Chapter Summaries

Lin Mo made Rayleigh work aboard the Inkman for two months, and Rayleigh began teaching Kaku before the ship reached the New World. On Dune Island, Lin Mo and Rayleigh entered a tavern and calmly ordered drinks while armed robbers targeted the patrons.

• Lin Mo charged Rayleigh for food and drinks, then agreed to let him work aboard the Inkman for two months in exchange for room and board.
• Rayleigh settled into ship duties, but the crew stopped gambling with him because he kept losing.
• Rayleigh declined to gamble with Lin Mo and offered to teach him swordsmanship, but Lin Mo suggested that he teach Kaku instead.
• Rayleigh accepted Kaku as his apprentice and began training him during the voyage.
• The Inkman entered the New World, and Rayleigh drove off Navy and pirate threats before the crew stopped at an island for supplies.
• At a tavern on Dune Island, armed robbers demanded the patrons' valuables, but Lin Mo and Rayleigh calmly ordered drinks until the leader aimed his rifle at them.

Lin Mo and his crew reached Dune Island ahead of Whitebeard’s banquet, where Enel agreed to fight Marco. Meanwhile, on Baltigo, Lin MuMu challenged Amy and her mother’s claim that Bo Wen was their son, and Dragon sought confirmation of her identity from Sabo.

• Rayleigh protected Lin Mo in a tavern, then Lin Mo and the crew returned to the Inkman and continued toward Dune Island.
• Enel detected preparations for Whitebeard’s banquet, and Marco welcomed the crew when they arrived at Dune Island.
• Rayleigh accompanied Lin Mo across the desert, while Marco explained the banquet preparations and challenged Enel to another match.
• Koala brought Lin MuMu and Sabo to Baltigo, where Lin MuMu accused Amy and her mother of falsely claiming Lin Mo as family.
• Amy’s mother disputed Lin MuMu’s story and demanded to know where Lin Mo was, prompting Dragon to ask Sabo whether Lin MuMu was truly Lin Mo’s sister.

Lin MuMu stayed with the Revolutionary Army while they searched for Lin Mo, but Amy’s secret about the tattoo left her wondering whether Lin Mo had a matching mark. Sabo learned where Whitebeard’s banquet was being held and offered to take her there; meanwhile, Whitebeard arrived on Dune Island and found Rayleigh waiting.

• Dragon agreed to shelter Amy and her mother, and he ordered Sabo to have Gild Teo search for Lin Mo.
• Amy told Lin MuMu that Lin Mo’s back tattoo appeared with a cold compress, prompting Lin MuMu to test the claim with ice but reveal nothing.
• Sabo accidentally entered Lin MuMu’s room while she was undressed, and she teased him afterward as he tried to avoid her.
• Sabo told Lin MuMu that Gild Teo had found Whitebeard’s banquet island and offered to take her there on his New World missions.
• Lin MuMu drank heavily by the sea and worried that Lin Mo would send her away again; Sabo stopped her drinking and took her back.
• Whitebeard arrived on Dune Island for the banquet and greeted Rayleigh.

Whitebeard and Rayleigh disrupted Lin Mo’s fishing, while Marines led by Kizaru and Aokiji spotted him on Dune Island and retreated after recognizing his companions. Back aboard the Inkman, Whitebeard approached the sleeping Little White, and Lin Mo appeared beside Kaku as Whitebeard’s pressure bore down on him.

• Whitebeard left his IV to join Rayleigh and Lin Mo at the fishing spot, where the two old friends kept chatting until Lin Mo packed up and returned to the Inkman.
• Kizaru and Aokiji spotted Lin Mo from a Marine battleship, recognized Whitebeard and Rayleigh with him, and ordered the Marines to retreat.
• Rayleigh brought Whitebeard aboard the Inkman and introduced him to Perona, who warned him not to wake Little White.
• Whitebeard approached the sleeping Little White, and Kaku stepped between them to ask Whitebeard to wait until the child woke.
• Whitebeard released a powerful pressure against Kaku, and Lin Mo used Flash Step to appear beside him.

Lin Mo agreed to a best-of-three match against the Whitebeard Pirates, with Whitebeard offering three unconditional requests if Lin Mo’s team won. The rosters were announced, and Lin Mo’s team named Little White, Rayleigh, and Lin Mo as its fighters.

• Ace arrived aboard the Inkman and challenged Lin Mo, who refused.
• Marco proposed a three-round match, and Lin Mo agreed after Whitebeard offered three requests for a victory.
• Lin Mo decided his team had to win and chose to fight alongside Little White and Rayleigh.
• Ace volunteered for Whitebeard’s lineup, and the division commanders argued over the final slot.
• Kizaru told Sengoku that Whitebeard and Rayleigh were on Dune Island, and Sengoku ordered the Marines to observe rather than pursue Lin Mo.
• Marco announced Lin Mo’s roster as Little White, Rayleigh, and Lin Mo, surprising the gathered crews.

