Chapter Summaries

Leo met with Shanks and Rayleigh to discuss Imu, and Shanks revealed that Imu had eaten the Sea-Sea Fruit, a Logia ability that could let him become a vast ocean. Leo said the Revolutionary Army had more than one countermeasure, including the ability to remove Devil Fruits from living people.

• Rayleigh and Shanks discussed Ace with Leo, then Rayleigh gave Leo and Shanks the floor to speak privately.
• Leo asked Shanks about Imu's background and abilities while the gathered Revolutionary Army members listened.
• Shanks revealed that Imu had eaten the Sea-Sea Fruit, a Logia Devil Fruit that could turn him into a vast ocean.
• The Revolutionary Army commanders realized Imu's power could overwhelm Devil Fruit users, but Leo said the Army had several ways to counter it.
• Leo revealed that the Revolutionary Army could remove Devil Fruits from living human bodies.

Leo explained how the Revolutionary Army could counter Imu’s ability and argued that it could also maintain the status quo while growing stronger. The chapter ended with Leo asking whether people who lived as men would still kneel like dogs for the Celestial Dragons.

• Leo realized Imu’s ability could devastate the Revolutionary Army if they attacked without knowing about it, and he thanked Red-Haired for the intelligence.
• Shanks asked what the Revolutionary Army intended to do with the information.
• Leo outlined plans to fight at sea, use Devil Fruit users who could counter Imu, and send martial artists without Devil Fruits to surround him.
• Leo proposed leveling Mary Geoise to force Imu to leave, reasoning that Imu’s long confinement there suggested he had a reason not to go outside.
• Leo added that the Revolutionary Army could maintain the status quo while strengthening its influence and improving people’s lives.
• Leo asked Rayleigh whether people who stood up and lived as men would still kneel as dogs for the Celestial Dragons.

Leo and the Revolutionary Army refused to change their strategy in response to Imu, trusting that their support among the world's people would keep growing. Shanks questioned why they would not attack Mary Geoise, then accepted Leo's focus on freeing its enslaved people; the chapter ended with both crews drinking until the Red-Haired Pirates passed out.

• Leo reaffirmed that the Revolutionary Army would continue its established strategy rather than launch an attack on Imu.
• Leo toasted Shanks for warning them, and the Revolutionary Army and Red-Haired Pirates began a lively banquet.
• Shanks privately asked Leo why he would not seize Mary Geoise and use the Revolutionary Army's plans to target Imu.
• Leo explained that he would rescue the slaves but would not prioritize them above the world's countless other people or raid Mary Geoise for its wealth and resources.
• Shanks accepted Leo's resolve, and the Red-Haired Pirates joined the feast before drinking themselves senseless.

Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates woke at the Revolutionary Army headquarters and spent another morning drinking and feasting with their hosts. The Revolutionary Army officers grew uneasy about the wasted time, and the chapter ended by contrasting the revolutionaries’ concern for ordinary people with the indifference of pirates and rulers.

• Benn Beckman woke Shanks during the night, and Shanks used Observation Haki to check the Sky Island but sensed no one before going back to sleep.
• At dawn, Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates woke hungover and overheated inside the Revolutionary Army headquarters, then laughed at having survived another day.
• Leo offered the pirates a choice between washing up and eating or drinking, and Shanks led the crew in demanding drinks.
• Leo served meat and fish, and the Red-Haired Pirates began eating and drinking while Revolutionary Army officers joined them despite their reluctance.
• The narrator contrasted the Revolutionary Army’s concern for ordinary people with the indifference of the World Government and pirate rulers.

Leo sent Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates away after two days of feasting, then gathered Revolutionary Army leaders and senior officials for the first Revolutionary Army Central Conference. The chapter ended as Leo opened the meeting, called to address unrest sparked by the intelligence the pirates had brought.

