Recaps

Zero and the Straw Hats tried to bring the Millennium Dragon to Lost Island while Marines sealed off Warship Island. After Usopp defeated the Marines guarding the Going Merry, Zero headed alone toward eight Marine warships to complete a new system mission, and appeared above one of them.

• Luffy, Zero, Nami, and Apis met the weakened Millennium Dragon and learned it wanted to return to Lost Island.
• Apis explained that the Marines had captured her because she wore Dragon Armor from the Millennium Dragon as a necklace, and Luffy proposed taking the dragon to its homeland.
• After Marines sealed off Warship Island, the group split up so Zero and Usopp could sail the Going Merry to meet the others.
• Zero encouraged Usopp to fight the Marines guarding the ship, and Usopp used smoke and explosive ammunition to defeat them and gained a feel for Armament Haki.
• Zero spotted eight Marine warships, accepted a system mission to defeat four, and flew toward them while Usopp continued sailing the Going Merry.
• Zero deflected a barrage of cannonballs with Startled Dragon and appeared above one of the Marine warships.

Zero sank three Marine warships before escaping the approaching fleet and rejoining the Going Merry. After towing the Millennium Dragon toward Lost Island, the crew sailed through a strange fog and storm, then spotted an island in the distance.

• Zero used Startled Dragon to destroy three Marine warships, then fled as a large Marine fleet arrived.
• A Marine officer reported the losses to a Commodore, who ordered Eric to watch Zero and prioritized obtaining Dragon Bone.
• Zero reunited with Usopp aboard the Going Merry, and they sailed to meet Luffy and the others.
• The crew tied the Millennium Dragon to the Going Merry and set out to find Lost Island, changing course east of Warship Island after Luffy spilled food on the dragon.
• The Going Merry vanished from sight as it entered a mysterious sea, leaving the pursuing Marines confused.
• After fog, heavy rain, and massive waves struck, Zero and Luffy kept the Millennium Dragon secure, and the crew spotted a distant island they believed was Lost Island.

After Zoro defeated Whirlwind Eric by sensing the breath of his invisible attacks, the crew escaped Lost Island and encountered a huge Marine fleet. With the Going Merry under bombardment, Luffy led everyone in preparing to board the warships and cut their chains.

• The crew explored ruins beneath Lost Island’s mountaintop and found evidence of an ancient bond between its people and the Millennium Dragons.
• Whirlwind Eric attacked, and Zoro stayed behind while Luffy led the others and the Millennium Dragon toward the Going Merry.
• Zoro used his understanding of breath to cut through Eric’s invisible blades and defeat him with One Sword Style: Iai, Lion’s Song.
• Luffy flung Zoro back to the crew, and they left the island’s waters.
• A large Marine fleet chained its warships together and bombarded the Going Merry, so Luffy ordered the crew to board the ships and cut the chains.

The Straw Hat Pirates fought through Nelson’s blockade while protecting Apis and the Millennium Dragon. After Nelson’s fleet attacked the dragon, Zero unleashed a powerful sword slash that cut Nelson’s flagship and another warship in half, leaving Apis astonished.

• Luffy deflected a cannonball with his inflated stomach, and Usopp destroyed Nelson’s super-heavy cannon with the Going Merry’s artillery.
• Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Sanji, and Zero boarded a Marine warship, where Zoro cut its steel chains while the others fought off Marines.
• Usopp rescued Apis after a cannonball shook her raft, and the Millennium Dragon flew toward Nelson’s flagship as the Marines opened fire.
• Zero blocked the cannonballs aimed at the Millennium Dragon, then sliced through the incoming barrage and two Marine warships, including Nelson’s flagship.
• Apis watched the flagship sink and praised Zero’s strength.

After defeating the Navy warships, Zero watched the Millennium Dragon gather its kind as Lost Island rose from the sea. Dragon Lord died, but a baby Millennium Dragon hatched, and Apis chose to stay on the island to protect its descendants while the Straw Hat Pirates sailed on.

• Zero received experience and Beli for defeating four Navy warships, but the battle left him exhausted and nearly out of Haki as the Navy scattered.
• Zero and Luffy realized Lost Island was emerging, and Dragon Lord called Millennium Dragons from across the world to gather overhead.
• Dragon Lord thanked Zero through Luffy and died, after which the Straw Hat Pirates returned to the Going Merry.
• Apis found Dragon Lord's body on the newly risen island and saw a baby Millennium Dragon hatch, understanding that the dragons would be reborn.
• The villagers invited the Straw Hat Pirates to the island, but they declined; Apis chose to remain and protect the Millennium Dragons, and the crew sailed away.

