his organization, and he revealed the Twelve Zodiacs while refusing to disclose its leader.
• Dragon demonstrated his power and offered to sell rain for Belly, while King Cobra demanded answers and evidence before agreeing to cooperate.
• Dragon and King Cobra negotiated a price of five hundred million Belly per rainfall and a three-billion-Belly bounty for resolving the mastermind threat.
• Dragon proposed staying at the palace as bait so the mastermind would send someone to attack him, and King Cobra accepted the plan.
• After Dragon departed, King Cobra told Vivi that Dragon’s restraint and concern for the people suggested he was not behind the drought.
• King Cobra told Vivi that they were responsible for Alabasta’s people, regardless of the World Government.

Rooster visited Alan's new fishing village and offered supplies, then agreed to train Alan so he could search for his sister Keli. Alan and the villagers chose to stand with Rooster against the world.

• Rooster found Alan building the village and praised him for helping with the plan against the Kingdom of Nysmal.
• Alan explained that his Slice Clones had let him learn of Rooster's recent victories and said he was glad Rooster had stolen the Celestial Gold.
• Rooster gave Alan supplies for the village, and Alan asked him to stay and train him so he could find Keli at the Sabaody Archipelago.
• Rooster agreed to train Alan and said he could apply to join the Twelve Zodiacs if he became strong enough, warning that Rooster was a wanted criminal.
• Alan told Rooster that he and the villagers were willing to follow him even if it meant standing against the world.

Luo Yi enjoyed the success of his artificial-rain plan in Alabasta while waiting for his major appointment, until Smoker arrived to take him to special training. Smoker also told him that the All-Army Martial Arts Tournament had become the Three-Army Martial Arts Tournament, involving forces across the World Government.

• Hans and Fal bickered over Hans's promotion to sergeant major while Luo Yi drank cola and enjoyed the sunny weather.
• Luo Yi reflected on his successful artificial-rain experiment, the deal with King Cobra, and the Devil Fruit abilities he had acquired in Alabasta.
• Luo Yi worried that he could not safely use his Zoan fruits' other forms or Logia elementalization at Marineford without revealing his identity.
• Smoker arrived and said he had been asked to escort Luo Yi to special training, so Luo Yi left the Detention Unit with him.
• Smoker explained that Sengoku and Kong had expanded the All-Army Martial Arts Tournament to include World Government forces and renamed it the Three-Army Martial Arts Tournament.

Smoker brought Luo Yi to meet Black Arm Zephyr, who had agreed to train him at Vice Admiral Billoss's request. Zephyr immediately tested Luo Yi by launching a surprise attack and declaring that fists would decide things.

• Smoker told Luo Yi that the Three-Army Martial Arts Tournament would offer major promotions and that forces across the World Government would participate.
• Luo Yi and Smoker met Binz at the Marine training ground, where Binz said Ain was away on a mission and Zephyr had gone to the SSG.
• Binz explained that Zephyr had agreed to train Luo Yi because he was an old friend of Vice Admiral Billoss, despite withdrawing from recruit training after the attack four years earlier.
• Luo Yi considered Binz's Shove-Shove Fruit and Ain's Return-Return Fruit while he and Smoker waited for Zephyr.
• Zephyr arrived, recognized Luo Yi, and launched a swift Shave attack while declaring that fists would do the talking.

Luo Yi demonstrated his extraordinary physical strength and rapid healing while exchanging blows with Zephyr, then revealed that his Wave Fist could injure an opponent with a shock wave even after they dodged. Zephyr was impressed and wanted to see the full extent of Luo Yi’s abilities, but ended by questioning whether Luo Yi was truly not a Devil Fruit user.

• Luo Yi used several loaded Fruit abilities to meet Zephyr’s opening punch head-on, shocking Smoker and Binz with his strength.
• Zephyr intensified his Haki and sent Luo Yi crashing into the Z Alloy wall, but Luo Yi recovered quickly and returned with only minor injuries.
• Zephyr asked Luo Yi to demonstrate his special fist technique after Smoker had told him about Wave Fist.
• Luo Yi used Soru and Wave Fist: Round Seal to injure Zephyr with a shock wave despite Zephyr dodging the punch.
• Zephyr compared Luo Yi’s shock wave to Sengoku’s power and asked whether Luo Yi was really not an Ability User.

Luo Yi convinced Zephyr that his unusual abilities came from natural talent, and Zephyr asked him to leave the Detention Unit and become his true inheriting disciple. Zephyr believed Luo Yi could surpass him and become the Symbol of Justice on the sea.

