Chapter Summaries

Mr. 1 took Luffy’s group away from Baratie, while Zoro waited in a deadly rage for Tashigi and Nami to recover from the wax. Tashigi awoke just before his deadline, and Zoro embraced her with relief.

• Mr. 1 used his Melt-Melt Fruit to propel his ship away from Baratie with Luffy, Usopp, Carina, and Sanji aboard.
• Zoro returned to Baratie, saw Tashigi and Nami trapped as wax statues, and unleashed a terrifying killing intent.
• Zeff reassured Zoro that the two women would recover, and Zoro vowed not to underestimate enemies or abandon his companions again.
• Zoro waited at Baratie, prepared to destroy the restaurant if Tashigi and Nami did not awaken before the deadline.
• Tashigi’s wax coating cracked, and she woke; Zoro hugged her as she soothed him by humming an East Blue folk song.

Mr. 1 explained how the Revolutionary Army had taken control of the Grand Line and why it had relentlessly hunted him. He asked Carina and Sanji to help Luffy reach the Grand Line before he turned himself in, and they considered agreeing to his request.

• Sanji demanded that Mr. 1 release Carina, while Usopp cautiously suggested letting them go.
• Mr. 1 apologized for kidnapping them because Luffy liked them, and Carina questioned his unusually humble manner.
• Mr. 1 explained that the Revolutionary Army controlled the first half of the Grand Line and had pursued him after placing a bounty on information about his whereabouts.
• Luffy angrily vowed to defeat Zoro, while Sanji pointed out that Zoro could challenge Hawk Eyes.
• Mr. 1 asked Carina and Sanji to help Luffy reach the Grand Line from Loguetown, promising to turn himself in afterward.
• Carina and Sanji exchanged glances and considered accepting Mr. 1's final request.

Mr. 1 explained the Revolutionary Army’s strict discipline and powerful training system as he sailed with Luffy, Sanji, Usopp, and Carina toward Loguetown. The group arrived at the prosperous city where the Pirate King had been executed.

• Mr. 1 described how his ship-forming ability let him evade the Revolutionary Army and explained that the Army’s steel warships and strict rules made it formidable.
• Mr. 1 explained the Revolutionary Army’s extensive training, including its requirements for mastering Rokushiki and Haki before promotion.
• Luffy asked what Rokushiki and Haki were, and Mr. 1 explained Rokushiki before postponing his explanation of Haki.
• Mr. 1 pointed out Loguetown, and the group saw the bustling city crowded with merchant ships.
• Luffy recognized Loguetown as the place where the Pirate King had been executed.

Luffy and his companions arrived in Loguetown, where the Revolutionary Army and Marines held daily, limited brawls. Luffy went to watch the fighting while Carina and Sanji left, and he landed among the fighters as they tried to protect him as a civilian.

• Mr. 1 explained that Loguetown was jointly governed by the Revolutionary Army and Marines, whose forces fought daily under strict limits.
• Mr. 1 went to buy supplies while Luffy, Carina, and Sanji slipped away to see the battle.
• Luffy recognized that Carina and Sanji intended to leave, told them he would explain their departure to Mr. 1, and let them go.
• Luffy launched himself toward the battlefield, accidentally landing among the fighters as a Marine warned his comrades not to hurt the civilian.

Luffy joined a battle between the Marines and the Revolutionary Army in Loguetown, then found himself surrounded after the Marines drove the Revolutionary Army back. Carina and Sanji returned to help him escape.

• Luffy mistook the battle for a chance to help his grandfather and attacked Revolutionary Army soldiers, drawing both sides’ attention.
• Koby led the Marines against Rebecca’s Revolutionary Army forces until Kyros ordered a retreat and challenged Major General Goveil.
• The Revolutionary Army officers surrounded Luffy with a coordinated formation and nearly overwhelmed him.
• Carina and Sanji heard the fighting, turned back, and knocked down several officers to reach Luffy.
• Carina and Sanji scolded Luffy for shouting their names, then led him toward an opening to escape.