• After the Red-Haired Pirates woke on the third day, Leo told Shanks he was throwing them out, and Shanks apologized and agreed to leave.
• The Red-Haired Pirates descended the vine without much resentment, accepting that the Revolutionary Army and pirates followed different rules.
• Shanks asked Issho why Leo was not seeing them off, and Issho explained that a major meeting had been called because the pirates’ intelligence had stirred the Revolutionary Army’s young members.
• Issho flew to the grand auditorium, where senior military officers and civilian officials, including Trafalgar Law, Marco, Moria, Morgans, and Clara, had gathered.
• Leo announced the start of the first Revolutionary Army Central Conference.

Leo convened a Revolutionary Army meeting to set priorities for the movement and establish a vote on how to approach countries with well-governed kingdoms. The proposal passed unanimously, and Leo moved on to the next agenda item.

• Leo welcomed the Revolutionary Army leaders to the meeting and noted that Shanks and the Red-Haired Pirates had arrived as friendly forces.
• Leo reminded the leaders that the Revolutionary Army's goal was to liberate ordinary people, not simply to defeat the Celestial Dragons.
• Leo proposed evaluating each country's king and postponing revolution in prosperous, well-governed nations while prioritizing countries where people could not survive under their rulers.
• Leo called for the leaders to vote using the Den Den Mushi before them, and all 323 voted in favor.
• Leo announced the unanimous result and prepared to continue the long meeting.

Leo proposed making the rescue of slaves in Mary Geoise a fundamental purpose of the Revolutionary Army, then introduced a third agenda item on nationalizing resources worldwide. The chapter left the resource proposal before the assembly for consideration.

• Leo proposed infiltrating Mary Geoise to gather intelligence and quietly rescue the slaves held by the Celestial Dragons.
• The Revolutionary Army voted in favor of making the liberation of slaves a foundational priority.
• Leo described the Revolutionary Army's military and civilian departments and the expanding system of government on Jaya Island.
• Leo introduced guidelines and regulations for the nationalization of resources across the world.

Leo proposed that the Revolutionary Army claim sovereignty over the world’s land and resources, explaining that this would let it intervene against future capitalist exploitation. He left the hall with the proposal still under discussion.

• Leo proposed that the Revolutionary Army declare sovereignty over the world’s land and produce, prompting quiet discussion in the hall.
• Leo explained that small farmers and petty bourgeois families were vulnerable to price manipulation by capitalist forces.
• Leo predicted that expanding capitalism would become the Revolutionary Army’s future adversary after feudal monarchies and the Celestial Dragons were gone.
• Leo said that claiming sovereignty over the world’s resources would give the Revolutionary Army the authority to intervene against capitalist exploitation.

Leo guided the Revolutionary Army through laws on selective enforcement and nationalizing strategic resources, then introduced a ban on military personnel and their families engaging in commerce. The chapter left the assembly preparing to consider the new military restriction.

• Leo argued that the Revolutionary Army should legislate against capitalist abuses but enforce the law selectively, and most members accepted his reasoning.
• Trafalgar Law and Issho abstained from the vote because they trusted Leo but feared future Revolutionary Army leaders would abuse the law.
• Leo proposed that the state build resource industries and purchase known mineral deposits from private owners at 30% above market price.
• The Revolutionary Army unanimously approved nationalization of strategic resources.
• Leo introduced a proposal to forbid soldiers, military personnel, and their families from engaging in commerce.

Leo laid out long-term plans for governing the world, including detailed regional divisions, island protections, and a worldwide population census. The Revolutionary Army began preparing to count the world's people, opening a new stage in how it would understand and manage its territories.

• Sabo and the other Revolutionary Army leaders struggled with staff shortages as they took on more governing responsibilities, while Smoker, Hina, and Iska helped persuade surrendered Navy officers to join them.
• Leo presented proposals designed to prepare the Revolutionary Army's political system for future challenges, and others recognized that he had planned them in advance.
• The conference divided the Four Seas into sixty-four small districts, twenty-two major regions, ten special zones, and six directly administered islands.
• The Revolutionary Army classified the world's islands by their ecosystems and human use, placing strict limits on access to ecologically precious islands.
• Leo's conference ordered a worldwide population census, including in wealthy countries outside Revolutionary Army control, which were warned to count their citizens.

