Chapter Summaries

Marco confronted Krieg outside Baratie, but Lin Mo intervened after the battle destroyed his boat and killed Krieg with two sword strikes. As Marco and his crew ate and celebrated inside the restaurant, they invited Lin Mo to join the Whitebeard Pirates, but he stayed apart and kept eating.

• Krieg attacked Marco with bullets and poison gas, but Marco healed from the gunfire and knocked away the weapon before Krieg could release it.
• Krieg formed his Battle Spear and split the deck, sinking Lin Mo's boat in the process.
• Lin Mo drew Toyako, broke Krieg's spear with Sword Aura, and struck Krieg down; Krieg's men fled with the woman.
• Marco learned Lin Mo's name and asked about his swordsmanship, but Lin Mo returned to the restaurant without answering.
• Marco and his crew shared dinner with Baratie's cooks and invited Lin Mo to join the Whitebeard Pirates, while Lin Mo ate alone.

Lin Mo rejected Marco’s invitation to join the Whitebeard Pirates and traded Krieg’s body for a small boat, while Marco reported Lin Mo’s strength and Garp’s failed recruitment attempt to Whitebeard. After Whitebeard recognized Lin Mo, Lin Mo’s Conqueror’s Haki rose to Lv4 and its sudden release knocked Sanji unconscious.

• Marco invited Lin Mo to join the Whitebeard Pirates, but Lin Mo refused and received an Observation Haki level increase from the System.
• Lin Mo asked Zeff for a small boat in exchange for Krieg’s bounty, then went upstairs with Sanji following him.
• Marco called Whitebeard and told him that Lin Mo had defeated Krieg and rejected Garp’s recruitment offer.
• Whitebeard learned that Lin Mo was only around ten years old and said he wanted to meet him.
• Sanji excitedly questioned Lin Mo about defeating Krieg, and Whitebeard’s recognition triggered a Conqueror’s Haki increase that knocked Sanji unconscious.

Lin Mo’s Conqueror’s Haki accidentally knocked out everyone at Baratie except Zeff and Marco, who then left after inviting him to meet Whitebeard. The next morning, Garp returned and fought Lin Mo, completing Lin Mo’s Baratie sign-in mission just as the deck collapsed beneath them.

• Lin Mo’s expanding Conqueror’s Haki knocked Sanji, Marco’s men, and Baratie’s cooks unconscious, and Marco asked him again to join the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Zeff closed the restaurant early, while Marco carried his men back to the ship and told Whitebeard about Lin Mo’s abilities.
• Sanji woke the next morning with no memory of the Haki burst, and Garp returned to Baratie with seafood.
• Zeff told Garp that Lin Mo had killed Krieg and possessed powerful Conqueror’s Haki, prompting Garp to rush upstairs and challenge him.
• Lin Mo blocked Garp’s punch with Armament Haki, and the fight completed his Baratie sign-in mission, unlocking Geppo and Tempest Kick and leveling up Flash Step and Night Guy.
• A surge of power from Lin Mo cracked the deck beneath him and Garp, causing it to collapse.

Lin Mo left the Baratie after completing his check-in there, then sailed to Loguetown and gained a new sword technique and stronger Armament Haki. After arriving, he wandered into a tavern associated with Gol D. Roger and asked for rum, leaving the Tavern Owner questioning whether a child could drink.

• Lin Mo refused Garp’s invitation to join the Marines and left the Baratie, reassuring Sanji that ALL-BLUE was real and receiving farewells from Sanji, Garp, and Zeff.
• After Lin Mo sailed away, the cooks discovered a huge hole in the second-floor deck, and Sanji blamed Vice Admiral Garp.
• Lin Mo sailed for three days to Loguetown, where reaching shore advanced his check-in progress and rewarded him with Divine Departure and an Armament Haki increase to Lv4.
• Lin Mo entered Loguetown, got lost in its streets, and found a tavern named after Gol D. Roger.
• Lin Mo sat at the bar and ordered rum, and the Tavern Owner asked whether he even drank.

Lin Mo visited a tavern in Loguetown, met Smoker, and later climbed Roger’s Execution Platform to sign in and gain mastery of Divine Departure. When a captured Pirate fired at him, Lin Mo caught the bullet in front of a crowd, drawing everyone’s attention.

• Lin Mo bought Rum from the Tavern Owner, then recognized Smoker when the Marine lieutenant commander entered the tavern.
• A Marine summoned Smoker to the harbor after Pirates appeared there, and Lin Mo left the tavern with his Wine Gourd full.
• Lin Mo spotted Bartolomeo rushing past, then went to Central Square and climbed Roger’s Execution Platform.
• Lin Mo received mastery-level Divine Departure from the system and began climbing down after a Marine ordered him to get off the platform.
• A captured Pirate fired at Smoker, and the bullet flew toward Lin Mo as he climbed down.
• Lin Mo caught the bullet with his Armament Haki-coated hand, stunning the crowd and Smoker.