The Going Merry reached the Grand Line by riding a current up the Red Line, then collided with the enormous whale Laboon and was swallowed. Inside Laboon, the crew encountered a mysterious man whom Zero recognized as Roger's ship doctor.

• Nami identified the upward-flowing current as the route into the Grand Line, and the crew struggled to control the Going Merry as it approached the Red Line.
• Luffy pushed the Going Merry back into the current, and the crew reached the Grand Line with excitement.
• Zero warned the crew about a huge shape ahead, and they discovered Laboon blocking their path.
• With the helm broken, Luffy used a cannonball's rebound to stop the Going Merry, but then struck Laboon and drew his attention.
• Laboon roared and swallowed the Going Merry, leaving the crew inside a strange place within the whale while Luffy escaped.
• A giant octopus appeared and was killed by iron arrows, and Zero recognized the person watching from the little house as Roger's ship doctor.

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped from Laboon’s stomach and learned why the whale had waited at Reverse Mountain for fifty years. Luffy promised Laboon a rematch after sailing around the Grand Line, and Zero told it that Brook was still alive and would meet it again.

• Crocus explained how to leave Laboon’s stomach, and Zero cut apart the rocket launchers Vivi and Crocodile’s subordinate had brought before knocking them unconscious.
• Crocus explained that Laboon had waited fifty years for the pirate crew that promised to return, and the Straw Hat Pirates left the whale with his help.
• Luffy challenged Laboon by striking its head with a mast, then declared their fight a draw and promised to return after completing a circuit of the Grand Line.
• Luffy painted the Straw Hat skull on Laboon’s head and asked it to protect the mark until their next duel.
• Zero told Laboon that Brook and the other pirates had fought bravely, and that Brook would meet it again someday.

The Straw Hat Pirates sailed from Twin Capes toward Whiskey Peak, navigating the Grand Line’s dangerous weather with Nami’s Log Pose. On arrival, the islanders welcomed them with suspicious enthusiasm, and Zero and Zoro sensed that something was wrong.

• Crocus explained the Log Pose to Nami, and Luffy revealed that the pair who had fled Twin Capes had left one behind.
• Luffy agreed to let Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9 ride the Going Merry to Whiskey Peak, and the Straw Hat Pirates departed Twin Capes.
• Zero warned Nami to watch the Log Pose when the weather shifted, and she discovered that the ship had turned around.
• The crew endured rapidly changing weather and dangerous seas before reaching Whiskey Peak, where Zero noticed that the cactus peaks were covered in gravestones.
• Miss Wednesday and Mr. 9 left the ship, and Nami explained that the crew would need to wait for the Log Pose to record the island’s magnetism.
• Zero warned the crew that they were being watched, and he and Zoro exchanged a knowing look as Igaram welcomed them to a celebration.

Zero confronted Baroque Works after Igaram revealed his identity and the bounty hunters surrounded Zero and Roronoa Zoro. Zero incapacitated most of the attackers with Conqueror's Haki, while Roronoa Zoro took on Vivi and MR.9 and Zero faced Igaram and MISS. Monday.

• Igaram tried to put an arm around Nami, but Zero warned him off before Igaram escorted the Straw Hat Pirates into the island festivities.
• Igaram drew Nami and Roronoa Zoro into a toast-drinking contest with a 100,000 Beli prize, while Zero went outside for fresh air.
• Igaram revealed to Vivi and MR.9 that he was Baroque Works' MR.8, and MISS. Monday joined them as they discussed the Straw Hat Pirates' bounties.
• Zero appeared before the Baroque Works agents, and his Conqueror's Haki knocked out the surrounding bounty hunters and left the agents reeling.
• Roronoa Zoro jumped down to fight Vivi and MR.9, while Igaram and MISS. Monday confronted Zero.

Zero defeated Igaram and MISS. Monday, then intervened when MR. 5 and MISS. Valentine attacked Vivi. He stopped the agents from chasing her and prepared to fight them, while Luffy searched the town angrily after finding its residents unconscious.

• Zero blocked Igaram's bullets, choked MISS. Monday unconscious, and struck Igaram down before joining Zoro, who had defeated MR. 9 and Vivi.
• MR. 5 and MISS. Valentine arrived and revealed that Igaram and Vivi were their targets; MR. 5 seriously injured Igaram with an explosive booger.
• Zero identified MR. 5 and MISS. Valentine as Devil Fruit users, and a system quest activated for him to defeat them.
• Zero stepped in to protect Vivi, but the agents ignored his warning and pursued her, so he blocked their path with a blade attack.
• Luffy found the island's residents unconscious and ran through town, angrily calling for Zero.