Luffy, Carina, and Sanji tried to escape the Revolutionary Army, but Kyros blocked their way and nearly cut off Luffy’s extended arm. Mr. 1’s wax briefly trapped Kyros’s prosthetic leg, but Kyros quickly recovered and confronted them again in an alley.

• Rebecca tried to stop the Straw Hat Pirates, but Koby held her back in an even fight.
• Kyros blocked Luffy and his companions’ escape and challenged them to identify who had sent them.
• Luffy charged Kyros, who raised his greatsword to cut off Luffy’s extended arm.
• Mr. 1’s wax fixed Kyros’s prosthetic leg to the ground, letting Luffy, Carina, and Sanji flee toward an alley.
• Kyros leaped to the alley on one leg and blocked the four escapees again.

Mr. 1 and the Straw Hats fought to escape Kyros and the Revolutionary Army, but Goveil intervened and gave them a chance to flee. The chapter ended with Mr. 1 clearing their path through the garrison.

• Mr. 1 recognized Kyros as a formidable opponent and used beeswax to seal Kyros's prosthetic leg.
• Mr. 1 urged Luffy and the others to break through the Revolutionary Army's formation while he held Kyros back with layers of candle walls.
• Kyros cut through the wax barriers and pursued Mr. 1 as he retreated with the Straw Hats.
• Goveil suddenly kicked Kyros and clashed with his Haki-coated sword, shocking the Marines and the Revolutionary Army.
• Mr. 1 slid through the opening and sealed the nearby Revolutionary Army officers' feet, making it easier for Luffy and the others to escape.

Gol attacked Kyros in Loguetown, hoping to capture or kill him and use the Marines to provoke a war with the Revolutionary Army. Kyros revealed that he had mastered Armament Haki, and their clash began as bystanders fled.

• Gol repeatedly attacked Kyros, believing Kyros’s missing leg had weakened him enough to defeat.
• Gol revealed that he was a Marine Major General who had infiltrated the Marines to avenge the Donquixote Family and ignite a war against the Revolutionary Army.
• Gol coated his entire body in Armament Haki and declared that Kyros would die.
• Kyros covered his body and sword in Armament Haki and faced Gol despite his missing leg.
• Kyros and Gol clashed with a thunderous strike that sent black lightning across Loguetown, driving Marines, Revolutionary Army members, merchants, and pirates away.

Luffy and his crew escaped Loguetown aboard a vessel made from Mr. 1’s wax, while Zoro, Tashigi, and Nami rushed toward the battle between Kyros and a Navy rear admiral. The crew chose Reverse Mountain as their route toward the New World.

• Mr. 1 led Luffy, Carina, and Sanji to the harbor, where they collected Usopp and escaped on a small boat made from wax.
• Zoro, Tashigi, and Nami heard that Kyros and a Navy rear admiral were fighting and hurried toward the battle.
• After leaving Loguetown, Mr. 1 expanded the boat into a larger wax vessel with sails and a propeller.
• Carina praised Mr. 1’s versatile Devil Fruit, while Mr. 1 said he did not care why the Revolutionary Army wanted him.
• Mr. 1 ruled out crossing the Calm Belt because the crew was not strong enough to face its sea beasts, so they set course for Reverse Mountain.

Kyros reported Vergo’s attack to Revolutionary Army Headquarters while the group debated Vergo’s motives and Luffy’s latest trouble in Loguetown. They decided to await orders and leave Luffy’s bounty and pursuit to the Staff Department.

• Zoro and Kyros subdued Vergo without killing him, then returned to the base.
• Kyros reported the incident to Revolutionary Army Headquarters and waited for the Staff Department’s orders.
• Kyros explained that Vergo had seemed intent on killing him despite having no known grudge, suggesting an unknown motive.
• Nami asked what to do about Luffy, and Kyros sent his case to the Staff Department to set a bounty and notify other jurisdictions.
• Zoro said he would stay until orders arrived, while the group recognized that Vergo’s actions did not appear to serve Marine interests.

The Straw Hat Pirates survived Reverse Mountain and set course for Alabasta, where Mr. 1 hoped to resupply and obtain a Grand Line Log Pose. As they sailed, they discussed Baroque Works and embraced their identity as pirates, while Mr. 1 showed concern about what lay ahead.

