Recaps

Noki defeated Ace again but spared him, and after six months of peace in East Blue, Marine Headquarters ordered him to return and appointed Smoker to take over Loguetown. As Noki prepared to leave with his chosen team, he gave Carter a Zoan Devil Fruit to help him protect the base.

• Noki fought Ace outside Loguetown, overwhelmed him, and refused to kill him, prompting Ace to vow that he would one day earn Noki's recognition and defeat him.
• Over the next six months, Noki trained Ace and the Loguetown group as East Blue grew peaceful and pirates became less active.
• Marine Headquarters ordered Noki to return immediately and assigned Smoker to take command of the Loguetown base.
• Noki selected Tashigi, Dezaya, Bartolomeo, Nami, Bartolomeo's underlings, Tereina, and Carmen to accompany him to headquarters.
• Noki gave Carter a Zoan Devil Fruit as a parting gift, and Carter promised to protect Loguetown in his place.

Noki left Loguetown aboard her Headquarters warship and crossed the Calm Belt with her crew, then encountered Princess Vivi near Alabasta. After Vivi revealed her mission against Baroque Works, Noki refused to intervene without orders from Headquarters.

• Smoker arrived in Loguetown to take command, and Noki departed after Ace challenged her to a future rematch.
• Nami learned that the warship could cross the Calm Belt using Seastone, and she guided it safely through the Grand Line.
• Near Alabasta, Tashigi, Dezaya, and Bartolomeo defeated a pirate crew under Ain's orders and discovered a girl claiming to be Princess Vivi.
• Vivi confirmed her identity as Nefertari Vivi and explained that she had infiltrated Baroque Works to investigate Alabasta's unrest.
• Noki told Vivi she could not act against Baroque Works without orders from Headquarters.

Vivi secured Noki’s promise to help Alabasta and returned safely to Nanohana, where Noki warned Chaka about Crocodile. Back at Marine Headquarters, Noki learned he had been assigned to escort a Celestial Dragon and began training with Garp, whose intentions seemed suspiciously violent.

• Vivi apologized to Noki, who promised to eradicate Baroque Works after receiving authorization and told her to return to Alabasta.
• Noki’s Marines escorted Vivi to Nanohana, where Chaka received her and Noki warned him to stay vigilant around Crocodile.
• Noki returned to Marine Headquarters, reunited with Garp, and reported to Kuzan, who assigned him to escort a Celestial Dragon.
• Noki went to train with Garp and suspected that Garp planned to beat him in revenge for his grandson Ace.

Noki trained with Garp to strengthen his boxing, enduring the Dark-Dark Fruit’s doubled pain until Gion intervened and learned why he suffered. Over tea, Garp and Gion told Noki about his father Rogers’s rise and death in an ambush by Catarina Devon; later, Noki returned home to Ain, who had prepared dinner and settled Tashigi and the others in at Headquarters.

• Noki exchanged punches with Garp at the training grounds, enduring severe pain from his Dark-Dark Fruit ability as Marines watched.
• Gion rushed in and stopped the training, but Noki explained that he had asked Garp to teach him boxing, and the three went to a tea shop.
• Garp and Gion told Noki that his father, Rogers, had risen from a junior officer to Vice Admiral before dying with his crew in an ambush set by Catarina Devon.
• Gion teased Noki about Ain before leaving, and Garp confirmed that Ace intended to challenge Noki again on the Grand Line; Noki said he would show no mercy if they met.
• Nearly a year later, Noki returned home, where Ain had settled Tashigi and the others and prepared dinner after hearing about his training with Garp.

Noki captured a runaway Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit power, secretly absorbed it, and transferred it into one of his Navy robes, creating an intelligent nine-tailed fox. He left the fox with Ain before heading to training with Garp, while Ain named it Little Black.

• Kizaru asked Noki to find a runaway object that had eaten the Dog-Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Nine-Tailed Fox, which could imitate any person or object.
• Noki searched the sealed Science Division, spotted the fox disguised as a Navy soldier, and captured it with Dark Water.
• Noki secretly absorbed the fox's Devil Fruit power, then used Dark Liberation to give the power to his Navy robe and create a new white fox.
• The fox showed affection for Noki and transformed into Ain, but Ain objected to it following him in her likeness, so Noki asked Ain to teach it instead.
• Ain agreed to care for the fox, suggested using her own appearance, and named it Little Black before Noki went to train with Garp.

Noki trained with Garp and made startling gains, while Little Black settled into life with Noki and Ain and began learning how to use its abilities. The chapter ended when loud banging and a stern voice woke Noki at home.

