Chapter Summaries

Ace stood before the platform where Roger had been executed, reflecting on its significance. Elsewhere, Leo persuaded Tashigi to leave the Marines and talk with him, intending to teach her his idea of justice.

• Ace stood in the square and silently contemplated the execution platform where his father, Roger, had declared the start of a new era.
• Leo asked the Marine guards whether Captain Smoker was in command, then claimed Smoker was a friend who would soon arrive in town.
• Leo asked the guards to let him take Tashigi away after the Marines rejected her application, and they agreed as long as she chose to go.
• Leo told Tashigi he was not a Marine but pursued justice, and she agreed to talk with him at a nearby tavern.

Leo persuaded Tashigi to leave the tavern with him and Robin, promising to show her true justice. Enel spotted two strong newcomers and went to test them, while Leo brought Ace to the execution platform, where Ace reflected on the sight his father had seen before his death.

• Leo introduced himself to Tashigi as a Partner of Justice and invited her to join him in seeing the real world and true justice.
• Leo, Robin, and Tashigi left the tavern, while Leo's unseen trick made several pirates chasing them fall over.
• Enel explored Loguetown with Mantra, detected two strong arrivals, and flew off to test their strength.
• Leo found Ace in the execution square and told him to climb the platform and look at the sight his father had seen.
• Ace transformed into fire, reached the execution platform, and remembered the accusations and abuse he had faced before his death.

Enel secretly watched Smoker and Hina argue aboard an experimental Marine warship, disappointed that neither could sense his presence. Smoker and Hina suddenly attacked him, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Hina and Smoker argued over the ship’s route as they traveled toward Loguetown.
• Enel watched from the mast after knocking out the lookout, and judged that Smoker and Hina lacked Observation Haki.
• Smoker charged at Enel with his jitte while Hina launched her Devil Net at him.

Enel revealed himself as a powerful Logia user and struck down the Marines who rushed to surround him. Smoker and Hina tried to use Seastone and their Devil Fruit abilities against him, but Enel unleashed a massive current on them.

• Enel dodged Smoker and Hina’s attacks and landed on the deck.
• Hina warned the Marines to retreat, but Enel struck down more than one hundred of them with lightning.
• Smoker and Hina called for Seastone handcuffs and prepared to attack Enel together.
• Enel recognized the Seastone in Smoker’s jitte and questioned whether Smoker still had a physical body.
• Enel turned himself into a discharge device and engulfed Smoker and Hina in electricity.

Enel overwhelmed Smoker, Hina, and the Marines, then captured the two officers and took them to Leo’s ship. When Leo returned with Tashigi, Ace, and the others, he found Smoker and Hina tied beneath the mast and was left bewildered.

• Enel used his long-range Mantra and lightning to knock out Smoker and Hina on the Marine ship.
• Enel shocked Smoker through his seastone-tipped jitte and incapacitated the Marines who surrounded him.
• Enel reshaped Smoker’s jitte into a long metal rod and explored the ship while Smoker and Hina tried to reach it.
• Enel shackled Smoker and Hina with seastone handcuffs, loaded them onto Bilonger, and drove toward Leo’s warship.
• Leo returned with Tashigi, Ace, and the others and found Smoker and Hina tied beneath the mast.

Leo’s crew captured Marine officers Smoker and Hina, and Leo declared his intention to destroy the old world and create a new one. As the ship set sail, Tashigi accused him of lying and attacked him after learning that Marines had joined the crew.

• Tashigi asked Leo who the captured Marines were, and Leo introduced himself to Smoker and Hina.
• Smoker suspected Leo worked for a Four Emperor, while Hina angrily refused to surrender.
• Leo told Ace to set sail, and Smoker and Hina realized Ace was another Logia user aboard the ship.
• Leo declared himself the one who would destroy the old world and create a new one, leaving Smoker and Hina stunned.
• Tashigi accused Leo of lying, and Leo said he would show her and the Marines what true justice looked like.
• Tashigi drew her Samurai Shortsword and slashed at Leo.

Leo persuaded Tashigi to travel with his crew and set course for Marine Branch 16 to demonstrate true justice and help a navigator. He assigned Robin cannon training as they sailed, while Smoker and Hina remained shackled aboard.

• Lafitte and Robin stopped Tashigi from attacking Leo, and Leo challenged her to stab him if she still believed his justice was false.
• Leo sent Lafitte to show Tashigi to a room, accepting that she would travel with the crew for some time.
• Leo told Ace to steer toward Marine Branch 16, where a navigator needed help, and Ace turned the ship around.
• Leo explained that the Marine outpost had plenty it could do, while Smoker and Hina struggled in Seastone cuffs beneath the mast.
• Leo assigned Robin command of the cannons below the second deck and told her to practice firing them as often and quickly as possible.

