Chapter Summaries

Leo persuaded the people of Cocoyasi Village to reject the Marines’ claim to tax them and invited them to join the Revolutionary Army. As the villagers struggled to find reasons to stay, Nami declared that she would not leave Cocoyasi Village.

• Leo argued that the Marines had forfeited their right to tax the villagers by failing to protect them from Arlong.
• Smoker, Hina, and the villagers confronted the idea that the powerful could commit wrongs and expect apologies to settle them.
• Nami realized Leo’s plan left the villagers with no practical choice but to resist the Marines or leave.
• Leo revealed that he belonged to the Revolutionary Army and invited the villagers to join, promising they could take Arlong’s ship and keep their money as public property.
• Nami shouted that she would not leave Cocoyasi Village.

Leo led the villagers of Cocoyasi Village in preparing to leave with his group, while challenging Smoker and Hina to consider whether the villagers were truly in the wrong. As the villagers organized their belongings and supplies, Smoker and Hina decided that one of them had to escape and warn Marine Headquarters.

• The villagers agreed to leave Cocoyasi Village with Leo and join the Revolutionary Army, despite Nami's worries about pirates and Marines.
• Leo asked Smoker and Hina whether the villagers were righteous, leaving them unable to answer as he tried to shake their faith in the Marines.
• Leo assigned Robin to record an inventory and ordered villagers to pack their belongings and retrieve the fish-men's ship.
• Hina was astonished by how efficiently the villagers worked, and she and Smoker realized the group posed a serious threat to the Marines.
• Smoker and Hina decided that Smoker should escape and carry news of Leo's influence back to Marine Headquarters.
• At night, the group lit a bonfire at Arlong Park and prepared food as the needs of more than a hundred people became a challenge.

At Cocoyasi Village’s bonfire, Leo explained to Nami that he wanted to use sea charts and a communication network to help oppressed people resist rather than save everyone himself. Nami heard his ambition to unite people against the Marines and the World Government, leaving her with a song and words she would never forget.

• Leo organized the villagers and got the bonfire party underway at nine that night.
• Leo considered how he could win over Smoker and Hina, who still had not understood what he was trying to convey.
• Nami brought Leo beer and offered to go with him if his goal was her.
• Leo praised Nami’s worth and explained that her sea charts could help pirates evade the Marines and oppressed people escape tyranny.
• Leo described wanting a communication system for oppressed people and said they would have to unite and fight for themselves.
• Leo hummed about breaking people’s cages and opening the Four Seas, and Nami remembered his ambition to make the sun and moon shine anew.

Leo and the villagers of Cocoyasi Village prepared Arlong’s ship for their departure, with Nami directing the repairs and move aboard. After finishing the work, Nami announced they were setting sail for Orange Town.

• Nojiko joined Leo for a drink, and the villagers of Cocoyasi Village toasted him until the celebration left everyone hungover the next morning.
• The villagers packed 800 million Beli into numbered crates and stowed the money in the ship’s hold without touching it.
• Nami directed the villagers to remove the old sails and clean up Arlong’s ship as they prepared it for the voyage.
• The villagers moved their belongings aboard through the night and finished settling in by the morning of the third day.
• Nami painted a large orange on the sail, climbed to the lookout tower, and called for the ship to set sail for Orange Town.

Leo planned to stop at the 153rd Marine Branch to recruit Zoro, whose connection to Shimotsuki Village could help him reach Koshiro and Dragon. The ships were expected to arrive that evening, leaving Leo ready to find Zoro.

• Leo compared the charts and decided to stop at the 153rd Marine Branch to find Zoro.
• Leo reasoned that Zoro could lead him to Shimotsuki Village, where he could contact Koshiro and potentially meet Dragon.
• Leo called Nami over, and she slid between the ships on a pulley.
• Nami estimated they would reach the 153rd Marine Branch by evening, and Leo said he intended to recruit Zoro.