Lin Mo found Sandai Kitetsu in a Loguetown weapon shop, where he met Silvers Rayleigh, who knew about him through Shanks. Rayleigh invited Lin Mo to a drinking contest, while Bartolomeo confronted the shopkeeper about the sword.

• Lin Mo escaped Smoker by taking narrow alleys and entered a Loguetown weapon shop to search for Sandai Kitetsu.
• Lin Mo met Silvers Rayleigh, inspected Sandai Kitetsu, and returned it to the barrel after the shopkeeper refused to sell it.
• Rayleigh told Lin Mo that Shanks had mentioned him and invited him to a tavern for free drinks and a drinking contest.
• Lin Mo left with Rayleigh, and Bartolomeo entered the weapon shop demanding the sword Lin Mo had examined.

Rayleigh took Lin Mo drinking in Loguetown, then challenged him to a two-hour contest to catch Bounty Criminals. After Rayleigh stole one of Lin Mo’s targets, Lin Mo spotted Bartolomeo carrying Sandai Kitetsu.

• Rayleigh brought Lin Mo to the tavern, where he remembered Roger and trusted Lin Mo because Shanks had vouched for him.
• Rayleigh invited Lin Mo hunting, praised his potential, and challenged him to catch more Bounty Criminals within two hours.
• Lin Mo accepted the contest and caught five Bounty Criminals in an hour using Observation Haki.
• An explosion at the harbor drew a crowd, and Rayleigh snatched Lin Mo’s sixth target before he could act.
• Lin Mo spotted Bartolomeo searching an alley with Sandai Kitetsu in his arms.

Lin Mo escaped Bartolomeo, gained a new skill, and encountered Aokiji and Smoker in Loguetown. After losing a bounty-hunting bet to Rayleigh, Lin Mo agreed to collect the reward money for both of them, which meant going to the Marine Base for Smoker’s signature.

• Bartolomeo offered Lin Mo Sandai Kitetsu and a place as his right-hand man, but the sword briefly controlled Bartolomeo and made him attack Lin Mo before Lin Mo struck it from his hand.
• Bartolomeo’s admiration gave Lin Mo 10% check-in progress and the Fairy Sphere skill, bringing his total progress to 30%.
• Lin Mo saw Aokiji meet Smoker, and Smoker stopped Lin Mo to question him about catching a Pirate’s bullet with Armament Haki.
• Aokiji told Smoker that Pirates he had frozen at the harbor could shatter if disturbed, so Smoker rushed there and left Lin Mo with Aokiji, who soon rode away for a nap.
• Lin Mo and Rayleigh met with ten and eleven captured Bounty Criminals respectively, and Lin Mo accepted his loss in their bet.
• Rayleigh gave Lin Mo the criminals he had captured and proposed splitting the reward money, so Lin Mo had to visit the Marine Base to obtain Smoker’s signature.

Lin Mo delivered twenty-one unconscious Bounty Criminals to Smoker's Marine base and collected their total bounty of 4,550,000 Beli. Smoker questioned Lin Mo about his identity and Haki while Aokiji arrived, and Smoker blocked Lin Mo from leaving after learning he was not from Loguetown.

• Lin Mo brought twenty-one unconscious Bounty Criminals to Smoker's office, where the Marines confirmed they all had bounties.
• Smoker signed the bounty forms for 4,550,000 Beli and asked Lin Mo his name, age, and how long he had trained in Armament Haki.
• Aokiji arrived and agreed to help Smoker handle Pirates expected in Loguetown for the anniversary of Roger's death.
• Smoker used his Smoke-Smoke Fruit powers to block Lin Mo and asked whether he was from Loguetown, and Lin Mo nodded that he was not.

Lin Mo refused Smoker’s attempts to recruit him into the Marines and returned to Roger’s Tavern with Rayleigh. Their drinks were interrupted by a gang, and a bandanna-wearing man killed two of its members before confronting their leader.

• Smoker challenged Lin Mo to fight or join the Marines, but Aokiji intervened and Lin Mo refused both offers.
• Smoker let Lin Mo leave, and Lin Mo collected the bounty money before returning to Roger’s Tavern.
• Lin Mo gave Rayleigh his share of the money, and Rayleigh paid the Tavern Owner for their lodging and drinks.
• A gang led by Fatty barged into the tavern and demanded liquor, but the Tavern Owner told them the place was booked.
• A bandanna-wearing man shot two gang members, fought through the others with tonfas, and stopped in front of Fatty.

