Recaps

Luffy activated Gear Second and joined the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre in a fierce fight against Crocodile, whose sand powers and hidden poison kept him dangerous. As Crocodile began to suspect Reiner was controlling the seemingly relentless ogres, a gunshot rang out while he dodged their spears.

• Luffy activated Gear Second, struck Crocodile with several fast attacks, and was shriveled by Crocodile’s water-draining sand technique.
• Reiner revived Luffy with water, and Luffy rejoined the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre to overwhelm Crocodile.
• Crocodile used sand blades and pythons, then revealed poison needles in his golden hook, but the ogres and Luffy continued attacking him.
• Crocodile noticed the ogres showed no killing intent and suspected Reiner was behind them.
• Crocodile dodged the ogres’ spears with Element Transformation, and a gunshot sounded.

Zoro defeated Daz Bonez after learning to cut through his steel-hard body, then headed toward the royal palace. Meanwhile, Reiner helped bring down Crocodile with a Seastone Bullet, but Crocodile’s ominous laughter left Reiner fearing another twist as the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre prepared to finish him.

• Zoro endured Daz Bonez’s attacks and failed to damage his Iron Body with his Three-Sword Style.
• Remembering his determination to stand beside Luffy, Zoro found the breath of all things and cut through Daz’s steel body with Lion’s Song.
• Zoro left the defeated Daz Bonez and headed toward the royal palace.
• Reiner shot Crocodile with a Seastone Bullet while the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre pierced him with Haki-infused spears, pinning him to a stone pillar.
• Crocodile laughed about his failed three-year search for Pluton, making Reiner suspect another twist.
• Reiner shouted for the group to finish Crocodile as the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre prepared a powerful attack.

Crocodile tore off his Seastone-bound hand and launched a desperate attack, but Reiner and the others outmaneuvered him. Usopp’s Seastone shot finally brought Crocodile down, leaving him unconscious and barely breathing.

• Crocodile tore off his own hand to escape the Seastone spear and attacked Luffy, Reiner, and the others with Haki-coated sand.
• Crocodile targeted Reiner, destroyed his pistol and Bone Chain Sword, and dragged him into quicksand.
• Reiner surprised Crocodile by summoning the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre behind him, and their Haki-coated spears pinned Crocodile to the ground.
• Crocodile summoned a giant crocodile in a final attempt to take Reiner down, but Usopp shot him with a Seastone Bullet.
• Crocodile passed out from his injuries and exhaustion, barely breathing in a pool of blood.

After Crocodile was defeated, Cobra reunited with Vivi and learned that a bomb threatened the capital, while Nico Robin revealed its location. Reiner then discovered that his Devil Fruit had awakened.

• Usopp returned and bragged about the shot that helped Luffy and Reiner defeat Crocodile, while the crew celebrated their victory.
• Vivi reunited with Cobra and introduced him to the Straw Hat Crew, explaining how they had helped stop the rebellion.
• Cobra warned that Crocodile had planted a bomb in the capital, and ordered Pell to prepare to evacuate civilians and search for it.
• Nico Robin told the group that the bomb was hidden in the capital's clock tower, then left after saying she had revealed its location to repay them for saving her.
• Reiner saw azure flame clouds circling him and realized that his Devil Fruit had awakened.

Reiner awakened his Devil Fruit, discovering that his fused Ace and Crocodile templates granted elemental manipulation and finer control over the undead. After Luffy launched the group out of the palace, Smoker arrived and stopped to hear Vivi’s accusation against Crocodile.

• Reiner realized his Devil Fruit had awakened and found that his abilities and physical fitness had improved.
• Reiner fused Ace and Crocodile’s templates, gaining the ability to manipulate fire and sand, and considered how awakening might help his undead and swordsmanship.
• Nami and the others asked Reiner what had happened, and he assured them it was a good thing.
• Smoker confronted Luffy, but Luffy tied the group together and launched them out of the underground palace.
• Vivi stopped Smoker and accused Crocodile of plotting to overthrow the country, so Smoker paused to hear her out.

Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew fled through Alubarna, where Reiner’s Red Demon sent Hina crashing into a building before the crew escaped the Marines. Pell invited them to the palace for food and to meet Vivi, while Smoker received orders in Nanohana to keep the matter quiet and report on the crew for updated bounty posters.

• Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew ran through Alubarna as Marines pursued them, and Hina blocked their path.
• Sanji charged toward Hina, but Reiner’s Red Demon struck her with its shield and knocked her into a building.
• The crew discovered that Zoro had disappeared, then shook off the Marines and stopped in an alley to rest.
• Pell arrived and invited the hungry crew to the palace, where the king and Vivi would receive them.
• Reiner collected Pell’s template and created another hawk, then took the crew toward the palace.
• In Nanohana, a Marine told Smoker that Headquarters wanted the incident kept quiet and requested a report to update the bounty posters.

Smoker prepared to take Crocodile to Impel Down and learned from Hina about the Straw Hat Crew’s Haki users and trouble facing the Marines. After feasting at the palace, Reiner flew to Rainbase to look for Robin and investigate Crocodile’s former headquarters.

• Smoker told Hina that Vivi had identified Blue Ogre and Red Ogre as Haki users who helped defeat Crocodile, while Hina warned him about Teach’s betrayal and Ace’s pursuit into the first half of the Grand Line.
• Pell brought Reiner and the others to the palace reception hall, where they found Zoro already eating with Vivi and Cobra.
• Luffy and the others devoured the banquet, and Reiner wondered where Robin had gone after Crocodile’s defeat.
• Reiner summoned a falcon using Pell’s template and flew west toward Rainbase after the banquet ended.

Reiner crossed the dangerous Santo River and reached Rainbase, where he found Crocodile’s Rain Dinners casino deserted and ransacked. After shooting the former casino manager, he was left to learn what had happened during the Marine raid.

• Reiner crossed the Santo River on his hawk, killed a Sea Beast, and spotted a strangely smiling Sea Cat in the water.
• Reiner reached Rainbase and flew to the abandoned Rain Dinners casino.
• Reiner found the casino smashed up, with bloodstains and signs of a recent battle.
• A former casino manager emerged carrying two suitcases and aimed a pistol at Reiner.
• The manager fired at Reiner, and Reiner shot him in the shoulder.

Reiner found Nico Robin in a hidden room beneath Crocodile’s base and invited her to join the Straw Hat Crew. Robin refused and attacked him, but Reiner was unharmed and revealed the crew’s powerful undead, leaving her startled by his authority.

• Reiner questioned a Baroque Works man, found the locked basement, and had Blue Ogre smash its stone door open.
• Robin, worn down by years of betrayal and uncertainty, thought of Luffy and another person who had once treated her with genuine warmth.
• Robin mistook Reiner’s visit for a revenge attempt and attacked him with her Hana Hana no Mi powers, but she could not move him.
• Reiner invited Robin to join the Straw Hat Crew and explained that they could help her continue searching for Poneglyphs.
• Reiner summoned Red Ogre and the other powerful undead, and Robin saw them gathered around him like loyal guards.

Reiner persuaded Robin to consider joining the Straw Hat crew by revealing the Road Poneglyphs and the route to Laugh Tale, then returned to Alubarna as the crew prepared to leave after the Log Pose finished recording. While the others explored the capital and stocked up on supplies, Zoro got lost and wandered into trouble with a persistent woman.

• Reiner explained to Robin that the four Road Poneglyphs pointed to Laugh Tale and invited her to travel with the Straw Hats, giving her hope to continue searching for the truth.
• Reiner left Robin at Rain Dinners and flew back to Alubarna, worrying about Aokiji and thinking about reaching Jaya Island and acquiring Enel's abilities.
• The next day, Igaram escorted Reiner to the reception hall, where Reiner told Nami he had taken two hundred million beli from Crocodile's casino.
• Reiner agreed to give Chopper money for medicinal herbs, then went with Sanji and Chopper to shop for supplies in the capital.
• Reiner bought Chopper pink cotton candy and asked which crew member reminded him most of Dr. Hiluluk; Chopper chose Luffy.
• Zoro emerged from an alley after getting lost and ran from a woman inviting him to visit a group of dancers.