Lin MuMu, Sabo, and Koala traveled toward Dune Island aboard a Revolutionary Army cargo ship and spotted the snow-covered Snow Island. Sabo arranged a brief stop so Lin MuMu could enjoy the snow, and she stepped ashore as the ship docked.

• Lin MuMu and Koala discussed Sabo’s feelings for Lin MuMu during the voyage.
• Sabo gave Lin MuMu a coat when the ship neared Snow Island, then suggested building a snowman, but Lin MuMu insisted she wanted to find her brother.
• Sabo arranged for the ship to stop at Snow Island for two hours, and Koala realized he was doing it for Lin MuMu.
• Sabo told Koala that Lin MuMu’s world revolved around Lin Mo and that he did not know their past, while Koala questioned whether they were biological siblings.
• The cargo ship docked at Snow Island, and Lin MuMu jumped ashore into the ankle-deep snow.

At Whitebeard’s birthday banquet on Dune Island, Lin Mo’s team and the Whitebeard Pirates began their Friendly Reincarnation Battle, and the draw paired Little White against Whitebeard. Kaku worried about the match as it began, while Rayleigh revealed he had bet on Lin Mo’s side to win two to one.

• Rayleigh discussed the betting odds with Kaku and chose a two-to-one victory for Lin Mo’s team.
• Whitebeard’s captains and allied pirate crews arrived at Dune Island and celebrated his birthday with gifts and a banquet.
• Kaku presented Whitebeard with a gem-studded gold chest on Lin Mo’s behalf after Enel jokingly suggested giving away the Diamond Clock.
• Marco announced the Friendly Reincarnation Battle and had a guest draw the first matchups.
• Marco revealed that Little White would fight Whitebeard in the opening match, prompting Kaku to ask Lin Mo about their chances.

Little White fought Whitebeard on Dune Island, but Whitebeard’s Tremor-Tremor Fruit repeatedly knocked him back despite his powerful dragon form. On Snow Island, Lin MuMu chased the figure she believed was Lin Mo deeper into the ice mountains.

• Lin Mo told Kaku that Little White could use his White Dragon Form against Whitebeard, while Kaku suggested Little White hold back so he and Rayleigh could win their bets.
• Whitebeard and Little White began their match on Dune Island, and Whitebeard sent Little White flying with Murakumogiri.
• Little White returned to attack, transformed into a white dragon, and forced Whitebeard back briefly with his claws.
• Whitebeard used his Tremor-Tremor Fruit to repel Little White’s attacks, and a stronger Air Quake blasted him away when he bit Murakumogiri.
• Lin MuMu pursued the figure she called her brother through Snow Island, lost sight of him, then spotted him passing behind an ice mountain and continued after him.

Lin MuMu and Sabo fell into a cavern beneath the ice while searching for Lin Mo, and found themselves trapped by extraordinarily hard ice. After trying to find an exit and preparing signals for Koala and the others, Sabo left to search nearby, promising to return and get Lin MuMu out alive.

• Lin MuMu ran after someone she thought might be Lin Mo, and Sabo followed her into a snow-covered area.
• The ground gave way beneath Lin MuMu and Sabo, and Sabo shielded her as they fell into a vast cavern beneath the island.
• Sabo failed to break or climb the cavern’s unusually hard ice, then carried Lin MuMu when she claimed she could no longer walk.
• Sabo’s attempt to punch through a thick ice wall barely cracked it, so he and Lin MuMu searched for another way out.
• Sabo and Lin MuMu weakened the ice overhead to help Koala and the others reach them, and Sabo gave Lin MuMu his hat and coat.
• Sabo went to search nearby for another exit, promising Lin MuMu he would return and get her out alive.

After Koala and Crow rescued Lin MuMu and Sabo from beneath the ice, Lin MuMu woke on Morgan Island and learned that Sabo was still unconscious. She visited the Revolutionary Army’s ship and ate a piece of the Memo-Memo Fruit before returning to the clinic.

• Lin MuMu woke in a clinic beside the unconscious Sabo, and Koala told her they had been rescued the previous day.
• Koala said Sabo’s condition was serious and that he needed at least another day of bed rest, while Lin MuMu had nearly recovered.
• Lin MuMu asked Koala to bring her food, then left the clinic and found the Revolutionary Army’s cargo ship.
• Lin MuMu took the Memo-Memo Fruit from its box, ate a piece, and returned to the clinic.
• Koala confronted Lin MuMu about wandering off, and Lin MuMu joked that she had gone to the bathroom before praising Koala’s food.