• Luo Yi told Zephyr that his sharp senses let him perceive moisture and invisible fluctuations in the air, and Zephyr accepted his explanation as a special talent.
• Zephyr praised Luo Yi’s physique, Life Force, and sensitivity to the environment, saying they could help him learn powerful Martial Arts Styles.
• Zephyr asked Luo Yi to leave the Detention Unit and become his true disciple, intending to teach him his legacy and fight pirates alongside him.
• Smoker realized Zephyr meant Luo Yi to inherit his strength and connections, while Binz recognized the significance of Zephyr’s offer.
• Luo Yi asked if Zephyr’s praise concerned his body, and Zephyr said Luo Yi might surpass him and become the Symbol of Justice.

Zephyr offered to make Luo Yi his disciple and teach him physical combat, but Luo Yi refused to leave the Detention Unit because he wanted to reform it. Moved by Luo Yi’s stated ideals, Zephyr agreed to let him stay and offered to recommend him as the unit’s administrator, so Luo Yi accepted the discipleship after all.

• Zephyr called Luo Yi a potential Symbol of Justice, leaving Smoker to wonder whether he truly had such talent.
• Luo Yi told Zephyr he did not want to leave the Detention Unit, despite the chance to become his disciple.
• Zephyr offered to address Luo Yi’s concerns about his command, comrades, and future rank, but Luo Yi said he wanted to reform the Detention Unit.
• Luo Yi argued that criminals had to face the judgment of justice and law, moving Zephyr with words that echoed his own beliefs.
• Zephyr let Luo Yi remain in the Detention Unit and offered to recommend him as its administrator.
• Luo Yi accepted Zephyr’s offer to become his disciple.

Princess Vivi visited Dragon to learn who was plotting against Alabasta, but he told her she lacked experience of the wider world and sent her away. She returned disguised as Vivi, and Dragon revealed that the attacker was Baroque Works’ Mr. 2.

• Vivi visited Dragon, claiming King Cobra had sent her to thank him for bringing rain to Cataleya.
• Dragon said Igaram had exposed her excuse and warned that Alabasta’s enemies might soon target him.
• Vivi demanded to know the mastermind behind the drought, but Dragon told her she had never truly seen the world and should leave.
• Vivi drank Dragon’s cola before leaving, then ordered the guards away so she could return alone.
• Dragon asked whether he was the only one coming to take his head, and the disguised Mr. 2 attacked him.

Baroque Works’ elite agents ambushed Dragon of Chen in the South Hall, using ice, tunnels, wax, Seastone restraints, and a coordinated assault. Dragon emerged unharmed after they destroyed his last cup of cola and warned them that they would die unless they fought with everything they had.

• Feng Kley attacked Dragon, but Dragon stopped his kick with an ice wall and began freezing his leg.
• Miss Christmas dug tunnels while MR. 3, Gardino, and MR. 4, Babe, and Lassoo prepared a trap that bound Dragon with wax and Seastone shackles.
• Miss Valentine crushed Dragon and Feng Kley, then Miss Doublefinger, MR. 1, and MR. 5 joined the attack while Feng Kley struggled to avoid being hit.
• Baroque Works’ agents argued over who deserved credit for the apparent assassination, while MR. 1 waited to confirm Dragon’s death.
• Dragon emerged from the smoke unharmed, discarded the Seastone restraints, and warned the agents to give the fight everything they had or die.

Vivi and Igaram reached the South Hall and found Dragon had defeated the Baroque Works assassins, capturing their executives as evidence of the organization’s role in Alabasta’s drought. Dragon declined to join the interrogation and settled into a new room, where he addressed an unseen guest hiding nearby.

• Vivi persuaded Igaram to take her to the South Hall, where they found the hall split between intense frost and scorching heat and the Baroque Works assassins defeated.
• Dragon released the unconscious MR. 1 Daz Bones, told Vivi that the captured executives were evidence for King Cobra, and confirmed that Baroque Works’ president was responsible for the drought.
• Vivi ordered the guards to arrest the assassins, and Dragon warned them to use Seastone restraints and keep the prisoners alive because he still needed them.
• Vivi realized Dragon was vastly stronger than the Baroque Works executives and wondered how powerful the Twelve Zodiacs were.
• Dragon refused to attend the interrogation, requested a new room with cola, and then invited a hidden guest to reveal themselves.

