Recaps

Crocodile learned that Umbrella Corporation’s rainmaking machines had brought heavy rain to Alabasta, undermining his plans to seize the kingdom. He ordered Baroque Works to destroy the machines, while Nico Robin privately longed to escape his control and remembered Karl D. Sephiroth.

• Crocodile reflected on his failed challenge to Whitebeard and his decision to seek Pluton after learning he lacked Conqueror’s Haki.
• Crocodile recounted how he had caused Alabasta’s drought and unrest to weaken King Cobra and prepare to take the throne.
• Crocodile learned from Miss All Sunday that Umbrella Corporation’s machines had produced the three days of rain across Alabasta.
• Crocodile ordered Mr. 5 to return and secretly destroy the rainmaking machines, despite Nico Robin warning that Umbrella Corporation and Karl D. Sephiroth were dangerous to provoke.
• Nico Robin left Crocodile and privately hoped to find Alabasta’s historical text, escape him, and meet Karl D. Sephiroth again.

Sephiroth oversaw Umbrella Corporation’s uranium mine project in Alabasta, hired Princess Vivi as his secretary despite her undercover investigation, and learned that two rainmaking machines had mysteriously exploded. He left the office to investigate the suspicious blasts.

• Umbrella Corporation brought thousands of workers to Atla Mountain to build facilities for mining and refining uranium.
• Sephiroth rejected Igaram’s disguise, then hired Princess Vivi after she demonstrated her administrative skills.
• Vivi planned to use her new secretary position to gather evidence against Umbrella Corporation.
• Sephiroth received reports that rainmaking machines near Yuba and Eruma had exploded, with no casualties but one machine destroyed.
• Sephiroth recognized that the two explosions were unlikely to be accidents and left the office.

Sephiroth used the Float-Float Fruit’s power to win three consecutive roulette bets at Rain Dinners, turning ten thousand Belly into hundreds of millions. The hall manager tried to move him to the VIP room, but Sephiroth refused and demanded that the table reopen.

• Sephiroth exchanged ten thousand Belly for a roulette chip and used his bracelet to control the wheel and ball.
• Sephiroth bet on 1 and then 36, winning both rounds and growing his stake to nearly thirteen million Belly.
• Sephiroth wagered ten million Belly on 6, and the dealer secretly used a magnet to rig the wheel, but the ball still landed on 6.
• The dealer panicked after the huge loss, and the hall manager ordered him to pay the customers before leaving the table.
• The hall manager invited Sephiroth to the VIP room, but Sephiroth refused and told him to reopen the roulette table.

Sephiroth confronted Crocodile at Rain Dinners over Baroque Works’ destruction of Umbrella Corporation’s rainmaking machines and forced him to pay 100 billion Beli. Crocodile survived the beating and ordered Nico Robin to have Mr. 1 kill Mr. 5.

• Sephiroth refused to meet Crocodile at first and challenged the casino to let him keep gambling, prompting Nico Robin to persuade him upstairs.
• Crocodile denied knowing why Sephiroth had come, so Sephiroth struck him with a Haki-coated wine bottle and sent him crashing through two walls.
• Sephiroth demanded that Crocodile deliver 100 billion Beli to Atla Mountain within five days, threatening to kill him otherwise, then left through a spatial door.
• Nico Robin asked Crocodile whether they should prepare for war, but Crocodile ordered her to have Mr. 1 kill Mr. 5 for exposing Baroque Works.

Nico Robin delivered nearly half of Baroque Works’ liquid assets to Sephiroth, then met him privately and recalled the help he had given her years ago. She asked about the historical text in Alabasta after Sephiroth said he knew something about it.

• Vivi greeted Nico Robin at Sephiroth’s villa in an embarrassing bunny-girl uniform and introduced herself as Nana, Sephiroth’s secretary.
• Nico Robin brought a carriage full of Belly banknotes, and Sephiroth stored the money in his Personal Space before inviting her to talk elsewhere.
• Sephiroth and Nico Robin emerged from a Spatial Gate on a cliff overlooking Rainy Oasis, where she removed her mask and asked whether he still recognized her.
• Sephiroth apologized for not helping Nico Robin more in the past, but she thanked him for teaching her skills that helped her escape the World Government’s pursuit.
• Sephiroth explained that Vivi was undercover at Umbrella Corporation because of Baroque Works’ Dance Powder incident, and Nico Robin described her partnership with Crocodile as mutual exploitation.
• Sephiroth offered to tell Nico Robin what he knew about the historical text hidden in Alabasta, and she eagerly asked him to explain.

