Chapter Summaries

Reiner and his companions discovered supply convoys leaving Rainbase while Crocodile ordered Baroque Works agents to target the Straw Hat Crew and Princess Vivi. The crew reunited aboard the Going Merry with Ace, and Reiner chased him down to obtain a template before he left.

• Reiner, Nami, and Chopper followed a cargo truck and discovered multiple supply convoys heading out of Rainbase toward the desert.
• Crocodile revealed himself to Baroque Works and ordered the agents to eliminate the Straw Hat Crew and Princess Vivi, while Mr. 2 kept his original mission.
• Luffy returned to the Going Merry with Ace, and Ace introduced himself as Luffy's older brother and gave him a paper that could lead him to Ace later.
• Ace left after saying he would next meet Luffy at the summit of the sea, and Reiner hurried after him to get a template before returning to the ship.

Reiner proposed using Dance Powder to make it rain and weaken the Rebel Army’s resolve before the civil war, then led an attack on Baroque Works ships near Cattelya. His group found Dance Powder aboard the ships and prepared to use it.

• Vivi said she wanted to persuade Kong Zha, but Reiner argued that neither she nor the crew could stop the rebels with words alone.
• Reiner suggested that rain could calm the Rebel Army because its members were fighting over water, and the crew decided to seize Dance Powder despite its ban.
• Nami used the map and Reiner’s findings to determine that the Rebel Army had moved from Yuba to Cattelya.
• Reiner led his undead to attack the Baroque Works ships while he and the others watched from hiding.
• Reiner’s undead destroyed the ships and defeated their crews, and Reiner questioned the survivors and learned that Dance Powder was aboard.

Reiner and the Straw Hat Crew transported Dance Powder across the desert to burn it away from Cattelya, while Baroque Works agents headed toward Alubarna to intercept them. Reiner prepared his weapons as the group began destroying the powder.

• Reiner’s undead moved the Dance Powder and loot from a Baroque Works ship, and he reunited with Nami and the others.
• After drawing out Baroque Works assassins and learning where more Dance Powder was stored, the crew retrieved it and set out across the desert toward Cattelya.
• The heat and the undead’s heavy loads drained Reiner’s stamina, so the group rested among rocks before continuing after sunset.
• At the Spider Cafe, Daz Bonez and Ms. Doublefinger discussed the Straw Hat Crew’s disappearance, then left with Mr. 4 and Ms. Merry Christmas for a Royal Capital hideout.
• Nami chose a spot upwind of Cattelya, and the crew began preparing to burn the Dance Powder while Reiner checked his weapons and considered his next fight.

Reiner and the others reached the Rebel Army as rain fell across the country, ending the drought and weakening the rebels’ desperation to fight. Vivi met Kong Zha and told him the war was being manipulated by someone, and he led her group inside to talk.

• Reiner and the others woke to gathering rain clouds and saw the rain begin to fall over the Rebel Army camp near Cattelya.
• The Rebel Army celebrated the rain after three years of drought, while Kong Zha urged them to collect water and reflected on the cost of war.
• Reiner and his companions arrived at the camp, where the rain had left the Rebel Army too overwhelmed to pay them much attention.
• Vivi reunited with Kong Zha and told him that someone was manipulating the war.
• Kong Zha took Vivi, Reiner, and the others inside the camp to discuss the conspiracy.

Vivi convinced the Rebel Army that Crocodile had deceived them, and Reiner exposed a Baroque Works spy among their officers. With the rebellion being halted, the Straw Hat Crew set out for Alubarna to warn the royal family and confront Crocodile.

• Kong Zha weighed Vivi's account against what he knew of King Cobra and Crocodile, and the Rebel Army officers began to believe her.
• Reiner had Blue Ogre threaten the suspicious officer Dalong, who confessed that he was a Baroque Works spy.
• Kong Zha left to spread the truth to other Rebel Army bases while the officers worked to stop the fighting.
• The Straw Hat Crew decided to take Vivi to the royal palace and prepare to confront Crocodile.
• Reiner found desert mounts, Sanji gathered food and water, and the group departed Cattelya for Alubarna.

