Chapter Summaries

After defeating Crocodile, Lin Bei sent Luffy and Zoro back to Whiskey Peak, then helped Vivi and Ikaram travel to Cattleyea to seek a peaceful end to the rebellion. Lin Bei brought Crocodile to a Navy base to claim his bounty, but Vice Admiral Moka said the Navy could not detain him because he was a Royal Shichibukai.

• Lin Bei sent Luffy and Zoro through a spatial passage to Whiskey Peak while he stayed behind with Crocodile.
• Vivi asked Lin Bei to take her to Cattleyea so she could persuade Kosa and the Rebel Army to avoid war, and Ikaram joined her.
• Lin Bei opened a passage to Cattleyea, where Vivi and Ikaram departed on Fast Runner after Vivi gave Lin Bei her family's crest.
• Lin Bei took Crocodile to a Navy base near Alabasta and asked for the bounty.
• Vice Admiral Moka met Lin Bei and explained that the Navy could not detain Crocodile because he was a Royal Shichibukai.

Lin Bei persuaded Vice Admiral Moka to arrest Crocodile and revealed that Crocodile had sought Pluton in Alabasta. After the Five Elders learned that Lin Bei knew about the Ancient Weapon, they decided to send Borsalino to deal with him and intimidate pirates in the New World.

• Lin Bei showed Vice Admiral Moka Princess Vivi's royal crest and convinced him that Crocodile had threatened the Nafirutari Family.
• Moka had Marines restrain Crocodile with Sea-Prism Stone chains, and Lin Bei revealed Crocodile's true goal had been Pluton.
• Moka paid Lin Bei a bounty and reward, warned him to keep Pluton secret, and reported the matter up the chain of command.
• The Five Elders discussed how Lin Bei had learned about Pluton and considered him a threat to the World Government.
• The Five Elders decided to send Borsalino after Lin Bei, while also using the move to rein in pirates in the New World.

Kizaru received orders to suppress pirates entering the New World and capture Lin Bei, while Lin Bei finished dismantling Baroque Works in Alabasta. Nico Robin chose to join Lin Bei, who welcomed her aboard as his accountant and secretary.

• Sengoku told Kizaru to reduce the pirates entering the New World, then capture Lin Bei and take him to Impel Down.
• Kizaru set out and wiped out six pirate crews within a week, causing pirates to hide and those in the New World to lie low.
• After handing Crocodile over to the Marines, Lin Bei began clearing out the remaining Baroque Works members and let those who fled Alabasta go.
• Nico Robin approached Lin Bei and offered to work for him rather than run away.
• Lin Bei accepted Nico Robin as his accountant and secretary, surprising her with how easily he agreed.

Lin Bei took Nico Robin to Whiskey Peak to retrieve his merchant ship, and the two shared breakfast as they sailed. When he came across Luffy’s ship, Luffy urgently asked him for medicine, and Lin Bei realized Nami might be seriously ill.

• Lin Bei wrote Princess Vivi a letter and sent it through a black wormhole before taking Nico Robin to Whiskey Peak.
• Lin Bei retrieved his merchant ship and sailed away with Robin, who prepared breakfast for them.
• Lin Bei cooked a hearty meal, and Robin ate eagerly before teasing him about her figure.
• Lin Bei spotted Luffy’s ship and steered toward it.
• Luffy hurried aboard and asked Lin Bei for medicine, prompting Lin Bei to suspect that Nami had fallen ill.

Lin Bei healed Nami with an Immortal Bean and gave the Straw Hat crew one each. As the Navy approached, Luffy sailed away to draw it off, but Kizaru was actually pursuing Lin Bei’s merchant ship.

• Luffy asked Lin Bei for medicine, and Lin Bei brought an Immortal Bean to the Merry Go.
• Luffy fed Nami the bean, and she woke up fully healed; Lin Bei explained the bean’s power and gave one to each Straw Hat.
• Luffy accepted the gift, while Nami asked Lin Bei about his generosity and he said he could be friends with them as a merchant.
• Robin warned Lin Bei that a Navy warship was approaching, and Luffy led the Straw Hats onto the deck.
• Luffy ordered the Merry Go to sail away and draw the Navy off, while Lin Bei and Robin returned to their ship.
• Kizaru confirmed with Sentomaru that Lin Bei’s merchant ship was nearby and said they had caught up with him.

Lin Bei refused to hand Robin over to the Marines and promised to protect her, then confronted Admiral Kizaru when he came aboard to arrest them. The chapter ended with Lin Bei overpowering Kizaru in the sky while Robin and the Marines watched in disbelief.

• Lin Bei reassured the frightened Robin that he would not abandon her or hand her over to the Marines.
• Kizaru arrived aboard Lin Bei's ship, recognized Robin, and said the Five Elders had sent him to arrest Lin Bei because he knew about the Ancient Weapon.
• Kizaru attacked Lin Bei with a Light-Speed Kick, but Lin Bei caught it and kicked Kizaru away at supersonic speed.
• Lin Bei repeatedly struck Kizaru and pursued him into the sky, using Armament Haki to overcome his elementalization.
• Sentomaru, the Marines, and Robin watched in shock as Lin Bei beat Kizaru through the air.