Dragon revealed himself to Nico Robin and offered her shelter and information about Poneglyphs in exchange for a mutually beneficial partnership. He claimed the Twelve Zodiacs already knew the Alabasta Poneglyph’s contents and Pluton’s location, then hinted that the identity they valued most was not Robin’s status as the Child of the Devil.

• Dragon used the Light Screen’s analysis of the Flower-Flower Fruit to draw Nico Robin out of hiding and identify her.
• Dragon introduced himself as a high-ranking officer of the Twelve Zodiacs, confirming Robin’s suspicion that he and Rooster belonged to the same organization.
• Robin asked Dragon what he wanted from her, and he proposed sheltering her while sharing information about Poneglyphs for a price.
• Dragon said his organization knew the Alabasta Poneglyph’s contents and Pluton’s location, but would not make Robin share anything she discovered herself.
• Robin questioned why the Twelve Zodiacs wanted to cooperate with her if they had no interest in her ability to read Poneglyphs.
• Dragon said they were interested in another identity of hers and addressed her as Miss All Sunday.

Crocodile returned to Alabasta after hearing Nico Robin had found a clue to Pluton, only to discover the supposedly dead Rain Summoner and Robin waiting at Spider Cafe. Dragon of the Dawn claimed to be MR.0 and Baroque Works’ leader, prompting Crocodile to unleash his sand powers against them.

• Crocodile arrived at Spider Cafe in Elma, believing Baroque Works had killed the Rain Summoner and hoping to learn what Nico Robin had found about Pluton.
• Crocodile found Nico Robin with the Rain Summoner and realized the other Baroque Works officers were absent.
• Dragon of the Dawn introduced himself as Nico Robin’s partner and the president and leader of Baroque Works, claiming the title MR.0.
• Crocodile recognized that Robin could make Dragon of the Dawn MR.0 in the eyes of Baroque Works, then accused them of trying to seize his organization.
• Crocodile declared that Baroque Works depended on his power and unleashed a wave of sand that began devouring the cafe.

Crocodile buried Dragon of the Zodiac and Nico Robin in a quicksand pit, but Dragon of the Zodiac escaped using ice and confronted him. Dragon of the Zodiac then struck Crocodile with an uncoated fist, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Crocodile used Desert: Sunflower to swallow the former Spider Cafe site and considered how to continue his plans without Nico Robin and his agents.
• The sand pit froze and shattered, revealing Dragon of the Zodiac and Nico Robin alive.
• Dragon of the Zodiac taunted Crocodile, who attacked him with his Golden Hook.
• Dragon of the Zodiac blocked the hook with an ice wall and suggested they move elsewhere to fight.
• Dragon of the Zodiac hit Crocodile with an Iron Body: Steel Strength Fist despite not using Haki, sending him crashing through rocks into the desert.

Dragon of the Chen used water and ice to strike Crocodile, exposing the Shichibukai’s weakness and forcing him to block the rain with a giant curtain of sand. Crocodile vowed not to let water touch him again, but Dragon of the Chen remained unconvinced as their fight continued.

• Dragon of the Chen sent Crocodile flying with a water-coated punch, shocking Nico Robin.
• Dragon of the Chen blocked Crocodile’s Desert Treasure Sword with three Ice Shields and explained that water was more useful than Haki against him.
• Crocodile recognized that Dragon of the Chen’s abilities countered him but grew excited by the danger.
• Crocodile raised a Yellow Sand Giant Curtain to shield himself from the rain and declared that Dragon of the Chen had missed his chance to kill him.
• Dragon of the Chen laughed and told Crocodile that he did not believe water could no longer touch him.

Aha witnessed the Rain Summoner, Dragon, battle Crocodile in the desert as their powers transformed the terrain. After completing his analysis of Crocodile’s Sand-Sand Fruit, Dragon revealed a plan that used rain-soaked sand to create a huge ice mountain, then began transforming it into a giant wave.

• Aha rode west with Dodol after noticing strange shifts in the sand and a gloomy sky.
• Aha saw Crocodile and Dragon fighting amid a massive sand curtain and quicksand, and worried that Crocodile had the advantage.
• Crocodile kept his distance and attacked Dragon with sand, while Dragon blocked and evaded the attacks.
• After his analysis of the Sand-Sand Fruit reached 100%, Dragon raised a gigantic Frozen Frost Mountain from the desert.
• Crocodile realized Dragon had used the rain to increase the battlefield’s moisture, and Dragon announced his codename as Dragon of the Hour.
• Dragon began transforming the ice mountain into a giant wave as Crocodile watched.