Zero defeated Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine with his sword and Armament Haki, then faced Luffy, who attacked him for hurting the people who had treated the crew to food and drinks. The chapter ended with Luffy revealing that he had learned Armament Haki and challenging Zero again.

• Nami negotiated with Igaram to guarantee Vivi's safety in exchange for one billion Beli, and Igaram agreed to discuss the terms after Vivi was rescued.
• Zero fought Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine, knocked Mr. 5 unconscious, and blocked Miss Valentine's 10,000-kilogram attack with his Armament Haki-coated arms before defeating her.
• Zero received 750 experience points and an item lottery ticket for completing a side quest.
• Luffy attacked Zero because he believed Zero had harmed the people who had treated them to food and drinks, and Zero kicked him through several houses.
• Luffy returned, said he had trained to become stronger, and coated both arms in Armament Haki.

Zero tested Luffy’s newly learned Armament Haki, then Vivi revealed that Baroque Works was behind Alabasta’s rebellion and that its leader was Crocodile. Igaram tried to draw Baroque Works away from the Straw Hat Pirates, but his boat exploded as he departed.

• Luffy used Armament Haki against Zero, who overwhelmed him with stronger Haki before Nami knocked Luffy unconscious.
• After Luffy woke and apologized, Nami discussed the one billion Beli deal with Vivi, who explained that Baroque Works was tied to the unrest in Alabasta and was hunting her and Igaram.
• Vivi revealed that Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords, led Baroque Works, and Nami spotted a sea otter and eagle watching them and recording their likenesses.
• Igaram disguised himself as Vivi and offered to distract Baroque Works while the Straw Hat Pirates escorted her to Alabasta, but Luffy agreed to the plan despite Nami’s objections.
• The group said goodbye as Igaram left in a small boat, which exploded shortly after he set off.

The Straw Hats escaped Whiskey Peak and encountered Nico Robin, who warned them about Little Garden and invited Zero to join Baroque Works before leaving. Zero then used an item lottery ticket and received a mysterious egg, which Luffy swallowed, releasing a hungry firebird.

• Nami confirmed the Log Pose had finished collecting data, and the Straw Hats left Whiskey Peak with Vivi and Karoo.
• Nico Robin appeared aboard the Going Merry, admitted she had leaked information that contributed to Vivi's predicament, and demonstrated her Devil Fruit ability.
• Robin warned the crew about Little Garden, gave Vivi a Log Pose, and invited Zero to join Baroque Works, but Zero refused.
• Robin left on a giant turtle, and the crew decided to escort Vivi to Alabasta by way of Little Garden.
• Zero used his item lottery ticket and received a white egg, but Luffy swallowed it before Zero could stop him.
• A firebird emerged from Luffy's mouth and landed in Zero's hand, chirping as though it was hungry.

Zero named the newly hatched creature Little Red Sparrow, and the Straw Hat Pirates continued sailing with Vivi toward Little Garden. After riding a giant dolphin’s waves, they reached the island, where dangerous creatures and giants awaited them.

• At the Going Merry restaurant, Zero named the hungry flying creature Little Red Sparrow, and it happily bonded with him.
• Luffy spotted Koby in the newspaper, and Zero told the crew how he had met Koby and praised his potential as a Marine.
• Days after leaving Whiskey Peak, the Straw Hat Pirates drank and joked aboard the Going Merry while Vivi worried about their carefree attitude.
• A giant white dolphin raised waves that Luffy and the crew used to speed up their journey.
• The Straw Hat Pirates reached Little Garden, unaware that dangerous creatures and the Giant Tribe awaited them.

The Straw Hat Pirates explored Little Garden, where prehistoric creatures and giants lived. Luffy befriended the giant warrior Dorry after being swallowed by a dinosaur and rescued.

• Little Red Sparrow set a giant bird ablaze, and Luffy, Zero, and Vivi set out to explore Little Garden while Roronoa Zoro and Sanji joined a contest to hunt prey.
• Luffy found an ammonite and caught a dinosaur, while Usopp and Nami met Brogy, who introduced himself as a warrior of Elbaf and carried them away.
• Roronoa Zoro and Sanji hunted dinosaurs, while Luffy played among the giant creatures and was swallowed by one.
• Dorry cut off the dinosaur's neck and rescued Luffy, then introduced himself as a Giant Tribe warrior and invited Luffy, Zero, Vivi, Karoo, and Little Red Sparrow to his home.
• Luffy and Little Red Sparrow ate dinosaur meat with Dorry, and Luffy traded their boxed lunches for the meal.