Sephiroth brought Nico Robin to the Alabasta royal mausoleum, where she found a Poneglyph that revealed Pluton's location in Wano. He showed her evidence and information about the Road Poneglyphs, renewing her hope of reaching Laugh Tale and discovering the Void Century, while she mistakenly believed he had gathered it all as a gift for her.

• Sephiroth led Nico Robin through a Spatial Gate to the Poneglyph beneath the Alabasta royal mausoleum, and she was disappointed when it only recorded that Pluton was in Wano Country.
• Sephiroth told Nico Robin that he had obtained Pluton's blueprints, controlled Poseidon, and possessed a third Ancient Weapon called Breath of the Gods.
• Sephiroth showed Nico Robin photographs of Poneglyphs, including Roger's inscription on the Golden Bell and two red Road Poneglyphs.
• Sephiroth explained how the four Road Poneglyphs could lead to Laugh Tale and shared information about the ones in Zou and aboard a Black Ship.
• Nico Robin mistook Sephiroth's collected Poneglyph information for a carefully prepared gift and embraced him gratefully, while he chose not to correct her misunderstanding.

Nico Robin accepted Sephiroth’s offer to join Umbrella Corporation, where she could continue researching the Void Century under his protection. A week later, Crocodile gathered Baroque Works’ senior agents after Robin quit and announced changes to his Utopia Operation.

• Nico Robin ended her partnership with Crocodile and agreed to work for Sephiroth after he promised to protect her and support her research into the Void Century.
• Nico Robin left Baroque Works, while Crocodile suspected she and Sephiroth had conspired against him after Sephiroth extorted ten billion Belly from him.
• Crocodile summoned Mr. 1 Daz Bones, Miss Doublefinger Sarah, Mr. 2 Bon Clay, Mr. 3 Galdino, Miss Goldenweek Marianne, Mr. 4 Babe, and Miss Merry Christmas Dorothy to Rain Dinners and revealed he was Baroque Works’ boss.
• The senior agents accepted Crocodile as their leader, and he said Umbrella Corporation’s interference had disrupted the Utopia Operation.
• Crocodile announced that he planned to intensify the conflict between the rebel army and the royal family.

Sephiroth told Sabo that Baroque Works, not Umbrella Corporation, had manipulated Alabasta’s civil conflict, then claimed he could restore Sabo’s lost memories. The chapter ended with Sephiroth kicking Sabo through the villa walls, triggering the return of Sabo’s forgotten memories.

• Sephiroth teased Vivi while she served him tea, then had her admit Sabo into the villa.
• Sabo questioned Sephiroth about Umbrella Corporation’s role in Alabasta’s rebellion, and Sephiroth named Baroque Works as the mastermind.
• Sephiroth revealed that he knew Vivi’s identity and suggested that Sabo had met him before losing his memories.
• Sephiroth told Sabo to relax and close his eyes, then concealed his movement with Conqueror’s Haki and kicked him through the villa walls.
• Sabo lay in the street as familiar images and forgotten memories began to return.

Sabo recovered his memories after Sephiroth’s rough treatment, while Vivi and Igaram investigated Sephiroth’s ties to Crocodile and the Revolutionary Army. Vivi concluded that Sephiroth was behind the kingdom’s unrest and planned to search the documents he trusted her to handle, leaving Igaram worried for her safety.

• Sabo remembered Ace and Luffy, thanked Sephiroth for curing his amnesia, and refused his offer of future treatment.
• Sephiroth told Vivi to arrange repairs for the villa wall, and she headed to the construction site to speak with Igaram.
• Vivi and Igaram discussed Amunet’s delivery of nearly ten billion Belly and learned that Sephiroth had won three hundred million Belly at Rain Dinners Casino.
• Vivi told Igaram that Sabo, the Revolutionary Army’s chief of staff, had met with Sephiroth and had been kicked through the villa wall.
• Vivi decided that Umbrella Corporation and the Revolutionary Army had conspired to cause Alabasta’s unrest, and she vowed to find evidence against Sephiroth in the documents he gave her.
• Igaram warned Vivi to stop investigating Sephiroth and felt an ominous premonition about her plans.