After the Revolutionary Army’s three-day conference established its policies and procedures, Leo considered the organization’s future and the challenges of transitioning soldiers into civilian life. That night, Hancock surprised him by suggesting he marry Robin and began explaining her concerns.

• Leo led a three-day conference that established the Revolutionary Army’s political direction, principles, laws, and proposal process.
• The Revolutionary Army encouraged departments to cooperate while reserving control over finances, military power, and appointments for its core department, then consisting of Leo and Nico Robin.
• Leo planned for Sabo to move from military service into a civilian post and anticipated the need to transition large numbers of soldiers into civilian life in the future.
• Leo lay awake beside Hancock and their sleeping daughter, thinking over the many tasks ahead.
• Hancock suggested that Leo marry Robin, and Leo asked why she had brought it up.

Leo and Hancock discussed his exhaustion and her suggestion that Robin could help him, and Leo reassured her that he would never hide such a choice from her. Hancock fell asleep comforted, while Leo remained awake, lost in thought.

• Leo reflected that love was selfish and that he could not accept sharing the person he loved.
• Hancock told Leo that she could fight the Admirals but could not help him politically, and suggested Robin could help him instead.
• Leo reassured Hancock that he did not need political help and admitted that carrying the burden of the country and the world left him exhausted.
• Hancock noticed Leo's weariness and awkwardly offered Robin as a way to comfort him.
• Leo promised Hancock that he would tell her if he ever wanted to sleep with Robin and praised Hancock as the most beautiful woman in the One Piece World.
• Hancock fell asleep with a smile, while Leo sank into long contemplation.

The World Economic Journal spread selected news from the Revolutionary Army’s first congress, while its policies began pressuring kings to reform and treat citizens better. In Alabasta, Revolutionary Army leader Kouba read the congress’s recommendations with a frown, signaling his opposition.

• The World Economic Journal circulated selected reports from the congress, while Morgans planned to release further stories over the coming weeks.
• Crow deployed giant crows to help distribute the newspaper after the News Birds were overwhelmed.
• The Revolutionary Army’s laws and ability to punish rulers alarmed kings and prompted some of them to begin reforms for their citizens.
• The Revolutionary Army had overthrown Alabasta’s old regime and made the kingdom a major center of its influence.
• Kouba read the congress’s recommendations in Alabasta and disagreed with them.

Kouba struggled to govern Alabasta after the Revolutionary Army took control, as the ruined kingdom lacked the resources to feed its people or enforce new laws. After Babu urged him to seek help, Kouba spoke with Leo, and a lavish Revolutionary Army delegation arrived the next afternoon.

• Kouba read the newspaper and questioned whether the Revolutionary Army's rule could save Alabasta from poverty and ruin.
• Babu advised Kouba to ask Revolutionary Army Headquarters for aid, explaining that Leo could mobilize merchants and supplies.
• Kouba called headquarters and spoke with Leo for more than an hour about Alabasta's problems.
• A lavish delegation disembarked from a Revolutionary Army warship the following afternoon.

After the Revolutionary Army of the Kingdom of Goa seized the royal family’s wealth, its members split over whether to invest most of it in rebuilding the country or distribute it to the poor. Babylon and Big Beard remained committed to the revolution but could not agree, leaving the new movement divided over what to do with the riches.

• The Revolutionary Army of the Kingdom of Goa discovered that the royal family and nobles had accumulated enormous wealth through generations of exploitation.
• Members of the Revolutionary Army began to disagree over how to use the seized riches, deepening divisions within the organization.
• Babylon argued that most of the money should be kept for domestic construction and the people’s well-being.
• Big Beard demanded that all wealth beyond basic operating costs be distributed to the poor and argued that keeping it would corrupt the revolution.
• Big Beard lifted Babylon by his clothes and warned that the wealth could destroy the purity and unity of the Revolutionary Army.