Lin Mo defeated Gin the Demon in a tavern in Loguetown, impressing Rayleigh with his use of Divine Departure and earning an increase to his Observation Haki. Smoker arrived to investigate the bodies and identified Gin, while Rayleigh remained hidden in the storeroom.

• Gin the Demon attacked Lin Mo to avenge Krieg, whom Lin Mo had killed at Baratie.
• Lin Mo used Divine Departure to strike Gin down, and Rayleigh recognized the technique as Roger's sword style.
• Rayleigh hid in the tavern storeroom as Smoker arrived with Marines and ordered the bodies removed.
• A system notification awarded Lin Mo Rayleigh's admiration and raised his Observation Haki to level four, briefly letting him hear heartbeats across Loguetown.
• Smoker identified the surviving Gin and questioned Lin Mo about Krieg's death, but Lin Mo continued drinking without answering.
• Smoker warned that pirates would soon flock to Loguetown and said he would visit the tavern often, irritating the Tavern Owner.

Lin Mo tried to sleep on a quiet beach, but a pirate crew disturbed him and Aokiji, forcing the supposedly off-duty Admiral to face them. The pirates charged despite Aokiji insisting he would not arrest them, and the confrontation was left unresolved.

• Smoker questioned Lin Mo about staying in Loguetown for Roger's death anniversary, then left the tavern.
• Rayleigh left the tavern to gamble at an underground Casino, while Lin Mo went to the beach to sleep.
• Aokiji arrived at Lin Mo's spot and fell asleep standing beside him as a pirate crew quietly came ashore.
• Little Jia approached the sleeping pair with a sword, waking Lin Mo and revealing Aokiji as a Marine Admiral.
• The pirates panicked, ignored Aokiji's assurances that he would not arrest them, and charged at him as Lin Mo stood aside.

Aokiji visited Lin Mo in Loguetown and found him drinking with Rayleigh, while Bartolomeo resolved to earn Lin Mo’s friendship. Lin Mo rejected Aokiji’s invitation to join the Marines, gaining another level of Armament Haki as the chapter ended.

• Aokiji froze the Pirates who had approached Lin Mo, then answered Garp’s call and confirmed he had met Lin Mo.
• Lin Mo overheard people discussing Rayleigh’s heavy losses at a Casino, then refused to lend Rayleigh money unless their owed drink counted as settled.
• Rayleigh and Lin Mo returned to the tavern, where Bartolomeo asked to be Lin Mo’s friend; Lin Mo rejected him, but Rayleigh encouraged him to keep trying.
• Aokiji entered the tavern and shared a drink with Lin Mo and Rayleigh, telling Lin Mo that people’s choices could change.
• Lin Mo again refused to join the Marines, triggering a system reward that raised his Armament Haki to level 5.

Lin Mo spent Roger’s death anniversary with Rayleigh, who planned to pay his respects at the Execution Platform despite the Marines’ ambush. After an explosion drew the Marines’ attention, Smoker spotted Lin Mo and the hooded Rayleigh at an alley entrance.

• Aokiji told Garp that Lin Mo had refused to join the Marines and that Rayleigh was in Loguetown, then left for the Marine Base.
• Rayleigh and Lin Mo drank together until they were nearly sick, advancing Lin Mo’s check-in progress to 70%.
• Over the following days, Rayleigh captured Bounty Criminals, Smoker patrolled for Pirates, and Bartolomeo continued following Lin Mo.
• On the anniversary of Roger’s death, Rayleigh took two bottles of Rum and brought Lin Mo to Central Square, where Marines were hiding in nearby buildings.
• An explosion struck the main street, and Smoker’s Marines spotted Lin Mo and the hooded Rayleigh at an alley entrance.

Rayleigh visited the Execution Platform to mourn Roger before leaving Loguetown, while Lin Mo defeated a group of mysterious attackers with Armament and Conqueror's Haki. Rayleigh then departed with Lin Mo accompanying him to the harbor.

• Smoker and Aokiji watched Lin Mo and Rayleigh, and Smoker worried that Rayleigh might cause trouble in Loguetown.
• Rayleigh poured Rum for Roger at the Execution Platform while Lin Mo watched from an alley.
• Armored attackers emerged from a hole in the main street and began attacking the town, so Smoker ordered the Marines to arrest them.
• Lin Mo punched away attackers who targeted him and knocked out the rest with Conqueror's Haki.
• Rayleigh told Smoker that Lin Mo had defeated the attackers, then said goodbye and left; the Marines detained the unconscious intruders.
• Rayleigh asked Lin Mo to see him off, and Lin Mo accompanied him to the harbor.