Cobra traveled toward Yuba to negotiate with the Rebel Army as Baroque Works agents launched an attack on his ship. Galdino captured Cobra and the royal guards, allowing the agents to begin the next stage of their operation.

• Cobra rejected Pell and Chaka’s warnings and continued toward Yuba to negotiate a peaceful settlement with the Rebel Army.
• Mr. 1, Miss Doublefinger, and Galdino approached Cobra’s ship in a fish-headed speedboat despite the royal guards’ warning.
• Pell and Chaka transformed and fought Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger after the two agents boarded the royal ship.
• Galdino restrained Cobra and the nearby soldiers with wax, forcing Pell, Chaka, and the rest of the guards to surrender.
• Galdino called Mr. 2’s group and told them to begin their operation.

Bon Clay impersonated King Cobra and staged a meeting in Yuba to make Cobra appear to confess to using Dance Powder and threaten the Revolutionary Army and their families. After Bon Clay shot Koza and explosions rocked the city, the deception spurred the Revolutionary Army and angry civilians to renew their rebellion.

• Bon Clay disguised himself as Cobra and led Baroque Works agents to Yuba, where Koza and Revolutionary Army leaders met him.
• The fake Cobra rejected Koza’s offer to accept punishment on behalf of the 120,000 soldiers and claimed he had used Dance Powder by his royal right.
• Bon Clay’s Cobra threatened to execute Revolutionary Army members and their relatives, destroy Yuba, and then shot Koza twice.
• Bombs exploded around Yuba as Baroque Works agents fled and spread recordings of the staged conversation.
• Angry civilians and Revolutionary Army soldiers, believing Cobra had betrayed them, called for his overthrow and joined the rebellion.

Sephiroth teased Vivi at his villa until a public projection showed King Cobra announcing the execution of the Rebel Army’s relatives, provoking outrage across Alabasta. Vivi accused Sephiroth of conspiring with the Revolutionary Army and attacked him, but he knocked her unconscious and carried her back inside.

• Sephiroth made Vivi dance for him and teased her while she worked as his secretary.
• A street announcement drew Vivi outside, where a projection showed King Cobra ordering the execution of the Rebel Army’s relatives.
• The crowd condemned Cobra and began calling for rebellion as Vivi insisted the declaration could not be her father’s doing.
• Sephiroth revealed that he had known Vivi’s identity and said the evidence against Cobra was already conclusive.
• Vivi accused Sephiroth of plotting with the Revolutionary Army and tried to attack him with her Peacock Slasher.
• Sephiroth struck a pressure point to knock Vivi unconscious, then carried her into the villa.

Sephiroth convinced Vivi to bet that he could help Alabasta put down its rebellion, with her promising to give herself to him if he succeeded. After collecting a light kiss on her forehead as a deposit, he set out to deal with the crisis and Crocodile.

• Vivi woke in Sephiroth's villa, fainted when he claimed Alabasta had fallen, and woke again as he explained that he and Umbrella Corporation were not behind the kingdom's conflict.
• Sephiroth blamed Crocodile and Baroque Works for manipulating events, while Vivi accused him of having a stronger motive to overthrow the royal family.
• Sephiroth warned Vivi that her father had lost the people's support and offered to save the kingdom by killing Crocodile.
• Sephiroth proposed a bet: if he quelled the rebellion, Vivi would become his woman; Vivi accepted, and he kissed her forehead as a deposit.
• Sephiroth decided to act against Crocodile, whose actions threatened Umbrella Corporation's mining operations and control of Holy Land Island.

Sephiroth took Vivi and Igaram to Eruma, where he exposed Mr. 2 Bon Clay impersonating King Cobra and stopped the speech from driving Alabasta into war. He left Igaram to handle the aftermath and set off with Vivi to confront Crocodile.

• Vivi worried that the rebellion would continue even if Crocodile were killed, and Sephiroth said he also needed to deal with Mr. 2.
• A live broadcast showed an impostor posing as Cobra threatening to execute Rebel Army members and their relatives, convincing people that the king had gone mad.
• Sephiroth opened a Spatial Gate and took Vivi and Igaram to Eruma, where he knocked out the disguised soldiers and Mr. 2 Bon Clay.
• Sephiroth revealed Bon Clay's identity to the crowd, and the Rebel Army put aside its plans to fight while the truth was investigated.
• Vivi asked Igaram to manage the aftermath as she left with Sephiroth to deal with Crocodile.