The Straw Hat Crew bid farewell to Vivi as she stayed in Alabasta to help rebuild her country, then returned to the Going Merry. Vivi discovered Reiner’s photograph and a message calling her Friend A of the Straw Hat Crew, leaving her with a keepsake of their bond.

• Vivi refused to sail with the Straw Hat Crew because she felt responsible for helping Alabasta recover, and the crew struggled with the coming farewell.
• Luffy and the others comforted Vivi in her room, and they spent the night reminiscing before saying goodbye at dawn.
• Zoro got lost in the palace and missed the farewell, while the crew traveled from Alubarna to Nanohana and returned to the Going Merry.
• Reiner reclaimed the undead guarding the ship and had them clean it while the crew unloaded and organized their supplies.
• Vivi attended a palace ceremony with Cobra, then found a photograph from Reiner in Karoo’s bag with a message naming her Friend A of the Straw Hat Crew.

The Going Merry crew accepted Nico Robin after she asked to join, while the Marines debated new bounties for the Straw Hat Crew and its allies. The meeting ended with Brannew presenting another person mentioned in Smoker's report, whose identity and bounty remained unresolved.

• The crew mourned leaving Saintine Island, then Robin emerged and asked Luffy to let her join the ship.
• Luffy accepted Robin, and Nami and the others welcomed her after she revealed a pouch of gems; Reiner told Zoro he had invited Robin because she could read Poneglyphs.
• At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku and the vice admirals set the crew's provisional bounties, including 150 million for Luffy and 120 million each for the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre.
• Brannew presented the Saw and Sickle Duo's new bounties of 30 million each and showed the Marines a blond figure briefly mentioned in Smoker's report.

The Marines debated Reiner’s record and set his bounty at five million, dismissing him as a weak ambusher. Aboard the Going Merry, Reiner trained with Zoro and Usopp, then created a new mage undead modeled on Frieren and tested her immense firepower.

• Brannew told Sengoku that Reiner had killed Morgan in an ambush and that a report from Alabasta described him hiding behind a captain and injuring two soldiers.
• The vice admirals laughed at Reiner’s reported strength, but Sengoku set his bounty at five million and adjourned the meeting.
• On the Going Merry, Reiner lifted a five-ton barbell while Zoro trained beside him and Usopp completed two thousand repetitions.
• Reiner summoned a small, white-haired mage undead modeled on Frieren, and Nami admired her appearance while urging Reiner to replace his uglier undead.
• Reiner had the mage undead create a gigantic fireball and sink it into the sea, impressing the crew as he used it to blast fish.

Reiner demonstrated how his awakened Devil Fruit let undead use abilities from their templates, then helped Chopper stop Zoro from training while injured. As Robin settled into life aboard the Going Merry, the crew sailed toward Jaya and, three days later, Reiner spotted their next island.

• Reiner showed the crew the undead mage's powerful sand attack and explained that his awakened Devil Fruit unlocked abilities tied to undead templates.
• Reiner warned Zoro to stop overtraining, and Chopper rushed out to make him put down the barbell and rest.
• Robin admired the crew's photographs and asked Nami to tell her about everyone aboard the ship.
• Reiner asked Nami how long it would take to reach God Island, and she estimated they would arrive around noon the day after tomorrow if the weather held.
• Reiner told the crew he could see an island ahead, and they rushed up from below deck.

Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew docked at the Hollerd Kingdom’s port, paid an inflated fee, and entered the city. Meanwhile, guards revealed Captain Sandy’s ties to the Donquixote Family, and Sandy investigated Reiner as a suspect in the destruction of a Joker base.

• Luffy eagerly welcomed their arrival at God Island, and Reiner chose to pay the docking fee so the crew could spend a night at the vacation spot.
• Captain Sandy charged the crew thirteen million Beli to dock, and Reiner stopped Nami from arguing before paying the fee and entering the city.
• Two off-duty guards discussed how Sandy had joined the Hollerd Kingdom’s military after the Donquixote Family’s conflict and later alliance with Gild Tesoro.
• The guards speculated that Sandy was addicted to something on the island, while Sandy compared Reiner’s photograph with evidence from a burned Joker base and considered Buggy’s crew as an alternative suspect.