Lin Mo saw Rayleigh off, learned Germa 66 had engineered an explosion at the Marine base, and refused to help Bartolomeo with the chaos caused by Sandai Kitetsu. The chapter left him holding the Demon Sword after wrenching it from a man it had possessed.

• Rayleigh sailed away in his Small Wooden Boat after promising Lin Mo a favor, and Lin Mo gained check-in progress and an Iron Body level.
• Smoker and Aokiji discovered that the captured attackers were identical Clones, while Lin Mo encountered Vinsmoke Judge and his children leaving Loguetown.
• Judge and his children revealed that the Clones were programmed to detonate, and Aokiji contained their explosions by freezing the Marine base.
• Bartolomeo told Lin Mo that someone had taken Sandai Kitetsu and was attacking people, but Lin Mo refused to intervene.
• A man controlled by Sandai Kitetsu attacked Lin Mo, who seized the blade with Armament Haki and forced it out of his grip.

After completing his Loguetown check-in, Lin Mo took Sandai Kitetsu and the tavern’s wine before leaving for Drum Island. He arrived as Wapol’s purge drove the island’s doctors into exile, and the system awarded him a Mystical Palm Technique.

• Lin Mo completed his Loguetown check-in after obtaining Sandai Kitetsu, unlocking Shave, Kami-e, and the Great Dragon Fire Technique.
• Lin Mo collected the tavern’s wine, left a million Beli behind, and sailed away from Loguetown while Bartolomeo watched him go.
• Lin Mo crossed the Calm Belt and reached the Grand Line after a difficult voyage, eventually spotting Drum Island as his wine ran low.
• Lin Mo ignored fleeing doctors’ pleas to leave Drum Island and brought his boat ashore.
• The system registered Lin Mo’s arrival at Drum Island, added ten percent check-in progress, and rewarded him with Beginner-level Mystical Palm Technique.

Lin Mo crossed Drum Island as Wapol’s guards hunted doctors, using his powers to survive their attacks and heal a feverish girl. He left Kokowitt Town with two bottles of Wine after the townspeople realized he had cured the girl.

• Lin Mo reached a Town where Wapol’s guards were arresting doctors and knocked down Will when the guard tried to shove him.
• Will fired at Lin Mo, who caught and crushed the bullet, then asked Will for directions to Kokowitt Town.
• Other guards shot at Lin Mo, but he dodged some bullets, blocked the rest with the Fairy Sphere, and knocked the guards unconscious with Conqueror’s Haki.
• In Kokowitt Town, Lin Mo took two bottles of Wine from a grieving man and healed the man’s feverish daughter from a distance with the Mystical Palm Technique.
• The man thanked Lin Mo, and the townspeople realized the Wine had been payment for the girl’s treatment as Lin Mo walked away.

Lin Mo encountered the young Trafalgar Law on Drum Island as Law tried to take medical books from townspeople, then went to eat at New Rising Ramen. Law followed him to warn him about the country’s ban on doctors and ended by asking whether Lin Mo was a swordsman.

• Lin Mo spotted Law fleeing with medical books and watched townspeople surround him, but Law argued that the books were needed as doctors were being driven from Drum Island.
• The townspeople recognized Lin Mo as the boy who had cured Old Xing’s daughter, and Law learned that Lin Mo had treated her with a strange green light.
• A townsman gave Law the books on the condition that he warn Lin Mo not to reveal his medical skills, so Law hurried after him.
• Lin Mo reached New Rising Ramen, ordered ramen and Wine, and Law joined him to deliver the warning.
• Law went hungry while Lin Mo ate, then noticed Lin Mo’s swords and asked if he was a swordsman.

Lin Mo rejected Luo’s invitation to join his crew and later refused to teach him medicine, while heading into Drum Island’s mountains to find Chopper. After a pack of Lapahns attacked them, Lin Mo defeated the beasts with ease, and Luo continued following him.

• Lin Mo rejected Luo’s offer to make him vice captain, gained mastery of the Mystical Palm Technique through the System, and gave the hungry Luo money before leaving the ramen shop.
• After resting at the inn for two days, Lin Mo set out toward Drum Island’s mountains to find Chopper.
• Luo saved Lin Mo from a Lapahn and asked him to teach medicine, explaining that he wanted to prevent another loved one from dying as Corazon had.
• A pack of Lapahns surrounded Lin Mo and Luo, and Luo used ROOM and Shambles to fight them but was overwhelmed.
• Lin Mo defeated the attacking Lapahns with Sandai Kitetsu, impressing Luo, who followed him in silence.