Leo’s crew spotted Krieg’s fleet approaching and decided to confront it rather than flee. Leo ordered Ace to wait until the fleet reached Cocoyasi Village so they could execute Krieg’s pirates in front of the villagers, and he began considering Enel’s usefulness for communication.

• Enel detected a fleet more than fifty kilometers to the west, and Lafitte confirmed it consisted of more than seven large galleons.
• Leo chose to have Ace attack Krieg’s fleet once it came closer, so the people of Cocoyasi Village could witness the pirates’ execution.
• Leo explained that he no longer needed pirates to join his group and said Krieg’s ruthless attacks on merchant ships made him undeserving of mercy.
• Leo sent Lafitte to Orange Town to tell the residents not to panic, then considered how Enel might help solve his communication problems.

The Krieg Pirate crew spotted Leo’s merchant fleet and moved in to plunder it, while the civilians aboard the Orange Town nervously awaited a response. Ace unleashed his Fire Fist and destroyed all seven of Krieg’s warships, leaving the fleet wiped out.

• The Krieg Pirate crew discovered the two merchant ships and eagerly approached them.
• The civilians aboard the Orange Town panicked at the sight of Krieg’s fleet, but relied on Leo’s preparations.
• Lafitte remained calm, confident that he and Leo’s Logia companions could defeat the pirates.
• Ace burned with anticipation as Krieg’s ships drew near and Leo’s group prepared to act.
• Ace struck with Fire Fist, and the flames destroyed all seven warships of the Krieg Pirate crew.

Ace destroyed Krieg's fleet, and Lafitte killed Krieg and Agin when they boarded the Orange Town. Baru surrendered and offered to reveal where Krieg's treasure was.

• Ace explained that he had destroyed Krieg's crew with his Logia powers, while Lafitte described Devil Fruit users to Nami, Nojiko, and the villagers.
• Ace and Lafitte speculated that Leo had come to Cocoyasi Village mainly to find Hachi, who could contact Dark King Rayleigh.
• Krieg, Agin, and Baru climbed aboard the Orange Town, and Krieg ordered Agin to attack the villagers.
• Lafitte killed Agin and then stabbed Krieg through the heart before Krieg could release the poison gas bomb in his shield.
• Baru surrendered to Lafitte and claimed he knew where Krieg's treasure was.

After Baru revealed that Krieg’s treasure included a Devil Fruit and a Great Grade Sword, Leo sent Lafitte, Ace, and Nami to locate and retrieve them. The group stopped for the night while Leo considered teaching Enel to fly.

• Leo questioned Baru, who revealed that Krieg’s treasure contained a Devil Fruit and a Great Grade Sword.
• Leo had Lafitte fetch Nami so she could use a detailed sea chart to find the treasure’s location.
• Nami eagerly helped Baru identify the treasure’s location on the chart.
• Leo told Lafitte and Ace to take Nami and retrieve the Devil Fruit and sword while the group stopped for the night.
• Leo looked toward Enel and considered teaching him to fly.

Leo explained how electricity could create electromagnetic waves and magnetism, helping Enel discover new uses for his Rumble-Rumble Fruit. The chapter ended with Enel firing Leo’s newly devised Railgun attack.

• Nami found Krieg’s treasure, and Ace, Lafitte, and Nami flew off to retrieve it while the others made camp.
• Baru greeted Smoker and Hina, who quietly asked him to remove their Seastone handcuffs.
• Leo explained how electricity could produce electromagnetic waves, and Enel realized the connection to his Mantra.
• Enel learned to travel through the air as an electromagnetic wave, appearing aboard the Orange Town and then returning to Leo.
• Enel used magnetism to pull a metal rod toward himself, then spun it until it glowed red.
• Enel launched the heated rod at great speed, performing Leo’s new Railgun attack.