• Noki sparred with Garp, who was surprised by how much Noki's strength had improved, and Noki trained with him until dinner.
• Noki joined Ain and Little Black for dinner and reconsidered turning Little Black back into a Devil Fruit because he viewed it as a living being.
• Noki asked Little Black to try using its illusions on him, but Little Black could not yet control its ability.
• Over the next few days, Noki continued training with Garp while Little Black imitated Noki and Ain, once startling them by kissing Noki.
• Ain stayed overnight at Noki's home, and Noki woke to loud banging and a stern voice.

Noki learned he would command the Navy escort for a female Celestial Dragon, despite Sakazuki's warnings to keep his distance from her. The convoy was ambushed by a prepared pirate fleet, and Noki suspected a powerful figure was directing the attack.

• Sakazuki warned Noki not to get close to the Celestial Dragon he would escort to the Kingdom of Krilar, then told him to train under Garp before learning more about his father.
• Noki asked Garp about the woman Sakazuki had mentioned, but Garp refused to reveal what he knew.
• Noki took command of three warships escorting a veiled female Celestial Dragon, whose presence felt strangely familiar to him.
• Noki ordered the convoy to maintain its guard while his crew sailed toward the Kingdom of Krilar.
• Ain woke Noki after pirate ships surrounded the convoy, and she cut apart incoming cannonballs as Noki suspected the attack had been planned by a powerful figure.

Noki defeated pirates who attacked a World Noble’s ship, but she could not uncover who had organized the assault. In Mary Geoise, a Donquixote Family member revealed that the first assassination had failed and that a second attempt was planned; days later, Noki accompanied the World Noble to the Kingdom of Krilar to protect her.

• Noki led the Navy’s defense, killed Heavy Sword Barvatis, and used her dark powers to defeat the pirates who boarded the World Government ship.
• Noki rescued the World Noble’s maid and defeated the polar bear pirate and the wind-controlling woman before the Marines and CP agents subdued the remaining attackers.
• Noki interrogated the surviving pirates, but they only blamed Barvatis; she suspected Doflamingo but had no evidence to report.
• In Pangaea Castle, a Donquixote Family member told an angry Celestial Dragon that the first assassination had failed and that a second attempt would follow.
• Several days later, Noki traveled with the World Noble to the Kingdom of Krilar and stayed at the royal palace to protect her.

Noki discovered that the disguised Celestial Dragon, Anasiah, was his mother and learned that his father Rogers may have been killed through a World Government plot. He agreed to spend a day with her in Krilar, where she also revealed Rogers had arranged for Boa Hancock to become Noki’s wife.

• After Noki entered the Celestial Dragon’s room, Anasiah revealed that she had impersonated her maid and asked him to guard her on a secret outing.
• Anasiah told Noki that she was his mother and explained how she and Rogers met, how Noki was born, and why she had stayed away from him.
• Noki concluded that the World Government may have arranged Rogers’s death and decided he could not let his father’s possible murder go unavenged.
• Anasiah asked Noki to spend a day with her in Krilar, and he agreed before taking her to find an inn.
• Anasiah told Noki that Rogers had asked her to arrange a marriage between him and Boa Hancock, but Noki rejected the idea and said he would introduce Anasiah to Ain.

Noki introduced Ain to his mother, Anasiah, and the three spent time together as Ain and Anasiah bonded. After taking Anasiah around the city, Noki encountered the fighting champion Jesus Burgess and recognized an opportunity to recruit him.

• Noki learned from Ain that Jesus Burgess, a powerful fighting champion, had been challenging warriors across kingdoms, and he decided Burgess was worth recruiting.
• Noki explained his situation to Ain and brought her to meet Anasiah, who warmly welcomed her and asked about their marriage and future children.
• Ain told Anasiah stories about Noki's childhood, and they talked late into the night while Noki fell asleep.
• Anasiah suggested inviting Boa Hancock to help Ain, causing Ain to mistakenly think Anasiah disapproved of her; Noki later explained the misunderstanding.
• Noki took Anasiah around the city and encountered Jesus Burgess at a fighting ring, where Burgess offered prize money to anyone who could defeat him.

Noki defeated Burgess and prepared an elaborate security plan for Anasiah’s public appearance, but a coordinated assassination attempt ended with a sniper killing the woman posing as the World Noble. Noki killed one attacker and rushed toward the distant sniper, suspecting Van Augur.