• Mr. 1 caught the crew with a Candle-made net as their ship plunged down Reverse Mountain, then repaired the ship’s leaks at Twin Capes.
• Mr. 1 used his Eternal Pose to steer the ship toward Alabasta, planning to bypass Whiskey Peak and resupply there.
• Mr. 1 explained that the Revolutionary Army had taken over Whiskey Peak and weakened Baroque Works, prompting Luffy to ask what the organization was.
• Luffy insisted that they were the Straw Hat Pirates after Usopp suggested they might avoid being pirates.
• Carina drew a new pirate flag, and Mr. 1 had already painted it on the ship’s sail.
• Sanji began preparing food while worrying about their supplies, and Carina noticed Mr. 1 looked concerned about the future.

Vergo reported his failed attempt to kill Kyros to Sengoku, who ordered him to surrender command and return to Marineford. At the Revolutionary Army headquarters, Sabo learned that Luffy had gone to sea and contacted Ace, who was stationed in Alabasta.

• Vergo told Sengoku that Zoro’s rapid support had thwarted his attempt to kill Kyros, and Sengoku ordered him to hand over command and return to Marineford.
• Vergo wondered whether the Marines were gathering senior combat officers to face the Revolutionary Army or the Four Emperors.
• At the Revolutionary Army’s Sky Island headquarters, Sabo found Luffy’s bounty notice while processing intelligence and asked Koala to connect him to Ace.
• Sabo told Ace that Luffy had gone to sea and caused a major incident in Loguetown, then asked how many days it would take him to reach Alabasta.
• Ace asked where Luffy was and considered visiting his younger brother after finishing his duties.

Luffy and his crew learned that Alabasta was engulfed in a revolutionary war shaped by Crocodile’s schemes and the Revolutionary Army Headquarters’ intervention. As they approached the kingdom to resupply, a young freckled man appeared and greeted Luffy as his brother.

• Luffy’s crew asked Mr. 1 why ships were rushing across the Grand Line, and he explained that they were fleeing or joining Alabasta’s revolutionary war.
• Mr. 1 described how Crocodile had backed local revolutionaries, infiltrated Alabasta’s royal palace through Baroque Works, and seized the capital as the balance of power shifted.
• Carina and the others struggled to understand the shifting alliances, while Mr. 1 said the crew only intended to replenish supplies and leave.
• A young freckled man appeared on the railing and greeted Luffy as his brother.

Ace reunited with Luffy in Alabasta, revealed that he had joined the Revolutionary Army, and refused to let Mr. 1 go because the Commander-in-Chief had personally ordered his capture. Ace invited Luffy and the others to accompany him on his next mission, leaving them poised to witness a battle between the strongest fighters on the Grand Line.

• Luffy rushed to embrace Ace, while Carina, Usopp, Sanji, and Mr. 1 realized that he knew the Revolutionary Army officer.
• Luffy learned that Ace had joined the Revolutionary Army and had become one of its leading fighters alongside Sabo and Enel.
• Ace thanked Mr. 1 for looking after Luffy but said he could not release him because the Commander-in-Chief had named him personally.
• Luffy offered to fight rather than hand over his crewmate, but Ace said he had come to see his brother, not to battle him.
• Ace invited Luffy and the others to come with him on his next mission so Luffy could witness a battle between top-tier Grand Line fighters.

Ace showed Luffy and the others the prosperous port of Rapeseed Flower City, where the Revolutionary Army’s merchant-backed preparations for battle had drawn a crowd. There they found Vivi arguing with Revolutionary Army soldiers, who challenged her to guarantee that future kings would never become tyrants.

• Ace brought Luffy and the others through Rapeseed Flower City, whose busy port reflected the Revolutionary Army’s extensive supply network.
• A crowd gathered around a dispute between Vivi and Revolutionary Army soldiers.
• An Alabasta Revolutionary Army cadre told Ace that Vivi had fled Alubarna and sought their help after Crocodile took control of the capital and royal family.
• A young soldier argued that even wise rulers could not guarantee that future generations of kings would be just, and demanded that Vivi explain how she could prevent tyrants from appearing.