Little White battled Whitebeard in a friendly match on Dune Island, trading powerful attacks without either gaining a decisive advantage. After Lin Mo ordered Little White not to drag Whitebeard into the sea, Whitebeard said he would stop holding back and pressed his attack.

• Little White transformed into a huge dragon and attacked Whitebeard with Thunderfire, coils, and powerful tail strikes, while Whitebeard blocked and countered with his quake powers.
• Little White caught Whitebeard in his jaws, but Whitebeard burst free and was dragged away with Little White’s tail wrapped around him.
• Kaku warned Lin Mo that the fight could reveal Little White was not a Devil Fruit user if he took Whitebeard into the sea.
• Lin Mo telepathically ordered Little White to stop, and Little White obeyed, leaving Whitebeard an opening to blast him away.
• Whitebeard challenged Little White and declared he would no longer hold back, then chased after him and slashed at his body.

Little White surrendered his match against Whitebeard to avoid needless injuries, leaving Whitebeard’s side with the first win. Lin Mo then defeated Marco in under a minute with a sandstorm and a Seastone net, while Perona won a bet with Rayleigh and secured his promise to help her capture Doflamingo.

• Whitebeard cracked one of Little White’s scales, but the backlash injured him, and Lin Mo signaled Little White to surrender before either fighter was badly hurt.
• Marco drew Lin Mo as his opponent for the second match, while Perona and Rayleigh bet on how quickly Lin Mo would win, with Rayleigh promising to help her capture Doflamingo if she won.
• Marco attacked Lin Mo with his Phoenix abilities, but Lin Mo blocked him with Fairy Sphere and unleashed a sandstorm that concealed his next move.
• Lin Mo fired Kaku’s Seastone net gun at Marco and immobilized him, winning the match in less than a minute.
• Perona celebrated winning the bet, and Rayleigh asked Kaku whether he could borrow a net gun for his upcoming match against Ace.

Ace fought Rayleigh, refusing to surrender or accept any special treatment, and reacted angrily when Rayleigh suggested he resembled a friend. After learning Ace’s full name, Rayleigh let the match continue, defending against his attacks for over ten minutes before calling a pause.

• Ace attacked Rayleigh with fire, but Rayleigh dodged and cut through his flames before pinning him with a sword at his neck.
• Ace refused to give up and pressed Rayleigh to fight seriously, then attacked him at close range with Armament Haki.
• Rayleigh noticed Ace’s anger when he mentioned a friend Ace resembled, and Ace snapped that he did not need Rayleigh’s concern.
• Whitebeard called out to Ace, who apologized and regained his composure; he then gave Rayleigh his full name, Portgas D. Ace.
• Rayleigh continued defending against Ace’s attacks without counterattacking, then raised a hand to stop the fight, leaving Ace staring at him in confusion.

Rayleigh conceded to Ace, then agreed to work for Lin Mo for four months after Lin Mo called him out for throwing the match. After Whitebeard’s birthday celebration ended, the story shifted to Sabo waking on Morgan Island and Lin MuMu’s month of aimless sailing, which ended when she spotted the Heart Pirates’ submarine.

• Rayleigh conceded the duel, and Ace accepted the victory after his crewmates encouraged him.
• Rayleigh told Whitebeard he wanted a Vivre Card for Ace, and Whitebeard affirmed that Ace was his son now.
• Lin Mo demanded four months of work from Rayleigh, who agreed after arranging to visit Sabaody first.
• Whitebeard’s seven-day birthday banquet ended, and Rayleigh sailed toward Sabaody while Lin Mo’s crew set off for their next destination.
• Sabo woke on Morgan Island, learned he had nearly died in an ice cave, and realized he had forgotten something important.
• After a month lost at sea, Lin MuMu spotted the Heart Pirates’ Polar Tang and waved to its crew.

Lin MuMu used her knowledge of Lin Mo to persuade Luo to take her aboard the Polar Tang, then claimed she could predict the future to earn his trust. After revealing details of Luo's tragic past, she hinted that she knew a secret only he could know.

• Luo initially ordered his crew to leave Lin MuMu at sea, but turned back when she said she knew where Lin Mo was.
• Lin MuMu boarded the Polar Tang and showed Luo a Log Pose and chart, but Luo refused to change course from Spiral Island.
• When Lin MuMu guessed Luo's mission involved Doflamingo, Luo threatened her with Kikoku and demanded to know who she was.
• Lin MuMu claimed she was a Prophet Fruit user and offered to reveal Luo's past and future, so Luo took her inside the submarine.
• Lin MuMu used her Memo-Memo Fruit abilities to convince Luo she could read memories, then described his hometown, family, and their deaths.
• Lin MuMu told Luo she knew something that probably only he knew, leaving him waiting for her to reveal it.