• Noki defeated Burgess, then ordered Dezaya to take him to the hospital and pay for his treatment.
• Noki returned Anasiah to the palace and took charge of security for the kingdom’s public performance.
• When an explosion drew the kingdom’s army away, Noki recognized it as a diversion, and Ain uncovered assassins hiding among the performers.
• A crew-cut pirate charged the viewing platform, but Noki overwhelmed him while agents guarded Anasiah.
• A distant sniper shot and killed the maid posing as the World Noble, and Noki killed the crew-cut pirate before rushing toward the shooter.
• Noki suspected the sniper was Van Augur, one of only two people he knew capable of making such a shot.

Noki captured Van Augur after foiling the assassination plot, then persuaded Burgess and Van Augur to join the Marines under his command. After completing Anasiah’s escort mission, Noki earned a recommendation for promotion to vice admiral and was assigned to escort Alabasta’s delegation to the World Conference, with a request to investigate Nico Robin.

• Noki revealed that the apparent World Noble who was shot was a maid disguised as Krilar’s second princess, then defeated Van Augur and took him prisoner.
• Noki arranged for the World Noble’s party to return early to Mary Geoise, then persuaded Burgess and Van Augur to join the Marines.
• Noki brought Burgess and Van Augur aboard his ship, where Ain assigned them positions, while Noki helped Tashigi improve her swordsmanship.
• Noki escorted Anasiah safely to Mary Geoise, returned to Marineford, and learned that Kuzan planned to recommend him for promotion to vice admiral.
• Kuzan told Noki that Alabasta had requested him as an escort for the World Conference and asked him to investigate Nico Robin.

Noki learned from Rogers's letter that he had a special constitution capable of withstanding two Devil Fruit abilities, while Kuzan asked him to investigate Nico Robin. After reaffirming his place in the Marines and discussing possible cooperation with Monkey D. Dragon, Noki ran into Momonga and joined him, Ain, and Momonga's companion for dinner.

• Kuzan told Noki how Saul had protected Nico Robin at Ohara and asked him to investigate her before the Reverie.
• Sakazuki gave Noki Rogers's letter, which revealed that Noki could withstand two Devil Fruit abilities and warned him about eating two fruits of the same type.
• Sakazuki urged Noki to remain loyal to the Marines, assigned him a potted plant to care for, and advised him to set romance aside.
• Noki trained with Garp, then told him what he had learned about the World Government; Garp suggested he consider cooperating with Monkey D. Dragon's revolutionary cause.
• Noki encountered Momonga on a date with a civilian official, and Ain arrived and invited them all to a couples' restaurant for dinner.

Noki spent time with Ain and Momonga, discovered how Little Black could use its illusions to disguise him, and later sailed with his Marines to Alabasta ahead of the Reverie. He left Ain to meet the royal family and infiltrated Crocodile’s casino, where he confronted Nico Robin before escaping.

• Noki and Ain helped Momonga spend time with Faye, then Noki cooked dinner for Ain and Little Black at home.
• Noki tested Little Black’s illusion ability while wearing its Marine coat and successfully transformed his appearance into Ain’s.
• Noki trained with Garp while Burgess challenged officers at Marine Headquarters, and Sengoku postponed Kuzan’s application to promote Noki to vice admiral.
• Noki sailed to Alabasta with his subordinates, left Ain to meet Princess Vivi, and flew to Rainbase to investigate Crocodile’s casino.
• Noki disguised himself as a casino employee with Little Black’s illusions and encountered Nico Robin inside the casino.
• Noki struck Robin and escaped, while Robin told a man in a black fur coat that her attacker seemed like a World Government agent.

Noki recruited Robin to help him secretly take control of Baroque Works and bring down Crocodile. Days later, he reassured Vivi and King Cobra that Baroque Works had not framed the royal family with Dancing Powder and promised the truth would soon emerge.

• Crocodile ordered Robin to mobilize Baroque Works and find the Marine who had arrived in Alabasta, while putting operations against Alubarna on hold.
• Robin led Noki into the desert, deduced he was a Marine allied with Aokiji, and listened as he explained why Aokiji had watched over her.
• Noki proposed that Robin help him use Baroque Works as a secret organization, overthrow Crocodile, and install his false identity as a new Shichibukai; Robin agreed.
• Noki explained his plan to Robin, who praised him for being devious.
• Vivi summoned Noki to the palace, where she asked him for more information about Baroque Works and the plot against Alabasta.
• Noki assured Vivi, Cobra, and the officials that Baroque Works had not used Dancing Powder to frame the royal family and asked them to trust him until the truth came out.

Noki escorted King Cobra and Princess Vivi from Alabasta to the Holy Land, while explaining to Ain that he was building a force to oppose the World Government. At the Red Line, Donquixote Doflamingo confronted the group as they headed for the bubble gondolas.