Dorry explained his origins and the giants’ hundred-year duel, while Baroque Works agents planned to hunt Dorry and Brogy and target Zero. After the giants’ latest duel ended in a draw, Zero asked Dorry for his Eternal Pose, just as an explosion interrupted them.

• Dorry told Luffy and the others that he came from Elbaf Village and fought Brogy for honor, though he had forgotten the original reason.
• Dorry and Brogy fought their 73,466th duel, which ended in a draw, and both giants collapsed from exhaustion before laughing together.
• MR. 3 recruited MR. 5 and MISS. Valentine for a plan to hunt Dorry and Brogy, while MR. 5 and MISS. Valentine insisted that they would deal with Zero.
• Dorry explained that his Eternal Pose pointed to Elbaf Village and offered it to Luffy and the others if they could defeat him and Brogy, but Luffy declined.
• Zero asked Dorry how he could obtain the Eternal Pose, and an explosion suddenly interrupted Dorry as he opened a barrel of liquor.

After someone planted a bomb in Dorry’s liquor barrel, Zero warned the giants of a possible enemy and joined their duel, asking Dorry and Brogy to fight him together. Meanwhile, MR.3 searched for a chance to attack, and Luffy, Vivi, and Usopp encountered two familiar figures after finding Karoo battered.

• Zero destroyed the bomb hidden in Dorry’s liquor barrel before it could injure him, and Dorry apologized for suspecting the group.
• When the volcano erupted again, Dorry invited Zero to accompany him to the duel and seek the Eternal Pose.
• Zero challenged Dorry and Brogy to fight him together, and they agreed after seeing him cut a distant volcano in half.
• MR.3 wondered why Dorry was unharmed, then set aside his confusion to look for a chance to strike.
• Usopp told Luffy and Vivi that Nami might have been targeted by Baroque Works, learned about the bomb, and discovered that Zero had gone to challenge the giants.
• Luffy, Vivi, and Usopp saw Karoo thrown from the bushes, followed by two familiar figures.

Zero defeated Dorry and Brogy in a hard-fought battle on Little Garden, but Mr. 3 captured all three while they were recovering. Zero easily shattered Mr. 3’s candle shackles and turned his blade on him.

• Zero dodged Dorry and Brogy’s attacks and battered them with sword techniques until he defeated both giants.
• Zero learned that he had earned 1,500 experience points and 150,000 Beli, bringing his experience total to 2,750.
• Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek emerged from the bushes, and Mr. 3 bound Zero with candle shackles.
• Mr. 3 restrained the recovering Dorry and Brogy, then prepared to use Candle Banquet on his captives.
• Zero shattered the candle shackles with Startled Dragon, startling Mr. 3 and confronting him.

Zero and the Straw Hat Pirates defeated the Baroque Works agents on Little Garden, while Sanji secured an Eternal Pose to Alabasta. As the crew sailed away, Dorry and Brogy used Hakoku to blast a path through the Island Eater, sending the Going Merry safely out to sea.

• Luffy defeated MR.3 with Armament Haki, and Karoo defeated Miss Goldenweek while Zero freed Roronoa Zoro and Nami from candle shackles.
• Sanji impersonated MR.3 over a Den Den Mushi call with Crocodile, then defeated Unluckies and took their Eternal Pose pointing toward Alabasta.
• Zero obtained an Eternal Pose to Elbaf Village from Dorry and Brogy, and Sanji later rejoined the crew with the Alabasta pose.
• Dorry and Brogy directed the Going Merry toward the sea passage and unleashed Hakoku to pierce the Island Eater, allowing the crew to escape.
• Dorry and Brogy's weapons broke after the attack, but they blessed the Straw Hat Pirates and resumed fighting with their fists.

After Nami fell seriously ill from an insect bite on Little Garden, the Straw Hat Pirates struggled to decide how to help her while rushing toward Alabasta. Nami’s navigation saved the Going Merry from a tornado, and the crew agreed to find a doctor before continuing to Alabasta.

• Zero noticed Nami’s fever and a swollen bite on her ankle, and the crew brought her to the cabin.
• Vivi read a newspaper report that the Rebel Army had overtaken the Royal Army in Alabasta, making the crisis seem more urgent.
• Nami went to the deck despite her illness and ordered the crew to change course after spotting dangerous weather.
• The Going Merry avoided a massive tornado, and Vivi recognized Nami’s exceptional navigational skill.
• Vivi asked the crew to reach Alabasta quickly, but they agreed to find a doctor and treat Nami first.

