Chapter Summaries

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.