• Vivi told Cobra and Alabasta's officials that Noki advised them to watch Crocodile without taking action, and Cobra agreed that they lacked evidence to move against him.
• Two days later, Noki led Cobra and Vivi aboard his warship, which sailed for the Holy Land with Pell and several royal guards accompanying them.
• During dinner, Carmen explained that Noki had developed the braised pork dish, and Vivi and Cobra praised his cooking.
• Vivi befriended the women aboard the warship and learned about their duties during the peaceful voyage.
• Noki's warship docked at the Red Line, where reporters watched royal families arrive for the Reverie, and Donquixote Doflamingo stepped in front of Noki's group.

Noki rejected Doflamingo’s offer to cooperate in collecting Devil Fruits, though he considered pursuing a similar plan on his own terms. Back at Marine Headquarters, he reported Crocodile’s crimes to Kuzan and said Nico Robin had helped expose him.

• Doflamingo told Noki he had uncovered Noki’s lineage and claimed a CP0 woman had killed Noki’s father.
• Doflamingo proposed that Noki use his Dark-Dark Fruit and Marine identity to hunt Devil Fruit users and help build an army, but Noki refused to ally with pirates.
• Noki met Tina, who invited him to cook for her, and Ain assured Tina she could visit Noki without concern.
• Noki told Ain he might cooperate with Doflamingo later, but not as a Marine.
• At Headquarters, Noki told Kuzan that Nico Robin had joined Baroque Works, Crocodile had caused the Dance Powder incident, and Robin had helped uncover the evidence.

Noki left Marineford for Alabasta to ensure his plan succeeded, while the Reverie learned of Crocodile’s crimes and the World Government revoked his Warlord status. Crocodile blamed Mr. 2 for exposing him and set out with Nico Robin to search the Alubarna royal palace for information about Pluton and the Poneglyph.

• Noki visited Tina and Ain, learned Tina’s assessment of Crocodile and Baroque Works, and told Ain he planned to leave Marineford for Alabasta in secret.
• Noki departed Marineford using Moonwalk, and Ain held the piece of his Vivre Card he had given her.
• At the Reverie, Cobra demanded action against Crocodile after the kings read a newspaper exposing his crimes, while Donquixote Doflamingo argued that revoking Crocodile’s Warlord status was enough.
• The Five Elders decided to revoke Crocodile’s status, monitor Alabasta through the CP Organization, and wait to see who would defeat him.
• Crocodile blamed Mr. 2 for the newspaper revelation, but Nico Robin warned that Alabasta’s forces threatened their plans.
• Crocodile and Nico Robin headed for Alubarna to search the royal palace for information about Pluton and the Poneglyph.

Crocodile and Nico Robin attacked the Alabasta royal palace to find the secret of Pluton, but Noki confronted them and revealed Robin's betrayal. Noki defeated and killed Crocodile, leaving the search for the palace's secret unresolved.

• Crocodile and Robin escaped Rainbase and reached the Alubarna palace, where they killed guards and overwhelmed Jaka and the Royal Guard.
• Noki confronted Crocodile and claimed responsibility for his downfall, then explained that Robin's control of Baroque Works made her its true leader.
• Robin admitted she had changed sides for better pay, and Noki blocked Crocodile's attack and challenged him.
• Crocodile unleashed Desert Spada, but Noki neutralized it with Dark Water and seized him before he could escape.
• Noki slashed Crocodile's throat, stabbed him several more times, and absorbed his corpse into darkness while Robin praised him.

After defeating Crocodile, Noki found Alabasta’s Poneglyph and returned to Rainbase with Robin, where he took over the casino as Carl Enel. The World Government then offered to make him a Warlord and publicly claim that his actions against Crocodile had been part of its plan, and Noki agreed.

• Noki revived Jaca with water, then led Robin to the palace’s hidden chamber, where she deciphered a Poneglyph that recorded Pluton’s location.
• Noki and Robin left the chamber after Jaca’s guards confronted them, and Noki claimed he was working with Marine Rear Admiral Noki to help defeat Crocodile.
• Noki returned to Rainbase with Crocodile’s corpse, took over the casino, and told Robin to spread the news that Carl Enel had defeated him.
• Baroque Works publicized Carl Enel’s victory, while Cobra and the World Government accepted Noki’s new identity and kept his ties to the Marines quiet.
• A World Government official offered to announce that Carl Enel had been its chosen replacement for Crocodile and had acted under its orders, and Noki agreed to the arrangement.