Zero confronted Wapol’s crew to find doctors for the gravely ill Nami, but they could offer no treatment beyond directing the Going Merry toward Drum Island. After the crew spotted the island, Zero carried Nami ahead to seek help, leaving the others to follow and reunite with him.

• Zero sensed Wapol’s ship disturbing the Going Merry and knocked out his subordinates with Conqueror’s Haki before demanding doctors from Wapol.
• Wapol admitted that his ship carried twenty doctors, but they could not treat Nami and recommended seeking medicine on Drum Island.
• Zero threw Wapol toward the sea after the doctors could not identify Drum Island’s location, and the crew continued searching for the island.
• Sanji spotted a winter island the next day, and the crew identified it as Drum Island from the doctors’ clues.
• Zero carried Nami into the air to reach the island ahead of the others, while Luffy told the crew that he trusted Zero as his companion.
• Vivi asked about Zero’s past, but Luffy said he had met Zero at sea and did not care about his secrets; Little Red Sparrow then appeared on the ship.

Zero found Kureha and Chopper and brought the unconscious Nami to them for treatment, while Luffy and the others fought Wapol’s forces at Big Horn. Wapol escaped after Dalton was struck by a flaming arrow.

• Zero found Kureha and Chopper in Kesta Town and asked Kureha to treat Nami.
• Kureha agreed to help Nami and sent Chopper’s sled up the mountain with Zero following behind.
• Dalton told Luffy and the others that Wapol had abandoned Drum Island after the Blackbeard Pirates invaded.
• Luffy followed Dalton to Big Horn, where they encountered Wapol and his forces amid the village’s ruins.
• Dalton and Luffy’s group defeated Wapol’s subordinates, but Dalton was hit by a flaming arrow when Wapol threatened the civilians.
• Wapol and his two remaining companions fled while Luffy and the others checked on the fallen Dalton.

Nami recovered at Drum Castle after Kureha and Chopper treated her, while Zero invited Chopper to join the pirate crew. Chopper was intrigued by Zero’s stories about the crew and their adventures but fled before answering.

• Kureha explained that a Kestia bite had caused Nami’s illness and told her to rest for three more days.
• Zero asked Chopper to become the crew’s doctor, and Kureha explained that Chopper was a reindeer who had eaten the Human-Human Fruit.
• Chopper shut the door to protect Nami from the cold, and Nami invited him to join the ship.
• Zero described the crew and their past adventures, including fish-men, the Millennium Dragon, the giant whale, and Dorry and Brogy.
• Chopper appeared tempted by Zero’s invitation but ran from the room, leaving Zero and Nami to laugh about it.

Zero and Nami shared a brief romantic moment before Chopper interrupted them, then Zero joined Chopper and Kureha to confront Wapol at the castle. Luffy and the rest of the crew arrived, reunited with Zero, and Luffy asked Chopper to join their pirate crew as its doctor.

• Zero and Nami kissed while she recovered, but Chopper interrupted them with her medicine and checked that her fever had gone down.
• Chopper smelled Wapol outside, and Zero explained that Wapol had likely returned to reclaim his castle before following Chopper out.
• At the castle gates, Kureha warned Wapol not to return, but Wapol attacked Zero until Luffy grabbed him and flung him to the ground.
• Luffy, Sanji, Vivi, Usopp, and Little Red Sparrow reunited with Zero and learned that Nami was safe.
• Dalton arrived injured, and Zero introduced Chopper to Luffy, who immediately asked him to become the crew's doctor.

Luffy and the others defeated Wapol and ended his rule over Drum Island. Chopper overcame his fear of leaving Kureha behind, joined the Straw Hat Pirates, and sailed from Drum Island with the crew.

• Wapol swallowed Chopper, but Luffy and Sanji rescued him, and Zero blocked Wapol’s cannonball aimed at the Cherry Blossom Pirate Flag.
• Chopper defeated Wapol’s fused subordinates while Luffy fought Wapol, then Luffy launched Wapol into the sky with Gum-Gum Rocket.
• Dalton thanked Luffy and the others for saving the country, while Luffy chased Chopper and urged him to join the crew.
• Zero found the armory key, and Kureha treated Dalton while Nami negotiated over her medical fees and escape.
• Chopper accepted Luffy’s invitation to become the Straw Hat Pirates’ doctor, and Roronoa Zoro unexpectedly found his way back to the group.
• Chopper took the crew down the mountain on a sled, and they stopped to admire the pink cherry blossoms as he tearfully said goodbye to Dr. Hiriluk’s memory and Kureha.