Chenlong defeated Crocodile after surviving his poisoned ambush with a combination of frost and magma Elementalization. Crocodile died regretting his failed ambitions, while Chenlong's extraordinary powers were left poised to shake the seas.

• Crocodile countered Chenlong's Giant Wave with Corrosion Samsara and Heavy Sandstorm, but the wave overwhelmed the sandstorm and soaked him, preventing him from using Elementalization.
• Chenlong charged Crocodile with a frost-covered fist, but Crocodile's hidden hand stabbed Chenlong with a venom-coated needle.
• Chenlong evaded the poison by using Elementalization and revealed a Frost-Fire Body formed from both ice and magma.
• Chenlong struck Crocodile with his combined frost-and-magma fist, and Crocodile died reflecting on his ambitions and past defeats.

Morgans learned that Crocodile had been killed by the Sea Beast Mask and suspected the victor was the Second Person of the Twelve Zodiacs. He ordered the World Economic News Agency to uncover the masked figure’s identity within two days, leaving the newsroom mobilized to investigate Alabasta.

• Morgans berated his reporters for submitting stories that he considered unworthy of the front page and asked whether they had found information about Rooster.
• A young reporter brought Morgans a telegram reporting that Crocodile had been killed.
• Morgans examined a photograph of the desert battle and recognized the Sea Beast Mask standing over Crocodile’s body.
• Morgans suspected the Sea Beast Mask was the Second Person of the Twelve Zodiacs and ordered the agency to investigate Alabasta.
• Morgans gave the agency two days to gather all available information about the masked figure and declared him the subject of the next front page.

King Cobra negotiated with CP0 agent Gernika to conceal Crocodile’s crimes in exchange for World Government disaster relief, while Vivi confronted her father about the truth. Cobra explained that he had hidden the burden from her because he wanted to protect her from guilt and pain.

• Gernika arrived in Alabasta and asked Cobra who had killed Crocodile, and Cobra named the Dragon of the Dawn.
• Cobra presented documents about Baroque Works’ Utopia Plan and negotiated with Gernika to hand over the remaining evidence when the Government delivered disaster-relief funds.
• After Gernika left, Cobra dismissed the guards but ordered the disguised Vivi to stay, then recognized her and asked her to remove her armor.
• Vivi accused Cobra of hiding Crocodile’s crimes, and Cobra explained that the Government would prefer a story that protected its reputation.
• Cobra told Vivi that he had concealed the truth to secure aid for Alabasta and spare her from carrying the guilt and pain himself.

Smoker and Hina read a report claiming Crocodile was killed by Dragon of the Chen, linking him and Rooster to the Twelve Zodiacs. While Smoker trained for the upcoming tournament against Luo Yi, Luo Yi relaxed and celebrated taking over Baroque Works as his Fruit Encyclopedia gained a fourth slot.

• Hina and Smoker ended their sparring session and received an extra edition reporting Crocodile's death and Baroque Works' connection to the Twelve Zodiacs.
• Smoker dismissed the news and pushed Hina to keep training, determined not to lose to Luo Yi at the Three-Army Martial Arts Tournament.
• Luo Yi lounged in Zephyr's training camp, where his assigned routine consisted mostly of basic strength training and physical assessments.
• Luo Yi reflected that Dragon of the Chen had taken over Baroque Works with Nico Robin's help and that he planned to keep its business clear of human trafficking and prohibited drugs.
• Luo Yi reviewed his projected earnings from Baroque Works and King Cobra, then saw his Fruit Encyclopedia display a fourth fruit slot and the future Fruit Fusion Slot.

After gaining twelve Devil Fruits in Alabasta, Luo Yi unlocked a fourth Fruit Slot and learned that collecting sixty fruits would open a Special Fruit Slot for Fruit Fusion. Zephyr then brought him to Training Room Zero to begin teaching him a unique physical training method called Black Body Flow.

• Luo Yi examined the Fruit Encyclopedia’s new Special Fruit Slot and wondered whether collecting more fruits would unlock further abilities.
• Luo Yi decided he needed a way to meet his Rooster and Dragon clones without being discovered, and planned to leave Marine Headquarters after training with Zephyr.
• Binz led Luo Yi to Training Room Zero, where Zephyr announced that his real training would begin.
• Zephyr explained that physical prowess and technique were the foundation of strength for non-Ability Users and described how Garp developed his Iron Fist.
• Zephyr revealed that he would teach Luo Yi Black Body Flow, a technique for awakening and tempering every part of the body.