Enel demonstrated his enhanced speed and caught the iron rod, worsening Smoker and Hina’s hopes of escape. After Lafitte and Ace returned with Nami and their spoils, Leo chose to give an unidentified Devil Fruit to Nami, leaving her stunned.

• Enel caught the speeding iron rod and returned to the ship, impressing Nico Robin, Tashigi, Hina, and Smoker.
• Smoker and Hina realized that Enel’s strength made escape even less likely.
• Tashigi eagerly examined Raikiri, a Great Grade Sword, while Nami lamented that she had brought back no financial reports.
• Lafitte and Ace returned with Nami and the spoils, including a strange red Devil Fruit that Leo could not identify.
• Leo decided Nami needed the Devil Fruit most and offered it to her, surprising her.

Leo gave Nami the Smooth-Smooth Fruit so she could protect herself, explaining that her talent made her essential to the Revolutionary Army. After eating it, Nami discovered her body had become so slippery that she could not stay upright.

• Leo told Nami she was important to the Revolutionary Army and gave her a Devil Fruit to improve her ability to protect herself.
• Nami ate the entire Devil Fruit despite its awful taste, while Robin recorded its appearance.
• Nami's clothes slid off and she fell onto the deck, unable to grip the surface or sit up.
• Leo identified the fruit as the Paramecia Smooth-Smooth Fruit, and Robin confirmed that Nami's body was extremely slippery.

Nami began gaining control of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit while Leo assigned her demanding duties aboard the ship. As the crew prepared to sail, Roronoa Zoro set out alone to challenge the pirates who had defeated Krieg.

• Leo explained the dangerous potential of Nami’s Smooth-Smooth Fruit and noted that she could become a sparring partner for Tashigi.
• Nico Robin and Tashigi kept Nami covered while she adapted to her runaway ability, as Smoker and Hina plotted with the captive Baru.
• By morning, Nami had basic control of her power, and Leo ordered her to learn skating, train with Tashigi, and continue as navigator and instructor.
• The 153rd Branch Marines prepared to defend their base after wrongly assuming another pirate crew had destroyed Krieg’s crew.
• Roronoa Zoro ignored warnings from two companions and eagerly prepared to sail alone to face the pirates who defeated Krieg.

Zoro and his two lackeys boarded Leo's ship, where Tashigi challenged him after he dismissed her as a woman. Seeing Kuina in Tashigi, Zoro initially held back, but Tashigi's demand that he fight seriously pushed him to prepare for a real duel.

• Enel, Lafitte, Nico Robin, and Ace watched as Zoro, Johnny, and Joseph boarded the ship without warning them away.
• Tashigi abandoned the powerful Raikiri and drew her familiar Samurai Shortsword when she saw Zoro arrive.
• Zoro insulted Tashigi and ordered Johnny and Joseph to kill every enemy, prompting Leo to tell Tashigi to fight him.
• Tashigi's appearance reminded Zoro of Kuina, and her fast attacks forced him to defend without counterattacking.
• Tashigi accused Zoro of pitying her and demanded his full strength, so he tied his bandana around his head and prepared to fight seriously.

Zoro and Tashigi wounded each other in their duel, giving Smoker and Hina an opening to escape. Smoker fled with Hina through a cloud of smoke, but Ace and Enel pursued them across the sea while Robin kept the damaged ship afloat.

• Zoro hesitated during his duel with Tashigi, sparing her neck, but both of them suffered serious wounds.
• Smoker escaped his Seastone handcuffs and slipped into the ship's lower levels, while Hina freed herself and tried to take Tashigi hostage.
• Zoro blocked Hina, but she used her Devil Fruit powers to trap him and continue toward Tashigi; Enel struck Hina with lightning twice.
• Smoker spread a vast cloud of smoke, seized Hina, and escaped aboard his smoke motorcycle as Leo told Robin to seal the ship's breach.
• Tashigi cut Zoro free and told him to go, while Ace and Enel set off after Smoker and Hina across the sea.