Reiner and the others reached Alubarna as Crocodile abandoned his original plan and ordered Baroque Works to eliminate the Straw Hat Crew. The groups clashed in the city, where Zoro and Sanji engaged Daz and Mr. 2 while Reiner’s party faced the remaining agents.

• Vivi revealed herself to the guards at Alubarna’s southern gate, and they let her group into the city.
• After learning the ceasefire news had spread, Crocodile canceled his plan to impersonate the king and ordered Mr. 2 to join Mr. 1 in attacking the Straw Hat Crew.
• Crocodile threatened Cobra with a bomb and demanded the location of the Poneglyph and the Ancient Weapon.
• Mr. 4 and Ms. Merry Christmas attacked Reiner’s group with an explosive blast, and Mr. 4 struck Luffy with his bat.
• Mr. 2 fought Sanji, while Daz attacked Vivi and Zoro stepped in to block his Ten-Finger Slash.

Reiner and the others fought their way toward the Royal Palace, where Vivi learned that her father had disappeared. Reiner sensed figures beneath the palace, and Luffy smashed the floor, sending the group tumbling into the depths.

• Luffy headbutted Mr. 4, but Ms. Merry Christmas dragged him into a hole while Mr. 4 prepared to fire his cannon.
• The Blue Ogre hurled a spear through Mr. 4 and pinned him to a wall, allowing Nami, Vivi, and the others to continue toward the palace.
• Reiner pulled Luffy from the hole and warned him to take Crocodile seriously before summoning horses to carry the group onward.
• Vivi led the group into the palace, where Pell reported that the king had gone missing.
• Reiner sensed people west and beneath them, and Vivi agreed that they should search underground for her father.
• Luffy smashed through the palace floor with Gomu Gomu no Ono, and Reiner, Pell, and the others caught or grabbed their companions as the ground collapsed beneath them.

Luffy and his allies crashed into the underground chamber where Crocodile confronted Nico Robin over the Poneglyph. After Crocodile attacked Robin and she retaliated with water and a dagger, Blue Ogre and Red Ogre launched themselves at him.

• Robin told Crocodile that the Poneglyph held no information about the Ancient Weapon, and Crocodile accused her of hiding it.
• Luffy, Vivi, Pell, Blue Ogre, Red Ogre, and the others fell through the ceiling into the chamber, and Crocodile charged at Luffy.
• Blue Ogre knocked Crocodile back into the Poneglyph, surprising Cobra and Robin.
• Crocodile ordered Robin to deal with the others, then attacked her because he did not trust her.
• Robin dodged the sand blade, threw water and a dagger at Crocodile, and Blue Ogre and Red Ogre launched a surprise attack.

Reiner and his allies battled Crocodile in the underground palace, while Crocodile turned the surroundings into a desert and overwhelmed them with sand attacks. Luffy prepared to use a new move to reach Crocodile, and Usopp searched for a sniping opportunity.

• Robin soaked Crocodile with water and tried to stab him, but Crocodile blocked her attack and wounded her arms with spinning sand.
• The Blue Ogre shielded Robin from Crocodile’s Desert Spada, while the Red Ogre struck Crocodile with a spinning spear and forced him to retreat.
• Crocodile used Erosion Cycle to turn nearly half the underground palace into desert, and the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre carried Cobra out of danger.
• Reiner gave Luffy water, and Luffy soaked himself before charging Crocodile alongside the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre.
• Crocodile battered the three with sandstorms, sand pythons, and crocodile-shaped sand constructs, while the ogres and Luffy fought through them.
• Reiner sent Usopp to seek a firing position with a Seastone Bullet gun, and Luffy decided he needed to use a new move to get close to Crocodile.

Sanji defeated Bon Clay in the streets of the royal capital and rushed toward the palace, while Reiner and Luffy struggled against Crocodile beneath the Burial Temple. Luffy decided to use Gear Second despite its dangerous side effects, leaving the battle poised for a desperate escalation.

• Sanji overwhelmed Bon Clay with a barrage of kicks and launched him into the sky with Stir-fried Goose Butt.
• Sanji lit a cigarette and ran toward the royal palace.
• Reiner sent the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre into close combat, and they used Haki to wound Crocodile.
• Crocodile struck the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre with Desert Sword, and Reiner repaired their wounds.
• Luffy prepared to activate Gear Second despite Reiner warning him about its risks.

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.