Lin Bei defeated Kizaru in a battle that battered the sea and sank the Navy warship, then warned the Five Elders that he would come for them. Back aboard his merchant ship, he reassured Robin and boasted of his strength, ending alone as she went to bathe.

• The battle between Lin Bei and Kizaru sent enormous waves across the sea, and Sentomaru ordered the Navy warship away from the fighting.
• Zoro watched the clash and became more determined to reach the level needed to fight among the world's strongest.
• Lin Bei struck Kizaru into the Navy warship, splitting it in two, then told him to warn the Five Elders that he would come to Mary Geoise.
• Sentomaru rescued the unconscious Kizaru and fled with the surviving Navy soldiers in lifeboats.
• Lin Bei returned to his merchant ship, reassured Robin that he would stand by her, and joked about overthrowing the World Government.
• Robin went to bathe, leaving Lin Bei to sigh that it was lonely at the top.

At Marine Headquarters, Kizaru described how Lin Bei defeated him and revealed Lin Bei’s threat to the Five Elders. Sengoku planned to send Garp to capture Lin Bei, judging that Garp could handle him despite uncertainty about his true strength.

• Akainu scolded the injured Kizaru for losing to Lin Bei, while Aokiji defended him and asked what Lin Bei could do.
• Kizaru said Lin Bei was faster than him, had extraordinarily powerful Haki, and had beaten him using physical techniques; he also confirmed that Nico Robin was aboard Lin Bei’s merchant ship.
• Sengoku and Garp arrived, and Kizaru told them Lin Bei had vowed to repay the Five Elders for their hospitality at Holy Land Mary Geoise.
• Garp laughed at Lin Bei’s defiance and suggested recruiting him, but Sengoku recognized that the Five Elders wanted Lin Bei captured and would not accept his joining the Marines.
• Sengoku considered the Marines’ limited options and planned to send Garp after Lin Bei, believing Garp could capture him if Lin Bei had not surpassed Whitebeard and Kaido.

Lin Bei embraced his reputation as the Mysterious Merchant and prepared to sell unusual goods while he and Robin sailed to Alabasta to collect Vivi’s two-billion-Beli payment. They picked up Ace, who was heading to Alabasta as well, and Robin revealed that he did not know Lin Bei had defeated Kizaru and received a huge bounty.

• Robin read about Lin Bei’s 3.6-billion-Beli bounty, and Lin Bei said he preferred being a merchant to becoming a pirate.
• Lin Bei showed Robin an Immortal Bean, a bone from a Pure-Blooded Creature, a magical sword, the Sword Control Technique, and Wind Wings, and set extravagant prices for them.
• Lin Bei and Robin continued toward Alabasta after parting ways with the Straw Hat Pirates, intending to collect the two billion Beli Vivi owed him.
• Lin Bei invited Ace aboard his ship after spotting him adrift at sea, and Ace said he was also traveling to Alabasta.
• Robin recognized the Whitebeard Pirates’ mark on Ace and told him Lin Bei was wanted by the World Government, but Ace did not know Lin Bei had defeated Kizaru.

Lin Bei warned Ace that pursuing Blackbeard Teach could lead to Ace’s capture and a war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marines. Ace was left confronting the consequences of his quest for revenge, while Robin learned that he was Gol D. Roger’s son.

• Lin Bei served Ace a lavish feast, and the two talked about Luffy and Ace’s search for Blackbeard Teach.
• Lin Bei revealed that he knew Teach was in Nanohana, Alabasta, and warned Ace that he might not be able to defeat him.
• Lin Bei told Ace that he knew Ace was Roger’s son and explained that the World Government could use his capture to provoke a war with the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Lin Bei urged Ace to consider the danger his actions could bring to his loved ones, then left the deck with Robin.
• Robin asked Lin Bei if Ace was truly Roger’s son, and Lin Bei confirmed it.

Lin Bei and Robin returned to Alabasta, collected Vivi’s payment, and visited the royal Poneglyph before preparing to continue their journey. At Nanohana, Garp arrived seeking Lin Bei, reunited with Luffy and Ace, and left Ace alone after their meal; Ace then unexpectedly encountered Luffy.

• Lin Bei parted from Ace, who agreed to gather his squad and pursue Teach with caution, then traveled with Robin to Arubana to collect the two billion Beli Vivi owed him.
• Vivi welcomed Lin Bei and Robin to the palace, hosted them for over a week, and let Robin study the Poneglyph, which recorded information about Pluton.
• Garp arrived at Nanohana with Koby, found Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates, and gave Luffy two Fists of Love while explaining that he was in Alabasta to catch someone.
• Lin Bei and Robin returned to the port after leaving Vivi, then went shopping while Garp sent Koby and the Marines ahead to search for Lin Bei.
• Garp ate with Ace and chose not to arrest him, telling him he was not qualified to be caught; Ace then turned around and found Luffy.