Lin MuMu convinced Luo that she knew his past and future, then stayed aboard the Polar Tang while he promised to help her find Lin Mo. Meanwhile, Lin Mo met Kuina on an island where both of them suffered unexplained bouts of weakness near a lake.

• Lin MuMu revealed Luo's full name and his connection to Corazon, then told him that someone else would defeat Doflamingo.
• Luo kept Lin MuMu aboard the Polar Tang while he went to Spiral Island, and later offered to help her find Lin Mo.
• Lin Mo's restlessness led him inland, where he encountered Kuina and learned that she and Zoro had separated in the East Blue.
• Lin Mo and Kuina sparred, but both suddenly lost strength during the fight.
• Kuina told Lin Mo that she had repeatedly wandered to the lake without realizing it and had felt irritable and weak since arriving.

Lin Mo and Kuina discovered that a black stone beneath Magnetic Lake was affecting weapon users, but Kuina nearly drowned while retrieving it. After learning Kuina had agreed to work for a month to repay an old woman for a broken jar, Lin Mo decided to go with her to see the woman.

• Lin Mo used Observation Haki to find a black stone beneath Magnetic Lake and learned from Kuina that the lake affected travelers who used iron weapons.
• Kuina entered the lake to retrieve the stone, but she began drowning when she touched it, so Lin Mo sent Lin Shuai to rescue her.
• Lin Mo stored the stone, and Kuina explained that she still owed Granny Cai a month of work for breaking a jar.
• Lin Mo offered Kuina one hundred thousand Beli, but she refused because she intended to keep her promise.
• Enel arrived and teased Lin Mo about Kuina before Lin Mo punched him and asked Kuina to take him to Granny Cai.
• Kuina led Lin Mo toward the village, where her gathered firewood and a large wild boar awaited beside the forest.

Lin Mo and his crew discovered Granny Cai had lied to keep Kuina caring for her, and Kuina chose to leave after learning the truth. At the coast, Kuina asked Lin Mo to fight her so she could measure their gap and earn his recognition.

• Kuina brought Lin Mo to Granny Cai's home, where Granny Cai insisted Kuina could not leave before completing her promise.
• Lin Mo sent Enel to fetch Kaku, who helped Kuina prepare the boar while Lin Mo tried to persuade Granny Cai to let her go.
• Enel found the jar fragments, and Kaku exposed Granny Cai's claim that the broken jar was a priceless heirloom as a lie.
• Granny Cai admitted she had lied and asked Kuina to stay another half month, but Kuina refused to honor a promise made through deception and left.
• At the coast, Kuina apologized to Lin Mo, drew her sword, and asked to fight him so she could understand their difference in strength and earn his recognition.

Kuina joined Lin Mo’s crew after challenging him and losing, while Perona prepared to leave with Rayleigh to pursue Doflamingo. Perona said goodbye to the crew and departed for Thriller Bark, leaving Lin Mo and the others behind.

• Kuina repeatedly attacked Lin Mo until he knocked her unconscious, then brought her aboard the Inkman.
• After waking and sharing dinner with the crew, Kuina accepted Lin Mo’s offer to stay aboard and began helping with chores.
• Rayleigh arrived and told Lin Mo that Shakky had found Doflamingo’s location, so he planned to take Perona to find him.
• Perona explained that she might not return after getting revenge and said she wanted to go back to Thriller Bark.
• Perona packed and said goodbye to Kaku and Enel, then Enel accidentally tore her skirt with a Lightning Strike as she left.

Perona left with Rayleigh to pursue Doflamingo, leaving Kuina to wonder whether she might become an official crewmate despite her determination to defeat Lin Mo. Elsewhere, Sabo encountered Lin MuMu aboard the Polar Tang, and after Luo brought her to greet him, Sabo questioned why she had tried to avoid him.

• Rayleigh took Perona from the Inkman, while Kuina gave her dried meat and said goodbye.
• Kaku told Kuina that Shyarly had predicted a new female crewmate would join within two years, and asked if she would stay aboard; Kuina said she still wanted to defeat Lin Mo.
• Enel provoked Kuina by dismissing her ambition and suggesting women should marry and raise families, but Kaku stopped their argument.
• Sabo and Koala spotted a pirate ship and decided to steer their cargo ship around it; Sabo noticed Lin MuMu looking away from him.
• Luo used his ROOM ability to take Lin MuMu from the Polar Tang to Sabo's cargo ship, insisting she say hello.
• Lin MuMu claimed she and Sabo had never met, but Sabo asked why she had instinctively tried to avoid him.