Crocodile’s scheme to seize Alabasta Kingdom collapsed when Sephiroth exposed Bon Clay’s impersonation of Cobra and defeated Crocodile. Sephiroth killed Crocodile, while Vivi freed her father and the others, leaving Cobra grateful and imagining a romance between Vivi and Sephiroth.

• Crocodile revealed that he had spent more than ten years using Baroque Works and the Dance Powder incident to undermine Cobra and take over Alabasta Kingdom.
• Sephiroth, Vivi, and Igaram stopped Bon Clay’s speech in Eruma and exposed his impersonation of Cobra during the broadcast.
• Sephiroth entered Rain Dinners, defeated Crocodile with one attack, and left to pursue him while Vivi searched for the cage key.
• Vivi freed Cobra, Pell, and Jaka, and Sephiroth returned with Crocodile’s blood-drained corpse.
• Cobra thanked Sephiroth for saving Alabasta Kingdom, and Vivi blushed when Sephiroth said he had acted for her.

After Alabasta’s rebellion ended, Sephiroth claimed Vivi under their wager and forcibly made her his lover. He later gave her the Sand-Sand Fruit, which Vivi accepted, leaving her newly empowered as Alabasta’s princess.

• Vivi told Sephiroth that Cobra had pardoned the rebels and declared the rebellion settled.
• Sephiroth reminded Vivi of their wager, then kissed her and declared her his woman.
• Sephiroth and Vivi spent three hours together, after which he apologized for being too forceful.
• Sephiroth gave Vivi the Sand-Sand Fruit and insisted that she eat it.
• Vivi ate the fruit and complained that it tasted awful.

Ace's crewmates urged him to become captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Second Division, while Teach declined the position and reflected on his fading hopes of finding the Dark-Dark Fruit. Meanwhile, Doflamingo attacked a Marine prison ship, freed Caesar Clown, and forced him to join the Beasts Pirates.

• Second Division members nominated Ace for captain, but Ace suggested there might be other candidates, including Teach.
• Teach rejected the captaincy, telling Ace he had no ambition for it, while privately weighing whether to abandon his search for the Dark-Dark Fruit.
• A Marine soldier tried to report Doflamingo's attack on a prison ship, but Doflamingo killed him with a thread.
• Doflamingo reached Caesar Clown's Sea-Stone cage and demanded that Caesar submit or die.
• Caesar agreed to serve Doflamingo, who cut through the cage bars and released him.

Sephiroth retrieved an artificial Azure Dragon Devil Fruit from Punk Hazard, then joined Yamato and the others near Zunesha. He opened a Spatial Gate toward Zou to reach the island and record its Red Poneglyph.

• Sephiroth broke into the Punk Hazard research institute and took the artificial Azure Dragon Fruit to study as a sample.
• After receiving Perona's call about Zunesha and Zou, Sephiroth said he wanted to visit and opened a Spatial Gate from Angel Island.
• Yamato, Nami, Kozuki Hiyori, and the others waited near Zunesha aboard their ship while Yamato admired the giant elephant.
• Sephiroth arrived at the ship, confirmed that everyone was safe, and said he wanted to record Zou's Red Poneglyph.
• Sephiroth opened a Spatial Gate toward Zou, and the ship sailed through it.

Sephiroth and his companions arrived in Zou, where Kozuki Hiyori reunited with Nekomamushi and revealed her identity to the others. After a feast and a visit to the red Poneglyph, the group left Zou, unknowingly taking the curious Charlotte along on their next adventure.

• A Spatial Gate dropped Sephiroth's ship into Zou, where Nekomamushi mistook Kozuki Hiyori for Lady Toki before recognizing her.
• Hiyori revealed her Kozuki identity to Yamato and the others, and Nekomamushi pledged the Minks' support to her family.
• Charlotte became fond of Sephiroth, and he agreed to prepare a feast for the Minks and his companions.
• At the banquet, Hiyori reconciled Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, while Sephiroth photographed the red Poneglyph for Nico Robin.
• The next morning, Sephiroth sent the group away from Zou, and Yamato welcomed Charlotte after discovering she had stowed away aboard the ship.

Nico Robin discovered a red Poneglyph in a photograph Sephiroth brought her and received a ring that let her transform into anyone, helping her evade the World Government’s pursuit. She flirted with Sephiroth on the rooftop as their intimacy grew.