Big Beard explained why the Revolutionary Army needed to distribute the former rulers’ wealth to win ordinary people’s support and prevent corruption and growing hostility between Trash Mountain and city residents. Babylon accepted Big Beard’s locally grounded approach, and Big Beard reaffirmed his determination to improve the country.

• Big Beard warned Babylon that sudden wealth and power could corrupt his men and create a new privileged class.
• Big Beard argued that distributing the former nobles’ and kings’ wealth would help the Revolutionary Army win the people’s trust and avoid corruption.
• Big Beard explained that tensions between Trash Mountain residents and city residents were growing, and that biased judgments could provoke another rebellion.
• Babylon agreed to respect local people’s choices and the Kingdom of Goa’s own governing framework.
• Babylon claimed he would beat Big Beard in a fight, and Big Beard laughed and vowed to lead the country toward prosperity.

Babylon received Revolutionary Army Headquarters’ offer to provide broad aid to the Kingdom of Goa in exchange for its assets, and Big Beard decided to accept. Before his dissenting comrades could respond, a Revolutionary Army ship arrived at the port, leaving the revolutionaries suspicious and uncertain about its purpose.

• Babylon received a detailed reply from Revolutionary Army Headquarters offering military and civilian aid in exchange for the Kingdom of Goa’s assets.
• Big Beard welcomed the offer and decided to accept it, despite his comrades objecting to surrendering the kingdom’s wealth.
• A courier reported that a ship from Revolutionary Army Headquarters had arrived at the port.
• The Goa revolutionaries suspected the visitors had come to seize their wealth, and Big Beard and Babylon joined the others in heading to the port.

Zoro sailed with the Revolutionary Army’s experimental coastal defense ship through the Calm Belt, where its cannons devastated pirate crews and demonstrated the power of new naval technology. When the ship docked in the Revolutionary-controlled Kingdom of Goa, Zoro heard a commotion at the port and wondered what was happening.

• Zoro lazed aboard the ship and thought about returning to challenge Hawk Eyes while the crew completed its Calm Belt trial.
• The ship’s cannons destroyed Sea Kings and pirate crews before Zoro needed to fight.
• The Revolutionary Army officers saw the ship as a weapon that could help end the pirate era and strengthen local resistance.
• The ship docked at the Kingdom of Goa, where Zoro frowned at the intense noise coming from the port.

Zoro and Whitey Bay brought a Revolutionary Army warship to the Kingdom of Goa to inventory its valuables, but the kingdom’s leaders had not agreed on whether to sell them. The ship docked under strict security rules while the local people watched uneasily.

• The Kingdom of Goa’s people shrank back from Zoro, who asked Whitey Bay whether there was a problem.
• Whitey Bay explained that the kingdom had not decided whether to sell its treasure to the Revolutionary Army at a low price.
• Whitey Bay ordered the crew to secure a separate berthing area and let only the purchasing officer go ashore for supplies.
• Zoro agreed with Whitey Bay’s plan, and the warship docked at the Kingdom of Goa’s port as residents gathered to watch.

The Goa Kingdom revolutionaries turned against the Revolutionary Army after becoming corrupted by their newfound wealth and fearing its arrival would take that wealth away. When they attacked the harbor to seize the warship, Zoro faced the armed crowd alone.

• The Revolutionary Army’s experimental warship used radio communication to report its voyage and uncovered a revolt in the Kingdom of Goa.
• Goa Kingdom’s Trash Mountain revolutionaries resisted the Revolutionary Army’s plan to reclaim the wealth they had taken after purging the king and nobles.
• The revolutionaries spread rumors that headquarters wanted to take their wealth without helping them, then plotted to seize the Revolutionary Army’s warship.
• On the third night after Zoro and the others docked, a torch-bearing crowd gathered and fired Shell Guns at the soldiers and commanders.
• Zoro charged straight into the bullets, his fury at the traitors reaching its limit.