Smoker and Tashigi tried to escape but were defeated by Ace and Enel, while Leo spared Zoro and asked him about Koshiro. The chapter left Zoro startled by Leo’s question.

• Smoker took Tashigi on his motorcycle and tried to flee across the sea, but Ace used a Fire Tornado to expose them.
• Enel jammed the motorcycle with his iron rod and struck Tashigi with lightning until she fainted.
• Smoker tried to draw the lightning away, but Ace knocked him unconscious and sent him falling into the water.
• Leo ordered Johnny and Joseph to retrieve Smoker, then told Tashigi to get her wounds treated and assured her he would not kill Zoro.
• Leo asked Zoro whether Koshiro was doing well, making Zoro’s eyes widen.

Leo’s crew learned the route to Shimotsuki Village from Zoro and set sail to find Koshiro. Zoro remained wary of Leo, while Tashigi’s resemblance to Kuina persuaded him to help.

• Zoro asked why Leo’s group had destroyed Krieg’s fleet, and Leo said the fleet had blocked their way.
• Leo told Zoro to lead them to Koshiro, while Nami treated Zoro’s wound and asked for directions to Shimotsuki Village.
• Zoro softened after seeing Tashigi and shared the route to his village so Koshiro could see Kuina’s face in her.
• Leo’s crew raised the sails and headed for Shimotsuki Village.
• Enel asked Baru how Smoker and Hina had escaped their Seastone handcuffs, and Baru denied being responsible.

Zoro returned to Shimotsuki Village with Leo’s group and brought Tashigi, who resembled Koshiro’s dead daughter Kuina, to the dojo. Leo identified Koshiro as a comrade of the Revolutionary Army, leaving everyone stunned.

• Children alerted Koshiro that two huge ships had arrived near Shimotsuki Village.
• A peace officer told Koshiro that Zoro had returned with Kuina, and Koshiro waited at the dojo for them.
• Zoro greeted Koshiro and introduced Tashigi and the others who had come with him.
• Leo led the group into the dojo, where Robin used her Devil Fruit ability to shut the doors.
• Leo called Koshiro a comrade of the Revolutionary Army, astonishing everyone present.

Leo revealed to Koshiro that he belonged to the Revolutionary Army but had founded his own organization because he disagreed with its ideals. He challenged the Revolutionary Army’s methods, leaving Koshiro convinced that Leo was a comrade but unsure which path was right.

• Koshiro reacted angrily when Leo said he was part of the Revolutionary Army and had started his own organization.
• Leo questioned whether the Revolutionary Army had a struggle program, revolutionary strategy, or detailed ideology, and criticized its reliance on raising fighters.
• Leo explained how he had recruited Enel, Tashigi, Ace, Nami, and others through shared interests, ideals, enemies, and practical actions, despite knowing them only briefly.
• Leo criticized the Revolutionary Army for misusing talented members and for its lack of strategic vision under Dragon.
• Koshiro recognized Leo as a genuine comrade but could not decide whether Leo’s approach or Dragon’s was correct.

Leo explained to Koshiro that he wanted to recruit Dragon and build a force strong enough to challenge the Marines. He planned to seize control of the first half of the Grand Line and establish a rival regime, leaving Smoker and Hina worried about what this meant for the Revolutionary Army.

• Koshiro recognized Leo’s group as the Revolutionary Army after seeing two captured Marines bound in Seastone.
• Leo identified the captives as a Marine Headquarters rear admiral and colonel, and said he wanted to recruit them.
• Leo told Koshiro he needed more powerful fighters and believed Dragon could help fill the gap.
• Leo described his plan to gather promising fighters, occupy territory from the Four Seas to the Grand Line’s entrance, and build a regime to replace the Marines.
• Koshiro, Smoker, and Hina realized Leo’s strategy could force the Marines into a costly confrontation, and Smoker and Hina worried whether the other Revolutionary Army would support it.