After Koza rejected Vivi’s hopes for the monarchy, she joined Ace’s Revolutionary Army on its march toward Alubarna, determined to seek a chance to save her family. As the army advanced, Ace defended its volunteers’ resolve, leaving Vivi shaken by the contrast between their conviction and her own cause.

• Koza told Vivi that the revolutionaries no longer believed making her queen would solve Alabasta’s problems, then left her weeping.
• Ace invited Vivi to join the assault on Alubarna, and she accepted with a renewed determination to find an opportunity for her family.
• Ace tried to introduce Vivi to the Revolutionary Army’s guiding principles as the army prepared for its march.
• After five hours, Ace led more than thirty thousand Revolutionary Army members and militia across the desert toward Alubarna.
• Vivi asked whether the Revolutionary Army deceived ordinary people by sending them to die, and Ace answered that they knowingly fought for those they cared about.

As Luffy, Vivi, and their companions traveled with the Revolutionary Army toward Alubarna, Crocodile tortured King Cobra and his allies for Alabasta's secrets. Cobra tried to turn Baroque Works against Crocodile by warning its members that he would kill them once they had served their purpose.

• The Revolutionary Army left Rainbase Port for Alubarna, while Luffy and his companions rode camels and Vivi traveled on a royal Running Duck.
• Crocodile held Cobra, Jackal's Jack, Falcon's Bell, and Igaram captive in the royal palace and ordered his agents to keep torturing the king for information.
• Crocodile threatened Baroque Works' agents and left the palace to use a sandstorm to delay the Revolutionary Army.
• Cobra reassured Jackal's Jack and Falcon's Bell, then warned Baroque Works that Crocodile would kill them after taking what he wanted.
• Cobra's warning exposed how Crocodile controlled Baroque Works through fear and money, and changed the agents' expressions.

Ace flew into the sandstorm to find Crocodile and keep him from attacking the Revolutionary Army’s ordinary soldiers. As the army continued through the storm, Ace located Crocodile and charged toward him.

• A massive sandstorm blocked the Revolutionary Army’s path and made it difficult to navigate.
• Ace suspected Crocodile was creating the storm and took to the sky to find him.
• Luffy called out that Ace had gone to Lani, but the Revolutionary Army continued forward.
• Leo reflected on how the Revolutionary Army’s ranks and communications let Ace leave command to confront powerful enemies.
• Ace used Observation Haki to locate Crocodile and charged at him.

Ace confronted Crocodile while the Revolutionary Army advanced through the weakening sandstorm. Crocodile explained why the storm persisted and used the Revolutionary Army’s numerical advantage to limit Ace’s ability to fight with fire.

• Ace attacked Crocodile as Luffy watched the fire in the sky, confident that Ace would not lose.
• Ace considered how the Revolutionary Army’s numbers and field-grade officers could wear down powerful Logia users, even when Admirals were tied in battle.
• Ace’s attack weakened the sandstorm, allowing the Revolutionary Army’s forces to advance faster.
• Crocodile told Ace that wind and sand sustained the sandstorm, which even Crocodile could not easily stop once it began.
• Crocodile taunted Ace, explaining that fire could harm the Revolutionary Army if it spread through the storm and that sand weakened Ace’s flames.

Ace and the Revolutionary Army officers overwhelmed Crocodile with a coordinated aerial assault. Crocodile escaped, and Ace returned to the ground to focus on securing the expedition’s victory.

• Ace fired a pink-spark firework to summon Revolutionary Army officers into the battle.
• More than fifty field-grade officers used Geppo to surround Crocodile while Ace’s Rocket Punches kept him from escaping upward.
• The officers attacked Crocodile with Armament Haki and Rankyaku, and successive waves pursued him as he tried to break free.
• Crocodile fled despite suffering several wounds, abandoning the fight against Ace and the officers.
• Ace watched Crocodile escape, then descended to the ground because his mission was to ensure the expedition’s victory.