Chapter Summaries

Luffy and Zero visited the bar where Roger’s death was remembered, then went to the execution platform, where Smoker tried to arrest them. Luffy escaped by accident, and Zero defeated Smoker with Armament Haki before disappearing to search for Luffy.

• Luffy and Zero heard the bar owner recount the story of Roger, toasted to the Pirate King, and left the bar.
• Smoker saw their bounty notices and set out to arrest them at the execution platform.
• Luffy got tangled in the platform’s iron frame and was flung into the crowd, escaping Smoker.
• Smoker recognized Zero as Executioner and attacked him with his Seastone Jitte, but Zero blocked his blows.
• Smoker surrounded Zero with smoke, but Zero struck him with an Armament Haki-hardened fist and sent him crashing through several houses.
• Zero slipped away from the Marines and climbed onto a roof to search for Luffy.

Zero met Dragon on a Loguetown rooftop, learned he was Luffy’s father, and declined his invitation to join the Revolutionary Army. After Dragon saved Luffy from Buggy’s execution, Zero reunited with Luffy and his crew and used his overwhelming aura to clear a path through the Marines toward the harbor.

• Zero recognized Dragon, discussed Luffy’s adventures with him, and refused Dragon’s offer to join the Revolutionary Army.
• Luffy reached the execution platform, where Alvida confronted him before Buggy and his crew captured him and pinned him down.
• Dragon stopped Zero from rushing to Luffy’s rescue, then a bolt of thunder struck Buggy and destroyed the execution platform as Luffy survived.
• Zero jumped down to rejoin Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, and Sanji as Marines surrounded them.
• Zero unleashed an intimidating aura that knocked out the Marines, then urged Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, and Sanji to run for the harbor.

Smoker pursued Luffy, Sanji, and Zero through Loguetown, but Zero fought back with Armament Haki and defeated him. The three were left with a clear path to the harbor as Smoker lay unconscious in a crater.

• Smoker ordered the Marines to capture the Straw Hat Pirates and detained Buggy, Alvida, and their remaining crew.
• Dragon watched the aftermath from a rooftop, recognized Zero's Conqueror's Haki, and vanished in a bolt of lightning.
• Zoro stayed behind to duel Tashigi while Luffy, Sanji, and Zero continued toward the harbor.
• Smoker caught Luffy, Sanji, and Zero with smoke arms, but Zero cut them free with his Haki-coated sword.
• Smoker attacked Zero, who appeared behind him and struck him down with a flaming dragon attack.

After escaping Loguetown, Zero and the Straw Hat Pirates sailed toward the Grand Line, while Smoker ordered his Marines to pursue them. Aboard the Going Merry, the crew celebrated their departure by declaring their dreams.

• Zero received 800 experience points and an item lottery ticket for defeating Smoker twice, then urged Luffy and Sanji to grow stronger.
• A sudden gale carried Zero, Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro to the harbor, where Nami and Usopp called them aboard the Going Merry.
• The crew escaped Loguetown, and Smoker woke up, vowed to pursue the Straw Hat Pirates, and ordered a ship prepared.
• As the Going Merry sailed through wind and rain toward the Grand Line, Zero resolved to strengthen the crew's Haki training.
• Sanji, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Zero declared their dreams during a launch ceremony, and Luffy announced their departure for the Grand Line.

Luffy and the crew rescued Apis at sea, escaped a Marine fleet through the Calm Belt, and brought her to Warship Island. After hearing Bogdan’s account of the Millennium Dragon, they discovered Apis had slipped away and followed her trail.

• Luffy pulled Apis aboard the Going Merry, and she later told the crew she was from Warship Island.
• The crew changed course to take Apis home, then escaped pursuing Marines by riding a sudden gale into the Calm Belt.
• Luffy rescued Apis from a Sea King, and she made one sneeze them back into their original waters.
• Apis guided the crew to Warship Island, where Bogdan welcomed them and told them about the Millennium Dragon and Lost Island.
• Apis sneaked out while Bogdan was telling his story, and Nami and Zero found Luffy asleep near drag marks before following the trail to search for her.

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.