Noki secured the Seven Warlords of the Sea position and began reshaping Baroque Works into a disciplined organization focused on hunting Devil Fruit users. After returning to Marineford, he came home to find Gion confronting him over rumors that he had gone traveling without Ain.

• The Five Elders accepted Carl Enel as a Seven Warlord of the Sea and agreed to infiltrate Baroque Works while keeping Nico Robin under watch.
• Noki told Robin to restrict unauthorized looting, pay top agents, and make hunting Devil Fruit users Baroque Works' primary objective.
• Noki revealed that he could restore absorbed Devil Fruit powers and gave Robin two fruits to reserve for trusted subordinates.
• Robin spread Noki's new rules, and Noki left Rainbase for Marineford after the World Government announced his appointment.
• Noki returned to Marineford and found Gion accusing him of leaving Ain behind to travel, so he claimed he had gone out to earn money.

Noki escorted Cobra and Vivi back to Alabasta, then secretly returned to Rainbase and met Vivi as Carl Enel. Vivi left impressed by Enel, while Robin teased her about whether she liked him.

• Gion confronted Noki and Ain about hiding the truth, then left after learning why Ain had covered for him.
• Noki reassured Ain that her excuse for his absence during the Reverie would hold up, and she told him she had brought back about one hundred million Berries from Crocodile's forces.
• Noki led the warship carrying Cobra and Vivi to Alabasta, where Vivi privately asked him about Carl Enel and Noki praised Enel as a trustworthy ally.
• Cobra welcomed Noki at Nanohana and offered him specialty ingredients, then Noki sailed away with his crew.
• Noki secretly returned to Alabasta that night, and Vivi visited Enel's casino in Rainbase the next day.
• Robin introduced Vivi to Carl Enel and teased her about his looks, while Noki silently warned Robin not to stir up trouble.

Noki secured a proposed monthly payment from Alabasta for Baroque Works, then set out for Impel Down to pursue powerful Devil Fruit abilities. After arriving, he accepted Shiryu of the Rain’s invitation to spar, and the chapter left them preparing to fight in Crimson Hell.

• Noki proposed that Alabasta pay Baroque Works five hundred million Beli per month, and Vivi agreed to consult her father.
• Noki asked Robin to find pirates he could escort to Impel Down, then left the rest of Baroque Works’ affairs in her hands.
• Noki captured several pirates with his crew and decided to travel to Impel Down to pursue two legendary prisoners’ abilities, which he planned to obtain with Shiryu of the Rain’s help.
• Noki arrived at Impel Down with Ain, where Domino welcomed them and Shiryu challenged him to a sword spar.
• Shiryu led Noki, Ain, and Domino to Crimson Hell, where Noki prepared to face the warden.

Noki and Shiryu fought to a draw, and Noki learned Shiryu’s Silent Slash technique. After Noki confronted Shiryu about secretly killing prisoners and proposed a deal to kill Bondi Waldo and Douglas Bullet, Shiryu agreed to help in exchange for being transferred out of Impel Down within two years.

• Noki fought Shiryu with swords and used the Dark-Dark Fruit to disrupt Shiryu’s concealed attacks.
• Noki agreed to fight without using his Devil Fruit, and the two vanished from sight as they used Silent Slash.
• Noki learned Shiryu’s Silent Slash, and Shiryu offered to show him around Impel Down before continuing their duel.
• On the fifth level, Noki accused Shiryu of killing prisoners and hiding their bodies.
• Noki proposed that they work together to kill Bondi Waldo and Douglas Bullet so he could take their Devil Fruit powers.
• Shiryu agreed to help if Noki arranged for him to leave Impel Down within two years.

Noki and Shiryu secretly began carrying out a plan to acquire powerful prisoners from Impel Down, killing Bondi Waldo and Douglas Bullet and absorbing their power. They descended to the fifth underground level to continue, where Shiryu had hidden the corpses of prisoners he had previously murdered.

• Noki agreed to work with Shiryu and discussed their plan in secret before spending the evening with Ain at Impel Down.
• Noki promised Ain that they would marry and try for a child within a year, then quietly left their room late at night.
• Shiryu cleared the monitoring room and escorted Noki to the sixth underground level to target imprisoned pirates.
• Shiryu split open the ice holding Bondi Waldo, and Noki absorbed Waldo and his power with Dark Hole.
• Noki killed Douglas Bullet despite Bullet's demands for a fair fight, then absorbed his body and power.
• Noki followed Shiryu to the fifth underground level, where Shiryu had concealed the corpses of prisoners he had killed.