Sandy investigated the East Blue outpost attack and doubted that Reiner was strong enough to have defeated Kruk, while Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew settled into the Fiven Grand Restaurant. The crew split up to shop and visit the casino, and Reiner revealed that his usual clothes reminded him of an old friend.

• Sandy reviewed the evidence about the outpost raid, identified Reiner as a suspect, then questioned his own conclusion after seeing how weak Reiner appeared.
• Reiner brought the crew into the Fiven Grand Restaurant, where they booked rooms and rode an elevator for the first time.
• Reiner tipped a contemptuous waiter only 20 Beli, then handed each crewmate two million Beli to spend.
• Nami and Robin left to shop, and Reiner asked them to buy him clothes, including overalls, explaining that his usual outfit reminded him of a certain old friend.
• Reiner and the other boys prepared to head to the casino, and Reiner urged Sanji to go play.

Reiner and his companions gambled at a casino, where Reiner spent freely and flirted with the bunny girls. Sandy, the harbor guard captain, spotted Reiner and became convinced he was hiding something, while Reiner wondered why Sandy was watching him.

• Reiner and his companions entered the casino, where Chopper noticed several people getting high in a corner.
• Usopp bet on Big while Reiner followed him, but Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper bet on Small and won the round.
• Reiner lost two million Beli, exchanged another twenty million for chips, and let the bunny girls gamble while he flirted with them.
• Sandy woke on a sofa, recognized Reiner across the casino, and decided he needed to test him because he suspected a connection.
• Reiner sensed Sandy watching from across the casino, turned to meet his gaze, and saw Sandy leave without revealing anything.
• Reiner recognized Sandy as the harbor guard captain and wondered why the man was watching him.

Reiner followed Sandy to the eastern peninsula after Sandy traced him through the weapons sold after the Loguetown incident. Reiner let the Mage Undead face Sandy, and she overwhelmed him with powerful fire techniques as the fight continued.

• Reiner left the casino and summoned the Mage Undead after recognizing that someone had targeted him over trouble in Loguetown.
• Reiner followed Sandy from the restaurant across God Island to the eastern peninsula, with the Mage Undead keeping pace between them.
• Sandy revealed that he had suspected Reiner because of the weapons sold after the attack on his stronghold, then drew his greatsword to fight.
• The Mage Undead launched fire at Sandy, who dodged her attacks and charged through the pursuing firebirds with a Flying Slash Attack.
• The Mage Undead unleashed Great Fire Annihilation, raising a massive wave of flame in Sandy's path.

Reiner and the Mage Undead defeated Sandy, a Donquixote Family fighter with the Twist-Twist Fruit, who warned that his family would come after Reiner. Back at the restaurant, the crew realized Luffy was missing and an explosion lit up the eastern sky.

• Sandy reshaped his greatsword and fought the Mage Undead with flames, sand, and Armament Haki, but the undead impaled him with sand spikes.
• Sandy revealed that he had sent Reiner's information to the Donquixote Family and warned that Doflamingo might pursue him; Reiner killed Sandy and burned the scene.
• Reiner returned to town, failed to quit smoking, and joined Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper for a late-night meal.
• The crew noticed Luffy was missing, and an explosion to the east sent flames into the sky; Zoro and Sanji suspected Luffy was responsible.

The Straw Hats escaped Hollerd Kingdom after Luffy destroyed a factory and revealed the Donquixote Family’s drug operation. They sailed away with the Log Pose still recording, aware that another Shichibukai might be involved.

• Nami and Robin reunited with Reiner’s group, and the crew split up to search for Luffy and secure the Going Merry.
• Reiner and Nami sailed the Going Merry to a hidden cove, where they found Luffy fleeing soldiers and brought him aboard.
• The crew fought off the soldiers’ gunfire and cannonballs as the Going Merry escaped the shore.
• Luffy explained that guards had taken his money and tried to force him to work at a factory, which he destroyed while escaping.
• Chopper identified Martin Leaf near the factory, and Robin connected the drug operation to the Donquixote Family and Hollerd Kingdom’s military.
• The crew panicked over how many Shichibukai they had encountered, while Sanji asked what they would do about the Log Pose.