As the crew approached Marine Branch 16, Leo had Nico Robin train with the ship’s synchronized cannons and firearms, developing her into a long-range fighter. He defended her loyalty and his crew’s trust against Smoker’s accusations, and Lafitte reported that they were nearly at the Marine base.

• Leo had forty cannons of similar caliber installed on the galleon so Nico Robin could fire them all at once.
• Nico Robin practiced loading and firing the cannons, while Smoker and Hina watched from their shackles.
• Leo told Smoker and Hina that Nico Robin and his other companions followed him sincerely because they believed in his cause.
• Lafitte reported that the ship was almost at Marine Branch 16.

Leo brought his group to Nami’s hometown, using Marine Branch 16 and Arlong Park as landmarks, and asked Tashigi to consider what justice meant. The villagers pointed guns at Leo when he asked for Nami, leaving Tashigi to face his question about defending her hometown.

• Leo ordered Ace to sail around Marine Branch 16 and find Arlong Park, then had the ship pass by Arlong Park.
• Leo freed Smoker and Hina from the mast and invited Tashigi to watch him demonstrate justice.
• Leo led his group ashore in Nami’s hometown while Enel stayed on the ship.
• A scarred man and several armed villagers denied that Nami was there and aimed their weapons at Leo’s group.
• Leo asked Tashigi whether defending the villagers’ hometown was justice.

Leo brought Robin, Tashigi, Smoker, and Hina into Cocoyasi Village and forced Arlong to gather its residents. He set out to teach the Marines what justice meant, leaving the frightened villagers assembled at the harbor as Nojiko arrived.

• Robin disarmed Arlong and his companions, and Leo led them into the village.
• Leo challenged Arlong’s defiant behavior by contrasting it with how he had acted under Arlong’s rule.
• Leo ordered Arlong to gather the villagers, and Arlong blew his whistle.
• Nojiko left her home after hearing the whistle and hurried toward town with a musket.
• The villagers gathered at the harbor, where Nojiko spotted Smoker and Hina and wondered why the Marines had come.

Leo confronted Cocoyasi Village over the money they had paid Arlong and Nami’s burden of supporting them, then urged them to resist. He supplied weapons and demanded that the villagers show whether they would fight, leaving them silent.

• Leo asked how long Arlong had ruled the village and how much the villagers had paid, while Arlong stated that his rule had lasted five years.
• Ace calculated that Arlong had collected at least 42 million Beli, and Leo accused the villagers of letting Nami bear their burdens alone.
• Nojiko challenged Leo, but he asked the villagers whether they would keep relying on Nami and explained that Arlong had bribed Marine Branch 16 to suppress reports.
• When Nojiko protested that the villagers had no help or weapons, Leo called on Nico Robin, who used her hands to bring weapons, ammunition, and gunpowder from the ship.
• Leo challenged the villagers to choose whether to fight Arlong, but no one answered.

Leo supplied the villagers with weapons and refused to let the Marines fight Arlong for them, pushing them to choose their own battle. As the villagers armed themselves, Leo proposed a plan to defeat Arlong.

• Leo had guns, gunpowder, and bullets brought to the dock while Enel watched to see whether the villagers would fight for themselves.
• Smoker protested that sending civilians against the fish-men would get them killed and offered to fight in their place, but Leo told him to watch.
• Arlong declared that he would no longer burden Nami, and Nojiko tried to stop him from taking up a gun.
• The doctor, other villagers, a family with two boys, a little girl, and the rebellious brat joined Arlong in arming themselves, saying they were fighting for themselves.
• Nico Robin said she was beginning to understand Leo’s point, and Leo told Tashigi that the Marines’ consciences had rotted.
• Leo said there had never been any savior, then offered the villagers a plan to defeat Arlong that they found workable.

Nami rushed toward Cocoyasi Village after hearing a cannon blast, while a boy from the village lured Arlong’s Fish-Men into an ambush. The villagers opened fire on Kuroobi and his men, leaving Kuroobi gravely wounded.

• Nami heard a cannon blast from Cocoyasi Village and hurried there, fearing for Nojiko and Arlong.
• A boy ran to Arlong Park and told Arlong that pirates had attacked the village, persuading him to send Kuroobi and several Fish-Men to investigate.
• The boy led the Fish-Men along the road between Arlong Park and Cocoyasi Village while they strolled without urgency.
• A red flag appeared in a rice paddy, distracting the Fish-Men as villagers hidden in the forest fired a barrage at them.
• Kuroobi and seven or eight Fish-Men fell, and the wounded Kuroobi saw the villagers aiming their guns at him.

The villagers of Cocoyasi Village ambushed a group of Fish-Men with muskets and killed Kuroobi, proving they could fight back against Arlong’s crew. Leo urged them to hide the evidence, prepare for another attack, and send a boy to report a false account of the battle to Arlong.

