Chapter Summaries

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.