• Nico Robin reviewed Umbrella Corporation intelligence at the Red Rose hotel in Dressrosa and reflected on the company’s immense power.
• Sephiroth gave Nico Robin a photograph of an unfamiliar red Poneglyph, which delighted her.
• Sephiroth gave Nico Robin a silver ring infused with the Imitation Fruit’s ability, and she realized it could help her evade the CP Organization.
• Nico Robin thanked Sephiroth and teased him by applying sunscreen oil to him before sitting on his lap.

Sephiroth tested Luffy’s Gear Fourth and demonstrated Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, then left him to reunite with Sabo before setting sail. The next day, Sephiroth learned Luffy had departed and told Nico Robin to arrange adventures for him.

• Sephiroth criticized Luffy’s Haki and fighting skills, then explained how his pseudo-elementalization let him evade Luffy’s Snakeman attack.
• Sephiroth struck Luffy with Conqueror’s Haki Infusion, knocking him out of Gear Fourth and sending him crashing through the forest.
• Sabo arrived to visit Luffy, and the brothers recognized each other and reunited after ten years apart.
• Sephiroth left Mount Colubo through a Spatial Gate, saying he would not see Luffy off because Garp might blame him for Luffy becoming a pirate.
• The next day, Nico Robin told Sephiroth that Luffy had set sail, and Sephiroth asked her to arrange exciting adventures for him.

Teach stole the Dark-Dark Fruit after killing Thatch, then escaped from the Moby Dick. Ace pursued Teach despite Whitebeard’s warning, leaving Whitebeard increasingly uneasy.

• Thatch found the Dark-Dark Fruit among the spoils and planned to investigate its powers, while Teach recognized it and resolved to take it.
• Teach got Thatch drunk at the banquet, helped him back to his room, then stabbed him to death and stole the fruit from his safe.
• Teach ate the Dark-Dark Fruit, covered Thatch’s body, and escaped aboard a lifeboat.
• The Whitebeard Pirates discovered Thatch’s murder and concluded that Teach had killed him for the Devil Fruit.
• Ace vowed to kill Teach and chased after him in his speedboat despite Whitebeard telling him to let the matter end for now.

Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp learned that the Marines had issued bounty posters after the defeat of the Krieg Pirates. The crew set their sights on finding a cook for their next companion.

• Usopp bought a newspaper and argued with Luffy over who was captain and whether Usopp should be vice-captain.
• Luffy discovered his bounty was fifty million Belly, while Zoro's bounty was four hundred million Belly.
• Usopp explained that Zoro's fame as a Pirate Hunter might account for his enormous bounty, and Zoro recalled facing powerful enemies from the Grand Line.
• Luffy grew hungry and asked Usopp to cook, prompting Usopp to complain before heading to the kitchen.
• Luffy decided that the crew's next companion would be a cook.

Sephiroth invited Reiju on a private date to Baratie, where she hoped to see her long-separated younger brother Sanji. After booking the restaurant’s second floor, Sephiroth requested that Sanji prepare every dish on the menu, leaving Sanji to cook under Zeff’s watchful eye.

• Sephiroth surprised Reiju at her laboratory and invited her to dine at Baratie and visit Sanji.
• Sephiroth and Reiju arrived at Baratie, where they spotted the Going Merry and Zoro and Usopp aboard it.
• Sephiroth told Patty that he had reserved the second floor and asked Sanji to prepare every dish on the menu.
• Patty relayed the request to Sanji, and Zeff struck Sanji with his stick after Sanji claimed his cooking surpassed Zeff’s.
• Sanji vowed to satisfy the guests with his cooking and remained at Baratie because Zeff had lost his leg saving him.

Sephiroth and Reiju had lunch at Baratie, where they reunited with Sanji and Reiju gave him a Germa Stealth Black Battle Suit. The visit ended with Hawkeye arriving and confronting Zoro aboard the Going Merry.

• Sephiroth scolded Luffy for stealing half of his grilled fish and refused to lend him money to pay off his debt at Baratie.
• Sephiroth told Reiju that he had known Luffy for almost ten years and had ties to Luffy's father and grandfather.
• Sanji recognized Reiju, and she gave him a Germa Stealth Black Battle Suit as a reunion gift.
• Hawkeye arrived at Baratie looking for Roronoa Zoro and spotted him on the Going Merry.
• Hawkeye asked Zoro if he was Roronoa Zoro.