• Cocoyasi Village villagers shot Kuroobi and several other Fish-Men with more than eighty muskets, leaving Kuroobi badly wounded.
• As Kuroobi crawled toward Arlong Park, villagers killed him with pitchforks and cheered their victory.
• Leo ordered the villagers to reload their weapons, clean up the scene, and prepare for the next wave of Fish-Men.
• Leo sent an adolescent boy to tell Arlong that the Fish-Men had been ambushed and that four or five had died.

A child lured Arlong and more than thirty fish-men toward Cocoyasi Village by reporting that their comrades had been ambushed. The villagers’ musket volleys devastated the group, leaving Arlong and a few others wounded but still standing.

• Nami heard musket fire coming from outside the town and rowed urgently toward Cocoyasi Village.
• A muddy child told Arlong that fish-men had been ambushed and killed, then convinced him to bring reinforcements.
• Arlong ordered Hachi to take Meimei to the harbor to destroy the enemy ship and led the other fish-men toward the village.
• The child guided Arlong and his men into Cocoyasi Village, where the villagers fired two volleys at them.
• The musket fire killed or wounded most of the fish-men, while Arlong was hit by more than a dozen bullets.

Cocoyasi Village’s villagers fought back against Arlong’s men with pitchforks, while Tashigi challenged Arlong to defend her own sense of justice. After taking a severe blow, she found her resolve and cut off Arlong’s arm, leaving the battle underway.

• Cocoyasi Village’s villagers charged Arlong’s wounded men with pitchforks, killing several fish-men.
• Tashigi blocked Arlong’s attack and declared that defeating villains was justice, regardless of any organization.
• Arlong struck Tashigi into a tree, leaving her coughing blood, while Hina and Smoker watched and Leo told them not to interfere.
• Tashigi stood back up, faced Arlong’s next attack, and severed his right arm with Samurai Shortsword.
• Arlong clutched his bleeding shoulder and roared in pain.

Nami returned to Cocoyasi Village with Hachi and learned that the villagers, including Nojiko and the children, had chosen to fight Arlong rather than keep accepting his rule. At the fields, Tashigi badly wounded Arlong, who begged for his life as Hachi arrived.

• Nami met Hachi and learned he had come with Meimei to help Arlong and destroy the enemy ship.
• Nami sent Hachi to support Arlong while she followed Nojiko into the orange grove, where the village children were hiding.
• Nojiko told Nami that the villagers knew about her secret payments and had chosen to resist Arlong now that they had weapons.
• Nami saw the children stand firm and collapsed in tears as she realized they were willing to die fighting.
• Tashigi nearly severed Arlong's head after he tried to bite her, and Arlong pleaded with her to spare his life as Hachi arrived.

After the battle in Cocoyasi Village, Leo spared Hachi and sent him to deliver a message to Rayleigh, while Tashigi executed Arlong. The villagers celebrated reclaiming their home, and Smoker warned Tashigi that she could not turn back after choosing to fight.

• Hachi stared in disbelief as Arlong begged the villagers for his life and urged them to kill Hachi.
• Leo stopped the villagers from killing Hachi, spared him for saving Rayleigh, and sent him to ask Rayleigh to meet his friend in Mock Town.
• Hachi thanked Leo, abandoned his swords, and left for the harbor as the villagers watched him with hatred.
• Smoker warned Tashigi that killing Arlong would leave her unable to turn back, but she said someone had to carry out justice and cut Arlong's head in half.
• Tashigi raised Arlong's head and declared him defeated, and the villagers cheered their victory.

After Arlong’s defeat, Leo sent the villagers to seize Arlong Park’s assets, including a huge fortune and valuable sea charts. Nami rushed to protect her charts, arriving just as Leo examined them.

• Leo told the villagers that Arlong Park and its assets belonged to them, and they set off to loot it.
• A young villager told Nojiko and Nami that Arlong had been defeated, prompting Nami to race toward Arlong Park to protect her treasure.
• The village children joined the others in carrying away Arlong’s possessions, while the villagers discovered 800 million Beli and a collection of fine blades and sea charts.
• Smoker warned that the charts could throw the East Blue into chaos, but Leo said the East Blue’s turn would not come for a long time.
• Nami burst into the room and shouted at Leo and the others not to touch her sea charts.

After Arlong’s defeat, Leo explained that Cocoyasi Village would remain vulnerable to Marine exploitation unless the villagers resisted, and he urged them to confront the question of why they should accept it. The villagers were left weighing their future as Leo’s group prepared to leave.

• Smoker was astonished that fifteen-year-old Nami had drawn the precise nautical charts, and Leo asked her to help organize them.
• Nami angrily tore up one chart, then decided to sort the rest herself and give them to Leo’s group in repayment for their help.
• The villagers gathered around the money, and Arlong offered Leo sixty percent in exchange for protecting them.
• Nami objected to replacing Arlong’s rule with another exploiter, and Leo explained that the local Marines had colluded with Arlong and would demand tribute.
• Leo said his group would leave soon and warned the villagers that returning to their old lives or resisting the Marines would both bring hardship.