Reiner infiltrated God Island to let the Log Pose record its route, then rejoined the crew as they set sail toward Sky Island. After the Straw Hat Crew’s new bounties reached the papers and Shanks celebrated Luffy’s rise, a massive ship fell from the sky, and the Log Pose pointed upward.

• Reiner flew to God Island alone, obtained food, and returned after the Log Pose finished recording toward Sky Island.
• Morgans received the Straw Hat Crew’s new bounty notices, and Shanks celebrated Luffy’s bounty while Yasopp noted that Usopp had none.
• Several days after leaving God Island, the crew trained aboard the Going Merry until a huge, battered ship plunged from the sky into the sea.
• Nami saw the Log Pose pointing upward and questioned Reiner about Sky Island, while Robin explained that a powerful magnetic field had drawn the pointer skyward.

Reiner and the Straw Hats recovered gold from a sunken ship and befriended Monkey of the Saruyama Alliance, who agreed to help them reach Sky Island. After arriving at Jaya, Luffy and Zoro chose to visit the lawless Mock Town, where Reiner planned to confront Bellamy.

• Nami reluctantly accepted that Luffy was determined to reach Sky Island, and Reiner explained the Knock Up Stream and the Noland legend.
• Reiner's Fish-man Undead salvaged a chest containing two pieces of gold from the wreck, and Reiner gave the salvage to Monkey in exchange for help.
• Monkey and the Saruyama Alliance led the Going Merry toward Jaya Island and explained that they knew how to use the Knock Up Stream.
• Luffy and Zoro decided to explore Mock Town before visiting the Saruyama Alliance's base, and Reiner anticipated a clash with Bellamy.

Reiner and Sanji explored Mock Town, where Reiner shot a Bellamy pirate who threatened them. At the market, Reiner foiled Doc Q’s explosive-apple trick, and Burgess challenged him to a duel.

• Reiner and Sanji left the Going Merry to buy supplies in Mock Town while Usopp stayed behind to guard the ship.
• Reiner shot a tattooed pirate who tried to extort them, and Sanji kicked the pirate’s crew into a wall.
• Reiner recognized Doc Q at the market, helped him onto his horse, then kicked him and the horse into a wall after sensing his malice.
• Doc Q threw an explosive apple at Reiner, but it detonated against a pile of stones and drew a crowd.
• Burgess mocked the injured Doc Q and challenged Reiner to a duel, but Reiner asked if he had just left the hospital.

Reiner and the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre defeated Burgess and Doc Q, then Reiner destroyed the clock tower where Van Augur had tried to intervene. After meeting Sanji and learning that Bellamy’s crew had taken over the Tropical Hotel, Reiner headed toward the Going Merry as Blackbeard’s laughter echoed through Mock Town.

• Burgess charged Reiner, but the Blue Ogre struck him with a shield and sent him crashing through several houses.
• Doc Q attacked with exploding apples, but the Red Ogre deflected them and countered while Burgess returned to the fight.
• Van Augur fired at Reiner’s group, but the ogres blocked his shots and Reiner brought down the clock tower with two spears.
• Reiner left the battlefield with the Mage Undead and met Sanji, who had gathered ingredients and a black bear.
• Reiner paid a bystander for information and learned that Bellamy’s crew was based at the Tropical Hotel.
• Reiner and Sanji headed toward the Going Merry as they heard someone shout about dreams and the New Era.

Reiner went to confront Bellamy's crew after they humiliated Luffy and Zoro, while Luffy accepted that his friends were angry and let Reiner act. The chapter ended with Red Ogre knocking Sarquiss unconscious in Bellamy's tavern.

• Blackbeard left after Luffy ended their encounter, and Reiner watched him go without starting a fight.
• Nami angrily confronted Luffy and Zoro for enduring Bellamy's beating, while Reiner offered to teach the pirates a lesson.
• Luffy apologized to Nami and agreed that Reiner should make a scene at the tavern.
• Reiner entered Bellamy's tavern with Blue Ogre and Red Ogre, ordered a drink, and traded barbs with Bellamy.
• Sarquiss threatened Reiner, but Red Ogre struck him through the tavern floor and knocked him unconscious.