Ace reunited with Luffy and revealed that he had come to capture a traitor after hitching a ride on Lin Bei’s ship. When Garp confronted Lin Bei on the Marines’ orders, Lin Bei defeated him and then left with Robin for Water 7 to buy a new cargo ship.

• Ace and Luffy reunited in Alabasta, introduced their crewmates, and learned that both were connected to Lin Bei.
• Lin Bei and Robin returned from Arubana, and Lin Bei learned that Garp had come to capture him on Sengoku’s orders.
• Garp and Lin Bei fought first in the streets and then over the sea, where Lin Bei overwhelmed Garp and left him unable to move.
• Lin Bei told Garp to warn the Five Elders not to send Marines after him, and Garp urged Lin Bei to show restraint.
• Lin Bei and Robin opened a teleportation passage and departed for Water 7 after their cargo ship was destroyed.

Lin Bei and Robin explored Water 7, commissioned a high-speed cargo ship, and learned that CP9 was searching for Pluton’s blueprints. After Lin Bei left for Sky Island, Sengoku ordered Akainu and Aokiji to pursue him, leaving their confrontation ahead.

• Lin Bei told Robin that Rob Lucci was a CP9 agent searching Water 7 for Pluton’s blueprints, while Lucci, Kaku, and Kalifa decided not to provoke Lin Bei and continued their mission against Iceburg.
• Lin Bei commissioned a cargo ship from Dock One using his advanced blueprints, and the shipwrights completed it after a month.
• Lin Bei’s bounty rose to 5.1 billion berries, while Ace fought Teach in Alabasta and escaped with his crew’s help, leaving Teach badly injured.
• Lin Bei piloted the completed cargo ship at high speed and told Robin they were heading for Sky Island.
• Sengoku, pressured by the Five Elders to capture Lin Bei, ordered Akainu and Aokiji to pursue him.
• Akainu ordered his warship to change course and catch Lin Bei, while Aokiji reluctantly continued across the sea on his bicycle.

Lin Bei killed Blackbeard after selling him an Immortal Bean, then took Robin to Sky Island to search for Shandora. His cloud-made pavilion drew the attention of Sky Island residents and angered Enel, who refused to allow another person to be worshipped as a god.

• Bellamy tried to join Lin Bei, then attempted to rob him and was blasted into a house.
• Blackbeard bought an Immortal Bean from Lin Bei, recovered from his burns, and tried to recruit him.
• Lin Bei killed Blackbeard’s subordinates, resisted Blackbeard’s Black Hole, and killed Blackbeard when he tried to flee.
• Lin Bei brought Robin to Sky Island, where she said she wanted to study Shandora’s history.
• After Sky Island residents mistook Lin Bei’s cloud-crafted pavilion for a divine wonder, Enel became enraged at the presence of another supposed god.

Lin Bei killed Enel on Sky Island, then helped Shi Hao reach the peak of the Array Formation Realm. After discovering the Primordial World, Lin Bei became Pangu and prepared to face the demon gods opposing the creation of heaven and earth.

• Enel attacked Lin Bei with increasingly powerful lightning, but Lin Bei remained unharmed and killed him with the Suanni technique, taking the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
• Lin Bei showed Robin his Kun Peng technique, then left Sky Island with her after she refused the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and chose to head for Fish-Man Island.
• Lin Bei gave Shi Hao the First Formation, allowing him to break through to the perfect extreme limit of the Array Formation Realm and control the power of heaven and earth.
• Lin Bei explained that his information senses had led him to the Primordial World, where its recognition of his Pangu Bloodline had made him Pangu.
• Lin Bei learned that Pangu had to split open the heavens while the three thousand demon gods served as the world's defense against that act, then faced an approaching demon god with the Pangu Axe.

After fighting through the Chaos Demon Gods, Lin Bei opened the heavens and held the new world apart until his body transformed into all things, allowing him to ascend to Supreme Heaven. He erased the Source of the Strange, invited Shi Hao to meet him in Supreme Heaven, and offered Liu Shen a place beside him.

• Lin Bei fought countless Chaos Demon Gods for an immeasurable time, then turned toward the depths of chaos to split the heavens open.
• Lin Bei created a new world and held up its sky until he realized he had to sacrifice his body to complete its creation.
• Lin Bei's body transformed into the sun, moon, mountains, and rivers as his being ascended to the Supreme Omniscient and Omnipotent Realm.
• Lin Bei told Shi Hao he would overturn the Source of the Strange and asked him to join him in Supreme Heaven later.
• Lin Bei erased the Uncanny Forefathers and the Plateau of the Source of the Strange, then killed God of Death Karl and the demons in Super God Time and Space.
• Lin Bei invited Liu Shen to accompany him, and she accepted as a gate opened between her and his true body.